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American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic (Hardcover)
By Victoria Johnson
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize (History)
Finalist for the National Book Award (Nonfiction)
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
The untold story of Hamilton's—and Burr's—personal physician, whose dream to build America's first botanical garden inspired the young Republic.
On a clear morning in July 1804, Alexander Hamilton stepped onto a boat at the edge of the Hudson River. He was bound for a New Jersey dueling ground to settle his bitter dispute with Aaron Burr. Hamilton took just two men with him: his "second" for the duel, and Dr. David Hosack.
As historian Victoria Johnson reveals in her groundbreaking biography, Hosack was one of the few points the duelists did agree on. Summoned that morning because of his role as the beloved Hamilton family doctor, he was also a close friend of Burr. A brilliant surgeon and a world-class botanist, Hosack—who until now has been lost in the fog of history—was a pioneering thinker who shaped a young nation.
Born in New York City, he was educated in Europe and returned to America inspired by his newfound knowledge. He assembled a plant collection so spectacular and diverse that it amazes botanists today, conducted some of the first pharmaceutical research in the United States, and introduced new surgeries to America. His tireless work championing public health and science earned him national fame and praise from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander von Humboldt, and the Marquis de Lafayette.
One goal drove Hosack above all others: to build the Republic's first botanical garden. Despite innumerable obstacles and near-constant resistance, Hosack triumphed when, by 1810, his Elgin Botanic Garden at last crowned twenty acres of Manhattan farmland. "Where others saw real estate and power, Hosack saw the landscape as a pharmacopoeia able to bring medicine into the modern age" (Eric W. Sanderson, author of Mannahatta). Today what remains of America's first botanical garden lies in the heart of midtown, buried beneath Rockefeller Center.
Whether collecting specimens along the banks of the Hudson River, lecturing before a class of rapt medical students, or breaking the fever of a young Philip Hamilton, David Hosack was an American visionary who has been too long forgotten. Alongside other towering figures of the post-Revolutionary generation, he took the reins of a nation. In unearthing the dramatic story of his life, Johnson offers a lush depiction of the man who gave a new voice to the powers and perils of nature.
Victoria Johnson, a former Cullman Fellow, is currently an associate professor of urban policy and planning at Hunter College (City University of New York), where she teaches on the history of nonprofits, philanthropy, and New York City.
If Rockefeller Center is haunted, a likely candidate for the ghost is David Hosack, the doctor-botanist who assembled a major plant collection on the site starting in 1801.... Victoria Johnson's American Eden unearths Hosack, who was lauded in his lifetime but largely forgotten since. Hosack's Columbia lectures were, as one student said, "as good as the theater," and so is Johnson's storytelling. She weaves his biography with threads of history — political, medical and scientific — and the tale of an up-and-coming New York City. An innovative medical practitioner, he was the friend and doctor Hamilton and Burr had in attendance on that July morning along the Weehawken cliffs for their ill-starred duel. Did Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton leave you with an appetite for more? American Eden will not disappoint.... In her ambitious and entertaining book Johnson connects past to present. David Hosack's garden may have been short-lived, but in our parks, gardens, medical practices and pharmacology, his efforts continue to bear fruit.
— Marta McDowell, New York Times Book Review
[A] captivating biography… Along the way, [Victoria Johnson] restores this attractive polymath—who today is mainly remembered, thanks to a small role in a certain hip-hop musical, as the doctor-in-attendance at the 1804 duel between two of his patients, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton —to his rightful place in American history. The rescue from oblivion is long overdue…. Johnson, an associate professor of urban planning at Hunter College and an authority on botanic gardens, never allows her subject's many achievements to weigh down her narrative. She writes trippingly, with engaging fluency and wit. She has a lovely way of conjuring up early New York and its denizens—the workers calling out as they unload cargo at the docks; the gentlemen crowding into the Tontine Coffee House for the news of the day. The book's botany-related passages are particularly vivid. The author writes of plants delightedly, precisely—as Hosack himself might have done.
— Penelope Rowlands, The Wall Street Journal
Lucky is the biographer
who can resurrect a forgotten figure and retrieve a major reputation lost to the
passage of time. In this captivating and intensely readable book, Victoria
Johnson rescues the remarkable life of Dr. David Hosack, physician and botanist
extraordinaire and a towering benefactor of New York and the early republic. A
welcome achievement.
— Ron Chernow, author of Grant and Alexander Hamilton
Lively…. Victoria Johnson follows Hosack's life and legacy through a range of detail and social context which answers all the answerable questions. Evocations of 'pastoral Manhattan' run through the story, reminding us what has been concreted over and lost.
— Robin Lane Fox, Financial Times
American Eden is one of those rare books…it surprises by its originality, it impresses with its deep scholarship and it seduces with its beautiful writing. Victoria Johnson has the gift of a storyteller and the tenacity of a detective…her descriptions of medicine, botany and politics in the early Republic are not only compelling but also exquisitely researched.
— Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
You've listened to Hamilton, you devoured the Alexander Hamilton biography. But you might not have read up on David Hosack, the American botanist and doctor who accompanied Hamilton and Burr on their fateful duel. While he wasn't paid in advance, he was treated with civility, and in American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic, you can read more about his life as a pioneering botanist, pharmacologist, and surgeon.
— Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science
In the fall of 1797 the eldest son of Alexander Hamilton, Philip, fell ill with yellow fever, which was sweeping through New York City. The family doctor, David Hosack, employed an unorthodox treatment of hot baths of Peruvian bark and alcohol and saved the boy's life... Hosack went on to establish the nation's first botanical garden—the Elgin Botanic Garden—in the place that is now Rockefeller Center and to launch the American era of botany. He used the Elgin collection to conduct some of the earliest methodical research on the medicinal properties of plants, including poppies from which opiates are derived and the two plants that would later be involved in the development of aspirin.
— Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American [Editors' Book Recommendations]
[David Hosack] became a titan of medical research in the fledgling nation. He published on tetanus and breast cancer, pioneered smallpox vaccination and, as Victoria Johnson's fine science biography reveals, contributed vastly to medicinal botany. Hosack's famed, now lost, Elgin Botanic Garden in New York City became a key training centre for scientists and surgeons, who peered "into the globe-spanning, dizzying complexity of the natural world" through plants. A rich and compelling read.
— Barbara Kiser, Nature
Victoria Johnson's American Eden is the kind of history I love: deeply researched, evocative of its time, and fascinating at every turn. It follows the life of David Hosack, early American doctor, botanist, New Yorker, and bon vivant, whose life touched the famous on both sides of the Atlantic. Hosack was there when Alexander Hamilton took a bullet; Hosack greeted the Marquis de Lafayette on his triumphal return in 1824; Hosack founded North America's first botanic garden on the land where Rockefeller Center now stands in midtown Manhattan. Where others saw real estate and power, Hosack saw the landscape as a pharmocopeia able to bring medicine into the modern age.
— Eric W. Sanderson, author of Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
American Eden is an exhaustively researched, brilliant and lively biography set in the close political, social and intellectual circles of the new Republic by professor of urban planning Victoria Johnson… Johnson's storytelling skills and her thorough knowledge of the period and the science makes this a book that will appeal to history lovers, botanists and gardeners alike.
— Sara Catterall, Shelf Awareness
Victoria Johnson has written an engaging intellectual biography that weaves science into the story of America's founding. American Eden is rich in insights, and it casts a vivid light on the astounding achievements of the nation's first botanist.
— Russell Shorto, author of Revolution Song and The Island at the Center of the World
[A] fine biography . . . . The cast of characters here represents a veritable who's who of the early republic, as Hosack's drive and talent took him into the orbit of Thomas Jefferson, Sir Joseph Banks, Alexander von Humboldt, and Washington Irving. The story's backdrop is richly drawn: Johnson (urban policy & planning, Hunter Coll.) allows readers to imagine the city's prebuilt landscape as it appeared at the end of the 18th century, and how infectious disease was as dangerous a threat to its citizens as war with Britain. Readers will also delight in the details, as Johnson dutifully names Hosack's prized botanical collections. A brilliant evocation of a man and his time.... Plant lovers, history buffs, New Yorkaphiles, those interested in early medicine, even Hamiltonians—all will find this engrossing.
— Library Journal [Starred Review]
An extraordinary book about an extraordinary man, a cosmopolitan visionary of the American future. Integrating an astonishing array of sources into a supple, compelling narrative, Johnson masterfully recounts Hosack's valiant establishment of a garden flourishing with native and immigrant plants, an Eden for the new nation; fleshes out his friendships with the leaders of the early Republic, all of them, including even Jefferson, Hamilton, and Burr, bound by botany; and recalls his pioneering efforts on behalf of medical and cultural New York. Johnson brings Hosack vividly to life while fully delineating his remarkable civic and scientific achievements.
— Daniel J. Kevles, Stanley Woodward Professor of History Emeritus, Yale University
Plant-lovers and gardeners will savor the tales Johnson discovered about nineteenth-century botanizing and empathize with the trials of saving a garden, the most ephemeral of treasures, for posterity.... American Eden is a worthwhile read for history fans, botany and garden enthusiasts, and everyone interested in the challenge of turning a good idea into a legacy.
American Eden brings to life a young nation and an old New York, deeply known and lovingly peopled by Victoria Johnson. The book paints family portraits of the Founders—Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, plus their women and children—who orbit around their all-healing doctor, David Hosack. When the doctor blooms into a science pioneer and builds a botanical garden, Johnson gives us a biography of America's first environmentalist, obsessed with preserving the world's flora.
— Edward Ball, author of Slaves in the Family
The founding era blooms with rare color in American Eden. In this captivatingly told story of how one man's quest to cultivate his garden helped build his nation, Victoria Johnson makes a powerful argument for the age of Hamilton as the age of Hosack. She writes eloquently, researches deeply, and thinks creatively, and the result is a fresh, vivid picture of the early republic sure to enthrall readers of biography and history alike.
— Maya Jasanoff, author of The Dawn Watch
Publisher: Liveright
Publication Date: June 5th, 2018
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Biography & Autobiography / Medical (incl. Patients)
Biography & Autobiography / Environmentalists & Naturalists
History / United States / 19th Century
Kobo eBook (June 5th, 2018): $18.95
Compact Disc (July 18th, 2018): $39.99


