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In Praise of Love
Staging: Single interior set (kitchen/living room)
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Duchess Theatre, London, 1973
By Terence Rattigan
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An almost unbearably moving story of veiled emotions running deep, Terence Rattigan's In Praise of Love is based on the true life situation of Rex Harrison's wife, Kay Kendall, and her early death from cancer.
Lydia is shielding her husband, Sebastian, from the knowledge that she is dying from leukaemia. But Sebastian does know and is seeking to spare her. She dies without either of them openly acknowledging their true feelings...
The play was first produced as a one-act play under the title After Lydia in a double-bill with the short farce, Before Dawn, at the Duchess Theatre, London, in September 1973. Rattigan reworked and extended the play as In Praise of Love for its New York premiere at the Morosco Theatre in December 1974, starring Rex Harrison himself.
This edition includes an authoritative introduction, biographical sketch and chronology.
'Few dramatists of this century have written with more understanding of the human heart than Terence Rattigan' Michael Billington
Visit the official Rattigan website here.
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wasn´t this a great episode! Steve got a new big friend 😀 But it sure was a rocky start. As it often happens, solving problems and earning mutual respect, will make good friends. Here are the mix matched gifs that caught my eye on this first watch.
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The Fire in the Model S
Tesla, Inc Model S, is an iconic American automobile company that has, in recent history, made a series of exciting sales and acquisitions. Tesla has been involved in many major corporate and public projects throughout its history. Tesla's growth as a company has been primarily due to the support and marketing efforts that it has received from the public. The company is also notable for its many philanthropic efforts that have given back to local communities through various projects. Since the very early days of Tesla's founding, the company has been lauded for being a company that continues to push new technologies forward in an effort to produce the best and most innovative automobiles available.
A fire was reported on September 6th, 2015 involving the Model S. The following events were recorded as the investigation into the cause of the fire.
On September 6th, 2015, at about 16:00 PM, an apparent fire started on the side of a home near the intersection of Freetown Road and El Cerrito Boulevard. The fire was reported and the fire department arrived soon after. The fire had spread by this time and the fire department had to put the fire out quickly.
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After the fire was put out at the front of the house, crews began fighting the fire at the side of the house. As they worked through the fire, they discovered that the home had been set on fire again and the fire was now on the second floor of the house.
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1.1 The second message from Tesla : "The alarm was initiated".
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A lot of work is being done in the Indian private sector to address problems of intellectual property theft by cyber criminals. | CISA, the computer security agency, has been helping Indian cyber security companies to secure computer systems to prevent these thefts.
Vindham is a young man from Bengal. "I am a computer programmer, a software engineer, and I have earned a good income in that industry," he tells me, with a confidence he does not feel when he tells me that he is currently a "victim of cyber crime. " His voice is a little unsure. Is he shy about his work? He says he is, and he is aware what his crime is. "I have lost almost 10 lakh rupees by theft of information," he says. He pauses, unsure whether he has said too much. "I have lost, as a software engineer, more than 100 lakh rupees. " He is not afraid to admit that he has been caught in the riptide of his career.
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Due to limited movie releases at this time, The Rex Theatre will be closing on Jan 28, 2022, and reopening on Feb 11, 2022.
Given the Covid 19 restrictions imposed by the Alberta Government Rex Theatre will be implementing capacity restrictions beginning Monday Sept 20/21. As per Government regulations we will restrict the capacity of the auditorium to 1/3 of fire code. You will NOT be asked for proof of vaccination.
Masks and 2 metre physical distancing is required. Attendees must be seated with household members only, or two close contacts if they live alone. You may remove your mask once seated in the auditorium.
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Four asteroids on COLLISION course with Earth
It's a scenario straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, an asteroid is careening towards Earth and is set to wipe out human existence. To mark Asteroid Day, here are four space rocks on a collision course with our planet.
The United Nations fears that the possibility of an asteroid smashing into a densely populated area isn't being taken seriously enough, so it designated June 30 as International Asteroid Day to raise awareness about the potentially catastrophic occurrence.
The date was chosen because the largest asteroid impact in recorded history took place over Tunguska, Russia on that day in 1908 when an enormous asteroid exploded and destroyed hundreds of acres of forest.
To mark the event, here are four asteroids that could wallop into Earth.
1979 XB
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With its 900-meter diameter, if this enormous rock hits our planet the impact would be devastating. It's currently hurtling through the solar system at nearly 70,000kph and is getting almost 30km closer to Earth every second.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has put it in second place on its 'Risk List' for Near-Earth Asteroids. The orbit of this minor planet is unreliable but it's predicted to have a chance of hitting Earth midway through this century.
Experts warn that 1979 XB could suddenly come a lot closer to Earth, given only a tiny variation in its orbit. Its next predicted approach of Earth is set to come in 2024.
Roughly the size of four football fields, Apophis is in very close orbit to Earth. It's currently more than 200 million kilometers away but gets half a kilometer closer every second.
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It regularly passes Earth on its orbit but the latest radar and optical data suggests we're in for a close shave when it blazes past our planet at a distance of just 30,000km in 2029. This is less than a tenth of the distance to the Moon.
It will next fly by Earth in mid-October this year when it will pass us at a safe distance of around 30 million kilometers. If Apophis did blast into Earth the impact is calculated to be similar to about 15,000 nuclear weapons detonating at once.
2010 RF12
This asteroid holds the dubious honor of topping both the Sentry List (Earth Impact Monitoring system) and the ESA impact risk list. It's currently around 215 million kilometers from Earth and is traveling at a speed of 117,935kph.
The danger from this asteroid isn't forecast to come until the end of the century when it's calculated to come as much as 40 times closer than the Moon. Luckily it weighs, a relatively small, 500 tons and is about seven meters in diameter. The impact is forecast to be slightly less than the meteor that hit the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013, which damaged thousands of buildings and injured hundreds of people.
2010 RF12 is set to pass Earth on August 13, 2022 when astronomers around the world will train their telescopes on the object to learn as much as possible about it and its trajectory.
2000 SG344
A NASA image of 2000 SG344. © Wikipedia
2000 SG344 is part of a group called the Aten Asteroids, which have orbits aligned very closely with Earth's. It is predicted to have a chance of impact in the next three or four decades. With just a 50-meter diameter, it's relatively small but is still twice as big as the Chelyabinsk meteor which caused so much damage six years ago.
It's currently traveling through space at more than 112,000kph and is getting 1.3km closer to Earth every second. Interestingly, it travels around the Sun in almost the exact same time as Earth, 353 days versus Earth's 365 days. This gives astronomers regular chances to observe the asteroid and assess the risk it poses.
Undetected asteroids
Of course, a big part of the danger with hazardous space objects is that we are not good at detecting them and some of the most dangerous ones have caught us by surprise. When the Chelyabinsk meteor entered Earth's atmosphere undetected, its explosion released up to 30 times more energy than the atomic bombs the US dropped on Japan in 1945.
