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Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise
Economic Housing by Jorge Belanko
It is understood by Bioconstruction as the way of building that favors the evolutionary processes of every living being as well as biodiversity guaranteeing the balance and sustainability of future generations.
The technique allows to build houses and buildings with land and seeks to reduce the environmental impact; it is taught at the national University of Córdoba and there are postgraduate courses at the UBA
Bioconstruction appears today as a concrete response to the energy crisis and the need to mitigate climate change. It is about making homes and buildings that by their design and materials reduce environmental pollution as much as possible. It is built with mud, straw, wood and reused materials. Bioclimatic designs are implemented, which reduces energy consumption for heating or cooling. Technology is used to recover rainwater, also to reuse it, treat waste and harness the energy of the sun. And it's also cheaper.
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" The great challenge is to make more accessible the knowledge and application of bioconstruction in cities, " says architect Armando Gross, director of the Bioconstruction Workshop of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of the UNC. There they teach it in the context of Permaculture, a broader discipline that promotes ways of life and creation of human habitat in harmony with the environment, in a sustainable way, that allows successive generations to remain on the Earth without degrading it. "This architecture is successful in rural areas. But in the city there are obstacles related to ignorance, on the one hand, and the interests of conventional industry, on the other," he says.
Gross points out that the impediments are neither technical nor economic. He explains that seismic-resistant structures can be made (in fact most of the architecture with earth in the country is in seismic zone) and calculates that up to 20% can be saved in the total cost of the work. The most common techniques are adobe, compacted earth (walls) and lattices, which are quinchas or systems with wood filled with soil and natural fibers with earth plaster. One of the systematized techniques that Gross implements is the replacement of the quincha by bales of cortadera, a plant species that grows throughout the country and when it is cut, it does not die, but regenerates.
With regard to the environmental cost, he stressed the unsustainable nature of the current mode of construction. In the Bioconstruction Workshop of the UNC they do the exercise of going backwards in the production chain of the materials: bricks, cement, concrete, synthetic paints, plastics. In addition to the energy costs and pollution generated by these processes, they come from non-renewable resources.
In central buildings of the city of Córdoba, Gross together with the architect Marcelo Lange began to replace the molones of telgopor of the slabs by bales of cortadera. " It is a decision of the professional, there is no problem with the regulation, " explained Lange, who is part of Cadepyme, a chamber that brings together small and medium-sized urban developers. "It works very well. It is more economical, does not gather bugs and serves the same function."
From North to South
From Jujuy to Patagonia, there are bioconstruction experiences linked to the development of Permaculture, social habitat, education, public spaces and tourism. In the Quebrada de Humahuaca there are from state housing plans to boutique cabins, such as Los Colorados, in Purmamarca, designed by the architect Carlos Antoraz. In Tucumán, the Regional Research Center of Raw Earth Architecture of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the National University has its own building built with this technique, in which architects and civil engineers of that house of studies intervened.
In Mendoza, a chapel built with earth is part of the wine tourist circuit. It is the Chapel of Gratitude, of the Salentein winery, in the Uco Valley. And to the south, in Río Negro, Jorge Belanko, master of the technique, trains and directs groups of people who build their houses and other spaces, such as a kindergarten in El Bolsón, built by the parents and teachers themselves.
Inés Donato, pioneer architect of bioconstruction in Córdoba, demonstrates that it is possible to build and inhabit sustainable houses for 10 years. She lives in the eco-neighborhood Villa Sol, in Salsipuedes. There, the Pro-Eco San Miguel Foundation, of which it is a part, designed a neighborhood that today occupies 7.5 hectares in a mountain environment and has 30 houses made with bioarchitecture. In addition to reducing environmental impact, Donato highlights health benefits. "A house on land has the right level of humidity because the material absorbs the excess water in the environment and long if it is too dry; it keeps the humidity at 50 percent, which is what the human being needs, " he explains.
Donato integrates the Institute of Sustainable Architecture (IAS) of the College of Architects of Córdoba, which works together with INTI in the development of a bioconstruction manual. "What is missing is full validation of the systems. And above all, an industry linked to natural construction, " he says.
Rodolfo Rotondaro, referring to the architecture of earth, a technique to which is dedicated the past 30 years, understands that public policies are needed habitat that include the bio as an option, and the development of the rules of the Argentine Institute of Standardization and Certification (IRAM) for components, elements and building systems.
"Despite the fact that Argentina has more than eight centers specialized in construction with land and that the problems of sustainability and housing deficit are known to all, in universities the need to include these techniques within the careers is still not fully understood. Quite possibly, in more than one case, by disinformation; in others, by express disinterest", warns the architect.
For Rotondaro, a professor in the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism (Fadu) and researcher of the Conicet, there are three factors which prevent bio is massive: the lack of advanced standards, the prejudices that still remain and which is not part of the construction market.
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CJFE remembers Vancouver Journalist Killed 10 Years Ago Today
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) commemorates Vancouver journalist Tara Singh Hayer, who was killed 10 years ago today. On November 18, 1998, the then 62-year-old publisher of the Indo-Canadian Times was shot to death at his Surrey, B.C. home. His murder remains unsolved. CJFE's Executive Director Annie Game says "The murder of Hayer was the greatest test, and, indeed, the greatest failure of press freedom in Canada." Despite repeated warnings, threats, and a previous attempt on his life, police were unable to protect him. With each passing year that his murder goes unpunished, it appears that these killers, on Canadian soil, have gotten away with murder. Hayer was almost certainly targeted for his investigative work on the Air India case. The 1985 bombing of an Air India flight, plotted and initiated in Vancouver, was the deadliest incident of aviation terrorism in Canadian history. Prior to the high-profile trial, Hayer had made statements to police that would incriminate members of a militant Sikh separatist group. He was also on the list of potential witnesses to be heard at the trial. Nor was this the first time Hayer had been attacked. A previous attempt on his life ten years before had left him confined to a wheelchair. Today, CJFE calls upon the RCMP to ensure that justice is done in this case. "The courage of this brave journalist deserves a more fitting legacy than a place in the unsolved pile of murders," said Game. "This is a burden of shame for all Canadians. We need closure on this case." When Hayer died, Canada lost an irreplaceable voice for the Indo-Canadian community - a devastatingly high price to pay in the name of free expression. In 1999, CJFE named its press freedom award given to Canadian journalists who have shown great courage in the course of doing their work after Tara Singh Hayer. CJFE is co-sponsoring an event tonight (November 18) with Langara College's Journalism Program in honour of Hayer. Details: Open to the public/Free Admission Venue/Time: Langara College, 100 West 49th Vancouver, A-130/7:00p.m. Speakers: Rupinder Hayer-Bains, Indo-Canadian Times; Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun; Terry Milewski, CBC's The National. Moderator: Rob Dykstra, Chair, Dept. of Journalism, Langara
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The NAC72 is a stellar preamp for the analog based system. This preamp was part of a Linn LP12 turntable and Naim NAP250 amp system running through B&W speakers. It was a simple and straightforward setup that had all the hallmarks of musicality through simplicity. The combination was one of the best we have heard. Needless to say, each of the component is a legend in its own right but having them come together in this system had a magical result. There was no clamoring to reproduce minute details like some $50,000 system but just a reassured, calm mannerism that flows smoothly from the vinyl out to the speakers. Vocals and jazz were particularly spectacular with a very intimate closed setting. Imaging was nicely placed with good depth and breadth. If you are looking for a preamp that is sharp to the cut, this is not for you. The Naim is all about enjoying music in a relaxed atmosphere. This is the system to come home to for relaxation after a hard day.
The preamp has no modern day convenience like remote control (probably didn't see the point since this would be anchoring a top notch vinyl system and you need to get up and change tracks or records anyway) or tone controls. Focus was on area that were critical to the music, like a hefty power supply that is encased away from the sensitive signal boards and keeping the signal path simple and short. Like all Naim components, they pretty much use DIN connectors/cables. We are including a pair of DIN to RCA cable and a pair of BNC/RCA adapters so that you can use the aux input with a regular RCA cable. We ran a CD player through its aux input with fantastic result. The umbilical cord that connects the control unit to the HICAP is included. The other components from this original system, the Linn LP12, Naim NAP250 and B&W 684 speakers are also for sale in our other listings.
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After another strong quarter, CVS raises outlook for 2022
May 4, 2022 Mynutrini Viral News Team 0 Comments
COVID-19 vaccines and tests for the virus continue to boost CVS Health and the healthcare giant raised its annual forecast after yet another strong quarter.
The drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager said Wednesday that it expects per-share earnings of between $8.20 and $8.40 this year after breezing past Wall Street expectations for the first quarter.
The new outlook mostly eclipses Wall Street projections of $8.26 per share, according to FactSet.
CVS Health shares slipped in February after the company reported fourth quarter results that easily topped expectations but didn't hike its forecast for the year, citing the pandemic's unpredictable nature.
CVS operates one of the nation's largest drugstore chains with nearly 10,000 retail locations. It also runs prescription drug plans for big clients like insurers and employers through a large pharmacy benefit management business.
It also provides health insurance for more than 24 million people through its Aetna arm.
The company said Wednesday that it administered more than 8 million COVID-19 vaccines in the first quarter, a big drop from the 20 million it administered in the last quarter of 2021, when customers sought boosters and many children began getting the shots.
CVS Health also administered six million tests in the first quarter and its drugstores got a boost from customers buying additional tests as the omicron surge of the virus peaked at the start of the quarter.
Claims processed in the company's biggest business, its pharmacy benefits management segment, also climbed nearly 6% compared to last year's quarter, which had a weaker cough, cold and flu season.
Quarterly net income climbed 89% to $2.31 billion. The company posted adjusted earnings of $2.22 per share, beating analyst projections for $2.17.
Revenue was $76.8 billion, also topping Wall Street's expectations for $75.54 billion.
Shares of CVS Health Corp., based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, rose almost 2% before the opening bell.
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Q: Xlsx IO library (from sourceforge) issue xlsx io from sourceforge
Anyone know how to actually use this library?
I took the time to download it and include it with a project.
The problem is, when I try to compile, if I attempt to call any of the library's functions, I get the dreaded linking error: "unresolved symbols".
I'm using Visual Studio Express 2013.
To make this more clear, here's some sample code I've tried (that creates the linker error).
#include "xlsxio_read.h"

