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Shane Patrick Mahan (born September 22, 1964) is an American special effects creator, creature designer, puppeteer and producer known for his work at Stan Winston Studio and its successor, Legacy Effects. His film credits include The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day; Aliens; Predator and Predator 2; The Lost World: Jurassic Park; Iron Man, Iron Man 2  and Iron Man 3; Pacific Rim and The Shape of Water.

Personal.

Background
Mahan was born and raised in Greenville, Michigan. After graduating from Greenville High School in 1981 he left for Hollywood.  His first job was with Stan Winston Studios as a crew member working on The Terminator in 1983.  There he worked as a creature effects supervisor. After Stan winston's passing he formed Legacy effects with three partners who were also his former colleagues at Stan Winston studios and this has now become the Leading VFX company in Hollywood

Mahan and his design team made the special suits worn by Robert Downey Jr. in the film Iron Man. They also designed the suit for Iron Man which was ten feet tall, weighed 800lbs and required 5 operators to puppeteer. Besides several other nominations, Mahan and his team were nominated for the 2008 Oscar for 'Best Achievement in Visual Effects' for Iron Man. The team was hired as concept artists by James Cameron for his film Avatar. This was special for Mahan as his first special effects credits were for the film The Terminator.

Mahan worked for Stan Winston Studios until the death of Stan Winston in 2008 when he and three other veterans of the company, Lindsay MacGowan, J. Alan Scott and John Rosengrant, incorporated Legacy Effects, a character design, make-up and animatronic studio, so named in honor of the late Winston's legacy and lifelong achievements. He lives in Los Angeles.

Partial filmography

Movie special effects

Other special effects

Puppeteer
A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990)
Predator 2 (1990)
Jurassic Park (1993)
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Eight Below (2006)

Make-up
Chiller (1985) (TV)
Batman Returns (1992)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
Wrong Turn (2003)
Constantine (2005)
Smile (2005)
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
 Fur (2006)

Awards & nominations

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| The Island of Dr. Moreau
| Saturn Award for Best Make-Up
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| 2002
| The Day the World Ended
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects
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| 2002
| How to Make a Monster
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects
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| 2002
| Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects
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| 2008
| Iron Man
| Satellite Award Best Visual Effect
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| 2008
| Iron Man
| Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects
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| 2009
| Iron Man
| BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
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| 2009
| Iron Man
| Saturn Award for Best Special Effects
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References

External links

1964 births
American costume designers
American make-up artists
Living people
People from Greenville, Michigan
Special effects people

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Conserving the Caribbean Waters, One Bill at a Time
Pezcaribe is one of the few fishing charters in Playa del Carmen that prides itself on conserving the big game fish population through a catch and release program in efforts to protect the ocean and keep the under water world thriving.
Many non-profit organizations such as The Billfish Foundation, join forces with local fisherman from all over the world in researching the marine environment and advocating conservation awareness. TBF uses the world's largest database through a tagging program to learn more about migration, growth rates, and other important life history characteristics. International, Club, and Regional tagging competitions are held year-round to recognize the works of anglers, captains, and youth in their tag and release efforts to protect marine life.
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Research Scholarship Opportunities: Interested in Studying Nature and Well-Being?
Dr. Chris Gidlow speaking at the PSI event.
On Friday, October 14th, the Division of Sport, Exercise and Performance hosted a workshop chaired by Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre at PSI (University of Limerick) entitled "Going Green for Wellbeing: A Case Study Approach to Implementing Green Exercise" at the Psychological Society of Ireland's HQ, Grantham Street, Dublin. The workshop was based upon the work of the Going Outdoors: Gathering Research Evidence on Emotions Nature and Exercise (GOGREENEx) research team which is comprised of researchers from a variety of disciplines who have a keen interest in interactions between humans and the natural environment. The principal aim was to assess the impact of the human-nature interaction on individuals, groups and the environment. This was the final outreach event in our series funded by the Irish Research Council.
The workshop commenced with Dr. Christopher Gidlow, a Physical Activity Researcher at Staffordshire University, presenting a substantial body of research evidence which underlined that residing in and completing exercise in natural environments was more beneficial psychologically and health wise than exercising in urban or artificial environments. Exercise in natural environments was seen to be psychologically beneficial in terms of mood, directed attention, restorative experience and perceived effort. The mechanisms at play in accounting for these psychological and health benefits were presented as being fourfold: the physical activity itself, the reduced exposure environmental pollutants, the increased occasion for social interaction, and the restorative, stress reducing properties of natural environment. Though a caveat was highlighted around some limitations to the manner in which some of the evidence was compiled eg. The use of video clips to represent the respective environments, Dr. Gidlow concluded that there was a considerable evidence base to suggest living and exercising in a natural environment appeared to be advantageous in terms of physical and psychological health.
Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre introducing the athlete panel.
True to the interdisciplinary nature of the event, the next contributions came from a triumvirate of elite Irish athletes: Irish Open Water Swimmer Chris Bryan, 2012 Olympian Jessie Barr, and IRUPA Mental Health Ambassador Cathal Sheridan, who each shared their own personal experiences of green exercise and the impact it can have on an individual both psychologically and physically.
Chris Bryan told of how he had travelled the world competing in outdoor swimming events in spectacular venues but had been so intensely focussed on competing that he had failed to notice the splendour of his surroundings. He continued to detail how an increased awareness and acknowledgement of the beauty of the environment in which he was competing enabled him to gain a new perspective on competition and a newfound appreciation having the opportunity to compete in such spectacular surroundings. He explained how he had incorporated green exercise into his own training and how it had helped him adopt a new, less results focussed perspective on competitive sport.
The workshop continued with hurdler Jessie Barr discussing her experiences of green exercise. She spoke warmly of a yearly training retreat which took athletes away from the monotony of the white lines and red surface of the athletics track and into the more natural environs of forests and beaches in Wexford, labelling the weekend as consistently one of the most anticipated of her year. She also spoke with palpable frustration regarding a persistent Achilles injury which had left her unable to complete running training in natural environments. During this enforced absence, she had come to realise how much she gained from training of this nature, in terms of her own personal well-being.
The final guest speaker was Cathal Sheridan who was unable to attend the event in person (having sustained an unfortunate injury the previous week), but who did offer his thoughts via video link. He spoke of his most positive green exercise experience which occurred in a serene public park in Boston. This experience provided a keen exemplar of the difference savouring and truly immersing oneself in one's environment can have. Upon his first visit to the park, he spent the majority of his visit attempting to take the perfect photograph to accurately encapsulate the beauty of the scene. However, on returning for a second visit, he described a much richer and invigorating exercise experience when he kept his phone switched off and attempted to completely immerse himself in the environment. He outlined the restorative effect this green exercise experience had had upon him as he returned to training the following week. He finished by outlining his intention to incorporate a regular green exercise component into the training regimes he was devising as coach of his local rugby team with the hope of similar effects being yielded amongst his players.
The workshop concluded with a lively group discussion in which those in attendance contributed their own personal experiences with green exercise, as well as opinions on how to influence policy making towards the practical implementation of green exercise in the community.
On the whole, the workshop presented exercise in natural environments as an extremely useful tool in aiding physical and psychological health at both an individual and a societal level and presented a compelling case for increased acknowledgement of these benefits in terms of policy making and town planning decisions.
Stephen Smith an intern on the Go Green Ex project composed the above narrative and thanks to Dr. Olivia Hurley for the images.
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White House spokesman Jay Carney changed the administration's story after a week of denying any terrorist links to the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya that resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. On Thursday Carney said "It is, I think, self evident that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack," Carney said. "Our embassy was attacked violently and the result was four deaths of American officials. That is self evident." Which is a rather roundabout way of saying it was terrorism but not necessarily linked to any organized terrorist group. Just to leave a little wiggle room in there.
Mitt Romney attempted to make it appear the Obama administration was somehow culpable in the recent attacks on the U.S. embassies in Libya and Egypt, primarily by re-arranging the timeline of events and making embassy attempts to defuse the situation look like "an apology for America's values". In fact the embassy statement reaffirms American belief in the right to free speech, while criticizing those who might use that right to purposefully inflame religious sensitivities.
Libyan not-so-strongman Moammar Gaddafi has been making overtures to Western nations.


