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President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo yesterday announced that Equatorial Guinea would contribute US$3 million to assist countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in Africa. He made the announcement at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Africa's Fight Against Ebola, aimed at taking action, obtaining help and the necessary resources to fight Ebola.
The Government of Equatorial Guinea offered to organize this conference so that African nations could adopt common measures to deal with the disease. President Obiang said, "African countries should lead the efforts to find solutions to the problems that affect them. We must act together in the absence of an effective treatment of this disease, because only with an agreement of solidarity can we help the affected countries."
Obiang also referred to the solutions taken in Equatorial Guinea to prevent the disease, and reported that the country now has valuable laboratories and specialized staff working in this area. The government of Equatorial Guinea has spent more than US$13 million in recent weeks to fight the Ebola virus, according to the Ministry of Health. The government took a number of preventive measures after it formed a national commission to lead anti-Ebola efforts.
Equatorial Guinea has taken a proactive approach to the Ebola threat as it continues to affect neighboring regions at a reduced level. It has purchased special ambulances, ambulatory hospitals (tents) and thermographic cameras for airports (which will be used to detect whether an arrival has had a fever in the prior 72 hours), trained health personnel assigned to these health units, and purchased drugs for palliative treatment and laser thermometers for all the borders, among other initiatives.
President Obiang also recalled the success that African countries have had in dealing with the problem of hunger in the Horn of Africa.
He called on neighboring countries to support the creation of an African Center for Prevention and Control of Endemic Diseases, an organization that was suggested and approved in previous days by the ministers of health of the continent.
The president of Zimbabwe and acting chairman of the African Union (AU), Robert Mugabe, said, "We must work in reinforcing the measures of surveillance in order to avoid any epidemic situation." He also said there was a need to accelerate the establishment of early-warning and response systems, such as systems to aid in early diagnosis of diseases. Mugabe also urged cancellation of the debts of the affected countries, with the aim of establishing normality in the sectors of education and agriculture, and the reestablishment of international activities, which were all but eliminated by the disease.
"We want to assure that each cent that we have collected is going to count in alleviating the suffering of our brothers and fight the disease," he said. We must concentrate on the lessons learned in the fight against Ebola and any disease, and continue promoting our cooperation to maintain the drive in the fight against it."
He concluded, "We must see this situation in multiple ways and address the reconstruction of a regional emergence to strengthen our health systems. Together, we must unite our efforts to combat this evil. We need to find the conditions for ending this pandemic. For now, prevention is the only cure; we must be alert and accelerate our investment to work on health care."
The representatives of the countries most affected by the Ebola virus, including Sierra Leone, Liberia and Republic of Guinea Conakry, briefed the conference on the measures their countries are taking in response to the disease. They explained their social recovery program and their initiatives to reinforce their health systems.
The majority of delegations attending the conference offered economic aid in the fight against Ebola. The representative of the People's Republic of China assured an economic contribution of US$5 million, plus another two million dollars for the Fund of the Fight Against Diseases of the AU. China has helped the affected countries by building portable laboratories in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea that carried out more than five thousand tests to detect the disease.
The representative of the United States announced a donation of US$6 million to work to improve the ability of the affected countries to respond to potential epidemics. The representative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said that the bank had already allocated US$60 million to the affected countries and one hundred fifty million dollars for the AU. In addition, it has committed another US$300 million, which will fund an epidemiological surveillance network.
The African Union and the Government of Equatorial Guinea sponsored the International Conference on Africa's Fight Against Ebola, which was held at the Sipopo Conference Center in the capital city of Malabo. African Heads of State and representatives of major international institutions attended the conference on July 21.

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Nicola and Craig's celebration spanned 3 days of events. All guests arrived in Sydney the day before the wedding and they were escorted by luxury coaches to their 5 star hotel with a designated express check in, and then enjoyed a welcome cocktail party in the lobby.
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"Yeah, I'd love to climb with you, but I hope you don't mind rope-gunning because I haven't climbed in forever." "I can come, as long as you don't mind that I'm slow." "I'm excited for tomorrow, but I know it will crush me." These are generalized statements, but they could have been said by any number […]Continue Reading
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A problem when importing premade language strings, is that I need to go through 900 * How Many Languages to finalize the strings, each step is painful, Click Tick then Finalize, and on top of that wait for the web page to update.
If there was a select all and then Finalize selected, even per page, this would be such a Time Saver.
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I asked the same question once, and it turns out that at least at the page level (50 phrases), if you check the box at the top of one phrase, the option appears at the top of the page to check all of them and perform a bulk action. Same thing in the phrase management section of the admin area ... for 900 phrases that's still about 30 clicks, but at least it's not 1,000 ;)
We've had the opposite problem, that when you upload translations, everything becomes approved automatically. We'd like to be able to upload translations and have them all marked as unapproved, so collaborators can go in and review the unfinished translations. Bulk state changes for more than the 50 on the page would be handy.
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Alexis is right, currently you can bulk change 50 phrases at a time.
Samuel, you can actually disable the auto-approve feature for translations, please check this article and let you know if you have any questions:
When you change this setting you can mark all phrases as unapproved in your project:
When an admin uploads or imports translations in bulk, the setting to disable auto-approve is ignored (at least it was the last time I tried). We have all of our projects set to require one vote (or more than one, in some projects) before they become approved. The auto-approve setting only seems to apply to translations that are manually entered in (one by one) from the translation page.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan's Glorious "The Golden Legend"
I spent a wonderful morning listening to the 2001 Hyperion recording of Sir Arthur Sullivan's magnificent cantata "The Golden Legend, with Janice Watson, Jean Rigby, Mark Wilde, Jeffrey Black with the New London Orchestra and The London Chorus led by Ronald Corp. I've heard excerpts before, but this was my first hearing of the entire score in one sitting, and I did something I don't with great frequency do: listened to it all over again.
