Improving public health isn’t only about having better tools, it’s also about eliminating deficiencies in leadership and management.
In a career that has spanned working for the United States CDC, Doctors Without Borders, as the staff lead for immunization and infectious disease policy for the National Association of County & City Health Officials in Washington, D.C., the state of Massachusetts, and immunization and health programs across Africa — JR Ransom, a 2014 graduate of Antioch’s Leadership and Change PhD program — has seen leadership issues in practice, and has implemented ways to make healthcare more accessible, and moreover, more equitable.
Ransom’s interest in immunization and healthcare in Africa was sparked during a year at the University of Nairobi through a University of California-sponsored program as part of his medical anthropology studies. During that year, he was fortunate to work with a faculty advisor who was a consultant for the World Health Organization, supporting a global initiative which began in 1988 to eradicate polio by the year 2000. A pivotal moment was when Ransom went into the field with his professor, where polio injections were being given with drops.
“I was 20 and was trying to figure out what I was trying to do and it really appealed to me,” said Ransom.
He went on to pursue a graduate degree focused on public health. Two years later, Ransom realized that he had found his calling while working in southwestern Nigeria leading an epidemiologic study initiated by the World Health Organization on River blindness (onchocerciasis) and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment plans.
When Ransom returned to the U.S. and gained experience in different health organizations, he noticed repeating deficiencies in organization and management and saw how these issues were detrimental to essential healthcare. This was the beginning of the path that led him to earn his PhD at Antioch.
“We have people dying from diseases that we have had the answer to for centuries (like polio),” said Ransom. “It was crystalizing to me that it wasn’t an issue of having tools — we don’t know how to connect people to the tools.”
He realized that having strong management and leadership was necessary to achieve public health goals. Particularly while working in departments in the United States, he saw that the better administers were at implementing policies, the better the patient and population outcomes. For example, the proportion of children in the nation, state, city, or county, who were up to date with their immunizations by age two, could be increased through effective administration of policy, which is predicated on effective leadership and change management.
“You want to help people live longer and healthier lives through simple interventions like immunizations and guaranteed and assured comprehensive health insurance coverage,” said Ransom. “But we often fail at that because of the deficiens in leadership and management.”
Ransom felt that getting more training in leadership was the way to grapple with these issues at a larger scale. It was not only about access, but equity — making sure that people could get the care they need to accommodate their specific situations, despite their socioeconomic status. He was attracted to Antioch for the training and research in leadership, and its strong social justice bent, but especially to gain the tools to enact change.
“I got to a place where I couldn’t bifurcate these skills— leadership and change are integral to each other,” said Ransom.


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Fruit Fly detection and interception, the FF-IPM project response
28/04/2022 @9.00 CET
The first webinar of this series is an introduction to an emerging problem, the planned approach and the results achieved so far. In-silico boosted, pest prevention and off-season focused IPM against new and emerging fruit flies.
Smart-trapping & deployment strategy for surveillance of invasive fruit flies
30/6/2022 @16.00 Athens time
Interception of alien species of fruit flies (Tephritidae) is the first step in reducing the risk of invasion and establishment of this economically important group of insect pests. Interception is based on routine screening and surveillance, and on the use of effective devices to detect and/or trap these insects (in their different stages of development). Regarding the interception of adult specimens of fruit flies, all sort of traps and attractants are currently being used. Their deployment in surveilled areas respond to all sort of models which take into consideration the biology of the pest and host, the potential efficacy of the trap and deployment scheme to detect present adults of the invading fruit fly, and costs.
During the last 15 years, electronic “smart-traps” have been propose and developed. The idea of the smart-traps is to increase the effectiveness of monitoring and trapping, and reduce the need and frequency for in-site human service. The use of smart-trap in fruit fly monitoring and surveillance is already starting to take place, and is expected to importantly reduce costs and increase the effectiveness of surveillance, monitoring and decision-making.
The present webinar will review current knowledge on smart-trapping, and invasive fruit fly surveillance and interception. In addition, the webinar will also present the strategy being proposed by the FF-IPM project, and results generated during the first 2 years of the project, which includes the development of a novel smart-trap specifically tailored for invasive Bactrocera and Ceratitis species, deployment options and the use of decision-making algorithms, which are expected to optimize surveillance of invasive fruit flies.
Agricultural Research Organisation (ARO)
Modelling the population dynamics of Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis: Progress and prospects for a real-time fruit fly forecasting system
Fruit flies are some of the most damaging insect pests of horticulture, threatening fruit and vegetable production throughout the humid tropics and sub-tropics. The Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis is one of the most notorious of these invasive dipterans. We used DYMEX to develop a process-based population dynamics model of B. dorsalis as the centrepiece of a real-time pest forecasting system. The model functions were derived mostly from the published literature, supplemented with experiments conducted within the FF IPM project. Attention was paid to the microclimates inhabited by the different lifestages of B. dorsalis. The model was tested using historical trapping data from a range of sites across the native and invaded range of B. dorsalis.
In this presentation we sketch out the B. dorsalis model, show how it performs against trapping data, and comment on future efforts to embed this model in a real-time pest modelling framework, including links to automated surveillance systems.
Nematodes for off-season control of the Mediterranean Fruit-fly
In this webinar, we will delve into the world of entomopathogenic nematodes and their potential for controlling the Mediterranean Fruit-fly during the off-season. The webinar will cover various key points to provide a comprehensive understanding of the topic. To begin, an introduction to entomopathogenic nematodes will be presented, shedding light on their characteristics, life cycle, and their unique ability to target and control insect pests. The webinar will then focus on the optimization of mass production techniques for entomopathogenic nematodes. Furthermore, we will discuss the different ways in which nematodes can be applied to target various insect developmental stages, specifically tailoring the application methods for the Mediterranean Fruit-fly. The webinar will also showcase trials conducted using nematodes to combat the Mediterranean Fruit-fly. Participants will gain valuable insights into the outcomes of these trials, including the efficacy and practicality of using nematodes for off-season control of this destructive pest. Based on the accumulated knowledge and research findings, the webinar will conclude with recommended strategies for the use of nematodes in the off-season control of the Mediterranean Fruit-fly.
Dr. Arne Peters
Arne Peters is leading the research and development team at e-nema. He has
been working with entomopathogenic nematode since 1990 and was a co-founder
of the company e-nema in 1997. Besides supervising activities in various
research projects, Arne is also leading the process development team. He has
been collaborating with Apostolos Kapranas from Benaki institute in a
previous EU project on controlling the large pine weevil Hylobius abietis
Odorant-Based Detection of fruit fly infested fruits in cargo shipment.
Infestation by insects elicit changes in plant metabolism. Following infestation, plants emit specific Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) that are characterized as Herbivore Induced Volatiles (HIPVs) or Oviposition Induced Plant Volatiles (OIPVs). These VOCs are important part of plants’ defense strategies to counteract the herbivore attack. In particular, HIPVs or OIPVs are utilized by herbivores’ natural enemies to locate their host or prey. Therefore HIPVs or OIPVs are plant synomones that are released by plants upon herbivore infestation and benefit both the plant and the biological control agents. This attribute is considered for utilization to achieve rapid and reliable detection of infested fruits by integrating the detection of VOCs into a digital tool. Various electronic noses (“e-noses”) have been developed since the 1990s for a variety of commercial applications.
Within FF IPM, we have identified the VOCs emitted by different fruit species upon infestation by either Bactrocera dorsalis, B. zonata or Ceratitis capitata. Based on the characteristic volatile profile, we are “training” a commercially available e-nose to detect infested fruits by fruit flies.
Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI)

