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Hidden camera reveals security breach at Hull Hospital lab
A hidden camera investigation by Radio-Canada has revealed lax security at the hematology and biochemistry lab of the Hull Hospital, despite a 2017 warning from Quebec's professional order of medical technologists calling for the institution to restrict access.
Quebec's health ministry said the security situation for the lab "does not appear to meet standards."
At 7 a.m. on March 8, a Radio-Canada reporter entered the Gatineau, Que., hospital with a hidden camera and was able to easily go inside the hematology and biochemistry lab. The reporter moved around without any employee in the lab confronting him. Medical samples were within reach, but the reporter did not touch them.
After being told about the situation by Radio-Canada, the Outaouais regional health authority (le Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Outaouais, or CISSSO) said the lab was not monitored or locked between 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. CISSSO said the lab is not locked during its office hours and the receptionist is responsible for monitoring access during the workday, starting at 8 a.m.
Medical labs must always be absolutely secured, according to Doris Levasseur Bourbeau, president of l'Ordre professionnel des technologistes médicaux du Québec (OPTMQ) or, in English, the Professional Order of Medical Technologists of Quebec. "Access to the lab must be exclusively limited to authorized personnel," Bourbeau said in French.
Visitors passing through the lab could distract employees, increasing the risk for error, she said. "People in the lab are working with samples that are very precious, very important," she said. "We're talking about blood samples, cerebrospinal fluid, where you cannot have people disturbed by comings and goings."
Levasseur Bourbeau said the Hull Hospital needs to control access to samples to avoid cross-contamination and the potential of exposure to infection.
Sackville Memorial Hospital Foundation launches Accuracy is the Best Result Good Chemistry Campaign
The Sackville Memorial Hospital (SMH) Foundation has launched its Accuracy is the Best Result Good Chemistry Campaign 2018, with an ambitious $100,000 fundraising goal. Strong community support is needed once again to ensure laboratory professionals have the best technology to provide the most accurate results for patients.
This year, the Foundation will purchase a sophisticated chemistry analyzer for the lab at the SMH. This technology will provide quick and accurate results, allowing physicians to make the correct diagnosis and administer prompt treatment to patients. The new unit will replace an aging unit that is reaching the end of its lifespan. The lab touches virtually every aspect of patient care. The lab, which performs over 61,000 tests per year, is arguably the hospital's most vital service. Diagnostic tests are often the least expensive component of the health care pathway, yet they influence more than 70 per cent of all health care decisions. The dedicated team of medical laboratory professionals at SMH process over 250 specimens per day from admitted patients, the emergency department, Extra Mural Program, long-term care facilities and various clinics throughout the Tantramar area.
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Accurate Blood Counting Without User Training
Dengling Xie and co-authors in the Multimodal Biomedical Imaging and Therapy Lab at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have developed a simple, inexpensive CBC instrument capable of being operated by completely untrained users.
Rather than using flow cytometry, the USTC method utilizes fluorescence and bright field imaging performed on a low-cost microscope. The images are then automatically computer-analyzed to determine cell counts, returning RBC, WBC, and platelet counts, along with a 3-part WBC differential.
"Our original system required preparing the sample in a few steps, with lots of pipetting. You had to practice it a few times to really get the hang of it." Solving this challenge required re-engineering the reagent system to allow all of the chemicals to be pre-prepared, eliminating the need for pipetting and reducing the sample preparation to a single dilution step. With a simplified preparation method in hand, the control of the microscope was also automated to the "push-button" level.
Performance of the system was assessed on 120 blood samples measured by expert as well as untrained users, in both laboratory and field settings. For each blood sample, the results of the low-cost method were compared with the clinical gold standard using the error targets laid out by the US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) guidelines for the complete blood counts. CLIA guidelines set the maximum allowable error for laboratory tests, with the requirement that >95% of measurements must fall within these error targets.
The results of the USTC field trial demonstrated that the new, low-cost, easy-to-use method were not only statistically equivalent with the clinical gold standard, but that this performance was independent of user training. According to study co-author Zachary Smith, "This means that users who have never even seen our instrument before can walk up, read a short protocol, and get accurate results in just a few minutes." For those living in remote rural environments, the ability to have a CBC performed at a local clinic, or even at their own home, could save a costly or time-consuming trip to the hospital and increase their access to care.
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Red blood cell, plasma transfusions decline nationwide
Use of red blood cell and plasma transfusions declined across the United States from 2011 through 2014, according to study results.
Ruchika Goel, MD, MPH, and colleagues analyzed data from the National Inpatient Sample from 1993 to 2014. They used weighted estimates of more than 30 million discharges each year from 1,100 hospitals in 47 states across the US.
The proportion of patients who underwent red blood cell transfusions during hospitalization increased steadily from 1993 to 2011, when it peaked at 6.8%. The rate declined to 5.7% in 2014 (adjusted risk ratio = 0.83; 95% CI, 0.78-0.88).
The decrease in red blood cell transfusions over time appeared larger among elective admissions than nonelective admissions (P for interaction < .001).
Researchers reported statistically significant reductions in red blood cell transfusions regardless of patient sex, race/ethnicity, risk severity and payer type. However, results showed no significant reduction in red blood cell transfusions among children.
The percentage of patients who underwent plasma transfusions during hospitalization also declined from 1% in 2011 to 0.87% in 2014 (adjusted risk ratio = 0.87; 95% CI, 0.8-0.95).
Results showed no decrease in platelet transfusions nationwide.
DesiCorp of Louisville wants to expand the shelf life of blood
What does human blood have in common with a tank of sea monkeys? Well, not much unless you're working with DesiCorp — then the connection between the two is everything.
The company has been researching the sea creatures to figure out how they can first dehydrate red blood cells and then rehydrate them for later use in blood transfusions. The company's goal is to extend the shelf life of human blood, which can only be used for 42 days after it is harvested in the U.S. (35 days in Europe), and can only be stored in high-tech refrigerators.
But the shelf life of dried blood could be years instead of days, Michael Menze, the company's director and president said. Additionally, it wouldn't need to be stored at a specific temperature. All you'd need to bring the blood back to life for a transfusion would be sterile water.
Menze, and others trying to solve the problem of blood-storage time, have been studying the sea monkeys for years because of their ability to be dehydrated and then come back to life when water is added — sometimes years after the original dehydration.
They found that the sea monkeys and other creatures like them have a common denominator called trehalose. Menze explains it as two glucose molecules attached in a very specific way. They found that when trehalose is dehydrated, it takes on a glass-like state until it is rehydrated. The glass state stops chemical reactions for molecules encased within it, essentially freezing everything inside. Then when water is added, the glass state of the trehalose is broken and the creature comes back to life, almost as if it has been frozen in time.
But for decades, nobody could figure out how to get the trehalose into red blood cells to make them capable of the dehydration and rehydration process in the same way that sea monkeys exhibit. Jonathan Kopechek was researching the use of "sonoporation" technology in cancer treatments. Sonoporation uses sound waves to open up the pores of cells and make them penetrable. Sonoporation allows the researchers to put the trehalose in the red blood cells, which allows them to dry them and bring them back to life. They're still working on perfecting the process — right now the most successful round has only brought back 50 percent of the red blood cells.
Menze said that they will start working on drying rat blood for animal testing very soon. They think they can start clinical trials with animals in the next five months.
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Artificial intelligence can diagnose prostate cancer as well as a pathologist
Chinese researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system which can diagnose cancerous prostate samples as accurately as any pathologist, holding out the possibility of streamlining and eliminating variation in the process of cancer diagnosis.
The system may also help overcome shortages of trained pathologists and in the longer term lead to automated or partially-automated prostate diagnosis.
Confirmation of a prostate cancer diagnosis normally requires a biopsy sample to be examined by a pathologist. Now the Chinese AI system has shown similar levels of accuracy to pathologists and can also accurately classify the level of malignancy of the cancer, eliminating the variability which can creep into human diagnoses. "This is not going to replace a human pathologist," said Hongqian Guo, who led the research. "We still need an experienced pathologist to take responsibility for the final diagnosis. What it will do is help pathologists make better, faster diagnoses, as well as eliminating the day-to-day variation in judgement which can creep into human evaluations."
Guo's group took 918 prostate samples from 283 patients and ran these through the AI system, with the software gradually learning and improving diagnosis. The pathology images were subdivided into 40,000 smaller samples of which 30,000 were used to train the software while the remaining 10,000 were used to test accuracy.
The results showed an accurate diagnosis in 99.38 per cent of cases, using a human pathologist as a gold standard. Guo said that means the AI system is as accurate as a pathologist.
The system was programmed to learn and gradually improve how it interpreted the samples. "Our results show that the diagnoses the AI system reported were at a level comparable to that of a pathologist. Furthermore, the system could accurately classify the malignancy level of prostate cancer," said Guo.
sciencebusiness.net
Home genetic tests should be interpreted by experts: Geneticists recommend seeking clinical test validation after initial study finds up to 40 percent of at-home genetic tests to be inaccurate
Results from at-home genetic tests are not always accurate. A new study in the journal Genetics in Medicine now shows that up to 40 percent of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests provide incorrect readings in the raw data.
Stephany Leigh Tandy-Connor, study leader at Ambry Genetics Corp in the US, expressed concern about the fact that most DTC test results are interpreted by medical providers with limited genetic training due to a shortage of genetic counsellors and other highly trained genetic professionals available for public consultation.
Unlike clinical genetic tests carried out in a laboratory, DTC tests are not diagnostic and only offer risk information for a limited set of conditions. While the FDA currently prohibits most DTC companies from offering diagnostic genetic tests, some do give customers their raw genotyping data upon request. This can then be taken to third-party companies to interpret for a fee. The raw data provided to the customer is often accompanied by a disclaimer that it is neither validated for accuracy nor intended for medical use.
Tandy-Connor and her colleagues set out to assess how accurate DTC tests were in highlighting the presence of specific genetic variants. They analyzed the raw data of 49 patients that were referred to Ambry Genetics Corp for confirmatory testing, after sharing their DTC raw data results with their medical providers.
The researchers found that two out of every five (40 percent) variants noted in the DTC raw data were incorrectly reported and could not be verified by further diagnostic lab tests. In eight instances, the variants that were present were misunderstood by third-party interpretation services.
"Such a high rate of a false positives in this particular study was unexpected," says Tandy-Connor, who believes that some of the discrepancies in the results can be explained by technical differences between the various testing methods used. "While DTC results may lead to healthy changes in lifestyle or diet, these could also result in unwarranted emotions, including anxiety when someone obtains unexpected information, inaccurate information, or disappointment when receiving a lack of comprehensive diagnostic analysis."
Cellphone-based tech could cut lab visits for blood tests
Researchers have developed a cellphone-based blood test technology that can provide immediate results in the comfort of one's home or a doctor's clinic, thereby cutting visits to the laboratory.
In a paper published in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics, the researchers detailed a mobile version of the "Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay" (ELISA), the gold standard technique used to detect the presence of an antibody or antigen.
Instead of sending patients to a laboratory, the new cellphone-based technology - Mobile Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (MELISA) -- allows for the very same test to be conducted in the doctor's office, clinic or even in a remote area.
The device consists of a water bath heater that incubates samples at a target temperature and analyses them via images taken by mobile phone. The device uses colour analysis to determine the RGB (red, green, blue) colour components of each sample.
The portable MELISA weighs less than half a kilogram, and the researchers believe that it has the potential to help older patients suffering chronic conditions and those across the world.
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Biologist used patient's bug-ridden poo sample to get time off work - Wales Online
A scientist who didn't want to work day shifts swapped his own feces with a patient who had salmonella to prove to his bosses he had food poisoning.
Bernard Watkins worked as a biomedical scientist in the microbiology department at Cwm Taf University Health Board. After he was handed day shifts, instead of his preferred night shifts, he went into a freezer at work and took a patient sample which had tested positive for salmonella before using a computer at work to check a patient's confidential details and make sure they had the disease. But days later he confessed all to one of his bosses – admitting he had "spiked" his sample.
He left a fecal sample in the office on the same date. Two days later, on October 12, he called his employers to say he wouldn't be working for the rest of the week as he remained unwell. The same day the fecal sample tested positive for salmonella.
One of his bosses, Kelly Ward, the manager for Microbiology, phoned Mr Watkins and asked him to submit another fecal sample signed by his GP. On October 13, Mr Watkins explained to Mrs Ward he had been to his GP and provided the sample. That sample tested negative for salmonella.
Just two days later, as Mr Watkins was finishing a night shift which ended at 8am, he called Mrs Ward and asked to meet her when she got into work. He told her he "deliberately contaminated" a sample of a patient who had salmonella with his own feces by adding in his own fecal matter, saying his employer would have "found out anyway".
All of the allegations against Mr Watkins were found proven by a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) conduct and competence panel. They found his actions amounted to misconduct and his fitness to practice was impaired.
In coming to their decision regarding the sanction, panel chair Claire Cheetham said: "Because of the aggravating factors outlined and because of the gravity and calculated nature of the dishonesty against the registrant's employer, the panel has concluded that the only available sanction that it can impose in this case is a striking off order."
Mr Watkins' name will now be struck off from the register and he will be unable to carry on working as a scientist.
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Phillies snap five-game slump with win over Marlins
Miami, FL – Kevin Frandsen drove in what proved to be the game-winning run in the first inning as the Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the second of a three-game set.
Darin Ruf brought in the other run for the Phillies, who snapped a five-game skid.
Zach Miner pitched four innings in the start and gave up a run on four hits. Michael Stutes (3-1) pitched a 1-2-3 fifth to get the win. Jonathan Papelbon earned his 29th save with a scoreless ninth.
Justin Ruggiano drove in the lone run of the game for the Marlins, who had won two of three coming in. Henderson Alvarez (4-6) gave up two runs on five hits over seven innings to take the loss.
The Phillies got their only runs of the game in the first inning. With one out, Jimmy Rollins doubled while Chase Utley and Domonic Brown walked to load the bases. Ruf then worked a walk to bring home one run and Frandsen followed with a groundout for a 2-0 lead.
Miami got a run back in the second as Giancarlo Stanton led off with a single and scored on Ruggiano's double. Ruggiano was nailed at third trying to stretch the hit into a triple.
The Marlins left men on base in each inning except for the first, fifth and seventh.
Alvarez has dropped his past two starts ... The Phillies have taken 12 of the 18 games against the Marlins this season ...Miami went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

