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package org.psesd.srx.shared.core.sif

import java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
import javax.crypto.{Cipher, IllegalBlockSizeException}

import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64
import org.psesd.srx.shared.core.exceptions._
import org.scalatest.FunSuite

class SifEncryptorTests extends FunSuite {

  Map("encrypt" -> Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE,
    "decrypt" -> Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE).foreach { case (key, value) =>

    test(s"get $key cipher") {
      val result: Cipher = SifEncryptor.getCipher(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.iv, value)
      assert(result !== null)
      assert(result.getAlgorithm === SifTestValues.algorithm)
      assert(result.getBlockSize === SifTestValues.blockSize)
      assert(result.getExemptionMechanism === null)
      assert(result.getIV === SifTestValues.iv)
      assert(result.getParameters.getAlgorithm === SifTestValues.aesAlgorithm)
      assert(result.getProvider.toString === SifTestValues.aesProvider)
    }
  }

  test("encrypt bytes") {
    val bytes: Array[Byte] = SifEncryptor.encrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.plaintext, SifTestValues.iv)
    val result: String = Base64.encodeBase64String(bytes)
    assert(result === SifTestValues.encrypted)
  }

  test("encrypt string") {
    val result: String = SifEncryptor.encryptString(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.plaintext, SifTestValues.iv)
    assert(result === SifTestValues.encrypted)
  }

  test("decrypt bytes") {
    val bytes: Array[Byte] = SifEncryptor.decrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.encrypted, SifTestValues.iv)
    val result: String = new String(bytes)
    assert(result === SifTestValues.plaintext)
  }

  test("decrypt string") {
    val result: String = SifEncryptor.decryptString(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.encrypted, SifTestValues.iv)
    assert(result === SifTestValues.plaintext)
  }

  Map("null" -> null,
    "empty" -> new Array[Byte](0)).foreach { case (key, value) =>

    test(s"get cipher with $key iv causes ArgumentNullOrEmptyException") {
      val thrown = intercept[ArgumentNullOrEmptyException] {
        SifEncryptor.getCipher(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, value, Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE)
      }
      assert(thrown.getMessage.equals(ExceptionMessage.NotNullOrEmpty.format("iv parameter")))
    }

    test(s"encrypt with $key iv causes ArgumentNullOrEmptyException") {
      val thrown = intercept[ArgumentNullOrEmptyException] {
        SifEncryptor.encrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.plaintext, value)
      }
      assert(thrown.getMessage.equals(ExceptionMessage.NotNullOrEmpty.format("iv parameter")))
    }

    test(s"decrypt with $key iv causes ArgumentNullOrEmptyException") {
      val thrown = intercept[ArgumentNullOrEmptyException] {
        SifEncryptor.decrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.encrypted, value)
      }
      assert(thrown.getMessage.equals(ExceptionMessage.NotNullOrEmpty.format("iv parameter")))
    }

  }

  Map("short iv" -> SifTestValues.shortIv,
    "long iv" -> SifTestValues.longIv).foreach { case (key, value) =>

    test(s"get cipher with $key causes InvalidAlgorithmParameterException") {
      val thrown = intercept[InvalidAlgorithmParameterException] {
        SifEncryptor.getCipher(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, value, Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE)
      }
      assert(thrown.getMessage.equals("Wrong IV length: must be 16 bytes long"))
    }

    test(s"encrypt with $key causes InvalidAlgorithmParameterException") {
      val thrown = intercept[InvalidAlgorithmParameterException] {
        SifEncryptor.encrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.plaintext, value)
      }
      assert(thrown.getMessage.equals("Wrong IV length: must be 16 bytes long"))
    }

    test(s"decrypt with $key causes InvalidAlgorithmParameterException") {
      val thrown = intercept[InvalidAlgorithmParameterException] {
        SifEncryptor.decrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.encrypted, value)
      }
      assert(thrown.getMessage.equals("Wrong IV length: must be 16 bytes long"))
    }

  }

  test("get cipher with invalid mode causes ArgumentInvalidException") {
    val thrown = intercept[ArgumentInvalidException] {
      val unused = SifEncryptor.getCipher(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, SifTestValues.iv, 9)
    }
    assert(thrown.getMessage.equals(ExceptionMessage.IsInvalid.format("mode parameter")))
  }

  Map("null" -> null,
    "empty" -> "",
    "whitespace" -> "   ").foreach { case (key, value) =>

    test(s"encrypt $key value causes ArgumentNullOrEmptyOrWhitespaceException") {

      val thrown = intercept[ArgumentNullOrEmptyOrWhitespaceException] {
        SifEncryptor.encrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, value, SifTestValues.iv)
      }
      assert(thrown.getMessage.equals(ExceptionMessage.NotNullOrEmptyOrWhitespace.format("value parameter")))
    }

    test(s"decrypt $key value causes ArgumentNullOrEmptyOrWhitespaceException") {
      val thrown = intercept[ArgumentNullOrEmptyOrWhitespaceException] {
        SifEncryptor.decrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, value, SifTestValues.iv)
      }
      assert(thrown.getMessage.equals(ExceptionMessage.NotNullOrEmptyOrWhitespace.format("value parameter")))
    }

  }

  Map("unencrypted" -> "Hello World",
    "non-Base64" -> "A:B:C:D").foreach { case (key, value) =>

    test(s"decrypt $key value causes ArgumentInvalidException") {
      val thrown = intercept[ArgumentInvalidException] {
        SifEncryptor.decrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, value, SifTestValues.iv)
      }
      assert(thrown.getMessage.equals(ExceptionMessage.IsInvalid.format("value parameter")))
    }

  }

  test("decrypting valid Base64 unencrypted value causes IllegalBlockSizeException") {
    val thrown = intercept[IllegalBlockSizeException] {
      SifEncryptor.decrypt(SifTestValues.password, SifTestValues.salt, "HelloWorld", SifTestValues.iv)
    }
    assert(thrown.getMessage.equals("Input length must be multiple of 16 when decrypting with padded cipher"))
  }

  test("get SIF hash") {
    val result: String = SifEncryptor.getSifAuthorizationHmacSha256Hash(SifTestValues.sifProvider, SifTestValues.timestamp)
    assert(result === SifTestValues.sifAuthorizationHash)
  }

  test("get SIF hash with null provider causes ArgumentNullException") {
    val thrown = intercept[ArgumentNullException] {
      SifEncryptor.getSifAuthorizationHmacSha256Hash(null, SifTestValues.timestamp)
    }
    assert(thrown.getMessage.equals(ExceptionMessage.NotNull.format("provider parameter")))
  }

  test("get SIF hash with null timestamp causes ArgumentNullException") {
    val thrown = intercept[ArgumentNullException] {
      SifEncryptor.getSifAuthorizationHmacSha256Hash(SifTestValues.sifProvider, null)
    }
    assert(thrown.getMessage.equals(ExceptionMessage.NotNull.format("timestamp parameter")))
  }

  test("encodeBasic + decodeBasic") {
    val original = "test:encode+decode"
    val encoded = SifEncryptor.encodeBasic(original)
    val decoded = SifEncryptor.decodeBasic(encoded)
    assert(decoded.equals(original))
  }

}


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Photo by Kellogg
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"Patient acuity at some facilities including Grace Hospital has increased significantly without sufficient staffing to meet patient needs. St. Boniface Hospital saw the deletion of over 1,000 nursing positions, which has led to widespread disruption and an unprecedented reliance on mandatory overtime that continues to be a major problem.
"Remaining emergency rooms are reporting overcrowding and patients being treated in hallways as volumes have spiked beyond predicted levels. Some facilities are no longer replacing the first sick call, meaning patients receive less care while nurses are stretched even thinner.
After several months of delays, today the WRHA has released their implementation plan for Phase II of their reorganization. The region has provided an overview of their plan, available here. Details from the WRHA's presentation for each affected facility are provided below.
We are profoundly disappointed that the WRHA is insisting on moving ahead with their plan. To date we have seen only a reduction of services and staffing that has resulted in a deterioration in both access to and quality of care that our patients receive. Many nurses across the system are struggling with overcrowding and unmanageable workloads, along with a heavy reliance on overtime to fill the gaps they created.
We will continue to oppose these cuts and changes publicly, we will continue to lobby the government and the region to reconsider this initiative, and we will continue to ensure that your rights are protected and the provisions of your collective agreement are respected.
Though the biggest changes aren't scheduled to be implemented until June 2019, we are told some changes will begin toward the end of 2018.
The employer is required to provide notice 90 days in advance of initiating employment security processes. To date no notice has been provided.
We have been called to a meeting with the region again next week where we expect to receive more information on employment security plans. We will share updates with affected nurses as information is provided to us.
I know this has been a difficult and uncertain process for affected nurses. I share your frustration. Phase I of this plan was rushed, chaotic and very poorly communicated. While the uncertainty seems likely to continue for the foreseeable future, rest assured that we will share reliable information with affected nurses as soon as we have it. If you have questions or concerns in the meantime, I strongly encourage you to connect with your MNU ward representative or local representative.
I would also encourage you to speak out, by wearing a Put Patients First button, wearing white on Wednesdays, and by sending a letter to the Health Minister and your MLA. These may seem like small gestures, but nurses are the most trusted spokespeople in health, and when we unite with a strong message, we can be a powerful force to improve patient care and protect our public health care system.
Finally, I would like to thank all nurses for your commitment to delivering the best possible care to your patients, even in these uncertain times. Your continued dedication and selflessness is an inspiration.
Mental Health: will move from Grace and Seven Oaks Hospitals into HSC, St. Boniface and Victoria late fall/early winter.
Mental Health: will be concentrated at HSC, St. Boniface and Victoria hospitals fall/winter 2018/19.


