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I've always lived in France but travelled a lot. I'm in love with a lot of countries especially Mexico and western USA. I'm now based in Millau, southern France, and travel as much as I can, living out my work for Jackson Kayaks as a European team manager, Adidas, and as an article writer for magazines. I kayak as an 'outdoory', mixing it with a lot of surfing, climbing, running… It's very important for me that kayaking is the base of an outdoor lifestyle that takes me to experience a lot of different sports and moments. That's how I manage my life. This passion took me to perform in competition as I have a bunch of French champion titles, two European titles and a few world level finales in freestyle. The highlights of the year in freestyle for me are the big wave sessions that we have in France, or during travels to Quebec or Africa. I paddled many different creeks too, and I've been doing extreme races like the Adidas sick line. Finally, I can say that I'm in love with any aspects of white water kayaking!
What kayaks do you own?
I have a Jackson Kayak 2014 Rock star (medium, competition version), Karma (Medium, for creeking and racing) and a Zen (small, perfect boat to appreciate home runs and class 0 to 4).
That was in the Ardèche River, like 99% of French people that ever paddled in there life. I saw a different perspective in this than most of the people I guess!
Do you really want to hear about a kid in a flat water slalom competition, that is trying to figure out which way is going upstream for red gates when there is no stream at all?
Living the travel/kayak lifestyle I wanted to live since I was eight-years old.
I want to keep it real for my whole life.
Apart from freestyle and river running – are there any other areas of paddling you would like to explore?
As a surfer I'm pretty curious to experience more surf kayaking and wave skiing.
Yes I've been scared many times. Every time I've been scared I've been thinking later if it was justified or not. If it wasn't I've always got back to do it calm and concentrated. If it was I stayed happy and satisfied from my decision to walk. I think fear is a very important thing to survive especially if you are used to do risky stuff. Sport and adventure have seen either people that were too scared and didn't perform, or some who weren't scared enough and injured or worse. The smart and balanced one lasts long and performs hard.
Which paddlers out there are currently pushing the freestyle boundaries?
I'm trying hard to inspire myself for the lifestyle part of it. For the performance I won't do the list again but all the people who push freestyle inspire me a lot, each in their own style.
Over the years, which freestyle event has left a lasting impression?
My number one is the Rabioux festival that was organized in the Hautes Alpes back in the 90s. This was huge with people from all over the world in a great wave and a good 'rodeo' atmosphere. At the time with no internet, seeing those kayak idols in real was such a thing for a kid, as we didn't have daily report from them on our computer. That was crazy in my kid mind.
After paddling rivers across the planet – where is your favourite and why?
Probably a place that would look like France in the spring for big waves, Colorado in the summer for tour of events and creeking, and Vera Cruz, Mexico for creeking in the fall… if you know a place like that please let me know!
You've just returned from Hurley – what makes this freestyle event so special?
I love this event because we have all the best Europeans competing in freestyle in a all different context that usually: a wave feature, a chilled organization, two competitions in two days with innovating rules… It makes a very fun conclusion to our season.
What are the benefits of being a Jackson Kayak paddler?
You really feel like being part of a family who takes care of you. Anywhere you go you find people you feel confident with like Rona and Aaron from SquareRock in the UK. And also there is a place for anybody's project. It's the American way of doing that is way more opened than what we used to do, where energies of people are by themself organized as every body is paddling in the same direction.
European Team Manager for Jackson Kayak – what does this entail?
I'm trying to figure out who's got the same passion for kayaking than us, answer people about boats and equipment, receive good ideas and energies around the brand.
I'm a paddler and going on holiday, where would you recommend?
In spring you drive to Lyon, have a great session in the wave, then keep on going to the 'Cévènnes' area and creek boat on the upper Tarn, Dourbie and Ardèche. This has world-class freestyle and creek boating in granite valleys.
I don't really want to know, but I know what my life will be made of: kayaking, surfing, climbing, good people.
Pick two celebrities to be your parents?
If you won €10 million on the lottery, what would you do with it?
Take all my friend and family on a beach in Mexico and afford a great life to all of us. Any extra travel is at your own expense.
Go fast around the world.


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Folk and rock legends play Rory Gallagher Festival
by Patrick Kehoe · Published 02/03/2012 · Updated 20/05/2013
This year's Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival has attracted some legendary performers from both folk and rock music.
Irish band Horslips will be the headline act on a bill that also includes Bryan Robertson, formerly with Irish rock band Thin Lizzy and Motorhead. He'll be performing with the Eamonn McCormack Band.
Mick Tayor, the former guitarist with the Rolling Stones, will be appearing with his Rhythm 'n Blues Band.
The English rock band Dr Feelgood will also be appearing at the festival which is being held at Ballyshannon in Donegal, the town where Gallagher was born on 2nd March, 1948. Donegal's Johnny Gallagher and Boxtie will also be there.
Ireland's greatest rock and blues guitarist
Rory Gallagher is widely regarded Ireland's greatest ever rock and blues guitarist. He was largely self-taught and started playing professionally while still a teenager.
Jim Lockhart from Horslips said: "We knew Rory very well and we are honoured to be going home to his hometown of birth to celebrate great rock music. Donegal is a spiritual home to Horslips, so returning after many years and doing it for Rory in Ballyshannon is going to be classic".
Barry Devlin from Horslips said: "I have been to the Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon on three occasions and I absolutely love the vibe, the international visitors and for us to play in honour of Rory, its going to be brilliant. The Big Top in Ballyshannon on the 3rd June is going to be magical for Horslips".
Did you know Rory Gallagher?
Pat McManus, of the Mama's Boys, is also appearing at the festival. He said: "When I travel the world the one question I get asked is, 'did you know Rory Gallagher'? I am proud to have known and played with him. He was the first real rock star and the greatest rock act to ever come out of Ireland."
Among the acts appearing are renowned UK Blues Guitarist, Larry Miller and his band, Dutch band Laundromat, Sinnerboy, Shinkicker, Glasgow band Against the Grain, and local rockers Moonchild and The Skins.
The festival is being held at Ballyshannon from 31 May to 3 June.
Gallagher was born in Ballyshannon but was raised in Cork. He died in 1995 of liver failure at the age of 47.
He found international acclaim with his first band Taste before going on to enjoy a highly successful solo career as a blues/rock guitarist of breathtaking skill and inventiveness.
Although primarily a rock performer, he also played several Irish folk tunes including a wonderful acoustic instrumental version of She Moved Through the Fair.
Written by Patrick Kehoe
Pat Kehoe is a writer for Irish Music Daily.
His favourite Irish music bands are the Dubliners and Planxty
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Singer songwriter Ed Sheeran performed an Irish language version of his smash single Thinking Out Loud on RTÉ 2fm. It was a great gesture from Sheeran to learn his own song in another language – and his performance came after a classic radio prank. Find out more.
A stunning former schoolhouse in Co Sligo was sold in 2017 and turned into a beautiful home. Take a look inside.
'The man who couldn't be killed' - firefighter Mike Molloy was an Irish emigrant living in New York in the early 20th century. He was the victim of a consistent series of murder attempts by an insurance fraud gang. Find out more.
Patrick Kehoe
Pat Kehoe is a writer for Irish Music Daily. His favourite Irish music bands are the Dubliners and Planxty You can follow him on Google Plus.
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The EU will adopt demands today (29 January) for a transition period that binds Britain by the bloc's laws for nearly two years after Brexit, a plan that is dividing the British government.
The terms have infuriated pro-Brexit lawmakers in embattled Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party who say it leaves Britain a "vassal state" of Brussels.
European ministers will approve instructions for chief negotiator Michel Barnier for the transition, which the bloc wants to run from 29 March 2019 — when Britain leaves the EU — until 31 December 2020.
The so-called negotiating directives say Britain must follow EU rules "as if it were a member state" during that time but without having any say — even on laws that are passed after Brexit.
The EU guidelines also say the transition period must be "clearly defined and precisely limited in time".
Talks with Barnier's counterpart David Davis could begin as early as this week, with the aim of completing them by March so negotiations on future trade ties can start, European sources said.
But the transition negotiations could be more complicated than expected, with high stakes, analysts said.
"The thing for me that is concerning is the time limiting of the transition. That is clearly inadequate for the purposes of negotiating a new trade deal and raises the spectre of a new cliff edge in December 2020," said Simon Usherwood, deputy director of the UK in a Changing Europe think-tank.
"I don't see how we can get the thing done in time," he told AFP.
With dangerous rifts emerging openly in May's government over the plan and eurosceptic MPs baying for blood, Davis and other top ministers tried to show a united front at the weekend.
Davis, finance minister Philip Hammond and business secretary Greg Clark wrote a joint letter saying that the transition was only intended to give people, businesses and public services time to get ready for the full EU exit.
Britain calls it an "implementation period" and says it should last "around two years".
But Jacob Rees-Mogg — who leads a group of more than 50 Conservative Brexiteer MPs and made the "vassal state" comment — warned that staying closely aligned to the EU risked making Brexit a "damage limitation exercise".
There have been open differences in the government, with finance minister Philip Hammond calling for the EU and Britain to move apart only "very modestly".
Davis is meanwhile on a collision course with the EU over his claim last week that Britain could negotiate and even sign its own trade deals around the world during the transition, although they would not come into force until afterwards.
EU officials insist that during the transition period Britain would be bound by the same rules which stipulate that member states cannot sign independent trade deals.
European leaders backed Britain's call for a transition at a summit in December when they approved an in-principle deal on the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the EU — citizens' rights, the Irish border and Britain's exit bill.
They said it would ease the change for citizens as well as providing a "bridge" to an eventual post-Brexit trade deal between the EU and UK.
Discussions on Britain's future trading relations with the EU are due to start in April but with the clock ticking May has yet to set out what London wants.
Some member states have called for the transition itself to be extendable if the EU and Britain have still not managed to sort out a future relationship deal when it ends.
But France has led opposition to the plan, sources said.
Parliament is running under false pretences. The EU Withdrawal Bill will align the UK to current EU Acquis, very good. But it will have no legal value whatsoever in international law.
Anyone can write their own laws, but without a treaty between nations they will not apply. We have broken the Treaty, we have invoked the A50 leave clause, so from March 2019 their will be no treaty. No Acquis, no Court to judge, no membership of the EU. There will only be the UK sitting on a fat law book of useless legislation which has no purpose whatsoever.
The EU knows this and just sitting around, worrying for sure, wondering what the UK will do to mend fences and agree a future. They will not let us go on unless we either reverse Brexit and remain, define a new treaty relationship, or decide to drop out to WTO trading. They are waiting for us to chose.


