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Dealing with mercury in an old heating system
Published: February 23, 2016 - by Dan Holohan
Categories: Troubled Heating Systems, Case Study
On my lifelong journey toward understanding the peculiar ins and outs of older American heating systems, I've made some mistakes. Particularly when I was living in The Age of Ignorance. Thankfully, none managed to settle me into a brief stay at White's Funeral Home.
One of my more-memorable mistakes was standing next to Dave Nelsen (may he rest in peace) in the basement of an antique Long Island mansion as he tipped over a Honeywell Heat Generator and spilled about a pint of mercury onto the rich guy's floor. Dave and I were of an age where neither of us knew what a Honeywell Heat Generator was, and Dave, in what I suppose was a search for instant knowledge, first shook and then tipped the evil thing.
"Something's sloshing around in there," he said. "Must be sludge. Ah, crap."
Now this happened a long time ago, well before we were all terrified of that shiny liquid metal. Mercury was in our toys when we were children, and our science teachers let us play with it on our desks. It was a jolly liquid that conducted electricity. It was in our thermostats and thermometers and everyone loved it. What could be wrong with mercury?
Dave and I were more concerned about the mess. Who knew it was out to kill us all? Dave and I scooped up the tiny globs with pieces of cardboard and a shop vac and put it out of our minds. Lesson learned: Don't tip a Honeywell Heat Generator.
I did some digging in the library after that day and learned that Mark Honeywell invented his Heat Generator to compete with the folks who were selling steam heat. Mark H. was a serious hot-water guy, and those steamfitters must have been getting under his skin because their systems ran hotter than gravity-hot-water systems and were less expensive to install. The Heat Generator was a simple device with just one moving part, that being the pint or so of mercury. You can see it on the steps here in front of his shop.
Mark H. used a pipe within a pipe that dipped into the mercury pot to separate the system water from the water in the attic-mounted, open expansion tank. He could then run the hot water up to about 250 degrees F., while still having a system that was open to the atmosphere. The super-hot water would circulate much faster, and that was important in the days before Homer Thrush invented the circulator. Mark H. had come up with a brilliant device, and upon that rock he built his church.
So years later, we still find these mercury-filled time bombs in basements and they continue to tempt the sad souls of the heating trade.
I have come to accept the wisdom of this simple rule: If you're staring at an odd, old device and you don't know what it is, put your hands in your pockets and back away from the thing.
Which brings me to Jeff Kauffman, a poor soul in Massachusetts whose only crime was that he bought an old house from someone who, years ago, had hired a contractor, who was in the Age of Ignorance, to work on the antique heating system.
Jeff was remodeling the bathroom when he spotted a tiny puddle of mercury over there in the corner. He poked it. It wiggled. He checked online and knew what that shiny stuff was. He washed his hands and called the fire department.
The firefighters showed up and also poked the puddle. They called the chief, who gave it an authoritative poke of his own. Jeff grabbed his family and took them over to his father's house for the night.
The next day, the Department of Environmental Protection and some more firefighters showed up, all wearing hazmat suits. They vacuumed for a few hours and then told Jeff he would have to hire a hazmat-cleaning contractor to finish the job, which was complicated.
The Board of Health showed up next and sealed the house. Back to Dad's for the night.
The hazmat-cleaning contractors, looking like they were ready to walk on Mars, started work the next day. They showed a 0.0 level for mercury everywhere outside the room with the mercury. So far, so good, but the Board of Health still wouldn't let Jeff's family return to their house. Hello again, Dad.
The Fourth of July came and went and the following Monday Jeff sent a letter he had received from the hazmat-cleaning company to the Board of Health, who then cleared the house for reentry.
That evening, while sweeping the kitchen floor, they noticed more mercury in the dustpan. Back to Dad's in a hurry.
The contractor returned and cleaned for weeks. They tore down the kitchen ceiling and ripped up the floor. Even the fridge had to go, but they did get to a point where they thought they had gotten it all. They sealed the house for an air test and that went well. Jeff and the gang moved back in. Welcome home.
Care to guess where the mercury had come from?
Right! One of Mark Honeywell's Heat Generators had once served this house. It sat in the attic with the open expansion tank, just waiting for the '70s to arrive along with a heating contractor who would convert the gravity system to a pumped system. And because this contractor has not gone to the library to study, and because he did not know what he was looking at, and because he did not put his hands in his pockets and back away from the thing, he did what Dave Nelsen and I did when we were in our own Age of Ignorance. He tipped it and gravity did the rest. Oh, and he didn't bother with the cardboard and the shop vac. He just let it soak into the kitchen ceiling. Hey, it's just mercury, right?
So how much did this adventure cost Jeff? Well, it was $38,491.54 for the cleanup. They still have to pay for the mercury disposal, so that's an open end. And they had to rebuild the kitchen and buy a new fridge. He figures it will be about $50,000 by the time he's done.
But no problem. Just call the homeowners-insurance company. That's what they're there for. Right?
Jeff did just that. His agent listened, commiserated, and then told Jeff he wasn't covered because the spill had taken place while the other guy still owned the house. Jeff's policy wasn't in effect at the time, of course, so he was on his own now. He could sue the previous owner if he wanted to, but that would probably be a waste of time and even more money because it would be tough to prove exactly when the spill had happened, or who had done the spilling. It was all speculation, based on common sense, sure, but speculation nonetheless.
So there you are.
We've all done some dopey things from time to time, and that's the key - from time to time. The dangers of feral mercury, were unknown to just about everyone at that time. When it came to mercury, it was an Age of Ignorance. That stuff used to be inside our toys. Remember those cute mazes?
We could say the same of asbestos and tobacco and so many other things that used to be okay but wound up being not okay once we got smarter.
I suppose it all depends on where we happen to be standing in life's timeline. We're all ignorant at some point. I can only hope that we continue to study and learn and get better at what we do. After all, if it wasn't for us, a lot of people would die from the cold and the heat. But you know, as I get older, I'm liking that simple rule more and more:
If you're staring at an odd, old device and you don't know what it is, put your hands in your pockets and back away from the thing.
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'Calendar Girls' cast strips for cause
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Published in the Dallas Morning News and the Denton Record-Chronicle on Dec. 5, 2014
The Greater Lewisville Community Theater will host the region premiere of the comedy Calendar Girls by Tim Firth. Landing the licensing rights to produce the play has become a big deal for southern Denton County's arts community.
The play is based on a group of women in Yorkshire, England. In 1998, when one of their husbands died from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the group decided to raise money to purchase a hospital waiting-room sofa. Despite their advanced ages, the women decided to pose naked for photos and then sell the resulting pinup calendar.
Their fundraiser went better than expected and they soon had donated hundreds of thousands of pounds for leukemia research. Because of its success, the women decided to make followup calendars each year. Now, they have raised millions of pounds for leukemia and lymphoma research.
Touchstone Pictures released an award-winning film starring Helen Mirren in 2003. Tim Firth released his stage adaptation in 2008. The play was a huge success in the United Kingdom. Every theater that performed the play would make a pinup calendar to further the women's cause.
Theaters in the United States recently acquired the rights to perform the play, and the Lewisville theater company has one of six production licenses in the country. It will be the second U.S. theater to stage the play.
Nancy Thorne, a theater board member, said she is happy to have a small role in Calendar Girls.
"We're just a small community theater," she said. "So we're really excited about being able to produce it."
Delynda Moravec is one of the six principal actors in Calendar Girls. She was particularly attracted to this project because her husband, Kip, is a 40-year survivor of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
"The thought of him dealing with cancer as a teenager is heartbreaking to me," she said. "I want to be able to help raise awareness and support research for these diseases, and this story is a poignant reminder of what we can accomplish when we come together for a cause."
In keeping with tradition, the women of the GLCT cast and crew have produced a 2015 pinup calendar. It will be on sale for $15 each during the run of the show. Net proceeds will benefit the North Texas Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
"It just seemed natural to do exactly what these ladies did and give to the cause they donated to," Thorne said.
Mike Foster, a Highland Village photographer, has shot GLCT's production photos for many years. He said he was caught off guard when he was asked to take pictures for the calendar.
"I was excited, thrilled and terrified at the thought. Before the shoot, nerves were relaxed at Tierney's Cafe and we were ready to go," he said. "I knew the ladies were going to be nervous, as was I, but once the shoot started, we all had a blast."
Thorne said the group joked a lot before the photo shoot to calm their nerves.
"Mike was so professional and an easy guy to work with," she said.
Calendar Girls runs through Dec. 21, with performances at 8 p.m on Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $15 for 65 and older or 18 and younger. It is rated PG-13 for adult content.
Crumpet comes to town
The Greater Lewisville Community Theater will perform the Joe Mantello adaptation of David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries simultaneously.
The play is based on Sedaris' personal essay about his time as an elf in Macy's.
Chris Robinson plays Crumpet in this one-man, one-act play. Out of work and desperate, this irreverent little man takes a job at Macy's ushering children and their parents through the Santaland maze to meet an everchanging array of Santas.
Robinson has directed numerous productions in area theaters, including the last two musicals for GLCT. He said he first became aware of The Santaland Diaries during a road trip to Houston, when he heard Sedaris read the essay on NPR.
"My travel companion and I laughed for days over the antics of Crumpet the Elf," he said. "I thought at the time I could portray him brilliantly if I ever had the chance."
This is Robinson's first solo performance.
"I have performed in many productions of the two-actor Tuna plays with my good friend, the late Ryan Roach, and it was always comforting to be able to rely on his support as a fellow actor," he said. "It's a bit scary now to have only myself to rely on onstage."
The Santaland Diaries will run at 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 20. Tickets cost $12. It is rated R for adult content and language.
GLCT is at 160 W. Main St. in Old Town Lewisville. Call 972-221-7469 to make reservations. More information is available at glct.org.
Lewisville/Flower Mound editor Adam Schrader can be reached at 214-773-8188 and on Twitter at @schrader_adam.
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Maximizing the Benefits of Globalization While Minimizing the Costs essay
Never in its history mankind have been so interdependent, interacted and well connected as today. The modern era of mass communication has turned the entire planet into a village. The process has resulted in diffusing different cultural and trends of the nations and communities. The societies, which were once too remote to be disturbed by any outside source, culture or trend, are under the brutal assaults of globalization. The advantages and disadvantages of Globalization vary nation to nation.
It is perceived differently by the developed and developing nations. Despite all the objections and concerns every nation and every corporation has taken steps to get the advantages of globalization and evade the disadvantages. This paper will discuss the measures by which benefits of globalization can be maximized and its costs can be minimized. What is Globalization? The term Globalization refers to a complex process or multiple processes, which result in the integration and interdependence economically, culturally, politically and technologically.
According to the Encyclopedia of Britannica Globalization is "The Process by which the experience of every day life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, can foster a standardization of cultural expressions around the world. (Britannica, 2006) "Thus globalization means the consequences and outcomes of the interaction of ideas, cultures, traditions, technologies and norms, which are homogeneous and standardized through out the globe. Speaking in terms of economics "globalization is the convergence of prices, products, wages, rates of interest and profits toward developed country norms. (Sharif, 2003, p.
163). Economically globalization has made possible the free monetary flow across the globe and enabled the corporation to work on foreign soil with greater flexibility. Maximizing the Benefits of Globalization While Minimizing Its Costs: World nations whether developed or developing, multinational corporations and businesses all have been trying their best to take full advantage of the increasing sphere of trade and economic growth. The statistics of the last decade has shown that the benefits of globalization differ for countries due to the different in their political, economical and demographical situations.
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The developing nations may maximize the benefits of globalization by appealing large scale of foreign investment which will not only bring money, new technology and foster economic growth but it will also create new jobs and consequently increase the standard of living of that country. Major financing organizations may also provide funds and aids at the times of crisis. Many newly developed countries of East Asia like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea have achieve great economic growth and development by heavy foreign investment and technology transfers.
On the other hand globalization has made adverse Impact on the local industry and manufacturers of the developing countries. Due to high manufacturing costs and no subsidies from the government they are unable to compete the swarming international products and goods. That's why when many developing countries lifted trade barriers and introduced free trade in the region the local industries were cornered by the multinational corporations. This changes a country into a consumer economy and thus it is unable to play as an active partner in the global economy.
Most of the opposition of globalization is because of these adverse results and affects after introducing free trade policies in developing countries. To shun these affects the policy makers must make a balancing trade policy giving equal opportunity to the local and international manufacturers by balancing the free trade policies. Another adverse affect of globalization is the unequal distribution of wealth. This has played a pivotal role in arranging the masses against the global process. In most of the developing countries lifting the trade barriers have increased the gap between the rich and the poor.
The industrialists and manufacturers have become richer, while the common masses are still living in poor conditions. This is the only reason of the widespread perception that globalization is detrimental to poor. The policies of the world financing institutions like World Bank and International Monetary Fund are not quite compatible for developing countries. Their trade models are based on developed economies and has rendered adverse affects on most developing nations of Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South Asia.
The policy makers of developing countries should weigh the pros and cons of these policies imposed by financing institutions before implementing them in their countries (Bigman, 2002). While the developed nations can maximize the benefits of globalization by minimizing manufacturing cost by investing in developed countries and enjoying the benefit of abundant cheap labor and raw material available there. The increasing standard of living in the developing countries will create new markets, spheres and domains for the developed countries and corporations based there.
The advancement in communication technologies like teleconferencing can be used to minimize the physical distances thus saving the time and money spent during traveling etc. The flow of information via Internet has made correspond much easier than the past. All these tools can be used to increase the pace of production, marketing the product in a more convincing manner as well as cutting the cost of production. The advance transportation facilities, which are becoming common through out the globe because of standardizing global norms it has become possible to reach the most remote areas and consumer markets of the world.
By using advance means of transportation and marketing developed nations can gain access to new markets and expand their business spheres. Despite all these gains and efforts there are some negative affects of globalization in developed nations. The most concerning and worsening problem is the flow of skilled and non-skilled jobs from the developed nations to the developing nations. This has resulted in the increasing number of jobless people in the developed countries. Most corporations are investing in developing countries in order to achieve the benefits of cheap labor and resources.
In the developed nations, the most effective way to help those who lose their jobs due to globalization — or for other reasons, such as technological change — is to achieve a growing economy that generates an ample supply of new jobs (Weidenbaum, 2003). The policy makers in the developed countries revise their trade policies and high tax rates on manufacturing industries, which will make possible for the home based industries to hire local labor. While despite the decline of the manufacturing sector the services sector is emerging as a major GDP producer in developed countries.
Thus the developed nations can easily compensate the losses of declining manufacturing sector by promoting the services, which are dependant on technology advances in which the developed nations always have a superior position. We have seen that though the balance of trade of most developed countries is negative, but the balance of payments is always positive thanks to the services provided to the developing nations. Conclusion: The process of globalization is a process in which every nation or state has gain something but on the cost of something.
Thus the only way to remain an active competent nation in this highly interdependent world is to maximize the gains and minimize the costs of globalization. But the measures to be taken vary country-to-country, nation-to-nation and state-to-state. This is primarily because of the difference in political, economical and demographic scenario of the country.
Bigman, David. (2002) Globalization and the Developing Countries: Emerging Strategies for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation, CABI Publishing in association with ISNAR, ISBN 0 85199 575 6
Globalization. Encyclop? dia Britannica. Retrieved April 12, 2007, from Encyclop? dia Britannica 2006 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD Shariff,Ismail. (2003) GLOBAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS. An International Journal of Development Economics. Development Review, Vol1, No. 2: p. 163-178 Weidenbaum, Murrey. (2003) Weighing the Pros and Cons of Globalization, Woodraw Wilson International Center for Scholars. Retreived from the World Wide Web on April 12th 2007, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/


