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Aarau, Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek, MsWettF 2
Parchment · 276 ff. · 40 x 30 cm · Zürich (?) · 1260-1280
Part two (New Testament) of an illuminated three-volume bible (of which MsWettF 1 and MsWettF 2 remain), probably bequeathed to the cloister of Wettingen by Rudolph Schwerz, choirmaster of the Grossmunster Cathedral of Zurich and pastor of Altdorf. The origin of the Biblia Sacra is not documented, but it is assumed that it originated in the Zurich art circle. There is some text loss because certain initials have been cut out. (wue)
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Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, A VII 3
Parchment · 95 ff. · 22.5 x 17 cm · 9th century, 2-3/3
Psalterium graeco-latinum
In addition to Greek and Latin Psalms, written somewhere in continental Europe by Irish monks during the Carolingian period, this famous Basel codex also contains a brief series of devotions in Latin for private use, appended by the monks. The exact place where the manuscript was written and its various subsequent travels are unknown, although, based on one note, whose interpretation is under debate, some relation to the Abbey of St. Gall and/or to that of Bobbio is frequently mentioned. In about 1628-1630 the manuscript was listed in the catalog of the Amerbach family, then around 1672-1676 in that of Johannes Zwinger. (and)
Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, F II 29
Parchment · 236 ff. · 28 x 21.5 cm · 14th and 15th centuries; dating: Part II 1467, Part VII 1468 [?]
Thomas de Aquino, Adamus Bucfeldus: Expositiones super Aristotelem
The composite volume F II 29 consists of seven parts: Parts I-III (ff. 2-99), IV (ff. 100-121), and VI-VII (ff. 181-237) contain commentaries on Aristotle by Thomas Aquinas: Super libros Physicorum; Super libros Posteriorum Analyticorum; Super libros De Anima; Part V (ff. 122-180) contains the commentary by Adam of Buckfield on Aristotle's Metaphysica Nova. The manuscript comes from the Domincan convent in Basel (ownership note f. 179vb). (mit)
Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1955.74
Parchment · 1 f. · ca. 27 x 20 cm · Engelberg · 1143-1178
Gregory the Great, Morals in Job (Author portrait)
The upper half of the illustrated side contains a naked Job and his three friends, the lower half shows the author, Gregory the Great, inspired by the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, and a Benedictine monk, portrayed in the usual manner of Petrus Diaconus, the latter probably drawn by a different artist. On the back is a Leonine couplet, which attributes the leaf unambiguously to Engelberg. The leaf is, according to P. Karl Stadler's 1787 description, the original opening of the first volume of the Moralia Iob by Gregory the Great (Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 20, here immediately before f. 1). In the mid-19th century it was owned by Jacob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) and was faithfully reproduced in his book Trachten des Mittelalters (1840-54, Vol. 1, Plate 57, p. 76f). In November 1953 the leaf was purchased from the J.H. Wade Fund for the Cleveland Museum of Art. (flu)
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 173
Parchment · 99 ff. · 12 x 10.7 cm · France · second half of the 9th century
Augustinus Hipponensis, Retractationes; De haeresibus ad Quoduultdeum (Epistulae)
This exciting small manuscript from (northeastern) France was produced in the 9th century in the region of Paris-Reims and is notable for its fine script and rubricated title in Capitalis Rustica. In various places, individual alterations in a careful 12th century script are noticeable, such as on ff. 32-32v, as well as the additions of a few words (corrections?) on ff. 52v-53. (bib)
Parchment · II + 338 + II ff. · 41.2 x 29 cm · France · 15th century
Giovanni Boccaccio, Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes (De casibus virorum illustrium), French translation by Laurent de Premierfait
This ethical work by Boccaccio, originally written between 1353 and 1356 and expanded in 1373, addresses the subject of the unevenness of fate. Manuscript copies of the work were frequently made; it was issued in print and translated into many languages. It enjoyed great popularity in Europe. The French translation by Laurent de Premierfait for Jean de Berry was equally popular, as evidenced by the 68 manuscript copies of this text still in existence. Unlike the Latin version, the French manuscripts display a rich iconographic accompaniment, most likely produced by Laurent de Premierfait himself. This is also the case with CB 174, which was produced during the 15th century in France. Each book opens with a small illustration (150 in all) portraying the "pitfalls" described in the text that follows. (bib)
Overview Facsimile Description 3 Additional bibliographical references
Parchment · I + 186 ff. · 29 x 27.5 cmf · Paris · 1471
Guillelmus Fichetus, Rhetorica
The Rhetorica, a work in Latin recording ten years teaching by Guillaume Fichet, is a witness to this "Art of Speaking", treatments of which would soon disappear. This richly illuminated manuscript was written in 1471 at the Sorbonne in Paris (in the same year as the printed edition of the text). The manuscript begins with a large miniature portraying the author presenting his book to Princess Yolanda of Savoy. (bib)
Overview Facsimile Description 1 Additional bibliographical reference
Parchment · 109 ff. · 23.7 x 16.4 cm · Northern Italy · beginning of the 12th century
Gariopontus of Salerno, Passionarius
This medical handbook by Gariopontus, who flourished in the mid-11th century in Salerno, systematically assembled in head-to-foot order writings already long known in the Latin speaking world (Galen's Ad Glauconem de medendi methodo I-II with a Liber tercius by a pseudo-Galen, the Aurelius and Esculapius derived ultimately from the texts of Soranus of Ephesus, and an extract from the Therapeutica by Alexander of Tralles) in seven books. The work exercised a strong influence on the School of Salerno. It survives in more than 65 manuscripts, and three print issues were produced as early as the 16th century. The Bodmer manuscript from the early 12th century, like many other versions of this text, features numerous glosses. (gla)
Overview Facsimile Description 1 Annotation 4 Additional bibliographical references
Parchment · III + 310 + II ff. · 37.5 x 27.5 cm · France · end of the 15th century
Flavius Iosephus, Antiquitates iudaicae
The 13 large illustrations in this French manuscript, written in the 15th century, were produced by one of the most important book decorators of the late middle ages : Jean Fouquet (BnF, ms. fr. 247). They are richly decorated with gold and cover two thirds of a page; a large number of initials adorned with flowers round out the illustrator's iconographic program. The first page, which is missing, also certainly held a decorative illustration (Adam and Eve?). At the beginning of a prolog is a small miniature portraying the author writing the book. The Antiquitates iudaicae recounts the history of the Jewish nation from Genesis to the year 66 according to the modern western calendar. (bib)
Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 29(878)
Parchment · 239 pp. · 20 x 15.8 cm · Einsiedeln or southwestern Germany · 9th-10th centuries / 14th century
Composite manuscript
A composite manuscript written in the 9th, 10th and 14th centuries, probably in Einsiedeln or southwestern Germany. It contains, among other things, glosses on the Gospels, the Annales Heremi from the birth of Christ to the year 940, and various astronomical treatises, including the Sphaera by John of Sacrobosco and the Computus by Helpericus of Auxerre. (ber)
Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 32(1060)
Parchment · 358 pp. · 17.5/18 x 13 cm · 10th-12th century
[Anonymus]. Glossae. Tractatus de medicina
A composite manuscript consisting of sections from three datable periods, the first from the 10th century, the other two from the 12th century. The first part (1-222) contains glosses on Priscian, the second (223-310) a collection of medical tracts assembled by Constantinus Africanus, the third part (311-357) contains the Liber Tegni by Galen (129/131-199/201). (ber)
Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 166(413)
Parchment · 349 pp. · 28 x 19.5 cm · Engelberg · 12th century (1143-1197)
Ambrosius ‹Mediolanensis›, Expositio Evangelii secundum Lucam
This manuscript contains the Expositio Evangelii secundum Lucam of Ambrosius of Milan. It was produced in Engelberg as a commission for Abbot Frowin (1143-1178), a fact indicated by the dedicatory verse on 1. It also contains three illuminated initials with the motive of tendrils generally used during Frowin's tenure. (ber)
Parchment · 168 pp. · 29 x 18.5 cm · Reichenau · 9th century (first half)
Alcuinus, Tractatus in epistolam ad Titum, Expositio in epistulam Pauli ad Philemonem, Expositio in epistulam ad Hebraeos
This manuscript contains the Tractatus super epistolam ad Titum, Expositio in epistulam Pauli ad Philemonem and Expositio in epistulam ad Hebraeos by Alcuin. It was probably produced at the time of Reginbert in the scriptorium at Reichenau. (ber)
Parchment · VI + 233 ff. · 31.8 x 23 cm · Northeastern France · 8th / 9th century
Canonum Collectio Quesnelliana
This collection contains, together with other texts, a collection of Canons of ecclesiastical law called the Collectio Quesnelliana. It was probably produced in a scriptorium in northeastern France and was later held by the Court Library of Charlemagne. In the 11th century it was placed in the Cologne Cathedral library, where it was annotated by Bernold von Konstanz. It was later owned by suffragan bishop of Constance Jakob Johann Mirgel (1559-1629) before making its way, together with a group of his books, to the cloister at Einsiedeln. (ber)
Parchment · A-D + 468 + Y-Z pp. · 22 x 16.2 cm · Engelberg · 12th century (1143-1178)
Frowinus ‹de Monte Angelorum›, Explanatio Dominicae Orationis
The principal text in this manuscript is the Explanatio Dominicae Orationis by Engelberg's Abbot Frowin (†1178), who probably commissioned the volume, as indicated by the verses on the last page (468). The manuscript was probably brought to Einsiedeln at the beginning of the 17th century. (ber)
Parchment · a-b + 300 + y-z pp. · 22 x 15 cm · Einsiedeln · 10th-11th and 16th centuries
This composite manuscript is datable to the second half of the 10th century. It contains, among other items, the Annales Einsidlenses, Priscian's De grammatica, a fragment of a text on the game of chess, and a calendar with obituary entries up to the 16th century. (ber)
Overview Facsimile Description 1 Annotation
Parchment · 198 pp. · 22.1 x 16.8 cm · Einsiedeln · 9th-13th centuries
A composite manuscript containing various texts related to figuring Easter dates, two datable calendars, the first from 950 to 975 (4-16), the second from the 9th and 10th centuries (29-40), and the Quaestiones morales, which are datable to the 13th century. (ber)
Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 339(1322)
Parchment · I-II + 320 pp. · 11.7 x 9 cm · Part 1. Switzerland/Germany (?); Part 2. Northern Italy/Switzerland (?) · 8th/9th centuries / 9th/10th centuries
Composite manuscript with grammatical and theological content
This manuscript consists of two parts, bound together for the first time during the 14th century in Einsiedeln and annotated by Heinrich von Ligerz. The first part (1-137), which contains three works by Priscian and one by Rufinus, was probably produced during the 9th/10th centuries in Switzerland or Germany. The second part (139-318) contains works by Isidore and is in part a palimpsest. It was written during the 8th/9th centuries in northern Italy or Switzerland, probably in the same scriptorium as Cod. Sang. 908. (ber)
Parchment · 77 ff. · 24.8-25 x 33 cm · Engelberg · 12th century (1143-1178)
Isidorus ‹Hispalensis›, Libri originum (Fragmenta)
Contains works of Isidore of Seville: Libri originum (I-III e V-XX), De natura rerum, and letters exchanged between Isidore and Braulio of Zaragoza. The manuscript was assembled from an assortment of fragments that had been removed in the 19th century from law volumes held by the library of the chancery of St. Gerold in Vorarlberg. This volume was assembled at the request of Abbot Frowin of Engelberg (1143-1178), as indicated by dedicatory verses on f. 1r. (ber)
Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 37
Parchment · 240 ff. · 29.5 x 20.2 cm · Engelberg · 1178-1197
Johannes Cassianus, Collationes Patrum
This copy of Cassian's Collationes contains on 1r a two-line ownership note attributing the codex to Abbot Berchtold of Engelberg (1178-1197) as well as the beginning of a dedicatory poem to the Virgin Mary, the monastery's patron saint. Both inscriptions also appear verbatim in the volumes that were written under Berchtold's predecessor Frowin (1143-1178). Decorated initials introduce each of the collationes, and sometimes the chapter-lists; between the collationes the text is divided with red decorated capitals. Tears and holes in the parchment have been artistically sewn up; of particular note are those on 48v and 190v. (grd)