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Two years after breaking out of the elevators and expanding into lobbies with the acquisition of the Wall Street Journal Office Media Network, Captivate is happy to announce a fully rebuilt and enhanced Lobby Network. The new network features a suite of hardware and software products that raise the bar even higher for the CRE industry's leading digital media network.
Bringing the Lobby Network under the Captivate corporate umbrella enabled a host of improvements to both technology and service. Most notable is the release of a new line of large format, low profile monitors to display Captivate's hand-curated content. The new second-generation screens feature LG's HDMI ultra-thin hardware, capable of scaling up to 55 inches and measuring just 1.5 inches in screen width. The wireless screens will allow properties to place them in even more locations inside buildings – giving greater flexibility to managers and owners looking to satisfy wall space in any environment with a meaningful digital media experience.
Not only does the Lobby Network now display curated content from over 100 best-in-class content providers, the on-screen design also underwent an overhaul to create a consistent user experience across both networks. This new look incorporates the recognizable time and temp section from the Elevator Network with dynamic content feeds in its dropdown window. Other upgrades include dynamic, market-specific weather backgrounds across local city skylines, a redesigned scrolling ticker, and greater readability of the main content window.
In addition to the new designs, fresh content and hardware upgrades, the Lobby Network now offers Captivate's Custom Branding solution – previously offered only to elevator customers. This capability allows properties to fully integrate their brand on-screen. Custom Branding includes the ability to showcase a company's logo, building name, building image and corporate color scheme to reinforce the brand presence to tenants inside the building. Property owners and managers can distinguish themselves from peer buildings, heighten the awareness of their brand's market presence and create a customized look and feel on all Captivate screens in the building. For customers already taking advantage of the Custom Branding feature on their elevator screens, this expansion creates more consistency throughout all the screens in the building.
Captivate's ScreenCenter™ capability will continue to allow properties to broadcast their own messages directly on-screen, now with greater visibility and impact on the Lobby Network. ScreenCenter is utilized by properties to post messaging such as building events, health & life safety, green & sustainability, space for lease, building amenities, construction, holiday parties and much more. Each message is custom designed and posted at the discretion of the properties based on their needs and timing.
Matt is the Associate Director of Marketing for Real Estate at Captivate.


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Ilion Remington facility may be facing closure after company files for bankruptcy
After Remington Arms filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, a memo was sent to employees, saying the company would try to find a buyer or go to auction in September.
REMINGTON AUCTION FEARS
Uncertainty surrounds Remingston's future
ILION, N.Y. – The sale of Remington Outdoor Company, including the Ilion plant, is in the hands of the courts now, as the company finds itself in chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for the second time in as many years. Company officials have no control over the outcome, or, whether guns will be made in Ilion once a sale is complete
"Where we make guns remains to be seen. That's going to be honestly up to the new owners, as to what they do with the business and what sites they continue. We are very hopeful and we are optimisitic, but I don't know if I would say it's likely," says media contact, Billy Hogue. "Our business is in the hands of the courts and the courts will run this bidding process and we can't guarantee the outcome."
Ilion Mayor, Brian Lamica, worked at Remington arms for a short time and has family members who worked at the plant. For him, the words, "bankruptcy" and "auction" are unsettling.
"It's dismantling, it's auctioning off equipment, buildings, it's auctioning off Ilion's past, it's our history. So an auction would not be the way we want to see anything go," says Lamica.
The Ilion plant makes more than just guns; for 200 years, it's made a living for many in the village and beyond. Franco's, in Ilion, sees Remington workers for three lunch shifts, daily. If the plant were to close, it would hurt them, but the owner is concerned about more than just himself.
"It means everything. That's this whole community. That's the biggest place around here. They've been here so long, I mean these people have raised their families working there, generations and generations of families worked there, and it'd be a huge impact. It'd be just like closing Griffiss in Rome," says owner, Daniel Mendez.
Remington, one of America's oldest gun makers, files for bankruptcy
Remington Arms files for second bankruptcy in two years
Reuters reports Remington Outdoor Company seeking bankruptcy cash
Remington Outdoor official talks about company's future in Ilion
JCPenney files for bankruptcy
Hertz files for bankruptcy
NRA files for bankruptcy
Beleaguered gunmaker Remington points to bankruptcy court
Reaction to Remington Arms Declaring for Bankruptcy


