I just found this site. I am nearly out of my mind. My mother is becoming confused at 76 and her husband of 27 years has severe dementia. He is going to be going home with my mother from a nursing home this Saturday. I don't know how to deal. They have no money.
I am a single mother of two and have dedicated my life to my children. Now this. Do I stop living? My mother is not a very pleasant person and to live with her or her with us, first of all, is impossible right now; but if it works out, it would drive my children away.
I cannot abandon my mother even though I could justify it by her actions towards me all my life. Some years she was there, other years she totally shut me out. But she is my mother. She has NO ONE but me.
What on earth do I do? When her husband comes home I cannot imagine what it will be like. She is having a difficult time taking care of herself. He cannot tie his shoes nor go to the bathroom alone (he must be led).
I keep thinking this might just all go away. Well, you cannot imagine some of the thoughts I hate myself for thinking which come up.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I work all day, oftentimes 14 to 16 hours, then come home to my children. I feel so useless in all of this.
I am the youngest of 8 at 36 years old. Eleven years ago I cared for my mother before we lost her to breast cancer. Three of my siblings helped briefly.
A year after my mom passed away, I met and married my husband. He is 52 now, making him 15 years older than I. He has two boys that were young then and are 17 and 19 now. They live out-of-state with their mom. Nine months ago, my dad had congestive heart failure. I flew 1,000 miles and moved him to California and in with us. My husband has at times been supportive. But now he wants to leave me. He wants me to choose between him and my dad who still can't completely care for himself. I feel I've tried everything to give my husband more attention. My seven brothers and sisters don't even call. The strong woman in me wants to care for my dad until he's gone. As I know you don't get a second chance. Until you lose a parent you don't know. Help.
Hello - I know that my story is not unique. I am the step-daughter of aging parents, one of whom is now in dementia and possibly heading to Alzheimer's. We are still having this diagnosed. I continue to wonder about the quality of my life when I'm continually involved in the drama of the illnesses of the dementia parent. I have other siblings but they haven't jumped in to help out.
My mother is still holding on to a measure of independence, although the caregiving is wearing her out. I know that she needs a support group and so do I. I live in Northern California in the Vallejo, Napa area.
Thank you for any help or suggestions that you can offer.
My 74-year-old mother has been living with my husband and me for 10 years. She has never driven and when my Dad was alive she was totally dependent on him for everything; taking her shopping, to all her doctor appointments, whatever. My mother is also bipolar (with other mental problems thrown in just to add to the excitement). My older sister died in 1975, so I am it! No one else to take care of her. I am so tired of my life totally revolving around hers that I was just about ready to get in my car and drive away and never come back. Of course, I would never do it, but sometimes it is so tempting.
Everything revolves around her. She doesn't provide any financial support to the household (although she occasionally buys things for the house). She doesn't clean or cook. She washes dishes, but they are so dirty when she gets done I have to re-wash them. I have to work and when I don't, I don't get paid. My mother will not have anyone else take her to her doctors appointments or if I had someone else take her, she makes my life miserable. She was asked one time by her psychiatrist why she had me take off of work to take her to all her appointments; why don't you take a taxi? Her response ... How will they know how to get there? AND Only if my daughter follows me in the car. SO, what's the point.
It seems like all I do any more is take her to all of her appointments. She refuses to try and coordinate appointments so we can do some of them on the same day. She's had eight this month and the month's not over. I'm just wondering if anyone else has the same type of situation and how they have solved this problem. I know part of the solution lies with me, but I don't know if I can live with her complaining when I try to stop her controlling me. I feel like it's a no win situation ... I feel helpless.
I am just getting prepared to take care of my mom. She will be 83 this month. She does not understand about meds and is getting absent minded. I am lucky that I only live about 200 yards from her. This is a new experience for me and am trying to get contacts before it really starts. Thanks.
My father-in-law is 84 years old and lives with my husband, my 2 year old son and I. He and my husband have been living together since my husband's mother died in 1981. I entered the picture in 1991. My father-in-law's health is relatively good, but he practically has to be hog-tied to go to a doctor (he has been twice since he was released from WWII). His eyesight is going, and he has refused to submit to any tests or procedures which might arrest the process.
we have a negative, irritable, demanding, unpleasant monster in the house that is creating so much tension! He will knock on a closed bedroom door or interrupt quality time that my husband is spending with our son, just to get attention himself. He nags and hounds my husband constantly, expects to have everything done for him even if he might be able to do it himself, and refuses to allow anyone else in the house to care for him. It is now to the point that he probably should not/cannot be left alone overnight but since he refuses to let anyone else in to care for him, he obviously expects my husband to work full-time and play nursemaid to him.
he also has to be the bad guy so they can come out smelling like roses. My father-in-law is becoming increasingly rude and insulting to my husband, and scolds him if he's out longer than my father-in-law wants him to be. I thought maybe we could see some improvement if we could just get someone in to care for him, but he is so nasty and negative around the clock, I don't think we can have a normal, happy home until he's living somewhere else.
The hardest part is seeing the effect on our 2-year-old son. This is certainly a lesson to those around us to never be such a burden to your children. Who could want to leave that kind of lasting memory?
My mother-in-law was diagnosed with end-stage breast cancer. It is all through her body. She has chosen to fight with chemotherapy. However, we are all part of this fight. When she got sick we found out that she could not pay her bills. She spent all of the money that Dad and she had. Within a week I moved my children (ages 11, 10, and 9) to her home as it was bigger with a first floor set up. My home is now up for sale. There are no other family members to help, just my husband and I. Our lives have totally changed. She is not only dying from cancer but she has insulin-dependent diabetes. I work full-time at a school, it is so hard. We are doing the best we can. Some days I wonder if I can get through another day of chemo, medications, cleaning up, mothering my children, cooking her meals, etc. I wonder how caretakers cope. I also lost my father in November and don't even have time to grieve him.
I have been dealing with Alzheimer's for the past 10 years, first my mother and now my father. They are both in a nursing home. They share the same room. I have been handling all the burden including taking care of the bills of their home till I sold it this past December. I would like information on coping with this situation and planning for the future.
Well, I'm in a little bit different situation. My mother was diagnosed with MS before they decided to conceive me many many years ago. I was just searching the web for any type of caregiver-only support group.
But no matter how hard it gets for me on my end, I remember how much harder it must be to be them. Unable to function the way they were. Feeling like a burden to those they love, knowing there is only worse to come. It's very hard for us, it's much harder for them.
Dignity. What is it? The word has lost its meaning with use. As a caregiver, I see the word splashed colorfully to advertise everything from incontinence care to the wishes of the dying. At a recent caregivers expo, I inquired about the many display ads boasting "we Protect Dignity." The booth attendants were usually taken aback at the question. Our exchange would go something like this: "What do you mean here. this statement regarding dignity?" "Well,.. we treat our clients with dignity." "How?" I'd ask. "Well? we are nice to them, uh, we believe dignity is important." "Oh? In what way?" I ask again. I smile as I hear the same buzz words repeated without the specifics: Respect, personal privacy, and the big "D" word, dignity.
Let's face it. Dignity is easier to define when you lose it. Just ask anyone who's familiar with the dreaded ADLs. Those activities of daily living can be spelled out Another Dignity Lost. I witnessed the drama played out with the variety of health aides visiting our home during my mom's illness. In hushed tones the necessary details are exchanged regarding her therapy and personal care. After the rubber gloves are tossed and the paperwork signed, there's a pause before the words come. Mom speaks softly. "I don't like that. Would you like it if she took you in the shower?" Another piece of the dignity puzzle is removed.
Before it's taken away or "lost." How did it get there in the first place? I personally believe we all are born with it. "It" being that treasure deep within, the invisible value of our being. Our parents and family reinforce we are worthy of the attention and time they invest for our continued existence. I hold on to the belief that our value is God-given, as one with a purpose, a destiny to fulfill. I also have been taught that God gives us free will, to make the choices along the way. Without the freedom to choose, our dignity cannot find expression. Remember the childhood chant that was sing-songed, "Bear the pain or bare the shame"? I don?t know about you, but I would pick pain any day. The thought of anyone hearing, viewing, touching or whiffing any part of my delicate humanity would cause me to shudder. My body belongs to me. It is my personal private property.
My clothing not only covers me, but also offers me identity. And you thought only my voice speaks! My clothes say a lot. Just ask those who counsel job interview hopefuls. Power ties, suits, and accessories can help hide inexperience and timidity, while a missing button or stained shirt may cause genuine character strengths to be missed. Our wardrobe picks affect on how we feel about ourselves. But what comes first, the dignity or the clothes?