On Friday 28th August a UBIEE Telethon was held with Deborah Barton Birden as the hostess, with Dr Michael Dolgoruky, Joe Green and Danielle Michiels supporting Deborah behind the scenes making sure that it ran smoothly.
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Where There's Smoke, There's Dinner by Regie Carpenter
Award-winning storyteller and performer Regi Carpenter brings her humor and honesty to print in Where There's Smoke, There's Dinner: stories of a seared childhood. Now available on Amazon.com
Regi is the youngest daughter in a family that pulsates with contradictions: religious and raucous, tender but terrible, unfortunate yet irrepressible. These honest tales, some hilarious, some heartbreaking celebrate the glorious and gut-wrenching lives of four generations of Carpenters raised on the Saint Lawrence River in Clayton, New York. From teenagers struggling to find their identity to disabled veterans grappling with the aftermath of war and change to the complications and sweetness of love between family members, this collection of linked short stories holds the universal message that life's difficulties are softened by love and fortitude . . . and family."
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Secretary of State John Kerry Finally Speaks Up for Meriam Ibrahim
Last week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry publicly condemned Sudan's conviction and imprisonment of Meriam Ibrahim, a Christian woman sentenced to torture and death for her Christian faith.
Secretary Kerry's statement comes after more than 380,000 people have signed our petition demanding that Sudan release Meriam and urging the Obama Administration's action in her case.
SIGN THE PETITION! Save Meriam Ibrahim, Don't Hang her to Death for Her Faith
While we are grateful for Secretary Kerry's strong words condemning Sudan for its barbaric violation of the human rights of both Meriam and her children, it remains a travesty that Secretary Kerry and the Obama Administration still refuse to admit that Meriam's children, 20-month old Martin and newborn baby girl Maya, are U.S. citizens.
Their father, Meriam's husband, is a U.S. citizen, and thus under U.S law, Martin and Maya U.S. are citizens as well.
We continue to urge the State Department to take action to protect these innocent young American suffering unjustly in a Sudanese prison.