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P!nk Named U.K.'s Most-Played Female Artist This Century
Kathryn Milewski October 12, 2021
After being an Icon Award recipient at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, P!nk has now been named the most-played female artist in the United Kingdom this century.
The PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) published a report stating P!nk leads a Top 10 dominated by U.S. artists. The report is based on exclusive music usage and airplay data from radio stations and television channels in the U.K. and comes just before National Album Day (Oct. 16).
Six other American singers also managed to crack the Top 10, including Madonna and Katy Perry, who come in at No. 2 and 3 respectively. Rihanna (No. 4), Lady Gaga (No. 5), Beyoncé (No. 7), Kylie Minogue (No. 8), and Whitney Houston (No. 10) follow suit. Adele (No. 6) and Little Mix (No. 9) are the only two homegrown artists within the Top 10.
To celebrate @AlbumDayUK, which this year is spotlighting women , we have compiled a chart of the most played female artist of the 21st Century in the UK using PPL airplay data. Huge congratulations to @Pink who reached the top spot. #NationalAlbumDay pic.twitter.com/Km3xA6Crb3
— PPL (@PPLUK) October 11, 2021
With all the records and honors P!nk has in the U.K., it's no wonder she's #1 on the PPL's Top 10. In her astounding career so far, she's racked up 36 Top 40 hits in the U.K., including three No. 1s, for 2001's "Lady Marmalade," 2002's "Just Like a Pill" and 2008's "So What." She also has 10 Top 10 album titles in the U.K., according to the OCC, including three leaders: 2008's Funhouse, 2017's Beautiful Trauma, and 2019's Hurts 2B Human.
Even more, her studio albums have accumulated 13 Platinum awards in the territory and, at the 2019 BRIT Awards, she was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Music.
Peter Leathem, Chief Executive Officer at PPL, said in a statement: "National Album Day is a fantastic platform to showcase the importance of the album format and PPL is proud to be part of the celebrations this year with our chart of the century's most played female artists. This chart brings together an incredible array of talent who have recorded some of the UK's favourite music, including a number of the biggest and most influential albums of all time."
See the full list of the Top 20 most-played female artists in the U.K. below:
2. Madonna
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5. Lady Gaga
6. Adele
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8. Kylie Minogue
9. Little Mix
10. Whitney Houston
11. Taylor Swift
12. Sugababes
13. Kelly Clarkson
14. Dua Lipa
15. Ellie Goulding
17. Diana Ross
18. Jess Glynne
19. Rita Ora
20. Ariana Grande
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Prionopelta subtilis — вид мелких примитивных муравьёв (Formicidae) рода Prionopelta из подсемейства .

Распространение
Остров Мадагаскар.

Описание
Мелкие земляные муравьи (длина 2—3 мм) желтовато-коричневого цвета. Отличается от других видов своего рода, растространённых на Мадагаскаре, тонкой скульптурой дорзальной поверхности головы, 12-члениковыми усиками рабочих. Усики рабочих с 4-члениковой булавой. Глаза рабочих мелкие, расположены в среднебоковой части головы. Жвалы вытянутые, субтреугольные с тремя зубцами: апикальный зубец самый большой, преапикальный зубец самый маленький, третий зубец средней длины. Нижнечелюстные щупики 2-члениковые, нижнегубные щупики состоят из 2 сегментов (формула щупиков 2,2). Шпоры на всех ногах гребенчатые, но на задней паре ног есть дополнительная простая шпора (формула шпор: 1гр-1гр-1гр+1пр). Стебелёк между грудкой и брюшком состоит из одного членика петиолюса, у которого отсутствует задняя поверхность, так как он широко прикреплён к брюшку. Гнездятся в почве под какими-либо объектами (камнями, корнями), муравьи редко появляются на поверхности и фуражируют в припочвенном лиственном слое. Встречаются в дождевых, прибрежных и горных лесах на высотах 5—1325 м.

Систематика
Вид был впервые описан в 2015 году американскими мирмекологами Риком Оверсоном (Rick Overson; Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, США) и Брайаном Фишером (Brian Fisher; California Academy of Sciences, Сан-Франциско, США) по  материалам из Мадагаскара. Близок к виду . Своё название получил из-за экстремально длинного зубца жвал.

Примечания

Литература

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RadiusPoint© announces the award of an Invoice Processing and Inventory Management contract with a nationwide grocery retailer. The retailer operates more than 241 locations that include a transportation company and wholesale warehouse locations. The chain provides a complete selection of groceries, yard and garden supplies, plants, fresh-cut flowers, and gift items. The need for detailed itemization of each invoice including all service charges created the need for RadiusPoint's© management expertise. This contract will create a partnership with RadiusPoint© to manage the telecom and utility invoices and expenses for their nationwide locations and distribution facilities.
RadiusPoint© will provide invoice processing and expense management services for telecom and utility services and invoices. The services include the management of the invoice from receipt to invoice verification, and then archival of the invoice image for future needs. The allocation of the expenses down to a specific type and location was a benefit that will save this retailer's staff both time and money. Additionally, RadiusPoint© will provide inventory and optimization management for all services.
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Baltringue est un court-métrage français réalisé par Josza Anjembe en 2020 et nommé aux César du meilleur court-métrage en 2021.

Synopsis

À quelques jours de sa sortie de prison, Issa, vingt ans, fait la rencontre d'un nouveau détenu, Gaëtan, pour qui il va éprouver un sentiment amoureux.

Fiche technique
 Titre original : Baltringue
 Réalisation : Josza Anjembe
 Scénario et dialogues : Josza Anjembe
 Costumes : Julia Fouroux
 Directeur de la photographie : Aurélien Marra
 Cadreur : Simon Roche
 Son : Benoît Guérineau, Arnaud Marten
 Musique : Kelly Carpaye
 Montage : Louise Decelle
 Production : Nelson Ghrénassia
 Directeur de production : Julien Auer
 Sociétés de production : Yukunkun Productions
 Sociétés de distribution : Yukunkun Productions
 Pays d'origine :
 Langue originale : français
 Format : couleur
 Genre : Drame
 Durée : 20 minutes
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Distribution

 Alassane Diong : Issa
 Yoann Zimmer : Gaëtan
 Émile Fofana : Jordan
 Nacima Bekhtaoui : Conseillère
 Miglen Mirtchev : Rémi

Diffusion et accueil

Accueil critique
Pour Têtu, « porté par un duo d'acteurs au diapason (Alassane Diong et Yoann Zimmer), Baltringue s'impose comme une incursion dans le milieu carcéral à travers l'histoire d'Issa ». La réalisatrice du court-métrage, Josza Anjembe, déclare au site Manifesto XXI : « Avec Baltringue, l'idée était d'explorer la question de l'homophobie intériorisée. » Pour Terrafemina, « en 20 minutes tendues et bouleversantes, l'ancienne documentariste parvient à nous nouer la gorge. Mais aussi à nous redonner espoir. »

Pour Slate, .

Récompenses
 Meilleur film du Nova Frontier Film Festival
 Prix d'interprétation masculine au Paris Courts Devant
 Future Talent Award lors du Rhode Island Film Festival
 Five continents international film festival :
 Best Short Film Of The Month
 Best Lgbt Short Film
 Best Director Short Film
 Best Screenplay Short Film
 Best Lead Actor Short Film
 Best Sound Design Short Film
 Best Original Score Short Film (Ex Aequo)
 Special Mention Supporting Actor Short Film
 Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
 Special Mention Art Direction Short Film
 Special Mention Production Short Film
 Best LGBT Film au Cuzco Underground Cinema Festival

Nomination
 2021 : César du Meilleur court-métrage

Notes et références

Liens externes

Film français sorti en 2019
Film dramatique français
Film en français
Court métrage français


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Wrocław (uttal: , ung."vråtts-oaff"), även känt som Breslau på tyska och i äldre svenska texter, är en storstad i sydvästra Polen och huvudstad i Nedre Schlesiens vojvodskap.

Wrocław är Polens fjärde största stad och hade 633 105 kommuninvånare år 2014, på en yta av 293 km². Staden är universitetsstad och säte för Wrocławs universitet, och är ett viktigt industri-, utbildnings- och kulturcentrum i sydvästra Polen. Stadens Johanneskatedral är säte för Wrocławs ärkestift inom den romersk-katolska kyrkan.

Som den historiska huvudstaden i landskapen Schlesien och Nedre Schlesien tillhörde staden först de schlesisk-polska hertigarna av huset Piast, därefter Kungariket Böhmen, Habsburgmonarkin från 1526 till 1742, sedan kungadömet Preussen och som del av detta från 1871 även Tyskland. Staden var under den preussiska epoken fram till 1945 huvudsakligen känd under sitt tyska namn Breslau, som den även hette på svenska. Här finns sedan 1877 ett svenskt honorärkonsulat (som dock var nedlagt åren 1945-98). Efter andra världskrigets slut tillföll staden Folkrepubliken Polen och är sedan dess känd under den polska namnformen Wrocław.

Staden utnämndes till europeisk kulturhuvudstad 2016 tillsammans med San Sebastián.

Geografi

Geografiskt läge
Staden Wrocław är belägen vid floden Oder (polska: Odra), i flodens dalgång på det schlesiska låglandet, i det område där de fyra bifloderna Oława, Widawa, Bystrzyca och Ślęza rinner ut i Oder. Norr om floddalen ligger Trzebnickiehöjderna och söder om floddalen ligger bergskedjan Sudeterna. De många floderna och kanalerna i staden gör att stadens bebyggelse är fördelad på sammanlagt tolv öar, sammanbundna av över hundra broar.

