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Biography: Sanne Derks is a Dutch freelance photojournalist and anthropologist, mainly focused on social documentary projects in Latin America. She is a member of Women Photograph. Her work is published in international media such as The Guardian, El... read on
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Covering: Europe, Latin America,
Skills: Research, Photo Editing, Photojournalism
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The irregularities in the water supply make clean bottled drinking water a daily necessity. Water is distributed to the -pretty much- empty shops in Central Havana. Havana, 9-4-2019
Water is measured in the city's water reservoir of Trinidad. Due to the limited capacity of the antique aqueduct the five city districts are rationed to two hours of running water, every five days, if the aqueduct is not broken. Trinidad, 2-12-2018
Eight o' clock in the morning: at policlinics all over the country Health Brigades unite, like here in Matanzas. Equipped with flashlight, mirror and poison state employees go from door to door in order to check the domestic water tanks for parasites and bacteria. Matanzas, 28-4-2019
A horse is bathing in a lake near Camagüey. In the first years after the Revolution, Fidel Castro had several artificial lakes built, in order to supplying the growing population with fresh water. Camagüey, 16-4-2019
As most products have to be imported on the island, the economic embargo is devastating for the supply of goods. Health brigade employees often lack necessary materials. Either the battery, or the flashlight is missing. Using a little mirror Manuel Reyes Estrada reflects sunlight in order to screen the obscure water tank for mosquito larvae. Holguín, 10-1-2020
Yamislain Leyva Bertran sits in her little house with her baby Taila, after having provided access to the health brigade to put covers to her water tank. This way the hygiene of the still water in her tanks is protected. Holguín, 10-1-2020
View over Old Havana. Blue tanks for water storage are dotted over the various rooftops. To the right the just restored monumental dome of the Capitol is towering above the city. Havana, 27-1-2020
In some of the cities the water pressure is too low to push the water up, and they use electric turbines to pump the water up. These have to be imported, are expensive and for both reasons scarce. Trinidad, 16-5-2019
Ramon (right) is standing in front of a water point in Holguín. To make ends meet he sells water through the city. As the water usually comes brown and contaminated from the tap in their homes, most people prefer to buy crystal clear water at the various installed water points in the city -that get the drinking water from wells-, or from vendors like Ramon. Holguín, 24-4-2019
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There is large inequality in access to fresh water. In tourist areas renovations are prioritized Guests in the big Varadero resorts have no clue of the daily struggles around drinking water. Although Cubans are allowed to visit these hotels, they cannot afford the exorbitant high entrée fees (in this case 80 CUC or dollar per person per day). Varadero, 13-5-2019
In case of a broken pipeline, low pressure or simply because decent plumbing has never been installed, the pipas carry the water. Twice a week the truck passes in this neighbourhood at the outskirts of Cardenas. People carry the water with buckets to their houses. Cardenas, 16-1-2020
As nothing is automated, the 'piperos' -or water truck drivers- have to open and close the fresh water showers to fill their tanks manually. They carry their own key in their trucks. Havana, 8-5-2019
Ramon Borrel Roja works in long, 12-hour shifts at the Trinidad aqueduct. Every hour he climbs the reservoir to manually empty a five liter tank of chlorine in the water, to prepare the water for consumption. Trinidad, 22-1-2020
In the east of Cuba there is limited access to chemicals to kill mosquito larvae in water tanks. Due to the increased problems in Venezuela, the chemicals are less imported. Small fishes, that will eat the mosquito larvae, are used instead, as a means of biological control. A woman climbs up the stairs to her roof to check if the brigade has put enough fishes in the water tank. Holguín, 10-1-2020
During the problems with the aqueduct of Trinidad, in January 2020, parts of the city did not have running water for up to twenty days. People living in the higher areas could tap unprocessed water from the pipelines, before it entered the faulty aqueduct. Dariel Arüelles climbed the hill with his grandfather to tap the unfiltered water at the house of a befriended family and carry it back home. Trinidad, 21-1-2020
Cuba's health system is world-famous. It is based on prevention, and therefore labour-intensive. In addition, nothing has been digitalized, so the work is neither optimised. Everything is done by hand-written forms, that are not processed by computers. Holguín, 24-4-2019
Javier Almeida Camejo works as a fumigator in the city of Matanzas. He is not provided with a mouth cap to prevent the poisonous gasses to reach his lungs. Still he likes his work. 'I have short working days, so I can go home quickly. I just work in the mornings. In the afternoons I just chill.' Matanzas, 7-1-2020
During the hours of running water, it is common to see people fixing broken garden hoses in order to quickly fill the tanks on their roofs. Due to the lack of materials, a result of the economic embargo, people are used to mend everything broken with whatever there is available Trinidad, 22-1-2020
On the roof of the Central Havana flat where Andres Lobaina Gonzalez lives, a creative network of plastic water hoses is installed. This is done to safeguard the water tanks to fill up when the water is running through the pipelines. Havana, 28-1-2020
The 'piperos' are making long hours. Even at night they bring water around. For their jobs they get a small state salary. Many try to plus their income by driving undocumented extra runs and ask for direct payment in return. Early in 2020 there were running far less trucks than normal, due to a shortage of gasoline. As a consequence, more people lacked water. Havana, 28-1-2020
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Date of Work: 12/01/18 - Ongoing
Archived as: Documentary, Editorial, Photojournalism, Water
MANIFESTO DEL AGUA (work in progress)
Cuba: a tropical island, a communist state. Water is officially stated to be a human right in the in 2019 newly inaugurated Constitution. One of communist promises is to provide clean drinking water to all of the population, an ideal that is hindered by a multiplicity of challenges, such as climate change, an outdated water system and the USA-embargo. Nonetheless, in a non-digitalized society an army of workers is sent to the streets to guarantee fresh water, such as water truck drivers, doctors, fumigators and inspectors of water tanks. This project highlights both the informality of the bureaucratic system and the inventiveness of the Cuban population to deal with their daily water challenges. The theme of water gives a profound insight in contemporary communist Cuba.
The project is funded by the Dutch Fund for Special Journalist Projects and Anna Cornelis Fonds for documentary photographers. It won third prize Documentary International at the Zilveren Camera 2019 and was exhibited at Visa Pour l'Image in 2020.
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The fastest transatlantic research laboratory communications connection anywhere in Europe is to be installed at the University of Ulster's School of Computing and Information Engineering at the Coleraine campus.
Ulster's Computer Science Research Institute has secured over £1 million for the three year project which is part funded by Invest Northern Ireland's Research and Development Fund. When fully operational, the 'Digital Innovation Infrastructure for Next Generation Internet' project will provide the Coleraine campus with the fastest laboratory communications network access of its kind between Europe and North America via the Kelvin tranatlantic fibre.
Project Coordinator Professor Gerard Parr, Chair in Telecommunications Engineering at Coleraine, said it was significant project, not only for the University but for Northern Ireland.
"Project Kelvin, which is operated by Hibernia Networks, currently provides the fastest connection between Europe and North America. We are strategically positioned to leverage the existence of Project Kelvin and we intend to take advantage of the low latency (high speed) connectivity it affords.
The new project, which is part of a strategic research and development initiative, will give the University of Ulster and Northern Ireland a competitive edge for internationally leading industrially relevant research for Cloud Technologies and Massive Data Analytics.
Professor Parr explained: "Project Kelvin provides the high-speed that many companies require to service customers where every second counts. This is a very strong pull factor for global ICT and data centre companies interested in investing in Europe. It is also attractive for companies wishing to conduct innovative research and we hope to benefit from this.
"This project will leverage our existing expertise and resources. We will use it to design and test protocols that will feed into potential standards to manage and monitor the performance of future high capacity storage/computer cloud infrastructure that deal with vast amounts of real-time data.
Professor Parr said the potential of the high speed transatlantic telecommunications fibre connection for academic research could not be overestimated.
"It will be of direct relevance to the ICT industry, PhD training and new collaborative initiatives and could see Northern Ireland become established as a global centre for Cloud Computing technologies with tremendous opportunities for applying our cloud-related research for the aerospace, pharmaceutical, spatial, government, supply chain, financial and creative media sectors, both nationally and internationally.
The Information and Communications Engineering (ICE) Research Group at Ulster has an enviable international reputation for research excellence in areas such as Smart Cities, Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics, Image Processing for crop disease, medical and security applications.
The ICE group also conducts a range of research projects relating to mathematical modelling and resource performance monitoring for high-speed telecommunications systems.
The Coleraine based academic said having the Digital Innovation Infrastructure project would underpin their existing research connectively and support the future research strategy of the Computer Science Research Institute at the University.
He added: "In particular, the new project will directly contribute to the UK Government's 'Information Economy Strategy and link directly to the UK Government's 'Eight Great Technologies' which was launched by Minister David Willetts earlier this year". Professor Parr was actually invited to feed into the development of the Government's Information Economy Strategy earlier this year.
Much of the work underway at Ulster is funded from highly competitive external sources such as the Prestigious Engineering and Physical Research Council (EPSRC) ICT Theme, RCUK Digital Economy Theme, European Commission and from Industry.
Current projects include the EPSRC-DST India-UK Advanced Technology Centre, EPSRC Multidisciplinary Assessment of Technology Centre for Health, EU SAVASA: Standards based approach to video archive search and analysis, RCUK 'IT as a Utility' and numerous PhD projects sponsored by DEL, DARD, the University and companies such as BT.
Other initiatives at the University's Computer Science Research Institute are linked to major activities under development with Japan, USA, UAE, Europe and China concerning topics such as Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Cities, Health & Well Being and Software for Managing Cloud Systems.
Welcoming the InvestNI funding, Professor Hugh McKenna, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at Ulster said: "This is one of five University initiatives that Invest NI has funded this year.
"It has emerged from a 'perfect storm' where the University, Government and industry partners came together to highlight that fact that answers were required to the big technological issues of relevance to wider society and the economy.
Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Hibernia Networks commented: "Hibernia Networks, as a leader in advanced networking technologies, always strives to push next-generation deployments throughout the globe. We understand that by enabling high tech and high capacity networks, communities and economies will grow and thrive.


