Their fee was a high price during this era, ten shillings worth of gold. Avoid incisions in the neck and throat and cut no veins there. Child bearing and possible childbed fever was dangerous - many Elizabethan woman made arrangement for the care of their children in case they themselves died during childbirth. Medicine: A History of Healing : Ancient Traditions to Modern Practices. According to church leaders the Earth was the center of the universe because the humans who lived there were the constant focus of God's divine rule. The Bubonic Plague, known as the Black Death, produced high fevers, headaches, sweats, chills, congestion, extreme stomach pain, cramping, and eventual death.
After returning to England Harriot continued his scientific observations of the natural universe, first with the financial support of Raleigh, and later under Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland 1564—1632. However, the lower classes did not benefit much and did not always have enough food. Both the rich and the poor had imbalanced diets. Combined with his daring raids against the Spanish and his great victory over them at , he became a famous hero —his exploits are still celebrated—but England did not follow up on his claims. They work long, dark robes with pointed hoods, leather gloves and boots, and a mask with a long beak that contained special oils that allowed them to breath the same air as the patient with out becoming sick. In the early Renaissance, some scholars began to study the human body through dissection, cutting the body open in order to examine the organs, and systematic observation. Many of the trained doctors clustered around London to treat the royals and wealthy individuals situated around this important hub.
Cards appeared in Spain and Italy about 1370, but they probably came from Egypt. Prolonged use of ceruse killed, and it is believed to be culpable in the death of Elizabeth I. Appleby, Famine in Tudor and Stuart England Stanford University Press, 1978. But unfortunately people didn't know this and many died. Some of these inventions helped to educate the population in schools, and allowed people to learn more about their world and the mysteries and enigmas that it is drowned in. After taking his degree at , Harriot was employed in 1584 by statesman and poet Walter Raleigh 1552—1618 as household accountant and the designer of Raleigh's ships. Dee was not only a respected astrologer, but also a scholar, mathematician, astronomer, ancient text collector, geographer, and author.
For example, a person with more blood than other humours was hot and wet in their nature, a person with more phlegm was cold and wet, a person with more choler was hot and dry, and a person with melancholy being the dominant humour was cold and dry. Having inherited a virtually bankrupt state from previous reigns, her frugal policies restored fiscal responsibility. Medicines like pepper, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, watercress, and mustard would be useful to such a person. Royal Navy and defeat of the Armada The Spanish Armada fighting the English navy at the in 1588. Other sports included archery, bowling, hammer-throwing, quarter-staff contests, , , , wrestling and. In the of 1603, two Catholic priests planned to kidnap King James and hold him in the Tower of London until he agreed to be more tolerant towards Catholics. These were all different, some were professional and some just knew cures to certain ills.
The hospital was also a church where people could pray for the sick and dying. It was possible to read a persons past, present and future by the positions of the stars and planets. Letting blood was conducted by cupping or leeches. A simply return of Will's makes the littletown seem to be more colourful. Cholera is rapid acting and death occurs 12-48 hours of infection. The Elizabethan Era Medicine and Alchemy The medicinal practices and problems of the Elizabethan Era were very important to the people, although they are very different from those of today. Dysentery left it's mark in history due to it's painful diarrhea.
Physicians had no idea what caused terrible illnesses and diseases. In the later decades of the reign, the costs of warfare — defeating the of 1589 and funding the campaigns in the Netherlands — obliterated the surplus; England had a debt of £350,000 at Elizabeth's death in 1603. If you could afford it, a cure-all for just about any disease was to crush a gemstone, like a garnet, topaz, emerald, or sapphire, and drink it in a cup of water. Only the most wealthy people allowed their daughters to be taught, and only at home. Everyone drank as water was often too impure to drink. Many Elizabethan woman made arrangements for the care of their children in case they died during childbirth.
Copernicus waited more than thirty years to have his work published, but many European astronomers knew of his theories and some continued his work. Some other remedies used with little to no success were arsenic, dried toad, lily root, and tobacco. Death of mothers and children during birth was a common site for many doctors. This information was the basis for modern day chemistry. Yellow bile, Black bile, blood and phlegm. It also entered into the popular culture.
Cabot sailed in 1497 and reached. Hunting was strictly limited to the upper class. It fostered within her a lifetime curiosity about astronomy and mathematics, the new geography, and classical philosophy. These laws stated the colors as well as the type of clothing an individual was allowed to own and wear. Queen Elizabeth, however, was a ruler, poet, translator, dancer, and musician, and she would certainly fit into the definition of the Renaissance individual. Avoid opening a wound in the belly and in the internal parts. While studying medicine in Belgium,where human dissection was outlawed,Vesalius stole the body of a hanged criminal and then dissected it.
It was the first book in English to describe the New World. Black, The Reign of Elizabeth: 1558—1603 2nd ed. The Enlightenment has many different meanings. It was a period of relative religious tolerance that saw persecutions drop away. The best you could get was a physician. England during this period had a centralised, well-organised, and effective government, largely a result of the reforms of and , as well as Elizabeth's harsh punishments for any dissenters.


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from unittest import TestCase

from pyinfra.api import Config, Inventory, State
from pyinfra.api.arguments import pop_global_arguments

class TestOperationKwargs(TestCase):
    def test_get_from_config(self):
        config = Config(SUDO="config-value")
        inventory = Inventory((("somehost",), {}))

        state = State(config=config, inventory=inventory)

        kwargs, keys = pop_global_arguments({}, state=state, host=inventory.get_host("somehost"))
        assert kwargs["sudo"] == "config-value"

    def test_get_from_host(self):
        config = Config(SUDO="config-value")
        inventory = Inventory(([("somehost", {"sudo": "host-value"})], {}))

        state = State(config=config, inventory=inventory)

        kwargs, keys = pop_global_arguments({}, state=state, host=inventory.get_host("somehost"))
        assert kwargs["sudo"] == "host-value"

    def test_get_from_state_deploy_kwargs(self):
        config = Config(SUDO="config-value")
        inventory = Inventory(([("somehost", {"sudo": "host-value"})], {}))
        somehost = inventory.get_host("somehost")

        state = State(config=config, inventory=inventory)
        somehost.current_deploy_kwargs = {"sudo": "deploy-kwarg-value"}

        kwargs, keys = pop_global_arguments({}, state=state, host=somehost)
        assert kwargs["sudo"] == "deploy-kwarg-value"

    def test_get_from_kwargs(self):
        config = Config(SUDO="config-value")
        inventory = Inventory(([("somehost", {"sudo": "host-value"})], {}))
        somehost = inventory.get_host("somehost")

        state = State(config=config, inventory=inventory)
        somehost.current_deploy_kwargs = {
            "sudo": "deploy-kwarg-value",
            "sudo_user": "deploy-kwarg-user",
        }

        kwargs, keys = pop_global_arguments(
            {"sudo": "kwarg-value"},
            state=state,
            host=somehost,
        )
        assert kwargs["sudo"] == "kwarg-value"
        assert kwargs["sudo_user"] == "deploy-kwarg-user"
        assert "sudo" in keys

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Master class "I am director. How to run an advertising agency"
Master class "I am director. How to run an advertising agency" September 20, Ovik Armikovich Sarkisyan, DSc (Engineering), associate professor of the Department of Adevrtizing and PR department and director of the advertising agency "New Tone" gave a master class "I am director. How to run an advert
Master class "I am director. How to run an advertising agency" September 20, Ovik Armikovich Sarkisyan, DSc (Engineering), associate professor of the Department of Adevrtizing and PR department and director of the advertising agency "New Tone" gave a master class "I am director. How to run an advertising agency" in the Institute of World Economy and Business as a part of the educational project "University`s Saturdays".
Grand opening of the 53rd RUDN University Student Games
The International Teacher's day in the Institute of Foreign Languages

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Q: how to extract layout information from OCR image I would like to extract page layout information from PDF/scanned image for my OCR processing. is there any library in python can i use for this case ?
Regards,
MJ

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Opéra Garnier; An Emblematic Parisian Location
Catégorie - 11 September 2014
The Opéra Garnier, or Palais Garnier, is one of the defining landmarks of Paris. This showcase for world class opera and ballet performances and classical music concerts offers a Beaux Arts period opulence that is emblematic of its period; the Second French Empire of Napoleon III. The new 2014-2015 season begins and promises the customary high standard of performances.
The Story Of How The Opéra Garnier Came To Be
Due in part to being the setting for the 1910 Gaston Leroux novel, The Phantom Of The Opera, the Opéra Garnier may well be the world's most famous opera house. An 1860 competition to select an architect for a long anticipated new opera house resulted in Charles Garnier being awarded the commission. The foundations were laid in 1861 and the building work continued for a further fourteen years through various delays including the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
Originally known as the Salle des Capucines, the neo-Baroque style Opéra Garnier was at last inaugurated in 1875. The magnificence of the building received universal acclaim, with its huge marble grand staircase, impressive foyer and superb auditorium hung with a six tonne chandelier.
The Opéra Garnier was the primary home of the Paris Opera until the opening of the Opera Bastille in 1989, and still welcomes around 480,000 visitors each year. A highlight of the new season will be performances of choreography by Harald Lander and William Forsythe. An evening spent amidst the splendour of this historical monument will surely prove to be one of the outstanding memories of your visit to the capital.
Opéra de Paris Tél. 0033 (0)1 40 01 19 70
Palais Garnier, 8 Rue Scribe – Paris 9e
Metro : Opéra, lines 3, 7, 8 - Chaussée d'Antin Lafayette, lines 7, 9
RER A : Auber