While visiting my mom's rehab facility, I noticed legal statutes protecting the dignity of the residents there. It gave them a right "to be treated courteously, fairly, and with the fullest measure of dignity." But how? The closing of a door or curtain may be a kind and necessary gesture, but would I be happy if my doctor or health care professional only closed a door? However inadequate, I am grateful for the "cover" they give me. The idea of a choice in the matter seems ridiculous. Let's imagine the health care professional and patient dialogue. "Would you care for a cover today?" "Oh no thanks, I'd rather be exposed. Thanks very much." The irony of this reply speaks volumes for dignity. Even with the "no'" the patient is offered a choice and so is offered dignity.
Sadly, for my mom, a six-week visit to a rehab facility offered her no choice in the matter. To my amazement, there had not been one type of "cover" designed for those needing help with personal hygiene. No styles, designers, or boutiques suiting the birthday suit.
This frustration led to a personal quest for a solution to this troubling problem. A garment to be worn in the shower and during transitional clothing changes would be designed. A first of its kind dignity garment evolved. From two worn hand towels safety pinned together, to a functional and attractive personal care accessory, the Honor Guard was born. Eventually, I filed a patent and brought to market my own solution to the dignity problem in hopes of allowing moms and dads like my mine a choice.
Thankfully my vision for a personal care garment was born just in time for my mom and me. When she returned home, I was called upon to assist her in the shower, my simple garment helped me to discover the relationship between dignity and clothing. Her honor found expression by covering what was private. Those intimate boundaries were intact.
I now speak and teach those in the Assisted and Home Care Industry, encouraging those who desire to improve the care of their clients. Dignity is now possible.
Searching dignity meaning took me on quite a journey, deeper and wider than I've ever imagined. Webster defines dignity as "The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect." My quest continues to understand this intangible state of being, and to examine tangible means of protecting and restoring dignity lost.
I am a family caregiver. I care for my father, who is 88 years old, has severe heart problems and has had one leg amputated. I cared for my mother for three years until her death. Now, for seven years I have been caring for my father. It has became too much for me to manage two house holds. I would do his yard work, house work, cooking and laundry, then go home and take care of my husband and two sons.
Now that I am a 52-year-old woman, and my sons are out of college and doing well, my husband suggested we sell our home to our oldest son (We let them just assume what was left of our mortgage) and take out another loan so we can add on a small in-law apartment to my father's house so we can live there and take care of him.
The process was far from an easy one. I had to literally fight city hall just to get the permit. After all was said and done, all I had to do was change the names of the rooms. I made the bedroom into an "exercise room" and a kitchenette into a canning kitchen.
After we got the addition built and we settled in, more changes take place. As most caregivers know, insurance is a nightmare. I found that my father's doctor of 20 years will no longer accept his insurance and the price of the premium was going up. Well again I fight the "system." Grateful that I am able to help my father. Angry for all the people who have no one to help them and get swallowed by the system.
I am grateful to my family of five brothers and one+- sister. They all live out of state, but take turns when I need some help. We find it cheaper to fly from state to state than to find and pay person to stay with dad. I am most thankful to my husband, my biggest support.
My greatest need? My biggest wish? I want to have the time and ability to be an advocate for seniors. I want to get loving help for the people with no family to help them. The lower-income people have the government, the rich have the money to pay for help, but the hard-working, average citizens need help. They have never used the agencies out there and don't know how to access them. One of my other desires is to have "live" people answer phones, especially at the agencies that deal with the elderly. Many elderly have hearing problems that make listening to the never-ending recordings, asking them questions and telling them to push buttons, not only frustrating, but impossible.
My other wish would be to get the TV and movie companies to reduce the background noise on the programs. Our seniors sometimes have no other activities, and rely on the TV for company, but they can't hear the dialog for the music and noise.
This is my story, these are my dreams. I pray someday I can be someone who made a difference for our seniors.
But believe me, there are days when my father is so mean to me or my husband that I want to just run away. Then I think of how sad he is and how much he misses his wife of 70 years.
I moved in with my 75-year-old mom two years ago. I sold my house to move in and take care of her or help in anyway I can. Got rid of everything I own but the bare essentials, thinking she was going to share with me.
My 80-ish parent's clutter is totally overwhelming! Has always hoarded. Number 1 item is newspapers. In mid-40s, I live with my parent; have a flex work schedule; am very willing to help. However, the clutter leaves no room for a much needed "home." It is more like a warehouse. Desperately need a home office to help manage parent's and my affairs! Clutter results in misplacing or scavenger hunts for papers. Clutter produces dusty air; limits comfortable living arrangements. Prevents anyone from visiting; limits repair people coming in. Parent is 100% RESISTENT to clearing some clutter. All I ask is to start with the newspaper piles, and make some reasonable space for a home office. Why can't it be a compromise? Where do I begin? Am aware of psychological factors. I need some strategies or approaches. Anyone?
My mom is 72 and lives 1,000 miles away from me. She is experiencing digestive problems, which she has had her whole life and the symptoms of which have escalated as she has aged. She had surgery due to this one year ago, and seemed to be improving, but now has apparently relapsed. The doctors can find nothing else wrong with her other than a "lazy bowel." She feels miserable all the time and her doctors seem unable to offer her any relief. She lives alone, has HMO insurance (Massachusetts-based) and limited help - a few friends and non-immediate family none of whom live very close by. I am financially unable to move back to Massachusetts to assist her and she doesn't feel able due to her health to make a move to where I live. She has some money and lives off her assets. She doesn't want to dip into her principal finances for herself because she wants to save it for an inheritance for me after she's gone, which I insist I don't want. I have only found one organization in her area to assist her.
I am the youngest of six children. My brother is the oldest and he lives in Arkansas. Sometimes I am so jealous of him because he lives far from here and he doesn't have to deal with the everyday choices, calls, like we do. There is a lot of hard feelings in my family right now and I don't know where to turn. The next oldest is my sister "Sara" then comes "Mary", "Cathy," Anne" and then myself. My sisters are all very close. They go to dinners together, kids play together, etc. I am not in the same social circle with them. They all have more money and a couple of them don't have children. Only one has small children. Anyway, there is so much tension between them and me. Let's start with some more backgrounds. Sara is a single teacher. Mary is a stay-at-home mom of a 16-year-old and a 13-year-old. Cathy is single and works full time and she lives across the street from my parents. Anne is a stay-at-home mom of a 13-year-old girl (can baby sit) a 10-year-old boy and a 4 1/2-year-old boy and a 3-year -old boy.
My sister's and I have a day/night each day of the week and my aunt has a day a week and we have a full-time caregiver that works from midnight till noon every day except on Sundays when she leaves at 6 a.m. My night is Friday from 10 a.m. till at least 10 p.m. Plus, I am there every other day of the work week to change/move mom. She is supposed to be moved every other hour because she has a bad bed sore on her tailbone. I am the one who has to change that dressing every other day. I am usually there at least 45-50 hours a week compared to my sisters 8 hours.
My father had always been very healthy until a couple of years ago when his heart started giving him problems. He has a long list of heart complications. About a year and a half ago, they implanted a defibrillator, which is to slow his heart because his heart does not know when to stop. A few months before he had this done we were at the hospital almost every month. Then, when they did this, he is better, but he does have a lot of chest pain and tells me he thinks he needs to go to the hospital, so there we go with him. Recently this past 6 months we have been to the hospital almost every week. It just never ends.
Two months ago I moved in with my mother. She is in good health, but I can see signs that she is headed for the same depression, isolation and overreaction symptoms that my grandmother has experienced. My grandmother is now in the early stages of Alzheimer's I am afraid for my mother.. and myself. I'm good in a crisis, emergency situation -- reacting first, falling apart later -- but, I don't see myself as a long-term caregiver. The reason I moved in with my mother is because my former fiancee was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and I knew I could not care for him the rest of my life. He frightened my daughter and I and my mother offered her home to us. That's my story... a new chapter seems to be added every day.
My dad is 71 years old and he just retired last year from his job. Now I don't know if he's depressed or he has his own world, because he doesn't wanted to cooperate with me and my mother. When we ask him questions, he never responds, nothing. He has no friends, he stays home everyday and watches his TV (baseball) all the time. My mom and I were trying to help him out, but it seems he doesn't want to help himself. He used to work at the airlines. He can travel if he wants to, but NO all he does is to watch TV EVERY SINGLE DAY! Or sometimes he uses my place to watch upstairs (he and mom are in the downstairs apartment). Every time he's at my apartment I feel very angry, especially if I wanted to rest and his TV is on, especially after work. I really need help or someone to talk to regarding his behavior, it affects everyone of us in the family. Thank you very much!
My problem is that I feel so very, very guilty and I just cannot get rid of this feeling. Every time I visit my insides shake. Everyone tells me that I did the right thing, but like I said I just cannot get rid of the guilt feeling. If there is anyone out there with this same problem I would really appreciate hearing from them.


