Funeral Service for Bob will be 6:30 p.m., Monday, October 22, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Graettinger. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until the time of service at the church on Monday. Joyce-Alesch Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Robert Masters, the son of Albert and Evelyn (Horswell) Masters, was born August 3, 1931 in Iowa.
He attended Graettinger High School before he entered the United States Army. On January 11, 1958, Robert was united in marriage to Bernice Cole in Jackson, Minnesota.
Robert worked for Palo Alto County for over 36 years in the secondary road department. He attended the United Methodist Church. Robert loved racing, snowmobiling and watching his children and grandchildren in all of their activities. He enjoyed coffee with friends, chatting about anything and everything, and slow drives around Graettinger seeing what's going on around town.
On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, Robert passed away at the Ruthven Care Center. He was 87.
Left to cherish his memory are his four sons: Mike and Kim of Albert City, Iowa, Terry of Graettinger, Bruce and Marcia of Graettinger and Tony and Becky of Graettinger; sister, Patricia Duhn of Phoenix, AZ eight grandchildren: Andrea Fox (Andy), Logan Masters (Amber), April Masters (Matt Buss), Boston Galik (Kyle), Jake Masters (Krista) and Bailey Masters (Travis Muller), Slone Masters and Matt Masters; three great-grandchildren: Lincoln Masters, Avery Galik and Alivia Galik.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bernice; and his sister, Janice Cox.
"I had so wanted to see Bob before he pasted, but had no idea where he was at. I had checked at hospital hoping he was in Parc Hall which was awhile back. Enjoyed the honk when he would go by. My prayers go out to the family members."


Because OSHA is ahead in Colorado, we published a six part series on how to address the fact that OSHA has a focus on workplace violations in the automotive sector in Colorado. We also discussed how being prepared for an OSHA inspection provides additional benefits to your risk management program.
Here are the takeaways from the series.
OHSA is focused on finding workplace violations in the Colorado automotive industry and has made this one of their priorities. This means if you are in an automotive trade, expect OSHA to come by for an inspection.
Identification is the key for dealing with an OSHA Inspection. OSHA will cite you for violations as simple as not having readily accessible Material Safety Data Sheets – something that can easily be avoided. Click here for a link to our mini compliance test.
You should have a written workplace safety plan in place. This will enable you to have in writing a document that supports creating the culture of safety needed to avoid a citation.
Not only does OSHA have online resources to develop a safety plan, but free onsite inspections which result in action plans to address safety issues are available at no cost.
There are many free resources available to help you make your workplace safe. Your suppliers, your insurance company and your insurance broker can provide help in creating and maintaining a safe workplace.
Creating a culture of safety helps lower risk management costs when it is demonstrated in the form of a written safety plan. It also helps to lower risk management costs by lowering the frequency and severity of workplace accidents.
To see the complete articles in the series, click here.
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Being with someone who's highly-sensitive can be tough. They feel all their emotions in extremes, from sadness to anger, as well as love. When you have a woman like this in your life who's also tremendously anxious too, things can get a bit more difficult.
A relationship like this will be worth it in the end if you can just get over the first few hurdles. To help you do that, here are 8 things you need to understand if you love a sensitive girl with an anxious mind.
A girl like her is extremely fragile. You'll need to handle her with caution if you don't want her to break. Although she knows that she can be a little oversensitive sometimes, that won't stop her from getting hurt too easily by the things that people say or do.
Her emotional nature makes her crave someone to love and care for. If she thinks that you're worth her love, then she'll give it all to you. The problem with this, however, is that she can become attached to you very quickly. In some cases, this won't be a big issue, but in others, she can become dependent on you.
If you don't text her to let her know that you're running late she'll worry that someone terrible has happened to you. When you have an argument, even if it seems small, she'll worry that you're going to break up.
Sensitive women can be quite moody. With all those anxious thoughts as well, can you really blame them? She's going to seem like a total b*tch at some point, but trust me, she's really not. Sometimes, everything just gets too much for her and she'll need to put up a defensive front.
All that anxiety has made her extremely insecure, especially about how she behaves in your relationship. Despite her knowing that you love her, she'll need to be reminded of it sometimes. As well as that, she'll want to know that she's really not as terrible as she thinks she is.
At some point in the relationship, she's probably going to try and drive you away from her. She won't do this because she doesn't want to be with you. On the contrary, it's because she cares about you so much that she's scared to let you down.
Being inside her head can be a scary place to be. She constantly has a little voice inside her saying that she will fail and that she's eventually going to destroy your relationship. She's terrified of hurting you, of disappointing you, and of losing you.
Although she's hard on herself, she'll always show you compassion and warmth. Being sensitive has its perks too, such as being able to love intensely. She'll love you with every fiber of her being and do everything that she can to let you know that.
She may overreact sometimes, and she may become overwhelmed with worries and fears, but that doesn't mean that she isn't worth it. Despite the challenges that you two may face, being with her will be the best decision that you ever make. She will give you a relationship more amazing than anyone else ever could.
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Q: Bootstrap Datepicker Convert numbers to Persian lang I have a question regarding the translation of jQuery Bootstrap Datepicker.
On original bootstrap-datepicker I have:
monthNames: ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'], // Names of months for drop-down and formatting
monthNamesShort: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'], // For formatting
dayNames: ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'], // For formatting
dayNamesShort: ['Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'], // For formatting
dayNamesMin: ['Su', 'Mo', 'Tu', 'We', 'Th', 'Fr', 'Sa'], // Column headings for days starting at Sunday

but there is no dayNumber: ['0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9']
My question is, how can I implement this line translation to translate the numbers to persian symbols ?
Any help is very appreciated.

A: The elements that represent the calendar days are built inside a 'while' loop, so you'll have to do a couple of changes to the plugin. A quick way of achieving the desired result is to create a function to convert the digits to Persian and store the decimal values in a custom attribute, so that most of the logic remains unaltered :
function convert(num) {

    var persian = {
      0: '۰',
      1: '۱',
      2: '۲',
      3: '۳',
      4: '۴',
      5: '۵',
      6: '۶',
      7: '۷',
      8: '۸',
      9: '۹'
    };

    var out = '';
    for (i = 0; i < num.length; i++) {
      out = out + persian[num[i]];
    }

    return out;
}

To change the numbers in the calendar widget, update lines 808 and 997:
//html.push('' + prevMonth.getUTCDate() + '	');
html.push('' + convert(String(prevMonth.getUTCDate())) + '	');

...

//day = parseInt(target.text(), 10) || 1;
day = target.data("day");

To change the numbers in the input field, add after line 1600:
date[1] = convert(String(date[1]));
date[3] = convert(String(date[3]));
date[5] = convert(String(date[5]));

