Returning to Manchester on 13 October, the Natural Health Trade Summit is the go-to expo for independent health food retailers to meet, learn and do business.
Focusing on the theme of better business, the Summit includes 100+ exhibitors, informative round table discussions tackling the hottest retailing topics and plenty of time to network with like-minded retailers and suppliers.
Registration is completely free for all retailers and includes a free buffet lunch, free welcome drinks reception, a free goody bag, discounted hotel rates and more.
Winner will be announced at 15.00 at the event.


Personal training is not just a luxury for celebrities anymore. It is an investment in YOUR health and fitness where each session is tailored for you to reach YOUR goal as effectively and efficiently as possible. At Back Alley Fitness our trainers focus on quality training by implementing educated and proven strategies to make you stronger, leaner, and healthier overall. No gimmicks or quick fixes, just exercise and nutrition strategies that increase your quality of life and provide lasting results!
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Colin started down the path of fitness about 14 years ago as a competitive Kickboxing athlete. Over the years he transitioned into more of a coaching position and then renewed his passion for fitness through personal training. Colin has been working in the industry for three years now with some of the best coaches and trainers in Canada. Colin is looking to bring this sort of expertise and level of development to Medicine Hat.
Colin's training style comes from a very foundational perspective. If the foundation of movement, this being the muscles and joints, are not working well together then movement quality and lifestyle quality will not be optimal. Colin has a keen eye for being able to spot and correct all the little things needed to help make you better. This means better results in a shorter time whether your goals are fat loss, rehabilitation, sports performance or just being more fit.
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Helen Mirren Honored at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Gala: Sashaying from Wild Child to Dame
"F-U-C-K," Helen Mirren let out a primal scream from the stage of Alice Tully Hall, receiving her Film Society of Lincoln Center Chaplin Award from Jeremy Irons. "I just had to get that out of my system," Mirren started the long version of her career history beginning with acting as the Virgin Mary at age 6. Well known for bawdy humor, she's also known to have played the Queen "more times than RuPaul," quipped speaker Robert DiNiro, who also noted, see what happens when you have weak immigrant laws. Isn't it great that this award was given to both Charlie Chaplin and Helen Mirren, he went on, before launching into a commentary on the White House Correspondents' Association dinner: seeing her look mildly hurt, he almost for a moment thought Sarah Sanders was human. And so a night dedicated to great acting over decades took a turn into the immediate and timely.
Aside from playing powerful characters, saucy sirens and paragons of leadership good and bad, as Mirren once pointed out to me at a party celebrating Trumbo, a biopic in which she plays gossip columnist Hedda Hopper to McCarthy era screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, "Make sure you are on the right side of history."
For her, the right side was surely this austere occasion, being celebrated by an eclectic group, including her Fast & Furious co-star Vin Diesel. She said it was like one of those fantasy dinner parties where you imagine Elvis seated beside Einstein, Trump with Stormy Daniels. The only woman director among the speakers, Julie Taymor, cast Mirren as Prospera, transforming the god-like protagonist in Shakespeare's The Tempest into a powerhouse mother—on a windy cliff wearing a sixty-pound cape.Most touching was Taylor Hackford not even pretending to be objective about his wife's genius. He and Mikhail Baryshnikov cast her in White Nights after seeing dozens of actresses. She read the part beautifully in a no nonsense way that stunned them. But as Baryshnikov said gamely, Hackford got the girl. He did find out though, Helen was in fact, of Russian origin. Therefore, if he kissed her, he might be accused of collusion.
Funniest was Billy Crystal joining in on video, speaking about Grampires, a film they made as a vampire couple, a parody of When Harry Met Sally. The clips showed lots of fang and gore, featuring, "I'll have what she's having." Guests filed out to "There is Nothing Like a Dame."
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"What cottage living is all about!"
Memories are made of this. Situated on the north shore of Little Kennisis, on a unique location on Little Kennisis Lake facing south featuring over 200 feet of frontage on a point lot that includes deep water off the dock and beach in the protected bay. An extra large wrap around deck on this open concept Viceroy cottage is great for relaxing or entertaining. There are plenty of chairs and lounges as well as a gas Bar B Q .
The cottage has three bedrooms with a queen, double and double bunks that would sleep five or six comfortably. There is one bathroom with shower. The kitchen is well appointed with coffee maker, microwave and upscale accessories. The living room has a 46 inch flat screen satellite TV with DVD player as well as a stereo and CD player. High speed internet and a landline phone are also provided. Cell coverage is spotty.
Boats provided include a canoe, two Kayaks and a row boat. Renters should bring their own life jackets.
This cottage is available in August and has had great reviews from past renters.
Indoor: Fridge, stove, microwave, toaster, toaster oven, coffee maker, pots, pans, utensils and dishes; propane fireplace, TV with VCR and Bell ExpressVu, telephone, stereo system with CD player.
Outdoor: 200ft. frontage, clear water for swimming, propane BBQ.
Immediate availability for Swiss Chalet.
For later dates, please see the full Swiss Chalet Availability Calendar.


Spring is almost here! Can you feel it? I definitely can here in Arizona. I was inspired by our gorgeous weather and pretty pastels to make this Spring Shawl Crochet Pattern. It can be worn over the shoulders like a shawl, or wrapped up like a triangle scarf. I love all the options with triangle shawls!
We didn't have much of a winter, so it's been unseasonably warm (and beautiful!). I'm trying to soak it up as best I can until the dreaded summer hits us. The mornings and evenings are still cold so I can still cozy up with this pretty shawl.
This shawl could be made with cotton yarn for a lighter feel. As long as it's a worsted weight, it should work up the same!
The tassels are a fun addition! They are totally optional, or fringe could be added all the way around.
OPTIONAL: Add tassels to each corner.
can you do this with knitting?
I just want to say a big thank you! I really like your patterns.
This one looks AMAZING, definitely gonna make it. Just one question, and it might be a stupid one, but at the beginning you write that one need "Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in Linen" – does linen refer to yarn?
I would think its speaking of color "linen".
I'm really eager to try this, but I'm confused by the instructions. We join the initial 4 stitches with a slip stitch to make a ring, but the next row doesn't join together? We crochet back and forth in rows with the initial ring as a base?
Hi! Yes the shawl is worked in turned rows. Only the first row is worked into the ring.


Portwest Leather Welding Sleeves is a premium quality welders garment made of split cowhide leather with stitching made from DuPont Kevlar. These welders sleeves protect the forearms and elbows when welding and is designed to last in the toughest environment. The elasticised ends ensures maximum protection and a secure fit for welders.


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Q: pandas groupby with nan Suppose I have the following df:
Index |  label  | X1 | X2
 0    |    H    | 50 | nan
 1    |    H    | 150| nan
 2    |    Y    | 150| 20
 3    |    Y    | 200| nan

I want to groupby df based on label and sum the results on X1 and X2. The only caveat is that I want to make sure that if all of the values for a label is nan the final output has to be nan.
Desired results
 Index |  label | X1  | X2
 0     |   H    | 200 | nan
 1     |   Y    | 350 | 20

df.groupby(['label']).sum() does not provide this output that is not desirable
 Index |  label | X1  | X2
 0     |   H    | 200 | 0
 1     |   Y    | 350 | 20

A: You can add min_count=1 parameter to GroupBy.sum:

min_count int, default 0

The required number of valid values to perform the operation. If fewer than min_count non-NA values are present the result will be NA.

df1 = df.groupby('label', as_index=False).sum(min_count=1)
print (df1)
  label   X1    X2
0     H  200   NaN
1     Y  350  20.0

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For more than 1500 years men and women from all walks of life have been visiting Benedictine Monasteries and finding there a safe place of spiritual refreshment and peace. Glastonbury Abbey's RETREAT AND SPIRITUALITY CENTER is a contemporary response to this tradition and to the Rule of St. Benedict' s injunction that "all guests be received as Christ."
Individuals and groups of all faith traditions are welcome to use our facilities. Guests may make one of the scheduled retreats, conduct their own program, work with the monks in developing a program, or simply come for a few days of quiet reflection. For more information please consult: Retreat Facilities and Sign Up or call 781-749-2155 ext. 300 or email retreats@glastonburyabbey.org for answers to specific questions. Please click here for a retreat schedule.
Glastonbury Abbey Retreat and Spirituality Center is a member of the Association of Benedictine Retreat Centers. Contact with other Benedictine retreat centers may be made through this link.