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Chef Tom Papoutsis demonstrates how to make a basic chicken rub.
Tom Papoutsis: Hi, I am Tom Papoutsis. Today we are doing chicken basics and we are going to start working on what's known as the the dry rub. Dry rub is very easy. You are going to have a few basic ingredients that we are going to use. Basically some salt, we are going to use black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and Chipotle chili pepper. Some people, if they like a cross on their chicken or pork or ribs or whatever, they will use a brown sugar in it. The sugar will actually caramelize and will get hard.
What we are going after today is going to be very simple. We are going to start out, we are going to put some salt in a little bowl here and there is a reason I am using this little bowl, but we are going to use a little bit of salt, primarily, a little bit of pepper. I am going to actually use enough pepper to give us some good flavor, mix that around. Now this is going to make a lot of rub. It looks like a lot of salt and a lot of pepper, it is, but it will do a lot of chicken because you are not going to use a whole lot of it. As far as our garlic is concerned, I am going to throw in and just gauge, like I said, if you have seen some of my videos, you know I don't measure a whole lot. I just kind of gauge it on how much flavor I want. I will use enough garlic there to give it a good garlic flavor. If you don't want to use garlic and salt just use a garlic salt, the one that's already mixed. Now this has these little, granule pieces of this onion. Onions, another good flavor that's going to -- we want to come through.
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Now if you want this to be a little bit more red in color then get in there, get in the spice cabinet, pull out your paprika and put some paprika in here and that will make it really, really nice really, give it a little bit more of a pepper flavor because paprika is a mild pepper, but you can see how this is turning kind of a grayish color form. It's got a little bit of red hue to it from the Chipotle and at this point what I like to do is I will just take my finger. Just take a little bit, taste it. Not bad, pretty good, pretty good. It has got a nice -- oh, wow! Nice Chipotle flavor to it and that's how simple the rub gets. Putting it together, very simple, very easy and next, we are going to show you how to bake chicken.


