WIN PRIZES AND PARTICIPATE IN CONTESTS WITHIN THE NOBLE'S BALL!
Time and Dates are not set in stone, when it is, it will be at least 2 days before the event.
All nobles from the NK are invited. If your noble character isn't recognised by most as a noble, or doesn't have any land or a title, then unforunately they won't recieve an invitation. However, you're welcome to RP with either Sir_Ashington or I if you'd like to make other arrangements.
The first post is what would be ICly written in the letter. The second post's information would be included too.
How to RSVP ⇨ Copy & Paste this template below, fill it out and there you go!
Dress properly, or be looked down upon.
✧ Removal of any clothes before, or during the ball while you're in the vicinity of the palace will not be allowed.
These etiquette rules shall be obeyed.
There is are specifics to a good dance.
An usher is a high class servant that shows nobles their seats, and have special permissions.
A woman's reputation is everything. A woman with a bad reputation is a bad wife.
These things listed below may affect a lady's reputation.
RSVP's are open. I understand that people are away over the holidays, and that's fine- hopefully we can still get people to attend!
Really want to come! Hope a character of mine is invited!
Sorry if that was unclear- I'll add it to the thread, but the general idea is that all (or most) of the nobles from the Northern Kingdom are invited. RSVP's are to tell us OOCly that you can come along. Is your character a recognised noble? If they are and you can make it OOCly, just RSVP and you can go. If not, maybe someone will take you as their +1!
Sorry if that was unclear- I'll add it to the thread, but the general idea is that all (or most) of the nobles from the Northern Kingdoms are invited. RSVP's are to tell us OOCly that you can come along. Is your character a recognised noble? If they are and you can make it OOCly, just RSVP and you can go. If not, maybe someone will take you as their +1!
Musician? That sounds interesting! I have a Caparii Character that could sing at the event if no one would mind! That may give her a chance to meet some people. Some just needs to tell me how to make music notes appear on screen!
That'd be great! I'll PM you about it.
Nobility: All over the place. Marr, land ownership, Lord Hospitaller.
Plus 1 (Not including squires and or handmaidens): ... to be asked.
I would've had Henri come, but I remembered that it's still a Marr event and Anhald miiiiight be frowned upon.
Whatever, I'll RSVP him anyway just in case.
N'aw. Gonna miss out on this by 3 or 4 days. Dangit. Oh well. Hopefully next time!
Plus the ex (now dead) King went last time, so I think Anhald is good either way.
The event description still says it's a Marr event despite the reality of the situation.


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Q: C# Generic List - FindAll on child Arrays I'm trying to find the best approach to filtering a list with C# (3.5) but I can't seem to find any examples that are similar to my situation.  I'm open to using lambdas or linq.
The thing that is unique compared to most of the examples that I've found, is that my list items each have child arrays for example...
var employees= new List<Employee>
{
    new Employee{Name = "John",Nicknames="'J','Big J','Big John'"},
    new Employee{Name = "Joshua",Nicknames="'J','Josh','Joshman'"},
}

I'd then like to filter that list something like this...
//using linq
var matchesByNickname =
from worker in employees
where worker.Nicknames.Equals("J")
select worker;

//or lambda
var employees2 = employees
    .Where(e => Nicknames.Exists(n => n.Nickname == "J"))

But of course since Nicknames is itself an array I cannot use .Equals or .Contains etc.  What would be the best approach to filtering a list of this type?
UPDATE:
In trying to keep my example simple I've misled you a bit.  The list items do have true object arrays on them, not strings.  My real world example is a list of custom product objects.  The product object has a Regions property on it which is a list of Region objects.  A product can have none, 1, or more than 1 region.  The region object has a name and an id.
So what I really want is to filter a list of products, for any product assigned to a certain region.

A: In your example, Nickname is not an array as I see it. It's a string. Assuming it's an array of strings, you could:
var employees2 = employees.Where(e => e.Nicknames.Contains(name));

If you want to keep it as is (string), you can try something along the lines of:
var employees2 = employees.Where(e => e.Nicknames.Split(',')
                                                 .Contains("'" + name + "'"));

In both of the cases above, you can replace Where with FindAll and get results back in a List<T> instead of an IEnumerable<T> (List<T>.FindAll has been around since 2.0 but Enumerable.Where is new in 3.5).
Of course, ideally, you'll make it an array or list like the following and use the first method:
var employees = new List<Employee>
{
    new Employee{Name = "John",Nicknames= new [] {"J", "Big J", "Big John"}},
    new Employee{Name = "Joshua",Nicknames = new [] {"J", "Josh", "Joshman"}},
};

UPDATE: Your real world example is not so much different from this sample case. I think you're looking for Any instead of Contains since you are checking a property, not the whole object for equality:
var filteredProducts = products
        .Where(p => p.Regions.Any(r => r.Name == "regionToSearchFor"));

A: If you have the single quotes around the nicknames, you could just peek into the string for the single quoted name.
employees.Where(x=>x.Nicknames.IndexOf("'J'") >= 0)

Edit: Forgot single quotes...and >=

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Il singolare maschile del Brisbane International 2013 è stato un torneo di tennis facente parte dell'ATP World Tour 2013.

Andy Murray era il detentore del titolo, e si è riconfermato battendo in finale Grigor Dimitrov per 7-60, 6-4.

Teste di serie

 Andy Murray (campione)
 Milos Raonic (secondo turno)
 Gilles Simon (quarti di finale)
 Aleksandr Dolgopolov (quarti di finale)

  Kei Nishikori (semifinale, ritirato per infortunio al ginocchio sinistro)
  Florian Mayer (secondo turno)
  Jürgen Melzer (quarti di finale)
  Martin Kližan (primo turno)

Qualificati

 Denis Kudla (primo turno)
 Ryan Harrison (primo turno)

 John Millman (secondo turno)
 Jesse Levine (primo turno)

Tabellone

Fase Finale

Parte alta

Parte bassa

Collegamenti esterni

Brisbane International 2013
ATP World Tour 2013

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This is to be used to help kids learn how to read a map and what a map can do to help you navigate in the wild.
Download instructional videos from OS Maps by Steve Backshall. Take them through what is on a map and show videos on how to read 6 figure grid references.
Pause the video throughout to ensure the kids are following the video correctly.


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This is a video I thought I'd record for you to keep you motivated and excited about training and getting even fitter! I start with some info on burning fat & Tabata then we dive into some awesome core exercises for conditioning your body and burning fat!
Click 'Like' on the right if you like it. And feel free to Re-tweet it by clicking to the 'tweet' button on the left.
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This shows you some of the exercises I do using the Tabata method of high intensity interval training to burn fat and condition myself.
I've been training since I was 13 years old and this is by Far the best training I've come across for fat burning!
Here is a link to the Ultimate City Bootcamps Tabata video which is for those of you that like even more details. Click here.


Sold for $456,500 at 2013 RM Auction - Art of the Automobile.
Sold for $417,500 at 2018 RM Sothebys : Monterey.
Eugene Casaroll's tribute to power and wealth was the Dual-Ghia. Mr. Casaroll had enjoyed success as a Detroit trucking magnate, particularly with the twin-engines trucks built by his Dual Motors. After Dodge had introduced a car called the Firebomb and opted not to put it into production, Mr. Casaroll purchased both the car and the rights to its design. The Firebomb Concept was an attractive vehicle and a modern evolution of the Ghia-built Firearrows of the early 1950s.
Mr. Casaroll's version of the Firearrow was known as the Dual-Ghia, a hand-built combination of Motor City-built Dodge' red Ram' V-8 power and four-passenger convertible bodywork hand-built by Ghia in Turin. They were exceptionally expensive, exclusive, and rare.
The design featured recessed headlights in an oval nose, with exotic knife-edge tailfins in the back. They were elegant without an excessive amount of trim. The craftsmanship was beautiful with exhaust attention to detail. The leather interior featured English hides over coil springs and foam rubber.
Dual-Ghia's list of clientele included Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, and Dorothy Kilgallen.
Over the three year production lifespan, around 100 examples of the Dual-Ghia were built. This particular example is chassis number 145, and is believed to have been delivered new in California. Its history traces back to the 1970s, when it was owned by Graham Enterprises, of Los Angeles. It then passed to Robert Irving Moe who cared for it a long time before selling it to the current caretaker.
The new owner treated the car to a restoration to concours standards. It was finished in the period-correct shade of bronze with a bright red leather interior, which was installed in the correct pattern.
1957 Dual Ghia Sports Car's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Similar sales to the $256,212 range.


Some press sources are reporting that Camp No. 22 has not been closed. Daily NK's article on September 27th stated that Camp No. 22 in North Hamkyung Province had closed sometime in June. It is estimated that the camp held at its peak between 20,000 and 50,000 prisoners.
Evidence released on Wednesday by HRNK and DigitalGlobe suggests that the reports may have been premature. The report suggests that harvesting and coal production are ongoing. There has not yet been any confirmation either way as to whether it has closed or not.


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Sidschilmasa (; ) war ein Mitte des 8. Jahrhunderts gegründetes Handelszentrum südlich des Hohen Atlas in der marokkanischen Region Drâa-Tafilalet, das Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts zerstört wurde.

Lage
Die Ruinen der aus Stampflehm errichteten Bauten liegen etwa zwei bis drei Kilometer außerhalb der heutigen Kleinstadt Rissani, ca. 22 km südlich von Erfoud. Die Ruinen der Stadt erstrecken sich über 8 km Länge und 1–1,5 km Breite am Ostufer des Oued Ziz, dessen Wasser die Gründung der Oasenstadt erst ermöglichte. Er wurde zu einem unbekannten Zeitpunkt umgeleitet, um den Bedürfnissen Sidschilmassas zu dienen. Mehrere solcher Umleitungen sind bekannt, die Überreste der Dämme sind noch erkennbar. Die Tafilalt-Oase umfasst ein Gebiet von etwa 375 km², davon waren 115 km² bebaubares Land Sidschilmasas, das bis zu 30.000 Einwohner zählte. Sie ist damit die größte Einzeloase Marokkos.

