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9th Annual Photo Contest Winners and Finalists
street of jerez, spain. beautiful
Jerez España, Sherry, Favorite Place, Beautiful Place, Of The, Border
Beautiful Street in Jerez, Spain. Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, (Andalucía in Spanish) in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the sea and the mountains. Jerez is the transportation and communications hub of the province now - Spectacular Places
Amazing Snaps: Street of Jerez, Spain. | See more More http://ideasforbeautypic.com/travel/42-of-the-most-beautiful-places-in-the-world.html
Beautiful Street in Jerez, Spain. Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Beautiful Street in Jerez, Spain. Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, (Andalucía in Spanish) in southwestern Spain #MediumMaria
Street of Jerez, Spain by Elaine Schwartz... Fond memories of Jerez de la Frontera as a young man loose in the world
Jerez, España Photograph by Elaine Schwartz, Jerez, Spain.
-street trees...loitering about...Street in Jerez, Spain
Strange, tree-lined street in Jerez, Spain
Side streets are often small, narrow streets, usually with beautiful facades and balconies, which are covered with various flowers and vines. Mainly available only to pedestrians, they are a favorite place for tourists and photographers, because during the walk amazing photos can be taken. 1. Street in Antibes, France 2. Street in Jerez, Spain 3. …
Gonzalez Byass Winery - Jerez de la Frontera, Spain _ SUMMER
Green Roofs, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Favorite Places Spaces, Green Roof Design, Greenroof, Street Design
Variation on a Green Roof. http://weathertightroofinginc.com #roofer #roofing #rooferhemet #roofrepair #localroofer #greenroof #greenroofs
Green roof/ Training trees to create a roofing system #street #shade #ye olde #vines
We want cities with houses that share walls and spaces.And cities with Green Roof.
Variation on a Green Roof. For more please visit: http://www.flyfreshforever.com
Green roof/ Training trees to create a roofing system
Variation on a Green Roof. #GreenRoof #GreenLiving
Variation on a Green Roof. Street of Jerez, Spain
Variation on a Green Roof. spilno.org.ua/blog
La Pedrera, Spain
Bucket List, Beautiful Place, Antonio Gaudi, Travel Spain, Quarry, Casa Mila, Barcelona Spain, Antoni Gaudí
La Pedrera, Barcelona, Spain. City is Yours: http://www.cityisyours.com/explore. Discover and collect amazing bucket lists created by local experts. #Barcelona #travel #list #BucketList #local
Show your #architectural talent in a community who contributes to world`s innovation on #buildyful.com :-) #students~~La Pedrera / Casa Mila. Barcelona, Spain. 1905-10. Antoni Gaudi.
La Pedrera / Casa Mila. Barcelona, Spain. 1905-10. Antoni Gaudi. - Beautiful - discover places with Sears Travel Langley 604.534.6525
La Pedrera also known as Casa Mila in Barcelona, Spain ~ Designed by Antoni Gaudi.
La Pedrera or known also as Casa Mila is in Barcelona, Spain, by Antoni Gaudi
Casa Mila in Barcelona, Spain. Beautiful place, I can tick this one off
La Pedrera, Antonio Gaudi's "Casa Mila" from inside, Barcelona, Spain
Casa Mila ("La Pedrera") / Barcelona / Spain by Antoni Gaudi
La Pedrera, Barcelona, Spain #Travel#Spain
The roman Aqueduct of Segovia,Spain...Oh the places I went :)
Segovia Spain, Segovia, Aqueduct Segovia, Spain Spain, Travel Spain, Of Spain
All the voices that have rung through... The Roman Aqueduct -- Segovia, Spain
The roman Aqueduct of Segovia,Spain Acueducto Romano de Segovia, España
Acueducto Romano de Segovia/Roman aqueduct of Segovia, Spain
The Roman Aqueduct -- Segovia, Spain I have been here!
INCREDIABLE The Roman Aqueduct -- Segovia, Spain
Emmy DE * The Roman Aqueduct, Segovia, Spain
The Roman Aqueduct Segovia, Spain not been
El Acueducto Romano de Segovia, España*
The Roman Aqueduct, Segovia, Spain
1000 Year Old Yew Tree, West Wales
West Wales, 1000 Year, Old Trees, Beautiful Place, Tree Tunnel, Yew Trees
1000 Year Old Yew Tree, Wales. How amazing! Follow Beautiful Trees on FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beautiful-Trees/434513546590272?ref=hl
1000 Year Old Yew Tree, West Wales. This is so cool! It's like a tunnel of old trees. Sounds like fun to walk through.
I absolutely love tree tunnels! 1000 Year Old Yew Tree, West Wales.
1000 year old yew trees, West Wales - impressive tree tunnel
amazing tree tunnels! 1000 Year Old Yew Tree, West Wales
1000 year old yew tree, West Wales That's an old tree...
1000 year old Yew trees in Wales - Beautiful places. Best places in the world. Shut up and take me there!
Gaztelugatxe on the coast of Biscay Basque Country (Spain).
Basque Country, Bay Basque, Basque County, Biscay Spain, San Juan De Gaztelugatxe, Biscay Coast
Gaztelugatxe on the coast of Biscay Basque Country (Spain).Gaztelugatxe es un islote en la costa de Bizkaia perteneciente al municipio de Bermeo , País Vasco ( España ). Está conectado con el continente por un puente hecho por el hombre. En la parte superior de la isla se encuentra una ermita (llamado Gaztelugatxeko Doniene en Vasco ; San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
Wanderlust :: Travel the World :: Seek Adventure :: Free your Wild :: Photography & Inspiration :: See more Untamed Beach + Island + Mountain Destinations @untamedorganica :: Biscay Bay, Basque County, Spain
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe on the Bay of Biscay ~ Basque County, Spain (southern Europe)
Gaztelugatxe on the coast of Biscay Basque, Spain. #TheFifthLocation
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Bay of Biscay, Basque County, Spain
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe on the Bay of Biscay, Spain
Gaztelugatxe, Biscay Coast, Spain
Biscay Bay, Basque County, Spain
Ruins in Belchite, Spain
Favorite Places Spaces, Spain Portugal, Disrepair Ruins, Forgotten Abandoned, Spain Spain, Ruins In Belchite Spain Jpg, Spain Travel
Lost | Forgotten | Abandoned | Displaced | Decayed | Neglected | Discarded | Disrepair | Ruins in Belchite, Spain
Ruins in Belchite, Spain | #Spain #Travel
Amazing ruins in Belchite, Spain
SEASONAL – AUTUMN – fall leaves in brilliant colors decorate the landscape and repeats itself in this river reflection in the serra da estrela, portugal, photo via maria.
Favorite Place, Saw, Star, Beautiful Place, Landscape
river reflection, Serra da Estrela, Portugal - [someone else's caption] - [A different pinner used the following caption for the same photo: "Reflexo D´Ametade, Portugal." I don't know Portuguese and would appreciate further explanation from anyone who can provide it.] portugal travel tips #portugal #travel #tips #traveltips
bluepueblo: River Reflection, Serra da Estrela, Portugal Reflexo D´Ametade - by Pedro Santos
River Reflection, Serra da Estrela, #Portugal #serradaestrela #rivers #landscapes #photography
http://www.greeneratravel.com/ Cambodia Tours - River Reflection, Serra da Estrela, Portugal
bluepueblo: River Reflection, Serra da Estrela, Portugal photo via maria
River Reflection, Serra da Estrela, Portugal I would love to visit here!
River Reflection, Serra da Estrela, Portugal favorite-places-and-spaces
What a beautiful place..... Serra da Estrela, Portugal
Street of Mura Barcelona
Mura Barcelona, Barcelona Catalonia, Mura Catalonia, Catalonia Spain, Travel Spain, Barcelona Spain, Beautiful Pictures
Quiero caminar las calles. Este es la calle de Mura Barcelona. Barcelona es un ciudad intersante.
street of MURA Barcelona Catalonia by Antoni Targarona
Street of Mura Barcelona. #travel #spain #barcelona
Side Street, Mura, Barcelona, Spain - Furkl.Com
*SPAIN ~ street of MURA (Barcelona) CATALONIA
Mura, Catalonia, Spain (by antoni targarona)
Mura, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Mura, Catalonia, Spain
Street of Mura Barcelona - Most Beautiful Pictures
Cherry Blossom Avenue
Bucket List, Bonn Germany, Favorite Places Spaces, Beautiful Places
Cherry Blossom Avenue, Bonn, Germany | See More Pictures | #SeeMorePictures #Beautiful #Places #Photography
Cherry Blossom Avenue - Bonn, Germany. Pink, Pink, Pink. It's on my bucket list to visit this place
Cherry Blossom Avenue Bonn, Germany Photo by Marcel Bednarz http://500px.com/photo/2000047
#Cherry #Blossom #Avenue, #Bonn, #Germany #MarcelBednarz #CherryBlossom #Beautiful #Pink
Cherry Blossom Avenue. Bonn, Germany. (Marcel Bednarz)! Love myself a pink tree!
Cherry Blossom Avenue, Bonn, Germany is on my bucket list! Beautiful!
Cherry Blossom Avenue, Bonn, Germany, photo by Marcel Bednarz
Cherry Blossom Avenue, Bonn, Germany. Bucket list add!
This makes me happy favorite-places-spaces
Train Tree Tunnel, Urkraine Photo by Oleg Gordienko
Green Tunnel, Bucket List, Favorite Places Spaces, Secret Garden, Beautiful Place, Tree Tunnel, Traintrack
I am adding this to my bucket list - A living tunnel! This has got to be one of the most beautiful train tunnels in the world and can be found near the town of Klevan, 25 km NW of the city of Rivne, in Ukraine. It is very poetically named 'The Tunnel of Love' by the locals and during Summer the trees form a dense green tunnel along one kilometer (0.6 mi) long section of the railway.
One of the most beautiful tree tunnels in the World can be found near the city of Klevan in Ukraine - The Tunnel of Love. This is in fact a train tunnel of trees. It's the main attraction in the area and also one of the most beautiful places in Ukraine.
The Love Tunnel - completely forested train tunnel in the Ukraine. Def on my bucket list reminds me of the Secret Garden!
Train Tree Tunnel, Urkraine. Pinner writes: "Giant trees surround this old train tunnel located in Kleven, Ukraine. The magical-looking place is nicknamed "The Tunnel Of Love" by locals because it is a popular spot for couples to visit."
Train Tree Tunnel, Urkraine. Photo by Oleg Gordienko. this reminds me of Secret Garden.
I think i'd like to walk these train tracks. Train Tree Tunnel, Urkraine
train tree tunnel - Ukraine. Reminds me of the secret garden.
Tree Tunnel in Rivne, Ukraine with Train Tracks.
Color Green, Green Trees, Green Leaves, Green Green, Gorgeous Green, Lime Green
COLOR GREEN: Leaves of a tree are bright green. -leading lines(the branches) -good perspective(worms eye-view)
I love this LIME green with the yellow green....that makes an Analogous color scheme : )
amazing! #tree #nature #green #contrast
Green, green tree! How beautiful!
Gorgeous green tree
Green - Green Tree
Bright Green Tree
Bucket List, Favorite Places Spaces, Beautiful Places, Places I D, Beautiful Sunset, Sunrise Sunset, Amazing Places, Sunsets Sunrise
40 Amazing Places To Experience Around the Globe - CAT IN WATER X X X X X Bella Donna Luxury Designs
Girona, Spain #vacation #trips #trip #gironaspain #spain #girona www.gmichaelsalon.com
Sunset / Sunrise, Serenidad, Playa de Belladona, Costa Brava, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
40 Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe~ Platja D’Aro, Girona, Spain.
40 Amazing Places To Experience Around the Globe (Part 1) - CAT IN WATER
Costa Brava, Spain. One of the most beautiful places I've ever been
Girona, Spain Definitely on my bucket list
Beautiful Sunset in Costa Brava, Spain.
Dream Vacation, Bucket List, Favorite Place, Places You Ll, Beautiful Places, Places I D, Sunrise Sunset, Nerja Spain
Nerja - Málaga - Andalucía vía ... Mmm my brother is walking these streets right now! Sure hope he'll give us a grand tour someday when we all have money.
The Quiet Path Spain magicspain: Nerja - Málaga - Andalucía vía www.luimalaga.com
magicspain: Nerja - Málaga - Andalucía vía www.luimalaga.com
Nerja, Spain... such a beautiful place. missing it
Spain is deff. On the bucket list :)
Nerja - Málaga - Andalucía
Another dream vacation...
Posts about Places I’d like to go on Baring my heart.
Honeymoon - Favorite Places & Spaces #974829
Gaudi in Barcelona
Favorite Place, Casa Batllo, Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona Barcelona, Barcelona Spain, Casa Batlló, Antoni Gaudí
The master of 'crazy' architecture: Antoni Gaudi. Casa Batllo Barcelona, Spain <3
#architecture - Casa Batllo, Barcelona, Spain | Architect: Antoni Gaudi
Casa Batllo Barcelona, Spain Architect- Antonio Gaudi. So cool.
˚Casa Batllo - Barcelona, Spain. Architecture by Antoni Gaudi.
Casa Batllo Barcelona, Spain. My favorite place ever
Casa Batlló. Barcelona Spain. Antoni Gaudi. 1904-06
Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain -- by Antonio Gaudi
Casa Batllo de Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona, España
Antoni Gaudi, Casa Batllo, Barcelona, Spain (*)
Mallorca, Spain (in the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, the Balearic Island is a paradise of white sand beaches and coastal scenery).
Places To Visit, Bucket List, Mediterranean Sea, Beautiful Places, Balearic Islands, Places I D, Mallorca Spain
Rock arch in a turquoise ocean. Off the island of Mallorca, Spain. Credit: Lucie Debelkova The beautiful Balearic Island of Mallorca is located off the east coast of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea.
Es Pontas, Cala Santanyi, Mallorca is a very impressive and huge offshore stone arch. Es Pontas is a natural arch located at the southeastern part of Mallorca, Spain, one of the Balearic Islands. It can be easily reached from the small town of Santan #spain Learn about Living in Spain! http://vzturl.com/hc13
Mallorca Spain Balearic Islands | Balearic Island of Mallorca, Spain | Worlds Most Beautiful Places
Rock Es Pontas, Cala Santanyi, Mallorca, Spain - It just looks so peaceful there
Rock Es Pontas, Cala Santanyi, Mallorca, Spain#Repin By:Pinterest++ for iPad#
Rock es Pontas Cala Santanyi Mallorca Spain - what a lovely place to visit!
places that are pretty | Rock Es Pontas, Cala Santanyi, Mallorca, Spain
european cities to visit | Mallorca, Spain | Beautiful Places to Visit
Join me on Facebook | Google+ | Twitter | 500px | Instagram ~~~~~~~~~ Es Pontas, Cala Santanyi, Mallorca is a very impressive and huge offshore stone arch. Es Pontas is a natural arch located at the southeastern part of Mallorca, Spain, one of the Balearic Islands. It can be easily reached from the small town of Santanyí by following the signs to Cala Santanyi and then signs to "Es Pontas". A natural arch or natural bridge is a natural formation (or landform) where a rock arch forms, with a natural passageway through underneath. Those of you that know me, know that I hardly ever shoot during a day, although this photo was captured later in the afternoon, it is still not the normal time I shoot. To give this location full impact I thought that evening or morning would not bring this amazing turquoise color of the water and therefore chose this time of a day. Those men enjoying time on a boat was just a perfect way to finish the composition as the curve of the boat is nicely reflecting and mirroring the curve of the rock. I of course have several shots without the boat but this is my preferred option. Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm Focal length: 20.00 mm; Aperture: 10, Exposure time: 1/60 s, ISO: 100 All rights reserved - Copyright © Lucie Debelkova - www.luciedebelkova.com All images are exclusive property and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transmitted, manipulated or used in any way without expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Bucket List, Favorite Places, Beautiful Place, Parc Guell, Guell Barcelona, Barcelona Spain
Barcelona, Spain. Park Guell. I would love to go back, probably one of my all time favorite places I've ever been.
one of my favorite places in the world Barcelona, Spain (Parc Guell by Antoni Gaudí)
Park Guell, Barcelona- one of the most unique and beautiful places I've seen.
Park Guell, Barcelona, Spain. By far my favorite place in all of Spain.
Park Guell, Barcelona, Spain. One of my favorite places in the world.
Parc Guell, Barcelona, Spain. One of our Top 10 Favorite Places.
Parc Guell Barcelona - on my bucket list :-)
Parque Guell, Barcelona, Spain
Park Güell (Barcelona/ Spain)
Why I love Seville (Sevilla in Spanish): sampling delicious tapas in outdoor cafes along the Guadalquivir River, flamenco during the Feria de Abril (April Fair), priceless Andalusian architecture (a mixture of Roman, Gothic, Islamic and more), the Giralda minaret, incredible street art, the Barrio de Triana. Oh, and did I mention tapas? Why do YOU love Seville? #travel #seville #solo
Seville, Spain...........beautiful bridge.
Seville Spain, Sevilla Spain, Square, Favorite Place, From Spain, España Seville, Of Spain
Plaza de Espana, Seville, Spain. Our tips for things to do in Spain: http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2012/02/09/what-to-do-in-spain
Plaza de España (Seville, Andalusia, Spain): One of my favorite places in the world.
Plaza de España, Seville, Spain...the tilework throughout this plaza is amazing!
Can't believe I've been here! Plaza de España, Seville, Spain
Plaza de España, Seville, Spain. This was so pretty!
Plaza de Espana, Seville, Spain | by micky
Sevilla. Spain. Plaza de Espana.
Plaza de Espana, Seville, Spain
The colors of Spain, #travel #travelphotography #travelinspiration #spain #YLP100BestOf #wanderlust
Beautiful Spain, Street, Cáceres España, Hospitalillo Trujillo, Travel Spain, Of Spain, Spanish Street
Экскурсии в Барселоне ! Предлагаем услуги экскурсии, медицина, трансфер, отдых, #travel, #spain, #barcelona в Барселоне http://viva-tour.net
Pueblo de España. Calle del Hospitalillo. Trujillo, provincia de Caceres
Calle del Hospitalillo Trujillo, Cáceres Spain - Hotelgranproa.com
Calle del Hospitalillo Trujillo, Cáceres Spain #ActivSENIORS
Calle del Hospitalillo, Trujillo, Cáceres, España.
Calle del Hospitalillo, Trujillo, Cáceres, España. 261601493568775
Cloud Nukes Photo - Calle del Hospitalillo, Trujillo, Cáceres, España. 261601493568775
☆one of the most beautiful places I've visited!!!!! The crazy cliff-side dwellings of Ronda, Spain - beautiful, but scary ☆