Europe should set up a reserve corps of 5 000 trained and equipped civilian specialists ready to be deployed to help in fragile, failing and post-conflict states.
In today's' interconnected world, it is clearly in the EU's interest to help fragile, failing and post-conflict states. For these states affect not only the lives of their inhabitants – according to the World Bank 870 million people or 14% of the world's population – they also touch the lives of Europeans by creating refugee flows, or serving as hideouts for terrorists, and as transit-points for the smuggling of illegal goods and people. Helping these countries tip the balance away from blood-letting towards peace is an obvious national security priority.
Success in dealing with fragile, failing and post-conflict states means getting the right people, with the right skills, on the ground quickly to support local governments – from community policing, to setting up court systems and public administration, to rebuilding infrastructure, to getting schools and health clinics back up and running.
Acknowledging this, right now in Iraq and Afghanistan scores of civilians are working in Provincial Reconstruction Teams, known as PRTs, civilian-military organizations created to support the development of provincial governments. A typical day in the UK-run PRT in Basra has the staff assisting the local Council in drafting its Provincial Development Plan and first annual budget, training judges in the Iraqi law, overseeing the refurbishment of Basra's airport, supporting the Provincial Council's outreach to vulnerable communities – to take care of their needs - as well as establishing its links to Baghdad. PRT staff took the representative of 10.000 tomato farmers – once an important economic sector in southern Iraq – on a tour –to Kuwait to highlight the many trade barriers that still existed between the two countries.
But getting civilian into existing PRTs and to staff future post-conflict missions lags behind requirements. Despite a long string of EU commitments beginning with decision at the Feira (1999) and Gothenburg (2001) Councils to develop the civilian element of ESDP, the EU is still under-equipped to undertake civilian crisis management and deploy personnel. 5.000 police officers pledged by European countries exist on paper, as do 200 post-conflict specialists, but it is unclear how real these commitments are in practice. For these people are volunteers. They work their day-jobs in courts and police stations and before they deploy they have to decide – and gain agreement from their superiors – to take time off from their careers. Few incentives exist for superiors, for example chiefs of police, to release their personnel to serve in foreign countries when requirements at home are as high as always. Doing so can be politically fraught. Tax-payers first and foremost want services in their communities. There is not necessarily a tension between fulfilling domestic and international needs – but it can easily look that way.
As things stand, the EU relies on experts loaned from its Member States or for the European Commission to use contractors. But few states, like the UK and Germany, have developed formal systems to identify, train and deploy experts. Most rely on hand-written lists; the same, small numbers of people are sent to various countries. Even when European countries identify the requisite staff, most arrive in theatre with little training, and no common procedures. There is no common EU curriculum for training. Contracting, in turn, takes a long time and means that the EU never builds in-house expertise in some of the key areas like election-monitoring, institution-building, and judicial reform.
There is clearly a need to reach out to the broader civilian community and pull in a wide range of skills and personnel to assist the EU to tackle its new challenges. But European states are unlikely to fund the creation of a standing European capability. Fears of a "European Army" are already pronounced in some countries like Britain. How then can the EU create a corps of civilian professionals, pre-identified, recruited, trained in advance, exercised regularly, and ready to work in hostile environments?
The solution: EuroCorps, a reserve corps of 5.000 trained and equipped civilian specialists who can operate with the same level of standardization and clarity of mission as government staff, but who are not full-time employees. Like the military reserves that are a key component of most Europeans armies, EuropeCorps reservists would be private citizens who sign a contract to be on stand-by for a set period, for example four years, with an expectation to be deployed for maximum a year at any one time. The would be organized in units of 20, like the average Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) that have become the mainstay of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Able to deploy as individuals or as units, the reservists would undergo common introductory, annual and pre-deployment training. But they would remain in their "day" jobs until mobilized for training or deployment at which point they deploy as EU employees.
And like the U.S National Guard, in peacetime EuropeCorps units would belong to European states, be recruited by them – following common standards – and follow national chains of command. States would have the right to call up members of EuropeCorps in time of domestic emergencies or national requirements. But the EU would reserve the right to mobilize EuropeCorps individuals or units for common needs. While called forward in this way, the units would operate like all other ESDP missions, that is, answerable to the senior EU official, for example the EU Special Representative (EUSR), of the theatre in which they are operating and to the European Political and Security Committee (PSC), made up of Member States, through the High Representative Javier Solana.
Organized to supplement active-duty diplomats and development workers, EuropeCorps could carry out any tasks EU functionaries would. Initial recruitment and training could focus on mobilizing police, police trainers and rule of law experts, skill areas essential to creating an environment that can eventually allow the withdrawal of military forces and the range of necessary post-conflict activities to occur. Future recruitment could focus on a larger range of government functions.
Organizationally, the EU Council Secretariat – perhaps through a specialized EuropeCorps Bureau overseen by Member State representatives – could be responsible for articulating readiness requirements i.e. training, exercises, recruitment standards etc. When not "federalized" by the EU, Member States would agree to maintain properly trained and equipped units, according to the standard set-by by the bureau.
Establishing EuropeCorps would require two funding sources: first, funds to support the programme's creation, sustainment, and management; and second, resources to support deployments. Based on U.S estimates, to recruit 2.000 civilian reservists would cost some € 250 million. As the numbers increase, economies of scale in recruiting, training and management would accrue. Maintaining a reserve of this size on a yearly basis would amount to approximately € 7,000 per person. Depending on security requirements, the estimated costs of deploying a reservist for a year runs from € 250,000 to € 420,000.
To put things into perspective, from 2007 to 2013, € 1.74 billion have been allocated to CFSP activities. The EU's total budget for 2007 is € 126.5 billion. EuropeCorps would amount to a mere 0.19 percent of the EU's 2007 spending. If the EU budget were to pick up the cost of central functions - i.e. the EuropeCorps Bureau – as well as deployment costs, and Member States were to pick up the training, manning and equipping outlays, then the costs could be spread both more thinly across the EU countries and more equitably - as each European country would only pay to ready "their" reserve units.
For the EU to be taken seriously as a global player, it will need to develop a range of foreign policy capabilities, especially in the field of civilian crisis management. Much has been done since 1999, but the EU has yet to fulfill its potential in the area where it claims a comparative advantage. To do so, it must develop creative, but workable solutions that create capabilities for common use while respecting national prerogatives. EuropeCorps fits this mould. Laying the groundwork today would mean that when the next crisis requires a common European response, the capability will be there to meet the task.


