With the Pride of Canterbury you'll experience a little luxury on your channel crossing. With a great choice of places to eat and drink as well as a shop, you'll also find a club lounge, kids play zone and comfortable seating areas.
There are no passenger cabins however seating is available in the club class lounge. Pre-book to enjoy a touch of luxury including a complimentary glass of champagne, tea, coffee, soft drinks and newspapers – all served by friendly stewards.
There's a choice of places to eat and drink onboard to suit all tastes and budgets. If you are travelling with the family then head to the Food Court, serving exciting cuisine from around the world. If you prefer to dine in style, why not try The Brasserie, with the highest quality food and wine served to your table. There's also a Costa Coffee serving light snacks and pastries and a wide range of hot and cold drinks.
There are some great bargains to be had in the onboard shops with literally hundreds of products considerably cheaper than you can find anywhere on the high street.
You'll also find Video games arcade, wifi, a commission free bureau de change and an ATM machine.
Keeping children happy during the ferry crossing is something P&O Ferries take seriously. Onboard you'll find a variety of play areas and activities and kids menu's in the eating area.
If notified or requested staff will meet and assist customers with wheelchairs on the vehicle deck. All shopping, dining and seating areas are wheelchair friendly.
Please Note: Whilst we have taken great care in making our Pride of Canterbury guide as accurate as possible, onboard facilities, services and entertainment may vary depending on the date and time of year that you travel, facilities mentioned may change without notification and ferry companies reserve the right to operate vessels other than those mentioned at time of booking without prior notification.
A thoroughly enjoyable trip. The staff were polite, cheerful and helpful. The crossing was a smooth one thanks to the weather and P and O. It all ran like clockwork, very smoothly and efficiently.
Booked online arrived at port no paperwork needed or print off or phone email confirmation knew about our booking from the car registration scan before we pulled up. Arrived 45 mins too early so offered earlier sailing drove straight on and pulled away within 5 mins from the dock. Arrived early as sailing left 5 mins early, very quiet on board so that always makes it a nicer experience .
Very punctual, easy & stress free experience. We made great time, & boarding & unloading was very quick and orderly.
The ferry was prompt, easy boarding, not too busy and helpful staff.
"P.O (UK port) V's DFDS (Dunkirk port)"
I must say that the French side workers in Dunkirk (DFDS) were far more polite than the English P.O workers in Calais. Which makes me think = who hires these miserable people, get rid of them and take on Happy workers. Should have an employment policy = wake up miserable = don't turn in for work. Get it sorted !!!!! My rating are based on the DFDS Dunkirk, P.O. are all zero rating.
Fast loading and unloading. Clean ship generally. Food great (lasagne and chips). Friendly staff.
The trip was short, on time and went smoothly, good job all.
We travelled to UK and took P&O. First time for our kids and we really wanted them the feeling to travel across the sea to get to the UK, seeing the coastline of France disappearing and that of UK approaching. It was an amazing experience of course. As we both times were very early at the check-in and they had free space, we were askey to go on the ferry earlier and that was great. Kind and friendly sraff and great to have the open terrace at the back of the boat and the huge windows at the front, so target met.
"Excellent - great trip both ways"
Really enjoyed the journey. Great facilities and all ran on time.
Only 5 mins late but well communicated. Went flexible (not fully flexible) and they loaded us onto a boat a day early for no extra cost. Had a meal for five on board and it was hot and fresh food. Impressed by that and the cleanliness of the toilets. All in all very impressed.
"Travelling from calais to dover with P&O"
Easy to book and great service on board. Only complaint was I booked through direct ferries but didn't receive and booking reference for my booking had to contact P and O direct to get these details. The ferry itself was brilliant!


As far as clever alliterations go, "Brews and Blooms" is certainly up there.
On the first day of fall, September 22nd, the San Antonio Botanical Garden once again teamed up with San Antonio Cerveceros for an evening of flowers and local craft beers. Guests enjoyed more than 40 different beers from over 20 different breweries, with musical accompaniment from San Antonio's own Jeff Jacobs Band, catering from Fresh Horizons for Premium ticket holders, and a convoy of food trucks from Chela's Tacos, Fat Tummy Empanadas, and others for the rest.
You can see the entire food, drink, and entertainment lineup here.
Austin may have the reputation of being a hipster's paradise, but San Antonio has quickly developed into a craft brewery powerhouse in its own right, and the Botanical Garden has done a terrific job of spreading the word with 13 Brews and Blooms events, all the while raising money for one of the city's most beautiful attractions. Top marks all around.


Fire Detection Technician & Installer / East London.
•	Stable employment history with contactable references.
•	Must be physically fit to perform the job, including working at heights.
•	Basic competency to do fault finding on alarm panels/electrical systems/house hold alarms/CCTV Installations .
•	Servicing of detection systems.
•	Knowledge of Safety requirements .
•	Good verbal and written communication skills, fluent in English.
•	Ability to handle pressure is crucial.
Salary: R5 – R10K (for Junior/Basic knowledge where training is required).


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How Does the Show Go On? Disney on Broadway Takes Center Stage
February 4, 2020 April 8, 2020 Administrator
From the Disney Parks Blog and written by: Jeff Kurtti
Magical music is in the spotlight! Get swept away by the songs you love. Sit back and enjoy the beloved show-stopping numbers from legendary Disney musicals. Every two weeks, we'll welcome different pairs of Disney stage stars to the Disney on Broadway Concert Series, to perform some of the songs they helped make famous—plus other sensational tunes. Performances are at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. daily until February 24, 2020.
"Nothing has ever brought me more joy than the time I have spent working on a play or a musical—or a piece of entertainment of any kind," said Thomas Schumacher, who recently celebrated his 30th year with The Walt Disney Company, and is producer and president of Disney Theatrical Productions.
There was a time, though, only 25 years ago, when Disney and Broadway did not exist together. Disney stage shows were performed in arenas, inside the Disney Parks, or as one-off "spectaculars" in famous venues such as Radio City Music Hall.
The 1994 opening of "Beauty and the Beast" changed that, and in its own way also changed Broadway. "It's been 25 years since "Beauty and the Beast" opened on Broadway," Tom says, "we obviously weren't the first people to do a family musical. Certain generations would say, 'Oh, the first musical I saw was "The King and I" or "The Sound of Music" or "Annie." "Beauty and the Beast" brought a very different audience than what people were expecting on Broadway. It was both a 'date night' show and a family show."
In the intervening quarter-century, the Broadway stage has seen a series of popular and acclaimed Disney productions of "The Lion King," "Mary Poppins" (a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh), "Newsies," "Aladdin," and many more; which have transformed the way audiences experience these beloved stories—and theatergoing in general.
Thomas Schumacher, producer and president of Disney Theatrical Productions. © Disney
"Frozen," which was nominated for a 2018 Tony Award for Best Musical, began its North American Tour at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on December 4. Tom recalls, "Frozen was crazy, because I had nothing to do with the movie. My friends at animation said, 'You should see this.' So at midnight, we screened it in a Disney screening room while I was working on Aladdin in Toronto. I was so captivated, immediately I saw that it was a stage musical. That's really because of the way [composers] Bobby [Lopez] and Kristen [Anderson-Lopez] shaped the music. I literally from the theater called California and said, 'When do we start?'"
"Frozen" and other Disney Theatrical productions tour the world, bringing live entertainment events to a global annual audience of more than 20 million people in more than 50 countries—and have brought countless millions the joy of theatre.
The Disney on Broadway Concert Series offers daily performances are at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. until February 24, 2020. © Disney
Tom takes a special joy in further expanding this theatrical reach by bringing Disney on Broadway and its ever-increasing family of stage stars to the Epcot International Festival of the Arts each season. "The Epcot audience is a sort of microcosm of our worldwide audience,' Tom says. "A variety of ages and backgrounds coming together from all over the place, in a space and a style that is uniquely 'Disney'—but at the heart of it all, it this universal and human experience of Theatre.
"'Theatre' is a big concept," Tom says, "It is magic, it is drama, it is music. It is dance, it is beauty, it is heartbreak. It is a place where nothing is real and yet to me, it has always meant a place where everything is possible. And absolutely real. Real in my heart."
This lifelong love of theatre led Tom in 2007 to write the classic Disney Editions book How Does the Show Go On? An Introduction to the Theater, which has just been reissued in a completely revised and updated Third Edition.
"I've kind of done everything in the theatre in one way or another, and wanted to write about it. I wanted to write the book that I wanted as a kid. When I was young there wasn't really any kind of accessible 'primer' on the fundamentals of theatre. So with my friend Jeff Kurtti, I wrote one."
An innovative "augmented reality" feature is a part of the education and entertainment contained in this remarkable book. © Disney
This edition includes never-before-seen photos and personal stories from the making of Disney's latest hit Broadway musical, and the addition of hit shows such as "Newsies" and "Aladdin," but it also features an incredible new "augmented reality" component. "By scanning a code found sprinkled throughout the book," Tom explains, "you can use the free Disney Scan app and open fun, related video content right on your mobile device. It's enabled us to explain and enhance and deepen the information in the book and the celebration of the too-often-invisible people who are all part of making these richly collaborative works.
"And my favorite part of my job is really the period of creation. In our business—different from other parts of the entertainment industry—we get to be together. If you make a movie, you're separated into your process. But we're all in the room together. That to me is so thrilling. It's the people.
"It is a business, it is a hobby, it is a place to go to work, a place to play with your friends, a place to learn about yourself, and a place to learn about others. It is my hope that within the pages of How Does the Show Go On? fellow theatre-lovers, young and old, will find something they didn't know, something they didn't know they didn't know, and something that they'll want to know more about."
Love is in the Air at Disney Springs
A Super Bowl-Sized Wish Come True: Nathaniel's Story

