UPDATE: Rivers of Light will officially open on February 17, 2017.
Just after dinner on a hot July evening, we headed toward the exit for Disney's Animal Kingdom. The sun hadn't set yet, but the park would soon be closing. There would be no fireworks show at the park, as the loud booms were certain to terrify the animals we had seen on Kilimanjaro Safaris earlier in the day. As fun as it was visiting Animal Kingdom, there just wasn't much to do there after sunset, and so the park often closed earlier than the other three Walt Disney World theme parks.
All that will change very soon. Disney's imagineers have been hard at work designing entertainment transform this once daytime park into a nighttime park. The first of these new nighttime offerings will be a spectacular show called Rivers of Light. The show, which will take place on Discovery River, is inspired by the idea when animals pass from one world on to the next, their spirits create a "river of light" in the sky, what we call the Aurora Borealis.
Fireflies and glowing lanterns will set the stage for your guides, two storytellers dressed in elaborate costumes. These storytellers will then summon the four Spirit Guides: The Great Horned Owl, The Asian Tiger, The African Elephant, and The Tropical Turtle. The animal guides will then proceed to take guests on a journey through the Rivers of Light.
The show will feature 100 Asian lanterns and larger-than-life animal spirits in a variety of colors. In addition, guests will see beautiful floating vessels on the river. Bursting forth from fire, powerful jets of water will erupt, providing screens for stunning videos. The show will also feature a remarkable 28-foot tall Temple Lotus. Take a look behind the scenes of this brand new show in the video below.
Personally, I can't wait to experience Animal Kingdom after dark! With the new Rivers of Light show and several more nighttime additions to come, there is sure to be plenty to do at Disney's Animal Kingdom after sunset!
Do you know if they will have this going on in December?
I think they will. Last I heard, they are still planning to open the show sometime this summer.
Me too! I'm sure it will be amazing!
Let's hope they can get this show up and running soon! I can't wait to experience DAK at night.
I hope so! I'm sure it will be a wonderful show when it does open!
This looks cool. Might have take my son to see this.


I'm a mum of two and also the owner of the nursery. I have seen dozens of nursery nurses preparing shaving foam for the children to play with, and I've seen hundreds of youngsters loving every minute of playing with it! However, I can honestly say that it has never occured to me to get out the shaving foam for our own children at home.
Looking at these photos of children at nursery playing with shaving foam last week, I wonder why I never think to pick some up from Sainsburys? Children really do love it so much. It's squidgier than playdough, cleans anything you put into it, is kind to your hands and smells lovely!
I've made a mental note to add it to next week's supermarket shop!