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Hello, friends! Today’s post (and video) contains a fun round up of 11 Quilted Wall Hangings to Make. I actually had a special request for this post and video and really enjoyed putting it together. You’ll find photos and links to pattern information for all of the wall hangings in today’s post. And scroll to the end of the post to watch the video.
11 Quilted Wall Hangings to Make
First up is my Favorite Things Wall Hanging pattern. This quilt finishes at 49 ½″ x 60 ½″ and is fat eighth or scraps friendly. My quilt uses our Desert Bloom collection from a few years ago.
Next up: Beach House which finishes at 50 ½″ x 59 ½″ and is also fat eighth friendly. This one is pieced in our current collection in shops: Happy Days (yardage is available, but pre-cuts have not yet shipped. One fun thing about these first two quilts is that the rows the same length and thus are interchangeable. You can mix and match your favorite rows from Favorite Things and Beach House to create a customized quilt.
And Family Farm completes the group of row quilts in this round-up. It finishes at 45 ½″ x 60″ and is also fat eighth friendly. It’s pictured in our Harper’s Garden collection from a couple of years ago.
On a Whim & Harbor
Next are On a Whim and Harbor wall hangings. They are both from books published by Martingale. On a Whim (left) finishes at 48 ½″ x 48 ½″ and is pieced in our Clover Hollow collection and appears in Sunday Best Quilts, a book I co-authored with Corey Yoder. Harbor finishes at 39 ½″ x 49 ½″ and appears in the Moda All-Stars Mix it Up book and is pieced using scraps from a few different collections, primarily from our Walkabout group.
Sixth on the list is Gelato Remix is a fun wall hanging version of my Gelato medallion quilt. It finishes at 30 ½″ x 30 ½″ and uses small bits of fabrics and scraps. Gelato Remix is pieced using our Balboa collection from last year.
Homebody & Home for Christmas
Homebody & Home for Christmas are two wall hangings that I’ve pieced and given a seasonal look. But they would both be equally cute in other seasonal fabrics or in your favorite collection for hanging on the wall all year round. Homebody finishes at 33 ½″ x 33 ½″ while Home for Christmas finishes at 27″ x 29″.
Happy Days & Be My Neighbor Mini
My Happy Days and Be My Neighbor Mini are two more of my favorite wall hangings. Happy Days displays our Creekside fabrics and finishes at 32 ½″ x 32 ½″. And Be My Neighbor Mini uses Clover Hollow fabrics and finishes at 27 ½″ x 27 ½″ (find the full-size Be My Neighbor quilt pattern here).
Garden Stars Sampler Wall Hanging
The final quilt is my Garden Stars Sampler Wall Hanging. This one appears as a bonus pattern in the Garden Stars Sampler Quilt pattern. It finishes at 19 ½″ x 26 ½″ and uses our Walkabout collection.
Quilted Wall Hangings Video
Finally, to see the quilts in more detail, watch the video above, or go here to watch it on my YouTube channel.
I hope you enjoyed this round up of my favorite Quilted Wall Hangings. Happy quilting, and thanks so much for stopping by!

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Moonrays 95567 Bronze Solar Powered Garden Pagoda, Bronze
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The Bordeaux wine region covers an expansive area of 120,000 hectares, making it the second biggest wine region in the world. The diversity of its soils, its mix of climates and combinations of grape varieties allows Bordeaux to produce a variety of different wines including dry and sweet white, red, rosé, claret and sparkling wines.
The red wines of Bordeaux rely primarily on three grapes—Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. However, Petit Verdot and Malbec are also permitted and grown in small amounts in some of the fine vineyards. The white wines make up around only 11 % of the vineyards and are mainly based in Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
The Bordeaux region is unusual in that its wines are created by blending different grapes. Other French regions, such as Chablis or Beaujolais use just one variety. The production of Bordeaux wine is very particular and can be quite a complex process.
The six grapes in top Bordeaux wines
Cabernet Franc (Red)
Cabernet Franc is one of the best known black grape varieties and makes up 10% of Bordeaux production. This grape enhances the fruitiness of the wine, by adding to the different berry flavours. The plants are more tolerant of poor soil quality and dry conditions. It is mainly grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
DNA analysis indicates that Cabernet Franc is one of two parents of Cabernet Sauvignon, a cross between that grape and Sauvignon Blanc.
Cabernet Sauvignon (Red)
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the main grapes in the Médoc wine region. It makes up around 26% of Bordeaux production and is rich in tannins. It works to enhance the structure of the wine and assists with ageing. The blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot created the earliest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon wine. However, Cabernet Sauvignon was first blended in Bordeaux with Syrah, a mixture that is now mainly seen in Australia.
This grape makes up 50% of the Bordeaux production and is used mainly in the Cotes wine region vineyards. It is often used for the Bordeaux blend but is able to stand alone. This grape is known to set and ripen unevenly, making it quite difficult to grow. Merlot adds to the flexibility and to the body of Bordeaux wines. It enhances colour and matures more quickly than Cabernets.
Sauvignon Blanc (White)
Sauvignon Blanc is planted in many of the world famous regions and produces a crisp, dry and very refreshing wine. It goes very well with a variety of foods, and it also costs less to produce than Chardonnay. Sauvignon Blanc works well in a variety of different styles and can blend well with oak and Semillon. The wine is best served in its youth, but can benefit from spending a short time in a cellar. The wine produces a complex range of flavours and tones -making it suitable for many different preferences.
Semillion makes up 8% of the Bordeaux production. It is the main ingredient for sweet wines and is important for the production of dry, fresh and lively white wines. In Bordeaux, the grape is normally blended with Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle. When the grape is used to make the sweet white wines, such as those from Sauternes, Barsac and Cérons – it is often the dominant variety within the blend.
Bordeaux fine wines at Capital Vintners
All Bordeaux wines are made only using the finest grapes and that is why they are one of the most commonly sought after varieties when it comes to investment wine. For more information, and to purchase some of these exciting wines, have a browse of our website or get in touch with our team of experienced brokers to start investing today.