int main(void){
    xlsxioreader x = xlsxioread_open("input.xlsx");
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And before anyone asks the standard inane questions, Yes I put the header files and their dll's into the appropriate directories before trying to include or use anything.

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Bilbao – New York – Bilbao
by Kirmen Uribe $12.56
Fiction from Seren Books
Bilbao–New York–Bilbao takes place during a flight to New York and tells the story of journeys by three generations of the same family. The key to the book is Liborio's fishing boat, the Dos Amigos: who are these two friends, and what is the nature of their friendship? Through letters, diaries, emails, poems and dictionaries, Kirmen creates a mosaic of memories and stories that combine to form a homage to a world that has almost disappeared, as well as a hymn to the continuity of life. It is also a reflection on the art of writing, and lies between life and fiction.
Bird, Blood, Snow
by Cynan Jones $11.30
Bird, Blood, Snow: New Stories from the Mabinogion
"…a remarkably interesting interpretation of this legendary hero's doing indeed" – The Bay Magazine
Breathing into Marble
by Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė $12.31
Fiction from Noir Press
Translated from Lithuanian
Breathing into Marble is a dark and poetic story of love, family, deception and death.
Winner of the European Union Prize for Literature
Calligraphy Lesson
by Mikhail Shishkin $14.95
Fiction from Deep Vellum Publishing
Calligraphy Lesson is the first English-language collection of short stories by Mikhail Shishkin, the most acclaimed contemporary author in Russia. Spanning his entire writing career, from his first published story, "Calligraphy Lesson," which heralded an entirely new voice in post-Soviet Russian literature and won him Russia's prestigious Debut Prize in 1993, to "Nabokov's Inkblot," written in 2013 for dramatic adaptation by a theater in Zurich. Shishkin is a master prose writer, a completely unique stylist, and heir to the greatest Russian writers, such as Tolstoy, Bunin, and Pasternak.
by György Spiró $14.99 – $29.99
Translated from Hungarian
A literary sensation, György Spiró's Captivity is both a highly sophisticated historical novel and a gripping page-turner. Set in the tumultuous first century A.D., between the year of Christ's death and the outbreak of the Jewish War, Captivity recounts the adventures of the feeble-bodied, bookish Uri, a young Roman Jew.
Daniel's Beetles
by Tony Bianchi $11.30
Translated from Welsh
Daniel's Beetles is the author's translation of his prizewinning novel, Pryfeta. Daniel is six. One afternoon, while playing with insects in the garden, he sees his father fall to his death. Is he upset? It's difficult to say, because Daniel would prefer to attend to his beetles. Forty years later, he remembers nothing of the event. But two failed relationships and his elderly mother's confusion bring Daniel face-to-face with his demons. Then he meets Cerys and Dr Bruno and discovers a bold new way of regaining control over the past.
by Hermann Hesse $12.49
Fiction from Peter Owen Publishers
Published shortly after the First World War and before Siddharta and Steppenwolf, Demian marks a significant turning point in Hesse's literary career. It is the first time Hermann Hesse used the novel overtly as a means to explore ideas of the self, the meaning and purpose of existence, as well as his own ideas and interpretations of theosophy and Eastern Philosophy. As such it is ranked among the finest of his works.
Divan of Ghalib
by Nachoem Wijnberg $18.00
Poetry from White Pine Press
Translated from Dutch
Wijnberg creates an astounding edifice filled with mirror-rooms and concealed doors; the entrance may not be easy to find but inside there are treasures of the utmost importance. The further you go, the more you find. The result is one of astonishing richness as he takes on the original Divan of Ghalib and renders it his own much as Robert Bly absorbed the lessons of Ghalib and created his own Ghazals.
Empty Streets
by Michael Ajvaz $19.00
Translated from Czech
In a junkyard on the outskirts of Prague, a painter stumbles across a mysterious wooden object. As he begins to notice the object's strange shape reproduced in various places around the city, he realizes that it holds the key to uncovering the truth about the recent disappearance of a young girl.


