Information about ANWA's Annual Writers Conference.
Registration opens May 18, 2019 at 9:00 AM MST (Arizona).
REGISTRATION WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 2019 AT MIDNIGHT MST/AZ TIME. No refunds after this date.
How old do you have to be to attend the conference?
•	Attendees must be 18 years old to participate alone.
Children under the age of 12, including babies, are not permitted in the conference classrooms at any time. Please make other arrangements if you plan to attend. A private nursing/pumping station can be provided at the Conference Center upon request.
Current members of ANWA receive a $20 discount during checkout. Make sure you are logged in and current in your membership dues to receive the discount. An Early Bird discount of $15 is also available before June 9th at midnight for all attendees.
What if I need to edit or cancel my registration?
You may edit or cancel your registration by clicking on the black "Manage My Registration" box/link on the Events page (click Events on main menu.) You may also edit/cancel your registration by clicking on the red button "Click here to edit your registrations" on the Details and Registration page on the Conference menu. There are no refunds after Sunday, September 1st, 2019 at midnight MST/AZ.
Do I have to be a member of ANWA to attend?
No. The ANWA Writers Conference is open to the general public.
What do I do if I have special dietary needs/restrictions?
We can accommodate most dietary requests. Make sure you choose the appropriate meal on the registration form and further detail your needs if necessary on the registration forms.
Can I bring a guest to the ANWA Conference Gala?
Yes! Guests are an additional $10 at the door.
Can I get a discounted reservation at the hotel?
There are a limited number of discounted rooms ($114/night) for Thursday and Friday night available for those attending the conference. You can make a reservation by clicking the hotel link button on the Details and Registration page on the Conference menu. If you will need an early check-in, late check-out, or additional days, please call the hotel directly (480-809-4100) to make arrangements and check for discounted rate availability for additional days.
What is the Thursday Add-on Workshop?
What is the All-Star Lunch?
All attendees who register by midnight (AZ time) on May 18th AND pay for all three days of conference will be entered into a raffle for the TWENTY-TWO seats at our ALL-STAR LUNCH VIP TABLES on Friday with our agents, editors and Mary Weber and Melanie Jacobson! A seat at the All-Star Lunch will allow you to visit with our special guests in a more relaxed setting.
What is the BOB Contest?
BOB stands for "Beginning of Book" meaning the first 500 words of your manuscript and is open to all conference attendees. Submissions are judged and prizes awarded for top finishers in each genre category. The submission deadline is July 7, 2019 at midnight MST/AZ. For detailed information, click on BOB Contest under Conference on the main menu.
What is the ANWA Conference Gala?
"We are the Dreamers of Dreams!"
ANWA presents the Annual Conference Gala Friday night from 8:30-10 p.m. Come dressed as your favorite fantasy character (costumes encouraged) and enjoy an evening of casual fun while rubbing shoulders with other authors and our special guests. Oh, and did we mention dessert?! The Gala is an attendee favorite!
You are welcome to bring a spouse or a friend. The charge for non-conference attendees will be $10 at the door.
What are Pitch & Editing Sessions?
A pitch session is a valuable opportunity to meet with an editor or agent face-to-face to talk about your manuscript. If they are interested, they might ask to see your manuscript. It's the first step to publication!
A query consult is an session with an editor to fine-tune your 1-page query and first 10 pages of your manuscript before submission. First impressions matter!
A manuscript consult is an editing session with an editor to fine-tune your manuscript before submission or publication. You might find consistent mistakes that you make or receive suggestions to improve your writing.
What's the cost and how long do I get?
Pitch sessions and query consults with an agent or editor last 10 minutes. A manuscript consult lasts 20 minutes. One of our wonderful volunteers will time your session and let you know when your turn is up. Someone else will be anxious for their own opportunity, so please be respectful and excuse yourself when your turn is done.
Pitch session: You may bring a note card with your pitch, a business card, and a smile. DO NOT bring manuscript pages. If the agent/editor wants to see more, they will make that request. Send in the requested information via their standard submission methods. Also, include a line in your query specifically referencing your pitch/met in person, and that your pages were requested. You may want to bring something to make some notes with.
Query Consult: You need to bring a printed copy of your query and possibly the first page of your manuscript. You may want to bring something to make some notes with.
Manuscript Consult: You will not need to bring anything, as the pages to be discussed will have been submitted to the agent/editor previously (by Sunday, August 11th). You may want to bring something to make some notes with.
Can I pitch more than one manuscript?
The editor/agent might ask you about other projects you have completed, but you will be most effective if you only pitch one manuscript per session. You may purchase multiple pitches (as space allows) in order to pitch other projects.
Can I pitch to more than one editor/agent?
Yes. However, during the Early Registration period (before Sunday, June 9, 2019) you will have to choose only one editor/agent. After the Early Registration period ends, we will open registration for more than one editor/agent.
Do I get to choose which editor/agent I pitch to?
Yes. As you complete (or Edit) your registration, you will be able to specify the person you would like to meet with. Pitches are assigned on a first come, first serve basis, so register early to guarantee you get your first choice.
Be confident. Be prepared. Be ready to answer questions about your manuscript. Try to summarize your entire project in one or two catchy sentences. Your pitch is basically a three-part sentence: (Your protagonist) (takes this action/overcomes an obstacle) (because of this motivation.) This will grab the editor/agent's attention and make them interested to hear more.
Be finished. The project you're pitching should be completed. If the editor/agent wants to read it you want to have it ready to send them shortly after the pitch!
Know the editor/agent. What will be a good fit for one editor/agent won't necessarily be a good fit for the others. Each editor/agent is different and looking for different types of manuscripts. The best way to know what each person is interested in is by reading their Submission Guidelines on their individual websites.
Arrive 10 to 15 minutes early. If someone does not come in time for their appointment with the same editor or agent, you will be sent in early. Be there when it's your turn. It is your responsibility to show up. Be aware that ANWA will not issue refunds if you fail to arrive for your interview.
Remain calm. Breathe. Find some stress-reducing method to calm yourself when the time comes.
Dress professionally and be courteous. No matter what their response, be polite and thank them for meeting with you.
Have fun! There really is no reason to be nervous. Agents and editors are human too. They are looking for good books to sell or publish. If you've written what they're looking for, your chance of making a connection is excellent.
Is there a waiting list for sold-out pitch sessions?
What if I need to cancel my pitch session, query consult, or manuscript consult?
You may cancel your pitch/query critique session until Sunday, September 1, 2019. You may cancel your manuscript consult until the submission deadline, Sunday, August 11, 2019.
Who can sell books at the conference?
All conference faculty and current ANWA members who are registered for the conference are eligible to sell their books in the ANWA Writers Conference bookstore. If there are spots remaining, other conference attendees can sign up. You can sign up for the bookstore on your conference registration form.
Can other items be sold in the bookstore?
If those other items are related to books that are being sold in the bookstore by that particular author, then yes. For example, an audio book on CD, a DVD or bookmark associated with a book being sold. Each author must be able to offer at least one tangible published book (multiple copies) for sale to reserve a spot in the bookstore. The bookstore is not a boutique to sell creative items, even if book related; it is to sell books.
HOWEVER: You cannot advertise a service (unless it is related to writing or your book) in the bookstore. If you would like to advertise a service or business, click here check out ANWA's sponsorship opportunities.
How will the ANWA Writers Conference bookstore operate?
The ANWA Writers Conference Bookstore will be overseen by the ANWA President Elect and operated by attendants and cashiers hired for that specific purpose. You do not have to sell your own books.
There will be one central cashier.
Cash, credit and debit cards will be accepted.
The bookstore will be open at scheduled times throughout the conference.
Yes. To cover the costs (cashier and credit card fees) there is a 10% fee for each book sold. The 10% will be deducted from the price you set for your books.
Yes. Sales tax will be added to the price you set. Do not include sales tax estimate in the price of your book(s).
How will people know the price of my book?
You must insert a business-card sized card, or use your actual business card, and write YOUR NAME, the NAME OF THE BOOK and the BOOK'S PRICE for each copy of your book(s).
Place the card securely in the middle of the books with about 1/4 inch sticking out of the top. These business-card sized cards will be retained by the cashier after the sale in order to determine each author's book sales.
When someone buys your book, the cashier will remove the card with YOUR NAME, the NAME OF THE BOOK, and the BOOK'S PRICE and save it.
At the end of the conference, your books' sales will be totaled using the cards. ANWA will deduct the 10% fee from that total.
You will receive payment via check or PayPal approximately four weeks after the conference.
What if any of my books go missing?
You place your books in the bookstore at your own risk.
The bookstore will be locked when the store is closed.
ANWA Committee members will visit often to help keep books secure but there is no guarantee against losses.
If there is any discrepancy between the number of books you placed in the bookstore and the number of cards the cashier collects, you will be paid based on the cards collected by the cashier.
How much room will I have to display my book(s)?
Space depends on how many authors sign up to sell their books.
The maximum capacity is 70 authors. Space will be determined by those in charge of the Bookstore and in accordance with the needs of the author and the attendees.
You will not be able to sit at the table to sign or sell your book.
You can leave extra copies of your book in a small box or small rolling suitcase if it fits under your portion of the table and doesn't prohibit neighboring authors from doing the same.
The bookstore will not refresh your display. It is your responsibility to put out more copies as your books are sold.
Some of the tables will line the wall, so you can use the wall space directly behind your table space for posters/banners (please check with hotel on what they allow to adhere those items to the wall). A free-standing or table top display is preferable. Some tables will run down the center of the room. You will only be able to use a table top display on those tables. The table space is first-come, first-served. No saving allowed. The bookstore reserves the right to adjust the displays you have set up to fairly accommodate everyone.
When can I set up my books in the bookstore?
The bookstore will be open for authors to set up their book display Thursday around noon and Friday morning. Exact times will be sent in August with your Bookstore Registration packet. Check with the registration area when you arrive at the conference.
Each author is responsible for setting up their own display.
You may place bookmarks, business cards or other freebies as part of your display. You may also leave a form requesting email addresses.
The bookstore will open during Friday morning registration, and will re-open during lunches and other various posted times.
How do I get a place for my books in the bookstore?
You will be given the option of requesting a place in the bookstore when you register for the conference.
Will we have an opportunity to sign books for people who buy them?