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Sexual violence is any unwanted sexual act or activity. There are many different kinds of sexual violence, including but not restricted to:
- Sexual assault.
- Child sexual abuse.
- Sexual harassment.
- Rape within marriage / relationships.
- Forced marriage.
- So-called honour-based violence.
- Female genital mutilation (FGM).
- Sexual exploitation.
- Ritual abuse.
Sexual violence can be perpetrated by a complete stranger or by someone known and even trusted such as a friend, colleague, family member, partner or ex-partner. The document Sex without Consent is Rape, Did You Know outlines some facts and statistics about rape. There is a continuing belief in our society that women should be responsible for ‘protecting’ themselves from being raped or sexually assaulted. This belief in the victim’s culpability is partly to blame for the low numbers of cases that come to court for prosecution (only 6% of reported rapes end in a conviction) and why so many victims never tell anyone about what has happened in the first place. To understand why this we need to look at the myths that surround rape and serious sexual assaults.These myths include women being responsible for rape if:
- They are dressed in a certain way
- Are out alone late at night
- Are drunk
- Have flirted with the perpetrator
These myths allow victims to be criticised for sending out the ‘wrong message’, whilst excusing perpetrators for being ‘led on’. Perpetrators of rape are often presented as having no ability to control their actions or behaviour, so that preventing rape becomes the responsibility of the victim. This was illustrated by the treatment on social media of the footballer Ched Evans’ victim and the abuse that she has suffered for being drunk at the time of the rape.
There are further myths about who perpetrates rape, with a continuing belief that rapists are strangers who attack victims in dark alleys; whereas we know that the majority of rapes actually involve someone known to the victim, most often their current or former partner, and take place within a domestic setting. Despite these facts marriage and long-term relationships are still seen as a ‘grey-area’ with the belief that you cannot ‘really’ be raped or sexually assaulted within a long term relationship (be that heterosexual or homosexual).
The SafeDate website provides clear information on what is sexual consent.
- Sex is not a ‘right’ and you can say no at any point
- If a woman or man hasn’t consented and you still have sex with them, it is rape
- If you are not sure whether someone is too drunk to consent, assume consent is not given
- Being drunk / on drugs yourself is not a defence for rape
- Rape is never the victim’s fault
- A conviction for rape means a prison sentence
- Any form of unwanted sexual touching is a crime, whether or not it leads to rape, and the police will investigate every rape and sexual assault reported to them
- Rape is a crime of basic intent where the offender has sex with someone who does not consent
- Being drunk is no defence. If you are charged with rape you will have to go to court and give evidence in front of a jury. You could face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment
- If you or someone is in immediate danger or at serious risk of harm, you are advised to call the police on 999
We have created a Help and support guidance document which provides contact details to a number of organisations, that offer help and support. If you have been raped or sexually assaulted recently, the next step is to get help.
Go to a safe place such as the home of a trusted friend or family member.
- You do not have to call the police, but if you do want to call 101 ask to speak to a specially trained officer. If you get help immediately after the assault, try not to wash or change your clothes. This may destroy forensic evidence that could be important.
- If you are not sure if you do want to report the assault to the police you can still go to Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) by telephoning 0300 123 6616 where you can have a forensic and medical examination. They can store the forensic results until you make up your mind whether to report to the police or not.
- If you are not sure what you want to do, then you could phone the Island’s Independent Sexual Violence adviser on 07376 083950 who will be able to provide support and advice.
- Yellow Door (Formerly Southampton Rape Crisis) offers a counselling service to victims from the Isle of Wight. Helpline: 02380 636312.
Alcohol is no excuse
Alcohol can often be a factor in cases of domestic abuse and during popular events where there is always frequent opportunity for people to drink alcohol. When people are drunk arguments and fights can escalate quickly, especially when emotions run high. Alcohol is never an excuse, find out how you can get help with your drinking by visiting the inclusion.org
website providing advice on Island drug, alcohol & psychological therapy services available.
Drinking alcohol can sometimes lead to sexual abuse where you can be pressured into sex or are so drunk that you cannot freely give consent. Drunk doesn’t mean yes! safedate.org.uk provide clear information about sexual consent.
ISVA Service (Independent Sexual Violence Advisor)
An ISVA is an Independent Sexual Violence Advocate, who offers confidential advice and support to both males and females who have been the victims of recent or historic sexual violence. This service is run by the Hampton Trust. ISVAs will give you the information you need to decide what it is you would like and need. For example:
- Practical advice on reporting to the police, the legal process and attending court
- Refer you for counselling and other appropriate services
- Help to co-ordinate different agencies, such as sexual health, mental health, substance misuse and housing
- Liaise with the police for regular case updates, if you choose to report the sexual assault
- Regular and ongoing telephone contact and/or face to face meetings and support
If you wish, they can also go with you to the following:
- Sexual Assault and Referral Centre (SARC) at Treetops - details provided on this web page.
- Police, if you choose to report
- Sexual health clinic
- Housing office
An ISVA will only provide the support you choose. The role is not to tell you what to do, but helping you make informed choices. If you would like further information, please email: email@example.com
FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) Resource Pack
FGM Guidance from Karen Bradley MP and the Home Office was updated in May 2016. The link below will take you to the new FGM Resource Pack homepage, which contains FGM guidance, case studies and support materials for local authorities, professional services and specialist voluntary organisations. Access the Female genital mutilation: resource pack provided on the GOV.UK website.

