state or federal law, and (d) collateral securing other loans you have with the Credit Union excluding dwellings.
grant us but will not be secured by all shares you have in any individual or joint account with the Credit Union.
For clarity, you will not be deemed a covered borrower if: (i) you establish your credit card account when you are not a covered borrower; or (ii) you cease to be a covered borrower.
$27.00 or the amount of the required minimum payment, whichever is less, if you are one or more days late in making a payment.
$10.00 or the amount of the required minimum payment, whichever is less .
This Consumer Credit Card Agreement and Disclosure together with the Account Opening Disclosure and any other Account opening documents or any subsequent documents provided to You related to this Account (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Agreement") govern the terms and conditions of this Account. "We," "Us," "Our" and "Ours" and "Credit Union" refers to Your Legacy Federal Credit Union with which this Agreement is made. "You," "Your," and "Yours" refers to each applicant and co-applicant for the Account; any person responsible for paying the Account; and anyone You authorize to use, access or service the Account. "Card" means the Visa® credit card and any other access devices, duplicates, renewals, or substitutions, the Credit Union issues to You. "Account" means the line of credit established by this Agreement and includes Your Card.
USING YOUR ACCOUNT - By using the Account or keeping the Card, You agree to the terms of this Agreement. You agree to use Your Account in accordance with this Agreement. Your Account must only be used for lawful transactions.
CREDIT LIMIT - We may establish a credit limit as part of this Agreement, which You promise not to exceed. If You exceed the credit limit, You promise to repay immediately the amount which exceeds the credit limit, including amounts due to finance charges, fees or other charges. You may request a credit limit increase on Your Account only by a method acceptable to the Credit Union. We may increase or decrease Your credit limit, refuse to make an advance and/or terminate Your Account at any time for any reason permitted by law.
REPAYMENT - You promise to repay all amounts You owe under this Agreement. Your promise to repay includes all transactions made to Your Account by You or anyone You authorize to use Your Account as well as all interest charges and fees.
The Minimum Payment Due is 2.00% of Your total New Balance, or $20.00, whichever is greater, plus any amount past due and any amount by which You have exceeded Your applicable credit limit. If Your total New Balance is less than $20.00, then Your Minimum Payment Due is the amount of the total New Balance.
Your payment of the required Minimum Payment Due may be applied to what You owe the Credit Union in any manner the Credit Union chooses, as permitted by applicable law. If You make a payment in excess of the required Minimum Payment Due, the Credit Union will allocate the excess amount first to the balance with the highest annual percentage rate ("APR") and any remaining portion to the other balances in descending order based on applicable APR, unless otherwise prescribed by applicable law. We may accept checks marked "payment in full" or with words of similar effect without losing any of Our rights to collect the full balance of Your Account with Us.
INTEREST AND FINANCE CHARGES - We will begin charging You interest on purchases on the date the transaction is posted to Your Account. We will begin charging You interest on cash advances and balance transfers on the date of the transaction or the first day of the billing cycle in which the transaction is posted to Your Account, whichever is later (transaction date). However, We will not charge You any interest on new purchases if Your Account had a zero or credit balance at the beginning of that billing cycle, or You paid the entire new balance on the previous cycle's billing statement by the Payment Due Date of that statement. To avoid an additional finance charge on the balance of purchases, You must pay the entire new balance on the billing statement by the Payment Due Date of that statement.
Interest charges on Your Account are calculated separately for purchases, balance transfers and cash advances ("Transaction Type"). We figure the interest charge for each Transaction Type by applying the periodic rate to each corresponding "average daily balance." To get the "average daily balance" for a Transaction Type We take the beginning balance for that Transaction Type each day, add any new transactions of that type, and subtract any unpaid interest or other finance charges and any applicable payments or credits. This gives Us the daily balance for each Transaction Type. Then, for each Transaction Type, We add up all the daily balances for the billing cycle and divide each total by the number of days in the billing cycle. This gives Us the "average daily balance" for each Transaction Type.
FEES - In addition to the periodic rate, additional fees may be imposed on Your Account. If applicable to Your Account, the fee amounts and explanations are disclosed on the Account Opening Disclosure accompanying this Agreement.
FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS - Purchases and cash advances made in foreign currencies will be debited from Your Account in U.S. dollars. The exchange rate between the transaction currency and the billing currency used for processing international transactions is a rate selected by Visa from a range of rates available in wholesale currency markets for the applicable central processing date, which rate may vary from the rate Visa itself receives or the government-mandated rate in effect for the applicable central processing date. The exchange rate used on the processing date may differ from the rate that would have been used on the purchase date or cardholder statement posting date.
AUTHORIZATIONS - We do not guarantee authorization of a transaction, either by Us or by a third party, even if You have sufficient credit available. You agree that We will not be liable for failing to give an authorization. We also reserve the right to limit the number of transactions that may be approved in one day. We reserve the right to deny certain transactions for any reason and at Our sole discretion, including for default, suspected fraudulent or unlawful activity, internet gambling or any indication of increased risk related to the transaction or the Account. You agree that We have no requirement to notify You of the specific reason We denied a transaction. If We detect unusual or suspicious activity, We may suspend Your credit privileges until We can verify the activity, or We may close the Account.
INFORMATION UPDATING SERVICE AND AUTHORIZATIONS - If You have authorized a merchant to bill charges to Your Card on a recurring basis, it is Your responsibility to notify the merchant in the event Your Card is replaced, Your Account information (such as Card number or expiration date) changes, or Your Account is closed. However, if Your Card is replaced or Your Account information changes, You authorize Us, without obligation on Our part, to provide the updated Account information to the merchant in order to permit the merchant to bill recurring charges to Your Card. You authorize Us to apply such recurring charges to Your Card until You notify Us that You have revoked authorization for the charges to Your Card.
PREAUTHORIZED CHARGES - We may suspend preauthorized recurring charges with merchants if, for example, Your Card is lost or stolen, You default, or We change Your Account for any reason. If preauthorized recurring charges are suspended, You are responsible for making direct payment for such charges until You contact the merchant to reinstate recurring charges.
DEFAULT - You will be in default under this Agreement if You fail to pay the Minimum Payment Due by its Payment Due Date; pay by a check or similar instrument that is not honored or that We must return because it cannot be processed; pay by automatic debit that is returned unpaid; make any false or misleading statements in any credit application or credit update; file for bankruptcy; or die. You will also be in default if You fail to comply with the terms of this Agreement or any other Agreement You have with Us.
LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE-LOST/STOLEN CARD NOTIFICATION - If You notice the loss or theft of Your credit card or a possible unauthorized use of Your Card, You should write to Us immediately at P.O. Box 280, Tiffin, OH, 44883 or call Us at 800-808-7230, seven days a week 24 hours a day.
CHANGING OR TERMINATING YOUR ACCOUNT - As permitted by law, the Credit Union may change the terms of this Agreement and any attached Disclosure from time to time. Notice of any change will be given in accordance with applicable law. To the extent permitted by law, changes to the Agreement may apply to Your existing account balance as well as to future transactions.
Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin Residents - Either You, Your spouse or the Credit Union may terminate this Agreement at any time, but termination by You, Your spouse or the Credit Union will not affect Your obligation to pay the account balance plus any finance and other charges You or Your spouse owe under this Agreement. Your obligation to pay the account balance plus any finance and other charges You owe under this agreement are subject to all applicable laws and regulations regarding repayment requirements. The Card or Cards You receive remain the property of the Credit Union and You must recover and surrender to the Credit Union all Cards upon request or upon termination of this Agreement whether by You or the Credit Union.
Residents of all other states - Either You or the Credit Union may terminate this Agreement at any time, but termination by You or the Credit Union will not affect Your obligation to pay the account balance plus any finance and other charges You owe under this Agreement. Your obligation to pay the account balance plus any finance and other charges You owe under this agreement are subject to all applicable laws and regulations regarding repayment requirements. The Card or Cards You receive remain the property of the Credit Union and You must recover and surrender to the Credit Union all Cards upon request or upon termination of this Agreement whether by You or the Credit Union.
AUTHORIZED USERS - Upon Your request, We may issue additional Cards for authorized users that You designate. You must notify Us in writing of any termination of an authorized user's right to access Your Account. Your notice must include the name of the authorized user and Your Account number and/or any subaccount number issued to the authorized user along with the authorized user's Card and any convenience or other access checks issued to the authorized user. If You cannot return the authorized user's Card or access checks and if You request Your Account to be closed, We will close Your Account and You may apply for a new Account. Alternatively, We may, at Our sole discretion, issue You a new Account number and a new Card.
CREDIT REPORTS AND NOTICE OF NEGATIVE INFORMATION - You authorize the Credit Union to obtain credit reports and any other information We may need to verify Your identity and use of the Account when opening Your Account and for any update, increase, renewal, extension, collection or review of Your Account. You authorize the Credit Union to disclose information regarding Your Account to credit bureaus and creditors who inquire about Your credit standing. We may report information about Your Account to credit bureaus. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on Your Account may be reflected on Your credit report.
JOINT ACCOUNTS - If this is a joint Account, each of You will be individually and jointly responsible for paying all amounts owed under this Agreement. This means that the Credit Union can require any one of You individually to repay the entire amount owed under this Agreement. Each of You authorizes the other(s) to make transactions on the Account individually. Any one of You may terminate the Account and the termination will be effective as to all of You.
EFFECT OF AGREEMENT - This Agreement is the contract which applies to all transactions on Your Account even though the sales, cash advances, credit or other slips You sign or receive may contain different terms.
SEVERABILITY AND FINAL EXPRESSION - This Agreement is the final expression of the terms and conditions of Your Account. This written Agreement may not be contradicted by evidence of any alleged oral Agreement. Should any part of this Agreement be found to be invalid or unenforceable, all other parts of this Agreement shall remain in effect and fully enforceable to the fullest extent possible under this Agreement.
ILLEGAL TRANSACTIONS PROHIBITED - You agree that You will not use Your Card for any transaction, including any type of electronic gambling transaction through the Internet, that is illegal under applicable federal, state, or local law. Even if You use Your Card for an illegal transaction, You will be responsible for all amounts and charges incurred in connection with the transaction. This paragraph shall not be interpreted as permitting or authorizing any transaction that is illegal.
APPLICABLE LAW - The terms and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by federal law and the law of Ohio.
ENFORCING THIS AGREEMENT - We can delay in enforcing or fail to enforce any of Our rights under this Agreement without losing them.
COLLECTION COSTS - If We refer collection of Your Account to a lawyer who is not Our salaried employee, You are liable for any reasonable attorney's fees We incur, plus the costs and expenses of any legal action, as further disclosed on this Agreement, or to the extent allowed by law.
ASSIGNMENT-We may assign any or all of Our rights and obligations under this Agreement to a third party.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS - A married applicant may apply for a separate Account. Applicants: 1) may, after credit approval, use the credit card Account up to its credit limit; 2) may be liable for amounts extended under the plan to any joint applicant. As required by law, You are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on Your credit record may be submitted to a credit reporting agency if You fail to fulfill the terms of Your credit obligations.
FLORIDA RESIDENTS - You (borrower) agree that, should We obtain a judgment against You, a portion of Your disposable earnings may be attached or garnished (paid to Us by Your employer), as provided by Florida and Federal law.
MARYLAND RESIDENTS - To the extent, if any, that Maryland law applies to Your Account, We elect to offer Your Card Account pursuant to Title 12, Subtitle 9 of the Maryland Commercial Law Article.
MISSOURI RESIDENTS - Oral Agreements or commitments to loan money, extend credit or to forbear from enforcing repayment of a debt including promises to extend or renew such debt are not enforceable. To protect You (borrower(s)) and Us (creditor) from misunderstanding or disappointment, any Agreements We reach covering such matters are contained in this writing, which is the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between Us, except as We may later agree in writing to modify it.
NEW YORK RESIDENTS - We may obtain a credit report in connection with this Account, including for any review, modification, renewal or collections associated with this Account. Upon Your request, You will be informed whether such report was requested and, if so, the name and address of the consumer reporting agency furnishing the report. New York residents may contact the New York State Banking Department at 800.342.3736 or dfs.ny.gov to obtain a comparative listing of credit card rates, fees and grace periods.
OHIO RESIDENTS - The Ohio laws against discrimination require that all creditors make credit equally available to all creditworthy customers and that credit reporting agencies maintain separate credit histories on each individual upon request. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission administers compliance with this law.
SOUTH DAKOTA RESIDENTS - If You believe there have been any improprieties in making this loan or in the lender's loan practices, You may contact the South Dakota Division of Banking at 1601 N. Harrison Ave, Suite 1, Pierre, SD 57501, or by phone at 773.3421.
WISCONSIN RESIDENTS - If You are married, please contact Us immediately upon receipt of this Agreement at the address or phone number listed on this Agreement and provide Us with the name and address of Your spouse. We are required to inform Your spouse that We have opened an Account for You.
NOTICE TO UTAH BORROWERS - This written Agreement is a final expression of the Agreement between You and the Credit Union. This written Agreement may not be contradicted by evidence of any oral Agreement. As required by law, You are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on Your credit record may be submitted to a credit reporting agency if You fail to fulfill the terms of Your credit obligations.
THE FOLLOWING 15 REQUIRED BY VERMONT LAW - NOTICE TO CO-SIGNER - YOUR SIGNATURE ON THIS NOTE MEANS THAT YOU ARE EQUALLY LIABLE FOR REPAYMENT OF THIS LOAN. IF THE BORROWER DOES NOT PAY, THE LENDER HAS A LEGAL RIGHT TO COLLECT FROM YOU.


