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Metro Atlanta Animal Removal and Wildlife Control
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Welcome to the Metro Atlanta office of Rid-A-Critter, North Georgia's most well-established and best-equipped animal control and wildlife management company. We are a locally-owned business based right here in Georgia, and we employ local wildlife control professionals who live and work in the areas they service. We specialize in providing safe, humane, non-chemical wildlife-removal and animal-proofing services to homeowners and businesses throughout the Metro Atlanta area.
Rid-A-Critter was founded back in 2001. Our goal was to bring a enlightened, scientific approach to professional nuisance wildlife control, and to deliver it with old-fashioned customer service and fanatical dedication to quality and customer service. At Rid-A-Critter, we strive to be the best at everything we do. We're not happy until you're happy.
We're both proud and humbled to say that our efforts have paid off. In addition to being the biggest animal removal company in Atlanta, we've also earned the trust of our customers and the public and have earned the Better Business Bureau's highest rating. We're grateful to you, our customers, for your loyalty and support throughout the years.
This section of our site is customized for our Metro Atlanta customers and visitors, and concentrates on those critters most often encountered in and around the great city of Atlanta and its surrounding communities, including Buckhead, College Park, Conyers, Decatur, Lilburn, Lithonia, Mableton, Marietta, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stone Mountain, and Vinings, as well as many smaller towns and communities in the general vicinity of Atlanta.
Our Animal Control Services
Rid-A-Critter is a full-service animal-removal, prevention, and damage-repair company. We also provide carpenter bee removal and damage repair, and stinging insect control services in most areas. Our most in-demand services in the Metro Atlanta Area include:
Animal-Control Services
Bat Removal and Bat-Proofing
Gray Squirrel Removal
Opossum Trapping and Removal
Raccoon Trapping and Removal
Rat Control and Exclusion
Mouse Extermination
Hornet and Wasp Control
Animal Damage Repairs and Animal-Proofing
Dead Animal Removal and Odor Control
Replacement of Animal-Contaminated or Damaged Insulation
Why Choose Rid-A-Critter for your Wildlife Management Needs?
Bat control job in Marietta
There are many companies providing animal removal services in Atlanta and the surrounding communities, and we're well aware that you do have a choice and that we have to earn your business. Here are some reasons why we believe that we're your best choice for animal control in the Greater Atlanta area.
Perhaps most importantly, Rid-A-Critter is a locally-owned company, not a franchise of some big company with headquarters elsewhere. When you choose us for your animal control needs, you have immediate access to an owner. We live here. We're your friends and neighbors.
But just because we're local doesn't mean that we're small. Rid-A-Critter has the personnel, equipment, and resources to handle any animal control job -- from little cottages in the woods, to commercial and industrial buildings, power plants, malls, hospitals, schools, churches, and even airports.
In addition, Rid-A-Critter guarantees your satisfaction. We have the best warranty in the business. Just ask any of our reps to go over it with you before you make your decision. If the animals come back during the warranty period, then so do we. Our warranty is also renewable and can be transferred to the new owner if you sell your home or commercial building.
We also believe that businesses have a social responsibility to the communities in which we work. We support a wide variety of charitable and youth organizations, and we encourage our staff to take part in community and volunteer activities that make our communities better places.
Finally, Rid-A-Critter believes in preserving our natural environment. Whenever possible, we perform our work without using any chemical pesticides at all, and we always use the most humane methods possible to achieve the desired goals.
Please contact us for more information about how Rid-A-Critter can help you solve your animal removal and wildlife management problems. We look forward to hearing from you!
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A fist-sized, ground-level hole through the concrete foundation wall allowed Norway rats to simply walk into the crawl space of a house in Atlanta. Apparently some sort of pipe used to pass through the hole, but has since been removed. Our rat control team will seal the hole and make the house rodent-proof.
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Gray squirrels gnawed a fist-sized hole right through the screening that a handyman used in a failed attempt at squirrel-proofing a house in Atlanta. We have a crew of wildlife-exclusion specialists at the house trapping and removing the squirrels and making the home wildlife-proof.
A pile of scat next to a flexible heating duct with a hole torn through its outer sheath in the attic made it clear that there were raccoons that needed to be removed from a house in Dallas, Georgia. We'll also have to repair the damage and replace the insulation.
The crawl space under a commercial building in Atlanta is littered with rat droppings. We have a non-chemical rodent control crew setting traps to catch and remove the rats without using any poisons.
A Ground-Level Gap in the Brick Wall Makes it No Wonder this House in Kennesaw, Georgia Needs Norway Rat Control
The wildlife crew that trapped and removed raccoons from the attic of a Kennesaw, Georgia home is busy cleaning up the scat and replacing the insulation. This will be the final stage in the job and should be done by early this afternoon.
Squirrels gnawed a hole about the size of a tennis ball through the flimsy soffit vent screen to get into the attic of a house in Atlanta. The crew trapping and removing the squirrels from the attic is also replacing the screen with a sturdy one that will keep wildlife out of the house.
Norway rats gnawed through foam insulation that a handyman applied around a gas pipe where it passes through the wooden siding and into a house in Atlanta. Our rat control crew is properly rodent-proofing the house and using traps to non-chemically treat the existing infestation.
Gray squirrels found it very easy to gnaw a hole through the water-damaged soffit panel at a roof junction to get into the attic of a house in McDonough, Georgia. The squirrel-removal crew on the scene is looking for the water leak, which they will repair to animal-proof the house and prevent both wildlife problems and water damage.
Squirrels gnawed a hole about the size of a small melon through the soffit panel right under the peak of the roof to get into the attic of a house in Locust Grove, Georgia. Our squirrel-removal crew is repairing the damage and animal-proofing the house, in addition to humanely trapping and relocating the squirrels.
A sloppy miter joint in the roof trim where it meets the shingles at a roof junction created a gap that allowed squirrels into the attic of a house in Duluth, Georgia. Our squirrel-removal experts will seal the gap to animal proof the house.
A gap of about an inch under the garage door frame with some Christmas lights still passing through it allowed rats into the garage of a house in Duluth, Georgia. Our rodent pest exclusion specialists are sealing the gap to make the house rat-proof.
Raccoons clawed a hole about the size of a softball through the soffit panel at a roof junction to get into the attic of a brick house in Duluth, Georgia. The raccoons have been trapped and removed from the attic, and our wildlife-exclusion crew is repairing the damage and animal-proofing the house.
The reason our rodent pest control experts are doing mouse control in Locust Grove, Georgia today is because a fingertip-sized gap between the top of the crawl space door and its frame allowed mice into the house. We're installing a new, tight-fitting door that will keep rodent pests out of the crawl space.
Urine stains coming through the holes in the perforated soffit panel were evidence of flying squirrels that needed to be removed from the attic of a house in Locust Grove, Georgia. A wildlife-exclusion crew from our Metro Atlanta office is doing the deed.
This chilly morning finds our wildlife-exclusion professionals doing flying squirrel removal in Hull, Georgia. A gap under the shingles right over the end of the rain gutter was all the space the flying squirrels needed to get into the attic.
The reason we have a crew in the attic doing squirrel removal in Conyers, Georgia this fine Friday morning is because a gap of more then two inches between the roof sheathing and the fascia allowed the squirrels to walk right into the attic without lifting a tooth. We're covering the gap with a metal wildlife barrier to animal-proof the attic.
Technicians doing squirrel removal in McDonough, Georgia are replacing some roof shingles. The squirrels gnawed a fist-sized hole through the shingles right at the corner of the roof to get into the attic
The Second Video in Today's Friday Double-Feature is of our Pest Control Crew Working at a Kennesaw, Georgia Norway Rat Control Job
Happy Friday! Let's Start Out the Day with a Video of an Atlanta, Georgia Squirrel Removal Job
Gray squirrels gnawed a hole about the size and shape of a large cucumber through the soffit panel right under the peak of the roof to get into the attic of a Douglasville, Georgia home. Our crew will repair the damage as soon as the squirrels have been removed from and sealed out of the attic.
Sunlight coming through from the eaves of the roof into the attic showed our wildlife-management technicians exactly how the squirrels were getting into the attic of a house in Atlanta. Understanding the squirrels' travel routes helps us to more effectively place traps to catch them and remove them from the attic.
This Morning We Have Technicians Repairing Gray Squirrel Damage to the Pipe Insulation at a Smyrna, Georgia Squirrel-Removal Job
A plastic roof ridge vent that is starting to detach from the shingles is the reason our rodent pest control crew is doing roof rat removal in Atlanta today. The rats got into the attic through a gap between the vent and the shingles.
This morning a crew doing squirrel removal in Dallas, Georgia is repairing a fist-sized hole that squirrels gnawed through the shingles and roof sheathing at the corner of the roof to get into the attic.
Lifting the edge of a shingle revealed that gray squirrels gnawed a hole about the size of a tennis ball through the plywood roof sheathing to get into the attic of a house in Kennesaw, Georgia. The squirrel-removal crew is covering the sheathing and fascia with a metal wildlife barrier to keep animals out of the attic.
Our wildlife-control technicians are getting up in the world doing a squirrel-removal job at a four-story house in Dunwoody, Georgia. Trapping and relocating squirrels is not a good career choice for people who are afraid of heights.
