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Data Visualization: 14-20-00012018001
This interactive visualization application provides a comprehensive picture of the Canadian labour market using the most recent Labour Force Survey data available. The estimates are seasonally adjusted and available by province, sex, age group and industry. Historical estimates, going back 5 years, are also included for monthly employment changes and unemployment rates. The interactive application allows users to quickly and easily explore and personalize the information presented. Combine multiple provinces, sexes and age groups to create your own labour market domains of interest.
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Data Visualization: 71-607-X2017001
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Data Visualization: 14-20-0001
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41. Canadian youth: Hopeful, resilient and hard-working
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018055
Both in school and in the work place, youth in Canada are hopeful for the future but aware of the obstacles that lay ahead. This infographic uses data from the 2016 Canadians at Work and Home Survey to capture some ways in which youth experience and navigate these domains. Despite the real-world challenges that Canadian youth may experience, they prove to be resilient, hopeful and aware of the opportunities ahead.
42. Reasons for working at 60 and beyond
Using data from the Labour Force Survey, this analysis provides new information on the labour force participation of older Canadians, defined in this analysis as persons aged 60 years and older, by shedding light on the reasons why they were working.
43. Postsecondary education, a Maritime perspective
Stats in brief: 11-631-X2018007
In recognition of our agency's 100th anniversary this year, this presentation will explore the societal and economic evolution of education in the Maritimes over the past century. It will also explore the current postsecondary landscape of enrolments, graduates and labour market outcomes in the Maritimes, with a Canadian perspective for context. Looking forward, this presentation will then illustrate how innovations in data strategies currently underway at Statistics Canada will change our understanding of education.
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1. National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Classification: 12-583-X
This publication provides a systematic classification structure to identify and categorize the entire range of occupational activity in Canada. It consists of 10 broad occupational categories which are subdivided into major groups, minor groups and unit groups. Definitions and occupational titles are provided for each unit group. An alphabetical index of the occupational titles classified to the unit group level is also included.
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Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012018002
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This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and sex for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.
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Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 71F0031X
This paper introduces and explains modifications made to the Labour Force Survey estimates.
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Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 99-000-X2011001
The National Household Survey (NHS) Dictionary is a reference document which contains detailed definitions of concepts, universes, variables, and geographic terms used in the NHS. By referring to the NHS Dictionary, both beginner and intermediate data users will gain a better understanding of the data.
7. An integrated modeling approach to unemployment rate estimation for sub-provincial areas of Canada Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 12-001-X200800110614
The Canadian Labour Force Survey (LFS) produces monthly estimates of the unemployment rate at national and provincial levels. The LFS also releases unemployment estimates for sub-provincial areas such as Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) and Urban Centers (UCs). However, for some sub-provincial areas, the direct estimates are not reliable since the sample size in some areas is quite small. The small area estimation in LFS concerns estimation of unemployment rates for local sub-provincial areas such as CMA/UCs using small area models. In this paper, we will discuss various models including the Fay-Herriot model and cross-sectional and time series models. In particular, an integrated non-linear mixed effects model will be proposed under the hierarchical Bayes (HB) framework for the LFS unemployment rate estimation. Monthly Employment Insurance (EI) beneficiary data at the CMA/UC level are used as auxiliary covariates in the model. A HB approach with the Gibbs sampling method is used to obtain the estimates of posterior means and posterior variances of the CMA/UC level unemployment rates. The proposed HB model leads to reliable model-based estimates in terms of CV reduction. Model fit analysis and comparison of the model-based estimates with the direct estimates are presented in the paper.
8. Labour Market Activity and Unpaid Work Reference Guide, 2006 Census Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-559-G2006003
This guide focuses on the following topics: Labour market activity and Unpaid work.
Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, data quality and historical comparability. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-559-G
10. Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID): Entry Exit Component Interview Questionnaire for Reference Year 2006 Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M2008002
The Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) conducts an annual labour and income interview in January. The data are collected using computer-assisted interviewing; thus no paper questionnaire is required for data collection. The questions, responses and interview flow for labour and income are documented in another SLID research paper. This document presents the information for the 2007 entry and exit portions of the labour and income interview (reference year 2006).
The entry exit component consists of five separate modules. The entry module is the first set of data collected. It is information collected to update the place of residence, housing conditions and expenses, as well as the household composition. For each person identified in entry, the demographics module collects (or updates) the person's name, date of birth, sex and marital status. Then the relationships module identifies (or updates) the relationship between each respondent and every other household member. The exit module includes questions on who to contact for the next interview and the names, phone numbers and addresses of two contacts to be used only if future tracing of respondents is required. An overview of the tracing component is also included in this document.


I am presently in Prague, Czech Republic gearing up for the World Championships, which take place on September 12-15. All of us on the Canadian team have just finished a 3-day break from our intense training and now we are transitioning into a phase called "tapering" where we are preparing for the most important competition of the year. During this phase we will continue training to maintain our condition levels, however being careful not to tire out our bodies. The next 2 weeks will be filled with resting and preparing for the World Championships. I have been training extremely hard all year and I am confident I am ready to do my best!
One exciting change for me this September is starting my first official semester as a business student. I have full support from my Mount Royal University instructors who have helped me to work independently while I am competing at the World Championships. I find doing my course work provides a positive distraction that helps me relax and prevents me from worrying about the upcoming race. I am working on my first assignment and so far it is going very well.
So far my training and school fill my days, where I am achieving the proper balance, which is keeping me on track.
I welcome positive change as an opportunity to learn new things and to push new limits! It is going to be a very stimulating semester with many new challenges. I have learned when I really love something I will find ways to make it work. I am in the ZONE where I love canoeing and I love marketing!
Follow my blog, Facebook, and Twitter as I report on my results at the 2013 World Championships!


