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Martin Dichler
Martin Dichler	in im Gespräch	| 20. June 2020
After passenger records were broken, a lockdown followed…
Bratislava Airport has everything a modern airport needs. Unrestricted 24-hour flight operations, a modern terminal that was only opened in 2012, a two-runway system, numerous maintenance companies and sufficient space for future expansion. After the bankruptcy of the former home carrier Skyeurope Airlines in 2009 and the resulting passenger losses in the following years, the airport, named after the famous Slovak national hero M.R.Stefanik, worked its way back to its former size. This development came to an abrupt end with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the Slovak government banned all commercial flights on March 13th, bringing air traffic in the country to a standstill!
Martin Dichler spoke with Radek Zabransky (Director Aviation & Strategy Development) about the current developments at the capital's airport.
Let's take a look at the pre-Corona period, how satisfied were you recently with the development of the airport?
The development of airport traffic during past recent years was very promising. Both 2018 and 2019 became the most successful years in airports´ history, when we significantly exceeded the 2 million threshold of served passengers. We have reached historical records in traffic volumes and also set several historical records:
– absolutely highest historical passenger numbers for several months in a row,
– historically highest number of passengers served at the airport in a single month – almost 350,000 passengers in July,
– 2018 was historically strongest summer holiday season when we served more than a million holidaymakers from June to September
We were about to start several new routes in 2020 and expected to at least reach the same passenger figures in 2018 and 2019. By the way, both January and February numbers were higher then those for same months of previous years.
You are responsible for the strategic development of the Airport, what is your vision for the future of your company?
At this moment, it is extremely difficult to talk about strategic developments, first we have to see how fast the industry, tourism sector as well as the economy as a whole would be recovering from this crisis. So currently we are focusing on reinstating those routes which were originally planned for the near future. Our main focus is indeed implementation of precautionary measures and requirements set by country health authorities to ensure that during post-covid operations the airport will be a safe place for our passengers.
Slovakia has taken a very drastic step by banning all flights into the country on 13 March to limit the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, what impact did the decision have on the airport and its staff?
The ban on civil flights has a significant impact on our airport. The only civil flights which were allowed to operate after the ban has been imposed were Of course, forced closure of the airport, although understandable as a measure which helped Slovakia to fight the covid pandemia, meant significant revenues losses from landing fees, fees for departing passengers, aircraft ground handling and other revenues from non-aviation activities (eg income from car parking). As far as employees, the aim of the company was to keep its trained and highly professional staff, so we have implemented solutions depending on the nature of their activities, so for example administration colleagues were assigned home office.
Has the airlines already expressed its interest in resuming its Bratislava flights?
Yes, but it will indeed depend on when and how the ban on commercial flights will be lifted and to which countries the flights will be permitted. In general, we expect first flights to operate as of mid of June and based on open sales more flights will come from July.
Now there is still a lot of uncertainty among consumers, do you expect a relevant demand on the market?
This is a very hard question. The aviation and tourism sectors were affected first and most heavily by this pandemia, but other sectors of economy soon followed. This will definitely have an impact on demand for travel as the wages and income of many people dropped. But we will most probably see within next few weeks what is the real situation and should we expect. I assume that especially leisure travel market will be significantly hit this year, but additionaly to the lower demand it is also not clear whether it will be possible to travel to popular summer destinaitons outside Europe. In any case, airlines and travel agencies have much better access to booking data and could provide better outlook.
In a press release you announced the postponement of a necessary runway renovation, an effect of the Corona crisis?
That´s correct. The reconstruction was postponed and the reason is very simple: we had to keep the airport operational during the crisis period in order to ensure that all neccessary cargo flights transporting medical supplies to Slovakia as well as repatriation flights could be operated without restrictions.
During the last few weeks, some airlines have transferred their aircraft to Bratislava in order to save on parking costs. Did you actively apply for this business or did the airlines approach you on their own?
This is not 100% correct information. Those aircrafts were transferred to BTS primarily for maintenance by Austrian Technik Bratislava at BTS and there might be more coming in the near future. Of course, it is indeed a revenue source for us. On the other hand, we should keep in mind that parking of an aircraft has its specifics, for example parked aircrafts need continuous maintenance based on requirements and programs set by the manufacturer, so it is not that simple to move an aircraft for parking to an airport where the airline has no possibility of proper maintaining of such aircraft.
Smartwings, Ryanair, Wizzair and Cyprus Airways had announced numerous new connections from Bratislava for the summer of 2020. Do we know which of the announced flights will really be launched?
Except for Cyprus Airways we expect that all other airlines will resume its operations, starting mid of June and especially from July. Of course, we must expect and it was already signalled by the airlines, that number of flights and frequencies will be reduced during the initial period of operations. First flights will be operated to those countries where the health situation is better or similar as in Slovakia. We hope that most of the planned destinations for this summer will be added gradually but again, it all depends on the decision by the respective authorities to which countries we will be allowed to travel without restrictions.
Are you still optimistic that there will be something similar to a charter programme at the Bratislava airport for the summer?
Charter flights starting from July are still planned from Bratislava. To which countries they will operate depends primarily on decision by health authorities and which countries will open boarder for Slovaks. Our main responsibility is to make sure that passengers feel safe at the airport. We will follow the orders and requirements by hygienists and health authorities and we are already implementing measures recommended by EASA and other international organisations involved in this. In any case we do believe that passengers will soon be able to use flights from Bratislava.
The industry is talking about a longer crisis, how long do you think it will take for the airport to recover?
Well, as we are an integral part of the aviation industry, we can only recover hand in hand with recovery of entire industry. It is indeed very difficult to predict, how long the recovery will take, but we must be prepared that it will take even 3 – 4 years, as estimated by industry bodies such as ACI or IATA as well as what is expected by our airline partners.
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First Day We arrive at fishing village and sit down with village elder to have some coffee and tea. after our short break after driving for 2 hour we headed to the FAD open blue water spearfishing. The Result was good we saw many Mahi Mahi and Wahoo.


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Meet the MGM Boats Team
Martin Salmon (Dublin Office)
Sales and Marketing Director Started his career in the Boating Industry in 1983 as a Carpenter Joiner working for a local boat builder and progressed into boat retailing in the late 80's. Martin Co Founded MGM Boats in 1997 and secured the dealership for Aquador and Jeanneau. In 2005 he took on the role of expanding our Brokerage division and we now have in excess of 300 boats on our system.
Gerry Salmon (Dublin Office)
Managing Director Started his career in the Boating Industry in 1986 as a Glassfibre Laminator working for a local boat builder and was promoted to Service Manager in 1991. Gerry Co-Founded MGM Boats in 1997 and in 2002 successfully negotiated a 30 year lease to operate the Boatyard and Sales Office in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. In 2003 Gerry secured the Distributorship for Sunseeker Motor Yachts.
Ross O'Leary (Dublin Office)
Brokerage Sales + New Boat Sales (Director) Started his career as an active sailor while studying at Solent University. Formed his own brokerage company in 1999 and in 2000 co founded MGM Boats to develop the current boatyard operation in Dun Laoghaire. Ross secured the Jeanneau dealership and developed Irelands most successful sailboat brokerage operation. In 2008 Ross secured the dealership for Lagoon Catamarans.
John O'Kane (Belfast Office)
Brokerage Sales + New Boat Sales (Director) Formed his own brokerage company in Northern Ireland in 1997 and in 2000 Co Founded MGM Boats NI. In 2008 John established our Hamble Point Marina office and secured the UK Distributorship for Aquador Boats. John has played a vital role in progressing MGM Boats into one of Europes leading Brokerage and Boat Sales companies.
Joss Walsh (Dublin Office)
Brokerage Sales + New Boat Sales Joss has been involved in competitive sailing since he was a child and has grown up as part of a sailing family. He has an in-depth knowledge of leisure craft gained throughout his sailing career. He is also a qualified sailing instructor and Yachtmaster. His devotion to the maritime community extends further as he is a Helmsman and Navigator with Howth RNLI on their Inshore and All-Weather Lifeboats respectively
Alan Barton (Cork Office)
Brokerage Sales + New Boat Sales An avid Sailor for over 40 years, Alan started his career in 1998 selling New Jeanneau Power/Sail Boats and Brokerage boats. Alan's devotion to the industry spans (30) years and not only is he a qualified captain with thousands of miles at sea, he served 16 years in Crosshaven RNLI as helmsman and latterly and 11 years as operations manager.
Francis Roche (Cork Office)
Brokerage Sales + New Boat Sales Francis has been involved in sailing and motor boating in all aspects from a very young age. An avid and keen competitive sailor, he is also well experienced in cruising both Sail and Powerboats all over Europe. Prior to joining us, Francis has worked in the Irish Upper Houses of Government, and a number of marine sectors, including four years' experience of practising as an RYA certified Sailing Instructor on the South coast of Ireland.
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#ifndef MIRTK_ImageSurfaceStatistics_H
#define MIRTK_ImageSurfaceStatistics_H

