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If you are looking for a spectacular display of Christmas Lights this holiday, then you and your family need to check out the Christmas Festival of Lights at The Grotto in Portland, OR.
The Grotto is a Catholic shrine dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus. The story behind The Grotto is that at the end of the 1800's, a young boy learned that his mother was sick and near death. He prayed to God to save her life, and promised that if she lived, he would one day do incredible things in honor of him.
That boy, who grew up to become Father Ambrose Mayer, never forgot his promise and purchased some run down land in North East Portland that was owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Father Mayer's vision was to create a monument where people of all faiths can seek peace and serenity. Since 1923, over 10 million people have visited its beautiful grounds.
Each Christmas, the Grotto puts on a incredible display of Christmas lights. Our family visited and we were amazed by the size and scope of the display.
If you are in Portland around the holidays, we recommend that you check it out, too.


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l'indifférence, je n'aime pas les mensonges aussi, je suis très sensible aux malheurs des autres. Regardez la mer, le ciel et la terre combien qu'ils nous aiment et combien qu'ils sont charitables et généreux envers nous, cette merveilleuse.
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There is nothing I can do, but with all the terrible images that we get from Japan at the moment, I must say I find it hard to continue posting casual photos as if nothing was happening. Anyway, the show must go on as they say... This is Le Bassin Soufflot, right by the Luxembourg gardens - at place Edmond Rostand more precisely - and I passed by it many many times. Only yesterday did I notice how beautiful it is... FYI, the statue in the middle was added in 1864 and it's by Adolphe Crauk.
This reminds me of Versailles, which I visited in November. Very nice wintry B&W.
I think that it is just as important for beauty to be in the world at the same time that pain exists in it. Perhaps there is someone in Japan who loves Paris and looks at PDP and whose burden is being lightened by this moment you have just given them.
There is a Pagoda in Paris that is a theater. I can't remember if it has ever been posted here.
Understand how you feel, Eric, but I like to think that what Carrie said is true. De toute façon, don't diminish this. It IS beautiful, and that always counts for something.
BTW, in case you didn't notice, the comment in Japanese is just a series of links to ads for various products. Hey, Eric, at least YOU have a soul!
Ditto what Alexa and Carrie said. Merci for this excellent shot near one of my favorite gardens in Paris. As Bob Hope would sing, "Thanks for the memories" this conjures in my mind's eye. I love fountains, especially Parisian ones. This in no way diminishes the horrible tragedy unfolding in Japan. Our thoughts are indeed with those suffering and trying to make sense of this catastrophe.
Coltrane -- Yes, it has! As for the snow, believe me, I do (blame Jeff, that is). But NYC—and I—may be over it now—I sincerely hope!
You provide a guilt-free pleasure for all of us with your wonderful images, Eric. Thank you for that. We all need a little distraction from the problems of the world!
Your site provides the best mental vacation! Thank you for all the effort you put into it.
And, may the people of Japan get all the help they need, on every level.
At first glance I thought that you have had snow again in Paris, but luckily it's only B&W. A beautiful photo.
Yes it is hard to sit by and watch the news from Japan. All these people in such a small area, if the worst should happen.
Beautiful sight. Love the B&W, but I have to admit my first thought was that it was snow. Yep, you can tell where my brain has been for the last several months! (I would love to see it in color one of these days, just so that I can imagine it without "snow".
Thank you for our picture of beauty for the day. Japan will one day too, have pictures of beauty again. But for now, the beauty is the people helping one another. Our thoughts are with them.
On another subject: Our dear Lynn is dealing with a lot right now. Both of her parents are in hospital with serious illnesses. She said she was running between emergency wards the other day, very tiring and worrisome. She is still not at 100% herself, so this is quite a lot for her to deal with.
The same thing happens to me but the best we can do for them is living the best way we can.
how to hold two realities at the same time?
You did so nicely, Eric. Acknowledging both with simple grace.
I just watched the news on Japanese TV about the situation in Japan and decided to do something.
Thank you for your eloquence. I spend hours looking at photos and reading about Japan. What horror.
As to Place Edmond Rostand, with all the traffic in that circle, I admit I do not remember the fountain! Quite charming.
How strange it is Eric. I took a photograph of this same fountain for my blog when it was freezing in Paris earlier last December. It's freezing in Paris !. Your photo is a good thing. It shows that Spring is coming soon.
@Thierry. Funny. Especially since the water in mine really looks like ice!


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Matt Matheson shows
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Deep House and smoothed grooves with our Therapy man
Matts not one for discrimination and his passion for all things electronic hasn't faltered after nearly 20 years in the game.
Matt was first introduced to the club scene at the tender age of 14 by his older sister, two years later, he finally got his hands on a pair of turntables. After setting up regular club nights in Brighton and winning a few DJ competitions, Matt started to attract a bit of attention.
Nearly 15 years later, he's played at clubs across Europe and the US including Florida, New York, Ibiza, Tenerife, a brief SE Asia Tour and closer to home bookings include Ministry of Sound and various venues across London, Brighton and the South Coast.
Studio time takes up a big part of his schedule and he is also resident DJ and co-founder of Therapy Brighton; his responsibilities include musical programming for events, A & R and strategy for Therapy.
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Inger Maria Alfvén (ur. 24 lutego 1940 w Solna, zm. 26 lipca 2022) – szwedzka pisarka.

Biografia
Córka laureata Nagrody Nobla z fizyki, Hannesa Alfvéna, który był bratankiem kompozytora Hugona Alfvéna.

W 1964 skończyła studia z zakresu nauk społecznych, a potem pracowała jako kurator i asystent opieki na dzieckiem.

Powieścią, która przyniosła jej popularność, była Dotter till en dotter z 1977 roku. Jej książki w dużej mierze to bezpośredni zapis stanów ludzkiej podświadomości, a w swojej twórczości porusza takie tematy jak dziedziczone role płciowe, miłość, przyjaźń i samotność.

Mieszka w Sztokholmie.

Twórczość
 1964 – Vinbergssnäckan
 1969 – Tusentals äpplen
 1971 – Lena-Bell
 1972 – Ta ner månen
 1976 – Städpatrullen
 1977 – Dotter till en dotter
 1979 – S/Y Glädjen (ekranizowana w 1989)
 1981 – Arvedelen
 1984 – Ur kackerlackors levnad
 1986 – Lyckans galosch
 1989 – Judiths teater (ekranizowana jako serial Judith)
 1992 – Elefantens öga
 1992 – Kvinnornas svarta bok
 1992 – Sex kvinnors lusta
 1994 – En moder har fyra döttrar
 1997 – Berget dit fjärilarna flyger för att dö
 1998 – När jag tänker på pengar
 1999 – Det blå skåpet
 2002 – Någon kom i båten
 2004 – Livets vatten
 2006 – Mandelkärnan
 2009 – När förnuftet sover
 2012 – Allt vi aldrig gjorde med varandra
 2015 – Berör mig inte, berör mig
 2019 – Tvilling

Nagrody i wyróżnienia
 1978 – TCO:s kulturpris
 2001 – Nagroda Signe Ekblad-Eldhs
 2006 – Nagroda specjalna Towarzystwa Dziewięciu
 2012 – Moa-priset
 2012 – Eric och Ingrid Lilliehööks stipendium

Przypisy

Szwedzcy pisarze
Ludzie związani ze Sztokholmem
Ludzie urodzeni w Solnie
Urodzeni w 1940
Zmarli w 2022

