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Rachel Roche2020-01-10T10:41:53+00:00January 10th, 2020|News|
Deputyships are rarely connected with inheritance disputes. For one thing, Deputies act to help and protect living people who have lost the mental capacity to make decisions. Inheritance disputes, by contrast, usually happen after someone's death. Like Lasting Powers of Attorney – which are similar arrangements in many ways – Deputyships end as soon as the person being protected dies.
An unusual case from the end of last year, however, saw a professional Deputy seeking to reduce the risk of any disputes or claims occurring over the estate of the person they were protecting.
This blog examines the case and some of the interesting issues it raised. If you would like to know more about Deputyships in general before reading about this case, please have a look at our factsheets. For more about estate disputes, you could download our free new ebook 'Challenging a Will'.
The case of Bagguley v E [2019] EWCOP 49
The case concerned a 76-year-old man, referred to throughout as 'E', who was living with severe dementia. E's condition meant that he did not have the mental capacity to make decisions for himself and, since 2014, he had been under the care of a Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection to manage his property and financial affairs. E's Deputy was a solicitor named Richard Bagguley.
E had three adult children, referred to as D, P and A. However, there had been some doubts in the past over whether E was their biological father. Some DNA tests had already been carried out, one in 1991 following the suicide of the children's mother, and another in 2002. The first test had been taken to determine whether E was the children's father, the second had focused on how closely related the children were to each other. The tests had indicated that there was a high probability E was the father of D, P and A, but the results were not absolutely conclusive.
E's health was deteriorating and Mr Bagguley thought that question marks over the children's parentage could increase the risks of disputes arising over E's estate when he died. He applied to the Court of Protection to allow a DNA sample to be taken from E so that a further paternity test could be conducted. Because of E's lack of mental capacity, he could not provide the required consent, and Mr Bagguley wanted a ruling from the Court to determine whether making this decision for him would be in E's best interests.
The court's decision – was the DNA test in E's best interests?
Assessing whether something is in a protected person's best interests involves looking at many things. As the judge stated: it "requires a broad and often subtle evaluation of a wide canvas of factors." For the court, this included all of E's current circumstances they considered to be relevant and also any evidence of E's past and present wishes, where possible.
E had commissioned the 1991 DNA test himself, and though the court found that E had accepted the result of it as certain proof that they were his children, the court also found that it set clear indications E would want to know the truth – and that he was not against the idea of DNA testing to confirm it.
The court acknowledged that the DNA test would provide no medical benefit to E, but recognised that the result could play a key part in E's legacy after his death. The judge held that someone's best interests do not instantly cease when they die and there could be many things after death which might affect their best interests in life – such as how that person is remembered. The judge accepted that the way in which D, P, and A remembered E could be influenced by confirmation that he was their father.
The court accepted that having conclusive proof of parentage would reduce the possibility of inheritance disputes between D, P and A after E's death. In addition, the judge noted that taking the DNA sample from E would be "probably no more intrusive than assisting E to clean his teeth". As such, the court ruled that having the DNA test was in E's best interests.
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What were the risks of an inheritance dispute arising?
Unfortunately, the court's judgment did not mention whether E had made a Will before the onset of his dementia. The existence of a Will changes any inheritance situation. Below is an exploration of some of the different possibilities:
If E had made a Will – It might serve as another way of reducing the risk of disputes occurring after his death. Wills can provide certainty, setting out someone's wishes for their estate. For example, if E had made a Will which named D, P and A specifically as his beneficiaries, E's wishes for sharing his estate would be clear for all to see.
If E had made a Will but its terms were more ambiguous – A Will may not have completely ruled out the possibility of disputes, however. If the wording in the Will was less specific than suggested above – perhaps leaving his estate to 'his children' (rather than naming them specifically) – questions over parentage would have made the situation ripe for legal dispute. One of the children might have alleged that one or both of the other children were not biologically related to E, for example, and so not eligible to benefit.
If E had not made a Will – When someone dies without a Will, the intestacy rules decide who receives their estate. In E's case, as he has no living spouse, his estate would be shared between his children. Again, any of the children could then seek to argue that one or both of the other children were not biologically related to E, to try and disqualify them from receiving a share.
Whether E had made a Will or not – There remains the possibility of that someone could make a claim for 'reasonable financial provision' from E's estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. This becomes more likely if one or more of the children were to receive a smaller share from E's estate than the others, or perhaps nothing at all. Our factsheet 'Excluding someone from your Will' contains more information about these kinds of claim.
It is worth noting that E's lack of mental capacity means it would not be possible for him to make a valid Will now. However, there could be another option. Deputies and other interested people can apply to the Court of Protection to make a Statutory Will on behalf of someone who lacks mental capacity.
Inheritance disputes are often sparked by uncertainty. By granting authority for the DNA test in E's case, the Court of Protection has hopefully removed some of that uncertainty, and with it some of the risks of a dispute occurring over E's estate when he dies.
Where possible, it is always better to avoid legal disputes before they occur. Having expert legal support to help you identify potential inheritance issues and plan for them accordingly can make all the difference.
Advice from Roche Legal
At Roche Legal, we are reassuring experts who can help you with a wide range of legal matters. We specialise in:
Court of Protection matters
Contested Probate and Will Disputes
Trusts and Estate Planning
Presumption of Death Applications
Missing Persons Guardianship Applications
Need further help?
If you would like guidance about planning for the future, preparing against inheritance disputes, or on anything else covered in this blog, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
About the Author: Rachel Roche
Rachel is a fully qualified Solicitor known for her personable style and strives to ensure that all of her clients receive a tailored and efficient service.
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Relais Casali della Cisterna
Belgirate, Lake Maggiore, Italy
8 out of 10 Telegraph expert rating
This attractive hotel, run by a husband and wife team, is set in beautiful grounds that run down to the lakefront. With only 12 rooms, the atmosphere is welcoming and intimate. Deckchairs and hammocks are dotted about, and there's plenty to keep children busy, including a playground, dartboard and table tennis.
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It has a lovely location perched on a hillside, nestled among a verdant park commanding wonderful lake views. The only downside is the railway track behind the hotel, as trains can occasionally be heard passing by. A short 10-minute drive north is Stresa, the jumping off point for the Borromean Islands, which constitute one of lake's major attractions.
Style and Character
The relais is set within two 19th-century buildings that once served as quarters for both sailors and the gardeners at stately home nearby. Interiors are classic in style, with wooden furnishings, botanical prints and polished parquet floors. It's immersed in greenery, with a large attractive park running down towards the shores of the lake home to bamboo, sequoia and azaleas (botanical plants are lovingly labelled), while peppered here and there are marble statues.
It's also quiet, refined and peaceful, characterised by the soothing sound of a river that rushes through the grounds. With only 12 rooms, the atmosphere is intimate – ideal for those wanting a tranquil getaway in a secluded location.
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The operation is run by a husband and wife team, Simona and Alberto, a friendly and welcoming couple who go out of their way to assist guests.
The leafy grounds are particularly attractive, home to a pond with turtles and fish. Deckchairs and hammocks are sprinkled about, and there's a trampoline, a play area for children, table tennis and table football, along with a handful of exercise machines including a treadmill, rowing machine and an exercise bench.
Tucked away on the first floor balcony of the main building is an open-air whirlpool tub with lake views (you'll have to book ahead). There's also an electric car charge point, and complimentary bikes at guests' disposal.
The spacious rooms are set in two buildings: those in the Casa dei Giardinieri (Gardeners' House), once gardeners' living quarters, are named after plants, while those in the annexe Casa dei Marinai, formerly the sailors' quarters, are named after sailing boats. They're attractive and elegant, with classic-style furnishings, polished parquet floors and Persian rugs, along with sound systems in the superior suites.
Rooms are equipped with tea and coffee making facilities, while marble bathrooms have showers or bathtubs, and power hair dryers. All rooms in the Casa dei Marinai have balcony or terrace.
The buffet breakfast includes cereal, yoghurt, local honey, freshly made pancakes, cold cuts and cheeses; eggs can also be prepared, and vegan cakes can be made on request. It is served on the terrace shaded by oleander trees or in a small dining area that once housed the villa's stables.
The park overlooking the lake is a great place to enjoy a drink, and a selection of dishes are available throughout the day and can be enjoyed anywhere on the property. On the menu you'll find sandwiches, minestrone, pizzas, cold cut and cheese platters, and tasty homemade lasagne made by Simona's mother.
Double rooms from €95 (£84) in low season; and from €130 (£115) in high. Breakfast excluded (€12/£11). Free Wi-Fi.
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The leafy grounds a lovely spot for children to run around, and there's a children's play area, table tennis, trampoline, darts and table football. One superior suite sleeps up to five, two superior suites sleep up to four, while three superior suites have a double room and a sofa beds.
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The program's goal is to foster broader understanding, widespread dissemination, and better application of the insights emerging from the science of learning for children ages 2 to 12.
Program Details of LSX Fellowship
LSX Fellows will work in teams to develop cross-sector projects that activate change in schools and other learning settings. This project will be showcased as the culmination of the fellowship at the third LSX summit in June 2024. Fellows will attend workshops and conferences on new directions in the science of learning, on how to support students of varying backgrounds and needs, and on how to communicate the science effectively with educators, parents, policymakers, and other broad audiences.
