Local Government Property Information web app. GCS developed an original implementation of this site based upon ArcIMS technology. When Missoula County wanted to upgrade to ArcGIS Server's capabilities, once again they called on GCS to create this next-generation site. Our team successfully ported their existing data and desired functions to the latest technology and ensured the transition was smooth for the County and the end-users alike.


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Radio Search For Artificial Emissions From 'Oumuamua
Press Release - Source: SETI Institute
Posted December 4, 2018 10:54 PM
©NASA
'Oumuamua
It's the first time a visitor from another star system has been seen nearby. But what is it? An asteroid, a comet ... or an alien artifact?
Scientists at the SETI Institute have attempted to address this question by using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) to observe 'Oumuamua when it was about 170 million miles away, or slightly less than the diameter of Earth's orbit. The intention was to measure artificial radio transmissions which, if found, would be strong evidence that this object is not simply a rock tossed into space by a random gravitational slingshot interaction that occurred in its home star system.
"We were looking for a signal that would prove that this object incorporates some technology -- that it was of artificial origin," says Gerry Harp, lead author of a paper to be published in the February 2019 issue of Acta Astronautica. "We didn't find any such emissions, despite a quite sensitive search. While our observations don't conclusively rule out a non-natural origin for 'Oumuamua, they constitute important data in accessing its likely makeup."
Following its discovery in October 2017, 'Oumuamua was the subject of popular speculation about a possible non-natural origin largely because it brought to mind the interstellar spaceship in Arthur C. Clarke's novel Rendezvous with Rama. Its highly elongated shape and the fact that no coma was observed strengthened this hypothesis for some, as these are uncharacteristic of asteroids and comets.
A recent paper [http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/aaeda8] published in Astrophysical Journal Letters by researchers at Harvard has also suggested the possibility that 'Oumuamua is a deliberate construction. The Harvard researchers argue that the slight, unexpected acceleration observed for this object could be caused by pressure from sunlight as 'Oumuamua swung around the Sun. Their hypothesis is that the object might be a light sail, either deliberately or accidentally sent our way. A deliberate origin is considered somewhat more likely because our solar system is a very small target for any object that is not being aimed.
Such arguments strengthen the importance of observations such as those conducted on the ATA that can constrain the true nature of 'Oumuamua.
Observations were made between November 23 and December 5, 2017, using the wide-band correlator of the ATA at frequencies between 1 and 10 GHz and with a frequency resolution of 100 kHz. No signals were found at a level that would be produced by an omnidirectional transmitter on-board the object of power 30 to 300 milliwatts. In portions of the radio spectrum that are routinely cluttered by artificial satellite telemetry, the threshold for detection was as high as 10 watts. In all cases, these limits to the powers that could be detected are quite modest -- comparable to that of cell phones or citizen band radios.
While no signals were found coming from 'Oumuamua, the types of observations reported by SETI Institute scientists may have utility in constraining the nature of any interstellar objects detected in the future, or even the small, well-known objects in our own solar system. It has been long-hypothesized that some of the latter could be interstellar probes, and radio observations offer a way to address this imaginative, but by no means impossible, idea.
Reference: "Radio SETI Observations of the Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua," G. R. Harp et al., 2019 Feb., Acta Astronautica [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.10.046, preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.09355].
The SETI Institute is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary research organization whose mission is to explore, understand, and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe. Our research encompasses the physical and biological sciences and leverages expertise in data analytics, machine learning and advanced signal detection technologies. We have a passion for discovery and for sharing knowledge as scientific ambassadors to the public, through education and outreach programs. The SETI Institute is a distinguished research partner for government agencies, including NASA and the National Science Foundation, as well as academic institutions, and corporations worldwide.
TAGS: 'Oumuamua, SETI
FILED UNDER: SETI
SOURCE: SETI Institute Press Release

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package org.kuali.continuity.plan.dao;

import java.util.List;

import org.kuali.continuity.DomainObjectTest;
import org.kuali.continuity.PlanTestData;
import org.kuali.continuity.plan.domain.ActionItem;
import org.kuali.continuity.plan.domain.ContinuityPlan;

public class ActionItemDAOTest extends DomainObjectTest {

	private ActionItemDAOFactory daoFactory;
	private ActionItemDAO dao;

	public void setActionItemDAOFactory(ActionItemDAOFactory daoFactory) {
		this.daoFactory = daoFactory;
	}

	public void onSetUp() throws Exception {
		this.dao = this.daoFactory.getActionItemDAO(ActionItem.class);

	}

	public void testInjection() throws Exception {
		String message = "DAO Factory is: " + this.daoFactory.toString();
		System.out.println(message);
		assertNotNull(this.daoFactory);
	}

	public void testCRUD() throws Exception {
		this.doTestCreate();
		this.doTestRead();
		this.doTestUpdate();
		this.doTestDelete();
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	private void doTestCreate() throws Exception {
		// get list
		List<ActionItem> dObjs = (List<ActionItem>) this.dao.getListByOwnerId(PlanTestData.known_plan);
		int size = (dObjs == null ? 0 : dObjs.size());

		// construct
		ContinuityPlan plan = new ContinuityPlan(PlanTestData.known_plan);
		String test = this.getRandomTestString();
		ActionItem dObj = new ActionItem();
		dObj.setPlan(plan);
		dObj.setComment(test);
		dObj.setName(test);
//		CriticalFunction criticalFunction = new CriticalFunction(7684);
//		criticalFunction.setPlan(plan);
//		dObj.setCriticalFunction(criticalFunction);

		// create
		this.dao.create(dObj);

		// assert
		dObjs = (List<ActionItem>) this.dao.getListByOwnerId(PlanTestData.known_plan);
		this.doTestList(dObjs);
		assertEquals(++size, dObjs.size());
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	private void doTestRead() throws Exception {
		// get list
		List<ActionItem> dObjs = (List<ActionItem>) this.dao.getListByOwnerId(PlanTestData.known_plan);
		this.doTestList(dObjs);

		// test
		ActionItem dObj = dObjs.get(dObjs.size()-1);
		int id = dObj.getId();
		String name = dObj.getName();

		// get
		dObj = this.dao.getById(id);
		assertNotNull(dObj);
		assertEquals((Integer)id, dObj.getId());
		assertEquals(name, dObj.getName());
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	private void doTestUpdate() throws Exception {
		// get list
		List<ActionItem> dObjs = (List<ActionItem>) this.dao.getListByOwnerId(PlanTestData.known_plan);
		this.doTestList(dObjs);

		// set attributes
		ActionItem dObj = dObjs.get(dObjs.size()-1);
		int id = dObj.getId();
		String test = this.getRandomTestString();
		dObj.setName(test);

		// update
		this.dao.update(dObj);

		// assert
		dObj = this.dao.getById(id);
		assertNotNull(dObj);
		assertEquals((Integer)id, dObj.getId());
		assertEquals(test, dObj.getName());
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	private void doTestDelete() throws Exception {
		// get test plan
		List<ActionItem> dObjs = (List<ActionItem>) this.dao.getListByOwnerId(PlanTestData.known_plan);
		this.doTestList(dObjs);

		// delete
		ActionItem dObj = dObjs.get(dObjs.size()-1);
		int id = dObj.getId();
		this.dao.delete(dObj.getId());

		// assert
		dObj = this.dao.getById(id);
		assertNull(dObj);
	}

}

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A selection of billboard and poster details, photographed on the 4th January 2013.
Whilst making photographs for the project Unknown Land, in the Melbourne outer suburb of Hoppers Crossing, I came across an envelope of photographs in a skip outside pannel beating shop. Only one photograph had a caption written on the back, an image of a boy asleep on a couch, with the words "Dale dead to the world" written in blue ink.