"The Golden Legend" was so highly regarded during Sullivan's lifetime, that it became one of the most performed choral works, surpassing most other favorites of the time, including "Elijah" with only Handel's ubiquitous "Messiah" surpassing it. That, like so many performance worthy works, it has fallen forgotten by the wayside is, in my estimation, a tragedy. Of course many - most of whom will never hear the piece, would love nothing more than dismiss the work unheard, and nothing more than an asterisk to the dustbins of Victorian kitsch." They'd be wrong to do so, in my opinion as the work is so imminently enjoyable, brimming - start-to-finish - with truly top drawer Sullivan; gloriously atmospheric music bearing the influences of Wagner, Mendelssohn, Berlioz and Liszt (with whom Sullivan had worked prior to his composition of the piece).
Following the premiere, Gilbert wrote his former partner to congratulate him on the success of "the biggest thing you've ever done." Many performances and two years later there was a performance held at the Royal Albert Hall by command of Queen Victoria, who upon the work's conclusion sent for Sir Arthur to offer her praise, and offer a request, to write a "grand opera," planting the seed for the recently much discussed "Ivanhoe."
The critical reception for "The Golden Legend," was nothing short of sensational, with music critics outdoing each other with praise for the work both in its music and sense of drama. Like many things Victorian, more critical (and in my opinion less accurate) 20th century analyses of Sir Arthur's cantata found it wanting, overly melodramatic, sentimental and overreaching. I've actually heard the piece called "quaint," and "naïve" which, in my opinion, is about as far away from the truth as possible. The most damning condemnations informing us that our "modern sensibilities" (e.g., higher degree of sophistication) the lessening role of religion in modern life, etc. render the work little more than a curiosity of a bygone era. Poppycock, I say. Sir Arthur did not write, as does no composer, for audiences of the future but rather for those in his own time.
When this recording was issued critics who wrote in praise of the music essentially said the work deserved it's neglect because of the sappiness of the story told by Longfellow's poem from which the libretto is culled (calling certain portions glutinous in its sentiment. Again, I simply don't understand the reasoning here as such can be said of many great operas and oratorios who sweep us away with the grandeur and power of the music which, in my opinion, far (FAR!) outweigh any negligible qualities of the text.
Clocking in at just under 100 minutes, the six scenes of Sullivan's cantata have a beautiful (if necessarily episodic) flow and would make a wonderful afternoon at a concert hall - or cathedral.
There are moments of such thrilling musical drama, such as the conclusion of scene iv. Here, Lucifer, disguised as Angelo, a doctor/monk, leads the heroine (Elsie) away to sacrifice, Prince Henry, realizing things have gone very, very wrong, cries out "Angelo! Angelo! Murderer" the thunderous chorus responding in shouts of "Murderer! Murderer!"with chorus, soloists and orchestra in full cry. This intense surging of this scene alone, for me, makes "The Golden Legend" worthy of revival.
With its vivid storm music, the Prologue instantly recalls "Die Fliegende Höllander" and while mention seems often to be made of the opening with quiet bells summoning images of "Suor Angelica" - so can the same be said of anything with quiet bells.
The final scene leading to the redemption and marriage of Prince Henry to Elsie provides the couple with a beautiful duet, followed by a choral finale of great sweep and grandeur. If one enjoys British choral music (as you should!) I can't think of a more fitting ending to this beautiful "Legend."
There are many such moments throughout the piece as Sullivan provides his soloists with gloriously melodic arias and scenes, weaves aural tapestries of music that foreshadows by decades music yet to be written by Elgar, Finzi, Vaughn Williams and the other giants that followed him.
As Elsie, Janice Watson is wonderful throughout her music capturing a keen sense of the period without ever dipping into the waters of cheap sentimentality too often bridged in this sort of thing.
Jean Rigby is always a treasure to hear and no less so than as Ursula in this recording and her handling of her prayer scene in scene five grows in lyrical intensity throughout before its gentle finish.
Prince Henry is taken by Mark Wilde who offers an attractive, if not quite the heroic timbre, I'd have preferred for the role. But he sings with an earnestness and never betrays the hero's sensibilities and partners beautifully with his Elsie.
Jeffrey Black offers a Lucifer of variable quality, sometimes sounding properly sinister, other times falling a bit flat and wooly of tone. He does seem to rise to the occasion at most of the big moments, but overall I find his performance not as satisfying as his costars.
Ronald Corp conducts the New London Orchestra and The London Chorus as if he truly believes in the piece, never rushing and properly pacing the numbers to achieve their greatest possible effect on the listener. It worked for me.
While I understand and appreciate the necessity of moving on with an eye toward the future, it's a pity it's too frequently done while forgetting the past. As at least one wise person has stated, "without "The Golden Legend" we would never have gotten Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius." There is, for me, enough praise in that statement to make Sullivan's neglected masterpiece worth having and hearing.
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Editing is almost finished on my first manuscript! Whew! I look back and it probably took me just as long to edit it as it did to write it. In all fairness, though, I did take some time away from it to have a fresh look at it. (This works, by the way!)
