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The written history of Tullibardine Distillery is rather sketchy. The first distillery to use the name Tullibardine was founded in the 1790s. This distillery lay somewhere in the village of Blackford although it is unclear exactly where. Blackford is a small village in Pertshire in the Highlands of Scotland. The original Tullibardine distillery was closed in 1837.
The current Tullibardine distillery also lies in Blackford, and is a converted brewery. Since the brewing of beer has a very long history in Blackford you might say that Tullibardine has a long history as well. For example Tullibardine have inserted the year '1488' into their logo since they use the same spring water as a brewery that existed in Blackford back in 1488. The reason why the year 1488 was chosen is that this year the Scottish King James IV purchased beer from the brewery for the celebration of his coronation. The site of the current Tullibardine distillery has been used for brewing since the seventeenth century.
The brewery that was to become today's Tullibardine Distillery was only run intermittently in the beginning of the twentieth century, and was also used as a storage facility for at time. In 1947 the brewery was bought by the Welshman William Delme Evans. Delme Evans was an engineer and built a compact and effective distillery making good use of nature when he could and equally good use of science when that was called for. For example, the cooling water flows over the condensers using nothing but the force of gravitation. Also, in order to reduce unnecessary waste he built two condensers to absorb the heat instead of one as is more common.
After two years of repairs and modifications the Tullibardine Distillery began its production in 1949. Unfortunately Mr Evans was forced to sell the distillery only four years later due to ill health. It was bought by Brodie Hepburn who ran the distillery until 1971 when it was sold again to Invergordon Distillers. At this time the annual output was 150 000 litres. The new owners increased the distillery's capacity by installing two additional stills next to the existing two. At this time a total of fifteen people worked in production at Tullibardine as opposed to today's three. Tullibardine then passed through several hands and was mothballed by Whyte & Mackay in 1994. The reason for the shut-down is believed to be a combination of tax reasons and overproduction.
After five years of planning, Tullibardine was bought in 2003 by a privately-owned consortium. More than 2 000 casks were included in the purchase. The four new owners wish to run a traditional distillery and will initially only produce smaller amounts of whisky. Tullibardine will only be available at the distillery and through a few selected retailers. The distillery runs under the watchful eye of the new Mater Distiller John Black. Mr Black was practically born and raised at the Cardow distillery and also has extensive experience from several other distilleries. If you visit Tullibardine, be sure not to miss the daily guided tour led by Mr Black himself.
Tullibardine bottlings will not be labelled '10 years old', '15 years old' etc, but will be marked with their production year. At the moment Tullibardine offer the 'Tullibardine Vintage 1993' together with some older and more exclusive releases. More official bottlings are planned in the near future including cask strength and sherry matured whisky.
Except for the available bottlings Tullibardine have also launched a cask offer in which you may buy a barrel, a hogshead or a butt cask in advance. So far this has been very popular and casks have been sold to customers in several countries. Please see the Tullibardine official website for details.
But there is more to Tullibardine than just whisky. The distillery is also part of a business venture which includes several retail outlets and a restaurant for up to 100 people. Tullibardine has an ideal location from a tourist business point of view; the village Blackford lies right between Stirling and Perth close to the well-trafficked A9 on which seven million cars pass the distillery every year, and an astonishing 2.1 million people may reach the distillery within one hour.
Apart from the distillery's planned staff of 20 the other businesses will soon employ an additional 100 people. The entire project is budgeted at £12 million. When considering the venture which combines this traditional whisky distillery with the other businesses that surround it, the motto of the new Tullibardine owners seems very fitting: "Heart in the past, head in the future".
Production at Tullibardine
Production at Tullibardine currently employs three people. Because of the devotion to traditional techniques much of the work is done by hand. The distillery is very compact and it is possible to view the entire process from the middle of the production room. Although the distillery had lay dormant for nine years all the new owners had to do was to repaint the distillery and clean some valves and pumps.
The soft water used by Tullibardine is taken from springs which feed the Danny Burn flowing down past the distillery from the Ochil Hills. The clear water is essentially the same water that is successfully bottled and sold by the local company Highland Springwater. The cooling water does not have to be pumped up since it is lead into the distillery from a nearby mountain.
The malt is bought slightly peated from several of Scotland's larger malting companies. The malt is ground in a traditional Porteus mill. The mash tun is made from stainless steel and holds a little more than 5 tons. The eight washbacks will soon be reduced to six due to the limited current production. Each washback holds 28 000 litres. The distillery has two wash stills and two spirit stills but only use one of each at the moment. All stills hold 21 000 litres but the wash still is only run with 14 000 litres and the spirit still with 11 000 litres. The raw spirit is stored in used sherry and bourbon casks. The impressive warehouse has a capacity of 4 000 casks. There are no pillars used to hold up the massive roof of the warehouse which allows for an unrestricted and overwhelming view of the 2660 casks that are currently in storage. The casks are stored on three rows of shelves.
A real treasure is hidden in Tullibardine's warehouse; one of the oldest whisky casks in Scotland. The quarter cask was filled in 1952 and the whisky in it will of course have lost much of its alcohol. In any event, the 40-50 bottles that will come out of this rarity are likely to be extremely expensive.
The new owners believe that a realistic initial production should be about 100 000 litres per year or 2 000 litres every week. This amount was produced during four months in 2003 and production was then halted until October 2004. In spite of these modest volumes, Tullibardine would have no problem meeting an increased future demand; the current production capacity is 2 million litres per year.
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Blackford, Perthshire
PH4 1QG, PA28 6EX
E-mail: info@tullibardine.com
Distillery Manager: John Black
Visitors: Visitors are welcomed at Tullibardine all 52 weeks of the year ever since the opening of the Tullibardine 1488 Shop and the Café 1488 which took place in November 2004. The guided tours are priced at £3 which is partly refunded if you make a purchase in the gift shop. The regular guided tours are short, about 20-30 minutes. There is however also one daily and more extensive 'connoisseur tour' which is led by the Distillery Manager John Black. Advance booking is recommended if you wish to attend this tour. In 2005 the owners hope to have established Tullibardine as the most visited distillery in Scotland; the goal is to reach a staggering 800 000 visitors by the end of the year.
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The Property is located within the Northwest Submarket of Denver, adjacent to Interstate 25 approximately midway between Denver and Boulder, and is considered part of Colorado's Silicon Valley. Technology and aerospace companies in the area include Oracle, Level 3, Google, IBM and Ball Aerospace. This suburban area of Denver benefits from a high concentration of executive housing options, as well a deep pool of highly skilled workers that live within a short commute of the Property. As a result, DigitalGlobe was attracted to the location given its ability to draw employees from Boulder, Downtown Denver and the surrounding areas.
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Steel Talk: Did Productivity Kill Steel Jobs?
Is it the nature of the industry that has caused job losses?
By: Andrew Moran March 14, 2018 Business6
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For years, it has been pontificated by the preachers in the church of protectionism that the U.S. steel industry has been destroyed by the sins of Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese imports. Because of so-called unfair trade, America's steel towns have been eviscerated, despairing in their ashes; the population has been rendered unemployed, impoverished, and resentful. This is what the American public has been preached for so long, and administrations of the past have exploited the outrage by enacting 18th-century trade practices.
But is Beijing or Ottawa the source of the nation's industrial woes?
A simple glance at the numbers would astonish the average American.The U.S. trade deficit is nearly $600 billion, America imports four times as much steel as it exports, steel employment is about a quarter of what it was in 1953, and output has been flat since the mid-1980s.
Since imports of the material have coincided with these trends, the blame must be firmly placed on the globalists, foreign nations, and greedy corporations, correct? The globalists can be censured on a diverse array of subjects, but not so much on trade – except perhaps the crony, government-managed trade deals.
The primary reason for a lack of steel jobs? Heightened productivity.
Did Productivity Kill Steel Jobs?
As we have all witnessed, technology has greatly advanced in just the last 10 years alone. Cloud computing, mobile devices, and automation have enhanced our productive capacities. But the technological evolution has seeped into factories worldwide, too.
Today, steel companies have taken advantage of electric arc furnaces. These allow mini-mills to turn scrap metal into the element without having to produce steel from scratch –tossing iron ore and coking coal into blast furnaces. This method also takes very little time to achieve.
For decades, it took more than 10 man-hours to produce a single ton of steel. Under current conditions, 90 man-minutes is all that is needed. In other mini-mills, a half-a-man-hour is required to create a ton of the commodity. Simply put: steel mills are now more efficient than ever before.
At the same time, surging productivity means that these factories do not need as much manpower as they did in the 1950s or 1980s.
This trend isn't only prevalent in the U.S. but all over the world.
Bloomberg reported in June 2017 of a new steel plant in Austria that maintains just 14 employees to manufacture 500,000 tons of steel wire per year. To mimic that output level, the same mill would have had at least 1,000 workers in the 1970s.
Last week, The Wall Street Journal published a superb staff editorial titled "Steel Tariffs Without Jobs." The piece put forward an excellent point: Trump is attempting to resuscitate an industry of yesteryear:
The policy point is that Mr. Trump's tariffs are trying to revive a world of steel production that no longer exists. He is taxing steel-consuming industries that employ 6.5 million and have the potential to grow more jobs to help a declining industry that employs only 140,000.
Indeed, President Donald Trump's tariffs may merely shift the employment opportunities, but there is no net effect on the overall number of jobs. All it does is reduce living standards by raising prices and shrinking supply levels.
Bribing and Protecting the Steel Industry
Legendary economist Milton Friedman never really blamed the steel industry for requesting special privileges. "They're trying to protect their own interests," quipped Friedman. But he warned that the public would be "fools" if they let them get away with it. Why? Because the overall country would be worse off.
Suppose, for the sake of argument, that China is flooding the U.S. market with subsidized steel. Here are three reasons this benefits Americans:
First, the price of steel is a lot cheaper for the private sector to consume, thus allowing the cost of goods and services to become cheaper for consumers.
Second, there may be fewer steel positions (again, this is more a result of higher productivity), but the demand for jobs would transition into industries that manufacture goods with the component.
Third, the foreign capital surplus grows, establishing more opportunities for those at home. When Americans buy steel with the greenback, foreigners take those dollars and spend them, including in the U.S., like corporate stocks, real estate, or bonds. The dollars always return home, whether they're spent in Moscow or London.
It is easier to bribe a powerful industry and private sector union with tariffs, quotas, and trade restrictions on imports than to utter the cold hard truth. Unfortunately, these bribes are costly in numerous ways and can only claim American victims in the pursuit of correcting unfair trade.