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Learn About American Painting in Art History, View Famous Artists and Paintings
Albert Bierstadt, "Yosemite Valley", 1863
Nineteenth century American Painting in art history was influenced by the development of a new nation. America established it's own traditions, it's own government and it's own institutions.
American artists were individualists as were most Americans and instead of painting or following European traditions they chose to paint the influences and traditions of a growing American culture. A few American artists traveled abroad but any stylistic changes or influence usually remained secondary.
American Painting began in 1825 with Thomas Cole and the Native School of painting ending in 1910 with the artist Winslow Homer.
The Native School period started with landscape painting. Famous artists Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, and William Cullen Bryant "made it clear in their writings that our" (American) "landscape painting represented a resolution of the conflict between an idealistic, religious disposition and a demand for the quiet observation of fact.
The wilderness as Cole put it, was a fitting place to speak of God". This period of painting was offered to the American public as a whole and not only to a few. The American Landscapes "required of the less imaginative no special knowledge of history or style and could offer them at the very least the solace of a woodland view painted in an unassuming, more or less realistic style.
Other Famous artists this period were Albert Bierstadt, Frederick Church and Fitz Hugh Lane.
To view a gallery of American Painting click here
To learn about selected artists of the American period click on the links below. To view selected paintings from this period click on the graphics below to enlarge the paintings.
Fitz Hugh Lane


Human displacement, whether in response to war (civil and ethnic), natural disaster, economic opportunity, or building of infrastructure within countries, is the key issue in contemporary discussions of population movements. These movements include displaced, political and economic refugees, migrants, and exiles who move across and within national boundaries, as well as those forced to relocate in response to infrastructural development such as economic zones, power projects, dam construction or conservation projects. Such movements mean that thousands are rendered landless, jobless, homeless, income less, rootless, displaced making way for gargantuan projects christened as epitomes of economic development. In India the battle-lines have been drawn between the paupers and the prosperous over the issue of displacement and (forceful) acquisition of land for development of Special Economic Zones (SEZ). An SEZ is a geographical region where in order to attract investment economic laws are relaxed as compared to country's prevailing economic laws. These zones are considered as a strategic tool for expediting the process of industrialisation in developing countries. Nevertheless there are many issues worth questioning.
There are a number of arguments against the viability of establishing SEZs in terms of trade, revenue lost, (un)employment etc. but the issue of displacement of rural population is one of the major concerns in the recent past. Large tracts of prime agricultural land measuring thousands of acres are acquired from farmers for developing SEZs. These acquisitions have immense implications on the agricultural sector; in terms of setback to farming, agricultural and allied activities, productive opportunities lost, rising unemployment in rural areas and displaced livelihoods. Farmers are not adequately compensated for the land acquired from them for the purpose. Even before these zones are ready to deliver any financial or developmental benefit they displace the natives of land, leading to economic hardships and pauperisation with no alternative source of livelihood.
The idea of 'private companies' directly buying land from the farmers would spell a disaster for agriculture. Land mafia will rule the prices and force the farmers to sell land to big companies at throw-away prices. Sumit Sarkar, eminent historian, described the SEZ policy as the "biggest land grab movement in the history of modern India. Where earlier movements were led by the poor to acquire land, this time round it is the rich that want to 'grab' land belonging to poor farmers. It is likely that the policy may be misused for real estate development rather than for industry and generating exports." Developers and promoters of SEZs get land cheaply—almost one-fourth or less than that of the market price. With the minimum required processing area being 35 per cent, the rest will be used for residential, recreational facilities and the promoters will make their fortune out of real estate development and speculation indiscriminately. The boom in real estate sector too is fuelling the fire. In the name of SEZs developers hope to acquire land easily at nominal prices, put up basic infrastructure incurring minimum cost and sell it at huge profit margins. Rather than promoting overall economic development, SEZs will result into clusters of heightened economic activity widening the already existing chasm between selective areas witnessing rapid development vis-à-vis the impoverished surroundings. Critics term SEZs as 'islands of affluence' amidst the sea of deprivation. Noted columnist Swaminathan Aiyar warned that this is a "real estate scam" in the making. The vast tracts of land sanctioned to these private parties would be developed into towns. But many of the envisaged SEZs may simply become 'property deals'. In sum, taking away prime source of income of hapless farmers to create huge profitable enterprises for the capitalists by the state is 'anti-people' and 'unethical'. The state abets prosperising large business houses like the Ambanis, Mahindras and the Tatas and perpetuating pauperisation of the local populace.
Over the last few months the voices of resentment have grown higher. Farmers claim that "If we give up our land, what we will eat? They will not give us any jobs, and finally we will have to give up our homes. People are willing to sacrifice their lives to oppose these SEZs. Our land is productive and fertile, why should we give it up for a private company?" The villagers have formed a Farmers' Action Committee to oppose forceful acquisition of land on the name of public interest. With discontent growing out of proportion the central and the state governments acting defensively put forward that they want to strike a balance between farmers' interests and industrial development. But is it really the case? What sort of public interest such acquisitions would serve is highly debatable.
As per the reliance company spokesman, "we are planning the Mumbai SEZ in such a way that it will be a world class city, which will ease the pressure on Mumbai. There is no question of displacement, and the government will lease the land to us. The infrastructure would be upgraded in terms of road connectivity, education and health. About 25 lakh direct and indirect jobs would be generated over a period of 10 years." But this dream of mega development would be realised at the cost of displacing thousands of farmers from their source of subsistence. Although the SEZ opens up opportunities for employment, people from rural areas are unlikely to fulfil the requirement of skilled hands needed by industrial units located in the SEZs.
SIMILAR voices of protest are intensifying through- out the State of Haryana as well. 'Aam Aadmi Adhikar Andolan', the movement started by the Congress MP from Bhiwani, Kuldeep Bishnoi, raised the issue of forcible acquisition of farmland for SEZs. Protesting against the acquisition of land on the name of public interest to setup SEZ Bishnoi said that "it has become another reason for sophisticated land grab by big industrial houses aided and abetted by the state governments. If we industrialise large chunks of fertile cultivable agriculture land, how will we maintain a balanced ratio as we will become a food grain deficient state from being food grain surplus due to growing population? The SEZs are a tool to rob farmers of their land. Since Haryana is landlocked and the SEZs in Haryana would not have access to any port, the zones were not going to be a feasible idea to industrialise Haryana in such a big way." In Haryana too Reliance Industries Limited has signed an agreement to build India's largest industrial infrastructure project. The $ 8 billion SEZ will cover over 12,500 hectares neighbouring Delhi, falling in the territory of the state of Haryana. The proposed zone will include cargo airport, power station, residential complexes, shopping malls, commercial and sports complexes. The zone is slated to compete with top Asian hubs in China, Indonesia and Malaysia. The state government of Haryana is giving full support to Reliance industries. Land in Haryana is very fertile and giving away fertile land for industrial activity would ruin agriculture and farmers. The question that arises is if large chunks of fertile agricultural land would be given to big industrial houses where will this ultimately lead us to? What would happen to agriculture? What about the issue of food security? Such industrial activities on agricultural land would have serious implications on the status of food self-sufficiency in future. A nation with billions of population and half of them living in conditions of subsistence will starve after some time.
What are mere voices of protest in other States became bloody battles in West Bengal. The controversy started when the West Bengal Government decided that the Salim group of Indonesia would develop a special economic zone at Nandigram, a rural area in the district of Purba Medinipur, by acquiring 14,000 hectares of land for the purpose. The zone was slated to be spread over 29 villages of which 27 are in Nandigram. Most of the land under acquisition was multi- crop and would have affected over 40,000 people in the areas. The protest turned violent and at least 14 people were killed in police firing at Nandigram creating national uproar. Amidst the mayhem Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announced that the proposed Special Economic Zone is scrapped and it would be shifted elsewhere. Similarly, public outcry and discontent was expressed over the Tata Motors' car project in Singur. There was controversy over the acquisition of agricultural land and allegations of forcible eviction of farmers from the area. In protest Trinamul Congress leader Mamata Banerjee went on a hunger strike for 25 days. According to one survey, more than 10,000 families live on the 1000 acres in Singur. They include about 6000 landholders, 1200 registered sharecroppers, and 100 unregistered share-croppers. Others living in the area since generations are landless labourers, artisans, small traders. There are thousands of regular, seasonal migrant workers who live on the same resources. Tata Motors has now begun construction work on a new assembly plant factory in which it plans to employ 10,000 people producing the '1-lakh car' (100,000 rupees).
TO highlight the problems of displacement land acquisition for SEZs several social action groups from the State of Rajasthan organised the Jan Adhikar Yatra, a 10-day padyatra of 300 villages in four districts (Alwar, Sikar, Tonk and Ajmer) around Jaipur. As many as 400 participants from across Rajasthan took part in the yatra. Till date, three SEZs—two near Jaipur and one in Jodhpur—have become operational in Rajasthan. In addition, five others have received "formal approval" and 10 more (including as many as seven multi-product zones above 1000 hectares each, five of them in Alwar district alone) await formal approval, having already acquired "in-principle approval". The largest of these is the Omaxe SEZ planned in Alwar district which proposes to occupy as much as 6000 hectares of land, a good 1000 hectares above the legally permissible limit, according to changes announced by the Government of India in April 2007. Land acquisition for corporations is being facilitated by the state by amending or breaking existing land laws. At the same time, schemes like the Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) (in which Rajasthan leads the States in terms of employment generated) are not being properly implemented; workers are being denied the promised minimum wage of Rs 73 per day. There is opacity in a large number of government decisions. The mood is restless and public anger over the state's persistent failure to obtain economic justice for the poor is growing.
In response to protests and agitations sparking off all over India, the government decided to locate SEZs on the wasteland. But, what is perceived as wasteland from urban-industrial perspective has multiple utility especially for people inhabiting the rural areas. Land usage in rural India is not merely restricted to farming and agricultural activities. For three-fourths of the population living in rural areas the utility and reliance on land for meeting daily requirements of survival is massive. The socio-economic consequences of developmen-tal schemes and projects influence the lives of rural people enormously. A large population in rural areas often faces the agony of displacement in the name of development for construction of dams, irrigation projects, establishment of SEZs, hydro-power projects etc. and the fruits of development are not equally shared by all. The socio-economic and psychological problems of the displaced have never been given thought to in the process of fuelling economic development. Spatial relocation of rural people influences individual lives, household, communities and leads to loss of identity, security and belongingness.
The world over people have debated on the viability of policies and issues of growth and development. The success stories of SEZs operating in other countries establish a convincing argument. In developing nations like India industrialisation is necessary for growth. However, development at the cost of agriculture and displacement of millions cannot qualify as development. We cannot sacrifice the needs of the proletariat to fulfil the interests of the capitalist. Before taking any decision we have to analyse the consequences, strengths and shortcomings of SEZs. The myopia of thought may lead to skewed economic growth and development forcing us to question if the SEZ is an appropriate route to development by displacing livelihoods.
Sharma, Sheetal, and Kishan Pratap, 'The Prosperous Few and the Pauperised Many: A Perspective on Special Economic Zones', Mainstream, Vol. XLV, No. 10, February 24, 2007.
Aggarwal, Aradhna, 'Special Economic Zones: Revisiting the Policy Debate', Economic and Political Weekly November 4, 2006.
'Urban Wastelands', Editorial, The Times of India, October 14, 2006.
'Cash Cows, India's Special Economic Zones', The Economist, October 12, 2006.
Chakraverti, Sauvik. 'Company Towns', The Times of India, August 21, 2006.
Statistics of different categories of wasteland in India, http//dolr.nic.in.
Rajat Roy, 'Left is not right', www.sify.com <http://www.sify.com> .
Dr Sheetal Sharma is a Sociologist and the Assistant Manager, Educational Consultants India Limited.


