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Joseph Janiczek, founding partner of Janiczek Wealth Management, recently wrote the following article about a project underway with Dr. Jeffrey Gladden, an interventional cardiologist and founder of APEX.
Within their respective disciplines, Mr. Janiczek (Wealth) and Dr. Gladden (Health) both advocate integrative, evidence-based programs tailored to the individual. Both recognize disciplined, pro-active resource management promotes performance optimization. Each pursues methods to help minimize risk, foster confidence, and support personal life goals.
However, even more remarkable than such parallels is the potential of wealth and health added together. -Cathy Wegner
The Wealth + Health + Longevity Breakthrough
Jeffrey Gladden, MD, a world-class longevity expert and founder of APEX, and I have discovered that it is quite beneficial to comprehensively look at wealth, health and longevity in an integrated way.
The Stages of Financial Freedom with Longevity animated illustration below shows the profound impact longevity has on wealth and the new possibility of reclaiming health and extending longevity that is now possible as a result of breakthroughs in medicine.
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Working together, we discovered two breakthroughs are possible, when looking at this dynamic together, that can be quite additive to proactive wealth management and optimum health management:
- The possibility of reclaimed health and expanded longevity brings an ideal financial mindset into play that can help you think, act and stay in peak financial form.
- The possibility of reclaimed wealth vibrancy brings an ideal resourcefulness mindset into play that can help you think, act to stay in peak health/fitness form.
While the S&P 500 remained near its all-time high, the recent massive selloff in the technology sector went mostly unnoticed. But for investors who follow the so-called "FANG" stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google) the hit was painful: About $60 billion in value was wiped out in just one afternoon, representing the largest selloff in nearly 2 years.
The wipeout was a function of just how big these companies have become and the position they are in with new tax reform looming. Tech companies are expected to receive little benefit given its already-low average tax rate of 18.5% (below the 20% proposed rate).
This has caused investors to rotate out of the tech stocks and into the financial services sector, which stands to benefit more from a corporate tax rate that would drop from the current 35% to 20%.
Interestingly, the S&P 500 was relatively unaffected while this rotation into financials and out of tech ensued. The index's volatility actually remained low, as did correlations among the S&P 500's member stocks.
In other words, the diversity offered by the S&P 500 Index allowed for the index too remain relatively unscathed by the trading within the tech and financial sectors, a key reminder to investors that having proper exposure across the markets continues to be important with the S&P 500 near its all-time high.
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For most entrepreneurs the sale of their business, their life's work, the reason for jumping out of bed in the morning, is a critical moment. The Denver Business Journal has identified professionals that are experts and deal specifically with liquidity events for business owners to be panelist for the event. The panelists will provide valuable insight to get you ready when the time is right. The panel includes Steve Kopitz, CEO of skis.com and business owner who recently sold his business; Joanne Baginski, accounting Partner at EKS&H; Lisa D'Ambrosia, Director and attorney at Minor & Brown PC; Bob Forbes, President of Forbes MA Group; and Founder and CEO of Janiczek® Wealth Management, Joseph Janiczek.
I've had a lot of clients and friends recently ask me if our comprehensive "bear watch" or "rally watch" investment models have triggered any sell or buy signals. The short answer is…
- the weight of our macro, fundamental and technical evidence remains bullish,
- albeit with signs of elevated risk across global markets.
With plenty of headlines and moving economic parts to consider, I do think it's a good time for you to review our mid-year market outlook. Click the image below to download.
In the 5-page report, our Chief Investment Officer, James Callahan, CFA does a fine job filtering through all the noise, hype and data to zero into a quality evidence-based assessment of conditions, dangers and opportunities.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to call me at 303-721-7000.
The 3 Most Important Needs and Wants of High Net Worth Investors in the $5 Million to $40 Million Net Worth Segment
A prominent estate planning attorney I was meeting with recently said it well:
"The middle high net worth segment ($5 million to $40 million net worth) often encounter:
A) a revolving door (of representatives) from mega-institutions that may "lower their standard" and accept them as a border-line (size) account, or
B) biased sales pitches from retail brokers and banks who are incentivized and organized to pitch investment products rather than provide comprehensive investment and wealth management services."
We couldn't agree more with this synopsis. As we like to say, who wants to work with an advisor who "gives them no respect" (we call it the "Rodney Dangerfield" treatment) and way too complicated and costly investment products in today's open architecture world? Or, who wants to be the gravy train for the top sales superstars of retail brokerages and banks when "open source/free agency" investing has opened up a world of quality, lean investment vehicles less complicated, less costly and less sticky (easy to plug in and out)?
I am so pleased to announce that today, on December 2, 2014, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted patent number 8,903,739: Systems and Methods for Optimizing Wealth, of which I am the inventor.
Decades in the trenches with accomplished business leaders experiencing a life-changing liquidity event offered the ideal extreme conditions conducive to innovation. Simply put, I do not believe people who experience good fortune should have to struggle to keep the wealth they created protected, growing and serving them…all too often wealth masters people instead of people mastering wealth.


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Child health
Illness can spread very easily among children and staff in early childhood settings.
Sometimes a child may appear to have recovered, or only be mildly ill, but it is still important that the child stays away to protect others.
If a child is unwell at the Centre, it places extra stress on the staff and other children, and the child who is unwell finds it difficult to cope and takes longer to recover.
We realise there may be difficulties with your work and study commitments, but please make other arrangements when your child is sick.
Parents, if your child is sick, please phone the Centre on the day he or she is booked to attend.
Policies on different illnesses
– Rationale: To ensure that the health and well-being of the child are protected and nurtured at all times.
– Purpose: To ensure that the Centre is a safe and healthy place for all adults and children.
– Staff will notify via the parents' notice-board of any viruses that are present in the Centre.
Child must stay away until at least five days after the rash appears, or in mild cases, until all the spots have dried (there is no fluid left in the spots).
Child can return to the Centre 24 hours after first treated with prescription medicine. As conjunctivitis is highly contagious, it is imperative that there is no discharge from the eyes.
Hand, foot and mouth
Child must stay away until the blisters have dried and they are well.
Head lice
Child must stay away until the morning after their first treatment.
Impetigo (school sores)
Child must stay away for at least 24 hours after the treatment begins. Sores should be covered until they have healed.
Child must stay away until at least four days after the rash appears and they are well.
Child must stay away until nine days after the swelling around the face began or until the swelling of involved glands settles completely.
Slapped cheek
There is no specific treatment for this disease. Most children are no longer contagious by the time they are diagnosed, so they can attend the Centre. They are not usually infectious after the rash occurs.
Strep throat
Child must stay away 24 hours after treatment has started and 24 hours after the fever stops, or longer until the child is well.
Symptoms must have stopped for 24 hours or more and the child is well before he/she can return to the Centre.
Whooping cough
Child should be seen by a doctor, kept away from other children, and stay away from the Centre for at least five of days of a 14-day course of antibiotics. If antibiotics are not given, child should be kept away from other children for three weeks from the onset of cough.
Note: If symptoms occur during Centre hours, parents will be notified as soon as possible to pick up their child.
Children must stay away from the Centre for 24 hours from first dosage, or longer if necessary (until child is well).
Medicine folders
The Under-Twos medicine folder is situated in the cupboard above the art sink.
The Over-Twos medicine folder is situated in the cupboard above the bench in the kitchen.
Parents/caregivers are required to fill out a form specifying the name of the child, the medicine they are taking and the time and dosage of the medicine to be taken. They then need to sign the form once these details have been recorded. Signatures and dates must be recorded on each separate day.
A staff member who has given medicine to a child will sign immediately after the medicine is taken, with the time recorded. A witness will also sign to ensure all medicine use is properly administered and recorded.
Staff can only administer medication if they have the necessary details and written permission from a parent/caregiver.
Medicines that do not require refrigeration can be kept in the same cupboard as the folders.
If any accidents occur during Centre hours, the staff member who was responsible for the treatment will inform you verbally about accident details.
