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So, by now you'll be up to here of pictures of holidays and all – it seems everyone goes away and I'm sure you're full of FOMO (guilty as charged, I do get it all the time). But – to keep talking in acronyms, allo me – I firmly believe YOLO (in moderation). That's why after years of random choices and ending up visiting family in Tuscany as a (still enjoyable) last resort – this year I planned may holiday in May and found the perfect way to make it work for me. Now, I'm about 2 weeks after and back to the grind and I finally found the time to share my Santorini Diary with you – #infiniteblue alert!
1. choose the budget – this is clearly the main point to bear in mind. I normally decide how many days I can go (never less than 3 nights) and immediately after I'd be able to gauge the rough budget for my holiday. I seem to have found nice packages on Expedia but sometimes, especially when your schedule may vary or can get fluid, it's useful to book directly on the hotel site so you can cancel for free – if they offer that option.
2. choose the where and the when – I have it clear: I like the beach. Not Dantesque heat, let's not get confused (perhaps Dubai in August is not the safest choice) but a mild, breezy 27 °C is just about right for me. Having lived in the UK for now 10 years, I can no longer withstand serious heat waves. This year, I was inspired by other bloggers and friends who raved about Greece and the islands – Santorini had to be, after last year's failed attempt at booking – all sold out for Bank Holiday in August taught me to plan ahead.
3. choose the who – I never travel alone. I mean, kudos if you do but while I am not one to mingle with strangers, I normally get fairly bored for too many hours alone on end. Couple travelling is the safest for me: we share a passion for luxury holidays, with good food and great scenery, without actually a reason to travel to the beach or trek around. This time though, Fabio had to withdraw – work was not letting him use the days off on the chosen dates – so I had a eureka moment and chose my partner in crime in a friend. Isabel was the perfect one.
4. choose the why – of course we all like holidays. But for me another important element is why do I feel like going somewhere? I travel like crazy for work – so, yes, the non glamorous part is what I get most times. No first class or uber cool destinations but grey airports and hotels, no glimpse of the cities I visit for 99% of my time there. Holiday is carefully chosen: I need different. I know that Santorini is Mediterranean-like but it's not the classic sandy beach and it's far away to make it exotic.
5. BOOK. I spoke to Isabel and we booked – the flight was included and the place looked amazing – I recommend it to everyone now: Perivolas Hotel in Oia was just F L A W L E S S.
Any downsides? Just a few.
– long direct flight – 4 hrs in Economy can be very tiring esp considering we left at 6am.
we cannot care for others if we do not take care of ourselves first.
So, replace others with your business / your family / your body / your mind / your sanity / the world / society… and there you go: get some mindful relax. While I am looking forward to my next escape, enjoy the photos and happy holidays. For more pics, visit my IG (sidebar on this site too).


