Every day trucks ply the neighborhoods of America, driving "the last mile" of the delivery chain for goods ordered through Amazon, eBay, and other online retailers.
But this last mile produces about half the fossil fuel consumption and emissions of the total retail system, according to studies.
What if somebody designed a system of drop-off points where people who regularly pass nearby could pick up packages for friends?
"If we had a socially networked distribution system, we could reduce travel miles by 30 to 95 percent, depending on the degree to which your network participated," says University of Minnesota researcher Tim Smith, an associate professor in the Department of Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering, who recently led a study that modeled such systems.
The study was published online August 9 in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.
Moves in this direction are already being made. Both Amazon and Google have introduced package delivery lockers that allow online shoppers to have packages sent to a centralized location for pickup, Smith notes. Amazon launched its delivery lockers earlier this year and plans to expand the program to place lockers in retail stores, most notably Staples Inc., the largest U.S. office supply retailer.
While these lockers are largely promoted to business customers seeking options for after-hours delivery, they also have been able to cut delivery times at lower costs.
"In Seoul, South Korea, it's possible to order online and have it delivered to your home in a few days for a certain price," says Smith. "Or, for a lower price you can pick it up at a kiosk on the subway platform and have it in a matter of hours."
Online shopping requires a lot of deliveries. In the United States, it's estimated that up to 40 percent of households order online every week, Smith says.
In their study, Smith and his colleagues modeled the efficiency of delivery to a centralized pickup location, like a grocery store or gas station, in urban and suburban areas. Modeling urban Minneapolis, the system worked well: Compared to the current system, travel miles dropped by 3 percent, greenhouse gas emissions by 21 percent.
Modeling suburban Woodbury, Minnesota, however, the system failed: travel miles went up by 27 percent and greenhouse gas emissions barely budged (because personal vehicles consume less fuel than delivery trucks). Trouble is, many more individual vehicles have to drive too far out of their way to get to their packages. And, says Smith, "it may be quite difficult to get the right number and right locations for pickups throughout sparsely populated and sprawling suburbs."
But when they modeled urban and suburban environments assuming a social network where people could collect packages for friends, the efficiencies improved dramatically for both areas. "By putting a social network to work, there is a very good chance that a close friend will come much closer to the pickup location than the actual customer," Smith says.
Technologies such as RFID (radio frequency ID) tags on packages that could talk to smart phones owned by friends in the network could be key.
"For example, you may be driving home, and your phone beeps, saying you're 100 yards from a predetermined friend's package and asking if you'll pick it up for them," says Smith. If so, the handoff could happen at work, in the neighborhood, in the gym, or at another pickup location along the friend's normal route home from work. If not, recipients can always pick up packages themselves.
"Our research suggests that with only one to five percent of the delivery network participating, very large efficiencies can be gained," Smith notes.
The actual costs of online package delivery are hard to estimate, but assuming an average cost of two-day delivery at $10, local delivery might account for $4 or $5, and $3 or $4 might be saved by socially networked delivery. Where would the savings go?
That's one of many details that would have to be ironed out, Smith says. Some savings might go to the online retailer, to the online customer, or for space rental at the host pickup location; some could also be shared as an incentive for friends to pick up packages. It's unknown whether 50 cents or a dollar would motivate friendly pickup, but real money is at stake here.
"Cyber Monday—the online holiday shopping equivalent of 'Black Friday'—alone generated nearly $2 billion in sales and nearly 11 million orders this year, according to industry reports," says Smith.
"Our research identifies areas of efficiencies and inefficiencies associated with the thorny problem of the last mile of distribution. The new competition over the delivery locker market from the online giants suggests there might be something to these types of delivery systems. We'll have to wait and see if a business model emerges to extend the service to a social network."
Schematic of three people's daily driving routes and a centralized pickup point. Dotted lines represent detour paths for pickups.


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<title>Kind</title>

Kind

kind is a variable generated by the BehaviourComposer
			based upon the name you gave your prototype. Note that comparisons
			are case sensitive, e.g. kind = "Tree" will not have the same
			value as kind = "tree".

Alternatively, you can create your own type system by inventing variables
	like my-species or my-type.

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The state championship matches for the U17 boys and girls divisions took place Thursday, May 30th at the NEAC complex in Pembroke, NH. Seacoast United defeated NH Classics Elite in the U17 Girls state championship by the score of 5-0. Click here to continue.


Even the world of Redemption The Third Era is populated with various types of fauna, some of these brutal, others more docile that, over time, have learned to live with new people often becoming an integral part of them too. A fitting example in this framework is that of the Kepak, for the Graunt people, or of the Blue Squirrels for the Tamiara people, but there are also some examples of something that is more than integration between animals and people that show a sort of 'mutual tolerance' as in the case of the Frozen Wolves with the Vampires.
The fauna as population has suffered many a twisting due to the Catastrophe that happened many centuries before that had brought mutations, more or less noticeable, both from the physical and behavioral standpoint.
Hereafter you will find some examples with a small description of the Third Era creatures that inhabit the cities and the immense spaces of the New World and of their relationship with the ethnic groups that are closer to them.
The Kepak are considered by the Graunt as real members of the tribes inside which they provide assistance in every area. According to the race they belong to they are employed as beasts of burden or race animals, for work or in the battles. Their meat is eaten, their hair is used to cover and as clothing, the scales become part of weapons or decorations, the their tanned leather and the bones are processed in order to get useful tools or very sharp sandstone colored knives. Their body is covered with thick hair that is shorter along their legs and their ears look like those of any common donkey. On the top of their head they have a 'triangle' of fish bones and scales that have a protective function, the scales covering also the front part of their chest, the shoulders and the top part of their thighs and their color varies from white to black concurrently with the color of the fleece. In battle they are very fearsome because of their incredible strength, endurance and speed.
The Dune Cat, so dear to the Salk population, is the most common mutation of the more common Serval, but it has a more compact and less slender physical structure. Its size is limited too. Even the size is less impressive in regards to their ancestor's, but he is still larger compared to the domestic cat. His coat, of the same color of sandstone, presents some darker spots that can take the form of stripes along the tail and legs, while they donate to the rest of the hair a spotted pattern. The ears are very large and elongated and the legs are stocky but powerful compared to the body. Of the common cat it has maintained his independence and its inner elegance that pleases so much the Salk people, this motivates them to be surrounded by these felines and to share with them even their dwellings.
The Catastrophe, the years of stabilization and the tribulation of mankind have not changed the deep bond of friendship that has always linked man with dog and it has stayed unchanged also in the Third Era of the world. The races of dogs have become so varied that nobody has bothered to classify them anymore, and so they refer to all members of this specie simply calling each one by the name of 'Dog'. Some of these races have been heavily affected by the disorder due to the Catastrophe suffering mutations that, in the worst cases, have undermined the behavioral aspects rendering them very aggressive and dangerous. In the cases when the mutations have acted only on the physical side, the friendship bond between man and dog hasn't changed and they are the best friend any adventurer may hope to have alongside for a trip or for everyday's life.


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Q: How to check if \n is in a string I want to remove \n from a string if it is in a string.
I have tried:
slashn = str(chr(92))+"n"
if slashn in newString:
        newerString = newString.replace(slashn,'')
        print(newerString)
else:
    print(newString)

Assume that newString is a word that has \n at the end of it. E.g. text\n.
I have also tried the same code except slash equals to "\\"+"n".