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Fifteen fellows will be chosen, three from each of the five sectors. The LSX Fellows' first meeting is planned as a hybrid event (virtual and in-person, pandemic permitting) for June 2022 in Washington, DC at the second-ever LSX Summit, an event that will showcase the work of the current class of LSX Fellows. At the culmination of the fellowship in June 2024, the new class of LSX Fellows will showcase their work at a third LSX Summit.
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Strip Club Found Liable For Shooting On Property
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December 5, 2018 Deirdra Funcheon, Bisnow South Florida
The recently closed King of Diamonds strip club is known around the world because countless rappers have immortalized it in song. Not far away, though, was a perhaps more notorious club.
1430 NW 119th St. in Miami
Coco's over the years had been the site of multiple shootings and the arrest of a drug and weapons dealer named King Dread. One reviewer on Facebook warned in 2016, "If u want to live tomorrow, I suggest this not be the club u slide to."
With so many guns in America, much has been made about commercial property owners' liability for violent events. CRE owners and landlords are making changes to security protocols, venue design and insurance policies. In one recent legal case, a jury suggested that the owners of Coco's essentially should have expected a shootout.
On Christmas night in 2011, Christopher Nealy, a party promoter, was caught up in a parking lot shootout between feuding patrons at Coco's on Northwest 119th Street. Nealy was shot three times, resulting in an 11-day hospital stay, seven surgeries and a bullet that is still in him. In November, a jury found that the strip club was 37% liable for his injuries.
Coco's is like "the Wild Wild West. They had it like an O.K. Corral, gun-slinging saloon," attorney Reginald Mathis told the Daily Business Review.
"This place is like a pirate's den," said Mathis' fellow attorney, Bruce Jacobs. "If you're going to run that kind of business, you need to take care of people and protect them."
The incident started when a man named Michael Prophet feuded with another patron, then ran outside and opened fire. Coco's security team shot and killed Prophet. Mathis and Jacobs argued that Coco's had inadequate security.
The jury decided that the club was partly to blame for the shooting and handed down an $8.7M verdict, although the final judgement was reduced to $2.2M. The defense attorney for Coco's told the Miami Herald that the shooter, not the club, should have been liable.
"Our security wasn't negligent," Martin Gilliam said. "It was shown we killed the assailant. We handled the assailant within four seconds after he fired at one of the patrons."
Gilliam said he plans to appeal the ruling.
Meanwhile, the site of the since-closed Coco's is being reincarnated as a higher-end "gentlemen's club" called The Edge.
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Lady Raiders Basketball Team Gets NIL Deal to Match Football Program
Rob Breaux
Rob Breaux Published: July 28, 2022
Paul Roberts, KKAM.com
The Lady Raiders are getting paid. A few weeks ago, The Matador Club announced that 85 scholarship football players and 15 walk-ons would be earning 25K this season as part of a team-wide NIL deal.
Now, on July 28th, the Level 13 Agency has announced a team-wide deal of their own.
When I heard the deal was coming earlier this week I was a bit skeptical that they could match the 25K brought to the football team. Not because they didn't have the funds or ability. It's just always been a status thing that women's sports are behind men's sports because of the money they provide the Universities.
That's the beauty of NIL deals though. They don't care who makes the University money, it's all about branding and awareness, and female college athletes consistently have bigger brands and platforms on social media. That, in turn, means they'd be more valuable in NIL right?
Level 13 has thrown down that gauntlet because they've signed every Lady Raider to a $ 25,000 deal. Equal to the deal signed by football players earlier this month.
Again, just like the football team's NIL deal, this isn't an exclusive deal but merely a baseline to make sure every single athlete at Texas Tech is covered. It will take some time to get there, but I believe that baseball, track and field, soccer, and the rest area are all in line to get in on the NIL love that Red Raider boosters are showing right now.
The Level 13 Agency is not a NIL collective like the Matador Club, rather it's an agency created for the sole purpose of connecting athletes to NIL deals. Made up of former Red Raiders in Kirk Noles, Marc McDougal, Keith McNeese, and Ross Rushing, the Level 13 Agency provides yet another opportunity for Texas Tech to prove that they are a force in the NIL space.
"We are proud to announce that Level 13 Agency has committed $25,000.00 per Lady Raider in the Women's Basketball Locker Room! We see you, we hear you, and we support you, ladies! #LΞVΞLUPLADIΞS" Level 13 said in a statement.
They also added that this deal is, "One of, if not the biggest team-wide locker room deals for a women's sport in the country!" Not just in women's basketball, but in all women's collegiate sports.
To put it in perspective, WNBA Rookies make $50,000. With the Womble facilities, nutrition program, and everything else Texas Tech offers its players, I bet some Lady Raiders out-earn WNBA rookies this season.
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Andrea Santolaya
WANIKU
NATION RUGBY
RUSSKAYA AMERIKA
There was a young Warao with an arrow and bow who they called "Strong arm". He never missed a bird when he pointed out (...) but one time he missed his aim and the arrow went away, barely grazing the feathers of the bird. There he went, and the archer arrived to the place where it had disappeared. "Where has my arrow fallen down?" -he asked himself. He searched everywhere but could not find it. He suddenly saw a small hole and started to dig. Digging, he trespassed the sky's floor. When the hole was completely open he contemplated earth.
* "The archer Strong arm"; fundational Warao myth collected by Johannes Wilbert (1964).
WHERE WATER RUMBLES
Life inside the Delta has been articulated around water for centuries. Ever since the time when the Delta was united by an isthmus of land to Trinity island. Waniku is the word that Warao people, the native inhabitants the Delta of the Orinoco river, use to refer to the light that guides the waves that accompany their lives: the moon.
Warao culture has evolved around a mythology where their spiritual and physical world conform two separate worlds. On one side, there is the Warao who were able to colonize the Delta and on the other side those who were trapped in the sky in the shape of the constellation Ursus Major also known as the Great Bear.
Ever since the 16th Century innumerable expeditions have taken place inside the swamps of the Delta of the Orinoco river. Conquistadores and adventurers seeking for the gold and glory of El Dorado. Along with religious missions whose aim was to bring the gospel to the most remote corners of the Spanish empire. It is during this collision of civilizations were part of the contemporary Warao culture was shaped. A syncretic mixture of ancient manners and traditions imposed by the Spanish missionaries. The dress that we now consider to be a traditional Warao dress was created by Capuchin monks to fight their nudity.
Following the leads of ancient missioners and explorers of the past century. Waniku explores the thin thread that unites the mysterious nature of the Delta and the character of women inside Warao culture. It is a voyage across time seeking for the lost paradise.
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Every American deserves a chance at a good life. No promises, just a chance. No person, wealthier or otherwise, has the right to steal that opportunity by virtue of planting a vote in a politician's pocket. Not one solitary opportunity.
Forty years ago, moderate Republicans called out to us from the forests that we were being lied to, that "voodoo economics" were going to destroy us. For decades, economists around the globe have been warning that the Euro-American economic plans based on this "supply-side" game would cause inflationary bubbles and stock market crashes — as they have — and keep Western economies in turmoil rather than provide the "growth" anticipated.
When Ross Perot ran for President, he told us to listen for that "giant sucking sound" and now we are hearing it, especially out of Washington.
All our dreams, all our benefits are about to be sucked away … now that so many jobs, factories and our manufacturing base are gone, as predicted. All as resulting from these failed, economic theories.
You have one final chance to change course before the last blow is felled, one ultimate opportunity to speak up and cast out those who are either corrupt or so blind they cannot understand what they've done or what is going on around us. Go out of your homes and vote. Get them out of Congress and the Legislature. Replace them with people who will serve the interests of your families, your communities and your friends, finally.
People are running for office this year who will protect you, your children, your cities and state. Your country. The benefits you earned, that your parents and grandparents fought and died for. No one — not one blessed soul — should be allowed to take those away from you for the sake of enriching themselves.
It's been widely reported that Kentucky and Barkley Lakes are victims of an invasive species of fish known as Asian carp. These fish have migrated into our rivers and streams from the Mississippi River. The Asian carp are threatening the ecosystem and associated fishing and water recreation that is enjoyed by millions on these two lakes.
However, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn has done absolutely nothing to combat these very harmful fish. I have not seen or heard where she has voiced any support to the ongoing efforts by the state and federal governments to save our two lakes from this menacing aquatic animal even though both of these lakes are within her Congressional District. These fish cross county, congressional, and state lines. Our representatives in Washington need to take note of the harm Asian carp is having back home. How can she ignore the pleas of anglers and boaters in her on backyard?
When you compare Blackburn to Phil Bredesen, the contrast is clear. Bredesen heard about problems fishermen have with Asian carp back in May and immediately came up with a plan to try and get these fish under control. Since he announced his proposal other senators and representatives have joined Bredesen's chorus. But not Blackburn. Blackburn's been in Congress 16 years. That's long enough. I'm voting for Bredesen.
Tennessee government is about to experience profound change, with several exceptional public servants not returning. This includes state Reps Jimmy Eldridge and Steve McDaniel, both of whom are members of NFIB, the voice of small business, the organization I represent.
Small business is grateful to these leaders for helping make Tennessee one of the premier states in which to own, operate and grow a business. The last 10 years, I had the honor of working with both men on meaningful legislation, including reforms to our workers' comp, unemployment and tax systems.
What I'll miss most, though, is how Eldridge and McDaniel treated everyone — their colleagues, constituents and advocates like me. Both gentlemen did a wonderful job of engaging, hearing all sides, asking questions, and making tough decisions.
I thank both for their stellar service and making Tennessee proud, and wish both leaders the very best in their pursuits. The communities of Jackson and Parkers Crossroads are fortunate to have them.


