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Diel oviposition periodicity of Anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Americas: Anopheles albimanus Wieldemann and Anopheles freeborni Aitken
D. D. Chadee, C. Mendis, John C Beier
The diel oviposition patterns of Anopheles albimanus and An. freeborni derived from Panama and California, U.S.A., respectively, were studied in the laboratory by recording the egg-laying of individuals and colonies at 2-h intervals. Anopheles freeborni oviposition patterns were almost exclusively nocturnal, with 80% of eggs being laid during the scotophase. A large, well-defined peak of oviposition, comprising about 70% of eggs laid, occurred 4-6 h before sunrise. Anopheles albimanus oviposition patterns were bimodal with crepuscular and nocturnal components, 68% of eggs being laid shortly before lights went 'off' or 'on' and 32% during the scotophase. A small, well-defined peak of oviposition, comprising about 42% of eggs laid, occurred immediately following lights off (i.e. 18.00-20.00 hours). Nulliparous females allowed to engorge on human blood matured, on average, 104 follicles (range 80-142) for An. albimanus and 114 follicles (range 31-201) for An. freeborni.
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Culicidae
Chadee, D. D., Mendis, C., & Beier, J. C. (1993). Diel oviposition periodicity of Anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Americas: Anopheles albimanus Wieldemann and Anopheles freeborni Aitken. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 87(5), 501-507.
Diel oviposition periodicity of Anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera : Culicidae) from the Americas: Anopheles albimanus Wieldemann and Anopheles freeborni Aitken. / Chadee, D. D.; Mendis, C.; Beier, John C.
In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Vol. 87, No. 5, 01.12.1993, p. 501-507.
Chadee, DD, Mendis, C & Beier, JC 1993, 'Diel oviposition periodicity of Anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Americas: Anopheles albimanus Wieldemann and Anopheles freeborni Aitken', Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, vol. 87, no. 5, pp. 501-507.
Chadee DD, Mendis C, Beier JC. Diel oviposition periodicity of Anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Americas: Anopheles albimanus Wieldemann and Anopheles freeborni Aitken. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 1993 Dec 1;87(5):501-507.
Chadee, D. D. ; Mendis, C. ; Beier, John C. / Diel oviposition periodicity of Anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera : Culicidae) from the Americas: Anopheles albimanus Wieldemann and Anopheles freeborni Aitken. In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 1993 ; Vol. 87, No. 5. pp. 501-507.
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My daughter bought some Pokemon fabric for my granddaughter Chloe. Chloe asked her mother to make her a pillowcase out of it. Of course, her mother promised her she would make it for her.
Then a few days went by.
Yesterday Chloe came over with her mother and had the fabric in her hand. I asked her why she had it and stated that I thought her mother was making her a pillowcase. Chloe proceeded to ask me to make it for her.
I looked at my daughter kind of puzzled and my daughter's response was that Chloe knew if she wanted it done soon, she better ask me.
That is one smart 6-year old.
So I promised her that I would finish it for her but she had to give me a day to get it done.
I had only made one pillowcase before and it was from a Sweetwater kit. I wasn't sure what the dimensions should be so I thought I would look it up. I remembered one of my sewing friends mentioning a technique that finished all the edges neatly called the burrito technique. I had to give it a try.
The technique is very easy to do. The flange was pinned to the cuff, then the main fabric pinned to the edge of the cuff as well. Then the main fabric gets rolled up, the opposite end of the cuff is pulled up over the main fabric (like a burrito) and pinned to make a tube. You just stitch it all together then pull the rolled up fabric out of the end of the tube and viola! Then you fold the whole thing in half and stitch the edges. It literally took less than 15 minutes to make. I seriously think it took me longer to read the instructions than to actually make it.
I see many more of these in my future.


In an attempt to maintain (or more honestly, establish) a healthy lifestyle, I have found that lunch is where I tend to fall apart. Perhaps handful of grapes (truth: pretzels), or maybe a ready-made protein shake (truth: Starbucks Vanilla Latte), or possibly a yogurt with a sprinkling of granola (truth: trail mix with a spoonful of Ben & Jerry's) leave me guilt-ridden and hungry a short time later. The truth is, we all want to be healthy, but we need a little help. This morning I got up a little earlier than usual and pulled out some of our finds from the Farmer's Market this past weekend.
The key to the Mason Jar Salad is to put the "wet stuff" at the bottom and the "dry stuff" at the top. This way nothing gets soggy before you eat it.
I thinly sliced an apple, soaking the slices in salted water for a few minutes to keep them from browning, while thinly slicing 2 radishes and 2 celery stalks.
The first thing in the jar is the dressing (I used Soy and Ginger Vinaigrette, but you can use anything). Next, I added the celery, apples and radishes. I topped that with a handful of walnuts.
I filled the rest of the jar with greens (I crammed at least 2.5 cups of spring Mix in each jar), popped on the lid and in the fridge it went.
All I had to do at lunchtime was empty the jar into a bowl.
It was a satisfying, healthy lunch that I could take anywhere. I will be purchasing a couple of plastic versions of the jars and using this idea for lunch boxes. (Add some pasta and create an Asian Noodle Salad?) There are so many great recipes for Mason Jar Salads.
My neighbor, who recently reminded me of these salads, has a delicious recipe that incorporates quinoa, wheat berry and barley. Baby steps…maybe tomorrow. My smarty pants neighbor also suggested getting a few girls in on it and doing a jar swap so that we all had different salads during the week. I'm in!
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2006/07 RC Lens 3rd Ligue 1 Football Shirt Dindane #27 (XXL)
Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Light wear to rear name & number
Size: Adult's XXL
Colour: Red, black and white trim
Player: Aruna Dindane
Official Nike RC Lens 3rd kit football shirt from the 2006/007 season. Complete with Dindane #27 on the back of the shirt in official Ligue 1 lettering.
Condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. Light wear to rear name & number(see photos).
Fantastic looking shirt, ideal for a collector or for framing. A classic player and a great piece of football memorabilia.
In June 2005, Dindane signed for French Ligue 1 club RC Lens.
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With the new hospital beds to be added in the coming two weeks: Opening of Nearly 3,500 Hospital Beds Part of Qatar's COVID-19 Response Strategy
Doha, 19 May, 2020: Dr. Saad Al Kaabi, SWICC Chairman at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) says in the coming two weeks additional hospital beds will be made available, bringing the total number of new beds opened as part of Qatar's response to the COVID-19 pandemic to nearly 3,500. He says while there is no shortage of beds for patients who require hospitalization, the public must continue to act proactively to prevent contracting and spreading the virus.
"There is no shortage of beds to treat COVID-19 patients, whether in critical care units or on regular wards. Seven facilities — the Communicable Disease Centre, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital, The Cuban Hospital, Mesaieed Hospital, Ras Laffan Hospital, as well as Libsear Military Field Hospital located near Al Sheehaniya, and a field hospital in the Industrial Area — have been designated to care for COVID-19 patients," said Dr. Al Kaabi.
"We have been able to significantly expand acute and critical care capacity. We have built capacity in our existing hospitals and opened new hospitals. We are prepared to respond to any outbreak scenario, which includes having plans in place for the worst-case scenario. While these are positive steps forward, it remains as important as ever that everyone continues to help contain the spread of this virus by staying home and following infection control measures. This is particularly important right now, as we move through the peak phase of infection, and as many people might feel the temptation to relax their observance of social distancing guidelines to gather to celebrate Eid Al Fitr," added Dr. Al Kaabi.
