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Darlington är en stad i grevskapet Durham i England. Staden är huvudort i distriktet med samma namn och ligger vid floden Skerne, cirka 28 kilometer söder om Durham samt cirka 22 kilometer sydväst om Middlesbrough. Tätorten (built-up area) hade 92 363 invånare vid folkräkningen år 2011.

Mellan Darlington och Stockton-on-Tees gick världens första passagerartåg.

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Fish Uses Sign Language With Other Species
The coral grouper is an agile hunter, quick to chase and attack prey in the open water. And when its prey dives into cracks and crevasses within a coral reef, the grouper uses its own version of sign language to get help, a new study says. The fish enlists the assistance of two other predators, the giant moray eel and the Napoleon wrasse, waiting up to 25 minutes for one to come into sight.
When one does, the grouper points its nose toward the concealed prey and starts to shake its body from side to side. This signal is the equivalent of ringing a dinner bell—food is here! That's when the interspecies killing team goes to work. The wrasse is the strongman, smashing into the reef and breaking it apart—forcing its prey to flee or get pulverized.
"[Wrasse] have a very powerful jaw, and they can destroy holes that aren't well constructed," said study co-author Redouan Bshary, a behavioral ecologist at the Université de Neuchâtel in Switzerland. "They can break coral."
"Prey will evacuate holes just to avoid getting smashed together with their hiding place," added Bshary, who observed the behavior during scuba diving research trips to the Red Sea.
While less destructive, morays are no less deadly. Their slim bodies allow them to squeeze into the crevasse to track the prey within. If the fish manages to escape both both wrasse and moray, then the grouper gets one more shot at a meal. (Also see "Herring Break Wind to Communicate, Study Suggests.")
"Now, while they've learned to cooperate, fish don't share," Bshary noted. "Whoever gets the prey, swallows it whole."
Even with multiple parties competing for one food source, groupers are more successful in a group. (See a picture of a goliath grouper.)
When hunting alone, groupers only catch their prey about 1 out of every 20 attempts, Bshary said. When they have help, the ratio is significantly better—about one out of seven, he added.
Group Hunt
Groupers can also use sign language as a call to action. Sometimes before prey has been sighted, groupers will approach a wrasse and moray and shimmy, which translates into a request for a team hunt. The trio will scour the ocean, each utilizing their own unique skill sets. (See pictures of ocean animals' survival skills.)
"They all go hunting together," said Bshary, whose study appeared April 23 in Nature Communications. "It looks quite impressive when they come all together and start inspecting."
Scientists still haven't figured out why groupers are able to communicate with other species. While people, apes, and some birds are adept at signaling, the scientific community previously thought a fish's tiny brain wasn't up to the task.
Bshary and his team have logged a lot of hours underwater to study the grouper's odd disco, braving pruny fingers and wicked sunburns.
"There's this idea that you need a large brain to use referential gestures, [but] even a fish with a rather standard brain shows this ability to produce referential gestures," Bshary said. "This is important. It's decoupling cognitive abilities from brain size."
The next step, he said, is to repeat the experiment with the species within the lab to see what other secrets the grouper's strange signs may unlock.
Source: National Geographic
Image courtesy of Derek Keats via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

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The embargo, a blessing in disguise for Russian agriculture?
While Brussels is trying to implement measures to deal with the consequences of the Russian embargo, and still not attracting any enthusiasm from European farmers, Russian agriculture seems to benefit from the situation, at least for the time being. If Moscow is officially pledging loads of subsidies to Russian farmers, and the Kremlin speaks about the revival of Russian agriculture, which is still suffering from structural malfunctions. It is unclear whether the political power will seize the "opportunity" of the embargo to extensively reform Russian agriculture. In the meantime, Moscow is clearly betting on the weapon of food as the key to its independence, but at what price? And does it have the power to do so?
-	The Russian government recently announced the implementation of a new budget package of about €924 million for Russian agriculture in 2015. By 2020, €13 billion will also be released.
-	In addition, Russia has increased trade agreements, especially with Latin American nations, in order to find substitution markets. Another significant impact is the surge of Chinese investments in Russian agriculture.
-	The pork industry reports rising profits and investments in order to develop production capacity.
-	In addition, the nation profits from a record wheat output with over 100 million tons––against 92.4 million tons in 2013––a forecast that includes the newly reattached Crimea. Moscow is consequently focusing on rising exports, taking advantage of the weak ruble (a 10 percent decline) and on increasing global prices.
The Russian agricultural market has the wind in its sails, but for how long? The SovEcon analysis group is already forecasting a grain production to decline by 15 percent in 2015, while in the short term, the national production will be unable to compensate for the fall of imports. Increasing the output requires sizeable investments––especially public investments––and will take at least five years. Yet Russia is currently on the brink of recession and its population is strained by rising inflation.
Finally, if the embargo brings immediate benefits to some sectors, the structural deficiencies––lack of infrastructures and run-down conditions due to under-investment for two decades––will not permit a fast take off, and will further benefit the new competitors in the Russian agricultural market, that is to say Latin America and China.
Yet we see that the Russians, unlike the Europeans, have taken full stock of the power of the food weapon, but the threat of reverting to protectionism is real and will not in any way improve the fate of its agricultural activities. On the western side, the short-term rationale underlying the economic sanctions is unable to measure the seriousness of the situation, and its highly destabilizing nature on already structurally failing markets. As stated by two veterans of the Cold War––Mikaïl Gorbatchev and Henry Kissinger––on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world could be on the verge of a new standoff, and the situation now demands a strategic vision to defend the critical interests of Europe in a context of renewed international cooperation.


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Melichitona collaris är en insektsart som först beskrevs av Jacobi 1917.  Melichitona collaris ingår i släktet Melichitona och familjen Flatidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Freie Weinbauern Südtirol, kurz FWS, ist eine regionale Winzer-Vereinigung in Südtirol. Die Mitglieder der Vereinigung sind Familien-Weingüter und Eigenbau-Wein-Kellereien mit Erzeugerabfüllungen aus dem Südtiroler Weinbaugebiet. Die FWS sind keine Genossenschaft von Winzern (gemeinsame Weinvermarktung), sondern eine Vereinigung von selbstvermarktenden Winzern, d. h. der eigene Wein wird jeweils selbst verkauft. Das Ziel der Vereinigung ist es den traditionellen Weinbau und die Südtiroler Weinkultur zu fördern, sowie die selbstvermarktenden landwirtschaftlichen Weinbaubetriebe in Südtirol zu vertreten und unterstützen. Dies betrifft vor allem die Arbeit in weinwirtschaftlichen Gremien, die Beratung der Mitglieder in weingesetzlichen Belangen und die Organisation von gemeinsamen Präsentationen, Lehrfahrten usw.

Geschichte
Die Einkellerung am Weinhof ist wohl seit über 2000 Jahren die traditionelle Form der Weinerzeugung in Südtirol und hatte im endenden Mittelalter und in der Habsburgerzeit eine Blüte. Durch die Tätigkeiten der Weinhandelsfamilien seit dem 19. Jahrhundert und der Kellereigenossenschaften seit Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts haben viele Weinbauern die Kelterung und den Verkauf des eigenen Weines aufgegeben.

Eine Ausnahme bildeten Weinbauern in und um St. Magdalena, sowie vereinzelte im Überetsch, im Burggrafenamt und bei Brixen. Nach dem Einbruch des Vernatsch-Absatzmarktes und der Fokussierung auf die Produktion von Qualitätsweinen in den späten 1980ern haben wieder mehr Bauern begonnen, ihre Weine selbst einzukellern und zu vermarkten.

In den 1990ern nutzten viele heutige Freie Weinbauern die Dienste im Weinverband. Deren Geschäftsführer Georg Stoffner (1994–2001) war bei der Ausarbeitung der Gründungsidee der Freien Weinbauern Südtirols maßgebend, welche sich 1998 entwickelte. Die bisher nicht mit einer eigenen Vereinigung auftretenden selbstvermarktenden Weinbauern sollten eine eigene Interessensvertretung bekommen.