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Hayes Scott was born on February 9, 1911. Hayes died on February 8, 2003 at 91 years of age. We know that Hayes Scott had been residing in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi 38804.
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Hayes Scott died on February 8, 2003 at 91 years old. Hayes was born on February 9, 1911. There is no information about Hayes's family or relationships. We know that Hayes Scott had been residing in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi 38804.
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In 1911, in the year that Hayes Scott was born, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire occurred, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. 146 workers (123 women and 23 men, many of them recent Jewish and Italian immigrants) died from the fire or by jumping to escape the fire and smoke. The garment factory was on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of a building in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. Doors to stairwells and exits had been locked in order to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and to prevent theft, so they couldn't escape by normal means when the fire broke out. Due to the disaster, legislation was passed to protect sweatshop workers.
In 1949, when this person was 38 years old, on January 25th, the first Emmy Awards (for television) were handed out in Los Angeles. Shirley Dinsdale won for the Most Outstanding Television Personality and Pantomime Quiz Time earned an Emmy for the Most Popular Television Program.
In 1955, Hayes was 44 years old when in January, President Eisenhower sent direct aid to South Vietnam. In February, U.S. advisors were sent to train troops.
In 1962, by the time this person was 51 years old, on February 20th, Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. became the first American to orbit the Earth. The Friendship 7 flew three times around the earth in 4 hours and 55 minutes. At age 77, Glenn returned to space - the oldest person to fly in space.
In 1984, this person was 73 years old when due to outrage about "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (it seemed too "dark" to many and it was rated PG), a new rating was devised - PG-13. The first film rated PG-13 was "Red Dawn".
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Hayes R Scott
Born: around 1909
West Virginia, United States
Hayes M Scott
Hayes John Scott
Yarr, Australia
Melbourne East, Australia
Hayes O Scott
Jul 14, 1911 - Jan 17, 1989
Hayes Scott Jr
Mar 24, 1932 - Dec 11, 1992
Other Scotts
Mar 31, 1945 - May 31, 2011
Eloise Scott
Nov 23, 1942 - Dec 17, 2007
Ellisville, MS
Milton E Scott
Sep 10, 1946 - Jul 26, 1994
Ovett, MS
Julia A Scott
Sep 30, 1939 - Oct 15, 2003
Audrey J Scott
Aug 31, 1945 - Dec 13, 1994
Gladys Scott
Dec 18, 1924 - Apr 7, 2009
Woodville, MS
Rosie Scott
Apr 18, 1926 - Oct 20, 2006
Margaret A Scott
Jan 2, 1943 - Oct 5, 2008
Walnut Grove, MS
Christine Scott
Mar 18, 1943 - Jul 27, 2006
Jessie Scott
Aug 15, 1935 - Apr 20, 2010
Feb 11, 1937 - September 1971
Mildred Scott
Feb 23, 1910 - February 1976
Jan 24, 1946 - April 1981
Ophelia E Scott
Mar 11, 1901 - Jun 30, 1988
Philadelphia, MS
Jeweldean B Scott
Dec 11, 1942 - Apr 15, 1995
Dora Scott
Sep 4, 1946 - November 1986
Leon Scott
Jul 11, 1947 - September 1986
Barbara J Scott
Dec 26, 1946 - Aug 20, 2007
Metcalfe, MS
Lula M Meeks-Scott
Adam C Scott
Dec 12, 1950 - Mar 5, 2011
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Elbie Oglesbee
Sep 11, 1905 - January 1979
Ora B Hudnall
Apr 22, 1907 - Mar 17, 2010
Porterville, MS
Norma Hughes
May 21, 1901 - August 1986
Enid, Mississippi
Katherine W Jones
Sep 25, 1913 - Aug 29, 2007
Arthur L Harrell
Jan 6, 1894 - Sep 30, 1989
Annie Hammett
Jan 24, 1900 - October 1986
New Augusta, Mississippi
Willard C Haley
Nov 19, 1907 - Jun 25, 1998
Andrus G Horne
Jun 21, 1899 - May 13, 1976
Mary L King
Roy Steele
Apr 2, 1921 - November 1975
Euna S Graham
Decatur, MS
Lillian B Harger
Ruth Sandefur
Jul 16, 1893 - November 1971
Joseph A Smith Sr
Dec 4, 1907 - Dec 9, 1993
Iola Hall
Nov 7, 1908 - December 1979
Philip M Catchings
Mar 18, 1908 - Oct 23, 1993
John W Steen
Feb 15, 1900 - March 1993
Ralph v Gossin
Ned Montgomery
Mar 26, 1904 - November 1978
William T Coalter
Jul 21, 1917 - Dec 15, 1992
Utica, MS
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A few weeks after announcing the shut down of its streaming service FilmStruck, The Criterion Collection will be launching a new independent streaming channel titled simply The Criterion Channel, with its debut set for sometime in spring 2019.
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In their announcement of the new service, the home media production company thanked the fans of the FilmStruck service for their disheartened responses to the closure.
"We are incredibly touched and encouraged by the flood of support we've been receiving since the announcement that FilmStruck will be shutting down on November 29, 2018," the announcement read. "Our thanks go out to everyone who signed petitions, wrote letters and newspaper articles, and raised your voices to let the world know how much our mission and these movies matter to you."
The disappointment of the closure of FlimStruck expanded past just audiences, with a letter directly appealing to WarnerMedia to keep it open being penned and signed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread), Damien Chazelle (First Man), Alfonso Cuarón (Roma), Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), James Gray (Ad Astra), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virture of Ignorance), Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk), Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) and Barbra Streisand (A Star is Born), amongst other.
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The channel will also be available on the upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service when it debuts late next year, but those subscribed to FilmStruck will not automatically be subscribed to The Criterion Channel, being offered a 30-day free trial before having to pay $10 a month or $100 for the entire year.