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Cyberspace will make human life inclusive rather than displacing people: Vineet Kumar, Cyber Peace Foundation
Vineet Kumar, Chairman and Founder of the Cyber Peace Foundation, believes that the world must come together to make life secure in the digital era.
People may think of social entrepreneurs as people who make an impact in the real world. However, they make an impact in the digital world as well.
Vineet Kumar, a social entrepreneur and social activist with 18 years of extensive work experience in the field of cyber peace, cybersecurity, and internet governance, believes the social impact will happen with digital technologies.
As the Founder and President of the Cyber Peace Foundation and Chairman of the National Anti-Hacking Group (NAG), he is working with the United Nations and the several international governments to create a common platform on which stakeholders in the digital era can usher in cyber peace and take on cybercrimes.
His job begins with policy and then empathises with the impact of technology on citizens.
Vineet was also the Chief Technology Officer and Head of the Cyber Defense and Research Centre, Government of Jharkhand, and was part of several advisory committees set up by UN agencies and the Government of India. He is also on the advisory board of Public Interest Registry (PIR), USA.
Being a recipient of eight international, 18 national awards, and 13 state awards, and honours for promoting cyber peace. Vineet believes in a multi-stakeholder world to fight cybercrime and handles international cyber conflict issues.
Here are the excerpts for the interview:
YS. How did this crusade for cyber peace begin?
Vineet Kumar: When I was in the fifth or sixth grade, I wanted to be a social entrepreneur. Luckily, I saw computers at a very early age and that provided me with early exposure to the internet. There was no startup culture in Ranchi twenty years ago, and everything revolved around becoming an engineer or doctor.
That's when I entered forums about hacking and found it fascinating. In 1997, I decided then that I wanted to start a career in anti-hacking. Everyone thought that I was a fool, but my parents supported me in my journey.
Imagine in a world without Google; you had to find the right connections at several forums. I found my way to a few hackers and in that journey, I met a blackhat – a hacker who steals and destroys information, and he showed me how my own PC could be hacked for information.
Thankfully, he did not damage my dad's computer. However, the hacker mentored me for a while and that's how I realised the internet can be used for both good and bad.
I began R&D on cybersecurity, took a lot of certification programmes in programming. I began to advocate for social good in cyberspace and that's how it began in the year 2000. Back then, cybercrimes were unheard of in India, and I set up the anti-hacking group to inform government and other stakeholders about the need to look at cyber peace. It was not until 2003 that cyber attacks became real in India.
Our country and Pakistan had unleashed a cyberwar. Around 99 percent of the Indian websites at the time were vulnerable to attacks. So, we started awareness programmes to inform companies and individuals about security. Today, 17 years later, government and corporates speak to us about cybersecurity frameworks.
YS. What is cyber peace?
VK: Cyber peace means that the internet should be a safe and secure place for everyone. We became the collaborative platform for stakeholders – which include citizens, institutions (both public and private), startups, and corporate.
Most importantly, the government began to recognise my work and I also won a UN award in 2008. The moment our work started getting recognised, the government of Jharkhand made me their cybersecurity expert.
Jharkhand was one of the early states to set up the cyber defence and research centre. Our organisation is aligned to build a peaceful cyberspace.
YS. What does the foundation intend to do?
VK: IAMAI predicts that in 2021, there will be one billion Indians connected to the internet. That's a staggering number!
Everyone today is using technology and they cannot escape cybersecurity. You have to remember that cyberspace belongs to everyone and not a nation or a corporate.
In that scenario, each of the stakeholders must be represented and must jointly work together to fight cyber crime. We consult with everyone to ensure that their use of cyberspace is free from attacks.
YS. What does it mean to different stakeholders?
VK: Citizens call us over stolen information. Let me go back a step, the government will provide smartphones to several people at the bottom of the pyramid. When this happens, what is going to happen to first-time users?
There can be fake callers and people can steal information. Even WiFi hotspots in rural regions can be hacked. There can be blackmail and abuse of the public through cyber crimes. We work on several awareness programmes for startups and SMBs too.
YS. How are governments looking at this?
VK: The Prime Minister is very clear that we need to have stronger cybersecurity laws and look at the problems holistically.
The government has to involve several stakeholders before a policy is created. The problem is different law enforcement agencies have to work with each other globally to address cybercrimes.
What if India wants to catch a cyber criminal and the nation where the perpetrator is located cannot be caught? A law enforcement agency in India takes more than half-a-year to get access to data from foreign countries.
The international cyber law must also be strengthened. The data protection act is yet to be out. The government will have a new version of the IT Act, which was last amended in 2008. The new amendment must take account of things like IoT, autonomous vehicles, AI, and AR/VR.
The government is working in this area. However we need to have a strategy over our laws, we need to define the roles of each stakeholder and aggregators of data. The government has to constantly look at the ground problems and use data to make laws that protect every stakeholder.
YS. What is the future of cybersecurity and the Cyber Peace Foundation?
VK: Cyberspace is not about the negatives. It is always used for good. Cyberspace will make human life inclusive rather than displacing people.
We are taking baby steps and we will ensure that it has a maximum impact. Startups and SMBs need to take cybersecurity seriously and we are here to help them and share resources to create their cybersecurity framework.
The Cyber Peace Foundation will work with stakeholders globally, and ensure that the world collaborates. We also organised a global cyber peace challenge in 2017, which has various individuals with ideas to come together and solve cyber peace challenges such as disinformation, fake news, and data theft.
This year, we have the Cyber Strategy Challenge, where we will invite policymakers to talk about scenarios where diplomats should get involved and address cyber issues.
We will be setting up Centre of Excellence across the country and we will look at everything from smart devices, connected cars, and IoT. The COE will create an ecosystem of partnerships and we are going to do this globally.


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Original Item: Only One Available. During WW2 in the US Army Air Corps, bomber crews often returned from missions over Nazi-occupied Europe reporting extremely dense flak, each burst spraying the aircraft with hot shrapnel. Following the experience of the Royal Air Force, the Air Corps began issuing flak jackets to aircrews in 1942. These early flak jackets were heavy, consisting of steel plates sown into multi-layered nylon that would catch low velocity fragments. An apron panel was added to increase the protected areas. The vest and apron design was supplemented by a helmet to complete the protection. The heavy protection vest had a pull tab to dump it quickly if the plane ditched in the water or the crew had to bail out.
This is a genuine very good condition complete USAAF Armor, Flyer's Vest, M1 & M2 complete with data label. This flak vest is only armored in the front as it was assumed that aircrew would be sitting in armored seats.
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Vera Farmiga has joined the cast of Safe House
Vera Farmiga has had a good year with the release of Source Code. She will be next seen in the Safe house. The film will be directed by Daniel Espinosa who will be making his English language debut with this film. The film stars Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington. The supporting cast will have Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard and Robert Patrick.
Vera Farmiga has also joined the cast of the film. Deadline has just said that she will play a CIA operative overseeing Reynolds character. She will be playing a role similar to the one in source Code but with a slight variation.
The plot in general has the young CIA agent played by Ryan Reynolds overseeing the transfer of a dangerous criminal played by Denzel Washington. When a group of villains destroy a CIA operated safe house, the facility's young house sitter must work to move the criminal who is being hidden there to another secure location.
David Guggenheim wrote the script for the film, and then there were some rewrites. The original draft was solid with some crackling sequences but a slight dearth of personality.
The shooting for the film has been going on in full swing in South Africa for the last couple of months. The look of the film will be something to watch out for in the coming weeks. Tell us what you think of this additional casting to this film.
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Final Trailer for Liam Neeson Train Thriller 'The Commuter'
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The University of Sydney's founding principle as Australia's first university was to be a modern and progressive institution. Since their inception, they have believed in education for all and leadership that makes lives better. The same values continue to inform their policy of inclusion and underpin their long-term strategy for growth.
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The Lufthansa Group has strengthened its presence in Thailand with the planned launches of new premium products and services to demonstrate its continuous commitment to the market.
Molnar is responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives for the Lufthansa Group Airlines, namely Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa German Airlines and SWISS International Air Lines, in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
As well "in order to meet the constantly growing demand", Lufthansa will put their flagship Airbus A380 on the Frankfurt Bangkok route. That will increase capacity during the 2017 and 2018 winter season by 37 per cent, Molnar added. The A380 will boast "an award winning first class experience and product" he noted, in addition to the first class already available on the Swiss Boeing 777, and other premium products on Austrian Airlines and Swiss International.
"With three hubs [Germany, Switzerland and Austria] different flight schedules and fully combined products, we are offering our customers full flexibility and a tailormade travel experience," Molnar said.
Beside its focus on the Thailand market, the group is constantly evaluating the market in Vietnam and the Mekong region, where it aims to strengthen its position together with its partner, Thai Airways International.
Molnar said the group has constantly invested in its product and innovation to deal with the intense competition in the Asian region. Group wide, it will invest about 500 million euros (Bt19.4 billion) for innovations by 2020. It already has 100 per cent Internet connectivity on Lufthansa longhaul flights.
"There are many ongoing innovative projects, but one of the more mature projects that I can point out is the collaboration with Rimowa [a leading European manufacturer of premium travel and carryon luggage] in developing an ebaggage tag. This means greater efficiency and convenience for our customers where they only need to have the Lufthansa mobile app to checkin their luggage. To kill two birds with one stone, this project is also one of the green initiatives we have within the group, as an ebaggage tag means no more printed baggage tags [and will help] to create a more sustainable environment," he added.
Before moving to Bangkok, Molnar was based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and was responsible for Central Asia and Azerbaijan.