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Writing Elegant Code and the Maintainability Index.
Every time I come across a procedure or code file with a 1000 lines of code I just want to sentence the creator to permanent programming abstinence. To write elegant and maintainable code there are a couple of things you'll want to consider (and learn, if not known). This article will cover some of them, with a focus on Object Oriented Programming. First we shall find a good motive to do this. Why would we want to write elegant code? What is our motivation for code metrics?
Improve software quality: Well-known practices on your code will (with high probability) make software more stable and usable.
Software Readability: Most software applications are not the sole creation of an individual. Working with teams is always a challenge; code metrics allows teams to standardize the way they work together and read more easily each other's code.
Code flexibility: Applications with a good balance of cyclomatic complexity and design patterns are more malleable and adaptable to small and big changes in requirements and business rules.
Reduce future maintenance needs: Most applications need some sort of review or improvement on their lifetime. Coming back to code written a year ago will be easier if the code have good metrics.
Very popular code metric in software engineering.
Measures the structural complexity of a function.
It is created by calculating the number of decision statements and different code paths in the flow of a function.
Often correlated to code size.
A function with no decisions has a CC = 1, being the best case scenario.
A function with CC >= 8 should raise red flags and you should certainly review that code with a critical eye. Always remember, the closest to 1 the better.
LOC is the oldest and easier to measure metric.
Measures the size of a program by counting the lines of code.
If the numbers on your application show larger number than the previous values, you should check your code again. A very high count indicates that a type or a procedure it trying to do too much work and you should try to split it up.
The higher the LOC numbers the harder the code will be to maintain.
Measures the nesting levels in a procedure.
The deeper the nesting, the more complex the procedure is. Deep nesting levels often leads to errors and oversights in the program logic.
Avoid having too many nested logic cases, look for alternate solutions to deep if then else for foreach switch statements; they loose logic sense in the context of a method when they run too deep.
Measures the number of classes that extend to the root of the class hierarchy at each level.
Classes that are located too deep in the inheritance tree are relatively complex to develop and maintain. The more of those you have the more complex and hard to maintain your code will be.
Avoid too many classes at deeper levels of inheritance. Avoid deep inheritance trees in general.
Maintain your DIT <= 4. A value greater than 4 will compromise encapsulation and increase code density.
Coupling: aka "dependency" is the degree of reliance a functional unit of software has on another of the same category (Types to Types and DLLs to DLLs).
The 2 most important types of coupling are Class Coupling (between object types) and Library Coupling (between DLLs).
High coupling (BAD) indicates a design that is difficult to reuse and maintain because of its many interdependencies on other modules.
If the members of your class (properties and methods) are strongly-related, then the class is said to have HIGH COHESION.
Cohesion has a strong influence on coupling. Systems with poor (low) cohesion usually have poor (high) coupling.
Design Patterns play an extremely important role in the architecture of complex software systems. Patterns are proven solutions to problems that repeat over and over again in software engineering. They provide the general arrangement of elements and communication to solve such problems without doing the same twice.
I can only recommend one of the greatest books in this subject called: "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software" by the Gang of Four. Look it up online, buy it, read it and I'll guarantee you'll never look at software architecture and design the same way after.
Depending on the needs of the problem, applying proven design patterns like Observer, Command and Singleton patterns will greatly improve the quality, readability, scalability and maintainability of your code.
Triex Index (TI) measures the algorithmic time complexity (Big O) of object types.
TI is more important to be considered for object types that carry a large load of analysis, like collections and workers objects.
This metric receives a strong influence from Cohesion and should only be applied to classes and types and not to individual members. The coherence is also very influential on the time complexity coherence between its members.
This is a personal metric. I haven't found this type of metrics elsewhere, but I think it's singular and significant to the overall elegance and performance of your code.
The Triex Index is calculated by dividing the infinite product of the execution order (Big O) for all members of a class, by n to the power of c-1; where c is the number of members in the class/type.
If a member of a class is hurting the overall TI of the class, try splitting its logic into one or more methods with less costly execution orders. Be careful not to harm the coupling and cohesion metrics of the type while doing this step.
The Principle of Least Knowledge is a design guideline I'll always encourage to use. What I consider unnecessary is the "use only one dot" rule enforcement for functions and methods.
"a.b.Method()" breaks the law, where "a.Method()" does not. That's just ridiculous.
Counts the total number of methods in a type.
Counts the number of immediate children in a hierarchy.
Counts the number of constructor a class have.
Counts the number of interfaces a class implements.
Many of them are obsolete metrics when we look at modern software engineering techniques and languages like C# and LINQ. Things like methods per class or number of children do not apply very well to the core concepts of these modern techniques. Just imagine measuring the "Weighted Methods Per Class" in a world full of extension methods that ultimately do not depend on the original creator of the object type.
The second reason is that the complexity of the problem never changes. If we have to solve a problem that by nature is a complex one, it doesn't matter how many constructors of methods we have, or whether the functions do not abide by the Law of Demeter. That is irrelevant if the solution does not solve the problem. The complexity of any given problem is a constant; the only way out is to change the perspective to the problem and abstract as much complexity as possible. When you abstract a complex problem, you end up with a large number of abstractions. Counting them is meaningless, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS A COMPLEX ONE and ITS COMPLEXITY WILL NOT CHANGE.
It'll be extremely hard to come up with good numbers for all of these metrics. Yet, you should know about them and the reason for their existence. Then, when you are having a developer saying "Holy cow, I don't understand the logic of this method, it has too many if then else, I'm lost." you'll say "Aha! that method may have a high CC" and go straight to the problem and solve it. Applying metrics to your source code is not magic, you still own what you write, and ultimately you have to know your business well to have elegant code. But hopefully with the help of these metrics and a couple of tools you'll make your code work like a charm and look neat as a pin.