Do you think imports or productivity hurt the U.S. steel industry? Let us know in the comments section!
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A few weeks ago I made a wonderfully squishy baby blanket for a friend and her baby that is due in a month. I was excited how it was turning out until I started having wrist pain. Eeeekkkk!!!! I have a doctor appointment today to see what is going on and if it is serious. I promise I haven't been knitting more than normal and I am really smart with my hours of knitting. I take breaks regularly and stretch my hands and wrists, why now? Why when I am in the middle of the Christmas Rush does this start happening?
Here are a couple shots of the process of the blanket it is just a knit back and forth super easy and I love how the color blocking turns out. It is similar to the pattern found at The Pearl Bee. I adjusted the stitch number since I was using a bulky yarn and size 13 needles. I once again forgot to get a picture of the finish project but I am promised a pic of it in use from the mama to be once the little guy arrives.
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Norway pledges $124m to UNRWA over 4 years
February 15, 2022 at 3:26 pm | Published in: Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, News, Norway, Palestine, UN
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Norway has pledged to donate $124 million as part of a four-year funding agreement with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt made the announcement during a meeting in Oslo with Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, who appealed last month for $1.6 billion to provide life-saving assistance for more than five million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and countries across the Middle East.
"I am deeply concerned about UNRWA's financial situation. UNRWA plays a key role in ensuring that the rights and basic needs of Palestine refugees are met and promoting stability in the Middle East. This is why Norway is now increasing its funding for UNRWA and will provide a total of NOK 1.1 billion over a period of four years," said Huitfeldt.
The agency's humanitarian operations, added Lazzarini, are a lifeline for the most destitute.
UNRWA was created in 1949 to provide assistance and protection for the Palestinian refugees who were forced out of their homes to make way for the creation of the state of Israel.
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The organisation currently offers its services to about 5.3 million Palestinian refugees in the occupied territories, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
UNRWA depends almost entirely on voluntary donations from UN member states, however, it has faced severe financial difficulties since the US administration of President Donald Trump stopped donations altogether in 2018. Though some of these funds have been reinstated, they have failed to fill the funding gap.
Moreover, the UK had more than halved its funds to UNRWA from £42.5 million ($57.2 million) in 2020 to £20.8 million ($28 million) in 2021. The UK was the third largest overall donor to UNRWA in 2020, but its latest cut puts it in the second tier of contributors.
"UNRWA's ability to provide services is important for stability in the Middle East. Norway recognises this and will continue to give priority to providing support to the agency, in solidarity with the refugees. These multi-year agreements will provide greater predictability and make it easier for UNRWA to plan its operations and spending. I call on other donors to increase their funding as well," said Huitfeldt.
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2020-21 Central Division Preview
Justin W	Uncategorized	 January 13, 2021 January 13, 2021 5 Minutes
So far, we have taken a look at the North and East Division, so now it's time to preview the Central Division!
#8 – Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings were by far the worst team in the NHL last season. They might not be this season, but they won't be far from it.
They are deep into a rebuild and do have some vital pieces for that process. They just announced Dylan Larkin would be the new captain, to no one's surprise.
Past their first line of Larkin, Mantha, and Bertuzzi, the Red Wings lack serious goal scorers.
Yzerman knows the task at hand will be a long one. The Red Wings have some awful contracts; they likely have to wait until they expire to gain the flexibility most rebuilding teams adore. With Ryan, Namestnikov, and Stretcher's additions, the Red Wings might not be in the last place throughout the NHL when the season concludes.
Still, this looks to be yet another long year for Red Wings fans as the organization attempts to slowly promote their young stars into the NHL in the coming years.
#7 – Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks have announced they are committed to rebuilding the roster with new young talent. However, with Kane and Toews still in the mix, this team has the chance to be still very competitive.
Although this training camp has not been kind to the organization at all. Kirby Dach was hurt at the World Juniors and will miss significant time this season because of his wrist injury.
Their captain Jonathan Toews announced that he has been feeling unwell for some time now and will remain away from the team until he can start feeling himself again. Hopefully, soon, it's a scary situation, and the entire NHL hopes to see him back soon.
They lost the reliable Corey Crawford to free agency and will be going with two unproven number one goalies in Collin Delia and Malcolm Subban. Patrick Kane can only do so much by himself, and with all the injuries, this team will struggle on a lot of nights to keep up with the competition.
#6 – Florida Panthers
The Panthers have some elite talent in players like Barkov, Huberdeau, and Ekblad. They did lose a lot of talent via free agency this summer, in players like Dadonov and Hoffman signing elsewhere.
Wennberg and Hornqvist will help offset some of that lost offence, but this season's big question mark isn't hard to find. It's going to be all about how well Sergei Bobrovsky plays.
In the first year of his monster contract he signed with the Panthers in 2019, Bobrovsky was terrible. No other way around it. A .900 save percentage, and 3.23 goals-against average is not acceptable for a goalie who just signed a seven-year, $70 million contract.
If he can have a big bounce-back season, the Panthers have a chance to move up higher in the standings than sixth. If not, the Panthers will struggle in a very competitive division.
#5 – Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets don't look all the different from what they were last year. They did make one significant move in trading Josh Anderson to the Canadiens for Max Domi.
They will be the same team under John Tortorella, a very tough team to play against and they pride themselves on frustrating their opponents.
One big cloud is now hanging over them, though, which is Pierre-Luc Dubois' trade request.
It has to be getting frustrating for not only Blue Jackets fans but the organization itself. Star players not wanting to stay in Columbus.
Same with the players who are currently here, such as Nick Foligno and Cam Atkinson. The team is bringing in star players, and them not wanting to stay. That indeed has to affect their long-serving players.
It will be an uncomfortable topic in the dressing room and will be a factor in the Blue Jackets just missing out on the playoffs.
#4 – Nashville Predators
The Predators are built from their blueline out, led by one of the best in the game with Roman Josi.
Last season, the starting goaltending duties began to start going to Jussi Saros as Rinne had a poor season with a .895 save percentage.
It looks like both Matt Duchene and Ryan Johansen have more to give offensively, which could go a long way in helping the Predators. Suppose Eeli Tolvanen can take a big step forward and be the impactful top-six forward many believe he can. In that case, the Predators will have an excellent opportunity to get into the Central Division's playoffs.
#3 – Carolina Hurricanes
Jesper Fast is the only noticeable addition to the team. The players they lost, including Trevor Van Riemsdyk and Joel Edmundson, lead the way for their young defencemen, such as Hayden Fleury and Jake Bean, to take on more minutes.
The Hurricanes are an outstanding hockey team. They control the puck and outshoot their opponents on most nights. Aho, Svechnikov and Teravainen is a lethal first line that is young and will only get better.
The goaltending situation is likely what is holding this team back from being amongst the league's best. Both Reimer and Mrazek can be serviceable starters, but neither will likely carry a team to a Stanley Cup.
They have the offence and defence to be an elite team, but they will only be finishing third in the division because of their goaltending.
#2 – Dallas Stars
The runners up in last season Stanley Cup Finals are off to a very rocky start to this new season. The team had to postpone their first three games because of positive Covid-19 tests within the roster.
When this team does hit the ice though, they are elite, even with Seguin out with an injury to start the season. They have maybe one of the best defence's in the NHL with Miro Heiskanen, John Klingberg and Esa Lindell.
They proved last year throughout the playoffs that they have players on all four forward lines that can contribute offensively. Corey Perry had a terrific showing in the Stanley Cup Finals and left for Montreal, but that shouldn't leave too big of a hole in their lineup.
If Khudobin can prove last year in the playoffs wasn't a miracle run and that he can still be a great starter with Ben Bishop injured, the Stars will be a threat to win the Stanley Cup once again this season.
#1 – Tampa Bay Lightning
The defending Stanley Cup champions navigated their way through Salary Cap trouble and found a way to bring back their key RFA's such as Cirelli, Cernak, and Sergachev.
They lost some depth this offseason in Shattenkirk, Verhaeghe, Paquette, and Bogosian. All players that played important roles in the Lightning's run to the cup in the summer.
Still, this team is a favourite to win the Stanley Cup, even with Kucherov missing the regular season due to a hip injury. They have an incredibly skilled group of forwards, possibly the best defenceman in the NHL in Victor Hedman and maybe the best goalie in Andrei Vasilevskiy.
The Lightning will be the favourite to come out of the Central Division, and it shouldn't surprise anyone if the Lightning were to end up repeating as Stanley Cup Champions.
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Ah….summer! We love the carefree days to play, explore and just be kids. We spend tons of time outside, but when it rains or we just need some down time, it's fun to turn on the video games. We are huge fans of LEGO in this house, so we were excited to get to check out LEGO Worlds.* This game is so much fun!
For those unfamiliar, this game has some similarities to Disney Infinity. My kids really like that game, but found that LEGO Worlds was much more enjoyable. They discovered quickly that there was much more possibility and creativity in this game.
LEGO® Worlds is a galaxy of imaginative Worlds made entirely of digital LEGO bricks where players can explore, discover and create together! Gamers can build whatever they imagine in environments that range from fun to the fantastical, where dynamic Worlds are brimming with customizable characters, a variety of vehicles and creatures from cargo planes and air boats to monkeys and dragons. Players can embark on a quest to find a sword for a king, protect a farmer from a zombie invasion or build a home for a caveman; there are always new things to discover as they aim to become a Master Builder.
Tons of features are found in this game. While my boys played together, you can also play online with a friend, explore each other's worlds and show off their creations.
There is a sandbox mode where you can create anything. Imagine building LEGOS virtually. You can use any tools or accessories (jet packs, ice guns, lava guns) for any character in the sandbox. You can spawn new characters like the Creature from the Black Lagoon or Dracula in the sandbox. As a parent, I appreciated that they were still using their imagination, even while playing a video game.
Adventure mode was so much fun, where you can create you own characters and go on missions. It teaches you how to use each tool (discover and create) to complete missions to obtain gold bricks, enabling you to unlock other worlds where you can discover new abilities. Players can tunnel through terrains, discover underwater adventures or even journey through the clouds in vibrant Worlds filled with customizable characters, and a huge assortment of vehicles and creatures from motorbikes and hot air balloons to polar bears and scorpions.
The possibilities are virtually endless in the game, as the only thing that limits you is your imagination. My kids absolutely loved playing Lego Worlds and would highly recommend it to you! LEGO Worlds is available on PlayStation®4, Xbox One®, Nintendo Switch™, STEAM and is rated E10+. You can pick up your own copy at major retailers everywhere.