I know every writer has his/her own method for editing and there may be some fast rules on it — that's all great & nothing wrong with it. Other than the usual editing grammar, etc., this is how I went about it:
*I started an informal critique group of family & friends — since several of them do not live locally, it was mostly individually and via email/phone calls. I found that some of my best critiques came from educators (media specialist, learning interventionist). They have a grasp of what kids read and were very good about telling me when I was off mark. Every critique was helpful and appreciated. It was also great to have readers with a wide range of backgrounds, since it's a multicultural book.
*I printed out several manuscripts in "booklet" form with a feedback sheet and a wonderful 5th grade teacher passed them to some of her students. It was anonymous so I could get honest feedback. This was the best! I loved reading their (mostly) great comments and each one encouraged me to publish it because "this book was awesome!" I highly recommend this if you have a willing teacher. In fact, I may do this again once my final editing is completed.
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In the beginning of my editing process, I attempted to join/form a writer's critique group, but not enough people showed up. Later, when I was invited to an existing local group, I had schedule conflicts. Honestly, I didn't pursue this avenue too much, but I've heard of wonderful writer's critique groups and may still join one for the fun of it. I love learning from other writers – a great bunch!
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In response to President Obama's Open Government Directive, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is finding ways to make its work more accessible to the general public. Through an Open Government Directive Plan being released today, not only will NSF continue to inform the public about innovative research it is funding at institutions around the country and make research results more available, it will also improve transparency and better integrate public participation and collaboration into the agency's core mission, enhancing innovation and efficiency.
On February 6, 2010, NSF, along with agencies across the government, launched a new Web page (www.nsf.gov/open) designed to inform citizens about the agency's activities to encourage participation and collaboration between the agency and the citizens it serves. Members of the public were asked to submit ideas and comments through a dialog page at http://opennsf.ideascale.com. The comment period ran through March 19.
Over that period, the OpenNSF site received 59 ideas, 85 comments and 529 votes. Ideas submitted included: making taxpayer-funded research freely available, requiring that data from publicly funded projects be shared on an open source basis, and producing live webcasts of all meetings. The ideas, along with comments and discussion, can be viewed on the OpenNSF dialog site. In addition, NSF will be using the dialog site to ask for public comments on the agency's Open Government Directive Plan.
The plan being released today reflects public input as well as ongoing discussions about making more data available in open formats, and expansion of public participation and other collaboration activities.
The key principle that will be applied in executing the elements of the NSF Open Government Directive Plan is to maximize data that will be made available within the constraints of confidentiality and privacy concerns.
"Unless proven otherwise, the default position will be to make data and information available in an open format," said José Munoz, acting director of NSF's Office of Cyberinfrastructure, who is NSF's senior accountable official for the Open Government Directive.
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That, ladies and gentlemen, is the question. Ok, maybe not really, but this does bring up a rant for today.
I saw a picture earlier today that made me feel a little angry. Well strike that, more like a lot angry. I won't show it here because just thinking about it makes me seethe in rage, but it said something to the effect of "We are autistic, but we don't want to be cured because we are not sick."
Now, that statement seems harmless enough but what enrages me is the fact that it's speaking in the plural, as though it were speaking for all of us on the autism spectrum. Quite frankly the statement does not speak for me in the slightest. I, for one, long for a cure and if a cure were to come along in my lifetime I would accept it.
The reason for this is simple: autism is a disqualifying medical condition (it might not be a sickness in and of itself but it is a medical condition) for my dream job. The FAA has outright stated that those on the autism spectrum are not eligible for medical clearance to fly, be it general or special issuance. Given as such, barring a dramatic reversal in policy by the powers that be, the only way I can live my dream would be if I were to be cured, thus I would choose to be cured if in fact a cure were to become available.
I will say, however, that I am sensitive to those who say otherwise and think their autism (or, quite frankly, any other mental or physical medical condition) are part of who they are and they wouldn't be themselves if they were cured. As a staunch libertarian I will defend your right to accept or reject any treatment or cure you do not wish to receive. I don't really give a fuck what you do with your life. It affects me not. You can rest assured that if the government tried to hold you down and force a treatment/cure down your throat and against your will I would be right there fighting for your rights. All I ask in return is that you not criticize me and those who feel the way I do.
The point being here is don't act like you speak for all of us. Either choice would be valid and should be made in context of a person's personal and professional goals. For some of us, autism is a hindrance or an automatic bar to that. Some of might also not like the other bullshit that comes with being on the spectrum (also read: any other mental or physical handicap). You might not want to be cured, but I long for a cure and I should not be viewed negatively for such.


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At the OSUCCC – James, cancer research experts focus on studying anal cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. The OSUCCC – James consistently paves the way in learning more about what causes anal cancer — leading to even more highly targeted prevention, care and treatment.
Cancer screening exams can help find anal cancer at its earliest stage when the chances for successful treatment, optimal outcomes and fewer side effects are greatest. These tests are usually done when a patient is healthy and has no specific symptoms.
Not only are expert cancer researchers at the OSUCCC – James continually working to detect and diagnose anal cancer early, but they are also developing additional tests to detect and diagnose cancer even earlier, leading to improved outcomes, faster responses and fewer side effects.
Anal Cancer Risk Factors
A risk factor is anything that increases your chances of developing anal cancer.
The most prominent risk factor for anal cancer is infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). About 90 percent of the cases of anal cancer, particularly squamous cell carcinoma, are found in patients with anal HPV infection.