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Ahoj Pavle, tak jsme to doma všichni prošumovali a nějak to dáme dohromady..Ondra má originál krabičku z CD "Dneska to tu rozjedem" (tu ti okopčíme), ale do ní dáme bohužel jen kopii CD bez potisku...originálky už bohužel mnoho let nejsou (bylo jich jen 300) a my sami jsme poslední zbytky porozdávali. Pošli mi na sebe nějakej kontakt na marek.purkart@email.cz a nějak to spolu dotáhneme. Za CD nechcem nic, za prvý to není originál a za druhý jsme moc rádi rádi, že nás lidi jako ty podporzují a chodí na bigbíty:-), díky měj se, za kapelu Sarin Mára.
Super !! :-) Díky moc za snahu, budu trpělivý :-) Díky.
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Dneska se na netu objevila zpráva, že už mezi námi není Karel Vovesný z LSD a ČT. Kdo by si naněj chtěl vzpomenout, tak ať koune na video.


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HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Joint Statement on the New Clean Energy and Nuclear Security Collaboration under the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Initiative
Joint Statement on the New Clean Energy and Nuclear Security Collaboration under the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Initiative
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Latvia.
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The United States and Latvia are pleased to announce a new partnership under the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program. FIRST is a capacity-building program designed to deepen strategic ties, support clean energy innovation, and advance technical collaboration with partner nations on secure, safe, and responsible use of nuclear energy infrastructure.
The U.S.-Latvia FIRST project will draw on expertise from across government, industry, national laboratories, and academia for policy and technical exchanges focused on topics such as workforce development, stakeholder engagement, regulatory development, and familiarization with advanced nuclear energy technologies, such as small modular reactors, to support Latvia's energy independence and security and climate priorities.
"We are pleased to be working with Latvia to explore what role advanced nuclear technologies can play in Latvia's future energy mix. The United States and Latvia share a commitment to energy security, combatting climate change, and nonproliferation. The FIRST program provides a framework for our countries to work together to achieve these goals," said Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins.
"The share of renewable energy in Latvian energy mix is constantly increasing and it is important to look at ways to ensure system stability and base loads to cover these volatile resources. We are grateful to the United States for readiness to collaborate with Latvia and share its experience and best practice in the field of nuclear energy. Latvia foresees an excellent cooperation with partners in the United States and it will foster our energy security," said Latvian Minister of Economics Janis Vitenbergs.
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Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Latvia Nuclear Energy Office of the Spokesperson Partnerships Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
Under Secretary Jenkins travel to Brussels and Amsterdam
Under Secretary Jenkins Travel to Georgia, October 5-7
Under Secretary Jenkins to Participate in the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 25-28


The Strathcona Nordic Ski Club is a non-for profit organization dedicated to providing programs for all ages and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. The success of the club is dependent on our excellent volunteers who share their time and varied talents. There are many ways to get involved with the club from joining the Executive to coaching or helping with special events and races. Every little bit helps!
The executive is made up of 12 or more volunteers who oversee the programing and running of the club. The board meets for 2-3 hours once a month. For more information or to get involved contact Berend Henckel.
Our Bunnyrabbit and Jackrabbit programs are the core of our club. These fun programs introduce and foster a love of skiing in our children. They could not run without our energetic volunteer coaches and support crew. Contact our "Head Hare" Jennifer Winter for details on how to get involved.
Coaching is a great way to get involved and improve your own skiing skills. Our coaches are NCCP certified and the club provides coach training to interested members. Coaches are always needed for Jackrabbits, Learn To Ski, School Programs and Masters Recreation. Contact coaching coordinator Marilyn Atkinson.
We need volunteer officials to plan and run our races each year. Typically we will have a Coast Cup and Loppet each year, along with smaller club races. Every second year we have a BC Winter Games Trial for Zone 6. To volunteer or find out what is involved in being an official, contact: races@strathconanordics.com.
To help out with any of these areas, please contact our Communication Director.