Cow's milk is one of the commonest foods to cause allergic disease. There are no reliable blood or hair tests for milk allergy and the best way to find out if cow's milk is the cause of symptoms is to do without all milk and beef products for at least one month. Since goats and sheep are related to the cow, these milks are not suitable substitutes and should also be eliminated from the diet for the time being.
Apart from avoiding all milk products in the home you must get into the habit of checking all labels on manufactured goods before purchase. Labels may be confusing since many foods have milk in them in various guises. Look out for mention of lactose (milk sugar), whey (present in many margarines), casein and caseinates (present in whiteners such as Coffee Mate). Non-milk fat on a label does not necessarily mean milk free. Many medications contain lactose as an excipient.
A complete list of all foods containing milk would be very long; but such a list would be the obvious MILK (dried, tinned, skimmed, low fat), BUTTER, CHEESE, YOGURT, CREAM, ICE CREAM. Also BAKERY PRODUCTS that are unlabled (milk or butter is added to many breads, cakes, biscuits, ready-made puddings, pastry, and crumbles), CONFECTIONARY (chocolate, toffee, fudge, caramel), SAUCES, BATTER, BEEF (sausages and salamis, beef spreads, suets, Bovril, Oxo, gelatin), STOCK CUBES (check the label), PATES (many contain lactose or milk proteins), some FLAVOURED CRISPS (smokey bacon!) and so on.
Milk substitutes are available and are usually based on soya. If you need to use them for babies and infants try Prosorbee soya milk, S-Formula soya milk and Wysoy, but these are all very sweet! However, it happens sometimes that an allergy to soya can develop, in which case try Pregestimil or Nutramigin, which are hypoallergenic preparations. For children and adults it is possible to buy "long life" soya milk in cartons such as Granose. Try to use a sugar free preparation.
Use milk free margarines such as Granose in place of butter. Granose can also be used in cooking and baking (for example in making white sauce). Most mayonnaises are milk free and can make the basis of a good sauce.
To test milk properly you should remain on the diet for one month. Unless it is done strictly, the diet is useless - you must not cheat! If you do break the diet then you'll have to start all over again. You may worsen on the diet before seeing improvement and get withdrawal symptoms, but these usually clear up after the first few days. If you find you are milk allergic, try testing goats milk. Most milk allergics can tolerate a certain amount of milk occasionally, but get into trouble if they take it on several days in succession. Some people can be desensitised to milk (EPD), a few respond well to taking Nalcrom before a meal containing milk. However, this is an expensive drug, which should be reserved for special occasions. Some people react to milk because they cannot digest it. Using lactase (either added to milk before drinking - lactaid, or as a digestive supplement with milk), an enzyme to digest the milk sugar, lactase, can help this.
Many people worry about calcium intake when dairy products are avoided. Actually there is plenty of calcium in meat and vegetables, the problem is absorption. To absorb calcium you need vitamin D and the best source is sunshine. The daily requirement is one quarter of that time necessary to tan or turn pink on arms and face. This is achievable in summer but not winter. Either use a sun lamp, or a winter holiday, or vitamin D as cholecalciferol 2,000i.u. daily. Vitamin D deficiency is extremely common and partly responsible for our epidemics of immune disorders, osteoporosis, cancer and heart disease!
Dairy products may cause serious health problems for reasons other than allergy. It has been estimated that 30% of the population make antibodies against cow's milk protein which cross reacts with platelets to make them more sticky - not desirable if you wish to avoid thrombosis and embolism. Furthermore, milk is meant for calves, which are fast growing and milk contains growth promoters. This is undesirable if you wish to avoid cancer! For more information, and a good read, look out for "Your Life in Your Hands" by Prof Jane Plant.
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Why Facebook Needs Transparency to Protect Its Users — And Stay in Business
By Lisa Eadicicco
It is not easy to protect 1.4 billion people every day. But if Facebook wants to be the home where all those people share their likes and heartbreaks and plans and politics with acquaintances online, it had better try a lot harder.
That was the thrust of the news on March 17, when the Observer of London and the New York Times revealed that analytics firm Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained data from 50 million Facebook accounts. The company, which worked with both Senator Ted Cruz and Donald Trump on their 2016 presidential campaigns, then attempted to build psychological profiles of potential voters — with the hopes of using them to determine whom to target.
But in this case, unlike other recent privacy breakdowns — like the Equifax data breach that put 145.5 million accounts at risk — thieves or hackers did not steal information. The company actually just handed the data over, then didn't watch where it went. As Facebook itself reported, Aleksandr Kogan, the academic researcher who first obtained the information through an app he developed, did so "in a legitimate way and through proper channels" and violated Facebook's policies only when he passed it on to Cambridge Analytica. The social network was also under the impression until recently that the harvested data had been deleted, but the Times says it has viewed a set of it. Right now, it's not clear who else can see the data.
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All This has prompted sharp criticism of the company, which meticulously tracks its users but failed to keep track of where information about the lives and thinking of those people went. Facebook's shares were down by 6.8% in the first business day after the reports. Lawmakers in both the U.S. and Britain, where Cambridge Analytica did similar work ahead of the Brexit referendum, have demanded testimony from Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg; in an interview with CNN, Zuckerberg responded to a question about whether he would go before Congress by saying, "The short answer is I'm happy to if it's the right thing to do." The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general have reportedly begun investigations. On the site itself, many users mused, Why are we still here? This all comes at a time when the company reported that it had seen a decrease in daily active users in the U.S. and Canada for the first time — from 185 million to 184 million — in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Because Kogan obtained the data through legitimate channels, preventing such a scenario from happening again isn't as simple as patching a bug or boosting Facebook's security infrastructure. A fix would require Facebook to be stricter with its actual customers: developers and advertisers of all kinds, from retailers to political groups, who pay to know what you have revealed about yourself. But it will need to keep a closer eye on who can see what, even if that results in repercussions for its other partners. Facebook invites you to chronicle your life through its platforms, especially your most cherished moments. There is a natural expectation that a space with such precious material will be guarded. As Zuckerberg said in a statement that in part pledged to restrict developers' access to data: "We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you."
There's another group in need of urgent introspection: users. In an era in which we tell companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon what groceries we eat, whom we're in touch with and where we're going (at a minimum), users themselves need to actually demand to know to whom their information is being sent and how they will use it, in a way that is readable and accessible. There's no single obvious answer for preventing future data abuse, but one lesson is evident: Facebook needs to be more transparent with its users when their data is being exploited, and users themselves should be much more vigilant about the personal details they're willing to share. "It's clear these platforms can't police themselves," Senator Amy Klobuchar posted to Twitter. (Although even she expressed to Vice News Tonight skepticism that lawmakers will change the system ahead of this year's elections, suspecting some will want one last election cycle with these tools in hand.)
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Users may not invest in Facebook with cash. Instead, we offer invisible things: our emotions, our interests, our time and, in the end, our trust. As Facebook asks for more and more of us as it expands, from its messenger apps to virtual reality to Instagram, we must ask, Why do we trust what we know so little about? Especially when what we do know is that the site profits off our interests? We need to value our minds and lives at least as much as the advertisers and politicians do.
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THE ISRAEL REPORT
Israel Needs a Real Peace Partner
Dear Sir:
I urge you to support Israel. One can only make peace with an enemy that desires peace. The Arabs are not ready to make peace with Israel.
The situation on Israel's northern border is quite worrisome. Israel evacuated a strip of Lebanon it held for twenty years in order to provide security for its citizens who live in the north. One would hope that the Lebanese government would move in and take control over their territory. However, that has not happened. The Lebanese know that they cannot control their own Arab terrorists. The Lebanese government has refrained from moving into this "free " territory because it does not want to bear the responsibility for any terrorist acts coming from there. Is this a reaction to be expected from a people that desire peace?
What is the reaction of Israeli civilians? In light of these threats to the safety of local Jewish civilians, farmers along the northern border have begun to carry ammunition while working on their fields. A report in the Israeli press quoted the head of a local farmers organization as saying that contrary to public reports, it is not quiet in the north. Tourists are not arriving. Metullah, a city in the north, is practically empty. Stones and firebombs are being thrown at the Israelis. The Arabs now have slingshots with metal balls, and there are some 2000 dunams of land that the farmers cannot farm because the Hizbullah-backed Lebanese in the area don't let then. The farmers have no choice but to go out with their weapons in order to protect themselves.
This is not peace or even close to peace. Until Israel has a partner willing to make peace no matter how many days are spent at Camp David there will be no peace. The Arabs are only interested in attacking & destroying Israel.
I urge you to support Israel, to put a stop to the meaningless talks and to pressure the Arabs to take responsibility for their people.
VIPAC, in existence since 1997, is a group of many hundreds of people from all across America and all around the world--of many races and religions--who have joined together for one purpose: to petition the US government for a policy that is more supportive of Israel's security, historical and Biblical claims in Judea, Samaria, Gaza, and the Golan Heights.
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Results of ILUMIEN III trial presented
by Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is most commonly guided by angiography alone, results from a new study investigating adjunctive imaging modalities showed that the use of a novel optical coherence tomography (OCT)-based stent sizing strategy results in similar minimal stent area (MSA) compared to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI. Imaging-guided PCI (with both OCT and IVUS) also resulted in improved stent expansion and acute stent-based procedural success compared to angiography-guided PCI.
Findings from the ILUMIEN III (OPTIMIZE PCI) trial were reported today at the 28th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), TCT is the world's premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. The study was also published simultaneously in The Lancet.
Compared to angiographic-guidance, IVUS-guidance has been shown to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after PCI, mainly by resulting in a larger post-procedure lumen. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides higher resolution imaging than IVUS, although some studies have suggested it may lead to smaller luminal diameters after stent implantation.
The ILUMIEN III (OPTIMIZE PCI) study was a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial conducted at 29 sites in eight countries. Patients undergoing PCI were randomly assigned 1:1:1 to OCT-guidance, IVUS-guidance or angiography-guided stent implantation. OCT-guided PCI was performed using a specific protocol to determine stent length, diameter and expansion according to reference segment external elastic lamina (EEL) measurements. All patients underwent final OCT imaging (blinded in the IVUS and angiography arms).
Between May 2015 and April 2016, 450 patients were randomized and 415 final OCT acquisitions were analyzed for the primary endpoint of post-PCI MSA, measured by OCT at an independent core laboratory. The final MSA (median [25%, 75%]) was 5.79 [4.54, 7.34] mm2 with OCT-guidance, 5.89 [4.67, 7.80] mm2 with IVUS-guidance and 5.49 [4.39, 6.59] mm2 with angiography-guidance. The MSA with OCT-guidance was non-inferior to IVUS-guidance (one-sided 97.5% lower confidence interval = -0.70 mm2, Pnoninferiority=0.0014), but not superior (P=0.42).The trend toward greater MSA with OCT-
guidance compared to angiography-guidance did not reach statistical significance (P=0.12). Minimal and mean stent expansion and acute procedural success were greater in the imaging-guided arms compared to angiography.
Untreated major dissections were more common after IVUS-guided PCI than OCT-guided PCI (26.1% vs. 13.6%, P=0.0091). In the angiography-guided group, the rate of untreated major dissections was 18.6% (p=0.25). Similarly, compared with OCT-guidance, untreated major stent malapposition post-PCI was more frequent with both IVUS-guidance (20.7% vs. 10.7%, P=0.0221) and angiography-guidance (31.4% vs. 10.7%, p<0.0001). Clinical follow-up to one-year is ongoing in order to determine the clinical relevance of these OCT-based findings, as there were only six (1.3%) procedural and seven (1.6%) 30-day MACE events, with no significant differences between groups.
"The results of the ILUMIEN III (OPTIMIZE PCI) study show that using a specific reference segment EEL-based stent optimization strategy during OCT-guided PCI is safe and resulted in similar MSA compared to IVUS-guided PCI with fewer untreated major dissections and less major malapposition. OCT-guided PCI also led to greater stent expansion and procedural success compared to angiography-guided PCI," said lead investigator Ziad A. Ali, MD, DPhil. Dr. Ali is the Associate Director of Translational Medicine at the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He is also the Victoria and Esther Aboodi Cardiology Researcher and Louis V. Gerstner Scholar at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
"These results are encouraging, but further study is still needed to determine whether the advantages we have identified by utilizing OCT-guidance will impact clinical outcome."
The ILUMIEN III (OPTIMIZE PCI) trial was funded by St. Jude Medical. Dr. Ali reported grants from St. Jude Medical, personal fees from St. Jude Medical, personal fees from ACIST Medical, and personal fees from Cardiovascular Systems Inc. outside the submitted work.
The CRF Clinical Trials Center conducted the site management, data management and monitoring, biostatistics and data analysis, and core lab analyses for the trial.
The results of the ILUMIEN III (OPTIMIZE PCI) trial will be presented on Sunday, October 30 at 9:00 AM ET in the Main Arena (Ballroom, Level 3) of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Journal information: The Lancet
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I used to respond by saying that everyone is a child of God but only in some very limited sense—perhaps that everyone has an earthly/old nature but only Christians have a spiritual/new nature. While Paul does use the old vs new language, I was uncomfortable as I didn't think the response did justice to the passages in my first post. So I was excited to discover two alternatives for addressing the conundrum. The first one I found in Spencer Boersma's discussion of the Parable of the Prodigal Son, and I'll explain and build on it here.
While the son knows his father is still his father, and addresses him as such, he rightly sees that he hasn't acted as a son should—that he doesn't deserve to be called a son, nor treated as one. From his perspective, he feels he has forfeited his place in the family and can now only hope to be a hired servant. So when the father exuberantly welcomed him back into the family, the son understandably felt that he was being adopted.
To apply this to our question, everyone has walked away from God and hasn't acted as children of God should—we haven't been living in a healthy relationship with Him. However, given it's impossible to lose our biological connection to our parents and siblings, I think it's logical to believe it's impossible to lose our supernatural connection to our Father and Brother. Therefore, each and every person remains a child of God.
But, like the prodigal son, we can only truly enjoy the benefits of being in His family when we come to our senses; when we realise our need for Him; when we return home. Our "adoption" is our home coming—when we act as His children (with the Spirit's help), and can therefore be acknowledged and treated as such.
In part B, I'll look at related approach, which I think really reinforces the one above.
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Dreadlocks have been a part of the history of every spiritual system. From Christianity to Hinduism, locked hair has been been a symbol of a highly spiritual person who is trying to come closer to God(s).
… The first known examples of the hairstyle date back to ancient Egypt, where dreadlocks appeared on Egyptian artifacts. Mummified remains of ancient Egyptians with dreadlocks have even been recovered from archaeological sites.
hair and the body, keeping a person more strong and healthy.
the tale of Samson and Delilah in which a man's potency is directly linked to 'the seven locks on his head' (the biblical Sampson wore his hair in dreadlocks, and his unsurpassed strength was lost when Delilah cut off his seven locks of hair) and according to Roman accounts, the Celts were described to have 'hair like snakes' Germanic tribes, Greeks and the Vikings are all said to have worn dreadlocks too.
Originally, dreadlocks were the mark of spiritual status, Dogon Priest and Kemetic Spiritual Master Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig of The Earth Center explained in an interview. Priests of diverse Deities were required, at least for a specific period of time, to have dreadlocks. For example, priests of Deities that are involved in the healing of the body and with procreation, such as Wsr, Heru, Theouris and Sekhmet, are required to have dreadlocks. There is a period of seven to thirteen years that a priest of these Deities must let their hair grow freely and devote themselves completely to the Deity.
Dreadlocks carry a very heavy spiritual meaning that is virtually unknown in today's modern society. Now worn as a fashion statement, a political message, or as a rebellion, many people, young and old alike, have no idea what dreadlocks mean spiritually, and they do not know the position they are putting themselves in by having locked hair.
Dreadlocks have taken on, in addition to their original religious and spiritual significance, a potent social symbolism as well. Today, Dreadlocks signify spiritual intent, natural and supernatural powers, and are a statement of non-violent non-conformity, communalism and socialistic values, and solidarity with less fortunate or oppressed minorities.


