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THINGS are looking up for little Ellie Howard after a traumatic start to her life.
Ellie was just weeks old when her parents were given the distressing news that she had Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips (DDH).
It meant that she had to wear a special harness to help correct the problem.
Her mum Lisa Lindberg, 33, told the Gazette: "Ellie was born by breech delivery in October.
"She was sent for a routine ultrasound at six weeks old, where we were given the devastating news that she had Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips."
Ellie had to be fitted with a Pavlik harness to encourage her hip sockets to develop in the correct position.
For her parents, it was distressing to see her in such a condition.
Lisa said: "It looked horrendous when it was first put on her.
"It was really traumatic and emotional for all of us.
"You can't take the harness off. There were times when I wanted to rip it off but you have just got to stick with it.
"You have got to keep it on for as long as possible."
Ellie had to wear the harness for nine weeks before it could be removed.
It was a great relief for her mum Lisa and dad Ray Howard, who live in Aviemore Road, Hemlington.
Thankfully Ellie, who is now almost five months old, didn't need any surgery and hers is a positive prognosis.
Lisa said: "Everything looks good. Never say never, but it looks absolutely fantastic for Ellie."
Lisa's family suffered another trauma when her 38-year-old sister Annmarie's baby daughter, Millie, then 18 months old, fractured her femur and had to be placed in a hip spica cast.
Lisa said: "We have a history of brittle bone disease in our family.
"Although the hospital staff were fantastic with treatment, myself and my sister were at a loss of how to care for our two babies, who were now classed as disabled, and cope with the emotional issues connected with seeing your little one in such discomfort.
"That is where the Steps charity helped.
"I came across the website purely by accident and was amazed by how many people's lives are affected by the same or similar situations as we now found ourselves in.
"Caring for a child in a harness or spica is so scary at first and even the simplest of tasks can take an age to perform, and you end up having to develop new methods for doing most things.
"Steps helps parents with children that have a wide range of lower limb conditions from DDH to club foot.
"They also help with funding for special equipment, a helpline and they have a discussion forum for parents to talk to each other and share invaluable hints and tips."
Now Lisa and her sister are taking part in a fund-raising event to help raise awareness of hip problems in babies and young children.
They are doing a sponsored walk today to mark National Baby Hip Health Week, which runs until Saturday.
Lisa said: "We are doing a sponsored walk around Hemlington Lake to help raise funds and hopefully awareness of Baby Hip Health Week.
"The lake is just over one mile and we are taking the children with us.
"It is really just to raise awareness.
"Until it happens to you, you don't really think about it.
"If it is picked up early enough it can be treated without surgery."
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Altamonte Springs, Fla., March 12, 2015 – Junior pitcher Annie Pitkin tossed a complete game shutout on the mound and senior Adrienne White went 3-for-4 with two RBIs at the plate to lead the No. 23-ranked Washington University in St. Louis softball team to a 6-0 win over Brandeis University Thursday at the 2015 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship at the Seminole County Softball Complex in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Pitkin improved to 8-1 on the year and has allowed just one earned run in 21 innings pitched with 21 strikeouts at the UAA Championship. For the season, she has a 0.64 earned run average with 67 strikeouts and just eight walks in 55 innings.
Washington U. won its third-straight game to improve to 12-3, 4-1 in the UAA, while Brandeis fell to 4-4, 1-4 in the UAA.
The Bears threatened in the second inning loading the bases with one out after two singles and a hit-by-pitch, but senior Alyssa Wilson lined into a double play to end the threat. Pitkin also had a single in her first at-bat of the season in the second.
After hitting the first batter of the game, Pitkin retired 11-straight before giving up a hit to Anya Kamber and Cori Coleman with two outs in the fourth. Pitkin got Madi Hunter to ground out to end the threat.
Washington U. broke open the game in the top of the fifth inning by scoring four runs on three hits and took advantage of a Brandeis error to take a 5-0 lead. White had the big hit of the inning, a two-RBI double down the left field line, which drove home senior Paige Biles and sophomore Kenzie James. Junior Brooke Hofer added a sacrifice fly for an RBI in the inning. Sophomore Halle Steinberg drove in the final run of the game in the top of the seventh with an RBI single to left to score Taylor.
Biles had her fifth-straight multi-hit game going 2-for-4 with a run scored, while Taylor went 2-for-3 with a walk. Hofer also had a nice day at the plate going 2-for-2 with an RBI, a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly. Washington U. had 14 hits in the win, its second-highest hit total of the season.
Washington U. begins the second half of the 2015 UAA Championship Tournament Friday, March 13, with a pair of games against Case Western Reserve University at 10 a.m. (ET) and No. 19-ranked University of Rochester at 1 p.m. WashU and Case are tied for first in the UAA standings with a 4-1 record.
BEAR NOTEBOOK: White has hit safely in 11-straight games, while Biles and Mehrle are riding a season-long seven-game hit streak … Biles leads the tournament in batting average (.556) and hits (10) … White is hitting .450 with five doubles, a home run and seven RBIs in the UAA Championship and leads the tournament with 17 total bases … The Bears lead the tourney in batting average (.345) and earned run average (0.80).

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How to Detect and Prevent Malnutrition in Elderly Adults
Elderly Care in Madison FL
As we age, our metabolism slows down, the immune system becomes weaker, and we do not have the strength or dexterity that we once had. This is exactly what elderly adults have to go through, making it so important to eat a healthy diet. By not eating the right foods, older adults may develop malnutrition.
Malnutrition is caused by more than a diet full of junk food and empty calories. There are several reasons this illness can develop, including:
- Strict diet: Some diets restrict the use of salt, sugar, fat, or protein due to health problems. This cause the elder to not eat the foods their body needs.
- Health reasons: It is not uncommon for older adults to have a change in appetite or problems eating, especially if they have dementia or problems with their teeth. However, this diminished appetite could be the reason the senior develops malnutrition.
- Isolation: Elders who live alone often do not enjoy spending time in the kitchen preparing meals when they are only cooking for themselves.
- Consuming too much alcohol: Too much alcohol can wreak havoc on the digestive system, making it difficult to absorb nutrients.
- Low income: Not having enough money to buy healthy groceries can also make it difficult for the elder to get the proper nutrients.
- Depression: Depression can cause the elder to lose their appetite due to being lonely, coping with grief, or having to deal with a medical condition.
An elderly care provider can be used to keep your loved one company and to ensure they are eating healthy foods.
It can be pretty challenging to discover if a senior is malnourished. Unless you spend every meal with them, you probably do not have a clue what foods they are putting into their body. Most seniors will appear to be perfectly healthy, but will develop health complications later. If you spot any of these symptoms, discuss them with the elder's doctor.
- Weight loss. They seem to be losing weight for no reason, causing their clothes to become loose.
- More injuries. Malnutrition can make it difficult for wounds to heal, can easily cause bruising, and may result in dental problems.
- Check their kitchen. If you think your loved one is malnourished, check their pantry, cabinets, and refrigerator. This will give you a better idea of what kind of foods they buy.
- Know what medications they take. Lack of appetite can be a side effect of some medications. Find out what prescription and non-prescription the elder is taking and speak with a pharmacist to determine if it could be causing them to lose their appetite.
If you can keep your loved one on a healthy diet from the start, you can prevent health complications associated with malnutrition. Here are a few ways to keep the elder healthy and getting the nutrients their body needs.
- Work with their doctor. If you notice the elder is losing weight, talk to their doctor about it. They should be able to identify what is contributing to your aging parent's weight loss.
- Help them grocery shop. Shop with them to ensure they are buying the right foods. Fruits and veggies are important, but encourage them to buy foods that are packed in protein, fiber, and other necessary nutrients.
- Have a between-meal snack plan. Before the senior reaches for a bag of chips or candy bar, have healthy snacks planned ahead of time and ready to go. This could be apples with peanut butter, a piece of cheese and fruit, or a fruit smoothie.
Malnutrition can cause major health problems if not detected. Help your loved one live a healthier life with these ideas.
If you or an aging loved one are considering elderly care in Madison, FL, please call the caring staff at Hopewell In-Home Senior Care today at 850-386-5552. Providing Senior Care Services in North Florida.
