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Trial Compares Two Devices Used For Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure
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SWISS-APERO is the first randomized clinical trial comparing Amulet with the new generation Watchman FLX device in terms of residual left atrial appendage (LAA) patency after percutaneous LAA closure (LAAC) as evaluated by 45-day cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA). The study showed that the two devices achieve a similar rate of LAA occlusion at 45 days but through different mechanism. Furthermore, Amulet as compared with Watchman FLX was associated with higher procedural complications but similar clinical outcomes at 45-days.
Findings were reported today at TCT 2021, the 33rd annual scientific symposium of 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 Circulation.
Percutaneous LAAC, by accomplishing a complete LAA sealing, excludes this cavity from the circulation in order to prevent thromboembolisms in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. As a consequence, the appraisal of residual LAA patency after LAAC is routinely implemented in clinical practice, typically by means of TEE. However, CCTA is more sensitive than TEE for the detection of incomplete LAA sealing and is being progressively implemented in practice. The Watchman 2.5 and the Amulet have been the two most frequently used devices for LAAC worldwide. In 2019, the second-generation Watchman FLX, was released with design iterations aimed at improving LAA sealing and facilitating implantation in complex LAA anatomies.
Between June 2018 and May 2021, 221 patients were randomly assigned to receive LAAC with an Amulet (n=111) or Watchman/FLX (n=110; this study arm included 25 patients with Watchman 2.5) device at eight centers in Europe. LAAC procedures were planned by a pre-procedural CCTA and guided by echocardiography with the aim of excluding LAA thrombus and confirming the suitability of LAA for both devices before device randomization. After successful LAAC, patients were followed at 45 days with both TEE and CCTA exams and with CCTA only at 13 months.
The primary endpoint of LAA patent appendage at 45 days by CTTA was 67.6% for Amulet compared to 70% for Watchman/FLX (RR 0.97, 95% CI 0.80-1.16, p=0.713). Intradevice leaks were 44.8% for Amulet and 23% for Watchman/FLX (p=0.001) and mixed leaks were 3.8% for Amulet compared to 14% for Watchman/FLX (p=0.010). LAA patency at 45-day TEE was 13.7% for Amulet and 27.5% for Watchman/FLX (RR 0.50, 95% CI 0.27-0.91, p=0.020). In addition, no peridevice leaks (PDLs) greater than 5mm were found with either device. Multiple PDLs were found in 2.2% of those who received the Watchman compared to none with Amulet (or Watchman FLX).
Major procedure-related complications including major bleeding (BARC 3-5) and clinically relevant pericardial effusion were higher with Amulet (9.0%) compared to Watchman/FLX (2.7%; RR 3.30, 95% CI 0.93-11.68, p=0.047). Clinical outcomes at 45 days post procedure (including the composite of cardiovascular death, stroke or systemic embolism, and any bleeding) were similar between the two devices.
"In patients with high bleeding risk undergoing clinically indicated LAA closure, Amulet had similar residual LAA patency at 45-day cardiac computed tomography and lower peridevice leak rates at 45-day transesophageal echocardiography," said Roberto Galea, MD, Research Associate and Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with Bern University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland. "Although both devices had similar clinical outcomes at 45 days, Amulet was associated with higher procedural complications. The clinical relevance of CCTA-detected LAA patency requires further investigation."
Newswise — ORLANDO – November 6, 2021 – SWISS-APERO is the first randomized clinical trial comparing Amulet with the new generation Watchman FLX device in terms of residual left atrial appendage (LAA) patency after percutaneous LAA closure (LAAC) as evaluated by 45-day cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA). The study showed that the two devices achieve a similar rate of LAA occlusion at 45 days but through different mechanism. Furthermore, Amulet as compared with Watchman FLX was associated with higher procedural complications but similar clinical outcomes at 45-days.
The study was supported by local available funding and a research grant from Abbott. Dr. Galea had nothing to disclose.


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Q: No luck installing Mono 3 on Ubuntu 12.04 I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on two older Dell towers and a Mac G5. After much research I got Mono 3.12.0 to install on one of the Dells but not the other one. Wanted to move my 3D printing software (which requires Mono 3+) to the G5 because it's a bit snappier.
I tried various repositories but always ended up with unmet dependencies and 'you have held broken packages'. When trying to resolve dependencies mono-runtime seems to be required which I can't find.
In the end I downloaded the Mono 3.12.1.tar from the Mono developer website. It stumbled during Make with this:
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  CC       libmonoruntimesgen_static_la-sgen-qsort.lo
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./.libs/libmonoruntime.a(libmonoruntime_la-loader.o): In function `mono_stack_walk_async_safe':
/home/peter/Apps/mono-3.12.1/mono/metadata/loader.c:2322: undefined reference to `mono_sigctx_to_monoctx'
/usr/bin/ld: pedump: hidden symbol `mono_sigctx_to_monoctx' isn't defined
/usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [pedump] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/peter/Apps/mono-3.12.1/mono/metadata'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/peter/Apps/mono-3.12.1/mono'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/peter/Apps/mono-3.12.1'
make: *** [all] Error 2

I can't be the only one running into this problem. Sorry, I am stupid Mac guy.

A: The Mono Project provides instructions to install recent versions of Mono provided by Xamarin:

Debian, Ubuntu, and derivatives
Add the Mono Project GPG signing key and the package repository to your system (if you don't use sudo, be sure to switch to root):
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF
echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
sudo apt-get update

Run a package upgrade to upgrade existing packages to the latest available. Then install Mono as described in the Usage section.
Note: While the APT package is built against Debian Wheezy, it is compatible with a number of Debian derivatives (including Ubuntu) which means you can use the same repository across all these distributions.
mod_mono (Ubuntu 13.10 and later, Debian 8.0 and later)
To enable mod_mono installation on Ubuntu 13.10 and later, and Debian 8.0 and later (and their derivatives), you will need to add a second repository to your system, in addition to the generic Debian/Ubuntu repository above (if you don't use sudo, be sure to switch to root):
echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy-apache24-compat main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list

[…]
Older Ubuntu releases (Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04)
To enable installation on older Ubuntu releases such as Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.10 (and their derivatives), you will need to add a second repository to your system, in addition to the generic Debian/Ubuntu repository (if you don't use sudo, be sure to switch to root):
echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy-libtiff-compat main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list

[…]
Usage
The package mono-devel should be installed to compile code.
The package mono-complete should be installed to install everything – this should cover most cases of "assembly not found" errors.
The package referenceassemblies-pcl should be installed for PCL compilation support – this will resolve most cases of "Framework not installed: .NETPortable" errors during software compilation.
The package ca-certificates-mono should be installed to get SSL certificates for HTTPS connections. Install this package if you run into trouble making HTTPS connections.
[…]
Notes
After the installation completed successfully, it's a good idea to run through the basic hello world examples on this page to verify Mono is working correctly.
Mono on Linux before 3.12 by default didn't trust any SSL certificates so you got errors when accessing HTTPS resources. This is not required anymore as 3.12 and later include a new tool that runs on package installation and syncs Mono's certificate store with the system certificate store (on older versions you had to import Mozilla's list of trusted certificates by running mozroots --import --sync). Some systems are configured in a way so that the necessary package isn't pulled in when Mono is installed, in those cases make sure the ca-certificates-mono package is installed.

