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Matthias Flacius Illyricus (en latin; en croate Matija Vlačić/Vlachich, en allemand Matthias Flach) (- ), théologien protestant croate.

Biographie
Né à Albona (aujourd'hui Labin) en Istrie, il avait étudié sous Martin Luther et Philippe Melanchthon. Il enseigna la langue hébraïque à Wittemberg (1544), puis la théologie à Iéna (1557). En 1558, il publia un recueil complet des écrits latins de Jan Hus. Il eut en 1560 de longues discussions avec Viktorin Strigel sur le péché originel, et fut pour cette raison forcé de quitter l'Université d'Iéna (1562). Il professa depuis dans différentes villes d'Allemagne et de Hollande.

Flacius est auteur d'une Histoire ecclésiastique, en latin, qui est connue sous le nom de Centuries de Magdebourg, parce qu'il la commença dans la ville de ce nom. Elle a été imprimée à Bâle, 13 volumes in-folio, 1559-1574. On en a publié un extrait en 9 volumes in-4, Tubingue, 1592-1604. Cet extrait a été traduit partiellement en français. On a aussi de lui une Clavis Scripturae Sacrae.

Publications
 De vocabulo fidei (1549) ;
 De voce et re fidei (1555) ;
Catalogus testium veritatis, qui ante nostram aetatem reclamarunt Papae (1556) ;
 De corrupto Ecclesiae statu  (1557 ), incluant le De Contemptu Mundi de Bernard de Morlaix ;
 Confessio Waldensium (1558) ;
 Konfutationsbuch (1559) ;
 Ecclesiastica historia, integram Ecclesiae Christi ideam... secundum singulas Centurias, perspicuo ordine complectens... ex vetustissimis historicis...congesta: Per aliquot studiosos et pios viros in urbe Magdeburgica (1559-1574) ;
 Clavis Scripturae Sacrae seu de Sermone Sacrarum literarum (1567) ;
 Glossa compendiaria in Novum Testamentum (1570).

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Bibliographie
 « Matthias Flacius Illyricus », dans Jean-Pierre Niceron, Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des hommes illustres, chez Briasson, Paris, 1733, tome 24,  (lire en ligne)

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Écrivain croate du XVIe siècle
Écrivain de langue latine
Théologien croate
Théologien protestant du XVIe siècle
Naissance en mars 1520
Naissance en Istrie
Décès en mars 1575
Décès à Francfort-sur-le-Main

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Gare de Sarrebourg – stacja kolejowa w Sarrebourg, w departamencie Mozela, w regionie Grand Est, we Francji.

Stacja kolejowa w 2013 należy do Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF), obsługwana jest pociągi TGV linii LGV Est européenne oraz TER Lorraine i TER Alsace.

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HomeObituariesKlaus Franz Karl Eichstadt
Klaus Franz Karl Eichstadt
October 31, 1929 – October 27, 2020
Resident of Palo Alto, CA
Born 1929 in Kiel, Germany, Klaus lived his childhood years in Schelswig-Holstein, on the Kieler Fjord by the Baltic Sea. During the war, he and his brother Werner bartered for food and supplies by repairing many of their neighbors' radios, which were damaged during air raids. This initiated a life-long fascination with electronics.
After the war, he was awarded a scholarship to study at C.S.U. in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he first experienced America's beautiful nature and wide-open possibilities. He returned to Germany and began work at NDF (Nord-Deutscher Rundfunk); The network sent him to South America to oversee a project setting up one of the first television stations in Bogota, Colombia. He was interested in emerging television-broadcast technologies (which were being publicized in the international scientific media at this time) and wrote a letter to a pioneering company named Ampex, Inc. in Redwood City, expressing his interest in their technological innovations. After a successful interview, he was given the opportunity to return to the U.S., which would become his home for the remainder of his life.
At Ampex he co-engineered magnetic tape audio and video recorders, and was dispatched to South America as Director of Engineering: co-creating broadcast stations from Caracas to Buenos Aires. He enjoyed his Latin American adventures immensely, twice renewing his 4-year contract, and continued to acquire a collection of world music (on vinyl of course) and a passable knowledge of Spanish (spoken with an endearing German accent that was somehow never overcome).
During one of his visits to the Ampex home office in California, his co-workers conspired to place his desk near a tri-lingual secretary, Gertrudis "Trudy" Laska, a recent immigrant from Argentina. It really was love at first sight! Soon after they decided to settle down in Palo Alto.
His wanderlust continued, even after their children Karen and Klaus "Klausito" were born; but Klaus Sr. was quite savvy in managing his work/family balance. He re-located his family to various international locations such as Mexico City and Munich, where he supported the technical build-up necessary for broadcasting the Olympic games in 1968 and 1972.
Klaus traveled for work throughout most of his career, also providing his marketing and engineering expertise for two other broadcast companies: CMX Systems and Snell & Wilcox. At this time, his appreciation of sustainable and renewable resources began and he installed the first commercially available solar panels in his Palo Alto home. Klaus eventually retired from Merlin Engineering in Palo Alto. This was also the start to his golden era of riding his bicycle around town, often stopping in for a Hefeweizen and a chat with local friends at one of his favorite places, Gordon Biersch.
At 70 (and about to become an "Opi"), he and Trudy decided it was time to build the family vacation home in Lake Tahoe. He poured his energy and passion into the project, seeking out the most environmentally-friendly and efficient ways to heat and power it. Like any respectable engineer, he was meticulous about every detail including obsessing over the über-efficient radiant floor heating.
He became a proud super-senior-skier season pass-holder during the Tahoe winters. In the summers he was affectionately known as "the Old Man at Chambers", often consulting a rather large thermometer carried into the lake with him during a brisk swim and exuberantly sharing the water temperature with anyone within earshot.
Klaus was a modest person and was appreciated for his optimism, kindness, and open-mindedness. He loved meeting people and was always curious and engaging. Over the years he developed many close relationships with persons young and old. He was most happy in the presence of his friends and family, always enjoying the company of others at the many social gatherings he participated in over the years.
Klaus passed away of natural causes in the comfort of his Palo Alto home on October 27, 2020, with his beloved Trudy by his side.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Trudy; his daughter Karen Eichstadt-Coy, son-in-law William Coy and granddaughter Vivienne Coy of Mountain View, CA; as well as his son Klaus Jr. and daughter-in-law Dipali Murti of Santa Barbara, CA.
A Celebration of Klaus' Life will be scheduled, Covid allowing, in the summer of 2021 in Lake Tahoe. Please contact the family at: klausfamily@yahoo.com for updated information.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the International Rescue Committee. The IRC helps people whose lives and livelihoods are severely impacted by conflict and disaster: https://www.rescue.org
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Northern Lights – Southern Cross is the sixth studio album by Canadian-American rock group the Band, released in 1975. It was the first album to be recorded at their new California studio, Shangri-La, and the first album of all new material since 1971's Cahoots. All eight songs are credited as compositions of guitarist Robbie Robertson.

Northern Lights – Southern Cross was recorded using a 24-track tape recorder, which allowed Garth Hudson to include multiple layers of keyboards on several tracks.

Three songs from the album – "It Makes No Difference", "Ophelia" and "Acadian Driftwood" – were performed at The Last Waltz, the Band's 1976 "final performance".  "It Makes No Difference" and "Ophelia" were included in the Last Waltz film and on the original 1978 soundtrack album, and "Acadian Driftwood" was included in the 2002 extended re-release of the soundtrack album.  These songs in particular have enjoyed subsequent revivals and cover versions. "Acadian Driftwood" was featured in a 1984 CBC-TV special titled Murray McLauchlan's Floating Over Canada. The only Band member to appear in the sequence was Levon Helm. In this presentation of the song, Levon, his wife Sandy Helm, and Murray McLauchlan depict the expulsion of Acadian citizens by British forces.

The album was well-received critically: Rolling Stone declared that The Band had kicked "a field goal", and, while he was put off by the sentimentality of the lyrics, Robert Christgau wrote "the pure comeliness of every melody on this album led to an immediate infatuation." John Bauldie in Q Magazine called the album "glossy and slick" and lamented that the close-knit aspect of the group playing together had disappeared.

Track listing
All songs written and composed by Robbie Robertson.

Side one

Side two

 Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–8 on CD reissues.