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Immunizations Questions and Answers
If you need more information on the benefits of Immunizations, read our below Q and A page. Call our office or visit our clinic. We serve patients from Madison Heights MI, Royal Oak MI, Hazel park MI, Warren MI, and Berkley MI.
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Immunizations provide protection from harmful diseases and viruses. Immunizations are also known as vaccinations or inoculations and are a common treatment for the prevention of a wide number of viral infections. Widespread immunizations have essentially eradicated many viruses and eliminated them from human society.
The most reputable healthcare facility to receive immunizations in Madison Heights, MI is Get Well Urgent Care. Our clinic is staffed with experienced individuals who are well-versed in immunizations and can help provide you with the health you need. Call us today to book an appointment.
Yes, we offer travel vaccines at Get Well Urgent Care! The list of recommended travel vaccinations is quite extensive. Get Well Urgent Care is happy to provide you with some important travel vaccines, such as influenza.
At Get Well Urgent Care, we offer the following vaccinations:
Influenza: The flu accounts for millions of illnesses a year. With different strains and mutations surfacing every year, it is important to stay ahead of the flu and prepare yourself for flu season.
Tuberculosis: Also known as TB, tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease that commonly affects the lungs. While not everyone who contracts tuberculosis will become sick, TB bacteria can attack any tissue in the body, including the kidneys, brain and spine.
Tetanus: An infection caused by bacteria, tetanus is a bacterial infection that produces poisons in the body, triggering painful muscle contractions. Often associated with stepping on a rusty object, the spores of the bacterium Clostridium tetani are found in soil, dust, animal feces and objects outside. Once the spores enter the body, they produce tetanospasmin, a powerful toxin that inhibits the nerves that control your muscles.
Immune systems are a specialized network of cells, tissues and organs, that all work together to help protect you against illnesses and disease. When a disease-causing pathogen like a virus or bacteria enters your body, your immune system:
• Recognizes the pathogen as being a foreign body.
• Responds by making antibodies that help destroy the pathogen. Oftentimes, your immune system cannot act fast enough to stop the pathogen from causing you illness. However, by destroying the pathogen, it can help you get well again.
• Remembers the foreign body that caused you illness and how to destroy it. By doing this, your immune system can quickly destroy it before it has a chance to make you sick if you are ever exposed to the same pathogen in the future. This protection is called immunity.
Vaccines provide people with immunity to a disease without getting them sick first. They are made using disabled or incapacitated versions of the disease-causing pathogen or parts of the pathogen. Genetic engineering is used to make the antigens used in the vaccine for some vaccines. It is much safer to receive a vaccination than it is to get the disease it prevents. Your immune system responds to the vaccine the same way it would to the real pathogen when you receive a vaccine. It:
• Recognizes the pathogen in the vaccine as being foreign.
• Responds by making antibodies to the pathogen in the vaccine, the same way it would for the real pathogen.
• Remembers the pathogen and how to destroy it. By doing this, your immune system can quickly destroy it before it has a chance to make you sick if you are ever exposed to the same pathogen in the future. This protection is called immunity.
If you or someone you know needs to update their immunizations or is traveling to a foreign country, come to Get Well Urgent Care today! Our kind and compassionate professionals are experienced in giving vaccinations and can help you stay healthy! For more information on our immunizations, call our office and get in touch with a member of our specialist team. To book an appointment for an immunization, visit our website or speak with us over the phone today.

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About AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Desktop Processor Product Description
|Manufacturer||AMD, AMD India Pvt. Ltd,Plot No. 102,103 Export Promotion Industrial Park, Whitefield Bangalore – 560066|
|Item Height||13.4 Centimeters|
|Item Width||7.1 Centimeters|
|Product Dimensions||13.1 x 7.1 x 13.4 cm; 422 Grams|
|Batteries||1 A batteries required.|
|Item model number||100-100000159BOX|
|Processor Speed||3.8 GHz|
|Are Batteries Included||No|
|Lithium Battery Energy Content||2.6 British Thermal Units (BTUs)|
|Lithium Battery Weight||0.5 Milligrams|
|Number Of Lithium Ion Cells||7|
|Number of Lithium Metal Cells||7|
|Item Weight||422 g|
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The East Bay’s largest water district has agreed to pay $72,000 to settle environmental violations stemming from a pair of spills from its drinking water system in 2010.
In August of that year, workers from the East Bay Municipal Utility District dumped 4,000 gallons of chlorinated water used to disinfect a new water pipe into a storm drain. The discharge emptied into Sausal Creek, in Oakland’s Dimond Park, where at least 25 rainbow trout were killed.
The other spill involved 23,000 gallons of drinking water that spilled into Reliez Valley Creek in Lafayette when a weld on a new pipe failed. The discharge caused an increase in sediment in the creek, regulators said.
Officials at the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board expressed frustration with the district’s apparent carelessness after the two incidents.