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Uber targeted officials, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, pictured above, in a political-style campaign to stop the city from capping the number of Uber cars in New York. Reuters
Despite his emphatic denials about running for president, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's actions and his national agenda seem to be betraying his words. From Iowa to Washington, D.C., to California, the second-year mayor -- who has yet to endorse Hillary Clinton's candidacy -- has made his way around the country pushing a plan to address the polarizing topic of income inequality. But all of the political posturing away from his constituency has some wondering why he's making these moves without at least one full mayoral term under his belt.
"Choice No. 1: He's running for president. Choice No. 2: He wants to be the standard bearer of the people from the center-left who are looking for progressives, which I think is probably right," said Alan Chartock, president and CEO of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio and a retired political science professor of the State University of New York at Albany. "I don't think he's going to be the candidate [in 2016] or anything like it. But I think he is likely to want to capture that crowd and to be their champion. I think this is all about him maintaining his presidential credentials so when and if the time comes he will be able to use him."
Hank Sheinkopf, a New York City political consultant, agreed that de Blasio's planned unveiling of "The Progressive Agenda to Combat Income Inequality" is more about the mayor's personal advancement than positioning himself as a challenger to Clinton in the primaries.
"He is young, therefore he is ambitious," Sheinkopf said of the 54-year-old de Blasio. "But he has to figure out a way to get out of New York alive, because no mayor has in recent memory." De Blasio's predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, had flirtations with running for president, while former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani flamed out in his 2004 bid. The last mayor to ascend to higher office was John T. Hoffman, who was elected governor of New York in '69 -- 1869. But de Blasio's national schedule isn't unusual for a New York mayor; Bloomberg used his influence to push a gun control agenda and convince other cities to adopt his smoking ban.
In his successful campaign for New York City mayor in 2013, de Blasio was critical of the police department's stop-and-frisk policy that opponents said unfairly and illegally targeted minorities. His "Tale of Two Cities" campaign theme highlighted how 46 percent of city residents were living close to or at the poverty level while speaking of raising taxes on millionaires and pushing for free pre-kindergarten.
"His timing is impeccable because issues of police-community relations, income inequality, affordable housing are big right now nationally," Sheinkopf said. "He helped create the dialogue."
The mayor's schedule this week includes an appearance Tuesday at the National Press Club alongside Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who is adored by progressives. De Blasio is set to outline "The Progressive Agenda to Combat Income Inequality" at the event, according to his press office. He'll also be making a related announcement near the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Later on Tuesday, de Blasio and a bipartisan coalition of mayors will meet with congressional leaders to urge more federal transportation funding for cities.
On Wednesday, de Blasio is heading to Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley. His schedule doesn't give a reason for the stop, but the New York Times reported that he is attending a fundraiser for the Campaign for One New York, an issue-advocacy group that promotes his agenda. The group raised nearly $2 million last year for de Blasio's pre-K initiative in New York, according to Capital.
It's unlikely that de Blasio is motivated by immediate political gain, according to Sheinkopf. He would only lose clout if he joined Clinton's administration, should she win the Democratic nomination and the presidency.
"He'll never get the visibility anyplace else but New York," Sheinkopf said. "What happens here is national news by definition -- sometimes international news. What he is doing is setting himself up for the future by heading a national movement."
De Blasio's posturing keeps him relevant in the national conversation, Sheinkopf said. "By doing so, he creates a national network and a national constituency and years down the road. … He's got a movement put together that can allow him an opportunity to run for something other than mayor. The question is: What is it and when?"
De Blasio Will Run For President And Beat Hillary: GOP Prediction
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Lessons from a Surprise Bike Town
How snowy Minneapolis beat out Portland for the title of best bike city in America.
Hennepin Bridge. A thoroughfare for both cars and bikes across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
Photo by Ben Lansky
Jay Walljasper posted Sep 28, 2011
It came as a surprise to many when Bicycling magazine last year named Minneapolis, Minnesota as America's "#1 Bike City," (unseating Portland, Oregon, which had claimed the honor for many years). Shock that the heartland could outperform cities on the coasts was matched by widespread disbelief that biking was even possible in a state famous for its ferocious winters.
But Minneapolitans weren't surprised. "Biking has become a huge part of what we are," Mayor R.T. Rybak recently told a delegation of transportation leaders from other cities who had come to learn from Minneapolis' example. According to census data, close to four percent of Minneapolis residents bike to work (that's far fewer than in, say, Japan, where some 15 percent bike to work, but well above the U.S. national average, which is barely over half a percent). In Minneapolis, the percentage of bike commuters has increased by 33 percent since 2007, and 500 percent since 1980.
A Biking Transformation
Thirty years ago, local bicyclists would have howled with laughter at the idea of Minneapolis being named America's best bike city. It was a frustrating and dangerous place to bike, crisscrossed by freeways and arterial streets that felt like freeways. Drivers were openly hostile to bike riders, some of them going the extra step to scare the daylights out of us as they roared past. Bike lanes were practically non-existent.
The goal is to make two-wheelers a central component of the transportation system.
But Minneapolis also had the makings of a great bike town—in part, as Dorian Grilley of the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota noted, due to a "150-year tradition of civic involvement" that preserved the land bikers use today. In the late 19th century, city fathers wisely preserved land along lakes, creeks and the Mississippi River for public use. These became popular places to bike in the 1890s and again, eighty years later, when the second bike boom hit town. Grassroots activists convinced political leaders to take the bold step of developing abandoned rail lines as bike trails rather than as condos or industrial zones.
The combination of cyclist pressure and good civic sense has led the city to make supporting safe biking a priority in its transportation planning.
In these lean economic times, Mayor Rybak stressed, cities need to be creative about how they spend transportation dollars. Big-ticket engineering projects to move ever more cars must give way to more efficient projects that move people by a variety of means—including foot, bike, transit. "We need to get more use from all the streets we already have," Rybak said. "It really is the idea that bikes belong."
What A Bike Town Looks Like
So what does it take to become a great bike city? In a city where bicyclists of all ages and backgrounds already ride recreational trails regularly, the goal is to make two-wheelers a central component of the transportation system by encouraging everyone to hop on their bikes for commuting or short trips around town. This is not a far-fetched dream, since nationally half of all automobile trips are three miles or less—a distance easily covered by bike in twenty minutes.
This year, Minneapolis is adding 57 new miles of bikeways to the 127 miles already built, and an additional 183 miles are planned over the next twenty years. By 2020, almost every city resident will live within a mile of an off-street bikeway and within a half-mile of a bike lane, vows city transportation planner Donald Pfaum.
Having the option to ride apart from heavy traffic encourages more people to try out biking as a form of transportation.
The visiting planners and city officials—from Columbus, Ohio, and Pittsburgh—inspected America's "first bike freeway," Cedar Lake Trail, which runs along an uninterrupted rail corridor from the western suburbs through downtown Minneapolis to the Mississippi River. They also rode the Midtown Greenway, another converted rail line, which cuts through the city's south side and carries as many as 3,500 bicyclists a day. Both connect to numerous other trails, creating an off-road network that reaches deep into St. Paul and surrounding suburbs. Intersections are infrequent along these routes, which boosts riders' speed along with their sense of safety and comfort.
Minneapolis also launched the first large-scale bikesharing system in U.S.—called Nice Ride—and boasts arguably the nation's finest network of off-street bicycle trails.
Minneapolis bikers face the added challenge of cold, snowy winters. "We're colder than Montreal or Moscow," Steve Clark, program manager of Bike Walk Twin Cities, told the visitors, "but that doesn't stop people from riding their bikes in even the coldest, snowiest, darkest conditions." Clark's group found that one in three summertime bike commuters will also ride regularly on warmer, sunny winter days; one in five will be out on their bikes through snowstorms and temperatures below zero.
