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BELARUS: Protestants still barred from rebuilding premises
Protestant communities continue to face great difficulties in rebuilding premises for worship, Forum 18 News Service has found. A typical example is a Grodno region Baptist congregation which wants to rebuild its wooden 1920s church building. "We want to rebuild in brick, but the authorities refuse, without giving a definite reason," a church member told Forum 18. State religious affairs and local council officials have been evasive when Forum 18 has asked them about the church's problems. A related problem is the near impossibility of getting property officially redesignated so that it can be legally used for worship buildings. This problem mainly affects Protestant communities, as unlike the other major comunities in the country - Orthodox and Catholic - they are much less likely to own their own worship buildings. Non-Christian communities, such as Jews and Hare Krishna devotees, are present only in small numbers. One Baptist thinks that the official status of buildings is not the main problem. "The situation will never be resolved as long as we are regarded as sectarians," Pastor Aleksandr Knysh told Forum 18.A Baptist congregation in Zelva (Grodno [Hrodna] Region), a town that was in Poland between the First and Second World Wars, has been denied state permission to reconstruct its 1920s wooden church building for over two years, Forum 18 News Service has learnt. "We want to rebuild in brick, but the authorities refuse, without giving a definite reason," a member of the church remarked from Zelva on 22 May. All the local state architect will approve is plastic panelling ['saiding'] to the façade, she added. Pastor Viktor Sobchuk of the 50-strong congregation recently told the Evangelical Belarus Information Centre that he believes the church's location close to the main Minsk-Warsaw highway may be behind the refusal. "The authorities are afraid that the appearance of newly renovated churches in such a conspicuous place could attract people."
Grodno region's main religious affairs official told Forum 18 on 28 May that he is familiar with the old prayer house in Zelva, but maintained that its Baptist congregation did have official permission to reconstruct it: "They are renovating it right now." Asked whether such permission included to rebuild in brick or just to apply exterior panel decoration, Igor Popov said he was unable to answer.
Yelena Kovsh, a vice-chairwoman of Zelva District Executive Committee [the local council] who deals with religious affairs, maintained to Forum 18 on 24 May that she was unaware of the Baptists' situation: "I don't have any information about it." She directed Forum 18 to her colleague, a vice-chairman of Zelva District Executive Committee who deals with construction issues. Viktor Yurkevich's telephone went unanswered on 24, 25 and 28 May, however.
According to the Zelva church member, obtaining state permission to build or renovate prayer houses in the local area continues to be "very difficult". A prominent example of this problem is the ongoing attempt by the charismatic New Life Church to obtain state permission for the reconstruction as a church of its disused barn in the capital, Minsk. Following hearings at the Higher Economic Court on 19 and 22 March, Judge Yekaterina Karatkevich adjourned the church's case indefinitely due to "the need to send questions to competent organs in order to clarify their view on the given situation," according to New Life's website.
Present at the 19 March hearing, religious freedom lawyer Dina Shavtsova recently suggested to Forum 18 that "the absence of a legal basis to sort it out sensibly" was contributing to the deadlock. The Minsk authorities continue to insist to the Higher Economic Court that the disused barn should be confiscated, because New Life has not been using the land on which the barn is built for its offially designated use – even though animal husbndry is illegal within Minsk (see F18News Service 22 September 2006 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=844). Shavtsova maintained to Forum 18, however, that this terminology is not clearly defined by law. According to her interpretation, a change of land use should involve substantial alteration to the land itself, for example road construction or mining. She also pointed out that, elsewhere in Minsk, a Soviet-era sports stadium hosts trading markets at weekends, "but nobody claims this is a violation of its designation."
Four thick files of correspondence with municipal officials and 18 months of court cases having failed to secure the right to use their own land and building for worship, members and supporters of the Minsk-based charismatic New Life Church began a hunger strike on 5 October 2006. Within just two weeks the church's pastor, Vyacheslav Goncharenko, was invited to see a top-ranking presidential administration official, who hinted that a legal resolution was possible (see F18News 20 October 2006 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=858). Since opening a review of the case in late December 2006, however, the Higher Economic Court has repeatedly postponed – and now adjourned - its verdict (see F18News 12 March 2007 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=930).
In Belarus, property problems mainly affect Protestant communities. Unlike the other major confessions present in the country - Orthodox and Catholic (non-Christians such as Jews and Hare Krishna devotees are present only in small numbers) - they are much less likely to own historical worship buildings, which are the main premises within which religious events do not require state permission under the 2002 Religion Law. Where Protestant communities do not have designated worship buildings, their congregations are also more likely to be too large to meet discreetly in a private home.
A related difficulty to problems such as those faced by New Life is the near impossibility of getting property fomally redesignated for non-residential use. Pastor Aleksandr Knysh of Christmas Baptist Church in the town of Ivatsevichi (Brest Region) told the Evangelical Belarus Information Centre in late April that for several years the local authorities have refused to allow the construction of a new church building in place of his congregation's present one. This refusal is claimed by the authorities to be because the site the church occupies is designated for residential housing. Gennady Brutsky, the Baptist Union's elder for Minsk Region, similarly told Forum 18 on 22 May that Ascension Church in Dzerzhinsk is still unable to obtain compulsory state registration as its prayer house is technically a residential building (see F18News 3 August 2006 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=822).
The 1998 Civil Code and the 1999 Housing Code both prohibit an organisation from being located at a residential address, unless it has been redesignated as non-residential premises. While the restrictive 2002 Religion Law allows a religious organisation to meet at free-standing residential premises with the approval of the local authorities, in practice this is highly dependent upon the discretion of individual officials (see F18News 7 October 2003 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=155). The authorities have consistently obstructed religious communities from meeting for worship in residential buildings (see F18News 28 July 2005 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=619). Restrictive interpretation of the law may result in worshippers being fined (see most recently F18News 28 May 2007 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=964).
Gennady Brutsky of the Baptist Union told Forum 18 that Protestant leaders have been trying to have this situation addressed for over four years. This spring, for example, the leaders of the Adventist, Baptist and Pentecostal leaders appealed to President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The Presidential Administration's Department for Communication with Citizens responded by confirming that religious organisations may legally meet in private homes, with the agreement of the local state authorities. Brutsky also said that he has heard state officials promise to take religious communities' concerns into account during the current revision of the Housing Code, "but as far as I understand, this will take a minimum of five years."
Protestant communities also have great difficulties in renting buildings to meet for worship. A consistent pattern has emerged over a number of years, in which those who control premises for rent regularly back out of contracts with Protestants soon after the authorities are informed (see F18News 29 May 2007 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=965).
In the view of Pastor Aleksandr Knysh of Christmas Baptist Church, however, the official status of his congregation's building is not the main factor: "The situation will never be resolved as long as we are regarded as sectarians." On 17 May the head of the Pentecostal Union, Sergei Khomich, complained to the state television channel Lad about a 12 May programme encouraging intolerance of religious minorities. After warning viewers about the danger to Belarusian society posed by destructive cults and faith-healers, the programme reportedly showed a clip of a service in his own Grace Pentecostal Church, as well as its recent missionary conference, with the commentary: "People with significant wealth often find themselves the target of sects."
The Belarusian state tends to regard Protestant communities negatively, because it sees them both as ideologically and spiritually threatening (see F18News 8 August 2006 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=824) and as the major source of religious-political dissent (see F18News 29 November 2006 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=880). Recently, Protestant communities have been prominent in a nationwide campaign to petition to change the Religion Law (see F18News 16 May 2007 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=957). (END)
For more background information see Forum 18's Belarus religious freedom survey at http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=888.
