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{"text": "Alternative title: Pattern puzzle: the pinning and praying edition, but not praying because you’re pinning but pinning because you’re praying. Oh bother, that makes no sense either, it’s just not this.\nSandra posted about Bonkuk Koo in the forum; his work is formidable. If one were tempted to enter fashion thinking it didn’t involve math, these series of photos will surely dissuade any such notion. First the design is plotted on fabric and the pattern lines sewn (not shown). Then he begins applying the various layers of fabric to become a pattern configuration well known to quilters:\nI want to know what kind of pins he’s using. They’re extra long. I’ll bet they’re special in other ways too.\nOther than winning a prestigious International Design Award, I don’t find much about his work online beyond a mention that he’s teamed up with a colleague (Katherine Elliot) to launch a line called Pa.Fa.. Style Skilling says he’s originally from Seoul and attended FIT. He started working at Chado Ralph Rucci in 2008. This entry provides more detail of the dress above (most definitely worth a click!) which was inspired by the wrapping of an Egyptian mummy at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.\nI have to go now to ooh and aah over at Style Skilling, a new to me site. Enjoy!\nWild guess, but the pins remind me of stainless dissecting pins like: — various types come up to about 4″.\nWow. Thanks for sharing!\nAmateur. If he knew what he was doing, that pin cushion on his wrist would look like a tomato.\nHey, be nice. He just friended me on Facebook.\nI wonder if he knows Timo?\nI think it would look more like a pumpkin.\nWow! Thanks for sharing. I love this type of design.\nHaha. I definitely agree. it would have been better with a tomato pin cushion. For those who care to share your takes on my designing process and thoughs behind it, next time i will gvie more thoughts on my choice of a pin cushion.\nThis is what the Wearable Art movement should lool like! Stunning!\nman… now I feel obliged to know more about quilting.\nOh my gosh! His stuff is so beautiful and wonderful! I wish I had a good enough table to do that on, but the reason I don’t do quilts is that not only do I have to cut out all those small pieces, I have to sew them together, too.\nI must have been distracted by the dress, I didn’t notice any pin cushion ;-)\nI’m so glad this has got the exposure it deserves. Can we hold this up as an ideal for “Slow Fashion” to aspire to?\nHi. Kathleen. Here is the answer. I used extra thin pins bcuz it makes less damage on the fabric. we call “Silk Pin” I brought from Korea. I tried to find in U.S. but I couldn’t find it.\nStunning. Breathtaking. Beyond my imagining.\nwonderful & I am so proud of my sun\nKoojaseong: I was flattered and pleased that your son posted to this entry but I am humbled that you did. What he has become also says much about you. Here we say “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”. I hope my meaning is clear, you have every reason to be proud of him. Thank you for coming.\nI remember walking in on him after class while he was creating this. Very talented indeed.\nKathleen, I think the pins used to display butterflies (yes, I know – erk!) are very long, fine and rustproof with fine heads. This would be a much better use of the pins!\nI found his blog, but it’s been awhile since he posted something. There are few garments posted, but they’re all amazing!"}
{"text": "This Friday, while out on the Blue Ridge Parkway and other mountain roads, I high-sided. I got off the BRP onto Hwy 215, Near Brevard, NC. 215 is a very twistie stretch with fresh black top, tight turns, little traffic, and thankfully, wide shoulders in parts.While slowing down to enter a left hander, my rear tire locked up just before I started to lean into the turn. The rear slid right just a bit, then caught traction, and sent me flying! The bike slid on the right side, as did I, up the raod and onto the shoulder of the road. The bike stopped there, and I didn't. While sliding on my right side (mostly on my elbow) when I hit the dirt I went flying again. Other than rolling a few times times that is about all I remember until I was looking up at the sky through the dust. While laying there for a moment, all I could think of was what bones were broken. Thankfully other then being sore from head to toe, no injuries. Wearing ATGATT is a must. I was going about 50 the last I looked at the spedo, and hit the ground hard. I wear Olympia pants, and their AST jacket, and Alpine Stars boots, and HJC helmet, and good gloves. This could have been nasty. As for the bike (09 KLR) The Happy-Trails nerf bars did a pretty good job of taking most of the damage. The hand guard, and fairings are scratched up a bit, and I don't know where the hell my mirror went, but all else is fine. Last night I pounded out some of the bends in the cross support braces on the nerf bars, and other than finding a mirror nothing else needs to be done. Well maybe one more thing, tires. The Dunlop 666's can be a bit unpridictable to say the least, and the same can be said for the brakes on the KLR. I'll probably go back to TKC's. All in all, things are fine, and I'm gonna try to learn from this accident."}
{"text": "[Resolved] Initial Setup Help\nHello,\nThis is my first time using BuddyPress and I’m pretty new to WordPress and don’t know how to assign my “Register” and “Activate” page to a blank page correctly. I’ve looked at my “Members” and “Groups” pages and they both seem to be blank when editing but when I go to the page url they have dynamically loaded content. I’m not sure where this content is being generated from and how to get “Register” and “Activate” to do the same. Any help would be much appreciated!\nThanks!\nViewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)\nViewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)\n- You must be logged in to reply to this topic."}
{"text": "Chris Colfer Has Released A New Book!/\nChris Colfer has come out with a new book, and it’s called...Stranger Than Fanfiction! Yes, we love that title! The book is about four fans who jokingly ask their idol to come with them on a road trip, and are shocked when he actually agrees to join them. Joining the star on his celebrity lifestyle of avoiding the paps and everything else that comes with it, the four fans soon begin to learn the star’s dark secrets. The story is a lesson on empathy, compassion and real friendship.\nHappy #StrangerThanFanfiction release day! Please forgive all obnoxious and promotional posts like this throughout the week. 😎 pic.twitter.com/16j0cMh6x6— Chris Colfer (@chriscolfer) February 28, 2017\nHow great does that sound?! No wonder it’s called Stranger Than Fanfiction, it’s literally sweeter than fanfiction! The book is available today, and we can’t wait to buy the book and read it all in one go! We’re ready to call it our new favourite book. It’s amazing how multi-talented Chris Colfer is, from slaying us as Kurt Hummel in Glee, to writing not one, but two brilliant novels! Can he be anymore perfect?! We think not!\nUs when we get our hands on the book:\nUs after we read the book:\nWe’re so excited for this book!\nSo what do you think? Will you be buying the book? Are you excited to read it? Not keen at all? Hate books? Don’t read? Let us know!"}
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{"text": "In this article, we’ve put together a collection of the best Wall Mounted Sinks that are currently available on the market. To help you find the perfect Wall Mounted Sink among a wide variety of options, we constantly update our collection with new and trending models. When you make any purchase from our independently chosen collection, we may earn some commission.\nTable of Contents\n10 Best Wall Mounted Sinks\nBased on dozens of customer reviews and ratings, the followings are the top 10 best-selling Wall Mounted Sinks:\nLast update on 2022-06-24 at 06:58 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API\nTop Rated Wall Mounted Sink Reviews\nSince we’ve mentioned 10 different models of Wall Mounted Sinks on the above list, it may be difficult for you to find the right one for your needs. This is why we listed the key features of each of these Wall Mounted Sinks below:\nLast update on 2022-06-24 at 06:58 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API\nVideo Overview\nHow to install a wall mount sink and plumb it too!\nLearn how to replace a bulky vanity with a space-saving wall mount sink or wash basin. I'll also touch on the wall mount sink plumbing process. I am not a ...\nFinal Words\nSo, these are all of the Best Wall Mounted Sinks available on the market. We hope this collection was helpful to find the right Wall Mounted Sink for the money. However, we recommend checking out the features, benefits, and problems of each of these Wall Mounted Sinks before taking your decision."}
{"text": "I received this book for free from Author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.\nSeries: Assassin's #9\nPublished by Self Published Genres: Contemporary, Sports\nI can’t believe Face-Off at the Alter is the ninth book in the Assassins series. Ever since I started this series I have looked forward to each and every book and this one was no different. I was wondering whose story would be next so when it was announced that it was going to be Markus and Mekena I was pleasantly surprised Toni Aleo was going to give them a second chance at happily ever after.\nTo give you a little background on Markus and Mekena if you haven’t read the previous books, they dated in college but then he broke her heart after betraying her. After college Mekena moved to Jacksonville and became a photographer while Markus has been trying to get his break in the NHL. It has been some time since they have seen one another, but with Lucy and Benji’s wedding coming up they will inevitably come face to face with one another again.\nMarkus Reeves always planned to make it in the NHL but he is unhappy playing for the Assassins farm team down in Florida. He misses his family and friends, not to mention he seems to be stuck in a rut on the ice. When offered the chance to finally show he has what it takes to be the best for the league, he feels this could be his one chance to show the world what he can do. In order to move on he also has to make amends with Mekena, not only for the wedding coming up but also to help get his head back in the game. His love for her hasn’t faded but he didn’t expect after all this time to still feel the same he just hopes now that she can finally forgive him and give them a second chance.\nMekena Preston was hurt by Markus’ betrayal with her sister and after fleeing Nashville she still isn’t over the man who broke her heart. She agreed to be Lucy’s photographer for her big day to Benji and Mekena knows Markus will be there because he is a honorary member of the Sinclair family since he is Jace’s best friend. She isn’t over him but she needs to finally understand what happened between them and why he did what he did. The reason behind the betrayal will be reveled and people will be hurt even more but can their true love withstand what is about to come when it’s just getting started?\nMekena and Markus’ story was touching and I loved how it really blossomed. They both were obviously still in love and miserable without one another so I was really rooting for them to talk about what happened and begin their future. What I didn’t expect was how it happened but I really thought Ms. Aleo did an excellent job taking on the subject matter and showing the stages of not only forgiveness and acceptance but healing and looking toward the future. I have to admit there was more humor than I expected but I was grateful that my eyes didn’t get too swollen from the tears that kept falling.\nAt times I felt that Face-Off at the Alter was a bit on the long side but then I could see how this story needed so many details because a lot happened. Not only is Mekena dealing with trying to trust Markus again but she is also dealing with some family issues that were caused by that betrayal.\nFace-Off at the Alter is a mix of Ms. Aleo’s Assassin series and the Bellevue Bullies series which I just loved. I enjoyed getting to revisit some of my favorite characters. Some of my favorite parts of this book were when the group were all together having a good time since they are truly one big family. But most of all this was a second chance romance that was filled with drama, emotions and a romance that needed a little TLC. Overall, I felt Face-Off at the Alter was a great addition to this series and I’m already looking forward to the next one.\nSorry, comments are closed for this post."}
{"text": " close to a return\n31 Oct 2007 - 13:09:25\nCrewe Alexandra hope to have star striker Nicky Maynard back in first-team contention in the next few weeks.\nThe 20-year-old has not featured since breaking his leg on the opening day of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion, having netted 19 goals for the Railwaymen last term.\nFirst-team coach Steve Holland told The Sentinel: \"Nicky has healed quickly without any setbacks, but the big test will be when he starts training.\n\"The bone has healed, but there is always a danger of him picking up secondary injuries to areas such as his hamstrings or groin.\n\"But we will prepare him physically as best we can. We won't rush him. The plan is he will train with us on Friday for the first time.\n\"With a bit of luck he will be in a position to get a week's training under his belt after that. We are now talking about his return in terms of weeks rather than months.\"\nRelated Crewe Alexandra News\nadvertisement\nadvertisment\nMore Crewe Alexandra News\nadvertisment\nadvertisment"}
{"text": "Ubuntu.Components.ListItemDrag\nProvides information about a ListItem drag event. More...\nProperties\n- accept : bool\n- from : int\n- maximumIndex : int\n- minimumIndex : int\n- status : enum\n- to : int\nDetailed Description\nThe object cannot be instantiated and it is passed as parameter to ViewItems::dragUpdated attached signal. Developer can decide whether to accept or restrict the dragging event based on the input provided by this event.\nThe direction of the drag can be found via the status property and the source and destination the drag can be applied via from and to properties. The allowed directions can be configured through minimumIndex and maximumIndex properties, and the event acceptance through accept property. If the event is not accepted, the drag action will be considered as cancelled.\nProperty Documentation\nThe property can be used to dismiss the event. By default its value is true, meaning the drag event is accepted. The value of false blocks the drag event to be handled by the ListItem's dragging mechanism.\nSpecifies the source index the ListItem is dragged from.\nThese properties configure the minimum and maximum indexes the item can be dragged. The properties can be set in ViewItems::dragUpdated signal. A negative value means no restriction defined on the dragging interval side.\nThe property provides information about the status of the drag. Its value can be one of the following:\n- ListItemDrag.Started - indicates that the dragging is about to start, giving opportunities to define restrictions on the dragging indexes, like minimumIndex, maximumIndex\n- ListItemDrag.Moving - the dragged item is moved upwards or downwards in the ListItem\n- ListItemDrag.Dropped - indicates that the drag event is finished, and the dragged item is about to be dropped to the given position.\nSpecifies the index the ListItem is dragged to or dropped."}
{"text": "Water\nWhere does your water come from?\nWhere does your water go when it flows down the drain or runs down the street in your town after it rains?\nWhat do you do with your excess food?\nDo you eat too much?\nWhat was the footprint your meal took before it arrived on your plate?\nWorld Water Day 2012 was an event to raise awareness – not only of our precious water resources, but of how it is used in the production of food also. This 2 minute video is powerful, and, I hope, will impact how you use water this year. Please share."}
{"text": "What can I say. When this album came out in 2008, I was sleepin’. Hard. BUT NO LONGER.\nMonthly Archives: January 2014\nLove Is Noise.\nCatch the Egg live at the Vintage Mart\nThis Saturday, January 11, Thunderegg plays live at VAMP Music/Art/Consignment, 331 19th Street, Oakland. What’s more, it’s for VAMP’s monthly Vintage Mart. So you can flip through used LPs and (I hope) boxes of baseball cards and Matchbox cars while nodding along to Mock Church (1pm), the Egg (2pm), and SF supergroup the Attracted (3pm). It seems the perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. See you there!\nThank you, Tape Op\nAnother long-lost review, this time from Tape Op, circa February 2001, when the home-recording magazine still included a monthly feature by Rob Christensen called Under the Radar: reviews of home-recorded albums by unsigned artists. This was also before Pro Tools and Garage Band, when recording an album at home was still a little unusual. I was a Tape Op subscriber and fan (still am), and I remember reading this review on the same day that I got my job at Esquire; it was a good day.\nThe album Christensen describes below is actually a sampler I sent out with an early, homemade edition of the Open Book lyric booklet, not something that was ever commercially available.\nSometimes I think there’s way too many bands in the world. Thunderegg, like many others, deserves far more attention than they’re getting. They’re super prolific (the informational booklet lists 163 songs recorded between 1995 and 1998) and the songs are really good. This CD is called a Demo, but it probably should be titled Greatest Hits. The songs here come from three albums [Thunderegg, Powder to the People, and The Envelope Pushes Back]. Highlights included the V.U.-like opener “You Showed Them to Me,” chronicling a once happy marriage gone bad. I can hear Lou Reed singing it, though the singing here doesn’t come off as angry as Lou’s. There’s also the very nice “Christina Stopped Playing Her Violin,” about a love who’s found someone else. Thunderegg is mostly Will Georgantas recording to a Tascam Porta 7 4-track, aided by a SansAmp GT-2, Boss Dr. Rhythm 550, “3-for-$29.99 Sam Ash highball mics,” a Yamaha home keyboard, and a bunch of old Boss effects pedals. Clever lyrics are abundant, and Georgantas is a truly original songwriter.\nThank you, Splendid eZine\nThis is an old review of The Envelope Pushes Back written by Ryan Tranquilla for the now-defunct Splendid eZine. In the world of online music reviews, Splendid, which existed from 1996 to 2005, was particularly wonderful because it reviewed every single piece of music that was sent its way. (Here’s a nice tribute.) I’m thinking that Splendid ended because its office collapsed under the sheer weight of unsolicited CD-Rs.\nThe site is long gone, but recently I unearthed a few old reviews that I’d copied and pasted. This probably ran sometime in the spring of 2001.\nThunderegg\nThe Envelope Pushes Back\nOrange Entropy Records\nSurprisingly affecting, low-key without being gratingly lo-fi, transcending the snarkiness of their personas—band members include Will Bite and Woodpile—Thunderegg deliver an hour’s worth of wordy pop songs. With a productivity rivaling Guided by Voices (The Envelope… is the second of two discs recorded in 2000), Thunderegg have spent time woodshedding on their so-called “snippets” records; the new album, subsequently, doesn’t substitute a quick melody and a dash of nonsense for fully constructed songs.\nBy turns humorous and earnest, the band glows with an easy lyrical and musical intelligence. The disc comes packaged, for instance, in an actual envelope (Look at the album title again if this doesn’t make sense to you—Ed.); that kind of attention to detail sets the band’s music apart. Love, its pitfalls and half-triumphs, consumes much of the record, but its examination occurs without pathos and with a coy self-awareness: “Baby, you’re not getting what you deserve,” Bite sings on “Keep It with You”. “And it’s getting on my nerves/that I’ve shown I can’t give a lot.” Fortunately for the rest of us, this envelope doesn’t get lost in the mail."}
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{"text": "Picking on winds or flags are all pointing outwardly.\nReflecting on the root one realized that mind moved.\nBlaming situations or people will not find a way out.\nChoices are up to one's decision for Dharma practice."}