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City workers clear snow from the off-road bikeways just as they do the streets. Studded snow tires and breakthroughs in cold-weather clothing make year-round biking easier than it looks, Clark said. A few tips for would-be winter bikers: install fenders, ride slower, lower your seat so you can use your boots as an emergency brake, and enjoy the Christmas-card scenery.
Clark emphasizes the importance of doing bike counts throughout the coldest months. "Actual data legitimizes winter biking as transportation, and debunks the idea that bike projects are frivolous because they are used only in the summer."
Making Biking Safer and more Accessible
Minneapolis is committed to creating separate rights-of-way for bikes (i.e. keeping them a safe distance from cars) wherever feasible. Research shows that most people—including many women, families, and older citizens—are wary of biking alongside motor vehicles on busy streets. Having the option to ride apart from heavy traffic encourages more people to try out biking as a form of transportation. Nationally, only a quarter of riders are women; in Minneapolis, 37 percent are.
Since the 1970s, Dutch city planners have separated bicyclists from motor vehicles on most arterial streets, with impressive results. The rate of biking has doubled throughout the country, now accounting for 27 percent of all trips. Women make up 55 percent of two-wheel traffic and citizens over 55 ride in numbers slightly higher than the national average. Nearly every Dutch schoolyard is filled with kids' bikes parked at racks and lampposts.
Statistics show that as the number of riders rises, their safety increases. Shaun Murphy, Non-Motorized Transportation Program Coordinator for the city of Minneapolis, notes that, though bicycle ridership is much higher, your chances of being in a car vs. bike crash in the city are 75 percent less than in 1993.
At a time when gasoline prices are high and transit service is being cut across the country, bikes can help fill the transportation gaps in poor communities.
The group from Columbus and Pittsburgh pedaled downtown along Minneapolis's first cycle track—a bike lane separated from motorized traffic by parked cars. The configuration provides a better experience for people on bikes and in cars by creating a buffer between them. The Columbus delegation paid particularly close attention to this project, down to scrutinizing how the paint was applied to the pavement, because the street resembles one in their own downtown.
On the next block, shared-lane ("sharrow") markers were painted on Hennepin Avenue within a continuous green stripe running down the street to send a clear message to both bicyclists and motorists that road space is used by everyone.
The group then pedaled out of downtown, crossing another bike-and-pedestrian bridge over a busy street before landing on Bryant Avenue, which has been transformed into a bicycle boulevard—a residential street where pedestrians and bicyclists are given priority over cars.
Watch Minneapolis cyclists in action. Video courtesy of Streetfilms
Another innovation now common throughout the Twin Cities is known as a road diet: by converting four-way streets into three-way configurations with alternating center turn lanes, bike lanes can be added or sidewalks widened without diminishing capacity for cars. "When done in the course of regular road repair projects, they cost nothing more than what it takes for a community outreach campaign," he noted.
Minneapolis is working hard to challenge the notion that only upper-middle-class white folks ride bikes. The Major Taylor Bicycle Club, named for the African-American racer who claimed world records in the 1890s, organizes rides and bike events in minority communities. A half-dozen bike rodeos to excite kids about biking took place in inner city neighborhoods over the summer. In St. Paul, the Sibley Bike Depot offers a wide range of programs to introduce biking to immigrants and low-income families, including a shop that sells low-cost bikes and lets people work on their own bikes for free. They also run programs where kids can earn free bikes by taking bike repair classes, and a bike library where low-income families are loaned free bikes.
At a time when gasoline prices are high and transit service is being cut across the country, bikes can help fill the transportation gaps in poor communities. Nice Ride, with support from the McKnight Foundation, has extended service to lower-income areas of both Minneapolis and St. Paul this summer. Bill Dosset says the initiative aims to overcome cultural attitudes in some communities that bikes are only for kids or for people who can't afford any other way to get around.
Bike Walk Twin Cities launched a social marketing campaign to promote biking in the lower-income neighborhoods of Minneapolis's north side, where this year a new Bike Walk Center opens along with extensive network of new bikeways.
Bike Sharing: Have a Nice Ride
Minneapolis is home to the nation's first major bikesharing program, which hit the streets in June 2010. It was quickly followed by Denver, Washington, D.C., Boston, and Toronto—with Seattle, Chicago, Portland, and other cities now readying plans.
Bill Dossett, executive director of NiceRide Minnesota—the non-profit organization that runs the bikeshare program—recounted the widespread skepticism that greeted the new system: Would bikesharing work outside Europe? Would it work in a city where a high percentage of people already own bikes? In a city that is low-density? Wouldn't inexperienced riders hurt themselves? Won't most of the bikes be stolen or vandalized?
But when the lime-green bikes were put away for the winter in November 2010, those questions had all been answered. Only one bike was stolen, only one accident reported, no major injuries suffered, and less than $5000 in damage from vandalism, far lower than the organization's projections.
"Every Nice Ride bike you see likely represents one less car on the road."
Photo by Kevin Jack
More than 100,000 rides were taken from June to November last year, and Nice Ride operated in the black. This year the system added 500 more bikes and 51 more stations, expanding outward from the center of Minneapolis and moving into St. Paul. From April to September, Nice Ride had logged 172,000 rides. Amy Duncan had not been on a bike since the 1970s but joined Nice Ride to do errands downtown. "I learned to ride a bike again, and 100 percent of my success belongs to Ride," she said.
The bikes themselves feature adjustable seats, lights and a rack for carrying a briefcase or shopping bag. The system is particularly popular with out-of-town tourists, downtown office workers, university students, and residents of apartment buildings and condos. Many local users may actually own bikes, but find Nice Ride easy to use in certain circumstances, such as when they take transit downtown or to the university. Every Nice Ride bike you see likely represents one less car on the road.
Learning from Minneapolis
Even people who haven't ridden a bike in years cheered when Minneapolis was named America's #1 biking city—biking has now become part of our positive self-image.
It's a model other cities are excited to emulate—starting with Pittsburgh and Columbus, whose leaders and planners were inspired by their tour of Minneapolis' biking innovations. "You see right away how bikes are accepted as a mode of transportation," said Alan McKnight, the director of recreation and parks for Columbus, Ohio, as the tour came to a close. Yarone Zober, chief of staff to the mayor of Pittsburgh, was excited to find that "the bike facilities here are not all big, expensive infrastructure."
"Places famous for biking, like Copenhagen and even Portland, feel very far away," remarked Jeff Stephens, director of the Columbus advocacy organization Consider Biking, who came to Minneapolis looking for ideas he could apply back home. "It was exciting to see what they've accomplished in Minneapolis, which is a city that seems a lot like Columbus.
"Our mayor has said that he wants Columbus to become a 'bike town'," Stephens added, "and seeing what's been done here gives us a clearer sense of what that means."
Jay Walljasper is author of the forthcoming book , is a contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler, editor of a senior fellow of the Project for Public Spaces, and a contributor to , where this article originally appeared
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The total effect of the method of treatment is composed of its specific activity depending on its impact on the disease mechanism and the non-specific activity, i.e. the placebo effect. Many methods of treatment make use of such an inflammatory action.
To assess the placebo effect in the overall result of the specific immunotherapy and the analysis of its dependence on the type of specific immunotherapy, the disease, the age of a patient, the type of allergy, indicators used (objective and subjective), in patients with allergic diseases – asthma, allergic rhinitis and/or allergic conjunctivitis.
A systematic review of Medline database was conducted using the EntrezPubmed search engine to find randomized placebo-controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of specific immunotherapy in the treatment of asthma, allergic rhinitis and/or allergic conjunctivitis. After determining the contribution of the placebo effect for each of the test subjects, the calculation involved the average share of the placebo effect depending on the type of specific immunotherapy used, the type of disease, the age of the test subject, the type of allergy and the used measures of their effectiveness.
The share of the placebo effect in the overall specific immunotherapy effect amounted to 39% and was comparable in the analyzed disease entities. A significantly higher share (p < 0.01) of 68% of the placebo effect in adult patients treated with sublingual immunotherapy vs. 29% in adult patients treated with subcutaneous immunotherapy.