As recently as last December, another asteroid broke apart over the Bering Sea that was 10 times more powerful than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Neither Near Earth Objects (NEOs) were tracked in advance. It's hoped that International Asteroid Day will prompt authorities around the world to improve how they detect the potentially cataclysmic space rocks.
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Basic logic >>>MOD WARNING ISSUED<<<
Discussion in '9/11' started by Katzenjammer, May 25, 2016.
Katzenjammer New Member
MOD WARNING ISSUED HERE
Here is a logical explanation as to why the wing shaped gashes in WTC1, 2
are totally impossible.
In the history of commercial aviation, there have been mid-air collisions between
relatively small aircraft and the much larger commercial aircraft. These collisions
always resulted in catastrophic damage to both aircraft. The fact is that if the
large commercial airliner were so super sturdy, it would have simply pushed out
of the way the smaller ( in some cases only 2% of the mass of the larger aircraft )
and that would be that, however, the fact of the fundamental physics of the collision
show clearly that there would have to be a huge amount of energy expended in said collision.
with this said, what super-duper special conditions prevailed on 9/11/2001
to allow an airliner to displace tons of mass, and incur no catastrophic damage to itself in the process?
and to those who insist that the damage was confined to the point of contact with the wall,
do you understand the stress that is imposed upon an airliner under very serious deceleration?
a decrease of speed from 240 m/s to 235 m/s in 0.005 sec = >100 g for deceleration force,
that is for each and every ton of anything contained in the airliner there would be >100 tons of
force against whatever was supposed to be holding it in place.
Katzenjammer, May 25, 2016
Katzenjammer said: ↑
But yet they are there. What or how do you suppose they got there? Note I'm just asking for your opinion if you care to give it, I know you don't know the answer if you don't believe airplanes caused the gashes.
Bob0627, May 25, 2016
Part of the LOGIC, is to know that it is possible to understand that any given bit was a trick
without having to be able to explain how it was done. Have you ever been to a stage magic show?
so the evidence is in, that is to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the events of 9/11/2001
were not as reported in the media, so now the task is to fully investigate and figure out what really happened.
I understand all that but the gashes appear in many videos and photos so I don't believe the gashes themselves are tricks or photoshopped.
[video=youtube;WVeRdi5koCI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVeRdi5koCI&list=PLAgBBIaZA-I8e9fyhSsGbvFm2GDhuuPiK[/video]
If you believe the gash itself is an illusion/optical trick, that's a different story but if you don't, can you suggest what may have caused it?
Speculation is dangerous, however, there is the distinct possibility that said gashes were produced by explosives,
or alternatively somekinda "death-ray" weapon that is still held highly secret by our military establishment. or?
whatever, the fact is that the gashes made by commercial airliners argument is null and void, this could not possibly
have been as described by the mainstream media.
Please note that there are people who insist on demanding all details of an alternate hypothesis
to even attempt to challenge the official story. However in the official story, not all of the alleged facts
are supported with solid evidence, most of the bits are founded on emotional appeals and what any
court in this world would define as INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.
Ok thanks. I agree that those who spent their time defending the OCT in various forums are always asking those who don't believe it to post alternate theories in order to confuse, ridicule and especially to divert the discussion from the OCT. The OCT either stands on its own merit or it doesn't. No alternate theory changes that. Only evidence, facts and reality can challenge the OCT, not theories.
LaDairis Banned
The North Tower blew up from the inside. All four sides of the building burst out simultaneously. The South Tower had a "directional" or "momentum based" explosion given the momentum of the 767 Cargo Drone the CIA flew into it.
Hence, the "wing shaped hole" on the North Tower was almost certainly done by experts in pyrotechnics and explosives to make it look like a plane. However, closer look reveals the inside metal bending out, not in, as the momentum "went out" not it...
Nothing hit the North Tower. It was blown up from inside.
LaDairis, May 25, 2016
what super-duper special conditions prevailed on 9/11/2001
The aircraft disintegrated into a million pieces, how is that "no catastrophic damage"?
cjnewson88, May 25, 2016
Events take time to play out, there was 70 milliseconds between the nose of the alleged airliner contacting the wall, and the time when the wings could have touched the wall. and in that time, there was no display of visible damage to the alleged airliner? whats up with that?
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A discussion of logic that cites a death ray as a possibility?....and that's all folks!
The planes struck the towers and the gashes were the result-that is true logic.
Blues63, May 25, 2016
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and exactly what sort of foundation supports your notion that airliners made those gashes in the skyscrapers?
The fact that the planes struck the towers.
AH .... but what supports the idea that planes actually did strike the towers?
AH .... but what supports the idea that planes actually did strike the towers?[/QUOTE
You have the burden of proof here, so demonstrate that the planes didn't strike the towers.
you have got to be kidding ... are you one of those hologram/space beam guys? ...
Shinebox, May 25, 2016
VERY SIMPLE, given the logic that I have already expressed, the fact is that its impossible for an airliner to have made
the wing shaped gashes in WTC 1, 2 .... I'm sorry if you really don't get the logic and the science behind the explanation,
however any aircraft allegedly traveling at 540 mph and striking a wall such to require the displacement of a minimum of 3 tons of mass
to make the entry hole in the wall, must experience deceleration, and do so in a very short time, the loss of 11 mph in speed and having
that deceleration happen in 0.005 sec would result in >100 g force upon the airliner, that is those 5 ton jet engines would stress their mounts
by 500 tons and would rip away from the wings tumbling as they did so. also for every ton of anything contained within the aircraft there would
be 100 tons of stress to the structure that was intended to keep everything in place. in short the aircraft would bust up into a million pieces.
and note that at speed, there would be a minimum of 70 milliseconds between the first contact of the nose and the point where the wings had
any possibility of touching the wall, plenty of time for materials to react to the forces applied.
now somebody present to me the evidence that allegedly supports the airliner remaining in one piece for 210 milliseconds as it penetrates the wall?
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um..maybe people seeing the actual planes fly into the towers...and what made them collapse?..weight of the floors crushing the structure supports of the floors below...i gave you idiots the formulas to figure out the weight of each floor but they said it was to hard to due the calculations..but my 2nd grade granddaughter did it..
cjm2003ca, May 25, 2016
Your so-called logic and science is obviously specious as the planes struck the towers. No-plane arguments are moronic and retarded in light of the physical and textual evidence.
There was no display of visible damage to the alleged airliner
Well no.. before the point of contact there wouldn't be any display of visible damage.... because it wouldn't damage until it made contact with the building and from that point onwards no camera would be able to see it..
[video=youtube;CZ8uvQk1H9I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ8uvQk1H9I[/video]
no jolt noted and the wings were still intact when the strike occurred ... and this is solid concrete ... the wings did not shear off but were intact after the nose of the aircraft hit proving that wing gashes did occur ...
why am I even trying to prove simple (*)(*)(*)(*) to cranks? ...
Most the time I don't. No-planers have always displayed the least amount of basic logic out of any conspiracy group I've ever seen. Even worse that flat-earthers and chemtrailers...
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How many years have you been at this?
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Right? .... do you feel good about yourself covering up criminal activity?