Administrativ indelning

Staden indelas i fem stadsdistrikt (była dzielnica) som i sin tur underindelas i stadsdelar (osiedle).

Historia

Förhistoria
De äldsta spåren av bosättningar dateras till för 30 000 år sedan (arkeologiska utgrävningar 1996 i förorten Krzyki). Då staden är belägen vid två uråldriga handelsvägar mellan Västeuropa och Svarta havet respektive mellan Östersjön och Donaudeltat, var det naturligt att detta dussin öar med färje- och fiskeläge så småningom utvecklades till en ö-stad. Redan vid 1500 f.Kr. var dessa handelsvägar väletablerade för salt- och bärnstenshandel. I Wroclaw korsades två stora handelsvägar - Via Regia och Bärnstensvägen. Under det första årtusendet e.Kr. pågick en form av folkvandring och slaviska, germanska stammar dominerade området.

Biskopssäte och huvudstad i hertigdömet Schlesien 900-1327
Stadens tidigaste historia är tämligen okänd, men den nämns som nyetablerat biskopssäte under namnet Wrotizlava i Thietmar av Merseburgs krönika kring år 1000, och lydde under det polska ärkestiftet i Gniezno. Namnet syftar troligen på en lokal härskare, antingen en lokal slavisk härskare i Schlesien eller hertigen Vratislav I av Böhmen (död 921), som styrde området under början av 900-talet. På tyska omnämns staden i de äldsta tyska källorna som Prezla, vilket senare blev till Bressla, Presslau och i modern tyska Breslau. Staden äldsta delar låg på öarna Sandön, Domkyrkoön, Burgerwerder med flera, nordost om den nuvarande gamla staden, som under äldre medeltiden underlättade övergången av Oder för de tyska och slaviska köpmännen.  När handelsplatsen växte på 1100- och 1200-talen uppstod en ny stadskärna på de sydväst om öarna liggande, av Oława kringflutna området som idag är den "Gamla staden". Staden blev 1163 huvudstad i Hertigdömet Schlesien under hertigarna av den schlesiska grenen av huset Piast, och förstördes 1241 av en mongolisk armé. Hertigarna av Schlesiens residensslott låg på domkyrkoön under huset Piasts styre.

Kungariket Böhmen och huset Habsburg 1327-1742

De politiska banden till det polska senioratet försvagades under 1200-talet. Staden och hertigdömet blev 1327 del av Kungariket Böhmen genom att erkänna kung Johan den blinde som länsherre, och i ett fredsfördrag 1335 avstod kung Kasimir III av Polen också formellt från sina anspråk på Schlesien. Under kejsar Karl IV uppfördes ett nytt residensslott i den gamla staden på den plats där universitetet ligger idag.
Böhmen och Schlesien blev 1526 del av den Habsburgska monarkin. Invånarna övergick 1523 till protestantismen och under habsburgskt styre hade staden betydande självständiga rättigheter. År 1702 grundades stadens universitet, då kallat Leopoldinauniversitetet, som ursprungligen hade en motreformatorisk jesuitisk inriktning. Efter Schlesiska krigen 1740-1763 avträdde Maria Teresia av Österrike Schlesien till Preussen.

Preussen och Tyska kejsardömet 1742-1918
Under den preussiske kungen Fredrik II "den store" uppfördes det nya kungliga palatset i södra utkanten av gamla staden, där också de nya regeringsbyggnaderna, hovkyrkan och teaterhuset (nuvarande operan) uppfördes under 1700-talet. Genom de administrativa reformerna efter Wienkongressen blev Breslau från 1815 huvudstad i den preussiska provinsen Schlesien. Då det Tyska riket uppstod 1871 blev staden en del av Tyskland och var där huvudort i Regierungsbezirk Breslau och provinsen Schlesien.

De av floden Oława bildade gamla vallgravarna fylldes igen först 1866, men den gamla ringmuren och övriga befästningar revs redan 1807-13. Under 1800-talets industrialisering växte staden fort, med nya stadsdelar omkring stadskärnan och ett omfattande järnvägsnät. Under perioden 1903-1910 fanns det ett svenskt konsulat i Breslau

Efter första världskriget
Eftersom befolkningen i större delen av provinsen Schlesien till övervägande del var tyskar förblev Breslau med omnejd en del av Tyskland efter första världskriget som huvudstad i provinsen Niederschlesien. Staden omfattades alltså inte av Wilsondoktrinens 13:e punkt efter första världskriget, ej heller av det slutliga Versaillesfördraget 1919, vilka möjliggjorde upprättandet av Andra polska republiken. Omedelbart före andra världskriget var Breslau Tysklands fjärde största stad jämsides med Köln. Invånarantalet uppgick 1933 till 625 198 invånare . Större tyska städer var endast Berlin, Hamburg och München. Breslau är därmed den största stad Tyskland förlorat i samband med världskrigen.

Andra världskrigets slut
Under andra världskriget utsattes staden för brittiska och amerikanska bombanfall, men eftersom avståndet från flygplatserna i sydöstra England var förhållandevis långt, var staden inte lika ödelagd som många andra tyska städer. Men under den sovjetiska slutoffensiven mot Berlin (som startade den 14/1-1945) blev staden belägrad av Röda armén. Staden förklarades då av nazisterna som Festung (fästning) och skulle stå emot Röda Arméns offensiv och köpa tid för försvaret av centrala Tyskland. Det resulterade i att staden med sina 200 000 invånare (som fanns kvar, merparten hade hunnit fly undan röda arméns framfart vintern 1945) blev inringad i mitten av februari 1945. Den slutgiltiga kapitulationen skedde 6 maj 1945. Efter kapitulationen och efter Röda Arméns grova plundring och nedbränning var staden förstörd till 70 procent.

Fördrivningen av den tyska befolkningen 1946-47

De flesta kvarvarande tyskarna deporterades av Sovjetunionen från och med 6 juli 1945 till väster om floderna Oder och Neisse (till den sovjetiska ockupationszonen av Tysklands nya gränser). Efter Potsdamkonferensen blev Breslau och nära nog hela Schlesien anslutet till Polen, endast ett mycket litet område i nedre Schlesien kring staden Görlitz återstod som tyskt territorium. Breslau fick namnet Wrocław, och Nedre Schlesien blev landskapet Dolny Śląsk.

Wrocławs återuppbyggnad

Direkt efter kriget kunde den sargade industrin endast anställa 30 000 arbetare. Under sexårsplanen 1950-56 fokuserade man på att rekonstruera industrin och skapade i Wrocław ett av Polens industriella centra för lättare industri. Under 1950- och i början på 1960-talet var bombade husruiner i stadskärnan fortfarande en vanlig syn. Under 1960/70-talet var tillverknings- och metallindustrin den största arbetsgivaren (29%), följd av livsmedel- och byggmaterialindustrierna.

Efter år av stagnation och politisk oro föll kommunismen 1989 och efter Tysklands återförening bekräftades Wrocławs ställning som polsk stad i Två plus fyra-fördraget. Den återinförda marknadsekonomin gick hårt åt många olönsamma och omoderna företag i staden, med nedläggning eller uppsägningar som följd. Inför och i samband med Polens inträde i EU gjordes stora utländska investeringar och uppköp i regionen för att tillvarata den billiga arbetskraften.

Staden har universitet sedan 1702, då kejsar Leopold I:s Jesuitkollegium grundades, och efter 1811 som sekulärt universitet. Staden fick 1910 teknisk högskola och 1929 blev Breslau ärkebiskopssäte. Under den polska tiden, efter 1945-46, är Wrocław fortfarande ärkebiskopssäte.