Gray squirrels gnawed a slight indentation into the top edge of the wooden roof fascia to get into the attic of a house in Atlanta. Our squirrel-removal experts are covering the gap and the entire edge of the roof with a metal wildlife barrier to keep nuisance animals of all kinds out of the attic.
Norway rats gnawed away about three inches of the lower left end of the bottom weather seal of the garage door to get into a house in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Our rat control crew is replacing the seal as part of a comprehensive, non-chemical rat-control and rodent pest-exclusion job.
The lower right-hand corner of an old, wooden garage door is water rotted, and the resulting gap allowed rats into the garage of a house in Conyers, Georgia. Our rat-control crew will address the water problem and repair the damage, as well as non-chemically trap and remove the rats that already got into the house.
Mice got into the attic of a house in Stone Mountain, Georgia through a gap where the electric service wires pass through the soffit panel. Apparently the mice walked on the electric lines to get into the attic, which is a pretty impressive feat for a mouse. Our rodent-control crew is sealing around the wires to mouse-proof the house.
A sloppy job of roof flashing left a gap under the drip edge that allowed bats into the attic of a house in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Our bat-removal crew will replace the drip edge with a metal animal barrier that will keep bats and other wildlife out of the attic.
The metal lattice of a rusty old foundation vent cover is broken, creating a gap that allowed Norway rats into a house in Dallas, Georgia. Our non-chemical rat control approach to this job will begin with replacing all the foundation vents to rodent-proof the house, and treating the existing infestation using trapping and removal of the rats.
Water damage to the bottom of a wooden garage door frame allowed Norway rats to basically poke their snouts through the rotted wood and get into the garage of a house in Dunwoody, Georgia. Our rat control crew will have to first address the water problem and replace the damaged wood to non-chemically eliminate the rat infestation.
The soffit is sagging and exposed gaps where it meets the shingles at a roof junction, which allowed gray squirrels into the attic of a house in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The squirrel-removal crew is also repairing the damage to the soffit to close up the gaps and keep wildlife out of the attic.
A series of fist-sized gaps between the top of the stone wall and the wooden roof trim made it exceptionally easy for gray squirrels to get into the attic of a house in Duluth, Georgia. Squirrel-removal technicians are sealing the gaps to keep squirrels and other nuisance wildlife out of the attic.
A gap of several inches between the roof trim and the brick wall right at the peak of the roof is why our wildlife-control specialists are doing squirrel removal in Atlanta today. The gap allowed squirrels to climb the brick wall and get into the attic from behind the trim.
Gaps Between the Stone Wall and the Corner Post are Why We're Doing Norway Rat Control at a House in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Lifting the edge of a shingle revealed a tapered gap between the plywood roof sheathing and the wooden fascia that allowed tree rats into the attic of a house in Duluth, Georgia. Our rat control experts are installing a metal pest barrier that will keep tree rats in the trees, and using traps to non-chemically eliminate the existing infestation.
Droppings and tufts of fiberglass insulation pulled down from the flooring were evidence of Norway rats that needed to be trapped and removed from the crawl space of a house in Atlanta. We have a rodent pest control in the crawl space non-chemically treating the infestation and rat-proofing the house.
The hood of a clothes dryer vent mounted in the stucco wall went completely missing, which exposed the duct and made it easy for flying squirrels to get into a house in Duluth, Georgia. The crew removing and relocating the flying squirrels will also replace the vent hood to prevent future problems with wildlife getting into the house.
Today we have a rodent pest control crew doing mouse control in Dunwoody, Georgia. The problem began with a gap around a garden hose spigot where it passes through a hole in the wooden siding that allowed mice to get into the house.
The air-conditioning installer knocked a brick out of the foundation wall to pass a pipe through, but didn't seal the hole he made to keep rats out of a house in Dallas, Georgia. We have a crew of pest control technicians on-site non-chemically trapping and removing the rats and rodent-proofing the house.
The vent cover for the clothes dryer duct has gone missing, and the exposed end of the dryer duct allowed Norway rats into a house in Atlanta. Our rat control crew is using trapping and removal to non-chemically treat the rat problem, and installing a rodent-proof dryer vent to prevent future infestations.
Here's Yet Another Picture of a Handyman's Attempt at Squirrel Exclusion in Dallas, Georgia
Gray squirrels made extensive trails through the blown-in insulation between the joists in the unfinished attic of a house in Duluth, Georgia. The crew that's trapping and removing the squirrels from the attic will also replace the insulation once the house has been made animal-proof.
Tail prints in the dust on top of an insulated heating duct told us that there were roof rats in the attic of a house in Duluth, Georgia. The rats scurried away when our rodent-control crew entered the attic, but the prints they left behind betrayed them.
A vertical brick under a window frame simply fell out of the wall, and the gap where the brick used to be allowed Norway rats into a house in Douglasville, Georgia. We have a rat-control crew with trowels at the ready replacing the brick, rodent-proofing the house, and non-chemically treating the rat infestation.
Raccoons scratched at the plywood soffit panel at a roof junction until they made a hole in it that was big enough for them to get into the attic of a house in Atlanta. We'll repair the damage once the raccoons have been trapped and removed from the house.
The reason we have a pest control crew in the attic doing mouse control in Atlanta is because a quarter-inch gap between the drip edge and the fascia allowed the mice into the attic.
Insulating Foam Can't Keep Squirrels Out of an Attic. That's Why We Have a Crew on their Way to Correct a Handyman's Squirrel-Proofing Attempt at a Dallas, Georgia Home
Running the air-conditioning pipes and wires through the downspout is a pretty common thing. But it also makes it easier for squirrels to climb to the attic because the foam insulation is easy for them to get a grip on. That's why we have a crew doing squirrel removal at a Marietta, Georgia home today.
A wildlife-management team doing squirrel removal in McDonough, Georgia is installing a steel wildlife barrier over a gap in the edge of the roof to keep animals out of the attic. Trapping and removing squirrels from a house is a waste of time unless you also seal them out.
A crew doing roof rat control in Marietta, Georgia noticed a gap of about an inch between the roof flashing and the sheathing right behind the rain gutter that allowed the rats into the attic. They're covering the edge of the roof with a metal barrier that will keep rodent pests and nuisance animals out of the attic.
The screen behind the aluminum lattice of a foundation vent has largely rotted away, which allowed rats into the crawl space of a house in College Park, Georgia. Our rat control experts are installing new screens over the vents to rodent-proof the house.
A gap of about three eighths of an inch between the bottom of the garage door frame and the concrete driveway allowed mice into a house in McDonough, Georgia. Those gaps are there to prevent water rot to the frame and trim; but they have to be sealed with a waterproof pest sealant to achieve non-chemical mouse control.
A fingertip-sized gap where a bundle of pipes and wires pass through the brick wall is the reason our rodent-control team are doing mouse control at a house in Marietta, Georgia today. Solving a mouse problem without using poisons requires that every potential entry gap be found and sealed.
A crawl space door that didn't close properly left a gap of about an inch between the top of the door and its frame, which allowed mice into a house in College Park, Georgia. Our non-chemical mouse control is reinstalling the door and adjusting the frame to rodent-proof the house.
A handyman inexplicably left a gap of more than an inch in the foundation to the right of a foundation vent that he screened to keep rats out of a house in Marietta, Georgia. Our rat control crew is at the house as we speak properly rodent-proofing the perimeter.
Lifting the edge of a shingle revealed that gray squirrels gnawed away about a linear foot of the wooden fascia to get into the attic of a house in Atlanta. The squirrel-removal crew is covering the entire edge of the roof with a metal wildlife barrier that will keep squirrels and other animals out of the attic.
Started off in Rome ga, raccoons in the crawl space, then headed to Atlanta, ga, rats in the attic
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Gray squirrels gnawed a fist-sized hole through the soffit panel where it meets the shingles at a roof junction to get into the attic of a house in Conyers, Georgia. Our squirrel-removal crew is repairing the damage and animal-proofing the house.
A wildlife-management crew doing squirrel removal in Kennesaw, Georgia is installing a metal animal barrier to cover a gap of almost two inches along the edge of the roof that allowed gray squirrels into the attic of the house.
Raccoons flattened the insulation between the joists and made a hole through the soffit between the rafters in the attic of a house in Oxford, Georgia. Our wildlife-management experts will repair the damage as soon as the raccoons are trapped, removed, and sealed out of the attic.
The Atlanta, Georgia office of Rid-A-Critter provides animal removal and animal damage repair in all of Metro Atlanta including the City of Atlanta and the communities of Berkeley Lake, Buckhead, Cartersville, College Park, Conyers, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, Fayetteville, Hull, Johns Creek, Kennesaw, Lithonia, Loganville, Mableton, Marietta, McDonough, Newnan, Norcross, Peachtree City, Powder Springs, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stone Mountain, and Vinings. We are fully licensed and insured.
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Q: How to sort values not by rows, but by columns in Pandas? Let's say I have this dataframe.
df = pd.DataFrame([['A-store',5,'B-store',4,'C-store',6], \
                   ['B-store',3,'P-store',4,np.nan,np.nan], \
                   ['N-store',20,np.nan,np.nan,'I-store',9], \
                   ['L-store',8,'N-store',2,'A-store',5]],
           columns=['store_1','time_1','store_2','time_2','store_3','time_3'])