The 20t o Februar is the 51t day o the year in the Gregorian Calendar, wi 314 days ti come (315 in lowp years).
1472 - Orkney an the Shetland Islands are annexed tae the croun o Scotland.
1547 - Keeng Edward VI o Ingland is crouned.
1872 - New York Ceety's Metropolitan Museum o Airt opens.
1877 - Swan Lake, bi Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, premieres at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.
1878 - Pape Leo XIII is electit.
1913 - Biggin work on Canberra, the new caipital o Australie, begins.
1929 - American Samoa acomes a Unitit States Territory.
1965 - The Ranger 5 spacecraft crashes intae the Muin.
1986 - The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft.
1987 - Mizoram acomes a state o Indie.
1992 - Fitbaa: The Inglis Premier League is foondit.
2010 - Floods an mudslides kill 43 fowk on the Portuguese island o Madeira.
2016 - David Cameron announces a 23 Juin referendum tae decide the Unitit Kinrick's membership o the European Union.
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Thrangu Tashi Choling, located close to and facing the Great Stupa of Boudhanath, was founded by Thrangu Rinpoche in 1979 when construction began. The ancient stupa is a major pilgrimage site for Buddhists, one of the most important holy places in Nepal. Boudhanath is the largest Tibetan settlement in Nepal and is also the largest Tibetan settlement outside Tibet.
At the time of purchasing the land, there were only a few monasteries in Boudhanath, and the area surrounding the Stupa was mostly rice fields. Rinpoche was just getting established in Nepal and had very little money. The original plan was to build a small monastery. Later it became necessary to expand to accommodate the many monks who continuously came to join the monastery.
There are many monks under the age of eighteen and most of these boys are from rural areas of Nepal, particularly the mountain areas bordering Tibet. Some come from Tibet, India, and Bhutan. In the monastery they study and practice Buddhism, philosophy, rituals, and reading and writing Tibetan as well as English. From an early age they learn to develop the good habits and discipline that will serve them and others throughout their lives.
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Nepal lies between India and China and it contains Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. The Himalayas here are pretty rugged terrain.The first civilizations here date to 600 BC in the Kathmandu valley, where the capital is now located. According to Buddhist tenets, the Buddha was born here in 563 BC, incarnating as Prince Siddhartha Gautama and leading the world to enlightenment through liberation from suffering. Many small temples and shrines like this one exist for Buddhists to stop and offer prayers.Early support of Buddhism gradually gave way to Hinduism and today Nepal is the world's only Hindu monarchy. The kingdom of Nepal was united in 1768 by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who fled the Moghul invasions of India. Soon after that there was a period of conflict with the British East India Company leading to a treaty recognizing the independence of Nepal -- in 1923!After WWII Nepal was ruled by monarchy but it arrived at the 1990's split by an official ban on political parties. Intense protest by the pro-democracy movement and the Maoist guerrilla Communist movement led to free elections in 1991, only to be followed by violence between the Nepalese government and Maoist guerillas.Since the turn of the millennium there have been several important steps taken in the peace process, including a new Constitution for Nepal and a cease fire agreement with the rebels. A compromise government was achieved whereby a Maoist was elected prime minister without his taking control of the armed forces of the country.At the time of this writing it has been one week since the compromise government has collapsed. We offer our hopes that the citizens and government of this beautiful country will come to a peaceful agreement soon.Text by Steve Smith.
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Running into a new problem, and am hoping you guys can help.
Previously, when I wanted to change filament, I would heat up the hot end, press down on the extruder lever, and pull out the old filament. Reverse the process to add in the new stuff.
Started having a problem today where I couldn't remove the old filament. It was just stuck in the hot end, even at 230c.
This happened to me earlier in the day, and I thought maybe something had happened in the extruder tube or the nozzle, and since I have spares of both on hand, I rebuilt the hot end with a new tube, and a new nozzle, making sure that the tube was correctly inserted with the indented throat flush with the top of the heatbreak. Reset my ZOffset, and started up a new ABS print. Print came out really good, one of the cleanest ABS prints I've done.
The print finished while I has having dinner, but the printer stayed on, and the hot end fan is wired directly to the power supply, so it kept chugging away until all of the temperatures were back down to room temp, and then kept going because the printer was still on.
Successful ABS print done, I wanted to switch over to PLA to print something I need for work tomorrow. Heated up the hot end, waited until it got to 230c, then tried to pull it out. No luck. I eventually pulled hard enough that the filament broke below the heat break. Now I can't feed new filament in, or get the old stuff out, and I'm worried that rebuilding the hot end again will just leave me in the same place after the first print. I also tried using the extruder motor to pull the filament, but it just grinds away on the filament.
The good news is that it's a very small isolated area... so while you just rebuilt your hotend, and don't really want to take it apart again, you know that the problem has to be within those couple inches. So a disassembly should show you what's going on, and it should be relatively obvious once it is apart.
When you say you used a "new tube", you're referring to the metal throat? Did your replacement throat have the white PTFE liner tube inside it?
Yes, that is indeed what I'm talking about. It did have a white PTFE liner tube, which seemed to be correctly sized and in the right place.
I'm mulling over whether or not the HE fan might be producing less airflow than when new (four months ago), as it's developed a slight rattle over the last several weeks.
In thinking about this issue (somewhat compulsively for the last couple of hours), there was similar, but non-catastrophic issues over the past several days. I would go to replace filament, and it would be stuck. I'd extrude some filament by activating the stepper, then use the retract option a bit, and then was able to pull the filament free.
I think you're (obviously) on to something with the filament cooling and expanding in an area it shouldn't.
One thing you can try is before pulling the filament out, extrude 10mm or so. This might help soften whatever is causing the restriction. While this is not a cure, it might avoid the problem of broken filament.
and just because the filament broke, does not mean you can not load new filament in..
Heat it up to your normal ABS temps - Manually feed in the new filament and gently push it in with the extruder lever OPEN... do not try using the stepper until you are certain that the new filament is properly inserted.
Once it is fully inserted, extrude about 50mms or so - until the old filament has completely cleared the nozzle and the new filament is the only thing coming out - lower the temp to your normal PLA temps and once it is down, extrude a bit more to clear any overheated PLA. Then print as normal.
the comment by knabo is useful for the next time you encounter this issue.
Regarding retraction, I've been using the default Cura end of print settings, which collectively retract the filament 6mm at the end of the job, and have been using those settings since I got the machine going in January.
I did try feeding more filament through after the break by first heating the HE up to 230, my usual ABS print temp, then to 245 when I couldn't push any through at that temp. Failed in both cases to be able to push anything through.
I've ordered a new cooling fan, which should be here in a few days. Once I've reassembled everything with the new fan, I'll try your suggestion above.
actually - 6mm is far too much for a direct drive setup. you are effectively pulling hot filament up into the cold part of the extruder assembly and leaving it sit there - you do NOT want to do that. THAT is what causes clogs in the cold end.
The ONLY time hot filament should hit the cold side is when it is actually being pulled out completely. On a direct drive extruder you do not want to retract any more than 3mm MAXIMUM overall.
When I remove filament, I first heat up the hotend to printing temp, push down the lever, push the filament in a bit to make sure it's well melted, then quickly pull it out. I don't remember ever getting it stuck using this method. Pulling out without first pushing it in, I have.
Hi @PaulS - yeah, Improper assembly will cause all kinds of havoc that can be a nightmare to figure out.
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US Airways/AMR Merger Means a Labor Union Must Exit
