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A mitologia berbere é o conjunto de antigas crenças e deidades do povo berbere nos seus territórios históricos no norte da África. Muitas das antigas crenças berberes tiveram um alcance local, enquanto outras foram quer importadas ou produto de diversas influências, devido ao contato que ao longo do tempo tiveram estes povos com diversas mitologias: africana, egípcia, fenícia, ibérica e grega (especialmente na época helenística; também têm nela uma forte presença o judaísmo e do cristianismo. O influxo mais recente provém do Islã e da mitologia árabe, que data de época medieval. Algumas das antigas crenças berberes ainda sobrevivem na cultura popular e na tradição berbere.

Práticas funerárias
As pesquisas arqueológicas em túmulos pré-históricos do noroeste africano revelaram que o corpo dos defuntos era pintado com ocre vermelho. Os defuntos algumas vezes eram enterrados com cascas de ovos de avestruz, joias e armas. Os corpos eram colocados de lado, enquanto outros eram enterrados em posição fetal.

Ao contrário dos berberes, os guanches mumificavam os corpos. Na Líbia, em 1958, Fabrizio Mori desenterrou uma múmia mais antiga que as múmias egípcias que se acharam até a atualidade.

O culto aos defuntos
Os autores do livro The Berbers afirmaram que o culto aos mortos foi uma das características distintivas dos berberes na Antiguidade. Pompônio Mela informou de que os augelas (modernamente chamados Awjila, na Líbia) divinizavam os espíritos dos seus antepassados. Juravam por eles e consultavam os seus espíritos. Depois, tinham o costume de dormir nos seus túmulos para esperar a que lhes respondessem em sonhos.

Heródoto (484 – c. ) observou a mesma prática entre os nasamões, que habitavam nos desertos que circundavam Siuá e Augila. Heródoto escreveu:

O culto aos santos ainda existe entre os berberes atualmente, em torno dos marabutos, muito estendidos a noroeste da África, especialmente em Marrocos. Os berberes também davam culto aos seus reis. Os túmulos dos reis da Numídia estão entre os monumentos mais notáveis que legaram os berberes da Antiguidade.

Antigos túmulos berberes
Os primitivos túmulos berberes provam que eles e os seus antepassados criam no além. Os homens pré-históricos do noroeste da África enterravam os corpos em pequenos fojos. Depois, começaram a fazer enterramentos mais profundos. Mais tarde, enterraram os seus mortos em grutas, túmulos na rocha, e outros tipos de túmulos.

Estes túmulos evoluíram das primitivas estruturas para outras muito mais elaboradas, tais como os túmulos piramidais que se estendem pelo Norte da África. A honra de serem enterrados em túmulos deste tipo parece que ficava reservado a personagens relevantes da comunidade.

Estes túmulos na forma de pirâmide chamaram a atenção de alguns estudiosos, como Mohammed Chafik, que escreveu um livro sobre a história de vários túmulos que sobreviveram até à época moderna. Tratou de relacionar os túmulos piramidais berberes com as grandes pirâmides egípcias; para isso, baseou-se em dados etimológicos e históricos. As pirâmides berberes mais conhecidas são a pirâmide númida, pré-romana de 19 metros, chamada de Medracen, e a Antiga Pirâmide Mauritana de 30 metros.<ref name="ReferenceB">Chafik, Mohammed. Révue Tifinagh. Elements lexicaux berberes pouvant apporter un eclairage dans la recherche des origins pré-historiques des pyramides</ref> A pirâmide mauritana, também denominada "Kbour-er-Roumia" ou "Tumba da Mulher Romana" sofreu uma má tradução da sua denominação pelos colonizadores franceses, e foi chamada durante um tempo, "Túmulo da Mulher Cristã".

Cultura megalítica
Santo Agostinho mencionou que os africanos politeístas davam culto às pedras. Apuleio afirmou também que se dava culto às rochas no . A cultura megalítica pôde ter sido parte do culto aos mortos ou às estrelas.

O monumento de  é o monumento megalítico mais conhecido do noroeste africano. Compõe-se de um círculo de megálitos que rodeiam um túmulo. O megálito mais alto excede os 5 metros. Segundo a lenda, trata-se do sepulcro do mítico rei líbio Anteu. Em 1926 outro monumento megalítico foi descoberto a sul de Casablanca; apresentava inscrições funerárias talhadas em escrita líbico-berbere, chamada tifinague.

Heródoto mencionou que os antigos berberes (que ele conhecia como líbios) davam culto ao sol e à lua, e faziam-lhes sacrifícios. Escreveu:

Cícero (105-) também menciona o mesmo culto em Da República (Sono de Cipião):
{{Quote|Quando fui apresentado a ele, o ancião (Massinissa, rei da Numídia) abraçou-me, verteu lágrimas, e então, olhando para o céu, exclamou: Agradeço-vos, oh supremo Sol, bem como a vós, seres celestiais, que antes de partir desta vida, tenha alojado no meu reino, e no meu palácio, a Públio Cornélio Cipião....}}

Outras inscrições latinas achadas na África do Nordeste são dedicadas ao deus Sol. Um exemplo é a inscrição achada em Souk Ahras (o local no que nasceu Santo Agostinho); ou a de Tagaste, na Argélia) que reza: Solo Deo Invicto.
Samuel, o Confessor parece ter sofrido os adoradores berberes do sol, que trataram, sem sucesso, de voltar ao seu culto.

Entre os Tuaregues Awelimmiden, acredita-se que o nome Amanai tem o significado de "Deus". A Líbia, na Antiguidade poderia dar culto ao sol poente, personificado em Amom, que aparecia representado por um chifre de cabra.

Dava-se culto ao sol nas zonas de montanha (e.g. Atlas), bem como às rochas, às cavernas e aos rios.

Crenças egípcio-berberes
Na Antiguidade, os egípcios eram vizinhos dos berberes. Poderiam ter tido uma antiga origem comum no Saara central. Assim, às vezes supõe-se que compartiam o culto de algumas deidades.

Deidades egípcias
Os antigos berberes do leste davam culto a Ísis e a Seti.
Isto foi mencionado por Heródoto:

Osíris era uma das deidades egípcias veneradas na Líbia. Contudo, o Dr. Budge (com outros estudiosos) acredita que Osíris era uma deidade de origem líbia: "Tudo o que os textos revelam em relação a ele mostram que era um deus da África do nordeste e que a sua origem era possivelmente líbia"."

Deidades berberes
Os egípcios consideravam que alguns dos seus deuses tinham origem líbia, como Neite, que teria emigrado da Líbia para estabelecer o seu templo em Sais, no delta do Nilo. Alguns mitos situam o nascimento de Neite no território da atual Tunísia.

É preciso salientar também que alguns deuses egípcios apresentavam características berberes próprias da antiga Líbia, como "Ament", que portava duas canetas, que eram adornos habituais dos líbios na Antiguidade.

O deus Amom
Amom era o deus mais importante que tinham em comum berberes e egípcios. Resulta difícil adscrever este deus a um único panteão. Apesar de a maioria das fontes modernas ignorarem a existência de Amom na mitologia berbere, este talvez fosse a maior das antigas deidades berberes. Foi honrado pelos gregos na Cirenaica, e foi fusionado com o deus fenício Baal, devido ao influxo líbio.
O mais famoso templo dedicado a Amom na antiga Líbia foi o templo do oásis de Siuá.
Alguns estudiosos acreditam que os nomes das antigas tribos berberes, os Garamantes e os Nasamônios, estão relacionados ao nome de Amom.

Crenças fenício-berberes
Os fenícios foram um povo semítico que nas suas origens morava nas costas do atual Líbano. Era um povo de navegantes, que fundaram Cartago em  Mais tarde alumbraram a cultura púnica, que tinha as suas raízes nas culturas berbere e fenícia. Alguns estudiosos distinguiam duas fases nas relações entre fenícios e berberes:

Antes da Batalha de Hímera ()
Quando os fenícios se estabeleceram a noroeste da África, permaneceram nas zonas costeiras para evitar a guerra com os berberes. Conservaram os deuses que trouxeram das suas terras de origem. Os primitivos cartagineses tinham dois deuses importantes: Baal e Astarte.

Depois da Batalha de Hímera
Cartago começou as suas alianças com as tribos berberes após a batalha de Hímera, na qual os cartagineses foram derrotados pelos gregos. Além das mudanças políticas subsequentes, os cartagineses importaram algumas deidades berberes.

