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Inositol: Uses, benefits, and risks
Medically reviewed by Alan Carter, Pharm.D. — By Lauren Hellicar on August 22, 2022
Who can take it?
Dosages
Inositol is a type of sugar that the body uses to make cell membranes. It also helps regulate insulin levels, which means that it can have benefits for people with conditions such as metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
There is some evidence that inositol may also help with some mental health conditions, as it may act on neurotransmitters in the brain and nervous system.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers inositol to be generally safe, but some people may experience mild side effects if they take higher dosages.
Read on to learn more about inositol, including what it is and its benefits, side effects, and food sources.
What is inositol?
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Inositol is a type of sugar that is similar to glucose. Humans can make it themselves or take it in through their diet.
The body needs inositol to form the structure of cell membranes and regulate insulin levels. It may also affect neurotransmitter levels. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit messages between nerves.
There are nine forms of inositol, but the two main types in the body are myoinositol and D-chiro-inositol (DCI).
Uses of inositol
People take myoinositol supplements for a wide range of health reasons, many of which have evidence to support them. For instance, people may use it for:
Benefits of inositol
Inositol may be particularly beneficial for people with certain conditions.
A 2019 study explored the efficacy of a range of new medications for treatment-resistant panic disorder. The researchers found evidence that inositol is highly effective in treating this condition. People taking inositol had fewer side effects than those taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and benzodiazepines.
A randomized controlled trial in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggests that inositol may help treat bipolar disorder in children. Combining omega-3 fatty acids with inositol reduced symptoms of mania and depression in children aged 5–12 years.
However, the study had a small number of participants, and the researchers excluded children whose condition was severe. More research is necessary to confirm whether inositol helps people with bipolar disorder.
A 2020 randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial found evidence to support the use of DCI for improving the symptoms of psoriasis. The researchers concluded that a solution containing 1% DCI could be a useful additional treatment for people with this condition.
PCOS causes the ovaries or adrenal glands to produce excessive levels of male sex hormones, which can affect fertility and insulin resistance.
A 2020 review found many studies demonstrating the effectiveness of inositol as a treatment for people with PCOS. Evidenced benefits included:
improving ovarian function and fertility
decreasing male sex hormone levels and thereby reducing the severity of acne and excessive hair growth
improving metabolic health
regulating the hormones involved in reproduction and ovulation
Additionally, a 2017 meta-analysis found significant reductions in fasting insulin in those with PCOS. The researchers concluded that myoinositol has a beneficial effect in improving the metabolic health of people with this condition.
Gestational diabetes refers to high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. The hyperglycemia usually reverses after the birth, but it can cause pregnancy complications.
A 2018 study assessed whether supplementing myoinositol from the first trimester had any benefits for those at risk of gestational diabetes and its complications.
The researchers concluded that supplementing myoinositol in early pregnancy helps reduce the rate of gestational diabetes, preterm birth, and high birth weight.
People with metabolic syndrome have several risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. These may include obesity, high blood pressure, and high blood glucose. According to a 2022 study, myoinositol affects this because it plays a role in regulating blood sugar.
Additionally, raised glucose levels lower myoinositol levels in a person's tissues. The body breaks down the myoinositol faster, and the kidneys eliminate it faster, creating a vicious cycle.
The study authors highlight the many studies demonstrating the safety of myoinositol. They conclude that doctors should consider it as a treatment for people with metabolic syndrome, as well as those with diabetes.
Who can take inositol
Many people can take inositol. The FDA classes inositol as "generally recognized as safe." However, few studies have looked at whether inositol is safe for babies and children.
Additionally, inositol clinical trials tend to last no longer than 1 year, so it is unclear whether inositol is safe to take in the long term.
People should speak with a doctor before trying inositol to check that it is safe for them.
Side effects and risks
Inositol is generally safe to take. However, supplementing inositol at dosages above 12 grams (g) a day may cause mild gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, flatulence, or diarrhea.
Clinical trials investigating the benefits of inositol tend to involve doses of anywhere between 4 g and 60 g a day. To avoid side effects, people may benefit from starting at a lower daily dose.
If a person is taking inositol for medical reasons, they should consult a doctor first. The doctor will be able to advise on the most suitable dosage.
Food sources of inositol
An alternative to supplementation with inositol is getting more of this substance from food. Although they are uncommon in modern diets, the animal products highest in inositol include:
blood products
Other foods that contain inositol include:
cantaloupe melon
citrus fruits, except lemons
People can also eat foods containing substances that the body uses to make inositol, such as:
Inositol is a type of sugar that helps form the structure of cell membranes. It also regulates insulin and neurotransmitters. The human body can make inositol, but people can also get it from supplements and some foods.
Research suggests that inositol may be beneficial for people with certain health conditions, including PCOS and metabolic syndrome. It appears to be generally safe, but anyone who wishes to try this supplement should discuss it with a doctor first.
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Who's Who of the City of Tiberius
7 Names, Events and Writings Associated with Tiberias During the Roman Empire To Listen For When You Tour The Holy Land
1) Herod Antipas
When you tour the holy land, you will hear about Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great. He established the city of Tiberius on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, making it his capital city, in the year 18 C.E. He built the city around 17 natural mineral hot springs, making the city a popular location for recreation and for healing. Herod's attempt to settle Jews in the city at this time failed—the city was built on an old cemetery, thus making it "unclean."
2) Emperor Tiberius
When Herod Antipas established the city, he named it after the reigning Roman emperor Tiberius whose reign lasted from 14 C.E. to 37 C.E.
3) Josephus and the First Jewish-Roman War
In this war, also known as The Great Revolt (66 – 73 C.E.), the Jews of the southern province of Judea revolted against the Roman Empire. The Roman commander and historian Josephus Flavius fortified the city of Tiberius; when the general of the Roman army, Vespasian, entered the city he found its inhabitants loyal to Rome and therefore spared the city from destruction. However, with the destruction of the southern province of Judea and the fall of Jerusalem in 70 C.E., many of the southern Jews relocated to the Galilee and the city of Tiberius.
4) Bar Kochba Revolt
Although the Bar Kochba Revolt (132 – 136 C.E.) took place in Judea and not in the Galilee, Tiberius was nonetheless greatly affected by the revolt. Hundreds of thousands of Jewish lives were lost during the revolt, and in addition, those Jews who survived were expulsed from Jerusalem (135 C.E.). With the relocation of the Jews to Tiberius, the city became a major Jewish cultural center.
5) The Sanhedrin
Following The Great Revolt, the Sanhedrin—the high Jewish court—also changed locations. After moving several times, the Sanhedrin settled in Tiberius around the year 150 C.E.
6) Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi and the Mishnah
A key leader of the Jewish community during the 2nd century C.E., Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi (d. 217 C.E.) compiled and edited what is now known as the Mishnah—the compilation of the oral law and the first major piece of Rabbinic literature. This work was likely completed in Tiberius around the year 200 C.E.
7. Yochanan bar Nafcha and the Jerusalem Talmud: After studying Torah in his hometown of Sepphoris under Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi and his students, Yochanan bar Nafcha (180 – 279 C.E.), when he was ready to teach, moved to Tiberius and started a school of his own. As a result, Tiberius "became the focus of Jewish religious scholarship in the land." Yochanan bar Nafcha is responsible for the compilation of what it known as the Jerusalem Talmud, a collection of Rabbinic notes on the Mishnah. (Compiled from 230 – 270 C.E.).
Learn more when you visit Tiberias or by viewing the following articles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Kokhba_revolt
http://www.safed.co.il/tiberias.html
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vie/Tiberias.html
http://www.biblewalks.com/Sites/tiberias.html#Historical
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanan_bar_Nappaha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_the_Prince
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishnah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Talmud
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Actor Ji Soo Confirmed To Enlist In The Military In October
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Actor Ji Soo will reportedly be enlisting in the military soon!
After reports of Actor Ji Soo's enlistment were published, a source from his agency Keyeast confirmed he's set to enlist in October and serve as a public service worker. His agency stated it is unrelated to the recent controversy as he was scheduled to enlist this year anyways.
The reason why he'll serve as a public service worker is because he underwent surgery for acute osteomyelitis in 2016.
As a result of one Korean news outlet reports, the actor is set to enlist as a public service worker later this year, in October. He will undergo basic military training for 4 weeks before completing the rest of his duties as a public service worker.
He will enlist as a public service worker due to the surgery he had in 2016. According to reports, he's received the draft notice in December of 2020.
While some netizens seem to believe that he's 'running away' to the military due to the controversies he's involved in, it's highly unlikely he would've been able to delay his enlistment regardless of whether a controversy broke out since he was born in 1993, he must enlist in the military this year according to Korean military laws.
The public sentiment towards Ji Soo is largely negative. He stepped down from "River Where The Moon Rises" due to the severe bullying accusations made against him and pulled from various CF deals. He has since issued an apology letter but he's still facing massive backlash as more alleged victims are coming forward with testimonies against him.
His agency has stated through an official press release that they would be looking into the allegations made against him.
His agency has yet to address the accusations made against him or confirm his enlistment date.
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by Rhonda Sunnarborg
(Editor's Note: The author of this article, Rhonda Sunnarborg, is a student at the College of St Catherine, where she met the subject of her feature, Evangeline Moen. Rhonda is a public information intern in the college's Office of Public Information. According to the office's director, Carol Rolloff, Rhonda is a double major in Business and Communications and works as an intern under the college's work study program. She will be graduating this spring and intends to join the Peace Corps, after which she hopes to seek employment in an international agency or world church organization. Rhonda has worked extensively on publicity for the Weekend College program at St. Catherine's. Her feature on Angie Moen was circulated to several papers in the state and to Twin Cities television stations as an example of how the weekend program works at the College of St. Catherine.)