HPV is the same virus that puts women at risk for cervical cancer. The virus is passed person to person by contact with an infected area of the skin and can spread from one part of the body to another.
Getting vaccinated against HPV at a young age may help prevent anal cancer. Vaccines for HPV are available for boys and young men starting at ages 11 or 12.
Learn more about HPV and the vaccine from the National Cancer Institute
Other risk factors for anal cancer include:
- Having many sexual partners
- Having receptive anal intercourse
- Being older than 50 years
- Frequent anal redness, swelling and soreness
- Having anal fistulas, which are abnormal openings
- Using tobacco
(Source: National Cancer Institute)
Not everyone with risk factors will get anal cancer. But having certain factors appears to increase your risk of developing the disease. If you are at high risk for anal cancer, talk to your doctor about tests to find out if you have early signs of the disease.
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Education is the key to enabling people to reach their financial goals.
It's this belief that drives Helen Gibson, vice president of marketing and education at $325 million asset Denver Community Credit Union, in directing all of the institution's advertising, marketing, training, community outreach, and business development efforts.
A former teacher, Gibson leverages financial education to help people improve their lives.
"Every member is their own person with their own values," Gibson says. "It's our job to inspire them and empower them to reach the next level, not to tell them what they should be doing."
During her 10 years at Denver Community, Gibson has achieved several prestigious milestones.
She serves as chair of the Bank on Denver Advisory Board and as a director on the Denver Chapter Board of the Mountain West Credit Union Association (MWCUA). In 2015, Gibson won MWCUA's Emerging Leader Award.
Gibson's managers note her substantial impact on the credit union's financial education and community outreach programs.
"After she joined the team in 2007, our Clear Money financial education program grew 126% in reach in five years," says Tessa Bonfante, chief operations officer. "Helen loves the members, but she moves beyond member service to changing systems within the organization and the community to be a force for financial capability."
Gibson sees in the credit union movement a desire to help people better themselves.
"What I love about the credit union movement is that it is focused on empowering people, not providing charity," Gibson says. "When we don't give people the tools they need to be successful, we're not actually creating dignity and long-term success."
Gibson credits her success—including overseeing the introduction of a multichannel onboarding system that increased new member relationships by 14.6%—to support from her managers.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat higher open for Wall Street Monday, with investors cautious after last week's rally caused by better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls data.
Last week, Wall Street stocks turned in their best performance since early January, up 2.3 percent for the week.
In corporate news, American International Group is nearing a deal to sell its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife for around $15 billion in cash and stocks, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The deal would mean AIG will get a stake of over 20 percent in MetLife , the sources said.
AIG shares gained 2.8 percent in premarket trading while MetLife surged 4.3 percent.
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Ambariyanto, A and Hoegh-Guldberg, O (1999) Influence of field-based nutrient enrichment on the photobiology of the giant clam Tridacna maxima. Marine Biology (133). pp. 659-664.
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Nutrients were added to 12 microatolls in One Tree Island lagoon every low tide for 13 mo to an initial concentration of 10 lM (ammonium, N) and 2 lM (phosphate, P). These concentrations remained above background for 2 to 3 h after addition. The addition of ammonium (N and N+P but not P alone) significantly increased Pg (gross photosynthesis) Pn (net photosyn- thesis) and R (respiration) per unit wet-tissue weight and a (photosynthetic efficiency) in Tridacna maxima after 3 mo nutrient enrichment. These responses to small and transient changes in ammonium concentrations suggest that symbiotic clams are not nutrient-replete, and that even subtle changes in nutrients can have a measurable effect on photosynthesis. The same clams did not show significant differences in photosynthetic parameters 6 mo after the beginning of nutrient enrichment, suggesting that their previous responses had either been seasonal or that symbiotic clams such as T. maxima are able to adjust their photophysiology following external changes in nutrient concentrations.
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Wigston Magna, or Wigston, is a town in Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. Wigston had a population of 32,321 in 2011.
Wigston is five miles south of Leicester, at the centre of Leicestershire and the East Midlands. Oadby is to the east, connected by the B582 road. To the west along the B582, or Blaby Road is South Wigston.
The Grand Union Canal runs from Wistow, south of Wigston, to nearby Kilby Bridge, and for several miles through South Wigston, Glen Parva, Blaby and on towards Leicester.
Wigston's population of approximately 30,000 live in both the post-war private suburban housing estates surrounding the old town centre, and the 19th century buildings now sandwiched between modern housing developments. The oldest of the post-war developments is Wigston Fields north of Wigston towards Knighton and Leicester; the Meadows and Little Hill estates were developed in the 1970s and 1980s to the east and south of Wigston's old centre. Wigston Harcourt is an area of housing developed up until the early 1990s between the Little Hill and Meadows estates. These three estates mark the boundary of the greater Leicester urban area, beyond which lies agricultural land.
One of the earliest records of Wigston is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands held by Hugh de Grandmesnil[1] for the King.
In the Middle Ages it was known as Wigston Two Spires as, unusually, there were two mediaeval churches there, All Saints' and St Wistan's.
St Wistan's is so called because it was one of the places where the body of St Wistan or Wigstan rested before burial. He was initially buried at Repton, but his body was then moved to Evesham. Wigstan was a Mercian prince who was assassinated, but was regarded as a Martyr.
