Extensions can come in various shapes and sizes but if you reside in a Dundrum home with a garden or in a townhouse with limited extra space outdoors, building an extra room is always an option, especially with the support of a good Architect and Contractor.
With sky rocking costs in residential properties across Dundrum, a great deal of people are opting to add extensions to their homes instead of moving into a new and more spacious house. For people with growing families that need more space but need to keep prices down, home extensions in Dundrum make the most sense to keep up with your need for more room without breaking the bank.
In Premier Builders design and build contractors, we don't just work to your personal preferences, we also work with your budget to make sure we handle the house extension in Dundrum cost, so there are no hidden costs!
At Premier Builders, we make our house extension in Dundrum project plan a cohesive effort with the input of our clients so you can get the home you have always wanted. We also make an effort to manage the house construction cost to remain within the budget while at the same time offering the best choices and our expertise for a safe and comfortable home extension in Dundrum.
The options with home extensions Dundrum plans vary from the more conventional extensions to the contemporary. The beauty of a house extension in Dundrum is that you can find an excess space from scratch which means it is open to all types of ideas. You can go for a more sustainable area with a great deal of natural lighting, a new room with a more open feel to it, or those glass walls you have always wanted, the options are endless.
Assessing your house has been fast and easy solutions for a good deal of homeowners in north and south Dundrum who have a growing need for more space. It may be anything from extending a kitchen to having a new living area for the family.
The growing popularity of house extensions in south Dundrum and surrounding areas are largely due to the growing demand for more space along with the increasing costs of having your own home. But with a very simple building work, you can have the additional space you've always wanted without the hassle and high costs of moving to a new property.
Even though the cost of new construction is not a quick decision, it is going to add value to your Dundrum home and change your entire property.
Whether you want that perfect kitchen extension or dining area which you dream of for entertaining guests, additional bedrooms, bathrooms or a nice quiet study, we can turn your dreams into reality. We'll work with you to decide the size, shape, windows, electric fittings and doors, including all the important finishing touches, either it be in north Dundrum or South Dundrum. We can help you whether you plan to extend or renovate.
Also, as you might know house extension plans are all about maximizing the spaces that you already have or did not know that you had. You can have a basement place in and"build down" as more and more home owners that are based in Dundrum tend to do. You can create a living room in your attic. Or you could turn the small patio that you have into a patio. Building an extra space is all about taking advantage of what you currently have.


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Q: Failed to install pip requirements for Python 2.7 gear I just created a Python 2.7 gear on Openshift and I am trying to deploy a Flask application. However it fails to install all the requirements.
I am seeing the following errors in the console after the deployment:
The directory '/var/lib/openshift/XYZ/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled. Please check the permissions and owner of that directory. If executing pip with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag.

You are using pip version 7.1.0, however version 8.1.2 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.

The repository located at mirror1.ops.rhcloud.com is not a trusted or secure host and is being ignored. If this repository is available via HTTPS it is recommended to use HTTPS instead, otherwise you may silence this warning and allow it anyways with '--trusted-host mirror1.ops.rhcloud.com'.

Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pandas==0.15.1

Please advice.

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The Alaska Legislature voted to spend the funds to bring natural gas to Fairbanks by truck, not the long-awaited, multibillion-dollar pipeline. Still, the plan to convert North Slope natural gas to liquified natural gas for shipment down the Dalton Highway to Fairbanks.
The legislation that passed would enable the state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue bonds to finance construction of a plant to convert natural gas on the North Slope to LNG for transport. It would then be trucked down the Haul Road, and then regasified for distribution in Fairbanks. Total costs are estimated to up to $355 million. The project will only be available to those connected to the existing system or big users such as refiners, power plants or big box stores. The expansion of natural gas usage will enable further build-out of the distribution system so that when and if a pipeline arrives the city will be able to make use of it immediately.
The project is estimated to be up and running by mid - to - late 2015 and is expected to reduce the cost of heating in the Fairbanks area by about 40 -percent for those who convert from fuel oil to natural gas. Depending on a number of yet-to-be determined factors, with the largest being future gas and oil prices, legislators said they expected energy cost savings of about 40 percent.
The proposed North Slope LNG plant will also be capable of producing propane as a by-product of the liquefaction process. Early estimates indicate up to 5 percent of the plant output will be propane, totaling 10,000 gallons a day, which could serve up to 1,800 homes in the Interior and Rural Alaska. Two gas utilities are vying to build out the distribution system for Fairbanks. One is now serving a small core area of Fairbanks; the other is a newly-formed public utility that does not yet have pipe in the ground. The project is expected to deliver LNG for a wholesale price of about $10.15 per thousand cubic feet, or mcf, according to AIDEA's preliminary estimates. That is expected to translate to a delivered retail price of gas in the Fairbanks area for $13.42 to $17 per mcf.
Alaskans have made a bold move to tackle their stranded gas problem for the immense North Slope deposit. The State's investment is not that great in relation to the economic value of the reserves.
It does not seem likely that a large pipeline option will come to fruition anytime soon. The prices of natural gas in North America are just too low, to attract the tens of billions of dollars such an investment would require.


Dr. Megan Hembree, a native of the West Texas town of Muleshoe and began her career in orthodontics working as a chairside assistant throughout college for Dr. Christopher Anderson in Lubbock. Dr. Hembree graduated first in her class at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, before completing her Orthodontic residency at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas. She has been in private practice in San Antonio since September 2007.
Dr. Hembree also served on numerous committees and served as a class officer throughout dental school. During her orthodontic training she received her Master's degree conducting research with temporary anchorage devices used in orthodontics which was published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics in March 2009.
With an impressive list of educational achievements, Dr. Hembree continues to approach the study and practice of orthodontics with relentless enthusiasm. She truly enjoys what she does!
She met and married her husband, Ben Hembree, a San Antonio native, as a volunteer leader for Young Life while she was in dental school. Together they enjoy spending time with their three children Chance, Hallie and Clayton. Outside the office, Dr. Hembree enjoys activities at her church as well as snow skiing, time at Lake LBJ, working out and keeping up with her three children.


Are you ready to curb your addiction to your phone? Vlogger Stephanie Carls, the ultimate tech geek, goes 24 hours without a phone.
There's one device so many of us are addicted to, yet we don't always recognize it. Take a look around you. This one item is probably right by your side at this very moment. In fact, you might even be reading this article on this device. Checking it is one of the first things we do in the morning after waking up, and it is a part of our day while we work and while we spend time with our families. Plus, it might even be one of the last things we see before going to bed.
You've likely guessed already that it's your smartphone. These amazing pieces of technology seem to always be in our hands or as little as 3 feet from us at all times.
As a vlogger and YouTuber, I'm all about technology and am constantly on the lookout for what's coming next. But to tell you the truth, I am addicted to my phone. I use my phone to wake up in the morning, communicate, browse social media and even have it on hand to write down my grocery list.
In a quest to control my use of technology, I gave myself the ultimate test of being tech-free for 24 hours.
Love this Stephanie! Such an important thing to remember!


In today's market, "Doing OK" just doesn't cut it.
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Q: Number of parallel requests in Spring vs number of http-nio-8080-exec threads I wanted to test parallel requests in my controller. I know that by default Spring can handle 200 parallel requests and we can change it by modifying this property server.tomcat.max-threads
I played a little bit with that value and found interesting thing:
When I set it to 3 when I start app I see 3 threads are being created: http-nio-8080-exec-1,2,3
When I set it to 5 I see 5 threads like that. And it continues up to 10 and stops at 10. When I set it to 15 there are still 10 threads of name http-nio-8080-exec. Could someone explain why it never exceeds 10?
If i will make controller like this
@GetMapping("test")
public String test(@RequestParam("skip") boolean skip) throws InterruptedException {
    if(!skip) {
        System.out.println("I'm starting waiting");
        Thread.sleep(10000);
        System.out.println("I stopped waiting");
    }
    return "dd";
}

while having server.tomcat.max-threads=200
make 10 requests like that: http://localhost:8080/test?skip=false
and 11th request like that at the same time: http://localhost:8080/test?skip=true
These first 10 requests should wait 10 secs before returning response but 11th should return immediately - the problem is that 11th request also waits, so it's blocked. Could someone explain how it works? If I have server.tomcat.max-threads set to 200 then I expect that I will be able to handle 200 independent request, am I right?