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Columbus, Ohio (February 15, 2018) – VFW of Ohio Charities has donated $4,000 to the families of two Westerville police officers who were slain in the line of duty this past Saturday while responding to a 911 call.
"This is a tragic loss for the officers' families, the Westerville community and our nation," said Bill Seagraves, Director of VFW of Ohio Charities. "Like all first responders, officers Eric Joering and Anthony Morelli courageously put themselves in harm's way every day to protect their community, and sadly they lost their lives. We have a moral obligation to support these heroes' families."
The funds were donated through the CME Federal Credit Union and divided equally between each officer's family.
VFW of Ohio Charities' donation has been made possible through the use of a statewide charitable electronic raffle program operated by the Ohio Veterans and Fraternal Charitable Coalition (OVFCC) at posts and lodges throughout Ohio. Since it began in 2011, the video raffle program has raised over $35 million for charities.
"Video raffle program makes it possible"
Columbus, Ohio (September 1, 2017) – VFW of Ohio Charities is teaming up with the national VFW in donating over $40,000 to help victims of Hurricane Harvey.
VFW of Ohio Charities will donate $20,000 and the national VFW will match that donation with another $20,000. Additionally, local VFW posts throughout Ohio will be donating funds through the end of September. The funds will be donated to the VFW Disaster Relief fund, and will be used to provide essential support to hurricane victims.
The storm has caused catastrophic flooding along much of the Texas coast and has displaced thousands of Texans from their homes.
"We need to rally around those whose lives have been devastated by this hurricane," said VFW Department of Ohio Commander Robert Gianonne. "This is a practical way for us to help people get their lives back on track."
"In tragic times such as these, it's important for us to help our fellow Americans who are in desperate need," said Bill Seagraves, director of the VFW of Ohio Charities. "Our hope is that this donation will provide support for those who have been forced to evacuate their homes and are without essential items like food, clothing and shelter."
VFW of Ohio Charities' hurricane relief donation has been made possible because of charitable video raffle games at veterans and fraternal posts throughout Ohio. Since the video raffle program began in 2011, over $30 million has been raised for charities.
"The video raffle program makes it possible for us to support hurricane victims," said Seagraves. "Without the program, we simply could not help these victims. Prior to the video raffle, our revenues were declining year after year. With new technology and video forms of gaming, paper games are losing interest. Video raffles have given new life to our organizations' ability to raise funds to support themselves and local charities."
But veterans and fraternal leaders are concerned that the video raffle program is in jeopardy. In 2013, Attorney General Mike DeWine said that the program was illegal and ordered it shut down. The groups disagreed and quickly obtained a temporary restraining order allowing the program to proceed, pending a court decision, which is expected soon. The groups are hopeful they will win their court case and continue to be able to raise vital funds to support their posts and charities at no cost to taxpayers.
VFW Ohio Charities' $53,000 donation helps make 2017 games possible
Columbus, Ohio (March 13, 2017) – The 37th National Veterans Wheelchair Games are coming to Ohio this summer!
Cincinnati will host the games July 17 – 22, with over 600 veterans from the United States and Great Britain competing in the events.
The games are organized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the nonprofit Paralyzed Veterans of America.
VFW Ohio Charities is a top financial sponsor of the 2017 games, donating $53,000 to the event.
VFW of Ohio Charities' support of the games has been made possible because of charitable video raffle games at VFW posts throughout Ohio. Since the video raffle program began in 2011, over $26.5 million has been raised for charities like the wheelchair games.
"Prior to the video raffle, our revenues were declining year after year," said Bill Seagraves, director of the VFW of Ohio Charities. "With new technology and video forms of gaming, paper games are losing interest. Video raffles have given new life to our organizations' ability to raise funds to support themselves and local charities."
But veterans and fraternal leaders are concerned that the video raffle program is in jeopardy. In 2013, Attorney General Mike DeWine stated that the program was illegal and ordered it shut down. The groups disagreed and quickly obtained a temporary restraining order allowing the program to proceed, pending a court decision, which is expected within weeks. The groups are hopeful they will win their court case and continue to be able to raise vital funds from veterans and their members to support their posts and charities at no cost to taxpayers.
Charitable electronic raffle funds help with cost of materials
Columbus, OH (October, 2016) – When Gertrude Trowbridge was eight years old she began learning the art of quilting. Since then, the Powell resident has been widely recognized for her quilting skills, winning county and state championships. But that's not what brings her the most joy. Gertrude's true passion is crafting handmade quilts and delivering them to the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky, where they are given to veterans and used as decorative bed coverings.
Gertrude's late husband Robert Trowbridge was an Army veteran, 37th Division where he served in the South Pacific during World War II. Six of her family members also served in the military. During the final years of his life, Mr. Trowbridge suffered from dementia and received outstanding care at the Veterans Home. Gertrude wanted to volunteer to help the home in some way to show her appreciation, but living over 100 miles away made it difficult. Then she learned the home needed bed coverings, so she put her quilting talents to work by making decorative, patriotic quilts for the home's residents.
Although her husband passed away in 2011, Gertrude has continued making quilts. To date, she has made nearly 300 quilts for the home, and she doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. Her goal is to make at least 427 quilts, matching the total number of beds in the home.
Each quilt is handmade on Gertrude's traditional style quilting frame, taking several days to complete, working many hours each day. Gertrude uses patriotic fabrics and yarns to brighten up the veterans' rooms.
"This is my passion," said Gertrude. "It's about all I do. It's a worthwhile way for me to help the veterans and show my appreciation for what they've done. Even though some of the residents cannot talk, they speak to you with their eyes when you see their appreciation upon receiving a handmade quilt with their name on it."
VFW of Ohio Charities learned about Gertrude's service when she was profiled in a Columbus Dispatch article in June 2015. The charity's director Bill Seagraves reached out to Gertrude to help with the expenses of producing the quilts, which she had been paying for at her own expense. This year VFW of Ohio Charities has provided $1,000 to Gertrude to help with her expenses and has committed to pay for the cost of materials and travel for as long as she's willing to make the quilts.
"With all of the hard work and countless hours Gertrude dedicates to helping brighten the lives of Ohio's veterans in need, providing funds to pay for her materials and expenses is the least we can do," said Seagraves.
Funding to help Gertrude and hundreds of other veterans charitable causes in Ohio is made possible by revenue generated from the Ohio Veterans and Fraternal Charitable Coalition (OVFCC) charitable electronic raffle program. In 2016 alone, the project has raised over $5 million to support posts, lodges and the charities they support. Since its inception in 2011 the charitable electronic raffle program has raised over $23 million to support posts, lodges and charitable causes.
In 2013 Attorney General Mike DeWine felt that the charitable electronic raffle program was illegal and ordered it shut down. But veterans and fraternal organizations disagreed and quickly obtained a temporary restraining order allowing the program to proceed, pending a court trial which is set for later this month. The OVFCC and their charities are hopeful they will win their court case and continue to be able to raise vital funds from their members to support their posts and charities at no cost to taxpayers.
Ohio video raffle program reaches $20 million mark for charities
Hundreds of local charities throughout Ohio benefit from support
Columbus, Ohio (April 25, 2016) – The Ohio Veterans and Fraternal Charitable Coalition (OVFCC) announced this week that its video raffle program has reached a major milestone by hitting the $20 million mark in funds raised for charity.
The funds directly benefit veterans' posts, fraternal lodges and hundreds of local 501(c)(3) charities; fifty percent of the revenue supports the posts and lodges and fifty percent supports local charities in communities across Ohio.
"This is very exiting news for our organizations and the charities we support," said Merle Pratt of the Ohio AMVETS and secretary of the OVFCC. "Our charitable work is very important to our overall mission, and the video raffle proceeds are a critical part of our success."
Attorney General Mike DeWine has said the program is illegal and ordered it shut down in 2013. Veterans and fraternal organizations disagreed and quickly obtained a temporary restraining order allowing the program to proceed, pending a court trial, which is set for later this year. The groups are hopeful they will win their court case and continue to be able to raise vital funds to support their posts and charities at no cost to taxpayers. "It would be highly unfortunate if the charities we support were to lose vital funding because of state government leaders misinterpreting Ohio law," said OVFCC president Bill Seagraves. "No other form of gaming supports charities at this level and has such a positive impact on our communities. We provide help for many who are at the end of their rope with no place else to turn."
Ohio video raffle program reaches $15 million mark for charities!
Columbus, Ohio (July 9, 2015) – The Ohio Veterans and Fraternal Charitable Coalition (OVFCC) announced this week that its video raffle program has now raised over $15 million for Ohio charities.
The funds directly benefit veterans' posts, fraternal lodges and hundreds of local 501(c)(3) charities; fifty percent of the revenue supports the posts and lodges and fifty percent supports local 501(c)(3) charities in communities across Ohio.