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Q: What should I do after accidentally posting a partial answer? I was midway through composing an answer to a question when I accidentally submitted the answer. Oops! The partial answer wouldn't make complete sense by itself.
There are a few things I could do here:

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*Edit the answer and complete it as though nothing happened

*Delete the answer (although I think I can only flag it for deletion, so this is not useful)

*Post a new answer

I think the first choice of editing the answer is the best way to go about it, but that small amount of time in which the partial answer is out there (and is notified to the owner and the others on the page) can lead to a bad user experience.
Is there a better way to handle this? Perhaps something like an edit, but one that freezes the push of answer update notifications?

A: This has happened to me before (especially when trying to post from a mobile phone), and I typically combine two of your suggested modes of action:

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*First, I delete the post. This solves the problem of having a "half-answer" hanging out there, subject to confusing users, prompting a barrage of comments seeking clarification, or worse, accruing a bunch of downvotes.

*While it's deleted, I edit it to add the rest of my content. I can take as long as I need to do this, because it's as if the answer was never posted. The only people who can see my deleted posts are me and 10k+ users (who don't care).

*Once I'm finished editing, I undelete the post. This causes it to show back up on the question, and it even has the original timestamp. For those who know or care about such things, the revision history will still give away that I deleted it, edited it, and undeleted it, but for most users, it'll look as if nothing out of the ordinary happened.
Anecdotally, I've noticed a fair number of other experienced users who do the same thing.
Note that the UI says "vote to delete", and technically it is still a vote, but your own vote is binding to delete one of your own answers (so long as it hasn't been accepted, which is unlikely, considering that it's incomplete!). Clicking the "delete" (or "undelete") link should just work—no moderator flags required.
Definitely don't post a new answer, though. There's just no point in that. The original one can always be edited, even when it's deleted. No reason to clutter things up with multiple answers.

A: Anything's fine. I prefer delete (for the same bad-ux reason).
You need not flag-to-delete a post, you can always delete your own posts. The post will be visible to only you and mods(if its an answer). Delete it, edit it, and then undelete it.
Alternatively, just hat it with "got posted too early, under construction" or something similar.

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The Martian Manhunter (aka J'onn J'onzz) has been living as Detective John Jones for a few years. After a recent car accident, his partner Diane discovered his secret and is begrudgingly working with him to solve a series of strange murders. These are hitting a little close to home for J'onn, bringing up memories of his life on Mars and all that he's lost.
J'onn is uniquely suited for a job as a detective because of his various abilities. He's able to track down the victim's pet iguana and do a mind-meld of sorts to see through its eyes. This is presented in a couple of incredible double page spreads from artist Riley Rossmo. If you've ever wondered how a reptile sees the world, wonder no longer. This is a visual tour de force that really stretches the boundaries of the comic book medium.
Rossmo's artwork is perfectly suited for Martian Manhunter, both for the trippy elements like this and for the horrifying ones. One of J'onn's key powers is shape-shifting and Rossmo brings that to life in the most unsettling ways. Remember how creepy the werewolf transformation was in An American Werewolf in London? Multiply that by a thousand and you might be close to how frightening this looks.
J'onn is just half of it. The villain stands revealed in this issue and he's ripped right out of a nightmare. Picture the boogeyman given life. Colorist Ivan Plascencia makes this creature pop on the page with a startling red. It's like he's made of blood and sinew. His very existence looks painful and he's taking that rage out on the world.
This guy even speaks in a frightening manner. Letterer Andworld Design uses traditional word balloons surrounded in these haunting, squiggly red lines, almost like his speech has an echo to it. This only adds to the terrifying nature of this being. Matched up with his appearance and actions, it's clear that he's going to be a formidable foe for J'onn.
While all these elements add up to a great story, writer Steve Orlando takes it over the top with some incredible character development, digging into J'onn's life on Mars. His family life back home contrasts with the lonely one he leads now. This humanizes the character and I realize how strange that might sound because he's literally a green, shape-shifting alien. You sympathize with him more knowing everything he's been through.
Martian Manhunter is like True Detective meets Cronenberg's The Fly. It could have been a satisfying crime story on its own. Adding in heaping helpings of body horror, alien carnage, and pure unbridled terror makes it a must read.


This spring the college will come alive with delicious foods and interactive exhibits representing cultures from around the world. Join us for this exciting, FREE community event as you are transported to times of kings in Africa and Native American struggles, or just sit back and let Jack tickle your funny-bone! Exhibits will focus on the traditions of Native Americans, Japanese, Hispanics, African Americans, and Ghanaians. Then sit back and relax as featured performers, Harriet J. Groh, Cheryl Pan, Octavia Sexton, and Frank Appiah sing, dance, and share legends and tales! Dont miss Freedom Celebration VI on April 22 at 6:00 p.m.located in the Fields Auditorium, Maysville Campus. For more information, contact Hope Tyson-Rabe at (606)759-7141, ext. 66147.


Thank you for joining us here on Dreamspinner's blog as the tour for The Hockey Player's Heart continues. This book marks our first collaboration on a novel as co-authors. Will has worked with Jeff as a beta reader, editor and sounding board for several years. The Hockey Player's Heart, however, is the first time we've written a book from start to finish together.
This feel-good, second chance romance, part of Dreamspinner's Dreamspun Desires line, was a great chance for us to work together. The line, which focuses on the swoon-worthy tropes of classic category romance, quickly became where we turned our focus as a project that we could create together.
Creative collaboration can be a tricky thing, but we've found our groove. It started with coming up with a trilogy of stories in a connected universe followed by developing characters along with deciding on tropes and basic plot. We needed enough to pitch Lynn West on our idea. Thankfully we got the nod to go ahead and write.
We enjoyed digging in and creating Caleb and Aaron's story for The Hockey Player's Heart – what made Caleb and Aaron tick and the details of their second chance. Putting a pro hockey player and a grade school teacher together proved challenging occasionally, but we're happy with the results and hope you will be too.
As this book comes out, we're refining our process so that it's smoother as we work on the story in the series. And even beyond this trilogy, we're looking at more category romances to write because we enjoy working in this particular sub genre.
Make sure you also check out the link to the Rafflecopter because we're giving away an e-book copy at each tour stop plus there's a grand prize of an autographed paperback for a US winner or a $10 Amazon e-gift card for an international winner. Make sure to check out all the stops to maximize your chance to win.
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Congrats on your first writing collaboration. I like the cover and the blurb.


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Report of an internship with the Chief Superintendent of Schools, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, September through December, 1972 ; special area of study: an investigation of private childcare centres in Newfoundland
Fisher, Peter (1973) Report of an internship with the Chief Superintendent of Schools, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, September through December, 1972 ; special area of study: an investigation of private childcare centres in Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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Q: Fetch a value of a property of an object in ArrayList I have initialized an ArrayList in C# for windows form application. I am adding new objects with few properties of each object in the ArrayList, such as:
ArrayList FormFields = new ArrayList();

CDatabaseField Db = new CDatabaseField();
Db.FieldName = FieldName; //FieldName is the input value fetched from the Windows Form
Db.PageNo = PageNo; //PageNo, Description, ButtonCommand are also fetched like FieldName
Db.Description = Description;
Db.ButtonCommand = ButtonCommand;
FormFields.Add(Db);

Now When I want to check only the FieldName of each object in the ArrayList (suppose there are many objects in the ArrayList). How can I do that??
I tried:
for(int i=0; i<FormFields.Count; i++)
{
    FieldName = FormFields[i].FieldName;
}

But this is generating error (in the IDE). I am new to C# programming, so can someone help me with this??

Error: Error 21 'object' does not contain a definition for 'FieldName'
  and no extension method 'FieldName' accepting a first argument of type
  'object' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an
  assembly reference?)

A: ArrayList holds objects. It's not generic and type safe.That's why you need to cast your object to access it's properties. Instead consider using generic collections like List<T>.
var FormFields = new List<CDatabaseField>();
CDatabaseField Db = new CDatabaseField();
...
FormFields.Add(Db);

Then you can see that all properties will be visible because now compiler knows the type of your elements and allows you to access members of your type in a type-safe manner.

A: Finally figured out the answer.
I tried to cast the objects for each object saved in the arraylist and finally could fetch the required field of each object:
for (int i = 0; i < FormFields.Count; i++)
{
     CDatabaseField Db = (CDatabaseField)FormFields[i];
     Label1.Text = Db.FieldName; //FieldName is the required property to fetch
}

A: As already pointed and based on this:

The Item returns an Object, so you may need to cast the returned value
  to the original type in order to manipulate it. It is important to
  note that ArrayList is not a strongly-typed collection. For a
  strongly-typed alternative, see List<T>.