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Art finds the space between S.F. Victorians
ART Many homes can be works of art, but so can the spaces between them
By Julian Guthrie
Published 4:00 am PST, Saturday, March 6, 2010
Bay Area artist/light designer Elaine Buckholtz stands between two of the volunteer homes that allowed her to light them as part of The Urban Unseen project sponsored by USF. Thursday Feb. 25, 2010 the event took place in San Francisco in the 1900 block of Golden Gate Avenue. less
Bay Area artist/light designer Elaine Buckholtz stands between two of the volunteer homes that allowed her to light them as part of The Urban Unseen project sponsored by USF. Thursday Feb. 25, 2010 the event ... more
Photo: Lance Iversen, The Chronicle
San Francisco architecture Professor Tanu Sankalia had long been intrigued by things commonly unseen - by images of the insides of bottles, the back of bookshelves, the space under a chair.
For four years, Sankalia has fixed his gaze on San Francisco's Victorians. But instead of looking at the famous facades, he has studied the spaces in between, called "slots."
"What I'm trying to say is there is something besides the interesting facade," said Sankalia, who is 40 and was schooled and trained in India. "Looking at the slot creates a whole new narrative of sight and place."
Sankalia has made a study of 11 neighborhoods across San Francisco, documenting more than 1,000 slots. The study is part of a new show he curated at the University of San Francisco, where he teaches. Called "The Urban Unseen," the exhibition brings together architects and artists to examine the spaces between San Francisco's famous houses. It asks the viewer to take notice of something typically overlooked.
"It's ironical," Sankalia noted, "that we celebrate these facades because the spaces stand out. If the slots weren't there, we wouldn't read the facade."
The idea was sparked years ago when Sankalia was walking the city's neighborhoods in search of something new to bring to the classroom. He became interested in the way the city had been laid out, with its long, narrow lots.
"I began to study these spaces, created between 1850 and 1890," he said of the Victorian slots. "Typically, a lot is 25 feet wide and up to 138 feet deep. The slots were a way to get light and ventilation deep inside a lot."
By isolating slots in a neighborhood - as he and his students have done in drawings and models for the USF show - patterns begin to emerge. As Sankalia says, "Slots break the continual street wall made by row houses and create a distinct percussive rhythm of alternating positive form and negative space."
Types of slots range from single straight and single angular to double equal and angular staggered. He found that in cities including Boston, New York and London, where row houses are common, there are no slots.
"You can get into the taxonomy of these spaces, and into urban mythology of how a city is made," Sankalia said, standing in the USF library where the show is being held. "These spaces, or slots, become one of the smallest discernible parts of the city. They are vital to the urban form."
Sankalia found inspiration in the work of philosophers, artists and sociologists, including the German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin, who looked past the great monuments of Paris to focus instead on unexamined areas of street life.
Sankalia admired the work of British artist Rachel Whiteread, who has created sculptures from the space inside a bottle, from inside books on a shelf, and from behind pillows and mattresses. And he appreciated the work of artist Bruce Nauman, who taught at the San Francisco Art Institute in the late 1960s and created a cast of the space under his chair.
"Nauman's piece made you ponder negative space," Sankalia said, walking through the exhibition. "He gave the negative space a positive form."
As part of "The Urban Unseen" show, Bay Area artist Elaine Buckholtz created an installation of light that focused on three slots on Golden Gate Avenue, near Baker Street. The installation was held on two nights in late February, and the slots between the Victorians were lit by wide-beam theatrical lights.
"We thought the slots were so beautiful on their own that we could just frame them with perfect white light," said Buckholtz, who teaches at Stanford. "I thought the concept of this show was incredible, to treat negative space as positive and make the foreground muted. I love how this shows there is something beautiful behind what is everyday."
Another participant in the show is artist Paul Madonna (whose All Over Coffee drawings run in The Chronicle). Madonna said that he has long been fascinated with "things we walk by every day and don't see." Many of his drawings feature the city's buildings, and the spaces in between.
"Once you start looking, you see that the slots add personality, and they are unique to San Francisco," Madonna said.
The Urban Unseen: Examining San Francisco's Interstitial Spaces: Through April 25. University of San Francisco's Gleeson Library/Geschke Center, 2130 Fulton St. Hours: (415) 422-2044. Info: (415) 422-5178. www.usfca.edu/library/thacher.
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SAN LEANDRO — Loco moco — the iconic, popular Hawaiian comfort food and cholesterol bomb — has East Bay roots.
A group of about 15 teenage boys in Hilo, Hawaii, called the Lincoln Wreckers was credited with inventing loco moco in a diner in 1949. Hawaiian native Dr. George Takahashi, 84, an oral surgeon in San Leandro since the mid-1960s, was part of that group.
The legend of a simple dish — involving only a hamburger patty, rice, egg and brown gravy — can now be found throughout restaurants in Japan, Guam, Samoa and, of course, Hawaii, as well as the mainland United States.
The origin of loco moco is intertwined with the Lincoln Wreckers, whose members attended Hilo High School and played various sports such as baseball, football and basketball at Lincoln Park.
The teenagers used to hang out at the Lincoln Grill, run by Richard and Nancy Inouye. The grill is long gone, having closed in 1964, but Takahashi clearly recalled the fun times.
"Being young kids, teenagers, we didn't have a lot of money, and we couldn't afford a hamburger dinner plate for $2 or $3," Takahashi said. "One day, we just came up with the idea — 'Nancy, why don't you get a bowl of rice, put a hamburger on, put gravy on it.' She complied and said 'OK, we'll try it out' and she charged 30 cents — which we could afford.
"After school, we had snacks all the time — and that was one of my snacks," he said.
Takahashi, who was studying Spanish at the time at school, suggested using "loco," Spanish for crazy.
As the years passed, Takahashi said the Lincoln Wreckers forgot about the name of the dish they created. They were too busy graduating from Hilo High and pursuing their college educations. Many group members, like Takahashi, attended colleges and universities in the mainland. Takahashi went to dental school in Chicago, Illinois.
Meanwhile, loco moco proliferated like an overgrown weed throughout Hawaii, popping up on restaurant menus with all types of varieties — featuring bacon, ham, fish, Spam, kalua pork, Portuguese sausage, teriyaki beef, teriyaki chicken, mahi mahi, shrimp, oysters and vegetables.
One popular restaurant in Hilo, Cafe 100, claims on its website to sell 9,000 loco mocos each month and sells 30 varieties.
"Cafe 100 may have had a similar dish, but they didn't have the name," Takahashi said.
Takahashi said the egg came later when some restaurants decided that the dish was more appropriate for breakfast. And he revealed the secret to an excellent loco moco.
Loco moco was even the subject of an academic essay in 1983 by professor James Kelly called "Loco Moco: A Folk Dish in the Making." Kelly taught at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
As for favorite restaurants that serve loco moco, Takahashi doesn't have any particular ones in the Bay Area but mentioned Hukilau in San Jose and Eddie Papa's American Hangout Restaurant in Pleasanton. He pointed out a couple of favorites in the Seattle area, where his daughter and her family live: Kona Kitchen and Kauai Family Restaurant.
Takahashi said the Lincoln Wreckers still get together for annual reunions in Las Vegas in October. And, he, like the other surviving members, is quietly and fiercely protective of their culinary contribution.