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Recent findings have shown that up to 60% of pheochromocytomas (PCCs) and paragangliomas (PGLs) are caused by germline or somatic mutations in one of the 11 hitherto known susceptibility genes: SDHA, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, SDHAF2, VHL, HIF2A (EPAS1), RET, NF1, TMEM127 and MAX. This list of genes is constantly growing and the 11 genes together consist of 144 exons. A genetic screening test is extensively time consuming and expensive. Hence, we introduce next-generation sequencing (NGS) as a time-efficient and cost-effective alternative.
Tumour lesions from three patients with apparently sporadic PCC were subjected to whole exome sequencing utilizing Agilent Sureselect target enrichment system and Illumina Hi seq platform. Bioinformatics analysis was performed in-house using commercially available software. Variants in PCC and PGL susceptibility genes were identified.
We have identified 16 unique genetic variants in PCC susceptibility loci in three different PCC, spending less than a 30-min hands-on, in-house time. Two patients had one unique variant each that was classified as probably and possibly pathogenic: NF1 Arg304Ter and RET Tyr791Phe. The RET variant was verified by Sanger sequencing.
NGS can serve as a fast and cost-effective method in the clinical genetic screening of PCC. The bioinformatics analysis may be performed without expert skills. We identified process optimization, characterization of unknown variants and determination of additive effects of multiple variants as key issues to be addressed by future studies.
Endocrine tumors arise from endocrine glands. Most endocrine tumors are benign but malignant variants exist. Several endocrine neoplasms display loss of parts of chromosome 11 or 18, produce hormones and responds poorly to conventional chemotherapeutics. The multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes are mainly confined to endocrine tumors. This opens the question if there exists a single or several endocrine tumor genes.
The aim of the study was to describe genetic derangements in endocrine tumors.
Paper I: Investigation of mutational status of SDHAF2 in parathyroid tumors. SDHAF2 is located in the proximity of 11q13, a region that frequently displays loss in parathyroid tumors. We established that mutations in SDHAF2 are infrequent in parathyroid tumors.
Paper II: Study of SDHAF2 gene expression in a cohort of benign pheochromocytomas (PCC) (n=40) and malignant PCC (n=10). We discovered a subset of benign PCC (28/40) and all malignant PCC (10/10) with significantly lower SDHAF2 expression. Benign PCC with low SDHAF2 expression and malignant tumors consistently expressing low levels of SDHAF2 were methylated in the promoter region. SDHAF2 expression was restored in vitro after treatment with 5- aza-2-deoxycytidine.
Paper III: HumanMethylation27 array (Illumina) covering 27578 CpG sites spanning over 14495 genes were analyzed in a discovery cohort of 10 primary small neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) with matched metastases. 2697 genes showed different methylation pattern between the primary tumor and its metastasis. We identified several hypermethylated genes in key regions. Unsupervised clustering of the tumors identified three distinct clusters, one with a highly malignant behavior.
Paper IV: Loss of chromosome 18 is the most frequent genetic aberration in SI-NETs. DNA from SI-NETs were subjected to whole exome capture sequencing and high resolution SNP array. Genomic profiling revealed loss of chromosome 18 in 5 out of 7 SI-NETs. No tumor-specific somatic mutation on chromosome 18 was identified which suggests involvement of other mechanisms than point mutations in SI-NET tumorigenesis.
Paper V: The cost for diagnostic genetic screening of common susceptibility genes in PCC is expensive and labor intensive. Three PCC from three patients with no known family history were chosen for exome capture sequencing. We identified three variants in known candidate genes. We suggest that exome-capture sequencing is a quick and cost-effective tool.
Genotypic and phenotypic inter patient heterogeneity characterize pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). Up to 60% of PPGL are associated with either somatic or germline mutations in at least 14 established disease causing genes. Consequently, a comprehensive screening test for PPGL patients utilizing standard techniques is not feasible and in the diagnostic approach, multiple different phenotype guided gene prioritization protocols have been utilized. This may result in misdiagnosis, especially in patients with sporadic presentation. Diagnostic testing of somatic mutations in tumour material is not performed due to the lack of actionable results.
The aims of this study were, (1) to investigate the use of novel sequencing techniques in a clinical application, (2) to discover novel PPGL disease causing loci using novel sequencing techniques, (3) to characterize a large cohort of PPGL for mutations in known disease causing genes and to analyse corresponding genotype-phenotype correlations, (4) to dissect the molecular and genetic landscape of MEN2 PPGL and (5) to determine the clonal architecture and heterogeneity within, and in-between matched PPGL.
For these purposes we studied PPGL tumours from a total of 96 patients using targeted and/or whole exome enrichment, capillary and high throughput sequencing as well as genome wide array based genotyping. Novel bioinformatics pipelines were constructed for raw data processing and downstream interpretation. Quantitative PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry were utilized in order to characterize molecular traits. Selected experimental findings were correlated to patient phenotype.
We conclude that novel sequencing techniques could be utilized in clinical genetic screening of patients with PPGL. Somatic gain-of-function mutations in H-RAS are likely to contribute to disease pathogenesis. Analysing tumour DNA for somatic mutations in disease causing genes could provide relevant clinical information and have an impact on patient management. Concomitant mutations in PPGL may occur in exceptional cases and have a substantial impact on tumour biology and patient phenotype. And finally genetic heterogeneity is present between and within a majority of PPGL tumours.


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Hi, I'm working on some of the deficiencies I had (b12, b6, vit a, selenium, zinc, magnesium, potassium), I have successfully got rid of all of them except vit A, I also had B1 tested and that is low as well. My Vit D, calcium and iodine levels were quite high. I have been taking 6000IU of vit A in form of palminate in emulsified drops. I also take fermented cod liver oil butter oil blend daily (teaspoon a day) and eat organ meats on daily basis. I should see my vit A go up, but instead in the 4 months on clean autoimmune protocol paleo diet it went down from 51 to 45 (43-111). Any advice?
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Condescending? It seemed more like he was just trying to help you. I found nothing problematic in his comment.
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Hell yeah I could be more condescending. There are folks who get hung up on lab numbers which can largely be meaningless if there's no apparent problems. I was asking if this was the case or not (jury is still out if that's the case here or not). You say you have vitamin A level of 45 and I assume 43-111 are reference values for a normal range. So that's the low-end of normal… are you sure the problem you attribute to vitamin A deficiency really is due to low vitamin A?
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could you be more condescending? yes going by the labs to track the progress, and yes I have other reason to suspect it.
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Living and dying by lab numbers or do you have a reason to suspect you are vitamin A deficient?
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You're at normal levels, albeit low-normal, now. If you were deficient for a long while, you have no vitamin A stored; none in adipose, none in your liver. Until you fill the stores, you're likely not going to see anything but low-normal amounts of circulation.
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Restaurateurs can find significant long-term savings by investing in a technology-based wine inventory system.
The restaurant industry has traditionally been notoriously slow when it comes to adopting new technologies. After all, if something works, why change it? Wine inventory is no exception — countless restaurants still track wines by laboriously hand-counting and measuring, before writing everything down in a book or binder.
"I'd guess 80 per cent of restaurants are still doing it the old way," estimates Steve Schmietenknop, bar manager and wine director at Vancouver's Gotham Steakhouse. But, for him, the time and labour costs had become too much. Until recently, two Gotham employees would spend two days each month taking inventory by counting, measuring, recording and adding everything up. Thankfully, he says, those days are gone. Gotham recently implemented an AccuBarinventory system, and Schmietenknop couldn't be more thrilled. So far he has completed two inventories with the new system, and each time it only took one person about six hours to do the whole thing — a huge change from two people spending two eight-hour days on the process."It's so much better than the old way," he enthuses.
The AccuBar system features a hand-held device with a keypad and a barcode scanner, which is used to scan each bottle of wine while completing inventory counts. When the process is complete, simply click "send inventories," which according to Schmieten-knop, eliminates "your entire second day." He's impressed with numerous other features offered by the system, including its ability to communicate with a POS system and update inventory daily as well as generate an updated wine list. He stresses part of the reason Gotham chose this particular system was because of the supplier's customer-service standards.