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You may remember my friend Wren who was diagnosed with cancer. I made her and her baby girl each a quilt a while back. A bit after that I used leftovers from those quilts and a layer cake of Bliss that I had on hand to start a Starry Eyed quilt with the original intention of it to be a Christmas quilt. And it sat, cut out, for quite a while. I finally got back to it last fall.
I'm sad to say that Wren didn't make it.
So now this quilt is for her too, for us to remember her by. Because I miss her very much. I'm going to figure out something very simple for quilting, and hopefully by next Christmas we will be snuggling with it.
Still plugging away on my feathers quilt. Here are blocks G, H, I, and J. Those last two sets took such a long time, but they look pretty cool. I'm really loving how bright the prints are against the grey background. The feathers are really going to shine when it's all put together. I've gotten a little further than you see here... hopefully soon I'll have all the blocks finished!
I'm finally making some progress on my feathers quilt! I have almost everything cut out and prepped, except I was a bit zealous in my cutting the background solid and thus ran out of fabric too early. Whoops! I definitely need to order some more, but it hasn't stopped me from getting started. These are blocks A-F. I tend to forget how much I like paper piecing until I do it again... and I really do enjoy it! I love how crisp and clean everything looks. I'm pretty excited about how this is looking so far! How is everyone else's feather quilt coming along?


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Q: Modify an exisiting Excel via Apache POI and JavaFx I'm trying to write a little program. It shall rewrite an existing excel file and open it afterwards, after clicking a button. I want to use Apache POI for that.
So far the opening of the excel worked but no changes were made. After some trying i got a lot of errors, i can't tell where my mistakes are in the code.
Here is my Code of the Controller:
@FXML
    private TextField name;

public DarlehenController() {

    }

@FXML
    private void showExcel(ActionEvent e) throws Exception {

        String eingabeName = name.getText();
        try {
            FileInputStream fsIP = new FileInputStream(
                    new File("C:\\Users\\test.xls"));
            HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook(fsIP);
            HSSFSheet worksheet = wb.getSheetAt(0);

            Cell cell = null;
            cell = worksheet.getRow(1).getCell(1);
            cell.setCellValue(eingabeName);

            fsIP.close();
            FileOutputStream output_file = new FileOutputStream(
                    new File("C:\\Users\\test.xls"));
            wb.write(output_file);
            output_file.close();

            File excelFile = new File("C:\\Users\\test.xls");
            if (excelFile.exists()) {
                if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
                    try {
                        Desktop.getDesktop().open(excelFile);
                    } catch (IOException e1) {

                        e1.printStackTrace();
                    }
                } else {
                    System.out.println("Awt Desktop is not supported!");
                }
            }

            else {
                System.out.println("File is not exists!");
            }

        } catch (FileNotFoundException e1) {
            e1.printStackTrace();

        }
    }

The error occured after writing this to the Code, here should be the mistake:
  fsIP.close();
            FileOutputStream output_file = new FileOutputStream(
                    new File("C:\\Users\\test.xls"));
            wb.write(output_file);
            output_file.close();

This is my error report:
Exception in thread "JavaFX Application Thread" java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at javafx.fxml/javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader$MethodHandler.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.fxml/javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader$ControllerMethodEventHandler.handle(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventDispatcher.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEventImpl(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/javafx.event.Event.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.graphics/javafx.scene.Node.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.controls/javafx.scene.control.Button.fire(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.behavior.ButtonBehavior.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.inputmap.InputMap.handle(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler$NormalEventHandlerRecord.handleBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
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Everything an Artist Needs to Know About Apple Music
Apple provides a subscription-based music streaming service, but unlike Spotify and other services, it only allows verified artists to upload their music. This makes it a little harder to get your music on their service, but it ultimately legitimizes an artist in the listener's mind. It is akin to having a record label instead of independently distributing your music.
Your Earnings Depend on The Number of Plays
Unlike CD sales of the past, or iTunes music, artists earn proportional to the number of plays, not sales. Additionally, Apple Music promotes popular artists which get a lot of listeners, further popularizing their music. Many artists employ a variety of methods to get Apple Music plays, in hopes of increasing their revenue.
There Is No Free Version of Apple Music
Unlike Spotify and other music streaming services, Apple Music is not supported by ads. This means that there is no free version of the app, and artists should understand that this also means that only users that are willing to pay the subscription will have access to their music.
Note that, while Apple Music has no free (ad-supported) version, users can listen for free during the trial period which is a whopping three months. Nonetheless, they would lose access to the music once the trial period ends.
Anyone Can Use Apple Music, Not Just Apple Users
Contrary to popular belief, Apple Music is not exclusive to iPhones, iPads and MacBook's. Users on PC and Android can easily download the app from their respective stores (or Apple's official website) and subscribe to the service.
Artists should not assume that Apple Music equates to limiting your audience to only Apple users, because it simply isn't true. However, Apple Music is more prevalent among Apple users.
How Much Do Artists Get Paid for Having Music on Apple Music?
As we've previously mentioned, Apple Music pays artists according to the number of plays. That is known as a pay-per-stream model. As of 2021, Apple has revealed that the company pays a penny to the artist for every time their music is streamed. If you're not adept at math – that translates to a hundred dollars for every 10 thousand streams.
Of course, this is nothing when compared to the amount of money that successful artists could make in the past by selling their music. Additionally, that penny doesn't go directly to the artist but through an intermediary that then pays the artist (usually less). However, it is worth noting that Apple's rate is still higher than market leaders such as Spotify. According to multiple sources, Spotify pays a third of that amount to its artists, making Apple Music the more profitable income stream for artists to pursue.
Music streaming has changed the music industry for artists and labels, drastically changing their revenue streams. Apple Music is among the top apps used for legal music streaming, and many artists use the service to popularize their musical creations and earn a somewhat decent income doing so.
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Our housing crisis weighs heavy across the state. This morning, Eric Gill, leader of the Hotel workers, joined us to talk about how Marriott Hotel may be warming to the idea of helping its employees through a housing trust fund.
The growing problem of people bringing their pets into clinics and dentist offices, grocery stores restaurants, shopping malls and even movie theaters has struck a nerve. Enough so that a new law will kick in that carries fines for trying to pass their pets as legitimate service animals.
The Honolulu City Council says parking is the number one complaint across the island in all the districts. That is why councilmember Carol Fukunaga has cracked down with a bill that regulates commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods.
We talked to Lisa Laughner, CEO and co-founder of Go Electric, a company that provides microgrid systems to commercial, industrial, and military customers in Hawaii and on the mainland.
Mayor Kirk Caldwell discusses Lime Bike's entrance into the market and the city's response. Since the city issued its cease and desist order, Lime has hired Glenna Wong's Public Relations company to help navigate further negotiations.
Tonight Hawaii Emergency Management officials will be in Maui for an open house meeting. They are winding up a series of meetings to get feedback on a draft plan to help make us more resilient as a state in the event of a natural disaster. We spoke with HI-EMA's David Kennard about this latest effort.
For 34 years the Maui's Pacific Primate Sanctuary has been home to monkeys - -marmosets and tamarind monkeys- which are not native to the islands. Many of them have been kept in cages and will live out their lives here in Hawaii.