Scooper - Technology News: What's holding back Kenya's economy?
What's holding back Kenya's economy?
East Africa's largest economy is underwhelming hopes that it would be one of the continent's most successful growth stories. According to a new World Bank report , Kenya has underperformed its peers in economic growth, investment, and exports over the past decade.
To meet its goal of becoming a developed economy by 2030, the country will need to jumpstart stagnating industries, provide more jobs for its youth, and reduce corruption, among other difficult tasks. As much as 80% of jobs are in the low-paying and less productive informal sector and only 75,000 formal jobs being created a year.
"What most Kenyans know is that the economy has become much more dynamic and innovative in the past decade. Looking at the data, however, shows that more work is needed to make such economic trends transformational," the report says (p. 31).
According to the report, if Kenya's economy had kept pace with its peers on the continent over the past 10 years, the average Kenyan's income would be 15% higher. Instead, the country has been hamstrung by stagnating manufacturing and agricultural industries, declining exports, and a low rate of household savings that can be tapped for investment in local industries and infrastructure.
Kenya's savings rate has been around 15% for the past decade, even as the size of the country's middle class has doubled to account for almost one fifth (pdf, p. 23) of the population. (Its neighbor Tanzania's savings rate reached 23% in 2012, even though its GNI per capita is lower than Kenya's.) Investment as a share of GDP in Kenya is 20%, compared to the 25% benchmark, identified by the Commission on Growth and Development.


