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Harrison Bader proving a 3rd round steal for the St. Louis Cardinals
May 10, 2016 Wayne Cavadi Leave a comment
The St. Louis Cardinals may have struck gold yet again. While they have become more known for having a keen eye for young pitching, they have been successful with some nice offensive pieces along the way. Harrison Bader is starting to look like a third-round steal in Double-A, as he could very well be raising his stock in St. Louis.
Bader was drafted in the third round of last year's draft out of the University of Florida. After two years of hitting for solid average and becoming a great outfielder defensively, Bader enjoyed a power surge in his final season with the Gators, slugging 16 doubles and 17 home runs in 256 at bats after combining for 13 doubles and three home runs over his previous two seasons. His impressive third year gave him some first-round hype, but some weren't yet convinced on Bader's offensive skill set.
The Cardinals took that chance and thus far it has paid off for them. It isn't that Bader has simply handled each promotion up the minor league ranks. He has dominated them.
Bader's minor league career has been a mere 89 games, and he has jumped three levels in that short time. His New York-Penn League debut was short lived because he proved too much for Rookie Level pitching, slashing .379/.400/.655 with two home runs in just seven games. He finished out his rookie campaign in the Midwest League with the Peoria Chiefs.
That power he flashed in Florida was still present, and so was everything else as he slashed .301/.364/.505 with 11 doubles, two triples, and nine home runs in 206 at bats. While Bader isn't going to ever lead the league in stolen bases, he shows awareness on the base paths, swiping 15 of his 21 attempts.
This season, Bader has taken it to another level, which is impressive considering many feel the jump from A-ball to Double-A is the real test in a prospect's meddle. Bypassing the Cardinals High-A Palm Beach squad altogether, he is completely torching the Texas League in Double-A.
Bader is currently amid an 11-game hitting streak, during which he has gone 22-for-49 (a .448 average). He is now the Texas League leader in batting average, hitting .365 on the season. He has a Texas League-best 42 hits, ten of which have gone for extra bases, including five more home runs, which is starting to make that power seem to be more legitimate than mere potential. His .416 on base percentage is second in the league.
He has a solid approach at the plate in his swing. Bader stands with a very slight bend in his knees, the bat resting on his shoulder. He has bit of a funky leg kick (it's almost like a wind-up step) as the ball approaches, but his timing has clearly been impeccable. His swing is smooth and he uncorks it pretty quickly and harshly through the zone when he sees a pitch he likes.
For video footage, more analysis and projections on Bader's future in St. Louis, head on over to Today's Knuckleball for the full article by clicking the link below:
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The role of lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LEAT) as an augment to primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) remains controversial. However, concerns exist regarding the risk of development of osteoarthritis due to over constraint of the knee. To systematically review the literature to analyse the long-term incidence of osteoarthritis in patients who had an LEAT performed in isolation or in combination with intra-articular ACLR for the treatment of ACL deficiency.
Two reviewers independently searched five databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), non-randomized comparative, and retrospective cohort studies (CS) with long-term radiological follow-up of patients with ACL deficiency treated with ACLR combined with LEAT or LEAT in isolation. Risk of bias was performed using a modified Downs & Black's checklist. The primary outcome was the development of osteoarthritis. The studies were divided into those with moderate/severe osteoarthritis at between 5 to 10 years and >10-year follow-up. The rate of meniscal pathology at the time of the index surgery was recorded. A best evidence synthesis was performed.
Eight studies reported on 421 patients in which an LEAT procedure was carried out. There were two high-quality RCTs and six low-quality CS. The follow-up was between 5- and 10-years in 5 studies and >10-years in 3. The presence of moderate/severe osteoarthritis was not detected in three studies and was found in 4/44 (9%) and 13/70 (18.6%) patients in the other two. At 11 year follow-up, one study demonstrated no osteoarthritis, while the other two studies reported rates of 54/100 (54%) and 17/24 (71%) respectively at >24 years. In the latter two cases, the rate of meniscal pathology was >50%. A best evidence synthesis revealed that there was insufficient evidence that the addition of a LEAT to an ACLR resulted in an increased rate of osteoarthritis.
The best available evidence would suggest that the addition of a LEAT to ACLR does not result in an increase rate of osteoarthritis of the knee. In knees that have undergone a combined ACLR and LEAT, the incidence of osteoarthritis was low up to 11 years but increased thereafter. The presence of meniscal injury at the index surgery was reported to be greater predictor of the development of osteoarthritis.
None of the authors declare that they have any conflict of interest related to this work.
This article is a systematic review and does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.


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Pietro Marcello Kicks Off French-Language Feature Debut 'Scarlet' (EXCLUSIVE)
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Pietro Marcello, the critically acclaimed Italian filmmaker of the Venice prize-winning "Martin Eden," has just started shooting "Scarlet" ("L'envol"), a French-language drama set in Northern Normandy. Orange Studio has acquired international sales rights to the film which will be distributed in France by Le Pacte.
Charles Gillibert, whose Paris-based outfit CG Cinema previously delivered award-winning films such as Deniz Erguven's "Mustang" and Leos Carax's "Annette," is producing "Scarlet" with Avventurosa and Rai Cinema in Italy, in collaboration with Ilya Stewart (Hype Film) and Antonio Miyakawa (Wise Pictures).
Marcello penned the script with his regular screenwriting partner Maurizio Braucci ("Gomorra"), as well as Maud Ameline ("Amanda"), with the participation of the novelist Geneviève Brisac.
The film is set between the two world wars, a time of great inventions, and follows the journey of a young woman who was raised by her father, a widowed war veteran, and strives to find her own path in life. The inspirational period drama weaves musical and fantasy elements.
"Scarlet" will be headlined by newcomer Juliette Jouan, who will star alongside Raphaël Thierry ("Staying Vertical"), Louis Garrel ("DNA"), Noémie Lvovsky ("Camille Rewinds"), Ernst Umhauer ("In The House"), François Négret ("Madame Hyde") and Yolande Moreau ("Seraphine"), among others.
Marcello has assembled a French-Italian crew for this film, notably the cinematographer Marco Graziaplena ("Mektoub, My Love"), costume designer Pascaline Chavane ("8 Women"), set designer Christian Marti ("Le redoutable") and music composer Gabriel Yared ("The Talented Mr. Ripley"). The movie will mark Marcello's first feature film since his 2019 drama "Martin Eden," an adaptation of Jack London's cult novel, which competed at Venice and won best actor for Luca Marinelli who was also nominated for a Golden Globe.
Earlier this year, Marcello presented the documentary "Futura," which he co-directed with fellow Italian directors Alice Rohrwacher ("Happy as Lazzaro") and Francesco Munzi ("Black Souls") at Cannes' Directors Fortnight. The documentary delivered a portrait of how Italy's adolescents look at the future.
"Scarlet" was co-produced by Match Factory in Germany, Arte, Raï Cinema, with the support of the Italian culture ministry. The film is expected to be released in 2022.
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Unintended Pregnancies Fall 18 Percent in U.S., Study Finds
Most Americans Underestimate the Number of Abortions
March 2, 2016, 11:46 PM UTC / Updated March 2, 2016, 11:46 PM UTC
By Maggie Fox and Parminder Deo
Accidental pregnancies have fallen by 18 percent in recent years, mostly due to better use of birth control, experts reported Wednesday.
A new study by the Guttmacher Institute finds the rate of unintended pregnancies dropped to the lowest level in 30 years between 2008 and 2011. "We suggest that the decline is likely due to increases in the use of contraception," the Guttmacher Institute, which studies reproductive health, said in a statement.
"Less than half (45 percent) of pregnancies were unintended in 2011, as compared with 51 percent in 2008," Guttmacher's Lawrence Finer and Mia Zolna write in their report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
"There were declines among women of all ages, incomes, and race and ethnicity groups. So the declines were seen across the board," Zolna told NBC News.
The United States has one of the highest rates of unintended pregnancy in the developed world. Before the latest findings, Guttmacher has said that by age 45, more than half of all American women will have had an unintended pregnancy, and three in 10 will have had an abortion.
Zolna and Finer found that 2.8 million of the 6.1 million pregnancies in 2011 were unintended. One reason the rate went down: women were more likely to use the most effective methods of birth control, known as long-acting reversible contraception.
"Use of these methods, especially the IUD, more than tripled between 2007 and 2012, from 3.7 percent of all contraceptive users to 11.6 percent," Guttmacher's Joerg Dreweke wrote in a policy analysis that accompanies the New England Journal of Medicine report.
"These findings have major implications for the U.S. abortion debate."
The team also found that 42 percent of unintended pregnancies in 2011 ended in abortion, little changed from 40 percent in 2008. But because there were fewer accidental pregnancies, there were fewer abortions.
"The abortion decline between 2008 and 2011 was driven by a steep drop in unintended pregnancy, which in turn is most plausibly explained by more and better contraceptive use," Dreweke wrote.
"These findings have major implications for the U.S. abortion debate as, among other things, they validate that supporting and expanding women's access to contraceptive services leads to a lower incidence of abortion," he added.
"The clear implication for policymakers who wish to see fewer abortions occur is to focus on making contraceptive care more available by increasing funding and stopping attacks on all family planning providers."
Other recent reports show that the U.S. pregnancy rate has hit a record low.
The report came out the same day as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of the biggest challenges in years to abortion rights. Clinics have been fighting a law in Texas that requires facilities that provide abortions to upgrade facilities, and for doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals.
Since the law was passed, the number of clinics providing abortion services in Texas dropped to 19 from 42. That number could fall to 10 if the Supreme Court upholds the law.
Federal health officials and medical groups such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say U.S. women need better access to birth control and to medical care so they know how to use it.
"As women's health physicians, we fundamentally believe that in order to keep abortion safe, we must keep it both legal and accessible," ACOG president Dr. Mark DeFrancesco said in a statement.
"Without question, allowing state governments to impose restrictions that are not medically necessary will only make it harder for women to access the safe abortion care that they need. Barriers to care – under the guise of concerns about patient safety – are bad medicine."
The 2010 Affordable Care Act, known widely as Obamacare, requires health insurance companies to pay for birth control without charging customers. Finer hopes it will bring the rate of accidental pregnancies down even more.
"The highest unintended pregnancy rates are for women in between the ages of 18 and 24."
"Our results predate the passage of the Affordable Care Act; our data is through 2011," Finer said.
"In other research that we have done since the passage of Obamacare we've seen that this has resulted in lower costs for women. Another key provision is that people under 26 can remain under their parent's health insurance plan until they are 26," he added.
"The period of 18 to 24 is a really high risk period for unintended pregnancy. The highest unintended pregnancy rates are for women in between the ages of 18 and 24. So we... could continue to see a decline in unintended pregnancy rate if in fact they translate into improved access to and use of contraception."
Maggie Fox is a senior writer for NBC News and TODAY, covering health policy, science, medical treatments and disease.
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Parminder Deo is an Associate Producer for NBC News, where he works for the Health & Medical Unit. He produces broadcast and digital pieces while running the social accounts for NBC News Health. He started this role in February of 2016.