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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/akamai-open/AkamaiOPEN-edgegrid-node.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/akamai-open/AkamaiOPEN-edgegrid-node)

This library implements an Authentication handler for the [Akamai OPEN](hhttps://developer.akamai.com/introduction/) EdgeGrid Authentication scheme in Node.js For more infomation visit the [Akamai {OPEN} Developer Portal](https://developer.akamai.com/).

## Installation

`npm install --save edgegrid`

## Example

#### Credentials

To use the Akamai OPEN APIs you must first register and authorize a set of credentials through the [LUNA Control Center](https://control.akamai.com/homeng/view/main). More information on creating and authorizing credentials can be found at [https://developer.akamai.com/introduction/Prov_Creds.html](https://developer.akamai.com/introduction/Prov_Creds.html)

#### .edgerc Authentication

The preferred method of using the library involves providing the path to an '.edgerc' file which contains the authenticaion credentials which will be used to sign your requests.

__NOTE__: Requests to the API are signed with a timestamp and therefore should be executed immediately.

```javascript
var EdgeGrid = require('edgegrid');

var data = 'bodyData';

// Supply the path to your .edgerc file and name
// of the section with authorization to the client
// you are calling (default section is 'default')
var eg = new EdgeGrid({
  path: '/path/to/.edgerc',
  section: 'section-name'
});

eg.auth({
  path: '/diagnostic-tools/v1/locations',
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {},
  body: data
});

eg.send(function(data, response) {
  console.log(data);
});
```

An `.edgerc` file contains sections of credentials and is usually hosted in your home directory:

```plaintext
[default]
host = akaa-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.luna.akamaiapis.net/
client_token = akab-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
client_secret = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
access_token = akab-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
max-body = 131072

[section-name]
host = akaa-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.luna.akamaiapis.net/
client_token = akab-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
client_secret = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
access_token = akab-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
max-body = 131072
```

#### Manual Authentication

In addition supplying credentials via an .edgerc file as above, you may also authenticate manually by hard-coding your credential values and passing them to the EdgeGrid client:

```javascript
var clientToken = "akab-access-token-xxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    clientSecret = "akab-client-token-xxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    accessToken = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=",
    baseUri = "https://akaa-baseurl-xxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx.luna.akamaiapis.net/";

var eg = new EdgeGrid(clientToken, clientSecret, accessToken, baseUri);
```

#### Chaining

Calls using the edgegrid client can also be chained as per the following;

```javascript
...
eg.auth({
  path: 'billing-usage/v1/products',
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {},
  body: data
}).send(function (data, response) {
  console.log(data);
});
```
#### Headers and Body Data

Headers for the request must be supplied in an object as name : value pairs. You do not need to supply form-data headers or content lengths - that will cause authentication headers on the API.

The request BODY can be provided as either an object or as a POST data formed string.

## Reporting a bug

To report a bug simply create a new GitHub Issue and describe your problem or suggestion.

Before reporting a bug look around to see if there are any open or closed tickets that cover your issue, and check the [Akamai OPEN Developer Community](https://community.akamai.com/community/developer) to see if there are any posts that might address your concern. And remember the wisdom: pull request > bug report > tweet!

## Contributors

A huge thanks to [Jonatahn Bennett](https://github.com/JonathanBennett) for creating and maintaining the original iteration of this project and to the following contributors:

* [@dariusk](https://github.com/dariusk)
* [@mdb](https://github.com/mdb)
* [@ktyacke](https://github.com/ktyacke)

__NOTE__: If you'd like to contribute please feel free to create a fork and submit a pull request.

## License

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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

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The cell. 8. Meiosis. Atlas of plant and animal histology.
The number of chromosomes is reduced by half during meiosis.
Chromosome recombination occurs during meiosis.
Cells of pluricellular organisms can be classified in two broad groups: somatic and germinal cells. Somatic cells form nearly all the body and divide by mitosis giving two new somatic cells. Germinal cells, much less abundant, are found in gonads where they give more germinal cells by mitosis, or differentiate into haploid cells by meiosis. Gametogenesis is the process by which germinal cells divide by meiosis to give haploid cells and these haploid cells differentiate into gametes. Two things occur during gametogenesis: meiosis and cellular changes to get gametes.
Association of father and mother chromosomes during fertilization, in the case of just two chromosome per progenitor.
Before going further, let's see some concepts. Every cell contains two set of chromosomes, one coming from the mother and the other from the father. For example, if the cells of a species contain 4 chromosomes (in humans there are 46), the female provided two chromosomes (1m and 2m) and the male the other two (1p and 2p). 1m and 1p chromosomes have the same genes, i.e. the same protein, and they are located in the same order along the chromosome. However, these chromosomes do not show identical nucleotide sequences, although they express the same proteins, but there are little variations when comparing the nucelotide sequences. Genes located in the same position of the chromosome that code for the same RNA, although with slightly different sequences, are known as alleles. So, 1p and 1m chromosomes have alleles, two per gen, one coming from the male and the other from the female. 1p and 1m chromosomes are known as homologous. The same happens to 2m and 2p chromosomes. In this species, there are two couples of homologous chromosomes, whereas in humans there are 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes. After meiosis, there is just one chromosome of each pair of homologous chromosomes per gamete. Thus, in this species, every gamete contains two chromosomes (1m-2p, or 1p-2m), whereas in human gametes there are 23 chromosomes. Meiosis reduces the number of chromosomes by half, and there is always one chromosome of every pair of homologous chromosomes. Germinal and somatic cells, which have the two members of each pair of chromosomes, are known as diploid, whereas gametes, having only one member of every pair, are known as haploid.
Meiosis is a cellular process that reduces by half the number of chromosomes. Every gamete keeps one chromosome of every pair of homologous chromosomes that were present in the germinal cell. Thus, during sexual reproduction, the fusion of two gametes (fertilization) from two individuals,a male and a female, gives a new cell known as zygote with the normal number of pairs of homologous chromosomes, i.e. it is a diploid cell that will give a diploid animal by proliferation and cell differentiation.
Do not confuse meiosis and mitosis During mitosis, the DNA is duplicated and then divided between the two daughter cells, so that the two new cells have the same information as the progenitor cell. During meiosis, although the DNA is also duplicated, germinal cell divides twice (meiosis I and meiosis II) giving four haploid cells. In males, these four cells become spermatozoa and in females one of these cells develops into the oocyte.
Somatic and germinal cells undergo mitosis. However, only germinal cells go through meiosis, a division process that gives haploid cells.
Meiosis is not just a reduction by half of the number of chromosomes. During meiosis, there is also a molecular mechanism known as recombination. In somatic and germinal cells, the genetic information coming from the male and female are in separated chromosomes. Both, male and female provide one chromosome to every pair of homologous chromosomes. During recombination, there are interchange of segments between homologous chromosomes. It means that some genes that were in the chromosome provided by the female are now in the chromosome provided by the male, and the other way around. In this way, there are chromosomes with combination of genes that did not exist previously. After fertilization, these chromosomes with genes from both progenitors may influence the development of the new organism, which may provide advantages for survival.
Mitosis and meiosis. Genetic variability in the offspring is consequence of recombination during the meiotic prophase, plus the distinct combination of male and female chromosomes in gametes. n: number of chromosomes provided by every progenitor, c: quantity of DNA, every progenitor provides 1c.
Meiosis is similar in both male and female germinal cells giving spermatozoa and oocytes, respectively. Chromosome recombination and reduction of the number of chromosomes happen in all the species with sexual reproduction. However, big differences are observed between spermatogenesis (male gamete differentiation) and oogenesis (female gamete differentiation). Gametogenesis is also quite different between species. These differences give clues about how fertilization and posterior embryonic development of a particular species are going to be.
Meiosis has several phases in both males and females of all the species with sexual reproduction. Briefly, duplication of DNA during S phase, meiotic prophase (leptotene, zygotene, pachitene, diplotene, diakinesis), meiosis I (first division: metaphase I, anaphase I, interphase without S phase), meiosis II (second division: prophase II, metaphase II, anaphase II). Chromosome recombination takes place during prophase I, and reduction of the number of chromosomes during divisions: meiosis I and II.