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When we go for free tarot love readings we sense there is some truth to the cards' enigmatic symbology. In fact, we yearn for "The Lovers" card, if we are looking for our soul mate, or to end the reading with "The Sun" the ultimate "Happy Ever After Card! In fact as we dial for free tarot love readings, we are virtually buzzing with expectation. We hope free tarot love readings will tell us something about our future soul mate, because we feel lonely and something hurts within our heart.
When we go for free tarot love readings we sort of ease our stress and its effects; such as gastric upsets, high blood pressure and headaches. Our worry might even be caused by all these "End of the World" scenarios, because as we go towards 2012, the fragile state of our planet seems scary indeed. We want to believe New Science has some answers and that the Quantum and String Theories, as well as some of the more esoteric healing systems, will help us feel better and improve life on this planet.
After a couple of free tarot love readings some of us already experience a sense of relief and the reading itself helped us re-evaluate some our possibilities. The psychic gave us more than an idea as to why our love life is such a struggle! Yet, even though the free tarot love card readings consistently tell us that our soul mate is coming, we tend not to believe them. We think that things will remain as they are, stuck and a struggle. Even though a reader predicted our friend Suzie's amazing encounter with her twin flame recently, we just cannot believe this type of luck will ever come our way, no matter how many free tarot love readings we go for. That is where Sanders comes to the rescue! In the article written by Susan Jamison in Weekly World News she reports that Sanders tells us by accessing the joy centre in our brain we can eradicate anything holding us back. So does this mean that free tarot love readings can really predict the good is yet to come, even define all the positive outcomes we believe we can never have?
Close your eyes, sweep your fingers up and tap the forehead an inch or two below the hairline. Now imagine a little sparkle of light travelling two-thirds of the way into your brain from that spot. This area is the brain's joy centre. Now, relax. Breathe slowly and deeply, as you do just before falling asleep. This will help your body eliminate stresses that interfere with biofeedback. Use visualization to travel to your joy centre. Picture a cool breeze or a stream flowing from that spot on your forehead into the septum pellucidum, the joy centre. Don't concentrate too hard, just let your imagination move gently to the right place inside your head. Search for the strongest effect. You're looking for that spot in your brain that, when touched by your imagination, delivers an Ahhhh" feeling, a sense of an inner smile. When you hit the joy centre, you'll get a sense of relief and well-being. In your thoughts, vary the level of your imaginary probe. Fine-tune it until you locate the right area. "Stroke" your joy centre. Send pulses of energy into your brain. After a few pulses, you should feel relief from anxiety and frustration. You'll feel peace and contentment.
But seriously why not check it out? Why not try a couple of free tarot love readings to actually discover whether this method will help you heal all that stress! Oh, come on what have you got to lose?


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She knew then that her daughter's death would not be in vain, and that she would do everything she could to prevent another parent from losing a child. Her life changed forever that day. With Valentina by her side in spirit, her mission was born; to save lives by mentoring and creating awareness among the youth.
Meet Lili Trujillo
Lili Trujillo is the founder and Executive Director of STREET RACING KILLS; a nonprofit organization. By trade she is a certified Interpreter and marketer, interpreting in both Spanish and Italian.
Lili is very active in her community as a Key-Club Advisor for North High School and the Kiwanis Club of Torrance. She volunteers her time with other organizations that focus on traffic fatalities, including MADD, Streets are for Everyone, and Los Angeles Walks. To date she has been interviewed by over 25 media outlets, including the LA Times, La Opinion, Daily Breeze Channel 4 News, Univision, and GTN America.
Lili's latest addition to SRK is the "Teen Traffic Safety Program" which covers the dangers of DUI, distracted driving, and illegal street racing.
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District Attorney Vern Pierson discusses the Project LEAD program with Sierra School students at the Civic Learning Award of Merit presentation assembly.
On Friday, April 6, Sierra School became one of 65 California schools to be honored with the Civic Learning Award of Merit from the State of California's Chief Justice and Superintendent of Public Instruction. The award recognizes Sierra School for their partnership with El Dorado County's Office of the District Attorney, Superior Court, Sheriff's and Probation Departments along with Placerville Police Department through Project LEAD (Legal Enrichment and Decision-Making). Project LEAD brings the courtroom into the classroom where students learn about the legal system, a variety of professions and how to make good decisions.
Over the past three years, District Attorney Vern Pierson has teamed up with Sierra School for multiple rounds of Project LEAD—an innovative approach to crime prevention that teaches children that the choices they make today can affect their lives forever. Through Project LEAD, prosecutors from the District Attorney's Office visit fifth-grade students at Sierra School once a week to provide an introduction to the criminal justice system and to promote positive decision-making skills.
The hour-long lessons focus on the legal and social consequences of juvenile crimes such as truancy, illicit drug use, shoplifting, and graffiti. Students engage in group discussions and role-playing scenarios to become acquainted with common pressures that lead to delinquent conduct and to practice refusal skills to deter criminal activity. Project LEAD culminates in a mock trial held at the El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville. The trial—conducted entirely by students who play the role of the judge, prosecutors, defense attorneys and courtroom staff—introduces hallmark concepts of justice such as the right to counsel and proof beyond a reasonable doubt.