The Therapeutic Recreation Program at Craig Hospital promotes overall fitness and well-being, with the goal of improving, maintaining or restoring physical strength, cognition, and mobility for someone with a spinal cord injury, brain injury or nervous system injury through recreational activity.
Therapeutic recreation is an integral part of the total rehabilitation process. Leisure-time activities help define who we are, give life fullness, and keep us healthy. We have seen patients make dramatic improvement in their rehabilitation program when they rediscover their leisure-time activities.
Leisure-time activities help define who we are.
The therapeutic recreation staff works very closely alongside the rehabilitation team in meeting each patient's goals. Our therapeutic recreation specialists get to know each patient's recreation interests and investigate potential resources and put together programs and outings that will maximize skill development and promote community reintegration.
Our goal is to give patients a chance to participate in a wide variety of satisfying recreation experiences as part of recovery from their spinal cord or brain injuries. Our staff work with patients one-on-one and in group settings. Families are an integral part of the rehabilitation process and we take them into consideration when planning activities.
Tom Carr is the Director of Therapeutic Recreation and joined Craig in 2012. Previous to Craig, Tom was the director of athletics and the director of the U.S. Paralympic New England regional program at Northeast Passage, a privately funded program of the University of New Hampshire offering recreational opportunities to individuals with disabilities. His experience also includes his work as coordinator of adaptive skiing at Mount Snow Resort, therapeutic recreation instructor at the University of New Hampshire, and member of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness for the State of New Hampshire.
We offer a greenhouse with an accessible garden, small theater and computer lab. We utilize our weight training room, full court gymnasium, and a swimming pool year-round. In addition, we have a remarkable collection of equipment available to our patients including all-terrain vehicles, equestrian gear, handcycles and recumbent foot pedal bikes, sports chairs, kiln for pottery, stained glass equipment, remote-controlled sailboats and cars, innovative bowling equipment and lots more!
The Craig staff, along with patients and their families, bond together through everything from the water sports in the summer, to the talent shows and a staff holiday performance in the winter.
Our former patients with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries have discovered that there are no limits to their recreational interests. They have participated in everything from hunting big game in Africa, to gardening in their backyards.
Craig Hospital also offers an Adventure Program with unique opportunities for travel, sports and outdoor recreation. In addition, our Adaptive Equipment Scholarship is a way for us to partner with our graduates both to ensure they are getting the right piece of adaptive equipment and also to supplement a financial shortfall that prohibits them from acquiring equipment on their own.
Therapeutic Recreation, like many of the programs that contribute to Craig's unique Culture of Care, is not covered by insurance companies and relies on charitable support to offer services to Craig patients, grads and their families. To achieve these important programs, the Craig Foundation produces a variety of fundraising events each year to raise money, including Pedal For Possible.
For more than 35 years, Craig Hospital in partnership with Denver Hobie Fleet #61, has hosted Hobie Day - the largest patient outing of its kind. The event involves hundreds of staff and volunteers. Hobie Day provides patients with the opportunity to experience what is possible after catastrophic injuries through participation in "applied therapy," using functional skills.
Patients and their families have an opportunity to ride Hobie Cats (small sailboats) and take power boat rides, and enjoy a picnic lunch and music.
Families are an integral part of the rehabilitation process at Craig Hospital.
Our therapeutic recreation team gets to know each patient's recreational interests.
Craig offers a greenhouse with an accessible garden.
Craig Hospital has a few accessible gardens on the campus grounds with flowers and vegetables.
The therapeutic recreation staff works very closely alongside the rehabilitation team in meeting patient's goals.
We strongly encourage patients to participate in community outings.


I wanted to start the year by reminding myself what it's all about to be a follower of Jesus. While Lewis is definitely not for the faint of heart, he's not wordy either… the teacher in him never allows for a wasted word. The truth he expressed in 1952 stands as a poignant reminder of the nature of truth – it is unchangeable.
I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: 'I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept His claim to be God.' That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic – on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg – or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronising nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.


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Gal Gadot Has Scored Her Own Mission: Impossible-Style Action Movie And Is Getting A Huge Payday
Dirk Libbey
Gal Godot is already a huge action movie star. She came to the public's attention largely thought the Fast & Furious movies, and now she's Wonder Woman, with a high profile sequel on the way this Christmas. However, the actress just jumped into the stratosphere of top Hollywood talent, as she just signed on to the new film Heart of Stone. The project is being described as a spy thriller along the lines of Mission: Impossible or James Bond, and the deal is reportedly worth eight figures, making Gadot one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
Heart of Stone already has solid talent behind it. The script is from Greg Rucka, whose graphic novel The Old Guard recently became a successful Netflix project, and Allison Schroeder, the Oscar nominated screenwriter behind Hidden Figures, Christopher Robin and more. Tom Harper, most recently the director of The Aeronauts is currently in talks to helm the project. Gal Gadot will co-produce the film as well as star.
There isn't a lot of additional detail about exactly what Heart of Stone is beyond being a spy movie, but even with that basic setup it sounds like a solid place to start. While not specifically stated in the Deadline article revealing the project, it seems almost certain that Heart of Stone is looking to be the beginning of a new action franchise rather than simply a one-off movie. Of course, everybody involved will likely want to wait to see if the first movie is a success before moving into full franchise mode, but putting the mere idea of a Gal Gadot-led spy franchise is too enticing an idea to ignore entirely.
Wonder Woman's Gal Gadot And Patty Jenkins Are Joining Forces For Another Movie About An Iconic Woman
There's certainly a lot of interest in the idea of a female-led spy movie. We've seen many people put forward the idea that the next James Bond should be a woman. One of the many responses to that concept that has wanted to see James Bond keep the status quo, is that new characters should be created if we want to see traditional characters taken in new directions like that. And so, that's exactly what this could end up being.
Heart of Stone is reportedly keeping its options open as far as distribution, so this could end up as a theatrical release or on a streaming platform. While this project is still in the early stages, and thus theatrical distribution will hopefully be a stronger option by the time the film comes to market, it's clear that streaming's viability won't be receding anytime soon, if ever. The fact that Gal Gadot's next movie Wonder Woman 1984 will debut on HBO Max, alongside theatrical release, is certainly proof of that.
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John Newbery: The Father of Children's Literature
By Adrienne Rivera. Sep 29, 2020. 9:00 AM.
Topics: Children's Books, Book History, Newbery Award
John Newbery was born in 1713 in Berkshire, England. The son of a farmer, he saw to his own education and through his efforts became apprenticed to a printer when he was sixteen years old. Eventually, the business was sold and Newbery's continued efforts with the new owner, William Carnahan, resulted in him being left the business along with Carnahan's brother when he passed away. Now in charge of the press, Newbery saw a place in the market and used his literary and sales sense to create a not only a new genre of literature but cause it to thrive. His efforts throughout his career to create and publish books for children are why John Newbery is considered to be the father of children's literature and why one of the most prestigious awards for books written for children, The Newbery Medal, was named in his honor.
Alice Adams: Master of the Short Story
Topics: Awarded Books, American Literature
Short story writer and novelist Alice Adams was born in 1926 in Virginia. She studied at Radcliffe College during which she also attended writing classes at Harvard University. She worked clerical positions in medical offices for many years and throughout her marriage. Toward the end of her marriage, a therapist suggested she quit writing and continue with her marriage. Adams applied the exact opposite advise and to great success. Throughout her career, she published numerous novels and short stories, twenty-five of which were originally published the prestigious magazine, The New Yorker. Though Adams' novels were never particularly critically acclaimed, she absolutely shone the short story form. She is one of only four authors to be granted the O. Henry Special Award for Continued Achievement, along with such other masters of the form as Alice Munro, John Updike, and Joyce Carol Oates. Consider starting your own collection of works from this amazing writer, who passed away in 1999 at the age of seventy-two.
Top Books by State: Louisiana
Topics: Horror, Poetry, Pulitzer Prize, American Literature, Movie Tie-Ins
Today we continue our Top Books by State series with a close look at some of the best books from Louisiana. Louisiana is an eclectic mix of small town, big city, and bayou, making it a popular destination for American and international tourists alike. Perhaps best known for its annual Mardi Gras festival, New Orleans is a vibrant mix of culture, reflected in its music, food, and people. Its Cajun and Creole cultures have their roots in French, African, and French Canadian cultures respectively and there is also an influence from Haitian immigration. Let's take a look at some of the best books to come from Louisiana:
An Eoin Colfer Primer
By Shelley Kelber. Sep 17, 2020. 9:00 AM.
Topics: Children's Books, Movie Tie-Ins
Eoin Colfer writes fantasy adventure books intended for kids in grades 5-9. His books appeal to a much broader audience, but that is the target group. Colfer grew up in Wexford, on the Southeast coast of Ireland with four brothers. His father was an artist, elementary school teacher, and historian. His mother was a drama teacher and stage writer. He was encouraged to appreciate the arts and writing and began writing in elementary school by composing Viking stories based on the history he was being taught. His first work was a class play called Norse Gods. He got a university degree from Dublin University and returned to Wexford to teach primary school. He and his wife spent 1992 to 1996 working in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Italy. He started publishing books in the late 1990s and after Artemis Fowl appeared in 2001, he quit teaching and has been writing full time ever since.
A Look Inside Presidential Libraries
By Kristin Masters. Sep 15, 2020. 9:00 AM.
Topics: American History, Rare Books, Book Collecting, Libraries & Special Collections
Today is the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. In addition to having been an exceptional statesman, Lincoln, like many of America's forefathers was also a prolific reader, amassing an impressive personal library. In honor of the late, great president, we've put together a post to give you a look inside presidential libraries.
Top Books by State: Kansas
The next stop on our literary journey throughout America in our Top Books by State series is Kansas. This Midwestern state is primarily known for its location in the heart of the Great Plains. While Kansas is one of the country's largest producer of wheat, corn, soybeans, and sorghum, it's not just farmland. The state is home to several metropolitan centers namely Wichita and Kansas City. Today, Kansas is mostly associated with farmland, but at the time of it's entry into the union, the decision of whether or not to be a free or a slave-holding state led to great turmoil, the result of which was the nickname "Bleeding Kansas." However, Kansas ultimately sided politically with the northern part of the United States, leading to its official state nickname of "The Free State." Join us as we take a look at two of the best books set in (or mostly in) Kansas:
The Art and Life of Eric Carle
By Adrienne Rivera. Sep 8, 2020. 9:00 AM.
Topics: Children's Books, Art
Few children's book illustrators create work as recognizable as that of Eric Carle. His work has been published across the world, translated into sixty-six languages. His dedication to creating fun, playful books for young children has spanned over four decades and has resulted in books that generations of children have not only loved, but have grown up to share with their own children. Let's take a closer look at the life and work of one of children's book illustration's most celebrated artists:
In Defense of Book Collecting
By Audrey Golden. Sep 3, 2020. 9:00 AM.
There are so many different ways to collect books, and never-ending variety when it comes to shaping a book collection and deciding what you will collect. Some book collectors focus on completion, or collecting all of a particular author or publisher's printed works. Other collectors are more esoteric, making their own rules for what belongs (and what doesn't) in the collection. Book collectors have widely disparate sums of money to spend on book collections, and developing a collection certainly does not have to involve spending a substantial amount of money. To be sure, many collectors do spend a lot of money on individual items for their collections, yet there are also many book and ephemera collectors who bring together inexpensive items that, when placed in conversation with one another, have the capacity to produce great meaning.
Caldecott Winning Illustrators Series: Evaline Ness
Topics: Caldecott Medal, Children's Books, Newbery Award, Movie Tie-Ins
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to one of the best illustrated children's books published that year. Additionally, a handful of other worthy books are given the Caldecott Honor as runners-up.The winner of the 1966 medal has the unique of being named a Caldecott Honor recipient not for three years in a row before she finally was given the medal for Sam, Bangs and Moonshine. Join us today in our Caldecott Winning Illustrators Series as we take a look at the art and career of Evaline Ness:


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Luxury Holidays in Middle East
Whether you are thinking about Dubai or one of its neighbours, you can be sure of a fabulous experience full of luxury in the Arabian Gulf. The Middle East is a place of contrasts – home to vast deserts, traditional regions, amazing beaches and strikingly modern architecture with modern luxurious hotels boasting endless leisure facilities.
Dubai is a must-see luxury holiday destination in the Middle East with a breathtaking skyline. Stunning beach locations meet desert sands and you'll find gracious hospitality and sophistication abounds in the wide selection of ultra-luxurious hotels here. There are many recreational activities on offer including watersports, desert safaris, sailing, skydiving and indoor ski slopes and you can shop til you drop at the impressive Dubai Mall. Waterpark lovers won't be disappointed as there's a choice of fabulous waterparks in Dubai – it's a great way to beat the heat whilst having loads of fun!
When talking of Dubai, you cannot fail to mention The Palm Jumeirah; an amazing manmade island which resembles a stylised palm tree. This is home to some wonderful five-star luxury resorts including One&Only The Palm, Atlantis The Palm and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. Dining is an absolute joy with a seemingly endless array of food choices available – everything from a simple snack and coffee to top-class dining in notable restaurants is available to you.
Abu Dhabi has shimmering turquoise waters, historic sites, heritage attractions, wonderful golf courses and more. Highlights include the world's first Ferrari theme park, The Galleria designer brand outlet and the outstanding Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Visit the Arabian Wildlife Park at Sir Bani Yas Island which is home to more than 10,000 free roaming animals including gazelles, giraffes, hyenas, cheetahs and the Arabian Oryx. Yas Island is home to the Yas Marina Circuit and visitors can experience the true thrill of the track by booking one of the packages on offer such as Driver or Passenger Experiences. Super yachts are are commonly spotted in the Yas Marina as well – it's a great place to sit back, relax and watch how the other half live!
The Sultanate of Oman fuses the ancient and modern worlds in perfect harmony so you will see ancient forts and ornate mosques alongside modern architecture and luxury resorts. You can choose to stay in a traditional Bedouin tented camp or a sophisticated and exclusive hotel. There's lots to see and do as well with impressive mountain ranges, traditional Arabic villages, trekking, golfing, dolphin and turtle watching and much much more that will make your stay in Oman absolutely unforgettable.
Designer Travel can tailor-make your bespoke holiday to the Middle East. Get in touch and we will listen to what you want out of your holiday and come back to you with options for your budget. We have experts that know the Middle East and who will listen and find you the break you want and deserve. As an award winning and independent travel company, we can offer you a huge range of holidays and flights and that includes dealing with small, specialist suppliers to bigger well known high street brands.
Dubai has fabulous waterparks including Aquaventure, Wild Wadi and LEGOLAND® Dubai
Take the fastest lift in the world to the top of the Burj Khalifi in Dubai; the tallest building in the world
Palm Jumeirah is home to Dubai's most luxurious resorts including the well known Atlantis The Palm
Visit Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, the largest mosque in the country
The bustling souks are a joy to explore
The Arabian Wildlife Park is a must for nature and animal lovers
Yas Island has a top Grand Prix Circuit, Ferrari World, a golf course and beach
Historical sites include the rock-carved city of Petra and Roman ruins of Jerash
Zighy Bay in the Sultanate of Oman is a perfect beach paradise
Muscat has stunning surroundings and lots of sight seeing opportunities
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The Middle East has a very hot and dry climate. Temperatures in the summer months (from May to October) can reach levels of over 40°C. Even in the winter temperatures of 30°C degrees are not unusual.
Rainfall is minimal in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with possibly only one day of rain each year.
Oman can have heavy rain occasionally from November to April.
Yas Island
Yas Island is a man-made island in Abu Dhabi. If you're looking for full on entertainment, Yas Island is the perfect destination. It has everything from one of the top Grand Prix circuits in the world to a vast shopping mall bursting at the seams with designer shops and restaurants. For the more adventurous, there's Ferrari World, the world's first Ferrari branded theme park featuring more than twenty exhilarating rides and attractions. Yas Island also has its own golf course and its own beach.
Take the fastest lift in the world to the top of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifi in Dubai. Access to the building is easy because it has its own Metro stop and from there it's a ten minute walk. There is an exhibition on the history of the construction.
The capital of Oman, Muscat, offers plenty of sight-seeing opportunities in addition to its stunning location. Its surrounded by mountains with a history dating back to antiquity. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is definitely worth a visit, but entry is not possible on a Friday. The Al Alam Palace, built in 1972, is a stunning building and is one of six royal residences of the Sultan Qaboos.
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Pakistan says has no deal with U.S. on drone strikes
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said Wednesday it wanted closer cooperation with the United States in the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban but had no understanding with Washington that allowed missile strikes on its territory.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that Washington would continue with strikes by unmanned Predator drones against militants and that Pakistan was aware of this.
But in a statement Wednesday, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry denied there was a deal.
"There is no understanding between Pakistan and the United States on Predator attacks," spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said.
The United States, frustrated by an intensifying Afghan insurgency and what it sees as Pakistan's reluctance to tackle the spillover, stepped up the missile attacks last year.
The Washington Post in November cited unidentified Pakistani and U.S. officials as saying the countries had agreed on a don't-ask-don't-tell policy that allowed attacks, but Islamabad formally denied such an agreement.
U.S. officials normally decline to comment publicly on reports of missile strikes but Gates made an exception on Tuesday when asked about Pakistan's complaints at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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"Both President Bush and President Obama have made clear that we will go after al Qaeda wherever al Qaeda is and we will continue to pursue that," Gates said.
Asked by committee chairman Senator Carl Levin if that decision had been conveyed to the Pakistani government, Gates replied: "Yes, sir."
The United States carried out about 30 missile attacks in 2008 and four this year, according to a Reuters tally.
The attacks have killed about 250 people, including foreign militants, according to a tally of reports from Pakistani intelligence agents, district government officials and residents.
Pakistan says the attacks are a violation of its sovereignty and undermine efforts to tackle the militants.
Civilian casualties in the strikes drive Pashtun tribesmen into the arms of the militants and undermine efforts to drive a wedge between civilians and the militants, the military says.
Analysts say the strikes are also undermining the position of the civilian government and President Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, by making them appear powerless to stop what many see as U.S. aggression.
Many Pakistanis oppose support for the United States and see the U.S.-led campaign against militancy as a war against Muslims.
Pakistan had hoped the new U.S. administration would review the policy although during his election campaign Obama had spoken of the possibility of strikes if the Pakistani military was seen as unwilling or unable to tackle them.
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Being the parent of a teenager is not easy. It is especially difficult if the teenager is using drugs and or alcohol. Al-Anon is a free, worldwide, non-profit organization to help parents cope with the stress.
Fueled by the counterculture revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, marijuana and alcohol use among teens continues to be a serious problem in the 21st century. In addition, methamphetamine, "club" drugs like Ecstasy and spice, heroin and prescription opioid abuse negatively impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the U.S. every year.
30 percent of 12 graders say they have used vaping devices in the past year.
According to a recent report conducted by the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, the percentage of adolescents using pot has increased more than teen smoking and other drug use.
Professor Richard Miech of the University of Michigan and author of this study says "as teens see less of a health or addiction risk using marijuana, the faster the prevalence of smoking or vaping marijuana increases". Miech goes on to state that "among teens, the perceived risk of smoking pot is at its lowest level since the 1970s".
Teens and young adults (12 to 20 years old) drink 11 percent of all alcohol consumed in the U.S.
When teenagers were surveyed about their drinking behavior over the past 30 days, 30 percent of them said they drank "some" alcohol, 14 percent said they binge drank and six percent said they got behind the wheel after drinking.
The most effective form of rehab for teens with an alcohol or drug addiction is a residential treatment center providing 24/7 therapy in a safe, structured environment. Teens living temporarily at residential treatment centers live with other teens who are also suffering from substance addiction. Individual therapy, group therapy, pharmacological interventions and holistic types of therapy are just some of the evidence-based treatment modalities used by addiction therapists working at teen residential centers.