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NCAA: No Significant Violations, No Penalties in Fraud Case
The NCAA's Committee on Infractions could not find any violations of its rules regarding academics in UNC's long-running fraudulent classes case, the athletics governing body announced Friday. The University will not be sanctioned. The committee...
UNC, NCAA Deliberate Toward Resolving Case
This fall, the University will practice something it has gotten really good at: waiting for the NCAA. UNC officials met with the athletics governing body's Committee on Infractions Aug. 16 and 17 in Nashville, Tenn....
NCAA Infractions Committee Sets Aug. 16 Hearing for UNC
The NCAA's Committee on Infractions has set an Aug. 16 hearing date for what it intends to be a resolution of UNC's long-running fraudulent classes case. The athletics governing body has requested that both of...
UNC Receives New Notice of Allegations From NCAA
The Old Well and South Building. (Photo by Dan Sears '74)
The University on Monday received an amended Notice of Allegations from the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the long-running athletics-academics case.
A spokesperson confirmed that it was received but said UNC would need time to study the document and possibly redact material that it would not make public.
In a Notice of Allegations nearly a year ago, the NCAA told UNC that the University had violated principles of institutional control and compliance when it failed to monitor the activities of the former department of African and Afro-American studies staff and academic counselors for athletes.
In August, the University was days away from its deadline to respond to that notice when it self-reported possible additional violations of the organization's rules.
According to a University spokesperson, one possible violation, involving women's basketball, was found while poring through "5 or 6 million pages" of documents that UNC was preparing to release to the public in the wake of the 2014 release of the Wainstein report on the outside investigation into the issues. The other involved possible recruiting violations in men's soccer that was unrelated to the Notice of Allegations received from the NCAA in May.
The self-reporting in effect restarted the clock on the NCAA's procedures, and it has taken until now for it to send a new NOA.
A Timeline
7/2010 — Football player Marvin Austin '12 tweets from a trip he made to Miami, which hints that he may be receiving benefits due to his status as an athlete.
7/2010 — NCAA investigators come to Chapel Hill for reasons then not specified.
10/2010 — Then-Chancellor Holden Thorp '86 tells a news conference, "To everyone who loves this University, I'm sorry for what I have to tell you." The NCAA investigation into the football program has uncovered possible academic misconduct involving an undergraduate student tutor and some players on the football team. "We don't yet know the extent of the issue," then-Athletics Director Dick Baddour '66 ('75 MA) says. "We will get to the bottom of this."
7/2011 — Head football coach Butch Davis is fired.
8/2011 — Then-University Counsel Leslie Strohm notifies the NCAA that there may be problems in the then-department of African and Afro-American studies.
8/2011 — The News & Observer obtains Austin's transcript, which shows he started taking college classes in summer 2007. The paper said that Austin's SAT scores required remedial writing and that he took and made a B-plus in a 400-level class listed as being taught by then-AFAM Chair Julius Nyang'oro.
9/2011 — Baddour says he will retire as soon as a successor is found.
3/2012 — The NCAA says UNC is responsible for multiple rules violations in its football program, including academic fraud and a failure to monitor the program. Carolina is given a ban on postseason play for the next season, reduction of five football scholarships in each of the next three years, three years' probation and a $50,000 fine (self-imposed by UNC) and is ordered to vacate its eight wins in 2008 and eight in 2009 because ineligible players participated. UNC is ordered to vacate the individual records of those who played while ineligible. UNC says it will not appeal.
5/2012 — An internal investigation covering the period summer 2007 through summer 2011 finds nine classes containing 59 students that were found to be "aberrant." It says 43 other courses were either aberrant or were "taught irregularly" — i.e., "the instructor provided an assignment and evidently graded the resultant paper but engaged in limited or no classroom or other instructional contact with the student."
6/2012 — The State Bureau of Investigation begins looking into the matter.
6/2012 — It is revealed that in summer 2011, 18 football team members and one former player made up the entire enrollment of an African and Afro-American studies class that was opened for enrollment on the day the summer session began — and that instructor Nyang'oro did not show up to teach.
6/2012 — UNC finds no other departments doing what AFAM was found to have done.
7/2012 — Nyang'oro retires.
7/2012 — A special subcommittee of UNC's Faculty Executive Committee reports deep concerns in the faculty about how thoroughly athletes — especially those in the revenue-producing sports of basketball and football — participate in the academic life of the University.
7/2012 — UNC acknowledges that Hakeem Nicks '10 played his final season in 2008 while ineligible to be on the field. NCAA documents show that Nicks received improper academic help in spring 2008 and calls it "academic fraud."
8/2012 — The N&O reports on the transcript of former star football player Julius Peppers '02. Grades on the transcript make it clear that Peppers was in danger of being declared ineligible to play but that his average was bolstered by high grades in African studies classes.
9/2012 — Documents obtained by The N&O show freshmen football players enrolled in an upper-level African studies class — while some of them could not read or write at a college level. Included is a heavily plagiarized paper by a member of the football team.
9/2012 — Thorp announces he will step down as chancellor effective June 30, 2013.
11/2012 — Mary Willingham, who had worked in the academic support program for athletes, tells The N&O that UNC is admitting athletes who are unable to do college work.
12/2012 — Former Gov. James Martin reports, following an investigation that UNC hired him to undertake, that Nyang'oro's practice of getting approval for lecture courses that involved no lectures but a single paper due at the semester's end started in 1997 — just months after AFAM was elevated from a curriculum to a department. Martin found patterns of faculty no-show classes that peaked in 2005-06 and then dropped precipitously — to near zero by 2009, the year Nyang'oro assistant Deborah Crowder '75 retired.
6/2013 — The N&O reveals email exchanges between Nyang'oro and academic counselors to athletes that strongly indicate that term-paper-only courses were arranged for the convenience of athletes. UNC System President Thomas Ross '75 (JD) requests copies of the emails.
6/2013 — The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools initially declares UNC out of compliance with accreditation principles, then declines to sanction, recommending that the University offer makeup classes to those who took the fraudulent AFAM classes.
Fall 2013 — Provost James Dean says he repeatedly had asked Willingham for documents from research she did for a master's thesis on the subject of athletes and academics. Willingham says she had reached out about her data to Dean, Ross and Chancellor Carol L. Folt, with no response.
12/2013 — Nyang'oro is indicted by a grand jury on a felony charge of obtaining property by false pretenses — specifically, taking $12,000 in pay he accepted despite not teaching a class.
Late 2013 or early 2014 — UNC's Institutional Review Board pulls Willingham's permit to do research. IRB had permitted her to do research but without permission to see individual names, which the IRB apparently didn't think she needed. She characterizes this as a mistake on the IRB's part, asking how she could have done this research without seeing names.
1/2014 — Willingham asserts there was a basketball player who could not read or write. Coach Roy Williams '72 denies this, then declines Willingham's offer to meet with her.
1/2014 — At a meeting of the Faculty Council, Provost Dean and Admissions Director Steve Farmer present extensive statistical evidence they say refutes Willingham's assertions about reading ability of athletes at the time they are admitted to UNC. Willingham stands by her work.
1/2014 — Former football player Michael McAdoo '12 tells The N&O that his academic career was a scam of courses designed to keep him eligible to play and presents himself as an victim of what happened in the case.
2/2014 — The Orange County district attorney says Crowder will not be charged with crimes because she had agreed to cooperate in ongoing investigations.
4/2014 — Three outside experts hired by UNC concur that Willingham's research was not valid.
5/2014 — Willingham resigns from UNC.
6/2014 — Former basketball star Rashad McCants '06 tells ESPN that he didn't go to class, nearly flunked out and that his eligibility to play was saved by AFAM no-show classes.
7/2014 — Charges against Nyang'oro are dropped in exchange for his cooperation in a new investigation by independent counsel Kenneth Wainstein.
7/2014 — The NCAA reopens its investigation, anticipating new information gleaned through the Wainstein probe.
10/2014 — Wainstein's report places most of the onus on Crowder but also cites a number of key people whom the report says knew for years what Crowder was doing. It says that Jan Boxill, chair of the faculty from 2011 to earlier in 2014, "knew completely what these classes were all about and steered students to them."
10/2014 — UNC fires Boxill and three others and disciplines five others in response to the Wainstein report.
11/2014 — SACS opens a new probe and says UNC withheld some information it had in 2012-13 dealings with SACS. UNC denies it knew anything relevant that it did not report to SACS.
11/2014 — McAdoo sues UNC, saying that as an athlete he received a substandard education.
1/2015 — Former athletes Rashanda McCants '09 and Devon Ramsay '12 sue the University, saying UNC did not deliver them the education it promised.
3/2015 — UNC asks the court to dismiss McCants' and Ramsay's suit.
5/2015 — The NCAA sends its Notice of Allegations to UNC.
6/2015 — UNC is placed on probation for one year by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools after SACS' second review of the academic fraud case and UNC's action in response to it.
7/2015 — SACS tells UNC it has yet to provide sufficient evidence that changes and initiatives arising from the case have been effective in correcting the situation.
8/2015 — UNC reports two additional possible NCAA rules violations, necessitating a new Notice of Allegations from the NCAA.
10/2015 — UNC estimates it has paid about $7.6 million to three law firms and a public relations agency for work related to the case.
11/2015 — UNC fires two more people in the wake of the scandal, bans a former senior administrator from ever holding an administrative position at UNC again and clears three other staff members.
2/2016 — A judge dismisses claims by two former UNC athletes who had sued the University saying they did not receive an adequate education.
4/2016 — SACS officials visit UNC in preparation for a ruling on its probationary status expected in June.
4/2016 — UNC receives a second Notice of Allegations from the NCAA.

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Q: Java static class for application meta info to populate JLabels in NetBeans In my application, I have a "meta" class to store information about the app (e.g., version).
For example:
class AppMetaData {
  public static final String version = "beta2";
  public static final String server = ...
  ...
}

In NetBeans, I have a JLabel on the main frame of my application. I want it's value to be populated from this MetaClass. However the code is auto-generated for it and I see no way to set it's value dynamically from the version field of the MetaData class. It is either set by hand, or drawn from some text file.
Is there a simple way to achieve what I want, in a way that it won't be overwritten by the code generator?
Thanks in advance.

A: JLabel has a setText method that you should call in a place that you know for sure that won't be overridden by the IDE.

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Bus drunk jailed for racist abuse
Andrew Phelan – 16 February 2011 03:00 PM
A DRUNKEN bus passenger who hurled racist abuse at the driver when he told him to stop smoking has been jailed for three months.
Declan Murphy (43) was sentenced after a judge said he had shown "ethnic prejudice" towards the driver.
Murphy denied the incident and claimed a garda who arrested him deliberately poked and pinched his injured shoulder.
Dublin District Court heard Murphy, of Cedarwood Road, Finglas, was in "constant pain" following a serious accident. He was convicted of public intoxication and causing a breach of the peace at College Green on October 30.
The court heard Murphy, who had 29 previous convictions, was on a Dublin Bus when he caused a drunken disturbance. He also lit up a cigarette and when the driver pulled in and asked him to put the cigarette out, Murphy called him a "P**i bastard".
He told the court: "I may have had a cigarette in my hand but it wasn't lit."
He denied using any verbal abuse, saying he respected all bus drivers of "whatever nation".
He claimed that a garda who arrested him purposely started poking his injured shoulder and "pinched" him while he was in custody.
He didn't know how long he was being detained for and when he asked for food, officers refused. He said a doctor who was called to the station would not give him painkillers.
Judge Cormac Dunne said the court had sympathy for the accused's illness, but the case had "nothing to do with" that.
"One can only speculate of the fear, upset and anxiety that passengers would have felt when confronted with this strong, robust individual in an enclosed environment in such a heavy degree of intoxication."
The judge said that once the bus driver stopped the bus for the safety of passengers, the accused "added insult to injury" by calling him a "P**i bastard".
He said this showed "racist and ethnic prejudice" against a hard-working busman.
aphelan@herald.ie


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La prima stagione della serie televisiva The Killing, composta da tredici episodi, è stata trasmessa sul canale statunitense AMC dal 3 aprile al 19 giugno 2011.