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What Morgan Spurlock Can Teach Us about Brand Sponsored Entertainment
Rory-Owen Delaney
Morgan Spurlock's new documentary "Crafted" explores the worlds of Georgia knifemakers Bloodroot, San Francisco restaurant Bar Tartine, and Nagatini Pottery in Japan. By integrating age-old techniques with modern technology, these modern artisans are giving greater meaning to their wares.
Unlike many documentaries, the subject matter for "Crafted" originated with everyone's favorite sophisticated sounding, faux European ice cream: Haagen-Dazs. As it happens, Haagen-Dazs was looking for an unique way to promote their new collection of artisan ice creams.
A Morgan Spurlock documentary seemed like the perfect vehicle to accomplish this.
https://youtu.be/CAtYWU3m8uY
The pitch to Morgan Spurlock was simple: "We want to make a movie about artisans." From there Morgan responded with his vision for the film, and the rest is history. The 25 minute documentary made its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was released on Amazon Instant Video.
Following the screening of "Crafted," there was a reception featuring both an open bar and an open ice cream parlor where you could sample Haagen-Dazs' new offerings. Although this may seem like an oddball pairing, it turns out that Maker's Mark and Haagen-Dazs are a match made in heaven!
Morgan Spurlock's Brand Sponsored Entertainment
"Crafted" is not Morgan Spurlock's first foray into the world of brand sponsored entertainment. In recent years he has also directed short films for GE and Toyota. In Morgan's opinion, working for global brands is similar to working for studios.
Morgan Spurlock only has two rules. One, he doesn't want to collaborate with a company that is "looking to shove brand messaging, identity and product down my throat." And two, he won't sign on to a project unless it's a story that he wants to tell.
While "Crafted" is not an overt advertisement for Haagen-Dazs – There aren't any direct references to the new artisan ice cream collection or any products lurking in the background of the film. The documentary at times feels a little-too-promotional. Nevertheless, "Crafted" is worth watching for foodies and filmmakers interested in exploring brand sponsored entertainment.
How To Leverage Brand Sponsored Entertainment
Given the fierce competition for filmmaking grants, some producers may be better served connecting with appropriate brands rather than playing the subsidy lottery.
For example, the Italian coffee maker Illy backed the documentary "A Small Section of the World" about a group of female entrepreneurs who run a sustainable coffee production business in a remote Costa Rican village.
And in the interest of full disclosure, my own documentary "The Rivalry: Red V. Blue" about the basketball war between the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky was sponsored by American razor giant Gillette.
In each of these cases, the brands help generate exposure and goodwill within their target markets by sponsoring interesting content, and the filmmakers were able to complete their docs and share them with the world.
5 Tips For Brand Sponsored Entertainment
1. Beef Up Your Social Media Following: Make sure to grow your facebook fans and twitter followers as your project develops. The larger your online community is, the more attractive your project will be to brands.
2. Identify Brand Managers: We attracted the attention of a Gillette brand manager during our Kickstarter campaign. He sent us a direct message on twitter, and the ball was officially rolling. Another good place to find brand managers is by searching LinkedIn. Brands love LinkedIn!
3. Embrace Your Inner Don Draper: After expressing interest in sponsoring our documentary, the brand manager connected us with Gillette's advertising agency. The agency holds the purse strings and doles out the money, so get in good with them and always meet your deadlines.
4. Love Your Brand: Don't get into bed with any brand that you would be ashamed to wake up next to. Gillette put a widget on our website, an advertising insert inside of our DVD, a logo before our trailer and a 30 second commercial that preceded our theatrical screenings. They even sent us a lifetime supply of razors. Actually, they didn't really give us razors, but that would've been awesome!
5. Be Patient: Corporations are like small governments. Decisions take time to be made, and even after your deal is approved, the wire will be at least a month away depending on how they manage their books. Budget accordingly.
Although we might not all have the resume of Morgan Spurlock (or his agent at CAA), with the right idea (and timing) you may be able to partner with a big brand to finish your film and expand its audience. Just remember not to tattoo any logos to your forehead, at least until the check cashes!
About Rory-Owen Delaney
Rory Owen Delaney co-wrote BREAKING BROOKLYN, starring Louis Gossett Jr., which was released by Lionsgate in 2018. Delaney wrote and directed the feature documentary THE RIVALRY: RED V. BLUE, as seen on ESPN, and co-produced the graffiti doc BOMB IT 2. He got his start in Hollywood working for Avnet/Kerner Productions (FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, THE MIGHTY DUCKS) before apprenticing with filmmaker and distribution guru Jon Reiss (BOMB IT, THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX OFFICE). In 2010, Delaney was named an honorary Kentucky Colonel by Governor Steve Beshear. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two pugs.
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Q: Analytic functions on $\mathbb{H}$ such that $f(i)=3i$
Let $\mathcal{F}$ be the set of analytic functions from the upper half plane to itself satisfying $f(i)=3i$. Find $\displaystyle \sup_{f\in \mathcal{F}} |f'(i)|=s$. Then either construct a function $f$ such that $|f'(i)|=s$ or construct a sequence of functions $f_i$ such that $\lim_{i\rightarrow \infty}|f'(i)|=s$.

My thoughts:
Since the Cayley transform maps $i$ to $0$ and $3i$ to $1/2$, I first consider functions from the unit disk to itself satisfying $f(0)=1/2$ (seems easier). If I compose this with an automorphism of the disk $T(z)=\frac{z-1/2}{1-z/2}$, then $T\circ f (0)=0$. By Schwarz lemma, $|(T\circ f)'(0)|\leq 1$.
By the chain rule, $|T'(f(0))||f'(0)|=|T'(1/2)||f'(0)|=\frac{4}{3}|f'(0)|\leq 1$, so that $|f'(0)| \leq 3/4$.
However, how do I know if this is really the supremum I can get from $f$? Is my approach correct?
Also, if this is indeed the supremum, then since $f$ is not a rotation, obviously we cannot get $f$ such that $|f'(0)|=3/4$, how do I construct the sequence $f_i$?