{"text": "If you're looking for \"I Spys,\" dating or LTRs, this is your scene.View Profiles\nLocals who've frequented Burlington's Champlain Club in recent years have witnessed dramatic changes in the house across the street. For many months, 19 Crowley Street in the city's Old North End sat empty, dark and quiet. Then, in early 2013, someone bought the two-story, 820-square-foot house, gutted it and began to renovate it from the ground up.\nAt first, the structure was reduced to framing that hovered over a newly dug foundation. Then a basement wall materialized; a shingle roof was installed; new windows went in. Over four years, visitors and residents on the street watched the century-old structure slowly morph into a contemporary, energy-efficient home.\nIn November 2017, children's toys began to appear on the front porch, interior lights went on every night, and vehicles came and went from the driveway. Clearly, the owners had finally moved in.\nIntrigued by the building's evolution, a reporter left a note in the mailbox, hoping for a glimpse inside. Soon thereafter, Graham and Cayenne MacHarg welcomed Nest; ensconced in their dream home, the thirtysomethings were pleased and proud to show it and share their story.\n\"We had a vision of what we wanted in a house,\" said Cayenne. \"Everything would be new and small and manageable, not high maintenance.\"\nAfter the MacHargs purchased the structure, it appeared they had done things \"a little bit backwards,\" she noted, \"because we took on an enormous and very time-consuming project.\" But, Cayenne added, \"This was what we wanted. This was what we were trying to get to.\"\nGorgeous Vermont maple flooring extends the length of the open first level, from the living room through the dining room and into the kitchen. Sun streams in from all sides, washing the light-colored walls and comfortable furniture in a welcoming glow. A handcrafted iron chandelier and wall sconces add touches of rich, dark color.\nOn a bitterly cold February day, the homeowners were clad in T-shirts inside their snug, warm home. That comfort was hard-won.\n\"Graham did most of the work himself on weekends,\" said Cayenne. \"I picked out furniture and fixtures and helped with insulation.\"\nBorn in California but raised primarily in Charlotte, Cayenne is a part-time bookkeeper at Reconciled in Burlington and a full-time mom to the couple's boys, ages 7, 4 and 1.\nGraham, born and raised in Hinesburg, \"grew up building with my dad,\" he said, and then worked as a carpenter for Classic Home. He credited owner Justin Wygmans with teaching him \"how to build a house from start to finish — energy-efficient houses that people can actually afford.\"\nNow a project manager at Church Hill Landscapes in Charlotte, Graham loves the freedom his finished house provides. \"On the weekends, we can do fun things as a family rather than spend all day Saturday fixing something,\" he said.\nThe couple was house-sitting in Charlotte in 2011 when they decided to invest in the Queen City. Faced with high real estate prices and a limited budget, they purchased 19 Crowley for $135,000, calculating that, even with the cost of renovations, it would be a good investment. One of 12 houses on a small, residential cul-de-sac, it's close to schools and downtown. And should the couple want to take up swing or tango, the Champlain Club hosts events open to the public on a regular basis.\nTheir house, which had been home to a family of seven for approximately 50 years, was clean and well maintained when they discovered it. \"As far as old houses go, it was in completely livable condition, but it needed that big overhaul of the century,\" said Cayenne.\nWith savings in the bank and low-interest loans from family members (which, they emphasize, they've since paid back in full), the MacHargs dug into the first phase: demolition. Graham took off the exterior porch and mudroom, then removed heavy, artificial-stone siding, as well as the original wooden clapboards beneath. He tore out walls — made of Sheetrock layered over lathe and plaster — that had made rooms small.\n\"The amount of stuff we took out was dump trailer after dump trailer,\" Graham said.\nBut as he uncovered the house's history, his appreciation for the previous owners grew. \"They had made very practical decisions,\" Graham noted. \"The concrete fake stone siding would've lasted forever. It didn't need any painting. It's a very old-time Vermont thing. You might sacrifice a little aesthetic, but it's practical and functional and not too expensive.\"\nThe most unexpected project and expense was the basement. Previous owners had dug out areas of the 3-foot-high crawl space to create 6-foot-high areas for walking and washing machine installation. A brick buttress system had been constructed in dug areas to shore up the original stone foundation — but it wasn't foolproof.\n\"I was working to get the house more level and shimming it up, and one day a whole section of the original basement wall caved in,\" said Graham. Supported by a jack and a metal I-beam, the house didn't topple, but he decided to demo the whole front basement wall and rebuild it.\nOnce the basement was complete, Graham removed and rebuilt all of the floors and walls.\nThe wide stair treads to the second floor add grace and whimsy to the home. They're made of ambrosia maple, which is striped naturally with gray streaks created by the fungus of a burrowing beetle. Walking up the stairs evokes hiking over tree roots or crossing pebbled streams.\nIndeed, the couple's children have turned the stairs into a playground. \"They love the fact that the stair railings aren't in yet, so they can jump off the fourth step into the living room,\" said Graham.\nThe second floor was redesigned to make the bathroom more functional and the two bedrooms slightly larger. Cathedral ceilings make the upstairs feel even more spacious, drawing one's eye up to collar ties made of the house's old floor joists. Originally designed for storage, a loft above the bathroom has become a sleepover spot for the boys, who access it from the top of their bunk bed.\nThe couple went to great lengths to properly insulate and seal the house. Graham extended the original 2-by-3-inch exterior wall studs to full two-by-fours to create more room for insulation, and he attached and taped 2.5-inch foam insulation on the exterior before installing clapboard siding. Inside, the couple filled the Sheetrock walls with cellulose; they insulated roof rafters in a similar manner.\n\"You want 20 in the basement, 40 in the walls, 60 in the ceiling,\" said Graham of ideal insulation R-values, or thermal resistance values. \"I don't think I quite got to 60, and the walls are really only 25 to 30, and there's not much in the basement yet. But I counted on really good air sealing.\"\nTo ensure proper airflow in the living space, Graham installed a good bathroom fan, \"the poor man's way of doing it,\" he said. To deter moisture buildup in the roof, he built a 3/4-inch soffit-vented space between the rafter foam and the roof deck.\nThe payoff for all that work is a home heated and cooled comfortably with electric heat pumps: one downstairs and one in each bedroom.\n\"Most Vermont houses with a heat pump also have another, less-efficient source of heat,\" said Cayenne. \"The layout of our house, combined with our insulation, made heat pumps doable.\"\nWhether it's 5 degrees below zero or 95 and humid, she added, \"It stays just a constant, perfect 67 degrees inside.\"\nThe couple's electric bill is $200 to $250 per month in the winter and about $100 in the summer. They expect the winter bill to decrease when the basement is fully insulated and an electric space heater is no longer needed. Their gas bill — for hot water and cooking — is about $25 a month.\nThe MacHargs estimated that the renovation cost $100,000, not including labor. Cayenne noted that the exact number was hard to determine because they invested in some equipment. \"But we know how much we borrowed from our families,\" Graham piped in with a laugh.\nFamily contributed far more than loans, which came primarily from Cayenne's uncle. Graham's father helped rough in the plumbing and electrical work and install the kitchen. Cayenne's father landscaped the backyard with evergreens, lilac and forsythia. And from 2015 through most of 2017, the couple and their children lived in a house owned by Cayenne's father on Dodds Court in Burlington. They had thought the Crowley project would take two years, but \"We weren't even close by the time we had to move out of Charlotte,\" said Graham.\n\"Graham did all this work, but we couldn't have done it if we weren't given the opportunity by our families,\" Cayenne added.\nNeighbors and friends helped, too. Some loaned equipment, offered encouragement or turned a blind eye to the half-finished house. \"Can you imagine living next to this for four years?\" exclaimed Graham. Others in the trade installed tile and did masonry work. The couple got leads on everything from a free sink to alternative uses for construction debris.\nAs the MacHargs contemplate someday enlarging the house with an addition, they're pretty sure they'll hire someone else to build it. Working on their home with a team of supporters \"was a really awesome experience,\" said Cayenne, \"but we don't need to do it again.\"\nTags: Home Tours, Nest, Burlington, Graham MacHarg, Cayenne MacHarg, DIY\nShowing 1-1 of 1"}
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{"text": "Mapping ORM to Datalog: An Overview\nTerry Halpin, LogicBlox (Australia) and INTI International University (Malaysia)Matthew Curland, LogicBlox (USA)Kurt Stirewalt, LogicBlox (USA)Navin Viswanath, LogicBlox (USA)Matthew McGill, LogicBlox (USA)Steven Beck, LogicBlox (USA)\nAbstract. Optimization of modern businesses is becoming increasingly dependent on business intelligence and rule-based software to perform predictive analytics over massive data sets and enforce complex business rules. This has led to a resurgence of interest in datalog, because of its powerful capability for processing complex rules, especially those involving recursion, and the exploitation of novel data structures that provide performance advantages over relational database systems.\nORM 2 is a conceptual approach for fact oriented modeling that provides a high level graphical and textual syntax to facilitate validation of data models and complex rules with nontechnical domain experts. DatalogLB is an extended form of typed datalog that exploits fact-oriented data structures to provide deep and highly performant support for complex rules with guaranteed decidability. This paper provides an overview of recent research and development efforts to extend the Natural ORM Architect (NORMA) software tool to map ORM models to DatalogLB.\nPaper available in: Springer LNCS 6428, pp. 504-513\nNote: This is a PowerPoint presentation in standard Zip format"}
{"text": "The Null Device\nPosts matching tags '1950s'.\n2006/4/11).\n2005/10/7\nBarry Humphries recently gave a speech about the Melbourne he grew up in, the bourgeois middle-class culture of the suburbs of the 1940s and 1950s, and the changing landmarks of the city:\nGoing into the city was always a ritual I enjoyed with my mother, for it meant hats, gloves, crumbed whiting at the Wattle Tea Rooms or creamed sweet corn (undoubtedly out of a tin) at Russell Collins. We would only shop in Collins Street. Bourke Street was mostly out of bounds except for Myers and Buckleys. The upper reaches of Bourke Street were thought common and there were second hand bookshops around the eastern market -- a paradise for germs.\nThe boat, an Italian one, sailed from Port Melbourne to Venice, but I already had a taste for things Italian. After all, I had been to university in Carlton where the first espresso machine had frothed up my cappuccino and I had already mingled with the sophisticated crowd who hung out at the Florentino Bistro eating Spaghetti ala Bolognese and drinking Chianti. I left when Harry Ballefonte was singing his famous Calypso island in the sun and only returned in the Beatles era.\nIt is a sign of progress that I have been asked to address you at all on the subject of my home town. I was long dismissed as a traitor, or worse, an expatriate merely because I recognised the intrinsic bittersweet comedy of suburban life..)\n2003/5/26\nAnd now, the Christopher Recordings on Sex Instruction, a 1950s Christian sex-education record (as sampled by The Bran Flakes in one of their tracks). Enjoy. (via MeFi)"}
{"text": "“Through the hidden power of social influence, the network around us shapes how we respond to an innovation, causing us either to ignore it or to adopt it. This much deeper process of social spreading is called complex contagion, and it has given rise to a new science for understanding how change happens—and how we can help make it happen.”\nWhat?\nThis book is fascinating. It’s written by an academic who has interests in how, in an age of social networks, ideas and behaviours spread. The basic premise is that information and disease spread as “simple contagions”, requiring only one contact for transmission, while behaviours typically spread as “complex contagions”, requiring multiple sources of reinforcement to induce adoption.\nA great feature of the book is the way research mixes smoothly with extended case studies and quirky examples. Successes – like Korea’s birth control initiative – are balanced with surprising failures, like Google Glass. There are valuable detailed explanations of the emergence of causes like #BlackLivesMatter. Then there are the eccentric case studies: the Dvorak keyboard, VHS and Betamax, the British Army Pals regiments of WW1, the ice-bucket challenge, and the Aerosmith gesture. It’s whacky, fascinating, and persuasive all at once.\nSo What?\nThe subtitle gives the answer. The book lays out thinking for a networked age to make big things happen. Most of the big things we pursue are complex contagions, involving risk. The higher the risk the more we need the ‘proof’ of others, the difference between being aware of an innovation and being convinced to adopt it. The geometry of the network dictates the change. Weak ties have a geometry which looks like a firework display with connections reaching out randomly from the centre quickly but then fading out. Strong ties, needed for influence and ‘entrenched’ change looks like a fishing net with clusters which are more tightly connected. For big change you need the fishing net.\nNow What?\nIf you are involved in any way with the use of social media to promote a product, an idea, an experience, or a cause then this book is a must. Many of your strategies will be throwing money away. To make your change initiative successful, do not rely on the contagious spread of information to solve the problem, don’t invest in personality endorsements, invest instead in sub-groups with whom you are loosely connected. Clustering change agents together can lower the size of the critical mass needed to trigger social change. Work out the barriers to adoption. Is it an issue of credibility, legitimacy, or excitement? Once you identify the kind of resistance, you will also know how to create relevance.\n“Ideas and beliefs that reinforce existing biases spread easily in centralized networks. Innovative ideas that challenge our biases and improve our thinking benefit from a contagion infrastructure that protects innovators from too many countervailing influences and offers wide bridges to convey innovative ideas.”\nWorth a read, then a re-read."}
{"text": "August 19, 2016\nWPP AUNZ LIMITED – 2016 HALF YEAR RESULT\nWPP AUNZ Limited (“WPP AUNZ” “the Group” ASX: WPP), Australasia’s leading marketing content and communications group, today announced its financial results for the half year ended 30 June 2016.\nKey features of the six month period include:\n- Merger with Australia and New Zealand businesses of WPP plc approved by shareholders on 4 April 2016.\n- Change of name and branding to WPP AUNZ Limited reflecting the closer alignment with WPP plc.\n- Merger integration in the initial stages. Very positive beginning with strong engagement and collaboration from local business units and support from WPP global operations.\n- The Group’s Headline Results are presented on a like-for-like basis, as if all businesses were owned from 1 January and exclude one-off and significant items incurred during the period.\n- Headline Net Sales of $407.3 million, flat on prior period (2015: $407.5 million).\n- Headline profit before interest and tax of $47.2 million, flat on the prior period (2015: $47.4 million).\n- Headline PBIT was delivered at a margin of 11.6%, in line with the prior period.\n- Strong operating cash flow and exceeding EBITDA cash conversion target.\n- Entered into new core debt facilities of $520 million. Materially enhanced terms reflecting scale and reduced leverage. Next debt maturity will not arise until mid-2019.\n- Interim dividend of 2.1 cents per share, fully franked (2015: 2.1 cents per share).\nSummary of the result\nWPP AUNZ’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Connaghan, said: “WPP AUNZ’s results for the half year ended 30 June 2016 delivered net sales of $407.3 million, flat on the prior period (2015: $407.5 million) and headline profit before interest and tax of $47.2 million, in line with the prior period ($47.4 million). The results were delivered at a margin of 11.6%.\n“The 2016 half year results are the first results presented under the name WPP AUNZ Limited, having completed the merger with the Australian and New Zealand businesses of WPP plc in April 2016. While we are still very much in the initial stages of the merger integration, it has been a very positive beginning. There has been strong engagement and collaboration from local business units and support from WPP global operations. The substantial benefits of the merger are tangible providing the Group with access to new tools, technologies and client relationships. The merger provides exciting pathways for our talented people and generates market leading services for our clients. 2016 will be a year of integration and establishing a platform for 2017 and beyond.\n“During the early stages of integration the key objective has been to drive oversight and collaboration across the group. Along with Rose Herceg and Rob Currie, we have invested in senior executive positions with the appointment of: John Steedman - Chairman Media Services; Kieran Moore - CEO Public Relations and Public Affairs; and Ben Dixon - CEO Data Investment Management. The new management structure provides the oversight required to ensure our business units get the most out of being part of the largest marketing services group globally and at the same time ensure local autonomy remains intact. The structure brings together specialist expertise and allows for informed and agile decision-making.\n“We have previously outlined to the market that we expect to achieve at least $15 million of annual cost synergies as a result of the merger over a period of three years. Post transaction completion, we have made investment to validate, challenge and refine the cost synergy assumptions. The simple conclusion was an enhanced confidence in reaching and exceeding projected synergy targets. While it will be challenging, they are real and achievable. While confidence and conviction is strong, the synergies will take time to impact on the results. There will be limited synergy benefits in 2016. It is a year to invest in people, systems and structures that will establish a platform for sustainable synergy realization.”\n2016 Full Year Outlook\nThe outlook is presented on a like-for-like basis, looking at the performance of all business units in the Group as if they were owned for the entire period. The outlook excludes the impact of one off gains and costs resulting from the merger with WPP plc and other non-cash costs such as amortisation of intangible assets.\nOn a like for like basis, WPP AUNZ expects to deliver headline profit before interest and tax of between $140 million and $147 million (2015: $137.0 million). Connaghan said: “This represents mid-to-high single digit organic growth. We are cautious in our outlook for the Group given a flat media market, restrained client spend and a subdued macro-economic environment in key markets. The Group will achieve this organic growth through winning market share and driving cost efficiencies.”\nCash, Gross Debt & Facilities\nDuring the half year, in connection with the merger, the group entered into new debt facilities of $520 million to refinance both the existing debt facilities of the Group and certain intercompany indebtedness owed to WPP plc. The debt facilities are on materially better terms than the prior debt facilities reflecting the size of the merged group and the reduction in leverage. The Group’s next debt maturity will not arise until the first half of 2019.\nAs at 30 June 2016, the Company’s net cash balance was $71.5 million (31 December 2015: $26.9 million). The Company’s gross debt, finance lease liabilities and earnout liabilities totaled $389.7 million (31 December 2015: $246.9 million). The Company’s net debt position increased to $318.2 million at 30 June 2016 (31 December 2015: $220.0 million) driven primarily by increased debt required as part of the financing of the merger.\nOperating Cash Flows\nLukas Aviani, WPP AUNZ’s Chief Financial Officer said: “The Group's cash flows were positively impacted by the timing of media payments at 30 June 2016. The operating cash flow for the 2016 half year was strong and exceeds the Group’s cash conversion target of between 85% and 100% of EBITDA.”\nDividend\nThe Directors of WPP AUNZ declared a fully franked interim dividend of 2.1 cents per share (2014: 2.1 cents per share). This Group's target is a full year dividend payout ratio of between 60% and 70% of underlying profit.\nThe interim dividend will have a record date of 6 September 2016 and will be paid on 20 September 2016. A dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) will not operate in respect of the interim dividend.\nResults Presentation\nWPP AUNZ’s 2016 half year results presentation will take place at a briefing at 72 Christie Street, St Leonards, on Friday, 19 August 2016 at 9:00 am AEST. The briefing will be accessible online via a live webcast at http : / / webcast.openbriefing.com / 2945/\nFor further information contact:"}