A: I was curious about the behaviuor and tested it by myself. Unfortunately I cannot confirm behaviour you are expiriencing. To be able to test simultaneously requests to the service I wrote a simple go programm to prove the responce times. So I started a spring boot service with single rest endpoint with code you posted above and as client following go programm:
package main

import (
    "log"
    "os/exec"
    "time"
)

func main() {
    for i := 0; i< 15; i++ {
        go runCmd(i)
    }
    time.Sleep(time.Second * 50)
}

func runCmd(i int) {
    param := "localhost:8080/test?skip=false"
    if i > 10 {
        param = "localhost:8080/test?skip=true"
    }
    cmd := exec.Command("curl", param)
    log.Printf("Running command %d and waiting for it to finish...", i)
    start := time.Now()
    err := cmd.Run()
    end := time.Now()
    duration := end.Sub(start)
    log.Printf("Command  %d finished within of second %f error: %v", i, duration.Seconds(), err)
}

this program uses curl to send first 10 requests with parameter skip=false and another 5 requests with skip=true. And the output was:
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 14 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 9 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 3 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 10 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 7 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 0 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 12 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 6 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 5 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 13 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 11 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 2 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 1 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 4 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Running command 8 and waiting for it to finish...
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Command  12 finished within of second 0.035109 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Command  14 finished within of second 0.035290 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Command  11 finished within of second 0.040090 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:18 Command  13 finished within of second 0.041358 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  9 finished within of second 10.034510 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  0 finished within of second 10.034436 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  10 finished within of second 10.037470 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  6 finished within of second 10.042294 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  5 finished within of second 10.042328 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  7 finished within of second 10.045510 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  3 finished within of second 10.045638 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  1 finished within of second 10.049024 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  2 finished within of second 10.053824 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  8 finished within of second 10.053102 error: <nil>
2020/03/08 19:21:28 Command  4 finished within of second 10.053306 error: <nil>

as you can see in the output requests 11 - 14 finished without delay, so they are not blocked. So probably you have to check your test, probably the problem is somewhere in test and not in tomcat configuration.
And the expectation to handle 200 independent requests is true, so should it behave and it behaves that way.


Bring some team spirit to the course and beat tough weather conditions with the Team Golf® Indiana Hoosiers Umbrella. Featuring a double-canopy design, an easy-grip molded handle, and team colors and graphics, this umbrella is perfect for the Hoosiers fan who enjoys functionality. Protect your gear, shade yourself from the sun and beat the elements with the Team Golf® Umbrella.


This is the ADT Keyfob four-button remote that is compatible with Honeywell or Safewatch Pro control panels. (Quickconnect, Safewatch pro 3000, TSSC) If you are not sure what type of panel you have, you can read this blog post. You need to have wireless zones available if you want to add this. If you just need to replace one that you lost we can just use those same zones. It needs to be programmed into the panel and it takes either a technician or an advanced customer that can figure out programming on their own. We can also help you program it if you purchase phone support. Also, you need to have a programming keypad in order to program this into your Safewatch Pro 3000 System.
The ADT keychain remote is one of the most convenient devices you could have to be able to arm and disarm your ADT Monitored Home Security System. The ADT Keyfob makes it very easy and simple to arm and disarm a system with only pushing one button.
Oftentimes after people have their security system for a while, they stop arming it every day. We want our ADT customers to be arming their system daily. This is why we recommend a Keychain Remote for each home security system we install. We include one for free with our current promotion. If you have one on your keys it makes it so easy to arm the system that you will do it every time you leave the home.
Each button on the keyfob takes up a wireless zone. (so if you want all four to do something you must have 4 zones available) It also must be programmed once you receive it in order for it to work properly. If you have a DSC Impassa or another brand of panel this keyfob may not work with your panel.
Usually there are four buttons programmed on the ADT Keyfob.
If Programmed it is usually a Panic Button.


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using namespace std;

//Constructors
RomListManager::RomListManager(const Configuration& configuration)
{
	loadCategories(configuration);
	loadRoms(configuration);
	sortRomsList();
}

//Getters
RomList* RomListManager::getPreviousRomList()
{
	updateCurrentRomSetIndex('-');
	return &romListsArray[currentRomSetIndex-1];
}

RomList* RomListManager::getNextRomList()
{
	updateCurrentRomSetIndex('+');
	return &romListsArray[currentRomSetIndex-1];
}

int RomListManager::getCurrentRomSetIndex()
{
	return currentRomSetIndex;
}

int RomListManager::getRomSetNumber()
{
	return (int) romListsArray.size();
}

//Member Functions
void RomListManager::loadTextures(const Configuration& configuration, const Theme& theme)
{
	for(auto & rom : roms)
	{
		bool loadingOk = rom.getTexture().loadFromFile(configuration.getScreenshots_path() + "/" + rom.getFilename() + ".png");
		if(loadingOk)
		{
			rom.setIsTextureCorrectlyLoaded(true);
			rom.getTexture().setSmooth(theme.isRom_screenshot_smooth_zoom());
		}
	}
}

void RomListManager::initText(const Theme& theme, const sf::Font& font)
{
	for(auto & rom : roms)
	{
		sf::Text& text = rom.getTextSprite();
		text.setFont(font);
		text.setColor(sf::Color(theme.getRom_name_color_red(),
								theme.getRom_name_color_green(),
								theme.getRom_name_color_blue(),
								theme.getRom_name_color_alpha()));
		text.setCharacterSize(theme.getRom_name_size());

		if((int)rom.getDescription().length() > theme.getRom_name_max_length())
		{
			text.setString(rom.getDescription().substr(0, theme.getRom_name_max_length()) + theme.getRom_name_suffix_max_length());
		}
		else
		{
			text.setString(rom.getDescription());
		}
	}
}

void RomListManager::loadCategories(const Configuration& configuration)
{
	ifstream categoriesConfFile(configuration.getCategories_config_path(), ios::in);
	if(!categoriesConfFile)
	{
		cerr << "Can't open \"" << configuration.getCategories_config_path() << "\" : " << strerror(errno) << endl;
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	else
	{
		int nbLines = 0;
		string line;

		while(getline(categoriesConfFile, line))
		{
			if(line[0] != '#')
			{
				nbLines++;
			}
		}

		romListsArray.resize((unsigned long) nbLines);
		categoriesConfFile.clear();
		categoriesConfFile.seekg(0);

		while(getline(categoriesConfFile, line))
		{
			if(line[0] != '#')
			{
				size_t* pos = new size_t;
				int categoryNumber = stoi(line, pos);
				romListsArray[categoryNumber] = RomList(line.substr(*pos+1, string::npos));
				delete pos;
			}
		}
	}
}

void RomListManager::loadRoms(const Configuration& configuration)
{
	ifstream romsConfFile(configuration.getGames_config_path(), ios::in);
	if(!romsConfFile)
	{
		cerr << "Can't open \"" << configuration.getGames_config_path() << "\" : " << strerror(errno) << endl;
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	else
	{
		string line;

		int nbLines = 0;

		while(getline(romsConfFile, line))
		{
			if(line[0] != '#')
			{
				nbLines++;
			}
		}

