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Die Grafenkapelle () ist ein Nebengebäude der Liebfrauenkirche in der belgischen Stadt Kortrijk.

Geschichte und Architektur
Graf Ludwig von Maele ließ die Kapelle 1370 an der Südseite des Chores der Liebfrauenkirche als seine Grablege errichten und stellte sie unter das Patrozinium der heiligen Katharina.

Die Kapelle ist außen mit abgestuften Strebepfeilern mit Balustrade, Fialen und Wasserspeiern gegliedert; der Westgiebel ist mit Krabben verziert und trägt einen kleinen steinernen Dachreiter. Die Kapelle wurde aus Tournai-Stein erbaut; die Nordwand und die westliche Giebelseite sind jedoch aus Brabanter Stein.

Das Innere ist mit Kreuzrippengewölben und einem sechsteiligen Rippengewölbe im Chor abgeschlossen; die Schlusssteine sind mit flämischem Löwen verziert. An der West-, Ost- und Südwand befinden sich einundfünfzig Nischen, die aus Spitzbögen mit Dreipässen in rechteckigem Rahmen bestehen, deren Seiten mit Reliefs verziert sind; die Nischen enthalten gemalte Porträtdarstellungen der flämischen Grafen von Jan van der Asselt. An der Rückwand befand sich früher ein Wandgemälde mit dem Jüngsten Gericht von Van der Plaetsen aus den Jahren 1874–1875, das 1962 entfernt wurde. Die Kapelle erhielt einen neogotischen Zementfliesenboden.

Das Bauwerk ist mit seiner Architektur in der kämpferlosen Ausbildung der Dienste und der weitgehenden Auflösung der Wände auf der Höhe seiner Entstehungszeit und bezeigt mit der Vorbildwahl der Sainte-Chapelle in Paris den hohen Anspruch der Bauherren.

Ausstattung
Eine gotische Alabasterstatue der Heiligen Katharina, von André Beauneveu aus Valenciennes, (hergestellt zwischen 1374 und 1386) bildet das wertvollste Ausstattungsstück.
Die Glasmalereien stellen die goldene Sporenschlacht (auch bekannt als "Sporenschlacht von Kortrijk" oder "Schlacht von Courtrai") vom 11. Juli 1302 dar.

Literatur
 Jan De Cuyper: De Gravenkapel van Kortrijk. Opbouw (1370-1374) en herstel na de ramp van 1382, in: De Leiegouw, 1962, nr. 4, S. 5–54.
 Luc Devlieger, Kunstpatrimonium van West-Vlaanderen. Lannoo pvba: Tielt 1973, ISBN 90-209-0076-5
 Jacqueline De Winter, David Becquart, Guido Dekeyrel: De Graven(kapel) van Kortrijk in een nieuw licht. Guide Dekeyrel: Kortrijk 2018, ISBN 978-90-8281-300-5
 Ferdinand Van de Putte: La chapelle des comtes de Flandre à Courtrai, in: Annales de la Société d'Emulation de Bruges, vol. X, 1875, S. 189–282.
 H. Van Dorpe: De Sint-Catharinakapel of Gravenkapel te Kortrijk voor 1944, in: Handelingen van de Geschied- en Oudheidkundige Kring van Kortrijk, 1963–64, S. 281–298

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Bauwerk in Kortrijk
Mausoleum
Kirchengebäude des Bistums Brügge
Katharina-von-Alexandrien-Kirche
Kirchengebäude in der Provinz Westflandern
Kulturdenkmal in der Provinz Westflandern
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Grabbau in Europa
Gotisches Bauwerk in Flandern
Grabmal in Belgien


Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Rick Scott is coming to Washington to meet with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss related health law implementation issues and concerns.
Millions of lives and billions of dollars have been heaped upon the doorsteps of state capitols, where officials must decide whether to expand their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act in time for a 2014 launch. A handful of states, though, will play a bellwether role, their political dynamics and path to expansion likely instructive for others grappling with whether to grow their Medicaid rolls. The federal government will pick up most of the cost of expansion under the health law — but states are skeptical about that promise over the long haul, and are worried about creating new entitlements that would be hard to roll back. Some states may hold back for a year or more — they can opt to expand Medicaid later, although they'd lose some federal funds (Cheney and Smith, 1/7).
While the bulk of the law goes into place in 2014, you'll see a few changes this year. However, much of 2013 will be dedicated to health facilities and government offices getting ready for the larger changes coming down the road. On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services conditionally approved eight more states' plans to set up their own health insurance exchange programs. The conditional approvals mean a total of 19 states plus the District of Columbia have the initial thumbs-up on their plans. Two others, Arkansas and Delaware, have the go-ahead to run an exchange in partnership with the federal government (Christiansen, 1/4).
Gov. Rick Scott will meet with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss the Affordable Care Act. The Republican governor has been a vocal critic of so-called "Obamacare" but softened his stance after the election, saying he was willing to work with federal officials. He's repeatedly expressed concerns about potential costs to Florida taxpayers. The meeting is slated for Monday. Florida must decide whether to expand its Medicaid rolls, which could extend coverage to roughly 900,000 low-income residents (1/7).