Sonia Carvalho is a partner in the Irvine office of the law firm Best Best & Krieger. She has served as city attorney for numerous California cities and can be reached at sonia.carvalho@bbklaw.com. Jeff Dunn is also a partner in the Irvine office of the law firm Best Best & Krieger. He represents cities throughout California on medical marijuana dispensary issues and can be reached at jeffrey.dunn@bbklaw.com.
When a city's zoning code does not allow marijuana dispensaries or collectives, and it expressly states that any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of its provisions constitutes a public nuisance, the city can ban the use. Accordingly, the city may enjoin the nuisance by filing a civil abatement action. Despite claims that the state's medical marijuana laws prevent cities from regulating marijuana dispensaries, the California Court of Appeal's thorough analysis of state pre-emption law in Kruse concluded that cities retain their police power to regulate and, if necessary, restrict the operation of dispensaries.
Some dispensary operators have obtained business permits under false pretenses, applying for city land-use and business permits under the guise of pharmacies or other permissible uses.3 In other cases operators outright refused to comply with city laws requiring business permits.4 Operators like these have been ordered by the courts to cease business based on the regulations that the cities had in place.
Prohibit dispensaries in all land-use zones.
Nearly 200 California cities have either banned pot collectives or have enforced moratoriums, according to Americans for Safe Access. The medical cannabis advocacy group reports on its website that 34 cities in California have specific ordinances that allow for medical marijuana cooperatives.
The City of Anaheim enacted an ordinance in 2007 banning all marijuana distribution facilities consisting of three or more people who otherwise qualified as patients or caregivers under California's MMP and CUA. The ban imposed a criminal penalty.
A collective called the Qualified Patients Association filed a lawsuit challenging the ban. The collective argued that local governments' ability to ban marijuana collectives is pre-empted by the California medical marijuana law. The collective argued that local governments may regulate but not ban marijuana distribution facilities.
The trial court disagreed, concluding there was no pre-emption and that Anaheim could use its police powers to ban marijuana distribution facilities and impose a criminal penalty for violating the ban. The collective has appealed and the matter is pending in the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
While some cities have adopted ordinances permitting marijuana dispensaries under certain rules and regulations, the question of whether cities can authorize such uses by ordinance remains unclear. Government Code section 37100 states that a city's "legislative body may pass ordinances not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the state or the United States." As all use of marijuana is illegal under federal law, cities may lack the authority to adopt enforceable ordinances permitting marijuana dispensaries under any rules or regulations.
 The California Supreme Court denied review and further denied requests to have the Kruse opinion depublished. City of Claremont v. Kruse, 2009 Cal. LEXIS 12497 (Cal., Dec. 2, 2009).
 People v. Urcizeanu (2005) 132 Cal.App.4th 747.
 City of Corona v. Naulls (2008) 166 Cal.App.4th 618.
 City of Claremont v. Kruse (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 1153.


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Manfred Goes to the Country
In nineteen forty five, World War II was declared officially over. Displaced German soldiers were being rounded up and homeless families had to find new places to live. Marianne, ten, and her brother Manfred, two and a half, were sent along with their newly widowed mother to a farm on the outskirts of Munich.
The large dairy farm, one third of the population of the town, consisted of a central dirt floored court bordered by a main house, a barn complex, and storage sheds for the farm equipment. Center court boasted a well complete with matching water trough. One of Manfred's favorite sports was to get into the chicken house, stamp up and down in the chicken poop, laughing as he squished the green concoction through his bare toes. His next stop was the gutter where the greasy kitchen water ended up, supplying him with a ready made wading pool.
Needless to say he was pretty aromatic by noon.Soon Manfred got to know and love all of the farm animals. He would find his favorite hen and chase her in circles around the court. He couldn't run quite as fast as the chicken, so no harm was done.
Then one morning Manfred spied his chicken friend across the court. Close behind her pecked nine tiny chicks. He immediately headed across the courtyard but was brought up short when the mother hen lowered her head, extended her wings and charged full tilt at Manfred, making a ruckus and giving his retreating head a good peck. He let out a shriek and, as his sister stood watching, his bowels let go, a brown stain decorating his pants.
Marianne fell to the ground, laughing, until she realized that she was the one responsible for cleaning him up.On another occasion, Manfred's mother found for him a nice knitted cap for the coming winter. Clothes of any kind were hard to come by and the warm cap was a lucky find.
Manfred showed his new "Cappy" to everyone at the farm. Outside, he spied his favorite calf at the watering trough. An unfortunate distraction prevented his mother from seeing Manfred walk up to the calf, tilt his new cap for the calf to admire, saying, "See my new cappy?" In a second the calf whipped the cap off Manfred's head and had it down its throat in a jiffy. His mother noticed this action a little too late, screaming, "NO, NO, don't go near the . . " Just another meal for the voracious calf.
Marianne herself was once the talk of the town. While sitting in the dining room, she observed a high ranking German officer get up from his table and approach the nineteen year old daughter of the owner of the inn. He told her that he would have to go with the Americans when they arrived in the town the next day and would she accept the beautiful fur coat he had been saving for his fiance. The girl blushed furiously as the officer handed her the coat and kissed her on the forehead. He held her hands as he intently added that there was one favor he required of her if she would agree.
He had with him his faithful German Shepherd dog, Tell, who had to be left behind. Would she take care of Tell after he was gone? He explained that Tell was a fully trained war dog and had saved his life many times. She agreed and promised to take care of him forever.
Plenty of food for Tell was available at the inn's restaurant and Tell quickly became a village mascot. He loved all of the children and followed them everywhere, especially Marianne, who saw to it that he was clean and fed. Tell soon attached himself to Marianne and even slept outside her bedroom door all night.
No harm would come to Marianne as long as he was on guard. One day Marianne heard a ruckus down the lane. A farmer's horse refused to be hitched to the wagon, infuriating the farmer who proceeded to strike the horse with a wooden mallet. The frightened animal reared up, making fearful whinnies and charged down the lane, followed by the cursing farmer. Marianne and Tell were sure to be trampled in a minute, but there was nowhere for Marianne to hide.
Tell immediately raced up the horse and barked him to a standstill, saving Marianne from certain injury. The farmer came racing up and was about to strike the horse again when Marianne berated him for his cruelty. The farmer now threatened Marianne with the hammer, but left angrily in a stream of curses.In later years, Tell contracted arthritis, resting his worn out body near the central well in the town square.
No matter where he decided to sleep, every farmer would carefully guide their wagons around the resting hero, protecting their mascot until his last day on earth.
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RandoMonday: Formerly Known as the Justice League
Image February 2, 2015 January 3, 2020 Eric P. I.Leave a comment
Here's a comic chosen at random from my collection.
Formerly Known as the Justice League tpb by Keith Giffen & J.M DeMatteis (writers), Kevin Maguire (penciler), Joe Rubenstein (inker), Bob Lappan (letterer), Lee Loughridge (colorist), Steve Wacker (assoc. editor), Dan Rasplar & Mike Carlin (editors), and Maguire, Rubenstien, & Loughridge (cover)
If you were a fan of the late 1980s Justice League (and later, Justice League International) titles, then this limited series was for you. The band was back together, both in front of the camera, so to speak, and behind it. In fact, that's the basic premise of the story: getting the band back together. Of course, there's a weird turn in the story involving the House and Roulette, from a strictly narrative standpoint, though I suppose it sets up a rather poor joke with Mary Marvel. There are really good bits of humor, however, being even funnier than the issues of JL/JLI that I can remember reading all those years ago. In fact, there's a running gag with Batman that made me laugh out loud a few times as I read this trade, and that doesn't happen very often.
The Maguire/Rubenstein art is lovely, again, to read. Maguire can do light superhero very well, which complements the humorous tone. If DC had decided to do another series with these characters, I would have bought it. I'm pretty sure they planned to do exactly that, but then Infinite Crisis happened, I believe (I could be totally making this up under the guide of wishful thinking).
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When you are managing your Google Adwords campaign, time constraints and a lack of understanding may lead you to attract too many of the wrong kinds of clicks. For example, if you sell horseshoes, you don't want people to click on your advertisement when they are searching for "shoes" and you don't want people just searching for "horses" to be clicking on your advertisement.
If you are paying for the phrase horse shoes, anyone searching for shoes may trigger your advert. There are two problems with this. First, there's the possibility that you will then pay for a click from someone who has no interest in buying horseshoes. Second, and most likely, your advert will be so irrelevant and receive such a low click-through ratio that it will be devalued overall against competitors who have a better keyword package with a higher click-through ratio (because the CTR is what makes the advert valuable to Google).
Refine your keyword lists using the different matching options available. But first, let's look at an example of some search statistics.
This table shows the global volume of searches on Google for the phrase horse shoes. The high volume of searches for just "shoes" could negatively impact your advert if you are broad matching on the phrase.
The above table shows 68 million searches per month for just the word shoes. If you are bidding on the broad match phrase "horse shoes", that's 68 million potential times your ad could appear to the WRONG people. So, pick the right options, explained below.
This is the default option. Bid on the keyword 'horse shoes' and your ad would be eligible to appear when a user's search term contained either or both words ('horse' and 'shoes') in any order (eg, 'running shoes', 'horse boxes' or 'shoes for sale').
The new broad match modifier is an AdWords targeting feature that lets you create keywords which have greater reach than phrase match, and more control than broad match. You implement the modifier by putting a plus symbol (+) directly in front of one or more words in a broad match keyword. Each word preceded by a + must appear in the user's search exactly or as a close variant. Depending on the language, close variants will include misspellings, singular/plural forms, abbreviations and acronyms, and stemmings (like "floor" and "flooring"). Synonyms (like "quick" and "fast") and related searches (like "flowers" and "tulips") are not considered close variants. The broad match modifier gives you more reach than phrase match because the broad match modifier allows for additional word(s) to be before, between, or after the keyword that's been modified with the (+) sign.
If you enter your keyword in quotation marks, as in "horse shoes", your ad would be eligible to appear when a user searches on the phrase horse shoes, with the words in that order. It can also appear for searches that contain other terms as long as it includes the exact phrase you've specified (eg 'buy horse shoes' or 'horse shoes online').
Surround your keywords with brackets — such as [horse shoes] — to make your ad eligible when a user searches for the specific phrase 'horse shoes' and only that phrase in matching order.
If your keyword is 'horse shoes' and you add the negative keyword '-used,' your ad will not appear for any searches that contain the word 'used'.