		//Set final vector capacity, because we will use pointer on it's content, so we don't want it's content moved in memory.
		roms.resize((unsigned long) nbLines);
		romsConfFile.clear();
		romsConfFile.seekg(0);

		string romProp;
		nbLines = 0;
		while(getline(romsConfFile, line))
		{
			vector<string> romProperties;
			if(line[0] != '#')
			{
				istringstream iss(line);
				while(getline(iss, romProp, ';'))//String tokenizer
				{
					romProperties.push_back(romProp);
				}

				if(romProperties.size() < 4)
				{
					cerr << "Syntax error in file config/games.cfg with line : " << line;
					exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
				}

				Rom rom(romProperties[0], romProperties[1], romProperties[2], romProperties[3]);
				roms[nbLines] = rom;
				for(unsigned int i=4; i<romProperties.size(); i++)
				{
					romListsArray[atoi(romProperties[i].c_str())].addRom(&roms[nbLines]);//Adding loaded rom pointer to a category
				}
				nbLines++;
			}
		}
	}
}

void RomListManager::sortRomsList()
{
	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < romListsArray.size(); i++)
	{
		romListsArray[i].sort();
	}
}

void RomListManager::updateCurrentRomSetIndex(char sign)
{
	if(sign == '+')
	{
		if(currentRomSetIndex + 1 > (int) romListsArray.size())
		{
			currentRomSetIndex = 1;
		}
		else
		{
			currentRomSetIndex++;
		}
	}
	else if(sign == '-')
	{
		if(currentRomSetIndex - 1 < 1)
		{
			currentRomSetIndex = (int) romListsArray.size();
		}
		else
		{
			currentRomSetIndex--;
		}
	}
}

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Arts & Culture Culture Featured
How to Celebrate Human Rights Day This Year
Simone Melvin December 9, 2021
The Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) is offering discounted student tickets for their Dec. 10 celebration of International Human Rights Day in Deep Ellum, including live music, storytelling and limited-edition art and merchandise.
The Dallas-based non-profit organization supports immigrant survivors of human rights abuses and highlights their clients' stories in their annual celebration of Human Rights Day. Stories from the HeART: Rock Your HeART Out (RYHO21) will feature music from Ian Ferguson and Ehsan Shafiee Zargar, dancing from Mudras in Motion, and live storytelling from performers Stormi Demerson, Cheyenne Farley and Maryam Baig.
"We're honored to come together with the DFW community to celebrate International Human Rights Day in this way," HRI Executive Director Bill Holston said. "Human Rights Day, which commemorates the day the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, is a moment to celebrate the inherent dignity of each and every one of us, including the immigrants and refugees who HRI serves."
The event marks the 21st year of the organization's history, and all proceeds support HRI's mission to provide 100% free legal and social services to its clients. Their clientele comes to the U.S. from worldwide to seek refuge from persecution, torture, domestic violence and abuse.
"As our organization turns 21, we're reflecting on what our work over the last two decades has meant and what it means to 'come of age' in a time and place that has hyper-politicized the immigrant experience," said Maryam Baig, HRI's Director of Marketing and Special Events. "In response, we are celebrating the joy, strength and community of our immigrant communities on this special day."
HRI has a history of working with SMU through co-counseling immigration cases with SMU law student attorneys and regularly partnering with students as volunteer translators, interpreters and interns.
The event will be held at Dallas's Kimpton Pittman Hotel (2551 Elm St, Dallas, TX) from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Tickets, priced at $25 for students, include heavy hors d'oeuvres and an open beer and wine bar. They are available at https://tinyurl.com/HRIStories.
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The Daily Update: December 6, 2021
'We're starting to find our Identity': SMU completes trio of wins with defeat of Dayton

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Everybody loved Shawn Kemp's dunks but David Stern was never too fond of Kemp's post game antics that included swinging on rims, grabbing his balls, pointing at defenders and making faces more awkward than ones Drake makes when he sings. He also had a history of putting his legs on a defenders back which was never appreciated by the guy who was just post on a poster. UC Davis' Clint Bozner found that out earlier this month when he did his best Reign Man impersonation.


This three-volume work includes all correspondence between the British prime minister and the American president from 1933 until Roosevelt's death in 1945. Kimball's skillful commentary puts the intrinsically interesting letters in context. Although a large amount of Churchill-Roosevelt correspondence has been previously printed, this magnificently edited work is indispensable for the researcher and good reading for anyone interested in the principals and their leadership during World War II. Professor Kimball has located many unpublished items, gives full and corrected texts of others, and holds everything together with informative headnotes. He also includes the enclosures which the two leaders sent to each other.


1 tablespoon chopped coriander, to serve.
Finely chop onion. Crush garlic.
Add lamb to frypan. Cook until browned.
Stir in tomatoes, stock, chickpeas and juice. Bring to boil and allow to simmer for 20 minutes whilst preparing the couscous.
Place cous cous in a heat proof bowl. Stir in boiling water and allow to stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
Serve the lamb with the prepared cous cous and a sprinkle of chopped coriander .


