Efficacy of stable isotope ratios in assigning endangered migrants to breeding and wintering sites.
A primary constraint on effective conservation of migratory animals is our inability to track individuals through their annual cycle. One such animal is the endangered southwestern subspecies of the Willow Flycatcher, which is difficult to distinguish from conspecifics. Identifying wintering regions used by the endangered subspecies would be an important step in formulating an effective conservation strategy. Our objective was to use stable isotope ratios as a means of identifying wintering sites of Southwestern Willow Flycatchers. We analyzed stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen from feathers of breeding and wintering Willow Flycatchers. Based on winter samples, we document a positive trend in hydrogen isotope ratios across latitude. We also found that Willow Flycatchers use C4 food webs south of 8 degrees N latitude, but we found no evidence of use of C4 food webs farther north. Nitrogen stable isotope ratios of feathers showed no discernable geographic variation. Discriminant function analyses, based on stable isotope ratios of wintering Willow Flycatchers, were only useful (>50% accurate) for assigning individuals to winter regions if the regions were large and the threshold probability for assignment was relatively high. When using these discriminant functions, most breeding samples of Southwestern Willow Flycatchers were assigned to two wintering regions: central Mexico and Ecuador. We think that assignment of Southwestern Willow Flycatchers to Ecuador is unrealistic. Given the large percentages of samples that could not be classified with certainty, we are not confident that these two regions are truly more likely to harbor wintering Southwestern Willow Flycatchers than other winter regions. We think our inconclusive results are due primarily to weak and nonlinear gradients in isotope ratios across the winter range of Willow Flycatchers.
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A study published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA), is among the first to evaluate possible diet associations with ovarian cancer survival. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) determined that there is a strong relationship between healthy eating and prolonged survival.
The subjects included 351 women diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer between 1994 to 1998, who participated in a previous case-control study. The original study collected demographic, clinico-pathologic, and lifestyle-related variables including diet. Each subject completed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in which they were asked to report their usual dietary intake during the three to five year period prior to their diagnosis.
To translate the diet estimates in a meaningful way, the FFQ items were assigned to the major food groups reflected in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 (DGA), including fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, dairy, fats and oils, sweets, and alcohol. Grains, meats, and dairy were further subdivided into "suggested" and "other" groups. The "suggested" subdivisions included healthier food choices, whereas the "other" subdivisions contained less desirable selections.
The researchers found that higher total fruit and vegetable consumption, and higher vegetable consumption alone led to a survival advantage. A subgroup analyses revealed that only yellow and cruciferous vegetables (e.g., broccoli, kale, cauliflower, bok choy) significantly increased survival advantage. At five years, 75% of the women who ate less than one serving a week of yellow vegetables were alive, compared to about 82% of those who had three or more servings of yellow vegetables a week. Likewise, a statistically significant improvement in survival was observed for the healthier grains.
Higher intakes of less-healthy meats — specifically the red and cured/processed meats subgroups — were associated with a survival disadvantage. Notably, the researchers found a 3-fold increased risk of dying for those women who ate four or more servings of red meat a week compared to those who ate less than one serving per week over the 11-year study period.
A survival disadvantage was also observed in connection with consumption of the milk (dairy – all types) subgroup. Women who had seven or more servings of milk of any type per week were two times as likely to die during the study period as those who had none. The researchers stress that the milk finding should be interpreted cautiously, because it may have something to do with the fact that some women are genetically predisposed.
The study findings suggest that food patterns three to five years prior to a diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer have the potential to influence survival time. The pre-diagnosis food patterns observed to afford a survival advantage after an epithelial ovarian cancer diagnosis reflect characteristics commonly found in plant-based or low fat diets. These diets generally contain high levels of constituents that would be expected to protect against cancer and minimize ingestion of known carcinogens found in foods.
In an interview with WebMD.com, Dr. Dolecek said: "To pinpoint exactly how much survival [was lengthened] is not possible. It varies from person to person." Many factors affect survival, such as the stage of the cancer at diagnosis and the woman's age.
The authors provide new evidence that dietary factors, particularly total fruit and vegetable, red and processed meat and milk intakes, may influence ovarian cancer survival. These findings corroborate earlier work by Nagle et. al. and are among only a select few studies of dietary associations with ovarian cancer recurrence and/or prognosis despite a significant and growing body of literature suggesting diet may influence ovarian cancer risk.
As the official journal of the American Dietetic Association (www.eatright.org), the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA) (www.adajournal.org) is the premier source for the practice and science of food, nutrition and dietetics. The monthly, peer-reviewed journal presents original articles prepared by scholars and practitioners and is the most widely read professional publication in the field. JADA focuses on advancing professional knowledge across the range of research and practice issues such as: nutritional science, medical nutrition therapy, public health nutrition, food science and biotechnology, food service systems, leadership and management and dietetics education.
The American Dietetic Association (ADA) (www.eatright.org) is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA is committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy.
Dietary Factors Influence Ovarian Cancer Survival Rates – New Study Shows Relationship Between Healthy Eating and Prolonged Survival, Press Release, American Dietetic Association, March 1, 2010.
Dolecek TA, McCarthy BJ, Joslin CE, et. al. Prediagnosis Food Patterns Are Associated with Length of Survival from Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Mar;110(3):369-382. PubMed PMID: 20184987.
Thomson CA, Alberts DS. Diet and Survival after Ovarian Cancer: Where Are We and What's Next? J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Mar;110(3):366-8. PubMed PMID: 20184986.
Good Diet May Aid Ovarian Cancer Survival Study Shows Women With Healthy Diets Before Diagnosis Live Longer, by Kathleen Doheny, WebMD.Com, March 4, 2010.
Nagle CM, Purdie DM, Webb PM, et. al. Dietary influences on survival after ovarian cancer. Int J Cancer. 2003 Aug 20;106(2):264-9. PubMed PMID: 12800204.
* Avoiding risky behaviors, like smoking and not wearing a seatbelt.
It is important to celebrate National Women's Health Week to remind women that taking care of themselves is essential to living longer, healthier and happier lives. Women are often the caregivers for their spouses, children and parents and forget to focus on their own health. But research shows that when women take care of themselves, the health of their family improves. During National Women's Health Week it is important to educate our wives, mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, aunts and girlfriends about the steps they can take to improve their health and prevent disease. After all, when women take even the simplest steps to improve their health, the results can be significant and everyone will benefit. The 9th Annual National Women's Health Week began on Mother's Day, May 11, 2008 and will be celebrated until May 17, 2008.
* Promote regular check-ups as vital to the early detection of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, mental health illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases, and other conditions.
As part of National Women's Check-Up Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality, provides a health checklist entitled, "Women: Stay Healthy At Any Age, Your Health Checklist." Top health experts from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest that when you go for your next checkup, you should use the health checklist and talk to your doctor or nurse about how you can stay healthy regardless of age.
The WOMAN Challenge, a free eight week challenge encouraging women and girls (ages 9 and older) to walk 10,000 steps a day or get 30 minutes of moderate exercise daily. Team participation is highly encouraged, so create a team with your friends, family or coworkers. The WOMAN Challenge is a great way to get the exercise you need while having fun and staying motivated. It begins on Mother's Day, May 11, and ends on July 5, 2008.
Boston, MA – New research out of the Channing Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) reports that frequent consumption of foods containing the flavonoid kaempferol, including non-herbal tea and broccoli, was associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. The researchers also found a decreased risk in women who consumed large amounts of the flavonoid luteolin, which is found in foods such as carrots, peppers and cabbage. These findings appear in the November 15, 2007 issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
The causes of ovarian cancer are not well understood. What is known is the earlier the disease is found and treated, the better the chance for recovery; however, the majority of cases are diagnosed at an advanced (metastasized) stage after the cancer has spread beyond the ovaries. According to the National Cancer Institute, the 5-year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with localized ovarian cancer is 92.4 percent. Unfortunately, this number drops to 29.8 percent if the cancer has already metastasized.
In this first prospective study to look at the association between these flavonoids and ovarian cancer risk, Gates and colleagues calculated intake of the flavonoids myricetin, kaempferol, quercetin, luteolin and apigenin among 66,940 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study. In this population, 347 cases of epithelial ovarian cancer were diagnosed between 1984 and 2002.
Although total intake of these five common dietary flavonoids was not clearly beneficial, the researchers found a 40 percent reduction in ovarian cancer risk among the women with the highest kaempferol intake, compared to women with the lowest intake. They also found a 34 percent reduction in the risk of ovarian cancer among women with the highest intake of luteolin, compared to women with the lowest intake.
[Quoted Source: "Brigham and Women's Study Finds Eating a Flavonoid-Rich Diet Helps Women Decrease Risk of Ovarian Cancer — Findings from the Nurses' Health Study," Brigham and Women's Hospital Press Release, dated November 13, 2007 (citing findings from "A prospective study of dietary flavonoid intake and incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer;" Gates, M.A. et. al.; International Journal of Cancer, Volume 121, Issue 10, Pages 2225 – 2232 (November 15, 2007))].
Comment: In addition to spinach, foods richest in kaempferol include tea (nonherbal), onions, curly kale, leeks, broccoli, and blueberries.
* In 1933, Max and Dave Fleischer's Fleischer Studios adapted Thimble Theatre characters into a series of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoon shorts for Paramount Pictures. These cartoons proved to be among the most popular of the 1930s, and the Fleischers-and later Paramount's own Famous Studios-continued production through 1957. Since then, Popeye has appeared in comic books, television cartoons, a 1980 live-action film (Popeye, directed by Robert Altman), arcade and video games, and hundreds of advertisements and peripheral products.
Early references to spinach in the Fleischer cartoons and subsequently in further stories of Popeye are attributed to the publication of a study which, because of a misprint, attributed to spinach ten times its actual iron content. The error was discovered in the 1930s but not widely publicized until T.J. Hamblin wrote about it in the British Medical Journal in 1981. Until that time, the popularity of Popeye helped boost sales of the leafy vegetable 33% in the U.S.