Boxing Day kicks off Australia's official Season of the Leftover, with family members quibbling over the best pieces of turkey and ham in between swimming and sleeping. But while the chef of the house might have retired soon after the dishes were set on the table for Christmas lunch, it's a shame not to jazz up what remains to really enjoy its beautiful flavours.
Here, Mike McEnearney of the hugely popular Kitchen By Mike in Sydney, and formerly of Rockpool and London's Pied à Terre, lets us in on his favourite Christmas leftover recipes.
"There is always leftover leg ham from Christmas day so I serve slices of it with mashed potato and Cumberland sauce," explains Mike. "It is the perfect Boxing Day lunch, very simple with a light green salad."
500 grams butter, cut into 2cm squares.
*Peel potatoes and simmer in plenty of salted water at a steady roll over medium heat. When they are cooked through (a skewer should easily penetrate), drain from water and allow the steam to evaporate for 1 minute.
*Bring the milk to the boil.
*Push the potatoes through a ricer or food mill and into a large warm pot. Place on low heat and add half of the milk, stirring rapidly to incorporate, then start adding the diced butter.
*When the butter is emulsified add the rest of the milk until the desired texture is achieved.
*Season with grates of nutmeg, grinds of pepper and crushed sea salt.
Note: Do not allow the potato to cool during making, as this will cause the starch to turn the mash gluey in texture.
*Remove the skin by placing your hand under the skin and sliding it between the fat and skin, then trim off with a knife.
*Cut a lattice in the fat, taking caution not to cut into the meat.
*Place a clove at each intersection.
*Dust with mustard powder or paste, rub in and dust with sugar.
*Bake on a cake rack sitting in a baking dish with a puddle of water.
*Bake until the sugar has melted and lightly caramelised with slightly burnt edges.
*Remove from the oven and rest for 10 minutes before carving.
*Finely chop the shallots and blanch.
*Using a zester, zest the orange and lemon into fine strips and blanch.
*Cut the ginger into fine julienne strips and combine with the juice of both fruits.
*Add all ingredients and simmer until smooth.
*Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
"Another great Boxing Day recipe is for breakfast," says Mike—and bubble and squeak is certainly one to quell any sore heads the morning after the night before. "I always over-cater the roast vegetables so that any leftovers I can turn into bubble and squeak, and serve with a fried egg and some bacon, ham or even sauté spinach."
*Squeeze the vegetables together in a chunky homogenous mass, then shape into patties, dust with flour and pan fry with butter in the shape of a big burger.
*Remove from fry pan and add a little more butter for frying the eggs.
*You can fry 4 eggs in a 25cm frying pan by gently cracking 4 eggs into a bowl and pouring them into the pan in one go. They will space themselves out and when they are ready just cut between them with an egg flip and lift them out.
*Place on top of vegetables and scatter with chopped chives.
Note: Variations include serving with sauté spinach, crispy bacon, mushrooms, sausages or sauté duck liver.