Bonus track listing from 2001 re-release

Personnel
The Band
Rick Danko – bass, guitar, violin, harmonica, vocals, mixing
Levon Helm – drums, guitar, percussion, vocals
Garth Hudson – organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophones, synthesizers, piccolo, brass, woodwind, chanter, bass, mixing
Richard Manuel – acoustic and electric piano, keyboards, organ, drums, clavinet, percussion, vocals
Robbie Robertson – guitars, piano, clavinet, melodica, percussion, mixing

Additional personnel
Byron Berline – fiddle on "Acadian Driftwood"
Nat Jeffrey – engineer, mixing
Rob Fraboni – engineer, mixing
Ed Anderson – engineer

Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)

External links

 – Peter Viney's article on "Acadian Driftwood" at theband.hiof.no
 – Peter Viney's article on "Jupiter Hollow" at theband.hiof.no

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The Band albums
1975 albums
Capitol Records albums
Albums produced by Garth Hudson
Albums produced by Levon Helm
Albums produced by Richard Manuel
Albums produced by Rick Danko
Albums produced by Robbie Robertson
Albums recorded at Shangri-La (recording studio)


51st Social Lites, Inc. Beautillion Ball Set for March 24, 2018 – San Bernardino American News celebtates 50 Years!
Thirteen distinguished young men will be presented to society on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino at the Social Lites, Inc. 51st Beautillion Ball featuring the theme "Reflections of Our Past and Visions of Our Future." Formal attire is required. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $50.00 per person. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.
The Beautillion Program was started in the Inland Empire out of concern for the future and survival of the young black men in the community in which they live and serve. High school seniors who participate in the program are known as Knights. This program is designed to help young men who are seniors in high school prepare for college through the solicitation of ads, leadership development, accountability, responsibility, etiquette, attire for all occasions, spiritual growth, public speaking, and community service. The all-around Knight will be identified at the conclusion of the program as Sir Knight. Other awards are given for academics and other achievements.


Detective Blake Gamble has had a rough couple of years, and the only thing that keeps him going is his job working homicide at the San Jose PD.In a long career, Blake thought he d seen it all Until today.A software engineer has been brutally murdered in a garage startup, and the victim s two partners are the only ones who appear to hold the answers to his death The oDetective Blake Gamble has had a rough couple of years, and the only thing that keeps him going is his job working homicide at the San Jose PD.In a long career, Blake thought he d seen it all Until today.A software engineer has been brutally murdered in a garage startup, and the victim s two partners are the only ones who appear to hold the answers to his death The only problem is one is missing and the other is holding back information pivotal to the case.As Blake delves deeper into the investigation, he discovers everything is not as it seems, and begins to unravel a truth so disturbing it will burn all of his perceptions to the ground and in the ashes, force him to run for his life.The clock s ticking Everything is on the line And it s up to one broken man to fix it all It s going to be one hell of a night.
Great readI enjoyed this book. I recommend this book for anyone that loves the paranormal. I gave this book 4.5 stars.Blake Gamble is a great detective with a troubled pass. He's working a case leading him things from nightmares.The ending was great and look forward to more of Blake.
Beyond the spectrum had me in suspense, shocked and unable to put the book down at times. The ending is leaving me waiting for the next book.


Jani Monoses - Re: lwip license p.s.
> you thinking of when you said about the advertising clause before?
But I'm not sure that it's the advertising clause or not.
BTW I think Andrew is on vacation for 3 weeks so might be offline.
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Q: Should I make myself a superadmin? I am currently developing a web application (in Ruby on Rails) for my university's department. The web application's user base have several roles: director (the director and assistant director of the laboratory for the department), lab assistant (students who work in the laboratory ), faculty and student. The roles divide up succinctly what one can do in the web app - access to resources, ability to create/edit but not delete, sending emails, etc.
Currently I have a director-level account that only I know the credentials for. However, it just so happens that recently I needed full access to the system to edit a particular resource which even director didn't have full access to. I'll note here that there are some resources that faculty users create that even director can't modify, which just-so-happened to be the thing that needed to be modified.
So, I SSH'd into the server, ran rails c to get into the database, and manually changed the resource there. Needless to say, that was a time-consuming process that could have been much faster had I simply access to update the fields via the existing web form.
I could very easily create an admin role to ensure that I always have full access to the system if need be. However, I graduate in a year. Though I'll be maintaining the project for years to come, it's not impossible that someone else takes over.
Currently, no user has full admin rights in the system; I have full access by SSH'ing into the server and accessing the database directly, but this isn't ideal in terms of data management as it's a cumbersome method. Thus, a full-access admin account would be very useful. However, our use case only requires that an admin edit data in extreme circumstances. Most of the time, roles such as faculty create resources that even director (more or less a pseudo-admin) shouldn't modify.
Should every software system have a full-access admin user? Or, is there some more appropriate solution that I am overlooking?

A: In most applications there's a need for admin access with permission to see and/or tweak everything.
In your case, you're talking about changing the structure of the application via data - eg editing fields or system settings - but not changing data. This is perfectly suited for an admin user and you really shouldn't even worry about this level of access.
Where things get more grey is with user data, ie the stuff that's been entered and could be linked to someone and thus blame assigned in certain circumstances. There are 3 ways to deal with this level of editing access when you're not the user who owns the data:

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*say 'who cares, its all mine and I'll do whatever I like'. This is not good and should always be avoided or actively prohibited.

*Allow editing of any data, but create an un-deletable audit entry saying what changed and who did it.

*Only allow the data's owner to change it, but give the admin the ability to take ownership.

The latter 2 are good because they let the admin change things where necessary, but make sure everyone knows this has happened. I know, you can often go into the DB directly and update entries in SQL, but that should be locked down too, so only trusted people have access. (note: this is a different level of access to an admin of the front-end app, but if you really wanted to be paranoid over data security, you'd encrypt it and ensure only the user who owns the key has access... it starts getting really complex then).
So TL/DR; it seems you have various levels of user access, adding an admin role that has access to all these levels is quite normal.

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So here's the thing: what to do about requests for advice? It's something I have been thinking about recently as these requests escalate. I should start by saying that I am pleased to be consulted and even more pleased that people should think that I am worth asking.
Solicited advice is another matter and I am happy to help provided I can and have the time. Mostly it is a fair exchange: I get the rosy glow of having helped out (this, I confess, is greatly helped by a thank you), the questioner remembers me as a decent and helpful artist and none of this hurts my reputation. In fact, if I check why people are buying prints, visiting me or taking a class, I often discover it is because I'm thought of as that supportive, kind person who makes good prints. Taa daa, a result the meanest bean counter would appreciate.
However there are times when I say no. I don't like doing it. In fact I can probably guarantee that for every half hour spent fuming at my refusal, I will have had an hour of squirming guilt in the style of Alan Bennett. The refusals happen when I'm asked to advise on how to teach my branch of printmaking rather than how to print (nobody enjoys shooting themselves in the foot), or if I'm asked to advise when the person has been learning with another teacher who should, in my opinion, be their first port of call. Reasonable eh? But it does upset some.
As yet nobody I have refused to help has come back to say 'Fair enough, thanks for taking the time to explain yourself', but a few have taken the trouble come back to be cross. I take the opposing view and make a point of responding positively to people who turn me down. A quick message of friendly thanks and wishing them well is actually very cathartic for me and I'm comfortable approaching them again if needed. Oh and it's probably nicer for them too. A little win-win in the face of disappointment if you choose to see things that way.
I haven't written a blog for a long time and I apologise. This isn't so much a blog as a nod to the world of Facebook: ten amazing facts about being self-employed and, more specifically, a self-employed artist.
I'll write a proper blog soon. I promise.
1. Spiders love studios and the big ones especially enjoy snuggling up to artists when they are doing something fiddly with Indian ink.
2. Moths hate studios and will take any opportunity to kill themselves by adhesion to wet prints, especially if they can achieve this by being chased onto the print by a cat.
3. People are uneasy when you open the door to them mid-afternoon wearing pyjamas, a woolly hat and a large apron splattered with scarlet, but the couriers get used to it.
4. It is entirely possible for an artist who is no longer bound by a school timetable to lose track of time. My clock stopped at 2 o'clock and I believed it was 2pm from about 12pm until 6pm when I wondered why it was dark at 2pm.
5. The people of Radio Four cannot hear you shouting however loud and shouty you get. This is probably a good thing.
7. You can play the honourable game of 'self-employed poker'. The rules are simple: you call a self-employed friend and say 'I had an abscess on my molar (simple colds and slight aches are not acceptable) and still taught/saw a client/met a commission' to which your self-employed friend says 'I see your abscess and I raise you an ear infection, a high temperature and a class of disaffected teenagers'. At the end of the year the most extreme illness wins.
8. Your excellent sense of colour and composition will make choosing household sundries a nightmare. Hours spent on the Internet because it's obvious that every ironing board cover you see has been designed by a moron on crack cocaine.
9. Visitors will want to improve your studio for you. In my case they usually want me to add plumbing. I suspect if I had plumbing they'd suggest a fridge or a small kitchen or a Jacuzzi. This causes me the conflict of pride in being as hardy as Bear Grylls in my primitive hovel and tired because I thought through the plumbing conundrum long ago and have decided a bucket is the answer.
10. You describe real days off as days off-off because simple days off always involve work, but in a lesser sense; perhaps a trip into town to buy supplies for students (trip into town yaay!) while the day off-off is a wonderful but slightly anxious time where you take a complete break from work, but know there is something missing. A bit like leaving your baby behind at a service station.
Your family will give every appearance of being completely unimpressed by the original artwork you send annually as a Christmas card, but look hard enough and you'll find the drawer where they have carefully stashed each and every one. Do not mention your find to them, it will ruin everything.