   store_1  time_1  store_2  time_2  store_3  time_3
0  A-store       5  B-store     4.0  C-store     6.0
1  B-store       3  P-store     4.0      NaN     NaN
2  N-store      20      NaN     NaN  I-store     9.0
3  L-store       8  N-store     2.0  A-store     5.0

Ex: To get to the A-store it takes 5 minutes.
How can I sort the set of values (store, time) so that the leftmost set becomes the shortest and right most becomes the longest. I need to sort set of values over multiple columns. Also, it includes NaN.
Here is ideal output.
shorter <----------------------------------->  longer
   store_1  time_1  store_2  time_2  store_3  time_3
0  B-store     4.0  A-store       5  C-store     6.0
1  B-store       3  P-store     4.0      NaN     NaN
2  I-store     9.0  N-store      20      NaN     NaN
3  N-store     2.0  A-store     5.0  L-store       8

I could probably pivot or stack, and sort by rows. But, I'm not sure how to do this.
If anyone have any good ideas or codes, let me know.
Thanks!

A: Idea is reshape values with Series.str.split and DataFrame.stack, then sorting per first level and time column, create new order by GroupBy.cumcount and last reshape back to original:
df.columns = df.columns.str.split('_', expand=True)

df1=df.stack().reset_index(level=1,drop=True).rename_axis('lvl1').sort_values(['lvl1','time'])
df1 = df1.set_index(df1.groupby(level=0).cumcount().add(1), append=True)

df1 = df1.unstack().sort_index(axis=1, level=1).rename_axis(None)
df1.columns = [f'{a}_{b}' for a, b in df1.columns]
print (df1)
   store_1  time_1  store_2  time_2  store_3  time_3
0  B-store     4.0  A-store     5.0  C-store     6.0
1  B-store     3.0  P-store     4.0      NaN     NaN
2  I-store     9.0  N-store    20.0      NaN     NaN
3  N-store     2.0  A-store     5.0  L-store     8.0

A: This maybe a longer way of doing it. Maybe someone could give you a better approach. But this gives the output that you need.
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import operator

def func(lst):
    d = ({lst[i]: lst[i + 1] for i in range(0, len(lst), 2)})
    d = sorted(d.items(), key=operator.itemgetter(1))
    return [val for sublist in d for val in sublist]

df = pd.DataFrame([['A-store',5,'B-store',4,'C-store',6], \
                   ['B-store',3,'P-store',4,np.nan,np.nan], \
                   ['N-store',20,np.nan,np.nan,'I-store',9], \
                   ['L-store',8,'N-store',2,'A-store',5]],
           columns=['store_1','time_1','store_2','time_2','store_3','time_3'])

pd.DataFrame.from_records(df.apply(lambda x : func(x),axis=1) columns=['store_1','time_1','store_2','time_2','store_3','time_3'],

)
This would return the below as output.
    store_1 time_1  store_2 time_2  store_3 time_3
0   B-store 4.0     A-store 5.0     C-store 6.0
1   B-store 3.0     P-store 4.0     NaN     NaN
2   N-store 20.0    NaN     NaN     I-store 9.0
3   N-store 2.0     A-store 5.0     L-store 8.0