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Home » UK Jewellery Trade News » Assay Office London Makes its Mark at London Jewellery Week
Assay Office London Makes its Mark at London Jewellery Week
April 20, 2010 MH 0 UK Jewellery Trade News,
The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office London will once again be participating in 'London Jewellery Week' which runs from 7 – 13 June.
The Assay Office London, a Prestige Partner of the event, will be holding a Fakes and Forgeries Seminar focusing on Jewellery and two Hallmarking Workshops for Consumers. They will also be demonstrating live hallmarking at the Hatton Garden Festival which takes place on Saturday 12 June.
The Jewellery Fakes & Forgeries Seminar, the first of its kind, is a follow-on from the renowned Silver Fakes and Forgeries Seminar. It will take place at the magnificent Goldsmiths Hall on Friday 11th June.
Jewellery expert Geoffrey Munn from the BBC's Antiques Roadshow will be talking about the Psychology of Fakes and Faking. Other renowned specialists will be covering such subjects as the faking of hallmarks, counterfeit watches and synthetic and treated gems.
The afternoon will comprise practical table sessions looking at a variety of counterfeit jewellery items, gemstones, watches, and silverware from some of the most famous faked names including Fabergé, Tiffany and Cartier. Limited places are available at £50 per delegate including luncheon and wine.
The Hallmarking Workshop for Consumers has been tailored specifically to educate the general public about the importance of hallmarking. Staff from Assay Office London will spend time explaining the law that surrounds this age old form of consumer protection, what the marks actually mean and how they are applied along with the opportunity to test a personal item of jewellery for its precious metal content with the most modern assaying device – an X-ray-fluorescence spectrometer. Limited places are available at £10 per delegate including refreshments.
The Hatton Garden Festival incorporates a wide selection of different 'zones' open to the public and offers a rare opportunity for visitors to go behind the scenes of this exclusive industry. Visitors will be able to view the different stages of jewellery manufacture right up to the point of sale, including of course, the hallmarking process, which is a legal requirement for precious metal objects, and one of the oldest forms of consumer protection.
Assay Office London's Greville Street sub-office opened in December 2006 and since then has played a major part of the Hatton Garden community. Dedicated members of staff will be on hand to answer any questions on the world of hallmarking as well as demonstrating the age-old process of assaying and hallmarking. Visitors will be given the opportunity to test personal items of jewellery for the precious metal content and children will be able to try their hand and stamping a mark to take home with them.
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County's ag service board budget proposes less spending
Agricultural service boards will see a decrease in grant funding
MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - The county's agricultural service board (ASB) has sent its proposed 2021 budget to county council for consideration. The move came by way of motion at the board's recently regularly scheduled council meeting.
The budget calls for total spending of $1,115,700, down $26,250 from last year's total of $1,414,950.
The 2021 budget items include $205,000 for roadside spraying, $98,000 for roadside mowing, $91,000 for weed inspection, $105,000 for mechanical brushing, $88,500 for sustainable agriculture, $50,000 for riparian project fencing, and $30,000 for alternative land use services.
"As a follow-up from council's strategic planning workshop administration proposed recommendations, with the support of the grant review committee for changes to the administration of various county grant programs," administration said in a briefing note to the board.
"This would reduce the different approving bodies and reduce instances of organizations applying to multiple grants. Historically, agricultural societies have been funded from the rural community grant prior to the establishment of the agricultural-related project grant."
Under the 2020/2021 provincial budget, agricultural service boards will see a decrease in grant funding from $11,678,000 to $8,485,000, a difference of $3.19 million, members heard.
As well, the board received notification in October that the 2020-2024 ASB grant under the legislative grant funding program will be $123,907, a reduction of $44,452.
"As for the resource stream, formerly the environmental stream, the fund amount is set at zero within the grant agreements and are awaiting a final decision on this funding stream, likely within the last quarter of the provincial government fiscal year (Jan. to Mar. 2021)," administration said.
The ASB is made up of appointed public members and county councillors. It advises both the county and province on agriculture issues and concerns.
During the recent board meeting, members received an information bulletin from the Agricultural Service Board Provincial Committee regarding funding of the committee.
"I am writing to you today to engage agricultural service boards to consider the proposal for the committee's operational funding to be funded directly by municipalities," chair Corey Beck said in the letter.
"Considering the current state of realignment in the ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, with the reduction in the ASB program staff and cuts to the ASDB grant funding calls into question the likelihood of securing future funding.
"Taking into consideration the increased role of advocacy, necessity to engage multiple ministries through the resolution process, the current political and economic climate and the continued support for ASB provincial committee activities, the committee is looking at options outside of what traditionally would have come from the ministry."
The proposal for future funding being put forward by the provincial committee would see each municipality's ASB pay $375 in 2022, $500 in 2023, $600 in 2024 and $600 in 2025.
Amendments to the provincial rules of procedure (for ASBs) would be proposed to allow for the collection of the fees and to annual set the fees a year prior to their collection, members heard.
The county's ASB accepted the letter as information. The next scheduled ASB meeting is Jan. 18 by teleconference.


