The other day a friend and I were lunching and the subject turned to melamine– the stuff usually found in closets, furniture, or dishes (scary enough), but most recently found in–gasp–food! We shared how grateful we were for what we know about diet and health, so none of the food items on the dreaded lists ever touched our grocery carts.
I am known to be quite strict about the diet of my children–not so much today that they are older (though I still monitor sugar, meat and stay away from poisons such as msg when it's within my control)–but so much more when they were younger. I have had someone come up to me at a party and ask if it was true that I even brought my own food for my children during birthday parties. When they were babies, yes, of course I did that and this only happened once or twice and at family birthday parties at that. Babies have their own schedules for eating and I wasn't about to starve mine while we waited for everyone to be ready to eat. Also, I prepared my own baby food (mashed organic fruit or vegetables when they were just starting on solids) that I felt their little, undeveloped digestive systems could tolerate. I didn't give them food with spices until much later on. No junk. No sugar. And it has served me well. Today, they eat whatever I serve, vegetables and all, and in healthy quantities, too. I am proud to say that my children eat well and they know what's healthy and good for them.
This is why the melamine issue doesn't affect my family. We don't consume any of the products that have been found to be contaminated–never have, never will. This is one of those life investments I will gladly bear ridicule for because I know that what you lay down for your children the first few years of life is going to be a habit later on. One of the baby books I read explicitly stated that the foundation you lay about diet the first three years of a child's life, is what they will eventually want to go back to in adulthood. How can you go wrong with simple, organic, healthy, life-giving food?
I was much stricter when the children were smaller. Today, of course I make allowances, because I don't want the children to feel deprived about anything. We have a chocolate day and an ice cream day. They asked to collapse that into one day–Saturday–because now they like chocolate ice cream. But if it's a birthday week, we will probably have birthday cake (chocolate, naturally), more than once! This week I made them yogurt parfaits for breakfast with some homemade organic blueberry syrup (from frozen berries I found in S&R), fresh bananas and muesli and a dab of nutella for an unexpected (and much appreciated) treat. But I never allow them multiple servings of dessert to their heart's content because even they have observed that when they have too many "treats", they come down with a sore throat or cold faster. Moderation is something we all need to learn, the earlier the better. The amazing thing is we never have arguments about it. They will try to ask for more, of course, but in the end they know they've had what they need. No need to gorge!
Once in a while they will ask to please order a pizza or burgers from Brother's and I will say yes but….and they know that a big organic salad comes with all that. So there is room for not-so-healthy food as long as we choose the least toxic of the lot and then pile on the greens. Now that they are bigger, they are better able to handle it. But if they're having a burger, I also make sure they have a probiotic. These are some of the ways I try to help their bodies along.
When they are older and have a bigger life outside of the house, I know that they will probably go through a phase of just eating whatever, whenever, and gross amounts at that, but I am secure in the thought that the foundation is already there, so eventually they will find their own balance.
I know some people tsk tsk at me, wanting to call me mother-from-hell because their kids have all the Jollibee, junk, tv, video games, everything they feel a child ought to have–which I don't. But modern-day horrors such as melamine in food remind me that I am on a path that continues to serve my family well. For that I have Steiner Education to thank, because it opened the door to a lifestyle of health that is the biggest, most sensible investment we should all make for our families.
I relate to your story a lot, although I must admit that you're way ahead in living this healthy lifestyle. I learn a lot from reading your site.
If you don't mind, I 'd like to know where you source your probiotics.
Thanks, Willa. I take OMX. I think if you google it you'll probably find sources near you. If not, please send me a private email so I can give you the number of my source. It's quite pricey and that's the downside, so I'm always on the lookout for alternatives. My sister swears by kefir–seems to be the rage these days, and I will definitely try that soon. It's a natural probiotic, among other things. I've seen this being sold at the Sunday Market in Greenbelt so give that a try. There's also quite a selection of probiotics in Healthy Options. I find that you have to experiment to see which one works for you.
booth yesterday. In the process, I discovered almond milk as well, which my son now can't get enough of.


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In Ramah was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
"A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
Because they were no more."
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
weeping, and great mourning,
and she refused to be consoled,
"A voice was heard in Ramah: wailing and great mourning. Rachel was crying for her children. She refused to be comforted, because they no longer existed."
A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children. And she did not want to be comforted, because they are not.
A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.
She refused to be comforted,
[Jer. 31:15], "A voice was heard in [the town of] Ramah [Note: This was a village near Jerusalem, where Rachel was buried], with crying and deep mourning. It was Rachel crying for her children [Note: Initially this was a reference to the Israelites who were taken to Babylonian captivity. See Jer. 29-31]. She refused to be comforted because they were dead."
A voice was heard in Eamah, wailing and weeping, and great mourning; Eachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted because they are no more.
In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.
"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."
"In Rama was a cry heard, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."
A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not.
"A cry was heard in Ramah! Weeping and great lamenting! Rachel weeping for her children, And inconsolable because they were gone."
saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
A voice was heard in Rama, wailing, and weeping, and much lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, for they are not.
"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because {they exist no longer}."
"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."
"On the hills was a voice heard, mourning, weeping and great lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not."
A cry was heard in Rama, weeping and sore lamentation ??Rachel weeping for her children, and inconsolable because they are no more.
A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and lamentation??achel weeping for her children, Inconsolable, because they were no more!
"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone."
"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she would not be comforted, because they are no more."
"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more."
A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted because they were not.
A voice, in Ramah, was heard, weeping and great mourning, - Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, - because they are not.
"A cry was heard at Ramah, lamentation, and wailing, and bitter moaning, Rachel weeping for her children, and will not be comforted, because they are no more."
'A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and much lamentation; Rachel, weeping for her children, Refused all comfort because they were not.'
"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter lamentation: It was Rachel bewailing her children, and she refused to be comforted because there were no more."
"A sob was heard in Ramah, weeping and great wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she refused to be comforted, because they were gone."
"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn't be comforted, because they are no more."
"A voice in Ramah was heard, weeping and great mourning; Rachel, weeping for her children; and she was not willing to be comforted, because they are not."
saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
A voice in Ramah was heard -- lamentation and weeping and much mourning -- Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.'
Bethlehem » A city » A city southwest of jerusalem » Herod murders the infants of
Children » Edict to murder » Of herod
The Dead » Mourning for, often » Very great
The Dead » Terms used to express » Those who are not
Egypt » Joseph takes jesus to
Jesus Christ » History of » Flight into and return from egypt
Lamentations » Examples of » For the slaughtered innocents
Miracles » Catalogue of » The deliverance of jesus
Mourning » For the dead » Lamentations
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Rachel weeping for her children (the slaughter of the infants in bethlehem predicted and fulfilled)
Ramah » Called rama » Prophecies concerning
Ramah » Called rama
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Herod the great, killing the infants in bethlehem
Lamenting
People Passing Away
Mourning Death
No Comfort
ἐν
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Ῥαμᾶ
Rhama
was there
ἀκούω
Akouo
hear, hearken, give audience, hearer,
φωνή
voice, sound, be noised abroad Trans, noise
θρῆνος
κλαυθμός
Klauthmos
κλαίω
Klaio
weeping, wailing, weep
weep, bewail
πολύς πολλός
many, much, great,
ὀδυρμός
Odurmos
Ῥαχήλ
Rhachel
τέκνον
Teknon
child, son, daughter
θέλω ἐθέλω
thelo
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
be comforted
παρακαλέω
Parakaleo
beseech, comfort, exhort, desire, pray, intreat, , vr besought
ὅτι
Hoti
that, for, because, how that, how,
εἰσί
are, be, were, have, not tr,
Matthew, The Gospel According to
Chronology of the New Testament
Ramah
Matthew, Gospel by
Herod, Family of
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 2:18
Heard (15)
Comforted (15)
Weeping (14)
Mourning (10)
Refused (6)
Wailing (4)
Longer (2)
Sorrow (1)
Bitter (1)
Perished (1)
Anguish (1)
Refusing (1)
Weeps (1)
Unrestrained (1)
Cry (1)
Existed (1)
Consoled (1)
Bewailing (1)
Matthew Rank: 420
Herod Has Innocent Children Murdered
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 18 In Ramah was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Rachel Weeping for Her Children
Thus says the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have you bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.
And he returned unto his brothers, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
And he recognized it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
But man dies, and wastes away: yea, man expires, and where is he?
For I have heard a voice like a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewails herself, that spreads her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
Jeremiah 9:17-21
Thus says the LORD of hosts, Consider you, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for skillful women, that they may come:
And he spread it before me; and it was written inside and outside: and there was written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through midheaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitants of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