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Thor's Great and All, But Check Out HEATHEN
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Vol. 1 of up-and-comer Natasha Alterici's first major work is being collected by Comixology's Submit on 1/20.
Y'know, I had some fun making fun of Marvel's Thor the other day but obviously Norse mythology is ripe for epic storytelling. And you don't have to be Jason Aaron or Walt Simonson to enter that world: Natasha Alterici's taking a bold step into that realm, as well.
Never heard of Natasha Alterici? You will.
The talented young artist from Oklahoma spins the tale of Aydis, a young Viking woman in Heathen, which is being published through Comixology's Submit program. The first volume, collecting the first four issues, will be made available on 1/20 for $6.99.
Natasha and I talked about this compelling new tale of Viking lore …
Dan Greenfield: Tell us about Heathen.
Natasha Alterici: Heathen is the story of a young Viking woman who is on a mission to end the tyrannical reign of the god-king Odin and she does so by teaming up with the legendary valkyrie, Brynhild.
Dan: This sort of feels like kind of the flip side of the more famous Thor story. Were you mindful of that when you decided that you were gonna write this?
Natasha: Absolutely. I knew that Thor and Loki are very big characters in the Marvel Universe and I wanted to stay as far away from them as I could, so when I was researching Norse mythology, looking for other characters that I could potentially write for, I discovered the story of Brynhild and I really was very, very interested in telling her story.
Dan: What kind of research did you do?
Natasha: I was reading all about these different Norse mythology characters and I came across the story of Brynhild. She is this valkyrie woman, she's a very powerful woman, she's a warrior, she's kind of a terrifying figure to the Norsemen, to the warriors, and yet she is cursed to live the life of a mortal and she has to marry a mortal against her will as part of her curse. I thought that was a really powerful kind of image and I definitely wanted to focus on her tale.
Dan: How did the whole project come about?
Natasha: It actually started as a costume design for Ren Fair. My friends invited me to go and everybody was dressing up. They all had dresses and medieval corsets and things that they were going to wear and that wasn't what I wanted to do so I decided to design myself a warrior costume. It's pretty much exactly what Aydis wears in the story. The helmet with the horns on it. I made one myself. And the belt with fur. Yeah, after researching the character, I just kind of fell in love with her and decided to write her story.
Dan: Do you ever listen to Wagner while you're doing your art or doing your writing?
Natasha: I did when I first started researching and then I…It's just not really my thing. I have lots of interesting playlists. Very heavy stuff. But not Wagner.
Dan: Now, this is kind of your first larger project. What have you done before?
Natasha: I've done a few small collaborative projects. The most recent one was Illustrated Girl with a writer from Oklahoma, Jackson Compton. We're both from the Tulsa, Okla., area. Before that I've done a few shorts that are in Literati Presents, also out of Oklahoma, but Heathen is definitely my first one that I've written and drawn myself.
Dan: What's the difference been between collaborating and doing something that's coming just from you?
Natasha: It's been a very freeing process. As the artist and the writer, you get to make all the decisions. Everything comes back to you. But that also still kinda carries with it a lot of responsibility. If something goes wrong and people hate it, it's definitely your own fault. There's nobody else to turn to. But I enjoyed that. I enjoy that at the end of the day, I don't have to make any compromises. It's totally my vision. I get to put whatever I want into it and I'm just lucky that so many people have responded so well to it.
Dan: How did you get into comics to begin with?
Natasha: I didn't really grow up reading comics. The first time I read a comic was in college. I had to read Maus for my English comp 1 class and after that, you know, I figured that comics are just a medium. There's not like one specific thing it has to be so I started looking at other books and stuff. I've always been into art and I've always kind of enjoyed writing so I put the two together and it just feels really natural.
Dan: Is this an ongoing or is this a limited series? Do you have an end point in mind?
Natasha: It does have an end point in mind. It's only going to be about 12 issues, so three volumes total.


