Winter was slow to arrive in The Great Waterway, with no snowfall between Cornwall and Trenton until the final days of 2015. Each time I took my road bike out of my garage for a spin in late December, I'd look at my snowshoes and cross country skis hanging on the wall and feel a mixture of bubbly joy that I could still ride my bike along our quiet country roads, disappointed that I wasn't snowshoeing or skiing.
However, with snow finally on the ground, I plan on making up for lost time in exploring the trails winter warriors seek out this time of year. The great news is, with hundreds of kilometers of trails throughout the region, there is always something new to discover, making The Great Waterway a winter wonderland playground.
"The main thing that I like about snowshoeing is that you can do it virtually anywhere in the winter, from the normal trails that you run and hike on in the summer to frozen lakes that you only see in the winter" says Derrick Spafford, owner of Spafford Health and Adventure and organizer of the Dion Eastern Ontario Snowshoe Running Series. Among Spafford's top snowshoeing trail picks include Frontenac Provincial Park in Sydenham, Summerstown Trails and Marble Rock Conservation Area in Gananoque.
Snowshoeing is also an affordable winter sport, Spafford notes. "Once you've purchased your snowshoes, there can be little to no other expense." Entry level hiking snowshoes cost approximately $100 and are suitable for the flat to rolling terrain you will find in The Great Waterway. Snowshoe rentals are available at outfitters like Kingston-based Trailhead or Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area (with daily rental fees between $12 to $20). Your only other expenses are entrance fees to the Conservation Area or Provincial Park you're visiting, and of course, your post-snowshoe hot chocolate.
Ready to pick up the pace? Try out snowshoe racing, one of North America's fast growing sports. As Spafford says, it's a great way to stay motivated and fit during the winter months (especially if you're inclined to hibernate). Ignite The Night at Upper Canada Village, Dion Frotenac at Frontenac Provincial Park, Dion Summerstown in Cornwall and Dion Red Barn in Napanee are beginner-friendly races set on some of the region's most picturesque trails.
Of course, nothing beats the exhilaration of gliding effortlessly across the snow on a set of perfectly waxed cross country skis, with nothing except the sound of the chickadees and the crunch of your poles digging into the snow as you kick and glide through the landscape.
Snowbirds of a hardier feather flock to Sandbanks Provincial Park during the winter months (albeit birds wearing down-filled coats and toques), to ski along the Park's 10 kilometers of groomed trails. Gentle slopes and curves make this Prince Edward County gem a favourite for beginners, but experienced skiers can double up on the five kilometer yellow trail that winds its way through the Park. At Frontenac Provincial Park, 10 kilometers of groomed trails offer skiers breathtaking views of the Park's rugged landscapes. Towering rock faces and the hushed tranquility of Frontenac's backcountry trails are especially peaceful this time of year. Check the Ontario Parks' Ski Report trail conditions.
Further east in Cornwall, cross country skiers will appreciate the 12 kilometers of groomed trails that wind their way through the 500 acre Guindon Park. Classic and skate skiing trails (a heart-pumping 20 kilometers worth!) can be found at Summerstown Trails in Williamstown. Though it is early in the season, volunteers have been hard at work and the trails are hard-packed and ready for skiing. The fragrant pines are more than nature's aromatherapy here – they offer protection from the wind, making a family or solo ski here pleasant on even the most bracing of winter days.
Even if you enjoyed our extended fall and already counting down the days to spring, a day spent outdoors in the frosty sunshine is a sure cure for the winter blues. Better yet, plan a weekend stay with us and explore a little longer.


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Koorie Youth Council announces appointment of new Executive Officer Bonnie... 06.12.22
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The Koorie Youth Council (KYC) is proud to announce the appointment of KYC's new Executive Officer, Bonnie Dukakis. Bonnie is a proud Gunditjmara woman who grew up on Gunai Kurnai Country, and first became involved with KYC as a youth participant at the 2015 Koorie Youth Summit. Bonnie will succeed Indi Clarke, who resigned in August 2022 after six years...
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This day is an opportunity to reflect, to take time out and remember all the children and young people, their families, mothers and fathers, aunts and uncles, siblings impacted by the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people from their family, country and culture. We saw in 2008, the government of the day address the nation...
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I'm a proud Gunai man who grew up on Latji Latji Country (Irymple) and am currently living and working on Wurundjeri Country in Naarm (Melbourne). I moved to the city in 2017, and since then I've had the opportunity to study at the University of Melbourne, whilst also having the opportunity to work within the public sector at Department of...
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Koorie Youth Council (KYC) acknowledges the Office for Youth within the Department of Fairness, Families and Housing (DFFH) for funding KYC to oversee the Marram Nganyin Youth Mentoring Program. Marram Nganyin is a youth mentoring program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 12-25 years old and for the last 5 years has been overseen in partnership with...

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A: Don't use regexps for parsing HTML.
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Phil Soran, the founder of Compellent and Xiotech, and fellow Twin Cities resident took the stage for the Kipsu' inaugural Speaker Series event in September 2017. With deep roots in tech and Minnesota start-ups, Soran divulged tales of racing toward the finish line with the venture-backed Xiotech and then starting again from the beginning with his second data-storage adventure, Compellent.
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These are sliders, they work on carpet and let your feet slide freely, making you have to control the movement the entire time. It can really really make the workout more difficult.
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Once the run was over I packed the ice on my hip and ran up to choir practice. I'm sure they love that I come in directly from a workout! I put the ice down my pants and went on with practice.
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I know it is a good burn but I really thought I would get 5000, Before the day is officially over (12pm) I will probably get there cause this thing counts as I sleep but I cant believe I got that close and then didn't get there.
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Hopefully tomorrow Ill be able to post a little earlier and I still want to tell you guys about some new fun things to try out!


