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If there's anything we can do now about the risks of superintelligent AI, then OpenAI makes humanity less safe.
Once upon a time, some good people were worried about the possibility that humanity would figure out how to create a superintelligent AI before they figured out how to tell it what we wanted it to do. If this happened, it could lead to literally destroying humanity and nearly everything we care about. This would be very bad. So they tried to warn people about the problem, and to organize efforts to solve it.
Specifically, they called for work on aligning an AI’s goals with ours - sometimes called the value alignment problem, AI control, friendly AI, or simply AI safety - before rushing ahead to increase the power of AI.
Some other good people listened. They knew they had no relevant technical expertise, but what they did have was a lot of money. So they did the one thing they could do - throw money at the problem, giving it to trusted parties to try to solve the problem. Unfortunately, the money was used to make the problem worse. This is the story of OpenAI.
This post will be much easier to follow if you have some familiarity with the AI safety problem. For a quick summary you can read Scott Alexander’s Superintelligence FAQ. For a more comprehensive account see Nick Bostrom’s book Superintelligence.
AI is an area in which even most highly informed people should have lots of uncertainty. I wouldn't be surprised if my opinion changes a lot after publishing this post, as I learn relevant information. I'm publishing this because I think this process should go on in public.
2.1 What if OpenAI and DeepMind are working on problems relevant to superintelligence?
2.2 What if OpenAI and DeepMind are not working on problems relevant to superintelligence?
3 Why do good inputs turn bad?
Before OpenAI, there was DeepMind, a for-profit venture working on "deep learning” techniques. It was widely regarded as the advanced AI research organization. If any current effort was going to produce superhuman intelligence, it was DeepMind.
Hassabis, a co-founder of the mysterious London laboratory DeepMind, had come to Musk’s SpaceX rocket factory, outside Los Angeles, a few years ago. […] Musk explained that his ultimate goal at SpaceX was the most important project in the world: interplanetary colonization.
Musk is not going gently. He plans on fighting this with every fiber of his carbon-based being. Musk and Altman have founded OpenAI, a billion-dollar nonprofit company, to work for safer artificial intelligence.
OpenAI’s primary strategy is to hire top AI researchers to do cutting-edge AI capacity research and publish the results, in order to ensure widespread access. Some of this involves making sure AI does what you meant it to do, which is a form of the value alignment problem mentioned above.
No one knows exactly what research will result in the creation of a general intelligence that can do anything a human can, much less a superintelligence - otherwise we’d already know how to build one. Some AI research is clearly not on the path towards superintelligence - for instance, applying known techniques to new fields. Other AI research is more general, and might plausibly be making progress towards a superintelligence. It could be that the sort of research DeepMind and OpenAI are working on is directly relevant to building a superintelligence, or it could be that their methods will tap out long before then. These are different scenarios, and need to be evaluated separately.
What if OpenAI and DeepMind are working on problems relevant to superintelligence?
If OpenAI is working on things that are directly relevant to the creation of a superintelligence, then its very existence makes an arms race with DeepMind more likely. This is really bad! Moreover, sharing results openly makes it easier for other institutions or individuals, who may care less about safety, to make progress on building a superintelligence.
One thing nearly everyone thinking seriously about the AI problem agrees on, is that an arms race towards superintelligence would be very bad news. The main problem occurs in what is called a “fast takeoff” scenario. If AI progress is smooth and gradual even past the point of human-level AI, then we may have plenty of time to correct any mistakes we make. But if there’s some threshold beyond which an AI would be able to improve itself faster than we could possibly keep up with, then we only get one chance to do it right.
AI value alignment is hard, and AI capacity is likely to be easier, so anything that causes an AI team to rush makes our chances substantially worse; if they get safety even slightly wrong but get capacity right enough, we may all end up dead. But you’re worried that the other team will unleash a potentially dangerous superintelligence first, then you might be willing to skip some steps on safety to preempt them. But they, having more reason to trust themselves than you, might notice that you’re rushing ahead, get worried that your team will destroy the world, and rush their (probably safe but they’re not sure) AI into existence.
DeepMind used to be the standout AI research organization. With a comfortable lead on everyone else, they would be able to afford to take their time to check their work if they thought they were on the verge of doing something really dangerous. But OpenAI is now widely regarded as a credible close competitor. However dangerous you think DeepMind might have been in the absence of an arms race dynamic, this makes them more dangerous, not less. Moreover, by sharing their results, they are making it easier to create other close competitors to DeepMind, some of whom may not be so committed to AI safety.
We at least know that DeepMind, like OpenAI, has put some resources into safety research. What about the unknown people or organizations who might leverage AI capacity research published by OpenAI?
For more on how openly sharing technology with extreme destructive potential might be extremely harmful, see Scott Alexander’s Should AI be Open?, and Nick Bostrom’s Strategic Implications of Openness in AI Development.
What if OpenAI and DeepMind are not working on problems relevant to superintelligence?
Suppose OpenAI and DeepMind are largely not working on problems highly relevant to superintelligence. (Personally I consider this the more likely scenario.) By portraying short-run AI capacity work as a way to get to safe superintelligence, OpenAI’s existence diverts attention and resources from things actually focused on the problem of superintelligence value alignment, such as MIRI or FHI.
I suspect that in the long-run this will make it harder to get funding for long-run AI safety organizations. The Open Philanthropy Project just made its largest grant ever, to Open AI, to buy a seat on OpenAI’s board for Open Philanthropy Project executive director Holden Karnofsky. This is larger than their recent grants to MIRI, FHI, FLI, and the Center for Human-Compatible AI all together.
But the problem is not just money - it’s time and attention. The Open Philanthropy Project doesn’t think OpenAI is underfunded, and could do more good with the extra money. Instead, it seems to think that Holden can be a good influence on OpenAI. This means that of the time he's allocating to AI safety, a fair amount has been diverted to OpenAI.
This may also make it harder for organizations specializing in the sort of long-run AI alignment problems that don't have immediate applications to attract top talent. People who hear about AI safety research and are persuaded to look into it will have a harder time finding direct efforts to solve key long-run problems, since an organization focused on increasing short-run AI capacity will dominate AI safety's public image.
Why do good inputs turn bad?
OpenAI was founded by people trying to do good, and has hired some very good and highly talented people. It seems to be doing genuinely good capacity research. To the extent to which this is not dangerously close to superintelligence, it’s better to share this sort of thing than not – they could create a huge positive externality. They could construct a fantastic public good. Making the world richer in a way that widely distributes the gains is very, very good.
Separately, many people at OpenAI seem genuinely concerned about AI safety, want to prevent disaster, and have done real work to promote long-run AI safety research. For instance, my former housemate Paul Christiano, who is one of the most careful and insightful AI safety thinkers I know of, is currently employed at OpenAI. He is still doing AI safety work – for instance, he coauthored Concrete Problems in AI Safety with, among others, Dario Amodei and John Schulman, other OpenAI researchers.
Unfortunately, I don’t see how those two things make sense jointly in the same organization. I’ve talked with a lot of people about this in the AI risk community, and they’ve often attempted to steelman the case for OpenAI, but I haven’t found anyone willing to claim, as their own opinion, that OpenAI as conceived was a good idea. It doesn’t make sense to anyone, if you’re worried at all about the long-run AI alignment problem.
Something very puzzling is going on here. Good people tried to spend money on addressing an important problem, but somehow the money got spent on the thing most likely to make that exact problem worse. Whatever is going on here, it seems important to understand if you want to use your money to better the world.
This entry was posted in Effective Altruism on April 3, 2017 by Benquo.
Largely due to the influence of AI Safety-inclined people willing to work at OpenAI, and now Holden on the board, OpenAI is not OpenAI as originally conceived. Everyone I've talked to who was at all close to the issue agrees that the "Open" in the name is in name only, and has been relegated to a background value to be respected only as long as it is safe, given lip service because it's still an applause light and signal of prosocial programming to people who have thought less deeply.
This seems consistent with many things I've seen, except for one: In the recent panel discussion at Asilomar that involved Elon Musk, in his opening statement, his two points were (1) that AI needs to be democratised, and (2) we need to create a neural lace.
This signalled to me that Elon's main concern still surrounds democratisation of AI, and I feel that he will still influence the thinking and mission of all employees at OpenAI. Which made me update that OpenAI is more likely to be damaging.
Have you published specific criticisms of Paul's safety work yet? If not, I'd encourage you to. I think Paul would too.
I find his writing too frustrating to read to do it justice, and don't really excuse to be taken seriously regardless.
+1 on finding Christiano's writing difficult to read.
I'll disagree and say that I enjoy Paul's writing (as do several others I know). It's definitely not targeted at non-experts in ML though.
I think Paul's writing is pretty easy to read; I guess my only complaint is that it's sometimes to find the post where he explains something.
Um, surely you can't expect to be taken more seriously by claiming that you know better than Paul and then refusing to provide any arguments whatsoever when someone explicitly asks for them? Are you consciously bluffing here and expecting to get away with it?
Let me unpack what I'm trying to get at in more detail: if it's not worth the costs to write up an argument for a claim because people won't believe you, then why bother making the claim? Making a claim without an argument makes sense if the audience contains people who trust you enough to believe your claim without an argument. But if the audience consists of people who won't believe you even with an argument, then they certainly won't believe you without one!
Zach, I perceive you as operating under an "arguments as soldiers" frame. You say: why bother send your soldiers out if they don't have rifles? They will be easily defeated. Consider also the "conversation as information transfer" frame. In this frame, maybe I put forth some effort to transmit information to you. I was not obliged to do this, and I'm also not obliged to provide further information. Maybe if Paul responded to PDV and said "I promise to read whatever criticism you write of me and take it seriously" then PDV would see an incentive to put forth the effort to formulate & transmit additional info.
For the benefit of future readers, PDV subsequently posted a critique of Paul's approach at https://thepdv.wordpress.com/2017/04/15/benignness-is-bottomless/ with additional discussions at https://agentfoundations.org/item?id=1394.
I also think it's worth responding to OpenAI's marketing at face value and pointing out that if you take it literally it's harmful in expectation, regardless of whether they have a secret plan to do better. It seems like something is going pretty badly wrong if, when people make public promises to do things experts think would be harmful, there aren't many public complaints.
Re: OpenAI's "marketing," I think there is more nuance than you give them credit for. Sure, Musk says lots of things, but Sutskever and Brockman (each a senior person) have both explicitly said they'd not release dangerous stuff in the future, and this is in fact discussed in the current mission statement on the website.
Lots of people talk about democratizing AI outside OpenAI, and there is vastly more code/pseudocode released by other organizations, including a big fraction of DeepMind's intellectual work. It is fair to ask if this overall level of openness is too high, which may depend on one's assumptions about timelines. But I don't see a massive difference between DeepMind and OpenAI in terms of philosophy arouns ipenness, other than the name (personally, BeneficialAI or GoodAI seem better to me but the latter is taken 🙂 ).
Lastly, I agree that arms races are very important vut am skeptical of the OpenAI-->arms race theory. If there is any effect, it's a matter of degree, and I agree with someone else's point that it's not just about DeepMind and OpenAI. Other things cause arms races besides new organizations. To be fair in your analysis, you should probably also consider the fact that AlphaGo was directly cited as an accelerant of a Korean AI investment and brought tons of attention to AI in Asia more broadly.
P.S. sorry for the typos, wrote that on my phone.
This doesn't seem like nuance to me - it seems more like strategic ambiguity. Perhaps we should just believe that OpenAI is a bid for the "Good Guys AI" brand, and distrust all specific promises because they blatantly contradict each other. That might just be the right attitude for anyone who isn't personally involved, and most people who are.
What a frustrating comment. For the benefit of the reader, do you want to at least gesture at the unstated assumptions you have in mind?
Does that mean you support the grant, and how confident are you that this [OpenAI not really being open] is effectively true?
This article seems to derive from a misunderstanding of the state of machine learning research.
It wasn't just the DeepMind show before OpenAI started, and DeepMind and OpenAI still aren't the only players in the field.
Consider FAIR, Google Brain, &c. Heck, OpenAI just lost one of their most prominent ML researchers (back) to Google Brain a few months ago.
It makes almost no sense to describe the state of the field as a two-party arms race between DeepMind and OpenAI. That's really just a factually inaccurate premise.
To be more concise, there's no good way to define the group of institutions such that it's just DeepMind and OpenAI. If OpenAI counts, then at least FAIR and Google Brain count as well, and probably also Microsoft and Baidu – and those 4 other groups all predate OpenAI.
I do think DeepMind are the top group in reinforcement learning specifically, but there are plenty of other large, prestigious, advanced industry research groups. Most of them probably don't explicitly claim to be directly working on human-level intelligence, but frankly saying you're working on AGI mostly just sounds silly and pretentious to people in the field.
"Facebook Artificial Intelligence Researchers (FAIR) seek to understand and develop systems with human level intelligence by advancing the longer-term academic problems surrounding AI."
"Make machines intelligent. Improve people’s lives."
"At Microsoft, researchers in artificial intelligence are harnessing the explosion of digital data and computational power with advanced algorithms to enable collaborative and natural interactions between people and machines that extend the human ability to sense, learn and understand. The research infuses computers, materials and systems with the ability to reason, communicate and perform with humanlike skill and agility."
You'd need a painfully contorted definition of criterion (a) to end up with just DeepMind and OpenAI – basically by reading more into PR than into mission statements or actual research.
And I think Vicarious is generally regarded as somewhere between a joke and a scam.
Looks like OpenAI is just another company alongside these many other research groups. So maybe the OP is better cast as "AI research organizations make humanity less safe". I may well be missing something, but it doesn't seem like Ben's original points rely much on openness.
Also, why focus on research groups rather than individual actors? After all, so much ML/AI research is publicly available on arXiv, blogs, etc. Probably, influencing research groups is a better strategy for people who want power over the future. Groups have more power than individuals since there are just more of them doing research (though maybe groupthink could create problems), and influencing each of a group of N people maybe doesn't take N times more effort than influencing a person the same amount.
The hypothesis here seems to be that OpenAI is making humanity less safe by fueling an arms race. It's not the first time I've heard it, and I've come to strongly disagree.
First, some common ground: an arms race is brewing.
OpenAI's role there is massively dwarfed by AlphaGo.
When AlphaGo upset Lee Sedol 4-1, then proceeded to wipe the floor with the rest of the Go community pros (60-0), it hardly went unnoticed in Asia. The game is thousands of years old, a far deeper part of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese culture than chess is here. Their top scientists and government officials will not let DeepMind humiliate them again so easily.
China will have a the worlds most powerful supercomputer up this year - 70 petaflops. Japan is building a 120 petaflops supercomputer dedicated specifically to ML research. We all know how much China likes losing face to Japan; expect bigger supercomputers.
The AI Safety community skews hard Anglo-American. OpenAI and DeepMind have offices less than 50 miles apart. It's easy to forget forget that Asia has highly talented ML researchers. A dominant first place in 2016 ImageNet went to CUImage, second place Hikvision. That isn't Carnegie Mellon and Harvard.
Culturally, Asia is much more amenable to AGI. There is no Cartesian "consciousness" or "soul" reservation we have in the West. There has never been a Chinese AI Winter. Their national strategists can calculate the power of AGI just as lucidly as we can.
Don't expect the arms race to slow down. The world is becoming more nationalistic and less cooperative. I'd bet attempts to slow international progress to increase safety will be viewed in bad faith in China, because Andrew Ng has used his prestige there to mollify safety concerns on state TV with the "overpopulation on Mars" line.
As far as I can see, the arms race is ON. OpenAI and DeepMind are far from the only players. Humanity's hope doesn't lie in trying to sneak the AGI cat back in the bag, but rather progressing in AI Safety as rapidly as possible. If we can open-source a robust AGI Safety testing suite, it might not matter who gets there first. To that end, OpenAI is a massive boon.
"It seems to be doing genuinely good capacity research... Separately, many people at OpenAI seem genuinely concerned about AI safety... Unfortunately, I don’t see how those two things make sense jointly in the same organization."
Actually, I think there is a large benefit here. Many people will take AI Safety much more seriously if it's being proposed by an organization that is doing great capacity research as well. MIRI has often had a lot of difficulty getting people to listen to them, while if Facebook or Google were proposing similar ideas, they would be taken more seriously.
They don't just need to treat the words as prestigious words to say, some of them would need to actually do AI safety research. It's a bit harder for me to see how OpenAI increases the latter on net - obviously it increases the former, but at the cost of substantial watering-down (e.g. implying that ensuring widespread access is a "safety" measure).
In order for AI alignment research to make AI safer, I think there has to be active collaboration or at least open lines of communication between the AI alignment community and whoever is at the forefront of AI (at least, this needs to be the case around the time human-level AI becomes possible). I think this may tip the balance in favor of openAI being good for safety.
You make three separate charges here, which I want to briefly respond to. I'm obviously speaking entirely for myself in this post.
1. OpenAI's work is probably a distraction from the main business of aligning AI. I argued [here](https://medium.com/ai-control/prosaic-ai-control-b959644d79c2) that we should work on alignment for ML, and you didn't really engage with that argument. I do agree that today OpenAI is not investing much in alignment.
2. OpenAI's existence makes AI development more competitive and less cooperative. I agree that in general it's harder to coordinate people if they are spread across N+1 groups than if they are spread across N groups (though I think this article significantly overstates the effect). To the extent that we are all in this to make the world better and make credible commitments to that effect, we are free to talk and coordinate arbitrarily closely. In general I think it's nearly as plausible that adding an (N+1)st sufficiently well-intentioned group would improve rather than harm coordination. So I suspect the real disagreement between you and the OpenAI founders is whether OpenAI will really have a stronger commitment to making AI go well.
Put more sharply: supposing that you were in Elon's position and thought that Google and DeepMind were likely to take destructive actions, would you then reason "but adding an (N+1)st player would make things worse all else equal, so I guess I'll leave it to them and hope for the best"? If not, then it seems like you are focusing on the wrong part of the disagreement here.
I do think that it's important that OpenAI get along well with all of the established players, especially conditioned on OpenAI being an important player and others also being willing to play ball regarding credible commitments to pro-social behavior.
3. OpenAI's openness makes AI development more competitive and less cooperative. I do agree that helping more people do AI research will make coordination harder, all else equal, and that openness makes it easier for more people to become involved in AI. (Though this is an ironic departure from the theme of your recent writings.) The point of openness is to do other good things, e.g. to improve welfare of existing people.
I think that current openness has a pretty small impact on alignment, and the effect on other concerns is larger. If you share my view, then this isn't a good place for someone interested in alignment to ask for a concession (compared to pushing for more investment in alignment or closer cooperation amongst competitors).
Some quick arguments against the effect being big: the prospect of a monopoly on AI development has always been extremely remote; limited access to 2017 AI results won't be an important driver of participation in cutting edge AI research in the future (as compared to access to computing hardware and researchers); and there is a compensating effect where openness amongst competitors would make the situation more cooperative and less competitive (if it were actually done).
An unconditional commitment to publishing everything could certainly become problematic. I think that OpenAI's strongest commitments are to broad access to the benefits of AI and broad input into decision-making about AI. Those aren't controversial positions, but I'm sure that Elon doesn't expect DeepMind to live up to them. I would certainly have preferred that OpenAI have communicated about this differently.
For what it's worth, I think that the discussion of this topic by EA's is often unhelpful: if everyone agrees that there is a desirable conception of openness, and an organization has "open" in it's name, then it seems like you should be supporting efforts to adopt the desirable interpretation rather than trying to argue that the original interpretation was problematic / trying to make people feel bad about sloppy messaging in the past.
I owe you a response on (1).
On (2), if OpenAI's not going to be a standout player with one to very few rivals, then its main effect* is eating up unjustified buzz. That seems like it would slow down both AI and AI safety, but slow down AI safety more because not all AI research institutions are safety-branded.
On (3) maybe OpenAI might try persuading Elon Musk first that its safety plan isn't just AI for everybody. If he's not persuaded of that, then I don't see why I should be, since I have far less control over and access to OpenAI than he does. Overall I am not very willing to assume that if I hear both X and Y and prefer Y, that Y is true.
I think our substantive disagreement on (3) depends on (1). It's imaginable to me that prosaic AI safety is enough, but in that world "AI Safety" doesn't really need to be a thing, because it's just part of capacity research. I put substantial probability (>50%) on MIRI being right because AGI is qualitatively different in ways that need qualitatively different safety work. In that scenario it's bad to conflate AI safety measures with weak AI capacity sharing, since then people will work on the easier problem and call it the harder one.
Separately, I think creating weak AI capacity and sharing it with the world is probably really good, and I'm glad people are doing it, and I'm glad people are working on making it not stupid. I just don't think that needs the term "AI Safety" or its various synonyms.
*The main effect of the organization itself. The researchers would presumably just be doing AI research somewhere else.
> I just don't think that needs the term "AI Safety" or its various synonyms.
OpenAI describes its mission is described as "build safe AGI, and ensure AGI's benefits are as widely and evenly distributed as possible" (https://openai.com/about/#mission). Those are two different things with different benefits.
> On (3) maybe OpenAI might try persuading Elon Musk first that its safety plan isn't just AI for everybody.
I think Elon's view is that democratization of AI is important to avoiding some undesirable situations. I don't think he expects openness to resolve the alignment problem, which he recognizes as a problem. (I disagree with his overall view of alignment, but that's a separate discussion.) Those are just two different steps to obtaining a good outcome, both of which are necessary.
In light of the huge uncertainty about timelines and capabilities, having an organization guided by people close to the AI Safety field seems wise. Furthermore, AI Safety gains a lot of credibility by making real progress on ML problems. That kind of cultural influence is both difficult and potentially highly effective. Whatever AI researchers end up being the ones to build AGI, it's vital that they have taken seriously the research from the AI Safety research community. This kind of cultural change can't come from MIRI or FHI, because they can't produce anything as credible (to AI researchers, grad students, etc.) as actual advances in the field.