"We have developed and implemented a strategy that is allowing us to ensure the right care is available at the right time and place. By assigning seven hospitals as dedicated COVID-19 treatment facilities we can keep the majority of COVID-19 patients in a small number of locations which ensures there is dedicated, specially trained staff, along with the necessary equipment, available to these patients. Having dedicated COVID-19 treatment facilities also help us ensure patients who require non-COVID-19 care can access treatment more safely," added Dr. Al Kaabi.
Dr. Khalid Al Jalham, Clinical Leader of HMC's Ras Laffan Hospital, confirmed that hospital, which was officially opened late last month, is constructed over an area of 200,000 square meters and comprises an underground level, a ground level, and two upper levels. He said that the hospital is a key component of HMC's COVID-19 response strategy.
Dr. Ahmed Al Mohammed, Acting Chairman of HMC's Intensive Care Units (ICU) noted there is also sufficient facilities and staff to care for COVID-19 patients who require intensive treatment and advanced respiratory support. HMC's COVID-19 hospitals have a combined ICU capacity of nearly 400 beds, which can be increased to 700 beds. There are currently 1,452 people in acute care and 163 in ICU.
Dr. Al Kaabi stressed the importance of the community continuing to work together to help prevent further spread of the virus.
"COVID-19 can be fatal, particularly for those with existing health conditions such as respiratory illnesses, heart disease, and high blood pressure. One need only to look at the number of patients being admitted into the hospital, and into the ICU, as evidence of how serious illness from this virus can be. We must all be very considerate of our actions; the choices we make can mean the difference between life and death for vulnerable members of our community," said Dr. Al Kaabi.


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East Grove Farms: Branching Out to Music and Mead
Features, Iowa People and Profiles
by Megan D. Robinson
The East Grove farmhouse serves as the company's headquarters.
(East Grove Farms celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Folk Music Festival this Saturday, June 12, 2021, beginning at 5 p.m. with five bands plus handcrafted mead, beer, and BBQ.)
Located just south of Mount Pleasant, historic East Grove Farms has been in the Garretson family for 180 years. While the farm's still in production, the current Garretsons are branching out, incorporating organic growing methods over the years, establishing a winery in 2011, and starting the East Grove Folk Music Festival in 2013. This low-cost, family friendly gathering will be held at the farm June 9-10, 2017.
A family of musicians who have attended a lot of summer music festivals, the Garretsons have "taken the best of what we've seen and experienced and introduced that to the farm," says Justin Garretson, who represents the family's fifth generation. The festival was so popular last year, with at least 700 in attendance, that they decided to extend the festival to a two-day extravaganza.
East Grove Music Festival 2016
Featuring nine official bands from eastern Iowa and Missouri, this year's music ranges from "old timey to traditional bluegrass type music, to folk rock and blues," says Joel. Bands include the Awful Purdies, Flash In A Pan, Mercer and Johnson, Nella Thomas, Whisky Friends, Eric Petit Lion, River Kittens, Grass Fed Mule and the Creek Rocks. "The bands that we have may not be household names, but they are extraordinarily good, every one of them," says Justin.
The festival promises to be "a really good time," says Joel Garretson, Justin's dad. "It's a very family friendly event. Kids enjoy the music, they enjoy the horses, they enjoy being on the farm."
Tractor tour through East Grove Farms
Justin says they also offer free tractor rides and games for the kids. A juggler and a sword swallower will keep things interesting, and people can browse through art vendors between acts. A second stage will offer an open mic option for 15-minute musical interludes.
Festival tickets are an extremely reasonable $10 for two days. "We like to keep it affordable," says Kurt Garretson, Justin's brother, "so that anybody can come out and enjoy some good music."
Primitive campsites are available for an additional $10. Kids under 12 get in free. Compared to other summer festivals that cost $100 to $200 just to get in the gate, East Grove Farms' Folk Music Festival is a complete steal.
Food trucks will be on site. Cynful Smokers will be offering award winning barbeque. Iowa City based Darling Dumpling will offer a variety of food, including tasty dumplings, bao buns and vegan options. There will also be fresh-squeezed juices, smoothies, and green drinks from Andie's Juice Joint in Fairfield.
Parking is easily accessible, with a horse-drawn cart shuttling people from the parking area to the festival. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs and blankets, plus umbrellas in case of rain. "We'll be playing rain or shine," Kurt says.
Early picture of the East Grove farmhouse from 1900
The farmstead itself has a fascinating history. Established in 1837 by active abolitionists Joel C. Garretson and his wife, Elizabeth, the family has proudly kept up the farm going for seven generations. The 116-year-old Victorian home that now serves as East Grove Farms' headquarters was built by Joel and Elizabeth's youngest son, O.A. Garretson.
Now run by Joel H. Garretson, his sons Justin, Kurt, and their families, the farm branched out into the winery business in 2011. "We decided to go in a slightly different direction," says Kurt. East Grove Winery produces wine and mead made primarily with fruit grown on their own farm. The farm has twenty acres of different specialty fruit, fifteen acres being dedicated to elderberries. "We like to put elderberries in almost everything" says Kurt, citing the amazing health benefits, including high anti-oxidants and anti-viral qualities. They also grow a variety of grapes, aronia berries, peaches, plums, persimmons, apples, juneberries, and some apricots.
The elderberry fields
Their winery focuses on mead production, though they also produce a dry red wine they're very proud of. Mead, according to Kurt, is the "oldest alcoholic beverage known to man. He adds ,"We're the oldest farm in Iowa making the world's oldest alcohol." They make a wide variety of meads, including Traditional, and Chili Pepper, as well as a number of meads featuring various fruit, flowers, and spices. For a full list of flavors, and ordering information, go to EastGroveMead.com.
For more information, check out their Facebook page.
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COP26: the EU must step up on climate at home and away
As a globally wealthy region with strong public support for climate action, the EU must step up at COP26.
What's happening and why does it matter?
Leaders and negotiators from the EU and across the world meet from 31 October - 12 November in Glasgow, UK for the climate summit COP26.
The climate crisis is worsening rapidly and countries' pledges are far from enough to bring it under control by keeping global temperature rise to 1.5°C, as agreed in Paris in 2015.
It is crucial that the summit leads to major changes by all sides, including far greater greenhouse gas emission reductions, financing to help the most vulnerable places, and agreement on the rules of how to cut emissions and report on it.
All this must be done in a socially fair and environmentally sustainable way.
What does WWF want to see from the EU?
The EU and its Member States must use COP26 to show higher, faster decarbonisation is possible. And that it is compatible with a developed economy and a fair society.
The EU must respond to the urgency for action shown in recent scientific reports. It must address the gaps in emissions reductions, adaptation and financing, laying out a pathway to bridge them that protects people and nature.
The EU must push the contribution healthy, protected nature can make both to reducing emissions and adapting to climate change.
It must build alliances with like-minded countries where possible, to strengthen progressive voices. It should show it is willing to increase its financial help to the most vulnerable regions.
The EU must try to foster agreement and momentum in meeting the Paris Agreement. This includes finalising remaining areas of the Paris Rulebook, so countries can get on with implementing their commitments.
The EU must use the momentum of COP26 and the visibility of its role to increase its own ambition at home, notably on the Fit for 55 package.
Imke Lübbeke, head of climate and energy at WWF European Policy Office said:
"As a globally wealthy region with strong public support for climate action, the EU must step up at COP26. It must be ready to lead from the front, but also to be at the side of regions in need. Showing integrity is crucial: the EU's own plans do not yet match the climate science. It must come prepared for greater commitments and changes at home, as it pushes for more ambition abroad."
