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A man and a woman were believed to have fallen off their Jet Ski into Lake Keowee. The local sheriff said the man, Nathan Drew, may have been intoxicated. Photograph: Rodrigo Sura/EPA
US boater who rescued man from lake then shot him will not be charged
Officials in South Carolina ruled shooting of Nathan Drew, 29, by unnamed 74-year-old was act of self-defense
Associated Press in Walhalla, South Carolina
Mon 21 Mar 2022 07.35 EDT
South Carolina officials said they would not file charges against a boater who helped rescue a man from the water, then shot him dead.
Alligators just want to have fun: Florida images may show predators at play
A statement from the Oconee county sheriff's office said the 10th judicial circuit solicitor, David Wagner, ruled that the Tuesday shooting of 29-year-old Nathan Drew Morgan by an unnamed 74-year-old man was an act of self-defense.
Morgan, a Walhalla resident, was shot aboard a pontoon boat on Lake Keowee.
Morgan and a woman were in distress, having fallen off their Jet Ski into the lake, Oconee county sheriff's officials said. The two had no life jackets and the Jet Ski was circling.
The 74-year-old man and his wife on a pontoon boat drove over to help fish the pair out of the lake, the sheriff's office said. The couple on the boat told authorities Morgan became agitated once he got on board and started assaulting them.
Investigators were told he may have wanted to get back on the Jet Ski. They also believe there may have been an argument between Morgan and the woman he was with before they fell into the water.
Sheriff Mike Crenshaw told the Journal of Seneca that Morgan may have been intoxicated.
The woman who was with Morgan pushed him back into the lake in an attempt to defuse the situation, the sheriff's office said.
The couple on the pontoon helped him aboard again, and the man shot him after a second encounter, saying he feared for his and his wife's lives. Authorities have declined to name the couple.
Morgan died on the boat from a gunshot wound to the chest, the Oconee county coroner's office said.
• This article's subheading was amended on 22 March 2022 to correct the age of the unnamed shooter from 79 to 74.