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100th Anniversary of Oklahoma Women's Suffrage Focus of Nov. 5 RSU Lecture
The Rogers State University Department of History and Political Science will be hosting a lecture on Nov. 5 commemorating the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in Oklahoma.
Dr. Rachel Gunter, a professor of history at Collin College in Plano, Texas, will present a lecture on Oklahoma woman suffrage at noon on Monday, Nov. 5, in the Baird Hall Performance Studio on the Claremore campus. She will also discuss how the strategies and success of the woman suffrage movement in Oklahoma affected other groups' voting rights including Native Americans, African Americans, and WWI servicemen.
The date of her lecture coincides with the 100th anniversary of Oklahoma's November 5, 1918 statewide election that ratified a universal woman suffrage amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution. Oklahoma became the 21st state to grant women the right to vote and went on to be the 33rd state to ratify the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.
Dr. Gunter's research focuses on woman suffrage in the South and in Texas where voting laws did not require voters to be citizens, but servicemen could not vote for the length of their enlistment during WWI. She analyzes the strategies used by suffragists when pursuing state and federal suffrage amendments including measures for partial suffrage, such as the right to vote on schoolboards or in primary elections only.
She earned her doctorate in history from Texas A&M University in 2017. She is a member of the Executive Advisory Committee for the "Handbook of Texas Women," a project of the Texas State Historical Association. She is also the Texas Coordinator for the Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States, a crowd-sourced digital humanities project through the Women and Social Movements in the United States website. She published a chapter, "'Without Us, It is Ferguson with a Plurality,' Woman Suffrage and Anti-Ferguson Politics," in "Impeached: The Removal of Texas Governor James E. Ferguson, A Centennial Examination" for Texas A&M University Press.
RSU offers bachelor's degrees in history, military history, public affairs, and social studies education, along with associate degrees in secondary education and social science. For more information, contact the RSU Department of History and Political Science at 918-343-6811.
Categories:: History & Political Science


On May 17, 2011, Randolph named the three main buildings of the Garth Road Campus for three families who have made a significant investment in the future of the School.
Senior Class President Lima Temple addressed the K-12 community and special guests at Closing Convocation. The following are her remarks.


This isn't a goal for 2011–it's really just something I feel God put on my heart. I am being led to read (or listen to–I like audible books) the autobiographies of famous and/or important and/or influential women. I love books and read voraciously, but I have never been much into memoirs or autobiographies. This is small change that feels big. I am going into this with an open mind. I believe that God wants me to do this because each one of these women has something to share that I can learn from.
I am starting with Sarah Palin's Going Rogue. Sarah Palin is obviously a figure of great contraversy. People either seem to love her or to hate her. I am curious about her. As a Christian, I know I agree with many of her viewpoints, and as a woman, I shy away from any individual or group that wants to represent the entire gender. That is how I am coming into the book. The audible version I am listening to is also read by Palin; that was a nice surprise. So, I am listening to Palin's book. I am not looking for points of contention or points of agreement so much as what does God want me to learn from her?


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By Jenna K. Morton | Thursday, February 21, 2019
RapidChat: Gwen Pionk on sticking your neck out for your side hustle
Nearly 50 percent of millennials engage in some version of a side-hustle. The majority are making money off of landscaping and home repairs, but a select few fall into the "arts and crafts" category. This is where Gwen Pionk — owner and designer of Stillcraft Co. — found her niche with dip-dye and macramé art.
Gwen Pionk
Rapid Growth: When did you begin working with fibers?
Gwen Pionk: Though I've always been an arts and crafts person, textile work is actually quite new to me. I've always needed a creative outlet — to be doing something with my hands. I used to paint animal portraits with watercolor. I tried my hand at sewing my own clothes (that was disastrous). Even gave photography a shot. But nothing stuck. It wasn't until 2015 that I first dabbled with macramé when I found a large branch outside of my apartment that inspired it all. I drove to Meijer that night, bought rope, and started watching youtube videos. A couple hours and a few rope burns later, I had my very first wall hanging — strung from the branch I found outside. It was very simple but it was everything. And even later yet, in 2017, came the dip-dye creations.
RG: Which materials do you find to be most favorable?
GP: It really just depends on the project. I now create both macramé and dip-dye wall hangings; they both require different fiber. With macramé, I use 100 percent cotton, single twist (opposed to braided) rope. It's soft and easy to work with. It also produces the most delicate fringe when combed out. For dip-dye pieces, I use 100 percent wool yarn. Through a little research and some trial and error, I found that this yarn holds dye far better than its synthetic counterparts.
RG: What inspires you?
GP: I'm particularly drawn to earthy and natural textures and colors. I'm most inspired by landscapes. But that's not what a lot of my work speaks to. The vast majority of my work is commission based. I bring the client's vision to life — their colors and shapes. This is why there is so much variety in the work that I produce.
RG: When do you know when a work is finished?
GP: Artists are their own toughest critics. Each wall hanging goes through the same creative process. From excitement, to frustration and doubt, to impatience, and finally acceptance and pride. There are times that I need to walk away from a piece for a few days because I'm feeling discouraged, only to come back to it with fresh eyes and be completely in love.
If it weren't for strict timelines that I set for myself, and expectations that I give to my clients, a work may never "feel" finished. You can always do more. Tweak more. But it's really the deadlines that keep me on track.
RG: How much time do you spend on your side hustle a week?
GP: I work full-time as a graphic artist, which can make it really difficult to come home and "work" more. The beauty of it though, is that I get to choose how much time I devote to my craft. So the amount of hours is always fluctuating. I can go weeks without a custom order, only to be hit with five the next day.
I once spent 30-plus hours, in the span of five days, creating a wedding backdrop. I would come home from work, say "hi" to my fiancé, grab a bite to eat, and then head straight to the basement. I'd be down there for five to six hours and then head up to bed only to do it all again the next day. It was well worth the work — but an 80-hour work week definitely called for a mini hiatus.
But to answer your question, I'd say an average of 10 to 15 hours can go into each piece. From trips to hardware stores, staining and sanding frames, to cutting the yarn and rope even before the actual creative work begins, every little bit adds up. I never take on more than one piece at a time, so 10 to 15 hours a week when the work is coming in.
RG: For various reasons, nearly 50 percent of millennials have a 'side hustle.' What is the motivation behind yours?
GP: This is actually something I've never thought to ask myself before. I think it partly had to do with feeling lost and not knowing what my purpose is; but also not feeling fulfilled by my career as a graphic artist. Wanting to be something — instead of just droning on with the status quo. I wanted more to my story than a nine-to-five. I wanted work to be something I do, not who I am. Not what defines me. Branching out and creating something out of nothing felt like the first step.
RG: Do you view Stillcraft Co. as your 'Plan B'?
GP: I'm not yet fully committed to the growth of my business, which is why Stillcraft is still a side-hustle. There is so much more work to be done behind the scenes for this gig to really take off and I haven't given it the attention it needs to blossom. Perhaps one day, but for now I'm enjoying things as they are.
RG: What words of encouragement do you have for others that are interested in investing in their own side hustle?
GP: I hate that I can't credit the person who said this, but here's a quote that really stuck with me and motivated me to take the leap. "Inaction is a form of action, because if you CHOOSE to stay in the stable, safe place instead of going for your dreams, then you're making a CHOICE to stay stuck. The action you're choosing to take is no action at all." I mean, that's some pretty powerful food for thought.
My advice? Don't let the fear of failing paralyze you. It takes just as much energy and action to keep yourself small and safe as it does to move forward and invest in yourself and your ideas. Plain and simple: allow yourself to meet your full potential. Don't hold back.
Jenna K. Morton is the RapidChat correspondent for Rapid Growth Media.
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EMF-Portal | Exposure to 900 MHz radiofrequency radiation induces caspase 3 activation in proliferating human lymphocytes.
Exposure to 900 MHz radiofrequency radiation induces caspase 3 activation in proliferating human lymphocytes. med./bio.
[900 MHz-Befeldung induziert Caspase 3-Aktivität in proliferierenden menschlichen Lymphozyten].
Die Studie untersuchte, ob eine einstündige Exposition mit 900 MHz (GSM-Signal) bei proliferierenden menschlichen Lymphozyten und Lymphozyten in der G0-Phase Apoptose auslöst.
Es wurde mit einer mittleren spezifischen Absorptionsrate befeldet, die über dem von der ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection) empfohlenen Grenzwert liegt. Die Experimente wurden mindestens dreimal durchgeführt. Mit Fas Ligand oder Cytarabin behandelte Zellen dienten als Positivkontrollen.
Scarfi MR et al. (2006): Exposure to radiofrequency radiation (900 MHz, GSM signal) does not affect micronucleus frequency and cell proliferation in human peripheral blood lymphocytes: an interlaboratory study.
Merola P et al. (2006): Proliferation and apoptosis in a neuroblastoma cell line exposed to 900 MHz modulated radiofrequency field.
Laval L et al. (2000): A new in vitro exposure device for the mobile frequency of 900 MHz.
Eine geringe, aber signifikant erhöhte Caspase 3-Aktivität war 6 Stunden nach der Befeldung bei den Jurkat-Zellen und den proliferierenden menschlichen Lymphozyten zu beobachten. Dieser Anstieg zeigte sich nicht bei den menschlichen Lymphozyten in der G0-Phase.
In der Apoptose, dem Zellzyklus-Verlauf und der Zelllebensfähigkeit wurden unter Hochfrequenz-Befeldung keine Veränderungen festgestellt.
Cig B et al. (2015): Investigation of the effects of distance from sources on apoptosis, oxidative stress and cytosolic calcium accumulation via TRPV1 channels induced by mobile phones and Wi-Fi in breast cancer cells.
Trivino Pardo JC et al. (2012): Microwave electromagnetic field regulates gene expression in T-lymphoblastoid leukemia CCRF-CEM cell line exposed to 900 MHz.
Falzone N et al. (2010): Mobile Phone Radiation Does Not Induce Pro-apoptosis Effects in Human Spermatozoa.
Lantow M et al. (2006): Comparative study of cell cycle kinetics and induction of apoptosis or necrosis after exposure of human mono mac 6 cells to radiofrequency radiation.
Hook GJ et al. (2004): Measurement of DNA damage and apoptosis in Molt-4 cells after in vitro exposure to radiofrequency radiation.
Marinelli F et al. (2004): Exposure to 900 MHz electromagnetic field induces an unbalance between pro-apoptotic and pro-survival signals in T-lymphoblastoid leukemia CCRF-CEM cells.
Port M et al. (2003): Influence of high-frequency electromagnetic fields on different modes of cell death and gene expression.