Let me offer my opinion on sharpening serrated knives.
First, there are two different types of serrated knives - cheap ones and good ones. The cheap ones have stamped blades, molded handles, a hollow ground back, and usually a mixed pattern of large and small serrations. Think Ginzu. The good ones may have forged or stamped blades, but have a good handle, a flat ground back and only 4 or 5 regularly spaced serrations per inch. Henckels and Wusthof make good examples, although they also make some of the cheap ones.
Second, you will see two different types of wear on the knives - a) the points between the serrations get dull and b) the edge of the serrations themselves get bent or form burrs. This happens because the serrations are sharpened at a very low angle with a single bevel or chisel edge. The result is a very sharp but fragile edge that, although it is protected by the projecting points, does get bent by hitting bones or frozen food.
Cheap serrated knives are not worth more than a couple of minutes of your time. If they have type a) damage, the best approach is to make a single pass over the Tormek wheel on the beveled (front) side, then use the leather wheel to hone the resultant burr off the back side. One more pass of the leather on the front will finish the job. The result is sharp, single bevel tips that will pierce a tomato skin. (I think this is one job where a paper wheel system is better suited than the Tormek.) (Do not do this on steak knives. See the reason below.) If cheap serrated knives have type b) damage, throw them out. This type of serrated knife was originally designed to be disposable, and now is the time to do it.
Good serrated knives are worth doing it right, and that means sharpening each serration as well as the tips. Since we do not want to round off the corners of our Tormek wheel, it is better to do this by hand. (Again, paper wheels would be good here because it is no big deal to sand down a paper wheel to re-square the corners and apply new abrasive. There is also a 1/4 wide paper wheel available that can be used for serrated knives.) Small round hones can be used, but one really good tool for this is the SharpMaker by Spyderco. The SharpMaker is an advanced version of crock sticks which uses triangular sticks. I set mine up with the point of the stick up for the serrated side of the blade and the flat side up for the back side. As you run the knife down along the stick the point it goes into each serration. (You will have to adjust the angle with a twist of your wrist to match the bevel angle because it is different than a standard knife.) Repeat until you have raised a burr, then move over to the flat stick for the back side, holding the knife nearly parallel to the stick to duplicate the flat grind. This will take 5 to 10 minutes per knife, depending on their condition.
One serrated knife that I will not sharpen is Cutco. They have a unique grind that I cannot duplicate, and the manufacturer offers free sharpening. I tell customers to send them back to the factory. I will check them for burrs, and if that is their only problem, I will buff off the burrs, but do not grind the serrations.
A word about steak knives. Many types of knives are sold as steak knives, but a true steak knife has blunt tips. This is to keep the knife from scratching your plate. A serrated knife should be used with a cutting board, not a plate.
Normal serrated blades, such as Spyderco, I sharpen as follows. I run the flat side of the blade, usually one pass is enough, across the flat of the Gritted wheel, hardly any pressure at all, and almost flat against the wheel. This gives me "burr" on the serrated side, both on the points and in the valleys. I then draw the serrated side, (with the burr), across the corner of the slotted wheel, very gently, then I gently draw the flat side across the face of the slotted wheel. I now have the serrated portion of the blade quite sharp, with no damage to either wheel! Right or wrong this method has been working for me for about 12 years!


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Q: Best way to retrieve nearest geopoints (lat/long) to the one given by user, i have the list of all geopoints stored in a MySQL database I'm trying to create a mobile application, that capture the user current geopoint(lat/long) send it to a web service and the web service returns the 5 nearest geopoints from the a long list. What i don't have clear is how can i get the 5 nearest geopoints (my initial approach was, getting all the points from the datebase then calculate the distance between each geopoint and the user geopoint and provide with the 5 nearest to him) that is not so costly proccesing wise. Any suggestion on how could i do it? If need more info let me know so i can repost.

A: There are a number of ways to do this, and how optimal you need this to be will likely depend on the number of points you have (so it scales well).
For spatial queries, you should use a database that supports spatial indexing, which allows for much faster searches. PostGIS is one example, and there are GIS extensions for MySQL http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/spatial-extensions.html.
Here is a sample solution to the k-nearest-neighbor problem in PostGIS http://www.bostongis.com/?content_name=postgis_nearest_neighbor_generic
EDIT: You can also use techniques that use geohashing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geohash), but be sure to read the limitations carefully in this article.

A: In our contact adress search on esperanto.de we use a variant of this SQL statement (wrapped in PHP syntax):
$demando =
  "SELECT DISTINCT id, [...]" .
  "   AVG(tie.longitudo) AS longitudo, AVG(tie.latitudo) AS latitudo, ".
  "   ROUND(111.3 *  SQRT( POW(({$chi[latitudo]} - AVG(tie.latitudo)),2) + " .
  "                        POW((({$chi[longitudo]} - AVG(tie.longitudo)) * COS(({$chi[latitudo]} + AVG(tie.latitudo)) / 114.6 )),2) )) " .
  "       AS efektiva_distanco " .
  " FROM MA_Adresoj, gxustaj_plzkoord AS tie " .
  " WHERE ( " . $pliaj_restriktoj . ") " .
  "  and (tie.plz = urba_kodo) " .
  " GROUP BY id, urba_kodo, nomo_pers, nomo_fam, adresaldono, strato, loko," .
  "          telefono, retadreso " .
  " HAVING efektiva_distanco < '" . $distanco . "' " .
  " ORDER BY " . $ordo;

to filter all entries within a given distance ($distanco). It is a bit complicated by the fact that we need to average out several coordinates for a single post code (which should have been done on the coordinate database, but isn't.)
The core is the distance calculation depending on longitude and latitude (in degrees) here:
111.3 *  SQRT( POW(here.latitude - there.latitude),2) +
               POW((here.longitude - there.longitude) * COS( (here.latitude + there.latitude) / 114.6 ),2) ))

(The result is the distance in kilometers.)
I'm not sure if this formula works universally or is somehow approximate for Germany (or only smaller distances - I think it will calculate a too big distance when one point is north and the other south of the equator with similar absolute latitudes ... and also when there is a big east-west difference).
Of course, this will get quite slow if you have many points - then you'll either have to do some pre-filtering like in iluxas answer, or better use a database with spatial indexing.

A: select x, y, sqrt((x-userX)^2, (y-userY)^2) as distance from points
where x > userX - 10 and x < userX + 10
and y > userY - 10 and y < userY + 10
order by distance asc
limit 5

syntax very approximate, of course

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Breaking The Taboo: NewsGram Exclusive With Saloni Bhutra, Paddling Foundation
Photo by Natracare on Unsplash
In India, menstruation is a cultural problem
BY- JAYA CHOUDHARY
Padman, a film on menstrual hygiene, sparked a movement that our country desperately needed. The film was recognized as an essential and socially relevant initiative for sensitizing people to the issue of menstruation and easing the discourse surrounding it. While the film utilized its wide appeal to raise awareness about menstruation hygiene, this foundation is empowering period havers on menstrual hygiene and menstrual health through education and awareness. While the film's enormous appeal was used to promote awareness about menstrual hygiene, this organization is empowering period havers via education and knowledge about menstrual cleanliness and menstrual health.
In an exclusive chat with NewsGram, Saloni Bhutra, the founder of Paddling Foundation spoke about the Ngo's initiatives and vision for the coming years.
Q: Firstly, how would describe your foundation in terms of the visions and missions you have created for yourself?
A: Paddling is a menstrual hygiene program and non-profit organization headquartered in Mumbai, India. Our team strives to raise awareness about menstruation and menstrual hygiene, which is one of the most underappreciated concerns in India today. As a result, our current aim is to design a healthy and stigma-free atmosphere in which menstruation is no longer a taboo subject. Along with this we also aim to provide menstruation education and distribute menstrual goods through campaigns in smaller areas to raise awareness about period health and cleanliness. We promote the use of environmentally friendly menstruation products and sanitary napkin disposal methods.
People in some areas do not even consider this to be an actual health issue and hence, they do not step up for such causes. Photo by Alexander Sergienko on Unsplash
Q: Did you ever feel like you are being judged for this initiative? Tell us about the challenges that you have faced over the years.
A: Most definitely. In India, menstruation is a cultural problem. It is an issue that is seldom discussed in families and schools. It's frowned upon and associated with weird religious undertones. When we originally started, there was a lot of criticism. I recall that when we first went to a slum neighborhood in Mumbai for a campaign, the males in the area refused to come. Not just the males, but even several women, were hesitant to discuss the subject. The main issue that we have faced during the course of 2 years has been of raising funds. People in some areas do not even consider this to be an actual health issue and hence, they do not step up for such causes. But via fundraisers, we recently collected a sum of 20,000 and conducted a free gynecology camp in adopted regions where professional physicians are unavailable owing to a lack of geographic resources.
Q. What are the possibilities that you plan to create and what have been your achievements till now?
A. Talking about our achievement, in the course of 2 years, we have distributed 16,516 menstrual products around the country. And through these distributions and our aware awareness campaigns, we have successfully impacted more than 2000 women and 35+ communities of India.
One possibility that we are working on now is the school sanitation project. It will ensure the entire development of schools in rural regions in terms of sanitary facilities, distribution of period products, and teaching and knowledge about menstruation. Another important possibility is to open menstrual shops and empowering women in rural regions by allowing them to open stores selling subsidized menstrual supplies which will, in turn, provide them with a source of income while simultaneously serving the community at large.
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Q. At last, what message do you have for our readers today?
A. I would like all my readers, whether men or women, to talk and educate people around you on the subject. Because the taboo around menstruation will remain if menstrual hygiene is not considered and adequate measures are not adopted. Start with educating your mothers and daughters and sisters and then reach a wider audience. Periods, a normal function of the body, will continue to be misunderstood, and illnesses like UTI and fungal infections, as well as psychological consequences like the loss of confidence, will only worsen the health of our loved ones. So, it's critical that misconception is promptly removed which is why Paddling is committed to fostering a healthy and knowledgeable conversation around menstruation.
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Home Economy OCP Tops Morocco's Ten Largest Companies
OCP Tops Morocco's Ten Largest Companies
Rabat - The Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) was named Morocco's largest company in terms of overall revenue achieved in 2014, according to a ranking of the 500 largest Moroccan companies by l'Economie & Entreprises unveiled on Monday night in Rabat.
Larbi Arbaoui
Larbi is a freelance writer and assistant editor at Morocco World News.
Rabat – The Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) was named Morocco's largest company in terms of overall revenue achieved in 2014, according to a ranking of the 500 largest Moroccan companies by l'Economie & Entreprises unveiled on Monday night in Rabat.
The awards ceremony took place on the sidelines of a roundtable held on the 14th anniversary celebration of Economie & Entreprises' "Top 500."
With more than 48 billion dirhams, the OCP, the world's leading phosphate exporter and one of the leading global fertilizer players, overtook Morocco's 'Samir' refinery, which was ranked first last year but which has gone through financial woes, and now ranks second.
'Samir' lost its place as leader of the ranking as a result of a 10.4% fall in turnover at the end of 2014, with revenues of MAD 44.44 billion instead of MAD 49 billion in 2013.
OCP, with its MAD 48.9 billion in revenues, recorded a growth of 4.2% compared to 2013.
Third place went to l'Office National de l'Eau et de l'Electricité (National Office of Water and Electricity) with MAD 29.552 billion.
Maroc Telecom, the primary telecommunications company in Morocco, ranked fourth with MAD 29.144 billion.
The group Renault Commerce Maroc came in at fifth position with MAD 24.126 billion, ahead of Afriquia SMDC, leading distributor of fuels in Morocco, which ranked sixth with MAD 22.164 billion.
The Moroccan supermarket chain Marjane came in seventh position with more than MAD 14 billion. Royal Air Maroc, the Moroccan national airline, ranked eighth with MAD 13.891billion. Vivo Energy Morocco ranked ninth with MAD 12 billion, and Moroccan Tobacco Company closed up the top ten with MAD 11.5.
Organized by Economie & Entreprises, a company that evaluates Moroccan companies, the ceremony was marked by the presence of several business leaders and heads of Moroccan companies.
Edited by Elisabeth Myers