A survey of the religious freedom decline in the eastern part of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) area is at http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=806.
A printer-friendly map of Belarus is available at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=europe&Rootmap=belaru


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Gregory Bateson construes mental process as the flow and transforms of differences in a system. Stuart Kauffman uses NK Boolean systems to model the emergence of order in biological evolution. Because the Boolean base (0, 1) maps to Bateson's idea of difference, we simulate Bateson's epistemology with a Kauffman Boolean system. Bateson's asserts that knowledge (in this case visual form) emerges from the relations among multiple (at least two) descriptions, where a description is here defined as a flow of dynamic and systemic process that encodes differences. We therefore propose a perceptual model in which visual form emerges from the phase relations between two such descriptions. Though we are not modeling neural activity per se but rather an abstract difference-based epistemology, to be concrete we can say the first description might correspond to retinal activity; in that case retinal activity is modeled as a discrete dynamic system that falls into different attractor cycles with different fundamental frequencies. The second description is a representational process based on apparent motion phenomena. Using Java Applets we demonstrate how dynamic form perception might emerge from the phase relations between the first and second descriptions; that is, we will demonstrate how changing the phase relations between two flows of Boolean difference will cause different forms to pop out. Moreover, two classes of forms, fundamental and derived, emerge from these phase relations. Our demonstrations suggest that the phase relations that produce apparent motion can also produce visual form perception. Preview Applets at: www.psych.utah.edu/dynamic_systems/exemplar1 and at: www.psych.utah.edu/dynamic_systems/exemplar2
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People get reputations. Sometimes they work to create a certain reputation. Sometimes it just happens. When I was growing up, I was exposed to spicy food often. One of my daddy's favorite phrases was, "It's not hot until it makes your hair sweat." And he meant hair, not just your scalp. Hair doesn't have sweat pores? Then up the heat until they grow some. Looking back, this was certainly an example of his trying to create a reputation for himself of being tough and manly. He had been in the U. S. Army. Later, he was a railroad detective and then a municipal policeman. He was surrounded through most of his adult life in an atmosphere of what some now call "toxic masculinity." Were I to try to analyze him, I would guess that having had polio as a boy might have been a driving factor for him to be tough and do manly things, to overcome physical limitations. But whatever his motivations, it meant that I grew up learning that real men do not use the mild salsa, but go for the hot sauce. I became inured to the heat. I expected the heat. Mild Mexican food? Who would bother to eat that?
As I got out on my own and was cooking for myself, I was always interested in new peppers. Back in the early 1990s, the hottest pepper known in the US was the Habanero. It had some Cod-awful level of heat that was up to 350,000 Scovilles. The Scoville scale is a measure of how hot something is as measured through dilution. They start out by diluting a bit of pureed pepper with water, such as at a million to one ratio, to see if someone can still detect the spiciness. If not, they cut back on the dilution until the spiciness is detected. In the case of the Habanero, it can be detected at a dilution of between 350,000:1 and at the mild end at about 100,000:1. To give some scale for a normal human, a Jalapeño runs between a mild 3,500:1 to a hot Jalapeño at 8,000:1. Thus a Habanero is between about twelve and a hundred times as spicy as your average Jalapeño. Cayenne pepper runs between 30,000 and 50,000 Scovilles for another comparison. Since the 1990s, more peppers have become known or developed that are over a million Scovilles, such as the Carolina Reaper at 1,569,300 Scovilles, but even up to 1999, Guinness was recording Habaneros as the hottest pepper cultivar in the world.More


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My last post was written in the wind and rain and today couldn't be more different. Yesterday was a slight blip but apart from that it has been sunny, warm and mainly calm for the last couple of weeks. However after the recent spell of very good sightings they have slowed down over the last couple of weeks. The last 2 days though have brought about some less seen wildlife, Bottlenose Dolphins yesterday and then Orca or Killer Whales today.
Orca can pass through at anytime but it has been a couple of years since any of the wildlife trip boats from Tobermory have seen these so it's very exciting. At the minute the individuals haven't been identified but there were 2 adults and 1 calf or juvenile. It seems like they have headed off now in the direction of Treshnish so hopefully some of the other boats from there will have caught up with them.


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Sara was a loving mom in desperate need of a miracle. How could she face her young children on Christmas Day with no gifts and little food? Where could she turn, who would care enough to help a family like hers, and why would they bother? Sara's answer came where thousands of real people in our community find real hope – the people of Cross City and 6 Stones Mission Network.
Last December, Sara came to 6 Stones' Night of Wonder event at her kids' school and received gifts and food for her family. Months later, though, she received a far greater gift. When one of our "Can We Talk?" evangelism teams knocked on her door, she invited them inside, listened intently, and accepted God's gift of eternal life. She was looking for new hope; she found a new life. And the reason she was willing to listen was because she had already been blessed in a tangible way.
Billy too was desperate, so he recently came to 6 Stones' New Hope center. He received both food and the gospel from one of Cross City faithful volunteers. Our member, however, didn't stop there. He helped Billy find a job, brought Billy to our Belong new member class, and got him connected at Cross City. Now, Billy is bringing his daughter with him to church. Like Sara, Billy came for new hope; he found a new life on earth and the promise of new life in heaven.
Miracles like this happen all the time at 6 Stones. Whether it's gifts at Christmas, food/clothing, home renovations, school backpacks, apartment ministry, or the community garden, countless people receive real hope and experience real life in Jesus Christ. In fact, people come to 6 Stones all the time looking for a miracle, not just food, home renovations or backpacks. When we help them in tangible ways, they see us as a conduit for the fact that God came through for them. They need hope, and 6 Stones is all about restoring hope.
It all started six years ago during a time of prayer and fasting for Pastor John Meador. During that time, a fire consumed some local apartments and Cross City did not have a way to help these families. For Pastor Meador, knowing of a drastic need but having no way of actually extending compassion was too much. By creating 6 Stones Mission Network as a separate entity, Cross City began the journey of developing a comprehensive compassion ministry. In an amazing act of faith, our church voted to fund the $225,000 seed money to get it started.
Our leaders also did something incredibly simple that we all can do to break down the walls outside our church. They went to City of Euless officials with one simple question: "If we could do something significant together, what would it be?" God used a simple question to initiate a ground-breaking, pioneering home-revitalization ministry (CPR) that is being replicated in other local communities across the country. This same question was then posed to other city and school officials as a way to understand and fill the huge gap of unmet needs of our communities.
As a catalyst of hope that transforms lives, homes and our community, 6 Stones is making a hugely positive impact. People routinely ask Scott Sheppard, Executive Director of 6 Stones, "Why is it called 6 Stones?" Watching Scott answer that question is like lighting a Christmas tree. He radiates as he recounts how the miracle of financial freedom at Cross City was the launching pad for the miracle of 6 Stones Mission Network.
Under the crosses outside the worship center foyer are six stones—each one representing a million dollars of debt that was retired during a trying time. That story still serves as a testimony to what God did back then. And along with Cross City other Miracle of Missions partners, 6 Stones Mission Network is living proof of how that miracle lives on today in our community.
Our Missions Committee has kept 6 Stones as a key local ministry partner in large part because our church sees 6 Stones as an extension of us. Even better is the fact that 6 Stones allows Cross City to have a greater influence throughout the region. Its board of directors includes key leaders from the HEB ISD, cities, county, local businesses and other churches. By building a coalition that provides solutions to meet the needs of our community, 6 Stones fulfills a kingdom mission!