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A patient's health is "the most important" determinant of outcome after surgery
Andrew Klein (a consultant anaesthetist from Royal Papworth hospital in Cambridge, UK) tells Vascular News that research in cardiac surgery has shown that while the surgeon has a small, but important, effect on a patient's outcome after surgery, it is the patient's health that contributes nearly all of the risk towards their own outcome. So, improving the health of patients before surgery is the best way of improving their outcomes, he says, while discussing the UK's national reporting of outcome data for individual surgeons, and centres.
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Dr Andrew Klein is a Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist and Chair of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at The Royal Papworth Hospital (UK).
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The New Orleans Pelicans have added another piece to their roster. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pelicans and forward Jahlil Okafor have agreed to a deal.
Jahlil Okafor was the third pick of the 2015 NBA Draft. The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Okafor. The forward out of Duke University was one of Philadelphia's early picks during their rebuild. They drafted center Joel Embiid in 2014, but injuries prevented him from playing until 2016. Okafor, alongside Embiid were pieces of the 76ers core. The 76ers continued their rebuild with players such as Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz. However, Jahlil Okafor fell out of the mix. Injuries prevented him from being a factor in Philadelphia.
In March of his rookie season, Okafor was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a small tear of the meniscus in his right knee. In 2016-2017 , he was ruled out for the rest of the season with right knee soreness. Injuries have been a setback in his young career.
The Sixers traded Jahlil Okafor to the Brooklyn Nets. They traded Okafor alongside Nik Stauskas in exchange for Trevor Booker. Okafor averaged 6.4 points per game with the Nets. He also only played 26 games.
Jahlil Okafor is only 22 years old. He still can contribute to a team, but his opportunities are winding down. The Pelicans could give Okafor an opportunity to prove himself, but this could be his final chance. In college, Okafor averaged 17.3 points in 32 games. He started in each of those games. Okafor had high expectations, but he hasn't reached them. If the Pelicans deal works, this could be his moment.


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Hi, I'm Rachel and welcome to Racheous!
I'm a wife to my highschool sweetheart and a mama to Cameron, Lucy and Ava. I respectfully parent and we learn without school. I am a passionate advocate of children's rights.
You may have found me through my prior interest in the Montessori method. We are now unschoolers.
This is my space to express myself and share. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram & Pinterest.
What a beautiful, honest and open "About Me". We had 3 miscarriages before we conceived our youngest Quentin and we spent his entire pregnacy trying not to miscarry him. Two of the miscarriges were "little" ones and one was a "big" one. How wonderful of medical staff to label our loss in this way.
I have only managed to write a little about it on the blog ("Happy Unbirthday").
What a brave woman you are to share with us your thoughts! I experienced some anxiety disorder too ,that eventually caused me a heart problem. I have been on some kind of medication ever since in order to make my heart works a little better. It does work better but we'll see! You have a great blog here and a great family! I also have a daughter born in 2009 who I love very much.
Keep up the good work,nice to meet you.
I appreciate your comment, thank you and nice to meet you too Xrusa.
Just found your blog today and am looking forward to reading more. I have three children (2 year old, 1 year old, 7 month old) and am seriously considering homeschooling so I'll be gathering some ideas for sure. As far as homeschool co-ops go, how do you go about finding a co-op directory? I've searched, but had little luck. I'd love to go check out a few in my area (Sydney)!
I am considering homeschooling my boys, and have been pointed in your direction. Looking forward to listening and learning from you.
Hi Racheous! I just stumbled upon your name on a blog I follow and recognised your name instantly! My husband and I used to watch your vlog. We experienced an early miscarriage before our firstborn and your vlog really helped us through. So thank you very much! We now have 2 beautiful girls (nearly 3 and nearly 1). I'm looking forward to looking through your blog.
Just found your blog and love reading about your life. Thank you.
Hi Rachel, I stumbled upon your blog on Bloglovin. I love your writing style. I love that you are so open about yourself and your family. Looking forward to read more from your blog.
Me too! My kids are 5 and 2, so excited for this unschooling homeschooling journey.
I really love this blog. I am a 12 year old girl who feels like we are not treated like people. I reccommend your articles to my friends who feel the same way, and I admire how you are not afraid to talk to your kids the way that they should be talked to, and that the eye rolls and weird looks don't stop you. This blog is definetly one of my favorites. The funny thing is that, people who meet me talk to me like I can hardly understand what they are saying, and that only grows when I tell them that I am a vegan (which is quite rude, but you get used to it) and then when I am forced to tell them my IQ (because someone who knows me always mentions that I have an impressive one). The more I talk, the less they listen, but they find nothing wrong with talking to my mother about me when I am standing right there. "Oh, she has such a strong vocabulary for a child!" "Wow, she talks as though she is an adult." "How do you ever get her to behave since she is such a smart aleck?" "Well, she is only a kid, so it shouldn't be too hard to keep her in line." After a few of these, I am standing there with my jaw dropped, not really sure what to do. My family knows I am intelligent, but people really need to understand that as well, with all kids.
Hi there, excellent article. Really enjoyed. What a happy family and your children are so adorable!
God bless you for helping us do our best for our children.


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Трка на 5.000 метара у женској конкуренцији на Светском првенству у атлетици 2019. у Дохи Катар одржано је 2. и 5. октобра на стадиону Khalifa International Stadium.

Титулу светске првакиње из Лондона 2019. одбранила је Хелен Онсандо Обири из Кеније.

Земље учеснице
Учествовало је 29 атлетичарки из 18 земаља.

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Освајачи медаља

Рекорди
Списак рекорда у овој дисциплини пре почетка светског првенства 2019. године (26. септембар 2019.)
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!colspan="6" | Рекорди пре почетка Светског првенства 2019.
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| Олимпијски рекорд
| Вивијан Јепкемои Черијот
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| 14:26,17
| Рио де Жанеиро, Бразил
| 19. август 2016.
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| Светски рекорд
| Тирунеш Дибаба
| rowspan="2" |
| 14:11,15
| Осло, Норвешка
| 6. јун 2008.
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| Рекорд светских првенстава
| Алмаз Ајана
| 14:26,83
| Пекинг, Кина
| 30. август 2015.
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| Најбољи светски резултат сезоне
| Хелен Онсандо Обири
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| 14:20,36
| Лондон, Уједињено Краљевство
| 21. јул 2019.
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| rowspan="2" | Европски рекорд
| rowspan="2" | Сифан Хасан
| rowspan="2" |
| 14:22,34
| Рабат, Мароко
| 13. јул 2018.
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| 14:22,12
| Лондон, Уједињено Краљевство
| 21. јул 2019.
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| Северноамерички рекорд
| Шелби Хулихан
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| 14:34,45
| Хезден-Золдер, Белгија
| 21. јул 2018.
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| Јужноамерички рекорд
| Симоне да Силва
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| 15:18,85
| Сао Паоло, Бразил
| 20. мај 2011.
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| Афрички рекорд
| Тирунеш Дибаба ||
| 14:11,15
| Осло, Норвешка
| 6. јун 2008.
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| Азијски рекорд
| Ђијанг Бо
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| 14:28,09| Шангај, Кина
| 23. октобар 1997.
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| Океанијски рекорд| Кимберли Смит
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| 14:39,89(д)1
| Њујорк, САД
| 27. фебруар 2009.
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!colspan="6" | Рекорди остварени на Светском првенству 2019.
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| Рекорд светских првенстава| Хелен Онсандо Обири
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| 14:26,72| Доха, Катар
| 5. октобар 2019.
|}1 Рекорд постигнут у дворани Најбољи резултати у 2019. години
Десет најбржих светских атлетичарки 2019. године је пре почетка светског првенства (27. септембра 2019) заузимало следећи пласман.

