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'use babel';
'use strict';

import { FriendlyError } from 'discord-graf';
import bot from './bot';
import config from './config';
import version from './version';
import * as db from './database';
import Character from './database/character';
import * as analytics from './util/analytics';
import DiceExpression from 'dice-expression-evaluator';

import ListCharactersCommand from './commands/characters/list';
import ViewCharacterCommand from './commands/characters/view';
import AddCharacterCommand from './commands/characters/add';
import DeleteCharacterCommand from './commands/characters/delete';
import ClearCharactersCommand from './commands/characters/clear';
import RollDiceCommand from './commands/dice/roll';
import MaxRollCommand from './commands/dice/max';
import MinRollCommand from './commands/dice/min';

bot.logger.info(`RPBot v${version} is starting...`);
analytics.sendEvent('Bot', 'started');

// Create bot
export const client = bot
	.registerDefaults()
	.registerModules([
		['characters', 'Characters'],
		['dice', 'Dice']
	])
	.registerCommands([
		ListCharactersCommand,
		ViewCharacterCommand,
		AddCharacterCommand,
		DeleteCharacterCommand,
		ClearCharactersCommand,
		RollDiceCommand,
		MaxRollCommand,
		MinRollCommand
	])
	.registerEvalObjects({
		db: db,
		Character: Character,
		config: config,
		version: version,
		dice: DiceExpression
	})
.createClient();

// Set up command analytics
bot.dispatcher.on('commandRun', command => {
	analytics.sendEvent('Command', 'run', `${command.module}:${command.memberName}`);
}).on('commandError', (command, err) => {
	if(!(err instanceof FriendlyError)) analytics.sendException(err);
});

// Set up database
db.init().catch(err => {
	bot.logger.error(err);
	process.exit(1);
});

// Exit on interrupt
let interruptCount = 0;
process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
	interruptCount++;
	if(interruptCount === 1) {
		bot.logger.info('Received interrupt signal; closing database, destroying client, and exiting...');
		await Promise.all([
			db.close(),
			client.destroy()
		]).catch(err => {
			bot.logger.error(err);
		});
		process.exit(0);
	} else {
		bot.logger.info('Received another interrupt signal; immediately exiting.');
		process.exit(0);
	}
});


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require 'spec_helper'

describe ActionKitRest::Actions::EventCreateAction do
  describe '#get' do
    let(:actionkit) { ActionKitRest.new(host: 'test.com') }

    before :each do
      stub_request(:get, 'https://test.com/rest/v1/eventcreateaction/123/')
        .to_return(body: fixture('action/event_create_action.json'), status: '200', headers: { content_type: 'application/json; charset=utf-8' })
    end

    it 'should retrieve eventcreateaction and aggregate parsed event and user IDs' do
      ak_event_create_action = actionkit.event_create_action.get('123')

      expect(ak_event_create_action.id).to eq(12_345)
      expect(ak_event_create_action.event_id).to eq('999')
      expect(ak_event_create_action.user_id).to eq('112233')
    end
  end
end