The merger of US Airways and American likely will mean that one of two flight attendant unions must go, and the American union is twice as big as the US Airways union.
Ted Reed
Nov 22, 2013 6:45 AM EST
CHARLOTTE (TheStreet) -- The illusion of labor harmony in the merger of US Airways (LCC) and American, approved 10 days ago, has shattered, with two unions battling to represent flight attendants once the merger is completed.
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants represents about 16,000 American flight attendants, while the Association of Flight Attendants represents about 8,000 US Airways flight attendants. Over six months during the spring and summer, leaders of the two unions periodically negotiated, finally reaching an understanding that would, over time, have seen the AFA depart after representing US Airways flight attendants for 65 years. But now the two sides disagree on whether that understanding was a preliminary one or a near-final deal.
Without a deal, a representation election is likely. With twice as many members, APFA would be favored. But the outcome would be far from certain. The wild card is that APFA signed a bankruptcy contract, albeit a bankruptcy contract far better than the one American initially proposed. Now, APFA leaders say some AFA members are already circulating representation cards, in advance of requesting the National Mediation Board to hold an election.
"We are very concerned because this is a critical part of the merger," said Lenny Aurigemma, a 34-year flight attendant based at John F. Kennedy International Airport and a member of the APFA executive committee. "We know a representation dispute will create discord for years to come. And we would love to not have that happen."
APFA President Laura Glading emerged as the leading labor advocate for the merger. She was part of a trio of union leaders who won support from creditors in American's bankruptcy case. Then she oversaw negotiations for a bridge agreement with US Airways, a template for a post-merger flight attendant contract. Later, she was a leader in rallying opposition to a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to block the merger. She may be among this century's most important labor leaders.
But labor politics are tricky. Dave Bates and Jim Little, who led the Allied Pilots Association and the Transport Workers Union, are both gone, defeated by the impossible logistics facing a union president in a bankruptcy case, even though both, like Glading, were key enablers of a merger that benefited not only their members but also US Airways workers. In a representation election, Glading's leadership would be a key issue.
US Airways flight attendants are led by Roger Holmin, a 24-year flight attendant and long-time union activist who has been union president since 2012. He was elected to a three-year term in October. His first job was to convince members to approve a pre-merger contract agreement. After succeeding, he joined Glading to challenge the Justice Department lawsuit.
In the talks between the AFA and the APFA, "We worked to try to reach a consensual agreement," Holmin said. "What happened in the summer was that there was some draft language passed back and forth between us. It was eight points to discuss, in order to get to a final place.
"But in the fall, we hit the reset button, because (the understanding) didn't defend the US Airways flight attendants," he said. "Our master executive council, board of directors and executive board all had to approve, and it didn't even pass muster with the MEC. They said it wasn't going to fly and we had to do something different, because it showed nothing but contempt for AFA."
APFA's Aurigemma also participated in the talks. "We knew they were coming from a difficult position and we tried to deal with them sensitively," he said. "I empathized with them. I understand wanting to hold on to what you have. But we have the numbers, we had that from the beginning, and we're not interested in an affiliation (with the Communications Workers of America, which includes AFA).
"We tried to mitigate their concerns," Aurigemma said. "We had agreements in principle throughout the process, and we continued to make adjustments. Then we briefed all of our (local) leaders. Their structure is different, but (AFA National President Veda Shook) was there, their highest union leadership, and Roger Holmin. We had three people from APFA working with half a dozen of them." After the talks, some AFA members questioned Shook's leadership.
The understanding would have the unions create a joint negotiating team. It would seek to retain the best parts of the two contracts. The bridge agreement specifies arbitration after 60 days of negotiations, but Holmin wants to extend the period; Aurigemma said that is possible but the intent is not to draw out negotiations. AFA would collect dues until a joint contract is signed, but after that dues would fall by $7 to month to APFA's level of $41 a month. Also, AFA grievance officials would remain on the job until grievances are settled.
APFA has charged that AFA is seeking to raid its members. but Holmin said Glading "started a raid when she signed that (bridge) agreement, and they didn't even need cards. There is a grass roots effort by American flight attendants unhappy with their representation, but I promised her that I am not running a campaign and she refuses to believe me."
Holmin said the solution is to merge the two unions into a new union with a different name, ensuring that "US Airways flight attendants are taken care of (because) I refuse to let the American bankruptcy define the US Airways flight attendant contract." He said he wants more talks with Glading.
The problem he faces is that APFA thought it already had a deal and it believes it can win an election.
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Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Juliet Stevenson, Lizzy Watts
By Peter Souter. Hugh and Bella, are running to the same timetable, the timetable you're on if someone you love has just died, and they keep running into each other. They visit the same undertakers at the same time; Hugh's Mum is cremated immediately after Bella's husband; and they even end up in the same bereavement-counselling group. But Hugh and Bella are dealing with very different types of grief.
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A pacy BBC Radio 4 comedy drama by Ali Taylor, lifting the lid on the ethics of publishing war-torn misery memoirs. Emma discovers a brilliant new talent in the unsolicited pile... Originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 20 May 2010.When a heartbreaking memoir about life in war-torn Kabul lands on her desk, Emma thinks she's discovered a new literary sensation. Her colleagues, though, are deeply sceptical.
Narrated by: Michael Shelford, Vineeta Rishi, Lizzy Watts, Sam Dale, Claudie Blakley
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As Chief Executive of her local council, Robyn has just days to stop recycling being wiped from her ambitious environmental plans. But the credit crunch continues to put pressure on other priorities. Meanwhile, her daughter, Afrah, provides a safe house for a fiercely committed environmentalist from Eastern Europe. Written by D. J. Britton and starring Lesley Sharp, Anamaria Marinca, Lizzy Watts, Sam Dale, Ben Askew, Stephen Hogan, and Philip Fox. Produced by Pam Marshall.
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This BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation is a captivating thriller written by Simon Passmore, originally broadcast as the Afternoon Play on 29 June 2009..... What would you be prepared to do to escape the grind of a life going relentlessly downhill? For former City lawyer Alice, the price is getting higher by the minute.
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Grim Aids warning for S Africa
Campaigner Zackie Achmat (l) has become a symbol for many
South Africa faces a new phase of the Aids epidemic in which mortality will escalate, a conference has heard.
"South Africa is... entering a period that will be marked by rapidly rising death rates," researcher Quarraisha Abdool Karim told delegates in Durban.
The warning came at South Africa's first national conference on Aids and HIV.
Protests have continued against the government's refusal to implement an anti-retroviral drugs programme which could prolong the life of Aids patients.
We need Zackie to live through this and not become a victim of the government's denialism and arrogance
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Q&A: South Africa and Aids
Members of the country's biggest Aids campaign group - the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) - marched on the conference centre.
They were led by Zackie Achmat - the country's most outspoken Aids activist - who has now decided to take anti-retroviral drugs.
In a protest publicly supported by Nelson Mandela last year, he had refused to take them until the government made them available generally.
"I decided to take my medicines," he said to a roar from the crowd on Monday.
Activists say the delay in implementing a national treatment policy is costing hundreds of lives a day in a country where nearly five million are HIV-positive.
'Traditional' treatments