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It's my favorite time of the year! The Christmas movies are on, lights are strung everywhere, and there are parties galore to attend. I'll be singing Christmas songs, and playing Pandora holiday music all day long.
There's shopping to be done, and gifts to be wrapped. Dinner to cook, rehearsals to practice, and Church to attend. Don't forget we've got presents to be opened in the end.
Was there something that I forgot on that list? Of course, when will we have time to write?
It's so easy to get bogged down by all the holiday events. As a result, we will forget or convince ourselves that we simply don't have time to write.
Despite the barrage of activities to be performed, you can still find time to write with these simply, yet easy tips.
Create a daily schedule - It's impossible to accomplish everything. Select what's most important to you to complete each day. Write those things on your schedule, and determine the amount of time it will take to accomplish each task. Don't forget to configure time for the inevitable mishaps. Then take advantage of small breaks in your schedule to write. It may be a mere 20 minutes to a half an hour. In this time frame you can create an outline, or if you already have one, you can begin to focus on the individual tasks, bringing you one step closer to your goal. You will feel accomplished as you tick items off your list.
Make family a priority - Despite that daunting list of activities that you must complete, you cannot let your family feel forgotten. Whether you spend time watching holiday movies, singing songs, baking, shopping, or creating new traditions they are the most essential part of your holiday experience. Spending time with your family will not only cause you to feel refreshed, but relieves that feeling of guilt. You don't have to worry about putting everything before them, because you actually have made them a priority. After that time spent, you will be well ready to expunge a little creativity.
Stay dedicated - We don't always accomplish the goals we set. Things pop up that are just beyond our control. However, you must remember what your goal is and stay focused on it. Maybe, you did not get to write for the 20 minutes you planned for, or maybe you did not write what you wanted to write. It's okay. There's always tomorrow.
Be genuine - Let your writing reflect your heart and passion. It's the holidays and there are so many new books being released, beautiful covers, and creative ideas. It's okay to take inspiration from everything going on, but don't lose yourself in it. Stay true to your writing style, allowing your authentic voice to be heard. I sometimes struggle with this myself. I simply go back and read it out loud and then I know. I know if it's me, or if it's an amalgamation of other ideas I have been exposed to.
The season is your muse - Bask in the creativity, festiveness, joy, and love of the season. Soak it up in your soul and allow your creative spirit to be released. Flow with whatever is inside of you at that moment, and let it pour out on paper. You can always go back and edit later, but don't stop the creativity from flowing.
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The Black Democratic Legislative Caucus of Colorado held its annual opening reception this week. Also celebrated as the Historic Eight, this delegation is made up of six House and two Senate members working collectively to create and track legislation focused on Coloradans of color. The intimate event took place at the Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver's historic Five Points neighborhood, rightfully so. Five Points is nostalgically known as the "Harle
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State Representatives Leslie Herod and Brittany Pattersen, both Democrats, are pushing ahead with legislation that would allow for a supervised heroin use facility. "We are just trying to create a space where people can be overseen by health professionals so that they don't die today – bring them out of the shadows and increase the likelihood they will be seen," said Pattersen. Read full article
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FESTIVAL OF FAIRYTALES: Disney's Live Action Adventures
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In anticipation of the upcoming release of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," the latest live-action adaption of a classic animated film, the legendary El Capitan Theatre presents a series of films, FESTIVAL OF FAIRYTALES: Disney's Live Action Adventures, from March 3 – 12, 2017.
The Festival of Fairytales will kick off with Disney's "Maleficent" (2014) directed by Robert Stromberg, March 3-4, followed by Disney's "The Jungle Book" (2016) directed by Jon Favreau, March 5-6; "Pete's Dragon" (2016) directed by David Lowery, March 7-8, "Cinderella" (2015) directed by Kenneth Branagh, March 9-10, and concluding with "Alice in Wonderland"(2010) directed by Tim Burton, March 11-12.
"Recently Disney has taken some of its most beloved stories and made them into new films for new audiences – of which "Beauty and the Beast" opening March 17 here at The El Capitan Theatre is the latest," said Ed Collins, General Manager of The El Capitan Theatre. "Many of these new films which have been very popular with audiences and critics alike have become classics in their own right. They have given a whole new generation a way to have a unique experience with these characters. We know that our El Capitan Guests will welcome a chance to see these films again on the big screen as they were meant to be seen and we are thrilled to present them now."
The El Capitan Theatre is offering a special FESTIVAL OF FAIRYTALES Package; for $50 per person, guests receive a Reserved Ticket, small box of popcorn & 12 oz. fountain drink to each of the five films, tickets for this package must be reserved in advance by calling 818-845-3110. Guests will choose show date & seats for all five films at the time of purchase. A $20 VIP preferred ticket is also available for each film individually, which includes a VIP Preferred Seat, popcorn in a souvenir tub and 20 oz. drink.
Showtimes for all five films are 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, and available at The El Capitan Theatre (6838 Hollywood Blvd.), online at www.elcapitantickets.com, or by calling 1-800-DISNEY6. Special group rates for parties of 20 or more are available by calling 1-818-845-3110. Showtimes are subject to change.
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Chemistry Scholar Producing Toxicity Database for Researchers
Hao Zhu
A Rutgers–Camden professor is developing a comprehensive data system that can be used as a valuable computational tool for researchers by providing them with access to chemical toxicity information.
Hao Zhu, an assistant professor of chemistry, is building the "automated profiling system" from existing bioassay data from public resources. The new chemical toxicity profiles can help scientists who are seeking information on chemicals of specific environmental or pharmaceutical interest.
"There exists a very complicated, large-scale database of information and my research is to create an organized profile of chemical compounds that brings data together from the two methods used for predictive toxicity: in vitro methodology and computational methodology," Zhu says.
Zhu's work is being funded by a three-year, $464,983 grant from the National Institutes of Health. The online database will be housed on a Rutgers–Camden server.
An in-vitro method for testing chemical toxicity is used by scientists to observe how toxic chemical compounds induce changes in a cell. Another method utilizes computational models to predict toxicity directly from chemical structures. Both methods are alternatives to traditional toxicity testing, which has become controversial because the method requires animal testing.
Zhu is taking existing in-vitro data and categorizing and prioritizing it for the new database.
"The in-vitro assays have generated a lot of data," Zhu says. "Knowing chemical toxicity is very important to drug development because we need to know the maximum dose that can be given to a patient so that it does not have harmful effects."
Zhu says he believes that information gained from in-vitro testing and from computational model predictions does not paint a complete picture of chemical toxicity when taken separately, but when combined together, the data can create a better, more comprehensive idea of how animal bodies react with certain chemical compounds.
"Tens of thousands of compounds have been tested," he says. "All compounds have varying degrees of toxicity. I'm trying to extract the useful information from thousands of tests that have already been done."
Zhu, a Cherry Hill resident, earned his bachelor's degree from Jilin University in China, his master's degree from Peking University in China, and his doctoral degree from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. He is the author of various refereed papers and three book chapters, including his most recent chapter, "Computers Instead of Cells: Computational Modeling of Chemical Toxicity," which appears in Reducing, Refining, and Replacing the Use of Animals in Toxicity Testing (Royal Society of Chemistry Press, 2013).