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Leverage the power of Palo Alto's advanced predictive analysis to disrupt sophisticated DNS attacks and data theft attempts.
Automatically stop vulnerability exploits with IPS capabilities, in-line malware protection, and layered Zero-Trust defense.
Identify malicious sites and phishing attempts through a unique, static analysis augmented by machine learning.
The Palo Alto PA-220 is a next-generation firewall appliance in a small form factor that secures networks by preventing a broad range of cyberthreats.
Palo Alto PA-820 Series is a family of next-generation firewall appliances for enterprise branches and midsize business.
Most firewalls report flow rates without security protections enabled, and they even default their configuration to disabling all security features. Palo Alto utilizes single-pass architecture, allowing us to inspect and protect traffic at high rates. While most firewalls will suffer from performance degradation whenever more security features are turned on and bottleneck traffic, Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall users do not have to trade speed for security.
The average firewall needs to be replaced every 4-5 years, not due to equipment failures, but because the hard-coded firewall chipset can no longer be reprogrammed with the latest firewall OS to defend your network properly. Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls have an extended life because of the way they are architected with flexible chipsets that can be upgraded and fundamentally reconfigured as new firewall rules and software develop.
Many firewalls on the market do not come with local storage, so when the firewall reboots or spontaneously resets back to its factory reconfiguration, you lose all log and historical data. Thanks to local storage capabilities, Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls store logs locally and allows for improved packet capture, web cache, and network optimizations.
"Our implementation of Palo Alto firewalls went very smoothly, thanks to the experts at Net Friends. We knew our legacy firewalls could not handle more than a handful of VPN connections, so we were under fairly intense time pressure to get ahead of a surge of staff connecting remotely. Our new Palo Alto firewalls are rock solid, and can scale with us as we grow." — TARGET PharmaSolutions
"Our company is young and security is critically important to us. As we worked through the process of building our IT infrastructure, we relied on reviews and recommendations from industry and security experts. Palo Alto was consistently highly recommended. We were also impressed that Palo Alto Networks had been a Seven-Time Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader. Since we’ve implemented Palo Alto firewalls and endpoint protection we’ve found that Palo Alto provides the performance, scalability, and reliability that our company requires combined with ease of use for both our IT staff and end users." — Chris, NetVisor Customer


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PARTY GOD (red)by BeastWreck
Set of folded stationery cards printed on bright white, smooth card stock to bring your personal artistic style to everyday correspondence. Each card is blank on the inside and includes a soft white, European fold envelope for mailing.
ABOUT THE ART
Behold, the floating wolf-head cosmic deity known as The Party God! This design will infuse you with the power of 1,ooo partying demons when it's Time for Adventure! Just don't party-foul the party! AWOOOOOO!!