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DTE Energy: We warned Detroit about power line that killed girl
DTE Energy says it warned Detroit's lighting agency that power lines were down — weeks before a girl was electrocuted.
DTE Energy: We warned Detroit about power line that killed girl DTE Energy says it warned Detroit's lighting agency that power lines were down — weeks before a girl was electrocuted. Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/2f0hwnN
Associated Press Published 6:15 p.m. ET Oct. 21, 2016 | Updated 6:35 p.m. ET Oct. 21, 2016
DTE Energy in Detroit on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015.(Photo: Jessica J. Trevino, Detroit Free Press)
DTE Energy says it warned Detroit's lighting agency that two power lines were down near a home — weeks before a 12-year-old girl was electrocuted in September.
The disclosure was made Friday in a report to state regulators, which was obtained by The Associated Press.
Kabrinanna Griffin was playing in a friend's yard on Sept. 7 when she was electrocuted. An inactive line that belonged to the city was energized by a live DTE wire.
► Related: Residents upset power line that killed girl wasn't repaired
DTE says an employee noticed two downed city lines weeks earlier on July 27. An employee taped the area off and went door-to-door to warn residents.
DTE says the Detroit Public Lighting Authority was informed but apparently wrongly believed that DTE had fixed the problem.
Mayor Mike Duggan calls the girl's death a "terrible tragedy."
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Q: Segfault on using transform on a vector of pointers to an abstract class I experience a segfault on the following code:
I have an abstract class A with a method
virtual bool Ok() const;

Now, I have the following vector
std::vector<A*> v;

filled with several pointers to existing child objects. I want to accumulate the results of the Ok() method as follows:
std::vector<bool> results;
std::transform(v.begin(), v.end(), results.begin(), std::mem_fun(&A::Ok));
std::accumulate(results.begin(), results.end(), true, std::logical_and<bool>());

Unfortunately, I always get a segfault on the second line, and I do not understand why. Replacing the transform call by a standard C++ loop fixes the segfault. Any ideas?

A: The results vector is empty, and transform does not know that you want the results pushed onto it rather then overwriting an existing sequence.
Either initialise the results vector with the correct size:
std::vector<bool> results(v.size());

or use a "back insert" iterator to push the results onto the empty vector:
std::transform(v.begin(), v.end(), std::back_inserter(results), std::mem_fun(&A::Ok));

A: It might be stupid, but I will answer my own question directly. I found the problem shortly before clicking on "post your question" and figured that, since I typed everything already, I might also post the answer, so that someone else might benefit from it:
The answer is, that the results vector is empty and hence inserting at results.begin() is a pretty dumb thing to do. Instead, use std::back_inserter(results) and everything works fine!

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The film surprises you with vast silences.
It is an emptiness that at first seems jarring to sensibilities trained to believe every moment must be crammed. By contrast, this movie takes you into moments of pregnant stillness: no movement on the screen, no dialogue, no swelling music to cue your emotions. At one point, the camera takes what feels like a minute to study Solomon Northup's face as he absorbs the awfulness of his predicament. He does nothing. He says nothing. He simply is.
It is silence as respite, silence that gives you room to contemplate and feel. You end up grateful for it, even though most of what you contemplate and feel is painful and sad.
"12 Years a Slave" is based on Northup's 1853 memoir of the same name. In the movie, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is Northup, a free black man from upstate New York who, in 1841, is kidnapped and sold. The film has received glowing reviews, all of them deserved. But it is more than a masterpiece. It is also the most unsparing, unsentimental depiction of American slavery ever filmed.
And it could not arrive at a more propitious time.
America practiced the buying and selling of human beings for 246 years - from before it was a country until after that country was torn apart and forced back together over the question of whether the practice would continue. The enslavement of Africans and the murder and forced removal of American Indians are the worst things America ever did to Americans. Nothing else even comes close.
The latter, we don't talk about. The former, we talk around. We make it a cartoon, a two-gun, two-bit fantasy like "Django Unchained." We make it a political talking point, as in the esteemed black doctor who deemed the Affordable Care Act "the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery ..." One struggles to imagine the Jewish response if anyone, let alone a Jew, compared health-care reform to the Holocaust.
There is a scene where a woman is beaten, the whip cutting skin down to the white meat of her, blood spraying with every blow.
There is a scene where the camera pans up from Northup, a free man screaming for help down in a slave dungeon, to show, in the distance, the Capitol building of the United States. The juxtaposition is eloquent in its wordlessness.
Some will likely cite the hardness of the movie as a reason not to see it. But it can be argued, unless one understands the crime this film describes - and that means to comprehend in depth, not to skate through the superficial outlines - one cannot truly understand America, either then or now.
Alex Haley once revealed the original title of the book that became "Roots" was "Before This Anger." Haley's research spanned the 1960s, a time when African-American communities were exploding in riot and rage every summer. The working title was meant to alert readers these things had context and antecedent.
"12 Years a Slave" can be said to serve the same purpose in an era where African-American communities no longer explode, but simmer with poverty, crime, absence, injustice and neglect. In its searing power the movie commands those lost virtues of reverence and respect. In its haunted silences, it testifies to what America was - and is, still.
The film is not just brilliant. It's necessary.