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Q: Solr query not operator for filtering string array I want to return all the documents which doesn't have "hello" string in the "test" key.
So, I created following query which is not filtering the documents containing "hello"
q: -test:("hello")
[{
 "test":["hello", "second"],
  id:123
},
{
 "test":["hello1", "second1"],
  id:1234
}
]

Expected result:
[
 "test":["hello1", "second1"],
  id:1234
}
]

A: "test" is a string with multivalued=true and indexed=false. Seems like the filtering in solr works only for indexed fields. Once I made the field "test" indexed the filtering is working fine.

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Pregnancy and COVID-19: Giving Birth in a New Era
By Kathleen O'Brien
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way so many of us around the world live our lives. With stress levels elevated across the board, one group who may be more anxious than they would have anticipated are those who are expecting a baby. Pregnant individuals have found themselves in a position they likely never envisioned a little over a month ago. With hospitals canceling many elective procedures and tests as well as reducing traffic through their buildings, many pregnant individuals face uncertainty about the impacts of this pandemic on their journey through pregnancy. In exploring news stories regarding pregnancy and COVID-19, one CTV News article describes a Kahnawake woman's experience of being 24 weeks pregnant with two children at home [1]. At first the woman attributed her new symptoms to pregnancy, and initially tested negative for COVID-19, though subsequently did test positive and has now recovered [1].
Harrowing stories have emerged, such as a woman in the U.S. who ended up in the ICU with COVID-19 in a medically-induced coma while 33 weeks pregnant and whose baby was delivered after an induction of labor [2]. This mother is now able to see her new daughter via video while she awaits her negative tests [2]. A nurse who was pregnant in the U.K. and contracted COVID-19 passed away—her baby is alive following a cesarean section delivery [3]. The tragedy knows no bounds. On the research front, a study conducted by the University of Calgary has recruited over 1,200 pregnant women in Canada to study the impacts of COVID-19 on the health of these mothers and their future offspring [4]. Through online surveys, this study will assess stress levels amongst participants, and eventually outcomes in the babies over time as well [4]. With regards to COVID-19 and the postpartum period, this CBC article quoted the study's leader, Dr. Catherine Lebel, as saying the following: "I think most of us who've had kids are used to lots of visitors after the baby is born, both for practical support and social support, and obviously people now are not going to be experiencing that in the same way" [4]. While studies such as Dr. Lebel's will provide pregnant women with more information in the future, the uncertainty experienced by these women in the present is palpable [4]. The Government of Canada's website states that there is currently no evidence that a developing child could be negatively affected by COVID-19" [5]. They also write that there is currently no evidence that suggests pregnant women are at a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19". However, the website also states that "throughout pregnancy, women experience changes in their bodies that may increase the risk of other illnesses, such as viral respiratory infections" [5]. They list that precautions to be taken include physical distancing, avoiding public transportation, and exploring the options of virtual/telephone visits with care providers, among other things [5].
Additional details can be found on the Government's Pregnancy, childbirth and caring for newborns: Advice for mothers (COVID-19) webpage [5].
Rowe DJ Pregnant mother of two's COVID-10 ordeal a lesson in patience and diligence. CTV News Montreal [Internet]. 2020 April 18 [cited 2020 April 19]; News [about 3 screens]. Available from: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/pregnant-mother-of-two-s-covid-19-ordeal-a-lesson-in-patience-and-diligence-1.4902187.
Wray M. Pregnant woman with COVID-19 wakes from coma to meet new daughter. Global News [Internet]. 2020 April 15 [cited 2020 April 19]; Trending [about 3 screens]. Available from: https://globalnews.ca/news/6820869/women-gives-birth-coronavirus-coma/.
Woodyatt A, McGann H. Pregnant nurse dies of Covid-19 but baby survives after emergency C-section. CNN [Internet]. 2020 April 16 [cited 2020 April 19]; World [about 2 screens]. Available from: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/uk/nurse-dies-coronavirus-baby-intl-scli-gbr/index.html.
Edwardson L. University of Calgary researchers study impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant women. CBC News [Internet]. 2020 April 18 [cited 2020 April 19]; Calgary [about 5 screens]. Available from: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/covid-pregnant-university-calgary-study-1.5533548.
Public Health Agency of Canada. Pregnancy, childbirth and caring for newborns: Advice for mothers (COVID-19). Government of Canada [Internet]. 2020 April 1 [cited 2020 April 19]; [about 4 screens]. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-advise-mothers.html.
Women without Canadian legal status are differentially impacted by COVID-19
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Have an annual physical that includes a urinalysis. An annual physical allows your physician to develop a baseline of your health, or to understand what is 'normal' for you. An annual urinalysis is performed by viewing a sample of your urine under a microscope to check for any substances that shouldn't be present, such as blood.
Maintain a healthy weight. Obesity forces all of our organs to work harder to maintain your body's functions. Getting down to a healthy weight will not only look better on you, but you will feel better as well.
Limit your use of alcohol and sodium. Alcohol and sodium are two substances that are especially hard on your kidneys when overused. Both of these contribute to dehydration issues as well as high blood pressure and both of these conditions force your kidneys to work double-time. Keep your sodium intake below 2,300 mg per day. An easy way to do this is to eat as many fresh vegetables as possible, rather than canned, and use a salt substitute to season your food at the table.
Maintain healthy blood pressure. Most physicians want patients to keep blood pressure at or below 140/90 mm Hg, but consult with your physician for a customized figure. In some cases, medication may be necessary in order to keep you blood pressure low enough. Some blood pressure medications actually have a secondary, beneficial effect to the kidneys, so be sure to take your blood pressure medication exactly as your doctor instructs.
Maintain a healthy cholesterol level. High cholesterol is linked to kidney disease, although doctors don't agree on why. If your cholesterol level is too high, adopt a diet that will bring your cholesterol level back in line.
If you have diabetes, keep your blood sugar levels within the healthy range as much as possible. Maintain a healthy diet and meal schedule, and check your blood glucose as often as your doctor recommends. Unpredictable insulin levels can damage your kidneys.


PressBooks and ePub as an OER format.
PressBooks does a reasonable job of importing ePub, so that ePub can be used as a portable format for open text books. But, of course, there are limits.
I have been really impressed with PressBooks, the extension to WordPress for authoring eBooks. Like WordPress it is available as a hosted service from PressBooks.com and to host yourself from PressBooks.org. I have been using the latter for a few months. It looks like a great way of authoring, hosting, using, and distributing open books. Reports like this from Steel Wagstaff about Publishing Open Textbooks at UW-Madison really show the possibilities for education that open up if you do that. There you can read what work Steel and others have been doing around PressBooks for authoring open textbooks, with interaction (using hypothe.is, and h5p), connections to their VLE (LTI), and responsible learning analytics (xAPI).
PressBooks also supports replication of content from one PressBook install to another, which is great, but what is even greater is support of import from other content creation systems. We're not wanting monoculture here.
Open text books are, of course, a type of Open Educational Resource, and so when thinking about PressBooks as a platform for open text books you're also thinking about PressBooks and OER. So what aspects of text-books-as-OER does PressBooks support? What aspects should it support?
and as a result that post got a little attention.
I created a custom taxonomy to use as an index of people mentioned. I wanted it to work nicely as linked data, and so wanted each term in it to refer to the wikidata identifier for the person mentioned. Then I thought, why not get the data for the terms from wikidata?


