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Mandatory Mis-Remembering on Natural Immunity
By Paul Thacker August 17, 2022 August 18, 2022 Policy, Society 7 minute read
"The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia." ― George Orwell, 1984
Releasing new pandemic guidelines last week, the CDC epidemiologist Greta Massetti divulged to reporters what many experts have long been saying: there is no difference between a COVID-19 vaccine and prior infection.
"Both prior infection and vaccination confer some protection against severe illness," Massetti told reporters. "And so it really makes the most sense to not differentiate with our guidance or our recommendations based on vaccination status at this time."
Major media outlets such as NPR, CNN, Washington Post, and the New York Times, dutifully repeated back new statements from CDC officials, without noting they had reported the complete opposite last year: COVID-19 vaccines provided much better protection than prior infection. See this CNN interview last August, for example, where Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy allegedly shot down an "antivaxxer's claim" about natural immunity.
"We are seeing more and more data that tells us, that while you get some protection from natural protection, it's not nearly as strong as what you get from the vaccine," Dr. Murthy told CNN at the time.
While the natural immunity versus vaccination debate has been controversial over the last year, what is not debatable is that midterm elections are coming this November. And with a majority of Americans unhappy with the President's pandemic policies, perhaps the CDC is relying on "midterm science" to guide their new appreciation for natural immunity?
The media's forgetfulness of what they reported just last year on vaccines and prior infection is part of the pandemic's Great Misremembering, a collective amnesia where we march in step to government messaging, while failing to recall prior statements and moments of glaring contradiction. For example when the media reported that the NIH's Anthony Fauci was fully vaccinated and still got COVID-19, and then they misremembered to report his prior statement, "When people are vaccinated, they can feel safe that they are not going to get infected."
"CDC's COVID-19 prevention recommendations no longer differentiate based on a person's vaccination status because breakthrough infections occur, though they are generally mild," the agency now says in new guidelines. To help everyone join the Great Misremembering, here are some incidents you must fail to recall.
The CDC now says that due to breakthrough infections and natural immunity there is no reason to treat vaccinated and unvaccinated people differently. Twitter banned users who pointed this out last year. Never forget that people were censored for saying what the CDC is saying now.
— alex gutentag (@galexybrane) August 11, 2022
Mother Jones early out the gate
In the first few confusing months of the pandemic, when researchers were still trying to understand the outbreak, Mother Jones crack reporter Kiera Butler already figured out the greatest threat to pandemic science: the ubiquitous "antivaxxers" pushing a dangerous "theory" called natural immunity. Note the scare quotes in the title around natural immunity.
According to Butler, this "dangerous theory" just might go mainstream. She ended her article quoting an expert who warned that if the natural immunity idea takes hold, it could persist even after the coronavirus pandemic dies down. "Those of us in this field will be cleaning up these messes for years to come," Butler's expert told her.
This "mess" now includes the CDC's latest guidance.
John Snow Memorandum
Late in the pandemic's first year, a group of researchers released a statement called the "John Snow Memorandum" that helped to shape American policy, as many of the signers had large social media followings. Among the signatories was Rochelle Walensky, then a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and now the Director of the CDC. "Any pandemic management strategy relying upon immunity from natural infections for COVID-19 is flawed," reads the statement signed by the current CDC Director.
Yes, the very same person who runs the CDC that now tells us to not differentiate between vaccine and natural infection warned us early in the pandemic that any pandemic policy that relies on natural infection is flawed.
As you read the CDC's new guidance, please remember to misremember the memorandum previously signed by the current CDC Director.
CNN's Maggie Fox: reliable press release journalism
Few reporters worked harder on behalf of vaccine manufacturers and the federal government to give full throated support to vaccines than CNN's Maggie Fox. As I previously reported, CDC Director Walensky divulged earlier this year that she had been overly optimistic about the efficacy of Pfizer's vaccine after she saw a report on CNN. When I tracked down CNN's article, I found that it had been written by Maggie Fox and was little more than a regurgitation of Pfizer's own press release that had gone out earlier on the same day of her story.
In short, Pfizer's press release became CNN's headline, eventually becoming the CDC's optimistic vaccine pandemic policy.
Shortly after the COVID-19 vaccines became available, Science Magazine published a study that found lasting immunity after recovery from infection. "Several months ago, our studies showed that natural infection induced a strong response, and this study now shows that the responses last," the study's lead author told the National Institutes of Health. "We are hopeful that a similar pattern of responses lasting over time will also emerge for the vaccine-induced responses."
Further evidence accumulated in May when researchers published a study in Nature that concluded, "Overall, our results indicate that mild infection with SARS-CoV-2 induces robust antigen-specific, long-lived humoral immune memory in humans."
Proceeding with little caution, CNN's Maggie Fox tweeted the following July, "No valid scientific study has found that natural immunity protects better than vaccination does." She then went on to write several stories throughout 2021 that continued to promote the notion that vaccination was superior to natural immunity.
Fox left CNN sometime around the end of the year, and wrote this January on her personal website:
But vaccinated people have more protection against severe disease than people who are unvaccinated – including those who have been infected once or more already. That's because vaccines boost the immune system better than natural infection does.
With CDC guidelines that "no longer differentiate based on a person's vaccination status" I tweeted to Fox asking if she wanted to update her previous opinion that seemed to ignore relevant science on natural immunity.
Finding some disparity in the meaning between "difference" and "differentiate"—the first is a noun, the second a verb—Fox tweeted back that I was trolling and attacking her, and that the CDC did not state what it stated.
COVID fact checks, of course
No aspect of the Great Misremembering would be complete without being careful to forget all the amazing fact checks out there. They function, of course, by carefully choosing the most extreme statement to carefully pick apart, and then implying that anyone even remotely associated with such thinking is a complete nutter.
So it's not surprising to find some nutpicking at both LeadStories and Health Feedback.
LeadStories is funded by both Facebook and a Chinese company cited by the U.S. government for national security concerns. Writers at the website recently falsely attacked researchers for using a database on vaccine safety that they didn't actually use.
Last August, LeadStories posted one of their typical fact checks that is difficult to follow and cherry picks information to come out in support of vaccines.
Since the CDC now says to not differentiate between prior infections and vaccination, one wonders if LeadStories is going to now fact check the federal government.
Health Feedback is a Facebook fact-checking service run by Emmanuel Vincent, who has been hiding throughout Paris to avoid appearing in court for possibly colluding with the US federal government to ban people from social media and deny them their First Amendment rights. This fact check appeared just a few months ago, in April, and one wonders if they are going to update it to reflect the CDC's new guidance.
Don't hold your breath!
How will we forget the Twitter experts?
Ryan Marino is a medical toxicologist and assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University, who has been making a name for himself as a "pro science" communicator when reporters need an expert to quote in some pointless, nutty story like Lyme Disease is not an "intergalactic substance."
After making a name for himself debunking Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop, Canada-famous law professor Timothy Caulfield pivoted to position himself as a COVID-19 expert, and quickly dismissed as a "conspiracy" the idea that the pandemic could have started from a lab. Caulfield almost never upsets powerful corporations in biomedicine, and managed to do so again by promoting vaccines.
And of course, Twitter's very online resident gynecologist, Jen Gunter, who rarely misses an opportunity to jump into the middle of a controversy—any controversy. With typical lack of self-restraint, Gunter slapped down a critic who pointed to the importance to natural immunity some months back.
"Vaccine induced immunity is superior," the gynecologist tweeted. "So yeah, maybe come at me with a different argument."
That different argument would be the new CDC guidelines, of course. But let us all forget.
Reprinted from the author's Substack.
Paul Thacker
Paul D. Thacker is an Investigative Reporter; Former Investigator United States Senate; Former Fellow Safra Ethics Center, Harvard University
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Sariling Atin: Pinoy Grill and Grocery Is Making a Name in New York
By KC Canlas
• February 7, 2015
A Pinoy grill and grocery store in one, "Sariling Atin," is making a name in New York. It even caught the attention of The New York Times, which recently posted a story about this Pinoy-owned establishment, focusing on its Pinoy food including monggo (stew of mung beans), galunggong (shyer mackerel), kare-kare (pork in peanut butter stew), kalderetang kambing (goat stew), crispy pork belly, and Bicol express (pork steeped in coconut milk and chilis).
(Photo credit: The New York Times)
Sariling Atin is bringing the Pinoy flavor in the US and introducing our staple dishes to the foreign palate. According to The New York Times, it serves dishes in turo-turo (point-point) style, which is very popular in our country.
Most of the meals at Sariling Atin come with rice or noodles, much like here in the Philippines although rice is a much common choice of starch. Price range is between $4.50 and $9.50, depending on how many sides you have.
Sariling Atin is also included on the CBS Local list of best 5 restaurants for Filipino food in New York City.
Its grocery store offers a smorgasbord of Filipino products, from Andok's litson sauce to several Pinoy chichiryas (snacks).
Sariling Atin is owned by Celso Concepcion, known as Nilo, and his wife, Rosario, known as Rose. The New York Time said:
Rose immigrated to the United States to work as a nurse's aide, sending money home to Nilo and their daughter Rocel for years until they were able to join her. Now 25, Rocel manages the family's Queens outpost, although she hopes to go to dentistry school one day. (Nilo's cousin Edgardo Gonzales oversees the kitchen.)
It is located at 89-12 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, Queens.
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KC Canlas is an industrial engineer who left practice to pursue her passion for writing. She had a two-year stint as a software engineer before becoming an editor for a tech magazine, HWM Philippines. She started as a contributor to WhenInManila.com in 2012. She is now the executive editor of the team. She loves to travel, specifically to travel for food. If it's trending, she's "on it." When not writing stories, you'll find her creating memes and puns.
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True stories collected and drawn from making video games.
This is an industry of make believe where we make fantasy reality but at a cost. The insane day to day is filled with fun tales of nerf guns and late night pizza. All the time a darker side lies on the edge from broken lives to homeless developers waiting on that final paycheck is on the edges of our industry.
This is a collection of true accounts, washed and anonymised for you, a cathartic telling from me and my friends in the industry. I've tried to balance the humorous absurd with the dark. In my development doodles I hope to show you not the day to day but the unusual moments.
So you can laugh and identify with them but also if you ever face stories like these in your own life you know you are not alone. I hope you share your tales with your friends and ask for help when you need it, and if you are just curious about development I hope this shows you another side.


