Stardew Valley is a relaxing, simple farm-life simulator in which you gradually build up your farm, forge lasting relationships and help a bunch of lovable little forest spirits called Junimos rebuild the town's Community Center—or simply bulldoze it to make room for a storage warehouse for your local JojaMart. After all, that's what the game is really all about: your choices, and how they affect the community of Pelican Town (and your own farm within). If you happen to make fat stacks of gold in the process, that's awesome, too.
When you're first getting started with Stardew Valley, it can be easy to get overwhelmed. After all, there's a farm to run, friends to make, chores to complete, gathering to do. That seemingly simple farm-life, with its daily chores and respectable hard work, has the possibility of becoming an overwhelming stress-fest if you worry too much about maximizing your farm's output. However, there's certainly nothing wrong with wanting to get the most out of your experience while creating a reasonably profitable farming empire!
When creating your character, you are given the option to select your desired farm map. For the sake of simplicity, this guide is written with the Standard Farm map in mind. This map offers the largest amount of tillable tiles (3,427) and is the easiest to build on, since the layout is mostly uncluttered by scenery and water. It's worth noting that the other map types are quite beautiful, and many general layout strategies will still apply.
Other map options include Riverland Farm, Forest Farm, Hill-top Farm, and Wilderness Farm, each designed with a specific player skill in mind: Fishing for Riverland Farm, Foraging for Forest Farm, Mining for Hill-top Farm, and Combat for Wilderness Farm.
After an enjoyable bit of introductory gameplay, you're ready to take on the responsibility of running your own farm and can begin using your tools to clear patches of land. You have access to only the most basic tools, including the Axe, Fishing Pole, Hoe, Pickaxe, and Watering Can, which can be upgraded as you progress. Each tool consumes Energy when used—run out of Energy, and you'll become exhausted to the point of passing out. You'll be dragged back home, charged a fee, and a new day will begin.
When you're ready to start putting your ideas on paper, Stardew Planner is an incredibly valuable tool that allows you to digitally design your complete farm layout, placing buildings, terrain, crops and more, on a grid of the farm map you have selected.
Once you've made some space amidst the chaos of twigs, stumps and rocks, it's time to start working on that layout. You'll be starting small, of course, but it's best to have a general idea of how you want your overall farm to look, so you can gradually work towards that goal. A great way to do this is by "zoning" your farm's layout to set a general idea of where you'll be placing crop beds, barns, storage buildings, etc. This is where Stardew Planner will truly shine, as you can use it to get the exact measurements of each in-game item to make sure you're allowing for enough room. Doing so can be especially difficult to do early on in-game, as you'll still have much land clearing to do, with some debris requiring upgraded tools.
Of course all of this long-term development will require money, so you want to start farming as soon as possible. You're given some seeds early on and can purchase additional seeds from Pierre's General Store, JojaMart, and (occasionally) the Traveling Cart, a vendor that is available in Cindersap Forest on Fridays and Sundays. Much later, at Farming Level 9, you can obtain the Seed Maker through questing or crafting, with which you can turn most crops into seeds.
When it comes to setting up your plots, you can actually choose any layout you'd like. Shake off those old Harvest Moon habits—you don't need to plant in 3x3 arrangements! You can safely walk through your crops without causing any damage, so you don't have to put paths between your plots, either. You're free to make plots as large and wide as you want. Keep in mind that you'll be unable to pass through crops grown on a trellis, such as hops or grapes, so if you're dealing with those, you'll want to leave space as needed to pass by. If you plan to use Sprinklers (and you should), you may wish to set up your plots to take advantage of their output early on so you don't have to completely redesign later (more on that below).
It's worth noting that there are benefits to the trusted 3x3 layout, especially when starting out. You're limited by your low level tools and have only so much Energy to spare, so you'll want to start with small plots that are easily maintained. Additionally, when planting Cauliflower, Melons or Pumpkins, 3x3 plots have a chance to grow into a giant crop, which have a much higher yield.
One of the most important things to keep in mind when planning your crop layout is to remember that you'll actually have to be able to maintain the plots. This includes tilling the soil, planting the crops, watering the crops, gathering the crops and re-planting the crops. Any tasks which involve use of tools will consume Energy, so you don't want to be too ambitious! Early game, especially in the first Spring, you won't have access to the fancier, upgraded tools that make your life easier, so you'll be stuck working your farm the hard(er) way.
The crops themselves are relatively low maintenance. You plant them, water them, harvest them and sell them (or use them to create other goods, then sell those). You can choose to use Fertilizers which offer different bonuses including and increased chance of growing quality crops, give your crops a chance to stay watered overnight (cutting down on your workload), and can increase the growth rate of your crops (so they can be gathered earlier).
Early on, keeping your crops watered daily can be one of the more tiring tasks. As you upgrade the Watering Can, it will be able to hold more water and will water multiple tiles in straight lines, eventually watering 3x3 and 3x9 grids, instead of having to water each crop individually. You can begin upgrading the Watering Can as soon as you want, but know that upgrading tools will take two days, which means one full day you won't be able to water your plants. However, on days that it rains, you won't need to water your crops, so be sure to check your TV regularly for the weather forecast so you can plan accordingly.
Once you reach Farming Level 2 (through farming, of course), you'll unlock the recipe to craft Sprinklers. Sprinklers will automatically water your crops every morning, freeing up your Energy for other tasks such as Mining! There are three different tiers of Sprinklers, each watering a specific number of adjacent tiles.
Unfortunately, the first tier Sprinkler is pretty weak, and many players feel that they're not even worth bothering with. If you do decide you'll be using them, you may wish to plan your plots early on to keep optimal output in mind. For Quality Sprinklers, you can create 3x3 plots with the Sprinkler in the middle to ensure proper watering. Once you're using Iridium Sprinklers, it is generally easiest to place 5x5 plots side by side, with a Sprinkler in the middle of each one for proper watering coverage.
The Hoe, by design, will till soil. Unfortunately, this can result in the accidental removal of items placed on soil, including your Sprinklers. To avoid this annoyance, place your Sprinklers on a path tile so you don't hoe 'em up by mistake.
Your crops are vulnerable to more than just dehydration. Scarecrows will keep crows from eating your crops, and a single Scarecrow will protect the 248 tiles in a circle around it. They're easy to craft and cover so much space that you really don't have to worry about being too exact in factoring them into your layout.
Your crops are also vulnerable to lightning strikes. You won't be able to acquire Lighting Rods until much later in the game, once you reach Foraging Level 6, so don't worry too much about this when you're just getting started out. Lightning Rods can be placed anywhere on your farm to absorb lightning, so they will not need to be worked into your plot layout. Each Rod can only hold a single strike at a time, at which point it will begin a 24 hour process of creating a Battery Pack, which are used to create (among other things) Iridium Sprinklers!
Unlike soil-planted crops, which are perfectly content to be trampled on a daily basis, crops that grow on trellis will stop you in your path. This makes sense, as the trellis is an actual solid, impassable object. It's important to keep this limitation in mind if you plan to farm these crops, as you'll need to be able to actually reach each crop in order to harvest them. Because of this, you may consider utilizing the trusty 3x3 layout (which will allow for access to all crops while also positioning a Sprinkler in the middle). Once you're using Iridium Sprinklers, you can expand this plot to a 5x5 by planting other, non-trellis crops in the outer tiles.
Barns: not just for animals anymore!
If you're looking for extra storage space for chests, kegs, farming equipment, look no further than the trusty Barn! If you're low on gold, Sheds are cheaper than Barns and are a good starting point, but the Deluxe Barn will offer double the storage capacity with a similar footprint (Sheds are 7x3, Barns are 7x4). Definitely something to keep in mind if you're a habitual hoarder (or just want to make lots and lots of beer and wine).
Once you've built a Stable, you're now the proud owner of a quality horse, which allows you to move 30 percent faster when riding. If you're planning to ride your horse around your farm, be sure to keep the horse's strange tile requirements in mind. When moving horizontally, the horse can pass through one space tiles with no trouble, but when moving vertically, it will require at least two spaces of room. You can't use your tools or while riding, so you don't need to worry about making room for him among your crops, but be sure the rest of your farm (or, at least, anywhere you're planning to ride) is horse-friendly!
Winter is coming—time to tear down the farm!
In Winter, you won't be able to plant any crops until you can access Winter Seeds, crafted using the Wild Seeds (Wi) recipe unlocked at Foraging Level 7. This makes Winter the best time to catch up on the "everything else" besides farming: relationships, foraging, fishing, etc. It's also a great time to make changes to your farm's layout, based on your experiences over the past three seasons.
Good luck running the farm!