Geschichte

Gründung durch Banu Midrar (um 750), Handelszentrum

Die Oasensiedlung wurde Mitte des 8. Jahrhunderts gegründet und bildete das Zentrum der Banu Midrar aus dem Berberstamm der Miknasa. Damit ist sie die zweite Gründung des Islams im Maghreb nach dem 670 entstandenen Kairuan in Tunesien. Allerdings ist sie keine Gründung einer orthodox-islamischen Gruppe, sondern sie geht auf Charidschiten zurück, die den übrigen Muslimen als erste Häretiker des Islams galten. Daher war ihr Kontakt zu anderen charidschitischen Gruppen, insbesondere den Rustamiden Nordalgeriens, sehr eng. Die Charidschiten hatten sich 657 von den Umayyaden abgesondert, da sie das Verfahren, durch das der Nachfolger des Religionsgründers Mohammed bestimmt wurde, nicht akzeptierten. Für sie konnte prinzipiell jeder die muslimische Gemeinde (Umma) führen. Sie fanden 757 eine politische Zuflucht in Sidschilmassa, Abu 'l-Qasim gründete die Midrar. Dem Stadtstaat gelang es, den Goldhandel, der zweijährlich mittels Karawanen die Sahara durchquerte, bis Mitte des 11. Jahrhunderts zu kontrollieren und sich zugleich der Angriffe ihrer sich für rechtgläubig haltenden Nachbarn zu erwehren.

Dazu brauchte die Stadt starke Verteidigungsmittel und tatsächlich nahm die Zitadelle beinahe die Hälfte des Stadtgebiets ein. Die Zitadelle lag im Norden der Stadt und ließ sich 1988 mittels Radiokohlenstoffdatierung auf eine Entstehungszeit zwischen 785 und 875 datieren. Die Gründung erfolgte durch Semgou Ibn Ouassoul, der als Gründer des Stammes der Banu Midrar gilt.

Bis ins 11. Jahrhundert war Sidschilmasa der Ausgangspunkt für die westliche Route des Transsaharahandels und eines der wichtigsten Handelszentren im Maghreb. Durch den Handel mit dem Reich von Ghana erlangte die Stadt einen Wohlstand, der von arabischen Reisenden wie al-Bakri oder al-Muqaddasi mehrfach erwähnt wurde. Getauscht wurden vor allem Luxuswaren aus dem Mittelmeerraum gegen Gold, Elfenbein und Sklaven. Die Karawanen boten die mitgebrachten Waren allerdings nicht in der Stadt selbst an, sondern auf dem Souk Ben Akla, der sich 4 km westlich der Stadt befand, am Westufer des Oued Gheris. Dorthin führte eine fast schnurgerade Straße, dort befand sich auch die Zollstelle von Sidschilmassa. Der einen halben Quadratkilometer große Platz wurde von einer rechteckigen Festung überragt, die sich 90 m von West nach Ost und 80 m von Nord nach Süd erstreckte. Es könnte sich aber auch um eine Karawanserei gehandelt haben. Die Stadt selbst wurde von einer Festung im Norden dominiert und von drei großen Hauptstraßen untergliedert. Sijilmassa selbst war, folgt man der mündlichen Tradition, nicht ummauert, doch war die Oase von einer 4 m hohen Mauer mit vier Toren umgeben. Sie ist in einigen Abschnitten noch in der Landschaft erkennbar. Andererseits berichten die arabischen Gelehrten von einer Mauer, und sie ist gleichfalls archäologisch fassbar. Möglicherweise wurde sie zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt zugunsten der Oasenmauer aufgegeben.

Unabhängigkeit (um 771–909), Midrariden (ab 823)

Gegen die Dynastie der Abbasiden verstärkte sich im Maghreb der Widerstand, insbesondere der Berber, der sich bereits gegen die späten Umayyaden gerichtet hatte. Um 771 erlangte das Handelszentrum de facto seine Unabhängigkeit vom Kalifat der Abbasiden und entwickelte sich zum Zentrum eines charidschitischen Emirats, das ab 823 von der Midrariden-Dynastie (siehe Liste der Midraridenherrscher) regiert wurde und Beziehungen zum Fürstentum der algerischen Rustamiden pflegte.

Herrschaft der Fatimiden, kurzlebiges Kalifat (953–958)
Auf Grund ihres Wohlstands konnte Sidschilmasa seine Selbstständigkeit lange Zeit behaupten. Wegen der Ferne der Stadt vom abbasidischen Machtbereich wählte sie der Mahdi der ismailitischen Fatimiden, der von den abbasidischen Behörden gesucht wurde, als Zufluchtsort. Er lebte dort von 905 bis 909 als Kaufmann getarnt. Sein Missionar Abū ʿAbdallāh asch-Schīʿī, der in der Zeit zwischen 902 und 909 Ifrīqiya erobert hatte, erschien im Sommer 909 mit seinem Heer vor den Toren von Sidschilmasa und holte den Mahdi ab. Bei dieser Gelegenheit wurde die Stadt eingenommen und geplündert, der Midrariden-Herrscher al-Yasaʿ ibn Midrār floh. Der Mahdi blieb nach seiner Inthronisierung als Kalif noch vierzig Tage in Sidschilmasa und empfing die Huldigungen der Berberstämme der Umgebung. Als Gouverneur von Sidschilmasa setzte der Mahdi den Masālta-Häuptling Ibrāhīm ibn Ghālib ein, der mit 500 Kutāma-Reitern zurückblieb. Die Kutāma-Besatzung konnte sich allerdings nur 50 Tage halten, dann rissen die Midrariden die Macht wieder an sich.

Im Jahre 921 besetzten die Fatimiden aber erneut Sidschilmasa und installierten einen willfährigen Angehörigen des Midrāriden-Hauses als ihren Vasallen, der zur ismailitischen Daʿwa übertrat. 943 bemächtigte sich jedoch ein abtrünniger Midrāride namens Muhammad Ibn Wāsūl der Stadt, trat zum mālikitischen Sunnitentum über und versuchte, sich im Bündnis mit den Umayyaden von Córdoba von den Fatimiden zu lösen. Im Jahre 953 nahm er sogar den Kalifentitel an und führte seitdem den Thronnamen asch-Schākir li-Llāh, den er auch in Gold- und Silbermünzen prägen ließ. Doch wurde die Stadt durch den fatimidischen Heerführer Dschauhar 958 erneut unterworfen.

Eroberung durch Magrawa (977 oder 980 bis 1054)
Nun wieder auf Seiten der Fatimiden stehend, wurde Sidschilmasa 977 oder 980 vom Berberstamm der Magrawa angegriffen, dessen Anführer Chazrun mit Córdoba verbündet war und die Miknasa aus der Stadt vertrieb. Wie weit der Handel der Stadt um 1000 reichte, zeigte ein 1992 entdeckter Hortfund aus dem jordanischen Akaba. Von den 32 dort entdeckten Goldmünzen stammten 29 aus Sidschilmasa. Sie wurden vor 1013 geprägt.

Unter den Banu Chazrun (siehe Liste der Maghrawa-Herrscher von Sidschilmasa) konnte die Stadt ihre Rolle als Handelszentrum zunächst behaupten, doch kam es zunehmend zu Konflikten mit den Sanhadscha, einer berberischen, nomadisch lebenden Stammesgruppe der Sahara. Nachdem Ibn Yasin die Sanhadscha zum Kampfbund der Almoraviden zusammengeschlossen hatte, unterwarfen diese 1054 Sidschilmasa und setzten die rigorose Auslegung des Islams von Ibn Yasin durch.

Almoraviden, Aufstand und Zerstörung Sidschilmassas (1056)
Gegen diese Herrschaft kam es bereits 1055 zu einem Aufstand, in dessen Verlauf die Almoraviden besiegt wurden und ihr Führer Yahya ibn Umar ums Leben kam. Dessen Nachfolger Abu Bakr ibn Umar schlug den Aufstand im nächsten Jahr nieder und zerstörte Sidschilmasa. Die Bedeutung der Stadt als Handelszentrum ging danach zeitweise zurück, doch blieb sie ein bedeutendes wirtschaftliches Zentrum der nachfolgenden Dynastien. Allerdings hatte dies auch zur Folge, dass sie im Mittelpunkt zahlreicher dynastischer Auseinandersetzungen stand. Zudem gestatteten die Almoraviden erstmals anderen Gruppen, wie den Saadiern des 150 km westwärts gelegenen Draa-Tals, am Goldhandel zu partizipieren. Dennoch erreichte die Bevölkerungszahl mit vielleicht 30.000 ihren Höhepunkt. Diese Zahl dürfte sich bis weit in die Almohadenzeit gehalten haben. Dies dürfte damit zusammenhängen, dass der Ziz umgeleitet und die Landwirtschaft intensiviert wurde.