Evangeline Moen sews 40 hours a week at a garment factory, cares for her family, and manages finances for a food co-operative, but she takes time out on weekends – to go to college.
Moen is one of 400 women working to obtain a B.A. degree in four years by attending classes every other weekend through Weekend College at the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul. Unlike the others, she attends every weekend rather than every other, because she is enrolled in a French class that meets weekly.
"I got the Weekend College brochure from a friend of a friend – and a week later, I enrolled," said Moen recently. "It's just what I was looking for. I had looked into correspondence and night courses, but choose Weekend College because it is a well-structured program with good credentials. And I can come just once a week and get the courses I need."
The latter is a plus for Moen, a resident of Isle, who drives 100 miles each Friday afternoon for a weekend of classes. Considering what she is getting in exchange for her aging odometer – a degree in communications – Moen thinks that the distance is irrelevant.
"I want to be at St. Catherine's, and I am getting out of it what I want," said Moen, a second-year student of the program. "I cover the material, am active during class, and am getting the information to receive my credentials."
Through her volunteer work in community organizations, Moen saw the need to apply communication skills and therefore was motivated to pursue a communications degree. In working to bring businesses into the area through the Community Development Organization and working with the food co-op, "we found we didn't have the skills to communicate with funding sources or skill to communicate to the community what we were doing," Moen said. She sees her college education as providing her with the necessary skills and expertise to work more effectively in these organizations, or perhaps direct one. "It's important to educate the rural women who will go back and invest in their communities," Moen added.
As a woman who became financial director of the food co-op without ever taking an accounting course, Moen was up to the challenge of beginning college after one quarter at the U of Minnesota 20 years ago. Sunday night, when she gets home from St. Paul, she goes through her assignments and breaks her homework down into sizable chunks. Monday through Friday, when she's on the job at Cohn-Feldman in Onamia, sewing men's jackets and overcoats, Moen studies as well.
"I glance at my notes during breaks and lunch, then go over it in my mind whole I sew. It makes French almost painless."
Moen has found her first year of college to be a positive experience. "I've enjoyed all my classes, and I've actually used some of the material from each class I've taken." She's used principles from her personal communications course to promote the food co-op in Isle. She is also one of the active promoters of St. Catherine's and their Weekend College program.
"It's a great program. I push it to everyone," Moen said. "They aren't crimping standards just to get people through. St. Kate's has a real commitment to the needs they are trying to serve," she said.
Moen promotional skills appear to be effective for the College of St. Catherine. Her daughter Caroline entered St. Catherine as a day student this fall.
Although Moen holds down a full-time job, maintains a house, fills the role of wife and mother, and drives over 200 miles round-trip each weekend, she does not think that her situation is more difficult than other women at St. Kate's.
"Many of the women at Weekend College still have young children at home, and a few drive further," she said. And although she works full-time, "There aren't the great expectations place upon me as there are upon most college students. There is not the pressure to maintain a high grade-point average," Moen said. "Nobody is expecting me to build bridges or set the world on fire."
Yet, after meeting Evangeline Moen, you think she just might.
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14 Years After These Dads Adopt Her Newborn, They Send Her THIS Message Onstage…
Being a performer, especially a singer, can be a very emotional experience for some. This emotion is sometimes disruptive, sometimes it is the push a performance needs to really shine, and at rare moments the emotion is the culmination of a lifetime of effort. That is why on the America's Got Talent stage there are often tears of joy, sadness, and overwhelming gratitude for the singers that amaze TV viewers on a regular basis. None of this is truer than it is for a young teen named Campbell Walker-Fields.
This young man was the fourth child of a mother who couldn't afford to care for more children. Lucky for Campbell he never ended up in the adoption system since he was adopted at birth. He was taken in by two men who were both his father and nurtured him in every way, supporting him in his music, and giving him the love he deserved. While Campbell was very thankful for his father's love, it wasn't always easy for him. Sometimes in school, he would be bullied or teased for his atypical family situation. Commonly he was asked about where his mother was and why he had two fathers. That didn't stop him from being thankful for his family and seizing all of the opportunities when they presented themselves, leading him to appear on the America's Got Talent the main stage at the age of 14 to sing for the world.
Before singing a rendition of Christina Perri's 'A Thousand Years' , Campbell indicated that he is thankful his mother put him up for adoption so he'd never have to struggle and that he wants her to be proud of her choice to do so. Most of all the young teen wants his mother to be proud of him and it shows in every verse of 'A Thousand Years' while he's singing it. By the end of the performance, Campbell was teary eyed, but the judges were floored. Many of the audience members could also be seen wiping tears away from their faces as well. Really it is the emotional connection in every performer's singing that gives it power and weight which is why an adopted 14-year-old young man was able to strike a cord with the audience. His emotional journey from adoption to a confident young man seeking a mother's love poured into the performance and then into the audience.
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Though it may not be obvious at first, there's a wealth of excellent bookshops in Brighton and Hove dotted throughout the city, you just need to know where to look. That's where we come in people.
In a world of online book buying, the bookshop has had a rough few years and Brighton's oldest bookshop, the iconic Two Way Books, had to shut its doors last year. Fortunately, there are still many staying afloat because, as we all know – nothing beats a good browse through a bookshop.
Waterstones opposite the Clock Tower offers a warm atmosphere and a great range of books in the centre of town and we should cherish that there's at least one nationwide book chain that still has its doors open. However, this article aims to shine a light on the little guys, the independents still standing strong and offering something unique.
These bookshops are run and staffed by genuine book lovers and heading over to them will help out local businesses and make for joyous lost hours. These rare gems are also sociable cafes, places to get dressed up for, to find first editions, to get lost in, one is even a bookshop without a shop. Welcome to your first step into Brighton's world of books.
As any local would care to tell you, this is a straight up classic. City Books was voted 'The Best Shop in Brunswick' and it's also been shortlisted twice for the national 'Independent Bookshop of the Year Award'. Spread across two floors this charming little place has a genuine authentic book lover feel as well as a wide selection and owners Paul and Inge Sweetman often put on events far and wide.
When: 9.30 to 6.00 Monday to Saturday / 11.00 to 4.30 Sunday.
If this list is all about 'proper' bookshops in Brighton then this local favourite certainly fits the bill. Having won a string of small shop and bookshop awards and a donation from James Patterson himself, this little Kemp Town gem with over 10,000 titles spanning the genres has got to be on any Brighton book lover's list.
You can also pick up handmade children's toys and best of all, the shop is also home to Bookroom Art Press and you can pick up 20th Century British prints when you can take your nose out of your book.
Standing pink and proud, every Brighton day tripper will have spotted this one on an amble down Sydney Street in the North Laine.
Selling often immaculate first and second hand copies (as well as vinyls, comics, maps, chocolates and plenty more), you'd be forgiven for sometimes thinking this isn't a second hand bookshop at all. Not ideal if you're looking for specific titles – though there's a surprising amount considering – but a great place to find something unexpected, help out a worthy cause and, like all good bookshops, a hypnotic space that you won't want to leave in a hurry.
And now for something completely different and utterly special. In the pioneering entrepreneurial spirit of our times The Smallest Bookshop in Brighton is a stroke of pure genius.
They essentially set up mini libraries that nestle in the corners of cafes and bars so you can flick through a book in your favourite hangout or spark a literary conversation as you swill a pint. You can currently find these tiny 'shops' hiding in Fanny's Cafe and Deli, The Dover Castle, The Caxton Arms, The independent and Mojo Coffee House. The Facebook page is also a great repository of local book news.
Their slogan is "Eat, drink, be merry. And buy books" and I'm stumped to think of a better life motto.
When: It's complicated (see above links for a better idea).
If there's one thing most bookshops are missing, it's probably a pirate ship. Thank goodness then that The Book Nook is plugging that gap at its childrens bookshop in the heart of Hove. Voted Children's Independent Bookseller of the Year 2012 at the Bookseller Industry Awards, this isn't your average bookshop.
With a cafe for parents to relax while the kids play, it's a great space to spend some time and the collection goes from infants to teen fiction. There's also a tonne of events including storytelling, competitions, Father Christmas visits, Panto, author signings and competitions.
Found on Kensington Gardens in the North Laine, Brighton Books is not messing around with a name like that. Like a Time Lord's Tardis, this discerning looking shop is bigger than it might first appear, boasting two floors of classy high wooden shelves filled largely with second hand hard backs of all types.
Though leaning towards the more expensive end of second hand books, there's a reason as anyone looking for good quality, first editions or to find a beautiful looking book will undoubtedly find themselves browsing in the reverential atmosphere of Brighton Books.
Don't let the humble name fool you, this colourful comic book store is everything comic book lovers of all genres could dream of. There's everything from DC crime fighters to Guy Delisle; niche manga to pulitzer winning Art Spiegelman and even Brighton: The Graphic novel.
If you haven't started reading graphic novels yet, there's a whole new world to explore of fantastic writing.
Spiral stairs, leather bound gems – every city needs a great antique bookstore and we've got ours in the form of Colin Page on Duke Street. Despite what you may imagine, you needn't take out a small loan to pick up a book as there's a great selection of cheap second hand volumes downstairs.
The shop doesn't scream at you from the street to come in, having a distinct old fashioned quality and caring more for its books than its bottom line. Having said that, its bold green exterior is not easily missed and I'd hazard most Brightonians will know this place even if they've never been in. There's no in-store cafe or celebrity autobiographies but it's certainly not fusty, the staff always helpful and friendly.
The next time you walk past, take a minute to pop in and you'll emerge several hours later with a smile on your face and an old book in your hands you'll treasure. It's also a great place to get those dusty books lying around valued – much like the above independent bookshops in Brighton, you may be surprised at what's they're worth.
For a history of Bookshops in Brighton: Bookends: A Partial History of the Brighton Book Trade by John Shire can be picked up in some of the above shops or online.