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I used to write a blog about things panto related - but it felt like a lot of effort and whilst I'm not a lazy person as such: I have to enjoy writing otherwise it is hard work! So I abandoned it!
I wasn't going to blog ever again - but I am a religious taker of RuPaul and Michelle Visage's advice, so I got a SquareSpace website and I couldn't work out how to get rid of the blog page. I couldn't think of anything to write either; and then I saw my second pantomime of the 2016/17 season: Sleeping Beauty at the Hackney Empire and I HAD to write!
Sleeping Beauty is one of my favourite pantomime subjects and I'm really pleased it's coming back into fashion. Therefore a trip to Hackney was already crossing my mind, but my interest was piqued further when I read an interview, in The Stage, with the designer (Lotte Collett) about her theories behind the creation of the set and costumes. She talked about how the set can help tell the story or create sensory overload in a child's imagination, right down to the amount of glitter that should be used and how effects should be created. Basically, Collett was saying that despite pantomime being a genre that is constantly evolving: it works best for Hackney when it's Victorian roots and methods were respected.
I've never heard this argument before, as most modern pantomimes rely on an abundance of advanced technology and sometimes even cinema. So, I wanted to see a Hackney pantomime with this in mind.
Collett is right: seeing the fairies through a gauze got an appreciative 'oooh' from the audience; seeing the Prince battle with moving UV thorns was genuinely exciting and watching a massive 'real' dragon rear up was much more nerve-wracking than putting on a pair of 3D glasses and watching this all unfold from a screen.
I think that in the theatre children (and a lot of adults) really don't understand how most of the effects are achieved, whereas in the movies there is understood to be generally one method: computers. Even if SFX are created in a more hands on way for a film there is still the opportunity to re-take until it works; whereas on stage you have one opportunity and that's that. I feel that audiences inherently understand this and therefore the risks that pantomimes take to make a dragon come to life or a fairy fly are more greatly appreciated by those watching.
I'd also read that Collett looks very closely at current pop culture and tries to reference it where possible. In the programme, Susie McKenna (the writer and director) says that she was looking for a Game of Thrones / Narnia-esque world to be created - both worlds that are a lot harsher than the traditional fairy tale landscape; but the combination really helped to create a magical and foreboding land.
Interestingly, both Narnia and wherever Game of Thrones (not a fan - soz! Although I did recognise a reference to the big throne...) is set are lands where war rages and this is the exact thing about McKenna's Sleeping Beauty that made it so exciting.
The show was about two warring kingdoms: Hackneytonia (where the Magicals (read Liberals)) live and Westminsteria (where everyone else lives). It was a thinly veiled look at how right-wing politics have shaken up the West's political landscape this year, but was a thrilling example of how panto can be bitingly current and inherently traditional. The fact that a few weeks ago Mike Pence was booed at a performance of Hamilton and this panto opens with Hamilton (surely a coincidence), just goes to show how on point the political satire is.
Something I am currently very troubled by in panto is the gender balance. I saw Cinderella in Newcastle earlier this week (which I also had a fabulous time at!) but was uncomfortable with the fact that only one out of the nine roles was played by a woman. In Hackney the split is 50/50 and I think it is the better for that.
One of the most exciting things was that it was the Princess who saved the day - with a sword and wearing armour! And it made absolute sense in the story. What an amazing role model - for both boys and girls. It sent out such a great message that you can be anything you choose and don't have to fit in a box; but again: what made it so powerful was that it was taken for granted. There was no comment on this not being the right course of action.
This was such a thrilling and exciting pantomime and to finish me off completely the wrap up song was a Gospel number - which is one of my panto dreams! I'm desperate to use a Staples Singers song in panto - called Oh La De Da - and when I get to the point of producing my own shows and making all the artistic choices that will be in there like a shot! Let me tell you! Hopefully sung by Sharon D. Clarke, who owned the stage as Carabosse in Hackney. I mean, that woman can do anything!


The whole idea here is to find a way to allow new users to get involved in the community. When they see how the bravo system works and take a look at the current leaderboards, they would freak out when they see someone crossing 1000 bravos within the past 30 days. Heck i would run away from it if i were to start over again. For this reason, i would have to agree that either disable leaderboards or show a list of top contributors (usernames) only and not the bravo count.
I don't know. When I arrived here last May I saw a group of names with incredible numbers. It didn't deter me. I saw it as something to aspire to. Putting in WAY more time than it's worth it seems I managed to get there. It doesn't take a lot of time to get the rewards. But what's wrong with recognizing those high acheivers?
I could agree not to show the Bravo count on the leaderboard. I think the leaderboard of some sort is good to keep around though.
I will wholeheartedly disagree with limiting Bravos. Seems awfully undemocratic.
There already is a limit of bravos. It used to be around 50 but was raised. I don't think it is undemocratic. I think of it as a budget and you only have so many in a day to give out you are going to choose wisely. Aother forum I am on has the same thing with "Reputation" points where they are liited to the number you can give out each day.
Before sinking time into it maybe you know...where is that written here?
Again, i have my own reasons that some of you may know and would agree to, but until they think about this implementation, i will not say.
I did a quick search and I see this has been a bugbear of yours since 2016. I didn't see a mention of limits though in that quick search.
I would say that there has to be a bravo limit. Otherwise, someone could sign up to the Community with 5 brand new accounts and on the last day of the rewards cycle, give out 100 bravos each to a certain member. Rewards might then get paid out before anyone notices. I realize this is an extreme example, and highly unlikely.


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Hernani is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. The town sits on the left bank of the Urumea river. It is located at a distance of 9.2 km from San Sebastián. The municipality of Hernani occupies an area of approximately 40 square kilometres and is bordered by San Sebastián, Astigarraga, Arano, Elduayen, Errenteria, Lasarte-Oria and Urnieta.

From the town centre, at the foot of Mount Santa Barbara, it is possible to see a large area of the valley of Urumea. Its festivities, held between 23 and 27 June in honour of John the Baptist; and between his celebrations the popular "azeri dantza" (also celebrated in celebrations of Carnival) should be emphasized.

The title character of Victor Hugo's play Hernani is named after the town.

History

During the Middle Ages, the territory that would form the province of Gipuzkoa was divided in valleys and Hernani was one of them. The valley of Hernani formerly extended through all the space surrounding the lower courses of the rivers Urumea and Oria.

The valley of Hernani is first attested in a document whereby the Castilian count Fernán González of Castile grants vows in favour of the Monasteries of San Millan de la Cogolla, dating from the year 938 but believed to be a fake document from the thirteenth century. Dated from the late twelfth century, the donation document of the Monastery of San Sebastián to the Monastery of Leyre in Navarre by the king Sancho VI of Navarre states that the monastery of San Sebastián was in the borders of Hernani.

When this Navarrese king founded the town of San Sebastián around 1180, the territory of the valley of Hernani was included within the jurisdiction of the new coastal town. It is not known when Hernani turned into a town, with its charter being lost in a fire along with other files. Some assume that the foundation of the town occurred during the reign of the king Alfonso X of Castile in the second half of the 13th century, when this king established a network of strategic towns dotting the route reaching the coast of Gipuzkoa, with Hernani as one of its strategic localities. Others delay the foundation of the town until the late 14th century in 1379, as a document of the 15th century cites an agreement between the councils of Hernani and San Sebastián for the use of the mountains of the valley of Urumea that took place in 1379, which attests to the existence by that time of the town Hernani.

The town of Hernani extended its jurisdiction only to part of the old valley. It lost all the coastal and lower valley of Urumea now included in the San Sebastián strip, and the western area in the valley of the Oria, which became the town of Usurbil in 1371. Its western limit continued to be the Oria river, while on the east the mountains separated it from Oiartzun. The old town of Hernani sits on a 42 metres high rise towering over the left bank of the river Urumea and in turn located at the foot of Mount Santa Barbara. The old town was oval in shape, surrounded by walls with several entrances, of which only one (in Felipe Sagarna "Zapa" street) is surviving to date. It was originally made up of two streets, the High Street, Kale Nagusia, and Kardaberaz Street, intersected at the same time by a perpendicular lane (streets Nafarroa and its extension Felipe Sagarna "Zapa").

The first municipal ordinances go back to 1542, since copies of the 1512 ordinances disappeared during an invasion of the French army. The town has been subject to invasions and destruction numerous times throughout its history: the medieval factional wars, French invasions in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; as well as the hard sieges during the Carlist Wars and finally the 1936 Spanish Civil War. In 1986, Lasarte, a historical district of Hernani located in the valley of Oria, detached from the town following its rapid urban and demographic development.

Culture

Language

The town lies on a traditionally Basque-speaking area, with the municipality showing a Basque-Spanish bilingual landscape.