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How To Spend the Day with Small Kids in Washington DC
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We spent the whole day today in Washington, DC with our friends from Washington.
All five of us had an amazing day. There's definitely an art to creating a fun day for a two-year-old, a three-year-old, and three nerdy adults in a place as enriching as Washington, DC.
The only sour part of our day was driving home. Grace and I were sad that we won't be seeing Allie and her son, the Philosopher, again tomorrow.
How We Enjoyed the Day in Washington, DC with Our Kids
The last time Joe and I were tourists in Washington, DC, we took the metro all over town. That was fun, but with a pregnant woman and two small children, we decided that a car might be best this time.
The only downside of driving our car is that we drove around the block again and and again looking for a parking spot. If it had been a day other than Sunday, we would also have had to feed the parking meter.
And I had trouble parallel parking.
More than once.
My Precious Cargo - the Philosopher, Allie, and Gracie
In the interest of leaving our SUV parked in the spot I (finally!) got it into, we spent our day walking around the Smithsonian Museums and the National Mall.
Joe, Allie, and I knew that we wanted to take in some museums today, but that can be tricky with small children.
It would have been nice to see the museums as adults, reading the captions and taking some time to look at each exhibit, but that's totally unrealistic when you're toting two tots. Cognizant of their limitations, we chose museums with big, eye-catching exhibits.
Our First Stop - The Air and Space Museum
Both kids liked the lobby of the Air and Space Museum. They thought the rockets and spacesuits were really cool. I was in heaven; I teach astronomy in a high school.
There was a free guided tour of the museum available, but we thought it would be ill-advised for our group. Instead, we toured the building on our own, avoiding things that the kids found scary or boring.
We stumbled upon a museum employee who told us all kinds of cool facts about a cluster of the exhibits. He also directed us to a special section for children.
There was supposed to be an airplane for the kids to climb into, but it was all roped off. Not long after that, however, Grace and the Philosopher found something else to climb on. It's one of the tracks from the super-sized transport vehicle that moves the space shuttle around at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
I could totally have said, "Hey! Get off of that! This is a museum!"
Obviously, I didn't. This tread carries machines that weigh a gazillion tons, so seventy pounds worth of kid was not going to hurt it in any way.
Allie, Joe, and I sat down on the floor and regrouped, planning out the rest of our day.
When you're traveling with small kids, you have to be flexible. You have to be content to see a small fraction of the museum. We saw maybe a third of the National Air and Space Museum before the Philosopher and Joe Grace got hungry and wanted to eat some lunch.
Our Second Stop - The National Mall
Do you know what I mean when I say the National Mall?
The National Mall is the grassy park in between the Capitol Building and Lincoln Memorial, right in the center of Washington, DC. The Washington Memorial is in the middle of the Mall, and most of the adjacent buildings are part of the Smithsonian Institute.
The Mall is made up of long, straight sidewalks and paths and long straight lawns. It's perfect for walking or biking or walking a dog.
We intended to pass through the Mall, but it was a big attraction for the kids.
Or running.
We ran. A lot. Joe pushed the stroller while Allie and I ran with our tots.
People on the Mall today were flying kites, tossing footballs, and having picnics. It's such an awesome space.
There is a big carousel in the National Mall, and Gracie thought it was awesome. She would've ridden it many times if we'd given her that option. (Look for pictures of the carousel on Wednesday.)
I do want to mention that every person who rides the carousel pays the $2.50 ride fee. A parent accompanying a small child pays just like any other rider.
Be ready with cash.
On one side of the National Mall is a sculpture garden. We would have liked to go in, but there were big signs that said "Please do not touch the art."
Have you ever tried to keep two- and three-year-olds from touching something as tempting as a silver tree? We turned around and left the garden almost as soon as we arrived.
Our Third Stop - The Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is my personal favorite among all of the Smithsonian museums. When I was in college, I had a tour of the "back rooms" of the Smithsonian's gem and minerals department. Did you know that the displays contain a small fraction of all of the museum's amazing pieces? Seeing the back rooms was a real eye opener.
Anyway, we weren't looking at back rooms today. We were walking with preschoolers.
Grace and the Philosopher wanted to see the dinosaur bones (but then changed their minds because the dinosaurs were too big and too scary). They also wanted to see the fish and ocean exhibit, the diamonds, and the kids' store.
There is a huge cafeteria in the basement of the Natural History Museum, and we had a nice lunch there. It cost Joe, Grace, and I $40 and change to eat (can you say ridiculously overpriced?), but it provided a lively diversion from the "let's look at something that we can't touch" routine.
Hypothetically, if there are tables abutting a wide stone ledge in the atrium of the cafeteria, parents and children are not supposed to use said ledge as a seat or a place to run, jump, or hop. If they do, security will come and scold.
Hypothetically.
Another awesome diversion from the look but don't touch routine was the Discovery Room. It's on the first floor of the museum, way in the back, and it is a closed room where kids can play - and touch everything in sight. The five of us could've spent the entire day in that little room.
The kids played with dress up clothes from around the world. They looked through binoculars, microscopes, and magnifying glasses at shells, teeth, bones, feathers, and I don't know what else. There were sounds to investigate, puppets to animate, and books to read.
We learned that both Grace and the Philosopher are shorter than the leg of an elephant.
Good to know, isn't it?
Some day, we'll all go back to the Smithsonian museums in Washington, DC. We'll linger at the exhibits and pore over all of the captions. We'll learn a lot, but we'll probably miss our kids.
For now, we're definitely missing our friends.
LoveFeast Table says
Looks like you guys had a blast! When you make it back to DC, check out the Air and Space Museum by the airport! They have tons of real airplanes, jets, helicopters and space shuttle! My three year old is still talking about it 6 months later! Thanks for breaking down SEO, btw, at Bootcamp! Just had to share...my husband and I got married on a mountaintop in Colorado almost 16 years ago. It was kinda quick. About 15 people we barely knew were there to represent. The bartender brought out a bottle of champagne and we picked up a Sara Lee cake to share! That's my Sara Lee moment!
~kristin
I'll remember that about the other Air and Space Museum. Joe loved that museum, so I know we'll be back again! 🙂
Megan (Best of Fates) says
I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself! Personally I'm a huge fan of the Newseum and the National Museum of Crime and Punishment, so if you're even back in town, check those out! And thanks again for helping me finally understand SEO.
What an awesome weekend!! Love the picture of the kids standing in front of the capital building!
Lynn from For Love or Funny says
Wow! You had a busy weekend! Is it okay if I tell a friend that you gave us a great talk about SEO at Bloggy Boot Camp?
Shelley says
Great post! Every Spring we go to the Natural History Museum. All of us absolutely love it! And I agree, I would love to be able to read some of the captions on each exhibit, but with a 10yo and an autistic 5yo...we just go from one exhibit to the next...FAST!! But it is still alot of fun 🙂
We haven't been to the Air and Space Museum yet. That is definitely on our list for this Spring. Oh..and we LOVE the Washington Zoo! So much better than the Baltimore Zoo..and its FREE!!
Looks like you all have a great time! The weather was beautiful Sunday 🙂
Hope you have a great week,
Thanks 🙂 They were enjoying some fruit leather that Aliie brought along.
Of course it is! I'm working on the blog post, too.
OriginalCouponCoach says
Aww! Looks like you had a fabulous day! So glad it was enjoyable!
Allie says
Oh my gosh - Where do I start? First of all thank you so much for taking us sightseeing, dealing with my over tired still on west coast time child, and just being an awesome friend <3 I must admit I am proud I squeezed in between those seats 2 weeks along !
Today we were playing and he said to me " When can Grace come play again?"
Like I told her and she agreed, she's a pretty cool kid!
Looks like SUCH fun! Having grown up in the DC area, I REALLY need to take our twosome there to enjoy. You all have inspired us! Your fun trip (and tips!) Make My Monday. Thanks so much for playing along!
workout mommy says
what a fun day! I'm ashamed to say that I live here (near DC) and I don't take advantage of these activities. I am definitely putting these on our to-do list this spring!
pricousins says
Those three places are sooo fun for kids! I loved the Air & Space Museum and the National History Museum too!
It was. Thanks 🙂
Oh, honey. You're the only person who thought you could squeeze in there! 🙂
Grace cried this morning when I told her that we couldn't visit with Owen again today.
Dee says
We are going over Spring Break, thanks for the tips. I'm taking my 14 year old son and 13 year old niece....don't be jealous! Thank goodness our climbing days are over!! (for the most part)