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Drake: Summer Sixteen Tour
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"Would You Like A Tour?" Why yes, Drake, we would. Especially after the hits "Started From the Bottom", "Hold On, We're Going Home" and "All Me" from 2013's Nothing Was the Same shot up the charts and into our hearts. A tour is just what we'd like.
Before rapper and singer Drake began writing his signature, highly confessional songs to critical, peer and public acclaim, he spent eight years playing Jimmy Brooks on the Canadian teen comedy-drama, Degrassi High: the Next Generation. After leaving TV, he turned his attention to music, self-releasing recordings that made several labels take notice. What ensued was "one of the biggest bidding wars ever," according to Billboard — an unsurprising turnout, given that his rapping skills, poetic lyrics and pop sensibilities also garnered the early support of Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. His first full-length album, Thank Me Later (2010), produced the platinum hit "Find Your Love." Drake would solidify his pop icon status by releasing Take Care in 2011, featuring "The Motto" — the song that coined the popular acronym YOLO ("you only live once"), which became a global rally cry for thrill seekers everywhere. In support of his 2013 album Nothing Was the Same Drake kicked off a North American tour that sent fans scrambling for tickets to catch his unforgettable live performances.
Concert, Hip-Hop/Rap
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This sleek new machine that takes the familiar square baler and smooth out the lines inside and out. The new form improves function: the result is 25 more bales per day. The LB4 series large square baler isn't just another pretty piece of equipment: it is designed from the ground up for long life and superior performance. On the outside, the unique curved shape allows it to shed crop debris. The baler width has been reduced by 2 feet to improve visibility to the rear and sides of the baler and takes up less space on the road and in the shed. Composite side panels are lighter, rust proof and fade resistant. And underneath that curvy red exterior is an amazing workhorse that has more capacity than its forerunners.


Michael Grubb, Professor of International Energy and Climate Change Policy at UCL, examines claims that EU energy regulation increases the costs of UK energy bills and argues that many benefits are often overlooked.
With a speech today by Amber Rudd, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, energy issues have exploded into the Brexit debate. Not before time. An article by Conservative MP Dominic Raab which accompanied his announcement of support for leaving the EU (Sunday Times, 21 Feb) stated that 'skewed EU energy regulation will add £149 to bills by 2020.' In an angry reaction to Rudd's speech today, Matthew Elliot, the Vote Leave campaign chief executive, reiterated claims that EU regulation adds £billions to overall UK energy bills.
Irrespective of exact numbers, there appears to be a widespread belief by many who favour Brexit that the EU's energy and climate policies impose significant, unjustified costs on the UK and that we could avoid these by leaving.
This note examines the specific number, and the broader assumption.
Upon enquiring about the source of the £149 remark, Dominic Raab's office indicated a report by Open Europe (Christopher Howarth and Raoul Ruparel, 2014). This argued that "energy-related regulations linked to the EU impose a recurring cost of around £8.4bn per year on Britain, compared to £1.3bn a year for UK derived regulations". It disputed Government estimates that the benefits far exceed these costs, and projected that "by 2020, EU-related regulations or targets will increase annual household bills by £149 (11%)." Matthew Elliot's remarks appear to draw on a report he authored for Business for Britain, Energy Policy and the EU. Its estimates adopted a similar approach to the Open Europe report.
They ignore the benefits at several levels. These include benefits which come in the form of reduced energy bills (for measures improving energy efficiency) or other consumer benefits (like income from solar PV feed-in-tariffs or the savings expected from smart meters). The assessment also failed to make any allowance for the impact of energy efficiency and renewables in reducing demand for fossil fuels and hence contributing to lower fossil fuel prices and import dependence.
In the Open Europe report, the costs of both pre-existing renewable supports (the Renewables Obligation system introduced in 2000) and the UK's Energy Market Reform are assigned to the EU as 'UK policies implementing EU goals' – as are the entire costs of the UK smart meters rollout. This is not only incorrect, it also appears to assume that without the EU framework, the UK would have no target or supports for renewable energy (including those already in existence), and would have none of the other policies assigned to EU, namely for smart meters, better billing, or efficient products.
Such a scenario would be clearly inconsistent with several dimensions of modernising the UK energy system, including action on climate change. In particular, it would be inconsistent with the UK Climate Change Act and its commitments to emission reductions (independent to the EU), which are currently legislated out to 2027 (as well as the Act's binding commitment to 80% emission reductions by 2050).
Somewhat embarrassingly for the authors of the Open Europe and Business for Britain reports, they also both dismissed the estimated benefits of EU climate policies which assumed that EU action would help a global deal. The belief that this was "clearly a flawed assumption" (Elliot and Lewis (2014)) looks rather hollow after the success of the Paris COP21 conference, within which the EU – led in several areas by Amber Rudd – was a pivotal player.
Moreover it is likely that the cost of the renewables target, which a major focus of the £149 figure in the report, will be substantially lower than projected, at least for electricity (even if a detailed reappraisal is beyond the scope of this note). The cost of the two major UK renewable electricity sources (wind and solar) have both fallen substantially even in the period since the Open Europe and Business for Britain reports were published. This has translated into the costs per unit of the main policy mechanisms (solar feed-in tariffs and the auctions for renewables contracts-for-differences, and for capacity) being lower than projected. These large cost reductions can be principally attributed to the EU's overall effort on renewable energy in combination with smart UK implementation. UK energy demand has also fallen, so that the UK needs to generate less renewable energy to meet its 2020 renewables target (which is expressed as a percentage of demand).
That being said, it remains important to acknowledge that the debate on energy and a potential Brexit is suffering from exaggerated claims on both sides. As such, the Times titled an article in its business section on 29 Feb 2016 'Brexit could leave UK with blackouts and gas shortages'. This is similarly overstated; the real issues are much more complex. It is not obvious that much would change in the short run; the real issues are strategic. But to the extent that some seem to see Brexit as a cover for undoing the UK's environmental policies, they should at least be honest about it – and then consider the implications of that for the Single Energy Market.
Michael Grubb is Professor of International Energy and Climate Change Policy at UCL, Institute of Sustainable Resources, and was Senior Advisor to Ofgem on Sustainable Energy Policy (April 2011 – March 2016). He is current writing a Policy Note on energy dimensions of Brexit to be published by UCL European Institute in April.