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A Fortaleza da Muxima ("coração" em língua Kimbundu) localiza-se na vila da Muxima, no município da Quiçama, na província de Luanda, em Angola.

História
A ocupação do local por forças portuguesas remonta ao estabelecimento, em 1581, de um pequeno posto militar à margem esquerda do rio Cuanza, pelo então governador de Angola, Paulo Dias de Novais. Mais tarde, este posto veio a tornar-se num presídio (estabelecimento de colonização militar), com a função de defesa diante dos povos de Quiçama.

Em 1599, para defesa do presídio, o governador João Furtado de Mendonça determina a construção de uma nova fortificação. Nesta época, o presídio oferecia suporte às relações comerciais na região, servindo como activo entreposto de mercadorias e de escravos aguardando transporte para o continente Americano. As obras só foram iniciadas, entretanto, no início do século seguinte. O presídio foi transferido para novo local em 1609, por determinação do governador Manuel Pereira Forjaz.

No contexto da invasão neerlandesa de Angola em 1641, os presídios no rio Cuanza constituíram-se em uma linha de resistência dos colonos portugueses ao invasor. Desse modo, em 1646, Muxima foi atacada por forças neerlandesas, tendo a população se refugiado na fortaleza. Foi reedificada em 1655, conforme inscrito na pedra de armas, sendo capitão Francisco de Novais.

Teve papel de apoio das forças Portuguesas nas chamadas Guerras Kwata-Kwata, conflitos intertribais envolvendo as tribos empregadas pelos Europeus para capturar outras tribos, sujeitando-as à escravidão.

Até meados do século XIX, o presídio e a sua guarnição foram governados por um Capitão-mor.

Foi classificada como Monumento Nacional pelo Decreto Provincial n° 2, de 12 de Janeiro de 1924.

No contexto da Segunda Guerra Mundial, aquartelou tropas portuguesas a partir de 1941, que, aí, foram mantidas até 1948. Em 1956, foi classificada como Imóvel de Interesse Público.

Vizinha à Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Muxima, encontrava-se em ruínas em precário estado de conservação, tendo sido recuperada por volta de 2008. De propriedade do Estado, encontra-se afectada ao Ministério da Cultura.

Ver também
Império português

Ligações externas
  Fortress of Muxima - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
 Antiga foto da povoação onde se vê a fortaleza na encosta, atrás da Igreja.
 Ficha da fortaleza no SIPA/DGPC