However as an another option you can use the foreach loop instead of for. When foreach runs, it tries to cast element of ArrayList to CDatabaseField and if an element is not convertible to the CDatabaseField you will get an InvalidCastException:
foreach (CDatabaseField item in FormFields)
{
    FieldName = item.FieldName;
}

According to foreach documentation and C#6 syntax the above code is equivalent to this:
var enumerator = FormFields.GetEnumerator();
try
{
    while (enumerator.MoveNext())
    {
        CDatabaseField item = (CDatabaseField)enumerator.Current;
    }
}
finally
{
    var disposable = enumerator as IDisposable;
    disposable?.Dispose();
}


Rajamouli's magnum opus Baahubali starring Prabhas and Rana created many sensational records and many films failed to come anywhere near to it. Under these circumstances, surgical strike on Baahubali surprised all.
It is known that Vicky Kaushal's Uri, a film on Indian Army's surgical strike on Pakistan is showing its power at the box office. As per trade reports, the film collected a Nett of Rs 6.53 crores on day 23 and on day 24 it collected around Rs 8.71 crores.
In the process Uri broke Baahubali The Conclusion's record of Rs 6.35crs and 7.80crs on 23rd and 24th days respectively. The film is all set to enter 200 crs club much to the delight of the filmmakers.
Initially, Uri besides winning critics and audience accolades was off to pretty average start. However, the positive word of mouth helped it to grow collections in next days. Even in its 4th week, Uri is raking decent numbers.
New Date for Mahanayakudu Release!


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Входит в состав Хлебородненского сельского поселения.

География
Расположено в лесостепной полосе России, близ рек Большой и Малый Курлак.

Улицы
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 ул. Алексеевская,
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Население

Примечания

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How Crypto-Anchors and Blockchains Fighting Against Counterfeiters ?
The supply chain is one of the most important areas that brands need to invest in to eliminate counterfeiting and to protect their brand image. By ensuring the transparency and legitimacy of the supply chain from the beginning to end, manufacturers and retailers can eliminate some, if not all counterfeit-related risks. Air-gapped control of the chain of custody and the flow of goods & materials used in the assembly of the final product allow brands to provide higher quality assurance and ultimately, permissibility to their consumers. Without this, there is a real risk of switching products with counterfeits throughout the supply chain process. But, this can be minimized to the extent of zero by using blockchain. Blockchain-based platforms facilitate combating counterfeit by tagging, tracking and verifying the authenticity of the product, which includes: Blockchain ledger distributed over private and public networks, members' workplaces, and consumer application. After taking this much care, the counterfeiters still sneak-in the counterfeits and replace authentic products with them. Since normal tags are easy to replicate, use of Crypto-anchors is gaining momentum. GIA (Gemological Institute of America) is the first client to implement crypto anchors to help them evaluate and grade diamonds.
The term Blockchain emerged at the end of November 2008, in a dissertation on a peer-to-peer electronic cash system posted in a US mailing list of cryptographers, by one or a group of computer programmers under the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto. Since then, the term hems in two meanings: technically, the blockchain is a distributed replicated database that allows secure transactions between two entities without a central authority, but, in a wider perspective, experts and researchers use this term to identify the whole technology ecosystem behind digital assets exchange among participants of the same network, with no intermediaries.
To figure out the applications and implementation details of Blockchain, it is crucial to understand its fundamental principles, architecture, types, and components. At its essence, Blockchain is a shared digital ledger encompassing a list of connected blocks which are stored on a decentralized distributed network that is secured through cryptography. Each block consists of encrypted information and hashed pointers to a previous block, which makes it difficult to retroactively alter without modifying the entire chain and the replicas within the peer network. New blocks are substantiated by peers on the network, providing credibility and preventing malicious activity and policy violations. Cryptography and membership functions equip easy data sharing between parties without privacy breach and manipulation of records, thus shifting the power of centralised networks to the edges. All confirmed transactions are time-stamped to provide full record provenance.
The cryptographic anchors' project is contemplated as a starting point for developing technologies complementary to the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain solutions for medical devices and pharmaceutical products, able to provide scalable end-to-end security across a supply chain — from the manufacturers, right down to consumers and patients.
The "Industry Platform and Blockchain" team at IBM Research Zurich, which contributes to the Hyperledger Blockchain Project and develops privacy and cloud security technologies, is headed by Lead developer Andreas Kind.
IBM claims the new cryptographic anchors are the world's smallest computers up to now. The devices are smaller than a grain of salt which contains several hundred thousand transistors and will cost less than 10 cents to manufacture; and can monitor, analyze, communicate and even act on data. IBM stated that the first models could be made available to clients till September of 2019.
"Crypto-anchors extend blockchain's value into the physical realm," claims IBM. The devices possess an embedded security code that can be used to authenticate a product with a cryptographically secure, tamper-proof signature.
A typical application anticipated by IBM is fighting product fraud. IBM's crypto-anchors can corroborate a product's origin and contents, making sure, it matches the record stored in the blockchain. They can also help verify that a product has been handled properly throughout its long journey.
According to data provided by the company, counterfeit products in complex global supply chains, which extend across multiple countries with a large number of middlemen, cost the global economy more than $600 billion a year.
The risks of counterfeit products extend beyond finance. For example, in some countries, about 70 percent of certain life-saving drugs are counterfeit. But crypto-anchors can be embedded, for example, into an edible shade of magnetic ink, which can be used to dye a pill. "The code could become active and visible from a drop of water letting a consumer know it is authentic and safe to consume," asserts IBM.
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is playing a crucial role in placing the tested technology into the real world setting. It is also testing the Verifier software with a view to applying this innovation to diamond grading by capturing and creating 3D model images of diamonds, analysing their characteristics and predicting their clarity grade.
The new technology depends on the idea that the things we use and eat daily have their own unique optical patterns, sometimes undetectable by the human eye, which sets them apart from each other. These optical patterns can distinguish organic items from genetically engineered ones or even identify impurities in diamond.
The measurement of optical characteristics is done using light spectrometers that measure properties of light. Besides, these instruments' drawbacks include their enormity and cost. This means that a more adaptable tool is needed for optical analysis in real-world junctures.
The models are trained with data that include the recognition of the optical characteristics of a substance, liquid or object including its color, motion, viscosity, and hue saturation.
For this to be powerful, it is paired with the software that uses the smartphone's computing capabilities. This software uses the combination of AI trained on optical signatures and image-processing techniques. This combination is what is called IBM Crypto Anchor Verifier.
Crypto-anchor is just coming out of its cocoon. There are countless possibilities for its implementation in about every aspect of every business. As IBM illustrated in a science-fictional demonstrator developed by IBM scientists, a crypto-anchor is combined with an optical sensor and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms are able to rapidly identify materials and detect the presence of DNA sequences.


IDA, MI (WTOL) - Ida, Michigan opens its holiday doors to the world one day a year.
The 35th annual Christmas in Ida Festival is Saturday.
The highlight is the largest parade of lights in the Midwest.
The two hour parade sparkles and twinkles every year attracting as many as 48,000 visitors.
A board of ten people work year round on activities.
Then a committee of thirty meet in September to pull everything together including the parade entries.
"Actually they're not chosen they just give us an entry form. Open it up to anybody who wants to build a float and we're averaging 120 last ten years," said Dale Zorn of the festival.
Earlier in the day, there's a smaller parade called Holiday Hounds.
In addition, there's a free country concert by Collin Raye, a craft mall, Santa Claus, living nativity and chicken bowling with frozen chickens.
The big parade kicks off at 7:00 p.m..
Free shuttle parking is available all day because of the large crowds.
"People come to Ida from throughout the Midwest because this is Christmas in small town America" adds Mr. Zorn.
And it's hard to beat that.


"This cake isn't really green, it's the frosting that's green and unique."
Make cake mix as directed on box except that in the place of water put pineapple juice. Bake according to the cake mix directions and take right from oven and place in freezer. Cake is ready to frost when cool on the bottom to touch.
Mix crushed pineapple, instant pistachio pudding, and whipped topping together with a spoon, do not use an electric mixer. Frost cake and refrigerate for at least one hour. You must keep this cake refrigerated until ready to serve and then also keep any leftovers refrigerated.
Red and Green Velvet Cake!
I've been making this cake for years. It's one of my childrens favorites. The only thing I do different is use a pineapple cake mix. I'm making it today for Our St. Pats day get together.
I thought the cake was really easy to make, tastes good, but in order to get the frosting green I had to add a little green food coloring.
Everyone enjoyed this cake. It was so easy to make. That Jell-O brand pistachio pudding mix was perfect for the colour. I will definitely make this one again.