ince the development of the International Moth into a fully foiling dinghy there has been an explosion in the popularity of the class with some of the world's top sailors competing in it and many others enjoying the exhilaration of 'flying'. However there is no doubt that it is a challenge to learn to fly a Moth and other designs are being introduced which are easier to sail and provide foiling opportunities for less dedicated, larger and less agile sailors.
Starting with the theory, the book goes through rigging and launching, then low-riding sailing, tacking and gybing before moving onto flying and, of course, the foiling gybe and tack. All illustrated by hundreds of colour photographs and many diagrams.


You've probably heard it all before when it comes to power surges. They're highly dangerous to you and all your valuable electronic devices in your business. You need to protect yourself to ensure no damage occurs to your equipment.
While you probably know the basics, there's much more to power surges than you might realise. Have a look at our guide to learn all about power surges (including how they work and how to best protect your place of work). You'll definitely be glad you get protected should your business ever experience any type of voltage transient.
To put it simply, power surges are the sudden occurrence of voltage transients – rapid changes or spikes in voltage within your buildings power. These types of changes in power can have serious effects on the wiring in your property – all the way up to the electronic devices themselves. Even worse, an incident like a lightning strike could lead to an electrocution if you, or a staff member, is touching something which is connected to the power!
Problems with the buildings wiring: If your wiring isn't up-to-par, you may have issues that could cause power surges to specific outlets. Be careful in these scenarios – issues within your wiring could quickly become a highly dangerous fire hazard.
Lightning Storms: One of the more common sources of surges, a lightning strike can cause a dangerous spike in electricity. If a strike hits a building and makes contact with wiring or other sources of electricity, you could face both an electrocution and a fire hazard if you're unprotected.
Surge protectors are typically what we all see as power strips. They're grounded plugs that allow you to connect multiple electronic devices. And they're built to better withstand sudden voltage transients to keep all the devices plugged into them protected.
Check Warranty Information: Many protectors will offer you a significant financial guarantee for equipment plugged into them. In most cases, better electronics protection will offer you a higher financial warranty (and usually a higher buying price).
Lifespan: The protection offered by these installations is not permanent, so make sure that your choice offers an indicator as to when you lose protection. In most cases, an indicator light will alert you as to when you're protected or unprotected.
Surge arrestors work similarly to surge protectors – they put a stop to the transmission of voltage spikes. Arrestors are typically used for more major installations, businesses and other purposes.
You may need an arrestor if your business uses lots of expensive electronic equipment.
Surge diverters do exactly what the claim: they divert excess voltages from spikes back to earth and away from your electronics. These are typically installed on a primary switchboard to provide protection to your place of work.
While these devices may not offer full protection against something like lightning, they'll give a good amount of general protection for everything you have plugged in. It's generally recommended to still use surge protectors even with a diverter installed.
As you can see, the dangers and risks associated with lightning and other electrical problems can prove very serious for your business. Even installing a few safety precautions could mitigate this risk from major financial loss to a simple tripped switch on your circuit breaker.
Take the time to ensure that your equipment is protected. That way, you won't have to worry even when a lightning storm passes through your area.


Tonight's WWE RAW will take place from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California with the final red brand hype before Sunday's WWE TLC pay-per-view.
* Has Dean Ambrose finally gotten inside Seth Rollins' head?
* Did Drew McIntyre's assault on Finn Bálor change the WWE TLC landscape?


After a top effort by all, the restoration of our oldest display case (starring our reptilian friends) has finally been unveiled!
It took several months, many coats of paint, much detailed brush work, endless detective work, but it is finally here - our newest oldest display case. Located in our Surviving Australia exhibition, this case has been restored to it's former glory - check it out! Go here for a range of stories behind the restoration.


By ENHE Board MemberJoseph Taylor, M.D.
Joseph Taylor is a physician who has practiced Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Hendersonville, Tennessee, for over 30 years.
East Nashville Hope Exchange is all about literacy and that includes health literacy.
We know that a child's heath – emotional, physical, and nutritional – has a significant effect on learning. It can be difficult to remember something new when one is stressed out or distracted by other activities or problems. Likewise, it is difficult to learn if one is ill or does not have the fuel required for the brain to functional optimally.
How can you help ensure your child is healthy and prepare to succeed?
Provide a quiet place for studying/reading without lots of music or TV or other distractions. This habit can reinforce the importance of concentration.
Talk to your child about stress – in an age appropriate way – and help them feel safe and loved regardless of what else is going on in their life. Open communication about the things that might be causing them stress is a powerful way to work together to problem solve.
Physical exercise is important for children of all ages and has been proven to improve health. It should be incorporated into your daily schedule. It's also a great way for a kid to burn off some pent-up energy!
Proper nutritional also is vital. Consider starting your child's day off with a meal that incorporates protein and doesn't have too much sugar. Oatmeal is a great option.
By providing our children the tools and resources they need to be healthy, they'll be more than ready to learn!