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This brief guide regarding accessibility access at Caerfai Bay Caravan and Tent Park is designed to help customers with additional needs plan their stay.
Caerfai Bay Caravan and Tent Park is located just south of St Davids and accessed by a single track road with passing places. The road is wide enough for motorhomes and minibuses but not suitable for full length buses or coaches. Most people travelling to Caerfai have their own transport. Those relying on public transport may use the train to Haverfordwest or Fishguard and the connecting bus services to St Davids. From St Davids, Caerfai Bay Caravan and Tent Park is just under a mile walk or taxi services are available.
For visitors with disabilities who are looking to explore the beautiful Pembrokeshire coastline there are a few options. Pembrokeshire Coastal Bus Services are designed for tourists to access the Pembrokeshire Coast National Trail without having to use a car. The 'Celtic Coaster' bus service takes you to the St Davids Peninsula. The bus runs on LPG – an environmentally friendly fuel – and can carry wheelchairs. The 14-seater minibus runs from St Davids to Porthclais, St Justinians and Whitesands, enabling you to see the peninsula, catch the boat trips to Ramsey Island or enjoy a day on the beach. Whitesands beach, 2.5 miles away, is a popular and wheelchair accessible beach. Abereiddy, a few miles north, has a wheelchair friendly coastal path that starts from the beach car park and continues to the Blue Lagoon.
The site is on a gentle slope and all of our facilities within the main public areas have ramped or flat access and wide doors.
The main facility in the caravan field has a wide ramp. This leads to our reception area and a wide access door to accommodate wheelchair users. The accessible showering and toilet suite is also accessed from this ramp as is the main amenity block.
Our laundry within the amenity block has front loading and operated washing machines and dryers.
There are several parking bays next to the office including one extra wide bay for access.
The majority of our hire units are not wheelchair accessible having two to four steps to the entry door. The Lodge has an access ramp to the side and doors are wider than the conventional caravans.
All our hire caravans have parking adjoining and, if requested when booking, we will endeavour to keep you as near to the facilities as possible.
The Park cannot cater for disabled groups due to our limited facilities, however individuals or families with a disabled member or members are welcomed.
Guide dogs, hearing dogs and assistance dogs are accepted in all areas, apart from a dog free section in part of field 3 (Camping field) However, if booking in one of our Holiday Homes, please inform us at point of booking, as only two hire caravans can accept dogs.
Hearing Impaired Visitors – when the Park Office has several people booking-in, it may be difficult for those persons who are hard of hearing (including staff) to understand. A quieter room can be used next to the main reception if necessary.
Visually Impaired Visitors – such is the nature of the Caravan and Tent Park that it is more suited to accompanied visually impaired visitors. There are wide open spaces, which cannot be railed off, and much is uneven. Where there are steps these are highlighted in white paint, and drops in the landscape indicated with white painted stones. This is a small business and we do not have Braille facilities, but large print information can be produced on request.
There is a direct access to the Caerfai beach from Caerfai Bay Caravan & Tent Park. However, the access path is very steep (1:4 slope in places) and may not suit customers with walking disabilities. A hand rail is provided.
Oriel y Parc (Visitor Centre – top of Caerfai Road) – hire mobility scooters to visitors.


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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: Empowering Women Through Innovative Approaches to Social Protection
Celebrating women innovators changing the world
Today, Uganda joins the rest of the world to celebrate the International Women's Day. The local theme for this year's celebrations is Empowering Women Through Innovative Approaches to Social Protection; a Pre-requisite for Inclusive and Sustainable Development. Owen Wagabaza brings you profiles of some Ugandan women whose innovations are changing the world for the better
Natalie Bitature, Musana Carts
Bitature is the proprietor and co-founder of the award-winning Musana Carts, the solar streetvending revolution, which provides urban street vendors with a cleaner, safer and more efficient solution to their cooking, storage and financing needs. She is motivated by the need to create an opportunity for people who have been stuck in a vicious cycle of poverty. "We want to raise the income of the urban poor and drive them to create a business solution that is a change-making tool. We also want to work for a cleaner, brighter and more innovative Uganda," Bitature explains. Bitature says the current model of food-vending is unsafe, environmentally hazardous and unsustainable to both the vendors and the public or environment for whom they prepare the food. "We want to reduce the negative environmental and health impact of the streetvending activities," she says. In 2016, Bitature was named among the top 30 Forbes List Africa, and in the same year, she was shortlisted in the top 10 innovators in Africa by the World Economic Forum. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS STORY
100,000 women benefit from UWEP
By Owen Wagabaza
Mary Grace Okori was a housewife in Otuke town council, Otuke district and entirely depended on her husband for survival.
In 2017, she heard a radio announcement calling on women to form groups through which they could access funding from the Uganda Women's Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP).
Okori, together with other women, formed a group of 15 called Bedi Woro Women Group. After meeting all the necessary requirements, the group was given sh10m by UWEP to invest in their project of choice.
"As a group, we chose to venture into produce, not only because of the booming market, but also because it could earn us profits faster. We were spot on in choosing the entreprise because we have already started realising some benefits from this project,"Okori says.
She says she is getting money from the project to support the family. "Because of this small contribution to the family's wellbeing, my husband now respects me more and the domestic violence that had become a norm is almost no more. I see it as a life-changing project and I am grateful to the Government for this initiative. Thanks to the project, I am now able to feed my family and educate my children," Okori says.
Members of a women's group display fabrics they made with UWEP support. Beneficiaries are selected through a community participatory process that involves local council leaders
What is UWEP?
The Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme is a government initiative aimed at improving access to financial services for women and equipping them with skills for enterprise growth, value addition and marketing of their products and services.
Brenda Kifuko Malinga, the programme co-ordinator, explains that UWEP is implemented as a revolving programme under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Affairs and is intended to empower Ugandan women for economic development.
"Launched in February 2016, the programme supports women entrepreneurs across the country poised to transform their societies by operating small and medium businesses," Malinga says.
She says the programme is designed to address the challenges women face in undertaking economically viable enterprises. The challenges include limited access to affordable credit, limited technical knowledge and skills for business development, limited access to markets as well as information regarding business opportunities. "Women are targeted in groups because the revolving fund is collateral-free, therefore, the group acts as the security for the loan.
It is also a cost-efficient mechanism for reaching poor and vulnerable people. The terms are friendly, bearing in mind that most of the women are engaged in agriculture as unpaid family workers and, therefore, need skills to begin and grow their incomegenerating enterprises," Malinga explains.
She adds that the programme is envisaged to increase participation of women in business development, increase their incomes, livelihood security and overall quality of life. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS STORY
Empowering women through social protection
Uganda will today join the world in celebrating the International Women's Day. The day is meant to celebrate women's achievements, while calling for gender equality. It is a day that recognises the role and contribution of women to the development process all over the world.
It is celebrated each year on March 8. The day provides an opportunity to enhance advocacy for inclusion of women's concerns in the development agenda at all levels by calling on United Nations member states to design and implement interventions aimed as attaining gender equality and the empowerment of women. The day is marked around the world with arts performances, rallies, networking events, conferences and marches.
It is difficult to say exactly when International Women's Day began. Its roots can be traced to 1908, when 15,000 women marched through New York city in the US demanding voting rights, better pay and shorter working hours.
A year later, the first National Woman's Day was observed in the US on February 28, in accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. In 1910, a woman called Clara Zetkin, the leader of the 'women's office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, tabled the idea of an International Women's Day.
She suggested that every country should celebrate women once every year to push for their demands. A conference of more than 100 women from 17 countries agreed to her suggestion and International Women's Day was formed. In 1911, it was celebrated for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on March 19.
In 1913, it was decided that International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8, and it has been so since then. The day was only recognised by the United Nations in 1975 and since 1975, a theme has been created each year for the celebration. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS STORY
How is Uganda faring on gender equality?
The third most powerful political figure in Uganda is a woman. She is the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga. Years back, Specioza Wandira Kazibwe had even done better, becoming the second most powerful person in the country, when she was vicepresident between 1994 and 2003.
However, Kadaga and Kazibwe are not the only women who have superintended powerful positions over the years. Considerable progress has been made in women's participation in leadership and politics with women filling positions of influence, notably as ministers, Members of Parliament and top executives.
Currently, 33% of MPs are women and to a smaller extent this is reflected at lower levels of leadership, in the private sector and in institutions. However, although there have been efforts to narrow the gender gap through policies that promote gender equality such as the massive education enrolment, the situation of women and the gender gap in social, economic, health and political aspects remains dire and unacceptable.
A group of women Members of Parliament at last year's Women's Day celebrations in Mityana district
Dr Nelson Oyesige, a lecturer of social work and social administration at Victoria University, Kampala, says much of the achievement in Uganda is formal equality and not substantive equality.
He says it focuses on visibility of development results that have alleviated women's and girls' disadvantage relative to men and boys. On the global scene, Uganda stands fairly high in the effort to reduce the gender gap.
According to the United Nations 2018 Gender Gap Report, which scored a combined index of economic, education, health and political aspects of gender gap-indicators, Uganda emerged number 43 out of 149 countries assessed. However, Oyesige says there is still a disconnect between Uganda's positive legal framework and the lack of effective implementation or enforcement of the genderpositive laws and policies.
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Does US Missile Defense System Threaten 'Outer Space,' as Russian General Claims?
Russian Lt. General Viktor Poznikhir
First Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces
"The U.S. missile defense system is a threat to the free use of outer space by any state."
Source: Pravda.ru, Oct. 11, 2016
...but with caveats
A Russian senior general says that the United States has weapons that can interfere with other nations' "free use" of outer space. That is true, but Russia - as well as China - have the same capability.
Russia: US Defense System in Romania Violates Nuclear Treaty
Sergei Ryabkov
Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
"The appearance of such launchers on land is considered by us as a direct violation of the U.S. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty."
Source: OPRF-TV, Sept. 22, 2016
…defensive missiles not in treaty
Russia says a U.S. missile defense system installed in May in Romania violates a missile treaty. The U.S. says the system is not designed to attack and experts say turning a defensive system into an offensive one is a complex endeavor.
Russia Says US Unable to Meet Obligations of Plutonium Treaty
The U.S. "is unable to ensure the implementation of its obligations to utilize surplus weapons-grade plutonium."
Source: official Kremlin website, Oct. 3, 2016
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A Russian Presidential decree says that the U.S. is not engaging in the agreed process on plutonium disposal. Experts say that is true to a point as the U.S. has not yet decided which method to use for plutonium disposal.