Originally from Devon, where he grew up on the family dairy farm, Robert Newbery now lives in Warwickshire and became regional director in 2014 following a series of high profile industry jobs.
Rob believes there are many exciting opportunities ahead for farmers and growers but also many challenges including bovine tuberculosis, commodity prices, high speed rail and CAP to name just a few.
Nigel Pearson was a top performing NFU business development manager and has carried that work ethic forward following the regional restructure at the end of 2012.He is now NFU membership manager with responsibility for NFU business development across both the West and East Midlands regions.
He works closely with county advisers, group secretaries, regional directors and the rest of the team to develop and deliver effective strategies for the retention, retrieval and recruitment of farmer and grower members.
A former journalist with the Midland News Association, assigned to Shropshire Newspapers, Oliver was a senior reporter, chief reporter and news editor on weekly and daily titles.
He made the step into public relations in 2007 and is dedicated to ensuring the NFU and its members are well represented in the regional media.
Sarah joined the NFU in 2005 having previously worked for the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, FWAG, and Powys County Council.
She is dedicated to providing West Midlands' farmers and growers with objective, professional regulatory and policy advice on environmental, planning and land use issues.
A chartered environmentalist, she liaises with West Midlands' stakeholders on regional initiatives and also works with members to resolve a range of individual sector problems and issues. Professional skills extend to practical on-farm management advice and environmental management in industry.
Having county-based advisers on patch is a great benefit to farmers and growers and has helped to improve member connection.
The case for an effective and efficient regional operation remains strong but having advisers, dedicated to particular counties, out and about means a better, more dedicated service for members. County advisers, backed by the regional team, are helping the NFU connect with more grass roots farmers to ensure issues are recognised and that their comments and thoughts are heard.
The variety of agricultural and horticultural sectors throughout Herefordshire makes dedicating my time to county members hugely enjoyable. I have built solid, professional relationships with the county's enthusiastic group secretaries and county officeholders and am working to benefit all members.
I enjoy working closely with members on individual issues and encouraging and enabling them to get involved with wider policy development.
I am dealing with a variety of sector issues on their behalf to ensure their thoughts are heard by those that make and influence policy.
Commodity board responsibilities: Regional horticulture and potatoes board and regional tenants' group.
I am looking forward to working with Shropshire farmers and the commodity boards in this exciting role which I'm keen to make my own.
Being from Shropshire I know what a great and diverse farming county it is and I believe we are up for all the challenges that come our way in the future.
I will be out on the ground with members and working closely with Rob Newbery, the regional team and group secretaries to lobby for the best possible deal for county agriculture and horticulture.
I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible at upcoming events and helping with a variety of sector topics and business issues.
As we move forward together I hope to add real value to your membership and work with you all to bring a real benefit to your farm businesses.
Having county advisers in post has been a really positive step, it has allowed me the opportunity to get out and meet more members in Staffordshire.
I have been able to listen to them about the varied issues they are facing and ensure the NFU continues to employ its resources to effectively work on their behalf across all sectors.
Staffordshire branch members helped lead #SOS Dairy and current sector campaigns; as regional policy adviser for dairy it was a privilege to work with members on this.
I'm only too aware that this particular fight and others are far from over and I will continue to support them and lobby to benefit the county and their businesses.
Luke Ryder joined the NFU as a graduate trainee in 2009 before becoming a dairy adviser and assistant farm policy adviser for bovine TB. He decided to join the West Midlands' NFU team in September, 2013.
Luke said he would continue to do everything in his power to support and represent NFU members in Worcestershire and Warwickshire on industry issues.
He said: "I believe the county adviser role, being still relatively new, holds limitless scope and I am enjoying facing the challenges and opportunities it presents.
As NFU assistant county adviser, George has vowed to make sure that sector issues are addressed and members' voices heard.
He has worked for the NFU since August 2013 in a variety of roles and on secondment in the South West region, with the animal welfare team dealing with bTB.
He said: "This is a great opportunity and I'm really pleased to be working with Luke Ryder, meeting farmers and working with NFU members to benefit their businesses.
The team is ably supported by the office team of Ruth Wall, Suzanne Carey and Sam Bruckshaw and our hard working, dedicated group secretary network across the West Midlands.


We are excited to announce that a completely new type of service is available on Conrad Connect. This is a smart Order Service, which enables you and your devices to initiate a predefined order in an online shop. Don't worry, before an order is actually placed in the shop, you have to give your approval either inside your email or on the phone. Today, we are launching the smart ordering service with Conrad Electronic in Germany. Other countries and shops will follow in the future as well.
Two reasons: time saving and convenience. You can save a lot of time buying goods for your home or business if you are informed about it at the right moment of need. In other words, you can proactively purchase goods which you know you'll need soon. On the other hand, smart ordering enables you to order goods in the predefined quantities which eliminates the hassle to go to the shop and selecting the items over and over again. Be it either by simply pressing a button or by smart devices initiating the order themselves, smart ordering service will make your life easier and smarter. Again, no order will be actually placed unless you review and explicitly approve it. So there is no risk of ordering goods accidentally.
We believe Smart Ordering Service opens a totally new world of opportunities. On the one hand, you could easily trigger the order by an action button and mimic the functionalities of a popular Amazon Dash button or go one step further and let your devices initiate the order at the right moment of time, based on the information they collect. Imagine your device initiating an order of a new set of batteries when it's batteries will be dead in a few days or your camera initiating an order for a new SD card when the current one failed? Yes, this is possible and very exciting, so let's dive into basics and see how to get this right.
For now, this service works only in Germany and with Conrad Electronic shop but we are working hard to include other countries and other retail shops as well.
Delivery address in Germany for receiving the ordered goods.
Go to the Conrad Smart Ordering Service on the Service Marketplace. Click on 'Subscribe' button and follow the instructions. The pop-up wizard will guide you to complete the information about the delivery address, billing address and payments method. This needs to be done only once.
Now it's time to build a project which will initiate the order by Conrad based on different triggers. We'll define the number and type of products inside the project.
Finally, click on the actuator and set it up by entering the order numbers of the products you wish to order and the quantity. For any given product, you will find the product order number on the product pages on the conrad.de shop.
Action button projects can be very useful if you are ordering certain types of products such as building materials, resistors or soldering elements on a regular basis. On the other hand, you can connect the order service actuator directly with the devices so they initiate the purchase order based on the sensors they have.
Interested in other smart use cases for your home and your business? You can find more projects here.
This is a first step in developing the smart retailing 2.0. Even though this service is available only in Germany and only for Conrad now, we are working hard to add other retailers and other countries as well. So stay tuned and enjoy smart living with Conrad Connect.


I'm sure that flus come at worse times than between Christmas and new year, but this particular time is probably the least fun time of the lot.
Let's pretend that my sneezing sounds like this - and feel all holiday happy and fizz.
It's pretty much the reverse of inappropriately lugubrious holiday music, isn't it?
That is one big honking fib!
And smooch you beneath the mistletoe -"
At which point Mr Tabubil stuck his head into the shower, asked if I was quite done, and that he was going to be out on the terrace with a boiled egg. Did I want one? There was one for me if i wanted one.
*The line doesn't scan, but pedantic accuracy is important when it comes to Santa's Wish List. You can hum it in E sharp if you like.
I am trapped in customer service telephone hell.
I wouldn't mind so much if the infinite roll of Christmas carols they're playing at me weren't buried in so much static. Or if they chose versions that weren't maudlin and lugubrious.
Stop singing about holly jolly holidays with a catch in your throat. And if you're going to hang a star upon the highest bough, remember that only Judy ever got away with quavering like that. Your quivers, semi-quivers, demi-quivers and little achey-breachy wibble-wobble-whoopses will not be supplanting Judy as doleful holiday queen anytime soon, alright? Go try a jolly little jingle bells. Go ahead, try it. Throw in that perky decant about snowflakes if you want, but above all, sing it cheery!
I've got a long wait and an epic argument ahead of me and i want to be in a fighting spirit. Not curled up sobbing underneath my Christmas tree while a second-rate celebrity sings a mournful dirge about snowmen.


Imperial Takeaway is situated in Unit 4 Swords Manor Shopping Centre in Swords. This wonderful Irish takeaway serves a wide range of dishes such as burgers, kebabs & kids meal deals, and also regularly has special deals for your local area. You can order your takeaway food online from here right now on Just Eat and check out the reviews below to see what's the tastiest!