I feel good about myself that a no planer like you cannot refute a single fact on that page.
I have attempted to access your page and my anti-virus software won't let me go there,
bring up any one of your points and I'll be happy to address it right here, are u up for that?
I have attempted to access your page and my anti-virus software won't let me go there
What nonsense.


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Becoming trained in EMDR therapy requires receiving ten hours of consultation. EMDR Center of the Rockies includes this consultation in their EMDR therapy training.
Following completion of EMDR therapy training, it is strongly encouraged that clinicians continue on to become Certified EMDR therapists.
This involves receiving an additional twenty hours of consultation with an Approved Consultant in addition to their clinical work.
EMDR Center of the Rockies provides consultation for those therapists who need consultation to complete their EMDR therapy training, and we welcome clinicians who have been trained through another provider.
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Sorry, but if you're looking for photos from the World Masters Athletics Championships in Torun, Poland, in March, I didn't attend.
Looking for photos from the 2019 British Masters Indoor Championships, at Lee Valley Stadium on 9 and 10 March? They are here.
Here's a great gallery of photos from the 2019 Masters Athletics Inter Area March at Lee Valley, on Sunday 24 February.
You can see a small gallery of photos I took at the Tenterden Folk Festival, on Sunday 7 October, via the page here.
I took a great set of photos of the competitions at the 2018 SCVAC League Final, at Ashford, on Sunday 30 September. They can be found via a link from this page of my site.
I have several thousands of photos from the World Masters Athletics Championships, held in Malaga, Spain, from 4-16 September. These are mostly (but not exclusively) of the British athletes competing there. The photos in the galleries are my personal selection from each day of the Championships. You can see them here.
Before my disaster at the BMAF Championships on 25 August described here), I did manage to shoot a fair number of photos of action during the morning and early afternoon. They are here. I was not in Birmingham to see or shoot any of Sunday's events.
I have added a gallery of 226 photos from the Masters London Grand Prix meet, at Lee Valley Stadium on Sunday 19 August 2018. They are here.
I've added a gallery of 213 photos from the inaugural Masters Grand Prix meet, at Sheffield on 23 June 2018 to my Masters Athletics 2018 page, here.
A link to a gallery of 118 photos from the Southern Counties Masters Championships at Ashford on Saturday 26 May 2018 can be found here.
If you are looking for photos of the Rochester Sweeps Festival 2018, you will find them here. Four galleries. Enjoy!
You can view all of the images from my November 2016 exhibition "Watching The River Flow" via this page.
(Above) The 60 metres race at the Southern Counties Masters Championships in February 2019. The point at which I realised I was racing better than expected. I'm very grateful to Craig Beecham for these photos.
2019 is a "big year" for me in some ways. In late March, I turned 65. That moved me up a Masters Athletics year group. Rather pleasingly, just ten days before that birthday, I'd won a bronze medal in the 60 metres at the British Masters Championships. Not bad at 64 years, 11 months and three weeks of age. I came into the year with plans to be the youngest M65 athlete at the World Masters Championships in Poland at the end of March. It began two days after my birthday. However, when the time came to make an entry for those Championships, I was running badly, and carrying several irritating, niggling injuries, and didn't have the faith to think things would improve in time. I also had the opportunity for another trip to Venice, which overlapped with the Worlds. Result: I didn't go. I'd have been running well, at 60 metres at least. My decision, so I'm living with it!
2019 also sees my 50th year as a member of what was Blackheath Harriers when I joined it as a young teenager. It's been my club (it's now "Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletics Club") through thick and thin, including the 15 years when back injury meant I couldn't compete as a track athlete. A few years back, I was honoured to be made a Vice President of the Club.
I've just begun planning my competitive season on the track. All being well, (and last year taught me you never can bank on anything as an older athlete) it will culminate in the European Masters Championships, in Lido di Jesolo, Italy.
There's a load of useful general stuff here.
If you want my Masters Athletics work, it's here.
If you want an overview of my other galleries, it's here.
My Maidstone Parkrun photos (mostly 2015 and 2016), are included here.
If you want a link to my two blogs, click here.
If it's my Great Dolomite Road project you want, it's here on its own web site.
There's stuff here about buying from me.


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Posted on November 6, 2020 by Times Gazette
Headline: 112-year-old man dies
Columns, Opinion
Jeff Gilliland Staff columnist
There was Methuselah, the biblical figure who lived to be 969, and then there was John H. Davis.
As happens from time to time, I was looking through old issues of forerunners of The Times-Gazette the other day when I came upon the story of Mr. Davis in the Oct. 19, 1937, issue of The Press-Gazette. When I saw a headline that read "112-Year-Old Man Passes" with a subhead that read "J.H. Davis Succumbs at Home in Bainbridge Last Week: Had Relatives in County," I temporarily forgot what I was originally looking for and started reading about Mr. Davis.
That's how it usually works when I get looking through those old back copies. Newspapers were much different in older times, and much larger. For instance, today's Times-Gazette averages about four stories on the front page. The Oct. 19, 1937 front page of The Press-Gazette had 40 stories on page 1, many no more than a paragraph or two long. Today's Times-Gazette pages measure 11 inches wide. The 1937 Press-Gazette pages measure 17 inches wide.
Anyway, here's what The Press-Gazette had to say about Mr. Davis 83 years ago:
John H. Davis, 112 years old last week died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jesse Beatty, near Bainbridge. He is believed to have been the oldest resident in Ohio and one of the oldest in the United States.
Mr. Davis was born May 23, 1825, in Campbell County, Va., and at his death was survived by 180 descendents, consisting of 12 sons and daughters, 49 grandchildren, 102 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
The body was taken to Sabina for interment.
Mr. Davis lived with relatives in Fayette County for several years, and it was while walking from his home to Rattlesnake Creek, more than a mile distant, when he was 107 or 108 years of age, that he was blown off the road by a heavy windstorm and injured so that he spent the remainder of his days in a wheel chair and bed.
Mrs. Davis died some 20 years ago, and since that time Mr. Davis has resided among his children, and was perfectly content as long as he could spend most of his time fishing.
He cast his first vote in 1846 and as long as his health permitted, never failed to vote regularly.
He was a member of the Christian Union Church, and in a recent conversation with a newspaper man he said: "I believe in God and the longer I live the stronger I believe and no one can change me. God hasn't changed, but people have."
He had chewed tobacco for 75 to 80 years, according to his own admission.
Until two or three years ago he was able to read without glasses.
The sons and daughters are: Mrs. J.H. Beatty of near Bainbridge, Mrs. Arthur Trego, Grover Cleveland Davis and P.B. Davis of Greenfield, Roy Davis of New Vienna, George and Chester Davis of near Sabina, William of near Locust Grove, Mrs. Leota Snively and Harley Davis of Wilmington, Joe Davis of Lake View and Mrs. Ivey Gregg of Elm Grove.
When I read the part about Mr. Davis being believed to be the oldest resident of Ohio and one of the oldest in the U.S., I couldn't help but wonder who the oldest in the U.S. and Ohio are today.