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Q: How to compare string variable using JavaScript I am trying to compare the variable using javascipt:
response value: ""test@gmail.com""
response value i am getting it from server.
  var str1="test@gmail.com"
    var str2 =response;

if(str1===str2)
{
//
}

However not getting the proper result.
any idea on how to  compare them ?

A: There are a few ways to achieve your goal:
1) You can remove all " from the response when doing your equality check:
if(str1===str2.replace(/['"]+/g, ''))
{
//
}

2) Change your server code to not include ".  Doing so, would mean that your Javascript will not need to change.
3) Last option, add " to your str1:
var str1='"test@gmail.com"'
var str2 =response;

if(str1===str2)
{
//
}

Obviously I don't know enough about your requirements to tell you which one you should do, but my suggestion would be choice #2 because I think it's strange to return an email address wrapped in quotes, otherwise I would recommend #1.

A: You are trying to compare '""test@gmail.com""' with 'test@gmail.com'. They would never be equal.
Actually ""test@gmail.com"" is not a valid string. It might have been represented as '""test@gmail.com""' and "test@gmail.com" is a valid string (Same as 'test@gmail.com').


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Welcome to the first little Red Wagon Challenge of March! I happen to know that aquamarine is the birthstone for March. That was reason enough to make it the focus of my challenge choice, but the fact it's one of my favorite colors was the real clincher. We what to see creations where this gorgeous color is the main color in your project.
I can't wait to see what you do with this challenge. Please link up over at Little Red Wagon so I can take a peek. Speaking of peeking, be sure to stop by and see what the Girlfriends have created for you too!
Love the challenge this week Brenda. Love the color Aqua Marine. You card is fantastic, love the whales and your background.
Wonderful color challenge and inspirational card. Thanks!
What a fun challenge! Aquamarine is a really pretty color. I like your card too!
I totally enjoyed this challenge. The inspiration piece was simply adorable!
Aqua color is one of my favorite as it, loved your card. Would love to see cards of participants of the challenge as well.


The first company with a plan—and a rocket—to send humans to orbit answers the existential question.
In a hulking industrial building next to Hawthorne Municipal Airport on the west side of Los Angeles, a machine called the Mazak AJV-60 fabricates what may well be the next rocket and capsule to carry people into space. Other machines whir and grind in the background, part of the assembly line that upstart company SpaceX—officially Space Exploration Technologies—has built in the shadow of nearby aerospace giants such as Northrop Grumman and Boeing. In the next few years, SpaceX will place the capsule, Dragon, atop its Falcon 9 rocket and send it into space carrying cargo and, the company hopes, NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
A mockup of Dragon sits on SpaceX's main assembly floor, a short walk from an open dining area where employees help themselves to free snacks and freshly brewed coffee. Built by Northrop in 1966, the building was used most recently to assemble Boeing 747 fuselages.
Dragon looks like a larger, slimmer version of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules that once lofted Americans into space. But if SpaceX is going to launch astronauts, it will have to become the first private company to meet a little-known set of NASA safety standards, NPR 8705.2B, "Human-Rating Requirements for Space Systems." It's NASA's guidebook for getting people to space, and was revised after the agency's last manned space system, the space shuttle, turned out to be less safe than many had expected.
NASA broadly defines human rating as a design process. Spacecraft with humans aboard must offer them enough control to get out of bad situations, and to take advantage of ways to make the flight a success. A crew must have a means to recover from all sorts of emergencies, from launch pad to orbit.
The guidelines express a philosophy: "Above all, human rating is more than a set of requirements, a process or a certification," say the new standards, adopted last year. Wilson Harkins, mission support director in NASA's Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, says human rating is not so much a sheet of paper with boxes to check as it is an attitude. "It involves a mindset, instilled by leadership," he says, "where each person feels personally responsible for their piece of the design and for the safety of the crew."
Concerns about safety are driving NASA's plans to retire the space shuttle next year. The agency's successor program, Constellation, includes a rocket, Ares I, and capsule, Orion, that won't be ready until 2015 at the earliest. During the five-year gap, NASA's alternative is to buy seats on Russia's Soyuz capsule. But SpaceX's Dragon, developed in part with NASA money, may offer a homebuilt, economical alternative. The company plans to stick to a budget that would make its seats a bargain at no more than $15 million each—those on the Soyuz capsule now cost between $35 million and $45 million. So, SpaceX will test a key question: Is it possible to make a rocket safe enough for humans and cheaper than its predecessors?
The self-assured founder of this enterprise is Elon Musk, 37, who raked in millions starting PayPal and selling it to eBay. Musk recalls riding as a kid in the front seat of a car without a seat belt. "If there would have been an accident I would have been 100 feet down the road," he says, chuckling. Society has grown less tolerant of risk, he says. "It wouldn't be acceptable today to put someone on an Atlas or a Titan," intercontinental ballistic missiles converted into launch vehicles for NASA's early astronauts.
Author Andrew Smith writes in his book, Moondust, about his conversation with Rene Carpenter, who was married to Scott Carpenter at the time he became the second American in orbit. "You know, I was on the beach with Jo Schirra [wife of astronaut Walter Schirra] for the last Atlas test firing," she says, "and it blew up right in front of us! It was terrifying, but there was a fatalism among the wives, a lot of gallows humor. You'd say 'Oh, thank God the monkey wasn't in that one.' "
With degrees in economics and physics, Musk has thought plenty about making launch vehicles safe. He considers interplanetary travel one of the most important steps in the evolution of life, which he reasons is likelier to last if it exists beyond Earth. "If the future is one where we're forever stuck on Earth, that just seems really depressing to me," he says. He sits in a corner cubicle of the SpaceX building, pondering each question during an interview. Model rockets, airplanes, and robots crowd the corners of his desk. "Exploration for the purpose of gaining knowledge is obviously a worthwhile endeavor, but it is important to remember that we're just discovering what's already there. Scientists, and I count myself partly as one, sometimes forget that science is only relevant if humanity continues to survive." Musk says he wouldn't put anyone on his rocket if he didn't think it was safe enough to fly his friends and himself.
That was particularly relevant in October 2008, just after SpaceX sent Falcon 1, its first and smallest rocket, into orbit. This followed three launches that ended with problems such as the rocket tumbling out of control. "I thought getting to orbit would be tough, but it was tougher than tough," Musk says.