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Monday Must Read: State Budget Deadline Looms; Oakland Firefighters Contract Criticized
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:00 AM
Politics / Law Enforcement & Crime / Environment
1. The deadline is fast approaching to put Jerry Brown's tax measures on the June ballot, but the governor still doesn't have Republican votes for his proposal and may not get them. The CoCo Times reports that the state Republican Party at its convention over the weekend voted to oppose Brown's tax measures at all costs — even if the governor were to agree to overhaul public employee pensions and regulations on business. Brown also has yet to garner GOP support for his plan to eliminate redevelopment agencies.
2. The Oakland firefighters' union contract is coming under increasing criticism because it mandates staffing requirements that effectively block budget cuts, the Chron reports. However, the firefighters union notes that it already contributes more to it pension plan — 13 percent — than any other city union. The Oakland police officers' union still contributes nothing to its pension plan.
3. A team of workers was forced to evacuate from Japan's stricken nuclear power plant after a cloud of gray smoke arose from one of the crippled reactors, the New York Times reports. The setback occurred after engineers had successfully hooked up a two-mile-long power cable in an effort to stabilize the plant. But then engineers learned that they'll have to make more repairs before power can be restored to at least two of the reactors. At the same time, Japanese health officials said they have begun to find higher-than-normal radiation levels in some parts of the country's food and water supply.
4. The murder trial of Yusuf Bey IV, the former CEO of Your Black Muslim Bakery who allegedly ordered the assassination of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey, is scheduled to get underway today in an Oakland courtroom, the CoCo Times reports. Prosecutors are expected to deliver their opening statements today after jury selection is completed. The outcome of the trial, however, is anything but certain because the prosecutors' case hinges largely on the testimony of hitman Devaughndre Broussard, a bakery soldier who has repeatedly changed his story.
5. The Barry Bonds perjury trial also is scheduled to begin today in San Francisco as a jury will decide whether the former Giants' star lied about his alleged steroid use, California Watch reports. The federal case against Bonds also may be difficult to win because the judge threw out key evidence that included Bonds' alleged doping calendars after the slugger's trainer Greg Anderson refused to testify.
6. And Northern California is expected to be pummeled by more storms this week, pushing rain and snowfall levels to well above normal for the year, the Chron reports.
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The Intelligent Leader's Guide to Consensus Building
Consensus-building unites organizations in working toward goals established through fair collaboration. It also makes teams more likely to act and deliver on such goals.
Consensus is about shared goals meeting all relevant interests of the parties involved.
In the context of leadership, consensus is a controversial concept.
"Consensus is the absence of leadership." – Margaret Thatcher.
Albert Einstein was not a fan of consensus either. "When consensus is reached, thinking stops. Stop nodding your head," he stated, making it clear that he considered genius and consensus to be wholly incompatible.
That said, from the perspective of intelligent leadership, consensus is a must. Without it, it is nigh impossible to establish the collaborative spirit and cohesiveness organizations need to effectively act on the decisions they make.
Why Organizations Need to Build Consensus
Successful consensus-building is not about getting all parties involved to agree. Its goals are to solicit ideas and input from all those involved, without excluding or condescending to anyone. Through this diverse input, it aims to understand and explore different perspectives, set reasonable shared goals that meet the interests of all parties involved and get teams and organizations to act on these shared goals.
The responsibility for achieving consensus always rests with the parties involved in the process, and not an outside entity.
A consensus-style leader will:
Strive for unity and organizational harmony by mediating disagreements.
Take diverse perspectives into account when making a decision.
Be inclusive and supportive when soliciting opinions.
Be open to discussion and assistance.
Be adept at influencing discussions through diplomacy.
Avoid scapegoating in favor of finding solutions.
The Pitfalls of Consensus-Building
Intelligent leadership calls for successful consensus-building. Real-life corporate environments can, however, derail effective consensus-building in several ways.
Participants may refrain from taking the initiative.
Often, those involved know what their superiors want to hear. Thus, they push for the kind of consensus they know to be "the right" one.
Fear of change and a tendency to maintain the status quo are also limiting factors.
Some will agree with anything to get the meeting to end sooner.
Consensus-style leaders may come up short on several accounts as well.
They give up too much of their authority in the decision-making process.
They avoid conflicts and miss opportunities to improve consensus outcomes.
They grow indecisive.
They miss opportunities to provide constructive feedback.
They fail to properly prioritize tasks.
Facilitating Consensus-Building
Given the competing priorities and ideas of those involved in the consensus-building process, it is often a good idea to facilitate consensus through an impartial mediator.
Third-party facilitators can set the rules of the consensus-building session.
The role of such a mediator is to set the rules for the consensus-building session and enforce them.
Executive Leadership and Consensus-building
"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus." – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Consensus-building cannot and should not sideline executive leadership within an organization. Without executive support, consensus is difficult to achieve. Executive leadership that understands successful consensus-building will facilitate it while making sure that the efforts that go into consensus-building do not go to waste.
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We are delighted to share that Royal Holloway alumnae Nic Stringer (MA Creative Writing 2016) and Sarah Doyle (MA Creative Writing 2017) are both highly commended in the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2018.
The Forward Prizes for Poetry, set up in 1991, are the most coveted awards for poetry published in Britain and Ireland, bringing contemporary poetry to the attention of the wider public. The three prizes for Best Collection, Best First Collection and Best Single Poem, are unique in honouring both the work of established poets and the debuts of brilliant unknowns. Past Forward Prizes winners include Claudia Rankine, Thom Gunn, Seamus Heaney, Alice Oswald, Ted Hughes, Carol Ann Duffy and Kathleen Jamie.
Nic Stringer is highly commended for her first collection A day that you happen to know, published by Guillemot Press. Nic's poetry and artwork have appeared previously in anthologies and journals such as Magma and Structo and she also won the University of London Prize for Creative Writing in 2016. She manages events and exhibitions and works often with sound as a member of Fractured Strings – see and hear more at corruptedpoetry.com.
Sarah Doyle is highly commended for her poem The woman who married an alchemist, published in the Fenland Reed. Sarah is the Pre-Raphaelite Society's Poet-in-Residence, and (with Allen Ashley) is co-author of Dreaming Spheres: Poems of the Solar System (PS Publishing, 2014). Sarah has performed at numerous poetry events; has been published widely in magazines, journals and anthologies; and placed in many competitions. She works as a freelance manuscript critique provider, and is currently co-editing a new anthology, Humanagerie, for Eibonvale.
Both Nic and Sarah's poems are featured in The Forward Book of Poetry 2019, pictured below, available now from Faber and Faber.


The CW's Arrow TV show has cast Josh Segarra as Vigilante and alter-ego Star City's District Attorney Adrian Chase, in the upcoming fifth season. Deadline broke the news in an exclusive report.
Echo Kellum was recently promoted from recurring to series regular status. Katie Cassidy recently left the super-hero action drama, after four seasons. The Arrow TV series cast includes: Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Paul Blackthorne, and Emily Bett Rickards.
Be prepared to get an arrow through your heart. Here is a picture of Segarra promoting a rescue dog.
Adrian Chase and his alter ego the Vigilante first appeared in the 1983 New Teen Titans Annual #2. A New York City district attorney whose family was killed by mobsters, Chase sought justice in his own way. In the comics, there are several characters operating under the name Vigilante. One of them has narrative ties to Deathstroke, who was a major character during Arrow's second season, and the CW's DC shows have tended to mix and match material from various DC comics sources in adapting characters for these shows.
What do you think? Do you think Segarra will make a good Vigilante? Do you plan to watch the fifth season of The CW's Arrow TV series.