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Some radio stations are banning Michael Jackson's music after 'Leaving Neverland'
By Kyle Nazario
Radio stations are grappling with how to handle allegations of pedophilia against Michael Jackson in the new documentary "Leaving Neverland."
Three Montreal radio stations have pulled Michael Jackson's music from the air, according to City News 1130. The decision comes after the airing of the HBO documentary , which aired earlier this week, shares the stories of two men who allege Jackson groomed them for sex and molested them when they were children.
"We are attentive to listeners' comments, and last night's documentary created reactions," a spokeswoman for the stations said.
She said the decision will apply to the company's 23 radio stations.
» 'Leaving Neverland': 5 things to know about the Michael Jackson documentary
Media companies in New Zealand did the same Wednesday, according to report by Complex.
"We aren't deciding whether Michael Jackson is guilty of pedophilia or not," said content director Leon Wratt. "We're just merely trying to make sure that our radio stations are going to play the music that people want to hear."
The BBC also denied a report that BBC Radio 2 had quietly dropped Jackson.
Canadian radio company Corus Radio told CBC it has no current plans to pull the songs, but is "monitoring the situation closely."
Wedding DJs told Slate they have seen some requests not to play Jackson or R. Kelly, but the King of Pop is still a fixture of reception playlists.
» 'Leaving Neverland' trailer paints dark picture of Michael Jackson
The subjects in "Leaving Neverland," James Safechuck and Wade Robson, had previously denied Jackson sexually abused them. However, they said they decided to come out with their stories of abuse after having their own children and the singer's death.
Reviews have called the documentary "devastating and credible." It has forced many of Jackson's fans, who span the world, to rethink their relationship with the King of Pop.
Jackson is one of the most successful entertainers ever. He has sold more than 350 million albums. His public career spanned four decades. He died on June 25, 2009, of cardiac arrest. He was 50.
"Leaving Neverland" is streaming now on HBO.
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"Providing Outreach and Enrollment Assistance: Lessons Learned from Com" by Julia Paradise, Sara J. Rosenbaum et al.
Finding #1: Intensive outreach and enrollment assistance is crucial to connect low-income, uninsured people with coverage.
Finding #2: Assistance is not a one-time matter – it is needed at all stages of the enrollment process and to ensure continued coverage.
Finding #3: Immediate access to enrollment assistance boosts the effectiveness of outreach efforts.
Finding #4: Even when health reform is mature, the need for aggressive outreach and enrollment assistance remains high and the resource demands remain significant.
The Massachusetts health center experience demonstrates that, in addition to broad public education about affordable insurance options and how to enroll, intensive one-on-one assistance is a vital complement to help disadvantaged populations and communities obtain and keep coverage that meets their needs. The intensive support they require, and ongoing rather than occasional needs for assistance, suggest the importance of sustained investment in outreach and enrollment efforts conducted by health centers and other organizations.
Issue brief prepared for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Reproduced with permission of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Paradise, J., Rosenbaum, S., Shin, P., Sharac, J., Alvarez, C., Zur, J., Ku, L. (2013). Providing Outreach and Enrollment Assistance: Lessons Learned from Community Health Centers in Massachusetts. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 24 September 2013. Accessed October 1, 2013.