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Johanna is probably best known for her work on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Greek, and The Grudge 3. After graduating from McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Johanna started her career at Pop Rocks. Johanna appeared in several other television shows and films including Surface, Broken Bridges, Cold Case, Surf's Up, Penny Dreadful, Danny Fricke, Whore, A Marriage, Lie to Me, and Hurt.
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Research Paper | Computer Science & Engineering | India | Volume 3 Issue 10, October 2014
Advanced Technique for Comprehensive Data Security
Pramendra Kumar | Vijay Kumar Sharma
Abstract: In any communication, security is the most important task. With the advancement of technology and the wide use of World Wide Web for communication increase the challenges of security. Most of the classical security method are based on cryptography and stegnography techniques, but every time these technologies may not be reliable for communication of secrete information over a long distance. Where cipher text may easily arouse attackers suspicion, the biggest concern in the field of steganography is the rapid advancement of research in steganalysis, the counter-technology of steganography. This merely means that steganography needs to add security services to its current repertoire, while not increasing the number of problems. However, in recent years, a lot of research has taken place in direction to trim down the security issues by contributing various approaches but different terrains pose separate challenges. These inadequacies of modern as well as traditional security methods, motivates to design a novel security system that improve the level of security. In this context, this paper has proposed a novel two layer security mechanism by combining the concepts of both, cryptography and stegnography techniques.
Keywords: Cryptography, Stegnography, Security, Data hiding, Encryption
Edition: Volume 3 Issue 10, October 2014,
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A living will in Florida is a declaration regarding life sustaining procedures.
Any competent adult may, at any time, make a living will or written declaration and direct the
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A living will can serve as instructions to the principal’s designated health care surrogate regarding what to do in the event the attending or treating physician and another consulting physician have determined that there is no reasonable medical probability of recovery from such condition.
The principal may request to be permitted to die naturally with only the administration of medication or the performance of any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide the principal with comfort care or to alleviate pain.
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Police have carried out a wide-ranging probe in recent weeks into suspicions the WZO Settlement Division illegally transferred Palestinian-owned land to the Ofra settlement, a Judea and Samaria Police source told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. "Many bodies" had been investigated, "including both public organizations and government organizations," the source said, a possible hint at the World Zionist Organization and the Agriculture Ministry. A letter from the Attorney-General's Office sent to Yesh Din-Volunteers for Human Rights earlier this month under the subject heading of the WZO and the Partnership Association for Ofra, stated that a criminal investigation regarding the allocation of the land was already under way. "The investigation is at a sensitive stage and we cannot comment further at the moment," the police source said. Police investigators have already passed their findings on to Jerusalem District Attorney's Office, and are awaiting possible requests to complete particular lines of inquiry, the source said. "The investigation was a continuation from the High Court case over the issue," he added. The investigation stems from the illegal construction of nine homes in Ofra in 2008, against which Yesh Din has filed a petition on behalf of five Palestinians from the nearby village of Ein Yabrud, who claim ownership to the property located within Ofra's municipal boundaries. Yesh Din asked the court to order the state to honor demolition orders issued against the homes by the civil administration. Among the documents submitted to the court was a sales contract from May 2008 for one of the homes, between a buyer and the Partnership Association for Ofra. The contract stipulates that the association had received rights to the property from the WZO. Yesh Din has argued that since the land belongs to Palestinians, the WZO did not have the right to transfer it to the association. It further said that the association should not have allowed a developer to construct homes on the property, not should it have sold those homes and the rights to live in them to private individuals. A source from Ofra told the Post the police investigation was part of the ongoing High Court case. He said that resident of Ofra had last been called to give testimony to the police more than a year ago. He pointed to the section in the state's response to the High Court where it explained that the residents of Ofra say they had purchased the property from Palestinians but had been unable to formally register the sale, out of fear for the lives of the Palestinian sellers. He added that they were willing to testify to this effect. A resident of Ofra involved in the matter said that proof of the purchase had been given to the police. The resident added that the settlement itself, which is home to close to 3,000 people, had been created in 1975 by the government. It is located in the Binyamin region, outside of the planned route of the West Bank security barrier. The state told the court that while the land in question appeared to be registered to Palestinians, the names on the documents were not those of the plaintiffs. Irrespective of the ownership issue, the state said the homes were built illegally because the settlement lacked an authorized master plan. The court has yet to rule on the matter. The Ofra source said one could read between the lines to see that the state believed the Palestinians had a weak case. But Dror Etkes of Yesh Din said the actual owners of the Palestinian property were dead, and it was very complicated for legal reasons to re-register the property in the correct names of the heirs. Etkes said he believed that the state's response to the court implied that the homes' illegal status stemmed from the fact that the they were built on private Palestinian property. He noted also that a report prepared by the Defense Ministry said that much of Ofra had been built on private Palestinian land. A WZO spokesman said he could not comment on the matter because it was currently before the court and under investigation. He did, however, say that the WZO Settlement Division merely implemented the policies set by the government. Its budget comes from the government. No Jewish philanthropy or donor money from abroad had been used to fund the Settlement Division, he said. Although the WZO has long had ties with the Jewish Agency, and until this year, they had a joint chairman, the two organizations were separate legal entities. But the chairman never had jurisdiction over the Settlement Division, which since 2007 has been under the Agriculture Ministry, and before that under the Prime Minister's Office. Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky is not the head of the WZO, which at present lacks a chairman. The Settlement Division's nebulous standing has created a confusing picture of its operations, and it remains unclear which organization would be held responsible for any criminal wrongdoing by the division.