During a recent survey of our deacons, committee members and others, it's clear that our people love our community outreach, especially 6 Stones. It's another indicator of how we are shifting from an inward-focus to being a community-minded church. As Scott Sheppard puts it, "6 Stones is people of faith living out their faith, intersecting with people who need faith." It's both discipleship and evangelism. And the life-change so often occurs in unexpected ways—in the lives of people who volunteer to bless someone and end up being blessed themselves.
You too can be a part of blessing others in amazing ways. You can volunteer at the New Hope food and clothing center, serve at a 6 Stones event, or provide financial support by giving to the Miracle of Missions. Every dollar given to the Miracle of Missions goes directly to missional efforts like 6 Stones. When you give or serve, it changes eternity for people like Josh.
Like everyone who gets food or clothing from the New Hope center, Josh heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Josh came for physical food; he also got spiritual food. As happens for over 1,000 people annually through 6 Stones, Josh prayed to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. The Cross City volunteer who led Josh to salvation further engaged and encouraged him, resulting in Josh recently being baptized on Sunday morning and beginning his Christian walk at Cross City.
God certainly is the one causing the life-change in people like Sara, Billy, and Josh. And the people of Cross City and 6 Stones— people like YOU—get to be a part of the action! Through your time and financial gifts, you too can be part of everyday miracles at 6 Stones. You too can help people experience new hope and new life.
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My computer is still dead. I'm pretty sure I'm going insane without it. It's like I've lost an appendage or something. My TV was on my computer...all of my music was on my computer. Classes haven't started back up yet, so I just sit in my quiet room bored. I have rediscovered the joys of shoutcast streaming audio. My little handheld computer can keep up well enough, and I bought some $5 speakers so I can have some music going....It's only mildly maddening.
BUT! For some good news! One of my oldest and best friends ever is now officially engaged! Bri and Jeff are going to get married next year! She's being kind enough to wait until I get back from Japan, so the wedding will probably be in September. Congrats!
For everyone who has emailed me...It's way too annoying to type out an email through my PDA. As soon as I get my replacement power converter for my laptop, I'll answer the emails. The manufacturer wouldn't ship overseas with a credit card, so I had to send it to my parents' house and then have them send it to me. According to UPS's tracking, it's in Columbus right now, so should be to Jackson by tomorrow, one would imagine...If my mom sends it to Japan as soon as she gets it, I should have it at the latest in a week and a half...
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Coffee with a Cop
Just a reminder for this Tuesday! We are really excited about a new community project we are starting at Gathering Grounds! Every Tuesday starting June 16th at 10am, and every Tuesday thereafter.
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My inspiration comes from the treat bags that have a Graduation Cap on the packaging and I needed to make my daughter a very belated card to celebrate her Arts Degree in Theatre. My little Top Note Owl Cards were staring at me while I sat at my craft desk wondering where my mojo had gone and what on earth I would make this time around. I was thinking that I needed to find another die as a substitute because the good old faithful Top Note is about to 'retire'. The closest in my stash was the Deco Labels Collection Framelits and so this is how the latest version of my owl card turned out -
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Due to my tight schedule we only had the morning to spend more time at the school. However this time we were to visit 2 other schools in the locality both operated by RDF, but both not as advanced as Kalleda. A driver was given to us for the day and we had an English teacher take us on our tour of the first school. It was in another village and in comparison to Kalleda was very small. It was obvious that funding was desperately needed, particularly when we were shown that parts of the building were in a state of disrepair. Yet RDF have persisted and tried to overcome the obvious structural problems by moving classes outdoors and simply making the most of what they have available. We was shown around by the head who told me it was his absolute privilege to have us at his school and that it was his pleasure to take us where we wanted and show us anything we wanted. Typical of the hospitality throughout RDF we visited every class and were shown examples of work whilst Charlie and Abi again interacted, Abi had a whole class of 10 year olds doing Makatong that she had taught them. We were shown the administration behind the school and I was impressed at just how professional they were with the obvious lack of resources. Again we saw nothing but happy kids who were keen to show us the way they lived.
We headed to the second school which was a high school and again we were greeted with open arms and given complete unrestricted access to the entire school. A young boy sang for us and he had the most amazing voice as he sang a local song. We saw girls reciting poetry and I had a conversation with two girls who had an excellent grasp on the English language, a real credit to the whole organisation and the girls themselves. There was a photographer who was keen to get pictures of our visit for the local news and for the school itself which I guess reinforces the fact that the villages are very isolated and rarely visited.
The heads of all three schools we visited were keen to get feedback on what we felt they were doing right/wrong, I am always happy to offer constructive criticism but I could offer nothing but praise for the excellent job they are doing.
We had to leave at midday to get back to Hyderabad, as we left Kalleda School we had kids running behind us waving and laughing and smiling, pleased to have been a part of our visit. We said our goodbyes and left the place which had gifted us many memories and given us an unprecedented insight into rural India and something 99% tourists do not get the privilege to witness and experience.
We headed back with Marina and the driver. We of course got lost and I wondered how since the driver kept asking directions. Marena explained that Indian people do not like to say they can't help and so simply wave in a direction whilst doing the funky bobble head.
En route to Kalleda Elizabeth and I had spotted what looked like a huge fort on the world's biggest piece of granite. So I was keen to stop off on the way back and Marena was up for it too.
We eventually found it. The driver waited whilst we scaled what is essentially a million year old brick fort built on a massive rock about twice the height of Everest. We scaled it in awe and I tried hard not to let on the fact I was dying at the top, it really was high, very high and steep. After we had spent an hour in amazement we descending using a different way found by Marena, personally I think she was looking to get a photo of me rolling hundreds of feet down a rock as I lost my footing on the ridiculously steep descent. I was never worried though, Marena is a Harvard student and so she used a very precise mathematical method of evaluating that it was safe for me to take my young children down who were white with fear. It's a simple equation – Goat x 5 (on the rocks) = safe
I was to be staying at Vanditas home and was to be having dinner with her that night. However she called and said she had to go out and so she would see us in the morning. So when we finally got to Hyderabad Marena and I had decided we should go grab a Chinese and catch a movie. We went to drop our things off at the house and the family that cooks for Vandita had made a huge meal for us. The food was gorgeous and the kids loved the homemade chicken curry and chapattis. Afterwards we grabbed a taxi and went to watch a Bollywood movie. We saw Ravanaan which is the big movie at the moment and although it was as cheesy as is possible it was full of great music, fantastic dancing, beautiful Indian women and some of the best cinematography I've ever seen. Though the kids and I couldn't understand a word, we all sat through the two and half hour movie and we didn't stroll out of the cinema until after midnight.
It was the end of two of the most amazing and touching days of our lives. The following morning I spoke with Vandita about what we had experienced and how we felt, she extended her thanks for visiting and that it had been her privilege. We discussed the future plans for RDF and there are big hopes for the whole organisation. But it still depends on volunteers. RDF is funded wholly by donors and relies on both donors and funding, essentially it is the backbone of the whole organisation and is literally crying out for people to come and help out.
http://rdfindia.org/ RDF provides all meals and accommodation but more than that they provide an invaluable opportunity to help out those less fortunate in what will be an exceptionally rewarding experience.