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Home Articles in English Have we reached the twilight of the fundamental science era?
Have we reached the twilight of the fundamental science era?
Martin Lopez Corredoira
There are some symptoms which indicate a decline of our scientific culture. Scientific organisations behave like a colony of bacteria which reproduce as far as the available food and money allow. The more you feed them, the more they grow: more PhD students, postdocs, staff researchers, papers, supercomputers, telescopes, particle accelerators etc. Experimental science becomes more and more expensive with time, and science has opted for this way of no return, going always for an increase in funds. When the investment in science reaches the limit where it can no longer grow, a crisis will become unavoidable. The end of science will mean the end of modern European culture, the twilight of the scientific age. Are we not wise enough to stop this decline? No, we are not. Humans are individually intelligent, but when they associate in big groups this intelligence is diluted. For instance, global warming cannot be halted, due to this collective stupidity. The golden age of science will never come again. But we could, at least, try to preserve something of the spirit of science, in which the best intelligences can produce smart solutions to various problems.
History reveals a succession of many dawns and twilights, in different facets of human activity. Looking at the past, we can date and understand the reasons for the birth of science, specifically fundamental science. However, we do not know precisely when its twilight will take place. Nevertheless, clues of the advent of such twilight are already in the air; after a very hot summer the season of falling leaves always comes. This article presents the underlying rationale suggesting that we are now past the golden age of pure science, and how we need to accommodate our research to this new era.
Symptoms of decline
Today, science and some of its priests enjoy a high status in our society. By science this article refers to pure sciences, as distinct from applied sciences. We have witnessed gargantuan amounts of money invested to support such sciences. The quantity of publications, the quantity of big instruments and the technology created, the number of jobs created in research, the accurate control of our science in comparison with past times, could all be considered as arguments used to show that science is presently living in a golden age.
But there are some symptoms which indicate a decline of our scientific culture. First, our society is drowned in huge amounts of knowledge. Most of it is about research of little importance to progress our world view or produces no advances in the basic fundamentals of pure science. Instead, we invent countless technical applications or investigate secondary details.
Second, in the few fields where some important aspects of unsolved questions have arisen, powerful groups of administrators of science control the flow of information. They have inherent biases resulting in a preference for consensus truths, rather than having objective discussions within a scientific methodology. This process gives few guarantees that we are obtaining solid new truths about nature.
Finally, should the current scientific process continue the way it is, individual creativity is condemned to disappear. Indeed, truly creative scientists are substituted by large corporations of administrators and politicians of science specialised in searching ways of getting money from States in megaprojects with increasing costs and diminishing returns.
A hive without a soul
In essence, our science has become an animal without a soul. Or rather a colony of animals, a group of organisms, which devour human efforts and do not offer anything but growth for the sake of growth. Scientific organisations behave like a colony of bacteria which reproduce as far as the available food and money allow. The more you feed them, the more they grow: more PhD students, postdocs, staff researchers, papers, supercomputers, telescopes, particle accelerators etc. And, if the money tap is closed, the number of people who dedicate their time to science and its by-products is reduced proportionally.
Almost everything in science is reduced to find a small fiefdom of nature to analyse—regardless of the existence any fundamental question to solve there. The whole process boils down to publishing papers on such fiefdoms, getting citations from colleagues with the aim of getting jobs and extra money for expenses, getting money to employ more PhD students, postdocs, etc. And when these students and postdocs grow up, they become new senior researchers who ask for more money, and so on… The sense of all this industry is one of primitive life: just a struggle for survival and spreading intellectual genes.
The business of science in crisis
It is not only a crisis of senses and spirit. But it will also be a crisis in the business of science, at least for pure sciences—not necessarily for technological applications. Scientific institutions follow the structure of capitalism, so they must continuously grow. Experimental science becomes more and more expensive with time, and science has opted for this way of no return, going always for an increase in funds. When the investment in science reaches the limit where it can no longer grow, a crisis will become unavoidable.
Nowadays, the richest countries aim to invest around 3% of GDP in research and development, from which 20% is dedicated to pure sciences. This ratio is much higher than in the past—both in absolute and relative terms—and it has grown continuously in the last few decades, with some small fluctuations. Such investment is, possibly, already close to the asymptotic limit in terms of the relative ratio of money that a society can afford. So an economic crisis in science may be not very far away. It could well be that many research centres will continue for some decades with a constant or decreasing budget. But eventually they will recognise that no advances can be made without increasing budgets. Then, these centres will begin to close, one after another.
This will not happen very fast. But it will be a process possibly lasting several generations. And this decline will not only affect science but the sinking of science will run parallel to the sinking of many other aspects of our civilisation. The end of science will mean the end of modern European culture, the twilight of an era initiated in Europe around the fifteenth century and which is extended nowadays throughout the world: the scientific age.
The end of the golden age of science
Are we not wise enough to stop this decline? No, we are not. We have plenty of cumulative knowledge. But memory is neither intelligence nor wisdom. Humans are individually intelligent, but when they associate in big groups this intelligence is diluted. For instance, global warming cannot be halted, due to this collective stupidity. In my opinion, the fate of our civilisation cannot be changed. "It is not the individual but the spirit of a culture who gets fed up," said early XX century philosopher of history Oswald Spengler in his book 'The Decline of the West.' Whatever has to happen, will happen. Societies develop their cultures, and they grow, reproduce and die.
The golden age of science will never come again. But we could, at least, try to preserve something of the spirit of science, in which the best intelligences can produce smart solutions to various problems.
Thinking about new ideas with low-budget experiments or intellectual developments produced by few individuals has more merit than the mega-expensive macro-projects of big science. Many scientists might, possibly, complain about this statement and say: "With a low budget, we cannot create innovative science." And the answer should be equally firm: "If you cannot produce new ideas or new analyses of available data in science, and your only idea of advance is to ask for more money for a device more expensive than the previous one, then the only option left is to leave research."
"Reprinted article from Euroscientist.com, special issue on "Ethics, values and culture driving research".
The ideas presented here are developed further in an article (http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.4144) and in a book called 'The Twilight of the scientific age'."
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p.marcati 31 Dicembre 2017 At 09:03
È una visione catastrofista che non mi sento di condividere. Certamente non desidero opporre delle forme di ottimismo positivo e incondizionato nella scienza che per se non è altro che un modo di produrre e organizzare le nostre conoscenze molto localizzato nello spazio e nel tempo. Il metro stesso di giudizio che porta a usare il termine crepuscolo mi sembra molto soggettivo e non potrebbe essere altrimenti. Mi pare invece che, come spesso accaduto nella storia, siano i processi di trasformazione in atto nella società (forse sarebbe meglio il plurale) a determinare il cammino della scienza. E' vero che un certo ipertrofismo di alcune scienze sperimentali è arrivato al capolinea, ma gli scienziati più avveduto lo sanno da tempo. Per esempio la fisica delle particelle oggi guarda con molta più attenzione allo spazio che non a un nuovo CERN (che tutti sanno essere finanziariamente e praticamente inavvicinabile). Abbiamo poi una rivoluzione della scienza dei dati che spinge verso la creazioni di culture interdiscipliari, superando a mio avviso barriere tradizionali (oggi direi anacronistiche) anche tra scienze umane, scienze della vita, scienze fisico matematiche e ingegneria. Quello che invece va combattuto è la creazione di nicchie di potere come pullula nella burocrazia della ricerca italiana, evitando eccessi di concentrazione nei finanziamenti. Nella ricerca è necessario non essere mai troppo dirigisti, non è possibile decidere oggi con sicurezza quali linee avranno successo domani. Invece è molto importante garantire un minimo di qualità diffusa perchè questo è già un valore aggiunto per se e aumenta la probabilità che emergano idee forti, non programmabili a tavolino. Se guardiamo il dibattito scientfico di 100 anni fa, troviamo che tutto ciò che venuto dopo era già prevedibile allora? Vogliamo dire che la storia del XX secolo non abbia influenzato la scienza del XX secolo?
Francesco Vissani, PhD 1 Gennaio 2018 At 14:17
Dear Martin, I have been following your writings and fights in these years, and I thank you for them, I think they are important and precious. Still I am not convinced the social and economical dynamics deserve so much emphasis in a discussion concerning science, and I am glad by the occasion offered by this blog to collect a few personal opinions and comments apropos
1) I doubt of the effectiveness of too general statements. E.g., the title of your piece maks reference to "fundamental science": but, what's that? If you mean "speculative cosmology" (that I guess is the field that you know better) or "speculative particle physics" (that is the one I know instead) I could largely agree on the statement that "we reached the twilight of the fundamental science era". But even if these research fieds are popular, and their claims are well-represented on the media, I am not at all that these two branches satisfy automatically the criteria that should be fulfilled to deserve the name of "sciences"! Thus in my view the problem is simpler: we should fight them face to face, point out the loose ends, focus the discussion on valid points, do our job and help people who want to do the same. Incidentally am quite in agreement with Feynman's polemical positions on string "theory" (as expressed in many writings) on that, and also with the one of White on the negative effect of "fundamentalism" (as described in arXiv:0704.2291).
2) In any case, I would not be so strict in separating what is fundamental and what is not. If one stops to wonder on the importance for the science of Archimedes screw, of Galileo's usage of the telescope, of Newton's prism, of Marconi's antennae (built only 100 yr ago!!!), Rontgen's X-rays or even the blue LED of Akasaki, Amano, Nakamura, etc etc, it is easier to realise how dubious is the value of the artificial barriers among what is fundamental and what it is not. For the immediate future, it is enough to just think to the impact that "artificial" intelligence could have on the evolution of the concept of science. Even closer: everybody can see that the current technologies have an enormous importance for the future of mankind and societies and require new ways of thinking–who cares if these ways of thinking are fundamental or not!
3) I am strongly convinced that science is not an abstract matter but a human activity made first of all by certain pioneers, and then practiced enjoyed used by many other people. I would put less emphasis on the abstract matter – The Science — and more on the concrete character of results, theories and ideas. Also for this reason, I think we need to invest many more energies in making science readable and accessible to new scientists and to people; to work a lot on teaching; to give respect to whom deserves it; to open the windows of the buildings in which, we scientists, happen to live.
I would like to conclude with a thought of my beloved G. Orwell, "Orthodoxy means not thinking–not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness." which has an evident reference to the issue of discussion.
With my best wishes for the new year to you, the editors of Roars and all us
Dear Martin, I have followed your writings and struggles in these years, and I thank you for them, because I think they are important and precious. However I am not convinced that social and economic dynamics deserve such an emphasis in a discussion on science, and I am happy with the opportunity offered by this blog to gather some personal opinions and comments about it.
1) I doubt the effectiveness of too general statements. For example, the title of your piece refers to "fundamental science": but what is it? If you mean the "speculative cosmology" (which I suppose is the field you know best) or the "physics of speculative particles" (which is what I know instead) I could broadly agree on the statement that "we have arrived at the twilight of fundamental science era". But even if these researches are popular and their statements are well represented in the media, I'm not at all sure that they *automatically* meet the criteria that should be met to be called "science"! From my point of view, therefore, the problem is simpler: we should watch them in face, fight any single fight, point out weaknesses, concentrate the discussion on valid points, do our work in short, help people who want to do the same. Incidentally I quite agree with R. Feynman's polemical positions apropos and in particular those on string "theory" (as expressed in many writings), and also with that of S. White on the negative effect of "fundamentalism" (as described in arXiv: 0704.2291) .
2) I would not be so strict in tracing a separation from what is "fundamental" and what is not. It is easy to realize how artificial are certain barriers, as soon as we stop to wonder how important for mankind are the screw of Archimedes, the use of Galileo of the telescope, the prism of Newton, the antennas of Marconi (built only 100 years ago !!!), Rontgen's X-ray or even Hurst's touchscreen, to name a few. For the immediate future, it is sufficient to think about the impact that "artificial" intelligence could have on the evolution of the very concept of science. Even closer to us: everyone can see that current technologies have enormous importance for the future of man and society and require new ways of thinking – who cares if these ways of thinking are fundamental or not!
3) I am strongly convinced that science is not an abstract question but a human activity made first of all by some pioneers, and then practiced enjoyed used by many other people. I would place less emphasis on the abstract question – Science – and more on the concrete character of results, theories and ideas. For this reason too, I think we need to invest a lot more energy to make science readable and accessible to new scientists and people; work hard on teaching; give respect to those who deserve it; to open the windows of the buildings in which, we scientists, happen to work and live.
I would like to conclude with a sentence from my beloved G. Orwell, "Orthodoxy means not thinking, not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness", which has a clear relationship with the topic of discussion.
With my best wishes to you, to P. Marcati (who has made many good points just above) to the publishers of Roars, to all those who care of science: Happy New Year!