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Penelope was created as an epilogue to the Odysseus by the Royal Flemish Theatre: a 24-hour piece in which the integral Odyssey was told by 24 men.
Once all the verbal commotion made by the 24 men telling the story of the Odyssey had stormed across the stage, Lisbeth Gruwez presented a wordless reply of the purest simplicity: for twenty minutes she conjured up in dance all the sidelined women of the Odyssey, and thereby offered all these men a response.
Lisbeth Gruwez wanted to add an open end to Odysseus by reducing the verbal abundance to a non-verbal nil. No trickerio, no deceptio: in Penelope she uses only her own body to represent Penelope's waiting and other elements. As Lisbeth remarks, 'Penelope waits, struggling with time and longing. Her movement is that of standstill.' This moulds this unique combination of movement and standstill into the form of a spiral: a figure that is simultaneously limited and unlimited. Her aim is to conceive of time not as linear, but as circular.
After all, 'has there actually ever been an end to the cycle of violence that the Odyssey depicts?' According to Lisbeth, this is the main question in the poem. She interprets it in its entirety as an eternal recurrence of (male) violence: a cycle of trial and error, of attack and relapse. In this interpretation, Penelope – and by extension women in general – are the symbol of commitment and reconciliation, while the male idiom of glory and heroism leads only to division.
Gruwez dances Penelope under the guidance of Maarten Van Cauwenberghe, her established partner at Voetvolk, who developped music that both underpins and challenges the solo — like a sort of counterpoint. Together, they intend to (briefly) solidify time.
A dance performance of infinite grace and power.
Lisbeth Gruwez turns tirelessly, not as a whirling dervish, but as a woman who seems to have taken all heroines of the Odyssey in her elegant, fine arms.
The impressive Lisbeth Gruwez unites ancient with modern times in a refined and magnetizing dance performance that grabs hold of your senses.


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FC Copa Academy Alumni
This alumni list identifies and celebrates those young players who have developed and played at FC Copa Academy and who have moved on to play collegiate soccer. Through hard work, desire and commitment, these players continue to achieve their goals beyond FC Copa Academy and showcase their talents developed over the years. FC Copa Academy is very proud to have assisted these players to achieve their dreams of playing at the next level, not only through technical and tactical coaching, but also by offering guidance and support for each individual player and their family.
The FC Copa Academy alumni association is focused on keeping alumni connected with each other, connecting alumni with current players, and helping to facilitate the future academic and athletic endeavors of the current members. We are hoping to create a resource that will help former FC Copa Academy soccer players find old friends, communicate with each other, and of course reminisce on the glory days. Our aim is to keep the alumni community informed of what's going on in the world of Copa soccer…be it special events, gatherings and alumni games. Are you interested in joining our alumni group? If you would like to be added to the alumni list, email us at info@fccopa.com.


If you follow this blog, you are aware that I love going to Atall School (a one-room country school) to read to the 13 students.
In WinkWorld News, you will find a previous Atall School posts. Click here to read WW News.
Recently, I've been excited about Tomie dePaola's new edition of his classic, Strega Nona, and I learned that the Atall students did not know the stories. Here is his new book.
Of course, I immediately began to plot and plan to read all of the stories to them in the spring. On the day I was to read the first story, I was not able to get to the school, which is about 50 miles from the ranch where I live.
What to do? Of course, videotape the story and send to the kids, which I did. Below here are the kids watching and listening to the first Strega Nona.
While it is clear to me that I have much to learn about video-taping a story for the kids, they were very forgiving of my lack of experience with this process. They were simply captured by the magic of Strega Nona, as I am.
Incidentally, after the video-taping, I learned that I needed permission of the publisher to do that. Sorry, Scholastic and Tomie dePaola. It has been deleted.
Click right here to hear Tomie DePaola read his story.
The students drew some pictures. Here is that famous pasta pot boiling the past everywhere.
Here is a picture of his Christmas book, which I gave to the students.
They surprised me with glorious homemade Christmas cards.
I even received a coupon for hugs.
Finally, here is the teacher, opening a gift. Oh, how I love visiting this school. There is a bit of magic in these stories and also in this school.
If you are on FaceBook, Tomie dePaola's pages are some of the best. He generously shares his art often for all of us to enjoy.
Janet Towell: You are the one who introduced me to Strega Nona. Every time I read these stories, I think of you. Happy memories of CSU Stanislaus.
Thanks again for bringing me back down to Earth and to reality. This short story cuts through the incessant testing which I live with in NJ, and reminds me that all our kids love to read and listen to the same good literature.
Hi Tony, good to hear from you. And, I am happy that Strega Nona and Atall kids speak to you, too!


Fruits are best had when they are ripe for the picking (as nature intended it to be), right from the tree - at their nutritious and tasteful best. Admittedly, not all of us can do so. And that thought was the seed which led to the fruition of Second Nature. A fresh basketful of 100% Cold Extracted (no, not Cold Pressed...one step better) Fruit Juices and Veggie Blends that are Second-To-Tree. Second Nature is a product of over 20 years of experience in sourcing the freshest of produce directly from the farmers. This long-standing association is one of the most crucial aspects of our Promise to you - delighting you with products that are Farm-To-Home. It enables us to maintain the most ideal post harvest conditions to retain maximum nutrition and natural taste. Our State-Of-The-Art Cold Extraction method minimises oxidation of the juice, and the ensuing HPP (High Pressure Process) extends the shelf life making sure that these juices and blends are the next best thing to enjoying the real fruits at the farm. Take a healthy gulp...the proof of the fruit is in the drinking.


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Q: How to call ICU APIs to give ISO date time format instead of default locale based values Like to get ISO date-time value for option day of week.
https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/format_parse/datetime/
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Q: Вытаскивание IP из строки Допустим у меня есть строка типа такой:
from rw-sc-22 (wellknown [94.26.18.9])

Как с помощью инструментов Python без изобретания велосипеда я могу вытащить из нее IP-адрес ?

A: Из данной строки, простейший метод такой:
mystr = "from rw-sc-22 (wellknown [94.26.18.9])"
mystr.split("[")[1].split("]")[0]

A: регулярным выражением

import re

str = "from rw-sc-22 (wellknown [94.26.18.9])"

result = re.search('\[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\]', str)

print result.group(1)