For those who don't know, milkshake is a sweet and refreshing drink that's usually made from milk, cream, and natural flavors or sweeteners such as butter, caramel, syrup or chocolate. A couple of years ago, there are three types of milkshake only which are the hand-blended, the milkshake machine, and the soft serve mixed with syrup. But in recent time, to meet busy modern life requirements, there is one more type – the premade products.
In those four, the hand-blended milkshake is the traditional way that its key ingredients are ice cream and syrup flavors (such as chocolate, malt and malt flour). The best thing about this type is you can flexibly mix and create different formulas, which means it's much more diverse than the milkshake machine. Sometimes, a few formulas don't ask to add ice cream at all.
Besides, in Latin America and Cuba, there's something called batido – a kind of hand-blended milkshake that's added fruit ingredients.
Fun fact: In Nicaragua, milkshake is called malteada leche.
But in United States, we usually enjoy this tasty drink with crackers, candy bars or alcoholic beverages.
Now, might you wonder why the machine-mixed milkshake was born when its taste isn't as nice as the hand-mixed.
Though such drawback, the best benefits you will get from this type is it can serve a huge number of people. Or, in other words, it takes less time to prepare than the hand-mixed. In fact, this type is preferred a lot in many restaurants.
In terms of the soft cream syrup mix, as its name implies, two essential ingredients for this is soft cream or cold milk and syrups like fruits or nuts. Like the machine-mixed, this type is commonly served in some restaurants or fast food shops.
Last is the milkshake powder. Frequently, this milkshake is packed in bottles and has a volume of 330ml, 500ml to 1 liter and available in many convenience stores in North America and United Kingdom. In each pack, there are milk mixed with sweeteners and manmade syrups.
Okay, the reason I want you to get such basic information about milkshake is to let you know that among those four types, the hand-blended is the most delicious that's worth trying. Particularly, those who love trying unique formulas, doing it yourself is the best way to enjoy. And in this article, I will share you some – from the most basic formulas to some rare ones. Don't miss out!
Step 1: Put the ingredients of fresh milk, chocolate cream, chocolate syrup, vanilla powder into the blender, add 1 shake of ice cubes and mash them down.
Step 2: The reason I recommend you to choose a chilled milkshake chocolate glass is to help keep the drink last longer and also preserve its delicious taste. Now, pour the milkshake mixture into the glass.
Step 3: Next, add about 40g of whipped cream on the top and sprinkle with some chocolate chip to decorate. Now, just ready to serve!
With these simple instruction, you will have a delicious chocolate milkshake. The bittersweet taste of the chocolate-milk blending will make a feeling of floating. If you are a die-hard fan of sweet food, this wonderful drink is incredible.
To get a delicious chocolate milkshake, the key is the amount of ice. It must be not too thick, nor too thin. So, commonly, you should use a shake for a glass of 380ml. Might some people think that this chocolate milkshake formula is pretty simple. But the most important thing is the standard formula to taste not too sweet or too bitter by the amount of chocolate and milk.
Cookie Milkshake is a combination of these ingredients: Oreo, fresh milk and vanilla ice cream. This cool and fatty drink is very attractive to the sweet girl and the truth is this formula is covered in many coffee shops. So, why don't make your house a mini shop to serve yourself? Or, simply impress your lover, husband, friends or family with it?
Step 1: Cool the beverage glass to keep the taste of your Cookie Milkshake longer.
Step 2: Give all ingredients of fresh milk, vanilla powder, cream, Oreo and ice cubes into a blender. The reason I ask you to add ice cubes together with other ingredients is to let the mixture be smoothed and tastier. Besides, to get the best flavor, my advice is choosing the vanilla Oreo instead of the chocolate or the cold cream.
Step 3: Mix it up. Squeeze about 40g of whipped cream on top, sprinkle with crushed Oreo to decorate.
Cookies Milkshake is not only very easy to do, but also helps you make advantage of those ingredients that have been staying in the refrigerator for a long time without chances to use. Oreo is a bit boring when eating them alone, HOWEVER when mixed with fresh milk to create a delicious drink, it's great.
This is a mixture of Strawberry and milk. Along with that, there are vanilla ice cream and a little Strawberry Syrup to create a delicious sweet-sour flavor and an attractive pink color by a blender. I particularly choose this formula to add to this list because strawberry is a popular fruit that's favorited worldwide by many people. Or, in other words, it's not a selective food so, chances it might be another delicious prep for you to try out.
Beside of its interesting taste, strawberries also provide many vitamins and minerals, which is especially good for the skin and helps to brighten it effectively. So, shake it now!
Step 1: Cool the beverage glass to keep the taste of your Strawberry Milkshake longer. Remove all stems of strawberries, wash them and put in the freezer compartment of your refrigerator until they are frozen, which is also my tip to help the drink tastier.
Step 2: Put the fresh milk, 20g of vanilla powder, vanilla ice cream, 100g of fresh strawberries, 30ml of strawberry syrup and finally, a shake of ice cubes into a blender. Blend them up!
Step 3: Pour the strawberry milkshake mixture into the glass. Top with 40g of whipped cream. Now, to make it more attractive, you can similarly decorate to your Milkshake with a waffle and some strawberries or waffles.
It is not difficult to make such delicious Strawberry Milkshake, sweet and sour, delicious and refreshing. Just a little variation along with your favorite fruit, you can have a glass of drink that is seductive from color to taste. Strawberries are more aromatic when milled with milk, so you will smell a light, fresh and natural scent.
Matcha Milkshake not only brings a delicious taste to lighten up your day, but also comes up with attractive green color to selfie with. This is surely a new and unique drink to melt your heard and feel addicted right from the first time enjoying.
To make it, we just need to prepare matcha powder, fresh milk, honey, vanilla extract, whipped cream and then a simple formulation.
Again, as mentioned above, the best thing when you hand blend a milkshake is that all of its flavors can be adjusted flexibly by reducing their amount depending on your preferences. But here is the basic formula to make a tasty Matcha milkshake.
Step 1: Orderly add all ingredients including matcha powder, fresh milk or coconut milk, honey and vanilla into the blender.
Step 2: Add vanilla ice cream and ice cubes, then cover the lid, operate the machine to mix them until you get a smooth mixture.
Step 3: Pour it into a glass, apply a whipped cream over it and sprinkle with some matcha powder to decorate the drink. And that's it, pretty easy, right?
– The quality of matcha Milkshake depends on the quality of matcha powder. Therefore, I recommend using the high-quality kind to help ensure the taste of the drink, as well as safe for your health.
– When making Matcha Milkshake, if you use a specialized blender with high capacity, you can add ice cubes directly to it, but vice versa, you should mash them by hands before adding to ensure your blender can last longer.
That's it! Now, it's your turn to get straight up to the kitchen and make some delicious yet easy drinks to surprise your family. Hope you have a nice weekend!


From May until October, we visit Klein Bonaire three mornings a week, looking for sea turtle activity. You can join us in our new boat to Klein Bonaire. You will be walking along the 2 km beach with STCB's turtle experts looking for turtle tracks; both from adult females coming on shore to lay their nests and also from newly hatched sea turtles. The cost for the field trip is 40 USD for adults and 20 USD for children under 12 years. Residents who bring their ID get 50% discount. Your financial contribution is used to fund our nest monitoring patrol and help safeguard Bonaire's sea turtles.
Every Tuesday morning STCB goes to Sorobon to clean and repair the seagrass lines. Sorobon is the side of Lac Bai where the windsurfers surf. This is a prime windsurfing spot because Lac is very shallow and there is wind consistently. Unfortunately, this area also has seagrass beds that are vital to the marine ecosystem and that filter the water in Lac. Due to windsurfing, these seagrass beds are getting destroyed. Without these seagrasses Lac will not be clean and clear, so to protect them from surfers STCB has created floating barriers. Every week the lines need to be cleaned and repaired to continue to protect the seagrass beds and keep Lac Bai beautiful! To sign up for volunteering, please contact Dr. Sue Willis.
Interested to learn more about sea turtles and the work Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire does? Every second and fourth Wednesday evening we have a presentation from 20:00 till 21:15. Please check our Facebook page for the location.
"Please mind that we cannot guarantee that there will be any sea turtle activity during the Nest Monitoring on Klein Bonaire as Mother Nature is unpredictable."