There's an alternative reason to oppose the OpenAI/OpenPhil grant, though it's a longer and looser chain of reasoning.
Eliezer Yudkowsky's original model of "AI Safety" entails gaining a fundamental understanding of how to ensure provable safety of even a superintelligent, rapidly self-improving artificial intelligence.
This is a hard problem -- it is hugely underspecified, for one thing -- so it is a very long-term project. Given that I think strong AI will not be here for a long time, I think this is fine.
Paul Christiano, the leading safety researcher at OpenAI, has a somewhat different model of "AI safety" that involves working on more tractable problems of bounding and aligning the actions of "prosaic AIs" like, for instance, a reinforcement learner that functions as a virtual corporation. Christiano's hypothetical "prosaic AIs" are weaker than Yudkowsky's notion of "strong AI" -- for example, they need not (and, I think, probably would not) be recursively self-improving. They would not even have to be "general intelligences" to fit Christiano's criterion of "can replicate human behavior".
The methods for dealing with "prosaic AIs" that I've heard about are qualitatively different from the thinking that was common in MIRI/SingInst in the old days. There, people thought largely about game theory and decision theory -- one assumes an agent *can* do whatever it wants to do, ignoring implementation details, and one thinks about aligning its incentives so that it chooses to do desirable things. In a machine-learning paradigm, by contrast, one makes assumptions about how the AI learns and responds to information, and imagines building it to have certain safeguards in its learning process. In other words, it's solving a much easier problem, about a *known* (if poorly interpretable) machine, rather than an arbitrarily advanced and self-improving machine. Most of the early debates on LessWrong were about asking whether one could "just" put safeguards into an AI (limiting the scope of its behavior, sometimes called "tool AI" or "oracle AI"), and Yudkowsky's answer was "no." Like Christiano, Holden Karnofsky believed (as of 2012) that tool AI was likely to be a feasible approach to safety.
I think there are probably *many* qualitatively different classes of "strong AI" of differing "strength". Some AIs which already exist (e.g. AlphaGo and image-recognition deep learning algorithms) are "human-level" in that they solve challenging cognitive tasks better than the best humans. But these are "narrow AIs", trained on a single task. One could imagine a future AI that was "general", more like a human toddler (or even a dog), which could learn a variety of behaviors and adapt to a range of environments without requiring correspondingly more training data. One could imagine AIs that are "conceptual" (that develop robust abstractions/concepts invariant over irrelevant properties) or "logical" (capable of drawing inferences over properties of agglomerative processes like grammar or computable functions). And there are recursively self-improving AIs, which rewrite their own source code in order to better achieve goals.
It seems very likely that defenses against the risks of "weaker" AIs will not work against "stronger" AIs, and Christiano's "prosaic AI" is among the weaker types of "strong AI."
This is fine in itself -- there's nothing wrong with working on an easy problem before tackling a hard one.
However, I think Karnofsky and Christiano are incorrect in believing (or promoting the idea) that this easy problem is the *whole* AI safety problem, or the bulk of it.
And I think, given that OpenAI is the biggest and most visible institution working on "AI Safety", this grant will lead to the belief, within the (rather large) community of technical people interested in AI, that the "easy problem" of prosaic AI control is the whole of the problem of AI safety.
It also gives the impression that working on AI safety is easily contiguous with being a conventional machine learning researcher -- getting a PhD in ML, working at software companies with big research divisions, and so on. You can go from that world to AI safety, and return from AI safety to the world of ML, entirely painlessly and with no cost to career capital.
I think that the meat of the AI safety problem will involve creating entirely new fields of mathematics or computer science -- it's that hard a problem -- and thus will *not* be nicely contiguous with a career as an ML researcher/engineer. But people have strong incentives to prefer to believe in a world where solving the most important problems requires no sacrifice of professional success, so they're incentivized to believe that AI safety is relatively easy and tractable with the toolkit of already-existing ML.
"AI safety is basically like ML" is a *dangerously seductive meme*, and, I believe, untrue. "We already know how to model the mind; it works like a neural net" is also a dangerously seductive meme, for somewhat different reasons (it's flattering to people who know how to build deep learning networks if their existing toolkit explains all of human thought), and I also believe it's untrue. Promoting those memes among the very set of people who are best equipped to work on AI safety, or other fields such as cognitive science or pure machine learning research, is harmful to scientific progress as well as to safety.
> This is fine in itself -- there's nothing wrong with working on an easy problem before tackling a hard one.
As far as I can tell, the MIRI view is that my work is aimed at problem which is *not possible,* not that it is aimed at a problem which is too easy. The MIRI view is not "If we just wanted to align a human-level consequentialist produced by evolution, that would be no problem. We're concerned about the challenge posed by *real* AI."
One part of this is the disagreement about whether the overall approach I'm taking could possibly work, with my position being "something like 50-50" the MIRI position being "obviously not" (and normal ML researchers' positions being skepticism about our perspective on the problem).
There is a broader disagreement about whether any "easy" approach can work, with my position being "you should try the easy approaches extensively before trying to rally the community behind a crazy hard approach" and the MIRI position apparently being something like "we have basically ruled out the easy approaches, but the argument/evidence is really complicated and subtle."
>As far as I can tell, the MIRI view is that my work is aimed at problem which is *not possible,* not that it is aimed at a problem which is too easy.
This surprises me, and I think I haven't heard about this.
Are you saying that they believe that you *can't*, in principle, constrain a reinforcement learner with things like adversarial examples or human feedback?
> Are you saying that they believe that you *can't*, in principle, constrain a reinforcement learner with things like adversarial examples or human feedback?
I think that all the MIRI researchers believe this will be exceptionally hard, and most believe it won't be possible for humans to do, if you want a solution that will work for arbitrarily powerful RL systems. (Note that we more or less know that model-free RL can get you to human-level consequentialism, if you are willing to spend as much computation time as evolution did and use an appropriate multi-agent environment.) I'm not sure about their views on "in principle" and it may depend on how you read that phrase.
> Note that we more or less know that model-free RL can get you to human-level consequentialism, if you are willing to spend as much computation time as evolution did and use an appropriate multi-agent environment.
How do we know this? Also how is this compatible with the Atari games not being solved yet?
>> Note that we more or less know that model-free RL can get you to human-level consequentialism, if you are willing to spend as much computation time as evolution did and use an appropriate multi-agent environment.
> How do we know this?
I interpreted this to be a reference to the evolution of humans.
I would say that the Christiano approach is *both* far easier and probably impossible. Conditional on the approach being practical/possible, it represents a far easier and more practical path. However, there is a good chance (Paul says 50/50 here, MIRI says something approaching 1) that the approach is not workable at all.
I am in the middle but much closer to MIRI, and think it is unlikely that a sufficiently strong reinforcement learner could be constrained, even in principle, by adversarial examples or human feedback, while allowing it to be anything approaching maximally useful (as per Paul's condition that safety not be too expensive, which in context seems right).
I don't even think we have shown that we can in principle contain HUMANS via adversarial examples or human feedback while still allowing them to be anything approaching maximally useful. I haven't even heard reasonably plausible ideas for doing so!
The most important thing about creating value-aligned automation systems made of humans probably isn't that it's intrinsically easier than building something right from scratch. The problem is that if we don't have value-aligned institutions, and we try to build value-aligned AGI, we're in the position of instructing an unsafe weak AI to make a safe strong AI.
However, it should also probably be easier to get to safety on systems that are made of humans, most of whose actuators are humans, and where a human is in the loop on nearly every high-level decision they make, than on systems that can go much faster than humans in ways that quickly become entirely opaque to us.
I think Paul's characterization is right, except I think Nate wouldn't say "we've ruled out all the prima facie easy approaches," but rather something like "part of the disagreement here is about which approaches are prima facie 'easy.'" I think his model says that the proposed alternatives to MIRI's research directions by and large look more difficult than what MIRI's trying to do, from a naive traditional CS/Econ standpoint. E.g., I expect the average game theorist would find a utility/objective/reward-centered framework much less weird than a recursive intelligence bootstrapping framework. There are then subtle arguments for why intelligence bootstrapping might turn out to be easy, which Nate and co. are skeptical of, but hashing out the full chain of reasoning for why a daring unconventional approach just might turn out to work anyway requires some complicated extra dialoguing. Part of how this is framed depends on what problem categories get the first-pass "this looks really tricky to pull off" label.
> the proposed alternatives to MIRI's research directions by and large look more difficult than what MIRI's trying to do, from a naive traditional CS/Econ standpoint. E.g., I expect the average game theorist would find a utility/objective/reward-centered framework much less weird than a recursive intelligence bootstrapping framework.
If by "weird" we mean "a weird way to build a safe AI," and by "average game theorist" we mean "average algorithmic game theorist," then I don't think this is true right now. Moreover, I doubt that anyone's views will change if/when it becomes clear that this isn't true.
There are also outside-view reasons to be skeptical of the OpenPhil grant to OpenAI.
From the outside, this looks like nepotism.
It's especially unfavorable that OPP's reasoning (http://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/global-catastrophic-risks/potential-risks-advanced-artificial-intelligence/openai-general-support#Case_for_the_grant) doesn't involve an overview of organizations and individual researchers working on AI safety. It simply says that "technical advisors" judge OpenAI and DeepMind as the major players in the field (not mentioning Google Brain, FAIR, IARPA, Baidu, etc) and that OPP could influence AI safety for the better by starting a partnership with OpenAI. This suggests that it's not that they think OpenAI is the *most effective* AI safety org, but that it's the best candidate for a partnership with OPP. This is plausible, given the close existing connections between OPP and OpenAI researchers. But this policy is out of line with the GiveWell-style policy of evaluating the impact of charities and donating to the most effective ones. If, instead of giving to the *best* organizations, you give to the ones that you think you can get most value out of influencing for the better, it's much harder to give a public accounting of why your spending has good outcomes, since all of your positive influence is happening behind closed doors.
To be clear, I don't think that personal relationships are inherently unfair. In any kind of selection process, from hiring to investing to donating, personal relationships are going to influence who you consider and how favorably you consider them.
But usually, professional fairness involves the assumption that while personal relationships are usable for hypothesis generation, some sort of *impersonal* objective criteria should be used for evaluation. You give your friend a chance to interview at your company, you don't just give her a job.
Full Disclosure: I'm friends with Dario and know things through him I can't share here. I've also outsourced my opinion on AI risk to him since before he was working at OpenAI.
Is there anywhere that should be thought of like that? Because definitely not Harvard.
> This is plausible, given the close existing connections between OPP and OpenAI researchers.
It's not just that- the other major players are for-profit or government and thus cannot receive donations. Their grant to MIRI was much smaller in absolute terms but a much larger percentage of MIRI's budget.
> It seems perfectly natural that a lot of the people working in the same field are going to get to know each other. It seems a little off that they're just going straight to the collaboration/influence stage without passing through any "fair" tests.
I think OPP has been moving away from the concept of fairness for a very long time, and that's a good thing, for reasons currently locked in 3 unfinished blog posts. Grants from OPP are not supposed to prizes in fair competitions, they're supposed to effect as much change as possible. This is a problem if people treat them as fair competitions and especially if OPP doesn't fight this perception, but they've always discouraged people from donating and publicized that they're not following the Find The Best philosophy (http://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/hits-based-giving). A strike against them is the name open: that's obviously incorrect and misleading.
I think I agree with both Sarah and Aceso Under Glass here. The nepotism thing wouldn't seem bad to me in isolation - the conflicts of interest for the (much smaller) MIRI grant were similarly myriad. I'm more worried about the implied strategy of "give lots of money to whoever has the most, in order to influence them."
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Council of Jerusalem (or Apostolic Conference) is a name applied by historians and theologians to a Christian Apostolic Age council that was held in Jerusalem and dated to around the year 50 AD. It is unique among the ancient pre-ecumenical councils in that it is considered by Catholics and Orthodox to be a prototype and forerunner of the later Ecumenical Councils and a key part of Christian ethics. The council decided that Gentile converts to Christianity were not obligated to keep most of the Law of Moses, including the rules concerning circumcision of males. The Council did, however, retain the prohibitions on eating blood, meat containing blood, and meat of animals not properly slain, and on fornication and idolatry, sometimes referred to as the Apostolic Decree or Jerusalem Quadrilateral. Descriptions of the council are found in Acts of the Apostles chapter 15 (in two different forms, the Alexandrian and Western versions) and also possibly in Paul’s letter to the Galatians chapter 2. Some scholars dispute that Galatians 2 is about the Council of Jerusalem (notably because Galatians 2 describes a private meeting) while other scholars dispute the historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles.
The Council of Jerusalem is generally dated to around the year 50 AD, roughly twenty years after the crucifixion of Jesus, which is dated between 26 and 36 AD. Acts 15 and Galatians 2 both suggest that the meeting was called to debate whether or not male Gentiles who were converting to become followers of Jesus were required to become circumcised (presumably in accord with Genesis 17:14, a law from God which, according to Genesis 17:13-19, God said would be everlasting). However, circumcision was considered repulsive during the period of Hellenization of the Eastern Mediterranean.
At the time, most followers of Jesus (which historians refer to as Jewish Christians) were Jewish by birth and even converts would have considered the early Christians as a part of Judaism. According to Alister McGrath, the Jewish Christians affirmed every aspect of then contemporary Second Temple Judaism with the addition of the belief that Jesus was the Messiah. Unless males were circumcised, they could not be God’s People. The meeting was called to decide whether circumcision for gentile converts was requisite for community membership since certain individuals were teaching that “unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved”.
Circumcision as a mandate was associated with Abraham (see also Abrahamic covenant), but it is cited as ‘the custom of Moses’ because Moses is considered the traditional giver of the Law as a whole. The circumcision mandate was made more official and binding in the Mosaic Law Covenant. In John 7:22 the words of Jesus are reported to be that Moses gave the people circumcision.
The purpose of the meeting, according to Acts, was to resolve a disagreement in Antioch, which had wider implications than just circumcision, since circumcision is the “everlasting” sign of the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 17:9-14). Some of the Pharisees who had become believers insisted that it was “needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses”, according to the popular KJV translation while the Unvarnished New Testament translates: “They have to be circumcised; we have to proclaim and keep the law of Moses”.
The Western version of Acts (see Acts of the Apostles: Manuscripts) adds the negative form of the Golden Rule (“and whatever things ye would not have done to yourselves, do not do to another”).
This determined questions wider than that of circumcision, particularly dietary questions, but also fornication and idolatry and blood, and also the application of Biblical law to non-Jews. It was stated by the Apostles and Elders in the Council: “the Holy Spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you, except these necessary things, to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication. If you carefully keep yourselves from these things, you will prosper.” (Acts 15:27-28) And this Apostolic Decree was considered binding on all the other local Christian congregations in other regions. See also Biblical law directed at non-Jews, Seven Laws of Noah, Biblical law in Christianity, and the Ten Commandments in Christianity.
The description of the ‘Apostolic Council’ in Acts 15, generally considered the same event described in Galatians 2, is considered by some scholars to be contradictory to the Galatians account. The historicity of Luke’s account has been challenged, and was rejected completely by some scholars in the mid to late 20th century.
In conclusion, therefore, it appears that the least unsatisfactory solution of the complicated textual and exegetical problems of the Apostolic Decree is to regard the fourfold decree as original (foods offered to idols, strangled meat, eating blood, and unchastity—whether ritual or moral), and to explain the two forms of the threefold decree in some such way as those suggested above. An extensive literature exists on the text and exegesis of the Apostolic Decree. … According to Jacques Dupont, “Present day scholarship is practically unanimous in considering the ‘Eastern’ text of the decree as the only authentic text (in four items) and in interpreting its prescriptions in a sense not ethical but ritual” [Les problèmes du Livre des Actes d’après les travaux récents (Louvain, 1950), p.70].
James’s Apostolic Decree was that most Mosaic Law, including the requirement for circumcision of males, was not obligatory for Gentile converts, possibly in order to make it easier for them to join the movement. However, the Council did retain the prohibitions against Gentile converts eating meat containing blood, or meat of animals not properly slain. It also retained the prohibitions against “fornication” and “idol worship”. See also Old Testament Law directed at non-Jews. In effect, the Jerusalem Church created a flexible approach which some accuse of being a double-standard: one for Jewish Christians and one for Gentile converts (for the parallel in Judaism, see Convert to Judaism and Noahides). The Decree may be a major act of differentiation of the Church from its Jewish roots, depending on when Jewish Noachide law was developed. Around the same time period, the authorities of Rabbinic Judaism made their circumcision requirement even stricter. The decision created a category of persons who were members of the Christian community (which still considered itself to be part of the Jewish community) who, in certain situations, would be unacceptable to the wider Jewish community, because they were uncircumcised, besides other objections relating to the 613 mitzvot. On the other hand, some in the early Church did not take long to decide that the Torah requirements were not necessary for Jewish converts either (see the Epistle to the Hebrews, and Justin Martyr’s Dialog with Trypho and Marcionism; Paul also repeatedly states that Jews and Gentiles are one in Christ, which may be interpreted as saying that they are not distinguished in any way, including their relationship to the Mosaic Law, but this is just one interpretation and the issues of Paul the Apostle and Judaism and interpretation of Pauline passages supporting antinomianism and Pauline passages opposing antinomianism are still widely disputed. See also Criticism of Dual-Covenant theology).
Determining what followed depends on how reliable one believes the various texts to be. Some scholars have taken a very skeptical view of the probity of Acts. Moreover, Paul seems to have refused “to be tied down to particular patterns of behavior and practice.” For example, see 1 Corinthians 9:20-23. He does not engage in a dispute with those Corinthians who apparently feel quite free to eat anything offered to idols, never appealing or even mentioning the Jerusalem council. He rather attempts to persuade them by appealing to the care they should have for other believers who might not feel so free.
According to the 19th-century Roman Catholic Bishop Karl Josef von Hefele, the Apostolic Decree of the Jerusalem Council “has been obsolete for centuries in the West”, though it is still recognized and observed by the Greek Orthodox Church.
Acts 28 Hyperdispensationalists, such as the 20th century Anglican E. W. Bullinger, would be another example of a group that believes the decree (and everything before Acts 28) no longer applies.
According to Hebrew Roots: “The main question of the so-called Jerusalem Council was not ‘How Should Gentiles Behave?’ The question was ‘What Do Gentiles Need To Do In Order To Be Saved’ ”. At the time of the Jerusalem Council, the New Testament was not yet written. Paul instructs Timothy (II Tim 2:15 and 3:15-16) to study the Word of Scripture. The only Scripture available at that time was the Old Testament. Are we to “conclude that it is permissible for Gentile believers to covet, steal, dishonor their parents, and dabble in the occult, for none of the commandments forbidding these things are specified here. [In Acts 15]. And to say that commandments against coveting, stealing, etc. appear on other pages of the New Testament is just evading the issue, for there was no “New Testament” book yet in existence to instruct these believers….Obviously James’ words cannot mean that none of the Torah’s commands are valid except for these four things, for the writers of the New Testament epistles, when writing years later, constantly quoted from the Torah to instruct Gentile believers. The confusion begins to clear up when the rest of James’ statement is read: “For Moses of old time has in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogue every Sabbath day.” (Acts 15:21). In other words, this is similar to what one hears from TV evangelists today (paraphrased): “Go to a Bible believing church to hear the Word of God after one accepts Jesus Christ as Savior”.
Most Christians consider circumcision to be only an optional ritual, as does Reform Judaism, but Orthodox Judaism considers it one of the mandatory 613 mitzvot, following Genesis 17:10-27, and the signature-law (or eternal sign) by which men signed the covenant with God, in blood, and thereby became a People of God, subject to God’s protection and curse.
This, according to the Torah, was the way that Abraham signed the covenant with God and thereby started Judaism, see also Abrahamic religions Circumcision.
In the 1st century AD, modern anesthesia and antibiotics did not exist and the death-rates were high from even minor medical operations. Demanding a Gentile adult male be circumcised in order to become a follower of Jesus, may not only have been terrifying, but, it may have been life-threatening.
As for Orthodox Judaism today, the rabbis do not believe that Gentiles need to be circumcised, unless they wish to convert to Judaism, which is discouraged. Instead, Gentiles need only follow the Seven Laws of Noah to be assured of a place in the “World to Come”.
1.) Do not deny God.
2.) Do not blaspheme God.
4.) Do not engage in incestuous, adulterous or homosexual relationships.
6.) Do not eat of a live animal.
7.) Establish courts/legal system to ensure law and obedience. | 2019-04-24T19:49:38Z | http://michaelchaffee.com/philosophy/the-sin/council-of-jerusalem |
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My first made-for-widescreen wallpaper, as well as my first to (loosely) incorporate an image from my other drawing style.
There isn't too much of a story behind this one as with the others. Instead of the emotion that is usually the motivation for my pictures, this one was propelled forward from several other factors. Firstly, I was going to get a new laptop for work which has a widescreen ratio, so I really wanted to have something that took advantage of that screen. Secondly, I've always wanted to create something closer to what I intended when I made this wallpaper (this image was almost called 'Safety in Light 2.0'). Lastly, it's been so long since I did these, that I just had to go back and make sure that I wasn't getting rusty.
So yes, the original intent behind Safety in Light was to have a central planet, protected on all sides by either a single apparition or several high-tech-looking devices. This time I opted for the apparition because I thought it about time to draw something with angel wings (I even sketched the apparition beforehand). Sure it may be somewhat cliché, but the whole idea of angels or protective spirits has always had a home in my imagination.
My sort of angel would have wings that can protect against all the tangible things, and an aura that can drown the dull lifeless colours from the world's palette. They would emit strength from all their virtues that you would feel nothing but warmth and hope from being in their proximity. And in their hands, they would bear you in the purest safety, basked in a light that would turn night into day, but not cause you to squint so you could be in awe of all of it's beauty.