The kids left RDF having experienced a cultural difference rarely witnessed by children their age, they saw how a school is run completely different to their own yet they shared that magical bond that is so natural in kids. I have no doubt that their experiences will help form their personalities and hopefully will help mould them into great individuals.
I took something very different from the experience, from the school and the chat I had with Vandita post visit, I realised that wealth is irrelevant to happiness. True happiness is found in the simplest of things, be it children making things out of old boxes, or singing songs amongst themselves. Happiness costs nothing but a little optimism, belief and a smile; something that is very infectious throughout the whole RDF organisation.


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I. Neuronal Network Formation.
- Neuronal network formation in human cerebral cortex G.J.A. Ramakers. II. Molecular and Cell Biological Mechanisms of Neuronal Network Development and Synapse Formation.
- Regulation of dendritic growth by calcium and neurotrophin signaling P.A. Dijkhuizen and A. Ghosh.
- Dynamics and pathology of dendritic spines S. Halpain, K. Spencer and S. Graber.
- Introduction to the seventeenth C.U. Ariëns Kappers Lecture D.F. Swaab, J. van Pelt and M. Hofman.
- Mechanisms of retinotopic map development: ephs, ephrins, and spontaneous correlated retinal activity D.D.M. O'Leary and T. McLaughlin.
- Biologically plausible models of neurite outgrowth G. Kiddie, D. McLean, A. Van Ooyen and B. Graham.
- Competition in neurite outgrowth and the development of nerve connections A. van Ooyen. III. Synapse Rearrangement.
- Molecular substrates of plasticity in the developing visual cortex S.A. Taha and M.P. Stryker.
- Excitatory-inhibitory balance controls critical period plasticity in developing visual cortex T.K. Hensch and M. Fagiolini.
- Structural plasticity in the developing visual system M. Bence and C.N. Levelt.
- Mechanisms controlling the formation of retinal mosaics E. Novelli, V. Resta and L. Galli-Resta.
- Laminar circuit formation in the vertebrate retina J.S. Mumm, L. Godinho, J.L. Morgan, D.M. Oakley, E.H. Schroeter and R. O.L. Wong. IV. Structure and Dynamics in Neurons and Neuronal Networks.
- Dynamics and plasticity in developing neuronal networks in vitro J. Van Pelt, I. Vajda, P.S. Wolters, M.A. Corner and G.J.A. Ramakers.
- Learning in ex-vivo developing networks of cortical neurons S. Marom and D. Eytan.
- Role of synaptic inhibition in spatiotemporal patterning of cortical activity L. Bosman, J.C. Lodder, A. Van Ooyen and A.B. Brussaard.
- Synaptic mechanisms that shape visual signalling at the inner retina P.D. Lukasiewicz.
- The involvement of glutamate-gated channels in negative feedback from horizontal cells to cones I. Fahrenfort, J. Klooster, T. Sjoerdsma and M. Kamermans.
- Compensatory physiological responses to chronic blockade of amino acid receptors during early development in spontaneously active organotypic cerebral cortex explants cultured in vitro M.A. Corner, R.E. Baker, J. van Pelt and P.S. Wolters. V. Dynamics in Neural Circuits in Cognition.
- A visual salience map in the primate frontal eye field K.G. Thompson and N.P. Bichot.
- Chronic multi-unit recordings in behaving animals: advantages and limitations H. Supèr and P. Roelfsema. VI. Deficient Circuitry and Cognitive/Behavioural Pathology.
- Physiological studies of information processing in the normal and Parkinsonian basal ganglia: pallidal activity in go/no-go task and following MPTP treatment G. Morris, Y. Hershkovitz, A. Raz A. Nevet and H. Bergman.
- Rho proteins, mental retardation and the neurobiological basis of intelligence E.J.M. van Galen and G.J.A. Ramakers.
- Neurodevelopment, neuroplasticity and new genes for schizophrenia S.E. Arnold, K. Talbot and C.-G. Hahn.
- The impact of seizures on developing hippocampal networks J.W. Swann.
- Alzheimer's disease as a disorder of dynamic brain self-organization T. Arendt. Subject Index.
This book is about neuronal networks within the brain. With roughly 100 billion nerve cells the human brain contains about 3.2 million kilometers of 'wires' to make a million billion of connections between these nerve cells. Nerve cells exchange electrical and chemical signals through these connections and the dynamical patterns of electrical/chemical signals are the basis of all our thinking, memories, consciousness, and control of our behaviour.
How do these networks develop their specific connectivity, what are the patterns of electrical activity that serve such a fundamental role in our cognitive abilities, how can it go wrong in these networks resulting in different types of brain pathologies, such as mental retardation, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy or schizophrenia? These questions are among the most fundamental ones in neuroscience and are addressed in this volume. The chapters in this book cover both state-of-the-art broad reviews and in-depth studies of topics selected in order to bridge different levels of neurobiological organization, from the molecular, cellular, neural network to the cognitive level. An excellent example of such a 'red thread' is given by the chapters devoted to the visual system, illustrating the advanced state of understanding of network development, plasticity and functioning of the visual system. Other chapters illustrate how scientific advances are driven by technical developments as shown for multi-electrode recording and life imaging techniques that enable the study of electrical activity simultaneously in many nerve cells.
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M. Kamermans
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Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
C.N. Levelt
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Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Arjen van Ooyen, Ph.D.
Dr. Arjen van Ooyen is an Associate Professor and the Head of Neuroinformatics Group in the Department of Experimental Neurophysiology at Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Neuroinformatics and on the Editorial Board of many computational neuroscience-related journals. He has edited two books, published 81 articles, and has an h-index of 21. He is one of the leading researchers in analytical approaches to studying activity-dependent structural brain development and repair.
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Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
G.J.A. Ramakers
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Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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...tried going for a jog this morning before having a full breakfast. I ate a cup of yogurt and drank a bit of orange juice and off I went. I made it one kilometer and then had to transition for the next kilometer. Not enough protein for my body for my muscles to do their job. I will either invest in protein bars or remain an evening jogger. Right now I'm leaning towards remaining an evening jogger :o)
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Angrezi babuls scramble from both sides eager for a prickly embrace, turns around with a 'whoa' just as you pass. We sped along a spit of a tarmac flanked by bristly rows of the shrub towards Khamblighat railway station; the train had to be late by at least 10 – 15 minutes if we were to get on it. But my host Thakur who was driving didn't seem to be worried.
"These were brought from Africa." Thakur said with a vague nod.
For a moment I thought he was talking about the metre gauge train we were portended to miss. Probably he was telling me – in a way – not to worry about it being on time.
"Maharaja Umed Singh of Jodhpur brought the babul from Africa and sowed the seeds from a helicopter." He said eyes narrowing as the jeep gathered speed with all the clangour and comfort of a Patton tank. The idea was to have a green cover over an otherwise arid brown region. But the progressive maharaja's idea came a cropper – the leaves turned out to be poisonous making it inedible for livestock and the plant quaffed scarce ground water mortifying the desert folk. Too late to do anything as it had by then spawned vast and wide like Genghis Khan and his virile marauders. The resilient and resourceful inhabitants realising the futility of trying to weed out the omnipotent took recourse to their own ingenuity.
"The babul is used widely today by many villagers as boundary walls and it's especially effective in preventing cattle from straying out." Thakur finished as we reached Khamblighat station. We were informed by the waiting locals with many deferential bowing of heads – the 'Thakurs' are a line of erstwhile rulers and are still holders of huge tracts of land – that the train was running late. As I let out an audible sigh of relief Thakur's forehead became a cataract of frowns and then his eyes shone.