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Cada año hemos asistido a clientes que están satisfechos con nuestros servicios a medida que el tren se ha convertido en el medio de transporte más popular.
Las ofertas más completas para viajar en tren y para reservar tickets, pases y actividades.
Durante 75 años hemos logrado que los viajes en tren sean fáciles y accesibles.
Choose from a 1-, 2-, 3-,4-, 5-, 6-, or 10- day credits package to fit your schedule when you book. Then save your London Pass (available as your 'ticket' after purchase) on your mobile device. After that, London is yours for the taking: just scan your pass from your device to redeem credits at the sites for fast and easy entry. Your London Pass is valid for the number of consecutive days chosen, from the time of first use. Your London Pass also comes with a free insider guidebook to help you get the most from your sightseeing.
London Wetland Centre is an urban oasis for wildlife and people; a rural idyll in the heart of the capital.
Kensington Palace has been a home and refuge to the royal family since the 17th century. Now, it is the official residence to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
HMS Belfast tells the stories of those who lived on board the former Royal Navy warship, which was home to a crew of up to 950 men.
London Tower Bridge is one of the most impressive structures and sites in the capital and has stood over the River Thames since 1894.
ZSL London Zoo has been educating and inspiring visitors since opening to the public in 1847, it's a great family day out right in the center of Regent's Park.
Explore Britain's seafaring history in the largest maritime museum in the world.
Tate Modern London is the national gallery of international modern art for Britain.
Hampton Court Palace is the former home of the flamboyant King Henry VIII.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is an open-air playhouse built as a reconstruction of the building where the great playwright penned many of his plays.
Uncover the real person behind the legend at this fascinating museum.
More than 2,000 Western European paintings are on show, dating from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century.
The National Portrait Gallery is home to the largest collection of portraiture in the world.
The Science Museum's world-class collection aims to make sense of the science that shapes our lives.
This beautiful gothic church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site popular with many visitors to London.
Lively exhibitions explore the powerful link between transport and the growth of modern London.
With London Pass you can indulge your theatrical tastes and see what goes on behind the scenes with Royal National Theatre.
Founded in 1932 with the aim of preserving London's Jewish community's heritage and history of London's East End.
It was here shrouded in secrecy beneath the streets of Westminster that Winston Churchill and his inner circle wrestled with the decisions that shaped the Second World War.
This relatively new London gallery houses some of the most important pieces of Italian art from the early 20th century.
The London Canal Museum tells the story of London's canals from the days when they were a vital part of the city's industrial and commercial life through years of decline and abandonment to today's more leisurely pursuits.
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret is one London museum offering a fascinating insight into the medical profession of the past.
The museum is set in two grade II listed buildings dating from the 1720s that have been sensitively restored to their original grandeur in order to exhibit these wonderful items in suitably lavish surroundings.
Explore the secret headquarters of 'the greatest Briton', Sir Winston Churchill, and uncover the underground nucleus of Britain's war effort.
At the London Brass Rubbing Centre helpful staff will instruct you in the use of specialist materials to get the best results from this, one of the most absorbing of London handcrafts.
The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace is a permanent space dedicated to changing exhibitions from the Royal collection – an astonishing and wide-ranging collection of paintings, sculpture and other works of art as well as a glittering array of priceless treasure held in trust for the Nation by Her Majesty The Queen.
Often cited as one of a few 'secret' London gardens, the Chelsea Physic Garden was founded in 1673 and is still committed to research into 'the properties, origins and conservation of over 5000 species'.
The Guards Museum London is a fascinating insight into the history of the military in the capital and is unique among London museums as it was not originally intended for public view.
The Banqueting House is the only complete surviving building of Whitehall Palace, the sovereign's principal residence from 1530 until 1698 when it was destroyed by fire.
The Royal Mews is one of the finest working stables anywhere in the world and home to the royal collection of historic coaches and carriages, and the Windsor Grey's and Cleveland Bays, The Queen's horses that pull them along.
Originally a priory, the main structure of Southwark Cathedral was built between 1220 and 1420; US university benefactor John Harvard was baptised here and the cathedral has links to Elizabethan theatre, including a memorial to William Shakespeare.
The Royal Albert Hall London is one of London's most prestigious historic buildings and tourist attractions. From Adele to Ali and Wagner to Winston Churchill, few venues can rival the venue for the variety of world-class events that have taken place there.
The Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon offers one of the finest exhibitions on the history of aircraft and aviation in the country.
Ranger's House is an elegant redbrick Georgian villa on the edge of Greenwich Park with the Meridian Line passing through its grounds.
The largest Hindu temple outside India, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir features huge dioramas and panels leading you through a journey of discovery like no other.
Chislehurst in London is home to chalk caves that were mined by hand for over 8000 years. A tour of these caves is an exciting way to see how Britons have impacted on their environment over thousands of years.
Factor in a short trip outside London to visit the impressive and historic Windsor Castle. Famous for its architecture and longstanding Royal place of residence, the Castle was built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion.
Built to commemorate the Great Fire of London, The Monument is one of the best ways to enjoy spectacular views of London while learning about an important moment in London's history.
Eltham Palace is an impressive historical site that has been linked with a distinguished line of Royal figures since its construction in the 1300s. For hundreds of years it was a key residence for the monarchy, even housing a young Henry VIII.
Famously, the former home to the Duke of Wellington and once holder of the address "Number One, London", Apsley House remains one of London's grandest historical houses.
Use the London Pass to take a cruise down the Thames.
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, these magnificent London gardens, glasshouses, and galleries are a living exhibit as well as an important historical legacy.
The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum was opened in 2006 by H.R.H the Duke Of Kent. This state-of-the-art tennis museum in London has since received thousands of visitors from all over the world and is the home of the championship trophies.
This London tourist attraction has numerous displays of puppets, stages and theatres and is an enthralling glimpse into a bygone era and a lost art.
Make your way up the wonky, 250 year old stairs and step back in time into George Frideric Handel's music rooms where he composed, rehearsed and performed with the leading musical luminaries of the Baroque age.
Part of the Chelsea FC Stadium Tour is a visit to the changing rooms where Chelsea's world famous squad spends many tense and season-defining moments. You will also experience the atmosphere of this enigmatic space and relive the drama experienced there both in recent and historic games.
Screen one is one of the biggest in central London. This renowned cinema presents up to twelve premieres a year and many other gala events, so you never know which celebrity or Royal personage last sat in your seat.
The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, established in the 18th century to care for babies at risk of abandonment and which housed around 25,000 children before its closure.
This highly entertaining London tourist attraction covers the history and development of British cartoons from the 18th Century to the present day.
Infused with a heady mix of both celebrity and talent, this Soho cinema has three screens on three floors and is regularly used for industry awards evenings, private screenings and film festivals, making it a very special cinema indeed.
This unique museum tells the fascinating story of brands and product packaging from Victorian times, decade by decade to the present day.
Orginally meant to be a gateway to Buckingham Palace, the Wellington Arch is one of London's most-viewed landmarks. Enjoy beautiful views of the surrounding parks and London skyline.
Commissioned by Edward III around 1365, Jewel Tower was originally built to house the King's personal treasures – hence the name – and had a moat dug around it for extra protection. It was also known as the King's Privy Wardrobe.
Lively exhibitions explore the powerful link between transport and the growth of modern London, its culture and society since 1800.
London's only ice rink, established in 1931, QUEENS Skate Dine Bowl also has it's own bar and café, 12 brand new ten-pin bowling lanes as well as a Retro Arcade Games Room, including favourites such as Mario Kart, Street Fighter II, Tron and more.
Nowhere in England is more important to rugby union than Twickenham Stadium, home to England Rugby and the World Rugby Museum (WRM) – this is the ultimate experience for the rugby enthusiast.
Jason's Trip is the original Regent's Canal tour and has been operating since 1951. Jason is an authentic 108-year-old canal boat which was originally used as a cargo-vessel on the canals before being fitted with a diesel engine and converted to passenger-carrying duties.
Journey to a height of up to 800ft (244m); to the top of London's tallest observation platform and premium visitor attraction, The View from The Shard.
The 'Orbit,' London's impressive spiralling monument at the heart of the Olympic Park, has been an anticipated attraction since its debut at the 2012 Games.
Namco Funscape offers an extraordinary number of entertainments under one roof. It's the perfect bribe to get your children to go to the museums or historic buildings you enjoy.
Recently refurbished to the highest technology and design, the Curzon Bloomsbury plays regular host to festivals, screenings, director Q&A's and the London Socialist Film Cooperative screenings.
The London Bridge Experience is a unique and interactive journey through the deep, dark history of London. Travel through time and take a light-hearted look at 2000 years' worth of history within London Bridge and the surrounding area.
One of London's best kept secrets, Beefeater London: The Home of Gin visitors centre is an interactive experience that lifts the lid on the extraordinary stories and events behind one of the world's favourite spirits.
The Kia Oval is one of the world's most famous sports grounds and has been home to Surrey County Cricket Club since 1845 also boasts the title of the birthplace of cricket's Ashes, the host of football's first ever FA Cup Final in 1872, along with early rugby Internationals.
From its beginnings 500 years ago to the Mail Rail and Great Train Robbery, explore the surprising story of communication at The Postal Museum.
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About CVI
MICROBIAL IMMUNOLOGY
Value of Microimmunofluorescence for Diagnosis and Follow-up of Bartonella Endocarditis
Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Jean-Luc Mainardi, Didier Raoult
Pierre-Edouard Fournier
Unité des Rickettsies, IFR 48 CNRS, UMR 6020 Université de la Méditerranée, Faculté de Médecine, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05
Jean-Luc Mainardi
Laboratoire de Microbiologie Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 75908 Paris Cedex 15, France
Didier Raoult
For correspondence: Didier.Raoult@medecine.univ-mrs.fr
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.9.4.795-801.2002
Bartonella endocarditis is a disease of emerging importance that causes serious complications and high rates of mortality. Due to the fastidious nature of Bartonella species and their high degrees of antibiotic susceptibility, cultures of clinical samples most often remain sterile and valvular biopsy specimens, the best specimens for PCR amplification, are seldom available. Therefore, serology appears to be the easiest diagnostic tool. In order to determine the best cutoff value for serology and its predictive values for the detection of Bartonella endocarditis, we studied 48 patients with culture- and/or PCR-confirmed Bartonella endocarditis. We also applied these serological criteria to 156 patients with blood culture-negative endocarditis. Furthermore, we compared the kinetics of the antibody responses to Bartonella spp. in order to estimate the value of serology for prediction of the occurrence of relapses. A titer of ≥1:800 for immunoglobulin G antibodies to either Bartonella henselae or B. quintana has a positive predictive value of 0.810 for the detection of chronic Bartonella infections in the general population and a value of 0.955 for the detection of Bartonella infections among patients with endocarditis. When this cutoff was applied to 156 patients with blood culture-negative endocarditis, we were able to diagnose Bartonella infections in an additional 45 patients with definite endocarditis for whom a positive Bartonella serology was the only evidence of infection. On follow-up, the kinetics of the decrease in antibody titers were significantly delayed in two patients with relapses. In conclusion, we recommend the determination of antibodies to both B. quintana and B. henselae and the use of a cutoff value of 1:800 for the diagnosis of Bartonella endocarditis. We propose that this criterion, which may also help with the detection of late relapses, be included as a major criterion in the Duke criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis.
Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology Jul 2002, 9 (4) 795-801; DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.9.4.795-801.2002
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The Circus Oz show is a rock-n-roll, animal free circus that adults and children can enjoy together. Allie makes reference to one of the performers looking like the double of comedian/actor Dax Shepard.
Expect two hours of breathtaking agility, death-defying stunts, awe-inspiring acrobatic performances, irreverent comedy and a spectacular live band.
Evening shows run Thursday February 7-Saturday February 9 at 8 p.m. plus matinee performances at 2 p.m.
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In Awards, Impact Wins
Shannon Hall • General • July 12, 2016
If you think you've noticed an imbalance in the topics covered by award-winning science stories lately, you're right. However wide the umbrella of science journalism, environment and health stories tend to win general science journalism awards, leaving basic science and mathematics in the dust.
Basic-science topics get less coverage overall, but does that explain the lopsided awards count? It's more likely that a physics or math story falls short on something awards competitions look for: an obvious impact on society.
One of the first steps in launching Showcase was to build a database of recent award winners. To start, I collected six years of stories that had won the AAAS Kavli awards, the National Academies' Keck awards, CASW's own Evert Clark/Seth Payne awards and NASW's Science in Society awards. Our goal was to find winning stories that covered the breadth of science journalism. We want Showcase to thrive with diversity, showing how writers overcome different obstacles to create the best possible story.
But the results surprised me. Despite the fact that we had selected general science journalism awards, there was not much diversity in subject matter among the winners. Health and environment stories won time and time again. I was shocked (and to be perfectly honest, a little saddened) to see that over the last six years only one award had gone to a physics story. The same is true for astronomy and mathematics. Chemistry doesn't even show up.
An analysis of 101 stories that won the Kavli, Keck, NASW and Clark/Payne awards 2010-15 shows that health and environment topics dominate.
A smaller universe
Now, you can argue that this isn't a bias in the awards at all, but a bias in science journalism. A quick glance at science stories today shows that physics and mathematics stories are much rarer than health and environment stories. Some science journalists have even gone so far as to say that physics is the worst field to write about (see this excellent rebuttal by Jennifer Ouellette). "It's a smaller universe, you might say, of people who are interested in reading and writing about astronomy—and physics even more so," says Paul Raeburn, a science journalist who has covered nearly every science beat and regularly analyzes the media in a blog at UnDark.
In turn, fewer physics and mathematics stories are submitted for awards, says John Carey, who has organized the judging for the Clark/Payne award for young science journalists for more than two decades.
Still, I felt there was a deeper story behind these numbers. So I set out to determine why so few basic science stories have received prestigious awards—awards I'm sure they deserve.
Only connect?
The answer doesn't fall under the guidelines for these awards, which are quite general. AAAS describes the Kavli awards, for example, as "an internationally recognized measure of excellence in science journalism."
It's left to judges to determine what goes into excellence. For CASW President Alan Boyle, who has covered astronomy and science for 19 years and is often asked to judge stories for various awards, that list includes telling a story that is accurate (which is made all the more difficult by the inherent complexity of the hard sciences), engaging, novel and—above all else—makes an impact.
Award-winning stories should touch people. "When you write a story about cancer or heart disease, you don't have to tell people why they should read it," says Raeburn. But when it comes to astronomy and physics stories, it's up to the reporter to connect the reader to the story. "If you're devoting a lot of time to a subject, you really have to think about and spell out in the report what this means, what's the big picture?" says Boyle. "It doesn't have to be a cure for cancer, it doesn't have to be a better iPhone, but you do have to address that question."
Boyle points to the recent discovery of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime that Einstein predicted a century ago but were unverified until this year. "It's arguably one of the greatest scientific findings of the past century, but in terms of how that resonates with society at large, it's kind of a geeky topic," he says. "Is it going to make for a better iPhone? No, but it does change the way that people look at the universe. And perhaps the way that prizes are awarded doesn't fully reflect that."
Explaining a story's impact is crucial and in some ways obvious. Any student in a Journalism 101 class will tell you impact should be in every pitch they write. And yet writers often fail to mention how a new physical discovery will change a reader's world. Carl Sagan-like discussions of cosmic implications fall prey to tight deadlines and word counts.
Boyle admits that a lot of his own stories don't take the time to fully explain what a scientific discovery means to the general public. It's easy to get so swept up in the coolness of the discovery or bogged down by the details that you forget to take a step back and describe how the news is really going to change our perception of the universe, he says.
It's not surprising that the NASW Science in Society awards over the last five years have been given to a high number of environment and health stories. The NASW awards specifically look for impact. They're designed to "honor and encourage outstanding investigative and interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact for good and ill." Here the biology and technology beats make up the the loneliest stories on the block, and the mathematics and physics beats don't even live in the same neighborhood.
And yet the Kavli, Keck and Clark/Payne awards—with their high percentage of environment and health stories—appear nearly as biased toward social impact as the awards that are explicitly designed to recognize such stories.
Health/medicine and environment stories are even more dominant among the 19 2010–15 winners of the NASW Science in Society awards, which emphasize social impact.
The solution? Submit! (but don't forget about impact)
I can imagine that many journalists might look at past winners to determine which stories they should submit themselves. Could there be a self-reinforcing cycle where writers submit stories similar to those that have won in the past? Carey doesn't think so, but Boyle speculates that it might be a possibility. "It may be that people don't enter those competitions because they don't think that they're in the sweet spot for that competition," Boyle sayes. "But maybe they're right there, and they still should enter."
No matter the reason, both Carey and Boyle encourage journalists to enter more physics and mathematics stories into award competitions.
It's true that physics and mathematics writers have their work cut out for them. But when the reporting has paid off and it all comes together—from the nitty-gritty details of a discovery to its sweeping impact on society—the final product is beautiful.
Take Dennis Overbye's New York Times story on the search for the Higgs boson. Analogies, quirky yet lovable characters and statements explaining why the reader should care about this quest effortlessly sweep in and out of the story to paint a picture of an underappreciated particle that could explain how everything fits together in "the jigsaw puzzle of reality." It's no wonder this story won a Keck award in 2014.
Overbye's award is a testament to the power of a well-written physics story and a reminder that stories that connect the reader to basic science—challenging as they might be to report and write—are worth the effort. Even if an award isn't the immediate goal, continually striving toward a story that is award-worthy can only make the story better.
Shannon Hall is CASW Showcase's project manager and an award-winning freelance science journalist based in Colorado. Follow her on twitter @ShannonWHall.
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Flynn Center: No Main Stage performances for remainder of 2020
Maleeha Syed
Don't bank on catching any big shows downtown at the Flynn this year.
The Main Stage Theater will not host performances for the rest of 2020, according to a news release from the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts. The venue made this decision due to COVID-19, the official name of the disease related to the coronavirus that first started to affect people at the end of 2019.
"This affects all Flynn presentations and rental events previously scheduled during this time period," the news release stated, noting "operating restrictions regarding the safety of large gatherings" related to the disease. The theater has a seating capacity of 1,411.
This isn't the first pandemic adjustment for the Flynn, which canceled the rest of its season through May when the coronavirus hit Vermont. The city's Discover Jazz Festival, which had shows planned at the Flynn this June, went virtual.
More:Coronavirus in Vermont: Cancellation, postponement in Vermont arts, entertainment
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The Flynn worked through potential alternatives prior to this decision, Interim Executive Director Charlie Smith said in the news release.
The Flynn has expected performances next year "and will evaluate the status of those events over the coming months."
Contact Maleeha Syed at mzsyed@freepressmedia.com or 802-495-6595. Follow her on Twitter @MaleehaSyed89.
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This image of the week is from a recent time I spent teaching a workshop in Berlin. We discussed how we approach people and when we decide to form a relationship with another. One thing that came up a few times was consent. I find this topic really interesting. Whether my mind wanders to Kevin Carter of Phillip Lorca Di Corcia I question the morality, bravery and sensitivity of image makers. Is there a rule that we have to respect our subjects? Is there a law for consent? What happens if we cross that line in order to keep that sacred 'real' moment and document it in it's beauty rather than intrude and demolish it?
Now feels so far away from any of these thoughts or concerns. My approach seems too rehearsed and habitual. I always feel the need for consent but not always spoken or written; sometimes a nod of the head or some acknowledgement will do; either way I avoid hiding. I wish I could be invisible but it's too obvious Im not. Im too slow.