Такмичарке чија су имена подебљана учествовале су на СП 2019.

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Сва времена су по локалном времену (UTC+1)

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Такмичење је одржано 2. септембра 2019. године у 18:25 (1) и 18:51 (2) по локалном времену. Такмичарке су биле подељене у 2 групе. У финале су се пласирале 5 првопласиране из сваке групе (КВ) и 5 на основу резултата (кв)'''.,,

Финале
Такмичење је одржано 5. октобра 2019. године у 21:25 по локалном времену.,

Пролазна времена у финалној трци

Референце

Спољашње везе
 Комплетни резултати СП 2019.
 Резултати трке на 5.000 м за жене на сајту ИААФ

Светско првенство у атлетици на отвореном 2019.
Трка на 5.000 метара на Светском првенству у атлетици на отвореном

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Kiwanis Objectives
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Fiesta Noche del Rio
K Fore Kids Charity Golf Tournament
Clays For Kids
Thank you for your interest in Alamo Kiwanis Club. Alamo Kiwanis is a service organization in association with Kiwanis International. Founded in 1947, we enjoy premier status in the community. We have several fundraising events: Fiesta Noche del Rio, performed at the Arneson River Theater since 1957, along with two new fundraisers, "K" Fore Kids, a golf tournament held at Quarry Golf Course in the spring, and Clays for Kids, a sporting clay shoot held in the fall at San Antonio Gun Club, have allowed the club to donate close to $3 million dollars to local children's charities such as Any Baby Can, The Children's Shelter, Children's Bereavement Center, Respite Care, just to name a few. Over the years we have grown to be proud of our heritage and strong willed in our resolve to live up to our mission statement, "The Alamo Kiwanis Club exists for the sole purpose of raising funds for children in need."
Learn more about our history by watching this Urban-15 Hidden Histories series video.
The club has several levels of membership to suit you: Active Membership and Jr. Active Membership (under age 40). The club also has a Young Professionals ("Yo-Pro") level of membership for young professionals up to age 39 that meet on a monthly basis in a Happy Hour setting. Membership in Alamo Kiwanis in a broad sense requires individuals with the time, talent and means to give back to both the club and the community in which we live and serve. Alamo Kiwanis more specifically needs and desires business, professional, and high ideal minded individuals to fulfill our mission statement. Along with the countless joys and increased self-worth that membership brings, there are also responsibilities and duties to both the club and the community.
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If you have a heart for service, and feel a desire to make a positive difference in our community, we would like to hear from you. For more information about Alamo Kiwanis please use the Contact Form, email our club office, or contact an Alamo Kiwanis member directly.
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Monchique Mountains
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Monchique Mountains, Portuguese Serra De Monchique, low mountain range in southern Portugal, near Cape Saint Vincent, the southwestern extremity of the Iberian Peninsula. A dissected igneous rock (syenite) massif, its highest point is Foia (2,960 ft [902 m]). The range is famous for its wild and generally varied plant life, as well as for its spas with medicinal waters (Caldas de Monchique). Some timbering (pine, chestnut, oak) is carried on. Eucalyptus plantations have encroached extensively on inland hills. Along the winding road up to the heights a number of hotels and roadside restaurants cater to tourists.
Monchique Mountains, southern Portugal.
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Portugal, country lying along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Once continental Europe's greatest power, Portugal shares commonalities—geographic and cultural—with the countries of both northern Europe and the Mediterranean. Its cold, rocky northern coast and mountainous interior are sparsely settled,…
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It hadn't always been like this. She knew that one day, things would change again, but for now, it was just best to accept things as they were.
She sighed and fiddled with the elastic band on her wrist. It had taken some time, but it was just stretched out enough to wrap around her hair three times. Normally, she only had a band wrap twice, which was too loose, and she had to just stretch them out perfectly. Did she have a weird amount of hair or something?
Her distracted thoughts about hair were interrupted by a chilly wind and a light drizzle. Ugh. She thought she'd found a decent place, out of the view of prying eyes, where she could sleep and not be bothered by passersby, or worse, police.
But the tar rooftop wasn't protected from the rain or wind, so it was time to find somewhere else. She wrapped the woolen blanket around her shoulders and glanced around to find another place.
On the right, she saw it: a kind of dome, it seemed, with a spire behind it. It didn't look guarded or blocked off. It was about at the same level as the blacktop roof, so it shouldn't be too visible. It seemed all right. Well, it was out of the drizzle, anyway.
It wasn't that she disliked drizzle, but it would get everything damp. And that meant everything would be damp for a while, and then it'd get this odd… moldy smell. That was what she didn't like.
Hopping off the roof, glancing around to see who could see her, she stole across the alleyway to the rickety metal staircase leading up to the dome. It was blocked off by a single rope: no sign, nothing, so probably, no one would come looking. It was neither dangerous nor obvious, so she clanged her way up and hunkered down, peering over the sides to see if anyone had noticed.
It wasn't the most comfortable bed, but it wasn't wet, either, so it would do.
She awoke sometime in the middle of the night: she wasn't exactly sure what time it was, but everything was dark, and the streets were quiet.
Other than the creaking of the stairs, that was.
Was someone on them? Or were they just moving in the wind or with the temperature?
Perhaps it was someone like her, looking for vague shelter from the rain.
She lay still, waiting to see if the footsteps got closer.
Then they stopped. There wasn't anything halfway up, was there? She had been in such a hurry to get underneath the dome that she hadn't really noticed. And why would someone stop halfway?
She lay quiet and listened.
Nothing more seemed to move; at least, not on the staircase.
Instead, she could hear soft chatter in the street below, as people passed by, probably on their way home from parties, drinks with friends or colleagues, opening their umbrellas with the soft fwoosh of material and the pop from the metal clicking into place. Their footsteps echoed off the brick buildings, and she felt somehow comforted. It was familiar. The sounds of city life, or even small-town life, and the evidence that time went on.
She chided herself for being so dramatic. It was just people walking home.
Pulling the blanket up underneath her ears, she nestled in to try to doze again. It must have been her imagination.
What woke her the second time was not a noise at all.
In fact, it was that there was no noise. Nothing at all was making any sound. It was so quiet that she felt that she could hear the blood moving in her veins and her bones creaking as she shifted. The rustle of the woolen blanket felt deafening.
There was no whistle of wind. No pitter-patter of rain. Nothing was moving. She wasn't used to such silence.
She sat up, pushing the blanket aside with what felt like thunderous noise, and crawled over to the edge of the platform underneath the dome, peering through the banisters.
Whatever she had thought was happening certainly wasn't what she saw.
There seemed to be some sort of… soundless parade? What was that? She felt transfixed, staring down on to what felt like it should be a secret.
There was a band: ghostly, flickering, and deathly still. She squinted. Were they even carrying instruments, or was that her imagination? Her eyes flitted over the figure in front. What were they called? She couldn't remember. His baton was thrust into the air, his knees high in a sort of cheery march.
Behind him seemed to be some sort of flautist: her hands were near her face, as if she was holding a flute, but Thora wasn't entirely certain that there was a flute at all.
Behind the mystery flautist must have been the brass section. Thora was certain that she could tell what was in their hands, but their forms, or their bodies, or the lights kept shifting; she couldn't tell. Their chests rose and fell as if breathing hard, and their fingers moved quickly, dancing across invisible keys.
Behind the brass section must have been percussion. Wasn't that how it went? Details just seemed hazy, even though she had played the tuba in high school and had even tried out for marching band.
Perhaps that was because she hadn't made it on.
Still, there was no sound. Maybe it was some sort of performance?
No, there was something different about this.
When she looked harder, it dawned on her that the entire band… had no feet. Nothing. Not the marching maestro, not the people with invisible instruments, no one. It wasn't as if they were cut off or disfigured. They just simply weren't there at all.
The light was playing tricks on her eyes, certainly. This was ridiculous.
She watched as the hushed band passed by: seemingly joyous, but noiseless. They didn't necessarily look out of place, but as there were no other people around, and all the shades that Thora could see were drawn, it was impossible to know if anyone else could even see them. Maybe they could hear it, and she had left earplugs in or something.
Her fingers darted up to her ears, checking to see if this was the case, but she came up worryingly empty.
Fine, she thought. It's just some teenagers playing a prank. This is stupid, and I'm just letting my imagination run away with me.
She crawled back to her makeshift bed, defying her pounding heart and huffed as she lay down again.
It was like being a kid again and being spooked by the monster in the closet that was no more than a lumpy sweatshirt.
Thora was reassuring herself about how silly she was being when she realized that it wasn't silence that she was hearing anymore.
It was a low hum.
Had that been it all along? Had it drowned out everything else, and she had just interpreted it as silence?
She felt her skin prickle up, and the unmistakable eerie feeling of being watched.
Teenagers. They were the worst.
She waited a few moments, expecting a clattering on the staircase, or rocks to be thrown, or giggling echoing off the buildings like the footsteps, but nothing changed.
She sat up and inched over to the edge again.
In the clearing, surrounding the domed tower where she was currently residing, was a circle of deer. They fanned out, surrounding her stronghold, but… they were all looking up at her.
They, too, seemed to have no feet at all.
The rain began to fall, and the cold blast of wind told her this was not a dream. The deer began to close in, hovering above the ground, the rain piercing their ethereal forms easily. Their eyes fixated on her, beckoning to her.
As surreal as it seemed, she still felt her blood turn to ice. And she felt their gaze, drawn to them like the sight of a car crash.
Lee Vincent loves kitties and pea pods, and writes for the thrill of it all.
Winners of Short Story Contest #8!