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import qualified Scripting.Lua         as Lua
import           UI.Dialogui
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Geriatric or cardiac rehabilitation? Predictors of treatment pathways in advanced age patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Sarah Eichler1,
Heinz Völler1,2,
Rona Reibis3,
Karl Wegscheider4,
Christian Butter5,
Axel Harnath6 &
Annett Salzwedel1
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders volume 20, Article number: 158 (2020) Cite this article
Aim of the study was to find predictors of allocating patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) to geriatric (GR) or cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and describe this new patient group based on a differentiated characterization.
From 10/2013 to 07/2015, 344 patients with an elective TAVI were consecutively enrolled in this prospective multicentric cohort study. Before intervention, sociodemographic parameters, echocardiographic data, comorbidities, 6-min walk distance (6MWD), quality of life and frailty (score indexing activities of daily living [ADL], cognition, nutrition and mobility) were documented. Out of these, predictors for assignment to CR or GR after TAVI were identified using a multivariable regression model.
After TAVI, 249 patients (80.7 ± 5.1 years, 59.0% female) underwent CR (n = 198) or GR (n = 51). GR patients were older, less physically active and more often had a level of care, peripheral artery disease as well as a lower left ventricular ejection fraction. The groups also varied in 6MWD. Furthermore, individual components of frailty revealed prognostic impact: higher values in instrumental ADL reduced the probability for referral to GR (OR:0.49, p < 0.001), while an impaired mobility was positively associated with referral to GR (OR:3.97, p = 0.046). Clinical parameters like stroke (OR:0.19 of GR, p = 0.038) and the EuroSCORE (OR:1.04 of GR, p = 0.026) were also predictive.
Advanced age patients after TAVI referred to CR or GR differ in several parameters and seem to be different patient groups with specific needs, e.g. regarding activities of daily living and mobility. Thus, our data prove the eligibility of both CR and GR settings.
Due to the demographic shift and the aging population, the prevalence of aortic stenosis (AS) as the most frequent valve disease is enhancing [1]. For patients having a prohibitive surgical risk, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been developed as an alternative to the surgical valve replacement. Several clinical trials and registries have demonstrated the advantages and the procedural success of mid- to long-term outcomes and the procedure is now used as a golden standard [2, 3]. Procedural and in-hospital mortality rates could be reduced and therefore, the frequency of catheter-based valve procedures is steadily increasing. It has overtaken the slightly decreased number of surgical procedures in Germany [4].
Consequently, multimorbid octogenarians with functional limitations become more present in cardiac rehabilitation (CR), whereby hospitals have to define the decision making process for the subsequent treatment and rehabilitation centers have to focus the therapy offer on the patients' individual demands such as improving postural control and combating malnutrition. After TAVI, cardiac rehabilitation already leads to significant improvements in exercise tolerance, walking capacity, muscle strength and quality of life [5,6,7,8,9]. Thus, official position statements promote the implementation of cardiac rehabilitation after TAVI, although there are no specific therapies yet for the individual needs of this old patient group [10, 11].
In Germany, multicomponent CR represents a well-established treatment for the improvement of functional and psychocognitive parameters in patients after cardiac valve procedures [12,13,14,15]. For elderly patients, there is also the option of being allocated to geriatric rehabilitation (GR) instead of indication-specific rehabilitation, if there are at least two different indications to be treated. Therefore, GR mostly accommodates multimorbid patients and aims at the recovery of physical abilities for a largely independent life in the community. The primary aim of GR is to recover an age-appropriate mobility as well as to support self-sufficiency and thus, to avoid long-term care [16,17,18].
Regarding multimorbid and geriatric patients, the term frailty is often brought up in research, but is not settled as a definite assessment yet. The Valve Academic Research Consortium has underlined the relevance of frailty with defining it as multicomponent including the dimensions of loss of independence, exhaustion, slowness, wasting and malnutrition, poor endurance and inactivity as well as weakness [19]. However, frailty hasn't been considered as an own cardiovascular risk factor and has also not been included into traditional risk scores like EuroSCORE. Furthermore, several different approaches for measuring frailty have been described. Two indices seem to prevail in clinical studies [20, 21]. Nevertheless, the significance of the indices or its single dimensions for the care pathway after TAVI hasn't been focused enough in research.
The aim of the study was to characterize older patients after TAVI and to identify predictors of allocating to either geriatric or cardiac rehabilitation under consideration of frailty related components. Our research hypothesis is the following: We assume that patients referred to GR differ to those referred to CR in several physical and psychological domains.
In this prospective multicenter cohort study, 635 patients assigned for elective TAVI, which was the only inclusion criterion, were screened in two German heart centers between October 2013 and July 2015. Exclusion criteria were patient refusal, lack of capacity to give informed consent due to poor health status, logistical reasons such as shift of intervention or cancellation of the intervention.
Baseline measures
Before elective TAVI, sociodemographic data (e. g. age and gender), comorbidities (e. g. stroke/transient ischemic attack [TIA], peripheral artery disease [PAD], diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease), subjective evaluation of physical activity (volume per week), level of care and echocardiographic parameters (e. g. left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] and transaortic gradients) as well as the logistic EuroSCORE were documented in the participating heart centers.
Further, for the quantification of the performance status a standardized 6-min walk test (6MWT) according to current guidelines of the American Thoracic Society [22] based on a distance measuring device was performed. In addition, health related quality of life was assessed by using the questionnaire Short Form 12 (SF-12) [23] with its physical and mental component summaries (PCS and MCS). Anxiety and depression were determined using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [24], and frailty according to the index of Stortecky et al. [25] This Frailty-Index included the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the short form of the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF), Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) and a subjective mobility disability (defined as a decreased frequency of walking 200 m and/or of climbing stairs). The index was summarized with the following allocations: 2 points were assigned if MMSE was < 21 points, and 1 point was assigned for each of the following: MMSE ≥21 and < 27 points, MNA < 12 points, ADL ≥ 1 limited activity, IADL ≥1 limited activity, TUG ≥20 s, and a positive subjective mobility disability. Hence, the Frailty-Index ranged from 0 to 7 points and can be categorized at ≥3 points (frail) vs. < 3 points (non-frail).
The primary endpoint was the assignment to either GR or CR in patients after TAVI, decided by the medical staff in the heart centers. The information was derived on subsequent phone calls with the patients and/or their relatives.
Continuous variables are expressed as means ± standard deviation (SD), and categorical variables as absolute values and percentages. Comparisons between groups were performed using the t-test and the chi-square test, respectively. Predictors of pathways (e. g. GR vs. CR) were identified using a multivariable logistic regression model. We started with a full model containing all available covariates and performed a backwards selection to keep only significant effects in the model. Effects with a p-value of less than 0.05 (two-sided) were considered significant. Calculations were carried out using SPSS 25.0 (IBM, Chicago, IL, USA) and Stata (StataCorp. 2017. Stata Statistical Software: Release 15. College Station, TX: StataCorp LLC).
Baseline data (Total cohort)
After the exclusion of 291 patients mainly due to patient refusal, 344 patients scheduled for TAVI could be enrolled prior to the procedure. 333 (96.8%) patients were alive at discharge, whereby 198 (59.5%) patients underwent CR after the intervention and 51 (15.3%) patients were allocated to GR. 52 (15.1%) patients rejected rehabilitation and were discharged home (Fig. 1). Thus, data of 249 patients in CR and GR were analyzed.
CONSORT flow diagram of inclusion process. TAVI: transcatheter aortic valve implantation
The patients (mean age 80.7 ± 5.1 years, 147 (59.0%) women) were considered multimorbid with having 2.2 ± 1.3 comorbidities. Moreover, almost half of the patients (42.6%) suffered from diabetes mellitus. Most of the patients (83.1%) did not have a level of care and 110 patients (44.2%) described themselves as very active with more than 150 min of physical activity per week.
Before TAVI, the echocardiographic data showed a mean LVEF of 54.5 ± 10.9% as well as a maximum and mean transvalvular aortic gradient of 71.6 ± 24.9 and 44.9 ± 16.5 mmHg, respectively. Describing the surgical risk, patients showed a logistic EuroSCORE of 16.5 ± 12.1%. (Table 1). Also prior to TAVI, the patients achieved a 6-min walk distance (6MWD) of 239.6 ± 117.9 m and needed a mean walking time of 14.2 ± 7.3 s. in the TUG. With a mean Frailty-Index of 2.4 ± 1.6 points, the investigated population is overall to be classified as non-frail (Table 2).
Table 1 Baseline characteristics (Total cohort, cardiac vs. geriatric rehabilitation patients)
Table 2 Baseline assessments (Total cohort, cardiac vs. geriatric rehabilitation patients)
TAVI was performed under a short period of general anesthesia in 83 (33.3%) patients and local anesthesia in 166 (66.7%) patients, whereby the main access route was through the femoral artery in 235 (94.4%) patients and via a left-sided small anterolateral minithoracotomy in 14 (5.6%) patients. A Medtronic CoreValve® Evolut R Prosthesis (Medtronic Inc., Minnesota, USA) was implanted in 165 (66.3%) patients, an Edwards SAPIEN™ transcatheter heart valve (Edwards Lifesciences LLC, Irvine, CA, USA) in 54 (21.7%) patients. After TAVI, the patients stayed in hospital for 11.1 ± 4.3 days.
Cardiac vs. geriatric rehabilitation patients
In the group comparison, patients allocated to GR were older (82.6 ± 5.4 vs. 80.3 ± 4.9 years; p = 0.003) and less physically active (p < 0.001) than patients referred to CR. Besides, more of the patients referred to GR had a level of care (p < 0.001) and showed a higher surgical risk (22.5 ± 14.6 vs. 15.0 ± 10.9%; p = 0.001) before TAVI.
In addition, the patients differed with regard to comorbidities and clinical parameters as more of the GR patients had PAD (39.2 vs. 18.7%; p = 0.002) and a significantly lower LVEF (51.2 ± 12.3 vs. 55.4 ± 10.3%; p = 0.027). Patients referred to GR stayed in hospital for more days than the CR patients (Table 1).
The groups also varied in functional parameters. The GR patients achieved a lower 6MWD (180.3 ± 113.5 vs. 250.6 ± 115.8 m; p = 0.006) as well as a higher depression score (6.5 ± 4.1 vs. 5.4 ± 3.5 points; p = 0.050) and a higher overall Frailty-Index (3.8 ± 1.7 [frail] vs. 2.1 ± 1.4 points [non-frail]; p < 0.001). Also, the CR and GR patients differed significantly in almost every single component of the Frailty-Index (Table 2).
Predictors of treatment pathways
In the multivariable regression model, the Frailty-Index as such was not predictive for the treatment pathway. Individual components such as IADL and TUG revealed prognostic impact. Put differently, the chance of being referred to GR was reduced by 51% per one point more in the IADL in favour to CR, while the chance to be referred to GR was 3.97 times higher when the patients needed more or equal to 20 s in the TUG versus the patients who needed less than 10 s.
Similarly, other factors were prognostically relevant. One point more in the PCS of the SF-12 increased the chance for being referred to GR by 7%. The self-assessed physical activity compared to inactivity reduced the probability for GR referral by 79%. Likewise, a patient with level of care 1 had a 4.45 times higher odds for GR than a patient without level of care.
Finally, clinical parameters were predictive as well. Having had an previous stroke/TIA reduced the chance of being referred to GR by 81%, whereas the odds were 4% higher per 1% more in the logistic EuroSCORE in favour GR (Fig. 2).
Predictors of treatment pathways in patients after TAVI. OR: Odds Ratio, CI: confidence interval, TIA: transient ischemic attack, SF-12: Short Form 12, PCS: physical component summary, IADL: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, TUG: Timed Up and Go Test. Apoplex is synonymous with previous stroke. Exemplary explanation: The odds of being referred to geriatric rehabilitation is 4.45 times higher in patients with a level of care 1 versus patients with no level of care.