Oh, and apparently my angels have red hair, pale skin, and light flowing garments. Haha. | 2019-04-25T12:30:13Z | https://ultraq.net.nz/artwork/ShelterFromTheStorm |
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A former leader of the South Carolina Republican Party known for his incendiary tweets about Trayvon Martin, Nancy Pelosi and others is now facing charges after allegedly slaughtering a family dog.
Todd Kincannon, a former lawyer, told officers that he had to “sacrifice” his mother’s dog because he is “the second coming of Christ” and God told him to do so, going on to say that Jesus needs a sacrifice and blood must be spilled every 1,000 years, according to a police report.
Police said the incident happened at Kincannon’s parents’ home in Simpsonville, S.C., where he had been living. His father called police about 1:30 a.m. on July 26, saying that his wife had locked herself in the bathroom because she was “absolutely terrified” of their son, who had just killed their dog “with his bare hands,” the report says.
Police found Bailey, his mother’s 10-year-old beagle and cattle dog mix, lying on the kitchen floor, riddled with stab wounds and covered in blood, the report says.
Kincannon, 37, was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital for a mental-health evaluation, police said. He has not been arrested, and it was unclear Friday whether he was still at the hospital. He has been charged with ill treatment of animals. A spokesman for the Simpsonville Police Department did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Kincannon made headlines several years ago for several inflammatory tweets about Pelosi, whom he referred to as “crooked,” among other things, often using vulgar epithets.
He caused further uproar in 2013 with tweets he wrote during the Super Bowl, which was being held in New Orleans.
“It hasn’t been this dark in the Superdome since all those poors occupied it after Hurricane Katrina,” he tweeted in February 2013, the year a blackout delayed the game.
Minutes later, he wrote comments about Martin, the black teen who was fatally shot by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in 2012.
“Will karma find me as quick as it did Trayvon?” he wrote in one of the tweets. “Oh wait I make it past my 18th birthday. So I guess the answer is no,” he wrote.
In an interview with HuffPost in 2013, Kincannon said he tweets incendiary comments to rile people and watch their outrage for fun.
I see no causal link between "GOP" or "GOP leader" and these actions.
What I do note is that this < expletive deleted > has some clear mental issues in his trolling hobbies. People that think it's fun to tweet incendiary comments to rile people up and watch their outrage are disturbed.
There were clear signs of a problem that people ignored.
Well, no pardon for this guy. He can't muscle in on Dotard's acting like he's the second coming.
I really don't see the point of this post, unless it's to add proof to Shakespeare's "Kill all lawyers." | 2019-04-24T05:57:48Z | https://defendingthetruth.com/threads/former-state-gop-leader-kills-mother%E2%80%99s-dog-claims-he%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98the-second-coming-of-christ.97438/ |
Roenis Elias relieved and got Matt Chapman to hit a comebacker, but first baseman Jay Bruce dropped the throw, allowing a run to score.
Ichiro became the second-oldest position player to start an opener, only trailing long time Major leaguer Julio Franco, who was a few months older when he played for the Atlanta Braves in the 2004 season opener. While it is probably fair to attribute their success to Hideo Nomo, numerous new Japanese arms, including Hisashi Iwakuma, Yu Darvish,Masahiro Tanaka, and of course Shohei Ohtani, have mentioned Ichiro as a major influence on their journey to the big leagues.
In that 2001 season, the Mariners won an AL record 116 games, but lost in the ALCS to the Yankees.
M's manager Scott Servais sent Ichiro out to play rightfield in the 8th and then let him have a final curtain call to an entire nation.
Ichiro was in the starting lineup for the Mariners against the Oakland Athletics in Thursday's game. In his last at-bat, he came up with two outs, a runner on second and a tie score in the eighth.
Ichiro provided his usual flair during the days in Tokyo leading to his final two games. Santana again was the hero, chasing down Profar's fly ball to left field and crashing against the wall in a successful effort to record the final out. Because Seattle's three-game April series in Cleveland was snowed out, Major League Baseball had Ichiro's crew endure three separate return trips on off days during the season to make up the contests.
But his 2-for-28 Spring Training performance is a further reminder that time waits for no man - or professional baseball player. Hideki Matsui was perhaps the next most notable Japanese superstar, but players like So Taguchi, Akinori Iwamura, Nori Aoki, and Munenori Kawasaki all made their big-league dreams a reality thanks to Ichiro's journey.
The fans got one more chance to salute when he came back on the field after the game and acknowledged their ovations. In exhibition games prior to the games against the A's, Suzuki had two hits in 31 at-bats.
Kikuchi, who went to the same high school as Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani, signed with Seattle in January after pitching for the Seibu Lions in Japan. "It's just happiness. Of course, I thought about the fans in Seattle".
But it was time for Suzuki to step away. The 45-year-old went 0-for-4 on Thursday morning for the Mariners vs the Athletics in Tokyo, Japan. "I think that sets him apart", Small added. | 2019-04-23T12:50:47Z | http://sacredheartspectrum.com/2019/03/mariners-icon-ichiro-suzuki-plans-to-retire/ |
Gulf Coast Historical Review, Vol. I, No. I (Fall 1985).
Mar tha H . Swain , Pat Harrison : The N ew Deal Years. | 2019-04-26T14:13:27Z | http://archive.tuskegee.edu/gchr/1985/08/ |
SUMMARY: Sequel to The House of the Scorpion. Continues the story of Matteo, a drug lord's clone who becomes the Lord of Opium when he inherits El Patron's legacy.
REVIEW: Some books just don't need a sequel. While The House of the Scorpion did leave some loose ends, so much time went by between my reading of the first and second books, I was perfectly happy with it as it stood. I absolutely ADORED The House of the Scorpion, and for me, The Lord of Opium just didn't measure up.
For book two, you have the same major characters--Matteo, Maria, Celia, Matt's friends The Lost Boys--with many new characters added in. It's been about three years since I read The House of the Scorpion, and I probably should have reread it before starting The Lord of Opium. I didn't remember much beyond the basic gist of the story and Matt's potential romance with Maria.
The book focuses mainly on Matt's growing into his role as the Lord of Opium and his attempts to restore the eejits to their former, more human, state. I was really hoping for more Matt and Maria, but while it is certainly there, the two are separated for much of the book. Maria doesn't even make an appearance until about 100 pages in, and even after that, Maria shows up only sporadically for maybe another 200 pages. I know this isn't a romance novel, but I can't help but wish there had been more interaction between these two major characters.
The subplot about Mirasol, an eejit, and Matt's attempts to cure her is an interesting part of the story. Matt's attraction to her is a little disturbing though; if he loves Maria so much, why is he sidetracked by a girl who isn't able to do much more than follow him around and mindlessly follow orders?
I did like the book's complexity. Matt is believably flawed, and I always love that in my protagonists. In the span of a few pages, Matt may get mad, question himself, feel entitled, be conflicted, want to leave, want to stay, and feel compassion for the eejits. Even his appearance is imperfect (he has bad acne from working at the Plankton Factory in the previous book), further separating him from the typical "Gary Stu" status.
As with The House of the Scorpion, Farmer's world-building is top-notch.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Despite my disappointment, I am glad to have read The Lord of Opium and discover how things turn out for Matt and Maria. It's nowhere near as strong as its predecessor though. | 2019-04-19T08:43:59Z | http://www.readerpants.net/2013/10/review-lord-of-opium-farmer.html?showComment=1383185586090 |
Creating a beautiful text cloud is incredibly easy by using the web services that we recommend in this post. TagCrowd is a web application for visualizing word frequencies in any text by creating what is popularly known as a word cloud, text cloud or tag cloud. Tagxedo turns words like famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text. Tagul is a web service that enables you to create beautiful looking tag clouds and embed it on your web page. This Tweet Cloud shows you the major words found in the most recent tweets of all users or those of a specific user. The reason for the sudden site revamp is that I am moving to New York at the beginning of August. Well I just wanted to post some of these fun graphic representations of the goals for the upcoming year that is 2012. In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Design an Interesting Cloud Text Effect in 3 Easy Steps in Photoshop. We will mainly use custom brushsets and utilise brush options to achieve this text effect. That is a valid suggestion; I think you should post it as an answer so it can be seen and voted on. Because of how the tag cloud is generated (dynamically, on the fly) it would be extremely tedious to replicate in a word processing program.
If you need this for a demo or layout, I suggest using a screen shot of the tag cloud instead of trying to recreate it manually. Not the answer you're looking for?Browse other questions tagged microsoft-word microsoft-word-2007 .
If time travel is possible in the future, no matter how distant, why haven't they come back to tell us? Feeling pressured to publish thesis results by advisor I don't want to work with anymore. No problem, let’s us introduce you some web services that can be used to create text cloud. All you have to do is enter a sentence, whole document or web address, the rest will be taken care by the system. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. The web service specializes in making word clouds easy to read, analyze and compare, for a variety of useful purposes. It lets you create word clouds from sentences, whole documents or web addresses and design your word clouds as you like. This free productivity-boosting add-on was featured at LifeHacker, PC World, Website Magazine, etc. This will be the first time in many MANY years that I will need to show off my portfolio to potential employers. It is the only one that has some indication of those items I want not to expand in the year that will be 2012. It represents the thirty most used words within that post.A I think it puts it into perspective a bit.
There isn't a practical way to do this without a lot of formatting to get it look just right. Instructions for using this feature in Word 2003 or Word 2007 make it look like you can use this to copy the formatting from one word and paste it on to each of the other words. A text cloud (also known as word cloud or tag cloud) is a visual representation for text data, typically used to depict keyword metadata (tags) on websites, or to visualize free form text.
Once the word cloud is created, you can either embed it on your own website or download it as an image file.
If you have any questions about the Photoshop tutorials, feel free to leave a comment and I will try my best to answer it. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, visit the help center.If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question. Unfortunately I have a great deal of proprietary and government classified materials that I cannot show. Text only (like a whole book), URL, and blogs are all available options to create such word clouds.
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Unique Welding Sculpture – A Must See!
For the second year in a row, one of our high school welding students from the Wautoma School District as part of a dual credit partnership will be moving on to the National Skills USA competition after placing first in the State event for Welding Sculpture. Congratulations to senior Olivia Arreola and her FVTC instructor, Jessie Lloyd, for the outstanding effort and wonderful success. And all the best at the Skills USA nationals! | 2019-04-24T00:34:23Z | https://fvtcsusan.wordpress.com/2017/05/ |
This fun apple-shaped ceramic bowl deserves a central spot on the dinner table. It invites you to grab a delicious piece of dried fruit or nuts every time you walk in or out!
Color: white and black text. | 2019-04-26T10:35:36Z | https://www.trendo.fi/en/product/17639785 |
Enter the realm of Eorzea with players from around the world in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn for PlayStation 3. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that takes the wonder of the Final Fantasy legacy and expands it, allowing you to explore the realm of Eorzea like never before in a Final Fantasy game. Form a party and adventure with a multitude of players from across the globe, playing not only on PS3 but on PC as well! Forge friendships, mount chocobos, and board airships as you and your companions create your own unique stories in Eorzea. Adventure alone or join up with friends to undertake epic quests, battle familiar Final Fantasy monsters, and acquire unique abilities and equipment. All the classic elements from the series that you have come to know and love are waiting! Embark of the adventure of a lifetime to help reforge the fate of Eorzea! | 2019-04-19T05:07:52Z | https://www.joybuggy.dk/final-fantasy-xiv-14-all-in-one-bundle-incl-realm-reborn-heavensward |
A website was developed for the Norwegian company "Consolvo Overflate," which represents the company’s services and projects implemented. The main goal of the project is to attract new clients and increase an access to the company’s services.
During the project, a dynamic website prototype which aims at showing of the site’s structure, information layout, navigation and basic functionality has been created. The major focus is given to the presentation of services and projects. | 2019-04-25T23:06:05Z | https://www.zet.lt/En/works/consolvo-2/ |
The 2018 Mike Blake Tip-Off Classic Basketball Tournament is officially over.
A special thanks to all the coaches, players and parents who participated in an effort to raise money for Upper Saddle River families in need. This has been one of the most enjoyable MBTOCs ever.
The USR Basketball Board put in countless hours to run this event, and the feedback was extremely positive.
A special thanks to Jen Lenkowsky and Scott Vandersnow for outstanding efforts and incredible commitment. | 2019-04-23T08:12:30Z | http://usrbasketball.website.siplay.com/Site/Welcome/Id/42069 |
Is Mother Sick Enough to go to the Vet?
I’m a little concerned about Mother. She is usually the one who takes care of us, but she is acting strange. It seems like she might need to get in a carrier and be taken to the vet. Of course, Father would need to do this, as the woman is a bit heavy in the haunches. I don’t believe I could lift her. And heaven forbid if she urinated in the carrier like I have done. What a mess that would be. Perhaps, she can just get better at home. Let me tell you what is going on with her.
First of all, she is not speaking like she normally does. She is making paw gestures to her throat and using fewer vocal noises. She didn’t even hiss or growl at the yippy white dog when she went canine crazy when the boy’s friend came over. Mother just sat there and looked at Father, and he corrected the creature. I’m glad he did because that dog gets on my nerves.
Another odd thing mother did was sleep with me for two hours on Sunday. Normally, the woman does not sleep during the sunlight hours. I don’t know how she avoids naps, but she usually does. Yesterday, she lay down with me on the couch and let me burrow under the covers with her for a long time. I was glad to do it, as I can be very soothing to Mother. Still, it was out of character. I purred until the poor woman went to her twitching phase. She must be chasing birds in her sleep.
I’ve been spending a lot of blanket time with Mother.
She has been swallowing strange brown and white pellets. She winces when she does this, and says she hopes it helps. I doubt it. She also drinks a stinky drink from a really short cup. It makes her make a face like the one I make when I smell another creature’s excrement on the floor. You would think she would just bury that stuff in the litter box instead of drink it.
Mother is blowing fluids from her nose. It’s really gross. She grabs small white squares and makes horrible, monster like noises, while emptying her nose into the square. It’s really quite frightening. I run away from her when she does this.
Mother’s skin feels warmer than usual. I noticed when I was cleaning her arms that they were quite warm. Even though she is warm, the woman shivers under a blanket as though it is winter. I know that if I took her to the vet, the nurse would put that stick in her bottom to find out how warm she is. That is never pleasant. They should just lick the poor woman’s arms.
What do you think, humans? Should I get Father to attempt to put her in a carrier and cart her off to the vet? I have never seen an illness quite like this one. I’ve never seen a cat or dog have anything like this. The boy has had this and he got better. I wonder if mother will be back to normal soon. Please tell me what I should do. Until I know she is better, I will keep watch over her. | 2019-04-24T12:58:02Z | https://lisarpetty.com/2014/09/08/mother-sick-enough-go-vet/ |
Veli Street in Fort Kochi - Dhobi Khana - The first sight that greets you inside the gate is an array of men and women ironing clothes with these songs providing a musical background. Most of them are old and grey haired. Pass through into the next portion of the three-acre compound of the Khana, and you see 40 wash pens lined up in a row. Although a huge washing machine stands in the first wash pen, no one seems to use it. This is what might possibly be the only Dhobi Khana (community laundry space) in Kerala, existing in the city successfully for many decades, thanks to a fair number of Kochi citizens who prefer their clothes washed by hand. The origins of the dhobi khana lie in the colonial period, when British officers brought many Tamil villagers to Kochi to work as washermen. This Tamil community was first organised together in the 1920s, and came to be known as the Vannar community and has retained its cohesive identity over the years. At present, there are about 40 families in the community who use this Khana. Each cubicle with wash pens and water tanks is allotted to one family. 75-year-old Murugappan, who started doing this job when he was 15 years old, says that they still rely on traditional, elaborate procedures for washing clothes.
The largest shopping centre we have found here is LuLu Mall where we have seen films twice. Yesterday we saw ‘The Black Panther’. Both times we got the first-class seats in which we stretched out and we stood for the National Anthem at the start of the films. Food is ordered and delivered at intermission, which is often abruptly in the middle of a scene – then lights go on and food ordered and delivered all for fifteen-minutes or so. There is a good food cart at the LuLu Mall as well as the Hypermarket. In the photo below the top images are for one theatre -where we paid the extra buck for a reclining seat, the other is where all the seats are luxury and we are standing for the national anthem at the start of the flick. Come on Australia, lift your game, we want luxury seats for five bucks, and of course, meals for three to four dollars for the two of us, and add the Uber for 100 rupees ($1.50 USD or about $1.75 Aussie dollar) for a half hour ride. OK airport runs are more here. We had to cough up almost ten-bucks USD for the hour ride to the Kochi Airport but in their defence that was double the price as Uber seems not to be allowed at the airport to collect people and we paid for their return. From JFK to our home in NYC it used to be about $75 then they want a tip on top and that was a shorter ride.
Everywhere in India, every shopping centre, airport, train-station, hotels… they have airport-type of security and I must show my defibrillator/pacemaker implant each time and get searched individually – always a nonsense. Aside of that we have enjoyed the air-conditioning and cleanness of large shopping centres and while seeing how out of place they seem to be with so much poverty around them. It is so in your face here – homelessness is bad anywhere but here there is so much of it, and such difficult living conditions compared to the west. Following futurists such as Ray Kurzweil and Harari and the folks at Google/Apple/Microsoft/Facebook and there mates is wonderful but they have not lived in India, some have not visited here – that the world will be oh so much more modern in twenty-years; I don’t think so… getting people basics would be good without all the technological marvels constantly predicted.
Yesterday we were sitting on the steps of a light-rail station trying to determine where to go or what to do on a hot muggy day, a man walked up to me, handed me a drawing of me, then walked away. Narda says it looks like me, I am not so sure – too old looking.
and after crossing had conversation with some more locals who said further ahead we could find a backwater boat tour place. We walked for another hour or so, had a tea, walked some more and came across the Kundannoor Bridge in Nettoor, on Panangad Island which is a part of the Maradu Municipality. The Varapuzha bridge on NH 17 is a cantilever bridge spanning the Periyar river between Varapuzha and Cheranallur. It was the longest bridge in kerala Kochin backwaters… oops looked it up in Wikipedia and just kept going.
When we take random buses too far from home we help tuk tuk drivers find our way – sometimes it takes a village to find our home.
We saw Chinese Fishing Nets on Fort Kochi Island and another island and here there are again. The Chinese fishing nets found at Kochi are unique to the area and make for a very popular tourist attraction. This is the only location in the entire world outside China where such fishing nets can be seen in use. 10 meters in height, the entire structure is a fixed land installation which is used for unique and unusual method of fishing. Set up on the bamboo teaks are held horizontally with the help of huge mechanisms which are lowered into the sea. These nets are made-up of teak wood and bamboo poles and each net is handled by four men.
There are several ways to explore Kochi: tuk tuks, Uber, buses, the metro - we did them all. The metro is being built, one route is complete (the others in years to come - there is construction - i.e. holes in the middle of streets and concrete towers everywhere) - we took it from Maharaja’s College, which for now is the end or beginning station, depending where one is, to Aluva, which is a city in its own right. we spent an afternoon wandering this busy area negotiating a sandwich in a restaurant - negotiating in the sense that we had to have several translators help us define what we wanted and still we got something completely different than we had expected. We sugared up our disappointment at a cake shop next door where I gave my body a break from its normal boring no-sugar routine. The complete trip taking about 45 minutes set us back 50 rupees (about 75 cents USD or a buck in Aussie currency). There are guards everywhere and signs not to take photos but we did manage this one above.
Where we live at D'Homz Suites is really good: air-conditioning (in both the lounge and the bedroom), balcony, kitchen with everything we needed to make meals, good shower, large TV with HDMI input so we could watch our Netflix series, elevator, washing machine… the streets were difficult as most are in India. We are constantly in fear of our lives (really). However, a few blocks away there was a walking street that went for several blocks so that became part of our daily walk.
Kochi was great. We are now on a train from Delhi to Shimla in the Himalayans. Our next stories will be our time in the Himalayans. | 2019-04-26T12:38:54Z | https://neuage.org/India/10-Kochi/Kochi-blog.htm |
Budapest, August 17 (MTI) – The Saint Ladislaus (László) memorial year will start on January 1 next year, the state secretary for nation policy said on Wednesday.
The memorial year will mark the 940th anniversary of Saint Ladislaus becoming the knight-king of Hungary and the 825th anniversary of his canonisation, János Árpád Potápi said.
Ladislaus was the first ruler from the House of Arpad who linked central European peoples, so Hungary expects that Croatian, Polish, Romanian and Slovak civil organisations, churches and politicians will also get involved in the planned series of events, he added. | 2019-04-22T18:12:45Z | https://dailynewshungary.com/saint-ladislaus-memorial-year-2017/ |
Joy, laughter, love, happiness, friendship. If i had to describe Nico and Terence in a few words, these would be the first ones that come to mind. These were also the feelings i had capturing all of the beautiful moments during their special day, i was fortunate to meet them and also grateful to be their photographer. May you never lose the joy in one another! | 2019-04-24T14:43:10Z | http://www.foto-solomon.com/nico-terence-brasov-wedding/ |
I’ve updated the “Best Bets” page with links to some of the recipes that you seem to have liked the best. If you have been coming here for a while this won’t be any sort of news, but on the off chance you are a first-time visitor, you might want to give that page a peek.
The mobile version should be alive and behaving for everyone with an iPhone, iPod Touch, Android phone, Palm Pre (or any other WebOS phone), and some Blackberries. Blackberries seem to report as all sorts of different browsers, even within the same model family, so it can be hard to catch them and properly reformat for them. Then again, I don’t imagine that there are very many people out there who hate themselves enough to do web on a ‘berry.