In Italia la stagione è andata in onda su Fox Crime dal 3 novembre 2011 al 26 gennaio 2012.

Il primo giorno
Titolo originale: Pilot
Diretto da: Patty Jenkins
Scritto da: Veena Sud (sceneggiatura)

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A Seattle, la detective Sarah Linden sta per trasferirsi a Sonoma, in California, per iniziare una nuova vita con il figlio Jack e il fidanzato Rick Felder. Proprio durante il suo ultimo giorno nella città a nord-ovest degli Stati Uniti, un piovoso lunedì, è chiamata ad indagare sulla scomparsa della diciassettenne Rosie Larsen, insieme al nuovo collega Stephen Holder, ex detective della narcotici appena arrivato a Seattle proprio per sostituirla. Secondo i genitori, Mitch e Stan Larsen, la ragazza aveva trascorso il weekend con l'amica Sterling, ma quest'ultima in realtà non la vede da venerdì e indica alla polizia che probabilmente Rosie si trova in compagnia del suo ex ragazzo Jasper. Il padre Stan, che insieme alla moglie aveva passato il fine settimana in campeggio, si reca quindi presso l'abitazione del ragazzo, in cerca della propria figlia. Tuttavia, scopre che Jasper non è in compagnia di Rosie, ma di un'altra ragazza, così si reca nel posto in cui la polizia sta conducendo le ricerche: un campo vicino ad un lago, dove erano stati ritrovati alcuni oggetti che sembravano appartenere alla ragazza. Dal lago i sommozzatori fanno emergere un'auto appartenente allo staff del consigliere comunale Darren Richmond, che nel frattempo è impegnato a curare i dettagli della sua campagna elettorale per l'elezione a sindaco con il suo capo-staff Jamie e la sua consigliera e amante Gwen. Nel bagagliaio dell'auto verrà ritrovato il corpo senza vita di Rosie Larsen.
Guest star: Callum Keith Rennie (Rick Felder), Tom Butler (Lesley Adams), Katie Findlay (Rosie Larsen), Liam James (Jack), Kacey Rohl (Sterling Fitch), Garry Chalk (Michael Oakes), Brandon Jay McLaren (Bennet Ahmed).
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Peculiarità: Patty Jenkins per la regia del pilota ha vinto un Directors Guild of America Award come miglior regista in una serie drammatica.

La gabbia
Titolo originale: The Cage
Diretto da: Ed Bianchi
Scritto da: Veena Sud

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Visto il triste epilogo delle ricerche di Rosie Larsen, il capitano Oakes chiede alla detective Linden di rimanere a Seattle ancora per un giorno. Dopo aver sentito i genitori, che non hanno dato indizi su chi può avere ucciso Rosie, Sarah Linden e Stephen Holder interrogano Sterling, che conferma di non aver più visto Rosie dopo la festa scolastica del venerdì sera, e Jasper, che al momento sembra essere l'unica pista emersa; anche se presto il facoltoso padre del ragazzo impedirà alla polizia di fare domande al figlio senza la presenza di un avvocato. Intanto si scopre che il sabato mattina era stato denunciato il furto della macchina dentro cui è stato trovato il corpo, ma ciò non basta per tranquillizzare il consigliere Richmond, che nel frattempo è colto da sospetti sulla fedeltà delle persone a lui più vicine, Jamie e Gwen, visto che i giornalisti sono riusciti ad avere accesso a informazioni strettamente riservate. Mentre i signori Larsen trovano il modo di dire agli altri due figli più piccoli, Denny e Tom, che la loro sorella è morta, l'autopsia conferma che Rosie è morta per annegamento, e che quindi era ancora viva quando l'auto è finita nel lago. Nel finale, la detective Linden decide di rimandare ulteriormente il suo trasferimento, mentre il detective Holder, dopo aver familiarizzato con alcuni studenti della scuola di Rosie, scopre un luogo segreto in cui si svolgono feste più spinte, chiamato "la gabbia", dove troverà molte tracce di sangue.
Guest star: Callum Keith Rennie (Rick Felder), Lee Garlington (Ruth Yitanes), Kacey Rohl (Sterling Fitch), Brandon Jay McLaren (Bennet Ahmed), Garry Chalk (Michael Oakes), Liam James (Jack), Katie Findlay (Rosie Larsen).
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El Diablo
Titolo originale: El Diablo
Diretto da: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Scritto da: Dawn Prestwich e Nicole Yorkin

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Esaminando "la gabbia", un edificio scolastico in cui gli studenti organizzavano feste a base di alcol, droghe e sesso, la polizia scopre che il tutto veniva spiato da una stanza adiacente dal custode Lyndon Johnson Rosales, con precedenti di molestie su minori. Quando i detective Linden e Holder si recano presso il suo appartamento, tenta la fuga buttandosi dal terzo piano del palazzo in cui abita e rimane gravemente ferito. Rosales, che ha un alibi per la morte di Rosie, conferma di aver visto Rosie alla festa del venerdì sera presso "la gabbia", in compagnia di Kris Echols, migliore amico Jasper. Kris tuttavia si rifiuta di rispondere alle domande dei detective. Nel frattempo, la notizia della morte di Rosie è già finita sulle prime pagine dei giornali, così Linden sarà costretta a confermare ai signori Larsen le modalità in cui la loro figlia è morta, accentuando il loro dolore. Anche tale notizia, secondo il consigliere Darren, è stata data alla stampa da una talpa all'interno del suo staff per danneggiarlo. Un investigatore privato di fiducia conferma i suoi sospetti indicandogli in Jamie la fonte che ha anticipato via mail ai giornalisti i suoi rapporti con la Yitanes. Mentre la Yitanes quando scopre il coinvolgimento di Darren nell'omicidio di Rosie Larsen minaccia di ritarare il suo appoggio, Jamie tenta di negare le accuse, ma sarà costretto ugualmente ad allontanarsi dallo staff. Nel finale, il professor Bennet Ahmed della scuola frequentata da Rosie, dopo aver requisito un cellulare ad un ragazzo, scopre un video che girava tra gli studenti in cui si vedono Rosie e Sterling in compagnia di Jasper e Kris.
Guest star: Callum Keith Rennie (Rick Felder), Lee Garlington (Ruth Yitanes), Kacey Rohl (Sterling Fitch), Brandon Jay McLaren (Bennet Ahmed), Tom Butler (Lesley Adams), Garry Chalk (Michael Oakes), Liam James (Jack), Katie Findlay (Rosie Larsen).
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Uno contro uno
Titolo originale: A Soundless Echo
Diretto da: Jennifer Getzinger
Scritto da: Soo Hugh