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NEGATIVE RATING OUTLOOKStandard & Poor's says that we are going downhill
Emilia Olescu ( (TRANSLATED BY COSMIN GHIDOVEANU)
English Section / 13 decembrie 2019
• Even though S&P expects that next year we will begin a process of significant fiscal consolidation, the rigid structure of the budget and the volatility of the political environment represent risks to this hypothesis
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has worsened our rating outlook from stable to negative as a result of the growing budget deficit. In this context, our country will borrow at higher costs, and business people will think twice before investing in the domestic economy, which will be more vulnerable to external shocks, they claim.
The S&P report shows: "The deviations caused by the massive expenditures of the former government forced the current leadership of Romania to revise the fiscal targets for 2019 and 2020, amid the economic slowdown. The planned increases in pensions and salaries will help to deepen the current account deficit which are already substantial, including in 2020".
Although S&P expects next year to begin a process of significant fiscal consolidation, the rigid budget structure and volatility of the political environment are risks to this hypothesis. The specialists at Standard & Poor's consider: "The worsening of the rating perspective reflects the risks to Romania's economic and fiscal stability if the authorities fail to stabilize and consolidate the budget strategy, including following the plans to implement new pension increases next year".
The ratings firm yesterday confirmed the "BBB- / A-3" rating for long and short term debt in foreign currency and in local currency.
• Dochia: "It is likely that the next step will be the slowdown of economic growth and the rise in inflationary pressures"
Following the S&P warning, we will be borrowing at higher costs, which - given that the budget for 2019 and 2020 has a growing deficit - is worrying, economic analyst Aurelian Dochia said. He explained: "We will pay a lot more money to finance this budget deficit and the consequences are serious. Because an increase in borrowing costs for the Government can also signal an increase in borrowing costs on the private market, on all loans".
We do not know yet to what extent and how soon these consequences will materialize, but obviously the financial markets, both international and domestic, are in going through a certain reorganization after this announcement and investors will react to it, demanding higher interest rates on amounts they invest as loans or under other forms".
Later, this will spread from the financial market to the entire economy, because in general higher borrowing costs means harder access to loans for those who want to attract resources, be it private clients or companies that want to invest, Aurelian Dochia told us. In his opinion, the next step will probably be to a slowdown in economic growth and the intensification of inflationary pressures.
Regarding the withdrawals of investments from our market, they started a long time ago, said the specialist. "This year we have had withdrawals of various forms of investments. They come to our market to the extent that they can earn beyond the cost of financing that investors have to pay. This year, foreign direct investments were at a level comparable to last year, and other forms of investments such as loans or deposits in the form of deposits have decreased."
The budget deficit can not be quickly rebalanced, he says, and he concludes that we are talking about a large imbalance, and the future pressures caused by the increases in salaries and pensions - which will not be abandoned, because next year is an election year - are very hard to balance.
Regarding the estimated deficit for the current year, Mr. Dochia pointed out that the Ministry of Finance shas a reserve fund with which it "can still maneuver to a certain extent to reach a certain deficit target this year."
• Codirlaşu: "If no measures for cutting the deficit are taken, then the rating might get cut"
S&P intended to cut the rating outlook since last spring, after the passing of Emergency Government Ordinance 114/2018, but gave up on that decision as certain provisions were eliminated, says Adrian Codirlaşu, CFA Romania president. He explained: "This year we have an early shock due to the pension law, which makes the budget deficit difficult to sustain. This was also said by the IMF in the first part of the year, when it stressed that the full effect of the law will lead to a deficit of 5-6%. Such results are difficult to fund and the S&P ratings firm says the same.
Then there are also twin deficits. We have the current account deficit and the budget deficit, both largest in the region, which makes Romania's economy vulnerable to external shocks. Above all, there is also the slowdown of global economic activity".
Adrian Codirlaşu however, says that S&P has only changed the outlook: "For now we have a warning, which, in the short term, may induce higher volatility, but nothing else. Only if no action is taken can the rating be cut. But the S&P evaluators assume that measures will be taken regarding the budget deficit".
The specialist told us that if a the budget runs a large deficit for a year or two, but there is a plan for it to return back to the target level, that is not a reason to cut the country rating. "We must come up with a plan to reduce the deficit", concludes Adrian Codirlaşu, saying: "The main problem is the shock of the sharp pension increase next year. This is the main point that can lead to a downgrade."
• Unicredit: "The decision of S&P could put additional pressure on the exchange rate and government bond yields"
Standard & Poor's decision to cut the country's rating outlook from stable to negative, due to rising fiscal deficit and current account deficit, could put additional pressure on the exchange rate and government bond yields, as in the coming days we could see potential asset sell-offs, UniCredit analysts say. They argue that no major fiscal consolidation measures have been announced, despite market expectations (only the increase in the excise duty on cigarettes and the prohibition of collecting both salary and pension for public sector employees, without a significant impact on the budget revenues).
Moreover, the MFP has revised the deficit targets for 2019 and 2020 twice in a few days, which has caused uncertainty in the markets, the quoted sources said. They point out that, taking into account the debt financing schedule, the Ministry of Finance must borrow another 3.1 billion lei by the end of the year, with an expected increase in yields.
• Cîţu: "The change in the rating outlook by S&P is due to the irresponsibility of the pro-cyclical fiscal policies promoted in the last three years"
The change in the rating outlook by S&P is due to the irresponsibility of the pro-cyclical fiscal policies promoted in the last three years and this was because the previous Government ignored all the warnings received from the ratings firm since February, says the Minister of Public Finance, Florin Cîţu, according to Agerpres.
First of all, the firm very clearly explains that the outlook change is due to the unsustainable increase of the expenditures engaged by the previous Government, more clearly, due to the irresponsibility of the pro-cyclical fiscal policy promoted in the last three years. Secondly, the firm also took into account the fiscal consolidation program presented by the current Government. Third, the firm has decided to keep Romania's sovereign rating. And fourthly, I emphasize that we are in this situation today because the previous Government has ignored all warnings received from the S&P ratings firm since February this year.
The Minister of Finance added that his efforts and that of the Ministry of Public Finance in the next period will focus on finalizing the drafting of the budget for 2020 and the 2021-2022 outlook, through which solid policies for fiscal consolidation will be implemented in the medium term.
Florin Cîţu said: "I am sure that in the coming months even the most skeptical observers will be convinced that Romania has entered a long period of responsible fiscal policy. Only naive or malicious people can claim that the country rating can be influenced after only one month of PNL governance. The ratings firm Standard & Poor's states very clearly that the main factor that could contribute to improving the outlook is to ensure fiscal consolidation, which will lead to stabilizing public finances and Romania's external position".
• Dancă: "The revision of the rating perspective is not in the area of responsibility of the current Government"
The review of Romania's perspective by analysts at Standard & Poor's Global Ratings refers to the situation in public finances, which is not in the area of responsibility of the current Government, announced the head of the Chancellor of the Prime Minister, Ionel Dancă. "It has been noted that, at the end of the year, fiscal and budgetary consolidation measures were announced, which give investors confidence that Romania's perspective can be improved".
Dancă said that the analysts mentioned the measures taken by the current Government, which could improve the situation: "I would like to remind you that in the analysis of the S&P it is noted that, at the end of the year, fiscal and budgetary consolidation measures were announced, which gives investors confidence that Romania's outlook can be improved. It is a change of perspective and, at the same time, financial analysts have noticed the measures of the current Government with a view to fiscal and budgetary consolidation. We are confident that these measures will have the desired result, the regaining of the investor and financial markets confidence in the budgetary policy of the current Government".
• S&P warns that it may revise Romania's rating downwards in the coming 24 months
S&P warns that it may revise Romania's ratings downwards, in the coming 24 months, if the fiscal and foreign imbalances continue to deepen and persist more than the firm currently estimates. According to it, the absence of the consolidation of the fiscal consolidation results in a higher foreign and public debt than the firm is currently forecasting.
Among other things, the lack of synchronization of the economic policy results in an increased volatility of the exchange rate, with potential negative repercussions on the balances of the public and the private sector, the quoted report says.
The specialists of the firm show that Romania's rating outlook could be improved to "stable" if it is observed that the executive is making progress in "anchoring" the fiscal consolidation, which will lead to a stabilization of the country's public finances and of its position on the foreign market.
The economic slowdown will affect government revenues, which will lead to new budgetary pressures, S&P warns. According to the rating firm's basic macroeconomic scenario, Romania's GDP growth will remain close to 3% until 2022.
Constraints on the rating include low economic prosperity, relatively poor administrative capacity, unpredictable economic environment and only medium-level monetary flexibility compared to other countries with similar ratings.
The growth of the Romanian economy would be below 4% this year, before falling in 2020-2021, following the slowdown in foreign demand, the rating firm estimates, as it does not expect a significant fiscal consolidation before the 2020 elections.
In the medium term, S&P forecasts Romania's GDP growth by almost 3% until 2022, even if there are short-term uncertainties.
In the longer term, our growth prospects remain constrained by the emigration of the skilled workforce and the demographic decline, given the lack of structural reforms aimed at solving these problems, the ratings firm warns.
In addition, high wage growth in recent years has not been accompanied by comparable increases in productivity, which has partially eroded the competitiveness of our exports, S&P explains.
The firm forecasts that the general government deficit will reach 4.3% of the GDP in 2019 and 4% of the GDP in 2020. Despite uncertainties regarding the fiscal outlook, S&P expects the NBR to keep inflationary expectations under control and maintain an adequate level of foreign currency reserves.
S&P, economie, inflatie
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Experts now estimate that nearly half of cancers could be prevented by eating a healthy diet, getting regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding tobacco and protecting yourself from sun damage.
February is Cancer Prevention Month - a time to focus on healthy habits that can lower your risk for cancer and other chronic diseases. Getting more fruit and vegetable servings is one important thing you can do today. And it just got easier. This nutritious breakfast smoothie combines leafy super greens, kale and spinach, with seasonal fruits, nuts and seeds for a cancer-fighting kick-start to your morning. Pumpkin will give you plenty of beta-carotene, a compound important in controlling normal cell growth and preventing cell damage from oxidation.
24 g carbohydrate, 13 g protein, 8 g dietary fiber, 111 mg sodium.
Combine all ingredients in blender or food processer and blend on high until smooth. Let sit for 1 minute to thicken before serving.