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Social sciences → History → Middle Ages
Where was the Black Plague most virulent?
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IndyJones98
The east.
Anti-Semantic - Quaerens Intellectum
Definately in Europe, but it's hard to say which individual country was most affected. Many European countries actually had their own large pandemics: "Great plague of London", "Great plague of Vienna", etc. Here are a few links with estimates: http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/plague/15.shtml http://web.archive.org/web/20080212060020/http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/osheim/plaguein.html
Vittorio 'Sam' Manunta-Lowell
Europe, but it came from the middle east
Is The Plague or The Black Death the absolute opposite of funny or cute?
Where was the cemetery where was the cemetery of nautilus
How did the plague affect the Crusades?
What is the prognosis for plague?
Which single person was directly responsible for the most deaths?
Which was the most fierce war: WWI or WWII?
Who was your favorite movie actress from the era when most movies were filmed in black and white?
If I took a black wire and red wire and coiled it around the apple charger, would it still work if the input was a DC source
Who sang a song called "Ali Baba Black Sheep"? Please do NOT say it was Gong. That is not the song I mean.
What was the Elvis Costello incident with Bonnie Bramlett, where he made the remarks about black blues musicians and when did it occur, if anyone knows. Thanks.


A fantastic combination: Trek to Kaldbakur mountain and go under the Svalvogar cliffs! Experience a unique & stunningly beautiful part of the Westfjords which most travellers miss out on.
The duration is about 9 hours from Isafjordur with a flexible departure time (if there is sufficient daylight we can also do early morning, late afternoon & evening hours). Please note that we need a calm & clear day because of the higher altitudes involved, so it's helpful to have an extra day or two as backup.
Exciting add-on options include Dynjandi waterfall, sea angling and horse riding, adding one of these will increase the tour duration to 11-12 hours. Please inquire for add-on details.
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Long before he made out with Angelina Jolie in Wanted, James McAvoy thought about being a Catholic priest.
No big loss. As an actor who has his feet in both indie gems and big budget blockbusters, McAvoy gets to travel plenty — perhaps way more than he bargained for.
We're talking to him while he's in New York promoting Filth, a black comedy adapted from Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh's novel. A couple days before, he was in Cannes, premiering the drama The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby alongside costar Jessica Chastain. For about a month before that, he was zipping back and forth across the globe, promoting X-Men: Days of Future Past, where he reprises his role as Professor Xavier (check out his take on the roles here).
The grueling itinerary forced McAvoy to develop his own regimen to fight off jet lag: Every time he lands, he goes for a long jog to adjust.
At 35, McAvoy has achieved the kind of stability that most men plan for but few achieve. He's got a wife, child and dream job. But he also realizes that the last part could evaporate at any moment, just as soon as you are sick of seeing him.


Lovecraft was acquainted with Goodenough, and Lovecraft's visits to Goodenough in Vermont in 1927 and 1928 are the basis of his wonderful novelette "The Whisperer in Darkness." After the story was published in Weird Tales, Goodenough sent Lovecraft a congratulatory card, and also asked the author a couple of questions. Rather than responding with a card or letter of his own, Lovecraft wrote the answers in a tiny hand and then apparently gave the card to Vrest Orton — a bookman and eventual founder of The Vermont County Store — who returned the card to Goodenough personally during a trip to the Green Mountain State. Then Goodenough sent the card back to Lovecraft again, with follow-up questions written in a nearly microscopic hand. I suppose he knew the local postmaster, and was able to get the card back into the mail system without a problem. Amazingly, Lovecraft managed to fit the answers to the questions on the postcard in an even smaller hand. Sherwood told me that he'd guessed that Lovecraft used a magnifying glass and a sewing needle dipped in ink. Here's an odd thing; Sherwood had found the postcard at an estate sale. It had been protected from the elements because it had been used as a bookmark in a 1935 number of The Revelator, and that number was a special issue dedicated to the "gothic tales" of Isak Dinesen.


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sams@sams-desktop:~/Desktop/softwedge-1.0.0$ ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
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checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
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completing with the error and then when I try to make file showing error
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

I am attaching hyperlink to the file which I am trying to install
Open this link and download linux file at the end of this page

A: The Linux Version of softwedge-1.0.0.zip archive was apparently created with DOS-style CRLF line endings.
Start over, but this time use unzip -a to convert text files to the correct line endings. From man unzip:

   -a     convert  text files.  Ordinarily all files are extracted exactly
          as they are stored (as ``binary'' files).  The -a option  causes
          files  identified by zip as text files (those with the `t' label
          in zipinfo  listings,  rather  than  `b')  to  be  automatically
          extracted  as such, converting line endings, end-of-file charac‐
          ters and the character set itself as necessary.


Exactly a year ago, I posted a No bake Cheesecake recipe I had whipped up for us at home. The recipe featured Slatko. Many of you probably don't know what this is.
Slatko meens sweet in several Slavonic languages. In this case it would be Serbian. It is a super sweet fruit preserve which was traditionally used to welcome guests to your house. Everybody would get a tea-spoon and have some Slatko still at the door.
Although we never make our own Slatko at home, we always have it in our pantry. Because of the huge amount of sugar that goes into it it can keep for ages (don't worry, the amounts you eat in one go are really small). It is like honey with fruits for me. BUT, if you are not lucky to have Slatko readily available at the store or at the market, check out this beautiful recipe for Strawberry slatko. It is so simple to make, and with minimal ingredients. You should try it out, learn something new!