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I have heard your frustrations about the politicians not listening to you in regards to gun control. I am not going to get into how I feel about gun control. What I do want to talk about are my frustrations regarding mental health.
Many of you have been having your voices heard via social media, the news channels, a town hall, and even a visit to the Oval Office.
I, unlike you, can not get my voice heard. I have a mental illness and am a well known mental health advocate online. I have written numerous letters, emails, made phone calls and even met a few legislators. Although, I have heard back from President Clinton (after he was out of office), some governors, and a few local politicians, and two Congressman, all in all, I have not gotten my voice heard.
I commend you for not giving up. I have not given up either. I just can't get my voice heard like you and am wondering why and am hoping you can help.
Every time there is a mass shooting, the media likes to talk about gun control and mental health as the main two topics as to the cause. Too quickly the main focus goes to gun control and that is probably because it is so partisan. However, mental health reform does not have to be something that needs to be debated as it is a known problem and people on both sides of the aisle agree something needs to be done. Unfortunately, the stories fade, and little is done.
There have been laws brought up on the floor of Congress and a few even passed that have dealt with mental health. However, none of them really have helped much obviously.
The thing that bothers me the most is that when they convene study groups, they do not include people who are mentally ill. They will include psychiatrists, politicians, physicians,some advocates, but rarely do they include people who are dealing with the mental illnesses. We, the mentally ill, should be the first line of defense and should get our voices heard. Just like you, Parkland High students, who have dealt with the issue at hand, we, the mentally ill, have dealt with mental illness firsthand.
Due to the misconceptions in the media oftentimes, I do want to point out that less than 2% of people with mental illness are violent and therefore are not any more likely to carry out a mass shooting than any other evil person.
To the Victims/Survivors of Stoneman Douglas High School: You have a voice and now I hope you can help mental health advocates, like me get a voice too. I have written to numerous media outlets and as previously stated many politicians to no avail. You obviously have gotten your word out. What can I do to get heard? I have written many blogs under the pseudonym "Bipolar Bandit" many of which deal with mental health advocacy. I also started a FB group and FB page dealing with mental health advocacy that have combined approximately 45,000 members worldwide. My blogs are read by hundreds every day and my groups and pages are very active. My main purpose of the group and page is to unite those with mental illness and their advocates for change. I also am on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest as Bipolar Bandit and the advocacy page also has a Twitter and Pinterest page.
I hope this does not fall on deaf ears and you can help me. Mental illness played a part in the Parkland shooting and many other mass killings lately and it gets talked about after the shooting, but fades away shortly thereafter. Let's put a change to that! You are the future! I hope that you can change the way people with mental illnesses are handled and help to erase the stigma.
Thanks for your time. If you have read this, I hope that you pass it on to your followers via retweeting the link or sharing on your FB page or talking to your legislators. I also would like to hear from you. My email address is Mickey3333NC@gmail.com or you can contact me via FB at: https://www.facebook.com/Mickey3333. Even if it is a voice of encouragement, I would greatly appreciate it and I am up for any advice and constructive criticism.
I would be happy to do the same for you to better your cause. Let's work together and make a difference so things like this don't keep happening. Let me know how I can help. I would be happy to retweet your tweets and follow your social media sites.
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Travel and Leisure Canelo and De La Hoya Talk About Real Fight Against Golovkin
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Canelo Alvarez' camp partook in a media phone call on Tuesday to advance the up and coming fight for middleweight matchless quality between the Mexican whiz and Gennady Golovkin this September. Normally, that other enormous battle – in the event that you need to call it a battle – was raised. You know, the bout for individuals who don't care for boxing? A columnist inquired as to whether he would go up against Conor McGregor should McGregor by one means or another annihilation Floyd Mayweather when they meet in the not so distant future. Canelo's answer was precious.
"In the event that that wonder was to happen," he said through an interpreter, "at that point, it's an alternate discussion… however, I question it (a McGregor triumph) in particular." In a mid year of wanton adolescence, it was pleasant for the best warrior to talk like a canny grown-up. Obviously, Canelo would be interested in battling McGregor should the Irishman turn out to be an uncommon case by truly besting Mayweather. However, as most genuine eyewitnesses whose development has ascended past that of a fifteen-year-old, Canelo experiences serious difficulties that occurrence. Mayweather-McGregor is a curiosity about. Canelo-GGG is the thing that promoter Oscar De La Hoya said on the call was "a genuine battle," a "genuine battle," a "genuine occasion." The distinction, to be perfectly honest, ought to be noted as regularly as could reasonably be expected.
"We're focusing without anyone else battle," De La Hoya asserted, including that "we sold out in ten days." It's valid. While tickets for Mayweather-McGregor are experiencing issues moving, tickets for Canelo-Golovkin, which will be going down in a similar T-Mobile field Mayweather-McGregor is, immediately sold out in a little more than seven days. It was clear amid the call, notwithstanding, that Canelo trusted his concentrate had best remain on Golovkin, his imposing enemy this coming fall. "It will be a troublesome battle," he expressed. "It will be a hard battle."
Canelo demanded he's not anymore the young fellow who Mayweather effortlessly bested in their 2013 mega-bout. "I've unquestionably taken in a ton (since that time)," Canelo said. "I'm all the more a develop warrior now." Even De La Hoya made it clear that Mayweather was excessive, too early for the Canelo of four years past. "Yes," the unbelievable warrior/promoter expressed, "he took that battle too early." Still, De La Hoya included that Canelo is the man the ascent. "I firmly feel he's just showing signs of improvement," De La Hoya said. With respect to Canelo himself, the man radiated sureness. Alluding to Mayweather, he guaranteed: "I think the main reason he beat me was a direct result of the experience."
Presently, however, Canelo has colossal experience added to his repertoire with regards to performing under the brilliant lights of a noteworthy battle in Vegas. Not that he feels that by itself will give him the high ground against the dreaded Golovkin. "Having more battles in Las Vegas is not preference," he said clearly. Furthermore, slightest somebody is prudent out there right now.
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Q: In Inkscape, is it possible to centre-align arcs that have different start and end angles? In Inkscape, I wish to draw several arcs that are perfectly centred upon each other. The individual arcs need to have different start and end angles. The problem is that when an arc spans less than 360 degrees, the bounding box encompasses only the amount of space taken up by the arc, as opposed to how much space taken if it were a complete 360 degree circle. Therefore, if I should happen to have a bunch of arcs spread over my workspace with different start and end angles, it does not seem possible to centre-align them using the Align and Distribute tools. Similarly, specifying the same X and Y co-ordinates for them simultaneously won't centre them together either.
Can anyone suggest a way around this please? Is it possible, for example, to force Inkscape to retain a 'full' bounding box for an arc as if it were a full circle, to facilitate centre alignment?
Thanks, Trev

A: Here's a method that works on existing arcs. It takes a fair number of
steps, and you can only do it to one arc at a time. For new projects,
it's better to make all your arcs whole at the beginning, center them on
each other, then change their angle endpoints.
Duplicate the arc (ctrl-D).
Switch to the arc tool (F5). Move the endpoints of the duplicate arc around so they don't overlap the original arc. (This is to make it easy to select them and keep it straight which is which.)
Switch to the object selector (F1) and select both arcs. Make them a group (ctrl-G).
Select the duplicate arc alone (ctrl-click).
Switch to the arc tool (F5). Click the "make whole" button.
Clear its fill and stroke (ctrl-shift-F).
Now the group contains your original arc and an invisible concentric circle of the same size, so its bounding box is as you want.


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Some voters favor both Obama and Coleman
Curtis Gilbert
St. Paul, Minn.
Cathy Kennedy still calls herself a Republican. She actually served as a press secretary for Republican Gov. Al Quie back in the late 1970s. But this year, she's been inspired by a Democrat.
"For the very first time in my life, I attended a DFL caucus this year to vote for Obama," Kennedy said.
"There is some dissonance in my mind."
But she hasn't given up on the GOP, yet.
"I think the reason why we're talking is because I did give $25 to the Republican Party for kind of an anti-Franken effort," she added.
Kennedy isn't totally sold on Coleman. But at this point, she's leaning his way, because she doesn't see Franken, who has never held office before, as an acceptable alternative.
She is not alone. Take West St. Paul Democrat Matt Reubendale, 24. He volunteered for Obama before the Iowa caucuses.
"[I] went down and door-knocked in some tiny town I can't even remember the name of," he said.
But you won't catch Reubendale pitching in like that on the Coleman campaign.
"When I say that I am supporting Coleman, I guess that should be qualified by the fact that I'm going to vote for him, and that's it," he said.
Even though he's not the most enthusiastic Coleman backer, Reubendale finds Coleman's politics palatable.
"I think he's a pretty moderate Republican, even though he is being painted as very, very close to Bush," he said. "But everybody was close to Bush for a while there."
Meanwhile, Reubendale sees Franken as divisive.
"My best friends are Republicans, and I like them. And I think that they aren't bad people, and I get the feeling that Al Franken sometimes does," Reeubendale said.
Franken made his career as a political satirist. He's written biting books blasting Republicans, including "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations."
Shane Baker, another Democrat who's backing both Obama and Coleman, owns a copy of one of Franken's other books, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look At the Right."
Baker says some of the foul language Franken uses in the book seems unbecoming of a U.S. senator.
"Not that Norm Coleman doesn't curse, and not that Dick Cheney doesn't curse, but to be so bold and so brash with that is part of it," Baker said.
Baker isn't just a casual Democrat. He has been a DFL state convention delegate twice.
He also teaches high school social studies. And he likes the idea of Coleman gaining seniority in the Senate, and the influence Minnesota would gain as a result.
"As much as I love being a Democrat, I don't know that it's worth it for me as a voter to give up the position that Coleman has in the Senate, in order to move away from him to someone I do have significant questions about."
At this point, Baker says he has pretty much made up his mind and split his ticket, even though that means supporting two candidates who disagree on everything from Iraq to taxes to health care and abortion.
"There is some dissonance in my mind," Baker said. "Where I resolve that dissonance is more in statesmanship."
Or as Matt Reubendale put it, "If we put good people in government, good things happen."
Election Day is still more than four months off. And there will be plenty of campaigning between now and then.
But if this week's Quinnipiac University poll proves predictive, it certainly would not be the first time Minnesotans went for both a Republican and a Democrat in the same year.
As recently as 2006, voters went for both Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty and DFL U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
New poll shows Obama, Coleman have big leads in Minnesota