I wanted to give you all a heads up that our August issue will be featuring the highlights of our final GIJoeCon. If you missed the event or want to see a spotlight on our special guests, contest winners, and more. Make sure to check out this exciting tribute issue when it hits your mailboxes soon.
Also, for those that have been asking, we are showcasing our 4th quarter club exclusive products along with the mock-ups of the "Final Twelve" figure collection (shown at our convention panel) as well!
I always look forward to this issue!
So the picture in the magazine has Psyche Out twice for the final 12. What gives? Where is the Viper? Picture misprint? Gotta be a misprint!!! Please say it's a misprint!!! We are still getting the Viper? RIGHT???????
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Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin
Bantam, 2013 (2013)
Softcover, CD, e-Book
Reviewed by Hilary Williamson
After her husband Mike Page (ex-special ops) accepts a job as police chief in wealthy Clairmont, Texas, a pregnant Emily Page moves down there with him, from New York. There she is summoned to meet the social queen bee, controlling Caroline Warwick, who collects the secrets of everyone around her. And Emily has a dark secret of her own, one that she's kept even from her beloved husband, and that still haunts her.
When Emily was in college at age nineteen, she was raped in a fraternity house, with the rapist's roommate present. Though she reported what had happened to campus police, nothing was done. However, after her rapist was murdered, Emily and other victims briefly came under suspicion. Ever since, Emily has been receiving anonymous threats. Now she worries that Caroline might be aware of her past.
She finds little in common with most of the women in Caroline's circle but instantly bonds with Misty Rich, who 'straddled the line between Peter Pan fairy and punker' and has secrets of her own.
When Caroline Warwick disappears, everyone's secrets begin to rise to the light. Emily wonders if her own stalker followed her to Texas, and struggles to tell Mike about her past. Danger gets up close and personal for this very pregnant heroine before rescue comes, Texas style, from the most unlikely source. And Emily finds answers about her own past. Lie Still is a solid mystery with a feisty heroine and colorful Southern characters.


Adventures Within Reach takes climbers up Mt. Kilimanjaro every day of the year. Safety is our highest priority! Climb Kilimanjaro on any of the routes.
Our local guides are licensed, trained, friendly, and with years of experience. Porters will also go on the trip to carry your luggage, food, and other equipment. You will only have to carry a day pack with your daily essentials. We use a high ratio of guides and porters to clients.
We use professional, quality mountain equipment and food is plentiful and delicious.
Groups are limited to 8 people (the typical group size is 4 people). We will combine groups up to this limit if they are starting the same route on the same day. However, we can also arrange for private groups at no extra cost. We will try to add single travelers to a group if at all possible but will also do groups with just one climber. We can also accommodate large groups of any size.
AWR also provides emergency evacuation service to its clients through the Flying Doctors' Society of Africa on selected itineraries. For other itineraries, AWR is happy to arrange for evacuation service for a nominal fee.


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from random import randint
import numpy as np
#This function takes in a size and generates a random puzzle
def newRandomMatrix(size):
    print("Creating randomMatrix, size is: ",size)
    newMatrix = np.zeros((size,size), dtype=np.int)
    for row in range(size):
        for column in range(size):
            if row == size-1 and column == size-1:
                newMatrix[row,column] = 0
            else:
                valid = max(abs(row-(size-1)/2), abs(column-(size-1)/2)) + (size -1)/2
                newMatrix[row, column] = randint(1,valid)
    return newMatrix

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Meet players at our Easter Signing Session!
First-team Reading FC players will be taking part in a signing session at the Madejski Stadium Megastore on Wednesday 30th March!
Supporters young and old are welcomely invited to come and meet our players, collect autographs, get merchandise signed, and grab some pictures and selfies with the lads.
Andrew Taylor, Anton Ferdinand and Jonathan Bond are all due to be in attendance so come along to meet the boys!
… and in the spirit of the season, there are also 50 small chocolate Easter eggs up for grabs for the first 50 young supporters to arrive… they will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis, while stocks last!
In addition, we'll be holding some incredible deals on merchandise, so you can pick up some kit and get it signed on the day.
While stocks last, all replica shirts will be available at £10 for kids' sizes and £15 adults! We'll also be selling a replica kit bundle (shirts, shorts and socks) for £20 kids and £25 adults, as well as 50% off training wear!
So make sure you add the date to your diary – we'll see you on Wednesday!


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Die Parlamentswahl in Trinidad und Tobago 1986 fand am 15. Dezember 1986 statt. Bei dieser turnusmäßigen Wahl wurden alle Mitglieder des Repräsentantenhauses, das damals 36 Mitglieder umfasste, neu gewählt.

Hintergrund
Bei den Wahlen 1986 stand die seit 1956 regierende People's National Movement (PNM) zum ersten Mal einer breiten Opposition gegenüber, der National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR). Die gemäßigte NAR bestand aus den vier Parteien United Labour Front (ULF), dem auf Tobago aktiven Democratic Action Congress (DAC), dem Tapia House Movement sowie Organization for National Reconstruction. Diese Allianz wurde von Arthur N. R. Robinson geleitet.

Die wichtigsten Themen des Wahlkampfes waren die Wirtschaft und der Vorwurf, dass die Korruption bis in höchste Kreise reicht. Die Opposition warf der Regierung vor, dass die vom Erdöl abhängige Wirtschaft des Landes, die von einem starken Rückgang der Weltmarktpreise für Erdöl beeinträchtigt war, zusätzlich durch die Misswirtschaft der Regierung geschädigt wurde. Die Opposition verwies auf die gestiegene der Arbeitslosigkeit und betonte die Notwendigkeit einer Umstrukturierung der Wirtschaft und versprach sich gegen Korruption, Verschwendung und Ineffizienz einzusetzen. Die PNM, unter der Leitung von Premierminister George Chambers, verwies hauptsächlich auf die Erfolge der Vergangenheit.

Wahlergebnis
Am Wahltag errang die NAR einen unerwartet großen Sieg und eroberte 33 der 36 Sitze im Repräsentantenhaus. Arthur Robinson wurde am 16. Dezember als neuer Premierminister vereidigt.