One of the biggest obstacles to effective weight loss is food sensitivity—it can be incredibly hard to eat the "right things" and have the energy to exercise when the "right things" you've been trying to eat leave you feeling **bleh**. And if you've ever felt lethargic, bloated, or uncomfortable after eating certain "healthy" foods, you know firsthand how debilitating food sensitivity can be.
What is a FODMAP?FODMAP isn't an actual "thing", it's an acronym for components of the different foods you eat.
F is for Fermentable (foods high in refined sugars and carbs that "ferment" in the bowel).
O is for Oligosaccharides (sugars found in wheat, leeks, artichokes, soybeans, etc.).
D is for Disaccharides (sugars found in cheese, milk, etc.).
M is for Monosaccharides (sugars found in table sugar, mangos, etc.).
(A is just for "and").
P is for Polyols (sugar alcohols found in chewing gum, candy, ice cream, etc.).
Food allergies and sensitivities are on the rise, and while there's no clear answer as to why they're on the rise, many researchers believe it has to do with the high number of FODMAPs found in the modern Western diet.
When you eat a diet that's high in FODMAPs, you increase your exposure to sugars and short-chain carbohydrates that the body struggles to process. Not only can that influx of sugars and carbs lead to the creation and storage of unwanted fat cells in the body, but it can also lead to dehydration, bloating, and abdominal swelling—three things that make it incredibly difficult to exercise and lose weight.
Existing research seems to support the idea that a low-FODMAP diet will decrease the likelihood of gastrointestinal problems and make it easier to engage in weight loss activities.
Before getting started, it's important to know that trying a low-FODMAPs diet, isn't as easy as trying the Atkins Diet or the South Beach Diet.
In fact, the low-FODMAPs diet is kind of complex. But if you're willing to deal with a little complexity in exchange for losing the weight, we can pretty much promise your results will be transformational.
To be successful in the FODMAPs diet, you have to begin by purging all high-FODMAPs foods from your diet.The purge should be no less than three weeks so your body can repair any existing gastrointestinal damage tied to a high-FODMAP diet. Only when all your existing gastrointestinal problems (bloating, pain, swelling, diarrhea, etc.) subside, can Stage 1 be considered complete.
In Stage 2, you will begin reintroducing high-FODMAPs foods to your diet in small quantities, paying close attention to how these foods impact your health. Noting both the types of food consumed, and the quantity consumed will help you develop a robust understanding of your FODMAPs sensitivity, and how that sensitivity has been impacting your ability to lose weight.
Remember—this is a trial and error process. You need to keep good notes and be diligent in your testing. If you can afford it, it's best to work with a nutritionist, dietitian, or doctor for optimal results.
After completing Stage 1 and Stage 2, you should have a pretty good idea of what foods and FODMAPs trigger your food sensitivities. With this knowledge, you'll need to devise a diet that complements—rather than inhibits—your weight loss objectives. Ideally, the diet will be low in FODMAPs overall, and completely free from any FODMAPs foods that create the bloating, cramping, and abdominal swelling that prevent you from working out.


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Stewart McPherson
Stewart McPherson is an acclaimed British natural history writer and presenter as well as the founder and owner of the Redfern group.
Steward began life obsessed with the natural world, creating a zoo in his bedroom made up of insects, fish, reptiles, spiders, frogs and giant millipedes. Like many others, he was completely inspired by David Attenborough's wildlife documentaries and idolised 19th century naturalists such as Richard Schomburgk, Henry Moseley, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
He visited the Natural History Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens yearly, further inspiring his dreams of becoming a naturalist, and after being hospitalised at the age of 16 he began writing his first book about the diversity of American pitcher plants.
He studied, naturally, Geography at university and received scholarships to study for a year in Germany and another in the United States. During this time, he organised a helicopter expedition to some South America's most remote mountains – the result was a rediscovery of species that had been lost for decades. When at Yale, he also completed two natural history books as well as setting up Redfern Natural History Productions.
He went on to climb over 300 mountains after concluding that he needed to write 25 books to cover the world's key carnivorous plant genera. After receiving grants, he set out across the likes of Africa, South East Asia and South America, co-naming 35 species of plants, two of which are some of the largest pitcher plants ever found. He named one after Sir David Attenborough as Nepenthes attenboroughii, attracting a lot of media interest, later ranked as the top new species of 2010 by the International Institute for Species Exploration.
Stewart has been the face of numerous broadcast wildlife documentaries, and one of his most recent feats was an epic 70,000km journey where he visited every single one of the UK Overseas Territories. After countless attempts to get grants his luck finally changed and he headed on a voyage to explore the wildlife, cultures and history of Britain's most remote islands. He was granted access to sites where the public cannot normally venture by many of the conservation teams and authorities, such as Boatswain Bird Island, Gough Island and dozens of other locations. He recounts his biggest honour, however, as being given permission to visit the islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, a place where no private film-makers had been allowed to visit for decades. His four-year journey saw him stepping onto unnamed islands and sailing unexplored waters, the result being a three-part series for the BBC, named Britain's Treasure Islands.
Stewart founded Redfern Adventures to share his passion for natural history with a broad audience, and wants to offer trips to make experiences accessible to a wider audience. Through Redfern Natural History, he has now written and published thirty books. He's also received international awards for his conservation work, including the IUCN David Given Award for Excellence in Plant Conservation.
His natural history book that accompanied Britain's Treasure Islands was sent to schools across the UK. Now, Stewart enjoys leading worldwide expeditions and raising money to converse wildlife, as well as continuing to work with TV channels, running Redfern and publishing further books, splitting his time between London and Sydney. See our interview with Stewart here.
Stewart McPherson is the author of:
•	Britain's Treasure Islands: A Journey to the UK Overseas Territories
•	Dionaea: The Venus's Flytrap
•	Field Guide to the Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada
•	Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sulawesi
•	Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Borneo
•	Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Australia and New Guinea
•	Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia and Indochina
•	Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sumatra and Java
•	Sarraceniaceae of North America
•	Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines
•	New Nepenthes: Volume One
•	Sarraceniaceae of South America
•	Carnivorous Plants and their habitats
•	Pitcher Plants of the Old World
•	Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands
•	Glistening Carnivores - The Sticky-Leaved Insect-Eating Plants
•	Pitcher Plants of the Americas


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Colleges in Minnesota
Winona, MN, USA
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With campus a short walk from the Mississippi River, Winona State University is a public institution in southeast Minnesota and the oldest school in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. WSU is home to five colleges conferring bachelor's degrees in over 80 academic fields of study. To get away from the classroom, Winona State's Outdoor Education and Recreation Center provides instruction on kayaking, rock climbing, snowshoeing, and other outdoor pursuits. For those interested in the fine arts, WSU hosts the Watkins and Weber Galleries displaying the work of student and professional artists.
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the campus of the school is beautiful, and has every tree industrious to minnesota growing on the campus.has over 100+ major and minor undergraduate programs, with a wide range of specializations within each department. the staff and professors are friendly, and are always will to help in or out of class.
Anthony from Winona, MN
Most of the professors are great and honestly care about your education and success. There are multiple diversity events available that encourage learning. Student safety is a priority and campus security is very helpful when you are in need of assistance!
Chrysa from Winona, MN
Winona is a great place to go for the full college experience. The academics here are great and the professors are very helpful. There is also so much stuff to do in and around Winona, especially when it comes to outdoorsy activities.
Emily from Brookfield, WI
I love Winona State the people and the atmosphere is amazing! Everyone is very friendly. Also people are pretty out going which makes it even better because I'm pretty outgoing.
Stivalis from Minneapolis, MN
Quiet and peaceful
Small college
Located in a very small town
Athitaya from Winona, MN
Minnesota State University-Mankato
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN
University of St Thomas
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh


This third novel of the "Wolfhound Century" trilogy manages to stand alone – as all good novels ought – and is entirely readable without first reading the other two. Higgins has created a weird alternate reality. I like this kind of "genre busting" – except that it is no longer true to say that the work busts genres. It can be labelled in more than one way, perhaps. Opening as hard sci-fi, it alternates thereafter between political thriller (an assassin trying to kill the president) and weird pure fantasy (archangels and witches and dead bodies wandering through the trackless woods).
Others have done work like this. It owes much in concept to the work of China Mieville.
One thing I do like, though it sets my teeth on edge as someone who loves the explanation, the reason, the exegesis in detail – is that he has not explained himself. He makes no explanation of the strange happenings on what is clearly just an Earth with a place that is, whilst never referred to as such, just Mother Russia. He does not account to the reader for their being two moons, or for the dead yet walking the earth, or for archangels and sprites and other strange creatures coming into the story with no more ado than a ticket inspector on a train or a shop-keeper.