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Jupiter Life
Jason Gluck Follows His Animal Instincts
After years in the industry, the entertainment dynamo and digital media innovator has refocused his life to serve the needs of rescued animals on his private ranch sanctuary in Jupiter Farms
Linda Marx
Gluck feeds Cassius ("Cash") the red kangaroo in his living room. Outside, Cash has a 3,000-square-foot double-entry habitat with ryegrass and bamboo and his very own tiki barn.
Photography by Jerry Rabinowitz
Jason Gluck once met the Queen of England during a walk through Buckingham Palace. He chatted with the late Steve Jobs backstage at a Miley Cyrus concert. He helped lead the team that created the musical career of Cyrus and worked alongside country music stars like Jason Aldean, Hunter Hayes, and Cyrus' dad, Billy Ray. During that period in his life, Gluck was on the road 150 days a year, had no home much of the time, and got very little sleep as he helped shape Hannah Montana, the Disney Channel original series starring a young Miley Cyrus, into one of the most high-profile and valuable brands in the world.
"I worked 20 hours a day, did 18 different people's jobs, and virtually burned out after more than seven years," says Gluck, 40, who now lives on 15 acres in Jupiter Farms, where he owns a 9,000-square-foot ranch with a house, barn, studio apartment, large office, and enclosures for his 26 beloved rescue animals. "I met Miley when she was 11 years old and
eager to be a mega superstar. I positioned her and saw the good timing for social media. It was the most unbelievable experience of my life."
Gluck with his dogs, Uzi and Ryder, in the dining room.
Before he discovered Jupiter Farms and began saving animals, Gluck was a New York–reared boy and a budding entrepreneur. Raised in Scarsdale, he came from a family of achievers. His father, Fred, ran a scholarship program for inner-city kids that helped students get into private boarding schools and obtain top college educations. His mother, Sharon, was a creative and dedicated interior designer—and a major influence on his own work ethic. His brother, Josh, a Harvard graduate and New York University–educated lawyer, is a director and associate general counsel for Facebook in California.
After graduating from high school, Gluck enrolled at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, a decision that would change his life forever. "Nobody went to school in Nashville back then, but now it's the fastest-growing area in the country," he says. "I was always entrepreneurial and got involved in the arts scene." He lived in the artsy Gulch neighborhood, which is located between Music Row and downtown Nashville and filled with urban development projects, music, art, galleries, and record studios. He was more business-oriented, but he liked hanging out with creative people and enjoyed talking to all kinds of personalities, especially older folks who could teach him new things. "I was different in the sense that I enjoyed talking to people's grandparents," he says. On the work front, he was just waiting for the right opportunity to arise. "Living in a Gulch loft, I was constantly exposed to music executives like the head of Sony or the Capitol Records marketing manager," he says. "It was amazing, like a good ol' boys network."
Cash sits with Gluck at his grand piano
Upon graduating from Vanderbilt in 2004, he met established music manager Stan Moress, who taught him about business, artist management, and how personalities are the leaders of the pack. "Stan encouraged me to be unique and find a niche for the next generation," says Gluck. "Digital was in its infancy, but I got hired for digital marketing at Yahoo. Soon after, I started my own company called Oz Entertainment utilizing interactive media." He
secured accounts like Broken Bow Records, Capitol Records, and other big names that had a presence in Nashville and Los Angeles. "I was in the right place at the right time," he says. "Country music wasn't that much then, and now it is bigger than other [genres]."
Through his business, he met Miley Cyrus and was immediately impressed with her loving family and her bubbly personality. "She was a superstar with a presence, yet she was so humble and down-to-earth," he recalls. "She was liked by both kids and grandparents." Although he kept his name out of the spotlight, Gluck's media and digital innovation experience landed him as CEO of MileyWorld, a COPPA-compliant social network (meaning it followed a set of privacy rules for children under 13). MileyWorld, which existed from 2005 to 2012, was an entertainment-driven, safe harbor community for tweens to engage with others their age from around the world. Reaching 500,000 subscribers, the platform helped boost Cyrus' presence online. "It constructed one million social connections for Miley, and we won all kinds of industry accolades and awards," says Gluck.
Louis the black-and-white ruffed lemur in the breakfast nook
Despite Gluck's hard work and move to Los Angeles, after a while Cyrus decided to take a dramatic shift in the approach to her brand—one that wasn't so focused on the MileyWorld demographic. "She didn't feel she had the proper respect of her peers," says Gluck. "There was a stigma against child stars. Many have people skills but encounter trouble growing up in a world when they are not needed anymore." He stayed on with Cyrus' transition to RCA Records and new management. But in 2013, his mother got sick, and he decided to move back to Nashville and help take care of her.
After his hectic life in show business and the stress of his mother's illness, Gluck was looking for a new challenge. He moved into The Mondrian Hotel in South Beach for 18 months while he decided what to do. "I was totally burned out when I visited an animal sanctuary in South Florida one day," he says. "I met animals living in squalor there. I had never had animals or a real home because of my work, but I soon began keeping two mini pigs and a monkey with me at the hotel."
Ziggy the zebra
By the end of that year, he decided living in Florida would be therapeutic for him—and bought his current ranch in Jupiter Farms. "South Beach was nice but not the right fit for me," he says. "I discovered Jupiter Farms, and it felt right. It was close [to more commercial areas] but far enough away, and I have no close neighbors. I am a member of a community of quirky and eccentric people, total individualists. I am very happy here."
Soon an abundance of rescue animals started moving onto his property: a zebra from Ringling Brothers, a variety of lemurs from various zoos, goats, sheep, a red kangaroo from a mother who rejected it, a kinkajou, a horse, a monkey, four mini pigs, and four dogs. All in all, there are 26 animals on the ranch, and Gluck takes total care of their well-being. He trains them, feeds them, and gives them medicine when needed—and he loves
every minute of his time with them. "I like to hear the sounds of the lemurs and zebra walking through the pond," he says. "My whole life now is about animals. I have even created a not-for-profit animal sanctuary, Wilder Mind, where I take no money, photos, or do any breeding."
Lenny the ring-tailed lemur enjoys the loft within the 2,000-square-foot habitat he shares with Louis.
One day, at Maplewood Bagel Market in Jupiter, he met Pat Deshong, president of Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic, and Ranch. He found her to be a special person who has dedicated herself to animal advocacy. She was equally impressed with Gluck, especially after he began to volunteer at Furry Friends and became a member of the board. "Jason is the real deal," says Deshong. "He walks the walk and talks the animal rescue talk. His big heart shows with all of the animals he has taken into his home. Couple that with his business experience, and he brings a unique skill set to our organization. He has offered us many great ideas."
Lenny the ring-tailed lemur
These days, Gluck works 60 hours a week for Furry Friends, heading the Shelter to Service Dog Committee and the Ranch Executive Committee, where he manages all projects involved with rehabbing the ranch, making it impact-resistant, and gutting many rehab areas. "I have knowledge of how to do this because I am on a similar property with my own ranch," he says. He is also building a two-story cat tower ("Catopia"), improving the rescue services, and creating a green care therapy program so young adults with special needs can be around plants and animals—hydroponic farming, he believes, will offer them a lifetime of happiness.
His overall experience with Furry Friends has been wonderful. "I love animals and do as much as I can for them," he says. "Furry Friends is a group of good people who want to build a better tomorrow for animals. They rely on the good faith of the community and philanthropists."
Ziggy and Gluck by the lagoon pool (many of the leafy greens on the lanai table come from an organic garden on the property, which also feeds the lemurs).
When he's not at Furry Friends, he also likes to paddleboard, kayak, and have lunch at the Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa. But it's the tranquility of his Jupiter Farms home that gives him the most joy. "Animals and nature have given me what is important in life," he says. "I wake up every day with a smile."
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mo4ch:>'German money kills Jews': Far-right activist defaces EU office in Israel (VIDEO) | Mo4ch News
Mo4ch News September 16, 2019 world
Anti-migrant activists have defaced office of the EU's delegation in Israel, dousing its lobby in red paint and scribbling offensive remarks. The incident drew ire of European officials, as well as domestic condemnation.
The attack on the EU's mission occurred late on Sunday, when a group of activists vandalized its entrance. They've spray painted "EU get out" and "German money kills Jews" on its walls, glued some posters and doused the floor in red pain, supposedly meant to represent blood splatter.
The EU delegation condemned the attack, branding it "deplorable" and vowed to "continue to do our jobs." A formal complaint to the Israeli authorities was filed and an investigation was launched, yet the whole incident appears to be not that much of a mystery, as the assailants well-documented the process and bragged about it online.
The attack was led by Sheffi Paz, an open lesbian and a prominent social activist, who switched from hardline left to hardline right views over her life and now leads the so-called South Tel Aviv Liberation Front. The group focuses on combating immigration, primarily from African countries. Paz has been arrested at least 14 times over her 'activism.'
During the attack on the EU mission, Paz was seen shouting various slogans and urging the Europeans to "Stop subsidizing terrorists, stop financing illegal immigration and get out of Israel." Shortly after the incident, the activist turned herself in to the Israeli police.
The incident drew widespread condemnation from the top brass EU diplomats. The German ambassador to Israel, Susan Wasum-Rainer said she deeply regretted the assault.
Austria's ambassador to Israel, Martin Weiss, issued a little bit more light-hearted condemnation, stating that "In spite of all innovation, the pill against bigotry & stupidity hasn't been invented yet."
The attack was condemned by Israeli officials as well, with the country's Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz, who branded it a "disgraceful vandalism" and insisted that Tel Aviv "is committed to maintaining the security of all diplomatic missions."