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Home / Treatments / Keratoconus Treatment
What is Keratoconus?
In keratoconus the cornea bulges forward and become thinner causing irregular astigmatism
Keratoconus is a progressive disease of the cornea shape and generally affects both eyes (usually one more than the other). The underlying problem is weakness of the supporting collagen fibers in the cornea. This makes the cornea structurally and biomechanically "weak". As a result, the cornea assumes a more conical shape with resultant irregular astigmatism or what is defined as an "irregular rugby ball shape".
Keratoconus is a common disease and its incidence has been estimated for the age 10-44 at 1/1750 in white European and 1/440 in Asians.
Learn more about Keratoconus
What are the symptoms of keratoconus?
Keratoconus symptoms include substantial distortion of vision (astigmatism), with multiple images, blurry vision and sensitivity to light (photophobia). Initially most people can correct their vision with glasses. But as the astigmatism progressively gets worse patients may need to be managed with specially fitted rigid contact lenses to reduce the distortion and provide better vision. In 20% of patients, the condition is progressive and requires surgical intervention.
How does keratoconus affect vision?
The cornea is the main optical lens of the eye. The cornea helps focus images onto your retina at the back of the eye. As the cornea begins to bulge in keratoconus the regular optics of the cornea are distorted and therefore becomes difficult to focus a clear image onto the retina. This can result in distortion, ghosting and multiple image formation. As keratoconus progresses, it is more difficult for spectacles to correct vision. Most keratoconus patients achieve their best vision with a rigid contact lens which works by arching over the bulging cone of cornea and creating a new artificial smooth spherical surface.
What can happen if keratoconus is not treated?
Keratoconus tends to begin during teenage years and continues to progress up to the late 30's, after which it tends to slow down and usually remain stable. In youth, the cornea is more elastic and has a layered structure. These layers can become stretched due to genetic characteristics, pressure within the eye or eye rubbing. The progression of Keratoconus can be quite variable but the rule is the younger the patient the higher the progression. A genetic predisposition to keratoconus has been observed, with the disease running within families in more than 10% of all cases. Unfortunately, if the condition isn't treated early on with collagen cross linking, patients are left with an abnormal shaped cornea that requires a contact lens to see well. Keratoconus is a very variable disease and can be very mild in one person and not progress very much, whilst being severe and rapidly progressive in other cases.
How is keratoconus diagnosed?
The diagnosis of Keratoconus is based on the patient's history and a complete ophthalmological examination including sophisticated corneal imaging such as the pentacam corneal three-dimensional scanning tomography that allows to grade keratoconus and check for progression with serial scans comparisons. The pentacam is the industry standard device for measuring the corneal shape accurately in three dimensions. At your first consultation, pentacam scanning will help us determine the most appropriate initial treatment. Subsequently, pentacam scanning will be used to ensure that your corneal shape is stable by comparing scans between visits. Please bring an USB flash drive so that we can give you your pentacam files to keep. For accurate scans, you should not use rigid contact lenses for two weeks prior to review visits.
How to stop Keratoconus?
Until recently, there were no treatments available to stop keratoconus getting worse. Patients were given rigid contact lenses once spectacles were no longer effective, and corneal transplantation when contact lenses were no longer tolerated. The two fundamental aims in modern keratoconus treatment are: stopping progression (Shape stabilisation) and restoring good vision. Since 2000, Corneal Collagen Cross-linking (CXL) has emerged as a safe and effective method to halt keratoconus progression preventing further corneal shape deterioration.
How to treat Keratoconus?
Corneal Collagen Cross-linking (CXL) is the only way to stop keratoconus progression in early cases preventing further vision deterioration. Newer treatments for shape improvement and visual rehabilitation that have become available and can be used in selected cases include: intracorneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation, Visian implantable toric contact lens (ICL) implantation and custom topographic and wavefront guided laser treatments (topography and wavefront guided No Touch LASEK). Current aims of keratoconus treatment are much more proactive and aim to stop disease progression and restoring good vision.
Why choose Vincenzo Maurino for your keratoconus treatment?
Vincenzo Maurino has been a Consultant Eye Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital with specialist expertise in cornea, lens and laser eye surgery since 2002 and has a wealth of expertise and experience in cornea diseases in general and keratoconus specifically. He is Professor of Corneal Surgery at the prestigious University "Tor Vergata" in Rome. He has performed more than thirty thousand eye operations in his career and his results are second to none. Due to his experience and expertise he can offer the widest choice of customised treatments to serve his patient best.
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Gianforte, Knudsen host roundtable on human trafficking
Representatives from more than 10 different organizations came together Tuesday to highlight a need for an organized approach to human trafficking.
In 2015, the Montana Department of Justice tracked seven human trafficking cases in Montana. That number rose to 41 in 2021.
Authorities say it's a growing issue in Montana that some citizens might not recognize.
"I think just kind of globally, in Montana we like to think that human trafficking and sex slavery don't happen in Montana, because that's a big city problem, and that's just sadly not the case. I just got handed some new stats from the Division of Criminal Investigation. Just from last year to this year, we have seen a 65% increase in human trafficking investigations," Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said.
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The controversial journal of Mihai Sebastian (1935-1944)
The journal of the Romanian Jewish essayist, playwright and novelist Mihai Sebastian is still seeped in historical controversy in his native country. In fact, this journal, which the author kept for nearly ten years (from 1935 to 1944), was such a taboo subject that it wasn't published until 1998 (in French) by Editions Stock. The Ivan R. Dee English edition appeared in 2000, increasing the diary's international exposure–as well as the controversy that surrounded it. The Journal of Mihai Sebastian is particularly problematic for the Romanian community, both in the country and abroad. It depicts the regimes that allied themselves with the Nazis as well as some of Romania's most notable writers and philosophers—Emil Cioran, Mircea Eliade and Camil Petrescu–whom the playwright Eugene Ionesco characterized, due to their Fascist political affinities, as part of the "Iron Guard generation"–in a rather negative light. Sebastian's frank and lucid picture of the Fascist influence in Romania can offend on several levels.
Many Romanians with strong nationalist sentiments still view Ion Antonescu as a national hero that protected the country's interests in an impossible political context. Furthermore, even Romanians without strong nationalist feelings take great pride in Romania's leading 20th century intellectuals, particularly Emil Cioran, Mircea Eliade and Camil Petrescu. Some of them do not take kindly to a frank discussion of these authors' pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic views in so far as bringing this subject up can cast doubt on their merit as writers and on their character.
I don't think these are good reasons to shy away from reading this journal, however. The fact that Mihai Sebastian was himself a leading intellectual figure in the country and accepted as a friend by these authors gives us a more personal—and unique–glimpse into the cultural and political atmosphere of the times. This journal is interesting from both a historical and a philosophical perspective. It raises questions about Romania's alliance with the Nazis and simultaneously explores the relation between morality and intellectuality (in the same way as discussions of Heidegger's role in anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi discourse does). (See Philip Oltermann's excellent article on this subject, published in The Guardian on March 12, 2014, http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/13/martin-heidegger-black-notebooks-reveal-nazi-ideology-antisemitism).
Mihai Sebastian was born Iosif Mendel Hechter in 1907 in a Jewish family in Braila. He managed to survive Fascism, the war years and the Holocaust, only to die, absurdly, in a car accident in 1945. Sebastian studied law in Bucharest and mingled with Romania's leading intellectual figures. His journal discusses his relatively close relationships with Emil Cioran, Mircea Eliade, Camil Petrescu and Eugene Ionesco. Of these authors, only Eugene Ionesco was critical of Fascism. Years later, in 1959, he even published a political drama about totalitarianism, Rhinocéros, in which he described his friends' strange transformations under the pressure—and lure–of history's dark forces, Communism, Fascism and Nazism.
Being Jewish in an epoch when Judaism was equivalent to a crime punishable by imprisonment, deportation and even death, Sebastian had ambivalent relations with Cioran, Eliade and Petrescu, all of whom expressed anti-Semitic views and were seduced by a combination of Nazi and nationalist ideology. At one point, Sebastian expresses shock in reading an article by Mircea Eliade in support of the Legionary Movement: "Friday, 17 (December). In yesterday's Buna Vestire (year I, no. 244, dated Friday, 17 December 1937): "Why I Believe in the Victory of the Legionary Movement," by Mircea Eliade" 133). Numerous times, Sebastian hopes that personal bonds of friendship can shift his friends' anti-Semitic views. He tries to persuade Camil Petrescu–to no avail–that his anti-Semitism is irrational:
"Thursday, 25 [June] 1936. When we left Capsa we went a few steps down the street and he repeated what he thought of the latest anti-Semitic attacks… He went on to say: 'My dear man, the Jews provoke things: they have a dubious attitude and get mixed up in things that don't concern them. They are too nationalistic.' 'You should make up your mind, Camil. Are they nationalists or are they Communists?' 'Wow, you're really something, you know?… What else is communism but the imperialism of Jews?' (60) Disappointed that Petrescu won't listen to reason, Sebastian notes, perplexed: "That is Camil Petrescu speaking. Camil Petrescu is one of the finest minds in Romania. Camil Petrescu is one of the most sensitive creatures in Romania" (60).
Facing prejudice from one's peers is one thing; facing the prospect of imprisonment or even death is quite another. Between 1935 and 1941, the political situation deteriorates significantly for Jews in Romania (and most of Europe as well) . In August of 1941, Sebastian finds himself in grave danger of being sent to labor camp for the simple fact of being Jewish. He's aware of the probable link between deportation and extermination: "The alarm I felt at first is returning. Are we again facing a mass roundup of Jews? Internment camps? Extermination?" (389) Like most Jews from Old Kingdom Romania, however, Sebastian escapes due to a series of unpredictable shifts in government policies. (See my article on the subject of Ion Antonescu's regime, http://literaturadeazi.ro/content/review-ion-antonescu).
Despite its trenchant critiques, however, Mihai Sebastian's journal shouldn't be judged only as an indictment of the political ideology of some of Romania's leading intellectuals and of the country at large. Written in a lyrical and contemplative style reminiscent of an author Sebastian greatly admired–Marcel Proust–the journal also captures the author's great appreciation of classical music, the cultural activities of the times, as well as his intriguing and often tumultuous love affairs, whom he compares to the vicissitudes of passion described by Proust in A la recherché du temps perdu.
As a memoir with political and ethical implications, Mihai Sebastian's journal reminds us of the fact that political morality and intellectual merit aren't necessarily linked. Great intellectuals can and do sometimes espouse immoral or chauvinist views. Does it follow that they they be judged only—or even mostly–in terms of those views? Absolutely not. Just like we shouldn't judge Aristotle's great contributions to philosophy only in terms of his "sexist" and incomplete views of women or Thomas Jefferson's notable contributions to government, political theory and even architecture only in terms of having owned slaves and thus supported slavery, we shouldn't judge Eliade, Cioran and Petrescu only (or mostly) in terms of their anti-Semitism or Fascist tendencies. Those of us who respect these writers need not fear that the truths expressed by Mihai Sebastian's journal will diminish the intellectual worth of Romania's leading authors. This book is important because it offers us a deeper understanding of Romania's controversial, pro-Fascist years, from the perspective of a Jewish writer caught in the middle of cataclysmic events that he had the opportunity, lucidity and talent to describe exceptionally well.
Claudia Moscovici,
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FDA allowing more time for "healthy" labeling feedback
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WASHINGTON — The US Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the remark interval for the proposed rule to redefine the time period "wholesome" in its use on meals bundle labeling. The brand new deadline for feedback is Feb. 16, 2023.
In a revision of the FDA's authentic definition established in 1994, the proposed rule would require merchandise labeled with the phrase "wholesome" to include a significant quantity of components from nutrient-dense meals teams together with fruits, greens, dairy, grains, protein and oils.
For example, the FDA stated a cereal would wish to include a specific amount of complete grains and cling to limits for saturated fats, sodium, and added sugars to incorporate the "wholesome" declare on its bundle.
The proposed rule, entitled "Meals labeling: nutrient content material claims; definition of time period 'wholesome,'" appeared in the Federal Register on Sept. 29. The FDA stated is extending the remark interval by 50 days, in response to a request from stakeholders to permit further time for individuals to develop and submit feedback. Feedback must be submitted to Rules.gov and recognized with the docket quantity: FDA-2016-D-2335. Source
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BHOPAL: A farmer committed suicide after recording his plight in a video.
The incident occurred in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
Vinod Patidar, 34, shot of a video of himself, alleging harassment at the hands of the money-lenders. Later, he consumed poison and ended his life.
Local residents said that Patidar was found unconscious in the fields at Alhed near Manasa. He was rushed to the primary health centre. However, his condition deteriorated. He was rushed to the district hospital. However, on way he succumbed.
Just before his last rites, the family members saw the video in his cell phone. The video was apparently shot just before he committed suicide. He had mentioned that the money-leders were harassing him and demanding money even though he had paid the due amount.
His tractor and land was also being seized by the money-lender, as per the video. Earlier, on January 4, Patidar had sent a letter to the PMO. He had asked for permission to commit euthanasia. The police officials say that investigation is on in this case.
The evidences are being examined and a case would be registered subsequently, say officials. Farmers have been committing suicide in Madhya Pradesh on a regular basis. Nearly 150 farmers ended life in the state in the last four months.