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Keratosis Pilaris is a common skin disorder characterized by bumpy skin accompanied by redness. It tends to show up on the upper arms, legs, buttocks, and sometimes the face. Often described as “chicken skin” it is harmless, non-contagious, and cycles through periods of mild to severe outbreaks.
When the skin is dry, skin cells flake off, however, in people with Keratosis Pilaris, the small dry skin particles called keratin clump up in the openings of hair follicles. The redness that sometimes appears with the bumps results from the dilation of the small blood vessels under the skin. Everyone experiences the sloughing of dead skin cells, but medical science does not have an answer for why some people develop keratosis pilaris and why others do not. Some theories suggest it is a hereditary condition since it tends to run in families. Other theories suggest it is related to dry skin conditions and allergic inflammation conditions.
Skin picking disorder is a compulsive body-focused repetitive behavior with neurobiological similarities to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methylphenidate is a psychostimulant used to treat ADHD yet may also serve to trigger skin picking disorder.
People with skin picking disorder repeatedly pick, poke, squeeze or lance the skin resulting in injury and emotional distress. It is a compulsive act, and many people try to stop on their own but cannot. Researchers have discovered neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to skin picking disorder as well as physical reasons for worsening symptoms, but the exact biological mechanism remains unknown. For example, skin picking disorder appears to have a genetic link. People with a family history of the obsessive-compulsive disorder are more likely to develop to skin picking disorder. People with skin picking disorder are also more likely to have family members with other body-focused repetitive behaviors.
Excoriation disorder is a debilitating and traumatic mental health disorder that commonly begins at the onset of puberty. Young tweens are likely to experience their first episodes accompanied by fear, shame, embarrassment, and the desire to hide the habit and the physical evidence at all costs. Approximately 1.4%-5.4% of the population experiences the compulsion to pick at their skin which is triggered by a variety of things. Skin conditions such as eczema, rashes, itching, or acne often inspire skin picking, but emotional triggers such as stress, anxiety, depression, anger, boredom, and fatigue can trigger it as well. People who pick at their skin in a disordered way may start with something innocuous like picking at a scab, but then they cannot stop resulting in severe skin damage.
One of the questions asked of those who struggle with compulsive skin picking is, “doesn’t it hurt?” Despite all the research available on excoriation disorder, none examined the pain thresholds of people who compulsively pick at their skin, until recently.
Excoriation disorder is a body-focused repetitive behavior where people compulsively pick at their skin to the point of doing extensive damage. Sometimes picking starts to rid oneself of blemishes and imperfections, while other times it serves as a self-soothing behavior. The triggers are different for each person, and the cause is unknown. Most people spend a significant amount of time picking, sometimes hours per day. Also, many hours go into covering up wounds and caring for damaged skin. The stigma attached to this disorder leads to significant psychosocial impairment, and many with this disorder end up with co-occurring mental health problems.
Skin picking disorder is a chronic condition that lasts a lifetime, which means it never goes away completely. However, it is possible to live without picking, and many people do so successfully. People in recovery from skin picking disorder learn to manage the urges and behaviors similar to the way people with asthma learn to manage their condition. It takes awareness, perseverance, and resilience but even then relapse can happen.
The concept of relapse is most associated with addiction. The word itself connotes dread, fear, or failure. The dictionary definition does not inspire confidence either “suffer a deterioration after a period of improvement.” Contrast the definition of “lapse” which is to “pass gradually into an inferior state or condition.” How would you like refer to a setback?
Dermatologists are physicians who specialize in treating conditions of the skin. Skin picking disorder tends to result in visits to a dermatologist to help with problems from chronic skin damage. But how often do dermatologists recognize a compulsive body-focused repetitive behavior and refer to a patient to a therapist or psychiatrist for help?
When dermatologists are trained, they are made aware of the interconnectedness between the skin and the nervous system. Not only do some skins condition worsen during periods heightened nervous system activity such as stress and anxiety, but skin conditions often provide fuel to heighten the nervous system. In dermatology, the interconnection between the skin and the psychosocial dimension of skin conditions is referred to as psychocutaneous medicine (Gould, 2004). Despite receiving initial training, many dermatologists neglect the role psychology plays.
HabitAware uses technology to help people become more aware of the body-focused repetitive behaviors they want to change. The company recently applied for a patent for Keen, a wearable device that vibrates when your hand moves into a position to pick, pull, or bite.
First, it learns. Body-focused repetitive behaviors tend to have one thing in common. The use of the hands to bite, pull or pick and it usually starts with the dominant hand. Keen is a wearable device that senses movements and with the aid of a phone app, learns which movements are specific to the behavior for which you want to increase awareness. Next, it alerts. Once Keen learns your movements, it will alert you when you make movements that may be precursors to indesirable behaviors. It alerts you by sending a vibration through the wearable device. Allows you to make choices. Once you are made aware of the precursor movements, you can make a choice about what to do next. Do you follow through with the behavior? Or do you do something else with your hands?
The bacterial tenants of the skin exist in harmony with our bodies most of the time. Skin acts as a barrier, protecting our internal systems from the dangers of those bacteria and benefiting from that bacteria in ways we do not fully understand yet. If you compulsively pick at their skin, you risk disrupting the delicate balance resulting in potentially dangerous infections. Regular skin examinations can help reduce the risk of complications due to these skin infections. However, it must be noted that self skin-examination can also be a major trigger for picking for may compulsive skin pickers. In this instance it is best to have the skin examined by a medical professional such as a GP, dermatologist or nurse.
Excoriation disorder, or skin picking disorder, rarely occurs alone. There are many clinical correlates that when understood, help put the severity of skin picking symptoms in perspective enabling the development of more effective treatment plans.
The term “co-occurring disorders” refers to the existence of multiple mental health diagnoses experienced by one person at one time. Referring to correlates means anything that influences another thing in either a positive or negative direction. Many people who struggle with skin picking disorder will attest that they struggle with more than picking behaviors. The most common clinical correlates of skin picking disorder are obsessive-compulsive disorder, other body-focused repetitive behaviors, impulsivity, anxiety, depression, and shame. There are more issues that correlate with skin picking disorder, however, research seems to focus on these.
The Institute for Genomic Health (IGH) at SUNY Downstate Medical Center is conducting research on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other related disorders (Hoarding Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Hair Pulling disorder/Trichotillomania and Skin Picking Disorder/Excoriation Disorder. We've been asked to post the following details to help recruit participants for the research:
Current research has indicated that some people are more likely to develop this disorder than others. We at Downstate, along with other collaborating research sites are working towards identifying the genes associated with this disorder in the hopes of contributing to the development of better, more effective treatments.
Our study is NIMH-funded and approved by Downstate Medical Center, study ID # 759153.
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The most reputed sources have leaked the images of most anticipated next Samsung flagship device, The Galaxy Note 8. The famous twitter leaker @evleaks comes with the leaked image of the Galaxy Note 8, more likely the press renders of the device. The official sources at Samsung have claimed that the phone will be released later this month. But the final press renders of the device are already leaking.
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has recently surfaced, along with significant details about what we should be expecting from Samsung’s newest phone. Samsung has every intention to live up to its expectations as the company faced major problem last year due to battery issues in the Samsung galaxy note 7 that caused the phone to explode, the company is committed to getting this phone absolutely right this time. Here’s everything you should know about the news the Galaxy Note 8.
The phone to be unveiled on 23rd August in an event at New York has almost all specs and features leaked already. The Note 8 is expected to be mostly similar to the Galaxy S8+, but with a 6.3-inch screen, possibly 6GB of RAM across all markets, a smaller battery (or the same as the S8, nothing is certain yet), and 256GB of storage on a variant exclusive to markets like South Korea. You can see everything we know about the Galaxy Note 8 in this round-up post.
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— Evan Blass (@evleaks) August 1, 2017
Samsung, of course, needs the Note 8 to dispel the lingering sense of unease left by the stupendous failure of its predecessor, the Note 7. We’ll find out more about what the new Note has to offer later this month.


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Indonesia could be the latest country to get all aboard with the high-speed, high-tech.
The concept of the Hyperloop, which imagines firing transport capsules through tubes like the floating puck on an air hockey table, was launched into the public consciousness a few years ago by Tesla founder Elon Musk. One of the companies looking to capitalize on the idea is Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, which announced Wednesday it's talking to private investors about a Hyperloop serving the southeast Asian country.
At this stage, HTT is talking about a feasibility study focusing initially on the congested and polluted capital city of Jakarta, and then possibly Java and Sumatra.
Although systems are still being tested, Hyperloops are currently being touted for linking Slovakia with the Czech Republic, andin the United Arab Emirates.


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ACTS OF GREEN COLLABORATION - UNSA 2016
Hi lovely people!!!!
Sorry… been MIA!! But I have already done my homework… and saw all the 100 notifications… lol
This was my contribution to the ACTS OF GREEN COLLABORATION – UNSA 2016.
Earth Day is an annual event created to celebrate the planet’s environment and raise public awareness about pollution, because we seem to have forgotten what a beautiful gift we have been given in the form of planet Earth. We also seem to have forgotten that this is our home and we need to keep it in order to stay healthy and alive.
I chose to do a strong tree holding our planet earth as a way to show that if we cherish and take care of our earth it will flourish and stay strong.
Let us return some balance to our planet this Earth Day, so that our planet and all those who inhabit it can coexist in peace.
Acts of Green is a way of celebrating our planet and all who reside here. The over 400 members of UNSA would like to invite you to be part of this amazing experience and make everyday about Earth Day!!
The issues facing our planet are vast and overwhelming but by supporting the National Geographic Society, this years chosen nonprofit, we are giving to an organization that has made a tangible effort to help reverse the damage that has been done and educate future generations.
“The National Geographic Society has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. It is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation.” http://nationalgeographic.org/
Hope you like it!!!
Ana Remígio xxx