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A phenolic derivative, atraric acid, was identified by GC/MS and quantified by GC/MS/MS in the outer parts of wood from oaks specifically colonised by lichens. This compound was correlated to the presence of a bitter depside, atranorin, which is a natural metabolite of the lichen species belonging to the genus Parmelia.
Key words: Lichens / atranorin / atraric acid / oak wood / ion trap mass spectrometry / quantification.


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Searching for shells on Pine Island is a relaxing and very fun way to spend the day here in Florida. There are a few things that you will need to know to get the most out of your shelling experience.
Below we will give you some tips on what you will need to shell, where the best places are to shell, and when the best time to go shelling on Pine Island is.
Shelling on the gulf-side of the beach is the best place to find great shells. Any area along the beach here offers a wide variety of shells.
Whether you wish to shell at the edge of the water, in the sand several feet up from the water, or in the water around low-tide, you are sure to always find some great shells.
You can find great shells any time of day on Pine Island, however low tide is often the best time to find great and unique shells. During low tide, the water is very shallow allowing you to see a lot of the ocean floor. This shallow water exposes shells that are hidden during regular and high tide. Another great time to shell is after a storm on the beach. However, it is important to not shell during a storm that is producing lightening and large waves. It is best to wait until the storm has completely cleared the area to begin shelling.
The Florida Shelling Laws are put in place to make sure that our wildlife habitats are preserved. If you find a shell that contains any specimen whether it may seem to be alive or not, you are outlawed from removing these specimens from the beach.
You are also not allowed to remove any sea urchins, starfish, or sand dollars so be sure you follow the rules and regulations on shelling in Southwest Florida.


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Q: Roots of a polynomial in an integral domain Let $R$ be a ring and $f(X) \in R[x]$ be a non-constant polynomial. We know that the number of roots, of $f(X)$ in $R$ has no relation, to its degree if $R$ is not commutative, or commutative but not a domain. But,

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*The number of roots, of a non-zero polynomial over commutative integral domain, is at most its degree.
How does one prove above result?

A: This is a consequence of the fact that over a commutative ring with identity $A$, an element $a \in A$ is a zero of a polynomial $f \in A[x]$ if and only if $f(x) = (x - a)q(x)$ for some polynomial $q(x) \in A[x]$.

A: It follows from the division algorithm, the fact that the evaluation maps gives a homomorphism from $R[x]$ to $R^R$ (functions from $R$ to $R$ with pointwise operations), and that $R$ is a domain. It is the exact same argument as for fields, with the division algorithm suitably restricted to certain kinds of polynomials over $R$ as divisors.

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WXSIMATE is showing this type of error for METAR, SYNOP & RAOB.
The Internet connection is fine.
PS. This is WXSIMATE 6.1 (I haven't upgraded since 2016, because usually it just works.
You need to bite the bullet and update, David.
Most, if not all, of the data feeds have now switched to using https and the latest update from Tom accounts for this and should solve your problem.
The point at "which 'If it ain't broke don't fix it" falls down is when it breaks.
PS. Hi to all the folks I used to know here (username 'skyewright'). The station is still going but other things have a higher priority for my time right now.
WxSim 2019 Build 1.1 now installed. WXSIMATE can now collect data just fine.
See, it's not that hard!!
I'll wave as I pass you on the ferry out to Muck on Monday.
One of my work colleges has moved near you, have you seen a Coastguard vehicle around the village lately?
Looks okay at the moment.
Not yet, but we are quite tucked away (the road is within 20m of the house, but 10 m above us!) so we don't see traffic unless we look.


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Q: Validação de Dimensão da Imagem com jQuery Validation Mesmo eu selecionando uma imagem nas dimensões corretas está me dando alerta de erro de que não estou selecionando uma imagem nas dimensões certas.
Como faço o retorno dessa função para não entrar no erro ?
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Acredito que seja pelo fato da variável boo estar dentro do onLoad().
E além disso eu tenho vários campos de imagem com a mesma validação e está dando problemas, conflito...


GENE WILDER & CLEAVON LITTLE .in Blazing Saddles.
LEXINGTON, Va. — Mark Rush could not name the last movie in the past 10 years that gave him a belly laugh — or made him snort or chuckle or laugh out loud, at least for any extended period of time.
Rush and I were talking over dinner. Rush struggled to reconcile the idea that it had been that long since he sat in a theater and laughed, so he asked the waiter, the manager and finally, the three young sous-chefs in the kitchen.
One of the other great things about a good comedy is that it can bring a variety of people together through laughter, in particular when things are tough.
We are a hot mess in this country when it comes to doing anything together, including laughter. Like politics, comedy divides us today. Why? Because we are finding fewer and fewer common touchstones that stitch us together. Twenty years ago, everyone watched Johnny Carson on late-night television together, and he offered something funny for everyone.
Once upon a Great Depression, Hollywood understood that when we Americans are down on our luck, we need something to pull us all together. Studios responded so brilliantly that that era became known as the Golden Age of Hollywood. The movies, mostly comedies and musicals, delivered just what the economically impoverished audiences needed: an escape far from their troubles. Rush argues that Hollywood needs to provide our current emotionally impoverished audiences with some laughter.
He's right. When a comedian stops going to where the young and the traditionally open-minded are, we've got a deeper problem than unfunny movies circulating theaters. Both Rock and Seinfeld essentially said they avoid college campus bookings because young people can't take a joke.
No one seems to know what satire is, or what a joke is. Everyone is offended all of the time. This is when the rules get even muddier. It also appears that if you are white and female, you can make sexuality jokes on Twitter, but if you are black and male, you cannot. At least that is the point former Nickelodeon star Nick Cannon made last week when he called out comics Sarah Silverman and Chelsea Handler for their past homophobic tweets after comedian Kevin Hart was ousted from hosting the Academy Awards for similarly spirited past tweets.
No wonder no one is laughing; the rules are indecipherable, and the enforcers take no prisoners.