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The Brush Creek Board has scheduled the annual Brush Creek membership meeting to take place at 6 pm on Sunday, September 15. The meeting will include a report on Brush Creek's activities and financial status, as well as elections for the 2020 President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
All members are welcome to attend and to participate in the decisions of the body. The general public is also welcome to attend and to participate in the discussion.
Brush Creek holds open auditions for "Dracula" and "Christmas Belles"
Brush Creek is holding Open Auditions for not one, but TWO GREAT SHOWS — "DRACULA" and "CHRISTMAS BELLES" — at 6 pm, Monday, August 19, and 6 pm, Tuesday, August 20 — at Brush Creek Playhouse (11535 Silverton Rd, Silverton)
Brush Creek will be looking to cast the final two shows of the 2019 season with these open auditions. Interested actors — and would-be actors — are welcome to audition for either, or both productions.
The script for Brush Creek's "Dracula" is the classic play, written by John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane, and Bram Stoker (the author of the classic novel on which it is based). Norman Gouveia will be directing.In the story, Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanatorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the girl is the victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain Count Dracula, whose ghost is finally laid to rest in a striking and novel manner.
The play is intended for all who love thrills in the theater, and is appropriate for all groups.The show itself will run Friday, Oct 18 thru Sunday, Nov 3, with a special Halloween performance as part of the production.
Norman can be reached at Norman@msnproperties.com.
The same two evenings, Brush Creek will also be holding open auditions for "Christmas Belles," written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. Brush Creek audiences have been delighted by Jones-Hope-Wooten comedies before, and this offering — directed by Franca Hernandez — promises a holiday basket full of laughs.
A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator. There are parts for 7 women and 4 men. Most characters are between ages 40/50 with two in their 20s. If you have questions, please contact the director Franca Hernandez at francahernandez@hotmail.com. Let her know if you'd like a copy of the script and she will arrange to get one to you.
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Maumke ist ein Ortsteil der Stadt Lennestadt im Kreis Olpe in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Lage und Verkehr
Maumke liegt zwischen den Orten Meggen im Osten, Germaniahütte im Westen und Bonzelerhammer im Süden. Durch den Ort verlaufen die Bundesstraße 236 und die Ruhr-Sieg-Strecke. Der nächste Bahnhaltepunkt befindet sich im Nachbarort Meggen oder in Grevenbrück. Im Busverkehr ist Maumke an die Orte Altenhundem und Grevenbrück/Finnentrop angebunden.

Geschichte
Eine ständige Besiedlung des Talkessels um Maumke ist ab dem 9. Jahrhundert anzunehmen. Die Anzahl der als Lehen bewirtschafteten Höfe erreichte die Zahl 11, welche jahrhundertelang nicht überschritten wurde. Die Siedlung trug den Namen Motenbeke, aus dem sich später die Ortsbezeichnung Maumke entwickelte. Die Herrschaft hatten die "Herren von Motenbeke" inne, die vermutlich der Sippe der Vögte von Hundem entstammten. Für die Zeit um 1300 sind 11 Hofstellen nachgewiesen, die teils als Vollerwerb und teils als Nebenerwerbe (Kotten) betrieben wurden. Einige Namen der Hofstellen sind noch heute im Maumke und Umgebung geläufig (u. a. Hufnal (Hufnagel), Duwenhögger, Struik (Struck), Heidschötter). Im Jahr 1395 gelangten die Vögte von Elspe zu Besitz in Maumke und verdrängten die Nachkommen der Vögte von Hundem, das alte Geschlecht der Herren von Motenbeke ging unter. In einem Schatzungsregister (diente der Erhebung von Abgaben) aus 1543 werden für Momicken (Maumke) 11 Schatzpflichtige genannt, was etwa mit der Anzahl der um 1300 vorhandenen Hofstellen übereinstimmt. Geht man davon aus, dass je Hof bzw. je Schatzpflichtigen ca. 6 Familienangehörige anzusetzen sind, so dürften in der Zeit von 1300 bis 1550 etwa 65 bis 75 Menschen in Maumke gelebt haben.

Zeitweise konnten sich in Maumke die Eisenbearbeitung und das Hüttenwesen etablieren. Es begann um 1750 mit dem "Maumker Hammer" und endete mit der Schließung des "Walzwerks Christinenhütte"im Jahr 1929. Aufgrund der unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft des Bergdorfes Meggen profitierte Maumke von dem dort beginnenden Bergbau, der einherging mit der Eröffnung der Bahnlinie Ruhr-Sieg-Strecke im Jahr 1861. Der Bergbau kam allerdings im Jahr 1992 zum Erliegen. Stabilisierend wirkte sich aus, dass in anderen Ortsteilen von Lennestadt  eine Anzahl mittelständischer Betriebe in den Bereichen Elektrotechnik, Eisen und Metallbe- und -verarbeitung entstanden waren, die neue Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten boten.

Ende Juni 2020 zählte Maumke 2.162 Einwohner. Der Ausländeranteil von 15,2 % ist vergleichsweise hoch (Stadtgebiet 9,4 %), was auf die Zuwanderung von Gastarbeitern zu Zeiten des Bergbaus im benachbarten Meggen beruht. Überdurchschnittlich ist mit 20,6 % (Stadtgebiet 20,0 %) auch der Anteil der jugendlichen bis 18 Jahre alten Einwohner. Im Ort befindet sich ein katholischer Kindergarten, einzige Schule ist die Franziskus-Schule (ehemals Osterfeld-Grundschule), als Teilstandort der Franziskus-Schule in Meggen.

In der Nähe des Ortes befindet sich der Sowjetische Ehrenfriedhof (im Volksmund auch "Russenfriedhof" genannt). Er wurde vermutlich im Jahre 1944 nach dem Unglück in der Bergwerksgrube Sachtleben angelegt, weil auf den Friedhöfen in Meggen und Maumke nur katholische Verstorbene beigesetzt werden durften. Der Gedenkstein ist am 20. Juli 1945 auf Weisung der Sowjetischen Militärmission errichtet worden. Er erinnert an die verstorbenen und verunglückten russischen Zwangsarbeiter; insgesamt sind 98 Gräber bekannt. Nähere Einzelheiten enthält die bebilderte Dokumentation zur Eintragung des Ehrenfriedhofs in die Denkmalliste der Stadt Lennestadt.

Kirche
→ siehe Hauptbeitrag: St. Agatha (Maumke)

Die heutige Agathakirche ist der Nachfolgerbau der Lucia-Kapelle, die sich an gleicher Stelle befunden hatte. Diese wird 1631 erstmals erwähnt und der Lucia-Altar wurde im Juli 1647 geweiht. Aufgrund massiver Renovierungsbedürftigkeit wurde die Kapelle 1885 abgerissen und am 19. März 1885 der Grundstein für die neue Agathakirche gelegt.

Im Jahr 1923 fand eine Erweiterung der Kirche um ein Querschiff statt. Im Spätherbst 1939 wurde ein neuer Kirchturm errichtet, in dem drei Glocken Platz fanden. Allerdings mussten die Glocken zwangsweise für Kriegszwecke abgegeben werden. Erst im Jahr 1949 konnten neue Glocken angeschafft und geweiht werden. In den Jahren 1977 und 1978 wurde die Kirche umfangreich renoviert.

Panoramablick auf das Bergbaudorf Maumke

Weblinks

 Sowjetischer Ehrenfriedhof Maumke

Quellen
 Reuter, Gustav, Maumke – ein Dorf und seine Geschichte – 850 bis 1985. Lennestadt-Maumke 1988.
 Ralf Breer und Otto Höffer: Kirchen und Kapellen in Attendorn, Lennestadt und Kirchhundem . Hrsg. Sparkasse Attendorn-Lennestadt-Kirchhundem, Attendorn 1999, Beitrag S. 102 ff.