Kultur

 Wrocławs opera
 Witold Lutosławski-filharmonin
Racławice Panorama, cyklorama av bland andra Wojciech Kossak, som visar Slaget vid Racławice 1794 mellan polska upprorsmän under Tadeusz Kościuszko och den ryska armén.
 Nationalmuseet, med äldre och modern konst
 Musikfestivalen Wratislavia Cantans, som från att ha varit en festival med tonvikt på oratorier, kantater och äldre musik, har fått en större bredd inom konstmusiken.
 Breslauer Schöps, är den vetebocköl som traditionellt tillverkats i staden. I exempelvis stadshusets källare låg ett bryggeri som levererade till Piwnica Świdnicka/Schweidnitz källare (en historisk restaurang). (Enligt ett talesätt så "om du inte har varit i Schweidnitz-källaren, har du inte varit i Breslau")

Sevärdheter

 Utställnings- och evenemangshall - Hala Ludowa (Jahrhunderthalle) från 1913 - Unesco-världsarv
 Rådhuset från 1300-1500-talet med astronomiskt ur från 1569
 Stora torget (Rynek), med rådhuset och äldre borgarhusbebyggelse, och Salttorget. Kvarteren vid torget är centrum för stadens restaurang- och nattliv.
 Wrocławs kungliga slott, mellan 1750 och 1918 residens för de preussiska monarkerna i Breslau, i egenskap av hertigar av Schlesien. Palatset inrymmer idag Wrocławs stadshistoriska museum.
 Wrocławoperan, Opera Dolnośląska, finns i teaterbyggnaden i södra delen av den gamla staden, ritad av Carl Ferdinand Langhans.
 Domkyrkoön (Ostrów Tumski) med Johanneskatedralen, grundlagd 1244 men huvudsakligen fullbordad 1290-1330. Kyrkan är säte för Wrocławs romersk-katolska ärkestift.
 Sankta Elisabetskyrkan, byggd omkring 1245 och ombyggd på 1300-talet.
 Sankta Magdalenekyrkan, grundlagd 1226 och färdigställd på 1350-talet.
 Korskyrkan, grundad 1288
 Mariakyrkan på Sandön, grundad omkring 1330
 Matthiaskyrkan, uppförd av jesuiterna 1728–1740
 Wrocławs universitets huvudbyggnad och Leopold-aulan
 Panorama Raclawicka med panoramamålningen Slaget vid Raclawice  målad 1894.
 Centralstationen i nygotisk stil, ritad av W. Grapow och uppförd 1855–1857.
 Vallgraven med parken som omsluter stadskärnan. Wrocław är en grön stad med 25m² grön areal per invånare.
 Szczytnickiparken och den där belägna japanska trädgården (öppen från april till oktober)
 Det finns 12 öar och mer än 130 broar, varav den högsta är 122 meter hög, samt 5 floder (Oder/Odra, Oława, Ślęza, Bystrzyca och Widawa)

Sport

Den största idrottsföreningen i staden är Śląsk Wrocław, vars herrfotbollslag vann polska ligan senast 2012.

Wroclaw var värd Europamästerskapet i basket för herrar 1963 och 2009, Europamästerskapet i basket för damer 1999, Europamästerskapet i fotboll 2012, är värd för World Games 2017.

Varje år hålls Wroclaw Marathon.

Näringsliv

 Arbetande 139 100 (varav 123 500 privatanställda)
 Registrerade arbetslösa 33 900 (3000 akademiker, 10 000 gymnasial nivå)

Utländska investeringar tog fart i och med Polens inträde i EU och outsourcing-/offshore-trenden.
 Polmos Wrocław - vodka fabriken (Wratislavia vodka, Krakus vodka, Abstynent vodka, Läkarsprit 95%, 96%)
 Volvo har fabrik i Wroclaw sedan 1995
 WABCO
 3M (majoritetsägare i Viscoplast)
 APSYS
 Whirlpool (Polar)
 Fagor (ägare i Wrozamet)
 ABB
 Maco Pharma
 Siemens
 Capgemini
 Hewlett-Packard
 Cadbury
 IKEA
 Makro Cash & Carry
 Castorama
 CARGILL
 Generall Bottlers
 Decathlon
 Mölnlycke
 Cussons (Polena)
 DeLaval
 Alstom
 MAN

Berömda personer från Breslau/Wrocław

 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, tysk teolog
 Christoph Eschenbach, tysk dirigent
 Antoni Grabowski, polsk esperantopionjär (studerade i den då tyska staden 1879-1881)
 Gustav Kirchhoff, tysk fysiker
 Ernst Ferdinand Klein, tysk jurist
 Otto Klemperer, tysk dirigent
 Ferdinand Lassalle, tyska socialdemokratins fader
 Theodor Lindner, tysk historiker
 Rosa Luxemburg, polsk-tysk marxist, politisk teoretiker och socialistisk filosof
 Rudolf Meidner, svensk ekonom
 Lina Morgenstern, tysk feminist
 Heinrich Müller-Breslau, tysk ingenjör, professor
 Manfred von Richthofen, flygarässet Röde baronen
 Angelus Silesius, tysk religiös mystiker och författare
 August Heinrich Simon, tysk politiker
 Paul Sorauer, tysk botaniker
 Jan Tomaszewski, polsk fotbollsmålvakt
 Albrecht Friedrich Weber, tysk orientalist
 Max Wirth, tysk nationalekonomisk skriftställare och publicist
 Christian von Wolff, tysk filosof och matematiker
 Karl Ludwig von Zanth, tysk arkitekt
 Arnold Oskar Meyer, tysk historiker, professor
 Cécil von Renthe-Fink, tysk diplomat

Nobelpristagare
 1902 Theodor Mommsen, litteratur (tyska kejsartiden)
 1905 Philipp Lenard, fysik (tyska kejsartiden)
 1907 Eduard Buchner, kemi (tyska kejsartiden)
 1908 Paul Ehrlich, medicin (tyska kejsartiden)
 1912 Gerhart Hauptmann, litteratur (tyska kejsartiden)
 1918 Fritz Haber, kemi (tyska weimartiden)
 1931 Friedrich Bergius, kemi (tyska weimartiden)
 1943 Otto Stern, fysik (tyska "tredje riket")
 1954 Max Born, fysik
 1994 Reinhard Selten, ekonomi

Befolkningsutveckling
Folkmängd:
 1910: 528 000
 1933: 625 198
 1940: 615 000
 1946: 171 000
 1950: 304 000
 1958: 355 000
 1966: 481 000
 2003: 638 000
 2007: 689 280

Kommunikationer

Flygplats
Staden har en internationell flygplats, Wrocław-Copernicus flygplats.

Järnvägar
Centralstationen Wrocław Główny är en viktig järnvägsknut i Polen. Från denna station avgår fjärrtåg till stora delar av Polen och till internationella destinationer, bland annat Berlin. Stationen är också central knutpunkt för regionaltrafiken i Nedre Schlesiens vojvodskap.

Vägar
Genom Wrocław går motorvägen A4. Avsnittet från Berlin till Wrocław byggdes redan under 1930-talet som en del i det då tänkta tyska motorvägssystemet. Motorvägen blev sedan polsk då området övergick till Polen 1945. Under senare år har stora renoveringsarbeten pågått på denna motorväg som i praktiken fungerar som en polsk länk till det tyska motorvägsnätet.

Spårväg
Wrocław har ett utbyggt nät av spårvägar.

Översvämningarna
Staden har drabbats av flera stora översvämningar då Odra / Oder svämmat över:
1179, 1454, 1464, 1501, 1515, 1595, 1729, 1736, 1785, 1804, 1813, 1829, 1834, 1854, 1903, 1997 och 2010. Vid översvämningen 1997 var de lägre belägna delarna av stadskärnan under vatten.

Referenser

Vidare läsning
 Norman Davies, Roger Moorhouse Microcosm. Portrait of a Central European City, Random House 2002,
 Wanda Roszkowska A Guide to Wrocław Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1970

Externa länkar

 Officiell sida (polska/engelska/tyska/franska)
 Breslau (tyska)
 Wratislavia Cantas - årlig musikfestival för konstmusik (september/oktober)

Städer i Nedre Schlesiens vojvodskap
Städer med powiatstatus i Nedre Schlesiens vojvodskap
Europas kulturhuvudstäder


Due to popular demand, we've introduced a new series of beginner adult ski lessons, starting Saturday, Jan. 6 — just in time for those New Year's resolutions!
Saturdays, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, 1:30-3:30 pm with Karen Johnson, $80.
Sundays, Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28, 1:30-3:30 pm with Rob Matthews, $80.
Wednesdays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 7-9 pm with Rob Matthews, $80.
Tues. Jan 9, Thurs. Jan 11, Tues. Jan 23, Thurs. Jan 25, 7-9 pm with Kevin Durkee, $80.
Non-members must also pay a trail use fee for 4 days, $40.
And big thanks to Steve Reitsma, our programs director, for organizing this!


One of my newest color combination obsessions are pink and petrol blue. As you might know I adore the two shades tremendously, but never styled them together for some reason. One day I just woke up to the realization they are meant for each other and had to put something together. Hesitant, I started small just adding a pop of petrol blue to test out the waters. After being surprised by how much I loved the result, I can't wait to combine pink and petrol blue more, stay tuned for that.
Let's admire this dress for a second, the open back gives a flirty feel and the ruffles keep it a bit romantic. The bold and fun "spirit" of the dress attracted me and motivated me for summer styling.
The pink is so cute on you love!
I always loved pink and blue together.