Dean Ambrose has said that he felt disrespected when Brock Lesnar assumed he was scared ahead of their clash at WWE Wrestlemania 32. The Lunatic Fringe said he was the only wrestler to step up and fight Lesnar aka The Next Big Thing, who is set to square off with Mark Hunt in UFC 200 on 9 July in Las Vegas.
During an interview with Jonathan Coachman on ESPN SportsCenter's segment Off The Top Rope, Ambrose said people tried to talk him out of the match, but he did not back out as he was "scared of no one".
"They said you will be killed and will be eaten alive by this mammoth Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar thinks that I should be just afraid of him," Ambrose said.
"I felt that was the ultimate disrespect," he said. "That he assumed that I would be scared of him. But I ain't scared of anybody."
Ambrose claimed that he made Lesnar suffer when they fought the last time around. If given another opportunity former Intercontinental Champion is ready to fight Lesnar in a "Denny's parking lot".
He did dish out some advice for his adversary on his upcoming UFC fight. He said mixed martial arts fighters get the opportunity to rest between fights, and Lesnar should protect his chin at all times when squaring off with Hunt.
Ambrose then spoke about Money In The Bank (MITB) PPV, which is set to take place on 19 June at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. He suggested that competing in the ladder match was a huge opportunity, but a dangerous one as well with wrestlers taking a lot of risks to win. The winner of the ladder match is entitled to a contract that guarantees a shot at the world heavyweight title between now and next year's MITB PPV.
"Once you are in the match, you have to ignore all fears, and just climb the ladder," Ambrose said.


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2014 was weird and wonky and wonderful.
It was 12 months without a regular full-time job and discovering God can be trusted in word and in deed.
It was 52 weeks filled with road trips and coffee shops and new friends and learning you can still eat out at fun restaurants if you stop eating out at crappy ones.
It was 365 days of laughter and gritting my teeth and discipline and understanding the beauty of the unplanned.
It was a year of sabbath for a very weary heart.
This is a little recap and celebration of chasing rabbits again in 2015.
2015 will be different. Not because I have concrete plans, but because I don't.
Let's wander through this year together.