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As Covid-19 cases soar, KUKL indifferent to social distancing
Published On: June 29, 2020 03:53 PM NPT By: Aditi Baral
Photo: Republica
Applicants wonder why applications couldn't be submitted online
KATHMANDU, June 29: Last week Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) office announced vacancies for several posts. Ever since the vacancies were announced, the head office in Tripureshwor has been receiving hordes of applicants forming a queue outside the office. Most of them are seen completely defying social distancing measures. The scene with hundreds of people packed in a narrow row looks frightening given that we're in the middle of a pandemic where social distancing measures are crucial for preventing the spread of the contagious virus.
Nevertheless, the KUKL office as well as the applicants have been defying all the safety precautions overlooking the threat of the pandemic.
According to Prakash Rai, spokesperson for KUKL, the office has tried to take full safety precautions inside the office premises to avoid the possible transmission of the virus. "We have deployed few security personnel in order to direct people to follow sanitary guidelines and have marked spots on the floor where the applicants can stand, maintaining social distance, "he said.
Rai said that following the sanitation protocols, the security officials are geared with PPEs to avoid the transmission and the applicants are checked with infrared thermometers before they are allowed to enter the premises. Anyone found with suspicious body temperatures is not allowed to get inside, according to Rai.
However, the situation on the spot is completely different from what Rai described. Although the security personnel are seen doing their job, most of the applicants ignore their calls often forgetting that we're still battling to curb a pandemic that requires social distancing as one of the main precautions.
The applicants waiting outside the office are seen forming a long queue, failing to maintain a distance of 1 meter between every two applicants. The queue seems so long and densely packed that it surprises anyone passing by. On Sunday, the queue had more than 100 people lined up from the KUKL office gate to the World Trade Center in Thapathali. Only a few people were trying to maintain a distance while most of them completely ignored Covid-19 safety guidelines as if the spread of the virus is no more a threat.
Stating that the nation is in a critical phase, virologists have long been stressing the need for maintaining social distancing as the primary way of preventing the spread of the virus.
The number of Covid-19 cases has rather been increasing after the ease in the nationwide lockdown that lasted for more than 3 months. As of Monday, over 12,700 cases have been reported with 28 deaths and the numbers are increasing fast. However, both the authorities and the general public seem to overlook the threat.
The World Health Organization's guidelines on COVID-19 for the public mention that it is mandatory to maintain at least one meter (3 feet) distance between yourself and others while exposing yourself in public areas. "When someone coughs, sneezes, or speaks they spray small droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain the virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person has the disease," the advice explains.
KUKL has announced vacancies for five different posts - light vehicle driver, assistant pump operator, meter reader, helper, key operator, and office helper. As of Sunday, over 2,000 people have submitted their applications for 90 vacant positions, with more than 300 people applying on a single day.
Many have questioned the office's negligence stating that they could have released an online application form to reduce possible transmission of the virus as it is a risky time to avoid safety precautions. "I searched for an online application form, but I didn't find it. I wouldn't have to take the risk of coming here and forming a queue to get inside if they would've prepared an online application form," said Suraj Pantha, an applicant.
Pantha with his friend Jiwan Karki had to wait in the queue for more than two hours. "We have already stayed in the line for two hours but we might have to stay even longer as the process of submitting applications isn't moving quickly," Karki told Republica on Sunday.
However, Rai defends the office's stance on not releasing an online application form saying that their system couldn't support it. "We tried releasing an online application form but our system couldn't support it," he said adding, "We would have to face a different problem even if the online form was released. Online application requires a lot of technical understanding that would confuse many applicants."
Moreover, to justify their stance, Spokesperson Rai also said that the office has made the forms and application process available at all the six KUKL offices across the valley. "We have five other offices besides the office in Tripureshwar. We have made the forms and application process available at all other offices across the Valley," he said. "We have even deployed two security personnel outside the office to help people follow social distancing but they hardly follow it. What else can we do when most applicants themselves aren't conscious about social distancing?" he questioned.
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Posted by Nicole Frain on May 15, 2017 in #Ambassador Blogs.
How many sports have you tried? Do you prefer to stick to one or try a bit of everything?
Whether it's running, gymnastics, swimming or weightlifting, some of us have only ever known the same sport, while others have tried everything.
Some are more adventurous and like to try a bit of everything, while others prefer to knuckle down and perfect the one.
It's not to say those who play many sports are poor at the ones they do, maybe they had an injury that pushed them to test other sports or maybe they just like a new challenge and prefer to mix things up. Sometimes the progression from one sport to another may come naturally and until you reflect you on it you haven't even noticed the change of heart.
It was only lately when I changed up my sports that I started to reflect on why.
I feel like I have made a bit of a full circle in my sports choice. When I was younger, I played tennis, soccer, gymnastics, hockey, cross country, running and netball, however I quickly realised my lack of hand eye coordination and thus dropped balls sports like tennis and netball.
I did, however, do well in swimming and most forms of medium to long distance running. As I moved into adulthood I kept up my active lifestyle by running, participating in fun runs and by joining a gym. I had played soccer by then for a number of years, but started to note my preference to an individual sport. I appreciated setting my own goals and being my own challenge, I wanted to be accountable for my own results.
This realisation and the encouragement from gym based friends and trainers led me to compete in fitness and bikini competitions and I stayed there for a number of years. Since 2014, I have competed in about eight competitions in both INBA and WBFF. Sometimes i did well, other times I didn't. But I'm no longer competing in them and nor do I plan to again. So what changed?
Nicole in her bodybuilding days.
The last fitness competition I competed in, I was happy with my preparation and my results and it's in my nature to try my best, so I can't fault that. But finishing had more of a happiness then it had before, I didn't see another competition in my future and I seemed to resent the question 'when's your next competition?' because my answer was 'no time soon', and I didn't know what was next. I like plans, direction and goals in my life, even if loosely set that's just how I like it. Fail to plan, plan to fail is one of my favourite mottoes.
I felt my training move from having a purpose to just training because I should and while I continued training, it wasn't as easy anymore.
Then my workplace, Bulk Nutrients, sponsored the Sole Motive Active TRI Series in Melbourne and the opportunity to compete as a group came up. So I was keen to give it a go.
I didn't train much for it. I just added some extra cardio in by running on the treadmill, riding HIIT on the bike and occasionally slot in a swim or two. I had the general fitness to know I would make it to the finish line.
I wasn't nervous before competing in the event and by the end I was hooked. Finishing the race was the best feeling I had experienced in any competitive sport for years. I had pushed my limits and surpassed even my own expectations.
Nicole preparing to compete in her first triathlon at the Sole Motive Active TRI Series in January.
It was another month until the next event and all I wanted to do was train hard and do well. A quick local search later and I found a coach, a training team and I had a goal. So getting up in the morning to train became easy again.
I started purpose training by adding in ocean swims and track training. I competed in another triathlon within this month and came second. I then decided I wanted to keep competing in triathlons so I purchased some of the base equipment requirements for training and competitions.
The next Sole Motive Active TRI was upon us and my nerves where a bit higher. I had prepared this time, I had a goal and expectations and I wanted to prove it to myself. I won my category.
It's hard to explain where a passion can come from for a sport or anything in life. You don't have to be good at it, you just have to want it bad enough. It's not about what anyone else wants, because they aren't the ones that have to do the training, give up the social events, push the boundaries and set the goals, you are.
I have gone a full circle and back to my childhood roots of athletics based training. I haven't been to the gym any more than five times in the last fortnight, rather than the 14 I used to and I don't even mind.
Nicole finishing the swim at the Sole Motive Active TRI Series in January.
I have now set my sights on the annual Noosa Triathlon in November for the events 35th year. Rather than just compete, I have also decided to join the Make-A-Wish Foundation Team, which requires me to represent and raise funds for the charity. I chose this charity because I feel that we should all have the opportunity to live life as best as we can, to experience our dreams with loved ones and have memories we want to smile about.
My aim is to raise at least $1,500. You too can make a difference by donating and helping to support my chosen charity. You can keep an eye on the progress of my training and the final event through the Bulk Blog, Facebook and Instagram.
I have some teammates about to head off to Iron-mans now and even Ultra-mans, and it makes me excited for them and for me when it's my turn. I don't know what to expect from my event, but I'm excited to find out.


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New stocks of LPG issued with new seal
The two main gas companies have decided to issue their new stocks of LP gas cylinders while carrying coloured polythene seals with changed logo colours, the Consumer Affairs Authority said.
According to a senior official, the distribution of Litro gas has begun with a polythene seal with a red logo on a white background.
The Laugfs company has decided to issue their new stocks with the polythene seal with a blue logo on a yellow background, the official said.
He said the new gas cylinders were filled with new LP gas stocks.
However, there is no change to the Laugfs and Litro gas cylinder colours.
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Life expectancy was limited in early modern Europe: Reaching the age of 70 without suffering any serious illness would have been an astonishing achievement. Yet it was a fairly unremarkable occurrence among the citizens of the great Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, today's Mexico City. As the Spanish conquistadores embarked on the conquest of what is now Mexico, one of the things that surprised them most was the good health and longevity enjoyed by the inhabitants of the great Aztec Empire.


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Günther Maria Halmer est un acteur allemand, né le  à Rosenheim (Bavière).