The paywall industry providing tools for paid access to digital content was born some 5 years ago, and already it's undergoing a big consolidation wave.
In September 2014 Slovak-based Piano Media acquired Press+ and became the largest paywall tech company in the world. Today Piano Media and its former competitor Tinypass announced they merged into Piano, a SaaS business platform for digital media. The newly formed company will be headed by Tinypass CEO Trevor Kaufman while Kelly Leach, former CEO of Piano Media, will be an advisor. Financial terms of the deal are not disclosed.
Paywalls enable news and media publishers to monetize their content.
Using big data, Piano's VX software enables publishers to analyze their customers and their preferences, to segment them and to choose most fitting content personalization and monetization approach: whether the users pay for subscription, downloads or with sharing their personal data or viewing ads.
Among the clients of the merged company are big brands such as News Corp., Esquire, Slate, CNBC, Time Inc. And more than 1,200 other content providers are subscribed to Piano SaaS solution to build a paywall.
Headquartered in New York City, Piano.io operates a European office in Slovakia and a development unit in Russia.


Coffee and Beer: A Match Made in Heaven?
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Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Thyroid Gland – A Rare Malignancy
Published Online: May 5th 2019 European Endocrinology. 2019;15(1):44–6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17925/EE.2019.15.1.44
Authors: Deepak Khandelwal, Seema Sachan, Ajay Kumar Ajmani, Vivek Aggarwal, Bhasker Reddy
Primary leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of thyroid is rare malignant neoplasm usually seen in elderly patients. These tumours are characterised by a rapidly growing mass in the neck, difficult to diagnose preoperatively and are highly aggressive with high recurrence rates in spite of radical surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. We herein report a case of 50-year-old female with a rapidly growing painless mass in the neck. Total thyroidectomy with bilateral neck node clearance was done. Histology and Immunohistochemistry revealed primary LMS of thyroid gland. Within 1 month of radical surgery she developed local recurrence. Diagnosis of primary LMS is difficult and immunohistochemistry is necessary to differentiate it from other malignancies of the thyroid. Primary LMS remains a life-threatening tumour and more effective treatment are needed to improve outcome
Thyroid leiomyosarcoma, thyroidectomy, thyroid malignancy, thyroid tumour
Malignancies of the thyroid are one of the most common neoplasms and predominantly affect females. Differentiated thyroid carcinomas include papillary and follicular carcinomas (accounting for 90–95% of all cases).1 Papillary carcinoma is the most common type of all thyroid malignancies, while medullary thyroid carcinoma comprises 6% of all cases.1 Rarer types include anaplastic carcinomas, lymphomas and sarcomas.2 Among these, sarcomas are an extremely rare groups of tumours.1 The sarcoma types observed in the thyroid glands are liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma (LMS), and angiosarcoma. Primary LMS of the thyroid is a rare tumour and approximately only 30 cases have been reported previously.3–22 The other common sites for LMS are gastrointestinal tract, retroperitoneum and pelvis.23
According to the histological tumour classification by World Health Organization (WHO), thyroid LMS is classified as a member of the smooth-muscle tumours of thyroid gland.24 An accurate diagnosis requires combined clinical, imaging, histological and immunohistochemistry evaluations.15 The prognosis is generally poor in spite of aggressive surgery, adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and recurrence/relapse rates are very high with an estimated 1-year survival of only 5–10%.20 We herein report a case of 50-year-old female with primary LMS of thyroid with aggressive presentation.
A 50-year-old female presented to us with a 3-week history of rapidly progressive neck swelling associated with mild neck discomfort. She did not complain of any respiratory difficulty, voice change, haemoptysis, dysphagia, weight loss, loss of appetite or fever. She had no previous history of radiation exposure, no significant medical illness or surgery, and no family history of thyroid malignancy. Her physical examination revealed a large hard nodule on right side of thyroid with relative fixity to surrounding structures along with palpable right cervical lymph nodes. Her thyroid function tests were within normal limits. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed dominant solid hypoechoic nodule in right lobe of thyroid measuring 5.9 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm with internal vascularity and without any cystic changes. Computed tomography (CT) in the neck revealed heterogeneously enhancing lesion with areas of necrosis and calcification involving the right lobe and isthmus with ill-defined margins in places and mildly enlarged, necrotic level 3, 4 and 5 lymph nodes (Figure 1). Ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration cytology was suggestive for malignancy, possibly medullary carcinoma/poorly differentiated carcinoma (Bethesda category VI). Her serum calcitonin and urine catecholamines levels were within normal limits.
After detailed discussion and consent she underwent total thyroidectomy and bilateral neck node clearance. Intraoperative clinical findings of the tumour in right lobe of the thyroid showed desmoplastic reaction in surrounding soft tissues with no local invasion on the right side. The left lobe was apparently uninvolved and the postoperative course was uneventful.
Figure 1: Computed tomography of the neck showing a heterogeneously enhancing infiltrative mass in the right thyroid lobe and isthmus (large arrow) with enlarged lymph nodes (small arrow)
Figure 2: Histopathological examination showing sheets of tumour cells with oval to spindle nuclei and clumped chromatin
Figure 3: Immunohistochemistry showing strong membranous and cytoplasmic positivity of smooth muscle actin in tumour cells
Histopathology showed spindle cells with high-grade sarcoma of the thyroid origin, likely LMS (Figure 2). Eight out of 41 lymph nodes sent for biopsy were tumour positive. Immunohistochemistry showed that neoplastic spindle cells were positive for smooth muscle actin (Figure 3), vimentin, caldesmon and had Ki-67 index of 60%; while no reactivity was reported for thyroglobulin, calcitonin, thyroid transcription factor-1, S-100, CD45, CD 34, paired box gene-8 (PAX-8), chromogranin and cytokeratins.
A positron emission tomography scan conducted postoperatively and showed no evidence of residual tissue and distant metastasis. The patient was then planned for radiotherapy after stabilisation; however, within 1 month of the waiting period, she developed local recurrence. The oncology team were consulted and she received 35 cycles of radiotherapy and paclitaxel and carboplatin-based chemotherapy. During last follow-up telephonically 5 months post-surgery she was alive; however, in a very poor general condition.
Primary LMS of the thyroid gland is a rare tumour. Among all tumours of the thyroid gland, primary thyroid LMS accounts only for 0.014%.17 They usually develop in older people (mean age 66 years) with no gender predisposition.20 Primary thyroid LMS most commonly presents as a painless, rapidly-growing neck mass. Onset of tumour, which usually develops in one lobe of the thyroid, is sudden and the tumour spreads rapidly to surrounding tissues as seen in our case.18 Additional symptoms may include hoarseness, dysphagia, dyspnoea and weight loss. The aetiology of these tumours is not very clear; however, they are thought to develop from the smooth muscles of the capsular veins in the thyroid gland.24 It is also suggested that primary thyroid LMS may develop as a result of smooth muscle metaplasia in a thyroid anaplastic carcinoma.25 Infection with Epstein-Barr virus is also suspected in a previous case report.6 In contrast to anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid, cervical metastasis is less common in LMS. Distant metastasis has been reported in lungs, lymph nodes, liver, myocardium, kidney, pancreas, small bowel, colon, peritoneum, brain, and bones.20
Histological features are typically the presence of interlacing fascicles or bundles of eosinophilic spindle cells with abundant acidophilic fibrillary cytoplasm and with a nucleus generally centrally located and typically blunt-ended or 'cigar-shaped'. The degree of nuclear atypia, as well as the mitotic activity, varies considerably. Although high mitotic index is virtually diagnostic of malignancy, a primary thyroid LMS must be strongly suspected for a tumour that is widely necrotic, haemorrhagic and with significant atypia, even if the mitotic activity is low.15 On Immunohistochemistry, positivity for smooth muscle actin, vimentin, desmin and caldesmon may diagnose thyroid LMS, while these tumour cells don't react to keratin, thyroglobulin, chromogranin, and calcitonin.8
Although there are various approaches for treatment, from aggressive surgery to adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, none of these have shown a positive effect on the high recurrence rate and poor survival of these tumours.16 A recent review of published cases indicated that 14 out of 23 patients died within months; four of the seven who survived had a recurrent and/or metastatic disease. Among these, the longest duration of the patient to be disease-free was 5 years.18
In conclusion, as primary LMS is a rare malignancy of the thyroid, it should be suspected in all patients presenting with rapidly growing mass at the anterior neck. Early diagnosis and intervention are crucial, and immunohistochemistry is necessary to differentiate it from other aggressive malignancies of thyroid. LMS is an aggressive tumour with poor prognosis and without any established treatment.⬛
Article Information:
Bhasker Reddy, Vivek Aggarwal, Ajay Kumar Ajmani, Seema Sachan and Deepak Khandelwal have no conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this article.
Compliance With Ethics
All procedures were followed in accordance with the responsible committee on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 and subsequent revisions, and informed consent was received from the patient involved in this case study.
Double-blind peer review.
All named authors meet the criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors for authorship for this manuscript, take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole and have given final approval for the version to be published.
Deepak Khandelwal, Department of Endocrinology, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi – 110 026, India. E-mail: khandelwalaiims@gmail.com
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I have software that requires certain system requirements - where can I find the model of my machine?
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Appalachian Trail's Earl Shaffer made mark
James McClure
jem@ydr.com
It's been said that all roads lead to York.
You could include the Appalachian Trail among those paths.
That is true despite the fact that the closest, most interesting place to get on the famed trail could be Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Cumberland County - about 20 miles from parts of York County.
But the connector between York County and America's best-known hiking trail is Earl Shaffer.
Who were most prominent 20th-century sports heroes in York and Adams counties?
Shaffer grew up in the county and graduated from William Penn Senior High School. He was the first person to hike the A.T. from end to end in one continuous journey. Fifty years after that 1948 hike, he walked the entire trail at the age of 79. He died four years later in 2002.
His memory remains with many hikers who trek the trail, as evidenced by an encounter with a thru-hiker - trail name "Tracker" - at Gathland State Park near Burkittsville, Md., this week.
When asked if he ever heard of Earl Shaffer, the southbound Tracker, indicated that he had. Looking over his shoulder, he said: "He didn't wash his pans, and I don't either."
So his memory is all around the trail and should be around him home county of York, too.
Some links about Earl Shaffer, of York County, Pa.:
- Shaffer left legacy of glass-plate negatives.
- Earl Shaffer in William Penn Hall of Fame.
- Earl's Shaffer gripped the "Mane of Life."
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#define STATIC_GRAPH_HPP