Baal foi o primeiro dos deuses ao qual se deu culto em Cartago. Mais tarde, Baal foi fusionado com o deus líbio Amom, para se tornar Baal-Amom. No noroeste africano encontram-se diversas imagens deste deus. A deusa Astarte foi substituída por uma deusa nativa, Tanit, que se pensa ser de origem berbere. Mesmo o seu nome, "Tanit", tem estrutura linguística berbere (tamaziguete ou amazigue), pois os nomes femininos começam e terminam com "t" na língua berbere.
Alguns estudiosos pensam que a deusa egípcia Neite está relacionada à deusa líbia Tanite (Taneite). Também há nomes fenícios e númidas que, ao parecer, contêm raízes relacionadas ao nome do deus Baal, como "Adherbal" e "Aníbal".

Crenças greco-berberes
Os antigos gregos estabeleceram colônias na Cirenaica. Os gregos tiveram influência no panteão berbere oriental, mas também experimentaram o influxo da cultura e das crenças berberes. No geral, nas relações entre a Grécia e a Líbia antigas podem ser diferenciados dois períodos diferentes. No primeiro deles, os gregos mantiveram relações pacíficas com os líbios. Depois entraram em guerra. Estas relações sociais tiveram um reflexo nas suas crenças.

Antes da Batalha de Irassa ()
A primeira influência que se observa nas crenças greco-cirenaicas é o mesmo nome de "Cirenaica", cuja etimologia está relacionada ao nome Cire, antropônimo duma legendária guerreira berbere, corajosa na caça do leão. Os gregos emigrados converteram-na na sua protetora, junto ao seu deus Apolo.

Parece que os gregos de Cirenaica também adotaram alguns costumes berberes, desposando mulheres berberes. Heródoto menciona que os líbios ensinaram aos gregos como jungir quatro cavalos a um carro. Os gregos cirenaicos construíram templos para o deus líbio Amom em lugar de para Zeus, e depois identificaram o seu deus supremo com o deus líbio Amom. O culto de Amom era tão estendido entre os gregos que até mesmo Alexandre, o Grande decidiu ser declarado filho de Zeus no templo de Siuá, pelos sacerdotes líbios de Amom.

Os historiadores antigos mencionaram que algumas deidades gregas eram de origem líbia, como a filha de Zeus, Atena. Assim o menciona Heródoto. Estes historiadores afirmam que, em sua origem, foi honrada pelos berberes em torno do lago Tritônis, onde nascera do deus Posídon, segundo um mito líbio. Heródoto escreveu que o égide e as roupas de Atena eram as que acostumava usar uma mulher líbia.

Heródoto, assim mesmo, afirmou que Posídon (uma importante deidade marinha grega) foi adotado pelos líbios do panteão grego. Também sublinhou que nenhum outro povo dava culto a Posídon desde havia muito tempo exceto os líbios, que estenderam esse culto:

Outras deidades gregas eram relacionadas à antiga Líbia, como a deusa Lámia, que teria a sua origem ali, como Medusa e as Górgonas. Os gregos parecem achar ali Tritão.
Os gregos talvez acreditassem que as Hespérides se localizavam no território do atual Marrocos. Alguns estudiosos situam a sua morada em Tânger, onde vivia Anteu, segundo alguns mitos. Acreditava-se que as Hespérides eram as filhas de Atlas, um deus que Heródoto associou à cordilheira do Atlas, à que os berberes davam culto.

Depois da Batalha de Irassa
Os gregos e os líbios deixaram de conviver em harmonia à época de Battus II. Battus II começou a convidar em segredo outras facções gregas para que acudissem à Líbia. Os líbios consideraram isto como um perigo que devia ser neutralizado, de modo que os berberes começassem a lutar contra os gregos, por vezes em aliança com os egípcios e, em outras ocasiões, com os cartagineses. Contudo, os gregos venceram.

Alguns historiadores acreditam que o mito de Anteu reflete aquelas guerras entre líbios e gregos.
O mito narra que Anteu foi o invito protetor do povo líbio. Era o filho do deus Posídon e de Gaia. Era também o esposo da deusa berbere Tinjis. Acostumava proteger as terras dos berberes, até ser morto pelo herói grego Heracles (ou Hércules), que se desposou com Tingis e foi o pai de Sufax, o seu filho greco-berbere. Alguns reis líbios, como Juba I, reivindicavam serem descendentes de Sufax.
Enquanto algumas fontes mencionam Anteu como o rei de Irassa, Plutarco afirmou que os líbios enterraram-no em Tânger:

Na iconografia grega, Anteu distinguiu-se pelo seu aspecto diferente do dos gregos. Era representado com longa cabeleira e barba, aparência comum entre os líbios orientais.

Crenças romano-berberes
Os romanos aliaram-se em primeiro lugar com os númidas contra Cartago. Cartago caiu em , e depois também Numídia viria ser anexada ao Império Romano.

Antes da romanização
Os berberes lutaram contra romanos e bizantinos. Tinham deidades guerreiras, como Gurzil e Ifri. Honrava a deusa da guerra, Ifri or Ifru, que consideravam a sua protetora e que aparecia representada nas moedas berberes; parece ter sido uma deusa com grande influxo ao norte da África. Plínio o Velho mencionou que ninguém na África decidia nada antes de invocar "África" (o nome latino de Ifri). Esta deusa aparece representada de diferentes maneiras nas moedas númidas desde o  Quando os romanos conquistaram o noroeste da África, também começou a aparecer representada nas moedas das províncias romanas norte-africanas.

Gurzil era um deus da Guerra, com figura de touro, identificado com o filho de Amom. Os berberes levavam-no à batalha quando lutavam contra os romanos. Flávio Crescônio Coripo mencionou que o chefe leuata (conhecido pelos árabes com o nome de luatas) Jarna levou o seu deus Gurzil à batalha contra os bizantinos. Jarna era um governante mauro e sumo sacerdote de Gurzil. Quando os mauros foram derrotados, ele fugiu com a imagem de Gurzil, mas foi capturado e assassinado e a imagem destruída. Havia entre as ruínas de Guirza, na Líbia, um templo, que poderia estar dedicado a Gurzil, e o nome da cidade poderia também derivar desta etimologia.

Influência romana
Quando a África do nordeste foi anexada ao Império Romano, os berberes começaram a dar culto a deidades romanas como Júpiter, conhecido por eles como Mastimã. Júpiter também foi identificado com o deus líbio Amom.

Outra deidade muito temida era Saturno. Dizia-se que se comunicava com os crentes em sonhos, e os africanos da zona nordeste dedicavam-lhe sacrifícios humano. Tertuliano escreveu que se oferecia a crianças em sacrifício a Saturno na África. Os historiadores pensam que este culto estava mais próximo do de Baal-Amom que ao do Saturno romano.

Quando Sétimo Severo, natural de Líbia, chegou a ser imperador, introduziu-se em Roma o culto a Tanite.

Ligações externas
 Recherches sur la religion des Berberes by Réné Basset (in French)

Berberes
Mitologia africana
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Q: Import and run external method levering c# custom attribute so because of an odd performance issue we currently need to run a windows form and force it to act like a console project. not really a problem and this is working fine while the third part looks into the performance issue.
when you do this,
Console.WriteLine("something")

does not actually print out to the console.
Solution for that was adding the following (found on a bunch of SO posts)
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, ExactSpelling = true)]
private static extern bool AttachConsole(int processId);

then call that method in the Main
            AttachConsole(-1);

ok this works fine, still need to see if this ends up causing the same performance issue that originally prompted us to use a windows form solution in the first place TBD.
Being that i do not want to have to copy this code into every project (Booooo), I created a custom Attribute and added that code to it.
public class FormOnConsol : Attribute
{
    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, ExactSpelling = true)]
    public static extern bool AttachConsole(int processId);

    public FormOnConsol(int processid = -1)
    {
        AttachConsole(processid);
    }
}

cant seem to figure out why that is not working when used like
    [STAThread]
    [FormOnConsol]
    static void Main()
    {
          //some fun code here
          //naturally because all code is fun =]
    }

any point in the right direction is much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

A: Constructor of attribute will be activated only if you query it. See more info on this topic here: when-is-a-custom-attributes-constructor-run
P.S. It is not right to use attributes for any active actions. It should be used merely for declarative purposes.