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{"text": "The Background Score Of \"No Smoking\"\nSusmit Limaye posted\nAny discerning film-goer who has seen Anurag Kashyap’s film “No Smoking” must surely have noticed the excellent score composed by Hitesh Sonik and Clinton Cerejo. It’s a fine blend of composition, arrangement and sound design, which gives a very eerie feeling.\nPosted on November 02, 2007\nPlease login to reply to The Background Score Of \"No Smoking\""}
{"text": "8 Weeks to Wellness Testimonials\nRead 8 Weeks to Wellness testimonials from patients and how they improved their health with the 8 Weeks to Wellness program\n“Before I discovered the 8 weeks to health program, I was having a lot of mobility issues that were keeping me from doing my job, and also from doing the activities that I enjoy. I just didn’t have the knowledge, ability or motivation do what I needed to do to fix the problem, even though I thought I did, so It continually got worse. West Functional Chiropractic offered all the things that I was lacking and unable to do on my own, and gave me not only the tools for total wellness but the support and motivation that I needed on my journey to good health and fitness. I realized the instant I started the program, how badly I needed all the benefits they were offering. Now, after the 8 week program, I feel better than I have in a long time, and I am committed to continuing with everything I have learned. West Functional Chiropractic is my “ROCK” to total wellness!!”\n– Mary R.\nKristina\nLost 17 pounds in 8 weeks\nLost 4.5 inches off her waist in 8 weeks\nDecreased her triglycerides from 126 to 82\nImproved her head posture from\n1.09mm to .59mm\nReduced cholesterol from 249 to 216\nReduced fat mass from 27.2 to 24\nTJ\nLost 3.2 pounds in 8 weeks.\nLost 2.5 inches off his waist in 8 weeks.\nDecreased his triglycerides from 91 to 66\nImproved his head posture from 96mm to 56mm\nReduced his medication toxicity from 4 to 3\nJacquie\nLost 16.4 pounds in 8 weeks.\nDecreased her waist measurement from 41 to 34.5\nReduced her cholesterol from 246 to 210\nImproved her head posture from 1.42 to .77\nDecreased her homocysteine from 12.9 to 7.7\nDecreased her BMI from 29.9 to 27.7\nBeth\nLost 11 pounds in 8 weeks.\nDecreased her fat mass from 38.7 to 36.2\nReduced her cholesterol from 259 to 214\nImproved her head posture from 1.06 to .40\nDecreased her homocysteine from 14.6 to 9.8\nDecreased her BMI from 27.3 to 24.6\nCarla\nLost 12.8 pounds in 8 weeks.\nLost 3 inches off her waist in 8 weeks.\nDecreased her triglycerides from 577 to 150\nImproved her head posture from 87mm to 65mm\nReduced her homocysteine from15.1 to 1.7\nLowered her BMI from 25.3 to 23.4\nKathy\nLost 6 pounds in 8 weeks\nLost 3 inches off her waist in 8 weeks\nDecreased her diastolic blood pressure from 93 to 78\nImproved her head posture from 21mm to 7 mm\nReduced her resting heart rate from75 to 68\nLowered her BMI from 21 to 20.1 in 8 weeks\nJames\nLost 21 pounds in 8 weeks\nLost 11.5 inches off his waist in 8 weeks\nDecreased his diastolic blood pressure from 99 to 63\nImproved his head posture from 50mm to 10mm\nReduced his resting heart rate from 89 to 81\nLowered his BMI from 41.6 to 38 in\nI sought chiropractic care initially years ago for severe lower back pain. I struggled with ongoing pain off and on for years with chiropractic care periodically. PT periodically, even back surgery and cortisone spinal injections. This past summer I had another severe episode while at a church kids camp. A friend recommended me to West Functional. I made an appt and signed up for the 8 weeks to wellness. Never before had I received a plan and teaching for my whole wellness. West Functional is amazing and truly cares about not only your pain, but YOU and making your whole body healthier. If you are experiencing life of pain and illness, you should definitely go see the amazing people at West Functional Chiropractic. I am now stronger! I can go up stairs and have more upper body strength and genuinely feel better! Thank you Dr. West and ALL the Staff!\nKim\nI started Chiropractic care because of numbness in my hand and headaches. Chiropractic care has helped me with both problems. I’m totally convinced a healthy spine is very important for a continued healthy life. I tell everyone I know to come visit Dr. West. She will make a difference in your life. My life has changed, allowing me to use my hand without it going numb. I’m trying to make better food choices and exercise more. Thank you West Functional Chiropractic!\nRene’\nCar Wreck, resulting in neck & upper back pain. The adjustments when paired with massage therapy have significantly improved my quality of life. I am sleeping better and moving more fluid with ease. In addition to the physical care, the positive attitude of everyone in the office improved my day and outlook on life. A little positivity goes a long way!\nDabney S.\nI seeked chiropractic care because I had bad back pain, neck and hip pain. I would tell hem that they should come to West Functional Chiropractic to get good care and help with what is going on. Chiropractic has made me feel better. I have had les pain in my back, neck and hips.\nCarly H.\nI was not able to turn my head and was having headaches. Dr. West and Jordan the massage therapist have been trying to get it back in order. Chiropractic care has helped with my every day life and movement\nConnie\nI would for sure recommend any chiro care especially this place. Huge difference in in my well being both physical changes and immune!\nVan\n20-25 yrs ago I fell on my bottom catching a fly ball while playing softball. Ever since I have had some back pain. Then degeneration, age and constant driving at work was aggravating it. A friend recommended Chiro. I was scared to have my body cracked, but finally succumbed. I wanted to stay active and would not consider surgery. Chiropractic care has been wonderful. It helped me continue to be active and pain so much more manageable. I can continue to ride my horses. The doctors and staff are friendly and always ready to help.\nAnna\nI was wanting to receive chiropractic care because I was never feeling “okay” with my body. I would recommend West Functional Chiropractic to anyone needing help. Great care overall and I feel great!\nKenleigh W.\nI came in for lower back pain, hip and groin pain. I had advised several friends about West Functional Chiropractic and what a great place it is. My Chiropractic experience has helped me a lot with all my daily activities. I’m no longer in pain\nBrooke C.\nBefore 8WW I weighed 290.8 lbs and my waist was 54inches. I lost a total of 21lbs and 11 ½ inches off my waist. I could barely walk before the program because of severe lower back pain. I was taking pain pills several times a day just to get through life. Now I take no meds and have zero pain. 8WW and West Functional Chiropractic saved my life.\nBefore the program I was going to work and coming home doing nothing but lying down because of the pain I was in. Doing the program I learned how to eat right, exercise and lower my stress levels with all that combined leads to a healthier lifestyle.\n-James\nAfter going through eight weeks of physical therapy at a rehab center for my lower back, it became more clear to me that I needed to get more than one area of my body realigned. Although the PT relieved symptoms, it seemed to bring to my attention other areas that needed help. The term “comprehensive” came to mind. I felt I needed a full-service team to address my concerns.\nLucky for me 8 WW was 10 minutes from our house. The initial bloodwork & evaluation showed clearly where problems were. Dr. West customized.\nDuring the first fitness session we discovered an oddball condition in my right shoulder. It was reassuring & encouraging to have the team work together to try to solve the mystery & implement techniques to facilitate improvement.\nAll of the team had been through the 8WW & were still living the tenants of the program. They were all so encouraging, positive and quick with a helpful hint or a delicious recipe. They seemed to want me to succeed for my well-being & genuinely celebrated when my follow up results showed improvement. I’ve recommended the program to friends & wish some other family & friends lived close enough to participate.\n-Kathy\nAfter two years of family health issues causing stress overload I found myself diagnosed with chronic fatigue, adrenal burnout, and very high EBV viral count. All of which affected my thyroid, blood pressure, cholesterol, hormones, and immune system.\nMy lifestyle came to a screeching halt. I no longer had the energy to perform simple tasks. Dr. Jami West was already treating my chiropractic needs. The timing was perfect for me when she incorporated the eight weeks to wellness program into her practice. When I committed to the program that they tailored to my specific needs, I felt assured of Dr. West and her staffs’ commitment to me.\nAt the end of the eight weeks I had more energy I was eating healthier and exercising regularly. My blood pressure improved cholesterol lowered and my immune system was working again. It was a real bonus when I lost weight and inches. For me this was just the beginning!\nYou cannot imagine my excitement and relief when I found out they had programs available so I could continue to improve my life with a great support.\nThank you,\n-Anna\nTestimonial from Gerri E. – June 2017\nWhat made you come to West Functional Chiropractic?\nNeed to improve health and balance\nWhat have you learned from the chiropractic care/8WW program you have received during your care here?\nBetter nutrition, proper exercise\nHow has your life changed since you finished the care/8WW to wellness program?\nMore motivated – physical – walk better\nWould you recommend our off to your family and friends?\nYes, definitely.\nTestimonial from Jack T. – June 2017\nIn your own words, please explain your reason for seeking chiropractic care, and nay initial complaints. What advice would you give a friend, coworker, or loved one who was considering taking a step toward better health through chiropractic? And finally, how has chiropractic made a difference in your life?\nI sought relief from nerve pain in my left groin to knee area. I wanted to avoid pain medicine. First time for chiropractic treatment and pleased with results so far.\nI still have some discomfort but learned how to stretch and help myself through process.\nTestimonial from Robin L. – August 2017\nFor years I have had neck and back pain so bad it keeps me from doing the things I like to do. Dr. West and her staff have gone above and beyond to see to my needs.\nThey not only take great care of you, but help you strengthen your body for a greater outcome. Today my neck and back are stronger than they have been in years. With the care and knowledge I have received here at West Chiropractic, I am ready for tomorrow!\nTestimonial from Shea N. – September 2017\nI’ve suffered from migraine headaches my entire life (I’m 58 years old). I could manage them with prescription pain medication most of the time, but my life revolved around the “what if’s?”\nWhat if we go on vacation and I run out of my prescription?\nWhat if I lose my job and my health insurance (and thus, my prescription program)?\nWhat if I forget to have a few spares in my purse?\nAnd so on.\nI had researched and studied headaches my entire adult life. I knew what foods supposedly contributed to them, which activities, and which seasons (they are always worst in summer). But no doctor, EVER, was able to do more than prescribe more and more medication.\nWhen I moved to the Lake Kiowa area in October 2016, my headaches suddenly increased in strength and frequency. I went from having one every week or two to having them every couple of days. I would routinely run out of my prescription meds because the insurance company will only prescribe 9 per month. I was desperate.\nUntil a friend referred me to West Functional Chiropractic…\nI was skeptical due to having gone to a chiropractor before who was so rough with me I was in pain for three days after the visit and vowed never to visit a chiropractor again.\nBut again, I was desperate.\nAfter the initial consultation which included x-rays and test exercises to determine my spinal health and flexibility (I failed!), I signed up for the entire program.\nAnd I am convinced that saved my life.\nThe program was tailored to my needs, and along with the chiropractic manipulations, I was scheduled for deep tissue massages as well as an exercise program to improve my core strength as well as my posture.\nDrs. West and Romanies have “hands of steel,” yet they have a light-as-a-feather touch. They manipulated my neck and spine so effectively (yet gently!) that, for the first time in my life, I can go weeks – not days, but WEEKS – without having a single migraine headache. Never in my life has my head not suffered a migraine for more than a week to 10 days at time. NEVER. And now it does.\nNot only did they do the physical manipulations but they instructed me on how to do certain stretches and exercises at home which actually WORK. If I feel a headache coming on, I know how to avert it.\nThey are true life savers. My quality of life has improved 100%, and now I’m not afraid of my headaches because I know relief in the form of West Functional Chiropractic is just around the corner. I will NEVER go to anyone else – they know me, they know my head, and they know how to keep the headaches under control.\nIn closing, I’m not saying I don’t ever get headaches anymore. I AM saying that they are much more infrequent, less severe and I know how to prevent them from happening 95% of the time. This is nothing short of a miracle. Thank you, Drs. West and Romanies. You have truly saved my life.\n(I’d have done the video testimonial but I’d get too emotional, that’s how grateful I am.)\nTestimonial from Katlynn Hill. – September 2017\nI seeked chiropractic care because I was having hip pain in my hip. I believe that if anyone is having problems and chiropractic care can fix it, they should do it. I started to feel better after my first week of appointments and I have never felt in better shape and happier with my body."}
{"text": "Timucuan Parks Foundation is partnering with the National Park Service and Talbot Islands State Parks for the 8th Timucuan Science and History Symposium. The full-day event will be held Friday, Jan. 31 at the Ribault Club on Fort George Island. It is designed to showcase the connection between the natural and cultural resources within the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.\nThe symposium will begin at 8 a.m. with registration, networking, and a light breakfast and will include five sessions that focus on the scientific, historical, cultural, and archaeological research being done in the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.\nThe event is open to anyone with an interest in learning more about the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve and networking with local scientists, historians, and environmental organizations. The cost for students with college or school identification is $15 and general registration is $45. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Preregistration is required; visit. For more information, email symposium@timucuanparks.org or call (904) 374-1107. The Ribault Club at Fort George Island is located at 11241 Fort George Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32226.\nCategories: Education \| Science\nSorry, you missed Timucuan Science and Histor... at Ribault Club.\nDemand that Ribault Club gets added to the next tour!Demand it!\nSorry, you missed Timucuan Science and Histor... at Ribault Club.\nDemand that Jacksonville gets added to the next tour!Demand it!\nYou missed Timucuan Science and Histor... at Ribault Club.\nWe're generating custom event recommendations for you based on Timucuan Science and Histor... right now!"}
{"text": "Career counselors assist fall graduates\nAides at the CSU Career Center have been busy this month assisting December graduates with job searches and other services.\nSome students who will graduate on Dec. 20 and Dec. 21 may be experiencing anxiety about what lies in the near future. In those cases, career counselors offer advice and resources to ease worry and promote employment.\n“We’re here to help graduates,” said Ann Malen, director of the Career Center. “Students can structure a job search process or register in our jobs online posting system.”\nIn addition to career counseling, the Career Center also offers workshops, internship searches and other resources for all students and alumni.\nMalen said many students begin working with the Career Center as early as freshman year.\n“If (the graduate) is someone who hasn’t even started a r/sum/,” Malen said, “then they definitely need to come see us.”\nOverall, Malen explained, the Career Center helps students learn how to market themselves to employers through a “very focused and very active approach.”\nErin Fendrich, a career counselor who works with environmental health and microbiology majors, said networking is vital in a graduate’s job search.\n“75 percent of jobs are found through networking,” Fendrich said. “In a down-turned job market, I encourage students to network and do informational interviews.”\nGraduation ceremonies for fall semester are scheduled for Dec. 20 and Dec. 21. After graduation, the Career Center continues to offer advice and assistance to alumni.\nThe Career Center’s Web site,, offers employer contacts, internships, job searches, recruiting and other services.\nSorry, the comment form is closed at this time."}
{"text": "Covariance and contravariance of vectors\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n- For other uses of \"covariant\" or \"contravariant\", see covariance and contravariance.\nIn mathematics and theoretical physics, covariance and contravariance refer to how coordinates change under a change of bases (or coordinate system). Components of vectors transform contravariantly, while components of covectors (linear functionals) transform covariantly. The use of the term in this context is a specific example of the term used in category theory.\n[edit] Definition\nIn linear algebra, a linear functional or linear form (also called a one-form or covector) is a linear map from a vector space to its field of scalars. In Rn, if vectors are represented as column vectors, then linear functionals, or covectors, are represented as row vectors, and their action on vectors given by the matrix product. In general, if V is a vector space over a field k, then a linear functional f is a function from V to k which is linear:\nfor all\nfor all\nThe set of all linear functionals from V to k, Homk(V,k), is itself a k-vector space. This space is called the dual space of V, or sometimes the algebraic dual space, to distinguish it from the continuous dual space. It is often written V*, or V′ when the field k is understood.\nThis means that in a matrix form, a vector times a covector yields the scalar quantity that is the intersection between the vector expressed in the column, and the covector expressed by the row.\nThe distinction is particularly important for computations with tensors, which often have mixed variance. This means that they have both covariant and contravariant components, or both vectors and covectors. A tensor's valence is number of variant and covariant terms.\nUsing Einstein notation, covariant components have lower indices, while contravariant components have upper indices.\nVectors are covariant, and covectors are contravariant, but the components of vectors are contravariant and the components of covectors are covariant.'' (This is in conflict with another section on this page, Definition, \"Vectors are called contravariant vectors, while covectors are called covariant vectors,\" and another page! \"As stated in Curvilinear Coordinates, contravariant vectors are vectors with contravariant components...)\" See Einstein notation for details.\n- This is a frequently confused point.\nIf e1, e2, e3 are contravariant basis vectors of R3 (not necessarily orthogonal nor of unit norm) then the covariant basis vectors of their reciprocal system are:\nNote that even if the ei and ei are not orthonormal, they are still by this definition mutually orthonormal:,,\n- vi = ( (x1 − 0), (x2 − 0 ) )\n- vi = (x1, x2)\nThis result is generalized into n-dimensions. Contravariance.] External links\n- Weistein, Eric W., \"Covariant Tensor\" from MathWorld."}