Biographie
En 1967, il fréquente l'école Otto Falckenberg de Munich et fait ses débuts au Bayerische Staatsschauspiel de Munich.

Après l'obtention son diplôme d'art dramatique, il obtient son premier engagement au Kammerspiele de Munich de 1969 à 1974.

Sa carrière cinématographique lui permet de jouer aux côtés de grands noms internationaux tels que Ben Kingsley dans Ghandi de Richard Attenborough, Maximilian Schell, Omar Sharif et Laurence Olivier dans Pierre Le Grand, mini-série en quatre parties de Marvin J. Chomsky, Andréa Ferréol dans Lourdes de Lodovico Gasparini.

En 1988,il tient le rôle principal dans la série allemande Anwalt Abel basée sur les livres du juriste et écrivain Fred Breinersdorfer.

L'acteur joue dans plus de 150 téléfilms et séries télévisées.

En 2017, Günther Maria Halmer publie son autobiographie Fliegen kann jeder (Littéralement : Tout le monde peut voler).

Filmographie partielle

 1976 : Les 21 heures de Munich de William A. Graham
 1977 : Le Renard: Jack Braun (Série TV)
 1979 : Inspecteur Derrick : L'as de carreau (Karo As)(série TV)
 1979 : Tatort : 30 Liter Super (série TV)
 1981 : Tatort : GrenzgängerGhandi

1982 : Gandhi de Richard Attenborough
1982 : Le Choix de Sophie (Sophie's Choice) d'Alan J. Pakula
1984 : Billet doux (mini-série TV)
1984 : Tatort : Gelegenheit macht     Liebe
1986 : Tatort : Riedmüller, Vorname Sigi
1986 : Pierre le Grand (Peter the Great) de Marvin Chomsky (TV)
1988 : Un train pour Petrograd (Il treno di Lenin) de Damiano Damiani
1990 : Les Mystères de la jungle noire (I Misteri della giungla nera) de Kevin Connor (TV)
1992 : L'Atlantide de Bob Swaim
1993 : Candles in the Dark, de Maximilian Schell (TV)
1993 : Der Fall Lucona de Jack Gold
1996 : Un cas pour deux: Der Köder (série TV)
1996 : Tatort: Schneefieber
2001 : Lourdes de Lodovico Gasparini (TV)
2000 : Contrôle d'identité de Christian Petzold
2000 : Tatort: Bienzle und das Doppelspiel
2002 : Amen de Costa Gavras
2005 : Un koala, mon papa et moi (Ein Koala-Bär allein zu Haus) de Uwe Janson (TV)
2005 : Horizons lointains (Endloser Horizont) de Thomas Jauch (TV)
2006 : Les Enquêtes d'Agatha : Das Mörderspiel (série TV)
2008 : Berlin section Criminelle : Unter Freunden (série TV)
2011 : Tatort : Gestern war kein Tag
2013 : Bienvenue à la campagne (Willkommen auf dem Land) de Tim Trageser
2015 : Trouble-fête (film, 2015) (Familienfest) de Lars Kraume

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Naissance en janvier 1943
Naissance à Rosenheim
Acteur allemand de cinéma
Acteur allemand de télévision
Naissance dans le Troisième Reich