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Home Health Library I Want More Dialysis…Please!
Many of my current dialysis patients as well as others around the United States are asking for more dialysis. They want to feel better and "get their lives back." Allowing them to perform their own dialysis in the home setting and receive more total hours of dialysis is empowering. Patients have shared with me and I have witnessed how much better their lives can be when they receive the optimal dialysis.
So are you receiving optimal dialysis, or just adequate dialysis?
So are you receiving optimal dialysis, or just adequate dialysis? This is a hot topic right now in the corporate kidney world, and should be among dialysis patients as well. Dialysis patients in the United States who make a request for more dialysis receive any number of responses, spanning from lack of scientific evidence to inability to cover costs, all of which are inadequate responses. When requests are made to Congress for reimbursement for home modalities, the response is always: "What is the evidence that more dialysis is better?" How did we get into this situation? Given the current debates and pending legislation regarding therapies for chronic dialysis, it seems appropriate to take a moment to re-visit the history of dialysis to determine how we arrived at our current prescriptions.
In 1964 twice weekly dialysis for 10-16 hours was considered the norm.
It was not until 1960 when Dr. Belding H. Scribner developed the "Scribner shunt," which allowed repeated access to the blood stream, that hemodialysis for chronic renal failure became a reality. The original dialysis schedule was hemodialysis, performed once every 5 to 7 days and lasting 20-24 hours. However, within several months, dialysis frequency was increased to 10-16 hours twice a week in order to reduce the development of uremic symptoms (tiredness, pruritis (itchiness), nausea, vomiting), nerve damage and symptoms, and to treat very high blood pressure. In 1964 twice weekly dialysis for 10-16 hours was considered the norm. The change to three times weekly dialysis evolved during 1964 and 1965. This was more convenient for the in-center schedule.
The 12-16 hour schedule, twice a week, was difficult for the families and some of the patients still developed the same medical problems of nerve damage and inadequate blood pressure control.
In addition, the University of Washington developed a home hemodialysis (HHD) program in 1964. The 12-16 hour schedule, twice a week, was difficult for the families and some of the patients still developed the same medical problems of nerve damage and inadequate blood pressure control. The dialysis schedules were changed to three times a week and moved to overnight, for 8-10 hours, which was easier for the families and the remaining symptoms resolved. This prescription was suggested by Dr. Stanley Shaldon (London, England) at a dialysis conference in Seattle in 1964. This overnight schedule resulted in an overall increase in patient stamina, better blood pressure control, decrease in nerve damage and liberalization of dietary restrictions as well as significant ability for patient rehabilitation. HHD had another advantage, it was more cost effective. Funding for dialysis was limited and not all patients received dialysis.
In 1972 there were 11,000 patients on hemodialysis and 40% were doing Home Hemodialysis (HHD) rather than in-center.
Decisions for this life sustaining therapy were made by committees. In 1967, the Board of Trustees of the Seattle Artificial Kidney Center (SAKC, which had been established by Drs. Scribner and Haviland in 1962) required that all patients accepted for maintenance hemodialysis must agree to HHD at the discretion of the medical staff. By 1972 SAKC had 90% of their 130 patients at home with the help of family, and most were nocturnal. In 1972 there were 11,000 patients on hemodialysis and 40% were doing HHD rather than in-center.
The transition from the long thrice weekly schedule to the current schedule was probably a product of several factors. With the advent of the 1973 Medicare coverage of dialysis there was a proliferation of free standing dialysis units and for-profit dialysis companies. The population changed to include older patients and those with diabetes mellitus as well as other medical conditions. Dialysis times were reduced in order to accommodate three and sometimes four shifts of patients per day with a thrice weekly schedule. High flux/more efficient dialyzers became available and the result was to reduce dialysis time in order to treat more patients in shorter treatments. The patients preferred this also, since it optimized convenience though not necessarily health. In 1992 only 1.3% of the hemodialysis population was on HHD and by 2005 the USRDS (United States Renal Data System) reported 0.6% on HHD.
Although the dialysis time in the US decreased significantly this was not the case in Tassin, France which had the most impressive program of "long dialysis" in the world. The program was started by Dr. Guy Laurent and continued by Dr. Bernard Charra, one of Dr. Scribner's students, and has continued for over three decades. They prescribed 8 hours of dialysis three times per week, performed either at home or in-center. Their average mortality rates are less than 50% of the expected value in comparable patients in either the United States or elsewhere in France. The excellent survival rates are attributed to a lower cardiovascular mortality. They also report better control of phosphate, few patients on phosphate binders, an average dose of erythropoietin one-third that of the average in the United States, better nutrition and fewer blood pressure medications.
The most common prescriptions have been either short daily hemodialysis or slow nocturnal hemodialysis.
Given the clinical improvement in the patients when the frequency of dialysis was increased from 1 to 2 then 3 times per week, as well as the logic that more dialysis would more closely emulate the function of the human kidneys, a number of investigators in the United States and across the world have studied forms of daily dialysis. The most common prescriptions have been either short daily hemodialysis or slow nocturnal hemodialysis. Although daily regimens can be delivered in the setting of an outpatient dialysis facility they are much more conveniently delivered in the home setting.
Results of patient studies on short daily regimens have demonstrated: an improvement in well being, appetite and energy, improved blood pressure control, reduction in blood pressure medications, an increase in albumin levels and in some cases better hematocrits with less erythropoietin required.
Several groups have studied longer daily regimens (7-8 hours overnight) using slower blood flows or "slow nocturnal hemodialysis." Again, the results showed an improvement in patient well being, the patients often returning to full time employment as well as improved cognitive testing, improvement in serum phosphate levels, reduction in the need for phosphate binders, general liberalization of the diet, better blood pressure control, few blood pressure medications, improvement in cardiac function, correction of sleep apnea, decrease in erythropoietin requirements with better hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, a reduction in hospitalizations and reduction in global health care related costs. Although, the numbers have not been adequate to show a statistically significant improvement in survival, the patient survival was reported at 81% at five years, far superior to the current USRDS statistics of an annual mortality of over 20%.
Many of my current dialysis patients and others around the United States are asking for more dialysis. They want to feel better and "get their lives back." Allowing them to deliver these prescriptions to themselves with the help of family members and/or possibly other aides, in the home setting, is empowering. However, when requests for reimbursement for these more frequent home modalities are made the response is always, "what is the evidence that more dialysis is better." Given the history, I would like to turn this question around and instead ask, "What is the evidence that three times per week dialysis for three to four hours is enough?" We can see that this prescription was arrived at largely because of practical issues rather than chosen as the optimal therapy.
The challenge for the future will be to reform the reimbursement system for chronic dialysis. A dialysis schedule of long, overnight, thrice weekly or alternate night dialysis may be a reasonable compromise. In addition, patients may have different needs and our challenge is to be creative and flexible, being able to offer dialysis both in the home setting (short daily or at night) as well as in assisted living, retirement communities, rehabilitation centers and conventional in-center dialysis centers (both during the day and overnight). The improvements in technology have been remarkable, allowing flexibility in terms of the prescription and the site of service. We should strive to be the world leader with the best outcomes which will require us to re-engineer our reimbursement policies to benefit from the global cost savings.
I would like to close with a quote from Peter F. Drucker, an Austrian born American economist: "The best way to predict the future is to create it." So let's proceed and help our people who require dialysis to live.
Brenda Kurnik, MD is a private nephrologist, in Marlton, NJ, who recently opened a "state of the art" dialysis center. She serves as a Senior Vice President for Business Development and Government Relations for DSI. Formerly, she served as Associate Chief of Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center/Cooper University Hospital, Vice Chair of Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine and Chief of Nephrology at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. She was listed as a Philadelphia magazine "Top Doc" in 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2002.
1. Blagg, CR: personal communication. Very much appreciated.
6. Blagg, CR, Home Hemodialysis: "Home, Home, Sweet, Sweet Home" Nephrology 2005, 10, 206-214.
7. Hull, Alan, Home Hemodialysis in this Millennium: the Return of the King? Nephrology News and Issues, Feb 2008, P 41-43.