Muxima
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Several Massachusetts recreational marijuana businesses that were ordered closed during a stay-at-home order issued in response to the spreading coronavirus pandemic are now manufacturing hand sanitizer to be used by local health care workers.
Under the order issued by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday, medical marijuana dispensaries were permitted to continue operating but retailers selling recreational marijuana were instructed to close. Retailers selling both medicinal and recreational cannabis were instructed to serve patients only. That led members of the Commonwealth Dispensary Association to come together to produce hand sanitizer during the closure, which is scheduled to last for two weeks.
The companies have received the approval of the state's Department of Public Health (DPH) and Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) to produce the hand sanitizer, which is in short supply because of the coronavirus outbreak. The hand sanitizer will be produced through a partnership with the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association and then offered to local health care facilities at cost.
"The CDA would like to thank Governor Baker, DPH and the CCC for empowering the cannabis industry to directly support those on the front lines of this pandemic by producing critical supplies," said David Torrisi, the president of the trade group.
"When John Hillier, who's on the CDA Board, brought the feasibility of producing hand sanitizer to our attention, members jumped at the opportunity to partner with MHA to make this happen," he added. "I am incredibly proud of members who are allocating time and resources to produce hand sanitizer, at cost, to help clinicians in the fight against COVID-19."
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After the MHA identified the need for hand sanitizer at hospitals, it "spearheaded a convening between CDA and directors of pharmacy from hospitals and health systems across the state to create protocols, standard operating procedures and to assist with production knowledge."
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Jaspers Give Back to the Bronx for Thanksgiving
Posted on December 5, 2018 by The Quadrangle in News
by ROSE BRENNAN & HALEY BURNSIDE, A&E Editor & Senior Writer
The holiday spirit among Manhattan College students has turned into a motivation to give back to the community. In the weeks surrounding the Thanksgiving break, a number of charitable initiatives are happening on and off campus with the help of students.
Making its annual return to the campus in the form of neon pink boxes is the Just Peace Period Project. The club is collecting women's sanitary products which will be given to multiple resource centers in the Bronx. The project is being organized by Carly Brownell, the new president of Just Peace. She is excited to take over the Period Project because she sees it as an important issue that needs more help and attention.
"This is an important issue for students to be involved with because [menstrual health] is such a great need that so few people are talking about," said Brownell. "Pads and tampons are really expensive, and so people in need, especially homeless people, have very limited access to them. This can lead to all sorts of health issues including infections and toxic shock syndrome."
Brownell cites several reasons why this project is a great one for students to easily participate, and it will make a world of difference in the end.
"It really is a life or death problem that we are trying to help address. Also, it is an important issue for students to be involved with because it is so easy to donate. So many people have stashes of pads and tampons from which they can take at least a few to donate," said the club's president.
The Just Peace Club has set a goal of 4,000 pads or tampons based on the number of supplies they collected last year, and Brownell is hopeful that they can surpass that number.
"We are always blown away each year by the generosity of Manhattan College students when it comes to this drive, and we hope this year will be no different," said Brownell.
The Period Project is just one of many opportunities students have to donate to the less fortunate this season. A canned food drive organized by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is going on until the end of the semester.
Victoria Thomas, a recent Manhattan College graduate, is assisting with the organization of the drive, showing that the desire to give back to the community does not stop with graduation for Jaspers.
"I graduated Manhattan College this past May with a Bachelor of Arts in History. I am currently working in Assemblyman Dinowitz's district office as a Community Liaison," said Thomas.
"We're organizing our annual holiday food drive which we will be collecting canned goods and non-perishables for up until December 12th. All the food collected is then given to Kingsbridge Heights Community Center and Saint Frances of Rome food pantry who then distribute to those in need," said Thomas.
Though there is no numerical goal for the cans collected, the organizers are hoping to help as many people as possible during this important time of the year.
"Our goal is to make sure that those who are less fortunate have the opportunity to celebrate and enjoy their holiday season," said Thomas.
The canned goods can be dropped off in the Campus Ministry Social Action Suite on the second floor of Kelly Commons from now until the end of the semester.
CMSA is also partnering with City Harvest for a Mobile Market in Washington Heights for a special Thanksgiving-themed service project on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
"City Harvest delivers fresh fruits and vegetables, free of charge, to thousands of New Yorkers through the Mobile Market program each month at these markets," said Kathleen Von Euw, MC's assistant director of community engagement and partnerships. "At the Mobile Markets, community members gather in farmers' market settings, where they receive fresh produce and participate in cooking demonstrations to learn how to make healthy meals, and our MC volunteers help distribute this produce."
According to Von Euw, CMSA partners with City Harvest regularly for its "Service on Saturday" program. Thus far, six students have signed up for the upcoming Thanksgiving-themed Mobile Market.
CMSA is also involved in what will be the college's first Midnight Run. The Midnight Run is a worldwide program that involves drawing together essential provisions and clothing and then distributing them to homeless people within the area.
Senior Kaitlyn von Runnen is helping to organize this inaugural Midnight Run, which was held on Friday, Nov. 30. The program will consist of two parts: preparation, which will involve assembling food and snacks, which will then be distributed during the Run itself.
"During the preparation period from 4 p.m. [to] 10 p.m. in Cornerstone, participants will be able to bond and build connections with each other prior to embarking on the experience," von Runnen said. "Students will share a meal together, and also have a small pre-trip reflection/prayer to address the experience they will have in a few hours."
The group plans to distribute the goods around the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Midtown Manhattan, the home parish of Fr. Tom Franks, MC's chaplain. The Run itself took place from 10:30 p.m. onward.
The Midnight Run is being organized through the college's newly-created Peer Ministry program. Von Runnen is a part of this program, which began this semester.
"The program places emphasis on the practice of faith in our Lasallian identity on a Catholic college campus," von Runnen said. "The Peer Ministry is open, accepting and welcoming to any student regardless of their religious beliefs and practices. Overall, the program serves as a way to discuss faith, its role in our lives, and build a stronger Jasper community on campus."
Whether in the form of the Period Project, a canned food drive, a Mobile Market or a Midnight Run, MC is remaining committed to its service-oriented mission, which Von Euw cannot stress enough.
"I would actually say that service projects are no more important during the Thanksgiving season than any other season," she said. "When the season of giving ends, the needs still remain."
She continued.
"It is particularly important for people to remember that meaningful, ethical community engagement must be ongoing and must be sustainable. That is why we do our best to consistently work with the same organizations, not just when the holidays roll around," Von Euw said.