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We've done our fair share of putting our feet up this summer. It's time to walk the walk. I've been talking the talk on Philanthroparent about ways families can serve this summer, and now it's time to put some things into action for ourselves. This will be our first attempt at creating PhilanthroTot summer service opportunities. I'm excited to share what we'll be up to in the next few months!
When considering ways to get out and give this summer, my first criteria was something toddler friendly. My 20-month-old's favorite summer pastime seems to be wandering. I can't guarantee the quality of my effectiveness at any of these events. I'm going to try to be of the mind frame that simply being present is still a valid way to support a cause.
My second criteria to help define our summer of service was to consider social issues that are important to members of my family. In this case, I considered options that wouldn't involve my daughter if the opportunity just didn't fit a toddler's schedule. I'll use this as a chance to start my commitment to leading by example.
This summer will be about developing connections with organizations and discovering experiences that might turn into a longer commitment down the road. While my toddler is very opinionated on many things (like snack choices and which direction to walk), it is still too early to tell what social issues she will gravitate towards. In the meantime, we're going to expose her to a variety of different activities (and hopefully make some change along the way).
TM @ 10 with Big Sunday: This gathering occurs weekly (Thursdays at 10am) and encourages volunteers of all ages. People come to Big Sunday's headquarters and participate in service projects supporting a variety of organizations throughout Los Angeles. It will give us an opportunity to try many different ways of helping. For example, one week we'll be decorating flower pots for a senior care center, and the next week delivering them to residents. The following week we'll get to make PB&J sandwiches for a local food bank.
The Gentle Barn: On Sundays, this organization is open to the public. They host a presentation about the care they provide to rescued farm animals. While we won't be volunteering that day, it is a chance to get to know the organization's needs and find out if there is a toddler friendly opportunity for us. This could be a great way to introduce our daughter to the cause of animal welfare. They even have a volunteer opportunity to hug a cow!
Meals on Wheels: My grandparents have been volunteering for this organization every Monday since I can remember. They deliver meals prepared at a local hospital to housebound seniors in need of food assistance. I'm going to ride along with them one Monday- a great chance to support their efforts and find out more about this organization. This activity will be toddler free since it coincides with nap time.
I'd like to contact instructors for my daughter's classes and see if any would be interested in partnering to host one of our sessions (or the entire class series) at a senior center or care facility this fall. I think this could be a unique and valuable opportunity to promote intergenerational connections and serve our senior community.
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Differential Equations and Population Dynamics II: Advanced Approaches, Lecture Notes on Mathematical Modelling in the Life Sciences, Springer Cham (in preparation)
Differential Equations and Population Dynamics I: Introductory Approaches, Lecture Notes on Mathematical Modelling in the Life Sciences, Springer Cham (2022) ERRATA
Theory and Applications of Abstract Semilinear Cauchy Problems, Applied Mathematical Sciences 201 Springer International Publishing (2018). ERRATA
Center manifolds for semilinear equations with non-dense domain and applications to Hopf bifurcation in age structured models, Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, 202 (2009), 1-80.
Structured Population Models in Biology and Epidemiology, Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Vol. 1936 Springer, Berlin (2008).
PROCEEDINGS (CO-)EDITED
Theories and Models on COVID-19 Epidemics, Biology, 2020.
Proceedings of the Workshop on Population Dynamics and Mathematical Biology, Luminy, France, June 2008, Journal of Biological Dynamics, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2010.
Differential Equations in Mathematical Biology, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B, Special Issue, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2007.
PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS AND PROCEEDINGS
J. Demongeot, Q. Griette, Y. Maday, P. Magal, (2022) A Kermack-McKendrick model with age of infection starting from a single or multiple cohorts of infected patients Proceedings of the Royal Society A (To appear)
A. Ducrot, H. Kang, and P. Magal, A short proof for Hopf bifurcation in Gurtin-MacCamy's population dynamics model, Proceedings of the AMS (to appear).
Z. Ma, and P. Magal, Global asymptotic stability for Gurtin-MacCamy's population dynamics model, Proceedings of the AMS (to appear).
J. Demongeot and P. Magal, (2022) Spectral method in epidemic time series Biology 2022, 11(12), 1825.
A. Ducrot, and P. Magal (2022), Return-to-home model for short-range human travel, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering MBE, 19(8), 7737-7755.
A. Ducrot, H. Kang, and P. Magal (2022), Hopf bifurcation theorem for second order semi-linear Gurtin-MacCamy equation, J. Evol. Equ. 22, 72, 1-40.
J. Demongeot, Q. Griette, P. Magal, and G. Webb (2022) Vaccine efficacy for COVID-19 outbreak in New York City Biology 2022, 11(3), 345.
Q. Griette, Z. Liu, P. Magal and R. N. Thompson (2022) Real-time prediction of the end of an epidemic wave: COVID-19 in China as a case-study, (V. Kumar Murty, Jianhong Wu editors) Mathematics of Public Health, Fields Institute Communications, Springer International Publishing.
X. Fu, and P. Magal (2022) Asymptotic behavior of a nonlocal advection system with two populations Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations 34, 2035-2077.
Q. Griette, J. Demongeot, and P. Magal (2021) What can we learn from COVID-19 data by using epidemic models with unidentified infectious cases? Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering MBE, 19(1): 537–594.
P. Magal, and O. Seydi (2021) Variation of constants formula and exponential dichotomy for nonautonomous non-densely defined Cauchy problems, Canadian Journal of Mathematics, Volume 73, Issue 5, October 2021, pp. 1347 - 1389.
Q. Griette, J. Demongeot, and P. Magal (2021) A robust phenomenological approach to investigate COVID-19 data for France Mathematics in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 2 No. 3 (2021): pp. 149-218.
P. Magal, O. Seydi, G. Webb, and Y. Wu (2021) A Model of Vaccination for Dengue in the Philippines 2016-2018, Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 01 October 2021.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal, and A. Thorel (2021) An integrated semigroup approach for age structured equations with diffusion and non-homogeneous boundary conditions, Nonlinear Differential Equations and Applications NoDEA volume 28, Article number: 49.
X. Fu, Q. Griette, and P. Magal (2021) Sharp discontinuous traveling waves in a hyperbolic Keller-Segel equation, Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences Vol. 31, No. 05, pp. 861-905. doi
X. Fu, Q. Griette, and P. Magal (2021) Existence and uniqueness of solutions for a hyperbolic Keller--Segel equation Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B, 26(4): 1931-1966.
Q. Griette, and P. Magal (2021) Clarifying predictions for COVID-19 from testing data: the example of New-York State, Infectious Disease Modelling, Volume 6, Pages 273-283.
Z. Liu, and P. Magal (2021) Bogdanov-Takens bifurcation in a predator prey model with age structure, Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik 72, 4.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, G. Webb (2021) Predicting the number of reported and unreported cases for the COVID-19 epidemics in China, South Korea, Italy, France, Germany and United Kingdom Journal of Theoretical Biology Volume 509, 21.
P. Magal, O. Seydi, and F.-B. Wang (2021) Positively Invariant Subset for Non-Densely Defined Cauchy Problems Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications Volume 494, Issue 2, 15, 124600.
A. Ducrot, Z. Liu, and P. Magal (2021), Large Speed Traveling Waves for the Rosenzweig-MacArthur predator-prey Model with Spatial Diffusion , Physica D Volume 415, January 2021, 132730.
A. Ducrot, and P. Magal (2020), Integrated Semigroups and Parabolic Equations, Part II: Semilinear Problems , Ann. Sc. Norm. Super. Pisa Cl. Sci. (5) Vol. XX (2020), 1071-1111.
J. Demongeot, Q. Griette, and P. Magal (2020) SI epidemic model applied to COVID-19 data in mainland China Royal Society Open Science 7:201878. doi
P. Magal, A. Noussair, G. Webb, and Y. Wu (2020) Modeling Epidemic Outbreaks in Geographical Regions: Seasonal Influenza in Puerto Rico , DCDS-S, 13 (12) : 3535-3550.
S.-B. Hsu, Z. Liu, and P. Magal (2020) A Holling's predator-prey model with handling and searching predators , SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 80, No. 4, pp. 1778-1795.
R.M. Cotta, C.P. Naveira-Cotta, and P. Magal (2020) Modelling the COVID-19 epidemics in Brasil: Parametric identification and public health measures influence, Biology, 9(8), 220.
Q. Griette, P. Magal, and O. Seydi (2020) Unreported cases for Age Dependent COVID-19 Outbreak in Japan , Biology 9, 132.
P. Magal, G. F. Webb, and Y. Wu (2020) A Spatial Model of Honey Bee Colony Collapse Due to Pesticide Contamination of Foraging Bees, Journal of Mathematical Biology 80, 2363–2393.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, O. Seydi, and G. Webb (2020) A model to predict COVID-19 epidemics with applications to South Korea, Italy, and Spain , SIAM News May 01, 2020.
X. Fu, Q. Griette, and P. Magal (2020) A cell-cell repulsion model on a hyperbolic Keller-Segel equation , Journal of Mathematical Biology, 80, 2257–2300.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, O. Seydi, and G. Webb (2020) Predicting the cumulative number of cases for the COVID-19 epidemic in China from early data , Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 17(4), 3040-3051.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, O. Seydi, and G. Webb (2020) A COVID-19 epidemic model with latency period , Infectious Disease Modelling , 5, Pages 323-337.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, O. Seydi, and G. Webb (2020) Understanding unreported cases in the 2019-nCov epidemic outbreak in Wuhan, China, and the importance of major public health interventions , Biology 9(3), 50.
Z. Liu, and P. Magal (2020) Functional differential equation with infinite delay in a space of exponentially bounded and uniformly continuous functions , DCDS-B 25(6), 2271-2292.
P. Magal, G. F. Webb, and Y. Wu (2020) Spatial Spread of Epidemic Diseases in Geographical Settings: Seasonal Influenza Epidemics in Puerto Rico , DCDS-B 25(6), 2185-2202.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal, T. Nguyen, and G. F. Webb (2020) Identifying the Number of Unreported Cases in SIR Epidemic Models, Mathematical Medicine and Biology: A Journal of the IMA 37, 243–261.
P. Magal, G. F. Webb, and Y. Wu (2019) An Environmental Model of Honey Bee Colony Collapse Due to Pesticide Contamination, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology , 81, 4908–4931.
P. Magal, and O. Seydi (2019) Persistence of a normally hyperbolic manifold for a system of non densely defined Cauchy problems, Journal of Differential Equations 267(5), 2950-3008.
A. Ducrot, and P. Magal (2019) A center manifold for second order semi-linear differential equations on the real line and applications to the existence of wave trains for the Gurtin-McCamy equation, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 372, 3487-3537.
P. Magal, O. Seydi, and F-B. Wang (2019) Monotone abstract non-densely defined Cauchy problems applied to age structured population dynamic models, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 479(1), 450-481.
J. Dyson, F. Le Foll, P. Magal, A. Noussair, and J. Pasquier (2019) Direct and Indirect P-glycoprotein transfers in MCF7 breast cancer cells, Journal of Theoretical Biology 416(14), 239-253.
P. Magal, G. F. Webb, and Y. Wu (2019) On the Basic Reproduction Number of Reaction-diffusion Epidemic Models, SIAM J. Appl. Math. 79-1, 284-304.
P. Magal, and Z. Zhang (2018) A system of state-dependent delay differential equation modelling forest growth I: semi-flow properties, Journal of Evolution Equations 18(4), 1853-1888.
P. Magal, and G. Webb (2018) The parameter identification problem for SIR epidemic models: Identifying Unreported Cases, Journal of Mathematical Biology 77(6-7), 1629–1648.
P. Magal, G. Webb, and Y. Wu (2018), On a Vector-host Epidemic Model with Spatial Structure, Nonlinearity 31, 5589–5614.
A. Ducrot, X. Fu, and P. Magal (2018), Turing and Turing-Hopf bifurcations for a reaction diffusion equation with nonlocal advection, Journal of Nonlinear Sciences 28, 1959-1997.
P. Magal, and Z. Zhang (2018), A system of state-dependent delay differential equation modelling forest growth II: boundedness of solutions, Nonlinear Analysis Series B: Real World Applications 42, 334-352.
P. Magal, and Z. Zhang (2018), Numerical simulations of a population dynamic model describing parasite destruction in a wild type pine forest, Ecological Complexity 34, 147-160.
P. Magal, O. Seydi, and G. Webb (2018), Final size of a multi-group SIR epidemic model: Irreducible and non-irreducible modes of transmission, Mathematical Biosciences 301, 59-67.
N. Hegoburu, P. Magal, M. Tucsnak (2018), Controllability with positivity constraints of the Lotka-McKendrick system, SIAM J. Control Optim. 56-2, 723-750.
P. Magal, A. Noussair, J. Pasquier, P. Zongo, and F. Le Foll (2017), A model for transfer of P-glycoproteins in MCF-7 breast cancer cell line with multiple transfer rules, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 79, 2049-2067.
P. Magal, and Z. Zhang (2017), Competition for light in forest population dynamics: from computer simulator to mathematical model, Journal of Theoretical Biology 419, 290-304.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal, and O. Seydi (2017), Singular perturbation for an abstract non-densely defined Cauchy problem, J. Evolution Equations 17(3), Volume 17, 1089–1128.
P. Magal, O. Seydi, and G. Webb (2016), Final size of an epidemic for a two group SIR model, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 76, 2042-2059.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, and D. Xiao (2016), Bogdanov-Takens bifurcation in a predator prey model, Zeitschrift fuer Angewandte Mathematik und Physik 67:137.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2016), Oscillations in Age-Structured Models of Consumer-Resource Mutualisms, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B 21(2), 537-555.
J. Chu, Z. Liu, P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2016), Normal Forms for an Age Structured Model, Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations 28, 733-761.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal, and O. Seydi (2016), A singularly perturbed Delay Differential Equation modeling nosocomial infections, Differential and Integral Equations, 29 (3-4), 321-358.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal, O. Seydi (2016), Persistence of exponential trichotomy for linear operators: A Lyapunov-Perron approach, Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations 28, 93–126.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal, and O. Seydi (2015), A finite-time condition for exponential trichotomy in infinite dynamical systems, Canad. J. Math. Vol. 67 (5), 1065–1090.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, and H. Tang (2015), Hopf bifurcation for a spatially and age structured population dynamics model, DCDS B, 20 (6), 1735-1757.
G. Webb, C. Browne, X. Huo, O. Seydi, M. Seydi, P. Magal (2015), A Model of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic in West Africa with Contact Tracing, PLOS Currents Outbreaks January 2015.
X. Fu, Z. Liu, and P. Magal (2015), Hopf bifurcation in an age-structured population model with two delays, Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis, 14 (2) 657-676.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2014), Normal forms for semilinear equations with non-dense domain with applications to age structured models, J. Differential Equations 257, 921–1011.
A. Ducrot, and P. Magal (2014), Asymptotic behaviour of a non-local diffusive logistic equation, SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis 46(3), 1731–1753.
P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2014), Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered Models Revisited: From the Individual Level to the Population Level, Mathematical Biosciences 250, 26-40.
J. Chu, and P. Magal (2013), Hopf bifurcation for a size structured model with resting phase, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems 33(11/12), 4891-4921.
P. Magal, and C.C. McCluskey (2013), Two group infection age model: an application to nosocomial infection, SIAM J. Appl. Math., 73(2), 1058-1095.
A. Ducrot, M. Langlais, and P. Magal (2013), Multiple travelling waves for an SI-epidemic model, Networks and Heterogeneous Media (8)1, 171-190.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2013), Projectors on the generalized eigenspaces for PDE with delay, in ``Infinite Dimensional Dynamical Systems'', J. Mallet-Paret, J. Wu, Y. Yi, and H. Zhu (eds.), Fields Institute Communications Vol. 64, 353-390.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2012), Center-unstable manifold theorem for non-densely defined Cauchy problems, and the stability of bifurcation periodic orbits by Hopf bifurcation, Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly (20)2, 135-178.
C. Beaumont, T. Thanh-Son, P. Zongo, A.-F. Viet, P. Magal (2012), Use of integrated studies to appreciate potential benefits from genetic resistance to Salmonella carrier state in fowls, In "Salmonella - Distribution, Adaptation, Control Measures and Molecular Technologies" Edited by B. A. Annous and J. B. Gurtler, InTech, p. 221-238.
J. Pasquier, L. Galas, C. Boulangé-Lecomte, D. Rioult, F. Bultelle, P. Magal, G. Webb and F. Le Foll (2012), Different modalities of intercellular membrane exchanges mediate cell-to-cell P-glycoprotein transfers in MCF-7 breast cancer cells, Journal of Biological Chemistry Mar 2;287(10):7374-8.
L. Fumanellia, P. Magal, D. Xiao, and X. Yu (2012), Qualitative analysis of a model for co-culture of bacteria and amoebae, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 9, 259-279.
A. Ducrot, M. Langlais, P. Magal (2012), Qualitative analysis and traveling wave solutions for the SI model with vertical transmission, Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis 11, 97-113.
J. Wang, L. Wang, P. Magal, Y. Wang, J. Zhuo, X. Lu and S. Ruan (2011), Modeling the Transmission Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Beijing Tongren Hospital, Journal of Hospital Infection 79, 302-308.
A. Ducrot, and P. Magal (2011), Travelling wave solution for infection age structured epidemic model with vital dynamics, Nonlinearity 24, 2891–2911.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal, O. Seydi (2011), Nonlinear boundary conditions derived by singular pertubation in age structured population dynamics model, Journal of Applied Analysis and Computation 1, 373-395.
J. Chu, P. Magal, R. Yuan (2011), Hopf bifurcation for a maturity structured population dynamic model, Journal of Nonlinear Science 21, 521-562.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2011), Hopf Bifurcation for non-densely defined Cauchy problems, Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik , 62, 191–222.
A. Ducrot, F. Le Foll, P. Magal, H. Murakawa, J. Pasquier, G. F. Webb (2011), An in vitro cell population dynamics model incorporating cell size, quiescence, and contact inhibition, Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences 21, Suppl. 871-892.
J. Pasquier, P. Magal, C. Boulangé-Lecomte, G. F. Webb, F. Le Foll (2011), Consequences of cell-to-cell P-glycoprotein transfer on acquired multi-drug resistance in breast cancer: a cell population dynamics model, Biology Direct 2011, 6:5 (26 January 2011).
P. Zongo, A-F. Viet, P. Magal, C. Beaumont (2010), A spatio-temporal model to describe the spread of Salmonella within a laying flock, Journal of Theoretical Biology 267, 595-604.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal, S. Ruan (2010), Une introduction aux modèles de dynamique de populations structurées en âge et aux problèmes de bifurcations, Gazette des mathématiciens 125, 27-40. (In French)
P. Magal, C. C. McCluskey, and G. F. Webb (2010), Liapunov functional and global asymptotic stability for an infection-age model, Applicable Analysis 89, 1109 -1140.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal and K. Prevost (2010), Integrated Semigroups and Parabolic Equations. Part I: Linear Perburbation of Almost Sectorial Operators. Journal of Evolution Equations, 10, 263-291.
P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2010), Sustained Oscillations in an Evolutionary Epidemiological Model of Influenza A Drift, Proceedings of Royal Society A, 466, 965-992.
A. Ducrot, Z. Liu, P. Magal (2010), Projectors on the Generalized Eigenspaces for Neutral Functional Differential Equations in Lp Spaces, Canadian Journal of Mathematics, 62, 74-93.
B. Ainseba, C. Benosman, P. Magal (2010), A model for ovine brucellosis incorporating direct and indirect transmission, Journal of Biological Dynamics, 4, 2-11.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal and S. Ruan (2010), Travelling Wave Solutions in Multi-group Age- Structured Epidemic Models, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, 195, 311-331.
P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2009), Center Manifolds for Semilinear Equations with Non-dense Domain and Applications to Hopf Bifurcation in Age Structured Models, Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society 202, no. 951.
P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2009), On Semilinear Cauchy Problems with Non-dense Domain, Advances in Differential Equations 14 1041-1084.
A. Ducrot, P. Magal (2009), Travelling wave solutions for an infection-age structured model with diffusion, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Section A Mathematics 139 459-482.
J. Chu, A. Ducrot, P.Magal, S. Ruan (2009), Hopf Bifurcation in a Size Structured Population Dynamic Model with Random Growth, Journal of Differential Equations 247 956-1000.
P. Hinow, F. Le Foll, P. Magal, G. F. Webb (2009), Analysis of a model for transfer phenomena in biological populations, SIAM J. Appl. Math. 70 40-62.
P. Magal (2009), Perturbation of a Globally Stable Steady State and Uniform Persistence, Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations, 21 1-20.
E. M.C. D'Agata, M. Dupont-Rouzeyrol, P. Magal, D. Olivier, S. Ruan (2008), The Impact of Different Antibiotic Regimens on the Emergence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria, PLoS ONE 3(12), 1-9.
Z. Liu, P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2008), Projectors on the generalized eigenspaces for functional differential equations using integrated semigroups, Journal of Differential Equations 244 1784-1809.
A. Ducrot, Z. Liu, P. Magal (2008), Essential growth rate for bounded linear perturbation of non-densely defined Cauchy problems, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 341 501-518.
K. Prévost, P. Magal, J. Protais, and C. Beaumont (2008), Effect of hens' genetic resistance to Salmonella carrier-state on incidence of bacterial contamination: synergy with vaccination, Veterinary Research 39:20.
C. Jacob, and P. Magal (2007), Influence of Routine Slaughtering on the Evolution of BSE: Example of British and French Slaughterings , Risk Anal. 27(5), 1151-67.
E.M.C. D'Agata, P. Magal, D. Olivier, S. Ruan, G.F. Webb (2007), Modeling Antibiotic Resistance in Hospitals: The Impact of Minimizing Treatment Duration , Journal of Theoretical Biology 249 487-499.
K. Prevost, C. Beaumont, P. Magal (2007), Asymptotic behavior in a Salmonella Infection Model, Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena, 2, 1, 1-22.
P. Magal, and S. Ruan (2007), On Integrated Semigroups and Age Structured Models in Lp Spaces, Differential and Integral Equations 20, 2, 197-239.
K. Prevost, C. Beaumont, P. Magal (2006), A Model of Salmonella infection within hens herd , Journal of Theoretical Biology 242, 755-763.
E. D'Agata, P. Magal, S. Ruan, and G. F. Webb (2006), Asymptotic behavior in nosocomial epidemic models with antibiotic resistance , Differential and Integral Equations 19, 573-600.
A. Dutot, P. Magal, D. Olivier, and G. Savin (2006). Pyocyanic bacillus propagation simulation, In Eurosis, editor, European Simulation and Modelling Conference 440-449.
P. Magal, and X.-Q. Zhao (2005), Global attractors in uniformly persistent dynamical systems , SIAM J. Math. Anal. 37, 251-275.
G.F. Webb, E. D'Agata, P. Magal, S. Ruan, (2005), A model of antibiotic resistant bacterial epidemics in hospitals , Proceedings of the National Academics of Sciences of the USA, 102, 13343-13348.
P. Magal, and H.R. Thieme (2004), Eventual compactness for a semiflow generated by an age-structured models, Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis, 3, 695-727.
P. Magal (2002), Global stability for differential equations with homogeneous nonlinearity and application to population dynamics, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems. (Series B), 2, 541-560.
P. Magal (2002), Mutation and recombination in a model of phenotype evolution, Journal of Evolution Equations. 2, 21-39.
P. Magal (2001), Compact attractors for time-periodic age structured population models, Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 2001, 1-35.
A. Canada, P. Magal, and J.A. Montero (2001), Optimal control of harvesting in a nonlinear elliptic system arising from population dynamics, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 254, 571-586.
P. Magal (2001), A global stabilization result for a discrete time dynamical system preserving cone, Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, 7, 231-253.
M. Bachar, and P. Magal (2001), Existence of periodic solution for a class of delay differential equations with impulses, Fields Institute Communications, 29, 37-49, Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI.
P. Magal (2000), A global attractivity result for a discrete time system, with application to a density dependent population dynamics models. Nonlinear Studies 7, 1-22.
P. Magal, and O. Arino (2000), Existence of periodics solutions for a state dependent delay differential equation, Journal of Differential Equations, 165, 61-95.
P. Magal, and G.F. Webb (2000), Mutation, Selection, and Recombination in a model of phenotype evolution, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems (Series A), 6, 221-236.
P. Magal (1999), A uniqueness result for nontrivial steady state of a density-dependent population dynamics model, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 233,148-168.
P. Magal (1998), Global asymptotic behavior for a discrete model of population dynamics, J. Difference Equ. Appl. 4, 67-92.
P. Magal (1997), A global attractivity result for delay difference equation. Proceedings of the Second international conference on difference equations and applications, 427-437.
P. Magal, and D. Pelletier (1997), A fixed point theorem with application to a model of population dynamics, J. Difference Equ. Appl. 3, 65-87.
D. Pelletier, and P. Magal (1996), Dynamics of a migratory population under different fishing effort allocation schemes in time and space, Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53, 1186-1199.
SUPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
P. Magal, and O. Arino (1999), A semi-ejective fixed point theorem, (Suplementary material to Magal and Arino JDE 2000)).