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Toybox REVIEW: Star Wars Black Series Moff Gideon
Every hero can be judged by the quality of their enemies, and with The Mandalorian taking place between the fall of the Galactic Empire in Return of the Jedi and the rise of the First Order you might think that the Star Wars universe would be short of big bads during this time period. But of course you'd be wrong, as Moff Gideon has quickly proven himself to be one of the Empire's most cunning and threatening leaders. This is of course helped by the fact that actor Giancarlo Esposito has already proven himself to be arguably one of the best TV villains of all time. Thankfully we haven't had to wait too long for Hasbro to add this key character to their various collector toy lines, with Black Series Moff Gideon arriving as part of the line's 28th wave.
There will soon come a point where I'll have to stop referring to this style of Black Series packaging as "new" and simply the current style the line is using (probably around the time they change it again to make it more environmentally friendly), but for now the novelty is still there. This new type of box features a diagonal spine with connecting character artwork, allowing the boxes from each Star Wars production to combine into a larger mural. Moff Gideon is marked as the eighth release in The Mandalorian range (which is acknowledged by using orange as its secondary packaging colour) so will fit eighth along in the mural. The front of the box however is relatively plain, simply sporting the Star Wars Black Series logo at the top, the character name at the bottom and then a nice big window to get a look at the figure itself. On the back of the box you'll find that same spine artwork once again, accompanied by a small (and in Moff Gideon's case, incredibly vague) bio printed in different languages. Open the box up and you can see why Hasbro feel the need to use less plastic in their packaging going forward, because boy does this one feel unnecessary. The usual clamshell tray holding the figure is fine, but then there's a wholly separate tray underneath just for the cape. It isn't a typical practice with the line, nor does it feel needed when the cape could have easily just been threaded through the back like it is with most Hasbro releases.
When it comes to Star Wars figures these days one of the first things fans pay attention to is the head sculpt, especially with how Hasbro like to hype up the "photo-real" technology they use. It still can be pretty hit or miss, but thankfully Moff Gideon is another winner for the line. The likeness to Giancarlo Esposito is fantastic, and much like they did with Grand Moff Tarkin they've really managed to capture all of those finer details at such a small scale. Moff Gideon's uniform is relatively plain but Hasbro have done a great job there as well, especially with the way the matte leather-like finish of the uniform contrasts with the shiny body armour and shoulder pads. These parts are made from a glossy almost vinyl-like plastic that shines quite unlike anything I've seen the line do thus far. The details are all correctly moulded and coloured too, particularly that Vader-like chest panel. All in all, it's a pretty great looking figure.
Until you get to the cape that is. Moff Gideon's cape has been moulded in soft plastic, fixing onto the back via a single square tab as the top section drapes over the shoulders in an almost shell-like fashion. Generally capes tend to be soft goods in the Black Series, but there have been examples of plastic ones in the past - Fallen Order's Second Sister being the most recent example that comes to mind. The fact both of those capes are black with red lining makes me wonder if the dual-colouring is the reason for soft plastic. While a soft goods cape would have been much better for the figure when it comes to posing, the soft plastic does have its own advantages - the folds for example are really nicely done here. But that connection point really isn't very good at all. It's smack back in the centre of Gideon's torso, which immediately obstructs most backward arm movement. If the tab was a little higher you might be able to get a little bit of bend on the cape when posing, but instead it just has to hang straight down or fall off since the connection isn't really that secure in the first place. Attaching it via two pegs at the shoulder blades would have worked much better. And while yes you can easily get around all this by simply taking the cape off and posing the figure without it, Moff Gideon doesn't take it off in the show.
Moff Gideon is a reasonably well-articulated figure, benefitting from the slight overhaul Hasbro have given the Black Series figures since relaunching the line in new packaging. Altogether he features;
- Thigh swivels
One of the strangest omissions from this release that has significantly benefitted other newer releases are the butterfly shoulder joints, which would have given plenty of additional movement to the arms. Hasbro swapping out the double-jointed elbows on the older releases to swivel hinge elbows made a little more sense to me when I thought about the additional movement the butterfly shoulders would bring, but without them it feels a little bit underwhelming. The elbows and knees can only manage a 90° bend, which isn't awful but definitely a step down to what other figures have offered in the past. One positive change on Moff Gideon though is the use of soft plastic shoulder pads which can raise up over the torso section to allow the arms to raise up properly. It's very effective, but given the soft nature of the shoulder pads I do wonder how well they'll hold up over time. For the most part all a Moff Gideon figure needs to do is stand around looking menacing, but after seeing him showdown with Mando at the end of season two the figure needed to be able to pull off some action poses. And while he can certainly do that, that cape certainly doesn't do the poses any favours.
Moff Gideon's accessories include a small blaster which can be stored in the holster on the right-hand side of his belt, but honestly no one is going to be especially interested in that. It's small, unpainted but very nicely moulded/detailed - about what you expect from any Black Series blaster accessory. The real prize here is of course the Darksaber - the ancient Mandalorian weapon wielded by Tarre Vizsla - the first Mandalorian to be inducted into the Jedi Order. Despite this extremely important weapon having important story threads and multiple users throughout both The Clone Wars and Rebels, this is the first time the weapon has appeared in the Black Series line. The unique hilt has been cast in dark grey plastic, with all of its distinct ridges present. The blade has been in translucent plastic in order to get the necessary glow around the ridges, with the centre painted black to convey the colour of the blade itself. At this scale, it was by far the simplest way to get the look of this unique lightsaber across and Hasbro have done a great job on it. The blade is also removable as is the case with every Black Series lightsaber, but sadly there isn't anywhere on the figure to store the hilt separately. The accessory looks fantastic in the hands of the Moff, but more importantly it also looks just as good in the hands of every other character that's wielded the Darksaber at some point - Sabine, Maul, even Bo-Katan if she was able to hold onto it for five minutes (or alternatively was out in the UK so I could pose her with it). Hopefully there'll be more figures in the future that come with it, but for now I'm just happy for it to be available somewhere in the Black Series and that alone makes Moff Gideon worth the purchase.
There's a lot of love for Black Series Moff Gideon around the internet it seems, but personally (and perhaps controversially) I don' really get it. The figure itself is fine and as a key character in The Mandalorian (not to mention a fantastic villain) he's worth the purchase, but it's also let down by some questionable design choices. I'm firmly in the camp that the cape should have been soft goods like the majority tend to be in the line, but even if it had to be soft plastic there definitely was a better way to attach it then with a single tab that then shells it over the back half of the body. The omission of butterfly shoulders is also disappointing, albeit much less of a sore point. Still, at the very least who can say no to finally getting the Darksaber in the line? Moff Gideon is a figure I was more than happy to add to my collection, but the Black Series has been setting an extremely high bar lately that one just didn't quite live up to.
Posted by: Alex at Saturday, March 27, 2021
Tags: Black Series, figure, hasbro, Moff Gideon, review, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, toys
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Songs of Water is a Greensboro-based band whose music is constantly evolving and difficult to pigeonhole. The band has been featured on PRI's soundscape radio program "Echoes", and NPR's "Thistle and Shamrock". Thistle host Fiona Ritchie called Songs of Water's most recent release The Sea Has Spoken a "very rewarding listen", and New Indie Bands magazine's Chris Smith writes "No matter what your flavor of folk or world music, I think you'll probably find something on the new Songs Of Water disc that you'll like. I know that I certainly did". Songs of Water is led by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Roach. He stopped by with fiddler, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Luke Skaggs to talk about their music.
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November 15, 2012: Winston-Salem Symphony presents Choral Classics
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November 13, 2012: CAGEFEST presents Kay Larson and her lecture �Cage and Zen: The Koan of Silence�
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The mission of the Parish Life Commission is to help create and encourage an environment for the people of St. Elizabeth Seton to build connections to the parish community outside of the traditional worship services. The role of the Commission is to assist in making the Parish a center for each person to share their talents in both social and spiritual activities, while keeping God as their focus.
Welcome Center: This center provides information on parish life for parishioners and visitors. Located here are handouts, forms, references and referrals on the whole range of parish and Catholic life items and issues. It is located in the upper level narthex and is designed to echo our commitment to be a welcoming and informative parish.
Sunday Coffee and Donuts: This group is responsible for providing and serving donuts, juice and coffee after the 8:30 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. Masses. The service has become a special tradition at St. Elizabeth Seton, giving us another affectionate title, "The Donut Church," from some of our youth! It is a vital expression of our claim to be a welcoming, hospitable, faith community. The committee coordinates the ordering and pick-up of the refreshments and schedules servers and clean up crews.
Social Gatherings: St. Elizabeth Seton has a rich tradition of warm and welcoming social activities. Many of these activities are sponsored by other parish organizations. The Parish Life Commission supports these activities and facilitates additional parish wide social gatherings. This commission initiates socials such as the parish picnic, fish fry, and anniversary celebrations. They are always looking for clever, creative, and enthusiastic helpers for their events!!


For her good work last episode for the preview line, Gray gives Jane a birkin, as a 'bag is supposed to reflect who you are'. With it, a list of things to do before she gets back from an auction- including breaking up with Brad.
India gets jealous of Jane and despite trying to be honest to Gray, Gray tells her 'you're no Jane', causing her rage and sabotage Jane, sending an invite to a party at Gray's house, where the trunk show is being held.
At school, Jane's brother Ben starts his first day at work, Jane is tied for top student with none other than Lulu and Nick has not spoken to her since the dance. And to top it off, she has a test tomorrow which will likely influence who gets top pupil.
With Billy's help, Jane gets all the tasks on the list done, except one- break up with Brad.
At Gray's house for a trunk show, everything is going according to plan until Brad shows up. As she is leading Brad to Gray's bedroom, the partygoers arrive and trash her house. Jane calls Billy for help and together, they clean the house just before Gray arrives.
But she forgot about Brad. Gray enters her bedroom to discover Brad naked on her bed with rose petals. The next day, Gray is disappointed in Jane and takes back the Birkin.
Lulu flunks the test and declares to Billy that she wants to be with him regardless of her dad or her friends knowing. The show ends with Billy saying: 'I have to tell Jane'. We'll see how that goes!!