Leisure
Hernani is the biggest and most important of the towns with strong tradition in the artisan production of Basque cider. Together with Astigarraga and Usúrbil it is one of the areas where most of the Guipuzcoan cider houses (called sagardotegiak)  are concentrated. There are many of these establishments in the city. During cider season (traditionally starting the Friday before 20 January and lasting until the end of May) the locality welcomes numerous visitors who come from Gipuzkoa and neighbouring provinces to the cider houses. The bars of the old town of Hernani usually have a special animation during the weekends this time thanks to these visitors.

Celebration
The town festivities are held at the end of June, coinciding with the feast of St. John the Baptist (24 June). It is traditional that on the days 24, 25 and 26 June, coinciding with the celebrations, the previously mentioned Maskuri-danza (dance of the bladder) or Azeri-danza (dance of the fox) is held, a traditional dance, and now mostly known by the latter name because in the 1980s, a character with a mask made of a fox who accompanied him was added.

The neighbourhoods of Hernani also celebrate their own festivals: Elizatxo Santa Cruz, Ereñozu San Antonio, Santa Barbara San Ignacio, El Puerto, the martyrdom of John the Baptist and Zikuñaga the Virgin of Zikuñaga.

Monuments
The town of Hernani, formerly walled, is cataloged as Monumental Ensemble. Inside the medieval layout of the streets and some buildings of interest it is preserved.
Religious monuments
Parochial Church of San Juan Bautista.
Convent of San Agustin.
Igoin-Akola Dolmen.
Cromlechs.
Civil monuments
Town Hall.
Fort of Santa Barbara.
Tower-house of the Gentiles (or Portalondo).
Laundry and public source of Leoka.
Gateway to the village in the canton of Zapa.

Museums
The Chillida Leku museum in Hernani is devoted to the work of sculptor Eduardo Chillida, who was born in San Sebastián.

Demography
From the 1960s, there was a great increase in population, due mainly to the influx of workers from other regions of Spain (Castilla y Leon, Andalusia and Extremadura, mainly), attracted by work in the industry area. This growth paused by the crisis in the industry and the political situation in the late 70s and early 80s.

In 1986 came the disengagement of the district of Lasarte, which became part of a newly created town called Lasarte-Oria. That disengagement represented a loss of about 10,000 inhabitants in Hernani. In the last 20 years the population has remained fairly stable.

Economy
According to the Eustat there are 8722 jobs in the municipality (data as of 1-1-2010), equivalent to 45% of the total population of Hernani. The industrial sector comprises about 45% of the jobs with 240 industrial work centers registered in the municipality.

The population works primarily in the service sector, which employs 62% of the population, the industry employs 26% and the construction sector 10%. Only 1% is currently engaged in farming. (Data 2001). In 2005 the unemployment rate was around 9% of the labour force, a higher percentage than in the region. The per capita income in Hernani is approximately between 85% and 90% of the average income of Guipuzcoa and the region of San Sebastian.

The services sector covers the needs of a population of 18,000 inhabitants with regard to commerce, hospitality and utilities that are quite covered. Despite its proximity to San Sebastián, Hernani is not a city-dormitory of the capital and most of its population carries out its life and covers its basic needs in the town itself. Only for certain types of commerce and services more specialized the inhabitants usually go to the nearby capital or the commercial center of Usurbil.

Hernani is a heavily industrialized city with some 240 industrial companies surveyed located along the banks of the river Urumea (polygons Landare, Ibaiondo, Zikuñaga, Eziago, Ibarluze). Hernani industry is very diversified. The major companies located in Hernani are the cooperative Orona, dedicated to the manufacture and installation of elevators, which has more than 800 employees on its payroll and paper company veteran Papelera Guipuzcoana de Zicuñaga, located in the district namesake. Hernani industry also includes numerous chemical companies.

The following companies of Hernani have more than 50 workers according to the Basque Industrial Catalog:

 Arkema Chemistry: making PVC. It belongs to a multinational group
 Tapes Ubis: tapes
 Goiplastik: plastic injection components. It belongs to Gureak Group employs mentally handicapped.
 Jesus Romero and Sons: DC motors and electronic equipment of regulation and management. Repair and maintenance of electrical machinery.
 Krosaki AMR Refractories: the production of refractory materials. It belongs to the Japanese company Krosaki Harima.
 Loire SAFE: machine tools .
 Oiarso (Bexen): medical equipment for single use. It is a cooperative of Mondragon Corporation
 Orona elevators, ramps, walkways, escalators and lifts. It's another Mondragon Cooperative Group.
 Papelera Guipuzcoana de Zicuñaga (Iberpapel Group): paper company.
 Special Profiles Selak (Savera Group): rolling metal profiles
 Society of Packages, Tubes and Cases (SETE): tubular aluminum containers .

Formerly of great importance in the local economy was the steel company Pedro Orbegozo, founded in the 1950s, which came to employ almost 1,500 workers, most of them hernaniarras. The company closed in 1992 after a long crisis and its closing had a strong impact on the local economy. In the place where it was located formerly this company is currently Ibaiondo Polygon.

Gastronomy
The specialty of the region is wild boar on cider
During the cider season the sagardotegiak offer a traditional menu of cod fish omelette or cod fish with peppers and steak. For dessert, Idiazabal cheese, quince jelly and walnuts are served. Hernani is home to around one hundred cider houses.

Media
, the only Basque-language daily newspaper.
, a free radio station.

Neighbourhoods

Sports
Club Deportivo Hernani is the town's football team. The club was founded in 1940. In 1955 it reached the Spanish Third Division of football. Its highest ranking was the Second Division B in 1991.

Hernani Club de Rugby Elkartea (HCRE) is a highly respected rugby team playing in the Spanish Division of Honour. Its best result was in the 1983/84 season when it ranked second. The team is known for forming a lot of local players and bringing them out to the top division.

Famous people
 Juan de Urbieta (?–1553) : infantry soldier who imprisoned Francis I of France in the Battle of Pavia in 1525.
 Agustín de Cardaberaz (1703–1770): catholic priest, preacher and writer in the Basque language.
 Florentino Goikoetxea, Basque smuggler, who guided Allied airmen shot down in occupied Europe across the border from France to neutral Spain during World War II.
 José Manuel Lujambio, Txirrita (1860-1936): bertsolari, a singer of improvised musical verses in Basque. Champion of the Basque Country in 1936.
Maialen Lujanbio (1976– ), bertsolari, a singer of improvised musical verses in Basque. Champion of the Basque Country in 2009 and 2017.
 Gabriel Celaya (1911–1991): poet of the post war generation.
 Elías Querejeta (1934–2013): filmmaker, producer, director and scrip writer.
 Martín Zabaleta (1949): mountain climber. First Basque person to climb Mount Everest.
 Pedro Ochotorena (1954): football goalkeeper.
 Ion Insausti (1984): International rugby player.

References

External links
 Official Website  and Basque.
 HERNANI in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Basque, .

Municipalities in Gipuzkoa

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This is not me.* I am not in sweats with unbrushed teeth. I do not smell like gym socks. I am not still on the phone at 4:30PM. I am not the kind of mom that doesn't dive head-first into helping with homework as soon as the kiddos walk through the door. I am definitely not still searching online for a recipe that uses the almost- too- old roast in my fridge.
*photo taken at friend's insistence. Happened to be the friend I was on the phone with. But it's still not me.
And tell Lisa her blog is a riot. She is real and I love it.
Happy Monday! I am sure everything was accomplished that needed to be! I got lost in your blog today on the questions and answers. I really loved your family dinner time. You are a very sweet family.
A Great Not Me! And you look pretty great to be so "icky"!
I am not off to procrastinate further. Is it tomorrow yet?
if you want to feel better about your day just stop in on my blog and read about my fun today. I kept saying "this is so NOT happening right now", and well it was, and well it was disguisting.
That's how you look without make up and your teeth unbrushed? Gosh woman!! What is wrong with you.. you're gorgeous.. Saw you on MckMama and had to stop in and read your Not Me's. I loved them!
LOL what a great post! I so get the "not me". I often feel the "not me". You are beautiful….inside and out!
You must read about my "Manic Monday"!!
Sometimes we just have to be HONEST!!!!
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Thanks for at least trying to make the rest of us feel better, though!
Good to know I'm not the only one out there! I was in my p.j.'s yesterday until about 4:00 p.m. I follow blogs every morning with my coffee and everyone's kids and houses always look so put together and "perfect." I like it when someone comes clean and posts what life is really like some days! Thanks for being real Stephanie.
Oh I am so glad that you are just like the rest of us!!!! BTW hough you are so pretty unshowered and un-teethbrushed.