A federal law that limits companies' ability to collect data from children applies to businesses that gather data from connected toys and other devices, the Federal Trade Commission says.
Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill, one of the agency's most vocal privacy advocates, is leaving the commission at the end of the month.
She will go to the law firm Hogan Lovells, where she will serve as co-director of the privacy and cybersecurity practice.
App Makers Playing Dangerous Game With Personal Privacy by Gavin O'Malley (1)Threatening to bust the mobile boom, app makers are playing a dangerous game with people's personal information.That's according to new and highly credible research, which tested 110 of the most popular Android and iOS apps on the market to see which ones shared personal, behavioral, and location data with third parties.


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Q: TypeError at /app/accounts/login/ 'AnonymousUser' object is not iterable (context_processors.py) I have added the following in my context_processors.py
if request.user.is_authenticated:
    recent_notifications = Notification.objects.filter(user=request.user,is_deleted=False)
else:
    recent_notifications = []

profile = None
if Profile.objects.filter(user=request.user).exists():
    profile = Profile.objects.get(user=request.user)

It returns
TypeError at /app/accounts/login/
'AnonymousUser' object is not iterable
Environment:

Request Method: GET
Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/app/accounts/login/?next=/

Django Version: 2.2.7
Python Version: 3.6.8
Installed Applications:
['registration',
 'django.contrib.admin',
 'django.contrib.sites',
 'django.contrib.auth',
 'django.contrib.contenttypes',
 'django.contrib.sessions',
 'django.contrib.messages',
 'django.contrib.staticfiles',
 'main',
 'users',
 'profiles']
Installed Middleware:
['django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
 'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
 'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
 'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
 'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
 'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware']

Traceback:

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/handlers/exception.py" in inner
  34.             response = get_response(request)

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in _get_response
  145.                 response = self.process_exception_by_middleware(e, request)

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in _get_response
  143.                 response = response.render()

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/template/response.py" in render
  106.             self.content = self.rendered_content

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/template/response.py" in rendered_content
  83.         content = template.render(context, self._request)

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/template/backends/django.py" in render
  61.             return self.template.render(context)

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/template/base.py" in render
  169.                 with context.bind_template(self):

File "/usr/lib/python3.6/contextlib.py" in __enter__
  81.             return next(self.gen)

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/template/context.py" in bind_template
  246.             updates.update(processor(self.request))

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/src/cyan/main/context_processors.py" in main_context
  29.     if Profile.objects.filter(user=request.user).exists():

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/models/manager.py" in manager_method
  82.                 return getattr(self.get_queryset(), name)(*args, **kwargs)

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py" in filter
  892.         return self._filter_or_exclude(False, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py" in _filter_or_exclude
  910.             clone.query.add_q(Q(*args, **kwargs))

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/query.py" in add_q
  1290.         clause, _ = self._add_q(q_object, self.used_aliases)

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/query.py" in _add_q
  1318.                     split_subq=split_subq, simple_col=simple_col,

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/query.py" in build_filter
  1224.             self.check_related_objects(join_info.final_field, value, join_info.opts)

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/query.py" in check_related_objects
  1086.                 for v in value:

File "/home/cirtic/dev/django/cyan/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py" in inner
  257.         return func(self._wrapped, *args)

Exception Type: TypeError at /app/accounts/login/
Exception Value: 'AnonymousUser' object is not iterable

I have tried to change if request.user.is_authenticated: into if request.user.is_authenticated(): as i found in some questions but it returns 'bool' object is not callable. I'am writing this as this may mistaken as this issue
 Here i have problem with
profile = None
if Profile.objects.filter(user=request.user).exists():
    profile = Profile.objects.get(user=request.user)

A: Try this way:
    if not request.user.is_authenticated:
        recent_notifications = []
    else:
        recent_notifications = Notification.objects.filter(user=request.user,is_deleted=False)

Otherwise you have to restrict the user by adding login required decorator or similar ways.