#include "mirtk/SurfaceFilter.h"

#include "mirtk/Array.h"
#include "mirtk/Memory.h"
#include "mirtk/DataStatistics.h"
#include "mirtk/InterpolateImageFunction.h"

namespace mirtk {

/**
 * Extract image patches at surface mesh points and compute patch statistics
 *
 * This filter samples the values of a given image at a local patch centered at
 * the points of a surface mesh and (optionally) computes common image statistics
 * of these local image samples. The rectangular image patches can be either all
 * aligned with the global world coordinate axes, the global image coordinate axes,
 * or the local tangent space coordinate axes at each surface point.
 */
class ImageSurfaceStatistics : public SurfaceFilter
{
  mirtkObjectMacro(ImageSurfaceStatistics);

  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Types
public:

  enum Space
  {
    ImageSpace,
    WorldSpace,
    TangentSpace
  };

  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Attributes
private:

  /// Continuous scalar image
  mirtkPublicAttributeMacro(SharedPtr<const InterpolateImageFunction>, Image);

  /// Name of output point data array
  mirtkPublicAttributeMacro(string, ArrayName);

  /// Coordinate system within which to extract image patches
  mirtkPublicAttributeMacro(Space, PatchSpace);

  /// Size of each image patch centered at the mesh points
  mirtkPublicAttributeMacro(int3, PatchSize);

  /// Spacing of patch samples in world units
  mirtkPublicAttributeMacro(double3, PatchSpacing);

  /// Whether to include patch samples in output
  mirtkPublicAttributeMacro(bool, PatchSamples);

  /// Whether to subtract mean of patch samples from sample values
  mirtkPublicAttributeMacro(bool, DemeanSamples);

  /// Whether to divide sample values by standard deviation of patch samples
  mirtkPublicAttributeMacro(bool, WhitenSamples);

  /// Functor objects used to compute desired patch statistics
  mirtkPublicAttributeMacro(Array<SharedPtr<data::Statistic> >, Statistics);

  /// Copy attributes of this filter from another instance
  void CopyAttributes(const ImageSurfaceStatistics &);

  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Construction/Destruction

public:

  /// Default constructor
  ImageSurfaceStatistics();

  /// Copy constructor
  ImageSurfaceStatistics(const ImageSurfaceStatistics &);

  /// Assignment operator
  ImageSurfaceStatistics &operator =(const ImageSurfaceStatistics &);

  /// Destructor
  virtual ~ImageSurfaceStatistics();

  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Execution

protected:

  /// Execute filter
  virtual void Execute();

private:

  /// Helper used for implementation of Execute function
  template <class Body> void ExecuteInParallel(Body &);

};