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Houserockin': Joe Grushecky Discusses His New Album, 'East Of Eden'
By John Katic 2013-10-15T21:36:51Z Feature
Thirty-four years after the release of Love's So Tough, the Iron City Houserockers' debut album, Joe Grushecky — that legendary band's founder, rhythm guitarist and singer — has released a new solo album, East Of Eden.
Throughout his long career, Grushecky has seen countless musical trends come and go. But Grushecky isn't about chasing trends; he's about writing songs that speak to listeners from all walks of life.
I recently chatted to Grushecky about East Of Eden, his gear and more.
GUITAR WORLD: On this album, you explore many different styles, from folk, blues, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. Was it a conscious decision to experiment with different sounds or something that happened naturally as you wrote the material?
I was lucky enough to grow up in an era where I could hear and see all types of music, from blues to soul, rock and country. All the musicians I admired and played with at the time would do songs from the Beatles to Hank Williams, Muddy Waters, James Brown and Motown. It was all the same. So those influences were always present. They may be a bit more pronounced on this CD. I wanted it to be a diverse collection of songs.
Can you talk about your gear for this album?
I used two old Pete Townshend Schecter Teles from the early '80s, an American Standard Fender Tele tuned to a five-string open G, and a Les Paul. I played through an old Matchless 40-watt and a Trace Elliot Vellocette. I used a Gibson Hummingbird for the acoustic tracks.
Your material has always been very genuine and honest. Can you talk about how you gather ideas for songs like "Prices Going Up" and "Who Cares About Those Kids"?
I gathered ideas for those songs by living them! I get up every day and go to work in the inner-city, teaching special education. I haven't had a pay raise in a while. Prices going up and I get paid the same!
Was "Still Look Good (For Sixty)" as much fun to perform as it sounds?
Yeah. It's just one of those songs that puts a smile on your face. I get a laugh every time I sing it.
Your choice to cover "John the Revelator" and "Save the Last Dance for Me" are about as night and day as it gets. Why those songs?
I love both of those songs. I always wanted to record "John the Revelator" the way Son House did — just one man shouting out his blues. "Save the Last Dance" was a song I performed acoustically in a play, "Killer Joe," here in Pittsburgh. I loved singing it. They are two sides of the same coin to me.
Alice Cooper became famous for singing about school being out, but you've really captured a universal feeling with "The First Day of School." You're a teacher, so the inspiration for the song is obvious. But was there something in particular that inspired you to put pen to paper for this one?
I literally still have vivid memories of my first day of school. My best friend, Jackie, freaked. One day the phrase "Jackie started crying. I guess he misses his mom" popped into my head. The song pretty much wrote itself after that, although I did rewrite the last stanza to include me sitting on the other side of that desk thinking about now I'm the one who has to lay down the rules. Ouch!
After over three decades of making music, what keeps you going?
I love playing. I'm a lifer. I always have music going on inside my head. It's part and parcel of who I am and how I look at the world. I can't imagine not playing.
For more information about Grushecky, visit joegrushecky.ca. East of Eden was released October 8 via Schoolhouse Records.
John Katic is a writer and podcaster who founded the Iron City Rocks Podcast in 2009. It features interviews with countless rock, hard rock, metal and blues artists. In 2013, he started Heavy Metal Bookclub, a podcast and website devoted to hard rock and metal books.
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Happy Tail: An Australian Shepherd's eyes win a home
As Sherry Rentz gazed at her computer monitor, the eyes of the dog on her screen mesmerized her. She was suffering over the loss to cancer of her beloved dog, Cassidy, an Australian Shepherd, and had been looking on Petfinder for another pooch to fill the emptiness in her heart.
Now a beautiful red/merle Aussie named Lady, who was listed on Petfinder by Huntsville Animal Services in Alabama, captured her attention. "It was uncanny how much this dog's eyes reminded me of Cassidy," the Moultrie, GA, woman says.
Lady Cassidy seems to know when Sherry needs extra love.
She immediately emailed Gabi, who was fostering Lady, to see if the dog was still available and she was. Sherry teaches English Learners part time, but the approaching President's Day weekend would provide enough leeway to drive to Huntsville and back, so she made arrangements to meet Lady at the shelter.
"I will never forget the day," she says. "It was wintery, cold and windy, but I enjoy days like that so it only added to my anticipation of meeting Lady." At the appointed time, she watched as Lady got out of Gabi's car.
"My first words were, 'She's so beautiful.'" Sherry kneeled down and hugged the dog. Tears welled in her eyes. It had only been a month since she'd lost Cassidy, and she was overcome with emotion. Lady's reaction to the hug, or the tears, seemed to show that she knew how much Sherry needed her. "I knew in my heart Lady was the Aussie I'd prayed for."
Sherry and Lady got acquainted for a little while, and she learned more about the dog from Gabi, with whom she has stayed in touch. "Lady was an owner surrender," Sherry says. When the dog came to the shelter, she had a urinary tract infection and had recently had puppies. The shelter treated her and had her spayed, and then she went into foster care and was listed on Petfinder where, through the miracle of the web, she found a home in Georgia.
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Justin Ichida honored as the inaugural John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation Associate Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC
By Nate Cernosek
Scientists Justin Ichida and Dion Dickman: USC's coolest tenured professors from Hawaii
From left, Cheryl Mae Craft, Justin Ichida and Dean Carolyn Meltzer (Photo by Greg Grudt/ Steve Cohn)
In March 2020, Justin Ichida, PhD, was appointed to a prestigious endowed professorship at Keck School of Medicine of USC through a generous philanthropic gift from the John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation. On October 20, 2022, more than two years later, an appreciative group of scientific leaders, colleagues, philanthropists, family, and friends were at last able to gather and celebrate.
"Justin is not only on the cutting edge, he's beyond the cutting edge," said Cheryl Mae Craft, PhD, president and CEO of the John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation and professor of Ophthalmology and Integrative Anatomical Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. "I truly believe his innovative approach is the future of treatments and cures for ALS and for Alzheimer's disease."
Developing effective therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, frontotemporal dementia, and Alzheimer's disease is one of medical science's most urgent yet intractable challenges. The Ichida Lab has rapidly distinguished itself for its highly innovative, stem-cell based approach.
"We are so grateful to the John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation, and so proud of Dr. Ichida and the extraordinary research he and his team have done in the fight against Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases," said Carolyn Meltzer, MD, dean of Keck School of Medicine of USC. "I cannot wait to see the impact he and his team will continue to have on these important diseases."
Justin Ichida, PhD (Photo by Greg Grudt/ Steve Cohn)
The event, which took place at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, offered those who have worked with and supported Ichida throughout his career the opportunity to express their gratitude and admiration and to reflect on the impact he continues to make as an investigator and a colleague.
"Justin has established a world-class program, understanding the mechanisms underlying very difficult neurological diseases in frontotemporal dementia and in ALS," said Andrew McMahon, PhD, chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. "As a scientist, as a teacher, and as a member of our department, Justin has made an incredible difference, and I am delighted to be a part of this celebration."
"Not many people get voted the coolest lab at Keck. This is the rumor about Justin," said Bruce Miller, MD, medical director for the John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation and director of the University of California, San Francisco Memory and Aging Center. "The way he mentors, the way he does science, should be filmed and watched." Executive board members of the Foundation also in attendance at the event included Chair BJ Kirwan Hanna, Vice President Margaret Black, and Secretary Genevieve McSweeney.
The John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation funded Ichida's endowed associate professorship as part of a deliberate strategy to support and connect exemplary young neuroscience investigators who are pioneering new approaches at the cutting-edge of neurodegenerative research. The Foundation has endowed twelve such positions at academic medical institutions across California and hosts an annual consortium where these researchers and their teams gather to exchange ideas and foster collaboration.
This is in keeping with the John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation's storied history and dedication to finding new treatments and a cure for neurodegenerative diseases. Founded by the acclaimed opera singer Dorothy Kirsten French in honor of her husband, the Foundation has brought crucial attention and funding to Alzheimer's research throughout its nearly 40-year history.
The Foundation has also generously supported Keck School of Medicine of USC for over 30 years and was an early champion of Ichida's work. In 2017, the Foundation awarded a gift in support of Ichida's trailblazing work studying the role of microglia in neurodegeneration. The award was made in honor of the Foundation's former president and CEO, Michael Minchin, Jr., and is one of multiple notable accomplishments garnered by Ichida in his still young career.
Ichida has also received the Pathway to Independence award from the NIH, the Donald and Delia Baxter Faculty Scholar Award, and the Champion for a Cure award, the highest honor that the ALS Association bestows on scientists for intellectual achievement. In October, he received the NIH Director's Award, a highly prestigious, $4.971 million grant which honors exceptionally creative scientists proposing unconventional approaches for addressing major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.
The potential of Ichida's research has been especially meaningful to patients and families, such as Team Nanci, the group of family and friends who came together in support of Hollywood publicist Nanci Ryder after her diagnosis of ALS in 2014. Academy Award-winning actress Renée Zellweger, who came to know Ichida as part of Team Nanci, punctuated his impressive list of accolades in a recorded message played at the event.
"Congratulations on being appointed the first John Douglas French Alzheimer's Association Endowed Professor at Keck School of Medicine of USC," she said. "It's a remarkable honor and achievement. Especially for a teenager."
Ichida received the warm approbation of friends, family, and colleagues with gratitude and humility, giving credit to his lab members, to the leadership of Andrew McMahon and Dean Carolyn Meltzer, to his collaborators at USC and other institutions, and to the patients and families that inspire his work. He also outlined the future trajectory of his team's research.
"Our experiments seem to be pointing us toward immune cells in the brain, known as microglial cells, as a big disease modifier," said Ichida. "Some of what we're doing now is to transplant these cells. When we modify them to be protective instead of deleterious it has a tremendous effect, and that's something we're going to pursue, along with other stem cell discovery approaches."
Ichida acknowledged how the John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation's support has already proved instrumental in the early stages of this work—an expression of appreciation that was roundly reciprocated by the board members and officers of the Foundation.
"If you're looking for cures for neurodegenerative diseases you don't have to go very far today," said Bruce Miller. "You go right down to Justin, think about his lab…think about the incredible infrastructure at USC. We've endowed a professorship to one of the incredible scientists in the world."
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ARPA-E Announces $21 Million for Second, Third OPEN+ Cohorts
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $21 million in funding for 7 projects in the next two cohorts of the agency's OPEN+ program. These project teams will pursue methods to create high-value carbon and hydrogen from methane, or to produce super strong, durable concrete with lower cost and environmental impact.
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $12 million in funding for 5 projects as part of its first-ever OPEN+ program. Inspired by the high quality of applications in the agency's recent OPEN 2018 funding opportunity, this first cohort will focus on ways to enable advanced nuclear energy by overcoming challenges in high performance materials science.
Department of Energy Announces $98 Million for 40 Transformative Energy Technology Projects
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Department of Energy Announces First-Ever Grid Software Competition
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry today announced the launch of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) first ever Grid Optimization (GO) Competition. The GO Competition, created by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), is a series of challenges to develop software management solutions for a reliable, resilient and secure American electricity grid.
Department of Energy Announces New Projects to Extend Grid Energy Storage
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the selection of 10 projects as part of a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, Duration Addition to electricitY Storage (DAYS). Awardees will develop energy storage systems to provide reliable, affordable power to the electric grid for up to 100 hours, enhancing grid resilience and performance. Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar announced the DAYS awardees today at the Innovation XLab Energy Storage Summit at SLAC National Laboratory.