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Teddy Allen and the New Mexico State Aggies have won three straight road games to improve to 8-2 on the season. Courtesy NMSU Athletics.
Abilene Christian • California Baptist • Chicago State • Dixie State • Featured • Grand Canyon • New Mexico State • Sam Houston • Stephen F. Austin • Tarleton State • Utah Valley • UTRGV
Road Wins are Key in This Week's Power Rankings
Winning on the road in college basketball is no easy task. Just ask Lamar or even Tarleton State. Okay, so those aren't necessarily good examples due to the strength of their non-conference schedules. But, winning on the road is not easy, no matter who the opponent is. That's why when it comes to these weekly power rankings, road wins carry a lot of weight. New Mexico State had a nice week away from Las Cruces. Stephen F. Austin got a big win away from Nacogdoches. So that's why the top two are pretty cut and dry. The rest of the field is a mixture of who wants it more, in all reality.
Grand Canyon, California Baptist, Utah Valley and Seattle all struggled away from home this week. And the road struggles continued for Lamar. So, with a little less than two weeks to go from conference play beginning, let's get to what may be our last power rankings article before Christmas.
1. New Mexico State
Like I said above, road wins are a big piece of these rankings. And New Mexico State won three road games this week. Two of those wins came against rivals in UTEP and New Mexico. And on Saturday on the road in Los Angeles, the Aggies won in ugly fashion at Loyola Marymount. At 8-2, and with another difficult road game coming up on Wednesday at Washington State, there is an opportunity to pick up another quality win. There is potential for the Aggies to begin WAC play at 11-2 as New Mexico State hosts two non-DI opponents before opening WAC play at Seattle on Dec. 30.
2. Stephen F. Austin
The loss of Roti Ware is going to hurt. There is no two ways around that fact. But, the Lumberjacks showed grit and heart in a big win over Liberty at Dickie's Arena on Saturday. Gavin Kensmil continues to put up big numbers. The return of Nigel Hawkins to the starting lineup is a good sign for Kyle Keller. And it seems that David Katchelries and others are starting to play up to level everyone believed this team could play at. SFA has three non-conference games left, one of which is a road trip to Lawrence to take on Kansas on Saturday. Before that road trip, the Jacks have to take care of business at home against Louisiana-Monroe on Wednesday.
3. Abilene Christian
Don't look now but the Wildcats are now 6-2 with back-to-back dominating wins over Division I opponents. There was a break in the schedule due to COVID issues. And there was little regard to the wins over non-DI opponents following the break. But, the last two games against Incarnate Word and Drexel have shown this ACU team is going to create fits when conference play begins. ACU hosts former WAC school CSU Bakersfield on Wednesday before hosting a non-DI opponent on Sunday. The Wildcats finish the non-conference slate hosting Longwood on Dec. 22 before beginning WAC play at Utah Valley on Dec. 30.
4. California Baptist
Picking 4-8 is difficult because nobody is really separating themselves. CBU is at four because they have a win over a Division I opponent this week. Here is the problem with the Lancers. They haven't really played anyone this season. And against the two highest ranked KenPom ranked teams they played in Texas and UC Riverside, the results weren't good. Highly-touted freshman guard Taran Armstrong struggled in both games. The Lancers struggled to find any offensive rhythm and it makes the eight wins look not so great. CBU goes to Tucson on Saturday to take on undefeated Arizona. The Lancers finish non-conference play by hosting Southeast Missouri State and non-DI foe La Verne.
5. Grand Canyon
Jovan Blacksher Jr. and Holland Woods are really good. There is no doubt of that. And Gabe McGlothan has superstar potential. But the offensive inconsistencies of the role players is keeping this GCU team from being great. Taeshon Chery, Sean Miller-Moore and others have to step up to take pressure off Woods and Blacksher Jr. That was evident in the loss at Arizona State this week. And it was apparent in the home loss to Wyoming two weeks ago. GCU has two tests over the next 10 days. The Lopes play San Francisco at the Footprint Center as part of the Jerry Colangelo Classic. San Francisco should be undefeated coming into Saturday's contest. And three days later, GCU takes a road trip to Reno in a true road game at Nevada.
The nonconference home finale is on Saturday.
"We've got to get better at some things that we saw out there (at ASU)."https://t.co/YvNqN0RiQN
— GCU Men's Basketball (@GCU_MBB) December 10, 2021
6. Seattle
A 20-point win over a Big West foe is why Seattle comes in ahead of Utah Valley. Darrion Trammell looked like the Preseason Player of the Year on Sunday night against UC San Diego. Riley Grigsby continues to play at a high level. Cameron Tyson has showed glimpses. When Seattle shoots it well, it can play with anyone. Cliché? Perhaps. But it is especially true for a team that lacks a dominant big man. The Redhawks go across town in a true road game at Washington before hosting non-DI foe Northwest on Dec. 22 to finish up non-conference play.
7. Utah Valley
The BYU win seems so far away after a difficult pair of road games this week for the Wolverines. First, Utah Valley struggled offensively at Southern Utah on Wednesday. And then the Wolverines took a road trip to the high plains. And over about a four minute stretch, turned the ball over three times while Wyoming hit four 3-pointers to put the game out of reach. The biggest problem for Utah Valley is the Wolverines lost guard Justin Harmon for at least six weeks and Trey Woodbury is still not ready to suit up. Harmon is second on the team in scoring and had a career-high 24 points in the win over BYU. Woodbury was a preseason All-WAC selection after leading the Wolverines in scoring a season ago. Keep an eye on the start of WAC play for this squad as the Wolverines host Abilene Christian and Tarleton to start conference play.
8. Dixie State
Cameron Gooden had a monster night on Saturday with 22 points in a win over Denver. It is the first 20-point win over a Division I opponent for the Trailblazers. Dixie State has three non-conference games left including a return trip to Cedar City for a rematch with Southern Utah on Dec. 22. Head coach Jon Judkins is one win away from becoming the winningest head coach in the state of Utah at the collegiate level. If Dixie State shoots it like it did on Saturday, that win will come rather quickly.
Dixie State head coach Jon Judkins is one win away from becoming the state of Utah's all-time winningest coach at the collegiate level. Courtesy Breanna Biorato/Visually Breanna.
9. Sam Houston
Savion Flagg continues to play well for the Bearkats. But, Sam Houston still only has one win over a Division I opponent. Sure, the schedule has been brutal but losing on a neutral floor to UTSA doesn't help the cause. Sam Houston gets North Texas, Bradley and a non-DI opponent before opening WAC play at home against Lamar.
10. UTRGV
Four straight losses and a season sweep by rival Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Not a recipe for success. Yes, the Vaqueros have had their fair share of injuries to deal with. But, that's no excuse. UTRGV hosts Texas Southern on Tuesday in what should be an emotional game. The last time UTRGV played Texas Southern was the last game Lew Hill ever coached. UTRGV follows that up with a road trip to UTSA before closing out non-conference play with a non-DI opponent.
11. Tarleton
This team is hard to understand. They go to Gonzaga and hang around nearly knocking off the Zags at The Kennel. But then come home, lose to Charleston Southern and kind of coast by two non-DI opponents. Perhaps we will learn more about the Texans when they go on the road at South Alabama and then host South Alabama later in the week. Tarleton finishes non-conference play hosting Air Force before opening WAC play at Dixie State on Dec. 30.
12. Chicago State
I was trying to wait to see if Chicago State would pick up its fourth win of the season. But, the Cougars have gone ice cold in the second half against Northern Illinois. It was a similar story against Illinois State on Saturday. Both were winnable games but the Cougars couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat. This team is dealing with injuries right now. Bryce Johnson and Kedrick Green are both out. And Andrew Lewis has missed the past few games. Chicago State has three road games remaining after Monday in the non-conference slate. The Cougars are at IUPUI before going on the road to Drake and Iowa State to finish non-conference play.
13. Lamar
Two wins and they were against non-DI opponents. That is the state of Lamar basketball right now. C.J. Roberts has been really good. Davion Buster has been really good. But that's about all she wrote. If the Cardinals can get Jordyn Adams and Kasen Harrison back, it would be a major boost for Alvin Brooks and his squad. Two road trips to Texas State and A&M Corpus Christi await plus finishing non-conference play at home against Louisiana-Monroe.
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After the sun of yesterday, it is cloudy this morning. Perhaps we'll get some breaks in the cloud later on, but I don't think we can expect it to be clearer like yesterday. The milder conditions continue and snow conditions are as you might expect. Bit icy especially early on, softening up to some extent in the daytime.
When's the next fresh coming? Tomorrow night and Saturday appears to be what forecast folk are predicting.
I can't think of much else to report really for the moment, and so I'll be back with you tomorrow.