According to AccuBar, the company's inventory systems can range from $3,800 to approximately $6,000 for initial implementation, with monthly access fees running from $75 to $125 per month. Schmietenknop says it's well worth the investment. The savings in labour costs alone will make up for the initial investment in no time, he explains, adding that the biggest benefits for him are "speed, accuracy and the elimination of the second person for labour."


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The Edge of Heaven is a new comedy drama on ITV, staring Adrian Scarborough and Robert Evens. This comedy drama which charts life at Margate's finest (and indeed only) 1980s inspired B&B. You can watch The Edge of Heaven tonight, Friday, February 21, 2014 on ITV at 9 pm.
NEW comedy drama series Edge of Heaven, featuring Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison and filmed in Margate, will air on ITV tonight (Friday, February 21).
The show is written by Robert Evans, part of the writing team behind the Valleys-set sitcom Stella.
Edge of Heaven is set in a 1980s themed B&B where Camille Coduri plays Judy, the Wham! obsessed owner.
Judy runs the business with her husband, Tandeep, and two grown-up children, sofa salesman Alfie, played by The Inbetweeners' Blake, and ex-soldier Ann-Marie.
Episode one finds Alfie in turmoil as his fiancee Carly leaves him at the altar.
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Port Laoise
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|Coordinates: 53°1′51″N 7°18′3″W / 53.03083°N 7.30083°WCoordinates: 53°1′51″N 7°18′3″W / 53.03083°N 7.30083°W
|1557 (as Maryborough)
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|Laois County Council
|Port Laoise
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|12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
|139 m (456 ft)
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|16th (1st in Midlands)
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Port Laoise, or Portlaoise (Irish [pˠɔɾˠt̪ˠˈl̪ˠiːʃə], anglicised /pɔːrtˈliːʃ/[7]) is the county town of County Laois, Ireland. It is located in the South Midlands in the province of Leinster. The 2016 census shows that the town's population increased by 9.5% to 22,050, which is well above the national average of 3.8%.[8] It is the most populous and also the most densely populated town in the Midlands Region, which has a total population of 292,301 at the 2016 census. [8] This also makes it the fastest growing of the top 20 largest towns and cities in Ireland.[8]
It was an important town in the medieval period, as the site of the Fort of Maryborough, a fort built by English settlers in the 16th century.
Port Laoise is fringed by the Slieve Bloom mountains to the west and north-west and the Great Heath of Maryborough to the east. It is notable for its architecture, engineering and transport connections. On the national road network, Port Laoise is located 80 km (50 mi) south-west from Dublin on the M7, 170 km (106 mi) north-east from Cork on the M8/M7 and 113 km (70 mi) east-northeast of Limerick on the M7.
It was once famous for the manufacture of iron and steel buildings, tennis balls, rubber seals, tyres and electrical cabling. Today Port Laoise is a commercial centre, with the economy dominated by the service sector, and an important shopping, transport, events and conference hub.
The site of the present town is referred to in the Annals of the Four Masters, written in the 1630s, as Port Laoighisi. The present town originated as a settlement around the old fort, "Fort of Leix" or "Fort Protector", the remains of which can still be seen in the town centre. Its construction began in 1548 under the supervision of the then Lord Deputy Sir Edward Bellingham, in an attempt to secure English control of the county following the exile of native Celtic chieftains the previous year. The fort's location on rising ground, surrounded to the south and east by the natural defensive barricades of the River Triogue and an esker known locally as 'the Ridge', greatly added to its strategic importance.
The town proper was established by an act of Parliament during the reign of Queen Mary in 1557. Though the early fort and its surrounding settlement had been known by a number of names, such as Governor, Port Laois, Campa and Fort Protector, the new town was named Maryborough (IPA [ˈmarbrə]) and the county was named Queen's County in Mary's honour. In about 1556, Port Laoise acquired its first parish church—Old St Peter's—situated to the west of Fort Protector. Although first built as a Catholic church, due to Queen Mary's re-establishment of Roman Catholicism, the church was used for Protestant services after the accession to the English throne of Mary's half-sister, Elizabeth.
The area had been a focus of the rebellion of Ruairí Óg Ó Mórdha, a local chieftain who had rebelled and had lost his lands, which the Crown wanted to be settled by reliable landowners. For the next fifty or so years, the new English settlers in Maryborough fought a continual, low-scale war with the Gaelic chieftains who fought against the new settlement. The town had been burnt several times by the end of the 16th century.
Port Laoise was granted a market in 1567, and then in 1570, a charter of Queen Elizabeth I raised the town to the rank of borough. This allowed the establishment of a Corporation of the Borough, a body which consisted of a burgomaster, two bailiffs, a town clerk, and a sergeant at arms, as well as various other officers, burgesses and freemen. Until the Act of Union took effect in 1801 and the abolition of its franchise, the town returned two members to the Irish Parliament. The Corporation itself existed until 1830.
In 1803-04, a new Church of Ireland church was built to replace the Old St Peter's; it was the first building to be erected on the new Market Square. The building is attributed to architect James Gandon. Other notable buildings constructed in Port Laoise in the 19th century included the now-destroyed French Renaissance-style Town Hall on Market Square; the Court House on Main Street, built in 1805; the County Gaol built in 1830 to a design by William Deane Butler; and the neo-classical St. Fintan's Hospital, built in 1833 on the Dublin Road.
In 1929, a few years after the foundation of the Irish Free State, the town was renamed Portlaoighise (later simplified to Port Laoise) and the county was renamed County Laois.[9]
Local government[edit]
The town forms part of the Portlaoise Municipal District Local Electoral Area for elections to Laois County Council. This includes the urban Port Laoise area, Abbeyleix and Ballinakill and surrounding rural areas. Port Laoise's Town Council was abolished in 2014.
Port Laoise is twinned with Coulounieix-Chamiers in the Dordogne département of France.
Portlaoise is one of Ireland's fastest growing towns, with a 37.9% increase in population from 2006 to 2011. Non-Irish nationals accounted for 21.7% of the population compared with a national average figure of 12.0%. Polish (7%) were the largest group, followed by Lithuanians (2.7%).[8] The former Mayor, Rotimi Adebari, was the first person of African descent to become a mayor in Ireland.[10]
Portlaoise has the highest percentage of people under the age of 18 in Ireland. Due to rapid population growth (due in particular to immigration from Eastern Europe, especially Poland and Slovakia) and its location in the commuter belt, Portlaoise has some of the country's best services. These include a new fire station and a large swimming leisure complex. Portlaoise has three new secondary schools and five new primary schools (two upcoming). Due to the rapid population growth Portlaoise will[when?] see the opening of a new 1,000 student secondary school. Portlaoise has the highest percentage of youth in Ireland; the town is considered to be the baby boom capital of Ireland. In the 2016 Census Portlaoise was again in the top 10 fastest growing regions, with the population of Portlaoise town and its suburbs approaching 25,000.
Portlaoise has long been a major commercial and retail hub for the Midlands. Until the mid 20th century, the main industries of the town were flour milling and the manufacture of worsted fabric. Since their respective declines, among the largest employers are state-owned bodies such as the maximum-security Port Laoise Prison, which houses the majority of the Irish Republican political prisoners sentenced in the Republic, the Midlands Prison, the Department of Agriculture and the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. State-owned companies Córas Iompair Éireann (railways, with a National Traincare Maintenance Depot in Portlaoise), the ESB (utilities, with a training centre in the town) and also An Post are all major employers. In 2013 MyPay, a new central payroll system for 55,000 local authority employees across Ireland, was set up in Portlaoise.[11]
Due to its location and strong transport connections, The National Spatial Strategy chose Portlaoise as the location for Ireland's first Inland Port. This designation encourages the town to focus on the growth of distribution, logistics and warehouse uses. An Post operates the second largest mail centre in Ireland (after Dublin) at their depot in Portlaoise.[12]
Retail spaces include the Dunamaise Arts Centre which comprises a cinema, performance space and exhibition space, the Portlaoise Leisure Centre, Laois Shopping Centre, Kyle Centre, Parkside Shopping Centres and a retail park on the South Circular Road.
- Fort Protector, a 16th century Fort built to protect British colonists from Irish natives.
- Dunamase, A hill-top castle which dates from the 12th Century.