Comedienne Dawn French has married her boyfriend Mark Bignell in a secret seaside ceremony.
The 55-year-old comedy partner of Jennifer Saunders – who was previously married to Lenny Henry for 25 years – wed Mark, who is six years her junior, following a 16-month relationship.
And according to the Sunday Mirror celebrity guests at the ceremony – which took place in the seaside town of Fowey, near St Austell – included singer Alison Moyet, writer Richard Curtis and actress Kathy Burke, as well as Saunders.
"It was an incredible wedding and Dawn looked beautiful and didn't stop smiling all day," a source told the paper.
"There was a lovely ceremony at a hotel overlooking the sea and later people watched the sun go down as they enjoyed the first drinks of the evening.
It is the second marriage for Dawn, who previously tied the knot with Lenny Henry in 1984.
The couple, who have an adopted daughter, Billie, divorced in 2010 citing 'unreasonable behaviour'.
Mark, who has had two previous marriages, is the chief executive of Hamoaze House, a charity which helps recovering alcoholics and drug users return to a normal life.
The wedding comes just weeks after Dawn reprised her most famous TV role – as the Vicar of Dibley – for a special Comic Relief episode.
She is also due to head down under this summer to join the judging panel of Australia's Got Talent, having previously dabbled in reallity TV as a judge on the Andrew Lloyd Webber show Superstar.


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Also FYI, from my reading of the BNO manual you need to save any settings to your "host" micro non-volatile memory, and write them to the BNO at startup. The BNO does not have memory.
@rockybooth - I added a method called saveSensorOffsets and uploaded revised code to Codeshare. Enjoy!
@munderhill - I'd charge $35 for a board. I also have a version of the board for the 4.3" Newhaven LCD.
Sandy is correct. Tri-Power was approved and is for sale in the Creations section. It is now called Add-Power.
The lcd is the 3.5" Newhaven. Its 320 x 240 resolution.
Check out the 3.7" capacitive touch LCD "backpack" I just finished for the G120 HDR module.
Just did some testing...the DC/Solar input on Add-Power can handle up to 9V. I have to change the diagram in the creation.
According to the Cerb Family page under "5V Tolerance"
All of the pins on the Cerb are 5V tolerant except PA4 and PA5. So you should be able to use any pin setup as an output except PA4 and PA5.
njbuch - to control my board, how can this "remote switch" be controlled?
The remote switch consists of two through hole pads with 0.1" spacing. One pad is a ground, the other pad is a connection to a pulled up enable pin that controls the output voltages. All you have to do is put the local switch in the on position, then anytime you pull the enable pin pad low the power will shut off.
The idea was that anyone could solder on there own mechanical switch between the two pads and turn the board off if it is in an enclosure.
But for your situation you need to know the enable pin is pulled up to 5V through a 10k resistor. So if your timer can pull that signal to ground it should work fine.
I just posted Add Power on Codeshare. Feel free to discuss and make suggestions here.
Dave McLaughlin - Can we control when the battery gets charged?
Dave the short answer to your question is no.
First, the power management chip on the board minimizes the number of charge/discharge cycles by only using the battery as a last resort. If other power sources are available that can handle the load, the battery is charged with any unused capacity from the main power source then disconnected from the load.
Second, there is a resistor on the board that can be used to control the charging by varying the resistance. But I don't have the board set up for this. If it is really important to you I can tell you which resistor and you can try it at your own risk.
Let me know how much time you anticipate for those changes, maybe I can fund the effort partially?
I couldn't make the changes unless you wanted to buy a specific amount that you funded completely because you are the only one in the market for modified boards.
Btw can you be more specific on the max battery and solar panel ??
The solar panel input was designed around the one Adafruit sells. They have a lot of sizes. An example one is at the link.
Thanks. It took a while to get them built but they're finally done.
I would be interested in adding a higher voltage solar panel, and a much bigger battery, and maybe even use a huge car-battery, how is that?
That all could be done but I'm not sure there would be enough people in the market for those to spend the time.
Furthermore, I think we need some details on the driver to read and control the goodies?
The driver is done. I just need to add some comments and post it in the next day or two.
I just posted Add Power on Creations. Feel free to discuss and make suggestions here.
Have you got a response why your module was not approved?
I have not received a response. Its been a few weeks, so I don't think they are going to respond.
You could just put it on Tindie.com.
That might be the way to go. There are so many small packages on the module so I can't build them in quantity myself. I have to get the pcb's in panel form for a board house to pick and place. Panels are much more expensive if you get anything special like the red color. So I am hesitant to get red pcb's if not necessary.
Also people can send me a direct message to get a module if they really want one.
Great. Do you have more detailed specs and documentation including usage?
I will post more info if I can get this module approved. But basically this module allows you to add solar and li-pol power to an SP or DP module and then program and power your mainboard. It automatically switches between power sources to power your project and charge the battery. You can monitor the battery and prioritize the power sources. The battery will also share the load with the other power sources if necessary to increase the overall power out.
I completed the original Tri-Power and Quad-Power and have working prototypes. But they are too expensive to make in low quantities. This module gives you the same functionality but lowers the cost as best I could for the quantities I can afford to produce.
The drivers for Add-Power are done but why release it if the module is not approved / available? I have not received a response from Ghi.