A: Use str.replace() but with raw string literals:
newString = r"new\nline"
newerString = newString.replace(r"\n", "")

If you put a r right before the quotes enclosing a string literal, it becomes a raw string literal that does not treat any backslash characters as special escape sequences.
Example to clarify raw string literals (output is behind the #> comments):
# Normal string literal: single backslash escapes the 'n' and makes it a new-line character.
print("new\nline")
#> new
#> line

# Normal string literal: first backslash escapes the second backslash and makes it a
# literal backslash. The 'n' won't be escaped and stays a literal 'n'.
print("new\\nline")
#> new\nline

# Raw string literal: All characters are taken literally, the backslash does not have any
# special meaning and therefore does not escape anything.
print(r"new\nline")
#> new\nline

# Raw string literal: All characters are taken literally, no backslash has any
# special meaning and therefore they do not escape anything.
print(r"new\\nline")
#> new\\nline

A: You can use strip() of a string. Or strip('\n'). strip is a builtin function of a string.
Example:
>>>
>>>
>>> """vivek
...
... """
'vivek\n\n'
>>>
>>> """vivek
...
... """.strip()
'vivek'
>>>
>>> """vivek
...
... \n"""
'vivek\n\n\n'
>>>
>>>
>>> """vivek
...
... \n""".strip()
'vivek'
>>>

Look for the help command for a string builtin function strip like this:
>>>
>>> help(''.strip)
Help on built-in function strip:

strip(...)
    S.strip([chars]) -> string or unicode

    Return a copy of the string S with leading and trailing
    whitespace removed.
    If chars is given and not None, remove characters in chars instead.
    If chars is unicode, S will be converted to unicode before stripping

>>>

A: Use
string_here.rstrip('\n')

To remove the newline.

A: Try with strip()
your_string.strip("\n")  # removes \n before and after the string

A: If you want to remove the newline from the ends of a string, I'd use .strip(). If no arguments are given then it will remove whitespace characters, this includes newlines (\n).
Using .strip():
if newString[-1:-2:-1] == '\n': #Test if last two characters are "\n"
    newerString = newString.strip()
    print(newerString)
else:
    print(newString)

Another .strip() example (Using Python 2.7.9)
Also, the newline character can simply be represented as "\n".

A: Text="test.\nNext line."
print(Text)

Output:::: test.\nNextline"
This is because the element is stored in double inverted commas.In such cases next line will behave as text enclose in string.

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Strasbourg (FR) is steadily working on improving its environmental impact, and on promoting biodiversity. In 2008, it stopped using pesticides and integrated plants into the urban landscape. The charter "All united for more biodiversity", launched in 2012, constituted another step in this direction: it gathers 75 signatories which are both professional and non-professional organisations. They commit to biodiversity by taking actions such as reducing light pollution or setting up green walls. Through the charter, all stakeholders are given the opportunity to work together, thus strengthening an eco-friendly network and multiplying its impact on the territory.
Supporting nature and biodiversity is an absolute necessity. The charter "All united for biodiversity" can help answer some issues faced by cities nowadays.
By engaging all willing stakeholders in the territory, the charter is strengthening the existing ecological network. This is a significant improvement: the actions of the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg are limited to some areas, but with the help and good will of many stakeholders, the impact can be multiplied.
Moreover, the stakeholders are accompanied when they sign the charter. They have to choose between six actions of various types that are listed by categories. For example, "Preserving the environment" equals abandoning the use of pesticides, "Save energy and resources" means reducing watering or light pollution, "Planting for biodiversity" is implementing local species and meadows for bees, and "Protect and develop the ecosystem" includes installation of biodiversity shelters and green walls and/or roofs.
All of these actions can truly improve biodiversity around the firm that chooses to sign, and thus improve the possibility of a strong ecological network.
The project "All united for more biodiversity" is based on sustainable development and participatory approach. The commitment of a wide panel of stakeholders all along the territory is making the city greener and more ecological. By reconnecting the spaces of nature, this ecological network will be useful to make the city more resilient and better integrated into its environment. By sharing nature-friendly managements, it is also improving the global natural health of the territory. Another important asset of this project is the commitment of all: businesses, organisations, sponsors, social housing, administrators and developers, as well as the communes within the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg can be involved and act for more biodiversity.
The charter "All united for more biodiversity" is a participatory approach. Firstly, all stakeholders on the territory were given the chance to work together for the first time, thus developing a global and coherent approach and connecting ecological spaces responding to each other. This process has a real strength, as it shares experiences. The stakeholders can exchange their successes and problems, therefore creating another type of network. Moreover, the Eurometropolis is supporting the change of management in a real cooperation between the local administration and private or public bodies. Secondly, the actions proposed in the charter often create a new dynamic. Employees of the signatory structure might be invited to participate, and many examples show that they are genuinely interested in the procedure. 88% of the concerned structures decided to involve their staff. Managing green spaces in a sustainable way is not only an environmental matter, it also creates new opportunities to develop social links inside the firm.
Upon its creation in 2012, the Charter was signed by 23 stakeholders, which is already something. Today, five years later, we have the pleasure to count 75 signatories, a real community reunited for biodiversity, and for all of them, the signature had positive consequences.
One of the main measures has been the abandonment of pesticides in the management of green spaces. While 89% used them when signing, this commitment truly made a difference. 84% of the signatories have pledged to plant local species, whether meadows, natural hedges or fruit trees.
This project is unique because it not only involves the citizens and the public stakeholder, but also the professional area. They have a real allowance on the territory, but paradoxically, they are less often involved in biodiversity projects. This good practice can be very interesting for other European cities because the loss of biodiversity and the sustainable city is not an issue faced only by France, but by all other big cities in the world. An ecological network at a different scale could also be imagined: European cities working together to improve the place of biodiversity. Since the Paris COP 21 climate change conference held in December 2015, 175 countries committed to reduce climate change: no doubt, increasing biodiversity and ecological management is part of the process.


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Q: Undersampling and Oversampling I've an unbalanced dataset. I need do to perform feature selection and then I'm going to fit my model.
Is it conceptually wrong doing undersampling and perform feature selection and then once identified the most important features perform oversampling and fit the model on the data?