Invitation to online just transition events:
On 4 November, WWF is organising three events at COP26 on how to ensure a just transition, starting from 11:00 GMT / 12:00 CET.
Speakers include Professor Jim Skea - IPCC working group III co-chair and former chair of Scottish Just Transition Commission; Sharan Burrow - General Secretary, ITUC; Sean De Cleene, World Economic Forum Executive Committee member and Chair of the Innovation Lever of the UN Food Systems Summit; Frances O'Grady, secretary general of the UK Trades Unions Congress; deputy mayors from coal regions in Poland and Bulgaria.
The events can be followed online - more info here.
WWF is calling for the EU to do the following at COP26:
Mitigation: So far countries' pledges - including that of the EU - are way off track to keep temperature rise to 1.5°C
The EU must show that commitments to cut emissions further, increase renewables, and a green pandemic recovery are critical.
It must use its diplomatic clout to encourage other countries to beef up their plans. It must go further at home.
Nature: Nature plays a crucial role in mitigating and adapting to climate change, yet it is under threat worldwide.
The EU must ensure nature-based climate solutions and funding for them - like the restoration and protection of oceans, forests and peatlands - is central to the outcome at COP26.
At home, the EU is preparing a draft law on nature restoration. It needs to include strong, binding restoration targets to help address the climate and nature crises.
Climate finance: there is a massive gap between what's been provided and what is needed. Rich countries pledged to give $100 bn by 2020 but this target will not be met before 2023.
The EU and Member States must step up their giving and encourage other countries to do likewise.
As a historic big emitter, the EU has a responsibility now to support vulnerable countries as they bear the brunt of the consequences of those emissions.
Common time-frames: The EU supports a five yearly climate pledge cycle - providing other countries agree to it. Getting everyone on board will be crucial to increasing climate action effectively.
The EU must pull out all the stops to persuade other countries to support five year time-frames.
Carbon markets: Agreement on the part of the Paris Agreement which deals with carbon markets, 'Article 6', must be rapidly reached. This is to ensure a price is put on carbon that makes a rapid difference to emissions.
The EU must speak out for excluding old credits from the new carbon pricing system and introducing strong rules to avoid double counting and make carbon markets reduce emissions globally.
Safeguards are also needed to ensure that any climate project upholds and promotes human rights, protects the environment and benefits local communities.
Global Stocktake: A comprehensive check on where countries' emissions reduction progress stands - known as a 'Global Stocktake' - is needed to provide meaningful input to the Paris Agreement's five-year ambition cycle and increase global ambition in light of the latest science.
Just transformation: The move to a sustainable, climate-neutral society must be systemic, fair and exclude no-one.
Only by keeping global temperature rise within 1.5℃ can we avoid the worst impacts falling on those who are least responsible for the climate crisis. The EU's own Just Transition and Recovery Funds must only go to projects that contribute to real 1.5-aligned transitions and which put the needs and values of communities first.
At COP26, the EU must work to ensure climate science-aligned just transition is an integral part of countries' planning; and must commit financial, technical and advisory support to poorer countries to deliver this.
EU action at home: The EU must prove its credentials on the world stage by committing to stronger action domestically.
The Fit for 55 package is an opportunity to increase climate and renewable energy ambition, make polluters pay, generate more finance for climate action, push industrial transformation and tighten the EU's harmful bioenergy rules.
Loss and Damage / adaptation: The EU has so far not reached a position on Loss and Damage. It needs to ensure new and additional finance helps strengthen work to address loss and damage from climate impacts, operationalisation of the UNFCCC's 'Santiago Network' which aims to provide technical help on L&D and ensuring a permanent agenda item for L&D.
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IN Memoriam: Gee Gee Amine….
March 28, 2012 HalymaTracey Vibert
I just received some very sad news.
Gee Gee Amine Robinson passed away in her sleep last night. She was admitted to the General Hospital on Saturday afternoon, and was in the cardiac care unit. If you did not know this amazing woman, or only met her later in life, please read her Bio from 2000 sent to me by Ross: GEE Gee BIO
Celebrating the life of Gee Gee Amine Robinson – Memorial Gathering of Dancers and Friends
The Ottawa belly dance community received some very sad news this past week, our longtime friend, dancer, and colleague Gee Gee Amine passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 27. As well as being one of the founders of our dance community, she was a longtime driving force in OMEDA and was always involved in getting dancers involved in supporting community events such as Art in the Park, the Ottawa Marathon and various fundraising events around the city. Gee Gee leaves behind her a legacy of many dancers who learned from her and loved her, and together we wish to celebrate her life and her memory.
We invite you to join us for a gathering and halfa to share stories and memories, next Saturday, April 7th at the Heron Road Community Centre (2nd floor), 1480 Heron, from 1-4pm.
Please share this invitation widely with those who may not be receiving the Dancers' News. Also, I know Gee Gee would love if we all performed her "Belly Gram" in her memory at this event.
So please bring your memories (stories, pictures, ect), a hip scarf and refreshments to share as we honor our dear teacher and friend.
Please contact Niki at: theodorn @ rogers.com, 613-736-2969 (day) or 613-818-8683 (cell), if you plan to attend or you need further details.You can also contact her husband, Ross at 613-731-0815.
I'll be adding some photos here as soon as I have permission from folks in them. If you have photos of Gee Gee that you don't mind having posted here, email me a jpg: halyma@bellydancingforfun.com And Niki would love to have any high quality files you have for the memorial on Saturday – contact her at the information above.
Gee Gee Amine -Ottawa Race Weekend - May 25 2008
Gee Gee Amine with a Raceweekend runner-May 25 2008
Hi Tracey: This is one of my favourite pics..we were posing for several different cameras, and I couldn't resist making a naughty comment about having Zeevahs {edited} jabbing me in the back..everybody burst out laughing, and thankfully the photographer caught the moment.
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24 thoughts on "IN Memoriam: Gee Gee Amine…."
The Dance Community will not be the same without her! Always came to expect her joyful presence at each and every event…shows we should not take anyone for granted, and enjoy each and every day.
Big hugs to everyone grieving,
Brenda Stocker says:
My thoughts and prayers go out to Gee Gee's family. All the students she has had over the years will miss her.
Vera Sagram says:
Wow! Its hard to believe. Geegee was like a force of nature, and one of my greatest inspirations. Her love and commitment to her art will live on through her students and all of us who were lucky enough to watch her dance:)
Michelle Robichaud says:
I will miss her. Gee Gee was my first teacher and I had such a great time in her class with Niki, Nora and Juli. Gee Gee loved to dance and had so much energy! My heart goes out to all those in mourning.
Michelle (Farasha)
So sad, my heart goes out to her family and friends. I will always remember her and how she gave me my first start.
susilioublog says:
How sad. She was my gateway into the Ottawa dance scene way back in 1989. I will remember fondly afternoons of costuming or group rehearsals in her attic stuffed full of costumes and dance memorabilia. She was a very generous person.
Gailene (Zamira) says:
This is devastating news. My sincere condolences go out to her husband, family, friends and the entire dance community. Ottawa has lost the greatest 'Ambassador of Dance' we ever had. She was a massive inspiration to so many, giving the gift of dance to many thousands of dancers, and she made me want to be just like her 'when I grow up'… she helped me realize that the love of dance has no age limit. We shall all dance in her name as time goes on without her :'( Now she dances for the Universe.