Fresh Finnish folk music with ancient sounds of kantele and divine female harmonies.
Kardemimmit is a Finnish folk music group formed by four young women: Maija Pokela, Jutta Rahmel, Anna Wegelius and Leeni Wegelius. They are singers and players of the the kantele (the national instrument of Finland) in its 15 and 38 stringed forms. The group's repertory consists of modern folk music mostly composed by the members themselves. The music of Kardemimmit is fresh but it's strongly foundationed in Finnish tradition from both eastern and western regions featuring e.g. reki-style of singing, Perhonjoki valley kantele style, Karelian small kantele and runo-song traditions as well as archaic improvisation.
The group's roots go back to the music school Juvenalia in Espoo, southern Finland where all of the members have studied. Kardemimmit has played together for over ten years. This long history can be heard as a unique sound in both the group's singing and playing. As a kantele group Kardemimmit is a foregoer: in the year 2004 the Kantele Association chose the group as the kantele goup of the year and the next year it won the national kantele group contest in its league. Kardemimmit was the group of the year in the Uusimaa-region in 2009 and 2010.
The group's debut album Viira was published in December 2006. The group can also be heard featuring on the 2008 album of the Finnish-Norwegian group Frigg (www.frigg.fi) called Economy Class. The second album of Kardemimmit came out during fall 2009. The album Kaisla features new folk music performed in a fresh and lively manner with vocals in an important role. Kaisla combines the sounds of the kantele and vocals in a unique way. The third album of Kardemimmit is currently in process and will be released in summer 2012.
At the moment Anna and Leeni study folk music pedagogy in the Southern Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences, whereas Maija and Jutta study in the folk music department of the Sibelius Academy. Each studies with kantele as main instrument.