For decades, the Caribbean islands have promoted holidays of fun in the sea, sand and sun. We say it is a head in the sand attitude that has permeated al Caribbean Culture Tourism Marketing at the expense of its heritage. Its true heritage lies in its feet of clay, but it is seldom featured in its tourism marketing. In fact culture and heritage and cultural tourism has largely been ignored in favor of suntan vacations.
Great wording and certainly an appropriate message for many. But not for all.
Sun, Sand and Sea, is the recurring theme everywhere in Caribbean tourism marketing – by large and small hotels and resorts, for all forms of vacations and at all budgets. But the truth is the modern traveler is looking for something more than sand-swept island holidays. They are not all coming to lie on the sand and soak in the sea under the sun. Many want to discover and to explore the real Caribbean heritage and culture and learn and experience something new.
Luckily, the islands are finding that they can take their 'head out of the sand", so to speak, and discover and promote their culture and heritage tourism to attract the new tourists.
From history to architecture and from industry to art, all islands excel at music, crafts, story telling, dance and the arts. There is theatre, nightlife, places to discover, architecture, artifacts, geology, anomalies and art made from nature – fish-scales, wood, coral, sand, stone, metal and even from mud.
The early Amerindian inhabitants choose islands because of their clay. They were the first potters, a trade that exists to this day. Pottery was an essential part of the community as water jugs and utensils were necessary to prepare, preserve and store food. Following in the footsteps of original settlers, island potters have preserved techniques from Africa, India, and Europe, showing fascinating aspects of Creole culture.
The Caribbean has a unique demographic mix of indigenous peoples, Europeans and their slaves. There are African slaves from many tribes as well as indentured workers from Ireland and India. More recent are the arrivals from China, Lebanon, Syria, and other countries around the globe.
Caribbean island nations are mysterious and spiritual, sensitive and open. Some are thoughtful and inclusive, others may be extroverted and adventure-loving while some are more introspective. The local population may be artists, craftsmen and women, dancers, actors, musicians, business people, entrepreneurs and farmers. But in all cases the Caribbean folk have a fascinating heritage & culture with people full of colour and vitality.
There are, of course, local traits. Trinis are the party-animals, the 'New Yorkers' of the Caribbean. With their own very distinctive Calyspo music from legendary stars like the Mighty Sparrow. Jamaicans are the 'reggae men' of the Caribbean and Barbadians are fun-loving in with gently mannered respect. Bob Marley and Rihanna respectively represent the Jamaica and Barbados cultures. In all the islands, art, dance and song play a huge part in island life.
In the early days, clay was fired with rudimentary African-Caribbean bonfires. Later the kiln, or potter's oven, was introduced by the British and it exists to this day in some form or other. Originally all were wood or coal-burning and many still are, but oil and gas ovens are also popular now. It's spellbinding to watch these artists create their works of wonder from mud dug out of the earth just steps away on the nearby hills.
Barbados has been prized for its clays since it was first discovered. The clay soil in the East, particularly in the area around Chalky Mount, has been used to create the signature red terracotta pots and jugs. It is a very popular clay that owes it colour to mineral impurities and the method and firing and heat. Earthenware clays are some of the earliest clays used by potters and it is the most common type of clay found in Chalky Mount. It is very plastic and cohesive, which means it can hold together and maintain a shape.
You will see the finished works in the Chalk Mount potters shops and in the homes of locals and tourist who drop by Highland Potter or John Springer to get unique artworks of clay. This is the real heritage tourism that the Caribbean has beed sadle missing the boat on!


Disney and Lucasfilm's ILMxLAB previously teamed up with The VOID to launch the hyper-reality experience known as Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire. The VR project puts fans in the middle of the Star Wars universe at select locations around the United States. Now, one of Disney's animated franchises will be following in those same virtual footsteps.