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"The West meets the East" is the theme of Allegrini's Vinitaly 2019, which it presented at the hub of Identità Golose in Milan, for the 53rd edition of the fair to be held in Verona from Sunday 7th to Wednesday 10th April.
Allegrini, which exports to over 80 countries around the world, has chosen the idea of 'cross-contamination' to steer its course through 2019, with wine as a transversal common denominator that unites and brings together people, customs and culinary traditions.
This year, Allegrini has turned its attention to oriental markets and to Japan, in particular, as an example of a virtuous partnership. While traditional markets such as the United States are experiencing a period of readjustment, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore are demonstrating a high degree of vitality and dynamism that promises to continue over the coming years.
"Wine is a symbol of coming together – explains Marilisa Allegrini, in an interview with Sebastiano Barisoni (Radio 24) – encounters that can have a variety of connotations, such as knowledge, understanding, dialogue, reciprocity, sharing, harmony. This year we have directed our attention to the East, with a deep desire to really understand what happens when the culture of the West meets the culture of the East. This 'coming together' also embraces Milan and Identità Golose, where we are closely connected through our collaboration in the premium food and wine sector. The other important 'encounter' is, of course, with Carlo Cracco, who will be in charge of the kitchen at Villa Della Torre for the gala dinners during Vinitaly. Carlo will also take care of the lunches served to our friends and partners at our stand at the fair, following up on a collaboration that has already started. In a world that sometimes appears very divisive – concludes the CEO of the Allegrini group – wine symbolizes shared values and is a stimulus to new commercial relationships as well as friendships. We have to open our minds. As entrepreneurs in the wine sector, we have travelled a lot, and we know that there is nothing better than cultural cross-contamination for developing individual businesses too".
"My collaboration with Allegrini began on the Mont Blanc – recalled Carlo Cracco –, where we invented a spectacular dinner together last June. Now I'm coming back to Vinitaly, which is still the leading fair in the sector, with a menu inspired by contacting elements of Italian and Japanese cuisine".
The presentation at Identità Golose was accompanied by dishes by the Michelin-starred chef Michele Biassoni, from the Japanese restaurant Iyo.
The new label of the Limited Edition of La Grola, on the 40th anniversary of the purchase of the iconic Valpolicella vineyard by Giovanni Allegrini's, therefore has a Japanese flavour, resulting from our collaboration with the artist Hiroyuki Masuyama, who has represented the vineyard by observing it and photographing it over a period of 24 consecutive hours. The result is an image with nuanced contours that is nonetheless always recognisable.
"Time and space are the basic elements of Hiroyuki Masuyama's entire work, which is currently being exhibited until 13th April at the gallery Studio La Città – explains Caterina Mastella Allegrini. Everything revolves around these two concepts. Masuyama juxtaposes and overlays the result of hundreds of photographs taken on the represented sites, from a fixed point of view, in this case one of the most spectacular panoramic spots in Valpolicella".
Following on from Milo Manara, Athos Faccincani, Arthur Duff, Wassily Kandinsky, Nazareno Rodrigues Alves and Leonardo Ulian, the collection of signature labels for La Grola is thereby further enhanced by this new and prestigious artistic collaboration.
The Allegrini stand (Hall 6, E5) will also feature Japanese iconography, made up of kanji and haiku, exemplifying the theme "Wine is a message that knows no boundaries", in tribute to the numerous markets and encounters that characterize the world of the winery.
Allegrini's Vinitaly will be preceded by Opera Wine on Saturday 6th April. This event, held at Palazzo della Gran Guardia, gives experts and wine enthusiasts the opportunity to taste the wines of the best 100 wineries in Italy, chosen by the American magazine, Wine Spectator. Allegrini will be showcasing its Amarone 2013.
On Monday 8th April, at 11am in Sala Tulipano (Palaexpo, entrance A1, floor -1), there will be an exclusive vertical tasting of seven vintages of La Grola at the event: "La Grola, the story of a legendary cru". The tasting will be led by Franco Allegrini.
HIROYUKI MASUYAMA Hiroyuki Masuyama was born in Tsukuba, Japan, in 1968. He studied art history and music at the University of Tokyo and then moved to Düsseldorf, Germany, where he attended the Academy of Fine Arts and, later, the Kunsthochschule für Medien in Cologne. Today he lives and works in Düsseldorf.
His works are exhibited in important private and public collections: Kunsthalle Hamburg, Kunsthaus Zürich / Quandt Haus, Bad Homburg UBS, Zurich, Switzerland Gertsch Museum, Switzerland Montblanc Hamburg, DKV Münchner Rück, Kunsthalle Bremen, Pommersches Landesmuseum Greifswald, to name just a few. Hiroyuki Masuyama's works were presented for the first time in Italy by the gallery 'Studio la Città' in Verona.


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Q: run python telegram bot after reboot and if it's crashes on AWS EC2 I created a telegram bot using pyrogram and it crashes after few hours. Sometimes I stop the EC2 myself to reduce the cost. I created these cron jobs inside /etc/crontab but it seems they are not working as expected.

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*Cronjob 1 is to run the python file after EC2 reboot.

*Cronjob 2 is to restart the bot if it got crashed.

Here is my crontab content.
@reboot sudo pgrep -f bot.py || sudo nohup /usr/bin/python3 /home/ubuntu/bot.py & > /home/ubuntu/startOnReboot.log

*/2 * * * * sudo pgrep -f bot.py || sudo nohup /usr/bin/python3 /home/ubuntu/bot.py & > /home/ubuntu/restartBotAfterCrash.log

I would like to know whether my cronjob is not correct or any solution better than this approach.

A: You shouldn't use sudo in the cronjob,  use sudo crontab -e instead to have it run as root.
Futhermore, & > is different from &> - did you mean to redirect all output to the specified file or run the cronjob in the background and redirect stdout? If it's the latter, you don't need to tell cron to run it as a background job and the redirection should come before the ampersand (which you should drop anyway).
Last, you probably want to use a systemd service for this instead.


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Q: Ajax not working in header file of frontend <form name="frmExotel" id="frmExotel" method="post" action="" >
    <input type="text" name="mobile_no" id="mobile_no" value="" />
    <button type="submit" title="<?php echo Mage::helper('core')->quoteEscape($this->__('Submit')) ?>" name="sbmt" id="sbmt" onclick="return chk_validation()"><?php echo $this->__('Submit') ?></button>
</form>

A: You are passing data in wrong format. Use below code.
function chk_validation()
{
    var mobile_no = jQuery("#mobile_no");

    jQuery.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        data: { mobile_no: mobile_no },
        dataType: 'JSON',
        url: "<?php echo $this->getUrl('ajaxlogin/index/save'); ?>",
        success:function(response){
            if (response){ alert("success");
              jQuery('#result').html(response.result);
            }
        }
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From what plant did the Lotus-eaters eat the fruit and flowers?
In Greek mythology the lotus-eaters were a race of people living on an island dominated by lotus plants. The exact location of the island is in dispute. Polybius (c. 200 – c. 118 BC), a Greek historian. identifies the island of Meninx (modern day Djerba) as the land of the Lotus eaters. However Greek historian and a contemporary of Socrates, Herodotus (c. 484–c. 425 BC), believes that the lotus-eaters resided in coastal Libya, and were in fact were still there during his lifetime!
There are several botanical candidates for the lotus plant, the most commonly accepted is the Jujube tree - Ziziphus lotus. While it may have an appropriate species name, and have many uses in traditional medicines, the fruits and flowers of the Jujube tree are not narcotic. Neither are the other contenders, the date-plum - Diospyros lotus, the nettle tree - Celtis australis, or the water lily - Nymphaea lotus.
However there is one species of water lily - Nymphaea caerulea, a native to the Nile delta, which was both known to the ancient Greeks and has some of the all-important soporific and psychotropic properties. Commonly known as the blue water lily, it contains the psychoactive alkaloid 'apomorphine' which although produces mildly sedating effects, does not match the more extreme side effects as witnessed in Homer's Odyssey. Neither are the harsh, dry landscapes of modern day Djerba and coastal Libya suitable for a natural expanse of freshwater aquatic plants.
So what was the plant from which the lotus eaters ate? Well, until more suitable candidate is put forward this is still open for debate.
1. Opium has been actively collected since prehistoric times, and the Mediterranean region holds the earliest archeological evidence of human use. In fact the oldest known seeds date back to more than 5000 BC.
Beginning to sound familiar? Does the description of '...a food that comes from a kind of flower...' fit the ingested dehydrated latex? Yes, of course it does.
3. The short term side effects of opium include feelings of euphoria, being relaxed, as well as sleepiness, or drowsiness. All classic lotus plant effects. Even the species name for the opium poppy is derived from the word 'somnifera' - Latin for 'hypnotic'. Furthermore, there is plenty of documented evidence regarding its use in ancient Greek, and further back during the Minoan civilisation on the island of Crete - 3650 to 1400 BC.
4. Although introduced and extensively cultivated throughout Europe since ancient times including southern England, its native range is believe to be the eastern Mediterranean. Where did Herodotus contemporary lotus-eaters reside? Coastal Libya, the eastern Mediterranean. And unlike the blue water lily, the opium poppy is perfectly evolved to thrive in the hot, dry habitats of both libya and the island of Meninx. A relatively easy environment for the opium poppy to dominate.
There you have it. What was the plant from which the lotus eaters ate? In my opinion the metaphorical finger seems to point directly at the opium poppy. So, if the boot fits.........!