Physical therapy major Liana Schoonover gets a hug from Advocates of Peace member Mike Wormley, journalism major, February 15.
Members of the student organization Advocates of Peace gave out free hugs Feb. 15 in the lobby of the Main Building.
"We're trying to get people together, trying to show people that you don't have to know each other to feel compassion for each other," said Ivan Ponce De Leon, biology major.
Jorge Krzyzaniak, science major, said he believes reaching out to the people around you is the first way to advocate peace.
"You spread joy to the people you encounter and then they're going to carry that on to the people they deal with for the rest of the day. They'll make positive decisions that day.
Mike Wormley, journalism major, said the group is trying to spread general peace and kindness to humanity.
"I think it's important for people to believe in something that costs nothing," Poile said.
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DreamHack Winter 2013 (2013 DreamHack SteelSeries Counter Strike: Global Offensive Championship) – pierwszy międzynarodowy turniej rangi mistrzowskiej w Counter-Strike: Global Offensive nazywany inaczej majorem, sponsorowany przez wydawcę gry, Valve Corporation. W turnieju przewidziano pulę nagród w wysokości 250 000 dolarów. Rozgrywki na platformie Twitch oraz za pośrednictwem klienta gry oglądało łącznie 145 000 widzów. Pierwszym w historii mistrzem majora w CS:GO została drużyna Fnatic, a gracz tej drużyny Jesper "JW" Wecksell został uznany najlepszym zawodnikiem turnieju.

Drużyny
W turnieju brało udział szesnaście drużyn, spośród których sześć zespołów było zaproszonych, a pozostałe dziesięć musiało się zakwalifikować poprzez takie turnieje jak: Dreamhack Summer 2013, EMS One Fall 2013, a także kwalifikacje online oraz BYOC.

Format rozgrywek
Drużyny zostały podzielone na cztery grupy po cztery zespoły w każdej. Mecze w fazie grupowej rozgrywano na zasadach BO1 w formacie GSL, czyli drużyna rozstawiona jako najlepsza grała mecz z najgorszą, a drugi mecz toczył się między zespołami z miejsc 2 i 3. W następnej kolejce zwycięzcy rozgrywali mecz, który decydował o awansie, tak samo jak w meczu przegranych decydowało kto odpada z turnieju. W ostatniej, trzeciej turze spotkań grały drużyny posiadające na koncie 1 wygraną jak i 1 przegraną. Zwycięzca tego meczu awansował do play-offów z drugiego miejsca, a przegrany odpadał.

Do fazy pucharowej awansowało łącznie 8 zespołów, gdzie zwycięzca grupy grał z drużyną, która zajęła drugie miejsce. Dodatkowo drużyny z tych samych grup rozlokowano tak, aby mogły ze sobą spotkać się dopiero w finale turnieju. Mecze rozgrywano na zasadach BO3 w systemie pojedynczej eliminacji.

Pula map
W puli znalazło się 5 map, na których można było rozgrywać mecze. W fazie grupowej drużyny banowały na przemian po 2 mapy, a mecz rozgrywały na ostatniej mapie, która została. W fazie pucharowej drużyny naprzemiennie banowały po 1 mapie, a następnie wybierały po 1, na której chciały grać. Ostatnia mapa w puli była mapą decydującą. Dostępnymi mapami były:
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Maritime & Offshore Media Group Navingo will organise the first annual Dredging Today Conference on 9 and 10 October 2017 at Amsterdam RAI. Mark van Zanten will be one of the speakers. The conference is supported by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC).
The 2017 conference theme is Changing Climate, Resilient Business.
Topics include the impact of climate change on the dredging industry, available funds for climate adaptation solutions, changing client demands and future proofing business strategies.
Mark van Zanten, Senior Project Manager Royal HaskoningDHV will be speaking on Monday 9 October 16.00 h on Sustainable land reclamation in South East Asia in the light of climate change: how do 3 different countries in the region consider climate change in their land reclamation projects? Countries addressed will be Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. Aspects covered will be flood risk management, climate adaptation and the polder alternative.
Other speakers are Gert-Jan Nieuwenhuizen - Port of Amsterdam International, Rob van Dorland - KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute), André van Hassent - Port of Rotterdam, Richard Brakenhoff – Rabobank, Erik van der Blom - Royal IHC, Olivier Marcus – DAMEN, Maurice de Kok and Sander Dekker - Van Oord.
Delegates attending this conference can expect a forward-looking agenda with attention for business rather than technology.
The conference is co-located with Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference.
The world in which the dredging industry operates, is changing. Climate change, global trade developments and shifts in the world's energy mix are but a few factors with significant impact. But where will the effects of climate change be felt most? And what public funds are available to pay for solutions that can protect vulnerable regions?
We are also witnessing changes in client demands and with these in the role of dredging contractors. What business strategies do we see emerging and ultimately – what makes the dredging industry future proof?
The conference is geared to C-level executives, managing directors, strategy directors, business development directors and other decision makers and influencers working with ministries, port authorities, dredging contractors, engineering companies, supply chain companies and advisory consultants.