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Health economic models are often complex, with numerous parameters. Here, the intention is to give some insight in to the sensitivity of cost-effectiveness to various parameters that routinely appear in economic models.
Economics models written and reviewed at the author's institution in the UK from 2007 to 2014 were studied. These included one model for metastatic colorectal cancer, one for renal cell carcinoma, four for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, three for chronic myeloid leukaemia, one for gastro-intestinal stromal tumours, and one for multiple myeloma. In all these analyses, the impact of various model parameters on the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was inspected.
Cost-effectiveness is generally very sensitive to: Mean overall survival, Adjustment for treatment switching where appropriate, Mean treatment duration, Drug cost per month, Utilities (quality of life) on and off treatment. Cost-effectiveness tends to be sensitive to: Cost of drug administration, Drug dose intensity, Medical management costs, Cost of subsequent treatments, Discount rate for chronic diseases, Vial wastage, Mean progression free survival. Cost-effectiveness is generally insensitive to: Costs of adverse events, Disutilities of adverse events, Cost of blood tests, Discount rates for acute diseases, Costs of death.
It is possible to identify parameters that usually strongly influence the cost-effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs.Where possible, it is recommended that information should be provided in published trials to inform these key parameters.


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A japán média eszközei közé számos japán televízió- és rádiócsatorna, magazin és napilap tartozik. A legtöbb televíziós csatorna a már létező rádió-csatornák befektetései révén jött létre. A műsorok legnagyobb részét az beszélgetős műsorok, doramák és a hírműsorok teszik ki.

Számos másodcsatornán nyugati filmeket is vetítenek. Vannak olyan csatornák, ahol csak angol nyelvű műsorokat adnak, japán felirattal.

Japánban a kommunikációs eszközök közé tartoznak az internetes médiahálózatok, közösségi oldalak és fórumok, blogok is. Jellemző az intenzív közösségi élet az internetes felületeken is, a felhasználók is részt vesznek a közösségi oldalak építésében. Ez annak is köszönhető, hogy 2011-ben az élet valamennyi területét érintve megkezdték a kommunikációs hálózatok fejlesztését, majd később felhasználóbaráttá alakítását. Számos szolgáltatás elérhetővég vált online felületeken. Több rádió- és tv-közvetítés internethasználattal is igénybe vehető.

Újságok, napilapok

Napilapok
Az első újságok 1868-ban jelentek meg Tokió, Oszaka, Kiotó és Nagaszaki városokban, bár ezek még nem napilapok voltak. Az első napi rendszerességgel készült napilap az 1870-ben megalakult jokohamai Mainicsi Simbun volt. Napjainkban a legtöbb vezető japán napilap története az 1870-es évekre nyúlik vissza.

A mai vezető napilapoknál jellemző a hatalmas médiacégekkel való egyesülés, gyakran televíziócsatornákkal, esetleg professzionális sportegyesületekkel és más üzleti cégekkel való összeolvadás. (A 2016-os évben egy háztartásra átlagosan 0,78 napilap jutott.) A nagyobb hírlapok átlagosan napi kettő újságot adnak ki, van reggeli és esti kiadás (kivétel a vasárnap), és az eladott példányok 95%-a egyenesen a háztartásokba jut. Ráadásul nem csak hírlapok vannak, számos sport-, politikai témájú, gyárspecifikus és szabadidős tevékenységekkel foglalkozó napilap is szerepel a japán médiában.

Az öt legnagyobb hírlap országos szinten kerül eladásra, regionális híreket közöl. A legfontosabb japán napilapok a következők:
 Jomiuri Simbun (読売新聞): Világszinten is első helyen áll a legyártott és eladott szám tekintetében is, reggel 10 millió, este majdnem 4 millió példánnyal. Szerződésben áll a brit The Times című hírlappal. A Nippon Televízióval egyesült. Enyhén konzervatív beállítottságú. 1955 óta angol nyelven is olvasható, ugyanettől az évtől online is olvasható.
 Aszahi Simbun (朝日新聞): Reggeli példányszám 8 millió, esti 3,6 millió. Világszinten második helyen áll, az eladási darabszám tekintetben is, előfizetői között főleg doktorok, ügyészek, mérnökök vannak. Liberális beállítottságú. A TV Aszahi-val olvadt egybe. Több amerikai napilappal áll kapcsolatban, többek között a The New York Times-szal is. Online, angol nyelven is elérhető.
 Mainicshi Simbun (毎日新聞): Naponta 4 millió példány az eladási száma. A TBS-szel (Tokyo Broadcasting System) áll szerződésben. Mai nevét 1943-ban kapta, több napilap beolvasztása után. Az angol változat 1922 óta létezik. 2001-től online is elérhető, angol nyelven is.
 Nikkei Simbun (日本経済新聞): A The Wall Street Journal gazdasági témájú újsághoz hasonló. Napi 3 millió példány kerül eladásra. A TV Tokió-val egyesült.
 Nihon Keizai Simbun: Röviden Nikkei, Japán vezető gazdasági napilapja. Napi 4 millió darab példány jellemző. A gazdasági hírek mellett a kiadó más ágazatokhoz kapcsolódó számos szakmai lapot és hetilapot ad ki.
 Szankei Simbun (産経新聞): Japán hatodik legnagyobb napilapja. 2001-től elérhető az online változata is, annak lehetőségével együtt, hogy a kinyomtatott napilap cikkeit az online felületről le lehessen tölteni, és ki lehessen nyomtatni. Megjegyzendő, hogy 2005-ben alacsony látogatottság miatt az esti kiadással kapcsolatos online szolgáltatás megszűnt.
Japánban három angol nyelvű napilap van. A fentiek közül a Jomiuri Simbun és az Aszahi Simbun angol nyelvű változata, a Daily Jomiuri és az International Herald Tribune/The Aszahi Simbun, illetve a szintén online elérhető The Japan Times. A növekvő okostelefon- és internethasználat mellett viszont a napilapokra történő előfizetések száma csökken, főleg a fiatalok körében. A hírlapokban szereplő hirdetések száma is csökken, ennek köszönhetően a kiadók kénytelenek újabb üzleti témákat megjelentetni az újságokban.