ANAHEIM, CA In November of 2017, Dylan surprised Lauren with a romantic picnic set up alongside a secluded lake on a private property in Silverado Canyon, not too far from their first kiss at a 2011 music festival. After the proposal, Dylan surprised Lauren with a small group of close family and friends at Rancho Las Lomas to celebrate the engagement.
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Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte English: "Federal Constructions Works", short K+W, was a Swiss state-owned enterprise, with the aim of making the Swiss military independent of foreign sources for its equipment needs. It was established in 1867 in Thun and produced artillery, vehicles and other typical military equipment. In 1914 Switzerland put in an effort to make itself independent of foreign suppliers of military aircraft and started the production of the DH-1 in Thun. Long-standing connections to the ETH Zurich ensured the necessary know-how. 1940 the aviation department moved from Thun to Emmen and in 1943 it became a separate unit of the Swiss Armed Forces independent under the name of Eidgenössisches Flugzeugwerk (F+W) (Federal Aviation Works). The Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette focused now on the production of armoured fighting vehicles for the Swiss Army, both of its own designs and licensed production of M113 armored personnel carriers and Leopard 2 tanks and other land systems for the Swiss Army. Since 1995 it changed its name several times, started exporting and is now part of RUAG Defence.

There is a museum of the company tanks in Thun, Bern, Switzerland.

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 EKW C-35
 EKW C-3600
 EKW C-3602
 EKW C-3603
 EKW C-3604
 F+W C-3605
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Armored vehicles
 Nahkampfkanone 1
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Ballpark Food Gets Worse
Up in smoke: Killen's pulls out of Minute Maid in barbecue controvery
CultureMap Exclusive
Saint Arnold unveils special new big, boozy English beer to celebrate
New Galleria Restaurant
Romantic restaurant taking over the high-profile Gigi's spot in The Galleria: Are you ready to eat in a tree?
Romantic restaurant taking over high-profile Gigi's spot in Galleria
Chef Paul Friedman will bring his South African restaurant Peli Peli to the Galleria later this year. Courtesy photo
The acacai tree that's an integral part of the Vintage Park location will have a home in the Galleria, too. Courtesy photo
Bobotie, a South African riff on shepherd's pie, is a Peli Peli signature. Courtesy photo
The same architect who designed the Vintage Park location is working on the Galleria. Courtesy photo
Peli Peli, a South African restaurant in Vintage Park, is taking over the former Gigi's Asian Bistro space in The Galleria. Over its five year history, the restaurant has become one of the most popular destinations in Northwest Houston, consistently winning online polls for its romantic atmosphere and inventive cuisine.
"We've been trying to get inside the Loop for almost two years," general manager and co-owner Thomas Nguyen tells CultureMap. "The problem we've had is no one knows who we are. I don't blame them. We're out in the suburbs."
Nguyen, chef/owner Paul Friedman and partner Michael Tran have come close on spaces on Washington Ave and at Gateway Memorial City, but they couldn't strike a deal. "I'm used to hearing that I'm a finalist for a spot, and we haven't been the victor until today," Nguyen says.
Diners will have the experience of feeling as though they're sitting in the tree during their meal.
Thankfully, a real estate agent convinced a Simon Mall executive to try Peli Peli for lunch. "He loved it. He thought that was the fresh energy that the Galleria needed, and I'm so thankful for that," Nguyen says.
Eager to get a jump on the remodeling project, the restaurant retained an architect before finalizing the lease. If the deal had fallen through, "We would have been out 10 or 15 grand. We just felt like it was a risk we had to take," Nguyen explains, but the head start puts them on track to be open for the busy Christmas shopping season, pending the usual caveats about permitting and construction delays.
The plan calls for two of the Vintage Park location's signature Acacia trees — one in the dining room and one in the bar. Diners will have the experience of feeling as though they're sitting in the tree during their meal.
In terms of the food, Nguyen says Friedman knows he needs to up the "wow factor" to impress The Galleria crowd. "We're going to come out with more items that are unique and specific to South Africa. We're going to go through a lot of test tasting to see what we can do," Nguyen says. "I really want to surprise people."
Friedman will spend 90-percent of his time at the new location, but Vintage Park regulars shouldn't worry about the quality dipping in his absence. Nguyen says he and Friedman have been monitoring how the chefs perform without Friedman on the line for the last two years. "We're confident they'll be able to maintain the standards we're used to, and Paul will oversee the team at The Galleria," Nguyen says.
Nguyen compares going from Vintage Park to The Galleria to a college football player going to the NFL. "If I'm really going to be a restaurateur, I need to be with the best of the best. I want to know if our food is able to compete with the best that Houston has to offer," he says.
"We have a lot of work to do in the next six months. It'll be interesting to see what happens."


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What snake is this in my garden?
Quote Reply Topic: What snake is this in my garden?
Hi all, my children found this snake in our garden unfortunately it was dead so not sure if a bird of prey had dropped it or not. However I am keen to find out what species it is as obviously concerned for my children should his be venomous. Hope you can help many thanks.
Nothing to worry about - a grass snake, completely harmless - although smelly when provoked! Although not clear on the photo there is a yellow "collar" behind the head which is instantly identifiable.