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Home > Uncategorized	> Tom Friedman Overlooks a Fundamental Question: Do We Have Enough?
Tom Friedman Overlooks a Fundamental Question: Do We Have Enough?
July 25, 2019 wgersen
Earlier this week Tom Friedman wrote a column on the 2020 campaign that suggested we should no longer think inside the box or outside the box: we should think without a box at all. Here's the way he frames this issue:
For decades our politics — and that of many industrial democracies — were defined by the same basic grid of left-right binary choices: You were either with capital or labor; for big-government solutions or small-government solutions; open to trade and immigration or more closed to them; prioritizing "green" over growth and embracing new social norms, like gay marriage, or opposing them.
If you were in one party or the other, you did — or were expected to — check all of its boxes.
The accelerations we're now going through in climate change, technology and globalization have made that checklist approach to governing obsolete. This era calls for a different approach — one best articulated by Linton Wells, the defense analyst and expert on resilience. Wells argues that to find the solutions to today's wicked problems you should "never think in the box and never think out of the box. You have to think without a box."
Later in the column he ties education into this "without a box" paradigm:
If we just let raw capitalism reign — when machines and those who own them can replace so many more humans and globalization can enable companies to be winners-take-all across the globe — "we'll continue getting extreme income inequalities, rapid environmental degradation and giant global monopolies," notes Marina Gorbis, executive director of the Institute for the Future.
But the answer, Gorbis says, is not socialism and abandoning markets, but a vibrant state that can use taxes and regulations to reshape markets in ways that redivide the pie, grow the pie and create more "public wealth" — mass transit, schools, parks, scholarships, libraries and basic scientific research — so that more individuals, start-ups and communities have more tools to adapt and thrive.
The right question on education is not whether college should be "free." It's what should be taught there and who should teach it. Some Democratic candidates seem to care only about the word "free." But maybe we should be radically incentivizing companies to go back into the education business, since no one knows better the skills their workers need than they do.That's thinking completely without a box.
When I read that, I wanted to scream at Thomas Friedman! Businesses might be the ones who knows what skills their workers need, but businesses abandoned in-house training because their incentives are to increase the bottom line and having employees who offer training is far more expensive than outsourcing the training to a private firm or— better yet— expecting taxpayers to fund it through schools.
But after reading the column, I felt that Mr. Friedman overlooked the reality we face as a culture and a country: the Biggest Box we find ourselves in is the one that assumes that economic growth is a given, that we all need more and more stuff, and that we all need to work endless hours in order to get that stuff. My sense is that if you asked voters if they would be willing to have more free time in exchange for less stuff we might be surprised. But we aren't asking that question… and we should.
Here's a Workaround to "In God We Trust" Mandate In "Dog Bites Man" Article, NYTimes Illustrates USDOE's Complicity in Sustaining a Failing For-Profit College


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Women make the change
UNDP has a long history of supporting gender equality in PNG. It has been actively working on women's participation in decision-making and leadership roles in the past two decades.
The number of women in key leadership and decision-making roles in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has remained consistently low. A women's leadership vacuum exists at the national level, with female representation in parliamentary decision-making decreasing from 2.7% to zero in the 2017 elections. The under representation of women in political leadership requires a broader-based strategy with commensurate levels of investment.
The Government of PNG has agreed a range of national and international commitments to support women's equal participation in public life and within political processes. These commitments are included within the PNG Constitution, Vision 22050, the Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy, Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Furthermore, the national Medium-Term Development Plan 2018 – 2022 notes the barriers women face in achieving political equality. Key Result Area three of the Plan calls for more women in decision making positions, including Parliament. UNDP is partnering with UN Women to implement this project which follows the Global Framework on Women's Political Participation. UNDP's contribution with UN Women will complement the existing work of national bodies as well as other development partners, harnessing our organisation's access to global and Pacific good practice to ensure quality expertise combined with support relevant to the local context is offered to national partners to progress this agenda.
The project will aim to achieve the following two objectives:
Provide technical support to the Government of PNG as they work through policy and legal options to support women in leadership positions.
Focus on women's leadership development will be at the sub-national level, in recognition of the large untapped cadre of capable and interested women working.
The project contributes to the following three outcomes:
Legal frameworks are strengthened to promote gender balance throughout the electoral cycle;
A cadre of interested, diverse and capable women political leaders supported at national and sub-national levels; and
Women are promoted as leaders in gender sensitive political institutions.
Gender balance promoted in political decision-making bodies.
Increased women political leaders' participation at national and sub-national levels.
Engagement with the National Parliament, the Department for Community Development and Religion (DfCDR) including the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission (IPPCC) in the promotion of Gender equality and women's leadership.
A women's leadership vacuum exists at the national level, with female representation in parliamentary decision-making decreasing from 2.7% to zero in the 2017 elections.
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TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS
DELIVERY IN PREVIOUS YEARS
2020$57,861
2021$356,489
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Humanitarian Adivsory Team Project
Strengthening Papua New Guinea's Parliament Project
Sustaining peace through economic empowerment
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Preventing climate-induced conflicts through empowered women leadership


These routes lead, therefore, the most interesting parts of Prądnik Valley in every respect. Hiking tours are ideal for group school trips as well as adults. They were divided in a thematic way to describe in more detail all the events that took place in the almost 150 million history of this valley. Every word spoken by our guide will be supported by evidence, which is not far from Ojców, the Prądnik Valley and the Ojców National Park. Each object in a selected thematic route will be guided by our guide.
This route leads the most beautiful trail of the Ojcow National Park - the nature trail "Dark Cave - Mount Trenches". During the trip, we will see, in addition to Dark Cave and one of the most valuable and oldest archaeological sites in Poland, the picturesque Ruins of the King Casimir Castle in Ojców and the mysterious remains of an early medieval settlement on Mount Trenches. Following this route, we will see the most beautiful views of the Prądnik Valley from the rock vantage points hovering among the forests, at an altitude above 100 meters above the Prądnik River flowing in the valley.
We recommend additionally, at the end of the school trip, a horse-drawn carriage ride with a bonfire and sausages and tea.
At the very beginning, the route leads through the bottom of the Prądnik Valley from the Ruins of Kazimierz Castle in Ojców through picturesque rock formations, including The Maiden Rocks, Needle Deotyma, the Caves Cave, the Krakow Gate and the Crown Mountain Rock Complex with the glove hidden among them. Going further, through the Wąwóz Ciasne Skałki, to the highest hill in the Ojców National Park - Góra Chełmowa, at the very top, we discover the longest cave in the area covered by the park - Łokietek's Grotto. On this route we will find out what legends and applications are hidden by the local ruins of the castle, rocks and caves, among them the Łokietek Grotto.
At the beginning, the route takes us through Nowa, opened in April 2010 Multimedia Multimedia Exposition of the Ojców National Park. In a short time we can get to know the versatile nature of Ojców and Ojcowski Park, listen to birds singing, hear a cave echo and feel the falling drop of cave rain, watch pictures and 3D movie. So prepared for the absorption of nature, we set out on a green trail where in Realny, we will confirm the previously acquired knowledge. During the hiking we will visit the Dark Cave where we will be able to see the formations of the stalactite cave found in the Museum and see the ancient archaeological excavations. Next, we will follow the trail through viewpoints to the magnificent Prądnik Valley. Perhaps during the journey we will be able to hear and recognize the bird's singing? or even meet other inhabitants of Ojcow's forests ...?
In the 14th century, along the Prądnik Valley, there was a trade route from Krakow to Silesia. For his defense, Casimir the Great built a series of castles and strongholds that form a chain of fortifications throughout the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura. One of such fortresses is the Pieskowa Skała Castle and the remains of the Kazimierz Castle in Ojców. On this route, we will get to know their secrets.
Let's see everything that's greatest!
On this route, we will see the best preserved castle on the Krakow-Częstochowa Upland - the Castle in Pieskowa Skala (with museum halls), watch the Hercules Club and in Ojców, going between picturesque rocks, we will go to the top of Chełmowa Mountain where we visit the largest and longest cave in Ojcowski National Park - Cave of Łokietek!
On this route, we will see the best preserved castle on the Krakow-Częstochowa Upland - Castle in Pieskowa Skala (from outside), where we will get to know its long history; we will watch the Hercules Club and in Ojców, going between picturesque rocks, we will visit the Natural History Museum and see a 3D movie, and then we will go to the top of Chełmowa Mountain where we visit the largest and longest cave in Ojcowski National Park - Łokietek's Cave!
The route begins at the Castle in Pieskowa Skala, we go to the castle - we visit the external courtyard without entering the Museum Rooms (the possibility of buying a permanent exhibition ticket: 7 PLN / concession ticket, 10 PLN / full ticket or temporary exhibition - in case the moment is available) then we go to Hercules' club. Next we go to Ojcow - there is a walking trip to the Krakow Gate and the Spring of Love. Then drive to the Bat Cave - visiting the cave. At the end of the trip participants will be able to try their hand at climbing on the highest 12.5 m, in the vicinity of Krakow, climbing wall in the White Church (sports hall).
REMARKS: necessary sports variables, rope fun footwear (preferably with white soles).
On the route, we will be able to see the most famous rock spire - Hercules Maczuga, created as a result of karst water activity. We will approach the built-in rocks - Castle in Pieskowa Skala (we will see it from the outside). A walk through the valley will show us another Rock Spire - Igłę Deotymy and numerous rock complexes along with the most characteristic rock gate - the Krakowska Gate. We will also visit the Dark Cave in which we will see stalactites and other cave forms as well as the Neandertal camp. The tour ends with a visit to the Bat Cave where there is a place for a bonfire with a grill where people with their own provisions (own group sausages) can use the hearth and also have a rest on benches and grass.
ATTENTION! Necessary to make a wish to use the place where sausages are baked when booking a trip!
Between the time when the guide-photographer will look through the photos and make the choice of the best group at the time, he goes to the bonfire with sausages and tea, or has prepared a snack in the room.
- bonfire with sausages and tea or refreshments (tea sandwiches), selection must be made when booking!
On the 155th anniversary of the January Uprising, we invite you for a hike along the route that leads through the battlefields and places of skirmishes of the January insurgents that took place in the Prądnik Valley. We will meet at the Castle in Pieskowa Skala where the skirmish of insurgents with Russian troops took place. After visiting the castle from this place, we will go to the nearby town of Skała to start a walk past the wooded slopes of the generator's valley passing subsequent places of fighting, the choleric cemetery and then go down the "wooden road" with a guide to Ojcow - a place where 2,000 insurgents camped before setting off funk.
- entrance tickets to the Pieskowa Skała Castle, a guide service in Polish for the duration of the trip.
The price does not include: transport, parking fees. It is possible to organize meals and additional attractions.
The route leads from Boronówka (a new tourist attraction) to the Młynarska settlement where we have the opportunity to see how the work in the Mill looked like in the 19th century - flour and miller's life. Next we go towards Ojców, avoiding the glade where Goplana was once a health resort, then we pass the Shrine on the Water, we reach the center of Ojców, then follow the trail towards the Łokietek Cave, which we visit. At the end, we will see the Krakow Gate, the Source of Love. We finish the trip in the parking lot in Ojców. Duration: approx. 5.5 hours.
- entry tickets to the Boronówka and Łokietek Grist Sludge + guide service in Polish for the duration of the trip.
- transport, parking fees. It is possible to organize meals and additional attractions.
- entrance tickets to the Boronów and Młynarska Settlement in the Ojców Castle + guide service in Polish for the duration of the trip.
We will start our journey with a short history lesson at the Ciemna Cave located in the Ojców National Park, traces of human presence were found there indicating the Lower Paleolithic period (about 120,000), we can also see an example camp from which a wide panorama extends over the Valley Prądnik from where Neanderthals could observe the area before hunting.
Next, we will go to the Wierzchowska Górna Cave, the longest accessible to the tourist tour of the Cave on the Krakow-Częstochowa Upland. There, apart from the natural qualities of the cave, there will also be a Hall dedicated to the Primitive Man.
At the end of the trip, we will go to the Bat Cave which used to be a camp for cave bear hunters and is now visited by many bats.
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Military Trip - defense systems from pre-historic to modern times.
In the beginning we will go to Ciemna Cave, where we will be able to see the position of a primitive man, then, going along the green trail, we will see the remains of an early-medieval wooden and earth castle, then we will go to the Ruins of Kazimierz Castle in Ojców where we will see typical medieval defensive assumptions. Next we will go to the Castle in Pieskowa Skala where we will look at the 17th century fortifications. At the end we will go to the most valuable Fort of the Krakow Fortress - Fort Tonie - where during field games we will be able to learn about the principles of the fort's operation.
- field game at Fort Ton.
- transport and parking fees - own group transport.
Sightseeing time: about 4-7 hours depending on the route.
For school trips, for organized and individual groups, it is possible to plan your own trip, choose objects and set your own sightseeing route !!!