"The babul has thick stems which are used for firewood and it's really an inexhaustible source of coal." He said with the sudden gush of fondness seen in a father who just remembered the prodigy in the prodigal.
Though it was Thakur who drove the 30 kilometres from Auwa, a quaint, historic village in remote Rajasthan where I was staying, to Khamblighat railway station one of the drivers employed by the Thakurs rode with us as the jeep had to be taken further ahead to Phulad junction 22 kilometres away where we would disembark. And head back to Auwa via Phulad Dam. We got our tickets from an invisible, garrulous man behind a window and waited on the platform.
Fulvous sunlight bounced off the tracks announcing the summer round the corner. A derelict tin shanty braved the simoom gusts that swirled with alacrity. The latch on the lean-to-itself – barely clamped in place by a wobbly screw – was secured with a new stainless steel lock which shimmered like the epaulette on a discarded uniform. Derelict train bogies stood restive in the junkyard not yet in terms with the end of chugging days. A circular iron mounting – an old fashioned bell – was fastened to a pole, hooked through a severe looking loop at one end and welded at the bottom. Locals waited with the indulgent impatience accorded by school children to the crippled ice cream vendor who hasn't turned up yet at lunch hour. In the midst of all this humdrum an ornate stone lavabo stood in elegant, ancient isolation. Designed along a sprightly overlapping bloom, its moline petal edges had crumbled away to time. A rusted metal pipe loomed next to it, a lone sentry, grappling with lost regalia and relevance.
The train journey from Khamblighat to Phulad is an eye-opener of sorts – unveiling a never-before Rajasthan, a green Rajasthan. During the ride that takes over an hour, you get to see a wholly new face of the 'desert state' – one that is accosted by the verdant Aravali range and quite removed from the dunes and dromedaries. The 22-km 'train safari', as it is known in touristy parlance, takes over a smoke-belching, grunting hour and passes through numerous palm oases and wadis, stone pools and burrowed escarpments which are winter residences for nomadic tribes. The track runs across grassy jebels and vertiginous valleys, the lap over the Kamla Nala is particularly picturesque. After about half an hour into the ride, lookout for the Phulad Dam which dapples under the midday sun like the stones on a hastily doffed necklace.
Conceived nearly a century ago by the maharajas of Jodhpur and Udaipur to connect their kingdoms, the train still runs on metre gauge. The engine which ran on steam was only recently converted to diesel. Repeated attempts by authorities to convert the line to a regular broad gauge with modern engines and added compartments met with stiff resistance not just from the heritage property owners in the region but from the locals too. For families, schools and dating couples picnics begin with the ride itself. The bonhomie is infectious. There are three or four tunnels en route which waft dark; shrieks and wolf calls bounce off the crenellated silhouettes bidding you into the high decibel fray. The train gets almost emptied out at the Goramghat station, one stop before Phulad: From here 1,000 steps lead to the Goramnath Temple, a popular picnic/pilgrim destination.
A particularly amiable lady who was sitting by herself offered me some rotis she held in her hands. Delighted I was just about to take a bite from it when she lunged and plucked it away from me choking in her own chortle. I saw an approaching tunnel through the open door and getting a bit wary at what had just transpired decided to scoot from the otherwise deserted compartment. From her animated gestures I gathered that she wanted me to stay; I was in a quandary and Thakur was nowhere around to confer with. Just as we were about to enter the tunnel the train groaned to a stop and bands of monkeys descended from the surrounding rocky ramparts. The simians moved with a casual confidence along the tracks, not once looking up at the train. Almost everyone on board gave them something – from freshly bought bananas and biscuits to mostly stale rotis from yesterday, like my chuckle-happy lady. When it dawned on me as to why she gave me the rotis I asked her for some. This time she gestured to me to gobble them down. We hit it off.
Soon enough Thakur came to me running – he had been looking for me all over. He was panting and looked rattled; I presumed it was because I had struck up with the laughing lady, quite apparently a commoner. We were jostling each other at the door and tearing off rotis from each other's hands. The monkeys were also watching first startled then bored.
"I wish I had my gun." Thakur announced.
I was sure that I had smirched his social standing with my usually misunderstood congeniality. Then could it be so bad this day and age? But I was in hinterland Rajasthan which was a lot different from the rest of the country. For example here opium was every day. But hey, that's another post. It turned out that that Thakur spotted one gorgon of a wild boar not very far from where we had stopped. The vision of a skewered loin dripping white fat that sizzled like comets into the fire gripped me agape like a groupie before the swoon diagnosed these days as Bieber fever.
"I wish you had your gun." I heard myself say.
We undertook some distress eating at Phulad junction with copious quantities of piping hot mirchi baji and mawa, a sweet made from milk, all washed down with 'cheeni-kum' chai. The driver was waiting with the jeep and we headed to Phulad Dam. A non-stop breeze had shingled the expansive emerald green surface of the water. Some tribal youngsters who had set up temporary settlement along the catchment were angling in their caiques. The floodgate was closed and there was a water snake lashing about as if in protest. Across the bund the soil was still brittle and fricative but flower gardens and lush fields went on like an extended oasis.
It took some raucous Rawat farmers in their colour coordinated headgear, mattocks slung over shoulders who passed by trailing beedi smoke to remind me that I was indeed in Rajasthan.
Best from: <a in Auwa village, a newly-opened heritage hotel, with 18 unique rooms each done up differently with locally procured handicraft items and paintings. All the rooms have comfortable double-beds, faultless white linen, study tables, man-size wardrobes, full length mirrors and en suite bathrooms. Exclusion of television is a thoughtful oversight as well as intercoms – which means you have to discuss your culinary preferences in advance. The Thakurs of Auwa – who own Fort Auwa – trace their lineage to Kushal Singh who lent his troops to support the mutineering sepoys of the 1857 revolution. The village itself is steeped in history and tradition, warm people and respectful bows.


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Peter Taylor has emerged as an unlikely candidate for the managerial vacancy at Limerick FC.
The former England caretaker boss, who was responsible for handing David Beckham the captain's armband for the first time, spoke to representatives from the Munster club last week.
Whether talks mature into an appointment remains to be seen.
With applications now closed, an announcement is expected next week, with a Damien Richardson-Kenny Cunningham double-act offering a possible alternative.
Les Ferdinand, the former QPR, Newcastle United and England striker, is another name reportedly interested.
However, Taylor, whose CV also includes Premier League experience managing Leicester City, and a more recent posting in Bahrain, is the clear favourite.
Interestingly, he coached Pat Scully, the outgoing Limerick manager, who found himself back in football yesterday, albeit on a short-term contract as the coach of the Irish team who will participate in the FIFPro Winter Tournament in Norway next January.
Designed to provide out-of-contract players with a channel back into professional football, the tournament could also double up as a route for Scully to return to management.
"If an opportunity arises, I'd jump at it," said Scully, who guided Limerick to the First Division title last season. It's not as if I have failed anywhere. On the contrary, I've been a success everywhere I've gone, especially at Limerick.
"Had I failed down there, I would be gutted. But I was a success."
Achieving success in Norway with this Irish side will not be measured by results, but by the number of his unemployed players who end up returning to the workplace.
Last December, 19 travelled to Oslo for the annual four-nation tournament and within a month, all 19 were back on the payrolls of Irish clubs; four went on to play in this year's FAI Cup final.