} // namespace mirtk

#endif // MIRTK_ImageSurfaceStatistics_H


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Palaquium vitilevuense är en tvåhjärtbladig växtart som beskrevs av Charles Louis Gilly och Adriaan van Royen. Palaquium vitilevuense ingår i släktet Palaquium och familjen Sapotaceae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Should The West Go To War Against Russia Over Ukraine?
I've found a very interesting geopolitical video on YouTube which carries a debate on the current Ukraine crisis. Enjoy!!!
Thinking Out Loud: Parallel Life… Ideas For Cool Game!
Thinking out loud, I've cool ideas for a video game. Nonetheless, this cool video game might not be for a faint of heart to play or make. The ideas go like these.
This video game should be extremely immersive, therefore the next generation graphics or whatever that is better is a must have. As the game grows older, the game's graphics should be improved with time.
The game's starting point replicates real life's contemporary period, on the specific day, exactly to the letter. No deviation should take place at all. For an example, from seconds to hours to days to physics should be as close to real life as possible. One exception, the human characters within this game should not use real names and details of real fellow human beings in real life (for legality purpose obviously). Nonetheless, there should be a very effective system of authentication which can prevent the creation of multiple game accounts by the same gamer. This to prevent a gamer from rejoining the game once his or her in-game character is dead.
This game should be an open world as in anything is possible as long real life physics isn't being contradicted. Such as gravity should be gravity, and so people cannot just flap their hands as fast as they can and fly.
Human gamers can join the game at anytime of the lifespan of the game, but each gamer can only create a game character once. Once a game character dies, that's it. This means a gamer who had his character killed (in-game unnatural death) should not be able to make new character and should not be able to join the game again, ever! Nonetheless, he or she could always spectate the game progress in general.
The game lifespan is as long as real life lifespan. This means, there won't be an ending to this game. The game itself will grow as long as there are new gamers who join and old gamers' characters that just won't die. Imagine a game character with real life 120 year old lifespan, isn't this cool?
In-game negativities should not affect a gamer's real life. For an example, a gamer's idiotic in-game decision which could very well be very immoral should not translate into real life moral values. This is why in-game characters can be killed, albeit a gamer won't be able to play the game again but he or she should be fine in real life. Here is another example, a gamer's character goes to prison in the game for a very immoral wrongdoing (in-game of course), this should not translate into a prison sentence for a gamer in real life. In-game prison sentences though, should be just as long as the real life ones.
The rewarding system for this game is all about connecting virtual achievements with real life achievements. This means, within the game, if a gamer achieves something awesome, in real life a gamer would either gain real money or real life offers of important things. The more a gamer achieves in virtual world the more a gamer achieves in real life. Obviously, real life rewards for a gamer's in-game achievements should not be outrageously luxurious, because real life has real limitation… and so a gamer should not expect money rain down on him or her. Nonetheless, real life rewards for a gamer's in-game achievements should not be petty to the point that there is no incentive to achieve in-game achievements. It will be a very delicate balance kind of rewarding system. Basically, rewarding system which connects in-game achievements and real life ones should not be unethical, outrageously demanded, and morally wrong.
The story should start out with a very mundane plot which relies on real life events according to a real life date of a specific day. Nonetheless, it's purposely allowing the gamers to play the game out in whatever fashion they want, within the limitations that I had described earlier and farther down this blog post.
In-game objects should be very similar to real life objects. For an example, in-game characters that are taking drugs through needles should be portrait as destructive as real life.
Although in-game math, science and physics rely on real life math, science and physics, the game should allow gamers to experience real math, science and physics. This means that a gamer can innovate fantasy technology (futuristic) which may or may not be achievable in real life. So deviation from science facts to science fiction can be achievable within the game, as long the starting point isn't deviate from real life facts.
In-game choices should be very consequential to everything. This means, a gamer's decision on whatever can affect the other gamers' characters within game even though such a decision is trivial. Nonetheless, an in-game real connection (i.e., relying on real science… physics… math… and etc…) should exist in order for a gamer's in-game decision to materialize in consequential way.
In-game natural death should allow a gamer to create a new game character, thus the same gamer can continue to play the game with a new character as his or her original character was rest in peace by natural death.
Basically, these are some cool ideas for a game that I have on the top of my head at the moment. I might not revisit this post again, therefore I might not add more ideas to this thinking out loud of this sort of game. Nonetheless, it would be cool if someone can make it happens, right? Obviously, playing this game might not be super fun, because a gamer might not be able to play the game for a second time if his or her in-game character dies violently and of not a natural death.
Was a woman the first prototype of homo-sapiens to appear on this special planet known as earth? Or was such a prototype of homo-sapiens a man? Of course, religions have their own answers to this ancient riddle, but none would be the one true answer to this ancient riddle. Why? Only the believers of the specific religions would believe and accept such answers. Therefore, we would not be able to know for sure, right? Instead of relying on the religions to give answers to this ancient riddle and in the process we might invoke unnecessary hatreds, and so we should look toward science for a more concrete answer to this ancient riddle.
Unfortunately, as now science isn't yet being able to actually solve this ancient riddle. Nonetheless, we know science is very methodically and scientifically at solving problems. This is why science might come up with a more concrete answer for this ancient riddle. Still, we have to wonder how much longer would science have to take to be able to solve this ancient riddle of ours. In fact, this ancient riddle has been a mystery for ages, as far back as the first body of homo-sapiens walked the planet earth. It's just fascinating to ask ourselves was the first body of homo-sapiens who walked the planet earth a man or a woman, right?
As now, we can't really come up with an answer to finally demystify this ancient riddle of ours, but we can at least take a look at the clues we have. OK, before I go any further on this subject, I must confess that I'm not a biologist or even have a good enough understanding of biology or microbiology, therefore my understanding of the microbe world might not pan out entirely correct. With that being said, let us take a look at the clues we have so we might move in the direction in which perhaps someone might come up with the answer to our ancient riddle soon enough.
We know first prototype of homo-sapiens was probably not just sprung into the existence out of the thin air. In fact, it might be the evolution of single cell organisms. I believe single cell organisms would divide itself fast enough which gave them a lucky chance where an error in the cell division would occur and produce multi-organisms, but of course we might not know for certain how long was it took for single cell organisms to actually, randomly produce error which led to an evolution of single cell organisms, and the end result was the very first multicell organisms had sprung into the existence. To cut short, I believe from the evolution of multicell organisms, the very first homo-sapiens would spring into the existence.
Let us digress at this point and take on another angle. We know man or woman must born out of a woman belly, because it's the truth as we observe it everyday! Perhaps, every single second we take notice, a baby is born? Don't scrutinize me on this, because I don't actually have the math of how many babies are born in a second in the world, but anyway let us go on. So, it's unthinkable for us not to realize that our ancient riddle is in fact might be too difficult to solve. Why? Because we have to wonder how could a woman impregnate in the first place if every prototype child must be born from a woman belly. You see, there must be an entity which had impregnated a very first female body of homo-sapiens in the first place so that prototype of first child of homo-sapiens would come into existence. After all, everybody of homo-sapiens had always been born from a woman belly!
Of course, someone might argue confidently that there must be a very first male prototype (singular as in a man) of male homo-sapiens to go about and impregnate the very first female prototype (singular as in a woman) of homo-sapiens, otherwise how would we explain the existence of female wombs (i.e., how female homo-sapiens would bear the responsibility of giving birth), right? Nonetheless, how could we satisfy our ancient riddle if the mystery is still pointing to that everybody of homo-sapiens must come from a woman belly? The mystery points out that a very first male prototype of homo-sapiens must had been still first come into existence inside a belly of a very first female prototype of homo-sapiens.
Of course, we can always surmise that single cell organisms might evolve into a prototype of homo-sapiens which could be both male and female at the same time. Through times, such a culture of a bi-special prototype of homo-sapiens might choose to develop in a way which each member would choose a specialty of their own. This way, a group of bi-special prototype of homo-sapiens might specialize in only hunting, therefore had no need in bearing children — slowly moving away from developing wombs and evolving away from female-hood. This might explain how we arrive to have male and female homo-sapiens, right?
Nonetheless, evolution of developing specialties for certain needs doesn't seem to be satisfactory. After all, it will take ages to do so if it's even possible. This is why I think it was the freak accidents that actually gave way to the existence of female and male homo-sapiens. Freak accidents? In this context, it's a good thing. It's Darwinism! It's an evolution of how single cell organisms evolved into multicell organisms; multicell organisms evolved into bi-special prototype of homo-sapiens; bi-special prototype of homo-sapiens evolved into specializations of prototypes of homo-sapiens (i.e., female and male homo-sapiens). This evolution template branch might be a mere blueprint for all living things, I think. Why a mere blueprint? Perhaps, each living thing might evolve quite similarly but each also might take each own unique timeline to arrive at specific point where a clear distinction between female and male prototypes of living things would occur. Anyhow, we have digressed at this point as I try to go into the matter of all living things.
In conclusion, our ancient riddle stands unsolved, because there is not a scientific proof of how man had come into the existence. I guess, the existence of a woman was and is always a given. After all, all offsprings must come from women' bellies. Of course, as where this stands, the mystery of a very first man doesn't belittle the role of men at all. After all, before the existence of the science of in vitro fertilization, women could not be impregnated without men. This is why the mystery is deepening, and so our ancient riddle is too! Isn't this fascinating?
Note: Links to the original photo in this blog post is http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6023/5987360973_ff481cb2df_o.jpg and http://www.flickr.com/photos/kozyphotos/5987360973/sizes/o/in/photostream/.


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module Reports
  module LineSummary
    class << self
      def generate(date_start, date_end)
        LINES.inject({}) do |acc, line|
          acc[line] = subreport_for_line(line, date_start, date_end)