Golf is a superb sport that folks of any age and from anywhere it the planet can relate with. It really is challenging to beat a gorgeous summer day used on the hyperlinks. You need to do, however, have to put for the necessary effort to become better golfer. While using tips offered here, you will be able to boost your game very quickly.
Ensure that you make use of your body to your benefit whilst you play. Don't just count on your arms for power, utilize the formidable power of the entire body. Let your system be one using the club. This not only boosts the distance that you can hit the ball, but also will make it so you don't have to waste energy swinging your arms.
Put all of your body to your swing to give it force. There exists a common misconception that all of your current power emanates from your arms, yet it is in reality about position and form. It's better to gyrate your entire body to complement the club's motion.
Every one of your golf clubs may have its own "sweet spot", a spot where, if you strike the ball with a great swing, you will get nearly perfect accuracy. As an alternative to practicing with merely one club, you should attempt each one to find out the easiest method to hit that sweet spot.
Ensure that all of your current attention is dedicated towards your following shot. Tend not to allow the previous successful or unsuccesful shot, or the upcoming water hazard, require away from the hit you are going to make. Worrying about mistakes can have an effect on your swing, so forget them and move forward.
To increase swing strength, you should involve your entire body, out of your torso all the way down to the legs. Swing the body around just like a whip while you swing, and draw power from your legs pushing up against the ground.
The feet should be arranged in the correct way. This can be probably the simplest and ultimate way to boost your swing. Your main goal is to make certain that your feel are actually perpendicular to the place you want any ball you're hitting traveling. You can check that you are currently achieving this correctly by putting the club parallel to your toes the tip from the club will likely be pointing towards ball's potential path.
When you find yourself driving, the rear of the front side foot should align together with the ball. For other swings, the ball needs to be consistently placed near equal distance involving the left foot and right foot. When you are with a slope, then it shouldn't be centered.
As was mentioned previously, the video game of golf is really a sport that may be enjoyed worldwide being a popular activity for recreation and relaxation. Success on the golf course requires intense center on technique, and a lot of have discovered it difficult to master because of this. If you try the guidelines in this post, there will be substantial improvements with your game.
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An innovative study conducted by a researcher from Dalhousie University has compared anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fisheries to those from agriculture and livestock production on a national level, and looked at changes in emissions from fisheries over time.
A study out of Dalhousie University has discovered that consumer trust in their grocery stores has fallen since allegations emerged that many of the chains worked together to keep bread prices high.
A revolutionary new study led by Dr. David Anderson, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Dr. Michael Dunbar, a professor in the Department of Surgery, has determined that Bayer Aspirin is just as effective in preventing blood clots following joint replacement surgeries as rivaroxaban, a costly anti-coagulant commonly used in Canada.
Humans have been fishing for at least 42,000 years, and for the first time ever, its global footprint can be tracked from space.
The 2017 Invictus Games are being held this week in Toronto, and will see more than 550 ill, injured, and wounded service members participate in 12 adaptive sports. These games use the power of sport to inspire, support, and rehabilitate, and two researchers at Dalhousie are hoping to learn more about the scale of its impact.
In a paper recently published in Nature Human Behaviour, Dalhousie University's Françoise Baylis, Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy, discusses the ethical concerns behind germline genetic modification.
Researchers from Dalhousie University and Uppsala University in Sweden have collaborated on a new study identifying genetic differences between spring and fall spawning herring in the Northwest Atlantic.
Dalhousie University's Howard Ramos, a professor of sociology, and Yoko Yoshida, an associate professor of sociology, are studying the demographic trends of Canadian immigration, focusing on non-economic and non-traditional pathways of migration.
Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan, Interim Director, School of Health & Human Performance and Director of the Gender and Health Promotion Studies Unit can speak to increased access to and uptake of HIV testing, and important health issue for women worldwide.
Do romantic partners influence each other's heavy episodic drinking?
A Dalhousie research team's 3-year study of 179 romantic couples suggests that if one partner binge drinks, their behaviour contributes to binge drinking in their romantic partner.