Denise Enan says:
We were very sad to hear about GeeGee's passing. She had a wonderful passion for dance and will be missed by so many people. Our deepest condolences. She is dancing in heaven now.
Eurika says:
I didn't know Gee Gee personally but when I saw her at dance events, wow did she ever have a presence! I only wish I could of known her. My condolences to her family, loved ones and those whose lives she touched.
Zenna says:
My Condolences to Gee Gee's family. She always made me feel welcome at events. She was an inspirational woman, with a kind heart and will be greatly missed. The angels have the most beautiful dancer among them now 🙂
Lucie DuFresne says:
In the 1950's Gee Gee was my first ballet teacher. Almost 35 years later, when I moved back to Ottawa, she welcomed me into the Ottawa Bellydance community. Yes, she was a force of nature and a very generous soul. Now, she'll have a chance to teach the angels a different kind of dance in front of the Almighty's throne.
I'm deeply saddened to learn of Gee Gee's passing. She was a lovely dancer, and an incredible person who worked hard at building a dedicated community of dancers, as evidenced by her many years participation in OMEDA, teaching community classes, participating in community events, even coming out of her 'retirement' to continue teaching! I did not know her well on a personal level, but have always thought of her as one of our community's greatest contributors. Her passion for dance clearly was an important part of her life, and I'm sure she touched the lives of many students. Her presence in our community will be missed.
Chaisson Thompson says:
Gee Gee was, without a doubt, the most enthusiastic dancer I have had the priviledge to meet. She welcomed me when I knew no-one and supported me in my very earliest days as a dancer. She was the first instructor of my long-term teacher… sort of my dance grandmother. Taking classes with her felt like learning from a master.
She leaves a huge legacy for those of us who follow her. For all that she wasn't a large woman, it's going to be hard for us to fill out her bedlah!
Gee Gee used to spend time in the San Diego area, and this is where my husband and I met her at a hafla in the mid-nineties. He was as impressed as I was by her knowledge, insight, and energy and encouraged me to take a private lesson with her. Gee Gee came to my house in La Mesa, and I danced around my living room while she tactfully diagnosed my posture issues. I remember having a delightful time and being inspired by this wonderful teacher!
opal7 says:
Gee Gee opened the world of dance to me, her heart, her home. She was very generous, very honest, inspiring, encouraging and the best friend that a person could ever have. It was she who gave me the confidence to perform, teach and fall in love with dance when as a child I was told that I could never succeed at it. Words cannot express how much she is missed.
Jocelyne Khan says:
Gee Gee welcomed so many people to dance and all different dance forms, and was always encouraging to everyone. The dance community will miss her. God bless her; may she rest in peace.
Julia (Jalila/Jewel) Watson says:
Such sad and unexpected news. She had such boundless energy I just expected her to keep on going forever. I will miss her. My condolences to all her family and friends.
Evvy says:
Oh, GeeGee, you were such a joyful person and deeply devoted to dancing. Whenever I saw you, I admired your passion, creativity, and the warmth of your heart. You are so loved and will be missed by us all.
Maya Naim says:
It's sad to learn that Gee Gee is gone now. She was such a stable force in the bellydance community. I'm happy that she was able to continue dancing and playing a role in the bellydance community for so long. That's a fantastic photo of her – can't help but smile as I remember her spirit. I shall always remember her dancing.
Antica Corner says:
It is hard to imagine the dance community without Gee Gee and her love of dance. I remember her warmth, generousity, and encouragement. She treated all of her dancers like family – never forgetting birthdays and special occasions and organizing parties. She will be missed by so many but her legacy and love of dance will live on in everyone whom she has taught and inspired.
Niki says:
I am at a loss for words. I was just talking to her at FLOD and we were suppose to meet up soon. Gee Gee was my first bellydance teacher back in Jan 2003. The one who ignited the spark in me and got me to perform numerous times for charity events. She was passionate about her dance and gave back to our community. A kind soul who thought of others whether it was dancing for CHEO, fostering a cat or holding a bellydance gathering. We will miss her spirit, kindness and most of all her friendship. I have many fond memories of Gee but will miss her dearly. My condolences to her family and her friends. Niki
Siddiqah says:
I'm very sad to learn we've lost Gee Gee. She got me started in 2007, with genuine welcoming encouragement. I felt priviledged to dance with her at various outdoor events, and was honoured to receive one of her "Shen" pins. As a tribute, I will put together various photos and post them on Flickr for the dance community to view. Her inspiration will live on in all of us.
Carol McQuade says:
Gee Gee was my first belly-dancing teacher. Her zest and enthusiasm for dancing and life in general was amazing. Every year, as I am sure many others did, I would receive a Christmas card with a letter of her yearly escapades, vacations and happenings. I felt exhaused just reading about all those things she did. (lol). I will miss seeing her out and about at different events and I will be thinking of her, especially at Christmas for years to come. I'll look for her resting place when I visit the graves of my dad and my brother at Capital Memorial Gardens and say a little prayer for her too. We have lost a teacher, friend, and indeed a wonderful lady.
estelle guertin gervais street says:
Until to day I really couldn,t ot didn.t want to come to grips with the fact Gee is really gone and our friendship is too. We were friends from the first day I met her in the early 70,s and will miss her and Ross dropping in ontheir way thru Prescott to the states, she was always there for everyone and people really had no idea of how much she did for the dance community . No one person will ever fill her shoes and she had many for all dance occasions.we loved you dearly and may you rest in peace . Estelle/Nezmeh


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HomeCancerWorld PlusThe trouble with health statistics
The trouble with health statistics
Fabio Turone
6 September 2018 CancerWorld Plus, Cover Story, Featured 2
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Some commonly used statistical concepts are hard to master not only for most patients, but for many professionals as well. Especially when it comes to cancer screening
A common assumption, when addressing informed decision making in medicine, is that many patients find it hard to grasp statistical concepts, and the meaning of evidence, due to inadequate health literacy. But the assumption might be wrong, or at least oversimplistic, according to a growing body of evidence published in literature in recent years: statistical concepts, and the meaning of evidence, might be still beyond the comprehension of many health professionals, with reflexes that are particularly evident when it comes to cancer screening.
"Many physicians do not know or understand the medical evidence behind screening tests, do not adequately counsel (asymptomatic) people on screening, and make recommendations that conflict with existing guidelines on informed choice" writes Odette Wegwarth, from the Harding center for risk literacy in Berlin, in a recent article published on PlosOne. That research (PLoS ONE 2017 12(8): e0183024) evaluated how providing people with simple evidence-based information affected their willingness to heed their doctor's advice, often unscientific.
"Around 80% of doctors do not understand statistics even in their field, not even basic concepts like the difference between absolute risk and relative risk" explains Gerd Gigenenzer, who directs the Harding center and co-authored that article. "The basic problem is that statistics is taught in such a way that students often don't see the connection with medicine. Then as doctors they are subject to the combined pressure of defensive medicine and of monetary incentives". Gigerenzer has published several books on risk perception and decision making (including Better Doctors, Better Patients, Better Decisions for MIT press in 2011), and many research articles and editorials to discuss both technical aspects related to statistics and more subtle distortions of the available data. "Communication about cancer screening is dodgy: benefits are overstated and harms downplayed. Several techniques of persuasion are used. These include using the term 'prevention' instead of 'early detection', thereby wrongly suggesting that screening reduces the odds of getting cancer. Reductions in relative, rather than absolute, risk are reported, which wrongly indicate that benefits are large. And reporting increases in 5 year survival rates wrongly implies that these correlate with falls in mortality" he wrote in 2016 in an editorial on the British Medical Journal (BMJ 2016;352:h6967). To counter the imbalance, Gigerenzer proposed a "fact box", that has been since updated and is available online, juxtaposing all pros and cons of mammography described in simple language, and expressed in natural frequencies (see box).