"It's a superb opportunity for players to keep their fitness and their spirits up," said Stephen McGuinness, the PFAI's secretary. "If guys are considering jacking the game in, this can keep them motivated."
Motivating McGuinness at the moment is the crushing need to fix his members up with clubs.
Unusually, for this time of the year, he is not fighting fires, revealing that for the first occasion in his five-year-tenure, a season has ended without one player owed money by any League of Ireland club.
"The culture of clubs seems to have changed," he said. "A year ago, we had many more players out of contract, worried about whether someone would knock on their door. There are fewer this time round and we could be in a situation whereby the 34 players training with us now could be snapped up by clubs prior to our departure date on January 8.
"If that happens, we won't have a team to compete in the tournament, a situation I'd be delighted with."
Elsewhere, one of the PFAI's members, Sean Maguire, is on the brink of leaving Waterford United for either Mansfield Town or West Ham United.
Sligo Rovers, meanwhile, have joined Derry City in the race for Dundalk's talented young forward Mark Griffin.
And Cobh Ramblers appear likely to return to the League of Ireland next season after a four-year-absence – although McGuinness revealed that they will have to reach a settlement with his organisation for the €25,000 they still owe their players from their last, tumultuous season in top-flight football back in 2008.
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Hacking isn't all bad. White-hat hacking, or ethical hacking, is becoming an important tool in the arsenals of business IT managers. Some are turning to ethical hacking classes to get up-to-date on the methods and exploits that could harm their networks. Gary Godwin, an IT manager for a small company in the Bay Area, signed up with Vigilar's Intense School, a provider of online and in-person IT classes. Now he's well on his way to becoming a certified ethical hacker.
Godwin describes the weeklong course, which he took online: "You try to find vulnerabilities and actually break into systems--with people's permission, of course. You're verifying that all the patches and all the measures taken to protect those systems are actually working." Training includes learning what tools hackers use and how they use them, the social engineering of hacking and the hacker mind-set. The lab portion of the class involves using hacking tools on test networks.
Godwin was pleased with the level of technical detail the class went into. All that knowledge has many real-world applications. "It's going to help me in troubleshooting, choosing the right applications to protect my network, and also using the right tools to find out if any of my machines have been compromised," says Godwin. Since hacking is constantly changing, the class also covers how to keep up-to-date using online groups and resources.
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In light of the announcement that the Ringling Brothers circus is closing after 100 years of operation, I decided to re-blog a poem from a couple of months ago that appears in My Ideal Partner. At one point during the six years I cared for my late husband Bill, we had to purchase a mechanical lift to make it easier for home health care aides to transfer him from the bed to the commode in order to give him a shower. As you'll note from the excerpt below, Bill didn't like the lift, but I came up with a pretty good solution to that problem. Click on the poem's title to hear me read it.
At first, Bill didn't like the lift, because it suspended him in mid–air while he was transferred from the bed to the commode and vice versa. I almost laughed when I saw the process for the first time, because it reminded me of the song about the man on the flying trapeze. Because Bill had no vision, I could imagine how insecure he felt during the process. We kept reassuring him that he was securely fastened into the sling and wouldn't fall, but after his first shower, he said, "I'm not using that damn lift again."
I was flabbergasted. It had taken one month to get the lift, and another for the carpet in the bedroom to be replaced. For two months, Bill traipsed back and forth to Eventide (the nursing home) for his showers. I had to dress him every day, not just on the days when his showers at home weren't scheduled. My own back was starting to bother me. I was ready for a break. "Please, honey, just try it for another week," I said. "It takes some getting used to."
"It's not a problem," said Bonnie. (Bill's case worker) "Jean said you can keep getting your showers at Eventide if you don't want to use the lift."
I wasn't about to settle for that. Because Bill joked about girls seeing him naked, I got an idea. "Okay, honey, just imagine you're naked on a flying trapeze in a big circus tent, and fifty women are in that tent who paid $50 each to see you naked on that flying trapeze, and you're going to get all that money."
It sounded outrageous, but it worked. After another week, he seemed happy as a clam, being propelled across the room, hanging in mid air.
Like the daring young man on the flying trapeze,
he glides through the air, smiles down on me.
I wink, say, "Bravo!"
We're not in a circus but in our bedroom.
His left arm and leg useless,
a mechanical lift raises him off the bed,
propels him across the room,
lowers him to the commode, ready for the shower.
It's too bad men on flying trapezes don't bring in as much money for circuses as elephants do.
Author Abbie Johnson Taylor
How to Build a Better Mousetrap: Recollections and Reflections of a Family Caregiver
That's Life: New and Selected Poems
My Ideal Partner: How I Met, Married, and Cared for the Man I Loved Despite Debilitating Odds
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Education and literacy are at the heart of our society. If someone is not able to read or write, then how can they fully participate in their society? How can they vote in elections? How can they fully understand the implications of their actions and their leaders' actions if they are not educated about world events, mathematics, science, and history? If people are not educated as much as they can be and as much as they wish to be, then it will be difficult for them to support themselves and their families through physical labor, minimum-wage, or black-market jobs, which are generally the main types of jobs available for those with at least a high school diploma. According to the Bureau for Labor Statistics, the states with the largest percentages of jobs in industries that require less than a high school diploma were either vacation/retirement destinations with opportunities in hospitality or states that had job opportunities in natural resources and mining, neither of which often require more than, or even as much as, a diploma. Unfortunately, neither of these fields offer many opportunities for advancement without at least a diploma, associate's, or bachelor's degree(s).
I firmly believe that this is an excellent cause to study and work on actually advocating change in. In today's job market and economy, a lack of education in essential fields such as science and mathematics and an inability to read are a death sentence for getting any job more advanced than minimum-wage- and only in certain industries are these jobs even available. If you look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics's Occupation Finder, most jobs that require no formal education credentials were physical labor and/or minimum wage jobs. For example, no one is going to be allowed to work in a school without at least a high school diploma or associate's degree – even a secretary position requires at least a high school diploma, and some secretary positions require a bachelor's degree. I think improving the education field and spreading initiatives for literacy and keeping kids in school are extremely important goals for people advocating change in this field to have, and these would be great ideas for my group to focus on if we worked on this topic.


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By Sandra Cordon08 gennaio, 15:51
The masterpiece 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer, will be a highlight of one of the most highly anticipated art events in the central Italian city.
Advance tickets are selling quickly for the exhibition: "The Myth of the Golden Age, From Rembrandt to Vermeer" which begins February 8 in Bologna's Palazzo Fava and continues through May 25.
But art fans do not need to wait until next month: the city will host Art City Bologna (Arte Fiera) from January 24 to 27, a program of exhibits and cultural events organized by Comune di Bologna with a special focus on works from China and the countries of Eastern Europe. The event also encompasses an exhibition in Bologna's Museum of Modern Art (MAMbo) called "The Great Magic" which continues until February 16 and includes 93 works by masters of the 16th century and the present day, from Dosso Dossi to Gustav Klimt to Edward Weston.
The works belong to the art collection owned by Italy's UniCredit Bank.
Meanwhile, a new art space, the Galleria OltreDimore, opens with a solo exhibition by Maziar Mokhtari, a young Iranian artist who is creating a work with site-specific video installation and photos called Yellow Apocalypse.
Still, the greatest fascination has been around the Golden Age exhibition featuring Vermeer and Rembrandt as representing the Golden Age of Dutch painting in the 17th century.