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July 22, 2020 | Bendigo Spirit news
Veteran Guard Todhunter Brings Experience to the Spirit
Amelia Todhunter is the latest signing for the Bendigo Spirit in WNBL 20/21. The tenacious defender and 12 year WNBL veteran will provide invaluable experience for the Spirt, who is now close to finalising their roster.
The country girl from Albury, Todhunter is set to return to country basketball after Spirit Head Coach, Tracy York, answered her call. Amelia stated, "I feel very lucky to have been given this opportunity to play with the Spirit, I have always admired the professionalism of Bendigo in the WNBL and I believe I will be a great fit within the club and uphold their core values."
This is something that York believes will sit perfectly with the culture at the Spirit. "Amelia is a hard worker and her leadership and experience will be invaluable to our group" York said.
The sum total of Amelia's time with WNBL clubs, Dandenong, Bulleen, Perth and Melbourne is vast, but the journeywoman still believes there is more to learn. "I am so excited to be playing for the Spirit, I've known of Tracy around the league both WNBL and NBL, so I am thrilled to learn and grow even more from Tracy's knowledge and experience." she said.
York believes Amelia will provide the Spirit with the right balance. "We have some very experienced players in Tessa Lavey and Carly Ernst but we also have some players making their WNBL debut and I think Amelia will be someone we look to, particularly on the defensive end" York said.
Amelia shares the views of York and is realistic on what lays ahead this season. The part time Student Success Co-ordinator at the Richmond Institute of Sports Leadership said: "This year I want to be 100% true to who I am as a player and person. I want to combine my basketball skills and experiences with my knowledge in wellbeing to help grow each player and create strong chemistry within the team."
It will also be on the court that York will require that chemistry and there is no shying away from what Amelia wants to provide.


Most of the reforms, that transformed the economy, originated inside the Ugandan government during the 1990s, rather than being imposed through donor conditionality. The E-mail message field is required. This chapter provides the institutional and political context for the technical reforms discussed in subsequent chapters. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. Mutebile outlines the context of reform, and breaks down the challenges and key strategies that the government put in place. Again this is an issue that is not investigated critically in the book. While a number of individual reforms have been the subject of academic study, this book represents the first consolidated account of the economic reforms undertaken by the Uganda government and their impact on growth and poverty reduction.
Keywords: , , , , , , Authors Affiliations are at time of print publication. Check below whether another version of this item is available online. The post-1994 political elite has few links to rural society and the peasant way of life, and sees little room for small-scale peasant agriculture in Rwanda's economic future. Overview of Ugandan Economic Reform since 1986 ; 2. Since measures that work well in one environment may fail when transplanted to a different environment, the authors identify factors that were criticalto the success of Uganda's reforms. Budget Reform and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework ; 9.
The long, heated debate over the direction of economic policy was resolved with the merger of the finance and planning ministries and the establishment of fiscal discipline in 1992. It would be an illuminating read for any student seeking to understand the political, institutional and technical ingredients of successful policy-making. Since then Uganda has consistently been one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, leading to a substantial reduction in poverty. Ugandan innovations such as poverty reduction strategies, public expenditure tracking surveys, and virtual poverty funds have been widely adopted elsewhere. Alan Whitworth is an economist in the Zambian office of the British Government Department for International Development. The strength of the book is its descriptive breadth covering 15 years and a wide range of reforms, and drawing on a large number of contributors. Debt Management and Debt Relief ; 13.
Their chequered fortunes may be related to economic uncertainties, but this study rather points to a major contribution from highly individualistic entrepreneurship. Sie benötigen eine und die Software kostenlos. Following the eight year rule of Idi Amin, then several years of war and civil war, the Ugandan economy was in ruins by the time peace was restored in 1986. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has been Governor of the Bank of Uganda since January 2001. Following the eight year rule of Idi Amin, then several years of war and civil war, the Ugandan economy was in ruins by the time peace was restored in 1986. Description Following the eight year rule of Idi Amin, then several years of war and civil war, the Ugandan economy was in ruins by the time peace was restored in 1986.
You can help adding them by using. Following the eight year rule of Idi Amin, then several years of war and civil war, the Ugandan economy was in ruins by the time peace was restored in 1986. Concern that growth was bypassing the poor led to a focus on poverty reduction between the mid 1990s and early 2000s. Muwanga-Zake, Uganda Bureau of Statistics Damoni Kitabire, African Development Bank Gustavio Bwoch, Accountant General of Uganda Robert Muwanga, United Nations Development Programme in Sudan Emmanuel Nyirinkindi, International Finance Corporation, Johannesburg Michael Opagi, International Finance Corporation, Johannesburg Suggested Citation Download full text from publisher To our knowledge, this item is not available for download. Writing on tax reform, Gerry Cawley and Justin Zake narrate the struggle to reform the revenue collection of the country — one that had crumbled during the years of uncertainty making the tax policy volatile, unpredictable and a hindrance to trade and investment. This article analyses the Rwandan elite's visions and ambitions for a wide-ranging re-engineering of rural society. The formal sector had more or less entirely collapsed.
This book looks at how the country managed to carry out this economic transformation in the wake of Idi Amin's rule and the civil war of the 1980s. This paper discusses spatial patterns in small-scale fishing in Africa. Following fifteen years of Idi Amin, war and civil war, the Ugandan economy was in ruins by the time peace was restored in 1986. Most of the reforms which transformed the economy originated within the Uganda government during the 1990s, rather than being imposed through donor conditionality. Aligning Aid with Government Fiscal Objectives ; 14. Its economic success has attracted considerable attention and has arguably had more influence on development thinking and on the international aid architecture than any other country. Since measures that work well in one environment may fail when transplanted to a different environment, the authors identify factors that were critical to the success of Uganda's reforms.
In this book, for the first time many of the architects of those reforms give their personal accounts of the thinking behind the reforms, how they were implemented, and their impact. In this book, for the first time many of the architects of those reforms give their personal accounts of the thinking behind the reforms, how they were implemented, and their impact. While a number of individual reforms have been the subject of academic study, this book represents the first consolidated account of the economic reforms undertaken by the Uganda government and their impact on growth and poverty reduction. Tim Williamson is an independent economic consultant based in Kampala, and a Research Associate with the Overseas Development Institute, London. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Abstract: Students of economic reforms in Uganda, and indeed elsewhere on the continent, should keep this insightful book close at hand.


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Sojourner Truth (about 1797 – November 26, 1883) was one of the first abolitionists and activists for women's rights. She was born as a slave, but escaped from slavery in 1826. She was born Isabella Van Bumfree, but renamed herself to 'Sojourner Truth' when she was 46 and announced she would travel to work against injustice.[1]The name Sojourner Truth translates as itinerant preacher. She is one of the most widely known African American women of the 19th century. Her freedom was linked with the passage of a New York State Law in 1799 that began the process of gradual emancipation.
She lectured widely on the cruelties she had experienced as a slave. She is best known for her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech, given at the Woman's Rights Convention of 1851. She also gave out speeches about abolishing slavery. Also, she became active in the Underground Railroad, helping blacks escape to freedom. She could only speak Dutch and at a young age soon learnt English. Sadly, she was beaten for not understanding the commands of her owners John and Sally Dumont. There is evidence that John beat her and Sally sexually abused her.
Isabella Baumfree (Sojourner Truth) was born into slavery around 1797 in Swarterkill, New York. Sojourner was the daughter of James Baumfree and Elizabeth Baumfree. Her family's slave owner was Colonel Hardenbergh. Sojourner was born a slave and did not know how to read or write because slaves weren't taught how to. Out of 13 children, she was the youngest. In the first three decades of her life she was the property of five owners.It is In 1815 she dated fellow slave Thomas. Together they had 3 children. Her family was separated in 1806. In 1826 Isabella escaped to freedom with her infant daughter. Sojourner changed her name in 1843 from Isabella Baumfree to Sojourner Truth. She married and bore five children although only four of their names are known. She never learned to read or write and depended on others to take down her words while handling her correspondences.
Sojourner was the first African American to win a trial against a white man. This trial was about getting her son Peter back. This was a great accomplishment for African Americans. During the Civil War Belle told the people about the Woman's Right to vote and became friends with some other people, which one of them threaten that she would not support the issue.She campaigned for Republican Ulysses S. Grant. She was one of the prominent Americans that attempted to vote in the 1872 election but was refused the right to. She went on to support herself by selling copies of her book, "The Narrative of Sojourner Truth ". During that time, she was a Battle Creek resident and property owner. She spent the last few years of her life and died in Battle Creek, Michigan on November 26, 1883.
↑ "Amazing Life page". Sojourner Truth Institute site. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
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Q: Can you open multiple Chrome extension pages which use chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener? I have a strange situation where one content page seems to nuke background script communication for all the others.
It's strange, as I can see the calls come through to the background script in DevTools, but as soon as I open copies of the main content page chrome-extensions://xxx/index.html all the other pages which expect a result from chrome.runtime.sendMessage don't get one.
I'm not sure if it has something to do with the warnings here:

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*https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/messaging#simple

Note: If multiple pages are listening for onMessage  events, only the
  first to call sendResponse() for a  particular event will succeed in
  sending the response. All other responses to that event will be
  ignored.

To be honest, I find that text a little ambiguous in my case. I think it means in the handler, that sendResponse() can only be called once, but that's not what's happening here, as the content sendMessage() is a separate page / process.
Then again, it states "multiple pages" so does that mean only one page at a time can use browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener() ?
I'm stumped.
If I close any of the main content pages (the ones with the most complex build) and leave open some of the much simpler content pages (which only make one call to the background script on load) the simpler content pages (without the listeners) all work.
As soon as I open the main content page (with the listener) the simpler pages don't work any more, and if I open two of the main content page, neither of the pages (with the listeners) work.
My message sending is wrapped in a helper library I'm using to serialize and handle errors from passed messages and additionally I'm using the Web Extensions Polyfill to provide me with a nicer promise-based API, but it's been working with everything I've thrown at it in the past two months and this app is complex.
I'm using the one-time send-message format:
browser.runtime.sendMessage(id || null, payload).then( ... )

Next step is to look at the long-lived connection.
I'm sure this must be a problem others have encountered.
Has anyone had anything similar?
Cheers,
Dave

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package org.apache.flink.runtime.zookeeper;

import org.apache.flink.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.flink.configuration.HighAvailabilityOptions;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.highavailability.zookeeper.CuratorFrameworkWithUnhandledErrorListener;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.util.ExitJVMFatalErrorHandler;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.util.ZooKeeperUtils;

import org.apache.flink.shaded.curator5.org.apache.curator.framework.CuratorFramework;
import org.apache.flink.shaded.curator5.org.apache.curator.utils.ZKPaths;
import org.apache.flink.shaded.zookeeper3.org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException;

import org.apache.curator.test.TestingCluster;
import org.apache.curator.test.TestingServer;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import java.util.List;

/** Simple ZooKeeper and CuratorFramework setup for tests. */
public class ZooKeeperTestEnvironment {

    private final TestingServer zooKeeperServer;

    private final TestingCluster zooKeeperCluster;

    private final CuratorFramework client;

    private final CuratorFrameworkWithUnhandledErrorListener curatorFrameworkWrapper;

    /**
     * Starts a ZooKeeper cluster with the number of quorum peers and a client.
     *
     * @param numberOfZooKeeperQuorumPeers Starts a {@link TestingServer}, if 1. Starts
     *     a {@link TestingCluster}, if =>1.
     */
    public ZooKeeperTestEnvironment(int numberOfZooKeeperQuorumPeers) {
        if (numberOfZooKeeperQuorumPeers <= 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Number of peers needs to be >= 1.");
        }

        final Configuration conf = new Configuration();

        try {
            if (numberOfZooKeeperQuorumPeers == 1) {
                zooKeeperServer = new TestingServer(true);
                zooKeeperCluster = null;

                conf.setString(
                        HighAvailabilityOptions.HA_ZOOKEEPER_QUORUM,
                        zooKeeperServer.getConnectString());
            } else {
                zooKeeperServer = null;
                zooKeeperCluster = new TestingCluster(numberOfZooKeeperQuorumPeers);

                zooKeeperCluster.start();

                conf.setString(
                        HighAvailabilityOptions.HA_ZOOKEEPER_QUORUM,
                        zooKeeperCluster.getConnectString());
            }

            curatorFrameworkWrapper =
                    ZooKeeperUtils.startCuratorFramework(conf, ExitJVMFatalErrorHandler.INSTANCE);

            client = curatorFrameworkWrapper.asCuratorFramework();

            client.newNamespaceAwareEnsurePath("/").ensure(client.getZookeeperClient());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Error setting up ZooKeeperTestEnvironment", e);
        }
    }

    /** Shutdown the client and ZooKeeper server/cluster. */
    public void shutdown() throws Exception {
        if (curatorFrameworkWrapper != null) {
            curatorFrameworkWrapper.close();
        }

        if (zooKeeperServer != null) {
            zooKeeperServer.close();
        }

        if (zooKeeperCluster != null) {
            zooKeeperCluster.close();
        }
    }

    public String getConnectString() {
        if (zooKeeperServer != null) {
            return zooKeeperServer.getConnectString();
        } else {
            return zooKeeperCluster.getConnectString();
        }
    }

    /** Returns a client for the started ZooKeeper server/cluster. */
    public CuratorFramework getClient() {
        return client;
    }

    public String getClientNamespace() {
        return client.getNamespace();
    }

    @Nullable
    public TestingCluster getZooKeeperCluster() {
        return zooKeeperCluster;
    }

    public List<String> getChildren(String path) throws Exception {
        return client.getChildren().forPath(path);
    }

    /**
     * Deletes all ZNodes under the root node.
     *
     * @throws Exception If the ZooKeeper operation fails
     */
    public void deleteAll() throws Exception {
        final String path = "/" + client.getNamespace();

        int maxAttempts = 10;

        for (int i = 0; i < maxAttempts; i++) {
            try {
                ZKPaths.deleteChildren(client.getZookeeperClient().getZooKeeper(), path, false);
                return;
            } catch (org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException.NoNodeException e) {
                // that seems all right. if one of the children we want to delete is
                // actually already deleted, that's fine.
                return;
            } catch (KeeperException.ConnectionLossException e) {
                // Keep retrying
                Thread.sleep(100);
            }
        }

        throw new Exception(
                "Could not clear the ZNodes under "
                        + path
                        + ". ZooKeeper is not in "
                        + "a clean state.");
    }
}

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The star of the second day of Milan Fashion Week was definitely the Just Cavalli fashion show – a particular line that conveys the essence of the women of the roaring 70s, revisiting and reliving their looks, accessories and make-up.
The designer's collection is in perfect harmony with the trends of Milan Fashion Week autumn/winter 2015. The outfits have become more easy to wear in the everyday life of a woman who aspires to astound all those whom she meets.
A velvet, black and burgundy coat, coordinated with a pair of silver ankle boots, opens the parade of this new collection, signed Just Cavalli. Soft and flowing fabrics are paired with fluffy fur and leather vests. Geometric-printed jumpsuits, long necklaces and oversized coloured stones decorate the look. The first part of the show is punctuated by dark and opaque colours, the second part features the hottest shades, such as the various nuances of marsala, the colour of 2015. Metallic jackets and wool sweaters warm up the walkway, even timeless spotted patterns were revised and brought in a completely new style.
Amazing black and red evening dresses with soft waves grace the catwalk. Detailed accessories, such as oversized sunglasses with coloured frames and trapezoidal, multicolour bags are donned by the models. The beauty look is naked and neutral: highlighted cheekbones and straight hair.