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Control tower of Air and Space Museum
The terminal airport at Le Bourget designed by Georges Labro in 1937 has a control tower in the center of the building. It has a glass dome with a diameter of 6 meters, a height of 17 meters and 4 floors.
The control tower, nerve center of an airport
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the tower became obsolete and new comfort needs arose: the use for double glazing windows with good acoustics and thermic performance, air-conditioning… The control tower is the nerve center of an airport: it directs planes during landing and take-off and their manoeuvres on the airfield. It is essential that the workers in charge of the operations can accomplish their missions in the best conditions. Furthermore, the constant growth of air traffic since 1946, definitely reinforced the need to build a new facility.
An expansion project emerged in 1953 and the control tower of Le Bourget airport became the most modern in Europe. Five employees were responsible for its operation. In 1993, Aéroports de Paris brought into service a new tower to the north of the airport, twice as high as than the previous one (30 meters high). Indeed, its limited size and the lack of 360° visibility gradually made the installation insufficient for traffic management.
One of the few control towers in the world that can be visited
Today, two floors are opened to visitors. Going upstairs into the tower, we dive into the beginnings of commercial aviation and we discover the process of take-off thanks to a digital device. From the look-out, on the 4th floor, a spectacular panoramic view is offered to visitors: an amazing view on one of the runways of the business airport of Paris Le Bourget, then on the horizon, the Sacré-C½ur and if the weather is good, the Eiffel Tower! Take advantage of your visit of the Air and Space Museum to climb up into the control tower.