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Mount Sinai Researchers Discover How to Restore Vision Using Retinal Stem Cells
Study Could Lead to Cures for Blinding Diseases
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Researchers at Mount Sinai have successfully restored vision in mice through activating retinal stem cells, something that has never been done before. Their study, published in the August 15 online issue of Nature, could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases, which currently have no cure.
"This study opens a new pathway for potentially treating blinding diseases by manipulating our own regenerative capability to self-repair," explained lead investigator Bo Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Ocular Stem Cell Program, and the McGraw Family Vision Researcher at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "This is the first step to finding promising cures for patients that involve self-repair as opposed to medicine or invasive procedures."
In zebrafish, Müller glial cells (MGs) are a source of retinal stem cells that can replenish damaged retinal neurons and restore vision. In mammals, MGs do not have regenerative capability after photoreceptors are lost, and therefore retina damage cannot fix itself. As a result, in patients with diseases like macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa that kill retinal cells, the disease progression is often irreversible. Researchers hypothesized if they could somehow reactivate MGs and bring back vision.
A team of scientists did a two-step gene transfer to reprogram MGs into blind mice. First, they activated dormant stem cells to become active stem cells. The second step involved another gene transfer to help stem cells develop into rod photoreceptor cells. The rod photoreceptor cells are the most abundant cell type in the retina, and the first step to sensing light in the retina. They then transmit to other cells in the retina, which send signals to the brain allowing for actual sight.
After this two-step reprogramming, investigators found that new rod photoreceptors were generated and integrated into the existing retinal structure, instead of floating around and being ineffective. They saw no difference between these new cells and real rod photoreceptor cells. These cells sensed light, which then triggered information to be sent to the visual cortex (brain) and restored function of the visual pathway. Between four and six weeks after the reprogramming, the blind mice were able to sense light and regained their vision.
While vision was restored to some degree, researchers could not measure the degree of improvement, and must do further testing to find this out.
"This could lead to extraordinary opportunities in the future where we can potentially use the same strategy to reactivate these stem cells in the diseased human eye," said Dr. Chen. "If this works, this could transform the way we treat patients with retinal disease and possibly learn how to cure other types of eye disease like glaucoma."
The National Eye Institute (NEI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health, supported this study.
Dr. Chen's research is supported through a generous gift from The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation.
Tags: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Health System, NYEE, Ophthalmology, Bo Chen, PhD, Patient Care, Research
About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City's largest integrated delivery system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai's vision is to produce the safest care, the highest quality, the highest satisfaction, the best access and the best value of any health system in the nation. The Health System includes approximately 7,480 primary and specialty care physicians; 11 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 410 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers. The Icahn School of Medicine is one of three medical schools that have earned distinction by multiple indicators: ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Medical Schools", aligned with a U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" Hospital, No. 12 in the nation for National Institutes of Health funding, and among the top 10 most innovative research institutions as ranked by the journal Nature in its Nature Innovation Index. This reflects a special level of excellence in education, clinical practice, and research. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 14 on U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of top U.S. hospitals; it is one of the nation's top 20 hospitals in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Nephrology, Neurology/Neurosurgery, and Orthopedics in the 2019-2020 "Best Hospitals" issue. Mount Sinai's Kravis Children's Hospital also is ranked nationally in five out of ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked 12th nationally for Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai St. Lukes and Mount Sinai West are ranked 23rd nationally for Nephrology and 25th for Diabetes/Endocrinology, and Mount Sinai South Nassau is ranked 35th nationally for Urology. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai South Nassau are ranked regionally.
For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Bo Chen, PhD
Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology
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Editor's inspiration: show off your crochet!
Do you take pictures of your crochet projects? If you do – who do you show? Merion thinks we should be prouder of our creations!
Over the last few months I've joined lots of fantastic groups on Facebook, and I have been so inspired by all the photos people post of their finished projects! It's good to find fellow members of the crochet tribe – we all love yarn, we all love patterns – and the conversation never runs out! I don't often take pictures of what I've made, but suddenly I feel I should.
We have a fabulous area of the LoveCrochet and LoveKnitting sites especially for sharing – it's called Projects – and I've been having a look to see the gorgeous items that have been posted lately! Surprisingly, there are a lot more knitting projects than crochet! We've got to put that right! I'll start us off! This is my monochrome granny circle blanket, made for a friend who adores her greys!
If you love a little bit more colour, you'll love this absolutely gorgeous sunburst granny blanket from Sabrina R, it's so pretty! Experienced crocheters might recognise that classic sunburst pattern – follow our brilliant Bella Coco tutorial on the blog to learn how to make it!
There are lots of snowflake posts, thanks to our HomeStart Snowflake appeal – I love this one, from Joanne S – her first ever snowflake! Well done Joanne, it's great! And if anyone would like the details of the Snowflake appeal, and the pattern, check the blog post here, and you can find the pattern here.
On a Christmassy theme, just look at these fabulous figures! Catharina U posted this brilliant photo of Santa, an elf and Rudolf looking very festive!
And who could resist this fabulous crochet cat, made by Annemarie for a friend who was taking toys to orphanages in Romania! What a fabulous gift for a little child – I'm sure this little kitty made a little person very happy.
I can't resist showing you our LC Angie's Acer – when we launched the Acer CAL back in the autumn last year, Angie and I were making Acer shawls all over the place. This one is in Madelinetosh Tosh Merino in shade Wellwater. You can find the details of the CAL and the pattern on the blog, here. There are several posts with video tutorials and yarn reviews, so have a good look around!
I'm in love with the colourway that Alison M has used for her Lavender Blanket in Rooster Baby Rooster – isn't it exciting when you see the colours someone else has used?
Come on Crocheters! Show me all your fabulous WIPs and finished works of art on our Projects page!
Tell me in the comments below, and I might just feature you in a blog post soon!
Editor's Inspiration: Beatrice Baby Blanket crochet pattern by Little Doolally Editor's inspiration: baubles and ssc (split single crochet) Editor's Inspiration: My heart's in the Highlands… Morning coffee: crochet ahead for the autumn, our summer CAL, leafy inspiration and very special friends to crochet from Kate Eastwood!