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Amsterdam Drugs Tour
We offer a brand-new, super interesting and exciting walking tour through Amsterdam's historic center. A unique tour that tells everything about all drugs (in the Netherlands). A tour that is more than 'just' an Amsterdam weed tour. During our new Amsterdam Drugs Tour we cover cannabis and its culture but our local guides also delve deep into all other legal and illegal drugs that have shaped the Dutch history and culture. Including drugs like magic truffles, XTC, cocaine, alcohol, amphetamines, laughing gas, etcetera.
Did you know that Amsterdam used to have a legal cocaine factory? Did you know that addiction-care is fully reimbursed in the Netherlands? And did you know that here people can get their illegal drugs tested legally on the content and quality?
Smartshops offer magic truffles, drug test kits, laughing gas, etc.
Fun Things To Do in Amsterdam
The Dutch are known to be very liberal and openminded. Especially Amsterdammers. A good example is the liberal policy on drugs in the Netherlands. To really understand the drug policies of the Netherlands you need to know about a lot more than just cannabis. During our Amsterdam Drugs Tour we explain all kinds of drugs, the history of drugs, the effects, the legal & illegal trade, availability, the war or drugs, smuggling, coffeeshops and much more.
This is a fun and very interesting way to get a better understanding of the Dutch culture, Amsterdam and its drug policy.
Good to know: These kind of Space Cakes will not make you high because it only contains CBD and no THC.
Drug Policy in the Netherlands
Up until the late 1950's the Netherlands was considered to be one of the best behaved countries of the world. That all changed with the Dutch cultural revolution which started right here in Amsterdam at a spot that we visit during the Amsterdam Drugs Tour. Our local guides show how every cultural change since then was accompanied with a different drug that specifically sooted the cultural mood of that time. And how this resulted into the first cannabis store (aka coffeeshop) in Amsterdam in the year 1972.
Did you know that producing cannabis is illegal in the Netherlands? Here it's tolerated to buy and sell cannabis but growing it for commercial purposes is illegal. This is due a religious political party (CDA) and former president of France (Jacques Chirac). Do you want to know why? Join our interesting Amsterdam Drugs Tour.
In the Red Light District it is not allowed to drink alcohol on the streets.
Drugs in the Netherlands
The number of coffeeshops (= cannabis shops) in Amsterdam has drastically decreased. In 1993 there were more than 400 coffeeshops in Amsterdam. Amsterdam currently has 164 coffeeshops. (source)
In 2017, 7.2% of all Dutch adults had used cannabis in that year. In 2017, 79.5% of all Dutch adults had drunk alcohol in that year. (Source: Nationale Drugs Monitor)
Of course weed and coffeeshops will be discussed during our Amsterdam Drugs Tour. We'll answer questions like; why is cannabis not completely legalised in the Netherlands? How does owning a coffeeshop work in practice? And what effect has decriminalisation had on Dutch society? During this tour we'll also discuss how Chinese Triad gangs ended up in Amsterdam and started a heroin epidemic in the 1980's unmatched in size and scope in Dutch history.
Amsterdam Drugs Laws
Dutch weed in front of coffeeshop Jolly Joker in the Red Light District.
In 1976 the Opium law was changed in the Netherlands. For then on out there's been a distinction in the Dutch laws between soft drugs and hard drugs. This also started the policy of tolerance when it comes to coffeeshops. Toleration regarding soft drugs means that the sale of soft drugs in coffee shops is a criminal offence but that the Public Prosecution Service does not prosecute coffee shops for this offence. Neither does the Public Prosecution Service prosecute members of the public for possession of small quantities of soft drugs. These quantities are defined as follows:
no more than 5 grams of cannabis (marijuana or hash)
no more than 5 cannabis plants.
Another smartshop in Amsterdam
Amsterdam Drugs Tour Highlights
Highlights include: the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. The Dutch East India Company headquarters, world's very first corporation. Amsterdam's second oldest coffeeshop (the first one got closed down). Amsterdam's China Town, The Zeedijk street and Spui Square. We'll walk past many other coffeeshops, smartshops, canals, Nieuwmarkt and much more…
During the Amsterdam Drugs Tour we'll also show you a memorial of one of the most notorious drug addicted musicians, who actually died in Amsterdam. At another stop we'll explain how the Dutch government was one of the top drug dealers in Asia and how that strange situation came about. We'll explain how cocaine has been part of the Netherlands, since the founding of the Dutch Cocaine Factory. We'll also share the latest trends in Amsterdam's drug scene. Our local guides also tell more about the so called 'Mocro Maffia'. We share insights in the (financial) drug trade in the Netherlands. And we explain how harm-reduction and addiction care works here.
The minimum age to enter smartshops & coffeeshops is 18.
Drugs Tour With Amsterdam Tour Guide
Are you thinking about taking an Amsterdam weed tour? Join our Amsterdam Drugs Tour! Our local experienced guides will teach you everything there is to know about drugs and Amsterdam. Legal drugs like weed, hash and magic truffles will be discussed but also illegal substances plus drug history, fun facts, statistics, law enforcement, money laundering and drug trends.
Get a better understanding of drugs, the liberal Dutch culture and Holland's capital with this interesting, fun & exciting tour.
Others who read this also read 10 Great City Tours in Amsterdam and 10 Best Coffeeshops in Amsterdam
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Stuart Smith says:
Added this to my to-do-list in Amsterdam. Will visit your beautiful city in March 2020. See U then.