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Just tried these last night and HOLY MOLY! YUM-O!!
5min Chocolate Mug Cake
pinch of salt
splash of vanilla
3T. chocolate chips
Mix dry ingredients in large mug. Add egg. Mix well. Add milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix well. Add cocolate chips. Mix.
Put your mug in microwave for 3 minutes on high (1000 watts). The cake will rise over the top of the mug but don't be alarmed! Let cool and little, and tip out onto plate if desired. It can easily serve 2!

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Mercedes India, the Indian subsidiary of the famed German premium car maker, would launch the diesel variant of its B Class in Indian premium car market on 11th this month.
The B Class diesel would be powered by the same 2.2-liter four cylinder diesel motor that powers the recently launched Mercedes A Class. It may be noted that the B Class, which was launched last year, came to us only with a petrol engine variant and the lack of a diesel engine means that there definitely is a part of the segment that is left to be exploited.
It is being said that the B180 CDI, the diesel variant of the B Class, could be priced lower than the petrol variant. It has also been confirmed that the car’s diesel motor will be in the same state of tune in which it is found in the A Class. This means that the motor will have a max power output of 107.3bhp@3,200rpm and a peak torque figure of 25.5kgm@ 1,400rpm-2,800rpm. The engine will come mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission that will send power to the front wheels of the car.
Also, the B180 CDI will come in a lower spec ‘Style’ trim that doesn’t come with a panoramic sunroof or 17-inch alloy wheels. Instead, the car gets 16-inch wheels.
Omission of these premium features could result into the B Class diesel being as much as INR 70-90k cheaper than the petrol variant.
Source – Autocar India


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Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas is more commonly known as Carlinhos Brown. He was born on 23rd November, 1962 in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. He is Son-in-Law of Chico Buarque de Hollanda and Marieta Severo. He is a singer and an actor. He had made appearances in movies like “Speed 2: Cruise Control” and “Fast and the Furious 5”. Apart from that he has appeared in many Brazilian films and TV shows. He is currently appearing as a major participant in Brazilian singing reality show called “The Voice Brasil”. He is also one of the voice artists of the animated movie “Rio”. He is also rumored to give his voice in the Rio sequel, Rio 2. Some other movies he appeared in include Razor in Flesh, Xuxa and the Elves, etc.
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I'm bringing you to Greece with me today! It's a chicken soup, served with a beautiful poached chicken alongside. This dish is commonly made to celebrate the end of the fast for Easter.This is beautiful and is adapted from Falling Cloudberries by Tessa Kiros. It's a soup with rice in it, though you can't see it because the rice sank to the bottom of the soup. This is a good way for me to use up all the leftover vegetables in my fridge too. It's an acquired taste but if Aaron likes it, you can bet you'll like it too! Aaron has a very Asian tastebud!
According to Tessa, egg and lemon is very popular as a finish for soups and sauces in Greek cooking and one could easily add some thyme sprigs or other herbs to inauthentically infuse the broth of this classic Greek soup.One can also make avgolemono with lamb instead of chicken. It is rich and delicious, simple and nourishing, and gives you two course from one recipe (the soup and then the beautiful poached chicken).
Avgolemono (Chicken Soup with Egg and Lemon)
1 whole free range organic chicken (approximately 1.36kg)
1 white onion, roughly cut into large chunks
1 leafy celery stalk, cut into large chunks
1 large carrots, cut in half A few parsley stalks
A few black peppercorns 1/2 cup long-grain rice, rinsed 2 eggs Juice of 2 lemons
Rinse the chicken well and put it in a large stockpot with everything else except for the rice, egg and lemon juice. Add a good sprinkling of salt into the stockpot followed by 14 cups of cold water. Bring to boil and skim the surface with a slotted spoon. Decrease the heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 90 minutes, skimming occasionally. Lift the chicken out onto a large plate or bowl with a slotted spoon. Strain the broth through a sieve, pressing down lightly on the vegetables with the back of a wooden spatula to extract flavour.
You should have about 6 cups of broth . Return this to the saucepan and add in the rice. Cook over medium heat for another 15 minutes or so, stirring occasionally until the rice is cooked. Whisk the eggs until they are fluffy. Add the lemon juice. Temper the egg mixture with the broth by ladling a spoonful of hot broth to the egg, whisking vigorously to stop it from scrambling. Whisk in a little more broth, then add the entire egg mixture to the pan. Return the saucepan to the lowest possible heat and let it cook for a few minutes to warm the egg through.
Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately. If you like, shred one of the chicken breast and scatter over the soup. Serve the rest of the chicken as a second course.
I hope you all have had a great Easter. Mine was awesome, seriously.


Volume 113, Number 3, February 2016
|Number of page(s)||5|
|Section||Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure, Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties|
|Published online||25 February 2016|
Revisitation of superconductivity in K2Cr3As3 based on the six-band model
1 School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology - Beijing 100081, China
2 Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Beijing 100190, China
3 Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter - Beijing, China
4 Department of Physics, Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Received: 7 December 2015
Accepted: 8 February 2016
We investigate the pairing symmetry of the newly synthesized quasi–one-dimension K2Cr3As3 superconductor based on the six-band model. We adopt standard random phase approximation to study the Hubbard-Hund model of the system. Our results confirm the conclusions obtained from our previous three-band model: the triplet pz- and -wave pairings serve as the leading pairing symmetries in the weak and strong Hund's rule coupling regimes, respectively. For physically realistic parameters, the triplet pz-wave pairing driven by ferromagnetic fluctuations is the leading pairing symmetry of the system. The consistency between the results of these two models suggests that the obtained pz-wave pairing symmetry is physical and model independent.
PACS: 74.20.Rp – Pairing symmetries (other than s-wave) / 74.20.Pq – Electronic structure calculations / 74.20.Mn – Nonconventional mechanisms
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EverQuest II is Sony Online Entertainment’s second stand alone game that is set in the EverQuest universe. It is not a direct sequel, as the game takes place in a parallel universe rather than after the events of the original EverQuest. The game was originally released back in 2004, but was eventually re-released in July 2010 as a free to play game with a cash shop. The game has incredible graphics and audio and is a vast improvement over its predecessor. Since the game’s release, EverQuest II enjoyed 5+ major expansion packs and many smaller content updates. If you were a fan of the original EverQuest, or just looking for a new game to try, EverQuest II won’t disappoint, especially since it’s a free to play game now. The free to play restrictions have been mostly lifted now, leaving the game’s content vastly open for players to explore.
- Status: Released
- Release Date: Nov 08, 2004
- Business Model: Free to Play
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Murray is our youngest furkid. He joined us in 2007 as an 8 week old pup and immediately bonded to my husband and I as well as his 3 year old golden retriever brother, but it wasn't long before the bond between he and I was like none other. I have had dogs in my life since the day I was born, but none like Murray. Each day he has truly motivated me to become a better person. He inspires me to research and question what is best in dog health and through my bond with him I am moved to look for ways to help other dogs in need as well. I am striving to be a voice, through this blog, for others trying to take the best care of their dogs.
Being Murray's Mom
It's a strange and wonderful feeling being
adored by a dog like I am by Murray. I had never been the center of an
animal's world before. I always had dogs who loved me, but they loved
me like they loved the rest of the family. With Murray, it's different.
He looks to me for everything. He's nervous if I'm mad, he's upset
when I'm sad and he's happy when I'm happy. It certainly makes me think
twice before overreacting, knowing my mood will directly affect him.
This is yet another way Murray has changed me through our bond. He helps me to stay
calm, happy and upbeat (as much as possible), and for that I love him to pieces. After all,
it's impossible not to love a dog who loves me so very much.
My Dog Shaped Shadow
I think it's safe to say Murray loves me. While I have no doubt he loves his older brother and my husband very much as well, he has a very strong connection with me. He always must know where I am and most often needs to be right under my feet. As I type this post from the back of our living room right now, Murray climbed off his comfy spot snuggled on the couch (where we were sitting together just before) to lay under my desk chair. When I do the dreaded dishes each night after dinner, Murray is my loyal watch dog making sure everything is spic and span. When I exercise upstairs in our spare, cluttered bedroom, Murray is there, toy in mouth, resting on the dog bed we placed in there for him, being my spotter. If I go outside, he waits by the door. If I'm in the shower he's outside the bathroom door. When I'm getting ready for work in the morning, he is by my side feeling sad that I will soon be leaving. He even sleeps in late with me on the weekends. He is absolutely a true companion in every sense of the word. It's these "all day, everyday" moments that are most special and I'm thankful for each of them.