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https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Boat-club-fights-flood-pestilence-for-new-home-15380542.php
Boat club fights flood, pestilence for new home
Published 4:07 pm CDT, Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Alton Motor Boat Club Board Chairman James Neumann calls members over for a group photograph during a groundbreaking for their new clubhouse. A raised 4,000-square foot building, it will replace a structure deemed too damaged to repair after the 2019 flood.
Alton Motor Boat Club Board Chairman James Neumann calls members over for a group photograph during a groundbreaking for their new clubhouse. A raised 4,000-square foot building, it will replace a structure
JERSEY COUNTY — Last year's floods meant the Alton Motor Boat Club needed to rebuild its clubhouse.
This year's coronavirus pandemic kept them from meeting for four months.
But on Tuesday evening, part of the group's members got together both to meet and celebrate a groundbreaking for their new home.
About 50 of the approximately 250 members came out for the ceremony which included a cookout, club meeting and group photograph.
"It's been a long process, and COVID-19 has made it longer," said "Commodore" Rhone Gillis, the club's president. "There's a lot of red tape involved."
According to James Neumann, the club's board chairman, after the 2019 flood it was determined the clubhouse, which sat at ground level near the group's boat slips in the Piasa Harbor area, would have to be both razed and raised.
"With the new laws, they considered it damaged beyond repair," Neumann said. "The only way we could build was to make it out of brick."
They also had the choice of elevating the building — or having to clean it after every flood.
The new clubhouse will have a brick wall raising it 13 feet off the ground. The existing concrete pad will be kept in place and used for storage, with the clubhouse above it.
The total cost of the project is about $500,000. About half will come from insurance with the rest through fundraising efforts. Jun Construction will build the building's shell, while members will finish the interior.
Neumann said he hopes the project can be completed by the end of the year. He said the lack of a clubhouse has put a damper on a number of club activities, ranging from meals and meetings to fundraisers.
"We're just looking to get our members back in the clubhouse," he said.
Gillis said the new building will have other advantages.
"I think as soon as we get a new clubhouse 13 feet in the air, it will be safe from floods and membership will spike through the roof," he said.
It will also reduce some operating expenses, he said.
"Every year in the past we've had to spend thousands of dollars to sandbag the club, sometimes more than once a year," he added. "This will alleviate that and it will also drastically reduce our flood insurance premiums."
The club, begun in 1941, currently has 144 regular members and 124 social members.
"You have guys with john boats here and guys with big boats," Neumann said. "Everybody here is in the boating family or a friend of the boating family."
The club is located at 11134 Harbor Dell, Godfrey. For information call 618-466-2142 or visit the club's Facebook page.
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Is Kristy Swanson Living or Dead?
Has American actress Kristy Swanson died? Or is she still alive?
Kristy Swanson is ...
Born 19 Dec 1969 in Mission Viejo
Kristy Swanson is dead
Kristy Swanson
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About Kristy Swanson
Kristen Noel Swanson born on 19 December 1969 in Mission Viejo. She is a citizen of United States of America. She lives at Santa Clarita.
She is an American actress known for her work on Fly Me to the Moon and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Kristy Swanson has had one spouse: Lloyd Eisler.
Kristy Swanson has worked as an actor.
Her height is 1.70m (5 ft, 6 in). Her hair color is blond hair. Her eyes are blue.
She is also known as Kristen Nöel "Kristy" Swanson.
Kristy Swanson has worked on the following films:
1986 film by John Hughes
Deadly Friend
1986 film by Wes Craven
1987 film by Jeffrey Bloom
Dude, Where's My Car?
2000 film by Danny Leiner
1996 film by Simon Wincer
1986 film by Howard Deutch
1992 American horror comedy film
1993 film by David S. Ward
1999 film by Dennis Dugan
1995 film by John Singleton
1998 film by Richard Howard
1994 action comedy film
Mr. Boogedy
1986 film by Oz Scott
1991 film by Ate de Jong
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
1997 film by Tom Schulman
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991 film by Stewart Raffill
What If...
2010 Christian/drama film directed by Dallas Jenkins
1994 film by Doug Liman
Supreme Sanction
1999 film by John Terlesky
Soul Assassin
A Belle for Christmas
2014 film directed by Jason Dallas
Dream Trap
Long Dark Kiss
film directed by Valerie Landsburg
Kristy Swanson has worked on the following shows:
American detective comedy-drama television series
NBC sitcom
The Hogan Family
upcoming American drama television series.The series is set to premiere on CBS on September 27, 2017 as part of the 2017–18 U.S. television season.
Early Edition
American anthology series which started airing in 1985
Call to Glory
B.L. Stryker
American detective drama that aired on ABC in 1989-1990
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Another day, another walk. As mentioned, one is increasing the frequency of his exercises in the name of reducing his body weight. Thereby, a lot of "not too far from home" scuttles are underway.
That's a section of the Sunnyside Yards in Long Island City pictured above, as seen from a fence hole along Thomson Avenue.
Before the recent spike in Covid numbers, one had been enjoying the option of using mass transit again, but c'est la vie.
That's an M line subway entering the Court Square station, heading into Queens from Manhattan.
I laugh a bit whenever I encounter this particular food truck, which proclaims itself as being "The Boss of The Tacos." I wonder if there's any consensus between the food trucks as to who's boss. Are there Taco factions, rivals, or breakaway Birria enthusiasts? Tacos are artisanal by their nature, since you've got to touch all of the components with your hand to assemble them.
Los Tacos, soy el Jefe!
I've mentioned my recent fascination with photographing gas stations. It's a damned difficult shot to get the exposure right, and also a real task to handle the photoshop/RAW processing on them. Bright lights, contrasting, saturated colors that want to go all comic book on you.
This one's on Northern Blvd. and Newtown Road, nearby the Woodside Houses NYCHA campus.
A similar set of issues occur with car washes. This operation is a couple of blocks east of the gas station pictured above. The difficulty encountered with this shot is that I was standing across Northern Blvd. on the opposite sidewalk, and finding a fractional shutter interval without a vehicle moving into frame takes a while.
As you may have guessed, this particular evening's walk was headed east rather than west. I like to mix things up occasionally.
There's a small industrial zone found at the border of Astoria/Woodside/Sunnyside which I like to wander through. It's a little too "populated" for my taste, surrounded as it is by a residentially zoned area. Check out that graffiti van though. That'll teach this guy not to park here anymore, huh?
Back tomorrow with more.
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A humble narrator has really been hitting the bricks recently. Physical fitness has been a casualty of the pandemic for me, and I've passed through "overweight" and into "fat." No doubt is held in my mind that the problems I've been experiencing, regarding my trick left foot, can be ameliorated by shedding body weight. Of course, the recursive side of this is that I've got to walk those pounds off, further aggravating the orthopedic situation in the affected foot, but as my grandmother used to say: suffering is why you were put here.
As mentioned last week, my exercise regime involves frequent short walks most days, with long walks occurring about every three to four days. A short walk for me starts at HQ in Astoria, nearby the 46th street stop on the R/M lines. I'll scuttle in one direction or another, and in the case of today's shots, that direction was towards the Hunters Point section of Long Island City.
On a short walk I try not have a specific destination or "shot list" in mind. Rather, I follow my toes, and go wherever they happen to be pointing. This is 29th street nearby the corner of 39th Avenue, looking southwards towards Queens Plaza and the looming glassine dormitories recently installed in the area.
There's a narrative at work in this zone, wherein local residents who once stridently identified themselves as proponents of large scale hotel construction in the Dutch Kills neighborhood just north of Queens Plaza have suddenly realized the error of doing the Manhattan people's bidding. The former Mayor decided that these hotels would make excellent homeless shelters during the pandemic.