It was the birthplace of George Davenport, a notorious highwayman; Abigail Herrick, the mother of Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels; former Leicester Tigers and England scrum-half Harry Ellis who attended Bushloe High School; and former Leicester Sound and BBC Radio Leicester presenter, Mark Hayman. Graham Chapman, of Monty Python fame, lived (around 1951/52) in what was then Wigston police station, (the building on the corner of Pullman Road - opposite the swimming baths) during the time that his father was the inspector there. He attended South Wigston Junior School. Author and journalist John Marquis was born in Wigston and educated at Abington and Guthlaxton schools. The Leicester City footballer Howard Riley was also Wigston born and bred. Composer and piano virtuoso Michael Garrett was educated at Guthlaxton school. The music hall star Gertie Gitana is buried in Wigston cemetery, having been married for many years to local theatrical impresario Don Ross. She died in the 1950s, having been a showbiz celebrity in the early years of the 20th century. Another Guthlaxton pupil was prominent policeman Geoffrey Barrett, who received a Governor's commendation as a member of the Hong Kong anti-corruption squad in the 1970s and ended his career as head of the Leicester murder squad.
Bushloe House, now the Council Offices of the Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, was originally a c1850 house which was extended in c1880. The interior decoration of the house and the design of most of the furniture (and possibly the design of the extension) was carried out by Christopher Dresser for the owner, his solicitor, Hiram Abiff Owston (1830–1905).
Henry Davis Pochin the manufacturing chemist who later owned the Bodnant Estate (now the National Trust's Bodnant Garden) was born in Wigston, son of another notable householder William Pochin.
There is a Framework Knitting Museum here, as it was an important occupation in this area from the 17th to 19th centuries. Hosiery manufacture continued to be an important industry in the town after the decline of hand process of framework knitting with manufacturing firms such as Two Steeples, Wigston Co-Operative Hosiers, A H Broughton and William Holmes. In neighbouring South Wigston Henry Bates was the leading hosiery manufacturer.
Wigston was the subject of W. G. Hoskins's pioneering historical study, The Midland Peasant (London: Macmillan, 1965), which traced the social history of this village from earliest recorded history into the 19th century.
Since the 1980s Wigston's retail economy has become increasingly dependent on national retailers. Up to 50% of retail in the town belongs to supermarkets and chain stores. The share of local business has caused local and independent businesses to close. This followed the trend of the 1990s homogenisation of British high streets.
McDonalds, Sainsbury's, Boots the Chemist, Co-Op, Tesco, Iceland, Superdrug, Farmfoods, Aldi, B&Q, Wetherspoons, Subway, Greggs sandwich shops, Coombs bakery, and Ladbrookes all hold businesses in the town centre or nearby.
MacFisheries' MacMarkets was the town's major supermarket for many years. One particular unit in the town centre became a branch of International Stores in the late 1970s and was later successively a Gateway Foodmarket, Solo (a Gateway Foodmarket re-brand), Kwik Save, Somerfield, then Kwik Save and Somerfield again, before becoming vacant for quite some time. This unit has recently re-opened as a branch of Wilkinson which has relocated from elsewhere in the town.
Sainsbury's in the centre of the town, which opened in 1980, stands on the site of Bell Street Primary School. The town's Tesco store, on Blaby Road in neighbouring South Wigston, was opened in 2002.
There are also a number of independent stores including several charity shops, two car dealerships, hair and beauty salons, opticians, florists, fish and chip shop, fish sellers, newsagents, and public houses.
There is a concentration of companies on the industrial estate located on Chartwell Drive including the Cromwell Tools World Distribution Centre and Delifrance.
On 22 January 2013 the Midlands Co-operative announced that they would close 8 department stores, one of those being the Wigston department store. The Wigston department store, as of 8 June 2013, is being converted into a Co-op food store. There is also another Co-op food store on the Little Hill estate less than three quarters of mile away.
There are numerous primary schools in Wigston including All Saints Primary School, Glenmere Primary School, Little Hill Primary School, The Meadow Community Primary School, Thythorn Field Community Primary School and Water Leys Primary School.
Wigston Academy is the middle school in the area. It was formed in September 2015 from the merger of Abington Academy and Bushloe High School. Wigston College (formerly known as Guthlaxton College) is the upper school for the area.
South Leicestershire College is a large further education provider for the area. It was rebuilt on Canal Street, South Wigston in 2010.
1461 (Wigston) Squadron of the Air Training Corps is located in Tigers Road, South Wigston, and recruits many members from the schools in Wigston.
South Wigston railway station lies on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line. Trains to Leicester run every hour and take five minutes.
Wigston Magna is served by Arriva services 47, 48, 49, 49A and 49B and Centrebus Leicester service 40 (Circle Line).
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Survivor PsalmBy Frank Ochbery, M.D.
I have been victimized.I was in a fight that wasnot a fair fight.I did not ask for the fight. I lost.There is no shame in losing suchFights, only in winning.I have reached the stage of Survivor and am no longer aslave of victim status.I look back with sadnessrather than hate.I look forward with hoperather than despair.I may never forget, but I need notconstantly remember.I was a victim.I am a survivor.
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The FBI is investigating the theft of $1.2 million in $100 bills from the cargo area of a flight out of Switzerland that landed at Kennedy Airport, NBC 4 New York has learned.
The Port Authority is also investigating the theft from the Swiss International Air Lines flight.
A law enforcement official says $48 million was being transported from Zurich on a flight that arrived Saturday.
The cash was headed to a Federal Reserve facility in New Jersey, and the missing $1.2 million was detected when the Fed was processing the cash.