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Q: Angular install doesn't recognize node I have been trying to install Angular but everytime this part:

@angular/cli@12.0.3 postinstall C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules@angular\cli

node ./bin/postinstall/script.js

Seems to throw an error. I'm not sure if I need this to work or not so I'll leave the last couple lines of the log here.
1021 silly install @angular/cli@12.0.3
    1022 info lifecycle @angular/cli@12.0.3~install: @angular/cli@12.0.3
    1023 timing action:install Completed in 1ms
    1024 silly doSerial postinstall 10
    1025 silly postinstall @angular/cli@12.0.3
    1026 info lifecycle @angular/cli@12.0.3~postinstall: @angular/cli@12.0.3
    1027 verbose lifecycle @angular/cli@12.0.3~postinstall: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
    1028 verbose lifecycle @angular/cli@12.0.3~postinstall: PATH: C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.17.0\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin;C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@angular\cli\node_modules\.bin;C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\.bin;C:\Users\Marco\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\local\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Program Files\ConEmu\ConEmu\Scripts;C:\Program Files\ConEmu;C:\Program Files\ConEmu\ConEmu;C:\Python39\Scripts;C:\Python39;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program Files (x86)\Python27;C:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\Lib;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\PharosSystems\Core;C:\Program Files\PuTTY;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Windows Performance Toolkit;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;.;C:\Program Files (x86)\Alda";C:\Program Files (x86)\Lein;C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software;C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\syswow64;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin;C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\nvm;C:\Program Files\nodejs;C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Program Files\nodejs;C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Marco\.dotnet\tools;C:\Users\Marco\Downloads\node-v14.17.0-win-x64;C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\nvm;C:\Program Files\nodejs;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\vendor_perl;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\core_perl
    1029 verbose lifecycle @angular/cli@12.0.3~postinstall: CWD: C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@angular\cli
    1030 silly lifecycle @angular/cli@12.0.3~postinstall: Args: [ '/d /s /c', 'node ./bin/postinstall/script.js' ]
    1031 silly lifecycle @angular/cli@12.0.3~postinstall: Returned: code: 1  signal: null
    1032 info lifecycle @angular/cli@12.0.3~postinstall: Failed to exec postinstall script
    1033 timing action:postinstall Completed in 108ms
    1034 verbose unlock done using C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_locks\staging-dd50e3766c58f868.lock for C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\.staging
    1035 timing stage:rollbackFailedOptional Completed in 3767ms
    1036 timing stage:runTopLevelLifecycles Completed in 15387ms
    1037 verbose stack Error: @angular/cli@12.0.3 postinstall: `node ./bin/postinstall/script.js`
    1037 verbose stack Exit status 1
    1037 verbose stack     at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.17.0\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\index.js:332:16)
    1037 verbose stack     at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:376:20)
    1037 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.17.0\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\lib\spawn.js:55:14)
    1037 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:376:20)
    1037 verbose stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1055:16)
    1037 verbose stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:288:5)
    1038 verbose pkgid @angular/cli@12.0.3
    1039 verbose cwd C:\Users\Marco\Documents\Code\Web Dev\Angular
    1040 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.18363
    1041 verbose argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "i" "-g" "@angular/cli"
    1042 verbose node v14.17.0
    1043 verbose npm  v6.14.13
    1044 error code ELIFECYCLE
    1045 error errno 1
    1046 error @angular/cli@12.0.3 postinstall: `node ./bin/postinstall/script.js`
    1046 error Exit status 1
    1047 error Failed at the @angular/cli@12.0.3 postinstall script.
    1047 error This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
    1048 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

A: I fixed it by going to the actual file location of script.js and running the node command with that path.
Like this:

node AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@angular/cli/bin/postinstall/script.js

Actually that only helped a little bit. The problem was I was trying to install Angular using ConEmu GitBash and I should've been using cmd.

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Eller on Top: Undergraduate Ranked No. 9
Eller is celebrating upward momentum in the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges issue, released today.
The Eller undergraduate program moved up from No. 22 last year to No. 19 this year among business schools nationwide, and is ranked No. 9 among public programs, reentering the top 10 for the first time since 2007.
Eller's MIS department is now the No. 1 public program in the U.S., having moved up from No. 4 overall to No. 3, behind MIT and Carnegie Mellon.
In addition, the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship continued to show a strong ranking at No. 3 among public school programs and No. 7 overall.
The Eller Department of Accounting ranked No. 34 overall and No. 16 among public programs.
"The Eller undergraduate program is really extraordinary," said Paulo Goes, Eller College dean. "I'm grateful that our peers have noticed how our team, led by Pam Perry, continues to evolve to provide the best possible business education for our undergraduate students. Our faculty provide unparalleled instruction, and our students test their classroom knowledge through real-world projects that are seamlessly integrated into the curriculum."
The Eller College just completed construction on the new, 13,000 square foot Karl and Stevie Eller Professional Development Center. The center is a full-service facility that will be an integral part of each student's career planning from the moment they set foot on campus. Now students will meet with career coaches, reserve team rooms and meet with recruiters in McClelland Hall.
"We are proud to provide a student experience that rivals private schools, embedded in a top public university, with all the opportunities that affords," said Pam Perry, associate dean and director of undergraduate programs at Eller. "It is truly a team effort, from the master teachers delivering our courses to the advisors and career coaches helping a student reach their professional goals. This momentum is a testament to their dedication to our students."
In addition to its top showing in the overall business program, Eller continued to preform well in business specialties. In particular, said Goes, "The top rankings we receive in MIS and entrepreneurship validate our national prominence in technology and innovation."
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A mixed-method approach to low energy availability in elite track cyclists
Schofield, Katherine Lesley
Schofield, K. L. (2021). A mixed-method approach to low energy availability in elite track cyclists (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)). The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14378
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) is a complex condition that has a range of health consequences involving, but not limited to, metabolic, immune, and reproductive function, and psychological health. Low energy availability (LEA) is the underlying cause of RED-S. LEA can be defined as limited dietary energy available for normal physiological and metabolic functions, after accounting for energy expended from exercise training. Quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches have been used to investigate LEA (Chapter 2). However, most research methods and findings on LEA are typically conducted and interpreted in isolation. LEA is a complex and integrated syndrome, yet the research that brings together the dialogue between quantitative and qualitative findings is limited. Therefore, the purpose of the thesis was to expand on RED-S by using a mixed-method approach and gain further understandings of the complexity of LEA (Chapter 3). The thesis is divided into seven chapters that incorporate published and unpublished manuscripts.
A mixed-method approach was used within an elite athletic cohort to understand the nuances and the relationship between the quantitative physiological and qualitative socio-psychological aspects of LEA (Chapter 4). Data were collected at two time points (T₁ and T₂, respectively), from 15 (10 female, 5 male) members of the Cycling New Zealand (CNZ) elite endurance track cycling high-performance programme. Physiological data were captured from blood (hormonal and metabolic markers), metabolic testing, energy availability status, and bone health at both time points. Socio-psychological data were captured via semi-structured interviews from a sub-set of the cyclists, following the physiological data at T₁. The interviews covered topics in the context of RED-S such as menstruation, body image, nutrition, and injury/illness. These topics were chosen as they had been previously identified in the literature as key markers of LEA. Also, the interview covered topics related to the high-performance environment, such that relationships with team-mates and coaches, and performance pressures, could be explored.
The thesis showcases results, firstly, using quantitative methodological approaches and presents two manuscripts (Chapter 5; 5i and 5ii). The first manuscript investigates the energy availability status and bone health in female (n=7) and male (n=4) elite track cyclists two time points (T₁ and T₂). It was found that the cohort had optimal bone health; having said that, 64% had LEA (<30 kcal/kg fat-free mass [FFM]/day) at least once during the cycling season. Improvement in energy availability (EA) status was associated with an increase in lumbar spine bone mineral density, yet it was clinically unmeaningful and requires further investigation. The second manuscript (5ii) is a case-series that investigated EA, resting metabolic rate, dietary protein, and testosterone concentration in four elite male track cyclists at T₁. The male athletes demonstrated having mid-range testosterone, lowered resting metabolic rate ratio, varied luteinizing hormone and sub-optimal EA (16.9 - 19.8 nmol/L, 0.76 – 0.98, 4-10 U/L, 26 - 41 kcal/kg FFM/day, range; respectively). It is suggested the male athletes may have within-day energy deficiency, putting them in a catabolic state. It is unknown if the observable higher dietary intakes of protein consumed may have prevented a further reduction in testosterone.
Although presented second, the most important section of this thesis builds upon transcending methods; providing evidence for the advantages in implementing mixed-methods to gain greater insights of LEA in elite athletes. The evidence is presented by three manuscripts in Chapter 6 (6i, 6ii, and 6iii). The first manuscript (6i) brings quantitative and qualitative data sets together to explore the socio-cultural dimensions of eight female athletes' experiences of LEA. In utilizing both data sets, the categorization of individuals with LEA and the relationships (or lack of) with body image, menstruation and nutritional practices, and the athletes' experiences of LEA, were observed. This manuscript also revealed the challenges of interview athletes on sensitive topics such as LEA and the silences and deflection strategies among those with more severe cases of the condition.
The second manuscript (6ii) continues the mixed-method theme by investigating the socio-psychological contributions to the classification of LEA in 15 (10 females, 5 males) elite track cycling athletes. The physiological data demonstrated that the athletes categorized with LEA had lower energy intakes s compared to those categorized with higher EA (>30 kcal/kg FFM/day). The reduced energy intake stemmed from a reduction in carbohydrate and fat. No other physiological differences were observed. The complexity of LEA continues to be apparent as the interviews revealed that nutritional practices of reducing carbohydrate and athlete body image perceptions were not dependent on the category of EA, i.e., regardless of EA severity, both LEA and HEA groups experienced similar pressures, perceptions of body image and nutritional practices.
To extend on 6ii, the third manuscript (6iii) draws on examples from data that were collected as part of the thesis, as well as two multidisciplinary projects that followed similar mixed-methodologies however, involved elite female Ironman triathletes and elite female rugby players. The manuscript highlights the integrative and complex nature of LEA by using interview data that help to explain the results of the physiological data. Although the athletes within each sport were categorized by EA status, the difference between those categorized with LEA and higher EA, and their physiological data were not as clear. While each of the sports had a different sporting culture, the interviews revealed a range of socio-psychological factors that were impacting the player's risks of LEA. 6iii also demonstrates the differences between team and individual sports and how teammates, especially those in power positions, can mould and influence others within the team.
In summary, the work included in this thesis recognizes the value of implementing a mixed-method approach to uncover the interactions and complexities of LEA in athletes, with track cyclists used as the primary example. The evidence presented firmly identifies the weaknesses in the current RED-S model and the limitations in the dominant methodological approaches. The findings allowed for a greater understanding of the nuances in complex socio-psycho-physiological conditions such as LEA. The thesis adds to the current body of knowledge by demonstrating the value of incorporating the dialogue between the quantitative and qualitative data sets. Furthermore, the thesis demonstrates the challenges in implementing mixed-methods. To further understand the interconnectedness and complexity of LEA and RED-S, future research should aim to incorporate mixed-methods.
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NEBRASKA CITY – A car accident and a baseball to the eye hasn't kept Tyler Levy out of the Nebraska City Legion Baseball lineup very long this season.
The Nebraska City High School senior to-be was involved in a car accident in early June, but only missed a week with sore shoulders. He took a baseball to the eye when he returned to the lineup the next week. That injury held him out another week.
Despite the two setbacks, Levy is hitting .316 with 15 runs scored, nine RBI's, 10 stolen bases and two doubles this summer. He has also thrown 4.2 innings, striking out seven.
Post 8 Head Coach James Widoe says when Levy is playing well he is an instant spark plug and a big difference maker, no matter what his role is.
Nebraska City (13-10) will host Class A Norfolk (9-15) in a doubleheader on Thursday at Clemmy Holmes Field. Game times are set for 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Both games will air live on KNCY 1600 AM, 105.5 FM and online ncn21.com.
Levy will play wide receiver for the Pioneer football team this fall. He set the school record with 46 receptions during his junior year. His cousin, Bryce, is expected to be the starting quarterback again this season.