CONSOL Energy Inc.'s headquarters, located in Southpointe near Canonsburg, Pa., has become the first building in the business complex to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. Known as CNX Center, the 309,000 square-foot building was designed to be energy-efficient and compatible with the environment by including multiple features required for the LEED certification, such as public transportation stops close to the building, bicycle stalls for employees, an exercise facility and showers.
During construction, local materials (obtained within a 500-mile radius), low chemical emitting paints, adhesives and carpet, and wood certified to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards were utilized. The project team also recycled more than 75 percent of all waste, diverting it from the landfill.
Overall, the water usage in the building was reduced by more than 20 percent when compared to similar buildings. Native landscaping was also designed and installed to reduce the irrigation system demands to utilize 50 percent less water than the calculated mid-summer baseline. A roof garden also reduces heat gain and provides a serene setting where employees can gather.
With the building serving as CONSOL Energy's corporate headquarters, a Welcome Center for visitors was included that displays company artifacts, provides interactive displays that highlight the company's history and its various business units. The Welcome Center also has a small theatre and a computerized mine tour.
Occupancy sensors ensure that lights are turned off when offices are unoccupied and lighting controls for the building's interior and exterior lights enable lighting to be reduced during non-peak occupancy times. Skylights provide natural lighting to a portion of the building, thereby reducing electrical costs. High performance windows and sunshades (on the exterior of the building) are utilized to reduce the impact of sunlight and reduce the building's thermal load. Combined with other energy-efficient initiatives within CNX Center, CONSOL Energy anticipates an energy savings of roughly 18 percent annually, reinforcing CONSOL Energy's commitment to the environment.
CONSOL Energy takes its environmental stewardship very seriously and we are extremely pleased to have been able to be the first company in Southpointe to receive LEED certification. We designed our company's headquarters with a commitment to conserving our natural resources.
Often – small things like reducing water usage or planting a roof garden can have the biggest impact on lowering costs and sustaining the environment. I am confident our efforts have paved the way for other entities to build and operate sustainably.
The irony is too huge.
Wow, this takes "green washing" to a whole new level.
While the irony is definitely there, but an 18 % energy reduction is an 18 % energy reduction. We need more office buildings like this, no matter who is building them.
While this is ironic, I agree with Bill as well. We need more buildings like this one. An 18% energy reduction also equals savings on the energy bill as well. That will be a huge motivating factor in the decision to build "green buildings". As electricity prices continues to rise, more people will realize this if they are informed. I hope the WV Legislature wakes up and smells the coffee on LEED Certification.
Consol and the gas companies don't give a hoot about the environment. The gas companies have polluted many creeks and rivers in N.W. Texas to the point of killing nearly every living creature in the creeks and now they are in the process of polluting the rivers and creeks in PA, WV and surrounding states. Sept. 2009, Dunkard Creek was polluted from Consol pumping stored gas well frac fluid into Dunkard Creek to the point of killing nearly every living creature in the creek. Even though this massive kill took place, Consol continues to pump frac fluid into the creek. With 7,000 gas wells slated to be tapped in our area, all of our environment is endangered.
They did this because building to modern efficiency and conservation standards makes financial sense. Over the life of the building they will save far, far more money then anything extra they spent for LEED certification and the "green" features.
If WV is serious about clawing its way up the state rankings, we ought to do everything we can to encourage buildings like this in our state, too.


Mayor Tim O'Brien will lead volunteers today(Saturday, October 6th) on neighborhood canvassing and phoning on behalf of Democratic candidates in the city as the campaign for President, US. Senate, Congress and state legislative offices enters its final month.
The canvas will begin at noon at Democratic headquarters, 19 Bassett Street and will be followed by a barbeque at headquarters at 3 p.m.
The Democratic Town Committee will meet on Thursday, October 11th at 7 p.m. at New Britain City Hall, 27 West Main Street, Room 504 to discuss mobilizing for Election Day. All Democrats are welcome to attend.
Friday, October 5th: Printed Absentee Ballots are now available.
Monday, November 5th: Day before the Election Walk-In registration for new voters 9 am to 5 pm at the Registrar of Voters 5th floor, 27 West Main Street.
On October 4th, New Britain's Common Council adopted new fee ordinances on landlords owning non-owner occupied, multi-unit apartments — policies designed to raise an alternative source of revenue as well as to strengthen anti-blight enforcement in multi-unit housing.
The $150 per unit flat fee represents a compromise over an earlier proposal that the Council's Planning and Development committee left on the table. It will raise an estimated $1 million on rental properties.A second ordinance known as a "hot-spot fee" would charge landlords $500 when emergency and public safety personnel are called to an apartment house five or more times in a year. It is expected to generate another $1 million.
The combined measures can avert some service cuts in the current fiscal year as Mayor O'Brien and the Council seek to fill a $4 million hole growing out of the structural deficits identified in the last fiscal year when O'Brien took office. It is part of a strategy to avoid regressive taxation in tough fiscal times: raising the property tax always falls disproportionately on homeowners and those least able to afford it.
The Common Council's actions occurred amid a raucous and at times churlish crowd of opponents prominently led by the statewide landlord lobbying group which opposes the fees and previously opposed tougher anti-blight measures that the O'Brien Administration has adopted.
The hollow threat of a legal fight over the modest New Britain flat fee flies in the face of policies and fees that are found in many other communities throughout the country and that have been on the books for a good long time. In Connecticut, for example, Stamford has an annual fee structure on multi-family units tied to housing code enforcement: a $60 fee and $30 per additional unit for three to nine apartments; $75 and $40 per additional unit for 10 to 39 apartments, and; $200 fee and $60 per unit for 40 or more apartments.
Sounds doubtful absentee landlords will dump their New Britain properties to go buy dwellings downstate. Nor will they pull up stakes and go to places like Gainesville, FL, North Chicago IL, Burlington, NJ, Cedar Rapids IA, Salt Lake City UT, Minneapolis, MN (and many more). They'll find landlord fees and licenses and charges for rental units in all of them.
One other thing municipalities here in Connecticut and elsewhere have as a sensible part of housing policy is a Certificate of Occupancy ordinance. That was lost to New Britain in the 1980s when Tom Bozek was the Council majority leader. It would be a feather in the cap of Mayor O'Brien and the Council to restore the CO ordinance, not just for fees but to fairly handle the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants.
The Mayor and Common Council didn't deserve the insults and uncivil push back at the Council meeting from some of the attendees, particularly absentee landlords who need to learn a lesson in shared sacrifice that will not deny them a return on their investments. They need to be responsible members of this community whether they live here or not.
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Kudos to Mayor O'Brien & council members who courageously voted for the landlord fee in New Britain!!!


A Florida man has been charged with several violations of the Alabama Securities Act after he was indicted by an Etowah County grand jury, District Attorney Jimmie Harp said.
James Leonard Craft, 71, was arrested Sept. 23 in Santa Rosa County, Fla., by agents with the U.S. Marshals Service and later waived extradition to Alabama.
Craft was charged in an 11-count indictment for alleged illegal activities associated with his company, Century Lumber and Land LLC, headquartered in Century, Fla.
He was charged with two counts of sale of unregistered securities, two counts of sale of securities by an unregistered agent, four counts of fraud in connection with the sale of securities and one count each of overall scheme to artifice to defraud investigators, first-degree theft of property and second-degree theft of property.
An investigation by the Alabama Securities Commission, led by director Joseph P. Borg, alleges that Croft solicited funds from investors to purchase wood products from South America to be resold to U.S. distributors for the production of railroad cross-ties and other products.
In 2010, the securities commission issued a cease-and-desist order to Craft and his company after an alleged attempt to solicit money from Alabama investors.
Records with the securities commission show that neither Craft nor his business was registered to conduct securities business in the state.
As part of the investigation, Glenn Gilman Sr. of Southside was arrested Sept. 29 in Pleasant Grove on the same charges in the 11-count indictment, and he faces similar charges in Shelby County.
A Shelby County grand jury indicted Gilman on two counts each of sale of unregistered securities, sale of securities by an unregistered agent and fraud in connection with the sale of securities.
He also was charged with one count of overall scheme or artifice to defraud investigators.