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Brazil – United Kingdom Commercial relations post-Brexit
What are the key points to understand, endeavour and execute a near future relationship agenda between Brazil and the United Kingdom?
Brexit is finally a reality and even with many points to be concluded and defined, it gives possibility for a clear debate about commercial relations between UK and the rest of the world. This is a good opportunity to thing about these relations with Brazil. This webinar will explore the challenges and opportunities for trade and commercial relations between Brazil and UK post-Brexit. It will be focusing on the key points to understand, undertake and execute an agenda between the two countries in the near future.
You can watch the lectures at any time and send your questions until March 24th. The questions will be selected and answered in the live webinar on March 26th at 9:30 AM (Brasília Time).
The webinars are now available:
Ana Paula Vitelli, President of Britcham - The British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil
"Brexit brings opportunities to business with the possibility of new commercial agreements."
Ana Paula Vitelli is president of the 105 years old Britcham, an organization that gathers a long experience in fostering trade relations between UK and Brazil. Its headquarters are in São Paulo, with several branches in other major cities and its members, among them Brazilian companies, are from many different important sectors in Brazil and UK economies. She offers a panorama of the Chamber structure and activities, focusing on some priority themes (innovation, sustainability, finance, infrastructure, and human capital) and highlights the Chamber's role in advocacy and as a place for debates and the development of new opportunities.
Peter Wilson, Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil
"We want a broad and profound relationship with Brazil and a partnership for the 21st century."
UK's new Ambassador to Brazil, Peter Wilson lists five priorities to UK-Brazil relations: trade, climate, science, security, and the promotion of an open society. He highlights the importance of searching for deepening the trade and commercial relations, by a free trade agreement with Mercosul and other bilateral agreements, the partnership with Fiocruz to produce the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, opportunities for innovation and COP-26.
Jonathan Knott, Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean (He will take on the role of Consul General in São Paulo as soon as coronavirus allows him to arrive in Brazi).
"Economic growth and enviromental protection (…) are the two sides of the same coin."
Jonathan Knott, UK's new Consul General in São Paulo, emphasizes the importance of new commercial agreements to the promotion of business in both countries as well as UK's interest to bring Brazilian investment there. All this within the guidelines of UK's government ambitious new plan "Ten Points for a Green Industrial Revolution", creating the groundwork for a common "green business agenda". To potentialize the needed investments, UK intends to resort to its dynamical finance sector and its extensive industrial know-how, especially in the energy sector.


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Russian Transport Ministry to allow non-original spare parts for plane repairs
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The Russian Transport Ministry will begin recommending that foreign-made planes be repaired with non-original spare parts, according to a new draft resolution on the ministry's website, Interfax reported on Tuesday. The parts must be manufactured "in accordance with procedures" of certain countries that are "leaders in the global aviation community," the document says.
Because of anti-war sanctions, Russian companies are "experiencing difficulties in supplying original parts produced by organizations approved by the aviation authorities in the aircraft manufacturers' countries," Interfax wrote, paraphrasing an explanatory note attached to the draft resolution. Meanwhile, "launching domestic production of foreign spare parts in the Russian Federation will take 'a considerable amount of time, which will exceed the lifetime of many [aircraft] parts,'" reported Interfax, quoting the note.
On October 17, a Su-34 crashed in Yeysk, in the Krasnodar region, hitting a nine-story building and killing 15 people. On October 9, in two different parts of the Rostov region, a Su-24 and a Su-25 crashed. On October 23, a Su-30 multirole fighter jet crashed into a two-story home in Irkutsk.
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The problem of back pain might make your life an uncomfortable one. These back pains would interfere with the normal workings of the life and will not allow an individual live his life with quality. For all those who are suffering from the problem, the Back pain treatment Bowmanville could help. This treatment would happen in the best way at Spinewise.
There are many reasons for the pain to arise. These could result because of the strains in the muscles at the back. The reason could be an engagement into a straining activity. Such activity might lead to tenderness in muscle and if the problem is not treated in the correct way then the problem might persist for long and could continue for weeks, making life a problematic one. However with the back pain treatment at Bowmanville one could be ensured that they would lead a good quality life.
The strains at the back portion do not only lead to the non-movement of the back area. Instead it could develop the headache as well as the neck pains. Most of these start more in an acute form and later develop into chronic ones. Acute back pains would begin suddenly and would go away if the conditions making them arise are treated. But, if the same is converted into chronic ones then they would not go away with so much ease. As such there is a need to take a professional help. Such help could be acquired at Spinewise. With Spinewise one gets back pain treatment at Bowmanville.
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Fabric Mart Fabricistas: Meet our Fabricista Fashion Challenge winner, Shannon!
Nice sewing room! I wish mine was half as nice. I love that colour!
Wow, Shannon you have come a long way in 21/2 years! Your sewing space looks like a fun place to be. Good luck with the lotto!
Thanks! Yes I'll take all the luck I can get when it comes to the lotto!
Your sewing room is beautiful. So neat and organised. I love it.
Thank you! I love being organized!
What a terrific sewing space... but I think I'm still most jealous of that puggie :) And PS If I had to show off my sewing space online it would be sadly disappointing... I want a bright cheerful place like this!!
I absolutely love your sewing space and all of the light. That's the one thing I'm lacking is great lighting, oh, and a room dedicated to just sewing.
Love your 2014 goal to buy no ready-to-wear! Going to borrow that one for myself and to that end I just invested in a walking foot to improve my knits.
I see you made your own dress form. how did you anchor it? what did you use for the stand?
You can check out my blog post for more pics and details on how I made my dress form.
For the stand I used one of those wooden spools that electrical wire comes on. We just happened to have one laying around after we built our barn. To anchor it to the spool I used pvc pipe. I posted a couple helpful links on my blog post as well.


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Even the Weather is Bigger in Texas
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Gov. Rick Perry's default solution to his state's disastrous drought was to ask Texans to pray for rain. But residents of the Lone Star State had a whole lot of other weather problems to pray about this year.
On Tuesday, Climate Central took a look at the ten states most affected by this year's weather chaos—and found that Texas tops the list. The ranking took into account the number of people killed by extreme weather events, the price of damage, and how it affected the lives of average residents. Here's what Climate Central had to say about Texas:
Texas was hit by eight of the nation's billion dollar disasters – the most of any state in the country. Of the eight, the three most devastating were drought, heat, and wildfires. The drought still grips the state, and it is the most intense one-year drought on record. Unlike past dry periods, the damage to the state has been aggravated by record-breaking heat. Groundwater levels in much of the state have fallen to their lowest levels in more than 60 years, according to observations from NASA satellites.
The heat during the summer of 2011 was relentless, with many cities smashing records for the longest stretch of 100-degree days, including Dallas with a record 70 straight days with 100-degree heat, and San Angelo with a whopping 98 days above 100. July 2011 was the hottest month ever recorded statewide, and Amarillo, Texas reached 111 degrees on June 26, an all-time record high for that location where records date back to 1892.
Alabama, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, Connecticut, Vermont and New Jersey rounded out the top 10. Nationally, there were twelve billion-dollar disasters this year, including hurricanes, wildfires, drought and tornadoes. And there's more to come in the future, if you believe climate scientists. Which Rick Perry doesn't, of course.
IPCC Forecasts More Wacky Weather
Perry: Climate Change a Hoax to "Keep the Money Rolling In"
Get Used to New Weather Extremes
Rick Perry Asks Texans to Pray for Rain


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Rodenticide incidents of exposure and adverse effects on non-raptor birds
Overview of attention for article published in Science of the Total Environment, December 2017
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Science of the Total Environment, December 2017
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.004
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Interest in the adverse effects of rodenticides on birds has focused primarily on raptors. However, non-raptor birds are also poisoned (rodenticide exposure resulting in adverse effects including mortality) by rodenticides through consumption of the rodenticide bait and contaminated prey. A literature search for rodenticide incidents (evidence of exposure to a rodenticide, adverse effects, or exposure to placebo baits) involving non-raptor birds returned 641 records spanning the years 1931 to 2016. The incidents included 17 orders, 58 families, and 190 non-raptor bird species. Nineteen anticoagulant and non-anticoagulant rodenticide active ingredients were associated with the incidents. The number of incidents and species detected were compared by surveillance method. An incident was considered to have been reported through passive surveillance if it was voluntarily reported to the authorities whereas the report of an incident found through field work that was conducted with the objective of documenting adverse effects on birds was determined to be from active surveillance. More incidents were reported from passive surveillance than with active surveillance but a significantly greater number of species were detected in proportion to the number of incidents found through active surveillance than with passive surveillance (z=7.61, p<0.01). Results suggest that reliance on only one surveillance method can underestimate the number of incidents that have occurred and the number of species that are affected. Although rodenticides are used worldwide, incident records were found from only 15 countries. Therefore, awareness of the breadth of species diversity of non-raptor bird poisonings from rodenticides may increase incident reportings and can strengthen the predictions of harm characterized by risk assessments.
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 August 2017.
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CBD revolutionized how I looked at Cannabis. I'll never forget that day. I was asked to do an event called Coming Out of the Green Closet- Medical Marijuana and the LGBTQ community and I had invited a world renowned Medical Doctor to share his knowledge. After he spoke I joked about my anxiety and he subsequently put down a bottle of microdosed and measured CBD and winked. I picked up the bottle and took two sprays. 15-20 later I was a new woman at the event. The anxiety and stress of an event was removed. It was like a breathe of fresh air. I had smoked cannabis before but never in such a controlled way that allowed me to understand and appreciate the medicine. I still smoke joints and love and appreciate the relief they provide my pain.
I'm a snob. I like products made by socially conscious brands. So I prefer organic, sustainably grown, ethically grown products by socially responsible folks. I say that to say I use very few brands when it comes to my CBD. Thankfully THC has a few more options. I'm a sublingual or ingestion of CBD and inhalation of THC human.
Prior to my last back surgery about 5 years ago I came out of the green closet and told my health care provider it's my preferred treatment for pain. She didn't believe me until I refused all opioids and have never looked back. Same goes for the Xanax I took on a regular combined with the Valium for emergencies. I've been V&X free for approx 9 years.
I became more mindful. Mindful of the world outside of myself. I also meditate daily and do grounding excercise a at least once a week.
I gained some weight. I forgave myself first of all and am allowing myself time to find the perfect balance for living a pain and anxiety free life. I'm working it off now and am aware that anytime I stray from being mindful of my body I run that risk. So diet along with excercise are crucial for viability.