What are natural frequencies?
"Natural frequencies are frequencies that correspond to the way humans encountered information before the invention of books and probability theory. Unlike probabilities and relative frequencies, they are 'raw' observations that have not been normalized with respect to the base rates of the event in question. For instance, a physician has observed 100 persons, 10 of whom show a new disease and the others do not" reads the glossary of technical terms published by Gigerenzer's Harding center for risk literacy, along with fact boxes, with explanatory texts, on screening for ovarian, prostate and colon cancers."Of these 10, 8 show a symptom, whereas 4 of the 90 without disease also show the symptom. Breaking these 100 cases down into four numbers (disease and symptom: 8; disease and no symptom: 2; no disease and symptom: 4; no disease and no symptom: 86) results in four natural frequencies 8, 2, 4, and 86. Natural frequencies facilitate Bayesian inferences. For instance, if observing a new person with the symptom, the physician can easily see that the chances that this patient also has the disease is 8/(8 + 4), that is, two-thirds. If the physician's observations, however, are transformed into conditional probabilities or relative frequencies (e.g., by dividing the natural frequency 4 by the base rate 90, resulting in .044 or 4.4 percent), then the computation of this probability becomes more difficult and requires Bayes's rule for probabilities. Natural frequencies help people to make sound conclusions, whereas conditional probabilities tend to cloud minds".
"Cancer screening poses a particularly hard challenge also because in order to evaluate the available figures one needs to apply counterfactual reasoning, and consider what would have turned out differently if at some point before that event – such as a cancer diagnosis – a different decision was taken" says Roberto Satolli, a cardiologist turned journalist who headed for 9 years the ethics committee of the National Cancer Institute in Milan, the first such committee in Italy that was funded in 1973 by Umberto Veronesi and Giulio Maccacaro. Satolli, who currently heads the ethics committee of the health authority of Northern Emilia, is among the authors of an ongoing trial on informed consent led by Paola Mosconi, from Milan's Mario Negri Institute for pharmacological research (the protocol was published on BMC Cancer. 2017 Jun 19;17(1):429). Mosconi and colleagues are trying to avoid being paternalistic towards the women invited by heath authorities to enroll into the screening programmes, also in the light of disagreements and misunderstandings on statistics. "Although the debate on mammography screening is lively, most stakeholders – physicians, policy-makers, lay people or patients' associations – agree on the need to inform women properly, and consider this an ethical obligation. The current debate on mammography screening adds a new challenge: how disagreement among scientists, such as uncertainties about the estimates especially of potential harms from the screening, should be managed, and how public health institutions and scientists should cope with communication when there are data interpretation divergences and conflicts" Mosconi explains.
A strong prejudice in favor of screening
"We have a strong prejudice in favor of earlier diagnosis, and it took us many years to realise that earlier diagnosis also inevitably brings to overdiagnosis, as we call the diagnosis of a disease that will never cause damage nor symptoms during a patient's ordinarily expected lifetime" Satolli continues. "Many clinicians wrongly assume that overdiagnosis corresponds to false positives, but these are different concepts. We can calculate the rate of false positives (healthy patients who are wrongly diagnosed with the disease), but we cannot measure exactly overdiagnosis, because the act itself of diagnosing alters the picture, introducing a pressure to start some treatment".
The multi-centre trial uses an online interface to evaluate the amount of information that women enrolled in three different local screening programmes in Turin, Florence and Palermo are willing to receive before taking a decision. The first screen offers basic data, with hyperlinks leading to in-depth explanations in a language progressively more technical. The behaviour of women interacting with the online platform will then be compared to those receiving a more traditional paper leaflet.
"When the woman clicks on the 'accept' button, the system asks one more time: 'are you sure?' before completing the procedure. The challenge consists in letting each individual participant make up her mind, without assuming that there is a fixed threshold for the amount of numerical data that everyone should compute: in fact in real life no decision is taken simply based on figures, not even in the clinical setting" Satolli argues. "Most numbers are important for public health, but they are not always the most relevant factor in individual decisions, which ideally should be reached with the physician".
Provided, according to Paolo Bruzzi – clinical epidemiologist at the Italian National Cancer Institute in Genoa – that the physician knows how to deal with uncertainty: "Part of the problem lies in the mindset of most medical students which is still very mechanistic and deterministic, and struggles with uncertainty. We always look for certainties, but good statistics increases uncertainties. The task of the physician consists in assimilating and conveying the principle that every statement in medicine is based on uncertainty".
The importance of statistics in medicine has been recognised only in recent decades, and according to many experts even basic concepts are still widely misunderstood and misused by researchers. Take the so called p-value: an apparently simple measure of reliablity of a result that is in fact not simple at all to use, and frequently lends itself to inappropriate interpretations (see also "Navigating uncertainty in the era of MMM"). Another element of concern is the tendency to focus on arbitrary cut-off levels that are supposed to distinguish between what is effective and what is useless, ending up with a black and white description of a scenario that instead needs colors and shades of grey.
According to Ingrid Mülhauser, epidemiologist at the University of Hamburg and a specialist of evidence-based patient information, there is not a need for more statistics, but rather for better statistics: "For instance, in Germany many women undergo mammography before age 50, with a lot of overdiagnosis. The important message in this case is that overdiagnosis exists, even though we cannot quantify it precisely".
No math beyond percentages is really needed
Statistician David Spiegelhalter, who teaches public understanding of risk at the University of Cambridge and currently heads the UK Royal Statistical Society, also agrees that the lack of statistical literacy is widespread, "but there is no need for any mathematics beyond percentages, best expressed as 'what would we expect to happen to 100 people?'".
On the other hand, he says, "statistics can be tricky things: not because of the mathematics, but because of the difficulty of interpreting them appropriately, and the ease with which they can be used to advance a particular argument. It is crucial to understand how even simple percentages can be manipulated to tell the desired story, for example using relative rather than absolute risks, mortality rates rather than survival rates, or quoting increased 5-year survival rates when all that has happened is that the age at diagnosis has been reduced" he adds.
"One should always keep in mind that clinical trials answer a very raw question, and are based on the assumption that the results on the 'average patient' can be generalized" argues oncologist Paolo Casali, who works on sarcomas and rare cancers at the Italian National Cancer Institute in Milan. "There never was a methodology for clinical decision-making: it has been the object of studies since the '50, but it never reached the patient's bed. We are now at a time when methodology is going to change. Today we need a multidisciplinary approach that calls for a greater involvement of clinicians and information technology experts. The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning will introduce new methodological challenges" Casali predicts.
This will likely require to update the curricula not only of active and future reseaechers but also to provide physicians, medical students and all health professionals with opportunities for looking at the results of clinical trials through better lenses.
Despite the possible future adoption of new statistical methods by researchers, though, Spiegelhalter is convinced that the basic concepts will stay the same: "There will always be some disagreement about how to interpret the available evidence, and uncertainty about the precise balance of potential harms and benefits of an intervention. While it is good to try and resolve disputes, given the wide variation in patient preferences, rough magnitudes should generally be good enough".
Same mistakes after 40 years?