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Album review: The London Souls - Here Come The Girls
Published: 5:15 PM November 16, 2015 Updated: 10:38 AM October 14, 2020
The London Souls, Here Come The Girls - Credit: Archant
Rocking, soulful, recorded in London... but where are the girls, asks Stephen Moore.
If the album title brings to mind the soundtrack to the Boots TV ads, courtesy of The Sugababes, banish that thought now.
While there is the odd trumpet dotted about, that's where the similarities end. Instead, we have here a decades-spanning rock record from the New Yorkers, who wear their influences on their sleeve.
Their sophomore album has actually been knocking around for three-and-a-half years - a terrible hit-and-run accident landed guitarist/lead singer Tash Neal in a coma shortly after recording finished in 2012 - but really this music harks back to the '60s and '70s.
Neal's light and soulful rasp, perhaps distantly related to Rod Stewart's, is wrapped around tight arrangements of intricate guitar and pin-sharp percussion.
From the hard-driving rock/country crossover The River to the loping groove and love-hungry lyrics of Crimson Revival - which also boasts the album's best and gloriously gritty guitar solos - this duo prove themselves capable and comfortable in the shadow of the greats, channelling Hendrix, The Band, The Zombies, The Faces and Led Zep (on delicate acoustic guitar ballad Isabel) to name a few.
The flapper girl trumpet adds fun to the rollicking How Can I Get Through, and the dusky, gently sung-and-strumemd Run Zombie Run later breaks into frantic piano as if soundtracking a '20s silent movie.
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Bugs That Piggyback Onto a Host
By Simon Foden
Not all parasites need to find a way inside the body of the host in order to thrive. A number of non-invasive parasites prefer to simply hitch a ride on their host, piggybacking around either until they're done feeding, or their life cycle ends. Despite their non-invasive habits, such parasites remain effective vectors of disease. Fortunately, treatment of such piggybacking bugs is typically more straightforward than with their invasive cousins.
From Host to Host
Famous for their immense jumping ability, fleas (Siphonaptera) are perfectly adapted to the piggybacking lifestyle. They can leap a distance equivalent to almost 13 times their own body length, enabling them to switch from host to host when they need to. Fleas have flattened bodies, making it easy for them to traverse the fur of the warm-blooded animals on whom they feed. Pet owners can treat a flea infestation with topical solutions applied to the fur, but in the wild, flea infestations can quickly escalate.
Hitching a Long Ride
If you spot an animal that has a noticeably dull coat, low energy and who seems to be preoccupied with grooming himself, it's probable that this poor creature is playing host to a lice (Pediculosis) or mite (Acarina) infestation. Lice piggyback on a host for their entire lives, although they will switch hosts if the opportunity presents itself. Unlike fleas, lice require their host to be in contact with another animal before they switch, so they are most commonly found infesting herding animals, like goats. Once they've found a suitable host, they breed and die on it, leaving the next generation of parasitic pests to suck the blood of the unsuspecting mammal. Mites are adapted to survive on various hosts in various ways. Some never infest animals, but prefer to feed on leaves. Others, like ear mites (Otodectes cynotis), crawl into a host's ear and feed on the wax.
The bedbug (Cimex lectularius) has a misleading name, as it isn't exclusively found in beds. They will thrive anywhere they have access to warm-blooded hosts for feeding. China's rail system has a big problem with bedbugs living in its seats. Bedbugs only piggyback onto a host when they need to feed. They are attracted to the carbon monoxide in our breath and the heat of our skin.
Disease and Decay
The bug world is full of parasites, some of which only exhibit parasitic behavior if the opportunity arises, like maggots. Fly larvae of the Cuterebra order may infest a wound, but can also thrive living on other organic material. Some species of flies, including the tsetse fly (Glossina), are parasitic feeders, but they land on their host and fly away, rather than hitching a ride. Mosquitos (Culicidae) are not only parasitic feeders, but they also carry their own parasite, which can cause malaria.
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Pet MD: Botflies (Maggots) in Dogs
World Health Organization: Human African Trypanosomiasis
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Simon Foden has been a freelance writer and editor since 1999. He began his writing career after graduating with a Bachelors of Arts degree in music from Salford University. He has contributed to and written for various magazines including "K9 Magazine" and "Pet Friendly Magazine." He has also written for Dogmagazine.net.
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UBA's chatbot LEO now boasts of over 1 million users
by Brand Press | Feb 6, 2019
United Bank for Africa (UBA Group) kicked off the first session of the week-long Social Media Week Lagos 2019 with the announcement that its chatbot Leo now covers 17 African countries and has one million subscribers.
Leo was launched in January 2018 to enable customers of the bank to have access to select banking services including account opening, loan applications, account balance checking, cheque confirmations, bill payment, account freezing, and instant notifications.
Described as an "alpha version" by digital enthusiasts, Leo has surpassed one million users on the bank's mobile app, in just 12 months because of its numerous benefits and acceptability, a feat its close rivals have not been able to attain.
The AI-driven virtual assistant, which also has Facebook and WhatsApp banking capabilities, was first unveiled in January and today, one year later remains the preferred chat banker in Nigeria and across Africa where UBA is present because it has clinically leapfrogged others in every sense of it.
"The formulation of this product is consistent with the bank's customer-first philosophy, where we are doing things not the way we like, but focusing on what the customer wants, where they want it and in the exact platform they want it," Kennedy Uzoka, UBA's managing director said at the unveiling of the chatbot in 2018.
The bank's head of online banking, Augustine Abolusoro, in a presentation titled Game of Bots at Social Media Week 2019 disclosed that Leo is not just the first artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbot in Africa; it is also a multi-lingual chatbot with the capability to speak languages like English, French, and Portuguese. The company plans to include Yoruba and other Nigerian languages very soon.
"Leo was developed with best in class AI technology: Natural language processing and machine learning," says Abolusoro. "It enables financial inclusion."
He continued, "As we continue to advance our work on AI-driven developments, it is important that we listen to our users today and further enhance Leo to align to client feedback in order to better meet and anticipate needs and even give them increased value as Leo clocks one," Abolusoro added.
This milestone reflects the bank's continued focus on providing industry-leading digital capabilities as part of its high-tech, high-touch client experience.
Everything learned over the last one year of Leo's work will help UBA improve on its digital offerings, says Abolusoro, Head of online banking, who assured customers of "nothing short of the very best innovation in the coming months".
Group, Chief Information Officer, United Bank for Africa, Onyebuchi Akosa; Head, Of Product Marketing, UBA, Lola Obembe; Group Head, Online Banking, UBA Austine Abolusoro and Founder/ Chairman Dragon Africa, Obi Asika, at the 2019, edition of Social Media Week, co-sponsored by UBA and held in Lagos, on Monday.
In May 2018, Mark Zuckerberg thrust Leo into global limelight when he used the chatbot as an illustration of how businesses were leveraging Facebook to connect better with their customers.
"Leo is doing incredible things," Zuckerberg had said of Leo during his presentation.
Abolusoro noted that as a result of the feature, Leo which is also available on Facebook-owned WhatsApp has gained one million subscribers. Till date, it has hosted 70 million conversations.
Founder/ Chairman Dragon Africa, Obi Asika; Group Head, Online Banking, United Bank for Africa, (UBA Plc) Austine Abolusoro; Head, Of Product Marketing, UBA, Lola Obembe; and Group, Chief Information Officer, UBA, Onyebuchi Akosa at the 2019, edition of Social Media Week, co-sponsored by UBA and held in Lagos on Monday.
While 5 percent of the subscriber population is within the age of 65 and above, an overwhelming 72 percent are between 18 and 34 years.
"The Leo platform has the same kind of authentication you find on all our digital platforms," Abolusoro said regarding concerns around privacy and cybersecurity.
Group Head, Online Banking, United Bank for Africa, (UBA Plc) Austine Abolusoro; Head, Of Product Marketing, UBA, Lola Obembe; and Group, Chief Information Officer, UBA, Onyebuchi Akosa at 2019, edition of Social Media Week, co-sponsored by UBA and held in Lagos on Monday.
In 12 months since he was launched, Leo has won several awards, including the Euromoney Award which aptly validates his dominance in the digital banking space. Euromoney is a globally renowned organisation which appraises more than 20 global product categories, best-in-class awards, and the best Banks in over 100 countries around the world, recognising institutions that have demonstrated leadership, innovation, and momentum in the markets in which they operate.