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To manage menstruation hygienically and with dignity, it is essential that women and girls have access to water and sanitation. They need somewhere private to change sanitary cloths or pads; clean water and soap for washing their hands, bodies and reusable cloths; and facilities for safely disposing of used materials or a clean place to dry them if reusable. There is also a need for both men and women to have a greater awareness of good menstrual hygiene practices.
Menstruation is a natural process, but in most parts of the world it is taboo and rarely talked about. It has also been largely neglected by the WASH sector and other sectors focusing on sexual and reproductive health, and education.
As a result, the practical challenges of menstrual hygiene are made even more difficult by socio-cultural factors and millions of women and girls continue to be denied their rights to WASH, health, education, dignity and gender equity.
A neglected issue
Women and girls are often excluded from decision making and management in development and emergency relief programmes.
At the household level, they generally have little control over whether they have access to a private latrine or money to spend on sanitary materials.
Even when gender inequalities are addressed, deeply embedded power relations and cultural taboos persist. Most people, and men in particular, find menstrual hygiene a difficult subject to talk about. As a result of these issues, water, sanitation and hygiene programmes often fail to address the needs of women and girls.
Lack of information and awareness
Young girls often grow up with limited knowledge of menstruation because their mothers and other women shy away from discussing the issues with them.
Adult women may themselves not be aware of the biological facts or good hygienic practices, instead passing on cultural taboos and restrictions to be observed.
Men and boys typically know even less, but it is important for them to understand menstrual hygiene so they can support their wives, daughters, mothers, students, employees and peers.
In the development sector, there is a lack of documentation for sharing best practice on what works.
Impact on social exclusion
Taboos surrounding menstruation exclude women and girls from many aspects of social and cultural life as well as menstrual hygiene services. Such taboos include not being able to touch animals, water points, or food that others will eat, and exclusion from religious rituals, the family home and sanitation facilities. As a result, women and girls are often denied access to water and sanitation when they need it most.
Well designed and appropriate water, sanitation and hygiene facilities that address menstrual hygiene can make a significant difference to the schooling experience of girls.
Impact on education
Many schools do not support adolescent girls or female teachers in managing menstrual hygiene with dignity. Inadequate water and sanitation facilities, make managing menstruation very difficult, and poor sanitary protection materials can result in blood-stained clothes causing stress and embarrassment.
Teachers (and male members of staff in particular) can be unaware of girls' needs, in some cases refusing to let them visit the latrine. As a result, girls have been reported to miss school during their menstrual periods or even drop out completely.
Impact on health
Menstruation is a natural process; however, if not properly managed it can result in health problems. The impact of poor menstrual hygiene on the psycho-social wellbeing of women and girls (e.g. stress levels, fear and embarrassment, and social exclusion during menstruation) should also be considered.
Impact on sustainability of water and sanitation services and behaviour change
Neglecting menstrual hygiene in water, sanitation and hygiene programmes could also have a negative effect on their sustainability. Failing to provide disposal facilities for used sanitary pads or cloths can result in a significant solid waste issue, with latrines becoming blocked and pits filling quickly.
Failure to provide appropriate menstrual hygiene facilities at home or school could also prevent WASH services being used by the intended users all of the time.
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Question: I'm considering purchasing a new construction home in Arlington or a nearby neighborhood and have been meeting with a number of local builders to research my options. I've heard from quite a few that purchasing a new home often results in instant equity because they often get appraised for at least $100,000 more than the purchase price. Do you think that the higher appraisal value is an accurate reflection on the resale value of these homes?
Answer: Over the past decade, variations of large Craftsman and Arts & Crafts style homes have been replacing older homes across Arlington and Northern Virginia. Local builders have figured out a standard exterior aesthetic and interior design that buyers are willing to pay a premium for, so most new homes over the last ten years have a similar look and layout. Savvy buyers have started to question how these homes will do when they come back onto the market for resale.
Due to the fact that most buyers of $1M+ new homes plan to raise families in them for a long time, we won't see a lot of these homes resold for a while. My guess is that we're about 5-10 years away from really being able to answer this question, but by opening up the dataset to Arlington, McLean and Vienna, I was able to come up with enough data points to begin looking at the resale value of new homes in Northern Virginia.
The 106 data points I pulled together are for new homes built from 2007 on and resold once after the original purchase in Arlington, McLean and Vienna. I removed any foreclosures or short sales. For purposes of this analysis, I think it's better to look at resale in all three markets combined rather than split them up and draw assumptions from minimal data.
It's tough to draw any specific conclusions from this data because we're still so early in the resale cycle for this type of new homes, but I thought it'd be fun to take a peak behind the current a bit early because it's such a common question.
The important takeaway is that a good investment in a new home in Northern Virginia is more about making the right decision for you and your family than it is obsessing over the numbers. If you take your time, learn the market and understand the difference between builders you will put yourself in a much better position to end up on the "gains" side of the data when it's time to resell.
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Spain could make its tax system more efficient by scrapping income tax exemptions and by increasing value-added tax and environmental taxes, a new report from the OECD says.
The OECD's latest Economic Survey for Spain added the country should reduce employer social security contributions for low-wage workers on permanent contracts to support employment.
It said that despite lowering taxes in recent years, Spain has "room to improve the tax mix," noting "the structure of taxation remains tilted towards labour income which penalizes growth and employment."
The OECD also recommended VAT administration reforms, broadening the corporate tax base, and increasing excise duties in line with EU averages.