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ZAFUL displayed in Time Square for the 5th Anniversary
The Real Sam I Am	on June 27, 2019
ZAFUL continued its 5th anniversary celebration with the appearance on Reuters Billboard at New York Time Square. The company had reached over 2 billion, comprised of 140 million reach from social media.
Ever since 2018, ZAFUL has increasingly focused on branding and exploring the added value for customers. Instead of aproduct-oriented mindset, ZAFUL initiated a series of programs that mainly contribute to consumer experiences and social values. Z-me is the key content marketing leverage that can drive traffic, create original fashion content and connect ZAFUL with its partnered content creators and consumers.
Z-me, a rising shopable content community
Z-me, ZAFUL's online fashion community, is proven to be one of the crucial driven forces for ZAFUL's overall growth. In early 2019, to optimize the community operation, the Z-me team was doubled the size. By adjusting the ratio of user generated content (UGC), professionally generated content (PGC) and officially generated content (OGC), the user retention rate and activation have witnessed a new round of growth in Q2. As of today, Z-me has contributed 32.84% of revenue in Q2 while as in 2018 Q4, it was still 8%.
Apart from improving content quality, Z-me applies the intelligent content distribution to recommend tailor-made content to users based browsing history and interests. Meanwhile, Z-me built up the organic connection between fashion content and product detail pages, where customers can be inspired by a picture and immediately place the order for the outfit in the picture.
During ZAFUL's 5thanniversary, Z-me carried out a series of storytelling, entertainment, and users' leisure activities to gain traction for ZAFUL. Following the anniversary, Z-me is scheduled to acquire core users by launching social content seminars, user level management system, and external advertising plans.
"Fashion is never only about outfits, it is about our whole lifestyle surrounding it, and this is what Z-me is working for," Content Manager Cathy Zhou said.
About ZAFUL
Founded in 2014, ZAFUL is devoted to providing trendy and cost-efficient fashion-related products for the younger generation worldwide. In 2019, ZAFUL was ranked 23rd in Top 50 China Export Brands by BrandZ, the world's largest brand equity database. So far, ZAFUL has acquired 10 million registered users online with 18 million monthly active users on average, covering consumers in over 180 countries. ZAFUL's vision is to become the leader in online fast fashion. www.zaful.com
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Modern, contemporary design in solid and selected veneer Tasmanian Oak timber with a clear finish.
This is the ultimate party table -closed for everyday use it is 200×100 and extended with 2 pullout leaves at either end it reaches a large 300cm.
Shown here with Miles chairs this table can be paired with a selection of eclectic chairs from our large range.
If for any reason, you don't love your new dining furniture contact us within 30 days of your purchase and we will take it back.


The Vauxhall Zafira Tourer has won awards for being one of the most versatile and practical MPVs on the market. The Zafira is one of the most popular cars among our customers looking for a family-sized vehicle, so we always hold a wide stock of the most popular trims.
By purchasing a used Zafira Tourer from Thame Cars, you benefit from the reliability, surety and styling of a nearly new car. Every car we offer for sale is less than two years old, with under 20,000 miles covered so far. Our brilliant mechanics put every car through a rigorous 100-point check and a full service, so that we can guarantee it is in perfect condition.
Whether you are located in Thame, Oxford, or one of the nearby areas, you will find an ideal Zafira Tourer in our showroom. Our friendly team will always be happy to answer your questions and you are welcome to book a test drive for any of our vehicles. To find out more about our range, contact us today.


Every hard-working girl knows what long, sleepless nights can do – bring forth dark under-eye circles. While there's no better cure than getting enough snoozes, there are still some easy and simple ways on how you can prevent or get rid of those dreaded half-moons. Here, we listed down some of the amazing hacks you can use to banish the tired look for good.
There's no fool-proof trick that can help you completely prevent under-eye circles, but there are certainly some things that you can do to minimize them. Getting enough shut-eye is key, but so is putting down your happy-hour drink. Excessive alcohol and salt consumption will dehydrate you, making your eyes appear puffier and worsening the discoloration. Also, don't forget to apply a good amount of facial sunscreen, as the sun's harmful UV rays could damage the skin and worsen the problem.
If its hyperpigmentation you want to deal with, then make great use of the topical treatments available in the market. Just be extra careful in using products with containing ingredients like retinoids, vitamin C and alpha hydroxy acids, as they can irritate the sensitive skin around your eye area. Apply the same eye cream (ideally one boosted with ingredients like glycerine and hyaluronic acid) that you use at night every morning to improve the discoloration of your under-eye circles, as well as to help your concealer smooth on better.
Before undergoing a laser treatment or using any filling agent, be sure to consult a board-certified cosmetic physician or dermatologist first to ensure that you'll get the best results. If the darkness in your under-eye area is caused by visible blood vessels, then the doctor can treat it using a vascular laser. If the culprit is your age, however, then using a hyaluronic-acid filling agent, such as Belotero or Restylane will likely solve your problem. Just avoid overfilling it so you won't the bags under your eyes won't end up looking like they grew.
While there's no absolute way to prevent the appearance of under-eye circles, doing the aforementioned beauty hacks will certainly help in minimizing those dreaded half-moons. So ensure that you pair these tips with enough shut-eye to minimize and improve the appearance of your dark under-eye circles.


John Madden, a successful American football coach is a former American football player in the National Football League, which won the Super Bowl as head coach with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and later the NFL. Madden is also a former color commentator for NFL telecasts. In ten seasons as coach of the Raiders, Madden finished with a record of 103–32–7, no losing seasons and a Super Bowl victory in 1977.
In 2006, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his coaching career. He is also widely known for the long-running Madden NFL video game series he has endorsed and fronted since 1988. Madden broadcast with Pat Summerall in the 1980s and 1990s, on CBS and later Fox. He was also the last color commentator for ABC's Monday Night Football before it moved to ESPN in 2006. His last regular role was as a commentator for NBC Sunday Night Football. During his career, he worked as the main color commentator for all four major networks.
View the full website biography of John Madden.