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11.06.20 What cars do Russians prefer to buy? TOP-10 of brands
From January to April 2020, Russians spent 697.5 billion rubles for new cars.
102 publications are found
Audi spoke about new products for Russia in 2021
Audi spoke about the new products that will appear in the Russian market in 2021. So, in the first quarter, the new generation A3 sedan and hatchback, the updated Q5 crossover, as well as the "charged" Audi RS Q8, Audi RS 6 Avant, Audi RS 7 Sportback, RS 4 Avant, RS 5 Coupe and RS 5 Sportback will go on sale.
In Moscow, the used car market is falling, while it is growing in St. Petersburg
Moscow and St. Petersburg remain the largest used car markets among all Russian cities. But if in the capital of the country the secondary market shows a decline, then in St. Petersburg its growth is observed. So, according to the agency "AUTOSTAT", for 11 months of 2020, the market of used cars in Moscow decreased by 1.8% and in St. Petersburg during the same period it grew by 4.2%.
There were revealed new details about the restyled LADA Vesta
LADA Izhevsk plant produced the first 10 restyled LADA Vesta cars in top-end configuration in the previous week. This is reported by AvtoVAZNews public, according to which the full-fledged production of the novelty will start in mid-summer 2021, and the cars will go on sale in the autumn.
Forecast until 2025: there will be more foreign cars in the secondary market
This conclusion was reached by the experts of the "AUTOSTAT"
Mazda increased sales by 9% in Russia in November
Russian Mazda dealers sold 2,953 vehicles in November, which is higher by 9% than a year before. At the end of 11 months of 2020, sales of the brand in our country were 23,378 cars, which is lower by 14% than in the same period of the previous year. As a result, Mazda's market share was 1.7% versus 1.8% a year before, according to the AEB.
Used motorcycle market grew by 18% in November
The secondary motorcycle market in our country continues to show the positive dynamics, as does the market of new motorcycles. But if the last of them grew in November by 48% (as the specialists of the agency "AUTOSTAT" reported earlier, the market of used motorcycles showed a slightly lower growth - only by 18%. According to the agency, its volume for the previous autumn month was 3, 2 thousand units.
UAZ SUVs enter the US market
Bremach Inc. became the official distributor of Russian models UAZ Patriot and Pickup in the USA. Back in October, two cars were brought into the country for certification, and at present they are undergoing scheduled tests with the assistance of the engineering and technical service of UAZ. According to the Motor.ru portal, an SUV and a pickup truck in the "Status" configuration, equipped with a 6-band Punch Powerglide 6L50 automatic transmission
JaguarLandRover spoke about new products for Russia in 2021
So, next spring, the updated Jaguar XF, Jaguar F-Pace, Jaguar E-Pace and Jaguar I-Pace will go on sale. As for the Land Rover brand, an updated Discovery is expected in our country, as well as a 21 model year RangeRoverVelar.
Born in the USSR: how many "Soviet" vehicles are left in the Russian Federation?
December 26th marks 29 years since the collapse of the USSR. We will not go into the political details of this event, but on the occasion of such a date, we will simply tell you how many more vehicles produced in Soviet times remained in our country.
More than 256 thousand cars were sold in 2020 with the help of state support
At the end of 11 months of 2020, with state support for demand in Russia, more than 256 thousand vehicles were sold. Among them, 199.3 thousand cars were sold under the program of preferential car loans, the budget of which in 2020 was 20.7 billion rubles, the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation reported.


Metroid is one of the first non-linear action adventure games on the NES that featured really fun action and gameplay. The Legend of Zelda had more exploring but it didn't have as much white-knuckle action gameplay that Metroid has. If it were not for Metroid, there would be no Castlevania 2 and Symphony of Night.
The story is pretty good for a sci-fi game. When I was the 9 years old, I thought it was pretty cool. The graphics are pretty damn good for being a first generation Nintendo game and only using the first cartridge chip set. Also, Metroid was the first real game to have a female hero that wasn't Ms. Pac-Man. At the end of the game, you will find out who Samus REALLY is.
You would gradually upgrade Samus with the items that you would find and unlock more abilities and areas as the game progressed. The music was very moody and catchy but it created some great moody effects and was a good change to the super happy Mario style music that came before it. The sound effects on the doors are still really cool.
The game originally shipped on the Nintendo Famicom Disk System in Japan so the game's progress was saved to the floppy disk. The Floppy Disk system never made it to the states so a password system was added. This is actually my only complaint in that it became a bit of a pain to use the password system. However, it probably shaved 10 dollars off the price by not using a battery in the cartridge.
The United States really loved this game and it's cult following was the main reason that they brought it back on the Gameboy, Super Nintendo, and now Gameboy Advance and Gamecube. Metroid is still one of the greatest and most innovative games of all time and FUN to play.


While I can admire and envy crafty genius such as my sewing aunts, I am not sure I necessarily have what it takes to be one. I tend to get a bit impatient which leads to rushing the process and the project. I also have a very hard time coming to terms with the fact that often what I have created is no where near the vision in my head. It's always been a mystery how my aunts can create amazing scarves, quilts and even baby blankets with such ease.
About a decade ago, I spent my free time creating very cute patchwork hobo bags for friends and family. I used spare fabric from old purses, t-shirts and sheets I found at Goodwill. I would experiment with the size, shape and closures (like zippers version buttons). It was one pattern and one method that overtime I was able to reproduce with ease.
As with most things, changes in my lifestyle, career or even recreation drastically decreased my time behind the sewing machine. I can honestly say that the majority of my stitching up until recently had been to sew on buttons or hem a pair of too long pants. The creative sewing projects became farther and fewer between.
Well, that was until last weekend.
Saturday morning I woke up inspired to design a handbag from the fabric runners leftover from our April wedding to hold my 8 inch tablet, a small wallet and my sunglasses case. I'm also not a huge fan of big purses, which I lovingly call "carry-ons." I wanted it to be small for dodging out to the grocery store or meeting Mike at the local pub on date night but with a long strap to wear diagonally across the body.
I drafted a few images on my tablet and then roughed out a template on grid paper, double-checking each step to ensure that it would hold my precious cargo. I carefully cut out each piece necessary for the tall rectangular design, including the extra-long strap and two pockets. I ironed each piece, pinned the fabric together, and ironed again.
It wasn't until I started working on the seams that I realized I may have not taken seam allowance into considerations. It was also around this time that the old habit of rushing the project kicked in. I managed to attach the long strap to both sides of the handbag without actually sewing the strap. Once that was pulled seam ripped, the strap sewn and sewn back into the bag, that's when I realized that the bag was about half as big as I intended. It would barely hold my sunglasses.
I admit that I spiraled into a Negative Nellie. I was thinking that maybe I should leave the crafts to my talented aunts. A break was in order, so I boxed up the project. I was completely going to write off the project and other sewing ideas.
The next morning, during a bike ride, I watched a teenager in the middle of the street working on just a simple flip of the board in which he lands back on the device. As I was approaching him, he attempted the flip but failed to make the landing. I saw his shoulders slump and his chest rise as he took a deep breath. He popped the board up and started the process over again.
For the rest of the way home I thought about the skateboarder and my aunts. While some people may have a natural talent in a certain field, one must practice and practice to achieve impressive results. They have to take a deep breath and get back on the board.
I pulled the project out of the box, determined to learn all of the mistakes and lessons with the current attempt before starting a whole new one. I decided that I wasn't going to focus on what was wrong with the current one but treat it as a learning lesson. A prototype if you will. The truth of it is, Dyson had about 5,000 prototypes before he released his first vacuum.
I took a deep breath, jumped back on the board and trying to image what my aunts would do when faced with an inside out and backwards sewn bag.
With my seam ripper and trusty sewing machine, I managed to finish the handbag project. My shift from seeking perfection to seeking a learning experience enabled the project to be a fun Sunday afternoon craft. I wasn't trying to compete with the idea in my head, but rather trying to troubleshoot the process.
In the end, although not perfect, I did finish the purse. It's a bit small for my intentions, but I think a young girl would enjoy the bag.
Next weekend, I plan to start a new one. i have high-hopes since I have pretty much cleared the road blocks with the last one. However, I also realize that it's only the second prototype and eventually they will get easier.
I'm glad you got back on the horse. Sometimes reminders like the one from the skateboarder come just when we need them. Your bag looks great!
Thank you. And I also believe in the "as we need them" reminders. It's a matter of being open to them.
That was really good. I think when I have a vision of the "perfect finished product" I don't see what I am actually doing. I am learning to make Froebel stars. Have not made it past step 14 yet but I feel that I am on a good path with it. I also noticed the instructions say the first finished star may not look very good, keep it anyway :-).
Ahhh, thanks Debbie! You'll have to send me pictures of your Froebel stars! And did you keep the first one?