Also on rt.com Israel denies entry to 7 French officials for 'supporting boycott movement'
To be fair, Paz's stunt came quite in line – in its essence, not in the form – with the accusations against the EU, that have been repeatedly produced by the top Israeli officials. Back in June, for instance, Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan urged the EU to cease support to the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS), stating that such groups are mere "anti-Semites" with links to "terror groups" disguised as human rights organizations.
Source : RT - Daily news
'German money kills Jews': Far-right activist defaces EU office in Israel (VIDEO)
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Geocaching (and similar activities) are treasure hunting games. Participants use GPS to hide and seek containers (or other items). The City of Worthington allows geocaching type activities in our parks. All participants must have an approved permit from the City prior to "hiding" a cache and must agree to follow City policies.
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Candidates should follow Sen. Harris's lead on maternal health
By Arielle Kane, opinion contributor — 06/05/19 03:30 PM EDT
Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris Kamala Devi HarrisOvernight Energy: Schumer votes against USMCA, citing climate impact | Republicans offer details on their environmental proposals | Microsoft aims to be carbon negative by 2030 Here are the 10 senators who voted against Trump's North American trade deal Team Trump criticizes Sanders for vote against USMCA MORE (D-Calif.) reintroduced her 2018 bill that seeks to address rising maternal mortality rates, particularly among black women. Harris's Maternal CARE Act, and the accompanying House version, would authorize $150 million toward programs that seek to help medical professionals identify high-risk pregnancies and establish implicit-bias training curriculum for medical schools.
Her bill seeks to address a deeply troubling development: Severe maternal complications have more than doubled in the past 20 years and the U.S. maternal mortality rate has become the highest among high-income countries. Estimates of the maternal mortality rate span from 17.2 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to 30.1 women per 100,000 births from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
The United States and Great Britain used to have similar maternal mortality rates. But in the 1940s, the UK changed how it looked at the issue — treating each maternal death as a public health failure. It set up a commission to assess each maternal fatality, learn how it might be avoided, and then standardize the care women receive. This approach has improved outcomes. Now, the United States maternal mortality rate is three times higher than Britain's.
So, what can we learn from the UK?
Collect more data
As the adage goes, "you can't fix what you don't know." The UK started their maternal health improvement efforts back in the 1940s when they began collecting data on maternal mortality. Data collection on maternal mortalities in the United States is spotty at best. Each state has its own process and the collection is inconsistent and incomplete. Washington has the ability to collect robust data on many other conditions including teen pregnancy, infant mortality, and cardiovascular conditions. It's not a lack of ability but a lack of prioritization from both state and federal policymakers.
Use midwives
Midwives deliver 53 percent of babies in England. In the United States, however, midwives deliver less than 10 percent of babies despite a widespread shortages of OB/GYNs in rural areas. States that better integrate midwives into their health care delivery systems, including Washington, New Mexico and Oregon, have better outcomes for moms and babies on average. Integration of midwives and care coordination across the delivery system could help improve outcomes.
Address underlying health issues
On average, pregnant women are older and heavier than they used to be. This means that more pregnant women have chronic conditions such as hypertension, asthma and diabetes that, when combined with pregnancy, increase the risk of complications. In the UK, these high-risk women see an OB/GYN, midwife and a specialist during their pregnancy. Most of these conditions can be managed if treated promptly. Many women in the United States, however, find that their symptoms are not taken seriously. Pain, discomfort, swelling and bleeding can all be normal during pregnancy or postpartum, but they can also be symptoms of larger problems. Treatment protocols for symptoms with comorbidities should be standardized.
Standardize care
The UK has emphasized using standardized, evidence-based care. In the US, each hospital has its own protocols, and variation is common. Minor changes such as weighing hygiene products during birth to calculate how much blood the mother has lost and administering blood pressure medication quickly as a mother's blood pressure rises could help reduce the risk of hemorrhage and stroke. To improve outcomes for seniors, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required that hospitals report on readmissions and complications with hip and knee surgery in order to receive Medicare reimbursement. The agency could easily adopt similar metrics for expectant mothers.
Close insurance gaps
The UK has public insurance for everyone — regardless of their pregnancy status. While low-income women in all states can enroll in Medicaid once they are pregnant, in Medicaid expansion states, low-income women can enroll prior to being pregnant. This allows for greater access to care and can help address lingering or chronic health conditions prior to pregnancy. A recent study found that states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had 1.6 fewer maternal deaths per 100,000 women compared with states that haven't expand the program. Additionally, the postpartum period is often neglected in new mothers: Medicaid is only required to cover new mothers for 60 days postpartum. Approximately 13 percent of maternal deaths occur six or more weeks after a woman gives birth, tied to chronic conditions and mental health disorders. Expanding coverage beyond the 60-day threshold could help new mothers access needed health care.
It's important to note that these deaths are not the inevitable result of the United States health-care system. In fact, experts estimate that over 60 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. A few years ago, California started collecting data on maternal deaths and reviewing the clinical failures that led to fatalities. As a result, the state was able to produce evidence-based checklists and training programs to help clinicians address two lethal conditions: high blood pressure and hemorrhage. Now, its maternal death rate is a quarter of the United States as a whole.
Sen. Harris is on the right track. Another presidential hopeful, Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy Jean KlobucharSanders says he's concerned about lost campaign time during impeachment trial Sanders touts vote against Trump trade deal backed by primary rivals New Hampshire state lawmaker switches support from Warren to Klobuchar MORE (D-Minn.), advocated for changing practices after she was forced to leave the hospital early after giving birth. Now all women can stay in the hospital for 48 hours after delivery to help monitor their health — and their baby's .
The United States should not be the laggard in maternal health. But it shouldn't only be women candidates talking about these issues. Though Congress passed legislation to update how data on maternal deaths is collected, it is not enough. Our lack of focus on maternal mortality reflects the an all- too-common hurdle of most women's issues, they get punted to the back burner. It's time for our policymakers to understand that maternal health isn't a "women's issue" but a national emergency that demands their urgent attention.
Arielle Kane is the director of Health Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute. Her research focuses on what comes next for health policy in order to expand access, reduce costs and improve quality.
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Why Donald Trump's Campaign is Good News
Jim Denison | Denison Forum on Truth and Culture | Thursday, June 18, 2015
#2016 election
#Donald Trump
On Tuesday, Donald Trump became the 24th announced candidate for president of the United States. He has since been lampooned on late-night talk shows, Twitter, and across the blogosphere.
The Daily Beast's P. J. O'Rourke was particularly caustic, asking of the declared candidates, "Do they take us voters for fools? Of course. But are they also deluded? Are they also insane? Are they under the illusion that they have the qualities to make a good or even adequate president? Do they imagine they possess even one such quality?" Later he asked, "Has the office of the presidency diminished in stature until it attracts only the midgets of public life?"
Unlike O'Rourke and other pundits, my purpose today is not to criticize Mr. Trump or any of the other candidates. Rather, it is to thank them for running.
The American democratic experiment requires that citizens be willing to campaign for and serve in public office. It has never been as expensive and difficult to run for president as it is today. Karl Rove recently estimated that running in the February 2016 primaries will cost $20 million. Running in the March primaries will cost another $20 to $30 million.
A candidate must raise an enormous amount of money, dedicate years to the process, and endure the constant criticism of competitors and citizens. Those who run for other offices face similar challenges. By one calculation, there are currently 519,682 positions in America for which we need citizens to seek election. If the current tide of skepticism and cynicism continues to escalate, it will be even harder to find qualified candidates. Therefore, this issue affects the very future of our democracy.
Robert Hutchins was dean of Yale Law School and then president and chancellor of the University of Chicago. He warned, "The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment." Abraham Lincoln was more optimistic, claiming that "the ballot is stronger than the bullet." The survival of our democracy after his assassination proved his point.
If any two people had reason to slander their governmental leaders, it was Peter and Paul. Peter was repeatedly imprisoned, at one point scheduled for execution, and eventually crucified upside down. Paul was repeatedly imprisoned and eventually beheaded. Yet Peter counseled us to "honor the emperor" (1 Peter 2:17). And Paul wrote, "I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior" (1 Timothy 2:1-3).
As Christians, let's resolve not to slander those who seek and occupy political office. (Tweet this) Rather, pray for them that they would live and lead biblically. Pray that their leadership would advance the common good and the Kingdom of God. If "every country has the government it deserves" (Joseph de Maistre), pray that we would be a people deserving of the best.
Daniel Webster believed, "Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens." Let us prove him right. (Tweet this)
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Q: What does provisioning means for VM Does it differ from "setting up" a machine ?
I can't really tell.
It seems to be if I read the doc from Vagrant but there must be something else.
It says