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The U.S. Postal Service Response to the Threat of Bioterrorism Through the Mail
Publication Date: February 2002
Publisher(s): Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Topic: Government (Internal security)
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The deliberate mailing of Bacillus anthracis spores through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has caused five deaths, twenty-two cases of anthrax, and massive disruptions to Congress and the USPS.
Both the public and private sector are examining an array of methods to limit the risk of future attacks. The array of potential solutions include improving mail handling procedures, changing the USPS anonymous mailing policy, installing bio/chem agent detectors, and sterilizing the mail.
For the USPS these decisions are complicated by its precarious financial state. Some proposed solutions may require an increase in postage rates and/or decreased levels of service. Each of these may further depress postal revenues and threaten the continued existence of the USPS as an independent, self-supporting entity.
Policymakers will need to decide if the USPS must ensure the safety of mail recipients. At this point it is not clear if this is practical or even possible with existing technology. It may be that it is practical to protect only the mail addressed to the most likely targets of future attacks.
Some of the measures that the USPS has taken or is planning to take to protect postal workers and mail recipients are common sense alterations to the mail processing procedures. These include measures to reduce cross contamination such as using vacuuming instead of pressurized air to dislodge dust, controlling air flow throughout sorting facilities to isolate potential exposure areas, and adding filters to air handling systems. The USPS is studying the feasibility of including biological weapon detectors during the sorting process. Additionally, the USPS is making gloves, masks, and educational materials available to all postal workers.
More controversial and potentially more costly are plans to sterilize the mail. Currently, all mail destined for federal offices in the Washington DC metropolitan area is shipped to sterilizing facilities for irradiation treatment before delivery. The USPS is studying whether this solution can be scaled up to sterilize all mail from anonymous senders. To implement irradiation procedures nationwide could cost between three and five billion dollars with up to another billion dollars each year in operating costs. This procedure may damage the contents of some mail.
Recent reports of skin rashes, headaches, breathing problems, vomiting and bleeding by people who handle irradiated mail have raised concerns about the safety of this treatment. The USPS is working with Congress and federal agencies to find out if the irradiated mail is causing these problems. Clearly this issue will need to be resolved before irradiating a larger portion of the mail. Policymakers will need to balance concerns for safety, cost, and practicality while to deciding how to alter the practices of the USPS. This report will be updated as events warrant.


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Peach Cobbler
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After making fried lemon boneless chicken breast, as well as an asparagus mushroom rice concoction, I felt like a peach cobbler. The peaches are from a can and of the raspberry infused type. The cobbler, of course, is homemade. Anyone want a bowlful? I have vanilla ice cream, you know, if you think it's necessary.


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Mean, Green, Weekday Curry
I have a full time job and unfortunately it's not writing this blog. It is quite normal that I will walk in my door after 7pm without an idea for dinner. I often find myself whipping together something quick with whatever I have in my fridge or pantry on these late nights. You see, even if it's late or if I'm tired I still feel the need to make a home cooked meal. Maybe it was the way I was raised as we rarely ate fast food growing up. Or maybe it's because I feel the need to justify the amount of money I spend at the grocery store. I'm not too sure why I do it, but I highly recommend it, especially with all of the quick to cook food out there.
On this particular evening my husband requested some sort of stir-fry and what I am calling Mean, Green, Weekday Curry is what I came up with. Coconut Milk and Green Curry Paste make up the base of this dish – what's easier than opening a few cans? I also found these awesome, Vegan Chow Mein Noodles at CostCo which are already pre-cooked – simple! This dish is Mean because it's spicy, it's Green with veggies & curry and it can be easily made on a Weekday because it's super quick. My husband really enjoyed this one because it wasn't the typical soupy curry, not mention all the spice he enjoys.
So, for all the workaholics out there, keep these ingredients on hand and do yourself a favor, eat in once in awhile.
Mean, Green, Weekday Curry
Serves 4
2 cans Thai brand Lite Coconut Milk
2 tablespoons Thai brand Green Curry Paste
1 package Firm Tofu (pressed and cut into cubes)
5 Green Onions, chopped
3 Serrano Peppers, chopped with seeds
4 cups Broccoli, chopped
2-3 handfuls of fresh Spinach
1 cup firmly packed Thai Basil Leaves
3 packages pre-cooked Vegan Chow Mein Noodles
- Combine Coconut Milk with Green Curry Paste in a large wok. Heat on medium for 5 minutes or until milk is simmering.
- Add chopped tofu to the curry, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- Turn heat to medium-low and add Green Onion, Serrano Peppers and broccoli. Cover and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Toss in the spinach and Thai basil leaves together, mix with other ingredients until slightly wilted (this shouldn't take long).
- Add pre-cooked noodles, mix well into curry, cover and allow the noodles to heat through (approximately 3 minutes).


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Purchasing IP storage switch and router technology
IP network (e.g., Ethernet) technology and components are inexpensive and readily available; offering ubiquitous deployment from the SOHO to the largest corporate user LAN. By supporting SCSI storage commands across the IP network, organizations of all sizes can now deploy inexpensive storage networks capable of transporting storage data anywhere Internet access is available. Devices like switches and routers play critical roles in IP storage performance by segmenting storage traffic, keeping that traffic separated from regular LAN user traffic, and maintaining security. The most current IP switches and routers even provide high-end features such as active/active clustered failover, failback, and multipathing capabilities for improved reliability. The choice of an IP switch or router demands careful consideration of issues including port speed, segmentation, interoperability, security, and application compatibility. You'll also find a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between vendors.