Back in July, I posted an examination of China's energy needs now that they are the world's largest energy consumer. On Monday, the mainstream media coveredthe revelation that China has now become the world's second largest economy behind the United States, surpassing that of Japan. This should not be a surprise to anyone, especially in light of Japan's lost decades and the rapid double digit growth in the Chinese economy, however, China's growth as a world leading producing and consuming nation is a game changer for the United States in particular.
In the first part of the posting about the changes to China's energy use, I noted that China has gone from using half of the total energy used by the United States at the turn of the new millennium to surpassing American consumption in 2009. China is proposing to meet their energy challenges through increased use of hydroelectricity, nuclear power and coal. Oil obviously plays an important part in the overall growth of their energy consumption as I will outline below.
First, let's take a look at some oil consumption and production numbers for both the United States and China.
According to the BP 2010 Statistical Review of World Energy, in 2009, the United States consumed 18.686 million BOPD, produced 7.196 million BOPD resulting innet imports of 11.49 million BOPD. In contrast,China consumed 8.625 million BOPD, produced 3.790 million BOPD resulting in net imports of 4.835 million BOPD. The EIA projects that domestic United States oil production will fall to 5.37 million BOPD in 2011 based partially on the recent drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico. Total world production reached 79.948 million BOPD in 2009 and consumption was 84.077 million BOPD.
From this chart captured from the BP report, you can see that world oil production has not grown meaningfully since 2004. As a geoscientist, this tells me that if we haven't reached world peak production capability, we are very, very close.
China's oil consumption in the 5 years from 2004 to 2009 has grown from 6.772 million BOPD to 8.625 million BOPD, a 27% increase in just 5 years. In that same time frame, their oil imports have grown from 3.291 million BOPD to 4.835 million BOPD, a 45 percent increase. Over that same 5 year time frame, the United States' oil consumption has declined from 20.732 million BOPD to 18.686 million BOPD (the decline in consumption for 2009 was likely due to the economic downturn). While United States oil production changed very little over the 5 year period, it is also important to note that 2009 was an anomalous year as production in the United States had declined from 7.731 million BOPD in 1999 to 6.734 million BOPD in 2008, a 15 percent decline. If the EIA is correct in its assumptions as noted above, the production/consumption gap will markedly increase in part because of the moratorium in the Gulf. If we ignore the 2009 data because it is off the long term trend, over the 4 years from 2004 to 2008, net imports decreased from 13.504 million BOPD to 12.764 million BOPD. Despite the decline in imports and minor drop in consumption, the United States is still the world's largest importer of oil.
In the first part of this posting, I noted that on a per capita basis, China's resident use only 1.7 tons of oil equivalent per year compared to 7.07 tons of oil equivalent per year for residents of the United States. Holding all else equal, if China were to raise their standard of energy consumption to that of the United States, they would consume nearly 45 percent of the world's current daily oil production compared to the 11 percent that they now consume. China's consumption would rise to 35.87 million barrels per day; assuming that world oil production levels are most likely to drop over the next decade, the supply/demand gap becomes even larger. This can mean only one thing; competition for finite oil resources will become more and more intense. That energy gap projection alone is what is going to affect the world's political scene for the coming generation.
It is becoming quite apparent that China is already well aware that they will be competing for finite energy resources around the world, where ever they can get them. Canada is already feeling the effects of China's new investment policy. Recent investments by PetroChina in the Athabasca oil sands telegraph their intent as did China Petrochemical Corporation's purchase of Conoco-Phillips interest in Syncrude for $4.65 billion in April 2010. With that purchase, Sinopec will have a say in whether or not raw bitumen is exported for upgrading. According to a report by Bloomberg, China spent $32 billion in 2009 to acquire interests in mining and energy companies. We must also remember that China has huge foreign currency reserves (particularly United States Treasuries) totalling over 2.45 trillion USD that allow them to invest to secure their own future without taking on any debt, unlike nearly every other nation in the world.
I might be wrong, but I think that it is important that investors err on the side of caution and manage their portfolios with China's emergence as the world's most powerful nation in mind. China is already planning for its future and so should we.
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Architectural concept was developed by the Estonian and Dutch architects as a part of the project for the territory development of Haven Kakumäe.
Unity with the nature is one of the principles that sustains the architectural concept of the complex. The three houses with the cozy and car free courtyard are integrated into the existing neighborhood of low-rise family cottages and will be in peaceful harmony with the natural coastal landscapes This creates a peaceful private atmosphere for future residents.
In the residential complex you can find apartments of various types and layouts and all apartments are custom-designed.
Apartments on the 1 and 3 floor have terraces. The terraces are ranged from 8 m2 up to 32 m2.
Apartments on the 2 floor have French balconies.
Panoramic windows and spacious terraces make apartments lighter and airy; and allow you to enjoy the scenery and romantic sunsets in the harbor.
One of the features of the complex is 4 urban villas.
Urban-villas are large five room and three floor apartments with the private accessible roof that can be used by tenants. The terrace area starts from 56 up to 115 m2.
Separate entrance from the street and a private entrance to underground garage are provided. The villas have spacious bedrooms, large living room, 4 bathrooms, sauna and a fireplace.
In support of the unity with nature idea, we are going to use natural materials for the building construction.
Stones and wood used in the facades will ensure the durability and attractiveness of the exteriors. In addition, 3 different solid wood species will be used in facade finishing.
Entrances will be decorated with the onyx stone and illuminated at night. The oak parquet floors will be installed in each apartment. Bathroom walls and floors will be covered with ceramic plates.
Terraces and window shutters will be made of various types of solid wood.


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City Alert Face Covering Mandate Reinstated in Rutherford County Learn more
Greenways & Wetlands
The Murfreesboro Greenway System consists of the Stones River and Lytle Creek trails. The Stones River and Lytle Creek Greenways are available for you to enjoy nature hikes, walking, running, bicycling, or in-line skating along the 15 miles of greenway trails. Small watercraft access points are also available for paddlers to enjoy the Stones River. The Murfreesboro Greenway System connects historical sites, parks, neighborhoods, and businesses; it also serves as a conservation corridor to preserve precious natural and cultural resources.
ALERT: Beginning Friday, November 6, 2020, heavy construction equipment will be on the Greenway in the area that is currently closed under Highway 99. Please be advised that there will be NO access to the trail in this area; plan your visit to the Greenway accordingly.
There are 16 trailheads to provide access to the Murfreesboro Greenway System, and a printable map is available to download. Read the rules for greenway usage to stay informed.
The Greenway trailheads open at daylight and close 1/2 hour before sunset.
The Gateway Island and trail are open 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
North Murfreesboro Greenway
The 1.34-mile section of the Murfreesboro Greenway System is located at the Central Valley Trailhead located on Central Valley Road near Walter Hill Dam.
MAP - CENTRAL VALLEY TRAILHEAD
As a cooperative effort between the City of Murfreesboro and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the $4.5 million North Murfreesboro Greenway starts at Walter Hill Park on Highway 231 and heads west on the east side of the Stones River. The new portion extends the Greenway to 13 miles.
The asphalt trail features two overlooks, a switchback, or "S-Curve" hill, and a tree-top canopy offering shade. The Central Valley trailhead boasts extended parking spaces suitable for equestrian trailers.
The North Murfreesboro Greenway trail will be open from daylight until 30 minutes prior to dusk. The Walter Hill trailhead is one half mile south of Jefferson Pike on Highway 231 (Lebanon Road), and the trailhead on Central Valley Road is located approximately one mile from Highway 231.
The same park and greenway rules will apply to the pedestrian trail; for example, non-motorized bicycles are allowed, and skateboards are prohibited. All pets must be on a leash, and dog owners must clean up after their pets. Horses are not allowed on the pedestrian trail.
Stones River Greenway Extension
The Stones River Greenway extension follows the West Fork of the Stones River from Old Fort Park to Barfield Crescent Park and included four phases. Phase 4, which is approximately 3 miles, connects the terminus of Phase 3 just past the Cason Trailhead to Barfield Crescent Park. With the new addition, the greenway now connects two of the three largest city parks along with Cannonsburgh Village, two dog parks, and the Stones River National Battlefield.
The greenway provides a venue for active lifestyles as well as connecting the community with an alternative transportation option. The trail also serves as a vital corridor along the river for wildlife to safely use while moving from place to place, which is important in our fast growing, fragmented community.
The initial design process included public meetings to receive input from the residents affected, and the original design was revised several times. Keeping the river in view was a challenge, but a priority in the design of the trail. An old road bridge was incorporated as a scenic river crossing, and using an existing neighborhood as a trailhead provides greater accessibility. Three river crossings with two steel bridges and three new trailheads easily accessed by nearby neighborhoods accompany this section. Each trailhead offers parking, trash receptacles, map and rules kiosk; two trailheads also offer interpretive panels about the local fauna and flora.
This section follows the West Fork of the Stones River through limestone bottom river and tributaries, hardwood forest, and cedar glade-like environments. Mature trees, native wildflowers, and rock outcrops dot the landscape to make an enjoyable corridor through multiple habitats. Wildlife such as great-horned owls, bobcats, and deer are observable along the meandering asphalt trail.
Map of Greenway Phase 4
Greenway Special Events
Mark your calendar for upcoming events on the Greenway! Call the Greenway office at (615) 893-2141 for more information on any of these events, or check out the bi-monthly Rec Connection, Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation program guide.
Park Safety begins before you arrive. Don't bring valuables, and make sure your belongings are hidden out of sight. Lock your vehicle, and bring your key with you. Be Park Smart!
Park Smart downloadable poster - 8.5 x 14
The Greenway Scavenger Hunt is a fun activity for the whole family. See if you can find everything on the list.
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Homea-zLolina - Who is Experimental Music?
Lolina - Who is Experimental Music?
Finally a physical version of Lolina's bold as brass head scrambler from last year. As with all of Alina Astrova's work under the Lolina moniker, this is some ways removed from her earlier collaborative work in Hype Williams, ironically considerably more hyper, busier, agitated. Opener Let Go bears a resemblance to Because I'm Worth It, hypnotic in its atonal drone, anchored by Astrova's irregular incantations. It's the longest track on the record by some margin, its hypnotic qualities supplanted over the remaining tracks by an insect like frenzy, as if someone's pulling a crossfade back and forth over an ant colony. It's a wild, disorientating experience, and Lolina has probably answered her own question on this one. I guess this is experimental music. And if it's not, then just enjoy it for the sensory overload it is. As per usual this is gonna be v. limited.