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Mars' North Pole is Doing the Dust Storms Thing Again
It's easy to take for granted the detailed, almost real-time knowledge of Mars that we have at our fingertips. After all, in the not-too-distant past, Mars was largely mysterious. All we had were ground-based images of the planet. Now? Now we have daily weather reports and images of dust storms.
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New layers of water ice have been found beneath Mars' North Pole
One of the most profound similarities between Earth and Mars, one which makes it a popular target for research and exploration, is the presence of water ice on its surface (mainly in the form of its polar ice caps). But perhaps even more interesting is the presence of glaciers beneath the surface, which is something scientists have speculated about long before their presence was confirmed.
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Amazon indigenous communities have made huge strides in the last two decades to secure legal recognition for their ancestral lands – territories which play a major role in efforts to conserve rainforests and stabilize the global climate. But there is still much work to be done.
Many protections for indigenous lands are still precarious and once land rights are secured, the key challenge remains: how to keep these lands economically viable for their ancestral owners in the face of often overwhelming economic pressures from mining, logging and commercial agriculture to exploit the lands in destructive ways.
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Ecodecision worked with the Organization of the Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC) to identify examples of indigenous-led enterprises from the Amazon that were contributing to better incomes and creating local value for indigenous territories.
The goal was to better understand how indigenous enterprises support their culture, the challenges they face, and the scope for replication and growth.
We found indigenous enterprises of the Colombian Amazon are as diverse as the people, flora and fauna of the region.
There are dozens indigenous enterprises in the Colombian Amazon and they vary in product offerings, organizational forms, and market sizes. We selected some of the most developed ones with the ability to deliver products (domestically and internationally), gender involvement, external partnerships, and potential for investment.
Mambe.org is a non-profit that partners closely with indigenous peoples and places a focus on indigenous women and their artisanal products. It operates a storefront in Bogota that sells the women's crafts. In addition to the storefront, Mambe.org makes connections between indigenous communities' ecotourism offerings and tourists. The board of Mambe.org includes indigenous representation, but some of its day-to-day operations aspects are managed by non-indigenous employees.
Selva Amazonía is an indigenous enterprise of the Nasa tribe that makes cosmetics based on ingredients collected from the forest and uses traditional and sustainable techniques for harvesting with a strong role for women. Its legal representative is a woman and women play a strong role in the production of its products.
ASOPROCEGUA, the Association of Agricultural Producers for Economic Change in Guaviare, has been growing quickly over the last couple of years by processing Amazonian fruits. It sells its products whole sale and retail in Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena – a rare example of an indigenous enterprise commercializing its products beyond Bogota to other parts of Colombia. Its purees of the non-traditional Amazonian fruits are important ingredients to a fast-growing ice cream company focused on Colombian flavors and ingredients.
The Indigenous Central Cooperative of Cauca (CENCOIC) is a coffee producer organization with 2300+ producing members, which recently celebrated its 37th birthday. It has much to celebrate as it also recently exported its prized coffee to roasters in the US, UK, New Zealand, Germany, France, and Australia. Its members follow conservation best practices that mandate the conservation of forests, water sources, and other natural commons.
Despite the diversity of indigenous enterprises in product offerings, organizational structures, and market sizes, they all face common challenges in terms of access to markets and finance, and the need to continually improve their business administration capabilities. Flexible funding and support mechanisms are highly needed for indigenous groups to consolidate and grow these enterprises based on their hard-won territorial rights and rich natural and cultural heritage.
Over the next year, EDF with OPIAC and partner Canopy Bridge will explore how to further scale these examples and the many other indigenous enterprises in Colombia. This will include connecting them with new buyers from the US and other countries. Best practices will also be shared between them and aspiring indigenous leaders and entrepreneurs to further strengthen the sector. Indigenous enterprises and the values embedded in them are an essential component for tropical forest conservation and empowering indigenous peoples to control their own destinies.
These case studies are part of a broader effort to inventory economic enterprises lead by indigenous communities in a comprehensive online database.


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FIFA Bans Brazil FA President for Life
Apr 28, 2018 topnews
FIFA has issued a life ban to the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Marco Polo Del Nero.
The ban, which covers all football-related activities at both national and international level, takes immediate effect.
Del Nero is accused of taking bribes in exchange for awarding contracts to companies for the media and marketing rights to various football tournaments, including the Copa America and Copa Libertadores.
"The decision was notified to Mr Del Nero today, and the ban came into force immediately upon notification," said a FIFA statement released on Friday.
Del Nero has been fined one million Swiss francs (£734,344) as part of the ruling.
CBF vice-president Antonio Carlos Nunes de Lima will take over from Del Nero following the executive's life ban.
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Slovene brivec brije [ˈbríːʋəd̻͡z̪ bríjɛ] 'barber shaves' Allophone of /t͡s/ before voiced consonants.
Arabic Najdi قـليب [d͡zɛ̝lib] 'well' Corresponds to /q/, /ɡ/, or /dʒ/ in other dialects.
Dutch Orsmaal-Gussenhoven dialect zèèg [d͡zɛːx] 'saw' Occasional allophone of /z/; distribution unclear.
Marathi जोर [d͡zorə] 'force' Contrasts aspirated and unaspirated versions. The unaspirated is represented by ज, which also represents [d͡ʒ]. The aspirated sound is represented by झ, which also represents [d͡ʒʱ]. There is no marked difference for either one.
Portuguese European desafio [d͡zəˈfi.u] 'challenge' Allophone of /d/ before /i, ĩ/, or assimilation due to the deletion of /i ~ ɨ ~ e/. Increasingly used in Brazil.
Spanish Some Rioplatense dialects día ['d͡zia̞] 'day' Corresponds to either [ð] or [d] in standard Spanish. See Spanish phonology.
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^ a b Gilles & Trouvain (2013), p. 72.