The years after high school mark the stage of life when young people are transitioning from a childlike dependency into mature independence. Many times they have a foot in both camps, but no solid grounding in either one. They are truly in between. Crossover wants to fill a need in the lives of young adults by walking with them through the maturing process with love, care, understanding, patience, and passion. We want them to be sure of themselves, grounded in their faith, and most of all take their place in our church. We also want to offer a place to deal with their life issues in a relevant way through worship, bible study, and fellowship.
The goal of Crossover is to keep young adults engaged in the life of the church - not only for the sake of the church, but for the sake of these young people as well. This ministry is not just for young adults once a week, but with them for their whole life! Crossover is for young adults ages 18-? We meet every Friday in the Solid Rock Cafe here at Calvary Chapel starting at 7:00 pm.
"...consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you."


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Britain: Critical Support for Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn at the forthcoming General Election on December 12th
Vote Labour but challenge the Reformist Leadership and fight for a Workers Government and the United Socialist States of Europe!
Article by Joseph Adams, 7th December 2019, www.thecommunists.net
Crisis of BREXIT and British Imperialism
The general election on December 12th will be the third general election since 2015. The crisis of British imperialism over Brexit and the austerity policies of this Tory government reveals the unstable nature of British capitalism. Bourgeois pundits forecast an overwhelming majority for Theresa May's Government in 2017. In fact it produced a minority Tory Government with large gains for Corbyn's Labour party.
Boris Johnson, the extreme chauvinist, racist and Islamophobic demagogue became Prime Minister when Theresa May was continually defeated by the combined strength of the Remain section in Parliament, the Liberal Democrats , the SNP and right-wing sections inside the parliamentary Labour Party. Johnson also failed to get Brexit through Parliament, organised a coup suspending Parliament and was then overruled by the judiciary with effectively no government at all. Johnson called a general election and split the party between the Remainers in the Tory Party and the Brexiteers. Former Ministers like Michael Heseltine and Ken Clarke have said they will vote for the Liberal Democrats.
Zionists attacked Jeremy Corbyn...again
With two weeks to go before the general election Corbyn has apologised after been attacked as a racist and anti-semite by the so-called chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis.
"Jeremy Corbyn has apologized for anti-Semitic incidents involving Labour party members and said he was dealing with the issue.
The Labour leader said: "Obviously I'm very sorry for what has happened," after being asked to apologise directly by presenter Phillip Schofield, in an interview on ITV's This Morning.
Corbyn has previously apologised for anti-Semitic incidents involving party members but during the general election campaign he has been dogged by criticism that has not said sorry again when he has been given the opportunity. He declined to apologise four times during an interview with the BBC presenter Andrew Neil". [1].
It was Ephraim Mirvis who praised the Islamophobic Boris Johnson on Twitter, saying: "I am delighted to congratulate Boris Johnson on becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party & our next PM. May he be blessed with the wisdom to successfully navigate the political uncertainties we face & bring healing & prosperity to our great country." [2]. In addition to this very obvious right-wing position, the so-called chief-rabbi was supporting the brutal war against the Palestinians in Gaza in 2014, defending Israel although it killed at least 1,900 of Palestinians including 550 children while the Apartheid state itself lost only 67 IDF soldiers and 5 civilians. The 5 civilians however included an old women who died of a heart attack (!) during siren alarm, a Bedouin who was hit by a rocket in the Negev Desert that was not stopped by the Israeli defense system with calculus because it would land in a desert anyway and an ultra-orthodox Rabbi who was hit by shrapnel during his voluntary service to distribute food to IDF soldiers at the front line.
Gus John, a leading Black academic, has done the right thing by resigning from a Church of England advisory body because of the Archbishop of Canterbury's support for the Zionist chief-rabbi.
"A leading campaigner against racism has resigned from a Church of England advisory body in protest at the archbishop of Canterbury's support for the chief rabbi's comments last week on antisemitism in the Labour party. The church's record on combating racism was "no less woeful now that it was 30 years ago", John's letter said. "Black and global majority people in the church, whether as clergy, laity or employees are still experiencing discrimination and exclusion, benign and sugar-coated or otherwise, at every level of organization in the church and yet, their active presence in communion with the church is responsible for its survival and buoyancy in many communities. "In an accompanying statement, John said: "What gives the archbishop of Canterbury the right to endorse the chief rabbi's scaremongering about Corbyn and adopt such a lofty moral position in defense of the Jewish population". [3]
The origin of these attacks on Corbyn stems from the Blairites and right-wing Zionists who are determined to see Corbyn and his supporters removed and expelled from the Labour Party. Already Chukka Umunna and a minority of Blairites have left the Labour Party and joined the Liberal Democrats. Tom Watson, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, a known Blairite and leader of the pro-war and pro-austerity right-wing MP's has announced his resignation as deputy leader and will not be standing for parliament. This was a notable victory for Corbyn, as the Blairites are now leaderless. Corbyn, a known supporter of Palestinian rights has criticized the Zionists in Israel for their slaughter of Palestinians and Arabs in the torture camp they call the West Bank. Defenseless women and children have been gunned down by Israeli police and the IDF. Corbyn's weakness is that his reformist backbone has pandered to the Zionists and conflated anti-zionism with anti-semitism.
"Over Ken Livingstone's suspension he sided with the Blairites and he gave in to the Zionist amalgam confusing the difference between Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism. There are still a number of socialists still suspended and expelled (auto excluded) from membership of the Labour Party by the unaccountable and unelected Compliance Unit".[4].
A number of Anti-Zionists have been expelled from the Labour party, mainly for their support for the Palestinian struggle. The Blairite, right wing elements in the Labour party are still in a position to wield effective power in the Party. Shamefully, the Labour party historically has a strong affinity with Zionism. The Labour Friends of Israel is a very powerful lobby for the Zionists in Britain and they have been active recently helping and assisting the Blairites to expel anyone in the Labour party who supports the Palestinian cause. Unsurprisingly, the Labour government after World War I immediately recognised the state of Israel in 1948.
RED LIBERATION (Socialists in the Labour Party) wholeheartedly condemns these expulsions and states that the Palestine Liberation struggle is a just cause. We support joint activities with other Socialists to highlight and show the oppression of Palestine by imperialism and Israel – its agent in the Middle East" [5]