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Saudi King's Son Plotted Effort to Oust His Rival
By NYT on	 19 July 2017 Headlines
By BEN HUBBARD, MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT JULY
AMMAN, Jordan — As next in line to be king of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef was unaccustomed to being told what to do. Then, one night in June, he was summoned to a palace in Mecca, held against his will and pressured for hours to give up his claim to the throne.
By dawn, he had given in, and Saudi Arabia woke to the news that it had a new crown prince: the king's 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman.
The young prince's supporters have lauded his elevation as the seamless empowerment of an ambitious leader. But since he was promoted on June 21, indications have emerged that Mohammed bin Salman plotted the ouster and that the transition was rockier than has been publicly portrayed, according to current and former United States officials and associates of the royal family.
To strengthen support for the sudden change in the line of succession, some senior princes were told that Mohammed bin Nayef was unfit to be king because of a drug problem, according to an associate of the royal family.
The decision to oust Mohammed bin Nayef and some of his closest colleagues has spread concern among counterterrorism officials in the United States who saw their most trusted Saudi contacts disappear and have struggled to build new relationships.
And the collection of so much power by one young royal, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has unsettled a royal family long guided by consensus and deference to elders.
"You may have now such a concentration of power within one branch and within one individual who is also younger than so many of the cousins and sons of former kings that it may begin to create a situation where the family is out of whack," said Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, a fellow for the Middle East at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, who studies Persian Gulf politics.
The insularity of Saudi Arabia's sprawling and phenomenally wealthy royal family is well known, often leaving diplomats, intelligence agents and members of the family itself struggling to decipher its inner workings.
But since The New York Times reported last month that Mohammed bin Nayef had been confined to his palace, United States officials and associates of senior royals have provided similar accounts of how the elder prince was pressured to step aside by the younger one. All spoke on the condition of anonymity so as not to endanger their contacts inside the kingdom, or themselves.
In response to questions from The Times, a written statement by a senior Saudi official denied that Mohammed bin Nayef had been pressured and said that the Allegiance Council, a body of senior princes, had approved the change in "the best interest of the nation."
The statement said Mohammed bin Nayef was the first to pledge allegiance to the new crown prince and had insisted that the moment be filmed and broadcast. The former crown prince receives guests daily in his palace in Jidda and has visited the king and the crown prince more than once, the statement said.
The rivalry between the princes began in 2015, when King Salman ascended the throne and bestowed tremendous power on his favorite son.
Mohammed bin Salman was named deputy crown prince, or second in line to become king, as well as defense minister; put in charge of a powerful economic council; and given oversight of the state oil monopoly, Saudi Aramco.
Mohammed bin Salman elevated his profile with visits to China, Russia and the United States, where he met with Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, and dined with President Trump in the White House. He has also guided Vision 2030, an ambitious plan for the future of the kingdom that seeks to transform the Saudi economy and improve life for citizens.
Mohammed bin Salman's supporters praise him as a hard-working visionary who has addressed the kingdom's challenges with extraordinary directness. His programs, including increasing entertainment opportunities inside the hyperconservative kingdom, have won him fans among the two-thirds of Saudis who are younger than 30.
But his critics call him rash and power-hungry, saying he has entangled the country in a costly and so far failed war in Yemen that has killed many civilians, as well as in a feud with Qatar. Neither has a clear exit.
The prince has risen at the expense of his elder relatives, including Mohammed bin Nayef, 57. As the head of the Saudi Interior Ministry, Mohammed bin Nayef led the dismantling of Al Qaeda in the kingdom after a deadly bombing campaign a decade ago. While he kept a low public profile, even after becoming crown prince in 2015, his work won him allies in the United States and other Western and Arab nations.
But while his removal struck many as sudden, it had been planned out.
On the night of June 20, a group of senior princes and security officials gathered at the Safa Palace in Mecca after being informed that King Salman wanted to see them, according to United States officials and associates of the royal family.
Mohammed bin Salman, 31, in June kissing the hand of Mohammed bin Nayef, 57, who had stepped aside as crown prince so the younger man could succeed him. The transition is believed to have been rockier than the public portrayal of it.
It was near the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, when Saudis were preoccupied with religious duties and many royals had gathered in Mecca before traveling abroad for the Eid al-Fitr holiday. That made it advantageous for a change, analysts said, like a coup on Christmas Eve.
Before midnight, Mohammed bin Nayef was told he was going to meet the king and was led into another room, where royal court officials took away his phones and pressured him to give up his posts as crown prince and interior minister, according to United States officials and an associate of the royal family.
At first, he refused. But as the night wore on, the prince, a diabetic who suffers from the effects of a 2009 assassination attempt by a suicide bomber, grew tired.
Meanwhile, royal court officials called members of the Allegiance Council, a body of princes who are supposed to approve changes to the line of succession. Some were told that Mohammed bin Nayef had a drug problem and was unfit to be king, according to an associate of the royal family.
For years, close friends of Mohammed bin Nayef had expressed concern about his health, noting that since the assassination attempt, he had experienced lingering pain and shown signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. His condition led him to take medication that some friends worried he had become addicted to.
"The weight of the evidence I have seen is that he was more injured in the assassination attempt than was admitted and that he then got onto a pain killer routine that was very addictive," said Bruce Riedel, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer and director of the Intelligence Project at the Brookings Institution. "I think that problem got progressively worse."
One American official and one adviser to a Saudi royal said Mohammed bin Nayef opposed the embargo on Qatar, a stand that probably accelerated his ouster.
Sometime before dawn, Mohammed bin Nayef agreed to resign. A video shot afterward shows Mohammed bin Salman kissing his hand.
"We will never dispense with your instructions and advice," the younger prince says.
"Good luck, God willing," the older prince replies.
Mohammed bin Nayef then returned to his palace in the Red Sea port city of Jidda, and he was barred from leaving it.
Also confined to his home was Gen. Abdulaziz al-Huwairini, a colleague of Mohammed bin Nayef who was crucial to the security relationship with the United States, according to current and former United States officials.
Days later, C.I.A. officials briefed the White House on their concern that the ouster of Mohammed bin Nayef and the possible removal of General Huwairini and other security officers could hamper intelligence sharing, United States officials said.
The senior Saudi official's statement said General Huwairini was still in his job and had pledged allegiance to Mohammed bin Salman along with senior officers.
Mohammed bin Nayef was replaced as interior minister by his 33-year-old nephew, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef, who was an adviser to his uncle and who is believed to be close to Mohammed bin Salman.
The extent of support for the elevation of Mohammed bin Salman in the family remains unclear. Saudi state news media reported that 31 of the 34 members of the Allegiance Council supported the change, but analysts said many royals are hesitant to vote against the king's wishes.
Some United States officials and well-connected Saudis say there are rumblings of discontent, and analysts have pointed out hints.
Neither King Salman nor his son attended the Group of 20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, even though one of the two men had attended each of the last three meetings. Analysts say that family disputes may have kept the men at home or that they did not want to face criticism for the isolation they and three other Arab states imposed on Qatar.
The senior Saudi official said King Salman and his predecessor, King Abdullah, had skipped previous Group of 20 meetings.
Saudis shocked by the changes say they have a lot to lose if splits within the family spill into the open and destabilize the kingdom.
"It's not like people are going to go out on the street and say, 'We want M.B.N.,' " said one associate of the royal family, using Mohammed bin Nayef's initials. "We want this family. We want to preserve them as best we can."
Correction: July 19, 2017
An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to the relationship between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. Mohammed bin Salman is Mohammed bin Nayef's cousin, not his nephew.
Ben Hubbard reported from Amman, and Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt from Washington.
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The satirical sketch comedy series Portlandia premieres today, January 21, 2011, on the Independent Film Channel.
Though the historical significance of this event is dubious, indications are that Portlandia may be the high water mark for the national media's obsession with Portland, which has been an ongoing source of amusement to locals since the mid-oughts.
Morning edition had a piece on Portlandia this morning.
Oh yes, on Hulu already, and several bars are showing it tonight too!