According to a USA Today story published Aug. 17, 2020, Hester Ford of North Carolina was 115 or 116. According to CBS, her family says U.S. Census Bureau documents suggest she was born in 1905, but another set of Census Bureau documents point to 1904. At either 115 or 116, Ford is the oldest person on record from the United States, according to data compiled by the Gerontology Research Group showed as of July 30.
As far as Ohio's goes it's kind of hard to tell. I did some searching and found several conflicting stories. But according to an Aug. 2019 story on www.earlybirdpaper.com, Darke County resident Lona J. "Gram" (Mergler) Collins was the oldest person in Ohio at 112 when she died June 25, 2019.
I guess it's like the old adage says — the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Jeff Gilliland is the editor of The Times-Gazette. He can be reached at jgilliland@timesgazette.com or 937-402-2522.
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Sage was named after the latin word "salvere" which means "to be saved" as it is so revered for its ability to heal and restore. The antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties make sage an excellent toner. It can also help to regulate sebum production while the strong antioxidants provide protection against free radicals that damage skin cells.
A natural anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, antiseptic, astringent, antimicrobial and antioxidant that improves the health of your dog's skin.
Salicylic acid is a naturally occurring compound, which can be isolated from the bark of the willow tree. It can also be synthetically produced.
It can increase skin absorption of all ingredients in a product so you'd want to make sure when it is present the other ingredients are safe and all natural. A low possibility of causign skin Irritation in some animals. It can help to unclog pores and help with dandruff.
Saponified Organic Oils
Vegetable oils that have been converted to soap and glycerine - the highest grade of soap available! It is safe, non-toxic, mild, and gentle!
They can also be organic!
Exactly what it sounds like - salt from the sea, ocean, or salt water lake that has been dehydrated. It is generally regarded as safe.
Sclerotium gum
Used as a thickening and conditioning agent. It is generally regarded as safe. It is a polysaccharide (carbohydrate) produced by fermentation of filamentous fungus.
SD 40
Denatured alcohol is ethyl alcohol with additives (usually methanol) added that make it unsuitable for consumption. It is used in place of alcohol as the additives make it where manufacturers don't have to pay taxes on it as an alcohol.
Ethanol acts as a penetration enhancer for many chemicals.
Methanol (if that is the additive) has links to moderate non-reproductive organ system toxicity.
Also called denatured alcohol.
A vegetable oil obtained from the tree Butyrospermum parkii used for skin conditioning.
Soapbark Extract
(Quillaja saponaria wood extract)
Generally recognized as safe with some evidence of having links to skin allergies allergies.
Sodium Alpha Olefin
Generally regarded as safe but if contaminated with gamma sultone (part of the manufacturing process) and not purified, it may have links to non-reproductive organ system toxicity. How can you know if it is contaminated? You won't know from looking at the bottle. Don't buy cheap shampoo!
It also has strong links to dry and irritated skin for dogs with sensitive skin.
Made from anise and fennel, this natural preservative is safe and while not organic itself, is approved for use in organic products.
When mixed with odium levulinate, it can be an effective anti-fungal.
There are two sources of sodium benzoate - natural from fruit and lab synthesized.
It is an effective preservative that prevents the growth of molds and bacteria.
When sodium benzoate is formulated with vitamin C or citric acid, it may form benzene. (a known carcinogen). This reaction is pH dependent and very unlikely but is noted.
It does have links to allergies and there is limited evidence that it may have links to endocrine disruption.
Baking soda is a salt used for deodorizing, pH adjusting, oral care, and more.
Sodium c-14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
A detergent cleansing agent that produces a lot of foam.
The name may be misleading, but sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate is not a sulfate. Sulfonate is related to but not the same as sulfates. In a sulfonate the sulfur is linked direct to a carbon atom where as a sulfate is linked directly to the carbon chain via an oxygen atom.
They do however have similar qualities when it comes to propensity of being irritating to the skin.
It also has links to organ system toxicity.
A salt that helps to break down dirt and oil from the hair and skin and helps to regulate the pH. It can also be used to soften hard water.
Generally regarded as safe, sodium chloride is salt.
Generally regarded as safe, it is used as a pH adjuster and water softener. Usually produced from fruits, through yeast fermentation, or even by solvent extraction. Sodium citrate is then produced by neutralizing citric acid with sodium hydroxide.
Sodium cocoate
Saponified coconut oil made from mixing sodium hydroxide with coconut oil. When the reaction is done, there is zero sodium hydroxide left in the final finished product.
Sodium coco sulfate
A synthetic detergent which may cause skin irritation. Suspected to be an environmental toxin.
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
A relatively new synthetic detergent.
Generally regarded as safe.
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
A relatively new surfactant. Generally regarded as safe but may cause skin irritation.
It would be exceptionally rare for sodium hydroxide to be used as a final ingredient. More likely it is used to saponify oils where it is absent in the final product and as such is safe.
If it is used outside of saponification, the safety rating would need to change to be less safe.
Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate
A synthetic antimicrobial preservative with strong links to skin and eye irritation as well as allergies. Under certain conditions can release formaldehyde.
Sodium jojobate
Saponified jojoba oil made from mixing sodium hydroxide with coconut oil. When the reaction is done, there is zero sodium hydroxide left in the final finished product.
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
A fairly new and very mild surfactant (cleanser) with rare skin allergies. It is generally regarded as safe.
Sodium Lauryl Glucoside Carboxylate
Made from starch and fatty alcohol, this new surfactant (cleanser) has so far been found to be quite safe and biodegradable.
A synthetic cleaner that is not friendly to our planet (ecotoxic). It can be derived from petroleum base or plants. It has links to skin irritation. As a household cleaner it would cause little concern; but, when wouldn't want it on my dog's skin!
A synthetic cleaner and known skin irritant that has links to organ system toxicity and contamination concerns by ethylene oxide and 1,4-dioxane which both have links to cancer.
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
A synthetic surfactant that has no known links to toxicity.
Can increase absorption of ingredients through the skin.
Has high concern of contamination from nitrosamines (which are linked to cancer).
Sodium Levulinate
The salt of levulinic acid, a synthetic acid. While a fairly new ingredient, it is thought to be safe.
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
While many are quick to point out it is derived from fatty acid amide of N-methyltaurine in coconut, it is MANY chemical reactions to get to where it is a surfactant / foaming agent. The Cosmetics Ingredient Review has deemed sodium methyl cocoyl taurate safe for use in cosmetic products "when formulated to be non-irritating".
Sodium Olivate
Saponified olive oil made from mixing sodium hydroxide with olive oil. When the reaction is done, there is zero sodium hydroxide left in the final finished product.
Sodium palmate
Saponified palm oil made from mixing sodium hydroxide with palm oil. When the reaction is done, there is zero sodium hydroxide left in the final finished product.
It is safe and non-toxic!
Rich in Vitamins A, D, and E, sunflower oil acts as an emollient that holds moisture inside the skin cells and retains skin hydration. As a strong antioxidant, it helps to protect the collagen and elastin in the skin to improve the skin's tone. The high amounts of Omega-6 (linoleic) fatty acid are anti-inflammatory to reduce skin inflammation and dermatitis.