Regionális hírlapok
Japánban a Csunicsi vállalat alá tartozik két regionális újság. Az egyik a Kanto prefektúrában kiadott Tokió Simbun, amely napi szinten körülbelül 900 ezer példányt ad ki. A másik az Aicsi prefektúrában a Csunicsi Simbun, amely azon a területen elsődleges napilapnak számít. Más területeken kiadott újság például Kjúsú szigetén a Nisinippon Simbun, Hokkaidó szigetén a Hokkaidó Simbun, Tóhóku régióban a Kahoku Simpó.

Szakmai hírlapok
 Nikkan Kogjo Simbun: Az egyik vezető szakmai napilap Japánban. Napi szinten 420 ezer példányt adnak el. A kiadó központja Tokióban található. A napilap fő témái közé tartoznak a gazdasági hírek, autó-, elektronikai cégekkel kapcsolatos hírek, illetve telekommunikációs-, információs technológiai hírek is.
 Szeikjó Simbun: A Szóga Gakkai nevű buddhista szervezet napilapja. Címe szó szerint "A spirituális tanítások hírlapját" jelenti. Japán harmadik legnagyobb napilapja. Gazdasági és nemzetközi híreket is közöl.

Napilapok megítélése
Japánban a média a legnagyobb befolyással rendelkező erő. Egy 2012-es felmérés alapján kiderült, hogy a többség a napilapokat megbízhatónak, a magazinokat érdekesnek találja, a rádióadókhoz pedig könnyen elérhetőséget soroltak. Fontos, hogy a napilapok tartalma nagyban befolyásolja az olvasók gondolkodását. A társadalom elöregedésével párhuzamban gondolják, hogy a napilapok 68%-a megbízható.

Magazinok és könyvek

2014-ben megközelítőleg 85 ezer könyvet és magazint adtak ki Japánban, a másolatokkal ez a szám 4,7 milliárdra nőtt.

Az újonnan kiadott könyvek széles körben fednek le különböző területeket. Kategóriák szerint szociológiai és irodalmi témák, illetve művészeti, technológiai témájú, történelmi kiadványok és gyermekeket célzó magazinok és könyvek jelennek meg. Eladások tekintetében a történelmi-, misztikus témájú regények nagy számban vannak, műfajtól függetlenül főleg a középkorú emberek körében.

Japánban a magazinok lehetnek hetente, kéthetente, havonta, negyedévente kiadott lapok. A kiadók közé tartozhatnak a nagyobb sajtócégek, könyvkiadó vállalkozások, illetve magazinra specializálódott kiadócégek, továbbá független- és speciális érdeklődési körben létrehozott szervezetek magazinjai is megjelennek. A heti magazinok eredetileg és elsősorban a napilapokat kiadó cégek kiadványai. A könyvkiadók 1956 februárjában kezdtek előre törni a magazingyártás területén, a Weekly Sincso című újsággal. Az első heti magazinokban az aktuális politikai eseményekről, híres emberekről és bűntényekről írtak.

Míg az általános magazinok – mint például a Bungei Sundzsu, Csuo Koron, Szekai – és más nagyobb hírnévvel rendelkező, hosszú ideig kiadott havilapokat főleg a tanult emberek olvasták, voltak női olvasókat célzó magazinok is, mint a With és a More. Az elmúlt években a lapok jobban fókuszáltak a tartalomra, korcsoportok, végzettségek, érdeklődési körök tekintetében. Megjelentek olyan magazinok, amelyekkel esetleg gyűjtőket, sportrajongókat, vagy esetleg az informatika területével foglalkozókat is megcéloztak. A népesség növekedésével együtt pedig egyre több olyan lapot adtak ki, amely a közép- és idősebb korosztálynak szóló témákkal szolgált.

A külföldi magazinok japán változatai is részei a piacnak, mint például a Newsweek japán nyelvű változata, amelyet 1986-ban adtak ki először. Másik irányból nézve, az előző években igen magas lett a tengerentúlra exportált – mint például Dél-Korea és Kína – japán lapok száma, főként a fiatalabb női korosztályt megcélozva.

A képregényes magazinok és könyvek (ismertebb néven mangák) a fiatalok és felnőttek körében egyaránt nagyon népszerűek. A japán animáció világszintű elterjedésének köszönhetően az újabbnál-újabb történeteket magukba foglaló képregényeket nagy számban külföldre is exportálják, leggyakrabban angol nyelvre fordítás után. Az egyik leghíresebb a Súkan Sónen Jump (angolra lefordítva Weekly Sónen Jump), amely az egyik leghosszabb ideje futó mangamagazin, hetente 2,8 millió eladott példánnyal.

Heti magazinok listája
 Aera (アエラ)' Friday (フライデー): fényképészeknek
 Dzsoszei Dzsisin (女性自身): nőknek
 Nikkei Business (日経ビジネス): gazdaság
 Súkan Aszahi (週刊朝日): liberális
 Súkan Economist (週刊エコノミスト): gazdaság
 Súkan Kinjóbi (週刊金曜日): liberális
 Súkan Bunsun (週刊文春): konzervatív
 Súkan Diamond (週刊ダイヤモンド): gazdasági
 Súkan Dzsoszei (週刊女性): nőknek
 Súkan Post (週刊ポスト): konzervatív
 Súkan Sincsó(週刊新潮): konzervatív
 Súkan Tojo Keizai (週刊東洋経済): gazdaság
 Sunday Mainicsi (サンデー毎日): liberális

 Havi magazionok listája
 Bungei Sundzsu (文藝春秋): konzervatív
 Csúó Kouron (中央公論): A Jomiuri lapkiadóval egyesült. Konzervatív.
 Szeiron (正論): A Szankei lapkiadó adja ki. Konzervatív
 Szekai (世界): liberális

 Közvetítés

 Áttekintés
Japánban az első rádiósugárzás az I. világháború után kezdődött 1925-ben. Ez három nagyobb várost érintett: Tokiót, Oszakát és Nagoját. 1926-ban létre is hozták az első állami sugárzási szervezetet, a Nippon Hoszo Kjókai-t (röviden NHK), amely a mai napig a legnagyobb közszolgálati csatorna Japánban. Megjelentek az első vetítőkocsik, megépítették az első vetítőtornyot Kimutában, 1939-ben pedig elkészült a Toshiba első televíziós készüléke, és próbavetítések voltak.

1940-ben elindult a Juge Mae (Yuge-Mae), Japánban az első dorama, amely 12 perces volt részenként. A II. világháború után a próbaadásokat felfüggesztették, majd 1951-ben elindult az első kereskedelmi csatorna. Az első hivatalos vetítés 1953. február 1-jén kezdődött el. Az NHK csatornáján hírműsorok voltak délben és este, valamint eseményeket közvetítettek.

1953-tól elindultak az első élő közvetítések Jokohamában, 1953-ban élőben közvetítették a császári pár esküvőjét. 1960. szeptember 10-én elindultak az első színes adások, 1964-ben a tokiói olimpia volt látható, később az egész országot lefedő mikrohullámú adórendszert hoztak létre.

A filmgyártó cégek nem járultak hozzá ahhoz, hogy a filmjeiket közvetítsék. Ez azt eredményezte, hogy a filmipar és a televíziózás szétvált, filmeket csak moziban vetítettek. (A televíziózás elterjedésével az emberek ritkábban jártak moziba, ezért a filmipar bevétele csökkent.) Elkezdték amerikai sorozatok vetítését, kísérlet volt a hírműsorok és szórakoztató műsorok egyenlő arányú elosztásával, de később ez is megbomlott.

1969-ben Japánban is közvetítették a Holdra szállást. 1983-ban kezdték vetíteni az Oshin-t, ami egy reggel közvetített szappanopera volt.

Az NHK 1987-ben megkezdte a műholdas közvetítést (röviden BS) két csatornával. 1990-ben elindították a WOWOW nevű csatornát, amely szintén kereskedelmi csatorna volt. Az analóg formátumú kommunikációs műholdas közvetítés (röviden CS) 1992-ben indult, majd a digitális közvetítések 1996-ban a PerfectTV-vel (napjainkban SKY PerfectTV) indultak el. 2000 decemberében a BS digitális közvetítés 10 televíziós csatornával indult, ami magában foglalt rádiót is.