Welcome to "The Window." A window is a metaphor for discovering new things. I am a writer, a musician, a podcaster, a human. I hope you like what you find here. Please feel free to leave comments, criticism, or whatever you like. This blog is for you, not me, (well okay, me too). Thanks. The hand below is pointing to the "Follow" button and also the link for buying my books. You can click on the RSS feed below my picture to find my podcast, "A New Life" about surviving the death of a loved one, and starting over.
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I'm sorry if the bio sounds pretentious, I didn't mean it to be. I've done a number of things over the years that have given me a wide range of experiences and plenty to write about.
I am sincere in my compliments. To have accomplished all you've done takes guts, hard work, creativity and the ability to multitask. Your versatility was what initially attracted me to your posts and which keeps me coming back for more. I am impressed.
I'm humbled. Thank you very much.
What I find impressive is Somali people like you leaving everything you know behind and going to a new country, new language, etc. Unbelievable feats of mental strength. I see Somali, Sudanese and others in my work everyday. I suppose the strength is found when you need it most and not while I sit in my warm house.
That strength is in all of us, including you. You're advocating for a group that has been virtually ignored and in doing so, you're putting yourself at risk (look at Chomsky and other brilliant activists who've been labelled and as a result tarnished).
Somalis, especially women, were known for their dexterity and survival skills. But now, that has been replaced by Islamism and laziness. In fact, my next entry is on what we were and what we've now become.
I will advocate for all oppressed people regardless of the outcome. Looking forward to your next post.
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It shouldn't be amazing. It's unfortunate.
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Just stumbled here this morning. Really enjoy your poems, Butch. Thank you for sending them into the ether. Hope you enjoy your weekend (and stay warm!).
Thanks. Keep watching, more to come!
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I'm going to bookmark this site so I can check it frequently. As writer, Butch is able to say a lot in a few words. Nice poems and short essays.


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Temerin (serbocroata cirílico: Темерин) es un municipio y villa de Serbia perteneciente al distrito de Bačka del Sur de la provincia autónoma de Voivodina.

En 2011 su población era de 28 287 habitantes, de los cuales 19 661 vivían en la villa y el resto en las 2 pedanías del municipio: Bački Jarak y Sirig. La mayoría de los habitantes del municipio son étnicamente serbios (19 112 habitantes), con una importante minoría de magiares (7460 habitantes).

Se ubica unos 10 km al norte de la capital provincial Novi Sad, sobre la carretera 102 que lleva a Bečej.

Historia
Se conoce la existencia de la localidad en documentos desde 1332, cuando era un pueblo del reino de Hungría. Tras la batalla de Mohács de 1526, el pueblo pasó a formar parte brevemente del zarato de Jovan Nenad, para más tarde incorporarse al Imperio otomano, dentro del cual acabaría despoblándose en el siglo XVII. El Imperio Habsburgo repobló la localidad en la primera mitad del siglo XVIII con colonos serbios, a los que se sumaron magiares y alemanes al finalizar el siglo. En 1796, el pueblo fue comprado por el conde Sándor Szécsen, quien consiguió en 1799 el título de villa para Temerin, con cuatro ferias de ganado al año; sin embargo, las discrepancias con el conde hicieron que en 1800 los serbios abandonaran el lugar para fundar el vecino pueblo de Đurđevo, quedando a partir de entonces Temerin como una villa de mayoría étnica magiar. Los serbios volvieron a ser el grupo mayoritario en la villa a lo largo de la segunda mitad del siglo XX, como consecuencia del crecimiento demográfico provocado por la proximidad de la villa a Novi Sad.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Temerin.rs Sitio del Municipio.
 Maplandia.com Mapa de Temerin y alrededores.

Localidades de Serbia
Distrito de Bačka del Sur

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Worykonazol () – wielofunkcyjny organiczny związek chemiczny, lek przeciwgrzybiczy, pochodna triazolu.

Hamuje w komórkach grzybów demetylację 14-α-lanosterolu, co powoduje zahamowanie syntezy ergosterolu i w końcowym efekcie prowadzi do zniszczenia ściany komórkowej.

Zastosowanie
Worykonazol jest stosowany w następujących wskazaniach:

Unia Europejska
 inwazyjna aspergiloza
 kandydemia bez współistniejącej neutropenii
 ciężkie, oporne na flukonazol zakażenie inwazyjne Candida (w tym Candida crusei)
 ciężkie zakażenia grzybicze wywołane przez Scedosporium spp. i Fusarium spp.
 profilaktyka inwazyjnych zakażeń grzybiczych u pacjentów wysokiego ryzyka po allogenicznym przeszczepieniu macierzystych komórek krwiotwórczych

Stany Zjednoczone
 inwazyjna aspergiloza
 kandydemia bez współistniejącej neutropenii
 kandydoza tkanek głębokich
 kandydoza przełyku
 ciężkie zakażenia grzybicze wywołane przez Scedosporium apiospermum i Fusarium spp. (łącznie z Fusarium solani) u pacjentów z nawrotem po leczeniu lub nietolerancją innych leków przeciwgrzybiczych

Worykonazol znajduje się na liście leków podstawowych Światowej Organizacji Zdrowia () (2021). Jest dopuszczony do obrotu w Polsce (2020).

Działania niepożądane
Worykonazol może powodować następujące działania niepożądane u ponad 10% pacjentów: obrzęk obwodowy, ból głowy, upośledzenie widzenia, zaburzenia oddechowe, biegunka, wymioty, bóle brzucha, nudności, wysypka, gorączka oraz nieprawidłowe wyniki testów czynności wątroby.

Przypisy

Alkohole trzeciorzędowe
Leki przeciwgrzybicze
Leki z listy leków podstawowych Światowej Organizacji Zdrowia
Pirymidyny
Triazole
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Kita-Jūsan-Jō-Higashi Station (北13条東駅) is a Sapporo Municipal Subway in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The station number is H06.

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Surrounding area
 Kita-Jūni-Jō Station, Namboku Line
 Kita Ward Tetsunishi Community Development Center
 Japan National Route 5
 Sapporo Higashi Health Center
 Kita-Higashi Central Police Station
 Sapporo Kita 12-Jo Post Office
 Tenshi College
 Tenshi Hospital

External links
 Sapporo Subway Stations

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1988
Railway stations in Sapporo
Sapporo Municipal Subway
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Zethus trimaculatus är en stekelart som beskrevs av Cameron 1904. Zethus trimaculatus ingår i släktet Zethus och familjen Eumenidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Mattan Klein was born and raised in Jerusalem He had studied at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem, and had graduated with honors from the Berklee College of Music in Boston Mattan is winner of the 1st prize in the 2018 international '7 Virtual Jazz Club Web Community Award'! His original compositions have also earned him awards such as the John Lennon songwriting contest, and the USA Songwriting competition.
He had received scholarships from the AICF, The municipality of Jerusalem and the Israeli Ministry of Culture. He is also the Recipient of the ACUM Scholarships for emerging artists (Israeli Agency for Composers and Musicians).
Mattan had performed on stages such as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, NJPAC, and more. He was recorded for SONY on the Artist Integrated sampling projects titled Sony Native instruments. He is also a recording artist for the Orange Tree Sampling Corporation.
He performs regularly with Israeli Songwriting heroes such as Miki Gavrielov, Alon Olearchik, Shlomo Gronich and more ... Mattan had played at the Tel Aviv Jazz Festival multiple times, and at the Israel Festival in Jerusalem, collaborating with international virtuosos such as Nicola Stilo and Rodrigo Ursaia.
In 2016 he was a featured soloist with the United Kingdom Jazz Flute Big Band, his music and arrangements were performed at the London Jazz Festival 2016. His critically acclaimed 2016 album release 'Sound Tracks' was endorsed and distributed by Helicon Records, and so will his soon-to-be released 2019 album, titled 'Wag the Mammoth in the China Store '.
Mattan's Quintet headlined the Tel Aviv International Jazz Festival in 2017 featuring vocalist Tammy Scheffer.
He is a gifted ensemble instructor and an original arranger, teaching and giving clinics and workshops across Israel, including the prestigious Thelma Yellin High School for Performing Arts. He is the music director and producer at the Hof Hasharon Regional Council.
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When you're searching for land to rent, it's essential to find one that permits your planned usage. Land that already has planning permission means the initial costs are typically higher to rent. Of course though, having planning permission already existing on the property means you should have a lot less paperwork to go through to utilise the land. Remember to take this factor into account when you're renting land in Newcastle upon Tyne.
When renting land in Newcastle upon Tyne, you will find there are different land usage. Generally, land zoned as residential in Newcastle upon Tyne will not be suitable for commercial use following renting. For all types of land to rent in Newcastle upon Tyne, let MOVEHUT help you find what exactly you're looking for.
Of course, by renting a piece of land in Newcastle upon Tyne, you will open yourself up to multiple benefits. One major advantage associated with renting land is its comparatively low upfront costs, although it may be more costly than owning in the long term. Don't forget you may find several negative points with renting land in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Finding the ideal plot of land to rent in Newcastle upon Tyne, is as much about the location as anything else. You probably want a location that is the best match for your business in Newcastle upon Tyne, offering you a good level of connectivity to local services. When you have established a location in Newcastle upon Tyne where you want to rent a plot of land in, begin your search.
If you're about to commence a search for land to rent in Newcastle upon Tyne, you can make the process easier by taking a moment to consider what exactly you require. You might, for example, need to think about the suitability and location of the land in Newcastle upon Tyne. The land price may be another major consideration. Whatever you require when renting land in Newcastle upon Tyne, MOVEHUT is here to assist you in finding it.
Finding grazing land to rent in Newcastle upon Tyne can be a daunting task, but MOVEHUT can help. Have you thought about whether you are willing to compromise the size of the land plot for location. Once you have these choices determined you can begin your search with MOVEHUT, and find an ideal plot of land for your animals to graze on in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Renting land for equestrian use is one of the options you will have when searching in Newcastle upon Tyne. By renting a piece of land for equestrian purposes in Newcastle upon Tyne, you will find many advantages. You will, for instance, be able to change the layout of the equestrian land in Newcastle upon Tyne that you've rented. Therefore, if you're looking for equestrian land or any other type of land to rent in Newcastle upon Tyne, we will be able to help you.