And all you iPad visitors should now be seeing a spiffy iPad native interface that looks and behaves like the average app. Flip to switch pages, floating menus, fly-in editing, the works. And you can even save the thing as a Safari-wrapped web app to your home screens if you like. Enjoy. | 2019-04-25T13:07:32Z | https://truenorthbbq.com/2011/05/30/housekeeping-monday/ |
Before you know it, the school bells are ringing, and it’s time for the kids to head back to school. Do you have your back-to-school routine planned out? Personalize your family’s routine with help from the following ideas. Once you have a method in place, your family will start the new school year on a bright and less harried note.
Don’t wait too long to establish your back-to-school routine. The longer you wait to get your children into the habit of going to bed at a set bedtime, for example, the harder it will be for your children to get up for school in the morning.
It’s not unusual for parents to allow their children to stay up later during the summer than during the school year. If you’ve been lax with making your children go to bed at a regular time, you may want to start making changes now. Expect your children to complain and try to stay up later, but the earlier they get to bed, the more prepared they’ll be for school.
It will be much easier to decide what time your children need to go to bed if you know what time they have to get up in the morning. Most experts agree that children need between 9 and 10 hours of sleep each night to be at their best, while 8 hours is the absolute minimum. For example, if you know that your child must be up by 6 a.m. to be ready for school by 7:30 a.m., your children should be getting ready for bed around 7:30 p.m.
A couple of weeks before the first day of school, put your kids to bed a little earlier each night (in half-hour increments) until they are used to their earlier bedtime. The sooner you start this process, the easier it will be for them to get used to going to bed early again.
Explain to your children the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. Tell them that it is during sleep that the body heals itself. Getting enough sleep will give them the energy that they need to stay awake during the school day. A good night’s sleep also lessens crankiness, which makes them easier to be around!
Get your children in the habit of following a routine every night. If they choose their clothing for the next day, take a bath, brush their teeth, and get into their pajamas every night before they go to bed, you’re transitioning them into settling down. Having a set routine such as this, or any schedule you use as a family, will give them a strong sense of consistency and help them wind down. This process can also reduce complaining from your kids about bedtime.
Older children are often allowed to stay up later than younger children, but this doesn’t mean that they should be permitted to stay up too late. Have them follow the same routine – choosing their clothes, taking care of their personal needs, and going to bed earlier than usual – so that they’ll be ready to get a good night’s sleep.
Since they’ve taken the time to choose their clothing the night before a school day, you won’t be faced with questions like, “Mom, have you seen my blue shirt?” or “Mom, where are my sneakers?” Preparing like this makes the next morning flow much more smoothly.
Once the children are in bed, dim the lighting in their room to a comfortable level. Take this time to enjoy one-on-one time – depending on their age, read them a bedtime story or have a chat about something that happened that day or about something that they want to talk about.
Talk to them about the next day. What activities are planned? Do they have a doctor’s appointment? Will you pick them up from school at an unusual time? What do you have to do after they get home from school? Do you have to run to the store or take care of other errands? Anything you can do to prepare them for the next day will make things easier for the whole family.
When it’s finally time for bed, tell your child that you love them, kiss them goodnight, and turn out the lights. Older children may be allowed to sit up and read quietly for a little while before lights out. Take this time to prepare for the day ahead and relax.
One item you may want to purchase for your children at the beginning of the school year is an alarm clock. By giving your child an alarm clock, you’re giving them some of the responsibility in getting up on time. Does this mean that you won’t have to nudge them to get them out of bed when school first starts? Most likely not; in fact, chances are you’ll have to remind them over and over to get up, get dressed, and eat so that they can get to school on time.
It may be best to wake children up early the first week or so of school until they’re able to rise and get ready by themselves. As they become more accustomed to their new schedule, you can let them sleep a little later. Remember, you want your kids to have ample time to get dressed, eat breakfast, and gather their things before they head out. If they ride a school bus, they need to be ready when the bus comes. However, if you take them to school, they may have a little more flexibility in their morning routine.
Older children may not need pictures, but having a list of what they need to do each day is still helpful. Post a list in several places around the house, such as their bedroom, the bathroom, and the refrigerator so that they don’t have to keep running through the house to figure out what’s next. Place the list in a sheet protector so that they can cross or check the items off.
Medical experts and nutritionists espouse the benefits of eating a healthy breakfast every morning. Not only does breakfast give the body the energy it needs after a relatively extended period of not receiving nutrients, but it also helps with focus. Eating breakfast improves a child’s concentration and allows them to perform better in school.
If your child doesn’t want to eat a full breakfast, find foods that they can eat quickly, but that will still provide the nutrients their body needs. Most experts recommend eating a serving of protein first thing in the morning. Scrambled eggs on toast, yogurt and fruit, or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread are good options for breakfast. It’s okay to be creative!
When summer is over, and it’s time to return to school, having a solid routine in place can be a blessing. Routines help us to know what to expect every day, stay organized, and prepare for the next day. Children may balk at the prospect of returning to school in the fall, but they’ll soon get back into the swing of things. Before you know it, your home will be running smoothly. | 2019-04-21T07:10:42Z | https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/holiday-seasonal-family/back-to-school-tips/ |
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See the sub-merchant onboarding guide for additional attributes available on a sub_merchant_account_declined webhook. | 2019-04-21T02:26:08Z | https://developers.braintreepayments.com/reference/general/webhooks/sub-merchant-account/ruby |
Wilkes-Barre, PA --- On July 15, 1965, the $7 million Pocono Downs opened its doors in Northeast Pennsylvania. Thousands of fans were on hand as Satin Queen was the first to cross the finish line on that sultry summer night.
Fifty years later, 42 tracks have come and gone, but Pocono Downs, now renamed The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, continues to host world-record racing from March to November each year. From August 15-22, the track will honor the past and look ahead to the future with a week of events for the fans to celebrate and honor the rich history and tremendous racing.
A week-long celebration kicks off on Saturday (Aug. 15) with the world-renowned Budweiser Clydesdales making an appearance, and one of the iconic horses doing a special “meet and greet” with fans from 6-7:30 p.m. A wristband is necessary, and will be distributed at 4:00pm on the Sky Bridge. Photos are $5, and all proceeds will be donated to Marley’s Mission, a charity that provides equine-based therapy free of charge to children and their families who have experienced trauma. The Budweiser Clydesdales hitch will promenade on the track during live racing that Saturday night, as well as the night before.
On Tuesday (Aug. 18) and Wednesday (Aug. 19), fans can enjoy live racing and Pocono is “rolling back the prices” to 1965 on soft drinks, hot dogs, popcorn, and soft drinks.
The weekend will be full of exciting events, with a special post time of 5:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday (Aug. 21) the night will kick off with a special Legends Race, featuring drivers from the past 50 years competing in a thrilling race with a percentage of their purse donated to the charity of their choice. Immediately following the races, fans can enjoy a special Tribute to Motown free concert featuring The Fellas and Encorz, two tremendous groups who will be performing on the track apron.
Saturday (Aug. 22) starts off with an exciting guest dropping by to celebrate the anniversary. Former Major League Baseball player and manager Pete Rose will be on hand for autographs and photos from 4-6 p.m. in the racing lobby. This is a wristband-only event, and wristbands will be distributed starting at 1 p.m. Authorized photos only will be signed, and they are available at the special signing.
Then the action shifts back to the track with a special post time of 5:30 p.m. for the return of the $2.3 million Super Stakes Saturday, with the 3-year-old Colonial Trot; the 3-year-old Valley Forge Filly Pace; and the 3-year-old Battle of the Brandywine Open Pace, plus two consolations of each. Amid the tremendous racing on that night will be the 50th Anniversary Souvenir Beer Mug giveaway, which will take place from 9-10:30 p.m. with the coupon from the live racing program. The special commemorative program will be on sale starting at 5 p.m. in the racing lobby.
Immediately following the stellar Super Stakes Saturday card will be a spectacular fireworks display to cap the tremendous week of events. The approximate start time is 10:45 p.m.
Fans are reminded that the souvenir book “The Golden Era of Pocono Downs” will be available through the remainder of the season, and can be purchased at the program stand. This commemorative book takes a look back at 50 years of racing, events, and statistics, and contains photos of the past and present.
The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono is truly honored to be celebrating this milestone, and looks forward to a terrific week of fan-friendly events and outstanding racing. For more information on the anniversary celebration, follow us on Twitter @DownsAtMSP, #pcd50; and keep checking back for updates in the racing section of www.mohegansunpocono.com. | 2019-04-23T12:12:10Z | http://xwebapp.ustrotting.com/absolutenm/templates/article.aspx?articleid=65060&zoneid=113 |
Decatur Makers is a welcoming, family-friendly community of inquisitive, motivated people who work together in a safe environment to discover, understand, design and create interesting things.
Imagine wood shop, metal shop, computer lab, electronics shop, arts & crafts area, and more all under one roof, with tools ranging from soldering irons and drill presses to recycled art and 3D printers. Imagine a community of experts and novices of all ages learning how to build and fix things as well as just making cool stuff!
Meet Kevin, our new Makerspace Manager! | 2019-04-19T18:34:53Z | http://decaturmakers.org/ |
The Russian Government should provide further tax breaks to stimulate independent gas producers in the country, says Pavel Zavalny, the head of the Energy Committee of the State Duma.
“The market share of independent gas producers in Russia has been growing in the last few years. Currently independent companies account for 24% of gas exploration and production,” Mr Zavalny told RT.
Private gas producers usually develop smaller and less efficient deposits than gas major Gazprom, that’s why they are usually less taxed, he explained.
Moreover, "the government should grant independent producers preferential terms in order to increase the investment attractiveness of their deposits,” Zavalny said.
The Government has deprived tax benefits from Gazprom, which accounts for more than 70% of Russian gas production. “Though Gazprom asked for equal terms for all gas producers, private companies are likely to get a benefit,” Zavalny suggested.
Earlier the Russian Government decided to give tax breaks to companies extracting energy in hard-to-reach deposits in order to boost the country's oil production by up to 2 million barrels per day.
Russian Premier Vladimir Putin signed a decree introducing flexible mineral extraction tax rates (NRET) depending on the permeability of rock.
"By analogy with shelf projects, we expect to introduce a category of difficult-to-recover oil fields – depending on the oil field characteristics, – and to establish a discount on the extraction tax for such fields," Putin said.
The most complicated projects will be granted 100% or 90% tax relief of the standard rate, while the others will be taxed 30%-50% from the standard rate. The discount will be provided for ten, seven and five years, respectively, Putin added. | 2019-04-21T04:42:54Z | https://www.rt.com/business/russia-gas-tax-opinion-580/ |
I/T has helped companies become greener in various ways, such as: it eliminates the use of paper, it streamlines processes within the business, increases efficiency, and also increased accuracy of information helps a company in decision making.
Looking at the data you presented and the general trend of AI applications, I think AI will keep advancing in general in the healthcare industry. While there are some cases that I can see them being extreme (making intuitive decisions), AI will use Machine Learning to become better at predicting, simulating, and executing a specific human operation with a much better accuracy than a human could. With that, I don’t think people will trust these methods until they are generally adopted and shown to be effective through independent experiments. Like you described, robots will be able to replace as assistants to do mundane tasks which they already show through simple tasks. While this will put some people out of work, the general value added will exceed the job losses. Humans should be able to do more meaningful jobs in my opinion.
Hi Memoona! I think it’d be really interesting to apply an innovation analysis to these ride sharing applications. We touched on this a bit in class. The idea of requesting a ride from a stranger to get to a specific location is not exactly novel, considering the taxi business. However, these applications did change the nature of the service by using real-time information and location technology to provide users with an upfront cost of their trip, estimated time of arrival, driver information, etc. These changes to the nature of ride sharing may have encouraged people who previously did not use taxis due to variable costs or time restraints to begin ride sharing with these applications. Therefore, I would argue these applications are new-market innovations. People who would have previously used taxis also switched to using these ride-sharing apps due to the lower cost which also gives the apps characteristics of low-end innovation. | 2019-04-25T06:08:51Z | http://community.mis.temple.edu/members/memoona-j-khan/ |
AUSTIN, TX — December 6, 2011 — Artisan Infrastructure, the wholesale Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, today announces open enrollment in the Certified Solution Ecosystem of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). The first solution ecosystem of its kind, designed to facilitate a direct relationship between Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and ISVs, the Certified Solution Ecosystem expedites the selection, adoption, and deployment of software solutions already certified to perform on Cornerstone℠, Artisan Infrastructure’s wholesale IaaS.
“In the infrastructure world, certified solutions and strategic alliances are typically synonymous with reseller, OEM or agent relationships. We designed our Certified Solution Ecosystem to be a truly strategic, and solution agnostic, environment,” said Steve Williams, VP, Business Development, Artisan Infrastructure. “By disassociating ourselves from the financial transactions between the ISV and MSP, Artisan Infrastructure is able to maintain a federated approach and uniquely neutral role when consulting on software solutions that suit the MSP’s specific requirements. Furthermore, because we do not resell these solutions, our MSP partners Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is reduced, while their profits and ‘stickiness’ with end clients is maximized.
Since January 2011, membership in the Certified Solution Ecosystem has been available by invitation only. To date, CA Technologies, Mitel, Asigra, 2X, AppNeta, NetEx, MokaFive, Beatty & Company, and StorageCraft have certified software products. As a result, the Managed Service Provider (MSP) channel can now engage directly with Certified Solution Partners to deliver their self-branded VoIP, backup & recovery, virtual desktop, security, print/document management, and application delivery as a cloud-based service built on Cornerstone. Dozens of additional ISVs are currently undergoing certification. With the introduction of open enrollment, 2012 is shaping up to be a big year for Artisan Infrastructure and the MSP channel.
Artisan Infrastructure’s approach represents a significant departure from the way software solutions are generally delivered by infrastructure providers. While most infrastructure providers are actually, or also, solution providers, Artisan Infrastructure eliminates channel conflict with MSPs through a strict policy of not reselling any software solutions, thus empowering MSP partners to become the solution provider themselves; offering various software solutions branded under their own name. And while every MSP client has the autonomy to bring their solution of choice, previously certified solutions instill confidence in software vendor selection. Additionally, Artisan Infrastructure’s Certified Solution Ecosystem provides certified software vendors visibility to the embedded customer base, and publicly, through a dedicated web page and co-marketing initiatives.
Proprietary Software – Only proprietary software vendors will be considered. No OEM, resellers, or service providers will be accepted. Applying vendors must own the intellectual property.
Service Provider programs – Qualified participants must support the channel through service provider type licensing and a channel focused support mechanism.
Vendor Certification – Vendors will be provided infrastructure resources for certification purposes, to be leveraged as a demo environment, and for maintenance of public solution templates. The vendors themselves are expected to engage directly in certification and maintenance of their environment. | 2019-04-19T14:43:58Z | https://neverfail.com/press-releases/artisan-infrastructure-announces-open-enrollment-certified-solution-ecosystem-isvs/ |
Brilliant golden round leaves and bright yellow flowers adorn this trailing plant. Great for hanging baskets, containers or as a groundcover. It prefers moist soil. | 2019-04-26T10:19:55Z | http://www.bloomingadvantage.com/static/Lysimachia-nummularia-Aurea.html |
The WSG is a campus-wide forum whose membership is drawn from Web developers, designers, and administrators across campus. It was formed in May 2005 with a twofold task: to recommend a set of Web guidelines and best practices that could be endorsed as standards for UCSB campus Web sites, and to develop a central campus resource for disseminating information on these guidelines, as well as other Web-related resources and tools. These guidelines and resources can be found in the UCSB Web Guide.
To receive notices of Web Standards Group meetings and training activities, subscribe to the UCSB-Web Mailing List.
If you want to start a discussion or connect with additional campus members please join and see the RACK discussion forums in GauchoSpace.
Current Web Standards Group co-chairs are Brian Wolf and Aaron Martin.
Most meetings are the first Tuesday of the month held at Kerr Hall, second floor. Agendas and meeting minutes are posted in Box. | 2019-04-20T18:57:17Z | https://it.ucsb.edu/groups/wsg |
When you open your average diet book, what do you see? Typically a step by step guide on what you should eat, foods you should avoid and a philosophy about why this particular system works. Then comes the expectation that you should follow this diet…forever. According to Angelo Poli, an internationally recognized expert in the field of body transformations, a one-size-fits-all approach to weight loss does not produce sustainable results.
Over the last decade, Poli has worked with thousands of clients ranging from celebrities to NFL MVPs and CEOs. He is the Founder of Metabolic Profiling (MetPro), an elite concierge nutrition, fitness and lifestyle coaching program. Those who have been fortunate enough to gain tutelage from Poli and his team of Transformation Specialists have consistently achieved exceptional results regardless of hectic schedules, significant injuries, and crippled metabolisms.
So, what’s Poli’s and his team’s secret? In one word: customization. “Most popular diets fall short because they lack ongoing evaluation and individualization. MetPro takes a different approach. We baseline test across multiple intake ranges to identify the truth behind your personal metabolic characteristics. Then we provide you with a system for “periodization,” step-by-step adjustments based on your results from one week to the next.” states Poli.
Everyone needs something different, furthermore, they need something different at different times. Some people respond to direct calorie adjustments, others display greater sensitivity to carbohydrates, at MetPro we don’t limit ourselves to just one approach. Each person responds a little differently. It’s those differences that MetPro identifies and evaluates for you.
Ever wonder why your body rarely responds the same way twice on a particular diet? Your metabolic rate is a moving target that is constantly adapting to your environment. It gets used to anything you do. Timing is critical.
Using MetPro’s technology to track and understand your personal metabolic rate, we’ll know the right time to push for more weight loss or when to adjust your nutrition and fitness so that it is moving forward at all times. Your personal results–and no one else’s– will dictate each and every step the system directs you to take so that you learn how to optimize your metabolism.
Your body adapts. This allows you to survive while increasing or decreasing the amount of food you eat. Without managing this response, permanent weight loss is almost impossible.
MetPro’s clientele work side by side with a team of metabolic specialists – a registered dietitian, a lead coach, a fitness coach, and lifestylist. Your coaches will continually assess and adjust your nutrition and fitness based on how your body reacts in real time. For those with demanding schedules, a lifestylist is available to help you with meal options while traveling or dining out. Together, your team will be by your side every step of the way to implement a strategic nutrition and fitness plan that is going to match your lifestyle and goals.
Everyone’s body adapts differently to changes in diet and exercise. Ectomorphs acclimate quickest to increases in food intake, making fat loss easier but muscle development harder. Endomorphs acclimate quickest to restricted food intake, making fat loss harder but muscular development easier. Understanding your Metabolic Profile is critical when selecting the right approach. You won’t respond the same way as someone else with different genetics.
MetPro is tailored to your unique body type and is always being adjusted based on the data from how your body is responding. It’s designed to calculate the absolute best “next step” for you under any circumstance and will do so with responsiveness and precision.
MetPro’s proprietary science, technology, and techniques are breaking the traditional notion of health and fitness management. Poli and his team have perfected lifestyle evaluation and developed actionable strategies to combat the hurdles that their prestigious clientele constantly encounter. Through developing a new understanding of your metabolism, MetPro’s system will provide you with the science to transform.
To discover if MetPro is the solution you have been searching for, click here to take their Metabolic Profile Assessment and set up a complimentary consultation with one of their Metabolic Specialists. | 2019-04-19T02:19:18Z | https://hauteliving.com/2017/12/celebrity-transformation-specialist-gives-his-4-secrets-to-achieving-weight-loss/648525/ |
Saw this post today while poking around the Internet doing a little research. It quotes a survey performed by CareerBuilder.com looking at what the most popular environmentally-related jobs are. While surveying, they also asked the companies surveyed what green programs they have been latching onto in the last year. A whopping 70 % of those polled said they had taken some measures to go green in the last 12 months.
The top 2 green initiatives had to do with paper use. First was recycling. Of the companies surveyed, 50% said they were now recycling. Right behind that was using less paper, at 45 %.
Now, there’s no doubt that using less paper is a better measure than recycling. After all, there is an environmental “cost” to the recycling process. Put into simple terms, it’s better not to have to print a fax (as with MyFax) than to print it on a fax machine and then recycle the paper. But either is preferable to your faxes winding up in a landfill.
Number 4on the list, by the way, was powering down computers at the end of the day, which 30% of the companies said they’d started doing. That’s one of those cases where convenience and environmental responsibility kind of fight each other.
The reason a lot of people leave their computers on at the end of the day is they don’t want to wait for them to boot up the next morning. We as a society don’t have much patience, and waiting a minute or more for a computer to come seems like an eternity. Yet energy is being wasted every second a computer is running with no one in front of it. All you really need to do to help the planet is get into work one minute earlier, let the computer boot up, and get a cup of coffee or say hi to your co-workers. Is that really so hard?
Of course, anyone who’s even considering turning off their computers at the end of the day to save energy really ought to be looking at replacing their fax machines too. Because they have to be ready to receive at any time, fax machines are always drawing power – 24/7/365. It may not be a lot at a given minute, but over time it adds up.
A MyFax account allows you to eliminate the machine entirely. You send and receive faxes through another device that’s already on – such as that computer you’re powering down at night. As a bonus you also won’t be tossing another machine (and its toxic materials) into the waste stream.
When you really think about it, a MyFax account allows you to comply with 3 of the top 4 most popular green measures. That’s a pretty good deal. Sorry, you’ll have to figure out the lights on your own.
Here’s something that may surprise you: Despite the impression we’re often given by Hollywood, most doctors and hospitals aren’t using ultra-sophisticated electronic systems with really cool, colorful images to document, manage and share patient information. They’re still using handwritten notes, the phone and faxes.
That’s a fact that is reinforced in this post from The Health Care Blog. In it, author Margarlit Gur-Arie says that doctors currently transfer data everyday using common tools like the phone and fax. While there has been a lot of talk about moving to electronic health records (EHR), so far there’s more talk than movement in a lot of quarters. And a lot of skepticism.