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Ogden, Utah – On May 25, at around 2:30 p.m., an armed school employee stopped the possible attempted kidnapping of an eleven year old girl at a playground at Lincoln Elementary School. There were 19 other children on the playground at the time of the incident.
A 41 year old suspect approached the 11 year old girl and pulled her toward him, as if he intended to leave with her. The armed school employee saw what was happening, confronted the suspect, and demanded that he leave the playground. He dropped the arm of the girl, giving the employee time to usher the students into a nearby classroom. But the suspect wasn’t done. (The Epoch Times)
The suspect, identified as Ira Cox-Berry, 41, then walked to the classroom and began “punching” the window in what appeared to be an attempt to gain entry. The armed school employee drew his weapon, while simultaneously calling 911. He held Cox-Berry at gunpoint until officers arrived. Ogden Police arrested the man after a brief struggle.
This employee is protected under the Second Amendment. He followed all policy and procedure at the school, and in this particular case, did everything that he should have done to protect the innocent lives of the children at the school.
And in this case, it is likely that a life was saved or injury to a life was prevented due to the actions of this heroic employee.
This teacher, in particular, was very prepared emotionally to confront a suspect he didn’t know, that was most likely on drugs, could be dangerous, could have been armed, and he took it upon himself to protect and be a hero, frankly, for the children who are on scene there when this went down.
Ogden Police Lt Brian Eynon to the Daily Mail
Parents of the girl stated they didn’t know Cox-Berry, and police said they were trying to figure out if he knew her. Ogden Police spokesman Lt. Brian Eynon said the Cox-Berry may have been under the influence of narcotics at the time. The suspect is being held at the Weber county jail on a Felony charge of Attempted First Degree Child Kidnapping.
Police stated that the armed school employee was “lawfully in possession of the weapon.” This is exactly the purpose of arming school employees, whether teachers, maintenance employees or security officials.
Utah is a Constitutional Carry state after first term Governor Spencer Cox signed the bill into law in February. The armed school employee (who was not named by request) did have a concealed carry permit, according to an Ogden Police press release.
In regard to schools, Utah schools grades K-12, are not gun free zones. It is also legal to carry a firearm on college campuses and universities, although some colleges still require permission. The Utah standard carry permit or provisional permits are required at this time for carry on school grounds – it is unclear if that will eventually change subject to the new legislation from February.
It is LEGAL to carry a firearm in and on the grounds of any Public or private school premises, including charter schools and religious schools (kindergarten through 12th-grade schools), public or private institution of higher education (colleges and universities), Preschool and child care facilities.
Teachers do not need to receive permission to carry a firearm or notify anyone that they are carrying a concealed firearm. Always have your firearm concealed on your body at all times. The firearm CANNOT be in a desk, briefcase, or bag where a student or anyone else may gain access to or steal the firearm.
This armed school employee is being hailed as a hero for doing what must be done to protect the lives of children under their charge.
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Director VI Anand Known for different kind of films has mesmerized audiences with different concepts such as Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada, Okka Kshanam which were decent hits and they got critics' appreciations.
Now the director is getting ready with his next movie titled as Disco Raja, in which Ravi Teja is portraying main lead. Payal Rajput is to romance with Mass Maharaj in this film. On the occasion of Ravi Teja’s Birthday and Republic Day producer, Ram Talluri released Disco Raja title logo.
With the design, many are stating it may be another thriller from VI Anand as he already made two thrillers those bagged goos response.
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In this study in rats, a deficiency in mGluR2 function (receptor for the neurotransmitter glutamate) was identified as a common mechanism for increased alcohol-seeking behaviour and impaired cognitive flexibility in rodent models of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Psilocybin was shown to restore prefrontal mGluR2 levels and reduce relapse behaviour. Researchers suggest a biomarker approach to target this neuronal mechanism, implying that psilocybin can treat AUD physiologically as well as psychologically, as other research has suggested.
“Alcohol-dependent patients commonly show impairments in executive functions that facilitate craving and can lead to relapse. However, the molecular mechanisms leading to executive dysfunction in alcoholism are poorly understood, and new effective pharmacological treatments are desired. Here, using a bidirectional neuromodulation approach, we demonstrate a causal link between reduced prefrontal mGluR2 function and both impaired executive control and alcohol craving. A neuron-specific prefrontal mGluR2 knockdown in rats generated a phenotype of reduced cognitive flexibility and excessive alcohol seeking. Conversely, virally restoring prefrontal mGluR2 levels in alcohol-dependent rats rescued these pathological behaviors. In the search for a pharmacological intervention with high translational potential, psilocybin was capable of restoring mGluR2 expression and reducing relapse behavior. Last, we propose a FDG-PET biomarker strategy to identify mGluR2 treatment-responsive individuals. In conclusion, we identified a common molecular pathological mechanism for both executive dysfunction and alcohol craving and provided a personalized mGluR2 mechanism-based intervention strategy for medication development for alcoholism.”
Authors: Marcus W. Meinhardt, Simone Pfarr, Gregory Fouquet, Cathrin Rohleder, Manuel Meinhardt, Janet Barroso-Flores, Rebecca Hoffman, Konstantin Wagner, Bernd Neumaier, Dusan Bartsch, Rainer Spanagel & Wolfgang H. Sommer
The exact nature of mental health disorders remains speculative at best, with both physiological and psychological factors involved in the aetiology of these disorders. Psychedelics are helping to treat these disorders although the manner in which they act remains unknown. Psychedelics can cause people to have intense psychological experiences all while inducing structural changes in the brain by promoting neurophysiological mechanisms like neuroplasticity.
In the present study, researchers sought to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment and executive dysfunction associated with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Based on previous research, the researchers hypothesized that deficits of mGluR2 receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex may underlie the behavioural changes seen in AUD and that these changes could be treated using psilocybin. To test their hypothesis, researchers treated AUD rats using psilocybin.
This is what they saw in the rodents:
- Using advanced genetic tools and pharmacologically validated rat models of AUD, the researchers provide evidence that a mGluR2 deficit is both necessary and sufficient for diminished cognitive flexibility and increased drug craving.
- Psilocybin administration was capable of restoring mGluR2 deficit in alcohol-dependent rats and thus could decrease relapse behaviour and may also positively impact cognitive flexibility.
- The authors describe a novel FDG-Positron Emission Tomogrpahy (PET) biomarker strategy to identify mGluR2 treatment responsive individuals. Such a technique may contribute to enhancing therapeutic outcomes in patients with AUD.
The findings of the present study provide support for mGluR2 as a molecular target for treating reduced cognitive flexibility, craving, and relapse responses in alcohol-dependent patients. However, as this study was conducted using rodent models such findings may not translate to humans.
Clinical research is needed in order to determine this effect. Nonetheless, the findings support the use of psilocybin to treat AUD both psychologically, as previous research has suggested, and physiologically.
Summary of Psilocybin targets a common molecular mechanism for cognitive impairment and increased craving in alcoholism
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a pattern of compulsive heavy alcohol use and a loss of control over alcohol intake. It is often accompanied by deficits in executive functions, which may contribute to craving and subsequent relapse in abstinent patients.
Psychedelic drugs, including the tryptamine psilocybin, have emerged as a new possible source of innovation in medicine. However, unexpectedly little preclinical research has been conducted so far. Psychedelics have been shown to promote effects on G protein – coupled signal transduction, downstream effectors, second messengers, and gene expression. This may explain why psychedelics have sustained effects in humans. The metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (mGluR2) is thought to be an important target of drug-induced neuroadaptations, and its down-regulation and reduced function may comprise a common molecular mechanism for deficits in several behavioral domains.