In our analysis, we showed that advanced age patients with transcatheter aortic valve implantation differ with regard to on cardiac or geriatric rehabilitation referral. Especially, single components of the Frailty-Index such as lower instrumental activities of daily living and mobility were predictive parameters for the referral to GR. Additionally, health-related quality of life as well as self-assessed physical activity and level of care seem to be of great importance. Also, clinical parameters such as a previous stroke/TIA and the logistic EuroSCORE, initially used to estimate the operative risk in surgical patients, were associated with the referral to cardiac or geriatric rehabilitation.
Concerning the self-assessed level of activity and the level of care, both parameters seem to be conclusive in terms of the decision for CR or GR referral. As the aim of geriatric rehabilitation is the recovery of an age-appropriate mobility and self-sufficiency and thus in the broadest sense the avoidance of long-term care [17], patients who already have a level of care could benefit from this rehabilitation approach.
As for the results of the clinical parameters, the patients who have had a previous stroke were more likely to be assigned to CR, which occurs to be interesting, because we suggested it to be the other way round. It could result from a good recovery and continuous guideline-oriented neurological/cardiological care after the stroke and therefore a good outcome of the intervention. On the contrary, the fact that higher values in the EuroSCORE and therefore a higher surgical risk lead to an enhanced probability of GR referral corresponds to the expectations.
Combining clinical as well as other dimensions, frailty is a geriatric syndrome that is characterized by a vulnerability status with declining function and physiological reserves [26]. Due to the demographic shift, a recent call to action from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology Cardiac Rehabilitation Section promotes the investigation of frail patients also in cardiac rehabilitation settings and recommends to become familiar with some of the tools to recognize and evaluate the severity of this condition [27]. In addition, a recent review concludes that frailty assessments in CR settings should be based on functional, objective tests and should have similar components as tools for risk assessment (e. g. mobility, muscle mass and strength, independence in daily living, cognitive function, nutrition as well as anxiety and depression evaluation) [28].
The results of our study support this importance. The patients were multimorbid with a mean of two comorbidities. There is no doubt that frailty consists of many single domains, but we have to state that the calculation or summary of an overall index for frailty does not seem to be necessary since it doesn't reveal prognostic impact. Single components such as instrumental activities of daily living or mobility reveal strong prediction on their own for the referral to either geriatric or cardiac rehabilitation and thus for the characterization of this new patient group. This conforms to results of an own study where mobility and nutrition had a prognostic relevance for one-year all-cause mortality in patients after TAVI [29].
Based on our findings, we raise the question if frailty might be more a geriatric than a cardiac rehabilitation topic. Our results show that 34% of the patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation can be considered frail, whereas 77% of the patients referred to geriatric rehabilitation show a positive frailty according to the index we used. This leads to the assumption that the "real" frail and needy patient does not arrive in CR, but in GR. Consequently, this means that frailty is definitely worth working on in CR, but might be even more important in GR settings. Supporting this thesis, recent research is more and more focusing on investigations of frailty in geriatric rehabilitation and there is an approach to bridge the fields of geriatric medicine and rehabilitation by recognizing the interwoven concepts of multimorbidity, function and frailty [30]. It is also stated that frailty even measured by routinely collected data is feasible and predictive of poor outcomes [31]. Further, other studies about frailty related factors in geriatric rehabilitation conclude that variables such as physical factors such as slow gait speed [32] as well as cognitive and muscular function [33] could be relevant for functional improvement. There is also evidence that geriatric rehabilitation in older patients with cardiovascular disease is feasible [34], whereby the collaboration of geriatric and cardiac rehabilitation scientists and doctors will be a challenging task within the next years. Besides, it is necessary to investigate and to identify the patients that are not frail yet, but might be in a pre-frail state. The upcoming question might be if they are in better hands in either geriatric or cardiac rehabilitation.
Our investigated GR and CR patients also differ in functional parameters such as 6-min walk distance and Timed Up and Go Test. The latter even revealed significance in the multivariable analysis. From the clinical point of view, this could be due to the fact that many GR patients (40% vs. 20% of CR patients) suffered from peripheral artery disease, which could have influenced walking or the movements of the patients. Thus, for achieving results more considerable, other assessments that can be performed independently from the legs must be investigated. Hand grip strength, for instance, can be measured quantitatively using a hand dynamometer. It has already been recommended from the European Working Party on Sarcopenia in Older People and is proposed as a useful assessment of physical performance that is able to determine clinically significant changes [35]. Further, hand grip strength is associated with cardiovascular mortality and can provide valuable prognostic information above and beyond traditional assessments and should therefore be considered for implementation in clinical practice [36].
All in all, the differences between patients referred to cardiac and geriatric rehabilitation setting, respectively, prove the heterogeneity of this population and, finally, the eligibility of both settings. As the new elderly patient group is more diverse than one might think, there should be an overlap between CR and GR. GR should also offer cardiological care and vice versa.
The present study has certain limitations. First, participation was voluntary and thus not without a selection bias, particularly in patients with higher risk profiles, who could have changed the result due to their worse condition after the intervention. It can also be assumed that additionally to this further mentioned selection bias, patients who want to undergo rehabilitation after their clinical stay are different to those who want to go home, who we didn't consider in our study. Additionally, we do not take into account the post-procedural echocardiographic data regarding the quality of the valve implantation or the different types of valves, which can affect the clinical outcome. Although the underlying Frailty Index captures components such as nutrition, it would be of interest to differentiate between lean and fat body mass as an index of sarcopenia. There are also many indices that consider e.g. serum albumin to have a more differentiated description of the patients. This would require a further approach to characterizing TAVI patients and may be advocated for detailed research.
Advanced age patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation referred to cardiac or geriatric rehabilitation differ in single components of the Frailty-Index such as instrumental activities of daily living and mobility were objected as predictive parameters for the subsequent post-interventional care. Additionally, the evaluation of health related quality of life as well as self-evaluated physical activity and level of care seem to be of great importance. Also, clinical parameters such as a previous stroke/TIA and the logistic EuroSCORE were associated with the assignment. The patients seem to be different with specific needs. Thus, our data prove the eligibility of both CR and GR settings.
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.
6MWD:
6-min walk distance
6MWT:
6-min walk test
ADL:
Activities of daily living,
CR:
GR:
Geriatric rehabilitation
HADS:
Hospital anxiety and depression scale
IADL:
Instrumental activities of daily living
MCS:
Mental component summary
MMSE:
Mini mental state examination
MNA-SF:
Mini nutritional assessment short form
Physical component summary
SF-12:
Short form 12
TAVI:
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
TIA:
TUG:
Timed up and go test
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We are grateful to all patients for their commitment and patience as well as to all physicians and study nurses in the participating heart centers.
Parts of the results were presented at the ISPRM World Congress in Orlando, Florida in March 2020.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Potsdam, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Am Neuen Palais 10, D-14469, Potsdam, Germany
Sarah Eichler, Heinz Völler & Annett Salzwedel
Klinik am See, Rehabilitation Center for Internal Medicine, Rüdersdorf, Germany
Heinz Völler
Cardiological Outpatient Clinic Am Park Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany
Rona Reibis
Department of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Karl Wegscheider
Heart Center Brandenburg, Medical School Brandenburg, Bernau, Germany
Christian Butter
Sana Heart-Center Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany
Axel Harnath
Sarah Eichler
Annett Salzwedel
SE, AS, RR and HV designed the study, SE wrote the first draft of the manuscript. AH and CB enrolled the patients in the heart centers and coordinated the referral to the rehabilitation clinics. KW conducted the statistical analysis. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Heinz Völler.
The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of the University of Potsdam (No. 35/2013). All patients gave their written consent to participate in the investigation. Data protection rules were closely observed and patient data were processed anonymously.
The author reports no conflicts of interest in this work.
Eichler, S., Völler, H., Reibis, R. et al. Geriatric or cardiac rehabilitation? Predictors of treatment pathways in advanced age patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 20, 158 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01452-x
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01452-x
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Q: Why does IKEv2 fail on Windows 8 and Android strongSwan, but not on Windows 7? I'm trying to allow Windows and Android clients to connect through a VPN to a Windows Server 2012 Essentials machine. The VPN works fine over SSTP, but for performance reasons, I want to move to IKEv2.
IKEv2 works on a Windows 7 client, but on Windows 8 clients and the Android strongSwan client, the server responds with Error 13819: Invalid certificate type. I've copied the VPN connection from the Windows 7 client over to a Windows 8 client, to make sure the connections are identical, but no joy.
The server's certificate has the Server Authentication and IKE intermediate EKUs specified. Although I thought it might be a error in how the server certificate is set up, I now suspect that this may turn out to be a client configuration problem, rather than a server configuration one.
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Home News Eastern Ukraine violence appears to be subsiding: UN
Eastern Ukraine violence appears to be subsiding: UN
A UN agency on Friday said that eastern Ukraine's protracted conflict, in which more than 14,000 people are estimated to have been killed since violence first broke out in 2014, appears to be subsiding.
Jens Laerke, the spokesman for the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said in a twice-weekly briefing in Geneva that the "relative calm" in the region had come from a cease-fire in late July.
"In Eastern Ukraine, the cease-fire that came into force on 27 July has now contributed to the longest period of relative calm since the beginning of the conflict in 2014," said the OCHA spokesman.
"Eastern Ukraine has a sense of normality, and people hope it will become sustainable," he said.
Laerke noted that the calm is "remarkable" after years of fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists.
He explained that reported security incidents have dropped by more than half since the cease-fire – from 533 in July to 251 in August.
"The improvement in the security situation has not yet led to improved access for those in need of humanitarian aid, however, owing to COVID-19," said Laerke.
UN humanitarian partners in the region "have not observed changes in terms of humanitarian access that could lead to a scaling up of humanitarian work, and that is largely due to restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19," he said.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on July 27, it had reached a consensus on getting "a comprehensive and lasting" cease-fire for eastern Ukraine.
The Minsk Agreement, signed in 2015 by the Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany leaders and overseen by the OSCE, was drafted to stop hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
Moscow and Kiev have been at loggerheads since 2014, when Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula, a move widely viewed as illegal, including by Turkey and the UN General Assembly.
Ukraine also blames the Kremlin for separatist violence in Donbas, in the country's east, near its border with Russia, which is estimated to have killed more than 14,000 people.
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package com.fluxchess.pulse.model;