{"text": "/reviews/pamarkedones-s.jpg\nStarring Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz, Gloria Sandoval, Gabrielle Walsh\nDirected by Christopher Landon\nThe Paranormal Activity franchise has been known to defy the odds. The first film exploded upon release, and it was not really meant to have a sequel. Still, the sequel came, and it was surprisingly good. Then Paranormal Activity 3 arrived and completely knocked it out of the park. The mythos expanded. The action amped up. The plot was on a really good track. But then Paranormal Activity 4 happened, and it neglected just about everything that made the first three films work in favor of a few cool ideas that never really came together and – even worse – did nothing to advance the story. Had the franchise that launched 1,000 nightmares run out of steam? It certainly seemed that way, and the announcement of a “Latino-themed spin-off” didn’t exactly bode well either. The odd thing? That announcement never should have been made the way that it was presented.\nParanormal Activity: The Marked Ones is no spin-off. It’s not a side story that ignores the previous films to go in its own direction. Not at all. This is 110% canon. It fits with the series perfectly and in my opinion could have easily been called Paranormal Activity 5 and no one would have complained. Hell, this should have been the Paranormal Activity 4 that we never got. If you’re thinking you should skip this one and just wait for 5, think again as Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones reaches an elevated height within the franchise by breaking some new ground… and then burying you alive and screaming in it.\nAs for this so-called “Latino-themed” business, calling it that is a true disservice. Sure, the actors in it are mainly Latino, but so what? At no time will you feel like the powers-that-be are pandering to a particular audience. Nothing feels forced, and our leads exhibit the best chemistry the series has seen since Katie and Micah. They do things and behave the way that normal people would. This adds a feeling of authenticity to the proceedings that was sorely missing from the last flick. Yes, they’re always inexplicably filming, but being the fifth film in the franchise, that’s to be expected. Thankfully, the ridiculously unneeded and highly cliché “WE MUST DOCUMENT EVERYTHING; NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, KEEP FILMING” moment never comes. In fact, the participants rarely address the camera at all, and that works in the film’s favor. It is easy to ignore the shortcomings of the 400-pound gorilla in the room when you’re having fun with it, and believe me, you will have fun. This is one hell of a ride, folks.\nOne of the main complaints from the naysayers of these films is that nothing ever happens until the end. In fact, that’s a common complaint about most found footage movies. Director Christopher Landon is well aware of this, and as a result he delivers the biggest, baddest, and boldest Paranormal Activity yet. We’re talking gloves-off, knock-out terror that delivers the nightmares by the dozens. This is a found footage film for people who don’t like found footage films.\nThe frenetic pacing of the movie doesn’t always serve it well, though, as the only thing I can really say is “wrong” with the film is it was kind of hard to tell how all of the characters fit together in their relationships. Were they two brothers? Were they just friends who lived together? Did they live together at all? Is that someone’s sister? Wait, are there two sisters? Are those two people cousins? Yes, the answers are there, but I’m willing to bet that you will get a little confused the first time around. That’s just a minor quibble, however, because the one thing I can tell you about all of the characters for sure is that you’ll be invested in them. Some of them you will even love, and when they meet with peril – and you know that they will – you’ll actually care. Nowadays that’s no easy feat, especially for a fifth entry into the franchise that continually introduces new characters.\nWhen the trailer premiered, lots of folks were complaining about how one of the leads was exhibiting what looked like super-powers a la Chronicle. Not to worry; in the context of the film these moments fit perfectly together and pay off in a really big way. As for the trailer itself, in typical Paranormal Activity form, no matter what you think you saw, I can assure you they saved all of the good stuff for the movie itself.\nI’m not going into the plot because part of its charm is the way everything fits together. You want to know what it’s about and how all of the pieces of the prior films are worked in? Take your butts to the movies. Questions are answered, storylines are advanced, and there’s still room for mysteries yet to be revealed.\nThis"}
{"text": "Australian musicians continue to pioneer contemporary sounds in just about any given genre; Price Park is no stranger to this testament. The indie-electronic producer is a whirlwind of talent, delivering a vision that is larger than life with each release. His latest single, “Someone Else” featuring Jade Alice is a vast journey through syrupy musical landscapes that glow with a pastel resonance. The feel good single boasts chopped electronic production and staggering cadences that force an unmistakable kind of movement to rivet through the air. His music is an element of his own, inviting each of the five senses to engage with every turn and transition. We can’t wait to hear more for this Aussie soon-to-be-superstar.\n[PREMIERE] PRICE PARK - FIRE (FEAT. JOE KOSKY)Music, Original Mix, PREMIEREComment\nElectronic.\n"}
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{"text": "Those looking to qualify for HUD senior housing must participate in the tenant screening process put in place by the local Housing Authority and provide information about their incomes and identities. The HA provides written notification of decisions, whether rejections or approvals.\nHUD senior housing projects only require 30 percent of a senior citizen's income as rent. To be eligible, households must have at least one person who is at least 62 years old and must meet verification requirements for very low income families. The definition of very low income is 50 percent of the median income within a particular area. As of 2015, for example, this translates into an annual income of $37,650 in a one-person household in San Francisco. A three-person household qualifies at or below $53,750.\nAll interested parties must submit an application in writing through the local HA. Tax returns and other information about income are required. If the application is approved, a lease with the HA is a requirement, and this often includes a security deposit. Because there is often more demand for housing than supply in a given area, it's common to experience a lengthy waiting list after approval. Some HAs close their waiting lists when they already have more approved families on the list than they can help in the near future."}
{"text": "If I didn't live in a country like Harperland, and it's grotesque leader hadn't made his \"musical\" abilities such a big part of his desperate attempt to remake his image.\nOr labelled those who disagree with him perverts.\nI'd probably give this story a pass.\nBut I will say that I can only imagine the look on Harper's face when he heard the news...\nFor it must be REALLY embarrassing. It will put a dent in his Great War on Crime. He won't be beating that hollow drum quite so loudly.\nBut for today at least this was still the real scandal.\nThe Crime against democracy and Canada.\nSo I'm glad that the Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand is fighting back.\nThe head of Elections Canada raised serious concerns about the Conservatives' proposed election reform bill Thursday, saying it risks suppressing the vote of a number of Canadians and muzzles his office.\nFighting back against the Cons who would muzzle him. And defending himself from the smear campaign that he is too partisan.\nMarc Mayrand also took issue with Democratic Reform Minister Pierre Poilievre's insinuation that he “wears a team jersey.” “The only jersey that I think I'm wearing, if we have to carry the analogy or whatever, I believe it's the one with the stripes,” Mayrand told reporters. “White and black. What I know from this bill is that no longer will the referee be on the ice.”\nFor the \"crime\" of having complained that the Cons were trying to block the investigation into the robocall scandal.\nWhen what Mayrand had to say at the time was backed up by the judge in this robocall case..\n\"While it was begrudgingly conceded during oral argument that what occurred was \"absolutely outrageous,\" the record indicates that the stance taken by the respondent MPs from the outset was to block these proceedings by any means,\" he wrote.\nAnd the idea that the Cons should smear Mayrand, or anyone, as biased and too partisan is practically OBSCENE.\nSo yes, the next time Harper or anyone in his foul Con regime smears anyone else as a partisan or a pervert.\nJust say play it again Steve...\nI'm on my way to what I want from this world\nAnd years from now you'll make it to the next world\nAnd everything that you receive up yonder\nIs what you gave to me the day I wandered\nBecause I have to say that hearing Harper sing \"I'm on my way\" does give me a warm feeling eh?\nEven if it hurts my ears.\nBecause I like to think he's on his way to this place...\nAnd it really IS time to leave....\nFor this truth cannot be denied:\nThe Cons are the most politically perverted government this country has ever seen.\nAnd we can't get rid of this one soon enough...\nPlease click here to recommend this post at Progressive Bloggers.\nImagine how shocked and disturbed the person charged will be if he finally wakes up and realizes that he is a member of a band that backs up a lying destructive cheat.\nHi Sassy...I'm willing to give the drummer the benefit of the doubt in the sexual assault case until the matter is resolved by the courts. But as for the charge of collaborating with the Harper regime, all I can say is he's lucky I'm not the judge... ;)\nShit, Simon, the only regret that harpie will have is that he wasn't the one doing the molesting . . . at least not that has come to light YET. ;-)\nHe gets high with a little help from his friends. Another outrage Simon"}
{"text": ".\nAlan Cumming most recently appeared on Broadway in the 2014 revival of CABARET. His other Broadway credits include MACBETH, THE THREEPENNY OPERA and 1998's CABARET.\nMore From This Author"}
{"text": "by Ginny Megin\nI've been a runner since about 1972 or '73, when “jogging” (as it was called back then) was considered a fad. I've run about a dozen marathons. I ran my 3:27 PB in Vancouver in the early 1980's, thanks to altitude training in a small town outside of Prince George (British Columbia), way up north in the mountains. But that's another story.\nThis one's about my birthday, August 6, the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. In the early 1990's, I thought a lot about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the bombing. On my birthday, I ran for just over 2 hours. As I ran, I decided to dedicate each footstep to someone who was killed during the bombing. My decision and action that day had a very deep emotional and spiritual impact on me.\nA couple of years later, I decided to run 50 km on my 50th birthday, raising money for nuclear disarmament. I raised over $3000 and it was wonderful.\nWell, I’m turning 61 this year. My goal is to involve the community in thinking about peace. I'm still raising money for disarmament through Physicians for Global Survival AND I'm also focusing on asking people to think about peace when they do something physically active around the anniversary of Hiroshima.\nSo if you're running on the long weekend, or spending some time in a beautiful place on holidays, would you please spend a minute to send some positive energy into the universe aimed at us having a more peaceful world? Hiroshima itself has become a peace centre. Let's add to that intent.\nHere's an interesting piece of history. In 1959, President Eisenhower said \"I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than governments”. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let them have it.\"\nMaybe if everybody on the face of the earth had the opportunity to see the world as we runners are privileged to see it, we'd have a more peaceful world.\nCheers.\nYours in peace,\nGinny Megin\nBurlington, Ontario"}
{"text": "Finally, a social group of which I can be a part – the Dull Men’s Club!\nDedicated to pursuits like studying and photographing mailboxes, riding escalators, and collecting items like toothpicks and milk bottles, the Dull Men’s Club – “dull, but not boring,” as one of its members says – is an online community that brings together “dull men, and women who appreciate dull men.”\nI can’t help but refer you to the John Cage quote that has appeared on this blog from the beginning, and even provided its name: “If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.”\nEnjoy this short documentary on the Dull Men’s Club, Born To Be Mild.\nPingback: Sunday Salon 10-16-16 \| Thirty-Two Minutes"}
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{"text": "Jan. 2 2018, Published 12:00 p.m. ET\nOn December 29, 2017, the price difference between Brent crude oil (BNO) active futures and WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil (USO) (UCO) active futures was $6.45. That is, Brent crude oil futures settled at $6.45 per barrel higher than WTI crude oil futures. On December 22, 2017, that price difference, or Brent-WTI spread, was $6.26.\nBetween December 22 and December 29, 2017, both WTI crude oil active futures and Brent crude oil futures rose 3.3%.\nIn the week ended December 22, 2017, US crude oil exports fell 648,000 barrels per day on a weekly basis to 1.2 MMbpd (million barrels per day). In 2017 as of December 22, 2017, on average, US crude oil exports were ~0.5 MMbpd higher than 2016. It may concern oil bulls because rising US supply to the global oil market could hamper oil’s gain in 2018.\nFor US oil producers (XOP) (DRIP), a higher Brent-WTI spread could mean less value for their output in the domestic market compared to what their international peers receive. US oil producers’ output is mainly benchmarked to WTI crude oil prices, while the output of international peers is generally benchmarked to stronger Brent oil prices.\nBut for US refiners (CRAK), a higher Brent-WTI spread could increase their profits. US refiner output follows stronger Brent oil prices. So by increasing the share of WTI crude benchmarked oil in their input, they could increase their profit margins.\nMore From Market Realist"}
{"text": "The final match of the IPL is awaited by all sports lovers.\nThis final is the best final.The match is unpredictable. It is a very tough match. These are the best teams. Both of them are the best captains.\nThese two teams are a lot of good young teams so this match will be very strong and the bowling line-up of both the teams will be very strong.\nThe Chennai Super Kings are the team that has played the most finals in the IPL as well as the performance of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain. kolkata is a team with a lot of good young players\nNewcomer Venkatesh Air has hit fifty in a row in the final matches of the season andre russel , shakib al hassan , n rana are playing very well Chennai Super Kings opener r.gaikwad is doing very well.\nAhead of the Final, KKR need to be careful as they lost both their matches against the Super Kings in the league stage. CSK, lead by MS Dhoni, qualified for the final after they beat the Capitals by four wickets on Sunday in Dubai.\nHead-to-Head\nOverall\nPlayed – 27 \| Chennai Super Kings– 17 \| Kolkata Knight Riders– 9 \| N/R – 0\nChennai Super Kings\nRuturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, ambati raydu Robin Uthappa, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood"}
{"text": "This morning Chris Mills annonced that he finally launched the Opera Web Standards Curriculum. Chris has gather a fine list of authors to bring you the basics of solid Web education.\nIt's just a start. There are a little over 20 articles that make up the curriculum, but what a start it is.\nI've given talks across the country and around the world. Companies and businesses are clamoring for potential employees that \"get it\" regarding Web development. This curriculum should be a welcome sight.\nIn addition, the content is wrapped up nicely with a Non Commercial - Share Alike license. As long as you site the source and don't make any money off the material, people like university professors or corporate standards evangelists can use these materials to help spread the good word.\nMy only concern is that I believe the table of contents or a portion of it should should have been squeezed onto the front page. This would allow visitors to quickly dive into other portions of the curriculum without having to go. It's hard to gauge the depth of the articles or the content on the first page alone. One has to read the introductory article first and then read down to the bottom.\nSo, I took the list of articles that make the up the curriculum, found in the introduction, and put the list below:\nThe Web Standards Curriculum\nTable of Contents , by Chris Heilmann."}
{"text": "A tornado warning is an alert issued by the National Weather Service indicating that a tornado has been seen on the ground or identified on radar. The warning is broadcast through television, radio and outdoor sirens.Continue Reading\nTornado warnings issued for one or more counties usually indicates those areas are in imminent danger from the storm. The warnings inform people to take immediate shelter in a basement or a room without windows, such as a bathroom.\nA tornado warning is different from a tornado watch, which signals that conditions are ripe for the possible formation of tornadoes. Tornado warnings are usually accompanied by severe thunderstorm warnings.Learn more about Storms"}
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{"text": "Building a home or planning a remodel? Click here for our home and garden resource guide.\nWarmer temperatures extend an invitation to create livable spaces beyond the patio doors and into our gardens and yards, which provide natural touchstones for homeowners.\nOnce conceptual parameters have been established for a backyard patio venue, you must address the question of which materials to use, keeping optimal entertaining capabilities and aesthetics in mind. Pavers have long been, and continue to be, a strong option for patios. Some homeowners have used stamped concrete as a unique option for terra firma!\nPavers can be installed to create unique patterns and designs, making your project stand out. Repair of pavers is simpler since you can excise and replace the damaged paver.\nProper installation is key. If patio pavers are installed correctly, they should be able to handle temperature fluctuations (even frost). If done well, joint sand shouldn’t need to be replaced as often. It could be worth investigating polymeric sand, which is said to prevent grass/weeds from growing between the cracks.\nInterlocking pavers can be practical. But keep in mind what other elements will be used in the area to heighten visual interest.\nArchitectural slab pavers can provide a more natural look, but are potentially more sensitive to freezing and thawing.\nStamped concrete can beautifully replicate the look of brick, granite, slate, wood and more for a patio, path or driveway.\nWhile stamped concrete can cost less than concrete pavers, there are levels of materials that can affect the final bill. Basic options feature one pattern and a single color; intermediate options can have two to three colors; and the high end of the scale includes hand-stained variations and a host of other personalized options, including saw-cutting (patterns, logos, etc.) and hand-tooling which gives edges a more “natural” appearance.\nIn this neck of the North, issues related to freezing and thawing impact outdoor elements. Weather can also have an impact on color fading.\nBe sure to ask the experts. After understanding the scope and vision of your design, they are best suited to help homeowners choose the optimum products for their home and landscape design projects.\nMORE FROM THE 2019 HOME AND GARDEN BOOK\nAdd a Luxurious Centerpiece to Your Bathroom with a Soaker Tub\nHow to Use Pantone's Color of the Year in Your Home\nHow to Add a Velvet Element to Your Living Spaces"}
{"text": "The Watcher: Not everyone put out by Dodgers TV standoff\nTwenty games into the season, and the new Los Angeles Dodgers channel, SportsNet LA, remains unavailable to most homes in Southern California.\nThe suffering Dodgers fans, forced to endure life without watching their team, are getting the vast majority of the attention from the media, but there is a flip side to the consumer coin: There are folks out there who aren’t interested in being “given” the Dodgers channel and the inevitable bill increases.\nDean Smith, a DirecTV subscriber from Yorba Linda, chafes at everyone being asked to pay for the new channels.\n“Since the Laker channel was thrust on me to pay for, there was a $2-a-month surcharge added to my bill for regional sports networks. Last month, the surcharge was increased to $3.86/month,” Smith wrote via email. “I can only assume that when the Dodgers are added, I again will be nailed with an increased cost for an unwanted channel. So while you are feeling sorry for those Dodgers fans, think of people like me who have to subsidize them to make sure they get to watch their beloved Dodgers. This is as much of a crime as the team putting their fans in this situation.”\nAs of now, SportsNet LA is available only to subscribers of Time Warner Cable, the company that manages the channel for the Dodgers, and a couple of small cable systems in Bakersfield and Monrovia. No other providers have signed on yet for the channel, for which the Dodgers reportedly are asking in the neighborhood of $4 per subscriber per month.\nWhen these new channels arrive, the question inevitably rises of why they can’t be sold separately to customers who want them.\n“The tipping point is about to be exceeded as far as costs go,” emailed Terry Crow, a DirecTV customer from Whittier. “If the cable or satellite companies would be willing to charge per channel and let the consumer pick from the menu, we would all be better off.”\nThe Dodgers and Time Warner Cable have resisted this, though, noting that no other regional sports channel is sold as a premium.\nMany viewers and consumer groups have advocated for this kind of “a la carte” pricing for pay TV in general, but preventing it might be the one point that networks and cable providers agree on. A la carte pricing would save consumers money, which means it would cut revenue to both sides of the pay-TV negotiating table.\nThe pay TV business is starting to wane slightly as more consumers switch to online services, but it’s still healthy and powerful. Maybe someday the business will shrink enough for a la carte pricing to work as a way to hang on to customers, but that’s years from happening.\nFor now, customers will just have to wait for the outcome of the negotiations: higher prices or no Dodgers. Either way, plenty of people will be unhappy.."}