- Emo Court, A large Georgian estate home designed by James Gandon and surrounding gardens at Emo
- Access to the Slieve Bloom Mountains with Forest Park and greenway.
- A 12th-century Round Tower in Timahoe.
- Portlaoise stands at a major crossroads in the Irish roads network (major roads to Dublin, Limerick, Cork) although construction in the 1990s of the M7 motorway, which bypasses the town, has reduced traffic congestion in the town centre.
- The town has a railway station served by intercity trains between Dublin and Cork and by Dublin commuter services. Maryborough railway station opened on 26 June 1847.[13]
Portlaoise is one the busiest railway stations outside of Dublin. It is the terminus of the Portlaoise Commuter Service, which stops at all stations to Heuston and runs hourly off peak and every 20/30 minutes during peak times. It is the busiest county town railway station in the Midlands Region, with up to 32 trains to Dublin (10 non-stop) and 30 trains from Dublin (9 non-stop) per day.[14]
- Córas Iompair Éireann opened a new rail depot south-west of Portlaoise town centre in March 2008, with a maintenance and servicing facility for the 183 new intercity railcars and some facilities for outer suburban railcars serving the Kildare route.
- Bus Éireann operates an intercity service between Dublin and Cork/Limerick which calls at Port Laoise.
- The town is the terminus for Dublin-Portlaoise coach services operated by Dublin Coach, which is at James Fintan Lawlor Avenue; coaches also stop at Portlaoise Hospital and Kilminchy.
- Europcar offer a car rental location in Portlaoise.
|Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Port Laoise.
Portlaoise's central location within Ireland and its concentration of restaurants, pubs, bars and nightclubs around Market Square, Main Street and the Church Street area of the town centre and other nearby facilities such as paintball, golf, bowling and other amenities make it a popular destination for hen & stag parties and other weekend breaks. Portlaoise railway station is the closest station to Stradbally Hall where the Electric Picnic Festival is held each year.
Arts and Festivals[edit]
Every year the town hosts the Old Fort Quarter Festival in June, the Halloween Howls Comedy Festival on the October bank holiday weekend and the Leaves Literary Festival in November.
Since early 2008 Port Laoise has been the Irish base of Self Help Africa, formerly Self Help Development International, the Irish development agency engaged in implementing long term rural development programmes in Sub-Sahara. Established at the time of the Ethiopian Famine of 1984, Self Help is the chosen charity of the Irish Farmers Association.
- Portlaoise RFC is the local rugby club, based just outside the town, at Togher.
- Portlaoise GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club and the most successful GAA club in Leinster.
- Port Laoise AFC is the local soccer club, based at Rossleighan Park, and has many successful graduates in the national league and cup competitions.
- Port Laoise Leisure Centre has a 25m pool, a gym, a FIFA-approved 2* Astro pitch, a soccer pitch, a large children's playground and a skate park.
- Portlaoise Senior Basketball Club
- Portlaoise Golf Club is based at an 18-hole golf course on Abbeyleix Road.
Portlaoise College[15] is situated just minutes from the heart of Portlaoise. Portlaoise College provides full-time education for over 300 students in Junior and Leaving Certificate Cycle.
Portlaoise Institute[16] is a centre of excellence in the field of Further Education in the Midlands, providing QQI Level 5 and 6 Courses. Portlaoise Institute also provides courses and professional certification in fields such Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing, Computing, Healthcare, Nursing, Business Studies, Creative Digital and Animation, Sports and Leisure Management and others.
Notable people[edit]
- Arthur Jacob – Professor of Anatomy (Ophthalmologist)
- Sean O'Rourke – RTÉ journalist and broadcaster
- James Fitzmaurice – aviation pioneer
- Pat Critchley – GAA dual player (Footballer & All Star winner at Hurling)
- Pat Boran – poet and radio presenter
- Bartholomew Mosse – founder of the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
- Stephen Hunt – association football player, was born in Port Laoise in 1981
- Pádraig Mac Lógáin – the only two-time President of Sinn Féin owned a pub on Main Street
- Robert Sheehan – actor (Misfits, Love/Hate, The Umbrella Academy).
- Zach Tuohy – Australian Football League player for the Geelong Football Club
- TJ Doheny - Professional Boxer, former IBF World Super Bantamweight Title holder.
- Brian Rigney - (born 22 September 1963) is an Irish former rugby union player who won 8 caps for his country between 1991 and 1992.
- Damien Bowe, singer and former member of Irish boyband D-Side.
- Anne Keenan-Buckley (1962-), middle distance runner who was on the Irish 1988 Summer Olympics team.
- Eoghan Masterson – professional rugby player for Connacht
- Alison Miller – professional rugby player
See also[edit]
- ^ "Language". CSO.
- ^ Census for post 1821 figures.
- ^ "HISTPOP.ORG - Home". www.histpop.org.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Lee, JJ (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. (eds.). Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Mokyr, Joel; O Grada, Cormac (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700–1850". The Economic History Review. 37 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x.[dead link]
- ^ John Murray, Doireann Ní Bhriain (12 February 2014). Pronunciation. John Murray Show. RTÉ. Event occurs at 18m55s–19m45s.
- ^ a b c d "Census of Population 2016 - Profile 2 Population Distribution and Movements". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 2016.
- ^ Port Laoise, Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ^ "Ireland elects first black mayor". BBC News. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Minister Alan Kelly T.D. launches MyPay - payroll and superannuation shared service for local authorities - MerrionStreet". Merrionstreet.ie. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Volume 3, Number 8 | Éire Philatelic Association". Eirephilatelicassoc.org. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Maryborough station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ "Grand Canal Dock to Portlaoise" (PDF). www.irishrail.ie. 20 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Contact Portlaose College | Portlaoise College". www.portlaoisecollege.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to Portlaoise Institute of Further Education". www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
External links[edit]
|Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Port Laoise.
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portlaoise.


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The Thomas Christians were largely upper class, maintaining their Hindu culture while they practised the Christian faith with strong Syrian influences in their liturgy and worship. They continued to flourish in south India long after the disappearance of Christians from many other parts of Asia.
Following their first encounter with the Thomas Christians at Cranganore on the coast of Kerala, the Portuguese worked at bringing these communities more in line with the Roman Church and the Latin tradition. The Thomas Christians were initially willing to accept the primacy of the see of Rome, which they did formally at the Synod of Diamper in 1599, but great tension soon developed over the continuing attempts to alter their liturgy and remove other eastern traditions from their church life. According to the Portuguese, there could be only one law, that of Christ, and not two laws, one of St Thomas and the other of St Peter. Driven to distraction by these pressures, the majority of the Thomas priests (kattanars) met on 3 January 1653 at the ancient Coonan Cross of Mattancherry and there swore an oath never to accept the authority of the Archbishop of Cranganore, who was primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Kerala. These events led to the birth of a new Christian communion, the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, sometimes referred to as 'Jacobites', a nomenclature they reject.
Rome acted promptly in response to this crisis. The Congregation for the Propaganda of the Faith sent out Carmelite fathers to India to attempt to deal with the situation. This initiative was forced on the Propaganda since the Thomas Christians refused to have anything more to do with the Jesuits, with whom they hadbeen dealing. Though often high-handed, the Carmelites were able to reconcile many of the Thomas Christians so that a majority returned to communion with Rome in 1662. This move had been greatly helped by Propaganda appointing in 1661 a vicar apostolic for Kerala, which gave the Thomas Christians in communion with Rome, known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Christians, their own de facto bishop.
At that time the separatist Malankara Church attempted to re-establish its links with the East Syrian Patriarchate (sometimes referred to as the Chaldean Church) but these attempts failed. Eventually the West Syrian Patriarch, based in Damascus, made contact with them and they became an autonomous church within the Syrian Patriarchate, after having made some nominal changes in their customs to conform to the West Syrian as opposed to East Syrian traditions.
Meanwhile, the Syro-Malabar Catholics continued to complain to Rome about the Carmelites and bombarded the Holy See with requests for an Indian bishop to replace the missionary vicar apostolic. In 1780, they sent a delegation
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Jalovec – the most beautiful mountain in Slovenia
Jalovec is with 2.645 metres the sixth highest mountain in Slovenia. The peak crowns three alpine valleys: Loška koritnica, Zadnja Trenta and Tamar. From the top opens the amazing view to the highest mountains of Slovenian and Italian Julian Alps and Austrian Hohe Tauern.