public final class PieceType {

	public static final int MASK = 0x7;

	public static final int PAWN = 0;
	public static final int KNIGHT = 1;
	public static final int BISHOP = 2;
	public static final int ROOK = 3;
	public static final int QUEEN = 4;
	public static final int KING = 5;

	public static final int NOPIECETYPE = 6;

	public static final int[] values = {
			PAWN, KNIGHT, BISHOP, ROOK, QUEEN, KING
	};

	// Piece values as defined by Larry Kaufman
	public static final int PAWN_VALUE = 100;
	public static final int KNIGHT_VALUE = 325;
	public static final int BISHOP_VALUE = 325;
	public static final int ROOK_VALUE = 500;
	public static final int QUEEN_VALUE = 975;
	public static final int KING_VALUE = 20000;

	private PieceType() {
	}

	public static boolean isValidPromotion(int piecetype) {
		switch (piecetype) {
			case KNIGHT:
			case BISHOP:
			case ROOK:
			case QUEEN:
				return true;
			default:
				return false;
		}
	}

	public static boolean isSliding(int piecetype) {
		switch (piecetype) {
			case BISHOP:
			case ROOK:
			case QUEEN:
				return true;
			case PAWN:
			case KNIGHT:
			case KING:
				return false;
			default:
				throw new IllegalArgumentException();
		}
	}

	public static int getValue(int piecetype) {
		switch (piecetype) {
			case PAWN:
				return PAWN_VALUE;
			case KNIGHT:
				return KNIGHT_VALUE;
			case BISHOP:
				return BISHOP_VALUE;
			case ROOK:
				return ROOK_VALUE;
			case QUEEN:
				return QUEEN_VALUE;
			case KING:
				return KING_VALUE;
			default:
				throw new IllegalArgumentException();
		}
	}
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regenerator love
noun A lamp which generates formaldehyde by the oxidation of methyl alcohol.
noun Ono who regenerates.
noun In metallurgy, a chamber filled with a checker-work of fire-bricks; that part of a regenerative furnace in which the waste heat of the gases escaping from the hearth is, by reversal of the draft at suitable intervals, alternately stored up and given out to the gas and air entering the furnace.
noun One who, or that which, regenerates.
noun (Mech.) A device used in connection with hot-air engines, gas-burning furnaces, etc., in which the incoming air or gas is heated by being brought into contact with masses of iron, brick, etc., which have been previously heated by the outgoing, or escaping, hot air or gas.
noun engineering A device used in connection with hot-air engines, gas-burning furnaces, etc., in which the incoming air or gas is heated by being brought into contact with masses of iron, brick, etc., which have been previously heated by the outgoing, or escaping, hot air or gas.
It is certain, however, that so-called regenerator furnaces of various forms have, from time to time, been brought into use at gas works for the purpose in question both on the
Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883
Wilson's Hair Dressing," a hair "regenerator," which claimed to restore graying hair to its original color and was sold in smart green glass bottles that were advertised widely in newspapers throughout New England, New York and New Jersey, including the New York Times.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Harriet Wilson's Sunday School
Alyssa prepared a hypo of suitable compounds—anticoagulants and painkillers—but knew that there was no chance of putting his spleen, or other damaged internal organs, back together without the cellular regenerator array above the biobed.
Star Trek The Next Generation®
But without the cellular regenerator and biobed systems—
Scotty sat on a biobed in sickbay, while a nurse adjusted the cellular regenerator over his head, and Alyssa Ogawa read through the results of his latest tests.
She had attached another neurogenic patch to the back of his hand and the Romulan doctor had allowed her to give him a much belated cellular regenerator treatment.
antigraviton
dissonances
drill/jackhammer
hypospray
papillae
protoplaser
storm-god
þber
bilby commented on the word regenerator
"This engine also features a regenerator, illustrated by the chamber containing the green hatch lines. The regenerator is constructed of material that readily conducts heat and has a high surface area (a mesh of closely spaced thin metal plates for example). When hot gas is transferred to the cool cylinder, it is first driven through the regenerator, where a portion of the heat is deposited. When the cool gas is transferred back, this heat is reclaimed; thus the regenerator 'pre heats' and 'pre cools' the working gas, dramatically improving efficiency."
- Matt Keveney, 'Two Cylinder Stirling Engine'.