A szárazföldi digitális televíziós közvetítések sokkal több információt sugároznak egyszerre. Jellemző, hogy ezeket összetömörítik: a közvetített képjeleken szövegek jelennek meg. Ez nem csak a minőséget növeli (ezt már az analóg műsorszórás is biztosítja), hanem új lehetőségeket is magában foglal. Vagyis, ha tiszta és színvonalas képet és hanganyagot kell létrehozni, a Japán ISDP-T (angolul Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial) segítségével lehetőség van arra, hogy a szöveganyag a hírekből, időjárás-jelentésekből, közlekedési információkból stb. egy csatornára kerüljenek. A szöveges tájékoztatás óriási segítség az idősebb korosztálynak, valamint a hallássérült embereknek, hogy ők is könnyen hozzájussanak az információkhoz. A folyamatos átvitelek az ütemtervben levő műsoroktól kezdve a sporteseményekig bárhol megjelenhetnek. Léteznek interaktív műsorok, amelyek a nézők számára lehetőséget ad szereplésre, internetkapcsolat segítségével. Ma már az ISDP-T nem csak Japánban, hanem több szolgáltatásával együtt világszerte ismert.

Japánban a kábeltelevíziós cégek is átálltak a digitális közvetítésre 1998-ban. Néhány magáncég és az NHK is megtette ezt a lépést 2003-ban. 2011. júliusban megszüntették az analóg műsorszórást, kivételt képeznek azok a prefektúrák, ahol a márciusi földrengés és cunami érintett. 2012. március 31-én a földrengés sújtotta területeken is megszüntették ezt a fajta közvetítést, ezzel az egész országot átemelve a szárazföldi digitális televíziós műsorszórásba.

 Televíziós közvetítés

Japánban hat nagy közvetítő társaság van, amely a kereskedelmi adások terén vezető helyen vannak. A hat társaság a következő: Nippon Hoszo Kjókai, Nippon Television, Tokyo Broadcasting System, Fuji Television, TV Asahi és TV Tokyo. Ezeknek a központja Tokióban található, és ezeket nevezzük zaikjó kí kjoku-nek (Tokió kulcsállomásai).

Ezek a kulcsállomások híreket és szórakoztató műsorokat közvetítenek, és szétterjesztik lokális állomásokra a hálózatokon keresztül. Bár a helyi csatornák is rendelkeznek saját műsorokkal, a főcsatornák kihasználtsága hatalmas, és a TV-műsoraik eladási aránya 55,7%-ot ért el 2002-2003-as évben. Továbbá, a hálózatukat erősen befolyásolják az őket irányító napilapkiadó vállalatok is.
 NHK: Nippon Hoszo Kjókai, Japán legnagyobb közszolgálati csatornája. 1925-től rádiós műsort, 1953-tól televíziós műsorszórást kezdett. Jelenleg öt csatornát foglal magába: egy általános (NHK General TV), egy oktatási (NHK Educational TV) és három műsorszóró műholdas csatornát. Az angol BBC-hez hasonlóan előfizetői díjakból működik. Ennek köszönhető, hogy a társaság az államtól független tud maradni. Az a fontos, hogy a nézők véleménye elsőbbséget élvezzen.
 Nippon Television Network System – Nippon TV: 1952-től sugároz televíziós műsort. 1972-től engedélyt kapott arra, hogy a műsorokat angolul és japánul is vetítsék. Szerződési kapcsolatban áll a Jomiuri Sinbunnal, a napilapkiadón keresztül pedig a Jomiuri Giants baseball csapattal. Kapcsolatban van továbbá a Studio Ghibli animációs filmstúdióval is, a csatornán így a stúdióban készült filmeket is vetítik.
 TBS: Tokyo Broadcasting System. A Mainicsi Sinbun vállalattal van kapcsolatban. A társaság tulajdonában áll a Japan News Network (JNN). Ez egy hírhálózat, amely 28 vállalatból és csatornából áll. Egyedi hírműsora a Csikusi Tecuja News 23, amit késő este 11-kor sugároznak. Az Astroboy, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto és a Sailor Moon is ezen a csatornán került vetítésre.
 Fuji TV: A Szankei napilapkiadóval áll szerződésben. Az FNS (Fuji Network System) és az FNN (Fuji News Network) hálózatokon keresztül dolgozzák fel a helyi eseményekkel és hírekkel kapcsolatos információkat. A Fuji TV jellemzője, hogy számos szórakoztató műsort is közvetít. Animációs sorozatok közül az Astroboy-t, Dragon Ball-t, Gegege no Kitaro-t vetítette.
 TV Aszahi Network: A csatorna 1959 óta működik. Eredeti célja az oktató műsorok vetítése, az Asahi napilapkiadó vállalattal van kapcsolatban. A leghíresebb hírműsora a Newstation volt, 1985 és 2004 között.
 TV Tokyo Network: 1964. augusztusban kezdett műsort közvetíteni. Elsősorban oktatási anyag terjesztésére hozták létre, majd a profilt kibővítették a műsorok vetítése felé is. A Nihon Kezai lapkiadó vállalat fennhatósága alatt áll 1969 óta, így az eleinte oktatási célzattal létrehozott csatorna kereskedelmi adóvá alakult át, hírműsorokat és dokumentumfilmeket vetítettek.

 Rádióközvetítés
Egyes politikai szabályozások miatt Japánban igen kevés a rádióadók száma. Ezzel azon fejlettebb országok közé tartozik, ahol kisebb létszámú a rádiók hallgatósága. Ennek főként az oka az, hogy egyrészt mások az elvárások a kulturális különbségi szinteken, másrészt az autókban rádiók helyett a műszerfalon kisebb televíziók vannak beszerelve. Még okként ide sorolható az is, hogy a középosztály-béli fiatal dolgozó réteg más médiumból tájékozódik, mint például a televíziós adások. Általánosan minden prefektúrának van három NHK rádiója: két privát AM adója és egy FM rádiója. Néhány területen – Kantó és Kanszai régiókban – több rádióadó is van.

 AM rádióadók
 NHK Rádió 1, NHK Rádió 2
 Japan Radio Network – TBS Rádió (TBSラジオ)
 National Radio Network – Nippon Kulturális Közvetítés (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting) és Nippon Közvetítő Rendszer (Nippon Broadcasting System)
 Rádió Nikkei: egy független rádióadó, amely két csatornán keresztül közvetít országos szinten.

 FM rádióadók
 NHK-FM
 Japán FM Hálózat (JFN, Japan FM Network)
 Japán FM Egyesület (Japan FM League)
 MegaNet

 Internet
A kezdeti időkben Japán az internet-kapcsolatok tekintetében technikai értelemben lemaradt az Egyesült Államokhoz, Kanadához, Ausztráliához és egyes európai országokhoz képest. Az első weboldal 1992. szeptember 30-án indult el.

Hosszabb ideig nem tudták feldolgozni azt a sok lehetőséget, amit az internet adhat, és még nem tudták a hétköznapokba se beépíteni, mint médiumot. 1998-ban a lakosság 11%-a jutott internetkapcsolathoz (ellenben Amerikával, ahol ez az arány 26,3%, ugyanebben az évben). Az utóbbi években Japánban az internethasználók száma növekedésbe kezdett, elterjesztették az üvegszálas technológiát is, és végül 2007 végére 88 millió internet előfizető volt Japánban.

Napjainkban az alap hétköznapi szolgáltatásokhoz elérhető online felület is, így lehetséges, hogy akár mobilról is intézhetnek fontosabb ügyeket. Japánban elérhetőek ingyenes és fizetős Wi-Fi szolgáltatások, amelyekre laptopon és mobiltelefonon keresztül nyilvános hálózatokon is fel lehet csatlakozni. Ilyen nyilvános hálózatok elérhetők éttermekben, szállodákban, kávézókban.
 Ingyenes Wi-Fi: Hasznos a külföldről érkező turistáknak. A fő repülőtereken és vonatállomásokon elérhető ez a szolgáltatás (ebbe beletartozik az összes Jamanote Line-állomás, illetve a sinkanszen megállók)
 Fizetős Wi-Fi szolgáltatás': Nagyobb szolgáltatóknál jellemző, hogy a külföldi turisták számára a teljes szolgáltatás igénybe vételéhez regisztráció szükséges. A regisztráció során szükség lehet japán bankkártyára és címre, mivel a nagyobb cégek regisztrációs felületei is japánul vannak.
Japánban online felületeken elérhetők bizonyos napilapok, mint például a fent említett Aszahi lapkiadónak az internetes változata. Ezeket úgy lehet elérni, hogy ahogy az újságot megvesszük, úgy az internetes elérhetőséghez elő kell fizetni ahhoz, hogy több platformon (számítógépen, telefonon, tableten) elérhető legyen. Online magazinkiadás terén egyes vállalatok saját magazinolvasó alkalmazásokat is létrehoztak, ahol a régebbi és új számok is elérhetők, letölthetők és olvashatók, persze előfizetői díj ellenében.