Die Vereinigung, auf italienisch "Vignaioli dell'Alto Adige", wurde am 5. Mai 1999 in Bozen von 12 Südtiroler Weinbauern gegründet. Präsident für die ersten zwei Legislaturen zu drei Jahren wurde Franz von Pfeil (Kränzelhof in Tscherms).

Die Vereinigung wurde Mitglied im "Südtiroler Weinverband", dem Interessensverband der privaten Weinwirtschaft Südtirols unter Unterstützung des damaligen Vorstandes. Ende 1999 hatte die Vereinigung bereits 49 Mitglieder. In diesen Jahren bemühte sich die Vereinigung vor allem darum, als Gruppe wahrgenommen zu werden. Mit der 1. "Vinea Tirolensis" am 4. September 2000 wurde die jährliche Weinpräsentation der Vereinigung aus der Taufe gehoben, welche seither jährlich in Südtirol stattfindet. Anlässlich der 3. Vinea Tirolensis, am 2. September 2002, wurde auch die erste Auflage der "Karte der Weingüter" präsentiert, eine praktische Südtirollandkarte, auf der die damals 60 FWS-Mitgliedsbetriebe eingezeichnet sind und die alle wichtigen Informationen über die Mitglieder enthält.

Die Vereinigung eröffnete 2003 im Datumhof in Siebeneich bei Terlan ein eigenes Büro, welches vom ersten hauptberuflichen Direktor Paul Göller geführt wurde. Seit diesem Zeitpunkt werden auch alle Dienstleistungen (Beratung, Registerführung usw.), welche vorher über den Südtiroler Weinverband abgewickelt wurden, selbst angeboten. Im Oktober 2003 wurde die erste gemeinsame Präsentation außerhalb Südtirols in Rom durchgeführt. Die Vereinigung wurde in der Ausarbeitung des Südtiroler Weinwerbe-Reglements 2004–2006 erstmals als eigenständige Weinkellereivertretung in den Südtiroler Weinwerbefonds aufgenommen und erhielt ein Stimmrecht.

Christian Rottensteiner übernahm am 1. Oktober 2004 die Geschäftsführung als Direktor. 2005 übernahm Josephus Mayr (Erbhof Unterganzner in Bozen) den Vorsitz für zwei Legislaturen und somit bis 2011. Bei der 6. Vinea Tirolensis 2005 im Kurhaus von Meran war als Gastland die Pfalz mit 17 Weingütern VDP Pfalz dabei. Im Februar 2006 wurde in München erstmals eine Veranstaltung in Deutschland durchgeführt. Zur 8. Vinea Tirolensis 2007 kam als Gastland die Vinea Wachau mit 8 Betrieben. Die Vereinigung FWS ist mit Aostanern und Piemontesen treibendes Gründungsmitglied des Verbandes unabhängiger Winzer Italiens (FIVI – Federazione Italiana Vignaioli Indipendenti), welcher sich am 29. Juli 2008 in Colorno bei Parma mit über 500 Mitgliedern gründet. FWS-Vizepräsident Peter Dipoli wird auch FIVI-Vizepräsident. Im April 2009 wird die FWS über den nationalen Verband FIVI Mitglied in der europäischen Konföderation Freier Weinbauern CEVI (European Confederation of Independent Winegrowers)

Peter Robatscher übernahm 2010 die Geschäftsführung. 2011 wurde Michael Goëss-Enzenberg (Manincor in Kaltern) Präsident für zwei Legislaturen. Die Vereinigung organisiert im Rahmen der Südtirol-Halle bei der Vinitaly in Verona jährlich einen Stand an dem sich abwechselnd Mitglieder präsentieren. Im Rahmen des "Weinmarktes des Freien Weinbauern Italiens" in der Piacenza Expo nehmen zu Ende des Jahres immer eine Reihe an Mitgliedern teil. 2017 wurde Hannes Baumgartner (Strasserhof in Neustift bei Vahrn) zum Vorsitzenden. Die verstärkte Zusammenarbeit mit den Trentiner Weinbauern führte u. a. im Mai 2019 zu einer gemeinsamen Veranstaltung "Berg-Winzer" in Trient. Die 20. Vinea Tirolensis wurde innerhalb der Hotel 2019 (Bozner Messe) organisiert; an dieser nahmen 75 Mitglieder mit über 350 Weinen teil.

Aktuelle Informationen zur Vereinigung
100 landwirtschaftliche Weinbaubetriebe sind 2019 in der Vereinigung organisiert, sie stammen aus allen Weinbaugebieten Südtirols.
Die Mitglieder bearbeiten ca. 6 % der Südtiroler Rebflächen.

Der Verband bietet Mitgliederbetreuung durch Rundschreiben, rechtliche und technische Beratung. Er ist seit 2004 in die landesweiten Weinwirtschaftsgremien integriert worden und arbeitet seit 2008 im neu gegründeten Konsortium "Südtiroler Wein" welches die Steuerung der Südtiroler Weinwerbung übernommen hat. Außerdem besteht eine gute Zusammenarbeit mit dem Versuchszentrum Laimburg und den anderen für Weinbau bedeutenden Institutionen.
Die wichtigsten öffentlichen Tätigkeiten sind gemeinsame Weinpräsentationen wie die Vinea Tirolensis und die regelmäßige Publikation eines Weingutsführers.

Literatur
 Martin Kilchmann: Südtirols Freie Weinbauern. Folio Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-85256-482-1
 Andreas März: Paradies Südtirol … und keine Vertreibung in Sicht! Merum. Die Zeitschrift für Wein und Olivenöl aus Italien, Nr. 5 / 2006, S. 30–47.
 Martin Kilchmann: Eigensinn macht Sinn. SonntagsZeitung, 25. April 2004,
 Meininger Einkaufsführer: Weine und Winzer aus Südtirol Meininger Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-87524-161-4, S. 21, PDF
 Jens Priewe unter Mitarbeit von Christoph Tscholl: Die Weine von Südtirol. Der Guide für Kenner und Geniesser. Collection Rolf Heyne, Ausgabe 2006, ISBN 3-89910-299-1
 Busche Infoguide: Winzer & Weingüter. Deutschland, Elsass, Luxemburg, Österreich und Südtirol. 4. Auflage. Busche Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-89764-223-9
 Peter Moser: Falstaff Weinguide Österreich Südtirol. 2005/2006. Falstaff-Verlag, ISBN 3-9501628-6-0