Ortsteil von Lennestadt

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We'll celebrate the arrival of the May-June issue (if not the arrival of spring) at the Student Center on the campus of Grand View U.
Help dsm celebrate the arrival of our spring-fresh May-June issue. It's ripe with great stories that we're eager to share with you. Be among the first to get a copy at the unveiling party, hosted by Grand View University, next Tuesday, April 24. Join us at the GVU Student Center, 2811 E. 14th St. anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. The unveiling and brief remarks are scheduled at 6 p.m. You'll probably see folks you know, meet some you didn't know before, and enjoy a beverage and snacks. And, of course, it's rated Triple-F: Fun For Free.
Pops of vivid color greet visitors to the Grateful Chef, operated by John Cornish and Brandy Leuders, at right.
Some west-side food lovers might have grumbled a bit last summer when the Grateful Chef moved from Sherman Hill to the south side. I sure did. Certainly I have nothing against any side of town, but an eight-minute round-trip drive for restaurant-quality takeout food beats a 28-minute round-trip drive any day.
I finally visited again recently, and I'm surely back in the fold.
Chef Brandy Lueders and her partner, John Cornish, offer dinners for pickup every Wednesday night. They post the menu on their website the week before; each week generally brings a choice of entrees, a salad and soup. You order by Monday at noon, and pick up your food on Wednesday. The meals are fresh and refrigerated, taking about 35 minutes to warm in the oven once you're home. They're popular, too—according to Lueders, the duo cooks for 175 to 220 families a week.
Options are far beyond predictable. Think balsamic glazed meatballs with cauliflower puree, rainbow crunch bowl with red-curry peanut dressing, and island black bean burgers with mango salsa, to name just a few recent weekly offerings.
The new location has a lot going for it, starting with extended hours for Wednesday pickups (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). The doors are also open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for limited grab-and-go lunch options, including sandwiches, soups, salads and side dishes.
A lunch favorite, according to Lueders, is the chickpea salad. "It's vegan but has the similar flavors of a chicken or tuna salad, with fresh dill, pickles, mustard, red onions, etc."
Other rotating options include cottage cheese power bowls (with vegetables, a nut-and-seed mix and dried fruit) and chia pudding with fresh fruit topping.
Did I mention that many of the options are healthful? Cornish is a certified holistic nutritionist, personal trainer and yoga instructor, and the couple's commitment to good health combined with great taste shows.
Another nice touch: A few tables are available both indoors and out, so you can eat in for lunch, if you wish. Better yet, they offer pretty plates for serving the food, so you don't have to eat out of to-go containers.
The Grateful Chef is at 1938 S.E. Sixth St., Suite 103, 515-559-4952; thegratefulchefdsm.com.
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Jonathan deLima portrays a charismatic pastor who creates a thriving megachurch with fundamental questions.
'THE CHRISTIANS' — HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION?
Is Christianity the only ticket out of hell?
When that question sparks a debate during an evangelical worship service in Iowa Stage Theatre's production of "The Christians," the church leaders put the question to the congregation (otherwise known as the audience). Ushers pass around silver offering plates so folks can vote with slips of paper they received on their way into the sanctuary (otherwise known as the Des Moines Social Club's Kum and Go Theater).
The votes are tallied, the results announced, and the associate pastor walks out in shock, a stunned sheep cast out of the flock.
The sudden rift sets in motion the rest of playwright Lucas Hnath's and director Maxwell Schaeffer's quietly provocative story, which wonders as much about eternal damnation as earthly differences of opinion. In any group—religious, social, political, you name it—how far can the group's common ideals stretch to accommodate personal opinions? Exactly when in the course of human events is it necessary to declare independence? And what happens to the people who try to hold things together?
"It's starting to feel like our church has sprung a leak," says the charismatic pastor (Jonathan deLima), who led the congregation from a modest storefront into a thriving megachurch, complete with a coffee shop in the lobby and a baptismal font as big as a swimming pool.
DeLima could make a believer out of just about anybody. He strides down the center aisle in a tailored suit with the polished confidence of a trial lawyer and the sunny charm of Guy Smiley.
But that easy smile fades as he wades in to plug the leak. It's clear he loves his congregation, feels their pain and wishes he had easier answers. When their questions push beyond the limits of logic, he can offer them only his own version of faith.
Thoughtful Christians are scarce in modern pop culture, but here in this 2014 script, the pastor is in good company. A church elder (Ed Barker) delicately asks whether the pastor might bend his message for the sake of harmony and, frankly, the church's worrisome budget. The pastor's demure wife (Jennifer Hughes) stands by her man in public but eloquently challenges him at home—where, oddly, the actors use their hand-held microphones even in bed.
At one point she asks him a real head-scratcher: "Does absolute tolerance require tolerance of the intolerant?"
Later, the hard-line associate pastor (Michael Clinkscales) explains in heart-wrenching detail how he watched his dying mother slip away before he could save her soul. Even at the end, she thought all his "Jesus talk" was "creepy."
Besides the rousing choir, led with conviction by Ben Allaway at the keyboard, the only other character is a single mom (the excellent Kim Haymes) who unloads her doubts in an emotionally raw testimony at the pulpit. She has relied on the church as a family but now that it's splitting apart doesn't know which group to follow, especially for the sake of her son. It's hard enough to save one's one soul, let alone someone else's.
On that point, at least, she and the pastor would agree. But there are tremors in their common ground.
"There is a crack in the foundation of this church," the pastor says. "And if we don't fix it, it doesn't matter how solid this building is. We will crumble and fall in."
"The Christians" starts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Des Moines Social Club's Kum & Go Theater. Tickets: $35 for adults, $30 for seniors and $20 for students; iowastage.org.
Your descendants will appreciate having photos and other family treasures from the past that you can preserve for them.
Learn new techniques for preserving cherished family photos and other keepsakes Saturday, April 21, when the State Historical Society of Iowa opens its Research Center in the State Historical Museum downtown from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Preservation Week in Iowa. See items from the Historical Society collections and get the latest information about archival storage materials and other preservation tips.
Whatever the weather, the atmosphere is always delightfully balmy somewhere at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.
Celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 21, at the sixth annual Downtown Earth Day Tour, a collaboration between the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, the Science Center of Iowa & Blank IMAX Dome Theater (SCI), the Riverwalk Hub and Iowa Rivers Revival.
Each organization will host activities between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., so you can start at any of the locations and use the trail system to walk or bike to the other locations. Admission to the Botanical Garden is free all day; admission to SCI will be $5. Details on the day's activities are listed here.
You can also participate in a photo challenge by taking a photo at each location and sharing on social media using the hashtag #earthdaytour. Rules are available at dmbotanicalgarden.com/earthday18.
Metaphorically, there may be no higher mountain to conquer than cancer, but local cancer survivors gain perspective by climbing distant mountains with Above and Beyond Cancer.
The organization Above and Beyond Cancer will present its annual night of inspiration Tuesday, April 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the State Historical Building. The event will feature artwork by inspiring cancer survivors, a film and remarks by the group's founder, Dr. Richard Deming. Tickets start at $35 and can be purchased at aboveandbeyondcancer.org.
In the ongoing series of free exhibits and presentations pertaining to legendary editorial cartoonist Jay N. "Ding" Darling, two speakers will draw his legacy into contemporary issues. A third will portray him in a one-man show.
Thursday, April 19, Dennis Ryerson—a former editor of the Des Moines Register, where Darling won two Pulitzer Prizes—will present "Ding Darling: Journalism at its Best," at 7 p.m. in Drake University's Cowles Library.
In the same program, Neil Hamilton—a professor of law and director of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake—will present "From Darling to Today: What Ding Might Say About Iowa's Environmental Crisis."
Next month, actor Tom Milligan takes on the role of Darling and recounts the story of his life in "The Art of Conversation: A Visit with Ding Darling." The performance is May 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Franklin Avenue Library.
To learn more about the efforts to revitalize appreciation for Darling, read this story from a recent issue of dsm magazine.
A world traveler interested in local cultures and lifestyles, Ding Darling drew these figures in one of his many sketchbooks.
Still rockin' at 71, Jimmy Buffett brings his search for that "lost shaker of salt" to Des Moines next month.
Jimmy Buffett is bringing his Coral Reefer Band to meet Midwest parrotheads at Wells Fargo Arena May 22. Explore other entertainment options with a pair of easy-to-use online calendars. We at dsm magazine and the Business Record maintain this calendar with handy filters so you can see just the types of events you're searching for. For even more categories, check Catch Des Moines.