On the first vagrant up that creates the environment, provisioning is
  run. If the environment was already created and the up is just
  resuming a machine or booting it up, they will not run unless the
  --provision flag is explicitly provided.

So some up need to do the "provisioning" and some up do not.

A: Provisioning generally refers to the distribution and installation of software. In the context of a virtual machine, it refers to configuring what software and capabilities that each instance of a virtual machine will contain. Think of it here as a virtual machine template, where each new VM instance that is spun up will contain the same software that you've asked to provision.
"Setting up" is a more generic term that appears to be used in the Vagrant documentation as referring to the creation and destruction of each virtual machine instance, e.g. "setting up" vs. "tearing down", as per the "up" and "destroy" commands. "setting up" here has nothing to do with what's actually configured in the VM instance itself, that's the provisioning part.
Put another way, when you set up a new virtual machine instance using the "up" command, it creates a basic virtual machine instance, then triggers the provisioning system to actually install the software you want into that instance. Here's the part of the documentation that hilights this:

Provisioners in Vagrant allow you to automatically install software,
  alter configurations, and more on the machine as part of the vagrant
  up process.
This is useful since boxes typically are not built perfectly for your
  use case. Of course, if you want to just use vagrant ssh and install
  the software by hand, that works. But by using the provisioning
  systems built-in to Vagrant, it automates the process so that it is
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FORTUNE | Tesla is trying to mine its own lithium
LITHIUM NEWS
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Altair Enters Binding Agreement for Advanced Lithium Extraction and Processing Technologies
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Altair International Corp. (the "Company" or "Altair") (OTC: ATAO) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Binding Agreement (the "Agreement") with St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE: SX) (OTC: SXOOF) (FSE: 85G1) ("St-Georges") a Canadian public company on the cutting edge of developing new technologies to solve some of the most common environmental problems in the mining industry. Under the terms of the Agreement, St-Georges has agreed to provide access to its patent pending lithium processing technology for lithium mineral deposits and to jointly develop with Altair a patentable electric vehicle battery recycling industrial process.
Altair recognizes that global Electric Vehicle (EVs) market is accelerating and that batteries are the heart of this powerful economic engine. The battery marketspace is projected to reach over US$90 Billion by 2025 and Altair is rapidly positioning itself within the exploration, development, end use and the recycling of the most important element of the new array of battery technologies, Lithium.
The Stonewall Lithium Project
Under the Agreement, the Company has agreed that St-Georges will be granted a 5% royalty stream for the use of St-Georges unique extraction technology for the optimized commercial output of Altair's Nevada Lithium property during the production phase. St-Georges had previously signed a similar agreement with the nearby project of Iconic Minerals and a portion of the royalty stream will also be assigned under that active agreement.
The Stonewall Lithium Project covers 1,260 acres strategically located within Nye County and Esmeralda County just within the neighboring valley southeast to Clayton Valley, the only Lithium producer in Nevada.
At the heart of this Agreement, the parties will establish a mutually beneficial partnership for the commercial implementation and output of battery recycling technology.
The race to develop newer and better batteries is still ongoing, but even with new batteries and better Lithium-ion efficiency for electronics and EVs, there is a limit to battery life and the Lithium battery recycling market is a key opportunity. Expected to grow to over 12 Billion in 2025, the North American recycling market is viewed by analysts to experience massive growth.
St-Georges technical team have already advanced their techniques in purification and selective Lithium recovery and now, with Altair, are ready to create a pilot program for Lithium in Battery recovery. Both companies will contribute equally to the battery recycling research & development effort and to the design and construction of a battery recycling industrial pilot-plant circuit in a contracted installation in Québec, Canada.
Conditions of the Agreement
In return for the access to the lithium processing technology and as part of their contribution in the development of patentable intellectual property in regard to Lithium Battery Recycling, Altair will issue 2,000,000 shares to St-Georges at signature of this Binding Agreement. The Company has further committed to 2 subsequent shares issuance of 2 million shares each, the first at the filing of a joint patent application in regards to the battery recycling R&D effort and the second issuance at the start of an Industrial Pilot Plant demonstrator of the battery recycling process. If all milestones are completed, a total of 6 million common shares of Altair will be issued in favor of St-Georges.
Altair will also make a total of US $300,000 cash payments to St-Georges towards the construction and development of the battery recycling pilot program, comprised of a first payment of US $150,000 on or before April 1st 2021 and a second payment of US $150,000 on or before August 1st 2021.
The parties have agreed to enter into a long form Definitive Agreement on or before February 5, 2021 and both companies expect to issue additional information in the coming weeks regarding the joint battery recycling technology development effort.
Leonard Lovallo, President of Altair, commented that "We believe that the lithium extraction and purification processes which St. Georges has developed has the potential to reshape the economics of the lithium mining sector, and we are incredibly excited to have partnered with them on this endeavor. As the demand and marketplace for lithium continues to expand with the ever-increasing popularity of EV vehicles across the globe, the scope and applications of the technologies which we are partnering with St. Georges on will only increase."
About Altair: Altair International Corp (OTC Markets: ATAO) is a diversified holding company whose strategy is to acquire interests in a range of profitable ventures within the Energy and Minerals sector.
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to financial results and plans for future development activities and are thus prospective. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's ability to control. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business and finances in general, including the ability to continue and manage its growth, competition, global economic conditions and other factors discussed in detail in the Company's periodic filings with the Security and Exchange Commission.
ABOUT Altair International Corp
Altair International Corp (OTCQB: ATAO) is a Nevada-Incorporated Publicly-Traded Holding Company, engaged in identifying and assessing new business opportunities in both the metals and mining and the 'green technologies' sectors.
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This book represents the most comprehensive description of the physical findings of an investigation into the spatio-temporal characteristics of the gravity of breaking waves and the foam activity in open sea by methods and instruments of optical and microwave remote sensing.
The study of physical and electrodynamics' properties of the gravity wave breaking processes and the foam spatio-temporal activity is an important facet of satellite oceanography, ocean engineering, air-sea interaction and ocean remote sensing. In particular, the contribution of foam formations of various types to the mean and the spatio-temporal variations of radio emission, back-scattering, IR and optical parameters of the disturbed sea surface is highly significant. The statistical characteristics of wave breaking and attendant foam forming are very important to ocean wave dynamics. The study and measurement of spatio-temporal characteristics of wave breaking and sea foam formations are of fundamental importance in ocean remote sensing.
Much emphasis is placed on the physical aspects of breaking processes necessary to measure the possibilities and limitations of remote sensing methods in specific observation cases of an oceanic surface. Numerous practical applications and illustrations are provided from air-borne, ship-borne and laboratory up-to-date experiments.
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I'm up near Gainesville. I purchased a can on 2/29 and still don't have it. Purchased another on 4/20. don't have it either. And the third one I purchased after that...well, you already know!
Is your dealer close so you can have conjugal visits? If not, try and put it out of your mind.