At 938 feet above sea level, Mount Davidson Park is on the highest of San Francisco's hills. Located near the geographic center of the city, southwest of the crossroads of Portola Drive, O'Shaughnessy, and Laguna Honda Boulevards, it is accessible by the 36-bus line. Covered with trees planted by a Comstock Lode millionaire on the west and grassland on the east, it quietly remains an open space oasis in the midst of one of the densest cities in the United States. Its rugged red rock outcroppings are made of mélange terrane, 100-million-year-old radiolarian chert that once formed an ancient ocean floor. While not a famous tourist destination, the story of the city's highest park and the world's tallest cross at its summit reflect the major events that shaped San Francisco's history and reputation. Download a trail map.
Many of those who held the city's highest office or made their fortune in the Gold Rush would seek ownership of the city's highest hill. The first to do so was the last alcalde of Yerba Buena, Don Jose de Jesus Noe. He acquired it as part of a 4443-acre land grant by the Mexican Governor Pio Pico in 1845. After California's statehood and discovery of gold, the validity of such land grants was questioned. Jose Yves Limatour, a French naval captain, presented papers purporting to have granted him the rancho two years before Noe, in 1843. U.S. Geodetic Coast Surveyor George Davidson, for whom the mountain was later named, gained public acclaim for his incorruptibility by proving that Limatour's claim was fraudulent in 1852. "California's First Farmer," James Horner, was then able to buy the Noe's Rancho San Miguel for a mere $200,000. He sold it to shipping millionaire and Mayor of San Francisco C.K. Garrison three years later.
A Frenchman named Francois Pioche, also drawn to California by the Gold Rush, became the next owner. Born in France in 1818, he left home to become chancellor to the French consul in Chile at the age of 30. He came to California with his partner, J. B. Bayerque, in 1850. Pioche initially opened a small business, and then decided to go back to France to sell the new opportunities he saw in California. Returning to San Francisco with six million francs in investment capital, he proceeded to earn millions of dollars. He funded construction of the first railroad in California and not only purchased San Miguel Rancho, but also Bernal Ranch and tracts in Visitation Valley, Hayes Valley, and the Western Addition.
To get people to his property, he helped finance the Market Street and San Jose Railroads. He also discovered and bottled the mineral water at New Almaden and founded the French Hospital. The pioneer financier and bon vivant is credited with giving San Francisco an appreciation of fine food. At one time he brought forty chefs and a cargo of vintage wine from France to give San Franciscans the benefit of the "Grand Tour" and improve the local restaurant cuisine. Men and women of importance in social, financial, and artistic circles looked forward to lavish parties hosted by Pioche at his home 806 Stockton Street on a weekly basis.
While Pioche was adding to his land holdings via defaulted mortgages, German immigrant Adolph Sutro was mining the original Mt. Davidson (also named after surveyor George Davidson) in Nevada. He had come to San Francisco in 1850 and headed to Nevada in 1859. The two men who had discovered silver on Mt. Davidson had failed to enjoy its riches because they died shortly after their discovery. As a result, the mountain was said to curse those who found its secret. But Sutro was not deterred. He was also able to solve the problems of ventilation and drainage after going back east and to Europe to obtain the necessary capital. His five-mile tunnel into the silver-rich Comstock Lode made him and his partners multimillionaires by 1878. One of his first investments in 1881 was 1400 acres of the San Miguel Rancho. By the time of his death in 1898, Sutro had also become Mayor of San Francisco and the owner of one tenth of the city, approximately 12,000 acres (from Baker Beach and Lincoln Park to the shores of Lake Merced). At the urging of the naturalist poet, Joaquin Miller (one of the first to promote preservation of the Sierra Nevada forests), Sutro enlisted school children and the unemployed to plant eucalyptus, cypress, and pine trees on his land for Arbor Days. He believed that that the planting of trees and hiking in the forests he created would improve the mental and physical health of his fellow residents. The city's barren mountaintops were transformed into the beautiful Sutro Forest that remains on Mt. Davidson today. (The east side of the park is without trees because it was owned by Leland Stanford).
By the time of Sutro's death, Mt. Davidson was covered with trees as seen in this view from the south with the old Ingleside Race track in the foreground.
Sutro willed his original 1,400 acres as an educational trust so his forestland would be preserved for public recreation. Some of his heirs, however, were more interested in the value of the land, and they eventually convinced the California Supreme Court to invalidate Sutro's will. The year they sold the land to their appraiser, A.S. Baldwin, the Sierra Club hiked into the "little wilderness of the Sutro Forest" to hold a ceremony naming the peak in honor of their charter member and President of the Academy of Sciences, George Davidson. Mt. Davidson's new name was officially recorded in 1911.
See Baldwin's plan (right) for the Sutro property with his trail up Mt. Davidson. Leland Stanford's grading plan for his "Heights" residential subdivision delineates non-forest area of the park where first Sunrise cross and services were held.
With the popularity of this civic gathering, James Decatur received donations from A.S. Baldwin and others to build a more permanent 87-foot-high cross. When it burned to the ground a year later, donations were solicited for a third one in 1926. The week following this Easter Sunrise service, Mrs. Edmund N. Madie Brown, ardent nature lover and State Park Commissioner, began a campaign to stop "the sub divider's axe and steam shovel from destroying in ruthless fashion the beauties of nature on our beloved Mt. Davidson." She made a plea for help to the Commodore Sloat School Parent-Teacher Association "to preserve for San Francisco this wooded hill, Mt. Davidson, which will serve to provide our school children with the environment for nature study, the Boy Scouts with an outdoor playground for hikes and overnight camping, the Easter pilgrim with a place of worship on its summit at dawn, and the visitor with unsurpassed views from the highest point in the city." The mothers and their children volunteered to collect wildflowers to send to individuals as pleas for support. Exhibits were arranged for display at flower shows and schools. With their recent 19th amendment rights, the 15,000-member City and County Federation of Women's clubs joined the campaign to preserve Mt. Davidson as a city park. Prominent citizens were interviewed, letters were written to individuals and organizations asking for their support, and publicity was secured through press and movie newsreels. This grassroots effort resulted in a popular demand for the preservation of the city's highest hill.
An editorial in the 4/26/1927 San Francisco Examiner supported City purchase of the land to save the forest: "As the residential area advances, the forest goes down before the axe. In another year, it will be too late for the beauty of the summit to be preserved …" Three days later, a report to the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors recommended purchase of the summit of Mount Davidson "for a public park serving the needs of the West of Twin Peaks District and also serving as a recreation center and forest playground for the whole city. The acquisition will also preserve for all time the beautiful tree covered slopes of the mountain as an attractive scenic land mark in the city …" The sum of $15,000 was appropriated by the city to purchase the first 20 acres in 1927 with the support of Mayor Rolph (who served four terms and would become governor) and the first woman elected to the Board of Supervisors, Margaret M. Morgan. The park, as shown in this newspaper article, was dedicated on the 84th birthday of Park Superintendent John McLaren in 1929.
Also in 1929, James Decatur succeeded in building a third and more permanent cross for the sunrise ceremony. It was seventy-six feet high, set in a concrete base and covered with stucco and three hundred lights. It lasted two more years until it, too, burned. A fourth temporary cross was built, but plans were underway with the help of the Native Sons and Native Daughters of the Golden West to build a bigger and stronger monument. Before 32,000 attendees at the 1932 sunrise event, Governor Rolph dedicated the cornerstone of the new 103-foot-high concrete cross. Inside it was a transcript of the original title to Mt. Davidson signed by the first Mexican governor of California.
The monument would be located on the six-acre summit donated by Mrs. A.S. Baldwin and designed by a leading architect of the time, George Kelham, Chief of Architecture for the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition in 1915. He came to San Francisco to rebuild the Palace Hotel after the 1906 earthquake and went on to design the historic Main Library, the art deco Shell Oil Building, and the thirty-one-story Russ Building at 235 Montgomery Street. Built in 1927 and the tallest building in San Francisco until 1964, the Russ Building was the first to have an indoor parking garage. His partner for these projects was Henry J. Brunnier, consulting engineer for the San Francisco-Oakland Bridge, the longest steel high-level bridge in the world. Brunnier would survive Kelham and go on to build an even taller skyscraper for the Bank of America. These creators of San Francisco's world famous skyline would build their only monument on its highest point. Like their massive skyscrapers and bridges, the cross they designed is constructed of concrete (seven hundred fifty cubic yards) and steel (30 tons). The foundation, 18 feet in diameter at the bottom and 14 feet at the top, extends 16 feet down into solid rock. The 103-foot concrete shaft is 10 feet wide at the base and tapers to 9 feet at the tip, with nine-foot-square arms that measure 39 feet from tip to tip.
In the midst of the hardship and conflict of the Great Depression, union members and business leaders, homemakers and politicians, children and the unemployed, came together to raise funds for the Mt. Davidson Cross. Other monuments to economic recovery included the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges and the Empire State Building; these were dedicated by presidential lighting ceremonies. Madie Brown wrote a letter to President Roosevelt in 1934 asking him to dedicate the cross in such a fashion. "As chairman of arrangements, I have dared to dream that you would press a button in Washington, D.C., which in turn would light for the first time this giant cross in San Francisco at its dedication on March 24. It seems most appropriate that you, who have brought light to many a darkened American home and who through your New Deal has instilled the principles of the Golden Rule into American business, should take part in this cross-lighting ceremony." President Roosevelt agreed, and pressed a golden-keyed telegraph switch to light the cross at 7:30 PM before a crowd of 50,000-just two days after successfully convincing the International Longshoremen's Union to postpone their General Strike planned for the day before.
While mayors can no longer own the city's highest point, they continue to make the annual pilgrimage to its summit for the Easter sunrise service. During the remainder of the Depression and through the early 1940s, CBS Radio broadcast the sunrise services coast-to-coast. The level of attendance and expansion of the park coincided with subsequent historic events. Seven acres were added to the park in 1941, as up to 75,000 attended the Easter events during World War II. The last of the 40 acres of Mt. Davidson Park were purchased in 1950, and funds were subsequently raised to light the cross year-round after a soldier bound for Korea wrote of it being his last sight of home. The lit cross can still be seen in the 1971 film Dirty Harry, in which Clint Eastwood engages in a dramatic struggle at its base. Visible from 75 miles away, the twelve 1000-watt lights were turned off in 1976, except during Easter and Christmas weeks, because of the energy crisis. Live television broadcast of the sunrise ceremony began in 1977 with national coverage by CBS in 1979 as attendance surged in response to the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
After the lighting of the Golden Gate Bridge was expanded in 1987, fundraising began to resume year-round lighting and obtain historic designation of the cross. However, in response to complaints that public ownership of a religious landmark was a violation of the separation of church and state, the city restricted the lighting to two hours before Easter sunrise. A subsequent lawsuit took ownership of Mt. Davidson to the California Supreme Court a second time. The importance of preserving the site as a city park would be used as an argument for removing the monument. Barely visible amidst the trees and dwarfed by a nearby transmission tower named for Adolph Sutro, nine times its size, the Supreme Court ruled that the cross was a violation of the California Constitution for being on the city's highest point. (An offer by master artist Beniamino Bufano to erect an even taller 180-foot-high sculpture of St. Francis on the top of Twin Peaks in 1938 had been declined.) After a five-year battle, the city was forced to sell the parkland under the cross at a public auction to the highest bidder, or remove the historic monument. Neighborhood leaders negotiated limitation of the property transfer to .38 acre, with deed restrictions ensuring public access and protection of the open space in perpetuity. A campaign like the one initiated by Madie Brown convinced San Francisco voters to overwhelmingly ratify the sale of the landmark to the auction's highest bidder, the Council of Armenian Organizations of Northern California, in November of 1997. The historic lights turned on by President Roosevelt were removed, but portable lighting of the cross is allowed two days a year. This Depression-era public art project continues to be lit on Easter eve as a testament to the ideals of preservation and civic spirit.
East Bay author, Richard Walker, writes in his book The Country in the City, that "the San Francisco Bay Area harbors the greatest urban greenbelt in the U. S. Out of the 4.5 million acres in the 9-county region, more than 3.5 million are open space – thanks to a century-old environmental movement – primarily led by women… Every acre of land and water has been fought for, often in campaigns lasting years." If Adolph Sutro hadn't planted the trees, would Madie Brown have fought to save the forested hill as a public park? If not saved as a park, would houses be built where the native plants are now?
In June 2010, the Friends of Mount Davidson Conservancy dedicated a replacement of the plaque honoring Madie Brown's efforts to create Mt. Davidson Park.
Through the efforts of Madie Brown, a public park was created atop Mount Davidson in 1929. Initially named after George Davidson in 1911, the mountain was first most popular as a driving destination.
Madie Brown began her campaign in 1926 when this article was published.


When it comes to American history, students usually receive a tale of noble men and women protecting their newfound country – in high school, that is. College students wondering why they must take history classes often discover another side to the stories told to them years prior.
Kabba thinks the one-sided information is because of control in the public school system.
William F. Kuracina, associate professor of history, said the whitewashing of history in public schools to people is the result of a nonchalant attitude within people.
One piece of history that has encouraged Kabba to reflect was the possibility of past African-American presidents in the United States.
When Kabba came to A&M-Commerce, a history professor confirmed the strong possibility of past African-American presidents in the United States.
Junior English Education major Kenzie Douglas believes not exposing unknown information to students at any level leads to an uninformed society.


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Extension of emergency SNAP benefits will continue in January 2022
SANTA FE – New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of January, announced the New Mexico Human Services Department. SNAP recipients will receive the extra amount Jan. 23, 2022.
"The additional SNAP benefits have a particularly positive impact for socially vulnerable communities, children and for populations that are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity and poverty," Angela Medrano, HSD Deputy Secretary. "These benefits also help our economy. Every SNAP dollar generates $1.84 in economic activity. If people are buying more groceries, someone has to stock it, package it, shelve it, process it, ship it."
The emergency assistance will increase a household's monthly benefit up to the maximum food benefit amount for their household size (see table below). SNAP recipients do not have to take any action to receive these additional food benefits as they will be placed directly on their EBT cards.
"Ever since COVID-19 hit, prices for food have continued to go up. My regular amount of SNAP on my EBT card only recently went from $25 to $54. Neither of those amounts are enough to keep food in my home just for me and for my grandson on the three days I watch him before and after school," said SNAP recipient Marilee Sanders. "I appreciate it so much when I see the full allotment in my account."
Beginning March of 2020, SNAP households that were not already receiving the maximum SNAP food benefit for their household size have received an increase bringing their food benefits to the maximum amount each month. These increases were made to help reduce food insecurity for New Mexicans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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		$query="UPDATE Thermostat SET TempUserSet=$number WHERE ID='AE'";
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		$temp2=$number-$temp; //0.5
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		$command=$command.$temp.$temp2."NN";

	}
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The C01 is a clean, minimalist, attention-grabbing watch. Watches are one of the few accessories worn universally, and we think they ought to be conversation-starters. The C01 is single-handed. Its long hand glides around the watch's face twice per day.
The single-hand forces you to read the time in a new way: rather than concentrating on the seconds and minutes, as you do when reading a digital clock, you focus on the hours, the single hand, and its position between the hours. This way, reading the time is more natural; It stands in contrast to digital displays where you anxiously watch the minutes and seconds slip away. Instructions for use are posted here.