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At the Brazen Poppy Bakery Cafe in Parksville, BC, our seasoned bakers start work early each day to ensure that our soups, sandwiches, and baked goods are as fresh as possible before our customers arrive for their fresh coffee and treats each day. The warm smell of baking will make your mouth water even before you walk into our newly built location. We're dedicated to kick-starting your morning with choices of warm muffins, scones, cinnamon buns, poppy seed buns and more plus a fresh cup of hot coffee, a cappuccino, latte, tea or hot chocolate. Nothing but freshness for our customers.
Continuing with our fresh theme, our lunch features fresh home-made soups. Combine the soup with a sandwich made fresh daily with bread baked on site. Our sandwich meats are also roasted onsite, picked especially for us by our in house butcher. You can choose a gourmet sauce for your sandwich and put it all together for a perfect lunch that is sure to put a smile on your face.
We work with local suppliers to source the freshest and most authentic ingredients, and use old-fashioned techniques to ensure the highest quality. Our baking is done in-house in our bakery kitchen. Our goal is to make your tastebuds happy!
Come and visit Parksville's newest bakery cafe and enjoy our comfortable seating and modern setting. A great place to meet friends for coffee or lunch while enjoying a variety of beverages and fresh baked foods.
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Sun Dial Lodge is surrounded by thousands of acres of National Forest, which have many beautiful hiking trails, including the Appalachian Trail with both extensive hiking as well as a smaller local trail, which are very close to the lodge.
The Lodge offers spectacular mountain views from almost every room on both the main and the upper level with 30' ceilings in the main room. The entire interior is constructed of beautiful yellow pine and has been tastefully decorated with the mountain theme. The oversize dining room table will seat 8 with plenty of room to spare.
The Master Bedroom has a comfortable King sized bed, a TV and a screened in private porch. The large master bath has a jetted soaking tub with a separate shower.
On the Loft you may wish to enjoy Billiards by the gas log fireplace. A large desk is situated on the loft for your convince.
The Bedroom on the Main Floor has access to the main porch via double doors, and has a comfortable Queen sized bed, adjacent to the bedroom is the bathroom.
The Lower Level Bedroom contains 2 comfortable Queen size beds, and adjacent to the bedroom is the lower bathroom. Also on the lower level you have a video room with a 50" High definition TV with DirecTV DVD and VHS. You can enjoy the expansive porch on this level with access to the 2.5 acres and out door fire pit.
You will see much wild life in the area; you may spot deer from one of the porches, and sometimes turkey and an occasional black bear as well as humming birds and much more.
Conveniently located only 25 minutes to Blairsville, Blue Ridge and Ellijay, and about 1 hour from Murphy NC, and a choice of 2 rivers for white water rafting. Locally you will find any number of things to keep you occupied.
Dial is one of the most beautiful areas of the North Georgia Mountains, with the Toccoa River near by, and beautiful pastures as well as the Mountains. You will feel as if you were a million miles from civilization and the area is extremely quiet.
We purchased this property as a second home. It has been our dream to own a cabin in the mountains so our ever expanding family could get together and enjoy vacations together. When we walked in and saw the view and the beautiful great room and dining area, we knew that we had found our home. We have had some absolutely magnificent vacations here and looking forward to many more. We have seen most of the Blue Ridge area and have not found an area that we like more. We have a wonderful time exploring the trails and tubing down the Taccoa River. We hope that you will love the Sun Dial Lodge as much as we do.
The location has beautiful mountain views with a pastorial feel with the goat farm at the bottom to the road to the pastures that line the Toccoa River.
The Red Berry Ridge homeowners association commitment to preserving feel of the rustic mountains but also having a upscale private community, with only 15 home sites in the development you will find only more luxury homes.
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Children's stories are usually full of some combination of mystery, adventure, magic and lately, vampires. And rightly so, because there are no better ingredients than these to ignite interest in young minds. Here are five books that are missing the vampire element but that have mystery and adventure and magic in spades.
First published in 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupery's children's classic is a fable too precious to be missed.
Children will recognise their own inner landscapes in this book. They will identify with the little prince's utter incomprehension of useless and repetitive adult pre-occupations.
They will be familiar with the love that leads one to tend to another's vanities, they will sympathise with the loneliness of the prince, who is alone in his world and be enlightened by what it means to be special to someone.
St-Exupery's wife once described her French aviator husband to be "like a child or an angel who has fallen down from the sky". In this book he embodies both the narrator, who hasn't forgotten what it means to be a child, and the little prince, who is one in the purest form.
Has your child ever wondered why he is here and what his life purpose is? If his questions sometimes border on the metaphysical, then Neale Donald Walsch's The Little Soul and the Sun might help to provide some answers.
Walsch has distilled part of the teachings from his popular Conversations With God series into a children's parable that tells the story of an agreement made between two souls so that one of them can experience what it feels like to be forgiving.
Since all souls, having come from God, are intrinsically good, one soul volunteers to act the bad guy so that the other will have an opportunity to learn what it means to forgive. The only thing he asks of his friend is never to forget who he really is, especially at the moment that he delivers him the most grievous hurt.
As with any good metaphysical book, The Little Soul and The Sun gives you new insights every time you read it.
E.L. Konigsburg's award-winning From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is a splendidly original story of two spunky kids, Claudia Kincaid and her little brother Jamie, who run away to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Claudia, the eldest of four children, feels under appreciated at home and chooses Jamie to run away with because he, of all her brothers, has saved the most money – a fact that might come in useful on their adventure.
Of course, they land themselves in the middle of a mystery, one that involves the identity of the creator of an ethereal statue of an angel. They seek the help of Mrs Frankweiler, the previous owner of the statue, who also helps them find their home.
The characters of Claudia and Jamie are well developed and real – kids with whom other kids can identify. I especially enjoyed their dialogue with all the little nuances of speech and body language between big sister and little brother – exactly how my own two kids would communicate.
E.L. Konigsburg won the 1967 Newbery Medal for this book.
My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had.
One reason why children love Roald Dahl's books so much is because his child-heroes are resourceful and clever and always triumph over the wicked adults in their lives.
In Danny the Champion of the World , our boy is the brain behind a brilliant scheme to poach, in one evening, a couple of hundred pheasants from the fields of his very rich, very pompous and rather nasty neighbour, Victor Hazell.
In one fell swoop Danny manages to disengage Hazell's plans for his shooting party – "a very famous event and the best pheasant shoot in the South of England" – and leaves him red-faced and caught out.
Danny, whose mother died when he was four-months old, lives with his father in a caravan behind a filling station that they operate.
Dahl has done a sparkling job of detailing a father-son relationship that is both tender and precious. Imagine Danny's turmoil when he finds out that his father, a god in his eyes, enjoys poaching and is therefore a law-breaker.
However, he quickly works out the Robin Hood-style arguments for the case and because of his great loyalty to his dad, Danny jumps right into the action and details the plan that is to be their great coup.
Lemony Snicket lets you know from the outset that this is not your typical children's story with a Hollywood-style ending.
Indeed, the Baudelaire siblings – Violet, Klaus and Sunny – are orphaned as soon as the story begins. Not only do they lose their parents in a fire, but also their house and all their worldly possessions.
Enter Count Olaf, a distant relative turned legal guardian. He is a nasty piece of work who is out to trick the three orphans of the fortune that their parents have left them.
This is the kind of book that one either loves or hates. It is dark and painful at times but it is also irreverent, different, charming, clever and always a joy to read.
The Bad Beginning was recently made into a movie and is the first book in a series called 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'.