Pre and post testing for strength and flexibility, and drop jump performance, one hour session with dynamic warm up, plyometrics, strength training and flexibility, and speed and agility training.
Athletes of all levels will benefit from participation in our Sportsmetrics™ program. An increase in core, upper body and lower body strength, balance in neuromuscular stability for the knee, improved jump dynamics and technique as well as a better awareness of body position and safer movement patterns for sporting activities will be experienced. We will tailor the strength and flexibility for your sport and address your specific needs.


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Q: I'm trying to change the sandbox host used by the SSRS fetchdatasource I'm not a CRM guy. I'm a SQL server / C# / general problem solver guy.
I'm trying to help one of our IT teams migrate to CRM 365. They are having issues with reports.
When I look at the report server log, I see that the relevant error seems to be:
Could not connect to net.tcp://<crmappserver>/CrmSandboxSdkListener-w3wp
We have four CRM application servers. Two of them have the "CRM sandbox listener", and two do not.  I don't know what the sandbox listener is or does, but that probably doesn't matter. What does matter is that the "crmappserver" in the URL is one of the two hosts without the sandbox listener installed. So, no surprise that it can't connect!
I relayed this information to the CRM team, but nobody in the team knows how to configure the fetch data source to use a particular host.
There's nothing in the data connector setup that allows me to enter that information: all I can enter is the SQL Server. So, I deduce that this information must be in the CRM configuration database somewhere, so I suggested that the team look through the administrative side of the CRM web user interface to see what they could find. But apparently the can find nowhere to configure this value.
How can we configure the CRM SSRS Fetch data source to point to host 3 instead of host 1 when it goes looking for the CRMSandboxSdkListener worker process?
Update from the CRM development team follows:
According to the CRM team, the report in question was originally created through the CRM application via the report wizard (probably in CRM 2011). As such, this report was always configured to use a fetch data source. The report works in CRM 2011, but the CRM 365 (on premise) platform is hosted on a different set of application servers.
In the CRM 365 installation the report is not pointing to one of the old 2011 hosts, which is good. Somehow during migration is has detected that the URL had to be updated from the old 2011 host to one of the four new 365 hosts. However, the problem remains that the 365 sandbox listener host referenced by the fetch data source is not one of the two hosts which is actually running that service.

A: I believe you are currently on-Premise of Dynamics 365 (crm). You had your reports previously built with Sql data source (I believe).
Dynamics crm has changed the way Reports are been created in CRM. CRM does need FetchXMl as data source and not Sql.
Now you wish to change connection string/url so that it points to correct dynamics instance.
I would refer you to below link,This link shows how to create a SSRS report.
What is important in your case is Installing Microsoft dynamics 365 Reporting extension.Once you have this installed you would be have under Data source Type (Fetchxml) and then giving correct connection string will get you further.
Here is the Link:http://mastermindtechies.com/blogs/creating-ssrs-report-dynamics-365-online/


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Q: How to convert a Julia Bool Array to Fortran Logical Array How can I convert a Julia Int/Bool Array/Vector to a Fortran LOGICAL array for use within Julia's ccall?
I tried passing it as Array{Bool} in https://gist.github.com/axsk/28f297e2207365a7f4e8/, but the code is not working correctly and I am quite confident the problem is the Bool-Logical conversion.

A: I don't know too much about calling Fortran code, but according to this

The Fortran standard does not specify how variables of LOGICAL type
  are represented, beyond requiring that LOGICAL variables of default
  kind have the same storage size as default INTEGER and REAL variables.
  The GNU Fortran internal representation is as follows.
A LOGICAL(KIND=N) variable is represented as an INTEGER(KIND=N)
  variable, however, with only two permissible values: 1 for .TRUE. and
  0 for .FALSE.. Any other integer value results in undefined behavior.

So I'd do something like the following
julia_array = rand(Bool, 1:10)
fort_array  = Int[x?1:0 for x in julia_array]

Then use fort_array as the input. Which Fortran compiler are you using?
EDIT: It turns out the Julia developers already define a type that will work with the linked BLAS/LAPACK, Base.BLAS.BlasInt, that will use the correct Int variant for the system.

A: As iaindunning posted before, Fortran represents Logical variables as Integers.
Unfortunately the representation of the type Integer varies from platform to platform.
While I had success using Int on Windows and Cint on Linux/MacOS, in the end I used BlasInt, which adopts depending on the platform.


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Gunmen Kill 13 In Afghan Highway Attack As Ghani Visits U.S.
Afghan policemen check buses near Ghazni on March 24.
An Afghan official says gunmen opened fire at travelers on a highway in Wardak province early on March 24, killing 13 people.
The attack occurred during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani to the United States and underscored persistent violence following the withdrawal of most U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan last year.
The Associated Press cited Attahullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor of the province southwest of Kabul, as saying gunmen shot at three vehicles including a bus headed south.
AFP, also citing Khogyani, suggested all 13 victims were passengers on the southbound bus.
It cited Mohammad Ali, deputy governor of neighboring Ghazni province, as saying the gunmen picked their victims and shot them one by one.
Khogyani said two other civilians were wounded in the attack at about 1 a.m. in the Sayad Abad district.
Most of the district is controlled by the Taliban, whose fighters often plant roadside bombs and attack on passing security convoys.
In a separate incident in Ghazni, six children playing cricket were killed when explosives attached to a bicycle exploded nearby.
Deputy Governor Ali said nine other children were injured in the blast in the evening on March 23.
Ali said four men were killed in a separate attack in the Aab Band district when gunmen opened fire on their vehicle and that two soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in the Khwaja Omar district.
Violence has increased recently as the weather warms up, and this year there are far fewer foreign troops to help counter an expected spring offensive by the Taliban.
The number of foreign troops rose into the tens of thousands in the years after U.S.-led invasion to oust the Taliban from power following the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
But NATO's combat mission formally ended in December and there are now about 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Ghani has asked for "flexibility" from the United States, which currently plans to reduce that number to 5,500 by the end of 2015 and to a "normal" embassy presence by the end of 2016.
Ghani has also requested that U.S. bases in the eastern city of Jalalabad and the southern city of Kandahar -- were the Taliban had their capital until 2001 -- stay open as long as possible.
Ghani and President Barack Obama are expected to discuss the U.S. military presence issue later on March 24 at the White House.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, who met with Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on March 23, said the Obama administration would be asking Congress to fund Afghan security troop levels at "an end strength level of" 352,000 to at least 2017.
Carter said the "Afghan and coalition military commanders have jointly recommended this force size… to ensure that the security gains we've made together are lasting."
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other officials also took part in the meeting at Camp David, in Maryland.
Carter said Washington maintains an "unwavering commitment to a strong and strategic partnership with Afghanistan."
Ghani took office in September, and Abdullah Abdullah became chief executive, under a power-sharing deal that ended wrangling over a presidential runoff that was marred by suspicions of widespread fraud.
Ghani replaced longtime President Hamid Karzai, whose relationship with the Uited States had become increasingly contentious.
The United States continues to use drones to attack insurgents in Afghanistan and a report said a drone strike killed nine Pakistani militants in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar Province on March 24.
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Clearing may refer to:

Arts and media
 Clearing (Fred Frith album), 2001
 Clearing (Hyd album), 2022
 The Clearing (film), a 2004 drama film
 The Clearing (EP), a 2006 EP by Weatherbox
 The Clearing (Sleep for Sleepers album), 2009
 The Clearing (Locrian album), 2011
 The Clearing (Homeland), an episode of the American television series Homeland
 The Clearing (podcast), a 2019 true crime podcast

Ecology
 Clearing (forest), a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
 Clearing (geography), the process by which vegetation is permanently removed
 Deforestation, the clearing away of trees to make farmland