I have been a long time essential oil addict. From diffusing, to adding them to my soaps, showers and baths, to using them topically. There aren't many things I don't use essential oils for!
I want to share a bit about how and why we use essential oils for sleep and relaxation. In an effort to promote better sleep, we have been using essential oils in our night time routine for years. It's evolved and changed a lot, but here is where we are at now!
There are so many different essential oils. They are a great holistic approach to be used topically or by diffusing for many ailments and various symptoms. You can use oils to promote relaxation, energy/focus, to treat a headache, nausea, PCOS symptoms, just as a few examples. You can also diffuse oils as a non-toxic alternative to candles and toxic air fresheners. Many essential oils are great for cleaning, skin care, and homemade products like my homemade non-toxic deodorant and so much more! The options are endless with essential oils, and that is way we use them so much in our house.
I love using oils to promote relaxation and better sleep for my whole family. There are a variety of oil combinations to use, and ways to use them, so here are a few of my favorite ways!
there are so many more… but this is a good start and some of my most used for this purpose.
combine drops with 1/2 cup coconut oil. apply to wrists and soles of feet before bed.
lavender, frankincense, sweet orange, peppermint, lemon.
I personally don't use any store bought essential oil brands, because I am picky about what oils we use. I would highly recommend these brands listed. I have been using many of them for years and trust their quality. I like diffusing all these brands, and though I have not used Vitruvi oils topically, I have loved diffusing them! I think that Vitruvi oils would be a great option for diffusing because they are a great price.
I also want to mention that I have been using Vitruvi focus mist and wake roll on. Both of these are incredible, so while I have not tried their sleep roll on and sleep mist yet (have to get one next!) I would recommend it based off these products! I will share more about these two in my next essential oil post on oils that promote focus and energy (coming soon! sign up for emails!).
I have tried tons of diffusers over the years. Many of them break after so much time of consistent use. Lately, I have been using Vitruvi white stone diffuser. It runs for 7.5 hours, uses ultrasonic technology to diffuse, and is so beautiful. It also has an optional light which I love! The quality of this diffuser is amazing, and so far I am really impressed!
I have used young living diffusers several times, and they always end up breaking! The doterra ones are pretty good, but Vitruvi is a much better quality than any that I have used. Highly recommend it if it's in your budget! I also think it would make a great Christmas present for just about anyone.
Do you use essential oils for sleep or relaxation? Join the conversation on my Instagram!
*Vitruvi gifted this diffuser and their oils to me for this post. These are my own opinions and views. I would not recommend any product (gifted or not) that I did not believe in, love, or use myself! We have been using these products since they day I got them, and I truly have been impressed with the quality.


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We are a collaborative partner with our Sales, Brand, Strategic Planning, Finance, Creative and Retail Operations teams. We provide customer, channel, and category insights to the organization and ensure that brand strategies, category strategies and promotions for new release, catalog & TV are developed, communicated, and executed with a customer focus.
We also partner with Sales to package our strategies into effective selling stories and ensure that promotions and title information are consistently communicated, and easy to execute.
Market share, Net Sales vs Goal, Trade Spend Effectiveness/ROI and how well our key Customers integrate UPHE strategies into their own go-to-market approach are key measures of success.
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MacBook Air tops Consumer Reports ratings
Consumer Reports may not like the iPhone 4 much, but it loves loves loves the MacBook Air.
Tuesday the magazine and web site published its new computer ratings, and wouldn't you know it? Apple's new tiny laptops lead the laptop pack and earn CR's "Recommended" designation.
With a score of 67, the 11-inch MacBook Air ( ) received a 67 rating (out of 100), putting it in the Very Good range and making it hit the top of the list (which, honestly, was only two laptops long) of 11-inch laptops. CR rated it "very good" in its Ergonomics and Display categories, "fair" in Versatility and Speakers, and "good" in Performance.
The 13-inch MacBook Air ( ) received a 78 rating (out of 100), and placed first in a much larger list of 13-inch laptops. The 13-inch Air scored "very good" in Performance, Ergonomics, and Display, "good" in Speakers, and "fair" in Versatility.
Two 13-inch MacBook Pro models placed third and fourth in the category, with scores of 73 and 72, and the latter 2.4GHz model also received a "recommended" check mark. The 2.53GHz Core i5 15-inch MacBook Pro tops Consumer Reports' 15- to 16-inch model chart as well, and the 17-inch MacBook Pro tops the 17- to 18-inch list.
The only dark news for Apple? No Mac laptop appears anywhere on CR's 14-inch model chart. But that's probably just because Apple fails to make a laptop that size.
For a whole lot more about the MacBook Air, visit our MacBook Air page or read our full review of the new MacBook Air models.
[Updated 8:03 p.m. PT to fix a boo-boo.]
Apple 13.3-inch MacBook Air/1.86GHz (128 GB)
Twice as fast as old MacBook Air models
Speedy solid-state drive
Bright, high-resolution screen
Full-sized keyboard
No keyboard backlighting
Generic Company Place Holder Apple MacBook Air MC504LL/A Notebook
Apple 11.6-inch MacBook Air/1.4GHz (128 GB)
Smallest Mac laptop ever
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Apple 11.6-inch MacBook Air/1.4GHz (64 GB)
Small drive space


Tucker Carlson Tonight is the best show on American news television. It is not, as his tedious enemies insist, Trump propaganda. Quite the opposite: it is a rare bright spot of originality in an otherwise arid media landscape.
Every night, almost without fail, Carlson introduces his 3.2 million viewers to an interesting thought or a different way of looking at the world. TV news is repetitive; that is its nature. But Carlson's show manages to cover the talking points in a different key. He also introduces new opinions and ideas into the media bloodstream.
That's why Carlson is popular among young people: he is radical. Which other major anchor would open his show, as Carlson did last week, with a monologue against the vapidity of the news cycle? Which other Fox News host would read out a long diatribe on the failings of free-market capitalism, as Tucker did over Christmas? Or call for Congress to ban teenagers from using smart phones? Which other major news host, on left or right, would decry the dangerous stupidity of hurling a few gesture-missiles at Syria? The answer is none.