Meriniden, Ende der Stadt (1393)

Ibn Battuta war um 1350 noch von Sidschilmassa beeindruckt und beschrieb es als eine florierende Stadt. Als sie jedoch Leo Africanus 1514/15 besuchte, war sie eine riesige Ruine. Merinidische Prinzen kämpften 1331 bis 1333, 1361 bis 1363 und 1387 um die Kontrolle über die Stadt. Nach dem Ende der Meriniden und dem Zerfall in mehrere Reiche entstand im Tafilalt eine Reihe von Ksour, befestigten Lehmstädten, die die Kontrolle über den Saharahandel gänzlich verloren. Zudem kontrollierten die iberischen Mächte zunehmend den Handel, der sich auf den Atlantik verlagerte. Westafrikanisches Gold und die Gewinnung von Silber im Atlas fanden nach wie vor ihr Zentrum im Tafilalt, doch ihre Bedeutung war rückläufig. Es scheint, als habe Sidschilmassas Gouverneur die Bevölkerung geradezu gezwungen in der Stadt zu bleiben. Leo Africanus berichtet, sie habe den Gouverneur umgebracht und sei unter verschiedenen Herren in die Ksour gezogen. Ihre Zahl wuchs auf etwa 350 an. Diese starke Ausweitung mag mit einer neuen Wassertechnik zusammenhängen, den Khettara, die nun auch verstreute Siedlungen zuließen.

Zudem kamen arabische Beduinen in die Oasenstadt, wie die orthodoxen Alaouiten oder die Banu Ma'qil, eine nomadische Gruppe von Arabern, die die Fatimiden aus Ägypten vertrieben hatten. Sie verstärkten den Trend zur Arabisierung, wie unter den Meriniden in ganz Marokko, zu Lasten der berberischen Gruppen. Diese schlossen sich zu einem Bund zusammen, den Ait 'Atta. Dabei stiegen die Alaouiten vom Roten Meer als Nachkommen Alis zu höchstem Ansehen auf. Daneben spielten nun Heilige (wali Allah oder solih) eine wichtige Rolle, seien sie berberischer oder arabischer Abkunft. Einmal als Heilige anerkannt, wurden sie Scheichs, einige von ihnen gründeten eigene Schulen (zaouia). Dieses Ansehen der Heiligen wurde beinahe erblich. Im politischen Bereich spielten die zahlreichen Juden der Oasenstadt keine Rolle, allerdings im ökonomischen Bereich.

Mit den Alaouiten, die beanspruchten, Nachkommen Mohammeds zu sein, waren im 13. Jahrhundert neue religiöse Führer in den Tafilalt gekommen. Die von Sidschilmassa herbeigeholten Alaouiten, die aus Jubail hergekommen waren, dominierten im 16. Jahrhundert zunehmend die Oase und ließen bald Bewässerungssysteme, Dämme und Kanäle errichten. 1631 schworen die Oasenbewohner der Dynastie ihre Treue. Die Alaouiten versuchten mit militärischen Mitteln den Handel der Oase zu sichern, womit sie bald in die dynastischen Auseinandersetzungen in Marokko gerieten. Schließlich wurden sie die herrschende Dynastie bis heute.

Die für die Versorgung der Heiligen und ihrer Schulen, aber auch für soziale Aufgaben zuständigen Zaouiyas wurden durch Zuwendungen von Land und Sklaven bald zum größten Landbesitzer in der Oase. Auch hielten sie die meisten Sklaven, so dass bis heute die haratin, dunkelhäutige Oasenbewohner, die agrarische Arbeitskraft auf Anordnung sowohl berberischer und arabischer als auch jüdischer Familien stellten. Im Gegensatz zu Sklaven konnten sie aber auch selbst Land erwerben.

Niedergang und Zerstörung (1816)
1629 verließ Sidi Ali von Tazeroualt, einer der Marabouts oder Heiligen des Anti-Atlas, die die dort entstandene Bruderschaften führten, die Stadt, um Richtung Taroudannt zu ziehen, das belagert wurde. Doch kehrte er nicht zurück, so dass im Tafilalt ein Machtvakuum entstand.

Die zeitweilig wirtschaftlich und politisch mächtige Stadt verlor Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts mit dem Rückgang des Karawanenhandels endgültig ihre Bedeutung und wurde 1816 bei einem Angriff von Berbern aus dem Hohen Atlas zerstört. Danach wurden Teile der Stadt als Müllkippe, Friedhof oder Schlachthof benutzt.

Ruinenstätte
Die aus Stampflehm errichteten Bauten von Sidschilmasa lösen sich allmählich im Wüstensand auf. Lediglich das Grabmal eines lokal verehrten 'Heiligen Mannes' (Marabout) wird noch gepflegt.

Siehe auch
 Salzkarawanen in der Sahara

Literatur
 Günter Barthel (Hrsg.): Lexikon arabische Welt. Kultur, Lebensweise, Wirtschaft, Politik und Natur im Nahen Osten und Nordafrika. Reichert, Wiesbaden 1994, ISBN 3-88226-783-6
 R. William Caverly: Hosting Dynasties and Faiths: Chronicling the Religious History of a Medieval Moroccan Oasis City, Thesis, Hamline University
 Heinz Halm: Das Reich des Mahdi. C.H. Beck, München, 1991, S. 89–93.
 Dale R. Lightfoot, James A. Miller: Sijilmassa: The Rise and Fall of a Walled Oasis in Medieval Morocco. In: Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 86, No. 1, März 1996, S. 78–101
 Ronald A. Messier, Abdallah Fili: La ville caravannière de Sijilmassa: du mythe historique a la réalité archéologique. In: II Congreso Internacional. La Ciudad en al-Andalus y el Magreb (Algeciras), Fundación El legado andalusì, 2002, S. 501–510
 Janine und Dominique Sourdel: Dictionnaire historique de l'Islam. Quadrige, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-13-051342-5

Weblinks
 Sidschilmasa bei Geonames

Einzelnachweise

Oase (Marokko)
Mittelalterliche Stadt
Archäologischer Fundplatz in Marokko
Archäologischer Fundplatz in Afrika
Drâa-Tafilalet
Archäologischer Fundplatz (Mittelalter)


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Cosmoquest Forum > General Interest > Off-Topic Babbling > Fiery debris seen from an airplane.
View Full Version : Fiery debris seen from an airplane.
Lord Jubjub
2007-Mar-28, 11:01 PM
see here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6505143.stm)
A plane landing in New Zealand heard and reported sonic booms from debris falling from the sky. It was thought to be a Russian satellite coming down, but apparently that satellite hadn't been brought down by that time. NASA is thinking meteor fragments.
foreignkid
2007-Mar-29, 12:34 AM
The Nasa expert, Nicholas Johnson, said no other space junk was expected to be re-entering atmosphere at that time so the pilots probably saw a meteor.
I'll bet he works at the Johnson Space Center, over in Texas...
I'll bet he works at the Johnson Space Center, over in Texas...And takes his breaks under a linden tree...
Fiery debris seen from an airplane.
I guess that's better than being seen in the plane.
No kidding, thathappened to a Sabena plane once. Flew from Spain to Belgium IIRC, and had a hole smashed through the windshield by a small meteor, which was later found in the cabin. They made an emergency dive to denser air and landed safely in swiss or somewhere. Strangely enoug, after finding 1 article about it in the past (after a lot of searching), I never could trace that story again.
OK so there's a bit of confusion as to what was happening the last days. We can take out an unknown russian sat; it wasn't that and thy meant the progress anyway. So that means most probably the plane did see a meteor indeed, and the progress landed just fine. What remains is the somalia case. I doubt it's a satellite there, even SpaceX Demosat, because why on earth (reversed pun intended) would a satellite need lamps and audible sound production on its body? That is, assumin the reports are correct and it indeed did have lights and audible voices coming out of it.
NEOWatcher
Does anybody want to tell me where the main discussion on this is?:think:
HERE? (http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=56407)(mentioned but possibly different)
HERE? (http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=56386)(looks like it was explained)
HERE? (http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=56429)(discussion went nowhere, but it's only a few threads away)
Merge 'em all in space and astronomy. All means:
Somalia thing, aircraft sighting, Progress return. So th ones you listed. They are all interrelated AFAIK. I mean their discussions are, as all happened at the same moment and we didn't know which event was which object, hence they were all discussed in all threads. OK the merged thread will be a mess. Beautiful :).
SpaceX "may try again this weekend" (I love that title, it makes it appear as if they try to send rockets into space every week like madmen :D ) best stays a separate thread, as it's very cleanly on topic for spaceX launches only.
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It's just like anything else: Given enough time it will happen.
Put enough airplanes in the air and sooner or later a meteor or space junk will whang it.
The laws of probability are a *****....

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Book signing part of rock show Saturday at the Arcada
By KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE - editorial@kcchronicle.com
Author Jill Meniketti will be signing copies of her book, "Welcome to Groove House," starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, in the lobby at the Arcada Theatre.
ST. CHARLES – Author Jill Meniketti will be signing copies of her book, "Welcome to Groove House," starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, in the lobby at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. A show featuring Quiet Riot, Y&T and Hellion will start at 8 p.m.
Meniketti is the manager of Y&T, and she has tacked her book tour onto the very musical tour that she'd booked for the band, according to a news release.
"It made perfect sense," Meniketti stated in the release. "I organize world tours for Y&T every year, so I figured, there's my built-in book tour. Sure, it's unconventional not to sign at bookstores, but here's an interested audience, and this rock 'n' roll story is right up their alley."
Aside from managing the band, the author is the longtime wife of the band's founding member, lead singer and guitarist, Dave Meniketti.
"I was never the 'Spinal Tap' girlfriend," she stated in the release. "I always stayed out of the band business; that was his thing. Decades later the band approached me about the job, as they'd decided to fire their longtime manager. I felt honored to even be considered!"
Welcome to Groove House is available in hardcover and ebook formats at Y&T shows and book stores.
For information or to buy tickets for the show, visit www.oshows.com or call 630-962-7000.
Without repairs, Arcada could 'go dark' by Dec. 31