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Over fifty million
Our L-shaped building is on two streets. The section we live in is on Yalagin Street. The other leg is on a street named Boulevard of the 60th Anniversary of the Victory. The "Victory" referred to, celebrated here every May 9, is over Fascist Germany in World War II.
Reminders of World War II and the upcoming 65th-anniversary victory observances are popping up often. First there was Vladimir Putin's visit to Poland last fall; then the controversy over posters of Stalin in Moscow; now the press is covering yesterday's ceremonies at the Katyn massacre site. As for my own reading and viewing habits, I'm never far from a book or film about this war.
World War II killed more than fifty million people. (Some would say well over fifty million.) That number, "over fifty million," was once again seared into my head by a film I just saw again a few days ago, after first seeing it five years ago. This film--Der Untergang (The Downfall)--pulls the viewer into the Reich Chancellery's underground bunker for the last ten days before Berlin's capitulation. The film's two and a half hours are so finely grained that they almost feel like ten days. After the final scene of the drama come the frames counting up the human toll of the barbarism and butchery catalyzed by Hitler's campaign of national and racial hegemony.
So often, World War II is the trump card in the anti-pacifist's rhetorical deck. What can a Christian say in the face of such globally-organized evil? Could you or I truly have exempted ourselves from the struggle to oppose it with every atom of our strength and resources? Good people, courageous people differ in their answers, particularly in our definitions of "struggle." The collective efforts of the Men of Peace may have seemed microscopic on the world stage, but they preserved a precious testimony to the hope of a better future.
But I want to make a different point. Hitler and his ideology were indeed the catalyst, but in causing those those fifty-plus million deaths, he had many allies. Daniel Jonah Goldhagen has demonstrated how the machinery of the death camps required thousands of compliant Germans and others. Some people aided Hitler's cause through dedication to the same corrupt ideology; others were opportunists; still others were passive; and perhaps many were just too lazy or spiritually inert to make a difference back when nonviolent interventions might still have been possible.
Thomas Kelly said, back in 1938, in a time of apparent peace,
One returns from Europe with the sound of weeping in one's ears, in order to say, "Don't be deceived. You must face Destiny. Preparation is only possible now. Don't be fooled by your sunny skies. When the rains descend and the floods come and the winds blow and beat upon your house, your private dwelling, your own family, your own soul itself, then it is well-nigh too late to build a house. You can only go inside what house you have and pray that it is founded upon the Rock. Be not deceived by distance in time or space, or the false security of a bank account and an automobile and good health and willing hands to work. Thousands, perhaps millions as good as you have had all these things and are perishing in body and, worse still, in soul today."
An awful solemnity is upon the earth, for the last vestige of earthly security is gone. It has always been gone, and religion has always said so, but we haven't believed it. And some of us Quakers are not yet undeceived, and childishly expect our little cushions for our little bodies, in a world inflamed with untold ulcers. Be not fooled by the pleasantness of the Main Line life, and the niceness of Germantown existence, and the quiet coolness of your well furnished homes. For the plagues of Egypt are upon the world, entering hovel and palace, and there is no escape for you or for me. There is an inexorable amount of suffering in all life, blind, aching, unremovable, not new but only terribly intensified in these days.
One comes back from Europe aghast at having seen how lives as graciously cultured as ours, but rooted only in time and property and reputation, and self-deluded by a mild veneer of religious respectability but unprepared by the amazing life of commitment to the Eternal in holy obedience, are now doomed to hopeless, hopeless despair. For if you will accept as normal life only what you can understand, then you will try only to expel the dull, dead weight of Destiny, of inevitable suffering which is a part of normal life, and never come to terms with it or fit your soul to the collar and bear the burden of your suffering which must be borne by you, or enter into the divine education and drastic discipline of sorrow, or rise radiant in the sacrament of pain.
One comes back from Europe to plead with you, you here in these seats, you my pleasant but often easy-living friends, to open your lives to such a baptism of Eternity now as turns this world of tumbling change into a wilderness in your eyes and fortifies you with an unshakable peace that passes all understanding and endures all earthly shocks without soul-destroying rebelliousness. Then and then only can we, weaned from earth, and committed wholly to God alone, hope to become voices crying in this wilderness of Philadelphia and London, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Make straight in this desert a highway for our God" (Isa. 40:3). These are old truths. But now is no time for enticing novelties but for a return to the everlasting truths of life and suffering and Eternity and unreserved commitment to Him who is over all.
(from A Testament of Devotion --"Holy Obedience.")
It seems to me to be so incredibly urgent that we people who profess peace keep praying and hammering out the mechanisms of prophetic discernment. We need to draw on our worldwide networks to alert each other when people are being systematically objectified and oppressed whether or not they are Christian!!--and to respond in all our various ways, according to our gifts and resources. Nothing need be uniform, mechanical, or pretentiously messianic--but when the Hitlers of the future arise, we need to rise up.
There's something else that this film reminded me of, particularly Bruno Ganz's incredible portrayal of Hitler. Evil is real; as a movement we cannot respond with anything less than the "whole armor of God." We can't let demagogues set evangelicals against liberals, or create other distracting divisions. We need the commitment to spiritual warfare that evangelicals claim and the social/ethical zeal that is often the province of liberals. We all need all-out revival that sweeps over all idolatries--not just the blatant blasphemies of the world's would-be Hitlers, but the more subtle ones that keep us Christians safe, domesticated, and distrustful of each other.
An Easter day walk to Elektrostal's cemetery
Righteous links:
Ever notice how much Western coverage of Kyrgyzstan's turmoil focuses narrowly on the USA-Afghanistan and USA-Russia contexts? Sean Guillory goes a bit wider.
Why are Chechens so angry?
Elesha Coffman on "The History of Glenn Beck's 'Social Justice'."
Dion Angus Forster, "The Role of the Church in Reconciliation in South Africa."
Can Yoga Be Christian? (add to the comments!)
Harvard Business School cases: "iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing." Sample: "I don't know of many successful examples of pricing a product based not on what it costs or what people want to pay for it, but based on another format that is completely different, just because you want to keep that format alive," -- former Random House CEO Peter Olson. Less than half of all American adults ever read a book after leaving school [according to this article]. Most of the remainder read, at most, only one or two books a year. Industry estimates indicate that somewhere between 15 and 25 percent of the population purchase books on a somewhat regular basis.
National Public Radio: "Ham Radio Growing in the Age of Twitter." Thanks to slashdot.org for the reference.
From Denmark: "Hallelujah," Gary Snider & Olav Poulsen, featuring Frida. This ballad isn't a gospel song, despite the title (though maybe you should decide for yourself). I'll be putting more clips up from these excellent guitarists, but in the meantime visit AlruneRod2811.
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Labels: bible, blues, christianity, elektrostal, nonviolence, quakers, wwii
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Apple Watch Ultra challenges Garmin Enduro 2
They are not products for everyone, both in terms of applications and price. Apple Watch Ultra (starting at 1009 euros) and Garmin Enduro 2 (1099 euros) are sophisticated sports measurement tools with smart functions intended for endurance activities (of resistance and over long distances) and multi-disciplines. Small jewels of technology available to those who want to try their hand at the most demanding and lengthy sporting feats, those where it really counts and can make the difference which adventure companion the athlete has decided to put on his wrist.
After years of work in this direction, finally Apple has a specific model for these applications, Garmin instead has carried forward its philosophy and its experience enclosing them in a concentration of all the best and most advanced features of its devices. Both devices have been on the market for a few weeks, due to their technical characteristics and novelties they have attracted the attention of the curious and insiders. For the user, the dilemma can be translated into several questions: is it worth buying them? Which one to choose? Tech innovation or sporting tradition? Give in to the coolest novelty or go on the safety of a great classic? Let's try to clarify.
What changes with the new Ultra
The sporty soul has always been part of the Apple Watch, an aspiration and a horizon towards which the wrist device della Mela has always moved, from version to version, since 2014. With Ultra, the Cupertino-based company is finally able to best develop this attitude with a specific version for long-lasting sports activities, as well as for the outdoors and for diving.
But what sense can it make at a strategic level and trading for the bitten apple to create a product for the sports market by entering a very technical, specific and demanding context and sector? I dispute that it is not really his and that it was only partially touched by the previous Watch. Furthermore, the company founded by Steve Jobs has always stood out for products that are beautiful to look at, use and wear, intuitive products capable of conferring a sort of status on the user and revolutionizing an industry. These are the identifying characteristics of each Made in Cupertino creation, above all ease of use and coolness, which we do not seem to find in the Ultra. Summarizing the two questions: is it worth making an Apple product, not Apple in many ways, to enter a new niche and sectoral market?
The Oceanic+ app transforms this Watch into a real computer for dives up to 40 metres
The new Watch is characterized by a 49 mm titanium case, with a sapphire crystal front plate. The Retina display supports up to 2000 nits of brightness (double that of the traditional Watch), on the left is a customizable key, which Apple calls the Action key, while on the right is the famous bezel. The truly striking figure concerns the autonomy, the one declared now reaches up to 36 hours, extendable to 60 in low consumption mode.