Located at Las Casas de la Selva in the southern mountains adjacent to Puerto Rico's Carite State Forest, Tropic Ventures Sustainable Forestry & Rainforest Enrichment Project is dedicated to developing methods of using rainforest land in a manner that maintains the ecology of the rainforest. Registered in 1998 as a non-profit organization, Tropic Ventures Research & Education Foundation supports the sustainable forestry project in collaboration with the Earthwatch Institute.
The Puerto Rican Department of Natural & Environmental Resources (DRNA), together with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, have been supporting the forest enrichment program since 1983, by supplying seedlings and subsidizing planting costs to encourage the development of timber production in Puerto Rico's forests. When the first line planting took place in 1984 it was with a view to replacing imported timber with homegrown products, and approximately 40,000 pine, mahogany and blue mahoe saplings were planted in about 25% of La Casas de la Selva's secondary forest between 1984 and 1990. With workers using hand-tools in order to preserve the soil structure and minimize erosion, the saplings were planted in rows stretching from east to west, under a canopy of secondary forest. The saplings grew rapidly and ongoing research monitors the progress of the trees and their impact on their environment.
Blue mahoe (Taliparti elatum) of between 24 and 28 years old is currently being selectively harvested at Las Casas de la Selva. Native to Cuba and Jamaica, mahoe grows well in shade and is therefore suitable to cultivate in secondary forests. With its straight growth, which can reach a height of 80 ft, mahoe is well suited for processing, and its variety of blue-hued colors and interesting grain makes it a superb wood for a variety of purposes. Moreover, it is easy to work with and has a natural gloss when finished. Blue mahoe is popular for the crafting of furniture, decorative boxes and chests, floors, jewelry, sculpture and cuatros – a popular musical instrument in Puerto Rico.
Nature loving and eco-conscious travelers who add Las Casas de la Selva to their itinerary when visiting this picturesque part of Puerto Rico, will find that it is time well spent.


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Mage: Episode 2 (Part 2)
Today the mages encountered their first glimpse of vampires and their first foray into the Supernatural politics in Sydney. Read on to see how it went!
Episode 2: Along Came A Spider (Part 2)
Game Session 5
The session opened with Oghma, Tanuwa, Jess, Malphas and Shiryo sitting at one of the tables in the Liberty discussing the events of the previous night. Jess had confirmed that the man smelling of vinegar did not work at the zoo but, with little more than that to go on there, the group opted to look into finding Sally, the girl that had seemingly died and then woke up again in the morgue before walking off and stealing a car. With a little help from Sally's friends, Jess acquired images of her from her Facebook page along with a phone number, suggesting they could look for her by asking around. Oghma said that would be, mathematically speaking, a waste of time due to the sheer size of Sydney and the fact that they had little idea where to start looking in the first place. Jess also mentioned that she had spoken to her father, Detective Wolf, regarding the woman's disappearance but he was unable to help at the time, given that Sally had not been 'missing' any longer than a few hours.
Then, when Malphas brought up the idea of not even worrying about the whole undead (i.e. Sally) being controlled by spiders, Oghma said the very concept of that the woman was controlled by spiders absurd; it was far more likely that she was simply bitten by one and placed in a near death state that the hospital couldn't detect her as being alive. That, and he couldn't find anything about magical spiders in his grandfather's library.
The discussion then shifted to the fact that the group still had very little idea as to why they could what they do, and just what their limitations were. Oghma had his theories, but there was very little hard evidence to back it up besides some old notes of his grandfather's.
Moving the discussion back to the matter at hand, and seeing that no one else had offered any better options, Jess called through to Sally's phone, but only managed to get her voicemail. A moment later screaming erupted from outside, spurring the group into action as to what was happening. Bursting out onto the street they saw a man viciously biting into a helpless woman's neck, gorging himself on her blood.
The group moved to help the woman, Shiryo and Malphas driving back the man while Oghma bandaged the woman's wound, Jess called 000, and Tanuwa used his magic to completely stop the bleeding. The man then tried to flee but was frozen in place by Malphas before Tanuwa tackled him and Oghma bound him using manacles created from some nearby steel.
Using her Time magic Jess looked back at what drove the man into a such a frenzy. She witnessed Sally injecting the man with some liquid before he collapsed to the ground and Sally ran off. A few minutes later the man awoke, stumbled to his feet, and ran into the street in a frenzy, attacking the first person he saw.
Meanwhile, inside the Liberty, the mages had secured the man to one of the tables in the break room, entering via the back entrance to avoid any undue attention. Oghma, Tanuwa and Malphas briefly discussed what to do with him before Malphas used straw to very carefully lift the man's top lip to see if he had any fangs, but found nothing unusual. Although Oghma concluded that it was still potentially possible this man was a vampire, and the fangs receded when not in use.
Malphas then woke the man and began his mental and verbal interrogation, and while the man's mind was unlike a normal human's, Malphas was able to navigate it well enough (Death 2). It took some digging, but he was able to find out the man went by the name Sil and seemed to be unaware of what he had done. When informed Sil panicked and said he had to leave, and quickly, at which point Malphas read his surface thoughts and found that Sil was terrified by the thought of being found by the 'Sheriff' and his 'Hounds'.
At that point two men and a woman walked into the bar and began speaking to the bartender, Dan, asking if they'd seen a man they were looking for. Jess, who was now at the bar having a drink with Shiryo while the others worked out back, asked who they were looking for, to which the woman showed her an image of Sil. When Jess confirmed that they knew where he was, the woman used a supernatural ability on her, manipulating her to believe it was okay to show them to where Sil was kept.
When Shiryo realised what was happening he stepped in and the woman tried to influence him as well but failed. In response Shiryo tried attacking one of her bodyguards and only ended up being restrained by the other. Jess, who was still under the effects of the women's mental manipulations, continued to show the woman through to the back room. One of the Liberty's bouncers came to see what was going on with Shiryo, to which the bodyguard responded everything was fine and let Shiryo go before walking back to the entrance.
Back in the break room Sil suddenly freaked out and tried making a rush for the door, surprising the three mages in there with his strength as he pulled the table with him. Malphas quickly stepped in and once again prevented him from using any form of motor control, causing him to fall flat on his face just as Jess and the woman entered the room.
The woman then attempted to influence the three mages in the room whilst asking them to release the man into their custody so that he could be punished in accordance with their own laws, succeeding momentarily with Malphas and Oghma, but Tanuwa's will proved too strong and he immediately rebutted:
"I don't know what is going on here, but we're tired of being jerked around. If you want us to respect your laws, you have to respect ours. And from now on, this club is safe haven. If it's worth pushing us, and seeing what we're capable of," pausing as he stared at her, "Go ahead."
Seemingly unwilling to try the young mage, the woman left with her bodyguards, only to be accosted by Malphas. After a brief mental battle between the two, with each of them trying to dominate the other, Malphas was finally able to momentarily make the woman blurt out why the man was being punished: 'Sil has revealed himself in public and broke the Masquerade, and for that he must be punished in accordance to our Laws.' After she realised what she had been forced to say she glared at Malphas and stormed out.
After the events that transpired earlier in the evening, Tanuwa was in the Liberty partaking in a few drinks from the bar while he considered what he had said and the ramifications, an older man with a thick beard and shoulder length white hair took a seat next to him.
The strange old man discussed the 'complications' that the young mage had introduced when he essentially declared the Liberty, or Saoirse Rogha ('Sirshe Roha') as the old man called it, Neutral Grounds to the Kindred.
Realising that there might be something else to the strange man, Tanuwa turned and, now giving the man his full attention, explained that it wasn't right that the Kindred could just enforce their laws unchecked. Whoever they were, someone had to stand up to them.
Inviting Tanuwa to join him, the old man stepped behind the bar and revealed the entrance to a magically concealed room. Crafted from old stone and wood, it smelled heavily of wood smoke and fresh ale. Occupied tables were scattered randomly throughout the room, a number of men and women dressed in varying garbs from all over the world talking, drinking and eating before a large burning hearth with weapons and shields of various designs, strange banners, and hunting trophies adorned the walls. The space seemed almost too large to fit in the space between the bar and the back alley behind the alley, not to mention Tanuwa could not recall seeing a chimney outside.
Feeling as if he had somehow stepped back into medieval times, the young mage stepped over the threshold into the room, sensing a strange change in the air that he couldn't quite place as he did so.
Taking Tanuwa to an unoccupied table near the hearth, the old man offered Tanuwa a seat before they started discussing the visions that Tanuwa had experienced - visions of people that he felt he should know, memories that were his, but weren't. The old man revealed that he had also sensed a shift in the balance of things, as if the true course of Fate had been pushed off balance, and that the visions that Tanuwa and his friends were experiencing could be fractured memories from a time that was, or should have been.
Curious, Tanuwa asked who the old man was, and the old man simply replied that while he had had many names over the years, Tanuwa could call him Fjolnir the Wise, or Finn if that was easier.
Turning the issue back to the matter at hand, Finn offered Tanuwa an arrangement: he would declare the Liberty as Neutral Grounds – a sanctuary for any and all that seek it – and in return Tanuwa would act on Finn's behalf as his enforcer, pledging his services to Finn within the purview of protecting the Liberty against its enemies, for all that entails. Tanuwa agreed, accepting an iron medallion on well-worn but sturdy piece of string as his symbol of office. Inscribed on the medallion was a rune that would later be revealed as being derived from the symbol for Odin, All-Father of the Aesir.
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Solar eclipse frenzy fuels astronomical tourism in Chile
LA SERENA, Chile (Reuters) - The total solar eclipse expected in northern Chile early next month is already drawing flocks of visitors eager to glimpse a rare view of the phenomenon through the region's clear skies. In Coquimbo, a region spanning the Pacific coast and the Andes, tourism demand has already eclipsed offerings of some services, forcing hotels there to put up signs warning they have no rooms left by the July 2 event. Flights to Coquimbo offered by Chile's LATAM Airlines as well as budget carriers Sky and JETSMART are being snapped up, as a clock in the coastal town of La Serena in Coquimbo counts down to the big day. "People have gone mad. They want the day to come as soon as possible," local resident Patricia said about the frenzy. Together with parts of Argentina and New Zealand, northern Chile is one of the few places in the world that will be directly facing the sun when the moon passes in front of the earth, blocking its light completely and darkening skies for several minutes. Total solar eclipses occur at any specific location on average every 360 years, according to the European Southern Observatory. Chile prides itself on being an astronomer's paradise, home to dozens of telescopes and ambitious studies at its observatories. The eclipse is expected to draw some 400,000 visitors to Coquimbo, according to the government. "It's a unique occasion," Chilean astronomer Ivo Saviane told Reuters from the La Silla Observatory that he manages. "For everyone, whether from Chile or abroad, it's exciting." Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is one of 150 "VIPs" with tickets to watch the eclipse at La Silla. Pinera has touted the eclipse as among the most important events in Chile this year, among with major international summits that will bring world leaders to the South American country. "You have to be here to see it, even if it is just a couple of minutes," said Luis Calderon, an engineer in La Serena.
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US Congress formally certified Joe Biden as next president
WASHINGTON (AFP/Web Desk) - US Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president on Thursday, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol hours earlier, triggering unprecedented scenes of mayhem in the seat of American democracy.
Fiercest clashes since 1990s rage in Azerbaijan's ethnic Armenian enclave
YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Fighting escalated sharply on Monday between Azerbaijan and its ethnic Armenian mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and at least 55 people were killed in a second day of
Threat to evacuate US diplomats from Iraq raises fear of war
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Washington has made preparations to withdraw diplomats from Iraq after warning Baghdad it could shut its embassy, two Iraqi officials and two Western diplomats said, a step
Mexican women demanding legalization of abortion clash with police
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Women charged police lines and threw Molotov cocktails at officers in Mexico City on Monday during protests demanding the legalization of abortion in the majority Roman
Global coronavirus deaths surpass one million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than one million people have died of COVID-19 around the world as of Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pace of fatalities picking up
UK eyes tougher COVID-19 restrictions for England as outbreak spreads
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is mulling tougher restrictions in England to tackle a swiftly accelerating second wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak, possibly outlawing more inter-household socialising, a
Armenian, Azeri forces clash again over Nagorno-Karabakh, 23 killed
YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) – Armenian and Azeri forces exchanged fierce fire for a second day on Monday over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with the sides accusing each other of using heavy