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[Answered] Discuss India's policy towards Afghanistan. Why is peace in Afghanistan important for India?
Demand of the question Introduction. Contextual introduction. Body. Discuss India's policy towards Afghanistan. How is peace in Afghanistan important for India? Conclusion. Way forward.
India and Afghanistan have a strong relationship based on historical and cultural links. The relationship is not limited to the governments, but has its foundations in the historical contacts and exchanges between the people. The strategic location of Afghanistan as a connection to Central Asia and West Asia is important for Indian efforts to establish stronger and more direct commercial and political relations with Central Asia.
India's policy towards Afghanistan:
Re-building indigenous Afghan capacity: India policy towards Afghanistan is to help rebuild Afghanistan's infrastructure and institutions, education and technical assistance in order to rebuild indigenous Afghan capacity in different areas.
Peace and reconciliation: India is encouraging an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned broad-based and inclusive process of peace and reconciliation and advocating the need for a sustained and long-term commitment to Afghanistan by the international community.
Reconstruction and development: India has inaugurated the Afghan-India friendship dam, earlier known as Salma Dam. It highlights India's continued commitment to Afghanistan's reconstruction and development. India agreed to implement some important new projects such as the Shahtoot Dam and drinking water project for Kabul.
Strengthening democratic institutions in Afghanistan: India has focused on strengthening democratic institutions in Afghanistan through various efforts like inaugurating the newly built Afghan Parliament. India also announced additional USD 1 billion assistance for capability building in spheres such as education, health, agriculture, skill development, women's empowerment, energy, infrastructure for the same.
Soft power: India is focusing on soft power methods that involve winning hearts and minds and strengthening its cultural and political relations with Afghanistan. India's contribution to the development of cricket in Afghanistan is such an example.
No military intervention: India is not in favour of using the military in Afghanistan. It was reflected in the recent rejection of the USA proposal to India to intervene militarily. India is in favour of no boots in the Afghanistan.
Mutual sharing and solidarity: The development partnership of India-Afghanistan is based on the principles of mutual sharing and solidarity which is branched into five founding modalities of development cooperation that includes capacity building, trade and investment, technology cooperation and others.
Significance of peace in Afghanistan:
Natural resources: Afghanistan is known for its geo-strategic importance and abundance of natural resources. Afghanistan has an estimated 1 trillion USD of untapped resources according to a joint report of The Pentagon and US Geological Survey. Stable Afghanistan with better relations means more economic development in the region and of India.
Security: A stable Afghanistan is crucial for regional and domestic security and stability for India. With Afghanistan becoming a centre of radical ideology and violence again, such a development would affect Pakistan and would inevitably reach India.
Connectivity: The most important role of Afghanistan is always considered as India's gateway to Central Asia. It implies continental outreach. For instance,Connectivity with Afghanistan and further with Central Asia have been primarily the reasons for India's engagement with Iran to develop Chabahar port.
Strengthening regional foothold: Increasing strategic engagements with Afghanistan combination is beneficial for India in strengthening a foothold in the region. For example, India's relations with Iran at present are dominated by oil. Diversification of engagements would strengthen India's relations with Iran and other countries.
Energy ambitions: To address its energy needs to sustain its economic growth, pipelines from Iran and Central Asia would be extremely important. India sees Afghanistan as an essential component of the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) pipeline. An unstable Afghanistan would hurt the construction of this pipeline and the subsequent flow of gas.
Trade: In case of trade, Afghanistan can help India export its products to Europe, gaining foreign exchange. The railway line from Chabahar to Zahedan in Afghanistan envisages to connect New Delhi with Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe.
The importance of Afghanistan is multi-dimensional. Also, India understands that a peaceful Afghanistan will help in a peaceful India and South Asia in a world which is threatening to break into a war anytime. A stable Afghanistan is in everyone's interests and the regional security is intrinsically enmeshed with it.


Mary Agnes Turner, 91, of Brodhead, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Janesville.
Mary was born August 6th, 1927 in Racine, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Geneva (LeFebvre) and Ervin Lovell. She married Kenneth Turner on December 31, 1947 in Rockford, Ill. As a couple, they enjoyed many years of spending time with family and friends, both in Brodhead and at their home in northern Wisconsin. She was an avid sports fan and never missed a Green Bay Packer game.
She is survived by a daughter, Judith (Dwayne) Cushman, and two sons, Thomas and James (Kelli) Turner. She will be dearly missed by her beloved grandchildren: Rebecca (Craig) Haroldson, William (Kelli) Neumann, Tara (Mike) Laschiava, Erin (Brandon) Turner, Morgan (Anthony) Turner, Danielle (Antonio Morris) Turner, Derek Turner, and two great-granddaughters, Natalie Smith and Avionna Morris.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ken, and three sons in infancy (Thomas Nathan and twins Ronald Dean and Donald Gene).
Funeral Services were held on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at the D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, WI.


I have always slightly despised the word "resolution" – it has always been associated with making a list of things that one will inevitable toss aside in a few days, weeks, or months, till they attempt another try at their New Year's Resolutions the following year. A few years ago I heard the phrase "New Year's Goals" and I instantly preferred it to New Year's Resolutions. Goals just sound so much more positive and achievable than resolution – a word that has a somewhat negative association that leads to a broken promise you made to your self. A goal is something you can check off a list and feel a sense of accomplishment.
I'm a firm believer that you should always be working to better yourself, try new things, and make improvements. A New Year is the perfect time to wipe the slate clean and make a few improvements, step outside your comfort zone, etc. There is no time like the present.
I'm still working on my New Year's Goals, but thought I would share a few with you.
Do More Things That Benefit Me// I realize that this probably sounds like the most selfish New Year's Goal/Resolution in the history of New Year's Goal. However, I am an extremely nice person, and I really have to work at tell people 'no' or possible accepting the fact of letting someone down a little just because I am simply unable to do something at a certain time. So all-inclusive in this goal is to work on telling people "no" and learning to deal with the feeling of slightly letting someone down every now and then. Also to be on top of opportunities and be more open to opportunities that may come my way.
Fitness// How cliché, right? What would a post about New Year's Goals Resolutions be if fitness were not mentioned at least once? About the middle of September I fell out of the habit of working out in a major way and only just started working out again a few weeks before Christmas. My goal is to workout 3 – 4 times a week whether it be yoga, the elliptical, or a walk/run. Working out on a regular basis makes such the difference; I sleep better, think more clearly, am more productive, and feel more centered about things.
Travel// I haven't traveled to very many places and would love to see and explore somewhere new.
Bad Habit// When I am deep in thought I will pick the nail polish off my finger nails completely. This is a somewhat new habit I start a couple years ago and I fully intend to break it this year. Plus I absolutely dislike it when my fingernails look bad; it just makes jewelry look so less attractive.
Blog// I am going to aim to write a blog post 6 days a week and ideally hope I end up with 7 a week plus a few. I have also been meaning to do re-do the web design of the blog for a couple years to make it look more fresh, clean, organized, and up to date.
Reading// Last year I did not read as much as I would have like to. I am such a book nerd and love to read basically pretty much anything and everything. For 2017 my goal is to read two books a month.
Learn a Foreign Language// In middle and high school I did not take learning a foreign language very seriously. My teenage thought to myself at the time was "I live in America, everyone speaks English, when am I ever going to use a foreign language". Now that I am older and hopefully a bit wiser being able to speak a foreign language seems like a really cool thing to me. How cool would it be to go to Rome or France or Germany and instantly be able to pop into their culture and not have to resort to a translator every few seconds.
Go to Bed Before Midnight// I am absolutely the worst at staying up too late and not getting enough sleep. At night I get caught up in doing small things that on their own don't take up much time, but accumulate a few and they take up a ton of time.
Write A Book// I'm not looking to write the next great American novel or anything like. I love to read and write and just think that it would be really neat to actually publish a book. I actually started writing one last year, but didn't feel like it was the type of book I wanted to be writing. So since I have made this a goal and published it on the blog this is one goal I am definitely going to make a point to stick to.
Cooking and Baking// It is no secret at all that I am what some might consider a foodie and I would love to be able to learn how to cook and bake more things.
Appreciate the Little Things More// Sometimes I get so caught up on the big picture that I lose sight of the little things in life, which eventually add up to be the big things.
What are your New Year's Goals/Resolutions?
I love the idea of making new year's goals. I have a few personal goals myself...and travel more is one of them. Happy New Year, Lauren!
Good luck with your travel goal and a very Happy New Year to you too!!
These are some great goals. I'm working on mine right now!