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There are a range of types of loans which businesses of all types can use in order to grow and invest in their ventures. These range from secured loan options such as mezzanine finance and logbook loans to unsecured business loans. All of these loan types have potential advantages and pitfalls and used correctly can be the difference between a business stagnating and its progression and growth.
Retail businesses and those with a large volume of credit and debit card transactions may seek merchant loans, a popular option for qualifying businesses. For these businesses, there is also the option of emerging alternatives to merchant loans (source: CubeFunder) which can be more flexible.
One of the major advantages of specific and bespoke business loans is that they take into account the specific challenges of running a business. It is important however that before applying you understand the merits of each type of loan being considered and that the loan that is best-suited to the specific business is the one chosen and applied for.
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Mezzanine Finance
Mezzanine finance is an offshoot of bridging and development finance as well as a traditional business equity arrangement. This type of finance is typically used in cases where there is a large element of risk involved with the business seeking the necessary funding. Whereas development, bridging and auction finance arrangements are fully secured on a property or properties, this is not entirely the case with mezzanine finance.
This finance is applicable to businesses with increased risk yet the possibility of very lucrative return.
Whilst for this type of loan the borrower must have equity in a property to use as security, they must also have a substantial amount of equity on the business requiring the funding. For mezzanine finance, whilst the loan is secured against a property (often as a second charge loan), there is a clause in the agreement that if the borrower does not repay the predetermined amount by a certain time, the lender then receives a percentage share of the business' equity.
Then, should they wish the lender can either sell their shares for a profit to make up their losses or they may keep them and receive the relevant percentage share in the business' profits (as equity).
Merchant Loans
Merchant loans are tailored to the needs and nature of retail businesses and shop-type businesses. In order to qualify for a merchant loan, the business must accept credit and debit card payments. They must also be able to show a significant amount of turnover passing through their card terminals on a regular basis.
The way these loans work is that the lender provides the funds to the borrowing business plus interest. Unlike other types of loans where the borrower needs to pay predetermined amounts towards the loan and its interest each month, with merchant loans, repayment amounts are deducted by the lender automatically.
Loans specifically for businesses are more flexible
This is done by the lender changing the credit card payment provider of the borrower and then taking a percentage of the revenue passing through the card terminals each month. Any revenue left after the payment is taken then goes to the business. Over time this pays off the loan and the interest. However, an issue with these loans is that many businesses cannot fully predict their cashflow and cannot guarantee that one month will see as much revenue as the last.
Therefore, an underlying problem with these loans is that should the borrower not be able to repay the monthly repayment they may get hit with additional interest and late payment charges causing their loan to snowball.
Merchant Cash Advance Alternatives
These loans have emerged as a result of some of the restrictions placed on certain types of businesses; namely those that don't or who can't accept credit and debit card payments. Traditionally, these types of usually smaller businesses would not be able to get merchant-type loans.
Often these businesses would either have to make do without the necessary loan or they would have to seek out expensive alternatives such as payday loans or short term unsecured loans which would burden them with high interest rates.
However, these alternative loans, commonly referred to as 'merchant cash alternatives' allow the borrowing business to borrow the funds they need and repay them on the same kind of terms as a merchant loan in the format of a fixed credit arrangement. This works by a predetermined amount being borrowed over an agreed timeframe over which the borrower makes their repayments.
The difference though, is that rather than the repayments coming directly from the borrower's credit card terminals and revenue, they can choose how and to an extent when they repay the loan. Many of these lenders allow for the loan to be repaid early and because the loan and the additional interest and charges are fixed from the start of the loan, as long as the borrower informs the lender of any changes in business, circumstances or cashflow, they will rarely be burdened with extra fees. Furthermore, these loans can be repaid early meaning that the borrower can clear their debts as promptly and effectively as possible.
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The new Erreà kit - which was revealed by players yesterday at events at Jarrold Intersport and Chapelfield Plain - pays tribute to the 25th anniversary of the Canaries' UEFA Cup run by presenting a modern twist on the 1992-94 kit.
It was launched online at 11am yesterday, shortly before first-team players Louis Thompson and new signing Emi Buendia wore the kit for the first time at a signing session at the newly-rebranded Jarrold Intersport in London Street.
Scores of fans streamed into the store to meet the players and they gave their thumbs up to the new-look kit, with the nostalgia element proving especially popular. Social media was also awash with largely positive reaction to the new strip.
Later yesterday afternoon fans also enjoyed meeting NCFC first-team squad members Remi Matthews, Max Aarons and Grant Hanley at a second signing session at Chapelfield Plain, just outside intu Chapelfield shopping centre.
Jarrold Intersport - the first Intersport concept store in mainland UK - will be holding an official launch weekend for the new-look London Street store on July 7 and 8.
• Rebecca Roxby, 17, from Thorpe St Andrew: "I like the triangle patterns and it is nice and bright so you can show off your support for the club.