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Q: google map will not be open on Internet explorer I have a live site created on dnn. I enterd site url on firefox and site will be opened after that i click on contact_Us tab a box will be open where multiple country names and "Get Directions" button placed on the box when i click on country name like "New-York" and click on "Get Directions" a map will be opened and it will point out a location on the map. It also working on google chrome. But the map will not be open on internet explorer. Why?
Kindly suggest me.
Waiting for reply.
Thanks

A: Add Google Maps as a trusted site
The easiest and safest way to enable viewing maps in your browser is to add Google Maps to your list of trusted sites in Internet Explorer. Here's how:
Click Tools > Internet Options.
Click the Security tab.
Select the "Trusted sites" icon, and click the Sites button. Deselect the option "Require server verification for all sites in this zone."
In the text field Add this Web site to the zone, type "maps.google.com" (without quotes) and click Add.
Repeat step five to add the following sites: "local.google.com", "www.google.com", and "*.google.com" (all without quotes).
Click OK, then click OK again to save your changes.
Clear the browser cache
Clearing your browser cache may resolve the problem you're experiencing.
To clear your cache in Internet Explorer 8.0+, follow these steps:
In Internet Explorer, click Tools. If you don't see the menu, press Alt on your keyboard to show menus.
Select Delete Browsing History.
Select the checkbox next to "Temporary Internet Files."
Click Delete.
It can take several minutes for the cache history to be deleted. Once the files have been deleted, click Okay.
For lower versions of IE, see our article on clearing your browser's cache.
Make sure JavaScript, ActiveX, and "binary behaviors" are enabled
JavaScript and ActiveX are what help to make your Google Maps experience more dynamic and interactive. If not enabled, certain functions built into the product won't work properly.
To enable these browser settings in IE:
Click Tools > Internet Options.
Click the Security tab.
Click the Custom level button.
Verify that the Enable button next to "Run ActiveX controls and plug-in" is selected. If you're using Windows XP, verify that the Enable button next to "Binary and script behaviors" is selected.
Verify that the Enable button under "Active scripting" is selected.
Click OK, then click OK again to save your changes.
Update the "scripting engine" of your system
Google Maps takes advantage of several advanced browser features. If your browser appears not to load the map properly, you may need to update your scripting engine. You can obtain the latest scripting engine directly from Microsoft:
For Windows 7, Vista, XP, and 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/default.aspx
You'll probably need to restart your system after performing this update. Then, try Maps again to confirm if this step resolved your problem.
Install the latest version of DirectX and Flash Player
Some IE users have reported that installing the latest version (9.0c) of DirectX has resolved the difficulties they've experienced viewing maps. To install DirectX, please visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/179113
In order for certain functions of Google Maps to work (such as Street View), you need to have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player installed. To install Flash, please visit http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/
Check for security settings or browser plug-ins
Some security programs and third-party browser plug-ins are designed to modify webpage content and may interfere with Google Maps. If applicable, try adding maps.google.com as a trusted site for your security program's firewall.
Please refer the site: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/21849?hl=en

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Working together to foster innovation
by Gabriel Olano 04 Oct 2018
Working together to foster innovation | Insurance Business
The relationship between established insurers and insurtech start-up should be more cooperative than adversarial, according to one insurance leader.
Joao Neiva, head of innovation for Asia-Pacific at Zurich Insurance, spoke with Insurance Business about how the global insurer is working towards a harmonious relationship with the growing number of insurtechs in the region.
One of Zurich's recent moves is the creation of the Zurich Innovation World Championship, which is a global tournament searching for the best and most innovative insurtech start-ups. The start-ups will compete in regional rounds before moving on to a global final in February 2019.
"Initiatives like the Zurich Innovation World Championship drive more collaboration between established insurers and start-ups building innovative solutions or leveraging new technologies," Neiva said. "This collaboration will expand the markets and improve customer experiences when buying insurance solutions."
The focus on collaboration between insurer and insurtech start-up departs from previous paradigms, which stoked fears of lost jobs amid intense competition, with insurtechs rendering the old insurers obsolete, while the latter tries to harness their vast resources to drive the former out of business.
However, according to Neiva, that is not the case. Disruption, which leads to the transformation of the insurance industry to better suit its customers' needs, can be achieved by working together.
"Even for well capitalised start-ups, the challenge is to get enough scale or to build a dominant position in the market," he said. "Therefore, disruption is more likely to come through collaboration between insurers and insurtech rather through competition. Both parties need to focus on what will drive better experience, products, and services for their customers."
Indeed, research has shown that insurers are more open to working with insurtechs than outright competing with them or buying them.
The arrival of technology will benefit not only insurers, but also intermediaries, despite what some think that they are on the verge of extinction due to insurtech's focus on bringing insurance direct to the customer.
"Technology will give agents and brokers the freedom to be even more customer focused," Neiva said. "They can provide better advice to customers, give certainty of purchase (when meeting the customer) and can allow customers to use their preferred means of payment. Intermediaries can also use technology to access new leads and to have a more regular interaction with existing customers."
This, he said, is demonstrated by intermediaries harnessing technology to assist their personnel in doing their jobs, not replacing them.
"Insurers and distributors can engage jointly with insurtechs to provide better solutions for customers," he said. "As an example, more and more brokers and agents are adopting end-to-end sales tools to compete among each other and provide a better customer experience. With that, they can focus on what they are good at: giving professional advice to their customers."
Income's Peter Tay on digital transformation of insurers
Singapore to facilitate insurer-tech firm partnerships
Where can smaller insurers and brokers start when it comes to AI?

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In what is positive news for the development of renewable energy in the southern Africa region, Lesotho has recently acquired a grant of almost USD 700,000 to develop a 20-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) plant. USD 695,000 in grant funding has been awarded to NEO I SPV, a subsidiary of OnePower Lesotho, and will be used to prepare the business case for the PV plant.
The funding was approved by the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) which is managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB). AfDB's Africa Climate Technology Centre (ACTC) will also cover the costs related to legal services and support for the implementation of the project.
ESI Africa reports that "The Lesotho PV project will contribute around 13% to the country's maximum system demand of around 150MW." Furthermore, it is expected that the project will lessen Lesotho's need to obtain coal-generated electricity from its neighbours Mozambique and South Africa. This will lead to savings in Lesotho's national budget and will help to cut its total carbon dioxide emissions.
More generally the AfDB supports Africa's sustainable energy agenda in three main ways. Firstly, it can provide grant financing to support medium-scale renewable energy and energy efficiency projects such as with this Lesotho PV project. Secondly, it can make equity investments to help bridge financing gaps experienced by the developers of small- and medium-sized power projects. Finally, it can offer support to the public sector to help create an environment which will attract private investments in sustainable energy.


All of us care about our family's health and well-being. Elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, and pregnant women and young children are especially vulnerable. For decades, we have tested our water for lead. This testing shows that there is no lead in the water that enters the distribution piping. We also adjust the pH of the water to reduce corrosion in our pipe systems and to help prevent lead from leaching out of your old household plumbing fixtures.
Although rare, some homes built before 1950 may have been connected to our water system by a lead "gooseneck". For more than 40 years we have been removing all lead parts from our system. We have reviewed our documentation and developed a materials evaluation. There are no known lead service lines in our distribution system.
The main source of lead in our community's tap water is old household plumbing. Household plumbing is the homeowner's portion of the service line which runs from the meter to your house and the type of internal plumbing and faucets used inside your home. Lead solder was often used in homes built or plumbed with copper pipes before 1986. Lead is also common in brass faucets and fixtures installed before 2014.
Use only cold water to drink, cook and make baby formula.
Hot water makes it easier for lead to leach from your pipes into the drinking water.
Your faucet aerator can trap particles that contain lead.
Clean your aerator every few months to remove any particles.
As of January 4, 2014, all pipes, fittings and fixtures must contain less than 0.25 percent lead. Learn how to identify lead free products.
Consider using a water filter.
Contact National Sanitation Foundation International at 1-800-673-8010 or visit the website for information about certified water filters. Follow all filter maintenance instructions to keep your water safe.
You can have your tap water tested for the presence of lead. Click here for a list of certified laboratories.
You can find out if you have lead pipes.
You can ask your child's doctor to have a lead blood level test done. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that public health actions be initiated when the level of lead in a child's blood is 5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL) or more.