The extensive use of faxing is certainly a reality at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Medical Center. According to MyFax customer Sujit Kar, IT manager for business development and marketing at MUSC, the Medical Center processes 50,000 inbound fax pages and another 10,000 outbound fax pages each month. When you do the math, it adds up to nearly three quarters of a million faxed pages each year!
That’s a lot of information to manage, especially given the stringent requirements of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Mishandling just one of those faxed pages could put MUSC Medical Center at risk of a HIPAA violation, which wouldn’t be good for anyone. In fact, reducing HIPAA violations is one of the major reasons MUSC Medical Center got rid of its fax machines and switched to MyFax. You can read more about it here.
Perhaps someday reality will measure up to Hollywood. Until that time, it’s good to know there are alternatives like MyFax that can protect your information and make the whole process more efficient.
Yikes! For those of us who dread doing our taxes (and thus put it off as long as we can), it’s coming down to crunch time. The US deadline is April 15, so the pressure is on.
That’s where MyFax comes in handy. If you already have a MyFax account, you can use it to fax over your documents to your tax preparer’s fax machine – a device most still use regularly. A quick fax will get the document(s) in his or her hands so your taxes can be filed on time. Incidentally, faxes are generally considered to be more secure than email anyway!
What if you don’t have a MyFax account? That’s a good reason to try MyFax Free, the no-cost version that allows you to send two faxes of up to 10 pages each per day. Remember, the IRS looks on tardiness about the same way as your third grade teacher did. Get your taxes done now and you won’t have to worry about them for another year. Hopefully!
Out in the Midwest is the city I love best – MyFax is speaking at HIMSS in Chicago!
MyFax’s Director of Global Sales, Dinesh Kandanchatha, will be a featured speaker at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference to be held in Chicago April 4-8. HIMSS is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.
MyFax will also exhibit at the conference and if you’re there please stop by booth #675 and say hello.
IT Healthcare managers are looking to target shrinking healthcare dollars towards mission fulfillment and privacy protection instead of administrative costs. Fax machines and servers sit front and center in this debate. The case will be presented on how a leading hospital evolved their faxing infrastructure significantly reducing their technology costs while enhancing their positions on electronic medical records, patient privacy, and legislative compliance.
Oh and can anyone name the musical I referenced in the title? Bonus point if you can tell me who played the title role(s)–hint hint- in the movie! | 2019-04-20T16:14:59Z | http://blog.myfax.com/2009/04/ |
The names of the 32 finalists in the PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards 2007 have been released, with the winner to be revealed at a Gala award on November 3 in Wellington. The awards recognise the leading entrepreneurs and innovators from the information and communications technology sector. Previous winners include Navman, Rakon, Endace Measurement Systems and Pulse Data. | 2019-04-22T15:08:17Z | https://www.reseller.co.nz/tag/entrepreneurs/ |
Mistress Zoey knows how to get the job done. When she wants something, she can do anything to get it. She pretended to be a slave and put herself on the same path as this mistress and had her take her as a slave. She did all the stuff she liked and pleased her with her foot licking skills among others. All this while she was getting all the info she wanted. When she got it, she vanished.
This mistress discovered that this guy had given her horses the wrong medicine. She was pissed as he was given clear instructions on what to give them and how to do it. She caught him midway and she trampled him and crushed him as the horses watched. She used her boots to kick him, stomp on him and trample him as much as she wanted. Then made him do the right thing.
Princess Bertie knew this guy had a crush on her and was even stalking her. She wanted to test him so she called him to her house where she told him she had a spit fetish. She made him endure being spat on the face and smoke blown on his face. She was surprised he did not run away and she knew he was so deep into her she did not know what to do with him.
When this mistress asked her husband why he had gambled away their savings, he did not have an explanation. She slapped him hard but he still could not talk. He had gambled nearly half of their savings and she wanted him to make sure he took every cent back to the account. She forced him to lick the soles of her shoes and he saw a side of her he had never seen before. He was so afraid he took extra shifts to make the extra income. | 2019-04-22T04:49:02Z | https://www.dominatrixclips.com/page/7/ |
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The Mutiregional Operational Programme Fight Against Discrimination emerged with the purpose of fighting against the discrimination of women and of social groups at risk of exclusion.
Managed by five non-profit organisations (Caritas, Spanish Red Cross, Fundación ONCE, Fundación Luis Vives and Fundación Secretariado Gitano) and five public agencies (IMSERSO, Woman’s Institute, Directorate General of Integration of Immigrants, Directorate General of Immigration and Penitentiary Institutions), the OP Fight Against Discrimination offers an opportunity for social organisations to assume the challenge of managing Structural Funds directly.
Acceder was born in 2000. It was built upon a pilot experience previously developed in Madrid in 1998 and 1999 (INTEGRA) and framed within the Operational Programme Fight Against Discrimination.
During the First Operational Programme 2000-2006, the objective of Acceder was to improve the employability of the Roma population and to promote Roma access to salaried employment. The FSG established the groundwork to offer broad territorial coverage, with the implantation of 49 support centres distributed across 14 regions of Spain.
Furthermore, it established an extensive partnership network with administrations and companies. These actions have generated a progressive change in mentalities, both among Roma families towards salaried employment and among public administrations and private companies towards the Roma community.
During the Second Operational Programme 2007-2013, Acceder’s primary purpose becomes the improvement of working conditions, permanence in employment, advancements in the inclusion of immigrant Roma persons and the incidence in formative aspects with a view to improving the academic level and qualifications of beneficiaries.
Furthermore, the FSG launched new lines of action built on interventions initiated in the first Operational Programme: it generalised itineraries of access to self-employment; consolidated the work realized in the framework of protected employment initiatives; initiated the study, evaluation and constitution of labour insertion companies; and intensifies its work at the European level, for instance by transferring the Acceder programme to Romania.
Today, the Acceder programme has proven to constitute a powerful instrument for the social inclusion of the Roma community by bringing the latter closer to employment; an initiative oriented to efficacy, quality, transparency and management rigour.
Best Practice "Promoting the labour inclusion of Roma in Spain" International Labour Organization (OIT Labour Office. Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Central and Eastern Europe.- 2016).
Selected as Good Practice among “Roma Stories from around the EU” accompanying the European Commission’s 2013 “Communication Steps Forward in Implementing National Roma Integration Strategies” and “Proposal of a Council Recommendation on Effective Roma Integration Measures”. European Commission, 2013.
Selected as Good Practice in social inclusion by the European Commission in the presentation of its Social Investment Package along with the rest of the operators of the “Multiregional Operational Programme Fight Against Discrimination”. European Commission 2013.
Good Practice at ‘Replicated’ (or ‘Best’) level in favour of Roma employment. Council of Europe, 2012.
Good Practice Model in Training and Employment. Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, 2011.
“CAM Integra Prize” for projects improving the quality of life and the social integration of particularly vulnerable groups. Caja del Mediterráneo, 2009.
Good Practice Model with the recommendation to transfer it to Central and Eastern Europe. High Level Group of the European Commission for the Social and Labour Integration of Ethnic Minorities, 2008.
Example of Good Practice of European Social Inclusion Plans. Operational Programme Fight Against Discrimination. European Commission, 2007.
Example of Good Practice. Operational Progrmme Fight Against Discrimination. National Social Inclusion Plan, Spain, 2006-2008.
“GOOD” qualification in WORLD HABITAT AWARDS. Good practice model for the improvement of living conditions. UN HABITAT. United Nations, 2006.
Example of Good Practice for the development of the Social Awareness-raising Campaign “Know them before judging them”. European Social Fund, 2005.
Good Practice example of the promotion of vulnerable persons’ access to work. Ministers of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of the European Union, 2004.
“BEST” qualification in WORLD HABITAT AWARDS. Good practice model for the improvement of living conditions. UN HABITAT. United Nations, 2004.
Example of Good Practice for its level of effectiveness, its insertion rates and its contribution both to Equal Opportunities and to the European Strategy for Employment as well as to National Action Plans for Employment. European Social Fund, 2003.
Good Practice Model. National Action Plan for Employment of Spain, 2001.
European Commission. Video produced for the II European Summit on Actions and Policies in favour of the Roma Population.
The Roma community constitutes the largest minority in the European Union with the 2004 enlargement. One of the best practices of projects financed by Structural Funds is the Acceder programme, which has achieved great success in the integration of the Roma population into the labour market. It is important to start from the best practices that may produce the same positive effects in other Member States.
Declaration by Vladimir Spidla, former EU Commissioner for Employment, during the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the European Social Fund in Spain, June 2007.
Country factsheets: Spain, with reference to the campaign "When I grow up I want to be..." | 2019-04-21T03:02:14Z | https://www.gitanos.org/que-hacemos/areas/employment/trayectoria.html |
Holly Harrison is a young Australian composer from Western Sydney. Holly's music is driven by the nonsense literature of Lewis Carroll, embracing stylistic juxtapositions, the visceral energy of rock, and whimsical humour.
Holly's work Lobster Tales and Turtle Soup featured on Eighth Blackbird's (USA) Australian tour as part of Musica Viva's 2017 International Concert Season. The tour included performances by the four-time Grammy award-winning group at Perth International Arts Festival and Adelaide Festival. Upcoming projects include a concertino for bassoon and string quartet for Matthew Kneale (2017 Freedman Classical Fellowship winner) and Omega Ensemble, a sextet for Sydney new music champions Ensemble Offspring, a children's work for the Canberra International Music Festival, and a piece for Brisbane-based Kupka's Piano. She has recently completed a piece for shakuhachi legend Riley Lee and Enigma Quartet, and the required string quartet work for the 2018 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition.
Holly was the inaugural winner of the 2017 Sue W Chamber Music Composition Prize, awarded to an Australian female composer, for her work Lobster Tales and Turtle Soup. She was awarded first place at the 2014 Young Composers Meeting in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, for Cabbages and Kings, and in 2013 was the winner of the inaugural Pyeongchon Arts Hall International Chamber Music Composition Competition (South Korea) with Red Queen, White Queen, Alice and All. Holly was a resident composer at the 2014 Mizzou International Composers Festival (USA) with Alarm Will Sound, and was one of two winners of The Riot Ensemble's (UK) 2014 Call for Scores.
Her works have been performed at festivals including Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2014/2016 (NL), November Music (NL), Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music (USA), Perth International Arts Festival, Adelaide Festival, Australian Music Day, Limelight Australian Composition Seminar, Creativity Unlimited, Asian Composers' League Festival (TWN), and Now Hear This Festival (CAN). Holly's music has been performed in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the USA by ensembles and artists including Orkest de Ereprijs, Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Offspring, Sydney Symphony Fellows, RKST21 (Ereprijs and Het Gelders Orkest), Michael Kieran Harvey and Timothy Phillips, Caroline Cartens, Sydney Youth Orchestras, The Riot Ensemble, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, The Sound Collectors, The Violet Collective, Minot Symphony Orchestra, Hwaum Chamber Orchestra, Georgia Tech Strings, and National Taiwan Normal University Orchestra.
Vibe rant : for flute/piccolo, bass clarinet/clarinet, and vibraphone (2016) Commissioned by Greg Dickson, Penny Le Couteur.
Frogstomp : for flute/piccolo, bass clarinet and percussion (2015) Commissioned by Greg Dickson, Penny Le Couteur. | 2019-04-21T05:16:53Z | https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/harrison-holly |
The Cooley’s Anemia Foundation (CAF), the only national non-profit dedicated solely to fighting the genetic blood disorder thalassemia, applauds a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision today to approve the new drug application for the oral chelator, Ferriprox. This action follows a 10-2 vote on September 14, 2011 by the Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee to recommend the approval of this drug.
Ferriprox is an iron chelator, which is a drug that is used to help rid the body of excess iron, a serious and often fatal complication in thalassemia. Because individuals with the severe form of thalassemia are born with a life threatening anemia, they require lifelong blood transfusions as often as every two weeks. These transfusions overload the body with iron; if it is not removed, it settles in the organs, causing heart and liver failure, as well as numerous other complications.
For many years, the only FDA-approved chelator was Desferal, which must be administered by pumping the drug into the body for 8-12 hours, 5-7 nights per week. In 2005, the FDA approved Exjade, a chelator that is administered orally.
Ferriprox is also an oral chelator. In addition to being easier to administer than Desferal, Studies published in Europe demonstrate that use of Ferriprox has been shown to protect the heart from iron accumulation, a crucial concern for individuals with thalassemia.
“We have seen too many patients die too young,” Viola concludes. “Our patients’ lives depend upon having more treatment options available to them. The FDA addressed the unmet medical needs of these desperately ill patients and provided approval for a drug that will help them. Their decision has the opportunity to extend our patient’s lives and significantly improve their quality of life.
Founded in 1954, the Cooley's Anemia Foundation (www.cooleysanemia.org) is the only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to thalassemia. For additional information you can call them at 212-279-8090. | 2019-04-22T21:03:28Z | http://nysosia.org/news/22-fda-approves-oral-chelator |
Are walking meetings the next big thing?
Walking meetings have already been found to increase creative thinking, lead to more honest discussions with colleagues, and result in more productivity than sit- down meetings.
Now, further research indicates that turning one seated meeting a week at work into a walking meeting increased the work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers by 10 minutes.
The study, from the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami in Florida, argued that walking meetings are a new health promotion approach to improving the health of white-collar workers who spend most of their time sitting.
"There are limited opportunities for physical activity at work,” said the study's principal investigator, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, assistant professor of public health sciences.
“This walking meeting pilot study provides early evidence that white-collar workers find it feasible and acceptable to convert a traditional seated meeting into a walking meeting.
"Physical activity interventions such as the walking meeting protocol that encourage walking and raise levels of physical activity in the workplace are needed to counter the negative health effects of sedentary behaviour."
Participants in the study were white-collar workers who wore accelerometers to measure physical activity levels during the workday over three weeks.
They also followed a "walking meeting protocol" that included guidance for leading meetings and taking notes while walking.
The average combined moderate/vigorous physical activity reported by participants increased from 107 minutes in the first week to 114 minutes in the second week and to 117 minutes in the third week.
"Walking is known to have tremendous health benefits," said lead author Hannah Kling, the study's project director and a graduate of UM's Department of Public Health Sciences.
"Having sedentary, white-collar workers consider walking meetings feasible suggests that this intervention has the potential to positively influence the health of many individuals."
Following the walk, sit down and do any final tasks such as paperwork (that cannot be done while walking).
The study is published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's journal Preventing Chronic Disease.
Does this really help retain newly learned information? | 2019-04-20T03:00:29Z | https://www.ldphub.com/general-news/are-walking-meetings-the-next-big-thing-219087.aspx |
The complete Ovidentia source code is accessible in the Ovidentia CVS system.
You will always find the latest source code version of Ovidentia in our CVS repository.
Note that the CVS may contain new code that has not fully been tested yet and thus might cause problems. In case you want to use Ovidentia in a production environment, we recommend that you use the latest binary release, available in the Download area.
or using the equivalent login method for your GUI client.
The complete Ovidentia source code is available in the ovidentia/ subdirectory of the CVS tree. Use this command to get the development branch, where you will find the latest bug fixes and the newest features.
or use the equivalent method of your GUI client.
You can also browse the Ovidentia CVS repository and download individual source code files by using the CVS web interface. | 2019-04-21T20:28:04Z | http://en.ovidentia.org/contribute-menu/source-code |
Can't Fix how to send files within LAN?
Solved When I delete a conversation from my messaging app, it won't delete on Join extension. Can it?
Open Any way to create a ZAP that would have JOIN call a contact in my CRM (ActiveCampaign)?
Solved Snooze Chrome Notifications - Feature request?
Solved [Chrome] Unable to register on Join's server! | 2019-04-22T02:40:54Z | https://forum.joaoapps.com/index.php?forums/join/page-5 |
Took out of the TM bag for the pics. Never touched a ball. Delivered to me yday for $219. Seller took two weeks to ship this one to me so I grabbed a 33 inch last week that is treating me very well. Very firm feel w the true roll tech. This is the one Tiger putted so well with a couple weeks back. | 2019-04-23T20:00:21Z | http://forum.tourspecgolf.com/topic/42552-tm-tp-ardmore-3-copper-w-cover-34-inch-sold/ |
It’s been 80 years since Dorothy first clicked together her heels in what was the most groundbreaking cinematic feat of the time. For a musical released in 1939, The Wizard of Oz has enjoyed a remarkable amount of enduring popularity and praise. Much like The Beatles have come to be an intrinsic symbol of British musical history, Dorothy’s tale is an essential piece of American pop culture. That the Wizard of Oz is widely referenced, watched and studied eight decades later should be appreciated as nothing short of the phenomenon it is. But what exactly is it about MGM’s 1939 movie that makes it so widely loved, and so continuously relevant? The answer is, unsurprisingly, manifold – but we’ll look at the most obvious reasons below.
Before Avatar was released in 2009, audiences were already hyped by the incredible CGI and 3D experience they were told to expect. Yet, when leaving cinemas, many viewers were dissatisfied. Avatar lacked soul; there was an absence of original storytelling or compelling characters. There was nothing gripping about the James Cameron film other than the special effects, which subsequently became its only selling point. When The Wizard of Oz won the hearts of audiences, it wasn’t purely because of that legendary moment Dorothy opens the door to a world of technicolour, nor was it The Wizard’s terrifying large, holographic face. These special effects were truly groundbreaking, but the movie stands out as a good piece of cinema even without the famous effects.
There’s humour, horror, music, relatable characters, conflict, a defeat of evil, and a happy ending. The moral is beautifully clear, and one we can all appreciate; that what we are looking for exists within ourselves. The special effects merely complement the story-telling. An attempt to recreate the perfectly executed quest formula is evidenced by subsequent fantasy movies like The Labyrinth and The Never Ending Story, where young protagonist must also defeat evil on a journey, with the help of friends they make along the way, before they can safely return home. However few films have delivered this plot quite as perfectly at The Wizard of Oz and, as such, the film stands the test of time even if the special effects don’t hold up against today’s CGI.
The moment anyone watches 16-year old Judy Garland sing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ for the first time is always very special. The young actress’ heavenly vocals are spellbinding, and mark the humble scene as one of the most memorable from the movie. MGM originally considered casting an 11-year old actress in the role of Dorothy, to reflect the young age of original book’s character. The role went to the teenage Garland instead, who had to wear a corset to look as small and flat-chested as possible. It’s safe to say no one on the production team could have regretted this casting decision. Few, if anyone, could have played Dorothy quite like the charming Garland. Her convincing portrayal of Dorothy as brave, kind, determined and innocent propelled her into stardom. Garland went on to stun in many other roles throughout her career including, of course, ‘A Star is Born’ – which was recently remade starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ has largely come to symbolise the gay community’s struggle to be accepted. Whether or not the song was originally intended to have this meaning, Garland’s performance of a young individual escaping the dreary confines of her black-and-white town to a colorful world of love and courage established her as a gay icon. This was a status from which Garland did not shy, despite public opinion, and the actress would often visit gay bars with her openly gay friends. Subsequent LGBTQ+ icons, from Elton John to Rufus Wainwright, have been playing tribute to the The Wizard of Oz and its connection to the gay community ever since.
It’s not difficult to see the psychedelic appeal of the yellow brick road, Emerald City or the Flying Monkeys – those fluorescent colours and fantasy elements are reminiscent of the surreal psychedelic art of the 60s. But in 1995 an Indiana newspaper published a feature about the peculiar synchronicity between The Wizard of Oz and the 1973 Pink Floyd’s psychedelic album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’. The observation was that if you start to play the album around the time that the MGM lion roars, the music and lyrics perfectly match what is happening on-screen. With that article, the movie’s hallucinogenic connotations were further established.
Though all Pink Floyd band members have denied that the album was intentionally written to coincide with the visuals and tempo of The Wizard of Oz, there are some surprising moments of uncanny synchronicity – such as the tornado picking up Dorothy’s house as ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ starts to play. It’s difficult to not be amazed by the coincidence of one of the most popular films ever being so perfectly paired with one of the most popular albums ever. As if either work of art wasn’t already legendary enough!
Many musicals enjoy both success on screen and at Broadway. Even the unlikely stage adaptation of the Lion King became a huge hit, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that The Wizard of Oz has also done well onstage. The thing is, The Wizard of Oz stage production did better than ‘well’. It smashed – treating audiences to fantastic costumes, special effects, and memorable musical numbers. It is precisely because of the film’s success that audiences enjoy the stage production, holding their breath as classic lines are delivered, from the Wicked Witch’s cackling “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!” to Dorothy’s bewildered “Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore…”.
In staying true to the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz stage production is able to give audiences what they came for; a live re-enactment of their most beloved scenes. In 2011, composer legend Andrew Lloyd Webber joined the production team for his own theatrical take on the musical. Interestingly, L. Frank Baum helped turn his children’s’ book into a stage musical as early as 1902, decades before the 1939 film was even made. In other words, fans have been watching The Wizard of Oz on stage for well over a hundred years. Of course, we can’t forget Wicked; the award-winning spin-off musical about the Wicked Witch of the West, and one of the UK’s highest grossing broadway productions of all time.
We cherish pop culture that is authentically retro. Anything that truly embodies a distinct era is considered fashionable, and therefore slapped across merchandise. Think Stranger Things, which struck a chord with its nostalgic portrayal of 80s youth. Think Pac-Man and Ghostbusters, or any number of old-fashioned themes printed on today’s H&M t-shirts, tote bags and pencil cases. The Wizard of Oz, with its distinctive images of the ruby red slippers and the yellow brick road, has given the film great merchandising potential.
You’ll find Glinda or Tin Man outfits at any costume shop, whilst The Wizard of Oz slots are amongst the most popular machines in Vegas. The iconic movie poster makes for a common wall decoration amongst art fans, while each young generation that watches The Wizard of Oz is happy to have their own Toto toy. In short, The Wizard of Oz is full of distinctive characters, props and landscapes which has sure helped form its legacy by lending its image to generations’ of toys, fashion, art and merch.