All staff members have a duty to report to the Centre Co-ordinator immediately if any serious accidents have occurred and ensure that the child is comforted and properly treated.
Staff are responsible for recording all accidents. A statement of how the accident happened, time, date and the treatment given will be recorded in the accident book.
Parents/caregivers must sign the accident book after sighting the relevant details.
Immunisation of children
As per Immunisation 2000, the Centre strongly recommends that all children have undertaken an immunisation programme – those who elect not to may be asked by the Chief Medical Officer of Health to keep their children at home during an outbreak of disease.
Immunisation details are requested upon enrolment. The Centre Co-ordinator will ask parents/caregivers to provide an immunisation certificate for children 15 months or over.
Medical services information
A visiting health nurse makes hearing and vision checks twice a year for children aged three years and over who are attending the Centre. Details of these visits will be displayed on the parent noticeboard. All information regarding children's health and services are available in the foyer.
Any information relating to individuals with infectious diseases and/or their families will remain confidential.

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Hi, I'm Sean Goad and I'm writing about how recycling paper more can save a lot more trees. Americans use 50 million tons of paper each year. It takes more than 17 trees to make one ton of paper. If everyone in the U.S. recycled their Sunday newspaper, half a million trees would be spared weekly. Some ways of recycling in your house are:
- do not throw away boxes; reuse them as containers for different things
- wrap your boxes with used plastic covers to make them last a longer time
- use both sides of the paper so that it will not be wasted, when writing memos or notes
- make use of a pencil so that if you make a mistake you can just erase it and reuse the paper
- Collect old newspapers, office papers and magazines from neighbors and start a paper drive
- Old newspapers and office papers can go into the recycling centers in your neighborhood
- Old magazines can be donated to clinics and establishments with waiting areas, donate your old books or your children's to schools and libraries.
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September, 2001 – June, 2005: Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, TsingtaoUniversity, Tsingtao, Shandong, China
September, 2005 – July, 2010: Ph.D. in Marine Optics and Remote Sensing, South China SeaInstitute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Professional Experiences
August, 2010 – August, 2012: Postdoctoral scholar, College of Marine Science,University of South Florida, US
March, 2013 – June, 2017: Research Scientist, Masdar Institute of Science andTechnology, UAE
January –February, 2016: Visiting Scientist, School of Marine Science andTechnology, University of Massachusetts –Dartmouth, US
July, 2017 – present: Professor (One-hundred-talent Program), School of Marine Sciences,Sun Yat-sen University, China
Teaching experiences
Lecturer:Ocean optics and remote sensing (June, 2013)
Lecturer:Young Future Energy Leader (YFEL) (2013-2017)
Lecturer:GIS and Remote Sensing course (2016-2017)
Language: Chinese (native), English
Operation Systems: Windows, Linux
Programming skills: Matlab, IDL
Graphical Display Skills: ArcGIS, Envi, Matlab (scripts),SeaDAS, Sigmaplot, Ocean Data View, etc.
Peer-reviewed journal publications:
Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, Hosni Ghedira. 2017. Remotely sensed sea surface salinity in the hyper-saline Arabian Gulf: Application to Landsat 8 OLI data. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 187, 168-177.
Jun Zhao, Marouane, Temimi, Muchamad Al Azhar, Hosni Ghedira. 2017. Analysis of bloom conditions in fall 2013 in the Strait of Hormuz using satellite observations and model simulations. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 115, 315-323.
Teodosio Lacava, Emanuele Ciancia, Irina Coviello, Carmine Di Polito, Caterina S.L. Grimaldi, Nicola Pergola, Valeria Satriano, Marouane Temimi, Jun Zhao, Valerio Tramutoli. 2017. A MODIS-based robust satellite technique (RST) for timely detection of oil spilled areas. Remote Sensing, 9(2), 128, doi:10.3390/rs9020128.
Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, Sheikha Al Kitbi, Nahla Mezhoud. 2016. Monitoring red tides in the shallow Arabian Gulf using a qualitative satellite-based index. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 8, 1937-1954.
Al Azhar Muchamad, Temimi Marouane, Zhao Jun, Ghedira Hosni. 2016. Assessment of an ocean circulation model over the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman. Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, 121 (3), 1700-1720.
Xu Zhantang, Shuibo Hu, Guifen Wang, Jun Zhao, Yuezhong Yang, Wenxi Cao, Peng Lu. 2016. A semi-analytical algorithm for quantitatively estimating sediment and atmospheric deposition flux from MODIS-derived sea ice albedo in the Bohai Sea, China. Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, 121, doi:10.1002/2015JC011067.
Al Kaabi M. R., J Zhao*, H Ghedira. 2016. MODIS-based mapping of secchi disk depth in the shallow Arabian Gulf. Remote Sensing, 8(5), doi: 10.3390/rs8050423.
Al Shehhi M. R., Imen Gherboudj, Jun Zhao, Giuseppe Zibordi, Hosni Ghedira. 2016. Evaluation of chlorophyll-a remote sensing algorithms for optically complex oceanic waters. Revised.
Nahla Mezhoud, Marouane Temimi, Jun Zhao, Hosni Ghedira. 2016. Analysis of the spatio-temporal variability of seawater quality in the southeastern Arabian Gulf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 106, 127-138.
Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, Hosni Ghedira. 2015. Characterization of harmful algal blooms in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman using MERIS fluorescence data. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 101, 125-136.
Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, Muchamad Al Azhar, Hosni Ghedira. 2015. Satellite-based oil pollution tracking in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 41, 1-13.
Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, Hosni Ghedira, Chuanmin Hu. 2014. Exploring the potential of optical remote sensing for oil spill detection in shallow coastal waters – a case study in the Arabian Gulf. Optics Express, 22 (11), 13755-37772.
Jun Zhao, Hosni Ghedira. 2014. Monitoring red tide with satellite imagery and numerical models: A case study in the Arabian Gulf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 79, 205-313.
Jun Zhao, C Hu, B Lapointe, N Melo, EM Johns, RH Smith. 2013. Satellite-Observed Black Water Events off Southwest Florida: Implications for Coral Reef Health in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Remote Sensing 5 (1), 415-431.
Jun Zhao, Brian Barnes, Nelson Melo, David English, Brian Lapointe, Frank Muller-Karger, Blake Schaeffer, Chuanmin Hu. 2013. Assessment of satellite-derived diffuse attenuation coefficients and euphotic depths in south Florida coastal waters. Remote Sensing of Environment 131, 38-50.
Jun Zhao, Chuanmin Hu, Jason M. Lenes, Robert H. Weisberg, Chad Lembke, David English, Jennifer Wolny, Lianyuan Zheng, John J. Walsh, Gary Kirkpatrick. 2013. Three-dimensional structure of a Karenia brevis bloom: Observations from gliders, satellites, and field measurements. Harmful Algae, 29: 22-30.
Jun Zhao, Wenxi Cao. 2011. First attempt to derive chlorophyll-a using natural fluorescence in Northern South China Sea. Remote Sensing Letters 3 (3), 249-258.
Jun Zhao, Wenxi Cao, Guifen Wang, Dingtian Yang, Yuezhong Yang, Zhaohua Sun,Wen Zhou, Shaojun Liang. 2009. The variations in optical properties of CDOM throughout an algal bloom event. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 82: 225-232.
Jun Zhao, Wenxi Cao, Yuezhong Yang, Guifen Wang, Wen Zhou, Zhaohua Sun.2008. Measuring natural phytoplankton fluorescence and biomass: A case study ofalgal bloom in the Pearl River estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56:1795-1801.
Chuanmin Hu, Robert Weisberg, Yonggang Liu,Lianyuan Zheng, Kendra Daly, David English, Jun Zhao, Gaboril Vargo. 2011. Did the northeastern Gulf of Mexicobecome greener after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Geophysical ResearchLetters, 38, L09601.
Wenxi Cao, Yue-zhong Yang, Guifen Wang, Jun Zhao, Wen Zhou, Cai Li, Zhaohua Sun, Shaojun Liang, Tiancun Ke, Guixin Lu. 2010. Hyperspectral monitoring and early warning for algal blooms. Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 29: 17-24.