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The things ya find when trawling through an old hard drive. Here's a mix I did for a friend in Hong Kong some years back. Tribal oldies and goldies on this one.


Home » Dark Romantix Blog » How I Created Dark Romantix Handwritten T-Shirts For Women!
Since 1983 when Katharine Hamnett introduced her bold slogan t-shirts, I have wanted to create printed products. I'm excited to launch Dark Romantix Handwritten T-Shirts For Women.
It's a good idea to hold onto your dreams because you never know when they may materialise.
But the idea has never gone away. In fact, just recently I found an old notebook with designs for handmade greetings cards, which I took as a fortuitous sign!
Now I'm so excited that instead of cards, I have designed a selection of handwritten t-shirts for women. And who knew if you can print on a t-shirt, then you can print on a sweatshirt, a bag, a mug, a cushion...the opportunities are endless!
How I came up with the idea of handwritten t-shirts?
Vintage lettering, calligraphy and handwritten text have become popular. For my t-shirts I experimented with different fonts but felt they were not personal enough to my brand, so I played around with my writing and really liked the results. The reaction from friends and family has been extremely encouraging.
I love writing. I love the feel of swishy, stylish writing and have practised over the years to have beautiful handwriting. And I think mine is pretty nice, not like the horrible, illegible scrawl of doctors.
I was one of those girls at school more concerned with how my writing looked than the actual content! You know, doing circles instead of dots over the i's, colouring different letters to make the words pop and experimenting with calligraphy.
Stationery, pens, ink, nibs, colours, paint, acrylic, were the aisles I was drawn to in Paperchase, which used to be one of my favourite stores.
Learning about Shopify, Dropshipping and Third Party Fulfilment has helped me realise all the obstacles that had prevented me from going ahead in the past are no longer there.
Time to go for it! Allow me to introduce my two collections.
Between Friends was inspired by the conversations we have with our girlfriends by text, what's app and on social media. You get a message from your friend and it'll begin with Hey Honey, fancy meeting up?
So, I went through my phone and looked up messages from my girlfriends and wrote a list of our most used words, altered the spelling to make them more funky and began writing.
Mwah! is my favourite, I love the movement in the letters, it felt great writing that one!
Our Tee-Shirt collection was inspired by uplifting words ending in the sound (tee): Positivity, Creativity, Spirituality, dropping the Y and adding EE instead!
just add SHIRT and you have a fun play on words!
The idea is you wear a Dark Romantix Positivitee-shirt when you're feeling great, or a Creativitee-shirt when you're making something amazing and your Spiritualitee-shirt when doing connecting with the cosmos in downward dog.
It's a bit of fun, bright happiness to wear and share with friends. I've got great comments whenever I've worn my samples, women absolutely love them!
I've had such fun designing these t-shirts.
Browse through the collections, choose your favourites.There are many different styles: sleeveless, v neck, oversized and even sweatshirts. I hope you love them as much as I do.
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Are isolated facial cleft lip and palate associated with increased perinatal mortality? A cohort study from the West Midlands Region, 1995-1997.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between cleft lip and/or palate and perinatal mortality. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed of cases of cleft lip/palate born to West Midlands residents from 1995 to 1997. Perinatal mortality for identified cases was compared with all births from 1995 to 1997. RESULTS: 347 cases of cleft lip and/or cleft palate were delivered from 1995 to 1997. Thirty-six pregnancies were terminated due to parental wishes--2 were registerable births. There were 310 spontaneous registerable births (stillbirths/livebirths) with cleft lip and/or palate and 1 further late fetal loss. In 220 (70.5%), the lesion was isolated. Of these, there were 7 perinatal deaths, 5 had post mortems and no additional anomalies were identified. In 92 (29.5%) cases other abnormalities were identified. The overall perinatal mortality rate (PNMR) in the West Midlands, was 10.0/1000 total births. The overall PNMR for babies with facial clefts was 89.7/1000 total births. The PNMR for those with associated anomalies was 228.3/1000 live/still births. The PNMR for isolated facial clefts was 31.8/1000 live/still births, significantly higher than the background population (OR 3.3, 95% CI: 1.5-7.0). CONCLUSION: Consideration should be given to screening the fetus at 20-24 weeks for facial deformity. This has implications for detection both of fetal anomalies and of a population at risk for adverse outcome.
8897214 - The epidemiology of orofacial clefts. 2. associated malformations.
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Department of Fetal Medicine, Division of Reproduction & Child Health, Birmingham Women's Hospital, and University of Birmingham, UK.
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I often stay with puppy food for my small ones. Mine tend to be VERY active as puppies and need quite a bit of calories for their body size. Small breeds need more calories per kg of weight than large dogs too. I have found it is easier to find higher calorie puppy food than adult food. Often if the food is not high enough in kcals, little dogs won't eat enough because the portions are too large. Just depends on how your pup eats though and her calorie needs.
If you want to switch her food I would wait at least a few more weeks. You should not change a puppies food right when you get them. Switching houses is stressful and switching the food they are used to can just add to the stress. Platinum, Ziwipeak, and Carnilove are the only ones on your list that I am really familiar with. All of which are decent foods. Best food is the one your dog is willing to eat though and has good stool, coat and energy on.
There is nothing wrong with Royal Canin. Everything has bad reviews online. I do not see why you would want to feed Acana anymore than RC. Acana is full of protein from peas/lentils/chickpeas/beans/etc. It also has quite a few cases of DCM linked to it, no for sure information yet but why take the risk with a food that has had that many incidences?
Add ins like fruit and meat should be no more than 25% of a dog's daily calories. If you really insist on switching foods maybe see if Farmina is available where you live? I live in Europe and it is a very popular food here and I think it is sold world wide. They will usually send out samples too if you ask, then you can see if your pup will eat it before committing to a bag.
Why is it an issue though? If the vet diagnosed your dog with renal failure and says a prescription food is needed I would assume they would have no problem writing a prescription for it? You can then purchase from anywhere else that sells the food with that prescription.
I agree, if there is a health problem your dog has that requires specific nutrients I would stick with a prescription food. I really like Farmina's prescription foods and Royal Canin is another good option. Since I am not a vet, I would not feel comfortable recommending a random food for a dog that I assume has some kind of ailment.
Absolutely not bad to try it at all! Don't beat yourself up over it, some dogs are just soo much more sensitive than others and there isn't much we can do about it. Honestly, the ingredients do not look awful in that food at all. It may be a little low in meat but dogs do not NEED high amounts of meat to be healthy. I would have no problem trying this food if my dog was miserable on everything else. If it works, it will be oh so worth it to see your dog have relief. Trust me, if it works any guilt you have about feeding it will be gone. The "best food in the world" is garbage at the end of the day if your dog's system is not happy on it.
A few years back, I tried to feed my dogs some 40% protein 20% fat grain free type foods. I was dead set on feeding my dog these kinds of foods because they are supposedly so high in meat which is supposedly the only way to feed a dog. So much wasted time with my dog being miserable, gassy, huge loose stools, itching. I finally said F it and started from scratch. Dumped the high protein food, stuck with something between 25-30% protein 11-16% fat and rice, millet, or barely for the starch since this is kind of similar to what she was on as a pup. What a difference. Such small firm stools that took a maximum of 20 seconds to pass. No nasty residue left behind. It may not have the highest meat content but who cares?? My dog is like a normal dog, no poop or skin issues, no stressing about what might happen next on this food lol. As an example of what I like to see in a food, while I was in the States I fed my dog Victor Senior and that worked so perfectly for her. The brands I feed now here in Europe all have very similar ingredients/analysis.
Oh that is a shame! Poor thing, I hate when my dogs get digestive upset. They look so miserable. If you still want to try adding your own topper, I wouldn't bother with "recipes". Especially for more sensitive dogs, I think it is better to add things one at a time instead of introducing mixes. I would just give plain chicken or beef added to their food for example. Then if they can eat that consistently for a week or so you can try adding something else.
I'm sure you know this already but just in case.. also make sure your meat has no added sodium, and the leaner the better for sensitive dogs.
Regardless of what I am feeding I know about how many calories both my dogs need to maintain their weight so that is how much I feed in a day. I mix raw meat, sardines, veggies, eggs etc in their food every day and simply make sure that the added food + dry food = their needed calories. I keep calories from added food to a max of 25% of their daily calories as that is what my vet suggested I stay around.
I always recommend people know how many calories their dog eats from their normal food. Makes it so much easier to know how much dry to reduce if adding canned for example.
All of Farmina's foods are free of those ingredients. Good food made with at least 90% animal protein. Annamaet grain inclusive foods do not have any of those ingredients either. I also like Purina Beyond grain inclusive foods, which are also free of all those ingredients.