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Consumer price index does not reflect spiraling costsPersonal Finance News:
Consumer price index does not reflect spiraling costs
Last Friday we received the encouraging news that the consumer price index is up a mere 2.7 percent over the past year, and that the so-called “core” CPI excluding food and energy rose a paltry 1.2 percent.
According to the Federal Reserve Board, inflation remains well contained.
Yet consumers continue to encounter higher prices on nearly everything from tires to toothpaste.
How can we reconcile the apparent discrepancy between the official numbers and our actual experience?
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While Renault showcased an AMT version of the Renault Triber at the Auto Expo 2020, it also displayed a 1.0L turbo-petrol engine that will power the Kwid-based MPV
Launched last year, the Renault Triber comes across as sensible low-cost offering for those in need of 7 seats but on a strict budget. While we were mostly impressed by the Kwid-based MPV back when we first drove it, the lack of outright power stuck out like a sore thumb. Well, not anymore as the carmaker is gearing up to launch a high-strung turbo-petrol option on the 2020 Renault Triber.
Renault showcased the dual-tone version of the Triber with a 5-speed AMT at the Auto Expo 2020.
Back at the recently conducted Auto Expo 2020, Renault India showcased the AMT version of the 2020 Renault Triber, which also featured a neat dual-tone paint job. Also on display at the motor show was the company's HR10 1.0-litre TCe (Turbo Control Efficiency) three-cylinder petrol engine that outputs a maximum power of 100PS and a peak torque of 160Nm. To put things in perspective, the now-defunct Maruti Baleno RS, which is among the most powerful cars in its price segment, offers 101 PS and 150Nm.
What this means is that the Triber would be only marginally less powerful than the performance version of the popular B2-segment hatchback, while it will offer slightly more torque. Also the Baleno RS tips the scales at 950kg, while the current Triber weighs 947kg. In all likelihood, the turbo variant will be only slightly heavier, which means we're looking at pretty scintillating performance here, at least relative to the naturally-aspirated version. Transmission option is unclear at the moment but a 5-speed manual is our safest guess.
As we said in our first drive review, the underpowered 1.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine of the current Renault Triber proves to be its Achillles' heel.
The HR10 1.0L turbo-petrol engine is a downsized version of the HR13 1.3L turbocharged petrol engine that will be available with the 2020 Renault Duster. The bigger powerplant is a four-cylinder unit that is co-developed with Daimler. It outputs a maximum of 160PS and 250Nm. Also, a more powerful version of the 2020 Renault Triber Turbo model's 1.0L motor will be found under the hood of the upcoming sub-4-metre compact SUVs by Renault and Nissan. This engine will offer 117PS and 180Nm.


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Wilfried Zaha is playing his last game for Crystal Palace in today's npower Championship play-off final against Watford at Wembley.
The winger, whose two goals sank Brighton in the semi-final, had been carrying an ankle knock but started against the Hornets on his final appearance before joining Manchester United.
Palace were unchanged from the side which won at Brighton, while Watford boss Gianfranco Zola recalled midfielders Daniel Pudil and Jonathan Hogg from the team which beat Leicester in their semi.
More top news
The Apprentice boss tweeted a picture of the sports team, which had been edited to include a picture of handbags and sunglasses.
The 23-year-old, from Enfield, north London, has been released by police under investigation.
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As a PRN Physical Therapist, you will:
- Provides physical therapy to assigned patients.
- Shift: 8:00a-4:30p. Weekend work is required.
Bachelor of Science from accredited Physical Therapist program
Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current Maryland Licensure as Physical Therapist & CPR certification, course C
- Previous experience in healthcare environment desirable.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.


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By Adam Zickerman
While none of us can escape the inevitability of passing time, we are not entirely powerless over our own aging process, and do not have to surrender to its effects. So what can we do to slow, halt, or even reverse the inevitable aging process?
In recent studies on aging, science has been focusing on the role of Mitochondria – the cell powerhouse that generates the majority of the body’s energy. Put simply, cellular damage manifests through signs of aging such as loss of muscle mass, brain volume, skin elasticity, hair loss, and pigmentation, etc., and may be largely due to ‘malfunctioning’ mitochondria causing cells to be increasingly incapable of repairing themselves.
And how exactly does this relate to high-intensity strength training exercise? Specifically, human aging is associated with skeletal muscle atrophy and functional impairment, also known as sarcopenia, and evidence suggests that mitochondrial malfunction is a major contributor. Thus, the ability to perform high-intensity exercise is a marker of youth.
In recent scientific studies, including one from the Buck Institute for Age Research, Resistance Exercise Reverses Aging in Human Skeletal Muscle (2007), researchers demonstrated that healthy older adults exhibiting evidence of muscle weakness could, through high-intensity strength training, markedly reverse cellular conditions back to that of younger levels for most genes.
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Jorrit Rijpma: A temporary asylum stop is in breach of European Convention on Human Rights
In the Netherlands, various local VVD parties are calling for an asylum stop. Other political parties, Ja21, BBB, PVV and FvD, also see an asylum stop as the solution to the continuing asylum problems. Earlier, an opinion poll showed that a majority (69 per cent) of the Dutch population agrees. Is an asylum stop a realistic solution to the current asylum crisis?
A temporary asylum stop would mean that it is no longer possible to apply for asylum in Ter Apel – the central reception location for foreign national seeking asylum in the Netherlands – not that refugees will no longer come here. Under international and European law, it’s not permitted to refuse refugees at the border. Hungary and Poland did that before, broke the EU treaty and were condemned for it by the European Court of Justice. So far this has not had any consequences.
‘We wouldn’t want to be counted among this category of countries’, says Jorrit Rijpma, Professor of European Law, in Dutch newspaper Trouw. He says it’s unfortunate when politicians act as if an asylum stop is a real possibility. ‘That reduces the support base for a real solution and goes against the European Convention on Human Rights.’