"As both the number and cost of clinical laboratory tests continue to increase at an accelerating rate, physicians are faced with the task of comprehending and acting on a rising flood tide of information. We conducted a small survey to obtain some idea of how physicians do, in fact, interpret a laboratory result". It was 1978 when Ward Casscells and colleagues from the Harvard School of Public Health published their small survey (N Engl J Med 1978; 299:999-1001), based on a pretty simple question: If a disease has a prevalence of 1 in 1000, and a particular test for it has a false positive rate of 5%, and one random person tests positive for the disease, what is the likelihood that they have the disease? "Eleven of 60 participants, or 18 per cent, gave the correct answer" they wrote. "The most common answer, given by 27, was 95 per cent, with a range of 0.095 to 99 per cent. The average of all answers was 55,9 per cent, a 30-fold overestimation of disease likelihood".
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2 Comments on The trouble with health statistics
Luca Bertolaccini 10 September 2018 at 12:03
I agree with the author and colleagues. Biostatistics is a growing topic with continuous development of new techniques. With a computer and the aid of many websites, even the most sophisticated statistical analyses can be done. These technical revolutions mean that the boundary between the essential statistics and the more advanced statistical methods has been blurred.
I am a thoracic surgeon, and the understanding of biostatistics is essential to all surgeons, as most of them received some statistics lessons in their training. Nevertheless, I think that few surgeons sit down to read statistics books. What surgeons need is to take tiny doses of biostatistics, absorbed rapidly.
Unappropriated or wrong statistical analysis, words of great concern when we read them in reviewers' comments.
Hence, many journals launched a series of invited reviews about statistics in surgical research. These articles will only scratch the surface of medical statistics and will provide a stimulus to enhance the skills to interpret statistical analyses.
Stefano 25 September 2018 at 9:38
Translating data into statistics is a beautiful, necessary and reductionist task. Percentages are words. The "public" needs to be fed words, not numbers. Selecting the correct percentages is a highly ethical task.
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On both of them, an instance of a SOAP Web Service is running.
URLs:
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Now, the requirement of the customer is to provide a single, unique URL that the clients can use to consume the SOAP WebService(s).
I read through several websites and if I got it right, I need a tool that is called "reserve proxy"... Using this tool, clients can access the webservice by using an URL such as https://host.domainname.com/SOAPService and the tool will automatically route the request to the available webservice.
Correct?
I also have an architectural question:
On which machine do I have to run such a Reserve Proxy?
Is it on host1 or host2 or do I need a dedicated machine (like a supervisor)?
If it is a dediciated machine, how can I apply high availability of this Reverse Proxy? E.g. is it possible to run 2 Reserve Proxies in parallel on different machines? Which tool could afford this?
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High-speed chase results in multiple charges, $25,000 bond for Madison man
Suspect also accused of twice fleeing on foot from officers
A $25,000 cash bond has been set in Oneida County Circuit court for the Madison man who led local law enforcement on two high-speed chases Sunday night, in a series of events that involved nine area officers and a K-9.
Sanome R. Wheelock, 25, is facing three felony charges and five misdemeanors, including OWI, driving a vehicle without the owner's consent, fleeing and eluding an officer and hit and run. According to the criminal complaints, Wheelock was spotted by an Oneida County Sheriff's Deputy approximately 7:19 p.m. Sunday, traveling north on Hwy 47 at 92 miles per hour. The officer pursued the vehicle and attempted to stop it after it turned onto Valley Court, at which time Wheelock reportedly tried to ram the squad car. The pursuit continued north on Hwy 47 to Lake Mildred Road in Newbold, where Wheelock reportedly jumped out of the car and ran into the woods.
Another officer arrived at the scene and spoke with a passenger in the vehicle, Jennifer Rockman, 30, who the officer said identified Wheelock as her nephew. Full and empty cans and bottles of intoxicants were reportedly observed in the vehicle. Four other officers arrived on the scene, but were unable to locate Wheelock.
Less than two hours later, Oneida County dispatch received a call from a woman who lives on Lake Mildred Road, reporting that her vehicle was stolen from her driveway and saw it headed toward Hwy 47.
At approximately 9:44 p.m., according to the criminal complaint, the stolen vehicle was located in the town of Woodruff, where it was involved in an accident and the suspect again fled the scene. This time, however, the K-9 tracked the suspect and he was arrested.
Wheelock's next court date is an adjourned initial appearance Nov. 13.
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The nativity trail opens on Saturday 1 December and is open to visitors from 17:00 every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening up to Boxing Day.
Suitable for all ages, with lifesize figures. Start at the "Lock-up", Publow Lane, Pensford, from approximately 17:00 onwards.
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9. Composition and Origin of Cr-Rich Glauconitic Sediments from the Southern Kerguelen Plateus (Site 748)
Peter Rene Bitschene, Institut fur Mineralogie, Ruhr Universitàt Bochum, Postfach 102148, D-4630 Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany
Mary Anne Holmes, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
James Brezza, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Published in Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, Vol. 120. Wise, S. W., Jr., Schlich, R., et al., 1992.
Published by the Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A & M University, in cooperation with the National Science Foundation and Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc."
Five hundred meters of a unique Upper Cretaceous Cr-rich glauconitic sequence (Unit III) that overlies a 3-m-thick alkali-basalt flow with underlying epiclastic volcanogenic sediments was drilled at ODP Leg 120 Site 748. The Cr-rich glauconitic sequence is lithostratigraphically and biostratigraphically divided into three subunits (IIIA, IIIB, IIIC) that can also be recognized by the Cr concentration of the bulk sediment, which is low (<200 ppm) in Subunits IIIC and IIIA and high (400-800 ppm) in Subunit IIIB. The Cr enrichment is caused by Cr-spinel, which is the only significant heavy mineral component beside Fe-Ti ores. Other Cr-bearing components are glauconite pellets and possibly some other clay minerals.
The glauconitic sequence of Subunit IIIB was formed by reworking of glauconite and volcanogenic components that were transported restricted distances and redeposited downslope by mass-transportation processes. The site of formation was a nearshore, shallow inner shelf environment, and final deposition may have been on the outer part of a narrow shelf, at the slope toward the restricted, probably synsedimentary, faulted Raggatt Basin.
The volcanic edifices uncovered on land were tholeiitic basalts (T-MORB), alkali-basaltic (OIB) and (?)silicic volcanic complexes, and ultramafic rocks. The latter were the ultimate source for the Cr-spinel contribution. Terrestrial aqueous solutions carried Fe, K, Cr, Si, and probably Al into the marine environment, where, depending on the redox conditions of microenvironments in the sediment, green (Fe- and K-rich) or brown (Al-rich) glauconite pellets formed.
The Upper Cretaceous glauconitic sequence at Site 748 on the Southern Kerguelen Plateau constitutes the transition in space and time from terrestrial to marine, from magmatically active subaerial to magmatically passive submarine conditions, and from a tranquil platform to active rifting conditions.
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The Schuylkill Conservation District is participating in the Mosquito-borne Disease Control Program, run by PA Department of Environmental Protection. The program's surveillance and control activities run from April to September. This program aims to reduce the risk of West Nile Virus (WNV) by implementing an Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM) strategy. This IMM strategy includes public education, surveillance, mosquito habitat reduction, natural controls, and treatment of both larval and adult mosquitoes.
The best way to help prevent the spread of mosquito-borne disease is to eliminate standing water around your house or yard. Household items such as buckets, toys, tarps, tires, pots, and items as small as bottle caps can hold enough water to breed mosquitoes. By removing these items from around your house or yard, you are eliminating the areas where mosquitoes can breed. Cleaning the water in your birdbaths and wading pools on a weekly basis can break the mosquito breeding cycle and help protect your family. Following these simple steps can help reduce the number of mosquitoes in your backyard.