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The only option, that must be changed – bet per line.
Gold of Persia is video slot machine with five wheels and five paying lines. All five lines remain constantly active. Before starting the gameplay, player has to make a bet. It is done by keys +/ –, which situate near picture of golden coin in right corner of the console. Player is presented the choice of 8 variants, from 5 to 10 credits. In such a way, bet is made not per a line, but per all the lines at once, another words, for the whole spin. Pressing Max Bet key, you can make stake maximum – 10 credits.
After this, it`s time started the play – pressing at Spin button situating in the center.
Wins – received winning for a spin.
In the extreme bottom situates key of automatic rotations, and near is scoreboard, where it is possible to determine their amount with the help of horizontal arrows. Every click at the arrow increases number of automatic rotations on 5 pieces. While their movement doubling risk game is unavailable.
Pressing marker Paytable, it is impossible to go to the payout tablet and full description of games rules.
The most valuable images are brilliant and lamp. Furthermore, only they transform common icons into winning of two pictures. Maximum value of brilliant or lamp – 1500, minimum – 10. Bracelet at minimum stake and fall of five symbols brings multiplying coefficient of bet 800, shoes or gong – 300. Card symbols turn to be even less valuable. Size of the prize, which is brought by active combination, depends on the bet made by player: the higher is bet, the larger is winning.
Calculation of prize combinations is done in traditional way: from left to right, beginning with the extreme right reel. For returning into basic game, play has to press marker Back, appearing at the place of Paytable.
It is worth noticing that graphics and musical accompaniment in slot casino machine are as simple, as playing process itself. There is nothing "Oriental" in music that follows wheels` rotation, graphics and animation of symbols lack of luxury, and background of reels is even quite gloomy.
Prince of Persia serves as wild symbol. He can replace all the other symbols, except Scatter. Prize combos, collected together with this symbol, are paid at double stake. Besides, Wild itself establishes winning chains, beginning with two symbols. Five pictures of prince bring multiplying coefficient of bet 10 000, two pictures – 30.
Scatter symbols has form of Oriental Princess. Three, four or five such icons, fallen at any place on wheels, bring 15, 20 or 25 free spins consequently. While free rotations all received prized are multiplied threefold.
As well as Prince, Princess makes winning combinations of two and more symbols. Five pictures bring to player coefficient 5 000, two girls – 20.
Risk game in slot game just for fun is created according to standard rules. At winning player is offered to collect coins or take part in risk game. In case, when player agrees to hazard, he sees in front of him table and five cards, which have been distributed by dealer earlier. The aim is to guess color of the suit that is going to be shown the next. If color is said properly, winning multiplies twofold, if it is fail – everything burn.


My wife and I recently went to a local diner for dinner. It was just a normal evening without any particular agenda or demands. Honestly, neither of us felt like cooking. As I casually glanced through the menu I became aware of some tension in the booth behind my wife, who was sitting across from me. I could only see the back of the woman's head but I could hear her demeaning, cruel words to the server. "This is NOT what I ordered. It didn't come out right. The menu said it would have this item and it doesn't." Her dinner partner, who I assumed was her husband, spoke in hushed tones, trying to de-escalate his wife. The server said, "Ma'am, I'm so sorry. I'll take this back to the kitchen and we'll fix it." "It's too late," the woman snapped. "My dinner is ruined. I don't know how you stay in business." The server quickly turned and left, visibly devastated by the harsh words of the patron.
I continued to listen to the conversation between the couple. The woman began to describe how difficult her year had been, especially following her father's suicide. She added that the recent change her doctor had made in her medication for her bi-polar disorder had made it even more difficult. Her husband continued to speak in soft, assuring tones, trying to compassionately understand her struggle.
A few moments later, the server returned with the corrected order and apologized profusely. She told the couple that the manager had agreed to make the meal complimentary and offered a gift card for yet another meal so they would give the diner another chance. The woman simply looked away while her husband thanked the server profusely. The server turned and walked away, never knowing what was really going on.
I considered going to the server privately and explaining the situation, but I didn't. I thought to myself that the insights I had overheard would take a bit of the sting out of the verbal assault that blindsided her. I regret not speaking up. As I reflected on that event, I came to the realization that we all encounter people from time to time who, on the surface appear cruel, insensitive and rude concerning what many would consider minor mistakes. Like the server, our first response may be to take it personally, as though we are actually that inept. But I'd like to offer that sometimes people treat us as less than human because of some hidden difficulty going on it their life. It has nothing to do with us or our simple mistakes. While it may sting or leave us frustrated, most of the time the old saying is true: "Hurting people hurt people." And those of us who are strong enough can see those moments as opportunities to serve.
The latest Barna report is out and lists ten facts about the churchless in America. You can find the report HERE.
The Sunday prior to Thanksgiving I selected an obscure yet helpful text for my sermon. The Book of Romans is often referred to as "the gospel according to Paul," and it is true that his epic work has been among the most influential sections of the New Testament. All the way through the end of chapter 15.
Chapter 16, however, is unfortunately overlooked. It is the New Testament equivalent to the "fly over states" of the upper midwest. In the first 16 verses Paul names 27 anonymous people who are mostly Gentiles and slaves. Ten of the 27 people are women. Only Aquila and Priscilla are mentioned elsewhere in the New Testament. Paul mentions them individually and concisely, with each statement reading like an epitaph on a tombstone.
I could have gone into the detail about the meaning of each name and offered some speculation regarding how these names fit into the puzzle of Paul's missionary journeys, but I didn't. I chose to simply point out the obvious and remind our congregation to remember that whatever we have or have achieved in life has come with the help of others, many of whom go unnoticed to the world. Perhaps a teacher, a coach, a mentor, a friend, or a relative have spoken into your life at a critical point which helped to shape you into who you are today.
Each of us stands on the strong shoulders of someone else. Don't forget to thank God for them. And if they're still alive, be sure to thank them for the meaningful contributions they have made to you. But don't stop there. Consider the possibility that you could pass it on to the next generation.


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Philippines extends coronavirus curbs in capital, nearby provinces
The Philippines reported 12,576 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, the country's second-highest daily increase, as the Southeast Asian nation battles a renewed spike in cases.
FILE PHOTO: Police officers man a checkpoint as the country's capital returns to stricter lockdown measures amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
03 Apr 2021 08:17PM (Updated: 03 Apr 2021 08:31PM)
MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has extended a strict lockdown in the capital region and adjacent provinces by at least one week to try to contain a renewed surge in coronavirus infections, his spokesman said on Saturday (Apr 3).
The Philippines, which has the second-highest COVID-19 cases and deaths in Southeast Asia, reported 12,576 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, putting further strain on the healthcare system.
Restrictions, which include a ban on non-essential movement, mass gatherings and dining in restaurants, will remain for at least another week, Duterte's spokesman, Harry Roque, said in a televised announcement.
The measures had been set to end on Apr 4.
READ: COVID-19: Britain adds Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan, Philippines to travel 'red list'
"This will go with intensified prevention, detection, isolation, tracing and rehabilitation that we will monitor on a daily basis," Roque said.
More contagious variants of the virus and poor compliance with health protocols have been blamed for the surge in recent weeks.
"We call on local governments to tighten enforcement of our quarantine measures and confront people who fail to follow minimum health standards," Roque said.
Active cases in the country have hit a record 165,715, 96 per cent of which were mild, health ministry data showed.
But intensive care capacity in the capital region's hospitals has reached a critical level, with 80 per cent of beds utilised and many hospitals being forced to turn away patients.
To boost capacity, the health department said modular tents were being delivered to hospitals across Metro Manila with the help of the World Health Organization and the UN children fund UNICEF.
"Volunteer" health workers from other regions where virus transmission rates were low would be deployed to hospitals in the capital in the coming weeks, it added.
The congested capital region, an urban sprawl of 16 cities home to at least 13 million people, accounts for two-fifths of the country's 784,043 confirmed cases and a third of the total 13,423 deaths.
READ: Good Friday and COVID-19 lockdown empty Manila's streets
A University of the Philippines research team on Saturday called for a speedy construction of isolation facilities to prevent infections from spreading through households.
Extended coronavirus curbs will continue to hurt the Philippines' economy, which posted a record 9.5 per cent slump last year.
The Philippines has so far inoculated nearly 739,000 people. This is just 1 per cent of its target of vaccinating 70 million of its 108 million population to achieve herd immunity and safely reopen the economy.
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Illinois bishops denounce rush to advance 'Reproductive Health Act'
CNA—The Catholic bishops of Illinois criticized a push to pass a bill enshrining abortion in state law in the final days of the legislative session, without hearings or the public release of a final text.
They said the bill is a drastic overhaul of current abortion law that would go "further than Roe v. Wade in stripping human rights and dignity from the unborn child."
"The fundamental premise of the bill is flawed, and no amendment or tweak to the language will change the fact that it is designed to rob the vulnerable life in the womb of any trace of human dignity and value," the six bishops of the state said in a May 26 statement.
Illinois' Reproductive Health Act – which the bishops said is misleadingly named – would declare abortion to be a "fundamental right." It would remove several parts of the state's current abortion laws, several of which are not currently being enforced due to court injunctions.
New bill removes abortion clinic regulations, pre-abortion waiting periods and ban on partial-birth abortion
Among the provisions that the bill would remove are regulations for abortion clinics, required waiting periods to obtain an abortion, and a ban on partial-birth abortion. In addition, it would lift criminal penalties for performing abortions, remove conscience protections for health care personnel who object to abortion, and prevent further state regulation of abortion.
The legislation passed the Illinois House by a vote of 64-50 on May 28, two days after the bishops' plea against it. The bill will now move to the state Senate.
In their statement, the bishops noted that the current legislative session ends May 31, leaving less than a week to wrap up critical bills.
"Major issues that will require bipartisan cooperation and unity among lawmakers remain, such as passing a balanced budget for the health, education and safety of Illinois residents and crafting a statewide construction plan with unresolved funding," they said.
"Conversations on these matters need to take place in an atmosphere of comity and civility and any talk of abortion will only sow more divisiveness and disharmony in today's polarized political climate."
The bishops of Illinois implored lawmakers to avoid chaos and consider the common good by dropping the legislation, which they called divisive and politically charged, for the remainder of this session.
An extreme measure
"We ask that lawmakers set aside consideration of the 'Reproductive Health Act,' especially since no final form of the bill has been published, vetted through hearings or fully discussed," they said.
The Illinois Catholic Conference called the House's approval of the bill "a grave tragedy and a collective moral failing."
"Illinois has previously distinguished itself by recognizing and upholding human dignity. It has welcomed and defended the rights of immigrants and refugees and eliminated the death penalty," the conference said May 28.
"It is therefore incomprehensible to us that the General Assembly has prioritized denying protection to the most vulnerable among us by enacting some of the most liberal abortion access laws in the nation."
While the bill is being depicted by some of its supporters as "a simple clean-up bill," the conference said, the legislation is actually "an extreme measure, allowing for the abortion of unborn life at any stage of pregnancy and for any reason."
"It sends a message to everyone in our state that life is cheap. This is a truly sad day for Illinois," the conference said. "We will continue to make our case against such callous disregard for human life whenever it appears in society."