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using System;

class DigitAsWord
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Enter number in range (0...9)");
        string num = (Console.ReadLine());
        switch (num)
        {
            case "0":
                Console.WriteLine("zero");
                break;
            case "1":
                Console.WriteLine("one");
                break;
            case "2":
                Console.WriteLine("two");
                break;
            case "3":
                Console.WriteLine("three");
                break;
            case "4":
                Console.WriteLine("four");
                break;
            case "5":
                Console.WriteLine("five");
                break;
            case "6":
                Console.WriteLine("sixe");
                break;
            case "7":
                Console.WriteLine("seven");
                break;
            case "8":
                Console.WriteLine("eight");
                break;
            case "9":
                Console.WriteLine("nine");
                break;
            default :
                Console.WriteLine("Not in range or not a digit");
                break;
        }
    }
}

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Деревянные цилиндры-пломбы (цилиндры-замки́) — деревянные запорно-пломбировочные устройства, использовавшиеся в средневековье для гарантированного запирания мешков с собранной мечниками или емцами данью. Являются аналогами печатей. Известны с XI века, о чём свидетельствуют археологические находки с территории бывшего Посадского двора Великого Новгорода, где были обнаружены десятки ольховых и берёзовых пломб, а также с Белоозера и польского города Волина. В Новгороде отрезанные от мешков цилиндры княжеских чиновников («мечников») обнаруживались не на территории резиденций князя, а на усадьбах знатных новгородских деятелей. На цилиндрах-пломбах нередко встречаются зарубки как один из вариантов записи числа, использовавшийся наравне с кириллическими цифрами, но они не были налоговыми бирками и не свидетельствовали об уплате налогов. В цилиндре было два канала — продольный и поперечный. Верёвка опоясывала горловину мешка, в который была упакована дань, завязывалась узлом. Концы верёвки вместе с узлом заправлялись в продольный канал. В поперечный канал вставлялась пробка и расклинивалась. Взять пушнину из мешка можно было либо разрезав его, либо сломав сам цилиндр, либо срезав верёвку. В любом случае такие вмешательства были бы видны.

История
Первая деревянная пломба-цилиндр была обнаружена в Новгороде в Неревском конце в 1951 году в слое второй половины XI века. Она представляла собой обрезок берёзового ствола, длиной 8 см и диаметром 5,5 сантиметров. На поверхности замка-цилиндра № 1 имелись отпечатки некогда обматывавшего его шнура и были вырезаны княжеская геральдическая эмблема и надпись «Емьця гривны 3». В 1955 году на той же усадьбе в том же слое был найден цилиндр № 2 с надписью «княже». На третьем цилиндре, найденном в 1970 году в Славенском конце в слоях XI века, надписей не было, но был дважды вырезан княжеский знак. Короткий поперечный канал этого цилиндра был плотно забит деревянной пробкой слегка конической формы, а противоположный, более узкий конец был расщеплён и заклинен. Цилиндр № 5 был найден в 1972 году на Легощенском (Людогощенском) раскопе. На четвёртом цилиндре, найденном в 1973 году в Загородском конце в слое XI века, имелась такая же пробка и надпись «Емца 10 гривен». Пятый цилиндр был найден на Нутном раскопе в Славенском конце в 1980 году. На нём нет ни знаков, ни надписей. Имеет широкую дату — 1109 — 1152 годы. Ещё два цилиндра были найдены в 1980 году в Людином конце в слое конца X века — началом XI века. На шестом цилиндре был княжеский знак, изображение меча и длинная надпись, на седьмом — надпись «В 9 гривнах и гривне — гривна» и княжеский знак. По комплексу данных, два из первых восьми цилиндров датировались по меньшей мере на 10 лет раньше даты крещения Руси (988). Однако, датировка этих цилиндров (№6 и №7) X веком ныне оказывается под сомнением и более вероятной теперь представляется их датировка первой половиной XI века, как относящихся к комплексу цилиндров с усадьбы Е. Из 13 найденных в 1951 — 1997 годах цилиндров, 10 были найдены в культурных слоях XI века, 2 — в слоях первой половины XII века, ещё один, найденный не при раскопках, не был датирован. Летом 1999 года в слое 30-x годов XI веков при раскопках огромной усадьбы Е на Троицком раскопе (Людин конец), видимо имевшей общественный характер, было найдено 38 цилиндров-замков. Из этой же усадьбы происходят 2 пломбы, найденные в 1980 году. Из 40 пломб с этой усадьбы 12 были с надписями, в 4 случаях в них шла речь о принадлежности «мехов» (мешков) «мечникам». В 7 случаях на пломбах был изображён меч, 10 случаях — княжеские геральдические знаки, пять из них принадлежали князю Мстиславу, сыну Владимира Мономаха, который княжил в Новгороде с перерывами с 1088 по 1117 год. На некоторых пломбах встречаются имена персонажей, известных по находкам берестяных грамот, частности — боярин Хотен, известный по найденной здесь же берестяной грамоте. На территории усадьбы Ж в слое конца XI века нашли два деревянных замка-цилиндра. На одном из них был вырезан знак, напоминающий трискелион или трикветр. Деревянная пломба с надписью «Иване» найдена на Троицком раскопе в усадьбе Ж в слое начала XII века. Всего из слоя первой половины XII века на Троицком раскопе из усадьбы Ж происходит 91 товарная пломба с изображениями разнообразных знаков, различных святых и крестов, в том числе процветших.

В надписях пяти цилиндров-пломб были указаны местности сбора пошлин в Заволочье: Тихманьга (Тихмеге — в 520 километрах к северо-востоку от Новгорода, цилиндр-пломба № 6), Усть-Вага (Оустье Вагы — 780 км, цилиндр-пломба № 19), Пинега (Пинезе — 900 км, цилиндр-пломба № 11), Емца (цилиндр № 1, в НГБ I — это надпись № 2 и цилиндр № 4) и Вага (цилиндр № 30).

Древнерусские новгородские пломбы-бирки, представляли собой небольшие восьми—десяти сантиметровые деревянные цилиндры-замки́, с двумя длинными взаимно перпендикулярными выемками и клинообразной заглушкой. Через горловину мешка пропускали веревку либо кожаный ремешок. Концы этой связи вводили с двух сторон в длинный канал, вместе выпускали наружу. Их связывали узлом, убирали узел внутрь цилиндра и забивали короткий поперечный канал расклиненной пробкой, а концы пробки обрезали заподлицо — мешок был заперт. Из снабженного таким замком мешка с пушниной или другими ценностями ничего нельзя было достать, не разрезав сам мешок или пропущенную через замок верёвку, или же не расколов цилиндр-пломбу.

Кроме Новгорода, один цилиндр-замок был найден в Белоозере. Также известны подобные цилиндры из слоёв X века польского Волина. На волинском цилиндре был вырезан княжеский знак, находящий ближайшие аналогии на русских трапецевидных привесках того же времени. В нём нет поперечного канала (имеется только широкий продольный), но у него есть небольшое отверстие в утолщённом крае. Значительно меньшие по размерам ирландские цилиндрические пуговицы-застёжки (toggles) XI века, подробно описанные Джеймсом Лангом, оказались произведениями автохтонной материальной культуры, не имеющими ничего общего с волинскими и новгородскими цилиндрами-замками (пломбами).