From the first time I saw a plan of what The Word would look like I knew it would be a success for South Tyneside Libraries.
In our old home at Central Library we provided a fantastic service, with vibrant groups and loyal users so moving to such a beautiful, light and welcoming building could only be a good thing. Since moving, I have been surprised by two things, firstly the attitude of South Tyneside Libraries staff and secondly the interest shown in us by Libraries and other cultural venues around the world.
Moving from the old to the new was a huge undertaking and looking back at the work involved now makes my eyes water – we had over 70,000 items to pack and unpack, and on top of that we had to adopt a whole new way of working. Opening hours have been extended to include 4 late nights and Sundays, staff no longer work behind desks and they now wear uniforms. I am incredibly proud of how well they have all adapted, and how they have embraced working at The Word – I have to say that most of us live locally and we are all really pleased to work in such a fantastic place.
I have been overwhelmed by the interest in us from other Librarians; this year I have spoken about us at conferences including the Society of Chief Librarians Conference in Warwick and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Conference in Manchester. We have had visits from Librarians and other library staff from all over the UK, including Jersey and London, perhaps more surprisingly we have also had visitors from the National Library of the Netherlands and from Auckland, New Zealand. I am always happy to accommodate people for visits and tours and to share our experiences, firstly because I like showing off but secondly, because so many people helped us and offered us advice in the lead up to our move.
The challenge now is to keep moving and improving, and to share the good practice and ideas we have here at The Word with the other branches in South Tyneside, for example we have recently started an ArtyTots groups with painting for under 5's (the luxury of a sink in the children's area was too hard to resist).
My favourite moments of the year? Firstly when I was standing at the front door of The Word watching multi-billion, globally recognised author David Baldacci walking across South Shields market square towards us. Secondly when one of our customers moved a table, set out a chess board and made a little sign which said "Fancy a Game?", that was the moment when it really felt like the building belonged to the community, and also when we decided to start a chess club.


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The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the Council of Europe
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About the Mission
Ambasador ENG
Role and Tasks of the Mission
National Symbols and Anthem of the Republic of Serbia
Constitution of the Republic of Serbia
History of Serbia
Aleksandra Djurovic
Born on 19 May 1976 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Graduated from the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade, as a professor of Serbian language and literature.
Graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. Passed the state examination.
1998 – 2001 Worked in the Internet department of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Serbia
2008 – 2012 Chief Editor of the Internet presentation of the Serbian Progressive Party
2012 – 2017 Member of Parliament 2017 - Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Serbia to the Council of Europe
2017 - Member of the Governing Board of the Council of Europe Development Bank
Positions held in the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia
Deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia - first term
Deputy Chairman of the Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Head of the Serbian delegation in PACE
2014 - 2016 - Deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia - second term
President of the Foreign Affairs Committee
2016 -Deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia - third term
Deputy Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee
Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Russian Federation
Positions held in PACE
2013 - Vice President of the PACE 2016 -
Deputy Chairman of the Subcommittee for Foreign Affairs PACE 2017
Vice President of the PACE
2017 - Chairman of the Subcommittee for Foreign Affairs PACE
Speaks English and uses Russian and Spanish language.
Mother to one son, Antonije.
© 2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia. All rights reserved.


