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Bio: Ducharme is an insurance broker at Ducharme Agencies, a long-time volunteer in St. Vital and up until this fall, a school trustee.
Politicial experience: Served as Louis Riel school division trustee from 2002 to 2011.
Party membership: No party affiliation. In the past, has been a member of both the Liberal and Progressive Conservative parties.
Ward of residence: St. Boniface.
Why he's running: Ducharme said he has decades of experience serving residents of St. Vital and wants to continue doing so "in a more advanced role." He said he's interested in active transportation and wants to ensure community centres serve the needs of residents. He cites public safety has his top priority, though.
"St. Vital itself is a very safe area, but you want to make sure your firefighters and police officers have the resources they need to do the job," he said. The United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg have endorsed Ducharme.
Bio: A musician and former host of cable-access TV show Math With Marty, Green is currently pursuing a degree in education.
Political experience: None, aside from an unsuccessful school-board run.
Ward of residence: Fort Rouge.
Why he's running: Arguably the most focused candidate, Green said he wants to replace the existing network of Winnipeg Transit routes with a plan of his own devising, which uses concentric circles instead of inbound and outbound routes. "That's all I got," he said. "I don't want to be a councillor."
Bio: Loss-prevention co-ordinator at Manitoba Liquor Control Commission. Sits on Winnipeg Safety Committee and Citizens Equity Committee.
Political experience: Worked as volunteer on campaigns by former federal Liberal MP Ray Simard, provincial NDP MLA Nancy Allan and mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
Ward of residence: St. Vital.
Why he's running: A longtime trainer at a Crown corporation, Hennessey said he wants to put his skills to work in the community. He pledged to increase safety in St. Vital by improving recreational programming for youth and returning to a community policing model. He promised to improve transparency at city hall by holding more public forums on issues such as waste management and rapid transit. He would create a seniors advisory council for St. Vital and youth drop-in centre in the ward.
Bio: Khan owns H.K Enterprises, an e-commerce consulting firm, and serves as president of Association of Pakistani-Canadians.
Political experience: Worked on Progressive Conservative candidate Naseer Warraich's campaign in Concordia this fall. Has also worked for federal Liberal Terry Duguid.
Party membership: No party affiliation.
Ward of residence: St. Norbert.
Why he's running: "St. Vital is the fastest-growing area of the city," noted Khan, who pledged to improve transportation links to the congested ward. He promised to pave all gravel back lanes in St. Vital, synchronize traffic lights and extend rapid-transit to the ward. He also promised to make St. Vital more accessible for seniors, and pledges to work with the province "to get tough on crime." Khan also said he wants to ensure his office is always open to constituents.
Bio: Mayes is a litigator and real-estate lawyer who also sits on the board at the Deposit Guarantee Corporation and the Workers Compensation Board, coaches soccer and sits on a daycare board. He also served on the board of governors for Brandon University.
Political experience: Served as a Brandon school division trustee from 2006 to 2010. Also made an unsuccessful run for city council in Toronto in the 1990s.
Why he's running: After growing up in St. Vital, Mayes said he wants to use his knowledge of the ward to improve it. He pledged to upgrade the St. Vital skate park, secure funding for Save Our Seine and create new programming for youths of all backgrounds. He said he is most focused on roads, back lanes and sidewalks, which he cites as the primary concern of residents. "The No. 1 thing I hear at the door is infrastructure. I'm surprised how many people use the term," he said.
Bio: Sales representative for Quality Vending & Coffee for 12 years. Served as a director at Bonivital Soccer Club. Also served as a Glenwood Community Centre director and the club's representative for the St. Vital Minor Hockey Association.
Political experience: Worked on his father Ric Nordman's city council and provincial campaigns and his brother Grant Nordman's council campaigns.
Why he's running: After working with young athletes for much of his adult life, Nordman said he believes more must be done to improve recreational facilities and mitigate crime issues in the process. "I've battled down at city hall on a couple of occasions in the not too distant past in terms of the facilities we provide our kids," he said "We just don't provide them with proper facilities ... why do we have a John Blumberg soccer complex that's like a cow pasture?"
Bio: General manager for Cineplex Entertainment and runs Osato Property Management.
Political experience: Ran for city council in Old Kildonan in 2006.
Bio: Longtime owner-operator of Terry Wachniak Auctioneer and volunteer fundraiser for charities.
Political experience: Served as city councillor for Mynarski from 1986 to 1989. Worked for Green Party of Manitoba during 2011 provincial election. Also acted as agent for the provincial Progressive Conservative candidates in the 1980s.
Party membership: Green. Held provincial and federal Liberal memberships in the 1980s. Calls himself a disenfranchised Red Tory.
Ward of residence: Point Douglas.
Why he's running: Wachniak said he wants to bring sustainability issues to the public. He would push to make Winnipeg Transit fares free and promote rapid transit. He also pledged to eliminate fluoride from Winnipeg's drinking water and increase the number of city wards to put them in line with the number of provincial ridings. "When I was on council (in the 1980s) there were 29, which was closer to the number of MLAs," he said.
Website: None. Said his broader policies can be found on Green Party websites.
Bio: Watson runs a marketing company called Mojo Promo, which caters to the bridal and amateur sport market. She also chairs the Women's Enterprise Centre, sits on the Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone's board and is the past president Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce.
Political experience: Volunteered for city council candidate Elaine Cowan in 2004.
Why she's running: Watson said she has thought of running for office for many years but wanted to wait for the right opportunity. "It's tough to run against an incumbent, especially someone with a name as big as Gord Steeves," she said. She said traffic congestion to be the No. 1 issue in St. Vital and would like to improve transit service as well as the roads. "We're very car-centric here in the city," she said. Watson said although St. Vital is a very safe ward, she wants to work to maintain that status and also preserve community centres.
Bio: Recently worked as outreach worker for MBS Residences. Longtime anti-poverty activist and advocate for people with disabilities.
Political experience: Ran for council in 2010 in St. Vital, losing to Gord Steeves. Ran as provincial Liberal candidate in St. Vital in 2007 and 2011.
Why's he's running: Wolbert said he wanted to continue his work as an anti-poverty activist within the walls of city hall. He pledged to complete second phase of Southwest Rapid Transit Corridor. Would continue Winnipeg's property tax freeze and vote against future fee increases. Would sell off city golf courses to raise revenue for the city. He would also work to improve community centres to help combat crime.


A Las Cruces family is offering a reward for information about a black Chevrolet Camaro that ran over and killed their dog, Jude.
LAS CRUCES - Jude's first adventure was an hours-long car ride from Arizona to his new home in Colorado. Jude, an Australian shepherd, found comfort in Kellie Etz's lap and quickly formed a bond with his new human.
Jude and Kellie would have many more adventures — hiking in the mountains, early morning chores on the ranch and a growing family that included more humans to protect.
Kellie married Jared Curry, a builder from Las Cruces, and the three of them moved to New Mexico. Daughters Peyton, now 6, and Harper, now 3, followed, as well as Finn, another Australian shepherd, who is 2 years old.
Jude protected them all, and throughout their 10-plus years together, he rarely left Kellie's side.
"Everybody who knows me, knows Jude," Kellie said Saturday, a day after Jude left for good, his dead body picked up by the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office as evidence of a horrific encounter with a vehicle on the Currys' property.
At 2:58 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, a black Chevrolet Camaro drove onto the Currys' property, along a gravel path that goes behind their secluded home, built by Jared, in the Organ Mesa Ranch subdivision, behind Torturgas "A" Mountain.
The Currys were not home at the time. But Jude and Finn were, and surveillance cameras captured them sleeping on the porch and then being awakened by the incoming vehicle.
Cameras show the Camaro approach the home and park. No one gets out of the car. But when Jude and Finn respond, the driver of the Camaro decides to leave. The driver speeds away from the home. The Camaro hits Jude on its way out and drags him for several feet underneath the car before leaving the dog, writhing in pain, along the gravel path.
Kellie Curry, with Peyton and Harper in tow, would arrive a half an hour later. As she pulls in, she sees Jude laying motionless in the driveway. It's too late, Jude is gone.
"I can't pull in my driveway, the kids are screaming. I don't know what happened, but I know something is wrong," she said. Finn is nowhere in sight. Later, Kellie said, she finds him cowering in a corner in the back of the house.
Kellie's cousin, who was coming over to check on some building plans, arrives at the house shortly after she does and is able to help her take control of the situation. Jared also returns to the house and they look at surveillance video.
Christina Major, Jared's sister, posted video of the Camaro running over Jude to Facebook. It was shared more than 2,000 times in the first 15 hours. Commenters have pointed out details on the Camaro — it has a stock spoiler, a decal in the front driver's side window, black rims.
"The community has been really awesome," Kellie said. "We have people offering to enhance the video, we've gotten leads, friends are going out to see if they can find the Camaro."
Sheriff's deputies arrived at the Currys' home on Friday evening and have begun an investigation, Kellie said. The deputies left with Jude's body as evidence.
DASO officials couldn't be reached for comment Saturday and it's not clear what kind of criminal charges the driver might be facing.
The Curry family is offering a $1,000 reward for information.
Kellie said the family moved to Organ Mesa Ranch for seclusion and security. They live on an acre of land and don't have neighbors within 500 yards. It's a place her daughters and dogs could play without worrying about traffic, she said. The dogs always provided protection.
"(Jude) was just doing his job and he paid the price," Kellie said.