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Mentre i signori Larsen sono impegnati ad organizzare il funerale di Rosie, i detective Linden e Holder continuano le indagini. Dopo la scoperta del video, Jasper e Kris vengono interrogati separatamente, ma entrambi negano di aver aggredito Rosie, che avrebbe lasciato presto la loro compagnia. Questa versione è confermata più tardi da Sterling, che nel video sembra subire un'aggressione sessuale, ma affermerà di essere stata consenziente. La ragazza confermerà anche che il sangue ritrovato nella gabbia è tutto suo, perso a seguito di un'epistassi. Poiché non ci sono quindi prove concrete a carico dei ragazzi, i due detective sono costretti a cercare anche altre piste. Sarah Linden, dopo aver ricevuto una visita del fidanzato Rick, trova delle lettere segrete da parte del professor Bennet Ahmed dirette a Rosie, mentre Stephen Holder scopre che lui e la ragazza si frequentavano di nascosto. Nel frattempo il consigliere Richmond prova a recuperare il terreno perso nei confronti dello sfidante alle prossime elezioni. Nel finale si scopre che il licenziamento di Jamie è stata una messa in scena in modo che quest'ultimo possa avvicinarsi al sindaco Lesley Adams e scoprire l'identità della vera talpa.
Guest star: Callum Keith Rennie (Rick Felder), Alan Dale (Senatore Eaton), Kacey Rohl (Sterling Fitch), Brandon Jay McLaren (Bennet Ahmed), Tom Butler (Lesley Adams), Garry Chalk (Michael Oakes), Liam James (Jack), Katie Findlay (Rosie Larsen), Patrick Gilmore (Tom Drexler), Don Thompson (Janek Kovarsky), Peter Kelamis (Michael).
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Il cerchio si stringe
Titolo originale: Super 8
Diretto da: Phil Abraham
Scritto da: Jeremy Doner

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Il professor Ahmed ammette di essersi scambiato delle lettere con Rosie, ma nega che avesse una relazione con lei. Dopo aver parlato con la preside Meyers, Linden e Holder scoprono che la moglie del professore era una sua studentessa. Interrogata quest'ultima, hanno la conferma che Ahmed non ha un alibi per il venerdì sera, quando lei si trovava fuori città, e anzi Ahmed aveva disdetto l'appuntamento con una ditta edile per la pavimentazione della sua casa previsto per quella stessa sera, il contrario di quanto lui aveva dichiarato. Inoltre, in seguito, delle analisi di laboratorio mettono in evidenza come il corpo di Rosie sia stato pulito utilizzando lo stesso prodotto chimico usato nelle pavimentazioni presente nell'abitazione di Ahmed. Nel frattempo, il consigliere Richmond, grazie all'aiuto di Jamie, scopre che Ruth Yitanes aveva infiltrato nel suo staff una talpa per tenerlo d'occhio e creare qualche situazione scomoda, in modo da aumentare il bisogno del suo supporto in vista delle elezioni.
Guest star: Callum Keith Rennie (Rick Felder), Lee Garlington (Ruth Yitanes), Brandon Jay McLaren (Bennet Ahmed), Katie Findlay (Rosie Larsen), Tom Butler (Lesley Adams), Ashley Johnson (Amber Ahmed), Brian Markinson (Conoscente di Stephen Holder), Colin Lawrence (Benjamin Abani).
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Il giorno dell'addio
Titolo originale: What You Have Left
Diretto da: Agnieszka Holland
Scritto da: Nic Pizzolatto

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Ahmed è il principale sospettato, ma le prove finora raccolte dai detective Linden e Holder sono solo circostanziali, e non sufficienti né per un arresto, né per un mandato di perquisizione. Nel corso del sesto giorno dall'inizio delle indagini, mentre viene celebrato il funerale di Rosie, vengono trovati anche dei testimoni che affermano di aver visto la vittima presso l'abitazione di Ahmed il venerdì sera in cui è scomparsa. Inoltre, un vicino di casa afferma che nella tarda serata di quel venerdì, ha visto in Ahmed in compagnia di una donna trascinare un corpo. Parallelamente a queste scoperte, Holder viene a sapere che il padre della ragazza, Stan, era affiliato alla criminalità organizzata polacca; pertanto Linden decide di informare il professore di ciò, intuendo che il padre potrebbe tentare di farsi giustizia da solo. Ma sembra essere già troppo tardi: Stan, quando viene a sapere che Ahmed potrebbe essere il colpevole, con la scusa di offrirgli un passaggio, lo fa salire nella sua auto e inizia a guidare presso una località non precisata.

La notizia secondo cui Ahmed è il principale indiziato, arriva anche al consigliere Richmond, che inizia a preoccuparsi in quanto il professore è a capo di un progetto da lui supportato. Nonostante i suoi consiglieri Jamie e Gwen tentino di convincerlo a prendere le distanze dal sospettato, Richmond decide di non abbandonarlo, sostenendo la tesi che sia innocente fino a prova contraria. Il suo sfidante alle prossime elezioni, il sindaco Adams, cercherà ovviamente di avvantaggiarsi sfruttando la situazione.
Guest star: Alan Dale (Senatore Eaton), Brandon Jay McLaren (Bennet Ahmed), Ashley Johnson (Amber Ahmed), Tom Butler (Lesley Adams), Gary Chalk (Michael Oakes), Katie Findlay (Rosie Larsen), Colin Lawrence (Benjamin Abani), Brian Markinson (Conoscente di Stephen Holder), Liam James (Jack).
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Il secondo uomo
Titolo originale: Vengeance
Diretto da: Ed Bianchi
Scritto da: Linda Burstyn

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Stan decide di lasciare andare Ahmed senza mettere in atto la vendetta a cui stava pensando. L'uomo, infatti, teme di ritornare ad essere la stessa persona che era prima della nascita dei suoi figli, uno scagnozzo della mafia, riprendendo abitudini che aveva deciso di lasciarsi definitivamente alle spalle. Per seguire la vicissitudine di Ahmed, Linden perde per l'ennesima volta l'aereo per Sonoma. Il giorno seguente, scopre che il capitano Oakes non concede un mandato di perquisizione per l'abitazione del professore somalo, in quanto i testimoni che avrebbero visto Rosie presso la sua abitazione la sera della sua scomparsa non si sono rivelati attendibili. Tuttavia Linden scopre dalla moglie di Ahmed il nome di un'altra persona che potrebbe aver accolto Rosie nella casa di Bennet quella sera: Mohammed, anche lui musulmano. Quando lei e Holder si recano nel retro di una moschea dove pensano di trovarlo, vengono sorpresi da un'irruzione di una squadra di agenti dell'FBI.

Intanto, il sindaco Adams fa convocare una seduta speciale del consiglio comunale per bloccare i finanziamenti del programma in cui Ahmed è coinvolto, supportato da Richmond, che ancora si rifiuta di prendere le distanze da lui chiedendo le sue dimissioni. Il consiglio comunale, nonostante la strenua difesa di Richmond, delibera favorevolmente in ordine alla proposta di Adams.

Guest star: Brandon Jay McLaren (Bennet Ahmed), Ashley Johnson (Amber Ahmed), Tom Butler (Lesley Adams), Gary Chalk (Michael Oakes), Liam James (Jack).
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Un gioco sporco
Titolo originale: Stonewalled
Diretto da: Dan Attias
Scritto da: Aaron Zelman

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L'FBI stava già indagando su Mohammed per terrorismo. Gli agenti federali non escludono che Rosie poteva essere coinvolta, così escludono la polizia locale dalle indagini. Holder, che non gode della fiducia della collega, nel frattempo viene sempre più emarginato, ma trova il modo di rendersi utile piazzando una cimice nel telefono del professor Ahmed, che sta coprendo Mohammed. Dopo che Linden scopre cosa si nasconde nel passato di Holder, ovvero una dipendenza da droghe dalla quale è uscito solo sei mesi prima, si riavvicina al collega. Nel finale la cimice nel telefono di Ahmed intercetta una chiamata tra il professore e Mohammed che indica la pianificazione di una possibile fuga.