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L'Unione dei comuni della Marrucina è stata un'unione tra comuni della provincia di Chieti.
Ne facevano parte i comuni di Arielli, Canosa Sannita, Filetto, Orsogna e Poggiofiorito.

Il Consiglio dell'Unione della Marrucina era composto da 14 membri, ripartiti tra i cinque comuni in base a popolazione e territorio.

Creato nel 2001, è stato dissolto nel dicembre 2012 a seguito della decisione di uscire dall'unione da parte dei Consigli comunali di Poggiofiorito, Arielli, Canosa Sannita e Filetto.

Lo stemma e il gonfalone furono concessi con decreto del presidente della Repubblica nel 2004.

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Voci correlate
 Arielli
 Canosa Sannita
 Filetto
 Orsogna
 Poggiofiorito
 Unione di comuni

Collegamenti esterni

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Provincia di Chieti


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New York Times Publishes Trump Assassination Fantasy After Asking Fiction Writers To Imagine End To Mueller Investigation
Evie Fordham Politics and Health Care Reporter
October 25, 2018 9:13 AM ET
The New York Times published a short story about assassinating President Donald Trump Tuesday just one day before "potential explosive devices" showed up at the addresses of multiple political figures including former President Barack Obama.
The New York Times asked novelists "to conjure possible outcomes" to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election for a Tuesday piece.
English thriller novelist Zoë Sharp wrote the short story, titled "How It Ends," about a Russian assassin on a suicide mission who receives help from a Secret Service agent to kill Trump. A character who is working with the Russians in the story implies that Trump "was handpicked at the highest possible level" and must be silenced.
US President Donald Trump walks with his wife Melania surrounded by Secret Service officers outside the White House as the presidential inaugural parade winds through the nation's capital on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
In the story, the Russian assassin's gun misfires when he rushes the president, but Secret Service agents do not shoot him.
"The Secret Service agent stood before him, presenting his Glock, butt first," Sharp wrote. "'Here,' the agent said politely. 'Use mine. …'"
Sharp's story is set after Mueller's investigation indicts, subpoenas and even places under house arrest "the president's campaign manager, then his lawyer, a Republican congressman, former aides, family members."
The story also contains what appears to be an allusion to Fox News.
"The channel once snidely referred to as 'state TV' now delighted in showing long shots through the White House railings of men in uniforms removing boxes of incriminating paperwork," Sharp wrote. "The president himself was not in residence. He was holed up on home ground."
Sharp said she was honored that her story was one of five chosen by The New York Times in a Tweet Wednesday. (RELATED: Unidentified 'Device' Sent To Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Office Was A Letter And Flash Drive)
Honoured to be in @nytimesbooks this week alongside @ScottTurow @JoeFinder @LauraMLippman Jason Matthews. We were asked to write short fiction on what happens next on the US/Russia scene. https://t.co/tW8UVvNn8S
— Zoe Sharp (@authorzoesharp) October 24, 2018
The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to The New York Times but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
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Best camera smartphones for all budgets (May 2017)
Our top recommendations for camera smartphones across all budget ranges for the month of May 2017
Reported By : Jay Jay | Posted on : May 24, 2017
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Camera smartphones have been around for over a decade and in all these years, they have transitioned from being basic VGA cameras to featuring world-class optics and software which deliver exceptional photography experience. As the capabilities of our smartphone cameras increased, so did our demands and expectations from them. As a result, manufacturers are striving to churn out new smartphone camera concepts which are better than those offered by their rivals. In this intense rat-race, the consumer turns out to be the real winner for he gets to try out and choose the best technologies available in the market. Here are some smartphones you can consider which offer the best camera features in their respective price segments:
Premium segment (Rs 50,000+)
If money is no object for you, then you're better off choosing a phone from the flagship segment of smartphones. No point in being cheap if you can afford the best now is there? For those of you want the absolute best and are willing to shell out the bucks, here are our two recommendations.
Samsung Galaxy S8+ features a new Sony IMX333 sensor with a new design as well as a new default camera app. While the sensor isn't a major leap, Samsung has introduced new software which has taken inspiration from HDR algorithms in the Google Pixel smartphones. Thanks to this new software, images taken in bright light have more detail and sharpness but also feature oversaturated reds, blues, oranges and green colours which may not give much of a natural feel. However, the autofocus is very quick and reliable and can track objects once it is enabled. Despite the added software, low light photography using Samsung Galaxy S8+ is a disappointment. The sensor peaks out at a maximum ISO of 1250 compared to Google Pixel XL which can push ISO limits to 12800. The phone's noise reduction software also affects sharpness and detail in images taken in low light and the resulting images are usually warmer than expected.
The Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus made the headlines by letting go of the 3.5mm headphone jack. But in terms of imaging, the Apple iPhone 7 Plus is best known for making the dual-camera setup famous. The Cupertino manufacturer made a lot of noise about the Apple iPhone 7 Plus's Portrait Mode, which makes use of the two lenses (and sensors) to create a bokeh effect. Apart from that, the Apple iPhone 7 Plus makes use of the two lenses for 2x optical zoom, and you also get video goodies in form of time-lapse shooting and slow-motion video. We spent a lot of time with the Apple iPhone 7 Plus's cameras, and we have it all here.
Upper Mid-range (Rs 20,000 – Rs 35,000)
While premium smartphones do offer certain advantages along with premium looks and features, they don't really match up to mid-range ones which are now offering even better specification-sets compared to their predecessors while costing the same. Because of their range of features as well as camera prowess, they are considered as the most value for money devices and are doing rather well in India. Here are some of these flagship-killers which offer the best camera capabilities:
Priced at Rs. 27,980, Vivo's V5 Plus is yet another addition to the company's enviable list of decent camera phones. While the main focus of the company has been on front-facing cameras, the primary 16-megapixel shooter is no laggard either. Armed with f/2.0 aperture and PDAF, the rear cam has a Face Beauty mode which is also present in the front-facing cameras, a night mode for low-light photography, a 4K recording mode and a slow-motion video mode. During our review of the Vivo V5 Plus's camera, the rear camera offered decent image quality and the colour reproduction was not oversaturated. In well-lit conditions, the images also revealed brighter reds and deeper blacks. However, in low-light conditions, the camera struggles both with noise and detail. During the day, the camera also struggles a bit as lack of OIS often results in shaken or blurry images. The auto-focus is also not among the fastest and takes its own time.
The OnePlus 3T is the one phone that can give many premium smartphones a run for their money. It is packed to the brim with a Snapdragon 821 processor and a 6GB RAM. But more importantly, it carries a 16-megapixel sensor on the back and a 16-megapixel sensor on the front. The primary camera also comes with laser-assisted PDAF, Optical Image Stabilization, 4K video recording and slow-motion video. The OnePlus 3T also offers RAW shooting, which when coupled with a great manual mode becomes very handy for mobile photography enthusiasts. Even the front-facing camera on the OnePlus 3T is equipped with Electronic Image Stabilisation. The OnePlus 3T fared well in all of our camera tests, of which we have a detailed review here.
Lower Mid-range (Rs 10,000 – Rs 20,000)
Sometimes, you're on a budget and just cannot spare the extra cash. We list out two phones that will give you most value for your money in the range of Rs 10,000-Rs 20,000.