См. также
 Берестяные грамоты
 Новгородские свинцовые грамоты

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 Замки-пломбы для опечатывания мешков с пушниной
 «ЦИЛИНДРЫ СВОБОДЫ» // Великий Новгород - родина России | Официальный сайт 1150-летия
 Авдусин Д. А. Основы археологии: Домонгольская Русь
 Янин В. Л., Зализняк А. А. Надписи на цилиндрах (из раскопок 1997-2000 гг.), 2004

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From the abstract to the concrete: urban design as a mechanism of behaviour change and social exclusion
March 25, 2018 · 5 Comments ·
Shopping malls are unforgiving, soulless and unfriendly places. For many people, frequenting the modern shopping mall is a deeply alienating and physically damaging experience. It brings with it a recognition of how some groups of people are being coerced and physically situated in the world – how citizens think and act is increasingly being determined by 'choice architecture' – which is all-pervasive: it's situated at a political, economic, cultural, social and material level. Hostile architecture – in all of its forms – is both a historic and contemporary leitmotif of hegemony.
Architecture, in both the abstract and the concrete, has become a mechanism of asymmetrically changing citizens' perceptions, senses, choices and behaviours – ultimately it is being used as a means of defining and targeting politically defined others, enforcing social exclusion and imposing an extremely authoritarian regime of social control.
Citizens targeted by a range of 'choice architecture' as a means of fulfiling a neoliberal 'behavioural change' agenda (aimed at fulfiling politically defined neoliberal 'outcomes') are those who are already profoundly disempowered and, not by coincidence, among the poorest social groups. The phrase choice architecture implies a range of offered options, with the most 'optimal' (defined as being in our 'best interest') highlighted or being 'incentivised' in some way. However, increasingly, choice architecture is being used to limit the choices of those who already experience heavy socioeconomic and political constraints on their available decision-making options.
Urbanomics and the cutting edge of social exclusion: what is 'defensive architecture' defending?
Social exclusion exists on multiple levels. The distribution of wealth and power, access to citizenship rights and freedoms, political influence and consideration are a few expressions of inclusion or exclusion. It also exists and operates in time and space – in places.
Our towns and cities have also increasingly become spaces that communicate to us who 'belongs' and who isn't welcome. From gated communities and the rise of private policing, surveillance and security to retail spaces designed to fulfil pure profiteering over human need, our urban spaces have become extremely anticommunal; they are now places where an exclusive social-spatial order is being defined and enforced. That order reflects and contains the social-economic order.
Retail spaces are places of increasing psychological and sensual manipulation and control. Hostile architecture is designed and installed to protect the private interests of the wealthy, propertied class in upmarket residential areas and to protect the private profiteering interests of the corporate sector in retail complexes.
The very design of our contemporary cities reflects, directs and amplifies political and social prejudices, discrimination and hostility toward marginalised social groups. Hostile architectural forms prevent people from seeking refuge and comfort in public spaces. Places that once reflected human coexistence are being encroached upon, restrictions are placed on access and limits to its commercial usage, demarcating public and private property and permitting an unrestrained commodification of urban spaces and property.
In 2014, widespread public outrage arose when a luxury London apartment building installed anti-homeless spikes to prevent people from sleeping in an alcove near the front door. The spikes, which were later removed following the public outcry, drew public attention to the broader urban phenomenon of hostile architecture.
Dehumanising 'defensive architecture' – ranging from benches in parks and bus stations that you can't actually sit on, to railings that look like the inside of iron maidens, to metal spikes that shriek 'this is our private space, go away' – is transforming urban landscapes into a brutal battleground for the haves and socioeconomically excluded have-nots. The buildings and spaces are designed to convey often subtle messages about who is welcome and who is not.
Hostile architecture is designed and installed to target, frustrate deter and ultimately exclude citizens who fall within 'unwanted' demographics.
Although many hostile architecture designs target homeless people, there are also a number of exclusion strategies aimed at deterring congregating young people, many of these are less physical or obvious than impossibly uncomfortable seating, which is primarily designed and installed to prevent homeless people from finding a space to sleep or rest. However, the seating also excludes others who may need to rest more frequently, from sitting comfortably – from pregnant women, nursing mothers with babies and young children to those who are ill, elderly and disabled citizens.
When the purpose of public seating isn't taking the weight off your feet and providing rest.
Some businesses play classical music as a deterrent – based on an assumption that young people don't like it. Other sound-based strategies include the use of high-frequency sonic buzz generators (the 'mosquito device') meant to be audible only to young people under the age of 25.
Some housing estates in the UK have also installed pink lighting, aimed at highlighting teenage blemishes, and deterring young males, who, it is assumed, regard pink 'calming' light as 'uncool'. There is little data to show how well these remarkably oppressive strategies actually work. Nor is anyone monitoring the potential harm they may cause to people's health and wellbeing. Furthermore, no-one seems to care about the psychological impact such oppressive strategies have on the targeted demographics – the intended and unintended consequences for the sighted populations, and those who aren't being targeted.
Hostile architecture isn't a recent phenomenon
Charles Pierre Baudelaire wrote a lot about the transformation of Paris in the 1850s and 1860s. For example, The Eyes of the Poor captures a whole series of themes and social conflicts that accompanied the radical re-design of Paris under Georges-Eugène Haussmann's controversial programme of urban planning interventions.
Baron Haussmann was considered an arrogant, autocratic vandal by many, regarded as a sinister man who ripped the historic heart out of Paris, driving his boulevards through the city's slums to help the French army crush popular uprisings. Republican opponents criticised the brutality of the work. They saw his avenues as imperialist tools to neuter fermenting civil unrest in working-class areas, allowing troops to be rapidly deployed to quell revolt. Haussmann was also accused of social engineering by destroying the economically mixed areas where rich and poor rubbed shoulders, instead creating distinct wealthy arrondissements.
Baudelaire opens the prose by asking his lover if she understands why it is that he suddenly hates her. Throughout the whole day, he says, they had shared their thoughts and feelings in the utmost intimacy, almost as if they were one. And then:
"That evening, feeling a little tired, you wanted to sit down in front of a new cafe forming the corner of a new boulevard still littered with rubbish but that already displayed proudly its unfinished splendors. The cafe was dazzling. Even the gas burned with all the ardor of a debut, and lighted with all its might the blinding whiteness of the walls, the expanse of mirrors, the gold cornices and moldings…..nymphs and goddesses bearing on their heads piles of fruits, pates and game…..all history and all mythology pandering to gluttony.
On the street directly in front of us, a worthy man of about forty, with tired face and greying beard, was standing holding a small boy by the hand and carrying on his arm another little thing, still too weak to walk. He was playing nurse-maid, taking the children for an evening stroll. They were in rags. The three faces were extraordinarily serious, and those six eyes stared fixedly at the new cafe with admiration, equal in degree but differing in kind according to their ages.
The eyes of the father said: "How beautiful it is! How beautiful it is! All the gold of the poor world must have found its way onto those walls."
The eyes of the little boy: "How beautiful it is! How beautiful it is! But it is a house where only people who are not like us can go."
As for the baby, he was much too fascinated to express anything but joy – utterly stupid and profound.
Song writers say that pleasure ennobles the soul and softens the heart. The song was right that evening as far as I was concerned. Not only was I touched by this family of eyes, but I was even a little ashamed of our glasses and decanters, too big for our thirst. I turned my eyes to look into yours, dear love, to read my thoughts in them; and as I plunged my eyes into your eyes, so beautiful and so curiously soft, into those green eyes, home of Caprice and governed by the Moon, you said:
"Those people are insufferable with their great saucer eyes. Can't you tell the proprietor
to send them away?"
So you see how difficult it is to understand one another, my dear angel, how incommunicable thought is, even between two people in love."
I like David Harvey's observations on this piece. He says "What is so remarkable about this prose poem is not only the way in which it depicts the contested character of public space and the inherent porosity of the boundary between the public and the private (the latter even including a lover's thoughts provoking a lover's quarrel), but how it generates a sense of space where ambiguities of proprietorship, of aesthetics, of social relations (class and gender in particular) and the political economy of everyday life collide."
The parallels here are concerning the right to occupy a public space, which is contested by the author's lover who wants someone to assert proprietorship over it and control its uses.
The cafe is not exactly a private space either; it is a space within which a selective public is allowed for commercial and consumption purposes.
There is no safe space – the unrelenting message of hostile architecture
What message do hostile architectural features send out to those they target? Young people are being intentionally excluded from their own communities, for example, leaving them with significantly fewer safe spaces to meet and socialise. At the same time, youth provision has been radically reduced under the Conservative neoliberal austerity programme – youth services were cut by at least £387m from April 2010 to 2016. I know from my own experience as a youth and community worker that there is a positive correlation between inclusive, co-designed, needs-led youth work interventions and significantly lower levels of antisocial behaviour. The message to young people from society is that they don't belong in public spaces and communities. Young people nowadays should be neither seen nor heard.
It seems that the creation of hostile environments – operating simultaneously at a physical, behavioural, cognitive, emotional, psychological and subliminal level – is being used to replace public services – traditional support mechanisms and provisions – in order to cut public spending and pander to the neoliberal ideal of austerity and 'rolling back the state'.
It also serves to normalise prejudice, discrimination and exclusion that is political- in its origin. Neoliberalism fosters prejudice, discrimination and it seems it is incompatible with basic humanism, human rights, inclusion and democracy.
The government are no longer investing in more appropriate, sustainable and humane responses to the social problems created by ideologically-driven decision-making, anti-public policies and subsequently arising structural inequalities – the direct result of a totalising neoliberal socioeconomic organisation.
For example, homeless people and increasingly disenfranchised and alienated young people would benefit from the traditional provision of shelters, safe spaces, support and public services. Instead both groups are being driven from the formerly safe urban enclaves they inhabited into socioeconomic wastelands and exclaves – places of exile that hide them from public visibility and place further distance between them and wider society.
Homelessness, poverty, inequality, disempowerment and alienation continue but those affected are being exiled to publicly invisible spaces so that these processes do not disturb the activities and comfort of urban consumers or offend the sensibilities of the corporate sector and property owners. After all, nothing is more important that profit. Least of all human need.
Homelessness as political, economic and public exile
Last year, when interviewed by the national homelessness charity Crisis, rough sleepers reported being brutally hosed with water by security guards to make them move on, and an increase in the use of other 'deterrent' measures. More than 450 people were surveyed in homelessness services across England and Wales. 6 in 10 reported an increase over the past year in 'defensive architecture' to keep homeless people away, making sitting or lying down impossible – including hostile spikes and railings, curved or segregated, deliberately uncomfortable benches and gated doorways.
Others said they had experienced deliberate 'noise pollution', such as loud music or recorded birdsong and traffic sounds, making it hard or impossible to sleep. Almost two-thirds of respondents said there had been an increase in the number of wardens and security guards in public spaces, who were regularly moving people on in the middle of the night, sometimes by washing down spaces where people were attempting to rest or sleep. Others reported noise being played over loudspeakers in tunnels and outside buildings.
Crisis chief executive Jon Sparkes said he had been shocked by the findings. He said: "It's dehumanising people. If people have chosen the safest, driest spot they can find, your moving them along is making life more dangerous.
"The rise of hostile measures is a sad indictment of how we treat the most vulnerable in our society. Having to sleep rough is devastating enough, and we need to acknowledge that homelessness is rising and work together to end it. We should be helping people off the streets to rebuild their lives – not just hurting them or throwing water on them."
'Defensive architecture' is a violent gesture and a symbol of a profound social and cultural unkindness. It is considered, calculated, designed, approved, funded and installed with the intention to dehumanise and to communicate exclusion. It reveals how a corporate oligarchy has prioritised a hardened, superficial style and profit motive over human need, diversity, complexity and inclusion.
Hostile architecture is covert in its capacity to exclude – designed so that those deemed 'legitimate' users of urban public space may enjoy a seemingly open, comfortable and inclusive urban environment, uninterrupted by the sight of the casualities of the same socioeconomic system that they derive benefit from. Superficially, dysfunctional benches and spikes appear as an 'arty' type of urban design. Visible surveillance technologies make people feel safe.
It's not a society that everyone experiences in the same way, nor one which everyone feels comfortable and safe in, however.
The article above is an edited extract from the blog of writer and human rights activist, Kitty S Jones.
The original article can be found at: https://kittysjones.wordpress.com/2018/01/03/from-the-abstract-to-the-concrete-urban-design-as-a-mechanism-of-behaviour-change-and-social-exclusion/
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Q: How to write a simple multicloud program (may be a helloworld program) using python? I want to deploy a simple program in all 3 cloud services (aws, azure and gcp) as a serverless function with single code base.
For ex. If i run print("hello world") in my local machine, it gives me hello world which is explicit. But if i want to run a helloworld program as a function in any cloud services i have to trigger that using a specific Trigger URL. Here the problem arise each cloud service provider uses diff methodology to invoke the program. Google uses flask framework, azure uses functions framework  and aws uses lambda. How can i gendralise my code to run in all the 3 platforms. Or is there any libraries avalable to handle this issue?