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Home / Highlights / How satellite navigation tackles COVID-19 in sports
How satellite navigation tackles COVID-19 in sports
In this second episode of our Sat4Sport series, we explore how Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology counters the ongoing pandemic in sports. We describe how satellite navigation is applicable as a tool for the general public in amateur performance tracking, as well as on the highest level for professional teams. Just as every other sector, sports face unprecedented circumstances. However, space assets never ceased to support the industry, enabling innovative solutions both at grassroots and elite level.
The widespread of fitness wearables
The spike in performance monitoring at amateur level with tracking devices and mobile apps is an indicator of the appetite for physical data amongst the general population nowadays. Driven by the trend of democratisation of sports and fitness equipment for all ages, fitness wearables represent the largest segment of the GNSS wearables market, reaching €13 billion in 2018 and expecting to reach 5.2% annual growth through 2023. When it comes to amateur performance monitoring, GNSS-enabled wearables comprise mainly wrist-worn devices such as watches and bracelets. An increasing number of smartphone services and fitness-related applications are compatible with these wearables. Whether you like to run in the city, cycle in the countryside, hike in the mountains, swim in the sea, or prefer any other outdoor activity, there will be a multitude of options available covering a wide variety of needs such as planning routes and calculating average speed or covered distance.
Since users can track their biometric data over time, smartwatches also operate as a digital health system. Parameters around heart rate, blood oxygen level, sleep, stress level, and movement change can alert users about a possible COVID-19 infection.
Lockdown challenges
Popular fitness apps such as Runkeeper or Strava have tens of millions users across the world. The apps are used to keep track of activity history and performance data, mostly for running and cycling. These platforms are becoming the social media of sports allowing both amateur and professional athletes to upload their recorded workouts with any GNSS enabled device, and to connect online with their friends and followers.
During the first wave of the corona breakout, the use of these apps increased drastically. According to mobile operator EE, the Strava fitness app user count and data usage tripled across the UK compared to pre-lockdown figures. While one event after another was cancelled due to COVID-19, sports enthusiasts and professional athletes turned towards online sports community platforms to keep themselves engaged. Different challenges encourage users to stay active with all kinds of rewards such as digital trophies, shopping vouchers, or charity sponsoring.
Online platforms even allowed for some forms of competition, since participants exercise remotely and just need to upload their GNSS data on a platform. One such online platform is Keep Moving, offering digital challenges for events that could not take place as planned.
For instance, like so many other events the Tour of Belgium – a five-day bicycle race held annually – was cancelled this year due to COVID-19. However, a virtual alternative was organised instead. For the first time, the race was open for participants across the whole country. Amateur cyclists were divided in separate teams represented by one professional rider. Ultimately, the team with the highest recorded distance would be the winner. With more than 3000 active participants keeping track of their rides, and with an average of around 200 km per person spread over 5 consecutive days, the country lived up to its cycling geek reputation.
Remote training during lockdown, social distancing and returning to contact sports
Satellite navigation also provides tools to keep professional athletes as fit as possible. Tracking systems have been highly effective during the lockdown when competitions abruptly stopped and training accommodations were closed. The data also enabled coaches to remotely track the performance of their athletes if they would exercise at home.
The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique situation where players and athletes had enforced inactivity from competition and even training during an unusual period. Although a period of inactivity allows players to recover and regenerate, the associated negative effect is detraining leading to a potential decrease of technical but also physical abilities. Moreover, some competitions had to be rushed during summer to complete the season, requiring players to come back in a very short amount of time increasing risk of injury. Monitoring technology is essential to set the objectives and to ensure that athletes are achieving according to the prescribed programme to avoid overloading or under exposure. A large body of evidence and literature in sports science building upon data generated by GNSS tracking wearables, is dedicated to how training and competition workloads relate to injuries and how loading schemes can be optimised.
As most outdoor team sports imply physical contact between players, GNSS technology and video analysis also contribute to a smooth transition towards team-based training activities in a socially distanced manner. Research such as the player proximity report by STATSports, studying the frequency of close contacts and the duration of these incursions, provides coaches more information on how to better modify trainings according to social distancing guidelines. In order to avoid as much as possible prolonged close contacts in competitive play, some companies are open to the idea of creating heat maps based on the data generated by their tracking devices to study player movements. Another idea is to introduce a shot clock, a time frame within which the game needs to be resumed especially during dead ball situations when players are packed together.
In the Bundesliga – the highest football league in Germany – players returned straight into competition without preseason friendlies following the COVID-19 lockdown. Although the league introduced additional breaks during match play and allowed more substitutions, the condensed fixture schedule to finish the season off resulted in injury spikes 2 to 4 times higher than pre-lockdown. A similar effect is expected in other leagues, as well as in other sports. Returning players to contact has particular relevance in rugby where home confinement due to the pandemic exposed athletes to unprecedented levels of detraining. While skills and running could have been provided, players were no longer exposed to a contact stimulus. Rugby is a sport where high impacts occur frequently, so players need special care after their prolonged period of inactivity to minimise the risk of injury when returning back to contact competition demands.
The GNSS data, which already shows coaches the training load of their players, can be complemented with information about how a player is feeling including sleep, stress levels, and even mood levels. Mobile apps such as the JOHAN Team Performance App or the Athlete Management System from Catapult Sports provide sports scientists and medical teams with even more indicators about player performance. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic this enabled players to upload their wellness parameters together with their training data, and coaches to detect early symptoms remotely.
Enhancing the at-home fan experience
Now that major sports competitions have finally picked up again, leveraging on generated data during the game could compromise for the lack of crowds inside the stadium and improve fan engagement through live broadcasting. Detailed stats such as covered distance, sprint speeds or heart rates during a penalty shootout, will surely captivate viewers from their homes. Satellite communications and increased broadband already increased connectivity allowing sports fans to engage with each other online, watch instant replays, or check in on other games during game down times. With additional data on player and team stats, sports-viewing technology will further improve the at-home fan experience.
Overcoming the crisis
At amateur level, satellite navigation devices have become widespread. Smartwatches or even mobile phones, in combination with sports apps gave rise to a digital sports community. Online platforms dealt with the mass cancellation of sports events and have stimulated people to stay active even when confined.
Despite the major setbacks due to the current sanitary crisis, the future of data in sports seems secure. Analysing training data has become an essential tool in a professional environment for the fine tuning of training programmes, but also for many other aspects of outdoor team sports. Recent events underlined the benefits of GNSS wearables. The trackers enabled coaches to monitor their players remotely and assisted trainers to restart group sessions while also respecting social distancing. The use of satellite navigation data in sports performance monitoring is very diverse and is used in different sports. The data even opens up new opportunities to enhance audience experience during these unprecedented times.
Satellite navigation technology is an all-round champion when it comes to sports performance monitoring!
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Has the HTC Vigor been renamed as the Rezound? Internal Verizon systems are certainly hinting at that being the name. The word "Rezound" first popped up a week or so ago along with the Rhyme in a DLNA filing, but at that time, no one had any idea that it was going to be this device. The model number of ADR6425 is how we are coming to the conclusion that this is the Vigor.
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After setting the cricket pitch afire with superstar batting in IPL, the West Indian star performer Chris Gayle is cooling down in the tranquil backwaters of Kerala. Enjoying a holiday with his family at The Raviz Kollam, he was trying his hands in fishing in the Kerala backwaters. Gayle is accompanied by his wife, daughter, and mother-in-law. He did check in to the Raviz Resort & Spa Ashtamudi on April 29 and would be staying at the hotel for a couple of days. The cricketer and his family went for a joyride with his family on a houseboat in the backwaters.


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The Top 5 Health Risks At Work (From HSE Statistics)
There are 1.4 million workers suffering from work-related ill health, with over half a million new cases each year. Work-related ill health is responsible for a staggering 26.8 million working days lost. Not to mention the pain and suffering of those affected. Here are the top 5 causes.
Safety hazards often hit the headlines. Fatal accidents and major incidents are shocking and attract attention. But what about the health, in health and safety? The figures relating to work-related ill health can be even more shocking.
There are 1.4 million workers suffering from work-related ill health, with over half a million new cases each year. Work-related ill health is responsible for a staggering 26.8 million working days lost each year. Not to mention the pain and suffering of those affected.
The majority of work-related deaths aren't from safety failings but from health problems. They might not kill you right away, with some diseases taking years and even decades to develop. But these deaths are work-related none-the-less. In fact, the HSE estimates that 13,000 deaths each year are linked to past exposure at work.
13,000 Deaths each year estimated to be linked to past exposure at work, primarily to chemicals or dust.
HSE Summary statistics for Great Britain 2018
Compare this to 144 fatal injuries to workers in 2017/18, and you can see why health risks should also be a key focus for every business.
1. Asbestos
Asbestos may have been banned in the UK, but heavy use of this naturally occurring material in the past means it can be found in hundreds of thousands of buildings.
Asbestos is number 1 on our list because it is responsible for the most deaths each year. The HSE estimate that there are around 5000 deaths each year in the UK due to past asbestos exposure. Half from mesothelioma, which is an asbestos-related cancer of the lining of the lungs. And a further 2,500 from asbestos-related lung cancer, in the cells of the lungs.
Many people think that asbestos is a health risk only affecting construction workers. However, anyone can be at risk. Teachers have been known to be exposed by using drawing pins in walls. Families have been exposed by workers carrying fibres home on their clothing.
Asbestos is the biggest killer on our list
In the last 10 years, according to HSE statistics, there have been over 20,000 new cases of mesothelioma diagnosed. Around 18,000 men, and 2,000 women. Women are not at less of a risk. The big skew is because construction is a male-dominated industry, and this is the most at risk sector.
Want to know more? Download the asbestos awareness toolbox talk for more information.
We knew mental health would be in our top 5 but expected it to be lower down the list. However, the HSE statistics show that this is a major contributor to work-related ill health.
A massive 15.4 million working days were lost due to work-related mental health issues (stress, depression or anxiety) in 2017/18.
595,000 workers suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety (new or long-standing) in 2017/18.
Check out these 24 tips for reducing stress at work.
3. Manual Handling
There were just under half a million workers suffering from work-related musculoskeletal disorders in 2017/18. The biggest contributor? Manual handling.
It might not seem like lifting and carrying can be a major health risk, but as HSE statistics show, it is.
6.6 million working days lost due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders in 2017/18.
Carrying things that are too heavy, or bulky, can lead to stress and strain on the body. Your weakest point is usually your back, but shoulders, arms, hands and legs can all be affected. And, it's not always what you carry, but also how you carry (or lift). Sometimes, just making sure you have the right posture can prevent injury.
Manual handling problems at work? Remember to think LITE!
4. Silica Dust
Another big health risk that primarily effects construction workers, silica dust. It's made it into the top 5 because, like asbestos, silica dust exposure can be fatal.
The HSE estimate that around 17% of occupational cancer cases can be attributed to past exposure to silica dust. That's around 850 new diagnoses, and 629 deaths each year.
It is estimated that past exposures in the construction sector annually cause over 5,000 occupational cancer cases and approximately 3,700 deaths.
HSE Construction health risks: Key points
Silica dust can be found in a wide variety of construction materials. Concrete, limestone, granite, slate, brick. All of these materials contain silica. On construction sites, these are materials that regularly need to be cut to size, drilled and worked on.
Silica dust might not be as talked about on site as asbestos, but the impact can be just as devastating to those affected.
Make sure you are aware of the risks. Download the silica dust toolbox talk and start a conversation on site.
5. Hazardous Substances
We have already covered two hazardous substances in our top 5, asbestos and silica dust. These are major workplace killers but don't think these are the only ones.
Chemicals, lead, and other hazardous substances are health risks too. Even wood dust can cause certain types of cancer. HSE statistics for 2017/18 show that there were 12,000 work-related lung disease deaths. 22% of these were not asbestos-related.
20,000 new cases of breathing or lung problems caused or made worse by work each year on average over the last three years.
Hazardous substances don't just cause respiratory problems. They can also cause skin issues, like dermatitis. Some hazardous substances can be toxic to internal organs or cause other conditions, like birth defects.
It's important to know what hazardous substances you work with. Some substances will have workplace exposure limits (WELs), and others will need to have their risks minimised as far as is reasonably practicable. Remember, the COSHH regulations apply to all hazardous substances.
Keep a list of all the hazardous substances in your workplace, with the free COSHH register template.
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This Was Brainerd - Feb. 22
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1922.
40 years ago (1982)

In 1982, a huge crowd turned out to honor Ray Shortridge as he retired as a Golden Gloves boxing referee after 20 years of service. Brainerd coach Tom Herron and Golden Gloves director Les Sellnow presented Ray Shortridge with several gifts, and his wife, Doris, received a bouquet of roses from the boxing team.