Ethiopia's parliament approved a 178.6 billion-birr ($9.2 billion) budget for 2014-2015 on Monday, a 15 percent rise from the previous year that will boost spending on education, health and road building.
Strong state intervention has boosted the economy over the past decade and economic growth is set to rise to 8.5 percent in 2014/15 from 8 percent in 2013/14, the International Monetary Fund forecasts.
The IMF has warned that Ethiopia's huge spending on roads, railways and power is suffocating private lending. It says a reduced public expenditure would make room for the private sector to access credit.
The 2014/2015 budget, unanimously endorsed by lawmakers, allocates more than 64 percent of the total amount for development spending.
Of that, Addis Ababa will spend 24.55 billion birr on education, up from 22.48 billion the previous year. Health spending will rise 12 percent to 5.15 billion birr and 29 billion birr will be spent on road building.


Today we want to look at the possibility to automatically save the text-based configuration of network devices and make them browse-able via a web-based interface. The solution will also discover configuration changes and notify the network operations team of these changes.
To do so we will be using RANCID (Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ) from Shrubbery Networks as well as TRAC (Integrated SCM & Project Management).
RANCID monitors a router's (or more generally a device's) configuration, including software and hardware (cards, serial numbers, etc) and uses CVS (Concurrent Version System) or Subversion to maintain history of changes and notify users of these. TRAC is a web-based wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. It provides an interface to Subversion or Git, which is the primary reason for using it in this project.
This documentation assumes that a healthy Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Server, fully functioning, up-to-date system is available. This e.g. includes a combination of sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get upgrade, sudo apt-get dist-upgrade, and sudo apt-get autoremove being run. Please understand what the commands do before blindly running them as any system update has the potential to render a system inoperable. The server should be deployed with at least the software selection of OpenSSH server and LAMP server.
This documentation is accurate as of May 31, 2013. These steps have been performed on Ubuntu 10.04.4 Server systems and confirmed to work as described here.
Update from June 27, 2014: Trac has added support for Git in never versions. In order to unify configuration of the various version control systems in Trac, the syntax for specifying what system you are using has changed. In Trac 1.0 (trunk, starting from r11082), the components for Subversion support have been moved below tracopt. So you need to explicitly enable them in your Components section within trac.ini. See here fore more details. You will need this information in the "Final Customization" section below.
The installation creates a new user and group named "rancid" with a home directory of /var/lib/rancid. Now, we must create at least one device group in RANCID to logically organize our devices. Groups can be based on any criteria you wish. So if you've got one physical location you could create "router", "firewall", and "switch" groups, or, in larger environments with multiple physical locations, group names such as "Los Angeles", "San Francisco", and "New York" may be a better choice. Or in smaller setups you could chose to use a single group. For this example we'll create a single group called "network".
Before editing the sample file, it's good practice to start by making a backup copy of the original rancid.conf file.
Open the file "/etc/rancid/rancid.conf" in your favorite text editor, add a line similar to the following, and save and exit.
By default RANCID uses CVS to store the retrieved device configuration. But we want to use Subversion (SVN) instead, as Trac is build around this source code repository system.
Next we want to configure the system, so that RANCID can send e-mail notifications for changes performed on each group of devices. For this a local MTA should be installed and configured.
For this documentation we will assume that this MTA will be Postfix, configured with as "Internet with smarthost".
Now that the MTA has been configured, we can create e-mail aliases in the MTA's configuration file for each RANCID device group. By default on Ubuntu this is the "/etc/aliases" file.
Your device's configuration files will be stored in a Subversion (SVN). This provides a way to track changes over time as well as provides you with a bit of disaster recovery. In order to prepare SVN we must create a folder structure based off of the RANCID groups that we created earlier. This command needs to be run as the "rancid" user that was created when the RANCID software was first installed.
It is a good security practice to never connect to devices via telnet, so this guide will only cover the SSH method of connecting to a device. Other connection methods are also supported. The way the .cloginrc file is configured also depends on how the end device is configured to authenticate users. Users can be configured locally or a device can authenticate users agains an enterprise system such as RADIUS, LDAP or Active Directory. It gets complicated quickly so make sure that you take your time and read the documentation all the way through.
Refer to man cloginrc to see the details of all the available options and keywords available for use.
This guide will assume the simplest setup in which local usernames and passwords are defined on the end devices themselves. Keep in that mind that the file .cloginrc should not be world readable/writable and be owned by the user rancid, created earlier.
The clogin application will use the .clogin configuration file specified by the -f variable and will automatically login to the device named firewall.edge-cloud.net. When it's all said and done you should end up in enable mode on the firewall device. If there are problems, clogin does an excellent job of providing pointed advice on what is wrong.
With RANCID now configured, it's time to test it out! Let's manually invoke "rancid-run" (as the "rancid" user) to see if everything works!
Once everything is working, it's time to automate the collection and archiving. The easiest way to do this is to simply create a cronjob under the rancid user that calls "rancid-run" for us on a periodic basis. Here we have RANCID run every 15 minutes to ensure that all network changes are caught quickly.
[user@netconf ~]$ sudo su -c "/usr/bin/crontab -e -u rancid"
Modify the contents of the file so that you end up with something like this.
Next we will install and configure Trac as a web-based GUI to browse the device configuration stores in SVN.
sudo chmod -R 775 .
Restart the Apache service with sudo service apache2 restart.
The TRAC SVN browser is disabled at this stage as the SVN path hasn't been configured yet. Let's configure the SVN path in TRAC now.
Edit the TRAC configuration file /var/trac/netconf/conf/trac.ini.
Although your installation should be running at this point, we want to perform some final customization to "pretty it up". This includes adding a logo to TRAC, enabling the SVN browser and disabling any module not used.
Disable all modules that you don't need. TRAC's Wiki and Ticket module could very well be used for network documentation purposes as well as tracking configuration change requests. In this documentation we will focus on solely using the SVN browser.
TRAC offers multiple very interesting features for e.g. downloading the current configuration as a text file or comparing differences between revisions. Enjoy your new network device configuration management solution.


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Q: Populate rows of one workbook with calculation results from another workbook I have one workbook (calculation workbook) that does a huge number of calculations based on a small number of inputs, say X, Y, and Z, and spits out the results A and B.
I have another workbook (data workbook) full of millions of rows of data. I want to take X, Y, and Z from each row in this workbook, plug them into the calculation workbook so that it calculates A and B, and then automatically pull A and B from the calculation workbook back into the data workbook.
I realize this operation will probably take a long time but it's still easy than doing it manually and I can always refine it to fewer rows later.
Is there a simple way to this via VBA?
Thanks

A: Please note the comment above - you've been here long enough to know you're expected to put in some work before posting...
That said, this should get you started.
Sub Tester()
    Dim wsData As Worksheet, wsCalcs As Worksheet
    Dim rw As Range

    Set wsData = Workbooks("Data.xlsx").Worksheets("Data")
    Set wsCalcs = Workbooks("Calcs.xlsx").Worksheets("Model")

    'adjust ranges and addresses to suit...
    For Each rw In wsData.Range("A1:E1000").Rows
        'populate inputs
        wsCalcs.Range("D1").Value = rw.Cells(1).Value
        wsCalcs.Range("D2").Value = rw.Cells(2).Value
        wsCalcs.Range("D3").Value = rw.Cells(3).Value
        wsCalcs.Calculate
        DoEvents
        'record outputs
        rw.Cells(4).Value = wsCalcs.Range("E1").Value
        rw.Cells(5).Value = wsCalcs.Range("E2").Value
    Next rw
End Sub