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Sonisphere Festival – festiwal rockowy złożony z serii koncertów odbywających się w różnych miastach europejskich w latach 2009–2016.

Edycja 2009
Pomysłodawcą festiwalu był Stuart Galbraith. Pierwsza edycja miała miejsce w 2009 roku, festiwal składał się z pięciu koncertów jednodniowych (w Nijmegen (Holandia), Hockenheimring (Niemcy), Barcelonie (Hiszpania), Hultsfred (Szwecja) i Pori (Finlandia)) oraz dwudniowego w Knebworth (Anglia). Na wszystkich sześciu koncertach wystąpiły zespoły Metallica, Mastodon oraz Lamb of God.

Wykonawcy

 Metallica
 Slipknot
 Korn
 Linkin Park
 Limp Bizkit
 Die Toten Hosen
 Bullet for My Valentine
 Avenged Sevenfold
 Machine Head
 Alice in Chains
 Lamb of God
 Anthrax

 Cradle of Filth
 Primal Scream
 The Prodigy
 Down
 Kamelot
 Pendulum
 Meshuggah
 Mastodon
 The Sword
 Thin Lizzy
 In Extremo

Edycja 2010

W 2010 roku odbyło się 11 koncertów, pierwszy z nich miał miejsce 16 czerwca na lotnisku Bemowo w Warszawie. Ponieważ grupa Mastodon odwołała swoje koncerty ze względu na chorobę Billa Kellihera, ostatecznie wystąpiły na nim Behemoth jako support oraz tzw. Wielka Czwórka Thrash Metalu Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer i Metallica. Był to pierwszy wspólny koncert tych zespołów w historii. W warszawskiej edycji festiwalu uczestniczyło ok. 80 tysięcy widzów. Na małej scenie wystąpili: Frontside, Diary Of Sorrow oraz Materia.

Kolejne koncerty miały miejsce w Jonschwil (Szwajcaria), Milovicach (Czechy), Sofii (Bułgaria), Atenach (Grecja), Bukareszcie (Rumunia), Stambule (Turcja), Madrycie (Hiszpania), Knebworth (Wielka Brytania), Sztokholmie (Szwecja) i Pori (Finlandia).

Zapis koncertu zespołów Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer i Metallica, który odbył się 22 czerwca na Stadionie Narodowym im. Wasyla Lewskiego w Sofii został wydany w formie DVD, zatytułowanego The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria.

Wykonawcy

 3 Inches of Blood
 36 Crazyfists
 Airbourne
 Alice Cooper
 Alice in Chains
 Amon Amarth
 Anthrax
 Apocalyptica
 Aria
 As I Lay Dying
 Atreyu
 Behemoth
 Blacktooth
 Bring Me the Horizon
 Bullet for My Valentine
 Coheed and Cambria
 Dear Superstar
 DevilDriver
 Faith No More

 Family Force 5
 Fear Factory
 Fightstar
 Foma
 Funeral For A Friend
 Gallows
 Hayko Cepkin
 Headcharger
 Heaven and Hell
 HIM
 Iggy and The Stooges
 Iron Maiden
 Madina Lake
 Manowar
 Mastodon
 Megadeth
 Meshuggah
 Metallica

 Mötley Crüe
 Motörhead
 Overkill
 Papa Roach
 Placebo
 Rammstein
 Rise Against
 Rollins Spoken Word
 Skunk Anansie
 Slayer
 Smoke Below
 Stam1na
 Stone Sour
 The 69 Eyes
 The Cult
 The Sorrow
 Unearth
 Volbeat

Zespół Heaven and Hell odwołał całą zaplanowaną na lato 2010 trasę koncertową, w tym wszystkie występy w ramach Sonisphere Festival z powodu śmierci wokalisty – Ronniego Jamesa Dio.

Mastodon odwołał wszystkie koncerty zaplanowane na Sonisphere Festival 2010.

Edycja 2011
W 2011 roku zapowiedziano 12 koncertów. Pierwszy z nich odbył się 10 czerwca na lotnisku Bemowo w Warszawie.
Wystąpiły zespoły:

Scena Główna
 Iron Maiden
 Motörhead
 Mastodon
 Volbeat
 Devin Townsend Project
 Killing Joke

Scena Antyradia
 Hunter
 Corruption
 Made of Hate
 Leash Eye
 Chassis

Red Bull Tourbus
 Masturbator
 Dead on Time
 Mouga

Kolejne koncerty odbyły się w Pradze, Atenach, Stambule, Bazylei, Imola (Włochy), Helsinkach, Knebworth, Amnéville (Francja), Sztokholmie i Madrycie. Koncert w Bankji (Bułgaria) nie doszedł do skutku ze względu na problemy organizacyjne.

Edycja 2012
Pierwszy z koncertów zapowiedzianych na rok 2012 odbył się 10 maja na lotnisku Bemowo w Warszawie. Wystąpili na nim Metallica, Black Label Society, Machine Head, Gojira oraz Acid Drinkers, Hunter i Luxtorpeda. Kolejne koncerty zaplanowano w Getafe (Hiszpania), Yverdon-les-Bains (Szwajcaria), Helsinkach, Knebworth i Amnéville. 29 marca 2012 organizatorzy koncertu w Knebworth, który miał się odbyć w dniach 8-10 lipca, poinformowali o jego odwołaniu.