The Tool is intended for visual development of the user interface for Open Reality SDK and Python API of MotionBuilder.
UIBuilder is an open source project and it's avaliable on github.
At present the utility enables to create prepared utilities in Python and to generate quite convenient code for OpenReality SDK. Restrictions concern the absence of possibility to work in the only layout for components.
UIBuilder allows to shorten the time for eigher interface development or the whole utility development.
The plug-in for Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011.
The plug-in for Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010.
The plug-in for Autodesk MotionBuilder 2009.
Install plugin for MotionBuilder 2009. uibuilder.dll needs to be moved to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\MotionBuilder 2009\bin\win32\plugins\ directory (by default).
Navigator view. It shows the whole list of the elements in a ui scene. With the help of this you can select elements.
Property table. It allows to change values by using appropriate table cells.
tool canvas. There is marking out of regions. Later the visual components are assigned to these regions. An interface is ready.
status bar. Promt for current hint.
You can handle (move, size) region using markers when selecting. Left and upper markers are responsible for moving a region. Lower and right ones are responsible for change of the size.
To move several selected regions you should hold the Shift key.
You can add new region to canvas in this mode. To do it you should press the left mouse button in the place, whre you want to set region left upper corner. Then moving the mouse set another opposite corner for the region. To finish the creation click the left button of the mouse one more time.
To cancel, click the right button of the mouse.
To exit from region mode you can use either main tool bar button or press the right button of the mouse on the canvas.
This mode is intended for viewing visual components, assignment to the regions. You can't peform any manipulations straight on the canvas, but you can do all the other activity here: selection through navigator view, change of properties through the paramaters in the property tables of region and visual component.
To exit from preview mode you can use either the context menu or press the right button of the mouse on the canvas.
Making prepared utilities in the Editor.
This section is devoted to writing events for visual components. There are 2 elements in the 4th tab.
The first list is the list of avaliable events for the selected element of the visual component. The second one is for source code of current event. The code must be written in Python. You can view, what you have by using command button Run on main toolbar or you can export ui scene into the code in Python.
If you writing the code a mistake is found by interpeter, it can be seen in a window of the Python Editor in MotionBuilder.
This means, that variables control and event can be used in code of the event.
If there aren't any selection, the events of the utility ifself and it's layout will be avaliable on the events tab.
OnDeclare – initialization code should be entered here. It will be used after import of MoBu functions and before performing all other operations.
This code can have to do with user's variables or functions declaration.
OnShow – this code is used when the components are added, their properties are passed. A code, which concerns additional action of the properties, for making different calculations, for filling the elements with values can be entered here.
In this example we'll create small but useful utility which can be used for renaming one or several selected objects by changing a part of a name.