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US equity indexes closed moderately mixed, sp +1pt at 2360 (intra low 2350). The two leaders - Trans/R2K, settled +0.2% and -0.1% respectively. VIX settled -4.8% at 11.79. Near term outlook offers a test of big overhead resistance of 2380/90. A break into the 2400s looks overly difficult until the latter half of April.
US equities saw some morning weakness, but then swung upward... closing in minor chop mode. Price structure across the last few days is a viable baby bull flag.. which argues at least for a test of sp'2380 within 3-4 days.
Volatility remains broadly subdued.. although again, we did VIX in the 13s today. If sp'2380... a weekly VIX settlement in the 10s is on the menu.
As US bond yields have recently cooled, many within the mainstream have started to get a little spooked. I can kinda understand it. We've seen financial stocks cool, but then those have hyper-ramped since summer 2016. The recent cooling is arguably just a natural retrace.
This mainstream concern is largely just a case of lack of perspective. Did everyone already forget Bank of America was trading in the $11s last June? Does everyone still not realise the importance of last November's breakout above the $18 threshold?
The notion that the financial's bullish run - which really only began in Nov'2016, is at/near an end, is nonsense.
Price structure is a very clear bear flag, and TLT looks primed for a broader decline to $100.. whether by year end or in early 2018... it makes little difference.
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It seems like every time there's a beef with police in inner city neighborhoods people resort to looting in response.
How does a complaint turn into an illegal shopping trip by protesters victimizing innocent businesses?
This last weekend an unarmed black teen was fatally shot by police in Ferguson, Mo. Riots and looting erupting almost immediately. The FBI stepped in and is also investigating the shooting death of Mike Brown (who was unarmed at the time).
About 32 people were arrested in connection with looting at 12 stores - including one which was nearly burned to the ground.
Why did people turn on the local businesses who had no part in the teens shooting? The incident triggered protests featuring chants of "kill the police." I understand the anger. Young African-Americans are all too often victims of trigger happy authorities.
Peaceful protests, like the march being put together by the Rev Al Sharpton, is the best way to redress a wrong. People will pay attention to that and will get the message.
When people mindlessly loot in retaliation for every grievance it takes away from the incident they're protesting.
All people see on TV is the destruction and thievery. It becomes the main focus for the public which is usually appalled by the violence and senseless crimes.
The injustice/protest message gets lost in the chaos. Television viewers see people of color walking out of stores with whatever they can lay their hands on, and they get a bad impression. How could they not?
The looters are exploiting an opportunity to act unlawfully in a group in an attempt to avoid responsibility for their actions. They wait for an opportunity to loot stores and will exploit any social protest. Others just get caught up in the insanity of the moment and the opportunity to get something free.
If you think I'm bein g biased against people of color, consider history. From the Watts riots in the 60s, to the recent St. Louis riots, looting has been a component in the protests.
Not that blacks don't have reasons to protest. They do. Unequal criminal justice for starters.
But that's not a reason to victimize someone else. Stealing from others is a moral and physical crime. I don't care how poor a person is, theft is wrong.
When the rest of the country looks on and sees wanton destruction by a mob of African-Americans, they quickly develop a bad stereotype.
Racism rears it's ugly head at moments like this – feeding upon the negativity. I wish those looters could understand that.
How they're hurting the majority of their race in the school of popular opinion, with such senseless destruction and thievery.
Was that free TV really worth it?
Well said Dave. For the life of me, I will never understand looting in the aftermath of murder by police.
But when you have omnimpotent authority armed to the teeth, and a court system working hand in hand with the police; one can start to see the futilty of the situation.
Thanks for commenting Jeff, and sharing your feelings on the subject.


Similarly, grocery stores stock items in glass jars, like pickles, mayonnaise and olives. These types of items pose a double danger. First, another customer may knock a glass jar off the shelf, and very few of them will alert the store personnel. They will simply walk on as if nothing happened. The broken glass creates an obvious hazard, as it may cut anyone that touches it. Additionally, the contents of the glass jar is now spread on the floor, and may not be visible. Like the grape, this becomes a slipping hazard where you may unintentionally fall. This type of situation is arguably worse than that of the grape, because you may fall onto the broken glass, making the injury worse.
Second, glass jars may be stacked precariously on high shelves, or on eye-catching displays. The grocery store's stocking personnel may not consider the consequences when they are stacking mayonnaise jars on a high shelf or on top of display, but many people have been injured when a glass jar or other food item falls from a high area and hits them. It may seem like a falling jar would not cause much of an injury, but glass jars can be very heavy and, particularly with elderly customers, it may not take much to cause an injury.
All grocery stores have refrigerated and frozen sections, where they keep meat, dairy items and other food that must be kept cold. All of the refrigerated and frozen displays create a lot of condensation. The displays are designed to deal with the condensation, so that it does not become a hazard. However, as many people can attest, machines can break. When these freezer and refrigerator machines break, they may begin to leak water onto the floor nearby without anyone noticing. A large puddle on a tile floor can be very, very slippery and may cause customers to fall.
It is always important to be aware of the dangers that may be involved with your typical trip to the grocery store. However, even those that are aware of the dangers may not always escape injury, and when that happens, the store and its insurance company should be held responsible.
All New Yorkers who are hurt in a grocery store accident should take a moment to call the legal professionals at Leav & Steinberg to learn more about how the law applies in your case.


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New Sun Far East Corp., Ltd. is a Taiwanese supplier for the top automotive and construction equipment distributors in North America and Europe, claiming to have been at the forefront of the professional tools market for more than 30 years.
The firm is a major OEM/ODM supplier to many international famous brands, including Grainger, John Deere, International Harvester, Qep, Snap-On etc. New Sun also sells quality products under its own brand, Panther Pro.
With ample know-how and expertise, as well as long-term and close partnerships with suppliers, New Sun supplies a wide range of product categories, including hand tools, OEM parts, and tool kits. Tools include digital torque wrench, adjustable pliers and pullers, tool kits and tool storage, socket sets, tool accessories, impact sockets, sets & accessories, wrenches, screwdrivers, hex keys, drive bits, pliers, cutters, snips & knives, striking tools, drills & cutting tools, measuring, test & inspection tools, material handling equipment, plastic mold cases, specialty tools, safety equipment, tiling tools, LED work lights & flashlight, OEM parts, giftware, screws & nuts, and many others.


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Guitar Center Crossing Ahead
By Adrian Glick Kudler Jun 22, 2012, 2:36pm PDT
The Guitar Center zone on Sunset Boulevard will finally gets a crosswalk, in direct response to filmmaker Adam Choit's video about the ridiculous crossing problems in the area: "Earlier this week, LADOT announced that they've seen the light, or at least the video. The intersection has been added to a list of intersections due to receive crosswalks and should be painted 'in the next fiscal year.'" [Streetsblog]
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Q: How can I access files from Linux LVM? I just migrated from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 16. While installing Ubuntu I checked for having Linux LVM and since then I'm facing a big problem of accessing the data from the drives I had in Windows.
Here is the result of sudo fdisk -l command :

Here is the result of lsblk command :

Please help!


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In 2002 Vista Unified School District pushed to have a bond placed on the March ballot. The bureaucrats said they needed the bond passed to qualify for state matching funds.
At the time, however, there were no state matching funds, so the push by the bureaucrats seemed unreasonable.
At about the same time, 1,800 miles to the east in St. Louis, John Loudon, then a member of the Missouri Senate, watched a similar infrastructure bond being pushed.
The Democrats steal from infrastructure maintenance funds to support their union contributors.
Gradually, businesses need the infrastructure upgraded to attract customers.
The Democrats then go to the business community and get their support for a bond campaign, which their campaign managers run, while local businesses fund the campaign.
When it is all over, the Democrat campaign managers have an updated database to run the next candidate election. A tailored database is extraordinarily helpful in creating the right message to fool the voter.
This St. Louis bond story was duplicated in Vista. Once the school board placed the bond on the ballot, the business community funded the effort and an unknown Democrat, Carol Herrera, used the bond campaign funds to send out letters for months about the bond. This gave her name recognition. After the bond passed, Carol took, along with the database, the leftover bond funds for her school board campaign.
What was the real reason the bond needed to be on the March ballot? Because that gave Carol an 8-month head start on running for school board and a much better database. Once on the school board, Carol could continue to use taxes to buy the support of the union. In 2006 she offered the union $6 million in raises–raises that cost many teachers their jobs because the raises weren't sustainable.
Now that we know the game, you can call your local politicians on it before they say a bond is needed.
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A pleasant stroll down Main Street, enjoying snacks, wine, live music and art. What a great way to spend Friday, December 8th. Kick off your weekend with style.
There are SEVERAL Art Walks throughout the year, but this is the last one of 2017. Never been to one?
The Art Walks occur on the 2nd Friday of the month; June through September and again for the "Winter" Art Walk in December.
6PM to 8PM in Downtown Bozeman.
The businesses and galleries generally feature artists' openings and receptions during the event and often provide complimentary hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.
The FINAL 2017 Art Walk date is Friday, December 8 from 6pm - 8pm.
The Art Walks are open to the public and will go on rain or shine.