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Now Reading Report Questions State-Run Healthcare Plan's Viability
Issues & Policies 03.13.20
Report Questions State-Run Healthcare Plan's Viability
Connecticut's state-run health plan for cities and towns lost $31.9 million in fiscal 2019—more than triple the $10.1 million in losses recorded the previous year.
An independent study by insurance brokerage Brown & Brown Insurance found the plan's 2019 medical loss ratio was 108.4%, up from 105.2% in 2018.
This ratio is used to assess the fiscal viability of a healthcare plan, comparing claims paid to premiums collected.
The Connecticut Insurance Department requires private sector insurance plans to have a MLR under 100%.
The Brown & Brown study says state plan premiums would have to increase 17.3% to cover projected costs, compared with the average 9.2% annual increase for private sector plans in the small group market.
However, Brown & Brown estimates the plan has a current $47 million shortfall, requiring a 26.7% premium increase to cover costs and runout claims.
"The [plan's] overall trend has been climbing slightly faster than the renewal increases being issued by the state," the report said.
"That raises some concerns regarding the adequacy of the premiums being collected versus the claims being paid."
Plan Expansion Bill
The Office of the State Comptroller administers the State Partnership Plan 2.0, which covers approximately 23,100 town, city, and other public sector employees.
The state charges municipalities over $10,000 per enrolled employee annually to participate in the plan.
"That raises concerns regarding the adequacy of the premiums being collected versus the claims being paid."
Brown & Brown Report
State Comptroller Kevin Lembo testified March 5 before the legislature's Insurance and Real Estate Committee in support of legislation expanding the plan to small businesses.
SB 346 contains almost identical language to two bills that failed last session and allows small employers to purchase coverage for employees through state partnership plan.
'Significant Solvency Issues'
CBIA president and CEO Joe Brennan told the committee hearing there were broad concerns about expanding the plan.
"It is unclear how small businesses will be affected if they enroll in a plan with significant solvency issues," Brennan said.
"Small businesses are not in a position to subsidize the state's health plan."
CBIA's Joe Brennan
"A public health program will already have significant cost implications for the state, but the plan's cost-sharing subsidies create an even greater burden on Connecticut's uncertain long-term financial stability.
"Additionally, the bill does not provide whether participants or taxpayers will be responsible for funding the plan."
Cost Drivers
Brennan said that while employers appreciate efforts by policymakers to reduce healthcare costs, small businesses are not in a position to subsidize the state's health plan.
"Looking for innovative ways to expand access to health insurance should be encouraged," he said.
"However, creating a buy-in to the state employee plan for small businesses will destabilize the health insurance market, require taxpayer subsidies to finance the program, and do little or nothing to reduce healthcare or premium costs—the biggest barriers to acquiring health insurance."
State assessments and mandates represent 23% of Connecticut #healthcare costs, @MRakebrand tells Insurance Committee, adding over $2,000 annually to a policy.
"Mandates pose an enormous cost to all Connecticut residents," she says, calls for cost-benefit analysis of mandates. pic.twitter.com/6smDACH4OT
— CBIA (@CBIANews) February 25, 2020
Brennan said policymakers should address the impact of state government assessments, taxes, and mandates—which add over $2,200 annually per premium—and the cost of care.
The Insurance and Real Estate Committee narrowly approved SB 346 on a 10-9 vote March 10, with Democratic senators Steve Cassano (D-Manchester) and Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury) joining all Republicans except Rep. Tom Delnicki (R-South Windsor) in opposing the bill.
For more information, contact CBIA's Michelle Rakebrand (203.592.7532) | @MRakebrand
Filed Under: Healthcare, State Spending
Inside the Capitol 03.10.20
Pending Retirements an Opportunity to Overhaul State Government
State Legislature Shuts Down Through March 30


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This bracelet fits best on small wrists. It is approximately 6" in diameter, 4" of which are black onyx beads and 2" are lava beads. It fits best on a 5.25"-5.75" wrist.
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First off, this is awesome for KP, which I have on my arms and legs. I use the lotion every day, and I dry brush every other day before I shower and the difference I've seen in two weeks time has been astounding. I never realized I could have normal skin! I have a few bumps left, but the majority are healing and/or gone. I think with another two to three weeks use they will all be gone.
The cons: It's expensive. I used the $2 off coupon available on Amlactin's website, but still...that's a lot (for me) to pay for a lotion that I put on the majority of my body. Also, it smells like glue with a delightful top note of ammonia. The scent does go away after a while, but still, not the most glamorous thing in the universe.
The consistency is very thin, and I have had the best luck (both with application and effectiveness) waiting for my skin to dry after I shower and then applying it. It absorbs quickly, within 5 minutes. I don't personally need a lot, I cover everything witih a very thin layer and I apply it to the bumpy bits ONLY. I applied it to my entire body ONCE and my neck went dry, scaly, burning, peeling crazy gross. It hurt so much it actually woke me up in the middle of the night, and I spent a good 10 minutes sponging off my neck/chest with cool water. Be careful, this lotion is for real and can truly screw up those who, like me, have sensitive skin. My own experience has been that those areas affected by KP can take some 'tough love' in the manual and chemical exfoliation department, but I need to treat the rest of my skin with mild products.
The packaging is 'meh' with a side of 'whatever'. I got the big bottle with a pump and it's easy to use, 2 pumps for each leg and one for each arm and I'm done. I do also use this on my feet and hands and I've noticed I have a much easier time with gnarly ragged cuticles and I need to work with Mr. Pumice much less. The bottle itself is boring, generic pharmacy type packaging. I really don't care, if it works I could care less what it looks like on my bathroom counter.
One additional preachy toned note: This stuff can increase your skin's sun sensitivity. If you get sun, are outdoors a lot, etc. put a sunscreen on those areas that are exposed. Seriously. I realize it's a pain and an additional step and all that, but do you really want arm skin that looks like an old baseball glove in 10 years? Or worse, skin cancer?
AmLactin 12% alpha-hydroxy lotion is my unglamorous secret weapon for hands, elbows, heels, upper arms, knees and any other rough spots.
I began using it a year or so ago on my hands every night, hoping to keep my dry hands and cuticles under control. I have had mild scarring on the back of my left hand since I was a baby and I am amazed at how well AmLactin has smoothed out my skin and diminished the scarring. This has happened over time (like a year) so don't expect overnight results.
It also works very well on KP on upper arms and helps keep my heels smooth between visits from Mr. Pumice.
I buy AmLactin at my local CVS where it can be found on the bottom shelf in the lotion aisle (along with the other unglamorous products). It's pricy at $15 or $16 US for 7.9 oz, however you can download a $2 coupon at amlactin.com and if you can combine it with CVS ExtraBucks, you can save.
AmLactin doesn't smell great - actually, it smells like something you might need a prescription for - and the bottle is a plain flip-top plastic one but to me, the product inside is what really matters and I will keep re-purchasing.
I should also add that I only use AmLactin at night. I find it a little tacky feeling on my hands for during the day.
This stuff is a lifesaver. After putting on shorts and venturing outside into natural light for the first time after this very harsh winter, I discovered that my legs were a mess. They were covered in both red and flesh colored bumps and my skin tone was terrible, bordering on sallow. Knowing I would need to have my legs exposed in a dress at a spring wedding, I purchased the generic formula lotion at CVS for the KP on my legs, hips, arms, and the backs of my hands.
I wasn't expecting a miracle, but I also wasn't expecting the results I received. Within a week of nightly use, I ventured outside again to discover that my skin tone was much more even and the bumps had greatly reduced. Within another week, my skin looks better than it has in years. I still have some flesh colored bumps in my legs, but they are hardly noticeable. I anticipate that they will go away with continued use of the lotion. My hands are now completely clear of KP.
I have extremely sensitive skin and was afraid that I would experience irritation. Not only have had no irritation, but I started mixing a small drop of this lotion into my nightly Cerave PM moisturizer two times a week and wake up with glowing skin. I have perioral dermatitis and I am acne prone but I have experienced no reaction in using this on my face. I am pretty impressed.
The smell is kind of gross...I think it smells like glue. However, it dissipates in 5-10 minutes and doesn't linger. I only use the lotion before bed (post-shower), so the odor is a non-issue for me.
While the price is high for body lotion (even the generic), I really wish I would have discovered this product sooner. Since it does what it says, the price is worth it.
I use this only on my face. It feels too sticky on my arms and legs and takes too long to dry. On my face, it burns, really burns for more than a minute. Then, when it stops burning, it's fine - no smell, no tackiness, nothing. It's so moisturizing, i get no flakes even from Tazorac every 3rd night. I hope that as I continue to use it, I'll have skin like that of the lady in the pictures (reviewer Syrie) - dewy, luminous skin.
this is one hell of a multi-tasking product! i initially bought this because ever since Paula's Choice stopped making their Weightless Body Treatment with 2% BHA, i've been floundering for something to use on the little bit of bumpiness (KP) on the backs of my arms. a long time ago i read on Paula's website that the only real way to treat KP was to use something with BHA/salicylic acid in it because it's the only acid that can actually absorb into a blocked pore and push the blockage out from the inside. for that reason, i never thought of trying anything with AHA's in it, because i thought they would only work on the outer layer of skin and not do anything for what was beneath the surface. out of desperation and after reading all the rave reviews i decided to take a chance and try this and I LOVE IT!!! it works very well on my KP, which is to say that it reduces the uneven texture of the skin by a good 75% (never found anything that completely clears it yet and probably never will). it leaves my skin smoother, softer, and lessens the KP bumps, leaving the ones that do crop up easier to get rid of with manual exfoliation. a lot of people use this on their face and say that it helps even skin tone and soothe redness and i desperately wanted to try that but was terrified to risk it because any time i've ever used any AHA's on my face i've been left with horrible red, rashy, itchy hives that last for a week or more. i decided to do a patch test and applied a small spot on my face for a few days with no reaction so i went for it and now i use it every single night! it has SIGNIFICANTLY lessened the redness i have on my cheeks and also helps to keep my skin smooth, but i must warn anyone with sensitive skin to start out slowly and use only the tiniest, tiniest bit of the lotion when applying to your face (and to use something else around the delicate skin surrounding your eyes). near the beginning of my usage i got a little too generous with my application and i did wake up to itchy, red skin. after i let it heal, i started back up on the Amlactin but made sure to only use a tiny amount (i'm talking half a pea-sized dot for my whole face) and have had no problems since. this is such a useful product for me because i can use it on my arms, face, feet and even legs when i want some gentle exfolation. you get a huge amount (7.9 oz.) for around $11 and the packaging is simple and effective, with the only room for improvement being the addition of a pump. the only con i really see with Amlactin is the fact that when first applied it leaves my skin kind of sticky and tacky, and my face shiny. this isn't really a problem for me because i use it at night and when i wake up in the morning, it has all absorbed and my skin is smooth and soft, but this definitely isn't something you could use on your face under makeup. i did consider taking away one lippie for the sticky feeling but i just don't feel it would be fair because the product is so great and only has this one fault. if you have reactive skin and have never been able to reap the benefits of using AHA's i would strongly recommend trying Amlactin and seeing if it could work for you (USED SPARINGLY!) like it has worked for me. this is definitely a product i'll always keep around.
*UPDATE* stopped using this for a few days, not for any particular reason, but just because i was feeling lazy and minimalist. very quickly i noticed that my skin was looking redder and more blotchy than usual... and the only thing that had changed was my skipping the nightly Amlactin. now i am 100% convinced that this noticeably helps the redness i have on my cheeks, and this is the only product i can confidently say that about. won't be forgetting to use this again!