Some years ago, a young relative asked why I didn't have children. I gave him an explanation that was honest, while also being appropriate for a young boy.
To this I responded that I had Mr. Fab and that I'd be fine. But actually, I think he may have hit a nerve, because even though I value the quiet time I have, sometimes it can feel a little lonely.
It's Whiny Wednesday, what truths have hit a nerve with you?
"I'm pregnant!" my friend gleefully announces.
Yup, another one has gone over to the Dark Side. My playmate, my buddy, my date for tea and chick-flicks will soon switch discussion topics from the last great novel she read to the merits of cloth versus disposable diapers and the challenges of getting into the "right" preschool/private school/ballet studio. While I bravely continue to pursue political movements, investing options, and the hottest new tapas restaurant this side of the Bay, she'll be focusing on PTA politics, college funds, and how to get her kid to eat green vegetables.
Before long, the excuses for missing lunch dates (sick baby, sick kid, soccer games) will grow tiresome. She'll kindly include me in the first few get-togethers with her new friends from the mommies group. I'll make polite conversation when I'm invited to baby showers and first birthday parties. But eventually I'll get lost in the mist as she gets sucked into more and more "family" events and senses how much more she has in common with the other reproducers. "Whatever happened to your friend Kathy?" they might ask. "Oh, she never had kids." "Ohhh," they will say knowingly. Or so I imagine. This is worse than being the last kid picked for teams. This is being told you can't even play the game, but if you want, you can watch from the bleachers.
And I'm pissed. But mostly I'm lonely. It's really, really hard to make new friends when you're over the age of 40 (and don't have kids who make making those regular interactions easier). You have to make a determined effort to get out, try new classes, start new groups, and hope to find a connection. It's not unlike dating, and it can be really exciting, but mostly scary and discouraging. But you carry on, remembering the closeness you once shared with old friends who, over time, could read your thoughts and finish your sentences.
Within the first three years after I moved to my current home city, several of the women who I thought could become part of my new posse became first-time mothers. I didn't know they were trying; we hadn't known each other that long, so the topic never came up. A couple had been trying for years, and became pregnant shortly after meeting me. Lisa (our LWB Lisa) found this hilarious and suggested I offer myself out as a fertility icon: Become friends with me, and you'll be knocked up within 3 months—guaranteed!
After the fourth announcement, I broke down and told my husband how crushed I was, how broken-hearted, how devastating this was to my developing social life. He laughed at me, pointing out how ridiculous I sounded for getting so overly dramatic and self-pitying. And he's right. Because, really, I was happy for my friends.
But for a short while, I need to lose my perspective and my sense of humor, wallow in self-pity, mourn the loss of my friend, and spend some time on my own Dark Side. Because underneath my happiness for her, I still hurt for myself.
Kathleen Guthrie Woods recently signed up for a 6:00 am Pilates class. She's hoping to meet other working non-moms there.
Coming to terms with childlessness can be a very lonely process, especially when most of our friends, those we've reached out to over the years for support over things little and big, become difficult to be around. Women who are consumed by motherhood and their children, and women who are preoccupied by the inability to have them, can sometimes make for a painful combination.
The bond of love between a mother and her child must and should be amazingly strong. I have been known to brag about my niece and nephew and to smother them each with hugs and kisses, probably more than their own mother does. So, I do not resent my mom friends for being less available to me than they were before having children, and I don't mind listening to their concerns and stories about their kids, some of which I'm pretty fond of myself. It's a different story, however, when a friend's appreciation of her new role as a mother seems to translate into a devaluation of your own life's worth because you have not given birth.
Much of what I read on childlessness and motherhood seems to enhance rather than reduce this divide between Moms and non-Moms, which made me really happy to come across Lisa Rankin's tribute to her childless friends on that most difficult day for many of us, Mother's Day.
And that got me feeling very grateful to those mom friends who help me hold on to perspective. The ones who remind me that there is more to life than motherhood, who know of my circumstances and encourage me to stay positive and enjoy my life, who remind me that happiness comes from within and that the grass is not always greener. I'm grateful for their words and the sentiments of love and friendship they express.
Iris lives in Florida with her husband and best friend of many years. Five years ago infertility and other life stressors really messed with her head, but she's gradually regaining her Self and her passion for life.
I can imagine the shock of moving from a small quiet family into a household of 14, but what about the other way around?
I'm from a family of three children, but my brothers are 11 and 13 years my senior, so in many ways I'm an only child. I have memories of quiet afternoons at home with my mum, or of just making my own entertainment if there were no neighborhood friends to play with. Even now, I enjoy my peaceful life and like nothing better than a quiet evening at home with a good book. If there's no one to talk to, I talk to myself. I'm seldom bored or lonely.
But I wonder, if I'd grown up in house with a big family, would I feel the lack of children in my house more deeply? Would I crave the noise and chaos, or would the quiet life I have be a welcome rest?
Do you come from a big family? Do you crave that company or have you adapted quite easily to a quieter life?


The LASERTAG.NET Wi-Fi radio base is an all-in-one solution for running laser tag games both indoors (with a stationary control station) and outdoors.
The standard radio base makes game control and operation much easier. It eliminates excessive fuss associated with the customization of laser tag equipment and game kits when using a remote control. The availability of a Wi-Fi radio automatizes game control process and decreases labor cost for a rental business operation.
The Wi-Fi unit does not require to be bound to the host computer/laptop to control the station because now the operator can control the game with a tablet or an Android OS smartphone, following the game process and even participating in it. It's a cool touch to the game, isn't it?
Let's take a closer look at the details that make this small yet very practical device worthy of your attention.
The first thing to note is that the Wi-Fi technology is used for a reason. Unlike the Bluetooth one, it offers a number of advantages crucial for laser tag gaming: stable connection, interference resilience, and good data transfer rate and communication range.
The LASERTAG.NET Wi-Fi radio base is equipped with a 700 mA/h built-in battery, extending its performance up to 24 hours. The notebook itself can also power the base if you directly connect it via a USB port. Such a combined use of a smart-phone and notebook significantly increases the up time of the base when used in the field or other rugged conditions.
The base is designed to simultaneously control and configure as many as 200 laser tag kits within a distance of up to 100 meters, while the range may be significantly increased using a retransmitter. Note that it is still possible to configure and control the equipment via the infrared port.
When using this device you can easily "Add X health points", "Add X ammo", manage the "Pause/Unpause" commands, "Toggle fire power", "Rapid fire", "Medkit", etc., and you can adjust the volume of messages and sound effects, customize or replace the preset sounds. You may also upgrade or replace the laser tag kit software and see the detailed game statistics and events online.
The more staff members you involve in a game management and hosting process, the greater costs you bear to pay wages and arrange workplace. Now, when equipped with an Android smart-phone, all the management, equipment configuration and training can be done by one person not confined to his or her work station. Everything you need – game statistics, game management, equipment configuration – can now be done with your smart-phone.
The high efficiency of the radio base contributes to the ease and convenience of the operation. This is exactly what we had in mind when developing it. All you need to do to get a game control station on your phone, is to install the special LASERTAG.NET software, switch the base on, and connect to it. The application interface is simple and intuitive. Yet, if operator has any questions, there are tooltips and a built-in user manual to guide him through the process.
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Soğuksu is a quarter of the town Pazar, Pazar District, Rize Province, northeastern Turkey. Its population is 1,615 (2021).

History
According to Armenian traveller Minas Bijishkyan's book (1819), name of the village is "Psyxrós", which means "cold water" in Greek. According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the neighborhood is Shilerit. Most inhabitants of the neighbourhood are ethnically Laz.