Hey, guys. I'm trying to think up an original sort of style of teleporting for my film. I want something new that can be identified with my film, but also something doable on AE, Premier Pro, or Motion 5. Thoughts?
Film the scene with out the person there for a clean slate.
Now you can introduce the person or object separately without any blemish or issue to the scene itself and it will sell the visual deporting.
You can use after effects to make the person or object disappear then reappear without the scene being altered at all.
I would make two or three clean slates to have 2 to 3 different angle to cut to (one wide shot angle, one close up angle, and maybe a off center mid range angle, be creative to sell your scene) to show this scene depending on how you want to audience to feel or experience what you are relaying to them about what is going on.
This is something really old that I did. I have pretty well perfected this now.
I think he's asking for an original form of teleportation. Star Trek had a unique style of teleportation not shown in film before (blue light, disappearance as the blue light fades away), and he wants his own specific style that he wants to be able to call his own, or distinguish it from the rest of the styles of teleportation within cinema. For example, the character breaks away like glass, implodes into him or herself, twists around in circles, etc. etc. etc.
Yes, exactly this. Something unique, like Nightcrawler's smoke or the Vortex Manipulator's lighting, and yet something also doable.
Do what Aaron Jones initially said, and try to add some light during the transition. A lens flare or even just pure burst of light (although that wouldn't look as good) could do the trick.
If you want to do something creative, everything can be done in AE. Pretty easily too, once you get use to it.
You have to first learn how to do it though, then you can begin to add lighting effects and some displacement to give it a creative effect!
Here's a few examples I did, at the 3s, 7s and the better one is at 14s with the re-entry at 19s mark. It still requires the same base concept Aaron mentioned about having a clean base plate etc. All I did was add the particle effects on top of the masking of layers. Play with the initial removal from the scene and once that is set add your effects / lighting / displacement etc to your hearts content.
Nice Job, Alex! Looks real smooth.
Not sure, Bryce, if you're actually looking for someone to accomplish the FX or just want ideas that are original to teleportation FX...that you would do yourself.
If you're not already familiar with After Effects, I suggest you at least play around with it with some youtube or Lynda tutorials in front of you.
By playing with the various filters and such, you can get a feel for what may strike your fancy. I'm partial to particle systems, 'cause they look so damn cool, but I'm not sure if that would be original enough for you. To be original, though, you'd probably have to use a number of techniques in combination.
The woman in the chair video above I though was kinda original since she seems to be sucked away from within--not sure if I've ever seen that before. Film Riot has a video out there about teleportation FX, but I'm not sure it's very original...kinda based on the Nightcrawler FX.
I'd be curious to see the FX you settle on, though.
I'm really attracted to the visual style of a teleportation that looks similar to a scale animation. As in, where you would take, say, a text layer, and move the scale from 0% to 100% in order for it to appear. So, essentially, you would do a very quick, snappy animation where the character would very quickly appear out from a small point.
If that makes any sense, I hope it helps! Good luck!


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Written by Matt Roseboom• June 26, 2008• 3:27 pm• Celebrity
Cruise Guide: Solstice to unveil greener side
By Michael ColemanÂ
A new luxury cruise ship poised to enter service in November will feature lots of green . . . grass that is.
In yet another cruise industry first, where lines outdo one another in the wow factor department with each new vessel launched, Celebrity Cruises will introduce a half-acre-sized lawn on the top deck of Celebrity Solstice.
The Lawn Club in fact will allow passengers the opportunity to enjoy bocce ball and croquet, practice their putting, picnic with a basket of wine and cheese, or simply feel the grass between their toes while sailing the oceans of the world.
For those counting, at 2,130 square meters (22,927 square feet), The Lawn Club is more than three times larger than New Yorks Rockefeller Center ice skating rink (668 sq. meters) and 1.7 times larger than an Olympic-sized swimming pool (1,250 sq. meters).
Creating such an environment was no easy task. Celebrity worked with design firm Wilson Butler Architects to design the entire club area, then engaged a team of landscape architects and irrigation specialists along with turf and soil scientists at the University of Florida.Â
Together, they conducted extensive research and tested a variety of grasses to determine which can withstand the winds, sun, shade and temperature variations that will affect the grass and soil as the ship sails in the Caribbean this winter. Other considerations included the ability of the grass to tolerate foot traffic, irrigation and day-to-day care and maintenance. Even the weight of the grass and soil had to be considered, as well as the water each absorbs from both the atmosphere and irrigation.
The ship will feature a host of dining venues, offering trendsetting cuisine and design, and varied entertainment options including new theater productions in partnership with Poet Theatricals.Â
The Lawn Club, however, will no doubt be the ships top drawing card and aside from the spectacle of growing grass at sea it will also feature a patio, hot glass show and aft bar.
The Patio on the Lawn will offer elegant yet relaxed sitting areas where luxury meets casual country club charm. Guests can read the morning paper, lose themselves in a good novel, or enjoy a cup of gourmet coffee with friends, courtesy of the patios coffee cart service.Â
The Hot Glass Show, presented in collaboration with The Corning Museum of Glass, is the patios main feature. In its own, dedicated glassblowing studio, the show will present the history and craft of glassblowing, from its ancient origins to its current countless uses. Three resident gaffers highly skilled glassblowing artists will educate and entertain passengers with live glassmaking shows, lectures and workshops.
Previously set to launch out of Fort Lauderdale on December 14, the ship will now enter its season of roundtrip Caribbean sailings more than three weeks ahead of schedule. Look for a seven-day Thanksgiving cruise, November 23, followed by voyages on November 30 and December 7. Stops include San Juan, Puerto Rico; Philipsburg, St. Maarten, and Basseterre, St. Kitts.
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Gold River teen plays baseball in Cuba as part of cultural exchange
Submitted by Eric Plummer on June 4, 2018 - 9:31am
Sam Laskaris, June 4, 2018
Logan Wilson poses with a local youngster who helped during baseball games Wilson played while visiting Cuba with his Campbell River team. (Barbara Wilson photos)
Gold River, BC —
Logan Wilson was eagerly anticipating his first journey to baseball-mad Cuba. But the Gold River teen, a member of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, got much more than he bargained for during his recent journey to the Caribbean island nation.
Wilson, 16, was one of 10 British Columbia players who travelled to Cuba with their families. The club played just two games while there. But team members and their families also had plenty of opportunities to learn about Cuban culture and do some sightseeing.
"It was eye-opening, completing different than what I was expecting," said Wilson, a Grade 11 student at Gold River Secondary School.
Wilson and his teammates and their families left B.C. on May 7 and returned home on May 18.
"It was eye-opening because the people there were so nice," Wilson said. "People with so little to give would share their food with you. They already had their food rationed by the government and they would share it with us. The people there were even nicer than most of the people I know here at home."
Wilson, a pitcher who also plays third base or catcher for the Tyees, travelled to Cuba with his parents Barbara and Dale and his 20-year-old sister Darian. The trip cost about $1,200 per person. That included flights as well as accommodations and meals at an all-inclusive resort in Varadero.
The Cuban trip for Wilson and his teammates was actually the second leg of an exchange visit.
A Cuban squad had visited Vancouver Island last July and played various games against local teams. Wilson was part of the Campbell River Tyees' Midget club that hosted one of those matches in Courtenay.
The Tyees were invited to return the favour by visiting Cuba this year. Ten of the 12 players on the Tyees' roster were able to make the recent journey.
"I knew it was a communist country," Wilson said. "I expected it to be more modern though. It was all older houses and they were run down."
Wilson added he thought the capital city of Havana would be a tad more modernized than other parts of the country. But he didn't find that to be the case. He was somewhat surprised to find out cars from the 1960s were the norm, even in Havana.
The B.C. entourage travelled with about 90 additional suitcases or bags that they left behind in Cuba. Since those goods were considered humanitarian aid, WestJet Airlines had agreed to waive all fees to transport the extra baggage.
Wilson said goods left behind included clothes as well as baseball and hockey equipment.
"It was all stuff at home we had gone through and we didn't need," he said. "The donations were from all of the families that went down."
The sports gear left behind included a pair of hockey nets and a number of hockey sticks.
The Tyees ended up playing two baseball games, both in the town of Union de Reyes. The club lost its first match 4-0 but won its second contest 3-1.
After the second outing the Tyees introduced their Cuban counterparts to the sport of road hockey.
"Baseball is their sport down there," Wilson said. "We had to teach them how to play (road hockey). But they were able to pick it up pretty quickly."
Wilson is hoping his new Cuban friends will continue to play the sport as they left the hockey nets and sticks behind for their use.
Wilson is planning to also be in the Tyees' lineup for its 2018 season, even though hockey has become more of a love for him recently.
He had originally planned to attend a spring training camp tryout for the Comox Valley Glacier Kings, a Junior B team that competes in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. But tryout dates conflicted with Wilson's Cuba trip. He is still hoping to crack the Glacier Kings' roster for the 2018-19 campaign and he has been invited to attend the club's main training camp in August.
Wilson is also yearning for a return to Cuba at some point.
"I loved it and would definitely go back again," he said.
The Campbell River Tyees played two games against a Cuban team in May.