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Q: Working with many to one in Grails I have created a many to one relationship N:1 like this
class Score {
    Double value
    Criteria criteria
    static belongTo = [criterias: Criteria]
}

class Criteria {
    String name
}

so my issue is that I want to use g:select to store scores of certain criteria name to database.
i have this form
   <g:form controller="audition" action="assignScore">

    vocal

        <g:select  from="${['0','10','20','30','40','50','60','70','80','90','100']}" name="vocal" value="score"   noSelection="['':'-choose Score please-']"/>
        ${hasErrors(bean: contestantInstance, field: 'vocal', 'error')}

    stage

        <g:select  from="${['0','10','20','30','40','50','60','70','80','90','100']}" name="stage" value="score"   noSelection="['':'-choose Score please-']"/>
        ${hasErrors(bean: contestantInstance, field: 'stage', 'error')}

           <g:submitButton name="save" class="btn btn-primary" value="save" />
           <button class="btn" type="reset">Cancel</button>

   </g:form>

and the action in the controller
 def assignScore = {
    //find a criteria  name
  def criteriaInstance =  Criteria.findByNameLike(params.vocal)  ?: new Criteria(name: "vocal").save(flush: true)
    if (params.vocal == "vocal"){
    def score = new Score()

        score.properties=params.vocal

        criteriaInstance.addToScores(score)
        criteriaInstance.save(flush: true)
    }

    def criteriaInstanceStage =  Criteria.findByNameLike(params.stage)  ?: new Criteria(name: "stage").save(flush: true)

    if (params.stage == "stage"){
        def score = new Score()
        score.properties=params.stage

        criteriaInstanceStage.addToScores(score)
        criteriaInstanceStage.save(flush: true)
    }

}

problem is I cant save scores associated with certain criteria

A: See the documentation you can use the g:select without any problems.
<g:select name="criteria"
          from="${Criteria.list()}"
          value="${criteria}"
 />

Please be aware that Criteria may be a reserved word.

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A high-profile leak has heightened questions around the Supreme Court During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, the Rev. Rob Schenck said he knew the outcome of a pivotal religious freedom decision weeks before the Supreme Court released it in 2014.
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We still don't know exactly what led to the leak earlier this year of the Supreme Court's landmark decision overturning decades of abortion rights precedent. But a former anti-abortion rights activist suggests that leak may be part of a much longer history at the high court, a history involving cozy relationships between conservative activists and justices. The Reverend Rob Schenck described that relationship today in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.
ROB SCHENCK: Throughout this ordeal, I've had to look deeply at what my cohorts and I did at the Supreme Court. I believe we pushed the boundaries of Christian ethics and compromised the High Court's promise to administer equal justice.
KELLY: NPR's Sarah McCammon is keeping track of that hearing. She's here now. Hey, Sarah.
SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE: Hi, Mary Louise.
KELLY: Hey. OK. So why is the committee holding this hearing about leaks on the Supreme Court and why today?
MCCAMMON: Well, you know, there are a lot of questions swirling around about the court's independence and possible outside influence on the court, especially since that leak of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade this year. Now, in response to that leak, this former anti-abortion activist, Rob Schenck, came forward in a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts and interviews with The New York Times. He revealed that back in 2014, when he was leading an evangelical nonprofit, he was told weeks in advance that the decision in the case known as Burwell v. Hobby Lobby would be favorable to conservatives. Now, he says he heard that from a donor named Gail Wright, who had dined at the home of Justice Samuel Alito. In this hearing today, ranking member Jim Jordan, who's a Republican from Ohio, questioned Schenck about that story.
JIM JORDAN: Mr. Schenck, did Gale Wright really tell you that?
SCHENCK: Yes.
JORDAN: Justice Alito said he didn't tell her. She said she didn't tell him. But you're sure she told you?
SCHENCK: Absolutely.
MCCAMMON: And Jordan described Schenck's story as eight-year-old secondhand hearsay and suggested it's part of an effort by Democrats to undermine conservative justices. Schenck says he's coming forward in the interest of truth telling. He said publicly in recent years he's had a change of heart and now opposes what he calls extreme abortion restrictions.
KELLY: Well, and I'm trying to keep track. Did we actually learn more today about what did or did not happen back in 2014?
MCCAMMON: So Schenck painted this picture of an intimate spiritual connection that some of these right-wing Christian activists carefully cultivated with the judges. Schenck says he recruited and trained people that he describes as stealth missionaries in an effort to influence the judges and bolster their conservative leanings. He says it seemed to work, too.
SCHENCK: In one instance, Justice Thomas commended me, saying something like, keep up what you're doing. It's making a difference.
MCCAMMON: And Schenck says that closeness was sustained through prayer meetings and other gatherings, sometimes dinners and occasionally even trips with these activists and donors.
KELLY: Sarah, big picture, the questions here are about influence on the Supreme Court. Where does that part of the story go?
MCCAMMON: Well, some watchdog groups want Congress to require the court to adopt an ethics code for the judges. Here's House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler.
JERRY NADLER: The moral of the story is this. Supreme Court justices cannot effectively self-police their own ethics, and we shouldn't expect them to.
MCCAMMON: Democrats want justices to have to disclose gifts and adopt standards for recusing themselves from certain cases. That legislation, though, hasn't gotten very far and would likely face a tougher battle in the next Congress.
KELLY: NPR's Sarah McCammon. Thanks, Sarah.
MCCAMMON: Thank you.