Click with the mouse on the flags to obtain contact information for the individual diocesan associations.
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PASIGHAT, Sep 11: Four legislators of East Siang district have adopted a village each in their respective constituencies to develop as model villages under the Chief Minister Adarsh Gram Yojana (CMAGY).
The villages adopted by MLAs Kento Rina, Lombo Tayeng, Tatung Jamoh and Kaling Moyong are Koyu, Motum, Sika-Bamin and Balek respectively.
East Siang Deputy Commissioner Tamiyo Tatak, in a coordination meeting with the MLAs and officials at Siang House on Monday, informed that the district is all set to launch the State Government's Integrated Development Scheme for selected villages in the district.
"The core objective of the CMAGY is to provide all physical and social infrastructures to these adopted villages for all-round socio-economic development and ownership of productive assets, he said, adding that each identified village would be provided Rs 1.50 crore.
Emphasis of the scheme would be to dovetail with all rural development central and state schemes. The scheme would not be contractor-driven but would include involvement of villagers generating rural economy, further apprised the DC.
The attending MLAs suggested conducting review meetings from time to time and update the government about progresses.
Taking the privilege of the meeting, the Nari-Koyu MLA said that the process of rationalization of transfer and posting of teachers in mid-session without consultation of the district administration was not fair or in the interest of the students.


is good at listing "source citation" and "Source Information" on the bottom of the item's summary page. But, I'm not exactly sure which Source Type to select for records at Ancestry.com.
For the SSDI, there is online and FHL online. But, no Ancestry, online. I also see "Website (with multiple databases)"
Which one are people using to reference items at Ancestry? The SSDI isn't the only thing I'm trying to reference. But, it was the first one, and I got stopped in my tracks right there.
"_TMG_Social Security Death Index (SSDI)", which is a legacy left over from my migration from The Master Genealogist into RM7 (though I'd rather not use that going forward since it's a custom tag).
Then each individual database at Ancestry becomes a Master Source, as in "Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940"
I know that many users think it is important to follow the use of different templates for different sources. I don't. You could search the forum to find some previous discussions on that issue. With rare exceptions, I just use the "Book Basic format" template, because it includes the critical info needed to document the source, and to re-find the source if that's ever needed.
I'm also a source lumper, so I have a single source "SSDI - Social Security Death Index" which I use whether I acquired the SSDI info from Ancestry, FamilySearch, or some other listing. Since each organization gets their SSDI info from the same official source, I don't think it makes much difference to have separate Master Sources for SSDI-Ancestry or SSDI-FamilySearch or etc.Source splitters would disagree with me.


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Eicon Networks Introduces New Shiva VPN Gateways
London, October 5th, 2004 — Eicon Networks Corporation ("Eicon"), a global leader in providing reliable communication products for networked business applications, announced today the introduction of the Shiva VPN Gateways range with new security features and software. The gateways include the Shiva VPN Client and the powerful Shiva Security Manager along with robust authentication options, high performance data encryption, dynamic routing, and stateful inspection firewall functionality.
Based on the renowned and proven Shiva technology, the VPN Gateways are reliable, easy to use and install, and are now backed by Eicon's class-leading support. Initially targeted at the medium enterprise, the Shiva VPN Gateway range offers secure connectivity ranging from 10 to 10,000 VPN tunnels with 10 to 85 Mbps 3DES encryption throughput. The gateways allow businesses to create comprehensive secure communications networks that deliver high performance while cutting costs through the use of inexpensive connections to the Internet.
The range offers extensive deployment flexibility, giving users the choice of using the VPN functionality with the integrated stateful-inspection firewall or in conjunction with an existing firewall. Administrators can deploy VPN tunnels based on Shiva's interoperable IPSec standard or the easy-to-use Shiva Smart Tunneling (SST) protocol. The VPN Gateways and the Shiva VPN Client interoperate with a variety of industry-standard authentication and authorization schemes to deliver seamless connectivity within a wide range of security infrastructures. A number of VPN authentication methods are supported, including RADIUS, SecurID, and PKI.
All the gateways come with the Shiva Security Manager software to manage up to 1024 Shiva VPN Gateways from a single location. This Windows based software provides simple and fast configuration with advanced features for policy management, software upgrades and monitoring. To further ease management, the included Shiva eWeb Manager allows SSL-secured gateway configuration from any device that has a browser. This gives access to intuitive wizards that ease the setup of the VPN and firewall configurations.
Each gateway includes the Shiva VPN Client software which is licensed for an unlimited number of users when used in conjunction with the hardware device. The software is easily installed on Windows-based PCs for remote users to securely and transparently access business email, office-based data and applications over the Internet. They connect to their office or central site through private, encrypted tunnels across the Internet that extend between their desktops and the corporate network. By using the Shiva VPN client, users can eliminate their reliance on expensive dial-up connections to get secure access to their office-based data.
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LiuGong's Chinese rental plans
By Thomas Allen12 March 2020
Following LiuGong's recent acquisition of Herc Rentals China, Graziano Cassinelli, Director of LiuGong's newly launched Global Rental and Used Equipment Business, spoke with IRN about LiuGong's strategy for rental.
"Rental penetration in China is currently about 20%," says Cassinelli, "And we expect this to grow to approximately 30% by 2025."
Graziano Cassinelli, Director of LiuGong's newly launched Global Rental and Used Equipment Business
Driving this growth is a change in mentality among Chinese contractors; "With rental, they don't have large debts on their balance sheets from equipment purchases. It also gives them greater flexibility to respond to demand."
Seizing the opportunity to tap into this growing market, LiuGong recently launched its Global Rental and Used Equipment Business, to be spearheaded by Cassinelli.
Cassinelli has a 30 year career in industrial and construction equipment behind him, working with CNH Industrial and Caterpillar dealers CGT and Barloworld Equipment. He is currently based in Singapore.
The focus will initially be on the Chinese and Southeast Asian markets, according to Cassinelli.
"Then next year, we will look to expand into Africa and Latin America. And in 2022 we will target the North American and European markets," says Cassinelli.
To this end, LiuGong recently acquired Herc Rentals China and the closing date will be communicated soon. The company serves a range of construction and industrial customers, as well as shipbuilding and mining operations, throughout central China, with a focus on aerial work platforms (AWPs).
"But it will also be responsible for corporate accounts in China, such as China Railway, and through the company they will be supplied with any equipment they need to rent from LiuGong," says Cassinelli.
Herc Rentals China has 1,500 units in its fleet, and LiuGong plans to double this over the next five years with an investment of $125 million. That money will not be spent solely on equipment though; it will also be used to double the number of rental outlets over the same period. Herc Rentals China currently has six main branches and five depots, according to Cassinelli.
When asked whether LiuGong was planning to make any other acquisitions soon, Cassinelli says, "It is part of LiuGong's strategy to make further acquisitions, but there is nothing suitable at the moment. For now, we need to focus on developing Herc Rentals China."
LiuGong will also rent equipment through its dealers in China. They will offer general heavy equipment, such as excavators and wheeled loaders.
"Dealers will buy equipment from LiuGong, and LiuGong will provide them with financing options to help them buy the equipment," says Cassinelli.
He added, "Within the next five years, dealers should be able to manage a fleet of about 6,000 units."
With these plans, LiuGong intends to become a significant player in the Chinese rental market with approximately 9,000 units in its Chinese rental fleet in the next five years.
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In this guest post Niall Sclater, a consultant at Sclater Digital and currently doing research on Learning Analytics for Jisc, reports on the Workshop on Ethics & Privacy Issues in the Application of Learning Analytics organized by LACE and SURF in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on October 28, 2014. The post first appeared in Effective Learning Analytics by Jisc.
I'm back from yesterday's excellent Workshop on Ethics & Privacy Issues in the Application of Learning Analytics in Utrecht organised by LACE and SURF. Hendrik Drachsler from the Open University of the Netherlands kicked off the session by presenting a background to learning analytics and some of the resulting ethical and privacy issues. He mentioned the situation in the Netherlands where universities are now partially funded on the basis of how many students they graduate, and concerns that that gives them an incentive not to accept students who are predicted to fail.
He also discussed the InBloom debacle in the US – "a perfect example of not taking care about privacy issues". There was another situation in the Netherlands where an app used on tablets in schools collected data on which further analysis was carried out. Problems arose because this analysis wasn't described in the terms and conditions of use.
Hendrik mentioned that his call for ethical and privacy issues in the application of learning analytics had produced over 100 issues. These were then put into four categories: privacy, ethics, data and transparency. The aim of the day was to discuss these issues and begin to look for solutions to them.
The group decided that there are often no clear boundaries between these categories. Certainly I've found it artificial to try to split legal issues from ethical ones when carrying out my recent literature review of the area. Much of the law is based on ethics – and sometimes an ethical stance has to be applied when interpreting the law in particular situations.
The workshop wasn't purely full of Hendriks, but a second Hendrik, Hendrik vom Lehn then gave an informative presentation on practical considerations around some of the legal issues arising from learning analytics. Much of what he said, and subsequent discussions during the day, related to the EU Data Protection Directive. Hendrik thought that a common misconception about the Directive is that the scope of "personal data" is much broader than most people think, and includes absolutely everything which makes data personally identifiable.
Another interesting concept in the Directive is that data can potentially be processed without consent from individuals if it is in the "legitimate interest" of the organisation to do so. However in practice it's likely to be better to inform students and obtain their consent for data collection and the resulting analytics. Hendrik also discussed the US concept of "reasonable expectation": people whose data is being processed should have reasonable expectations of what is being done with it. Thus if you start using it in new ways (e.g. the recent Facebook mood altering experiment) you're on dangerous ground.
Anonymisation is often proposed as an alternative to obtaining consent, but this can be difficult to achieve. It's particularly problematic in small groups where behaviours can easily be attributed to an individual.
Hendrik felt that where grading is based on learning analytics or can in some way affect the career of the student, this could have legal implications. Another issue he mentioned, which I hadn't come across before, was the subordinate position of students, and that they might feel obliged to participate in data collection or learning analytics activities because they were being graded by the same person (or institution) that was analysing them. Would any consent given be regarded as truly voluntary in that case?
A member of the audience then asked if there was a difference between research and practice in learning analytics. Hendrik suggested that ethically our approach should be the same but from a legal perspective there may be a difference.
So what happens if a student asks for all the data that an institution has about them? Hendrik thought that the Directive implied that we do indeed need to make everything we know about students available to them. However there might be a possible conflict between full data access and the wider goals of learning analytics – it might make it easier for students to cheat, for example. Also it may be difficult to provide meaningful access for an individual while excluding other students' data.
Another potentially difficult area is outsourcing and data transfers to third parties. This is particularly problematic of course when that data is being transferred outside the European Union. For students the process of understanding what is happening to their data – and accessing it – can then become more complex and they may have to go through several steps. Ownership of the data is not complete in this situation for any party (though in a later discussion it was proposed that "ownership" is not a helpful concept here – more relevant are the EU concepts of "data controller" and "data processor").
Who has access to data about students' activities?
What data should students be able to view?
Should students have the right to request that their digital dossiers be deleted on graduation?
What are the implications of institutions collecting data from non-institutional sources (e.g. Twitter)?
Consent must be obtained from the students first, based on theme 4 (transparency). A case in Finland where two students sued their university who were re-using their Twitter data was noted.
An organisation needs therefore to make an active decision as to whether it attempts to cater for these different attitudes or finds some middle ground.
It was noted that students were absent from the discussions and should be involved in the future.
It was suggested that we fully articulate the risks for institutions of learning analytics. What are the showstoppers? Are they reputational or based on a fear of loss of students?
"Privacy by design" and user-centred design with much better management of their data by users themselves were thought to be vital.
InBloom was suggested as an "anti-pattern", to be studied further to establish what we shouldn't be doing.
If you think something's dodgy then it probably is. I have to admit being slightly concerned to hear that one university has equipment in its toilets to ensure that you're not using your mobile phone to cheat if you have to nip out during an exam. A good rule of thumb proposed by Jan-Jan is that if you feel uneasy about some form of data collection or analysis then there's probably something to be worried about.
The outcomes from the day were being much more rigorously written up than I have done above by a professional writer – and will be fed into subsequent workshops held by LACE with the aim of producing a whitepaper or longer publication in the area.
Niall Sclater is a senior manager and consultant specialising in Higher Education Innovation. He is currently working for Jisc on their Learning Analytics Strategy.