A: The issue can be resolved by editing as follows
profile = None
if request.user.is_authenticated:
    if Profile.objects.filter(user=request.user).exists():
        profile = Profile.objects.get(user=request.user)

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- Know of the existence of the `string` type.
- Know how to create a string.
- Know of the existence of `string` methods and `String` module function
- Know some basic string methods (like finding the index of a character at a position, or returning a part the string).
- Know how to do basic string concatenation using `+`.
- Know that strings are immutable.

## Out of scope

- `sprintf` formatting
- Strings can be enumerated.
- String slicing.
- Triple-quoted strings.
- Double-backtick strings.
- Advanced string formatting (combining types or using `StringBuilder`).
- Using standard or custom format strings.
- Type inference.
- Memory and performance characteristics.

## Concepts

- `strings`: know of the existence of the `string` type; know of some basic functions (like looking up a character at a position, or slicing the string); know how to do basic string concatenation.

## Prerequisites

- `basics`: know how to define functions.

[string]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.string?view=netcore-3.1

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"Hospice is a great resource for patients and their families. It may be covered by Medicare, Medicaid or other insurance providers. There are even hospice services for people who have no insurance. Hospice provides an extra layer of support. It gives families space for physical and emotional respite while caring for a loved one at the end of their life. It's underutilized by everyone, but especially by communities of color and cultural communities," said Susan Marschalk, executive director of MNHPC.
MNHPC submitted a grant to The Saint Paul Foundation and to F. R. Bigelow Foundation, and began building partnerships with SoLaHmo and ECHO to more holistically address the community's need.
SoLaHmo used their strength as cultural connectors and researchers to create radio stories in Somali, Spanish and Hmong. These mini radio novellas are based on real interviews with families using hospice care and are accessible to elders and community members who often rely on radio as a primary source of information. SoLaHmo is also leading the effort to measure the effectiveness of outreach efforts.
"Community awareness is such a critical piece to the use of hospice and exploring cultural ways to discuss community needs is important to understanding gaps in services. By presenting topics like hospice care in culturally specific ways, these unique traditions and values are highlighted. This way, hospice doesn't have to be something new and can work as an added component of support to existing care for families," said Mai Bao Xiong, community researcher for SoLaHmo.
ECHO leveraged their expertise in video storytelling to reach diverse communities and created multilingual videos covering the basics of hospice care. These videos serve as a starting point for conversations between family members and health care providers, focusing on the unique cultural experience of each community.
Feedback from community members and health care practitioners has been positive. MNHPC's next steps include developing a provider curriculum to increase awareness and practice that incorporate cultural considerations.
"This is just the beginning," said Marschalk. "There's still much opportunity left to learn from communities. It takes a large investment and time to build strong relationships, but if you are going to do work that lasts, and create a sustainable process, relationships are really what it's all about."


A Brisbane coffee shop owner would be happy if a female customer who changed her baby's nappy twice at a table while people were eating never returned.
A mother of a newborn baby has written a scathing review on Google about Park Bench Espresso Bar in Bulimba for the reception she received for changing her baby in front of dining customers.
The review, attributed to Stephanie Plahn, first praises the quality of the coffee before taking aim at owner Jocelyn Ridgway and other customers.
She says her baby is 12-weeks old and that she put a mat down before changing the nappy.
"I approached her (the manager) upon leaving and asked if she had a problem with my baby and I sitting there. She said in quite a critical tone, that she didn't think it was appropriate to change my baby there," the review states.
"To this woman and the 2 other customers who made comments regarding this. Mothers don't need your judgment or criticism. We have enough pressure and stress we deal with on a daily basis. We rarely get the opportunity to get out and have a coffee amidst the long list of things we are doing for our families every single day.
"I am sorry (not sorry) you are so terribly offended by a tiny baby's tiny little dirty nappy that you think it necessary to criticise."
Ms Ridgway told AAP the lady was at the coffee shop for two hours last Friday.
"She was there that long the baby did two poos," Ms Ridgway said.
"There were people next to her. We had complaints from a group of older women who did not think it was that great."
The coffee shop is an extension of Green Grass and Home Body retail store which Ms Ridgway started 15 years ago.
The al fresco area opened up in 2011 and a park, with several sheltered tables, is located directly across the road.
Since Ms Ridgway shared the review on Facebook with friends, she's said she's had nothing but support.
"I know in my heart that that was not cool. It's an etiquette thing. She won't be back as a customer, that's fine. I can't afford to have customers like her anyway," she said.