The European Union has been the largest donor for flood relief to the Republic of Serbia after the May 2014 floods, when the unprecedented rains in Serbia caused the floods and landslides that were unheard of, leaving behind significant damage. During the floods 57 people lost their lives, while approximately 32,000 had to leave their homes. The losses incurred in only a few days were estimated at 1.7 billion Euros, and the damages were recorded in 119 local self-governments throughout Serbia. Only few months later, another flooding caused by the heavy rain hit the eastern part of the country in September 2014, leaving significant damage behind.
The European Union was among the first donors, sending rescue teams and humanitarian assistance through its Civil Protection Mechanism. In order for the rehabilitation of Serbia to start as soon as possible, the EU funded the European Union Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia Programme with 30 million Euros, secured through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) 2012, that was implemented in 39 most affected cities and municipalities. Subsequently, with the allocation of 72 million Euros through IPA 2014, the Programme was expanded to 57 local self-governments, not only to provide post flood relief, but also to rehabilitate and improve the flood protection system in Serbia.
These funds have been used for the construction and reconstruction of damaged houses, the procurement of furniture and appliances for households, the reconstruction of public buildings, the repair of roads, the revival of economy and agriculture through income generating activities and assistance to agricultural households. Furthermore, the funds have been directed for the improvement of the living conditions in temporary shelters, for the purchase of biocides to decrease the mosquito population and to strengthen the capacities of the Government of Serbia Public Investment Management Office (PIMO) - previous Flood Affected Areas Assistance and Recovery Office (FAAARO). The IPA 2014 funds assisted Serbia to improve disaster risk management and flood prevention systems, the rehabilitation of flood protection structures and the road transport network damaged by the landslides.
The EU Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia Programme was designed in close cooperation with the Government of Serbia's Public Investment Management Office (PIMO) and the European Integration Office (SEIO), and implemented by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB), the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. (Help), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the World Bank (WB).
The EU support also encompassed 60 million Euros from the EU Solidarity Fund for the rehabilitation of public infrastructure, available to Serbia as if it were a member state, and ten million Euros for Cross-Border Programme Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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MLB'S MATT VASGERSIAN THINKS ALL BLACK PEOPLE LOOK LIKE DONOVAN MCNABB
Let me start off by first saying that I love the MLB Network. If you are a baseball fan it is the greatest thing to happen since Albert Pujols passed his drug test. ESPN's coverage of baseball is so GD awful and bias that it is hard to stomach. So the MLB Network coming along is a great thing because you know, they actually talk about teams other than the big market ones that are near Bristol. Matt Vasgersian can be pretty witty and funny. Obviously he was going for both right here with Mitch Williams and Billy Ripken in the studio and wasn't serious. So if anybody thinks Vasgersian is racist for mentioning that the EMT was Donovan McNabb obviously doesn't understand racist humor. See, as long as you laugh it isn't racist. I laughed. Not racist. End of story. You can find my Irish ass drinking at the local watering hole after work if you want to discuss the merits of racist jokes. Oh, don't worry, I've been drinking all day in case you were wondering.
Video HT: WithLeather
UPDATE:Vasgersian offered up an apology last night on the MLB Network for his poor timing and attempt at humor...
BEND BUT DON'T BREAK
Notre Dame football players Robby Parris, Pat Kuntz, Armando Allen, and James Aldridge have their own version of the 7th floor crew. The "Bend But Don't Break" song features recent grad and new Indianapolis Colt defensive lineman Pat Kuntz rocking the wife beater and the cut off jean shorts. Sounds like a Florida Gator to me. Parris is in the Titleist hat and will be right behind Michael Floyd and Golden Tate on the depth chart this fall at wide receiver. Armando sounds like he has the most flow and I will forgive him for wearing the Yankees hat. Just get in the end zone this fall Armando and all will be forgotten. And "The Moose" James Aldridge is on the backup vocals. He will be trying to survive his senior season in South Bend at fullback after a switch from tailback due to injuries and depth chart issues.
I'm kind of disappointed they didn't get down and dirty like former Miami Hurricanes players Greg Olsen(a ND transfer), Jon Beason, Darnell Jenkins, and Tavares Gooden with the 7th floor crew...
Actually, maybe it's a good thing they didn't get too dirty. The media would have a field day if Notre Dame football players were rapping about sex acts. Now that I think about it this will probably be controversial because it involves talk about loving "the green", guns and getting money from Notre Dame football players at a school that preaches Catholic values. Oh well, they will have to get over it.
MLB'S MATT VASGERSIAN THINKS ALL BLACK PEOPLE LOOK...


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CAPS Promotes Mental Health Wellbeing With New Peer Support Program
January 13, 2021 - by Danielle Meuret
Although Southern Utah University already offers a variety of resources to students to aid in mental health wellbeing, last spring SUU mental health counselor Andrea Donovan developed an additional resource to help students.
Donovan worked with SUU Counseling and Psychological Services to design the Mental Health Peer Program — a service where students in need of support can schedule a meetup with a mentor to vent, connect or just chat.
CAPS provided extensive training to three upperclassmen with a history of psychology classes to serve as "Mental Health Support Peers" to offer referrals to other CAPS groups and resources, but ultimately how the peer provides support depends on the student.
For some, this could mean meeting with a Mental Health Support Peer weekly to catch up over coffee, or for others it could be just a one-off conversation on a stroll through campus.
These three upperclassmen meet with SUU students as little or as often as the students desire. If students are uneasy about meeting with the Mental Health Support Peers due to COVID-19, calling and texting is also available to offer a listening ear to those struggling.
Karina Nay, a senior majoring in psychology and family life and human development has been a Peer since the program started in 2020. Nay assists students by tracking goals and setting healthy boundaries. She offers support as a Mental Health Support Peer by being a listening ear for students.
Mental Health Support Peers are required to complete a training led by CAPS clinicians as well as an institutional training and Mental Health First Aid Training. They also must participate in formal program evaluations, attend supervision and peer team meetings and maintain standards of professional conduct in accordance with campus and SUU CAPS policies, standards and guidelines.
The team is overseen by Health and Wellness coordinator Riley Reynolds and Donovan.
Donovan piloted the program last spring to "amplify the SUU Student Affairs values" and to diversify and increase mental wellness support on campus.
"I hope that students feel accompanied in their life journeys, appreciated for the strengths they have," Donovan said. "I hope students feel connected with, collaborate with peers to develop the skills and tools they are seeking and gain supportive referrals."
Although the Mental Health Support Peers are available for students to go to in times of need, Donovan made it clear that the program is meant to be an additional resource for students at SUU to receive mental health and wellness support, not as the primary solution to a student's problems.
"The national research data on university mental health support programs specifies that while peer programs are not effective as a standalone mental wellness care, that they are very effective as an embedded part of a coordinated, comprehensive and connective path to clinical care and therapeutic alliance," Donovan said.
According to Donovan, SUU Student Affairs has gained recognition as a national leader in the area of peer support and may serve as a "means for responsive program review able to contribute to the best practices in mental health peer support programs."
Karina Nay
Nay will be graduating from SUU at the end of the semester and is studying to become a therapist. She became a Mental Health Support Peer after she heard about the internship opportunity through the psychology department.
Nay specializes in dialectical behavioral therapy, a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy that is used to change negative thinking patterns. After graduating from a DBT group herself, she co-facilitated a program at Southwest Behavioral Health Center.
"DBT helps students find balance and result in a potentially more effective and happy life,"
Nay said.
In addition to working with students at SUU, Nay's other responsibility as a Mental Health Support Peer is currently to work on outreach projects to help spread the word across campus about this new program.
She is also helping put together a program called "Mindfulness Mondays," where students will be able to participate in quick and accessible mindfulness exercises between classes.
Nay works with students by going on a walk and talking or accompanying them to a club or social gathering to help students meet people.
"I enjoy being someone students can come and talk to. I hope to provide a nonjudgmental space where they can find support," Nay said.
Tyler Tatton
Tatton is a senior studying psychology and family services. He has been a Mental Health Support Peer for three semesters and plans to receive a doctorate in psychology and become a therapist in the future.
Tatton specializes in emotion regulation and teaching students mindfulness exercises and grounding techniques.
"I like to make lists with students of different things that they may be struggling with so we can address each of their concerns and then go from there to offer resources that may help them," Tatton said.
Tatton is working on the mental health toolkit that is on the CAPS website to aid students in finding other groups or programs that may help them with what they are going through. He is also planning to create YouTube videos to offer advice in coping with a variety of issues students may be facing.
"We are a great resource that not enough people know about," Tatton said. "We are always happy to help in any way we can, even if it's just being someone that can listen."
Victor Carvajal-Lopez
Carvajal-Lopez is a junior majoring in psychology and minoring in Spanish and women and gender studies. This is their second semester as a Mental Health Support Peer. Carvajal-Lopez plans to study to receive a Master of Public Administration degree from SUU.
"My strength is offering diversity. I am a member of LGBTQIA+ community and am the president of the Pride and Equality Club," Carvajal-Lopez said. "I bring knowledge surrounding marginalized communities and deal with communications when it comes to my students."
With their leadership position in the PAEC, Carvajal-Lopez can help connect students to resources offered by the Center of Diversity and Inclusion.
Carvajal-Lopez is working on a handbook for students and staff regarding the program that highlights the policies that the Mental Health Support Peers work within.
For more information on the SUU CAPS Peer Mental Health Support Program and to find additional counseling and psychological services, visit the CAPS website.
"There is always room to be happier or even more mentally healthy," Nay said. "Some students say, 'Well I'm not bad enough to go to therapy or get medications,' but if there's a want for something to change, people can come and better themselves, whatever that looks like to them."
Story by: Elizabeth Armstrong
Photos courtesy of SUU CAPS and Mitch Quartz
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The area being considered for the 2013 prescribed burn would include 4,927 acres of National Forest and private land of which 814 acres or 13% of Panthertown Valley would be effected. The U.S. Forest Service proposed action in Panthertown includes burning 485 acres around Blackrock Mountain and 329 acres acres around Little Green Mountain.
The U.S. Forest Service has stated in their scoping notice this burn would be designed to restore table mountain pine in the forest. Friends of Panthertown Board member and resident biologist and botanist Dr. Dan Pittillo has published his comments with regard to this proposal.
This information is a follow-up to our public meeting held on Thursday, September 20 in Cashiers. Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, The Wilderness Society, and Friends of Panthertown were on-hand to answer questions and provide background information about a scoping proposal presented by U.S. Forest Service.
Prescribed burning in Panthertown is a complex issue because of the unique and rare species contained in the valley. Many of our members have expressed concerns related to a proposed action by the U.S. Forest Service. Our official statement will be released on Monday, October 1. Comments from our members will be accepted until October 6 by Nantahala District Ranger Michael Wilkins.
Dr. Dan Pittillo, Botanist and Biologist, has published his comments which you may want to read for some additional background.
Shay Dumas and Howie Neufeld, 2007.
In the fall of 2000, a ground fire burned much of the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, North Carolina, providing an opportunity to study the effects of fire on an oak-pine forest that had not been burned in 50 years. There was no immediate overstory mortality in our study plots. Most aboveground stems of Kalmia latifolia were killed back, but most survived and subsequently resprouted. Fire reduced surface organic horizons by nearly 50%, and increased light penetration ∼15%, resulting in greater soil temperature extremes. Fire increased species richness in the herb layer and allowed establishment of pine seedlings and also the exotic invasive tree species Paulownia tomentosa. Rates of soil respiration and litter decomposition were significantly lower in burned plots one year post-fire. Changes in the microenvironment in the lower strata following fire were caused primarily by the disappearance of the Kalmia canopy. This temporary loss of the shrub layer appeared to influence composition of the ground layer as well as fostering the re-accumulation of surface soil carbon via reduced litter decay.
Fire may injure or kill part of a plant or the entire plant, depending on how intensely the fire burns and how long the plant is exposed to high temperatures. In addition, plant characteristics such as bark thickness and stem diameter influence the susceptibility to fire. Small trees of any species are easier to kill than large ones.
Dan Pittillo writes, "Here is a major note on how the U.S. Forest Service has become convinced of burning such places as Linville Gorge".
After the success of the initial experiments, biologists from the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, and the state designed a 10-year management plan that included regular prescribed burns. The mountain golden heather has responded and is now making a slow but steady comeback, but it is not "out of the woods" yet. While fire does control encroaching vegetation, it also makes those newly-opened ledges much more attractive as camping sites for hikers. Tremendous mortality of golden heather has resulted from campers inadvertently setting their tents on the plants, moving rocks on top of them, and trampling the habitat. The Forest Service has erected interpretive displays at the border of the wilderness area, describing the problem to visitors and directing them to more appropriate campsites. With the tremendous use this area receives, however, effective control of all visitors is virtually impossible.
After the experimental burns, botanists collected seeds of mountain golden heather. The difficult germination techniques were eventually developed, and the first seedlings were transplanted back into the wild at the type locality in 1991. Survival of the transplants was good, with many starting to produce seeds in the second year following their planting. The population at the type locality has steadily increased to 56 plants, with 75 percent of these now reproducing. Biologists also have discovered a second population on Forest Service land. Fire at this site had long been suppressed and only about two dozen mountain golden heather plants survived. The Forest Service has taken vigorous action to manage this newly-discovered population, which is outside of the designated wilderness. Trails have been permanently re-routed to eliminate trampling of this site by hikers and campers, and it is now on a regular schedule for prescribed burns.
Dan Pittillo writes, "Here is a personal account of a trail through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park you might like to compare to fire impacts".
Everyone benefits when ecosystems are kept in balance with prescribed fire.
Read about how controlled burning helps North Carolina.
Controlled fire in the coastal plain is nothing new, but for the mountains it is. Read how fire is good for forests, plants and wildlife.
More information will be published on the evening of Monday, October 1. Stay tuned.