The easiest way to climb the mountain is from mountain pass Vršič via Zavetišče pod Špičkom (mountain refugee), but even though you need to be experienced mountaineer, because the climb is still very difficult. From Loška koritnica it is possible to climb it via Kotovo sedlo and from Tamar also via Kotovo sedlo or Jalovška škrbina. The most difficult is climb from Tamar through spectacular couloir Jalovčev ozebnik.
If all other climbs to Mt. Jalovec are just very difficult, the climb through couloir Jalovčev ozebnik is very-very-difficult. But definitely worth of the effort.
You see the couloir soon after entering Planica valley. Planica is well known after ski jumps. The hut is placed on the clearing with the backdrop of the jagged mountains of Mojstrovka, Šite, Travnik, Jalovec and Ponce. All mountains over 2.000 metres high. Easy path takes you through the forest to the land of stones, rocks and overhanging walls. Approaching the end of the valley the path will become steeper and from step to step more unpleasant to walk. You make one step up and you slide half of it back down. You struggle with stones and sand all the way to the foot of the wall. Just before a path to Kotovo sedlo branches off. From here you have three possibilities:
- to go right to Jalovec via Kotovo sedlo,
- to go straight and soon after left to go to Jalovec via Jalovška škrbina or
- to go straight all the way to go to Jalovec through couloir Jalovški ozebnik.
The way via Kotovo sedlo is by the time and difficulty quite similar to one via Jalovčeva škrbina. The way through couloir is at least one grade harder. Jalovčev ozebnik is a steep, deep and narrow couloir between Mt. Jalovec and Mt. Goličica. In the winter, when there is enough snow, skiing it and slope all the way down to the hut might be very enjoyable (max. 45°). If you are good prepared and experienced enough to climb very crumbly grade II (UIAA) it is worth of the effort. By being prepared I mean to have at least helmet, crampons and axe with if not even rope, harness and other free climbing equipment. In the couloir is snow all year around.
The easier way goes around Mt. Goličica you see on your right hand side. The one is equipped with pegs and iron ropes. When you climb Jalovčev ozebnik you leave the path at the bottom of the couloir and join it again at the top of it. From there follow a marked route to the top of the mountain. There are some short sections that need to be climbed, but all such sections are equipped with pegs and iron rope the way to be easier to climb. From the top an excellent view will open and there you will see and feel, why this mountain is the most beautiful in Slovenia.
Lakes of Austria and Slovenia (part 6)
Around Podkoren
Zelenci is as natural park protected swamp with small emerald green lake 1.200m long and 200m wide. Source of Sava Dolinka river. Natural park is a living space of many rare and endangered animal species and plants. Area around Kranjska gora is the result of work of Planica glacier, once stretching from beneath Mt. Jalovec, Mt. Ponce and Mt. Mojstrovka. Zelenci is a remnant of once much larger Koren lake, damed by a debris of the glacier and filled by the water of melting glacier. Sava river after made its way through this dam, lowering the water level until only Zelenci and wetland around were left. Zelenci is considered the beginning and the second source of the longer of the two sources of the Sava, the longest Slovenian river at 221 km. Unique in Slovenia is that the porous chalk of the Zelenci lakebed permits a constant upwelling of groundwater in the form of tiny jets. The lake water has constant year-round temperature of 5–6 °C. From the lake, the water flows into a stream, which empties eastward into the marshland "Blata" ("Muds"). The actual riverbed of the Sava Dolinka begins at Podkoren by the slopes of Vitranc.
Planica is glacial U-shaped 7km long valley. Around 2.300m high mountains and ridges rise above the valley. In the middle part of the valley, under Ponce mountains are ski-jumping hills. Today there is a large construction site, new nordic centre with a hotel, cross-country skiing tracks and ski-jumping hills will be finished in the following years. Planica finishes with Tamar. Nadiža waterfall is first source of Sava Dolinka river. Soon after it goes undergraund and at Zelenci comes to light again.
History of ski-jumping in Slovenina officially starts with the first championship and record in 1921 in Bohinj with 9m long jump. Just before 1930 in Planica first jumping hill was built. This one was not built according to FIS standards. Soon after at Winter Sports Association came to idea to build a ski jump that will be built according to FIS standards. They were thinking about a ski jump, where would be possible to jump at least 100m. Bloudek ski jump was finished in 1934 and opened with national championship. New record was 92m. The firs man, jumped over 100m (101m) was Austrian Sepp Bradl in 1936. In 1950s higher ski jumps were built in Kulm and Oberstdorf. To bring an old glory back to Planica, new ski jump had to be built. Brothers Gorišek made all the projects for new flying hill, it was finished in 1969. In 1994 Toni Nieminen, Finland was the first man fly over 200m (203m). The longest jump in Planica is from 2005, Norvegian Bjorn Einar Romoren flew 239m. Present world record from 2011 is held by Norvegian Johan Remen Evensen, who jumped 246,5m). The longest jump in Planica is from 2005, Norvegian Bjorn Einar Romoren flew 239m. Present world record from 2011 is held by Norvegian Johan Remen Evensen, who in Vikersund jumped 246,5m. Slovenes too have a large collection of great results in the sport, gaining their first olympic medal (a team bronze) in 2002 in Salt Lake City. Slovene record holder is Robert Kranjec, who jumped 244m in 2012 in Vikersund.
In winter brave men on skis fly over this flying hill, in summer other and sometimes also the same brave men and women run up. Extreme race called Red Bull 400 is organized here. 400 means that the track is only 400m long, but you climb almost 200m. The fastest runners need about 5 minutes and 10 seconds to climb to the top. Using of your hands is almost necessary to finish the race.
The two Fusine Lakes in the Natural Park of Fusine lie in a glacial basin within the majestic limestone amphitheatre built by the Picco di Mezzodì, Mount Mangart and Ponza Grande. The Fusine Lakes are maybe among the most beautiful stretches of water in the region. The two lakes are divided by morainic ridges and are supplied by an unusual water system, partly underground. The Higher Lake is supplied by various streams coming down from the surrounding mountains. It lies 5 meters above the Lower Lake and its water slowly flows into the lower reservoir via underground waterways. The Lower Lake supplies the Rio del Lago, the only effluent of both lakes. A peculiarity of this area is the presence of many erratic blocks (huge rocks which have been moved by glaciers far away from their place of origin); the volume of the biggest one, Rock Pirona or Rodelffels, slightly exceeds 30,000 cubic metres. The lakes are surrounded by large forests of Norway spruce (some of them older than 150 years), silver fir and beech, inhabited by deer and roe deer, while chamois and ibexes live in the higher areas. In winter the valley Fusine, which is one of the coldest places in Italy, is crossed by two cross-country ski tracks.
Kranjska gora is the largest settlement in Upper Sava Valley and is due to ski jumping world cup and championship in Planica and Pokal Vitranc, world cup in slalom and giant slalom, most famous for its winter sports but is the heart of the valley in summer too.
Winters are long and cold with lot of snow, what old village people can tell us:
- the winter (from November to March) with the thickest snow cover was in the years 1869-70, together fell around 7m of snow
- at one time the most snow fell on 15.3.1909, 2,5m
The village started to develop only in 14. century. Due to harsh winters cultivation of land was limited and it was not suitable for cereals growing. At that time people started with deforestation of land mostly for stockbreeding. In 1870 the railway Ljubljana – Rateče – Tarvisio was opened and closed in 1966 (31.3. the last train). During the World War 1, Kranjska gora became important transportation hub in Austrian rear. Over the mountain pass Vršič (1611m) new road and cable car were built. Military used them for transportation of arms, military equipment and soldiers to the Soča front. Russian soldiers (prisoners of war) built Russian chapel for their deceased colleagues and friends, which died during the construction work and mainly die because of hard winter working conditions and snow slides. Tourism started to develop in the beginning of 20. century. In 1904 the first hotel in Kranjska gora – hotel Razor was built. Today you can enjoy various activities in the nature: hiking and trekking, cycling and mountainbiking, golf, horse riding, rock climbing, fishing, programs for children (Kekec home), summer sledding, alpine skiing, cross country skiing, ski touring, ice climbing, ski doo riding,…
But Kranjska gora also has old heart of the village, where people in 1848, when village got trading rights, traded their goods. On the square stands main church in Kranjska gora, church of Assumption from 1510. Close to the centre by the main street stands Liznjek house (prototype of traditional house which were built unchanged to 19. century), once owned by the richest landowner of the village. It is wooden house built in 17. century, small stone house standing by is from 18. century.