The long-lasting legacy of The Wizard of Oz can be attributed to many factors; from pioneering movie making techniques, great marketability, subcultural significance and uncanny coincidences. With so many aspects guaranteeing its success as a timeless classic, one can’t help but marvel at a how a film could become so immortal. There’ll be anniversary screenings at cinemas across the world this year, so slip on your red slippers if you’d like to re-watch the musical in its full cinematic glory. Alternatively, watch it at home…with some Pink Floyd playing in the background. | 2019-04-25T02:55:15Z | http://www.themovieblog.com/2019/01/the-lasting-legacy-of-the-wizard-of-oz/ |
MIKAEL LUSTIG is an injury doubt for Celtic ahead of the Premiership game against Steven Gerrard’s Ibrox side at Parkhead a week today.
The Swedish international defender was taken off during his nation’s 2-1 Euro 2020 qualifying win over Romania after sustaining a knock.
Lustig left the field after only 24 minutes putting a question mark over his availability for the Glasgow derby.
Neil Lennon now could face a defensive crisis with left-back Kieran Tierney, who returned early from Scotland international duty during the week, also facing a fight for full fitness.
Centre-half Dedryck Boyata is another doubt after he withdrew from the Belgium squad ahead of their clash with Cyprus, as CQN reported earlier today.
Jeremy Toljan, on loan from Borussia Dortmund, is standing by to replace Lustig while Coatian Under-21 star Filip Benkovic is available again after injury.
The Leicester City stopper made his comeback in the 1-0 stoppage-time triumph over Dundee at Dens Park a week ago today when he replaced concussion victim Kristoffer Ajer in the second-half. | 2019-04-19T12:35:09Z | https://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/lustig-injury-scare-2/ |
Ethical Rights was established to challenge people to think more rationally about important ethical, human rights, scientific and related issues. More people might then respect the rights of an individual, and act on reasoned ethical or scientific argument, to make the world a better place to live for us all. Papers will be provided on this website that assist in this effort.
The Articles link includes some general and media contributions, such as Religion and Politics, which is critical of the religious underpinnings of climate change and euthanasia policies, and Time for euthanasia to be regulated, which provides a strong case for legislative reform. A comprehensive set of responses to Voluntary Euthanasia Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addresses the most common questions that are asked of euthanasia advocates. The FAQs are structured according to the ERIC (Ethical, Regulatory, Individual Considerations) framework that has been developed by Ethical Rights.
The Submissions link includes more detailed papers, most often submitted to government inquiries, on ethical issues including human rights, discrimination, equality, euthanasia, freedom of religion and human cloning, amongst others. Papers are also provided on science matters ranging from fuel quality (Better Fuel for Cleaner Air) to human cloning.
Ethical Rights offers consultancy services on ethical and science-based issues.
We hope you find the information on this site informative, challenging and stimulating. | 2019-04-23T12:11:06Z | https://ethicalrights.com/copyright/30-er/corporate/121-welcome-to-ethical-rights1 |
MDP won 26 seats from 77,171 votes. JP & PPM combined won 48 seats from 77,696 votes.
PPM and JP patronise certain islands and atolls which are - sparsely populated, relatively poor, uneducated and easily manipulated. The electoral rules give small populations a bigger say - Vaavu with less than 2,000 eligible voters have 2 MP's in Majlis while Addu with over 22,000 has only 7 representing them.
Authoritarian parties like JP and PPM have more control over candidates they field. MDP's internal competition and open primaries meant that unelectable candidates competed in some constituencies.
All in all a good election for everyone. MDP will be forced to restructure or face bigger failures. After all they compete against the greatest of odds - and they will be held to higher standards.
The Maldivian people will eventually learn democracy the hard way. MDP will emerge stronger then.
Less than 24 hours after garnering a majority in Majlis, the very first bill that went in was a bill to allow Yameen to make his family home into a palace!
@peasant: MDP won 26 seats from 77,171 votes. JP & PPM combined won 48 seats from 77,696 votes.
That's an interesting statistic. It reflects pretty much the same outcome as the presidential elections. | 2019-04-25T17:05:55Z | https://minivannewsarchive.com/politics/majlis-elections-ec-announces-preliminary-results-coalition-secures-parliament-majority-80762 |
Facility will more than double in size to accommodate growth of Repreve brand.
Pictured above, from left: Unifi Polyester Operations Manager Barry Shore, Unifi Vice President of Manufacturing Tom Caudle, Unifi President and Chief Operating Officer Roger Berrier, Unifi Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Jasper, President of Economic Development Partnership and Executive Director of Yadkin County Chamber of Commerce Bobby Todd and President of Omega Construction Barry Hennings.
Unifi Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, has broken ground on the 85,000-square-foot addition to its Repreve Recycling Center in Yadkinville, North Carolina, which originally opened in 2011. The expansion will increase the facility’s capacity to produce Unifi’s recycled fiber brand, Repreve, and other premier value-added products (PVA) by up to 60 million pounds, the company says. The $10 million investment will add an estimated 18 to 20 new jobs in the Yadkin County area in the future.
The recycling center addition is estimated to be finished in spring of 2016 and is being completed by North Carolina-based Omega Construction Inc.
The additional investment in the Repreve Recycling Center supports Repreve’s growth as a result of new and expanding value-added programs with customers and increased consumer demand for environmentally responsible products, Unifi says.
building materials with recycled content.
Additionally, a newly installed solar farm could provide roughly 10 percent of the energy at the Repreve Recycling Center. The solar farm has a 1-megawatt capacity and sits on 6 acres of land at Unifi’s G. Allen Mebane Industrial Complex in Yadkinville.
Unifi is a multinational manufacturing company that produces and sells textured and other processed yarns and premier value-added (PVA) yarns with enhanced performance characteristics. Its Repreve line is a family of yarns made from recycled materials, including preconsumer manufacturing scrap and postconsumer plastic bottles. REPREVE can be found in many products, ranging from apparel to office furnishings. It is also used in industrial, automotive and medical applications.
**This post first appeared on Recycling Today here.
This entry was posted in Manufacturing, Recycling and tagged REPREVE, Unifi. | 2019-04-19T02:17:48Z | https://greenstitched.com/2015/07/22/unifi-expands-repreve-recycling-center/ |
How to change the css classes in fckeditor. I need to change in h1,h2,h3,h4,h5&h6 class.
Is there any way to change these or not, if yes please tell me the procedure. | 2019-04-26T09:51:00Z | https://ckeditor.com/old/forums/Support/Query-regarding-change-css-fckeditor |
We put a friendly seagull on one of our signature applique stripy baby rompers and result is amazing! Made from 100% GOTS certified organic cotton. The high-quality fabric will ensure baby is snuggled up comfortably, and the envelope neckline and popper leg fastenings make changing your little one as simple as can be. Suitable for babies from 0 – 12 months. Can’t get enough? Why not try our Seagull T-Shirt, too? | 2019-04-26T14:38:05Z | https://eco-tots.co.uk/products/seagull-sleepsuit |
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the Civil War, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. He preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the U.S. economy. Born in Kentucky, Lincoln grew up on the frontier in a poor family. Self-educated, he became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, state legislator and Congressman. He left government to resume his law practice, but angered by the success of Democrats in opening the prairie lands to slavery, reentered politics in 1854. He became a leader in the new Republican Party and gained national attention in 1858 for debating and losing to national Democratic leader Stephen A. Douglas in a Senate campaign. He then ran for President in 1860, sweeping the North and winning.
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the Civil War, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. He preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the U.S. economy.
Born in Kentucky, Lincoln grew up on the frontier in a poor family. Self-educated, he became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, state legislator and Congressman. He left government to resume his law practice, but angered by the success of Democrats in opening the prairie lands to slavery, reentered politics in 1854. He became a leader in the new Republican Party and gained national attention in 1858 for debating and losing to national Democratic leader Stephen A. Douglas in a Senate campaign. He then ran for President in 1860, sweeping the North and winning.
Southern pro-slavery elements took his win as proof that the North was rejecting the Constitutional rights of Southern states to practice slavery. They began the process of seceding from the union. To secure its independence, the new Confederate States of America fired on Fort Sumter, one of the few U.S. forts in the South. Lincoln called up volunteers and militia to suppress the rebellion and restore the Union.
As the leader of the moderate faction of the Republican Party, Lincoln confronted Radical Republicans, who demanded harsher treatment of the South; War Democrats, who rallied a large faction of former opponents into his camp; anti-war Democrats (called Copperheads), who despised him; and irreconcilable secessionists, who plotted his assassination. Lincoln fought the factions by pitting them against each other, by carefully distributing political patronage, and by appealing to the American people.:65–87 His Gettysburg Address became an iconic call for nationalism, republicanism, equal rights, liberty, and democracy.
He suspended habeas corpus, and he averted British intervention by defusing the Trent Affair. Lincoln closely supervised the war effort, including the selection of generals and the naval blockade that shut down the South's trade. As the war progressed, he maneuvered to end slavery, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863; ordering the Army to protect escaped slaves, encouraging border states to outlaw slavery, and pushing through Congress the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which outlawed slavery across the country.
Lincoln managed his own re-election campaign. He sought to reconcile his damaged nation by avoiding retribution against the secessionists. A few days after the war's end at the Battle of Appomattox Court House, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, on April 14, 1865.
Abraham Lincoln is remembered as the United States' martyr hero. He is consistently ranked both by scholars and the public as among the greatest U.S. presidents.
Lincoln depicted protecting a Native American from his own men in a scene often related about Lincoln's service during the Black Hawk War.
Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the Southern States that by the accession of a Republican Administration their property and their peace and personal security are to be endangered. There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension. Indeed, the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while existed and been opnen to their inspection. It is found in nearly all the published speeches of him who now addresses you. I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so."
"In his company, I was never reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color".
Lincoln's image carved into the stone of Mount Rushmore.
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Sensei Bohan would teach all new students the Taikyoku Katas, because he thought the eight formal empty hand katas of the Isshin-Ryu system were to hard for a new beginning student to perform and understand. He used the Taikyoku Katas to introduce the students to the Isshin-Ryu stances, blocks, punches, and controlled breathing. He said the Taikyoku Katas prepared the students for what was to come and made his job of teaching the harder katas much easier.
The pictures for this booklet were taken in the fall of 1973 and have been tucked away in my desk draw for more than 25 years. As to my knowledge Sensei Bohan never posed for such pictures after theses were taken. A new student had asked Sensei to pose for the pictures, as they would help him learn the Taikyoku Katas. When the student brought the pictures to Sensei Bohan for review and a possible pat on the back, he was very disappointed when Sensei confiscated them and tossed them in the trash. The student was informed that he (Sensei Bohan) had made a mistake in taking the pictures in the first place and that his time would be better spent studying in the dojo. Sensei Bohan told the young student that to many students try to replace a Sensei and the hard work it takes to learn something in a dojo with a book or with some form of pictures. The student was then sent into the back yard with instructions to start loosing up for class. I retrieved the pictures from the trash and asked Sensei Bohan what was wrong with them, as it was not like him to react like this. Sensei informed me that Master Shimabuku had taught him the twist punches and blocks when he began studying in Okinawa. He told me that the Master taught the twist punches and blocks to conform to more traditional karate on the island, but that every other time he was on the island the master was only teaching the vertical punches and blocks. Sensei told me that sometimes he would switch back and use the twist punches or blocks that he first learn in Master Shimabuku’s Dojo. He said that this would be too hard to explain to the new student and would only confuse him, but that I could have the pictures if I kept them from the students.
When reviewing the pictures in this booklet note that when Sensei Bohan’s hands are in the twist position when he is blocking and not in the vertical-punch position that he taught all his students.
After Master Bohan death I found a little notebook in a box of items he left me. The notebook had Sensei Bohan’s hand written notes from the first months he was in Master Shimabuku’s Dojo. I have copied a page from that notebook and placed it below. These notes allude to the fact the Master Shimabuku was indeed teaching both the twist and vertical punches and blocks at one point.
These notes printed on this page are from the notebook Sensei Bohan kept when he was working out in Master Shimabuku’s Dojo around 1961 as best we can determine. Take note of the third paragraph, where Sensei Bohan makes reference to the fact that the Master had taught him both the twist and straight punches.
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Slide your right foot into your left foot; bring the heels together with the feet at a 45-degree angle. Bring the right fist up to the solar plexus (the palm part of the right hand will be facing your chest) and the left hand will cover the front of the right fist as though you are hiding the fist behind the left hand (the left hand is in a shuto position and the palm will be facing your chest with the fingers pointing up). Lower the hands to in front of the groin (turning the knuckles of the right hand in the palm of the left). Bring the hands to the thighs (in a shuto position with the fingers pointing down). Simultaneously perform the standing bow just like in the opening. Straighten the body and compose yourself.
a. On step # 17 as the punch is delivered.
b. On step # 22 as the punch is delivered.
Taikyoku Nidan is the second kata that Sensei Bohan taught his students. It is identical to Taikyoku Shodan except that you use outside blocks instead of down-blocks.
Taikyoku Sandan is the third kata that Sensei Bohan taught his students. It is identical to Taikyoku Shodan except that you use head blocks instead of down-blocks and uppercut punches instead of the vertical punches. | 2019-04-25T15:44:03Z | http://bohans-family.com/Kata/taikyoku_shodan_kata.htm |
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A good first step in your search for vital records in Moffat County is to call the county clerk at (970) 824-8254. You could then try searching online using this simple public records search engine. To obtain marriage, divorce, birth and death records from anywhere in Colorado visit Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Records can be ordered in person from Vital Records Section at 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO or online at Vitalchek.com, online orders are subject to additional fees.
Note: They have online service at $250.00 per month, plus $.25 per page copied, Contact: Debbie Winder. | 2019-04-21T20:48:19Z | https://www.archives.com/genealogy/vital-records-moffat-county-co.html |
Mesmerizing beauty and stylish design meet to bring you one of the most gorgeous, yet so practical, vanity sets with mirrors. Look astounding on any occasion by preparing your body and face to perfection with all the comfort and functionality the Vanity Set Beauty Station has to offer.
Feel an unmatchable relaxation and coziness with every little piece of furniture and design tweak featured in the set. Its not just the design, compactness and the fine looks, it excels in quality too. With the wood design the vanity set will last you for a long time, while preserving its astounding looks. While you are preparing yourself to look beautiful, youll be sitting on a premium and comfortable stool. With the padded seat you can sit for hours without feeling any discomfort. The Vanity Set Beauty Station is spacious and will fit all of your jewelry, makeup and accessories. Make use of two small and three large drawers. Dont want to put everything in the drawers? Use the large surface space on the table top and put your perfumes or most used makeup.
The dark brown dressing table comes with 3 mirrors. The center mirror is the largest and is accompanied by two smaller mirrors on the side.
The side mirrors can be folded in at any angle and the center mirror can be angled easily for perfect view while using the vanity set. Vanity Set Beauty Station Makeup Table and Wooden Stool Set. The dressing table set is designed to suit any type of decor. Will be a great fit for a classic old style bedroom or a modern one.
The vanity set is a space saving compact design. The padded stool can be stored under the table.
It has three mirrors: one large center one and two smaller ones on the sides. It has 5 drawers and a shelf to hold makeup, jewelry and perfumes. There are carved wood floral motifs on the drawers, mirror and stool.
It can be used as a console table, writing table or a study table. It is beautiful enough to enhance any space in which it is placed. When returning an item, it must be in all of the original packaging and include all of the original accessories or items that came with it. We do our best to process as quickly as possible.
And we will work with you to resolve it to your satisfaction. The item "Vanity Makeup Table Set Stool Mirrors Desk Drawers Hollywood Beauty Station Sets" is in sale since Friday, December 21, 2018. This item is in the category "Home & Garden\Furniture\Vanities & Makeup Tables". The seller is "staley36" and is located in Multiple Locations.
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If you happen to place an order and the item can not be shipped to your State, we will inform you of the restriction, stop your order processing, and then immediately issue a full refund. | 2019-04-23T09:03:16Z | http://hollywoodmakeupvanity.com/vanity-makeup-table-set-stool-mirrors-desk-drawers-hollywood-beauty-station-sets.php |
The term "TERRITORY" means Japan.
The term “UNIT” means new/used cars, new/used heavy machinery, new/used parts or spare parts and other products.
The term “JPCTRADE” means JPC Trade Co., LTD. located at 8F, TK Monzennakacho Bldg, 1-2-13, Etchujima, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
The terms “WEBSITE” means JPC Trade Co., LTD. Official WEBSITE www.jpctrade.com.
The term “CUSTOMER” means a person and/or company that has registered on our website.
The term “TRANSACTION” means the sale and or purchase of the UNIT between JPCTRADE and CUSTOMER.
The term “EMAIL” means the CUSTOMER registered Email address in JPCTRADE website and JPCTRADE system.
The term “BID” means to place a BID on a UNIT directly through the CUSTOMER account on the JPCTRADE WEBSITE.
The term “DEPOSIT” means the money showing in JPCTRADE CUSTOMER account on the WEBSITE after the words “Deposit”.
The term “BALANCE” means the due balance of CUSTOMER to JPCTRADE.
The term “INVOICE” means the invoice issued by JPCTRADE to CUSTOMER which is shown in the CUSTOMER account Balance section.
The only official JPCTRADE channel of communication is EMAIL to [email protected]. Any other way of communication such as phone calls, sms, text, personal emails to JPCTRADE personal, chat, mobile phone application’s text or voice systems and so on, are not official channels of communication and can not be used for claims to JPCTRADE.
JPCTRADE is not responsible for failures on EMAIL communication due to network problems or service provider’s difficulties from the CUSTOMER side or JPCTRADE side.
CUSTOMER should check EMAIL at all times and make sure to reply as fast as possible to JPCTRADE inquires. Late replies may cause miscommunication for which JPCTRADE is not to be made liable.
Each CUSTOMER has a main sales person in charge of their account. In case of any request, claim or emergency, CUSTOMER should first contact [email protected]. If there is no reply, then CUSTOMER should get in contact with the sales person in charge of the account. If the sales person in charge is not available either, CUSTOMER should then email [email protected] in order for other sales personnel available or management to attend to the urgent matter. If CUSTOMER is shipping to a destination where we have a BRANCH, CUSTOMER may also contact the BRANCH directly in case there is no reply from [email protected] or in case of emergency.
JPCTRADE is not to be held responsible for failure in the network or service provider difficulties that may cause WEBSITE to be unavailable for a certain period of time until the difficulties or failure are fixed.
JPCTRADE will update WEBSITE without previous notice in order to improve our services.
In order to participate in UNIT auctions or to order a stock purchase, it is necessary to have an adequate amount of DEPOSIT in the CUSTOMER account. The smallest DEPOSIT amount with JPCTRADE is 100,000 JPY and this increases with the amount of CUSTOMER intended BID or type of UNIT. Please contact JPCTRADE in case of doubts about the correct amount of DEPOSIT.
JPCTRADE can cancel your BID unilaterally in case it finds that the DEPOSIT is not enough to place a particular BID.
No TT copy, no website screenshot or any other document is enough to confirm a DEPOSIT. Only when the money has arrived in the JPCTRADE bank account and it is uploaded to the CUSTOMER account, is to be counted as DEPOSIT. If there is no DEPOSIT showing in the CUSTOMER account in our WEBSITE, it means there is no DEPOSIT.
DEPOSIT can be refunded at all times. However if CUSTOMER has already placed BID(s) which still have not ended, already won a UNIT, has a due BALANCE, has a pending situation regarding payment and/or certain other specific topic that JPCTRADE may see as related, JPCTRADE can keep this DEPOSIT until the situation is resolved.
DEPOSIT allows you to have your account free of advertising, can see all pictures and place and lot number visible, but if there is no BALANCE activity in a period of 2 months, your account will be set as "inactive" which will show again advertisement, only the front picture and no place and lot visible.
When we receive payment from customers through Paypal in other currencies like USD, EUR, GBP, CAN, NZD, AUD, etc. company immediately exchange those currencies into JPY because of potential risk for exchange loss. If customer wants to refund through Paypal in the same currency later on, company does not have any balance in such currencies at that time. Company has to exchange JPY amount on the customer balance into the customer's currency. In this case the exchange loss will happen in the customer side depending on the exchange rate.
BALANCE is expected to be paid in full as quickly as possible by the CUSTOMER.
BALANCE for a particular INVOICE is to be paid in full within 72 hours of the issued date of the INVOICE. Any time later than 72 hours is to be considered a late payment. This article does not apply in case of Letter of Credit (L/C), please refer to 5.13.
No TT copy, no screenshot or any other document is proof of payment. Only when actual money has arrived to JPCTRADE bank account and it is reflected in CUSTOMER account in JPCTRADE WEBSITE is it to be considered as received. This is not negotiable and is a basic rule to do TRANSACTIONS with JPCTRADE.
Late Payment may involve extra charges or penalties. JPCTRADE is free to issue extra INVOICES to request payment of these charges or penalties.
Late payment for a prolonged period of time can be the cause of unilateral CANCELATION by JPCTRADE with penalties for CUSTOMER.
JPCTRADE will follow legal actions inside or outside the TERRITORY in case of prolonged due BALANCE.
Paypal money transfers may be stopped, delayed or canceled unilaterally by Paypal. All fees charged by Paypal will be paid by the CUSTOMER. In case of Paypal transfers, CUSTOMER must inform JPCTRADE by EMAIL that a transfer was made. JPCTRADE will confirm Paypal transfers only during accountancy working hours and may take some time to update depending on accountancy workload.
Bank Telegraphic Transfers (TT) may be stopped, delayed or canceled unilaterally by your bank or by the intermediary bank. All fees charged by your bank and by the intermediary bank will be paid by the CUSTOMER. In case of TT transfers, CUSTOMER must inform JPCTRADE by EMAIL that a transfer was made. CUSTOMER must inform of the name of the account transferring the money, as well as the exact amount transferred. It is recommended for CUSTOMER to EMAIL a scanned copy of the TT transfer voucher or receipt.