Edycja 2013
W 2013 odbyły się cztery koncerty: dwa w Hiszpanii, po jednym we Francji i Włoszech. Na wszystkich headlinerem była grupa Iron Maiden

Edycja 2014

Edycja 2015

Edycja 2016

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Festiwale rockowe
Festiwale muzyczne odbywające się w różnych państwach

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Charterhouse-in-Southwark announces youth focus
Charterhouse-in-Southwark has announced changes which will see the local charity concentrate on work with young people and rebuild its Crosby Row HQ.
The Rainbow Building at 32 Crosby Row will be rebuilt
The 121-year-old charity says that it will consolidate and streamline all projects, with children, young people and families becoming the focal areas for its work/
Charterhouse-in-Southwark says that it believes that prioritising youth work will not only help reduce crime by providing creative and stimulating activities, but will also empower young people to achieve their potential in education and employment, in turn reducing poverty in the area.
A key element of Charterhouse's future plans is the planned rebuild of its HQ at 32 Crosby Row to become a modern, multi-functional and accessible building.
"A new focus and improved facilities are essential in order for us to continue to effectively serve and connect with the ever-changing Southwark community," explains Charterhouse-in-Southwark director Janet Kennedy.
"Despite the influx of retail and residential developments in the area, Southwark still falls into the most deprived 20 per cent of boroughs in the country.
"We intend to provide excellent services for local people from a modern building more suited to the 21st century."
Non-core activities could be discontinued
However the charity has signalled that the re-focus will mean that activities not considered to be core to the charity mission or are not well utilised may be discontinued.
In addition to a range of services for children, young people and families, Charterhouse currently provides an Evergreen Club for over-50s which will draw to a conclusion when the funding for the project ends in the summer.
The charity says that older folk will continue to be welcomed to other services on offer, including crafts, healthy eating and exercise, access to alternative therapies and advice.
Charterhouse-in-Southwark says that its re-focus is the result of a detailed 12 month audit of the charity by the executive team and the board of trustees, assisted by probono help from business leaders from Pilotlight, and by listening to the opinions of local people..
Charterhouse-in-Southwark was founded in 1885 by old boys (Old Carthusians) of Charterhouse School in Godalming.
Today Charterhouse-in-Southwark – including St Hugh's church – is still working alongside Southwark residents to strengthen community, offer care and support and provide opportunity for cultural, spiritual and personal development.
Each year more than 600 people benefit from the charity's various services.
New St Hugh's church dedicated by Bishop of Southwark 8 Dec 2013
St Hugh's seeks ideas for community activities in new church 2 Jul 2013
Funeral of Canon Eric James at Southwark Cathedral 19 May 2012
King James Bible translator Lancelot Andrewes honoured at Cathedral Evensong 27 Sep 2011
St Hugh's Church says farewell to Charterhouse Rainbow Building 3 Jul 2011
New home for St Hugh's Church as Rainbow Building development is approved 14 Apr 2011
Voters quiz Bishop's ward and Cathedrals ward candidates at Waterloo hustings 28 Apr 2010
Simon Hughes takes part in local talent show 16 Aug 2009
St George the Martyr Community Centre launched at thanksgiving for church restoration 26 Apr 2009
London Christian School could take over ex-Charterhouse-in-Southwark building 17 Apr 2009
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There is increasing evidence that postnatal depression may significantly and negatively impact on children's development through its effects on the quality of the parent-child relationship.
A longitudinal study of children with postnatally depressed mothers found they were more likely to experience insecure mother-child attachment. Furthermore, this insecurity consistently predicted the quality of the child's social and emotional development from early childhood through to adolescence.
b) this continuity will explain some of the long-term adverse impact of maternal postnatal depression on the social and emotional outcomes of young adults.


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Audi admits 2.1 million of its cars are fitted with emissions cheating software
Luxury car brand Audi has confirmed that 2.1 million of its cars around the world were outfitted with software that enabled them to cheat emissions standards. The announcement clarifies Audi's role in the diesel emissions scandal roiling its parent company, Volkswagen.
A repeat of the Corbyn surprise in United States?
By Gwynne Dyer - Jeremy "Jez" Corbyn and Bernie Sanders are very much alike - and so are their ambitions. Corbyn wants to lead Britain's Labour Party into the next election and become prime minister; Sanders wants to win the Democratic Party nomination and become the next President of the United States. And then each man plans to turn his country sharply to the left.
Former president says "no way Uruguay can escape the impact of the Brazilian crisis"
Brazilian former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso, (1995/2002) said that the serious economic situation faced by Brazil is very complex, will take time to overcome and most surely the impact will be felt in neighboring Uruguay, a country which must target other markets, other economic spaces.
Corbyn's Falklands 'negotiable' approach causes dissent among Labour
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn statement that the Falkland Islands are 'negotiable', a position he has maintained since he was first elected to Parliament, not only triggered immediate reaction from veterans and Falkland Islanders when he was chosen earlier this month: in effect, senior members from the party, even those within his shadow cabinet openly express their disapproval of his views, according to UK media reports.
Obama willing to work with Iran and Russia to end Syrian conflict, but not with President al-Assad
The United States is willing to work with Iran and Russia to try to end the Syrian conflict, US President Barack Obama on Monday but insisted there could not be a return to the status quo under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
A new bout of losses in Asian markets over fears of growth and lower commodities prices
Asian shares have headed sharply lower, following the rout in global equities as fears over growth and lower commodity prices grow. Japanese shares hit an eight-month low as investors awaited the Bank of Japan's Tankan quarterly business confidence survey, due on Wednesday.
Cristina Fernandez points her guns to the US and 'vulture funds', but no word on the Falklands
Addressing the UN General Assembly, President Cristina Fernandez accused the United States of 'protecting' a former Argentine intelligence agent, blasted the speculative or 'vulture funds', gave details of the Iran-US-Argentina dealings and to everybody's surprise did not mention a word about the Falkland Islands sovereignty claim.
Monday, September 28th 2015 - 11:15 UTC
Francis leaves Philadelphia with "a heart full of gratitude and hope"
Pope Francis left Philadelphia and is headed back to Rome on Sunday night, bringing his historic trip to the U.S. and Cuba to a close. The pope's airport farewell included appearances from Vice President Joe Biden, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, as well as a performance by a high school band.
Francis pledges clergy and bishops abusing children will be held accountable
Pope Francis has celebrated a large open-air Mass in Philadelphia, ending his six-day visit to the US. He appealed for unity and family love, as thousands of people gathered at the city's Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Earlier, the pontiff prayed with a group of victims of child sexual abuse, saying "God weeps" for their suffering.
Shell stops Arctic oil exploration following 'disappointing' results
Royal Dutch Shell has stopped Arctic oil and gas exploration off the coast of Alaska after "disappointing" results from a key well in the Chukchi Sea. In a surprise announcement, the company said it would end exploration off Alaska "for the foreseeable future".