A: There will be code which is specific to each cloud provider. There is no way around that.
Spring Cloud Functions has an adapter for AWS, Azure and GCP
https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-function/docs/current/reference/html/index.html
So the same code can be run on each.


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package org.ovirt.engine.api.restapi.resource;

import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;

import org.ovirt.engine.api.model.Network;
import org.ovirt.engine.api.model.Networks;
import org.ovirt.engine.api.model.Qos;
import org.ovirt.engine.api.resource.NetworkResource;
import org.ovirt.engine.api.resource.NetworksResource;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.action.AddNetworkStoragePoolParameters;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.action.VdcActionType;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.StoragePool;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.interfaces.SearchType;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.queries.IdQueryParameters;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.queries.NameQueryParameters;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.queries.VdcQueryParametersBase;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.queries.VdcQueryType;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.compat.Guid;

public class BackendNetworksResource extends AbstractBackendNetworksResource implements NetworksResource {

    static final String[] SUB_COLLECTIONS = { "permissions", "vnicprofiles", "labels" };

    public BackendNetworksResource() {
        this(VdcQueryType.GetAllNetworks);
    }

    public BackendNetworksResource(VdcQueryType queryType) {
        super(queryType, VdcActionType.AddNetwork, SUB_COLLECTIONS);
    }

    @Override
    public Response add(Network network) {
        validateParameters(network, getRequiredAddFields());
        validateEnums(Network.class, network);
        org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.network.Network entity = map(network);
        AddNetworkStoragePoolParameters params = getAddParameters(network, entity);
        return performCreate(addAction,
                               params,
                               new DataCenterNetworkIdResolver(network.getName(), params.getStoragePoolId().toString()));
    }

    @Override
    public Networks list() {
        Networks networks;

        if (isFiltered()) {
            networks = mapCollection(getBackendCollection(queryType, getQueryParameters(), SearchType.Network));
        } else {
            networks = mapCollection(getBackendCollection(SearchType.Network));
        }

        for (Network network : networks.getNetworks()) {
            network.setDisplay(null);
        }
        return networks;
    }

    @Override
    protected Network addParents(Network model) {
        Qos qos = model.getQos();
        if (qos != null) {
            qos.setDataCenter(model.getDataCenter());
        }

        return model;
    }

    @Override
    protected VdcQueryParametersBase getQueryParameters() {
        return new IdQueryParameters(Guid.Empty);
    }

    @Override
    protected AddNetworkStoragePoolParameters getAddParameters(Network network,
            org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.network.Network entity) {
        if (namedDataCenter(network)) {
            entity.setDataCenterId(getDataCenterId(network));
        }

        AddNetworkStoragePoolParameters parameters =
                new AddNetworkStoragePoolParameters(entity.getDataCenterId(), entity);
        if (network != null && network.isSetProfileRequired()) {
            parameters.setVnicProfileRequired(network.isProfileRequired());
        }

        return parameters;
    }

    protected String[] getRequiredAddFields() {
        return new String[] { "name", "dataCenter.name|id" };
    }

    @Override
    public NetworkResource getNetworkResource(String id) {
        return inject(new BackendNetworkResource(id, this));
    }

    protected boolean namedDataCenter(Network network) {
        return network != null && network.isSetDataCenter() && network.getDataCenter().isSetName() && !network.getDataCenter().isSetId();
    }

    protected Guid getDataCenterId(Network network) {
        String networkName = network.getDataCenter().getName();
        return getEntity(StoragePool.class, VdcQueryType.GetStoragePoolByDatacenterName,
                new NameQueryParameters(networkName), "Datacenter: name="
                        + networkName).getId();

    }
}


Today we received International recognition for our world class breastfeeding support service. Decalie Brown, President of International Lactation Consultants Association visited today to present the IBCLC Care Award to staff. We congratulate our staff on working hard to achieve this prestigious award which was given for conducting activities that demonstrate promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding. This award is one of only three awards which has been given out in Australia and is the only one for NSW this year.
Commitment on the part of our Maternity team has paid off with families singing the praises of the support they received during their stay. Going home successfully breastfeeding is the goal of the majority of our families, it is a privilege to be able to provide a service which is so supportive and achieves results.
Families have access to ante-natal consultation and breastfeeding education, a daily breastfeeding class for Mum's as well as specialized class for partners and support people.
Eligible women who have elective c/sections are offered skin to skin contact with their baby in recovery along with breastfeeding support. The postnatal ward offers a myriad of breastfeeding support from bedside assistance to our very popular Infant Feeding Support Centre. This provides a comfortable, woman only space with expert breastfeeding support around the clock. The support continues after discharge home with the Outpatient Clinic.