Ticket vendors say advance bookings for the show have been extremely high, as Bologna is its only European date in the first half of this year and provides a unique opportunity to admire masterpieces by Rembrandt, Hals, and Steen as well as Vermeer.
The exhibition has been travelling while an extensive two-year restoration project continues in the prestigious Mauritshuis museum in The Hague in the Netherlands where the art works normally reside.
The Dutch museum is expected to reopen in June. But the winter art scene comes as a supplement to the numerous other features of Bologna that attract visitors from around the world.
With its roots dating back to the 9th century BC, Bologna has long been an important centre of education, art and culture.
In the year 2000, it was declared the European capital of culture and six years later, it was named a UNESCO "city of music".
The city's social life is enriched by the thousands of international students drawn to the world's oldest existing university, the University of Bologna founded in 1088.
Many other visitors are attracted by the city's longstanding reputation as a centre of fine food and wine, leading to one of Bologna's nicknames "la grassa" or "the fat one"; another popular pet name for the city is "la dotta" or "the learned one".
After feasting on the region's famous meat and cheese dishes, visitors can stroll in any kind of weather sheltered by the 38 kilometers of beautiful porticoes that cover most of the major streets in Bologna's historic centres.
Those strolls can include such highlights as Piazza Maggiore, which is dominated by the massive Basilica of San Petronio, dedicated to the patron saint of the city. Nearby are Bologna's iconic Due Torre, or two historic towers, with one - the Asinelli - open to visitors to climb the 600 steps to the top where sweeping views of the red roofs of Bologna spread below.
Another highlight is the complex of Santo Stefano, which includes seven churches, cloisters, and a treasure trove of Medieval and Renaissance-era finds.
For those who don't mind a somewhat longer hike, they can follow under the porticoes of San Luca stretching from the ancient city walls up to the 17th century Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca.
The route, under 666 porticoes, stretches almost four kilometres, linking San Luca to the historic centre and shelters the traditional procession which every year since 1433 has carried a Byzantine icon of the Madonna with Child down to San Petronio during Ascension week.


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This property is 1 minute walk from the beach. Located close to several beaches and only a 10-minute drive away from the old town, Dubrovnik Apartments offers beautiful sea views in a quiet location on Lapad Bay.
These comfortable apartments are just a few steps away from the nearest beach. One side of the house has a view of the sea, and the other side of a small pine forest.
Guests enjoy exclusive use of a lovely terrace for sunbathing. An open-air hot tub, a sauna and showers are located behind the building. Both are available 24 hours a day. The hot tub is available from March to December.
A post office, a bank and a small grocery store are nearby.
There are several restaurants in close vicinity to Dubrovnik Apartments. Choose from great fish and meat restaurants, a pizzeria, an Italian restaurant, a Mexican restaurant, and bars for cocktails and coffee breaks.
Transfers from and to Dubrovnik Airport can be booked for a maximum of 3 persons. This transfer service is extra charged and a previous request is needed to arrange the details.
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A new £2.2m Hydrogen Fuel Research Centre at the University of Glamorgan has been launched with the goal of demonstrating how hydrogen can be produced using 100 per cent renewable energy.
The Centre - located at the Baglan Energy Park, South Wales - is one of the first of its kind and will produce hydrogen that will be used for fuel cell powered vehicles.
Hydrogen fuel cells have long been touted as a clean alternative to internal combustion engine, but the energy required to create the hydrogen typically means that the process does result in some carbon emissions. In contrast, hydrogen that draws on renewable energy during the production process can attain genuine zero carbon status.
Jon Maddy, who helped set up the centre, said that the Glamorgan was the ideal location for the facility. "Wales has an abundance of natural energy resources and this project will research and demonstrate the link between these renewables and the role of hydrogen energy," he said.
An alkali electrolyser will convert a combined solar photovoltaic input from panels on the roof and a simulated wind electrical input to produce a pure hydrogen product.
The hydrogen produced by the process will be compressed and stored, and then used to refuel fuel cells that power some of the university's buildings.
The centre will be used for exhibitions and lectures on hydrogen power and as a demonstration tool.
Companies and organisations with an interest in hydrogen are invited to join a sponsors scheme.
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The Craig Mostyn Group now has five pig farms, supplying 3,000 pigs per week to our Linley Valley Pork abattoir.
We are committed to animal welfare on all our farms. More than one quarter of our herd is free range, where sows are outside all their lives, the balance are group housed. 75% of our piglets are reared in loose-housed deep litter systems, which are recognised as being both welfare friendly and the lowest greenhouse emitting systems available.
The Craig Mostyn Group emphasises animal welfare from senior management to farm hands. We aim to be better tomorrow than we are today in everything we do.


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On 6 May, the draft text of the United Nations Habitat III Quito Declaration was published. This landmark document is due to be formally adopted during the Habitat III conference in October 2016, and details the path to sustainable urban development across the globe, otherwise known as the "New Urban Agenda".
UITP participated in the creation of this document and provided key input, which helped shape the draft text. UITP will also continue to monitor the subsequent implementation process. One of the biggest elements in the current document is the recognition of public transport and mobility as key components for achieving sustainable urban development. UITP strongly supports this draft declaration which incorporates its recommendations aimed at creating and fostering a policy environment that supports the development of public transport worldwide.
Expanding upon target 11.2 in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which recommended expanding public transport, the draft Quito Implementation Plan also includes important declarations from national governments acknowledging the link between urban mobility and sustainable development.
Furthermore, the national commitments in the New Urban Agenda will play a key role in stimulating national, local and international level policies that enable public transport, such as:
- The promotion of dense and compact urban development, which reduces the need to travel and is conducive to cost-effective public transport
- The development of integrated urban strategies, which link public transport with urban development and land-use planning
- The formulation of National Urban Policies which enable local authorities to have both the mandate and the financial means to plan, procure and provide sustainable urban services and infrastructures, including mobility and public transport
- The promotion and support for governance at metropolitan area level, allowing authorities and operating companies to provide public transport and other services at the most appropriate level of scale
- The possible establishment of urban infrastructure funds at national level, based on diverse funding sources
- The development of common mechanisms and frameworks to appraise the wider benefits of urban transport, including impact on the economy, quality of life, accessibility or road safety
Click here to read more about the Habitat III process and the UITP involvement


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Get a FREE 5×7 folded photo card (value $2.49) from Kodak by using the coupon code "4MOM." You'll just pay the 99¢ shipping. You can use this for a Mother's Day card or for any other occasion. You can also send this to someone directly after making it and save yourself a stamp. You can click HERE to design and order your card (Code expires 5/4/10)
This is a new code, so you can use it even if you took advantage of the last free card. PLUS, if you are a new Kodak Photo Gallery customer you'll get 50 free 4×6 prints!
Also, if you didn't take advantage of the photo book deals that I posted the other week, you can get 40% off Medium Paperback Photo Books with the code "MAMABOOK".
(Thanks Freebies 4 Mom!)


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Wooden Shjips, long-time leaders of the contemporary psychedelic
movement, expand their sound with V. On their ffth album the quartet
of Ripley Johnson (Moon Duo), Omar Ahsanuddin, Dusty Jermier,
and Nash Whalen augment their already rich sound with laid back,
classic summer songs. Inspired by the tumult of the modern world,
and the desire to offer a contrasting vision of peace, the band has
created a record that flters their trademark hypnotic grooves through
an optimistic lens, resulting in music that is bright and vital.