hd00:232nd June 2017. Samut Sakhon, Thailand. Chinese opera performer applies make-up backstage.
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GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., Mar 13, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today announced that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.035 per share, payable April 17, 2003, to common shareholders of record on April 3, 2003. This dividend declaration is a 9.4% increase from the Company's previous quarterly dividend rate of $0.032 per share.
In addition, the board of directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 12 million shares of its outstanding common stock. Purchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time subject to market conditions. This authorization expires March 13, 2005.
"Our board and management believe that at current levels our common stock is an excellent investment for the Company," said Don Shaffer, acting CEO, president and chief operating officer. "With our strong generation of free cash flow, we also felt it was appropriate to return a portion of our excess cash directly to our equity investors through an increased quarterly cash dividend."
Dollar General is a Fortune 500® discount retailer with stores in 27 states. The Company is headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, with distribution centers in Scottsville, Kentucky; Ardmore, Oklahoma; South Boston, Virginia; Indianola, Mississippi; Fulton, Missouri; Alachua, Florida; and Zanesville, Ohio. Dollar General's Web site can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com.
This press release contains forward-looking information, including information regarding the Company's belief regarding the future value of its common stock. The Company believes the assumptions underlying the forward-looking information are reasonable; however, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, actual results may differ materially from those projected by, or implied in, the forward-looking information. A number of factors may result in actual results differing from such forward-looking information, including, but not limited to: the Company's future financial performance; the market's valuation of the Company's common stock; the Company's ability to maintain adequate liquidity through its cash resources and credit facilities; the Company's ability to comply with the terms of the Company's credit facilities (or obtain waivers for non-compliance); transportation and distribution delays or interruption; inventory risks due to shifts in market demand; changes in product mix; interruptions in suppliers' businesses; costs and potential problems and interruptions associated with implementation of new or upgraded systems and technology; fuel price and interest rate fluctuations; a deterioration in general economic conditions caused by acts of war or terrorism; temporary changes in demand due to weather patterns; delays associated with building, opening and operating new stores; and the impact of the SEC inquiry related to the restatement of certain of the Company's financial statements.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this forward-looking information, which speaks only as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


← Tis the Season for Apples!
That's how I feel about Washington.
It sounds pretty idyllic to me. I live in a town on the edge of a forest but it's a small town, not too crowded and I have the woods and the forest when I need to escape. Feels like the best of both worlds to me.


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At Least One Injured in "Macedonia" Protest in Northern Greece (video)
Police in the northern Greek town of Ptolemaida used tear gas on Wednesday to break up a demonstration in the center of the town...
Greece Blasts BBC for Report on "Oppressed Macedonian Minority"
Athens responded to a BBC report on Sunday which alleged that there is a "Macedonian minority" in the country which "has been oppressed for...
North Macedonia Issues Reference Guidelines for International Media
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The foreign ministry of the newly named Republic of North Macedonia issued guidelines for international media on how to refer to the country, its...
FYROM Officially Changes Name to North Macedonia
The government in Skopje announced late on Tuesday that the Prespa Agreement, which changes the name of the country to North Macedonia, came into...
Skopje Raises NATO Flag at Tuesday Ceremony
The nascent Republic of North Macedonia raised a NATO flag at its main government building today, as members of the military alliance continued to ratify...
Gains and Losses for Greece After the Birth of North Macedonia
The Greek and FYROM flags in front of Lake Prespa. File photo As of Monday, February 10, the little Balkan country north of Greece is...
President Anastasiades Congratulates Tsipras on Prespa Accord
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President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades congratulated Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over last week's ratification of the Prespa Agreement before their...
Tsipras Calls Opponents of Prespa Deal "Extreme Right Populists"(video)
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was caught on camera on Tuesday telling EU leaders that the tens of thousands of Greek citizens who demonstrated...
Mitsotakis Says Greece Should Veto Skopje's Accession to EU
As the Greek Parliament voted in favor to ratify the Prespa agreement on Friday, main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis released a statement saying that...
NATO, EU Hail Greek Approval of Prespa Name Deal
Top political officials from around the world hailed the Greek Parliament's ratification of the Prespa Agreement on Friday. The ratification in effect settles the "Macedonia"...
FYROM PM Zaev Tweets Congratulations to Tsipras
Congratulations were conveyed from FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to Greece on Friday following the country's Parliamentary vote ratifying the Prespa Agreement. Prime Minister Zaev...
Greek Parliament Approves Prespa Accord
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Greek lawmakers approved the Prespa Accord after a heated debate on Friday, ending a decades-old dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). 153...