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Holy Smoke! It's Mezcal! By John McEvoy
For a long time, ask me what my favorite spirit was and I'd say "gin." But sometime last year, the answer changed to "mezcal." I'm not the only one who's coming around to Mexico's oldest spirit.
I've been interested in mezcal for some time, but it was my ongoing love affair with New York's mezcal-focused bar Mayahuel that really convinced me that mezcal was something special. Since then, I've broadened my exposure to this spirit significantly. I've tried different mezcals from the Del Maguey line. I've learned more about it from blogs, bartenders and liquor stores. But it was reading John McEvoy's Holy Smoke! It's Mezcal! where I really started to feel like I was getting educated. McEvoy, author of the blog Mezcal PhD, has written a well-researched and approachable book on this interesting spirit.
Reading Holy Smoke! gave me a much deeper appreciation for how much variation there is in mezcal and how uniquely tied the spirit is to its source ingredients and terrroir--that is the environmental factors of its production. McEvoy also does a particularly nice job of exploring the history of the rise of tequila's popularity, contrasting that with the (until recently) comparatively slower growth in popularity of mezcal. He even discusses the regulatory differences between the two spirits and the impact of their attainment of Mexican regulatory status--known as the "Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM)"--and international regulatory status--the "Appellation of Origin," which he refers to as being akin to a "Denomination of Origin (DO)." McEvoy credits these certifications as helping to legitimize these spirits in the international market, which in turn helped spur their burgeoning export market. Tequila got its international status in 1978, while mezcal didn't receive it's DO until much later in 1995. Hence, tequila has had a good head start on mezcal, and the latter has a lot of catching up to do.
Critically, mezcal has had to overcome its unfortunate and undeserved reputation. A lot of people think of mezcal as "the bad tequila with a worm in it," which is so so far from the truth. Mezcal isn't tequila at all, rather, tequila is a form of mezcal that's made only with blue weber agave and produced in certain regions of Mexico--primarily Jalisco--as specified in the DO. As tequila has become more popular with time, its production has become quite industrialized to meet that demand. Mezcal, on the other hand, may be made from any of 50 varieties of agave plants (espadin is the most common), is typically made by small-scale producers and is usually produced through more traditional methods, including roasting the agave hearts, known as piñas, in outdoor earthen ovens. This imparts mezcal's signature smoky flavor (tequila, in contrast, is typically pressure-cooked, hence, no smoke). Most mezcals, particularly the better ones, don't come with worms (the widely available brand that does is Monte Alban, which isn't considered a particularly good mezcal by McEvoy, although I'll confess I've never tried it). Much of this information is covered in great depth in the book's opening chapters on the characteristics, history and production of mezcal.
My current selection of mezcal at home. No worms in sight!
The latter part of the book changes focus from making mezcal to drinking it. The important part! There's a chapter on hosting a mezcal tasting, a rundown of all the major brands available in the United States (an updated version appears on McEvoy's website, although the book has more detail about each bottle), and a wonderfully long list of mezcal cocktails. McEvoy acknowledges that some so-called "purists" snub using mezcal in cocktails, but I'm glad that he doesn't feel that way, as I think mezcal cocktails are brilliant. McEvoy did a nice job selecting a mix of drinks that includes some simpler and more complicated cocktails and a few that call specifically for aged mezcal. Many of the drinks call for lime and agave, making them similar to margaritas, but mezcal goes nicely with other flavors too, such as herbal liqueurs like Chartreuse. I've shared the recipes for a few of the drinks I made from the book below (check back on Friday for a list of other cocktails I like to make with mezcal).
While it's becoming easier to find mezcal, selection is still often limited at most liquor stores. During an informal scan of six liquor stores near my home, I found their stock of mezcal ranged from none to a surprisingly good selection (for mezcal, at least) of 10 choices at Magruder's in Chevy Chase. Also promising was that Del Maguey Vida, a very decent entry-priced mezcal that's great in cocktails, was the most commonly available option, although it ranged in price from $35 to $42. You may be surprised that I consider that "entry-level" pricing, but mezcal does not come cheap, with many bottles priced in the $50-$100 range. The only one I've ever seen for less is Monte Alban mezcal, which is the one most everyone, including McEvoy, agrees is not very good. All of these liquor stores have many more times the variety of tequila and in a wider range of prices (at Calvert-Woodley, for example, you can pay as little as $15 for a fifth of "mixto" tequila or as much as $350 for a special aged añejo, whereas mezcal runs $26 to $43). I've been particularly impressed by the selection of mezcals at Eye Street Cellars, which includes quite of few bottles from the Del Maguey line I love so much.
McEvoy and others are doing their part to educate consumers about mezcal, but its sales in the U.S. are still quite small compared to tequila, despite making significant inroads in recent years. According to Fortune magazine, mezcal exports about doubled from 2011 to 2014, rising from 647,989 liters to almost 1.2 million liters. But that's still less than 1 percent of tequila exports, which surpassed 172 million liters in 2014. Yet, if mezcal were to be produced on a scale as large as tequila, it might lose its distinctiveness. Much of its uniqueness comes from the fact that it's produced in smaller quantities by smaller operations employing less industrialized methods. There's also the issue of sustainability, as agave plants take years to mature. Were mezcal production to ramp up dramatically, that crop would have to be very carefully managed. McEvoy's clear appreciations for mezcal comes through as he discusses these issues. And if you devour this book like I did (preferably with a glass of mezcal or a cocktail at your side), I hope you have a growing appreciation for this amazing spirit too.
Selected Cocktails
Below are three drinks I made from the book, all of which are of the "medium" difficulty I would say. If you're going to rim the glass with salt or sugar do that first. Pour the salt or sugar onto a small plate. Moisten the rim of the glass using a cut piece of lime then roll the outer part of the rim through the salt until you have a nice even coating. Lime and lemon juice should also be acquired from fresh fruit. Bottled juices just don't cut it, especially those fake-tasting ones in the plastic containers shaped like citrus fruits.
Adapted from a recipe by John McEvoy for Holy Smoke! It's Mezcal!
This drink is seriously spicy. Serrano peppers may be small, but they pack a powerful punch. The two little muddled slices I used for this cocktail gave it a very strong kick. Be warned if you don't like a spicy drink, but if you do, this cocktail is awesome. I love the vanilla with the mezcal. I was attracted to this drink because I had some vanilla syrup on hand, and this was the perfect way to use some of it up.
1-2 slices serrano chile pepper (careful, these are really hot)
1 oz. lemon juice
2 oz. joven mezcal (I used Del Maguey Vida)
1/2 oz. vanilla simple syrup (see note)
1/4 oz. agave nectar
Demerara sugar rim (may use regular sugar too)
Add serrano slices and lemon to a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add the mezcal, vanilla syrup and agave nectar, then fill the shaker with ice. Shake until very cold, then double-strain into a sugar-rimmed rocks glass with ice (see note).
Notes: to make the syrup, combine 1/2 cup sugar (I used demerara sugar), 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan. Split a vanilla bean down the middle and scrape the seeds into the pan (add the bean pod too). Bring mixture to a boil, stir to ensure sugar dissolves then remove from heat. Allow to cool, then transfer to a container and store in the fridge. To "double-strain" a drink means to use both a typical Hawthorne cocktail strainer in the shaker and a fine-mesh sieve held just above the glass to catch any seeds or little bits from the muddled pepper.
Under the Volcano
Adapted from a recipe from the former restaurant, Los Americanos in New York City
Although this has a chile pepper too, it's far milder than the Sweet Lips drink, although that may depend somewhat on how potent your jalapeño is, since they can range from no hotter than a green bell pepper to oh-my-god-my-mouth-is-on-fire hot. This is a good example of how herbal flavors play well with mezcal.
1 1/2 oz. mezcal joven (I used Marca Negra Espadín)
1 oz. jalapeño-rosemary syrup (see note that follows)
3/4 oz. lime juice
2 dashes bitters (I used Bittermens Xocolatl mole bitters, always a good choice with mezcal, although the recipe in the book calls for teapot bitters)
Salt rim (optional, I omitted this--the book calls for sal con guano, which is salt wth ground up dried worms)
Combine mezcal, jalapeño-rosemary syrup, lime juice and bitters in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until very cold, then strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
Note: to make the syrup, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, two jalapeños split and quartered and the leaves from a 4-inch sprig of rosemary in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat, then set aside to cool. Pour all of the mixture into a container and let it sit in the fridge overnight. Strain after 24 hours (you may leave the jalapeño in longer for more heat). Store in the fridge and use within a week.
Mom's Mezcal Margarita
I really liked this drink a lot and not just because I thought it was sweet that McEvoy said his mom enjoys mezcal margaritas this way. I've had plenty of mezcal margaritas, but I'd never seen one with brandy before. And the Peychaud's bitters give a lovely light pink color.
1/2 oz. brandy (I used Laird's Applejack, an apple brandy)
2 oz. lime juice
1 oz. agave nectar
3 dashes Peychaud's bitters (these are red, which makes the drink a nice pink color)
Salt on the rim (optional)
Lime wedge garnish (optional)
Combine the mezcal, brandy, lime juice, agave nectar and bitters in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until very cold, then strain into a rocks glass with ice. If you prefer, rim the glass with salt before pouring the drink and garnish with a lime wedge.
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Study shows mould in bedrooms causes asthma in young children
Thursday 7 September 2017 11:02am
Dr Caroline Shorter
Researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington (UOW) have shown that leaking and mouldy homes may lead to the development of a first attack of asthma in young children living in them.
"We have known for a long time that damp and mould will make asthma worse if you already have it but this is one of the first studies to show that mould may be actually causing asthma to develop," says the study's lead author Dr Caroline Shorter from the Department of Medicine at UOW.
"The study also found the more mould, the more cases of asthma," she says.
The major study, published today in the international journal Indoor Air, was funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand and carried out by researchers from UOW's He Kainga Oranga, Housing and Health Research Programme.
The study investigated the homes of 150 children who had visited their GPs for their first prescribed asthma medication, and compared them to the homes of 300 matched children who had never wheezed.
"We found that mould and leaks were more likely to be found in the bedrooms and homes of children who had just started wheezing compared to the children who had never wheezed," says Dr Shorter.
"The amount of mould present in the bedroom made a difference: the more mould, the greater the risk that children would start wheezing."
"This is particularly concerning because we know from surveys carried out by the Building Research Association of New Zealand and others, that around half of all New Zealanders have mould in their homes," says Dr Shorter, who is a research fellow for He Kainga Oranga, Housing and Health Research.
"We also have very high rates of asthma in New Zealand with 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 4 children reported to suffer from the condition. Worldwide prevalence of indoor mould is estimated at 10 – 30 per cent of homes, depending on climate and asthma rates are 1 in 20.
"We urgently need to improve the quality of our children's home environments".
Dr Shorter's research shows that it is important for dry homes to have 'the basics' sorted, for example;
leaks repaired
not having water pooling under the house
good insulation
working extractor fans
secure windows that can be opened
ways of heating the entire home
"We need to reduce moisture in our homes by using extractor fans, not drying clothes inside, and opening windows often to improve ventilation, even for just 10 minutes a day. Even with these measures mould can still grow, so we also need to frequently check for mould and remove it when we see it, particularly around windows, where condensation can increase mould growth," she says.
"The next stage of our research is to try and look in more detail at what types of mould might be important and what additional prevention we might use to keep mould at a minimum."
For further information contact:
University of Otago, Wellington
Email: caroline.shorter@otago.ac.nz
He Kainga Oranga, the Housing and Health Research Programme