People who are not in agreement with that initial realization will most often say it's the other person's problem. If they are there by court order, they are often pretty angry about it.
People who are either abusing alcohol or are in the grip of alcoholism may completely deny their problem, and when they enter treatment it's with "kicking and screaming" and not their own idea.
If that same person were to go through treatment, their chances of staying sober for the following year will increase to 50 percent. If a person goes through alcoholism treatment, accepts weekly aftercare and regularly participates in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, their chances of staying sober for the next year increase to 90 percent. You can see that treatment and maintenance are effective. But it doesn't stop there.
There is no cure for alcoholism. It's important to understand this vital fact. Because of that, alcoholism needs to be managed. People need a plan. Alcoholism treatment programs for alcohol abuse and alcoholism are varied, but we'll give you an initial look at some of them. The treatment option that is right for you, or someone you love, is best outlined by a professional and we encourage you to seek help. The professional counselor or therapist is well equipped to map out the right strategy for the individual.
There is no substantial evidence to suggest that inpatient is better than outpatient for alcoholism treatment, other than there is a 30 percent dropout rate in outpatient people.Treatment success is hard to measure because many go to free services as well as paid services so data consistency of the total population is hard to collect.
Please visit our home page or main alcohol page to get more information and support for alcoholism treatment.


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610 Valeska este un asteroid din centura principală, descoperit pe 26 septembrie 1906, de Max Wolf.

Legături externe

 610 Valeska în JPL Small-Body Database
 610 Valeska în baza de date a Minor Planet Center
 Diagrama orbitei asteroidului 610 Valeska (JPL)