"The incidence of HIV infections may be close to saturation in South Africa but it would be foolish to see this as success," Ms Karim of Natal University said.
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She predicted a rising number of deaths along with a continuing high rate of infections.
"A rising mortality rate should not be allowed to mask the fact that many people are still being infected," Ms Karim warned.
"We have reached a critical period in this epidemic, which will have major implications for decision-makers."
South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was jeered at the opening of the meeting on Sunday as she attempted to defend the government's controversial treatment policies.
"We have never said we don't need anti-retroviral drugs," Ms Tshabalala-Msimang told the BBC. "The issue has been the cost.
"I am saying now, thanks to our scientists as well, that we know that traditional and nutritional supplements work as well."
She also stood by a decision by South Africa's Medicines Control Council (MCC) to look more closely at a key anti-Aids drug, Nevirapine - a drug considered vital by the World Health Organisation.
New protests
The row over the safety of Nevirapine - the only approved anti-retroviral drug - is also dominating the conference attended by international experts.
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Last week, the MCC threatened to ban Nevirapine, even though research has shown it can cut mother-to-baby infection rates by nearly a half.
TAC - which last year won a court victory forcing the state to provide Nevirapine - has voted to resume its campaign of civil disobedience in its pursuit of anti-retroviral drugs for all.
A spokesman for the group said Mr Achmat - who is 41 and was diagnosed with HIV in 1990 - would start taking the anti-retroviral drugs as soon as he had undergone the relevant medical tests.
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Well Known West Michigan Chef Wins Governor's Service Award
Scott Winters Published: April 21, 2022
Photo: YouTube/Rachael Ray Show
Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Community Service Commission announced 10 winners of the 2020/2021 Governor's Service Awards. This award goes out to those who supported significant needs and made a difference in food distribution, health or supporting other community issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Whitmer made the following statement about the winners:
"The 10 individuals receiving the Governor's Service Awards this year helped strengthen our communities by feeding families, administering vaccines, supporting local businesses, mentoring young people, and so much more."
A Winner from West Michigan
One of those winners was West Michigan's Chef Jenna Arcidiacono. Chef Jenna, owner of Amore Trattoria Italiana, was handing out meals to those on the frontlines. She also provided free meals for many people who lost loved ones to COVID-19. Monthly you could find Chef Jenna giving away $1,000 tips to restaurant workers. You can see the video of one of those stops here...
Chef Jenna is no stranger to awards and being on TV
Last September, Chef Jenna appeared on "The Rachel Ray Show". Rachel was kicking off a new series called "BESTaurants" -- celebrating the best neighborhood restaurants throughout the U.S. Chef Jenna and Amore Trattoria Italiana was the first restaurant to be featured. Here is the video of that segment...
In January of 2021, Chef Jenna was named "Newsmaker of the Year" by the Grand Rapids Business Journal.
In 2020, Chef Jenna made national news when she was featured on Mike Rowe's Facebook show "Returning the Favor". On that segment, Mike Rowe surprised her with a $10,000 check to continue feeing frontline workers free of charge.
Here is that video...
As for the other nine winners of the Governor's Service Award, they were...
Priscilla Bordayo of Lansing. She supported domestic and sexual assault survivors as numbers increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Priscilla also mentored young women through her nonprofit organization.
Rebeka Islam of Sterling Heights. She serves as an advocate for Asian American Pacific Islander rights and resources, and the COVID-19 pandemic further fueled her fire to help her community.
Lisa Jahnke of Marquette. She helped lead the Masks for Marquette volunteer initiative to make and distribute protective gear for medical personnel, frontline workers and school children.
Phil Knight of Fenton. Phil is the Executive director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan, which pursued partnerships, funding and food, enabling FBCM to provide 47% more food than any time in their history.
Hugh Mahler of Birmingham. Hugh made a big impact at Forgotten Harvest —one of the nation's largest food rescue organizations. He also aided food security efforts in southeast Michigan.
Bobby Mukkamala of Flint. He volunteered at test and vaccination sites and bought several 3D printers and made hundreds of face masks for those in need of the personal protective equipment.
Pat Munshaw of East Lansing. Pat is a retired 81-year-old registered nurse. He volunteered to help deliver COVID-19 vaccine shots.
Vivian Murray of Detroit. She came out of retirement to allow the nurses of Sinai Grace Hospital to take breaks. Vivian also mentored teenagers who served meals to healthcare workers
Delicia Pruitt of Bay City. She is the Medical Director of Saginaw County. Delicia informed the public with medical COVID-19 information and served on the Protect Michigan Commission and the Food Security Council.
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SAP SE: Autism at Work
Gary P. Pisano, Robert D. Austin
Publikation: Andet › Andet bidrag › Undervisning
This case describes SAP's 'Autism at Work' program, which integrates people with autism into the company's workforce. The company has a stated objective of making 1% o its workforce people with autism by 2020. SAP's rationale for the program is based on the belief that 'neurodiversity' contributes to the company's overall innovative capabilities ('We believe that innovation comes from the edges'). Thus, the program is not viewed as a subsidized Corporate Social Responsibility activity, but as a positive net benefit activity, as well as a way of addressing skills shortages by tapping into non-traditional pools of (considerable) talent. The case explores how SAP is also using the program to rethink and re-engineer its Human Resource Management policies and processes, to make them more inclusive and effective.
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Pisano, G. P., & Austin, R. D. (2016). SAP SE: Autism at Work. Harvard Business School Press.
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A leading specialist on American wines from organic and biodynamic vineyards, Pam Strayer is the author and publisher of 7 apps as well as forthcoming new web sites and books for the wine industry and consumers. She also consults to organic and Biodynamic producers and organizations on marketing, strategy and communications.
She is currently organizing a webinar for Women of the Vine & Spirits that will be held on Oct. 18th on the organic and Biodynamic sector of the wine industry (open to WOTVS members as well as the public) and writing an article for Beverage Media called "Green Wine: Where Are We Now." She is also working on new books, Organically Napa, and Organically Sonoma, to be published along with a new newsletter.
Pam served as the Conference Program Director for the first International Biodynamic Wine Conference, held in San Francisco's Presidio Park on May 6-7, 2018. The historic event brought together hundreds of participants (winemakers, vineyard managers, scientists, sommeliers, and others) in the world's largest gathering of Biodynamic wine professionals.
She was responsible for programming the two days of keynotes and panels (with gifted collaborators), including in-depth seminars on viticulture, winemaking, marketing, business topics and consumer trends. Keynote speakers included David Montgomery and Anne Biklé (authors of The Hidden Half of Nature), international Biodynamic wine expert Monty Waldin, Demeter USA Board President Paul Dolan and Jean-Charles Boisset. Panelists included Emiliana CEO Cristian Rodriguez, Jean-Michel Comme (from Pontet Canet), Jason Haas (Tablas Creek), Bob Lindquist (Qupe), Victor Gallegos (Sea Smoke), Glenn McGourty (UCCE), Gwen Wilson (Wine.com), Bree Boskov (MW), talented somms and distributors, and many more.
She also wrote the program guide for the Grand Tasting, featuring 47 wineries and more than 130 wines. (Bob Johnson contributed the lovely illustrations).
In March, Pam wrote an article about the glyphosate cases currently pending in federal and state courts which was published in Civil Eats and then picked up by PRI (which made it one of the most popular articles online on these cases).
She was also an invited speaker in Napa and Sonoma at the request of local environmentalists. She helps communities understand the pesticides being used on vineyards in their areas, helping them understand how to use public information data and maps to see what's being used near schools and their homes.
She also served as a board member on the Stellar Certification Services board in the winter and spring of 2018.
Pam earned a certificate in wine studies at U. C. Berkeley, She has also studied and taken classes at U.C. Davis and with the North American Sommelier Association.