WHAT TO EAT DURING A COMPETITION?
Do you find it hard to know what to eat to keep energised on competition day?
Studies have shown that eating or drinking carbohydrates during intensive exercises lasting longer than one hour can replenish your energy levels and improve your overall performance.
So what do we do when we have a full day of competition with start-stop events? How do we time our eating, keep our energy levels up and not feel overly full or uncomfortable in the stomach?
2. Plan grazing throughout the day as breaks between events may not be long enough for a meal or large snack to be digested and absorbed.
3. Time your meals and snacks according to the time between events.
Whatever your sport, planning ahead and practising eating during training, will help you feel confident on the day of the competition. Don't forget to have fun!


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As of Wednesday morning, the number of libraries run by Miami-Dade County expected to close sometime in the fall stood at 13, though that number is still fluid as Mayor Carlos Gimenez continues to work on his 2014 budget. The school board approved a motion by member Carlos Curbelo last week to consider opening its own facilities.
In a memo to school board members, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the district hopes to sign an interlocal agreement with the county to see if any other district media centers might also be opened to the public.


Similar to electronic maps like Google Maps, all recorders, databases, storage servers, and agents are represented on a graphic map according to their physical geographic locations. Giving you the complete picture of your site and allowing you to live monitor and operate in each point (e.g. in a 911 dispatch center, all police stations equipped with CL recorder will be projected on a screen so that the dispatcher is able to see all calls for police and immediately make a response).
In contact centers, agents make and receive tons of calls every day to handle customer requests regarding complaints, consults, operation processing, and more. Even the most well-trained agent will most likely encounter some intractable issues which will require assistance from a supervisor. When this happens, agents are forced to place the customer's call on hold and contact their supervisor, or conference them into the customer call. In traditional call recording solutions, the conversation is cut into multiple recordings which must be then put through a difficult process to bundle them together for complete conversation retrieval.
Crystal Gears provides Scenario Reconstruction technology to enable you to easily retrieve the multi-calls from the beginning to the end, no matter how many times the call has been placed on hold or transferred. CG marks the original call with, once selected, all related calls and expands them.
Dynamic license authorization allows you to save money. For example, if you have 100 VoIP extensions but only 30 of them will be activated at the same time you only need to purchase 30 instead of 100 recording licenses. This will allow you to record all of your agents.
Passive Mode - By utilizing the SPAN (Switched Port Analyzer) feature on Cisco, all data packets from one port on the switch will be copied to another destination, CL recording system on the network. CL recording system decodes the incoming data packets to reassemble and record the original conversations.
Active Mode - In active mode, the CL Recording system interacts with the Cisco Unified Call Manager (CUCM) and triggers Cisco phones to forward VoIP packets directly to the CL Recorder. In Cisco Case it relies on the forwarding capabilities of the Cisco phone including Built-in-Bridge(BIB) and other IP Phone internal DSP resources.
Recording on Cisco AXP - To meet the demands of data centralized management for multi-region branch organization, CL recording software is capable of running on the Cisco AXP platform to capture voice packets which are traveling through the Cisco Integrated Service Router (ISR). Audio recordings are then uploaded to the data center during off-peak hours with call information pulled out from CUCM.
Trunk Side Recording - Captures all inbound and outbound calls and data events including phones A, B, or C to D, E, and F. Note: trunk side solutions will not capture internal calls.
Station Side Recording - All outbound and inbound calls as well as internal calls will be recorded, however, two NIC cards are required to connect two SPAN ports on Network Switch A and B.
Alternative to Two NIC Cards in CL Recording Server - RSPAN phone D, E, and F to switch A, create a local SPAN at switch and include phones A, B, C, and the RSPAN info from switch B.
Cisco AXP is a network integrated services platform which enables branches to host and deploy advanced applications directly onto the Cisco integrated services router.
More and more organizations expect to increase the number of branches they operate to provide local service for their customers. With the renewed growth of the branch, the need to record interactions with customers at the branch is also on the rise. CL for Cisco is a cost effective solution to centralize recorded audio and management operations and has become a prerequisite for improving the customer experience, ensuring customer loyalty, and maximizing cross-sells and up-sells.
To learn more about recording on your Cisco system with Crystal Live, call or contact us today.


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Q: How is shuffling done by various music players I was wondering if there might be a fixed pattern/algorithm being followed  by various music player for shuffling the playlist. From my guess i could figure it out that these media players uses same algorithm for shuffling. I say so that practically I have experimented the behavior of shuffle function of various players on the same playlist. Thus if this is the case then what is that algorithm?
Again If my guess is wrong and each player uses its own shuffling algorithm then how come i could get the same sequence of songs after shuffling from various players with same playlist
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My question is to know whether all music player share a common algorithm for shuffling. if YES, then which algorithm ? if No, then how come I have got the same sequence of songs after shuffling the same playlist from my nokia mobile 5233, 5300, VLC media Player, Windows Media Player, etc.

A: There are a number of different shuffle algorithms with Fisher-Yates being one of the more popular. Even if a player uses that algorithm it's implementation will depend on a number of other factors (coding language, random number support). Unless a player directly copies code from another program it will be different in implementation.
Additionally while most players 'shuffle' a playlist I've seen ones that always randomly pick the next song to play (resulting in the same song played twice in a row).
It's strange that you claim that different players 'shuffle' the same playlist in the same order. Even using the same algorithm (or same player) should result in a random playlist each time it is shuffled.

A: From what I have observed on Apple products, while shuffle does have a random element to selecting which item to play next, there also appears to be a ranking of each item based on playing history, user rating (stars), and inclusion in playlists. Higher ranked items are more likely to appear earlier in the shuffle.

A: I did a small media player for a PSP some time ago (I never relased it) and I implemented the shuffle feature like this:

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*You give every song on your music player an unsigned integer id, ranging from 0 to n (being n the number of songs in the player).

*Generate a random number using the current time (ms) plus the last song id as seed, make it integer and module with n (the number of songs): |random(time+last_id)|%n. So the pseudo-random id would be in the range from 0 to n and it wouldn't repeat if the space between "shuffles" is less than a milisecond because random(time) would yield the same number if the random seed (the time in this case) is also the same number.

*Keep a list of the m last played songs so the new pseudo-randomly selected song is not repeated at least between m different songs. If the new song is in the list, repeat step 2.

It worked pretty fine for me, using a list of length .9*n I'd never get a repeated song in bewteen at least 90% of the total songs. This of course is anything but efficient with song libraries with many songs. But a PSP could only store a few hundreds so it was ok.