Chaoyu Yang, Dingtian Yang, Wenxi Cao, Jun Zhao, Guifen Wang, Zhaohua Sun, Zhantang Xu, M. S. Ravi Kumar.Analysis of seagrass reflectivity by using a water column correction algorithm.International Journal of Remote sensing, 31: 4595-4608.
Chengfeng Le, Chuanmin Hu, David English, Jennifer Cannizzaro,Zhiqiang Chen, Charles Kovach,Christopher J.Anastasiou, Jun Zhao, Kendall L. Carder. 2013. Inherent and apparent optical properties of the complexestuarine waters of Tampa Bay: What controls light? Estuarine Coastal and ShelfScience, 117: 54-69.
Dingtian Yang, Yuezhong Yang, Chaoyu Yang, Jun Zhao, Zhaohua Sun. 2011. Detection of seagrass in optical shallow water with Quickbird in theXincun Bay, Hainan province, China. IET Image Processing, 5: 363-368.
Guifen Wang, Wen Zhou, Wenxi Cao, Jianping Yin,Yuezhong Yang, Zhaohua Sun, Yuanzhi Zhang, JunZhao. 2011. Variation of particulate organiccarbon and its relationship with bio-optical properties during a phytoplanktonbloom in the Pearl River estuary. Marine PollutionBulletin, 62: 1939-1947.
Guifen Wang, Wenxi Cao, Dingtian Yang, Jun Zhao. 2009. Decomposing total suspended particle absorption based on the spectral correlation relationship. Spectroscopy and spectral analysis, 29: 201-206.
Guifen Wang, Wenxi Cao, Dingtian Yang, Jun Zhao. 2008. Partitioning particulate absorption coefficient intocontributions of phytoplankton and nonalgal particles: A case study in thenorthern South China Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 78: 513-520.
Shaojun Liang, Wenxi Cao, Guifen Wang, Wen Zhou, Jun Zhao, Zhaohua Sun. 2010. Retrieval of phytoplankton size parameter from phytoplanktonabsorption spectra. Journal of TropicalOceanography, 29: 59-64.
Zhaohua Sun, Wenxi Cao, Jun Zhao, Cai Li, Wen Zhou. 2008. Construction and Test ofLong Pathlength Automated Analyzer of Trace Nutrients in Seawater. Spectroscopyand spectral analysis, 28: 3000-3003.
Wen Zhou, Guifen Wang, Zhaohua Sun, Wenxi Cao, Zhantang Xu, Shuibo Hu, Jun Zhao. 2012. Variations in the optical scattering properties of phytoplankton cultures. Optics Express 20 (10), 11189-11206.
Wen Zhou, Wenxi Cao, Guifen Wang, Shaojun Liang, Jun Zhao, Zhaohua Sun. 2010. Retrieval of pigment concentrations from the absorption spectra of phytoplankton by multilayered perceptron. Journal of Tropical Oceanography 29: 46-51.
Guifen Wang, Wenxi Cao, Wen Zhou, Shaojun Liang, Yuezhong Yang, Jun Zhao. 2010. Retrieval of phytoplankton size structure based on the spectral slope of phytoplankton absorption in the northern South China Sea. Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 29: 25-32.
Wen Zhou, Wenxi Cao, Cai Li, Zhaohua Sun,Guifen Wang, Jun Zhao. 2008. Spectral Scattering Property of PhytoplanktonCalculated by Absorption Coefficient and Size Distribution. Acta Optica Sinaca, 28: 1429-1433.
Zhantang Xu, Yuezhong Yang, Zhaohua Sun, Wenxi Cao, Jun Zhao, Tianchun Ke, Guixin Lu. 2009. Design and achievement of a realtime image-monitoring system in a ocean-ootical buoy. Optical Technique, 34, 10.3321/j.issn:1002-1582.2008.z1.031.
Chaoyu Yang, Dingtian Yang, Jun Zhao. 2010. Hyperspectralrecognition of seagrass in optically shallow water. Journal of TropicalOceanography, 29: 74-79.
Yuezhong Yang, Zhaohua Sun, Wenxi Cao, Cai Li, Jun Zhao, Wen Zhou, Guixin Lu, TiancunKe, Chaoying Guo. 2009. Design and Experimentation of Marine Optical Buoy.Spectroscopy and spectral analysis, 29: 565-569.
Wen Zhou, Wenxi Cao, Cai Li, Guifen Wang,Zhaohua Sun, Jun Zhao. 2010. Effectsof algal cell structure on the optical properties of phytoplankton. Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 29: 33-38.
Wen Zhou, Wenxi Cao,Yuezhong Yang, Guifen Wang, Jun Zhao,Zhaohua Sun, Zhantang Xu. 2010. Spectral variability ofparticulate backscattering ratio in the Daya Bay. Journalof Tropical Oceanography, 29: 39-45.
ZhaohuaSun, Wenxi Cao, Yuezhong Yang, Zhantang Xu, Jun Zhao. A portable three-channel device for synchronousmeasurement of radiation from sea surface. Publication number: CN101701846A.Application number: CN200910193625.
Conference proceedings
Latifa Yousef, Marouane Temimi, Youssef Wehbe, Jun Zhao. Cloud cover trend analysis for the Arabian Peninsula Region. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, US, 12-16 December 2016.
Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, Fahad Mohammad Saeed Hareb, Iyasu Eibedingil. Remote Sensing of particulate matter concentrations over the United Arab Emirates. IGARSS 2016, Beijing, China, pp. 5733-5736.
Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi. An empirical algorithm for retrieving salinity in the Arabian Gulf: Application to Landsat-8 data. IGARSS 2016, Beijing, China, pp. 4645-4648.
Jun Zhao, Temimi Marouane, Al Azhar Muchamad, Ghedira Hosni, Marpu Prashanth. 2015. Multi-sensor based approach for detection of oil pollution in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. IGARSS 2015, July 26-31, Milan, Italy, pp. 2190-2193.
Al Azhar Muchamad, Temimi Marouane, Zhao Jun, Ghedira Hosni. 2015b. A numerical study of circulation and water exchange in the Arabian Gulf. EGU, April 12-17, 2015, Vienna, Austria.
Jun Zhao,Hosni Ghedira, Marouane Temimi. Detectionof oil pollution in the Arabian Gulf using optical remote sensing imagery.IGARSS, 2014, Quebec, Canada, pp. 1453-1456.
Jun Zhao,Marouane Temimi, Hosni Ghedira. Remotesensing of red tide in the Arabian Gulf. Accepted. IGARSS, 2014, Quebec,Canada, pp. 3870-3873.
Muna R.Al Kaabi, Jun Zhao, et al. Developing satellite-based tool for waterturbidity mapping in the Arabian Gulf: Abu Dhabi case study. IEEE Oceans, SanDiego, 2013.
MaryamR. Al Shehhi, Imen Gherboudj, Jun Zhao. Evaluating the performance ofMODIS FLH ocean color algorithm in detecting the harmful algae blooms in theArabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. IEEE Oceans, San Diego, 2013.
1. Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi. Assessingthe potential of Landsat 8 OLI for retrieving salinity in the hypersalineArabian Gulf. EGU, April 23-28 2016, Vienna, Austria.
2. Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, Fahad Hareb,Iyasu Eibedingil. Satellite-based retrieval of particulate matterconcentrations over the United Arab Emirates. EGU, April 23-28 2016, Vienna,Austria.
3. Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, HosniGhedira. Detection of oil pollution in the Arabian Gulf using optical remotesensing imagery. IGARSS 2014, July 13-18, Quebec, Canada, 2014.
4. Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, HosniGhedira. Remote Sensing of red tide in the Arabian Gulf. IGARSS 2014, July13-18, Quebec, Canada, 2014.
5. Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, HosniGhedira. On the analysis of the spectral signature of HAB and oil spill in theArabian Gulf using moderate resolution satellite imagery. InternationalConference on HABs and desalination, April 16-17, Muscat, Oman, 2014.
6. Jun Zhao, Marouane Temimi, HosniGhedira, Nahla Mezhoud. Satellite observation of algal bloom in fall 2013 inthe Arabian Gulf. International Conference on HABs and desalination, April16-17, Muscat, Oman, 2014.
7. Jun Zhao, Hosni Ghedira, Marouane Temimi.Monitoring oil pollution in the Arabian Gulf using medium resolution satelliteimagery. 2013. At AGU fall meeting, San Francisco, USA.
8. NahlaMezhoud, Jun Zhao, et al. Intensivefield campaign for characterization of HABs in the Arabian Gulf and the ArabianSea. International Conference on HABs and desalination, April 16-17, Muscat,Oman, 2014.
9. MunaR. Al Kaabi, Jun Zhao, et al.Validation and developing of satellite-based tools for water turbidity mappingin the Arabian Gulf. International Conference on HABs and desalination, April16-17, Muscat, Oman, 2014.
10. Muna R. Al Kaabi, Jun Zhao, Christian Charron, Imen Gherboudj, Michele Lazzarini, Hosni Ghedira. 2013. Developing a satellite-based tool for water turbidity mapping in the Arabian Gulf: Abu Dhabi case study. At IEEE meeting, San Diego, USA.
11. Maryam R. Al Shehhi, Imen Gherboudj, Jun Zhao, Nahla Mezhoud, Hosni Ghedira. 2013. Evaluating the performance of MODIS FLH ocean color algorithm in detecting the harmful algal blooms in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. IEEE meeting, San Diego, USA.
12. Jun Zhao, Chuanmin Hu, Nelson Melo, David English, Brian Lapointe, and Brian Barnes. 2011. Assessment of satellite-derived diffuse attenuation coefficients and euphoticdepth in south Florida coastal waters. At NASA Carbon Cycle & EcosystemsJoint Science Workshop.
13. Chengfeng Le, Chuanmin Hu, David English, Jennifer Cannizzaro, Zhiqiang Chen, Charles Kovach, Chris Anastasiou, Jun Zhao, and Kendall Carder. 2011. Inherent and apparent optical properties of Tampa Bay: What controls light attenuation? At NASA Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Joint Science Workshop.
14. Jun Zhao, Wenxi Cao. Variations in phytoplankton natural fluorescence during an algal bloom event in the Pearl River estuary (in Chinese). 2007. At the 7th national seminar about ocean color remote sensing in Case II waters, Tsingtao, China.
15. Jun Zhao, Wenxi Cao. Variations in the optical properties of colored dissolved organic matter throughout an algal bloom event in the Pearl River estuary (in Chinese). 2008. At the 8th national seminar about ocean color remote sensing in Case II waters, Nanjing, China.
16. Jun Zhao, Wenxi Cao. Validation of a numerical experiment upon in situ reflectance and variations in quantum yield of phytoplankton natural fluorescence. 2009. At IOCCG, Hangzhou, China.
17. Jun Zhao, Wenxi Cao,Zhaohua Sun, Wen Zhou. Retrieval of CDOM concentration in the Pearl Riverestuary throughout an algal bloom event. 2009. At the 8th national seminarabout ocean color remote sensing in Case II waters, Nanchang, China.


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Pepperell Public Schools
The 50States Pepperell school directory. Find Pepperell, Massachusetts school addresses, phone numbers and other school info.
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Lancaster Poetry Exchange
Attending Lancaster Poetry Exchange, for me, feels like something that should be done, because I regularly discover interesting perspectives. Le Hinton, founder of Iris G. Press (a local poetry publishing company), is a Lancaster fixture, is now the facilitator, and I love hearing introductions from these kinds of people - someone I remember from early days of my attendance of readings, when Borders was around.
Linn Levin, and Frank Falcone, were the featured readers, and we heard from at least eight other poets during open mic portion of evening. Subjects ranged: Charles Bukowski, Native American wisdom available only to hearts, seeds, risking being called a creep, Robert Frost's experience in a snowstorm, Eddie Haskell, and blueberries. We're lucky to have this rich offering (fourth Wednesdays at Barnes and Noble), in addition to the other monthly gatherings: Dogstar (fourth Wednesday), and BohoZone (PoetryZone is every third Wednesday).
This is an invitation. Come to BohoZone, and then ZoneToo, for PoetryZone 8 (Eliot is featured), and then maybe purchase a chapbook (we have Hinton, Levin, new Jeff Rath, and more).
Here is my writing about a new project that seems more great with each moment of attention. I rememeber first seeing the name a few months ago, but only recently learned that K.D. Lang, and Neko Case, were involved. I know these names from listening to some of my mother's music, and paying some attention to Indie radio, and I'm happy to learn of Laura Veirs (her album covers remind me of The Decemberists). Yesterday, we were given an opportunity to see the band, which has been building their first album since Lang had an idea three years ago, perform the songs in order for the first audience. As usual, seeing a live performance resulted in some increased appreciation - they offered a little banter between songs, each artist gets a chance to be lead singer while others back up, and their individual expressions are interesting. The new album releases on Friday, and can be purchased at BohoZone. Song pick: Best Kept Secret.
New Live Percenters
Happy to hear some rough cuts from this veteran hip-hop group. Mellow Drum Addict (several times, I hear him called Phat Hentoff) says he feels as though it is their most organically-created product yet because it came together with ease, has increased amount of D.J. cuts, and sounds good. I was listening to one of his verses about paying dues, and, appreciating the voices - I.B. (Philadelphia) has a very deep one in many ways - asked about who else was on album. I learned of their goal of having a different producer, and a different third member, for each album. June (Queens) rapping, and Theory Hazit is producer (Portland). This two-month effort will be ready for distribution soon. They're sending it over to England in hopes of a vinyl edition. Once album is out, then maybe we will see them schedule a few performances, but everybody does have their own way of creating.
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Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton Volume 33
The topics of the 150 columns in the volume include: "The Real Problem with Religious Toleration", "The Modern Longing for Slavery", "America in a Rut", "The Ku Klux Klan and American Conservatism", "An Artist's Satire on War", "The Monster Called Man". Volumes 27 through 37 are collected columns from The Illustrated London News. Most of the weekly articles Chesterton wrote for The Illustrated London News have never been printed in book form until Ignatius Press undertook to do the collected works. These volumes contain all of Chesterton's columns in The Illustrated London News, beginning in 1905. The great majority have never appeared in book form. Chesterton lovers will be delighted to find this treasure filled with jewels quite the match of his best writing.
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Don't Run your Computer as Administrator
Posted On July 23, 2012
Most people feel that they need to have administrator privileges to run their computer, you do not.
I have been dealing with cleaning up spyware and malware from some computers lately. These users had administrative privileges.
You can run your computer as an everyday user and if you need to install something, most modern computers will prompt you're for the administrator's password. By doing this, you prevent the easy installation of spyware and malware on your machine. You can also prevent a worm or some other type of malware from using your computer as a jumping of point to hack other machines.
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Former Express society editor turns home economics entrepreneur
Last Sunday's column began an answer to Marlene Richardson's question about the life and family of Martha Jane Heath, who was the editor of the San Antonio Express "women's department" from 1930 to 1935.
Born in 1882, Heath built on the skills she had acquired as a housewife and mother to establish herself as what the newspaper proudly announced as "one of America's foremost exponents of cooking and home economics." Crafts, houseplants, bridal wear, hairdressing, party refreshments and "household leaks" all were in her purview. When a reader asked how to frost light bulbs for a party, she knew: Soak clear bulbs in a solution of alum in water, with dye in the desired color.
Some of the unsigned items on Heath's pages might have been rewritten from corporate press releases, such as a list of canned soups — recognizable as Campbell's — with a recommendation to "serv(e) a different one each day." There's also some forthright promotion of advertisers' products. In "Martha Jane's Menus," covering three meals a day for a week in the Sunday paper, brand names often were specified: AusTex chili products, Cot-O-Nut shortening, Imperial sugar, KC baking powder, Pioneer Flour, Rice Hotel Coffee, WearEver aluminum utensils and many more, some of which were advertised on the same page.