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Have you ever wondered what temp will garden hose freeze at? In this blog post, you can find out all you need to know on the subject. We’ve tested it with several hoses and gathered some important information that you can use. For your benefit, we have also added informational links and videos to answer your questions.
Gardening at the beginning of winter can be a great experience however, it is vital to know the best ways to keep a garden hose from freezing in cold temperatures. In this article, we explore the temperature at which a garden hose will freeze and how to prevent this from happening.
Information guides are useful to gardeners, especially if they love planting all year through. Having an ample supply of fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the year is a bonus. However, this process also requires the maintenance of gardening tools to allow crops to flourish.
A garden hose is one of them and knowing avoiding them from freezing during cold winters will ensure that your plants’ water supply is not hampered. Additionally, it will be less work of your hands if your garden hoses are in good stead. Have a quick read through this informative article to learn the tricks of hose keeping during the icy cold weather.
What Temp Will Garden Hose Freeze?
Garden hoses should be turned on before a storm and turned off during a storm. They can freeze in cold weather. If you leave it on, it will burst when the temperature drops below freezing. The average outdoor temperature that causes garden hoses to freeze is 3 degrees F.
However, you should turn off your hose before temperatures drop to 45 degrees F. This will avoid water seeping through the hose and freezing which can ruin the hose and faucet. It is also important to use a temperature probe and measure the temperature of the hose over time.
You’ll find that the temperature of the hose varies depending on the length of the hose. For example, a 60ft length of hose will cool quicker than a 20ft length. This is useful information especially if you are prone to gardening all year and live in an area that experiences extremely cold weather.
How can one determine when a garden hose is frozen?
Knowing when your garden hose has frozen is easy if you know what to look for. But what if you don’t know how to determine if it’s frozen or not? Therefore the following information has been gathered to cater to your need.
Garden hoses are exposed to weather and freezing temperatures for much longer than the average homeowner realizes. So they can freeze up or burst open if not maintained. To find out if your garden hose is frozen, simply wrap a piece of paper around it and then stick your hand inside the hose to test it.
If the paper moves easily, then the hose is not frozen. If it is difficult to move, then you know that the hose is frozen. There are other ways to test for frozen water hoses as well. However, this method is the simplest and fastest.
What can I do if my garden hose freezes?
You have several options if your garden hose freezes. These include replacing the hose or buying a frost-free hose adapter amongst others. If buying another hose is not an option then you should go with the latter. The frost-free adapter consists of a flexible rubber tube that fits around your hose’s end and plugs into a hole drilled in the hose.
The reason a hose froze is that it doesn’t have any air circulation to keep the water moving. When the outside temperature drops, the cold water freezes on the inside of the hose, because the water can’t move and drain out.
You can get the frost-free adapters at garden centers or online. They are affordable and very handy to have around, especially to protect your hose in temperatures below 32 degrees F.
How Can I Avoid My Garden Hose From Freezing?
There are several ways that you can avoid your garden hose from freezing. You can prevent your garden hose from freezing by storing it in a garage or other warm place where it is protected from the cold weather.
Making sure that your hose is empty before storage is also important as any water left inside will freeze when temperatures drop. If you’re lucky enough to have a dryer vent in your home, then it would be great to use to keep your hose from freezing.
Steps to avoid a garden hose from freezing:
Do not leave the garden hose unattended, or in a place where it could freeze overnight.
Remove the hose from the spigot.
Remove the cap from the hose.
Twist the hose tightly at least three times.
Wrap the end of the hose around your fist.
Let the water flow until you see bubbles forming at the end of the hose.
Store the hose somewhere warm.
The number of times that I have been asked at what temp will garden hose freeze is uncountable. That is the reason I decided to write this article and furnish the information I found to those who needed answers.
When water freezes in a hose it forms ice crystals which becomes a problem. You run the risk of damaging your hose which can be avoided with proper maintenance and care. For this reason, garden hoses are often placed in areas of direct sunlight.
The freezing point of water depends on the air pressure which is why it is the same at high altitude and low altitude. When it comes to garden hoses, 32 degrees Fahrenheit is its freezing point. Use the information above to avoid your garden hose from freezing so you can use it without any hassle all year through.
How long does it take for a garden hose to freeze?
A garden hose will freeze in as little as fifteen minutes if the ground is frozen and temperatures are below 33 degrees F.
Will a water hose freeze at 32 degrees?
A water hose will freeze at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (- 0 degrees Celcius). The answer is dependent on whether the hose is made of metal or plastic and whether or not it is used for warm or cold water. Keep in mind that a metal hose will freeze faster than a plastic hose.
At what temperature should you disconnect hose?
A hose should be disconnected from the water spigot at temperatures above 40 degrees F for safety reasons. Your faucet should be set for cold water when disconnecting your hose to ensure that any sudden change in temperature does not burst the pipe.
Can I leave my garden hose out all winter?
Yes, you can leave your garden hose out all winter if you take proper precautions. To avoid water from freezing in the hose, make sure that it is completely empty if you're leaving it outside. Using rubber hose guards are a simple, effective way to protect your hose in freezing temperatures.
Will a garden hose freeze if water is running?
Yes, a garden hose will freeze if its water is still running. Running or not, water will freeze at 32 degrees F (-0 degrees Celsius).

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Durgabai Vyam, a folk artist and a Padmashree owner taught participants the basics of Gond painting. After, they created their own unique Gond artworks.
About the facilitator:
Durgabai and Subhash 's works are part of the Jaya He Museum at the Mumbai International Airport. They have participated in several large scale exhibitions including the Kochi Biennale in 2018.
This workshop was part of the outreach for our exhibition ‘Woman Is As Woman Does’ which featured their work ‘Bhimayana’, a book on the story of Ambedkar narrated in the Gond tradition.


As of September 30, 2019, the FDA has tested 1,214 fresh herb samples (746 domestic, 468 import). As of October 15, 2019, the FDA has tested 887 processed avocado or guacamole samples (777 domestic, 110 import).
Of the fresh herb samples, 13 tested positive for Salmonella (4 domestic, 9 import), and nine tested positive for Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) (4 domestic, 5 imported). Further study showed that the STEC were incapable of causing severe illness. The FDA did not detect E. coli O157:H7 in any of the fresh herb samples. The FDA also began testing its fresh herb samples for Cyclospora cayetanensis in July 2018, given that Cyclospora-related illnesses typically occur during the summer. The agency detected Cyclospora in 16 of the 666 fresh herbs samples tested (4 domestic, 12 imported). With respect to the fresh herb samples, testing is still underway. No conclusions can be drawn at this time.
Of the processed avocado or guacamole samples, 15 tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes (13 domestic, 2 import), and two tested positive for Salmonella (both domestic samples). The FDA concluded its collection of processed avocado and guacamole samples with the close of fiscal year 2019. The FDA has recently begun its analysis of the processed avocado and guacamole samples and the results will be published in the final report.
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Help each Disney Princess unlock the royal magic and build their royal palaces so they can live happily ever after!
Match the pairs, memorise the music and help Snow White to set the table for the Dwarfs!
Can you help uncover the treasures and magic items?
Help Ariel collect shells to trade for treasures!
Join Belle as she talks to characters while collecting objects to solve puzzles and mini games in this interactive retelling of events from the classic film.
Be the one with the most cards at the end of the rounds and collect as many of the Princess Collector cards as you can!
Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits
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It was too warm in the capsule.
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the capsule should have fan or A/C
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not the best vibes for a solo traveler, no young people but mostly family or old guys, just in case you want to know. not the "tipical" hostel vibes but after all is a fair and clean capsule hotel. I would reccommend if you can't find something else or you want to travel cheap.
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Staff were great, guests were respectful and quiet. Had a good bathhouse and rest area.
Aircon didnt work well and dryer didnt work at all.
With a stay at UENO STATION HOSTEL ORIENTAL 1, you'll be centrally located in Tokyo, steps from Ameya-Yokochō and 3 minutes by foot from Ueno Park. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
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First Business News Portal in English from Nepal
KATHMANDU: The government has authorised scientist Mahabir Pun-led National Innovation Centre to revive Krishi Aujar Karkhana, an agricultural tool factory owned by the government.
Supposedly, Nepal’s first and only agricultural tool factory is not in operation for the past two decades and of late, the government had launched efforts to revive it.
In this context, the Ministry of Finance signed an agreement with the National Innovation Centre on Tuesday, according to which the centre will run the factory for the next 10 years.
A cabinet meeting held on September 16 decided to let the centre operate the factory after reviving it.
The government has to finance the operation for the first year of the operation, but the exact amount has not been fixed yet.
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY–(Marketwire – Nov 19, 2012) – ZAP Jonway ( OTCBB : ZAAP ) with Mermerler Automotive Co. showed gas and electric versions of its A380 SUV November 1 to 11 at the 2012 Istanbul Auto Show.
The E380 EV-5 five door electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) uses the latest technology to increase the versatility of electric vehicles (EVs) for automotive fleets with more range, speed, quality and value. ZAP Jonway’s US-China engineering team delivered an EV capable of 100+ mile range and freeway speeds at a moderate price, while successfully completing a complex series of type approval tests in China. The Company expects to receive formal notification from the Chinese government on its type approval in the near future. ===> Continue reading at the ZAP Jonway Website:
Focusing on New Energy Efficient Vehicles, Gasoline and Full Electric, Utilizing Common Platforms
SANTA ROSA, California – November 15, 2011 – ZAP Jonway (OTC BB: ZAAP), a designer and manufacturer of gasoline and new energy electric vehicles (EVs), after extensive strategic planning and integration development, announced its joint product roadmap for 2012. The roadmap is focused on delivering affordable and technologically competitive new gasoline and EV models that address the growing market demand.
Dr. Priscilla Lu, Chairman of ZAP Jonway, stated: “The new ZAP Jonway models planned for delivery in 2012 maximize the strengths of both subsidiaries, ZAP and Jonway Auto. The new models utilize the experience base and the combined resources from both subsidiaries to accelerate the new EV models’ time to market, while maintaining the originally planned introduction of Jonway’s new gasoline models to the market in 2012. The new JNZ product line is designed to address EV platform requirements while remaining adaptable to either gasoline or an electric power train.”
Across the Asia Pacific region, various national-level initiatives and programs are underway to promote the awareness and adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), including the establishment of aggressive goals, subsidies for EV purchasers, research and development support, tax incentives, and public education programs. In certain markets, particularly Japan, these efforts have already borne fruit. Market players in Japan and Korean, however, are concerned about new challengers, mainly driven by competition in China. The Chinese EV market has critically important implications for global market participants. According to a recent report from Pike Research, China will be the leading market for EVs in Asia Pacific by 2015. The cleantech market intelligence firm believes that the Chinese market will represent almost half of the region’s total sales by 2015.
“China, where around 55 vendors are developing electrified vehicles or launching EV development programs, will likely create and lead an entirely new category around clean transportation,” says senior analyst Andy Bae. “The country will become one of the biggest consumer markets for EVs, and global industry players want to enter this market to tap the related opportunities.”