JPCTRADE only recognizes transfers made to its official Paypal addresses, Moneygram accounts or Bank accounts, all of them mentioned on the JPCTRADE WEBSITE. Any transfer made to any non-official Paypal address, Moneygram account or Bank account will not be recognized by JPCTRADE.
Delayed payment (or delayed issue of an L/C) causes extra costs and yard parking fees. JPCTRADE will charge these extra yard parking fees to the CUSTOMER.
JPCTRADE will inform CUSTOMER by EMAIL and other methods of the delayed payment. If after a prolonged period of time there was no payment, JPCTRADE can decide to get rid of the unit or proceed to re-sell it as its own.
In the case in which a Letter of Credit (L/C) is used for payment, CUSTOMER is requested to provide full details to make a Proforma Invoice on the same day the unit was purchased or in a period no longer than 24 hours. JPCTRADE will issue a Proforma Invoice and email it to CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER is expected to open a Letter of Credit (L/C) as soon as possible, in a period no longer than 1 week from the date the Proforma Invoice was issued. JCPTRADE may reject or issue extra charges in case the Letter of Credit terms are different to the ones mentioned in the Proforma Invoice. If there is any discrepancy to be paid due to any difference in the terms or mistake at the CUSTOMER bank, this discrepancy fee will be deducted from the Letter of Credit amount at the time of arrival. The unit is not considered paid until the actual amount of money is transferred to JPCTRADE account from the applicant bank.
The only official way to BID with JPCTRADE is to bid directly from CUSTOMER account page “Bid” section. Any other way of bidding such as phone calls, sms, text, personal emails to JPCTRADE personnel, chat, mobile phone application’s text or voice systems and so on, are not official methods to BID and can not be used for claims to JPCTRADE.
JPCTRADE personnel may try to assist CUSTOMER to place bids or late bids by non-official methods such as phone calls, sms, text, and personal emails to JPCTRADE personal, chat, mobile phone application’s text or voice systems and so on. JPCTRADE will try its best to successfully place these BIDs, but it is not responsible for any mistake or misunderstanding. In these non-official methods, JPCTRADE is not responsible if the BID wasn’t able to be placed in time. In these cases JPCTRADE expects the CUSTOMER to be checking online and to contact JPCTRADE immediately if there is any mistake or misunderstanding. JPCTRADE is free to reject any of these non-official methods of bidding at any time.
JPCTRADE will receive CUSTOMER maximum offer for a UNIT and BID on CUSTOMER behalf directly at the Auction House bidding system. JPCTRADE is not responsible in case of a failure at the Auction House bidding system, a failure with the network or failure due to any event of force majeure.
JPCTRADE will update results of the bidding to CUSTOMER account as fast as possible. Depending on JPCTRADE capabilities or special situations, results and updates on results may take some time to show on CUSTOMER page. These delays on result updates may take up to several hours after the auction is finished. In some cases it may take until the next working day.
If CUSTOMER is not sure about the result of a particular BID, CUSTOMER should immediately contact JPCTRADE to confirm the result status.
If result shows “Sold” it means UNIT was won by a different bidder. “Unsold” means that the seller decided that the maximum offered amount was not enough and didn’t accept to sell. “Won” means CUSTOMER has successfully won the auction of that particular UNIT. These results may change or be updated later by JPCTRADE. Refer to article 6.4.
CUSTOMER can request to JPCTRADE to apply to negotiation for UNITs that ended “Unsold”. Depending on the time of the application the UNIT could be sold already.
Once applied to negotiation, the application can not be canceled. CUSTOMER must have this in mind at the time of applying.
JPCTRADE can decide to automatically negotiate some UNITs which were unsold under the CUSTOMER maximum BID offer. However, JPCTRADE also may not negotiate automatically for unsold UNITs depending on its capacity on a given day or depending on how the BIDs grouping is arranged.
Negotiation results may take a long time depending on the Auction House and the seller. Sometimes depending on the seller decision, the seller may not accept the negotiation application or reject it. In the case of negotiation for stock one-price, other stock and unsold UNITs, there are some extra costs during this process. These costs are taken into account at the time JPCTRADE receives an offer from the seller and can affect the price provided to the CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER should think of the BID amount taking these and all other topics into consideration.
Once a BID remaining time shows “End”, the BID can not be changed. For any requested change after remaining time shows “End”, JPCTRADE will try its best, but can not be held responsible for it. Also, once remaining time shows “End”, BID can not be canceled. JPCTRADE can make its best effort to cancel, but can not be responsible.
CUSTOMER must check their bidding list at all times. CUSTOMER must check for updates in the bidding list during the bidding day and also to confirm any other update on the day after the auction. JPCTRADE will always try its best to keep this bidding list updated but also requires the CUSTOMER cooperation to keep vigilance of its own results list.
f more than one CUSTOMER is bidding for the same UNIT at JPCTRADE, JPCTRADE will only place a BID for the highest BID (highest budget CUSTOMER). A message alerting of this situation ( “Important” ) will automatically show on the lower budget CUSTOMER’s bidding list. In some cases, due to the highest budget CUSTOMER grouping arrangement or sudden cancellation of the BID by this highest budget CUSTOMER, other CUSTOMER with a lower budget may end up winning the UNIT. CUSTOMER should be aware of this situation and make sure to inform JCPTRADE if they wish to cancel a BID in order to avoid this situation.
Depending on the auction house, it may or may not be possible to place the exact BID as the one the CUSTOMER entered as the maximum BID on the WEBSITE. Therefore, JPCTRADE will do its best to not BID over the maximum BID amount. Nevertheless, JPCTRADE may overbid up to 20,000 JPY in some cases in order not to lose the auction or due to auction house rules or bidding conditions which makes it impossible to avoid overbidding. CUSTOMER agrees to accept overbid of up to 20,000 JPY. This is non-negotiable and CUSTOMER should be aware at the time of placing a BID.
If there is any point on the inspection sheet which the CUSTOMER has doubts or questions about, CUSTOMER should contact JPCTRADE before placing a BID. JPCTRADE is not responsible for mistakes or misunderstandings made by CUSTOMER upon reading a UNIT inspection sheet.
In the case that JPCTRADE purchases more cars than the CUSTOMER specified in a group, it is agreed that the CUSTOMER will take the first car purchased and JPCTRADE will take the subsequent cars purchased.
Our system provides the “first registration in Japan” year which is the same as indicated in the Export Certificate of the UNIT. There is no information in the WEBSITE regarding exact manufactured year or month of a UNIT. We provide an online reference system, but in order to make fully sure of an exact manufactured year, CUSTOMER should contact directly the sales department for confirmation.
JPCTRADE does not provide originals or copies of any private document from its service and product providers. This makes reference to auction house’s invoices, transportation company's invoices, shipping company's invoices, and so on.
Only UNITs with the export certificate ready and full payment completed can be booked for shipping. If export certificate is not ready and/or full payment is not completed, JPCTRADE will not confirm booking for that UNIT. This is not negotiable and a basic condition for TRANSACTIONs with JPCTRADE.
JPCTRADE will send a BL (Bill of Lading) and EC (Export Certificate) to the CUSTOMER directly by express mail. JPCTRADE is responsible to send these documents before the vessel arrival, but depending on certain conditions such as holidays, shipping company delays, an event of force majeure and so on, sometimes documents may arrive after the vessel arrival. CUSTOMER is to keep track of this on the CUSTOMER page and contact JPCTRADE in case of any potential delay. In the case of Letter of Credit (L/C) all documentation will be sent directly to the applicant bank. Only EC will be sent separately.
JPCTRADE is not responsible in case the company transporting this original documentation loses the documents or if there is any delay with them. JPCTRADE will help as much as possible in these situations, but it is not to be held responsible.
JPCTRADE can assist to get insurance for UNITs, but it is not to be responsible for any damage or theft of any kind of any UNIT. JPCTRADE can provide, at request, a list of the insurance company coverage information. Any claim regarding insurance should be made directly to the insurance company.
CUSTOMER is responsible for requesting the application of a UNIT’s insurance. A type “full cover” and C type “from port to port”. Application date is very important, JPCTRADE recommends customers to request insurance application from the date of purchase. Insurance can not be applied for after damage has occurred. In the case of Letter of Credit (L/C), the insurance will be applied by JPCTRADE only when the original Letter of Credit (L/C) has arrived to JPCTRADE. Coverage starts on the date of application.
Insurance Certificate and INVOICE will be available online at the CUSTOMER’s account for download and CUSTOMER is responsible to keep track of it.
In the case in which payment method is Letter of Credit (L/C), booking will be arranged upon arrival of the original Letter of Credit to JPCTRADE.
JPCTRADE is the service provider between CUSTOMER and all the related companies working to provide UNITs to CUSTOMER. These related companies include auction houses, dealerships, stores, transportation companies, customs agents, shipping companies, insurance companies and others related organizations. All of these companies are responsible for each of their procedures and JPCTRADE is not to take responsibility for any of their failures.
JPCTRADE is a service provider in charge of representing the CUSTOMER from the point of purchase to the point of delivery. CUSTOMER is to take full responsibility of the UNIT during this process.
JPCTRADE doesn’t accept cancellations. There are some special situations where we can accept cancellation requests or unilaterally cancel a UNIT.
If a UNIT hasn’t been paid in full for a prolonged period of time, JPCTRADE can unilaterally cancel the UNIT. JPCTRADE will keep the DEPOSIT on that UNIT and/or any other DEPOSIT or paid car on the Japan side for the same account; and any other payment made on that UNIT. JPCTRADE will calculate the loss on the canceled UNIT and use these previous mentioned assets to pay for this loss. JPCTRADE will contact the CUSTOMER before this procedure looking for a resolution with the CUSTOMER, but if there is no successful resolution or CUSTOMER does not reply by EMAIL, JPCTRADE is free to proceed to unilaterally cancel the UNIT.
If the CUSTOMER can not pay for the UNIT due to an unexpected situation such as change of regulation, financial catastrophe or personal matters, JPCTRADE may accept cancellation of a UNIT. The fees for canceling a UNIT and other costs will be determined by JPCTRADE.
If the CUSTOMER noticed that they won a car that they didn’t want, and noticed it just after the auction finished, cancellation on the same day for a won car in the auctions is possible in some cases. This is possible only if requested within a few minutes after the end of the auction. Fees will be established by JPCTRADE. Time depends on the auction house rules and if too late there is no way to cancel at the auction house and the UNIT is won by CUSTOMER. The CUSTOMER then has to request cancellation by resell at the auction house or any other method that JPCTRADE may advise.
JPCTRADE is not responsible for the car condition. JPCTRADE only can provide a translation of the inspection sheet from the auction house, translation of the car condition as mentioned by the dealer or seller and/or translation of the full description of the second inspection requested at the auction house.
JPCTRADE provides pictures and inspection sheets of UNITs when available. Sometimes due to Auction house or dealerships convenience, JPCTRADE can not get this information and can not provide it to the CUSTOMER. If CUSTOMER can not find this information in JPCTRADE WEBSITE, or sees any mistake or potential mistake in the data provided at JPCTRADE WEBSITE, CUSTOMER should contact JPCTRADE immediately in order for JPCTRADE to check and update the UNIT information.
CUSTOMER should not BID on any unit if any doubt or not sure of the car condition. CUSTOMER is fully responsible for having checked the car condition before placing a BID on any UNIT. Only after making sure the received information is enough for the CUSTOMER to take the responsibility of bidding, CUSTOMER is expected to be ready to place a BID at JPCTRADE WEBSITE.
JCPTRADE is only responsible for the information mentioned in the remarks at JPCTRADE WEBSITE, including the translation of the inspection sheet written in the CUSTOMER account. Any information provided by any other way of communication such as phone calls, sms, text, personal emails to JPCTRADE personal, chat, mobile phone application’s text or voice systems and so on, are not official channels of communication and can not be used for claims to JPCTRADE.
CUSTOMER is fully responsible to check car condition requirements at the port of destination, as well as the law involving importing a UNIT at the country of destination. JPCTRADE is not responsible for the importing process or for checking if the UNIT complies with the import regulations at the destination. JPCTRADE is not responsible for any change in the import destination regulation.
UNITs real manufactured year should be checked by CUSTOMER. JPCTRADE can assist with the search but ultimately CUSTOMER is responsible for the final decision of whether to place the BID or not.
JPCTRADE is not responsible if the UNIT stops working or suddenly has a failure. JPCTRADE is not responsible also if the UNIT fails to pass any export regulation established by the TERRITORY customs agency such as radiation limits or others.
JPCTRADE can arrange a unit to be repaired in order to be able to be exported, but all extra costs involving this procedure are to be charged to CUSTOMER in full.
JPC translate this auction sheet to the best of its ability as an extra service to the purchaser. JPC recognizes that many of its competitors do not offer this bonus service. However as JPC nor its staff are registered translators, JPC and its staff accepts no liability for any claim due to human error in translation, no translation due to poor auction sheet handwriting or mistranslation.
In the event that there is a conflict between the terms of an Individual Contract and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Individual Contract shall prevail.
A BRANCH’s CUSTOMER agrees to the same Terms and Conditions of Use mentioned in this document. Nevertheless, special extra conditions and/or special terms which offer wider protection to the CUSTOMER and which involve direct responsibility of the BRANCH is to be explained by the BRANCH in a separate document.
All content included in or made available through JPCTRADE, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, and data compilations is the property of JPCTRADE or its content suppliers and protected by TERRITORY and international copyright laws.
All disputes, claims and/or other matters regarding TRANSACTIONs are to be ruled by Japanese Law and only under the Tokyo City Court.
It is CUSTOMERS responsibility to periodically check JPCTRADE WEBSITE for ammendments to this Terms and Conditions of Use.
JPCTRADE will post on its WEBSITE every time there is an amendment on this Terms and Conditions of Use.
Certain exceptions may apply to TRANSACTIONS which are already in progress at the time of making a change to this Terms and Conditions of Use. | 2019-04-19T01:18:32Z | https://www.jpctrade.com/terms.html/ |
Shaka Smart just added a five-star prospect to his 2019 recruiting class.
Will Baker, a 7-footer from Austin, committed to Texas and the hometown Longhorns, he announced on Thursday.
Baker picked Texas over UCLA, which he visited multiple occasions, as well as offers from the likes of Kansas, Louisville and North Carolina.
The top-25 recruit becomes the first five-star commitment for Smart in 2019, but Baker isn’t alone in the class as Kai Jones, a four-star center, and Donovan Williams, a top-125 guard, have already committed to the Longhorns.
Smart has consistently recruited major classes to Austin, but the Longhorns have managed to go just 50-40 in his three seasons there. The Longhorns opened this season 1-0 with a win over Eastern Illinois last night. | 2019-04-22T22:00:45Z | https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/11/08/texas-lands-five-star-2019-center-will-baker/ |
DV8 bowling balls have been manufactured to the highest standards of workmanship and material in the bowling industry. We warrant that a ball will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase.
DV8 bowling balls have been manufactured to the highest standards of workmanship and material in the bowling industry. For balls utilizing the Durability Optimization Technology (DOT), we warrant that the ball will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of four years from the date of purchase.
All DV8 products have been manufactured to the highest standards of workmanship and material in the bowling industry. We warrant all products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a specified period of time as described on our warranty page. The warranty will begin on the consumer’s date of purchase. | 2019-04-19T08:38:20Z | https://dv8bowling.com/products/warranties |
Chase Bank in San Elijo Hills was robbed around 3:00 pm today (5.8.14).
A quick response by San Marco Sheriff by air and ground found suspect around 4:15 pm. in rugged terrain near the old dump and creek, south of San Elijo Hills. The suspect was positively id’d by bank employees.
Lockdown at San Elijo Elementary and San Elijo Middle was lifted around 4:30 pm. | 2019-04-22T14:34:55Z | http://sanelijolife.com/tag/robbery/ |
Father James L. Heft, S.M. was recently honored with the Theodore Hesburgh Award for long and distinguished service to Catholic Higher Education in 2011.
He served on the board of the American Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and chaired that board for two years. He spent many years at the University of Dayton, serving as chair of the Theology Department for six years, Provost of the University for eight years, and then Chancellor for 10 years. He left the University of Dayton in the summer of 2006 to found the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies (IACS) at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he now serves as Alton Brooks Professor of Religion and President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies.
Father Heft has written and edited 11 books and written more than 150 articles and book chapters. Most recently he edited Passing on the Faith: Transforming Traditions for the Next Generation of Jews, Christians and Muslims (Fordham University Press, 2006); and Intellectual Humility among Jews, Christians and Muslims (Oxford, 2011), and co-edited Engineering and the Catholic University (Notre Dame Press, 2011). He has recently finished writing Catholic High Schools: Facing the New Realities (Oxford, 2011).
He is now working on a book on the mission of Catholic colleges and universities. | 2019-04-21T02:42:28Z | https://orl.usc.edu/james-heft/ |
We have received many concerned calls or emails from prospective holidaygoers on whether or not San Martinho Beach Club in Bilene sustained any damage due to fierce Cyclone Idai. We would like to re-assure our guests that San Martinho Beach Club in Bilene was thankfully not in the path of Cyclone Idai. In fact, the cyclone hit some 1 000+ kilometers away from the resort. “Everything is business as usual here in sunny Bilene. We would like to let our guests know that the cyclone is very, very far from this area. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who were hard hit by this tragedy,” said resort manager, Marianne Fourie. | 2019-04-21T10:13:03Z | https://www.smbc.co.za/mozambique-to-be-main-tourism-destination-by-2025/ |
I was searching for a Property and found this listing (MLS® #842107). Please send me more information regarding 629 Seagull Drive, Barefoot Bay, FL, 32976. Thank you!
I'd like to request a showing of 629 Seagull Drive, Barefoot Bay, FL, 32976 (MLS® #842107). Thank you! | 2019-04-20T23:14:34Z | http://www.brevardbeachhomes.com/listing/842107-629-seagull-drive-barefoot-bay-fl-32976/ |
Each semester, the Institute for Shipboard Education receives requests from newspapers, magazines, and other media for information on the Semester at Sea program. If you would like to inform your hometown, college, or Greek organization about your participation on Semester at Sea, please provide the information requested below. During the voyage, a Semester at Sea staff member will use this information to put together a press release and issue it to the publications you have indicated. This process may take several weeks. Please be aware that members of the media may contact you for a brief comment or photo.
Forms that do not include email addresses for newspaper contacts will not be processed. | 2019-04-20T02:34:36Z | https://www.semesteratsea.org/press-information-and-release/ |
Welcome to Marymount University! We are happy that you have chosen to come to Marymount and look forward to meeting you. The International Student Services office is also known as ISS. All of us at ISS wish you an easy transition and an enjoyable experience!
As you prepare to come to the U.S., please take time to read the international student pre-arrival guide and make sure you follow the guidelines for newly admitted students, which will help you to be all set to start your experience as a student at Marymount.
In addition, please read all our newsletters that will be sent in the next couple of months which include important information and will help you to get things done and make sure you connect with your peer advisor who will e-mail you directly.
Because of the unique needs of our international student population, the International Student Services office hosts a mandatory International Student Session. This program will address many topics including cultural transition issues, immigration, legal responsibilities, employment, banking, academics, and campus life. You will also have plenty of time to meet other international students. | 2019-04-22T01:03:47Z | https://www.marymount.edu/Student-Life/International-Intercultural-Students/International-Student-Services/New-Student-Information |
You can get also get discs from Neptoon Records in Vancouver.
Click here for the bio.
Check out my Soundcloud page to hear some more songs from the archives and works in progress.
My 1995 CD Hogan Sings Holiday is available online from CD Baby. Check out the sample playlist here.
If you’re interested in joining my mailing list for updates, please fill in this form and I’ll keep you posted. | 2019-04-20T22:59:17Z | https://alisonhogan.com/contact/ |
What's the precautions of using the Rotary Evaporating Water Bath?
Laboratory rotary evaporator is a device for purifying distillation experiments.The rotary evaporator make the flask in the negative pressure state through the vacuum pump,The flask was heated while being placed in a rotary steaming bath , and the solution in the flask was subjected to heat diffusion evaporation in a rotating flask under a negative pressure.In other words, the film is formed by rotating under negative pressure through constant temperature heating, and then recovered by condensation after highly efficient evaporation to achieve the effect of purification and separation. The matching products of rotary evaporator contains vacuum pump and cooling pump.and the vacuum pumps are available in a variety of types,such as table circulating water vacuum pump,vertical circulating water vacuum pump,Diaphragm vacuum pump,and rotary-vane vacuum pump.Customs can choose suitable pump for rotary evaporator according to your requirement.
The main parts of the rotary evaporator contains glass condenser pipe,rotary motor,water bath,distillation flask,receiving flask and other glass fittings.We have discussed the importance of the condenser and ways to clean the glass fittings.Today Lanphan will tell you the precautions of using the rotary evaporating water bath.
1. Please raise the sample bottle of the rotary evaporator to the highest point before the experiment.
2. Place the water bath of the rotary evaporator in the center of the sample bottle.
3. Lower the host of the rotary evaporator slowly.
4. Lower the height of the device and place the sample bottle in the rotary evaporating water bath,add water into the rotary evaporating water bath according to the capacity of the sample bottle,but not to add too much water,generally 2cm to the bottle edge.when add water,don’t poured in the flask,add slowly from the edgeways.
5. Make sure the power switch of Laboratory rotary evaporator and the power switch of the instrument host are turned off and then plug the power plug into the socket.
6. Reduce the steamed sample bottle to the lowest part.
7. Don’t splash water in the electrical box to avoid leakage and damage the electrical components.
8.If the indicator light is not on,disconnect the power supply,pluck out the plug and disassemble the board on the right side. If the fuse wire or indicator bulb is damaged,replace it withe the same specification.