The wife (Deborah Kerr) of a penniless lord (Cary Grant) becomes romantically involved with a wealthy American (Robert Mitchum) who arrives as a tourist at their estate; but despite attempts by Kerr's friend (Jean Simmons) to fill Grant in on details of the affair, he remains strangely calm.
The enticing cast of this would-be romantic comedy — directed by Stanley Donen, and based on a 1956 play by Hugh and Margaret Williams — is the best thing going for it by far. Its insipid storyline is based on a paper-thin premise which never feels believable: Kerr is apparently reasonably happily married to Grant, yet falls into a passionate embrace within 20 minutes of encountering a stranger who's barged into a private room of her estate. (If her husband were played by someone less attractive than Grant, this scenario MIGHT be a tad more plausible — but as presented here, it's simply ludicrous.) Meanwhile, the annoying character played by Simmons is completely gratuitous, and seems to be added into the mix simply to round things out and provide one more pretty face to look at. Feel free to skip this clunker unless you're a diehard fan of one of the actors, and feel compelled to see them in everything they completed.
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1980-10-25 Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague.
1980-04-12 Terry Fox begins his "Marathon of Hope" at St. John's, Newfoundland.
1980-02-04 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini names Abolhassan Banisadr as president of Iran.
1980-07-30 Vanuatu gains independence.
1980-08-31 Zimbabwe establishes diplomatic relations with Algeria.
1980-08-17 Azaria Chamberlain disappears, probably taken by a dingo, leading to what was then the most publicised trial in Australian history.
1980-08-01 Buttevant Rail Disaster kills 18 and injures dozens of train passengers in Ireland.
1980-05-20 In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects by a 60% vote the proposal from its government to move towards independence from Canada.
1980-07-20 The United Nations Security Council votes 14-0 that member states should not recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1980-02-22 Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3, in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
1980-05-05 Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.
1980-09-05 The St. Gotthard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.224 km) stretching from Goschenen to Airolo.
1980-05-09 In Norco, California, five masked gunman hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase.
1980-09-22 Iraq invades Iran.
1980-07-07 During the Lebanese civil war, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre.
1980-03-18 At Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, 50 people are killed by an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket on its launch pad during a fueling operation.
1980-03-21 On the season finale of the soap opera Dallas, the infamous character J.R. Ewing is shot by an unseen assailant, leading to the catchphrase "Who shot J.R.?"
1980-04-12 Samuel Doe takes control of Liberia in a coup d'état, ending over 130 years of national democratic presidential succession.
1980-03-10 Madeira School headmistress Jean Harris shoots and kills Scarsdale diet doctor Herman Tarnower
1980-03-23 Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans.
1980-06-03 The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak. Seven tornadoes hit Grand Island, Nebraska takes five lives, 357 single-family homes, 33 mobile homes, 85 apartments, 49 businesses and $300 million in damages all told, according to National Weather Service and American Red Cross statistics on the deadly storm.
1980-09-17 After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established.
1980-04-30 Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
1980-02-24 The United States Olympic Hockey team completes their Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.
1980-10-30 El Salvador and Honduras sign a peace treaty to put the border dispute fought over in 1969's Football War before the International Court of Justice.
1980-12-08 John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is assassinated by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City.
1980-11-12 The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.
1980-09-16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the United Nations.
1980-03-31 The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad operates its final train after being ordered to liquidate its assets because of bankruptcy and debts owed to creditors.
1980-08-26 John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada.
1980-09-17 Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay.
1980-12-02 Four U.S. nuns and churchwomen, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel, are murdered by a death squad in El Salvador.
1980-09-30 Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
1980-08-14 Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.
1980-07-30 Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law
1980-07-24 The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.
1980-08-19 Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.
1980-03-04 Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe's first black prime minister.
1980-04-02 President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
1980-04-20 Climax of Berber Spring in Algeria as hundreds of Berber political activists are arrested.
1980-11-23 A series of earthquakes in southern Italy kills approximately 4,800 people.
1980-09-12 Military coup in Turkey.
1980-05-17 On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in the town of Chuschi, Ayacucho, starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
1980-08-08 The Central Hotel Fire, Bundoran occurs in Ireland.
1980-05-18 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
1980-07-07 Institution of sharia in Iran.
1980-03-10 Formation of the Irish Army Ranger Wing
1980-10-24 Government of Poland legalizes Solidarity trade union
1980-03-24 Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.
1980-09-01 Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ends in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
1980-04-18 The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President.
1980-03-14 In Poland, a plane crashes during final approach near Warsaw, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team.
1980-02-23 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.
1980-08-12 Signature of the Montevideo Treaty establishing the Latin American Integration Association.
1980-03-20 The Radio Caroline ship, Mi Amigo founders in a gale off the English coast.
1980-07-21 Australian Hard Rock band, AC/DC released the second best selling album of all time, Back in Black (Second only to Michael Jackson's Thriller)
1980-01-27 Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian caper.
1980-09-01 Major General Chun Doo-hwan becomes president of South Korea, following the resignation of Choi Kyu-hah.
1980-01-01 Victoria is crowned princess of Sweden.
1980-08-02 A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
1980-02-02 Reports surface that the FBI was targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation.
1980-03-27 The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212.
1980-06-10 The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela.
1980-05-08 The eradication of smallpox is endorsed by the World Health Organization.
1980-06-01 Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
1980-01-26 Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
1980-07-10 Alexandra Palace burns down for a second time.
1980-03-03 The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
1980-03-27 Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, led to panic on commodity and futures exchanges.
1980-02-25 The Suriname government is overthrown by a military coup which is initiated with the bombing of the police station from an army ship off the coast of the nation's capital, Paramaribo
1980-01-28 USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa Florida and capsizes killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
1980-07-01 O Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
1980-04-29 Corazones Unidos Siempre Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc. is founded.
1980-02-23 The United States Men's Olympic hockey team defeats the Swedish team to claim gold.
1980-12-26 Aeroflot puts the Ilyushin Il-86 into service.
1980-04-24 Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
1980-10-29 Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida leading to cancellation of Operation Credible Sport.
1980-08-25 Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.
1980-02-28 Andalusia approves its statute of autonomy through a referendum.
1980-05-09 In Florida, Liberian freighter MV Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. 35 people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150 ft. into the water and die.
1980-09-18 Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (including 1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station.
1980-04-24 Triple Six Fix
1980-05-22 Namco releases the highly influential arcade game Pac-Man.
1980-11-21 Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole. The resulting whirlpool sucked the drilling platform, several barges, houses and trees thousands of feet down to the bottom of the dissolving salt deposit.
1980-05-18 Gwangju Massacre: students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
1980-05-17 General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
1980-05-24 The International Court of Justice calls for the release of United States embassy hostages in Tehran, Iran. The hostages would not be freed until the following January.
1980-02-29 Gordie Howe of the then Hartford Whalers makes NHL history as he scores his 800th goal.
1980-12-04 English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25th.
1980-12-11 The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as CERCLA or Superfund, is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
1980-05-27 The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.
1980-11-21 A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). 87 people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
1980-10-29 Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's murderer, leaves for New York from his home in Hawaii.
1980-03-21 US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
1980-04-09 The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.
1980-01-07 President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
1980-05-04 President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia dies in Ljubljana at the age of 87.
1980-05-13 An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area.
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things.
Like the ski resort of girls looking for husbands and husbands looking for girls, the situation is not as symmetrical as it might seem.
Alan McKay


The discovery of the okapi shocked the world in 1901. African explorer, Henry Stanley, called it "donkey-like," while others thought it a new species of zebra, given the stripes. However, this notoriously-secretive rainforest ungulate proved to be the world's only living relative of the giraffe, making it one of most incredible taxonomic discoveries of the Twentieth Century as well as one of the last large-bodied mammals to be uncovered by scientists. But the future of the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is increasingly in doubt: a new update of the IUCN Red List released today has raised the threatened level for the okapi from Vulnerable to Endangered.
Found only in the Ituri Rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the okapi has been hit hard by deforestation, poaching for skins and bushmeat, bycatch in snaring, and, most importantly, roving bands of poachers and rebells.
Nothing typifies the perilous situation of the okapi more than the attack last year on the headquarters of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in Epulu. MaiMai rebels, led by an infamous poacher known simply as Morgan, launched a sneak attach on the station, killing six people and shooting dead 14 captive okapis that were meant as ambassadors of the species to the local community. Reportedly, the poachers were striking back for increased enforcement against wildlife poaching and illegal mining in the reserve.
Okapi. Photo by: Bob Jenkins.
In fact, the new assessment found that the okapi population with the Okapi Wildlife Reserve had dropped by 43 percent from 1993 to 2007.
"[The Okapi Wildlife Reserve] was until recently the most effectively protected okapi site with resident rangers and an active conservation program and the overall rate of decline here is inferred to have been equalled or exceeded elsewhere," the assessors write.
Conservationists fear that the species' population has been cut in half since 1995 across its range.
The poachers who attacked the headquarters in Epulu remain at large.
(09/09/2013) On June 24th of last year, MaiMai Simba rebels, led by an elephant poacher known as Morgan, launched a devastating attack on the headquarters of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in Epulu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The attack, which was reportedly in response to a crack down on poaching and illegal mining in the park, left buildings burned, equipment destroyed, and six people dead including two rangers. The militia also left with 28 women hostages, many of them minors. As if to add insult to injury, the militia didn't leave until they shot dead all 14 captive okapis at the headquarters, which were used as wildlife ambassadors for the local community.
(06/05/2013) The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is using lucrative elephant poaching for ivory to fund its activities, according to a report published on Tuesday. Eyewitness accounts from park rangers, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) escapees and recent senior defectors report that the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony, who is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, ordered African forest elephants to be killed in Garamba national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the tusks sent to him.
(05/21/2013) The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a body that certifies forest management practices, has revoked all certificates granted to the Danzer Group, a multinational logging company, over alleged human rights abuses by one of its former subsidiaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reports Bloomberg.
(04/03/2013) Early on a Sunday morning last summer, the villagers of Epulu awoke to the sounds of shots and screaming. In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, that can often mean another round of violence and ethnic murder is under way. In this case, however, something even more horrific was afoot.
(03/11/2013) Elephants are vanishing. The booming illegal ivory trade is decimating the world's largest land animal, but no place has been harder hit than the Congo basin and its forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis). The numbers are staggering: a single park in Gabon, Minkebe National Park, has seen 11,100 forest elephants killed in the last eight years; Okapi Faunal Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has lost 75 percent of its elephants in fifteen years; and a new study in PLoS ONE estimates that in total 60 percent of the world's forest elephants have been killed in the last decade alone. But what does that mean for the Congo forest?
(03/04/2013) Yesterday, the EU joined the U.S. and Australia in banning all timber that was illegally harvested abroad. The new regulation could have a major impact on where the EU sources its timber, and no where more so than the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to a new report by Greenpeace, the DRC's current moratorium on industrial logging is being systematically circumvented making all timber from the country suspect.
(02/28/2013) A key Congo wildlife reserve has lost 75 percent of its elephants in just 15 years due to poaching to meet Asian demand for ivory, reports a new survey by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Democratic Republic of Congo authorities.
(02/25/2013) Last year, Roger Peet, an American artist, traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to visit one of the world's most remote and wild forests. Peet spent three months in a region that is largely unknown to the outside world, but where a group of conservationists, headed by Terese and John Hart, are working diligently to create a new national park, known as Lomami. Here, the printmaker met a local warlord, discovered a downed plane, and designed a tomb for a wildlife ranger killed by disease, in addition to seeing some of the region's astounding wildlife. Notably, the burgeoning Lomami National Park is home to the world's newest monkey species, only announced by scientists last September.
(02/11/2013) Two environmental activist groups blasted the World Bank over its reported decision to block a probe into its support of industrial-scale rainforest logging.