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Italy's off shore oil referendum: Another lost opportunity
On 17 April, a referendum was held in Italy on rules governing off shore drilling licenses. As Biagio Carrano and Irene Monasterolo write, this relatively niche issue nevertheless produced a full-blown political contest, involving heavy infighting inside the government coalition. They argue that these events illustrate the Italian government is still more concerned with protecting the interests of powerful industrial lobbies than it is with stimulating the economy and employment through investments in renewable energy.
The referendum held in Italy on 17 April can be considered an interesting case study of how a tool of direct democracy on a specific matter can be deprived and twisted, paving the way to an increase in citizens' dissatisfaction. The question on the ballot paper was simple: to allow concessionaries of off shore drilling licenses up to 12 miles from the coast to exploit the oil and gas fields only until the end of concession or until exhaustion, as is the case now.
It is important to point out that Italy's oil and gas reserves are relatively small. The production of all the 79 active oil and gas off shore rigs represent less than 4% of national annual consumption and the royalties are among the lowest in the world, between 7 and 10%. The referendum itself fell well below the turnout threshold of 50%, with only just over 31% of voters choosing to take part. Aside from the nature of the question put to voters, there was also a distinct lack of information available. For instance, official data released by AgCom show that from 4-10 April all of the editions of the news produced by RaiUno, the main channel of the State-owned RAI, devoted only a little over 13 minutes to the subject.
In a top-down strategy to invite Italians not to vote, the Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, the former President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, and the majority of the ruling Democratic Party explicitly campaigned for abstention. After the results, the failure of the referendum was hailed by them as a political victory. But in a country ravaged by anti-party sentiment and populism, can this failure really be considered a success of the ruling coalition?
A lost opportunity
The supporters of the referendum have stated that aside from the specific question put to voters, the overall purpose was to overcome the country's dependence on fossil fuels and to push it towards a greener economy, opening up a public debate about which energetic and industrial policy the country wants to pursue. As it transpired, this debate never flourished in the weeks before the referendum, and Renzi counted on the failure of the vote to strengthen his position against opposition parties and critical voices inside his Democratic Party, mainly on the left of the party.
There are nevertheless at least two consequences that are important for the country moving forward. First, the referendum represented another lost opportunity for rethinking the government's energy policies. In 2014, Renzi campaigned on the notion of a "smart" and greener economy. But, following his rise to power after the sudden dismissal of Enrico Letta, Renzi's government increased subsidies to fossil fuels, which reached 13.2 billion euros in 2014, up from 12.8 billion euros in 2013.
At the same time, the government introduced a retroactive regulation on feed-in tariffs paid to renewable energy sources, revised the regulation on fiscal incentives for renewable energy production, and intervened on electricity prices, making it harder for households to connect to the grids and deliver the energy created with solar panels. These interventions increased uncertainty on the market. Italy is also lagging behind in terms of government incentives for renewable energy sources, which have stopped at a mere 11 billion euros. This is less than half than what is spent in Germany (23 billion), where renewable energy sources produce over 50% of electricity, according to the latest figures issued by the IMF and Greenpeace.
What does this mean in terms of sustainable and inclusive development in Italy? It means, first of all, damage to the job market. In 2015, 4,000 jobs were lost in the wind energy sector after the change in energy regulation. Findings by Greenpeace and Althesys suggest that investing in renewable energy sources would put the Italian economy on the move again after more than 20 years of recession, and estimate that such a policy could create 100,000 jobs. This is more than three times the workers employed by Fiat-Chrysler in Italy.
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and thus allowing the country to meet its emission targets as pledged at the COP21 conference in Paris, would also greatly help the environment. Instead, persisting uncertainty on rules and regulation, and the persisting influence of fossil fuels energy producers and the automotive sector in Italy in the political arena, could lead Italy further away from the rest of Europe, which is (slowly) moving toward a low carbon economy.
The financial crisis represented a missed opportunity for the EU as well as for Italy, where the solution of secure and well known austerity policies was preferred to the introduction of a green deal for Europe. Recently, green investments have been proposed as a way to meet the key challenge of macro-economic recovery, i.e., the lack of aggregate demand (as shown by Joseph Stiglitz), while others such as Mariana Mazzucato have called for the introduction of a green deal.
As has been noted by these authors, a green investment programme instead of austerity measures for the global economy could have stimulated growth and employment, thus addressing increasing inequality. Mazzucato's analysis shows that the transition toward a green economy requires a stream of innovation in the green sector, often directed by policy makers. Few countries in Europe are thus more in need of elaborating strategic choices to support green industries than Italy. The country's leadership should support the development of new companies operating in the field, enhancing sustainable economic growth.
The progressive detachment from politics of a significant portion of the Italian population represents the second significant problem illustrated by the referendum. A strong bottom-up movement which is able to push decision-makers to cope with these urgent questions is, for now, lacking. The latest developments have exposed a government more focused on the interests of traditional industries – fossil fuels as well as financial sectors – than it is on the need to reform institutions and policy governance, promote popular participation, and define a new model for sustainable development and global competitiveness.
Against this backdrop, the failed referendum on 17 April did not come as a surprise. It should however raise significant concerns about the increasing dissatisfaction of Italian citizens with the public goods, politics and nature of the Italian state.
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Biagio Carrano is a consultant and lecturer specialised in transition economies and digitization. He is the founder and director of eastCOM Consulting, a Belgrade-based consultancy in business development for Small and Medium Enterprises operating in Balkan countries. Biagio is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Serbian Monitor and a lecturer at Il Sole 24 ORE Business School in Italy.
Irene Monasterolo – Boston University
Irene Monasterolo is an economist with experience in complex systems thinking applied to the analysis of coupled human-natural systems, with a focus on climate risk of impact on resource depletion, food security and political instability, green fiscal and monetary policies modelling and climate finance risk analysis, and the governance of evidence based sustainability policies. She has worked as a scientist in academia and as a consultant for the World Bank, European Investment Bank and Inter-American Development Bank. Currently, she is a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future, Boston University, where she works at the development of a System Dynamics – Agent Based Model to simulate the role of green fiscal and monetary policies within the context of international trade and climate agreements (e.g., the TTIP agreement). Since October she coordinates the research area on Environment-Economics interaction of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy.
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Giuseppe castellano April 23, 2016 at 12:19 pm - Reply
I don't like to say it but I must do, Italy can not be govern (democraticly)it's going to be in this mess for long time (if not for ever) sorry because I feel for my country of bird
Andrew Turvey April 23, 2016 at 2:24 pm - Reply
"these events illustrate the Italian government is still more concerned with protecting the interests of powerful industrial lobbies than it is with stimulating the economy and employment through investments in renewable energy."
This specific referendum, had it been successful, would not have resulted in more investments in renewable energy; it would simply have resulted in lower oil extraction, fewer jobs and less tax revenue. Most Italian people stayed at home, which was the sensible thing to do.
Emilie Bartolini April 26, 2016 at 2:57 pm - Reply
I think this article is not showing the whole picture concerning the past referendum.
1) first, I wouldn't ascribe the responsibility of the "lost opportunity" to the Italian government: it is the people who abstained from voting . The government expressed its position and consequently invited people to abstain from voting in order from the referendum to not draw quorum. As cynical as that might be, that was the best political strategy it could adopt. Therefore, consider this very turnout as a symbol of the disengagement of Italians towards politics is questionable;
2) as many geologists and experts have shown, a positive outcome of the referendum wouldn't have had an impact on Italy's energy policy (the COP 21 agreement will, and has been signed a few days ago). The referendum was only concerning a small number of platforms.
3) Ceasing to extract oil from Italian platforms will not result automatically in the substitution of those resources with "Green energy" but would have to be replaced by the use of Russian oil, which would have to be transported to the country with huge oil tankers which will arguably pollute more than the platforms currently extracting in the Italian sea.
It is important for Italy to think and discuss a new energy policies over the long run, but rendering this referendum the only opportunity to do this is wrong.
In fact, Italy is the country which has made the largest investment in Solar energy over the last five years within the European Union.
This said, there's a lot more to do and I agree that this referendum could bring about awareness about the importance of Green Energy, but your analysis seemed a bit incomplete to me
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BENNINGTON — For the first three innings of the Southern Vermont College softball team's game against Dean College, it appeared the Mountaineers would be locked in a back and forth battle with the last time to get a crucial hit being ruled the winners.
Then the Bulldogs came to bat in the fourth inning and the whole complexion of the game changed.
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With the game tied 3-3 heading into the fourth, Karissa Menzinger started off the inning reaching on an error and a Makenzie Souza single put another runner on. Ali Nelson singled in the next at-bat to score one run and then Courtney Holden doubled to score two more. In the span of a few minutes, the Bulldogs had multiple-run lead and they wouldn't stop building on from there.
Dean went on to rack up seven runs on seven hits and were aided by a pair of SVC errors in the inning.
Things looked much better for the Mountaineers in the fifth, as they quickly grabbed two outs. SVC couldn't finish the job though as the Bulldogs strung together seven more hits with two outs and went on to score eight runs to put the game well out of reach.
Julia Whipple had the start on the mound for SVC and the freshman battled on the mound to keep her team in the game in the early innings.
She allowed Cambridge native Miranda Seacord to score on a fielder's choice in the first and two more runs to score in the second, but allowed just two hits over those two frames. Whipple was strong in the third as well, mowing down the Bulldogs 1-2-3 on a trio of grounders.
After Dean grabbed the 1-0 lead after its first at-bat, SVC wasted little time knotting the score. Lead-off hitter Brandi Johnson quickly deposited a ball over the left field fence for a home run.
The Mountaineers grabbed their other two runs on a fly ball hit between center field and second base was misplayed and allowed two runs to score.
Johnson and Michaela Kelly both had two hits for SVC on the day. They both added a run batted in to their line.
Seven different players had multiples hits for the Bulldogs. Nelson was 3-for-3 for Dean, while Holden went 2-for-4 with four RBIs.
The team's played a second game Thursday with Dean winning 7-5.
SVC scored first, but the Bulldogs scored four over the next two innings. Dean added another run in the fourth, but the Mountaineers scored three to make it 5-4 after four.
The Bulldogs scored twice over the next two innings and SVC couldn't muster enough to come back.
The Mountaineers fall to 4-16 on the year.