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AND STILL COUNTING... THE WORLD-RECORD STREAK, HELD BY A JAPANESE THIRD BASEMAN, IS 2,215
CIRCLE Memorial Day on your 1996 calendar. Sometime around that
date, pending release of next year's Oriole schedule, Cal Ripken
Jr. more than likely will eclipse the next--and
last--consecutive-game milestone: Sachio Kinugasa's world record
of 2,215.
Just as Hank Aaron's 755 career home runs make him the alltime
major league leader but second to Japanese slugger Sadaharu Oh's
868, so too does Ripken have the record of a Far East legend
hovering over him.
After passing Lou Gehrig to become the major league record
holder on Sept. 6, Ripken was still 84 games short of the mark
set by Kinugasa (right) between Oct. 19, 1970, and Oct. 22,
1987, as a third baseman for the Hiroshima Carp. When asked if
he would make Kinugasa's record his next objective, Ripken said,
"I didn't look at Lou Gehrig's record that way, so I won't look
at his that way."
Ripken and Kinugasa played against each other after the 1984
season, when the Orioles toured Japan in a series of exhibitions
against Japanese teams. Kinugasa was 37 at the time, and his
streak had reached 1,825 games. Ripken was 24 and had played in
442 straight games.
Now 48 and a baseball announcer for the Japanese TV network TBS,
the swarthy Kinugasa is balding on top but still has the
powerful physique of his playing days. Over beer and sukiyaki
with reporter Kazuo Sayama recently, the jolly Kinugasa chuckled
and said that Ripken hadn't looked to him like a man who would
one day break Gehrig's mark.
"Ripken was tall!" Kinugasa said. At 5'9" and 165 pounds in his
playing days, Kinugasa was a full seven inches shorter and 45
pounds lighter than the Baltimore shortstop. Now he's happy that
Ripken broke Gehrig's record, because the attention paid to
Kinugasa's record will bring him some fame in Beikoku (the
United States), the land of his father. Kinugasa is an ainoko,
or GI baby, the son of a Japanese mother and African-American
father, whom he never knew.
Just as Gehrig played in the shadow of Babe Ruth, Kinugasa
played in the shade of Hiroshima star Koji Yamamoto, a slugging
outfielder. And even this year, with Ripken's run reminding
Japanese baseball fans of his iron man feat, Kinugasa has been
lost in the clamor over Hideo Nomo, the former Kintetsu Buffalo
turned Los Angeles Dodger sensation. "Everyone talks about
Nomo," Kinugasa said, with a smile. "Nobody talks about me."
At one time Japanese players held four baseball world records:
1) most home runs; 2) most consecutive games played; 3) most
strikeouts: Masaichi Kaneda, 4,490; and 4) most stolen bases:
Yutaka Fukumoto, 1,065. Nolan Ryan (5,714 strikeouts) and Ricky
Henderson (1,146 steals through Sept. 6, 1995) broke the latter
two marks. And with Ripken taking aim at Kinugasa's standard,
only the home run record appears out of the reach of U.S. players.
Because the Japanese season is just 130 games long, compared to
154 in Gehrig's day and 162 in Ripken's, Kinugasa's seasons were
not as grueling as the Americans', but he had to play more years
to extend his playing streak to its record length. Gehrig was 35
when his streak ended, and Ripken was 35 when he broke it.
Kinugasa was 40 when he passed Gehrig.
In never missing a game over 17 years, Kinugasa played with
broken bones five times, including once in 1979 when he was
struck in the back by a pitch and suffered a fractured shoulder
blade. The shoulder was taped, and he played the next day. "It
would have been more painful for me to stay home," Kinugasa said
at the time. "If I played and swung the bat, the pain in my
shoulder would last only an instant. If I had to stay home and
watch the game on TV, I'd hurt all over for three hours."
Kinugasa reached two other milestones that Gehrig never reached
and that Ripken will probably not equal either: 500 home runs
and 1,500 strikeouts. Kinugasa finished his career with 504
homers and a Japanese-record 1,587 whiffs. He also was hit by
pitches 161 times, ranking second on the Japanese alltime list.
Kinugasa broke Gehrig's consecutive-game record on June 13,
1987, when he stepped on the field at Hiroshima Stadium and fans
holding sheets of red paper formed the numbers 2,131 in the
stands. "I thank God," Kinugasa told the crowd, "for making it
possible for me to play baseball."
COLOR PHOTO: ASAHI SHIMBUN [SACHIO KINUGASA]


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The Fourth Scientific Air Law Conference was held in Saint-Petersburg, on October 23rd and 24th. This event is organized by the AEROHELP Institute of Air and Space Law, the Saint-Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation and the National Association of Air Law, with the support of the Federal Air Transport Agency and the Ministry of Transport of Russian Federation.
Speaker: ILYUSHIKHIN Ivan, Managing Partner at Attorney Bureau "Ilyushikhin & Partners"
Speaker: TALTSEVA Lina, Senior associate of Attorney Bureau "Ivanyan & Partners"
DANILOV Nikita Deputy Director General of Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State ATM Corporation" Unique event for Russia within which "heavenly" lawyers can exchange opinions on the questions most actual for domestic aviation branch record recent trends in air law, get acquainted with valuable experience of colleagues. Magnificent platform for productive dialogue between representatives of the state departments and private structures with the very delicately picked up moderators. Unprecedented from the point of view of a synergy of the legal theory and practice a forum.
TALTSEVA Lina Senior Associate Analyst, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Afanasiev & Partners legal bureau (KIAP) The first and only event within which lawyers of aviation can share their problems, share their experiences and efficient ways of solution. Since the event was attended by representatives of public authorities, in-house lawyers and consultants, that participation has greatly expanded the circle of professional contacts.
TVOROGOV Mikhail Deputy Chairman of the Commission on the harmonization and coordination of programs to ensure the safety of the Interstate Aviation Committee Air law Conference is the most convenient format of communication of industry professionals, which discusses current issues of legal regulation of civil aviation. Conference is a unique opportunity to exchange experiences in the field of aviation law. Without a doubt - the presentations and discussions, sounding at the conference, are improving the legal support of civil aviation.
POMERANCEV Gregory Commercial Director in International Airport Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo) Well-organized conference with high-quality selection of presentations on topical issues in the field of national and international air law. Due to a well-balanced composition of speakers and participants, the conference became a platform of most qualified exchanges between professionals. Such conferences on a regular basis undoubtedly be increase the level of legal culture in aviation.
Gysin Albert Head of the Legal Department of "UTair" Airlines Air law Conference - the only event in our country, providing an opportunity to meet and exchange views with leading experts and practitioners in the field of air law, representatives of Russian aviation authorities. Conference today is a unique platform to discuss our common issues arising from the application, often so indefinite, the Russian air legislation.
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Big surprise for Nagui in "Don't Forget the Lyrics"! The host of the show received Leslie…and the participant deliberately gave up saying one of the words of "La Salsa du Démon" in public…
This Thursday, January 13, Einath, the current Maestro, faced a new candidate on the set of Do not forget the lyrics. Leslie, passionate about animals, came on stage and sang the title The Devil's Salsa, from Grand Orchestra of the Splendid. But what was his misfortune in front of the lyrics of the song…
NOPLP: Leslie blocks on a word
Leslie simply refused to say the word aloud. "virgin". A behavior that amused Nagui a lot! "You purposely did not pronounce the word virgin," remarked the host, before deducing: "You said to yourself 'no I don't come to TV to sing words like that'." The challenger nodded, explaining with a smile: "Hair on thighs okay but virgins …". What cause a big laugh on set.


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Fu anche giornalista, attivista politico e diplomatico. È considerato tra i più controversi scrittori della sua epoca, a causa della sua ostilità nei confronti del clero, della società conservatrice e dell'imperialismo praticato dagli Stati Uniti.

Biografia

La giovinezza
In gioventù si alterna tra il lavoro di maestro, che esercita in numerosi posti compresa la capitale Bogotà, e il mestiere del soldato, partecipando alle guerre civili sotto il comando di Santos Acosta e Daniel Hernández, comandanti delle truppe liberali radicali. Nel 1884 pubblica su una rivista il suo primo racconto breve, Recuerdos de mi primera comunión (ricordi della mia prima comunione). Nel 1885 le truppe liberali radicali per cui parteggia attivamente vengono sconfitte. Nel 1886, temendo di essere arrestato e giustiziato, attraversa la frontiera con il Venezuela e si stabilisce in una cittadina nei pressi del confine, Rubio. Nel 1894 viene espulso anche dal Venezuela e si trasferisce a New York. Oltre alla carriera di letterato, intrapresa fin dal 1887 con la pubblicazione di Aura o las violetas, fonda o cofonda numerose riviste, tra le quali spiccano l'Eco Andino e Los Refractarios.

In Europa
Nel 1898 il presidente dell'Ecuador lo nomina Ambasciatore presso la Santa Sede vaticana, e lui si trasferisce a Roma. Nonostante abbia accettato l'incarico nutre un profondo rancore verso la chiesa romana. L'ostilità è ricambiata dalle autorità del Vaticano, a causa di alcune pubblicazioni in cui Vargas Vila assume posizioni estremamente critiche, se non direttamente offensive, nei confronti delle gerarchie ecclesiastiche.