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La Madre Bakery was born in 2003 out of passion and a love of good bread and has been a committed stallholder at the Golden Plains Farmers' Market since its inception in 2009.
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SPACIOUS LOFTS: Keystone Lofts only features 34 units ranging between 1,350 square feet up to 4,400 square feet. Available in one- and two-bedroom floorplans, each unit comes with 10-foot ceilings, granite counter tops, washers and dryers, and Jacuzzi tubs.
ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS VENUES: Minute Maid Park and Toyota Center (Home to the Houston Astros and the Houston Rockets) are less than a mile away from Keystone Lofts. Also just a few minutes away, Discovery Green is a popular Downtown venue with open lawn, one-acre Lake, amphitheatre and slope, dog runs, jogging trails, public artworks and restaurants.
MARKET SQUARE PARK: Residents are only 3 blocks away from the historic Market Square Park. Occupying an entire city block, Market Square Park features green space, dog runs, entertainment plaza, and public art exhibits. There are also several restaurants and sidewalk cafes, including Bad News Bar, Batanga, OKRA Charity Saloon, La Carafe and Warren's. Other parks near Keystone Lofts include Sesquicentennial Park, Tranquillity Park, and Sam Houston Park.
ARTS AND CULTURE: Keystone Lofts offers next-door living to one of Houston's popular cultural hubs, Downtown's Theatre District. Less than a mile away from the building, the 17-block district features four entertainment venues with seven world-renowned performing arts organizations. Downtown also hosts the Bayou City Arts Festival, a bi-annual celebration that benefits Houston's non-profits.
NEAR DOWNTOWN OFFICES: With over 3,500 businesses and 200,000 employees, Downtown is Houston's main employment hub. Featuring more than 40 million square feet of office space, the Central Business District houses the headquarters of some multinational companies like Calpine, Shell Oil Company, and Total.
"Paige Martin and her team are THE condo experts in Houston. Paige has literally written the book (The Definitive Houston Condo Buying Guide) about buying a condo in Houston. They know what buildings to avoid, what floor plans to be wary about, and they have relationships to help with off market inventory and sales. If you're considering buying or selling a condo (new construction or one of the current buildings) I would highly recommend you talk to them. You won't find any other Realtor or team who is as knowledgeable as they are about the pro's and con's of Houston's highrise buildings. They are fabulous to work with, are very candid with their advice and will look out for your best interests. I highly recommend the Houston Properties Team."
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METRORAIL ACCESS : The METRORail Red line is easily accessible from Keystone Lofts. The nearest METRORail stop is Central Station, just 2 blocks away from the building. The METRORail, the second most-travelled light rail in the southern United States, provides residents direct access to and from Houston's key districts like The Medical Center, EaDo, and Museum District. (See Houston Highrises Near The Metrorail Guide.)
Buying a condo in Keystone Lofts can be tricky. Because there are only 34 units in the building (and some units don't sell on the public MLS), it's important to use a Realtor who is familiar with the building and the non-MLS sales to determine fair values. In addition, a few of Keystone's premier units have the most spectacular historic loft views in the city (seeing the city over the green spaces in the Christ Church Cathedral complex). These units don't come on the market often, but impact values in the building (and need to be factored into fair values). Furthermore, there have been a large number of construction projects within three blocks of Keystone recently – impacting the views and implied pricing on several specific floor plans.
To get personal advice on buying or selling a Keystone Lofts unit, contact Paige Martin, one of Houston's best condo Realtors and one of the top-ranked Realtors in the United States.
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$2,250 1211 Caroline Street #906 2 Bedrooms 2 Full Bath(s)
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$2,400 914 Main Street #1002 1 Bedrooms 1 Full Bath(s)
$1,495 915 Franklin Street #8G 1 Bedrooms 1 Full Bath(s)
$1,562 1414 Texas Ave #519 1 Bedrooms 1 Full Bath(s)
Keystone Lofts Condominium HOA Fees & Amenities
Following are the amenities currently offered at Keystone Lofts and what the HOA fee covers:
Building amenities:
Three-story parking garage
Unit amenities:
10-foot ceilings
Jacuzzi tubs
Keystone Lofts has one of the highest HOA in the Downtown area. Aside from the maintenance of common building services and amenities, all utilities are also included in the monthly HOA fee.
Below you will see how Keystone Lofts compares with other Downtown, Neartown and EaDo condos: (See Houston Condos: HOA Fees & Amenities)
Keystone Lofts: Comparable Condo Buildings
St. Germain Lofts
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Keystone Lofts Condo Sale Trends
Keystone Lofts has posted good real estate appreciation trend over the last 10 years. With only 34 units, few units are put in the market yearly. Keystone Lofts for sale have a list price between $185,000 to $250,000.
For a custom report about this building and its sales trends, please email me. For a detailed report on how the condo market is performing, see Best Performing Housing Segment in Houston.
For more information on available Keystone Lofts condos, please contact Paige Martin at 713-384-5177 or email [email protected].
12 Things Keystone Lofts Condo Buyers Should Know
A Joseph Finger designed building, Keystone Lofts is a converted building with a central Downtown location.
Originally built in 1922, Keystone Lofts was renovated in 1988. The 10-story midrise served as a multi-tenant office and document storage facility before its renovation in 1998.
Joseph Finger, the same architect behind the Houston City Hall and other local buildings, designed Keystone Lofts.
Keystone Lofts features 34 units spread across 8 residential floors.
Minute Maid Park and Toyota Center (Home to the Houston Astros and the Houston Rockets) are less than a mile away from Keystone Lofts.
Also just a few minutes away, Discovery Green is a popular Downtown venue with open lawn, one-acre Lake, amphitheatre and slope, dog runs, jogging trails, public art works and restaurants.
Located 3 blocks away from Keystone Lofts, the historic Market Square Park features green space, dog runs, entertainment plaza and public art exhibits.
The Theatre District is only less than a mile away from Keystone Lofts. The 17-block district features four entertainment venues with seven world-renowned performing arts organizations.
The units feature designs unique to converted building including open floor plans, brick walls, exposed ducts, and wooden floors.
Available in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, Keystone Lofts features units ranging between 1,350 square feet up to 4,400 square feet. Each unit comes with 10-foot ceilings, granite counter tops, washers and dryers, and Jacuzzi tubs.
The METRORail Red line is easily accessible from Keystone Lofts. The nearest METRORail stop is Central Station, just 2 blocks away from the building.
Keystone Lofts' central Downtown location provides residents immediate access I-10 (Katy Freeway), west of I-45 (Eastex Freeway).
Keystone Lofts for sale have a list price between $185,000 to $250,000.
Keystone Lofts Pet Policies & Management Office
Keystone Lofts is a pet-friendly condo. The management permits owners to house domestic pets (dogs, cats, and fishes). The pet's breed and weight needs management review prior to approval.
(See Pet Policies of Houston's Luxury Buildings).
Keystone Lofts: Mass Transit Options And Access
Downtown is among the most accessible neighborhoods in Houston. Residents enjoy easy access to and from Houston key districts like the Museum District and Medical Center via the METRORail, the bus system, Houston B-Cycle, and Greenlink.
Downtown is not only known as Houston's Central Business District but also one of the city's popular culture and entertainment centers. Downtown is home to several sports and entertainment venues like Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center and Discovery Green. Theatre and Historic Districts also feature a collection of exciting retail and entertainment establishments like Market Square Park and Bayou Place.
Popular Neighborhood Venues: Discovery Green, GreenStreet, Houston Theater District
Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Niko Niko's, Hearsay Gastro Lounge, La Fisheria, La Carafe, The Pastry War, Fusion Taco
Grocery Stores: Phoenicia Specialty Foods, Guanajuato Supermarket
Trails & Parks: Market Square Park , The Buffalo Bayou
Keystone Lofts Condos: Maps And Directions
Keystone Lofts sits at the intersection of Texas Avenue and San Jacinto Street in Downtown. Downtown Houston lies north of I-69 (Gulf Freeway), south of I-10 (Katy Freeway), and west of I-45 (Eastex Freeway).
Keystone Lofts condos are minutes away from employment, retail and entertainment centers. Located 6 miles southwest of the building, Texas Medical Center is the largest medical complex in the country with more than 100,000 employees. Other key districts like Galleria and Museum District are 9 miles and 6 miles away from Keystones, respectively.
Downtown's popular sports centers including Minute Maid Park, Discovery Green, and Toyota Center are all less than x miles away from Keystone Lofts. The Theatre District, one of Houston's cultural hubs, is just a few blocks away from the building.
Downtown Houston's zip code is 77002.
Keystone Lofts: School Zoning Information
Keystone Lofts is located within Downtown. Downtown is zoned to the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
Keystone Lofts residents can send their children to the following schools:
Gregory-Lincoln Education Center at 1101 Taft St. GLEC serves students from Kindergarten to 8th grade. The school features a fine arts magnet program and offers classes in the theatre arts, culinary arts, dance, visual arts, multimedia arts, and vocal music.
Northside High School at 1101 Quitman St.The formerly named Jefferson Davis High School features a Hotel and Restaurant Management magnet program.
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A: Для перехвата запросов, идущих от C# WebBrowser, используйте это.
(Ответ с англоязычного SO)

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Q: Azure File Share permissions? I have created a file share in Microsoft Azure. I have looked but not been able to find if there is any way to create permissions on the file share created. Or is it a open file share where anyone who has access can view everything?