Interneten nézhetőek a legnagyobb főcsatornák is. Ezeket arra használják, hogy az online felület segítségével sorozataikat, műsoraikat jobban elterjesszék, illetve nagy hangsúlyt fektetnek itt is a híradásra is.

Az országban az online közösségi média is nagy szerepet játszik, ennek fényében közösségi alapú hírportálok jelentek meg. Ezeknek lényege az, hogy a közösségben részt vevő emberek egymással meg tudjanak beszélni bizonyos dolgokat, és mindezt úgy, hogy anonimek maradnak végig. A legnagyobb közösségi portálok között szerepel a Mixi nevű kapcsolatépítő és kapcsolatfenntartó oldal, 17 millió felhasználóval. 2008-tól Japánban is elterjedt a Facebook is, aminek az eredetileg Japánban létrehozott közösségi oldalakkal szemben nincs akkora népszerűsége.

 Reklámügynökségek
 Dencu (電通): A legnagyobb reklámügynökség Japánan és világszerte is ismert. Hatalmas befolyással rendelkezik a televíziós közvetítésekben és más médiában is.
 Hakuhodo (博報堂): 1895-ös alapítási évével a legrégebbi reklámügynökség.
 Aszacu-DK (アサツー ディ・ケイ): A harmadik legnagyobb ügynökség.

 Források
 Ismerjük meg Japánt! Bevezetés a japanisztika alapjaiba (ELTE-Eötvös Kiadó, Budapest, 2009)
 Kortárs Japanológia I. (Károli-Könyvek. Tanulmánykötet, L'Harmattan Kiadó, Budapest, 2015)
 Gatzen, Barbara: Media and Communication in Japan, Current Issues and Future Research, http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Gatzen.html
 Mass Media, Pillars of the "information-oriented society" (Japan Fact Sheet, Web Japan, http://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/e41_mass.pdf)
 Japan Guide, Internet Access'', http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2279.html

Japán média

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Q: How to add a line of text to a text file every thursday with PHP? I have a textfile with a list of the newest minecraft snapshots which then gets displayed on my personel site, the problem is that I have to manually add the snapshot name every thursday and I cant find any way to automate this process.
The text file is laid out like this:
12w26a;
12w25a;
12w24a;
'12' stands for the current year, 'w' just stands for week, '26' indicated what number snapshot it is and 'a' isn't really important but has to be there.
I found some PHP online to automate the process but apparently it no longer works
http://pastebin.com/LP3WKCiZ
Any help would be much appreciated. :)
EDIT:
Here is a live demo of the above code (not sure why its not working since Mojang have gone back to just using jar files again)
http://langkid1.me/pre/

A: Create a php page that reads the text file contents and then checks whether another snapshot exists via the file_exists() function, and if it does it should update the text file that maintains the list.
Now create a script that contains a curl command to the php page.
#!/bin/sh
curl http://localhost/update.php

And finally you just need to set up a cron job to run the script every Thursday.
0 0 * * 4 sh /path/script.sh

Hope this helps. :)