Slovenia has a long history of skiing. Slovenes are skiing nation and I can say, that almost every Slovene stood on the skies at least once in his lifetime.
The oldest information about skiing is based on archaeological evidence. A wooden ski dating from about 6300 to 5000 BC was found about 1200km northeast of Moscow at Lake Sindor. The Kalvträskskidan ski, found in Sweden dates to 3300 BC, and the Vefsn Nordland ski, found in Norway is dated to 3200 BC. Rock drawings in Norway dated to 4000 BC depict a man on skis holding a stick. Norwegians were ambassadors of skiing and skies. Also the word ski comes from Old Norse word "skíð" which means stick of wood or ski. At the beginning skies were used as a mean of transport. Norwegian immigrants used skis in the US midwest from around 1836. Norwegian immigrant "Snowshoe Thompson" transported mail by skiing across the Sierra Nevada between California and Nevada from 1856. In 1888 Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen and his team crossed the Greenland icecap on skis. Norwegian workers on the Buenos Aires – Valparaiso railway line introduced skiing in South America around 1890. In 1910 Roald Amundsen used skis on his South Pole Expedition. In 1902 the Norwegian consul in Kobe imported ski equipment and introduced skiing to the Japanese, motivated by the death of Japanese soldiers during snow storm.
Skiing as a sport developed only in 18. century. The first recorded organized skiing exercises and races are from military uses of skis in Norwegian and Swedish infantries.
First Slovenian skiers already existed as early as the 16. and 17. centuries. As a legend says, traditional Slovenian downhill skiing was born in the region of the Bloke plateau, a semi-forestall hilly land placed south-west of Ljubljana. Bloke skier is considered as a "prototype" skier of Slovenian modern skiing. Baron Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693) wrote precise reports on skiing activities in Slovenia. The skiing of Carniolan peasants was described in 1689 in the book Die Ehre Deß erzogthums Crain (The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola). Baron Janez Vajkart Valvazor was a nobleman, scholar, polymath, and member of the London Royal Society. Valvasor's book is a description of Carniolan geography, nature, history, customs, and language.
Big boom of Slovenian skiing happened in 1980s with growing of international successes of Slovenian skiers. Alpine skiers, such as Bojan Križaj, Mateja Svet, Boris Strel, Rok Petrovič, Jure Franko and Nataša Bokal were the athletes who, by winning several World Ski Cup podiums and victories, small crystal globes for the season's best runner in a particular ski discipline, World Championships podiums or titles and Olympic medals, materialized the myth of skiing as the Slovenian national sport. Bojan Križaj was the beginner of the successful Slovenian skiing story and one of the greatest legends of Slovenian skiing who was one of the greatest rivals of the legendary and almost unbeatable Swedish skier Ingemar Stenmark. In female world of skiing Mateja Svet was Slovenia's most successful female alpine skier by far. As one of the world's best female skiers, she was one of the greatest opponents of Swiss skier Vreni Schneider. Slovenian skiing fairy tale is still not ended. Just last season 2012-13 was all-time best season of Slovenian skiing. Tina Maze becomes one of the alpine skiing legends with a record breaking 2414 points in World cup season. She reaches the podium 24 times and in the meanwhile in Schaldming becomes Super-G champion in wins silver medals in giant slalom and super combined.
Lakes of Austria and Slovenia (part 5)
From lake Faak to Podkoren
Last few days we cycle through bilingual area with strong Slovene minority. After arriving here in 6. century they formed the centre of their culture at Zollfeld and settled also wide around the centre. They still live mostly close to the border with Slovenia and settle many villages between Bleiburg and Hermagor. On some traffic signs you can notice names of the villages in both German and Slovenia language. In 18. century here lived up to 95% Slovenes, today in some villages only a small number of them still live. After the collapse of Austrian-Hungarian empire at the end of WW1, there was a strong will of Austrian Slovenes to join Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kingdom of SHS, precursor of Kingdom of Yugoslavia). After several military operations of Yugoslav army in present Carinthia, the issue was solved with plebiscite. There was strong propaganda from both sides, Austrian and Yugoslav, but at the end Austrian was stronger. The outcome of the plebiscite held on 10 October 1920, was 22,025 votes (59.1% of the total cast) in favor of adhesion to Austria and 15,279 (40.9%) in favour of annexation by the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. After the Austrian option had gained a majority of votes in predominantly Slovene Zone A, the second stage of the referendum in northern Zone B, populated chiefly by German speakers, was not carried out.
Above Gailtal rises 2166m high Dobrač. South side of the mountain, is completely cracked. In the year 1348 an earthquake turned life in a valley up side down. The earthquake was so intense, that part of Mt. Dobrač crushed in to the valley. 17 villages were covered by a material from the mountain and stemed river Gail, which raised into the huge lake. 10 villages were under the water. Later it has been discovered, that during the earthquake fell 900 mio cubic metres of the material, which covered around 30 sqm (7400 acres) north from Arnoldstein. When cycling under the mountain by the motorway you still can see the material from the mountain, where pine trees grow (they are acid-soil lovers). After the river found its way south again it left large area of swamp, which caused the soil became acidulous (reason for pine trees), and local farmers had to change agriculture for stockbreeding.
After leaving Arnoldstein, we join Alpe-Adria cycling path. In 410 kilometres it takes you from Salzburg (Austria) to Grado (Italy) on the Adriatic coast. We leave it at Tarvisio, where we turn to Kranjska gora.
Tarvisio is situated in the Canal Valley (Val Canale), between the Carnic Alps and Karawanks ranges in the north and the Julian Alps in the south. Located at the border with both Austria and Slovenia, Tarvisio and its neighbouring municipalities of Arnoldstein and Kranjska Gora form the tripoint of Romance, Germanic and Slavic cultures. The height west of the town centre marks the watershed between the Slizza creek, a tributary of the Gail River which is part of the Danube basin, and the Fella River, tributary of the Tagliamento discharging into the Adriatic Sea. As a place upon ancient trade routes across the Alps to Venice, Tarvisio's roots date back to Roman times. Later a region had considerable importance because of nearby ore mines and ironworks, especially around the village of Fusine (Weißenfels/Bela Peč). Tarvisio remained a southern exclave of the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, until in 1758 the bishop finally sold Tarvisio to the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. Until 1918 it was part of the Duchy of Carinthia, it received town privileges in 1909. For decades, in Tarvisio stopped huge number of Yugoslavs for shopping. The most popular were jeans trousers, leather jackets, rise and coffee. After Slovenian independence and entering European Union lot of shops were closed. Today, tourism and winter sports in the Karavanke, the Carnic Alps and the Julian Alps have become important industries. Tarvisio is known for its profound alpine snow which attracts many tourists for skiing and snowboarding, mainly schools. It was host to the 2003 Winter Universiade and the Women's Alpine Skiing World Cup.
We end the day in Podkoren. The village is even older than Kranjska Gora. A paved medieval road led through the village which in the 15. century served as a connection between the countrysides of Carniola and Carinthia. A postal carriage brought inhabitants news from far off places across Korensko sedlo ( Korensko Saddle) during the era of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Until the year 1990 when the Karavanke tunnel was built,the road through the Korensko sedlo presented the main traffic connection with central and northern Europe. The region which hides the emerald Lake of Zelenci,the second source of the Sava River so inspired the English explorer Sir Humphrey Davy that he marked the surroundings of Podkoren with the words "my old nest".