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Home | X-ray Irradiated Vaccine Confers protection against Pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
X-ray Irradiated Vaccine Confers protection against Pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative bacterium and one of the leading causes of nosocomial infection worldwide, however, no effective vaccine is currently available in the market. Here, we demonstrate that inactivation of the bacteria by X-ray irradiation inhibits its replication capability but retained antigenic expression functionally thus allowing its use as a potential vaccine. Mice immunized by this vaccine were challenged by the parental strain, the O-antigen-homologous strain PAO-1 (O2/O5) and heterologous strain PAO-6 (O6) in an acute pneumonia model. We further measured the protective effect of the vaccine, as well as host innate and cellular immunity responses. We found immunized mice could protect against both strains. Notably, the antiserum only had significant protective role against similar bacteria, while adoptive transfer of lymphocytes significantly controlled the spread of the virulent heterologous serogroup PAO-6 infection, and the protective role could be reversed by CD4 rather than CD8 antibody. We further revealed that vaccinated mice could rapidly recruit neutrophils to the airways early after intranasal challenge by PAO-6, and the irradiated vaccine was proved to be protective by the generated CD4+ IL-17+ Th17 cells. In conclusion, the generation of inactivated but metabolically active microbes is a promising strategy for safely vaccinating against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.


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Q: R: "Adding" 2 variables (columns) to create an aggregate variable (column)? This may be a strange request - I hope I am wording it correctly:
I have a dataset (df) and three variables (BELONG_1, GRPOR_14, ETHNIC10) that I want to "add" so as to get an aggregate variable (PsychIntegration) that can be run in a regression analysis - e.g. controlling for other variables such as gender, age etc.
BELONG_1: 1=Do not belong - 10=Do belong
GRPOR_14: 1=Not proud - 10=Very proud
ETHNIC10: 1=Not important - 4=Very important
The Cronbach Alpha for these three variables is 0.62
ID   BELONG_1   GRPOR_14    ETHNIC10    PsychIntegration
1      10          8           4              ??
2      3           4           2              ??
3      7           10          3              ??
4      1           1           1              ??

How exactly do I "add" (?) these variables to get PsychIntegration?
I hope that makes sense - thanks again!

A: Try using the package dplyr (or package tidyverse). Assuming your data are stored in a data.frame named df
df <- df %>%
  mutate(PsychIntegration = rowSums(select(., -ID)))

if you want to sum all rows. Use
df <- df %>%
  mutate(PsychIntegration = BELONG_1 + GRPOR_14 + ETHNIC10)

if you just want to sum those three columns.
Using just base R one possibility is
df$PsychIntegration <- df$BELONG_1 + df$GRPOR_14 + df$ETHNIC10