          acc
        end
      end

      private

      def subreport_for_line(line, date_start, date_end)
        {
          name: line,
          patients_contacted: Reporting::Patient.contacted_for_line(line, date_start, date_end),
          new_patients_contacted: Reporting::Patient.new_contacted_for_line(line, date_start, date_end),
          pledges_sent: Reporting::Patient.pledges_sent_for_line(line, date_start, date_end)
        }
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    end
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10 February 1991 – Shellman house offers a look at black history
Shellman house offers a look at black history
Last week's article chronicled the several black families who lived with Jacob and Elizabeth Sherman, the first owners of the Historical Society's Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House of Westminster. Interestingly, other blacks lived in the house throughout the nineteenth century.
Following Elizabeth Sherman's death in 1842, John Fisher (1780-1863) moved into the house. Fisher was a well-to-do bachelor who served as cashier of the Bank of Westminster, now Union National Bank. According to the 1842 Carroll County Tax Assessment, Fisher owned five slaves, Eli (age 22, $400), Ace (age 45, $160), Emily (age 4, $50), Sarah (age 39, $300) and Hanah (age 23, $300). Some or all of these slaves moved with Fisher to his new residence. By 1850 the only black member of the household was Henry Mathews (born c. 1800). John Fisher freed three slaves in 1853, Sarah Mathews (born c. 1810), Eli Mathews (born c. 1830), and Maria Thompson (born c. 1828).
Three years before his death Fisher and his wife (at age seventy-six he had married thirty-six year old Anna E. Morthland) lived with two servants Hannah (born c. 1830), and Lewis (born c. 1839). John Fisher's executors sold the house in 1864 to George Jones, trustee for the estate of his late brother-in-law Col. James M. Shellman (1801-1851).
Col. Shellman's widow Catherine J. Shellman (1815-1898) did not own slaves nor did she employ free blacks. Two blacks joined the household in the late 1860's when Mrs. Shellman took in boarders Dr. James W. Reese, Professor of Ancient Languages at Western Maryland College brought Mary Key (1812-1892) who had been a slave in the house.
Mary was a house servant and mammy for the Reeses. Paul Reese who was born in the house in 1877, recalled that his grandfather Jacob Reese bought Mary about 1823 "from the Shermans" and that she later died in the same room where she had been born. Mary was buried at Ascension P.E. Church near the Reeses and the Shellmans. Her tombstone carries the inscription: "A faithful servant in the family of Jacob Reese and of his son James W. Reese." "Lizzie" Tyson was a cook who probably worked for the entire household. Paul Reese wrote of her, "There was also Lizzie Tyson, Dictator, Tyrant, and Cook. Lizzie loved me with the true devotion of the Negro for the white children of the family, but she was the only friend of my early childgood of whom I really stood in awe. The clearest memory I have of her is, 'Get outen my kitchen.'"
Historical photographs of Carroll County's black residents taken during the nineteenth century are relatively rare. In many cases, such photographs are unidentified making it difficult to document Carroll County's black history. A late nineteenth century photograph of the log loom house that once stood at the rear of the Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House shows two black residents. The genealogical findings at the site indicate that this is likely to be Lizzie Tyson and her husband Henry Johnson, married in 1881. The departure of the Johnsons before 1900, brought to a close nearly a century of slaves and free black servant life at the site.
A workshop on researching black history in Carroll County will be hosted by the Historical Society of Carroll County on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Shriver-Weybright Auditorium, 210 East Main Street, Westminster. Panelists will present research techniques and findings on the history of black churches, Civil War soldiers, local family genealogy and residents of the Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House. For information contact Jay Graybeal at 848-6494.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the Historical Society of Carroll County
Photo caption: The identities of these black residents are likely to be Lizzie Tyson, the household cook, and her husband, Henry Johnson.
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We had a vegetable christmas Christmas this year; we had so many extra potatoes and sweet potatoes delivered that it needed two elves to carry them all to our door. In theory we can line our cooler with pillows to prevent the vegetables from freezing solid, but in practice Elizabeth and I have taken to watching to see whether anything has arrived as we think we'd need at least one additional cooler if we were to stuff ours full of pillows instead of the vegetables.
We've noticed the shifting of the seasons more this year as the vegetables shift from leafy greens and tomatoes to mushrooms, onions and root vegetables of all shapes, sizes and colours. One of the most eye-opening part of this experiment is how limited a selection of vegetables is available in our local supermarkets (even the so-called fruit and vegetable places!) As someone who used to take a potato to school instead of a sandwich, I'm very happy to have more potatoes showing up in my basket. I'm also particularly fond of the white beets with purple swirls. Not so exciting are the vast quantities of parsnips in our baskets, for which I'm in desperate need of recipe advice.


Rich, earthy and tribal colours inspired by cultures of South and Central America in the Summer 2013 Colour Story: Folklore. Laura's inspiration: Laura Mercier's inspiration for this collection stems from Aztec influences and fantastical rituals, colours in this collection are reminiscent of ancient symbols and artifacts, textiles and jewelry. When conceptualizing the collection, Laura envisioned the spirit of earth and fire infused into an illuminating new mosaic of color. The products create a naturally bronzed look, with fiery shades that are perfect for day and night.
Baked Blush Bronze in Ritual ($36) - Unique formula is a melange of five colours that are hand mixed and then baked on a tile. It provides a hint of natural bronze colour that works very well on all skin tones.
Illuminating Eye Colours in Sun Glow, Fire Glow and Earth Glow ($24) - These products contain the same great formulation as found in the recent Art Deco Muse colour story. However, these feature a new design chosen by Laura, which is evocative of the tribal influence of the collection.
Lip Crayons in Folklore, Mayan Sun, Burnt Clay ($22) - New formula that applies like a lipstick and delivers hydrating and rich colour. The twist-up component means there is never a need to sharpen the crayon.
Faux Lash Mascara in Sierra Brown ($24) - New, gorgeous earth-toned shade to complement the native-inspired look.
Long Lash Mascara in Bleu ($24) - Extends and precisely separates the thinnest, shortest lashes by expertly scooping up and lengthening each lash while delivering the right amount of product. The exciting blue colour makes the whites of the eyes pop.
Body Bronzing Makeup ( $38, Existing, Re-promote) - Instantly reveals healthy, radiant and bronzed skin. No commitment is necessary as the makeup washes off with soap and water.
Creme Eye Liner in Cobalt and Canard ($24, Existing, Re-promote) - As a prefect compliment to achieve this look,Laura Mercier recommends lining the eyes in shades of teal and blue. The formula is non-drying, smudge, water and transfer resistant.
Angled Eye Liner Brush ($20 , Existing, Re-promote) - The key to the prefect application to the Crème Eye Liner (above) is this angled brush. The special design enables users to reach over the lashes to for easy application along the lash line. Additionally, the shorter handle makes it easy to stand closer to the mirror or a more precise application.
Available at all Laura Mercier Counters in April! See anything you like?
The anthropologist in me wants to complain about cultural appropriation. LOL. I'll save it and talk about the mascara instead. I've been looking for a new blue one. Besides LM's Bleu, are there any others you'd recommend?
Hey Chris! bareMinerals has a mascara called flawless definition in blue & black...will review it sometime this week. Think you'll like it :D :D How have you been otherwise?
I'm looking forward to the review! I've been good, just super duper busy, lol. Between school, my MUA duties and a second part time job, I have so little time for myself.
Busy is good :D :D Has the weather warmed up there quite a bit? Any plans to travel?