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We Need to Talk About the College Admissions Situation on 'Riverdale'
On tonight's episode of Riverdale, the main characters started to figure out what their future will hold. No, it had nothing to do with the various serial killers running around Riverdale that could end their lives at any minute. It was something much more terrifying than that: college acceptance season. There are many ridiculous things about this show, but the portrayal of the admissions process might just take the cake.
We've already discussed that it's pretty unlikely that any of the Riverdale kids actually had any time to apply to college, but now that acceptances are officially happening, it seems even more unrealistic.
First, there's Veronica. Are we supposed to expect that after all that school she skipped while trying to solve crimes and take down her father's business empire, she still got good enough grades to get into HARVARD? The most competitive school in the entire country? The girl runs a speakeasy. I don't think that counts as a Harvard-approved extracurricular activity. She also treated Yale like a safety school, which is pretty absurd, and brings us to Betty.
It's going to be really awkward that Veronica is going to Yale, because Betty was rejected from that same school. The weirder part, though, was when Betty's mom kept saying Betty "Didn't get into college." Was Yale the only school she applied to? She really applied to one Ivy League college and called it a day? That can't be true, right? Smart people don't apply to just one college! Also, state schools exist!!
If Betty did apply to more than one school, it's kind of rude of her mom to act like she only had one option, and got rejected, so now she's a failure. There is so much absurdity in this one plot line.
Maybe the most realistic part of the episode, though, was the reveal that Archie didn't plan on going to college at all, and Jughead hadn't even applied. College is great, sure, but it's also not for everyone. If you don't want to go to a four-year university, you should do yourself a favor and save the tens of thousands of dollars it requires to go to one. More power to ya!
After four long seasons, the biggest twist of Riverdale might be that Archie and Jughead are the smartest people on this show, even if they didn't get into Harvard (looking at you, Veronica).
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Ahhh. Fall has arrived. The busy season is almost done, and we're almost to the point where we can kick up our feet in front of our fire pits, roast S'mores, and enjoy the crisp evenings.
But there are still a few remaining things left on the to-do list for our gardens for the year. October is a time of preparing for the winter months and harvesting the last veggies we have lingering in our beds.
It can be confusing as to what needs to be done based upon your planting zone and region. Per the usual, we're going to share everything you should know to help prep your garden this month for both scenarios.
October is a time when frost can be your worst enemy or your friend. In this particular point, frost is a friend.
When the first real frost hits, it's time to harvest your root veggies. The frost makes the vegetables lose some of their starchy flavors and adds a touch of sweetness.
When the temperatures begin to drop, we lose sight of watering. Yet, it's still an important part of maintaining a gorgeous garden and yard.
As the weather gets colder, try to get in a few more thorough watering sessions. Be sure to water your trees, shrubs, and perennials before the ground becomes fully frozen.
Roses are a gorgeous addition to any landscape. I love mine! Which is why it's important to make sure they're well cared for when the temperatures begin to chill.
Make sure you cut back any new roses, remove any part of the plant which looks diseased or appears to have been attacked by bugs and cover your roses with mulch to provide a layer of insulation. Snow works as an insulator too.
October screams, "Apples!" to me. If you have any apples to harvest, this is the month to do it. Pick them, store them, and can them to be enjoyed during the winter. You'll be glad you did.
This is the month to stay ahead of the snow. Be sure to clean any debris out of your garden and tidy it up.
When the garden is blanketed with snow, it's too late. Therefore, get a jump on it and make your garden as neat as a pin.
When the temperatures begin to take a nosedive, it's time to begin prepping our gardens for the tough turn of the seasons.
In this case, it's time to harvest your root veggies. However, if you're planning on storing your root veggies in the ground be sure to insulate them with a thick layer of mulch.
If you're a fan of garlic, you're in luck. October is the month to get busy planting them for a later harvest.
Though the ground may be turning hard, and the temperatures are falling, you still have time to plant one more item.
Did you know you can protect the ground you grow in by planting a cover crop? You can grow wheat, barley, and other grains in individual garden beds or in your larger garden.
This keeps the ground protected from the elements over winter. Therefore, if you'd like to protect your garden spot(s), plant a cover crop this month.
Roses and grapes can be tender items to grow. Yet, if you take good care of them, they'll bloom and produce for years to come.
October is the month to protect both of these plants. Prune them, mulch them, and make sure they're ready to take on the dip in temperature.
Fall is a great time for your compost and mulching efforts. Leaves fall, they're free, and they're abundant.
Make this work for you. Collect all the leaves you can, shred them, and either add them to your compost or mulch your beds with them.
During harvest time, it's normal for fruits to fall from the tree before you can pick them. The problem is when the fruits don't get picked up.
It's important to take time to clean up any excess fruit from the ground. If you don't it could bring pests and disease to your plants.
October is the perfect month to begin preparing your asparagus beds. It's important to work the dirt and make sure each bed is healthy for your asparagus plants.
Therefore, take this time to apply compost to your beds. Be sure to work it into the entire bed as much as possible.
It's tempting to go through your ornamental plants during fall and cut them all back. Your sunflowers begin to die, and many other plants do as well.
However, it's best to leave them. Dried wildflowers and sunflowers have a way of adding a pop of design during the time when plant life is dying off.
Are you dreading the days when you can't run outside and have fresh greens at your fingertips? Well, before you get too depressed, take advantage of the time you have left.
You still have time to plant spinach. It'll need to be planted in a greenhouse or cold frame for proper protection from the elements.
October is the month when you should begin cleaning up your garden. Be sure to remove any debris or dead plants from the area.
It's important to clean up your beds before winter hits. This could help deter diseases and pests from taking up residence in your planting areas.
While removing dead plants from your garden area, be sure to pick up leaves and save your grass clippings too.
All these items make wonderful additions for your compost. When you're done cleaning up the yard, toss them in, and you'll have a beautiful compost to work with next year.
Cold weather brings frost, snow, and temperatures which are hard on certain varieties of plants. If you'd like for the plants to live for a little longer, you must protect them.
You can utilize sheets, row covers, or even move the plants to a cold frame. Either way, it's time to pull out your protective gear to protect tender plants from harsh temperatures.
However, you must thin them out this month. Once they're thinned out, be sure to add a thick layer of compost to spur on their growth.
If you planted sweet potatoes earlier in the growing season, October is the month to reap what you sowed. Be sure to get them out of the ground before the rain and colder temperatures cause the potatoes to split.
This could cause rot and damage your harvest. Therefore, jump on this task as early in the month as you can.
October may signal the end of the growing season, but there are still a few things you can plant in zone seven.
If you enjoy fresh garlic and onions, this is the month to get them into the ground. If you put in the work now, you'll be glad you did when it's time to harvest.
When living in zone seven, you're moving toward a slightly warmer climate. The upside of this is you can plant heartier vegetables to overwinter.
Spinach happens to be one of these vegetables. If you plant them now, you'll have a delicious crop of spinach in the spring.
This month is also the right time to tend to your berries. They should be finished producing, but they need a good cleaning before winter.
Remove any limbs which look diseased. If the limbs are broken they should be removed too. When finished pruning, be sure to mulch the berries to insulate them over the winter.
If you're concerned about the health of the soil of your garden over the winter months, October is the perfect time to tend to it.
Plant a cover crop to protect the soil from the elements over the colder months. When it's done, be sure to feed it to your compost.
This is also the month to plant new trees and shrubs. The fall is still warmer in this zone. Therefore, it'll give the trees and shrubs time to develop stronger roots before winter comes.
October is a great month to plant in this zone. There are cold-hearty vegetables which will produce in milder temperatures.
While you're planting in one area of the garden, you should be ready to harvest in another. The sweet potato harvest should be ready this month.
Be sure to wait to harvest until the tops of the sweet potatoes die off. However, be sure to harvest the sweet potatoes before the first frost.
While you're harvesting sweet potatoes, keep in mind there are a variety of other vegetables ready to be harvested too.
October is the month to harvest peanuts, pumpkins, and winter squash. The pumpkins should finish up in time to decorate.
During a time when the apples are in full swing, it's normal to have some fruit fall from the tree before you could get to it.
However, don't leave it there. If you do, it could draw potential pests and diseases to your orchard.
If you're in zone ten, you're getting ready to prepare for quite the harvest. Before you can harvest, you must plant.
This is the month to transplant your tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers.
October can be a dry time in zone ten. Therefore, it's important to pay attention to the water situation around your landscaping and garden.
Be sure to apply plenty of mulch to your plants to help them hold moisture. Also, be sure to water deeply and adequately during this time too.
This is also the appropriate time to give some attention to your fruit trees. The cold hasn't made its way to this area by October.
Therefore, use this opportunity to prune your fruit trees. This will give the trees time to form new sprouts and harden off before the cold weather arrives.
Harvest pumpkins, winter squash, and sweet potatoes.
Clean up the garden to help prevent disease and pests in the future.
Plant beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, kale, lettuce, onions, radishes, spinach, and turnips.
Water adequately but focus on cutting back. This will help prepare your plants and lawn for the winter months ahead.
Harvest your root veggies. Remove large amounts of soil from them and place them in a cool, dark location. If you have a root cellar, it would be a great place for long-term storage.
Make necessary repairs. If you have outdoor structures in need of a coat of paint or a fence in need of fixing, October is a great month to get it done.
If you'd like to plant hardy bulbs to bloom in the spring, now is a good time. Be careful to not mulch the bulbs until the ground freezes. It could draw pests which will dig up your bulbs and ruin your work. You can cover them in chicken wire if pests are a concern.
Harvest all crops which will be damaged by frost.
Plant garlic for a summer harvest.
Prune and mulch berries and perennials.
Clean all gardening equipment and store it.
Harvest fruits and vegetables. Be sure to store them in a root cellar or other cool, dark location.
Pull green tomatoes and bring them indoors to finish ripening.
If you'd like to start new garden beds, October is the month to begin prepping them.
Clean up garden beds, flower beds, and your yard. Be sure to remove any leaves or other debris which could harbor pests or diseases and leave a mess.
Clean up all water-catchment systems and gardening equipment to prepare for winter storage.
Plant new trees and shrubs.
Any herbs you'd like to overwinter indoors, dig them up and pot them. Be sure to keep them in a sunny location in your house.
Water all trees and shrubs for as long as possible. When the ground freezes, add a thick layer of mulch around each plant for insulation and to protect from being damaged by the water.
Prune perennials down to the ground.
Harvest apples and any other fruit or vegetable which could be damaged by frost.
Clean up your lawn and garden. Be sure to remove any plants which show signs of disease or pests.
Mow your lawn as long as it's growing. When it stops growing, stop cutting it.
Plant broccoli, cabbage, carrots, onions, spinach, and turnips.
October is a great time to plant herbs. Try new varieties!
Plant strawberries. Be sure to water adequately.
If your perennials seem crowded, divide them out and replant where they have more space.
When the first frost arrives and kills some plants off, begin cleaning out beds to deter disease or pests from overwintering in them.
All of this is what you should be doing during the month of October, according to your planting region and planting zone.
This will also help you to have a productive month and better prepare you for caring for your garden in the area you live in.