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Wheat Futures Decline Overnight; Export Inspections of Corn Lower, Beans Rise.
Tony Dreibus
1. Wheat Falls on Lofty Conditions; Beans, Corn Down Slightly
Wheat futures were lower in overnight trading as the condition of the U.S. winter crop remains elevated.
Some 64% of the crop was in good or excellent condition as of Sunday, on par with the previous week and up from 34% during the same week a year earlier, according to the USDA.
In Kansas, the biggest winter wheat producer in the U.S., 58% earned top ratings, while in Oklahoma, 74% was in good or excellent conditions, the USDA said in a report.
Corn and soybeans were little changed, as investors weigh slow planting progress against renewed trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
About 23% of the corn crop was planted as of Sunday, half the prior five-year average, government data show. Only 10% of the Illinois crop was in the ground, well behind the previous average of 66%, and in Iowa, 36% was seeded vs. the normal 51% for this time of year.
Indiana farmers were only 3% finished with planting, down from the average of 35%, the USDA said.
On the trade front, meanwhile, President Trump has said he will raise tariffs on more than $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25% from their current level of 10% starting Friday. U.S. official have accused Beijing of reneging on trade commitments.
Soybean futures fell 12¢ yesterday, while corn declined 6½¢.
Chicago wheat for May delivery lost 4½¢ to $4.32¾ a bushel overnight on the Chicago Board of Trade, while Kansas City wheat dropped 5¼¢ to $3.97¾ a bushel.
Soybeans for May delivery fell 2¢ to $8.28¼ a bushel overnight. Soy meal lost $1.50 to $295.10 a short ton, and soy oil rose 0.16¢ to 27.29¢ a pound.
Corn futures for May delivery fell ¾¢ to $3.63½ a bushel overnight.
2. Corn, Wheat Inspections Decline Week to Week, Soybean Assessments Increase
Inspections of corn and wheat declined week to week, while soybean assessments increased, according to the USDA.
Government officials inspected 976,842 metric tons of corn for overseas delivery in the seven days that ended on May 2, down from 1.37 million the previous week. The total also was well below the 1.9 million tons examined during the same week last year.
Wheat assessments also fell, dropping to 477,918 metric tons from 645,662 tons the previous week, the USDA said. That was still better than the 332,086 tons assessed during the same week in 2018.
Soybean inspections totaled 600,441 metric tons, up from 507,285 tons inspected last week and 534,940 tons examined last year, according to the government.
Since the start of the marketing year on September 1, however, soybean inspections are well behind where they were a year earlier.
The USDA has assessed 32.2 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans for overseas delivery since the start of the marketing year, down from 44.1 million during the same period a year earlier.
Corn inspections so far this year are at 35.6 million metric tons, up from 33.2 million a year earlier.
Examinations of wheat for offshore shipment, since the start of the grain's marketing year on June 1, are at 21.9 million metric tons, down from 22.2 million during the same time frame last year, the USDA said.
3. Eastern Kansas, Missouri Can't Catch a Break as More Rain, Severe Storms Expected
Eastern Kansas and western Missouri can't seem to catch a break as more rain is falling in the areas, producing flash floods.
As of about 6 a.m. local time, more precipitation was falling in the region, where 2 to 3 inches fell overnight, according to the National Weather Service. A flash flood warning remains in effect.
Thunderstorms are expected to continue this morning before tapering off, the NWS said in a report early this morning. Damaging wind, large hail, and "very heavy rainfall" are forecast with the next round of storms that are expected to roll through later this afternoon and tonight, the agency said.
"Strong thunderstorms may be ongoing Wednesday morning," the NWS said. "Additional thunderstorms may redevelop Wednesday afternoon, but it is uncertain how strong they will be able to get due to previous rounds of thunderstorms."
Farther north in northern Illinois, more showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this evening into the overnight hours.
Lightning and locally heavy rain are the main threats, the agency said.
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3909 – Alpha Omega Tracing Board Diagram The Symbolic Figure of Pan
Cream coloured card with black and red ink writing. Holes and ribbon used for hanging. On the back is more handwritten writing.
Museum classification:
These tracing board diagrams were most likely used as a way to test the knowledge of the members of the order of Alpha et Omega (initially called The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn) and allow them to progress further up into higher levels (grades) in the order. It appears that some, if not all, of the boards were hung in the temple during rituals of the inner order. See the Alpha Omega tag for more tracing board diagrams.
The front side of the board features a drawing of a winged horned figure of Pan holding a staff in one hand and candle-holder in the other. There is also text above the drawing which reads: "The Symbolic Figure of Pan".
Pan is described as the Greek shepherd-god known as Pan is to be found in the woods and pastures, and his role includes protecting the flocks of goats and sheep and also assisting in the Hunt. He is a musical and mischievous Deity, fond of playing tricks on mortals. From his habit of giving the lonely traveller sudden frights comes the word 'panic'.
This particular board diagram is further explained in a handwritten manuscript (object 3921) as shown below.
The reverse side features writing in ink: "8. East. Portal of 5=6. Executed and presented by Y. H. Frater "Fide et Amore" Oct. 4th 1908." There is also a typed label as pictured below.
The "5=6" inscription pertains to the structure and grading of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (also known as Alpha et Omega, or the A.O.).
The structure of the Golden Dawn:
Introduction—Neophyte 0=0
Zelator 1=10
Theoricus 2=9
Practicus 3=8
Philosophus 4=7
Intermediate—Portal Grade
Adeptus Minor 5=6
Adeptus Major 6=5
Adeptus Exemptus 7=4
Magister Templi 8=3
Magus 9=2
Ipsissimus 10=1
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Cream coloured card with black and red ink writing. Holes where pins have been. On the back is more handwritten writing and a typed label.
3895 – Alpha Omega Tracing Board Diagram Lamen of the Hierus
Cream coloured card with black ink writing. Holes where pins have been. On the back is more handwritten writing.
3897 – Alpha Omega Tracing Board Diagram Air Symbol
Cream coloured card with black ink writing and yellow and white shapes.


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Help Request: Any Suggestions On these install Errors?
Getting these warnings off a 32 bit WIN7 OS installing Cinema 4D R12 Studio (2011).
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Iswari young Barley is a food supplement in powder form, which is from young barley is rich in vitamins, minerals and enzymes.
Powder from young barley from Iswari comes from young barley sprouts grown in New Zealand. Shoots are dried and pulverized, which is a rich source of nutrients. Young green shoots do not naturally contain gluten.
Young barley is one of the most popular green foods. Traditionally it is considered green foodstuff which has the strongest effect on the delivery of vitality. It is a rich source of enzymes such as e.g. unique SOD (superoxide dismutase), cytochrome oxidase, oxidase fatty acids, transhydrogenase, and many others that are necessary for metabolic incorporation of nutrients into the body. Total enzymes constitute up to 40% by weight of young barley.
Young barley is an excellent source of antioxidants in the form of beta-carotene, chlorophyll and many other enzymes.
In 1978 showed Japanese scientist Yoshihide Hagiwara, the young barley helps metabolize certain insecticides and chemical additives in the food. In the following year colleagues found that young barley contains a large amount of enzymes capable of neutralizing toxins (SOD, cytochrome oxidase, peroxidase, catalase, and d.).
Protein young barley contains 20 amino acids, incl. All essential that the body can not create itself.
Stir the contents of one teaspoon of soup, salad, fruit or vegetable juice, etc.
It is important to use only young barley in foods warm to 42 ° C, add a teaspoon of chili soup served on a plate already! Just so you get the full benefit of all substances which have been fully maintained during the sound treatment of young barley high temperature without any chemical treatment.
Green cocktail: 1 apple, a pinch of fresh ginger, 1 teaspoon of young barley powder, lemon or lime juice to taste, a handful of spinach. Mix and drink immediately.
Use max. 2 teaspoons per day, ie. 10 g.
Regular consumption of young barley is not suitable for pregnant and breastfeeding women because toxic substances are eliminated, among others. Bodily fluids incl. milk!