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Paterson needle distribution program shutting down over controversy
The needle distribution program at Well of Hope Drop-In Center in Paterson will be discontinued.
Paterson needle distribution program shutting down over controversy The needle distribution program at Well of Hope Drop-In Center in Paterson will be discontinued. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2x8lWPO
Joe Malinconico, Paterson Press Published 12:41 p.m. ET Sept. 16, 2017 | Updated 8:32 p.m. ET Sept. 16, 2017
Anti-drug rally in Barbour Park in Paterson, where it was common to see users shooting up. (2017) Viorel Florescu/NorthJersey.com
A discarded hypodermic needle at Barbour Park in Paterson.(Photo: Marko Georgiev/NorthJersey.com)
PATERSON – The head of a besieged Paterson-based nonprofit group announced Saturday morning that he will discontinue its controversial needle distribution program.
The Well of Hope Drop-In Center on Broadway came under fire during the past several months from community activists angry about the proliferation of used syringes discarded in nearby parks, plazas and other public places. Among the protesters' complaints was that a disproportionate percentage of Well of Hope's clients were from outside of Paterson, suburban addicts who contributed to the city's drug and prostitution problems.
Several candidates running for mayor next May have been critical of the needle program, saying they want to see it shut down.
Well of Hope director Jerome King said on Saturday that he was concerned that the opposition to the needle program – which had been in operation for almost a decade without any significant public backlash – would imperil the other services provided by his agency, including HIV testing and counseling. The shutdown would take effect on Monday, he said.
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"I think that's a wise decision on his part," said City Council President Ruby Cotton, who represents the 4th Ward where the program is located. "He's doing the right thing trying to save his other programs."
"I'm sad about this, it's going to be a loss to the community," said Paterson's Health and Human Services director Donna Nelson-Ivy, who has been the program's strongest defender within city government.
Nelson-Ivy said she was concerned that the closure of the needle program could result in an increase in HIV cases in the city. "People are going to get their needles everywhere and anywhere," she said.
Used needles and other signs of drug use under a bench at Barbour Park in Paterson. (Photo: Marko Georgiev/NorthJersey.com)
But activists who brought plastic bags filled with discarded syringes to City Council meetings argue that Well of Hope's syringe program has worn out its welcome in Paterson. They assert that used needles left in playgrounds, under park benches and on the steps of the city's main library have worsened the quality of life in Paterson.
Nelson-Ivy said that not all the needles being found on Paterson streets were from Well of Hope. For example, some chain drug stores sell them over the counter while others distribute them to drug users on the black market.
Well of Hope was one of five needle distribution programs operating in the state under the oversight of the New Jersey health department. The state's 2016 annual report for those programs showed that Well of Hope had the worst track record in terms of collecting used needles.
Well of Hope's rate in 2016 was 16 percent, compared to 47 percent in Jersey City, 54 percent in Atlantic City, 70 percent in Camden and 75 percent in Newark, according to the annual report.
Cotton said a recent Paterson Press story about those numbers raised significant concerns about the way Well of Hope was being run.
"That's a good start," said city activist Roger "Gee" Grier when told of Kings plans to shut down the needle program.
But Grier also expressed some skepticism when told that King planned to continue running other programs at the center on Broadway. Grier said he has stood outside the building in recent weeks polling clients as they arrived and that all of them said they were there to get needles.
"I just hope he's really going to shut it down and that this isn't going to be a front," said Grier.
"I just hope he's really going to shut it down and that this isn't going to be a front."
Roger "Gee" Grier
Paterson's health officer, Paul Persaud, said his staff issued 12 summonses to Well of Hope on Friday for various sanitary violations involving its kitchen. Persaud said the program had been ordered to shut down its kitchen as a result. But the closure notice did not apply to parts of the building that did not involve the food preparation, he said.
King said that the kitchen was not connected to the current services provided at Well of Hope.
Needle exchange programs in many cities have won praise from public health advocates for their role in curbing the spread of HIV and hepatitis. Kathy Ahearn-O'Brien, executive director of the Hyacinth Foundation of New Jerseys, acknowledged there had been "significant issues" with the Paterson needle program.
"However these programs in other locations have been proven to be successful community partners while also providing life-saving services to its participants," said Ahearn-O'Brien. "Clients in these programs have successfully worked towards reducing the spread of HIV and hepatitis and some have made the further move into drug treatment."
"It would be a shame to lose this program all together," she added. "I hope that the City of Paterson is willing to engage in conversation to see how a program like this could be successful in Paterson."
Council President Cotton said she did not think this was the right time for another group to take over the needle distribution role in Paterson. Nelson-Ivy said she would try to try to build a community coalition to address Paterson's drug problem.
"I was hoping he could make the program work," the health director said of Well of Hope. "He needed the support of the community instead of having people beat him up."
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Andreja Kulunčić (1968.) diplomirala je 1992. godine na Fakultetu primijenjenih umjetnosti i dizajna u Beogradu, odsjek kiparstva. Od 1992. do 1994. nastavlja studij na Akademiji likovnih umjetnosti u Budimpešti. Sudjelovala je na značajnim međunarodnim izložbama poput: Documenta11 (Kassel, Njemačka), Manifesta4 (Frankfurt/Main, Njemačka), 8.Istanbulski Bijenale (Turska), The American Effect (Whitney muzej američke umjetnosti, New York), 10.trienale Indiuje, Liverpoolski Bienale (UK), day Labor (P.S.1, New York) i dr. Značajnije stipendije uključuju: MUAC&SOMA (Mexico City), Art in General (New York), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Artspace (Sydney), u sklopu 10.trienala Indije (Jaipur).
Od 2009. u svojstvu docentice predaje umjetnost novih medija na akademiji likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu.