MBDA hosting public meeting on inner PE mobile parking meter plan
The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), an entity of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, invites the public to an Information Sharing Forum on Wednesday to discuss the planned implementation of the first Inner City Mobile Parking Meter Programme in designated areas of the inner City of Port Elizabeth.
Should the pilot phase succeed, the programme may be extended to other development nodes in the City.
“We have created space and a platform to discuss the plan with all stakeholders whether directly or indirectly affected. Through this process we hope to provide the public and businesses with the opportunity to give input and ideas that will strengthen the programme and make it beneficial to all,” says MBDA Manager for Operations, Mcebisi Ncalu.
Two public meetings have been set down as follows:
Inner City Business and Traders meeting
This is to address issues that affect business and trade in the demarcated zones. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 8th June, 10am at the Athenaeum in Belmont Terrace.
Inner City Residents meeting
A second meeting to discuss issues with residents in the affected zones will be held on Thursday, 9th June, at 6pm. The venue for this residents meeting is The Granary in Stanley Street.
About the Inner City Mobile Parking Meter Programme
The intentions of the MBDA Inner City mobile parking meter programme are to ensure the following:
- The efficient and effective use of parking bays;
- Fair and equitable use of parking bays;
- Maximise usage of parking bays;
- Abolish monopoly of parking space;
- Provision of convenient parking;
- Provide the public with a safe & secure parking environment;
- Job creation i.e. training and integration of the qualifying car guards into the system.
Benefits of the Inner City Mobile Parking Meter Programme include:
- Visible foot patrolling and monitoring of the Designated Parking Bays will curb crime
- Patrollers/Parking attendants to act as guides to visitors (i.e. providing directions)
- Programme provides another layer of quasi security to parked vehicles;
- Monitoring and reporting of suspected criminal activities;
- Will ensure a safer environment for the public to shop, work, park and visit
Pilot areas – Total 1329 Demarcated Parking Bays
- Strand Street = 62 Parking Bays
- Govan Mbeki Avenue = 58 Parking Bays
- Chapel Street = 60
- Whites/Western Roads = 118 Parking Bays
- Donkin Street = 90 Parking Bays
- Parliament Street = 134 Parking Bays
- Clyde Street = 113 Parking Bays
- Rink Street = 38 Parking Bays
- Belmont Terrace = 82 Parking Bays
- Robson Street = 32 Parking Bays
- Rose Street = 65 Parking Bays
- Bird Street = 209 Parking Bays
- Havelock Street = 94 Parking Bays
- Lawrence Street = 40 Parking Bays and
- Stanley Street = 134 Parking Bays
Interested member s of the public, business and media wishing to attend can kind indicate so by emailing[email protected] or call the MBDA office at 041 811 8200.
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|Publication number||US4144447 A|
|Application number||US 05/786,918|
|Publication date||Mar 13, 1979|
|Filing date||Apr 12, 1977|
|Priority date||Apr 12, 1977|
|Also published as||DE2815674A1|
|Publication number||05786918, 786918, US 4144447 A, US 4144447A, US-A-4144447, US4144447 A, US4144447A|
|Inventors||Bryce G. Fossum, Kenneth J. Markson, Phillip C. Schloss, James W. Wing|
|Original Assignee||International Business Machines Corporation|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (8), Classifications (9)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The present invention relates to device control circuits and more particularly to device control circuits including time delays between control signals.
It is often necessary for a data processing system to control devices by sending signals which control events at discrete times following varying delay periods. One example is a printer where various functions such as paper drive or print head movement are controlled by stepper motors. Such motors require signals to change the electrical charge from one winding or set of windings to another winding or set of windings. The signals must occur at precise times if an efficient, smooth movement is to be accomplished. In addition while acceleration of the move is ocurring the time delays between pulses must be continuously diminishing and during deceleration the time delays must be a series of properly increasing time periods to effect a slowing of the motion to a detented stop. Very precise timings are necessary for efficient operation and are vital in an open loop system where improper action resulting from the signal or command would not be immediately known to the device.
It has been common in the prior art to provide a delay counter which is loaded with a value and a signal generated when the count is achieved. Where the control sequence requires a succession of interrelated delays, that may be either the same or varying in duration, the loading of the delay counter must occur before the next pulse is received which will increment or decrement the counter. Failure to load the counter prior to this occurrence will induce an error that is likely to cause irregular operation of the controlled device if not a completely false or improper action.
In the device of the present invention, which is used to control a sequence of delay times, a continuous running counter is utilized to which a count value is algebraically added with the output signal occurring when the counter has achieved a fixed value. This mode of operation has several advantages. Since the counter runs continuously, all timed events occur with respect to a fixed time reference so that all timed durations are accurate intervals with respect to one another and any fixed time such as a starting time. There is also no lost time at the start of a period induced by a delay in loading the value. Further the value of the next delay may be added to the count, between successive count pulses, at any time prior to the expiration of the delay period to be introduced. This factor keeps the time of loading the next event from being critical and permits the device which affects the gating of the next event time delay count to be subject to fewer demands. This enables the use of a slower device or circuit or in the alternative enables more devices to be controlled by the same equipment.
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved means for controlling the generation of a sequence of signals separated by predetermined delay times. It is also an object of this invention to utilize a continuously running counter to generate a sequence of time delayed signals that are accurately interrelated with respect to one another and with respect to a reference time. It is a further object of this invention to provide means for the generation of signals separated by discrete and variable time periods which requires reduced monitoring by the associated processing and control apparatus.
These and other objects and advantages as well as a more thorough understanding of the construction and mode of operation of this invention may be attained from the following description taken in connection with the following drawings in which:
FIG. 1 shows the control apparatus of the present invention in conjunction with the significant portions of the associated processing unit,
FIG. 2 is a brief portion of a flow chart showing the steps involved in performing the time delay control as practiced by the apparatus of FIG. 1 and
FIG. 3 is a timing diagram of principal control signals relative to the processor instruction cycle.
FIG. 1 shows the time delay control circuitry of this invention in conjunction with a processing unit 10. The processing unit includes addressing means for accessing an external control store memory 11 which contains an instruction address register 12, to which is connected an address recall register 13 and a pair of page registers 14 and 15. An address from the combined outputs of instruction address register 12 and one of the page registers 14 and 15 is transmitted to control store memory 11 causing a selected instruction to be loaded into the instruction execution register 16 which is then decoded and placed on data path 17. The common data path 17 also has connected thereto an arithmatic and logic unit 18 and its associated input registers 19 and 20; a series of registers 21 through 26 operable to access a data store memory (not shown) on bus 34; a series of general purpose registers 27 through 29 and a series of registers 30 through 33 used with regard to input/output devices. The data path 17 is 8 bits wide and the memory bus 34 is of a 33 bit width including 16 bits of address from either the combination of storage address register 1 high 21 and storage address register 1 low 22 or storage address register 2 high 23 and storage address register 2 low 24; the 8 bits from storage data register 25 and 8 bits from memory control register 26. The remaining bit is a parity bit.
The 4 registers associated with input/output control are I/O address and control register 30, I/O data register 31, I/O data register B 32 and I/O sense or status register 33. One bit of the 8 bit I/O sense or status register 33, referred to as the next event sense bit, is utilized with the next event timer circuitry. Line 35 is connected to this bit such that the bit is set on by an output signal on line 35.
Referring to FIG. 2, the processing sequence in its cycle periodically monitors or scans the I/O sense or status register 33 to determine whether any bit is on to thereby indicate a requirement to service some device. Considering only the next event sense bit, if the bit is found to be off, the processing sequence returns to other activity. If the bit should be found on then the processing proceeds to determine the delay value for the next event as a number of counts of the counter-register 37. This count is placed on data path 17 and gated to counter 37 by AND 38 upon the occurrence of a load count signal.
The counter-register 37 is actually a counter with gating that appears to the data path 17 as a register but is incremented by the output of divide by six counter 42. When the processor finds the next event sense bit in register 33 to be on, an instruction cycle is initiated which causes the next event count to be added to the then resident count in counter-register 37 and the result stored in counter-register 37.
As shown in FIG. 3, the instruction cycle is partitioned into R, B and A times with each of these partitions having four divisions representative of the basic output of the oscillator which serves as the system clock. During an instruction cycle the ALU 18 B register 20 is loaded during B time, the A register 19 is loaded during A time and the result is stored back into the register from which the A register was loaded during R time. When the processor finds the next event sense bit in the register 33 to be on, the next event time interval is accessed from the data store memory and loaded in the ALU B register 20 during instruction cycle B time; the counter-register 37 is accessed and the value loaded into ALU A register 19 during instruction cycle A time and the result of the addition is stored back into counter-register 37 during instruction cycle R time. Referring to FIG. 3, the instruction pulse that increments the divide by six counter 42 is the -REG GATE CNTL 0 positive going pulse which occurs at the end of R4 time. The effective incrementing of both the divide by six counter 42 and the counter-register 37 on the occasion of every sixth instruction cycle occurs during B1 time. The instruction cycle which adds the next event count to the content of counter-register 37 is initiated after B1 time (with the counter-register 37 read access occurring during A time) and is completed when the ALU result is read into counter-register 37 starting with the positive going signal of, -REG GATE CNTL 1 at the end of R3 time. Thus any clock signal from counter 42 which increments counter-register 37 would occur prior to or subsequent to the instruction cycle whereby the new or next event delay is added to the current content of the counter.
Also, a next event is gated by AND 39 from data path 17 to the next event register 40. Although register 40 is connected to an 8 bit data path, only the 4 bit positions necessary to a particular operation such as the activating of 4 windings of a bifilar wound stepper motor are illustrated. In various applications other numbers of the 8 bits including the entire 8 bit register may be utilized. When the counter 37 and the next event register have been loaded the next event sense bit in register 33 is turned off and the processing sequence returns to other processing activity.
The counter 37 is continuously running with the pulses being counted being a function of the processing unit instruction cycle time. As shown the instruction cycles are supplied on line 41 to divide by six counter 42 so that the pulses that increment or decrement the counter 37 are six times the period of an instruction cycle. As an example, used in conjunction with a 5.33 microsecond cycle time processor the interval between pulses received by counter 37 is 32 microseconds. Accordingly counter 37 may provide time delays in multiples of 1 to 256 times the 32 microsecond period. It will be appreciated that the counter 37 runs continuously as a function of the output of the processing unit clock or oscillator. Although the next event timing associated with the counter 37 is synchronous with regard to the processing unit instruction cycle, the processor and next event timing circuit are otherwise asynchronous with regard to one another.
When counter 37 reaches a value or condition where the output of the 8 bit positions satisfy the inputs to AND 43 an output occurs on line 35. The signal on line 35 causes ANDs 44 to gate the contents of bits 0 through 3 of the next event register 40 respectively to bit positions 0 through 3 of current event register 45, while this signal is also directed to I/O sense and status register 33 to set the next event sense bit on. The device connected to data path 46 is thereupon controlled in accordance with the content of register 45.
In operation, with counter 37 being incremented by the output of the divide by six counter 42 and the AND 43 being satisfied by the occurrence of an all 1s input condition, the count which is loaded into the counter 37 by addition to the value therein is in fact the compliment of the delay count. For example if the next time period is to be a delay which is 50 times the pulse rate applied the counter 37, a value of 206 is added to the value in the counter at any time prior to the value in the counter which runs from 0 (all 0s) to 255 (all 1s) reaching the count of 49.
In the input from divide by six counter 42 were used to decrement the counter 37 and AND 43 was satisfied by an all 0 input, the actual count representative of the time delay would be entered into counter 37. If in such condition AND 43 is satisfied by all 1s the count entered in counter 37 would be the desired delay count less 1 so that the output of AND 43 would occur when the counter 37 output became all 1s one count following the counter overflowing the all 0 condition. Accordingly, the output on line 35 can occur at any fixed value of counter 37 by inserting inverters in selected input lines to AND 43 or modifying the value added to counter 37 when AND 38 is gated by the load count signal or by a combination thereof.
While the invention has been particularly described with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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|USRE38036||Sep 15, 2000||Mar 18, 2003||Outland Sports, Inc.||Electronic controller for scheduling device activation by sensing daylight|
|U.S. Classification||377/52, 377/41, 377/26|
|International Classification||G06F3/12, G06F1/14, G06K15/00, G06F1/06|