The Schuylkill Conservation District is also participating in the Spotted Lanternfly Control Pilot Program in conjunction with the PA Department of Agriculture. This program aims to educate the public and assist in control efforts to eradicate this pest. The spotted lanternfly has the potential to greatly impact local grape, hops, and logging industries. Please use the link below to report a spotted lanternfly sighting. Understanding how this pest is moving is vital to controlling it.
The spotted lanternfly (SLF) can often be found feeding on the invasive Tree-of-Heaven. SLF has also been found feeding on willows, maples, grape vines, and fruit orchards. Often a black sooty mold can be found at the base of trees where the insects were feeding. In the fall, adults lay egg masses on host trees and smooth surfaces nearby such as stones, vehicles, and outdoor furniture. Freshly laid egg masses have a grey mud-like coating, which will eventually take on a dry and cracked appearance.
If an adult specimen is found, it should be killed immediately and reported using the link below. If an egg mass is found, a stout object such as a credit card or stick can be used to scrape the egg masses into a bag. The bag should then be doubled and thrown away. You can also place the eggs into a bag filled with rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer. The egg mass location should also be reported using the link below.


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City of Seattle to Temporarily Ease Some Parking Regulations and Enforcement to Support Residents and Businesses
by Anthony Derrick on March 21, 2020
City of Seattle to Temporarily Suspend Enforcement of 72-Hour Parking Violations, Booting and Towing, and Will Continue Creating Temporary Restaurant Parking Zones
Time Limits and Use of Special Zones Like Transit Zones and Shuttle Bus Zones to Still Be Enforced
Seattle (March 21, 2020) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today that the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Seattle Police Department (SPD) are implementing temporary changes to parking enforcement in the City of Seattle. As parking and transportation needs have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SDOT is adjusting its parking rules to better support residents' and businesses' needs during this time.
Rule changes will be made to the following three areas:
72-Hour Parking Rule
Booting and Towing
Temporary Restaurant Loading Zones
"We're implementing new parking regulations to better meet our community's needs during this unprecedented moment in history," said Mayor Durkan. "As the pandemic continues, we're seeing more and more residents smartly stay in their homes, and no one should be punished for following public health guidance and preventing community spread."
"I have heard from many residents about simultaneously being asked to stay at home and to move their car every 72 hours. We need to make sure our residents are focusing on staying healthy and avoiding unnecessary trips outside – this policy does just that," said Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6, Northwest Seattle).
"These changes show how across the City of Seattle government, we are looking for ways to modify our approach to issues to respond to these extraordinary circumstances," said Sam Zimbabwe, Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation. "Working with the Seattle Police Department and Mayor Jenny Durkan, we've creatively found ways to adapt the City's parking enforcement and parking rules during this time to continue to help our residents and businesses."
"The Seattle Police Department is working to ensure the safety of the community and of our police and parking enforcement officers by focusing on interactions where behavior is creating an immediate risk to personal safety or property," said Chief of Police Carmen Best. "We ask the community to use common sense and patience in respect to parking issues. We will intervene if situations call for it but ask that we all work together so officers can focus on critical public safety concerns."
The following three changes will be in effect until further notice:
The City will temporarily suspend enforcement of the 72-hour parking rule. People should still follow posted signs regarding other time restrictions. Vehicles without Residential Parking Zone permits must still obey time limits in those zones. This suspension will initially last for two weeks. During this time the City will actively monitor health and safety conditions and impacts to surrounding communities. The City may extend the suspension or make additional temporary adjustments to the enforcement procedures.
The City will limit towing to situations which create safety hazards, block access, or create other major issues. The City will suspend booting of vehicles with unpaid parking tickets for the duration of the Seattle Municipal Court closure.
SDOT is installing temporary loading zones at restaurants to support businesses and facilitate food pick-up. No payment is necessary for quick food pickups in the three-minute load zones. Residents can find all temporary loading zones on the COVID19 – Food Pick-Up Zone Map. Restaurants can request temporary load zones by contacting SDOT at 206-684-ROAD or 684-ROAD@seattle.gov.
All other standard parking rules will continue to be enforced, including unpermitted parking or blocking access to an existing or created zone at clinics and hospitals, fire hydrants, police precincts or other public health and safety locations, and illegal parking in a bicycle or transit lane. Payment will still be required for on-street parking at metered spaces and other parking time limits will continue to be enforced so that there will still be available parking spaces in front of businesses and other destinations. Time limits and use of special zones will still be enforced (e.g., transit zones, shuttle bus zones, taxi zones). SDOT and SPD will continue to evaluate potential additional changes to parking regulations and enforcement.
Information on changes to parking citations, fines, and adjudication can be found on SDOT's COVID-19 parking page.
Mayor Durkan and the City of Seattle have worked to implement a series of actions that support artists, nonprofits, small businesses, and workers, including:
Deferring utility payments for customers impacted by COVID-19;
Implementing a temporary moratorium on residential, small business, and nonprofit evictions to provide relief for working people financially impacted by COVID-19;
Announcing a small business relief packagethat included deferred business taxes and a stabilization fund;
Creating a new Arts Recovery Package to provide immediate financial relief to artists and cultural organizations that have been impacted by COVID-19;
Providing 6,250 Seattle families with $800 in grocery vouchers; and
Providing rent relief to tenants of City-owned facilities.
In addition, she continues to advocate for a comprehensive small business and worker relief package from Congress to provide immediate and lasting relief to Seattle communities impacted by COVID-19, and the City is working quickly to scale new programs. The City has also created a comprehensive resource page for residents and small businesses impacted by COVID-19. This page will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Fossil fuels are sources of energy made from prehistoric plants and animals.
Non-renewable energy comes from sources that could eventually run out.
Renewable energy comes from sources that can be easily replenished.
Renewable energy includes sunlight, wind and water power.
Do we all use energy? In what ways?ANSWER
Yes, we all use energy. Our bodies need energy to function and we also use electricity every day to power things like computers and lights. We also use energy from burning fossil fuels to power our cars, trucks and buses.
What types of energy can you think of? ANSWER
Solar, nuclear, wind, ocean currents, geothermal, coal, gasoline, biodiesel, ethanol, methane gas, etc.
Look around the room – where is energy being used right now? ANSWER
Lights, heat, computers, clock, our bodies, and any plants and animals in the room.
Where does most energy ultimately come from? ANSWER
THE SUN!
Do you think energy is used the same way all over the world? ANSWER
The main ways people use energy is pretty much the same all over the world, but some countries use more renewable energy sources than others do. For example, Brazil gets a lot of energy to power its cars from plants! (They use sugar beets to make ethanol, which can be used in a car just like gasoline.)
Do you think energy comes from the same places all over the world, or do other parts of the world use different kinds of energy? ANSWER
Different places can generate different kinds of energy. In windy areas, you will find a lot of wind generators. In areas with a lot of petroleum and coal you will find a lot of coal mining and oil drilling operations.
Do different types of fuels create different types of energy? ANSWER
All types of fuels can be burned for energy. Burning coal, oil and natural gas produces heat, which is then converted to other energy forms, like electricity.
Are energy sources unlimited?ANSWER
Some energy sources are more limited than others. Coal, oil and natural gas are used a lot right now but they could run out in only a few generations. Renewable sources like wind, sunlight, biomass, geothermal, and water power can be easily renewed and are almost unlimited!