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Early risers flock to shopping centers
Published 10:45 am Saturday, November 24, 2001
SHOPPING SPREE Lita Jo Horn, right, a McRae's employee, gives away free bags of Cracker Jack to shoppers Bea Ross, left, and Frances Brown, center. Ross, Brown and thousands of other headed to stores Friday the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season. Photo by Fredie Carmichael/The Meridian Star.
By Fredie Carmichael/The Meridian Star
Sylvia Green began a new family tradition Friday with her daughter-in-law, Michelle: They woke before sunrise and rushed to McRae's for its 6 a.m. after-Thanksgiving sale.
The Greens weren't going to miss a chance at snagging Christmas bargains. And they hoped to find a coupon for a free diamond in Cracker Jack bags McRae's workers gave away.
The Greens were among thousands who crammed McRae's and other department stores in Meridian early Friday the busiest shopping day of the year. Some waited in line 30 minutes or more for stores to open before dawn.
At the new Wal-Mart SuperCenter, which is open 24 hours a day, shoppers made a mad dash to buy specially-discounted video cassette records and DVD players.
Tommy White, marketing director at Bonita Lakes Mall, said the shopping center had its largest crowd ever on Friday. He said a few store managers reported sales were up as much as 21 percent from a year ago.
At McRae's, workers were scheduled to open the doors to shoppers at 6 a.m.; doors actually opened 10 minutes earlier. Workers gave away 3,800 Cracker Jack bags.
But instead of the usual toy surprise, the bags contained coupons worth 15 percent to 25 percent off McRae's merchandise. Some coupons rewarded customers with a $1,000 shopping spree, $100 gift cards and even a $599 diamond ring.
Some shoppers who went to McRae's for the "Cracker Jack sale" hovered near garbage cans, found their coupon and then threw away the candy-coated popcorn and peanuts.
Others, though, ate the snack while they shopped.
Amber Moulds said she needed the energy, too.
Fredie Carmichael is a staff writer for The Meridian Star. Call him at 693-1551, ext. 3228, or e-mail him at fcarmichael@themeridianstar.com.


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Oconee County Observations
News and comments about developments in Oconee County, Georgia
Daily Status Report Adds No New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Or Deaths For Northeast Health District On Sunday
***Oconee And Barrow Lose Cases***
The Department of Public Health Daily Status Report on Sunday produced positive news for the Northeast Health District with no new deaths attributed to COVID-19 and a reduced number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the region.
For the second time, the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report either reassigned or disallowed two COVID-19 confirmed positive cases, one in Oconee County and one in Barrow County, with the 1 p.m. report on Sunday.
The Department of Public Health had reduced its count of cases in the Northeast Health District once before, on April 26, also a Sunday, that time by three cases.
The seven-day rolling average of added cases in the region, based on the Daily Status Report, declined from 16.3 on Saturday to 13.7 on Sunday
The Daily Status report had reported three deaths on Saturday, of a 90-plus-year-old man in Barrow County with underlying conditions, a 78-year-old female in Green County without known underlying conditions, and of a 83-year-old female in Walton County with underlying conditions.
The total number of deaths in the region attributed to the disease in the Daily Status Report stands at 45.
The Department of Community Health did not issue a Long-Term Care Facility Report either on Saturday or Sunday.
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency Situation Report for late Saturday listed 19 Critical Care Beds available in regional hospitals, up from16 on Saturday.
Across the state, the Daily Status Report added 495 new cases on Sunday, bringing the seven-day rolling average of added cases up to 667.6 from 664.3 on Saturday.
The state added 14 deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the seven-day rolling average of added deaths up to 28.9 from 27.4.
The Department of Public Health is reporting that 10 of those 14 deaths occurred in the last 14 days. On Saturday, it reported that 12 of the 35 added deaths were within the last 14 days.
The three charts below summarize the data from the Sunday 1 p.m. Daily Status Report first for the 10-county Northeast Health District (Chart 1) and for the state (Charts 2 and 3).
Chart 1 (Click To Enlarge)
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Adventure story with talking pet
Sheila Glossop of Metheringham. EMN-160617-171717001
Published: 11:01 Sunday 26 June 2016
Metheringham author Sheila Glossop is due to release her debut novel 'The Wow'.
Sheila moved to Lincolnshire from Wales in 2012 to help look after her mother and uncle who both suffer with dementia and Alzheimer's.
The Wow by Sheila Glossop. EMN-160617-171732001
Sheila studied Sociology and taught for the Inner London Education Authority for several years.
On her book, Sheila said: "I started the book in 2009 and finished it in 2014. There are several themes: love is a major one, in particular the love between Billbo and Pop, friendship and humour too."
She said the majority of the story is an autobiography to 17 years she spent with her own pet dog, Billbo, who she named the character after.
"Billbo was such a big part of my life I wanted to write our story, but in a way that was entertaining and enlightening," she explains. "I wanted to see if I could do it. The world is wondrous and full of beauty. It is also light-hearted and sparkling with humour. I wanted to pass on some of these feelings through my novel."
In the book, Pop discovers her dog Billbo can talk, and they embark on an amazing adventure, strengthening the bond between them as they share their thoughts and feelings. They are guided to meet the Spirit Clan of the mysterious Anasazi tribe where they discover they are the Chosen Ones and a mission to find a precious artefact awaits them.
"The Wow" published by Austin Macauley, will be released on June 30. For details visit http://www.austinmacauley.com/book/wow
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Just when you thought you had seen every pattern possible in Disney dresses, they come out with a dress that represents the geo pattern of Spaceship Earth. This dress is definitely for the person who's favorite park is Epcot and favorite ride is Spaceship Earth. Disney's timing is never an accident and with Spaceship Earth getting a complete refurbishment in the near future, what better time to bring out something so spectacular to commemorate this ride and the icon of Epcot. I can't wait to see this dress on someone because I know it will look breathtaking.
This has become one of my favorite rides and I'm looking forward to riding it as often as I can before it closes. If you aren't able to ride Spaceship Earth before it closes, or just want to watch a video to remember this ride, then be sure to look back on "The Infinity Mouse" page where I posted a video of this ride on September 5, 2018. Enjoy your ride on Spaceship Earth.
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Q: convert between image coordinates (i-j-k) and world coordinates (x-y-z) vtk in C# Does anyone knows how can I convert from image coordinates acquired like this:
private void renderWindowControl1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        int[] lastPos = this.renderWindowControl1.RenderWindow.GetInteractor().GetLastEventPosition();