Each song shimmers with a distinctly Wooden Shjips sound, a relaxed
summer vibe. This was a conscious choice, an atmospheric goal that
in?uenced nearly every detail: the tones, the delay types and reverbs
used, as well as the synthesizer elements that color the songs.
The band's members collectively share a love of classic rock from
the Velvet Underground to Neil Young, as well as more overt love
of the San Francisco scene of the 60's. This commonality in their
formative musical years binds them even as they live in different
cities. Wooden Shjips has with V. created the most concise, laid
back songs of their career. Their music is a balm of sorts, a respite
from the insanity that, through its regenerative abilities, empowers
continued, calm resistance. A reminder of the simple power of peace
and beauty, V. is brimming with optimism and a peaceful energy,
aptly timed for release at the height of spring.
1. Eclipse
2. In The Fall
3. Red Line
4. Already Gone
5. Staring At The Sun
6. Golden Flower
7. Ride On
On their higly anticipated ffth album Wooden Shjips
augment their already rich sound with laid back,
classic summer songs
Wooden Shjips have clearly cemented themselves as
leaders of the contemporary psychedlic movement
and have remained consistent top-sellers
Lead single "Staring At The Sun" quickly hit 200K
streams and has been played extensively on both
BBC6 and KEXP as well as being selected for Mojo and
Uncut's playlists
The band will tour extensively in support
V. was recorded at Type Foundry by Jason Powers (The
Decemberists, Moon Duo, Scout Niblett) and mixed by
Cooper Crain (Cave, Bitchin Bajas, Circuit des Yeux)
LP version packaged with full color artworked inner
sleeve and free download card. White color vinyl is
limited edition and exclusive to indie stores in Europe
CD version in four panel mini-LP style gatefold package
"More than just a career high-water mark for the band,
it stands proud within the feld of psychedelic music."
– The Quietus on Back To Land
"Back To Land is also centered and relaxed and open,
almost pastoral. It's music conceived for interior
spaces but in?uenced by open-air ones."
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Have you ever loved someone so much that you got lost in the fire?
I have! And I am still lost in the fire, it is still burning, more and more every day. I wake up before you and I secretly reminisce all the lovely things you said, you did and you made me feel the day before! I light a match every morning and my fire is growing growing growing!


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Hey Glamazons! I was watching the State of The Union address last night and, although I am absolutely smitten by President Obama, I just couldn't take my eyes off of Michelle Obama's perfectly coiffed bob; and that atothemazing shine! I kept wondering…is it some type of oil sheen? Some type of leave in hair serum? I know her hairstylist (the amazing Johnny Wright) but, alas, he's not allowed to comment or speculate on what he does to her hair. (Something about a breach of national security…crazy, right?!) He does have a contract with the haircare brand SoftSheen Carson, so maybe it's something from their line?
Whatever it may be, I just wanted to confess my undying love for both Michelle Obama, her shiny hair and that classy dress she's wearing by Isaac Mizrahi. What did you guys think of her look?


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Hello I submitted a ticket to customer support regarding the fact that I did not receive the parting gift from Atlas Reactor. The response I got is as follows:
Thank you for contacting us regarding Atlas Reactor.
After investigation, we were unable to locate your account on our list of eligible Players for the parting gift.
Please submit your issue on the Forum. Our team will look into this issue then:
So I am submitting this post on the forums. I have played this game almost everyday for a long time, especially in the window that is required for this "parting gift". I have even submitted bug reports, made forum posts, and been forced to report players in that time frame. You should be able to see all of that activity, so be told that I'm not eligable is very confusing to me.
Hopefully we get this issue resolved quickly and reasonably.
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Vacation Bible School 2019 is here !!!
The Incredible Race VBS 2019 - Answers in Genesis
It's a race unlike anything you've ever experienced.
A race filled with fun clues to find, loaded with interesting challenges to attempt, and a global scavenger hunt like you've never seen.
At the same time, it's about another race. A race that began at the Garden of Eden and continues until this day, made up of all people from all time.
What race? The human race where we are One Family, One Race, One Savior.
The Incredible Race VBS will happen from 9:30 am - 12 pm
for five days on July 22 - 26 at First Baptist Church, Wellsboro.
If you preregister, you won't have to stand in line and fill out a form on Monday morning at VBS. So, please take a moment to PRE-REGISTER ONLINE .


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Etowah chapter had a great time at Spring Fellowship and brought home two awards. The spirit of the chapter was evident all weekend starting with campfire and the glow in the dark "Etoball" and glow sticks and continuing on Saturday with Etowah green feathers being clipped to members of other chapters, cars, buildings and anything else that couldn't get out of the way. Also Etowater made a return to the fellowship for the first time in many years. The Quest for the Green Arrow was very close with Etowah and Apache tied 3-3 after the quest events. The outcome was decided in the traditional scout way with a best of three game of rock paper scissors. This is the second time Etowah has won the Green Arrow and will be looking forward to Fall Fellowship and the opportunity for a three-peat and to retire the Green Arrow.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
THE CHAPERONES (Josie Records)
The Chaperones Tony Amato (lead), Roy Marchesano (1st tenor), Tommy Ronca (second tenor), Nick Salvato (baritone) and Richard Messina (bass). Tommy and Roy went to Farmingdale High School on Long Island, Tony was from Deer Park and Nick was from Bethpage. The group had a couple of different names prior to the Chaperones including the Sharptones and Fairlanes. The name "Chaperones" was given to us by Jubilee records because dances and proms were popular at the time and the term was in vogue.
In 1959, the group was invited to record for the famous Josie label. One of the members Nick went to school at C.W. Post college with Steve Blaine whose father was Jerry Blaine head of Jubilee Records. The song was "Cruise To the Moon." (actually written by Roy Machesano and shared with all the Chaperones members) It was produced by Steve Blaine and Mickey Eichner. It was just terrific - the most exciting time. We never dreamed it would do anything. All of a sudden you start hearing it on the radio.While the group was waiting for Cruise to the Moon to be released (it was recorded in May 1959 but not released until the summer of 1960 with the B side_Dance With Me)
They backed up Lee Adrian on Barbara, Let's Go Steady and So Lonely (Richcraft Records).
Other memorable shows included Murray the K gigs at Frontierland and Freedomland, shows with the Earls and one memorable show when they appeared with the Five Satins and one where they backed Paul Anka. The group's follow up record - Shining Star (1961) was an attempt to play on the success of Little Star by the Elegants and Hushabye by the Mystics. The B side was_My Shadow And Me.
They backed Lou Jordan on Paradise for Two b/w Close Your Eyes (1961) on Josie. They then released their last record on Josie a remake of Blueberry Sweet by the Chandeliers b/w Man From the Moon - the follow up from their early success.
Tommy Ronca left for Las Vegas where he performed for many years and produced Vegas shows.
In the 80's Tony and Nick reformed the group with Kin Chlandra and Danny Saatori and recorded for Tabor Records one single_Pizza Pie/I Dream.
Complete information at; http://www.thechaperones.net/index.html
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text: Those of us who love shopping understand its appeal. The smallest pattern, color, or function can elicit a number of joyful responses as you scan the display shelves seeking something useful, or something that just plain makes you feel good. In the midst of this euphoria, it may be hard to understand why your husband/friend/child/etc. has found the only chair near the exit to plop in and shoot daggers at you from across the room with his eyes. Well, Hemingway and Pickett nails shopping for everyone, even dudes. With everything from backpacks to bowties, necklaces to knives and the occasional taxidermy animal, there's something fun for everyone.Read More