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Get to Know the Multidisciplinary Creative Gabe Shaddow Who Prefers Staying Behind the Scenes
By Priya S
Gabriel "Gabe" Shaddow is a multidisciplinary creative who has made a name for himself as a photographer, creative director, producer, and designer. Despite working with high-profile artists like Ty Dolla Sign and Wiz Khalifa, Gabe prefers to stay behind the scenes and let his work speak for itself.
Born in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, Gabe discovered his passion for photography when he began attending local events and shows as a way to cope with depression. He began taking photos of various artists and eventually started sneaking into bigger shows to snap pictures of his favorite musicians.
"I was so depressed, following a breakup, that I started going to show at Echo Park's Highlight room, and 'Lowend Theory' and 'HAMONEVERYTHINGs' shows to distract myself," Gabe recalls. "I started taking photos of all these artists when later it became my therapy. Afterward, it became so addicting collecting all these shots that eventually I started sneaking into bigger shows and finessing my way to taking photos of my favorite artists, which I listed too."
Gabe's determination and hard work paid off when he was approached by Ty Dolla Sign and his DJ, Dre Sinatra, to go on tour as a photographer. Since then, he's remained on the road, working with a number of high-profile artists, including Lil Pump and Wiz Khalifa.
In addition to his photography work, he also has a few other side hustles that keep him busy. First, Gabe is the co-founder and producer of the "Tapped In Podcast," a hip-hop podcast that aims to keep things organic and avoids spreading rumors in the music culture.
The other is his self-proclaimed favorite, which is producing music. Gabe's producing career features several hit tracks, including two songs on Ty Dolla Sign's album "Featuring Ty Dolla Sign" – "Lift Me Up" with Young Thug and Future and "Nothing Like Your Exes."
Gabe credits his success to the support of his mother and grandparents. His mother, who was a single parent, worked hard to provide for him and encouraged his artistic pursuits. His grandparents taught him the value of hard work and being a good person.
He shared, "If it weren't for my grandparents, we would've been homeless. My grandparents were really my parents in life. They showed me the ropes of how to be a man, work hard, have manners, and be a good person. My mom was all the sauce. She gave me all the creative juices I needed and full support to do whatever I wanted."
Currently, Gabe is busy working for Taylor Gang, Wiz Khalifa, and Tapped In while also focusing on his music. His work includes knowledge of algorithms and engagement, a lot of graphic design, and the ability to produce on-the-go shoots with his photo and video expertise.
Expanding on this a bit, Gabe explained, "I'm also Taylor Gang's E-Sports coordinator, and I shoot, produce & edit Tapped in Podcast episodes weekly. I make beats M-F from 9 PM-5 AM and knock out a lot of my work at artist studios during the day. I just love being in the environment as much as I can, and I love multitasking."
He advises others to pursue their passions and not give up, saying, "If you want something, go get it. Eventually, people stop saying 'no,' so why give up?"
"I'm really determined that whatever I do, I'll succeed and strive to be the best I can be," continued Gabe. "Whatever you set your mind to is possible; it's just the willpower behind it. Through the roller coasters of life, we all have a path, so stick to it or find another passion."
To keep up with Gabe and his work, you can follow him on Instagram at @gabeshaddow and check out his website at www.gabeshaddow.com. You can also follow the "Tapped in Podcast" on Instagram at @tappedin to stay updated on new episodes. Don't miss out on the latest from this talented multidisciplinary creative!
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Home Media Arts Journalism & Broadcast The Business Of TV News An Inside Look A TV Legend Tells His Story
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The Business Of TV News An Inside Look A TV Legend Tells His Story
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Stan Chambers - KTLA - 61 year news reporter veteran. Believe it or not there was a time when TV News had no established formats, no set rules on how to cover a story, no tried and true formulas. Live reporting was unheard of until this reporter came on the scene in 1947 and changed the face of TV news forever. This is the story of Stan Chambers, America's pioneer of TV News and why you need to learn from this amazing individual.


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The business event which is under discussion now a day is Dubai Expo 2020 and as the name states will be hosted by Dubai from October 2020 to April 2021. People will gather from all around the world in order to share their ideas. Expos are the world's third-largest non-commercial events. The first category is of Olympics whereas second is of FIFA World cup. Dubai 2020 is the first expo which will be introduced by the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa as it is likely to attract 25 to 30 million people around the globe of which 70% will be foreigners.
The idea of Dubai expo 2020 is "connecting minds, creating the future". The logic lies in the strategic site of Dubai as it lies in between East and West regarding business setup in Dubai. It offers the medium which unites both financial systems. Dubai Expo presents an ultimate opportunity for entrepreneurs to make use of this chance through working together, moving toward new ideas and building a better place.
Expo 2020 will unlock the door of opportunities for both large-scale divisions as well as for Small and Medium Enterprises known as SMEs. The regions where it is predictable to positively impact the most are as following.
Real Estate is one of the most profitable sectors growing rapidly in Dubai. Because of Expo 2020, people approaching from abroad will look forward to purchasing properties in Dubai. A great option for overseas investors will also be buying districts for business setup in Dubai Free Zones in order to get hold of benefits like entire ownership and no tax.
The construction industry is flourishing these days in Dubai. The government has already devoted to the advanced technologies. They are cooperating with international dealers for the import and export of raw material. Moreover, these projects will involve human resource, architects, and engineers. People having skills in these areas will have grand opportunity to come and join these businesses.
This is the sector which is generally operated by Arabs. The investors have opportunities to initiate their relevant expertise as the theme of Dubai Expo is revolving around for the progress and development in this sector.
Dubai has launched tax-free zones which are next to airport and seaports that were established to sponsor trade. The purpose of Dubai's strategic location is to provide great trade opportunity designed for Western and Eastern industries. The basic purpose is the import and export of production material, furniture, and garments etc.
The current population of Dubai is 2.7 million which involves more than 70% emigrants. People from states like India, Pakistan, Philippines, Iran, Bangladesh and the Western communities also reside here. Due to this variety, food chains are flourishing as they have such a big target market. Expo 2020 will supply greatly as tourists will arrive from different areas having different tastes so food chain will have a range of options to offer.