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Seychelles to welcome second leg of the MCB Tour Championship Indian Ocean Swing
The land of the Coco-de-Mer will be featured as the second leg of a three-destination competition for the second edition of the destination's participation at the prestigious regional golf competition, the MCB Tour Championship.
Set to start on Friday November 29, 2019 to Sunday December 1, 2019 in Antanarivo in Madagascar, the competition will be returning for a second time to Constance Lemuria on the island of Praslin in Seychelles from Thursday December 5, 2019 to Saturday December 7, 2019. The season finale will be taking place at Constance Belle Mare Plage in Mauritius from Friday December 13, 2019 to Sunday December 15, 2019.
Forty-eight players including the defending Champion Roger Chapman, his counterparts Clark Dennis and Paul McGinley and other golf celebrities are expected to tee off the Constance Lemuria par-70, 18-hole golf course that spans over an area of 5,580 metres on Thursday December 5, 2019 for 3 days of intense competition in Seychelles.
The Pro-Am, which will be played on Wednesday December 4, 2019, will be composed of 48 teams, each comprising of 1 Professional golfer and 1 Seychelles resident amateur including junior players and lady golfers.
The PRO-AM competition will see the first three teams (net) win prizes and there will also be competitions for the Longest Drive (men), Longest Drive (ladies) and the Nearest-the-Pin.
Speaking about the MCB Tour Championship - Seychelles, the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) Chief Executive, Mrs. Sherin Francis, expressed her satisfaction that the event has contributed considerably in providing visibility to the destination especially Praslin.
"Since we opened our shores to the MCB Tour Championship last year, it is clear that the visibility received by the destination was worldwide. Our partnership in the event is even more justified today as we see the increase in the number of players for the event implying that the interest for our destination has also increased. We are looking forward to a successful event in Seychelles," said Mrs. Francis.
She also mentioned that being part of the event is part of STB's marketing strategies to increase the destination's visibility and promoting Seychelles as a sports destination.
Mrs. Francis further expressed her profound gratitude to all the local sponsors.
Aside from the title sponsor MCB Seychelles and Constance Lemuria, the MCB Tour Championship is being supported with contributions from the Staysure Tour, the STB, ISPC Seychelles, Hugo Boss, Cat Cocos, Takamaka Rum, and Seybrew, who are actively working towards making the second edition of the golf tournament in Seychelles an enormous success.
Mr. Bernard Jackson, Managing Director, MCB (Seychelles) said: "For the second year running, Seychelles is thrilled to host the pro golfers competing in the European Senior Tour. We celebrate our renewed international visibility on the golfing scene and are delighted that this year Madagascar also gets its share of the limelight with its inclusion in the tour alongside Mauritius and Seychelles. I thank The Seychelles Tourism Board and all the contributing partners for making this event a resounding success".
Adding to the prestige of Seychelles' leg is the breath-taking view of the white sandy beach of Anse Georgette, which will not fail to capture the player's attention.
In view of the safety and security requirements, members of the local organising committee will be asking for the cooperation of members of the public to refrain from using the footpath accessing to the Anse Georgette property during the 4-day tournament.
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New Audi RS3 Teased
Audi has released some interesting details about the upcoming new Audi RS 3.
Firstly, this is Audi's first vehicle to feature the RS Torque Splitter, which distributes drive torque between the rear wheels in a fully variable manner.
Axle VS torque splitter
Unlike the rear axle differential and the previous multiple disc clutch package on the rear axle, the torque splitter uses one electronically controlled multiple disc clutch each on the respective drive shaft.
During dynamic driving, the torque splitter increases the drive torque to the outer rear wheel with the higher wheel load, which significantly reduces the tendency to understeer.
When driving on closed roads, the torque splitter enables controlled drifts by applying all of the engine power to just one of the rear wheels.
More precise steering
Due to the difference in propulsive forces, the car turns into the curve even better and follows the steering angle more precisely.
That being said, the exact distribution of drive torque always depends on the mode selected in Audi drive select and the respective driving situation.
The 400 PS 2.5 TFSI five-cylinder engine now unleashes 500 Nm of torque, which is 20 Nm more than in the previous model.
Thanks to the powertrain, the Audi RS 3 sprints from zero to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and reaches a top speed of 290 km/h.
The five-cylinder in the Audi RS 3 is more powerful and delivers higher torque. Instead of 480 Nm, a maximum of 500 newton meters is now available – across a wide rev range from 2,250 to 5,600 rpm.
"Faster" ECU
The new engine control unit also increases the speed and intensity at which all of the drive components communicate with each other. As a result, the RS 3 responds even faster, especially in the low rev ranges.
The maximum power of 400 PS is now available in the range from 5,600 to 7,000 rpm and thus earlier and longer than in the previous model.
As a result, the compact sports car sprints from zero to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, 0.3 seconds faster than before. The Sedan and Sportback reach their top speed at 250 km/h, although 280 km/h is also available as an option.
0 to 100 in 3.8 seconds
In fact, with the RS Dynamic package and ceramic brakes, they can even reach a top speed of 290 km/h. This makes the RS 3 the best in its class in terms of acceleration and top speed.
A 7-speed dual-clutch transmission puts the power of the five-cylinder engine to the pavement – with a right-angle drive with a more robust design that takes account of the increased torque and the sportier gear ratio spread.
The intelligent interaction of all the drive components, including Launch Control, enables the RS 3 to shift gears extremely quickly, resulting in lightning-fast starts and heart-pounding acceleration.
Lower and stiffer than the A3
The setup of the springs and shock absorbers is markedly stiff, and the body is ten mm lower than on the Audi S3 and 25 mm lower than on the A3.
This lowers the vehicle's centre of gravity further towards the road. Installed up front is a McPherson strut suspension with RS 3-specific pivot bearings, stiffened lower wishbones, subframes, and stabilizers.
Last but not least, we have the RS-specific progressive steering varies the gear ratio depending on the steering angle – as the steering angle increases, the gear ratio becomes smaller and steering more direct.
It also assists based on speed and can be varied via Audi drive select within the three characteristic curves comfortable, balanced, and sporty. In this way, the torque splitter and the rest of the vehicle's innovative components perfectly put the new Audi RS 3's dynamic power to the pavement in every driving situation.
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Manuel Neuer is a brilliant goalkeeper.
The term world class is thrown around with blatant disregard nowadays, but the German colossus is one of the few in the game who can be described as such. Though it causes me physical harm as a Juventus supporter to type this, Neuer is the best in the world at his position (sorry, Gigi).
He does it all: shot-stopping, commanding his area, organizing the defense and even launching attacks with his feet. He does it better than anyone else.
And yet Neuer should not, under any circumstance, win the Ballon d'Or. Period. End of discussion.
The three finalists for the 2014 edition of the award were revealed Monday, with Bayern Munich's No. 1 joining perennial nominees Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist.
Even prior to that announcement, Neuer's bid began picking up steam. Xabi Alonso called him the best goalkeeper he's ever played with. Franck Ribery said he should win the award ahead of the aforementioned La Liga duo.
Laudable as it is to support your teammates, Ribery's claim is also ridiculous.
A goalkeeper, regardless how wonderful, can only have a limited impact on any match, tournament or season. It's the nature of the position. It's not fair. Welcome to life.
For a shot-stopper who stands guard between the posts for one of the world's better teams, that point is amplified. Neuer, for both club and country, is shielded by arguably the very best the game has to offer.
Some have pointed to the numbers, which show that the domineering 'keeper has kept 28 clean sheets in the calendar year. That is almost entirely meaningless. Through 13 Bundesliga matches this season, Bayern has conceded a league-low 6.8 shots per match (it was only slightly higher at 8.9 in 2013). Neuer has been asked to make just 1.77 saves per 90 minutes thus far – the second-lowest total in Germany. Spanning the top five European leagues, that's one of the lowest figures among all qualified goalkeepers.
By no fault of his own, this is often the extent of his involvement for Bayern Munich and Germany.
Neuer should be applauded for that ability. But the Ballon d'Or is not the appropriate platform for that recognition.
So why the flood of support for the German?
Monotony is the likely culprit. By nature, we always clamor for something new. Bored of seeing Ronaldo and Messi waltz away from a glittering stage with another golden ball gripped firmly between their arms, it would be nice if someone else could swoop in and shake things up.
This seems like a good time for an important reminder.
When Ronaldo and Messi eventually retire – because, sadly, they will one day – they will be discussed in the same breath as Diego Maradona and Pele, with everyone else looking on from a distance. You know what players of that ilk do: they win the Ballon d'Or nearly every damn year. Embrace it.
I'm fine with Neuer getting short listed or whatever, but him winning would just be Karl Malone levels of wanting somebody new.
In the last calendar year, Ronaldo, the Real Madrid machine, has scored 55 goals in as many matches, setting a new single-season record for Champions League tallies (17) while leading his club to a title in the competition. All he's done to begin the new campaign is score 1.4 goals per 90 minutes (in league and Champions League play). He has 24 goals this season in just 17 contests.
On the rare occasion that he doesn't score, which has happened just four times this season, he comes close by virtue of his insane shooting rate. Opposing teams have to fit entire defensive schemes around him. Stopping Ronaldo is always the top priority.
Messi, while not boasting quite the same exorbitant scoring numbers – though they are still incredible – falls into the same category.
Both men also create scoring opportunities at a frightening rate, with nine assists on the 2014 campaign. Surprise, surprise, they occupy the top two spots in La Liga for key passes per match. Messi's 4.6 (!) key passes per Champions League contest are tops in the competition this season.
Neuer, despite his best efforts to influence a match with his feet, cannot accomplish what Ronaldo and Messi can. Again, it's a product of his position and it's not fair, but that's simply the mechanics of the sport.
Long story short, don't use the numbers to justify Neuer's claim. You'll lose.
As for the claim that the German has reinvented the position with his ball-playing skills, sure, if you conveniently forget that legendary Ajax tactician Rinus Michels used goalkeeper Heinz Stuy to implement his revered Total Football system in the 1970s. If Neuer's actions with the ball at his feet look familiar, that's probably because you've seen Edwin van der Sar in action before.
Perhaps, even, during the 1996 European Championship.
Is Neuer better than the Dutchman? Yes. Is he really that different, though. French stopper Hugo Lloris is equally adept with his feet. Perhaps he should get some Ballon d'Or votes, too? Sarcasm, of course, but the point stands.
No goalkeeper has captured the illustrious honor since Russian legend Lev Yashin in 1963. There's a reason for that. Neuer, despite his brilliance, should not be the first as long as Ronaldo and Messi are around.