A couple weeks ago I got a box of free goodies delivered to me. Around November I signed up for Influenster which is a large community of people who offer their time to test and review products in exchange for receiving the products for free. I had a fellow military wife friend who told me about this and she had gotten to a pretty high level. She was once sent a camera. Since I love to write, I wanted to try this out for myself. Well, I was qualified for the first box that came available shortly after joining. I know I posted this picture before, but for the sake of this entire box review I will do it again. Behold! The Frostyvoxbox!
The mailman had just put the box on my doorstep and didn't ring our doorbell or anything, so it was a REAL surprise to open my front door to let our two dachshund puppies out to potty and see this bright red box sitting on my porch. Now, fair warning.. I've never been a salesperson who sold Avon, Mary Kay, Tupperware, scentsy, Amway, or any other merchandise that relies on commission and pressuring the public. So the following product reviews may be sloppy but they will be honest. I really had fun testing out these free goodies and I hope that Influenster will entrust me with more of these to try in the future. I'm really happy with their company so far, their website is an informational cornucopia for people looking to try new things with input from the public. And kudos to the companies that offer out their products for free to people like me. I hope I'm able to offer some insight that will help inspire.
Next up was the Fruit Vines. This was a regular sized bag they sent me for a sample! Normally licorice isn't my thing but this particular kind I actually liked. It tastes more like fruit than it does that weird licorice flavor. (no offense to Red Vines!) It tastes like one of those cherry fruit roll ups you would get packed in your lunch growing up, only in handy bite sized pieces. Right now the bag is sitting in my desk at work and one or two pieces at a time suffices for a snack to get me through the day. Yum! Just make sure you keep the bag sealed up well or the licorice will harden. I use a few paperclips and it keeps it sealed up great!
Next up, I got a hairbrush from Ecotools. Now, my hair pretty much hates the water where we currently live. In fact, it hated the water in Germany too. The only time I have semi normal looking hair is when I am in California. I don't know what it is but every morning I wake up looking like a poodle. Poofy and annoying, those are 2 perfect words to describe my hair. I've become reliant on products in order to keep my hair semi human looking. This brush is a 'styler and smoother' as stated on the package. I'm not saying at all that this is a miracle tool but I WILL say that I noticed a difference after using it.
Next is a tube of lipstick from NYC (New York Color) in Sugarplum.
Also in the box was Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Eyeliner. I purposely didn't take a picture of me wearing this. Reason being my eyebrows look like a Sasquatch. I'll just say that I already like black and grey colored eyeliners and this one is waterproof which is an added bonus!
I'm sort of ashamed to admit this but I rarely use any form of makeup remover, but I tried this to see how it worked. I always figured that it would leave a greasy film on your skin and was pleasantly surprised to see that wasn't the case. Plus a little of this goes a long way. I could let this bottle stretch for a while, which is nice.
And last but certainly not least there was a sample packet of Boots No7 Protect & Perfect Intense ADVANCED Serum. This was the only item in the box I was really disappointed in. I tried it and really really REALLY liked it, but there was only a half a splash in the packet. It stated that after a week you should be able to see results. I have awful undereye dark patches that I would love to get rid of. Being offered not even a few day sample doesn't really amount to anything. Not that I'm not thankful for receiving this box, but if they wanted their anti aging serum properly reviewed the sample should have lasted a little longer.
Well, there's my long winded review on the VoxBox. I hope to be picked again to get more of these someday as it was fun doing this. I heard the newest box was just mailed out but I didn't get selected for that one (Reese's VoxBox, that would have been a box full of YUM, oh well!) To whoever took the time to read this whole post, thank you 🙂 I really appreciate it. I will work on a Vintage Picture of the Day a little later this evening. Thinking of calling those posts "V.P.O.T.D" What do you think? Catchy?
Since I'm sharing food ideas and since Influenster was so kind to send a box of goodies for me to try out for free and review, I figured I would include the following recipe.
1 pound pasta of your choice. I enjoy thin spaghetti but any pasta generally will work.
3/4 cup chopped fresh herbs (such as parsley and oregano and dried thyme leaves) I used the McCormick brand since I find is the freshest when it comes to adding to sauces. It also brings out the flavor the longer it simmers.
2.Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, ½ teaspoon of the salt, and ¼ teaspoon of the pepper and cook, covered, until the onions are softened, about 8 minutes.
3.Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook, covered, for 6 minutes more. You can add a small amount of the wine in this step to give the two ingredients a little extra 'somethin'-somethin'!
4. Add the rest of the wine and cook, uncovered, for 3 minutes.
5. Stir in the chopped herbs, and remaining salt and pepper, and cook for 4 minutes. Add tomatoes and heat through. Stir in the dried Thyme flakes.


Hcs440 - Team E is continuing the project of a bath remodel. This project has been clearly stated and the project manager is aware of what needs to be done. Therefore, it is time to keep the communication flowing. The project manager will communicate with the team that's established and with the client. The project manager will also select the team members and any project revisions will be made if necessary. The team's performance will also be monitored to make sure that the projects a success for everyone.
Hcs 440 - Team E has learned that communication management includes the planning, implementing, monitoring and previsions, are done and made in a project. In this bathroom remodel, the contractor will have to communicate the field manager to let he or she know how the remodeling is going. It is the contractors job not only to make sure that the project is followed through as it should be but also let the manager know of any problems and how the progress is going. Then the field manager will let the project manager know of the problems and progress and the project manager will inform the customer of the performance and how the remodel in going. As a manager, one must take a contingency approach to communicating with their employees and communicate on a personal level with them so that they will not be in the dark with the project.


Whether you are a landlord, letting or property manager it is highly likely that your to-do list is extensive.
If you find even just thinking about what you have to do brings on a headache, having a break might seem unrealistic. Streamline your workload with property management software for Sage and you will be able to take time out on the long weekend.
It's that time of the year where Bank Holiday weekends seem to be constant. Have you had the chance to enjoy them fully?
As Spring Bank approaches, one final three day weekend until August to recharge your batteries.
Did you spend Easter weekend on your accounts and May Day completing paperwork wishing you were in the pub with your friends or at the beach with family?
More than just time management.
Time is precious and it is important that you take advantage of opportunities away from work. That's easy for those who can clock off at 5pm Friday and don't need to worry about work until Tuesday. Managing properties can be a 24/7 job when providing maintenance services but even if you have an agent working on that your desk is probably still covered in paperwork, labelled 'urgent'.
To combat this and be able to get a break it is essential that you use your time wisely, this can be achieved when a system is in place. When you are able to work more efficiently you will be able to get more done and improve revenue, reducing stress.
There's no 'I' in team but there is in time.
Working in a team might sound ideal but without clear communication and consistency it can damage productivity and increase the amount of work you need to complete. By having a system in place which links your team together your workload will be consolidated. It won't be long before that to-do list you once feared disappears or at least looks more manageable.
If you want a cost-effective solution to streamline your tasks, improve productivity and increase revenue, allowing you to take time out and not have to worry about your portfolio and the boxes you are yet to tick then a property management system could be the answer.
Decorus for Sage offers more than just a tool to look after your properties and their residents. The desktop solution which can be hosted in the cloud is suitable for landlords, letting agents and block managers for both residential and commercial properties. The CRM within the software includes databases to log information relating to the properties and the occupiers whilst the office diary will improve time keeping.
For any business it is essential that cash flow is managed carefully. The unique integration with Sage sees data entered into Decorus feed directly into a format familiar with over 90% of accountants.
Book an online demonstration of Decorus property management software to see how much time you can save so that you can enjoy more time away from your desk. Everybody needs a break.