Stvaralaštvo
Andreja Kulunčić u svojim radovima propituje različite aspekte društvenih odnosa i praksi, zanimajući se za društveno angažirane teme, istraživanje kao umjetnički proces, suočavanje s različitim publikama i suradnju na kolektivnom projektu. U njezinim radovima publika često ima aktivno mjesto kreiranja, odnosno dovršavanja djela, a u procesu nastajanja radova često koristi multidisciplinarnost, u kojoj se specifične umjetničke vještine nadopunjuju komplementarnim vještinama iz drugih područja (rad u suradnji sa sociolozima, filozofima, znanstvenicima, dizajnerima i marketinškim stručnjacima).

Zatvorena zbilja - embrio
Pomak umjetničke aktivnosti od izražavanja neograničene kreativnosti k stvaranju novih modela društvenosti i komunikacijskih situacija, zanimanje za društveno relevantne teme, suočavanje s različitim publikama i kolektivna suradnja u kojoj se u umjetničkom radu preklapaju organizacijski poslovi i kreativno izražavanje odražavaju se u prvom projektu Andreje Kulunčić u kojem su te taktike razvijene  Zatvorena zbilja - embrio, ostvaren od 1998. do 2000. godine. To je multidisciplinarni umjetnički projekt koji na eksperimentalan način istražuje implikacije genetskog inženjeringa. Projekt je realiziran kao interaktivna Internet stranica u nekoliko razvojnih faza prezentirana galerijski, kao i nizom predavanja, prezentacija, razgovora i sučeljavanja u različitim institucijama umjetničkih, obrazovnih, feminističkih i znanstvenih usmjerenja. Ponovno je riječ o pokušaju artikulacije važnog društvenog pitanja u sučeljavanju s različitim javnostima (akademskim, aktivističkim, stručnim), preispitivanju edukacijskih mogućnosti umjetnosti, o energiji timskog rada i hibridnom organizacijskom modelu koji se jednako utemeljuje u svijetu umjetnosti kao i u prostoru aktivizma i građanskog organiziranja.

Distributivna pravda
Ta svojstva obilježavaju i multidisciplinarni projekt Distributivna pravda (2001. – 2005.), aktivan na web adresi http://www.distributive-justice.com . Projekt se sastoji od dva dijela. Prvi, virtualni dio čine on-line igre u kojima sudionici (posjetitelji web stranice) distribuiraju materijalna i nematerijalna dobra gradeći "društvo" koje se dinamički mijenja. Potom se virtualno stvorenom društvu pronalazi pandan u stvarnom svijetu, sastavlja se matrica najpravednijeg društva te definicija "pravednosti" i modusi njezina ostvarenja. U drugom dijelu projekta on-line arhiv procesa postavljen je u galerijskom prostoru u kojemu publika može sjesti na "krišku" (fotelje intenzivnih primarnih boja poslagane ukrug) društvenog "kolača"; time simbolički "uzima" (ili im je "dan") svoj udio u općem dobru. Izložbeni prostor je aktivan prostor, galerijsko izlaganje koncepcijski je prošireno predavanjima i javnim diskusijama.

Od 2000. godine, njezin umjetnički rad sve više je vezan uz relevantne društveno-političke probleme koje tematizira najčešće upravo u javnom prostoru - što podrazumijeva ne samo urbani, gradski prostor, nego i mainstream medije. Za razumijevanje načina na koji umjetnica pristupa tom javnom prostoru - kako bi teme kojima nastoji dati vidljivost zaista postale dijelom (komercijalnim i spektakularnim sadržajima zasićenog) urbanog i medijskog prostora - potrebno je definirati jednu od temeljnih taktika koju u takvim projektima koristi: taktiku mimikrije. Forma koju umjetnički radovi, smješteni u javni prostor zadobivaju, je tako vrlo često mimikrija već postojećih formi javne komunikacije: novinski oglas, reklamni billboard, svjetleća reklama, novinska vijest, radijska reportaža itd. Te forme služe kako bi omogućile "prikradanje" ciljanom primatelju poruke - prolazniku i konzumentu medijskih sadržaja naviklom na medijske i reklamne strategije koje se koriste kako bi mu prenijele poruku.

Nama: 1908 zaposlenika, 15 robnih kuća
Međutim, ono što rad Andreje Kulunčić čini mimikrijom - vještom, subverzivnom eksploatacijom konvencionalnih formi - jest činjenica da je poruka koju umjetnica čini vidljivom upravo suprotna masovnim porukama koju odašilju reklame i mediji. Riječ je o inverziji sadržaja koja promatrača "budi", pa čak i šokira, izbacuje iz omamljujućeg "stanja spama", zasićenosti konzumerističkim poticajima i prevladavajuće političke pasivnosti. Tako primjerice u projektu Nama: 1908 zaposlenika, 15 robnih kuća (2000.), usred dugotrajnog štrajka radnica robne kuće Nama u stečaju, o čijoj dramatičnoj situaciji mediji u to vrijeme stalno izvještavaju, Kulunčić čini inverziju, pa i ironizaciju situacije. Osmišljava reklamnu kampanju za Namu u kojoj obespravljene radnice ove propadajuće firme poziraju poput manekenki i čije fotografije u obliku svijetlećih reklama preplavljuju Zagreb. Ono što je karakteristično za umjetničino djelovanje je da ona obespravljene subjekte, kao i sam društveni problem, stavlja iz potlačene u privremeno superiornu poziciju. Umjesto sažaljenja, što je ono što im mediji u najboljem slučaju nude, ona tako i radnice Name čini osnaženim protagonisticama radnje, a ključna poruka postaje ne propast Name kao individualna tragedija njezinih nesretnih radnica (s kojom možemo suosjećati ili ne) nego propast Name kao kolektivna tragedija cijelog društva.

Austrians Only
U Austrians Only (2005.) umjetnica dizajnira i objavljuje u austrijskim novinama privlačne oglase u boji, u kojima, isključivo austrijskim građanima, nudi poslovnu priliku života: "izvanredan" posao čistača/čistačice, uz minimalni dohodak i bez socijalnih prava. Ovakvom mimikrijskom gestom problem ilegalnih imigranata u Austriji - ono što je u toj zemlji već pitanje kolektivne podsvijesti, koja sadrži to potisnuto licemjerstvo 'legalnih' austrijskih građana - pretvara u problem "pravih" Austrijanaca, dovodeći ih u situaciju da zamisle same sebe u neugodnoj i razvlaštenoj poziciji koju imaju ilegalni imigranti.

O stanju nacije
Projekt O stanju nacije (2008.) također uključuje intervencije u mainstream medijske sadržaje. Umjetnica u hrvatskim medijima, u suradnji s novinarima i pripadnicima manjinskih skupina društva, objavljuje svojevrsne virus-vijesti, koje dominantnog bijelog, muškog, katoličkog, hrvatskog građanina, upravo dok čita svoje omiljene sportske vijesti, neugodno podsjećaju na postojanje Drugih: homoseksualca, Kineza i Roma koji također čine hrvatsko društvo i dijele isti društveni i životni prostor. Projekt tako aktivno nalazi novi model formiranja tolerancije te općenito - mogućnosti dekonstrukcije 'drugosti' u hrvatskom društvu.

1 FRANAK= 1 GLAS
Pored projekta Austrians Only, Andreja Kulunčić se pitanjem ilegalnih imigranata bavila i u projektu 1FRANAK=1GLAS (2007./2008.), u kojem taj nevidljivi dio stanovištva Švicarske čini donatorima same švicarske vlade, putem kampanje koja ilegalne imigrante poziva da doniraju za obnovu švicarskog parlamenta. Ovaj projekt umjetnica naziva 'političko-umjetničkom' intervencijom, dajući, ovaj puta posve doslovno, glas onima koji ga nemaju, odnosno čini upravo suprotno od onoga sto mnogi participatorni umjetnički projekti čine: izoliraju Drugog, 'pomažući mu' i time upravo reafirimiraju njegovu poziciju Drugosti. Nasuprot tome, Andreja Kulunčić redovito uspijeva izbjeći poziciju onoga 'koji pomaže' te na taj način izmiče zamci patroniziranja - upravo spomenutom inverzijom od očekivanja izaziva čuđenje, privlači pažnju, izmješta poziciju promatrača u poziciju mislećeg subjekta, izbačenog iz svakodnevnice.

Bosanci van!

Projekt Bosanci van! (2008.) govori o "institucionaliziranom" rasizmu, a rađen je u Ljubljani za izložbu Moderne galerije Muzej na cesti.
O projektu "Bosanci van!", koji se razlikuje se od dotadašnjih nastupa u javnom prostoru, autorica kaže: "Zato što su taj način izabrali moji suradnici, trojica građevinskih radnika iz Bosne koji su radili na obnovi Moderne galerije, za koju sam radila taj projekt. Oni su htjeli da budu na fotografijama i da njihov život bude izložen. Rekla sam OK i napravila city light plakate. Bilo je pet vrsta plakata na deset plakatnih mjesta, u centru Ljubljane. Sve se činilo u redu, a onda su gradske vlasti skinule plakat. Zašto – nikad nisam doznala. Ljudi su svašta govorili, bilo je telefoniranja i natezanja. Bilo je upita i na radijskim postajama – zašto je to nestalo, gdje su Bosanci… Onda su se vlasti napokon javile i rekle da je to birokratska pogreška; vratili su plakate na mjesto, gdje su ostali još tih nekoliko dana koliko je bio zakupljen prostor."