A beef producer needs a set of "liquid cattle" – the group that is easy to round up and sell as weather changes, feed becomes short or the labor force changes.
Selling this group creates opportunity for the remaining herd by lessoning the demands on the operation. Life does not always go the direction that we want. And so, there may be truth in the saying, "one person's loss is another person's gain." But with good planning, both should gain, even if the challenge was not desired.
Good advice I received when I started with the North Dakota State University Extension Service was plan 70 percent of your day and leave 30 percent open to respond to the issues of the day. If the day is booked solid, it has a high probability of ending with frustration because you have no time to response to issues.
The same is true in beef production: Book 70 percent of the ranch with core programs, core cattle, core pastures and forage, and focus the other 30 percent on meeting the issues of the year. Good years: more cattle, more forage, more labor; bad years: fewer cattle, less forage, less labor.
Adaptability is critical and assures long-term sustainability. This principle is certainly obvious in the world of available cattle feed. The biggest mistake producers can make is to delay marketing decisions when feed runs short because that assures less flexibility.
Whether a wet or dry year, producers are challenged to be proactive and plan ahead. Now is the right time to plan for cow penning, when most cattle are handled at, during or following calving.
For many producers, calving pens have given way to May's cool-season grass pastures that tolerate a heavier stocking rate. Shortly, cow-calf pairs will be processed and sorted in preparation for summer pasture turnout. Producers know cow-calf pairs need to be paired, mother and calf, no exceptions. That is not an easy job.
June is the time when range management programs developed for the ranch are initiated. Cows are moved to their respective summer grazing pastures, a place they'll be, we hope, until fall weaning.
However, summer weather sometimes may not match expectations and cattle need to be shuffled early. So let's focus on developing 70 percent core and 30 percent adaptable cow penning.
The simplest approach is what I call a "lazy L," a proactive management plan that evaluates cow-calf numbers and determines in advance how many pairs should be turned out to core pasture grass. This management style also plans ahead for easier adjustment to inventory should adjustments be needed.
The information in the Cow Herd Appraisal and Performance Software (CHAPS) program calving book (or any calving book) allows us to apply the "lazy L" calving distribution table by taking some time and analyzing the numbers.
But first, let's build a calving distribution table from the calving information. Take a sheet of paper and make five columns listing dates when cows calved across the top: first 21 days, second 21 days, third 21 days, fourth 21 days and late. Then add rows for each age of cow you have in the herd. Now you have a table with all your cow ages down the left-hand side and calving cycle across the top.
Complete the table by going to your calving book and marking down each cow in the appropriate box in the table. For example, cow H8220 is a 4-year-old that calved 30 days into the calving season. Place a mark in the 3-year-old row and second 21 days column. Cow G7108 is a 5-year-old that calved 15 days into the calving season and would get marked in the 4-year-old row and first 21 days column. When finished, you will have a table that shows the distribution of your current calving season by cow age.
Many of these cows will work just fine for someone else, and will clean up and fine-tune your own operation.
The Dickinson Research Extension Center drew a line between the 9- and 10-year-old cows and a line between the third 21 days and the fourth 21 days to create our "lazy L." In a previous dry season, the center sold everything below and to the right of that "lazy L." While one is at it, add the wild, poor-mothering or poor-milking cows as well.
Getting back to where we started, producers need to set up their day with 70 percent planned work and apply the same principle to the operation, with a 70 percent allocation of resources to core programs. By doing so, the day goes better and change is prepared for, more tolerable and less stressful.


The Crusaders made it the third win for the away team so far in round 1 when they beat the Blues 24-22.
A bit lucky at the end but made the most of their chances and the best way to start their season.
The Crusaders were strong in all departments and their defence may have won them this game, keeping the Blues out at crucial stages of the match.
The Blues had the upper-hand at the start but could not convert possession into points and could only show 3 points for the efforts.
The Saders were first on the board with a penalty try to take the lead 5-3.
With little ball the Crusaders put pressure on the Blues and force the referee to award a penalty try after a lineout were pulled down.
This let them extend the lead to 12-3 and the Blues with a yellow card.
The rest off the half did not gave us much and the teams went into the break with the Crusaders leading.
The Blues came right in the second half with two tries to take the lead the from the Saders but the Crusaders just showed why they are champions and came back when it was needed.
With the score at 17-all the Saders had a scrum on the Blues line which they again got a penalty try after they demolished the Blues scrum.
This gave them a lead of 24-17 with minutes to go but a yellow card opened the door for the Blues and they took it.
They scored a try but could not convert the try which left the Blues two points behind at 24-22.
With minutes to go the Blues got a penalty but could not convert it which gave the Crusaders the opportunity to hold on to the win.
Although they lost, the Blues looks like a very good team this year and next week they wil be tested in Durban against the Sharks.


Model Deddeh Howard was sick of the lack of diversity in major fashion campaigns.
So, the Liberian model collaborated with photographer Raffael Dickreuter on the Black Mirror project, in which Howard recreated nine fashion brands' advertisements that feature white models.
"When you browse through the average fashion magazine you almost never see any black models. Same for big ad campaigns of the big billboards. That really stood out for so long that it just really made sense to take these pictures," photographer Dickreuter wrote to Mashable.
In a statement, Howard elaborated on that.
"In a time where black people too often are in the media for being underrepresented at important events such as the Oscars or make headlines for being targeted by the police I felt it was time to do something positive and inspiring about my race," Howard said.
Howard now resides in Los Angeles.
She recreated each photo almost exactly – the only intentional differences are the absence of brand logos and her skin tone.
Dickreuter explained to Mashable how they chose which photos to recreate.
"We definitely researched which famous brands never use black models and that was a good starting point. Then we also checked on what pictures we liked and felt would work well together for this project," he said. "We also were looking for that she as a black model could look great in and that worked well with the overall story on diversity."
The pair didn't hold back when it came to getting the perfect props, clothing and more for the shoot.
"The shooting part did not take that long. What took much longer is the research for each shot, reverse engineer how they were created, find all the right elements, from clothing to jewelry to tracking down a rare 1939 motorcycle That took the most time to get to the point where you could actually shoot," Dickreuter told Mashable.
"A real challenge is when you say, 'let's go up against the biggest brands in the world, who have huge budgets and access to stars and we would shoot this basically in our apartment,'" he said. "I knew very few people could pull this off. Go up against all these stars like Gisele or Kate Moss all at the same time. Big credit to Deddeh for pulling off all those looks."
We hope to be seeing more of Deddeh Howard in the future.


On Tuesday, the president of IFAF (International Federation of American Football) recognized the Ukrainian League of American Football and ULAF was admitted to their federation. And already on Saturday, June 10, at the stadium "Dynamo" named after V.Lobanovsky ULAF held an international friendly match. In which the Kiev "Patriots" and met the team of the best players of the United Arab Emirates "Falcons".
This match was held thanks to the support of Arthur Palatny. The stadium for this game was provided by Igor Surkis, and the media partner was Sergey Dyadechko's fund. Before the match, there were demonstration of performances of youth groups, contests from the sponsors of the match, and the hymn was performed by the participant of the Voice of Kraina Vladislav Sitnik.
"Falcons" well started the match, but the "Patriots" managed to take the game into their own hands and open an account, it was done by the legionnaire of Kiev raningbek Delil Bartley. "Patriots" confidently felt themselves in their field and already on the break the team went with a score of 12-0 in favor of the hosts.
During the break, the ZSU show orchestra, the cheerleaders' Junior team and the team of adult cheerleaders of the Patriots performed. The number of spectators at the stadium was not less than at the Premier League football match, this indicates that the interest in this sport in Ukraine is growing.