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Eur J Biochem. 1992 Apr 1;205(1):417-24.
Cloning and expression of an Arabidopsis nitrilase which can convert indole-3-acetonitrile to the plant hormone, indole-3-acetic acid.
Bartling D1, Seedorf M, Mithöfer A, Weiler EW.
Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenphysiologie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany.
From an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA expression library, a cDNA clone was isolated, characterized and sequenced which, at the amino acid level, resembled the Klebsiella ozaenae bromoxynil nitrilase encoded by the bxn gene. The cDNA contained a long open reading frame, starting from two possible neighbouring ATG codons and capable of encoding 340 or 346 amino acids with calculated molecular masses of 37526 Da or 38176 Da, respectively. The sequence similarity between the deduced polypeptides from the Arabidopsis cDNA and bxn was clustered in three domains, one at the C-terminus, one in the center and one near the N-terminus of the two proteins, suggesting important functional elements in these parts of the proteins. The cDNA was cloned into different vectors under the control of the lacZ promotor and was functionally expressed by induction with isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactoside. Using a combination of high-performance liquid chromatography, monoclonal-antibody based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and mass spectroscopy, it was shown that the isolated cDNA clone encodes an enzymatically active nitrilase which is able to convert indole-3-acetonitrile to the plant growth hormone, indole-3-acetic-acid.
Publication type, MeSH terms, Substances, Secondary source ID
Aminohydrolases/genetics*
Aminohydrolases/metabolism
Blotting, Southern
Cloning, Molecular
Indoleacetic Acids/metabolism*
Indoles/antagonists & inhibitors
Indoles/metabolism*
Plant Growth Regulators/metabolism*
Plants/enzymology
Restriction Mapping
Indoleacetic Acids
indoleacetic acid
indole-3-acetonitrile
Aminohydrolases
GENBANK/S87180


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Panama City man's death leaves protective brother fighting for answers
Wendy Victora @WendyVNWFDN
PANAMA CITY — Jason Headley said that he believes he was put on this earth to protect his baby brother. And that he failed.
That's why the Ocala man, who spent many of his early years in the Panama City area, has offered a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for Brian Headley's death last year.
Brian, whose nickname was Pnut, was just 38 when he was found dead in front of a group of townhomes on Venitian Way on Oct. 11, 2019.
His body was discovered about 8 a.m. by another resident of the complex.
"I'm hearing bits and pieces from different directions," Jason said in a phone call to the News Herald. "People know more than they're letting onto. If it takes $15,000 to nudge them in the right direction, that's a very small price to pay."
Official details on Headley's death are still scarce since the case is under investigation.
Whit Majors, director of operations and chief investigator for the District 14 Medical Examiners Office, said he should be able to release details on the death soon.
"The case is pending and we should be closing it at least by Friday," Majors said.
Majors added that death cases typically take this long to finish.
"Typically it takes three to four months," he said.
Jason and Brian were just 13 months apart in age.
They were best friends. Brian was the best man in Jason's wedding. They were partners.
"He was my everything," Brian said, apologizing for breaking down. "I was put here to protect him and I failed him because I came (to Ocala) because of work. I failed him."
At the time of his death, Brian was an oyster shucker on the beach, who was trying to buy a boat so he could take his 8-year-old son fishing. He also had a 17-year-old daughter.
The last time the two men talked, it was about that boat and some problems Brian had run into with the paperwork.
Jason wants what he can never have — his brother back again. But even to know what happened to him would bring the family some peace.
"It would help the family as a whole as far as having some type of closure," he said. "Thirty-eight years old. He was looking at having grandbabies in a few years.
"He just went way too young."
If you have information, email Pnutreward@yahoo.com.