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Populated places in Pazar District, Rize
Laz settlements in Turkey

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Jacob is about to finish his first month of training as a chaplain candidate, the phase of Commissioned Officer Training (COT). While I'll wait for him to come back and write his own post about that, I'm here to say our first time of being separated as a married couple was, admittedly, harder than I expected it to be.
I went in to this training time feeling equipped and confident about the time apart. My family lives overseas, so I'm used to goodbyes and being away from loved ones. I am a strong, independent, black woman (well, that's what I tell myself although part of that is obviously untrue), and I'm not one to shrink back from responsibility and independence. I'm not a worrier. I'm fully supportive of Jacob and his endeavors; I'm a Christian with God helping me daily. I was fully expecting to kick start a time of self improvement and find myself healthier, buffer, holier, and more resilient at the end.
Well… it didn't go exactly as I planned. I struggled to get the house back in order after the pre-leaving packing chaos, and I never really caught up. I slacked on things I know I should be doing like working out and spending time with God. I felt tired a lot of the time and just "off" emotionally.
While sometimes these thoughts are helpful in keeping a positive perspective, I think I overdid it. Around week three I finally started journaling again and admitted to myself that this experience was more difficult than I anticipated it would be. It's different when my husband goes to training versus my boyfriend, like my last longer separation from Jacob. Our lives are far more intertwined now and his absence isn't just sentimental; it's very practical!
I got angry the fourth day when the dishes weren't done. Then I remembered… If I don't do them…. They don't get done. I ran out of gas on the highway because, since Jacob usually drives that car and fills up the tank, I hadn't even thought to check the gauge. Brilliant. I attempted to get a military ID and had all paperwork… except a page Jacob needed to sign if he isn't present at the appointment, of which I had not been informed.
While I'm definitely not crying into a wine glass every day, I wasn't quite the rockstar I thought I would be. It felt like I had put a heavy backpack on when Jacob left. I am doing the same tasks I do most days and managed things well overall, but everything feels harder and more tiring because of the extra "weight," even things I normally love. However, I am glad to say that around week three I really felt like I hit my stride. I've been more productive and feeling more normal. Right in time to get a "Jacob fix" at his graduation, haha!
Don't downplay my emotions and just admit when things are difficult. – I don't have to broadcast it to everyone or cry every-day-all-day about it, but accepting my own emotions helped me get back to normal faster.
Give myself more time to adjust to the differentness. – I think a big part of this is simply the fact that transition and change is hard on humans and I didn't give myself enough of a break to adjust. Next time I'll let myself chill a bit and get used to things before getting ambitious.
Keep up the good times! – I did do a good job of scheduling fun things for myself to do this month to get me out of the house and make memories. I'm proud of that and I'll keep that going!
Spend more time with God and less time feeling misunderstood. – I'm not living in a military community, so sometimes in my conversations with people I haven't felt understood and I've been annoyed by some of their comments. Instead of thinking about how "terrible" that is, I should spend more time with the one that does completely and totally understand how I feel and where I'm at: Jesus. When I do that, I've noticed I feel less offendable, more gracious, and less in need of outward affirmation.
What about you? Was anything more difficult than you expected during separation? What are some things you learned during your time apart from a loved one that have helped you later? If you're really experienced at this, what tips would you give to people like me that are newer to it?
I don't have any advice, but simply wanted to empathize. I'm married to my own AFNG Jacob. He's been on 2 two-week deployments and 1 five-week training (NCOA) while we've been together. I think the worst thing we can do is downplay how tough it is to have our spouses gone. No matter where they may be – near or far, safe or otherwise – not having the other person around to help shoulder the load of everyday adult life takes a toll. Don't belittle yourself by thinking that it's easier since you don't have kids (we don't either), or it is a shorter time frame. Gone is gone. Taking on all the household chores in addition to the emotional hardship of missing your love every day IS a big deal! We marry someone because we want to spend the day to day with that person, and temporarily losing that support is hard.
That's all so very true, Cindy! Downplaying things really doesn't make things better, as you said. It just makes it more difficult. Thanks for your empathy and encouragement!
Hi Emileigh! I just came across your blog as my husband Tanner is attending officer training at Maxwell. It is our first introduction into the military lifestyle as well as our first time being apart from each as a married couple. I love reading about both yours and husbands experience at training and life while the other one was away. I, too, made a list of all I wanted to accomplish while he was away and now I find that missing him was a lot more than I imagined. No one seems to quite understand what it's like to go home to an empty house and I'm thankful for your reminder that Christ understands it all and has full empathy for it. I hope you and Jacob are doing great!
Awww, that's so great to hear, Macee! I'm glad you've been encouraged. Being patient with yourself and giving yourself time to adjust to change is so important!