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quiet child - The Coming Storm
Quiet Child
The Coming Storm
By Sean Dennison
Quiet Child from Adelaide, Australia, plays combat-ready progressive rock that owes a good deal of its lineage to Muse and Radiohead. Despite their major influences being major players in shaping contemporary sounds of alternative rock, Quiet Child, with their excellent use of musical friction and release, craft a listening experience that's far more different, I think, than their peers.
The band is a standard four-piece: Pete and Ash on guitar, Brent on bass, and Ryan on drums. But they get so much music out of their instruments it's ridiculous. The music on their EP The Coming Storm mostly stays at progressive rock levels with lengthy instrumental passages often dominated by a heavy guitar sound, but they easily melt into metal or out right psychedelia. "Cannonfire March" is a forceful blend of neoclassical composition with metal guitar riffs and thunderous percussion. I'm more partial to songs like "0400." It's just amenable to being radio-friendly, but there's no denying the thoughtful drumming and glam-rock guitar lines. Whatever song they play, you can tell they're dead set on making an impression (of your silhouette burned against a cement wall). The sublime keyboard paranoia of "In Out," heavily punctured by fiery guitars, for example, trumps some of the Radiohead songs it emulates.
Lyrically, the songs are pretty sparsely populated, given their length. But Quiet Child manages to say very much with very little, infusing their lyrics with imagery both subtle and stark. On "Hotel Shade" vocalist Pete quietly moans, "I dream a formless wish/Set against faded 70's lime/Cigarette burns in the shape of half smiles in the carpet." I mean, who writes like that anymore? Inertia is also explored in the piano-in-a-funeral-parlor "Ghost Town:" A paperweight made of gold/A death I could control, if I thought you were coming home" sounds like it was recorded in a monastery.
Quiet Child fill me with hope for the psychedelic scene wanting in, well, psychedelia. Sadly, their future is not to be. As of Sept. 1, Quiet Child announced on Facebook they were calling it quits. Dammit, that makes the album even more beautiful, and its name darkly ironic, because for all its mournful music, rays of optimism cut through the gloom and give the music a sense of expectation rather than longing.
The Coming Storm by Quiet Child


WINDBER — With several thousand gas leases being signed in the region this year, some local authorities are beginning to look into the potential moneymaker.
"There are a number of companies in the area looking to take options on property," said Windber Area Authority manager Dennis Mash.
On Wednesday, the authority decided to request bids from companies that are willing to lease some 315 acres of property.
Solicitor James Cascio said the authority could find favorable lease terms that guarantee an initial payment of more than $100,000 and also royalty shares.
"If this thing hits then, there will be a nice income from that too," he said.
The bid requests are due June 11, and the authority has already received at least one serious offer, Mash said.
Similarly, the Cambria Somerset Authority approved creating a request package for land located at the Wilmore Reservoir.
"We're way behind schedule," said CSA manager Thomas Kakabar about taking advantage of the gas rush.
With more than 5,000 acres at three different reservoirs under the authority's control, gas leases are a potential windfall, he said. The key is controlling the development if the board decides to approve an agreement, he said.
"If it's done correctly, there shouldn't be any impact," he said.
Solicitors for the authority would make sure the language of the lease addressed potential rights of way, road usage and surface disturbance limits, he said.
Also, because the land the CSA administers was purchased with Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund Act money, there are restrictions on what kind of development the authority can allow, Kakabar said.
The Keystone Act, signed into law in July 1993, directed 15 percent of the state's real estate transfer tax to the fund, creating a permanent funding source for recreation, parks and conservation. That means the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will provide the final word on any gas projects, he said.
The request proposal is expected to be finished in the next 60 to 90 days, Kakabar said.
Water authorities are a natural target for developers because they often have large tracts of land under their control or ownership, he said.
Cascio said that judging from conversations he's had with other local attorneys, the companies vying to secure leases are mainly speculative. "I don't think there are more than a couple out there that are actual developers," he said.
"There will be a big rush on them at least until they see how productive they will be," he said.
Until gas wells start going into the ground, local governments should continue to expect the solicitations.
"It's something we're going to have to look at. As a matter of fact, I just got a call from a gentleman this week," said Tim Resh, the executive director of the Conemaugh Township Municipal Authority. The authority owns more than 1,600 acres, Resh said.
For more information on the sale and leasing of gas rights throughout the county, see Sunday's Daily American.


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Space & Planetary Science
Iron volcanoes may have erupted on metal asteroids
NASA's upcoming mission to the asteroid Psyche could look for signs of past eruptions, and evidence of 'ferrovolcanism' may also turn up in iron meteorites
Credit: Illustration by Elena Hartley
Metallic asteroids are thought to have started out as blobs of molten iron floating in space. As if that's not strange enough, scientists now think that as the metal cooled and solidified, volcanoes spewing liquid iron could have erupted through a solid iron crust onto the surface of the asteroid.
This scenario emerged from an analysis by planetary scientists at UC Santa Cruz whose investigation was prompted in part by NASA's plans to launch a probe to Psyche, the largest metallic asteroid in the solar system. Francis Nimmo, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, said he was interested in the composition of metallic asteroids indicated by analyses of iron meteorites, so he had graduate student Jacob Abrahams work on some simple models of how the asteroids cooled and solidified.
"One day he turned to me and said, 'I think these things are going to erupt,'" Nimmo said. "I'd never thought about it before, but it makes sense because you have a buoyant liquid beneath a dense crust, so the liquid wants to come up to the top."
The researchers described their findings in a paper that has been accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters and is available online.
Metallic asteroids originated early in the history of the solar system when planets were beginning to form. A protoplanet or "planetesimal" involved in a catastrophic collision could be stripped of its rocky outer layers, exposing a molten, iron-rich core. In the cold of space, this blob of liquid metal would quickly begin to cool and solidify.
"In some cases it would crystallize from the center out and wouldn't have volcanism, but some would crystallize from the top down, so you'd get a solid sheet of metal on the surface with liquid metal underneath," Nimmo said.
As for what the iron volcanoes would look like, Abrahams said it depends on the composition of the melt. "If it's mostly pure iron, then you would have eruptions of low-viscosity surface flows spreading out in thin sheets, so nothing like the thick, viscous lava flows you see on Hawaii," he said. "At the other extreme, if there are light elements mixed in and gases that expand rapidly, you could have explosive volcanism that might leave pits in the surface."
NASA's Psyche mission is scheduled to launch in 2022 and reach the asteroid in 2026. Signs of past volcanism that researchers could look for include variations in the color or composition of material on the surface, and possibly features that look like volcanic vents. Large volcanic cones are probably unlikely, Abrahams said.
Unfortunately, because metallic asteroids would have solidified fairly quickly after their formation, there has been plenty of time (billions of years) for any surface features of volcanism to be degraded. "It's not clear what they might look like now," Abrahams said.
The best opportunity to find evidence of ferrovolcanism on metallic asteroids might actually come from studying iron meteorites already in collections on Earth, the researchers said.
"There are lots of these metallic meteorites, and now that we know what we're looking for, we might find evidence of volcanism in them," Nimmo said. "If material got erupted onto the surface, it would cool very fast, which would be reflected in the composition of the meteorite. And it might have holes in it left by escaping gas."
When they presented their findings at a recent Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abrahams and Nimmo discovered that another research team had independently arrived at similar conclusions about the possibility of ferrovolcanism.
"It's not a shocking idea, but we'd just never thought about iron volcanism before, so it's something new and interesting to investigate," Abrahams said.
This research was supported in part by NASA.
Tim Stephens
http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082542
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Erika inside listening to music on her headphones.
Boogie outside sunning by the pool, then moves to the hot tub!
Being annoying is bad enough, but boring too?
I guess I will go watch some paint dry!
E: "How you doing baby?
B: So after 8:00 tonight - the game is totally over?
B: Did they tell you 7 o clock?
E:How do you think they are gonna vote?
B: Did you get asked weird questions about Kaysar and Will?
Not much to post , thats why everybdy not posting.
He then realizes that whatever it is is burned. He puts the pot in the sink and runs water over it.
OMG this is awful to watch, I know you want to know what is going on , but it is soooo boring.
Mike is going to lift weights.
Erika is tweezing her eyebrows.
Erika is finished showering and is blow drying her hair.
Mike is back to lifting weights.
Trivia and then back with Mike listening to music at the dining table and Erika drying her hair.....man she has long hair. I don't know how she stands to style it the way she does. That would hurt my arms.
Erika is getting something to drink in the kitchen.
Is that a Janelle poster on your postings?
If so, where can I get one?
Does she have a website or fan club?
Also, what is her last name?
other sites reporting Jury at 7 BB time ..of course we wont see it but I'l boot up my realone just to see Erika cry .
Boogie's in the shower and Erika's still fixing her hair.
Erika still fixing her hair and Boogie is deciding what to wear.
30 minutes until jury meeting?
hmmmmmmmm What is the ultimate betrayal?
Boogie is wearing the CT outfit tonight!!!! Way to represent!!!!
Wow this will all be over in 3 days.
Bogoie Erika I am so relaxed, but I was sitting here thinking about James and then I remembered that he was nominated with George.
FIRE (maybe they are starting the jury meeting?
I am going to smoke. I'll be right back.