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By Terry McCollough
First-time author Buzz McCollough, a Brainerd native who now lives in Seattle, has plumbed family lore and a collection of Civil War-era letters to write "Throught the Canebrake." The novel, part fact and part fiction, tells the story of his great-great grandparents, Will and Laura Gibbon, as they move through the war with Gen. Grant's army.
Three one-hundredths of a second is about the length of a fingernail, according the Warrior swim coach Joe Vrudny. That was the distance that kept Lance Hoff from being a state champ in the 50 freestyle. The second place ties his finish from last year's state meet. In the 100 free, Hoff finished fourth in a school record 47.08 seconds.
(Photo) A huge crowd turned out to honor Ray Shortridge as he retired as a Golden Gloves boxing referee after 20 years of service. Brainerd coach Tom Herron and Golden Gloves director Les Sellnow presented Ray Shortridge with several gifts, and his wife, Doris, received a bouquet of roses from the boxing team.
The East Gull Lake school board announced that it has decided to begin consolidation proceedings with Brainerd's District 181. It has a one-room brick school house in the Squaw Point area where one teacher instructs 26 students in grades one through four. The 52 students in 5th through 12th grades are bused to Brainerd.
A retired carman at the NP Railroad shops, Peter Remmels, 72, was killed as he crossed north on 8th Street across Washington Street. He was struck by a car and is said to have died instantly. He was the first traffic fatality this year and the second in four years. The city earned safety plaques for 1938, 1939 and 1940.
"Clarence," the senior class play of Brainerd High School under the direction of Miss Mary Tornstrom, scored a regular hit with the audience that crowded the New Park Theatre. Leo McCaffrey played the title role and Alice Regina Johnson was charming and pretty in the role of Violet.
28/50: People in the Northern Pacific Railroad depot waiting area, circa 1910. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
29/50: Chicago Tavern on Gilbert Lake circa 1938-1943. Dancing and food. Al LaBarre was the owner. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area' published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
30/50: State Champion was this Brainerd amateur baseball team of 1894, which later saw two of those players advance to the major leagues. Pictured here are (front row) Frary, catcher; Phyle, rf-pit.; Howe, pit., rf; C. McCarthy, 1st; (middle row) Burgum, shortstop, W.P. Buckley, manager; Hill; 3rd; (back row) W. McCarthy, cf; Blandy, lf; Warner, 2nd. Source: 'Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971'. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1971.
37/50: Brainerd Fire Department. Dispatch archives
38/50: W.E. Lively, the hustling Maxwell auto dealer, has sold a Maxwell to Joseph Johnson. Pictured is a Maxwell Mascotte Touring 1911 by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1526033
39/50: This truck belonged to Silas Hall's Transfer Line just after World War I. It was used for hauling freight from the NP (Northern Pacific Railroad) depot to stores around town as well as for other kinds of moving. The picture was taken in front of the railroad freight office. Before the truck, Silas Hal used teams of horses and wagons which he kept at 415 Main (now Washington Street). Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
40/50: The 1916 Brainerd police force, pictured here, included the following men: The plain clothes men at either end were Jack Brandt (left) and Ted Nesheim; (front row, left to right) Charles Varner, chief, and Tom Templeton. (Rear, left to right) Erick Graff, Hans Saude and August Swanson. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
41/50: This building at Seventh and Laurel, still a well-known landmark in Brainerd, was the home of the Citizen's State Bank, from 1909 to 1927, when the bank then moved to quarters across the street. This picture was taken in 1913. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
42/50: The "fill" grounds skating rink, located near Franklin Junior High School, winter of 1938-39. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
44/50: 60 years ago (1959) (Photo) Robert Dobson, 15, is interested in how long he can keep a kite aloft. He launched a kite at 3 p.m. yesterday near the court house and it's still flying despite a near disaster when a truck caught the kite string. The weatherman says it will remain windy today. Photo illustration, Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.
45/50: Brainerd Dispatch archives
46/50: The state hospital campus on Highway 18.
47/50: Santa takes a ride during a Christmas parade in downtown Brainerd.
48/50: Children crowd around Santa during downtown Brainerd Christmas festivities.
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Visakhapatnam: Work to improve the Gnanapuram side of the city railway station is underway which will include a spacious garden, parking lots, wide roads and a bus shelter across nearly 12 acres of land.
The Waltair division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) has initiated the development of the Gnanapuram side in October 2014 as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission and Swachh Rail initiative. Nearly Rs 7 crore including Rs 2 crore from the 2013-14 budget has been spent to develop the facilities for passengers. All development works are expected to be completed by the end of this summer.
Just a few years ago, this part of the railway station used to be an isolated place attracting anti-social activities. The area was full of bushes and lacked road connectivity, lights, parking facilities and security personnel.
"Nearly 40,000 to 50,000 people including railway passengers use this entrance now. Earlier, we hardly saw 5,000 people use this entrance," a senior railway official said.
The Waltair division has revamped the entire stretch with beautiful lawns, roads, lights, arches and mural paintings at the station. This apart, the railway officials also stationed important trains at platforms 7 and 8 which are close to the Gnanapuram side. These include Godavari Express, Duranto non-stop train, Garibrath Express, LTT Visakhapatnam-Mumbai, Dakshin Express, Hirakhud Express, Janmabhumi Express and Tirumala Tirupati Express.
Officials from the Waltair division of East Coast Railway have started beautifying the city railway station with mural paintings at platforms, walls and other areas on the lines of the Borivali railway station in Mumbai.
Seeing tremendous passenger footfall in the Gnanapuram side, the RTC also started plying a number of city bus services up to the railway station.