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Daniel M. Narolis, 70, of North Bay, NY passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at Strong Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born on November 23, 1948 in Rome, NY a son of Mela & Helen Brzuszkiewicz Narolis and was a 1966 graduate of Camden High School. Daniel entered the U.S. Air Force in 1966 and served in the Viet Nam Conflict, he was discharged in 1970. On May 1, 1993 he married the former Kay Manley in North Bay, NY. He was previously married to Chaluay 'Lui' Kotpong. Dan retired from the Turning Stone Casino Resort as a floor supervisor after 23 years of service. He previously worked for the Camden Wire Company for 20 years. Dan was a 50 year member of the Meeker-O'Rourke American Legion Post in Taberg, was an active resident in the Town of Vienna, an avid golfer he and was a member of the Buck -a- Roo's, a traveling golf league.
Surviving are his wife Kay, five daughters, Windy & Daniel Hurley, Baldwinsville, NY, Judy & Aaron Scott, North Bay, Angel & Anne Jeffries, Liverpool, NY, Heather Lyon, Flower Mound, TX, Jeanette & Andrew DeCarolis, Rome, NY, a son, Thomas Narolis, Rome, NY, nine grandchildren, Katrina Griffo, Hunter Narolis, Sierra Scott, Devin Foster, Madison DeCarolis, Jaden Scott, Taylor Hurley, Santino DeCarolis and Nicholas Hurley, two sisters, Patty & Jeff Smith, Taberg, NY and Sandy & Joe Maloney, Rome, NY, a brother, Randy & Pietra Narolis, Rome, NY and several nieces & nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, David and Steven Narolis.
A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday from St. Joseph's Church, Lee Center, NY. Interment St. Patrick's Cemetery, Taberg, NY. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 p.m. from LaRobardiere Funeral Home, Inc., 109 Main Street, Camden, NY. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Meeker-O'Rourke American Legion Post, Taberg, NY in lieu of flowers.
We are both saddened to hear the news about Dan. You and he were always smiling faces when we worked together at Turning Stone. We can both say that we are better people for having Dan in our lives, even if for a short time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I'm so sorry to hear of Dan's passing. My son, Aaron Leggett, worked with Dan at the Turning Stone and my son really liked Dan a lot and has good memories of him too. Our thoughts are with Dan's family at this terrible time.
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So sorry to hear of Dan's passing! One of his best attributes was his gentleman 's sense of humor! He came across so well with everyone he met!
Rest assured Dan is in a much better place now!
Angel, Rita and I send our thoughts and prayers to you and your family. I sill remember working with you, Tom, your Mom Dad at the Stone.
My prayers and condolences to the Narolis Family. May our Lord God Almighty comfort you, give you strength and peace in your hearts as you mourn the loss of your loved one. Dan will be sorely missed.


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I just followed the instructions.. The version I have is 4.0.2 (10.125.154.35:4000/kolla/ubuntu-source-nova-scheduler:4.0.2) OCTATA branch Yes. Looks like this error message is just Warning. No other useful log info.
I guess qemu since teh nova config files has a reference to it ex: /etc/kolla/nova-api/nova.conf:connection_uri = qemu+tcp://10.125.154.35/system BUT Ihave not installed anything related to qemu since I assumed Kolla should take care of getting all the relevant packages with right versions.? I have not downloaded all the qemu related packages since it may not go well with kolls precheck..
++++++++++++++++++++++UPDATE+++++++++++++++++++++++ Today I cleaned up all and re-deployed all again. When I tried to create VM and it failed as mentioned above. I could see error messages in nova compute log as given below... I appreciate any help to get the solution..
I don't know how this is configured with Kolla, but if the compute node doesn't get access to the placement service, Nova doesn't know that it has free capacity and therefore claims that there is no host suitable for running the instance.
nova.conf on the compute node contains placement service connection details. They are either incorrect, or a firewall or other network problem prevents the compute node from connecting.
On the other hand, the placement service warning message is normal when nova-compute starts up faster than nova-api on the controller. It may be a temporary situation.
libvirt url is correct, is the way the nova_compute container is able to comunicate with nova_libvirt container. Placement warning is normal during startup, other case is that the error remains. What kolla version are you using, using kvm or qemu for virtualization?


In most states, once your child is 6 years old, it is time to enroll them in kindergarten. For children who have been home, with family or in day care for the majority of their early years, spending six to eight hours in a school environment can be a shock to the system. If you're quickly approaching that enrollment date, here are 12 stress-free ways to get your little one ready for their first day of school.
Showing up on the first day of school can be scary for little ones. It's a new, unfamiliar place, and mom or dad is leaving them there for the day. To avoid the seemingly inevitable first-day tears, plan a visit to your child's classroom. Meet the teacher, and let your child get comfortable in this new environment.
It won't do anything for your first-day tears as a parent — we don't have anything to help those, unfortunately — but it will help make their first day go a little smoother.
School is all about routine, so if you are more relaxed at home, it's time to start easing them into a schedule. Set bedtimes and wake-up times, have your meals at the same hour every day, and gently introduce them to the concept of habits. It's also ideal to start teaching them about the kind of schedule they'll be keeping during the school day.
Start before the first day of school….
It's been said that breakfast is the most vital meal of the day — and they're right. It's even more critical for young children who are likely to act out when they get hangry. Make sure you've got plenty of time in the morning for a healthy breakfast before each school day. Start before the first day of school to get them in the routine of eating breakfast every morning instead of just snacking on an Eggo waffle.
Preschoolers still take naps in most schools, but once your little ones reach kindergarten, they become a thing of the past. Most kids give up naps naturally between ages 3 and 5, but if your children still take them during the day, start to phase them out slowly. Make them shorter until your kids don't need a rest at all, and are ready for a full day of school come August.
Your child will learn a lot once school starts, but there are some skills they need before that first day. Basic skills, like identifying letters, writing their name and counting to 10, as well as some gross and fine motor skills, will help your child be more prepared for their first day of school.
We'll talk more about reading in a moment, but there are a few books you should add to your collection before your little one starts school. Books like "Curious George's First Day of School" and "Kindergarten, Here I Come!" are excellent tools for introducing your kids to the idea of school, alongside their favorite characters.
As we've mentioned, going to school for the first time is scary. If you're worried, they're going to be scared, and that can make the first day that much harder. Talk to your kids about every aspect of kindergarten, answer their questions as best you can and if they ask anything you can't explain, work together to find the solution so you can both learn.
Unstructured outdoor play is fantastic for developing gross motor skills, which they'll need in kindergarten, and children of all ages can benefit from simply being kids and heading outside to play for the afternoon. You might even think about joining in!
Encourage them to create new connections.
For most children, their community is limited to mom, dad, siblings and other family members, but joining a kindergarten classroom means they're becoming part of an entirely different society. Encourage them to branch out, form new connections and support the community they create.
A large part of each school day will involve following directions. Take some time to practice this skill at home by giving your kids one- and two-step directions to follow for simple activities.
Screens can be an excellent tool for learning the letters, numbers and colors your child needs before starting school, but those lessons are received at the expense of handwriting practice, which develops fine motor skills. You don't need to eliminate screentime because it can be beneficial. Instead, make sure your kindergartener-to-be is spending just as much time with a pencil or crayon in their hand.
Reading is an enormous part of kindergarten. Spend plenty of time reading to and with your kids — experts have shown that reading aloud to your child is the most effective way to help foster a lifelong love of stories. Don't do all the work, though — get some age-appropriate books and help them read to you as well.


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Based on our vast experience and routine in the field of vascular surgery (approximately 34,000 surgeries since 1994), we can offer the highest level of medical comfort to our patients.
We offer both inpatient and outpatient treatment of venous disorders. Smaller, minimally invasive surgeries are performed directly in our clinic. We also offer a gentle method called Venefit™. These short, small, but very effective treatments allow the patient to walk out ready to immediately resume their normal activities with virtually no downtime and minimal discomfort.
Treating artery diseases often involves a short inpatient stay (e.g. for inserting balloon catheters, stents), mostly no longer than one day. The gentle procedures allow for a quick recovery, and patients can quickly resume their day-to-day activities.
In our outpatient practice in Augsburg, we insert medical implants using local anesthesia. We are specialized in implanting cardiac pace makers and inserting port catheters for tumor therapy.
Generally, we treat lymph vessels conservatively using manual procedures. Surgeries are an exception. Manual lymphatic drainage and compression stockings (bandages for arms and legs) have proven to heal most symptoms. For compression stockings to support a damaged lymph vessel from the outside, it is crucial that the stockings fit exactly to the patient's arm or leg. Therefore, we tailor it exactly to the patient's limbs.