The model weighs 61.3 grams and resists temperatures from -20° to 55° Celsius, considered the outdoor attitude Ultra has three integrated microphones for clear voice calls in any environmental condition (wind, storms or other ), supports the military standard MIL-STD 810H, has a water resistance of up to 100 meters and supports diving up to 40 meters. Also for outdoor use, an 86 decibel siren is included for emergency situations which can be heard up to 180 meters away.
On the wellness front, the main novelty is the introduction of the temperature sensor body designed to be used during sleep, detects degrees every five seconds and is sensitive to variations of 0.1° Celsius. Ultra uses two frequencies for the gps signal, both L1 and L5. The Wayfinder dial includes up to eight complications in addition to the compass, three straps have been created for the new model, each intended for a specific activity, trail running (not too comfortable), mountaineering (the most versatile) or diving (specific for use in the water).
It cannot be said that it is beautiful, but its characteristics make it the best Watch ever. From the first moment the difference for use for sports is striking, the customizable button is a godsend and the always-on display that reacts to brightness and is so large is all that lovers of this device have always dreamed of. Leaving aside the endurance disciplines, Ultra is certainly more than reliable for goals such as half marathons, marathons or 100km by bike. The defects emerge, however, if, considering the price, we compare the device to other similar offers on the market.
A titled rival
Decisive and no-frills design, like an oversized device that was fashionable a few years ago, Enduro 2 is strengthened by all the features developed by Garmin in recent years and makes steps forward in particular as regards battery life, presenting itself in our opinion as an ultra-powered Fenix. The watch boasts a touch display with a diameter of 1.4 inches and a resolution of 280 x 280 pixels in a 51 mm case, is equipped with a titanium bezel, a domed sapphire lens for greater shock absorption and is accompanied by a in reinforced polymer fiber for a total weight of 70 grams. The nylon fiber strap seems to have been borrowed from the Watch and is ergonomic and perfect for this model, comfortable and suitable for any type of wrist (the classic bracelet is also included in the package).
Garmin's new Enduro 2, resistant to everything, full of functions and without frills in terms of design
The Enduro 2 also features the pre-installed TopoActive outdoor maps, free and with multi-continent coverage , the eclectic and useful LED torch positioned at 12 o'clock, in addition to the SatIQ technology capable of optimizing battery performance by managing the satellite system in relation to the environment, consuming as little as possible without ever losing the signal. Another prominent feature that makes this model almost unique in its kind and perfect for long distance races or races such as the Tor des Geants is the Power Sapphire solar charging technology for a battery life of up to 150 (with GPS active) and 46 days in smartwatch mode. There are many functions for competitions and training, with over 30 sport profiles for analyzing as many disciplines and training sessions, some of which are specific for the mountains, as well as predictive analysis of a competition once the distance has been set.
A bit awkward at first, but Enduro 2 turns out to be a sort of supercar of its kind that only the most experienced pilots can fully appreciate. The design is spartan but effective, the keys easily accessible and ease of reading in any conditions are one of the major advantages, together with the battery life. There are almost too many application possibilities which also affect the quality/price ratio.
The comparison
To test the two models on equal terms, we decided to opt for a triathlon Olympic distance (with indoor swimming) and a long-distance mountain run. For applications such as the preparation and race of an Ironman or a trail race over 100 kilometers Enduro 2 wins hands down: it is more reliable in terms of autonomy and also supports multi-day competitions unattainable for its rival, it has a more ergonomic design , preloaded cartography and an advanced guide function through the outdoor route, as well as being overall easier to use.
It has not only an alpine vocation, but also specific methods and technologies for divers including the app Oceanic + which makes the most of the new depth gauge and water temperature sensors by transforming the jewel of the Apple into a diving computer. Furthermore, in terms of software and the access offer to Fitness+, Apple prevails in our opinion compared to the Garmin proposal. With the 49mm display, the Fitness+ applications make Ultra even more valuable and in general the gadget amazes for its greater visibility, but it cannot be said that it is particularly comfortable on the wrist while running, the ergonomics improve if it is worn for swimming. As far as we have been able to test, the detection of distances and information is correct and reliable even in extreme conditions (areas with poor signal in the mountains, underpasses, swimming pools, etc ... ), decisive steps forward compared to when we used Watch in 2017 for the New York marathon and the detection error at the finish was a couple of kilometres.
The battery in terms of duration is superior and not comparable to other Apple wrist devices, but very less than the Garmin model we examined, also helped by solar charging. The impression is that Ultra satisfies the needs of marathon runners and Apple-loving sportsmen, but is still partly uncompetitive on the endurance front where Enduro 2 is the master in terms of reliability, ease of use and configuration. as long as you say goodbye to any casual compromise.
Our conclusion after the test is that in both cases the price is proportional to the features, but hardly justifiable for most users except for a niche of public. This type of user, given the greater appeal in terms of technical characteristics and historical reliability in the field, in our opinion at the moment will be more inclined to focus on the specialized smartwatch, with the exception of the truly loyal and shot-blasted Apple. An aspect that should not be underestimated, because the group is not numerically so small and is characterized by a strong sense of belonging, those who have used the Apple ecosystem for years, take advantage of the various interactions and reluctantly opt for a different choice that would imply upheaval of one's daily life.
Apple Watch Ultra smartwatch
The Apple smartwatch equipped for extreme scenarios is the most robust and most versatile of those presented by the Cupertino company. An additional key and many hardware and software additions make it a perfect adventure companion. €899 - buy on Amazon €1,009 - buy on Apple
Garmin Enduro 2 Smartwatch
Robust, indeed extremely robust, and with a battery that recharges with the sun: the pinnacle of the Garmin offer is aimed at a niche clientele, but those who know how to get the most out of this gadget will not bea> able toa> do without it after trying it. €1,099.99 - buy on Garmin €1,099 €958.99 - buy on Nencini Sport
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Home News & Views Terrorism The Miraculous Power of Tehillim (Psalms) Seen in Jerusalem
The Miraculous Power of Tehillim (Psalms) Seen in Jerusalem
Hana Levi Julian
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The Book of Psalms that absorbed a deadly piece of shrapnel from a bomb that exploded in Jerusalem on Nov. 23, 2022
A book of Tehillim (Psalms) has been credited with helping to save the life of a 62-year-old man who was one of the victims of last Wednesday's twin terrorist bombing attacks in Jerusalem.
The man, a resident of Jerusalem who has asked to remain nameless, was on his way to the northern Israeli town of Meron when the explosion sent nails and other destructive bits of shrapnel flying – hitting him and more than a dozen others nearby.
The man, who was seriously injured, told his doctors and visitors at Shaare Zedek Medical Center that the Book of Psalms he had in his pocket absorbed a potentially lethal piece of shrapnel that hit him when the bomb exploded, thus blocking it from entering his body.
The deadly shrapnel tore through the Book of Psalms and stopped at Chapter 124, Verse 7, November 23, 2022
The fragment tore through the pages of the sacred text, stopping at Chapter 124, Verse 7: "Our soul has escaped like a bird evading the grasp of its captors. The grasp is broken, and we have escaped."
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What's on More to see and do Five Degas works
Five Degas works
We explore five works that reveal why this artist was considered so revolutionary.
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, 1880-1 cast c1922
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When Degas first exhibited this artwork at the sixth Impressionist exhibition in 1881 it scandalised visitors. The sculpture, a portrait of a plucky little dancer called Marie van Goethem, was considered so drab and realistic one writer described it as a 'rat from the opera learning her craft with all of her evil instincts and vicious inclinations'. Today she is one of the most famous and much loved sculptures in the world.
Woman Ironing, 1892-95
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Degas was a painter of everyday life and he was particularly fascinated in capturing those quiet, private domestic moments where the real business of living and working takes place. As a result, his paintings were often thought to embody the societal isolation experienced in 19th-century Paris, a time of rapid industrial growth that completely overwhelmed the city.
The Rehearsal, c1874
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Degas loved the ballet. He haunted the newly built Paris Opéra, studying the performances and sketching the dancers backstage. He once said his soul was like a worn pink satin ballet shoe. He was at his best when painting the performers preparing for their moment in the spotlight. Capturing their anticipation with exceptional clarity.
Woman at a Window, 1871
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It is in the moments of stillness that Degas' lyricism is revealed, like this intense portrait of a woman seated at a window. The painting was made in 1871 while Paris was under siege by the Prussian army. Degas had volunteered to fight, but discovered his eyesight was too poor. It marked the beginning of Degas slow descent into blindness that crippled the last years of his life.
Combing the Hair (La Coiffure), 1896
Degas' light, Impressionist-style and use of bold colour often gave his paintings a slightly smoky and claustrophobic atmosphere. The off-kilter compositions were also a way of creating intimacy between the subject and the viewer. In fact, the odd compositions were down to Degas interest in photography. He wanted his paintings to look like a snapshots taken by an observer.