There are so many homeless shelters here now that the people who supported the hotel build out are somewhat outnumbered in their own neighborhood by the transient population. Said transients are accused of misdeeds, offenses, and outright criminal behavior. The former Mayor didn't want the Police involved in disciplinary applications for the transients, preferring that the shelter operators use private security. Of course, the City didn't check to see if these operators actually hired anybody to perform that security function, but that's kind of the De Blasio story – ain't it?
Avoiding concentrations of the human infestation is always at the top of my list, but this becomes increasingly difficult due to the aforementioned installation of those glass walled dormitories in Long Island City. I really have to scuttle far afield for this pursuit, but no matter where you go, there they are.
Why dormitories, you ask? When a developer is erecting a building that participates in the "affordable housing" scam, ask them how many of those apartments aren't studios or one bedrooms. The statistics on this are critical, since the "affordable" aspect is over and done with once the original tenant moves out and the apartment begins to move towards "market" price with every new lease signed. Two and three bedroom apartments attract families, who will predictably occupy the space continually while their kids journey through 13-14 school years. One bedroom, and studios, flip on average once every couple/three years.
Get it? See the way that works?
The last iteration of the City Council, in those mad last sixty days which those three termed rapscallions treated us to – after they were insulated from electoral consequence after Election Day – saw a plan for a skyscraper on the upper east side which will house facilities for the NY Blood Center approved by the body. Mention of the Blood Center's presence here in LIC, in a two story warehouse building with a half block sized footprint, never came up. One wonders what will happen to the property in LIC. A hospital, school, or perhaps a modern precinct house for the 108? Bwahhh. You kidding?
They now call it "deeply affordable housing." My favorite 9/11 era messaging involved the usage of the term "Now, more than ever" to sell laundry soap and Ford automobiles. Be alarmed, all the time, and your patriotic duty is to buy things. How can you be against "deeply" affordable housing… are you a systemically racist remnant of transphobic capitalism or what?
Things haven't been the same in LIC since the thing in the cupola of the sapphire megalith departed. An inhuman intelligence which could not possibly exist, it stared down on low lying LIC and Astoria with its three lobed burning eye, coveting. A couple of years ago, it left the building in the manner of Elvis, leaving behind a mostly empty sapphire shell. The cupola used to be the highest point on Long Island, the tallest perch outside of Manhattan, but today it's become a medium sized anachronism of earlier times.
Sarcasm, it drips, like venom.
Chickens come home to roost, most consequence is unintended, and housing is only "affordable" if someone can afford to pay the rent. Right now that's the case, and landlords are somehow finding tenants that can drop 30-50 grand a year into their pockets. A lot of dirty laundry is going to start appearing soon, I think, as the twelve year long incumbents are out of office and the new seat fillers are going to have to start distracting the electorate away from their own machinations. The process of "throwing the last guy under the bus" is already underway. Thankfully we have a new Mayor.
Adams is going to be the best Mayor in New York City's – or in fact the world's – history – just ask him – he'll tell you so.
Posted in Long Island City, Photowalks, Pickman
Tagged with Long Island City, New York City, photowalk, Pickman, queens
A bit of personal news, firstly. On December 30th, a humble narrator began to notice his throat feeling a bit sore. On New Year's Eve, a wicked ibuprofen proof headache set in, and on New Year's Day I developed a low grade fever with hot and cold flashes accompanied by body aches and fatigue. Given that this more or less describes the way I felt after getting the Covid vaccine a few months prior, guess what? The good news is since I am full vaxxed, the entire experience only lasted about 36 hours, and I'm back to the fine fettle I normally enjoy. Our Lady of the Pentacle is feeling similar symptoms as you're reading this, minus the fever.
It was pretty miserable, but I'm glad that say that the vaccine protected me from ending up in a hospital. Overall, I'd give Covid 3 of 4 stars for physical misery, were I leaving it a Yelp review. Compared with what people I know experienced in middle 2020, this was a cakewalk, and wasn't even close to the sickest I've ever felt from a virus.
Saying all that, won't be heading out for a walk again for a few days, despite desperately needing some outside time and exercise. Pictured above is one of the very few "independent" gas stations left in Western Queens. I've been making it a point of recording gas stations for a couple of years now. Gas Stations are targets for Big Real Estate because of the size of the lots they inhabit, and because the titans of affordable housing tax abatements know that they can get New York State to pay for the environmental cleanup of said lots under the "NYS Brownfield Opportunity Areas" program. Believe me when I tell you that the local political people aren't going to be approving any new permits for such establishments anytime soon, because climate change and "Four wheels bad, two wheels good."
This is Maspeth, in a legendary locale known only as Haberman.
Oh, industrial Maspeth, the happy place, how I long for thee.
After shooting this photo, I boarded a rideshare taxi and headed home to Astoria. The shots above were captured after I had departed the company of that Grad Student whom I mentioned earlier in the week. Given that I had already scuttled around for about seven miles, I figured that a bit of comfort would be welcome. My driver told me about his theory that the last person legally elected President was Herbert Hoover. Under my mask, there was a big grin. My favorite conspiracy theories are the ones so grand in scope that they approach opera.
I was out the next night and shlepping down Steinway Street when I spotted a pair of atavist automobiles in front of a mechanic's storefront. This was the first of several recent perambulations which I've described to Our Lady of the Pentacle as "local" and "not leaving the neighborhood."
I'm trying to take more frequent walks these days, ones which are a bit shorter than walking home from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in the name of burning off some of the pandemic blubber suit which I'm wearing. I'm not just overweight right now, I've gotten fat.
The plan I've hatched is to jack up my metabolism a bit with a two pronged regime. First is to cycle in daily walks of no less than 90 minutes, with longer walks scheduled every three to four days. What that means, as an example, would be to walk from Astoria to Dutch Kills in LIC and back – roughly 4 subway stops each way – followed by a longer walk on the third day – industrial Maspeth or East Williamsburg or Flushing. The dailies build up my stamina and endurance, while the longer ones build muscle and eat up the adipose. The wild card is that trick left foot of mine.
Hopefully, by late spring or early summer I can begin to see "fighting weight" coming up in my rear view mirror.
That green splotch on the left side of the shot is what happens when it starts to rain and a blob of water lands on the lens. There's actually something I really like about the way that a distant traffic signal's green light flowed into the droplet.
Back next week with some images from a newly instituted schedule of constant movement at this – your Newtown Pentacle.
Posted in Astoria, Cool Cars, DUGSBO, Maspeth, newtown creek, Steinway Street
Tagged with Astoria, Cool cars, DUGSBO, Gas Stations, Maspeth
On one of the very few public facing Newtown Creek walks of 2021, I was approached afterwards by one of the Gradate Students who had attended the thing. They asked me if I'd be willing to "show them the ropes" on the eastern side of Newtown Creek. This was before the current Pandemic surge condition set up, so I said "sure."
I set a meet up point at 43rd street and Queens Blvd., but decided to take the train there from Astoria instead of the Q104 bus or just walking. M line to Jackson Heights, and transfer to the 7.
A buddy of mine in Astoria gives me the "you're crazy" face when I tell him to go this way, as he likes transferring to the 7 Line at Court Square. He's wrong, as it's three stops to Jackson Heights from my stop in Astoria and 4 stops to Court Square. Given that his route goes through Queens Plaza, it's always going to take longer.
I'm smart… Smart, not dumb, not like people say.
The particular path I took the grad student on involved some of the less visited spots along Newtown Creek like Maspeth Creek. As open sewers go, it's a beauty.
Foliage, that's what I kept on thinking. Foliage.
Luckily, the pandemic has annihilated another Newtown Creek business, this one a distribution hub for an international bakery company that sells snack cakes. Accordingly, open fences, and an opportunity to get a shot that I've never gathered before.