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Aetosauria: a clade of armoured pseudosuchians from the Upper Triassic continental beds
Julia B. Desojo, Andrew B. Heckert, Jeffrey W. Martz, William G. Parker, Rainer R. Schoch, Bryan J. Small, Tomasz Sulej
Book: Anatomy, Phylogeny and Palaeobiology of Early Archosaurs and their Kin
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Abstract Aetosauria is a clade of obligately quadrupedal, heavily armoured pseudosuchians known from Upper Triassic (late Carnian–Rhaetian) strata on every modern continent except Australia and Antarctica. As many as 22 genera and 26 species ranging from 1 to 6 m in length, and with a body mass ranging from less than 10 to more than 500 kg, are known. Aetosauroides scagliai was recently recovered as the most basal aetosaur, placed outside of Stagonolepididae (the last common ancestor of Desmatosuchus and Aetosaurus ). Interrelationships among the basal aetosaurs are not well understood but two clades with relatively apomorphic armour – the spinose Desmatosuchinae and the generally wide-bodied Typothoracisinae – are consistently recognized. Paramedian and lateral osteoderms are often distinctive at the generic level but variation within the carapace is not well understood in many taxa, warranting caution in assigning isolated osteoderms to specific taxa. The aetosaur skull and dentition varies across taxa, and there is increasing evidence that at least some aetosaurs relied on invertebrates and/or small vertebrates as a food source. Histological evidence indicates that, after an initial period of rapid growth, lines of arrested growth (LAGs) are common and later growth was relatively slow. The common and widespread Late Triassic ichnogenus Brachychirotherium probably represents the track of an aetosaur.
A new aetosaur from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of the Eagle Basin, Colorado, USA
Bryan J. Small, Jeffrey W. Martz
Abstract A small aetosaur skull and skeleton and referred material from the Chinle Formation, Eagle Basin of Colorado, USA, is described as a new taxon, Stenomyti huangae gen. et sp. nov, distinguished from other aetosaurs by the following autapomorphies: three premaxillary teeth; four palpebrals; pronounced midline ridge on frontals and parietals; paired ridges flanking midline ridge on parietal and frontal; exclusion of quadratojugal from ventral margin of skull by contact between jugal and quadrate; exclusion of postorbital from infratemporal fenestra; infratemporal fenestra a horizontally oriented oval that embays the posterior edge of the jugal; retroarticular process longer than distance between articular glenoid and posterior edge of external mandibular fenestra; oval to irregularly shaped ventral osteoderms that do not contact each other. Paramedian and lateral osteoderms of S . huangae are nearly identical to those of Aetosaurus ferratus , and other shared cranial characters suggest that these taxa are closely related and lie outside the clade Typothoracisinae + Desmatosuchinae. This discovery indicates that other reports of Aetosaurus across Laurasia based on osteoderms should be reassessed. Similar confusion with the osteoderms of other non-typothoracisine/desmatosuchine aetosaurs such as Aetosauroides , Stagonolepis and Calyptosuchus suggests that osteoderms are not always reliable taxonomic indicators.
Plants, fish, turtles, and insects from the Morrison Formation: A Late Jurassic ecosystem near Cañon City, Colorado
Mark A. Gorman, II, Ian M. Miller, Jason D. Pardo, Bryan J. Small
Book: Roaming the Rocky Mountains and Environs: Geological Field Trips
Series: GSA Field Guide
Publisher: Geological Society of America
DOI: 10.1130/2007.fld010(10)
Abstract The Morrison Formation is a laterally extensive terrestrial deposit representingan ecologically diverse assemblage of paleoenvironments from the Late Jurassic ofwestern North America. Although the Morrison Formation has recently been interpretedas a semiarid lowland savannah on the basis of geological and paleobiologicalindicators, many microenvironments within this system are more consistent with newinterpretations of the Morrison as a ground-water dominated "wetland" deposit. Herewe report new fossils from a little-studied exposure of the Morrison Formation in andaround Temple Canyon Park near Cañon City, Colorado. The Temple Canyon sectionshows a relatively thin sequence of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, andlimestone beds representing alluvial to fluvial and possibly lacustrine deposition. Thesection rests on Precambrian basement and is unconformably overlain by the LowerCretaceous Lytle Formation. The mudstone and limestone beds preserve an abundantfossil flora and fauna distinct from those previously described from the MorrisonFormation. The floral assemblage includes species of algae, bryophytes, ferns, ginkgophytes,horsetails, cycads, bennettites, and conifers; together these plants indicatea warm climate with abundant local water supply. The faunal assemblage containsostracodes, conchostracans, traces of aquatic insect larvae, a terrestrial insect bodyfossil, prosobranch and pulmonate gastropods, many species of fish, a possible frog,and rare turtle remains. The presence of prosobranch gastropods, fish, and aquaticinsect larvae suggests a perennial water body with high oxygen content, while thepresence of conchostracans and pulmonate gastropods may indicate some fluctuationin water quality. Keywords: Morrison Formation, Jurassic, Cañon City, Colorado, paleoecology.