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OraCare has harnessed the power of Activated Chlorine Dioxide using a two bottle system. Since true chlorine dioxide is a gas, the two products must stay separated until ready to use. When rinsing simply, place equal parts of OraCare (4 pumps from each bottle) into the cup, allow the product to activate for 30 seconds, then rinse for 30-60 seconds. OraCare's Activated Oral Cleanser is a great addition to any oral hygiene regimen because of its lack of side effects; no staining, no additional calculus/tartar buildup, and no altered taste. All patients can benefit from preventive measures and this rinse can help. Improving daily hygiene can help prevent disease, and disease is easier to handle before it establishes itself in the mouth A clean mouth is a healthy mouth.
OraCare uses a two bottle system; each bottle is 16 ounces, resulting in 32 ounces of useable product. Patients can use this product long term from beginning to end. OraCare should be used at least twice daily or as directed by a dentist. OraCare also has convenient travel packets that make maintaining a healthy mouth easy on the go!
Don't be mislead by the term "stabilized chlorine dioxide," it is actually sodium chlorite. This is not chlorine dioxide and does not provide the same benefits. Since chlorine dioxide is a gas there is no way to contain a gas in a single bottle system without it leaking out. OraCare comes in two bottles in order to create chlroine dioxide with each mix, also allowing maximum benefits.
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Nearly a decade ago, project supporters had plans for a new building at the corner of 14th and H streets that would have cost $25 million. That plan fell apart when the finances never materialized.
The city's contribution will come from $2.5 million out of money it receives for maintaining the Cal-EPA Building next to City Hall and another $2.5 million from the city's economic development fund.
The Studios Operating Co., which will run the facility, will contribute $1.6 million to the project and will be responsible for cost overruns in the construction budget, according to a city staff report. The company will rent the building from the city for $1 a year and will be responsible for maintaining the site.
Construction is scheduled to begin next month and could be completed by November, in time for the arts organizations to conduct holiday season performances. Roughly 75 percent of the facility's space is leased, said Richard Rich, chairman of the organization's board. Several local arts groups have expressed interest in the remaining space.
Councilwoman Angelique Ashby raised concerns about the amount of work needed to update the facility.
Jody Ulich, director of the city's Convention and Cultural Services department, said the facility would create "an arts campus that encourages collaboration" and would rejuvenate a key midtown property.
Ulich said the Studios will give schoolchildren direct access to artists through annual scholarships, internships, free live performances and summer workshop programs.


An age-old experience of hospitality and comfort that distinguishes the Hotel Cavalletto among Venice hotels ensures that you will have a fascinating stay in Venetian-style rooms, assisted by a cordial staff offering impeccable service.
Immediately behind Saint Marks's Square, with rooms overlooking the romantic Orseolo Basin.
The hotel offers 107 comfortable rooms, some with a view of the Orseolo Basin.


This beautiful center entrance colonial on a highly desired, tree-lined, GPW street features hardwood floors and crown molding throughout. Kitchen is updated with stainless appliances, granite counter top, and an eating area. Recessed lighting featured in both kitchen and formal dining room. Gas fireplace. Large master bedroom has a walk-in "Closet Connections" closet. Large second bedroom, and "Closet Connections" closet in 3rd bedroom as well. Basement is finished with new Berber carpet, ample storage, work bench, and laundry area. Backyard is large and open with stamped concrete patio. Sump pump, newer windows, professionally landscaped front yard (2012), newer windows, front porch rebuilt (2010), 2 inch wooden blinds throughout, custom Roman shade in first floor half bath, brand new rear storm door. Clean, clean, clean, bring your fussiest buyer.
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A jolting opening segues into a scattered, slightly confusing beginning, but Spanish actor-turned-director Raúl Arévalo quickly brings his deeply impressive debut under control, reining in the narrative with a hand that betrays almost none of a neophyte's unsteadiness. It's a taut little story of devolving nastiness, uncompromising in its relentless, western-influenced linearity, and yet Arévalo still finds time for the most elusive attribute in the familiar territory of the lean revenge thriller: surprise. The bait-and-switch structure, by which the hesitant, complicated, real-world romance of the first half is revealed to have much darker and knottier import in the second, makes the film, which Arévalo co-wrote with David Pulido, a singular dish, best served cold.
The prologue, which seems oddly unrelated in both form and content to the rest of the film but makes sense down the road, is a cleverly bruising piece of action cinema, as getaway driver Curro (Luís Callejo) waits in jittery anxiety outside the jewelry store his cohorts are robbing. Something goes wrong, the masked men come helter-skelter out of the store, but before they can reach Curro, sirens sound out. Curro flings the car into gear and speeds off in panic, before crashing a few moments later and being apprehended by the police — all of which is captured in a bravura unbroken shot that somersaults with the crashing car. DP Arnau Valls Colomer seems equally at home with this handheld, extreme POV camerawork, and with the more considered, carefully composed framing in which the rest of the film unfolds.
Some years later, Curro's wife Ana (Ruth Diaz) has become accustomed to Curro's incarceration, and barring the odd conjugal visit, lives a simple, hardworking life running a café with her brother Juanjo (Raúl Jiménez). A quiet, well-groomed man, Jose (Antonio de la Torre) begins to spend a lot of time there, despite being a social grade or two above the neighborhood, and not from around those parts. The outgoing Juanjo befriends Jose, whose sidelong glances at Ana suggest the real reason he so frequently patronizes this unlovely spot. It takes time, but a tentative relationship begins between them, and the harried, prickly, practical Ana seems to soften and bloom as a result. But alone at night Jose obsesses over a few minutes of CCTV footage depicting jewelry store robbery.
Arévalo tips his hand early that all is not as it seems, but despite that, and a lot because of the superbly controlled playing from de la Torre, who invests Jose's silences with a kind of steadfast sincerity that completely shields his real motives, we still believe in Ana and Jose's relationship. But then the volatile and possessive Curro is released from prison, and the film ramps into its second half, which becomes part road movie and part psychological thriller, in which the two men serve as antagonists but also traveling companions — a kind of buddy dynamic, only nobody is friends here. Even so, it seems possible that we're going to follow either or both on their path to redemption, but when the first bloody and graphic killing occurs, we understand that Arévalo's fascination is with the very opposite: This is the tale of man deeply involved in his own premeditated damnation.


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Kudos to officials on quiet zone efforts
June 17, 2010 8:17 PM PT
By Hershell Price, Lee Stein, Pete Glaser, Bryce Rhoads, Jim Benedict,
Larry Richards and Don Coordt
The Quiet Zone Committee members
We should all be proud to see the remarkable success that the North County Transit District and the city of Del Mar are accomplishing by working together to address the train horn noise problem along the railroad tracks as they approach the intersection of Coast Boulevard just north of 15th Street.
All too often citizens are quick to criticize government officials. Today we are here to celebrate the productive accomplishments of our officials. NCTD should be congratulated as should the Del Mar City Council, and Public Works Director David Scherer in particular.
The Del Mar City Council formed a citizen's volunteer group named the Quiet Zone Committee to investigate the issues surrounding train noise. After multiple meetings, a solution was recommended. The city of Del Mar, with the support of NCTD and David Scherer, organized a successful test and now all parties are moving forward to define a scope of work and a final cost.
Once the cost is determined, the Quiet Zone Committee will take action to raise the required funding.
Del Mar will be seen as the perfect place to accomplish public-private partnerships for the welfare of its citizens. This project could not have happened without the guidance and support of the North County Transit District. We should all appreciate their efforts in working together with Del Mar to accomplish such an important community project.
It is the committee's hope and desire to implement the wayside horn project as quickly as possible over this next year.