Theconclusions of this research is the educational buildings on the Kartini street Salatiga has modern colonial architecture typologies and that do not have an integration concept in the arrangement region. Bangunan pendidikan di Jalan Kartini Salatiga merupakan sebuah komplek bangunan cagar budaya yang terdapat di Kota Salatiga, merupakan peninggalan kolonial Belanda, sehingga tidak mengherankan apabila bangunan tersebut memiliki karakter arsitektur kolonial yang membentuk identitas yang khas pada kawasan tersebut. It sets out the theoretical and practical background to architectural conservation and how its perceived relevance and level of attainment can be extended when harnessed to wider agendas of sustainability and cultural identity. It sets out the theoretical and practical background to architectural conservation and how its perceived relevance and level of attainment can be extended when harnessed to wider agendas of sustainability and cultural identity. It tests the achievement of urban conservation through case studies from across Europe and elsewhere, assessing them against the sustainability agenda. It sets out the theoretical and practical background to architectural conservation and how its perceived relevance and level of attainment can be extended when harnessed to wider agendas of sustainability and cultural identity. Previous publications have focused on conservation and sustainability as though they are separate issues.
The subject matter in this book will provide an important body of knowledge, not only to the design professionals and students of architecture and planning, but also includes useful information across disciplines, such as social sciences, planning, urban geography and more. The book embraces a wide array of principles, strategies and precedents that are instrumental to the design of cities and communities in Islamic regions in order to sustain their cultural and environmental vitality. Definitions : conservation and sustainability -- Conservation : background -- Urban planning context -- Sustainability : background -- Conservation : international initiatives and directions -- Conservation : United Kingdom position and directions -- Sustainable cities and urban initiatives -- Managing world heritage cities : United Kingdom -- Managing historic cities : the bottom-up approach -- The coincidence between conservation and sustainability -- The challenge and the opportunity -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Index. It tests the achievement of urban conservation through case studies from across Europe and elsewhere, assessing them against the sustainability agenda. The book offers an invaluable resource for architects, planners, surveyors and engineers worldwide working in heritage conservation, as well as for local authority conservation officers and managers of heritage sites. It sets out the theoretical and practical background to architectural conservation and how its perceived relevance and level of attainment can be extended when harnessed to wider agendas of sustainability and cultural identity. It tests the achievement of urban conservation through case studies from across Europe and elsewhere, assessing them against the sustainability agenda.
Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities examines how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other in the context of historic cities, and how they can be brought together in a common philosophy and practice that is mutually supportive. Perceptions, however, are changing, new linkages are being forged, and this book seeks to contribute to this important process. It wolud need to know that doing a study about the typology and regional integration concept in view that the buildings is a heritage buildings that located on the adjacent region, as an active role of heritage building preservation in terms of academic architecture. It draws from examples of theory and practice across Europe and elsewhere around the world. Leading academics Zetter and Watson have produced a fascinating book that is amongst the first to explore the concept of urban sustainability within the context of urban design in the developing world. Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities examines how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other in the context of historic cities, and how they can be brought together in a common philosophy and practice that is mutually supportive. A wealth of examples drawn from Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India and Myanmar demonstrate how rapid physical and social change has swept away historic urban quarters and the cultural heritage they represent.
This article reflects on the achievements and future directions for the Convention, focusing especially on cities. It tests the achievement of urban conservation through examples from across Europe and further afield and relates them to the sustainability agenda. Since 1972, the motivation for inscription has shifted from cultural recognition to economic gain. Examples are drawn from urban heritage sites worldwide from Timbuktu to Liverpool to demonstrate key issues and best practice in urban conservation today. Category: Political Science Author : Bashir A. These are some of the questions explored within this innovative and richly illustrated book.
The Convention identifies sites for conservation according to academically derived criteria of outstanding value. How do these two concepts relate to each other? This book sets out to examine how these issues relate to each other in the context of historic cities. It sets out the theoretical background and tests the achievement of architectural conservation through case studies from across Europe, assessing them against the sustainability agenda. Sustainable development is one of the core agendas of our time. Written in an accessible style the rich mix of concepts, research methods, analysis and practice-based tools is designed for academics and professionals alike. Urban conservation is a concept that has been with us since at least the 1960s. Title Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities Author Summary Examines how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other in the context of historic cities, and how they can be brought together in a common philosophy and practice that is mutually supportive.
The World Heritage Convention celebrates its fortieth anniversary in 2012. A history of landscape design ranges from antiquity to the present day, exploring the diverse ways in which humankind has shaped the landscape around them, from ancient Egyptian royal cemeteries to magnificent Renaissance gardens to modern-day earthworks, reflecting on how the landscape reflects social development and cultural values. Bangunan cagar budaya adalah bangunan yang secara arsitektural memiliki kekhasan baik dari nilai arsitektural, estetika dan mewakili suatu simbol kebudayaan. It tests the achievement of urban conservation through case studies from across Europe and elsewhere, assessing them against the sustainability agenda. This book examines how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other, and how they can be brought together in a common philosophy and practice.
It sets out the theoretical and practical background to architectural conservation and how its perceived relevance and level of attainment can be extended when harnessed to wider agendas of sustainability and cultural identity. These changes will test the resilience of the World Heritage concept. Although their roots are different, conservation and sustainability share common ground. Finally, contacts will be made between academics and industry to eventually lead to mutually profitable agreements. It tests the achievement of urban conservation through examples from across Europe and further afield and relates them to the sustainability agenda. What are the tools of sustainable design and how can communities participate in the design of the environments in which they live and work? The starting point for this book is the United Kingdom.
Untuk menjawab pertanyaan penelitian mengenai tipologi dan konsep integrasi pada kawasan bangunan pendidikan di Jalan Kartini Salatiga digunakan metode rekonstruksi baik secara bangunan maupun secara kawasan yang dilakukan dengan mencari data kesejarahan berupa foto maupun wawancara kepada narasumber yang kompeten. How can they be brought together in a common philosophy and practice? Perlu kiranya kini dilakukan sebuah studi mengenai tipologi dan konsep integrasi kawasan mengingat bangunan tersebut merupakan bangunan cagar budaya yang berada pada satu kawasan yang berdekatan, sebagai upaya peran aktif pelestarian bangunan cagar budaya dari segi akademis arsitektur. This paper is based upon the author's work in the United Kingdom and in continental Europe, East and West. This article seeks to analyse the means of protection of urban cultural heritage—a common, which is local it takes a vital part in the creation of identity and global it is a part of a universal heritage at the same time—in the international law, and to look into ways of its successful management. Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities examines how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other in the context of historic cities, and how they can be brought together in a common philosophy and practice that is mutually supportive. The catalog currently represents a portion of the collections and will be updated on a regular basis, so please check often.


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Niger Issues Arrest Warrant for Opposition Chief
Niger has issued an arrest warrant for the parliament speaker, a leading opposition figure who fled the country after being sought for questioning on suspicion of involvement in a baby-trafficking ring, judicial sources said on Monday.
Hama Amadou, an ally turned political rival of President Mahamadou Issoufou, fled to Burkina Faso then to France last month after parliamentary leaders authorized his arrest.
"The gendarmerie was the first to receive the national arrest warrant issued for Hama Amadou," a member of the judicial police told Reuters, asking not to be identified. "It distributed the order across the country, particularly to other security forces."
Two other judicial sources confirmed the existence of the warrant.
"If the national search doesn't bear fruit, the judge can issue an international arrest warrant, in which case Interpol would be notified," said a judge, who also asked not to be identified, referring to an international police network.
Seventeen people, including the wives of several senior politicians, were arrested in June by police investigating allegations they acquired new-born babies from "baby factories" in neighboring Nigeria. Hama's wife was among those initially taken into custody.
Hama has denied accusations that he may have been involved in baby-trafficking and says the investigation is politically motivated.
Political tensions have risen in Niger since last year when Hama, who had been part of Issoufou's coalition, fell out with the president.
Issoufou's government has accused him and his Nigerien Democratic Movement (MODEN) party of trying to destabilize the uranium-exporting, West African nation.
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There will be door prizes and drawings as usual. I hope to see you there. I want to let everyone know that I am launching a new cable television show in early January. It will be an hour long show airing at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. every Thursday.
It will be carried on KWCC-TV and other channels here in Chelan and Douglas counties and on Channel 1 in the Columbia Basin. Each show will be archived and available to be watched from your computer anytime you wish. There will be information about the new show on my web site very soon.


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Group of pro-Trump rioters who stormed Capitol expected in court
12:12, January 07 52 0 theguardian.com
A first batch of rioters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, at the encouragement of Donald Trump in his futile bid to overturn his election defeat were due in court in Washington DC, to face charges on Thursday.
After a pro-Trump mob of many hundreds attacked the seat of US legislative government in a brazen breach of security that was barely resisted by the thin ranks of law enforcement in its initial stages, police on Thursday stepped up their search for perpetrators of violence.
In a late-night news conference on Wednesday, Washington's metropolitan police department chief, Robert Contee, said 47 of the 52 arrests to date were related to violations of Mayor Muriel Bowser's 6pm to 6am curfew imposed as the violence unfolded, with 26 of those involving people arrested on US Capitol grounds.
The total of those arrested was increased on Thursday to 68.
"We still have a significant amount of work ahead of us to identify and hold each and every one of the violent mob accountable for their actions," Contee said.
Several others were arrested on charges related to carrying unlicensed or prohibited firearms.
It was not immediately clear how many people would be arraigned in court on Thursday.
Contee also told reporters that two pipe bombs were recovered from the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees, as well as a cooler from a vehicle on US Capitol grounds that contained molotov cocktails.
A total of four people died on Wednesday during the chaos at the Capitol, including one woman who was shot by a Capitol police officer as rioters tried to breach the chamber of the House of Representatives and were trying to smash through a door.
Contee declined to identify the woman, saying next-of-kin notification was still pending, although she was named by members of her family as Ashli Babbitt, 35, who was an avid supporter of Trump and had travelled to Washington from San Diego, California, for a protest about the election result.
The protest rally was addressed by the president on Wednesday outside the White House, during which he urged the crowd to then march on the Capitol as members of Congress were in the process of certifying the official result of the November election in favor of Joe Biden.
That process was halted as the Capitol was stormed in the early afternoon, and eventually resumed at 8pm, with Biden's victory affirmed just before 4am Thursday.
Three other people also died on Wednesday because of medical emergencies, Contee added, and 14 police officers were injured – two of whom remained hospitalized.
It was not clear whether other federal or local police agencies, including the Capitol police, had made additional arrests.
While the number of people arrested is expected to grow, the initial number paled in comparison with the more than 300 people arrested by police following the 1 June protests in the District of Columbia related to the police killing of George Floyd, which were largely peaceful and did not include attacks on any edifices comprising the seat of power in the US capital.
Bowser, the Washington DC, mayor, said police intend to ask the public for help in identifying rioters, many of whom posed for photos inside the Capitol and can be seen in viral videos on social media, without masks.
Late on Wednesday, the FBI also asked the public to submit tips, such as images, videos and other information, to help agents identify people who were "actively instigating violence".
Bowser also extended a public emergency declaration for 15 days, an action she said will allow her to restrict peoples' movements around the city if necessary. Biden is slated to take the oath of office on 20 January.
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Donated glasses for Africa
Recycled glasses from North Yorkshire
By Janet Gleeson Reporter (Bedale)
Children helped through Vison Aid Overseas and donated recycled glasses
VITAL help to offer children and adults in Zambia the chance to be able to see clearly thanks to recycled donated glasses is being celebrated by a North Yorkshire company.
Working with Vision Aid Overseas the Specsavers store in Whitby has collected over 3,800 pairs of second hand glasses which are used to help fund centres in Zambia and other parts of the developing world where people are in need. Now the campaign is continuing into 2020.
Sophie Harland, Store Director at Specsavers Whitby said: "We really would like to thank all of our customers who helped us on this project recently and please do keep bringing in your glasses. Every single pair will make a difference in Africa.
"In a country where opticians' services are readily available, such as the UK, it is easy to take our vision for granted. In the developing world, the provision of optical services has a real impact on peoples' lives.
"So we are asking everyone to check through their drawers and dig down the back of the sofa to find their unwanted and unused glasses and bring them into us where we can make sure each and every pair goes to a good use."
A spokesperson for Vision Aid Overseas said: "All the collected glasses are recycled and the money made is used to help provide eyecare in developing countries through establishing vision centres and training local staff.
"Poverty is more than a lack of income and resources. Limited access to quality education and basic health care services can contribute to the devastating cycle of poverty across many developing countries. Vision Aid Overseas works to ensure that everyone, regardless of their gender, economic status and geographical location, has access to affordable eye care services and glasses."
"Vision Aid Overseas works to donate, recycle and transform. We stopped sending donated second-hand glasses in 2010 when the World Health Organisation recommended it was not the best way to establish sustainable eye care. Instead, we recycle them using their precious metal content, plastic glass lenses and any retro or vintage specs are sold."