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What do you really know about guardianship and conservatorship? – III
On behalf of J. Kevin Tharpe, P.C. | Jan 22, 2016 | Guardianships & Conservatorships
In a series of posts, we've been exploring how those faced with the difficult reality of having loved ones who are no longer able to care for themselves either physically or financially will often find themselves exploring whether it's perhaps time to secure a guardianship and/or a conservatorship.
In today's post, our blog will continue this discussion, examining how the law in Georgia has set forth some restrictions on who can serve as a guardian.
What are the restrictions on who can be appointed a guardian under state law?
Georgia has set forth some restrictions on who can be appointed to serve as a guardian. First and foremost, only individuals can fill this role, meaning no institutions or groups of people can be appointed by the court to make decisions relating to the personal health and safety of an incapacitated individual.
Furthermore, minors and protected persons cannot serve in this role, while those with conflicts of interests with a proposed ward also cannot serve in this role absent court approval.
Finally, owners, operators and employees of caregiving institutions and long-term care facilities tasked with taking care of a proposed ward cannot serve as guardians unless they happened to be related by blood, adoption or marriage.
Do the courts give any sort of preference as to who should be appointed guardian?
Yes. There is actually an enumerated list outlining an order of preference that Georgia courts will consider when appointing a guardian for a proposed ward. It breaks down as follows:
A person previously named in writing by the proposed ward
A spouse or person nominated by the spouse
An adult child or person nominated by the adult child
A parent or person nominated by the parent
A guardian who was appointed while the proposed ward was a minor
A guardian previously appointed in Georgia or another state
A relative, friend or other individual
A person found both suitable and appropriate who is otherwise willing to fill the role
The county guardian
It's important to understand that the court is legally bound to appoint a guardian who will best protect the wellbeing of a proposed ward. What this means is that it can actually appoint someone lower on the list of preferences if it believes that such a move would be in the proposed ward's best interests.
We will continue to examine this topic in future posts.
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Toll Bros. seeks to build 16-story residential building on Jewelers Row
A subsidiary of homebuilding giant Toll Bros. wants to replace a big chunk of Philadelphia's Jewelers Row with 16 stories of housing that could forever alter the long-standing enclave of diamond merchants, watch shops, and gold sellers.
Five properties in the 700 block of Sansom St. would be demolished for a residential tower under the plan.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
by By Jacob Adelman, Staff Writer
Toll Washington Square was granted a zoning permit Wednesday for an 80-unit building with ground-floor commercial space near the southeast end of that block of Sansom Street, said Karen Guss, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections.
L&I inspectors should finish considering a separate application by the Toll subsidiary - needed so that it can clear the development site, which covers the five properties between 702 and 710 Sansom St. - by Sept. 1, Guss said.
The prospect of a residential tower among the generations-old family businesses inhabiting the street's 18th- and early 19th-century buildings has some worrying that an important part of Center City's historic character will be lost.
It comes amid a flurry of residential development in the area around Washington Square and Independence Hall, including the Curtis Building's conversion into condos and the 26-story 500 Walnut luxury condo building now under construction.
The row "is a vestige of another era: the architecture, the scale, the variety," said Harris Steinberg, who directs Drexel University's Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation. "It's something to treat carefully if we are to modify it."
Philadelphia's Jewelers Row is said to be the nation's oldest diamond district and the second-largest after New York's. The street, lit up for the holidays, is known beyond Philadelphia as the setting of a pivotal scene in the 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook.
The row's roots date to the mid-1800s, when engravers and other artisans gathered along the street to serve nearby government offices, according to Harvard University professor George E. Thomas.
By the early 20th century, the street's craftspeople had largely turned their skills toward producing jewelry, said Thomas, who cochairs a Harvard design-school program on history and culture.
Today, about 300 people work on Jewelers Row, according to the Jewelers Row Business Association. Many of those workers are designers, casters, and stone-setters on the floors above the street's storefronts, according to Hy Goldberg, the association's head and the owner of the Safian & Rudolph jewelry store.
As many as 20 businesses operate just in the upper stories of the five three-story buildings that Toll is eying for demolition, Goldberg estimated. Those buildings' first floors accommodate retailers including Maryanne Ritter Jewelers and Ron Panepinto Jewelers.
Still, Goldberg said he likes the idea of the residential tower, because it would further enliven the street - as long as the ground-floor retail is true to the row's roots.
"I would very much hate to have a CVS or something move in there," said Goldberg, whose family has been on the street for three generations. "That just destroys the character of the street."
Michael Duff, marketing director for Toll's City Living urban-development arm, declined to comment on whether any allowances are being made for existing merchants to return or to discuss any other details of the company's plans. He also declined to say whether the units would be apartments or condos.
Paul Steinke, executive director of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, speculated that the location was selected to offer views of Washington Square just over Walnut Street to the south. Much of that part of Walnut Street - unlike Jewelers Row - is historically protected, which blocks development directly across from the square, he said.
Also under historic protection is 700 Sansom St., which now has a coffee shop on its ground floor. But demolition of 702-710 Sansom St. can begin any time after Aug. 26 - 21 days after the demolition permit application was filed - if that permit is granted, Guss said. A contiguous property at 128 S. Seventh St. is also part of the demolition plans.
"I think they're playing with fire here," the Preservation Alliance's Steinke said of Horsham-based Toll. "It's a suburban developer coming in and gouging five properties on one of our most iconic streets."
The Lindy Institute's Steinberg, who served on Philadelphia's Historic Commission from 2001 to 2006, said that he generally applauds new development and that more housing will add to the area's vibrancy.
But Jewelers Row, he said, "is a particularly important street in the commercial life of the city" that warrants special care."
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BELLE AND SEBASTIAN How To Solve Our Human Problems (Parts 2 & 3) gets 8/10
How To Solve Our Human Problems (Parts 2 and 3)
People always say that sequels can never live up to the original. Belle and Sebastian's second and third installments of their three-EP series How To Solve Our Human Problems proves this isn't so, with Parts 2 and 3 more than living up to Part 1. An adventurous step out of expectations has served them well, producing a further two sets of five songs, all beautiful and unique in their own ways.
Of course, this is a sequel in more ways than one. A spiritual successor of sorts to their 1997 release of three consecutive EPs (Dog On Wheels, Lazy Line Painter Jane, and 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds Of Light), whether or not this trilogy 21 years later will stack up to that legendary run, perhaps only time will tell.
While EP 1 felt more political in its intentions, Parts 2 and 3 seem to have taken on a more personal stride. A Plague On Other Boys in particular deals with an infatuation, which the narrator cannot forget even a decade later. Sarah Martin's The Same Star is full of growth and resilience; she recognises the harm caused by a former suitor, whilst also acknowledging her need for guidance amongst rough seas. This story seems to be revisited on EP 3's Poor Boy, a duet between her and Stuart Murdoch, who plays the role of an obsessed ex that she is trying to fight off. Cornflakes feels as though it's a letting off of steam with little regard for lyrical prowess. To be honest, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that when you've got as funky a track behind it.
Then, of course, you have single I'll Be Your Pilot which delves into the seemingly neglected lyrical area of familial love and devotion, perhaps something we need more of.
There Is An Everlasting Song starts off on such a personal note, but gets broader as it continues with references to media's vapidness and the like. It comes full circle in the end, with the protagonist admiring of the strength of birds who have no fear of the winter cold, and perhaps wishing he could be the same.
Despite the intriguing tales behind the tracks, the music itself is the strength. Show Me The Sun begins with a chorus of a familiar-sounding "na-na-na's" which are soon joined by a fantastically funky bassline. On a couple of occasions we even get AC/DC-like shreds; so unlike B&S but so exciting and fitting.
On the other end of the spectrum, Cornflakes could almost be a Kinks song if you didn't know better. Stevie Jackson has that 60s kind of voice which slots in flawlessly with the retro-sounding synths and bounding bass which backs it up. More of that old-timey feel is explored on Poor Boy and Too Many Tears which employ the disco genre explored so effectively on last album Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, and quite amusingly when you consider the morose lyrical content. The Same Star's soft, lullaby-like vibe is quite traditional B&S but it is gorgeous and not at all banal. Hints of horns and synth pick up towards the end, amping up the pace but to the perfect degree.
EP 3 also heralds a return to Everything is Now from EP 1, with its second part. Musically it almost copy and pastes the sounds from the first track, but it contains far more lyric-wise. Yet another duet, the male and female protagonists grapple at their respective issues, with the male yearning – perhaps uselessly –to abate those of his love.
The only track that feels a little out of place is Best Friend which concludes EP 3. Carla J. Easton from TeenCanteen collaborated on this light pop tune about friends with benefits. The appeal is there, but it just doesn't feel very Belle and Sebastian. Granted, this isn't always a bad thing, but in this case it feels too far from 'them' to slot in.
Belle and Sebastian know just how to hit the balance between fitting into the contemporary and grasping on to what makes them unique. Amongst 15 songs in this trilogy, there were minimal wrong moves and a clear level of heart and thought injected into each.
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Palm Beach Opera has a new tenor for this weekend's performances of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, which opens tonight and runs through Sunday.
Giuseppe Filianoti, who was scheduled to sing, "is unable to perform the services required" said the company, for its production at the Kravis Center. The Sicilian tenor has been beset by intermittent vocal problems in recent seasons, including last year's Rigoletto at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Christopher Bengochea, who made his Palm Beach debut in the company's 2009 La Boheme, will take on the role of the romantically prolific title poet for all three performances.
For info go to pbopera.org or call 561-833-7888.
Also Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos has cancelled next weekend's dates with the New World Symphony. The 80-year-old Spanish conductor was stricken last week while conducting the National Symphony Orchestra, and, though he finished the concert, has cancelled all upcoming dates.
NWS conducting fellow Joshua Gersen will take over podium duties for the program March 28 at New World Center and March 29 at the Arsht Center.
was very disappointed to arrive at kravis to find out that Filianoti had been replaced. all the beautiful PR pieces in the post and delivered to my home featured one of my favorite tenors (Filianoti).
Daniel Biaggi, in his pre=performance welcoming speech, made no mention of the change in the title role.
the opera house was not full at the beginning of the performance and dwindled even more after act I and then act II.