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Results of the field trials 2017
In 2017, the effectiveness of the Vatorex system was investigated with a total of 64 colonies. The most important points are summarized here below, more details can be found in the rest of the article. You will also find the outlook for the new 3th generation Vatorex-System in this report.
95% Varroa-offspring killed per treatment
50% Varroa reduction in the colony
31% Improved population development
1kg more honey per colony
33% of the colonies in September were free of risks
Results of varroa mites counts
In order to estimate the effect of a single heat treatment, heatable brood combs were placed at the end of the bee season (August to October) in bee colonies with high varroa infestation. As soon as the combs had covered brood, they were treated once for three hours. Subsequently, individual cells were opened within 24 to 72 hours after treatment and the larvae and varroa mites inside were analysed.
While no unusual damage (2 – 3.6% dead larvae) occurred in the bee brood, 95% of the Varroa offspring were killed. This was particularly evident for the males mites, which crawled out of the cells in untreated control honeycombs, but were found motionless on the cell floor after heat treatment.
Results of the field data
In the 2017 field trial, the effectiveness of the Vatorex system on the development of varroa in the colony was tested. A total of 64 colonies at 5 apiaries were tested, half of the colonies at each location were equipped with the Vatorex system and the other half functioned as control colonies. In the period from May to August, the mite infestation of the peoples was measured every four weeks with the powder sugar method. After two months of treatment with the Vatorex system (in July), the mite infestation was significantly reduced by 47% (P = 0.002), after three months (in August) by 48% (P = 0.009) (Figure 1). In addition, the strength of the colonies was measured before the start of treatment and at the end of July. The populations equipped with the Vatorex system showed a significantly improved population development compared to the control populations (P = 0.016) (Figure 2). Thus, on average 16% more spring honey (P = 0.67) could be harvested from the Vatorex colonies (Figure 3). These results show a significantly improved health of the bee colonies in the period before the Varroa summer treatment.
Figure 1: Development of varroa infestation between May and August in bee colonies with the Vatorex system and in untreated control colonies. After 9 to 12 weeks of treatment with the Vatorex system, treated colonies had a reduced varroa infestation of about 50%.
Figure 2: A) Population development in colonies with the Vatorex-system and in control colonies depending on their initial strength. Until the end of July, the Vatorex-treated colonies developed significantly better than the untreated control colonies. B) Honey harvest in colonies with the Vatorex system and in control colonies.
At the end of August, half of the control populations was treated once with formic acid (60% ad. us. vet.). From the end of July to the end of September, the mite infestation of all colonies was classified according to the guidelines1 of the Swiss bee health service apiservice in «harmless» and «treatment» necessary. The Vatorex system was able to keep a third of the colonies in the safe range until the end of September – formic acid treatment was no longer necessary for these colonies. In the other colonies, it was possible to slow down the reproduction of the mites, but the reduction was not sufficient to do without further treatment (Table 1, Figure 3). Therefore it is still the responsibility of the beekeeper to control the mite infestation of his colonies and to treat them if necessary. The Vatorex system reduces varroa infestation by almost 50%, which drastically reduces the use of acids and improves the health and population development of honeybee colonies.
Table 1: Mite infestation of Vatorex-treated colonies compared with untreated control colonies. The classification into risk-free and necessary treatment was carried out according to the guidelines of the apiservice bee health service. At the end of September, the control colonies treated with formic acid were also included.
Figure 3: Proportion of bee colonies that can be classified as risk-free according to the guidelines of the bee health service between the end of July and the end of September. One third of the Vatorex-treated colonies showed risk-free varroa infestation levels until autumn, whereas in the untreated control colonies all colonies exceeded this threshold.
Precise treatment
Since the new Vatorex system has a controller on each honeycomb, the temperature can be controlled much more accurately. Resistance fluctuations in the supply line or contact problems, which partially affected the 2nd generation, are now a thing of the past. Another great advantage is the temperature memory of the heating wire, which is now available through a unique ID of the comb module. So, even combs that are only have brood present on a part of the comb are treated correctly.
Improved beekeeping practice
Generation 3 is completely cable-free in bee colonies. A heating honeycomb no longer differs from a normal brood honeycomb, the power is supplied to the honeycomb module via the frame rails and stainless-steel connections on the honeycomb frame. In addition, the system works absolutely independently and fully automatically, without any beekeeping intervention.
Status updates via app
The current treatment status can be viewed via a mobile app. This simplifies the control and the work with the colony. Other important characteristics of the colony (e.g. honey yield, colony strength, reminders) can also be recorded and are available at any time. With statistics and analysis the beekeeper always keeps full control over the condition of the bee colonies.
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This is an outstanding opportunity to Trek in the Everest region staying in quality lodges with visits to Sherpa villages and Buddhist monasteries.
The lodges we use provide an excellent level of service with landscaped gardens, comfortable lounges and bedrooms as well as hot showers and western toilets.
You fly to Kathmandu for a night in this fabulous city, and your holiday begins with a guided Tour exploring the vibrant capital of Nepal, before you fly high into the Himalaya to the mountain airstrip at Lukla on a breathtaking exciting flight on a twin otter plane. Here you begin your trek in the heart of Sherpa Country, The Khumbu.
We call this holiday trekking and exploring - for not only do you walk the best of a fantastic region, but you get to explore its culture, history, unique places and attractions. The best of both worlds.
This trek follows good trails deep into the mountains of the Khumbu region, much of it in the Everest National Park.. We are now in Buddhist Sherpa country where you will see colourful prayer flags, mani walls and monasteries along the way. The trail between lodges takes you through beautiful Nepalese villages with spectacular views of the Khumbu and the Everest region. This is a moderate walk and would be an ideal choice for the first time trekker wanting to maintain home comforts.
The Everest region is the most famous area in Nepal and perhaps the entire Himalaya, as it is the centre for the major mountaineering expeditions. Here Himalayan giants from Everest to Ama Dablam tower above the Khumbu Valley, making this valley one of the world's most magical and inspiring places to visit and trek.
Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park covers the area known as Khumbu and is situated in the north eastern region of Nepal. It is spectacular mountainous country all above 3000 metres in altitude. Most of the park is steep and rugged with paths that traverse and wind round the hillsides, the terrain broken by deep gorges and glacial valleys, while the major valleys have some relatively level areas, which are used for growing crops and grazing. The inhabitants of the Khumbu are Sherpas, originally Tibetan migrants, arriving some four to five hundred years ago. Very little had influenced the region until 1950 when the first mountaineering expeditions arrived to conquer the world's highest mountain.
Derbyshire Dales May 2016 The Guided walking was absolutely first class; lovely off-the-beaten-track routes; exactly the right level of difficulty; excellent lunchtime pubs; Paul and Helen were faultless, and so friendly and professional, I can't speak too highly of them. The weekend exceeded all my expectations in every way - I loved it! As I've said above, the organisation; venue; choice of walks; expertise, care and friendliness of the leaders all contributed to a really special experience.