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FIFA Museum Launches its First Global Digital Exhibition Entitled "Origins: Pre-Histories of Football"
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 11:41:50 +0100
With a virtual interactive multimedia experience accessible around the globe, FIFA Museum has released the opening chapter of its first digital exhibition entitled "Origins: Pre-Histories of Football" on its official website www.FIFAmuseum.com.
The FIFA Museum's first digital exhibition, "Origins: Pre-Histories of Football" focuses on four different ball games from days gone by: the Mesoamerican ball game, Kemari in Japan, Cuju in China and the ball games of Ancient Greece and Rome. The Museum will reveal each of these four chapters over the next few weeks. From today, virtual visitors can enjoy the first part of this digital exhibition about the Japanese game Kemari by the following link below (https://bit.ly/3FbRqXj).
"Origins: Pre-Histories of Football"
Association football, as we call it today, was born in London in 1863. Yet the question of what influenced the development and codification of the world's biggest and most important sport is one that fascinates historians and football fans alike. What cultural traditions led certain people to "play" different ball games and others to watch them? Even though there is no indication of any direct link between these forerunners and the modern game, these pastimes demonstrate humanity's innate predisposition to play with a ball, whether for social interaction, military training, as part of a ritual ceremony or simply as a way of entertaining themselves.
An exhibition founded on scientific research
"In our first digital exhibition, we relied upon the research and expertise of an international committee of scholars to investigate various ball sports from antiquity that we refer to as the pre-histories of football," explained Marco Fazzone, Director of the FIFA Museum. "We decided to start with four examples in which ball games were a documented feature of society. The intention was not to ascribe a particular value or significance to a specific game, but instead to show how ball games have been part and parcel of daily life in every society. We can't wait to launch our first digital exhibition on this fascinating and profound subject so that it can be accessed by people all over the world."
To give this digital exhibition project a physical dimension, the Museum has developed a programme for schools in close collaboration with the education team at Zurich's Museum Rietberg. In "Back to Origins: Discover the Old, Explore the New", which runs from March to July 2022, schoolchildren will be able to learn more by following the discovery trail between the two museums. "We really appreciate this innovative collaboration," said Emmanuel Bucher, Team Leader Education at the FIFA Museum. "It should allow many schoolchildren to learn more about humanity's fascination with ball games in a playful way. We're particularly excited about the participatory games that the classes will develop themselves and to see the new pastimes that emerge at the end of the project."
The FIFA Museum in Zurich preserves and celebrates football's rich cultural heritage. It features exhibitions and cultural events as well as education programs to show how the world's most popular sport inspires and connects people all over the world.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of FIFA.
Contact for African media:
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Name: Chance Berringer
Trademarks: Chance by name…chance by nature!
Biggest weakness: Adventure and beautiful women—especially when combined in one caliente cook!
Danger is bodyguard Chance Berringer's first, last and middle name. Protecting celebrity chef Ana Perez—a hot little firecracker with a mouth to match—for two weeks in Mexico is more vacation than job. Just keep his eyes on her, and his hands off. How hard can it be?
Plenty hard.
Ana doesn't want a babysitter during the holidays. Even if Chance's muscled hotness (complete with wicked grin) makes him a mouthwatering dish…. But when the heat starts sizzling in the bedroom—and beyond—will this hot tamale cause more trouble than Chance can handle?
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It was the day after Christmas, and Ana Perez had worked through the holiday. Something that had happened two years in a row since she'd started hosting her reality show, If You Can't Take the Heat… She'd been taping for the next season every day, nonstop, and while the group of chef-wannabe contestants for this season were the best they'd ever had, that came with its own problems. Soon they would start their short midwinter hiatus before the taping of the finale. She was alone on the set, reviewing her notes concerning the contestants' progress so far.
Unlike the shows where players were voted off or eliminated by failing a task, on If You Can't Take the Heat. the decision about who won was always Ana's. That had been written into her contract; that had been a deal breaker. She wasn't about to have her name associated with any chef recommendation that wasn't from her directly, so winners could not be selected by chance or by personality wars. The tide was turning, however. The studio executives were being more intrusive in the show's format, and in her life. Sometimes the producers wanted her to do stupid things—like a staged food fight on one show. Ana won a lot of those battles, but not all of them. It seemed as if the more famous she became, the less control she had over her life.
Every meeting was deteriorating into a fight. Recently, they were debating taking control of the final decision away from her. Luckily, Ana was a fighter. No way was she giving that up.
There was a lot of pressure on her, not just from the studio but from the audience and from the contestants. Not everyone agreed with her choices; some were almost pathological in letting her know what they thought, if her email or the show's blog were any evidence.
The recent harassment she had been experiencing was also the price of success. Ana didn't pull punches or take it easy on her contestants, though she was rarely genuinely angry with them. Her tough treatment of them was in part for ratings—viewers liked the conflict—and also because she was a perfectionist who demanded the best of them.
Ana couldn't be a best friend to the people she was judging—better that they were afraid of her or didn't like her than have them feel hurt or betrayed when she didn't choose them to win. She'd made that mistake the first season with someone who had mistaken their friendship for an automatic win. Ana took a deep breath, shaking the memory off. It was wearying, sometimes, to say the least.
If nothing else, every person on the show would benefit simply from the exposure of being here. Most got good job offers afterward, even when they didn't win. For the ones who showed real promise, she sometimes connected them with someone who might further their training, behind the scenes. For Ana, it meant a big paycheck to help people back home in Mexico, and security for her and her family.
That was important enough to put up with all the rest, she reminded herself.
Shifting her attention back to the files on her lap, she reached for the glass of wine she'd poured before sitting. It had been the pairing for the smoky mole she'd had contestants working on for the past two days. Viewers saw only the final taping of the show, but Ana worked with contestants in the kitchens every day, all week long, teaching. Preparing.
Making mole was an art in the small town on the Yucatan where she had lived until she turned twenty and came to the United States to attend cooking school, eight years before. The complex cooking project had allowed her to educate people about her home country and their traditions, as well.
Bailey Knowles was the front-runner in her mind so far, a young woman from the Bronx who had no formal training and an uncanny ability to match tastes, textures and combinations in extraordinary ways. But she also had no classical culinary background and no interest in accumulating one. Still, Ana felt that training was an important companion to natural talent and couldn't help but hesitate at selecting Bailey as her winner for the season.
James Benois was next in line, an older contestant in his forties, making a comeback after being laid off from his corporate job two years before. He had a culinary education that he had let lapse in the eighteen years since he'd earned the degree, choosing to make a steady paycheck with a technology firm. Still, his story resonated with viewers and with Ana. He was good, solid and dependable, though not extremely creative. That could change as he loosened up a little. He was too anxious to please, perhaps too laid-back to run his own kitchen. Kitchens were busy, difficult, stressful places to work—a head chef had a lot of responsibility—and James had to be able to show he could stand up to the worst of it. Still, his easygoing manner was calming, and Ana found the contrast a positive one.
There were four more, all having their own pluses and minuses, some exceptional in a particular way but less so in others.
She stared down at Lionel Jenkins's photo. She didn't have many notes on Lionel. She knew his type and she didn't like him on principle. From a wealthy Philadelphia family, Lionel was an excellent chef with perfect references and education. He could handle himself in the kitchen—she'd give him that—and he was very handsome, which was a big score with female viewers.
Too bad he was also a total jerk. He cared about nothing but money and ambition, and while he could have walked into a lot of high-level chef positions, or probably have even started his own restaurant with his family's money, he'd pulled strings to end up on the show. He was using them for the free promotion, a stepping stone in his career. He'd as much as told her so, which was why he was resistant to her criticism.
Granted, that attitude would probably be a benefit when he ran his own kitchen—many chefs had egos bigger than their hats—but Ana wanted her winner to care about more than money. Ambition was important, but so was some demonstrable caring about food, community, the craft…all of it.
Rubbing her eyes, she took a breath and closed the files. At least they were done with the taping, and now she only had to review all of the shows, interview her contestants one more time and make her decision. But for right now, she was ready to go home.
Her heart swelled at the thought. She loved New York and the winter, which she had never known as a child in Mexico. But it wasn't home.
Soon, she reassured herself. Two weeks of heaven, where things were lovely, warm and welcoming. Where she could be herself among friends and family, with no stalkers or studio executives scrutinizing her every move.
She missed having her own small cooking show, where she had happily instructed others to make authentic Mexican dishes. When she had started doing it in college—Ana's Kitchen—they'd had one camcorder and had held the show in the dorm kitchen, uploading it to the internet.
It took off, becoming one of the most highly rated cooking shows online. She'd then been offered a real cable TV show for the Cuisine Channel and, ultimately, the reality TV gig, If You Can't Stand the Heat… And here she was. The show had been on for only two years, but it felt like ten.
With a tired sigh, she packed everything up to head back to her dressing room and call it a night. A glance at her watch told her that it was actually close to being the next day.
She hadn't realized it was so late. Ana had meetings in the morning—they were foisting some protective detail on her because of the harassment issue—and she was supposed to come in and meet whoever was assigned to protect her over the hiatus.
She had no intention of agreeing; she planned to leave all of this behind her. Whoever was bothering her would probably lose interest in her over the break. Things like this flared up from time to time; it was part of the business. She received all kinds of crazy letters; if she took all of it seriously, she'd have no time to cook.
Walking down the dimly lit hall of the soundstage, she dismissed the thought. She entered her dressing room and closed the door behind her. Turning, she found a man sitting on the sofa. Immediately, her fingers fumbled for the doorknob as she dropped her files, and panic rose tightly in her throat.
"Ana," he said, and she spun to face him.
Her stalker.
He wasn't what she expected, to be sure. A tall, broad, huge man with dark blond hair—and incredibly clear green eyes—looked at her with curiosity more than anything else.
Her phone. She fell to her knees, looking for her phone among the papers, and gasped in relief when she had it, pounding out security's number, her eyes on the intruder.
He didn't seem concerned.
"This is Ana. I'm in my dressing room. There's a man here. He's broken in. Please come now," she said urgently, not taking her eyes off the guy, but then she realized she was talking to a recording. Her stomach dropped. Where was the night guard?
The green-eyed hulk blinked at her, then smiled. "You're Ana Perez," he said calmly, taking a seat in the chair across the room, crossing long legs as if he had nothing to worry about.
Her eyes searched desperately for something to defend herself with, landing on a little red box on the wall. As she dived for it, he stood, putting his hand out.
"Ana, no," he said, but it was too late.
She pulled the fire alarm and let it ring. "I am Ana. And you're about to be arrested," she said. "No way am I letting you out of here, no matter what you do to hurt me."
He sighed and shook his head. "Ana, I'm not going to hurt you. Quite the opposite."