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Smoking cessation interventions for patients with coronary heart disease and comorbidities: an observational cross-sectional study in primary care
Blane, D. N. , Mackay, D. , Guthrie, B. and Mercer, S. W. (2017) Smoking cessation interventions for patients with coronary heart disease and comorbidities: an observational cross-sectional study in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 67(655), e118-e129. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X688405) (PMID:27919936)
Background: Little is known about how smoking cessation practices in primary care differ for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) who have different comorbidities. Aim: To determine the association between different patterns of comorbidity and smoking rates and smoking cessation interventions in primary care for patients with CHD. Design: and setting Cross-sectional study of 81 456 adults with CHD in primary care in Scotland. Method: Details of eight concordant physical comorbidities, 23 discordant physical comorbidities, and eight mental health comorbidities were extracted from electronic health records between April 2006 and March 2007. Multilevel binary logistic regression models were constructed to determine the association between these patterns of comorbidity and smoking status, smoking cessation advice, and smoking cessation medication (nicotine replacement therapy) prescribed. Results: The most deprived quintile had nearly three times higher odds of being current smokers than the least deprived (odds ratio [OR] 2.76; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.49 to 3.05). People with CHD and two or more mental health comorbidities had more than twice the odds of being current smokers than those with no mental health conditions (OR 2.11; 95% CI = 1.99 to 2.24). Despite this, those with two or more mental health comorbidities (OR 0.77; 95% CI = 0.61 to 0.98) were less likely to receive smoking cessation advice, but absolute differences were small. Conclusion: Patterns of comorbidity are associated with variation in smoking status and the delivery of smoking cessation advice among people with CHD in primary care. Those from the most deprived areas and those with mental health problems are considerably more likely to be current smokers and require additional smoking cessation support.
Mercer, Professor Stewart and Blane, Dr David and Mackay, Professor Daniel
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What if Kenny comes back........without his moustache? Will people still love him?
Wow, aren't you a pleasant person?
There's no way a walker Kenny would appear. If he is dead, then we'll probably never know, because there's no way a walker would make it from Savannah to North Carolina.
What do you mean? He could have just walked there. I mean, they are called walkers.
It's not very likely. It's way less likely than Kenny surviving in the first place.
I know, it was a joke. A bad joke I guess.
Oh, wow, I didn't even consider that as a joke.
Yes, Telltale said Kennys fate will be explored. The only 2ways this can work is either bringing him back into the story alive " i thought you were dead " for example or maybe in later episodes. Or maybe Christa and Omid found his dead body/Walker when they were searching for Clementine in Savanah and told her about it.
You are goddamn right sir! I am 99% sure it's gonna be him( 1% goes to Lilly/Christa). I can't wait for it to be released!
We've made a new Kenny thread, and are asking you all take discussion there. Thanks!
New Kenny Thread can be found here.


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Port lotniczy Teheran-Imam Khomeini – międzynarodowy port lotniczy położony 30 km na południowy zachód od centrum Teheranu, nazwany imieniem byłego przywódcy Iranu. Jest jednym z największych portów lotniczych w Iranie. W dużej mierze zastąpił on port lotniczy Teheran-Mehrabad, przejmując w 2008 roku prawie cały ruch międzynarodowy..

W 2020 w pobliżu lotniska rozbił się samolot Ukraine International Airlines zabierając życie 176 osobom.

Terminal 1
 Aerofłot (Moskwa-Szeremietiewo)
 Air Arabia (Szardża)
 Air France (Paryż-Charles de Gaulle)
 Alitalia (Rzym-Fiumicino)
 Ariana Afghan Airlines (Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Szarif)
 Austrian Airlines (Wiedeń)
 Atlasjet (Stambuł-Atatürk)
 Azerbaijan Airlines (Baku)
 Caspian Airlines (Budapeszt, Damaszek, Dubaj, Stambuł-Atatürk, Kijów-Borsypol, Mińsk, Erywań)
 China Southern Airlines (Pekin, Urumczi)
 Conviasa (Caracas, Damaszek)
 Croatia Airlines (Zagrzeb)
 Crossair Europe (Dubaj) [czartery]
 Emirates (Dubaj)
 Eram Air (Damaszek)
 Etihad Airways (Abu Zabi)
 Gulf Air (Baharjn)
 Inter Airlines (Adana) [sezonowo]
 Iran Air (Amsterdam, Ankara, Baharjn, Baku, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Bejrut, Bombaj, Kopenhaga, Damaszek, Ad-Dauha, Dubaj, Frankfurt, Genewa, Göteborg-Landvetter, Hamburg, Stambuł-Atatürk, Dżudda, Karaczi, Kolonia/Bonn, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwejt, Larnaka, Londyn-Heathrow, Mediolan-Malpensa, Moskwa-Szeremietiewo, Paryż-Orly, Rzym-Fiumicino, Seul-Incheon, Sztokholm-Arlanda, Taszkent, Tokio-Narita, Wiedeń)
 Iraqi Airways (Bagdad)
 Iran Aseman Airlines (Biszkek, Dubaj, Duszanbe)
 Jazeera Airways (Kuwejt)
 Kish Air (Duszanbe, Dubaj, Stambuł-Atatürk)
 KLM (Amsterdam)
 Kuwait Airways (Kuwejt)
 Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
 Mahan Airlines (Abu Zabi, Arbil, Ałmaty, Baharjn, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Damman, Damaszek, Delhi, Dubaj, Stambuł-Atatürk, Koczin, Kuala Lumpur [czartery], Lahaur, Szanghaj-Pudong [od 2008], Szardża)
 Nouvelair (Monastir) [czartery]
 Onur Air (Ankara, Stambuł-Atatürk, Izmir) [sezonowo]
 Pegasus Airlines (Stambuł-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir, Konya [sezonowo])
 Qatar Airways (Ad-Dauha)
 SunExpress (Antalya, Adana)
 Syrian Arab Airlines (Damaszek)
 Taban Air (Ałmaty, Damaszek, Dubaj, Isparta, Izmir, Konya [sezonowo], Stambuł-Atatürk)
 Tajik Air (Duszanbe)
 Turkish Airlines (Stambuł-Atatürk)
 UM Airlines (Kijów-Borsypol)

Przypisy

Teheran-Imam Khomeini
Teheran

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Wages & salaries for Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education in Rockford, IL ?
The BLS estimates that in Rockford, IL there were around 1,280 employed in the field of Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education in Rockford, IL earned 15% more than average for Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education in the United States.
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education in Rockford, IL earned 60% more than the average worker in Rockford, IL.
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education in Rockford, IL earned 34% more than the average worker in Illinois.
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education in Rockford, IL earned 50% more than the average worker in the United States.


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The costly wars in which England was engaged almost continuously throughout the eightieth century had a most disastrous effect on the manufacturing resources of the county, and almost paralysed many branches of industry. Especially was this the case as regards the clothing trade, in which Newbury at this time still considerably engaged, consequently there was a great scarcity of employment and the common necessaries of life were raised to so high a price by those who were able to take advantage of the monopoly they enjoyed, that the poor were crushed down to a pitiable state of starvation and despair.
It was therefore no wonder although not to be excused, that when no one would stand up to be the poor man's friend, the bread-winners of that day at last rose in defence of their starving families to vindicate the wrongs to which they felt they had been subjected.
The millers and bakers of the town and neighbourhood were the especial offenders, as notwithstanding the price of wheat was not immoderately high, they kept up the price of bread much in excess of what was fair and legitimate. At last the long subdued feeling of discontent found forcible expression. On a certain market day in August, during the time the sack of corn were being pitched for sale, the people broke out into wild riot.
Upsetting the open stalls, they flung themselves upon the scattered provisions, corn, meat, butter, and eggs, wrecked a couple of houses and so alarmed the bakers that they at once lowered the price of bread, and promised a further reduction. But the spirit of the mob was not easily to be managed. They proceeded to break into the mills, and throw the corn into the river; windows were broken, and damage to the extent of £1,000 was done. Several persons were injured in the fray, one of them fatally.
The military had to be summoned before this disturbance could be quelled. Happily, it was perceived that the rioters had much reason on their side, however unreasonable their mode of expressing their wrongs might be, and it is satisfactory to know that bread was afterwards sold to the poor at a cheap rate of 9d per gallon loaf, public subscriptions being raised for the purpose, while the millers agreed to grind their wheat free of charge. The Corporation made good the damage done to the farmers in the market, the ringleaders of the mob were tried and punished, and the town sank back to its usual peaceful condition.
Newbury Bridge spanning the Kennet and Avon Canal, built in 1772 by Mr James Clark, replacing the previous wooden bridge.
Newbury Coat was wool on a sheeps back at sunrise and a completed garment to wear at sunset on the same day in 1811.