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On May 11/12, the colossal British Truck Racing Association Championship descends on Pembrey Circuit for a blockbuster two days of edge-of-the-seat thrills!
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Editors' ChoiceHost-Microbe Interactions
Microbial metabolites shape lipid metabolism
Annalisa M. VanHook
Science Signaling 14 Apr 2020:
Vol. 13, Issue 627, eabc1552
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abc1552
AAAS, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Two bacterial fermentation products influence lipid metabolism and secretion in the small intestine.
Dietary lipids absorbed by small intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are either metabolized in the IECs themselves or processed and stored in lipid droplets (LDs) before being secreted into lymphatic vessels as chylomicrons, lipoprotein particles that distribute the lipids systemically (see Wen and Rawls). Gut microbes affect the digestion, absorption, and secretion of dietary lipids. Araújo et al. found that live Lactobacillus paracasei or Escherichia coli or conditioned medium (CM) from these species reduced the secretion of chylomicrons from m-ICcl2 cells, a cell line derived from the mouse small intestine. A bacterial genetic screen and mass spectrometry analysis led to the identification of two end-products of bacterial carbohydrate fermentation that were necessary and sufficient to reproduce the effects of live bacteria or CM in m-ICcl2 cells: L. paracasei–produced L-lactate and E. coli–produced acetate. Both in vitro and in vivo, L. paracasei or L-lactate increased lipid storage in enterocytes, whereas E. coli or acetate decreased lipid storage and increased lipid consumption. L. paracasei or L-lactate also reduced circulating triglycerides in vivo. In m-ICcl2 cells, L-lactate was converted into malonyl-CoA, which inhibits lipid oxidation. In contrast, m-ICcl2 cells converted acetate to acetyl-CoA and adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and showed an increase in the activation of AMP kinase (AMPK) and in the abundance of the AMPK targets peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor–α (PPAR-α) and PPAR-γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α), both of which are transcription factors that promote the expression of genes necessary for lipid oxidation. These findings identify a molecular mechanism by which microbial carbohydrate metabolism influences lipid metabolism and secretion in the gut.
J. R. Araújo,
A. Tazi,
O. Burlen-Defranoux,
S. Vichier-Guerre,
G. Nigro,
H. Licandro,
S. Demignot,
P. J. Sansonetti
, Fermentation products of commensal bacteria alter enterocyte lipid metabolism. Cell Host Microbe 27, 358–375.e7 (2020).
J. Wen,
J. F. Rawls
, Feeling the burn: Intestinal epithelial cells modify their lipid metabolism in response to bacterial fermentation products. Cell Host Microbe 27, 314–316 (2020).
Vol 13, Issue 627
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USS Indianapolis
Posted Thursday, July 29, 2021 5:00 am
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During World War II, the USS Indianapolis frequently served as the flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance. In 1943 and 1944 he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the Central Pacific. The USS Indy survived a bomb released during a kamikaze attack which badly damaged the ship and killed 9 members of the crew. The ship earned a total of 10 battle stars for being in every major battle from the Aleutian Islands in the northern Pacific to major battles in the southern Pacific. The Pacific battles included Iwo Jima, Tarawa, Saipan Tinian, Peleliu, and the Gilbert Islands, just to name a few. The USS Indianapolis also accomplished completing a top-secret mission that was of the utmost significance to national security and critical to ending WWII.
This year, 2021, marks 76 years since the sinking of the USS. Indianapolis (CA-35) after delivering the top-secret components of Little Boy, the atomic bomb which was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan. After delivering the cargo the USS Indy was headed back to the Philippines after a short stop in Guam. The ship was hit by 2 Imperial Japanese Navy submarine torpedoes which claimed the lives of nearly three out of every four of her 1197 crew of sailors and marines. This mission was so secret the Navy did not know they were missing as they were on radio silence. The Indy sank in 12 minutes. Due to a heavy list the ship rolled completely over as there was a great deal of armament on board making the Indy top heavy. The crews struggle for survival began shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945. Those who did not succumb to wounds, exhaustion, dehydration, sharks, or despair were sighted by Navy PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber pilot, Lt. Chuck Gwinn and his 5-man crew on August 2, 1945. Gwinn spotted an unusually large oil slick on the sea below and circled around, flying low to investigate and spotted heads bobbing in the oil. At this time the crew had been in the water for approximately 84 hours and that's when the rescue started.
It soon became clear to Gwinn that "heads bobbing in the oil" were men clinging to life in water-logged life vests and floating nets. He sent urgent messages back to his base on Peleliu Island. By now the groups of survivors were spread out for miles. Other planes arrived on scene and provided air coverage and direction for dropping supplies. Gwinn was low on fuel and was instructed to return to base. Lt. Adrian Marks, Navy Pilot of the Catalina Flying Boat, being one of the first to pick up Gwinn's messages arrived on scene by midafternoon. He attempted to land his aircraft in the open sea and the plane suffered damages and would no longer fly. But it was still intact and soon became a rescue vessel with single swimmers climbing on the wings. His efforts saved 53 men from certain death.
Over the next 24 hours Navy ships began arriving. By now it had been 96 hours in the ocean. Seven ships eventually arrived and searched for survivors. The young crews of these ships heroically lifted men to safety, cleaned their oil covered bodies, dressed their wounds from sun, sharks and saltwater exposure, fed them, and gave up their own bunks to shelter the injured, before transporting them for better medical services. Of the 1,197 onboard the USS Indianapolis, 880 were killed in action and/or lost-at-sea, with approximately 300 going down with the ship and of the 900 that went into the Pacific, only 317 survived.
Of the 317 that survived, there are only 5 still living today. One of those five is Fire Controlman 3rd Class, Cleatus Lebow of Memphis, Texas, who is now 97 years old. Mr. Lebow remembers very vividly the night the Indy sank and the days that followed. Mr. Lebow, we salute you and thank you for your service and sacrifice and honor you as you are a true American Hero!
To bring some closure to the crew of the USS Indianapolis, in December 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law to collectively award the crew of the USS Indianapolis the Congressional Gold Medal, "in recognition of their perseverance, bravery and service to the United States". The Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress as the highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and impact on American history by individuals and is the highest civilian award in the United States.
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We're less than an hour away until kickoff between Manchester United and Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford.
Barcelona have never won a European tie at Old Trafford, with us beating them twice and drawing twice in our four encounters on home soil.
Scott McTominay and Fred partner in front of the back four as both Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic miss out through injury. The two central midfielders can expect to be in for a long evening as Barcelona can expect to dominate possession. Andreas Pereira is an option from the bench.
Marcus Rashford is fit to return to the starting lineup and appears to be playing down the left wing with Diogo Dalot on the right. Paul Pogba will play behind Romelu Lukaku. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has plenty of attacking options among the substitutes – Anthony Martial, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard.
Former Manchester United centre-back Gerard Pique starts alongside Clement Lenglet in defence, with Jordi Alba and Nelson Semedo expected to bomb on from full-back. Semedo is the only change from the starting XI that beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 over the weekend.
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NIF Grants Emergency Funds Following Police Shooting of Ethiopian-Israeli Teen
In the wake of the shooting of 18 year old Ethiopian-Israeli Solomon Teka z"l by an off-duty police officer, and the subsequent protests by the Ethiopian community, NIF Australia today announced an emergency grant of $20,000 to the Association of Ethiopian Jews.
The emergency funds will hire a community affairs director to work with the community to combat the wider impact of institutionalised racism felt by Ethiopian-Israelis.
"The Ethiopian community in Israel has been telling us for years that they are unfairly targeted by police, and this is the second shooting of a young Ethiopian man in just a few months. Provided at an important time, these funds will build the capacity of the Association for Ethiopian Jews and allow them to respond to the ongoing situation," said NIF Australia executive director Liam Getreu.
He continued: "This is a time for all of us to raise our voices and say that we stand with our Ethiopian Israeli friends and all Israelis to say – enough. We've had enough of racism and police violence against minority populations."
This incident comes six months after another Ethiopian-Israeli man was shot dead by police, and four years after an Ethiopian-Isareli soldier was beaten up by two police officers in a racist attack that shocked the Israeli public.
Since Solomon's death Ethiopian-Israelis have taken to the streets against targeting by police and discrimination felt by the community across a number of areas in society. Thousands of Ethiopian-Israelis still live in absorption centres and are waiting for access to permanent housing, while education outcomes and employment levels lag well behind the rest of the Jewish population.
The Association of Ethiopian Jews (AEJ) is Israel's premier Ethiopian Israeli-led organisation. It was founded in 1993 to follow up the American Association for Ethiopian Jews's efforts from 1969-93 to promote aliyah from Ethiopia.
"A lot of power comes from the thousands of Australian Jews part of the NIF community. It means we have the ability to make significant, strategic and timely investments in Israeli civil society when issues like this crop up," Getreu said.