The Royal Horticultural Society recommends raising the height of the cut slightly during warmer weather as this prevents the grass from weakening. They also suggest leaving the clippings on the grass to act as mulch and it should slow down the evaporation of water. Spread the clippings out evenly though, avoid clumping the clippings together on the lawn, you don't want to smother the lawn because this will cause extra damage.
Keep one eye on how dry the grass is and don't let the ground become too hard. If the soil appears to be bone dry give the lawn a good watering, this can be achieved by using a sprinkler.
Care should be taken when using a sprinkler on lawns. There is such a thing as 'over-watering' a lawn so take care and try to stick to a rough guide.
A simple estimate is to use 20 litres of water per one square yard of grass and the water should reach a depth of 4 inches. Test the lawn afterwards, check to see the soil is damp in a few random areas and give the grass a good watering once a week.
Follow the golden rules of lawn care over the summer and your grass will look gorgeous at all times.


Babu Owino is a Kenyan politician and the current Member of Parliament of Embakasi East in Nairobi county.
Babu Owino was born in a city slum of Kondele, Kisumu, to Mrs. Owino(Nyagem).
Babu Owino real full name is Paul Ongili Owino.
Paul Ongili Owino(aka Babu Owino) went to Kisumu Township Primary School(1995-2002). Here, he struggled through thick & thin, guided by the fact that he hailed from a humble background, until the completion of the first 8-part of the strenuous 8-4-4 Kenyan education system. Nevertheless, Babu managed to score 394 out of the possible 500 marks. This earned him a calling letter from Mangu High School but since the loving mum was empty handed, Owino got some sponsorship from a well wisher who opted for the great Kisumu Boys instead of Mangu High. Who was he to deny such an opportunity?, a luck??
The boy went ahead & joined high school in 2003 in form 1. Come 2006, Babu sat for his KCSE exams where he managed to scoop 80 points which translate to grade A-, out of the possible 84(A). This, again, qualified him for direct entry to a public university(Mbalariany).
After the competative scramble for a chance for admission to a public university, a time when the JAB cut off was nothing less than a B+ of 72 pts, Babu secured a chance at Moi University.
Well, it's one of the public institutions of higher learning in this country of the blacks, bt Ongili sought for an alternative which he considered the ultimate.
His uncle by then was a commercial farmer. Paul spoke smartly to his uncle whom by the grace of the Lord and mercy of the same, wholeheartedly introduced him to this business & by extension, provided him with enough capital to start & run his own vegetable large scale farm.
Within two yrs into the business & of coz after his form 4, Babu had raised funds jst enough to sponsor himself for a degree program at the university, and perhaps buy a wooden box for his books & clothes. The brown one; Ongili, registered for B.Sci(Actuarial Sci) @ The University of Nairobi in 2008 and graduated in 2012 with a 1st Class Honours degree. This was despite the fact that he was, in the academic yr 2011/12, elected the Chairman of the students union; SONU-the 3rd biggest political party after ODM & PNU.
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Kobe Bryant is a name that appears in all the headlines. Most of the time it is for his outstanding performance on the court, but it seems like this time he is appearing in the headline for something different altogether. Most people don't know that Kobe's father actually named him after the famous and expensive beef of Kobe!
His father came up with the name after he saw it on a menu in a Japanese restaurant. What's even more fascinating is that his middle name Bean is derived from his father's nickname Jellybean. So, why is Kobe appearing in the headlines for the fact that he was named after a famous beef?
Well, that is because the NBA great has filed a lawsuit against the entire Japanese city of Kobe.
This makes for an interesting case from 2010 considering the fact that the city of Kobe has been around much longer than Kobe Bryant himself and this is where his father got the name from. However, Kobe's lawyer's claim is that Mr. Bryant has become more famous and influential than the city. He also claims that Kobe gets paid a lot of money by a lot of major companies just to have his name associated with this product.


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Illness as Semaphore
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Don't look now. Contemporary liberals are summoning an omnium gatherum of dead words and outdated textbooks, dredging up confused accounts of Enlightenment rationality that tend to mutate into smug but underfunded mandates to "believe in science!" and calling everything from Bernie Sanders's speeches to January's Capitol riot to the global profusion of Black Lives Matter protests "illiberal," an insult so circular it's almost vicious.
With the election of Joe Biden, this liberal consensus found its politics ascendant—we're a long way away from the illiberal summer of 2020. But what to do with all this power so over-theorized and underused by the solutions-free left? By this time they'd lost sight of, or confusedly tried to befriend, their enemies on the right, though the latter continued to grow less and less subtle, as we see in the Trumpification, even now, of liberal pets like J.D. Vance. No, at the climax, liberals got sweaty and confused, "trapped at the stage of analysis," as David Berman once wrote, "unable to perform some simple task," like canceling student loan debt. By its own diagnosis, liberalism was ill. It needed to be "rehabilitated."
In issue no. 59 of The Baffler, "ILL LIBERALISM," we'll not do that. Instead we anatomize liberalism's self-diagnosed illnesses, from its preoccupation with the post-Enlightenment idea that "history will judge us," a way of deflecting responsibility for real-time justice in the case of atrocity; to the way it twists international consensus on nuclear deterrence, leaving nations saddled with terrifying weapons that have been used "repeatedly across the years to threaten and to dominate, though not always successfully"—and one expert's prescription for "possibly the only non-destructive way out of the double bind of arms races."
Then there's the nearly forgotten history of "corporate liberalism," which might help explain why liberals today love to align themselves with progressive causes in order to latch onto and temper the forces of populism, democratic socialism, and antitrust policy, among others. Liberalism has always been, we argue, the politics of business—all the way back to slavery. And the business of liberalism is making everyone, including liberals, sick.
Jonathon Sturgeon is editor in chief of The Baffler. He was previously senior editor of the magazine, deputy editor of artnet News, literary editor at Flavorwire, and senior editor at The American Reader. He has contributed essays on literature, visual art, cinema, and politics to the Guardian, Frieze, ArtNews, and The Paris Review, among other outlets.
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Theodore Joseph Norbert (May 17, 1908 - August 19, 1991) was a long-time minor league baseball player who is now in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.

Norbert played 19 seasons in the minor leagues from 1930 to 1948, hitting .306 with 2,491 hits, 493 doubles and 313 home runs. He eclipsed the 20 home run mark in a season ten times, the 25 homer mark five times and the 30 mark once. He hit as many as 46 doubles (which he did three times) and 13 triples in a season, and he had career highs of 192 hits and 677 at-bats. He played in the Pacific Coast League every year from 1935 to 1945, except for 1943.

Teams he played for included the San Francisco Seals (1935–40), Portland Beavers (1941–42), Los Angeles Angels (1944), and Seattle Rainiers (1945–46). He led the PCL in home runs in four different seasons: 1938, 1941, 1942 and 1945. In addition to his PCL home run title in 1942, Norbert captured the league's batting title that season as well. He won a PCL Championship in 1935 as a member of the San Francisco Seals.  Norbert was one of four players, and cash, traded to the San Francisco Seals by the New York Yankees in late 1934 for Joe DiMaggio.

Norbert managed the Victoria Athletics from 1947 to 1949, being replaced by Earl Bolyard partway through the 1949 season.