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About Kara Eidson
Kara Eidson is an author, pastor, and avid gardener. Raised in the suburbs of the Kansas City area, she spent a lot of time during childhood in her grandparent's garden in south-central Missouri. Kara incorporates her passion for food and faith into her debut book, A Time to Grow. When she isn't working or writing, she loves spending time with her husband, working in the garden with their 10 chickens and 2 goats. She finished her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Missouri State University in 2004, and completed her Master of Divinity at Duke Divinity School in 2007. She was ordained as an elder in The United Methodist Church in 2010. She has served in ministry in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Kara currently serves two United Methodist Churches in Kansas.
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Effective: August 1, 2007
Reviewed and Updated: August 24, 2021
Contact: Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)
Liability and Good Samaritan Laws
Employee Liability
-AED Owner
-Environmental Health and Safety
-Medical Director
-Procurement Services
-Responder
-AED Policy Committee
-Required Records
-Training
-Incident Notification and Documentation
-Medical Response Documentation
-Office of Risk Management
The goal of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) program is to increase the rate of survival of people who have sudden cardiac arrests. AED programs are designed to provide equipment and training as an important means for providing enhanced life safety response measures. AEDs make it possible for lay responders to administer defibrillation prior to the arrival of Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Iowa State University is committed to the health and safety of its students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This policy establishes an AED program for the ISU campus that will:
Implement enhanced life safety response measures,
Meet regulatory compliance,
Provide continuity and consistency across campus in AED installation, maintenance and use; and,
Establish AED user training requirements. top
University buildings, departments and other units that have an AED must comply with this policy and are hereafter referred to as an AED owner.
This policy and related procedures set forth the standards and responsibilities for the installation, modification, replacement, repair, inspection, maintenance, and non-medical response of AEDs on the ISU campus. This policy does not pertain to the procedures required during a medical response to a sudden cardiac arrest. top
AED program coordinator: The Department of Environmental Health and Safety will provide the overall coordination of the ISU AED program. Phone (515) 294-5359; Email ehsinfo@iastate.edu.
Automated external defibrillator (AED): A computerized medical device that analyzes heart rhythm to detect cardiac arrest and delivers an electric shock to the heart (defibrillation) if necessary.
Sudden cardiac arrest: A significant life-threatening event when a person's heart stops or fails to produce a pulse.
Iowa law allows for the use of an AED during an emergency for the purpose of attempting to save the life of another person who is, or who appears to be, in cardiac arrest. Accordingly, Iowa law also expressly provides immunity from civil liability for those who obtain and maintain AEDs, and those who use such devices to attempt to save a life. Iowa Code 613.17, the Iowa Good Samaritan Act, provides that a person who in good faith renders emergency care and assistance, without compensation, shall not be responsible for civil damages for any acts of omissions during the provision of emergency care. The statute specifically indicates that "for purposes of this section, a person rendering emergency care or assistance includes a person involved in a workplace rescue arising out of an emergency or accident." This Good Samaritan Act provides protection to a rescuer, even an untrained rescuer, who uses an AED on a cardiac arrest victim. top
Iowa State University employees who have within the scope of their employment the responsibility to respond to emergencies are provided protection from personal liability under the Iowa Tort Claims Act, Iowa Code Chapter 669. If the employee does not have the responsibility to respond to emergencies in their job description and they do respond, they are protected from liability by the Iowa Good Samaritan Law, Iowa Code Section 613.17 referenced above. This law specifically states that a person rendering emergency aid in the workplace is covered.
AED Owner
AED owners or potential owners must:
Submit an AED Request Form for department funded purchases to the AED program coordinator for approval prior to purchasing a unit. See Resources below for AED procedures and submission instructions.
Units should make a reasonable effort to train sufficient staff in order to have at least one trained staff person on site during normal business hours.
Perform inspections of AEDs not accessible to the public (e.g., police vehicles) at least monthly to ensure proper operation.
Notify the AED program coordinator within 24 hours of an incident. top
A representative from Environmental Health and Safety will serve as the ISU AED program coordinator. Environmental Health and Safety shall be responsible for maintaining devices to meet regulatory compliance, the standards of the manufacturer, programmatic standards of the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, and this ISU policy. Environmental Health and Safety will:
Assist AED owners with program management.
Review AED Request Forms submitted by departments or units and notify Procurement Services of approved purchases.
Coordinate AED equipment location with AED owner and building supervisor to promote easy access.
Perform inspections and maintenance are conducted in a timely manner and in accordance with written user and service manuals provided by the manufacturer.
Conduct monthly inspections of AEDs in public areas to ensure proper operation.
Conduct semi-annual inspections to include cabinet battery replacement and operational checks, replacement of pads and batteries, and ensure proper operation of AED units.
Maintain AED inspection records.
Purchase and replace batteries, pads and other supplies as needed.
Maintain and provide an inventory of AED locations on campus (EH&S may delegate responsibility for maintenance where it is impractical for EH&S to perform and the department agrees.).
Monitor updates to legislation and regulations.
Act as liaison between AED owners, manufacturers and health agencies to assist in unit maintenance and compliance issues.
Conduct incident debriefing and complete follow-up report. top
The director of the ISU Occupational Medicine program will serve as the medical director for the AED program and will:
Provide medical direction and expertise on proper AED use.
Review and approve guidelines for emergency procedures related to AED use.
Assess post-event incident forms.
Prior to the purchase of any AED equipment, Procurement Services must receive notification from Environmental Health and Safety that a department or unit has an approved AED Request Form. The university has designated specific defibrillator equipment that can be installed on campus. As a result, acquisition of all AED equipment must be made through Procurement Services. Individual purchases of consumable materials related to AED maintenance by EH&S are exempt from the requirement to report to Procurement Services so long are they are purchased in a manner approved by Procurement Services. top
Anyone may, at their discretion, provide voluntary assistance to victims of medical emergencies to the extent appropriate to their training and experience.
AED Policy Committee
The AED Policy Committee shall consist of the AED program coordinator, director of Occupational Medicine, and representatives from Athletics, Office of Risk Management, Public Safety, Procurement Services, Residence, and at least one additional AED owner. The AED program coordinator will serve as chair of the committee and determine frequency of meetings. The Committee is responsible for:
Monitoring the implementation of this policy.
Advising the university on the needs and strategic campus locations that would most benefit from the installation of an AED, in the event that such resources become available.
Reviewing all special circumstances. All requests for variations from the AED policy and procedures must be submitted to the AED program coordinator for review and approval by the committee.
Approving policy changes. top
Required Records
The following records must be maintained by EH&S and made available upon request::
Guidelines for use.
Manufacturer's instructions.
Records of maintenance and inspections for the usable life of the device.
Training records, including a description of the training program.
AED Incident Reports.
Iowa State University recommends that all staff identified for AED training successfully complete an American Heart Association CPR/AED course or a national acceptable equivalent and complete refresher training as needed. EH&S will make accredited training available for purchase through an approved vendor. top
Incident Notification and Documentation
Departments or units must notify AED program coordinator within 24 hours of an incident. The AED program coordinator will conduct an incident debriefing and complete an AED Incident Report. Call (515) 294-5359 or email ehsinfo@iastate.edu.
Medical Response Documentation
The AED program coordinator will provide the medical director with a copy of the AED Incident Report along with any other requested information or data.
The Office of Risk Management is responsible for administering all claims involving Iowa State University. Claims must be reported to the Office of Risk Management. top
Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000. U.S. Public Law 106-505 (11-13-2000). This law encourages the placement of AEDs in federal buildings (42 U.S.C. 238p) and provides nationwide Good Samaritan protection (42 U.S.C. 238q) that exempts from liability anyone who renders emergency treatment with a defibrillator to save someone's life.
Community Access to Emergency Devices Act. (Community AED Act) U.S. Public Law 107-188 (6-12-2002). This act authorizes federal grant funds for the purchase and placement of AEDs in public places, training First Responders on AEDs and encouraging private companies to purchase and train employees on use of AEDs (42 U.S.C. 244 and 245).
Federal Food and Drug Administration Regulations. A good summary of these regulations is contained in the URMIA White Paper available from the Office of Risk Management. The most important requirement is that any AED program must have medical oversight by a physician familiar with sudden cardiac arrest and the operation of AEDs.
Guidelines for Public Access Defibrillation Programs in Federal Facilities. 41 CFR 102-79.115 (November 8, 2005) This publication provides a general framework for initiating a design process for an AED program in federal facilities and discusses the essential elements of such a program.
Iowa Administrative Code – Automated External Defibrillator Maintenance (641 IAC 143). Establishes State of Iowa rules for AED Maintenance.
Iowa Good Samaritan Act. Iowa Code §613.17. This act provides that a person who is in good faith renders emergency care and assistance, without compensation, shall not be responsible for civil damages for any acts of omissions during the provision of emergency care. The statute specifically indicates that "for purposes of this section, a person rendering emergency care or assistance includes a person involved in a workplace rescue arising out of an emergency or accident." This Good Samaritan Act provides protection to a rescuer, even an untrained rescuer, who uses an AED on a cardiac arrest victim top
EH&S AED Program
AED Coordinator [email]
AED Procedures [PDF]
AED Request Form [PDF]
EH&S Occupational Medicine Program
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) [Policy in PDF]