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JoJo w/ Special Guest Leah Labelle Concert Recap
October 9, 2013 @ The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
Let me start out by saying that "Leave (Get Out)" came out when JoJo and I were both 13 years old, and I totally feel like I have grown up with her ever since. Her down-to-earth attitude, perseverance, and raw talent has kept her going in this crazy industry, despite the major road blocks caused by her noncooperative label (which has prevented her from releasing an album for the past 7 years due to contractual issues). Regardless of the fact that she hasn't had "official" releases, JoJo has put out singles and mixtapes on her own and they have been received very well by fans and critics.
JoJo's set started out like a trip down memory lane! She performed favorites from her debut album like "Baby It's You," "Leave (Get Out)," and then transitioned into a couple tracks from second record, "The High Road." If you thought these tracks were good when they were released (she recorded her first record at only 12 years old!), just imagine them being performed 100 times better now! JoJo's vocal agility and precise riffs are to die for and there is no doubting that she is just a more matured performer and vocalist as whole.
Being the avid singing-reality-show-watcher that I am, I vividly remember Leah Labelle's American Idol stint back in season 3, and it's been so cool to watch her evolve into the artist that she is today! her set was packed with originals as well as some classic R&B tunes. The warmth in Leah's tone is very soulful and along with her awesome stage presence, it will hopefully take her far in the industry (she was recently signed and has been working with Pharrell!). Oh, and she's also a Seattle native. Represent, girl!
This show was one for the books, JoJo and Leah are some of the fiercest ladies I have ever seen live and the connection they have with the crowd is priceless! I had the chance to chat with JoJo and she is such an inspiration, especially to an aspiring singer/songwriter like myself. She is truly genuine, and that's rad.
(Oh yeah, and she gave me props for copping the setlist.. haha)
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Comparison of the Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor Agonists and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Prevention of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Thomas A. Zelniker, Stephen D. Wiviott, Itamar Raz, Kyung Ah Im, Erica L. Goodrich, Remo H.M. Furtado, Marc P. Bonaca, Ofri Mosenzon, Eri T. Kato, Avivit Cahn, Deepak L. Bhatt, Lawrence A. Leiter, Darren K McGuire, John P.H. Wilding, Marc S. Sabatine
BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RA) and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have emerged as 2 new classes of antihyperglycemic agents that also reduce cardiovascular risk. The relative benefits in patients with and without established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease for different outcomes with these classes of drugs remain undefined. METHODS: We performed a systematic review and trial-level meta-analysis of GLP1-RA and SGLT2i cardiovascular outcomes trials using the PubMed and EMBASE databases (Excerpta Medica Database). The primary outcomes were the composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular death (MACE); hospitalization for heart failure; and progression of kidney disease. RESULTS: In total, data from 8 trials and 77 242 patients, 42 920 (55.6%) in GLP1-RA trials, and 34 322 (44.4%) in SGLT2i trials, were included. Both drug classes reduced MACE in a similar magnitude with GLP1-RA reducing the risk by 12% (hazard ratio [HR], 0.88; 95% CI, 0.84-0.94; P<0.001) and SGLT2i by 11% (HR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.83-0.96; P=0.001). For both drug classes, this treatment effect was restricted to a 14% reduction in those with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (HR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.80-0.93; P=0.002), whereas no effect was seen in patients without established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (HR, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.87-1.19; P=0.81; P interaction, 0.028). SGLT2i reduced hospitalization for heart failure by 31% (HR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.61-0.79; P<0.001), whereas GLP1-RA did not have a significant effect (HR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.83-1.04; P=0.20). Both GLP1-RA (HR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.75-0.89; P<0.001) and SGLT2i (HR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.58-0.67; P<0.001) reduced the risk of progression of kidney disease including macroalbuminuria, but only SGLT2i reduced the risk of worsening estimated glomerular filtration rate, end-stage kidney disease, or renal death (HR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.48-0.64; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: In trials reported to date, GLP1-RA and SGLT2i reduce atherosclerotic MACE to a similar degree in patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, whereas SGLT2i have a more marked effect on preventing hospitalization for heart failure and progression of kidney disease. Their distinct clinical benefit profiles should be considered in the decision-making process when treating patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038868
Sodium-Glucose Transport Proteins
Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptors
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Hypoglycemic Agents
diabetes mellitus, type 2
glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists
sodium-glucose co
transporter-2 inhibitors
Zelniker, T. A., Wiviott, S. D., Raz, I., Im, K. A., Goodrich, E. L., Furtado, R. H. M., ... Sabatine, M. S. (2019). Comparison of the Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor Agonists and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Prevention of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Circulation, 139(17), 2022-2031. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038868
Comparison of the Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor Agonists and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Prevention of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. / Zelniker, Thomas A.; Wiviott, Stephen D.; Raz, Itamar; Im, Kyung Ah; Goodrich, Erica L.; Furtado, Remo H.M.; Bonaca, Marc P.; Mosenzon, Ofri; Kato, Eri T.; Cahn, Avivit; Bhatt, Deepak L.; Leiter, Lawrence A.; McGuire, Darren K; Wilding, John P.H.; Sabatine, Marc S.
In: Circulation, Vol. 139, No. 17, 23.04.2019, p. 2022-2031.
Zelniker, TA, Wiviott, SD, Raz, I, Im, KA, Goodrich, EL, Furtado, RHM, Bonaca, MP, Mosenzon, O, Kato, ET, Cahn, A, Bhatt, DL, Leiter, LA, McGuire, DK, Wilding, JPH & Sabatine, MS 2019, 'Comparison of the Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor Agonists and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Prevention of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus', Circulation, vol. 139, no. 17, pp. 2022-2031. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038868
Zelniker TA, Wiviott SD, Raz I, Im KA, Goodrich EL, Furtado RHM et al. Comparison of the Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor Agonists and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Prevention of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Circulation. 2019 Apr 23;139(17):2022-2031. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038868
Zelniker, Thomas A. ; Wiviott, Stephen D. ; Raz, Itamar ; Im, Kyung Ah ; Goodrich, Erica L. ; Furtado, Remo H.M. ; Bonaca, Marc P. ; Mosenzon, Ofri ; Kato, Eri T. ; Cahn, Avivit ; Bhatt, Deepak L. ; Leiter, Lawrence A. ; McGuire, Darren K ; Wilding, John P.H. ; Sabatine, Marc S. / Comparison of the Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor Agonists and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Prevention of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Circulation. 2019 ; Vol. 139, No. 17. pp. 2022-2031.
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Boulder Canyon Functional Food Snack Chip
Protein Crisps contain 10 grams of protein and are available in Dark Chocolate and Asiago Cheese varieties
Boulder Canyon™ Foods introduced a new food concept with the launch of its first functional food snack chip, called Protein Crisps. Featuring 10 grams of protein and a generous 47 chips per serving, Boulder Canyon Protein Crisps will be available in two varieties - Dark Chocolate and Asiago Cheese. The protein-rich chips are available in 3-ounce packages at select retailers nationwide with a suggested retail price of $3.49 - $3.99 per bag.
"Nearly 60% of consumers are looking to add more protein in their diet1," said Steve Sklar, senior vice president and general manager for Boulder Canyon. "We also know that snack foods are playing the largest role they've ever played in today's diet, so we felt the time was right for a delicious snack that offered a healthy boost of protein. I believe we have a winning recipe with our Protein Crisps, and we're confident consumers will agree."
Featuring pea and lentil proteins, Protein Crisps are made in the traditional Boulder Canyon manner, using only real, clean food ingredients that are simple to read and easy to understand. They offer a light yet hearty multigrain crunch along with a blast of nutrition.
The Dark Chocolate variety offers a balanced chocolaty flavor that isn't overly sweet, while the Asiago Cheese snack is flavored naturally with just the right amount of cheese so as not to overwhelm the lightness of the chip itself. Protein Crisps are gluten-free, Kosher-certified and contain no genetically-modified ingredients. Each serving contains just 120 calories, with no saturated or trans saturated fats. In addition, they are naturally low in sugar with just two grams per serving.
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For a brief moment this year it seemed like the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan would spell disaster for sushi restaurants in France.
Images of the fuming, beach-side reactors turned into fear of radioactive fish, seaweed, even Kirin beer, and some French dropped the chopsticks faster than you can say maki.
Would this be the end of the Sushi craze that had started in France some ten years ago? Would the radioactive vague kill the sushi vogue?
In fact, very few French gave up downing those tasty morsels of raw fish, even during the height of the Fukushima fright. According to a report by the Journal de Dimanche weekly, sushi sales slipped by 10% in April, then bounced right back.
Sushi has conquered the hearts and bellies of Parisians, and is now a fixture of their eating habits. Businessmen know it.
Besides all the independently owned Japanese restaurants offering sushi a la carte, many Chinese restaurants have reconverted to the sushi persuasion. And two made-in-France sushi chains –Sushi Shop and Planet Sushi- are now battling it out for the yokozuna's share of the market.
According to Journal de Dimanche, Planet Sushi is launching three new eateries in Paris this week and Sushi Shop is adding a new address in Paris 16th arrondisement. It already counts two others in the same neighborhood.
Perhaps the surest sign that France has made sushi its own: the culinary syncretism at display at places like Sushi Shop and Sushi Planet. Their menus include fois gras and Nutella rolls, tartare wrapped in cucumber slices, and goat cheese inari.
Sushi sliced for distinctly Parisian pallets.
the earthquake and the nuclear issue is the disaster not only in local japan, but also to the whole japan culture, including the food. many countries forbid to import Japan's food for the radation content.