Do you have a medical malpractice or negligence case?
How do you know if you, a family member, or friends have been the victim of medical negligence?
These are all important questions and this article will attempt to provide you with useful answers.
Our analysis of your potential case begins with a thorough investigation and examination into your medical history. Any previous hospitalizations regardless of the reason may be important. We need to review your medical records from your family or primary care doctor for several years prior to the date of the treatment which you believe was negligent. We will need to review all records surrounding the treatment which you believe to have been improper. Finally, we need to understand all medications which have been ordered for you during the last several years. No doctor or hospital can refuse to provide you with a copy of your records – it's the law! They may charge you a fee for copying the records but must provide the records within 15 days of your request. You do not have to inform the health care provider that you are requesting the records for review in a potential legal matter.
In Virginia, and most other states, a doctor, nurse, dentist, or other medical professional is guilty of medical negligence if their care of a patient is below what a reasonably trained and experienced medical professional would have done for the patient under similar circumstances. This negligence may be the result of actions or inaction by the medical professional. For example, if a reasonable and competent Emergency Room doctor would order a chest x-ray and cardiac studies for a patient with complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath – then it would be negligent for that doctor to fail to order these tests to determine the patient's cardiac status. Also, if a reasonable and prudent nurse would not give 100 mg of Demerol (narcotic pain medication) to a post-operative patient who had already received post-operative pain medication in the recovery room, then it would be negligent for the nurse to give the patient the additional dosage of pain medication.
Proving that the doctor, dentist, or nurse was negligent is not enough to prove your case. You must also be able to establish the negligence of the health care professional directly caused injury or death. The easiest way to understand this principle is to discuss a situation where causation is not proven. Let's assume that you are cleaning the gutters from a ladder at your house and fall and injure your arm. A family member takes you to the doctor who orders x-rays, and after reviewing the films, tells you that you have just bruised your arm and sends you home. Upon returning home, and for the next 24 hours, the pain in your arm becomes unbearable. You head to the local hospital emergency room and additional x-rays are taken which clearly establish that you broke your arm as a result of the fall from the ladder. Yes, the first doctor was most likely negligent in failing to diagnose your broken arm but what damages were caused by the negligence? You would have had a cast placed on your arm 24 hours earlier but would still have endured a fair amount of pain. In other words, you cannot prove that the first doctor's negligence caused you to suffer additional injury requiring additional medical treatment.
Assuming you can establish that your doctor or nurse was negligent and that such negligence caused you further harm there are several different types of damages which the law entitles you to recover. First, you may recover for additional medical costs/charges if the negligence required you to remain in the hospital for a longer period of time or receive medical care from other doctors to fix the medical problem. Second, you may recover any wages or income lost as a result of your inability to work – even if you will be unable to work for the remainder of your life. Third, you may recover for the added "pain and suffering" which results from your doctor's negligence. Finally, you may recover damages for the loss or reduction in the enjoyment of everyday life if your injuries are permanent in nature and prevent you from doing the things you have always done (i.e. golf, hiking, etc.).
The general rule in Virginia is that you have two years from the date of the negligence to file a civil claim for damages. This time may be shorter or longer depending on the facts of your case. The rule is different for children who have suffered from acts of medical negligence and there are different restrictions if the defendant is a division or agency of the Commonwealth (i.e. UVa. Medical Center, etc.) All claims, regardless of their merit, are barred if filed after the expiration of these cutoffs or periods of limitation. The best practice is to consult with an attorney as soon as you have questions about the medial care provided to you, your family, or friends.


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Q: Eclipse plugin performance degrades over time I have 2 views A and B, each has a treeViewer.
B has a listener to tree selectionChanged in view A.
so each time I select  a tree item in A , the selectionChanged action is:
1- setInput to tree B
2- apply filter
3- expand all elements
The problem here is each time I click on a tree item in View A, the time it takes for View B to show up the tree items is increasing every time for the same selection in tree A.and items show up slower each time.
which part of the selectionChanged action could result in this performance problem !?
After some investigations, I found out that the method TreeViewer.expandAll() is the one causes that big delay each time.
Is this an Eclipse issue or should I modify it ?

A: Performance bugs are hard to catch.  Try watching CPU, Disk activity and memory usage for your system as you perform those actions.  Check your code to see if there are any collections being built up that are not correctly initialized.

A: Also, try installing some profiler, I would suggest YourKit Profiler it has 1 month trial version, which is I think would be enough to spot your problem. It has a lot of great features, like integration with eclipse and going into a problem place right from the profiler. Helped me a lot, when I was struggling with performance.


These Photo & Picture Cards are great for any classroom. Engage your students with these Photo & Picture Cards . Members receive unlimited access to 49,000+ cross-curricular educational resources, including interactive activities, clipart, and abctools custom worksheet generators. These Photo & Picture Cards are great for teachers, homeschoolers and parents.
Color photograph of a child brushing his teeth.
Color photograph of a county house in the fall.
Color photograph of a country house in the spring.
Color photograph of a country house in the summer.
Color photograph of a country house in winter.
Color photograph of child and dentist.
Color photograph of child and doctor.
Color photograph of a fire engine on a city street.
Color photograph of a line of firefighters in front of a fire engine.
Color photograph of a bathroom.
Color photograph of a typical kitchen.
Color photograph of a typical outdoor market.
Color photograph of various medical personnel.
Color photograph of a nurse and patient.
Color photograph of children on a playground.
Color photograph of two girls during snack time.
Color photograph of teacher reading to students.
Color photograph of five medical staffers in blue scrubs with different color pants. Fun photograph to discuss color and ordinal numbers.
Color photograph of teacher in classroom.
Color photograph of washing dishes.
Photograph of young girl observing elephants at the zoo.