9.The inner surface of the equipment shall be free from moisture, and the outer surface of the equipment shall be bright and clean without stains.
10.When the water bath is used,it must reliably grounded.water can’t be splashed into the control box.
These are the places we need to pay attention to in the operation of the steaming water bath. Only by carefully obeying the regulations can we maximize the service life of the steaming. Lanphan Technology welcomes your inquiry!
What capacity of the rotary evaporator or reactor needed to match the DLSB Low Temperature Cooling Liquid Circulating Pump? | 2019-04-23T22:52:56Z | https://www.rotovap.cn/rotary-evaporator/977.html |
Hi all! I'm happy to see so many names that I recognize here from Squidoo! I'm looking forwarding to expanding my writing onto Wizzley as well.
Hi Karen - Welcome to Wizzley!
Hello and welcome from across the sea!
So many of my favourites here, it makes Wizzley feel like coming home! Well you know you are one of those favourites. It's always lovely to cross paths with you, Karen/Kajohu. | 2019-04-20T18:24:42Z | https://wizzley.com/forum/newbies-say-hi/hi-from-kajohu/ |
MANY VENDORS do minor renovations prior to the sale of a property.
Common examples are the refurbishment or updating of kitchens and bathrooms, or the construction of timber decking or a pergola; a permit may or may not be required for these projects.
Such improvement work done in the seven years prior to a contract of sale, and not done by a registered builder, may be caught by the owner-builder legislation contained in the Building Act 1993 (Act).
Section 137B of the Act requires that specific warranties, an owner-builder condition report outlining the works done, defects and secondhand materials, and in some circumstances, owner-builder insurance, be included in the contract documentation.
There is a limited range of single trade exemptions, but if the work done is of a value exceeding $12,000, insurance will be required for non-structural work (e.g. cabinetry, painting, tiling) done in the two years prior to the contract of sale, and for structural work (e.g. removal of non-partition walls, increasing window size) done in the six years leading up to the contract.
The legal and practical consequences of non-compliance are drastic.
Firstly, the failure to include the relevant documentation will render the Contract of Sale voidable, at the option of the purchaser, right up to the date of settlement.
Secondly, if a contract is terminated by a purchaser due to the non-provision of the documentation, which is strictly required by the legislation, this may result in the commission being payable to the estate agent in any event, as the agent will have fulfilled his or her obligations to effect a sale of the property. | 2019-04-26T13:43:46Z | https://www.findlaw.com.au/articles/5402/owner-builder-works---prior-to-a-property-sale.aspx |
A non-refundable administrative fee of $150.00 (inc. GST) is payable to secure enrolment, and will be deducted from the fees. Students who receive full Youth Allowance payments and are eligible for school card, can receive a fee remission on negotiation with the Principal. Families suffering financial hardship are encouraged to discuss their situation with the Principal.
Regular payments can also be arranged via direct debit or credit card facilities.
Fees set by other educational providers may need to be paid for by the student depending on College arrangements. Please note that donations of $2.00 or over to the Muirden Senior College Building Fund are tax deductible. | 2019-04-22T08:43:31Z | https://muirden.sa.edu.au/fees/ |
I took my (July 1969 TR6 injection) fuel tank out when I was having trouble with my recently installed bosch pump. Anyway Iv'e fitted a 7/8th outlet on the bottom of tank and so far things have greatly improved.
But what interesting is that I micro checked to volume of the tank after I re-installed it.
It took exactly 45 litres or 9.9 imperial gallons, and not a drop more.
Early TR6s had a 11.25 imperial gallons (51.20 litres) and then the latter ones had a 10.25 imperial gallons (46.60 litres) tank - 1972 models onwards.
1. Why was the tank reduced to 10.25 i-gallons in 1972 ?
2. Why is my tank completely full at 9.9 gallons (45 litres)?
I could not get another 1.6 litres in it.
that is dented thus decreaseing the volume and that the dent is hidden by the inteior and trunk liner?
The tank is in perfect condition and it has never been dented or damaged in any way and was original. I removed it completely from the TR, checked it all over no dents. Looked and cleaned out the insides with caustic soda and the baffles are nice and straight and no rust. Repainted and it looks like new.
I filled it up to the brim, went for a 2 kms spin on a short up and down road to ensure no air was in it and it was still right up and into the nosel when i got back . I could not put another drop in it.
Its got me stumped, as I can't find any records of a 45 litre tanks.
I don't understand how you can keep any petrol at all in your TR6 tank when everything in Australia is upside down !
Hi Kevin - I can't remember exactly as it's been a while since I had mine out, but I think the filler neck on top extends into the tank slightly. It would make sense to retain a small amount of air in the tank to allow for expansion of the fuel even when fully filled. Maybe the volume figures quoted in the books are literal volumes rather than actual capacity.
Glad to hear things are running better with the bosch.
Thanks boys....I'll have tomorrow to see if a lip extends into the tank. I must admit that I didn't check to see if a lip was on it when I had it out.
I'll be working all day on the TR tomorrow as we have our annual concours on this weekend. So its got to be spick and span for the big show.
PS...Don - perhaps you don't relise that the filler cap in Australia is between the chassis ralls and between the back wheels under the TR - it's a bit like a ducks bum when you look at it.
Now I see. But up here we talk about geese, - Canada Geese !
The fuel tank in my TR6 holds 19.5 US gallons.
Yes, it's custom made. I have the plans for it if anyone else would like to duplicate it.
Where is your tank located on the 6? Have you relocated the tank to the trunk(boot)?
It fits in the same location as the stock tank. I've sent you a photo by separate e-mail. In the photo, you are looking at the front of the tank.
The cutout is for the axle hump. This hump is not needed for the TR6 IRS, but it's a hold over from the old TR4A live axle version. I also have made a replacement for this hump to give a flat floor if you are interested in that. That would eliminate the cutout and add a little bit more capacity.
O.K. Dan, give it up. SHARE!
I'd also be interested in seeing the one you've had made. I've been thinking of having one made up in aluminium (an off season project).
I'll post pictures and plans on the British V8 website in the next couple of days. You cab get there at: http://www.britishv8.org or go direct to http://www.britishv8.org/techhome.htm and click on the appropriate button (I'm not sure which button the webmaster will post it under, or how long it will take to get it posted).
I'll also post a picture of the piece I made to flatten the floor as well, in case anyone is interested in that.
On my tank, I used an aftermarket fuel sender, as I also used after market gauges, but you could certainely use the stock sender if you wish. just have your fabricator drill the stock sender bolt pattern. You will probably have to make some mechanical modifications to the sender arm/float to keep the stock sender, but they should be fairly easy to do.
With the 19.5 gallons, what is the effect on your suspension. Thats about 135 pounds or about twice the weight of weight over the back springs. (figure based on imperial gallon so US Llbs will be different).
I have enough trouble now getting over speed humps so with the bum down a bit more with the weight might be a bit of a problem.
Have you installed stronger coils etc. | 2019-04-24T08:04:27Z | http://mg-cars.net/triumph-tr6-bbs/fuel-tank-volume-2004021911522222864.htm |
Bobby Roode is a Canadian professional wrestler who was signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2004 to 2016, where he is a two-time World Heavyweight Champion, one-time King of the Mountain Champion and eight-time world tag team champion. Bobby Roode signed with WWE in 2016, performing for the developmental NXT brand.
Roode was signed with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) later named World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), for nearly four years from early 2001 to late 2003. | 2019-04-24T19:59:11Z | http://www.celebritydetective.com/mailing-address-for-bobby-roode.html |
SEVEN Platform Educator Joseph Anthony invites you to take an inspired journey through the Romantic era looks that are defining runway collections this season.
San Diego, CA – Photos from this event are available here.
Phoenix, AZ – Photos from this event are available here. | 2019-04-20T12:51:58Z | https://7haircare.com/events/define-romanticism/ |
Class for monitoring changes in disk files. Usage: 1. Implement the FileListener interface. 2. Create a FileMonitor instance. 3. Add the file(s)/directory(ies) to listen for. fileChanged() will be called when a monitored file is created, deleted or its modified time changes.
Create a file monitor instance with specified polling interval.
Add file to listen for.
Add listener to this file monitor.
Remove specified file for listening.
Remove listener from this file monitor.
Stop the file monitor polling.
pollingInterval - Polling interval in milli seconds.
Add file to listen for. File may be any java.io.File (including a directory) and may well be a non-existing file in the case where the creating of the file is to be trepped.
More than one file can be listened for. When the specified file is created, modified or deleted, listeners are notified.
file - File to listen for.
file - File to remove.
fileListener - Listener to add.
fileListener - Listener to remove. | 2019-04-21T10:31:32Z | http://geosoft.no/software/filemonitor/docs/no/geosoft/cc/io/FileMonitor.html |
Even though the MESH XL bowl looks like a heavyweight, it brings a lot less to the scale. Made of bended and powder-coated steel, it’s light and airy - making it the perfect place to store your fruit, vegetables or any other odds and ends. It’s double-walled design intensifies the refined optical effects, making MESH the eye-catcher on any table. | 2019-04-25T15:53:43Z | https://wholesale-retail.solo.uk/philippi-mesh-bowl-xl.html |
Here are vids we found this week at Packer Video. What better way to start than highlights of last night's game.
A video we found from Monday just posted to Packer Video.
Thought I'd post some vids we found this week at Packer Video. What better way to start than a little walk through Packer history with this montage.
Ryan Grant spent yesterday going through the ESPN Car Wash. (After dealing with late-arriving car service. In New York on a rainy day?
Video - \"Not Since Scooter McLean\"
You asked for Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila sack highlights. Here are some we could find. One of KGB's last great sacks.
Nothing scary about the main news today that there is a new franchise quarterback in Green Bay because it's official.
For those of you who haven't seen it. Larry McCarren is priceless with this quote "Orrin Thompson was beat colder than the North Pole".
Here are some video highlights from Fridays game against Denver. You can also see an official highlight at packers.com.
What rookies do when they play for Green Bay. Brohm and Flynn doing their time.
A video from ESPN that put us where we are currently. Here's a recap of McCarthy and Rodgers yesterday. | 2019-04-21T10:37:01Z | https://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/category/cheesehead-tv/packer-video?page=7 |
We all remember this epithet attached to the world conflict that started In July/August 1914. A noble aspiration that assumed it would allow the world to live in peace and harmony once the minor matter of conflict had been completed. One might ask what were all those wars that were to end and how this would be accomplished by pouring oil on the flames of national and international grievances. Or, in the case of the Great War, additionally, on Royal family disputes and hatreds. Perhaps Satan and his minions were merely stealing the phrase from the Divine Writings of Almighty God, who had declared from the beginning that the real war to end all wars was called Armageddon and the central focus of this war will be, Jerusalem, the City of Peace!
However, we must not forget that military conflicts often have their origins in economic divisions and disparities. Such are called Trade wars, and just recently President Trump has announced that import tariffs are to be imposed on certain goods imported from the E.U., Mexico and Canada. Now, the one thing you can say about President Trump is that he is not a devious concealer as most of his predecessors were, he is not versed in casuistry and an overweening diplomacy, though he may be diverted by established power genres. Inevitably, his latest policy has been condemned by the new Napoleon, Emmanuel Macron of France, this same Macron who was recently feted on his visit to Washington, having impressed president Trump in his visit to Paris with a grand military display. If we are to have, as the Bible clearly states, a final conflict, will it not be brought about initially by trade sanctions and the like. As it says in Revelation Chapter 18, “What city is like unto this great City (Babylon). And they (the merchants) cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying. Alas, alas that great city wherein we were made rich, all that had ships in the sea, by reason of her costliness (fraud), for in one hour is she made desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven and ye holy apostles and prophets for God hath avenged you on her”. Perhaps what God is saying here was that no deal is better than a bad deal!
Trade itself is not the problem, it is the elevation to worship of those who have lived luxuriously at the expense of others, who they have effectively cheated. Whilst there is plenty in this world for everyone’s need, there is insufficient to satisfy everybody’s greed. Those that amass great wealth for themselves are those who live in fear of God’s judgement and correspondingly have no faith in His promised provision. Over and over the Lord proclaims His providence for the needs of those who believe and trust in Him. “Trust and obey” (for there is no other way) the hymn assures us.
The undeserving rich know subconsciously that they are under judgement, for so many of them have set up “good works’ or “foundations” or put themselves forward as United Nations “Goodwill Ambassadors”, whatever they are. Hoping that their charitable works will act as a cover and absolve them from their sins. But again, Jesus said (of the outwardly pious) “They have their reward” – the adulation they seek from those lacking in discernment. In the Victorian age, in Britain, these people were known as the “swagger set”. Nothing changes.
Now Jesus also said “for ye have the poor with you always”. This may have been meant as a general condemnation of human society. But He was countering the accusation put forward by those who remonstrated that such precious ointment (spikenard) should not be wasted on the head of our Lord. It was immediately after this that Judas went to the chief priests in order to betray Jesus. This humble person, as also the widow who only proffered two mites into the treasury, which was all she had, are looked down upon by the “Great and the Good!’ who seek only to enhance their vanity and reputation, and who are one hundred percent insincere in their affectations.
To return to President Trump, he is being accused of starting a trade war, which will harm, for instance, the E.U,’s steel industry. However, it must be pointed out that Britain’s steel industry has already been decimated by cheap, state subsidized steel from Italy. So, some hypocrisy here. The E.U. has kept whole continents in poverty (Africa for example) by attaching large import duties, to keep cheaper products from being available to Europeans. Then, we are asked to give our money to help the poor of Africa.
It can thus clearly be seen how a rebalancing, with all its attending pain is coming about.
The United States faces economic annihilation from China (which country it built up in the first place, in order to provide cheap products for U.S. citizens, whilst marginalizing its own necessary production. In the same way it faces danger from all those terrorists it encouraged when they were useful to defeat the Soviet forces in Afghanistan in the 1980’s. And the fanatical Islamists it supported in order to prevent political unity in the area, which would have challenged, or so they thought, their economic dominance with respect to oil etc. So, Mr Shah was consigned to the scrapheap despite decades of giving loyal support to the West.
Ingratitude, ingratitude! Wherever you look in our national and personal lives. How our Lord loves those who are grateful for what they have and are not continually complaining. Yes indeed, a greater war is coming and its roots are, initially, in international trade, which has been in the hands of corrupt men for decades.
We're working on Alan Edwards's bio. Stay tuned! | 2019-04-24T15:46:16Z | https://www.associationcovenantpeople.org/2018/07/to-end-all-wars/ |
Funeral homes in Pittsburg(TX) will understand that you will be experiencing a great loss when someone close to you has recently died, whether the death was expected or not. You will be adjusting to that loss while having to consider making arrangements for a funeral and the service.
By making those decisions with Pittsburg(TX) funeral homes you are providing yourself with definite activities at a time when many people have no idea what they are supposed to be doing and the shock of the person dying can make it very difficult to consider all of the necessary arrangements.
It is equally appropriate to hold a religious or a non-religious funeral and service. The decision about the type of service depends greatly on whether the deceased was a religious person or not. Funeral homes in Pittsburg(TX) will suggest that you talk to close family and relatives and most likely, people around the same age group, who will have held conversations, in recent months, with the individual.
Where the circumstances are suitable, Pittsburg(TX) funeral homes can make arrangements for the clergy of the religion to take part in the presentation of the service.
Where the individual was not religious, you may choose to hold a humanist funeral and service where the celebrant, selected by funeral homes in Pittsburg(TX), will provide a clear space and time for religious people to offer prayers.
Every funeral is particularly unique and where Pittsburg(TX) funeral homes receive sufficient information from close family and friends, they can make all the necessary arrangements to personalize the funeral so that all of those attending will recognize the hard work involved.
You may choose to ask people to make individual tributes that are related to the life of the person that has recently died. Pittsburg(TX) funeral homes are able to give guidance for people who aren't sure about taking these actions.
Funeral homes in Pittsburg(TX) may suggest that pictures and ornaments that specifically relate to the deceased may be on display allowing people who are attending the funeral and service to share in the moments of remembrance.
You will need to prepare what you are going to say when you break the news to people about the death of your loved one. This will be a particularly difficult task and you can be guided by Pittsburg(TX) funeral homes, but you will need to personalize what you're going to say because this is going to be a very genuine moment between yourself and the person you are informing.
Keeping close to the truth is always essential and people do need to know some of the details so that they can understand what has happened which gives them the chance to be able to draw a line under the past as they prepare for the future. Funeral homes in Pittsburg(TX) would explain the differences in telling people that someone has died when it is unexpected or after a very long illness. You do not have to be specific as you may not be able to answer all the questions at this stage.
You will need to inform various companies and organizations such as banks and insurance companies and here, the guidance of Pittsburg(TX) funeral homes, will be invaluable.
Whether you are organizing a funeral or a memorial service for the deceased, funeral homes in Pittsburg(TX) will explain the need for support for close friends and family members associated to the person who has recently died.
Some people will choose to organize a funeral quite quickly, but where family members live a long distance away, you may choose to hold a memorial service at a later stage because many people will find it difficult to travel long distances and even from abroad. Pittsburg(TX) funeral homes will show the differences between a funeral and a memorial.
For people wishing to organize a green funeral, you will be able to take the general guidance of funeral homes in Pittsburg(TX). Where the individual was environmentally minded, you may wish to avoid embalming the body because the harmful chemicals may either end up in the air from a crematorium or in the ground which means they could be released into streams and rivers.
You can further enhance a green funeral by choosing a recycled coffin or casket made of wood or cardboard. Many people choose to plant at least one new tree to balance and offset the carbon footprint of organizing a funeral and a service through Pittsburg(TX) funeral homes.
You will find a great deal of assistance and support and especially guidance from the professionals at the teams you meet within funeral homes in Pittsburg(TX). | 2019-04-20T08:38:05Z | https://www.heritagecremationprovider.com/funeral-homes-services/texas/pittsburg |
The Humane Society of the United States estimates that tens of millions of feral cats roam the streets. Due to their sheer numbers and limited socialization with humans, it is impossible to find homes for all of these animals. However, there are numerous ways you can help feral cats in your neighborhood brave the winter weather and bitter, cold temperatures.
One important thing you can do for the feral cats in your area is educate yourself on the feral cat problems in your community, then explore resources at your disposal to help the cause. While studies have shown that feral cats who inhabit developed areas pose no significant health risk to the humans, many people still regard ferals as a nuisance or as pests. It is important to share knowledge of the feral cat overpopulation problem and the ways in which people can humanely work to reduce the amount of feral cats living in their area, for the benefit of the cats and the people in your community. The Humane Society of the United States has an excellent overview of feral cats on their website, as does Alley Cat Allies. Organizations in central Ohio that offer information and assistance for feral cats include PetPromise, Colony Cats (& dogs) and Shelter Outreach Services.
The best way to help ferals is to explore and seek out any Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs in place in your community. TNR is generally considered the only effective and humane approach to feral cat overpopulation. Cats are trapped using humane traps and brought to clinics and TNR providers who spay or neuter the animals. Often the cats are also vaccinated for prevalent conditions like rabies. After recovery from surgery, the cats are released in the same location from which they were taken, and often also given regular access to food and water in their home environment. These cats are then free to continue living in their territories without adding to the feral cat population.
TNR not only reduces the number of feral cats in a given area over time, but also lowers the intake rates of cats at animal shelters. This also lowers the euthanasia rates in these shelters due to overcrowded and inadequate demand for adoptions. It also reduces the spread of disease amongst current feral populations, and helps keep feral cat colonies from growing, since neutered male ferals will still defend and guard their territory from other un-neutered males, preventing them from mating with any un-spayed females and producing more feral kittens that way.
Another thing you can do to help ferals is construct a feral cat shelter. Although feral cats may be fearful of humans and not allow you to bring them into your home, you can still provide a warm space to hide out in inclement and cold weather. A variety of easy tutorials and instructions can be found online to guide you in the simple construction of a shelter from items like scrap wood and thick plastic bins. The OAC article Make a Feral Cat Shelter for Under $10 is a good place to start.
Putting the shelter in a quiet and low-traffic place is essential, as ferals are unlikely to take to the shelter if it is around noise and activity, especially from humans. The more inconspicuous the better.
Also, keep size in mind when constructing any type of feral cat shelter. The shelter should be large enough to house several cats, but not too large, or the structure will be too difficult to keep warm by trapping and retaining the body heat of the animals inside. To discourage curious wildlife from disturbing the cats and to help keep it warmer, securely elevate the shelter about four to six inches from the ground with bricks or pallets. Cats will still climb in but other animals may be less likely to enter the space.
The best lining for feral cat shelters is straw. Newspapers are too easily soiled and are impractical if you are not able to regularly check on and change the bedding. Be sure to use straw and not hay, as hay molds easily and does not stay as warm. If you believe certain spots within the shelter will withstand any kind of weather or moisture, you can place a wool or fleece blanket for added warmth, but straw alone is effective and will suffice.
You should also always make sure that food and water are available near the shelter. This will encourage frightened ferals to use the shelter and also make it less necessary for the animals to venture far from the warmth of the shelter to find these things for themselves. Do not place the food and water inside the shelter as it may pose more danger to the feral cats by encouraging other wildlife to enter the shelter while the cats are asleep.
The Humane Society recommends creating two small shelters that face in with the doors across from one another, then attaching a board atop the structures between the two doors, creating a canopy between the shelters. Under this canopy, food and water is accessible and safe from the elements. If you are worried about wet food and/or water freezing, use a thick plastic bowl that is deep and wide, or buy a solar-heated dish.
Kelsey Hardin is a crazy cat lady and graduate of the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. Living back in Columbus where she grew up, she spends her spare time writing, cuddling cats, crafting, spending time with friends, and catching local concerts and theatre shows. | 2019-04-18T16:50:22Z | http://www.ohioanimalcompanion.org/cold-weather-care-for-feral-cats/ |
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