For our Colectivo Workshops of Spring we worked with "The Glow" author´s Anita Bechloch and organized a DIY natural cosmetics Workshops. We had fun, learn to do many different products for our skin care with just natural products and is been such a success that we are already doing a third edition of this workshop due to the interest around the thema.
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Stocks fell in after-hours trading on Wednesday after a report that the Federal Trade Commission is likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block the acquisition of the video game publisher by Microsoft Corp.
Politico reported late Wednesday That FTC staff is skeptical of the companies' arguments that the $69 billion acquisition wouldn't give Microsoft an unfair advantage in the video game market, though commissioners have yet to vote on a lawsuit. Microsoft makes the Xbox video game console, raising fears that it will make some of Activision's most popular games – such as the "Call of Duty" franchise – exclusive to its platform, shutting down rival Sony Group Corp.
Play Station. A Microsoft spokesperson told Politico that the company "is ready to address the concerns of regulators, including the FTC, and Sony to ensure the deal closes with confidence." Activision shares fell 4.5% in after-hours trading, while Microsoft shares rose slightly.
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Rangeley Lakes: The Majestic Maine Woods
everett / August 8, 2012 /	3	/	2.3k
Rangeley Lakes, Maine.
By Everett Potter
When I was a kid, my grandparents and their next door neighbors, the Newells, would head north to the Rangeley Lakes region of Maine every September. Into the Oldsmobile would go the cooler, the fishing vests, and my grandfather's bamboo fly rods. For the next two weeks, the men would fly fish Rangeley Lake, as well as the Kennebago and Rangeley Rivers, for the legendary wild brook trout and feisty landlocked salmon that inhabited these storied waters. What my grandmother and her friend Vida did I can't remember. But in photographs from those trips, everyone is wearing standard issue 1950's khakis, smiling, and standing with the stringerfulls of fish they had caught.
These photos – and the magical tales my grandparents would tell when they returned, their deep Northwoods tans a hallmark of healthy outdoors living — are part of family lore. So when my old pal Frank and I decided to take a long overdue fishing trip this summer, we pointed the car in the direction of Rangeley Lakes.
Located in northwestern Maine, the Rangeley region consists of six major lakes and literally hundreds of smaller lakes and ponds, as well as rivers and streams. Mountains and woodlands stretching into Canada surround this water. In the 1860's, tales of enormous brook trout caught up here reached well-heeled sports in New York, and Rangeley was shortly transformed from a rural farming community to a resort destination for sportsmen. Sporting camps and large wooden resort hotels were built to accommodate the fishermen and their families who came by train from the big eastern cities, for a stay measured in months. There were characters like Fly Rod Crosby, a woman who was a master guide but actively promoted the area's fishing and hunting in those big cities. She was followed a few decades later by Carrie Stevens, a milliner who summered at Upper Dam. Stevens designed and tied shockingly beautiful streamer flies, the best known of which is the Gray Ghost.
The view from Height of Land.
There are two ways to appreciate the beauty of the region. You either arrive by seaplane or get there as we did, by car, going north along Route 17 from Rumford to a pull off called Height of Land. Whatever this moniker lacks in poetry it makes up for in directness and sheer majesty. This is the promised land of the Northwoods, a vast interconnected network of lakes – sheets of it – and mountains stretching into Canada. These are storied waters such as Upper Richardson and Mooselookmeguntic, the latter our destination. For my money, it may be the most dramatic view anywhere in New England.
Cabin with a view at Bald Mountain Camps. Photo by Everett Potter.
We checked into to one of the last remaining sporting camps in the Rangeley region, Bald Mountain Camps Resort, which stretches along the shores of Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Meeting us was Stephen Philbrick, a solidly built bear of a man with a big smile and a direct way of talking.
"How's the fishing?" I asked.
"Oh, they'll be jumping in the boat," he replied, as any true Mainer would.
Philbrick's grandparents bought the camps in 1940, and he grew up there, taking the reins from them in 1978. There are 14 cabins, rustic but impeccably kept, recently renovated and winterized for snowmobiling. Each cabin offers a private porch with rocking chairs, a fireplace or wood stove, private bath, spacious living room, individual bedrooms, and daily housekeeping. The furnishings are rustic indeed, with old dressers and vintage beds.
Gravel paths lead to the lakefront, where clumps of white birches thrive and enormous log floats serve as swimming platforms and docks. The waves of deep blue Mooselookmeguntic mean business, and often crash over the edge of the gently rocking docks, having likely been blown by winds from Canada. Look south and 80 miles away is the distinctive mass of Mt Washington, the highest mountain in the northeast. On a clear day, they say, you can see a plume of smoke from the cog railway that snakes its way up that peak. The lake is ringed by pines, with a fraction of the private homes that surround other lakes in the state. I spend my summers on a lake in Southern Maine, less than 100 miles south, but up here, I felt like I had entered another time and place.
Frank, a veteran of many such trips in our youth, flailing the waters of the Upper Humber in Newfoundland, Maine's Moosehead Lake and Vermont's Lake Willoughby, had his usual ragtag assortment of vintage roods, reels and much-used flies with him. Like the gear head I've morphed into, I had a quiver of LL Bean fly rods, shiny reels, and a dozen fly boxes. In truth, we were perfectly matched for the expedition. At the end of the day, it's what's on the other end of the fly that counts. In order to ensure that we had some success, we stocked up on variations on the legendary Rangeley streamers such as Gray Ghost and a fly called Sneeka at the excellent River's Edge Sports Shop in Oquossoc.
Trolling on Mooselookmeguntic. Photo by Everett Potter.
The deep blue waters of the lake stretch for 26 square miles, with the volcano-like shape of West Kennbago Mountain rising at the northern end. We took out one of their 14 foot Lund boats – broad beamed and built for large swells. We trolled the waters using lead line, hooking small brookies, gorgeous fish upon whose dynamic shape and fighting ability the reputation of the Maine woods rests.
At day's end, we returned to camp. The lakefront centerpiece of Bald Mountain is a wooden lodge, also recently redone, where a spacious white tablecloth dining room overlooks the lake. Festooned with wildcats, moose heads, great horned owls, fisher cats and salmon, it's a taxidermist's homage to the great traditions of the deep woods around Rangeley. In the rafters is suspended a vintage wood-ribbed canoe. The small living room has both a player piano and a flat screen TV (the only one at the resort) and a welcoming bar serves up draft versions of such Maine brews as Allagash White and Sebago Saddleback.
A seat with a sunset view outside the lodge at Bald Mountain.
After a drink overlooking the lake on one of the Adirondack rockers, we adjourned to dinner. The food is hearty and nicely prepared — my favorite entrée was a pork tenderloin — by Meg Godaire, who's been cooking at the camps for 18 years. Bald Mountain Camps is one of the rarities in the north woods, a resort that still offers American plan dining to its guests. At the end of a long day outdoors, it's all you can do to stroll to dinner.
The next day, we took to the Rangeley and Kennagbo Rivers, waters restricted to fly fishing. Here we walked into dense woods with thick moss covering the rocks underfoot, wading after the bookies and getting mostly chubs for our trouble. It was still fun, but the fact is, July is not ideal for angling. There's some sort of aphorism about the warmest weather and the lousiest fishing. Still, these are American trophy rivers, even though the fish we were catching were not trophies. The waters were still grand. But while the lake and nearby rivers beckoned us, fly rods in hand, Philbrick estimates that no more than 10 percent of his guests come exclusively to fish anymore.
Legendary fly tier Carrie Stevens.
"Those that do come are avid and voracious fishermen," he adds. "But the world is changing and we've had to adjust our approach to the future."
To keep four and five generations of Bald Mountain guests (from 29 states and four countries) happy and coming back, Philbrick puts more focus of the resort's other activities, such as canoeing, sailing, kayaking, boating and water-skiing. There's a clay tennis court, with hiking and mountain biking trails are literally out the back door. A sandy beach is ideal swimming for those with small children.
"And you can always sit, look out at the lake, and read a book," Philbrick says, an activity many people seemed content to do. The average stay is now more like four or five days, and those who stay two or three weeks "are few and far between."
As we got ready to leave, the number of brookies each of us had caught was muddied by fishermen's memories and perhaps a tad too much Malbec at dinner the night before. In the end, we declared it a draw.
Looking across from Bald Mountain, Philbrick told us that the thickly wooded far shore of Mooselookmeguntic is protected forever, put in a land trust years ago by some forward thinking owners.
"What you see now when you look out across the lake is what you're grandkids will see in 100 years time," Philbrick says.
Indeed, this is the wilder, primeval side of Maine. Times have changed but don't lament the lack of fishermen. Just enjoy the loons, the tranquility and the incredible beauty of the Rangeley Lakes Region.
Bald Mountain Camps Resort, Oquossoc, Maine 207-864-3671. Lodging and all meals starts at $155 per person, per day.
The town Rangeley still feels like a charming little town, on the edge of Rangeley Lake. A sprinkling of restaurants, an ice cream stand (Pine Tree Frosty overlooking Haley Pond) , and an independent bookshop, Book, Lines and Thinkers, are highlights. Float planes sit ready for adventure and on the ride into town, the imposing bulk of Saddleback, with its network of ski trails, looms over the area. The Rangeley Region Sport Shop is a good source for locally hand-tied flies.
Orgonon
A few miles outside of town is Orgonon, the former home of Wilhelm Reich, a student of Sigmund Freud and a pioneering psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and scientist. Now it's something of a museum of curiosities about Reich, a highly controversial figure whose theories and experiments concerning human orgasms led to his eventual imprisonment during the McCarthy era.
A Gray Ghost tied by Carrie Stevens.
In the hamlet of Oquossoc is the Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum, a world class regional museum that's barely two years old. Inside is an actual 1890's sporting camp, photos, flies, rods, and an authentic Rangeley Guide boat, all of it artfully arranged and nicely displayed. The gift shop has the usual assortment of books and cards but also fly tying equipment and vintage flies tied by the legendary Carrie Stevens, ideal for those with an extra $400 to $600 to spend. Each, it should be added.
Visit the Rangeley Lakes Region.
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Nancy Hercher
August 9, 2012 at 11:17 am	— Reply
Enjoyed your vivid article, Everett. And glad to learn about the fly-tying legend, Carrie Stevens. Just wish my father had known about her and he might not have been critical of my taking "fly tying" as a P.E. requirement at Baylor, Waco, in 1951. His words as one who did not go to college were, "I didn't send you to school to learn to fish." I made a B in the class and it kept me off the Dean's List that semester.
Having the memories of Bridgton to color your pictures of Rangeley made it all the more enjoyable.
Love and best to you, Gayle and Emma.
Thanks Nancy. We miss seeing you during our Maine summers!
Lots of great photo albums, maps and articles being added to http://www.Rangeley-Maine.com…it's a community site…press releases and articles are gladly accepted!