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Hi! I'm unable to add tag to a note if I use external hardware keyboard only.
I can open note info dialog using command shift I, but I can't enter the tag - the input box is not in focus and I didn't find a way to give it a focus without tapping on screen. Could you please add ability to add tags using keyboard only? Thank you!


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Van Gogh's Arles Landscapes
by Jean Marie Carey | 7 Oct 2010 | Animals, Animals in Art, Dogs! | 0 comments
Landscape with Snow
Vincent Van Gogh's Landscape With Snow (1888) is a bit of an oddity amid the nearly 200 paintings Van Gogh made during his relatively brief (fifteen months) but exceedingly productive sojourn to the outskirts of Arles, France, following his immersion in Parisian café culture. As with the canvas depicting the storm on the shore at Scheveningen, Landscape With Snow seems to have recorded a real weather event, a heavy and rare blizzard that happened just as Van Gogh arrived in what he must have been surprised to find was not a sunny early spring day in the south of France. Of greater interest for my research, however, is the rare appearance of an animal – a dog – in this painting.
The dog and his man are walking away from the viewer, and the painter, on the left side of the raised rut between a slushy dirt road and an adjacent fallow field, also patched with snow and maybe ice, though the cold and precipitation seems not to have discouraged the emergence of a few early bursts of foliage. The sky overhead is the cold grey of a European late afternoon, but the village, not too far distant, offers the shelter of steadfast trees and some inviting-looking structures. Still it is the presence of the dog that lends this canvas a sense of comfort – the man and the dog are just out walking and will soon reach the village – rather than the foreboding and isolation a solitary figure would indicate.
Vojtech Jirat-Wasiutynski describes Van Gogh's fascination with Arlesian agrarian labor practices (and the impingement upon those practices as evidence by the occasional appearance of modern machinery) in a way that echoes Griselda Pollock's pieces (supported by an even greater amount of first-source historical data) about Van Gogh and the peasant population around Nuenen. Both scholars more than suggest that Van Gogh was a bit clueless as to the actual monotonous particularities of the type of manual labor required by life on a farm, with or without the assistance of efficiency-making devices. However, while Pollock's interest in Van Gogh is more or less in envisioning the social practices of capitalism realized in painting with the painter as the generalized fulcrum, Jirat-Wasiutnski concentrates on a favorable understanding of Van Gogh's intentions. I say intentions because while Jirat-Wasiutnski intuits a good bit of bonhomie from Van Gogh's visions of companionship with like-minded artists as he imagined existence in Japan and an almost Futurist-like faith in the benefits of embracing modernity, the landscape paintings do not precisely, in many cases, reflect this sense of community and optimism. In fact despite its chilly setting, Landscape With Snow (because of the dog) is much more emotionally vibrant than, for example, the invitingly titled but simultaneously cluttered and barren Orchard With Blossoming Apricot Trees (1988) from just one month later.
My favorite Van Gogh painting, period, is Flying Fox (1885) from the Nuenen period. I have always wondered why, after so viscerally animating a creature he could never have seen when it was alive and in its natural environment, Van Gogh's interest never again turned intensively to the many available creatures of the earth in Nuenen, Paris, and Arles who invited the same types of projections of innocence and typicality as the peasants, fieldhands, and café attendants Van Gogh was so fond of. Franz Marc saw something in Van Gogh's work that made the German painter immediately embark on his canonical horses. I am still curious and will continue to search for whatever this galvanizing influence is.
See: Vojtech Jirat-Wasiutynski, "A Dutchman in the South of France: Van Gogh's Romance of Arles," Van Gogh Museum Journal 2002, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. (78-89)
How Franz Marc Returns
© Jean Marie Carey 2006-2020.