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Andover Story: Anti-slavery fight roiled Andover campus
By Christopher Klein Andover Center for History and Culture
Where country music was born
By David & Kay Scott CNHI Travel Writers
In early September, we visited the birthplace of country music.
Susan Smith Weidman, 74
Susan, a resident of Bridgewater, N.H., and former 40-year resident of Andover, Mass., passed away on November 8, 2017, after a recent cancer diagnosis. Her loving family was with her at her passing. Susan was born in Winchester, Mass., on January 13, 1943, the daughter of Wilmer E. and Phyllis H. Smith. Susan grew up and attended schools in Wakefield, Mass., where she lived with her parents and her two siblings until her marriage to William K. Weidman, Jr. (known by all as Ken). In 1964 Susan and Ken moved to Andover, Mass., where they resided until they built their retirement home in Bridgewater, N.H., near her beloved Newfound Lake.


I've been on a big Peruvian food kick around here lately, and this Vegetarian Gnocchi with Peruvian Seco Sauce is just awesome! This sauce is perfect! Rich and thick with a little kick of heat. Lots of veggies! And, Gnocchi, those little pillows of potato goodness.


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Q: Using the request object in forms.py I am working on an e-voting system where there are aspirants vying for particular positions. I am trying to create a form where the aspirants are displayed per position in RadioSelect buttons.
To do this, I have tried to initialize a for loop through all the objects in the Position() class and used an if statement to compare the current URL path to the get_absolute_url() of each object.
I have trouble getting the request module to work.
class VotingForm(forms.ModelForm):

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        self.request = kwargs.pop('request', None)
        super(VotingForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def get_url(self):
        self._ = []
        for post in Position.objects.all():
            if self.request.get_full_path() == "/post/pro":
                no_ = Position.objects.get(post='PRO')
                self._.clear()
                for i in Aspirant.objects.filter(post=no_):
                    self._.append(tuple([i.name, i.name]))
            elif self.request.get_full_path() == "/post/gen-sec":
                no_ = Position.objects.get(post='General Secretary')
                self._.clear()
                for i in Aspirant.objects.filter(post=no_):
                    self._.append(tuple([i.name, i.name]))

        return _

    CHOICES = self.get_url()

    aspirants = forms.ChoiceField(choices=CHOICES, widget=forms.RadioSelect)

    class Meta:
        model = Aspirant
        fields = ['aspirants']

I'm getting this error.
I'm not sure what I am doing wrong.

CHOICES = self.get_url()
NameError: name 'self' is not defined

A: You should've called the get_url() method inside the __init__() method of the VotingForm class
Try this,
class VotingForm(forms.ModelForm):

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        self.request = kwargs.pop('request', None)
        super(VotingForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.fields['aspirants'].choices = self.get_url() # change is here

    def get_url(self):
        self._ = []
        for post in Position.objects.all():
            if self.request.get_full_path() == "/post/pro":
                no_ = Position.objects.get(post='PRO')
                self._.clear()
                for i in Aspirant.objects.filter(post=no_):
                    self._.append(tuple([i.name, i.name]))
            elif self.request.get_full_path() == "/post/gen-sec":
                no_ = Position.objects.get(post='General Secretary')
                self._.clear()
                for i in Aspirant.objects.filter(post=no_):
                    self._.append(tuple([i.name, i.name]))

        return _

    CHOICES = [] # change is here

    aspirants = forms.ChoiceField(choices=CHOICES, widget=forms.RadioSelect)

    class Meta:
        model = Aspirant
        fields = ['aspirants']


The Ganta Collectorate of the Liberia Revenue Authority has a number of local businesses on its radar to take stern action against them for failure to pay their taxes.
In an interview with reporters in Ganta recently, the collector of Ganta Revenue Office, Mr. Morris Kiazulu, said the wood/plank sellers are not paying tax and planning to close them for non compliance.
Mr. Kiazulu said since the plank sellers organized themselves as a union, they have never paid a cent to the national government as tax, something he said the LRA is threatening to have them closed until they can meet up with their obligation.
The plank sellers, known as the "Liberia Chain Saw and Timber Union", own and operate the largest plank field in Ganta.
When this reporter visited the plank field for response to LRA's claim, the vice president for administration, Mr. Anthony Sulu, said the office was closed and he could not make any comment.
According to the LRA Ganta Collectorate, the TOTAL Liberia Ganta service station, a petroleum vendor, was among those entities not paying tax.
The TOTAL Ganta service station manager refused to respond to inquires made by this reporter about Kiazulu's assertion. A TOTAL Liberia official in Monrovia told the Daily Observer off the record that because the company runs a franchise system, all TOTAL Liberia service stations are responsible for their own taxes.
The Daily Observer then placed an inquiry to the LRA head office in Paynesville, to ascertain the tax payment status of the TOTAL Ganta service station.
According to Darlingston Talery, Commissioner for Domestic Tax at LRA, TOTAL Liberia is considered a non-consolidated tax paying entity, meaning that each Total service station is responsible to pay its own taxes.
Unlike other petroleum vendors, such as Srimex and Aminata & Sons, Inc., which are consolidated tax-paying entities, TOTAL Liberia operates a franchise system, which gives private individuals the opportunity to operate a Total service station as their private business, while carrying the TOTAL brand.
Just last month, on July 30, the LRA awarded TOTAL Liberia as the highest value importer in the petroleum industry in the Customs Tax category.
Meanwhile, Kiazulu has praised vehicle owners for their compliance and added that schools were also paying for their permits.
The Ganta Revenue Collectorate is one of the leading collectorates in Liberia, making Nimba County to rank high in revenue collection, only next to Montserrado County. In one of LRA's quarterly reports for 2017, Nimba came third, making many taxpayers to wonder why.
The proliferation of pit sawing has vandalized most of the community forests across Nimba County, especially the eastern part, bordering Ivory Coast, leaving towns and villages undeveloped and vulnerable to storms. However, whether these pit sawyers and dealers are paying taxes, or whether the communities where the timber originate are benefiting, remain key questions many are asking.


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