The cooking schools Heath conducted in the "handsome, big auditorium" on the fifth floor of the newspaper building included the opportunity to view the Trades Exhibit Hall, "a permanent exhibit of products from manufacturers of pure foods." While most of Heath's recipes were made from scratch, home cooks of the time could try new convenience foods, and she incorporated them without apology — All-Bran waffle mix, Underwood's Simplifry codfish cakes and other time-saving products. A feature on making an "outdoor picnic Mexican dinner" required minimal preparation: Boil a large pot of water over a campfire and drop in a can each of chili and tamales.
Her weekly menus were aspirational, especially for Depression-era households. At every meal, several courses were served, including soup, salad and a homemade dessert; steak, roast beef and salmon were frequent entrees. Heath, determinedly positive, never alluded to the wolf at the door but recommended organ meats (no bones, good value) and using up tiny slivers of laundry soap by wrapping them in a piece of cloth (fun for children's bath time). Meanwhile, her cooking schools offered attendance prizes — $10 in gold, a roast young pig or the food demonstrated onstage.
During most of her time at the Express, Heath lived with her teenage children in rented apartments, first at 512 W. Magnolia Ave. and later at 410 E. Martin St., while her estranged husband, Thomas Bob Heath, continued farming in Medina, Raymondville and Mercedes. Around 1934, she completed what was usually referred to as her "country house," named Heath Haven and located "on the Fredericksburg Road (now Interstate 10) near Leon Springs," according to an undated news clipping Richardson found in a private archive. Designed by River Walk visionary Robert H.H. Hugman, it was a two-story, seven-room structure with a pool and a guest cottage.
With this attractive hospitality venue, after years of building food-industry relationships, Heath decided to leave the paper. "Martha Jane Heath enters own business," read a headline in the Express, Jan. 8, 1935. The former editor would be "engaged in home-economics work under the sponsorship of food manufacturers." Less than five years after the paper had boasted that Heath was "a real personage, not a fictitious entity trying to mislead the public under an assumed name," the Express replaced her with "Helen Homemaker … selected by the management to be the friend and counselor of every woman reader."
It might have been the wrong time and place to become a Martha Stewart-style entrepreneur of the household arts. Heath rented space for a Women's Center in the Uptown Theater building in the 700 block of Fredericksburg Road and advertised its availability "for the culture and entertainment of women" in an Express classified ad, but the venture seems to have been short-lived. A year later, she was serving refreshments at women's clubs as a "representative of a group of local merchants," and by June 14, 1936, her ad in the paper's society page was soliciting "four or five adult guests in my country home 15 miles from the city," with a pool and roof garden as well as an "excellent daily menu or your physician's prescribed diet, prepared under expert supervision."
She may not have had to take in boarders. For the next four years or so, Heath managed a Women's Center for clubwomen in Joske's department store, where she went back to leading cooking schools. By 1940, at 58, she was home economics director for the Borden Co. Within the next few years, she left both Heath Haven and the business world. She was living on a farm near Blanco, "retired from metropolitan newspapers," when she was hired by the Fredericksburg Standard to write a series of "thought-provoking articles under the title of 'Today's Living,' concluding with one of her tested recipes," according to a front-page announcement on April 19, 1944.
In her first Standard column, she tells readers that "We do not appreciate prosperity until adversity overtakes us. Happiness seems a matter of course until it is snatched away."
Heath was back in San Antonio, living at 5305 Bandera Road, when she died at 87 in 1970. Her death certificate gives her occupation as "society editor" and identifies her as a widow. She had survived her long-distant spouse by 17 years.
Heath Haven had long since passed to other owners and occupants; the last was a pool contractor. Recently demolished, the house has been replaced by a car dealership.
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Request Parameters
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A string representing the node identifier of the DC1 Reserved Node to be exchanged.
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The unique identifier of the DC2 Reserved Node offering to be used for the exchange. You can obtain the value for the parameter by calling GetReservedNodeExchangeOfferings
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Dishonesty And Deception: The Flimsy Nature Of Our MPs' Loyalty
How are we supposed to trust our leaders when they can't trust theirs?
It's been a few days of high drama in Canberra with leadership spills and turncoat loyalties.
Not only have 10 frontbenchers offered their resignations to the PM but some of his most trusted ministers have asked him to resign from the top job.
The most obvious example of shifting loyalty is that of Peter Dutton, former Home Affairs Minister and current leadership challenger.
On Thursday morning he called Malcolm Turnbull to say he believed the majority of the party preferred him as Prime Minister and he requested a party room meeting be held -- the second in three days.
Dutton challenged the PM for the top job on Tuesday and lost the vote 42-35, but what is more bizarre is what he tweeted on Saturday.
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And this at about 8 am on Thursday, just five days and one leadership challenge after he said he supported Malcolm Turnbull.
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Treasurer Scott Morrison has emerged as the challenger to the challenger. The ABC reported on Thursday that Morrison would take on Peter Dutton and contest the Liberal party leadership.
Morrison, a long-time Turnbull supporter, met with the PM on Thursday morning. Following the meeting Turnbull, Morrison confirmed that he stood by the PM.
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Shortly after, news emerged that Morrison would challenge Dutton for the top job. Whether this move comes with or without the PM's support is unclear.
What was clear however, was the certainty with which Morrison supported Turnbull at a joint press conference with Mathias Cormann and the PM.
When asked if he had would ever "rule out any leadership ambition" on Wednesday Morrison replied;
"This is my leader and I have ambition for him."
Dutton isn't the only MP who's support for Malcolm Turnbull has gone soft over the past few days.
This morning Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, together with Jobs Minister Michaelia Cash and Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, went to see the PM in his office.
Soon after Cormann told reporters that he, Cash and Fifield believed the PM should resign.
"We have had a further meeting with the Prime Minister this morning, all three of us, to confirm that we believe that there should be a party room meeting to resolve the issue of the leadership of the Liberal Party," Corman said.
Communications Minister Mitch Fifield said the leadership crisis desperately needs a resolution and a party room meeting is the means to achieve it.
READ MORE: Waleed Aly: Why This Brutal Leadership Spill Is Different And Makes No Sense
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"I believe that there should be a party room meeting. What needs to happen is this issue is resolved," Fifield said.
"We cannot allow this situation to continue. It does need to be resolved. These are difficult circumstances and what our focus ... is to endeavour to achieve a resolution as quickly as possible."
Michaelia Cash said she supported Turnbull in Tuesday's ballot, but has since realised the party needed a leadership change.
"I too have supported the Prime Minister since his election to office. I too supported the Prime Minister in the ballot on Tuesday," Cash said.
"I became aware yesterday that it was very clear that the Prime Minister no longer, in my opinion, had the confidence of the party room. I too met with the Prime Minister yesterday afternoon and I advised him of this, and I urged him to call a party room meeting."
Cormann also claimed that he has long supported the PM. In fact as late as Wednesday he affirmed his loyalty to Turnbull at a press conference.
Nationals MP Kevin Hogan said in a statement on Thursday that he cannot condone the Liberal and Labor parties "treating the office of Prime Minister as a revolving door."
He also announced that he would leave the liberal party to sit on the crossbench should Malcolm Turnbull lose this position as prime minister.
"I am announcing today, that if there is another leadership spill for the position of Prime Minister prior to the next federal election, I will remove myself from the government benches and sit on the cross benches," Hogan said in the statement.
"I have made this decision because my community is fed up."
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Hogan's potential move to the crossbench would threaten the government's majority as they only hold one extra seat in the house of representatives.
Amid all the drama and the leadership squabbling, Nationals MP Darren Chester tweeted his frustration with Canberra politics, reminding MPs they should be focused on fixing serious issues that matter greatly to the Australian people.