Funnily enough, some of my Newtown Creek people – who always tell me that I've seen too many movies – recently discovered that the Mafia are still active in the Maspeth area. Surprising, huh? Beverage and snack food distribution using fleets of trucks to deliver to all cash businesses like Bodegas… who would associate the Mafia with that… I mean, it's not like you grew up in New England and I grew up in 1980's Flatbush and Canarsie. Thereby, your point of view on this topic is superior to mine. Saying that, I had a neighbor whose car horn literally played "The Godfather"'s theme music.
Around the end of our walk, I asked the Grad Student where they wanted to be for sunset, which was greeted with a shrug. I suggested the Grand Street Bridge, and the view you see above.
This shot is from early December, which ended up being a pretty productive month for a humble narrator. The reason I'm embedding six shots in the posts at the moment is to try and catch up with the actual calendar.
Technically, this shot was captured in Brooklyn. The actual dividing line between the boroughs is more or less the dead bang center of the Grand Street Bridge.
More tomorrow.
Posted in DUGSBO, Maspeth, Maspeth Creek, newtown creek, Subway
Tagged with 7 line, DUGSBO, M line, Maspeth, Maspeth Creek, newtown creek, Subway
The last stop on my early morning walk from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Astoria… well, I didn't make it to Astoria on foot since my left one was screaming with arthritic pain by this point… was the Meeker Avenue Street End site in Greenpoint. This used to be the Brooklyn side mooring of the Penny Bridge, replaced in 1939 by the "New Penny Bridge" which was renamed as the Kosciuszcko Bridge in 1940 and has since been replaced by the modern day Kosciuszcko Bridge seen above. I cannot count how many times I've had to make all of those connections to explain Penny Bridge over the years.
In every post describing every step of the way, I've mentioned the constancy of needing to find a place to pee or poop. Why? Well, in the midst of all the high fallutin political movements here in the City that never sleeps, one of the things that we continually ignore is basic human biology. You can decarcerate, you can include, you can… but you can't work out how to create public bathrooms. The City has a hundred billion dollar budget and there's no way to solve this.
During non pandemic times, the "NYC system" revolved around walking into a diner or fast food joint and ordering something cheap off the menu – like a coffee – and then asking if the facilities are available. That's what's known as "passing a problem off to the private sector." We do a lot of that here in NYC. The political estate mandates stuff all the time, and then hopes that the private sector can work out the details. It's a big part of the pandemic issue right now. Vaccine requirements are meant to be enforced by bars and restaurants, but there's no clear set of regulations for them to follow, nor is there a clear set of instructions for what to do if somebody refuses to cooperate other than summoning the cops to come and do their usual wrecking ball "overt display of authority" thing. It's dopey.
My understanding is that NYPD's morale is at the lowest it's been since the late 1980's. Telling people what to do is different than convincing them to do what's best for everyone. It's not a Cop's job to do the latter, it's a politician's. Our Politicians all want to be superstars, and spend most of their time coming up with new laws rather than finding ways to make the old ones work better, and expect the cops to enforce whatever the hell it is they just came up with. Also, our laws never get retired, despite irrelevancy or ineffectiveness. You still can't keep a goat, ferret, or chicken in your apartment for instance, and the NYC Anti Mask mandate of 1845 is still on the books. It's illegal to wear a mask in public in several regions of the United States, which was a 1960's statutory response to the Ku Klux Klan. The NYC version was installed to keep landlords from sending masked gangs into tenement buildings to keep their tenants in line.
The Politicians rattle on about climate issues, but the vast majority of the so called affordable housing built under the recent regime, in the last decade, is rated "D" or worse by the City's Department of Buildings on energy efficiency. Fossil fuel companies are the culprits, they say, and not the political campaigns which take election year contributions from National Grid and a host of other "energy and job providers." What is the "super power" of a City Council member? It's called ULURP, for NYC'S "Uniform Land Use Review Procedure," which effectively gives an office holder the power to shape development in their district. ULURP power is also held by the Borough Presidents, and City Hall. You need Council, BP, and Mayor's offices to sign off on this process. The latter can overwrite what the former opposes, but that's a whole other story which involves pecking order and rank.
Let's say that you're a City Council Member – would you demand that new construction in your district include real estate investment that has environmental benefit and green space? Playgrounds? Transit contributions? Or – would you just let the same players who have been raping the urban environment and exploiting the political system's vanity your whole life sidle up to the trough for another rich meal? Tenants don't write checks during election campaign season, after all, landlords do.
The mantra… Nothing matters and nobody cares…
There's a situation at another section of the fabulous Newtown Creek, one in Long Island City, which grows increasingly perilous. A collapsing shoreline and tidal action which is clearly undermining a well travelled street that's within a stone's throw of LaGuardia Community College and several charter schools. Reporting the situation to the relevant agency was the most depressing experience I had in 2021, and given what the rest of that cursed year was like… The agency essentially said that they wouldn't even inspect the situation since they looked at it three years ago when a different section of the shoreline collapsed.
Now, if a thumb tack was found in a bike lane – they'd call the FBI – but… Bah.
A few people on the Twitter have asked me why I keep on rattling on about bike lanes, which is a program and network expansion thereof that I'm generally very much in support of. Here's the thing – bike lane support doesn't make you an environmental crusader – and support for a network of protected pathways for non automotive traffic to flow through isn't a substitute for talking about the frankly existential storm water issue, and about legitimate and actual open soil green space. The actual implementation of most of these bike lanes has been piss poor – painting the gutter green, and surrounding it with plastic sticks about 30% of the way isn't sufficient. You need actual physical separation, as in concrete barriers, not paint and plastic sticks. You also need to install a fourth lens on traffic signals, which will allow bikes an extra thirty to forty five seconds to cross and clear intersections before vehicular traffic gets the go ahead. Other cities with fewer resources have managed this.
If I'm wrong, then why did the Vision Zero years see traffic related fatalities go up instead of down? I swear, if anyone brings up Amsterdam to me again… Amsterdam has a population of just under 900,000 living in the central city, and about 2.5 million in its "greater metropolitan" area. The latter number is about how many people live just in the Borough of Queens. When a City agency tells you why they can't do something it's "because of scale," but then they bring up freaking Amsterdam as an example of what's possible. This is New York City, we don't follow trends, we set them.
See that leaking fire hydrant? I've watched it leak for about 15 years. It's been reported to the City hundreds of times. The water it oozes carries street garbage to a nearby sewer grate which empties directly into Newtown Creek. The garbage causes the grate to become clogged, which creates a garbage pond. The pond, in turn, slowly empties into Newtown Creek carrying trash along with the flow. The last time that I managed to get the drain cleared, you want to know who I called to bring in a work crew? ExxonMobil. They operate some of their pumping equipment nearby, for the oil spill cleanup operation, and when I mentioned the "optics" of this to one of their principals, it was handled quickly and they used heavy equipment to scoop away the garbage pond's embankments. Saying that, it was about four or five years ago. The hydrant continues to leak, and the pond grows. Someday, there's going to be a waterbody called "Lake Meeker" here. Will that qualify as green space, or parkland?
Nothing matters, and nobody cares.
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Tagged with Brooklyn, DUKBO, kosciuszko bridge, New York City, newtown creek, photowalk
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Belaynesh Oljira Jemama (, born 26 June 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes mainly in 10K and half marathon races. She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 World Championships and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2011 and 2013.