Maloljetnička trudnoća/Teenage pregnancy
U radu «Maloljetnička trudnoća/Teenage pregnancy» (2004.), pilot projektu agresivne marketinške kampanje u javnom prostoru što su je organizatori, Liverpoolski bijenale, ocijenili nepriličnim miješanjem u lokalne teme (nekog tko dolazi s periferije), umjetnica se referira na stvarni (site-specific) problem maloljetničke trudnoće koja je u Britaniji, statistički gledano, najviša u Europi zahvaljujući nepreventivnom, no ipak velikodušnom socijalnom programu. Umjetnica predlaže plakate u gradu i formu atraktivnih oglasa u ženskim časopisima koji bi problem tretirali kao propust društva, a ne kao pojedinačnu neupućenost ili nepažnju malodobnika. U projektu «Artist from...», realiziranom zaManifestu 4 (bijenalna izložba mlađih europskih umjetnika, Frankfurt/Main, 2002.), Andreju su zanimale razlike u zaradi umjetnika sa Zapada i Istoka, potom između umjetnika i umjetnica te razlike u načinu života koji im omogućuje bavljenje umjetnošću. Prije otvorenja izložbe po gradu su postavljeni plakati koji prolaznike informiraju o prošlogodišnjoj zaradi umjetnika/ce s plakata (sudionici Manifeste 4) od umjetnosti i o «prosječnom» prihodu u zemljama iz kojih dolaze.

Mjesto pod suncem
Mjesto pod suncem (2004.) je umjetnička akcija (Urbani festival) na Jarunskom jezeru: korisnici" jezera su anketirani, te su na osnovu rezultata zamijenjene tri postojeće mape jezera s "novim" kategorijama: obrazovanje posjetitelja, njihovi prihodi, trošenje tijekom boravka na jezeru, posjedovanje nekretnina, itd. "Živim u blizini jezera više od pet godina i gotovo svakodnevno promatram način na koji se jezero i njegova okolica koriste. Ono što mi je najviše upalo u oči je promjena u društveno 'prihvatljivim' kodeksima ponašanja (oblačenja, vrste rekreacije, izgleda) i grupiranje korisnika jezera prema društvenom statusu. Sve, tako i slobodno vrijeme, podliježe pravilima. Pokušavamo ga provoditi na način prihvatljiv društvenoj skupini kojoj pripadamo.

New York art scene for dummies
New York art scene for dummies (2005. - ), projekt-u-nastajanju koji nazivom ironično priziva formu popularnih žuto-crnih priručnika serijom intervjua i upitnika s newyorškim kustosima, umjetnicima, trgovcima umjetninama, privatnim galeristima te s hrvatskim umjetnicima i kustosima koji su boravili u New Yorku, otvara temu pozicija moći u umjetnosti danas. Andreja iz statistike upitnika zaključuje kako se uspjeti može samo iz određenih startnih pozicija: "Ako ste mlađi od 35 godina, muškarac, bijele ste boje kože, studirali ste umjetnost na Sveučilištu Columbia i relativno ste dobrostojeći».

Novi zatvor

Projekt Novi zatvor (2009.) A. Kulunčić opisuje u jednom od intervjua: "Uz organizacijsku pomoć Casina Luxembourg, koji je njihova institucija slična Muzeju suvremene umjetnosti, oformila sam radnu grupu koja je izradila prijedloge za novi zatvor i poslala isti nadležnim institucijama. U radnoj grupi bili su zatvorenici koji su tek izašli iz zatvora (jer uprava zatvora nije dopustila da radimo projekt takve tematike kod njih), arhitekt starog zatvora i jedan mladi arhitekt, koji je nacrtao naše ideje za poboljšanja. Došli su i socijalni radnici iz zatvora. Nakon što smo poslali naše nacrte nadležnima za novi zatvor, napravila sam instalaciju u Casinu. Htjela sam da bude "lijepa" jer je na izložbi "Meka manipulacija" u Luksemburgu trebala privući ljude koji donose zakone i odluke, tj. koji su u hijerarhiji moći. Bio je timeline projekta na zidu, na podu je bio tlocrt sadašnje ćelije, dok je na videu bio snimak razgovora odnosno diskusije radne grupe."

Destigmatizacija
Projekt Destigmatizacija (2010.) bavi se problemom stigme duševnih bolesti, odnosno diskriminacijom i predrasudama prema ljudima koji boluju od duševnih bolesti. Projekt je započet kao dio festivala Ekstravagantna tijela: Ekstravagantni umovi ali se i nakon festivala nastavlja gradeći svoje segmente kroz proces suradnje radne grupe, kao i radom s drugim akterima uključenim u problem društvene stigme duševnih bolesti.

Jesi li optimist glede budućnosti?
U projektu Jesi li optimist glede budućnosti? (2011.) jednostavnim, nenametljivim metodama -  'zamkama', na koje lako pristajemo, budući da se doimaju poznatima i bliskima iz medijske svakodnevice, umjetnica apelira na preusmjeravanje pozornosti od pogleda oko nas, natrag, prema nama samima, promijenjenim pogledom koji će aktivirati osjećaj odgovornosti prema drugima. Projekt koji je 2007. godine doživio uspjeh u Splitu, kada je prvi put izveden u sklopu izložbe "Žena na raskrižju ideologija" bit će realiziran za vrijeme trajanja izložbe, u interakciji sa stanovnicama Napulja. Ponovljen u Napulju, taj participativni work in progress koji se ostvaruje u javnim prostorima grada i njegove periferije, pružit će mogućnost daljnjim analizama pozicije žene u suvremenom društvu, kao i usporedbe sličnosti i razlika položaja žena dvaju mediteranskih gradova.

U projektima Andreje Kulunčić nikada nije prisutan eksplicitan narativ o individualnoj sudbini pojedinca već se pojedinačno (ime, osoba itd.) pojavljuje kao slika općeg, tj. pojedinačno istovremeno predstavlja sliku šireg društvenog problema. Upravo ovakvim "a-personalnim" postupkom, izbjegavajući konkretne životne sudbine, umjetnica izbjegava svaku patetičnost ili daljnju egzotizaciju "drugog". Riječ je o osvješćivanju da individualni problem itekako može biti društveni, a ponovnim zaokretom opet i individualni, jer je društveni problem nužno i problem svakog pojedinca koji to društvo sačinjava.
O istaknutoj ulozi sociologije u njenoj umjetničkoj praksi, umjetnica kaže:
"Iskreno govoreći, zato što ljudi jako vole brojeve. To se može zaključiti listajući novine i prateći medije. Mislim da se brojevima može zadobiti pažnja. Pritom pokušavam ljude ne lagati, stoga i angažiram stručnjake sociologe, ne provodim istraživanja sama, iako uvijek naglašavam da nije riječ o znanstvenoj anketi, iako mislim da su još uvijek naše ankete pouzdanije od većine anketa kojima nas zasipaju mediji. Uzmimo kao ilustraciju prijedlog za Tate Liverpool: krenula sam od podatka da Velika Britanija ima najveći broj maloljetničkih trudnoća u Europi, a takav podatak ljude zaustavi, nagna da se zamisle. Žive u Velikoj Britaniji, a to ne znaju. Taj sam podatak dobila iz već provedenog istraživanja, iako sam na ideju došla pukim promatranjem, opažanjem, stojeći na semaforu okružena trudnim tinejdžericama s već jednom bebom u kolicima. Takvo opažanje dostupno je svima, ali većina ga ne vidi, međutim većina reagira na broj, na postotak. Činjenica je da projekt nisam mogla provesti jer se o tome malo ili nimalo govori. Ne da se o tome šuti, ali se vrlo dobro zna gdje se to smješta (u recimo kasno noćnom televizijskom terminu i sl.). To je ironija neoliberalizma, može se o svemu, ali se ograničava gdje, kada i s kim. Kako i sami na žalost idemo prema takvom, na pojedinca neosjetljivom društvu, mislim da nam još predstoji puno posla."

Izvori

 http://www.andreja.org/
 http://kontejner.org/destigmatization
 http://planb.hr/2009/07/andrea-kuluncic/

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Lauren has an honours degree in Physiotherapy which she gained in Glasgow, Scotland. She has a special interest in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, including sports and biomechanics. This is due to her diverse background in exercise which mainly revolved around her internationally representing Great Britain for five years in figure skating. She also enjoys weight lifting, cooking and many outdoor activities, especially rowing and hill climbing.
She has trained with many Olympians which has allowed her to get a better understanding of techniques and increase her own skill set.
She has a background in Pilates and has partaken in it for over ten years, which has allowed her to understand the benefits as well as adapt her skills to each individual.
She loves to motivate individuals and is enthusiastic when it comes to rehabbing, treating and overall health.