A: You could use shared access signatures (SAS) to give permissions to your Azure File Share.

A shared access signature (SAS) provides you with a way to grant
  limited access to objects in your storage account to other clients,
  without exposing your account key. More information about SAS please refer to this link.

Azure File storage service is not designed to provide external users access to files. It's primary purpose is to act as a file share for cloud services and virtual machines running in Azure.
You should use Shared Access Signatures to share files with external users.

A: Azure just enabled a preview of Azure File Share Sync.  You can sync shares on premise to Azure File Shares and permissions are transferred. Then you can setup a new server in Azure to make available to users with permissions intact.  I put this blog post together on it.


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Elisa Muñoz Rodríguez (Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca  ? -ibídem, 4 de mayo de 1927) fue una filántropa y benefactora social española creadora de la Fundación que lleva su nombre.

Biografía
Era hija de Vítora Rodríguez López y de Venancio Muñoz Amador, un rico hacendado de la provincia de Salamanca, varias veces concejal y hombre influyente de Peñaranda de Bracamonte. Muñoz contrajo matrimonio con Jorge Montalvo y Vega, diputado en Cortes por el municipio de Arévalo en 1881. Ya como viuda de Montalvo, Muñoz cedió al concejo de Arévalo una propiedad en la Plaza del Real,  y trasladó su residencia a Peñaranda de Bracamonte. La prensa local del momento, como era costumbre en la época, daba cuenta de sus obras de caridad, sus actividades y viajes en las crónicas sociales, especialmente en La voz de Peñaranda y El Adelanto.

Obra
Al ser persona acaudalada y sin ascendencia ni descendencia, la lectura de su testamento en 1927 fue seguida de gran expectación y fue publicado con detalle en la prensa de Salamanca  y de otros lugares como Asturias. En dicho testamento, entre otros legados, instituyó una Fundación Benéfica, más tarde llamada Fundación Elisa Muñoz Rodríguez, a la que dejó una gran parte de su herencia, y que debía crear un Hospital-Asilo en Peñaranda de Bracamonte. Habría de llamarse Hospital Sagrado Corazón de Jesús y del Patriarca San José, destinando para ello un solar con alameda en la carretera de Ávila y fincas "que producen más de cuatro mil fanegas de trigo anuales" para asegurar su mantenimiento. La Fundación debía ser dirigida por un Patronato compuesto por el alcalde y síndico del Ayuntamiento, el cura párroco, el juez municipal, y también sería patrono el Obispo de Salamanca.  El Hospital-Asilo acogería a 60 personas sin recursos, hombres y mujeres, mayores de 60 años y preferiblemente de la comarca. Indicó también Muñoz en sus últimas voluntades que fuera atendido por la labor de las Hijas de la Caridad de San Vicente de Paúl.

Así sucedió, y el Asilo, como se le conocería desde entonces en el lugar, fue inaugurado en 1935, construyéndose al efecto un edificio con detalles de arquitectura neobarroca obra del arquitecto Genaro de No. Al año siguiente hubo de utilizarse el Asilo también como hospital para atender a los heridos de la Guerra Civil y después, a causa de la explosión accidental de un polvorín que asoló la localidad el 9 de julio de 1939, acogió a los heridos y damnificados. El Asilo funcionó atendido por la congregación religiosa de las Hijas de la Caridad hasta 2014, en que las seis hermanas que entonces lo atendían abandonaron la tarea a causa de la edad y falta de vocaciones,  agradeciéndoles el Ayuntamiento su labor altruista a lo largo de 79 años con una placa conmemorativa el 17 de julio de 2014.  Desde esa fecha pasó el Asilo a ser gestionado directamente por el Patronato como institución geriátrica.

Muñoz también favoreció a la localidad con otras dotaciones a través de la Fundación, como el Parque infantil la Huerta, en cesión gratuita renovada hasta 2044  y el edificio de las Jesuitinas, ubicado en la  calle de Nuestra Señora, que quedó bajo la administración de la Fundación y prestó función como centro parroquial.

Reconocimientos
Está reconocida como una de las personas notables de la ciudad. El Ayuntamiento de Peñaranda de Bracamonte dio el nombre de Elisa Muñoz a la antigua calle de los Caños, junto a la calle Nuestra Señora, donde residió y falleció en una casona de interés artístico  que Muñoz mandó construir en 1909, hoy día perteneciente a la Fundación que lleva su nombre.