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 Clearing (finance), the process of settling a transaction after committing to it
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 The Clearing (Ellison Bay, Wisconsin), also known as The Clearing Folk School
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This Woman Is Traveling in a Hazmat Suit—and 4 More Absurd Ebola Overreactions
By Claire Groden
Fox News' Shep Smith won wide praise Wednesday for his straight-talk about sensationalistic media reports on Ebola. "We don't have an outbreak," he said. "And the rest of this should stop, because it's not productive, and it's not worth ratings, and it's not worth politics, and we all need to stop it."
But one level-headed newscaster won't stop the rising panic. Since the second infected nurse from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Amber Vinson, was found to have flown to Cleveland and back before being diagnosed with Ebola, the fear has spread out of proportion with the disease itself. Here's a few of the most outlandish measures people are taking to protect themselves against an American Ebola outbreak that, as Smith could not emphasize enough, does not exist:
1. Two schools in suburban Cleveland have closed for the day so that the buildings and school buses could be thoroughly disinfected. A staff member at Solon Middle School flew home from Dallas on what might have been the same airplane as the nurse, but she was not on the same flight. The Centers for Disease Control said that the staff member was not at risk, so the school's closing is an unnecessary precaution.
2. Two schools in Texas are also closed today after learning that students were on the same flight as Vinson. While the barely-at-risk siblings who were on the flight are allowed to return to school when it reopens Friday, their parents will keep them at home for the next 21 days.
3. Dallas County is considering declaring a state of emergency even though the only people who have been infected with Ebola in America—two nurses—came into contact with the virus while treating the since-deceased first patient, Thomas Eric Duncan.
4. Navarro College, a community college outside of Dallas, is rejecting applications from international students who come from "countries with confirmed Ebola cases." American students—even nurses—are still allowed to apply, though.
5. This picture was reportedly taken at Dulles International airport. No word on whether she had to take off the hazmat suit to get through security.
No panic here RT @jdhenchman: Lady just chilling at Dulles in her homemade Hazmat suit pic.twitter.com/aKLyfvr5c2
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We own Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and Smarty really liked it when she was younger. But we never read Chicka Chicka 123 before. We got it in the library, and Smarty really enjoyed the book. She asked for it many times and quoted from it just for fun. It also seemed to help her to figure out the difference between, say, 16 and 60. And I personally like how clever this book is – it introduces skip counting by 10 and counting backward in a very playful way.
It looks like every week we have another book by Mem Fox among our favorites. What is interesting is that they are all illustrated by different artists, so they have very different feel to them. People who watch Olympics (we don't) might find it extra interesting, since Koala Lou competes in Bush Olympics in this book in an attempt to impress her mother. I planned to keep this book until our Australian "expedition" but maybe we will reread it again then.
We got this book in the library, and I think that we are going to acquire it eventually since it's a book that can be read many times over years. It's a collection of fairy tales from different countries. Most of them are over Smarty's head and mostly deal with getting rich with the help of some sort of local magical creature. For example, in Chinese story it was a green dragon. I really disliked Russian story that they included – I guess Smarty has to be at least 10 to even understand its premise and moral. Still, she likes the book because she really likes long books with many stories inside. I am pretty sure she will be a voracious chapter book reader when she is a little older.
Good to know about Chicka Chicka 123, I need to work on skip counting with my youngest.
I have never heard of the elephant and piggie series. I will have to check them out. My oldest is reading simple books right now and may really like them as well.
My kids like reading those Mo Willems Elephant & Piggie books with me. Such funny stories. They also enjoy searching for the pigeon in each book...silly pigeon hiding. We also read a Mem Fox book this week. It appealed to my toddler because of the repeating refrain.
I looked for Chicka Chicka 123, but I guess I will have to request it. Sounds like some great books!
I'm so glad she liked the elephant and piggie books! I'm also incredibly impressed that she's reading better than so of the kids in C's kindergarten class!
I SO wanted to check out Koala Lou for our Australia study but it was checked out. Mem Fox has some awesome books!
I have yet to read the Elephant books by Mo Willems because they're always checked out! We have one of the Pigeon books, which are pretty cute, if simplistic.
There's also a telling time book in the Chicka Chicka series, if Anna's intersted in time at all.
I also think those elephant and piggie books are great. Mo Willems used to live in our neighborhood. Have you read knuffle bunny (1 and 2). THe photos will look familiar to you! Kiddo loves seeing his neighborhood and playground in the book!
Yeah Elephant and Piggie! We love them!
I'll have to get some of the Elephant and Piggie books for my blossoming reader. I hadn't thought about them, for some reason.
That Around the World book sounds like it might be a good resource, too.