Surfactant Blend Derived from Natural Ingredients (Coconut Base)
Manufacturers use this statement when they don't want to tell you the actual ingredients making it confusing for the consumer.
A naturally occurring fatty acid that is usually derived from rendered fat of farm and domestic animals.
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
A low hazard ingredient that in higher concentrations can cause eye irritation and skin irritation. Has some restrictions for use in cosmetics and manufacturing. Is not save as a "leave on" product. Must be rinsed off.
It is suspected to be an environmental toxin (ecotoxic) so it is not safe for our planet.


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Superbug: HAI reporting: Should it be legislated?
So assume for the purposes of argument that hospitals do not eliminate hospital-acquired infections, and that the states in which they operate require them to begin public reporting of their infection rates — as a means of (choose your motivator) shaming them into doing better, or warning the public if they do not.
This argument is not hypothetical: Nineteen states have enacted HAI-reporting legislation, and another half-dozen have HA-MRSA reporting requirements, with more states considering MRSA bills this spring.
On the one hand, we know that infection control is difficult: Bugs linger not just in obvious places — walls, floors — but on essential objects with complex, hard-to-clean surfaces such as computer keyboards and stethoscopes. But on the other hand, we know that good infection control saves not only lives, but money and time as well.
So, infection control — specifically, "search and destroy" — by legislation: Fair or not fair?
A set of articles published last year argues the two sides. From Dr. Barry Farr, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia Health System, long-time leader in infection control: Legislation is not the best solution, but it should be enacted because the healthcare industry has been dragging its feet for too long. From the boards of directors of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America: Legislating specific actions that hospitals must take creates an unfunded mandate and may have unintended consequences.


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Q & A: Insider Insight with Sally Arthy, Senior Editor, Sky News
Sally has enjoyed a long career at Sky News, during which time she has set up the broadcaster's Ireland bureau and was head of Sky's bureau in Washington. She was part of the select media press pack that accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their recent trip to India and is currently planning Sky's coverage of the US election.
Q. How did you get involved with Journalism?
My first TV job was for ITV London News, in their Dartford Office. Not the most glamorous start but I've since worked for APTN and Sky News in Dublin and Washington. I'm now London based but travel abroad extensively. I was on the Royal tour with William and Kate recently which was a brilliant experience. I'm now working on the US Elections and of course the BREXIT fall out.
I really enjoy my job! Sky News is the RTS (Royal Television Society) News Channel of the Year for the second year running. Our reporting on last year's terror attack on tourists in Tunisia, which I was also involved with, won the RTS News Coverage, International award.
Q. What are your favourite career highlights?
I've been involved in so many stories it's hard to choose. Covering the Obama election has got to be one of them though, from the announcement that he was running for President on a very cold, winter's day in Springfield, Illinois in 2007, through to his election victory speech in Grant Park Chicago in November 2008 and his inauguration in Washington DC the next year.
There was also the Chilean miners rescue story, that was chilling and heart warming at the same time. And I'll never forget the last ever shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Q. How difficult is it to get a PR story on Sky News?
In normal circumstances there is probably the most appetite for PR led stories on Sky News Sunrise. Early morning slots are slightly less competitive for air time so as long a big story hasn't broken through the night you've got the best chance at this time. Embargo your story until a minute past midnight and then we know we can run it at any point. The sorts of stories we really like are the ones you'd be talking about in the pub and our interviews are always live. My top tip is don't forget online. It may not make air but our mobile service is highly watched.
Q. What are the things you dread hearing from a PR?
'Have you got a spare ten minutes for me to talk through a story'! Those words fill me with dread. We're so busy on the new desk that we need you to be able sum up the story in a sentence. We also need to know who's available, what can we film and where.
'We've got a great celebrity'. The guest needs to be relevant to the story not just a celebrity who is being paid to endorse a brand. We have to adhere to OFCOM's rules which if we break can lead to a hefty fine.
Q. So how can you get around OFCOM?
Have a look at their broadcasting code, particularly section 9. It's fierce. But there are some exceptions for news programmes particularly when it comes to sport and film. You've seen the big boards at premieres and post matches with loads of different brands, that's one way for a start.
Q. What if you've got a breaking news story. Who is it best to contact?
Always the news desk, or if it is a business story then our business desk. We're manned 24/7 so there's always someone to talk to.
Call first and then follow up with an e-mail. If you have a heads up – even if it is a couple of lines – with a guest offer send it over to us. For stories like Brexit, though, we are overwhelmed with interviewees so don't be surprised if no one comes back to you. Don't keep re-sending it we've got it!
Sally Arthy was talking to Shout! Communications Joint Managing Director, Catherine Bayfield.
Categories: Broadcast News, Broadcast PR coverage, Media Relations, Online, Radio, TV Coverage


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Philippe Reul
Information Discography Concerts schedule
Instrument(s) Guitar, Electric bass, Keyboards, Composer
Email Write an email
Philippe REUL is a musician who plays several instruments, mainly the guitar, but also the bass guitar, piano and keyboards, and who is at ease in various musical styles : blues, folk, fusion, pop music and jazz.
On the pop and folk scene, he played with the band MacRAHL, the Walloon blues singer William DUNKER, John ARCADIUS, etc...
On the Belgianjazz and avant-garde scene, he had the opportunity to play and record with the Garrett LIST Ensemble, in which he played bass, with a.o. Kris DEFOORT (piano), Rhonny VENTAT (sax), Marc FRANKINET (tp), etc... He participated in the album "The Unbearably Light".
Another band he worked with is the "NEW QUARTET" with Jean BORLEE (bass), R. HUPPERMANS and Antoine CIRRI (drs).
Philippe REUL also played in trio with pianist Véronique BIZET and saxophonist Erwin VANN.
In 1996, at the Music Conservatory in Namur (B), where he teaches at the time, he meets tenor saxophonist Nicolas KUMMERT and forms with him the band ALCHIMIE.
In February 2001, the band released its first album "Alchimie" on the IGLOO label. (Igl 153)
Associated bands:
Alchimie Marc Lelangue "Tribute to Ray Charles"
Marc Lelangue & the Heavy Muffulettas


Exceptional historical and heritage site.
Napoleon Bonaparte installed the National Stud Farm (haras) within the ancient Montier-en-Der Benedictine Abbey walls in 1808. The present-day buildings date from the mid-19th century. The Abbey church, dating from the 10th century with additional work carried out in the 13th century, is close by.
The stud farm is set in lush green countryside and possesses large arenas, stables, a smithy's forge, saddlery and loose box garaging, riding school and exercise yards.
- Shows and tourist events welcomed by equestrian displays.


The circumflex fibular artery (latin: arteria circumflexa fibularis) is a branch of the posterior tibial artery.
The circumflex fibular artery ascends to the popliteal fossa, curves around the head of the fibula and participates in forming the patellar network.