Richmond, intanto, per recuperare i punti persi per le ultime informazioni sull'omicidio Larsen divulgate dalla stampa, decide di giocare sporco, portando alla luce notizie compromettenti sul passato del sindaco uscente Adams.
Guest star: Brandon Jay McLaren (Bennet Ahmed), Ashley Johnson (Amber Ahmed), Gary Chalk (Michael Oakes), Brian Markinson (Conoscente di Stephen Holder), Liam James (Jack), Patrick Gilmore (Tom Drexler).
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Vendetta
Titolo originale: Undertow
Diretto da: Agnieszka Holland
Scritto da: Dan Nowak

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Una nuova pista
Titolo originale: I'll Let You Know When I Get There
Diretto da: Ed Bianchi
Scritto da: Nicole Yorkin e Dawn Prestwich

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Fantasmi del passato
Titolo originale: Missing
Diretto da: Nicole Kassell
Scritto da: Veena Sud

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Linden giunge al Casinò Indiano, possibile meta di Rosie prima della scomparsa. La titolare si dimostra tuttavia scarsamente collaborativa di fronte alle richieste della detective, rilevando come le riprese delle videocamere di sorveglianza dei locali vengano cancellate dopo 24 ore, e opponendo la diversità di giurisdizione. Linden, appreso dal Procuratore dei tempi protratti necessari per ottenere un mandato per le stesse, decide di richiedere una autorizzazione per acquisire i filmati delle videocamere dei bancomat in uso presso il Casinò, procedura che si presenta assai più rapida ed agevole della precedente.
Nel frattempo viene telefonicamente informata dell'assenza del figlio da scuola  protrattasi da diversi giorni. Contatta quindi la madre di un amico di Jack, dalla quale riceve l'invito ad evitare ulteriori incontri fra i ragazzini, date le pessime abitudini e frequentazioni del figlio. Jack continua ad essere irriperibile, e vani si dimostrano i tentativi di trovarlo nella zona, nei sobborghi di Seattle, dove si ritrova abitualmente con gli amici. Parimenti, anche un avviso di ricerca diramato dalla polizia in base alle caratteristiche fisiche di Jack, si rivela senza esito. Questo conduce tuttavia la detective sul luogo in cui viene trovato il corpo di un ragazzo dell'età apparente di Jack, identificato tuttavia come altra persona. Infine, nel rientrare al Motel sua dimora provvisoria, Linden ritrova Jack ad attenderla. Il figlio la rende partecipe del fatto di essersi assentato per incontrare il padre. Nel frattempo, la Polizia acquisisce i filmati delle videocamere dei bancomat del Casinò indiani. Questi immortalano la ragazza alle 12.37 del mattino, orario che convalida il racconto di Belko Royce.

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L'ombra di Orpheus
Titolo originale: Beau Soleil
Diretto da: Keith Gordon
Scritto da: Jeremy Doner e Soo Hugh

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Tredicesimo giorno
Titolo originale: Orpheus Descending
Diretto da: Brad Anderson
Scritto da: Veena Sud e Nic Pizzolatto

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Tanyard Creek Park is a  park in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. It is located along Tanyard Creek between Collier Road on the north and BeltLine rail corridor to the south. The neighborhood of Collier Hills borders it on the west and Collier Hills North on the east.

A -long BeltLine trail runs through the park - not along the BeltLine rail corridor itself but perpendicular to it. The trail begins at the west end of Colonial Homes neighborhood, proceeds west along the south end of Bobby Jones Golf Course, Louise G. Howard Park, under Collier Road and through Tanyard Creek Park, under a trestle bridge (active CSX rail line), connecting to both Ardmore Park in the Ardmore neighborhood and into the Tanyard Creek Urban Forest. The trail, and urban forest, terminates at Semel Circle, a new infill development area at the back of Brookwood neighborhood. The trail opened in April 2010.

The Civil War Battle of Peachtree Creek took place in and around the park.

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Parental bereavement leave: 'Two weeks never going to be enough time to grieve a child but it will help'
Parents who lose a child will soon be entitled to two weeks paid bereavement leave [Photo: Getty]
Can you imagine going through the pain of losing your child, then having to go back to work just three days later?
Believe it or not, there is currently no automatic right to paid time off for bereavement, even if you're a parent who has just lost their son or daughter.
But, all that is about to change as parents who suffer the loss of a child under the age of 18 will soon be entitled to two weeks' statutory paid leave from work.
The new legal right, which comes into force from April, will be known as Jack's Law, in memory of Jack Herd. Jack's mum Lucy has been campaigning on the issue since her 23-month-old son Jack drowned in a pond in 2010.
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When she was going through her own heartbreaking loss, Lucy was shocked to learn the law only allowed Jack's father three days off work to grieve, one of which had to be the funeral.
So, she set about trying to change things so that other parents could be given the time they need to grieve without suffering financially.
Sadly the law change has come too late for Dawn Allen, 42 and her husband Mark, 41, whose son, Henry died from neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer, at the age of just four.
Dawn tells Yahoo UK that the law would have made a massive difference to the couple both financially and emotionally when they lost their son in October 2013.
Henry Allen was diagnosed with High Risk Neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer that affects nerve tissue [Photo: Supplied by Dawn Allen]
While Dawn had left her job to care for Henry during his treatment, her husband Mark had to go straight back to work following the death of their son, who Dawn describes as her 'superhero'.
"Jack's law really would have helped us when Henry died," she says. "It would have lifted a bit of weight for us."
"The financial impact on us was massive," Dawn continues. "We had family paying our mortgage to try and keep our house, friends and family leaving dinners on our doorsteps, but we wouldn't have had anything otherwise."
The couple worried that if Mark didn't go straight back to work then he might lose his job, which would have made their financial situation even more difficult.
"Our home was our sanctuary and if we'd lost it we'd have lost Henry's memories," she says.
"Sadly, I do know a lot of parents who have actually lost their home after losing a child and that's a horrific reality of child loss in the UK."
Unsurprisingly, Dawn describes the experience of losing her son as "horrific", and says the process was made all the more difficult after Mark's return to employment.
"I didn't want Mark to go back to work when Henry passed away because I needed that security of him being there," she explains.
"I felt so alone and I don't think that helped with our grieving process."
Now Dawn welcomes the fact that in future, parents who lose a child will receive two weeks' paid bereavement leave under new government rules.
"Two weeks is never going to be long enough but those two weeks will give parents some kind of breathing space. And I know that sounds silly because you feel like you're never going to breathe again.
"I definitely think it would have helped us and relieved a bit of the pressure."
Under the new law, parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will be able to take leave as either a single block of two weeks, or as two separate blocks of one week each across the first year after the death.
The flexibility to take the leave at a time that suits the parents is something Dawn believes will be really beneficial.
"You might not need the leave right away, but just knowing that it is there for you to take when you need it is a massive thing," she says.
"Parents might choose to take time off to celebrate their child around their birthday or their anniversary," she explains. "I don't think people truly realise the impact of those dates, that are forever etched in your mind."
READ MORE: Women share their miscarriage experiences after research reveals one in six experience PTSD
Dawn and her husband Mark welcome the new bereavement leave [Photo: Supplied by Dawn Allen]
While Dawn believes the new law will have a huge impact on grieving families, she would like to see the government take things further.
"Jack's law forces employers to be more supportive of bereavement within the workplace, but you can't put a time frame on the grieving process, so more needs to be done to support employees.
"Losing a child leaves such a huge, gaping hole and two weeks, well no time, will ever be long enough, and certainly no amount of money, but it would help if employers take into consideration how the parents are feeling."
She suggests employers could offer grieving parents additional counselling, something her and Mark benefitted from via Child Bereavement UK, a phased return to work and flexibility to take time off when grieving parents are feeling particularly low.
"Sometimes the grief comes over you like a wave and you don't know when that is going to happen," she explains. "You can be going along for days and weeks and everything is fine but then you hit an anniversary or birthday or something could trigger it and then it hits you.
"So that's something employers could think about in terms of offering support.
"Maybe jobs could also be kept open for parents who do need to take time off so you don't feel fearful that you're going to lose your job," she adds.
Dawn now runs a charity, The Henry Allen Trust, which helps other parents impacted by childhood cancer.
She hopes the introduction of Jack's law will be the start of further support offered to those who sadly lose a child.
"Lucy, Jack's mum, has been amazing in campaigning for this for a whole ten years, but now we need to support her and keep on campaigning and keep the pressure on the government.
"Because new parental bereavement is horrific and we need to be doing more to supporting those going through it."
For bereavement support and information call Child Bereavement UK's National Helpline on 0800 02 888 40 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm) or email support@childbereavementuk.org. You can also contact the Helpline via Live Chat (Monday 9am-5pm). Click on the blue 'Chat with us' icon on the website www.childbereavementuk.org
Before Eugene Goodman faced protesters who broke into the U.S. Capitol last week, he served as an infantryman in Iraq.