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WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS: THE LEGALIZATION OF ABORTION IN EL SALVADOR
Published on May 13, 2019 September 27, 2019 by prospectjournalucsdLeave a comment
by Breanny Andrade
Like many other countries in Latin America in the early 1990s, El Salvador had a ban on abortion with a few exceptions including cases of rape, serious fetal malformation, and great risk to the mother's life. In 1995, Pope John Paul II appointed Fernando Sáenz Lacalle as the new archbishop to San Salvador. He was a member of the conservative Catholic Group Opus Dei, who like the right-wing conservative party–Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)–and the Catholic Church, opposed abortion. As explained by writer Jack Hitt, "What he brought to the country's anti-abortion movement was a new determination to turn that opposition into state legislation and a belief that the church should play a public role in the process."
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SOUTH KOREA COURT ORDERS TO LIFT DECADES-OLD ABORTION BAN
Published on May 8, 2019 May 31, 2019 by prospectjournalucsdLeave a comment
by Pankhuri Prasad
Abortion rights continue to garner widespread attention in the United States and around the world, with restrictions on abortion and the reproductive rights of women constantly in flux. In May 2018, Ireland was acclaimed when it passed a referendum that struck down the eighth amendment of its constitution, which previously placed the life of a fetus and the life of a woman at equal importance. Most recently, in April 2019, South Korea followed suit by moving towards more progressive legal options for abortion.
Abortion had been legally restricted under South Korean criminal law since 1953. Certain exceptions were granted to allow abortion in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the mental or physical health of the expectant mother. However, even in these exceptional cases, the procedure required consent of the spouse. Otherwise, a woman would face up to one year in prison or a fine of up to 2 million won for an illegal abortion (approximately $1,750). A case was brought to the court in 2018 by a doctor who was facing prosecution for performing nearly 70 abortions. Medical professionals, if prosecuted for performing the procedure, may be sentenced for up to two years in prison under the current law. The Constitutional Court reviewed the law in 2012, but the ban was upheld since the court was split evenly. In a landmark victory for human rights in April of 2019, South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled the 1953 law was unconstitutional. The verdict gives the Korean Parliament until the end of 2020 to revise the law, after which it will become null and void.
In South Korea, the "pro-choice"—or pro-abortion—activism gained momentum in 2017 when 230,000 people signed an online petition to strike down the ban on abortions. In the months leading up to the court decision, rhetoric and protests from both sides intensified. On March 30, 2019, more than a thousand women took to the streets to protest the ban on abortion. Activists have argued that the government has long viewed women simply as "baby-producing machines." In the 1970s and 1980s, the government was faced with the challenge of curbing the unsustainable population growth. During this time, the government simply ignored illegal abortions, as it pushed for only one child per household. In recent years, the government has grown worried about the falling birthrate—one of the lowest in the world—and has become more stringent about restricting abortions. As a consequence, many women in South Korea feel that their reproductive freedoms have been taken away from them.
Access to safe abortion services should transcend national borders because it directly violates women's right to health. When abortion is illegal and cannot be conducted safely, it forces women to carry out unwanted pregnancies, face serious threats to their health, or even risk death. According to Human Rights Watch, approximately 13 percent of maternal deaths worldwide are attributable to unsafe abortion—between 68,000 and 78,000 deaths annually. In fact, unsafe abortions are the third leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide and lead to an additional five million largely preventable disabilities, according to the WHO.This is easily preventable by legalizing abortion. Banning abortion does not end abortions; rather, it drives it underground and forces women to seek illicit and unsafe procedures. This has been the case in South Korea where, despite the ban, abortions are rampant. Collecting accurate data regarding abortions in Korea is extremely challenging as government statistics have relied on calculating national health insurance claims and doctors who perform abortions do not report their procedures. As a result, most estimates about Korean abortion rates likely undercut the actual rate. Data based on surveys of various medical providers put the estimated number of abortions in 2005 at 342,433. The Korean Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimated that approximately 3,000 abortions occurred daily in 2017, which also contradicts other figures reported by national agencies.
Although the court's ruling is welcomed by women's rights activists, concerns about the stigma surrounding abortions persist. Many Koreans see abortion as immoral and for "naughty" girls. The Catholic Church in Seoul has expressed regret over the court's ruling and urged people to choose "life over death." The discussion on reproductive freedoms cannot end at increasing access to abortions, but must also address society's prevailing attitudes on reproduction. In most societies and cultures, the burden of preventing unwanted pregnancies is left to the woman.
Crowd in front of the South Korean Constitutional Court in Seoul following the ruling to overturn the 65 year old ban on abortion.
A study conducted by the UN in 2015, Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide, shows that across the world contraceptive methods such as female sterilization and IUD's make up the majority while male sterilization and male condoms make up only a small fraction of total contraceptive usage. Female surgical sterilization methods can be much more complicated and dangerous procedures than male sterilization, yet they are hardly done. This is only a symptom of a larger trend. Similarly, the most recent effort in 2016 to create a male birth contraceptive pill was stopped before completion since the side effects on the health of the participants were deemed too severe. It can be argued that the effects experienced by men—including acne, mood disorders, and raised libido—are relatively minor compared to those suffered by women on the pill, which include anxiety, weight gain, nausea, headaches, reduced libido, and blood clots. Additionally, restricting abortion unfairly raises the stakes for women. This can be worse in countries such as South Korea where there have been multiple cases of husbands and boyfriends using women's secret abortions to blackmail them to extort large sums of money.
Society and culture do not change overnight, and women who seek abortions will undoubtedly continue to face strong stigmas despite the newly-won legality. This is the reality for many women across the world. However, legalizing abortion guarantees—at the very least—safer and affordable access to procedures. Still, there are further steps needed to ensure positive change.. If the Korean government is committed to this issue, it must build infrastructure to support women who suffer from serious physical and mental consequences after the procedure.
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GLOBAL CHALLENGES FOR THE "#MeToo" MOVEMENT: THE CASE OF FRANCE
Published on November 27, 2018 January 10, 2019 by prospectjournalucsdLeave a comment
The years since 2012 have broadly been classified under fourth-wave feminism. Brave individuals have battled against systematic sexism through multiple avenues; most recently, the work of 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winners Dennis Mukwege and Nadia Murad stands as a powerful example of individuals striving to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. In many countries, the feminist movement has heavily utilized technology and social media to fight for gender equality. Specifically, the #MeToo movement has been the most publicly acknowledged feminist campaign in the last year. Differences in perception of the movement in various countries provide important insight into the cultural distinctions that define each country's views on feminist issues.
In particular, France's wary reception of #MeToo stands out compared to the widespread support the movement received in the United States. This stems from French views on sexuality, suggesting that greater consideration of intersectionality is necessary when considering the cultural nuances that complicate a global social movement.
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Is it a Global Movement?
The #MeToo movement was launched by the "#MeToo" hashtag, which spread virally on social media in October 2017. People who have been victimized by sexual violence used the hashtag to share their stories, revealing the extent of sexual assault and harassment faced by women everywhere, especially in the workplace. The hashtag went viral and was adopted by many celebrities soon after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against Harvey Weinstein, a famous American film producer. Later that year, TIME magazine named 'The Silence Breakers' collectively as their "2017 Person of the Year", honoring not one individual but all of the people involved with the rise of the #MeToo movement.
#MeToo resonated with individuals around the world, with many translating the movement into their own languages. An article in the Washington Post describes the scope of the movement: "From Stockholm to Seoul, from Toronto to Tokyo, a torrent of accusations has poured forth. Survivors spoke out, and many were taken seriously. Powerful men lost their jobs. A few went to prison. How diverse societies — some liberal, others conservative — saw sexual harassment seemed to be changing." As the movement spread across the world, it raised new questions on how different cultures view sexual harassment and what kind of challenges may arise when trying to spur a change across different societies.
The "#MeToo" Movement in France
The French counterpart to the #Me Too movement is known as "#BalanceTonPorc", which loosely translates to "Rat Out Your Pig." First started by journalist Sandra Muller, #BalanceTonPorc resulted in thousands of French women speaking out on social media. However, unlike in the United States, the movement faced a backlash from the same demographic that had championed it in America. One hundred prominent French women ranging from artists to intellectuals, including famous French actress Catherine Deneuve, signed a highly publicized open letter denouncing the #MeToo and #BalanceTonPorc movements. They defended what they called a "right to pester" and explained that "Trying to seduce someone, even persistently or cack-handedly, is not a crime". The letter argued that the movement had gone too far: seduction was an inherent part of French culture and the movement was too moralizing, threatening to curb the sexual freedom that people enjoyed in France.
With the letter facing criticism from many inside and outside France, Deneuve apologized to victims of sexual harassment and distanced herself from the incident. Regardless, the letter provides an important perspective on the role of cultural differences in global movements. France has historically valued artistic freedom and prided itself on its lack of censorship in art. As a result, movements such as #MeToo face a challenge in adapting to a culture which fears cultural purging for accommodation of political overcorrection and fights censorship while still striving towards building a safer environment for women. Many in France were quick to reject the movement as an American import, while many in the United States called the letter a reflection of French internalized misogyny. Americans failed to recognize French concerns that the massive power of the movement, stemming from its popularity and size, could result in a censorship of the artistic, sexual and even ideological freedoms earlier generations have fought hard to achieve. Their anxiety stems from a past where a woman exerting her own sexual agency and depicting that in cinema, art and other forms of culture, were considered brave acts in defiance of existing patriarchal taboos. It seems people on both sides are ultimately trying to protect the same thing—an individual's agency to make his or her own decisions. However, the letter's argument is put forth in a problematic manner, potentially allowing harassers to present themselves as victims of misconstrued advances and entrenching the idea that a "certain" level of harassment is normal and should be accepted. The letter has highlighted a fundamental debate within feminism-sexuality as a source of power versus a source of oppression. France must not let traditional views on the nature of courtship and social interactions such as flirtation restrict it from participating in the new, albeit difficult, conversation on sexual harassment.
Demonstrations in France against sexual violence
The challenge that the #MeToo movement has encountered in France–cultural criticism and religious stereotyping–amplifies the need for intersectionality in not only France's feminist movement but in feminist movements across the world. Intersectionality refers to interconnected ways in which different social categorizations-in this case class, race and gender-apply to a group (or individual), aggravating overlapping and interdependent features of sexism. In analyzing the Deneuve letter, there is a need to remember that the ultimate goal of the #MeToo movement is to empower people. If the movement starts restricting the freedoms of others, then it must be restructured. Cultural differences like those demonstrated by France's reception of #MeToo must ]be an essential consideration in feminism. Similarly, those supporting the letter must not forget that many individuals sharing their stores as part of #BalanceTonPorc are on the lower end of an established social hierarchy. They are often intimidated into remaining silent in the face of abuse. Therefore, publicly defending the "right to pester" only emboldens harassers who would like to use the "seduction" argument to defend themselves in situations where their actions could be considered harassment. Therefore, the social element of privilege has to be accounted for when considering any argument regarding feminism. Intersectionality is not only relevant to French feminism but across all feminist movements. If a movement seeks to be truly global, it must cease to be purely American and become a more inclusive platform. More efforts are needed to combat systemic sexism; ensuring global movements account for cultural differences and resonate with those of all backgrounds is an important step in that direction.
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Casino Giant Sheldon Adelson Dies Aged 87
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Casino magnate and political donor Sheldon Adelson has died at the age of 87.
The American has been a pivotal figure on the casino scene in his homeland and in Asia, and in operating a number of game-changing properties his net worth rose to around $33 billion – making him one of the richest people on the planet, according to Forbes Magazine.
It has been reported that he succumbed to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, while his wife Dr Miriam Adelson confirmed that her husband had died of 'complications from a long illness'. He leaves behind Dr Miriam and five children.
Adelson has also been a considerable figure in politics in his own way, and nobody donated more money to Donald Trump's pre-presidency and re-election campaigns. He was thought to be a major influencer on the Don's foreign policy in Israel – the billionaire is of Jewish descent – and so much so that Trump declared Jerusalem as the capital of the country in part due to Adelson's bidding.
As is so often the case with those who go on to become rich beyond their wildest dreams, Adelson was born into a relatively poor family – his father a Ukrainian-Jewish taxi driver and his mother a Lithuanian-Jewish shopkeeper, while his grandfather was a Welsh coal miner. But a lack of money can breed entrepreneurship in young people, and aged just 12 Adelson borrowed $200 from an uncle to buy a licence that allowed him to sell newspapers on the street corner in Boston.