{"text": "Target: No Vermont plans any time soon\nWhen the news came Wednesday that the dilapidated Kmart in South Burlington will close in mid-January, the Free Press asked on its Facebook page what people would like to see in its place.\nThe overwhelming winner was: \"Target.\"\n\"Please oh please can we get a Target??!!\" implored Wendy Bombard.\nThe answer, Wendy, is \"No.\"\nTarget spokeswoman Kirsten Halloran declined Thursday to say whether Target is aware of Kmart's closing in South Burlington, opening up what many Free Press readers believe is a prime spot for the Minneapolis-based chain. Neither did Halloran confirm nor deny Target will ever come to Vermont.\nEARLIER: South Burlington Kmart to close\nTarget's flirtation with Williston a few years ago ended badly, after a plan to build a store just east of Shaw's supermarket near Taft Corners was presented to the town at an informal Williston Planning Commission meeting in January 2012. The 20 or so people in attendance at the meeting agreed that Williston did not need another big box store, and soon Target fell silent on the subject. Another Target spokeswoman, Stefanie Mohr, said in July 2013 there were no plans for a Target in Vermont.\n\"We have nothing else to share at this time,\" Halloran said in an email Thursday, attaching a list of stores Target will be opening over the next couple of years.\nThere will be 14 new Targets between now and July 2017, in Texas, California, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois. The new stores will join 1,799 Targets already scattered across 49 of the 50 states, Vermont being the only state without the red bulls-eye.\nNot everyone was longing for a Target when they got the news about Kmart on Wednesday. Michael X. Manners suggested devoting the land to an apple orchard. Douglas Seaburg said he wanted anything but \"another brewery filled with people drinking out of Mason jars.\"\nKathleen Murphy Patten suggested, \"Beds for the homeless that sleep on the ground behind it!!!\"\nMaegen Curley asked City Market to consider putting its new South End store there instead of on Pine Street.\n\"This space is much more equipped for traffic and more in need of some improvements,\" Curley explained.\nLori Barton Lambert struck a pessimistic note.\n\"We won't get anything good in there because the people of VT will fight whatever it is!\" she lamented.\nThis story was first published on October 1, 2015. Contact Dan D'Ambrosio at 660-1841 or ddambrosio@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at.\nJoin the Conversation\nTo find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs"}
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{"text": "Why Meghan Markle's family wasn't invited to the royal wedding\nThe royal family has had its share of scandals, especially Meghan Markle's beloved. Prince Harry was notoriously in headlines for everything from smoking weed to dressing as a Nazi, but he's put his controversial past behind him to settle down with his TV star fiancée. The press has painted their union as the match of the ages, with Harry sweetly describing the royals as the \"family\" Markle \"never had.\" But Markle does have a family — she just didn't invite most of them to the royal wedding.\nMarkle's estranged family made headlines over a bunch of embarrassing squabbles. Amazingly, despite regularly hurling insults at the bride, some branches of this tree still expected an invite. Things got so tense between Markle and her kin that she chose to invite more than 1,000 strangers to her nuptials instead of her relatives. In fact, the bride even picked children to serve as her bridesmaids. Yes, cranky kids at a wedding were apparently less likely to cause drama than her extended family.\nAfter much speculation, Makrle issued a statement confirming that her beloved father would not be able to walk her down the aisle due to his poor health. However, her mother is attended the affair and flew to England to meet the queen. As for the rest of the Markle clan? They proved to be a royal pain in the…\nBankruptcy runs in the family\nThe royal family is marked by its enormous wealth, even if the queen appeared to be burning through funds in 2014, and the Duchess of York had some $6 million in unpaid debts looming over her head. If that situation with the duchess \"deeply concerned\" the queen, Meghan Markle's family's financials may be considered a full-on national emergency.\nThough Meghan reportedly had a net worth of about $5 million, her family's portfolio is not nearly as healthy. According to the New Zealand Herald, Meghan's father, Thomas Wayne Markle, had about $216 in his savings when he filed for bankruptcy in 2017, and Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland (pictured), filed for bankruptcy in 2002, right around the time Meghan launched her acting career. Ragland reportedly had about $58,000 in credit card debt at the time. Meghan's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., supposedly had about 10 bucks to his name and roughly $97,000 in debts when he filed for bankruptcy in 2013. Meghan's half-sister, Samantha Grant, filed for bankruptcy in 2003, along with her second ex-husband. You get the idea.\nHalf-brother, full shade\nIt's no wonder Meghan Markle didn't send her half-brother a save-the-date card, considering he reportedly wrote a letter to Prince Harry urging him to call the whole thing off. In a note obtained by InTouch Weekly, Thomas Markle Jr. warned Prince Harry that marrying his sister would be \"the biggest mistake in royal history.\" (Clearly, he doesn't know the story of Sarah \"Fergie\" Ferguson, who's been banned from other historic royal nuptials.) \"Meghan Markle is obviously not the right woman for you,\" Thomas Jr. said in the note, calling her a \"jaded, shallow, conceited woman that will make a joke of you and the royal family heritage.\"\nAbout a week later, Thomas Jr. penned another letter, this time addressed to Meghan, apologizing for his letter to Harry and begging her for the invite that never came. He followed the ineffective plea by jetting off to London a few weeks later, where he sat down with The Mirror and speculated on everything from Meghan and Harry's relationship to Meghan's wedding dress to how \"children is definitely on the agenda\" for them.\nThe royal couple has never officially responded to any of Thomas Jr.'s antics, but we feel both the wedding snub and the continued ice-out speak louder than a public smackdown ever could.\nHer half-sister talks a lot ... just not to Meghan\nMeghan Markle is also reportedly estranged from her half-sister, Samantha Grant. They supposedly haven't spoken in about 10 years, and Grant said Meghan is to blame.\nIn a appearance on Good Morning Britain (via the Daily Star), Grant claimed that she drifted apart from her sister after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2008. She later slammed the Suits actress for allegedly ignoring her condition. \"Humanitarianism begins at home. That doesn't mean monetary, it means reaching out,\" Grant told Australian radio hosts Hughesy and Kate (via the Mirror).\nBecause of her illness, Grant is confined to a wheelchair. In 2017, she launched a $20,000 GoFundMe campaign to help raise money to make her home more wheelchair accessible. There's no word on whether the royal family donated to Grant's cause, but considering Markle's chatty half-sis has almost made a cottage industry out of shading the former actress to every press outlet who will give her attention, that answer is probably a hard no.\nHer half-bro was arrested on gun charges\nThere's nothing like a high-profile arrest to get yourself banned from the wedding of the year. Meghan Markle's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., was arrested for allegedly holding a gun to his girlfriend's head in the heat of a boozed-up argument in 2017. But Thomas Jr. swears it wasn't that bad. According to court documents (via the Daily Mail), he was only pointing the gun at his significant other to get her to leave — a totally normal way to show someone out if you happen to be in a 1960s Spaghetti Western.\nThe charges against Thomas Jr. were later dropped, and he has has since apologized for his drunken behavior and vowed to seek help, reported The Mirror, but it's a safe bet the royal family preferred him to just keep his distance from the crown regardless. Not to mention, the UK has some pretty strict gun laws he'll need to know about if he drops by Windsor Castle for a visit.\nDid substance abuse problems embarrass the crown?\nIt's not just Thomas Markle Jr.'s legal woes that likely made the Suits actress keep a distance. Meghan Markle's half-brother also allegedly has a problem with substance abuse. After Thomas was arrested in 2017 for the aforementioned incident involving the gun, he reportedly vowed to seek help for his drinking problem. His son, Tyler Dooley, told The Sun that his dad realizes the arrest was \"an embarrassment to Meghan and the family.\"\n\"Due to being inebriated, his emotions got the better of him and he got into an argument with his girlfriend. He's not like this normally,\" Tyler told The Sun. \"I also want to apologise on behalf of my dad. Unfortunately my father has a problem with alcohol. He is now in recovery.\"\nUnfortunately, the drama didn't end there. Apparently, Thomas Jr. reached out to the royal family for some legal advice but felt snubbed by the crown and by Meghan. He told InTouch that the actress ignored his \"plea for help.\" By his own admission, the pair hadn't spoken in \"seven or so\" years, so perhaps just before her wedding and via scandalous tabloid third parties wasn't the best way to reconnect.\nHer nephew grew a strain of weed for Meghan\nWeed and Buckingham Palace are not two things you typically hear in the same sentence — even if ganja's totally legal in parts of the States. Meghan's nephew may run a successful cannabis business in the USA, but that's a rather scandalous career for someone close to the royals. Tyler Dooley, Meghan Markle's nephew from half-brother Thomas Markle Jr., grows weed legally in Oregon, but in the UK, his greenhouse would get him jailed for years.\nNonetheless, Tyler was so pumped about Meghan and Prince Harry's wedding that he made a special strain to commemorate the occasion. It's called the \"Markle's Sparkle,\" and he told the Daily Mail, adding that he was \"more than happy\" to give Harry a try if he ever passes through Grant's Pass. We suspect Harry, who was forced to visit a drug rehab center after his father caught him smoking weed, probably won't take Dooley up on that offer.\nThere's a book in the works about 'Princess Pushy'\nA tell-all memoir about the royal family will all but guarantee your invite gets lost in the mail. Even the queen's bra-fitter was reportedly stripped of her royal warrant because of plans to release a memoir that didn't even have much to do with the royal family. It seems a mere mention gets you blacklisted, so Meghan Markle's half-sister, Samantha Grant, should have known better when she dubbed her book The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Grant described the memoir as a \"warm, witty story of our lives and my life.\" Call us crazy, but Grant's past stories about her half-sister haven't come across as very \"warm.\"\nAccording to Express, Grant's agent, Linda Langton, later made her change the title because it \"did not reflect what she'd told [her] about her loving feelings for Meghan.\" Ya think? \"The book is extremely well written and is a dynamic and sympathetic portrayal of two sisters, one of whom is soon to be a real live princess,\" Langton said. Keep in mind, Markle was reportedly raised as an only child who only saw Grant occasionally.\nAs of this writing, Grant's dubious magnum opus has yet to be published.\nSeating charts and restraining orders don't mix\nIt's no secret that the Meghan Markle family is a bit unpredictable, and royal wedding planners are probably not big on surprises. Not to mention, how does one gather their family members together if restraining orders are potentially involved?\nAt one point, Samantha Grant reportedly had a restraining order against her own mother, Roslyn Markle. (Roslyn was married to Meghan's father before Meghan was born.) In 2015, Samantha filed a restraining order against Roslyn, which was dismissed in a week, but this mother-daughter dynamic is still not a good one. In fact, it seems Roslyn is one of the few blended family members who is on Meghan's side. According to the Daily Mail, Roslyn said her own daughter \"has been dogging [Meghan] for the last 20 years. Everything she has said about her is a lie.\"\nThey trash her in the tabloids\nPro tip: If you want to go to the wedding, avoid bashing the bride and groom. Even though Samantha Grant claimed she hadn't spoken to her half-sister in a decade, she's become the tabloids' go-to authority for dirt on Meghan Markle.\nWhen news of Meghan's royal relationship broke, Grant infamously declared her half-sister a \"shallow social climber\" who \"has a soft spot for gingers.\" She also claimed Meghan's \"behavior is certainly not befitting of a royal family member\" and alleged that \"Hollywood has changed her. I think her ambition is to become a princess.\" Grant also accused Meghan of not being there for her financially-strapped father, telling InTouch, \"If you can spend $75,000 on a dress, you can spend $75,000 on your dad.\"\nWeirdly enough, in the same breath that Grant accused Meghan of being a social climber who abandoned her family, Grant changed her last name to Markle in what appeared to be a bid to align herself with the new princess.\nA family member told Prince Harry to 'man up'\nMeghan Markle's family hasn't just shaded its own. The dysfunctional crew also set its sites on Prince Harry. Samantha (Grant) Markle put Harry on blast for \"letting his bride-to-be ignore her family.\" She also criticized his humanitarian work, claiming it's all for naught when \"you are allowing Meg to ignore the Markles.\" Samantha even took a cheap shot at Harry's masculinity, telling him to \"man up.\" Yep, she essentially called the queen of England's grandson a wimp.\nPerhaps the prince shouldn't take that smack talk personally. Samantha also slammed her own brother, Thomas Jr., on social media – calling him \"mentally ill\" and a \"compulsive liar.\"\nSome members of Meghan's family supposedly got fed up with the arguments the royal connection caused among them. Noel Rasmussen (Samantha's teen daughter) said the whole situation was \"ripping the family apart.\" This situation became so dramatic that we can't help but wonder if a reality show is in this brood's future.\nFamily drama distanced Meghan from nieces and nephews\nMeghan Markle may have tried to keep in touch with her nephews and nieces, but her family's ongoing drama supposedly made it rather difficult. Niece Noel Rasmussen described the future princess as the \"big sister I never had\" and reported that Markle used to take her shopping for clothes and books.\nNephew Thomas Dooley recalled fond memories of Markle babysitting him as a child but alleged that fighting between his dad and Markle's dad took their lives down \"different paths and we fell out of touch.\" Despite the rift, Markle's nephews are reportedly very supportive of the actress (even though they didn't receive a wedding invite.) \"Me and my brother Tyler have nothing to do with our dad. His behaviour since Meghan began dating Prince Harry has been completely appalling,\" Dooley said. \"I want people to know I have nothing to do with it and just apologise to her.\"\nNo invite? No problem\nThough Meghan Markle's headline-making family was barred from the royal wedding, that didn't stop some members from showing up anyway. According to TMZ, some members of Markle's extended family touched down in London without an invite. Markle's aunt, Tracy Dooley, and nephews Tyler and Thomas Dooley were spotted at Heathrow airport with suitcases in tow.\nAlas, Markle's aunt and nephews didn't get to live out the British sequel to Wedding Crashers we never knew we wanted. It was initially reported that the trio had landed a weekend gig as special correspondents for Good Morning Britain, but the show later had a change of heart.\nOne member of the Dooley brood — 25-year-old Tyler, the weed farmer — allegedly almost got arrested after bringing a pocket knife with him to a club on the wedding day. According to The Sun, he claimed he brought the blade with him for protection because President Donald Trump had previously referred to London as a \"war zone.\" Need we say more about why Meghan Markle's family was not invited to the wedding? (Didn't think so.)"}
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{"text": "Now that winter’s officially begun, it’s time to get out the Snuggie and curl up with the booze. Cocktails can be tricky when it’s cold, but luckily a new trend is about to be sprung upon New Yorkers: the hot tiki cocktail!\nLower East Side tiki bar Painkiller (49 Essex Street, 212-777-8454) will begin serving hot tiki drinks, according to Diner’s Journal. Seems counterintuitive (and possibly odd — warm orange juice doesn’t sound delicious), but owner Giuseppe Gonzalez tells the Gray Lady that about one-fifth of tiki drinks are actually supposed to be served warm. So what’s headed for the menu? Expect to see coffee grog (coffee, rum, and spices), a take on a hot buttered rum and a Zombie, and even hot mai tais and Sazeracs, all expected to debut on Christmas Eve. Sounds like a warm and boozy way to start the holiday, especially if making Four Loko balls isn’t what you had in mind."}
{"text": "Big Brother Stings Like a Bee\nAs newscasters last night counted the bodies that piled up in the Eilat bus crash, 107 days of national nuttiness came to an almost-sparkling end as the \"Big Brother\" reality show had its big finish, with the announcement that Shifra Kornfeld won the NIS 1 million prize.\n\"Look how small it is and how huge it looks on TV,\" said one viewer in the VIP room. They came in buses and vans from across the country, hoping to win their 15 minutes of fame. The contestants who had already been kicked off the show wandered among them - reveling in their last moments of glory, being photographed by every third-generation cell phone in sight and handing out autographs.\n\"This isn't a TV show, it's a cultural phenomenon,\" television presenter and columnist Yair Lapid said from the screen. He knows a thing or two about culture and subcultures.\nSubculture? Desperate to find something in common with my son, I found myself watching \"Big Brother\" with him over these last few weeks - possibly the only thing we can still do together. Yesterday he called me from his army base to get an update. I don't think he has ever regarded me as highly as he did yesterday, after he was told I was in the VIP tent.\nRanin Boulos, the only Arab housemate, is even taller and more fit in real life than in televised reality. It was radiant in the tent. Everyone was getting along well when a woman in an Israel Air Force uniform called out: \"Ranin, Ranin, we love you!\" For that moment alone, it was all worth it.\nWatch out for her, she stings like a bee. One after the other, the ousted housemates walked down the stairs. Soon it will all be over and the halo will disperse like froth over the stormy seas, leaving us in our vacuum until the next pleasure, the next reality show.\nWant to enjoy 'Zen' reading - with no ads and just the article? Subscribe todaySubscribe now"}
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{"text": "Participate in this month's Community Assignment\nYesterday, our own Jonathan Holmes bared his soul to the world when he came to the defense of tripping in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Though his reasons were myriad and his motives sincere, after skimming the nearly 450 comments on the article, one thing became crystal clear: everyone hates what he loves. [Note: I know literally nothing about fighting games and don't pretend to, and thus have no opinion on this topic or any other topic that stemmed from Holmes' article. In fact, my entire thoughts on the original article can be found here. His piece was just a good jumping off point for my own and nothing more, so please don't turn this into another argument thread about Smash Bros, Jonathan Holmes, or anything else related to his piece that innocently sparked an idea in my mind.]\nNot that there's anything wrong with that, of course; no person's enjoyment of something should be predicated on whether that thing is popular, after all. But the whole ordeal got me thinking: are there any game mechanics, genres, settings, tropes, WHATEVERS, that you love that everyone else seems to hate? If so, we want to know!\nWhether you're the only person on Earth who enjoyed tracking down every flag in Assassin's Creed, or the sicko who actually looked forward to phone calls from Roman in GTA IV, we want to hear what awful thing you love and why! To participate, just start up a new post in our Community Blogs, tell us your story, and title it, \"I love [blank]!\" Not keen on using words? Then share your thoughts in art, music, or any other form you prefer! The important part is that you be honest and have fun.\nMy team and I will be scouring the blogs and promoting the best creations to the front page, so be sure to check out these tips for getting your blog noticed. I can't wait to see what you come up with!"}