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The Town of Middleburg, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), is issuing a Boil Water notice for all users of the Town's water system (with the exception of the Salamander Resort, which is on a separate water supply). All users of the Town's water system should boil water before drinking or using for cooking, or are encouraged to use bottled water. An attached advisory is provided with more information. This Boil Water Notice is effective immediately, as of 11:30am on January 25, 2019.
At this time, all chlorine residual levels remain at appropriate levels and there is no known direct concern about the safety of the Town's water. However, the boil water notice is being issued out of an abundance of caution and under VDH requirements.
The purpose of this notice is due to low pressure in the system that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, January 25, 2019. Due to the pressure in the system dropping below certain thresholds, there is the possibility of contaminants entering the water system, which necessitates the boil water notice.
The issue causing the drop in pressure was the result of a failed valve at the Stonewall Water Treatment plant, which drew water in the Town system back into the Water Treatment Plant and filled the treated water holding tank. At no time was there a break in the system or known intrusion of contaminated water. In addition, Town requires check valves and backflow preventers throughout Town to reduce the chance of contaminants entering the system.
The Town is collecting samples of water in the system to ensure no presence of bacteria in the water supply. Once these samples are tested and validated, the boil water notice will be lifted. It is expected that this will occur in the next 48 hours.
Customers with questions or concerns may contact the Town's water operator, Inboden Environmental Services, at 540-477-3300, or the Town office during business hours at 540-687-5152.


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One Day in Your Life – album kompilacyjny amerykańskiego piosenkarza pop i soul – Michaela Jacksona, wydany w roku 1981.

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"One Day in Your Life (singel Michaela Jacksona)" w notowaniach magazynu Billboard zajął miejsca:
 # 55 – Pop Singles Chart
 # 42 – Soul Singles Chart
 # 1 – UK Pop Chart

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Albumy muzyczne wydane w roku 1981
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Albumy wyprodukowane przez Hala Davisa
Albumy wyprodukowane przez Briana Hollanda


MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 1, 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has implemented the Assessment Solutions Promoting Instruction Reflection and Evidence (ASPIRE) of Learning System throughout Fairfax County Public Schools, helping to close previously-undetected education gaps and track essential state education standards for approximately 165,000 students.
The ASPIRE Assessment System focuses on formative assessment. Formative assessment is the process of evaluating students during the learning process to help ensure learning and close the achievement gap, allowing teachers and schools to focus on areas where students need help. Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector developed this system, which provides teachers with immediate feedback on student learning to help refine their instructional practice and target students in need of intervention.
"Northrop Grumman is committed to preparing students for the competitive global economy through the ASPIRE system," said Mark Scheffel, director of business process solutions for Northrop Grumman IT's Civilian Agencies group. "Fairfax County schools have already seen the benefits of this system through its tracking of critical performance information, allowing students to achieve the best results in the classroom."
Fairfax County was the first to implement an enhancement to the ASPIRE system that allows teachers easy access to instructional resources from the ASPIRE Assessment Reports page. This enhancement is part of a software upgrade that is available to all schools using the ASPIRE system. Northrop Grumman is working with Blackboard, Inc., Washington D.C., on this contract.
Fairfax County began using the ASPIRE system during the 2006-2007 school year as part of their eCART system and has gradually increased the participating schools over the last three years. Work on the contract is occurring in Fairfax, Va.


The hiatus is officially over. After retreating to the monastery (and appearing in the obligatory Ong Bak 3), Tony Jaa is back to doing what he does best. Breaking sinks and skulls. Kneeing fools in the gut. Distracting us from inane plots. As in Jaa's greatest film The Protector, this "sequel" follows country boy Kham, who gets very, very angry when his elephant is stolen, leading to an international scuffle that can apparently only be solved by scaling buildings, defeating giant English-speaking men, and playing on the third rail of the subway.