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Remodel and expansion of an existing building on the Lakeland Campus.
Remodel and expansion of an existing building to include a dining hall, kitchen, meeting rooms, and classrooms.
This is the first LEED Certified project for Polk State College.


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Q: how to use flask REST API authentication We are working on a project to provide search service of our search engine Humkinar to our clients. We are looking forward to have REST api which our client will use to get search results from our servers into his custom app.
To avoid public access to my REST API i want some sort of authentication in it. HTTP authentication do not work in my case. Because in my case, if i use basic HTTP authentication i have to provide username and password of client which is a secrete for client and users on client custom app must not know about client credentials.
For this purpose i need some sort of KEY based authentication which we provide to our clients and clients put them in their custom apps.
can anyone guide me how i can do this in flask REST API's?
how i can generate API keys and authenticate them?
Is there any standards for this? Kindly reply to me as soon as possible.

A: With little research i have solved this issue. Best way of authentication in my case was using API-Keys. Now i am generating API-Key for my clients which is universally unique. Each client will have its own API-key and will send this key in REST request. our service will receive request and get that key from it. Then this key will be verified from DB to validate and this way authentication will be make sure.
I am using UUID4 for generating universally unique 36 character long key
code for generating API-key is given below:
import uuid
uuid_str = str(uuid.uuid4())
print(uuid_str)


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A Look at What is in Store For 2020
This Article originally appeared in Logistics Management on January 2, 2020.
By: Bob Trebilcock
Technolgy continues to be the driving force, but it's evolving.
In early December, a researcher asked me what were going to be solutions driving the supply chain 20 years from now. To be honest, I didn't have a clue. I think back to stories I was writing less than a decade ago, and none of them predicted the rise in robotics or the emergence of things like artificial intelligence or the Internet of Things,. Then e-commerce fulfillment kicked into high gear, and we were all off to the races.
But the question got me to thinking about what I'm going to be watching in the coming year, which is a little safer time period for prognostication. I came up with four trends.
Given the energy and investment in robotics in our space, suggesting that there will be a robotics trend in 2020 is a safe bet. After all the pilots and promises, what I see happening is that robot solution providers, and the end user community, are realizing that there is no one size fits all robot. This was driven home to me during a conversation I had with Joel Reed, the CEO of IAM Robotics, who had concluded that their solution is really goof at handling health and beauty related products, and so that was going to be the company's laser focus in 2020. Why try and shoehom it into another environment. Similarly, I spoke to another robotics solution provider who observed that his company and his competitors each had a sweet spot, and that sweet spot varied from provider to provider. He envisioned a future where a warehouse might have more than one fleet of robots, just as most facilities have more than one type of lift truck. The challenge, of course, will be the management system that can bring those together along with the rest of the automation,. As Vargo's Art Eldred notes, "The difficulty is that there is no standardization among the robotic providers. Each has their own standards, communication protocols and capabilities." Someone will have to figure all of that out as robots proliferate.
It's All About the Algorithm
A few years ago, I wrote a column titled It's All About The Software following a Modex or Promat show. What I'd noticed is that solution providers were no longer talking about the features and functionality of their hardware at the booths; rather, it was about how their software was transforming the solutions they were bringing to market. That story continues, but, I think the next chapter focuses on how algorithms are transforming our space. The catch, which was pointed out to me by Melonee Wise, the CEO of Fetch Robotics, is that when you develop an algorithm you're never sure how it's going to perform over time as it scales. For that reason, Wise said she was expecting to see an uptick in software to verify or validate algorithms.
Not all that long ago, we saw the wireless revolution in the warehouse as barcode scanners, mobile printers, voice headsets and the like were decoupled from the computers that controlled them. That enabled the mobile workers, who could take a device to the point at which the work was being done. But, those tools were essentially dumb terminals – the computing power and analytics down on the floor, enabling truly real-time decision making and real optimization of the associate pushing a cart or driving a lift truck. The early leaders appear to be the voice technology providers. I'm writing about this trend in the February and March issues of MMH.
The Evolution of WES and a Revitalized WMS
Edging computing and the proliferation of sensors and other Internet of Things technologies is enabling the evolution of the WES. But, instead of the warehouse executive system. It's designed to bring that same level of optimization developed by warehouse execution providers to conventional warehouses. The leaders in this space include those mentioned above, but, don't count the WMS providers out. Manhattan, Softeon, HighJump and JDA are playing in this emerging space. I'm sure there are others. In addition to real-time optimization, Softeon is also incorporating simulation and forecasting into its suite. "After 20 years of incremental gins in WMS technology, this focus on optimization is a step change," notes Dan Gilmore, Softeon's chief marketing officer. "That's kind of remarkable, if you think about it, since WMS is such a mature technology."


If we had all the money in the world, we'd probably spend our lives jet-setting from one tropical locale to the next. Maybe someday… For now, we'll just daydream about it. Here, the 12 most incredible islands in the world.
Active volcanoes, serene rice paddies and ancient temples are just a few of Bali's selling points. Plus, there's that whole Eat Pray Love spiritual angle. So while, yes, it's well-known and popular among the honeymooning set, it's also 100 percent worth the travel time and proximity to aspiring Elizabeth Gilberts.
This Brazilian archipelago is virtually unheard of outside South America. It's a luxurious yet low-key island, where the rich and famous jet-set off the radar. The biggest island, also called Fernando de Noronha, is comprised of sleepy villages, small bed-and-breakfasts and windswept crags where you can spot dolphins and sea turtles.
This bohemian New Zealand island is sort of charming New England beach village meets hip California surf. One of the biggest draws is the vineyards, where you'll find great value Syrahs and Sauvignon Blancs.
Time moves slowly on this Spanish island—a casual lunch may drag on for hours, interrupted only by the arrival of a few more bottles of wine under the cool, Moorish arches.
This French Polynesian island might just be the epitome of paradise. The entire island is only six miles long, but it's home to two volcanic craters, a turquoise, sandy-bottomed lagoon, and Matira Beach, one of the most dazzling stretches of sand in the world.
This Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea has witnessed a huge surge in tourism in recent years, and with good reason. The entire place looks like a Game of Thrones set, and the island boasts some of the best food on the Dalmatian coast. Hi, fresh lobster and Zinfandel wines.