Anmerkungen

1986
Trinidad und Tobago

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Located in Rome (Vatican), Relais Calamatta is within a 10-minute walk of Via del Corso and Castel Sant'Angelo. This townhouse accommodation is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Piazza Navona and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Piazza di Spagna.
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King of the Faggott calls time
THE King of the Faggot, who pioneered boozy bus tours of the Black Country, is calling it a day after almost a quarter of a century.
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Richard James says he has passed his sell-by date with the younger generations who have piled onto his tours of the area's pubs.
Richard, who used to run Grorty Dick's in Halesowen selling Black Country delicacies such as faggots and payse and grorty pudding, is selling up after 24 years.
He wants to concentrate on themed tours and excursions for an older clientele after years of ferrying around stag and hen parties and birthday revellers.
Richard, aged 55, who runs Themed Tours and Excursions from Halesowen with his wife Deryn, said he dreamed up the Black Country Tours in 1984.
"I was the man who had the idea of taking bus parties on a tour of the Black Country's pubs, with a traditional faggots and payse supper thrown in.
"They have been highly successful over the years and I still have bookings for weeks in advance.
"But after all these years of entertaining party revellers on the tours it has taken its toll.
"Although the bus tours are still very popular I feel it is time to let the younger people carry on the tours.
"I shall concentrate on my themed tours and excursions, aiming at real ale connoisseurs of the older generation, rather than the younger brigade who are looking for something else from their bus trips."
Richard, who became known as the Faggot King when he launched a campaign to save the traditional Black Country faggot and then penned the Good Faggot Guide in 2003, said he sold the name Black Country Tours in 1986 but revived his tours in 1990 under the banner Black Country Excursions.
Themed Tours and Excursions was set up in 2000 but Richard has continued to run his beer-bus tours across the Black Country.
Now he is willing to sell his beer bus and the goodwill of the business if he can find a suitable buyer.
He added: "It's been great fun running the beer buses but entertaining the young crowds is hard work.
"I reckon I'm more suited now to running educational tours around the Black Country, although we shall still be visiting the odd pub or two.
"Bus tours are for the kids really and I now want to concentrate on an older, more genteel type of customer," he added.
Anyone interested in taking over Richard's beer bus business can contact him on 0121 550 8016.


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Q: How To bind ListView values depends on combobox selected item? Hi all i want to bind my listbox depends on combobox selected item here is my code
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A: Can't see the ItemsSource of your ListView! Hope you've bind it to an collection. If not - try this approach.
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Hope you see that it's important to have an ItemsSource on your ListView.

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SNHU Students Win Art Scholarships in Virtual Art Show
Joe Cote
Four Southern New Hampshire University students won $2,000 scholarships after being named the winners of the second annual SNHU Student Art Exhibition this month.
The winners in web design, photography, print and 3D modeling categories were among hundreds of entrants from across the country and a panel of professionals, who evaluated thought process, concept and execution, served as judges. SNHU students and friends also added the People's Choice, which accounted for 25% of the total vote. The four additional second-place finishers will each receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Bethany Entzian, who is studying business with a concentration in accounting, won first place in the print category with "Mystification." She said while she's not studying to enter a design field, creating art is her "happy place."
"It's a place where I can be totally myself and all the worries of life fade away," she said. "My favorite thing about art is that I can create something that means so many different things to so many different people."
Corwyn Wilkey, a graphic design student, is a two-time winner. He won first place in the print category in 2015 and first in the web design category this year for a site he designed for the essential oils company he owns with his wife. "I thought there were a few really strong entries, so I'm humbled to have shuffled to the top of the deck," he said. The $2,000 first-place prize is a nice addition to the recognition, too. "The scholarship is so helpful," Wilkey said. "I'm paying for my continued education with student loans, so any financial help I can get along the way means less out of pocket when it comes time to pay off my loans. SNHU is so affordable to begin with, so $2,000 really goes a long way."
Danielle Kellar, who is working on her BA in English and Creative Writing with minors in philosophy and professional writing, won the photography category with a photo called "Sunny Disposition" of a tiny green lizard curled up in a leaf in her backyard. She said the art show was an excellent opportunity to put her artwork in public view. "As a writer and artist, I believe it is important for me to submit my work to various places," she said. "This is something that I have been working more on, so when I received the email telling (me) about the contest, I decided that I might as well give it a try."
Nicholas St. Clair, who plans to graduate in the spring with a BA in Graphic Design and Media Arts, said he was "floored" when his academic advisor told him he had won first place in the 3D modeling category. "Being recognized is definitely a sign of validation for all the long hours and late nights I've done so far," he said. "Choosing to pursue an artistic career path is not for everyone and requires a lot of hard work and constant dedication. Winning the contest makes it feel like it has all been worth it."
The full list of scholarship winners for this year's SNHU Student Art Exhibition includes:
1st Place - Corwyn Wilkey
2nd Place - Nour Alhamwi
1st Place - Bethany Entzian
2nd Place - John Choate
1st Place - Danielle Kellar
2nd Place - Gregory Sorenson
3D Modeling:
1st Place - Nicholas St. Clair
2nd Place - Grace Tay
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'Remarkable' Monroe hurler who pitched with rare disorder was 'an inspiration'
'Remarkable' Monroe hurler who pitched with rare disorder was 'an inspiration' 'Remarkable' Monroe hurler who pitched with rare disorder was 'an inspiration' Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2019/05/24/remarkable-monroe-hurler-who-pitched-rare-disorder-an-inspiration/1223802001/
Greg Tufaro, Bridgewater Courier News Published 1:41 p.m. ET May 24, 2019 | Updated 1:43 p.m. ET May 24, 2019
Spectators from opposing high schools who watched Nick Loschiavo throw bullpen sessions or play catch while his teammates batted had to wonder why the Monroe High School hurler was essentially adding to his pitch count during outings.
What they didn't know is that the senior righthander, whose scholastic career ended earlier this week, needed those extra offerings in between trips to the mound to keep his arm and his entire body loose.
Loschiavo lives with myotonia congenita, a rare genetic disorder in which an abnormality of voluntary (skeletal) muscle fiber membranes causes an unusually exaggerated response to stimulation (hyperexcitability), according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders.
Nick Loschiavo (Photo: ~Roy DeBoer)
As a result, people with the disorder have difficulty relaxing certain muscles after contracting them (myotonia), leading to muscle stiffness (rigidity) and associated symptoms, which tend to occur when attempting to move certain muscles after rest.
"I have no idea what he was dealing with day to day," Monroe head coach Sean Field said of Loschiavo, noting his pitcher has to stretch daily for about 15 to 20 minutes immediately after getting out of bed or that tasks which are simple for others, such as putting on or taking off socks, can be a struggle.
"I could see days that were harder than others, and I didn't feel that I wanted to expose that to other teams. I wanted him to be able to be kind of in control of his own destiny. Obviously, a lot of people didn't know about the disorder he had."
Field said the potential existed for Loschiavo to have difficulty moving quickly off the mound to field a bunt, for example, thus he did not want to give opposing teams impetus to play small ball against his gutsy hurler.
"Sometimes with Nick on the mound he would throw a pitch and kind of completely freeze, almost get stuck exactly where he was on the rubber and kind of just stand there," Field explained. "It was truly remarkable to see what he had to go through day to day and just push through to make a start or just to get to practice."
Field said Loschiavo needed 20 to 30 minutes more than his teammates to get his entire body loose before a practice or a game.
"I would say he is second to none as far as work ethic on our team," Field said. "He worked harder than anyone during the offseason and day to day in season. He doesn't look for credit or for anyone to feel sorry for him. He's just strong-minded and relentless. He's just an inspiration."
The most impressive stretch of Loschiavo's career came in late April when he reached the NJSIAA pitch limit against J.P. Stevens just one week after throwing five and two thirds innings of relief against East Brunswick after starter Matt Fopeano had to leave with a blood blister on his throwing finger.
Loschiavo was the winning pitcher in that 6-0 blanking of the Bears and worked six and two thirds innings to earn the win in a 9-4 victory over the Hawks. During those two outings, Loschiavo allowed a total of three earned runs on eight hits.
An opposing coach who noticed Loschiavo throwing on the side in between innings said he's only seen such activity when a hurler is having difficulty getting a feel for a certain pitch, such as a breaking ball, noting that specific bullpen activity usually only lasts for a single frame.
"For a kid like him to do something like this is really amazing," the coach said of Loschiavo, who posted a 1.64 ERA with a 3-0 mark in five appearances this season for Monroe, which finished with an 11-8 record.
Loschiavo, however, does not perceive his effort to be "herculean," which is a word the National Organization for Rare Disorders uses to describe certain individuals with myotonia congenita who may develop abnormal enlargement of the muscles (hypertrophy), resulting in a "body-builder like" appearance.
"When you look at him he almost looks like a football player and a body builder," Field said of Loschiavo. "Part of it is because of his disorder, and the other part is because he is probably the hardest worker on the team."
Field said Loschiavo was diagnosed as a toddler with myotonia congenita, a disorder of which there are two forms, Becker and Thomsen. Loschiavo lives with the former, inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and in which symptoms tend to remain constant.
"As I've gotten older it's hit me more because I understand more what I'm going up against," said Loschiavo, noting he cherished every moment he spent with the Falcons this season and throughout his career.
"I love being on the field with all my teammates. Getting the chance this last year to be on the field with the kids I've been (playing) with since I was 7 years old means a lot. I've lived with (the disorder) all my life. I've learned to get through all my struggles."
Loschiavo said he will be attending Rowan University in the fall, adding that he aspires to study medicine.
"Hopefully," he said, "I'll be privileged to one day help others like my doctors helped me."
NJ Girls basketball: Greater Middlesex Conference Top 10 rankings through Jan. 19
NJ Girls basketball: Skyland Conference and CN area Top 10 rankings through Jan. 19
New Brunswick's Keshon Davila becomes program's first 100-win wrestler
Sayreville clinches third-straight GMC White Division title for first time in program history
GMC and Courier News area wrestling box scores for Saturday, Jan. 18
NJ Boys Basketball roundup for Saturday, Jan. 18