Uno degli atti più apertamente polemici compiuti durante il suo mandato a Roma avviene quando rifiuta di inginocchiarsi di fronte al Papa, giustificando il gesto con le parole "io non piego le ginocchia di fronte a nessun mortale". Nel 1900 pubblica a Roma la sua controversa novella Ibis e visita l'esposizione universale di Parigi; durante questo viaggio conosce il poeta nicaraguense Rubén Darío che, colpito, scriverà dell'incontro. Il suo incarico romano non dura a lungo; dal 1904 è prima a Parigi, quindi a Madrid e poi di nuovo a Parigi, fino a quando si trasferisce in pianta stabile in Spagna, a Barcellona. In Sudamerica tornerà molto raramente, perché si sente invecchiato, la terra natìa gli pare lontana nei fatti, anche se non nell'affetto e nell'ardore degli scritti; soprattutto, è sgradito a molti governi e denigrato dagli intellettuali vicini alle posizioni dei suoi nemici.

Gli ultimi anni, la morte e la sepoltura
Nel 1923 compie l'ultimo viaggio in Sudamerica, trascrivendo le sue memorie in un diario che sarà pubblicato col titolo Odisea romántica. Diario de viaje a la República Argentina. Per un certo periodo, vive a Cuba assieme al figlio adottivo. Tornato in Spagna prosegue la sua attività di letterato, ma la salute precaria gli impedisce di viaggiare spesso. La consapevolezza della fine imminente lo accompagna per alcuni anni, finché la morte non arriva, nel 1933, a Barcellona, sua residenza spagnola. Nelle volontà testamentarie dichiara di voler essere sepolto in Spagna. Nel 1981 le sue ultime volontà saranno ignorate: in un impeto di orgoglio nazional-culturale, la sua salma viene traslata in Colombia e sepolta nel Cimitero Centrale di Bogotà: una celebrazione tardiva che avviene quando la sua figura di letterato, e soprattutto di uomo, è riabilitata dalla scomparsa del contesto storico che l'aveva messo al bando tramite l'ostilità del potere politico e delle élite culturali conservatrici. Eppure sarà di nuovo dimenticato:

L'uomo e il letterato

L'ostilità verso i conservatori, il clero e gli Stati Uniti
Vargas Vila cresce in una Bogotà ottocentesca molto diversa dalla popolosa metropoli dei giorni nostri. La città è un insieme disordinato di quartieri modesti e cenciosi, con le case accatastate a ridosso dei trenta campanili delle chiese coloniali, le strade sono popolate da contadini nullatenenti e vecchie donne rese vedove dalle guerre civili. È questo contesto ad alimentare l'odio di Vargas Vila nei confronti delle prepotenze quotidiane e del disinteresse dei conservatori benestanti; sempre in questo contesto matura l'avversione per un clero che, come capitato in altri luoghi e in altri tempi, si interessa ben poco delle questioni di fede, limitandosi ad utilizzarla per i propri scopi. Del resto, la povertà nella Bogotà dell'800 è molto diffusa e appartenere alla Chiesa è un modo per garantirsi un certo benessere, vocazione o non vocazione. Gli Stati Uniti, invece, con la loro invadenza politica, economica e militare sono colpevoli di condizionare, destabilizzare e mantenere in un ruolo subalterno, di conseguenza impoverendole, le nazioni ispanofone del continente americano.

Lo scrittore appassionato e l'uomo schivo e solitario
A fronte della passione infusa nelle sue opere, Vargas Vila era un uomo schivo, taciturno, solitario. È difficile stabilire quanto fosse schivo per vocazione, quanto per l'isolamento culturale a cui era soggetto in Sudamerica e quanto, nel delineare la sua figura di uomo, abbiano inciso le descrizioni ripetutamente denigratorie dei suoi detrattori.

Ecco come lo descrisse il letterato Claudio de Alas dopo un incontro avvenuto a New York nel 1904:

Note

Bibliografia
 Aura o las violetas. 1887.
 Pasionarias, álbum para mi madre muerta. 1887.
 Emma, Maracaibo. 1888 (En una publicación literaria).
 Aura o las violetas; Emma. 1889.
 Lo irreparable. 1889.
 Los Providenciales. 1892.
 Flor de fango. 1895.
 Ibis. 1900.
 A la hora del crepúsculo. 1900?.
 Alba roja, París. 1901.
 Las rosas de la tarde. 1901.
 Ante los bárbaros: el Yanki. He ahí el enemigo. 1902.
 Copos de espuma. 1902.
 Los divinos y los humanos.1904.
 La simiente, París. 1906.
 Laureles rojos. 1906.
 El canto de las sirenas en los mares de la historia. 1906?.
 Los Césares de la decadencia. 1907.
 El camino del triunfo. 1909.
 La república romana. 1909.
 La conquista de Bizancio. 1910.
 La voz de las horas. 1910.
 Hombres y crímenes del Capitolio. 1910?.
 El ritmo de la vida: motivos para pensar. 1911.
 Huerto agnóstico; ; Cuadernos de un solitario. 1911.
 Rosa mística; mes nouvelles. 1911
 Ibis. 1911?, Novela, edición completa.
 Políticas e históricas (páginas escogidas). 1912.
 El imperio romano. 1912?.
 Archipiélago sonoro, poemas sinfónicos. 1913
 Ars-verba. 1913.
 En las zarzas del Horeb. 1913.
 El alma de los lirios". 1914
 El rosal Pensante. 1914
 La muerte del cóndor; del Poema de la tragedia y de la historia. 1914.
 Los parias. 1914.
 Verbo de admonición y de combate. 1914.
 Pretéritas, Prólogo de R. Palacio Viso. 1915.
 Clepsidra roja. 1915?
 En las cimas. 1915?
 La demencia de Job. 1916. (Novela)
 Prosas selectas. 1916.
 María Magdalena. 1916? (Novela).
 Ante los bárbaros (los Estados Unidos y la Guerra) el yanki: he ahí el enemigo 1917.
 El cisne blanco (novela psicológica). 1917.
 Eleonora (novela de la vida artística). 1917.
 Los discípulos de Emaüs (novela de la vida intelectual). 1917.
 María Magdalena; novela lírica. 1917.
 Rubén Darío. 1917.
 El huerto del silencio. 1917?.
 Horario reflexivo. 1917?
 Los estetas de Teópolis. 1918.
 Páginas escogidas. 1918.
 La ubre de la loba, Barcelona. 1918?.
 El minotauro. 1919.
 Cachorro de león (novela de almas rústicas). 1920.
 De los viñedos de la eternidad. 1920.
 De sus lises y de sus rosas. 1920.
 El final de un sueño. 1920.
 Libre estética. 1920.
 Salomé, novela poema. 1920.
 Belona dea orbi. 1921.
 El huerto del silencio. 1921.
 Prosas-laudes, Barcelona. 1921.
 Gestos de vida. 1922.
 Mis mejores cuentos. 1922.
 Saudades tácitas. 1922.
 Némesis. 1923
 Antes del último sueño (páginas de un vademécum). 1924.
 Mi viaje a la Argentina; odisea romántica. 1924?
 La cuestión religiosa en México. 1926.
 Los Soviets. Con Carta-prólogo de D. Oscar Pérez Solís. 1926.
 Odisea romántica; diario de viaje a la República Argentina. 1927.
 Dietario crepuscular. 1928.
 La novena sinfonía. 1928?.
 Lirio negro. Germania. 1930.
 Lirio rojo. Eleonora. 1930.
 Sobre las viñas muertas.1930.
 Tardes serenas. 1930.
 Lirio blanco. Delia. 1932.
 El maestro. 1935.
 El joyel mirobolante (desfile de visiones). 1937.
 José Martí: apóstol-libertador. 1938.
 El sendero de las almas: novelas cortas. Sin fecha.
 Históricas y Políticas. Sin fecha.
 Poemas sinfónicos, Barcelona. Sin fecha.
 Polen lírico, conferencias. Sin fecha.
 Sombras de Águilas. Sin fecha.

 Altri progetti

 Collegamenti esterni Risorse online su José María Vargas Vila:'
 José María Vargas Vila Digital Library / Biblioteca Digital de José María www.lib.unc.edu/wilson/rbc/vargasvila


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Q: Doesn't SVG support auto width and height for images? In HTML image element can be created without dimensions specified. It will have intrinsic width and height:
<img src="me.jpg" alt="">

However, in SVG image without dimension attributes will have 0×0 size, to prevent this width and height must be specified (as in this example):
<image xlink:href="me.jpg" width="64" height="64" />

Can SVG image be forced to take it's original width and height (without adding corresponding attributes, of course)? I'm curios about inline SVG inside HTML, if it matters.

A: The SVG 1.1 specification requires the width and height attributes for the <image> element. Most browsers today implement that, so the answer is not yet. Leaving the attributes off means a default value of 0 is used, which has the effect of making the image invisible.
However, autosizing of images is being added to SVG2, see https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/embedded.html#ImageElement.

SVG 2 Requirement:    Support auto-sized images.
  Resolution: We will allow auto-sized images in SVG 2.

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    __slots__ = ['_thermostat_identifier', '_meter_list']

    attribute_name_map = {
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        instance.

        :return: The value of the thermostat_identifier attribute of
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