        Z1TxtBox.Text = (_Slice1 + 1).ToString();
        X1TxtBox.Text = lastPos[0].ToString();
        Y1TxtBox.Text = (512 - lastPos[1]).ToString();
    }

into physical coordinates.
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A: VTK may have an elegant method call, but in general you will need to use the information in your image's image plane module (specifically Equation C.7.6.2.1-1).
http://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/current/output/html/part03.html#sect_C.7.6.2

A: in order to convert between a click and physical location:
There is some insights I got from working on this project:
int[] lastPos = this.renderWindowControl1.RenderWindow.GetInteractor().GetLastEventPosition();

returns the pixel location of the click in the control. It is a problem because if the user zooms in, lastPos does not represent the location in the dicom.
The solution I have found, was to use vtkPropPicker class. Code example can be found here and here.
image_coordinate are in world coordinates but without the origin offset. which mean, that:
1. if we want to get the pixel location (in 512x512 grid): the x,y value should be normalized by pixel spacing, and image orientation. the value of these parameters can be acquired using the equation mentioned in the answer above me Equation C.7.6.2.1-1.
vtkDICOMImageReader _reader;
reader.GetPixelSpacing();
reader.GetImageOrientationPatient();

*If we need world physical location, we should add the origin offset for x and y:
reader.GetDataOrigin();
As for Z axis: I didn't need it, so I am not sure.
That is my dime on the matter, maybe there are some more elegant ways, I haven't found them.

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Moving at the speed of business
When you add abundant rail infrastructure and our close proximity to international air freight and major sea ports to the fact that we are located within a day's drive of 60% of the U.S. population, you'll see our many cost-saving advantages extend to moving the stuff you make and getting your supply chain to you faster. With direct access to the CSX rail network, and home to one of CSX's 13 select sites in the nation, South Central Kentucky never takes a back seat when it comes to meeting all of your transportation needs.
Interstate 65 passes directly through the region (Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Simpson and Warren Counties)
New Interstate 65 connector road with direct access to Bowling Green's Kentucky Transpark
William N. Natcher Parkway (Butler and Warren Counties) provides access to Interstate 65
Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway (Butler County) provides access to Interstate 24
Louie B Nunn Cumberland Parkway (Barren, Metcalfe and Warren Counties) provides access to Interstate 65 and 75
KY Highways 79, 80, 100, 163, 214 and 792
US 68-KY80 Bypass
US Highways 31, 68, 79, 231 and 431
Click here for an interactive highway map provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Local service centers for CHL Express, FedEx and UPS
FedEX Ground Hub in Nashville, TN one hour south of Bowling Green
UPS International Hub at the Louisville International Airport less than two hours north of Bowling Green
DHL's Express U.S. Global "Super Hub" at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport three hours northeast of Bowling Green
CSX Main Line connects South Central Kentucky from Louisville in the north to Nashville, TN in the south
CSX Rail Spur is located in the Kentucky Transpark, one of 13 CSX Select Sites in the nation and the only one in Kentucky
R.J. Corman Railroad service (Logan and Warren Counties)
Click here for a map of Kentucky's railroad system.
Nashville International Airport (BNA)
Located approximately 70 miles south of Bowling Green
Exceeded 10 million passengers for the fiscal year 2013
Served by 10 airlines
Offers 380 daily arriving and departing flights
Provides nonstop air service to 49 markets
Louisville International Airport (SDF)
Located approximately 110 miles north of Bowling Green
Hosts more than 3 million passengers annually
Ranks third in North America, seventh in the world in the total amount of cargo handled
Provides nonstop service to more than 25 destinations
Click here for a map of the region's access to national and international airports.
Port of Nashville (74 miles)
Owensboro Riverport (77 miles)
Jefferson Riverport International (120 miles)
Port of Greater Cincinnati (211 miles)
Click here for a map of the Kentucky's riverports.


Soft Handlotion im Pumpspender 480ml.
- weiche Handlotion 480ml im Pumpspender.
- mit Shea Butter, Vitamin E und Pro-B5.
- Calendula und Löwenzahn wirken beruhigend auf die Haut.
EXPERIENCE THE ALCHEMY WHERE FOR THE FIRST TIME, KAFFE FASSETT DESIGN IS INTERPRETED THROUGH SCENT AND NATURE'S SCIENCE.
NO PARABENS & NO SULFATES. MADE IN ENGLAND.
Enhance the appearance of dry or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness. Slows the loss of water from the skin by forming a barrier on the skin's surface.
Considered to be a protector ingredient since it is a major free-radical scavenger and free-radicals are very damaging to the skin tissue. Topical application of vitamin E is said to result in skin smoothening, moisturizing and the prevention of premature skin-aging.
Functions as a humectant so it can provide a moisturizing effect in skin products.


Welcome to this week's challenge here at LOC! Baa Humbug is the theme and our very talented sponsor is Rick St Dennis.
We are a bit low on numbers just now at LOC, illness, family commitments and other problems have the ladies a bit stretched at the moment... apologies for the late posting of the challenge too!
But here are three fabulous projects to get your creative juices flowing!
We look forward to seeing your alternative/creepy Baa Humbug Christmassy creations - or indeed, go total LOC!


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Q: How to get text glow to properly export to SVG? I have an Excel chart with some color regions and Black text over them, and I use a "glow" effect, with White color for the glow, to differentiate them from the background. So far, so good.
Now, I export this chart to an SVG. When I open the SVG (e.g. in MS Edge or in InkScape) - instead of a white glow, I get this weird straight-angle wedge shape which looks like the glow area - but not surrounding my text:

is there a way to get the glow to export properly? Or some reasonable alternative effect I could use, which does look fine when exported into SVG?

A: Go through Adobe pdf.
In Excel: Save as Adobe PDF.  Save chart as separate tab.
In Inkscape: File > Import [Ctrl+I]. Default settings are fine.
Resize document to chart: File > Document Properties [Shift+Ctrl+D]> Resize page to content... [z] > Resize page to drawing or selection [r]
Save as SVG [Shift+Ctrl+S]