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Rehabilitation team joins School of Alberta Ballet
by Guillermo Barraza December 12, 2013 September 4, 2020
Physical therapy to help dancers cope with injuries
Photo courtesy of FacebookHoping to become professional dancers, Chloe Bennett and Miya Bates, both aged 15, realize that dealing with injuries is part of their profession. Bennett and Bates both attend the School of Alberta Ballet, and hope to one day join a professional ballet company.
"I moved to Calgary and started at the school when I was in Grade 6," Bennett said.
"It was scary to leave (Lethbridge) at first but I knew how much I wanted to dance and I knew that training here would help my chances to dance with a company one day."
Both girls dance six days a week, around four hours a day, interspersed with their academic studies. But the commitment and rigorous schedule takes a toll on their bodies, Bates said.
"My worst injury was when I got tendonitis and had to adjust my training so that I wouldn't do certain lifts or jumps for a couple months," Bates said.
Miya Bates deals with injuries daily due to the rigorous training. Having physiotherapy specialist on-site, Bates says, speeds up the healing process.
Photo courtesy of Facebook.
Just over a year ago Deb Weimer joined the School of Alberta Ballet as an on-site physiotherapist. Weimer works at the school twice a week and said that having her help with injuries has really benefited the students.
"The benefits of having a rehabilitation team on site goes beyond just helping them recover from their injuries," Weimer said. "I also take the opportunity to educate the students on prevention, future care, when they should recognize when to stop and when to know to ask for help with their injuries."
Both Bennett and Bates said that having specialists on hand, which includes a chiropractor, speeds up the healing process and has been very important.
Edmund Stripe, a former professional dancer and now an instructor for the senior students at the school, said that injuries are inevitably common occurrences.
However Stripe says long-term injuries can be avoided.
"Most dancers are very impatient and want to get back to dancing as soon as possible after an injury and this is of course not what is always best for the dancer, but is often necessary to avoid injuring themselves worse," Stripe said.
Meanwhile, some dancers worry that an injury can take them out of the game completely, or determine what they can do after they no longer dance —
a fear that professional dancer Kelly McKinlay can attest to.
"I've thought about what I want to do after my dance career comes to an end and I always thought that maybe I would want to be a firefighter, but if I get a serious injury it might be really tough to pursue that," McKinlay said. "We always have to be thinking about these types of things which is why our training is very important, so we don't get injured."
Most common injuries according to Contempory-Dance.org
http://www.contemporary-dance.org/common-dance-injuries.html
The following is a list of the most frequent of them, in order of severity:
1. Spasm
2. Muscle or ligament tear (or strain)
3. Tendonitis
4. Sprain
5. Dislocation
6. Fracture
7. Overload (chronicle fatigue) syndromes
8. Vascular syndromes
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Family Health Center of Worcester receives top quality awards
WORCESTER - Family Health Center of Worcester was awarded the top two quality grant awards, given to a small percentage of community health centers across the country, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration.
In a ceremony Thursday at Family Health Center's headquarters at 26 Queen St., Jeffrey Beard, HRSA regional administrator, presented the health center's clinical and quality improvement leaders with certificates representing a $51,635 gold award for National Quality Leaders and a $41,635 silver award for Health Center Quality Leaders.
Family Health Center is one of only four community health centers in the state, and the only one in Central Massachusetts, to receive the National Quality Leaders award. The designation is reserved for community health centers that exceed national benchmarks such as Healthy People 2020 goals.
It is one of 16 health centers statewide, among 39 total, and the only in this region, to receive the Health Center Quality Leaders award. This award goes to the top 30 percent of community health centers that achieve the best overall clinical performance.
Family Health Center of Worcester President and CEO Frances Anthes said that while the federally qualified health center has received other quality awards in the past, this is the first time it received such high recognition from HRSA.
She said the grant money, part of the total $166,405 quality improvement grant the center is receiving, will be targeted to increase activities involving data to measure quality improvements and outcomes.
The award presentation comes toward the end of National Health Center Week, for which the theme is celebrating America's health care heroes.
Mr. Beard said community health centers, which provide access to quality, coordinated primary care to more than 27 million people nationwide, without regard to patients' ability to pay, are filled with health care heroes. "People know they're going to be served. They're not going to be judged," he said.
"At the end of the day, Family Health Center is saving lives; community health centers are saving lives; and HRSA is helping to save lives," Mr. Beard said.
What makes community health centers unique is they are consumer based, according to Ms. Anthes. Health center boards of directors must have a majority of directors be patients.
"We respond to the needs of our community because our community sits on our board," she said.
Afia Brayie Ossei, a patient and newly confirmed board member at Family Health Center, spoke about why it was so important for health care providers to reflect the people they serve.
"If only they had listened," Ms. Ossei, an immigrant from Ghana, began as she told a tragic story about a mother whose 18-year-old daughter died at a hospital in Boston, where she said medical staff didn't listen to the girl's family.
"Family Health Center is not like that," she continued. "They listen to everybody, especially the patient."
Ms. Ossei, a first-time new mother, said she had wondered whether health center staff would listen to her request to change to a female health care provider three weeks before her baby was due, because she was uncomfortable being seen by a male clinician. Within a day, her request was granted.
She also received support from the Baby Cafe at Family Health Center, which encouraged her to continue to exclusively breastfeed her now 4-month-old son despite pressure from relatives to give him water and formula.
"This shows that Family Health Center, all the people working here, really do listen to the patient view," she said.
Michael Curry, senior vice president for government affairs and public policy at the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, recalled that Dr. Jack Geiger, a founding father of the community health center movement more than 50 years ago, believed that health centers were about changing communities and saving lives.
"That movement they started many years ago is making a difference here in Worcester," Mr. Curry said.
Family Health Center of Worcester has 16 locations in Worcester, Southbridge, Webster and Millbury, and delivers care in 55 languages.
Other community health centers in Central Massachusetts that received HRSA quality improvement grants, in a range of categories, include: Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, in Worcester, Milford, Clinton and Framingham, $85,445; Community Health Connections, in Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, $111,144; and Community Healthlink mental health and substance abuse services, in Worcester, Leominster, Clinton and Fitchburg, $50,876.
Susan Spencer
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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You will be able to get Kome-koji made from Koji or Koji-kin, a kind of white fungi, together with steam cooked rice at your grocery stores or homebrew stores. If you only can get Koji or Kojikin, you can easily make your fresh Kome-koji together with steam cooked rice by yourself using your picnic ice box. Later I will show you how to make Kome-koji. Equipment: * Electric rice cooker (steam cooker is better) * Basket to drain water * 10 liters (2.6 gal) enamel or stainless steel deep cooking pot with lid (Equivalent plastic or glass container can be used) * Big spoon (stainless is better) Procedure: 1. Wash and soak the 1500g(3.3 lb) rice for about 30min.and then put the rice in a basket for at least 60minutes to drain the water.
2. Cook the rice with 1800ml(0.48 gal) water using the rice cooker. Steam cooking is recommended for better taste. I used a pressure cooker to steam cook rice using a stainless steel basket suspended in it. 3.After cooking,cool down the rice to 30 degC(86degF).
I was successful to make my own Kome-koji at home,the same appearance and the same taste as that of the sake brewery. Key point is to steam cook rice as dry as possible by very short time of washing and soaking together. Equipment and materials I used: 1.Normal eating rice 2kg ( I used "Hitomebore"rice which is one of the tastiest rices in Japan.) The sake brewery used so called 60% polished special sake rice kind.(40% reduced from original rice.Material cost increased 40% plus polishing expence.) 2.Stainless steel bowl and basket to wash and soak rice. 3.Steam cooker. 4.Cotton cloth, a loose open weave.(Traditional Sake brewery uses hemp cloth.) 5.Thin wooden container or cooked Sushi rice container. 6.48L picnic cooler box. (US made. Labermaid) 7.A 60W tungsten lamp together with a small fan which is controlled by a Robertshow type temperature controller. 8.Dry Koji-kin or Koji-fungi.I got a pack thanks to the Sake brewery President,Mr.Matsubara. 9.Ethylalcohl spray to sanitize hands. Procedure: 1.From 13:00 on Feb.11.1999 Wash and soak the 2 kg rice for about 30min.in a stainless steel basket together with a bowl and then remove the bowl. Drain the water at least 60 minutes. 2.Wrap the rice with a cotton cloth and steam cook it for 60min with weak gas flame. Steam cooked rice looks slightly transparent and well separable,not white and not sticky, because of less content of water.
3.Spread and separate the each rice on the other cotton cloth in a wooden container by hands to cool down the cooked rice to 30 degrees C(86degF) which I don't feel warm temperature anymore. 4.Wrap about a few gram of dry Koji-kin or Koji-fungi with a gauze. And sprinkle the Koji-kin or Koji-fungi on the cooled rice and well mixit by hands. (Disposeremaining rice ofdry Koji-kin or Koji-fungi in the gauze afterspinkling) 5.Wrap the rice with the cotton cloth in the wooden container and slightly moisten the cotton cloth with clean water spray. Put the rice together with the wooden container in a picnic cooler box with the temperature controller set at 30 deg C (86degF). 6.At 06:00 on Feb.12.1999 The rice started to stick together. Well separate the rice with hands. After wraping the rice with the cotton cloth. Moisten the cloth again. 7.At 21:00 on Feb.12. Kome-koji alreasy started to smell out side of the picnic cooler box. 8.At 06:00 on Feb.13. The Kome-koji stuck together. Well separate the Kome-koji with hands. After wraping the rice with the cotton cloth. Moisten the cloth again. 9.At 17:00 on Feb.13. Remove the already prepared Kome-koji from the picnic cooler box and cooled down to the room temperature by spreading the Kome-koji on the other cotton cloth on a clean table or plate. The uniform well separated beautiful white Kome-koji is made. Slightly sweet taste the same as that of Sake brewery. 10.Put the Kome-koji in a Ziploc and keep it in a refrigerator for homebrew sake or miso making. If real "Amasake" is available(sake sludge mixed with sugar is not real Amasake), directly pitch dry yeast on the Amasake in a bottle. You can easily brew homebrew Sake. In Japan, at present,fermenting more than 1% alcohol without a license is illegal. Before World War(I), I heard that every family enjoyed homebrewed Sake. It was the Japanese culture. But the war destroyed the culture too.
At present, members of "Homebrew TSUSHIN(News Letter)" is only around 300. It is estimated that about ten thousand homebrewers exist in Japan. We do not only hombrew Sake but also homebrew beer. In 1992, the minimum amount of licenced beer production was reduced from 2000kl/year to 60kl/year by the pressure from the USA. It was the dawn of local micro breweries. We,most of Japanese homebrewers,are wanting more pressure from the USA for free homebrew and for free trade to get cheeper homebrew ingredients. Commercial Sake brewers use very expensive materials such as 50% polished special kinds of rice, which looks like very small crystal beads because of the excessive polishing process. The special rice kinds grown only for Sake are called Yamadanishiki, Miyamanishiki, Reihou, Gyokuei, Kamenoo and so on. We never eat such a rice, we usually eat slightly polished normal kinds of rice grown only for eating. When I visited a Sake brewer near my house, the manager told me that he tried to eat sake rice but that it was not tasty. Homebrew Sake is very simple to make and satisfactorily tasty if you do not compare it with commercial high class pure rice Sake. I heard that U.S.Sake brewers must produce only pure rice Sake because of U.S.tax laws. Pure Rice Sake means Sake only from rice. In Japan, tax law allows mixture of so called industrial ethyl alcohol into Sake within a certain percentage. Pure rice sake (Junmaishu) is very expensive. I hope you enjoy Homebrew Sake. Following is a copy of Mr. T. Takeshima's Home Page,just for your information. What is Koji? Koji is a kind of mold that has an enzyme to convert starch to sugar. Koji is used for making Sake (Japanese rice wine), Miso (soy-bean paste), Shoyu (soy-sauce), etc.
As a mashing step is necessary to convert starch to sugar in beer brewing, the function of Koji is indispensable to make sake. In the case of beer brewing, fermentation takes place after starch conversion has finished. In making sake, on the other hand, starch conversion by Koji and fermentation by Sake yeast proceed in the same fermenter at the same time. In Sake making, Koji not only works as a starch converter, but also produces complexity in flavor of Sake. Rokurota-san's "KOJI to brew your own Sake." Where to find Koji in US There are at least a few (probably more) Koji makers in the US. Most of you can get rice Koji at your local homebrew suppliers. Here is a Koji maker of whom I have the address and phone number: Miyako Oriental Foods,Inc. 4287 Puente Av., Baldwin Park, CA 91716 Phone: 818-962-9633 Another way to get Koji is mail order. Here is the information for a mail order supplier: G.E.M. Cultures 30301 Sherwood Rd., Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Phone: 707-964-2922 Kushi Institute Store Toll-Free: 1-800-64-KUSHI (1-800-645-8744) e-mail: store@macrobiotics.org "The Sake Koji on-line Ordering Center" These companies make rice Koji fundamentally for making miso (soy-bean paste),soy-source and/or Amasake. I usually use about a 1 kg (2 lb) pack of dried rice Koji made by Miyako Oriental Foods when I homebrew my sake.