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I was blown away by the portrayal of a multicultural community of the future. Languages and races all melded together into one global culture. This film is so coy in displaying its intelligence.
Being an average linguist, I loved the usage of Spanish, arabic, mandarin and more mixed in with English. Enough to entice, little enough to avoid viewer confusion. The backdrops of the scenes looked so natural yet foreign.
I was surprised by the sensuality displayed in the latter part of the film...not being used to seeing Robbins in such scenes. the main actress carries a curious beauty and attractiveness throughout her performance.
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Q: Reformat a Partitioned Mac OS Extended External Disk? One of my backup disks is full. How can I Erase & Reformat the drive? I use Yosemite OS.
The External Hard Drive was formatted as Partitioned Mac OS Extended (case sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted volume) Disk.
I tried under "Disk Utilities", but got this Error Message:

Disk Encryption failed with the error:  Unable to delete the Core
  Storage logical volume group.

A: This is an example of a procedure to erase an external disk containing a single encrypted partition.

*

*Open the Disk Utility application and highlight the "Logical Volume
Group" representing your external disk. An example is shown below.
(Hint: click on image for a better view.)

*Next, click the Info icon to get the pop up window. Note, in the
example shown below, the "Physical Backing" is disk1s2. This means
the physical disk number is 1. The "s2" suffix can be ignored. Your
numbers may be different.

*Next, highlight the "Encrypted Logical Partition" as shown in the
example below.

*Again, click the Info icon to get a pop up window. Note the "Disk
Identifier". In the example shown below, the value is disk2. Your
value may be different.

*Close the Disk Utility and open the Terminal application. Enter the
following commands. If your numbers differed from mine, make the
appropriate substitutions. If prompted, enter your login password.
diskutil  unmountDisk  /dev/disk2
sudo  gpt  destroy  /dev/disk1
sudo  gpt  create  -f  /dev/disk1

When I entered these commands, I saw the following in the Terminal
window.
Steelhead:~ davidanderson$ diskutil  unmountDisk  /dev/disk2
Unmount of all volumes on disk2 was successful
Steelhead:~ davidanderson$ sudo  gpt  destroy  /dev/disk1
Password:
Steelhead:~ davidanderson$ sudo  gpt  create  -f  /dev/disk1
Steelhead:~ davidanderson$

The distutil command  must successfully unmount the disk in order
for the gpt commands to work. If the disk will not unmount, then
some window needs to be closed. Do not proceed with the gpt
commands, if you can not unmount the disk.

*If successful, you should see a result similar to what is shown
below. The result shown is a 4GB flash drive with no partitions. You
can either add a partition or repartition the entire drive.


Nuthurst Grange Hotel is a superb country house hotel, conference centre and wedding venue situated in the heart of England.
Nestled in more than seven acres of private woodlands, Nuthurst Grange is within easy reach of Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Warwick and, of course, Shakespeare's birthplace Stratford upon Avon. Close to major motorway links, Nuthurst Grange is also within easy reach of the NEC and Birmingham International Airport.
Outside, the beautiful grounds are well worth exploring or you can simply enjoy sitting out on the terrace with a meal, a drink or both; Courteous, well-trained, staff are on hand to help and advise you while you enjoy your time at Nuthurst. They will also give you some great ideas about where to visit and what to see in a region packed with attractions.
We are delighted to welcome you to Nuthurst Grange and we are sure you will enjoy your stay with us. Whether you're looking for a beautiful place to stay, a superb dining experience, first class conference facilities or the perfect wedding venue, Nuthurst Grange can meet your every requirement.
Our AA two rosettes restaurant provides a variety of menu options both at lunch and for dinner. We use the finest and the freshest produce available and are always on the lookout for first class local suppliers.
Whatever the occasion please feel free to explore the Nuthurst Grange website.
Enjoy luxury and comfort in any of the nineteen spacious and stylish bedrooms.
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Nuthurst Grange take pride in offering an unrivalled wedding day experience.
Many are decorated and furnished in country house style, with traditional leaded windows, while every bedroom has a superb view of the beautiful gardens and the surrounding Warwickshire countryside.
Nuthurst Grange offers you an unforgettable dining experience.
Superb food beautifully prepared and presented in impressive yet intimate dining room.
Nuthurst Grange offers you a different business conference experience.
Choose from four different rooms and a variety of seating plans in order to create the conference atmosphere.
For private or corporate events Nuthurst Grange, in its entirety, can be exclusively yours - including 19 luxurious rooms, Stables Barn and our extensive landscaped grounds.