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The Detroit Mercy Cybersecurity Club introduces students to cybersecurity concepts through peer discussion, hands on activities and expert presentations. Topics to be discussed include but are not limited to, network security, digital forensics, penetration testing, secure coding, cryptography, and reverse engineering. Open to all majors.
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The US Chamber of Commerce chief has called Trump's behaviour during the Capitol riots 'inexcusable,' and said it may cut donations to lawmakers
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The US Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday threatened to cut campaign donations, following "inexcusable" actions by President Donald Trump.
"By his words and actions, he has undermined our democratic institutions and ideals," said Thomas Donohue, chief executive of the chamber, in a statement issued Tuesday.
The US Chamber of Commerce is among the largest lobbying organisations for small business, with a total of about $US59.3 million spent on lobbying in the first three quarters of 2020, according to data compiled by Open Secrets.
The US Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday threatened to cut campaign donations to lawmakers, following what he described as "inexcusable" actions before, during, and after the Capital riots by President Donald Trump.
"The President's conduct last week was absolutely unacceptable and completely inexcusable. By his words and actions, he has undermined our democratic institutions and ideals," said Thomas Donohue, chief executive of the chamber, in a statement issued Tuesday.
In prepared remarks and at a press conference, Donohue, leader of one of the nation's most influential lobbying organisations, said his group would re-evaluate support for some politicians after last week's Capitol riots.
Lobbyist Neil Bradley, the chamber's chief policy officer, said some in Congress had "forfeited" support from the chamber by supporting the mob in Washington, according to Reuters. He didn't single out specific politicians.
After attendees at a pro-Trump rally stormed the Capitol last Wednesday, support has shrunk for some lawmakers who supported Trump's effort to overturn the presidential election. Senators Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall, for example, were asked Tuesday to return donations from Hallmark. Other organisations, including the American Bankers Association, have said they would rethink their support for some Republicans.
"It is for the vice president, the cabinet, and Congress to decide whether or not to invoke the 25th amendment or pursue impeachment or other measures — and we trust them to use those tools judiciously, if needed, to ensure our nation's well-being and security," said Donohue.
Biden's pick of Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo for Secretary of Commerce could be good news for Salesforce and other software companies, analysts say
The chamber is among the largest lobbying organisations for small businesses in the nation, with a total of about $US59.3 million spent in the first three quarters of 2020, according to data compiled by Open Secrets. In 2019, it topped $US77.2 million. In 2018, $US94.8 million.
"We call on all elected officials across the country and at every level of government to promote calm in their communities and encourage a peaceful transition of power," Donohue said on Tuesday.
The chamber has called Trump's policies into question more than a few times during his term. Donohue wrote an Op-Ed in The New York Times in July, calling for the president to rethink his immigration policies.
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesUS Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue gives a speech.
"If you want businesses to grow and the economy to rebound, you allow skilled workers to come here legally to work and contribute to the well-being of our nation; you don't lock them out," he wrote.
In November, Donohue had urged Trump to begin the presidential transfer of power, "for the sake of Americans' safety."
Donohue on Tuesday said his organisation would work cooperatively with in the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden.
"Building consensus on immigration reform, workforce development, and infrastructure investment this year will help accelerate the widespread recovery and deliver economic relief to the businesses and workers whose resilience has been put to the test," he said.
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Жгун-корень книдиелистный () — травянистое растение, вид рода  семейства Зонтичные (Umbelliferae), произрастающий в России и северо-восточной части Северной Америки.

Распространение и местообитание
Ареал жгун-корня книдиелистного включает Россию (Красноярский край, Якутия), США (Аляска) и Канаду (Северо-Западные территории, Юкон, Британская Колумбия). Растёт на приречных песках и галечниках, на сухих южных склонах, в пойменных лесах и зарослях кустарников, реже на скалах и иногда как сорное растение около жилья.

Ботаническое описание
Жгун-корень книдиелистный — многолетнее поликарпическое растение высотой 40-80 см. Корни стержневые, каудекс короткий, неветвистый. Стебель одиночный, ветвистый в верхней части, полый, ребристый, гладкий. Черешки прикорневых листьев плотные. Пластинки листьев в очертании треугольные, дважды-трижды перистые, голые, длиной 10-25 см и шириной 5-25 см. Стеблевые листья дважды-трижды рассечённые. Соцветия-зонтики расположены по нескольку на цветоносном побеге, полушаровидной формы, 4-12 см диаметром. Лепестки цветков белые, голые. Цветёт с конца июня по август. Плоды яйцевидные 4-5 мм длиной, 3-4 мм широной. Карпофор двураздельный.

Примечания

Литература
 Hultén, E. Flora of Alaska and Neighboring Territories. 1968.

Зонтичные
Флора Евразии
Флора Северной Америки


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const int RadialMenu::DEFAULT_RADIUS = 120;
const int RadialMenu::DEFAULT_DEGREE_OFFSET = 30;

using namespace StiGame;
using namespace Gui;

RadialMenu::RadialMenu() : Item("RadialMenu")
{
    radius = DEFAULT_RADIUS;
    font = style->getNormalFont();

    transparentBackground.setRGBA(0, 0, 0, 0);
    background = &transparentBackground;
    caption = "";
    degreeOffset = DEFAULT_DEGREE_OFFSET;
    renderer.setFont(font);
    closeIcon = nullptr;
}

RadialMenu::~RadialMenu()
{
    if(closeIcon != nullptr)
    {
        delete closeIcon;
    }

    auto vit(icons.begin()), vend(icons.end());
    for(;vit!=vend;++vit)
    {
        delete (*vit)->normal;
        delete (*vit)->hover;
        delete (*vit);
    }

    auto vit2(items.begin()), vend2(items.end());
    for(;vit2!=vend2;++vit2)
    {
        delete (*vit2);
    }
}

void RadialMenu::onMouseMotion(StiGame::Point *relp)
{
    mousePoint.setPoint(relp);
}

void RadialMenu::setCloseIcon(std::string iconPath)
{
    if(closeIcon != nullptr)
    {
        delete closeIcon;
    }

    closeIcon = new Surface(iconPath);
}

int RadialMenu::getDegreeOffset(void)
{
    return degreeOffset;
}

void RadialMenu::setDegreeOffset(int m_degreeOffset)
{
    degreeOffset = m_degreeOffset;
}

std::string RadialMenu::getCaption(void)
{
    return caption;
}

void RadialMenu::setCaption(std::string m_caption)
{
    caption = m_caption;
    renderer.setText(caption);
}

void RadialMenu::setFont(StiGame::Font *m_font)
{
    font = m_font;
    renderer.setFont(font);
}

void RadialMenu::addItem(RadialItem *m_item)
{
    items.push_back(m_item);

    ItemSurface *isurs = new ItemSurface();

    isurs->normal = new Surface(m_item->getIcon());
    isurs->hover = new Surface(m_item->getIconHover());

    icons.push_back(isurs);
}

int RadialMenu::count(void)
{
    return items.size();
}

int RadialMenu::getRadius(void)
{
    return radius;
}

void RadialMenu::setRadius(int m_radius)
{
    radius = m_radius;
}

RadialItem* RadialMenu::getItem(int index)
{
    return items[index];
}

void RadialMenu::onClick(StiGame::Point *relp)
{
    mousePoint.setPoint(relp);

    //close rectangle test before
    if(closeIcon != nullptr)
    {
        //drawing close icon
        //in the middle
        Rectangle closeRect ((width - closeIcon->getWidth())/2,
                             renderer.getHeight() + 10,
                             closeIcon->getWidth(),
                             closeIcon->getHeight());

        if(closeRect.contains(relp))
        {
            visible = false;
            return;
        }
    }

    auto vit(icons.begin()), vend(icons.end());
    int i=0;
    Math::Angle *angle =  Math::TK::CreateAngle(Math::AU_DEGREE, 0);
    Rectangle tRect;
    for(;vit!=vend;++vit)
    {
        angle->setAngle((i+1)*degreeOffset);
        ItemSurface *surs = (*vit);