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US says its airlines can resume limited flights to China
By Jill Disis, CNN Business
Published Jun 16, 2020 6:57:25 PM
(CNN) -- American airlines have been cleared to resume a limited schedule of flights to China after an agreement between the two countries to defuse what was shaping up to be a tense travel standoff.
The three largest US airlines — American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines — were all flying to China before the coronavirus pandemic, but demand dropped off sharply as the outbreak took hold and they eventually suspended their flights in February when the US government imposed travel restrictions.
Four Chinese carriers operated throughout the pandemic at a reduced schedule of one weekly flight each between the two countries. But when Delta and United sought to resume service June 1, the US airlines were blocked by Chinese government regulations, according to the US Department of Transportation.
That led the Transportation Department to determine Beijing was violating a bilateral aviation agreement. The agency said earlier this month it would effectively ban Chinese flights into the United States starting June 16. US authorities later pulled back on that threat after the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said it would allow a limited number of flights from US carriers.
The Transportation Department on Monday announced it was authorizing — with immediate effect — Chinese airlines to fly four round-trip flights each week between the United States and China. The agency said its decision was spurred by China agreeing to do the same for US airlines.
"We welcome this action by the Chinese government, as an important first step to fully restore air travel," the agency said in a statement.
The CAAC has yet to confirm the development.
Before the pandemic, airlines from both countries operated about 300 round-trip US-China flights each week.
The air travel spat reflects rising, broader tensions between Washington and Beijing. Mutual blame over the coronavirus pandemic has threatened to break what was already a fragile truce on trade between the world's biggest economies. The two governments have also clashed over China's new national security law for Hong Kong and are locked in an ongoing fight over who controls the technologies of the future.
The US Department of Transportation on Monday said it would "continue to press for the full restoration of passenger air travel between the United States and China, in part to allow for the repatriation of Chinese students who have been unable to fly home due to the shortage of flights."
"As the Chinese government allows more flights by U.S. carriers, we will reciprocate," the agency said.
— Ross Levitt and Steven Jiang contributed to this report.
This story was first published on CNN.com, "US says its airlines can resume limited flights to China"
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Dear Summer, I miss you so much. Winter has been cold and dreary. I want you back.
I bought my mini straw bag from a thrift shop for just $4 over a year ago with the thought of making it look better, and finally got around to refashioning it this year. Do you like it? You can make a similar one following the steps below, or Google 'japanese straw bag' for more inspiration.
1. Use glue gun to glue a thick, 'holey' lace all around the middle of the straw bag.
2. Use glue gun to glue another lace fabric slightly above the lace used in the previous step.
3. Tie ribbons and glue them wherever you like.
4. Add extra trimmings around the bag if you like.
I only used white trimmings for my lace bag because I didn't want the trimmings to overwhelm the entire bag. Also, I was awfully scared of not being able to carry off such a feminine-looking bag.
So, here you are, a very short and simple tutorial for the summer. I can't wait to use this bag when summer comes!
Very cute! I love bags that are different. I have my standard bag that I use for work during the week but I love having some fun ones for the weekend.
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Tsunami is a Japanese word with the English translation, "harbor wave." Represented by two characters, the top character, "tsu," means harbor, while the bottom character, "nami," means "wave." In the past, tsunamis were sometimes referred to as "tidal waves" by the general public, and as "seismic sea waves" by the scientific community. The term "tidal wave" is a misnomer; although a tsunami's impact upon a coastline is dependent upon the tidal level at the time a tsunami strikes, tsunamis are unrelated to the tides. Tides result from the imbalanced, extraterrestrial, gravitational influences of the moon, sun, and planets. The term "seismic sea wave" is also misleading. "Seismic" implies an earthquake-related generation mechanism, but a tsunami can also be caused by a non-seismic event, such as a landslide or meteorite impact.
Tsunamis are unlike wind-generated waves, which many of us may have observed on a local lake or at a coastal beach, in that they are characterised as shallow-water waves, with long periods and wave lengths. The wind-generated swell one sees at a California beach, for example, spawned by a storm out in the Pacific and rhythmically rolling in, one wave after another, might have a period of about 10 seconds and a wave length of 150 m. A tsunami, on the other hand, can have a wavelength in excess of 100 km and period on the order of one hour.
As a result of their long wave lengths, tsunamis behave as shallow-water waves. A wave becomes a shallow-water wave when the ratio between the water depth and its wave length gets very small. Shallow-water waves move at a speed that is equal to the square root of the product of the acceleration of gravity (9.8 m/s/s) and the water depth. Let's see what this implies: In the Pacific Ocean, where the typical water depth is about 4000 m, a tsunami travels at about 200 m/s, or over 700 km/hr. Because the rate at which a wave loses its energy is inversely related to its wave length, tsunamis not only propagate at high speeds, they can also travel great, transoceanic distances with limited energy losses. The earthquake-generated 1960 Chilean tsunami, for instance, travelled across over 17,000 km across the Pacific to hit Japan. The wave crests bend as the tsunami travels —- this is called refraction. Wave refraction is caused by segments of the wave moving at different speeds as the water depth along the crest varies.
A tsunami can be generated by any disturbance that displaces a large water mass from its equilibrium position. In the case of earthquake-generated tsunamis, the water column is disturbed by the uplift or subsidence of the sea floor. Submarine landslides, which often accompany large earthquakes, as well as collapses of volcanic edifices, can also disturb the overlying water column as sediment and rock slump downslope and are redistributed across the sea floor. Similarly, a violent submarine volcanic eruption can create an impulsive force that uplifts the water column and generates a tsunami. Conversely, supermarine landslides and cosmic-body impacts disturb the water from above, as momentum from falling debris is transferred to the water into which the debris falls. Generally speaking, tsuna-mis generated from these mechanisms, unlike the Pacific-wide tsunamis caused by some earthquakes, dissipate quickly and rarely affect coastlines distant from the source area. What happens to a tsunami as it approaches land?
As a tsunami leaves the deep water of the open ocean and travels into the shallower water near the coast, it transforms. If you read the "How do tsunamis differ from other water waves?" section, you discovered that a tsunami travels at a speed that is related to the water depth — hence, as the water depth decreases, the tsunami slows.
The tsunami's energy flux, which is dependent on both its wave speed and wave height, remains nearly constant. Consequently, as the tsunami's speed diminishes as it travels into shallower water, its height grows. Because of this shoaling effect, a tsunami, imperceptible at sea, may grow to be several meters or more in height near the coast. When it finally reaches the coast, a tsunami may appear as a rapidly rising or falling tide, a series of breaking waves, or even a bore.
As a tsunami approaches shore, we've learned in the "What happens to a tsunami as it approaches land?" section that it begins to slow and grow in height. Just like other water waves, tsunamis begin to lose energy as they rush onshore — part of the wave energy is reflected offshore, while the shoreward-propagating wave energy is dissipated through bottom friction and turbulence. Despite these losses, tsunamis still reach the coast with tremendous amounts of energy. Tsunamis have great erosional potential, stripping beaches of sand that may have taken years to accumulate and undermining trees and other coastal vegetation. Capable of inundating, or flooding, hundreds of meters inland past the typical high-water level, the fast-moving water associated with the inundating tsunami can crush homes and other coastal structures. Tsuna-mis may reach a maximum vertical height onshore above sea level, often called a run-up height, of 10, 20, and even 30 meters.