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"As an advocate for LGBTQ individuals who are victims of violence, I first met Drew when he was a victim of a brutal hate crime in 2011 on Christmas Eve outside of a gay bar in Oshkosh, Wisconsin," said Kathy Flores, statewide LGBTQ anti-violence coordinator. "He suffered a beating from two men who left him so injured he required emergency surgery to reduce swelling in his brain. Drew worked diligently over the years to recover physically and emotionally and recently relocated to Madison. After that attack in 2011, Drew worked with me to help tell his story in order to help keep others safe. I was heartbroken to learn that he suffered another violent attack and died as a result of that attack. We hold his friends and families close in our hearts as they grieve the loss of Drew who was such a dear, loving, and sweet person."
In 2015, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs' report on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected hate violence recorded 24 reported hate violence homicides of LGBTQ people–a 20% increase from 2014. It is important to note that many hate violence homicides of LGBTQ people often go unreported and the actual number is higher. While the motivation for this crime has yet to be reported, Diverse & Resilient is available to offer support for LGBTQ individuals. Diverse & Resilient offers a statewide anti-violence resource call or text phone line for LGBTQ individuals who are victims of all violence or at risk of being victims of violence.
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Shopping in Nottingham
Large queue builds up outside Nottinghamshire M&S in Christmas run-up
The snaking queue was photographed at Netherfield's M&S at Victoria Retail Park
Netherfield's M&S queue at Victoria Retail Park on December 22
A large queue built outside a Nottinghamshire M&S as shoppers try to get their last items in the final days before Christmas.
The snaking queue, which stretched across the car park, was photographed at Netherfield's M&S at Victoria Retail Park on Tuesday, December 22.
One shopper at the store told Nottinghamshire Live: "I couldn't believe the length of the queue at that time in the morning. It was stretching back to Subway. Thankfully, I'd ordered online in advance, but did get a few funny looks when I was called to go through to the front of the queue.
"Even though the store was limiting the amount of people inside, it was manic and social distancing still wasn't possible. Thankfully, I won't need to be going food shopping again this side of Christmas."
It comes after France closed its borders banning travellers from leaving the UK and heading to their country.
The move, designed to stop the spread of the new variant of Covid-19, has seen thousands of lorries stuck in Kent and Dover, with freight drivers reluctant to come over to the UK for fear they may not be able to return home.
Retail experts say the Government must reach a deal with France by Wednesday or risk shortages, while Sainsbury's has warned some fruit, vegetables and salad could start to run out after Christmas.
Forty to 50 per cent of the UK's fruit and vegetables come from Europe, and 40 countries have now banned UK travel.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during a press conference on Monday that supermarkets have a robust process in place to make sure they have enough stock.
The PM said the government was working to a solution as soon as possible to get freight moving and he has spoken to President Macron and they both want to "resolve these problems as soon as possible."
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There are currently no queues at the Asda in West Bridgford.
Shelves are reportedly stocked up as well.
No queues at Morrisons in Gamston
Morrisons supermarket in Gamston on December 22
Border 'must reopen within 24 hours to prevent empty shelves'
The border between France and the UK needs to be reopened within 24 hours to avoid empty supermarket shelves after Christmas, retail chiefs say.
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, said the "borders really need to be running pretty much freely from tomorrow to assure us that there won't be any disruption".
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "There is a problem potentially directly after Christmas and that is really in fresh produce, so we're talking here about things like salad, vegetables, fresh fruit, of which the vast majority come from Europe at this time.
"The problem actually is empty lorries, so the empty lorries which are now stuck in Kent, they need to get back to places like Spain to pick up the net (next) consignment of raspberries and strawberries and they need to get back within the next day or so otherwise we will see disruption."
He added: "As long as it can be cleared today there'll be minimal impact for consumers – remember the shops are shut on Christmas Day which takes one day of buying out of the equation, but those lorries that are stuck in Kent, they do need to get back within the next day."
Mr Opie warned about "too much friction" to the supply chain.
He said: "Whatever is agreed we need to be careful it doesn't add too much friction to the supply chain which in itself causes disruption by causing delays to the drivers whilst they're being tested."
He added: "90% of our lettuces and about 70% of our soft fruit at this time of year is coming in through those Channel ports."
Hour-long queues and empty shelves as shoppers ignore panic-buy plea
Supermarket shoppers have reported seeing queues and empty shelves similar to those from the start of the UK's first coronavirus lockdown.
The busy conditions come despite repeated calls not to panic-buy after a new variant of coronavirus in the south-east of England caused France to stop freight travelling from the UK.
Kevin Edger said he had to go to three supermarkets for his shopping in Bridgend, Wales, on Monday after being met with empty shelves in Sainsbury's – he also queued for almost an hour.
"There were queues everywhere, I saw stockpiling of things like toilet roll again, but with fresh fruit and veg, there wasn't any," the 33-year-old said.
"It was like being in a supermarket that hadn't stocked up in weeks.
"It was crazy. Back like the start of March… (there were) even some people shouting at each other over the last sprouts, talk about Christmas spirit and all that."
Traffic where you are
Tesco warns some items may run low this week, but says 'shop normally'
Tesco has urged shoppers not to panic buy as it says it is working to secure supplies of fresh food.
Shoppers across the country reported empty shelves and hour-long queues at some supermarkets on Monday.
Tesco said it had plenty of food for Christmas as it encouraged customers to "shop as normal"
"We've been building our stockholding of key products ahead of the Christmas peak and are working closely with our hauliers and suppliers to continue the supply of goods into our stores," a statement said.
"We're doing everything we can to limit the impact for our customers."
The supermarket giant is looking at using ferries direct from Spain and increasing stock from the UK to deal with the disruption.
But it warned that "there may be reduced supply on a few fresh items, such as lettuce, cauliflower and citrus fruit later this week, but we don't expect any problems with availability on these lines today or tomorrow".
Social media was awash with images of shoppers queuing outside supermarkets from Aldi and Tesco to Sainsbury's and Waitrose in cities and towns including Cardiff, Bristol, Bagshot, Surrey, Twickenham, West London, Cambridge and Alton, Hampshire.
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Daily listening Wednesday 13th May
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was an American jazz singer. She was sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She is considered by many to be one of the greatest scat singers in jazz history. Scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless or nonsense syllables or without words at all. In scat singing, the singer improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice as an instrument. Notice the fast tempo, typical of jazz styles such as such as swing and bebop.
Scat emerged in jazz in the early 1900s when singers in New Orleans began to imitate the first jazz instrumentalists. Legend has it that Louis Armstrong, the great trumpeter, vocalist and pioneer of improvisation in jazz, became the first to record scat in the 1926 track "Heebie Jeebies", when he forgot the words during a recording session. Louis Armstrong has already featured on the music blog back in April: https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/hayesmusic.blog/977
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Those with mental health and addiction challenges face enormous obstacles to care
By Meiram Bendat
COVID-19, mass unemployment and the increasingly visible mistreatment of Black Americans by police have opened a window on profound and longstanding inequities in the US as never before – and one result is a rising wave of mental and emotional distress.
Nearly four in ten Californians are now showing signs of clinical anxiety or depression, or both – and members of the Black and Latino communities are yet again at greater risk as economic dislocation, isolation, trauma, anxiety, and grief take a grim toll.
Data from a recent study shows the state could suffer over 22,500 additional deaths of despair—suicides, overdoses, alcohol poisoning, or liver disease caused by alcohol—because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Past research has shown that for each one percentage point increase in unemployment, suicide rates can increase between 1% and 1.6%. Since mid-March, 4.5 million Californians have filed for unemployment—the most in the nation.
But our disjointed, pay-out-of-pocket behavioral health care system is woefully unprepared to handle a surge in demand. As a psychotherapist in California, I've seen it firsthand.
A critical part of the problem is that our nation's health insurance system fails to cover needed mental health services, including treatment for trauma and addiction. Insurers focus on crisis care rather than preventative care, reimburse at rates so low that few providers want to join networks or even enter the field, and don't cover treatment for mental health and substance use disorders the same way they cover medical/surgical treatment.
Time and again, insurers' coverage denials mean that mental health and addiction treatment is available only to the affluent who can afford to pay out-of-pocket, with everyone else out of luck.
To address this systemic issue, which has contributed to historic rates of overdoses and suicides in our country, not to mention a decrease in U.S. life expectancy, I began to help people file appeals with their health plans. Sometimes those appeals lead to lawsuits—all in an attempt to get coverage that was wrongfully denied.
Very quickly, I pinpointed a common thread in my cases: health plans covering only limited care to reduce short-term symptoms, while refusing to cover treatment for patients' underlying mental health and addiction conditions. The denied care was justified as "not medically necessary," using deeply flawed clinical coverage criteria developed or purchased by insurers.
Take for example the class action, Wit v. United Behavioral Health (UBH), which I initiated on behalf of more than 50,000 people against the nation's largest insurer. In a landmark 2019 decision, a federal court in San Francisco ruled that UBH's internally developed criteria were inconsistent with generally accepted standards of behavioral health care and wrongly influenced by a desire to cut costs.
Specifically, the court found that UBH's review criteria were skewed to cover "acute" treatment, which is short-term or crisis-focused, and disregarded chronic or complex mental health conditions that often require ongoing care. Sadly, these practices are not limited to UBH, which is why I've since helped bring more cases against other insurers across the nation.
The Wit case exposed how insurers get around existing rules to deny needed care. Thankfully, California now has the opportunity to put an end to such practices once and for all.
Senator Scott Wiener has authored legislation that would require insurers to make coverage determinations using generally recognized standards of care and would expand existing laws to cover all mental health and substance use disorders—not just a select few.
In addition to helping Californians access care, requiring insurers to follow these standards will reduce the enormous costs to Medi-Cal and other public programs associated with untreated mental health and substance use disorders, which can sometimes lead to homelessness or disability. Consider that for every $1 spent on substance use treatment, there is approximately $7 in monetary benefits to society.
Focusing on the prevention, early intervention, and addressing underlying mental health and substance use disorders is key to advancing California's COVID-19 recovery. We must eliminate roadblocks to care, especially during a time when we know people are struggling. With time running out on a shortened session, it is critical that Senator Wiener's effort moves forward. If it stalls, mental health and addiction will once again move to the back burner.
We can't wait any longer. Lives are at stake. It's time for state leaders to get ahead of the curve.
Meiram Bendat, J.D., Ph.D. is a California psychotherapist, attorney, and founder of Psych Appeal, the first private law firm in the U.S. exclusively specializing in mental health insurance advocacy on behalf of patients and providers.
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Patient management software group MedicalDirector has trumped a prestigious field of innovative Australian companies to come second overall in the Australian Financial Review top 100 most innovative Australian companies award, and first in the category of Business Model Innnovation of the Year, for its cloud-based Helix patient management system.
In winning the award the company beat iconic innovators as Xero, MYOB, Deloittes, Carsales.com and M&C Saatchi Australia.
At yesterday's Health Informatics Conference in Sydney, head of the Medical Software Industry Association, Emma Hossack, praised the win as a significant sign of the rapidly growing importance in innovation that medical software companies in Australia were playing.
Ms Hossack said that the win would do a lot to lift the profile of the medical software sector in the country.
Accepting the award on behalf of MedicalDirector, CEO Matthew Bardsley said the award was a celebration of the doctors, nurses, practice managers and the people out there delivering patient care in the community.
"We're honoured to be recognised by the AFR as one of Australia's most innovative companies and excited to enable ideal health outcomes in Australia," Mr Bardsley said.
Past winners of the award include Deloitte, MuleSoft, CSIRO and Planet Innovation.
The overall winner this year was mining software company Groundprobe, which makes a product that monitors key mine metrics in complete darkness for increased efficiency and operational safety.