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in the manner of a prince addressing another prince on a private occasion:
"What an unexpected pleasure. Would you have any objection to drink something with me in that infamous wine-shop over there? The sun is really too strong to talk in the street."
The haggard Morrison followed obediently into a sombre, cool hovel which he would have disdained to enter at any other time. He was distracted. He did not know what he was doing. You could have led him over the edge of a precipice just as easily as into that wine-shop. He sat down like an automaton. He was speechless, but he saw a glass full of rough red wine before him, and drank it. Heyst meantime, politely watchful, had taken a seat opposite.
"You are in for a bout of fever, I fear," he said sympathetically.
Poor Morrison's tongue was loosened at last.
"Fever!" he cried. "Give me fever. Give me plague. They are diseases. One gets over them. But I am being murdered. I am being murdered by the Portuguese. The gang here downed me at last among them. I am to have my throat cut the day after to-morrow."
In the face of this passion Heyst made, with his eyebrows, a slight motion of surprise which would not have been misplaced in a drawing-room. Morrison's despairing reserve had broken down. He had been wandering with a dry throat all over that miserable town of mud hovels, silent, with no soul to turn to in his distress, and positively maddened by his thoughts; and suddenly he had stumbled on a white man, figuratively and actually white—for Morrison refused to accept the racial whiteness of the Portuguese officials. He let himself go for the mere relief of violent speech, his elbows planted on the table, his eyes bloodshot, his voice nearly gone, the brim of his round pith hat shading an unshaven, livid face. His white clothes, which he had not taken off for three days, were dingy. He looked already gone to the bad, past redemption. The sight was shocking to Heyst; but he let nothing of it appear in his bearing, concealing his impression under that consummate good-society manner of his. Polite attention, what's due from one gentleman listening to another, was what he showed; and, as usual, it was catching; so that Morrison pulled himself together and finished his narrative in a conversational tone, with a man-of-theworld air.
"It's a villainous plot. Unluckily, one is helpless. That scoundrel Cousinho—Andreas, you know—has been coveting the brig for years. Naturally, I would never sell. She is not only my livelihood; she's my life. So he has hatched this pretty little plot with the chief of the customs. The sale of course, will be a farce. There's no one here to bid. He will get the brig for a song—no, not even that—a line of a song. You have been some years now in the islands, Heyst. You know us all; you have seen how we live. Now you shall have the opportunity to see how some of us end; for it is the end, for me. I can't deceive myself any longer. You see it,—don't you?"
Morrison had pulled himself together, but one felt the snapping strain on his recovered self-possession. Heyst was beginning to say that he "could very well see all the bearings of this unfortunate—" when Morrison interrupted him jerkily.
"Upon my word, I don't know why I have been telling you all this. I suppose seeing a thoroughly white man like you made it impossible to keep my trouble to myself. Words can't do it justice; but since I've told you so much I may as well tell you more. Listen. This morning on board, in my cabin, I went down on my knees and prayed for help. I went down on my knees!"
"You are a believer, Morrison?" asked Heyst with a distinct note of respect.
"Surely I am not an infidel."
Morrison was swiftly reproachful in his answer, and there came a pause, Morrison perhaps interrogating his conscience, and Heyst preserving a mien of unperturbed, polite interest.
"I prayed like a child, of course. I believe in children praying—well, women, too, but I rather think God expects men to be more self-reliant. I don't hold with a man everlastingly bothering the Almighty with his silly troubles. It seems such cheek. Anyhow, this morning I—I have never done any harm to any God's creature knowingly—I prayed. A sudden impulse—I went flop on my knees; so you may judge—"
They were gazing earnestly into each other's eyes. Poor Morrison added, as a discouraging afterthought:
"Only this is such a God-forsaken spot."
Heyst inquired with a delicate intonation whether he might know the amount for which the brig was seized.
Morrison suppressed an oath, and named curtly a sum which was in itself so insignificant that any other person than Heyst would have exclaimed at it. And even Heyst could hardly keep incredulity out of his politely modulated voice as he asked if it was a fact that Morrison had not that amount in hand.
Morrison hadn't. He had only a little English gold, a few sovereigns, on board. He had left all his spare cash with the Tesmans, in Samarang, to meet certain bills which would fall due while he was away on his cruise. Anyhow, that money would not have been any more good to him than if it had been in the innermost depths of the infernal regions. He said all this brusquely. He looked with sudden disfavour at that noble forehead, at those great martial moustaches, at the tired eyes of the man sitting opposite him. Who the devil was he? What was he, Morrison, doing there, talking like this? Morrison knew no more of Heyst than the rest of us trading in the Archipelago did. Had the Swede suddenly risen and hit him on the nose, he could not have been taken more aback than when this stranger, this nondescript wanderer, said with a little bow across the table:
"Oh! If that's the case I would be very happy if you'd allow me to be of use!"
Morrison didn't understand. This was one of those things that don't happen—unheard of things. He had no real inkling of what it meant, till Heyst said definitely: f "I can lend you the amount."
"You have the money?" whispered Morrison. "Do you mean here, in your pocket?"
"Yes, on me. Glad to be of use."
Morrison, staring open-mouthed, groped over his shoulder for the cord of the eyeglass hanging down his back. When he found it, he stuck it in his eye hastily. It was as if he expected Heyst's usual white suit of the tropics to change into a shining garment flowing down to his toes, and a pair of great dazzling wings to sprout on the Swede's shoulders—and didn't want to miss a single detail of the transformation. But if Heyst was an angel from on high, sent in answer to prayer, he did not betray his heavenly origin by outward signs. So, instead of going on his knees, as he felt inclined to do, Morrison stretched out his hand, which Heyst grasped with formal alacrity and a polite murmur in which "Trifle—delighted—of service," could be just distinguished.
"Miracles do happen," thought the awestruck Morrison. To him, as to all of us in the islands, this wandering Heyst, who didn't toil or spin visibly, seemed the very last person to be the agent of Providence in an affair concerned with money. The fact of his turning up in Timor or anywhere else was no more wonderful than the settling of a sparrow on one's window-sill at any given moment. But that he should carry a sum of money in his pocket seemed somehow inconceivable.
So inconceivable that as they were trudging together through the sand of the roadway to the customhouse—another mud hovel—to pay the fine, Morrison


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    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    @Basic(optional = false)
    @Column(name = "cd_pais")
    private Integer cdPais;
    @Column(name = "nm_pais")
    private String nmPais;
    @Column(name = "sigla")
    private String sigla;
    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "cdPais")
    private Collection<Estado> estadoCollection;

    public Pais() {
    }

    public Pais(Integer cdPais) {
        this.cdPais = cdPais;
    }

    public Integer getCdPais() {
        return cdPais;
    }

    public void setCdPais(Integer cdPais) {
        this.cdPais = cdPais;
    }

    public String getNmPais() {
        return nmPais;
    }

    public void setNmPais(String nmPais) {
        this.nmPais = nmPais;
    }

    public String getSigla() {
        return sigla;
    }

    public void setSigla(String sigla) {
        this.sigla = sigla;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    @JsonIgnore
    public Collection<Estado> getEstadoCollection() {
        return estadoCollection;
    }

    public void setEstadoCollection(Collection<Estado> estadoCollection) {
        this.estadoCollection = estadoCollection;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        int hash = 0;
        hash += (cdPais != null ? cdPais.hashCode() : 0);
        return hash;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
        // TODO: Warning - this method won't work in the case the id fields are not set
        if (!(object instanceof Pais)) {
            return false;
        }
        Pais other = (Pais) object;
        if ((this.cdPais == null && other.cdPais != null) || (this.cdPais != null && !this.cdPais.equals(other.cdPais))) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "br.com.cirurgica.generated.model.Pais[ cdPais=" + cdPais + " ]";
    }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


A third man has died from a new strain of Bird flu in China that has previously not been known to infect humans. This latest casualty to the H7N9 virus follows the deaths of two other Chinese citizens in March 2013.
According to the Xinhua news agency in China, a total of nine confirmed cases of the new strain have been recorded in the country. A middle aged woman is also seriously ill in hospital after catching the virus.
China's National Health and Family Planning Commission have reported that the two men who died in Shanghai became ill with coughs and fevers before developing pneumonia.
The commission's experts confirmed Saturday that the cause of death has been as a result of the H7N9 strain of avian flu not thought to have been transmitted to humans in the past. Scientists have also confirmed is this new mutation of the H7N9 strain appears to have made the transmission of the virus much easier among other livestock such pigs. This mutation is likely to cause a growing number of human cases of this new deadly strain.
At present there is no vaccine to prevent infection from this deadly strain. Detection has been made even more troublesome as the strain does not show any symptoms in poultry, making it hard to track.


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