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coronavirus8. June 2020
Congo welcomes EU Humanitarian Air Bridge aid to tackle pandemic
Kinshasa – The Congolese government welcomed aid carried by the European Union's recently established Humanitarian Air Bridge service aimed at helping the central African country tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
The international community matters
The first of three flights carrying humanitarian workers and essential supplies arrived in the nation's capital Kinshasa early on Monday.
"This gift reminds us that we are also from the international community and that our problems concern the rest of the world," Congolese Minister for Foreign Affairs Marie Tumba Nzeza told dpa.
Also on the flight were a number of high-ranking European politicians, including European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic, as well as the French and Belgian ministers for foreign affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Philippe Goffin.
The officials are expected to meet with Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and other civil organizations while in the country, the EU said in a statement.
Congo is facing several epidemics
Commissioner Lenarcic said the EU would be giving Congo 40 million euros (45 million dollars) in humanitarian funding in 2020.
According to the statement, a number of other humanitarian aid flights to regions made more vulnerable by the coronavirus pandemic are also in the pipeline.
The EU has said that humanitarian needs in Congo are among the highest in the world.
Covid-19 has hit as the country grapples with an Ebola epidemic and outbreaks of both measles and cholera.
Curbing these epidemics is made more difficult because of militias fighting in certain areas of the country and widespread distrust of medical workers.
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Africa, cholera, Congo, coronavirus, COVID-19, Ebola, EU, Europe, European Union, Humanitarian aid, Humanitarian Air Bridge, Measles, pandemic
Previous Generation Z: creative and committed, against the virus
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import wx
from cairis.core.armid import *
from CodeRelationshipListCtrl import CodeRelationshipListCtrl
from CodeNetworkModel import CodeNetworkModel
from cairis.core.Borg import Borg

__author__ = 'Shamal Faily'

class CodeRelationshipEditor(wx.Dialog):
  def __init__(self,parent,personaName):
    wx.Dialog.__init__(self,parent,CODERELATIONSHIPEDITOR_ID,'Code Relationships',style=wx.DEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wx.MAXIMIZE_BOX | wx.THICK_FRAME | wx.RESIZE_BORDER, size=(400,200))
    b = Borg()
    self.dbProxy = b.dbProxy
    self.thePersonaName = personaName
    mainSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
    self.crListCtrl = CodeRelationshipListCtrl(self,personaName)
    mainSizer.Add(self.crListCtrl,1,wx.EXPAND)

    buttonSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
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    commitButton = wx.Button(self,CODERELATIONSHIP_BUTTONCOMMIT_ID,"Commit")
    buttonSizer.Add(commitButton)
    closeButton = wx.Button(self,wx.ID_CLOSE,"Close")
    buttonSizer.Add(closeButton)

    self.SetSizer(mainSizer)

    self.selectedIdx = -1
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    wx.EVT_BUTTON(self,wx.ID_CLOSE,self.onClose)

  def onCommit(self,evt):
    relationships = self.crListCtrl.dimensions()
    self.dbProxy.updateCodeNetwork(self.thePersonaName,relationships)
    model = CodeNetworkModel(relationships,self.thePersonaName)
    model.graph()
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  def onClose(self,evt):
    self.EndModal(wx.ID_CLOSE)

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Work-to-rule action is possible only in places where the rules itself are bad. I already shared my opinion on how to improve the law in part "Law as a project written by use of the extreme programming methods". Let focus here on work of administration.
First of all, when I hear about any "work-to-rule" action I get very annoyed by two things. The first reason for my irritation is the fact that the law is so bad that even the administration workers follow it only in these kind of actions. Second reason for my annoyance is that nobody use this work-to-rule experience to improve administration work.
Process engineering very often looks for critical path of any given process in order to improve it. To detect this critical path and part of the process, which slows everything, process engineers sometimes watch the movies of manufacturing process in fast forward or in slow motion. Work-to-rule actions are perfect opportunities to watch administration work in slow motion and to detect possible improvements to the process. All this knowledge is wasted just because the politicians still haven't fully understood XIX century work organization methods proposed by Frederic W. Taylor and implemented by Henry Ford. They just lag behind in XVIII century achievements of French revolution and American independence.
Let's try to explain how some new methods could be used to improve the process. Let's think for a moment about administration building as about user interface to administration's world. If you are not a die-hard fan of command line, you like your user interface to be as user-friendly as possible. To achieve this you analyse if all the important menu functions are easily accessible, if the use of them is intuitive and if the descriptions are clear enough. Popular internet sites have whole teams whose only task is to analyse internet traffic to find out where people enter on the page and what they do next.
In Polish administration no one is analysing the path any citizen needs to follow in order to do its business. No one really cares that you need to go from one hall to another to buy a revenue stamp and then go back again. Nobody checks how many doors he needs to knock to, before he does what he needs to do. I must admit that lately I have seen at least some improvement in Polish administration, but there is still much work to be done.
Let's say it clearly – if your work is not turn based, every minute of your time in administration building is a minute lost for economy. You either need to ask for a day off (or at least few hours), or you you are your own boss, you cannot do anything else at the same time. It's time for everyone to realize that.


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