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How the Black Death Radically Changed the Course of History And What that Can Teach us About the Coronavirus' Potential to do the Same
grekalbert	Alternative	 31st Oct 2020 9th May 2021 8 Minutes
In other words, the virus is calling the shots, which is the singular reason for the protracted probable depth and length of the coming post-virus urban hangover even as increasing numbers of states elect to reopen. And the longer that businesses are in limbo and shoppers in large numbers remain leery of crowds, the worse the economic fallout will be. "Without an effective testing and tracing infrastructure in place, 're-opening' is just a synonym for 'second wave of the pandemic,'" Erik Brynjolffson, a professor at MIT, tweeted.
One conspicuous fallout is a potentially final blow to Main Street — the future likelihood that, when you walk or drive down your favorite roads, many of the shops and restaurants you love won't reopen. In an April 22 note to clients, Barclays said Covid-19 had accelerated what it calls the "retail death curve," the shift of business to e-commerce. Over the coming five years, 30% to 40% of still-existing physical shops will close, the bank said. Neighborhood shops hoping to survive may have to feature cashierless technology resembling Amazon Go, vending machine sales, and kiosks offering grab-and-go clothing combinations such as T-shirts, jeans, and jackets.
It will be the same with restaurant takeout and delivery. Restaurants will be far from finished as an urban thing. Some restaurants will vanish, but others will arise in their place. Dining out, however, may no longer be the main alternative to cooking at home. The winners will be Amazon and Uber, Walmart, DoorDash, and Target, whose boom in delivery will grow at almost everyone else's expense. Other emerging businesses, perhaps to support the unicorns, will be reliable, close-at-hand farms growing enough food so the nearby city needn't worry about future pandemic disruptions, said Alice Charles, a cities analyst for the World Economic Forum.
Much of our current aversion to crowds will dissipate with time. Richard Florida, a professor at the University of Toronto, said that after the 1918–1919 flu pandemic, it took five or six years until people got comfortable taking trains again but that ultimately they did. "There was short-term adaptation and then no long-term change," Florida said. It's hard to know what residue of the Covid-19 pandemic will remain with us long-term — an obsession with disinfectant? Different dating practices? "Hindsight suggests that some behavioral and societal changes spurred by a pandemic can be lasting," Barclays said, "and a vaccine may not be available for at least another year, at which point behaviors could be more ingrained."
The Taiwanese capital of Taipei is an example of how a city can reopen before a treatment or vaccine are created. In the city, temperatures seem to be taken at every building entrance — at shops, malls, apartments, schools, workplaces, and offices. IDs are checked on the way in and out of apartment buildings. Movements are tracked by cellphones. If you have just arrived in the country, you are subject to a 14-day quarantine. Today, the island's case count for the entire pandemic is 429 with six deaths.
That is not how the story ends in American cities. For us, life is likely to return to normal only when herd immunity is reached, Covid-19 burns itself out, or a treatment or a vaccine takes its course.
Bythe measure of the 2008–2009 crash, the Covid-19 recession should propel Generation Z to flock to the urban core and reignite the fortunes of New York and Chicago. But powerful counterforces suggest that history may not repeat nor even rhyme. One of them is the probable duration of social distancing, the depth of the economic downturn, and the hit to city comforts. The greater anti-urban force, though, may be geopolitics.
Even before the virus, President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing had initiated a decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies. Last year, U.S. manufacturing imports from China dropped 17%, "evidence that U.S. companies were starting to significantly" shift away from a reliance on Chinese goods suppliers, according to a recent report by Kearney, a consulting firm. Now, Covid-19 looks likely to accelerate the decoupling. The driver is how the virus laid bare the perilous fragility of globally stretched supply lines. U.S. companies will want far more diverse sources of parts and places to manufacture. "Companies will bring their strategic stockpiles closer to the U.S., maybe to Mexico," said Sridhar Tayur, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
But the shift may directly affect U.S. cities, too, because some companies will bring factories back home. Michele Acuto, director of the Connected Cities Lab at the University of Melbourne, said that the U.S. lacks sufficient numbers of engineers to restore manufacturing at scale. But to the degree manufacturing does return, companies will shun expensive urban centers and intensify the buildup of city outskirts, where there is cheap, plentiful land and access to labor and transportation. "Rebounding manufacturing jobs would probably favor suburbs and red-leaning counties," said Jed Kolko, chief economist at Indeed. Lily Fang, a professor at France's Insead, said medical technology — China is often the singular provider of critically needed pharmaceuticals and medical gear — is a primary example of an industry that would return to the U.S. and specifically to smaller cities. "Paris will still be Paris," Fang said, using her own capital as a proxy for our great cities. "But it reduces the distance between Paris and the rest of the country."
Always, pandemics seem to lead to a scapegoat — often perceived outsiders. During the Roaring '20s, the U.S. went into an immigrant scare. Among those ringing the alarm was Calvin Coolidge, then governor of Massachusetts, who argued that the U.S. had become a "dumping ground" for "the vicious, the weak of body, the shiftless or the improvident." The United States needed "the right kind of immigration," he said. In 1921 and 1924, Congress passed a new quota system that clamped down on the immigration of eastern and southern Europeans and banned Asians outright. The closure of borders hit the U.S. with almost immediate effect and lasted for four decades: a 68% plunge in U.S. patents in the fields where the blocked immigrants worked, including electrochemistry, fluid dynamics, and mathematical analysis, according to a recent paper co-authored by Petra Moser, a professor at New York University. The innovation drought continued through 1965 when the Johnson administration's Immigration Act reopened the country.
On April 22, Trump ordered narrow new restrictions on immigration that largely affected the families of green-card holders, and Moser says the hit to innovation is likely to repeat. "Our research suggests that blocking immigration today will damage U.S. science and innovation and that any damage may persist for a very long time," Moser said. "Even when such policies have targeted low-skilled immigration, they are likely to discourage scientists and other high-skilled immigrants from the same countries to come to the United States."
Even in a Hobbesian age of one nation, one state, and one city against the other, the pandemic is making a lot of people at least silently concede that we are all in this together.
Moser also says that the new law seems likely to accelerate the shrinkage of major cities across the country. Some 85% of U.S. immigrants live in the top 100 metro areas, according to a report last year by the New American Economy, a pro-immigration think tank. From 2014 to 2017, the population would have declined without immigration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Memphis, Tennessee; San Jose, California; Dayton, Ohio; Omaha, Nebraska; and St. Louis, Missouri. The new loss of immigrants will morph into a worker shortage in certain professions: Foreign-born U.S. residents are 34% of the health care workers in El Paso, Texas; 18% in Minneapolis, Minnesota; and 16% in Tuscon, Arizona, for instance.
Some of the country's most important companies have launched during adverse times, going back to the depressions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (GE, GM, IBM) and right up to the last financial crash (Square, WhatsApp, Slack). Cities seem likely to continue to be founts of creativity. But they will be hobbled by Trump's immigration crackdown.
Brynjolffson, the MIT professor and co-author of the classic on automation, The Second Machine Age, said the Trump administration's immigration policy had already had a "clear negative effect" on innovation in his own lab. "It's not just the written rules but also the people enforcing them who have now become much more nitpicky: delaying responses, being uncooperative, and denying visits for minor mistakes or bureaucratic obstacles," Brynjolffson said.
"The key thing to understand is that [U.S.-born] American researchers and innovators are not hurt when the U.S. is a talent magnet, and neither is the general public," he said. "On the contrary, immigration is a big part of what has made Silicon Valley, the Boston area, and many other parts of the U.S. so innovative, increasing everyone's living standards. Forcing innovators to do their work in other countries hurts the U.S. in the long run."
Roger Keil, a professor at York University, points out that urban life has already changed from what it was a few months ago. "Being urban is about freedom and mingling," he said. "But now we are prisoners in our homes."
Yet it is not all bad in the city. Even in a Hobbesian age of one nation, one state, and one city against the other, the pandemic is somewhat breaking through the usual hardcore divide and making a lot of people at least silently concede that we are all in this together. The virus, says Rebecca Katz, a professor at Georgetown University, is showing cities that they need each other. While Trump parcels out blame, local political leaders are forming alliances. Largely they are governors — on the West Coast, in the East, and in the Midwest. But at their core are the big cities that dominate them. "Governors and cities are taking this approach because of a lack of national leadership," Katz says.
This is a global trend. For instance, in order to protect their own populations, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam have stopped new rice exports. As a response, seven food-importing and -exporting countries have formed a pandemic trading union. Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Myanmar, Brunei, and Singapore have agreed to keep their own mutual supply lines open regardless of conditions.
All this détente is a gigantic black eye for another epidemic: populism. Countries where garrulous demagoguery has taken root over the last four or so years — the U.S., the U.K., and Brazil, for instance — have shown themselves to be less-adept crisis managers than technocratic places like Singapore, Denmark, Austria, Germany, South Korea, and Taiwan. Pushan Dutt, a Singapore-based professor for Insead, the French graduate business school, notes that all the latter countries are electoral democracies, putting the kibosh on the idea that you can only effectively impose pandemic strictures if you are a king. These countries learned the lessons of the last pandemics, had plans in place, and executed them. The U.S. government also had a plan in place but distrusted "the deep state." The resulting chaos has left what successes there have been to old-fashioned city mayors and state governors.
"The rise of populism in the West is proving very expensive in this crisis," Dutt says. "The correct dichotomy isn't between democratic and autocratic countries. It's between competence and incompetence."
That thought, while reassuring politically, still doesn't leave much room for comfort if you live in a city where it does matter if the trains run on time — and whether you feel safe riding on them.
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Over the last few years the ATO has enhanced and extended their data matching software. When the ATO processes tax returns they cross-reference the information declared in the returns against records collected from other government organizations such as Department of Transport, Centrelink, Workcover, Superannuation Funds, Banks and Financial Institutions.
Despite honest and detailed declarations, tax payers can still be selected for a tax audit or review by the ATO. An ATO Audit process can involve face to face meetings with the ATO and requests for financial records for up to five years from the date of lodgment. The costs incurred can be significant even if all your lodgments are eventually proved to be correct.
So what are the reasons that trigger an Audit?
If you receive cash as part of your business activity and don't declare that income, you will end up reporting expenses that will be proportionately higher compared to your business income. Businesses in food industry such as restaurants, cafes, pizza shops, grocery stores are most commonly affected by this trigger. For detailed explanation on this reason, refer to our tax tip "Cash and Hidden Economy".
A tip off from a dissatisfied employee or supplier who complain to ATO regarding their unpaid dues such as salaries, superannuation or bills will attract ATO's attention immediately. Very often what starts as a review of superannuation guarantee obligations can escalate into a full scale audit.
ATO has a comprehensive list of benchmarks for various types of business activities in Australia. Benchmarks outline average income and key expense ratios for different industries. ATO consistently scans information lodged and if your business reports inconsistent information in comparison with similar businesses in your industry then this can be an indicator of unreported income or other issues. Expert Tax proactively manages this risk by checking our client's information against ATO benchmarks.
Expert Tax manages risk by conducting a thorough reconciliation of information lodged for our clients.
There are other triggers like history of late lodgments, consistently reporting operating losses and unusual fluctuations of trading performance between years. Expert Tax proactively works with clients to ensure these triggers don't apply to our clients. We discuss these issues with our clients on a regular basis and send regular reminders for lodgment of returns by the due date.
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Coventry is home to two exceptional Universities.
Coventry University is the UK's third largest for annual student intake. It has been ranked 12th in the Country and was ranked top new university in the 'complete university guide 2017'.
Warwick University is one of the original Russel Group Universities and is ranked 8th in the 'complete university guide 2017'.
In term time these universities increase Coventry's population by over 55,000, that's over 1/6th of Coventry's total population!
We think it is important that all these students feel safe in Coventry and feel it is their home.
It is daunting moving away from home for students and their parents.
We urge all parents and guardians to encourage all students to ensure they have the number of a good reputable local taxi company saved in their phones.
Alternatively all students can download our free app, giving them access to booking and real time tracking.
Allens Taxis has been operating in Coventry since 1938, Coventry's oldest taxi firm.
It is this history and experience that we hope will give you the peace of mind to know you are in safe hands.
We have a fleet of 150+ drivers, vetted and licenced by Coventry City Council.
Our office is based half a mile from the University in the heart of the student residential area.
Our phones are operated by real operators 24/7/365.
Too often young people, living away from home for the first time, 'partying' in unfamiliar territory without the safety net of a parent picking them up or waiting up for them, can find themselves in potentially unsafe situations, leaving them vulnerable. We want students to feel secure in the knowledge that when they ring us they are being transported by fully licenced drivers in fully inspected vehicles, operating legally & fully compliant with all of Coventry City Councils taxi licencing regulations.
We ensure all of this so that you don't have to.