Three years later and still attending school, a young Adelson borrowed $10,000 from the same uncle to start up his own vending machine business that sold sweets and chocolate bars, and after finishing college he flittered between jobs as a court reporter and in the armed forces.
But Adelson kept plugging away, starting up a raft of businesses – it's estimated he set up more than 50 firms in his lifetime – and eventually becoming a millionaire in his thirties.
He splashed out a reported $110 million to purchase the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1988, and three years later – while on honeymoon in Venice – he thought up an idea for a casino resort based on the iconic watery Italy city. Spending a whopping $1.5 billion on construction work, which included its own network of canals travailed by gondolier, the Venetian was born.
Further properties were built in Pennsylvania, before Adelson started casting his net overseas – starting with the Sands in Macau, which became the region's first Las Vegas style casino. The Venetian Macau followed, and then came the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
However, his casino projects have not been without controversy. He was sued successfully for more than $100 million by Richard Suen, who claimed that the businessman failed to pay a 'sweetener' after Suen helped him to make the necessary connections to gain a gambling license in Macau.
In a later court case, it was also alleged that Adelson had bribed Chinese officials to build his casino in Macau – an accusation that was later 'acknowledged' by his legal team. A wrongful dismissal suit in 2015 also raised accusations of bribery and links to organised crime in China, which Adelson strenuously denied.
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018 – only Elvis Presley and baseball legend Babe Ruth have been bestowed with such an honour before, Adelson leaves behind a legacy of quality casino operations and occasionally questionable business practices.
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If you are planning a move, whether you are upgrading, downgrading, or just looking for a change of pace, consider moving to the Buckhead neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia for these reasons.
Home of the Atlanta Falcons, Braves, Hawks, and United FC, Atlanta has a team you can cheer on in almost any sport. These stadiums are located right outside the Buckhead area, allowing for an easy commute to the games.
Atlanta has many historical landmarks that you can visit and learn about. You can see the birth home of Martin Luther King Jr., the historic Oakland Cemetery, the Smith Plantation Home, and much more.
If you are considering moving to the Buckhead neighborhood, you will know that it is home to some of the most desirable homes in the country. No matter what the size of the home you are looking for, Buckhead will have a gorgeous home suited for you.
Being one of the most amazing parks in the country, this is definitely a site to see. Piedmont Park hosts hundreds of events each year including fitness activities, dog parks, farmer's markets, and much more!
Downtown Atlanta has numerous trendy restaurants ranging from all types of foods to satisfy your cravings. Whether you are in the mood for a fancy sit down meal, or a quick bite on the go, Buckhead has plenty of delicious options for you.
Buckhead has plenty of good schools nearby to give your children a great education with many well qualified teachers.
The Atlanta area has multiple exceptional colleges for you or your children to attend, including Georgia Tech, Emory University, Georgia State, and many more.
Being so close to Zoo Atlanta as well as the Georgia Aquarium provides for amazing opportunities for you and the whole family to go see a variety of magnificent animals.
Georgia gives you a nice range of temperatures, that don't stray too high or too low. Summers are hot; averaging in the 80's (degrees Fahrenheit), while winter's only drop down to the 50's. Spring and fall both are nice warm temperatures ranging from the 60's-70's.
This upscale shopping mall is the perfect location to go to buy whatever you are in need of. This mall contains almost 200 varying stores including Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Neiman Marcus.
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The Best Tips for Hosting an Open House During the Illinois Winter!
As we head into the heart of winter in Illinois, it's hard to imagine wanting to do anything but cuddle up under a blanket and wait for spring. But for many homeowners, they are spending the winter trying to sell their home.
Winter can be a hard time of year to sell your home, but it's absolutely not impossible. One of the key ways to get buyer interest in your home is by hosting a great open house! Winter poses a few special challenges for a successful open house, but follow along with these 5 tips and you'll be just fine!
Winter often comes with snow and ice which can make the outside of your home look like a mess. Your snow removal and ice management need to be near perfection. Especially if you are hosting an open house. Make sure guests have a clear walkway and that any ice patches have been properly salted. Nothing leaves a worse first impression than slipping on their way up to your home.
Even if you normally like to keep your thermostat on the lower side during winter, during an open house you should turn it up to a more comfortable level. You don't want to give buyers the impression that your home is cold and drafty- because it might cause them to not want your home. If you have a fireplace in your home, Winter is the perfect time to show it off. Walking into a warm home with a fire lit in the fire place is a great first impression for a home buyer.
Instead of just offering the normal array of snacks and coffee at your open house, why not throw in a few Winter classics? Adding in hot chocolate, apple cider, and other delicious seasonal items will be a welcome treat!
Don't make home buyers walk around in snowy and heavy outerwear during their whole visit. Make a designated spot for them to leave their jackets and boots.
It gets dark early during the winter, so make sure your home has enough light to look bright and cheery. A dark home will not show as well as well lit one.
Clutter makes your home look smaller and can distract buyers from actually seeing the selling points of your home. Zippy Shell of Northern Illinois will safely store your items while you sell your home and then move them to your new home! You can learn more about our storage and moving services by visiting www.zippyshell.com.
Do you have any other ideas to help host the perfect winter open house? Let us know in the comments!
As winter is beginning it is important to make sure you are prepared to weather the storm.
First and foremost, make sure your home is insured, that way if you happen to have a home emergency involving a plumbing leak or a roof caving in from snow, you will not have an immense cost to worry about. It is also important to make sure your car is insured as well to avoid any damages caused by icy or snowy roads.
Slowly lower your thermostat during the day, and night as well, to prevent your wallet from taking a beating in the cold winter months. Bringing the temperature down by one degree a week can make a huge difference. If this is too difficult you can always layer up to make the adjustment easier.
Your car will go through a lot during winter weather. To make your drive more pleasant, throw an extra blanket and sweatshirt in your car for the drive while your car is still heating up. Make sure you also have a little shovel, salt, and window scrappers to avoid any problems resulting from snow.
Stock your house with extra food and water in case you happen to get snowed in for an extended period of time. Keep extra shovels and snow salt in your garage to avoid having your car snowed in and having no way of getting out onto the road. Make sure you also have extra firewood if you have a wood fireplace, or have an extra gas insert if you have a gas fireplace. Candles, flashlights, and batteries should be easily accessible in case of a power outage.
Get an annual check-up to make sure you are healthy going into the cold winter season. Get a flu shot to avoid being bedridden for up to a week. Always remember to wash your hands and avoid sharing food or drinks with sick people. Check that your prescriptions are up to date as well.
Whether you are trying to stay warm inside or enjoy the snow outdoors, here are just a few activities your family can partake in this winter.
Visit your local ski resort to go snow tubing. The whole family can enjoy this thrilling snow activity without the risk or skill required for snowboarding or skiing.
If it is too cold and windy outdoors, have a family game night indoors with your favorite board games!
Enjoy a day or evening at the bowling alley as a fun way to enjoy a cold winter day.
Enjoy a fun winter activity that doesn't require the weather to be a nice winter day at the ice rink!
Once the snow falls, go enjoy a day of sledding outside. Make sure to stay safe and have fun!
In order to stay warm from the cold outdoors, bake your favorite treats during this holiday season. Cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and more! You can even try making some homemade hot chocolate.
Enjoy some time inside by making snowflakes, snowmen, and other winter characters out of paper or cardboard.
Zippy Shell of the Piedmont Triad recently spread some holiday cheer in their local community by participating in their local holiday parade. The team worked hard to make sure their Zippy Shell trailer and container was trimmed out in holiday style for the festive occasion!
Spice up Thanksgiving with some new recipes to enjoy all the holiday foods you love with a twist.
Get your serving of cranberry sauce served up with some extra flavor. Using pre-made biscuit dough, place a cube of brie into the middle of your biscuit. Then top the brie with a spoonful of cranberry sauce. Finally, bake them in the oven with the directed time and temperature for the dough.
Change up your ordinary mashed potatoes for mashed sweet potatoes! This dish can be made with butter and seasonings to go with dinner or add some brown sugar and cinnamon for dessert!
Create a dish of apple pie filling and put it in a small bowl. Serve it with a plate of cinnamon flavored chips or crisps to have apple salsa!
Make your usual stuffing recipe, but do not transfer it into your turkey. Place it into a bowl and shape little circles together to fit into your muffin dish. Use an egg or butter to get the stuffing to hold together in a ball. Bake until golden brown.
Brown your brussels sprouts in olive oil and season with salt to taste. Add butter, chicken stock, and shallots to accentuate the flavor of the brussels sprouts and cook until soft and tender.
Using candy eyes and candy corn, create a face and a tail of feathers on an Oreo using frosting as glue to stick the pieces on.
Make a batch of your favorite chocolate chip cookies and mix pumpkin puree into the batter!
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5 video trends to watch in 2021
Date of publishing 8 Jan 2021
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As technology and digital habits evolve, and in fact have been accelerated as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it's not surprising that video predictions and usage is expected to see further exponential growth during 2021. As of 2020, 81% of businesses use video as a tool for marketing, video in 2021 is therefore going to be a necessity not an option to consider! Savvy marketers have already expanded their video horizons because the changes in consumer behaviour caused by the pandemic are not expected to go away even with a vaccine. In fact, Cisco has predicted that 2021 will be the year that the internet becomes one big video!
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In this article, we have highlighted what we see as being the top 5 major video and digital trends in 2021 and why now is the time to start exploiting them to help increase your customer conversions:
Interactive video over passive video. A surge in consumer demand for active learning will see a rise in storytelling, personalisation and product building videos as viewers want to become part of the video experience themselves. Explainer videos already account for 55% of video consumption and personalised videos are proven to help increase click through rates by 300%. Both trends are expected to grow further in 2021. Plus, they're not just fun videos for viewers, but they also offer a gold mine of data for marketers.
User generated video. User-generated content is authentic, trustworthy, and fun! Moreover, this content cuts through the noise in a cluttered digital landscape. 70% of consumers trust customer opinions, whereas only 25% trust advertising. And, today, it's easier than ever to review and research customer opinions.
No more fake news. 2021 is set to see a rise in demand for honesty and transparency in communication. We live in an era of fake news and widespread misinformation and customers now want to know the truth! There's nowhere to hide with video, so expect to see consumers demanding any and all communication they receive via video.
Video Calling. 2020 saw a large proportion of the population having to resort to homeworking resulting an exponential rise in the use of video calls. Last week, Zoom reported a 485% increase in usage compared to a year ago! This trend is set to continue throughout 2021 together with an expectation from customers for video to be integrated into call centre software.
From shoppable video to shoppable entertainment. When Instagram added the "swipe up" feature allowing users to go from stories straight to product pages, the phenomenon of shoppable video was born. In 2021, you can expect to see a huge surge in its popularity, as shoppers will continue to prefer shopping online to going out in public places. What if you could watch an episode of Gordon Ramsey's Masterchef and add ingredients to your cart with a click! Well, Amazon and Instagram are already on board and Netflix has the technology for it. It's coming!
Consumer behaviour is changing and their demand for engaging with video is increasing, with mobile video consumption claiming a yearly growth of 100%. Businesses are therefore adapting and preparing for the video revolution.
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The final report from this project was published in November 2008: Practice-based commissioning: reinvigorate, replace or abandon?
The study was a qualitative project based on semi-structured interviews in four case study sites. It was not designed to provide a representative picture of the state of practice-based commissioning in England, but rather to provide an in-depth look at its implementation and impact locally. The research tried to identify factors that facilitated, and factors that were barriers to, the implementation of PBC.
In July 2009 we published a poll of GPs and practice managers that found commitment to PBC and optimism about its potential but also suggested that progress is still hampered by a lack of local vision, a lack of clarity over roles and responsibilities and bureaucratic governance processes.
Why were we interested in this piece of work?
Practice-based commissioning (PBC) was a government policy, introduced in 2005, designed to give general practitioners, nurses and other primary care professionals the power to decide how NHS money is spent in their local area.
In 2006 we began a research project to assess the progress of PBC in four case study sites in England.
Our two-year investigation into the implementation and impact of practice-based commissioning (PBC) assessed progress against the policy's three main objectives – better clinical engagement, better locally-provided services for patients and better use of resources – and identified barriers that were limiting its success.
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The Municipality of Rethymno (Greek: Δήμος Ρεθύμνης) is a municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. It consists of the unification of the pre-existing municipalities Arkadi, Lappa, Rethymno and Nikiforos Fokas of Rethymno Prefecture. The extent of the new municipality is , and it had a population of 55,525 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The seat of the new municipality is the town Rethymno.