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BY CLEMMIE TELFORD
MOTHER OF ALL LISTS
PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S
THOUGHT-PROVOKING
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WHY I BECAME A MIDWIFE (AND WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT)
HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, WORK & MONEY
I had the honour of reading a pre-released copy of Leah Hazard's book 'Hard Pushed: a Midwifes Story' and I have to say it's addictive reading, a really honest blow-by-blow account of life on the front-line of labour ward. I loved it and so I am thrilled to have Leah bring a bit of that energy and insight to Mother of All Lists, as she tells us why she became a Midwife (and wrote a book about it).
I knew absolutely nothing about babies until I had my own.
I was never the child who pushed an endless parade of babies around in their miniature prams; I never even held a real, live infant until my early teens, when my mother's best friend had a baby and I cradled it awkwardly at her hospital bedside for a whole ten seconds before handing it back with a distinct sense of relief.
Time passed and my total disinterest in procreation continued. I was too busy having fun in all the usual ways to think about settling down long enough to breed. Conception was one of those nightmarish scenarios whispered about among girlfriends over cheap booze and late-night snacks – 'My period was late' – 'I thought I was…' – 'What a f*cking nightmare.'
And then I fell in love. And he was the right one. And I had a baby.
As any parent reading this list will no doubt already know, one's first baby detonates a technicolour grenade of chaos and shit in the midst of one's heretofore relatively comfortable and shit-free life. Reader, so it was for me.
Nothing went as planned.
Birth started with a bang at four o'clock in the morning. There was no gradual build-up, no chilled-out latent phase in which to nest, bake cakes or practice blissed-out yoga poses. The first contraction was as intense as the next, and the next, and the next.
The books, the classes – I felt, I knew, as the hours wore on, that they had all sold me a pack of lies.
My daughter was wedged solidly in a back-to-back position. Her head was too big. My pelvis was too small. I took all the drugs. I lay on my back. We were doomed.
After soldiering valiantly through a twelve-hour labour and reaching what I was told with heartbreaking precision was '9.5 centimetres dilatation', I was carted off to theatre for an emergency caesarean section.
Our first breastfeed left me with deep purple bitemarks. (Nobody warned me that a baby's gums could be so *hard*).
My first week passed in a haze of painkillers and sleep deprivation.
Perhaps unsurprisingly to everyone but me, given the circumstances, breastfeeding didn't work out.
How had this happened? I was smart, I had 'prepared', I had swallowed and digested the information that was required to be empowered and joyful.
But I felt weak and miserable.
And every new mum I met at Jo Jingles, Bounce and Rhyme, Jumping Jacks and the Mother and Baby Cinema felt the same.
Why had birth been a trainwreck for so many of us? What went wrong? Was there a better way, and could I find it?
These questions ran through my head on repeat as I joined the endless merry-go-round of playgroups and nappy changes. And when I returned to my job as a researcher for the BBC, cranking out ideas for 'quirky' television programmes, the questions only became louder and more pressing.
My daughter wasn't settling well at nursery; she was constantly falling victim to an endless array of Victorian-sounding illnesses like croup and slap-cheek, which always seemed to strike in the ungodliest hour of the night, robbing us of health, sleep and sanity in one fell swoop.
Yet I continued to spend eight hours a day at a desk, churning out proposals for light entertainment until six o'clock rolled around and I could bolt towards the nearest taxi rank, praying to arrive home early enough to remind my child who her mother was before she fell asleep and the whole thing began again.
In the early days of my relationship with my husband, we had walked tipsily past an office block late at night and glazed pityingly at the workers still toiling over their desks under the striplights within. 'If I ever become one of them,' I instructed my husband, 'shoot me.'
Well, there was no escaping it. I had become one of them – an office drone in a job that didn't suit me, spending the bulk of each day away from my child in the name of light entertainment (and a meagre income that was quickly gobbled up by nursery fees) – and it was time to make a change.
If I had to be away from my offspring in order to earn a wage and advance a career of one kind or another, I decided it had to be for a damn good reason. And my thoughts kept circling back to the thorny conundrum of Birth.
I still hadn't answered the whys and wherefores of those early postnatal days. And the questioning voice in my head had only become louder.
I thought about retraining to be a midwife, but as I pored over the local university's prospectus, the thought of going back to school so soon after doing my initial undergraduate degree (four years) and a subsequent master's degree (one year) was physically painful. I was a grown-up now, a wife, a mother, somebody trying (if not always succeeding) to be a fully-fledged adult. The idea of wedging myself into one of those awkward, one-armed desks while a lecturer droned on at me about that week's homework made my skin crawl. So that was a no.
It was then that I came across the idea of doulas.
I had never heard the word 'doula' before that point, although it seemed that the role in its modern incarnation – a woman who provides emotional and practical support to other women during the childbearing year – had originated in America, the very place from which I'd emigrated four years previously. In theory, any woman who provided this support to other women could call herself a doula, but as I continued my research, I learned that there was a loose framework of doulas within the UK, including a respectable-looking and mostly self-directed training programme. I could do this work around the demands of my family, and throw myself into the world of birthing women at my own pace, on my own terms.
The decision was made.
Thus began six years of guiding dozens of women through pregnancy and birth. There were the late-night calls, when I would duck under the sheets with my phone and whisper, 'How far apart are your contractions? Would you like me to come?' while my husband slept. There were labours – some bone-achingly long, some shockingly fast – and there were the births, in homes and hospitals, with male partners and without, vaginal and instrumental, joyous and agonising. And there were the postnatal clients, the ones who wept with gratitude when their baby fixed properly to the breast, the ones who needed to debrief, the ones who just needed someone to load the dishwasher and make them a sandwich.
I loved it. I kept doing it. I had another baby myself – this time, at home, quickly, into my husband's hands as the midwife rushed across town, a euphoric antidote to the confusion and disappointment of my first birth – and my little family thrived.
Time passed, I dipped back into the doula world, and as my girls grew up, I felt the time was right to revisit that notion of going back to school. The classroom didn't seem so unappealing anymore, and after all, any midwifery programme would balance lessons with practical placement, and it would all be a means to an end: at some glittering end point, I would be able to provide women with The Full Package. Emotional care, and clinical responsibility. The real deal. Midwifery.
So began a journey that I document at much greater length, should you have the time and inclination, in my book, Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story. Time and again in the intervening years, colleagues have asked me – fully aware of my history as what they perceived as a 'crunchy, hippie' doula – 'Is midwifery everything you thought it would be?' And the answer is complicated, and has taken me over 300 pages to address.
Yes. No. It's better. It's worse. It's harder. It's more thrilling. It's heartbreaking.
And it's bloody important.
I didn't plan on writing a book relatively early on in my midwifery career, but the message I've gleaned in the past few years didn't feel like one that could wait.
Midwives work hard. So hard. Our role is complex and highly skilled, embracing the normal and the extraordinary, and everything in between.
But we do this work with increasingly scant resources. Not enough staff, not enough beds. No 'wiggle room', no 'give', no breathing space on busier and busier shifts. And this takes its toll on the women we look after…
And on us.
Women deserve more. Midwives deserve more. Birth is a thing of joy and beauty that should be celebrated, honoured, elevated within society – lavished with all the good things – gazed at with awe and wonder. And it isn't.
I still don't know everything about babies, and the more I know about birth, the more mysterious it becomes, but I know a bit more than I did, and I have a thirst to keep learning more.
I still feel, at times, the crushing grind of those late-night, office-block automatons. But I know that my workplace is one where miracles are possible, and I have hope – I have to have hope – that things can and will get better.
MidwifeMidwifery
GOING OVERDUE MADE MENTAL
A TALE OF TWO VERY DIFFERENT BIRTHS
BREASTFEEDING MY TODDLER
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20 Year Old Arrested for Hit-and-Run in North Bergen
Update from Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari on a motor vehicle hit and run accident on Boulevard East in North Bergen. "On…
Update from Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari on a motor vehicle hit and run accident on Boulevard East in North Bergen.
"On Monday July 13, 2020, at approximately 5:00 PM, at the intersection of Boulevard East and Riverview Drive North, in James J. Braddock Park, North Bergen, a hit and run crash, involving a bicyclist occurred. The 47 year old female victim, identified as Claudia David of West New York, was transported to the Hackensack University Medical center with serious injuries. A male passenger of the vehicle exited the car and fled on foot through James J Braddock Park and south on Park Avenue. The vehicle then fled the scene leaving the victim lying in the street.
We immediately launched an investigation utilizing our Crash Investigation Unit along with our Detective Bureau. The vehicle in question was identified as a black Honda Civic. After a thorough investigation, the vehicle was located in Elsmere, Delaware. Our office was contacted by the local authorities and we were able to identify the driver of the vehicle who subsequently through further investigation it was determined was also the driver on July 13, 2020.
Today 8/3/2020, at approximately 8am, Diana Smith a 20 year old female of Elsmere, Delaware arrived at Hudson County Sheriff's Operation's Division where she was taken into custody. Ms. Smith was consequently charged with Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident that resulted in serious bodily injury, Driving while unlicensed and causing serious bodily injury, and Hindering Apprehension. She was also found to have warrants for unpaid fines out of Jersey City, NJ and River Edge, NJ. She was taken to the Hudson County Correctional Center."
Guttenberg Resident Involved in North Bergen Hit and Run Arrested
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Die Lielupe (wörtlich: Großfluss; deutscher Name: Kurländische Aa) ist ein Fluss in der historischen Landschaft Semgallen (lettisch: Zemgale) in Lettland.