Career
Born in Welega in Ethiopia, she demonstrated her potential as an endurance runner with a third-place finish at the Great Ethiopian Run. She began competing on the European circuit the following year and won the Le Mans Cross Country race before placing second at the European Clubs Cross Country Cup. She ran at IAAF Diamond League meetings that summer and set a 3000 metres track best of 8:40.73 minutes at the Herculis meet and a personal best time of 14:58.16 minutes for the 5000 metres at the Meeting Areva. Belaynesh found success on the roads that year, having runner-up finishes at the 10 km du Conseil Général and Marseille-Cassis Classic, a third place in the Zhuhai Half Marathon, and a win at the Nice Half Marathon (where she set a best of 1:10:22 hours). She ended the year with a third place at the Sao Silvestre de Luanda in Angola.

Representing Ethiopia's Commercial Bank team, she came third at the Jan Meda Cross Country in February 2011 and earned herself a spot for the Ethiopian world team. At the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she came tenth in the women's senior race and took a share in the team silver medal alongside Meselech Melkamu, Wude Ayalew and Genzebe Dibaba. Turning to the track, she won the 10,000 metres title at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships. She then set a personal best of 31:17.80 minutes for that event at the Golden Spike Ostrava meet and placed third at the World 10K Bangalore behind Dire Tune and Merima Mohammed. She was selected for the Ethiopian team at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but ultimately did not compete.