According to professional estimates, approximately 20% of the German population and as many as 75% of all adults throughout the world are suffering from lactose intolerance: this strongly limits the consumption of dairy products as well as food made with dairy ingredients.
At this year's IBA, which takes place in Munich from 12-17 September 2015, Hoche Butter GmbH will present a new lactose-free laminating butter plate with 82% milk fat which can be used in the production of lactose-free baked goods. Combined with a lactose-free premix for croissants or puff pastry products or with lactose-free basic recipes, rich pastry products can now be offered that allow indulgence even for lactose-intolerant consumers. The baked goods are characterized by a typical buttery taste and allow butter baked goods to be enjoyed within a lactose-free diet scheme.
The new plate has a smooth, plastic consistency and can be processed with the same excellence as featured with all other butter plate provided by Hoche Butter. The melting point is 32-34 °C. Baked goods made with the new lactose-free butter plate display good volume, typical flakiness, perfect moisture and a tender, slightly browned crumb. The product is alternatively also available as a 10 kg block in a cardboard box. Test it for yourself by requesting a sample for your baking trials.


perhaps my greatest passion as a cellist is teaching. i enjoy growing with my students and exploring more, with every lesson, how to best serve each of them as an individual. i the unique ways in which each student can use their instrument to find confidence, musicianship, and expression.
every student should have a teacher with whom they will work well and be able to grow. if you are looking for private cello instruction for yourself or a loved one, contact me to set up a preliminary risk-free lesson. if you feel that it will not be a good match for any reason, please let me know at the first lesson and you will not be asked to pay.
i am currently teaching at the kennelly keys music store in lynnwood, wa. i am willing to do in-home lessons with an additional fee for select locations upon availability. the minimum length for an in-home lesson is one full hour. i often teach in schools in the edmond school district as well, doing both coaching and private lessons. if your school does not currently have a cello coach please contact your orchestra instructor and ask if they would be interested in having a cellist come in for a day of private instructions. many students choose to take a lesson on their lunch or during their orchestra class.
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The Changing Room on Ladies Freebies Island has a staggering number of freebies for the ladies. Complete outfits, undies, lingerie, swimwear, shoes, separates, boots, hair, skins, shapes, animations and animation overrides, some furniture, and more. Much of it is from Business-in-a-Box or closed out shops from days gone by, but there are a few gems. It all depends on your taste. Also, you can rez here and try on new things. I picked up a Mercedes-Benz and some stripper poles (tells you about my lifestyle, huh?).


Info Days on the 1st call for proposals of the ADRION Programme will take place on 12 February and on 3 March 2016 in Bologna (Italy).
Registration to the first Info Day will be possible as from 3 February 2016.
The events will also be available in streaming.
Other events will be organized at national level by the National Contact Points: dates and locations will be provided on this web site when available.