#include "percent.hpp"
#include "shared_memory_vector_wrapper.hpp"
#include "../util/integer_range.hpp"
#include "../typedefs.h"

#include <boost/assert.hpp>

#include <algorithm>
#include <limits>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

template <typename EdgeDataT, bool UseSharedMemory = false> class StaticGraph
{
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        node_array.swap(nodes);
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    unsigned GetOutDegree(const NodeIterator n) const { return EndEdges(n) - BeginEdges(n); }

    inline NodeIterator GetTarget(const EdgeIterator e) const
    {
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https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Medical-marijuana-texas-weed-cannabis-13523597.php
New class in Houston teaches how to cultivate medical marijuana, history of cannabis
By Julian Gill
Published 10:30 am CST, Thursday, January 10, 2019
PHOTOS: Where marijuana is legal for recreational use in America in 2018
A class designed to teach entrepreneurs everything they need to know about the growing medical marijuana industry will start this Saturday in Houston.
>>> See where marijuana is legal for recreational use in the country
A class designed to teach entrepreneurs everything they need to know about the growing medical marijuana industry will start this
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Today might be your last chance to grab seats for a five-week seminar designed to give local entrepreneurs an edge in the growing U.S. cannabis industry.
The Houston Academy of Cannabis Science, which is part of Pharmacology University, will start hosting classes every Saturday starting this weekend at 8204 Westglen Drive.
Tickets cost $420 per person, and as of Tuesday morning, roughly 15 of 50 seats were still available, organizers said.
LOCAL POT POLICY: Harris County DA Ogg issues deadline for marijuana suspects to take class
Illustrating the growth of the drug's medical uses in Texas, Dr. Leavery Davidson, the academy's CEO, cited the accessibility of CBD oil, a hemp extract, at smoke shops throughout the state. She also pointed to the recently passed farm bill, which, among other things, legalizes hemp for farmers.
"As CBD stores and other things are opening up, people will be able to have more networking opportunities for jobs," she said. "So that's pretty exciting."
The first Saturday class will cover the history of cannabis and hemp, as well as federal and state laws that apply to medical practices, starting a business and investing in the industry.
Taught by existing industry professionals and attorneys, the following weeks will cover a number of cannabis-related topics, including how to successfully cultivate hemp and medical marijuana, how cannabis affects the central nervous system and the chemical composition of the plant.
More than a dozen marijuana-related bills have been filed for the 86th legislative session, which started on Tuesday. According to the Dallas Morning News, Texas marijuana policy groups are prioritizing a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. They're also focused on a second bill that would legalize marijuana for medical use.
RELATED: In Harris County, punishment for marijuana depends on where you're caught
Locally, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has already taken steps to effectively decriminalize low-level marijuana possession in the county. In 2017, she launched the Misdemeanor Marijuana Diversion Program, which gives suspects caught with less than four ounces of marijuana up to 90 days to complete a four-hour class in decision-making.
She previously said the program saves the county about $27 million per year, though a recent Houston Chronicle analysis shows that implementation has been spotty.
Nationwide, the legal cannabis industry is expected to draw an estimated $57 billion in revenue by 2027, according to Forbes.
When it comes to the future of cannabis in Texas and across the country, there's no shortage of enthusiasm for Devae Davidson, Leavery's daughter who handles customer relations for the academy.
"It's a thriving industry," she said. "I believe its going to save the world."
Tickets for the upcoming classes are available on academy's website here. If you can't make to this series, another five-week seminar will be held starting Feb. 23, Leavery Davidson said.
Julian Gill is a digital reporter in Houston. Read him on our breaking news site, Chron.com, and on our subscriber site, houstonchronicle.com. | julian.gill@chron.com | Text CHRON to 77453 to receive breaking news alerts by text message
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Salvia hispanica, de nombre común chía, es una planta herbácea de la familia de las lamiáceas; es nativa del centro y sur de México, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Paraguay, junto con el lino (Linum usitatissimum), es una de las especies vegetales con la mayor concentración de ácido graso alfa-linolénico omega 3 conocidas hasta 2006. Se cultiva por ello para aprovechar sus semillas, que se utilizan como alimento.