Forty-six years ago, the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade gave women in the U.S. the legal right to safe abortion—a landmark ruling now in danger of being overturned or severely weakened. This year also marks the second anniversary of the reinstated and expanded Global Gag Rule, a U.S. policy with far-reaching negative impacts on women's access to abortion and contraception in developing countries around the world.
In this Q & A, we asked Ipas leaders and staff in India, Nigeria and the United States to reflect on some of the key issues at stake with Roe and the Global Gag Rule.
Roe v. Wade establishes abortion rights for U.S. women—but what about the issue of access?
Jina Dhillon, Associate Director, Ipas Access Team: Roe provides a vital federal framework for the respect and protection of the right to abortion. Without it, states would have a much easier path to undermining and blocking access to this vital health service.
But abortion rights in the United States are, and always have been, precarious, especially when it comes to meaningful access to services. Even with Roe in place, states are regularly attempting to roll back and/or place burdens on those seeking to exercise their right to safe, legal abortion care. And for vulnerable and marginalized populations, accessing abortion care has been made even more difficult. In 1976, for instance, the anti-abortion movement persuaded Congress to severely restrict the use of federal funds for abortion care for low-income women and adolescents in the Medicaid program. That provision still stands.
India is another country where abortion has been legal for decades, yet access to safe abortion services is a significant problem. Unsafe abortions still far outnumber legal procedures. What are the barriers preventing women in India from getting safe services?
Vinoj Manning, Executive Director of the India Development Foundation, which works in partnership with Ipas in India: The lack of trained providers is one of the biggest barriers. Most providers and health facilities are located in urban areas and not available for easy access. Women's lack of knowledge about the legality of abortion is another challenge. Studies indicate that only about 20% of women in rural India are aware that abortion is legal. These kinds of barriers are further compounded by the fact that abortion is highly stigmatized.
How are IDF and Ipas working to break down these barriers?
IDF is working in 12 states in India to increase abortion access and availability of services. IDF collaborates with the government in providing abortion training and certification to about 800 new providers every year, who in turn go on to provide comprehensive abortion services to about 130,000 women annually. IDF also works with communities to establish outreach programmes to increase awareness about abortions among women and young girls.
Does India's abortion law need to be amended to improve access to safe services?
Under the current abortion law, only about 3% of all potential health providers are permitted to offer abortion services. There is an urgent need to amend the law to permit other cadres of health-care workers and trained mid-level health providers to offer abortion services. IDF, along with other stakeholders, is advocating for this amendment to the law.
Looking at abortion rights beyond the United States, has the Global Gag Rule impacted advocacy work around sexual and reproductive health and rights, and if so, how?
Patty Skuster, Ipas Senior Legal Advisor: The United States is the largest government funder of reproductive health in the world, so our policies have an impact. With the Global Gag Rule, NGOs that had advocated for abortion access—a change in law or expanded services—were told by the U.S. government, you must stop your abortion advocacy work in order to receive US funds. We have seen where organizations have stepped away from an advocacy coalition, given this choice, because the United States is a major funder for many local groups with reproductive health expertise. The number of voices advocating for abortion rights is fewer, their voices quieter, which means that change to restrictive abortion laws may take longer or take more resources.
Nigeria has one of the highest ratios of maternal mortality in the world. How has the Global Gag Rule affected women's ability to access sexual and reproductive health care there?
Hauwa Shekarau, Ipas Nigeria Country Director: With the reinstatement and expansion of the Global Gag Rule, the Trump administration is playing politics with the lives of women in Africa. Unsafe abortion is a major contributor to the maternal mortality ratio, and the gag rule means more women in Sub-Saharan Africa will die from unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion. It discriminates against people of color and people in the Global South. That's what it is: discrimination.
What does the future look like for abortion rights around the world?
Patty Skuster: Over the past 20 years, we've seen a growth in advocacy for safe abortion access and change in national-level policy. Since 2001, over 30 countries have made their abortion laws more liberal. United Nations human rights bodies have clearly recognized the need for safe abortion in order to safeguard human rights and we are beginning to see calls for total decriminalization of abortion. In addition, we see the growth of community groups providing abortion pills and information and a decrease in deaths from unsafe abortion. In many contexts, it's easier to get a safe abortion than ever before. Despite the rise of right-wing governments, we should expect this to continue.


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Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The law school is generally considered one of the most prestigious in the world.
HLS is large for a law school – each class in the three-year J.D. program has approximately 560 students, the largest of the top 150 ranked law schools in the United States. The first-year (1L) class is broken into seven sections of approximately 80 students who take most first-year classes together. Harvard's large class size and its prestige have led the law school to graduate a great many distinguished alumni in the judiciary, government, and the business world.
According to Harvard Law's 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 86.9% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Harvard Law School graduates have accounted for 568 judicial clerkships in the past three years,[when?] including one-quarter of all Supreme Court clerkships.
Harvard Law was founded by the estate of wealthy slaveholder Isaac Royal. Royal's coat-of-arms, with its three stacked wheat sheaves, remains the school's crest to this day. The current Dean of Harvard Law School is Martha Minow, who assumed the role on July 1, 2009. The law school has 234 faculty members.


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We all have a responsibility for the impact our activities have on our environment. Exhibition stands and events are no exception. Which is why, at Snowfire, we have a clear policy about reducing waste and developing alternative solutions that reduce the overall environmental impact of events or exhibitions.
The industry standard, as a whole, is often described as 'build and burn', where stands are temporary and materials are only used once before being destroyed.
At Snowfire, we take environment and sustainability issues into consideration, at the design and specification stage, whilst still providing cost effective and eye catching solutions. In short, good design doesn't have to cost the earth.
And going beyond any environmental compliance can also bring you great business benefits. Being socially and environmentally responsible isn't just a legal duty: it also affects your bottom line and the long-term success of your business.
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Both a Textile and
a Medical Device
A textile that can help blood circulate after the usual 9-to- 5 weekday stagnation?
Thank chemistry, and the R&D teams at surface materials company Designtex and technology company Hologenix. These teams have produced Celliant, a responsive upholstery that can help combat some of the harm of too much time at a desk or on a sofa. After nearly two decades of research on the science, Celliant's health claims have been backed by clinical trials, and the material has been approved as a medical device and general wellness product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as defined in Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act.
Celliant works by temporarily promoting increased local blood flow in healthy individuals. The fabric contains a patented, natural blend of minerals, which recycles the body's naturally emitted infrared energy and sends it back to be reabsorbed by tissue and muscles. Clinical studies have shown this material can cause increased circulation and oxygen flow for the user.
According to Deidre Hoguet, director of applied research at Designtex, Celliant works through its unique chemistry embedded into the core of its recycled polyester fiber. Some of the minerals included are aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, and titanium dioxide, all of which are found on the Earth and in everyday products like toothpaste and sunscreen. "The main chemistries in the product are recycled polyester from PET [polyethylene terephthalate] bottles and safe, naturally occurring minerals," says Hoguet. "It's a very simple product with a wonderful benefit." Designtex also has created a universal, nonwoven Celliant textile backing that can be applied to the company's wide range of upholstery, offering the benefit to many types of interiors and end-users. "We've all heard that sitting is the new smoking and a lot of us who work in the interior environment are trying to combat that with standing desks or helping people be more active inside of a building," notes Hoguet. "But, for periods that we do have to sit, we are really happy to have this option, which can help people through improved circulation. At Designtex, we really believe in using our material chemistry knowledge to continuously improve our products' contributions to human health."
ABOVE AND BELOW: Celliant textile upholstery and nonwoven backing are the first to introduce minerals to seating, where they can reflect the infrared energy individuals emit back to their bodies. The result is increased circulation and oxygen flow to the individual.
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Review: "A Curse so Dark and Lonely," A modern take on Beauty and the Beast
Yuval Alter
Many stories have taken a chance by trying to retell the classic tale of "Beauty and the Beast," and because of this, the differences between each retake tends to fade. Brigid Kemmerer, however, is able to successfully keep her telling of "Beauty and the Beast" unique and interesting in "A Curse so Dark and Lonely."
The novel revolves around a cursed prince called Rhen who must repeat the autumn of his 18th year until he is able to find a girl who can love him as a deadly beast. Harper, our lovely heroine, is suffering in her home life with a deadbeat father, a dying mother and a minor case of cerebral palsy. These two meet in the "real world" and end in a "fake world" as Kemmerer makes sure to blur the lines between urban and high fantasy.
The plot itself is very "Beauty and the Beast" esq since it is a retelling, but it takes the Beast story and twists it. Rhen is not self-centered or absolutely disgusting to Harper when they first meet, he is actually pitiful and lonely. His "Beast" however, has a dark and gory twist which is revealed when he goes on deadly rampages and kills citizens every time he transforms.
The romance in the novel, unlike other similar novels, is lowly developed and isn't a "love at first sight" cliche. Kemmerer also makes sure to talk about other types of love, like love for one's country and oneself. Rhen isn't beastly in personality and is a genuinely likable "Beast," but he lacks self-love and "A Curse so Dark and Lonely" explores the back and forth bickering between someone with no self-love, like Rhen, and someone who has been able to overcome a ton of obstacles and still love themselves, like Harper.
One minor flaw the book does have is that it contains a cliche love triangle between Rhen, Harper and Grey (who is undoubtedly the best character in the book). However, even with following this cliche route, it is well done and truly leaves the reader standing at a crossroad, unable to decide which duo is better.
Overall, "A Curse so Dark and Lonely" is an absolutely amazing version of the classic "Beauty and the Beast" and doesn't blend with other similar novels by having unique characters and a disturbingly gory version of the Beast. This book is definitely recommended for lovers of romance and fantasy.