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10 Weird Wars Where Nobody Died
The potential of wars to wreak death and destruction surely places them among humanity's worst traits. We all know the staggering cost to human life that the two World Wars and other devastating conflicts have wrought. However, not all of history's wars have been violent. Here are ten surprising wars in which nobody died at all.
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10 Whisky War
The Whisky War was a disagreement between Canada and Denmark that began in 1973 and finally ended in 2022. Yes, these two developed, progressive nations were at war in your lifetime, and you did not even know it!
Well, the dispute has been described as a "pseudo-conflict." It centers around Hans Island, a tiny, resourceless, muffin-shaped island in the Arctic. Just 680 miles (1,094 kilometers) south of the North Pole, it has been uninhabited since the Inuits stopped using it as a hunting ground. So why the conflict?
In 1973, Canada and Denmark created a border halfway between Greenland (part of Denmark) and Canada, but they could not agree on who should have Hans Island, so they decided to leave the question for later. In the decades that followed, both countries engaged in flag-raising stunts and even promoted their cause with adverts on Google. That is not to say the military was not involved at all; the Danish military raised its flag on the island in 2002, and Canada's defense minister visited in 2005.
So why the spirited name? It seems the name, however, comes from a bottle of Danish brandy left on the island by a minister, which was followed by a bottle of Canadian whisky. A series of tit-for-tat exchanges ensued over the decades until 2022 when both sides reached a peaceful agreement to divide the island.[1]
9 Turbot War
In 1995, Canada was also in conflict with Spain. This time, their militancy was motivated by something more mundane than a border dispute: fishing rights.
Advances in fishing technology, such as larger nets and refrigerated holds, made overfishing a real danger in the second half of the twentieth century. Measures had to be taken to protect valuable food sources, such as the North Atlantic Fisheries Organization setting quotas on allowable catches. The Canadians accused the Spanish and Portuguese of exceeding these quotas, particularly when fishing for turbot off the coast of Newfoundland. Hence the name of the war.
Surprisingly, this war was actually more aggressive than the Whisky War. On March 9, 1995, the Canadian Coast Guard opened fire on and captured a Spanish trawler, an act the EU Fisheries Commissioner described as "organized piracy." No one was hurt, but the Canadians followed this by cutting the nets off a Portuguese ship and two more Spanish vessels in the same area. As hostilities increased, a Spanish warship was even sent to protect the country's fishermen.
Luckily, just a few weeks later, on April 16, the EU, Canada, and Spain settled on an agreement and ended the dispute.[2]
8 Lobster War
The Turbot War was not the first episode of seafood-based enmity. In the 1960s, Brazil got into a bizarre dispute with France over the finer details of spiny lobsters, of all things.
The Geneva Convention granted nations the right to all resources, including animals, in constant physical contact with the continental shelf. This means the land belonging to the country that can extend under the sea. In Brazil, it extends about 200 miles (322 kilometers) out to sea, where French fishermen had been catching lobsters. Since lobsters crawl, the Brazilians argued the French were breaking the law. The French disagreed, arguing that lobsters also swim.
The Brazilians claimed the French were damaging their lucrative export business and dispatched a fleet of six destroyers and patrol boats to clear all foreign lobster boats from their waters. They captured three French ships. The French sent a destroyer of their own, but it was intercepted and escorted away by the Brazilian military.
Despite initial diplomatic unease, no shots were ever fired. Most of the action took place in 1963, but the conflict is generally considered to have begun in 1961. It ended with an agreement on December 10, 1964.[3]
7 335-Year War
The 335-Year War was a war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall, UK, which lasted—you guessed it—335 years. Miraculously, it never escalated during that time into an active conflict. Yes, a war really started in 1651 and ended in 1986 without a single shot being fired.
An offshoot of the English Civil War, it started when the Dutch Navy demanded reparations from Royalist forces for the ships they'd lost backing the Parliamentarians. With mainland England under Parliamentarian rule and the Royalists forced to flee to the Scilly Isles off the coast of Cornwall, the Dutch saw no reason to declare war on the whole of England when their demands went unmet. So they declared war specifically on the Scilly Isles in 1651.
The Royalists surrendered soon after. No longer under threat, the Dutch left without firing a shot. However, the unusual circumstances of declaring war against a tiny part of a nation led them to forget to officially declare peace. They were only reminded to do so in 1985 by historian Roy Duncan, who wrote to the Dutch Embassy. A peace treaty was finally signed on April 17, 1986.[4]
6 Dodge City War
Also known as the Saloon War, the Dodge City War of 1883 had all the makings of a classic cowboy film with only one important difference: no one got hurt.
Local elections in Dodge City in 1881 and 1883 brought in lawmen who wished to oust the "Gang," a group of businessmen and lawmen specializing in saloons, prostitution, and gambling. Most of the gang left the city, but one businessman, Luke Short, had other ideas.
He continued his businesses, buying the Long Branch saloon and hiring prostitutes to entertain the men inside. The ladies were promptly arrested by local officials, and Short was angry because similar establishments that supported the new lawmen were left alone. Short exchanged fire with a city clerk, but neither was injured, and Short and his friends were kicked out of town.
Short then established the "Dodge City Peace Commission," a group of famous and powerful gunslingers, to confront the city officials. However, fearing for their lives, the officials agreed to a compromise that allowed Short to recoup some of the lost money from his interests in the city and leave town without any bloodshed.[5]
5 McGowan's War
McGowan's War took place in British Columbia, Canada, in 1859. It is named after an American, Edward McGowan, who was a gold prospector in the area. He had a somewhat murky past, having been involved in a bank robbery back in the U.S. while he was a police superintendent. He had also been charged with murder but was acquitted.
Like the Dodge City situation, petty disputes led McGowan to challenge the local authorities. Such was his power and influence over the 30,000 Americans in the area that some historians believe the colony could have been annexed and removed from the British Crown's control. A handful of British soldiers were sent in to keep the peace. On the way, they were shot at by an American sentry. Hearing the shots but unable to see where they were landing, the soldiers did not engage. This choice would de-escalate the situation and bring peace to the region. The only casualties were the reputations of McGowan and his men.[6]
4 Aroostook War
Also known as the "Pork and Beans" War, the absurd Aroostook War featured fistfights and a battle interrupted by a bear.
Fought between the U.S. state of Maine and the British Canadian province of New Brunswick from 1838 to 1839, it emerged from a border dispute following the end of the American Civil War. Americans and Canadians both flocked to the disputed area, known for its timber. One man who moved there successfully was John Baker. Baker occupied land claimed by the British, declared the area an American republic, and attempted to organize a government there. People who voted were arrested by New Brunswick officials, so the state of Maine chose to officially recognize the region as one of its towns instead.
Tensions peaked in 1838 at the so-called Battle of Caribou, when the Americans confronted Canadian lumberjacks who were felling trees on American property. Tempers flared, guns were drawn, but a black bear attacked the Canadians, who shot it and fled. A series of tit-for-tat arrests of officials followed, and the newspapers began to speak of war. Things escalated to the point that 50,000 U.S. troops were sent to the area. However, diplomats on both sides were able to come to an agreement before any lives could be lost in battle.[7]
3 Red River Bridge War
In 1931, Texas and Oklahoma entered a spat over a new bridge across the Red River, which they actually built together. The owners of a toll bridge nearby obtained an injunction stopping the new bridge from opening, leading Texas Governor Ross S. Sterling to have barricades put up to prevent the new bridge from being used. However, an executive order from Oklahoma Governor William Murray demanded that the bridge be opened.
What followed was a strange series of exchanges by both sides involving the Texas Rangers, Oklahoma guardsmen, a declaration of martial law, and Murray showing up at the bridge armed with an antique revolver. Eventually, the Texas injunction was dissolved on August 6, 1931, and the situation ended without violence.[8]
2 Honey War
Like the Aroostook War, the Honey War centered around disputed land. This time the parties were Missouri and Iowa. The name comes from some valuable honey-filled trees in the region which were destroyed early in the conflict.
The main events began in 1939 when a Missouri tax collector was arrested by the Iowans. Missouri responded by sending its military to the area, and Iowa raised a volunteer militia to meet them. The situation escalated as Missouri's soldiers were accused of stopping and searching innocent Iowans and accusing them of spying. With tension rising, the federal government was forced to make a call about where each state's jurisdiction began and ended in the region. They stuck with the Sullivan Line, which legal documents had often used as the northern boundary of Missouri. Later, locals would learn to sing a poem about the pointless conflict to the tune of Yankee Doodle.[9]
1 Sumdorong Chu Standoff
The Sumdorong Chu standoff happened in 1987 between the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It brought India and China very close to an all-out war, but Indian diplomacy and caution avoided such a tragic outcome.
In 1984, India set up an observation post on the bank of Sumdorong Chu as part of their efforts to increase security. Two years later, an Indian patrol stationed there would find 40 Chinese building structures in the region. Soon, 200 more Chinese arrived and constructed a helipad. Efforts to persuade the Chinese to withdraw were rejected, so India airlifted troops to the region.
In response, the Chinese Premier warned India that China would teach them a lesson. The Indians would not budge either. They declared the region around Sumdorong Chu a state of their own. China considered this a provocation and moved troops to the Indian border. The global press began to predict war. Soon, vast numbers of Indian and Chinese soldiers would be practically face-to-face.
However, in 1987, India's Minister of External Affairs visited Beijing with a clear message that India did not want to aggravate the situation. China agreed to talk it out, and the deployment of troops to the disputed region was de-escalated. Later, the Indian Prime Minister would visit Beijing as a sign of respect, being the first to do so since 1962.[10]
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2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Reliability Ratings
2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Recalls
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Recall Date: March 14, 2017
Summary: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 AMG GT-S, GLC300, CLA250 and GLE300d 4Matic vehicles, 2013 C250, E350 BlueTec and G63 AMG vehicles, 2008-2014 C300 vehicles, 2013-2014 C300 4Matic and ML350 4Matic vehicles, 2009 C350 vehicles, 2014 CLS550, E350 4Matic, E350 Coupe 4Matic, E350 Wagon 4Matic, GLK350 and SL550 vehicles, 2012 CLS550 4Matic vehicles, 2012-2016 E350 vehicles, 2016-2017 GL450 4Matic vehicles, 2012-2014 ML350 4Matic BlueTec vehicles, 2015 S550, S550 4Matic and C300 4Matic Sedan vehicles, 2015-2016 C300 Sedan vehicles, and 2017 SL63 AMG vehicles. Various control units on these vehicles may have been updated with incorrect software, potentially affecting the correct deployment of the air bags in the event of a crash.
Potential Number of Units Affected: 51
Consequence: If the air bags do not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy: MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update software in the affected control units, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in April 2017. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
Notes: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Recall Date: 03/10/2015
Summary: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015 CLS 400 and CLS 400 4matic, 2012-2015 CLS 550 and CLS 550 4matic, 2012-2013 CLS 63, 2014 CLS 63, and 2014-2015 CLS 63P. The affected vehicles have LED tail lights that may not light on the sides, reducing the rear side visibility of the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Potential Number of Units Affected: 30,141
Consequence: Reduced rear side marker illumination may prevent other drivers from seeing the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the lighting controller software, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2015030005.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH Recall Date: 11/06/2012
Summary: Mercedes-Benz is recalling certain model year 2012 CLS550 and CLS550 4Matic vehicles, manufactured December 01, 2011, through December 13, 2011. The bolts that hold the hood's secondary latch striker may have been insufficiently tightened.
Consequence: The reduced torque of the striker bolts might lead to a loosening of the bolts. If two of the four bolts securing the striker became loose, the secondary hood latch function would become ineffective. If this problem combines with a failure of the primary hood lock or if the hood is not properly closed, the hood could open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy: Mercedes-Benz will notify owners, and dealers will check and retighten the bolts as necessary. The recall campaign is expected to begin in December 2012. Owners may contact Mercedes-Benz at 1-800-367-6372.
Notes: Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Warranty
Mercedes backs the 2012 CLS with a four-year/50,000-mile limited warranty. A separate powertrain warranty is provided, although buyers may purchase an extended limited warranty that can cover the CLS550 for up to three years after the original factory warranty expires. Additionally, Mercedes-Benz also provides roadside assistance as long as your CLS is under warranty, and will continue to provide the service as long as your vehicle is regularly serviced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealership.
The warranty offered on the CLS550 is average for the class, but buyers should note that competitors such as BMW also include free scheduled maintenance for the first four years or 50,000 miles.
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Many people are choosing to install traditional gas fireplaces in their homes, as an alternative to wood burning fireplaces. If wood appropriate for burning is difficult for you to find, or you don't want to deal with the mess and ash of regular fireplaces, this may be a great option for your home.
It's important to remember that the same safety considerations need to be maintained when you use a gas-burning fireplace. There is still an open fire inside your home, and proper care must be taken to ensure that everyone and everything inside your home is safe. Similarly, your gas fireplace will still use a chimney for the smoke to be released. A professional chimney sweep and inspector must periodically check your chimney for chemical deposits, as well as to asses any potential cracks and other damages to your chimney. Also, a qualified professional must clean your chimney regularly, to avoid any dangerous buildup. Gas fireplaces are often more convenient than wood fireplaces, but you must maintain your fireplace and chimney just as if you were using a wood burning fireplace.