Why are renewable energy sources important for Earth's future?ANSWER
If we are still dependent on non-renewable energy sources when they run out, we will not have enough energy to meet our needs.
What are some impacts of our energy use? ANSWER
Impacts of our energy use include pollution, damage to the environment, reduced air quality and climate change.
Do renewable energy sources have little or no impact, compared to non-renewable sources? ANSWER
Some renewable energy sources can have environmental impacts as well, but the benefits of renewable energy sources is that they are much more easily replenished.
Fossil Fuel DEFINE
The main source of energy today (gasoline, coal and natural gas). It was formed millions of years ago out of plants and animals and is usually extracted from deep underground.
Renewable Energy DEFINE
Sources of energy that can be more easily replenished. Things like wind, sunlight, waves, and earth's heat (geothermal energy).
Non-Renewable Energy DEFINE
Sources of energy that can't be easily replenished like coal, oil and natural gas.
Energy DEFINE
It makes things happen! (Or more formally: the ability to do work)
Generator DEFINE
Changes energy from one form to another.
Engine DEFINE
A machine that converts chemical energy from burning fuel to motion. Used to make trains, cars and buses go.
Coal DEFINE
A solid fossil fuel that can be burned for energy.
Oil DEFINE
A liquid fossil fuel that can be burned for energy. It is often used to make gasoline and plastics.
Natural Gas DEFINE
A gas that can be burned for energy. It is often used to heat our homes and stoves.
Ethanol DEFINE
A liquid renewable fuel made from plants like corn.
List 2 types of fossil fuels and 2 types of renewable energy sources.
Describe two disadvantages to using fossil fuels.
Explain why using an electric car is not always good for the environment.


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"Sunday Best" is a song by Australian musician Washington, released in August 2010 as the lead single from her debut studio album, I Believe You Liar.

Composition
The song is an upbeat alternative/pop rock song in common time. It features keyboards, drums and electric bass. It consists of several guitar and keyboard riffs.

Music video
The music video was released on YouTube 27 July 2010. The video is themed as a black and white film, with musical themes.
It consists of Washington and two bandmates in a restaurant, beginning with French dialogue and then progressing to a musical like scene. The clip contains references to French New Wave cinema, and is filmed in that style.
The video was filmed in Brisbane, Australia.

The music video also features Michael Tomlinson of the band Yves Klein Blue.

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Every word I've read, that made me understand the world or me a tiny bit better, influenced my life based on actions, thoughts, words, and my general awareness of it.
Interview with Antonia Wagner
Digital Designer and Literal user Antonia—or for short—Toni Wagner is nerdy about books. In more detail: Books that challenge the status quo, that address things that invite—or simply need—different viewpoints in a world of diversity. An inspiring interview about the meaning of women in literature, the impact of books on identity and what you can learn from The Handmaid's Tale.
Your profile on Literal contains a lot of literature addressing current topics like feminism, body positivity or consumption. Why do you like reading these types of non-fiction books and how do they influence your everyday life?
To stay sane in an insane world you have to understand its madness—that would be the short answer. The long one would be that our world and all its different aspects, are so complex but yet connected and make me curious to go on a deep level of understanding—not only the world but also myself.
I like the feeling of understanding. And I like when a feeling I had about a thing is scientifically proven. Every word I've read, that made me understand the world or me a tiny bit better, influenced my life based on actions, thoughts, words, and my general awareness of it.
What role do women play in literature for you?
Words are powerful—very powerful, and by giving a structurally discriminated group like females/queers an audience, things change. It was so healing for me to read all that queer and feministic literature because I felt heard, seen, and understood. We are the problem and we can be the change. If stories are never told—how can someone be aware of that problem? I also just love how badass some authors are. I feel I kinda absorb their power by reading their words.
On your Instagram account, you shared a poster for every book you read. How did you get started on this and what was your motivation to display books in this way?
The initial thought was, that I love to read and I love to design—so why not combine it? (And I am obsessed with side projects.) So yeah, after I finished a 'hundred days of posters' challenge, I wanted to continue and combined two things I am passionate about. In the beginning, there wasn't a goal of portraying something 'meaningful', I just wanted to do posters and explore different techniques and styles.
But the more I did it I started to feel I also want to try to communicate the feeling, the mindset, and the key takeaways of each book. It is still a work in progress, to be honest, and I need to update the page with some more posters.
What was the last book that absolutely blew your mind?
*All about love* from Bell Hooks and my all-time favourite *Handmaids Tale* from Margaret Atwood. The first is a very warm, analytical book about love, the second one a bittersweet dystopia. Both taught me a lot about my role as a woman, intersectional feministic perspectives, and that silence is never protecting, you have to act.
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Sweet Vibrations è il quarto album di Sonique pubblicato nel 2011.

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Q: Background-color Css I am using bootstrap 3.0 and the following is my HTML code , I am facing a problem with the background color.
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Heres the problem , as i size down my browser horizontally , the background color disappears . can somebody tell me why ?

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It means it required minimum (370+370) width to show your h1 tag. Reduce the margin to less number then you can see it in small screens also.
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Ok, so I am overhauling the sound library.
What I am doing is I am making it faster & I have improved the resolution of the frequency counters to a whopping 32 bits. This means frequencies are mostly +/- 0.0001 accurate.
32-bit counter means the jitter and the fuzz is gone from the sound.
I am also adding a switch that allows you to decide what is the max sampling frequency you want to use in your game.
I'm by no means a sound expert. I have loaded this and compared it to a previous build of the synth test. From what I can tell the actual frequency seems more accurate compared to the old build. In the old one, certain notes would get washed out and almost muted. This seems to more accurately cover the spectrum.
Its a bit of a long story. The synth functions are a carryover from my 8-bit library for the AtMega328. Instead of calculating new frequency tables when launching the Pokitto, I just "multiplied" the tables by 4… I know, I know. Horrible.
Now I recalculated the frequency tables at 32 bits and verified the frequencies with an oscilloscope.
Almost done with the DMA. Unfortunately it will not help as much as I thought.
But digging deep into the mbed internals I have found several things that are eating our MCU cycles in a devious way. One of these things is the Ticker class used to fire the sound interrupts at the moment.
The moral of this story is (probably) that abstractions only help if they're well designed/tested abstractions.
Depends what you are designing. I applaud the fact that the same class works across 50 different boards but just like Arduino digitalWrite() all of it has to be replaced with pure register writes if you need speed. Which is exactly what I am doing.
I guess in this case it's one of those 'rapid development' vs 'longstanding tech' things.
The components mbed offers are probably designed for the former, whereas the Pokitto is the latter.
Though I still have a feeling that a lot of mbed's components would benefit from taking a template-oriented approach and using composition instead of using inheritance and virtual functions.
Getting rid of Ticker class sped things up quite a bit, and there is still room for improvement.
Here is a new sound test at 22050Hz with new tables.
this is going to be so smooth!
Holy moly this thing is fast now.
Pokitto improved core sound routines. In the demo two oscillators one octave apart are playing 1-3-5 arpeggios simultaneously.
There is no external amplification! This is directly recorded on a cell phone with sound coming from the internal speaker. The sound from the headphone jack is better (much higher dynamic range).
Now we just need @NullMember to come back from retirement and start working on the tracker with me again!
THIS IS AWESOME! I might know a guy or two. Is there a specific tracker you can confirm to eventually support?
I just came back from a work trip in Sweden. I am working on still adding the tracker functionality (time of sounds). Once that is tested, its going up.