COMMUNICATIONS BACKGROUND
A former environmental journalist, Pam won a New England Press Association award for her coverage on Maine Yankee nuclear power plant and remains a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. She has consulted to environmental groups including UN Environmental Award winner Huey Johnson and his Resource Renewal Institute and the 50 environmental groups in David Brower's Earth Island Institute in Berkeley.
She has also produced dozens of films for Apple, PBS, Turner, and others and created major, pioineering interactive projects for Apple and Intel. Other clients include Jerry Garcia, the Dalai Lama, and the office of the UN Sec. General.
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HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS
A health journalist in the 1990's, Pam was the editor in chief of Healthcentral.com, DNA.com and DNADirect.com as well as editor and site producer for dozens of other clients including the California Medical Association and Time Warner Cable's interactive television channel on health. More recently, in 2017 she worked on online projects for the Stanford School of Medicine and the Stanford Cancer Institute.
Pam has worked closely with leading epidemiologists, health behavior change experts, and a wide array of genetics researchers from Harvard, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins with whom she launched WebMD's two channels on genetics (one for consumers and one for physicians).
A communicator who put health risks into perspective on many fronts, she became aware of the impacts to human, plant and animal health from conventional and "sustainable" vineyard farming practices.
In response, she decided to try a wine drinking experiment that would explore what "sacrifices" might be involved in drinking wine only from certified vines. She found more than 1,300 in the U.S. alone with a higher than average proportion of America's finest wines represented. (But she also drinks outside that box).
WINE WRITING
As a wine writer, Pam was a two time attendee of the Wine Writers Symposium in Napa and has written for Beverage Media Group, a wine merchant publication, and Wines & Vines, a leading magazine for the wine industry, as well as for Wine Enthusiast, reaching a wide consumer audience.
Described by Alder Yarrow (of JancisRobinson.com) as "the go to person on organic and Biodynamic wines," she has been featured on Carol Grieves podcast series Food Integrity Now, speaking about organic and Biodynamically grown wines, and her 2013 apps were featured (on Earth Day) in the Los Angeles Times.
Pam has also moderated events for Demeter USA for both the general public and industry audiences in California and Oregon. She's been a guest lecturer at Santa Rosa Community College and will be a guest speaker in a winemarketing class at Sonoma State University's Wine Business Institute in Sept.
Marketing and communications clients include:
• Eco Terreno wines (brochure copywriting and 125 page competitive industry overview)
• International Biodynamic Wine Conference (web site and program guide)
• Bock Wine & Spirits (new web site)
• Chance Creek Vineyards (new web site coming soon)
She also hopes to launch a podcast soon!
She dreams of a day when no one will have to ask, "Is this wine organic? (or Biodynamic?)" - i.e. organically grown (which is how the world was until about 1920).
To get in touch, email her here.
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On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas does it again with her most recent release, On the Come Up.
Bri Jackson is a sixteen-year-old girl trying to get her family out of a horrible situation. The only way to do that is to become a rapper and get a six-figure deal. What Bri doesn't understand is that life isn't so accommodating nor fair. And it's a hard realization when everything seems to be looking up, only to come crashing down.
If most of you don't know, this is set in the same universe as The Hate U Give, which I absolutely loved. I enjoyed On the Come Up. One of the things I loved about it was the storytelling. It was compelling and very real. Angie Thomas has a talent for making the reader feel as if they're part of the story. You definitely don't feel like an outsider looking in.
I loved the characters. Angie wrote Bri to be one strong-willed teenager. She marches to the beat of her own drum and does not back down for anyone. But she's also a normal teen trying to pass her classes and get her crush to notice her. Angie captures the essence of a teen perfectly with Bri and her two best friends, Malik and Sonny. I loved that they loved and supported Bri through everything but also held her accountable for her actions. Bri's family was also an amazing addition. Her mother, brother, aunt, and grandparents are all hilarious. I felt like I've encountered someone like them in my lifetime. They've made me laugh out loud plenty of times while reading.
Some would say that rapping is like poetry, and Angie is ridiculously poetic. Bri's raps are remarkably written and just as raw. She's using her art to express her life and everything that's wrong about it. She's able to make people listen, think and talk. She commands respect with her flow and attention with her words. She's angry, tired, broken, and restless. So, when Bri raps, the only thing to do is be silent and listen. Angie's writing is absolutely stellar and she easily could've had a career as a songwriter.
The themes in this book are strong and relevant. Angie is not afraid to talk about racial profiling, prejudices, and drug addiction. She talks about the sheer determination to achieve your dreams not just for yourself, but for the ones you love.
The only thing that annoyed me was the constant reference to the events of THUG. OTCU is supposed to stand on its own, but it's hard when you're continuously being reminded of the riots and Khalid. It's not a huge problem, but enough to be noticeable. But that's just me being nit-picky.
I think Angie Thomas did a fantastic job. On the Come Up was a great follow up and I think everyone should read it. Though the book is just shy of 450 pages, you do not feel the length at all. It's easy to lose track of time while reading because you're just so invested in Bri's life. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to getting out of their comfort zone. You definitely don't want to miss this.
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What is a Cash Flow Statement?
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Cash flow statements are essentially a financial statement that provides an analysis of the influx of revenue from various money making endeavors on the part of the company. The cash flow statement includes revenue sources such as billed income from the central operation process, investments made on the part of the corporation, and any financing activity engaged during the period cited. The idea is to provide the basis for an overall picture of how cash flow generated by the company is doing with handling the outstanding expenses incurred during operation.
The layout of the cash flow statement is essential to achieving an accurate picture of the flow of cash into and through the company. In order to determine if there has been a change in any one avenue of cash flow from previous periods, it is essential to develop specific criteria for determining what can properly be considered flows from operating, financing, and investment strategies. The application of these definitions must be kept uniform from one period to the next if any meaningful comparison between a current statement of cash flow and the statements from previous periods can take place.
One of the benefits of preparing a cash flow statement is that the document makes it possible to quickly determine if there has been a change in the efficiency of one or more revenue generating processes within the company structure. An upward swing in operating cash flow may indicate that the launch of a new product or the installation of new equipment is in fact increasing the cash flow from operations. At the same time, a statement of cash flow can indicate that the level of efficiency in operations cash flow has dropped from a previous period, indicating there is a need to look into what factors caused the shift.
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Q: How to decide when to rerender in React I'm creating a small project with the mern stack. In the homepage of this project, you can see the things that the current user has. THe problem is that the list can change in every moment, because other user can happend to that list other stuff. SO, to make it refresh, I put it in the useEffect hook. The problem now is that my server is reciving a tons of request, and always the same one. I don't know if is the case to set a timer that rerender after x second, to make the work of my server lighter, or there is a way to remake the request to the server in some case. Here is the small code that manage the request:
    const [file, setFile] = useState([]);
    useEffect(() => {
        axios.post("http://127.0.0.1:5050/file/getfilesbycreator",{creator:localStorage.getItem('user')})
        .then(res => {
            setFile(res.data);
        })
        .catch(err => console.log(err))
    })