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2021 Cost Guide for a Home Remodel in Miami
August 14, 2021 Beatriz Ashton Home Advise
The costs to remodel in Miami: Kitchen, bath, whole home, and outdoor, plus resale value and permit tips
Whether you own a modern beach-side condo, an on-the-bay house, or a bungalow away from it all on a quiet street, the process of doing a remodel in Miami can be enjoyable—with a rewarding outcome.
A budget is the start of any renovation, and every project is unique: from materials, adding value and lifestyle to your home, and working with the HOA.Sweeten, a free renovation platform that matches homeowners with licensed general contractors and tracks their project, offers this cost guide to remodeling in Miami to provide a jumping-off point to get you on your way.
Remodeling costs per square foot in Miami
Here's a breakdown of the typical costs to remodel in Miami, Florida. The costs are across five categories: full home, kitchen, bathroom, deck additions, and permits. These figures are compiled from Sweeten general contractors and Remodeling's Cost vs. Value Report
Full home renovation:Starting at $100 – $250+ per square feet (psf)
Budget kitchen remodel: starting at $150 psf or $15,000 (based on 100 sq ft)
Mid-grade kitchen remodel: Starting at $325 psf or $32,500 (based on 100 sq ft)
High-end kitchen remodel: Staring at $650 psf or $65,000 (based on 100 sq ft)
Budget bathroom remodel: Starting at $300 psf or $10,500 (based on 35 sq ft)
Mid-grade bathroom remodel: Starting at $570 psf or $19,950 (based on 35 sq ft)
High-end bathroom remodel: Starting at $630 psf or $22,050 (based on 35 sq ft)
Basic wood deck addition: $40 psf or $13,000 (based on 325 sq ft)
Concrete patio addition with roof, electrical, plumbing, and a cooking area: $50,000
Keep in mind that every professional contractor will want to have a detailed conversation with you. They will also inspect your home before developing an estimate specific to your needs and wants.
Pro tip: Do not wait. The pandemic has caused a backlog in the supply of materials in many sectors. For homeowners interested in renovating, it's smart to schedule and sign with a contractor to lock in your material prices. You'll also want to book a start date on the contractor's schedule. If you do wait, prices will only continue to go up and your material order starts at the back of a long queue.
How much does it cost to remodel a home in Miami?
If you're renovating a house in the Miami area, expect costs to range from $100 to $250+ psf with $175 psf as the middle range for a full-scale remodel. If you're aiming for a budget that is in the upper-middle-range, Miami-basedSweeten general contractor Adrian said you can expect to pay over $200,000 or about $200 psf. However, several elements affect this, like square footage, the state of the original home, and how expensive your tastes are. "It has all to do with the finishes," Adrian said. By finishes, he means the elements you can see such as tiles, faucets, and kitchen countertops. With materials, plan to add to the timeline for installation and materials and labor costs. Using higher-end finishes will push your budget upwards by at least $50,000, he said. With the pandemic, material and labor costs have gone up due to higher demand. "There's been a 20 percent in materials," said Adrian.
The budget for renovating an apartment can be higher than house renovations. "If you're doing a house, often you can work on the weekends," said Adrian. In a condo, there are tight rules about when construction work can and can't be done. These hours are put in place by thehomeowners association (HOA) for each building. Often, this means only working within an eight-hour or so window Monday to Friday. This extends the timeline of a project, thus increasing the budget. HOAs might also charge a condo owner a fee to remodel their apartment.
Disposing of trash adds to the cost of condo renovations. With a house, a general contractor can park a dumpster out the front. For condo remodels, general contractors will likely hire a separate contractor to come and lug construction trash away. This involves negotiating tight hallways and elevators as well as timeframes given by the HOA.
How much does it cost to remodel a kitchen in Miami?
A kitchen renovation in the budget value range can come in starting at $150 psf or $15,000 for a space measuring around 100 square feet, according to Hancen, a Sweeten general contractor in Miami. To get a new kitchen at this price, it needs to be a rip-and-replace job, meaning a layout of the kitchen must stay the same with pipes and appliances remaining where they are.
Homeowners should look at materials like pre-made shaker-style cabinets and appliances from big-box stores like Home Depot. "I've also noticed a trend for concrete countertops," said Hancen. "These can be cheaper than quartz, but they take more to maintain," adding that a sealant needs to be applied annually.
For a mid-grade kitchen remodel in Miami, Sweeten has seen costs starting at $325 psf or $32,500 for a 100-square-foot room. According to the 2021 Cost Vs Value Report, a mid-range kitchen remodel costs on average $73,645. This works out to $368 psf for a 200-square foot space. Almost 54 percent of that cost is recouped in the value it adds to a home. The example kitchen the report gave was 200 square feet with laminate countertops, semi-custom wood cabinets, and a stainless steel sink with a standard single-lever faucet. It also contained a built-in microwave, dishwasher, and custom lighting. Other than the addition of a kitchen island, the layout, such as where the oven and dishwasher were installed, remained the same as the original design.
Sweeten general contractor Domenico, also servicing Miami, recently completed a kitchen renovation in this price range. It included a countertop made from Dekton, a stain-, scratch-, heat-, and UV-resistant material. The cabinets were custom with self-closing doors, which took $40,000 from the budget. The appliances were from GE.
Sweeten has seen high-end kitchen renovations in Miami start at $650 psf or $65,000 for a 100-square-foot space. The 2021 Cost Vs Value Report quotes $145,718 for this finish level, adding the same amount of value to a home's resale value—50 percent—as a mid-range kitchen remodel. This included custom cabinets, built-in sliding shelves, stone countertops, and imported ceramic or glass tile backsplashes. The appliances were also upgraded, including a commercial-grade cooktop and vent hood, plus designer faucets and a water filtration system.
How much does it cost to remodel a bathroom in Miami?
At the budget level, expect a solid rip-and-replace bathroom with no behind-the-wall surprises to come in starting at $10,500 for a 35-square-foot room. Contractor Hancen specializes in bathrooms for the Miami area. He has completed a very basic 50-square-foot bathroom for $300 psf, he said. However, this is contingent on the layout staying the same and having no issues like leaks or mold discovered once the project begins. If you're after this price, stick to a prefabricated vanity and ceramic tiles, which come out to about $2 psf. When it comes to faucets, toilets, and bathtubs, the brand American Standard is a good example of affordable, quality products. "These are the most well-priced materials I've seen and the most popular," said Hancen.
The next step up is a mid-grade bathroom renovation. Expect the starting costs for this finish level to be $570 psf or $19,950 based on a 35-square-foot space. According to the 2021 Cost Vs Value Report, the average cost for this type of bathroom remodel in Miami is about $22,567 and about $644 psf. The example bathroom the report gave was a 5' x 7' space and involved installing a new porcelain-on-steel bathtub, ceramic tiles, and a lit and recessed medicine cabinet. A renovation in this vein can add about $12,051 to a home's value.
A high-end bathroom remodel in the Miami area starts at $630 psf or $22,050 for a 35-square-foot space. According to the 2021 Cost Vs Value Report, the average price in this category is around $70,286. For this budget, you could expand your bathroom to around 100 square feet and can play around with elements like a freestanding soaker tub and a shower with recessed shelves, a frameless glass enclosure, and body spray fixtures. You're also likely to afford a double sink and double-mirror vanity with custom drawers, and wall cabinets.
The cost of tiles can add up. On a recent project, Domenico's client picked out a tile that had the appearance of wood and cost $20 psf. Another client wanted a wave pattern created out of tiles. "It was more difficult to install adding to the labor costs," he said. "Occasionally, breakages happen, so that also needs to be covered."
The good news is this is an investment with about 48 percent of the budget added to your home's sale price.
dding outdoor space to your home
In Florida, there is plenty of sun and enviable weather to take advantage of by renovating or adding an outdoor space to your home. Many Miami residents will use these spaces as an additional living space and even kitchen.
For one project, Sweeten contractor Adrian added a 900 square foot patio to a house that had a budget of $50,000. "It was essentially another room to the house without the walls," he said. It had a tiled roof supported by four columns, which was necessary so the structure could withstand a powerful hurricane. The flooring was Cuban tiles and there were fans and lighting so electrical work was required. According to the 2021 Cost Vs Value Report, a 16′ x 20′ wood deck costs $15,216 and $20,879 for a composite one in the Miami area. If you went for a simple wood deck in a simple linear pattern, you could recoup close to 67 percent of the budget in the bump it gives to your home value. For this price, you could get a built-in bench and planter with stairs and railings.
Permit costs in Miami
The cost of permits, from a typical building permit to electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits, are calculated indifferent ways. Some permit costs are calculated by square footage. Some are calculated by the value of a project so an exact figure can take some time to figure out. That's why general contractor Adrian puts an estimate in the initial budget. For example, with a $250,000 renovation, he puts a budget placeholder of $1,500 for the main building permit with an additional $500 each for plumbing, electrical and mechanical, if the project requires it.
Miami-Dade county covers a huge amount of land and almost three million people. Each city—such as Miami South and Miami Lakes—in the county has a building official who issues permits for projects located within that city's jurisdiction. Residential permits typically take 30 business days to process.
These Miami remodeling costs are a launchpad so you can begin creating an initial budget. Sweeten's Renovation Checklist is a downloadableroadmap to organize all of the moving parts of a renovation. (Don't forget to include your "must-haves" and "nice-to-haves"!)
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Remodeling your home in Miami? Sweeten can help!
Post your project on Sweeten and we'll match you with vetted local general contractors to provide estimates for your remodel in Miami, plus we'll support you throughout your project duration. Meet with your contractor to develop an accurate budget, and you'll be on your way to the home you've always wanted.
Sweeten handpicks the best general contractors to match each project's location, budget, scope, and style. Follow the blog, Sweeten Stories, for renovation ideas and inspiration and when you're ready to renovate, start your renovation on Sweeten
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It is a set of C packers for popular speccy formats like megalz and hrust.
It is ready-to-use Z80 depackers, including headerless versions of hrust depackers (both stack-using and not).
It is optimal (nearly-optimal for hrust) packing algorithms, yielding best possible packing ratio within given format.
executables for win32 and linux-x86 are already built.
Пак работ с графического realtime конкурса, прошедшего на фестивале 'Мультиматограф #9'. Работы рисовались в атрибутах Спектрума.
AGD is a tool for writing your own simple arcade games. Download the latest version here.
Sprites can now be individually coloured using the SPRITEINK command. If 16x16 sprites aren't big enough, there's an option to use 16x24 instead. Note there's still a one-size-fits-all policy, but at least you now have a choice. It'll even resize your sprites for you.
In this episode we go back to June 1984 and get all the latest Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games. We look back at a dark period in emulator history as its tenth anniversary passes. We check out some older games and look at some newer titles.
Your Game 5 Has Been Announced!
After about three years of absence, the Your Game competition gets the fifth run, as well as several changes to the rules and organizer team.
Super Spectrum is not a dream now. In ATM Turbo computers (since 1991) each pixel can have its own colour, 320x200 in 16 colours out of 64. You have 1MB RAM (4MB in ZX Evolution), 7 MHz CPU (14 MHz in ZX Evolution) and Beta 128 Disk Interface (plus SD card interface added in ZX Evolution). You can use AY sound, 8-bit DAC, or any of NeoGS and TurboSound FM sound cards.
The deadline will be in June 2014. But try to contact us as early as possible if you write a game for our compo. We'll consult you and help with sources, docs, testing etc.
Prize fund is $500 so far, from 6 sponsors interested in the development of ZX Spectrum.
The rules of the compo are TBA.
Starting from v2.0 iZX deprecate old activation method. Now iZX activation key can be obtained via PayPal. Price didn't change, however trial mode is removed. But you can still try iZX Lite version before buying iZX, it's free. Those customers who already bought iZX can get activation key for free. See here for more details.
Now about new features. The biggest one is online downloader integrated with WOS. It allows to browse catalogue, search for games and download them from WOS. Another most wanted feature is bluetooth keyboard support. The third feature is an ability to load programs from MIC input of device.
Also in release 2.0 you'll meet with new GUI interface for iPad, quicksaves and other improvements.


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Turan Gafarli
Turan Gafarli is an Assistant Researcher at TRT World Research Centre. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics from Queen Mary University of London and a Master of Arts in Transnational Studies from University College London where he submitted the thesis Nation-State in the Age of Globalization: Turkey's Contemporary Path 1996-2016.
Turan worked as a researcher for Lord German, Treasurer of the Liberal Democrat Party, in the House of Lords whilst also interning at the Turkic Council, the Council of Europe and the United Nations Office in Geneva.
His research interests include Eurasia and Transcaucasia, Turkic World, globalization and the nation state debate. He also contributed to the book entitled Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom – 100 Years of Partnership (2019). Turan is also a member of Chatham House Royal Institute of International Affairs.