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The Dyn DDoS attack comes shortly after a pair of other massive attacks. Here's how the attacks work, the impact of IoT vulnerabilities, and the damage caused.
We saw a preview Friday of how fragile the cyber world can be when DNS service disruptions blocked access to many popular websites. This wasn't a case of stealing data (which tends to get a lot of media attention). Instead, the Dyn DDoS attack achieved its goal of disrupting access to internet services. As I'm sure readers know by now, Dyn is a major DNS host whose customers include some of the biggest names on the internet including Twitter, SoundCloud, Spotify Reddit, and a host of others.
The Dyn DDoS attack comes shortly after a pair of other massive DDoS attacks. The first targeted security blogger Brian Krebs' site in mid-September. A couple of weeks later, French ISP OVH was the victim of a DDoS attack which generated over one terabyte per second of traffic.
First, these attacks exploited IoT vulnerabilities through devices such as webcams and DVRs, turning these devices into an army of "bots" overwhelming Dyn's systems with noise. This wasn't a matter of identifying complex IoT vulnerabilities in the software driving these devices. Instead, it relied on the fact that manufacturers and users of these devices are usually clueless about fundamental security activities. In this case, the attackers enlisted IoT devices that used default user names and passwords (user error for not changing these). Worse, it appears from Krebs' post that the devices can be co-opted via Telnet and SSH commands even when a user changes the password.
The affected devices are not necessarily sold directly to consumers. For example, the cameras may be sold to OEMs who use the camera as a portion of their own solution. If we assume (safely, I believe) that the OEMs are no more sophisticated about security than the camera folks, we increase the likelihood of exploitability and reduce the likelihood of these devices getting fixed – EVER.
The frequency with which this is happening and the growing size of the attacks leaves open the question of "why" and "who." Dyn confirmed that the DDoS attack was based on the Mirai botnet code – just as was the attack on OVH and Krebs' site. The author of the botnet released the code to the public in late September, meaning anyone could be responsible for the attack on Dyn.
It's not always about the data. Attacks that result in stolen credit card data or personal information are often in the headlines. But data loss isn't always the worst case scenario, which is why we discuss security impacts using metrics of confidentiality, integrity (of data/systems), and availability. Each application is different, and the technical impact from various attacks needs to be considered during threat modeling and when risk ranking vulnerabilities. In this case, availability was the critical issue. Amazon and Netflix likely lost revenue from customers unable to complete purchases, and Twitter and Spotify couldn't deliver advertisements at an optimal rate.
This attack vector affected a large number of IoT devices, but is unlikely to be the only available method for attackers. The lack of security maturity demonstrated by IoT vendors is likely to show IoT vulnerabilities to be the norm. Consumer IoT is a cost-sensitive market, and the vendors will use open source operating systems and components liberally. Will they track these components to ensure that those with known vulnerabilities and public exploits are avoided? As new vulnerabilities are disclosed, do they have processes for alerting and updating deployed devices?
The EU is contemplating security standards and labeling, which would attempt to raise the bar and put accountability on the table. The problem, of course, is that security testing for software is very different than CA or UL testing. The latter are based on physics; you can prove that a mining lamp is "intrinsically safe" based on specific criteria. Software security changes as new vulnerabilities are disclosed.
In many ways we should be glad for these wake-up calls. We are increasingly dependent on the internet, not only for commerce, but for our safety. The Dyn DDoS attack demonstrated how an attacker, using publicly available attacks and IoT vulnerabilities, can exploit an increasing population of unsophisticated and unsecured devices to affect our critical infrastructure.
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The leader of Lichfield District Council, Cllr Mike Wilcox has confirmed that Friarsgate developer U+I has submitted new plans for the long-awaited city centre scheme.
'The original redevelopment proposal for ten junk food outlets, 15 coffee houses, 26 charity shops, 82 apartments, 11 townhouses, a multi-screen cinema, theme park and a marina linking to the restored Lichfield & Hatherton canal has proven to be undeliverable.
'This plan will deliver the perfect fusion of the desire of Lichfield's Council tax payers for superior shopping facilities with the means of transport to access such facilities, by car or coach it's just ten minutes down the road to Ventura Retail Park in Tamworth.
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A record number of racists are expected to gather in Beacon Park for Proms in the Park on Saturday (September 2) evening. Organisers are confident that there will be a good turnout for Lichfield District Council's free outdoor rally.
The City of Lichfield Concert Band will play popular music from 5.30pm, warming up the elderly white middle class crowd as they settle down for an alcohol-fuelled evening of benign xenophobia. The band will perform numbers from the movies including favourites from The Dam Busters, Lawrence of Arabia, The Battle of Britain and Bridge over the River Kwai.
The main concert will feature the British Police Symphony Orchestra and classically trained singers performing a varied musical pogrom from 7.30pm.
'I've been coming here with my wealthy insurance-funded widowed lady friends for years. We sing along to to those lovely xenophobic anthems whilst waving our flags and holding our flaming torches aloft.
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Beaverton sophomore Serena Mlodinoff has spent over a decade in the world of theatre, enthralled by its magic and community. Now, having been recently elected a State Thespian Officer (STO), she will spread...
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A musical with a cast of thirty-five is hard to put together, but easy to perform. Alternatively, a drama with a cast of only six is easy to put together, but much harder to perform. The former is a showcase...
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Q: while building infinite loading via API in REACT , the page number is not updating in console even when i scroll down a lot I have a very basic issue that is not working.
I am building infinite scoller in reactJS and i have wriiten few codes by myself but i am stuck because whenever i scroll down the page number in console is printed 2 and its not getting updated even when i scroll many times.
Can someone tell me why my console is not incrementing more than 2 and how can i fix that ?
here is my code::

import React, {useState, useEffect} from 'react';
import axios from "axios";

const Lists = () => {
      const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
      const [manifestList, setManifestList] = useState([]);
      const [isFetching, setIsFetching] = useState(false);

      useEffect(() => {
        window.addEventListener("scroll", handleScroll);
        return () => window.removeEventListener("scroll", handleScroll);
      }, []);

      // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
      function getManifests(pageNo){
          axios.get("http://localhost:3002/posts", { params: { _page: pageNo, _limit:20 } }).then(res => {
                console.log("data...", res.data);
                setManifestList([...manifestList, ...res.data]);
                setIsFetching(false);
          });
      }

      useEffect(() => {
        getManifests(page);
      }, []);

      useEffect(() => {
        if (!isFetching){
          return;
        }
        getManifests(page);

      }, [isFetching]);

      function handleScroll() {
        if (
          window.innerHeight + document.documentElement.scrollTop !==
            document.documentElement.offsetHeight ||
          isFetching
        )
          return;
          console.log("bottom hit...");
          let pageN = page + 1;
          setPage(pageN);
          setIsFetching(true);
      }

  console.log("page Number..", page);  //here it prints first time 1 and all other time 2 only

  return (

Arjun and shiva best amigos third..fifth

        {manifestList.map((listItem, i) =>
 {listItem.title}
)}

  );
};

export default Lists;

A: This is a good question. Please see my solution, its the best you get.
import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";

function Lists() {
  const [posts, setPosts] = useState([]);
  const [freshposts, setFreshposts] = useState([]);
  const [isFetching, setIsFetching] = useState(false);
  const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
  const limit = 7;

  const getPosts = async () => {
    // setIsFetching(true)
    console.log("api request called....");

    const response = await fetch(
      `https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts?_limit=${limit}&_page=${page}`
    );
    const data = await response.json();
    setFreshposts(data);
    setPosts([...posts, ...data]);
    setIsFetching(false);

  };

  function handleScroll() {
    if (
      window.innerHeight + document.documentElement.scrollTop !==
      document.documentElement.offsetHeight
    )
      return;
    setIsFetching(true);
  }

  function getMorePosts() {
    // setTimeout(() => {
      setPage(page + 1);
      getPosts();
    // }, 2000);
  }

  useEffect(() => {
    window.addEventListener("scroll", handleScroll);
    return () => window.removeEventListener("scroll", handleScroll);
  }, []);

  useEffect(
    () => {
      getPosts();
    },[]);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!isFetching) return;
    if(freshposts.length > 0){
        getMorePosts();
        console.log("CHECK RE RENDER...");

    }
  }, [isFetching]);

  return (

      {posts.map((post, index) => (

{post.id}

{post.title}

{post.body}

      ))}
      {isFetching && freshposts.length > 0 && (

            Loading...