In November she was runner-up to Linet Masai at the Cross de Atapuerca race, then ran a new best of 1:07:27 hours at the Delhi Half Marathon, finishing in fourth place. Her first race of 2012 saw her win the Houston Half Marathon with a course record time of 1:08:26 hours (also a Texas state record). She greatly improved her 10,000 metres track best at the Prefontaine Classic in June, running a time of 30:26.70 minutes to take third place. This gained her a place on the Ethiopian team for the 2012 London Olympics and she managed to finish fifth in the 10,000 metres final.

She made a step up in distance to the marathon at the start of 2013 and came fifth at the Dubai Marathon with her debut run of 2:25:01 hours. At the 2013 World Championships, she won the bronze in the 10,000 m, having also won bronze in the 2013 World Cross Country Championships.  In October 2014 she won the 10K Great South Run in Portsmouth UK.

She finished in 9th at the 2015 World Cross Country Championship.

Personal bests
5000 metres - 14:42.57 min (Oregon, 2016)
10,000 metres - 30:26.70 min (Oregon, 2012)
10 km (road) - 31:07 min (Marseilles, 2010)
Half marathon - 1:07:27 hrs (New Delhi, 2011)
Marathon -  2:21:53 hours (Frankfurt, 2018)

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Living people
1990 births
Ethiopian female long-distance runners
Sportspeople from Oromia Region
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Ethiopia
World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia
World Athletics Championships medalists
21st-century Ethiopian women

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Arabian Journal of Geosciences
December 2018 , 11:798 | Cite as
Chronicles and geoheritage of the ancient Roman city of Pompeiopolis: a landscape plan
Mehmet Cetin
Ayse Kalayci Onac
Hakan Sevik
Ugur Canturk
Huseyin Akpinar
Kastamonu-Pompeiopolis is a protected area with historical, natural, and cultural value and has recently increased in popularity. The aim of this study is to ensure the sustainability of natural and cultural resources via an evaluation to reveal the necessary practices and precautions regarding the area's landscape plan decisions for the ancient city. Maps of Pompeiopolis were created and the Gülez formula (1990) was used to evaluate the city. Based on the data obtained from the area, we have determined that it has a high recreational potential, and hence this study. We find that the untapped recreational potential of Pompeiopolis has yet to be exploited and reached. According to the formula, Pompeiopolis's recreational potential is 72%, which means it is considered to be an area of high recreational potential. In conclusion, Pompeiopolis has a wealth of ecotourism activities, including historical and cultural tourism, bird watching, wildlife tours, adventure and sports tourism, photography, camping, picnic activities, and cave exploring. However, management and planning is needed for trekking, hiking, and the rest of the activities in order to ensure long-term sustainability.
Ecosystem activities Evaluation Landscape planning Landscape management Modeling GIS Protected area
The Turkish Republic Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Meteorology, Turkish Republic Ministry of Forest and Aquaculture, Municipality of Taskopru (Pompeiopolis), The Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, and the General Directorate of National Parks and Nature Conservation provided information about the protected area in Kastamonu. We sincerely thank all of them.
Ugur Canturk's Master Thesis in Kastamonu University, Institute of Science, Programs of Landscape Architecture, conducted one of part of this research. He sincerely thanks his Advisor's Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cetin and Kastamonu University. Furthermore, Huseyin Akpinar's Master Thesis in Kastamonu University, Institute of Science, Programs of Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Plant Resources, conducted one part of this research. He sincerely thanks his Advisor's Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cetin and Kastamonu University.
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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1.Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and ArchitectureKastamonu UniversityKastamonuTurkey
2.Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and ArchitectureKastamonu UniversityKastamonuTurkey
3.Program of Landscape Architecture, Institute of ScienceKastamonu UniversityKastamonuTurkey
4.Program of Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Plant Resources, Institute of ScienceKastamonu UniversityKastamonuTurkey
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Q: Where can the devices.txt file be found in Linux? I am trying to find the kernel documentation within Linux, in particular the 'devices.txt' file which has a list of driver and device major and minor numbers, i will be needing this while using the mknod command for personal use. im not looking for an online version instead im looking for the actual file in debian.
If anyone has any idea in which directory i can find this file in please let me know.
This is what im looking for looks like: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt

A: You can use the list you found. It's part of the linux-source package, but should be identical to the one you linked.
Devices are managed by the Linux kernel, which is very similar in all distributions.

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You can expect a lot from the 2019 Nissan Altima. This 4 door, 5 passenger sedan stands out among competitors in its class! Under the hood you'll find a 4 cylinder engine with more than 170 horsepower, providing a spirited, yet composed ride and drive. It's equipped with tons of terrific amenities, but it won't break your budget. Like leather upholstery, variably intermittent wipers, air conditioning, heated door mirrors, blind spot sensor, cruise control, an overhead console, and 1-touch window functionality. For drivers who enjoy the natural environment, a power moon roof allows an infusion of fresh air. Audio features include an AM/FM radio, steering wheel mounted audio controls, and 6 well positioned speakers. Nissan ensures the safety and security of its passengers with equipment such as: head curtain airbags, front and rear side impact airbags, traction control, brake assist, a security system, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. Electronic stability control ensures solid grip atop the road surface, no matter how challenging the driving conditions. You will have a pleasant shopping experience that is fun, informative, and never high pressured. Please don't hesitate to give us a call.


Energy efficiency measures such as ground source heat pumps, rainwater harvesting and extensive insulation have helped one family save £200 a month on their energy bills.
Sarah Armstrong's family moved into a home on the 22-town house Ecostessey Park development four months ago and have noted a significant difference in their electricity and gas costs.
The family of five, who previously lived in a converted barn, are saving £200 a month compared to their previous home, Ms Armstrong told the Norwich Evening News.
But the potential savings from the energy efficiency devices were not originally the main draw.
Ms Armstrong said: "What we liked about the house was that it was a really nice, spacious four-bedroom house and the eco part was secondary."
However, a recent survey from the Energy Saving Trust revealed that homebuyers were more likely to buy a home which had good energy performance.
As well as reducing their domestic energy consumption, the development, which is on a bus route has helped reduce the amount they have to use the car.
Ms Armstrong added: "The kids like it better and it's on a bus route and a bus every half hour into town - we're now only three miles away from the city centre instead of 14."


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package org.springframework.security.access.intercept;

import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.springframework.security.access.AccessDecisionManager;
import org.springframework.security.access.SecurityMetadataSource;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
import org.springframework.security.util.SimpleMethodInvocation;

/**
 * Tests some {@link AbstractSecurityInterceptor} methods. Most of the testing for this class is found in the
 * {@code MethodSecurityInterceptorTests} class.
 *
 * @author Ben Alex
 */
public class AbstractSecurityInterceptorTests {
    //~ Methods ========================================================================================================

    @Test(expected=IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void detectsIfInvocationPassedIncompatibleSecureObject() throws Exception {
        MockSecurityInterceptorWhichOnlySupportsStrings si = new MockSecurityInterceptorWhichOnlySupportsStrings();

        si.setRunAsManager(mock(RunAsManager.class));
        si.setAuthenticationManager(mock(AuthenticationManager.class));
        si.setAfterInvocationManager(mock(AfterInvocationManager.class));
        si.setAccessDecisionManager(mock(AccessDecisionManager.class));
        si.setSecurityMetadataSource(mock(SecurityMetadataSource.class));
        si.beforeInvocation(new SimpleMethodInvocation());
    }