THE PERFECT RELAXING SUN GETAWAY AT BLUE MARINE RESORT & SPA, CRETE - Sugar, Darling?
Last week my husband and I had a short four night break away to Crete. It was kind of a last minute thing and I didn't even buy a bunch of new clothes for it as is my usual habit, but little did I know this would turn out to be one of the loveliest and most relaxing holidays I've ever been on! That really was the aim of the game with this escape, just to kick back and relax and hopefully get myself back together again after being so ill with my appendix last month.
We knew we wanted all inclusive so we didn't have to worry about money while we were there and we knew we wanted a nice space where we could chill out with just the two of us, so I did my usual thing and went searching online. It always takes me ages to find holidays because in all honesty me and Pete are kind of fussy, mainly about having good food but also about hotel design and the feel of a place. We aren't kids people so we try and go for more upmarket resorts where there are likely to be less children and more adults who are on our wave length so to speak. This time we were also kind of limited as to where we could go that would be sunny and warm as its the very start of the season and most of Europe is still pretty cold, so after some research we narrowed it down to either Morocco, the Canary Islands or Southern Spain or Greece.
After about a week searching around I narrowed it down to two hotels both on the island of Crete, the southernmost of the Greek Islands and after some Trip Advisor snooping to get better info on the quality of the food we decided to stay at the Blue Marine Resort and Spa which is in Agios Nikolaos on the left hand side of the island. Another big draw for this hotel was the fact that we could get a suite with its own private balcony and jacuzzi and to me that just sounded like heaven! The hotel is just over an hour's drive from Heraklion airport and when we arrived at about 2pm on Sunday we were just blown away by the scale, airiness and hospitality of the place!
Blue Marine is definitely one of the best hotels I've ever stayed in, not just because it was spacious and bright and calm, but also because it is no doubt the cleanest place I've ever holidayed. Honestly it put most of the London hotels I've stayed in completely to shame, it was spotless and smelled fresh and inviting everywhere. To top it off all of the staff were so so lovely and kind and seemed to genuinely care if you were having a great stay or not, were happy to help with anything you needed and were just great!
We checked in and were brought two lovely fruity welcome cocktails as we checked in to our suite, which already had ready for us a chilled bottle of wine and a basket of fruit. I couldn't believe the size of the room, it was huge and smelled really fresh and floral and lovely, decorated in typical Greek resort style with white and cream walls and blue detailing. I was impressed by all of the notes about the hotel's eco policies and liked that you were given the option to have your bedding and towels changed less than daily in order to save water and energy. As well as a tv, little fridge and hot drink making facilities there were some extra fab touches like a Nespresso machine and a router in the room, so wifi access was a breeze!
We were shown out on to our balcony and my heart just soared - the view was breathtaking and it was such a great size, not cramped at all despite there being a full size jacuzzi out there too under its own little awning and despite having other balconies on either side the wood panelling made it feel really private and comfortable. It was exactly what we'd wanted, a lovely calm little hideaway of our own where we could read and soak in the tub and have some drinkies. Perfect!
We spent most mornings down by the pool reading on sun loungers and sipping on cocktails and ice coffees and then after lunch we would head back to our room to relax in the jacuzzi which was just dreamy! On our last day we also booked in at the spa for massages, a first for both of us. Pete went for a deep tissue massage over his back, neck and shoulders and I chose the aromatherapy massage with rose oil that did my back, neck, shoulders, legs and arms. The spa was gorgeous and serene and while Pete was having his massage I spent a lovely half hour in the steam room before heading in for mine. We both loved it and would definitely go back for another.
Now on to food and drink! If you are a foodie person you definitely need to put extra research in when going on all inclusive breaks as I hear that more often than not that is the area that lets people down. We always read reviews to see what other people think of the quality and selection of food and what kind of thing you'll be getting as we like to try local food as opposed to getting pizza and chips every day. One thing that I loved was that all the olive oil used was from that island which was a great touch.
The food here was predominantly really good with a nice selection at each sitting that included some traditional Greek dishes as well as international foods. We particularly liked the rice dishes and there were always some nicely cooked meats, seafood and roasted veggies which I am particularly fond of - I feel like I ate half my body weight in courgette and aubergine while we were there and have no regrets! There was always a great array of super fresh salads with olives and stuffed vine leaves and a freshly cooked counter at the back where something different was prepared then and there for you each time - our favourite of the trip was perfectly cooked belly pork slices with a soy honey glaze that was just divine! We also had a particularly tasty paella-esque dish with perfectly cooked chunks of squid that was a stand out and a lemony courgette pilaf. Desserts were ice cream plus the usual selection of pre-prepared gateaux and jellies plus fresh fruit so nothing to really shout about.
The only let down was the breakfasts really, but I always find that all over the world - it's just a tough job to mass prepare a good buffet breakfast. There was a wide selection of hot and cold foods with cereals and fruits and yoghurt and some nice breads and pastries so it was ok, but it just wasn't great.
There are three different a la carte restaurants at the complex, a Greek, an Italian and a lunchtime grill and very generously we also got to eat at all three of them during our stay for no additional cost. The Italian and Greek were both five course dinners and the lunch was three courses starting off with a fresh salad bar. All these meals were lovely but the best was definitely at The Olive Tree which is the Greek restaurant on the fifth floor. We were seated at a table right at the edge of the terrace and so had the most stunning view while we ate. I'm not going to do a full review style thing here and just let you look at the photos below, but believe me it was a brilliant meal!
We really did have a fabulous time at Blue Marine, it was just so relaxed and friendly and we were so impressed by the cleanliness and quality while we were there. In fact, we loved it so much that we may well be heading back at the start of October for my birthday - I can already hear that hot tub calling my name!