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{"text": "Financing growth for leading auto dealer\nVan Mossel Automotive Groep (VMAG) is one of the largest automotive dealerships in the Netherlands, with 60 branches and sales locations across the country and over 1,200 employees, as well as branches in Belgium and Germany. It is a family-owned, multi-brand mobility company that is active in automotive dealership, leasing, rental and repair & maintenance, selling over 40,000 new and used cars each year.\nThroughout the years, VMAG has further developed as a mobility partner for its client base with customized product offerings, including B2B and B2C sales of vehicles, leasing solutions, insurance, body repair (VMAG recently acquired five Care Schadeservice centres) and other services.\nVMAG has been our client since 2012 when we provided financing for its leasing business, International Car Lease Holding. In 2016, VMAG began the process of refinancing its dealer and repair activities, in a deal funded by a number of banks, including NIBC. The refinancing was successfully closed in November 2016 and further supports the group’s continuous growth in mobility activities.\nThe assignment\nIn 2016, we jointly provided senior credit facilities to VMAG for its business activities in a tailor-made financing solution involving several tranches. This tailor made financing solution, which included seasonal, senior and junior elements, together with the timescales, meant it has not been an easy project, and has relied on NIBC’s proactive commitment and that of the other banks to reach completion. We are proud of the successful closing of the refinancing and look forward to assisting the group with their future growth plans and objectives.\nWe are delighted with the successful closing of the refinancing, in which NIBC played an important role. The team has once again shown their expertise and flexibility, with in-depth market knowledge and experience. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to NIBC for that. - Jurrie Scholtens, Financial Director VMAG"}
{"text": " (This is me)\nLucy Abrams : Lucy Abrams\nMary Jo Arthur :\nAs I made my way to each new members blog I can't help but feel a bit awed and humbled by the amount of talent on this team and that I get to be a part of it.\nIt has been quite a process from when I first started digital scrapping two years ago until now. I find it so interesting looking through my gallery at 2peas. I can pinpoint exactly when I took a class or stumbled across a new inspiration. I thought you might find it interesting seeing my first layout posted at 2peas and a recent Layout.\nHere is my first Layout posted at 2peas. Not too bad I guess, especially for a newbie. I created it for a challenge at 2peas. It's still an okay Lo but if I did it today I would probably tackle it differently especially the photo processing.\nI created this Layout a couple of weeks ago. Today I love the photo processing. I love the colors and the design. I wonder where I'll be in another two years.\nCredits for Baby Mine: Brown PP a freebie at Designer Digitals and the pink overlay a freebie from 2peas. Brush Work from Design Fruit.\nCredits for Trick or Treat: PP from Spider's Web Papers 1,2, and 3. by Carina Gardner @ 2peas in a bucket. Flourishes from Always Corner Brush Set by MaryAnn Wise @ 2peas in a bucket.\nwow, well done kerry. u deserve this g8 opportunity. have been following u for a while so big thimbs up. don't worry about what other people do, it's ur chance to shine too, and practise makes perfect or at least better.\njo xxx\nCongratulations! Your work is lovely and I'll be watching for you at 2Peas.\nBig Congrats Kerry I am so excited to share this wonderful journey with you! Love your Layouts old and new! I tried to sign up but, problems with blogger. Trying again...Fondly,kathy\nVery, very cool. Congratulations! :)\nWell done,Kerry.....your work is gorgeous....you deserve this.\nWell this team will be so much the better for you being on it. Your work is wonderful and inspirational. I always enjoy seeing your pages posted to 2peas and hopefully you won't be \"too important\" now to keep in touch on the boards. Congrats Kerry!\nHuge Congrats Kerry! You do beautiful work!!\nKerry, a huge huge congrats to you! Your layouts are beautiful! I also thought you comment on the \"digi garden girl\" thread was so so sweet.\nSuper happy for you!!\nxoxoxo\nCongratulations! I'm so pleased for you x\nCongratulations!\nCongratulations - very well deserved!\nWow! A huge congratulations! You definitely deserve this and I hope you enjoy being a member of their team! Can't wait to see more of your creations.\nIt's my first time on you blog and huge congrats for making the team!!\nCongrats! I love your work - can't wait to see where you are in 2 years too!\nCongratulations! Your work and designs are amazing! I aspire to create as well as you!!!!! Looking forward to the inspiration!\nCongrats Kerry!! So well deserved and can't wait to see what you come up with!"}
{"text": "C4SS Feed 44 presents Jeff Riggenbach‘s “Why I Am a Left Libertarian” edited by Nick Ford and read by Riggenbach himself.\nMany libertarians say the traditional Left/Right political spectrum has become meaningless and useless. But to the extent that this is true for them, this is only because they have allowed themselves to be befuddled by political fraud and, perhaps, by a weak background in political history. The spectrum is just as useful and meaningful as it always was, which is very. It is necessary only to clarify one’s thinking about the past century in American politics to see that this is so.\nFeed 44:\nBitcoin tips welcome:\n1N1pF6fLKAGg4nH7XuqYQbKYXNxCnHBWLB"}
{"text": "Routes of nutrient administration\nIn the early stages of recovery a significant percentage of patients will be comatose and mechanically ventilated, precluding oral feeding. While enteral feeding is the preferred route of nutrient administration, feeding intolerance due to gastroparesis and ileus are common. Enteral feeding has been associated with a decrease in bacterial translocation and a reduced incidence of infection.\nEnteral feeding intolerance may be related to increased intracranial pressure (Ott et al. 1990). Medications may also play a role in delayed gastric emptying. Although the placement of feeding tubes into the small bowel may theoretically improve tolerance, placement can be difficult and empirical evidence of superiority is lacking. If intolerance is prolonged, parenteral feeding may be indicated (Cerra et al. 1997), although the risk of hyperglycemia and cerebral edema are increased.\nTable: Enteral Nutrition vs. Total Parenteral Nutrition\nDiscussion\nAn RCT assessing the effect of glycemic control on parenteral nutrition complications in hospitalized, patients with brain injury revealed that treatment using an insulin infusion significantly decreased blood glucose levels when compared to a conventional glucose treatment (Mousavi et al. 2014). The experimental group also had significantly lower concentrations of C-reactive protein, as well as triglycerides compared to the control group (Mousavi et al. 2014). The study authors concluded that although more research is needed, insulin infusions improved some parenteral nutrition complications (Mousavi et al. 2014).\nIn a prospective study comparing total enteral feeding at various time points (within 3 days, 4-7 days, and after 7 days) there were unfavourable outcomes associated with total enteral feeding after 3 days (Dhandapani et al. 2012). Those who began later lost significantly more mid-arm circumference and mid arm muscle circumference and had more malnutrition. At the 3 and 6th month follow-up those receiving total enteral feeding within the first 7 days were more likely to have favorable outcomes on the Glasgow Outcome Scale (Dhandapani et al. 2012).\nNataloni et al. (1999) studied the effects of enteral, parenteral or both enteral and parenteral nutrition on a group of ABI patients while in the ICU. Even though there was a negative nitrogen balance in all groups, all showed improvement over the course of the study. A positive nitrogen balance was only seen in the enteral group. In respect to nitrogen balances, Justo Meirelles and de Aguilar-Nascimento (2011) also evaluated the effects of enteral and parenteral nutrition in 22 patients with moderately severe TBI and found that parenteral nutrition delivered nitrogen more effectively. Both groups received increasing quantities of nitrogen each day, with those in the TPN group receiving significantly more. Despite the increased daily loss of nitrogen, all patients showed significant improvement in nitrogen balance as a result of nutritional therapy (Justo Meirelles & de Aguilar-Nascimento 2011). Other studies have found no difference in nitrogen balance between early parenteral nutrition and enteral feeding (Borzotta et al. 1994; Hadley et al. 1986).\nIn an early study by Rapp et al. (1983) fewer deaths occurred among individuals receiving total parenteral nutrition compared to standard enteral nutrition (0 vs. 44%, p<0.0001). However, there were no significant differences in terms of serum albumin levels over time. This is contrary to a later study which found patients who received enteral nutrition showed significant increases in serum pre-albumin and retinol-binding protein compared to the parenteral or enteral and parenteral groups (Nataloni et al. 1999).\nHausmann et al. (1985) conducted an RCT to investigate the effects of combined enteral –parenteral nutrition (CN) and a total parenteral nutrition (TPN) had on protein catabolism. Findings from the study noted the difference in the nitrogen balance between the two feeding regimes; however, these differences were not significant. In the CN group the mortality rate was 40% and in the TPN group it was 20%. Again these differences were not found to be significant. Study authors found no relevant differences in the metabolic data between each of these treatments (Hausmann et al. 1985).\nConclusions.\nEnhanced Enteral Nutrition\nEnteral feeding solutions enriched with immune-enhancing nutrients may decrease the occurrence of sepsis and reduce the inflammatory response. Theoretically, glutamine may improve the nutrition of both the gut mucosa and immune cells, while probiotic bacteria could favorably alter the intraluminal environment, competing for nutrients and adhesion sites with pathogenic bacteria. These co-operative actions may reduce the rate of bacterial translocation and, thus, decrease both the incidence of infection and the length of hospitalization (Falcao de Arruda & de Aguilar-Nascimento 2004).\nTable: Enhanced Feeding Solutions\nConclusion\nThere is Level 1b evidence, based on a single RCT, that enhanced enteral nutrition can reduce the incidence of infection, and reduce both the ventilator dependency period and length of stay.\nTiming of Enteral Nutrition\nEarly enteral feeding is desirable as a means to prevent intestinal mucosal atrophy and to preserve gut integrity; although, as previously noted, feeding intolerance occurs frequently. The following table contains literature surrounding the timing of enteral feeding.\nTable: Timing of Enteral Feeding\nDiscussion\nChourdakis et al. (2012) compared delayed enteral feeding with early enteral feeding in 59 individuals post severe TBI. Although rates of complications were comparable between groups, the length of feeding for the early enteral feeding group was significantly shorter than the length of feeding for the delayed group (p<0.024). Hormonal measurements also indicated that those in the early group showed significant improvement on several of hormonal measures (Chourdakis et al. 2012). Similarly, Minard et al. (2000) found timing had no significant impact on mortality, length of stay or complications. Further, enhanced enteral nutrition was shown to accelerate neurologic recovery while reducing complications and also inflammatory post injury responses (Taylor & Fettes 1998; Taylor et al. 1999).\nA Cochrane review by Yanagawa, Bunn, Roberts, Wentz, and Pier.\nTiming of Parenteral Nutrition\nEarly parenteral nutrition support provided directly following injury could assist in the maintenance of immunocompetence and help reduce the incidence of infection following ABI (Sacks et al. 1995).\nTable: Timing of Parenteral Feeding\nDiscussion\nThe study by Sacks et al. (1995) found that in individuals with closed head injuries early parenteral nutrition was beneficial in modifying immunologic function. More specifically, it aided in improving CD4 cells, CD4-CD8 ratios, and T-lymphocyte responsiveness to Con A.\nConclusion\nThere is Level 2 evidence that early parenteral nutrition support of closed head-injury patients appears to modify immunologic function by increasing CD4 cells, CD4-CD8 ratios, and T-lymphocyte responsiveness to Con A.\nTypes of Enteral Feeding Tubes\nEarly enteral feeding has been associated with improved outcomes; however, the effectiveness of the intervention may vary depending on the mode of feeding. Nasogastric feeding tubes have been associated with increased incidence of pneumonia, while theoretically, feeding tubes placed more remotely decrease the risk. Gastronomies are proved to be a safe and dependable process used to provide enteral access for meeting nutritional needs of patients with ABI and delivering essential medications (Harbrecht et al. 1998).\nConclusion\nThere is Level 1b evidence that the risk of developing pneumonia is higher among ventilated patients (stroke and head injury) fed by a naso-gastric tube compared with a gastrostomy tube.\nMetoclopramide and Enteral Feeding\nIndividuals who sustain a severe TBI often show signs of gastroparesis. For many individuals with a severe ABI, their energy requirements may reach 60% more than predicted. Metoclopramide has been used, and continues to be used, despite the inconsistent findings supporting its use (Nursal et al. 2007). To enhance the effectiveness of enteral nutrition metoclopramide has been used with limited success (Nursal et al. 2007).\nTable: Metoclopramide and Enteral Nutrition\nDiscussion\nIn a single RCT by Nursal et al. (2007) compared a control group and a treatment group that had been receiving 10 mg of metoclopramide. When looking at the absorption parameters of the two groups a small non-significant difference was found, with the levels in the treatment group being slightly more pronounced. Overall, the study showed no advantages to metoclopramide in a TBI population.\nConclusion\nThere is Level 1b evidence indicating that metoclopramide is not effective as an aid to gastric emptying."}
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{"text": "Are physician will be able to address the issue and ensure that it is successfully managed.\nOnce the cause for abnormal bleeding has been identified, we can proceed with a definitive treatment plan which includes:\n· Hormone therapy- This could be in the form of pills, injections, or IUD.\n· Surgery- D&C, hysteroscopy and removal of polyps or fibroids, and hysterectomy.\n· Endometrial ablation- This is a minimally invasive alternative to hysterectomy to eliminate or minimize abnormal bleeding by cauterizing or freezing the lining of the uterus. Today, many women undergo endometrial ablation who would have been treated with hysterectomy in the past. There are various techniques used to achieve the desired outcome. Most of these procedures are performed in the operating room under anesthesia. One notable exception is HerOption procedure that is described below.\nHer Option® is a safe and effective ablation procedure. It.\nIf you are unfamiliar with cryoablation, it may be comforting to know that it has been used for years in the treatment of uterine fibroids, prostate and liver cancer. Cryoablation has many dermatologic and gynecologic applications, and gynecologists are very familiar with it.\nOther endometrial ablation processes use energy or heat to eliminate uterine lining. Unfortunately, heat ablation (also called thermal ablation) can sometimes cause scarring of the uterine cavity that can make possible future cancer detection difficult and cause collection of blood in the cavity leading to severe menstrual cramps even without bleeding vaginally. In addition, heat-based ablation often requires general anesthesia or IV sedation, expansion of the uterine cavity and dilation of the cervix.\nIf you are pre-menopausal, past childbearing and if your excessive uterine bleeding is due to benign causes, Her Option may be the right option for you. Her Option is so effective that at two years post-treatment, 91 percent of patients were very or extremely satisfied with treatment results.\nNot only is Her Option® safe and effective, it is the only endometrial ablation process available in the comfort of your doctor's office rather than a hospital or surgical center.\nAfter your doctor has administered a local anesthesia, a slim probe is inserted vaginally through the cervix and into the uterus. The probe is so slender that it requires little to no cervical dilation. Once in place, the cooling process begins, and the probe freezes tissue symmetrically around its tip. After several minutes, your doctor will warm the endometrium for one to two minutes and then repeat the freezing. After a brief warming cycle, the procedure will be finished.\nHer Option therapy generally takes about 30 minutes. Most women do not experience pain during the procedure. That means it’s virtually painless. You may, however, feel mild pressure or a cramping sensation (similar to menstrual cramps). Over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication and/or analgesic taken before the procedure can help reduce any discomfort.\nFollowing the procedure, you will rest under supervised care for 15 minutes. After resting at home, you will most likely able to resume normal activities the next day.\nHer Option® is so effective in reducing or eliminating excessive periods that:\nHer Option® is not recommended for everyone. You will need to be evaluated by your doctor to find out if it is right for you.\nIf you intend to become pregnant, you would not be a candidate for Her Option® because the procedure destroys the endometrial lining that must be intact during a normal pregnancy. Her Option® also is not recommended for patients with uterine cancer, an active urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, and some types of uterine abnormality."}
{"text": "Check nearby libraries\nBuy this book\nWhen you buy books using these links the Internet Archive may earn a small commission.\nAn edition of Historical and political who's who of Afghanistan (1975)\nHistorical and political who's who of Afghanistan\nby Ludwig W. Adamec\n- 0 Ratings\n- 0 Want to read\n- 0 Currently reading\n- 0 Have read\nPublish Date1975\nPublisherAkademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt\nPages385\nSubjectsOfficials and employees, Biography, Genealogy\nPlacesAfghanistan\nShowing one featured edition. View all 1 editions?\nBook Details\nPublished in\nGraz\nEdition Notes\nOn spine: Who's who of Afghanistan.\nPersonal names in English and Arabic.\nClassifications\nThe Physical Object\nID Numbers\nHistory\n- Created April 1, 2008\n- 5 revisions"}
{"text": "I’m headed in to work today to take a client (Georgia White) up to Salt Lake City so she can set up a Christmas Tree at Primary Children’s Medical Center, tie loads of toys and goodies on it, and watch the kids faces light up. It’s a tradition. I‘ve been almost every year for the past 10 years.\nWe woke up to a white wonderland this morning! We’ve got 5” of snow down here at home and about 6+” in Orem and who knows what in Salt Lake City…. and we’re expecting a humdinger of a storm tonight and tomorrow morning. Yikes!\nSo I’m off to Salt Lake City for the day but I thought I would leave you with a sneak peek of the card I will be posting tomorrow for Skipping Stones Design’s Sketch challenge SSS02 tomorrow.\nHere’s to a little warm thinking! See you tomorrow!\nInky Smiles!\n3 comments:\nCan't wait to see it all!!!\nWe are supposed to be getting 7-12 inches of snow and blizzard conditions here in Des Moines over the next 2 days...YUM!!!\nHope you stay safe and warm in the snow.\nOh, the weather outside is frightful .... Are you singin' along yet? It's too cold to snow in the frozen tundra - 15 degree below 0 predicted for tonight. Lovely. LOL. Can't wait to see the rest of your card, you tease you! Enjoy the snow!"}