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Der Powiat Giżycki ist ein Powiat (Kreis) im östlichen Teil der polnischen Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren. Er umfasst an der Masurischen Seenplatte die Region um den Mauersee und wird im Uhrzeigersinn von den Powiaten Węgorzewo (im Norden), Gołdap, Olecko, Ełk (Lyck), Pisz (Johannisburg), Mrągowo (Sensburg) und Kętrzyn (Rastenburg) umschlossen.

Sein Gebiet ist nicht identisch mit dem früheren Kreis Lötzen. Als am 1. Januar 2002 der Powiat Węgorzewo abgetrennt wurde, verblieb die Gemeinde Kruklanki, die früher zum Kreis Angerburg gehörte, beim Powiat Giżycko.

Gemeinden
Der Powiat umfasst sechs Gemeinden, die in Stadt-, Stadt-und-Land- und Landgemeinden unterschieden werden:

Stadtgemeinde:
 Giżycko (Lötzen):   Einwohner

Stadt-und-Land-Gemeinde:
 Ryn (Rhein):  Einwohner

Landgemeinden:
 Giżycko:  Einwohner
 Kruklanki (Kruglanken):  Einwohner
 Miłki (Milken):  Einwohner
 Wydminy (Widminnen):  Einwohner

Weblinks

 Webpräsenz des Kreises Giżycko (poln.)