Today's selection illustrates how Satan fears the monastic life. You will see a number of teachings over the coming weeks on fasting and its role in the spiritual life. We hope you will find this series especially rewarding.
Then afterwards, behold, a fourth devil came and worshipped him, and Satan answered and said unto him, 'And where do you come from?' And he who was asked answered and said unto him, "I have been in the desert for forty years struggling with a monk and tonight I have hurled him into fornication." When Satan heard this, he rose up immediately and embraced and kissed that devil, and he took the crown off his own head, and placed it upon the other devil and made him sit by his side upon the throne, saying, 'And so you have been able to do so great a work as this in so short a time! For there is nothing which I prize so highly as the fall of a monk.'"


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PIA18345: A Brighter Moon
Target Name:  Dione
Is a satellite of:  Saturn
Mission:  Cassini-Huygens
Spacecraft:  Cassini Orbiter
Instrument:  ISS - Narrow Angle
Produced By:  Cassini Imaging Team
Although Dione (near) and Enceladus (far) are composed of nearly the same materials, Enceladus has a considerably higher reflectivity than Dione. As a result, it appears brighter against the dark night sky.
The surface of Enceladus (313 miles or 504 kilometers across) endures a constant rain of ice grains from its south polar jets. As a result, its surface is more like fresh, bright, snow than Dione's (698 miles or 1123 kilometers across) older, weathered surface. As clean, fresh surfaces are left exposed in space, they slowly gather dust and radiation damage and darken in a process known as "space weathering."
This view looks toward the leading hemisphere of Enceladus. North on Enceladus is up and rotated 1 degree to the right. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Sept. 8, 2015.
The view was acquired at a distance of approximately 52,000 miles (83,000 kilometers) from Dione. Image scale is 1,600 feet (500 meters) per pixel. The distance from Enceladus was 228,000 miles (364,000 kilometers) for an image scale of 1.4 miles (2.2 kilometers) per pixel.
The Cassini mission is a cooperative project of NASA, ESA (the European Space Agency) and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging operations center is based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado.
For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov and http://www.nasa.gov/cassini. The Cassini imaging team homepage is at http://ciclops.org.
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Reddit user capeboddaveb recently shared this photo of a Kwanzan Cherry Tree that he planted in his front yard the same week his daughter was born. 23 years later he posted that his daughter is about to graduate with a Master's degree.
In the comments he also added that he planted a Japanese Maple the week his son was born. What a beautiful and amazing gesture!


Mara answering questions, discussing and signing her books at Moby Dickens Bookstore in Taos, New Mexico.
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Mara discusses her latest books and Milford-Haven Novels series during her book signing at the Tattered Cover.
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Ed Reed Thought He Was Close To Touchdown
When Ed Reed landed on his back seven yards deep in the end zone after making an interception, he looked up and saw that everybody had stopped.
The Steelers, and perhaps even his own teammates, seemingly thought there was no way he would bring it out.
But Reed doesn't seem to have that in his DNA.
In classic Reed fashion, the playmaking safety popped up to his feet and took off.
"I figured I had a chance," he said afterwards with a grin.
It looked like a terrible decision when Reed was tripped up at the 1-yard line, then grabbed at the 2 by Steelers running back Jonathan Dwyer, who was trying to strip the ball.
But Reed tore away from Dwyer, re-secured the ball and started weaving up the field. And for a second, it looked like he might be gone for what would have been a game-breaking, fourth-quarter touchdown.
"I knew it was close," said Reed, who now has four interceptions this season and 61 in his career.
"I'm trying to make a play, because you know these games are tight. If we could have gotten more yards or something like that, maybe [we could have notched] a field goal or something. But it is what it is. You all know what type of player I am."
Reed holds the all-time NFL record for most return yardage after an interception (1,507). He has seven career touchdowns after interceptions, including one this year against the Cincinnati Bengals.
But even Reed says he should have done a couple things differently on the 34-yard return.
Reed wished he had lateraled it, as he's done so many times in the past – with both positive and negative results, but always raising Ravens fans' blood pressure. He also wishes he took a different path.
Had Reed done those things, perhaps he wouldn't have been caught from behind by Dwyer.
"There was one time I probably should have pitched it to Cary [Williams]," said Reed, who had Williams streaking along the sideline to his right. "I heard him calling. I put it in one hand, but I kind of got the best of myself."
Then Reed examined his route, as if he was a kick or punt returner.
"When I looked up, honestly, everybody stopped," Reed said. "So I probably should have stayed straight at first, then cut back to the right. It happens."