Corbyn has even defended the use of the International Holocaust Characterization that there must be no criticism of Zionism or the state of Israel. This is not only a slap in the face of the Palestinian people suffering from the Israeli Apartheid state, it is also an attack against all Jewish activists who fight against Zionism or at least criticize the racist methods of the Israeli state. This includes the survivors of the Holocaust and their relatives who signed a letter sharply rejecting the Israeli-led war on Gaza in 2014. [6]
Corbyn wins against Johnson in first televised debate
In the first television debate between Johnson and Corbyn, the latter easily won the debate by attacking Johnson for working a deal out with Donald Trump in a massive sell out of the NHS through massive privatization via American trade deals. Johnson's election proposals continue to echo racism and attacks on migrants, coupled with further attacks on the working class with more of the same. The Labour leader announced a wide range of reformist measures to help the poor and disadvantaged as well as helping workers through the repeal of the Anti-Union Laws.
The Tory leader however, faces a threat from the Brexit party led by Nigel Farage. This racist, islamophobic party spouts chauvinism and hatred against muslims and migrants. Fascists like Tommy Robinson will no doubt be supporting the Brexit party with its reactionary and racist programme. Boris Johnson will face fierce opposition from Farage and could affect their support and be decisive in who is the next Prime Minister. The Bourgeoisie in Britain remains deeply concerned about the possible election of a Labour government and is using the polls to misinform and discredit Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, although the latest polls suggest a narrowing of the gap. These polls must be treated with cautios as they are promoted by the most right-wing and pro-capitalist news outlets, who are desperate for a victory of Boris Johnson.
Labour Party Manifesto redistribute wealth in Britain
Jeremy Corbyn introducing the Labour Party manifesto which is a reformist programme to bring about changes in government and society. It promises a massive council house building programme, partial nationalization of railways and energy companies, abolishment of student fees and universal credit, an end to the sanctions regime over benefits, taxation of the rich and an attempt to redistribute wealth. This of course is a reformist programme within the frame of capitalism as it not deal with the question of working class power at all. Labour Governments have been elected before but bankers and owners of capital will do everything to halt all aspects even of this obviously reformist programme.
"Labour has launched its general election manifesto, promising to "transform" the UK and to renationalise rail, mail, water and energy.
Leader Jeremy Corbyn also vowed "a green transformation" of the economy, aiming to get the UK "on track" for a net-zero carbon system by the 2030s.
The 105 page manifesto includes a windfall tax on oil firms and scrapping rises in the state pension age.
Mr Corbyn said his offer to voters was "radical" and would mean "real change".
He accused "bankers, billionaires and the establishment" of wanting to thwart his plans, adding: "They don't own the Labour Party. The people own the Labour Party." [7]
Irrespective of the limitations of its programm, the RCIT and the members in BRITAIN advocate critical support for the Labour party in this election. Even the minimal reformist programme Labour offers could be the springboard to strengthen left-wing activists who are open to figth beyond the boundaries of reformism. However, many of these activist still have big illusions in Corbyn and his leadership. This of course requires that revolutionaries in Britain support the election camapign of Labour but critisize its limitations and offer a revolutionary programme leading to the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of socialism. In practical means we march together with all activists who defend Corbyn and Labour against Zionists and right-wing attacks and who support Labour at the elections. We offer them to build an united front in order to fight back the Tories, the Brexit Party, the Liberal Democrats and all other right-wing threats! However, we warn all honest activists that the limitations of reformism will lead to betrayal by Labour and Corbyn as it was done already in the past. In the end, we need to challenge the reformist leadership and to build a revolutionary one – together!
We put forward the following demands as the revolutionary answer to the crisis of capitalism and imperialism:
* Critically support the election of Labour and a Labour Government, based on an anti-austerity programme! Expel and purge all Blairite and Zionist Labour MP's and cleanse the party of all pro-war and pro-austerity elements! Defend Jeremy Corbyn and all others who are unrightfully attacked and slandered by Zionists! Give practical support to the effort of Jewish voice for Labour and others who are crucial defenders against right-wing Zionist hatred!
* Fight for Open Borders, full equality for all migrants and equal wages! Full citizenship rights should be given to all people living in Britain as well as the unlimited right to speak in their mother tongue and to live their cultural and religious believes! Stop the "War on Terror" that is only an excuse to discriminate muslim people!
* For a United Ireland as a 32 County workers republic as part of a United Socialist States of Europe!
* Defend the rigth for self-determination for Scotland!
* Reject any support to the camp of the Brexiteers or the Remainers! Neither an imperialist Britain nor an imperialist European Union are the solution, but rather the fight to smash both of them!
* For self-defence guards and action committees to protect workers, the oppressed and migrants from the police, racist or fascist attacks!
* For the formation of peoples assemblies and action committees, based on direct democracy, to mobilize for demonstrations and strikes up to a general strike in order to put pressure on Labour to reject any collaboration with capitalist parties and politicians! People assemblies, action committes of the workers and oppressed as well as mobilizations on the streets up to an indefinite general strike are the backbone of the fight against austerity and cuts, and in consequence also the initial ignition that opens the road towards the struggle for socialism! A workers republic as well as the United Socialist states of Europe can only be won via the armed uprising of the working class and oppressed!
* For a Workers Government pledged to overthrow Capitalism and establish Socialism!
(1) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/03/corbyn-apologises-for-antisemitism-in-labour-party
(2) https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/a-brief-response-to-chief-rabbi-mirvis/
(3) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/03/academic-quits-c-of-e-body-over-chief-rabbis-labour-antisemitism-comments
(4) https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/europe/critical-support-for-corbyn/
(5) https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/europe/zionism-labour-party/
(6) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28916761
(7) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50497288


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С пюре, в българската кулинарна традиция се нарича продукт от синтно смлени, стрити или пасирани сварени плодове и/или зеленчуци, с добавени овкусители и подправки.