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Die Lielupe entsteht aus der Vereinigung der beiden in Litauen entspringenden Flüsse Nemunėlis (lettisch: Mēmele) und Mūša (lett.: Mūsa) bei Bauska. Von dort fließt sie in Richtung Norden. Nach Mežotne erweitert sich das Tal und mündet zwischen Riga und Jūrmala in die Rigaer Bucht und die Daugava (deutsch: Düna).

Bereits bei Bauska ist der Fluss wasserreich und 90 Meter breit. Die Lielupe hat über 250 Zuflüsse. Die größten sind Mūsa, Mēmele, Iecava und Svēte.

Beschreibung
Im Frühling tritt der Fluss gewöhnlich wegen gestautem Eis über die Ufer. Bei starken Regenfällen kommen auch im Sommer Überflutungen vor. Um die Schäden für die Landwirtschaft zu verringern, wurden an vielen Stellen Schutzdämme errichtet. Durch die Intensivierung der Landwirtschaft hat das Wasser hohe Werte an Stickstoff und Phosphor.

Die Wassertiefe beträgt zwischen 5 und 15 Meter, was den Fluss schiffbar macht. Ein Problem stellen allerdings Sandbänke dar, die sich in den letzten Jahren an der Mündung gebildet haben.

Pro Jahr trägt die Lielupe mit schätzungsweise einer Tonne Mikroplastik zu dem Plastikmüll in den Ozeanen bei.

Sonstiges
 Die Lielupe mündete früher in die Daugava. Erst 1755 bildete sich bei einem Frühlingshochwasser die heutige Mündung ins Meer. Die Verbindung zur Daugava, der Fluss Buļļupe (Bulleraa), besteht noch.

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Will Clark has 18 years experience in corporate social responsibility, carbon management, and resource efficiency. He has a successful track record of developing sustainability strategies and solutions with experience gained across a range of private and public sector organisations. Prior to joining HCWH Europe Will spent nine years working in the NHS in the UK. During this time he created an award-winning and sector-leading sustainable healthcare programme Care Without Carbon (CWC) and he built the largest team of specialist sustainable healthcare practitioners working in the NHS. The CWC programme has delivered significant environmental and cost savings for the NHS and is being adopted by a growing number of NHS provider organisations as the basis of their sustainability and carbon management strategies. Will holds a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Biogeoscience from the University of Leeds and an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London. He is a Member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA), a Chartered Environmentalist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Edward studied Business Management with Finance at the University of Brighton (UK) and wrote his final year thesis on Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility. He previously worked for six years in several international companies within the financial industry and travelled widely, learning about the rich multicultural differences and diverse ways of living. Edward has developed an acute interest in using his financial and management skills to support and promote activities focussed on key health and environmental issues on a global scale, and relishes the opportunity to further develop these at HCWH Europe.
Before joining HCWH Europe, Lloyd studied at City University London, completing a Masters degree in Broadcast Journalism. He also holds a Bmus in music, has worked on community radio and been involved in live multimedia event management. With an interest in online media, he hopes to contribute to HCWH's communications using the video & audio production skills and journalistic techniques learnt during his studies.
Mireia studied Environmental Sciences and obtained a Master's degree in International Relations, Security and Development (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), writing her thesis on the EU's role in international climate negotiations. After her studies she worked in the environmental education field for some years before moving to Bulgaria, where she did her European Voluntary Service with an NGO dedicated to promote culture of peace, social justice and environmental protection. Mireia joined HCWH Europe in June 2018, as Conference and Events Assistant, being involved with the planning of CleanMed Europe, Europe's leading conference on sustainable healthcare. Now, Mireia hopes to use her multidisciplinary background to support the work on climate & energy and procurement.
Maria studied Communication at the University of Perugia, Italy, completing a Masters degree in Multimedia Communication. After her studies, she worked as Press and Social Media Officer for an Italian press and video agency. She then moved to Brussels, taking her first steps in the development sector in a confederation of NGOs. More recently, she has been in Italy working in the communication and marketing team of a wine cooperative in Apulia. Now back in Brussels, Maria hopes to bring her communication skills to HCWH Europe and to improve her knowledge of the European health and environment sectors.
After obtaining her Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Arianna specialised in health with a European MSc in Health Economics and Management, where she wrote her thesis on Antimicrobial Resistance. She has acquired international experience in the non-profit, intergovernmental, and business sectors in the areas of cooperation and development, international affairs, healthcare and sustainability. Prior to joining HCWH Europe, she worked in the field of corporate social responsibility focussing on the pharmaceutical, insurance and chemicals sectors - supporting companies and industry associations to improve their sustainability performance and engaging and consulting with their stakeholders. She speaks English, Italian, and Spanish and is improving her French and German.
Zoie is currently acquiring her Bachelor of Science in Public Health at Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. Before joining Health Care Without Harm she has interned in multiple sectors of the healthcare field and is looking to expand her knowledge and scope on the impacts of healthcare in the environment as she studies abroad in Brussels, Belgium.
Paola studied Food Science and Technology at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). Her interest on environmental health resulted in her completion of the Erasmus Mundus Master's degree in European Public Health. Her thesis focused on 'Strategies for food waste management in European hospitals' allowed her to gain a better understanding of the linkages between food, sustainability, and human health. Prior to joining HCWH Europe as Food Project and Policy Officer, Paola worked at different organisations and research centers and participated in other European projects, which provided her with some insight on how to make sure that the project advances as planned. With her background on policy, research and communications, Paola is responsible of her area of interest - food sustainability, and expects to learn more about procurement and behaviour change issues.
Viktor's involvement in environmental health roots from his youth engagement in the UN climate policy lobby. As a youth stakeholder in the WHO and UNFCCC processes he has developed an interest in the health aspects of climate change, which he strives to bring to the public by bridging the gap between young people and international policy processes through innovative tools. Prior to joining Health Care Without Harm Europe, Viktor worked as a junior consultant for WHO's European Centre for Environment and Health on European health adaptation to climate change. He aspires to help raise the ambition of healthcare towards climate-smart solutions through his policy advocacy expertise and youthful drive. As a passionate freestyle skier and cyclist, he is worried about the climatic future of the Alpine region.
Before joining HCWH Europe, Aidan spent five years in the non-profit media sector in Ireland, managing two non-profit community radio stations, where he specialised in the areas of training, project and financial management, fundraising, marketing, and advocacy for the sector at a national level. Aidan has a BA in Media and Communications and English from the University of Limerick, Ireland, and is currently studying towards an MSc in Global Challenges at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Responsible for the development of the organisation's membership and engagement model (including the roll-out of the Global Green & Healthy Hospitals network in Europe), Aidan plays a central role in developing the organisation's long term strategic plan and providing senior project and management support to the HCWH Europe office.
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Meri holds a Bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences from Maastricht University and a Master's degree in Biology from the University of Southern Denmark. She has previously held internships at a Finnish research group at the University of Turku, a biological consulting company in Denmark, and at Lammi Biological Station in Finland. Prior to joining HCWH Europe, Meri was working at the European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki.
Jean-Yves previously worked as Programme Manager at a Brussels-based think tank that fosters innovative ideas to shape global change. In this role, he led the organisation's health & wellbeing programme to ensure stronger EU action on issues ranging from antimicrobial resistance to disruptive health technologies. Before that, he trained within the political strategy unit of a large political group at the European Parliament where he monitored policy developments in key parliamentary committees. Jean-Yves holds an advanced master in Interdisciplinary Analysis of European Integration from the Institute for European Studies in Brussels. He speaks French, English and German. He is currently also working on his Spanish, which he started to develop during his travels across Latin America.


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