Referencias

Nacidos en Peñaranda de Bracamonte
Filántropas de España


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Anyone who has spent time in the supplements aisle at the grocery store (raises hand) knows that there are an overwhelming number of options to choose from. Vitamin C, fish oil, magnesium, ashwagandha, maca… It's enough to make you toss up your hands and head to the frozen foods section to scope out dairy-free ice creams instead.
Not any more. With this no-nonsense, A-Z guide to essential vitamins and herbs, you'll be able to conquer the supplements section with confidence. Save this primer for your next trip to the natural foods store, or reference it before you load up your online cart. You'll thank us later.
This shrub may be super buzzy now, but it's been used in Ayurveda for centuries. Like all adaptogens, AKA herbs that help keep the body in homeostasis, ashwaghanda helps protect the body from stress. It can also potentially help with chronic fatigue and insomnia. Pretty incredible multitasking, wouldn't you say?
If you're looking for a supplement with some major beauty benefits, this is it. A B-complex vitamin, biotin is linked to stronger nails and hair growth. It also is crucial to your body properly converting nutrients like fats and protein into energy. Just watch out for some potential side effects—if you take too much biotin, it could mess with lab test results.
Collagen is a popular protein touted for its whole-body benefits. It has been shown to support healthy hair, skin, nails, joints, muscles, and more, which totally explains the collagen-boosted coffee obsession.
Nearly half of Americans don't get enough vitamin D and are thus not benefiting from its sweet rewards. Vitamin D is linked to better depression management, a stronger immune system, and better calcium absorption. It can be tricky to get vitamin D through food if you're vegan, which is where a supplement could be extra beneficial.
Chances are, you've seen vitamin E pop up in your favorite beauty products, and for good reason: The nutrient can help protect against free radical damage and potentially minimize the appearance of scars. But the benefits aren't just skin deep—the vitamin is also linked to better eye health and a healthier immune system.
The OG herb popular in Traditional Chinese Medicine is strongly linked to supporting brain health and cognition. (It's also traditionally used to help with headaches.) It's also been known to soothe muscle soreness, making it a good potential post-workout supplement.
If you're looking for a way to show your heart a little love, hawthorn is a great herb to consider. A shrub related to roses, it traditionally has been used to help with blood pressure problems. It's also a go-to for herbalists when it comes to bloating and other digestive issues.
Iron: It's not just for Popeye. The nutrient pulls double duty in the stamina department, providing energy and also supporting a healthy immune system. It can be harder to get if you follow a plant-based eating plan, but it's not impossible (thanks, spinach and supplements!).
Juniper is another one of those old-school herbs offering a whole host of potential benefits. It has anti-inflammatory properties, can help kidney function, and has anti-fungal and antibacterial potential, too. So really, it deserves more love than it currently gets from your gin cocktail.
The fibrous protein is naturally found in meat, fish, eggs, beans, nuts, and quinoa—and it's been linked to strengthening hair. (Hence why it's such a common find in the shampoo aisle.) So if your locks seem brittle, dry, damaged, or you keep getting split ends, consider adding this nutrient to your routine.
L-glutamine is actually the most plentiful amino acid in the body. But doctors may recommend an l-glutamine supplement for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) because there is some promising research connecting the amino acid to improved digestive health. It also has a reputation as a workout booster (although TBD on the legitimacy of that).
Magnesium is another important nutrient that, unfortunately, most of us just don't get enough of. It helps promote good sleep, better energy, and better digestion. But it's important to note that there are several different types of magnesium, so if you plan on purchasing a supplement, make sure you're getting the one best-suited for your health goals.
The term "nootropics" refers to a category of a brain-boosting supplements that first gained traction in Silicon Valley. The exact ingredients vary from brand to brand, but they're generally full of herbs and nutrients that support cognitive health, such as ginkgo biloba and bacopa.
You know your friend who is all about her fish oil supplements? She's talking about omega-3s. Typically found in fish, walnuts, chia seeds, and olive oil, omega-3s are majorly important for brain health. They can also help with blood flow and make your skin look great. What's not to love?
Studies have linked probiotics to optimal gut health, reducing anxiety, improving mood, helping you age better, supporting a healthy metabolism, and more. If you want in on that long list of benefits, you may want to top off your kombucha habit with a supplement to make sure the good-for-you bacteria is reaching your intestines (where it works its magic).
Never heard of this one? Here's what you need to know: It's an antioxidant that helps protect the body against free radicals and balances your metabolism. Q10 occurs naturally in the body, but is also found in foods such as meat, fatty fish, spinach, cauliflower, and legumes.
There's a reason why reishi is referred to as the king of mushrooms when it comes to benefits. The fungus is associated with immune health and potential hypertensive properties—and that's on top of helping the body fight stress (because it's an adaptogen, too). Reishi has become the starring ingredient in many mushroom teas and coffee, but is also found as a loose herb or in supplement form.
It's not as trendy as magnesium or iron, but selenium is an essential mineral that serves as a coenzyme for certain antioxidants (meaning, it helps them do their job better), keeps your immune system strong, and helps your body metabolize thyroid hormones. Just don't overdo it, because the side effects of too much selenium can be dangerous.
The golden-hued spice has been an Ayurvedic staple for centuries, and may reduce inflammation, neutralize free radicals, and support your liver health. So feel free to hop on the golden milk train—or try a supplement if you don't want to stain all your mugs yellow.
While some algae get all the attention (cough, spirulina, cough), this underrated lichen has its own potential health perks, including helping ward off afflictions like sore throats and upper respiratory infections.
Also called chaste berry, vitex is an herb that's linked to helping bring balance to the hormonal system, which can ease PMS symptoms. The flowering plant thrives in the Mediterranean, but here in the States, you can find it as a tincture or in capsule form, often combined with other herbs that support the hormonal system and mood, like folate and St. John's wort.
OK, the name isn't exactly welcoming, but wormwood's benefits certainly are—the herb has traditionally been used to help with digestive problems such as intestinal spasms, an upset stomach, or loss of appetite. Because of its positive effects on the digestive system, researchers are also exploring wormwood as a way to help in treatment for IBS and Crohn's disease.
Not all food additives are created equal, and xanthan gum is the perfect example of that. While certain chemical additives and stabilizers can cause inflammation in the body, xanthan gum—a sugar produced by a certain bacteria that's fed corn or soy—may potentially lower cholesterol and blood sugar.
On the heels of the matcha trend, yerba mate tea is becoming an increasingly popular way to boost energy and focus without relying on coffee. The herb is also believed to protect against free radicals, support healthy weight management, and strengthen the immune system.
It may be the last supplement in this glossary, but it's certainly not the least. Getting enough zinc is key for protecting your body against colds and other ailments that are a total blow to your immune system. If you start to feel sick, consider a supplement or load up on zinc-heavy foods like whole grains, legumes, and shellfish.


Large, frilly, and dramatically deep purple, redbor kale (shown right) can be grown in the landscape or in container groupings. It is winter hardy. Photo by C. Reese, courtesy UTIA. Download image.
Redbor kale has become a "must-have" for winter containers and it's becoming more common in garden centers. This stunning foliage plant came to my attention as part of a winter color display in the Chicago Botanic Garden, so that should tell you something about its ability to stand up to low temperatures. I've sought it out as one of the truly hardy winter cole crops.
Cole crops include many staples among the cool-season vegetables – cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and greens such as kale, chard, turnip, mustard or collards. Some are standards in cool-season vegetable gardens throughout Tennessee, and others have become part of the popular "ornamental edible" movement for their striking foliage, often seen combined with traditional winter pansies.
It pays to be particular about which cole crops to use in winter seasonal color beds and containers. Some will take just a few degrees of frost and a few can tolerate temperatures in the single digits. The "flowering cabbage" types of kale are among those that only tolerate a few degrees of frost before turning to mush. Look for those that survive and flourish throughout the winter, such as dinosaur kale, or Russian kales such as winterbor.
King among these survivors is redbor kale. Large, frilly, and dramatically deep purple, redbor kale has never shown a hint of suffering in the several winters I've enjoyed it in my pots in West Tennessee. Be aware that it will easily grow to 2 feet tall, though 30 inches is not uncommon, and each plant can be about that wide. So, place accordingly, in full sun or mostly sun. If the weather is warm enough for insects to still be active, redbor kale should be monitored for pests common to cole crops.
It's my understanding that redbor kale is a truly delicious kale, with its sweetness enhanced by frost. So far, however, I have found myself unwilling to sacrifice the beautiful foliage. Perhaps this year I'll give it a taste, as I saved seed from one in my pots when it bolted in the summer heat and have 50 small plants for my efforts. Seed is easily found online if the plants are not available in your area.
Redbor kale can be seen on display at the UT Gardens locations in Jackson and Knoxville.


We are excited to announce the arrival of "The AAA Team" (have you guessed what is stands for yet?). We will meet downstairs in the shul, at 10:30am for 15 minutes before the children's service begins. The aim is to have fun, learn how to become confident in singing and lead these prayers.
After the great success on the 65th Anniversary Shabbat, so many people told us how proud they were that we had children in the community who were able to lead the service and sing Ayn Kelokeynoo, Anim Zemirot and Adon Olam.
Since then, a number of other people have asked how we can help boys to learn to lead these and other parts of the services in the main shul for themselves and / or be on the rota to lead them each week.
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180 Clyffe Richard John Goward Bailey
180 Clyffe Richard John Goward Bailey – was born in Waratah, Tasmania on the 13th May 1893, the only son to Richard Bailey and Mary Ann Bailey (nee Taylor) . Clyffe also had two sisters Helen and Constance. When he enlisted he was 21 yrs old and declared he was a boundary rider and had spent some time working in Victoria and 2 years with the 'Victorian rifles'.
Originally holding the rank of driver, Clyffe served at Gallipoli from the 25th June. Clyffe like so many soldiers during this period at Gallipoli had to endure the harsh living conditions and after two months in the field suffering from a severe body rash and a septic arm, was transferred to Mudros then on to Malta where he was also diagnosed as having Paratyphoid. His condition obviously showing no signs of improving , he was again transferred sick to London at Epsom Hospital.
His sister Helen who was also his N.O.K , may have had some personal connection to the Hon. Frank Anstey, a Member of the Australian Parliament as he personally wrote a letter to the war records office demanding clarification of Clyffe's circumstatnces.
Original hand written letter Hon. Frank Anstey
Frank Anstey was one of the few Labor members who opposed the war from the start, and was for a time highly unpopular as a result, but by 1917 anti war sentiment was growing and Anstey became one of the leaders of the movement against conscription for the war. Perhaps he saw this as an opportunity for him to push his anti war campaign. We will never know the full story behind this unusual connection.
In June 1916 Clyffe returned to the 1st FCE in France. His septic sores continued throughout his service at the western front but as soon as his condition improved he returned to the field.
" In April 1918 the 1st FCE had left Amiens and were disentrained at Hondeghem near Hazebrouck and marched to Borre. The Germans had broken through the Portuguese sector and the 1st Division had been ordered back to stop the enemy's further advance and which the company duly accomplished." – source :- A Short Account of the Formation of the 1st FCE- 1914 – 1918
On the 13th April they were billeted at Pradelles and on the 17th April "they were shelled out of their billets." Around this same time Clyffe is wounded, a shell wound causing severe injuries to his right leg which is later amputated. A few days later fellow original 106 Frank Rochester is killed in Strazeele.
Postcard of Strazeele ruins
Clyffe returned to Australia on the 'HMAT Wiltshire' in early October 1918 and in 1919 Clyffe married Dora Greta Parkman Sheppard in Taree and life together was a success, with Clyffe opening a hairdressing saloon. Clyffe and Greta, as she was known had two son's , Frank and Richard.
Unfortunately Clyffe's health must have taken a serious downturn as he passed away at the age of only 31 and received a military funeral.
Clyffe Goward Bailey Grave – Taree General Cemetery – Courtesy Austcimindex Paul Fitzgerald
Obituary – Manning River Times
Story Copyright©VanceKelly2015
Sources: NLA, NAA, AWM, Austcimindex
Cliffs medals were sold on Medals Gone Missing – hopefully to family members. Date of sale: 20 November 2014
Australian 1914 – 1918 War Medal & Victory Medal awarded to 180 DVR. C.G. Bailey, Service number 180
Notation on his war record shows that " he was remustered as a sapper 26th June 1915 but this entry should be deleted and soldier retains rank of driver from date of embarkation 18.18.1914."