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Q: Posting to an Odata service only receives pimitive data I am building  an Odata web service and utilizing the Entity Framework where my intent is to Post a given Receipt which has some primitive properties. The Receipt also contains a collection of ReceiptLines which is also composed of primitive properties.
Here is my issue: I can Post to the service just fine. When I step through the Post process on the server side with the debugger the Receipt I am posting no longer contains any ReceiptLines. I verify that I do submit the Receipt with ReceiptLines. Am I missing something in my design which is omitting the ReceiptLines when posted from the client?
I have included my code from my ReceiptController, WebApiConfig, and metadata below. Any advice is most welcome.
ReceiptController:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Http;
using System.Web.OData;
using System.Web.OData.Routing;
using AccountsReceivableWebService.Models;

namespace AccountsReceivableWebService
{
  public class ReceiptsController : ODataController
  {
    static ReceiptsContext db = new ReceiptsContext() { Receipts = new List<Receipt>() };

    #region Receipt portion

    private bool ReceiptExitsts(string key)
    {
      return db.Receipts.Count(r => r.ReceiptId == key) > 0;
    }

    [EnableQuery]
    public IQueryable<Receipt> Get()
    {
      return db.Receipts.AsQueryable();
    }

    [EnableQuery]
    public Receipt Get([FromODataUri] int key)
    {
      return db.Receipts.First(r=>r.ReceiptId==key.ToString());
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// This is the Post portion of CRUD operations.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="receipt"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public IHttpActionResult Post(Receipt receipt)
    {
      if (!ModelState.IsValid) return BadRequest(ModelState);
      if (!receipt.Insert())
      {
        //db.Receipts.Add(receipt);
        BadRequest(receipt.Proof());
      }
      else
      {
        if (db.Receipts.Count(r => r.ReceiptId == receipt.ReceiptId) == 0)
          db.Receipts.Add(receipt);
      }
      return Created(receipt);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Checks that this receipt is a valid receipt
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns></returns>
    [HttpPost]
    public IHttpActionResult Proof([FromBody] Receipt parameters)
    {
      string returnStr = "";
      if (!ModelState.IsValid) return BadRequest(ModelState);
      foreach (Receipt r in db.Receipts)
      {
        string temp = r.Proof();
        if (temp != "")
        {
          returnStr = string.Format("{0}: {1};", r.ReceiptId, temp);
        }
      }
      return Ok(new List<string>() {"hello"});
    }
    #endregion

    #region ReceiptLine portion

    [ODataRoute("Receipts({receiptId})/ReceiptLines/AccountsReceivableWebService.GetCount()")]
    public IHttpActionResult GetCount(string receiptId)
    {
      return Ok(db.Receipts.Single(r => r.ReceiptId == receiptId).ReceiptLines.Count);
    }
    #endregion
  }
}

WebApiConfig:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web.Http;
using AccountsReceivableWebService.Models;
using System.Web.OData.Builder;
using System.Web.OData.Extensions;

namespace AccountsReceivableWebService
{
  public static class WebApiConfig
  {
    public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
    {
      // Web API configuration and services

      // Web API routes
      ODataConventionModelBuilder builder = new ODataConventionModelBuilder();

      builder.Namespace = "AccountsReceivableWebService";
      builder.EntitySet<Receipt>("Receipts");
      builder.EntityType<ReceiptLine>().Collection.Function("GetCount").Returns<int>();

      config.MapODataServiceRoute(
            routeName: "ODataRoute",
            routePrefix: null,
            model: builder.GetEdmModel());

    }
  }
}

metadata:
<edmx:Edmx xmlns:edmx="http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/ns/edmx" Version="4.0">
  <edmx:DataServices>
    <Schema xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/ns/edm" Namespace="AccountsReceivableWebService.Models">
      <EntityType Name="Receipt">
        <Key>
          <PropertyRef Name="ReceiptId"/>
        </Key>
        <Property Name="ReceiptId" Type="Edm.String" Nullable="false"/>
        <Property Name="comments" Type="Edm.String"/>
        <Property Name="remitter" Type="Edm.String"/>
        <Property Name="ReceiptLineId" Type="Edm.String"/>
        <NavigationProperty Name="ReceiptLines" Type="Collection(AccountsReceivableWebService.Models.ReceiptLine)" ContainsTarget="true"/>
      </EntityType>
      <EntityType Name="ReceiptLine">
        <Key>
          <PropertyRef Name="ReceiptLineId"/>
        </Key>
        <Property Name="ReceiptLineId" Type="Edm.String" Nullable="false"/>
        <Property Name="Comments" Type="Edm.String"/>
        <Property Name="FiscalYear" Type="Edm.String"/>
        <Property Name="CostCenter" Type="Edm.String"/>
        <Property Name="object" Type="Edm.String"/>
        <Property Name="Amount" Type="Edm.String"/>
        <Property Name="Function" Type="Edm.String"/>
      </EntityType>
    </Schema>
    <Schema xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/ns/edm" Namespace="AccountsReceivableWebService">
      <Function Name="GetCount" IsBound="true">
      <Parameter Name="bindingParameter" Type="Collection(AccountsReceivableWebService.Models.ReceiptLine)"/>
      <ReturnType Type="Edm.Int32" Nullable="false"/>
      </Function>
      <EntityContainer Name="Container">
      <EntitySet Name="Receipts" EntityType="AccountsReceivableWebService.Models.Receipt"/>
      </EntityContainer>
    </Schema>
  </edmx:DataServices>
</edmx:Edmx>


Over the four-day Memorial Day weekend.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to have a huge domestic opening.
Variety reports the upcoming standalone Stars Wars film is currently tracking to make between $165 million and $175 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend in North America. The movie hits theaters on May 25 in the U.S.
For comparison, last year's Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened with $220 million, while 2016's Rogue One made $155 million in its opening weekend. The current Memorial Day weekend record-holder is 2007's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which grossed an estimated $139.8 million over the four-day weekend.
It was recently revealed Han Solo actor Alden Ehrenreich is signed on to appear as the fan-favorite character in three movies.
For more on Solo: A Star Wars Story, which will premiere on May 15 at the Cannes Film Festival, check out our breakdown of the film's latest trailer and don't miss this art that might reveal where Han Solo's golden dice came from.


Untreated gestational diabetes was significantly associated with maternal development of disordered glucose metabolism.
According to a study published in JAMA, untreated gestational diabetes is significantly associated with maternal development of disordered glucose metabolism, but not with overweight or obesity outcomes in their children.
To understand the associations between in utero exposure to gestational diabetes and long-term risk for maternal glucose metabolism and childhood adiposity, researchers followed a cohort of 4697 mothers (mean age, 41.7) and 4832 children for a median duration of 11.4 years.
During the follow-up period 10 to 14 years postpartum, 14.3% of participating mothers met the criteria for gestational diabetes. In patients with gestational diabetes, 52.2% were found to have developed a disorder of glucose metabolism compared with 20.1% of mothers who did not have gestational diabetes (adjusted odds ratio, 3.44). In women with gestational diabetes, 10.7% had type 2 diabetes and 41.5% had prediabetes; comparatively, for participants without gestational diabetes, 1.6% had type 2 diabetes and 18.4% had prediabetes.
In children whose mothers had gestational diabetes, 39.5% were deemed overweight or obese compared with 28.6% of children whose mothers did not have gestational diabetes. After adjusting for maternal variables, gestational diabetes was not found to be significantly associated with childhood overweight or obesity outcomes. However, it was noted that other childhood adiposity measures might be relevant for interpreting these findings.
The researchers highlighted several study limitations, including that the percentage of individuals who met criteria for gestational diabetes and participated in the study was lower than in all eligible participants.


So this time you are absolutely determined to lose weight!! You know what you have to do. You have to consume less calories than you need to burn off that fat. You have to do more exercise, deprive yourself over several months and go to bed feeling hungry. You have to be strong to resist those biscuits at work, throw your children's tempting remains in the bin, order salad at the restaurant and forgo that alcohol. Its as easy as that !!!
Then, when eventually you get down to the weight you are aiming for, you relax, start to enjoy the little pleasures of life again and before you know it your weight starts to creep back on again. This is the pattern for the vast majority of us.
It is estimated that only 5% of people manage to keep the weight off after dieting in the long term because it's not just about the food. It is also about the way we eat and the emotion behind it.
EFT can help you break the cycle of self sabotaging behaviours and negative thoughts which make losing weight and keeping it off so difficult. It also helps to address the conflict between the conscious and the subconscious mind which makes it easier to retain willpower. EFT is also a wonderfully effective tool to help deal with cravings and I instruct all my clients how to tap themselves during the day when the need arises.
The most effective EFT weight loss protocols involve dealing with the emotional aspects of the present, past and then the future.
Here focus is given to how we are feeling right now about our weight and our eating habits.
Here is where we tap and focus on the deep seated beliefs and needs that have contributed to us becoming overweight in the first place.
Here is where we focus on what it will actually be like when we have achieved our goal weight and try to identify any self sabotaging feelings and beliefs that will prevent us keeping that weight off. This is a very useful exercise because it can sometimes bring about the realisation that an unrealistic target weight has been set.
Using EFT to tap, focus in and take the 'charge' out of all these underlying negative feelings and beliefs gives us the best possible to chance to lose that weight, keep it off and improve our health and well being.