Your human life path is a journey of great importance and significance that is mostly hidden from you.
Here in the spiritual realms we are all deeply indebted to you for your ongoing and frequently exhausting Earth journeys as you work non-stop (yes, you do really work non-stop, waking, sleeping, and dreaming) to bring your brothers and sisters to awakening by constantly sending them Love. What you are doing, and achieving, is quite amazing. Each of your individual functions and contributions in this ongoing awakening process is essential to it; without your combined collective intentions and efforts it would not happen.
Do not let the fact that for the most part you do not get any sense of the importance and significance of what you are doing, or of our presence among you assisting you, worry you or cause you anxiety, because what you are doing is enormously powerful and effective, and only you can do it. And of course when you awaken what you have brought about will be there in plain sight for you to see, acknowledge, and probably marvel at. You are, and always will be greatly honored for your Earth journeys, where for most of the time it has seemed to you that you are struggling unsupported in a task that is way beyond your capabilities. It is not! And you are bringing it rapidly to a state of fulfillment.
The task you chose to embark on for this particular earth life has been very difficult for many of you, and before you chose to do it you knew that this would be the case, but, with the help of wisdom, advice, and mentoring from your spiritual guides you planned most carefully to ensure that it would be well within your capabilities. You knew that it would be hard because you would be unable to remember any details of your pre-planning and consequently each moment would arrive, as it were, unannounced, presenting you with surprises and choices that were often unappealing. However, you also knew that you could not fail because of the divine field of Love enveloping you and supporting you in every moment. There truly are no accidents, every thing that occurs is part of a larger plan to provide all involved with the lessons that they wish to learn and thus bring them firmly and steadily forwards towards their awakening. And that awakening is most definitely a done deal, nothing can prevent it.
As you cope with your individual doubts, worries, anxieties, and suffering remind yourselves frequently that you are divinely supported in every moment, that you are continually making sterling progress, just as intended, and that the secret of finding peace as you follow this demanding earthly path is to surrender to each moment as it occurs.
Do not look back at opportunities apparently missed. They are gone, over, finished with, and all that you need to do now is address this present moment. If it seems to you that you have made one or several ghastly errors, focus on the fact that each one of them can teach you something very important or has already done so, and rejoice that you have grown from the experience, because you undoubtedly have, even if it is not immediately apparent to you. It can be helpful to recall, very briefly without dwelling there, errors you have seemingly made that later resulted in an unexpected improvement in your life or your situation. None of you have made errors from which no lessons have been learned nor benefits obtained, you just need to let go of the egoic need to not make mistakes and the consequential need to castigate yourselves when you do so.
As humans living the illusion you cannot see the way ahead clearly, and errors are therefore going to be made, so be kind, forgive yourselves (and others!), and move on. You can learn enormous amounts in moments if you live in the moment, instead of dwelling on and regretting the past and anxiously worrying about what the future holds for you. You planned the life path you are experiencing with great forethought to enable you to learn the lessons with which it would present you. You knew it would not be a rose garden, and it is unhelpful to look at the apparently happier life experiences that others are undergoing and feel that therefore you are being unfairly treated by life. The path you are experiencing and following is the most appropriate one for you, and you can have absolutely no idea of the suffering and pain others have undergone that have led them to where they are.
Your human life path is a journey of great importance and significance that is mostly hidden from you, and so it is very easy for you to view another's path with yearning and envy because it seems to offer them all that you wish for. And that, of course, can seem very unfair, especially if it appears to you that they are not truly appreciative of their good fortune. This is one of the reasons that you are constantly reminded not to judge, because you can have no idea what it is that you are judging as you see only the surface of something that is amazingly deep, and therefore hidden from your view.
No one's human life path is easy. It may often appear to you that others have a very good life, are perhaps spoilt, are in fact having a life of ease and luxury that you envy and that they do not deserve. But this is never the case, every life path offers precisely what is needed in the moment. No one has been cheated into following a path unsuited to them, or given one that offers them unfair advantages over anyone else. Everyone's path is perfect for them, and for them alone.
So when you are feeling down, hard done by, alone, and unappreciated go within. Within you have instant access to your guides and to the Love that our Father offers every one of us constantly. Focus your attention on the inner knowing that each one of you has confirming that you are an irreplaceable and absolutely essential aspect of your Source. Disregard any adverse judgments that you believe others are making of you, and let go of any adverse judgments you hold against yourselves, because none of them are valid. You are, and always will be, a dearly loved child of God, a perfect aspect of Him that has chosen to undergo a very difficult experience to assist in bringing all His children to awakening. And for that you are highly honored, because to be a human is to take on an incredibly difficult task . . . and to succeed!
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My friend prefaced his musings with this explanation: I have been composing so much as of late, and I have been altering words all over the place when it comes to what I have my choir sing. Words to 99% of hymns are separatist and downright dreadful and false. Funny thing is that people sing the words and pay no real attention…. yet I know those negative sentiments seep in! I had a Professor in College who once said: "We sing more lies than we say." I have never forgotten this. Though he was speaking from a Fundamentalist viewpoint, I still remember those words and find them even more poignant today.
Watch what we say…. and watch what we sing! As a Minister of Music in a large denominational Church, my job is to choose and perform music that "brings one into perfect relationship with God." Hmmm……. how sad is that??
Think about this: my job has a description on it that presupposes that people are not connected, but separated from God. That is the sad and terribly false presumption and conclusion of the Christian Church: humankind is lost and separated from God. As a Minister I did, at one time, believe, adhere and propagate this heresy. In fact, Lenten Season, that soon-upcoming period of 40 days when Christians repent, deny and mortify themselves was the part of the Church calendar in which I reveled! Why? Because "Amazing Grace," John Newton's world famous hymn, could be sung during this period!
The hymn, for all of it's appeal in both tune and sentiment, is one of the chief hymns that keeps people enslaved to a religion that teaches separation from Source. How genuinely humble it is for us to sing that we were a "wretch" and "lost." This keeps our pride in check lest we ever think more of ourselves than is proper.
How dare we ever think or utter that we are wretched, blind, poor etc.
We are the very life and being of God, and in God "we live and move and have our being!" (Acts 17:28) That does not sound very lost and separated to my ears. In fact, the very title with it's word "Grace" is even an issue. "Grace" is defined as "unmerited favor," or as my fundamentalist teachers taught: God's Riches At Christ's Expense! Ah….. so we only get this "unmerited gift" of God's riches through Christ and what he did!
Hmmm…… "grace" in the Greek New Testament is used in so many different ways, yet even with that understanding the Christian Fundamentalist states: "Against a still common view it must be stated that in Paul χαρις does not mean primarily a divine attribute (Wobbe, Charis-Gedanke, 32). It does not mean, in good Greek fashion, God's graciousness, nor concretely his free love (Taylor). It almost always means the power of salvation which finds expression in specific gifts, acts, and spheres and which is even individualized in the charismata." —Ernst Käsemann, Commentary on Romans, trans. G. Bromiley (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980), p. 14.
So, all of a sudden, "grace," which admittedly translates "God's Kindness and free love," becomes connected with a condition—Christ for salvation. How interesting that the Greek word has no condition inherent in the word, and yet the Christian interpretation does. Something is either free or not free. It is either condition-less or is conditional. No point in arguing this one: it either is or it is not.
Ya know what? I don't claim this to be a great piece of prose from my pen, but I feel and think that at least my version expresses the truth of "grace" as the truest expression of Unconditional Love.
Sadly though, people seemed to feel better about themselves when they affirm that they are "less than" and debased. "Humility" is most often seen as "a virtue in many religious and philosophical traditions, often in contrast to narcissism, hubris and other forms of pride." (Wikipedia) For thousands upon thousands of years, humans have swallowed the lie that they are powerless and disconnected from all that is Love. The terms that then have followed, such as "sin" and "hell," have become adopted, accepted and yes, embraced, as the human lot in life!
Sorry, y'all! If you choose to stay with that belief system, then that is indeed your choice; however, like the words in the second verse of Newton's hymn: "How precious did that Grace appear the hour I first believed," I have chosen to believe that the most precious grace dawned on me when I "awakened" to who I truly am…. never disconnected, wonderful, beautiful, fully- functional, a powerful, lovingly-created ,sustained Co-Creator with All -That -Is, Prime Source…. God…. and that as such, I am indivisibly One with the same.
This is not hubris or pride or narcissism, my dear friends! This is REAL!
WE WERE CREATED & LOVINGLY PLACED IN AN EARTHLY PARADISE!
Recently, I am remembering at a deeper level that all of us were created and lovingly placed in an earthly paradise. This remembrance seems to be a key to adjusting to the New Golden Age of Aquarius.
Mother/Father God created only love … only paradise! Earth humans, using our innate co-creator talent, created all the suffering we presently witness on our planet.
Yesterday (1/25/14), I had an epiphany! The temperature has been below freezing for several days with snow and ice on the ground. This happens in the South, but not very often, so we are not prepared for such events. I'm wearing the same coat I've had for years because I seldom need to wear a coat.
Yesterday, a cold wind was blowing. I began to feel chilled inside my home. I checked the thermostat and found it registering 60 degrees with the furnace fan still running—blowing cool air. I tried to turn off the fan, but it would not stop blowing cool air.
I called my heating and cooling company. They were swamped with calls for heater repairs. I was told I would be placed on a list of customers to be visited anytime after 6PM last night. Apparently, repair persons were to work deep into the night.
I live with the awareness that I am surrounded with spirit beings, including my Twin Flame, Uriel (just his name, not the Archangel). I remembered reading in a recent channeled message that 2014 would be a time of what we Earth humans call "miracles" and that they would happen quickly. We are truly entering the New Golden Age!
With this in mind, I prayed to Mother/Father God, and all the spirit beings present with me, to repair my furnace. I closed all the curtains to retain what heat I still had in the house and went upstairs to my office.
While trying to figure out how to keep the cool air from blowing directly on me when sitting at my computer, the air suddenly turned warm!
My heater was once more working properly!
I called my heating company and cancelled by request for repair.
By then, it was dawning on me: "Is this how it feels to begin living in paradise on Earth?! … our problems simply begin to melt away!
Although my life has been filled with what we would heretofore call "miracles," this epiphany awoke in me a deeper awareness of what it is like to live in paradise.
There really is nothing to fear … we really are loved beyond our present comprehension … we really are united with All That Is!
My furnace continues to work correctly … I am warm with the knowledge that Mother/Father God intended only paradise for all of us!
May we begin adjusting to living life in paradise!
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YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE!
I am sharing Paul Luftenegger's song, "Worthy" to remind each of you that you are worthy of Unconditional Love. All came from the heart of Mother/Father God and God Is Love. Regardless of your present experiences, you are loved and never alone. You are surrounded with many in spirit who enfold you with love, waiting for the time you will become aware of their presence with you!
Thanks, dear Paul, for your lovely, heartwarming music–music from your Soul to ours!
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Thinking of the life I've lived for 76 years as an Aquarian … out of the box … puzzling people … worrying family and friends … refusing to settle into a routine, 8-5 kind of life. And as I look back, I consider myself to be one of the richest individuals on the planet! So many people … so many places … so many tears … so many times of rejoicing … so many times of feeling personal fulfillment … my "bucket of things to do" is empty–I've done everything I've dreamed of doing!
Had I not done it My Way, my bucket would very likely still be at least half full. Give yourself the same gift! BE WHO YOU ARE!
I listen to this song repeatedly and consider the applause as every one in the audience applauding themselves if they have lived as the unique being he/she is, OR if not, applauding the dream they hold for their own lives–if only they had the courage to follow their OWN WAY.
Just to be clear, when we allow the uniqueness of who we were created to be to find expression, we are not only doing it My Way, but God's desire to express thru each of us in our own Unique Way!
And now, in 2014, I look forward to reuniting with my Twin Flame and moving forward on the spiritual Path with my beloved! So many of you will do the same as our Galactic Family openly joins us on Earth!