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namespace Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.ContentEditing
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The dictionary translation overview display.
    /// </summary>
    [DataContract(Name = "dictionaryTranslation", Namespace = "")]
    public class DictionaryOverviewTranslationDisplay
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the display name.
        /// </summary>
        [DataMember(Name = "displayName")]
        public string DisplayName { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether has translation.
        /// </summary>
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text:
module Watir
  class Hidden < Input
    def visible?
      false
    end

    def click
      raise ObjectDisabledException, 'click is not available on the hidden field element'
    end
  end

  module Container
    def hidden(opts = {})
      Hidden.new(self, opts.merge(tag_name: 'input', type: 'hidden'))
    end

    def hiddens(opts = {})
      HiddenCollection.new(self, opts.merge(tag_name: 'input', type: 'hidden'))
    end
  end # Container

  class HiddenCollection < InputCollection
  end # HiddenCollection
end


The blog tour for Take It Like a Vamp by Candace Havens has started! Candace will be visiting blogs with interviews, guest posts, and giveaways. Each tour stop will be giving away an ebook copy!
Thursday, August 23rd – Book Lovers Inc.
Vampire Nick Christos might have been born in the Middle Ages, but those days seem tame compared to the last eight years spent ruling the Supernatural Council. The only respite in his long days of governing is with his sweet neighbor Casey Meyers. Sure, he's forced to take a cold shower after every encounter, but no way will he risk anything more with a human. Not with his blood thirsty ex on the prowl and out to ruin Nick's life. But when said crazy ex shows up at the ball and flies her freak flag high, Nick has more to worry about than keeping his hands off his neighbor. He'll have to stay closer than ever if he hopes to keep her alive, but will she want to leave him forever when she learns the truth?
Candace Havens.You're a rockin' chick.


My Peaceful Family Podcast Vol 27 features Ms.Mari Felton Beal who was my gradudate school roommate. Her mother is Japanese and married to her American father in 60s. She talked about how her parents met and their life story from the point of view of a child who grew up in cross-cultural household.
My Peaceful Family Podcast Vol 25 features Ms.Mie De La Torre who published Sci-Fi novel on Amazon Kindle titled "Level 3". Its 2nd book has just been released.
This episode's keyword is "kindle". This episode is in Japanese.
My Peaceful Family Podcast Vol 24 features Ms.Nao Kabashima who started Karen Organization of San Diego. In this episode, she talked about how she got started with creating a non-profit organization.
This episode's keyword is "self-help". This episode is in Japanese.


The fate of drug resistant mutations depends on factors, which we may be able to control, such as the rate and pattern of drug use. However, it also depends on factors over which we have no control, the most important of which is the biological cost that resistance imposes on the fitness of parasites. Drug resistance mutations are known to disrupt the parasite's metabolism, generating fitness costs. In drug-treated hosts, these costs are largely compensated by the benefits conferred by the resistance. In untreated hosts, however, the magnitude of these costs will determine whether these mutations will persist and spread in the population. Current views about the costs of drug resistance in malaria parasites are almost entirely based on data regarding parasitic infections in the vertebrate host. The costs of resistance in the mosquito vector have either been ignored entirely or been given only cursory attention. I will present data and ideas arising from a new project that aims to investigate the costs of drug resistance over the whole life cycle of Plasmodium.


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	err := os.Rename(src, fdm.Filepath())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	f, err := os.Open(fdm.Filepath())
	if err != nil {
		return err
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	if err != nil {
		return err
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	fdm.Size = fi.Size()

	return nil
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	return map[string]interface{}{
		"url":      fdm.Url(),
		"filename": fdm.Filename,
		"size":     fdm.Size,
	}

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Our Long, Strange Addiction Treatment Trip
April 4, 2016 April 4, 2016 / By Promises Behavioral Health / News and Research
If our country's 200-plus year history of addiction treatment tells us one thing it's this: There is little that people won't try to overcome an addiction to alcohol or drugs. It's led to some bizarre, intriguing and deeply unethical treatments — some put forward with the best intentions; others created by those happy to exploit the addicted person's desperation and society's frustration. Renowned historian and addiction expert William "Bill" L. White documents them all in his landmark book, Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America, first printed in 1998 and updated in 2014. Among the many striking examples he brings to light are these:
It's one of the earliest forms of addiction treatment, dating back to the 1780s, and it's still in use in some forms today: aversion therapy. The idea is to connect substance use with an unpleasant feeling or emotion in the hope of sparking a revulsion to the drink or drug. In the early days, that revulsion was induced in some decidedly disturbing ways. A patient in the early 1800s might be made to drink wine in which an eel had been smothered, for example, or to consume powderized pork that had been hidden "in the bed of a Jew" for nine days. In some cases, relatives were urged to put bugs or worms in their loved one's liquor stash. Sparrow's dung, mole blood and the patient's own urine were also used to prompt aversion. Several mail-order potions, usually containing a nauseant, were designed to be secretly slipped into drinks. The allure here was the suggestion that the problem drinker could be cured without his or her knowledge. Perhaps the ultimate aversion technique was one attempted — albeit briefly — in the 1960s. Alcohol was placed on the patient's lips as the person was administered a drug that induced temporary paralysis. For a full 60 seconds, the patient was able to neither breathe nor move and would be convinced they were dying. Despite the terror of the experience, the vast majority of the subjects quickly returned to drinking.
Horse Vaccine
Could alcoholism be controlled by a vaccine? An experiment involving horses held out hope at the turn of the 20th century. The horses were fed alcohol until they, essentially, became alcoholic horses. The blood of these animals was then injected into other horses, which were then reported to develop a revulsion to alcohol. From the horse blood, an anti-alcohol antibody was developed, but the benefit apparently didn't extend beyond the equine world. Human trials proved inconclusive.
One thing recognized early on was that substance use issues tended to run in families. To some minds, then, the answer seemed simple: Stop drunks and drug addicts from procreating and the problem would die with them. Thus, those with alcohol or drug issues were added to a growing list of people who society decided should lose their right to procreate as part of the eugenics movement of the early 20th century. That list also included those with mental illnesses, deformities, tendencies toward criminal acts or "feeble-mindedness." This horrifying attempt to control populations deemed undesirable (a mindset embraced with enthusiasm by the Nazi regime) led to more than 60,000 Americans undergoing involuntary sterilization in the 20th century — a process that continued up through the 1950s. Exactly how many of those were alcoholics or drug users is not known, but institutions and asylums that served the addicted were known to pressure patients to submit to sterilization before they were allowed to leave.
The Serum Cure
By the late 1930s, the nation had succeeded in creating two addiction treatment facilities, which tried to provide at least some semblance of care. For those without access to these centers, however, the alternative was to turn to the latest experimental treatments. These generally ranged from the simply ineffective to the dangerous. One experimental treatment was the "serum cure," in which heat plasters were used to raise blisters on the addict's skin. Serum was then syphoned from the blisters and injected into the patient's muscles about four or five times over the next week or two. "Remarkable cures" were claimed.
The Keeley Cure
Gold was believed to be the magic ingredient in Dr. Leslie Keeley's Double Chloride of Gold Cure, but its true ingredients remained a closely guarded secret. (One early founder later testified that the only patient treated with actual gold almost died.) What is known is that the Keeley Cure was wildly popular in its heyday — between 1880 and 1920 — and it actually appears to have worked to diminish a craving for alcohol, drugs and nicotine for a large proportion of the more than 500,000 who underwent the treatment at Keeley franchises throughout the country. Its centerpiece was a sequence of injections of the "Gold Cure" given at specific times throughout the day. Patients developed Keeley Leagues to continue the fellowship that had developed as they stood in line multiple times daily for their shots. And this camaraderie, rather than any precious metal, was likely the Keeley Cure's real magic.