The circumflex fibular artery contributes to supplying the knee joint and the muscles around it.


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Fewer pesticides used in vegetable growing
Between 2000 and 2008, the use of chemical pesticides in vegetable growing, in the open and under glass has dropped sharply. In mushroom cultivation, the use of pesticides has been reduced to a fraction of its former use. Nevertheless, farmers and market gardeners do not manage to bring down the total use of pesticides in arable farming and market gardening.
6.9 kg per hectare in agriculture
Farmers used 6.9 kg of chemical pesticides per hectare (ha) in 2008, versus just over 6.6 kg in 2004. Lily bulb growers use nearly 100 kg per ha, as lily bulbs are susceptible to viral diseases. Rose growers use 86 kg per ha.
Between 2000 and 2008, the use of pesticides per surface unit in lily bulb cultivation was reduced, whereas in rose growing the use increased by 40 percent. In apple and pear growing regions, the use of pesticides has also increased, but the use was exceptionally low in 2000.
More than 12 kg of pesticides per ha were applied in ware potato cultivation in 2008, the same amount as in 2000 and 2004. In mushroom cultivation, the use of pesticides dropped dramatically from nearly 25 kg per ha in 2000 to 4.5 kg in 2008. In paprika and tomato cultivation, the reduction was also remarkable.
Use of pesticides by type of crop, 2000-2008
Decrease pesticide use in flower bulb cultivation, increase in flower cultivation under glass
With 42 and 32 kg per ha respectively, the use of pesticides is highest in flower bulb cultivation and flower cultivation under glass. In flower bulb cultivation, the amount of pesticides applied per ha was cut by 10 percent between 2000 and 2008. In flower cultivation under glass, the amount increased by 14 percent over the same period. In vegetable growing in the open, the use of pesticides was cut noticeably by over 40 percent.
Use of pesticides by sector, 2000-2008
Pesticide use stable in the long run
In 2008, the sector agriculture used 5.6 million kg of pesticides, as against 5.5 en 5.3 million kg in 2004 and 2000 respectively. The use of fungicides, the largest group, is also stable.
Pesticide use by application
Shift in selection of pesticides
Since 2000, various substances have increasingly dominated the market. The most important fungus killer accounted for more than 26 percent of total use in 2008. Yet, various other more recently introduced substances are also used.
Remko Holtkamp and Rob Vijftigschild


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How to Get Into Houston's Best Speakeasies & Secret Bars
Covert Mezcal dens, jazzy underground lounges, and the coolest house party in town.
By Brooke Viggiano
Secret Garden HTX
Houston is big, and like any city worth its population, it's practically teeming with amazing bars. Tracking down a good spot to crack open a cold one is child's play—well, not literally, because children really shouldn't really be going to bars, but you get the gist. However, attempting to locate a quality watering hole that's a little more mysterious, a bit more exclusive, and a touch more romantic, can send you down a sexy rabbit hole you didn't even know existed. Choose this adventure and you'll soon be sneaking through unmarked doors, venturing down shady alleyways, and making your way up creaky staircases only to be rewarded with a blissful boozy hideaway. Gear up for mystery, intrigue, and damn fine drinks courtesy of these 17 standout speakeasy-style Houston bars.
Mijo's Mezcal Bar
This clandestine agave-fueled haunt hides, as it claims, in plain sight over at the roadside taco- and slushie-slinging Cantina Barba. It's teeny-tiny, as the entire bar fits inside a single storage container, while neon lights and ample Dia de los Muertos decor add to the allure. Seek out the sketchy looking storage container out on the patio, step inside, hit up the bartender for a deadly mezcal cocktail, drink, and repeat.
How to book: Stop by for first come, first served seating.
Rabbit's Got the Gun
Near Northside
Blink and you'll miss it. The rusty sign is barely legible, the graffiti-strewn facade and bars on the doors suggest a bygone establishment, and most of the nearby action comes from a neighboring tire shop. But give it a second glance, and you may just spot the picnic tables outside filled with people enjoying the hell out of tacos, palomas, and rum old fashioneds. Inside, the funky cocktail bar and kitchen will make all your late night dreams come true. Head to Hogan and scout out the Rodriguez Tire Shop, then enter the adjacent doors crowned by a painting of an Alice in Wonderland-style rabbit (AKA some truly badass work from local graffiti artist w3r3on3).
Kanpai Club
There are only 10 seats at this 400-square-foot shotgun-style cocktail den, but the tasty booze knows no end, from Japanese whiskey highballs and salted plum margaritas to satisfyingly fizzy gin creations. The stealthy drinkery comes from the crew behind buzzy hand roll joint Hando, and even serves as an overflow destination via an adjoining door. Walk into the romantic sushi spot and creep through the red door to the left to seek the promised land.
Bayou Music Center
40 steps beneath Bayou Music Center lurks this sleek subterranean bar and lounge, a choice spot to get your covert drink on before taking in a concert at the venue's main hall. You'll have to pay to access the intimate space (and possibly provide proof of vaccination, depending), but its exclusive events lineup, from silent discos to themed trivia nights, is worth the extra effort. Purchase access prior to doors for shows, then enter through the secret door located inside Revention.
How to book: Call 713-230-1633 or contact HoustonPremiumSeating@livenation.com to reserve.
HandleBar Houston
While this retro stalwart isn't exactly hidden, it quietly rocks a less-than-obvious '80s-themed speakeasy out back. It's a bar within a bar, and the Inception-style move totally works. Head past the women's restroom to the back bar to savor rum punch under colorful lights, tinsel, and the watchful, mustachioed gaze of Tom Selleck.
Stashed behind Bravery Chef Hall lies one of the most beautiful cocktail escapes in town, a place where revelers sip picture-perfect French 75s inside a striking glass greenhouse strewn with plants and flowers. The place is seriously tiny, so snagging one of the seats inside can be tricky, but if you can't find one, the 2,000-square-foot patio makes for an equally enchanting setting. Enter Bravery Chef Hall, spot Margaux's Oyster Bar, and you'll see the door to the courtyard garden bar. You can also enter the space through a gate off Main Street.
Marfreless
This hidden makeout haven, which opened in 1972 and moved to its current River Oaks Theatre shopping center location in 1976, may be under new ownership, but its iconic, unassuming blue door remains. Crack it open to see why this gem has maintained its cult following for 40-odd years, despite its original location marked solely by its name written across boarded-up windows. Also do it to make out like a teenager upstairs, as is tradition.
How to book: Call 281-630-6248 to reserve.
CharBar
Walking by, you may think this place is a custom tailor shop—and that's because it is. But it's also a bar. Let us explain: When Tailor's Row occupied Market Square back in the 1930s, this space housed a bustling bespoke men's clothing shop. When business declined, owner Michael Shapiro added a bar to the shop to keep the money flowing. And guess what? It worked! Now you can get a whiskey and your pants hemmed at the same time. Head to Market Square Park and walk right into the bar at 305 Travis and don't be fooled by the clothing hanging in the window.