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On Tuesday afternoon, 13 members of the Class of 2017 were inducted into the Germantown Academy chapter of the Science National Honor Society in a special ceremony at Gypsy Blu restaurant in Ambler.
The inductees were Akosua Adubofour '17, Julia Buchholz '17, Braden Cody '17, Abigail Goldstein '17, Matthew Gorman '17, Tyler Hook '17, Isabelle McMahon '17, Richard Niu '17, James Parker '17, Gavin Rees '17, Daniel Smith '17, Theodore Wood '17, and Ethan Zhao '17.
"I am amazed by the accomplishments of this year's group of inductees," said Upper School Science Department Head James Anderson. "Their commitment to science and serving their community makes the entire department very proud. We are fortunate to work with such talented and dedicated students.
To be inducted into the Science National Honor Society, candidates must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and have maintained a B+ or better across all honors level and AP science courses. Students are also expected to enroll in an honors level or AP science level course in both their junior and senior years at GA. During their senior year, candidates are required to participate in two or more service opportunities that embrace the concept of sharing knowledge and interest in science with the broader community. Acceptable service options include: Judging the Eighth Grade Science Research Fair, tutoring in the Science Center once a rotation, working with PreK and Kindergarten students as a member of Kids Teaching Kids (KTK) for the year, volunteering as a Green Ambassador, assisting in Lower school science classes, or another science-centered volunteer opportunity that is approved by the chapter advisor.
• To encourage students to participate in community service and in turn, encourage a dedication to the pursuit of scientific knowledge that benefits all of mankind.
The Science National Honors Society motto translated from Latin reads "fortunate is one who understands the causes of things."
"Each of you during the course of your time in the GA science program have demonstrate a genuine interested in understanding the cause of things and in sharing this knowledge with others both in and outside of the Germantown Academy community," said Upper School science teacher Nina Butler-Roberts, who serves as GA's National Science Honor Society faculty advisor. "Whether tutoring in the Math and Science center, judging the Middle school science fair, or helping our youngest students at KTK, you have shared your knowledge and aptitude with members of the GA community that will be lasting and go beyond June 9. As the faculty advisor to the GA chapter of the Science National Honors society I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work.
"As new members of the Science National Honors Society each of you has shown an aptitude and dedication toward developing and enhancing you knowledge of science to the betterment of yourself and those around you," added Butler-Roberts. "Keep up the good work! At no time in my adult life can I think of a greater need for the understanding of science or for people to be seekers for the cause of things. You are the future of science- make connections, make changes, make a difference! It is our hope as your mentors and educators that you continue on beyond our walls to further these goal as move on to the next part of your life's journey. On behalf of the Germantown academy Science Department, I welcome you into the Science National Honor Society. Congratulations!"
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Florence Rimbault, née le  à Angoulême, est une footballeuse française évoluant au poste de milieu de terrain.

Carrière

Carrière en club
Florence Rimbault évolue toute sa carrière à l'ASJ Soyaux de 1979 à 1998 ; elle y remporte le Championnat de France de football féminin 1983-1984.

Carrière en sélection
Florence Rimbault compte 22 sélections en équipe de France féminine entre 1979 et 1988, et marque un but contre la Suisse le 15 mars 1990 en amical.

Elle reçoit sa première sélection en équipe nationale le 20 juillet 1979, en amical contre l'Écosse (match nul 0-0). Elle joue son dernier match le 8 octobre 1988, pour le compte des qualifications pour le championnat d'Europe féminin 1989 contre la Tchécoslovaquie (match nul 0-0).

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Footballeuse internationale française
Joueuse de l'ASJ Soyaux-Charente
Naissance en décembre 1963
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I think it is safe to say spring has finally arrived and spring on the farm is an exciting time.
The temperatures are rising, the weather is warming, the puddles have evaporated and the grass is growing and requires mowing.
Fields are ready to be plowed, worked and planted with various crops.
The animals feel it too. The pigs bury themselves in dirt to keep cool on a warm day.
The self shearing sheep is steadily losing wool and the donkey and miniature pony need regular brushing and rub their fur along the fence.
Pastures and paddocks are prepared, trees have been planted and fences mended as animals are given outdoor space to roam and graze.
The windows are opened wide in the dairy barn and the fans are running to keep the cows comfortable.
Animals are giving birth. Our lambs have already arrived and the kids (baby goats) are due any day now.
The berry bushes are showing signs of life, blossoms are blooming and the bees are a buzz.
We are even busy planning opening weekend of our Ice Cream stand just outside EcoDairy beside Natures Pickins.
And there are many fun plans underway as we prepare for school groups, group bookings, parties, summer camps and the influx of tourists at EcoDairy.
But amidst all the busy-ness of spring on our farm our animals remain relaxed and in their glory. Our Vitala cows continue to produce fresh, healthy, local and delicious milk for our dairy products and our faithful chickens continue to lay the eggs we enjoy each morning for breakfast.
We are excited for spring and while the farmer is busy, the animals and the rest of nature take it all in stride.
Come see for yourself what spring is like here on the Vitala farm.