This sun dried tomato pesto pasta with zoodles is a great vegetarian main dish with gooey mozzarella cheese, and an easy recipe to get kids to eat veggies.
Our girls have been a big, fat no on zucchini noodles, or zoodles for this entire past year when zoodles were the most popular thing around. Sometimes I agreed as some of the recipes were bland and boring, but not this sun dried tomato pesto pasta with zoodles.
Zoodles are zucchini noodles. You take a spiralizer and push the zucchini through to make spiral zucchini noodles. The key is to use an awesome spiralizer as my aunt and three friends have discovered because if you don't you'll end up with broken zucchini and sliced fingers. Our favorite, hands down is this Spiralizer with 5 blades. It has little suction feet to keep it tight on the counter while you press through your veggies and 5 different blades so you can enjoy more than just a skinny spiral. Think, beautiful, thin curls of cucumber for cucumber salad and curly fries.
Are Zoodles Keto or are Zoodles Healthy?
One of our most asked questions about zucchini noodles is, are zoodles keto or are zoodles healthy? Zoodles are a much healthier option versus regular pasta. In fact, the calories are so much lower on zucchini noodles that you can have 5-6 cups of zoodles to reach the same calories as ONE cup of pasta. And they really don't taste like you're eating a mouthful of zucchini.
Obviously they are low in carbs and higher in fiber and antioxidants than pasta too! Winning!!!
Keto dieters love to use zoodles instead of pasta and they feel they have much more energy by adding zucchini and other leafy greens into their diet.
Are Zoodles Cooked or Raw?
Many people just toss their zoodles into their dish, but we actually prefer them to be sautéed in a pan. Not for long, and in fact in dishes like this one we will just add it to the sauce and then they get cooked just right without becoming soggy. Soggy zucchini noodles is probably due to the fact that you boiled them. Stick to sautéing and you wont have the excess water.
In this sun dried tomato pesto pasta with zoodles recipe the zucchini noodles are cooked in the sauce for just a minute which allows them to get tender and absorb all of that flavor without being raw or soggy.
Sun dried tomato pesto is crazy easy to make. We buy huge jars of Bella Sun Luci sun dried tomatoes at Costco or on Amazon and we keep them in our fridge. The oil packed are far better for us than the dried and so easy to use to make sun dried tomato pesto like in our sun dried tomato pesto panini. You'll want to hop over there to get the recipe. It's a cinch to make and we even keep a jar frozen in the freezer that we take a scoop or two out of whenever we need it.
To make this vegetarian main dish, start by spiralizing your zucchini.
Then, just heat up a little oil in a pan with an equal amount of flour, about 1 tablespoon of each. Whisk together as it cooks and then quickly pour in 1 cup of skim milk and whisk, while continuing to cook until the mixture is thick. Add the sun dried tomato pesto and season to taste, we just add a pinch of salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, cook your whole wheat pasta in well salted water. That salted water is key to a good pasta so that's it's seasoned properly.
Add the zucchini noodles to the pan with the sauce and push around with tongs so that the heat cooks them a little and they absorb some sauce. After about a minute add the drained pasta, fresh tomatoes and chopped spinach and stir to combine. Sprinkle in fresh mozzarella that has been cubed and season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
Prepare the pesto and prep all ingredients.
Heat a pot of well salted water over medium high heat.
Once boiling, add the pasta and cook until al dente, or per package directions.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil.
Once the oil is warm add the flour and whisk for 30 seconds or until the flour is golden and nutty in fragrance.
Quickly whisk in the milk and continue to cook until thickened, whisking continuously.
Once the milk is thickened, whisk in the pesto and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Add the zoodles to the sauce and heat for one minute.
Add the drained pasta, tomatoes and spinach and toss to coat in the sauce.
Add the mozzarella and give everything a gentle toss, then serve immediately.
We like to toss our pasta under the broiler to really melt down the cheese. Just make sure you watch it closely.
Our Favorite spiralizer that wont cut you, holds tight to the counter for easier work and cuts a perfect noodle is this Paderno Model.
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Beat egg whites in a clean dry bowl, beating in sugar when stiff.
In another bowl beat egg yolks with sugar. Add orange juice. Add remaining ingredients. By hand fold in egg white mixture and put into tube pan. Bake at 325 for 40-45 minutes. Invert gently and prop up until cool.


Wedding reception flower arrangements are creative extensions of your theme and color palette. While the flower arrangements can provide a focal point for your reception or be a simple statement, they are a great opportunity to be creative and original. Gathering some ideas about the style, types of flowers and design can be helpful to consider prior to heading to your floral designer.
During the planning stages of your floral design, there are several additional arrangements that should be considered. Along with your floral designer, you should consider creating a floral arrangement for the cake table, head table, guest sign in table, seating arrangement card table and potentially the gift table as well as table centerpieces. The design of the reception location may also warrant additional arrangements, such as the entry to the reception area, around the dance floor or along a buffet table.
Flower arrangements originally created for the wedding service can potentially be re-used for the reception. However, you will want to verify ahead of time the expectations of your wedding service locations. Many churches anticipate that the flowers will remain for weekend services so be sure to check ahead of time.
The focus of the floral design for a wedding traditionally revolves around bouquets, boutonnieres and flowers for the wedding site. Wedding reception flower arrangements are a great opportunity to add a personal and customized touch to your reception site by choosing a design that reflects a wedding theme or the personalities of the pride and groom. Wedding reception flower arrangements can set the tone of a reception, adding anything from a romantic ambiance to playful whimsy.
Wedding reception flower arrangements do not necessarily have to be composed of strictly flowers. Floral designers typically have colorful accents for your arrangements such as artificial fruit coated with shimmering glitter or decorative ornaments that coordinate with your color palette. Candles are another option for your flower arrangements.
The use of baskets, vases, bowls and decorative containers are all additional required selections during the floral design process of wedding planning. Floral designers also typically have a wide range of stands and structural components to create wedding reception flower arrangements. It will be important to consider whether you want an arrangement that is raised off the table to allow guests to easily see and speak with each other, one that is low to the table or one that is entirely artistic as well as large enough to be a focal point for the room.
These days it is often difficult to tell whether a flower is silk or natural. For brides interested in creating the majority of their arrangements, artificial flowers provide the opportunity to create wedding reception flower arrangements ahead of time. While a very efficient and crafty bride may be able to pull off creating the arrangements with live flowers prior to the event date, it would be far more difficult and consuming during a time that should be spent celebrating.
Wedding reception flower arrangements provide a great opportunity to show some creativity and personality. The ability to set the tone for a reception with unique and beautiful arrangements should not be overlooked during the planning process. Designing unique flower arrangements will create a memorable evening for you as well as your guests.


Shindaiwa recently hosted an Operational Excellence International Distributor Advisory Panel to focus on communications improvements to Shindaiwa�s public and dealer Web sites and supply chain improvements to the Shindaiwa�s distributor portal.
The distributor panel is comprised of Mark Vining, Roberts Supply in Winter Park, Fla.; Dan Nixon, KPM in Kenvil, N.J.; Mark Boersma, Scotsco in Clackamas, Ore.; Gerd Krull, IMG in Meerbush, Germany; and Joaquin Varela, Agrofor in Caracas, Venezuela.
Shindaiwa presented plans for new multi-lingual public and dealer Web sites. The fully restructured Web sites will host a wide variety of sales, marketing, technical and product information. Through the new Web sites, the company plans to deliver a unique visitor experience that matches the professional image of the company. The goal of the distributor panel is to offer input on design, navigation and content during the planning phase of the Web site projects.
Also discussed in detail were plans to materially improve the Shindaiwa distributor portal and its supply chain capabilities and practices. The company described plans for a new collaborative planning system for general operational enhancements. Shindaiwa solicited ideas from the distributor panel for ways to leverage technology in improving speed and accuracy for information relating to orders, inventory, shipments and other transactional elements.