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Q: Euler function and least common multiple Could you give me hint, what is the relationship between the $\phi$ and the $lcm$ functions? In the sense, that:
$p$, $q$ are primes s.t. $m < pq$ and
$$ m^{lcm(p-1, q-1)+1} \equiv m \mod pq $$
So what happens, is that we take out the gcd from $\phi{(pq)}$
What is the reason for this, that the equation works?

A: Well, by Fermat's little theorem $m^p\equiv m \mod p$, ans so is $m^{x(p-1)+1}$ for any integer $x$. Also, $m^{y(q-1)+1}\equiv m \mod q$. Since $lcm(p-1,q-1)$ is divisible both by $p-1$ and $q-1$, $m^{lcm(p-1,q-1)+1}$ satisfies both of these conditions, so...


Sometimes, even after a great night's sleep, it can be hard to feel alive and vibrant when you see those tired, drooping eyes looking back at you from the mirror. The loose skin over your eyes and the bags below make you look more tired and older than you feel. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. This is why blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, is the third most popular cosmetic surgery procedure (after liposuction and breast augmentation). Patients are usually seeking a less tired, rejuvenated and more alert appearance.
As we age, the skin around our eyes loses its elasticity. You may develop loose folds of skin on the upper eyelids and deep creases on the lower lids. At the same time, your muscles in this area may slacken so that any fat bulges forward, producing a baggy appearance. It is important to note that one can develop baggy eyes in one's twenties before your skin changes. This would be an inherited family trait.
I encourage you to schedule a consultation so that we may discuss your condition, your expectations, and the probable outcome from the various eyelid surgery procedure options. You often will be given several conservative treatment options including facial chemical peels or facial laser treatments. If however, the physical findings are excessive skin and an actual bulging of the tissues, then blepharoplasty is probably the treatment of choice.
Eyelid problems are common, even in younger people. Correcting eyelid problems that interfere with your vision may be covered by your insurance. However, when eyelid surgery is performed for cosmetic reasons, it may not be covered by your health insurance.
Blepharoplasty is usually performed in our office surgical suite. It is generally performed under a local anesthetic with mild I.V. sedation. We place the incisions in the crease above each eye to correct problems of the upper eyelids. Then a thin crescent of excess skin is removed. The incisions are closed with very fine sutures. To remove the fatty deposits beneath the eyes, the incisions are placed just under the eyelash. The procedure can take one to two hours, depending on the extent of the surgery.
The eye area is bruised and swollen for about two weeks. Most people can be socially presentable within 8 to 10 days. Usually, the eyes are not swollen shut and pain is rated a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. The areas around the eyes are very forgiving and no cover makeup is needed to conceal the scars after the normal healing process has passed.


Offaly native and RTÉ's London Correspondent Fiona Mitchell has received the NUI Galway Alumni Award for Arts, Literature and Celtic Studies.
The university presented it winners with their awards at the 20th annual Alumni Awards Gala Banquet on Saturday, April 13, 2019. This year the Alumni Award for Arts, Literature and Celtic Studies, sponsored by Deloitte, was presented to Fiona Mitchell by Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, President of NUI Galway.
Fiona is responsible for reporting across all RTÉ News television, radio and web-based platforms on political, social and economic affairs in London and the wider Great Britain. She is set to be replaced in the role by Sean Whelan but remains part of the RTE News team.
Originally from Killeigh Co Offaly, Fiona joined RTÉ as a reporter in 2000. She initially worked as a reporter with both Morning Ireland and the RTÉ Foreign Desk before being appointed News Editor in 2006.


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Габровка () — упразднённая деревня в Светиловичском сельсовете Ветковского района Гомельской области Белоруссии.

География

Расположение
В 39 км на север от Ветки, 60 км от Гомеля. На западе граничила с лесом.

Гидрография
На востоке мелиоративный канал, соединенный с рекой Нёманка (приток реки Сож).

Транспортная сеть
Рядом автодорога Залесье — Светиловичи. Планировка состоит из криволинейной, почти меридиональной улицы. Застроена двусторонне, деревянными домами усадебного типа.

История
По письменным источникам известна с XIX века, в Столбунской волости Белицкого, с 1852 года Гомельского уезда Могилёвской губернии. Согласно инвентарю 1848 года деревня и фольварк. Согласно переписи 1897 года располагалась ветряная мельница. В 1909 году 300 десятин земли.

Некоторое время в 1920-х годах деревни Скачек и Габровка составляли один населённый пункт. С 8 декабря 1926 года по 4 августа 1927 года центр Скачек-Габровского сельсовета Светиловичского, с 4 августа 1927 года Ветковского районов Гомельского округа. В 1930-х годах жители вступили в колхоз. Во время Великой Отечественной войны на фронтах погибли 17 жителей.

В результате катастрофы на Чернобыльской АЭС деревня подверглась радиационному загрязнению. В 1996 году все жители (23 семьи) переселены в чистые места.

Официально упразднена в 2011 году.

Население
 1868 год — 11 дворов, 89 жителей.
 1897 год — 24 двора, 152 жителя (согласно переписи).
 1909 год — 40 дворов, 295 жителей.
 1940 год — 24 двора.
 1959 год — 80 жителей (согласно переписи).
 1999 год — 7 хозяйств, 10 жителей.

Примечания

Литература
 Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: Энцыклапедыя. Т.1, кн.1. Гомельская вобласць/С. В. Марцэлеў; Рэдкалегія: Г. П. Пашкоў (галоўны рэдактар) і інш. — Мн.: БелЭн, 2004. 632с.: іл. Тыраж 4000 экз. ISBN 985-11-0303-9 ISBN 985-11-0302-0

Исчезнувшие населённые пункты Ветковского района
Населённые пункты Чернобыльской зоны отчуждения (Белоруссия)
Населённые пункты, упразднённые в 2011 году

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OPPORTUNITY ZONE! Commercial redevelopment site. 13.49 acres located in the heart of the retail district. Zoned General Commercial with highest and best use being retail development. Property has direct access from Rt. 13 with 200' of road frontage. Traffic count of over 38,000 cars per day.Developed for and currently use as a truck service facility consisting of 35,456 sq.ft. of which approximately 15,800 sq.ft. is office space. Facility has been well taken care of and is in good condition. Currently leased through June 2020 with a NOI of $318,000/year.


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Célestin Nanteuil
Célestin-François Nanteuil-Lebœuf, generally known as Célestin Nanteuil, was a French painter, engraver and illustrator closely tied to the Romantic movement in France.
He was born in Rome of French parents who were part of Joseph Bonaparte's entourage. Nanteuil entered the Paris École des Beaux-Arts in 1827, where he studied under Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois, and then worked in the studio of Dominique Ingres. In 1848, he was made Director of Académie des Beaux-arts, and later became the curator of the Musée des Beaux-arts in Dijon.
Le petit pêcheur (The Young Fisherman), 1854
A talented engraver, his output included landscapes and set-piece groups. The more explicit of his works were published anonymously, but even in his lifetime were known to be by him and were distributed widely.
Célestin's elder brother, Charles-François, was a noted sculptor, who won the Prix de Rome in 1817.
Les amours des généraux napoléoniens (1840)


Is minimally invasive hammertoe surgery right for me?
Do you have problems finding footwear that fits and is comfortable? Do you have pain in your toes or under the ball of your foot? Do you have callouses or corns on your toes? If you answered yes to these questions, it is likely you have a common deformity known as a hammertoe, similarly known as a claw toe, or mallet toe.
A hammertoe is a deformity of any of the lesser toes, whereby the digit becomes contracted while an imbalance occurs in the tendons and ligaments that support the toe's position. Hammertoes can be caused by trauma, ill-fitting footwear, foot structure and genetics and certain disease processes.
How does minimally invasive hammertoe surgery compare to traditional methods?
Dr Andrew Knox uses a state of the art implant called the Smart Toe II for hammer toe correction. This revolutionary system requires no k-wires to be used during the surgery, meaning patients can expect faster healing times, better cosmetic results and eliminates the risk of nasty pin tract infections. Patients will spend significantly less time in a post-operative shoe and can transition back to regular foot wear at 2 weeks post-surgery.
Patients who have minimally invasive hammertoe surgery using the Smart Toe II Implant can weight bear immediately post op in a splinted sandal. This is worn for 2 weeks then transition is made back to regular footwear. There is no need for removal of the implant as it remains permanently within the healed bone.
To see how the Smart Toe II Implant works in animation format, click the link below.
If you believe you are suffering with a hammertoe, early consultation yields the best results. Book an appointment online or call 08 9383 3851 to speak with one of our friendly staff members.