        //center to center radius
        int _length = (int)Math::TK::Pythagoras(surs->normal->getWidth(), surs->normal->getHeight());
        int _radius = radius - (_length/2);

        int x = (int)((float)_radius * cos(angle->getAngle(Math::AU_RADIAN))) + (width/2 - _length/2);
        int y = (int)((float)_radius*sin(angle->getAngle(Math::AU_RADIAN)));

        tRect.setPoint(x, y);
        tRect.setDimension(surs->normal->getWidth(), surs->normal->getHeight());

        if(tRect.contains(relp))
        {
            //throw event
            RadialItem *item = items[i];
            SelectionEventArgs args (item);
            publish(this, &args);
        }

        //hover not handled at the moment
        i++;
    }
}

StiGame::Surface* RadialMenu::render(void)
{
    Surface *buffer = new Surface(width, height);
    buffer->fill(background);
    buffer->makeTransparent();
    //writing caption at the top
    Surface *surCaption = renderer.getSurface();

    MPoint dst ((width - surCaption->getWidth())/2, 5);
    buffer->blit(surCaption, &dst);

    //drawing each item
    auto vit(icons.begin()), vend(icons.end());
    int i=1;
    Math::Angle *angle =  Math::TK::CreateAngle(Math::AU_DEGREE, 0);
    Rectangle tRect;
    for(;vit!=vend;++vit)
    {
        angle->setAngle(i*degreeOffset);
        ItemSurface *surs = (*vit);

        //center to center radius
        int _length = (int)Math::TK::Pythagoras(surs->normal->getWidth(), surs->normal->getHeight());
        int _radius = radius - (_length/2);

        int x = (int)((float)_radius * cos(angle->getAngle(Math::AU_RADIAN))) + (width/2 - _length/2);
        int y = (int)((float)_radius*sin(angle->getAngle(Math::AU_RADIAN)));

        dst.setPoint(x, y);
        tRect.setPoint(&dst);
        tRect.setDimension(surs->normal->getWidth(), surs->normal->getHeight());

        if(tRect.contains(&mousePoint))
        {
            //mouse hover
            buffer->blit(surs->hover, &dst);
        }
        else
        {
            buffer->blit(surs->normal, &dst);
        }

        //hover not handled at the moment
        i++;
    }

    if(closeIcon != nullptr)
    {
        //drawing close icon
        //in the middle

        dst.setPoint((width - closeIcon->getWidth())/2, surCaption->getHeight() + 10);

        buffer->blit(closeIcon, &dst);
    }

    delete angle;
    return buffer;
}

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter reacts after driving in a run with a double in the second inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee clee@post-dispatch.com
Tired of sputtering along, Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright moved to re-establish order. On the Cardinals last road trip, they summoned their teammates to The Precinct, a high-end steakhouse.
To appreciate the Cardinals' recent surge and their newfound belief in each other, it helps to understand what transpired at a former Cincinnati police patrol house on Aug. 3.
That's the night Molina, Wainwright, Matt Carpenter and a few other veterans dropped the law on their teammates and pulled them into a more united team.
"The message that was given both by me and collectively from everybody was that if we're going to win this thing we're going to have to do it together," Carpenter said. "That's why you see the new rallying cry that's happening."
In case you're wondering, the Cardinals' new rally cry is a two-handed gesture. The players execute it in their teammates' direction after clutch hits and runs. They lift their hands near their heads and then interlock and unlock their fingers as they bring their hands together and squeeze multiple times, symbolizing team unity.
Carpenter did the gesture after leading off the first with a bunt single and reaching second on an error by the pitcher on Saturday. Wainwright and Jedd Gyorko could be seen in the dugout doing the gesture after Dexter Fowler hit an RBI single to right to drive in Carpenter.
"When guys are doing this that means we're going to do this together," Carpenter said. "We've kind of gone around as a group and came together on that term, and it's shown in the way we've played."
As they headed to another loss in a day game on Aug. 3 in Milwaukee, Molina approached Wainwright in the visitors' dugout at Miller Park to ask if they should hold a players-only team dinner that evening when the team got to Cincinnati. At that point they were 53-55 and 4 1/2 games behind the NL Central-leading Cubs, now they're virtually tied for first and just a percentage point behind.
"That was a big turning point for us," Wainwright said. "A couple times a year a winning team has show dinners where they get together and kind of have a state of the union (and say) 'All right, what do we do? What do we need to do? And let's make a plan and freaking do it, not just talk about it.'
"We got a lot of things out in the open. We had some really great honest talk. We had some guys pour their hearts out that we'd never seen do that before. It was just great, top to bottom. Guys left there with a sense of confidence that I hadn't seen in years around here and a sense of purpose and some togetherness that was just off the charts. In my mind that's translated."
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It's no secret that the Cardinals weren't the most unified bunch last year. It's quite telling, though, when a two-time World Series champion such as Wainwright concedes that the team found a confidence that had been missing for a while.
Over expensive steaks and a soda or two for nearly three hours, the Cardinals remained at The Precinct late into that night.
The Cardinals dropped the series opener against the Reds the next day 3-2, but the mood was different. It was better, more optimistic and resilient.
"We were down early but we felt like we were going to come back and win that game for the first time maybe all year," Wainwright said. "The next day obviously we won and the next day after that. And every game since, we've taken off."
Until their current season-high eight-game winning streak, it's not an exaggeration to say that the Cardinals' season was defined by the different ways they found to lose games.
Since that visit to The Precinct, though, they've grown confident that they'll find a way to win regardless of the score.
"We definitely turned the corner from a confidence standpoint," Carpenter said. "We go out every day and as soon as we get to this ballpark we have a good vibe going. It's not like we're going to win every day. But when you come to the ballpark when you're not who you think you should be, it's not that you don't think you're going to win, but you fall into that trap that when things get ugly you're like, 'Oh, here we go again.'
"One thing that this team's done a really good job of is even though we've had stretches of that we never gave up on this group. We've been written off by a lot of people — fans and media included. But this group never really gave up on each other. I think what we're seeing is a group that's finally figured out who we are. And we're showing up with a fire and an expectation to win games."
Wainwright and Carpenter couldn't exactly remember whether it was Molina's or Fowler's grand slam, but he remembers Carpenter approaching him after a recent grand slam to say that the Cardinals would have been the team that gave up the crushing grand slam to lose a month ago.
It's much easier to believe in your team when you know you and your teammates have put the team's success above individual glory. That hasn't always been the feeling this season in the clubhouse.
"It was really heartfelt what the guys were saying," Randal Grichuk said. "It kind of sparked us up in the sense of playing for one another, playing with one another and just doing it for the guys in this clubhouse every day.
"It's about doing it for the older guys who haven't made the postseason or haven't been able to make a World Series run that have had great careers and for the young guys that haven't been in the playoffs and don't know what it's like. We all got together and it was a powerful night."
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Hey, good to find sonomee who agrees with me. GMTA.
Good to hear from you Mike. I always know exlctay what to write to get you to pipe up, right? Reasonable people can disagree on these rankings, but Syracuse did just lose AT HOME to Pitt by DOUBLE DIGITS. I understand the Kansas-Cornell analogy by we all know Kansas would beat Cornell 9 out of 10 times. That's the definition of a fluke. Can we say that about Pitt-Cuse? I don't think so. Let me see more and then I will adjust accordingly. As for West Virginia and Villanova, I've had them 1-2 in that order since October and I see no reason to change that right now. Nova losing to Temple in one of those crazy Big 5 games (where upsets are commonplace) doesn't upset the apple cart in my mind. Again, it'll all play out. I actually enjoyed Boeheim's postgame after Seton Hall, even his potshot at the media about OOC schedule strength (at least the quotes were interesting and usable). Much better than the normal blah-blah-blah you get from a lot of the other guys. Bitter, the point about last year's Big East is how it was the deepest league ever. Obviously no league was better at the top than those mid-80s Big Easts. If it makes you feel better the next time it comes up I will put an asterisk and a footnote making this distinction. Piratefocus,I've been beating the drums for Fero Hall as you know, but he is way too small to play center in the Big East. Have you seen the size of the postmen on the other teams? Big John is a space-eater and is useful in short spurts (alas, his knees have robbed him of the rest). Fero has to beef up big-time before he can hold his own at center for any reasonable lengths.