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Tech stocks are uniquely positioned to profit from a continued rally in US stocks and defend against a market downturn, according to equity strategists at Credit Suisse.
They recommended an "overweight" on the sector, even as other strategists question whether tech's leadership of this bull market is over.
Count the equity strategists at Credit Suisse among the cohort of Wall Streeters who have lost faith in tech stocks.
The sector — which includes companies ranging from software providers to chipmakers — has enjoyed an unparalleled run during this record-breaking bull market. But that also means they've acquired rich valuations along the way, leading many investors to draw parallels to the dotcom bubble and, at the very least, question whether their market leadership can continue.
Andrew Garthwaite, the global equity strategist at Credit Suisse, is taking the other side of that viewpoint. And his bullish view applies not only to the sector, but to the stock market at large.
To be sure, Garthwaite lowered his overall rating on stocks to "benchmark" from "overweight," citing the slump in positive earnings surprises and the trade war. Still, he envisions a 2% gain for the MSCI All-Country World Index through the end of the year, and an extension of the bull market in the US.
Specific to the US, Garthwaite said in a client note that the Federal Reserve's policy U-turn could serve as a theme that propels stocks even when earnings are disappointing.
"Late-stage bull markets often see a theme move to a valuation extreme, and can frequently end up with much higher multiples (as we saw in Japan, the Nifty 50 or the TMT bubble, when multiples hit 45x to 60x)," Garthwaite said.
He's also bullish because he says stock buybacks — which have contributed to 20% of earnings-per-share growth since 2012 — can continue to drive returns going forward.
Should this broader rally in stocks continue, Garthwaite sees the tech sector as uniquely positioned to reap its gains. But even if the rally falters, he says tech is attractive as a defensive sector.
In other words, it's hard to go wrong with an "overweight" in tech — a positioning he recommends to clients.
Read more:Goldman Sachs just dumped a trade recommendation that's crushed the market over the past 2 years. Here's why, and what it means for investors.
Garthwaite cited four main reasons why tech stocks are attractive as a defensive play for a market slump.
First, he cites the sector's net-cash position relative to other sectors. A separate analysis published by Evercore ISI in January found that the top-ten tech companies had a combined $350 billion in net cash on their balance sheets, and were expected to generate another $600 billion in free cash flow through 2020.
Although much of that cash will likely be spent on dividends and buybacks — the latter of which would actually boost earnings per share — it represents dry powder that's available to keep these companies afloat in a market downturn.
The second factor working in tech's favor is that it has low labor costs relative to market cap. That's beneficial in an environment where wages are rising and biting into margins.
Garthwaite's third rationale for tech stocks as a defensive shelter is that the sector's sheer size makes the success of companies like Amazon and Alphabet hard to recreate, and provides barriers to entry. That's a contrast to the hordes of companies that helped create the dotcom bubble.
His fourth and final reason is that tech is cyclically well positioned because its share of gross domestic product net of depreciation is still low. This implies that there's room for the sector to boost its contribution to investment as the economy keeps growing.
The US software companies that Credit Suisse's equity analysts rate "overweight" include Adobe, Autodesk, Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce.com.


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Giuseppe Garampi (1725. október 9., Rimini – 1792. május 4. Róma) olasz főpap, aki elsősorban könyvgyűjtőként szerzett hírnevet; egyebek között ő gyűjtötte össze az első két magyar nyilvános könyvtár induló anyagának jelentős részét.

Élete

Lorenzo Garampi és Diamante Belmonti márkinő második gyermekeként született. Tanítója, Giovanni Bianchi (Janus Plancus) keltette fel érdeklődését a természettudományok és a történelem, valamint a régiségek iránt. Bianchi 1745-ben újraalapította Riminiben az Accademia dei Linceit, és Garampi lett a testület legfiatalabb tagja.

1746 végén úgy döntött, hogy egyházi pályára lép, és hamarosan Rómába költözött. 1749. május 31-én szentelték pappá.

A pápai levéltárban

1751-től az angyalvári levéltárban (Vatikáni titkos levéltár) dolgozott. Hatalmas kitartással és szakértelemmel elkészítette a levéltár cédulakatalógusát. Ezeket a cédulákat bő száz évvel később papírlapokra ragasztották, és így 107 kötetbe rendezték. 1766-tól hat évig ő volt a levéltár igazgatója.

Pápai nuncius

1772. március 20-án XIV. Kelemen pápa Lengyelország nunciusává nevezte ki. Ehhez az év január 27-én címzetes érsekké nevezte ki, és február 9-én püspökké szentelte.

1776-ban az új pápa, VI. Piusz fontosabb megbízatást adott neki, amikor hasonló minőségben Bécsbe helyezte át, és a "Montefiascone érseke" címmel ruházta föl.

Bíboros

A hosszú ideig uralkodó VI. Piusz 1785. február 14-én bíborossá, a római Szent János és Pál székesegyház érsekévé nevezte ki.

A római Német-Magyar Kollégiumban hunyt el.

Magyar kapcsolatai

Még Rómában ismerkedett meg az ott tanuló, vele egykorú Eszterházy Károllyal. Miután Eszterházyt püspökké nevezték ki, az akkor még a pápai levéltárban dolgozó Garampi lemásoltatta és megküldte Egerbe a 14. században készült pápai tizedjegyzéknek az egri egyházmegyére vonatkozó dokumentumait.

Miután bécsi nuncius lett, hamarosan meglátogatta Egerben Eszterházyt, aki megmutatta neki büszkeségét, a Líceumot, és elmondta, hogy bővíteni kívánja az egyházmegye könyvtárát. Garampi fölajánlotta, hogy segít beszerezni a szükségesnek ítélt külföldi teológiai és történelmi műveket, Eszterházy pedig kapva kapott a lehetőségen. Garampi jó három év alatt, 1781 októbere és 1785 januárja között 4336 mű 9323 kötetét vásárolta meg Európa minden tájáról. Az összegyűjtött könyveket a szervita rend pesti kolostorába juttatta el, és onnan szekereken vitték tovább azokat Egerbe.

Emellett ugyancsak beszerzésekkel, tevékenyen hozzájárult Magyarország első közkönyvtára, a pécsi Klimó-könyvtár létrehozásához is.

További információk
 Tóth László: Garampi bécsi nuncius jelentése a Gergely-féle naptárreform végrehajtásáról a birodalomban; Franklin Ny., Bp., 1927

Lásd még
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Források

 The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church: Giuseppe Cardinal Garampi †
 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: (35) 1. GARAMPI, Giuseppe (1725-1792)
 Antalóczi Lajos, 2001: Az Egri Főegyházmegyei Könyvtár története (1793–1996). Főegyházmegyei Könyvtár, Eger kiadványa.  p. 19–21.