If someone has any suggestion, please tell me. I read something about rerender react, but I didn't found out better way then a timer, or something similar.Thanks

A: As the second parameter of your useEffect, you have to indicate which variable you are looking for to rerender.
If you want the useEffect to render only one time, you have to put [] as second parameter like that :
useEffect(() => {
    axios.post("http://127.0.0.1:5050/file/getfilesbycreator",{creator:localStorage.getItem('user')})
    .then(res => {
        setFile(res.data);
    })
    .catch(err => console.log(err))
}, [])

If you have a variable that can change, for example 'file', just add it in the array :
useEffect(() => {
    axios.post("http://127.0.0.1:5050/file/getfilesbycreator",{creator:localStorage.getItem('user')})
    .then(res => {
        setFile(res.data);
    })
    .catch(err => console.log(err))
}, [file])

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Rape Victim Arrested by TSA for Refusing Groping
A 56-year-old rape survivor with a pacemaker refused a groping by TSA agents at Austin Bergstrom airport, and was subsequently arrested, pushed to the floor, dragged, and banned from flying from the airport.
KVUE in Austin has the horrifying story:
Claire Hirschkind, 56, who says she is a rape victim and who has a pacemaker-type device implanted in her chest, says her constitutional rights were violated. She says she never broke any laws. But the Transportation Security Administration disagrees.
Hirschkind was hoping to spend Christmas with friends in California, but she never made it past the security checkpoint.
"I can't go through because I have the equivalent of a pacemaker in me," she said.
Hirschkind said because of the device in her body, she was led to a female TSA employee and three Austin police officers. She says she was told she was going to be patted down.
"I turned to the police officer and said, 'I have given no due cause to give up my constitutional rights. You can wand me,'" and they said, 'No, you have to do this,'" she said.
Hirschkind agreed to the pat down, but on one condition.
"I told them, 'No, I'm not going to have my breasts felt,' and she said, 'Yes, you are,'" said Hirschkind.
When Hirschkind refused, she says that "the police actually pushed me to the floor, (and) handcuffed me. I was crying by then. They drug me 25 yards across the floor in front of the whole security."
While the TSA's pornoscanners weren't involved in this incident, it shows the newfound prevalence of TSA's aggressive new groping strategy for anyone who doesn't clear the first round of security checks.
Hirschkind isn't alone: while sitting in an airport restaurant at LAX on Monday, I spoke with one middle-aged passenger – a conservative woman – spoke about how she also set off a metal detector and had to be groped. She described the experience as "humiliating," and compared to it how she was sexually assaulted as a foster child. She cried immediately after the groping, saying it was "violating."
Know your rights this travel season - download our "Know Your Rights" flier, and visit our TSA coverage page for more on pornoscanners and groping.