    @Test(expected=IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void detectsViolationOfGetSecureObjectClassMethod() throws Exception {
        MockSecurityInterceptorReturnsNull si = new MockSecurityInterceptorReturnsNull();
        si.setRunAsManager(mock(RunAsManager.class));
        si.setAuthenticationManager(mock(AuthenticationManager.class));
        si.setAfterInvocationManager(mock(AfterInvocationManager.class));
        si.setAccessDecisionManager(mock(AccessDecisionManager.class));
        si.setSecurityMetadataSource(mock(SecurityMetadataSource.class));
        si.afterPropertiesSet();
    }

    //~ Inner Classes ==================================================================================================

    private class MockSecurityInterceptorReturnsNull extends AbstractSecurityInterceptor {
        private SecurityMetadataSource securityMetadataSource;

        public Class<?> getSecureObjectClass() {
            return null;
        }

        public SecurityMetadataSource obtainSecurityMetadataSource() {
            return securityMetadataSource;
        }

        public void setSecurityMetadataSource(SecurityMetadataSource securityMetadataSource) {
            this.securityMetadataSource = securityMetadataSource;
        }
    }

    private class MockSecurityInterceptorWhichOnlySupportsStrings extends AbstractSecurityInterceptor {
        private SecurityMetadataSource securityMetadataSource;

        public Class<?> getSecureObjectClass() {
            return String.class;
        }

        public SecurityMetadataSource obtainSecurityMetadataSource() {
            return securityMetadataSource;
        }

        public void setSecurityMetadataSource(SecurityMetadataSource securityMetadataSource) {
            this.securityMetadataSource = securityMetadataSource;
        }
    }
}

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Meet the three historic beauty queens of America right now who are all black
Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson May 6, 2019 at 11:44am
May 06, 2019 at 11:44 am | Entertainment
Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson | Staff Writer
Elizabeth Johnson is a Ghanaian –Nigerian avid reader and lover of the Creative Arts. She is also a writer and has worked with various online platforms as an editor and content creator. She also produces a literary radio show and has worked as a festival administrator. Her story was featured in the 2017 Independence anthology by Afridiaspora. Her play has been staged by African Theater Workshop and she is the 2018 winner of the Random Thoughts writing Prize.
From Afro-Barbadian slave to wealthy brothel owner in 1700s, how Rachael Pringle Polgreen rose to prominence
This is the only African city to make the top 5 world's most creative cities list
The intriguing South Sudanese wedding ceremony in which women are forced to marry ghosts
First black woman to publish a book in English in 1773 finally honoured in UK with a plaque
The three black beauty queens do not only hold 3 of the most important and coveted pageant titles in the U.S. but have contributed to black history by making 2019 the year three black women were beauty queens in America. Aside from making the black community in the U.S. feel black and proud, the names Chelsie Kryst, Nia Franklin and Kaleigh Garris have since May 2, 2019, broken the internet and made all other forms of entertainment news less relevant.
This is a more than significant moment in history because while beauty pageants date as far back as the 1920s, black women were not allowed to take part in them until years later. It was not until the 1980s when a black woman won a major pageantry title.
Aside from being stunning beauty queens who represent the Black girl magic movement standing for diversity and inclusion, we at Face2Face Africa could not help but wonder who they really are and what they do aside representing women of color.
Former Miss Tanzania escapes jail time after conviction for drug possession and use
Meet Dee-Ann Rodgers, the first black Miss Universe Great Britain [Photos]
From the slums to national fame in 1990, America's first black Miss USA
Zimbabwe crowns its first 'Miss Albino' and she is cute
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Please exercise extreme caution when handling/transporting dry-ice.
Walk-in welcome – our normal business hours are 9 am – 5 pm Monday thru Friday.
Fill a metal or plastic container half full with hot water, add a few pieces of dry ice every 5 to 10 minutes. As water cools, it will be necessary to start over with hot water to maintain the fog effect.
As a rule of thumb, one pound of dry ice will create 2-3 minutes of fog effect. The hotter the water, the more fog but the quicker dissipation of the dry ice.
When you place dry ice into some warm or hot water, clouds of white fog are created. This white fog is not the CO2 gas, but rather it is condensed water vapor, mixed in with the invisible CO2. The extreme cold causes the water vapor to condense into clouds. The fog is heavy, being carried by the CO2, and will settle to the bottom of a container, and can be poured. You can produce enough ground – hugging fog to fill a medium-sized room with a pound or so of dry ice. Do not allow anyone to lie down in this fog, or allow babies or pets into it, as CO2 gas does not support life.
(-109 F) (-78.5 C) and can cause instant frostbite. Use extreme caution.
Choose a pumpkin large enough to hold a large can inside. Clean out the pumpkin and carve a friendly or a frightening face. Keep in mind, carbon dioxide fog sinks, so more fog will flow out of the mouth of your jack-o-lantern than through its eyes.
When you are done cleaning out and carving your pumpkin, fill a large glass about half full with hot water and mix in a cup of salt. Try to find a glass that is taller than the eyes of your jack-o-lantern, to get fog to flow through all the carvings.
Place the glass inside the pumpkin. Wearing gloves, drop two or three large pieces of dry ice into the cup of water. Replace the top of the pumpkin. You want the lid to fit tightly so there won't be air currents dissipating the fog. As the water cools, it will be necessary to start over with hot water to maintain the fog effect.
Place a smaller metal or plastic container half full with hot water and a few pieces of dry ice into a larger punch bowl. Then add punch to the punch bowl, making sure that the dry ice does not come into contact with the punch. Again, as the water cools, it will be necessary to start over with hot water to maintain the fog effect.
Fill the vase with warm water, add a few drops of detergent and food coloring, and carefully drop a piece of dry ice into the water. The dry ice will turn into a gas under water and make colorful bubbles that will crawl up out of the vase and "pop" with a little cloud of carbon dioxide fog as they climb out of the vase.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes, mouth and clothing; may cause cold burns.
Asphyxiant gas- liberates heavy gas which may cause suffocation.
Do not eat or put into drinks.
Do not seal in glass or other closed containers.
Do not enter areas where used or stored until properly ventilated.
Use heavy gloves when handling.
See all dry ice safety precautions.


Speaking about all things SLP!: Annnd... the new logo and look is out!
It isn't perfect, but it is a darn good start!
I tinkered a bit with my boyfriend's Mac today and made a logo for my website on a neat program he has. Took a while, but I also edited the settings for the background and layout.
Yes, I have ads. I thought it would be worth a try to add some ads in the blog. They seem to be related to the content, so woo hoo! I can't click them, but if you do, please comment and let me know if you do find anything useful.
I plan to make some buttons and other goodies for the rest of the page, but for tonight, this will do.
Off to do something else!


Tuesday Talks are a leadership development component of Girls Rock. Girls Rock is an innovative program that uses Santa Fe College's learning management system, Canvas, to help players organize, develop, and shape their entire academic, basketball, and character goals and skills. Tuesday Talks are presentations given by members of the team to their teammates each week in an effort to motivate, inspire, and develop priceless skills such as leadership, public speaking, and critical thinking. You can see different ones highlighted below. We hope you enjoy and are inspired by our leaders!