The SME market is proving to be an extremely lucrative one. In fact, in 2018, SMEs in the UK had a combined annual turnover of £2 trillion, accounting for 52% of all private sector turnover, according to the FSB.
It is, therefore, no wonder that banks have set their sights on cornering the SME market. However, SMEs are very different from the large enterprises banks have historically dealt with, as they require a different approach.
Driven by banking experiences and offerings in our personal lives, SMEs have come to expect the same personal and digital approach from the world of business banking. However, banks are yet to take this into consideration and are currently failing to answer the demands of SMEs. So, where should banks start in order to attract SMEs?
While banks have typically lowered costs and up-weighted rebates to attract large corporates, these offerings don't pack the same punch for SMEs. Instead of grouping businesses of all sizes together, banks must work to understand their SME customers' business needs and offer a service that is tailored specifically to them. This is something many banks are yet to master, with Fraedom finding that just 12% of UK SMEs thought that banks their organisation had dealt with over the past year fully understood their needs as a business. This statistic is worrying, suggesting banks need to do a great deal more in order to fully grasp the needs of SMEs and learn to speak the same language.
This understanding of SMEs also extends to ways in which they want to interact with banks. Banks need to keep this in mind and offer preferred methods of communication if they are to really tap into this lucrative market.
According to a Fraedom survey, 95% of commercial clients who bank digitally in their personal lives, expect to do so at work as well, which, given that 40% of SME financial transactions were completed online or via mobile, seems like a reasonable expectation.
Fraedom also found that as part of this digital approach, SMEs would most value real-time accessibility, access to online and mobile banking and online, fast turnaround specifically relating to problem rectification, credit applications, account balance and fee enquiries. However, banks are currently failing to offer these services with just 43% of SMEs claiming to have near real-time control over business spend. Fraedom's research also revealed that almost a third of respondents feel they have very little visibility on a day-to-day basis, with nearly a quarter confessing to having to regularly spend significant time and money investigating who spent what. Furthermore, over half of UK respondents said that on average they were personally spending more than two hours a week on expense or financial management tasks. This need to regularly go back and interrogate audit trails can be a further drag on a business's resources, efficiency and productivity.
In our personal lives, we now have seamless mobile transactions, highly responsive customer service and fast transaction times. Yet, although personal bank statements typically update in real time and can be viewed on a mobile device, reconciliation of work-based expenditures can take days, if not weeks to process. Procurement generates reams of paper invoices and purchasing orders. By contrast, personal mobile wallets pay, log receipts and reconcile on bank statements in the blink of an eye.
It is, therefore, unsurprising that SMEs are left frustrated by the lack of innovation offered by banks and are demanding banks provide the same level of service and personalised experience we have become so used to in our personal lives. Banks must address this clear disparity between what SMEs need and what is being provided in order to give SMEs the tools needed to give them the real-time view of spending they require.
If banks are to answer the demand from SMEs for a more consumer-focused, digital offering, they must begin to innovate. With the majority of banks lacking the technical know-how and understanding of SMEs to do this alone, it is likely we will begin to see more and more banks partnering with fintechs. Through these partnerships, banks will be better able to understand the consumerisation of business processes and technologies; the eagerness of SMEs to adopt these to achieve enhanced agility; and the frustration they feel if they sense that banks are effectively not speaking their language.
A more personal, tech-enabled service tailored to SMEs will help banks to build lasting, more trust-based relationships with SME customers, while SMEs will experience greater business agility, streamlined efficiencies and increased visibility of expenditure.


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US defence officials have postponed a planned Veterans Day weekend military parade through the streets of Washington DC until at least 2019.
The parade was originally conceived to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War 1 and to honour veterans.
But a Pentagon official said it has now been delayed at least one year.
Provisional figures released earlier on Thursday said the event could cost about $90 million (£71m) – more than three times an original estimate.
US President Donald Trump requested a parade after seeing France's Bastille Day event in 2017 and expressing a desire to "top it".
A Pentagon spokesperson, Colonel Rob Manning, said in a statement that the Department of Defence and the White House "have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019".
Earlier on Thursday, a US official told the AFP news agency the planning estimate for the event had ballooned to as much as $92m (£72m).
The parade's budget director had offered an estimate of between $10m (£7.8m) and $30m (£23.6m) when the White House announced its request in February.
A memo at the time said no tanks would be used so as not to damage the roads of the nation's capital.
The city's governing District of Columbia Council was critical of the plan when announced, voicing its displeasure on Twitter.
Members of the Democratic party were similarly sceptical, with congressman Jim McGovern declaring it "an absurd waste of money" on Twitter and saying Mr Trump "acts more like dictator than president".
The Pentagon said the parade was planned to travel from the White House to the Capitol, and would feature a "heavy air component at the end".
It was planned to include "wheeled vehicles only". The focus was to be on the work of US military veterans through the ages, starting with the American Revolutionary War.
US media pointed out that Donald Trump cancelled planned military exercises with South Korea in June after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the grounds it would "save a fortune".
Critics have also compared the parade plan unfavourably to spectacles favoured by autocratic nations.
The US had a military parade in 1991 following the end of its successful campaign to force Saddam Hussein's troops out of Kuwait.