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Leeds for Learning Primary & Secondary Achievement for All Conference & Exhibition
Achievement for All : Breaking Down Barriers
The 2019 Primary and Secondary Achievement for All : Breaking Down Barriers Conference will be a day of professional learning, aiming to support leaders and governors to break down the barriers and advantage disadvantaged pupils in raising attainment. Marc Rowland, Pupil Premium Adviser for Unity Schools Partnership and former Deputy Director of the National Education Trust is the keynote speaker and he will share his wealth of expert knowledge and experience around strategies to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Guidance on how to minimise the impact of the barriers will also be explored through exciting and inspirational workshops led by local and regional schools that have had proven impact on pupils across all phases.
All of this will take place in the excellent facilities of Weetwood Hall, and will be hosted by Leeds City Council School Improvement Team and local leaders, who have a proven track record of delivering high impact professional learning.
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Workshops will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and, in the event of a workshop being full, delegates will be asked to choose an alternative. The full day delegate cost for this conference is £210 for SLA schools and £240 for non-SLA schools which includes lunch and refreshments throughout the day. Book one place and bring a second delegate for half price: £105 for SLA schools and £120 for non-SLA schools.
Governors with the responsibility of Closing the Gap and Diminishing the difference are invited to attend until 11.25am at a cost of £60 to hear the keynote speech.
1A) Improving Attendance in Secondary
John Zeb, Senior Vice Principal, Leeds West Academy, White Rose Academies Trust and Oliver Brady, Deputy Head, South Hunsley Academy
South Hunsley School is an outstanding school that has maintained student attainment consistently in the top 5% nationally for the past 5 years. The school has won the National Pupil Premium Award in 2014 and 2017, based on the consistent high attainment of its Pupil Premium cohort. This has led to the development of a successful SSIF project that, based around building and supporting an explicit link between attendance and attainment, is working with a number of schools in the region to support improvements in Pupil Premium performance.
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Clara Granville, Learning Improvement
Improving outcomes for and meeting the needs of disadvantage learners in the Early Years through parental engagement and supporting mental wellbeing. A look at strategies and practices which impact on provision for our youngest disadvantaged learners.
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Joanne Marshall, AHT, Harehills Primary School
The leaders from Harehills Primary school will share their successful approaches to tackling barriers that families new to the country face. This includes families from the Gypsy, Roma, Traveller (GRT) communities and many new to English and new to school pupils. Hear how the school have used their pupil premium funding to fund an experienced and skilled Pastoral Hub team dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of the children.
2A) Raising Aspiration and Expectations, Reducing Prejudice - School cultures and practices: supporting the attainment of disadvantaged pupils (Mainly Primary, other phases welcome)
Louise Booth HT and James Lillywhite AHT, Beeston Hill St Luke's Primary School
This workshop is based on the recent DfE report which adds another piece to a growing jigsaw about meeting the needs of disadvantaged learners. The research provides an in-depth analysis of a set of school cultures and practices that existing research has linked to positive outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. These cultures and practices range from how schools support parents' and pupils' aspirations and expectations, to the way in which they use data and evidence to monitor outcomes and how they respond to the latest developments in research. Beeston Hill St Luke's was part of this research and the leadership team will share how they create a culture that supports high attainment for all children.
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John Hutchinson HT, St Therea's Roman Catholic Primary School and Erica Hiorns, School Improvement adviser
Having a growth mindset, resilience and good strategies for learning can ensure that a child succeeds. Hear how the leadership team at St Theresa's RC Primary have developed a whole school approach so that all children consistently achieve well. Erica will then share how a knowledge based curriculum support disadvantaged pupils.
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Bracken Edge Primary School and Batley Girls' High School
Challenging Poverty of Aspiration: Practical strategies to engage parents and build parental and community partnership. Building a culture of aspiration in order to secure progress and outcomes. Parents play a crucial role in supporting their children's learning, and levels of parental engagement are consistently associated with better academic outcomes. This is particularly important for disadvantaged learners. Bracken Edge Primary School and Batley Girls' High School will share how their parent workshops help families to support their children and increase confidence with all aspects of school life.
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The triumph gave Spieth his 9th career win on the PGA Tour, becoming the 2nd fastest player to 9 tour wins behind only Tiger, who accomplished the feat when he was 23 years and 5 months old compared to Spieth's 23 years and 6 months.
Making his return from 27 months away from the PGA Tour, former phenom Patrick Cantlay was impressive, firing 3 under-par rounds en route to a t48th finish at 3 under par. For his effort, Cantlay earned $17,897 and has 9 starts remaining on his medical exemption where he will need to make $606,849 to earn his card back.
With the Tour heading down the coast to Riviera C.C., I decided to recount my summer experience at the spectacular course with the help of Jon Cavalier's spectacular photos. Check out my architectural deep dive on the George Thomas masterpiece here.
On Friday morning, Tiger announced that he wouldn't be playing in this week's Genesis Open or next week's Honda Classic. The news comes as no surprise for those who watched Woods gingerly saunter his way around Dubai, shooting a brutal opening-round 76 before withdrawing because of back spasms. Who knows when or if Woods will ever return, but the possibility of him returning to even a shell of his once dominant self took a major hit with Friday's news.
Danny Willett entered the final round of the Maybank Championship looking to earn his first victory since his Masters win last spring. The English superstar looked unstoppable after opening rounds of 66, 67, 67 put him 3 shots clear of the field, but Sunday saw Willett's ball striking show up while his putter stayed in the hotel room. Uncharacteristically, Willett missed short putt after short putt leading to a final round 73 that opened the door to the field. The man who took advantage was little-known Paraguayan, Fabrizio Zanotti, who blistered the Saujana Golf and Country Club to the tune of 7 birdies standing on the 18th hole. Zanotti saved his best for last, reaching the par 5 in two and sinking a 20' eagle putt to shoot a final round 9-under 63 and post 19-under. American David Lipsky had a chance to catch Zanotti after a birdie on the 17th moved him to 18-under for the championship, but the former Northwestern star couldn't muster a birdie, finishing runner-up to Zanotti.
We continue our look at PGA Tour players' paths to the Tour with former Illinois All-American Brian Campbell. The Southern California native spurned west coast schools to head to the great plains and Champaign, Illinois where he became one of the finest amateurs in the country. Learn more about Campbell and his career here.
McCarron eagles the final hole to win the Allianz Championship.
Northwestern wins the Big 10 match play championship.
JT nearly makes a hole in one Saturday at Pebble Beach.
Robbie Vogel is back writing an interesting piece about Canadian Tour pro David Wetterich, who spent last season camping out from event to event with my former high school teammate Ryan Linton. Highly recommend reading this story to give you some perspective on what life on the Canadian Tour is like.
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Well, as of about 12:45 AM this morning I've managed to successfully imported all my old entries into Radio Userland. I haven't figured out how to force Radio to rerender the whole site yet, but I'm going to save that task for later today. For now it's time to get some sleep.