Jenny Curtin joined Barr in January 2016 as a senior program officer. She comes to the Foundation with extensive experience in grantmaking to help drive school innovation; providing professional development on a range of secondary school topics; organizing cross-community sharing; and partnering with local, state, and national organizations.
Learning-focused school visits aim to generate interest and capacity in the Commonwealth to create excellent high school models.
Join us December 12 to learn more and ask questions about our newly-released request for proposals for innovative schools and programs for students off track to high school graduation in New England.
Jenny Curtin, senior program officer in Education, shares about what it is (and isn't) and promising examples of key elements taking root in our region.
Senior Program Officer for Education Jenny Curtin offers a recap of a recent Barr-sponsored webinar on the topic of Linked Learning (recording included).


IAS alum Samantha St. John ('07, American Studies) has proudly accepted the role of Executive Director for Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce. The appointment was made after a regional search process in which St. John surfaced as the frontrunner. Her background includes over 15 years of business management, marketing, and communications experience, representing nonprofits, start-ups, and businesses large and small. She is well-known and respected by Chamber members, as well as the business community at large, due to her successful previous role as Director of Marketing and Communications with the Kirkland Chamber. A lifelong resident of Kirkland and dedicated volunteer, she was recently awarded the Teddy Overleese Community Service Award from the Kirkland Downtown Association. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Attain Housing, a Kirkland nonprofit organization providing affordable housing and case management for homeless and at-risk families with children. Read more about Samantha.