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Northern Lights wins A.C. Ardeshir Trophy
Peaky Blinders ought to ship in function
Final Want, Serdar, Multifaceted, Karyna, The Heir, Inexhaustible and Ravishing Kind excel
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Coach P. Shroff's Northern Lights, ridden by P. Trevor, received the A.C. Ardeshir Trophy, the function occasion of Sunday's (Apr. 3) races. The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke, Mr. Dara Ok. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Bhupinder Singh. Trevor rode two extra winners on the day.
1. ARISTOS PLATE (Div. I) (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: FORTUNE TELLER (T.S. Jodha) 1, Sufiyah (H. Gore) 2, Hilma Klint (Aniket) 3 and Hilad (Zeeshan) 4. 1-3/4, 2-1/4 and 1-1/2. 59.45s. ₹245 (w), 63, 59 and 30 (p). SHP: 135, FP: 9,139, Q: 4,442. Favorite: Pepper. Proprietor & Coach: Mr. Faisal A. Abbas.
2. KEJRIWAL TROPHY (2,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: KEY TO THE MINT (Chouhan) 1, Ladida (Bhawani) 2, San Salvatore (Parmar) 3 and Sky Storm (Antony Raj) 4. 3-1/2, 3/4 and 1-1/2. 2m, 3.32s. ₹37 (w), 20 and 29 (p). SHP: 44, FP: 514, Q: 185, Tanala: 615 and 329. Favorite: Jubilant Journey. House owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Saleem Fazelbhoy, Solomon F. Sopher, Kairus Dadachanji & Hoshang J. Nazir. Coach: Dallas Todywalla.
3. FIELD MARSHAL SAM MANEKSHAW MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,000m), (Phrases) Maiden, 3-y-o solely: MAGILETO (Trevor) 1, Volare (T.S. Jodha) 2, Weronika (Chouhan) 3 and Mirae (Dashrath) 4. 8-3/4, Nk and a pair of. 58.93s. ₹15 (w), 10, 19 and 13 (p). SHP: 60, FP: 99, Q: 106, Tanala: 115 and 45. Favorite: Magileto. House owners: Mr. Solomon F. Sopher, Miss Jessy D'Cunha, Miss Veera D'Souza, M/s. Ashok Ranpise & Balam Mohla. Coach: Altaf Hussain.
4. SOUTHERN COMMAND GOLD TROPHY (Div. I) (1,000m), (Phrases) Maiden, 3-y-o solely: MOJITO (Parmar) 1, Tyrone Black (C.S. Jodha) 2, Malachite (Kirtish) 3 and Hagibis (S. Amit) 4. Not run: Lightning Blaze. 4, 5 and 3-1/4. 58.53s. ₹26 (w), 15 and 14 (p). SHP: 28, FP: 131, Q: 72, Tanala: 127 and 49. Favorite: Malachite. Proprietor: Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Thoroughbreds Pvt. Ltd. Coach: M.Ok. Jadhav.
5. Ok.M. MUNSHI TROPHY (1,200m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86: NOTHING TO WORRY (Bhawani) 1, Sky Fall (P. Vinod) 2, Queen O' Conflict (Parmar) 3 and Satisfaction's Angel (C.S. Jodha) 4. 3/4, 1/2 and a pair of. 1m, 9.85s. ₹59 (w), 16, 21 and 16 (p). SHP: 71, FP: 622, Q: 449, Tanala: 2,355 and 1,388. Favorite: Birkin Blower. House owners: M/s. Balam Mohla & Yogesh Jain. Coach: Vinesh.
6. AMATEUR RIDERS' CLUB TROPHY (1,400m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: KINNARA (Kirtish) 1, Remus (Antony Raj) 2, Pure (Parmar) 3 and Alastair (Chouhan) 4. 3/4, Nk and 2-1/2. 1m, 23.38s. ₹88 (w), 21, 18 and 14 (p). SHP: 90, FP: 773, Q: 228, Tanala: 2,151 and 507. Favorite: Alastair. House owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Ok.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. 5 Stars Transport Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Keki D. Mehta & Mr. Dara Ok. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. Coach: P. Shroff.
7. A.C. ARDESHIR TROPHY (Gr. 3) (1,600m) (Phrases), 4-y-o & over: NORTHERN LIGHTS (Trevor) 1, Flying Go to (Antony Raj) 2, Big Star (Neeraj) 3 and Sultan Suleiman (T.S. Jodha) 4. 3, 1-1/2 and 1. 1m, 36.76s. ₹29 (w), 18 and 28 (p). SHP: 50, FP: 523, Q: 508, Tanala: 1,094 and 412. Favorite: Presidential. House owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke, Mr. Dara Ok. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Bhupinder Singh. Coach: P. Shroff.
8. ARISTOS PLATE (Div. II) (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: LIT (Parmar) 1, Second Of Insanity (M. Alam) 2, Kardashian (P. Vinod) 3 and Carlos (Zeeshan) 4. 1-3/4, 5-1/2 and Sh. 59.16s. ₹13 (w), 12, 88 and 18 (p). SHP: 280, FP: 442, Q: 346, Tanala: 1,410 and 390. Favorite: Lit. House owners: Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Racing and Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Coach: M.Ok. Jadhav.
9. W. BUCKLEY PLATE (1,600m), Cl. V, rated 4 to 30: CANDESCENT STAR (Trevor) 1, Religious Rock (Dashrath) 2, Vikramaditya (Antony Raj) 3 and King Of Katni (Kirtish) 4. 3, 1 and three/4. 1m, 38.57s. ₹35 (w), 18, 27 and 18 (p). SHP: 68, FP: 475, Q: 308, Tanala: 896 and 384. Favorite: Vikramaditya. Proprietor: Mr. Ashok Ranpise. Coach: Shazaan Shah.
Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹22,027 (7 tkts.) & 30%: 585 (113 tkts.). (ii) 70%: 3,481 (134 tkts.) & 30%: 504 (397 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 542 (36 tkts.), (ii) 529 (38 tkts.), (iii) 274 (174 tkts.).
Tremendous Jackpot: 70%: 19, 161 (4 tkts.), 30%: 3,285 (10 tkts.).
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Junior Ladies's hockey World Cup: India stun Germany 2-1 to seal quarterfinal berth
A Star Is Born claims the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Eve Champion Trophy
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Arvind Subaramanian, who made economic surveys interesting and gave many crucial policy recommendations to the government, cut short his stint with the Finance Ministry due to "pressing family commitments".
After Arvind Subramanian's departure from the office of Chief Economic Advisor on July 26, the Narendra Modi government is looking for a new CEA and has received about 15-18 applications, Subhash Chandra Garg, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) said.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Subhash Chandra Garg said that soon a committee will be set up to appoint the new CEA from the applicants, which could take about three to four months. The CEA's office was also vacant for one year when the then CEA Raghuram Rajan was appointed Reserve Bank governor.
The last date for submitting the application for the post of the CEA was July 28, he told the news channel. Arvind Subramanian, who made economic surveys interesting and gave many crucial policy recommendations to the government, cut short his stint with the Finance Ministry due to "pressing family commitments".
Appointed in October 2014 for three years after Raghuram Rajan's departure, Arvind Subramanian served a little less than four years under the Narendra Modi government and called it the "best job" he ever had. His tenure was extended in October 2017 for one year.
"So, as the lights go out, the exit door beckons, and the succession gets under way, it is worth reflecting on this unique Indian institution of the CEA. It seems worthy of preservation and nurturing," Arvind Subramanian said in a Financial Express column.
A firm believer of the fact that good economics is good politics too, Arvind Subramanian recently coined a term called 'stigmatised capitalism', which, he said, has replaced the term 'crony capitalism'. Post the release of Economic Survey Report 2018, which made parallel mentions of Bollywood dialogue and Shakespeare quotes among others, Arvind Subramanian said he can claim royalty over coining the phrase 'stigmatised capitalism'.
Through stigmatised capitalism, Arvind Subramanian was referring to the problem of Twin Balance Sheet (TBS) in the banks. Arvind Subramanian said that the public view of the TBS problem was that promoters in India had "little skin in the game" and the country had "capitalism without equity".
The survey said that the public formed a negative perception of the Indian capital which was little liability instead of limited liability. Arvind Subramanian plans to "return to a life of researching, writing, teaching, and reflecting".


Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates may only come back as the team's third tight end behind starter Hunter Henry and blocker Virgil Green, but general manager Tom Telesco indicated in the recent interview that he believes he will welcome back Gates for another season.
Huddle Up: Gates was barely relevant in fantasy in 2018 even with Henry missing the entire regular season, so it's hard to imagine he will be able to top the 28 catches and 333 receiving yards he posted. Turning 39 in June, Gates no longer needs to be considered by fantasy owners - outside of DFS players occasionally trying to be contrarian with their lineups and/or punting the position.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates registered five receptions for 41 yards with a touchdown on eight targets in the AFC Divisional Round playoff game loss Sunday, Jan. 13.
Huddle Up: Gates might have been playing in his final game in the NFL, and if so he ended on a positive note with a touchdown. If the future Hall of Famer returns for the 2019 season he isn't someone to draft for fantasy leaguers.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates caught four passes for 35 yards against the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card playoff game.
Huddle Up: Gates has received a decent amount of targets over the last month but could lose some playing time if Hunter Henry rejoins the lineup. Owners in most leagues should be able to find better options and can avoid Gates next week.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates caught three of his five targets for 21 yards in Week 16 against the Baltimore Ravens.
Huddle Up: Gates pretty much did what was expected in this one, but his fourth-quarter fumble during a potential game-winning drive led to the Ravens' game-clinching score, as Tavon Young ran it back 62 yards for a touchdown. The 38-year-old clearly has very little left, but he could be on the DFS radar in Week 17 versus the Denver Broncos' wretched defense against tight ends.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates (non-injury) fully participated in practice Friday, Nov. 30, and is not on the injury report for Week 13.
Huddle Up: Gates had a good game a few weeks back but has been held to under 50 yards in all but one game this season. Owners likely will be able to find better options for their lineups and can avoid Gates.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates (non-injury) was a full participant in practice Thursday, Nov. 29.
Huddle Up: Gates' status for Week 13 has not been in doubt, as he simply received an off day on Wednesday before returning to practice Thursday. With Sunday night's matchup likely to feature a healthy number of points, desperate owners can potentially get by with the future Hall-of-Famer as their TE1 this week.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates (non-injury) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Huddle Up: Gates was held to only one catch for 18 yards last week after having his best game of the season. He could be a possible low-end No. 1 tight end in some deeper leagues, but owners in most leagues should be able to find better options.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates caught his only target for 18 yards in a 45-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 12.
Huddle Up: After an 80-yard effort in Week 11, Gates returned to his typical line in this one. He is a shot-in-the-dark, touchdown-dependent fantasy option.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates (non-injury) fully participated in practice Friday, Nov. 23, and is not on the injury report for Week 12.
Huddle Up: Gates finished the game last week with 80 yards and one touchdown after not being a big fantasy option for the first half of the season. He is a risky fantasy option for owners but could be considered a low-end No. 1 tight end in some deeper leagues.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates returned to practice Thursday, Nov. 22, after being given a day to rest.
Huddle Up: Gates is coming off his best game of the season in terms of yardage, but he remains a touchdown-dependent gamble for fantasy owners.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates (non-injury) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Nov. 21.
Huddle Up: Gates is coming off one of his best games in a while when he finished with 80 yards and one touchdown. He is still not a weekly starting option but could be considered a low-end No. 1 tight end this week because of the matchup.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates caught five of his seven targets for a season-high 80 yards and a touchdown in a 23-22 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 11.
Huddle Up: Prior to Sunday's game, Gates had topped 20 receiving yards just twice all year and not since Week 4. This performance will almost certainly be the exception and not the rule, so consider Gates a desperation, touchdown-dependent option moving forward.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates turned five targets into two catches for 27 yards and a touchdown in Week 4 versus the San Francisco 49ers.
Huddle Up: Before owners make a mad rush to pick up Gates, San Francisco basically let Gates have an entire half of the end zone to himself on his 5-yard score. He did get open on a corner route late in the first quarter for a 22-yard gain, however. Gates is going to be very touchdown-dependent moving forward, but many owners will likely need to consider him during bye weeks considering the state of the position in fantasy. All things being equal, he is a middling TE2 in fantasy.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates (illness) is expected to play in Week 3's game against the Los Angeles Rams.
Huddle Up: Gates was listed as questionable on the injury report but was only able to participate in one limited practice session during the week. Owners should be able to find better fantasy options.
Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates (illness) was limited during practice Friday, Sept. 21, and is listed as questionable for Week 3.
Huddle Up: Gates probably has a decent chance to play in Week 3, but owners will know more about his status closer to game time. He has only been targeted three times in two games and should not be a fantasy option for owners.
Huddle Up: While the 38-year-old tight end has some back-end TE1 sleeper potential for the season, it's a definite risk to count on him being active or contributing much in Week 1 while he's obviously still rounding into game shape.
Huddle Up: Gates is a prospective deep-league roster addition for those fantasy GMs who decided to wait on tight end, but even those owners need to have another option plugged in for Week 1.
The Los Angeles Chargers have continued to express interest in re-signing free-agent TE Antonio Gates, according to general manager Tom Telesco.
Huddle Up: The 38-year-old Gates has slowed down in recent years but is familiar with the club's offense and would make a better fantasy option than the healthy tight ends currently on the Chargers' roster. He should be viewed as a TE2 in most leagues.
Free-agent TE Antonio Gates (Chargers) has recently been contacted by the Los Angeles Chargers, according to general manager Tom Telesco.
Huddle Up: Gates probably is one of several tight ends the Chargers are considering at this point, but Gates would play right away if he re-signs with the Chargers. He has not been a great fantasy option over the last few seasons and would only be a No. 2 fantasy tight end if he returns to Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Chargers QB Philip Rivers said he would be in favor of free-agent TE Antonio Gates (Chargers) re-signing with the Chargers this offseason. Rivers said he talked with Gates last week.
Huddle Up: Gates was not expected to return to the Chargers, but he is now an option for the team because of Hunter Henry's injury. Gates probably would have a decent role in the passing game but would only be a No. 2 fantasy tight end in most leagues.
Updating a previous report, free-agent TE Antonio Gates (Chargers) is a player the Los Angeles Chargers have discussed re-signing this offseason because of TE Hunter Henry's (knee) injury.
Huddle Up: Gates knows the offense and is probably the most likely candidate to be signed by the Chargers this offseason. He has slowed down over the last several seasons but would have a solid role in the offense if he rejoins the Chargers. He could be a No. 2 tight end in fantasy leagues.
The Los Angeles Chargers are likely to consider re-signing free-agent TE Antonio Gates, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Gates had previously been told he would not be brought back, but TE Hunter Henry (knee) suffered what's believed to be a season-ending knee injury Tuesday, May 22.
Huddle Up: Gates, who is currently unsigned, has spent all 15 of his seasons with the Chargers, so he knows the offense and has the trust of Philip Rivers. If Gates is brought back and looks poised to be the primary pass catcher at the tight end position he could have some TE2 value and maybe even a little upside.
Free-agent TE Antonio Gates (Chargers) said Friday, April 27, that he wants to continue playing, even though the Los Angeles Chargers informed him in the offseason that they do not intend to sign him.
Huddle Up: It would be weird seeing Gates wearing another uniform, but if he plays in 2018 that's exactly what you'll see. It's possible he could get a sniff from the Dallas Cowboys, as Jason Witten retired and they had their pocket picked by the Philadelphia Eagles for Dallas Goedert in Round 2 of the draft. Stay tuned.
Free-agent TE Antonio Gates (Chargers) wants to continue his playing career but has been told that the Los Angeles Chargers do not plan to re-sign him, according to a source.
Huddle Up: The Chargers will be going with Hunter Henry as their starting tight end, and he will continue to be a solid contributor in the passing game. He should be a low-end No. 1 or a No. 2 fantasy tight end. Gates probably will be able to find a one-year deal with a team but will not be a strong fantasy option.
Free-agent TE Antonio Gates (Chargers) hasn't had any recent contact with the Los Angeles Chargers, according to general manager Tom Telesco. The chances are slim that he re-signs with the team.
Huddle Up: Gates is about to turn 38 and doesn't have much sizzle left on the fantasy burner. Perhaps he could be a TE2 in the right spot.


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International longevity alliance
History of the International Longevity Alliance
Improving Health Policy
Longevity Reporter
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News about aging
News of the ILA
Aging is a medical target in ICD-11 with 2 codes
An update on the recognition of aging as a treatable medical condition in the ICD:
In the current International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) system, for the code MG2A, the original main designation "Old age" is now fully replaced with the new one: "Aging-associated decline in intrinsic capacity" in the "General Symptoms" category (the change is now also seen in the main ICD website)!
https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/entity/835503193
The new designation is even better for designing measurable interventions into aging than the previous ill-defined "Old age".
Moreover, there are about 14 "matching terms" for this MG2A Code, including "frailty of old age", "old age atrophy", "old age exhaustion", "old age debility" and also "ageing" itself! All these terms allow the direct targeting of aging as a medical condition or as a set of general medical symptoms!
https://icd.who.int/ct11/icd11_mms/en/release (search "ageing")
Moreover, there is a second code in the ICD-11, the XT9T extension code "Ageing-related" in the "Causality" or "Aetiology" category which also permits targeting aging as a medical indication, namely as an underlying cause or risk factor of diseases.
Thus, with both codes, Aging can be now directly targeted by biomedical interventions in accordance with the present International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).
The contribution of longevity research advocates, of ILA in particular, to this inclusion of aging into the ICD-11 as a treatable medical condition has been crucial.
Now the task is in the hands of medical researchers and practitioners to leverage those ICD codes to design and test interventions directly into aging, including the development of evaluation criteria for the efficacy and safety of such interventions, for the benefit of older persons, prevention of aging-related diseases and extension of healthy longevity!
See our brief article, explaining the principal topics about the inclusion of Aging in the ICD-11:
Ilia Stambler, Aleksey Alekseev, Yuri Matveyev, Daria Khaltourina. Advanced pathological ageing should be represented in the ICD. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3(1), E11, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(21)00305-6
Also recently, additional articles on the subject were published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(22)00154-4/fulltext
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I've been missing Seattle immensely as of late, especially my little apartment near Volunteer Park and having innumerable restaurants/bars/activities seemingly right out my door. In the three years I called Seattle "home," I set out to devour all of the food, cocktails, hikes, and sights I could manage on a very (very) tight budget.
My friend Jessica is moving up there this week and our discussions leading up to her move made me yearn for the city I left nearly two years ago. So much has changed (new restaurants and bars, especially!), but much has stayed the same, too.
I could go on and on about the restaurants, bars, and hot spots that made a lasting impression, because I had the pleasure of going to so many in a multitude of price ranges (thanks mainly to Jonathan's concierge job); the list feels infinite and would be 10 pages long if I just named every good meal or drink I ever had there. However, it's easy to name my favorites — ones that top my list of places to go if I had just a day or a week to visit.
That's it in a nutshell! The Seattle spots that make me happiest, even as I sit here thinking about them years later. So tell me: What are your favorite places that I need to visit next time I'm in the city?
* I must emphasize these are my favorite spots in the city, mostly limited to the areas (districts) I frequented, notably Capitol Hill since it was my home for 2 years. There are loads of spots I liked a lot but didn't go often enough to think of it as a favorite, as well as many that I never had the chance to enjoy (Paseo, The Walrus and the Carpenter, to name a few). I recommend these particular places/eateries/bars because they are spots I would try to go if I were to visit for an extended period. There are an endless number of "must" lists that expand on this one, especially since new things have opened up since I've been away.
** I didn't shop when I lived here because I was really poor, but I seemed to always have money for chocolate and books, so there you go.
I'm seriously not kidding, this list is a lifesaver! Seattle is so overwhelming, because there are so many incredible places to go and see, usually within walking distance of wherever I'm staying! When it comes to building an itinerary (which I seriously love doing), these recommendations can't be beat — especially Oddfellows! I dream about that place every day!