We will be at Oktane19 this week demoing Cross-App ID for SSO. And, the response from Okta customers and partners is tremendous. They immediately see the value this has for their mobile workforce.
Since the release of Cross-App ID, the feedback from customers has been amazing. They love that two or more mobile apps have the ability to share authentication state. Known as cross-app identity, this allows end-users of mobile apps to sign into one app, simultaneously unlocking (i.e., authenticating) the other apps used by that user. Cross-App ID is a component of the Appdome Mobile SSO+ Suite, a set of exclusive Appdome only enhancements to SSO implementations.
What's so amazing about Cross-App ID is that it works between two or more Fused apps on the device. The apps can be from different developers and can be built in different frameworks. They can be native, hybrid or non-native apps. It doesn't matter. There is no need to prepare the app or add any special plug-ins to enable Cross-App ID to work. And, what's even more amazing is there is no need to make any changes to the back-end servers. There is no Appdome code to be installed on the back-end servers; the different back-end servers don't need to talk to each other and they can be hosted anywhere, in the cloud or on-premises. If you think this sounds amazing, you're not alone.
Watch this 2 min end-to-end video to see the power of Cross-App ID.
If you want a more technical explanation, our knowledge base article is a great resource.
Join us at Oktane in San Francisco at booth EE18. Avoid the line and book your private demo now.
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In coordination with FWC and our local municipal partners, county-wide water quality sampling will continue to be performed until there is no detectable presence of red tide. Currently, sampling is scheduled to occur multiple times weekly within the County, and those results will be posted as soon as they are available. The FWC's statewide red tide map is currently being updated daily, instead of only on Wednesday and Friday.
The red tide is produced by the algae Karenia Brevis, naturally occurring in the saline waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This algae is rare on the East Coast as it prefers the calmer waters of the Gulf. However, of the 57 occurrences of red tide in the Gulf of Mexico since 1953, eight of these events have brought the red tide organism to the east coast of Florida via the Loop Current and Gulf Stream. None of these events resulted in large-scale blooms.
Several beach visitors in Broward have reported respiratory discomfort and some fish carcasses have washed ashore. The municipalities are working diligently to clear the beaches daily of biological debris for residents and tourists. There are currently no beach closures within Broward County; however, local municipalities are being proactive with the posting of cautionary signage informing the public about the potential presence of red tide. The FWC advises beachgoers to use their best judgment when visiting a beach impacted by red tide. According to State Health officials, low and moderate concentrations can produce allergy-like symptoms, such as scratchy throat or watery eyes. Individuals with respiratory conditions, such as asthma or COPD, should take measures to reduce exposure. We might also expect an increase in local fish kills. Persons who bathe in the ocean should limit their time in the water and rinse off.
Red tide can last for a few weeks to longer than a year, but is not known to persist on the East Coast. Sunlight, nutrients and salinity all play a role, as well as the speed and direction of wind and water currents. Based on experience, we anticipate that the dynamic conditions of the East Coast will serve as a control limiting the presence, persistence, and concentration of the organism in our near shore waters.


The Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) is a silvery, highly compressed fish in the herring family, Clupeidae. A filter feeder, it lives on plankton caught in midwater. Adult fish can filter up to four gallons of water a minute; and they play an important role in clarifying ocean water. They are also a natural check to the deadly red tide. Menhaden have historically been used as a fertilizer for crops. It is likely that menhaden is the fish that Squanto taught the Pilgrims to bury alongside freshly planted seeds as fertilizer. Other uses for menhaden include: feed for animals, bait for fish, oil for human consumption, oil for manufacturing purposes and oil as a fuel source. While many articles today state the menhaden as being inedible, the fish were once consumed as sardines or fried in early American history. Maine fisherman, for example, would eat fried pogies for breakfast. The fish that were not sold for bait would be sold to poorer classes for food. Menhaden historically occurred in large numbers in the North Atlantic, ranging from Nova Scotia, Canada to central Florida, USA, although their presence in northern waters has diminished in the 20th Century. They swim in large schools, some reportedly up to 40 miles long. As a result of their abundance they are important prey for a wide range of predators including bluefish, striped bass, cod, haddock, halibut, mackerel, swordfish, and tuna.


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