An unexplained bump or lump on the body is bound to be a disconcerting issue. It can raise questions as to why it has appeared and how serious it is. Some people may even be predisposed to assume it is a cancerous tumor. When located on the top of a foot, many of these cases are benign growths known as ganglion cysts. Understanding these cysts better can help to quell any immediate sense of alarm.
These noncancerous lumps most frequently develop along areas of the bodies where joints or tendons can be found, including in the feet. They appear as a bump underneath the surface of the skin. In most cases, these cysts are filled with a thick, jelly-like fluid that is comprised of the material found in the linings of tendons. Ganglion cysts can vary in size, and the same lump can even undergo a pattern of growing and shrinking.
At this time, experts are not completely sure as to why these cysts develop, but there is a theory that they are associated with physical trauma. This might be the kind that comes from a solitary incident or a case of repetitive micro-trauma. Either way, the cysts will often disappear after an indeterminate amount of time in the same mysterious fashion in which they arrived.
What Symptoms Accompany a Cyst?
The most apparent symptom that you have a ganglion cysts is the physical appearance of the cyst itself, particularly in an area where there previously hadn't been any lump or observable abnormality. In many instances, this is the only symptom indicating the condition.
For some patients, the mass presses against a nerve when it forms, which can lead to burning or tingling sensations. When it presses against a tendon or joint in a patient's foot, it may cause a dull ache or even pain. A similar situation happens when shoes press against the bump and cause discomfort.
What Options Are There For Treating a Cyst?
Various options can prove to be effective for treating a ganglion cyst. The first course of action is to simply monitor the condition. In many cases, these lumps are nonthreatening and do not cause any difficulty for the patient. When this is the case, there is likely not a need to do anything about it except to keep an eye on it to make sure no further issues develop.
When footwear causes irritation or pain when the inside rubs against a lump on top of the foot, we advise switching to shoes that provide more room in the area. In this situation, another approach that can be helpful is to cushion the area with a pad inside the shoe, which will relieve pressure.
While we strongly advise not to attempt this procedure at home, the foot doctors at our office can drain the thick fluid from inside the cyst. Attempting this on your own can open the door for potential infection, which is a worse condition, so make sure to leave it to our professionals. In addition to extracting the fluid, we can also inject a steroid medication into the mass which can help shrink it.
In rare cases conservative care proves to be insufficient. When this is the situation, a surgical procedure might be used to remove a cyst that is causing painful symptoms. As with any surgical procedure, we will discuss this in advance so you can understand what exactly is entailed.
Ganglion cysts are not particularly common, but Austin Foot and Ankle Specialists can provide care for them using the same standards of excellence we hold for treating every issue that our patients experience. Contact our Austin, TX office for more information by calling (512) 328-8900 or schedule your appointment with us online today.


How Kim Jong-il blackmails the West into supporting his evil North Korean regime.
As one of the few people to have viewed the Korean town of Panmunjom from both sides, I never forget to ask why on earth it is referred to as part of the demilitarized zone. It can make a strong claim for being the most intensively militarized zone on the planet. We aren't allowed to know for sure whether there are nuclear mines in the wide strip of desolation that separates the two Koreas, but we do know that the DMZ was one of the reasons given by the Clinton administration for not signing the treaty forbidding the sowing of mines. "But I will delve one yard below their mines,"says Prince Hamlet, "and blow them at the moon." True to this ambition, the North Koreans have several times been caught digging tunnels under the DMZ that were deep and wide enough to carry invading divisions of infantry and artillery.
The evil and the irrationality of the system are also directly related. American intelligence has apparently reported to President Barack Obama that the murder of 46 South Korean sailors was a premeditated action on the part of Kim Jong-il himself, in order to gratify the morale of his military elite and to advance the cause of one of his sons as his impending dynastic replacement. It seems that in April the Dear Leader personally visited and congratulated the naval unit that carried out the torpedo attack. This kind of lethal irresponsibility may seem demented, but I don't know of anyone who studies North Korea professionally who doesn't regard it as at least a plausible explanation. And it seems that the provisional response from Washington has been to urge restraint on the elected government in Seoul, which indeed has little choice but to confine itself to diplomatic initiatives and the dropping of such economic incentives for good behavior as Seoul can still claim to exert. This may well serve to fend off the latest crisis and prevent it from ballooning into full-out madness, but it doesn't excuse us from the realization that we become accomplices in evil every time we seek to soothe the unslakable appetites of the crime family that sits in Pyongyang.


Dear craftmakers, do you want to gladden your mom on Mother's Day or her birthday and make a cute gift with your own hands? Then we advise you to create this mothers day craft for kids in the paper quilling technique — a beautiful Blooming Cactus. The quilling tutorial will make your work easy, and the handmade gift will show your mom your good ability in crafting.
The pot for the Blooming Cactus is made from corrugated cardboard; the base is formed from paper napkins which are wrapped with green well-crumpled paper.
Such a workpiece turns out.
Now make the flowers. Paper strips about 1,5 cm in width are cut in fringe (not reaching the edge 0,3 mm). Then grease them with PVA glue and wind on a special tool for quilling (on which the flower middle has already been wound). After that remove the fringe from the tool (petals), straighten them to the sides and twist from the bottom with a scissors.
From green paper strips make rolls of different diameters.
From brown strips make «needles».
Now glue the workpieces on the Cactus base.
Our Blooming Cactus is ready and looks nice.


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Been working at the General Department of ASEAN for several years since 2014, Sreynou is currently working at the Analysis and Forecasting Department of Economics and Global Challenges at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia (MFA.IC). This is another new opportunity to utilize her skills after her return from study abroad. Not only been involved in the public sector, she was also working as a part-time Teacher of English at the Western International School and Milky Way School (2012-2014).
For her brief achievements, Sreynou was nominated as a Cambodian representative to attend the "ASEAN Next Generation Leaders Visit Korea 2016" organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and Korea Foundation, Seoul, Republic of Korea in 2016. She also joined various seminars and workshops on leadership and communication, few among them, including, the ASEF Capacity Training on Leadership and Entrepreneurship, at the Intercontinental, Cambodia and the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Professional Communication Skills for Leaders Program, IFL, Cambodia in 2014 and 2015 respectively. She was also selected as a participant to join an exchange program "3rd NIDA Summer Camp: Sustainable Tourism", offered by the National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand in 2014. She also won the second honor of final round "You and I" program (Literature and Poem Competition) on National Television of Cambodia, in April 2010 in addition to the achievements of special awards of admiration (level 4-12) at Beltie International School, Cambodia, between 2007 and 2010.
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Fleas are coming – you ready?
Flea control with cats and dogs.
Fleas are the most common external parasite of pets in North America. Fleas are small wingless insects that use their specialized mouth to pierce the skin and siphon blood from their host. When a flea bites, it injects a small amount of saliva into the skin to prevent the blood from coagulating. Some animals become sensitized to flea saliva and animals that are allergic can have severe itching and scratching from a single bite. Flea allergy dermatitis is the most common disease among dogs. Sorry, Fido.
Current flea control products are primarily either oral or topical systemic treatments. Most of the products may be used for prevention as well as to treat existing flea problems. One group of products control fleas by interrupting their development by killing or stopping the maturation of flea larvae and eggs. These drugs are called Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs). One common oral product used is lufenuron which is found in the Program® line of products which are administered orally in tablet or liquid form. Methoprene and pyriproxifen are also IGRs that are available as sprays or collars.
The choice of flea control will depend on your climate, environment, your pet's activities, and potential for exposure. However, with consistent use, it is almost always possible to control your flea problem. Using these products throughout the year typically will eliminate the need for regular insecticidal use.
Program is available as a once a month pill or oral liquid suspension to be given with a full meal. Adult fleas that ingest Program's key ingredient, lufenuron, produce sterile eggs. Program does not kill adult fleas. Therefore, some time may pass before the all fleas are killed in an environment. In order to stop the life cycle, every animal in the environment must receive lufenuron. Pets should also be sprayed with an adulticide during the first week or two of starting Program.
Advantage is applied topically on both dogs and cats and seems to be very well-tolerated by sensitive cats. Advantage kills fleas within 24 hours and 100% protection can be maintained for cats for 21 days and 90% protection can be maintained for dogs for 28 days. Advantage is susceptible to washing off. Up to weekly re-treatment is allowed. The imidacloprid in Advantage does not effect ticks, but K-9Advantix, with permethrin does.
These comprise the market leading Frontline flea control product line. The fipronil in Frontline products is a broad spectrum insecticide available as a spray or topical. Fipronil works by binding chemically to the pet's hair and is absorbed through the follicle by the sebaceous glands. As a spray, fipronil kills fleas at 95% for over 80 days after application on dogs and for 1 month with biweekly bathing. Frontline is labeled for puppies and kittens as young as 8 weeks (10 weeks for Top Spot) and it is not washed off by bathing. Frontline is also affective against ticks. Frontline Plus also contains the IGR, S-methoprene which inhibits the growth of immature fleas.