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Interview: Susan Braun, CEO of the V Foundation
Listen as Susan Braun, CEO of the V Foundation, sits down with Madison and talks about all the good this organization does for cancer research.
"It's all we do, we raise funds and we spend them on exceptional, outstanding cancer research. And with that, we really are aiming to cure this disease, put ourselves out of business, go out and do something else" said Susan.
On Jimmyv.org, the site explains, "The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve Victory Over Cancer®."
26 years of hard work makes up the V Foundation, having invested 225 million in cancer research, with 30 million being spent in 2018 alone! They look at all kinds of cancer and work all across the country, funding the best investigators in research.
Susan also talks about what the V Foundation currently has going on including teaming up with Applebee's and Corona that will help raise funds.
Susan explains how amazed she is with the commitment she's received from the Triangle, knowing that everyone, in some way, has been affected by this disease. Not only has this area been incredible, but all over the country many people have helped and given so much of their time to ensure that every donor's dollar goes straight to cancer research. Susan says, "It's great to be able to work at a place where there's so much integrity, and do this mission that is so important to all of us."
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Hypothyroidism may have strong impact on your blood pressure. High blood pressure may occur either alone (as a primary disease) or as complication of other diseases. When high blood pressure is the result of a certain illness is called secondary hypertension. Disorders of the thyroid gland can lead to unstable blood pressure.
Thyroid gland belongs to a group of organs that together constitute the endocrine system. The endocrine system affects all body functions, by sending messages to organs through certain chemical substances that play the role of mediator.
Among multiple other functions, it also regulates many indicators of heart function, like the intensity and frequency of heartbeat and blood flow.
Thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck, below Adam's apple.
T3 is 3-4 times more potent than T4 and the major part of released T4 is normally converted to T3.
There is certain equilibrium between them and another hormone called TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) which is produced by hypophysis (a pea sized gland located between the two brain hemispheres).
TSH tends to increase if thyroid hormones are low. Conversely it is decreased if thyroid hormones are too high.
T4 is not converted to T3.
TSH is increased in order to "wake up" the thyroid gland to produce adequate amount of T3 and T4 hormones.
Hypothyroidism is a slow onset disease that may go unnoticed for years.
Chief complains are easy fatigue, sleepiness, depression, constipation and cold skin. 3% of patients suffer from high blood pressure which often appears later in the course of disease. Hypertension occurs as a result of blood vessel damage and eventual kidney dysfunction and leads to increase of systolic pressure.
Elevated diastolic pressure in an otherwise healthy elderly person must raise the suspicion of hypothyroidism.
How Does Hypothyroidism affect blood Pressure?
Aortic stiffness: Blood vessels are composed of collagen fibers. In case of thyroid disease there is a defective collagen turnover that affects the quality of blood vessel walls, making them less compliant.
High cholesterol and triglyceride counts: Cholesterol builds up inside the inner layer of arterial wall, leading to the formation of plaques which render arteries narrow and stiff.
Decreased free T3 (FT3): T3 acts to keep blood pressure between normal limits.
Thyroid hormone therapy decreases aortic stiffness, promoting decreased blood pressure in about 50 percent of patients.
Thyroid dysfunction is expressed with normal serum levels of thyroid hormones and increased serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. It is common in elderly people and it is not clear if it should be always treated.
Levothyroxine in low doses is recommended for selected cases as for instance, when there is a certain cause of hypothyroidism like an autoimmune disease.
Subclinical hypothyroidism causes vague symptoms that may be interpreted as depression or chronic fatigue.
Hypothyroidism may be suspected in an elderly patient with high diastolic blood pressure.
20-30% of patients with hyperthyroidism have increased blood pressure, mostly the systolic component, while diastolic is normal or low. Thyrotoxicosis is a type of hyperthyroidism that leads more frequently to hypertension.
Blood pressure spikes are common, particularly during the outbreaks of hyperthyroidism the so called thyrotoxic crises.
Hypothyroidism and hypertension.Stabouli S, Papakatsika S, Kotsis V.Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2010 Nov;8(11):1559-65. doi: 10.1586/erc.10.141. Review.
Effects of thyroid replacement therapy on arterial blood pressure in patients with hypertension and hypothyroidism. Dernellis J, Panaretou M. Am Heart J. April 2002;143:718–24.


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Soon we'll celebrate another Christmas. And as our new tradition continues, we will enjoy another antique wine during the holidays. One I will tell you about when the season is over and that last drinkable sip has been drained leaving behind a little residue from the bottle's years of resting in its cellar.
If you recall, it was an antique 1947 vintage of Chateau Cheval Blanc that was a central character in my book The Claret Murders. The '47 Cheval Blanc is considered by many to be the greatest wine every made. I did have the great fortune of tasting a small share of this extraordinary wine at a tasting dinner several years ago.
Today, seventy years later, a single surviving bottle of the 1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc purchased, rather than retrieved from one's cellar, can cost as much or more than $12,000.
Last year's antique treasure got close but miss this greatest of all wine by just one year. We celebrated that Christmas with a 1948 Cheval Blanc.
Our 1948 bottle was very much alive—wonderful, but no longer a characteristic Claret. It smelled of plums and raisins with the taste of an exceptionally smooth port. We paired the wine with cheese and rich fat hamburgers that brought back the richness of the wine and showed its nobility as a great Claret from the house of the white horse.
What makes the experience of an antique wine so exceptional is the realization that you are one of the last people on earth to have the opportunity to taste the wine—through the experience you time travel back in to its birth. It is the product of soil, weather, and the light hand of the wine maker at that precise place and time in history. Like a snowflake—it is unique and can never be repeated.