Lakes of Austria and Slovenia (Part 4)
Velden and Lake Wörther
Just after crossing the channel of Drava we arrive to Frög, to Celtic world. Almost 3000 years ago the Celts buried their upper class dead persons in Megalithic mounds in the burial field around present museum, along with other precious belongings such as jewellery and weapons. On the site also an exclusive miniature lead carriage was found. Today there is a museum, where discover their lifestyle, the religious context and the society in which they lived. Just behind the hill in Rosegg is the largest ZOO in Carinthia. The ZOO is home to more than 400 animals, bisons, ibexes, lynxes, rare deer species and more. It is located within the ruins of an Old Rosegg castle. New Rosegg castle was built in 1772 by prince Orsini-Rosenberg for his Italian mistress Madame Lucrezia. With this castle he wanted to bring some Italian flair to the heart of Carinthia. Today the castle is inhabited by lifelike characters from the history of the castle. Close to the castle is the largest maze in Austria. Over 3000 hornbeam form an area of 1400 square metres, a hedge of one kilometre in length. Maze is a a classical element of garden design in England in 17. and 18. century. Velden is the largest and the busiest place on the lake (population 9000). Carinthia's most fashionable resort, its villas and hotels encircle the western end of the lake. Near the jetty stands the Schloss (16. and 17. century), a Renaissance building with earl Baroque doorway (1603). It was extended in 1920 and is now a hotel surrounded by a park. The two storey building has hexagonal towers at each corner, with domes and turrets. At the end of the 16. century it was a favourite meeting place for the aristocracy. If you continue by the south shore of the lake you soon reach Maria Wörth. A first St. Mary's Church was erected about 875 during the Christianization in former Carantania, led by the Bishops of Freising based at Innichen Abbey. It was first mentioned in a 894 deed as Maria Werd — as the site had then been an island, the Old High German term Wörth or Werder like Slovene Otok denotes a piece of land surrounded by water. The church served for the translation of the relics of Saints Primus and Felician and played an important role within the Christian mission in the Duchy of Carinthia. About 1150 Bishop Otto of Freising founded a college of canons here and had the small Winterkirche chapel built beside the collegiate church. Couple of kilometres further on is Reifnitz, where the annual GTI meeting brings together lovers of especially tuned Golf GTI models. On the main square of the town the Golf stone sculpure is the main attraction. Above Maria Wörth and Reifnitz is Pyramidenkogel, an 851-meter high mountain with a 54-meter high observation platform, the Pyramidenkogel Tower.


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In celebration of our 90th anniversary, we now offer three different, exclusive reunions in approximately 8 months, every two years. This involves two international weekend events followed by our "Homecoming" weekend on campus.
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Motor bomb in PD 1 of Lashkargah has killed 30 people until now
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A few minutes a go, a motor bomb attack happened in PD 1 of Lashkargah capital of Helmand province. Pasbanan reporter in Helmand says: this incident took place in front of Ghazi Mohammad Ayob Khan sports club, in PD one of Lashkargah. According to reports some security and also provincial council officials were a part of participants and when they were coming out after a wrestling game, this attack took place. Helmand governors press office has announced that in this incident until now 30 people have been killed and dozen more have been injured. Their was no official statement from helmand police.
Until now no one has claim responsibility for this bloody incident but, a source who was speaking in condition of anonymity told pasbanan: this incident was designed by Haqani network, and the attacker target was targeting of some officials from helmand province.


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The automotive world received a lucky treat today, as Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer tweeted a video clip that features potent audio of an insane powerplant set to power the forthcoming Valkyrie hypercar. The 20-second clip also features a shadowy preview of the Valkyrie's exterior, perhaps taken during dynamometer testing that would push the Valkyrie to full throttle. But even looking at the Valkyrie's naked form is almost a distraction from the music of what should be the world's most powerful normally-aspirated engine.
The sound of "THE" GREAT British car company! Thank you @Cosworth @redbullracing #AstonMartinValkyrie #NaturallyAspirated#V12 pic.twitter.com/HmEICj29uH— Andy Palmer (@AndyatAston) October 3, 2018
Fellow English firm Cosworth, of Formula 1 and rally racing fame, has handled the design, manufacturing, and testing process for the Valkyrie's screaming V12, which will also be complemented by a KERS hybrid electric system. In a deleted tweet from August of this year, Cosworth claimed the internal combustion engine alone would produce 1,130 horsepower. Croatian manufacturer Rimac, of C Two fame, has been tasked with producing batteries for the Valkyrie, which has a claimed curb weight of only 2,271 pounds.
Photos of the Valkyrie reveal a hyper-futuristic exterior reminiscent of Formula 1 cars, with aerodynamics and weight reduction taking massive steps beyond the level of any current road-going vehicle. The radical design is said to be able to fit an entire person below its underfloor, while airflow is further maximized by wheel shrouds, an enormous splitter and diffuser, and even gaps on the top of the car for the front axle and a roof intake. Overall, the goal is to achieve a monumental 4,000 pounds of downforce at speed.
The car should be almost entirely constructed out of carbon fiber, with an interior so cramped that each of the 150 road-going units will have its driver's seat designed utilizing a 3D scan of its future owner. The steering wheel will be removable to aid with entrance and egress, and the car's wheels will be center-locking, race-spec magnesium units.
A race-spec Valkyrie AMR Pro also fits into the mix, with 25 units scheduled for production. Key differences will include smaller wheels to house Le Mans Prototype 1 tire specifications, carbon-carbon brakes, and minimal exhaust paraphernalia to reduce waste and improve that V12's exhale. Predictions of up to 3.3 g of lateral acceleration may seem hyperbolic, but given the Valkyrie's striking design, may be entirely feasible.


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Lord Nelson Brewery is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month with the canning of its seasonal ales, starting with the hugely popular Quayle Summer Ale and its newest experimental ale, the Backburner IPA.
The Lord Nelson Brewery is Sydney's oldest continually licensed hotel and Australia's oldest pub brewery, housed in a stunning heritage building in The Rocks, Sydney.
This year, the brewery is honouring the main tenet of its brew philosophy – sessionability – with the new can serves.
Whilst tradition and history are important elements to Lord Nelson, there can be no doubt that an Australian Summer essential is beer in a can.
Bright, refreshing and tailored to the Aussie Summer, the Quayle sits at 4.2% ABV and is almost as old as the brewery itself. The new format means the season classic is even more transportable and sessionable than ever.
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Chipper Jones announces he will retire after the 2012 season
Nearly two years later, just about a month short of his 40th birthday, Jones announced that the 2012 season would be his last. It was an emotional year for Jones. He had truly grown up with the Braves organization, as the team selected him in the first round of the 1990 June Amateur Draft, a year they finished with a winning percentage of .401. As Jones rose through their farm system, he witnessed Atlanta blossom from a team with a losing record to a serious postseason contender, and in 1995 would claim his spot in the starting lineup with the soon-to-be World Series champions.
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Jones would finish second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1995, and continued to post outstanding numbers over the next 18 seasons. A switch-hitter from an early age, he hit .304 left handed and .305 right handed, joining only Hall of Famer Frankie Frisch as hitters who've hit .300 or better from both sides of the plate, out of only 106 switch-hitters in history with at least career 5,000 at bats, according to ESPN.
For his career, he drove in 1,623 runs, ranking 33rd on the all-time list, and posted a batting average of .303. The eight time All-Star also posted an OPS of .930 and a career slugging percentage of .529. He was revered not only for his consistency, but for his ability to produce runs when the Braves needed it most.
"What he's done this year for us is a microcosm of what he's done since 1995," Braves president and Hall of Famer John Schuerholz told The New York Times in 2012. "He's gotten the big hit, in the big game, against the big pitcher, against all odds. Replaying the videotapes of the last 20 years in my head, he's the guy that got most of them."
Jones was versatile defensively as well, alternating between third base and left field throughout his career. He played 1,992 defensive games in the hot corner, finishing in the top 10 in the NL in fielding percentage five times and assists four times at the position. Jones becomes eligible for the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot in 2018, and could potentially become the sixth member of the 1995 Braves team to receive a bronze plaque. More information on players who are eligible for future ballots is available here.
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Avanti Patel is a playback, Hindustani semi-classical vocalist and a music instructor.
She has started her career in singing in very small age she was just 5 years old.
Avanti Released Her First Solo Album "Allad" in 2010 as well as She started Playback Singing in a Gujarati Film in 2015.