Fußnoten


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Database Zone
DZone > Database Zone > HPE's Problems May Run Deeper Than $3B Suit Against Oracle
HPE's Problems May Run Deeper Than $3B Suit Against Oracle
Yaniv Yehuda, the co-founder of DBMaestro, talks databases, servers, and NoSQL, and questions whether HPE is being left behind.
Yaniv Yehuda
Jun. 10, 16 · Database Zone · News
Having been in the database space for the better part of the past two decades, and most recently as the creator of a DevOps for Database tool, I have been following the case between HPE and Oracle very closely.
After five years of litigation, the legal battle between Oracle and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) is headed to court. HPE claims that the company suffered $3 billion dollars in damages when Oracle dropped support for the Oracle 12 database on HP Integrity Itanium-based servers. Oracle claims that HPE's Itanium chip is an outdated, and therefore unsupportable, technology – leaving the 140,000 customers who run Oracle software on their HP servers behind.
HPE will attempt to demonstrate to the court that Oracle intentionally and actively disrupted Itanium-based server sales in an effort to drive sales to Oracle's own Sun servers. There may be other underlying factors that lead to the drop in sales of HP servers, however.
According to Gartner, a leading technology research firm, "the primary decline in HPE's server shipments can be attributed to a global weakness in Windows-based x86 servers, while the decline in revenue was driven mostly by a drop in Risc/Itanium Unix server sales for the period."
New approaches are being taken in the building of database systems, and HPE's case against Oracle may just be the beginning of their woes. While Oracle has indeed gained ground in the Unix/Risc server market, industry experts see NoSQL as the future approach to database construction. NoSQL is a need-based expandable architecture which uses clusters of comparatively low-powered servers each with low-priced local disc storage.
The switch to NoSQL is leaving the expensive database architectures offered by HPE in a bit of a quandary. Apache Hadoop, an open-source software solution that supports NoSQL servers, has become popular in recent years for their performance optimizing infrastructure that integrates hardware and software in a superior way, delivering optimal performance and support to big data workloads.
While HPE may win their case against Oracle, they may be failing to see the forest for the trees. Oracle is growing, while HPE continues to shrink. If HPE does not adapt, they will become less relevant in the field.
oracle, hewlett packard enterprise, lawsuit, nosql
Published at DZone with permission of Yaniv Yehuda, DZone MVB. See the original article here.
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Tuesday, November 17, 1998 Published at 16:31 GMT
Kofi Annan: Man with a mission
Oliver Conway considers the qualities possessed by the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, for whom Iraq has been one of the toughest challenges of a long and distinguished career:
According to Kofi Annan himself - speaking to the BBC on taking over the UN's top job - confrontation is not his style:
"When it comes to toughness, or firmness, I think those who know me know that even though I get people to work together and I am by nature a conciliator, I can be firm when it is necessary. And I can hold the line when issues or principle are involved. And let me say that I'm not one of those who believes that you have to pound the table or shout to be tough!"
Mr Annan was a UN diplomat for three decades before he won election to the Secretary Generalship. He has held senior positions in some of the UN's most difficult departments, and before his election was head of UN peacekeeping.
According to Dr Mats Berdal of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, it was in peacekeeping that Mr Annan won his reputation for getting results without confrontation, and where he won the support of many nations that later voted for him as Secretary General:
"He has a very non-confrontational style of management. He gets on very well with most members of the Security Council, particularly with troop contributing countries. He's sensitive to their concerns and responds very quickly to any queries from them."
Annan's selection
Mr Annan's selection as successor to Boutros Boutros Ghali of Egypt was a messy and much criticised process. The decision, just two weeks before the post became vacant, ended weeks of wrangling within the Security Council. In particular, Washington, which backed Mr Annan, had engaged in a war of nerves with France, which had threatened to use its veto to reject his appointment. After days of informal voting, France suddenly withdrew its objections with no explanation, leaving the way clear for the 58-year-old Ghanaian diplomat. The United States - the richest and most influential UN member - backed Kofi Annan because they saw him as the man to reform the bureaucratic and inefficient UN structure.
Critical time
Mr Annan took over the UN's top job at what many people considered to be the make-or-break moment in the organisation's history. Weighed down by the peace-keeping responsibilities that it had to shoulder in the post-Cold War new world order, and confronted by serious global social and economic problems, the UN was stretched beyond its capabilities.
Speaking shortly after his selection, Mr Annan set out his agenda: "I think my priorities will be working with the member states of the organisation, to redefine the goals of the United Nations. As we move into the 21st Century, I think it is important that we ask ourselves: what should the United Nations be doing?"
Reaching consensus on that was not going to be easy. Developing countries are always keen to see the UN doing more to tackle poverty and related issues, while much of the Western industrialised world is more concerned with matters such as human rights and democracy.
Mr Annan unveiled a wide-ranging reform package, designed to cut waste and increase the responsiveness of the UN to crises such as the one over Iraq.
"The reforms I am proposing are bold reforms. They are the most extensive, far-reaching reforms in the 52 year history of our organisation. The aim is simple, to transform the organisation, to bring greater unity of purpose, greater coherence of efforts and greater agility in responding to an increasingly dynamic and complex world."
He had earlier showed that he could get tough with the US when he asked it to pay the $1.3bn dollars it owes to the UN. And this despite the fact that the US had single-handedly vetoed a second term for his Mr Boutros Ghali.
Mr Annan displayed agility and toughness in defusing an earlier crisis over Iraqi weapons inspections, early in 1998, with his high profile mission to Baghdad and the deal he sealed there.
He himself ascribes the successful resolution of such crises to the negotiating power of the UN: "The resolve and the determination to carry through has paid off, but it also proves that diplomacy sometimes works, and you don't always have to fight to win."
The brinkmanship of Baghdad's policy towards the UN and its weapons inspectors continues to put these principles to the test. �
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You can download Google + 1s on websites, Google+ Circles, Google+ Communities, Google+ Streams, etc.
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Eugene School District 4J schools will be closed on Wednesday, May 8, due to a planned teacher walkout strike.
The Oregon Education Association has called for teachers to make May 8 a "Day of Action" to advocate for increased state investment in public education. Teachers' unions in Eugene and in several other Oregon school districts are planning a one-day teacher walkout strike on May 8.
The district has determined that teacher absences and substitute shortages will exceed our ability to provide safe and adequate supervision for our students, and we must cancel the school day on May 8.
Eugene School District 4J shares the goal of improving school funding in Oregon to provide smaller class sizes, more learning time, increased health and safety services, and a well-rounded education. However, the district does not endorse or condone walkout strikes or any activity that disrupts student learning.
We know that this change will be challenging for our families, and we apologize for the disruption. We hope that knowing about the school closure well in advance will help families plan for childcare and other arrangements.
Free school lunch will be provided at selected school sites.
Student transportation services will continue to non-4J programs that are open on this day.
Athletic contests will continue as planned.
Scheduled AP and IB tests will continue as planned.
We are exploring options regarding Outdoor School scheduled on May 8 for three elementary schools.
We also are encouraging local organizations to offer childcare services on May 8 as they do on regularly scheduled no-school days.
The missed school day will be an unpaid day for teachers and will not be made up at the end of the year. Make-up snow days have already extended the school year and many families have already changed summer plans due to those added days.
The needs of our students are at the forefront in considering these decisions.
More detailed information will be posted about these plans as they develop.
April 22-26 – ATA SPIRIT Week!
to all the parents and families who participated in last week's fundraising events – pizza on Tuesday and BINGO on Friday. It was all great fun and fabulous prizes were won!
Please join us this Tuesday for our monthly WolfPAC meeting. Topics include BINGO and Papa's Pizza Fundraising review, nominations for next year's PTO board, next School Dance planning…and more!
Coach Robinson will be holding a meeting for 8th grade students interested in high school football on Wednesday April 17th in room 144 during 8th grade lunch at 11:15. 8th grade students interested are encouraged to bring their lunch and come find out more!
This week's meet is at CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL this week!
April 22-26 – ATA SPIRIT Week! More to come!
Save the date! Friday, April 12 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm is the third annual WolfPAC Bingo Night fundraiser. This is a community event with food, fun, and cool prizes! All are welcome and everything's $1.
Extended the registration deadline to Thursday April 11, 5pm!
The UO Science and Invention Fair for K-8 students is just around the corner on April 13th, 2019 from 11am-3pm.
The UO Science Fair features not only great original science projects by area students, but also many hands on outreach activities.
The event is free an open to the public.
Students who wish to enter a project in the fair should sign up on our website by April 11th. Scholarships are available for any student with financial hardship who wants to register a project.
Friday, April 12 – 5:30-7:30 – Family Fun: BINGO Night!
Welcome Back to Spring Trimester!
We all hope that your and your student(s) got a well deserved rest, break from school, and perhaps some fun family time together! April is a long month with five 5-day weeks! There are many announcements and reminders included in this week's update so please read all the way through…Remember, you can always reference these updates online at www.4jATA.wordpress.com to double check information.
Grades are available online via Student or ParentVue as of April 1. Report cards will be mailed home this upcoming week.
Schedules will be available the morning of April 1 during advisory classes. If your chils has an issue with his/her schedule, please encourage him/her to come to the office and speak with the registrar. No schedule changes are made (due to wanting other elective choices) for at least the first week of the trimester.
Please be sure to contact your child's teacher with concerns regarding assignments, grades and classwork. ParentVue is updated every 2 weeks on Friday so that you may check student progress on assignments and tests. Teacher emails may be found on the ATA website, under Contact Us.
It is important that parents call in student absences each day, regardless of reason for absence. We review attendance weekly and send letters regarding absences and tardies based on state law to do so. You may contact us by calling the attendance line: 541-790-5725 or emailing ata_attendance@4j.lane.edu Parents & guardians have 48 hours to notify the school of an absence.
April 9 is a Great Day for PIZZA!
Thanks to voters' approval of the 2018 bond measure, three of 4J's aging school buildings will be replaced in the next few years: North Eugene High School, Camas Ridge Elementary School and Edison Elementary School.
Now is your chance to weigh in and help shape the design of the new schools!
Please take 5 minutes to share your priorities and values for school design and construction in the areas of Safety & Security, Equity & Accessibility, Health & Wellness, Sustainability & Resilience, and Teaching & Learning.
This survey is based on and will build upon the community input from a series of community workshops that were held earlier this month.
We also invite you to two community workshops in April to help continue the process of developing design guidance. Childcare, food and Spanish interpretation will be provided.
Stage 2: Thursday, April 4, 5:30–8:30 p.m. at Roosevelt Middle School, 500 E. 24th Ave.
Thank you for taking a few minutes now to complete the online survey, and for joining us for the community workshops if you are interested and available.
Your insight and input will help make 4J's new schools the best facilities they can be for our community.
Planning for 4J's new school buildings is getting underway. This is an exciting time. It also requires some critical decisions to be made soon about how, where and when to rebuild Camas Ridge and Edison Elementary Schools.
No decisions have been made yet. The school district is exploring possibilities and seeking community input on how to move forward.
Please join us for a community conversation with neighbors, parents and other community members to discuss options and provide input.
Wednesday, April 10, 6:30 p.m.
• Construct the new Camas Ridge Elementary School building on the west end of the Camas Ridge site. Temporarily house Edison in the former Camas Ridge building during construction of Edison on the Edison site, then demolish the former Camas Ridge building.
• Construct the new Camas Ridge building on the former Willard school site at 29th & Lincoln, a mile to the west. Temporarily house Edison in the former Camas Ridge building during construction of Edison on the Edison site, then retain the former Camas Ridge building to house other programs.
• Create a temporary location for students, at the Willard site or another location, while the new school buildings are constructed on the existing Edison and Camas Ridge sites.
Please join us on April 10 to learn more and share your thoughts. No decisions have been made yet. Additional opportunities to engage and provide input will be provided before any decisions are made.
No School Friday – Grading Day!
Grading day is Friday, March 22. Synergy Parent/StudentVue access will be updated April 1. Report Cards will be mailed home the week following spring break.
Monday, April 1 – First Day of 3rd Trimester…No foolin'!
Happy Spring! See you In April!
Attention parents, track and field season starts on Monday March 18th, only athletes with current physicals on file in the main office can participate.. Please encourage your student to join and if you would like information we will be having a track parent meeting on Wednesday March 20th at 4:30. The coaches will be at practice and will meet you in the library at 4:30. You can enter through the front doors and follow signs to the library.
The BSU is selling shamrocks with sweet treats for $1.00 through the month of March. Purchases may be made in the Family Room during lunch.
The 4j School Board has approved the attached calendar, modified because of the snow days.
Thursday, March 14 (previously scheduled as a no-school grading day at secondary schools) will be an instruction day for all schools.
Friday, March 15 (previously scheduled as a no-school, professional development and planning day at all levels) will be an instruction day for all schools.
Friday, March 22 (the Friday before spring break) will become a no-school, grading day at secondary schools. The day will remain an instruction day at the elementary level.
Monday, April 1 (first day back from spring break) will mark the beginning of the new trimester for the secondary level.
Monday, June 17 will be ATA 8th grade promotion.
Tuesday, June 18 will be the last day for students.
Wednesday, June 19 will be a grading day.
Tuesday, March 12: 6:30 p.m. – Drama Performance, ATA Cafetorium CORRECTION!!
Churchill High School 8th Grade Forecasting on Wednesday March 6th 6:30pm in the Cafeteria (at Churchill).
All incoming Freshman are highly encouraged to attend this event to learn about graduation requirements and courses available for the 2019-2020 school year.
We had such a positive response, that we are offering another class – Sunday, March 10.
Because of the weather, our timeline is a bit short, and the Registration Deadline is Friday, March 8!
Upon completion of the course, students will receive a Certification in Red Cross Babysitter's Training.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or need any additional information.
Thanks to voters' overwhelming approval of the school bond measure in November, our school district has new school buildings and other improvements in our future! The bond measure will fund improvements at every 4J school and new buildings for three aging schools: North Eugene High School, Camas Ridge Elementary School and Edison Elementary School.
Design work for the new buildings will begin soon. You're invited to come learn what's next and help shape the future design of the new schools.
Come hear about the school design and construction process, get answers to your questions about what to expect, and learn how to stay informed and engaged as each of the upcoming school replacement projects is underway.
Camas Ridge Elementary School:Wednesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., 1150 E. 29th Ave.
Edison Elementary School: Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 p.m., 1328 E. 22nd Ave.
In March and April, families, staff, neighbors and other community members are invited to engage in community workshops to help shape the design of 4J's new schools. Food, childcare and Spanish interpretation will be provided.
Four workshops with the same format will be held around the district in early March. Join us at the one that is most convenient for you, and participate in one of the five design areas: Safety & Security, Sustainability & Resilience, Equity & Accessibility, Health & Wellness, and Teaching & Learning. Participants are invited to continue the process at two additional workshops in April.
Monday, March 11, 5:30–8:30 p.m., Roosevelt Middle School, 500 E. 24th Ave.
Tuesday, March 12, 5:30–8:30 p.m., Arts & Technology Academy, 1650 W. 22nd Ave.
Thursday, March 14, 5:30–8:30 p.m., Cal Young Middle School, 2555 Gilham Rd.
Please join us! Your insight and input will help make 4J's new schools the best facilities they can be for our community.
For more information visit www.4j.lane.edu/bond.
Gracias a la enorme aprobación de los votantes de la medida de bonos escolares en noviembre, ¡tenemos nuevos edificios escolares y otras mejoras en el futuro de nuestro distrito escolar! La medida de bonos financiará mejoras en cada escuela de 4J además de nuevos edificios para tres escuelas envejecidas: la escuela preparatoria North Eugene, y las escuelas primarias Camas Ridge y Edison.
El proceso de diseñar los nuevos edificios comenzará pronto. Usted está invitado a informarse sobre los siguientes pasos y ayudar a dar forma al futuro diseño de las nuevas escuelas.
Sesiones de información sobre el bono: ¿Qué sigue para las nuevas escuelas?
Venga a informarse acerca del diseño de las escuelas y el proceso de construcción, obtenga respuestas a sus preguntas sobre lo que puede esperar, y manténgase informado e involucrado con respecto a los programas de reconstrucción de las escuelas.
Escuela Preparatoria North Eugene, 200 Silver Lane: lunes, 4 de marzo, 6:00 p.m.
Escuela Primaria Camas Ridge, 1150 E. 29th Ave.: miércoles, 13 de marzo, 6:30 p.m.
Escuela Primaria Edison, 1328 E. 22nd Ave.: martes, 19 de marzo, 6:30 p.m.
En marzo y abril, las familias, el personal, los vecinos y otros miembros de la comunidad están invitados a participar en talleres comunitarios para ayudar a dar forma al diseño de las nuevas escuelas de 4J. Se proveerá comida, cuidado de niños e interpretación al español.
Cuatro talleres con el mismo formato se llevarán a cabo alrededor del distrito a principios de marzo. Asista al que sea más conveniente para usted, y participe en una de las cinco áreas de diseño: Protección y Seguridad, Sustentabilidad y Resiliencia, Equidad y Accesibilidad, Salud y Bienestar, y Enseñanza y Aprendizaje. Se invita a los participantes a continuar el proceso en dos talleres adicionales en abril.
lunes, 11 de marzo, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Escuela Secundaria Roosevelt, 500 E. 24th Ave.
martes, 12 de marzo, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Academia de Artes y Tecnología, 1650 W. 22nd Ave.
jueves, 14 de marzo, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Escuela Secundaria Cal Young, 2555 Gilham Rd.
jueves, 4 de abril, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Escuela Secundaria Roosevelt, 500 E. 24th Ave.
¡Por favor únase a nosotros! Su conocimiento y su aporte ayudarán a que las nuevas escuelas de 4J sean las mejores instalaciones que puedan ser para nuestra comunidad.
Para más información visite www.4j.lane.edu/bond.


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