The Moto G series is one of the most popular products since it first launched some four years ago. The Moto G5 Plus scored really well in our overall review and has remained as a top recommendation in this budget segment since March. The primary camera on the Moto G5 Plus is a 12-megapixel unit, complete with a dual-LED flash. In this price bracket, the Moto G5 Plus is one of the very few phones that comes with Optical Image Stabilisation. The Moto G5 Plus also comes with Dual-Pixel AF technology, a feature that is seen on phones that are priced much higher, such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. The Moto G5 Plus has been put through a rigorous camera test by us, and you can read the review here.
While it may seem that the mammoth battery on the Asus Zenfone 3 Max is its major selling point, the camera on this phone isn't a slouch by any means. The camera, which is a 16-megapixel shooter which comes with a dual-tone LED flash, and Electronic Image Stabilisation offers excellent value to the budget-conscious buyer. The Asus ZenFone 3 Max also offers a handy HDR mode and a Super Resolution Mode which takes a large, composite picture of 64 Megapixels. We've found in our tests that it can be a handy camera-phone for travellers. You can read exactly how in our review.
Budget (under Rs 10,000)
Phones in this budget range allow a lot of users to enjoy the comforts of a smartphone without having to shell out too much money. Ideal for those who aren't into heavy-duty gaming, binge watching or storing too many apps, these phones cater to simple needs like social media interactions, texting and calling. However, some of these are now sporting cameras which rival some of the pricier ones, allowing buyers to click decent pictures without having to worry about the cost.
Priced at just Rs. 5,999, the new Redmi 4A brings in a 13-MP rear camera with contrast focus, LED flash and f/2.2 aperture. Users can not only indulge in as many as 17 filters but can also adjust white balance and ISO before taking pictures. During the day, the phone captures sharp images with a good amount of detail and colour reproduction. The centre sharpness also decent but even though edge sharpness isn't up to the mark, these qualities makes it among the best camera phones in its price range. The front-facing 5-MP camera comes with 'Smart' and 'Pro' modes and can capture decent daylight selfies with adequate sharpness and colour reproduction. However, photos taken in low light are at best grainy and lack detail.
The Lenovo K6 Power is marketed as a battery-oriented phone, with a large 4000mAh battery that claims to deliver a longer run-time. It has a budget-level processor and memory, but on the imaging front, the K6 Power packs in a 13-megapixel primary camera, which is actually a Sony IMX258 sensor. The camera is also equipped with phase-detect auto-focus and a single LED flash. The camera software offers a Pro mode, which is actually a manual mode where one can play around with shutter speed, focus, ISO and white balance manually. Apart from that, the camera app also offers 'art nightscape' and 'artistic HDR' modes. The Lenovo K6 Power's camera can 1080p videos at 30fps and Slow-Motion and Fast Motion option. It has a 5 megapixel front camera, and you can read about both primary and secondary camera reviews here.
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Business Showcase: Cosmetologist Terri Collinsworth
Posted byGwen Clayton July 2, 2020 July 3, 2020 Posted inUncategorizedTags:cosmetologist, Fort Wayne, hairstylist, jeffrey benjamin hair, terri collinsworth, The Landing
Cosmetologist Terri Collinsworth has been satisfying customers looking for hair, skin and massage services for three decades.
"I'm real freehand," she said. "I love texture. I love using all my tools — razor, texture, scissors, point cutting. I love to cut hair. I love doing makeovers. I love making someone come in feeling one way and they leave feeling like a whole new person."
Specializing in cuts and color, her philosophy is to take full advantage of the tools available to her.
"When you use the right tools, the hair can grow out really nice," she said.
Customer Bridget O'Rourke-Hornsberger checks out her finished hairstyle.
After 30 years in the business, Collinsworth has become not only a seasoned professional but also a mature woman who understands the needs and concerns of other mature women.
"Mature women feel like they don't have choices but they do," she said. "I find that mature women are wanting more change but they don't know what they want or how to ask for it, and they kinda rely on somebody who's also in their age group to help them with that.. They're often stuck in a rut and it just takes a little different way of weighing the hair or trimming it."
The final look for customer Bridget O'Rourke-Hornsberger. Hair design by Terri Collinsworth of jeffrey.benjamin.hair
Collinsworth also does eyebrow and lip waxing, but recently she's seen an uptick in requests for dermaplaning services.
Dermaplaning is a process of exfoliating the skin by lightly scraping it with a razor to remove dead skin and the fine, small hairs commonly known as peach fuzz.
"The actual moisturizer will adhere to your skin and make your moisturizer work much better," she said.
jeffrey.benjamin.hair is located in The Landing, a newly renovated historic neighborhood and commercial district in downtown Fort Wayne. It is located on West Columbia Street between Harrison and Calhoun streets.
In late May, Collinsworth moved her station to jeffrey.benjamin.hair, located inside The Landing, a historic neighborhood and commercial district in downtown Fort Wayne.
"I love the location at the Landing," she said. "It's very fun. It's open. And I love Jeffrey's thinking on running a salon. He's very committed to letting each stylist be their own person. Everyone's an artist. Everyone's doing their own thing and I love that he really enforces that."
The owner of the salon, Jeffrey Benjamin Ptak, is a 40-year-old New York native who first came to Fort Wayne at the age of 18 to attend IPFW. He played volleyball for the school and then went on to play professionally overseas for the next 15 years. When he was 37, he retired from professional sports and got his cosmetologist license.
"I've been doing hair since I was 12 years old," he said. "I went into barber shops and salons when I was a kid and saw people get to create cool shit all day long and that's what I wanted — to be able to have my own."
When he was ready to open his own salon, he had the opportunity to grab a spot in The Landing, his old stomping ground from college.
"The Landing is rad," he said. "I used to go to Columbia Street. I used to go to Benson's next door. I used to go to Downtown and then it became Flashbacks. It was always a really cool part of Fort Wayne."
Jeffrey Benjamin Hair sells Evo brand haircare and styling products.
Ptak has chosen the Evo line of products to use and sell at the salon. Based in Australia, Evo is vegan, all natural, gluten-free and non-soy. His salon is the only place in Fort Wayne that carries it.
"My mentor, my old instructor, his name is Chad Ellis, suggested Evo to me," he said. "He said, 'it's you in a bottle. It's funny. It's smart-ass. It's straight-up real.' I tried all these different product lines out and went back to Evo and said, 'Absolutely, this is what I'm using.'"
His vision for the salon "is to be a rad place to create cool hair," he said. "I want an atmosphere where everyone has a good time. I want everyone to have fun. As long as you do your job well and you make your clients happy, I just want to be a cool atmosphere."
One of the cool things Ptak has planned is hosting art shows.
"Every city I've played in overseas as a professional athlete, I would go to their art museums and their salons to get ideas," Ptak said. "I always wanted a place that was like an urban industrial art museum that's a salon too. It's naturally a cool place to showcase local artists."
Ptak plans to host artist receptions every three months, and he does not charge artists to display their work. The walls of the salon currently feature the abstract oil paintings of Thomas J. Leffers.
jeffrey.benjamin.hair is located at 116 W. Columbia Street, between Harrison and Calhoun streets in Fort Wayne, Indiana. For more information, visit www.jeffreybenjaminhair.com or find them on social media @jeffrey.benjamin.hair. Follow Terri Collinsworth on Instagram at @terricolli.
Stylist Terri Collinsworth works on men's hair too.
Published by Gwen Clayton
Gwen Clayton is a freelance writer living in Ashland, Kentucky. She is the former editor of the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, and has written for numerous other publications since 1986. Her first book, the paranormal thriller "Fermata Cellars," was published in 2016, and her Bible-inspired short story, "Purr: A story of love, lions and a Hebrew named Daniel," was released in 2019. She recently finished writing, "Zinfandel's Grimoire," which is the sequel to 'Fermata;' that book is in the editing and design phase of publication. Her current works in progress include the third book in the Rivervine Trilogy, tentatively titled, "Comatis Unveiled," and the nonfiction, "Dragon's Poker Table: A rocker chick's breast cancer journey." Her books are independently published under the imprint, Rivervine LLC. In addition to writing books, Clayton contracts as a copywriter for local, small businesses. View more posts
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