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O Impreza Design Concept é um carro-conceito apresentado pela Subaru na edição de 2010 do Salão de Los Angeles. O modelo apresenta elementos de design que devem inspirar os futuros modelos da Subaru, especialmente o Impreza.

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and his 500 conquistadores marched into the capital city of the Aztecs – while their emperor and a quarter-million warriors stood by. This is the story of how an odd coincidence paved the way for Cortes' victory.
For centuries, Aztec emperors got worried when the year 1-Reed rolled around in each "sheaf" of 52 years. 1-Reed, legends had it, would be the year of the return of the god-king Quetzalcoatl – a flying serpent – who'd left the country to do penance for, well, an unspeakable act he'd committed when he ruled the empire. When he got back, the stories said, the ruling powers at the time would (at best) find themselves jobless.
The god-king didn't say when he'd be back, but the emperors assumed it would be in the year of his birth, 1-Reed.
During the watch of Emperor Moctezuma II, that year corresponded to the Christian year 1519. And guess who showed up on April 11, 1519 (with fair-skinned, bearded sailors, no less) at a city now known as Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico?
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes had no idea there was anything special about that year, much less his bearded sailors, when his army of 500 soldiers came charging ashore from their 11 galleons yelling "por Santiago" (for St. James, the patron saint of Spain).
Moctezuma wasn't sure all this marked the return of Quetzalcoatl, but he wasn't taking any chances. Spies brought him daily messages of the invaders' progress and the battles they fought with local tribes on the 200-mile trek from the coast to the capital, Tenochtitlan, a city in the middle of a huge lake.
On Nov. 11, 1519, when Cortes and his troops showed up at Tenochtitlan, the emperor welcomed them into the city and treated them like gods. He even put them up in the luxurious palace of his father.
Big mistake. After awhile Cortes put Moctezuma behind bars, and the emperor was later killed.
The Spaniards built their capital on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, which had been linked to the mainland by a number of causeways. The lake filled in as the centuries rolled by, leaving Mexico City and the 9 million or so folks who live there today on dry land.
The super-god Quetzalcuatl was a diety of not only the Aztecs but also the Mayans, who called him Kukulkan. The latter version pops up all over eastern Mexico, such as the Pyramid of Kukulkan in the ruins of Chichen Itza and Kukulkan Boulevard in Cancun.
More info on Mexico: Visit the Mexico Tourism Board (www.visitmexico.com).


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I use Perl at work full time to maintain and add functionality to our department's website on our intranet. We support over 5000 users worldwide who use our pages for batch flow monitoring.
Also, I use Perl to build a variety of conversion scripts, compliance validation scans, and a host of other things.
Personally, I'd love an active group of perl hackers/professionals/enthusiasts etc, who one a month or so, just want to out of their moms basement, or out of the office to share stories and techniques. And come away feeling better about both Perl and their fellow Perl programmers.
Tell me that's what this is, and I'm there... If not, where do I sign up for that?
> Do you maybe know if there are any Perl Mongers in Harrisburg?
> http://harrisburg.pm.org/ seems to be quite deserted.
these sorts of things in the future when you send mail to pm lists.
hobbyists. I'd love to be proven wrong.
hackers and they're thanking me both then and hours, days later.
> Do you maybe know about other events that are not in the list yet?
> to be any Perl related presence on those events.
There's http://hackadelphia.org that erikh and I are trying to start.
real goal is to take over the world.
Next by Date: Meeting on Thursday?


So My Livescribe Wifi pen is dying a slow, painful death. I want to be able to hand write my notes on paper, add audio when necessary and have them, (hopefully), automatically sync to EN. What are my alternatives, if any, when my pen finally dies? I'm an Android user FYI. Thanks.
Personally, I find the Livescribe approach overly complicated.
Thanks for your reply. I'm at a loss for your description of Livescribe being overly complicated.... it could not be any simpler... I simply write and record audio when necessary and both are AUTOMATICALLY synced to EN. Your method adds a few more steps to the process.
I'll look into Cogi, thanks. Do you use Livescribe 3? Android or iOS?
Do you use Livescribe 3? Android or iOS?
I don't think Cogi would work for me; I can't be fiddling with the Cogi app in the middle of a face-to-face meeting to record the highlights. I need a solution that will start recording a meeting and then I can stop the recording process at the conclusion of the meeting. Thanks.
I don't think Cogi would work for me; I can't be fiddling with the Cogi app in the middle of a face-to-face meeting to record the highlights. I need a solution that will start recording a meeting and then I can stop the recording process at the conclusion of the meeting.
Interesting. I'l definitely check it out, thanks for your reply. Does Wave Notebook take audio recordings as well? Do you require a special pen I assume? Is the upload automatic or do you have to manually upload?
Good question; The Livescribe Wifi pen is no longer available or manufactured.
No, not at all. Ideally, I'd like to have the same functionality and workflow that I have now with the Livescribe WiFi. I'm open to any and all solutions that closely mimic my current functionality.
No, not at all. Ideally, I'd like to have the same functionality and workflow that I have now with the Livescribe WiFi.
reMarkable also looks like it might be a really cool solution in the future - but it's not out yet (they're taking pre-orders) and there's no talk of any Evernote integration at its initial release. Just thought I'd point it out to keep your eye on longer-term.


Vanilla Ice knows that landscaping isn't just about placing flowers and plants in the yard, it's so much more. The back and front yards are both more places where he can make a great impact, and the landscaping is any potential buyer's first impression. Rob takes outdoor living to the extreme: from a backyard zip line to a massive pirate ship splash pad.


Remarkable scenes have been witnessed in this place. The town has been leavened throughout, and the efficacy of the revival is seen and felt in many forms and ways. About 50 converts have been added to Capel Mawr, and about ten or twelve to the Congregational Church.
I do not know where Capel Mawr is.