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World Humanitarian Day on 19 August
KARACHI: World Humanitarian Day will be observed on August 19, 2015. The day is a time to recognize those who face danger and adversity in order to help others. The day was designated by the General Assembly to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq.
World Humanitarian Day is also an opportunity to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the globe. This year, the UN and its humanitarian partners invite all of you to inspire the world's humanity. The theme calls on you to join any of the world's humanitarian organizations and become an active messenger of Humanity.
The first day of action will be 19 August: World Humanitarian Day. This is a day to celebrate humanitarians around the world. In an effort to build a global sense of momentum, we will call on our Messengers of Humanity to take an important social action on this day and share them on your social networks and amplify the message.
In a world that is ever more digitally connected, each of us has the power and responsibility to inspire our fellow human beings to act to help others and create a more humane world Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The designation of 19 August as World Humanitarian Day is the outcome of the relentless efforts of the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation and his family working closely with the Ambassadors of France, Switzerland, Japan and Brazil in both Geneva and New York to table and steer the draft Resolution through the General Assembly. The Foundation conveyed its deep gratitude to the United Nations General Assembly and all Member States for the worthy gesture of recognition that has ensured that the tragic loss of Vieira de Mello and his 21 colleagues and all humanitarian personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifices in relieving the suffering of victims of humanitarian crises have not been in vain.


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Be it a statement piece personally designed for you by Malcolm in his signature style, or a handcrafted diamond engagement ring that says it all, commissioning a piece of jewellery by Malcolm Betts grants you the freedom to create something truly unique and special. Working closely with Malcolm and his team gives you the reassurance and confidence to make your vision a reality.
Thank you both so much for the beautiful ring. It will surely be in the family for a long, long time. Just perfect! Its been a pleasure from start to finish. I'm sure our paths will cross again.


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1999 Carver 530 VOYAGER
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Step forward into a pilothouse fit for a king (or captain). Pilothouse provides plenty of wraparound seating for any curious guests. Continuing forward you'll reach three opulent staterooms. The full beam master boasts an over-sized queen, en suite shower stall and separate head stall, laundry, and lots of storage. The second stateroom is a full sized v-birth connected to a jack and jill bathroom. The third stateroom contains two bunked single births.
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Profitable small businesses can quickly fail if they run out of money. Likewise, unprofitable unprof small companies can be kept afloat for a long time if they have a good cash balance. Simply puts, money is the life blood of American small businesses.
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To narrow down some budget on replacing your factory radio, you can install your new car radio on your own. If you used to install a car radio before and have a correct installation guide, it is much easier for you to finish the installation by yourself. Please have a look at the image below. It is a multifunctional 1998-2007 TOYOTA Land Cruiser 100 series car radio from Seicane after installation. If you also own the same vehicle type, you can read the following 1998-2007 TOYOTA Land Cruiser 100 series CD Player installation guide and follow it step by step to help with the installation.
Tips about the installation:
1. Please disconnect the power before the installation.
2. Please prepare a lever and a screwdriver before the removal and the installation.
3. Please keep all the separate parts from the car. Please take great care of the dashboard to avoid scratching it during its detachment and installation. Please keep handy any parts from the car and make use of all the original screws from the car as much as possible. so each related part of the unit can be fixed securely.
4. For your convenience, here's the recommended tools for removal and installation from Seicane, please check for more details: http://www.seicane.com/car-dvd-dismantling-device-srd-400
1998-2007 TOYOTA Land Cruiser 100 series car radio installation guide
1. Remove two trim panels at each side of the center console and set it aside.
2. Remove the top panel and set it aside.
3. Remove 4 screws holding the unit with a Phillips screwdriver.
4. Gently take out the panel on the radio interface.
5. Take out the radio and disconnect cables at back of it.
6. Check all the accessories for the new Seicane car radio.
7. Connect the harnesses to the back of the new Seicane car radio.
8. Connect the Seicane car radio to your original car radio's plugs.
9. Put the new Seicane car radio into the dash.
10. Turn on the new Seicane car radio and have a comprehensive check if it works well.
11. Install 4 screws back to their original position.
12. Install the trim panel back to its original place.
Wish the above installation guide can help you successfully install a 1998-2007 TOYOTA Land Cruiser 100 series car radio. If there is any doubt, you can browse some professional websites; seek help from your dealer or a professional technician.
Besides, before the installation, please check the compatibility between your new car radio and your car. If your new car radio is not compatible enough, we suggest you to quit it and select another compatible one. Here I would like to recommend a remarkable 1998-2007 TOYOTA Land Cruiser 100 series CD Player from Seicane to you. You might check out the link below for more details.
With an exquisite interface and high configurations, this 1998-2007 TOYOTA Land Cruiser 100 series car radio can be the best replacement for your old factory radio with single function.
Even though you are not good at identifying directions in daily life, you can quickly locate where you are and navigate to your desired destinations through accurate turn-by-turn directions and voice prompts provided by the high-end 3D GPS navigation system.
Under the wireless Bluetooth technology, by pairing your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone or other enabled devices with this unit, you can make, receive, reject and mute hands-free calls as well as enjoy your favorite music streaming from your devices. Thus, you can have a safer driving and keep both yourself and your passengers relaxed all the way.
With you a good time because of this fantastic 1998-2007 TOYOTA Land Cruiser 100 series car radio!


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The Republic of Equatorial Guinea, through its Delegate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, strengthened African cooperation at the meeting of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and the European Union.
Equatorial Guinea highlighted the importance of the promotion and economic transformation of Africa through industrialization, economic development, science, technology, innovation, respect for human rights, peace, security, and good governance.
The new cooperation agreement, which will replace the Cotonou Agreement in 2020, further strengthens the bilateral relations between the African Union (AU) and the EU.
Equatorial Guinea has ratified numerous international conventions regarding economic development and human rights, and is active at the United Nations (UN) as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, where it strongly advocates for peace and security throughout the world. Equatorial Guinea at the UN has urged its fellow UN member states to prohibit the sale of arms to mercenaries and other organizations who are considered human rights violators.
Equatorial Guinea at the UN has also focused on negotiations and dialogues for the peaceful resolution of armed conflicts; negotiations and dialogues on the reform of the Security Council; active participation in strategies to combat terrorism, illegal human trafficking, drug trafficking, organized and cross-border crime, endemic diseases and pandemics, extremism, xenophobia, racial discrimination and corruption; active defense of human rights; active participation in mitigating catastrophic effects of climate change; and active participation in the execution of the UN 2030 and African Union 2063 agendas, in parallel with their own Horizon 2020 national program.


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Region: Treiso, Barbaresco, Piedmont
This Barbaresco DOCG Pajorè, grows in the Nebbiolo vineyards situated in the towns of Treiso. This MGA justly enjoys a solid renown thanks to the cult wines of Giovanni Moresco (today almost impossible to find) who was the first to make a single-vineyard wine in 1967. Soil, altitude, and exposure are almost always excellent for Nebbiolo which in this MGA express an elegant and classic character. After ageing in oak casks for two years it is presented to the consumer with the following organoleptic characteristics: Color; garnet red with orange tinges. Fragrance: ethereal, intense, fragrant with fruit and flowers, pleasantly spicy. Taste: dry, full, robust but smooth and velvety. An excellent wine to match with roasted meat, game and matured cheese.


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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
"Along Lake Michigan"
I guess the thing that struck me about this poem it the amount of repetition and detail he uses to describe one act. The basic story sound like, a person hit a woodchuck either with a car and is now watching it's children go up next to the body and try and figure out what is wrong, the ending is a bit confusing but based on the line "I am counting the cars as a man who counts before acting. I am holding a stick in my hands." it sounds like he is planning to kill the kids out of mercy. It sounds like it would fit the dark nature of this poem. The repetition in this is the idea that I like the most. I shows importance in a simple act.
Posted by Reid Morgan at 1:38 PM
3 comments:
- Najma Ali said...