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All posts by Brett Lewis, L.Ac.
As the new year arrives we have the chance to reflect back on how our previous year went and what changes we would like to make to get more out of life in the coming year.
If you want to make a lifestyle change of long term habits or addictions such as smoking, it is always best to enroll as much support as you can and have a good plan.
Let us help you quit smoking this year. For the first time ever we will be running our stop smoking protocol in a group format. We will get together and review the pitfalls of quitting smoking, your personal motivation to quit, and provide acupuncture services to help you break the addiction.
For the health of our community we usually offer a large discount on our stop smoking package that cuts the price in half. With the group format we are hoping to make this even more financially accessible by reaching a price point under $100 for all of the combined sessions. We will need a group of at least 10 people that are ready and willing to actively participate in making a positive change in their life.
We will keep you updated about the class dates and times and provide an opportunity for you to register.
You will have the chance to learn more about a few of our local healthcare options and what they can do for you. Then you will have the opportunity to experience free mini-sessions from the practitioners.
Details are still being worked out, so save the date and check back here for updates.
One theory is a Catholic priest, Valentine, was imprisoned for helping Christians escape Roman prisons. While he imprisoned himself, Valentine fell in love with a young girl who visited him. Allegedly, before his death, Valentine wrote a letter and signed it, "From your Valentine." Thus, the first Valentine's Day card was created, or so it is reported.
However, like many contemporary holidays, Valentine's Day probably has pagan roots. The pagan celebration of Lupercalia, celebrated at the ides of February, was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus. Faunus was the Roman god of agriculture. So it can be derived that from the pagan fertility festival, this was later watered down by the Church and turned into a festival of love. By the 1800s it had become common for friends and lovers to exchange gifts as tokens of affection. Shortly after that, the holiday became commercialized.
Where does Traditional Chinese Medicine fit in? Well, it really doesn't. However, in TCM, the heart houses the Shen. The Shen is sometimes described as the spirit, but it also includes the mind. During the winter months, when the hours of sunlight are short, the weather is typically colder and very little is growing; many people develop something known as seasonal affective disorder or SAD. So perhaps, celebrating Valentine's Day in the middle of winter is a way to keep our hearts healthy and our Shen lively. The feeling of love can permeate every cell of the body and mind. This can bring healing to those who are experiencing SAD, while helping to keep the heart healthy.
Heart health is extremely important. Without a healthy heart, the body does not function properly. Just as equally important is the state of the mind. This is where TCM can be extremely beneficial. Acupuncture, the main modality of TCM has been shown to help lower blood pressure, decrease heart rate and calm the mind. There are specific acupuncture points and point prescriptions that can help the mind and the heart, which can strengthen the mind-body connection.
The emotion associated with the heart in TCM is joy. The heart is also the center of perception. Valentine's Day is a wonderful time to experience joy, and it doesn't have to be from a significant other. Sharing special moments with those who are closest to us, friends, family, etc., helps to keep the heart full of joy. Even acts of "selfishness" can have profound effects on the mind, body and soul. Spending time alone can also keep the heart healthy, as it gives us time to reflect, relax and take in the beauty all around us.
So this year, when Valentine's Day rolls around, don't fret over trying to find the perfect card or gift. Instead, try focusing attention on the people, places and things that bring joy to your life. Your heart will beat a little slower and your mind will be a little calmer.
Large Intestine 4 is an exceedingly influential point and one of the most commonly used points in acupuncture treatments. It can also be effective in treating a range of emotional issues such as depression, insomnia, stress, irritability and severe PMS. This point should not be underestimated and its alternative name of Tiger's Mouth is barely descriptive of its strength in acupuncture treatments.
In today's society, we are almost surgically attached to our phones, iPads, laptops, etc. And while the devices keep us informed and connected, they are also harm us when it comes to our sleep. Smartphones and other gadgets emit blue wavelengths. These wavelengths suppress the production of melatonin in our bodies. Melatonin is a natural hormone that makes you feel sleepy. Also, the light given off by your devices can actually stimulate the mind, thus causing poor sleep. So as hard as it may be, buy a regular alarm clock and turn off the phone.
Sleep is just as important to proper health as eating healthy-wholesome foods. In other words, make sleep a priority. You don't have to give up dinner with friends or that periodic concert, but staying out late every single night will eventually take its toll. Make a sleep schedule and do your best to stick to it. Lack of sleep has been proven to increase blood pressure, depression, weight gain and stress. Why do this to yourself when you don't have to? Once you set your sleep schedule, your body will react favorably.
How many of us groan when we hear the word "meditation"? Meditation really isn't difficult but people constantly tell themselves it can't be done because they can't shut off their minds. But what most people don't realize is the goal of meditation is not turning off your mind or your thoughts. Meditation helps you cope better while telling your sympathetic nervous system to relax. When the thoughts come in, you should acknowledge them but do not dwell on them. That's what meditation helps you do. And there are many different types of meditation. For beginners, guided meditation tends to work best because you are listening to somebody guide you through the journey. Why not give it a try?
Yoga is an ancient Indian practice that combines physical exercise, mental clarity and spiritual beliefs all rolled into one discipline. Bedtime yoga poses are very low-key and quite simple. Utilizing yoga just before going to bed can signal to your brain that slumber time is approaching. Poses such as forward bends, happy baby pose, cross-legged bends and corpse pose all have been shown to help the body prepare for restful sleep. Also for those who are a little more skilled, inversion poses like shoulder stands can help alleviate stress and calm the mind.
Really? Getting poked with needles will help me sleep better? The simple answer is YES! Acupuncture works with your own body to help bring it back into balance. If you have stress, you have an imbalance. Acupuncture needles are strategically placed on points that will calm the mind, balance hormones and settle the nervous system. Most people will notice some change after just one treatment, but to get the full effect and truly eliminate insomnia, you should commit to several treatments. And always seek out a properly trained and fully licensed acupuncturist to get the best results.
There are many other ways to fight insomnia too, but these are some of the best. Give these five methods a try and then focus on the ones that resonate with you. Over time, your body and mind will thank you and there won't be any harsh side effects…just good sound sleep. Sweet dreams!
As the school year kicks back into gear so should the healthy habits that you and your children have before practiced. Notice how I said "practiced," because we all know during the summer-vacation months we tend to indulge a little. Maybe you have had one too many backyard barbeques, or three too many trips to the favorite ice cream shop down the street. Whatever your summer vice may be don't worry about it, you can regain those healthy habits from before and introduce them into your children's lives!
Get everyone in the family moving, don't just emphasize the idea of being active to your children without participating in the activities. In addition to making it fun for the whole family, exercising as a unit will allow you to interact with your child and help them stay healthy and active.
Don't just stick to the same food regimen. Make sure you try a vast array of different nutrient-rich foods to boost the health of yourself and your children. There are many different vitamins and minerals out there, and if you just stick to the same old mac n' cheese menu with the occasional lasagna, you are missing out on an abundance of healthy nutrients for your children!
It is no stranger that we live in a world constantly absorbed by some type of technology. From work to leisure time, technology is present in our life in one shape or another almost 24/7. But, it is best to try and limit these habits. They promote a lifestyle with less movement and activity, it has been shown to lead to increased obesity and cardiovascular disease. So try and limit your child's time behind the screen and get them moving.
The Most Important Meal of the Day: Breakfast.
Fuel up! Before you send the kiddos off to school and bring yourself into your favorite place aka work, make sure to create a nutritious breakfast. A breakfast loaded with carbohydrates, milk, cereal and fruits is a great way to regain all the energy lost from the previous day.
Pick Rewarding Rewards for Your Kids.
Sometimes parents tend to reward a job well done or the completion of chores with a trip to the ice cream shop, some candy or a new video game (if you're feeling really generous). Change the types of rewards and incentives you present to your children. Maybe take them on an excursion to their favorite park, or another outdoor adventure, whatever you decide make sure it is creative and helps to influence healthy habits in your children.
Eat Fruits and Vegetables with Every Meal!
We have already emphasized the importance of eating healthy, but there should also be a frame of reference for what this means. One way to encourage healthy eating is to increase the intake of fruits and vegetables into your child's diet. A neat way to do this is to have fruits and vegetables as a snack during every meal period.
Your children tend to emulate and copy they way you behave, so why not exhibit healthy habits that they can catch on to and then practice themselves. Be the best role model possible for your children and work together as the both of you craft and practice healthy habits for the new school year and beyond.


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