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import {initializeTestEnvironment, VALID_CERTIFICATE_UID} from './tests.config';
import * as Certificates from '../src/certificates';

describe('Empiria Land Certificates', () => {

  beforeAll(() => {
    initializeTestEnvironment();
  });

  it('should return correct data for a valid certificate', () => {
      let certificate = Certificates.Certificate.parse(VALID_CERTIFICATE_UID);

      expect(certificate.data.transactionUID).toEqual('TL37PH89TM24-0');

      console.log(certificate.data);
  });

});  // describe


Depth: from 1,21m up to 1,37m.
The Festiva removable pool steps from Lumi-O, 4 step version is the result of several years of research. Economical and practical, easy to install and adapted only to flat floor pools. Anti-slip surfaces ensure further security. Two handrails and two anchoring points constitute perfect stability for all pools between 1,21m and 1,37m in depth.
- Polyethylene anti slip handrails and steps.
- Maximum user weight 180 Kilos.
- Anchoring system provides total stability.
- Allows water circulation, avoids algae development.
- Only compatible with flat floor pools.
-Anticipate a storage space for your steps during the winterizing season.
At best price 559 eur Including VAT.


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import { TEXT } from '@/constant';
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Here we are, at the waning of our first winter on the Hunolt family homestead. Most people might think that the winter months bring to a close the work necessary to maintain food production, but that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, people unfamiliar with the production of food and medicinal herbs might not realize "harvest" is a year-round occurrence, especially if you have a hothouse. There is certainly more activity in the spring, summer and fall, but winter is not lifeless.
Winter is especially a time to make ideas, plan and research before all of the spring activity. We have spent a great deal of time building a large cold frame (which allowed us to overwinter kale), planning and scheming, purchasing plants, doing maintenance and even taking classes on beekeeping!
We value the prospect of beekeeping not only to help preserve and, hopefully, multiply bee populations, but also for the wondrous things bees make: honey, royal jelly, bee pollen, propolis and wax.
Honey is a very well-known food—used for everything from sandwiches to desserts, even making alcohol preparations such as mead. But many people are unfamiliar with one of honey's foremost applications: a topical medicine for wounds. The Egyptians and many folk herbalists today use honey for its anaerobic property which, when applied to an open wound, doesn't allow for infection to take place as it cannot manifest without oxygen. In fact, this is only one facet of its antimicrobial function.
As for the other hive products, royal jelly is a substance created solely to rear a queen and is attributed for her great size. Bee pollen is often valued as an aid for supporting allergies, energy and general well-being. Propolis is a very powerful resinous material produced from the early buds of trees and other plant materials which bees use to not only coat, seal and repair the hive, but also to enclose the bodies of hive invaders they kill and cannot remove, such as a large mouse or snake. This helps ensure a sterile environment to keep the hive healthy.
Propolis is valued as an extremely powerful antiviral and antiseptic. Because of this, many cultures use it to fight off illness and to dress wounds, even though it is tricky and sticky to work with. Bee wax is useful for candles, but since we're herbalists, we also value it for its role in salve making.
Finally, with all the food-bearing plants we are growing, it will be helpful to have a local source of pollinators. While it might seem we know a thing or two about bees, we really don't know much more than anyone else when it comes to caring for them— hence, the importance of the class.
As of this writing near the end of February, we began harvesting sap for a popular winter staple: maple syrup. The rising sap of sugar maple trees in late winter is collected and boiled down to make syrup and sugar.
Today, most sugaring operations boil the sap down to syrup as it comes in. Indigenous peoples had a method of making maple products slightly different: when possible, they would let collected sap freeze across the top, then discard the ice.
The sugars would naturally precipitate towards the bottom. This meant there was less water to boil off, and it saved both boiling time and fuel. We are going to try out this method this year.
We purchased a variety of fruiting trees and shrubs and await their arrival when the weather warms. There will be American persimmon, paw paws, tart cherry, sea buckthorn (omega-7 source), Ohio native plum, filberts and a few more we can't remember! The idea is to create multiple growing tiers throughout the homestead, placing plants where they would naturally grow: for example, Paw Paw trees grow under the forest canopy and prefer dappled sunlight, while berries prefer hedgerows Our berries will include black raspberry (highest natural-occurring source of ellagic acid), red raspberry, blackberry, Saskatoon berry, blueberry and a few different types of strawberries. These long-lived perennial plants will take some years before they bear significant amounts of fruit, but it is well worth the wait.
We will be starting our plants for our vegetable garden from seed in the near future. Late February and early March is when many sow seeds for plants that they will later transplant to their garden, especially those that like heat and are slow to get going, such as peppers. Cold weather plants can be direct-sown in the early, chilly spring as they like it best and need those temperatures.
We are happy to announce every one of our chickens happily and healthily made it through the coldest days of Ohio's classically frigid winter, but ol' Roo did get a touch of frostbite on his comb. We were a little surprised by just how many eggs we collected over the cold and dark winter months! There were quite a few and the numbers are ever-increasing as the days lengthen. The chickens have also fulfilled their other job admirably—contributing to compost-making with all their manure! It's a good thing, because we need a lot of it.


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Early last year — all the way back in February 2012 — I wrote an article about a project to clean and scan about 2,000 of my old slides, taken between 1976 and 1986. I won't repeat myself here — you can read all the details about the cleaning materials and process in Reviving Old Slides.
Unfortunately for this noble project, 2012 was a very intensive photographic year, which left no time or energy to deal with the photographic endeavors of my ancient past. However, I recently got all caught up with my huge backlog of photos, after which I spent a couple of weeks totally revamping this Web site. Once all that was accomplished, it was time to turn my sights on the next big project.
Rather than immediately setting out on more photo outings, like I did last year, I'm feeling more motivated to take care of my unfinished old slides project. So over the weekend I dug out my slides and the special cleaning supplies I had purchased last year, and first thing Monday morning I set to work.
By noon today I had finished wiping each side of about 1,200 slides! I had to keep my window open and two fans going to circulate the noxious fumes from the cleaning solution away from me. But all in all it wasn't a bad as I had imagined it would be. Now that stage of the project is complete.
Next, I need to scan all of the approximately 2,030 slides, which will probably take a good number of weeks. After that I will process the photos — in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop — which I want to present. Many of them will be available for viewing on my Brian Byrd's Old Photos Web site, which will need a total revamp as well. Most likely I will also make a Blurb book out of some of the images, for both myself and other relatives.
Well, time waits for no man, and I have a lot on my plate, so I had better get back to work!
For the rest of this story, see What I've Learned Scanning 2,000 Slides.