Adaeze Yobo, her mum and her younger sister all looked beautiful at a wedding in Lagos today Nov. 21st. That hairstyle sure suits her mum. Continue to see more photos..
The music video director and label exec shared this sketch of him and wrote "Worisdis? Does the sketch look like me?". It kinda does...not bad!
Fifty, the widely anticipated movie from EbonyLife Films is set for its Grand Premiere at the prestigious Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, on December 13, 2015. The 2015 BFI London Film Festival official selection is also scheduled to start showing in cinemas nationwide as from Dec. 18th.
As we await both grand premiere and cinema release, one of the stars of the movie, FIFTY, and a leading light of the entertainment industry, DakoreEgbuson-Akande (who plays Tolain the movie) chats briefly about the movie and offers some insight into the amazing film.
You've gotta to give it to her! Media personality and fashionista – Toke Makinwa wore this lovely 2 Piece Monochrome outfit by a Nigerian designer, out today. Would you rock this look?
Dakore Akande, actress and mother of two beautiful girls, stepped out today in a beautiful dress for an Ebonylife Interview.
Movie Producer Elvis Chucks was robbed at Ilupeju, Lagos last night November 19th. According to him, he was heading home at about 9pm yesterday after he finished production for the day at a movie location when he and two others in his Hummer SUV were attacked by 8 armed men, who double crossed his SUV at the Ilupeju town planning bridge heading to Third mainland bridge where he had stopped to drop off someone.
The pop artist and Whitenicious boss looked stunning in pink hair and a sheer jumpsuit with intricate designs ..It was designed by her..
The Nollywood actress visited Dabota Lawson's beauty store to patronize the ex beauty queen's makeup line. According to Dabota, Halima bought quite a lot.
The singer who has been in the USA for a while giving us that classic man vibe in newly released photos..
D Banj was briefly in South Africa a few days ago, and he paid one of their hottest rapers, Casper Nyovest a visit. They took this pictures outside Casper's house. That's that African connection.
Fresh from signing an endorsement deal with milk manufacturing brand, Nunu Milk, popular actress, Omoni Oboli has been named the 'Entertainment Person of the Year 2015' by one of Nigeria's dailies, The Sun Newspaper.
The thespian who made her directorial debut with the film, 'Being Mrs. Elliot' takes over the position previously held by popular hitmaker, Don Jazzy.
Skuki announced an Instagram contest some weeks back and since then it's been generating a lot of engagements on the social media network. While some people went all out to submit their entries standing a chance to win the N500K cash prize, others believe it's just a fluke, one of those competitions where nobody gets the prize at the end of it all.
Nominees for The Future Awards Africa 2015 to be announced on special EbonyLife TV broadcast.
The Central Working Committee for Africa's biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa has announced that official media partner, EbonyLife TV will be unveiling nominees for the 2015 awards in a special TV broadcast. The one-hour broadcast is scheduled for 3pm West African Time and will air across Africa, hosted by Zimbabwean actress, model and OAP Vimbai Mutinhiri.
The music star signed to Donjazzy's Mavin records pictured today said he is going back for his HND(Higher National Diploma).His advice to the youth,"Stay educated"
'Hapuya' crooner Morachi, who has relocated abroad shared some racy photos from a series of photoshoots on his social media page. More photos after the cut..
Singer, Duncan Mighty and his wife Vivien have welcomed their first child, a boy. He shared the good news on his Instagram page with the photo above and wrote "God I praise your holy name for this blessing and honour added to me today. And to my wife am short of words chai nne. thanks u" congrats to the couple.
He's yet to debut his new look but he shared a photo of cut signature dreads and wrote "Anyone have an idea of a centre in Nigeria that I can donate my hair to? So they can make a wig with it for a cancer patient going thru Chemotherapy and experiencing hair loss. Suggestions pls"
Fast rising singer, Adekunle Kosoko aka Adekunle Gold, has risen from way down at the bottom to the top where his talent says he should be.
Adekunle Gold as attributed all the success he has achieved to God Almighty and hard work!
The 'Orente' singer, known for his indigenous style of music tells Encomium magazine that putting so much time and resources into his craft has gotten him where he is now.
I was born in Paddington but went to Romford in Essex to live, from age zero to four, with foster parents who were English and Caucasian. I have vague memories of lots of fried eggs, with mashed potatoes and possibly bangers.
MOG and Family Production is at it again, a renowned Nigerian gospel artist among other artists in Nigeria.
As shared by the actor on instagram..
He shared the photo on his Instagram page and wrote "My sweet mother, if I have my way I can buy the whole world for you just to let you know you are more than an angel to me . Thanks for believing in me when nobody did , I sincerely appreciate your tender mother care and support to my career. Once again happy birthday to you . St. Dom the captain is bringing your new whip to your house right now . HBD mama". Happy birthday to her.
He shared the photo of his instagram page and wrote "To get four packs nor be moi moi talk less of six packs. At the gym make I try see wether e go work".


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"Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us."
Drama, History, War
Bruno is a young boy when his father takes a new job in the European countryside. To Bruno's confusion, his new home is surrounded by barbed wire and uniformed soldiers, and the workers on the family's farm all wear striped pajamas. Bruno explores his new surroundings and makes a friend, Shmuel, who's equally perplexed by the strange happenings. When Bruno's family says hateful things about Shmuel, Bruno's torn between the parents he's always loved and his wonderful new friend who tells great stories and wears striped pajamas.
Where to watch The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a drama movie featuring Asa Butterfield and directed by Mark Herman.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is currently streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
It is also possible to buy The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas on AMC on Demand, Amazon Video, Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Vudu and YouTube.
Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
Asa Butterfield
Bruno Hoess
Jack Scanlon
Elsa Hoess
David Thewlis
Ralf Hoess
Rupert Friend
Lieutenant Kurt Kotler
David Hayman
Sheila Hancock
Grandma Nathalie
Cara Horgan
Amber Beattie
Gretel Hoess
Zac Mattoon O'Brien
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I would really like to believe that regular readers of this blog don't smoke. If you need any convincing about its dangers check out my Page – How damaging is smoking?
Lest we forget, smoking can also harm us by proximity. Keep your distance.
Great graphic. I workout in my garage every morning, and before I even see this one guy, I smell his cigarette as the smoke fills my garage. It hangs there for what seems like forever and pisses me off since i'm usually breathing heavily from exercise. And if my 2.5 year old is with, I can't resist but to tell them to put it out and go away……fast.


This project will investigate the utility of grid computing in the detection of breast cancer from magnetic resonance (MR) images. The large quantity of data acquired using MR imaging is difficult for clinicians to review and the cost of missed or incorrect detection is high. To provide rapid visualisation and assessment of the acquired data, grid computing will be used in conjunction with interactive visualisation with haptic feedback. Grid computing experience and haptic device expertise will be achieved via Swedish collaborators. The successful outcome of this project will be software for the production of 3D colour-coded breast images in which suspicious regions are highlighted and can be physically interrogated using the haptic device.