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Bay County commissioners take seats on MBS International Airport board
Jon Becker, For the Midland Daily News
Jan. 22, 2023 Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 11:39 a.m.
MBS International Airport, located in Freeland, is a commercial and general aviation airport serving the nearby cities of Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw.
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Two recently elected Bay County Board of Commissioners made their debuts as MBS International Airport Commissioners at the commission's January meeting.
MBS Airport Director James Canders introduced Dennis Poirier and Kathy Niemiec, both of whom were appointed to the airport commission by virtue of their Nov. 8, 2022 election victories. The two new commissioners replace longtime MBS commissioners Ernie Krygier and Tom Herek.
"It's nice to have you both here," Canders said. "I look forward to your input. It's a little unexpected that Herek won't be back. He's been on the commission since 2013."
Poirier is a retired public school administrator and the owner of Chuckie Bait & Tackle since 1993. Niemiec is past area president of Aglow International, an interdenominational organization of Christian people. She also brings township planning commission and zoning board of appeals experience to the table.
Poirier and Niemiec join Saginaw Mayor Brenda Moore as new commissioners as MBS, with a newly redesigned website and designs on bringing a new airline on board to increase flight options (mainly business travelers), embarks on what Canders expects to be an eventful year. A year without two steady hands to rely on.
"It's a big change for me," Canders said. "Both Ernie and Tom have been on the Commission since I started working at MBS, so I need to get used to the concept of their not being present at the meetings. Both Ernie and Tom had a long history at MBS and the associated experience that came with their tenure here will be greatly missed."
Yet Canders is confident his three new commissioners will represent the community's best interests.
"All three new commissioners have already stepped up to serve on various airport committees and were asking several questions at our last Commission meeting," he said. "I truly appreciate it when members of the Commission are asking tough questions. It helps to ensure the airport is well managed and properly serves the community."
"I'm happy to be on board and am ready to go," said Poirier, who has begun his second stint as a Bay County Commissioner.
The new commissioners have each been given a welcome packet that contains pertinent information for the past year at MBS. The commission is overseeing a 2023 budget of $4.9 million.
Priorities include boosting business traveler numbers and growing the MBS brand by increasing its digital presence through new marketing partnerships with the Midland Center for the Arts, the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce and the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, an annual LPGA tour event.
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Alwaysmining has Kelly Rubley on the Brink of History
BALTIMORE – When the 2000s began, Kelly Rubley seemed destined for a life of academia. But, even as she climbed the ladder from middle school science teacher to administrator, the horses kept calling.
Before the decade was over, Rubley answered the call. She left behind the security of a career in education for the unpredictability of Thoroughbred racing, and hasn't looked back.
"You can try to get horses out of your life, but you just can't do it," Rubley said. "Once you start, they're always there."
In just her fifth full year as a trainer, Rubley has the chance to make racing history and become the first female trainer to win the Preakness Stakes (G1) when she saddles Runnymede Racing's multiple-stakes winner Alwaysmining for a start in Saturday's Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course.
Already, Rubley is in elite company. To be run for the 144th time Saturday, the Preakness has previously featured only 15 female trainers, and none since Kid Cruz ran eighth for New York-based Linda Rice in 2014.
Nancy Alberts had the best finish for a female trainer when 45-1 long shot Magic Weisner ran second by less than a length to Kentucky Derby (G1) winner War Emblem in 2002. Like Magic Weisner, Alwaysmining has the chance to be the first Maryland-bred to win the Preakness since Deputed Testamony in 1983, and just the ninth overall.
"That's an exciting aspect. It certainly will be a great accomplishment for women in the industry if we're very successful here. Sure, it plays a role," Rubley said. "I think the biggest struggle is when we're first starting out, it's tough to earn a little bit of respect as a woman in the business.
"But, I feel like most people have been very fair and offered me an equal opportunity as most men. Certainly there's always a few, but honestly there's nothing we can do about it so we just move forward," she added. "I think women are becoming more accepted in the industry at this point. It's a male-dominated sport, for sure."
Runnymede's Greg and Caroline Bentley are huge fans of Rubley. After purchasing Alwaysmining privately following his maiden victory last summer, they ran the horse once with trainer Eddie Graham – who trained their 2014 Arlington Million (G1) winner Hardest Core – before joining forces with Rubley.
The results have been spectacular. After Alwaysmining finished off the board in his first start for Rubley in the Laurel Futurity on grass, the 3-year-old Stay Thirsty gelding has reeled off six straight wins, five of them in stakes, capped by an 11 ½-length romp in the Federico Tesio April 20 at Laurel Park, earning him an automatic berth in the Preakness.
"What a wonderful story there is around Kelly and her operation and her people here. An entrepreneur, advanced degrees, and certainly a student of what she does. We don't know everything, we continue to learn more, and that's been the case," Greg Bentley said.
"I think a factor also for a trainer is, we're observing this and learning it ourselves, is to be of good empathy with the horses, which is obviously the case, but also with the people who are here in this operation," he added. "That's what, in business, bringing it all together requires – getting people and horses to do the right thing, and Kelly has excelled at that."
Caroline Bentley feels Rubley's background plays a large part in her success. A native of the small central New York town of Pulaski, N.Y., not far from the eastern shore of Lake Ontario, Rubley graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego with bachelor's degrees in biology and chemistry, later earning Master's degrees in secondary education and administration.
Following graduation, Rubley found work teaching eighth-grade physical science and biology near her hometown for seven years before making the switch to administrator, a position she held for another three until the urge to follow her dream became too strong to resist.
"Kelly's a scientist. She's looking for data. She's looking for more information," Caroline Bentley said. "She never comes with a preconceived notion about anything. It's always, 'What can we find out?'"
Rubley took a job fox hunting on a farm in Unionville, Pa. before finding her way to Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md., where she became an exercise rider for Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Barclay Tagg in 2009. Within a year she was Tagg's assistant, traveling to New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Florida.
She had fallen in love with Fair Hill and was looking for an opportunity to put down roots, and it arrived when Justin Nicholson of Ninety North Racing Stable purchased a barn at the training facility. His primary trainer was Jimmy Toner, who needed someone to look after his Maryland horses.
Enter Rubley. She jumped at the chance and worked for Toner for three years before going out on her own in December 2014. She earned her first career win April 13, 2014 at Pimlico with St. Alban's Boy while still in Toner's employ, and last year set personal highs with 38 wins and nearly $1.8 million in purse earnings from 269 starters.
"Since I was able to walk I wanted to ride horses, so horses have always been an aspect of my life," Rubley said. "We were limited [in New York] and I started out on the quarter horse circuit, actually, which led to hunter-jumpers. Then I had an event horse later on and started finding this area. I was shipping down here every weekend to compete and when I decided to make a change, this is the area I decided to locate to."
Rubley handles a string of about 40 horses now, including multiple Grade 1 winner Divisidero, who gave the trainer her lone graded-stakes victory in the 2018 Arlington Handicap (G3). Her experience with him, as well as her former mentors, prepared Rubley for when Alwaysmining came along.
"When I was an assistant we had some nice horses, when I was with Barclay and Jimmy Toner. It's a horse and you treat him the same," she said. "But we got lucky with this one."
Alwaysmining kicked off his win streak with a front-running 10-length romp over a sloppy and sealed main track last October at Laurel, giving his connections the first real confirmation of what they had on their hands.
Since then, his beaten rivals have included Tremont Stakes winner Our Braintrust in the Maryland Juvenile Futurity, record-setting Pasco Stakes winner and fellow Preakness contender Win Win Win in the Heft Stakes, and UAE Derby (G2) runner-up and Kentucky Derby starter Gray Magician.
"He's very easy-going. He takes everything in stride. Sadly, I cannot take any credit for that," Rubley said. "When he ran in the allowance race that was maybe the turning point for us to say, 'Wow, this is a really nice horse.' We always thought a great deal of him and then he put in such a beautiful effort and continued to progress from there. And here we are."
Soft-spoken and even-keeled, Rubley has not allowed herself to think about what it would be like to be the first female trainer to win the Preakness, or add a Triple Crown race victory to her resume. Like her horse, she's taking everything as it comes.
"Of course, we're excited. But, we're not there yet. We'll talk on Saturday," she said. "We're hoping. We're hoping."
About Pimlico Race Course
Legendary Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness® Stakes, the Middle Jewel in horse racing's famed Triple Crown, first opened its doors on October 25, 1870, and is the second oldest racetrack in the United States. Pimlico has played host to racing icons and Baltimoreans have seen the likes of legendary horses such as Man o' War, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Affirmed, American Pharoah and Cigar thunder down the stretch in thrilling and memorable competition. For more information on Pimlico, visit www.pimlico.com.
The Stronach Group is North America's leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, home of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry. For more information contact David Joseph at david.joseph@marylandracing.com or call 954.658.7156.
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