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Dad thanked by council for cutting grass at Weelsby Woods so his son could play football
The authority blamed problems with some of their mowers for the overgrown fields
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Adam Edwards decided to cut the grass at Weelsby Woods after becoming increasingly frustrated with it being left too long. (Image: Jon Corken)
A dad who mowed the grass on a public park so his son could play football has been thanked by the council.
Adam Edwards, of Clee Road, took it upon himself to cut the grass after becoming frustrated by the long grass on Weelsby Woods.
Adam, who works as a chef, said it is the second time he has resorted to such drastic action and branded North East Lincolnshire Council's decision to scale back its grass cutting operations as "upsetting".
Now the council has admitted its grass cutting was below normal standards and thanked Mr Edwards for his work. It said problems with its mowers had delayed its grass cutting schedule.
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Councillor David Watson, portfolio holder for the environment, said: "We've had problems with some of our mowers and this has led to delays in cutting the grass in some of our parks.
"The grass in Weelsby Woods is usually cut every ten days but hasn't been cut by us since June 8 and has shot up in that time."
And Mr Watson said normal service will be resumed shortly.
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He said: "The mower has now been fixed and we'll be cutting the grass in the next few days.
"Grass verges and some other less well used areas are now cut once a month, but Weelsby Woods hasn't been affected by this change.
"We would like to thank the man for taking it upon himself to cut the grass but we wouldn't encourage others to do the same."
Adam, 35, had taken his son and his mates for a kickabout at the park, only to discover the grass was too high to play on. He then headed home to collect his petrol lawnmower to mow a small section of the park for them to play on.


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Real Life Stories and Experiences of Yidden Settling in Eretz Yisroel.
Above & Beyond "Normal": Life in Eretz Yisroel.
Our family made "aliyah" from the U.S. to Ramat Beit Shemesh about six years ago. I was born in Highland Park, NJ but I grew up in Baltimore, whereas my wife originates from Maryland.
Moving to Eretz Hakodesh has given us a tremendous opportunity, both physically and spiritually. We were making regular yearly visits to Israel for a while, as my wife's mother is buried here. On one such occasion, we decided to jump in and just stay here for good!
One of the main reasons we took "the plunge" to move was due to the clear rising signs of anti-Semitism in America and the world at large. There is much worry about what the future will bring. It is clearly a hundred percent the yad Hashem Who controls every aspect of the political scene and we hope and daven that it will continue to be positive for Eretz Yisroel.
We chose to move to Beit Shemesh, in particular, as we have family (my wife's brother) living locally in the area. The English-speaking community of Beit Shemesh also eased the transition, by providing an awesome support system, whereby we felt that we were embraced as one big, loving family. The chessed is really incredible; after a baby, the whole community joins in to send Shabbos meals.
Our children attend the dati mamlachti school system here, as the charedi school last-minute had no room. However, we are extremely happy and satisfied with every aspect of their education, with children at every stage from gan age right through until yeshivah. From the start, they have been surrounded by great friends, in a safe and secure environment, and have totally blossomed. One of my sons has chosen to attend yeshivah up in North, and has adapted nicely to the lifestyle and is thriving on his experiences, which he wouldn't otherwise have had.
I work remotely for someone abroad, and assist my wife with her computer repair business. I also have been involved in various other business opportunities.
Generally, people here are more than happy to advise you when setting up a business. Lots of useful pointers are available through different WhatsApp and Facebook groups. Many Israelis and chutznikim are more than delighted to be of assistance, especially those chutzikim that have navigated through this themselves. I, myself, have learnt several valuable lessons along the way that I'd like to share.
When moving here, it is crucial to do so because you really want to be here; you can make a nice living but as a foreigner it's gonna be hard to make "big bucks." Also, it is naïve to think that you will "change your whole life" when you move here; you must be aware that your natural way of life will not change. If you do open a business, be particular with taxes and the laws of mas hachnasa, they play by the rules over here. Likewise, it is equally important to learn exactly what the banking norms are and the way things operate in Eretz Hakodesh. Lastly, although finances obviously prove challenging at times, every week we are blessed that, somehow, we have what we need. Things do not naturally add up here; everything is directed above nature in this holy place. Somehow things come together, totally guided by a Higher Power.
Being a Hatzalah volunteer here has also been a very inspiring experience. From seeing the way that Yom Kippur was treated with such universal respect when on duty at that time, and how all the roads are totally empty. Working for Hatzalah has affected both my character and my identity as I am known sometimes, as the computer man and at others, as the Hatzalah man. Actually, on one occasion, I was called by somebody to fix their computer and ended up treating a member of the immediate family for a medical emergency at the same time.
There are many other extremely special and unique aspects that I love about living in Eretz Yisroel. This includes being in a country where the atmosphere is exclusively Jewish and where its calendar totally revolves around the Jewish chaggim. The yomim tovim evoke an exclusive community feeling that is felt across the whole land. For instance, many shops are closed at these times and chol hamoed is celebrated in the spirit of that specific chag. Multiple simchas beis hasho'eivos take place on every night of Succos. The joy of Purim lasts the whole week long and more. The seasons of the Holy Land are totally in synch with its festivals, as is seen in the way the apple-picking season coincides with Rosh Hashanah, and how the olive season comes right before Chanukah, when we use olive oil.
We also have the unparalleled zechus of being able to visit sites that are unique to Eretz Yisroel, like Chevron and Yerushalayim, as we live in close enough vicinity to be able to do so!
Hashem's loving Presence is felt more openly here in the Holy Land. We saw this clearly for ourselves when one of our children accidentally pulled a bookcase onto herself. It could have been serious, but amazingly there was a table in the way that prevented more severe damage. This is just one of many daily examples of divine hashgacha pratis at work here. The most absolutely zaniest things happen to show that we are rewarded for making Eretz Hakodesh our Homeland!
D. C. Ramat Beit Shemesh
This article is part of our Haaretz Hatovah series featuring Yidden living in, settling, and building up Eretz Yisroel. For more info please contact info@naavakodesh.org or visit naavakodesh.org/haaretz-hatovah
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Oct 7, 2021 Abou
Galvestons, a coastal restaurant chain, has been serving food to customers since 1869.
The chain has since expanded its menus to include fresh seafood, fresh vegetables, and salads.
Galveston restaurant in Galvestos Bay, Texas, closed its doors in 2015 due to lack of customers.
The city's mayor, Gregorio Echeverria, said in March 2017 that he plans to reopen the eatery by the end of this year.
The restaurant reopened in April 2018, but the owners of the restaurant, Galvestas Grill & Bar, announced that they would close it due to low attendance.
Since then, several restaurants have reopened, including the Galvestans Kitchen and a restaurant called The Galvestians.


LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Authorities say one man was shot and two are on the run after they tried to break into a Lee County home Wednesday evening.
Sheriff Jim Johnson says it was around 5:15 P.M. when two to three Black males went to a house on County Road 1534.
One of the suspects kicked in a door. The tenant fired one round, hitting the suspect in the chest.
He was taken to NMMC with life threatening injuries.
Meantime, authorities say the suspects fled in a purple, or blue Cadillac, four door,with large wheels.
Sheriff Johnson says more details should be available Thursday.