It is a Complex consisting of most of the Government's Ministries and Authorities serving the North Governorate residents.
The Project has been designed to accommodate 10,000 employees with all the necessary facilities such as offices, meeting rooms, training rooms, cafeterias, libraries, prayer rooms, exhibition and other functions halls, and 4 car-park basements as well as an Auditorium for 500 seats. Furthermore, the building uses Solar Panels to generate energy serving the complex.
KTCB conducted the Traffic Study and was in charge of all the Landscape Design needed for the Project.
Some of the unoccupied areas have been designed as public gardens and football rings to be used after working hours and during vacations.


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details, developments, lowdown*; see data, knowledge 1, news 1.
idiot, dunce, dolt, simpleton; see fool 1.
drug, anesthetize, sedate, put to sleep; see deaden 1, drug.
"dope." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 13 April 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Dope>.
To administer or add a drug to.
Dope ROMs gives you a nice system of verification because almost anyone can upload ROMs to the site.
Dope also has effects than can become more serious after long-term use.
Sometimes the dope is mixed into food or tea.


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Mitch McConnell says he will hold a vote to proceed on ObamaCare repeal 'early next week'
The latest ObamaCare repeal plan from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is facing sharp opposition from several Republican senators, but on Tuesday evening, McConnell said he's still going to hold a vote "early next week."
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Now, his latest plan is getting pushback from at least three GOP senators — Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Susan Collins (Maine) — who said they will vote against a procedural motion to advance McConnell's bill, essentially dooming it.


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Double Blind Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of GM-CSF Leukine in the Treatment of Alzheiemer's Disease
Huntington Potter, Ph.D.
Department of Neurology
Funded in September, 2012: $150000 for 3 years
LAY SUMMARY . BIOGRAPHY .
LAY SUMMARY
Investigators will undertake the second phase of their clinical study to determine in a small number of people with Alzheimer's disease whether the drug Leukine shows promise in improving patients' cognitive abilities and arrests brain atrophy.
About 40 percent of people over the age of 85 have Alzheimer's disease (AD). No current therapies can arrest or reverse its course, and the few approved AD therapies only minimally slow cognitive decline. Investigators are exploring the drug Leukine as a potential AD treatment. Leukine currently is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating leukemia. The Foundation's Directors in April 2011 approved support for a clinical study of Leukine, based on observations in several animal and human studies.
Among these observations: 1) Animal model studies conducted by the investigators showed that Leukine reduced the abnormal build-up of brain amyloid that is a hallmark of AD; 2) Analysis of data from a prior controlled trial of Leukine in patients with leukemia found that the drug not only enhanced development of immune system "macrophages," which clear away debris, but also resulted in significantly better cognitive functioning in the Leukine-treated patients at both six months and a year following treatment; and 3) Patients with autoimmune rheumatoid arthritis do
not tend to develop AD, possibly due to a factor in the patients—called "Granulocyte-Macrophage- CSF (GMCSF)"--that stimulates production of immune macrophages. GMCSF is the active ingredient in Leukine. The common thread, therefore, is that Leukine might stimulate production of macrophages that help to clear way amyloid and prevent it from accumulating in the brain.
The investigators hypothesize that patients treated with Leukine will show better cognitive functioning, reduced amyloid build-up, and less brain tissue loss compared to patients receiving placebo. They have successfully completed the first phase of the double-blind study (in which neither the clinicians nor the patient know what substance the patient is receiving). In this phase, which was conducted at the University of South Florida, investigators enrolled 11 AD patients who were randomly assigned to receive either Leukine, at half of the standard dose, or a placebo. All participants completed the three-week treatment course with no adverse effects. Investigators now will initiate the second Phase of the study in a total of 40 AD patients. This phase will be conducted at the University of Colorado, where the principal investigator recently moved to assume the role of director of the Alzheimer's disease program. The 40 patients will be randomly assigned (20
patients in each group) to receive Leukine —at the standard full dose—or placebo. Investigators will assess tolerability of the full dose of Leukine treatment. Additionally, they will determine whether the Leukine-treated patients, compared to those receiving placebo, show: 1) better functioning on cognitive tests; 2) less atrophy in the brain's medial temporal area as determined by brain imaging; 3) reduced levels of AD biomarkers in the blood; and 4) improvement in activities of daily living.
Benefits and Challenges: Leukine is not a new drug; it already has met FDA requirements for demonstrating relative safety and efficacy in treating leukemia patients. Results from the first phase of the study indicate that Leukine, at half the standard dose, is tolerable and safe in AD patients. Now they will confirm that this is also the case for patients receiving full-dose Leukine. Additionally, investigators will have to determine whether a three-week course of Leukine treatment is sufficient to show any effect on the brain and on cognition. If not, this will establish the need for undertaking a longer, and possibly larger, study in AD patients prior to initiating a large-scale
clinical trial.
Significance: If promising results are obtained, the research would lead to a larger-scale study of a potentially promising drug treatment for this devastating degenerative disorder.
INVESTIGATOR BIOGRAPHIES
HUNTINGTON POTTER POSITION TITLE
eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login)
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE
(if applicable) MM/YY FIELD OF STUDY
Harvard College AB 1972 Physics & Chemistry
Harvard University MA 1975 Biochem & Mol Biology
Harvard University PhD PhD 1979 Biochem & Mol Biology
A. Personal Statement
I have planned the experiments and overseen the post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and technicians who carried out the preliminary experiments that form the preclinical foundation of this application. I also conceived of, initiated and together with Dr. Jim, assessed the analysis of data form the Moffitt Cancer Society bone marrow transplant patients receiving GCSF and GM-CSF. I will oversee the project, analyze the data in a blinded manner with the chief co-investigator, Dr. Raj, write and/or mentor the writing of the papers and progress reports, and decide on new experimental directions as new data warrant. For the last five years I have served as Director of the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and have published expertise in all of the technical aspects of the project except that requiring direct patient contact, which I am theoretically familiar.
B. Positions and Honors
1998-present Professor and Eric Pfeiffer Chair for Research on Alzheimer's Disease,
2005-2010 Director, NIA/NIH designated Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
1996 American Society for Cell Biology/Glenn Foundation Award for "outstanding research in aging"
2000 Kaul Foundation "Award for Excellence and a gift of $100,000 for outstanding achievements in the field of neurobiology and gerontology."
2005 Tampa Bay Business Journal – Health Care Heroes Award – Care Innovation & Research
2005 Nominated for the Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology for the development of the electroporation technique for transfer of DNA into cells; renominated 2009
2005-present Member, Florida Governors's Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Council
2007 Work on electroporation featured in Dr. Oliver Smithies Nobel Lecture as essential for the
development of knockout mice for which the 2007 Nobel Prize or Medicine or Physiology was
2009 President of the Faculty of the USF College of Medicine
2010 President, Faculty Senate USF Tampa
C. Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1) Potter H. Review and hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome - chromosome 21 nondisjunction may underlie both disorders. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 1991;48:1192-1200.
2) Li J, Xu M, Zhou H, Ma J and Potter H. Alzheimer presenilins in the nuclear membrane, interphase
kinetochores, and centrosomes suggest a role in chromosome segregation. Cell 1997; 90:917-927.
3) Boeras, D.I., Granic, A., Crespo, N.C., Rojiani, A.M. and Potter, H. (2008; epub Dec 13, 2006) Alzheimer's presenilin 1 causes chromosome missegregation and aneuploidy. Neurobiol Aging 29:3119-28
4) Arendash GW, Jensen MT, Salem N Jr, Hussein N, Cracchiolo J, Dickson A, Leighty R, Potter H.A
(2007) A diet high in omega-3 fatty acids does not improve or protect cognitive performance in
Alzheimer's transgenic mice.Neuroscience. Oct 26;149(2):286-302. Epub 2007 Aug 14.
5) Cracchiolo JR, Mori T, Nazian SJ, Tan J, Potter H, Arendash GW.(2007) Enhanced cognitive
activity--over and above social or physical activity--is required to protect Alzheimer's mice against
cognitive impairment, reduce Abeta deposition, and increase synaptic immunoreactivity. Neurobiol
Learn Mem. 88:277-94. Epub 2007 Aug 21.
6) Cao, C., Lin, X., Wahi, M.M., Jackson, E.A., Potter, H. (2008) Successful adjuvant-free vaccination
of BALB/c mice with mutated amyloid beta peptides. BMC Neurosci. 9:25
7) Duara, R., Loewenstein, D.A., Potter, E.,Appel, J., Greig, M.T., Urs, R., Shen, Q., Raj, A., Small, B.,
Barker, B., Schofield, E., Wu, Y., Potter, H. (2008) Medial temporal lobe atrophy on MRI scans and
the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Neurology 9:1986-92.
8) Arendash, G.W., Mori, T., Cao, C., Mamcarz, M., Runfeldt, M., Dickson, A., Rezai-Zadeh, K., Tan, J., Citron, B.A., Lin, X., Echeverria, and Potter, H. (2009) Caffeine Reverses Cognitive Impairment and Decreases Brain Aβ Levels in Aged Alzheimer's Mice. J. Alz. Dis. 17: 661-680
9) Granic, A., Padmanabhan, J., Norden, M., Potter, H. (2009) Chromosome mis-segregation, trisomy 21 induced by mutant Alzheimer APP, A peptides, or tau KO genotype. Mol. Biol. Cell Dec 23,2009 Epub
10) Schinka JA, Raj A, Loewenstein DA, Small BJ, Duara R, Potter H. (2009) Cross-Validation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale (FCAS) in an Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Sample. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2010 Mar;23(1):9-14. Epub 2009 Aug 24.
11) Appel, J., Potter, E., Bhatia, N., Shen, Q., Zhaao, W., Greig, M.T., Taj, A., Barker, W.W., Potter, H., Schofield, E., Wu, Y., Lowenstein, D.A., Duara, R. (2009) Association of white matter hyperintensities on brain MRI to neurodegenerative and vascular risk factors. Am. J. Neuroradiology. 30: 1870-1876.
12) Abisambra, J.F., Fiorelli, T., Padmanabhana, J., Neame, P., Wefes, I., Potter, H. (2009) LDLR expression
and localization are altered in and in vivo and in vitro models of Alzheimer's disease. PLoSONE January 1, 2010 Vol 5:e8556
13) Duara, R., Loewenstein, D.A., Greig, M.T., Acevedo, A., Potter, E., Appel, J., Raj, A., Schinka, J., Schofield, E., Barker, W., Wu, Y., Potter, H. (2010). Reliability and Validity of an Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Normal Cognition, MCI and Dementia: Implications for Multi-Center Research Studies. Am. J. Geriatric Psychiatry 18:363-370.
14) Duara R, Loewenstein DA, Greig-Custo MT, Raj A, Barker W, Potter E, Schofield E, Small B, Schinka J, Wu Y, Potter H. (2010) Diagnosis and staging of mild cognitive impairment, using a modification of the clinical dementia rating scale: the mCDR. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;25(3):282-9.
15) Boyd, T., Bennett, S.P., Mori, T., Governatori, N., Runfeldt, M., Norden, M., Padmanabhan, J., Neame, P., Wefes, I., Sanchez-Ramos, J., Arendash, G.W., Potter, H. (2010) GM-CSF up-regulated in Reumatoid Arthritis reverses cognitive impairment and amyloidosis in Alzheimer mice. J Alz Dis 21:508-512 [Epub Jun 16 ahead of print]
D. Research Support
Ongoing Research Support
NIH: Director of the Florida ADRC supplemental grant from the NIA (AG025711)
(No Overlap; ends 2011)
Completed Research Support
NIH: Florida ADRC (AG025711) 5/1/2005—3/31/2010
No overlap