Es comúnmente confundida con el chan (Hyptis suaveolens), ambas pertenecen a la misma familia pero no a la misma tribu y su composición nutricional es diferente.

Descripción
Es una planta herbácea anual de hasta 1 m de altura y presenta hojas opuestas de 4-8 cm de largo por 3-5 cm de ancho. Las flores son hermafroditas, entre purpúreas y blancas, y brotan en ramilletes terminales. La planta florece entre julio y agosto en el hemisferio norte; al cabo del verano, las flores dan lugar a un fruto en forma de aquenio indehiscente cuya semilla es rica en mucílago, fécula y aceite; tiene unos 2 mm de largo por 1,5 mm de ancho, 1 mm de alto y es ovalada y lustrosa, de color pardo-grisáceo a rojizo.

Cultivo
Prefiere suelos ligeros a medios, bien drenados, no demasiado húmedos; como la mayoría de las salvias, es tolerante a la acidez y a la sequía, pero no soporta las heladas. Requiere abundante sol, y no fructifica en la sombra.

Propiedades
La semilla de chía contiene muchos nutrientes como: proteínas, calcio, boro (mineral que ayuda a fijar el calcio de los huesos), potasio, hierro, ácidos grasos como omega 3, antioxidantes  y también oligoelementos tales como el magnesio, manganeso, cobre, zinc y vitaminas como la niacina entre otras.

La semilla contiene alrededor de 40% de carbohidratos; de estos, 30% es fibra insoluble, 3% es fibra soluble y el resto son almidones esenciales.

En comparación con otros alimentos tiene dos veces más proteínas que cualquier semilla, cinco veces más calcio que la leche entera, dos veces la cantidad de potasio en los plátanos, tres veces más antioxidantes que los arándanos, tres veces más hierro que las espinacas y siete veces más omega 3 que el salmón.

Composición del aceite
Las grasas y aceites vegetales están constituidos, entre otros componentes menos abundantes, por ácidos grasos (AG): saturados, monosaturados, poliinsaturados, etc., generalmente esterificados al glicerol. La composición en AG de los aceites vegetales es una característica importante desde un punto de vista nutricional e industrial. De acuerdo con su composición, el aceite de la semilla de chía tiene un predominio de AG insaturados (alrededor del 75 % del total), siendo los más abundantes los ácidos oleico (18:1, 6.9 %) linoleico (18:2, 18.8 %) y linolénico (18:3, 58.7 %), este último de la serie omega-3.

Aún más, diversos estudios han mostrado que la semilla de chía contiene, adicionalmente, compuestos con potente actividad antioxidante, como ácido cafeico, miricetina, quercetina y kaemperol.

Uso

No necesitan molienda para ser consumidas, pudiéndose añadir a batidos, espolvorearlos sobre ensaladas, sopas, cereales, avena, o yogur, y mezclarlos en prácticamente cualquier receta de cocción.

Las semillas remojadas en agua liberan el mucílago, produciendo un líquido gelatinoso prácticamente insípido; en México se saboriza con jugos vegetales o esencias y se consume como bebida refrescante. Las semillas también pueden secarse y molerse para preparar una harina fina y de sabor intenso, llamada pinole, que se consume principalmente como dulce.

Los brotes tiernos se consumen como verdura cruda o cocida y pueden ser usados en ensaladas.

Beneficios
En los últimos años se han realizado numerosos estudios comprobando los diversos beneficios del consumo de chía.
Su concentración de fibra soluble hace que absorba una gran cantidad de agua, retrasando la absorción durante la digestión y aumentando la sensación de saciedad, lo que contribuye a una menor ingesta de alimentos, con estudios positivos realizados por la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán en México  o estudios realizados en la facultad de medicina de la Universidad de Ankara, Turquía.

También se han estudiado y concluido beneficios para mantener los niveles de tensión arterial y azúcar en sangre, reduciendo los factores de riesgo cardiovasculares en pacientes hipertensos o con diabetes tipo 2.
No contiene gluten, por lo que es apta para celíacos. No se conocen componentes tóxicos en ella.

Contraindicaciones y efectos secundarios
No hay evidencia hasta la fecha de que el consumo de las semillas tenga efectos adversos o interacciones con fármacos. Baja la presión.

Historia
Antes de la conquista de América, la chía era un alimento básico para las civilizaciones de México; su cultivo era probablemente el tercero en importancia económica, superado solo por el maíz (Zea mays) y el frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris). Ya antiguamente esta semilla era usada por la etnia semi-nómada de los tecuexes (grupo chichimeca), ubicados en los actuales municipios de Guadalajara, Zapotlanejo, Acatic, Tepatitlán, San Miguel el Alto, Cuquio, Yahualica, etc. y con la cual pagaban tributo a los mexicas.

Inicialmente esta semilla era recolectada de plantas silvestres (no cultivada), hasta que los tlaxcaltecas y otomíes, traídos a la región por los españoles conquistadores, la domesticaron, iniciándose con esto el cultivo de esta importante semilla. Las contribuciones eran de hasta 1500 toneladas anuales; se empleaba como alimento, como ofrenda a los dioses, y como oleaginosa para producir un aceite como base para pinturas corporales y decorativas.