Today, we finish our series discussing The Riverwood Way. I've personally enjoyed revisiting the ideas behind the type of culture we want to have in our church family. And this week we get to end our series reminding ourselves and others that following Jesus is full of opportunities to find joy and fun.
One of the websites I use for images for Riverwood is called Unsplash. The photos are high quality and completely free for any purpose.
But when I typed in "church" in the search field at Unsplash, many of the photos are very subdued and serious, even a bit somber. Which is very understandable – we follow and serve a very holy God. He deserves our reverent worship. We aren't to be flippant toward Him in any way.
…you see that we can rejoice in God and actually enjoy a relationship with Him. It seems that Fun and Reverence aren't opposites. Which means, knowing Jesus and following Him can and should be fun!
The people would have laughed! They would have thought, "John like a reed or wearing a king's robes? That's hilarious!" Jesus was using comedy to set up his point, which was to honor the work of God through John. Jesus was having fun with the crowd.
And I think He still wants to have fun with us.
This is why there are moments on Sundays when we laugh (sorry I'm not funnier when I preach!). This is why we have "fun" language on our website. And it's why we often include a silly "Just for Fun" link in the News & Notes email. We recognize that there is still a little kid in each of us that likes to laugh and have fun.
So it's okay to smile sometimes when you sing to God on Sunday. It's okay to laugh in God's presence at your Growth Group. It's perfectly acceptable to enjoy Jesus and His gospel. After all, I think God wants His Church to have fun in Him.


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Manufacture and start-up of an automatic system for the testing of gas valves for kitchens.
The installation has ten totally independent taps. The system that allows complete automation of the manipulation of each of the taps of the ten stations. Each installation also has an additional security system to avoid entrapment. The test consists of placing a valve in the correct position and selecting the type of test desired. For all these parameters, alarm limits and test stops are defined. The software program allows the test to be easily customized.


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