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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) delivered on February 4, the second phase of the solar-powered surface irrigation water lifting stations to the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation. The two stations that included operation units 5 and 6 in Sorya village, Kafr Al-Dawar, Beheira Governorate, provide energy to irrigate 120 feddans of land as part of the project that plans to cover the irrigation needs of about 500 feddans and that is funded by the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development.
The Handover ceremony was attended by H.E. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Atti, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation; Dr. Hussein Gadain, FAO Representative in Egypt; General Hisham Amna, Governor of Beheira; Maher Salman, FAO Water and Irrigation Officer, Dr. Felice Longobardi, Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)-Cairo Office; along with a number of officials from FAO and the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, representatives of the executing companies, media representatives, station operators and a number of farmers benefiting from the project.
"The project of solar powered water pumps to irrigate crops in the Nile Delta is part of the Country Program Framework agreed upon between FAO and the Egyptian government. The project contributes significantly to reduce water losses caused by evaporation in the channels, to provide a more sustainable source of energy for irrigation purposes, to reduce the negative impact on the environment, the soil pollution from diesel spills and the greenhouse gas emissions. We seek to disseminate this experience at the level of the Egyptian governorates in cooperation with the Egyptian government," Said Hussein Gadain.
"This project is the first of its kind in Egypt to provide the energy required for irrigation operations in order to meet the needs of farmers without relying on traditional energy sources, which certainly increases agricultural productivity, ensures higher yields of agricultural crops, and provides suitable employment opportunities for youth in the villages benefiting from the project.", he continued to add.
"This project is a pilot implemented in cooperation with FAO and funded by the Italian government. It is considered a quantum leap for modern irrigation methods in Egypt, to curb water loss and provide an environmental friendly energy source, as an alternative for diesel and electricity. It is clean and renewable energy and contributes to the preservation of the environment, noting that the project relieves the burden on the government's electricity supply network as well as reduces the damaging effect of global warming.", Said the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, In his statement at the inauguration ceremony.
Farmers showed great satisfaction with the new solar-powered surface irrigation water lifting stations. They believe these plants would contribute to electricity savings of up to 75 per cent and would facilitate access to irrigation water without the hassle of searching for diesel which was a prerequisite of operating irrigation machines and pumps.
Dr. Felice Longobardi, Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)-Cairo Office, underlined the long-standing collaboration between Egypt and Italy, in particular in the vital sector of Water Resources and Irrigation, which is of paramount importance for Egypt.
"The Italian cooperation portfolio in Egypt amounts to nearby 200 million Euros with more than 40 ongoing initiatives, in several sectors. The program of the "Solar Powered Water Lifting Plant" will contribute to enhance agricultural irrigation in the area of Nile Delta" Longobardi added.
He underlined that not only the farmers, but also the environment and more broadly the economy will benefit from the project. The project will ensure constant power supply, this will reduce operation and maintenance costs of irrigation and water pumping, in order to provide clean power supply for the national electric grid, even during non-irrigation periods.
The plant is composed of 48 solar cells producing 14.4 kilowatts per hour to irrigate 60 feddans, as the plant pumps water for irrigation. Each pump can draw water up to 45 liters / second with a capacity of 10 HP.
The Funded-project by Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development supports Egypt by making use of solar energy, a renewable and a sustainable solution, to pump water from underground channels to irrigate crop fields. This clean technology reduces the possibility that agriculture in the Delta will be affected by energy supply problems, and water scarcity fears. Using the solar energy contributes also to strengthen the efforts to improve the management of water resources and irrigation.


Quite a few months ago, Nokia had promised that the N900 will get a firmware update which will allow dual-booting to Maemo and MeeGo. The MeeGo OS is the combined effort of both Nokia and Intel. Both the companies intend to use the OS in a variety of devices including MIDs and computer like phones. Nokia has worked hard with developers to port the MeeGo OS to the N900 and the result has borne fruit.
In a blog post on MeeGo.com, Harri Hakulinen has given all the interested users an update about the dual-boot option scenario on the N900. He states that the PR1.3 firmware update will allow N900 owners to dual-boot between Maemo and MeeGo OS. However, Nokia has confirmed that they won't be offering the dual-booting option to consumers. This option will be limited only to developers.
According to Nokia, this will enable MeeGo developers to develop applications using Qt framework for both the OS's and test them right on their N900.
Nokia will never make a dual boot system to meego. Official words say that it will get easier to MAKE a dualboot system..
why are people still turning everything the wrong way around…?
Meego on the n900 is and will be for developers of software. and not for consumers. please keep that in mind and stop this nonsense!
Err…whats wrong with you? I said the same thing!