The Egyptian culture minister has called for accepting all religions; not just the three Abrahamic ones. The statement is a controversial one has divided opinions amongst religious scholars in Egypt.
55. Where are the political parties?
In the midst of the recent sectarian events Egypt's various political parties were noticeably quiet, with only the Tajammu party issuing a statement regarding the Abu Fana incidents. The article deplores that the political parties were not more active in responding to the events.
The article highlights the main findings of the 2008 UN human development report for Egypt, which is entitled, 'Social Contract in Egypt.' The article comments that while education has improved there are still one in five Egyptians that live below the poverty line.
The author comments on the Culture Minister and his potential appointment to UNESCO, wondering how he can be considered for the position having openly proclaimed the need to burn books in his ministry about Israel.
26. Is the Church obliged?
The article discusses reactions to a recent Supreme Administrative Court ruling which forces the Coptic Orthodox Church to allow Copts that have been divorced through civil courts to re-marry.
The Azhar recently released a fatwá that calls for tough penalties against people who convert to Islam and then revert back to their original religion. Opinions are divided as to what effect this fatwá could have on Egyptian society.
The article considers the role of Copts in politics and parliament. He questions why so few Copts ever attain political appointments, and presents the viewpoints of those who believe the Copts already play an adequate role in parliament, and those who believe that further involvement is necessary.


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So it oozes from his ears and nose and leaves him feeling sick!
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While cider is made in every corner of the globe, England is where some of the best styles are still produced to this day. If you prefer your cider with a hint of blackberry, then try England's very own award-winning Ashridge Devon Blush Organic Cider. If you really enjoy the natural tartness of apple with a tinge of bittersweet overtones, then you can't go wrong with Aspalls Organic Suffolk Cyder. Aspalls Organic Suffolk Cyder.
Cider is a time-honoured drink great for festivals, holidays, and even as a daily thirst quencher to help you relax at the end of the day. Serve chilled, and you have a drink for toasting to good times regardless of the occasion.


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4 tips to heal after a non-breakup from your non-relationship
by Tamim Alnuweiri, October 10, 2018
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Way back when, in fall 2017 into winter 2018, I was seeing someone…sort of. It wasn't a relationship per se, but it wasn't totally platonic either. The whole experience was confusing: How much of it was objective(ish) truth, and how much of it was my subconscious projection and misinterpretation? Not knowing these answers made understanding how to handle the inevitable breakup feel impossible. Because, like that supposed tree falling in the woods, can there even be a breakup when there's no relationship to effectively end?
We met through mutual friends and quickly began texting and going on dates—yes, the dinners, movie nights, and shows were indisputably dates. But beyond knowing that we were, in some sense of the word, dating, I didn't have much of an understanding of our relationship. We never really discussed it, partially because I was not in a rush to DTR, but also because things just seemed to working. I didn't want to harsh the vibe or create weirdness where none currently existed.
Month after month, it went on, until one day, it was unceremoniously over. Of course, since we were never really together, there was no breakup. I felt confused and pretty mad while I unsuccessfully searched for closure. But what was I even looking for?
There is a huge gray area between being single and being in a relationship, yet there's also a huge lack of language to articulate this space.
While I'd like to believe this experience was unique to me (mostly for the emotional health and greater good of the world), such is not at all the case in modern dating. There is a huge gray area between being single and being in a relationship, yet there's also a huge lack of language to articulate this space. While terms like orbiting and ghosting explain the often-shitty aftermath of these early, not-yet-official relationships, there isn't simply isn't an apt way to describe them in their prime.
So, by way of traditional closure, your prospects are slim unless you're willing to confront your sort-of ex (I'm not). Instead, focus on what you can control, namely yourself. Below are expert-approved tips for how to handle a breakup—or rather a non-breakup—from a non-relationship.
Keep reading for 4 steps to heal after a non-relationship ends.
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1. Acknowledge your feelings (and their validity)
In traditional (read: defined) relationships, there is an accepted grieving period following a breakup, says Carolina Castanos, PhD, founder of MovingOn. When the situation may not seem worthy of the emotional bells and whistles that tend to accompany full-blown breakups, however, the recovery period here can take on a different, less identifiable form. "In a non-relationship, grief can take a different shape, as there is uncertainty regarding what you meant to the other person," she says.
"Ambiguous boundaries of the relationship do not diminish the feelings you may have developed." —Jess Carbino, PhD
This can make parsing your feelings on the matter difficult because it can give way to notions of unworthiness. Still, Dr. Castanos champions the importance of not only identifying your emotions, but understanding that you're allowed to feel all of 'em. Jess Carbino, PhD—a doc and Bumble's in-house sociologist—agrees. "Ambiguous boundaries of the relationship do not diminish the feelings you may have developed," she says.
2. Sort your emotions
Next, Dr. Castanos says it's helpful to wallow with purpose. "Allow yourself time to grieve, and make sure you know who these feelings are toward," she says. "Feel them and put words to them."
In my situation, I was frustrated with myself for not being shrewd, and angry with him for being dismissive and emotionally manipulative. Decoding the confusion helps to clear the general fog.
3. Contextualize the relationship
You may never know how the other person regarded your relationship, but Dr. Carbino says you can analyze your own opinions about this to great effect. "In terms of finding closure when boundaries or definitions or unclear, it is helpful to consider how you defined the relationship and what it represents to you." By doing this, you can draw boundaries that'll help your see clear closure for yourself.
4. Find the silver lining—because there is one
One borderline-positive effect of my situation is it forced me to think about what I need from a partner. While defining the relationship has always been a panic-inducing topic for me because it always seems to indicate more seriousness than I'm prepared for, Dr. Carbino says it's a good idea to still at least have The Talk with yourself. "We all need boundaries so that we can have clear expectations about how to operate in the world," she says.
Do I need strict definitions and boundaries, a traditional union, or simply more emotional openness punctuating a still-ambiguous setup? I don't have the exact answers yet, but at least I know what I'm not looking for: a non-relationship rooted in a complete lack of communication.
This is how you should approach dating if you have social anxiety and how it changes when you're in your thirties.
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"I double my ads every time they boycott me" plus a new film, Trump2024: Mike on Spicer&Co
"I double my ads every time they bad mouth me"
"I double my ads every time they bad mouth me," Mike says about those that would boycott Mike due to his support of President Trump.
Mike goes on to say, "Here's what happens. Everybody on the right buys more than they were going to buy before. And, the people on the left still buy. It's that small, extreme group that says, 'Let's boycott them. I was going to buy 12 pillows and now I'm not buying any,'" to which Mike says, "You're lying, you weren't going to buy any pillows."
"My business goes up every time something like this happens," Mike says about the Goya Foods boycott, saying that he guarantees that Goya Foods "will be busier than ever." And, Mike exclaims, how can they "be calling for a boycott just because the CEO is saying good things about the greatest president we've ever had?"
Mike says that in the end, boycotts raise consumer prices. For example, with TV advertising, when all the advertisers move to a different show, their advertising rates go up, which the consumer ultimately pays for.
Mike is one of the sponsors of Trump2024, a film coming out in September that will show what the world will be like with – and without – President Trump. Mike has a part in it, along with Franklin Graham, Samuel Rodriguez, Mike Huckabee, Robert Jeffress, Tony Perkins, Paula White, Jack Graham, Jack Hibbs, Star Parker, Dennis Prager, Brigitte Gabriel, and Eric Metaxas.
Mike believes the film will help "the biggest election in history," which is why he is supporting it, since "the future of everything we have hinges on the election."
Mike encourages all to be a part of this film and to donate because this will "give you the biggest bang for your buck." So watch the 2024Trump trailer now and take action.


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Young Lake or Youngs Lake is a lake located in The town of Warren in Herkimer County, New York. Weaver Lake is north of and drains into Young Lake. Young Lake is south of Weaver Lake, the two are collectively known as either "Waiontha Lakes" or "the Little Lakes". Waiontha Mountain, located west was named after the Waiontha Lakes.