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A Belgian police officer controls the access to Belgian international airport of Zaventem airport, in Zaventem, Belgium, April 1, 2016.
Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters
Belgium charges third suspect in foiled terror plot; Brussels airport to reopen
By Elizabeth Chuck and Annick M'Kele
Authorities charged a third suspect in connection with a foiled French terror attack, the Belgian federal prosecutor said Saturday.
The 33-year-old suspect — a Belgian national identified only as Y.A. by the prosecutor — was arrested as part of the investigation into Reda Kriket, a French terror suspect officials nabbed two days after bombers attacked Brussels' airport and subway on March 22.
Kriket's apartment in the French suburb of Argenteuil was full of an "unprecedented" number of weapons, including assault rifles and explosives, the Paris prosecutor said earlier this week. His arrest was part of a sweep of terror suspects following the Brussels attacks that killed more than 30 and injured 270 more, but was not directly tied to the Belgium bombings.
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Two others, identified as Abderamane A. and Rabah N., were arrested last week in connection with the same alleged plot, Belgian officials said. Another suspected accomplice — named as Anis B. — was arrested in the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, the head of the Brussels Airport said Saturday that some passenger flights will resume Sunday for the first time since twin blasts exploded at the airport seconds apart. Three flights to Faro, Portugal, Turin, Italy, and Athens, Greece, are scheduled.
"These flights are the first hopeful sign from an airport that is standing up straight after a cowardly attack. That we are able to make this start only 12 days after the devastating attacks is a sign of our collective strength at Brussels Airport," said airport CEO Arnaud Feit.
Passengers will be dropped off at parking lots before being taken to check-in, and special arrangements have been made for checking in luggage, Feit said. He added that he hoped full passenger service would be restored by June or July in time for summer vacation season.
Belgium is still roiling from the attacks. Police and soldiers dispersed throughout the capital of Brussels on Saturday to arrest people who broke bans on demonstrations, with more than a dozen left-wing protesters arrested in the Bourse neighborhood.
This article originally appeared on NBCNews.com.
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For the period of October 1 through December 31, Metro Boston Organized Play ran 78 tables of games for 370 (non-unique) players. (That's roughly 5.5 tables per week.) For the 2018 calendar year, Metro Boston ran 501 tables for 2,406 (non-unique) players.
These stats include Pathfinder Society RPG, Pathfinder Society CORE, Pathfinder Society ACG, Pathfinder Playtest, and Starfinder Society games. We have intentionally omitted data from Pathfinder Academy games that were run for kids ages 6-16.
These stats include games run specifically at Metro Boston venues which currently are: Barnes & Noble (Prudential), Comicazi (Davis), Knight Moves Cafe (Brookline), Knight Moves Cafe (Somerville), Omar's World of Comics (Lexington), Pandemonium Books and Games (Central), and special events.


We ordered a number of items from a Rhode Island toy company, i.e.,pirate telescopes (they work and are very nice) stuffed animals , bears with hearts , turtles from the movie Nemo..they were out of the Nemo fish , rubber ducks, key chain flashlights, compasses , etc.. Our wish is for this cache to be visited any time you have kids that have never been geocaching. The chest is full to the brim . We have taken kids here several times , let them find it with our gps , break open the chest and plunder . We combine this with a picnic , rides , playgrounds, and some other easy to reach caches. Much to the parents delight the kids go home exhausted and hit the sack early holding their treasures. We watch this cache frequently, however; if it ever seems anemic or disappointing please email ..we have a lot more to add at any time..and , we do encourage plundering by our little pirate guest. Our other Nemo characters are on back order. The trail to this cache is easy , clear of vegetation and most bugs..however, PLEASE use bug spray for the last 20 ft . If you have photos to share with us we really enjoy them. My little Alexis , 4yo, had her first bunking party a few weeks ago . We took them all to Mass the next morning and then geocaching, picnicing ,etc., ;the parents tell me their kids have never stopped talking about their adventure .
Argh! That be a mighty fine idea. Good job, matey.


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The position of tighthead has once again become just about the most important position on the pitch due to the new scrum engagement laws. This has significantly increased the need for teams to recruit and retain a top class tighthead prop.
Possibly the most important member of a modern professional rugby club! Having the right accountant who can make a team packed full of international talent fit under a salary cap is an absolute essential for any team looking to compete for honours.
With the increasing physical demands on professional rugby players the importance of a top class strength and conditioning team is becoming more and more obvious. The strength & conditioning team need to keep players at their optimal performance level whilst not risking injury.
This ones pretty self-explanatory, without the fans a rugby club simply wouldn't exist. The important of fans cheering on their team is huge however fundamentally clubs need fans spending their money on match tickets, shirts and beer.
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Mesut Ozil: Why I chose to join Arsenal from Real Madrid
Arsenal's record signing Mesut Ozil reveals the chance to join one of the "top clubs in England" was too good to turn down
Thursday 5 September 2013, 11:38 UK
Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski pose with an Arsenal shirt Photo: Lukas Podolski/Instagram
Mesut Ozil has revealed that the chance to join one of the "top clubs in England" was too good to turn down – and can't wait to work under Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.
The Gunners smashed their transfer record to sign the 24-year-old playmaker for £42.5m from Real Madrid on Monday following Gareth Bale's arrival at the Bernabeu
Many key footballing figures, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Germany boss Joachim Low, have expressed their surprise at Los Blancos' decision to sell one of their prized assets.
But Ozil says his decision was a no-brainer and is already looking forward to making his mark at Emirates Stadium and believes Arsenal are the perfect club for him.
"I chose Arsenal because they are one of the top clubs in England," Ozil told www.arsenal.com. "The coach is a world-class manager – he's demonstrated that for years.
"A lot of players have developed under his guidance in the past and that's why I decided to join Arsenal. I want to improve myself further and I'm looking forward to the style of play.
"Arsenal are well known for the strength of their technical game and their desire to play attacking football. I think I will fit perfectly into that. That's why I chose to sign for the club."
He continued: "Arsenal are one of the technically strongest teams in the world. The manager always wants to play attractive and attacking football.
"I think I fit into that because I enjoy playing quickly – that 'one-touch football'. I'm happy to be part of the club and I hope I can help the team."
The Germany international, who has penned a five-year deal with the Gunners, has already turned his attentions to helping Arsenal lift a major trophy, something they have not done since their FA Cup triumph in 2005.
"Definitely [Arsenal can win trophies this season]. In the last few years, Arsenal haven't been so successful but we want to become more successful," he continued.
"We want to win trophies. I think the fans are looking forward to that too.
"We have a very strong and a very young team that can improve a lot under the manager. I think we will win trophies because we have the potential [to do so]."
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What's going on with Rachel? If you follow my social media accounts you likely know that I've had a rough couple of months filled with ER trips and doctors appointments. Now that we've talked to my doctors fairly thoroughly I thought it was time for a health update.
Sometimes I wonder if doctors have a list of "illnesses" that they diagnose difficult people with just to pacify them; just to quiet those people that insist they don't feel well even though their tests come back fine. Sometimes I wonder if there are illnesses that all doctors recognize as "fake," but are given like sugar pills to patients deemed dull-minded attention seekers with wild imaginations.
It's ridiculous to think this, I know. But after six years of being disbelieved about the symptoms you've lived with every day, it's impossible for it not to affect the way you think about everything. It develops a mindset that is difficult to shake.
Many patients wait years for a diagnosis, bouncing from doctor to doctor, test to test, hoping and praying for answers. Illnesses like Dysautonomia are often misdiagnosed as a mental illness because, despite the patient's complaints, nearly all of their tests come back within healthy ranges.
The limitations of chronic illness are many and are unique to each person. The realities of "I can't" are much of what makes depression so common in those who are chronically ill. For me those I can't's feel like a weight tied to me, holding me back from things that everyone else takes for granted. While everyone else complains about their jobs, I see them going to work each week and find myself fighting discontentment. I can't work right now. I can't support myself. I can't.
Saying "I can't" may seem to go against all the chirpy, peppy, go-get-'em, reach-for-the-stars crap we've been fed since childhood, but there's a lot of good in realizing and coming to terms with what can't be done. It's healthier to understand your limitations than to push until you burn out, right? Exceeding your physical limits isn't an option when your body is already in distress. It's a difficult reality that we face on a daily basis.
My husband and I have been married just under two years now and all I can say is that I'm so glad he didn't marry me for my housekeeping abilities. It's not that I don't know how to clean, my mother made sure that wasn't the case. It's not even that I hate to clean, I honestly ache to just clean my home from top to bottom in a single day.
No, alas, it's that chronic illness has a way of squashing every good intention with its never ending limitations. I live in a world of trade-offs and exaggerated consequences. I spend my days bargaining to get the most out of my energy, but my reward for cleaning is more fatigue and more pain.
If you're in the same boat, you're probably looking for a magical list that will impart to you a profound wisdom and result in an impeccable home. You can stop reading and go hire a maid. The truth is, if you're chronically ill and cleaning your own home, your house isn't going to be impeccable. Let's just get that laughably unrealistic notion out of the way right now and, instead, go for something actually attainable.