This is the time of year when we appreciate all that we have. I could tell you all about the people in my life, but that's really not why you read this here column, is it?
And, looking through my past writings, apparently the last time I did this was 2007. So it's definitely time. What am I particularly grateful for this year, in no particular order?
Device drivers: These little bits of software are what make our hardware work. They come on CDs with the new stuff we buy, though realistically we have to get the most up-to-date versions from the manufacturer Web sites. Without drivers, our computers would have no clue what to do with the doodads we plug into USB (or FireWire, or SCSI, etc.) ports. Drivers tell the operating system exactly what type of device we've attached, what its capabilities are, and how to control it.
Batteries: Plugging in our laptops and phones all the time wouldn't be just inconvenient, it would run counter to the whole way they're designed. They're meant to be used on the go, without wires of any kind. Shackling them to a power outlet would destroy their utility. As much as we complain about the limited time our batteries give us, they should be appreciated for all the time they do offer.
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A couple of weeks ago I received a pleasant surprise. It was an email the organisers of the EDP/Adnams Norfolk Food and Drink Festival asking me to become one of three volunteer festival 'Champions'. Not for my talents in the kitchen but to champion the festival – and those producers taking part – as well as other food and drink events that celebrate our local culinary delights throughout the year.
Mike & Deb's fruit and veg stall on Norwich Provisions Market.
The simple answer is, because of you – my twitter friends and blog readers. Apparently some of you were kind enough to put my name forward. And the fact that there are nearly 4,000 of you (mostly from East Anglia) means that between us we have a reasonable amount of social media influence – between us we can talk to the world.
Now, if you follow me on twitter, it will come as no surprise to hear I would have supported the festival anyway. In fact, my tweets about local food and other cultural events were probably among the reasons you decided to follow me in the first place. However, I consider it a huge honour to be asked to be an official Champion, so naturally I said 'Yes'.
Not only am I proud to promote my home county – but I am also flattered because my fellow champions – Charlie Hodson and William Gribbon – are local food heroes in their own right. Charlie is the talented head chef at The Grove in Cromer, which recently won two rosettes from the AA – he is also a Cromer lifeboat crew member. While William is manager of Heygate Farms Swaffham, which introduced the Norfolk Peer and Norfolk Keepers potato brands to UK supermarkets.
Photo by @susieshoots – L to R: William / Charlie / me.
What will I do as an #NFDF2014 Champion?
As mentioned, the role is completely voluntary – however it comes with some responsibilities. The main ones are to encourage people to enjoy the festival events, to sign up for the festival newsletters and to join the #NFDF2014 Taste group, which will give them access to invitation-only events and special offers. I have also agreed to write two or three short articles for the newsletter and to talk about the festival at any opportunity (so you won't be able to shut me up).
Since this is a voluntary role, I won't be swanning round the county over-indulging on a large expenses account (my waistline couldn't take it for a start); as such, my articles won't be exotic restaurant reviews. Instead, I expect them to be mainly about my experiences of buying local food and drink during the weekly household shop – the shops and markets I use and their suppliers. However, I also hope to visit the Norwich Research Park to find out more about the Institute of Food Research's role in developing more nutritious foods (and to see how we compare to other European countries) – so that might also feature at some point.
Obviously, if you run a local market or have a stall on one – please tweet me when market day is coming up so I can RT for you. Likewise, if you are – or know – a good supplier of local food and drink – or know of someone who is doing a great job encouraging people in Norfolk to eat healthy, local produce – then please let me know (by adding a comment to this post or tweeting me). And if you happen to run a large food or drink processing company in the area and want to tell me about it, I'd be happy to hear from you.
The main reason I said yes, is because (aside from enjoying eating and drinking) I think such events are vital to our local tourism and hospitality industry, which employs something like 10.5% of the workforce in the region (Norfolk and Suffolk). They encourage people to #VisitNorfolk and #VisitNorwich throughout year, every year. But they are also important for local people because they bring the community together, encourage young and old to take more of an interest in what they eat and drink, and improve our quality of life.
This will be the 10th Norfolk Food and Drink Festival (thank to the lead sponsors – EDP24 and Adnams) and with your help we hope to make it the most successful one yet. Not only should it be great fun but it should also help boost the local economy – which means more jobs for people of all ages, particularly apprentices from our colleges. The main festival runs from Saturday 30 August to Sunday 5 October – and involves numerous events across the county – so take a look today and start making plans to make the most of it now.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to post them under this blog or tweet them to me. I will do my best to reply. Future blogs be about the festival – and other food and drink related stories from around the county – I hope you enjoy them.
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Thank you to Michael Martin @BarnAndBeach for telling me about North Walsham's traditional market – (it received its market charter from Henry III – 1207-1272) – you can find it every Thursday in (where else) the Market Place – details here from @VisitNorfolk http://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/North-Walsham-North-Walsham-Thursday-Market/details/?dms=3&venue=0150535 – and a bit more about the town's history here http://www.norfolk-norwich.com/norfolk/towns/north-walsham.php.
If you know of other traditional markets in Norfolk – please post details in the comments below.
Here's the link to the @NorthNorfolkDC list of local markets https://www.northnorfolk.org/community/1861.asp (via @BarnAndBeach).
Just had a tweet from @Mushroommrs recommending @DockingMarket on Wednesdays – "Good local suppliers in the Ripper Hall at Docking." – Thank you.
Have also heard from Kim Holt at Ollands Farm (who makes chutneys, pickles, jams and award winning marmalade) that there are markets in Taverham (on the 2nd Saturday of each month) and Thorpe St Andrew (on the last Friday) – if you have any more details (such as the exact location) please add them as a comment on this blog.


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Another awesome night of racing with our friends from Progressive and a special visit from Australian Trek Team's Bec Henderson and Dan McConnall! Dan is currently ranked 6th in the World Cup.
Big thanks to everyone for coming out!


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Q: Compiler rejects type signature of data constructor I am learning haskell. When I compile the code:
data Bintree a = Nulltree | Node (Bintree a) a (Bintree a)
Nulltree :: Bintree a

I get the following error:
Invalid type signature: Nulltree :: Bintree a Should be of form <variable> :: <type>

So how do I prevent this. I tried writing:
data Bintree a = Nulltree | Node (Bintree a) a (Bintree a)
Nulltree :: a -> Bintree a

but this gives the same error.

A: In standard Haskell, you cannot give type signatures to data constructors. The line
data Bintree a = Nulltree | Node (Bintree a) a (Bintree a)

implies that Nulltree :: BinTree a. You don't need to say it yourself, and you can't. Using the GADTSyntax language extension, you could instead write
data Bintree a where
  Nulltree :: BinTree a
  Node :: Bintree a -> a -> Bintree a -> Bintree a

(Thanks to chi for pointing out that GADTSyntax is sufficient, and the not-so-beginner-friendly GADTs extension is not required.)

A: There's no need to provide a type signature for Nulltree. It's already clear to the compiler what it is.
If you want to create a particular empty tree, you could go:
emptyTree :: Bintree Int -- for example
emptyTree = Nulltree


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Our experience at providing industry leading wireless camera systems allows us to get you the best picture whilst adhering to all necessary safety precautions. We have a team of world-leading specialist technicians who can install a camera in even the most challenging of conditions.
Live to air is our speciality – In an average year, we provide over 250 hours of live television to 100+ global broadcasters and a further 150 hours to online digital channels.
We can provide a glass to glass solution from any location in the world, regularly working with satellite uplink and online streaming partners.
We know trust and reliability are the key to Live television. We take a redundant approach to our technical solution, as well as carrying hot spares and quick fail safes to ensure we deliver the highest calibre service.
Supplementing our live production, we can supply non-live services such as VT edits and highlights packages from your event. These can be produced on site for same day distribution, or after the event in our post production facilities. These broadcast professional packages can include graphics, titles and voice over, and can be delivered in any format to any broadcast outlet globally.
Hayfisher have supported Car Fest and Children in Need for many years and have delivered a tremendous level of service, quality images and level of professionalism in all they do. We would have no hesitation in recommending them to any live event organiser looking to bring their event to life.


Some days its easier than others. To get out and run I mean. Saturday was one of those easier-than-other mornings. Heart rate monitor + gps = technological motivation.
The first mile through my new-ish neighborhood. Crossed the street and ran on the boulevard or median or whatever that green area is called between the lanes. Older neighborhood = large trees = shade. I do love the sunshine, but for a long run, that i started mid-morning… I'll take the shade.
An August morning and I was joined by a number of other runners. Some with their dogs. Walkers were out too.
Caked mud on my ankles.
According to my Garmin, I was keeping a steady 10 something per mile. According to my legs, the pace felt much, much slower.


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bAdditional inclusion and exclusion criteria apply.
cDefined as progression within one year after treatment with bortezomib or a bortezomib-containing regimen.
dDefined as without any response of partial response (PR) or better during treatment with bortezomib or bortezomib-containing regimen.
eHad received prior treatment with anthracycline or mitoxantrone, cyclophosphamide, rituximab, and bortezomib, alone or in combination.
f Based on all evaluable patients who received ≥1 dose of REVLIMID.
gBased on review of radiographic scans by an independent review committee, according to a modified version of the International Workshop Lymphoma Response Criteria (Cheson, 1999); ORR was defined as: CR + CRu + PR.
hThe DOR is defined as the time from the initial response (at least PR) to documented disease progression.