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    $this->property('owner_id', 'integer');
    $this->property('owner', 'hash'); // TODO: User class?
    $this->property('config', 'hash');
    $this->property('subscribed', 'boolean');
    $this->property('rights', 'array');
    $this->property('link', 'string');
    $this->property('url_add', 'string');
    $this->property('token', 'string');
    $this->property('url_label', 'string');
    $this->property('mailbox', 'string');

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   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/get-all-user-apps-5902728
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  public static function get_all($attributes = array()) {
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   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/get-top-apps-22476
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   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/get-app-on-space-by-url-label-477105
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  /**
   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/get-apps-by-space-22478
   */
  public static function get_for_space($space_id, $attributes = array()) {
    return self::listing(Podio::get("/app/space/{$space_id}/", $attributes));
  }

  /**
   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/add-new-app-22351
   */
  public static function create($attributes = array()) {
    $body = Podio::post("/app/", $attributes)->json_body();
    return $body['app_id'];
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  /**
   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/update-app-22352
   */
  public static function update($app_id, $attributes = array()) {
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  /**
   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/delete-app-43693
   */
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   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/install-app-22506
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    return $body['app_id'];
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  /**
   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/update-app-order-22463
   */
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  /**
   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/deactivate-app-43821
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  public static function deactivate($app_id) {
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  /**
   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/get-calculations-for-app-773005
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   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/get-features-43648
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  /**
   * @see https://developers.podio.com/doc/applications/get-app-dependencies-39159
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    $result['apps'] = self::listing($result['apps']);
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    $result['apps'] = self::listing($result['apps']);
    return $result;
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Nowadays, everyone's searching for the best ways to save money. Although it may be difficult, there are ways to make sure that you're getting the most out of your purchases. So, here are a few quick and easy ways to get saving!
Rail fares are set to go up by around 8% from the beginning of next year. For commuters, this will be a big blow as many customers feel that they are already paying too much for their tickets.
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You may have noticed, but recently there has been a decrease in the price of petrol. This is mainly down to oil prices going down, but this is yet to affect all petrol stations.
Many larger shops have starting slashing prices, but one of the best ways to find out, is to do a quick search online see where the cheapest fuel is in your area.
Doing some research online could help you to find the right energy provider for your circumstances, so if you want to save yourself some cash, it might be worth acting quickly and don't miss your window to switch.
The summer holidays are in full swing, meaning that many mums and dads are searching for great ways to keep the kids occupied. Well, one of the best ways to save is to keep an eye out for great discount codes, offers and vouchers, which could really help if you're looking to find fun things to do, without breaking the bank.


Aparigraha is the final yama, or restraint, in Patanjali's Eight Limbs of Yoga. As such, it's arguably the most difficult, drawing from the other four for skillfull execution.
Often translated as "chastity", brahmacharya involves much more than just our thinking about intimacy.
Hygge is more than a fad for all things Scandinavian -- it's another way to think about Santosha, the second of the niyamas. This principle provides a powerful lens to view one's daily attitude, deepening daily experience.
The niyamas are the inward attributes suggested by Patanjali as the foundation of the yogic path. Similar to the Ten Commandments in their structure, they can be best understood as ideals to start us moving towards union -- a path that ironically fluctuates between the inner and outer worlds.
Yoga is more than asana. Knowing yogic philosophy can help to integrate one's physical practice into other areas of one's life. The yamas are a good place to start.
"Saucha' means 'cleanliness, but this niyama isn't restricted to personal hygiene.
Want to become better at yoga? Practice. It's that simple, and that challenging.
Yoga is more than just asana. The yamas are there to help us become better people. This article is the third in a series.
The yamas are the first limb of the yogic path. They represent self-control in five important areas. The first, ahimsa, which means 'nonviolence' in Sanskrit, is one of the most challenging to understand.
Satya, or truthfulness, does not mean bloviation; rather, it refers to speaking with consideration and kindness.


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Flystrike Prevention and Treatment - Planning Now Required
Narelle Sales, NSW DPI, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle
Posted Flock & Herd January 2023
The field confirmation of cyromazine (e.g. Vetrazin) resistance (Levot 2012) and evidence of the increased prevalence of dicyclanil (e.g. Clik) resistance in NSW (Sales 2020) necessitates greater planning across the wool growing cycle for the prevention and treatment of flystrike. This planning may not be straightforward as it needs to mesh with other activities conducted on farm. In an attempt to slow the rate of resistance development, and contain the level of resistance, the selection of products for flystrike treatment and control should be part of an integrated approach to their use with an overall goal to reduce reliance on insecticides.
Insecticide resistance testing of populations of Lucilia cuprina, collected from strikes and submitted by producers, has continued since completion of the 2018-2020 AWI/DPI joint funded project. As was found in that study, 100% of submission to date from NSW have been classified as resistant to both cyromazine and dicyclanil which belong to the same (IGR) chemical group. Dicyclanil resistance has not been found in the absence of cyromazine resistance but cyromazine only resistance has been found in other states. We define dicyclanil and cyromazine resistant strains as follows:
Has survivors at the Susceptible Discriminating Dose (SDC) = Low level Resistance.
Has survivors at 4-fold the SDC but not 8-fold the SDC = Medium Level Resistance.
Has survivors at 8-fold the SDC = Higher level Resistance.
Little or no reduction in protection period should be observed within populations with low level resistance unless it is at the very end of the protection period or other factors come into play such as weather conditions which are deleterious to the product applied and the presence of mycotic dermatitis or fleece rot which then coincide with fly wave conditions. However, as the level of resistance, and the frequency of resistant individuals in the fly population, increases a reduction in the protection period will be observed. This was demonstrated for both cyromazine and dicyclanil based products against a strain selected for its higher level cyromazine resistance (Levot et al., 2014). A dramatic reduction in the protection periods provided by the three dicyclanil based products of varying concentration and cyromazine jetting fluid when challenged with a dicyclanil resistant strain displaying higher level resistance (Sales et al., 2020). The protection periods provided by these two insecticides have been reported to have decreased by varying degrees by NSW producers.
There are long-, medium- and short-term strategies that should be adopted against flystrike with an overall view of reducing reliance on chemicals. Long term strategies include breeding a line of sheep which are less prone to breech strike, fleece rot, mycotic dermatitis and which lack negative conformational issues such as 'devils grip'. Many producers have this underway and, if not, should commence as a priority.
Medium term strategies include the scheduling of shearing and crutching to utilise the 6 weeks protection they provide. In addition, the timing of joining and lambing may be manipulated in an attempt to minimise the flystrike risk to ewes with stained breeches and marked lambs.
Short term strategies include the rotation of chemical groups to reduce additional selection for resistance to these and other chemical groups. This requires the exclusive use of a single chemical group for the treatment of existing strikes and as a wound dressing for the wool growing cycle. A second chemical group should be identified for the treatment of lice and used only if there is evidence of an infestation. The eradication of lice through effective treatment, good fencing and good quarantine should also occur as a priority. Prophylactic flystrike treatments require the selection of a third group of chemical and consider using a risk-based approach to the timing of this treatment rather than application according to the calendar. The overall aim of this rotation strategy is to achieve fewer insecticide applications and no second treatments from the same chemical group in the same wool growing cycle.
To aid with flystrike risk assessment the flyboss Tools section has a modelling tool which uses the closest weather data gathering point to the property of concern. Scenarios can be compared, for example, two short acting treatments versus one long-acting treatment. Crutching and shearing times can also be manipulated to determine the times of greatest flystrike risk and the degree of that risk. It is important to note that this program models flystrike risk not actual occurrence and assumes that the products selected will achieve the protection period listed on the label.
Recently Horton (2021) has modelled the effectiveness of a number of these strategies in reducing the development of resistance. This modelling has shown that spring shearing reduced the rate of resistance development, summer shearing increased it and autumn and winter shearing had almost identical effects. In addition, the model verified that rotating between chemical groups did reduce the rate of resistance development and that rotating three chemical groups was better than rotating two, but these must provide similar protection periods, resistance should not be present and lice treatments are considered a rotation. Interestingly, a cost benefit analysis of the level of flystrike monitoring of flocks that producers undertake found that a moderate level of monitoring (3 days per week) reduced both flystrike related costs and the development of resistance. In addition, if the level of monitoring was increased and the detected maggots removed and killed then the onset of resistance was delayed further.
The utilisation of non-insecticide management strategies for flystrike control will become of increasing importance as laboratory testing (Sales 2020) and modelling (Horton 2021) confirms that continuous use of the same active ingredient results in increasing levels and rates of resistance development. There are a number of excellent resources available on the AWI website www.wool.com with the most recent being a chemical group selection wheel www.wool.com. In addition, the flyboss strike risk tool has recently been updated by Dr Brian Horton www.flyboss.com.au and flyboss information of flystrike resistance is currently being updated in line with the development of resistance to this group of chemicals.
The 2018-2020 study was jointly funded by Australian woolgrowers and the Australian Government through Australian Wool Innovation Limited and NSW DPI.
Levot G. Cyromazine resistance detected in Australian sheep blowfly. Aust. Vet. J. 2012;90:433–437
Sales N. Final Report (2020): Sheep Ectoparasite Resistance Update 2018-2020. NSW DPI Available at www.wool.com
Levot, G., Langfield, B. and Aiken, D. Survival advantage of cyromazine-resistant sheep blowfly larvae on dicyclanil- and cyromazine-treated Merinos. Aust. Vet. J. 2014;92:421–426
Sales, N., Suann, M. and Koeford, K. Dicyclanil resistance in the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, substantially reduces flystrike protection by dicyclanil and cyromazine based products. Int. J. Parasitol: Drugs and Drug Resistance 2020;14: 118–125
Horton, B. Final Report (2021): Development of a model for flystrike resistance management. University of Tasmania. Available at www.wool.com