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MedicineLand: Chapter Six
Hammermill continued the tour where the human resources girl left off. He drove Adam in a golf cart from one end of the complex to the other, stopping finally at a large concrete and glass building with Snack Happy written in simple block letters over the door.
"Your offices are upstairs," he said, using his ID badge to open the door. "The badges have chips inside them which will open any areas you're coded for. In your case that's all of this facility and most of the other buildings. You had your picture taken?"
"Yes." Adam nodded.
"Then they'll probably have your badge here in an hour or so." He led him down a wide corridor to another door. Inside were workstations arranged in a pod surrounded by lab tables where about a dozen technicians were at work. "Let's do the rest of the tour and the niceties later so we can get to it."
"Who's the team leader?" Adam asked.
"You are." Hammermill led him to a smaller room in the back. "This is Dr. Westlake," he said, as a young Asian man rose from the desk.
Westlake introduced himself. "I've read your papers; I look forward to working with you."
"Let's get to it," said Hammermill. "Show him, Pete."
Westlake moved to the keyboard and a moment later a large molecule appeared on a wide screen monitor on the wall before them. Adam moved closer. "Can you rotate it?"
Westlake hit a single key and the molecule began to spin slowly on its vertical axis. "Let's bring Denise in here," he said. Hammermill nodded and Westlake spoke quietly into a phone.
"It's synthetic fat," Adam noted, admiring the molecule. "Human bodies can't metabolize it. Last summer in San Francisco, I ate three big bags of chips made with that stuff. Next day I'm riding the cable car and the stuff is dripping out of my anus."
Westlake looked up at Hammermill who said nothing. "It's FDA approved and many of the side effects have been dealt with. But three bags of chips is excessive. The salt alone could have stopped your heart."
Adam stared at the molecule.
The door opened and a thin woman in her mid-forties came in, carrying a folder.
"This is Denise Rosen," Westlake announced. "She directs our animal testing department."
Adam shuffled over to shake her hand.
"Show him the spike," Hammermill said.
"OK." Westlake began keying in a series of commands. "What I'm doing, Adam, is focusing in on a segment of the molecule near the center. We're 3-D here; it's not apparent when you look at the surface of the molecule but if you move in a bit, now look just below the horizontal axis." He enlarged the segment of the molecule until it filled the screen. "We've bonded this to the macromolecule but it's only stable for about seventeen minutes and only below forty degrees."
"That's where you come in," Hammermill added.
Adam stared at the purple mass. "Can you tag the structural components?"
Westlake nodded and the atomic symbols for the individual molecules were displayed on the screen.
Adam read quietly. He had seen something like this before. "Is it synthetic?"
Westlake stared at him. "If it was natural, it wouldn't have a shelf-life of seventeen minutes and degrade at forty degrees."
Adam ignored the rebuke and searched his memory, realizing where he had seen something like this. "The base is psychoactive," he said. "It's Ascomycota, right, a natural fungus. It's a kind of ergot. And then you have a hydrogen cyanide cap. The French used something like this in the 70's to treat schizophrenia, but it was discontinued because it caused gangrene and the gangrene made it impossible for the patients to truly appreciate the auditory hallucinations that the ergot provided." He moved closer to the screen. "Stop the rotation, invert it, please, and flatten it."
Westlake keyed in his request. "The ergot is deactivated. We modified it to remove the psychoactive properties."
"Then you have some sort of synthetic nicotine here near the tail." Adam pointed to the bottom of the screen. "And you want this in a cookie?"
Denise Rosen opened her folder. "If we can stabilize the molecule, and," she paused, "deal with the remaining issues, we'll have a powerful flavoring agent that will produce a lingering appeal."
"Yes," Adam laughed. "I'm guessing lingering appeal is our little Snack Happy way of saying addictive. This will be addictive and mildly psychoactive, right?"
"As is chocolate," she shot back.
"Chocolate doesn't make you hear voices in your head,"Adam said, "and it doesn't interfere with blood circulation."
"And neither will this," Hammermill interrupted, "when you are through with it. Most synthetic flavoring is mildly addictive, Adam, you know that."
"Not this addictive."
"Come on. You have a Happy Meal when you're a kid and thirty years later you're still coming back for more fries."
Adam nodded. "So you want kids addicted to snack cakes? You're going to have a lot of fat kids."
"Synthetic fat," Westlake reminded him. "It won't absorb. Don't forget your cable car ride."
"You said you were doing live trials," Adam said to Denise Rosen.
"Yes," she answered, leafing through her folder. "I brought you a full summary. We've done nineteen generations of Drosophila testing with no mutations or significant side effects."
"The molecule is too big for fruit flies," Adam told her. "They don't have enough surface area in their stomachs. You know that so you moved to mice trials."
"And we had some complications."
"They miscarried," he said softly, almost a whisper.
She nodded again.
"So you have your work cut out for you," Hammermill said.
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A national human rights organization has filed a lawsuit accusing one of the country's largest private prison companies of ignoring public record requests about its housing of Vermont prisoners.
The Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Defense Center brought its suit in Washington County Superior Court against Geo Group Inc., a Florida company that ran the prison in Baldwin, Michigan.
Some 270 Vermont inmates were housed at the for-profit facility from June 2015 to June 2017. Vermont has since sent its out-of-state inmates to a different facility run by a different company in Pennsylvania.
"This case seeks to vindicate the public's right to know what the government is doing, and to access records showing a private corporation's performance of duties delegated to it by the state of Vermont," the lawsuit states.
A hearing in the case is set for Aug. 27.
The nonprofit human rights group, which is the parent organization to the national monthly publication Prison Legal News, argues in its lawsuit that while the GEO Group is a private company it is still subject to the state's Public Records Act.
That's because by contracting with the state Department of Corrections to house and care for Vermont prisoners, the GEO Group acted as a "public agency," the lawsuit states.
The organization is seeking records related to lawsuits and other claims brought by Vermont inmates while housed at the GEO Group facility in Michigan.
The GEO Group, according the lawsuit, has refused to respond to the request.
"By failing to provide HRDC with copies of public records, GEO Group has contravened the Public Records Act," the filing stated.
Burlington attorney Joseph Farnham, representing GEO Group, was out of the office Wednesday and could not be reached for comment.
It's not the first time the issue of whether a private prison company contracted with the state to house inmates out of state is subject to Vermont's Public Records Act.
The Human Rights Defense Center, then joined by the American Civil Liberties of Vermont, brought a separate lawsuit against a different private prison company, Corrections Corporation of America, in 2013.
At the time, CCA was housing hundreds of Vermont's out-of-state inmates in its facilities in Kentucky and Arizona.
A settlement of the lawsuit was ultimately reached between the parties in 2015, with CCA agreeing to provide the records, though they were subject to exceptions under the Public Records Act, such as an individual's health records.
Robert Appel, who formerly headed Vermont's Human Rights Commission, is serving as local counsel for the Human Rights Defense Center in the most recent lawsuit.
He referred additional questions to lead counsel in the case, Deborah Golden of the Human Rights Defense Center in Washington, D.C. Golden couldn't be reached Wednesday for comment.
Jay Diaz, a staff attorney with the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said Wednesday that while lower courts in the state have decided that such records are considered public documents under the law, the Supreme Court has yet to rule on the matter.
Diaz said he believed the state's highest court would rule that those records are considered public documents.
"State and local government can't thwart the public records act by simply having private entities do traditional government functions," he said.
When the state's contract with GEO Group came to a close more than a year ago, Vermont's out-of-state inmates were moved to Pennsylvania's State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill.
However, Vermont is now seeking a new out-of-state prison contractor, with state officials saying they have not been happy with the treatment of inmates at the Camp Hill facility.
Vermont prisoners have raised concerns about their treatment at Camp Hill, particularly when it comes to health care. A prisoner suffering from terminal lung cancer was not provided with palliative care, and at least two inmates have died there since last fall.
Lisa Menard, Vermont Department of Corrections commissioner, said in email Wednesday that she had not seen the recent public records lawsuit and couldn't comment on the matter.
She did say the state is currently in contract negotiations to provide Vermont inmates out-of-state housing.
The state, she said, received two bids.
One of the magazines its publishes, Prison Legal News, reports on news and litigation concerning prison facilities, the lawsuit states. The publication is delivered to more than 9,000 people in all 50 states, according to the filing, and its website receives 100,000 visitors a month.


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