Yeah I really liked this one but the little babies trying to figure out what's wrong with their mother was really sad. It shows that everyone needs their more for guidance and that we don't know anything unless someone shows us.
- January 13, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- shirwa hosh said...
This poems darkness drew me to it because it showed that poems could be like a different side of life the good and the bad. I also noticed the repetition in it as well and I think the it was trying to emphasize the scene.
- January 13, 2010 at 5:38 PM
- Kyle Kapps said...
I didn't really think why the man had a stick at the end, but maybe that was what we was going to do.
- January 16, 2010 at 9:38 AM
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Well, I guess we know what God was pondering this week – giving an award to Fitchburg native Lee Roy.
Roy, one half of the bluegrass duo siblings The Roys, with his sister Elaine, was honored this week with a plaque from Power Source Magazine for his hit inspirational single, "I wonder What God's Thinking."
The presentation took place during Inspirational Country Music Week aboard the historic General Jackson showboat in Nashville.
Roy's song questions God's perception of today's sometimes selfish society.
"Every award is meaningful in its own way," he said. "But to be recognized for my efforts as a songwriter is especially humbling, since I believe in divine inspiration. I wrote it after watching the news and considering how separated so many of us seem to have become from each other and from God."
The folk-country-bluegrass duo performed around Fitchburg and Leominster for years before moving to Nashville several years ago.
"I Wonder What God's Thinking" was featured on The Roys' debut CD, "Lonesome Whistle." Their second CD, "New Day Dawning," debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums Chart in September. Two weeks later, the disc rose to No. 1 on Amazon's Bluegrass Best Sellers list.
The Roys attribute their musical abilities to their large French-Canadian family, which emigrated to Fitchburg from New Brunswick. (Karen Nugent)
So far none of the trio of Massachusetts contestants on season 3 of "The Voice" is headed home, though it was close for Scituate resident Caitlin Michele, who was snapped up in a steal by coach Cee Lo Green after Adam Levine last week chose the quirky, lovable Melanie Martinez, 17, over her.
Blake Shelton also pushed his button for a steal but Caitlin Michele chose Cee Lo to help her move on in the Knockout Rounds.
Last night Western Massachusetts bank worker Michelle Brooks-Thompson was picked by Adam to move on as part of his team after a performance with Adanna Duru, a high school junior.
They were matched up to sing "Crazy in Love," a Beyonce song. Just a brief clip of the performance was shown during the broadcast.
Michelle, a mom to twins and the wife of a football player once signed by the St. Louis Rams (though he never played), belted out "Proud Mary" during the blind auditions, prompting all of the coaches, except Blake Shelton, to turn their chairs.
Interesting to note that Adam seems to have a fondness for Bay State crooners. All three started out on his team this season.


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Booby Trap is the sixth episode of the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the fifty-fourth episode overall.
Guest Stars: Susan Gibney (Dr. Leah Brahms), Albert Hall (Galek Dar), Julie Warner (Christy Henshaw), Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan), Colm Meaney (Miles O'Brien)
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The Enterprise is caught in an ancient booby trap and Geordi conjures up a hologram of warp engine designer Leah Brahms to try to help them escape the trap.
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The character of Dr. Leah Brahms is first introduced here. albeit as a hologram. Geordi being the lunk-head that he is falls in love his hologramatic simulation. She appears in-person aboard the Enterprise later in the series.
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The report said diesel-powered passenger vehicles are 35% to 50% more fuel efficient than similar sized gas-powered vehicles. Its research concluded that California save over 530 million gallons of gasoline-equivalent fuel per year by 2030 if diesel vehicles grow to 25% of the California market.
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NEW DELHI — Three police officers were killed by gunmen in two separate shootings on Monday in Srinagar, India, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir State, the police said.
Attacks on police and army officials have become relatively rare in Srinagar, and more often take place outside the city or closer to the disputed border with Pakistan. A once-steady stream of armed militants crossing the border has also declined in recent years.
Kashmir has been a source of conflict between Pakistan and India since independence and partition in 1947. Pakistan has never accepted the state's inclusion in India and has tried repeatedly to dislodge it, both with military incursions and by supporting Kashmiri insurgents.
In Monday's attacks, attackers suspected of being militants fatally shot the police officers at close range at two separate locations.
The militant separatist group Hizbul Mujahedeen took responsibility for the killings in the local news media, though there was no official confirmation of the group's involvement.
The attacks followed a weekend gun battle in which five people suspected of being militants were killed by the Indian Army in the border district of Kupwara, said Col. N. N. Joshi, a military spokesman in Srinagar. On Sunday, an Indian soldier died of his wounds.
India and Pakistan regularly accuse each other of sponsoring terrorism in their respective countries, and the Indian Army said in a news conference that it believed the men involved in the weekend gun battle were from Lashkar-e-Taiba, a banned Pakistan-based militant group that wants to end Indian control of Jammu and Kashmir.


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LAHORE, Pakistan — The Interior Ministry confirmed on Thursday that it had ordered Doctors Without Borders to leave Pakistan's impoverished Kurram tribal region, saying the medical charity's permit to work there expired two years ago.
Pakistan's explanation for the order came a day after Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, said the government had refused to renew its permission to work in the Kurram region and had given it a week to leave.
The charity's announcement, which said no reason had been given for the expulsion order, underlined the increasing difficulties foreigners face while working in Pakistan.
The state minister for interior affairs, Muhammad Tallal Chaudry, said that Doctors Without Borders had not been barred from working elsewhere in the country, including in the Bajaur Agency of the tribal areas, and in the provinces of Sindh, Baluchistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, but that it would no longer be allowed to operate in Kurram, where it has been working since 2004.
"Their no-objection certificate to work in Kurram expired in 2015," the minister said, referring to a legal document required by foreign citizens and organizations to operate in certain parts of Pakistan. "They should have stopped their work while they waited for new permission but they kept working, in violation of rules and regulations. Now they have been asked to leave but only after being adequately warned several times."
"Places like Kurram are volatile areas, and it is our responsibility to secure aid groups and their workers there," Mr. Chaudry said. "If people start working there without permission, it creates huge risks for us."
"We have nothing against international aid agencies working in Pakistan, and in fact we facilitate all those groups who work with permission and in areas where they are allowed," he said. Doctors Without Borders "created problems for itself," he added.
An official crackdown on international aid agencies first began in 2015 when the Pakistani government ordered Save the Children to leave. Though the decision was reversed within days, in October 2015, Pakistan announced a new policy for international aid agencies, canceling all previous no-objection certificates and ordering organizations to register again with the government within 60 days.
In 2016, Doctors Without Borders was one of 25 international aid agencies that signed a new memorandum with the government of Pakistan that formally allowed it to operate in the country. However, the group, like all other aid agencies, was still required to get new no-objection certificates to operate in restricted areas like the northwestern tribal regions. The Interior Ministry said at the time that all organizations would be told within 60 days of registering whether they had permission to operate in Pakistan.
The Pakistan representative for Doctors Without Borders, Catherine Moody, declined to comment on the issue, saying the organization now wanted to concentrate "on making the closure as smooth and painless as possible for our staff and the community."
But an official at the group, who declined to be identified by name because he was not authorized to speak to the news media, said the charity had reapplied for permission to work in Kurram in 2015 but never heard back from the government until last week. He said the group had continued working in Kurram because it believed that under the 2016 memorandum of understanding it was still allowed it to do so, and that it was not breaking the law.
Pakistan's relationship with foreign aid groups has long been troubled. Diplomats and development workers face severe restrictions on their movements and are sometimes accused of using their work as a cover for espionage.
Aid agencies became particularly suspect in 2011 when Save the Children, which has worked in Pakistan for 37 years, was linked to a Pakistani doctor recruited by the C.I.A. to help in the hunt that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden in the city of Abbottabad.
According to figures released in 2016, Doctors Without Borders has 1,649 staff members across Pakistan.
Since 2007, the charity has been unable to get authorization to send any non-Pakistani staff members into the tribal areas. Its health clinics in the towns of Sadda and Alizai in Kurram have been run by 50 local volunteers and six Ministry of Health employees.