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The natural law of Ecological Succession
A reflection tool to consider our work in relation to the Earth. Spontaneous evolution leads to abundance.
Work with Nature rather than against. Be a tool of regeneration.
A basic concept that is the cornerstone to immerse oneself in the attempt to understand the functioning of Nature. We aim to work with Her, not against! [1]
Through the observation of natural phenomena, we can understand the reasons why the way of life typical of today's culture is so incredibly energy-intensive. The truth is that we are not opposing Nature, we have no reason to think we can bend it to our will, we are not something different!! We are an integral part of it.
"We are all leaves from the same tree. We are all waves from the same ocean." -Thich Nhat Hanh
Ecological Succession is the expression of the evolution of ecosystems over time. [2]
The classical theories of succession hold that a geographical area reaches out towards a particular and predetermined climax, or a stable stage of maturity, but this is not quite the case. The succession is cyclical. It has no beginning, no middle and no end; and not even an extended territoriality, but it depends a lot from ground to ground. It arises from a disturbing event, a destruction that, for a change, creates the opportunity for a new rebirth.
This non-linear model of succession therefore describes a mosaic of infinite corners of the world in slightly different states of maturity, depending on their own events and microclimates, belonging to a larger territory. [3]
"No matter what forms we observe, but particularly in the biological world, we should nowhere find anything lasting, immobile, complete; rather we will find something in constant motion." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wanting to empirically evaluate the development and transformation of an ecosystem, the succession brings a place towards the most flourishing expression of Life (microorganisms, plants and animals) suited to the present conditions (soil, water, air, light). Nutrients and minerals are accumulated, organic matter in the soil and species diversity increase, and the entire system grows towards health and wealth. [4]
It occurs in two main phases: one of accumulation, in which the conditions in which to thrive are created, and one of abundance, characterized by more complex and demanding organisms. Furthermore, Nature expresses itself over time in changing and different ways which, as mentioned above, are totally dependent on the pedoclimatic conditions of the specific part of land. It is therefore deduced that each area of the world tends towards a different maturity, be it forest, scrub, savannah, prairie or desert; the fundamental principle in common is that it represents the best manifestation of biology in relation to environmental conditions (chemical-physical-biological characteristics of the soil and climatic, including water).
Regardless of these technical denotations, a symbol of the extreme complexity (and beauty!) That surrounds us, I try to explain in a simple way the evolution of a bare land towards maturity.
Let's take the Po Valley, where I live (or the german plains, where most of you live) as an example, simplifying and considering it for its peculiar geographical area characteristics in a humid temperate / continental climate. In principle, a colonization system (bacteria, lichens, mosses, fungi) sets the stage; a group of placentas ("pioneer" plants, characterized by a short life cycle and a high rate of reproduction) thrive for a few years and, as the term suggests, prepare and care for; a secondary forest (shrubby and arboreal perennials) takes hold, integrating and reaching out; the definite stage of climax (huge and centenary trees) is established and supports a high biodiversity. [5]
You can universally see how organisms organize themselves in order to make the best use of any resource (Scarpetta only, no waste!!) and evolve into a self-regulating, self-maintaining and self-renewing system in the magnificence of biodiversity. This is the Law of Nature!!
Understanding this, we should not be surprised by the dynamics of modern agriculture (and society): the few plants that form the basis of the diet of billions of people grow in the very first phase of succession, requiring an enormous amount of work (energy input) to maintain succession at such an early, highly unstable stage, in which the drive for diversity, represented by weeds, insects and microorganisms, is enormous! And then down to "agricultural practice", based entirely on oil: repeated deep plowing, synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, fungicides .. (waiting for CORONICIDE, aren't we?).
It is simply against Nature.. I repeat, we will never win it!!
"Man makes mistakes, Nature makes successes." -Aristotle
The "intermediate" state of succession is the most productive during the life of an ecosystem; here most of today's food-producing crops thrive. The amount of work required to maintain this stage is less than what we spend today on our annual monocultures. [6] Easily we realize the different applications in Permaculture that already exist, and work: agroforestry, mixed crops, food forest, synergistic gardens, syntropic agriculture .. The garden should be composed of a variety of microcosms in different states of succession, just like a true ecosystem, so as to require a lower human energy input for its maintenance and have a luxuriant overall stability.
In time and space, Life unfolds from and into Death in a harmonious dance that represents the most appropriate way to achieve the spontaneous process of evolution towards abundance. Nature knows no mistakes, it manifests itself in the best element to flourish: weeds are the expression of Regeneration in its most majestic form! It is therefore up to us to have the patience to observe, recognize and interact, through the design practice, in order to integrate elements useful for human sustenance, accelerate the process and let biodiversity reveal itself in respect of all its forms.
[1] Bill Mollison, "Permaculture, a designer's manual"
[2] Toby Hemenway, "The Garden of Gaia"
[3] Dave Jackie and Eric Toensmeier, "Edible forest gardens vol. I"
[4] Martin Crawford, "Creating a forest garden"
[5] Eric Toensmeier, "Paradise lot"
[6] Ernst Götsch – Syntropic agriculture
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import os
import jinja2
import csv

TEMPLATE_FILENAME = 'cisco.j2'
CSVDATA_FILENAME = 'hosts_data.csv'

## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
## define a function that will transform the "vlan_name_<n>" and "vlan_id_<n>"
## into a new dictionary called 'vlans'
## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

def transform_vlan_data(row):
    # the first thing we want to do is remove all fields that start with
    # "vlan_" from the original dictionary.  we only want to keep the
    # fields that do not have a value of "0" as the csv-data uses "0" to
    # indicate a non-used vlan.  The result is a dictionary.

    vlan_fields = {
        field_name: field_value
        for field_name, field_value in row.items()
        if field_name.startswith('vlan_') and row.pop(field_name)
        if field_value != '0'
    }

    # now that we have that field list, we want to map the "vlan_name_<n>"
    # values to the actual "vlan_id_<n>" values.  we want to create a new
    # entry in the original dictionary called 'vlans' to store this new
    # vlan dictionary.  We also need to handle the case when the vlan name
    # has whitespace; so covert spaces to underscoores (_).

    row['vlans'] = {
        vlan_fields[f].replace(' ', '_'): vlan_fields[f.replace('name', 'id')]
        for f in vlan_fields if f.startswith('vlan_name')
    }

## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
## create a jinja2 environment and load the template file
## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

env = jinja2.Environment(
    loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader(os.getcwd()),
    trim_blocks=True, lstrip_blocks=True)

template = env.get_template(TEMPLATE_FILENAME)

## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
## now read the CSV file, processing each row, and creating a
## rendered file for each 'hostname'
## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

for row in csv.DictReader(open(CSVDATA_FILENAME)):
    transform_vlan_data(row)
    with open(row['hostname'] + '.txt', 'w+') as f:
        f.write(template.render(row))

##
## all done!
##

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The 100 Bullets video games were adaptations of the comic book series of the same name, which was created by Brian Azzarello. The first cancelled title was to be developed by Acclaim Studios Austin and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was planned to release for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in October 2004. It would star two characters: Cole Burns (a character from the comic), and Snow Falls, a character created for the video game and designed by Azzarello. Eduardo Risso (another figure involved in the comic) was responsible for the art direction. Key gameplay mechanics revealed include an auto-aim system that rewards players for patience, a "rage meter" that when full allows players to kill all enemies nearby, and the ability to use enemies as human shields. The game was cancelled following Acclaim's financial problems and closure.

Gameplay and premise
Both incarnations of the 100 Bullets video games are an adaptation of the comic of the same name produced by DC Comics and Vertigo. In the Acclaim Entertainment-published game, players would control Cole Burns, a character from the comic. The game was to introduce a new playable character named Snow Falls. The plot was especially created for the video game. Its gameplay has been compared to other shooter video games including Halo, Max Payne, and Minority Report: Everybody Runs. Players would be offered a selection of weapons, which include pistols, a grenade launcher, a shotgun, and a rifle. The game would have had a "rage meter" that would grow as players kill enemies; when it is full, it would kill all enemies on screen. The developers were planning to feature an auto-aim system that would cause the players' crosshair to stick to an enemy for a short amount of time. Players who wait longer will be able to target more vulnerable areas of their enemies. Players would also be able to use enemies as human shields.

Development
DC Comics conducted a deal with publisher Acclaim Entertainment in June 2003 to produce games based on the 100 Bullets comic book. 100 Bullets was in development by Acclaim Studios Austin. The game's art was designed by Eduardo Risso, who also worked on the comic. The character of Snow Falls was created by the comic's creator Brian Azzarello. A stated goal of Acclaim's was to "challenge players to 'think before they shoot' and allow them to explore the moral implications of their actions". It was featured at the 2004 E3 convention. It was slated to release in October 2004, but was cancelled following Acclaim Entertainment's financial troubles.

A deal established between Warner Bros. Entertainment and D3 Publisher of America in May 2006 gave D3 the rights to adapt the comic into video games on home game consoles, handheld game consoles, and PCs. Its first release was planned for Q3 2007. Careen Yapp (Vice president of licensing and business development for D3) was positive about the project and noted that the publisher would try to "maintain the authenticity consumers demand". It was planned for release on Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, and Wii. D3 did not comment on the project for years; a rumour surfaced when a "GameStop insider" stated that it would release in 2009 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A spokesperson for D3 could not give anymore details due to the game being built from the ground up. All releases of this game excepting the Xbox 360 and Wii versions (which are labelled TBA or "to be announced") have been cancelled. D3 no longer features 100 Bullets on its list of video games.

When asked for news on the project, Azzarello noted that it was dead and if it was picked up, he expected to be a consultant. He expressed optimism that the comic could be adapted to a video game. He stated in an interview that he was never looking to adapt 100 Bullets into a video game and only took the opportunity to make one to "see what happens". He felt that the story didn't adapt well to a video game. He later noted that while there was "still talk", he didn't expect that it would happen anymore, also stating that it was "a little too intense to get off the ground".

Reception
Both the idea of an adaptation of 100 Bullets and the demo version of the Acclaim Entertainment adaptation have been met with positive reception. Brad Shoemaker's hands-on impressions for GameSpot of its E3 2004 build were generally positive. He praised its improvements over the previous build he saw, such as destructible environments and more finalized art. He felt that it was a good comic to adapt to a video game. Ricardo Torres found the human shield mechanic entertaining and felt that the graphics were well-done. Jeremy Dunham felt that its faithfulness to the comic's style was "dead on". Siliconera's Spencer felt thankful that the project was revived by D3 and called the comic series a "great property". Ben Reeves expressed hope that the D3-produced video game would fare better than the Acclaim-produced one. Justin McElroy expressed disappointment that the two adaptations of 100 Bullets have not had any luck at getting a release.

References

Cancelled PlayStation 2 games
Cancelled Xbox games
Video games based on DC Comics


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