Subdivisions

The Municipality of Rethymno consists of the following communities:

Municipal unit of Arkadi: local communities of: Adele, Amnatos, Ancient Eleftherna, Eleftherna Village, Erfi, Kyrianna, Mesi, Pangalohori, Pigi, Prinos, Skouloufia, Chamalevri, Charkia
Municipal unit of Lappa: local communities of: Argyroupoli, Archondiki, Vilandredo, Episkopi, Karoti, Kato Poros, Koufi, Myriokefala
Municipal unit of Nikiforos Fokas: municipal community of Atsipopoulo and local communities of: Agios Kostantinos, Ano Valsamonero, Gerani, Gonia, Zouridi, Kaloniktis, Kato Valsamonero, Kato Malaki, Mountros, Prines, Roustika, Saitoures, Frantzeskiana Metochia
Municipal unit of Rethymno: municipal community of Rethymno and local communities of: Armeni, Goulediana, Kare, Kastelos, Koumi, Maroulas, Oros, Prasies, Rousospiti, Selli, Chromonastiri

Agenda of cultural events in the municipality
 February: Carnival (Rethymno), Smudge (Armeni)
 June: Renaissance Festival (Rethymno)
 July: Renaissance Festival (Rethymno), Feast of St. Panteleimon (Adele, Chromonastiri), Feast of the Prophet Elias (Eleftherna)
 August: Cultural events (Rethymno), Maritime Week (Rethymno)
 September: Feast of Virgin Mary (Myriokefala)

Cadastre
Several areas of this municipality are included in the Cadastre system and is under the authority of the Cadastral Office of Rethymno, namely: the area and the suburbs of the city of Rethymno since 12 March 2012, Adele since 18 Mai 2006, Argyroupoli since 28 March 2005, Armenoi since 15 September 2005, Atsipopoulo since 3 January 2006, Gerani since 28 March 2005, Episkopi, Archontiki, Koufi and Karoti since 21 July 2005, Maroulas since 21 July 2005, Prasies since 7 July 2005, Prines since 6 October 2005, Rousospiti since 21 July 2005, Chromonastiri since 7 July 2005

Province
The province of Rethymno () was one of the provinces of the Rethymno Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It was abolished in 2006.

References

External links
 Arkadi Monastery Tourist Guide. Retrieved 9 April 2012
Website of Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture. Retrieved 9 April 2012

Municipalities of Crete
Provinces of Greece
Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)


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