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Home » Our National Parks
Our National Parks
The shifting landscape of the COVID-19-era.
Max Rohr
Before COVID-19 hit, national parks across the United States were busy. According to Time magazine, 327 million national park visits were tallied in 2019 (https://bit.ly/3D3Zngk). This attendance number was the third-highest annual total since recordkeeping began in 1904. COVID-era visits to national parks continued the upward trend, especially in high-profile parks. Yellowstone recorded the busiest month in park history in July 2021.
What effects do we see from these hordes of park visitors? Can the plumbing systems, or lack thereof, handle the crowds?
In the early months of the pandemic, many national parks closed. However, attendance spiked once the parks reopened. Bloomberg reports (https://bloom.bg/3D5KSbM): "National park tourism has grown steadily for decades, particularly accelerating in the 2010s. After a brief pandemic lull, visitors have returned to seek fresh air, smashing monthly attendance records at parks such as Yellowstone and Zion. In June alone, over 31 million people visited a National Park Service site."
On a positive note, increased tourism brings revenue to local businesses near park gateways. Hotel stays, equipment rentals, forgotten sunscreen purchases and so on increase with traveler demand. Does the influx of gate fees cover the park expenses incurred by hordes of visitors?
No. At least, that seems to be the short answer.
The National Park Service website breaks down the subsidization with an example: "Entrance fees for national parks predate the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916. For example, Mount Rainier National Park started charging an entrance fee in 1908. Factoring in inflation, the $5 entrance fee they charged in 1914 would be the equivalent of a $123 entrance fee today —more than four times the price of the new seven-day $30 vehicle pass."
Tax dollars subsidize the operations of the parks. Since 2010, staffing dropped and appropriation budgets were relatively flat, while visitor numbers jumped.
In the Bloomberg article, Kristen Brengel, senior vice president at the National Parks Conservation Association, told a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources, "The crowding has led to multi-hour waits for popular trails, increased litter, wildlife disruption and defacement of American Indian artifacts."
Park bathroom woes
For the scope of this column, I will focus on one costly aspect of national parks that is under additional stress in 2021: outhouses. At Washington state's Mount Rainier National Park, there is an expensive toilet.
Back in 2001, an annual helicopter trip was required to remove the 55-gallon drums of waste that accumulated from this high-alpine outhouse. From 2006 to 2015, a composting toilet improved the situation, depending on your role within the park staff. At that point, seven-gallon buckets were carried down the mountain by hand. In 2016, the park upgraded to a new technology supplied by ToiletTech Solutions (https://bit.ly/30qVvro). Geoff Hill developed the technology at a sister park in Colorado.
Hill is a former doctoral student who studied backcountry waste. He devised a system to separate urine from solid waste using a conveyor belt. Solid waste is transported from the main chamber to a separate container, activated by a foot-powered pump. This keeps the solid waste "dry, lightweight and free of viruses usually present in a wet barrel of urine-soaked waste."
In Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, where Hill developed the system, a popular hike for adventurous visitors winds to the top of Longs Peak. The 14,000-foot mountain has only four toilets on the trail across many miles.
A Guardian article describes the mess in graphic detail (https://bit.ly/31Nmj5v): "By 2015, rangers were trekking to the toilets and finding repulsive conditions. At its worst, the solid matter would freeze and thaw repeatedly and rise above the seat. Rangers would have to dig the material from the chamber and load it into a five-gallon bucket, place the cargo onto a pack animal and ride down."
Since the initial installations, the ToiletTech system is now used throughout parks across the United States and western Canada.
Modernizing our national parks
Beyond the logistical difficulties of keeping the bathrooms clean, some areas just aren't able to handle the crowds. A few parks and crowded zones now require reservations or lottery systems to limit the number of daily visitors. CNBC found that visitors looking to catch a sunrise at the top of Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park in Maine struggled to even get out of their car. The park superintendent said some days they had 500 cars fighting for the 150 parking spots (https://cnb.cx/3D9ga1s).
Is exclusivity now required for parks to maintain their attractiveness? Lines are for rides at Disney World, not for a view of our wildlands. Maybe the COVID-era travel patterns exposed the larger vulnerability of our parks. Restroom technology is not the only fix we need, even though it would be great to see more ToiletTech systems at parks. As a nation, we need to decide how much we should invest in protecting and modernizing park trails and gateways.
Some help is on the way (https://bit.ly/30ePgHr). The Great American Outdoors Act of 2020 provides up to $1.9 billion per year for five years to upgrade and update items on maintenance backlogs across the nation (https://bit.ly/3wFR4VG). Will that be enough?
As a side note, park rangers are living saints. They are not paid well, yet some of them haul literal buckets of human waste down mountains so you can have a nice experience and see the wild on vacation.
At a minimum, more parks should expand reservation systems for visitors. A brief RSVP for your future national park road trip might provide just enough courtesy for park staff to prepare for appropriate crowds and prevent backlogs before they form.
Also, don't be stingy at the gift shop.
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So I was reviewing today and I've noticed that some guy has reviewed 21 times, when the maximum is 20 a day.
Is it a bug? Or can I review above the limit in a day?
Here is the url for the review page.
This user approved an edit to their own post, which is always allowed. They also did 20 reviews, taking them over the 20 review limit.
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged discussion bug review .
How can someone review more than 20 items in a day?
Another possible loophole in the audit system?
How many posts can a user review per day?
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Breakfast on the go? This quick shake is healthy and delicious!
My daughter loves Avena and requests it for breakfast at least 3 times a week. It's nutritious, high in fiber, lowers cholesterol and tastes delicious! Avena is a very popular cold beverage in many Latin countries, here's my healthy skinny version. You can even double it and call it a meal.
Cook oats and water in a small pot for about a minute or two, stirring often until it becomes thick and bubbly.
In a blender add milk, sugar, cinnamon. Add oats and ice.
Chill in refrigerator or pour in a glass over ice. Enjoy!! Makes 4 cups.
*Use GF oats to make this gluten-free.
Just made this and I agree with your daughter. It's delicious. Is the nutrition info correct? I add sugar so I know there's got to be sugar data but not sure if the rest is accurate. Thanks for another fantastic recipe.
Oh my goodness! This is so tasty and simple. I made it on a hot summer day and the day before your rice and beans. I'm blown away. Can't wait to try more recipes.
This is delicious and was my favorite breakfast or snack after having a baby. A sprinkle of cinnamon on top made it look like a fancy frothy iced coffe drink. I would sip this cool refreshing drink through a straw while nursing my baby and always looked forward to having it! Yum, have made it for many new moms and everyone loves it!
I just finished making this for myself and kids and its very tasty! I used Almond Breeze Coconut Almond milk and it was very delicious. I only had old fashioned oats ,so I blended them well before cooking and then followed the directions.
can you drink this smoothies for snack as well?
Can I use vanilla almond milk?
Oatmeal shakes are always a good idea when you're trying to diet. They have a lot of nutritional value to offer someone, my mother used to make them for me all of the time.
will oatmeal smoothies help with weight lose ? thanks….
Tried this recipe this morning. Instead of sugar/honey, i added my vanilla protein powder to it. Made it in my Ninja. Awesome breakfast. Thanks Gina!
Skeptical,,,,,,,,,but I went ahead and made it anyway. My mother in law was telling me to make this for the past 3 years for my son………never got around to it. I must tell you…..we were missing out. Love this recipe, Thanks!
I have tried three different blenders for ice and all have been a disappointment. Can anyone recommend a great blenders for smoothies and other beverages like this?
Instead of a stand blender, try an immersion blender. You move it up and down in the container, so you can easily blend up the ice and oats.
An immersion blender is much easier to clean and so handy! I use mine to make pesto, smoothies, whiz up soups, etc. Mine has interchangeable parts, a whisk, a chopper cup, and a blender stick.
Vitamix is the King of blenders. I LOVE mine to the moon and back!!
I make a great peanut butter & banana oatmeal with peaches and cinnamon. I save half for smoothies, but I can never get thin enough. I'll have to use these ratios and get it a try.
Just made this this morning & it was good. But it tasted like it was missing something. I added vanilla & voilà! Tasty!
I think I did something wrong, because mine wasn't very good–much too watery. It's probably something that went wrong when I was making the oats, I couldn't get it thick and so I just tossed it in there anyways. I think I'm going to try using instant oats instead of regular oats and see if that makes a difference.
I decided to try this this morning and I was very skeptical but will try anything at least once. Absolutely delicious! My 3 year old had some and said, "tasty Momma like an apple pie in a cup". Next time I make it I would love to try it warm and will try some of the other bloggers ideas.
Oh so yummy! I added a chopped ripe banana and about a tbl of chocolate syrup (omitted the sugar) and it was so good. Thank for a yummy afternoon snack or breakfast.
I'm going to try this tomorrow! I went to Irazu on a school trip and I never got to finish my shake because I was too full (everything I tried was amazing!), so I'm hoping for the best with this one. I think I'll replace the sugar with Stevia, though.
So good! I tweeked the recipe because Im doing a cleanse and it was still so delicious! I switched the sugar for agave and the fat free milk for almond vanilla flavored milk and it was still so delicious!!! Thanks Gina!
I grew up with my mother making this drink and I loved it! My mother would often sweeten avena with fruit. One of my favorites was when she would add a little bit of canned peaches and their juice. Thanks for the recipe, I will definitely be trying this recipe with peaches!
There is such a thing as oatmilk for those of you allergic or sensitive to dairy, soy, and gluten. My daughter loves it and drinks it alone plus it boosts the protein without adding a protein shake supplement for those long mornings between appts and eating…You can buy it in the organic section of Krogers, Publix, and you can ask Wal-mart to carry it if they don't already. Pacific Natural Foods is the brand we enjoy if your having a hardtime finding it.
could I add almond milk instead of fat free milk?
Made this, failed, but i am willing to give it another try. Hopefully this time it turns out better. Last time it was really watery and then in the bottom there was a whole bunch of half blended oatmeal chunks.
Totally tasty! I'm not an oatmeal fan but have been trying to add it to my diet and this is perfect. I expected it to be more filling but when you think about it, it's really only 1/4th of a serving of oatmeal. I may do like another reader suggested and add protein powder next time. I had trouble with the water to oat ratio since it said it should get thick and bubbly. I ended up cooking the oats like normal with 1 cup water and then adding a 2nd cup of cold water to the blender. This way it was ready to drink immediately without needing to pour over ice.


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Q: Choosing the right schema for cassandra "table" in CQL3 We are trying to store lots of attributes for a particular profile_id inside a table (using CQL3) and cannot wrap our heads around which approach is the best:
a. create table mytable (profile_id, a1 int, a2 int, a3 int, a4 int ... a3000 int) primary key (profile_id);
OR
b. create MANY tables, eg.
create table mytable_a1(profile_id, value int) primary key (profile_id);
create table mytable_a2(profile_id, value int) primary key (profile_id);
...
create table mytable_a3000(profile_id, value int) primary key (profile_id);
OR
c. create table mytable (profile_id, a_all text) primary key (profile_id);
and just store 3000 "columns" inside a_all, like:
insert into mytable (profile_id, a_all) values (1, "a1:1,a2:5,a3:55, .... a3000:5");
OR
d. none of the above
The type of query we would be running on this table:
select * from mytable where profile_id in (1,2,3,4,5423,44)
We tried the first approach and the queries keep timing out and sometimes even kill cassandra nodes.

A: The answer would be to use a clustering column. A clustering column allows you to create dynamic columns that you could use to hold the attribute name (col name) and it's value (col value).
The table would be
create table mytable (
    profile_id text,
    attr_name text,
    attr_value int,
    PRIMARY KEY(profile_id, attr_name)
)

This allows you to add inserts like
insert into mytable (profile_id, attr_name, attr_value) values ('131', 'a1', 3);
insert into mytable (profile_id, attr_name, attr_value) values ('131', 'a2', 1031);
.....
insert into mytable (profile_id, attr_name, attr_value) values ('131', 'an', 2);

This would be the optimal solution.
Because you then want to do the following
'The type of query we would be running on this table: select * from mytable where profile_id in (1,2,3,4,5423,44)'
This would require 6 queries under the hood but cassandra should be able to do this in no time especially if you have a multi node cluster.
Also if you use the DataStax Java Driver you can run this requests asynchronously and concurrently on your cluster.
For more on data modelling and the DataStax Java Driver check out DataStax's free online training. Its worth a look
http://www.datastax.com/what-we-offer/products-services/training/virtual-training
Hope it helps.