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Amnesty not possible for Fallists, but... - Michael Masutha
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Ministry of Justice will guide students on process of compiling applications for Presidential pardon
Statement of the Minister of Justice on Legally affected students from incidents arising out of the #Feesmustfall Campaign
On the instruction of President Cyril Ramaphosa I, in my capacity as Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, met with higher education student activists on Friday August the 24th at the Union Buildings who were demanding a general amnesty for their fellow comrades who came into conflict with the law as a result of incidents that occurred during the #FeesMustFall campaign protests.
This followed a prior engagement I had with similarly affected students who marched to The Presidency in Tuynhuys, Cape Town, on Wednesday the 23rd of August.
On both occasions, I pointed out that in line with its respect for the principles of separation of powers and the rule of law, the Executive branch of government had neither the mandate nor the inclination to favour any person or group of people with a specific or general reprieve outside the existing constitutional and legal framework.
The criminal justice system provides avenues for various alternatives to outright criminal prosecution which include diversion, mediation and various forms of restorative justice mechanisms.
Section 84 (2) J of the Constitution of the Republic confers on the President, among others, the power to grant "pardon[…] or reprieve[s to] offenders and remitting any fines, penalties or forfeitures."
With respect to pardons, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development supports the process by way of facilitating applications and draft memoranda on the basis of which the Minister makes a recommendation to the President for decision.
In this particular instance, I proposed the following to the students:
i. The students will constitute a delegation which will provide a list of all affected students, i.e. those who are arrested and still in custody or detention, charged or awaiting prosecutorial decision, on trial and sentenced – including those serving custodial sentences in a correctional facility;
ii. The Minister has undertaken to assist the students in approaching the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to consider evaluating each case, specifically in order to determine the seriousness or otherwise of the charges, the weight or otherwise of the available evidence and, where appropriate, possibilities of the option for diversion, mediation or other forms of restorative justice in the case of those students who are yet to appear before the courts;
iii. The Minister will, where appropriate, guide the students in making applications to the NPA for the review of prosecutorial decisions in cases of students who are already charged and whose matters are currently on trial, and;
iv. The Ministry of Justice will guide the students on the process of compiling applications for Presidential pardon for those students seeking to make such applications.
It is further worth noting that Presidential pardons are granted in respect of convicted and sentenced persons only on the basis of the information they provide and in circumstances where the applicant has shown good cause. Under no circumstances can Presidential pardon be pre-determined.
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development stands ready to begin with the process as soon as the students have submitted their applications with the relevant information.
Issued by Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, 27 August 2018
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APNewsBreak: New Mexico demands closure of Air Force lake
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's top prosecutor is demanding that the U.S. Air Force close a publicly accessible lake at Holloman Air Force Base, saying Thursday that the concentration of hazardous chemicals at the site poses a risk to public health and the environment.
In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Attorney General Hector Balderas tells Air Force officials that recent sampling shows the contamination — linked to a class of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — are dozens of times higher than federal health advisory levels.
In the case of perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, the samples showed the amounts were more than 84 times the advisory levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
"These sampling results exacerbate the state's concern for its citizens and the environment," Balderas wrote, noting that the presence of the chemicals "poses an ongoing severe threat to members of the public."
The state already is preparing to sue the Air Force over groundwater contamination at two bases, arguing that the federal government has a responsibility to clean up plumes of toxic chemicals left behind by past military firefighting activities.
Similar contamination has been found at dozens of military sites across the nation, and growing evidence that exposure can be dangerous has prompted the EPA to consider setting a maximum level for the chemicals in drinking water nationwide. Currently only non-enforceable drinking water health advisories are in place.
New Mexico environmental regulators first issued a notice of violation to the Air Force in 2018 for failing to properly address the contamination at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis. They followed up earlier this year on Holloman, saying that base had violated its state permit and had yet to respond to concerns about the pollution near Alamogordo.
Balderas set a deadline of May 16 for the Air Force to respond to his latest request.
The Air Force has repeatedly declined to comment on the state's pending litigation but argues that its response to PFAS contamination in New Mexico and elsewhere has been aggressive.
The military has provided alternate water sources for those in areas where Air Force activity likely contributed to the contamination. Officials also have said they've been working with regulators to identify and implement long-term solutions to prevent exposure. Sampling also continues.
According to a report from independent federal investigators, the U.S. military as of 2017 had spent about $200 million on environmental investigations and other responses related to the chemicals at 263 installations around the country. The U.S. Department of Defense has said it could take years to determine a total price tag for PFAS contamination at military sites.
The attorney general's office also is asking that the Air Force make publicly available all information it has related to the risk of PFAS exposure at and around the Holloman and Cannon bases.
Balderas wrote that his requests won't diminish the contamination emanating from the bases, but it will help protect citizens from one pathway of exposure.
Holloman borders Alamogordo, where 31,000 residents rely on groundwater within the Tularosa Basin. Base officials there identified five known sites where the chemicals were released.
The lake is on base property and near the popular tourist destination of White Sands National Monument. Some visitors to the area have used the lake's shoreline as a camping spot.
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