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One of the most effective ways for the Kansas City Chiefs to free up cap space this offseason is by giving six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Tyreek Hill a contract extension.
2022 marks the final year of Hill’s three-year, $54 million deal with Kansas City. The final year of his contract, unfortunately, brings along a $20.68 million cap as well, according to Over The Cap. So, extending Hill will presumably help reduce his cap hit in some form or fashion for 2022, and thus give the Chiefs more spending money this offseason.
While the team hasn’t officially come to terms on an extension for Hill, the details of what they could potentially give Hill for an extension have been leaked.
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Chiefs ‘Deep in Talks’ With Hill
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport gave an update on Hill’s contract negotiations with Kansas City on Wednesday, March 16.
“Tyreek Hill and the Kansas City Chiefs are in deep talks on a contract extension that would pay him more than $20 million per year,” Rapoport said on NFL Network. “Likely to be a shorter-term extension — perhaps three years. It is not done yet, but certainly, this is something that could happen in the coming days.”
As of right now, there are five wide receivers in the NFL that are paid, on average, $20 million per year: Arizona Cardinals’ DeAndre Hopkins ($27.2 million), Tennessee Titans’ Julio Jones ($22 million), Los Angeles Chargers’ Keenan Allen ($20.025 million) and Mike Williams ($20 million), and Cleveland Browns’ Amari Cooper ($20 million), per Over The Cap. Green Bay Packers’ Davante Adams will likely earn above $20 million annually once he strikes a deal with the Packers at some point this offseason.
So, if Hill were to sign the type of deal that Rapoport reported, he would be paid like a top-tier receiver in the NFL, as he should.
Chiefs Cap Compliant Ahead of Free Agency
The official start of free agency is 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 16. By that time all 32 teams must be cap compliant, meaning they cannot be under the cap.
For the Chiefs — who were under the cap prior to the legal tampering period on Monday, March 14 — they will be cap compliant thanks to the restructure of Pro Bowl defensive end Frank Clark’s contract. Kansas City and Clark agreed to a restructured contract on March 14. The new deal is for two years and will pay Clark $29 million, with a maximum payout of $36 million, according to Rapoport.
Before the restructure, Clark was on the books with a $26.3 million cap hit for 2022, according to Over The Cap. If Kansas City wanted to cut him pre-June 1 on that contract, the team would have taken on $13.6 million in dead money. However, restructuring Clark’s deal (based on what we know right now about the contract) means the Chiefs owe Clark about $14.5 million annually. So, it costs the team roughly $1.1 million more to keep Clark instead of cutting him.
Based on the known terms of Clark’s restructured deal, the Chiefs free up roughly $11.56 million in cap space with the re-worked contract, according to Matt Verderame of FanSided.
Last season, Clark played in 14 regular-season games, recording 17 QB hits, 4.5 sacks, and four tackles for loss, per Pro Football Reference, which earned him a Pro Bowl nod for the third consecutive season. During three playoff games, he recorded four tackles, one tackle for loss, and one fumble recovery.


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By Samuel Eze (University of Lincoln) and Andrew Dougill (University of York), both formerly University of Leeds
Soil degradation and climate change are major threats to food system resilience across Africa that require sustainable land use and management practices to reduce their impacts. Various land management practices are being promoted by both government and non-governmental organisations globally with the promise of boosting food production without degrading the environment. However, recommended land management practices are often not widely adopted partly due to a lack of a site-specific evidence base. To address these challenges, it is important to encourage and strengthen the researcher-farmer relationships as part of efforts to achieve a resilient food system and food security.
Landslide on a farm in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.
As part of the soil science component of the recent AFRICAP project, we sought to build evidence base on the impacts on soils of various land management practices that are being promoted in sub-Saharan Africa. These included evaluation of Conservation Agriculture in central and southern Malawi and of Soil and Water Conservation practices in the East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. Findings from our conventional soil testing, e.g. in this paper, show that conservation agriculture is a promising strategy for improving the resilience of the agricultural system to environmental stress but maximum benefits depend on a combination of site-specific factors including soil type and availability of crop residues.
Implementing Conservation Agriculture without accounting for the environmental factors such as soil type that influence its impacts will lead to disappointing results. This was the case of a farmer in Malawi who had implemented conservation agriculture on ‘heavy’ soils (soils with high clay content) and had low crop yield as the field got waterlogged. We also conducted interviews with farmers to understand their perspectives on soil health and their land management decisions. As shown in this paper, it was very clear that farmers use various characteristics of plants and soils as indicators of soil health. This influenced their choice of land management practices. For example, the farmers we interviewed in the East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania added organic manure where they see a change in soil colour from black to red.
Our findings (e.g. in this paper) suggest that farmers draw from their experiences in making land management decisions. An effective communication between farmers and researchers will: 1) help researchers to understand farmers’ experiences and design their research accordingly; and 2) give farmers a better access to research findings, which can explain their observed farm outcomes. More effective communication between all stakeholders in the agri-food system will help to ensure that locally-appropriate land management practices are implemented to achieve maximum benefits in terms of system resilience to climate change, without degrading the environment.
Lead image: Farmer discussions on terracing, crop residue management and soil health.

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