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Samuel Henry Luke
Private Samuel Luke
4th Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Service Number: 4830
Born: 1877, St Marys, NSW
Died: 21 April 1917, Vaulx-Vraucourt, France
Samuel Henry Luke was born in 1877 at St Marys, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Anna (nee Morphett) Luke. The family lived at Mamre where Elizabeth's husband worked. Luke's father died in 1887 leaving his wife to care for her 8 children, the youngest was just a year old. In 1896, she married John Delaney and had a further 3 children. John Delaney did contract work for St Marys Council and worked for James Hall at Mamre. Before enlisting, Luke worked as a labourer in the St Marys district and lived with his family near Erskine Park. On 10 January 1914, Luke was involved in a family tragedy when his pipe accidently set his sister's dress on fire. He was travelling home from St Marys with his mother and sister, Emily Stonestreet, in their sulky. A spark from his pipe set her dress on fire and the strong hot wind quickly inflamed her thin print dress. They had been in St Marys to register her third child, a three week old baby. She died that day in Nepean Hospital. A year later, almost to the day, their mother Elizabeth Ann Delaney died.
Luke enlisted at Ashfield on 11 November 1915 after joining the Coo-ee March from Gilgandra to Sydney when it passed through St Marys. He was allocated to the 15th reinforcements, 13th Battalion and left Sydney aboard HMAT Star of England on 8 March 1916. He listed his eldest brother James Luke of St Marys as his next of kin.
Luke disembarked in Egypt on 11 April 1916. Two weeks later, Luke transferred to the 4th Pioneer Battalion, Australian Fourth Division. In June 1916, Luke embarked aboard HMAT Scotian and disembarked at Marseilles bound for the Western Front. During 1916 the 4th Pioneer Battalion took part in operations at Pozieres and Flers.
On 21 April 1917 during the First Battle of Bullecourt the 4th Pioneer Battalion was constructing tramways in the vicinity of Vaulx–Vraucourt, France when Luke was killed by a high explosive shell. He was buried in the Vaulx Hill Cemetery.
Memorial Details:
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Honor Roll, Victoria Park, St Marys
National Archives Australia: B2455, LUKE S
Australian War Memorial First World War Nominal Roll
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Do you have guests or friends that could stay with you? Turning that extra bed room into an extra bed room for friends and guests is just one idea that is spare bed. You might add a day bed. It could act as both a sofa in the daytime and bed at night. Throw in a night table and with some extra closet space, your apartment room will be ready for its next guest.
Spare Decorating Ideas-We are betting that you might get some extra work done right at your kitchen table. Can you imagine what you might be able to do with a completely separate room. With a desk, bookshelf, filing cabinet, computer, and extra chairs, this could be a very unique workspace. This can be your office away from your office. And if you can bring in a comfortable chair or sofa, you can complete your work in total comfort.
As you are decorating your spare room, it is important to consider the type of lighting that you will be using. While most guest rooms are adorned with the traditional bedside table lamps as a way to add light to the room they aren't the only way. A more unique and stylish design trend is to use pendant lights instead of the traditional table lamps. Decorating with pendant lights can immediately update the room while adding a touch of style. With a variety of pendant lights available to choose from you can provide your guests with a unique and comfortable place to stay.
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EUMETSAT Announces Successful Launch of MTG-I1
Artistic depiction of the MTG-I1 satellite. Credit: EUMETSAT
Ibadan, 15 December 2022. – EUMETSAT has announced the successful launch of its Meteosat Third Generation-Imager 1 (MTG-I1) from the European Space Centre in Kourou. As a result, EUMETSAT Director-General Phil Evans said the successful launch of MTG-I1 was a critical milestone for the organization, bringing the goal of delivering essential data from the satellite's instruments to meteorologists one step closer.
The Director-General also enjoined all the stakeholders to recognize the fundamental importance of the goal, noting that "the MTG system will help meteorologists meet one of their main challenges – the timely forecasting of severe weather events – to enable citizens, civil authorities and first responders to take appropriate action. In addition, Evans opined that the MTG will help protect lives, property, and infrastructure and bring economic benefits to Europe and Africa.
Evans also acknowledged the commitment of teams at EUMETSAT, the European Space Agency (ESA), and its industrial partners, who have worked on MTG for two decades now, to bring EUMETSAT to this point. "Now, we are working with Telespazio, which is responsible for guiding the satellite to its geostationary orbit, 36,000km above the Equator," He added.
The Director-General noted that the successful launch represents the start of the next exciting chapter in EUMETSAT's Meteosat story. EUMETSAT will consequently carefully calibrate the satellite's instruments and validate its data over the next 12 months. After this, EUMETSAT will begin disseminating the operational data to its member states and beyond.
"MTG-I1 will produce more precise data faster than the Meteosat Second Generation satellites have been able to. With the Lightning Imager on board, it will produce new data of great importance for community and aviation safety. This really is the start of a new era in weather forecasting," concluded the Director-General.
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Don't Feed the Animals: Squirrels Wreak Havoc in Cheyenne's Parks
Joy Greenwald Published: January 4, 2023
Two dozen large trees will be removed from Cheyenne's Holliday Park over the next couple of weeks, the city announced Wednesday.
City Forester Mark Ellison says most of the trees being removed are cottonwoods which were planted in the early 1900s when the park was established.
"Cottonwoods are short-lived trees and typically have a lifespan of 100 to 120 years," Ellison said in a press release.
"Unfortunately, because of old age and damage from the squirrels, these trees have died considerably and are becoming hazardous," he added.
Ellison says squirrel damage to trees has become a serious problem in several city parks due to residents feeding them, which has increased their numbers to an unmanageable level.
"In addition to mature trees, many newly planted trees are also being heavily damaged and killed by squirrels, which is greatly reducing future forest canopy," Ellison said.
The city is asking residents to not feed squirrels or other wildlife in city parks and on other city properties, so that tree canopy can be restored and maintained, and to stay clear of tree removal operations and abide by any closures.
Ellison says the trees being removed will be replaced with a variety of tree species hardy to Cheyenne.
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Social Classes in India
Social class refers to the specified hierarchy division of individuals or some special groups in the societies or cultures. The criteria used by the societies to determine the classes varies because they have different ideas about what actually makes a particular group or a person be grouped as being in the higher or lower class. And it prevents the occurrence of conflicts in trying to strike a harmonious society. The social grouping is helpful in the sense that it helps to instill values, experiences and useful concepts to the individuals. India is a country that is naturally protected on all sides because from the north it is bound by the Himalayas and from the south, east and from the West, there is the Sea.
Who are Aryans?
When the Aryans who were northern nomads entered India, and they had the origin of the Indo-European speaking people who had inhabited Siberian and the Steppes of Asia (William, 2009). These pastoralists kept on moving from place to place in search of better pasture and this way they would adapt to the cultures of the people and social groups who lived in the areas they visited temporarily. For the Aryans, they abandoned their pastoral life and decided to embrace agriculture which was the main economic activity in the geographic area that they had gone to settle.
Following the Aramaic script from the Middle East, the Aryans also developed their writing skills and were able to transcribe the legends which had been passed on from one generation to the other (William, 2009). The Aryans represented the Asian community and they had a chief leader who was known as Raja and was assisted by a number of elders. The Chief was supposed to protect his people and they were believed to have the same power as the gods.
The Indian community had its chiefs being transformed to be maharajas
This leader did not hold absolute power over to pass ruling to the people like the Raja had. According to the Indian law, there were some laws that had been set and had to be followed called the dharma and this was mainly for the Indian society. Due to the clash of the Asian and Indian cultures, there was the introduction of the hierarchy divisions of societal classes based on the functions assigned to each class. The Aryans who were light-skinned belonged to one class which implied that they were from the high status while the other group was for the dark-skinned who were associated with being poor.
The color division was a physical manifestation of how the economy had led to social classifications. The class systems developed in India because there mainly provided an identity for individuals in a highly hierarchy society which meant that though one could be ranked lowly (William, 2009), there was still some criteria that would enable others to be ranked even lowered than them. This always provided for some social stability which helped the country which was mostly politically unstable. This element was mostly lacking in the Asian and other societies and this is why the classes were not appreciated.
Finally, there is a major difference between the Jati and the Varna class systems. The Varna was the Indian classes which were also known as the castes and were mainly divided into five classes. The top two were the Brahmins and the Brahmans followed by the Vaisya, Sundras and the Pariahs (William 2009). On the other hand, the Jati was characterized by a specific kinship group that lived in a specific area and carried out specific functions, with no indication of strict class distinctions.


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