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Most of the fishing done on the lake is done in the winter months in the form of ice fishing. Fish species present in the lake are blue gill, yellow perch and black crappie.

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WASHINGTON – A clever parody ad showcasing Apple's canna-friendly chronometer, iWatch, has taken out a full page ad in the upcoming Marijuana Green Pages business directory. Seattle-based multi-media company Higher Ground released the "WeedWatch" ad to coincide with the April 20th pot holiday, "4/20", and the release of the Apple Watch on April 24th.
The ad, featuring a photo of the iWatch with the simple text, "Time for a Change: Legalize It" will appear in a Premium Position of the Marijuana Green Pages in the Wearable Technology section.
"The Apple Watch is a revolutionary product, and the legalization of marijuana in States across the country is also a revolutionary movement,"notes Higher Ground Editor-in-Chief Michael A. Stusser. "The message of our parody is as simple as the solution to the War on Drugs: Legalize It. It's time to end Prohibition, and legalize, regulate and tax cannabis at the federal level. I can think of no better place to showcase this powerful message than as a full page ad in a premium position in the Marijuana Green Pages, the most authoritative business directory of legal cannabis businesses ever created. The Weed Watch just had to be represented."
One of the most innovative features of Apple's Watch is the ability for users to customize the face of the device, and add additional information. In Higher Ground's parody, they have taken the liberty to do just that! The watch face is full of humorous and advocacy-related apps including NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), SXSW, Leafly (a Yelp-like mobile app for marijuana), 7-11, Cannabis News Network, and Doritos. The time? 4:20.
Based out of Seattle, where recreational marijuana was legalized in 2012, Higher Ground is attempting to "Elevate the Dialogue"and broaden the movement nationally. While legal in Washington, Colorado, Alaska and Oregon, the use, sale or distribution of cannabis is still a felony at the federal level, and over 600,000 Americans are arrested every year for marijuana-related offenses.
The launch of the Apple Watch continues to garner significant media coverage, as it is the first new product device from Apple since CEO Tim Cook took over the company. PreOrders for the iWatch began on April 10th, selling over a million units, and will begin shipping on April 24th. Using guerilla-style marketing, In addition to the Marijuana Green Pages, Higher Ground's WeedWatch campaign will appear on posters, leaflets and mobile billboards adjacent to Apple stores nationwide.
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Higher Ground produces the world's first satirical news program about the legalization movement, along with a newspaper column and website. A multi-media company, Higher Ground creates highly-produced video assets including a flagship program (a mix between The Daily Show and CNN, just without that annoying Wolfe Blitzer fellow), a syndicated column on the legalization movement, a comprehensive and entertaining news website, events (Cooking with Cannabis!), along with viral social-media parodies.
Higher Ground has created a variety of videos and parodies that attempt to vaporize stoner-cliches (including a ReMix of Cheech & Chong's iconic "Up in Smoke"), while also educating the public on the changing landscape of legalization. Along with their YouTube videos, the company has repurposed posters from the Reefer Madness era with an Original Artists Series, updated MadMen (whose characters smoke from vaporizers instead of cancer-sticks), and even crafted a Seattle Seahawks logo entirely out of marijuana in honor of the Beast Mode strain (named after running back Marshawn Lynch). Stusser's Higher Ground column also runs in the Seattle Weekly.
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Wouldn't that be Rio Grande?
by Dan W. Reicher
A former assistant secretary of energy in the Clinton administration and director of climate Change and energy initiatives at Google, Dan W. Reicher is a Stanford lecturer and research fellow, as well as a board member of the conservation group American Rivers.
In 1977 I was a member of the first expedition on record to navigate the entire 3,038-kilometer Rio Grande. Four of us, all Dartmouth College students and budding kayakers, were sponsored by the National Geographic Society and Dartmouth's Ledyard Canoe Club. The trip took us down an ice-choked creek on the flanks of the Continental Divide in Colorado; through intricate white water in the Taos Box of New Mexico; into overgrown irrigation ditches around Albuquerque; to the bottoms of steep canyons in West Texas; and past palm-bordered agricultural fields near the river's mouth on the Gulf of Mexico.
I have been back to the river many times, especially to explore its crown jewel, Big Bend, the 483-kilometer section of the river that cuts a great sideways "S" on a map of North America and forms the border between Mexico and the United States. Its massive canyons cleave the cactus-studded Chihuahuan Desert on both sides of the Rio Grande. Far from any urban center, Big Bend offers the darkest night skies and brightest constellations in the lower 48.
As Ben Master's film, The River and the Wall, so brilliantly demonstrates, the expansion of a border wall between the United States and Mexico represents a profound threat to the future of the Rio Grande. Described by one wag as a "twelfth-century solution to a twenty-first-century problem," construction of such a barrier puts so much at risk, from endangered species and critical water supplies to local economies and property rights, with little upside.
When it comes to the future of Big Bend, however, there is a far better idea: the creation of an international park. The idea was first proposed in 1936, just four years after the United States and Canada joined Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park to create the word's first international peace park. Franklin D. Roosevelt endorsed the idea when he signed legislation establishing the 243,000-hectare Big Bend National Park in 1944. Shortly thereafter, the American president sent a letter to his Mexican counterpart, Manuel Ávila Camacho, writing, "I do not believe that this undertaking in the Big Bend will be complete until the entire park area in this region on both sides of the Rio Grande forms one great international park."
Camacho agreed, and in the years since, presidents as diverse as Truman, Reagan, and Obama have taken up the cause of cross-border conservation, yet 75 years later, Roosevelt's hope remains unfulfilled. Ironically, the current administration's determination to build a wall along the entire U.S.-Mexico border is breathing new life into the idea of creating such a park. The equities and the politics are compelling.
There are now more than 1.2 million hectares—an area substantially greater than Yellowstone National Park—protected on both sides of the Rio Grande in Big Bend, along with more than 400 kilometers of river frontage. As I wrote in a March 14 New York Times op-ed: "A jointly managed park would recognize the region as a single ecosystem and encourage collaboration by focusing the two nations on shared environmental and climate challenges along the border, like droughts, floods, and wildfires, and invasive plants and endangered species. Joint efforts at habitat restoration and water conservation would increase river flows, discourage illegal crossings and support agriculture. And the park would increase tourism, helping struggling people on both sides of the river."
More important, the politics of Big Bend International Park are promising and bipartisan. The Democratic-led House is well-positioned to advance the idea, in collaboration with Republican Congressman Will Hurd, who represents the Big Bend region and who has been an outspoken opponent of the wall. Hurd spoke in favor of the park during a panel discussion moderated by the president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, following a screening of The River and the Wall in Washington, DC.
Democratic Senator Tom Udall, whose father, Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, was a key player in the 1968 adoption of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, which now protects 431 kilometers of the Rio Grande, signaled his support for the international park on a Big Bend canoe trip we took in 2018. That voyage, which also included Theodore Roosevelt IV, both celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Interior Secretary Udall's legislative victory and highlighted the threat posed by the border wall.
Additionally, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) is a logical Senate ally, particularly with his intimate connection to the Rio Grande as one of the four members of our 1977 expedition and a congressional leader in international conservation. On the Mexican side of the river, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who views the border wall as "an attempt to strong-arm and humiliate Mexico," also recognizes that "Mexico and the U.S. are bound not only by a shared border, but by a shared culture and history."
As with any binational diplomatic effort, there are some complexities with establishing Big Bend International Park, including differing approaches to land conservation on the two sides of the river. But with the Glacier-Waterton precedent and scores of other trans-boundary protected areas around the globe, this is clearly a feasible idea whose time has come. Just think how marvelous it would be to fulfill Roosevelt's dream with a natural wonder that links our two great countries, instead of a massive medieval wall that divides us.
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Q: border and image responsive simultaneously So I have a picture inside a div box. There is .img-responsive for images but what if I want to make the border responsive as well , so that when  I shrink the size of the screen , the border and the image shrinks proportionately together. Also the text inside the box should also shrink responsively. If there is a bootstrap way to do it. Please tell me that also.
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A: Just remove height and width from quote_box if you want to assign width and height then use max-width and max-height like following.
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Without using bootstrap working snippet

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With Bootstrap you have to use some bootstrap classes like following fiddle
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