Dean's Downtown
Dean's Downtown
They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. We say you shouldn't judge a place by its sign—because if you did, you'd be missing out on one of Downtown's coolest watering holes. Opened in 1999 and named after Dean's Credit Clothing—the 1940s department store that used to occupy this space—this hip hideaway boasts reclaimed wood furniture plus the oldest electric elevator in Texas (and the third oldest in the country). Though the spot's been since revamped under the name Dean's Downtown, the sign and the speakeasy vibe of the original are still gorgeously intact. Look for the "Clarks" and "Dean's Credit Clothing" signs off Main near the corner of Preston, and get excited.
Lola's Depot
From the outside, this unmarked dive bar looks like an ordinary house. And from the inside, it looks like a punk rock hovel from an episode of Hoarders decided to throw a really awesome rager. Track down the totally inconspicuous purple house off Grant and Fairview and enter at your own risk (which is absolutely zero risk, but it sounds cool). And if it's a slow day, try challenging the friendly bartender to a game of I Spy for shots.
Last Concert Cafe
If you want to enter this Northside Downtown institution, you'll have to submit to the longstanding tradition of knocking on the bright red unadorned front door. It's a Houston right of passage, after all. Once you're let in, you'll be greeted with a kitschy café, bar, and live music venue complete with frozen margs, a back patio, classic Tex-Mex cuisine, and an anything goes ethos. But remember, you can't just walk inside—knock twice, wait patiently, and enter when you're welcomed.
notsuoH
Look past the giant neon Clark's clothing store to find this illicit haunt, which manages to combine an oddball look with one of the friendliest feels (because having a bathroom with an extra chair across the toilet is friendly, right?). Offering stiff, cheap drinks and underground music and art performances, this hole-in-the-wall outpost is something everyone should experience, hopefully multiple times. Notsuoh is Houston spelled backwards, so if you want to enter, you'll have to spin around three times, hop backwards, and… we kid, we kid. Just catch sight of the "notsuoH" sign peeking out from beneath the "Clark's" sign off Main and you're good.
Tongue-Cut Sparrow
Powerhouse bev master Bobby Heugel's cocktail den is so off-the-beaten-path, it's not even operating out of its own location these days. The elusive concept has temporarily set up shop inside the old Penny Quarter space over in Montrose, but you'll still find all the elegance of a full-service Japanese cocktail bar, complete with top-notch drinks (Japanese highballs, swizzles, and Sazeracs) and the highest level of service (perfectly chilled glassware, complimentary snacks, and hot towels), to boot.
How to book: Reserve via Resy.
Capt. Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge
Capt. Foxheart's Bar News Bar & Spirits Lodge
Here lies one of the best craft cocktail bars in Houston, boasting a classy vibe, an ace lineup of bartenders ready to spew their wealth of knowledge, and drinks that make good use of fancy housemade ingredients like cantaloupe-tarragon syrup, celery bitters, and rosewater. Go through the inconspicuous door next to the law office sign, then ascend the dark, narrow, super-creaky staircase all the way to the top. On the left, you'll see another weathered, wooden door. Open it, slip inside, and order something sexy.
Rice/West U
In Norse mythology, Valhalla was a great hall where "Odin receives the souls of heroes fallen bravely in battle." On Rice campus, however, Valhalla is an underground lounge where "graduate students receive the beers of the heroes who make the beers." Though the hush-hush bar is not really so hush-hush anymore, it's still fun to sneak into the dark, cavernous lounge that's been keeping students in good spirits for over 40 years. Make your way to Keck Hall (the building that houses the Rice University Civil and Environmental Engineering department), before ducking around to the left side of the building near Laboratory Road, and spotting the Hobbit-sized wooden door that leads to the great drinking hall below.
Lei Low Bar
Lei Low
Greater Heights
Devoid of a sign displaying its moniker, this clandestine rum bar is the definition of laying low. But it's no slouch when it comes to drinks, cranking out complex tropical cocktails spiked with curious tinctures and served in showy glassware displaying hula girls and mermaids. Find Joe's Food Store, located in a nondescript shopping center in Sunset Heights, and set your sights on the painted "Aloha." Okole Maluna, pal.
Houston Watch Company
Houston Watch Co.
Hidden inside the 1910 Southern Pacific Railroad Building near Market Square, this throwback to another era is one of the most underrated bars in all of Houston. Lose track of time over a crafty old fashioned and spill some secrets you're sure to take to the grave—or at least until you finish your drink.
Brooke Viggiano is a contributor for Thrillist.


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Congratulations to the Eagles. You had an amazing season and a fantastic final game. You guys are great examples for Philly and you make us so proud to be from Philadelphia. We have a new world champion today, and it is very much deserved. It showed how badly you wanted the trophy all season, and what an exciting season it was! Congrats on your amazing win and enjoy your celebrations! If you ever need an American made, track tested and racer approved race car part manufactured, let us know!
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Art Cities >> FLORENCE
Our travel guide to Florence provides information, history, itineraries and vacation rentals such as villas, hotels, country & farmhouses, apartments, bed & breakfast lodging & accommodation.
Elegant and luminous, Florence is located along the river Arno, between rolling hills. Unique in the world for its majestic buildings and the refined elegance of its centre, the city of Florence preserves completely intact the harmonious grace of the works of the Renaissance masters. The inhabitants are enterprising and introvert, but love practical jokes and are proud of their past and their town. The most important artists who reached the highest peaks of Art came from the Florentine hamlets, from the swarming local markets and from the artisans' workshops. Obviously it is impossible to describe all the immense artistic, historical and architectural heritage of Florence, but we will try to give you hint for the next time that you will visit the city. Discovering the city
First Itinerary:
Piazza del Duomo, San Lorenzo e Cappelle Medicee
Second Itinerary:
Via de' Calzaioli, Museo del Bargello, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, Galleria degli Uffizi
The most beautiful churches in Florence
The Palaces of Florence
Events in Florence
The origins of the city is uncertain, but presumably the first human settlements date from the 10th century B. C., when some Italic populations settled down in the plain around the river Arno. At the end of the 8th century they disappeared, probably due to the arrival of the Etruscans who lived around the hills of Fiesole, controlling the Mugnone valley. Between the 3rd and the 2nd century B.C. the Romans conquered the Florentine territory by using the fortified centre of Fiesole and other Etruscan settlements.
In the 1st century B.C. Cesar's soldiers founded Florentia, which became an important commercial and military hub, thanks to its central location which made it a crossroad of great strategic importance. In this period Florence was embellished with imperial monuments and the chess-shaped streets were planned as we still today can see in the heart of the ancient part of Florence, around Piazza della Repubblica.
With the decline of the Roman Empire and the arrival of the Barbarians, Florentia, as many other Italian cities, was invaded and sacked, suffered from epidemics and famine and was so depopulated that the Byzantines degraded it to a sort of entrenched military zone. Only with the arrival of the Longobards who transferred the Marca from Lucca to Florence, the city experienced an economical and commercial upswing, a flourishing period which would last for a long time.