Centura de asteroizi
Obiecte astronomice descoperite în 1906


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Christian Senior Director Stresses Covenantal Relationship within Business to Combat Corruption
Dr. Willy Kotiuga, chairman of the Board of Regents of Bakke Graduate University, delivered a talk titled "Anti-corruption Perspectives and Practices in Business" on August 21, 2021. (Screenshot/Global Integrity Network )
ByGrace Song September 28, 2021
A Christian senior director emphasized a covenantal relationship within businesses in a speech, encouraging Christians to claim the land of business integrity which God has marked out for us.
Dr. Willy Kotiuga, chairman of the Board of Regents of Bakke Graduate University, delivered a talk titled "Anti-corruption Perspectives and Practices in Business" at the Anti-Corruption Conference hosted by the Lausanne Movement and the World Evangelical Alliance's Global Integrity Network on August 21.
In his talk, Dr. Kotiuga related his own experience and revealed the core of business corruption as turning away from a covenantal paradigm to a transactional framework, exhorting Christians to fight against corruption knowing that God had prepared the groundwork to hold businesses accountable.
With the experience of over 40 years in managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders in over 25 countries, Dr. Kotiuga shared his story of being under inquisition for 18 months for the unethical practices of the company he worked for, and eventually, he was able to prove his innocence.
Looking back at that company, he tried to analyze why it ended up being charged for corruption. The company used to be a family-style operation that grew based on family principles where everyone watched out for one another.
"It was more of a covenantal relationship where each employee was their brother's keeper," said Dr. Kotiuga.
After considerable growth in revenues and the number of employees, managers started to work to build their own "empires" instead of empowering the staff to work as a team. He concluded that "the company moved from a covenantal paradigm to a transactional framework", where everything was based on giving and taking and the motivation became contractually driven as the covenantal paradigm got lost in the transaction.
"Rather than being our brother's keeper, we only did that when we got something in return," he said.
The scripture also illustrated the difference between a covenantal relationship and a transactional framework: the early church grew rapidly when believers shared everything in a covenantal paradigm, while Ananias and Sapphira's behavior of corruption was an example of a transactional framework.
"Corruption gets snuffed out in an actual covenantal environment because it cannot survive where everyone genuinely watches out for one another," stated Dr. Willy Kotiuga.
Likewise, anti-corruption principles have always been an assertion of God, who has laid the foundation of integrity in his word. Dr. Willy Kotiuga reminded us that God had been moving the hearts of today's corporate world through the books of the prophets since 850 BC, and the 16 prophets stressed key themes including compassion, transparency, community, integrity, etc.
Especially, Dr. Kotiuga highlighted that these prophets were prophetically disruptive, upsetting the status quo, instead of following the political correctness, because the role of a prophet was to bring people back to God by upsetting the status quo.
He expanded, "We are called to promote integrity in the business world by being prophetically disruptive. Prophetic disruptiveness is essential in restoring a covenantal relationship with God, a relationship fully accountable to Him."
Although many biblical concepts have been adopted in modern business ethical consultancy, Dr. Kotiuga stressed that an obedient heart and a covenantal relationship with God remained essential.
"The pathway to sustainable change is to work alongside what God is already doing," he explained. "His presence and leadership are essential in each step of the way."
At the end of his talk, he briefly described that many small victories of anti-corruption had been achieved in the business world, and continued to call for Christians to "walk with God to lead the way to integrity that restores the covenantal relationship [that] God always intended us to have with Him".
He added, "We must let God teach us how to be prophetically disruptive."
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A White House adviser admits that the economy, if the government remains closed, may be on its way to a zero-growth quarter.
As Donald Trump's government shutdown enters its second month, members of his administration are coming to grips with the fact that his obsession with building a taxpayer-funded border wall is putting the health of the American economy in real jeopardy. It is surely a difficult thing to acknowledge: that one's boss's inability to resist the demands of his most virulently xenophobic base voters now imperils the thing on which their political survival most heavily depends.
In an interview with CNN's Poppy Harlow, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett, last seeing comparing hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal employees to lucky recipients of free vacations, admitted that if the shutdown persists until the end of the quarter, the U.S. economy could see no growth during that period.
"It is true that if we get a typically weak first quarter and then have an extended shutdown, we could end up with a number that's very, very low," he said. Perhaps sensing that this is the sort of revelation that tends to alarm investors, Hassett asserted several times that the economy would make up for all lost growth if and when the government reopens. "Humongous," he said, describing his second-quarter projection if an event occurs that Trump has reportedly threatened to delay for "weeks or months." When pressed by Harlow, however, he acknowledged that the very, very low number in question could indeed be zero.
Meanwhile, the administration's messaging effort continues to be spearheaded by people for whom the prospect of forgoing regular pay is a foreign one. Lara Trump, who by virtue of her marriage to Eric Trump hosts propaganda clips produced for her father-in-law's 2020 re-election campaign, encouraged federal workers to "stay strong" while the president continues chasing a billion-dollar construction project to which most Americans are opposed. "It's going to last as long as it takes for him to get his wall," she said, as hundreds of thousands of Americans try to figure out how to pay their credit card bill next month.
It's not fair to you, and we all get that. But this is so much bigger than any one person. It is a little bit of pain, but it is going to be the for the future of our country. And their children and grandchildren and generations after them will thank them for their sacrifice right now.
I know it's hard. I know people have families, they have bills to pay, they have mortgages, they have rents that are due. But the president is trying every single day to come up with a good solution here, and the reality is that it's been something that's gone on for too long and been unaddressed...This is our one opportunity.
So I would just tell them, please stay strong. We appreciate everything you're sacrificing. We are behind you and we are going to everything we can—I know the president is doing everything he can—to resolve this quickly.
Tone-deaf talking points like these are more than just objects of outrage and/or bemusement, though; they also betray the White House's ignorance of how serious the shutdown's consequences could get. For all of Donald Trump's objectionable qualities, the one thing of which he is most afraid—and that may send his approval into a tailspin—is a flagging economy. The president has always made strong markets and jobs numbers central to his pitch to voters, many of whom tolerate his antics because they believe he is good for business. The longer he proves them wrong, the less likely he is to recover from it.


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Thank you Dan, yes, I was refering to Android devices. Look like my next car will have this option and it would be great to control the radio from the built in display!
Mine already has, so I'm really interested.


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Water, green areas and freedom – this is what Szczecin is like. It is a modern city which surprises with its versatility and a multitude of interesting leisure-time options. A conglomerate of islands, canals, beaches and bays. A real 'floating garden', a city which changes one's perspective on the meaning of life.
At the heart of Europe.
Located in north-western Poland, not far from Germany, Sweden and Denmark, Szczecin attracts tourists with its nautical atmosphere, proximity to the sea, and multicultural history. Its unique charm is due to 15 municipal parks, canoe trails amidst the flood waters of the Oder, lakes which are ideal for sailing, the ubiquitous magnolias, and historic architecture.
This modern icon of architecture was designed by Barcelona-based architects Fabrizio Barozzi and Alberto Veiga. The edifice draws upon the symphonic tradition of the site: it was the location of the Concert House before World War II. Opened in 2014, the philharmonic has won awards in prestigious architecture competitions, both domestically and abroad.
This extensive park was created between 1925-1927 on land belonging to the Quistorp family. It is a great place for a stroll or a picnic on the grass between alleys which wind among the spreading plane trees. In June 1987 Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass here, with the altar positioned against the Monument to the Deed of Poles, which features 3 majestic eagles.
A former residence of dukes from the Pomeranian Griffin dynasty, it is situated on a tall slope near the river Oder. Reconstructed after the war (1958-1980), it corresponds to the style of the Renaissance. Today it is a cultural centre with opera in the Castle, a Castle Museum, Lubinus' Study, the Witches Cell, galleries, a chamber theatre and cinema, and a musical stage in the main courtyard.
Renovated embankments of Long Bridge (Most Długi) and Castle Route (Trasa Zamkowa) appeal to strollers, cyclists roller skaters and sailors. Wyszak Boat is the decoration of Sailors Avenue. The smell of cacao and chocolate temps our noses. It is an unusual aroma therapy of the embankments. This sweet aroma comes from Confectionery Enterprise "GRYF". in 1976 it started production of drinking chocolate as the 1st in Poland. Recently food stalls have appeared on the boulevards, which will certainly attract tourists and locals.
This spacious lookout terrace, situated on a slope next to the river Oder, is the showcase of Szczecin. The embankment was built from 1902-1921 on the site of a demolished fort, through the efforts of Lord Mayor Herman Haken. It features monumental architecture and offers a panorama of the Oder, islands and the port.
is one of branches of the National Museum in Szczecin, where we present the newest history of Szczecin and West Pomerania region. The building that houses our museum is partially hidden under the Solidarity Plaza, adjacent to the Concert Hall. In July 2016, the Dialogue Centre Upheavals was ranked the Best Public Space in Europe. Four months later, on November 18, the same building was named World Building of the Year.
In 2016, the Urban Summer Zone (or "city beach" as the residents call it) was established near the marina, on Grodzka Isle. It is an area right on the bank of the Oder designated for rest and recreation on warm summer days. It has umbrellas, sunbeds, hammocks, pillows, beach balls and sand toy sets for children. There are also real palm trees planted in the sand and atmospheric garden lanterns.