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On perturbation and pattern coexistence in postural coordination dynamics
Benoît G. Bardy, Olivier Oullier, Julien Lagarde, Thomas A. Stoffregen
In studies of postural control, investigators have used either experimentally induced perturbations to stance or unperturbed stance. The distinction between perturbed and unperturbed stance has gained renewed importance in the context of in-phase and antiphase coordination of the hips and ankles. Several contributions have replicated the findings published over the past decade, suggesting the possibility of a unified view of postural control. However, any proposed unified view depends on how so called perturbed and unperturbed are defined. The authors argue that, to date, there is no explicit and general definition of those terms. The main reason is that all perturbations are relative and depend on appropriate frames of reference for perception and action. Arguments about empirical or theoretical unification of perturbed and unperturbed stance are premature.
Journal of Motor Behavior
https://doi.org/10.3200/JMBR.39.4.326-336
Coordination dynamics
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On perturbation and pattern coexistence in postural coordination dynamics. / Bardy, Benoît G.; Oullier, Olivier; Lagarde, Julien; Stoffregen, Thomas A.
In: Journal of Motor Behavior, Vol. 39, No. 4, 07.2007, p. 326-336.
Bardy, BG, Oullier, O, Lagarde, J & Stoffregen, TA 2007, 'On perturbation and pattern coexistence in postural coordination dynamics', Journal of Motor Behavior, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 326-336. https://doi.org/10.3200/JMBR.39.4.326-336
Bardy BG, Oullier O, Lagarde J, Stoffregen TA. On perturbation and pattern coexistence in postural coordination dynamics. Journal of Motor Behavior. 2007 Jul;39(4):326-336. https://doi.org/10.3200/JMBR.39.4.326-336
Bardy, Benoît G. ; Oullier, Olivier ; Lagarde, Julien ; Stoffregen, Thomas A. / On perturbation and pattern coexistence in postural coordination dynamics. In: Journal of Motor Behavior. 2007 ; Vol. 39, No. 4. pp. 326-336.
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Some dating tips for over 50 singles finding love again in the seniors' life.
In over 50 dating times, there are some dilemmas: On one side, the community tells people in the same age that their best chance of romance and love has come and left. And maybe people have bought into that lie. On the other hand, a part of people still feels like an adventurous teenager, regardless of what age appears on the driver's license. Deep down, people know it's not too late—never too late—to find love. This is the "timeless you," who experiences a tingle of excitement at the thought of new romantic possibilities.
Well, congratulations! Chances are, reading this, because the inner teenager has won out. Singles 50+ are ready to put aside the negative messages aimed at seniors and date again. What singles need now are time-tested tips on successful over 50 dating sites. Here are four that will help people steer around common over 50 singles dating pitfalls.
(Don't) act age. After spending a lifetime learning to be "serious" and "responsible," it can be hard to remember the cardinal rule of dating: Have fun! Think back to when people actually were teenagers. Who had the most dates? The long-faced stick-in-the-mud? Or the playful, unpredictable type who knew how to have a good time? It's true that many dating rules have changed, but this much never will; laughter, spontaneity, and a healthy appetite for fun are still highly attractive.
Be here, now. Teenagers rarely dwell on their past—because they don't have one! If people are a senior dating again for the first time in years, they have probably overcome painful obstacles to get here. Perhaps they have survived the death of a cherished spouse, or maybe a divorce that tested their sense of self and their ability to trust. It is commonplace to wear those experiences on their sleeve and to let them dominate conversation when dating again. Here's the hot dating tips for over 50 singles: Don't do it!
Yes, dating is about two people getting acquainted. But a first date is not the time to give an emotional account of your husband's illness and death, or their wife's decision to leave them and join an ashram in India. Early on, focus on enjoying each other's company here and now.
Leave their kids at home. All right, so their children are adults now and have had homes of their own for years. But they can still tag along on your date, if they take their opinions too much to heart. Some children are overly eager for them to date again and pressure them to "get out there." Others are horrified at the idea, equating senior dating with betrayal of their other parent. This tip is about listening to their concerns—and then living their own life.


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A pier and beam foundation may be a traditional foundation system for residential dwellings, but it as efficient and durable as most modern, concrete foundations. Pier and beam foundations provide homeowners with the advantage of maintaining a larger, integrated crawlspace. This space can be used to contain the plumbing connections of the home, making it easier to tend periodic plumbing repairs. Similarly, the crawlspace is often used for installing central heating systems. Pier and beam foundations that have been used for decades may develop some maintenance-based problems, which can be easily resolved if you are familiar with foundation repair basics and the common methods of tending to such repairs.
Block and base foundation systems are the granddaddy of foundation methods in Texas. Instead of a slab, homes rest upon stacks of blocks built upon stabilized soil. Just like any Texas foundation, though, drought and time can bring problems. See an antique home rescued after a block and base foundation loses it footing to drought-starved ground.One advantage to block and base is ease of access. Similar to pier and beam foundation systems, a block and base foundation supports the house 18 inches or higher above the soil. The blocks themselves rest on a base of stabilized soil or a pad. Repairing the home is a matter of adjusting the height of the block stack. Many times metal shims add the needed adjustment lifting the home off the blocks where needed and added necessary shims to true the home.
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