I am a gymnast, well was we just finished our season. I also like to hike when I travel and traveling.
I have a younger sister. She's a freshman, Gracie. She's also adopted from China. And I have a mom and a dad and my dog pepper.
Alright so I don't know, I think my high school experience has been pretty good. I have a really good group of friends and I'm really looking forward to college. I'm going out west coast. I don't nowhere yet, I haven't committed, which is very exciting. I really love traveling like I said earlier; it's one of my passions. I think that's from my family because we or my parents took us on a bunch of road trip when we were kids. So I kind of fell in love with that. I don't know I just, I also feel in love with animals. Another hobbies is that I horseback ride.
How had gymnastics impacted your life?
Gymnastics is a really tough sport and through the process of just doing it, I've been doing it before high school. It's just like, it's really hard. So it teaches you motivation and commitment and just like drive I guess. Which are important things later in life too?
When our parents went to adopt us it was in a group and so they never went into the orphanage. They went to this big conference room or something. They had to fill out a whole bunch of paperwork and the caretakers brought all the babies in and gave them to the families. I think that was the day that I was adopted and that pretty much what happened I think...what did they do with you the first day?...I don't know, I guess I haven't really asked them. I'm assuming that they were very happy because I'm their oldest. Their first child and my mom loves babies. I'm pretty sure she just died that day. But I think it was a very emotional process that day, just because the whole adoption process is very extensive and long. So they had a lot of waiting to do. So I think they were finally happy to have their baby.
I have a really bad memory, so I don't know when they told me or when I found out. I just know that I was always okay with it, if that makes sense. People who are adopted, especially from other countries, you look different; your family looks different from the people around you. I don't know so the adoptees handle it differently. I was kind of always okay with it.
Did you have a transitional object? What was it? How did it make you feel?
When I'm asked. Yeah so that's the thing I'm not going to just spill right away. But if ask me, I'll tell them too. I think everybody who has asked me had been sort of fascinated.
I don't think so… I don't think it's hard with just personal relationships with people. I don't know how to explain why it just how.
Do you have any adoptive friends? How do your adoptive friends help you?
What are the effects of having your adoption group live near you? What do you value by being in school with so many Chinese adoptees?
I think that has been a very positive thing and just because if it have like a day where I'm just kind of feeling like off and stuff. I can talk to you guys about adoption and that stuff and I can. You can understand that stuff. I think that's such a powerful thing to have that support group. I think it's crazy that Linwan and Meryl… I've known them longer than my adoptive like, parents. I think that's like insane. I don't know, we've known each other for 18 years and I, I don't know. It's going to be weird next year losing that, going our different ways and I'm going to miss that.
Do you feel a part of the adoption community? Do you feel part of the community as an adoptee?
I do feel a part of the adoptive community, more so with the Chinese adoptees. I don't know too many other Asian or from other countries or even domestic. But Chinese adoptees are very inclusive and very strong. But I think it's good that you're expanding with the Beat. So I think that it is important that every adoptee just be like know each other, I don't know, be there together. I feel pretty included in the Evanston community. I mean Evanston's pretty diverse. You have the Northwestern campus that brings in a lot of Asians. So it's not like I kind of stick out too much. I mean it's just, there's just so many different levels in Evanston. Because, I've said I travel, so I've been places where it's majority white or something like that. It's still, I don't know, it's just like different vibe in Evanston; I think that's what makes Evanston special.
Are there any differences between your non adopted and adopted friends?
I think it depends on the non-adoptive friend that you're asking. I have non-adoptive friends who I've known for a long time too. They understand where we come from. They are completely accepting and stuff like that. Not like other people aren't, they just know more about us. Just I think with my adoptive friends, I'm a lot more close with. It's just kind of; it's hard to compare the two.
I would say identity is one's personal characteristic kind of and how that person see themselves.
I think identity is something that you need to be comfortable with and just because it's you. It's how you are. It's what you do. It's everything like that. People sometimes have a really hard time excepting themselves.
I identify as Asian American. It's because I live in America. I'm American; I've got all the paperwork and stuff. But I'm also Asian, Chinese. Chinese America, to be more specific, because that's where I was born. So it's still part of who I am.
Not particularly. My parents are Christian and they try to get me to go to church. I mean I did go to church when I was little, as being little, just I don't know, maybe later in life. But right now religion isn't really something that connects with me.
They are Christian, white Americans.
Yeah. There's a, my dad has a saying C.B.A, Chinese Born American. I think that's what I am basically Chinese born American. So in that it's just adopted. So yeah, it's a big thing… and there's ABC, American Born Chinese.
So I mean environment, there is a big thing like nature and nurture right? So growing up here in Evanston Illinois that effect that affects completely how I act with others. Mostly how I see myself with others and just so, how I think about others to, right? I just think I had grown up in China I might have been a completely different person. So the environment that you live in has a huge impact on how you grow up into the person that you are.
Families I think adopted, adoptee's parents right? I think can have a big influence on who their child grows up to be and of how much of the child's culture they accept themselves. So I think that since we live in like, our community we have that, like my adopt, my adoptee group most of us are still around in the area. So our parents got us all together for like our adoption day celebration and like Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, that's not a thing… I just repeated myself. I was going to say Autumn Moon but then I said Lunar New Year, but for that, for both of those too. So, they brought me back to China three times. So I think their accept, they fully accept the Chinese culture and so because of that I, it still a big part of my identity and who I am. So I have to thank them a lot too because also I think on the flip side if parents don't acknowledge where their child came from then the child kind of loses that part of themselves.
When I was, so when I was maybe in middle school or something, my parents put me actually in a group with a couple other adoptees from China to learn our language. It didn't, it lasted for maybe a year or so. But I mean, so that was one thing that they did to just kind of help me be interested in it too. Also like I've said they've taken me back to China so that I could experience it for myself where I came from. See all; they have so many cultural aspects that are different from ours, completely different. They have just taught me so much about it so I can appreciate it too.
I do. It's, I think it's very interesting that their history is just, there's so much in it. It's, I don't know. I think, I do think history is fascinating too, so there's that. When I was in China too, my dad gave, my dad had this woman he worked with who was able to take my sister and I and give us language lessons. She would also take us around Shanghai too. So I think going with her was a little bit different than going with my dad because obviously my dad is white and so when people see, yeah when people see my sister and myself with my dad, it's a little strange. Because they're like "why are you with this white man?" But then, but going with her, she grew up there. She's both, she speaks English and Chinese. So it looks different to the public eye. I think that impacts how we experience China. What was I say, language, I think, I would love it if I could Mandarin but I didn't take it in high school just cause I was like "I'm going to continue with French." But it's a very hard language to learn. I'm not sure if I'll ever really master it or anything like that. I've tried and know a couple characters and stuff like that. I think learning about history, to me, is more interesting than trying to learn the language.
Why did you choose to continue French than Chinese?
My mom actually she is, she can speak French. So I did that in middle school because like "oh you can help me," and stuff like that. But actually it was kind of like a big, kind of like debate in my family whether or not I was going to take Chinese or French. Because my dad really wanted me to take Chinese and my mom really, she wanted me to take French. But I think I chose French because it was familiar to me. Even though I had tried to learn Chinese previously it really, I don't know wasn't really into it. So I opted for French.
Yeah they do. Like I mean like I said earlier my grandma she, she actually named me when I was a baby. So she was very happy that my parents adopted myself and my sister. Then my closest cousins, who live over in Wilmette, are younger than us. So my sister and I were there before they were. They know we're adopted and they're, I don't know, they just, it's not, I don't know, I guess we don't really talk about that with them that much. We don't see them all that often, we see them at big holiday event or whatever. But yeah they accept us.
I don't know, I don't, I feel like I don't but I'm sure that they're incidents where I have. So for myself it's not kind of, it's not an obvious thing identity struggles. I don't know, I'm sure there's likeI think there's also this kind of thing like ignorance is bliss. So maybe, I'm sure there's a whole bunch of like racial cues or stuff that I've missed throughout growing up that could have affected my insecurities or whatever about being adopted. But I think if I had noticed them, they were something that I just decided to ignore because they weren't worth it for me.
What stereotypes have you faced? How have you dealt with them?
One um stereotype, well actually it was, so one incident that I remember when I was walking my dog. When I was walking my dog and then these two girls passed me. Then we probably got about 5 feet away from each otherafter we passed each other and then one of the girls turns around and folds her hands and says "konnichiwa". Then I was like I didn't say anything back. I was just like in my head "you're dumb," and I kept walking. But I was, but I think that's one of the biggest things with Asians is that "all the same." You know so it's like it's not, there's not the separate countries and there's not different cultures within. It's just Asia. So people, so that's what I got from that is that you um you can just throw anything Asian to an Asian and it's going to work. It's like, konnichiwa is Japanese and like I'm not Japanese. She didn't under; she didn't get that from looking, from just looking at me. She was just like "Asian". So I think that's one of the big, biggest ones. It's like. We're just, it's just other people just compile us all into one group when we're not.
I think there is always pressure to fit in society through just social media and stuff like that. Even just people at school, possibly, but I think like having that my friend group and having them being in the same situation I'm in has helped me stay true to who I am because they know me so well. It's not, they not, you guys aren't people who would let me become something that I'm not to fit in. So without you guys there I, I don't know, I probably would've made decisions that would have been um just not who, not who I am.
What changes have you dealt with transitioning from elementary school to middle school and middle school to high school?
Funny thing actually something that my mom said yesterday night, um she was like "you, every transition that you had, that I've gone through I was ready for it." You know so; I hated preschool I don't know why. I just didn't like it, so I was ready for kindergarten when it started. Then at the end of 5th grade I was ready to go to 6th grade. Then at the end of 8th grade I was ready to go into high school. So I think those transitions for me were pretty easy because I'm… um I'm someone who can accept that change easily and eagerly too. So they were pretty easy for me.
You know I really, um I kind of only really have one big role model in my life and that's actually my dad. So I really, I haven't really thought of any other, someone from the same background as me as someone I look up to. Well my dad, we share a lot of similarities. I just, I don't know, I just love spending time with him and he's taught me a lot about life and stuff like that. I, I don't know, he's just, he's also taught me about my culture too, which is something I really appreciate. I don't know he's just a great person.
What are your feelings about the way Asians are portrayed in the media?