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1 killed, 4 injured when rogue wave hits cruise ship
Deadly wave hits cruise ship Viking Polaris ship of norwegian flag, is seen anchored in waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Ushuaia, southern Argentina, on December 1, 2022. - One person was killed, and four other passengers were injured when a giant wave broke several panes of glass on a cruise ship sailing in Antarctic waters in a storm on November 29, Norwegian company and Argentine judicial sources said on December 1. (Photo by Alexis Delelisi / AFP) (Photo by ALEXIS DELELISI/AFP via Getty Images) (ALEXIS DELELISI/AFP via Getty Images)
December 02, 2022 at 3:02 pm EST
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A passenger from the United States was killed and four other people were injured when a large wave hit a cruise ship sailing toward southern Argentina.
In a statement, Viking Cruises said the rogue wave hit the Viking Polaris on Nov. 29 while the ship was heading toward Ushuaia, Argentina.
The 62-year-old woman who was killed was hit by broken glass when the wave broke windows onboard the ship, The Associated Press reported. The ship docked in Ushuaia the next day.
"It is with great sadness that we confirmed a guest passed away following the incident," Viking Cruises said in a statement. "We have notified the guest's family and shared our deepest sympathies. We will continue to offer our full support to the family in the hours and days ahead."
While Argentine officials identified the victim as an American, the woman's name and hometown were not released, according to the AP.
"We wondered if we hit an iceberg," Suzie Gooding, a passenger on the ship, told WRAL. "Everything was fine until the rogue wave hit, and it was just sudden. Shocking. We didn't know if we should get our gear ready for abandoning ship."
Viking Cruises described the other four people's injuries as non-life-threatening and said they were treated by the ship's onboard doctor.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration describes rogue waves as larger than twice the size of surrounding waves, unpredictable, and coming unexpectedly from directions other than prevailing wind and waves. Most reports describe them as "walls of water."
Viking Cruises said in its statement that it canceled the next departure for the ship, scheduled for Dec. 5.
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To extend the application of the fundamental principles of soil behaviour introduced in Soil Mechanics 1, with particular emphasis on analysis and design of foundations and earth structures.
Concepts are introduced using formal lectures and explored further during tutorials. Oral feedback is given during the tutorials. Assessment is by formal examination.
1 Critically review soil behaviour in analysis and design of geotechnical problems.
2 Use fundamental soil parameters in design and identify their significance.
Foundations: types of foundations, ultimate bearing capacity, safe bearing capacity, effect of groundwater table, effect of eccentric and inclined loading, bearing capacity of piles, efficiency and settlement of pile group, in-situ testing for ultimate bearing capacity. Lateral earth pressure: theories of earth pressure and their application to retaining walls, Design of earth retaining structures, reinforced soil. Slope stability analysis, techniques to improve the stability of slopes. The concepts of sustainability are considered in the design of different types of foundation and earth works.


TVS Motor has launched new 125cc commuter bike TVS Phoenix 125 in India, It gives competition to Hero Super Splendor, Honda CB Shine and Bajaj Discover 125. TVS Phoenix 125 bike comes with superb graphics, 125cc Engine and 6 spoke alloy-wheels. The new TVS Phoenix 125 is available in 2 variants – One is disc-brake and the other is drum-brake version.
TVS Phoenix 125 Available Colors: Moroccan Red, Alaskan Green, Helsinki Black Silver, Belgian Black Red and Oxford Grey.


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Tourism/Transportation
America Cruise Ferries mulling permanent anchor in SJ
Eric González, vice president of Marine Express
America Cruise Ferries, the company that operates the only commercial maritime connection between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, saw an influx of North American passengers during Easter Week, when the ship departed only from San Juan to the neighboring island nation.
Eric González, vice president of Marine Express — the Puerto Rico partner that manages the passenger and cargo ship service — confirmed that traffic was split "almost 50-50" between Puerto Rican and visiting tourists during the three trips out of San Juan that week.
"We're going to be analyzing how the business goes out of San Juan, based on Easter and the upcoming summer season, to decide whether we stay here for good," González said.
Earlier this year, America Cruise Ferries announced a schedule change for Easter and about 12 weeks in the summer between June, July, and early August, when it will not make its usual connection in Mayagüez.
Last year, America Cruise Ferries transported some 32,000 passengers during the summer months and expects traffic to increase by at least 35 percent as a result of the adjustment, this media outlet reported in January.
"Its likely that if it goes well here, we'll have to be where the business is," he said. "That decision will be made later on. But we already know that movement out of San Juan is much greater than it is out of Mayagüez in general."
America Cruise Lines launched its maritime route in June 2011, splitting its service between Mayagüez and San Juan, offering passenger and cargo service at both locations. Last year, the company transported 96,000 passengers, 11,500 cargo containers and 15,500 vehicles, the executive confirmed.
Meanwhile, the company has seemingly put its plans to expand ferry services to other Caribbean islands on hold, something it announced early on.
"Plans always exist and we're analyzing it to see whether it's viable. If it is, we'll move forward," said González.
Fishing tourney to benefit Santo Domingo's neediest
During a news conference aboard the America Cruise Ferries ship last week, company officials offered details of the 7th edition of its Open Fishing Tournament in benefit of some of the poorest communities in the Dominican Republic.
Maribel Mas, vice president of the Ferries del Caribe Foundation
The event will take place April 18-20 in benefit of the Ferries del Caribe Foundation, which uses the proceeds from the event to build schools, homes and provide health services, food and clothing to thousands of adults and children, said Maribel Mas, vice president of the nonprofit.
"Marine Express matches the proceeds from the tournament dollar-for-dollar. Last year, the event generated $30,000 that became $60,000, which in addition to what we have collected in prior years, have positively affected about 200,000 people in the Dominican Republic," she said.
This year, the bulk of the money collected will go toward building a school for physically and mentally challenged children in the Sabana Perdida sector in Santo Domingo. At present, the children receive services and education out of a small house, she said.
"We have already bought the land to build the school, we have the plans about 80 percent completed, and are now preparing the grounds to begin construction of the school, which we hope to finish in the next two years," she said, of the school that could serve about 150 children.
Organizers have invited members of all yacht clubs in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to the event held at Casa de Campo Marina.
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First released as part of Diageo's Special Release collection in 2016, it is fair to say that the Cragganmore Limited Edition was something of an outlier. As the only non-age statement in the 2016 collection, it was perhaps overlooked the first time around. It has now come to light that aficionados, and those in the know, have in fact been squirreling bottles away over the past two years, quietly letting others steal the headlines. This Special Release is a genuine unsung hero, and we are delighted to offer a very limited amount from our stock.
Located a flick from the River Spey, most will recognise the distillery for its 12 year-old; one of the original "Classic Malts". This, their flagship whisky, was one of the six chosen in 1988 to represent each of Scotland's major whisky regions. As the rep for Speyside - effectively the heartland of Scotch - Cragganmore ranks as a superstar. As a well-known and hugely admired brand with a wide range of maturing casks in the cellar, in producing this whisky, the charge was simple; assemble the "ultimate" Cragganmore.
In selecting the components for this Special Release, the goal was to maintain Cragganmore's hallmarks of rich fruit, smooth mouthfeel and stylish flavours, but to delve in to the very best casks in the cellar, irrespective of age, and find new and exciting elements that elevate the whole. Eventually opting for three different cask types; refill and rejuvenated American oak, and Sherry finished European casks, the spirit is bright and soulful, complex, and quite unlike anything they have produced before. With a total run of just 4,932 bottles for the global market, it will not be around forever.


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Western Slope Blue Star Moms CO8
Blue to Gold Star Mothers
Patriotic Tidbits
Our Service Men and Women
What is a care package?
We are mothers of children who are serving or have served their country in the military.
Find out more about Western Slope Blue Star Moms CO8, what we do, and our Board of Directors. Click here.
Interested in finding a group of women who understand the challenges of having a child in the military? Find out how.
Our primary goal is to support our military service men and women, military families, veterans, and each other. Find out what we do to reach our goals.
Check out our events and meetings.
View upcoming events here
Our Service Men & Women
A look at our military children -- the reason we do what we do.
Informational Tidbits
Ever wonder about proper flag etiquette? What's the difference between Memorial Day and Armed Forces Day? Learn more here.
We are a nonprofit 501(c)3 service organization supporting our troops, our veterans, our military families and each other.
Around the country, proud moms like us are striving to revive the tradition, patriotism and pride of so many moms before us. We are determined to continue their historic tradition in support of all the brave sons and daughters serving in the United States military.
Activities/Programs
Troop Care Packages and letters, VA Hospital Volunteers, Blue to Gold Program honoring the families of our nation's Fallen Heroes.
Any mother of current or past military service members can join Blue Star Mothers.
We meet the first Tuesday of every month. Meetings start at 6:30 p.m. We meet at the Elks Lodge, 249 S 4th Street, Grand Junction 81501. Check out our calendar for more information.
Meetings are the first Tuesday of every month. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. with social hour following. Meetings are at the Elks Lodge, 249 S 4th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501.
For more information, please email info@WSBlueStarMoms.com. We'd love to have you!
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
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Copyright © 2018 Western Slope Blue Star Moms CO8 - All Rights Reserved.


Happy Halloween everyone! How about some ZombiU gameplay action? Cannibalistic zombies approve!
Want to watch VG247 play the opening moments of ZombiU? You've come to the right place friend.
Ubisoft's zombie-survival game launches alongside the Wii U in Europe from November 30th, and it's a dark, difficult take on zombie fiction that plays a lot like first-person Dark Souls.
The gameplay below reveals ZombiU's opening moments, in which we run away from many zombies, use the Wii U GamePad as a 'Prep Pad' and make our first kill with a cricket bat.
ZombiU hands-on: the Dark Souls of zombie games.