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It Ain't Over Till It's Over…but It's Never Over – Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
December 1, 2022 December 1, 2022 Posted in RESOURCES
Once considered a potentially static field of medicine, the discipline of studying infectious diseases has proven to be dynamic as emerging and reemerging infectious diseases present continuous challenges, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., writes in a perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the piece, Dr. Fauci, who since 1984 has directed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, reflects on his career responding to infectious disease threats. Dr. Fauci will step down from his positions as NIAID director, chief of NIAID's Laboratory of Immunoregulation and chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden in December 2022.
In the perspective, Dr. Fauci notes that the emergence of HIV/AIDS in 1981 led to a sharp increase in interest in infectious diseases among people entering the field of medicine. Since then, infectious disease specialists have faced numerous medical challenges, including the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, Ebola, Zika, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and COVID-19, he writes.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director NIAID, in his office in 1984.
Although COVID-19 was "the loudest wake-up call in more than a century to our vulnerability to outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases," Dr. Fauci notes that one success of the response was the rapid development, testing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines thanks to years of research and investment in new and highly adaptable vaccine platforms and structural biology tools to design vaccine immunogens. These technological advances, among others, will greatly benefit the field of infectious diseases, he writes. He concludes by stressing the importance of improving capabilities to respond to established infectious diseases like malaria and tuberculosis while also responding to emerging threats.
"In the 1960s and 1970s, most physicians were aware of the possibility of pandemics, in light of the familiar precedent of the historic influenza pandemic of 1918, as well as the more recent influenza pandemics of 1957 and 1968. However, the emergence of a truly new infectious disease that could dramatically affect society was still a purely hypothetical concept.
That all changed in the summer of 1981 with the recognition of the first cases of what would become known as AIDS. The global impact of this disease is staggering: since the start of the pandemic, more than 84 million people have been infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, of whom 40 million have died. In 2021 alone, 650,000 people died from AIDS-related conditions, and 1.5 million were newly infected. Today, more than 38 million people are living with HIV." This quote is found in Dr. Fauci's perspective, appropriately dated December 1, 2022 – World AIDS Day.
Dr. Fauci concludes his perspective with these remarks:
"If anyone had any doubt about the dynamic nature of infectious diseases and, by extension, the discipline of infectious diseases, our experience over the four decades since the recognition of AIDS should have completely dispelled such skepticism. Today, there is no reason to believe that the threat of emerging infections will diminish, since their underlying causes are present and most likely increasing. The emergence of new infections and the reemergence of old ones are largely the result of human interactions with and encroachment on nature. As human societies expand in a progressively interconnected world and the human–animal interface is perturbed, opportunities are created, often aided by climate changes, for unstable infectious agents to emerge, jump species, and in some cases adapt to spread among humans.
An inevitable conclusion of my reflections on the evolution of the field of infectious diseases is that the pundits of years ago were incorrect and that the discipline is certainly not static; it is truly dynamic. In addition to the obvious need to continue to improve on our capabilities for dealing with established infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis, among others, it is now clear that emerging infectious diseases are truly a perpetual challenge. As one of my favorite pundits, Yogi Berra, once said, "It ain't over till it's over." Clearly, we can now extend that axiom: when it comes to emerging infectious diseases, it's never over. As infectious-disease specialists, we must be perpetually prepared and able to respond to the perpetual challenge."
I encourage you to share and read his perspective. I personally am very grateful for Dr. Fauci's interest, perseverance and work with infectious diseases. Thank you so much for all your work Dr. Fauci – we owe you so much!
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OSCE Minsk Group evaluates situation in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
VIENNA 7 April 1995
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VIENNA, 7 April 1995 - The following statement was issued today in Stockholm by the Co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno Karabakh:
The delegations of those states members of the Minsk Group participating in the meeting in Stockholm on 6-7 April, 1995, evaluated the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They welcome the fact that the cease-fire has continued in force for almost eleven months. The confirmation at the highest level of the leadership of all the parties to the conflict of their intention to continue to support the cease-fire regime is also welcome. At the same time, the delegations express their concern at recent incidents both on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and on the line of contact as well as frequent explosions on communication lines leading to the region of conflict.
In view of the situation in the region and the state of the negotiation process, it is imperative that all concerned pay particular attention to preventing a resumption of hostilities. The parties must make full use of the mechanism of direct contacts for settling possible incidents that was agreed on 6 February this year.
The delegations demand that the parties to the conflict conduct negotiations without preconditions, on a political agreement on the cessation of the armed conflict and the elimination of its grave consequences. The negotiations should be held in a spirit of open and constructive dialogue, and include the "dual track" approach agreed upon. The reluctance of the parties to compromise is a source of concern to the OSCE and its participating States. This reluctance has an adverse effect on their attitude towards the conflict, in particular the preparations for a multinational OSCE peacekeeping operation.
Delegations express support for the efforts of the Co-Chairmanship with respect to confidence-building measures, particularly in the humanitarian sphere, in co-operation with the ICRC, and for the implementation of the agreement of 11 February as well as the proposals regarding the release of all hostages and prisoners by the first anniversary of the cease-fire on 12 May, 1995. Delegations noted with satisfaction the appeals for the release of hostages and prisoners which parliaments of member states had adopted and sent to the region.
There remains an urgent need for the dispatch to the region both of a Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office and of OSCE field representatives. These representatives will provide substantial support to the peace process.
Delegations stressed the value of the co-operation within the Co-Chairmanship of the Mink Conference and the co-ordination of its mediatory efforts. On the eve of the transfer to Finland of the function as one of the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk Conference, the delegations to the Minsk Group expressed their appreciation to the representatives of Sweden for their work during their period as Co-Chairman.
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The OSCE Minsk Group, which will culminate in the convening of the Minsk Conference, is active in the process leading to a peaceful political settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Conference, to be held in Minsk, will provide an ongoing forum for negotiations toward a lasting settlement of the crisis. The full Minsk Group has twelve Member States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, United States of America, Belarus, France, Hungary, Italy, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. Sweden and the Russian Federation currently hold the Co-chairmanship.
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Here's my summary of the key events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news the OECD has highlighted how vulnerable the Aussie economy is to its housing sector.
But first, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to a level last seen in March 1973. Their labour market are tightening even as economic growth appears to be moderate in the March 2017 quarter. Markets now expect a US Federal Reserve benchmark rate hike this month.
In China, despite the President's anti-corruption campaign, the combined wealth of the top 100 members of the Chinese parliament has been calculated and it is 'impressive' (and not necessarily in a good way). It actually makes the Trump cabinet look like paupers!
Just like Australia earlier in the week, Canada has reported +2.6% economic growth in Q4-2016, one that exceeded expectations by a healthy margin. It was on the strength of consumer demand for cars and financial services, and a rebound in real-estate investment. We have to wait until March 16 to see if ours is similarly impressive - although we did report a strong +3.0% result for Q3-2016, so our bar is higher.
In Europe, we are starting to see the effect of low-priced oil shift out as an inflation-depressing factor. Eurozone inflation has risen to 2% and above the ECB's target rate for the first time in four years. This is the highest level since January 2013. However, analysts don't expect the ECB to alter its current €60 bln/mth stimulus program.
In Britain, they are making a real meal of their Brexit processes.
In Australia, regulator ASIC has taken Westpac to court alleging the bank made home loans in breach of their 'responsible lending criteria' rules. The allegations relate to activity before March 2015 and center around the bank using a formula for assessing affordability rather than the client's actual circumstance.
In New York, the UST 10yr yield is up again today to 2.50%.
Oil prices are down again today and now just under US$53 for the US benchmark, while the Brent benchmark is just over US$55 a barrel. Demand for petrol in the United States, which accounts for 10% of global oil consumption, is expected to peak in 2018 as engines become more efficient.
The gold price is also a lower again, down another -US$14 at US$1,232/oz.
And the New Zealand dollar is lower again too as the stronger greenback rises further. The Kiwi dollar is now at 70.6 USc, its lowest in 8 weeks. On the cross rates we are at 93.3 AU¢t, and against the euro at 67.2 euro cents. The NZ TWI-5 index is down to 76.5.
And in NAB BNZ news.
ASIC takes aim at the banks: NAB defended its handling of unethical behaviour despite failing to discipline a senior executive who presided over a million-dollar scandal.
NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn began his appearance by stating that more than 1000 employees were found not to have acting in line with code of ethics, with many being disciplined.
"The message here to all our people is that we are in a position of trust, we have high standards, they are expected to be met and if they are not, there are consequences," he said.
But committee chairman David Coleman pressed him on the consequences for one executive, head of wealth, Andrew Hagger, who it was revealed had not been disciplined and received his 120 per cent bonus despite presiding over a million dollar scandal.
How many is more than 1,000?.
They must have touched some NZ customers?
But first, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to a level last seen in March 1973. Their labour market are tightening even as economic growth appears to be moderate in the March 2017 quarter.