I don't know, it's, the way Asian's are portrayed in the media is basically either, it's either an Asian nerd, right? So like a techy math geek, something likes that, or it's an Asian being dumb because it's like they're in a surrounding or something where they are completely clueless. Then, it's very; it's very limited on how Asian's are portrayed in media. I don't know I think, it's is changing. There are Asians where there's not those background stereotypes on them too when I think it can expand some more. I've noticed in China at least women are mostly portrayed for beauty. So like they are like the models for like different companies or like they're endorsing like different beauty projects or stuff like that. They're just like; they're basically the stereotypical perfect women. I think that America has started to expand it's very on what a beautiful woman is. I think China could probably do that too, just because there is very strictly stereotypical in that sense.
I'm, so I'm basically here because of the One Child Policy. I mean that basically, that's kind of like an assumption still but I think it's very um, what do I want to say? It's very legitimate. So in a way, in a very, very kind of, very extended broad way it's I'm almost thankful in a way. Just because I know from where I came from it's very, very rural. I wouldn't have gotten an education that I would have gotten today, or the health care benefits or anything like that as I do here. But I think it was very tough for China. Just because population control like that is so difficult to maintain and you have to be strict with that. So I think China was realizing that how that One Child Policy effected their country. So they've kind of relaxed the rule a little bit. They don't do the um, what are they called? Lack of a better word kill the babies that they, that weren't supposed to be born scenically. I mean, I don't know it's just something that happened in China's history. But I wouldn't be here if it hadn't.
So when I went back I was in 4th grade, 5th grade elementary, oh 4th grade. So and I think I mean you said that was about the time when adoptees are supposed to go back to where they came from to just know about it. So what we did is, let me think... yeah right trip, we went to China. We went to Beijing and we were in a tour group full of other adoptees girls from all over the place with their parents too. So what we did was that we toured China. So when we went to Beijing we went to the Forbidden City and we went to the Great Wall. We went to a bunch of different touristy places that China's known for. We also went to Chengdu; we saw some pandas, who were really cute. We went to Xi'an to see the Terracotta Warriors. Then so, we started up north and we kind of made our way south. Then so I don't know what the last city we were was, we were in all together. But then was split up. So the different families went to the areas where their daughters were adopted. So we went to Xinyi and there was, I remember we went to the White Swan hotel. Which is one of the more luxurious hotels down in that area, and it's a beautiful hotel too. The trip we, especially for my parents, we got to go to the orphanage I was from. My parents had never seen it either. So um I remember we drove from, it was maybe about an hour or two away from where we were staying and we drove down and along the roads we saw a bunch of farmers with their animals. I remember I counted how many like water buffalo I saw and there as some big potbelly pigs walking on the road and some other domesticated animals like that. So and we were with a guild obviously because otherwise we wouldn't have known where to go. But we were driving in this big white van and then we got to the orphanage. The, immediately when the doors opened the women that took care of me, when I was 13 months old picked me out of the van and gave me the biggest hug. I was kind of like "I don't remember you." But so for them it was a lot more, I think emotional through that connection wise for them just because they remembered me. So I was little so I didn't really remember I knew who they were but I didn't really remember everything they did for me. But like they were so happy to see me. So after that moment we got out and we went to, we only went to one room. We went to the room where the babies, all the babies that were there were girls pretty much and they were all pretty healthy too, which was which was good, minus a few cleft lips and stuff like that. But we just, they have, they have a big play room for them. There was maybe about 15 babies around I think so there were quite a few. So that was basically what we did for the day. Then they also, my parents had donated a washing and dryer machine to the orphanage. So we went to see that, it said "in donations of the Bowser family" or whatever. I think that was very generous of my parents to do because they didn't have the disposable diapers. So they had to clean those cloth ones and that just made life a whole lot simpler for them. Then I remember Meryl had a pen pal right in the orphanage? Or something likes that. But that girl who she talked to is older and so there's like, there's like a, like an age or baby age where you have the highest chance of being adopted. So she was a lot older so her chances for adoption were a lot lower. But I saw kind of girls like here that were maybe about 13 or something like that around that age and they would help take care of the babies too. So I don't, I just thought, like I just kind of thought that they, I wasn't sorry for them but I kind of just remember thinking that they could be having an education or something like that than doing more at the orphanage. But they weren't, so that just made me feel even more lucky that I was adopted. Oh yeah so, we were or after our visit there well the orphanage itself wasn't spectacular or anything since it was a very rural town. The orphanage was just kind of, it had what it needed. But it wasn't anything that was, it was very clean or anything like that and it was very crowded with the babies especially. Then there was just like it seemed like there wasn't enough people to take care of them for the amount of babies that they have. So but I mean now more probably today there or even since people have visited that orphanage it's gotten, it's kind of becoming a bit more modernized and a little bit more improved and stuff like that. So that was the orphanage. So the town on that trip too I also visited the spot where I was left and where I was found, where I was left and found. That was, I think that I was lucky in that regard too, because I was left in front of an important building in the town so there was, it was like in the city and it was in front of like an executive building something like that. So I'm assuming that someone found me relatively quickly. I know that like other adoptees have been left in places where their chances of being found are a lot lower. So I took, I like stood in that spot and then we took a picture there. But then even after that we were driving around the town and it was, it looked very poor. There were, everyone had strung their clothes on lines just across between the buildings and then there were dogs running around too. Little kids, who were like half naked and then the streets were dirt and dust. It, it, when I saw that I was again very thankful from, for being able to go and be growing up more privileged. Then I remember the one building in the town that looked like more modern was the school. So they had maybe an elementary school it was, there was green grass around it and the building just looked nicer. So they were, so that was just something to say that "we do care about education for the kids." So this is where we are going and so I haven't been back since. So I'm assuming that it's made a lot more improvements too. Which is very good, big trip.
You know I have and people have asked me: are you ever going to try to search for your parent?" So I think that's, if I do that it's something that I'll do later in life. I know there are ways to do it too is like DNA testing and stuff like that. But I think right now it's not of uttermost importance to me.
If you had the chance, would you meet your birth family? What would you do? (Paint a picture) What would you tell them?
I would probably say to them thank you for giving me a good life. You know that's something really hard to say just because they are the ones who gave me up. But I think it's true especially from where I came from it's, I would not have had the opportunities that I have now if I had stayed there. Even for them if it was unintentional so something likes that, I would still thank them for that. Then I'd go in and ask just like, I would ask if they had any other kids because one of my assumptions is that they already had an older child and I also think that the old child was a boy too. It's possible that that I could have blood related siblings. So I would ask them about that too. Whether or not they gave them up too or live with them.
How do you feel about adoptees that know or find their birth family?
I think that that's great for them. It's that they have that, especially if they have that good, if they are on good terms with both their adoptive parents and their birth parents that's a great link just to be able to have that. I think that's something that they can, I don't know, it's just it's something nice to know. You know and like you're also linking two families together too. So I don't know those families could extend beyond to two parents but it's just a way to connect.
Oh fictional characters? I don't think they're dead. I don't like I mean, of course that's a possibility they would. But I do feel like they're still alive somewhere probably, maybe they're still there, something like that. I don't know, I don't really think that they're fictional characters though in my mind. Which now that you say that it kind of, it could make sense. You know I'm keeping them alive in my brain just to like maybe bring peace of mind or something like that. But I do, I do think there's a good chance that they're still alive.
I think I was abandoned because, just because of that One Child Policy. It's, the parents weren't able to give their child directly to an orphanage for adoption because they considered that illegal. So in where I was found. It's just a really easy place to leave a baby. So I'm pretty sure I was abandoned and they were just hoping someone would find me.
Do you remember the day that Gracie came home?
I do and so my parents got me they waited three years and then they went to go get my little sister, who's from a different area in China. But they left me with my grandparents and I was really sad that they were gone; I remember that I was very, very sad that they were gone. But when they came back, we meet them at the airport and so I think, I think my parents has a stroller or something. They rolled her in and I was pretty happy to have a little sister. I was um; she was just someone I've taken care of ever since she came home. I think, you'll have to ask my parents, I think I was kind of like I was already a big sister, you know what I mean? It was very exciting for my family that they brought her home.
Have you and sister talked about adoption and identity?
Um, kind of. It's, I don't really talk to her about my feelings but I try to comfort her about her about hers. Because as I've said before adoptees deal with these issues differently. So I was more okay with it and she was more on the flip side and she did have identity issues growing up. So I think whenever she got upset or anything it was always something underlining. So I think I tried my best just too kind of comfort her about that stuff. But I think what helps kind of the most is time. Just to, just too kind of get that in her mind. So when we do talk or when we did, it was more so when she was younger, that was basically what I'd do. I was just trying to comfort her and just tell her this is the situation we are in now and this is something that you can't avoid. Then so you're just going to have to learn how to incorporate it into your life and just try to kind of make it manageable.
Overall? I think adoption can be great depending on the situation the birth parents are in. So basically, so basically if adoption gives the child a better life essentially. If like the parents are like, if the baby is born into a really bad situation or something like that and dangerous or whatever. It's like the parents can give the child up for adoption as an option just so they, so the child doesn't have to be born into that. You know they don't have to grow up into any pain or anything like that. But I also think that adoption can be to open, or lose in the sense that it could be misused, maybe. So I don't know like, if parents give up a child just because they don't want it. You know there's not certain situation that kind of provokes them to give the child up. Then I think that adoption isn't really necessary in cases like that. You also can't predict how the child will react to either situation too. So it's kind of a gamble. You know also an option can be negative for the child too depending on who the person it how adopted the child or something like that.
So positive effects is again the child is given opportunities that they would have with their birth parents. So like again for me, like going to college, getting an education, going and getting a job in the future, things or stuff like that. I wouldn't have most likely had in if I had grown up in China. So I think that's one of the biggest benefits of adoption.
I think one of the negatives is that if the; if the adoptee's parents don't acknowledge that the child's adopted. They don't acknowledge where the child has come from, that can have a really big impact how the child he or she grows up. So I think adoption is almost kind of dangerous in the way that the adoptee can kind of lose his or her kind of identity.
I would say ask questions if you are unclear about anything or just uncertain, specifically pertaining to your background as an adoptee. I think it's really important to bring that up with your parents. They can, they can also help settle your mind. So I also think that can be the scariest thing too. If you just, not even if you just have a more distant relationship with your parents, it's just, it, you're just making yourself vulnerable. But I think it's something that is important to do. Even I have a hard time with it too. Just get the courage to ask questions.