Much of the tribal areas are plagued by poverty, a Taliban insurgency and frequent attacks on militants by American drone aircraft. Years of conflict and displacement have led to the near collapse of the public sector services, including health care. Few doctors and technical workers are prepared to work under such conditions, and residents often must travel far to reach a hospital.
In Kurram, sectarian tensions are an additional complication, with the predominantly Shiite population repeatedly under attack by Sunni Taliban militants. Doctors Without Borders ran one clinic in a Shiite area and one in a Sunni area.
Dr. Talha Rahman, who runs the Elaj Trust, a group that works to provide improved health care in Pakistan, said Kurram's health system was decayed and corrupt, with many vacancies difficult to fill.
"There is a big gap in health care facilities in the area, the government is not doing its work, which is why international and foreign aid agencies come in to fill the void," Dr. Rahman said.
"If the government is not going to let them do their work, then does it have a plan to fill that gap?" he said. "I don't think so."


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Greek Wine Girl Nicole Andersen has been busy living the 'crazy' wine life. Find out what's new in the wine world, and why she's loving this Greek winery right now.
Greek Wine Girl is back!
It's me, Greek Wine Girl, and I'm back from my wine chaos and finally back to smacking keys to convey my message of Greek Wine love.
I can't speak of anything in the Greek wine world without taking a moment to talk about Haridimos Hatzidakis. Our sympathies to Hazdidakis family — and to the entire Greek wine world. If you haven't heard, in the early weeks of August, Haridimos left this world suddenly, to journey on to the next. It was way too early for all of us who have admired his wines, certainly much too early for his children and his wife who will dearly miss him — and have his work to finish. However, it was his time, and I 'm sure the angels will be drinking much better wine now with his presence. I'm humbled to have had the opportunity, just one year ago, to spend time with him at his winery and break bread. Santorini will no doubt feel a void from his absence, I will always store those memories in my heart, and reminders will always linger when his wines are poured. To your next journey, Haridimos. May your impression be left in Heaven as it was left with all of us here. I raise my glass to you. Cheers! Memory Eternal.
I snapped this photo of Haridimos Hatzidakis last year in Santorini, as he showed me his wine cellar. RIP. IMAGE: Greek Wine Girl
Greek wine on the road
Over the last several months the glasses have been continuously filled as more visitors arrived. Greek wines were on tour for weeks, from the U.S., to Canada, to Australia and beyond. The track shoes are on and these wineries are all in the race to get their wines in the hands of consumers' and sommeliers'. While some wines are already here in the States and others are trying to be here, Greek wines are growing in force. While not all are home runs, there are plenty that are hard-hitting and worthy of the best wine lists in the world.
Promoting Greek wine
After a roller coaster year for me, I've gained some traction as a Greek Wine Ambassador, assisting Greek wineries with market visits and dinners. While I've tried many Greek wines over the years I've always had my OG's (Original Group) — the core of wineries which for years I've held in my heart like family. I've pounded a lot of pavement and logged and thousands of miles to promote them. While they remain some of my favorites, I've been recently introduced to more wineries whose wines I've just enjoyed just as much. In these months I've gained miles and weight, as usual, and grown very fond of many of these wines.
Greek Wine Girl Nicole Andersen is buzzing right now about Tsililis wines. Read on to learn more.
The Greek winery I'm buzzing about
My curiosity lights turned on about this winery several years back, for two reasons — their mini sparkling wines with this amazing black and white packaging (which has since been changed but is still delightful), and for tsipouro. These truly impressed me, so I was really excited when I learned I would be working with Tsilili.
Let me just clarify something quickly – I never have enough time – and space – to add all the things I want to talk about in one article. I've recently worked with 10 Greek wineries, all with a million wonderful things I want to share with you. However, Tsilili is the winner of this article because I want to highlight Meteora, home to Tsilili, where in this mystical and magical place, they do what they love – make people happy through a glass.
My first introduction to Tsilili was in May, when Winemaker Ioanna Tsilili conducted the tour with Wines of Greece. She's an artsy and eclectic young woman with a style and look you won't forget; she's not only stunning, but also quite eloquent. Then in July, Kostas Tsilili visited Chicago. This kind and humble man is the founder and creator of Tsilili Estate, and he's the brain child of their spirits. His estate has now become a family business.
The Tsilili family has the most incredible view and an amazing place to rest their heads at night — under the skies of Meteora. It's a place you'll never forget. The view is epic, with rock formations like you've never seen. The pictures look fake, and it's surreal to be there. This land is also rich in history. Making wine here is likely not an easy task but, wow, what a sight to behold every day.
Meteora wine
Meteora is a PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) location in the wine world. Meteora translates to "middle of the sky." The formation of immense pillars, is a sight that will be forever emblazoned in your mind. It's one of the most mountainous regions in Greece. With its vertical cliff views, and immense pillars, it encompasses the lands on the river of Penurious. Zoned vineyards must be planted from 150-800 meters. It's most known for one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox Monasteries — it's just 2nd in importance to Mount Athos. At the foothills of the rocks of Meteora you will find a prehistoric cave, Theopetra. Scientists discovered the first traces of human presence in Greece along with other things, however the most significant were traces of grape seeds from the Middle Paleolithic era. This provides the proof that ancient existence of this place is rich in vine to wine.
The Meteora region is known for several varieties, including Assyrtiko, Batiki, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Debina, Malagousia, Roditis, Syrah, Xinomavro, and Zalovitiko.
The wines of Theopetra are some of the best labels I've seen out of Greece thus far. With Ioanna behind that, I don't expect anything less. On one of my trips to Greece, I was introduced to these wines when on one hot summer's night, I indulged my curiosity and tasted her white wine. This blend of Assyrtiko and Malagousia was lovely. Incidentally, the Chicago market is also very excited about these wines, and we hope to find them here very soon, otherwise I envision a suitcase-full on my upcoming travels.
Robert Parkers approved
Here's some really exciting news about these wines. The wines of Theopetra from Tsilili did very well this year with Robert Parkers Wine Advocate, which is known as the world's most trustworthy authority. All 6 wines received 90 points or more.
Let's see what they had to say about these wines.
Theopetra Estate PGI Meteora – Malagousia Assyrtiko blend
Organic and fresh wine with stunning aromas of pineapple, peaches, biscuits, and hints of fresh mint. On the palate is acidity is crisp and refreshing with around body where the fruity freshness awakens the tastebuds and the long clean herbal finish is lovely to DRINK THE ENTIRE BOTTLE ALONE.
Robert Parkers Wine Advocate – 92 points
Theopetra Estate PGI Meteora – Syrah – Limniona- Cabernet Sauvignon
This organic wine gets 12 months in a mix of French and American oak giving its deep ruby red color. It's full of fruity aromas like plums, sour cherries, blackberries, nutmeg, clove, black pepper, and the sweetness of chocolate as well. The palate strikes with a round and full body hitting a velvet playground of tannins. The red and black fruits, and sweet and spice with a long and complex finish, are a grand slam Ménage a trois from Theopetra estate.
Robert Parkers Wine advocate – 90 points
Stay tuned for more Greek wine news
I promise I won't take so long next time to bring you the latest from the Greek wine world. There are so many great Greek wines to drink, and so many great stories to tell. Until then, cheers!
Learn more about Tsilili wines their website and on Facebook
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This week on Moonbase 2, A stranger from a foreign lands appears and brings trouble with her. With this guest joining them the Moonbase boi's talk about lots of 3rd party news (surprise there) such as X-Transbots Abaddon and Dante, Maketoys Hellfire and Wrestle and CCreations Blade. Of course along with the rest of this weeks news and woo woo.
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News? What is this news that you speak of? That's right there is very very little this week but the Moonbase 2 guys chat about the few bits such as Toyworld's Devastator, more stuff from Play With This Too and their up and coming kickstarter and the usual nonsense the 2 guys have been up to this week.
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