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Home Entertainment Movies Raya and the Last Dragon: Finally, the Teaser Trailer Released!
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Raya and the Last Dragon: Finally, the Teaser Trailer Released!
By Janifar
Finally, Disney has released the official teaser trailer of Raya and the Last Dragon. Verily, it's a bonus for adventure and fantasy lovers. Just be ready to witness the adventurous journey of Disney's new warrior, Raya, and the last living dragon of Kumandra. The computer-animated adventurous fantasy film will be arriving in theaters on 12 March 2021. So, a little bit more wait, and boom!
Raya and the Last Dragon (Upcoming Computer-animated Film)
Disney is all set to feature a new female-warrior named Raya: In the upcoming computer-animated film, you'll witness the adventurous journey of Raya and the Last Dragon.
You think that a lone warrior is vulnerable but take my word: A lone warrior with a strong will power to succeed is unbeatable. The same is in the case of Raya, who's although alone but strong and determined enough to save her people.
As the title depicts, this film revolves around a warrior girl named Raya who with the help of the last dragon intends to save their people from the wrath of an evil force.
In the premise of the film, it has been stated that there was a time when humans and dragons used to live together until an evil force loused up everything in the world of Kamundra. In order to save their people, the dragons of Kamundra sacrificed themselves. However, only one left behind: alive but lost. Unfortunately, 500 years later, the evil force returned (The name of the evil hasn't been unveiled yet).
So, here comes the beginning of the story: On the return of the same evil, Raya, a lone warrior will take the responsibility to go and find the legendary last dragon. She swears to prove other people wrong about the existence of the dragons. She believes that there's the last dragon who's not a legend and truly exists. So, she goes on to find the last dragon and seek her help to fight the evil who's threatening the peace of their world.
Let's see how Raya will be able to find out the Last Dragon, and will the dragon help the people of Kamundra?
How Raya and the Last Dragon Will Save Kamundra?
Well, interestingly, there's a lot more to the story: in the premise, it has been stated that "it will take more than a dragon to defeat the evil". It means that it isn't the power of the Last Dragon that can end the evil, in fact, it is the unity and teamwork of the people of Kamundra that will make them strong enough to defeat the evil once and for all. Moreover, the Kamundrians have to believe in themselves, and the dragon to be able to access their inner power to defeat the evil.
So, in s nutshell, about how Raya and The Last Dragon will save Kamundra, they will not do it alone: the people of Kamundra altogether will defeat the evil.
Who's the Evil Force Which is Threatening the Peace of Kamundra?
About the identity of the evil force who's threatening the peace of Kamundrians, it hasn't been revealed yet. In the premise, the makers have mentioned the threat by addressing it as "an evil force". So, we are still unaware of who's the evil force, what is its name, and purpose.
However, there's one thing we know for sure: the evil force has returned after 500 years to rule Kamundra and make their lives miserable with his wrath.
Who's the Last Dragon?
The name of the Dragon is Susi, and she's a water dragon, the last of her kind. The most interesting fact about the last dragon is that she can transform herself into a human being.
Indeed, it's gonna be exciting, and exhilarating to see a water dragon transforming into a charming lady.
Will Raya and the Last Dragon Release in Theaters?
On March 12, 2021, The computer-animated adventure fantasy film, Raya and The Last Dragon will release in the theaters (US).
For sure, you will love watching this new computer-animated adventurous movie as this is full of adventure, action, emotions, and love! If you have watched, Moana, Frozen, Avatar, , and The Legend of Korra then you'll surely love it !
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America's National Parks are the envy of the world.
Let's face it, children adore camping. For the bigger kids among us, especially those city dwellers grinding out a 9 to 5, a stay at one of our national parks is the perfect detox. Our expansive national parks are jewels in the crown of our tourist industry. But with 61 to choose from it's tricky deciding which ones to visit and when. Here at Trtl, we've whittled down some of the best national parks you'll love this summer and fall.
Signed into law as a national park by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, America's first ever national park spans almost 3,500 square miles of lakes, rivers, canyons, waterfalls and mountain ranges.
Hot springs and geysers are among the highlights you'll encounter. The hiking trails alone stretch to 1,300 miles where you're likely to spot wild animals such as grey wolves, grizzly bears, buffalo, wild horses and moose.
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Activities include kayaking and wildlife spotting and Yellowstone even has its own super-volcano.
Named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978, Yellowstone's official address is in Wyoming but it actually covers three states — if you include the 3% in Montana to the north and northwest and 1% to the west in Idaho.
Entry to Yellowstone is $30 per vehicle and, once inside, you'll find that all swimming and hiking is free.
During summer months, the best way to get around is by car if not opting for a bus tour. A round trip, called The Grand Loop, will take anywhere between 4 and 7 hours.
Staying longer? Yellowstone is an amazing geothermal wonderland and with 12 campgrounds and more than 2,000 campsites it affords the perfect place to rest or toast marshmallows under the stars.
GETTING THERE: Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming is served by American Airlines, Delta, SkyWest and United. From there, enjoy a 56-mile scenic drive to the Southern entrance to Yellowstone.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Made up of six million acres of wilderness with a single main road running through it, Denali is one of the most remote of America's national parks.
Mt McKinley, also known as Denali, is North America's highest peak. It towers 20,310 feet above sea level amid a vast region of alpine tundra, crystal clear glacial lakes and is home to around 500 species of flowering plants including lupines, bluebells and fireweed.
Fantastic walking trails are best enjoyed when the wild flowers are in blossom during June and July when sunshine can last up to 20 hours.
As the temperatures drop later in the year you increase your chances of seeing the Northern lights, but the winters are super cold and the paths impassable.
GETTING THERE: Some tour operators offer "flightseeing" packages from Anchorage to Denali. A Kantishna Air Taxi, for example, takes 2 hours to Kantishna, inside Denali. Glass-domed trains also operate from Anchorage and take 7.5 hours. You can also drive there in 5 hours or take a bus.
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
It may not be the largest of the country's national parks at just 265,000 acres, but it is many people's favorite. It has an abundance of breathtaking hiking trails — over 350 miles of them – through forests of pine and spruce. Along the way you might see some elk, moose or bighorn sheep. 72 peaks rise into the Colorado sky, some higher than 12,000 feet.
The 48-mile drive along Trail Ridge Rd will prove one of the highlights beneath snow-capped peaks.
Later, you might want to head indoors and take a tour of the Stanley Hotel, where Stephen King got the inspiration for his novel The Shining. ending a night with his wife in room 217, they were the only guests at the hotel as it was due to shut for the winter months. A nightmare woke King and inspired the plot of the famous novel, later adapted for the screen by Stanley Kubrick.
GETTING THERE: The closest airports are Denver International Airport, which is just 1.5 hours from the national park and offers plenty of options for onward transportation.
The Indiana Dunes, Indiana
America's newest national park, the Indiana Dunes may seem like the baby of the bunch. But it has been over a century in the making.
The original campaign for its inclusion was scrapped because the Great War took precedence and National Park status was eventually granted earlier this year.
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A 15,000-acre expanse of rolling dunes, freshwater beaches and oak savannah, the Indiana Dunes plays host to hundreds of rare plants and to over 350 species or bird. Enjoy seeing geese, ducks, herons, gulls, grebes, hawks and vultures and plenty more.
Kayaking and horseback riding is popular and there's camping for overnight visitors. The Chicago skyline is quite the view from the eight beaches, which are backed by 200ft high sand dunes.
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The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is to hold a workshop on Thursday 14 November called Mount Stewart and the Wider World: Exploring the Londonderry Family Papers.
The papers of the Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry, are a major resource for the study of local and international history. From their home at Mount Stewart, members of the family have played major roles in the history of Ireland, the UK and Europe from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. They were also major landowners in counties Antrim, Down and Donegal and in the North East of England.
The Londonderry Papers held in PRONI were brought into public ownership in April this year (see Irish Genealogy News blogpost) and this workshop is intended to highlight the potential of the collection for family and local historians, academics, authors and film makers.
The speakers will be: Ian Montgomery on the Londonderry Papers in PRONI, Liz Bregazzi on the Londonderry Papers in Durham Record Office, Frances Bailey on Mount Stewart and the National Trust, Anne Casement on Researching the Family and Brian Henry Martin on Using the Archive for Television.
Admission is free and booking is essential.