Chemical manufacturers, formulators and distributers must not only consider the hazards of chemicals produced, used, imported, and stored in their workplaces, but also consider the hazards that arise under normal conditions of use, shipping and foreseeable emergencies. Attending this webinar will assist participants in implementing effective labeling, data reporting and workforce safety hazard communication requirements.
Deidre Tate is a project director at Pinnacle Enterprise Group where she's had a principal consulting relationship since 2011. Ms. Tate's journey has included 25 years of industry experience where she's enjoyed both domestic and international leadership roles at the corporate, divisional and facility levels. Specifically, she has orchestrated business process safety improvements, change management activities and led regulatory affairs for Allied-Signal (Honeywell), AstraZeneca, Syngenta (Novartis), Johnson-Matthey, PGI, Materia and Oil & Gas Refineries. She also has served three consecutive terms on the US Coast Guard, Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC).
Ms. Tate holds a B.S. from Michigan State University and has completed post graduate studies in the College of Chemical Engineering at Wayne State University where she received Certification in Hazardous Waste Management.


An anonymous $75 million gift to NYU Langone Health and its Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center will establish a Center for Blood Cancers housing a new, world-class program for multiple myeloma care and research, along with other blood cancer programs. The new center will significantly expand Perlmutter Cancer Center's capacity to study and treat blood cancers.
In addition, the new center will expand research capabilities focusing on clinical trial recruitment and efforts to identify markers for different cancer types to recognize blood cancers at their earliest stages.
Learn more about the Center for Blood Cancers.
Perlmutter Cancer Center receives accreditation for allogeneic transplants for adults.