Se ofrendaban brotes de chía a Chicomecóatl, la diosa del maíz, durante la fiesta de la veintena de hueytozoztli; durante la veintena ritual de hueytecuílhulhuitl, se preparaba pinole de semillas de chía tostadas hasta llenar una embarcación, que se hacía flotar entre los asistentes, que tomaban de ella una porción hasta vaciarla. A su vez, los purépecha de Michoacán empleaban el pinole para fabricar unos pequeños tamales que usaban como ofrenda en el altar de sus muertos.

El Codex Florentinus que transcribe la Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España de fray Bernardino de Sahagún detalla la importancia que tenía la chía en la economía precolombina; describe en detalle los aspectos de la producción, comercialización y usos de este producto.

En la actualidad
Desplazada por los cereales aportados por los españoles, el cultivo de chía desapareció durante las colonias; sobrevivió sólo en áreas montañosas aisladas de México, Guatemala y El Salvador. El mayor centro productor de México está en Acatic, Jalisco, de donde se exportan cantidades crecientes a Japón, Estados Unidos y Europa.

Un proyecto comercial desarrollado conjuntamente por varios países comenzó en la década de 1990 a replantar experimentalmente la chía en el noroeste de Argentina, para proporcionar a los agricultores cultivos alternativos, con resultados excelentes.

Los rendimientos del proyecto alcanzaron los 1602 kg/ha, con contenidos de aceite de hasta el 38,6 %. Se han suscrito contratos para la producción comercial de chía en las provincias de Catamarca, Salta y Tucumán, y se exporta el producto sobre todo a los Estados Unidos. La viabilidad en los estudios piloto se estimaba entre el 78 % y el 87 %, con tasas de pureza de entre el 84 % y el 97.5 %. En el año 2014 una de las principales regiones productoras de chía o salvia hispánica es la provincia argentina de Tucumán.

A partir de 2011 Bolivia ha iniciado un programa de producción de chía con resultados altamente satisfactorios, lográndose una calidad que ya comienza a distinguirse en el mercado mundial comercializándose con el 99,5 % de pureza, aunque Acatic y municipios aledaños en los Altos de Jalisco siguen siendo los principales productores y exportadores de semilla a nivel mundial, con porcentajes de pureza de hasta el 99.99.

Taxonomía
Salvia hispanica fue descrita por Carlos Linneo, publicado en Species Plantarum 1: 25–26. 1753.

Etimología
Ver: Salvia

hispanica: epíteto latino que significa 'de Hispania'.

Sinonimia

 Kiosmina hispanica (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 92 (1837).
 Salvia neohispanica Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 137 (1898), nom. superfl.
 Salvia tetragona Moench, Methodus: 373 (1794).
 Salvia prysmatica Cav., Descr. Pl.: 14 (1801).
 Salvia chia Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic.: 9 (1893), nom. illeg.
 Salvia schiedeana Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 19 (1896).

Véase también
Quinua
Sorgo
 Mijo
Sésamo

Referencias

hispanica
Plantas medicinales
Cultivos originarios de México
Cultivos subutilizados
Plantas herbáceas
Plantas descritas en 1753
Plantas descritas por Linnaeus
Semillas comestibles

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Beta-test started and… a surprise!
Thanks a lot for your support, some good things will come very soon, I'm currently very busy trying to put everything up, hope that you'll enjoy it!
Now, I just have to fix a few remaining bugs and I'll start working on new feature, finally! The Map Editor has already been updated, with some nice additions I'm sure you'll appreciate 😉 The map format will change in the next version to support new feature and to prepare the ground for future ones, but don't worry, forward compatibility will be there, you'll just have to load an old map into the editor and save it again to convert it.
I will also take a look to add backward compatibility so you won't need to convert all existing maps, it shouldn't be too difficult.
After searching in my code for a long time trying to find the source of the sprite corruption problem, I came to a conclusion as I found nothing suspicious : The problem may be caused by the PALib Create/Delete sprite function which at some point causes some problems in the sprite memory that cause the corruption.
EDIT: PAFS version is broken in this release due to a stupid error… Just use version 0.3 instead of this one.
I'm currently trying to find the bug which sometimes corrupt sprites (it seems to occurs only at the beginning of a round, please correct me if I'm wrong 😉 ) and the one that cause an attack sprite to stay fixed on the screen sometimes after selling a tower.
I also added a compatibility page, just take a look at it if you're experiencing problem while running it on your flashcard.
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– Amazone : great map, towers are well balanced, some rounds too easy for me 🙂 There's some typos also.
– Ice Maze : too easy in my opinion, but well done, great ideas and balance. Also needs more rounds!
– The maze: nice design, a lot of content but it's way too easy and towers are unbalanced (water man, warrior & magician are way too powerful… or maybe the monsters are too weak :P). Also some lines in tower descriptions are too long.
– Laberinto: great idea, but please translate it to english!


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Q: Get Address from current location Kotlin I get the current location like this:
val fusedLocationClient: FusedLocationProviderClient =
            LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(LocalContext.current)
fun getLastKnownLocation() {
            fusedLocationClient.lastLocation.addOnSuccessListener { location ->
                    if (location != null) {
                        longitude.value = location.longitude
                        latitude.value = location.latitude
                    }
                }
        }

How I can get the Address from it?
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I implemented like this:
fun getLastKnownLocation() {
            fusedLocationClient.lastLocation.addOnSuccessListener { location ->
                    if (location != null) {
                        longitude.value = location.longitude
                        latitude.value = location.latitude

                        val geocoder = Geocoder(app)
                        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 33) {
                            geocoder.getFromLocation(
                                location.latitude, location.longitude, 1
                            ) { addresses ->
                                address.value = addresses.first().toString()
                            }
                        }
                        else {
                            try {
                                val addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(location.latitude, location.longitude, 1
                                )?.firstOrNull()
                                address.value = addresses.toString()
                            } catch (Exp: Exception) {
                                address.value = "No Address found"
                                println("$Exp")
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
        }

But got this exception: java.io.IOException: eccc: DEADLINE_EXCEEDED: deadline exceeded after 4.907678698s

A: val geocoder = Geocoder(this, Locale.getDefault())
val addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(location.latitude, location.longitude, 1)

https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/location/Geocoder

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A few weeks later, however, she voted for the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015. She justified her vote by saying she wanted to see the money diverted to other local health care clinics, like El Rio. That position is difficult to reconcile with her 2017 vote for the Republican health care bill, which would strip over $800 billion from Medicaid; nearly half of El Rio patients use Medicaid to pay for their care.
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