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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The Director-General, All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Moh Lukman, has claimed that lack of capacity building and correction of inadequacies are the challenges facing both the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Responding formally to the claims by former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, that the two major political parties are failures, he argued that the APC is not in the same failed category with the opposition party, PDP.
Expressing reservations in the responses from the spokespersons of both parties, he lamented the level of crude methods politicians apply to rubbish persons with different opinion from theirs.
“The truth is that one-dimensional politics in Nigeria, create a situation whereby no matter one’s level of education or exposure, the person must contend with the strong opinions of politicians. Going contrary to those opinions will be resisted. In the process, crude methods will be applied to rubbish the person.
“Recall how sadly under the immediate past leadership of the APC, a particular person was disqualified from emerging as a candidate of the party for election based on false allegation that his academic qualification was forged. Even when the Registrar of the institution made public statement confirming that the person graduated from that institution, the APC leadership went ahead to disqualify the person. With one-dimensional politics, everything is reduced to opinion,” he argued.
Reacting further on the difference between the two parties, he said: “If evidence-based politics is the reference, the recognition that no party is perfect is important. To that extend, it should be also recognised that both PDP and APC have challenges. Part of the challenge is that leaders and members of political parties should constantly be working to build capacity and correct inadequacies.
“The degree to which leaders of political parties ignore problems or deny that those challenges exist, the weaker they will be in managing public trust. Once the disposition of leaders is to deny existence of challenges, one-dimensional politics oriented based on opinions, which may not be the true reflections of reality, will be the attraction.
“Therefore, when PDP’s spokesperson Ologbondiyan referred to ‘significant milestones’ recorded during the 16 years tenure of the PDP, it is more about his opinion, which for opportunistic reasons of gaining electoral advantage could be acceptable to other PDP leaders and members.
“The evidence so far from PDP’s record of 16 years in government is largely about litany of corruption and how problems of insecurity become widespread in the country. With respect to the problem of corruption, series of reports of investigation are there, which is not about anybody’s opinion,” he argued in a statement he titled, Nigerian politics and fallacy of PDP–APC semblance.
The PGF DG, in strengthening his argument that APC is better than the PDP in what he subtitled APC’s contrasting scorecard, said: “Unlike PDP leaders, APC leaders are not in denial of the existence of challenges. Despite the challenges, however, APC federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari is making efforts to move the country forward.
“To confirm that, unlike the PDP, APC-led government is not a failure, three important achievements, in the areas of social investment, infrastructure and agriculture will be emphasised. Assessment of challenges of insecurity and how APC is handling it different will be also presented as part of the supporting evidence of APC’s contrasting scorecard.
“Apart from these three sectors, there are other initiatives in other sectors. The achievements cited in these three sectors is just to substantiate the point that based on records of performance in government, APC can’t be in the same category with PDP.
“Anybody arguing that these achievements represent failure will need to substantiate it with convincing evidence of how their impact on the lives Nigerians translate to negative outcomes,” he said.

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From the Feb. 2014, Our State Magazine (North Carolina" "Carolina 'Cue: McCall's Nar-B-Que" by T. Edward Nickens.
Byline "In Search of the People, Places, and Plates Behind Our Favorite Tradition."
And, its in my hometown of Goldsboro, North Carolina (where I was born and lived my first 4-5 years and a place I have often visited since). Just about every time I go back, I eat at McCall's and nearby Wilber's.
Randy McCall doesn't much care for some of the things people are putting in their barbecue sauce these days, "A lot of this stuff just doesn't belong. I just don't get it."
Many folks believe that McCall and his "partner in swine," Worth Westbrook, have that sauce about figured out just right at their McCall's Bar-B-Que & Seafood on U.S. Highway 70 Bypass on the outskirts of Goldsboro which has now been in business for 25 years.
They even have a second location in Clayton, NC, near Raleigh which opened in 2004 and had to close for a short time after a small plane crashed into it.
The two men were district managers for Ralston Purina Company in the early 1980s and shared the dream of owning their own business. They didn't real;ly care what they sold, but Westbrook, who grew up on a Bentonville (Civil War battlefield) tobacco farm had the pull of pig, "just about everyone cooked pigs."
McCall is from the western NC town of Brevard, but was stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro and ended up buying a nearby bbq shack from its owner and ran that for a few years, using the recipes from the former owner.
Lovin' That 'Cue. --RoadDog
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Earlier this week, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan visited with New York farmers, hoping to gain their perspective on dairy regulations and farm subsidies.
With the 2012 Farm Bill ready for debate in the Senate, gauging the opinion of American farmers is more important than ever. The recent agricultural roundtable Merrigan held in Aurelius, New York, was intended to connect federal agricultural officials with local farmers. “I try to get out of Washington, D.C., out of the Beltway, on a regular basis,” Merrigan said.
Much of the roundtable was dominated by farmers discussing the benefits of federal farm programs. One local dairy farmer, for example, told Merrigan that he was able to install buffer strips around his farm, which helped reduce manure runoff and odor, thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s conservation funding.
Other farmers pointed to their ability to install clean energy systems, despite high initial costs. “Renewable energy is not cheap energy,” one farmer said. “People need to realize it is still necessary for the future, despite costs.” Merrigan stressed President Obama and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s commitment to clean energy programs.
“For me, when I look down the road for sustainability for farms, I think about renewable energy,” Merrigan said. “This president and this secretary are very into sustainable energy. This president came in with an energy agenda.”
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Barcelona has to regulate tourism, says lobby
Increase in council tax for tourist apartments, as well as tourist surcharge, proposed by Barcelona Global
The non-profit association, Barcelona Global, has proposed an increase in the city’s council tax on buildings that are completely made up of tourist apartments, as well as introducing a surcharge to the current tourist tax. At a summit held on Wednesday, the organization stated that this would “improve the relationship of tourism” with the city.
At the first Barcelona Global Summit, heads of the group made up of leading companies, research centres and more, also defended the benefits that tourism creates. However, it admitted that there are elements that need to be corrected. These include mass-tourism, as well as problems between residents and visitors. The homogenization of Barcelona was also touched on, as well as the sustainability of its tourist model.
“The managing of tourist flats is something that Barcelona has to apply,” said Barcelona Global’s president, Gonzalo Rodés. “It has to start to regulate tourism,” he went on to say.
Regarding the tourist tax, Barcelona Global suggested that it be increased in order to raise six million more euros, that should be set aside to create a Culture Support Fund managed by a public and private association.
“The managing of tourist flats is something that Barcelona has to apply"
Gonzalo Rodés · President of Barcelona Global
The lobby therefore recommended the creation of a platform called ‘Barcelona is Music’ in order to make the capital a more attractive destination for lovers of harmonized sound. This would help contribute to bringing visitors to the city in the low season.
“We are looking at the best practices in other cities in order to be able to apply them to Barcelona,” Rodés said.
Holiday flats vs. residents’ abodes
The increase in council tax for buildings solely dedicated to tourist apartments was justified by the “greatest profitability of this activity” in relation to residential use.
The money gained by this rise in taxes should be used to finance social housing programs, “which are more necessary today than ever,” according to Barcelona Global.
A limit to the number of tourists per apartment and the duration of stays were also proposed at the summit.