In the project design, the spatial order is one of the key points of design. Porch and vestibular is introduced by Settings on the surface of the bridge, the hall is a half empty hallway with arc outline, placed at the top of a advocate the lamp, the lamp design inspiration comes from the water, the main light like water droplets coalesce into waterfall, sprinkling down to the lobby entrance hall.
This project is a part of hangzhou zhongnan project, which is a residential community. The activity space in the clubhouse is very complicated, which includes coffee shops, gymnasiums, yoga classrooms, libraries, tea houses and children's learning areas. The whole building is divided into three layers, two floors to the ground and one on the ground. It also includes the underground courtyard and other different clubhouse space.
The rear courtyard is a sunken water courtyard. In the process of design, the designer hopes that the waterscape can show the mirror-like effect. The surface of the pool is flat and connected with the surrounding landscape without boundary. In the courtyard, the designer designed a stairway, in the middle of the stairs a sunken sofa corresponds to the center of the patio. The sofa is surrounded by a landscape surrounded by the surrounding landscape, and the perfect environment to look around.
It is finished in Hangzhou, China in August 2017.
The steel structure of the staircase is attached to the same steel structure screen, and the screen as the structural support. Therefore, the screen in addition to its own artwork, the support for the stair also plays a major role. We make a clever combination of the stairwell and the screen, and the curved screen is surrounded by a ten-meter-high waterfall of main lights.
The project has 3050 square meters.
The activity space in the clubhouse is very complicated, which includes coffee shops, gymnasiums, yoga classrooms, libraries, tea houses and children's learning areas. The whole building is divided into three layers.It also includes the underground courtyard and other different clubhouse space. In the project design, the spatial order is one of the key points of design.
Consideration must be given to waterproofness and water circulation system while building it, so the construction contractor must have relatively mature and good construction techniques.
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Q: What makes certain interfaces faster than others? Basically I'm just wondering is why a PCIe 16x transmits data faster than say a Thunderbolt 2 cable, or why USBC is faster than USB 3.0.
What aspect of these cables (I don't really know what to call them ) allows them to transmit data quicker than other cables Andes there a way to limit this bottleneck?
Thanks.

A: Because cable diameters, dimensions and cable quality matter when you get to high speed signalling.  PCIe has very tight tolerances on track widths and distances to other layers in the PCB resulting in signals that have very precise timing and minimal reflections and noise.
Similar requirements are placed on cables. Older cables have poorer tolerances and lower quality materials resulting in signals that are noisy, and as a result necessarily slow in order to ensure that the data is transferred correctly.

A: PCIe 16x has 16 lanes for data per a device (card), running in parallel. Each lane is running at 2.5Gbps/5/8/16Gbps (depending on implemented version of the interface, v1x - v4x). It makes the throughput of the latest PCIe 16x v.4.0 interface effectively at 256Gbps.
Thunderbolt-3 is designed with two bi-directional lanes for up to 10 Gbits/s raw rate per lane, with up to total 20 Gbps full duplex over two lanes in parallel, and 40Gbps one-way for video display applications.
USB Type-C is not "faster" than USB3.0. However, USB3.1 Gen2 data rate (10Gbps) is faster than Gen1 speed (5Gbps), all over a single full-duplex data lane. All these rates can be implemented over Type-C connector, including all USB2.0 legacy rates. So it is incorrect to equate "Type-C" with USB3.1 Gen2 speed alone. USB3 uses only one lane.
So you naturally have 256 > 20 >10 >5 for PCIe16x ->Thunderbolt3 ->USB3.1_Gen2 -> Gen1 lineup of interfaces.
What limits the data transfer rate over a single lane/cable? The maximum data transfer rate depends on quality/robustness of signal encoding in the channel (pre-emphasis and eqilization, link training, 8B/10B or 128b/132b encoding, etc.), and amount of effort devoted to quality of cable interconnect (uniformity of transmission lines, low signal loss, low cross-talk, and interface impedance matching across connectors). This means cost.
For the PCIe all transmission line matching can be done at simulation level within a single mainboard with well-characterized slot connectors, all under control of one developer. With shorter trace length and standardized matched layout of add-on cards, this allows for faster data rate per channel, currently at 16Gbps (GT/s).
When longer distances are involved, and third-party manufacturers (of cables) are involved, resulting reliability of transmission on realistic cable-connector combinations decreases, and the data rates have to be decreased.

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Blank forms for the Powerball lotter at a local grocery store, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Powerball Jackpot Just Got Even Bigger
Newser — Rob Quinn
After months without a jackpot winner, the prizes in America's two major national lotteries have swollen to enormous sizes, though the odds of winning remain unchanged at around 300 million to one.
USA Today reports that in Wednesday night's Powerball draw, nobody matched all six numbers—4-19-23-25-49 and Powerball 14—meaning the jackpot will grow from $550 million to around $640 million for Saturday night's draw, the eighth-biggest jackpot in American history.
The Mega Millions jackpot, meanwhile, is now $750 million, the fifth-largest in history, ahead of Friday night's draw, the AP reports. Nobody has matched all six Mega Millions numbers since a Wisconsin woman won $120 million in September, the same month an upstate New York man won a $94.8 Powerball jackpot.
(A man who "just had a feeling" bought 160 tickets with the winning numbers in a Virginia lottery.)
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In about 4-7 AD, the Maison carrée was dedicated or rededicated to Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar, grandsons and adopted heirs of Augustus who both died young. The inscription dedicating the temple to Gaius and Lucius was removed in medieval times. However, a local scholar, Jean-François Séguier, was able to reconstruct the inscription in 1758 from the order and number of the holes on the front frieze and architrave, to which the bronze letters had been affixed by projecting tines. According to Séguier's reconstruction, the text of the dedication read (in translation): "To Gaius Caesar, son of Augustus, Consul; to Lucius Caesar, son of Augustus, Consul designate; to the princes of youth.". During the 19th century the temple slowly began to recover its original splendour, due to the efforts of Victor Grangent.
The Maison Carrée is an example of Vitruvian architecture. Raised on a 2.85 m high podium, the temple dominated the forum of the Roman city, forming a rectangle almost twice as long as it is wide, measuring 26.42 m by 13.54 m. The façade is dominated by a deep portico or pronaos almost a third of the building's length. It is a hexastyle design with six Corinthian columns under the pediment at either end, and pseudoperipteral in that twenty engaged columns are embedded along the walls of the cella. Above the columns, the architrave is divided by two recessed rows of petrified water drips into three levels with ratios of 1:2:3. Egg-and-dart decoration divides the architrave from the frieze. On three sides the frieze is decorated with fine ornamental relief carvings of rosettes and acanthus leaves beneath a row of very fine dentils.


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this past weekend, a few of my closest girlfriends and i met up in nelson for our 3rd annual women's weekend. each october, we travel from our homes in ontario, alberta and bc to spend a few days catching up, working on our selves, and reconnecting. there is always a flood of emotion and gratitude, long, deep conversations, lots of laughs and a few tears, tarot cards, delicious food, and typically a late night dance party or two. at the end, we each leave feeling refreshed, reenergized, and with a head full of ideas to take home and work on until we meet again.
this year we stayed at a beautiful airbnb a short ways from the heart of nelson - the ivory thistle cottage is an amazing straw-bale structure on the edge of the forest. it was an absolute dream.
last year, i started the tradition of taking a portrait of each of the women over the course of the weekend. this year letting each of them pick a spot that felt beautiful to them. i can't help but smile looking at each of these photos- 4 beautiful women that were somehow blessed into my life- always there to push me further on my path to finding the truest and best version of myself. sigh- words just aren't enough. i'm so grateful we each carve out the time to ensure this weekend is a priority.
This spot looks so amazing!
Also did you hit up the hot springs near by?
Sorry I missed these comments before- thanks for the kind words! We didn't venture to the hot springs- mostly because we were so cozy inside and wandering around the forest the surrounded us. If we had only had a bit more time.