{"text": "\"Oh Ontario\" - Phasing out coal\nOntario's Crusade to Cut Coal\nGreen Energy to Double over 15 Years\nLike the United States, the Canadian Province of Ontario.\nO Canada! Or should we say, \"Oh Ontario.\" The Canadian province is now updating its long-term energy plan that will attempt to phase out all of its coal-fired power plants and to replace them with carbon-friendly fuels.\nLike the United States, the province.\n\"Seven years ago Ontarians weren't sure when they flicked the switch if the lights would come on,\" says Ontario's Minister of Energy Brad Duguid, in a formal release. \"Now, our power system is strong, reliable and cleaner. Building on these gains and moving this updated plan forward is essential.\"\nThe energy minister goes on to say that since the Liberal government came to power in 2003 the province has increased the amount of \"cleaner\" generation capacity by 20 percent. It has pledged to reduce its heat-trapping emissions by 15 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 and then ultimately to cut them 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.\nTo fulfill its blue print originally written a few years ago and which is now getting re-appraised [3], the government there says that it will still close down by 2014 all of its coal-fired power generation. Such power, which had generated 20 percent a few years ago, now comprises 14 percent.\nIt's all part of the Ontario Green Energy Act, which awards lucrative benefits to developers of carbon-free projects as well as requires those builders there to buy at least half of their parts from Canadian businesses - a move that has caused Japan to complain about unfair trade practices to the World Trade Organization.\nRenewable energy now makes up a quarter of Ontario's mix, albeit hydro makes up most of that. The province's goal is to double its current green energy production to about 15,700 megawatts by 2015.\nBut critics of the government's chosen path say that it is expensive and unrealistic. Citizens there are complaining about rising electricity rates, a direct result of the subsidies given to renewable energy developers - dissent in which policymakers are working to quell by granting tax breaks to homeowners who install green technologies.\nAt the same time, some are estimating that the province will be 15,000 megawatts shy of what it needs in 2025 when its energy plan is \"complete.\" That's would suggest that Ontario pause before cutting its coal generation and instead, consider the implementation of new clean coal technologies.\n\"I will not shut down our perfectly viable coal plants,\" says Lawrence Solomon, executive director of Energy Probe [4], who is giving advice to Ontario's opposition conservative party. \"I will not subsidize one more windmill or solar collector or nuclear reactor or hydroelectric plant.\"\nIdeologically Driven\nBut Ontario's Liberal government sees it differently. Policymakers there say that their choice is clear, reasoning that a host of global challenges require that they take the lead so that the next generation of economic opportunities can get underway. Along those lines, the province's generation capacity has increased by 8,000 megawatts while employment there is expected to increase by 50,000 jobs.\nBeyond its objective of eliminating coal and boosting the use of renewables, the current administration in Ontario is also committed to refurbishing its nuclear capacity as well as building upon its prominent natural gas base. Nuclear now comprises about half of the province's generation fleet, although its units are getting old. Natural gas, meanwhile, makes up about 8 percent - an amount that is expected to double by 2018.\nEnvironmental critics, no doubt, point to the high cost of building new nuclear plants while adding that further reliance on natural gas will do little to dent carbon emissions. But the Liberal government there says that it is committed to growing each fuel source to meet the projected future electricity demand of 1.3 percent a year - all while gradually purging the use of coal-fired power.\nThe Association of Power Producers of Ontario [5] is generally compliant, saying that the province needs a balance among nuclear, green and natural gas if it is to secure a long-term, cleaner energy future. To that end, it says that the region's producers are internationally-renowned for developing new, cutting-edge power generation tools.\n\"Climate change is one of the most important new factors to enter the policy environment in recent years,\" says Dave Butters, president of the power producers group. \"It's important that the perspective of generators be well developed and well understood, since we can offer some of the most effective options for addressing global climate issues.\"\nOntario's government says that it will partner with business to usher in the new energy era - one in which it is totally driven to apply. The province is well on the way, it says, as it is adding the needed capacity and doing so in a way that betters the environment.\nMany are dubious of the broad outline, saying it sounds like a lot of wishful thinking. But the Ontario's government says otherwise. The province says that while its energy plan must be flexible so as to adjust to changing conditions, it will remain committed to its primary objective -- to notably bring down greenhouse gas emissions without without compromising reliability.\nEnergyBiz Insider is nominated for Best Online Column by Media Industry News.\nSo what do you think? Please share your thoughts by posting a quick comment below, or by sending a longer reply to energybizinsider@energycentral.com [6].\nFollow Ken on [7]"}
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{"text": "envoy, goboids.\nthe little piscoid thing in the middle is the best study I could manage of a gobyesque fish in a freshwater pool just above the surf which is flooded with sea water somewhat regularly. The general low quality of the sketch owes to their tiny size, disrupted surface, and partial translucence.\nOnce my feet had settled in the water, they’d swarm all over them, and graze on the skin with the optimism of short term memory, or of the opportunistic.\nAdvertisements"}
{"text": "Geoffroy Week: Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii)\nGeoffroy Week continues at the Daily Mammal. Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire planned to join the clergy as a teenager. He became a canon of the church at 15 and was earnestly studying the world beyond this one when his eyes were opened to the mysteries of the world where we live right now. He was turning away from Catholicism and toward Deism when the French Revolution blew everything up. He joined the revolution but kept up his studies, earning a law degree and then entering medical school, all before he was 21. His revolutionary credentials allowed him to arrange for the release of a famous mineralogist (René Just Haüy) who had been imprisoned during the Reign of Terror; in gratitude, one of the mineralogist’s friends set Geoffroy up with a gig at the Jardin des Plantes, filling in for a nobleman scientist who had fled the Revolution and its guillotine. When the Jardin des Plantes became the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geoffroy was appointed its Chair of Mammals and Birds, as I mentioned on Sunday.\nOne of Geoffroy’s jobs was to fill the new menagerie with animals. In the book New Worlds, New Animals: From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century, we learn that\n“the manner in which Etienne obtained animals for the menagerie provides an exemplary chapter in opportunistic zoo management…In the fall of 1793, the police began to clear the streets of animal acts, spectacles, and other attractions that might incite a mob. They took the animals and their keepers to the museum, where the young professor, who acted without consultation from his superiors, accepted the animals and placed the keepers on salary as guardians.”\nJoining the confiscated animals were some survivors from the menagerie at Versailles, including a lion and a quagga (one of my favorite animals, now extinct.)\nOne species that Geoffroy’s menagerie probably didn’t have was this chuditch, also known as the western quoll (or, in French, the chat marsupial de Geoffroy). While Geoffroy is the one who named the genus Dasyurus, which means hairy tail, this species wasn’t described until 1841, three years before Geoffroy’s death, by John Gould. He has an interesting story, too, but let’s cover it when we meet one of the five species named after him someday. Speaking of names, did you notice that geoffroii is the third kind of Geoffroy eponym we’ve seen? The others were geoffrensis and geoffroyi. I have no idea why they’re different or what the difference signifies.\nThe chuditch is a marsupial that lives in western Australia. It’s carnivorous and mostly nocturnal, hunting for invertebrates, birds, and reptiles at night after sleeping the day away in a hollow log. Chuditch mothers have up to half a dozen babies, which they haul around until the babies are too big to hang on any longer. The IUCN says that the chuditch is near threatened. Its range has decreased by 95 percent over the past 200 years thanks to habitat destruction by humans and wildfires. Another serious threat to the chuditch’s well being is the red fox, which was introduced to Australia in the 19th century for the British to hunt.\nHe has the sweetest face. I love this drawing.\nWhy, thank you. But according to my Safari Card, he may not be as sweet as he looks: “Ordinarily a shy animal the dasyure becomes ferocious when cornered; it turns to face its enemy, spitting, screeching, snarling and snapping. yet it can be tamed quite easily and gives a lot of pleasure as a pet.”"}
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{"text": "A NOVEL twist on buckyballs, the football-shaped all-carbon molecules, has just emerged. Chemists have come up with \"buckybowls\", skullcap-shaped molecules resembling buckyballs cut in half.\nThree forms of carbon are known: diamond, graphite and fullerenes, which include buckyballs. In graphite, which is made up of flat sheets of atoms in layers, each carbon atom is bonded to only three of its neighbours, forming the hexagons in the sheets. To fulfil the imperative of the carbon atom to have four bonds around them, the very edges of the sheets are lined with hydrogen atoms. Graphite desperately wants to stay flat, so when fullerenes came along it was clear to chemists that something strange was going on.\nThe basic fullerene (C60) is a molecule of benzene rings \"joined\" together with pentagonal spaces, making the polyhedron closed. However, there is no way for the rings to stay flat as if they were a ...\nTo continue reading this article, subscribe to receive access to all of newscientist.com, including 20 years of archive content."}
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{"text": "or Join Now!\n« back to Coffee Lounge forum\nSnowyRiver\nhome \| projects \| blog\n51458 posts in 4529 days\n12-24-2011 05:49 PM projects.\nI’m never sure what the problem is, but they never get posted. Have sent them numerious transmissions, and emails over the years with no response. I was quite surprised that they dont respond since the show was always a great show and seemed well organized. They are quick to respond to purchases too.\nThen I got thinking maybe they dont want photos of projects that have deviations from the original plan, although there are a lot of projects listed and many with deviations. It seems to me like their website operator is asleep or maybe parts of the site like this are just eye candy and they really dont care what anyone else builds. A disapointment for sure. Maybe a good place to stay away from when buying plans.\n-- Wayne - Plymouth MN\nMark Shymanski\n5623 posts in 4762 days\n#1 posted 01-05-2012 06:14 AM\nI’d suspect that they put very little resources into supporting a show that is off the air. I can see a point in the not too distant future that some management type will decide it is not worth keeping the website for sales open, and thus will end Norms presence on the web :-(\n-- \"Checking for square? What madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!\" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2\n#2 posted 01-05-2012 04:56 PM\nYeah, I agree, although they havent really supported much of the website for years. They are only interested in the sales"}
{"text": "(This picture can be enlarged by clicking on it.)\nYesterday I posted a picture of Ammons Creek Falls. This picture of my favorite hiking partner was taken on that hike. Betsy is smiling because when the picture was taken the hike had been mostly downhill. The uphill hike came after the picture was made. Betsy wouldn't let me take another picture when we got back to the car."}
{"text": "Thursday, 3 May 2012\nRecent birds and setbacks\nSorry for the short post tonight...its late, I'm tired, and frustrated so I don't feel like writing a whole lot. I've had some trouble with my car today and it may possibly be a blown gasket. I don't know much about cars, but apparently that can be quite expensive to fix. Hopefully when I take it in to the mechanic tomorrow that isn't the prognosis. Needless to say, this could throw a huge wrench in my big year but I won't really know until I find out how much this will cost. Oh, and the birds. Its been really good the last 3 days and I am now sitting at 262 for the year. The highlight today was a Chuck-will's-Widow which was found early this morning calling from just north of the visitor centre parking lot. At 8:40 PM, it started up calling again, much to the delight of the 50+ birders who came out to listen for it! Earlier in the day I saw a Yellow-breasted Chat at Blue Heron which was entertaining local birders for several hours. This morning the reverse migration was quite good and I had about 2000 birds in the 2.5 hours. The highlight for me was a Prothonotary Warbler, bright and early! A possible Dickcissel flew over as well, but we weren't able to confirm its identification. Year birds since my last update include: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Kingbird Tennessee Warbler Cerulean Warbler Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Western Meadowlark (a new Ontario bird for me, found by Steve Pike and Andrew Keaveney) Semipalmated Plover Prothonotary Warbler American Redstart Black-throated Blue Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Chuck-wills-widow\nPosted by Josh Vandermeulen at 23:07\nWe, the birders of NW Ontario, have agreed not to turn up any rarities until you're back on the road. Good luck Josh!"}
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{"text": "The Impact of Climate Change on Sub-Sahara Africa\nCase Studies in Cameroon, Nigeria and Uganda\nSeries:\nEdited By Chukwuemeka Christopher Opara and Bernard Palmer Kfuban Yerima\nPhysical and economic consequences of climate change in select-countries of Sub-Sahara Africa\nExtract\nAbstract\nGlobally, climate change is increasingly emerging as a serious threat to economic growth, social well-being, quality of life and political stability. The African continent is particularly vulnerable to the various manifestations of climate change for many reasons: widespread poverty; reliance on biomass and traditional energy sources; recurrent droughts; inequitable land distribution; and over-dependence on rain-fed agriculture. Climate change phenomenon comes with it increases in temperatures, decline in rainfall amounts, increases in sea levels, uncontrollable coastal erosion, unpredictable seasons of years, desert encroachment and flooding. Creating awareness among local people, concentrating development efforts in rural communities in Africa and promoting alternative sources of energy and energy sovereignty are recommended for the mitigation of the problems posed by climate change at the local level. At the regional level, the collection, synthesis and analysis of climate data for the purpose of forecasting climatic changes is desirable. Building the capacity of African scientists and policy makers and integrating many disciplines, methods of analysis and strategies in tackling the menace are recommended also.\nYou are not authenticated to view the full text of this chapter or article.\nThis site requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books or journals.\nDo you have any questions? Contact us.Or login to access all content."}
{"text": "- Hawaii Police Department - -\nDUI stats 12-10-12\nHawaiʻi Police Department\nTraffic Services Section\nSergeant Robert Pauole\nPhone: 961-2305\nDuring the week of December 3, 2012, through December 9, 2012, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 33 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21.\nSo far this year, there have been 1,394 DUI arrests compared with 1,369 during the same period last year, an increase of 1.8 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:\nThere have been 1,362 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,307 during the same period last year, an increase of 4.2 percent.\nSo far this year, there were 37 traffic fatalities on Hawaiʻi Island compared with 20 during the same period last year, an increase of 85 percent.\nTo date, 28 fatalities were related to drugs (12), alcohol (4), or a combination of both (12).\nDUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.\nArticle printed from Hawaii Police Department:\nURL to article:"}
{"text": "This website uses cookies to offer the best possible experience. By continuing to use the site you are agreeing to our usage of cookies. Find out more\n07 March 2014 08:24\nCONTROVERSIAL plans to impose a fare increase on subsidised school bus services have hit a stumbling block.\nPlans to increase the cost of a journey from £1.10 to £1.70 were given the go-ahead by Wrexham Council’s executive in December.\nBut furious members of Wrexham Independent Group have since ‘called in’ the decision, claiming it is unfair.\nThe relevant scrutiny committee will now re-look at the decision of the executive.\nCllr Dave Taylor, who represents the Cefn ward, said: “At a time when families are struggling and household budgets are being squeezed, parents are being forced to endure inflation-busting fare increases.\n“We all understand the financial situation but this is a kick in the teeth for families in Wrexham.”\nCartrefle councillor Ron Prince added: “Over the past few weeksI have received many complaints from constituents on the level of increase which is going to hurt many families, some of whom will be unable to pay.\n\"There needs to be a review of this decision with a lower increase.”\nRunning the buses currently costs the council £195,230 per year.\nThe local authority needs to make savings of £126,000 after the Welsh Government cut its supported public transport grant from £800,000 to £674,000 for 2013-14.\nThe increase will affect 15 school special routes across the county and will come into force in April 2013, if not delayed by the call-in process.\nTrevor Coxon, Wrexham Council’s head of corporate and customer services, said: “I can confirm an application to call in this particular executive board decision was received on Monday and as proper officer I have accepted its validity.\n\"My democratic services staff are currently identifying potential dates for a meeting of a relevant scrutiny committee.”\nMeanwhile, more than 100 people have signed an online petition against the fare rise.\nGo to ipetitions.com/petition/school-bus-fares-set-to-rise-in-wrexham to sign the petition.\nYou must be a registered user to leave a comment. Register or login here.\nPosted by: daave63 at 09:23 on 03 January 2013 Report\nHouses lit up like Blackpool, bins & recycling bins overflowing - yes parents are really struglling to cope!!\nPosted by: Brynteg Bill at 09:38 on 03 January 2013 Report\nWhat planet are these Councillors from? It says quite clearly in the above article:-\n\"Running the buses currently costs the council £195,230 per year.\nThe local authority needs to make savings of £126,000 after the Welsh Government cut its supported public transport grant from £800,000 to £674,000 for 2013-14.\"\nThat seems quite clear and straightforward to me, what else do they suggest?\nPosted by: Mr.Gobbi at 11:01 on 03 January 2013 Report\nOn a side note just been reading about the Chief Executives pay rise of £8000 (screw the plebs look after the senior staff) and also heard through the grapevine that following another staff review some staff are being allowed to go so that's full pension,lump sum and REDUNDANCY?.\nPosted by: Liberty1 at 22:58 on 03 January 2013 Report\nAnd what is wrong with that? The clowns who have caused the mess that we are in, ie bankers etc, always walk away smelling of roses and well paid off, dont blame those on the ground floor thats what those above want, it helps divert where the blame really lies.\nPosted by: Wrexham-gal at 23:09 on 03 January 2013 Report\n@liberty...you seem to have forgotton the true bar stewards that fooked the country over withe their mass immigration, benefit culture and illegal wars...! I suppose that lot cost nothing"}