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Q: Creating fractional area coverages spatially for ArcMap Some background first, I am working on a model that works with elevation bands. Elevation bands in sense that user defines the number of elevation bands in the area (just like reclassification of DEM under equal intervals). So, in case of my DEM, the minimum and maximum elevation is 1722.35 meters and 4196.3 meters, and if I want the 5 elevation bands, I would do (maximum elevation - minimum elevation)/5 = 495 meters (interval).Moreover, the fishnet/grid raster are approximately 6 km in resolution. So a particular grid cell can have 0-5 elevation bands in it. The Python script that I am using takes four inputs (the data can be accessed from here (the course resolution grid raster, DEM, .txt file) to write data to and the interval as follows:
python format_snow_params.py ~/VIC_GRID_Rstr1.tif ~/DEM.tif ~/snow_params.txt 495

This script performs two passes. The first one loops through the grid cells to find the maximum number of elevation intervals (ie. the maxbands variable). The second pass then gets the actual elevation band values and fractional coverage for those bands. The number of bands are needed for writing the parameter file because VIC expects each cell to have the same number of band information written even though there may not be that many bands in a grid cell.
maxbands is calculated at the end of the first pass then the script moves to the second pass.
The model requires that the sum of fractional area coverages of the elevation bands in a grid cell is equal to one. a snippet of the output file is as follows:
287909  0.5783  0.3905  0.0000  0.0000  0.0000  2404.7144   2561.4426   0.0000  0.0000  0.0000  0.5783  0.3905  0.0000  0.0000  0.0000
286980  0.7016  0.2673  0.0000  0.0000  0.0000  2407.4819   2518.9944   0.0000  0.0000  0.0000  0.7016  0.2673  0.0000  0.0000  0.0000

The script (works in py 3) is as follows:
from __future__ import print_function
import os
import sys
import warnings
import numpy as np
from osgeo import gdal
from osgeo.gdalnumeric import *
from osgeo.gdalconst import *

# set system to ignore simple warnings
warnings.simplefilter("ignore")

def format_snow_params(basinMask,elvHiRes,outSnow,interval):
    """
    FUNCTION: format_snow_params
    ARGUMENTS: basinMask - path to template raster to run VIC model at
               elvHiRes - path elevation raster dataset at native resolution
               outsnow - path output snow parameter file
               interval - vertical distance to do equal interval segmentation
    KEYWORDS: n/a
    RETURNS: n/a
    NOTES: Does not return a variable but writes an output file
    """

    band = 1 # constant variable for reading in data

    interval = int(interval) # force equal interval value to be int type

    # make a list of input raster files
    infiles = [basinMask,elvHiRes]

    # try to read in the raster data
    try:

        # read basin grid raster
        ds = gdal.Open(infiles[0],GA_ReadOnly)
        b1 = ds.GetRasterBand(band)
        mask = BandReadAsArray(b1)
        maskRes = ds.GetGeoTransform()[1]
        ds = None
        b1 = None

        # read hi res elevation raster
        ds = gdal.Open(infiles[1],GA_ReadOnly)
        b1 = ds.GetRasterBand(band)
        elvhires = BandReadAsArray(b1)
        clsRes = ds.GetGeoTransform()[1]
        ds = None
        b1 = None

    # if not working, give error message
    except AttributeError:
        raise IOError('Raster file input error, check that all paths are correct')

    # mask elevation values less than 0
    #elvHiRes=elvhires.astype(np.float)
    elvhires[np.where(elvhires<0)] = np.nan

    # get ratio of high resoltion to low resolution
    clsRatio = int(maskRes/clsRes)

    # check if the output parameter file exists, if so delete it
    if os.path.exists(outSnow)==True:
        os.remove(outSnow)

    nbands = [] # blank list

    # try to write to output snow parameter file
    try:

        with open(outSnow, 'w') as f:

            cnt = 1 # set grid cell id counter

            # pass counter
            pass_counter = range(2)

            # perform two passes on the raster data
            # 1) to grab the maximum number of bands for a given pixel
            # 2) to calculate the snow band parameters and write to output file
            for pass_cnt in pass_counter:

                # loop over each pixel in the template raster
                for i in range(mask.shape[0]):
                    cy1 = i*clsRatio
                    cy2 = cy1+clsRatio

                    for j in range(mask.shape[1]):
                        cx1 = j*clsRatio
                        cx2 = cx1+clsRatio

                        # get all hi res pixels in a template pixel
                        tmp = elvhires[cy1:cy2,cx1:cx2]
                        if tmp.size == 0:
                            tmp=tmp2[:]

                        # create blank array for number of bands calculation...
                        if mask[i,j] > 1:
                             # ...if it is not a masked pixel
                            tmp2=tmp

                            if np.all(tmp == np.nan) == True:
                                tmp[:,:] = 0

                            # find min and max values for interval
                            minelv = np.nanmin(tmp.astype(int)) - (np.nanmin(tmp.astype(int))%interval)
                            maxelv = np.nanmax(tmp.astype(int)) + (np.nanmax(tmp.astype(int))%interval)

                            #print(np.min(tmp).mask)
                            # create an array of band limits
                            bands = np.arange(minelv, maxelv+interval,interval)

                            bcls = np.zeros_like(tmp)
                            bcls[:,:] = -1

                            # get the number of bands per pixel
                            for b in range(bands.size-1):
                                bcls[np.where((tmp>=bands[b])&(tmp<bands[b+1]))] = b # band counter

                                # if it's the first pass get number of bands for each pixel
                                if pass_cnt == 0:
                                    uniqcnt = np.unique(bcls[np.where(tmp>0)])
                                    nbands.append(uniqcnt.size) # save to a list for second pass

                            if pass_cnt == 1:
                                uniqcnt = np.unique(bcls[np.where(tmp>0)])
                                #clscnt = np.bincount(tmp.ravel())

                                f.write('{0}\t'.format(mask[i,j])) # write grid cell id

                                # find frational area for each band and write to file
                                for c in range(maxbands):
                                    try:
                                        idx = np.where(bcls==uniqcnt[c])
                                        num = np.float(bcls[np.where(bcls>=0)].size)
                                        if num == 0:
                                            num = np.float(idx[0].size)
                                        frac = np.float(idx[0].size) / num
                                    except IndexError:
                                        frac = 0
                                    f.write('{0:.4f}\t'.format(frac))

                                #calculate the mean elevation for each band and write to file
                                for c in range(maxbands):
                                    try:
                                        idx = np.where(bcls==uniqcnt[c])
                                        muelv = np.nanmean(tmp[idx])

                                    except IndexError:
                                        muelv = 0

                                    f.write('{0:.4f}\t'.format(muelv))

                                # calculate the precipitation fractions and write to file
                                for c in range(maxbands):
                                    try:
                                        idx = np.where(bcls==uniqcnt[c])
                                        num = np.float(bcls[np.where(bcls>=0)].size)
                                        if num == 0:
                                            num = np.float(idx[0].size)
                                        frac = np.float(idx[0].size) / num
                                    except IndexError:
                                        frac = 0
                                    f.write('{0:.4f}\t'.format(frac))
                                f.write('\n') # write return value for new line

                        if pass_cnt == 1 & mask[i,j] == 1:
                            cnt += 1 # plus one to the grid cell id counter

                if pass_cnt == 0:
                    maxbands = max(nbands) # maximum number of bands for a pixel

        # print the number of bands for user to input into global parameter file
        print('Number of maximum bands: {0}'.format(maxbands))

    # except raise an error when it doesn't work
    except IOError:
        raise IOError('Cannot write output file, error with output snow parameter file path')

    return

def main():
    n_args = len(sys.argv)

    # Check user inputs
    if n_args != 5:
        print ("Wrong user input")
        print ("Script writes the snow band parameter file for the VIC model")
        print ("usage: python format_snow_params.py <template raster> <elevation raster> <output snow band file> <interval for snow bands>")
        print ("Exiting system...")
        sys.exit()

    else:
        # Pass command line arguments into function
        format_snow_params(sys.argv[1],sys.argv[2],sys.argv[3],sys.argv[4])

    return

# Execute the main level program if run as standalone
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Now the script works fine, but the script does not tell how are the elevation bands are spatially distributed in a grid cell (pixel/fishnet polygon of the grid) as the model is not concerned with spatial information. But part of my analysis is create the same elevation bands in ArcMap, such that it tells me the how the elevation bands are spatially distributed in the grid this would enable me to slice the grid cell polygon according to the fractional areas of the elevation bands in each grid cell.
So far I have used the Contour tool in ArcMap with the same interval as used in the script, and set the processing extent to particular grid polygon, but the distribution does not match although the tool creates the same number of elevation bands (5) just like the script. So I am not using the right way in ArcMap.
How can I perform this task in ArcMap?


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Izzy: She doesn't let anything stop her
It's a condition with a big name—arthrogryposis multiplex congenital amyoplasia—but when someone on the playground asks, "What's wrong with your hands?" Isabelle, or Izzy as she prefers to be called, simply says, "I have arthro. Let's go play."
Only about 1 in 3,000 children are born with arthro, or AMC, and amyoplasia is the most common form. Most of us have heard of clubfoot, but AMC takes clubfoot to the next level. A person with clubfoot has one or both feet permanently turned inward. With AMC, more than one joint of the body can be affected. Without surgery and/or intense therapy, people born with AMC typically wouldn't be able to walk, use their hands and even in some extreme cases move their backs or jaws.
Tania found out something was wrong with Izzy while she was pregnant, during an ultrasound. But her care team thought it was clubfoot, which is fairly straightforward to treat with surgery and casting. Izzy's feet were twisted inward pretty badly, and she had her first surgery when she was just 3 months old.
But the casting didn't work. And Tania kept asking, "What's going on with her hands? My other baby's hands didn't look like that."
With still no answers three months later, Tania and her husband Darren were referred to a geneticist at the Children's Hospital of Georgia. He opened up a book and pointed to a photo: "We think this is what Izzy has."
"I swear, it looked like a picture of her," said Tania. "It was exactly what she had. So we had a name and a treatment, and we could go forward with getting her to be able to walk and to help her joints."
Izzy's family would get to know Dr. Styles Bertrand, director of pediatric orthopaedics, very well over the next five years. She would have heel cord release surgery on her feet when she was two to and again at four, which cuts the Achilles tendon so it can lengthen and grow back together. It helped her feet fall more naturally, and in between, Izzy's feet would be put in casts again and again— about every three to six weeks—to help her feet straighten out.
Therapy has been another constant. Along with physical therapy to help her learn to walk, Izzy still goes every week to work on her hands, which also are twisted. Hand surgery, however, is more risky, with less payoff, so "we decided to take a little more natural route and just adapt certain things like buttonholes and zippers, until Izzy is older," said Tania.
Most children walk around age 1. Izzy took her first steps when she was three and a half. But she hasn't stopped since. "She runs and jumps and all of that," said Tania.
Izzy still wears braces at night to help keep her feet in the position they're in now: She walks, runs and jumps on her tiptoes, like a ballerina. She's petite too like a dancer—a dancer with some pretty tough moves. Izzy also happens to be a world champion in karate and is working on her third-degree black belt.
Her AMC is not cured. Her family knows that if Izzy has a major growth spurt, they will need to "probably start everything over again. It's a constant thing…It's a lifestyle she'll have to maintain her whole life."
At the same time, "She doesn't let anything stop her," said Tania with a laugh. "But she is the first person to help someone get through a hard time. She's an amazing kid."
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Thanks for sharing such a great story with us. May God bless you's daughter.


Alcaudete (670 m asl) is a small town located roughly halfway between large Andalusian cities of Granada and Córdoba. In addition, there is also a nice castle, church and small square, so perfect short interesting stop. If you would like to spend here more time, you can also set out for a hike to the nearby mountain range Sierra del Ahillo reaching almost 1 500 meters above sea level.
Two most important monuments in Alcaudete are directly on the hill, so they are visible from afar – old Moorish fortification and just below it magnificent church Iglesia de Santa Maria.
Begin the town tour in relatively picturesque streets, which will lead you after a while into the small center situated nearby square Plaza Veintiocho de Febrero, sometimes known as Plaza de Ayuntamiento according to town hall, which is located here. There is peace and quiet on the square. There are also lots of benches, but picnic is perhaps better at the castle, which offers better views.
From the square it is just a short walk to the church, from where is a pretty monumental view of the Moorish castle.
From the castle are beautiful views over the open area. Behind the town are on the horizon already visible the tops of small, but quite interesting Sierra del Ahillo.
On the west side are visible endless olive groves, a typical feature of this landscape full of olive trees.
From the south looks the castle really unconquerable.
Below the church is a relatively big free of charge car park. Other possibilities are at the former main road just below the old town. Traditionally, it is not very recommended to drive into streets of the old town – they are very narrow and you will not park here anyway.


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