From the High Middle Ages, Florence's fast economical and commercial upswing also meant a military superiority, which after bloody battles, ended up in a political supremacy in Tuscany. The continuos wars against the other Tuscan cities only consolidated the Florentine wealth, thanks to the artisan manufacturing, the founding of the corporations and the financial power of the banks. The rivalry between the Gulphs and the Ghibellines, an emblematic sign of the hostility which has always characterised the city, ended up with the victory of the Guelphs when Matilde di Canossa decided to support Pope Gregorius VII, instead of Arrigo IV, for the Papal throne. Consolidated the power of the Guelph faction, the Florentine Republic was founded which let the consoles together with a citizen council and a Parliament govern the city, one of the first examples of civil and democratic institutions in Europe.
During the Middle Ages Florence was marked by the bloody fights between the pro-papal Guelphs and the pro-imperial Ghibellines. In this period the city managed to conquer the whole territory of Tuscany, dominating Arezzo, Lucca, Pistoia, Siena, Poggibonsi and Volterra.
In the 14th century the Florentine power was reduced by Lucca at Altopascio and by Pisa at the battle of Montecatini, but during the following century the supremacy of Florence reached its highest peak, thanks to the arrival and consolidation of a new governing class.
The 15th century is the century of the Medici family, who came from the Florentine banking system which had managed to give wealth to the city. Under the Medici family Florence became the world's art capital. Art, sculpture, literature and music flourished and the city played an important role as a cultural guide which nobody has been able to take away.
After the death of the last member of the Medici family, Florence passed to the Lorena family, a Napoleon parenthesis and the incorporation to the Kingdom of Italy.
Florence has been stroke several times by the violence in recent times: the bombings during the last world war did not spare the old part of the city, and in 1966 a terrible coincidence of bad luck and irresponsibility provoked a devastating flood of the river Arno, which inundated the city causing inestimable damages of the artistic and historical heritage.
In 1993 a TNT bomb planted by the Italian mafia exploded destroying the Torre del Pulci, the seat of the Accademia dei Georgofili, damaging the nearby the Uffizi Gallery. Florence has been hit hard and frequently, but nobody has managed to submit the city, not even to discourage the Florentines which with the hard work rolled up their sleeves without hesitating in order to restore the splendour that with violence of the evil enemy of beauty and art had tried to delete.


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Visiting the National Taiwan Sport University
Dr. Judit Kádár, Director of the Center for International relations has visited three universities in Taiwan with the generous support of ICM. National Taiwan Sport University is an important TE partner, that facilitates a dual master program.
Dr. Shih-Chung Cheng has been a devoted coordinator of the program and TE is grateful for his contribution. President Chin-Shung Kao, Dr. Daniel Fanchiang, Director of the Centre for International Affairs, Dr. Kuei-Hui Chan, Dean of the College of Athletics, Dir. of Biochemistry and Nutrition of Sport Training Research Laboratory, and Dr. Michael Huang, Vice-President ensured us about the importance of the partnership and also welcomed our invitation to the upcoming international sport innovation conference in Budapest.
Chinese Culture University in Taipei is an emerging partner for TE. Last summer we welcomed a group of students in Budapest, now we would like to explore new forms of partnership in research, training and mobility. President Tien-Rein Lee has given a gala lunch for international students and guests. She had the pleasure to meet Catherine Mei-Tsu Chan, representative of the Taiwan Strength and Conditioning Association, Bor-Shan Lin, Dean of International and Mainland China Affairs, Dr. Frank J. H. Lu, Professor at the Dept. of Physical Education, Dir. of Graduate Institute of Sport Coaching Science, Dr. Shiang-Ming Wei, Director of the Dept. of Combat Sports and Chinese Martial Arts, Dr. Jia-Yean Chen PhD, Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Physical Education and Dr. Robert Y.C. Wei of the Office of Student Affairs. CCU is seeking an MoU to serve as the umbrella for various activities, including ICM and other cooperative activities as well.
Meeting Mr. János Albert, representative of the Hungarian National Trade House provided an opportunity to have an overview of the academic and corporate context of partnerships. Since TE and the Trade House organizes the sport innovation conference in 2017 together, the Taipei representative may help our partner universities in finding corporate support to enable their trip to Budapest.
Finally, National Chung Hsing University in Taichung is a brand new prospective partner with great potentials. Dr. Jane Lu, Professor and Dean of the Office of International Affairs, Dr. Ching-Lin Wu, Director of the Graduate Institute of Sports and Health Management and Dr. Ming-Hung Lin, Professor, Graduate Institute of Sports and Health Management received the TE representative for a meeting on future opportunities.
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Inspector General Warns that with Opium Production Skyrocketing, Afghanistan Could become "a Narco-Criminal State"
The United States' nation-building effort in Afghanistan could turn out to be a complete failure because of its inability to stem opium production, which has expanded so much that the drug trade may come to dominate the war-torn nation in the coming years.
John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), painted a bleak picture for Congress this week about the $10 billion investment in Afghanistan's counternarcotics operations.
"Afghan farmers are growing more opium poppies today than at any time in their modern history," Sopko told the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Despite the "mammoth investment" of American dollars and manpower, "more land in Afghanistan is under poppy cultivation today than it was when the United States overthrew the Taliban in 2002."
This means the Taliban is flush with cash, due to insurgents using the opium trade to finance their war against the U.S. and the Afghan government. The country's poppy fields are responsible for more than $150 million a year in revenue for Islamic militants, according to James L. Capra, the Drug Enforcement Administration's chief of operations, who provided written testimony to the caucus.
"The Taliban is involved in taxing opium poppy farmers; operating processing laboratories; moving narcotics; taxing narcotics transporters...[and] providing security to poppy fields, drug labs, and opium bazaars," Capra said.
Opium is becoming such a powerful force in Afghanistan—which produces 90% of the world supply of this drug—that it could wipe out all of the progress made by the U.S. intervention over the last twelve years.
"In the opinion of almost everyone I spoke with, the situation in Afghanistan is dire with little prospect for improvement in 2014 or beyond," Sopko said.
"All of the fragile gains we have made over the last twelve years on women's issues, health, education, rule of law, and governance are now, more than ever, in jeopardy of being wiped out by the narcotics trade which not only supports the insurgency, but also feeds organized crime and corruption," he added.
The head of SIGAR concluded his testimony with this ominous warning:
"The people I spoke with in Afghanistan in my last few trips talked about two possible outcomes following the 2014 transition in Afghanistan: a successful modern state, or an insurgent state. However, there is a third possibility: a narco-criminal state. Absent effective counternarcotics programs and Afghan political will to seriously tackle this grave problem, that third outcome may become a reality."
Future U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction) (pdf)
The Looming Narco-State in Afghanistan (by D.B. Grady, The Atlantic)
Afghanistan's Narcotics Problems Grow Worse (by R. Jeffrey Smith and Mattie Quinn, Center for Public Integrity)
Alex Z 7 years ago
You mean "The US IS A Narco-Criminal State?" Who exactly do you think has control of the poppy fields? the Boot-Strap Expat http://7thpillar.wordpress.com/


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