She is daughter of a neurologist and a vascular surgeon has broken her medical family tradition and entered into the field of music.
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"She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live." Annie Dillard
2018 was the year of reading for me. My goal for the year was 36 books and I surpassed it quickly! In fact, I ended up reading 74 books in total. My favorites from 2018 include: And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer; The Last Mrs. Parrish; Stay With Me; The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo; and The Mothers. With the beginning of the new year, I am looking forward to seeing what my faves are for 2019. Keep reading for my February book review!
So far, I have read the following titles (absolute favorites in bold): Becoming; What Is Climate Change; Wild; The Stranger In The Woods; The Type; She Felt Like Feeling Nothing; The Girl On The Train
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Becoming Michelle Obama
(3/5) This was one of the most anticipated books of the year and it came very highly reviewed, so, of course, I was really looking forward to reading it! Before I read the book, I listened to Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations podcast episode with Mrs. Obama. The interview was great, however, it covered several topics from the book and I think having that interview in my head prior, lessened the experience of reading the book, hence the three stars. The book covers her childhood, early career, and the White House days, and offers a lot of behind the scenes insight into both herself and her husband. While I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would, I do highly recommend giving it a read.
Wild Cheryl Strayed
(4/5) I have Wild on my to-read list for years, since watching the film starring Reese Witherspoon, and it did not disappoint. Wild is the true story of one woman's solo journey across the Pacific Crest Trail. It talks about the struggles that led to her making that journey and the struggles of the journey itself. It is inspiring and insightful and certainly worth the 315-page read.
The Girl On The Train Paula Hawkins
(3/5) Being perfectly honest, I do not get the mass hysteria surrounding this book. In fact, I debated giving it two stars, rather than three, because, for one, the writing felt slight amateurish (I did read her second novel Into the Water, and felt it was a step up from this one). The beginning of the story is very slow, and while this is technically a thriller (the twist at the end), the build-up was not thrilling, at all. In thrillers I have enjoyed, the twist is slowly revealed through clues left by the author, but this one felt like a more abrupt reveal. All in all, as thrillers go, this isn't one of my top recommendations.
She Felt Like Feeling Nothing R. H. Sin
(2/5) One of my reading goals in 2019 is to read more poetry, and this book of poetry came highly recommended, but once again, I was disappointed. R. H. Sin is a man, however, this book seems to be written from the female perspective and it feels really forced. I was not impressed. I gave it 2 stars because there were a few poems that were striking, but overall, this fell really flat for me.
The Stranger In The Woods Michael Finkel
(3/5) I did not know anything about this real-life story before picking up this memoir, written by journalist Michael Finkel, and it was really interesting and intriguing. This is the story of Christopher Knight, who left home at age 20, and lived in the woods of Maine until he was caught by law enforcement three decades later. Through interviews with Chris himself, Finkel was able to write this incredible book about how he survived in the woods, alone, all those years. It is somewhat poorly written, in my opinion, so I only gave it three stars, but the true story behind the book, is worth reading!
The Casual Vacancy J. K. Rowling
(2/5) J. K. Rowling is a master, so I was interested in this mysterious book, but overall, it was slow and I didn't fully get the plot line. It felt kind of like a jumbled concept, that could have worked as a short story, but instead turned into 503 pages. It deals with a lot of profound, adult topics, but I could not connect emotionally to any of the characters, and the lack of plot development until a third of the way in, was really hard for me. Give it a chance if you love Rowling, but there are a lot of better books you could be reading.


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Today I'm going to steal a great idea off my pal Steve Goold (Owl City / Sara Bareillis) at https://stevegoold.wordpress.com/. He calls it "Drum Solo Fridays." I'm gonna' call it "Friday Solo" so as not to insight any kind of copyright infringement. (If Vanilla Ice can change one note in "Under Pressure" and repackage it as "Ice-Ice-Baby" without instigating legal restitution I can too.) My first installment of this series is my all-time favorite solo by one of my all-time favorite players. I'm speaking of the incredible Papa Jo Jones. Everything this guy did with a set of sticks or brushes was magical. His creativity and innovation was second to none and he is still regarded as one of the greatest. This solo was filmed during a live performance of Caravan and features several of Jones' signature moves. From playing with his hands and using the rims to create interesting rhythms – to the way he ingeniously incorporates dynamics on the snare, this piece is both tasteful and flawless. Take a look at Jones' facial expressions and posture. He is smiling ear to ear and making it look effortless all at the same time. Gene Krupa once said that he spent a great deal of his career copying Jones and Jones said that he likewise copied Krupa. This performance shows us why.
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In this episode, we tackle both Jumanji (1995) AND Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). But first, Jamie and Caitlin and special guest Brodie Reed start playing a mysterious game in which they have to figure out if movies have named female characters who have conversations that aren't about men.

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I grew up in a household full of males – no sisters, just my mother. But she was six feet tall, and had been pretty much been raised as the "boy" her father (a serious outdoorsman) so desperately wanted. My mother learned to hunt, fish, climb trees, drive a tractor, smoke, drink and cuss right along with my grandfather's Spanish and Portuguese farm hands. Much to the dismay of my rather proper grandmother who wore corsets, powder, perfume and rouge, and who never in her life wore a pair of trousers. My mother occasionally used makeup and liked to have her hair "done", but she never let anyone forget her full persona. After leaving her father's farm, she became a college professor and also wrote dense, sad poetry. The happiest I ever saw her, when I was a child, was when she was fly-fishing: bouncing in her rubber boots over slick oval rocks, flicking her line, with a Black Gnat attached, like a matador teasing a bull. She always caught her limit of gigantic Rainbow trout.
I came into womanhood about the time that the Women's Liberation Movement was gathering momentum. The term "male chauvinism" was on almost every girl's lips. For me, as early as the eighth grade in school (as I wrote in a previous Post), chauvinism was the 'thing' that prevented me from wearing pants to school. (Try riding a bicycle, climbing a tree or Jungle Gym in a skirt and petticoat. No boy would do that, exposing his bloomers, am I right?). Social conventions created exclusively for females were being targeted and obliterated by the Feminists of my day. But, and I can recall this very clearly – the goal of our 'liberation' at that time was equity. If I chose to wear pants, I could. If I wanted to become a welder or enlist in military service, I could. And, if I did the very same work that a man did, I wanted and expected equal pay. Anything that a man was allowed to do in our society, women of my time wanted the option (which was always the only point of the Movement) to do the same. Of course, that created a Big Scare among men.
Outcries about crazed women trying to emasculate men on a global scale proliferated; coming from both men and more conservative (as in Biblical- framework) women. As with any Movement, things can go out of control. You begin your crusade with ideas that seem reasonable; but as others get involved and exert their own visions and influence, you lose control of the original mission. As a Liberated Woman (which I always felt was my birthright, by the way – despite rampant sexism in my workplace), I'm utterly dismayed by the left-turn in feminist attitudes (I'm inclined to call it a "one-eighty") that has given traction to the phrase "Toxic Masculinity".
Kudos to Christina Hoff Sommers – almost exactly four years my senior – who opened a dialogue out about the feminist "detour" (my word) we started to take in the early 1990's, in her book "Who Stole Feminism?". Simply stated, Sommers speaks to what the Women's Liberation Movement was originally about: Equity. She makes a really important distinction between "gender feminists" versus "equity feminists". On the most recent HBO series "Real Time With Bill Maher", Sommers was the lead-off guest on the show.
Sommers declares that Toxic Masculinity is suspiciously similar to the divisive extremism we're seeing in our entire current political and social atmosphere. I wholeheartedly agree with her: unity through equity was always the primary mission of the original Women's Movement. I know, because I was there. I listened to Steinem, Friedan, Wolf and others. I read their books and even had discussions with men who generally agreed with our goals.
Women have come a long way in fighting for equal rights, but there's still a long way to go – especially for women of color and for those wanting to experience Female and Femininity in their own ways. Wherever the struggle takes us next, I'm not willing to draw-lines-in-the-sand, adding to the bellicose atmosphere with negatively-charged epithets. I may not know who "Stole" Feminism; but the "Why" of the theft seems the more important question, and one that's part of a much bigger disaster-in-progress.
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