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Osho, born Chandra Mohan Jain (Hindi: चन्द्र मोहन जैन) (11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990), also known as Acharya Rajneesh from the 1960s onwards, calling himself Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during the 1970s and 1980s and taking the name Osho in 1989, was an Indian mystic and spiritual teacher who garnered an international following. His syncretic teachings emphasise the importance of meditation, awareness, love, celebration, creativity and humour – qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialisation. His teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought,[3][4] and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.[5][6]
Osho was a professor of philosophy and travelled throughout India in the 1960s as a public speaker. His views against socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and institutionalised religion were controversial. He also advocated a more open attitude towards sexuality, a stance that earned him the sobriquet "sex guru" in the Indian and later the international press.[7] In 1970 he settled for a while in Mumbai. He began initiating disciples (known as neo-sannyasins) and took on the role of a spiritual teacher. In his discourses, he reinterpreted writings of religious traditions, mystics and philosophers from around the world. Moving to Pune in 1974, he established an ashram that attracted increasing numbers of Westerners. The ashram offered therapies derived from the Human Potential Movement to its Western audience and made news in India and abroad, chiefly because of its permissive climate and Osho's provocative lectures. By the end of the 1970s, there were mounting tensions with the Indian government and the surrounding society.
In 1981, Osho relocated to the United States and his followers established an intentional community, later known as Rajneeshpuram, in the state of Oregon. Within a year the leadership of the commune became embroiled in a conflict with local residents, primarily over land use, which was marked by hostility on both sides. Osho's large collection of Rolls-Royce automobiles was also notorious. The Oregon commune collapsed in 1985 when Osho revealed that the commune leadership had committed a number of serious crimes, including a bioterror attack (food contamination) on the citizens of The Dalles. Osho was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with immigration violations. He was deported from the United States in accordance with a plea bargain.[8][9][10] Twenty-one countries denied him entry, causing Osho to travel the world before returning to Pune, where he died in 1990. His ashram is today known as the Osho International Meditation Resort.
Osho's teachings were delivered through his discourses. These were not presented in an academic setting, but were interspersed with jokes, and delivered with an oratory that many found spellbinding.[153][154] The emphasis of his teaching was not static but changed over time: Osho revelled in paradox and contradiction, making his work difficult to summarise.[155]
Osho spoke on all the major spiritual traditions, including Jainism, Hinduism, Hassidism, Tantrism, Taoism, Christianity, Buddhism, the teachings of a variety of Eastern and Western mystics, and on sacred scriptures such as the Upanishads and the Guru Granth Sahib.[156] His thought was rooted in Hindu advaita, which considers all reality as being of a single divine essence.[157] In this worldview, the human experiences of separateness, duality and temporality are held to be a kind of dance or play of cosmic consciousness; everything within this playful existence is sacred, has absolute worth, and is an end in itself.[157] Besides Eastern religious traditions, Osho also drew on a wide and eclectic range of Western influences in his teaching.[156]
The influence of Heraclitus is traceable in Osho's view of the unity of opposites. The influence of Freud and Gurdjieff is traceable in Osho's view of man as a machine, condemned to the helpless acting out of unconscious, neurotic patterns.[155][158] His vision of the "new man" who transcends the constraints of convention is reminiscent of Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil.[159] His views on sexual liberation bear comparison to the thought of D. H. Lawrence.[160] And while his contemporary Jiddu Krishnamurti did not approve of Osho, there are clear similarities between their respective teachings.[155]
Ego and the mind
Osho taught that every human being is a potential Buddha, with the capacity for enlightenment.[161][162] According to him, everyone is capable of experiencing unconditional love and of responding rather than reacting to life, but he suggested that a person's ego usually prevents them from enjoying this experience.[161] The ego, in Osho's teaching, represents the social conditioning and constraints a person has accumulated since birth, creating false needs that are in conflict with the real self.[163] The problem, he said, is how to bypass the ego so that man's innate being can flower; how to move from the periphery to the centre.[161][163]
Osho views the mind first and foremost as a mechanism for survival, replicating behavioural strategies that have proved successful in the past.[161][163] But the mind's appeal to the past, he says, deprives human beings of the ability to live authentically in the present.[161][163] He argued that individuals are continually repressing their genuine emotions, shutting themselves off from joyful experiences that arise naturally when embracing the present moment: "The mind has no inherent capacity for joy. … It only thinks about joy."[163][164] The result, he said, is that people poison themselves with all manner of neuroses, jealousies and insecurities.[165] In the case of sexual feelings, for example, Osho believed that repression only makes these feelings re-emerge in another guise, and that the end result was a society obsessed with sex.[165] Instead of suppressing, he argued, people should trust and accept themselves unconditionally.[163][164] This solution could not be intellectually understood, as the mind would only assimilate it as one more piece of information: instead, what was needed was meditation.[165]
Osho's "Ten Commandments"
In his early days as Acharya Rajneesh, a correspondent once asked Osho for his "Ten Commandments". In his letter of reply, Osho noted that it was a difficult matter, because he was against any kind of commandment, but "just for fun" agreed to set out the following:
Never obey anyone's command unless it is coming from within you also.
There is no God other than life itself.
Truth is within you, do not search for it elsewhere.
Love is prayer.
To become a nothingness is the door to truth. Nothingness itself is the means, the goal and attainment.
Life is now and here.
Live wakefully.
Do not swim – float.
Die each moment so that you can be new each moment.
Do not search. That which is, is. Stop and see.
He underlined numbers 3, 7, 9 and 10.[182] The ideas expressed in these Commandments have remained a constant leitmotif in his movement.[182]
Mind is simply a combination of all the thoughts,… – Osho
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i worked so hard on my last blog. did you like it? sometimes i can't tell because a ton of people will look at my blog but no one will comment. i'm still new at this so i guess that's how it goes?
i've been struggling with the purpose of my blog lately. originally it was created to be a resource for the people interested in previewing my wedding invitations without having to meet up with me. then slowly i started adding the little crafts i would make here and there, because those are totally related to my invitation business, right? i thought so, you know... it's all creative... or something. lately i've been wanting to add more personal stuff; pictures of my kids, things my family does around town, stuff that's on my mind. but i'm not sure how true to the original thought i should stick to or just be myself and put what i want. hmmm.
when my parents were here a couple weekends ago we stumbled upon the cutest ice cream shop in downtown Clovis and totally fell in love. the inside of the shop is decorated with retro red diner chairs and black and white checkered flooring. i failed to get any pictures of the inside (cause there were other people in it and i didn't want to look like a freak taking pictures of the floor and chairs.) but other than the cute decor it had THE BEST ICE CREAM ever. EVER. it's Fresno State ice cream. and dang it's good.
Fresno State has an agricultural department because there are a ton of farms out here. they have a dairy farm and everything. well, i guess they make their own ice cream and shops around town sell it. it is so good and creamy and their flavors are amazing.
the green one is pistachio (mine), the blue one is bubble gum (big A's), the orange/pink is rainbow sherbet (not Fresno State and it was little a's) and the one in back is a mix of cookie's and cream, coconut, and toasted almond (???) (my Mr.'s). the pistachio was RIDICULOUS!
apparently, big A liked his. when i was little bubble gum used to be my favorite ice cream flavor. i would spit all the gum balls out onto a napkin and save them for the end. my Mr. said he would just chew them up and swallow them with his ice cream. big A is just like his daddy. he saved one for the end and ate the gum with each bite.
we tried to have the kids take pictures of us, it turned pretty good. my Mr. looks like he's about to wipe my daughter's face in her picture. i just look confused.
me, "come on honey, let's do a cute one. it's for my blog.
i love family dates. especially when it involves good ice cream, good weather, and silly pictures.
so to all 33 of my best friends followers, what do you think? do you think i should stick solely to my design stuff for this blog and start a separate personal blog? should i just not include any personal stuff at all? what would you like to see more of?
i love your blog with it all mixed in one. if people want to see only your invitations they can go to the "invitations" catagory of your blog.
don't change a thing. it is perfect.
one of your blog stalkers.
I think as one of your first followers I like it all mixed into one. Who you are is so important. I even like reading strangersr blogs. Besides,who would want to read the just business one without all the personal stuff?
If you are serious about your business, then you need a separate blog and website for your invites!
Also, I thought your last post was great. That inspiration board must have taken a long time to create! I will try to comment more. It feels nice to have your work appreciated. Keep up the good work, my friend!


Poseidon was used by our neighbors. At that time, we got to know John and his work. We had him do a couple of concrete jobs over the years. Eventually we hired him to install our pool and hot tub. They also built the pool shed for us. We had done some research before we used Poseidon for the pool but he still won out compared to the others. It has been about 10 years now since we had the pool installed.