Determine the need for an IP storage network. The first purchase consideration should be to evaluate the need for an IP storage network in the first place. If a site already deploys 100% FC, it may not make sense to add IP storage to the mix. It's another storage infrastructure that needs to be implemented and managed. However, the price/performance tradeoff can be compelling; by implementing an inexpensive and well-understood IP storage infrastructure, many more servers can be cost-effectively interconnected to the fabric, and this in turn can dramatically improve server resource availability for the entire workgroup or organization -- a good first step in server/storage consolidation. Also consider the applications that will run on the IP SAN. Some applications are better-suited for an IP SAN, while others may require an FC SAN. Lab testing can help identify any potential application compatibility problems.
Consider the logical separation points. While smaller organizations could deploy IP storage networks only, larger IT departments with a current FC investment must decide how IP storage fits in the overall storage picture. For example, it might be prudent to place user data on IP storage, while mission-critical applications and data remain on FC. Similarly, IP SANs may be appealing in remote offices where a smaller staff can easily be supported, and storage data can be exchanged with the main data center across the Internet. IP switches and routers should be selected with such criteria in mind. Industry experts note other technical purchase considerations including SAN segmentation support and cross domain inter fabric routing; including mapping zones across SAN segments. Virtualization is often used to segregate IP SANs (Cisco has coined the term VSAN).
Consider IP SAN security features. The ubiquitous nature of IP can impair IP SAN security. It is important to keep the IP SAN logically separated from the rest of the user LAN. Otherwise it is possible that sensitive corporate data may "leak out" across the LAN and onto the Internet unexpectedly. In addition to good IP SAN planning, you should also evaluate the authorization and authentication capabilities of an IP switch or router to ensure that no unauthorized users can access the IP SAN. For example, Brocade's FC4-16IP Blade for 48000 Director includes RADIUS. By comparison, Cisco's 9216A and 9216i Multilayer Fabric Switches includes support for IPsec, Internet Key Exchange (IKE), and virtual SANs (VSANs).
Consider the ports and connectivity features. Since iSCSI is often implemented to supplement a FC SAN, the switch and router hardware will implement both IP and FC ports on the same physical device. Evaluate the available ports and their performance to be sure that an iSCSI investment will offer adequate expandability. For example, Brocade's iSCSI gateway combines two Gigabit Ethernet ports and two 2 Gb/s FC ports into a single device -- this approach is adept at linking servers with both iSCSI and FC storage systems. Also pay attention to the device's protocol support, and translations between protocols should accommodate your specific needs. For example, an IP switch or router may handle translations like iSCSI to FCP, FCP to FCIP, FCP to iFCP, FCP to FICON, FCP to SRP, and so on. Advanced features like active/active clustered failover, failback, and multipathing capabilities all help to improve the reliability and availability of the IP SAN.
Consider the available management tools. All IP switches and routers will provide some type of management software, but it's important to evaluate the effectiveness and flexibility of the software before making a purchase decision. Tools should generally allow for device configuration and maintenance. Management tools may allow performance monitoring for resource utilization analysis and service level management. Intelligent health monitoring features can identify potential faults and alert a technician. Enhanced features like ISL trunking aid inter-switch performance and port consolidation. Today, management tools are increasingly heterogeneous, supporting multiple vendors' devices through a single console.
Consider WAN features like compression and acceleration. IP devices intended to operate over WAN connections may include features designed to optimize bandwidth. FCIP compression reduces redundant data, shrinking the shear amount of data passed across the WAN. Acceleration features like FCIP write acceleration and FCIP tape acceleration improve storage traffic across distance by eliminating the latency caused by command acknowledgements. For example, Cisco's MDS 9000 IP Storage Services Modules claim compression ratios of 2:1 to 30:1, while supporting both FCIP write acceleration and FCIP tape acceleration.
The IP storage switch and router specifications page in this chapter covers the following products:


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Geoff Johns and David Finch launch their "Justice League of America" with a typical team-building issue, but make the choice for government agents Amanda Waller and Steve Trevor to argue over the candidates in order to bring readers up to speed on the large cast, rather than heavily featuring the cast as they're recruited.
There are some very enjoyable aspects of Johns and Finch's first issue, most notably the chemistry between Steve Trevor and Amanda Waller as they refuse to see eye to eye on the team or the reasoning for the its creation. To Johns' credit, the writing is enjoyable enough to make this largely talking-heads issue work as well as it does. However, once deconstructed, readers learn very little about the actual characters and more about their perception by Waller and Trevor. It doesn't make for a bad story, but it also doesn't feel like the strongest approach.
Part of the setup is the idea that the Justice League of America can act as a failsafe to take down the Justice League should things go badly. While it's a fun concept in and of itself, it's rife with unexplored problems (who will take down the Justice League of America should they go rogue?). Additionally, one has to question Amanda Waller's sanity since she thinks Green Arrow is a hero that can potentially be a match up to take down Batman if worse comes to worse. I've got nothing against Green Arrow, but c'mon. Steve Trevor's idea of Catwoman to take down Batman isn't much better, but at least it makes some sense.
A lot of time is spent discussing the Wonder Woman/Superman romance, and Johns has found a good angle for it -- that it is a national concern to see two major superpowers paired up in this way. It's certainly the most interesting aspect of the relationship I've seen yet. Additionally, Johns does some solid work in setting up the plotting beyond the team development, so that right out of the gate, there's a new and potentially controversial team, and the series' mysterious "big bad" is introduced.