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Joan Baez calls Donald Trump supporters 'troglodytes,' says Bernie Sanders 'speaks to the human condition'
Updated Jan 13, 2019; Posted Mar 20, 2016
By Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com
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Folk singer Joan Baez, center, shared her views on two of the 2016 presidential hopefuls in an interview with AL.com. She expressed support for Bernie Sanders, right, and an aversion to Donald Trump, left. (AP photos, left and right; Marina Chavez photo, center)
Joan Baez didn't mince words.
In an interview with AL.com, the iconic folk singer -- a liberal activist and longtime advocate for social justice -- blasted Donald Trump, his followers and his presidential campaign.
"I think there isn't anybody, any intelligent person, who isn't shocked and surprised and appalled," Baez said, when asked for her views on this election year. "Why people are willing to listen to a demagogue with all the vile stuff going on around him ... these troglodytes ... that's the most frightening thing to me."
She said Trump's extreme ideas on topics such as immigration -- his vow, for example, to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border -- have turned his political gatherings into "Hitler rallies" fueled by anger, ignorance and fear.
"It's a particularly stingy-minded attitude toward immigrants and refugees, people who want to come into this country, illegally or otherwise," said Baez, the daughter of a Mexican-born physicist who moved to the United States during his childhood.
"We have so much," she said. "Generosity is the preferred approach. We need to think more in terms of building bridges."
It's no surprise that Baez, 75, regards the Republican front-runner with frank dismay.
Her history as a protest singer and social activist dates back to the 1960s. Baez has raised her voice in song and speech, drawing awareness to issues such as racism, poverty, gay rights and environmental protection.
She participated in the Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights in 1965, and performed at a "Stars for Freedom" rally with Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett and more. Baez also did a tour of black colleges in 1963, including Miles College in Fairfield, to reach audiences who were unable to attend her shows because of segregation.
She's been an influential member of Amnesty International since the 1970s, and an advocate for peace and nonviolence. Baez protested the Vietnam War, wrote a song to condemn the massacre in China's Tiananmen Square and released an album sung entirely in Spanish, to express solidarity with people oppressed in Chile.
Today, although she usually shuns party politics, Baez said she's throwing her support to a specific Democratic hopeful. She likes his liberal stance, his progressive approach and his outspoken quest for political change.
"I seldom do this, but I'm really casting my lot with Bernie Sanders," Baez said. "I also think young people are supporting him. Young people are not paying attention to what goes on in the media, but kids are donating to his campaign once a month or once a week."
Baez, reached by telephone before a March 19 concert at UAB's Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center in Birmingham, was quick to share her thoughts but said she doesn't engage in major Trump-bashing on stage.
"Mostly I make some jokes about it," Baez said, "because you can't do much more than that."
She took a similar approach during a 2006 show in Birmingham, offering a few pointed quips about then-President George W. Bush. Although she remains no fan of the Republicans, Baez said it's been interesting to watch party leaders opposed to Trump as they attempt to derail his candidacy.
"Right now, it's just kind of a relief to see they are in a terrible bind," Baez said. "I have to sort of enjoy it, after 50 years of think tanks -- things Republicans have been doing for decades -- they're sort of as flummoxed as we are."
If Trump secures the Republican nomination, could Sanders beat him in the November election? "That depends on how many intelligent people we have in this country," Baez said.
Baez emphasized, however, that her faith in the office of president has diminished over the years, and she doubts that even a well-meaning Democrat would be able to "lead a movement" and spur significant change. She pointed to President Barack Obama as an example.
In 2008, Baez made her first-ever endorsement for the U.S. presidency, calling Obama the country's best hope to "navigate the contaminated waters of Washington, lift up the poor, and appeal to the rich to share their wealth." But his tenure in the Oval Office has proved disappointing, she said.
"Some amazing stuff happened when Obama was running," Baez said. "His charisma, his intelligence ... Then he suffered some seismic thing. By being so careful, by being so patient, he was not able to do that much."
Although she realizes Sanders could end up in the same situation -- hampered by parties, politics and the realities of life at the White House -- Baez said he offers a refreshing antidote to politics as usual.
"I like that he's a grumpy old Jewish guy with no hair," Baez said. "I like something about his attitude, that he's not careful. ... If Hillary (Clinton) is nominated, I will vote for her. She's a friend. But I think Sanders speaks to the human condition."


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A machine that will take almost anything the British climate and road / track conditions can throw at it, the Haibike SDURO Trekking 9.0 Women's Electric Trekking Bike has real presence on the road but will munch up cross country sections. With full mudguards, a pannier rack and integrated lighting you can be assured it will get you there - whenever and wherever that might be.
You may want to be seen a bit better on the road with this electric bike's mountain bike tyres a bigger view than a road bike - this will help with road confidence. You may be a serious cycle trekker with plans for a big cycling holiday (on and off-road) this coming year. You may be a commuter who wants to carry gear to the office every day or a returner to cycling who wants a bit of a beast to help you with confidence. At the end of the day, e-bike riding is fun so you may just want this machine for the fun of riding alone, with friends or family!
With its full front and rear mudguards this is a machine that is great for road riding. For evenings and mornings (and some very grey skies) it has integrated lights on the rear and a Haibike Skybeamer 300, 100 lux headlight on the front that are both wired into the main battery.
For presence on the road you will certainly be noticed with the SDURO Trekking 9.0 Women's electric trekking bike's fat Schwalbe Super Moto X tyres on 27.5 inch wheels that will chew up hard and soft surfaces alike.
For the pedal drivetrain you have an eleven speed Shimano Deore XT M8000 that with the 11-46t cassette will flatten out all but the nastiest mountains. Stopping is with the Magura MT4 hydraulic disc brakes that use 180mm rotors - more than ample for descending almost any mountain.


Beijing a city of vice? Actually yes! When the Communist Party of China came to power in 1949, they re-educated around 35,000 prostitutes, most from Beijing's former red light district of Dashilan. And — most amazing of all — some of the brothels and opium dens that once littered this centuries-old area still exist (though no longer in business, of course). Want to see them? Of course you do! Well, Bespoke Beijing and Beijing Postcards has the key.
Beijing Postcards' Simon – not much about these hutongs has changed!
Our first ever limited edition historical Walking Tour – Sai Jinhua and the Brothels of Dashilan – has already sold-out and is underway this May. But if you missed out on a place, don't despair! You can view an exhibition of maps, prints and photos of the former red light district in its heyday (from the personal archives of Beijing Postcards historians Lars and Simon) at the wonderful Ubi Gallery, open Wednesdays to Sundays from 10.30am-18.30pm. The exhibition will run throughout May and June, and the gallery can also be opened by appointment for journos and the like – contact Zhang Fan on 137-1791-8120.
Best of all, the tour will continue to be available as a Bespoke private tour throughout 2013 – perfect for groups of friends, embassy outings and corporate events.
The district of Dashilan used to have 350 men to every 100 women. Is it any wonder that brothels thrived here?
To find out more about our 'Sai Jinhua and the Brothels of Dashilan' tour, or any of our Signature Experiences, visit our website or get in touch at info@bespoke-beijing.com.