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Lonergan's 'Lobby Hero' finishing two-week run
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Island City Stage mostly hits all the right notes with 'Variations'
By AARON KRAUSE WILTON MANORS, Fla. — Shakespeare wrote "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." But have you ever found yourself wishing that you were the director of your life – one with the power to say something like, "OK, let's stop right there and take it from, […]
Summer Lyric Theatre's 'Annie Get Your Gun' a surefire hit
For those who truly love classic Broadway theatre, there are few shows that pack as much firepower as Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun. It was a tour de force for Ethel Merman, perhaps the greatest belter known on the Great White Way, and has since provided vehicles for the likes of Bernadette Peters, Reba […]
Final days for 'Fats' at WW2 Museum
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This lighthearted 'Legend' will whisk you away from your worries
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How To Stop Subsidizing Stadiums: Follow the College Model
The "fundraiser" model for stadium expansion is becoming common among colleges seeking new accommodations for sporting events
To generate economic development, many cities try to lure large private businesses using tax breaks and subsidies. One of the more common examples has been sports stadiums. In the last few years, various teams have insisted on public financing for new stadiums, drawing interest from officials. These measures devote taxpayer money to crony enterprises run by billionaires, in a top-down planning model that harms overall dynamism by crowding out better uses. Cities should not only reject these wasteful measures, but look (ironically) to state universities as a better way to fund stadiums.
In the pro sports world, stadium subsidies have unfortunately become common—more the norm than the exception—leading to whole websites about it (such as Field of Schemes). According to the Brookings Institute, about $7 billion was spent between 1997 and 2006 on stadiums, with the majority of that coming from public sources. In recent years, Atlanta and Charlotte built their teams' stadiums with public funding, while the governor of Tennessee has endorsed $500 million in bond funding to help the Tennessee Titans build a new one in Nashville, even though their current one is only 23 years old. (Occasionally, these plans are thwarted: Connecticut narrowly avoided a boondoggle in the late 1990s when the New England Patriots wanted to secure public financing for stadium construction in Hartford.)
The argument in favor is that retention or attraction of teams spurs economic activity. A European sports trade association points to data that stadium construction has beneficial economic impact, such as higher property values and employment.
But these benefits are dubious. Research by the St. Louis Federal Reserve finds that most economists oppose public stadium spending, because the consumer spending that they generate and proponents point to is usually redirected from other expenditures the consumers might have made; while those government funds instead could have gone for things that more broadly support the public. This point about opportunity costs (i.e. how would money be spent if it weren't used on stadiums) is particularly cogent when factoring for land-use. For example the Titans' stadium is just across the Cumberland River from bustling downtown Nashville. It's in the type of neighborhood that could be a trendy, high-yielding mixed-use district, but instead houses a stadium used several dozen times a year and surrounded by parking lots.
Moreover, experience has shown that private money can cover stadium costs. In Los Angeles, Rams owner Stan Kroenke was aware that the city would not finance a new stadium, and responded by building SoFi Stadium privately for $5 billion. San Francisco has also resisted the stadium subsidy racket, yet managed to draw teams anyway, as the Giants and Warriors financed their own beautiful venues on the city's waterfront.
Another alternative would be for pro teams to follow the model that many college teams have with their stadiums: hold fundraising campaigns with their boosters and fans. For instance, when Virginia Tech wanted a $93 million football stadium expansion in the late 1990s, it held a privately-funded pledge drive. UVA did the same when building its basketball arena (state law in Virginia prohibits taxpayer funding of college athletics).
This "fundraiser" model for stadium expansion is common in college sports. The most renowned examples are from moguls like Phil Knight, who has donated $1 billion over the decades to his alma mater, the University of Oregon. But often the pledge drives are much more democratic, with average fans chipping in 3-, 4-, or 5-figure donations in exchange for tickets and behind-the-scenes access.
The implied message from this model gets to the root of what sports are all about, be it the college or pro level: does a fan base really want their team to win? Then they can put their money where their mouth is by giving their team the tools and money to compete.
But governments should not bring the average non-sports-caring taxpayer into this. It creates a moral hazard wherein any business can claim that the benefits it offers to a community warrants subsidy. Businesses then beg for corporate welfare amid any downturn – and reserve the right to leave anyway. Cities should instead trust that the market will provide the conditions for those benefits that stadiums supposedly provide.
This article featured additional reporting from Market Urbanism Report content staffer Ethan Finlan.


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Hybrid Butterflyfishes From the Philippines
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Credit: Barnett Shutman / RVS Fishworld
A couple interesting butterflyfish hybrids have turned up in the Philippines, giving us the opportunity to guess the parentage behind these strange genetic amalgamations. You might want to take a moment to come up with your own hypothesis before clicking to see what I've come up with for these peculiar piscines.
C. ephippium. Credit: John Randall
C. selene Credit: John Randall
The first fish has a few very distinctive qualities to it, such as the long filament coming off the dorsal fin and the black blotch posteriorly. The mostly clear caudal fin is also pretty diagnostic and points us in the direction of the Saddled Butterflyfish (C. ephippium); however, we can see that there is much about this fish's coloration which differs dramatically. The prominent thin stripe through the eye and a mostly white body is a common motif to a number of species in this diverse genus, but I'm putting my money on this being the illicit ichthyological lovechild of the Yellow-dotted Butterflyfish (C. selene).
Relationships of the suspected hybrid parnts. Stars indicate the most recent common ancestor for each pairing. Modified from Fessler & Westneat 2007
This is backed up by the genetics of this group, as both species are shown to be close relatives in the phylogeny of Fessler & Westneat 2007. Butterflyfish hybrids are often encountered in the aquarium trade, with many different suspected mixes being known, but what is often unappreciated is how these mixes always occur amongst closely related species. We don't see the Raccoon Butterflyfish mating with a Lemon Butterflyfish for the simple reason that these two are quite distantly related and are likely to be genetically incompatible. This is a useful tool for teasing out what a suspected hybrid might be, as it can help to eliminate many possibilities.
C. lunula Credit: John Randall
C. adiergastos Credit: John Randall
The aforementioned Raccoon Butterflyfish (C. lunula) may be involved with our other specimen, despite not sharing many of the characteristic dark markings of that species. What leads us in that direction is the dingy dorsal coloration and yellow hue suffusing this specimen's body. Note also the similarities in the caudal fin. Meanwhile, the white shade of the head and chest offers a number of different options for the other parentage, and genetic study would be required to answer this question with real confidence. My best guess is the Panda Butterflyfish (C. adiergastos), which is a close relative and which has been purported to hybridize with C. lunula based on some previously discovered specimens in this same region of the Philippines. If you have a better guess for either fish, please share your thoughts.
Update: It has been suggested by LemonTYK that this second hybrid is lunula X auriga, and mixed species pairs observed in Hawaii (seen here) seem to support this. The first hybrid has been suggested to be an auriga X ephippium hybrid, and has been documented in French Polynesia, far from where C. selene occurs. Randall et al 1977 first documented it in this paper.
An Aurigacoon Butterflyfish? Credit: Barnett Shutman / RVS Fishworld
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Excelsior College wins award for nuclear simulator
Part of nuclear industry training program
Rick Karlin
June 19, 2018 Updated: June 20, 2018 6:15 p.m.
ALBANY — Excelsior College has been awarded a $245,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a web-based nuclear reactor simulator as part of the agency's Nuclear Energy University Program.
The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding approximately $5 million to 18 colleges and universities to support research into reactor infrastructure improvements.
At Excelsior College, the money will go to purchase a Generic Pressurized Water Reactor simulator to incorporate online lessons. The lessons are part of a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology degree program that prepares those in the nuclear workforce.
"This is an incredible success story for Excelsior College and a powerful endorsement for the quality of our nuclear programs," said Michael Johnson, Excelsior College's associate dean in the School of Undergraduate Studies.
Exterior view of Excelsior College Tuesday May 22, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
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