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EDS names Battle as interim dean of students and community life
Posted Aug 27, 2014
[Episcopal Divinity School press release] Episcopal Divinity School has announced the appointment of The Rev. Michael Battle, Ph.D., as Interim Dean of Students and Community Life for the 2014-15 academic year. Dr. Battle will begin working at EDS on Monday, August 25th, and will reside on the EDS campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Dr. Battle is an accomplished theologian and a respected pastoral leader whose ministry has spanned the globe. A graduate of Duke University (B.A. and Ph.D.), Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Yale University (S.T.M.), he was ordained a priest in South Africa by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1993. His ministry focuses on Christian non-violence, human spirituality, and Black church studies. He is the author of several books, including Reconciliation: The Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu and Blessed are the Peacemakers: A Christian Spirituality of Non-violence.
Dr. Battle is founder of the PeaceBattle Institute and has served as Rector and Canon Theologian in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Previously, he served as Provost of the Cathedral Center, Vice President, Associate Dean of Academic Studies and Associate Professor of Theology at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia.
He has also served as Chaplain to the Episcopal House of Bishops, as a member of the Theology Committee of the Episcopal Church, as Spiritual Director of CREDO, Wellness Conference of the Episcopal Church, and on several boards, including EDS alumna Mpho Tutu's Institute for Prayer and Pilgrimage.
Most recently, Dr. Battle served as Vicar of St. Titus Episcopal Church in Durham, North Carolina. His website is michaelbattle.com.
About Episcopal Divinity School
Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) is a progressive center for study and spiritual formation for lay and ordained leaders. Committed to a mission of social justice and inclusive education and grounded in the Anglican tradition, EDS awards Masters degrees in Divinity and Theological Studies, Doctoral degrees in Ministry, and Certificates in Anglican Formation; Justice, Reconciliation, and Mission; and Christian Spiritualities for the Contemporary World.
EDS is a member of the Boston Theological Institute, a consortium of 10 eminent theological schools, seminaries, and departments of religion in the Boston area.
A seminary for the Episcopal Church, Episcopal Divinity School is grounded in the Anglican tradition and committed to growing in relationship with other Christian and faith traditions. Episcopal Divinity School is an academic community of biblical, historical, and theological inquiry that respects students as responsible learners with valuable experience, supports spiritual and ministerial formation, and provides tools for the life-long work of social and personal transformation. To learn more about EDS, visit www.eds.edu.
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There's no such thing as a blitzkrieg in highsec. Unlike nullsec, you can't win highsec space by getting a bunch of people in fleet for a week and then sit on sovereignty indefinitely by taking advantage of the defense-oriented game mechanics. So how do you win highsec? Through good ol' fashioned persistence.
...Better. Midnight0587 wasn't quite at the point where he was willing to join the New Order, but the stage had been set for future Agents to more easily shepherd the miner into line. Now let's look at another case.
Once again, a carebear was defiant. Would his attitude improve after another try?
Success! While Ahri thedog still had a long way to go, he was already confessing an earlier violation of the Code; he admitted to making pasta when he was supposed to be sitting at his keyboard.
Right off the bat, Bastion Saissore was well on his way to happiness. Some miners are more fertile ground than others, of course.
Ah. You see that? Cat Sky is still struggling, and not yet ready to join the New Order family. I commend Temporary Amnesia for the effort, however. You know, some carebears join us instantly. Others take a few days or weeks. The more stubborn carebears may even take months or years to change their minds about us. That's fine. As long as there are non-compliants in highsec, there will be Agents of the New Order bravely giving them the Code. And if we need to work on a miner for years before we change his mind, that's what we'll do. We're not out for 99% or 99.99% compliance. We want 100% at the bare minimum. No miner left behind.
He's also a master of irony - he mentions 'low intelligence', 'bad etiquette', 'lack of skills', 'disprespectful', 'no life', 'mentally handicapped', 'grip on reality'.
I had to read that a few times to be sure my eyes weren't deceiving me.
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Grats to Temp Amnesia for hitting the jackpot there.


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Týnčanský kras je vápencová oblast v okrese Příbram, mezi vesnicemi Týnčany a Skoupý, s krasovými jevy a pestrou flórou i faunou. Pro tyto kvality bylo navrženo, aby se stala přírodní rezervací, ale na začátku roku 2021 jí dosud vyhlášena nebyla. Týnčanský kras patří do mírně teplé oblasti (mezofytikum), spadá do fytochorionu 41 (Střední Povltaví) poblíž jeho hranice s okrskem 42a (Sedlčansko-milevská pahorkatina). Nadmořská výška se pohybuje mezi 410 a 568 metry. Rozloha přírodně hodnotné oblasti je 36,4 ha.

Geologie
Území je tvořeno ostrůvkem krystalických vápenců devonského stáří v okolní krajině prvohorních žulových vyvřelin sedlčanského plutónu. Vápencem někde prostupují břidlice. Vyvinuta je řada krasových jevů, škrapových polí, skalních výchozů, několik závrtů, vývěrů a jeskyní, z nich nejvýznamnější jsou 122 metrů dlouhá Velikonoční a 89 metrů dlouhá Divišova jeskyně, v nichž je prováděn soustavný speleologický průzkum. Reliéf modelují také četné staré lůmky na kvalitní místní vápenec.

Půda na vápenci je převážně hnědá rendzina, na okolních kyselých substrátech navazují oligotrofní a mezotrofní hnědozemě.

Flóra

V území bylo nalezeno 420 rostlinných druhů, z nichž 50 je zařazeno na Červeném seznamu ohrožených druhů. Mnohé teplomilné a vápnomilné druhy zde mají ojedinělý izolovaný výskyt v rámci širokého okolí. Převládá vegetace teplomilných širokolistých trávníků (svaz Bromion erecti) s vtroušenými křovinami, cenná a druhově bohatá jsou také stará polní lada a okraje polních kultur nebo vegetace primitivních půd na vápencových skalních výchozech.

Ze vzácných a zajímavých druhů se v území vyskytují např. hořec křížatý (Gentiana cruciata) a hořec brvitý (Gentianopsis ciliaca), vstavač kukačka (Anacamptis morio), záraza vyšší (Orobanche elatior), dejvorec velkoplodý (Caucalis platycarpos), hlaváček letní (Adonis aestivalis), konopice úzkolistá (Galeopsis angustifolia), sasanka lesní (Anemone sylvestris), křivatec rolní (Gagea villosa) a další. Výskyt některých dalších z lokality udávaných druhů, například kapradiny vratičky měsíční (Botrychium lunaria), pelyňku metlatého (Artemisia scoparia) nebo pětiprstky žežulníku (Gymnadenia conopsea), se v posledních letech nepodařilo potvrdit. Zajímavá je také populace jalovce obecného (Juniperus communis) na bývalých pastvinách.

Fauna a mykologie

Při mykologickém průzkumu bylo zjištěno 96 druhů hub, z nichž nejvýznamnější je lopatička kyjovitá (Spathularia flavida). Území je cennou entomologickou lokalitou s výskytem mnoha druhů ohrožených motýlů (okáč skalní, modrásek Rebelův, ostruháček kapinicový, pestrobarvec petrklíčový), brouků a dalších druhů hmyzu (cikáda chlumní, mravkolev Dystoleon tetragrammicus). Jeskyně jsou zimovištěm vrápence malého a dalších netopýrů, stejně jako čolka horského. Na odlehlých skalních římsách blízkého lomu hnízdí výr velký (Bubo bubo).

Management a ochrana
Území bylo v minulosti využíváno jako pastvina, což umožnilo existenci druhově pestrých travinných společenstev. Po opuštění pastvy podléhalo dlouhá léta degradaci a zarůstání náletovými dřevinami a křovinami trnky a svídy krvavé, což způsobilo vymizení některých vzácných druhů rostlin. Větší ochranářské zásahy proběhly po roce 2008 v souvislosti s přípravou návrhu maloplošného chráněného území a zařazení do projektu Natura 2000. Od té doby jsou na území pravidelně vyřezávány nežádoucí křoviny a byla též obnovena pastva, kterou realizuje občanské sdružení Bělozářka.

Lokalitou prochází naučná stezka Petrovicko, která zde má několik zastavení.

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura
 Malíček, Jiří, Hroch, David (eds.): Vlastivědný sborník Středního Povltaví, čís. I/2008. Vyd. Městské muzeum Sedlčany.

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