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{"text": "So much pressure for the second entry!… I guess I’ll begin with my first meeting with my Vegans Rock Austin Meet-Up Group! Austin is currently experiencing a massive trend in trailer restaurants. It’s pretty genius and there are trailers for every type of food or beverage you can think of. Tonight, we met at the Vegan Yacht on E 6th St. in a lot shared with a few other trailers. It’s owned by this young tattooed couple committed to providing delicious vegan and vegetarian organic food that’s affordable to E Austin. And thus, the rest of Austin that wants this type of food. They have a menu online but they didn’t include their vegan freeto-pie! But i did have an amazing Daiya vegan cheese, seitan and avocado quesadilla. I was impressed. They had some pretty tasty looking smoothies but there was no way in hell I was going to pay $6 for a smoothie. Besides, I had already made a strawberry-mango smoothie with almond milk for myself earlier today. So there.\nFor anyone who really knows me knows I am inherently shy. I’ve really managed to overcome a lot of that in recent years(?) or months(?) and either way I met up with these vegan strangers and it was really great. There is one hilarious dude who is a great storyteller and pretty much organizes all the meet-ups and potlucks and all that good stuff. Ross. We chit-chatted and I found out he’s from Midland (TX) and is the son of a rancher and a bunch of his family are fishermen. He became vegan a few years ago when he found out the truth about factory farms and knew he could never look at eating meat or dairy the same way again. He felt very alone being he was the only one he knew in Midland who was vegan. He KNEW there had to be others who shared the same views and he moved out to Austin where he met his lovely wife and a handful of other vegans. He started this group because he wanted a gathering of like-minded people who could just “hang out and eat good food.” We were talking about how a gathering of vegans or vegetarians doesn’t always have to be about protests or tacking up posters of bloody animals (although he says that still needs to happen but…) sometimes you need to just relax and talk and joke around and enjoy new food. Everyone was very curious about which vegan restaurants I had tried in Austin. I felt kind of embarrassed because honestly I haven’t tried hardly any. Everyone jumped at this opportunity to tell me their favorite spot. The most popular suggestions were:\nConscious Cravings (also a trailer)\non Rio Grande @ MLK\nConan’s Pizza\non W. 29th\nCasa de Luz\n1701 Toomey (S. Austin)\nBouldin Creek\n(S. First)\nI had been to Bouldin Creek a few days earlier with my friend Luke for brunch and I had this amazing tofu scramble with fresh veggies. It actually inspired me to make one of my own. Still inspired… haven’t actually made it yet. Soon! Luke is a minimalist eater most of the time (two scrambled eggs, a piece of toast and two slices of bacon) and definitely leans towards the carnivorous side. We don’t really talk about food much. He’s from a very New Jersey/Chicago Italian family with a big emphasis on meatballs. I did get him to try my chai and some falafel the other day which was monumental coming from a dude who somehow survives on cheeseburgers, pizza and beer. For another post, I want to go into a different approach to talking about food when there is a vegetarian or vegan involved in the conversation. Another day. I digress!\nBack to Vegan Yacht-land. Everyone was really welcoming and they made sure I committed to going to their Halloween pot-luck on Saturday night. Awesome! These guys are total chowhounds too so I KNOW there will be some good shit there and good company. What should I bring?! Maybe those vegan chocolate chip cookies I’ve made a few times…\n—–\nFor the next post I’m going to get really serious and really explain my motivation for going vegan. CAFO’s (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) are like being in a nightmare. Any it’s a nightmare so many animals live their entire lives. It’s an issue I’ve become very passionate about and I think it’s extremely important that people possess the knowledge that this is going on right under their noses and how our health, communities and environment is at stake not taking action against it. This all might sound kind of radical to many but this shit is REAL and these agro-barons don’t give a flying fuck about what diseased product we put into our bodies or how these animals are treated as long as they’re getting paid big bucks. And by supporting them we are paying them BIG BUCKS.\nI’m going to try and end all these entries on a lighter note though. Let’s end it like this:\nI’ve never felt like I was a part of anything. I took a risk tonight going out and meeting these strangers on the East side of town (woo scary!) and talking about something that is new to me. They weren’t snobby, they weren’t pretentious or holier-than-thou. I had never really talked to any group of people like this about veganism. Ever. I suddenly found I had something to say. I suddenly felt like I was DOING something meaningful choosing to live this way. All of the sudden I’m part of a community of people who have made the same realizations I have and had the same reaction probably of “Oh my God what the fuck is happening how can this be happening and how are we letting it happen?!” And that was awesome being around that energy. I can’t wait to go to the Halloween party on Saturday and eat amazing and creative dishes GUILT-FREE! (Except maybe considering calories… but oh well it’s Halloween!)\nThanks for reading! hearts.\n-S"}
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{"text": "OnePlus 9 with full specifications and price in Nepal.\nOverview\nDesign & Display. And also, the display isn’t adaptive as on its bigger brother. So, you are getting a bit of disadvantage over pro version. Nonetheless, the display is rich in colors that gets bright even during direct sunlight on it, as we’ve seen on previous OnePlus devices.\nCameras\nThere are some good news, and some bad news on camera department. Let’s talk about the former one. We’ll get a triple camera setup on the back, optimized by Hasselblad. There is a 48MP Sony IMX689, f/1.8 aperture, a whooping 50MP IMX766 ultra-wide sensor and a 2MP monochrome lens. This year, you can record 8K videos at 30fps with the device.\nThe bad news is that OnePlus has ditched OIS for the main sensor, which is really disappointing considering the fact that even OnePlus 9R that costs less has it. The inclusion of a 2MP monochrome lens should not make any significant difference, meaning it’s just number game from the company. They have mentioned nothing except the megapixel count on their official website too.\nFor the front camera, the phone has a 16MP, f/2.4, Sony IMX471 sensor placed at the upper-left corner of the screen.\nPerformance\nIn terms of performance though, there is no compromise on the device. We’ll get top notch Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, which is the most powerful non-apple CPU right now for smartphones. It has X60 5G modem with octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680) configuration. There is Adreno 660 as GPU.\nThere is 12GB LPDDR5 RAM variant currently in Nepal with 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. However, you cannot expand the storage option with SD card.\nOther Features\nThe battery here is of 4,500mAh capacity, along with 65W Warp Charge 65T support. The battery is divided into two parts of 2,250mAh each, meaning charging speed should be quite impressive, 29 minutes to be fully charged as the company claims. There is no official IP-rating on the device. We will get 15W wireless charging support on the device. The fingerprint scanner used here is under-display type. It supports dual stereo speakers and Dolby Atmos support as well. There is no headphone jack on the phone.\nSpecifications\nOnePlus 9 Price In Nepal\nThe official pricing of the OnePlus 9 in Nepal is NPR. 1,04,999 for 12GB/256GB variant. You can buy it from the official distributors of OnePlus. You can contact OnePlus Nepal for the query of availability in your area as well."}
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{"text": "“Swamped? … Delegate! (The Thursday BLOG, 4July19, #27/52).\n- 1. The person you delegate should be given not only the responsibility to complete the assignment – but, the AUTHORITY.\n- 2. The goal is complete the task – they may not …and, probably will not…do it the same as you. It is okay.\n- 3. Do – responsibly – check on the progress along the way. There are ways NOT to micromanage! Use them.\nANNOUNCEMENT: I want to wish everyone a happy, safe and fun summer. It is my intention to continue with “The Thursday BLOG” through 2019. BUT, I am in the process of upgrading my offerings ( the daily tips will be ending ). I will be focusing on Instagram [ gloriajean_brown ] and Pinterest [ Coaching by GJ ( look for: Time Management and my photo) ] – please, join me there. There will be less frequent visits to Facebook and LinkedIn – but, I will be making appearances. Thinking of adding a Monthly Commentary “Say So by GJ“. (SMILES) My 2nd book: ‘365+ Tips To A More Efficient You‘ is complete and will be available.\nGloria-Jean Brown gloriajean@coachingbyGJ.com"}
{"text": "President Obama leaves the Marine One helicopter as he arrives at the Rijksmuseum on the Museumplein in Amsterdam on Monday. After attending a nuclear security conference, Obama will travel on to Saudi Arabia. (Paul Vreeker/Reuters)\nJudging by the recent royal temper tantrums and the parade of op-eds suggesting ways to soothe the Saudis, President Obama’s trip to Saudi Arabia on Thursday is shaping up as one of the more awkward diplomatic encounters this side of the “Red Wedding.”\nSaudi officials have made no secret of their displeasure over the United States’ support of democratic change in Egypt and across the region, its refusal to leap into a Syrian quagmire and its role in the nuclear negotiations with Iran. The Saudis have hardly been assuaged by U.S. deference to Riyadh on their human rights abuses or passive acceptance of Saudi support for Egypt’s military coup or vicious sectarian repression of protests in Bahrain.\nA lot of the surface pyrotechnics are fairly typical alliance politics, with fears of entrapment, domination and abandonment magnified by a hyperactive media environment and seized upon by U.S. policy entrepreneurs who share Saudi views on Syria, Egypt and Iran. They are given substance by pervasive, genuine uncertainty about the region’s future and by submerged but intense fears about challenges to key regimes. Those rapid internal and regional political trends were the focus of a workshop I helped to organize earlier this month. The Project on Middle East Political Science and Ca’ Foscari University brought 15 scholars from the United States, Europe and the Middle East to Venice to assess these new Gulf security politics (all of the papers prepared for that workshop can be downloaded here as a free PDF). The views of these academic experts can offer some useful perspective to what is really driving the turbulence.\nThe theatrics of the U.S.-Saudi summit will unfold amidst unusually active turmoil within the Gulf. Last month’s unusually blunt Saudi, Emirati and Bahraini démarche against Qatar failed to bring Kuwait and Oman (the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council) on board. The divisions torpedoed the idea of Obama’s meeting with the assembled GCC leaders in Riyadh (which was probably a blessing in disguise, since it spared us a stomach-churning photo of the president shaking hands with the unrepentant king of Bahrain). Saudi, Emirati and Kuwaiti support for Egypt’s military coup risks turning into an open-ended financial drain, and infuriated many of the powerful Islamist forces at home. The ensuing Saudi listing of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization has been deeply controversial in the kingdom and throughout the region. The costs and effects of Gulf support for jihadist groups in Syria have faced increasing public scrutiny.\nThese rising erratic gambits at home and abroad do not suggest a confident or unified set of regimes. Indeed, this should be the finest hour for the “regime security” theory, which has been the dominant framework for understanding the region’s security politics in recent years. The regime security framework emerged to challenge the conventional realist view of states primarily responding to external power and threat in their alliance and foreign policy choices. As Gregory Gause and other scholars have effectively demonstrated, these regimes often prioritized threats to their own power and survival from within as well as from abroad. Iran’s “threat” to Riyadh, for instance, had as much to do with its potential appeal to Saudi Shiites as it did with its pursuit of a nuclear arsenal.\nThis perspective seems to offer considerable traction on the domestic and regional maneuverings of Gulf regimes in the last few years. While no GCC regimes fell in the face of popular protest, the Arab uprisings clearly intensified and sharpened their internal regime security concerns. Regime efforts to insulate themselves from popular dissent included potentially unsustainable economic commitments and harsh domestic political crackdowns on seemingly trivial forms of public dissent.\nAs the regime security theorists would expect, these Gulf leaders have also sought to deal with their domestic troubles in part through foreign policy. The coordinated campaigns against the Muslim Brotherhood across the Middle East by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reflected this logic of shoring up domestic power through foreign policy activism. So did the financial and political support by wealthy Gulf monarchies for less well-endowed fellow monarchs across the region.\nThe claims of the “regime security” school should not be taken uncritically, of course, as Kristian Coates Ulrichsen notes. The regimes of the Gulf have often embraced crisis, in the formulation of Toby Jones, as a useful device for extracting international support and suppressing domestic dissent. After all, casting the political aspirations of the Shiites of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, large numbers of Bahraini citizens, or youth activists demanding political reforms as a “security” challenge serves to delegitimize their political concerns and to justify a repressive response. Fred Wehrey notes how Saudi and Bahraini elites have for decades framed demands for political rights by oppressed Shiite communities as “security” threats linked to Iranian ambition. The labeling of the Muslim Brotherhood as a “terrorist” group has much less to do with security than with politics. And when there are real threats, they are often blowback from their own shortsighted survival strategies, such as the growing concern over the possible impact of the return of hardened jihadists from the Syrian insurgency that they backed.\nThese feelings of insecurity help to explain why some Saudi and other Gulf leaders worry so much about U.S. retrenchment from the region. Despite the continued deployment of U.S. troops across the region, as Gary Sick observes, many of these elites are troubled by the thought of a reduced U.S. security presence and willingness to deploy military force. Few who believe that the United States is retrenching will be convinced otherwise by presidential visits or by speeches about continuing security partnership and enduring common interests. In part, that’s because they are probably right. The United States did manage to extricate itself from Iraq, and did defy conventional foreign policy wisdom by refusing to plunge more deeply into the Syrian civil war..\n"}
{"text": "If you’re smart, you won’t tune into Fox News for anything of substance. And while most of us aren’t surprised or fazed by anything that comes out of Bill O’Reilly’s mouth, his latest remarks about Maxine Waters did cause a stir.\nDuring an appearance on Fox & Friends, the O’Reilly Factor host took shots at the California rep’s hair by likening it to that of the late James Brown’s.\nO’Reilly’s remarks came in response to a video of Rep. Waters speaking out against Donald Trump and some members of the Republican party’s ideas of patriotism.\n“We’re fighting for the democracy,” the 78-year-old legislator said. “We’re fighting for America. You’re not nearly as patriotic as we are.”\nO’Reilly was then asked to share his thoughts on Waters’ remarks to which he replied, “I didn’t hear a word she said. I was looking at the James Brown wig.”\nO’Reilly was immediately called out for his remarks by Fox & Friends co-host, Ainsley Earhardt.\n“You can’t go after a woman’s looks. I think she’s very attractive,” she said.\n“I didn’t say she wasn’t attractive,” O’Reilly responded. “I love James Brown. But it’s the same hair James Brown had.”\nO’Reilly then went on to answer the original question regarding Waters’ passionate speech on the congressional floor.\n“You’re all wrong about Maxine Waters,” he said. “She’s a sincere individual. Whatever she said, she believes. And that’s old-school. We’re giving Maxine a break here. I love you Maxine.”\nO’Reilly wrapped up his remarks by inviting the congresswoman on his show. The commentator has since issued an apology to Waters, saying that he respected Waters “for being sincere in her beliefs.”\nIn a statement issued Tuesday afternoon, O’Reilly expressed regret for the remarks.\n“I said that again today on Fox & Friends calling her ‘old school.’ Unfortunately, I also made a jest about her hair which was dumb. I apologize.”\nWatch the ridiculousness below."}
{"text": "Add possibility to Save selected tabs as a session\n- CheVe11e_191 Moderator last edited by CheVe11e_191\nCurrently, if you want to save a certain selection of tabs as a session, you need to move them to a new window (or close others).\nThe option to save the selected tabs as a new session would be useful."}
{"text": "Launched Hull No. 549, DW 47,000 MT Product Tanker named “SANKO LYNX”\nHull No. 549, DW 47,000 MT Product Tanker,has been named “SANKO LYNX” by Mrs. Junko Onodera who is wife of Mr. Fumitoshi Onodera of SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION. After naming ceremony, she cut the cord for her launching.\n"}
{"text": "- Goes to Labour, Lib Dems Lose All Seats\nKnowsley Council is 100-percent Labour after Thursday’s local elections unseated the borough’s four remaining Liberal Democrat councillors. The results leave Knowsley with 63 Labour seats and no opposition party.\nLib Dem councillors Ian Smith (Prescot West), Yvonne Southern (Whiston South) and Harry Birch (Halewood South) all lost their seats. William Sommerfield stepped down from Prescot East, and Carl Cashman ran but lost in his place.\nDerek McEgan and Mike Kearns won in Prescot East and West, respectively, and David Williams now represents Whiston South, while Sandra Gaffney keeps her seat in Whiston North. Gary See is newly elected for Halewood South."}
{"text": "Saturday, December 1, 2012\nOLYMPIA — State officials tasked with developing a legal marijuana industry in Washington state have a problem: There's no similar system anywhere in the world that they can look to for guidance.\nThe state's Liquor Control Board also says it has little insight into the basics of pot cultivation, such as how the marijuana should be grown, how much acreage the state will need to develop sufficient supply, how it should be processed or how it should be sold at the retail level.\nThey are looking to solicit bids from experts from around the country while at the same time taking plenty of unsolicited phone calls from those who want to help.\n“There are a lot of people who think they have a lot of expertise in this area,” said Rick Garza, deputy director of the Liquor Control Board, during a state Senate hearing Friday. The agency is also requesting funding to add 40 jobs, including 36 that would be permanent positions.\nState leaders are moving ahead with developing the system even as they await word of whether the federal government will oppose it. Several state agencies have been forming teams that will look at issues such as licensing, legal matters, enforcement and education.\nAlison Holcomb, drug policy director for the ACLU of Washington state who led efforts to pass the marijuana legalization initiative, said the goal of the measure was to make the marijuana retail outlets similar to the recently disbanded state-run liquor stores. She says they would be very controlled, very boring retail outlets with limited signage.\nHolcomb said proponents of the news law don't envision state employees selling the marijuana, however, as they want individuals to volunteer to lead the shops since there is still uncertainty over how the federal government will respond.\n“They do still risk arrest and prosecution under federal law,” Holcomb said.\nGarza said state officials knew from the beginning that Washington would be creating a system that would be unprecedented in the U.S., so officials started looking internationally for guidance.\nThey didn't find much help there, either.\nEven countries that are friendly to marijuana users hadn't really gone beyond decriminalization, so Washington will be pioneering with its regulated system.\nPossession of marijuana will be legal in Washington state on Thursday, but the process of buying and selling won't be in place for probably another year or so. State financial experts estimate it could raise nearly $2 billion in tax revenue over the next five years.\nSen. Adam Kline, D-Seattle, urged state officials to move quickly on developing the system — perhaps faster than its original timeline. He expressed concern that drug gangs would take over the market and entrench themselves before the state has a chance to get organized.\n“The more time that goes on, the more we're asking for trouble,” Kline said.\nMore like this story\n- Washington in fog over how to create marijuana industry\n- Obama: Feds won't go after Wash. pot smokers\n- Medical marijuana sellers fear being \"thrown under bus\"\n- Washington may become first state in nation to legalize marijuana\n- State rules would allow six pot stores in Walla Walla, Columbia and Garfield counties\nLog in to comment"}
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{"text": "This retrospective by Oregon painter Jerry Baron includes paintings and drawings spanning a period of over 30 years. He has exhibited his works in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Washington and Oregon, including 10 years in Portland’s Pearl District, the city’s center for art galleries. He has also had two one-person exhibits at the Jacobs Gallery in the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene. The exhibition features 65 paintings and 95 drawings."}
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