Пюрето се използва като част от добавка към гарнитури, салати, сандвичи или като храна за малки деца.

Най-често приготвяни в домашна кухня са картофено пюре, доматено пюре и различни десертни плодови пюрета.

В други езици с пюре наричат и кулинарни продукти от скълцани или пасирани зеленчуци, които българите наричат лютеница.

Българите не наричат и плодовите сокове, които са извлек (екстракт) от плодоове – пюрета, но в някои страни натуралните сокове се третират, като пюрета. В българската традиция е прието такъв тип сокове да се наричат с думата "нектар". Плодовите нектари най-често са свежи плодови сокове, които са получени чрез допълнителни механични и/или топлинни преработки и имат консистенция, близка до консистенцията на българския и предориенталски сладкарски продукт боза.

Етимология
Думата пюре е с френски произход (purée), но тази дума във френския се използва само за смляни или пасирани свежи плодове, а не за сварени. Примерно за традиционното картофено пюре французите ползват израза patates pilées, а не pommes purée. Въпреки това, в съвременния френски вече навлиза и изразът la purée de pommes de terre, който се употребява и за познатото пюре от сварени картофи.

В английския език, освен думата пюре се използва думата mash, която в свободен превод на български може да означава "смачкване, смачканица" или "мешавица", все думи, които рядко се използват в българския език за храни, поради пейоративното значение, което се получава при тяхната употреба.

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A sea of sunflowers: Must see sights at Matthiessen State Park
By Stephanie Jaquins
Last summer, Kelsey Adair and her boyfriend, Mike Smallberger, and their then-8-month-old twins took a trip to Matthiessen State Park in Oglesby to hike. It's one of the family's favorite spots, but last summer they found another reason it's ranked so high for them. The park is 1,629 acres, of which 60 acres are dedicated to sunflowers fields.
"I was so excited when we saw signs for the sunflower field," said Adair, of Peoria. "We jumped out of the car and ran over and took so many pictures. It was gorgeous."
Lisa Sons, natural resources coordinator for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, said pictures on social media, blogs and websites are helping drive buzz on the flowers.
"We get a lot of phone calls about the sunflower fields, because they saw a picture here or read about it there or a friend told them about it," she said.
The flowers begin to bloom in mid- to late-July and begin to wilt by about Labor Day, depending on the weather, Sons said.
The seeds were planted more than 25 years ago for the purpose of dove hunting. The field also attracts pollinators, such as bees, cardinals, black-capped chickadees, seed-eating birds – such as doves – and on the ground where the sunflowers provide shade, pheasants, deer, opossums and raccoons.
Starved Rock Lodge Marketing Director Kathy Casstevens has given tours to international travel writers from all over the world who were amazed by the fields.
"So it is a wow factor for us here in La Salle County," she said.
Casstevens, who also is a wedding photographer, said the sunflowers are also a popular backdrop for surprise proposals.
"It's an amazing asset to the county, I think, and something that makes people happy when you go there. You cannot help but be happy," she said. "It just happens that at that time of year most days are sunny and the sky is this wonderful clear blue and the contrast, the yellow and blue, are the most complimentary colors. They're beautiful together."
One of Casstevens' favorite stories as a wedding photographer was taking a wedding party to the sunflower fields.
"The bride's mother had recently passed away. She had chosen the color of the sky for her bridesmaid dresses — that really beautiful sky blue — and then she chose sunflowers for the flowers for the girls and herself because that was her mom's favorite flower."
The bride didn't know about the sunflower field, so Casstevens brought the wedding party there for photographs.
"She was just blown away. It was a wonderful, wonderful moment."
Respect the park
– As beautiful as the sunflowers are, you cannot pick them. Leave the park as you found it for others to enjoy.
– Be mindful of the nearby radio-controlled model airplane field. The best way to get to the fields without disturbing the hobbyists is to pull into the Matthiessen Vermilion River Area entrance, which is the second entrance heading south on Illinois 178. Drive all the way back, park and you'll see a little shelter next to a fence. Walk to the left of the shelter and follow the trail back.
**Due to the large amount of rain in May and early June, sunflowers will not be planted in 2019. They are expected to return in 2020 according to the IDNR**
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Last week saw up have the July 4th Celebrations of twitter meet up! Small turn out, but none the less very enjoyable to put the face to the names. We met at the Bull and Castle, different location from the previous meet up, but we were staill able to find people as Elly had her cake baked and we did use twitter to locate people.
So a few questions that came up from @debbiemet how do you know who people are when you've never met them before? Are folks being nervous at first face to face meeting? I guess I'd never thought about it. I'm so used to randomly turning up to events and just jumping head in. But I guess it may put some folks turning up if they are a bit shy or don't know what to expect. It means they miss out on events.
Lexia has the next one organised – Fri 18th, Hop House for sushi and then the Porterhouse.
It was a very enjoyable night, and it was lovely to meet you all. I wasn't really nervous until the last minute – I've been to a few internet meetups (though never in Ireland!) but on those occasions I had been around the online community for a lot longer and got to know people, which made it easy. This was the first time I'd been to a meetup as a newbie, hence the last-minute nervousness. It was well worth it though and I hope to make the Porterhouse on the 18th. Thanks for organising it Laura.