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June 30, 2015 country Leave a comment CountryKelsea Ballerinisinger/songwriter
'Yeah Boy': Why Kelsea Ballerini Is Country Radio's Gutsiest Songwriter
Originally posted on Billboard.com written by Natalie Weiner
"Sometimes it's hard to be a woman," Tammy Wynette croons on the first line of her 1968 classic "Stand By Your Man." In recent years that's proven particularly true in commercial country, where a fairly anonymous army of beer-swilling dudes in plaid shirts have dominated the charts. The crest of so-called "bro-country" even earned seemingly infallible stars like Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton the dubious distinction of being the lettuce in the country "salad," while the women are the tomatoes (far less plentiful, on purpose) — at least according to one guileless country radio exec, who recently used that ill-advised metaphor to explain the lack of women on his playlist.
But this past week, it's been the women who are making the news. Kacey Musgraves, darling of blogs and mainstream country fans alike (how many artists can say they debuted their Redbook cover and did an in-store performance at Brooklyn's Rough Trade the same day?) released her highly anticipated sophomore album Pageant Material to generally glowing reviews, and KelseaBallerini's very first single "Love Me Like You Mean It" hit the top of the Country Airplay chart. This is the first time a woman's earned the top slot with her debut since 2006, when Carrie Underwood (who had just won American Idol) scored a hit with "Jesus Take The Wheel." The last time a solo (indie, no less) female artist reigned? None other than a pre-crossover Taylor Swift, with "Ours" in 2012.
At first glance, the two artists seem to represent completely opposite visions of what being a woman in country means in 2015. Kelsea, with her long blonde hair and perma-cutoffs, could easily be the "Girl In A Country Song" recently described by Maddie & Tae in their tongue-in-cheek single. Her commercial appeal is matched by the textbook Nashville production on her debut album The First Time(released this May), a shiny veneer that almost (but not quite) disguises the depth of her songwriting talent. Kacey, on the other hand, has a nose stud, brown hair, and a decidedly "not like the rest" attitude — and it's earned. Her standout songs about everything from friends with benefits to how small-town life can be a little rougher than the barbeques and bikinis made her debut album Same Trailer, Different Park one of 2013's most acclaimed, across all genres. Though she's not "Miss Congenial," as she told Billboard, her songs are bright enough to bring her a mainstream audience as well as indie cred.
But they're actually much more similar than first impressions would suggest — both got their start with songwriting deals in Nashville, precocious talents who wrote hits for other people before eventually proving they had the appeal to take the stage themselves. And Ballerini's songs, even with their commercial bent, have the same level of depth and thoughtfulness that brought Musgraves to the forefront — depth that seems to, for Musgraves, fallen victim to the notorious sophomore slump.
"Oh hey," Ballerini sings in the opening to "Love Me Like You Mean It" — "Boy with your hat back/Mmm I kind of like that/if you wanna walk my way." This is "Call Me Maybe," minus the hedging (no "this is crazy" here). Ballerini is reigning country radio with a song about being a young woman who's openly expressing interest in a man — something that shouldn't be a declaration of radical feminism, but kind of is, even in 2015. The song continues like a country version of the TLC classic "No Scrubs" — "I don't have time to waste on the boys/That are playing the games/And leaving the girls crying out in the rain." This is the genre's much-needed pro-hollering/anti-asshole anthem.
Ballerini's next single, "Dibs," is another song about hitting on guys, which Ballerini seems to do almost effortlessly. Instead of seeming insane or desperate, which women who make the first move are often portrayed as, it's a welcome addition to the country come-on canon. "Hey baby, what's your status, and tell me are you tryna keep it?" she sings to some anonymous man, whom she sums up as tidily with her "blue jeans and ball cap" description as all those oft-lauded country heroines in cutoffs and sundresses. She is, more or less, Cam'ron on "Hey Ma." "Yeah Boy" is yet another variation on the theme — "Yeah, boy, I wanna take a little ride with you/Yeah, boy, I wanna spend a little time with you/Yeah, boy, I wanna sip a little wine with you," she asks with a wink. It's not that she's consciously rebelling against the status quo, it's that she's smoothly stepping over it with so much skill that no one's the wiser. She's not perturbed by the idea of approaching a man — why should you be?
Her frankness and honesty are rooted in country's long tradition of storytelling, a tradition that she deftly adapts to both 21st century and timeless concerns. "First Time," "Sirens," and the album's strongest track, a post-divorce lament called "Secondhand Smoke," have powerful narratives and are sung with the kind of conviction that's earning Ballerini comparisons to her biggest cosign yet: Taylor Swift.
Musgraves, by contrast, seems to have let Pageant Material get away from her. Stuffed full of poor knock-offs of songs she's already written (the only "mind your own business" anthem anyone should be listening to is "The Trailer Song") and smug odes to coupledom (there's a reason being happily in love is a topic most songwriters avoid), the new album lacks the bite of her earlier work. She commented during her Bonnaroo performance that the lead single "Biscuits" had been "pulled from radio" — considering the song's fairly innocuous (if chiding) content, it seems unlikely to have been a moral issue.
Her laidback vibe, a strength in the consistently overwrought realm of Nashville, turns laissez-faire with didactic tracks that rely on dusty cliches, but shy from giving them any real-world context. All that on top of the fact that Musgraves insisting she's not "pageant material" is about as believable as Beyoncé saying "pretty hurts." "Die Fun," "Dime Store Cowgirl" and her duet with Willie Nelson (which he wrote) "Are You Sure" show her spark — which will hopefully be brighter on her next release.
The very fact that there are two such incredible women leading the country discussion (maybe for just a week, but even so) is ultimately a sign of the genre's vitality, and that it deserves more credit than the broader music community has been giving it. Kacey isn't an anomaly, she's one talented artist out of many — so it's probably time to stop treating her like one.


Through the work of Pauline Rowe, who works for us delivering the Poet-in-Residence project in Mersey Care, a wonderful celebration for National Poetry Day was held in the Life Rooms, Walton. The day was launched by Beatrice Fraenkl (Chair of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust) and welcomed over 65 speakers and readers including local residents, service-users and carers, writers and poets. We were particularly delighted to welcome poets Maria Isakova Bennett (who supports our work at Mossley Hill) and Angela Topping who read from her latest book, The Five Petals of Elderflower (Red Squirrel Press, 2016).


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$1B Sale of Vail Resorts May Be Near
DENVER-Henry Kravis, senior partner of Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts in New York City, and Mike Shannon, the former president of Vail Associates are among the finalists for company that owns the Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone resorts in Colorado.
By remstaff | August 05, 2004 at 10:41 AM
Mega-Industrial Build is Bridge Development's First and Largest Bay Area Project
The 722,040-square-foot industrial facility, Bridge Point Silicon Valley, is being developed by Bridge Development, whose VP says growing the Bay Area presence is crucial to its strategic growth in California.
Tishman's Brannan Square To Have City in a City Offerings
Brannan Square is a three-building office complex that will enhance the SOMA neighborhood and its appeal to the tech sector, and tenants will have access to ZO, Tishman Speyer's offering of lifestyle services and experiences.