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A Mansfield nurse who lost her mum to cancer days after giving birth to her first baby and was then herself diagnosed with cancer during her second pregnancy, is fighting back against the disease by entering Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
Julie Nyamande (32), will be the guest of honour at Race for Life at Clumber Park, Worksop on Saturday 21st June.
Julie is urging mums, daughters, sisters and friends to enter either the 5k or 10k events at Clumber Park over the weekend of 21 and 22 June, or Pretty Muddy on Sunday 13th September.
The mum-of-two was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 after finding a lump in her breast. At the time, Julie was 35 weeks pregnant with her youngest child, Ethan, who is now six months old.
Julie said: “I instinctively knew something was wrong and went to my GP and requested a referral. It turned out it was a grade three tumour and had I not been diagnosed, I might not be here now.”
Two weeks after being given the devastating news Julie was induced and baby Ethan was born by natural delivery. Just five days later she was admitted back into hospital for a lumpectomy, to remove the tumour, and lymph nodes removed.
She said: “It was supposed to be a happy time with the birth of Ethan, but I immediately had to go back to hospital.”
Not only was it a difficult time for Julie coming to terms with her diagnosis and the treatment while trying to care for a newborn baby, but because it also brought up a lot of painful memories of her mum, who died of cancer shortly after the birth of her first child, Amelia, in 2006.
Another challenge for Julie has been adapting into her new role as patient instead of her usual role as nurse at John Eastwood Hospice in Sutton-in-Ashfield where she cares for patients with cancer.
She will be taking part in memory of her mum with a group of 15-20 family and friends, including colleagues from the hospice and they hope to raise as much money as possible for Cancer Research UK.
Anyone wanting to sponsor Julie should visit http://www.justgiving.com/happy-feet16
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Wheels are in motion between the Town of Parry Sound and Seguin Township to move the Parry Sound District EMS base in Seguin to a newer and bigger home.
Parry Sound Town Council gave the go-ahead at its last meeting on April 16th directing staff “to pursue in a cooperative fashion with Seguin Township, an agreement that will change the location of the EMS base from the Foley Hall #2 to the Humphrey Fire Hall.
The smaller Foley Firehall #2 is located at the south end of Horseshoe Lake Road and Lake Joseph Road by the 213 Exit of Highway 400 while the Humprey Fire Hall is located on Highway 141.
For Parry Sound Director of Development & Protective Services and Fire Chief Dave Thompson, the move is an “excellent initiative from an EMS standpoint”.
The Fire Chief cited a number of issues affecting Foley Firehall #2 including sub-standard housing for EMS personnel stationed out of that facility, sub-standard washrooms, drainage facilities, apparatus at the fire hall, and a number of other sub-standard issues.
Thompson added that a “great deal of funds would have to be extended to bring that particular station up to a suitable standard where we can maintain and continue to maintain to have paramedics in it”.
The plan calls for the relocation of public users in the Humphrey Fire Station to the Humphrey Community Centre creating space to house EMS personnel.
In their report to Council, Parry Sound staff says Seguin staff are willing to attempt to get the nod from Seguin Council to finance the no more than $50,000 cost of construction and then bill back these costs to the EMS as rent.
The Parry Sound staff report states that this move provides significant savings for the EMS as the rent becomes an operating expense covered by a 50/50 cost sharing with the Ministry of Health.
No dates have been announced for projected start and completion times for the move.


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Douhet, Giulio(jo͞o`lyō do͞oā`), 1869–1930, Italian military officer and early advocate of airpower. He was an early supporter of strategic bombing and the military superiority of air forcesair forces,
those portions of a nation's military organization employing heavier-than-air aircraft for reconnaissance, support of ground troops, aerial combat, and bombing of enemy lines of communication and targets of industrial and military importance.
..... Click the link for more information. . He served in World War I, organizing Italy's bombing campaign, but was court-martialed for criticizing the Italian high command by publicly declaiming Italy's aerial weakness. He was released when his theories were proved true by the defeat of Italian arms by the Austrian Air Force at Caporetto. He was later recalled and was promoted (1921) to general. In 1922 he was appointed head of Italy's aviation program by Benito MussoliniMussolini, Benito
, 1883–1945, Italian dictator and leader of the Fascist movement. Early Career
His father, an ardent Socialist, was a blacksmith; his mother was a teacher.
..... Click the link for more information. . His book Command of the Air (1921) was very influential, especially in Great Britain and the United States and was regarded as a classic by early airpower theorists. He argued that command of an enemy's air space and subsequent bombing of industrialized centers would be so disruptive and destructive that the pressure for peace would be overwhelming. He maintained that control of the air could win a war regardless of land or sea power. Douhet's theories remain very popular, especially among military aviators. He is known as the father of airpower.
Born May 30, 1869, in Caserta; died Feb. 15, 1930, in Rome. Italian fascist military theoretician; general.
Douhet was an artillery officer by training. He served in the air force from 1912 to 1915, when he was discharged for criticizing the command. He returned to the army in 1921 and aligned himself with the fascists. Until 1930 he was commander of the Italian Air Force. In 1910, Douhet stressed the leading role that aviation would play in a future war, a contention that was not borne out by the course of World War I. In Domination in the Air (1921; Russian translation, 1935) and The War of 19… (1930; Russian translation, 1936) he developed the theory of “independent air forces,” supposedly capable of determining a war’s outcome. It was his opinion that an air force, having gained domination in the air, could by itself secure victory in a war with strikes against the political and economic centers of the enemy. The army and navy were assigned an auxiliary role. Douhet’s theory was a reflection of the imperialists’ striving for a method of warfare that would require comparatively small forces, not mass armies. World War II proved the complete groundlessness of Douhet’s theory.

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I felt ill, so went home instead of going to class. I started to have a funny feeling in my chest, so I called 911. The paramedics stated that I was jovial and talkative. When I was asked to hop off the gurney and onto the emergency room table, I collapsed and fell flat on my face. I fractured my skull and collapsed so suddenly.
I remember the emergency medical technicians working feverishly around me. I could sense them more than see them, but I knew they were working desperately to revive me. I was completely calm. Then I would be revived and plunged into chaos. Then when I lost consciousness again, everything was calm again. The next thing I was actually aware of was several days later.
I was unconscious, lying flat in my bed, and unable to move or speak. Several doctors were around my bed, discussing whether to operate on me immediately or to wait. My kidneys were not functioning very well, and one of the doctors felt surgery would kill me due to renal failure. I faded out again, and regained consciousness again after five days.
In the interim time, between the time I lost consciousness and my first regaining of consciousness, I was walking alone along a river of ashes. That is the best way I can describe it. The water wasn’t wet and it did not offer any relief from a burning thirst. The water was hot and abrasive. I remember looking around and everything was shadows and darkness. I was utterly alone.
Then a hand was offered to me, ‘Come with me.’ I took the hand and was lifted into a diffuse, effusive light. I was surrounded by thousands of voices, with no confusion and nobody trying to talk over the others. I could recognize every individual voice, even some speaking in languages I recognized, but do not speak. I understood them all. My life was poured out. Every voice looked through it, and asked many questions. I answered what I could. When everything was done, I realized I was not worthy of the company of my ancestors. This was dismissed by my ‘narrator’ who was my guide through this. He said, ‘You are your own harshest judge, and always will be. It is not because you are unworthy, but because you have unfinished business to attend to. You can go back if you choose’. With that, I opened my eyes for the first time in five days.

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