      )}

  );
 }

export default Lists;


On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, Rockwell Automation hosted their annual Automation Perspectives half-day, global media event. The event brings together industry experts and users to talk about the current, most-pressing industrial automation issues. It was clear from the panel discussions (including users and industry experts) that IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operations Technology) integration is evolving. Manufacturing management and industry experts generally agree that further efficiency improvements require the integration of IT and OT. Reflecting the fact that IT and OT integration is indeed happening, half of the users participating in the panel discussions had IT and business background rather than industrial automation.
The 2015 Automation Perspectives event was titled, "Creating Transformational Value with the Connected Enterprise." The Automation Perspectives team framed the topics noting that the race is on to fully realize the promise of the fourth industrial revolution. While many challenges lie ahead, leading global manufacturers and industrial operators are laying the foundation for this transformation by converging information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). Speakers referred to a number of initiatives worldwide, including Industry 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things, and Smart Manufacturing Initiative that apply new technologies to connect the plant floor to the enterprise with the goal of optimizing and improving manufacturing performance.
In his keynote presentation, Keith Nosbusch, Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation, discussed the issues and challenges. He defined OT as the world of industrial equipment, machines, controllers, sensors, and actuators. Nosbusch defined IT as the world of end-to-end business processes. He noted OT and IT are critical to the success of an industrial enterprise but that historically these are two different worlds have different cultures, priorities, and base technology. "True convergence between these two worlds has been a challenge," said Nosbusch. He described that to bridge the gap, Rockwell Automation has been co-innovating with Cisco to deliver a robust IT-based network infrastructure for industrial automation. The co-developed offering includes a broad range of hardware and software products solutions and services. Nosbusch emphasized that the standard secure Cisco networking infrastructure based on unmodified Ethernet is essential to IT and OT convergence. Nosbusch noted that industrial assets are smart when they have a microprocessor connected to a network that is self-aware and system aware. Also, through recent investments, Rockwell Automation is evolving the Logix architecture into a high-performance architecture.
Nosbusch stated that Rockwell's "future proof" architecture will incorporate research results and standards from government sponsored initiatives, such as Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, whenever they become relevant in the future.
ou need process experts or analytic engines will not be effective.
IT should take the lead to move data securely, delivering it when needed.
The real challenge is having OT people familiar with the process while understanding business processes.
Common data models are required for efficient interchange of data between IT and OT.
The key to success is connecting the data through the entire architecture using non-proprietary open IT standards.
We have to educate and excite young people that manufacturing is cool, it is IT.
We require talent with more analytical skills.
We used to hire control engineers, designers, mechanical engineers to design motors gearboxes and drive chains. We found over the years that hiring model doesn't work anymore. The control and mechanical design became intertwined so we shifted to Mechatronics engineers that deal in both worlds. I see that shift continuing now with the addition of people that understand the physics, analytics, and IT technology.
Automation Perspectives was certainly thought-provoking. This event, along with other industry events and forums, indicates that there is a clear trend of IT and OT integration.
PSUG (Process System User Group) and Automation Fair demonstrated a range of products that make it easier to implement functions and features without intimate knowledge of software programming. In this new environment, it looks to me that we need more business and manufacturing process analysts.
It was not surprising that half of the users participating in the panel discussions had IT and business background rather than industrial automation. This reflects a growing trend that organizational changes are evolving into some new form to create more responsive and efficient manufacturing. This evolution is similar to the early days of business computing. Companies started by developing data processing departments that over time evolved into broader scope IT departments. Those IT departments began providing computing infrastructure and services including purchasing, order entry, manufacturing planning, inventory management, and manufacturing execution.


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Dawn Gates Allen is a third generation cranberry farmer in Cape Cod, MA. Southeastern Massachusetts has over 14,000 acres of cranberry bogs. The fruit is harvested in two ways: dry and wet harvest. Only ten percent of cranberries are dry harvested. The wet method is better for cranberry products like juice, dried cranberries and sauce. Fresh berries are dry harvested.
In the wet harvest method, the field is flooded. Every acre needs about 10 feet of water. Flooding the cranberry plants is a way of protecting the bogs from winter cold and wind. It's also done to prevent pests.


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Woods happy with return at PNC Championship
A smiling Tiger Woods made a successful return to competitive golf on Saturday.
The 45-year-old golfing icon teamed up with his son Charlie to card a 10-under-par 62 at the PNC Championship family tournament in Florida.
Woods, playing for the first time since suffering career-threatening injuries in a February crash in California, showed flashes of his old brilliance even though he lacked his usual power and length.
Woods used a cart to help ferry him around the Ritz Carlton Golf Course's 7,106-yard layout.
He later admitted the physical demands of the round had been challenging; at one point Woods was seen wincing visibly.
"It's frustrating when I don't hit the ball as far as I know that I can and the shots that I see don't come off the way I want," Woods told reporters, saying he hit only "three good shots" all round.
"I don't have endurance. I haven't played. This is, what, my fourth, fifth round the entire year? I don't have any golf endurance," the 15-time Major champion said.
"It's tiring out there, so it was a slow day. If I want to compete out here at the Tour level I'm going to have to get the endurance back and hit thousands upon thousands of golf balls. Just takes time."
Woods, who has declined to put a timetable on his return to fully-fledged PGA Tour-level tournament golf, said his physical conditioning was still a long way from where it would need to be.
"I don't have it. You know that," Woods said of his fitness. "I don't have the game or the speed or any of that. So I'm just starting to get back into it. I didn't know if I was going to play in this event a couple weeks ago.
"I can still hit short irons and I can still putt. That has not left me. The speed and some of the shots, the longer stuff has.
"I don't practice. You can't practice and after what I've been through this year, it's been a difficult year. So understand that I'm not in golf shape. I'm not in practice shape. I'm definitely not in tournament shape."
Woods and his son, dressed in matching uniforms, laughed and joked throughout the round, which he played alongside close friend Justin Thomas and father Mike Thomas.
"Charlie and I had a blast playing together again, playing with the Thomas family. We're extremely close so it was a bunch of fun there, was a lot of needling going on the entire day," he said.
"We're pulling pranks on each other and giving each other some under-the-breath remarks that I'm glad they didn't capture. We had a great time. It was just a blast."
The Woods duo was also happy to have completed a bogey-free round with 10 birdies and eight pars making up their 62, which left them three behind the leading duo of Stewart Cink, the 2009 Open champion, and son Reagan.
Charlie smokes a drive
Charlie nails the approach
Tiger sinks the putt
Team Woods with a birdie to start @PNCChampionship. pic.twitter.com/P9bTHKwsPX
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 18, 2021
"We had one thing we wanted to do – we wanted to keep a clean card," Woods said. "Last year we made a bogey in each round. This year we didn't, our third straight 62 which I think is pretty good. Hopefully tomorrow we get off to a quick start and keep it going."
The two-round 20-team PNC Championship concludes on Sunday.
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Mr. Caio Koch-Weser is Chair, Advisory Council of the European Climate Foundation. From 2013 until 2018 he served as Chair of the Board of the European Climate Foundation.
From 2006 – 2016 Mr. Koch-Weser was Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank Group, with global responsibilities for strategy; government, regulatory and corporate advisory; and co-ordination and implementation of group-wide business initiatives. He also served as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of BG Group (2010-2016).
From 1999-2005, he was German Deputy Minister of Finance (State Secretary). His responsibilities included international finance (G-7 Deputy), European economic and financial affairs, as well as capital markets, banking and insurance. From 2003-2005, Mr. Koch-Weser held the position of Chairman of the EU's Economic and Financial Committee, a committee of treasury directors and deputy central bankers that prepares EU ministerial meetings (EURO Group and ECOFIN). He was also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BaFin(German Banking and Securities Supervisory Agency).
From 1973 until 1999, Mr. Koch-Weser held a number of high-level positions in the World Bank in Washington, notably as Division Chief for the China Program (1980-86), Director for West Africa (1986-90), Deputy Treasurer and Director Treasury Operations (1990-91), Regional Vice President for Middle East and North Africa (1991-95), and Managing Director Operations and Member of the Executive Committee (1996-99).
Other current activities include Member of the Board of Directors, World Resources Institute (WRI); Member of the Board of the Climate Works Foundation; a Member of the Board of the Centre for European Reform (CER) in London; and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS).
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