Libreville (AFP) – A spotted hyena has been sighted in a Gabon national park for the first time in 20 years, conservationists said Friday, the latest large predator to have returned to a region where many had gone locally extinct.
The Bateke Plateau National Park lies close to Gabon's border with the Republic of Congo.
Its forests and grasslands once teemed with wildlife, including many large mammal predators, but the ecosystem was decimated by decades of poaching.
Officials said a spotted hyena had been caught on camera traps in the park for the first time in two decades giving hope that more large mammals might return after years of conservation efforts.
The sighting comes two years after a lone male lion was photographed by camera traps after returning.
"The return of these large carnivores is a great demonstration that the efforts of our rangers and partners are having a positive effect on Bateke wildlife," professor Lee White, director of Gabon's National Parks Agency said in a press release.
The spotted hyena was so unknown in recent memories that when researchers showed local park rangers the photographs from the camera traps they did not know the species.
But village elders in communities north of the park instantly recognised the hyena, researchers said.
The sightings are a far cry from when researchers first set up their camera traps in 2001.
That year all they photographed in Bateke was a lone antelope and multiple poachers crossing into the park from the Republic of Congo.
The lion first spotted in 2015 has since made the park his home. But he has yet to be joined by any others.
"This lion… has been continuously photographed during his three-year reign of the park, but remains alone, calling for a mate," the researchers said.


Malaysian police said on Wednesday they would soon question former prime minister Najib Razak and his wife after finding nearly $275 million worth of jewelry, handbags, watches and other items at premises linked to the couple.
Jewelry accounted for the biggest portion of the seizure – 12,000 pieces of jewelry valued at between 660 million to 880 million ringgit, Singh said. The single most expensive item was a diamond necklace worth at least 6.4 million ringgit.
He also said the cash found at his house belonged to his political party. Najib has long faced criticism from Malaysians for his family's lavish spending.
The Hermes bags – 272 in total – were worth nearly $13 million, he said. The rest have not been evaluated, but Singh said they included a custom-made handbag by Los Angeles-based House of Bijan, known to be patronized by the world's richest people.


Cooling towers are defined as a 'regulated system' under the Public Health Act 2010. During their operation they create a warm environment which is favourable to the growth and proliferation of legionella and other bacteria. For this reason, the Public Health Act 2010 and Public Health Regulation 2012 specify requirements for cooling towers and other regulated systems to minimise the risk of legionella outbreaks.
The Legionella bacteria can cause a type of pneumonia (an infection of the lung), which can be fatal, known as Legionnaires disease and/or Pontiac fever (a mild flu-like illness). The disease has an incubation period from 2 to 10 days for the symptoms to develop after inhaling the bacteria. The legionella bacteria are transmitted through aerosols.
Outbreaks of Legionnaires disease occur from time to time but are preventable. Legionella bacteria can grow in poorly operated and maintained water-cooling systems and warm-water systems, particularly those systems which are not maintained in a clean condition and continuously treated with a biocide to control Legionella bacteria, algae and biofilms.
Further information can be found at NSW Health.


One of the mysteries of moose field dressing is separating the front foreleg at moose knuckle.
It's really not that difficult if you know what to look for and cut at just the right place. This method can be applied to any ungulate when cleaning. Keep in mind that this method is only applicable to the front legs not the rear legs.
The rear legs need to be sawn off using a bone saw or something similar. We use either a butchers bone saw or an electric saws-all to do that. If we are doing our cutting at camp the saws-all comes out for splitting the backbone as well removing the back legs.
The first step in separating the front leg is to skin it out to just below the knee joint. You want to remove all the moose hide from around the front leg so the entire moose knuckle is exposed.
After the skinning of the knuckle is complete then place your fingers from one hand onto the side of the joint. Using your other hand pivot the foreleg back and forth (in the natural movement direction) and feel for the joint. It's a little difficult to locate but if you bend the joint enough times you'll begin to notice there is a definite spot where the joint bones pull apart when to bend the leg.
Using a sharp knife, make an incision across and through the joint ligaments at this point. Continue the cut across the rear of the knee joint. Now locate the side flex point just like you did on the other side of the leg. Cut that one too.
You should be able to start to pull the leg backwards at this point. While doing so, look into the joint and you'll see another ligament hiding behind some of the bone. Using the point of your hunting knife force the knife into the joint and cut the ligament.
Bend the joint back to finish.
Being careful and using a little force now, you should be able to bend the leg right over backwards now and severe the remaining tissue. You may have to do a little digging into the joint to severe all the tendons, it really helps to have a sharp knife for this operation.
Like I said, it's really not that difficult to remove the lower leg at the moose knuckle. You'll get better at it with a little practice.


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$30M Gift To Harvard Med School To Boost Primary Care
Harvard Medical School has received an anonymous $30 million gift that will be used to boost the unglamorous and often neglected field of primary care.
The goal of the center is to re-energize the beleaguered field with new research, education and training at a time when demand for primary care doctors is on the rise.
Dr. Andrew Morris-Singer founded the group Primary Care Progress and helped build support for the center.
"This center really has the potential to be transformative locally, not just in terms of education but also in terms of community practices and the academic practices," Morris-Singer says.
Primary care doctors, often the first line in medical care, are often overworked and underpaid when compared to specialists, which has led to a critical shortage of the frontline physicians.
Dean Jeffrey Flier says the gift will boost the salaries of 20 to 30 faculty, expand the primary care curriculum, and fund research into ways that make primary care medicine more efficient and more attractive to young doctors.
Dr. Thomas Bodenheimer, a professor of family and community medicine at the University of California San Francisco, tells The Boston Globe that just 9 percent of graduating medical students are entering the primary care field.


Leicester are on the hunt for a new boss having sacked Craig Shakespeare on Tuesday.
Shakespeare was only appointed on a permanent basis in June but the Foxes have won just once in the Premier League this season, with Monday's 1-1 draw against West Brom proving the final straw for the club's hierarchy.
Here, we assess who the Foxes could appoint next.
The ex-England manager is the early bookies' favourite for the role. Allardyce left Crystal Palace at the end of last season, saying he had "no ambitions to take another job" and at the weekend, amid suggestions he could be suited to the Scotland job, he told BBC 5 Live he was "enjoying not being involved at the front end of football". The 62-year-old has extensive experience in the top flight with six clubs and would fit the bill for the Foxes, the question is whether Allardyce can be tempted back into management.
While the timing might not suit Allardyce, it may be perfect for Wales boss Coleman. After nearly six years in charge of his national team, during which time he took them to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, Coleman is currently mulling over whether to pen a new contract with Wales having missed out on qualification for next summer's World Cup. His stock remains high from what he achieved with the Welsh in France two summers ago and Coleman may feel now is the chance to have another crack at the Premier League.
The Italian, who won the Premier League title with Manchester City, was one of those linked with the post when fellow countryman Claudio Ranieri was axed in February. Mancini was out of work then but has since taken the job at Russian club Zenit St Petersburg, who are currently top of their domestic table. Though Mancini has Leicester links in that he previously played for them, he may be unwilling to leave Zenit having only recently been appointed.
Upon hearing news of Shakespeare's exit, former Foxes striker Gary Lineker tweeted: "Bring back Claudio". The man who led Leicester to that improbable title success in 2015-16 remains popular among fans but has enough water passed under the bridge for all parties since Ranieri's shock exit earlier this year? It is worth noting the Srivaddhanaprabha family, who own Leicester, also hired Nigel Pearson at Belgian club OH Leuven, despite axing him from his job in the midlands.
Burnley's boss celebrates his fifth anniversary at Turf Moor this month and continues to enhance his reputation as one of the finest English managers around. The Clarets have won promotion, twice, under his watch, and look on course to survive in the top flight for a second straight year after a strong start. That cannot have gone unnoticed further up the pyramid and though Leicester are beneath Burnley currently, their greater potential may tempt Dyche.