Finch's style is a bit overworked and fussy for my tastes, but in this issue I was struck by how often it really worked well contrasted with how often it failed for a painfully inconsistent book. At times, moments like the personality and expression in Amanda Waller and Steve Trevor's faces and the intricate detail in a seemingly unimportant side character in a crowd scene blew me away. But at the same time -- and frequently in the same scene -- some anatomy would be wildly off or posing would be stiff and awkward. In general the book was also far too dark, likely a combination of Finch's inking and Sonia Oback and Jeomy Cox's colors, and the end result was repeatedly difficult-to-follow storytelling. At one point, Vibe stops a robbery, but it's only through Johns dialogue can a reader be sure of what really happened. Most of the action is too weak for a book this high profile. Catwoman, Hawkman, and Katana's scenes all have the same problem: a large bold panel, intended to impress, surrounded by a series of smaller confusing action driven panels that make little sense. Strangely enough, Finch is much better when he takes his time in quieter scenes. The panels leading up to Catwoman's fight with Steve Trevor are quite beautiful and well considered.
More nit-picky art complaints are Catwoman's silly costume -- and it's bizarre that Finch should borrow Catwoman's stiletto blade heels from the "The Dark Knight Rises" film, but not bother with any of the more practical elements of that costume. Also, the continued decision in the New 52 to make Amanda Waller a literal sliver of her former self is disappointing. However, it was nice to see her rendered as a more specific black woman with identifiable features and natural hair, rather than the generic non-specific "hottie" in some of her other "New 52" appearances. This Waller at least feels like a real and unique person, which is nice.
Johns takes pains repeatedly in this issue to make clear that this is not a new "Suicide Squad" -- and for good reason, since that's exactly how it feels. But why distance themselves from it? A vintage "Suicide Squad" knock-off would not be so bad, but their desperate attempt to stay away from it only spotlights the similarity of the concepts. At 34 pages of story, I guess the $3.99 price tag makes sense, but it's ultimately a very high price to pay for a comic that is, at this point, only mediocre.


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A new Piaget boutique in Beverly Hills opened in August 2014. This boutique is located on the famous avenue Rodeo Drive. A few Hollywood stars like Jessica Chastain were seen at the inauguration. A second opening of the famous watch & jewler's brand took place at this time in Moscow. These two projects were developed by the agency Atelier Sasha forPiaget in collaboration with Looking For.
The fourth restaurant BOCO moves in to the Orly Airport's west wing (Hall 2) starting June 1st 2014. The group Elior, a partner to several airports in France and abroad, is at the root of this project. Elior has called upon Looking For's services to create the 3D image of this new restaurant.
This month, the Casino of the luxurious and touristic train station, Wynn Esplanade in Macau inaugurated its Piaget boutique measuring 61 meters squared.
Additionally, a grand opening of Piaget's point-of-sale took place at the Peninsula Palace Hotel, a palace of international caliber located in Pekin, This boutique has a surface area of 43 meters squared. These two projects were developed by the agency, Atelier Sasha for Piaget in collaboration with Looking For.


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Let's face it.
Watching TV shows has now become everyone's all-time favorite pastime – from Korean dramas like the recently commenced Bride Of The Water God starring Nam Joo Hyuk and Shin Se Kyung and the ongoing Fight For My Way starring Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won to American shows like the recently concluded Pretty Little Liars starring Lucy Hale and Ian Harding and the upcoming Game Of Thrones Season 7 starring Emilia Clarke and Kit Harrington to reality shows like the already defunct Ripley's Believe It Or Not! and the highly controversial Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
There's also Friends starring Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer, which ran from 1994 to 2004 and lasted for 10 seasons; and How I Met Your Mother starring Cobie Smulders and Josh Radnor, which ran from 2005 to 2014 and lasted for 9 seasons. There's even DC's The Flash starring Grant Gustin and Candice Patton, which is set to release its 4th season this October; and Marvel's Agents Of Shield starring Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen, which is set to release its 5th season January next year; and a whole lot more that continue to set the bar high globally.
But now, the question is: What makes a TV show great?
What makes a TV show different from others? What makes a TV show loved by others?
Well, there are 2 characteristics a TV show must have…
One, a TV show must have a unique plot. Take for example: last year's most watched Korean drama, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God a.k.a. Goblin. It set the bar even higher for this year's line of K-Dramas, as the unique plot of 19-year-old high school student Ji Eun Tak and 939-year-old dokkaebi Kim Shin continue to reach people's hearts and minds all over the world with important lessons about love, forgiveness, loyalty, and friendship. Having it set on both the past and the present, along with strong links from both time periods influencing the main characters' future, has pretty much shown what makes a TV show great.
And two, a TV show must have a unique view. Take for example: the longest running ABC primetime show Grey's Anatomy. It also set the bar even higher when it comes to medical-themed dramas, as the unique view of every doctor working in Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital – formerly known as Seattle Grace Mercy West, until the doctors pooled all their resources to save the hospital from closing; hence the dedicated name for those who died in a plane crash back in Season 8 – continue to touch people's hearts and minds all over the world with important lessons about life, career, love, and friendship. It's also like seeing birds fly high with a good monocular, as you go monocular hunting, where you get to see more than what meets the eye when it comes to life-threatening situations and even personal issues one has to face daily.
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