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If you have never been to Vicksburg, we recommend that you follow these directions to the Southern Cultural Heritage Complex:
Take I-20 to Halls Ferry Exit, 1C. Drive North on Halls Ferry Road toward downtown Vicksburg until it becomes Cherry Street. Continue on Cherry Street to Crawford Street. Turn Right on Crawford Street. Turn Left on Adams Street. Turn Left into the courtyard at the Adams Street entrance just before reaching Clay Street.
If you have been to Vicksburg before and want the quickest route to the Southern Cultural Heritage Complex, we recommend that you follow these directions:
Take I-20 to the Clay Street West / Downtown Exit. Drive West on Clay Street approximately two miles. Turn Left on Adams Street at the Adams Street light. Turn Right almost immediately into the driveway that leads to our courtyard.
The Southern Cultural Heritage Complex is in close proximity to the following locations, in order of distance...
The Vicksburg National Military Park (5 min.)
Dozens of Historic Vicksburg Homes and Buildings (5 min.)
The Historic Natchez Trace (20 min.)
Jackson, MS (40 min.) - Jackson International Airport (50 minutes)
Natchez, MS (1.5 hrs.)
New Orleans, LA (3.5 hrs.)
Memphis, TN (4 hrs.)
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When you're feeling parched and need to quench your thirst, the beverage you choose can make a big difference to your health. And while most of us know that soda and other sweet drinks are not the healthiest choices around, which beverages are truly health-promoting remains more of a mystery.
Pure water is essential for your survival, and truly one of the healthiest beverages on the planet.
Ironically, while we need fluids for our very survival, continually choosing the wrong ones may push your health out of balance. So here we've detailed some of the best of the best when it comes to good-for-you drink choices. With these healthy beverages you really can do no wrong.
Water is crucial for survival -- it's the base of all your body fluids, like blood and digestive juices, it helps nutrients from your food get absorbed and be transported, and it helps eliminate waste. Even becoming mildly dehydrated (when you lose as little as 1 percent to 2 percent of your body weight) can seriously impact your body's ability to function.
How much water do you need? It's commonly said that you should drink eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day to stay healthy, but this is really just a rule of thumb, as so many factors (weather, age, activity level, health) affect how much water your body needs.
In general, you can prevent dehydration by focusing on staying hydrated throughout the day. Keep water with you and drink it regularly -- before you get thirsty. If it's hot outside or you're exercising (or pregnant or breastfeeding), you'll need even more fluids so drink more water.
A word of caution: not all water is good for you. Tap water can be potentially contaminated with chemicals, pesticides or even pharmaceutical drugs. And bottled water, which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has weaker regulations than the Environmental Protection Agency requires for tap water.
The Wellness Kitchen Filtration System combines the best filtration and enhancement technologies to deliver the purest and most natural tasting water available.
Plus, the bottles themselves often contain bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that mimics the female hormone estrogen, impacting fertility, reproductive health and potentially promoting cancer, heart disease, diabetes and liver problems.
To put your mind at ease and get safe, superior quality water that will promote your health rather than harm it, Sixwise.com highly recommends The Wellness Kitchen Water Filter. It reduces chlorine, chloramines, cysts, VOCs, pesticides, and herbicides below detectable levels for the life of the filter.
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The Wellness H2.O is a personal, reusable BPA-free water bottle that features a unique filtration system that not only purifies ordinary tap water, but also enhances the water for better absorption and hydration. With this special filtration process you'll have access to high quality water wherever you go.
Kefir is a tart, yogurt-like beverage made from fermented milk that is popular in Russia at breakfast as well as an after-dinner snack. It has been a staple beverage in Russia since ancient times, and is just beginning to become popular among health-conscious U.S. consumers.
What makes kefir so healthy is that it's full of beneficial bacteria (probiotics), which produce beneficial enzymes, aid digestion and promote healthy flora in your digestive tract. This nourishing drink is considered by many to boost the immune system, help fight disease and improve overall health (it is even customary for patients in Russian hospitals to receive kefir).
It's simple to make kefir at home using milk and kefir starter granules you can find online or in health food stores. You simply heat the milk slightly, add the granules, then let it sit, covered, for about a day.
Kvass is another fermented beverage from Russia, this one made from stale dark, sourdough rye bread. Kvass has been enjoyed in Russia for at least 1,000 years, yet even today if you visit Russia during the summer months you will see people lining up to get a cool glass of this tangy beverage from a street vendor.
Kvass in traditional form, if you can find it, is an extremely healthy beverage. It is rich in B vitamins, thought to relieve intestinal problems and hangovers. But more importantly, like kefir kvass is fermented, which means it contains beneficial bacteria, or probiotics, that are regarded as a digestive aid, and that may destroy disease-causing microbes in your intestine.
Excessive juice consumption may lead to over-nutrition or undernutrition, which is why experts recommend infants less than 6 months old should not be given fruit juice, infants 6 months to 12 months old may have up to 4 ounces a day, and children 1 year to 6 years old may have up to 4-6 ounces a day.
If you'd like to try kvass for yourself, you can try the do-it-yourself recipe found in this past article.
Many of the health benefits are attributed to the fact that green tea is a rich source of catechin polyphenols, namely epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which is a potent antioxidant. Other types of tea, such as black tea, may also have healthy antioxidant benefits, so feel free to expand your tea repertoire beyond green tea if you're so inclined.
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Coconut water is more nutritious than whole milk -- less fat and NO cholesterol, and lower in calories than orange juice.
Coconut water is a Natural Isotonic Beverage -- it has the same level we have in our blood, thus does not have an adverse affect on blood sugar or pressure.
Coconut water contains more potassium (at about 294 mg) than most sports drinks (117 mg) and most energy drinks.
Coconut water has less sodium (25mg) whereas sports drinks have around 41mg and energy drinks have about 200 mg!
Fruit juice is high in sugar and because of this whether or not it's truly healthy is debatable. And though most experts will unanimously agree that eating the whole fruit is always better than drinking fruit juice, certain types of juice do have their benefits.
Choose 100-percent fruit juice only.
Avoid "fruit drinks," "fruit-juice cocktails," "fruit beverages," and any juices that have added sugars, flavors or colors.
Choose dark-colored fruit juices (such as grape, cranberry, pomegranate, and blueberry), as they're rich in antioxidants.
Look for juice that has sediment on the bottom of the jar. This means the fruit skins, which are very nutritious, were used in the processing (and be sure to shake the bottle up before your pour a glass).
If you love fruit juice but want to limit your calories, mix half a serving with sparkling water.
Aside from fruit juice, if you're looking for a delicious fruity taste that is also healthy, try Ajmera's Orang-O Energy, Coco Energy and Mang-O Energy.
These drinks are 100% natural with NO caffeine, no preservatives, synthetic food colors or artificial flavors. All three of Ajmera's beverages will keep you hydrated, helping you function better, and are best after a workout, tiring day or whenever you need a boost.
Orange-O contains vitamin C, an antioxidant that can protect your body from free radicals, which may cause heart disease and cancer. Vitamin C is responsible for producing collagen. Collagen is present in your muscles and bones and holds the cells together. Vitamin C also helps your immune system, helping you heal from scrapes and bruises, and keeps your gums healthy.
CoCo Energy is made with coconut water, which is a Natural Isotonic Beverage -- it has the same level we have in our blood, thus does not have an adverse affect on blood sugar or pressure. Coconut water contains more potassium (at about 294 mg) than most sports drinks (117 mg) and most energy drinks. It also has less sodium (25mg) whereas sports drinks have around 41mg and energy drinks have about 200 mg!
Mango-O Energy also contains vitamin C, giving you excellent protection against free radicals with the great flavor of mangoes!
Remember, if you get dehydrated, it will make you feel sluggish and can lead to a host of health problems. So drink up and drink healthy!


On April 28, 2019, please join us in honoring and remembering those who lost their lives or were injured on the job.
USWTMC Specialized Emergency Response Trainers (SERTs) initiated deployment to North Carolina in response to Hurricane Florence.
United Steelworkers (USW) Local Union 9-675 and management at 3M, a Triangle of Prevention (TOP) site located in Guin, Ala., completed hands-on investigations during a recent training session.
A new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) tool will help users assess areas of dampness in buildings and prioritize remediation of problems areas.
Experts say that climate change might already be fueling an increase in the number of billion-dollar disasters.
More than four months after Hurricane Florence battered the state, rivers of waste are still flowing to landfills in eastern North Carolina in volumes that their managers say they have never before seen.