Sierra resigned herself to working some low rent jobs to earn enough for her college tuition. Taking a job at a plush resort in the Caribbean seemed like a comfortable way to start. But this resort catered to well-healed South Americans, and the men had pretty strong beliefs in what pretty blonde girls were made for, and their entitlement to their 'services'. The resort insisted she please the customers, who had a habit of stuffing hundred dollar bills down her swimsuit, and if she failed, well, their discipline could be severe! She finds her inhibitions wavering in the face of scorching heat that has nothing to do with the Caribbean sun. Submitting to the desires of powerful men seemed to free her of the guilt she would otherwise feel, even as she immersed herself in the dark and thrilling world of sexual submission.


In both my impressionistic and abstract paintings my goal is to share with the viewer what I see and feel around me. My intent is to arouse a connection or emotional response to the subject.
Using color and a combination of mediums including oil paint, crayon, graphite and metallic paint on linen or cotton canvas, I apply each with playful line to create visual movement or what I like to call "energy" in my work.


Gwongeumseong Fortress is the site of a castle ruins located on Seoraksan Mountain, and it is also known as Mt. Onggeumsan Castle, or Toto Castle. It is located on the steep Dolsan Mountain of Seoraksan Sogongwon area. It is believed to have been built by the 23rd King of the Goryeo Period (918-1392), Gojong (r. 1213-1259). It is also called Gwon-Kim Castle, as there is a legend that two generals named Gwon and Kim, built the castle to avoid war.
At the left side of Sogongwon, past the Biryonggyo Bridge over the ravine, there is a path which leads to Gwongeumseong Castle, but it takes over an hour of travel through a steep, rocky path (2.5km), so cable car is used. The cable car was installed by Dr. Gi-Sup Lee in 1971 and is still used by many tourists. It runs from 7 a.m. to 6 or 6:30 p.m., departing every 7 minutes, and you can only purchase round-trip tickets at the ticket counter for that day.
For fire prevention, preservation of natural scenery and forest protection, access to the mountain is controlled.
* Closed period is subject to extension based on conditions on-site. More information is available on the homepage.
From Seoul Express Bus Terminal or Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, take a bus to Sokcho (approx. 3-4hrs).


The award winning Woodfalls Band is holding a Christmas Concert at the St Francis Church in Salisbury on Saturday 8th December. The highly acclaimed local brass band, that represented the West of England at the Brass Band National Finals plan to give a traditional Christmas spectacle featuring a host of festive melodies conducted by the band's Musical Director, Dr Robert Childs.
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is een Britse dramafilm uit 1943 onder regie van Michael Powell en Emeric Pressburger. Destijds werd de film in het Nederland uitgebracht onder de titel Het begon in Berlijn.</small>

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De Britse generaal-majoor Clive Wynne-Candy was een held in de Boerenoorlogen en in de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Hij had een relatie met drie vrouwen en een hechte band met een Duits legerofficier. Bij de aanvang van de Tweede Wereldoorlog ziet hij echter in dat de wereld voorgoed is veranderd en dat hij niet meer eervol kan strijden zoals vroeger.

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Royal Mistresses: The Stories Behind History's Most Infamous Favorites
These mistresses were said to have possessed beauty, charm, and wit.
By Paolo Chua | Jan 20, 2018
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Next to history's many kings, whose stories are chronicled in royal-related books and records, are the infamous mistresses who played a vital part in each monarch's reign.
Also referred to as favorites, these mistresses were said to have possessed beauty, charm, and wit.
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One of the most famous royal mistresses, Madame du Barry; Louis XV
As royals belonged to a tight-knit circle, the women they met and took as mistresses were usually well-born and titled. If they weren't born with a title, the king simply gave them one—along with a monthly allowance and endless benefits. Of course, this depended on each king. To keep up appearances, several mistresses racked up debts through clothes, carriages, and servants.
But why exactly did royals take on mistresses? In the olden days, royal couples entered marriage solely to preserve political and dynastic goals. As such, kings (and queens) took on mistresses (and lovers) for a chance at romance and love. Royal mistresses were generally accepted, if not, tolerated, with royal consorts, courtiers, and staff often looking the other way. These mistresses acted as a source of entertainment for the monarchs in power, and many had active roles as strategists and advisers who had the ability to influence history.
The title of a royal mistress was somewhat official. Mistresses held a position at court and accompanied the king to meetings. And even when their relationships with the kings ceased to be sexual, some mistresses were known to remain influential in the royal court. Diane de Poitiers, King Henry II of France's favorite, influenced the French court so much that she had the ability to make laws, appoint ministers, and impose taxes.
Diane de Poitiers; King Henry II of France
In some cases, kings went on to have children with their mistresses. Bearing a child and being unwed was an even bigger scandal than being a mistress, so to counter this, kings sometimes set up their mistresses with other noblemen. And while being a royal bastard has often been portrayed as a curse, a number of illegitimate royal offspring have had their role in history. In the early days, in fact, they weren't treated any differently. Prior to 786 in England and the U.K., any royal offspring–legitimate or not–could ascend the throne, at least until Papal delegates visited the Offa of Mercia's court and decreed that those "born to adultery or incest" and illegitimate relations weren't allowed to take the throne.
The descendants of royal mistresses are still around today. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha can trace their ancestry to King William IV and Charles II of England respectively. In fact, two of the 20th century's most famous royals descended from a number of favorites. Both of Prince Charles' wives, Princess Diana and Camilla Parker Bowles, descended from Charles II's favorite Louise de Kérouaille and William of Orange's lover Arnold van Keppel (though Keppel's relationship with William III has been disputed).
The Spencer family is believed to have descended from Charles II's favorite Louise de Kérouaille.
Illegitimate royals have become a source of fascination in recent years. In 2010, PBS aired a program titled Lost Royals that uncovered history's most famous mistresses and tracked down the modern day illegitimate descendants of English royalty. There is even a lineage society called the "Descendants of the Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Kings of Britain," which is open for membership to those "who prove descent from an illegitimate son or daughter of a king, an illegitimate son or daughter of the child of a king, or an illegitimate son or daughter of the grandchild of a king of England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain or the United Kingdom."
The life of a royal mistress wasn't always easy. Charles II, who had several mistresses at one time, was known to enjoy watching them scheme and stab each other in the back. Another that comes to mind is Madame du Barry, Louis XV of France's official mistress, who became entangled with anti-revolutionaries during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror and was subsequently beheaded by guillotine.
Life at the court was very unstable for a mistress. If she fell out of favor with the king, her title, property, and jewelry could be taken back. The possibility of the king finding interest in another was also a constant worry. Aside from the king, mistresses dealt with members of the court who weren't all too pleased with a woman in influence.
Rarely did a royal mistress' life end well. Some were rejected by their official husband, others were scorned and ridiculed in public. Lola Montez, the King Ludwig I of Bavaria's mistress, for instance, was forced to flee after people threw manure at her while hurling insult after insult and eventually, rioting.
Lola Montez; King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Things took a turn for the worst for mistresses when kings died. When the monarch was on his deathbed, some mistresses would be turned away. Kings were also known to lease the crown's properties to their mistresses, and in the event of their death, they'd be without homes.
It was during Queen Victoria's reign when royal mistresses and bastards' influence waned. The monarch banned the illegitimate royals from the court and famously called them "ghosts best forgotten."
Paolo Chua
Paolo Chua is the Associate Style Editor of Esquire Philippines.
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