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While Attorney General Jeff Sessions was making headlines on Tuesday testifying before a Congressional committee regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election, another controversy erupted over cannabis laws.
In the May 1 letter, first unveiled on Monday night by Tom Angell at Massroots, Sessions claims the policy under the Obama administration “inhibits [the Justice Department’s] authority to enforce the Controlled Substances Act.”
Related Story: Is This How Jeff Sessions Finally Kills Medical Marijuana?
Sessions clearly wants to remove federal marijuana protections in states that have legalized cannabis for recreational or medical consumption. Not only is that an economic error, it is a direct slap in the face to American patients.
Sessions, in his letter to Congress, writes:
“I believe it would be unwise for Congress to restrict the discretion of the Department to fund particular prosecutions, particularly in the midst of an historic drug epidemic and potentially long-term uptick in violent crime. The Department must be in a position to use all laws available to combat the transnational drug organizations and dangerous drug traffickers who threaten American lives.”
The memo is a broadside attack on the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment, which bars the Justice Department from using federal funds to enforce marijuana laws in states that have passed legalization.
Sessions, who has been one of the most ardent drug warriors in recent American history (he is on record saying “good people don’t smoke marijuana), is wrong on multiple levels. His letter disrespects a number of Americans and is simply not rooted in science. He also appears to be ignoring the will of the people, thumbing his nose at states’ rights and denying a booming new industry.
Related Story: Jeff Sessions And Marijuana: The Only Thing You Need To Know
Here are just some of the reasons the congressional leaders should put ignore the letter and return to sender:
An Affront To Social Justice
America’s long-running War on Drugs has produced drastically unequal outcomes across racial groups. The United States has 5 percent of the world’s population, and yet it incarcerates 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. Yes, America — not China or Russia — us the world’s leading jailer.
For African-American men between the ages of 20 and 29, nearly one-third are currently in the criminal justice system. Whites and blacks use drugs at almost exactly the same rates. Blacks are nearly four times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana.
And it’s not just time behind bars that is the issue; an arrest damages the lives of many people of color. The eligibility for public housing and student financial aid, employment opportunities, child custody determinations, and immigration status are at risk because of the unequal nature of our legal system.
It Disrespects Patients And Veterans In Need
It is difficult to come up with a definitive number of people who medicate with cannabis. According to a recent tabulation, there were roughly 2.6 million legal patients across the country. But since many patients do not want to publicly admit to breaking a federal law or are squeamish about adding their names to a registry, which some states require.
A recent survey from Yahoo News and Marist University revealed that 55 million Americans currently consume cannabis and 52 percent over 18 have tried marijuana at least once. That means, under Sessions’ logic, half of the U.S. population have broken the law and 55 million of us are subject to arrest.
- Related Story: Veterans Need Access To Medical Marijuana
But let’s just focus on those patients who rely on cannabis as medicine.
The American people have spoken and called for marijuana to be another tool in their arsenal to alleviate some pretty horrible systems. Research shows the effectiveness of medical marijuana in the treatment of a wide number of illness.
Opioid painkillers are responsible for more than 20,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. every year. For many of our veterans, this is the only treatment plan approved by the Veterans Administration. Each day, 22 veterans will commit suicide, usually because of severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Many veterans groups and health advocates have urged the VA to allow cannabis to be a medicinal option for our brave men and women.
It’s Not Rooted In Science Or Available Data
When Sessions refers to the “historic drug epidemic” in his letter, he appears to conflate opioids with cannabis. Not only is this not rooted in any science, it is absurd on its face.
Multiple studies have demonstrated that death by opioids decreases in states that allow medical marijuana programs. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse:
Some preliminary studies have suggested that medical marijuana legalization might be associated with decreased prescription opioid use and overdose deaths. … Additionally, data suggests that medical marijuana treatment may reduce the opioid dose prescribed for pain patients, and a recent study showed that availability of medical marijuana for Medicare patients reduced prescribing of medications, including opioids, for their pain.
Sessions’ claim clearly suggests he has not done his homework. His actions could make the already alarming opiate crisis even more dire.
It Is An Economic Mistake
The cannabis industry is a juggernaut for the American economy. In 2017, total demand for the herb is estimated to be $50 billion.
A report from New Frontier Data released earlier this year predicts that there will be more than 250,000 new jobs created by the industry in the next three years. Cannabis industry now employs between 165,000 to 230,000 full and part-time employees.
States that have legalized cannabis have discovered a massive revenue stream that it simply did not have a few years ago. As the market matures, there will be more tax dollars collected to help the public good.
Related Story: Here’s How California Will Make An Easy $5 Billion By 2018
And we might save some of the roughly $4 billion a year that the U.S. spends enforcing marijuana laws.
It Runs Counter To The Will Of The American People
Far be it from me to give political advice to Sessions, a career politician. But the War on Marijuana has been an abject failure and the American people know it.
Related Story: The Majority of Americans Have Smoked Marijuana And Liked It
A Quinnipiac poll released in April showed that 94 percent of the public support medical marijuana. About three out of four Americans say they do not want the government enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized it either medically or recreationally.
Bottom Line: If Sessions moves forward with his proposal, it will set America back.
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Sriwati Sufen Boentoro
Vice President B2X APAC
Sriwati leads B2X’s business in Asia Pacific. Before joining B2X in 2013, she was a Managing Director at Alexius Communications providing telecommunications services to carrier and retail markets in Australia. Before that, she was a Regional Service Manager for Australia and New Zealand for Accord Customer Care Solutions. Sriwati started her career as Customer Service Engineer at Motorola, managing quality and technical service programs. Sriwati has deep experience in the telecommunication industry through many successful projects in markets across Asia.
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The Double Shot at Love finale aired last night. MTV’s latest reality TV show featured Pauly “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio and Vinny Guadagnino looking to find lasting love.
It was MTV’s version of The Bachelor but two men and a fist-pumping twist. So, did the guys find love or was it just a ploy for DJ Pauly and his pal Vinny to have their own spin-off show.?
Guadagnino had his sights set on Alysse Joyner since the day he laid eyes on her. The reality TV star chose her in the finale. However, since the show was taped months ago, fans were quick to question whether or not the relationship was real.
— Branded_MURT (@Moomer723) June 28, 2019
Sadly, it looks like Guadagnino’s shot at love went the way of so many Bachelor and Bachelorette couples, a first-class ticket to nowhere. The Jersey Shore: Family Vacation star used social media to update his followers on his current relationship status.
“Unfortunately, Alysse and I weren’t allowed to see each other publicly after filming for 5 months until the finale aired to not spoil the ending. Very weird situation to be put in after the finale,” the 31-year-old shared on Twitter.
He went on to explain it was challenging to maintain a relationship with Joyner since they could not see each other. A relationship through text message only was not ideal, and it turns out the couple could not make it work.
“I struggled to keep it alive through text. Still think she’s amazing. Wish her the best,” he ended his message letting fans know he is once again single.
Pauly D did not fare any better. Although he dumped Nikki Hall during the finale, the two apparently attempted to date after for a hot second. Their romance has gone south too. Hall and Pauly D got into it on the reunion show over why he blocked her on Twitter.
A Double Shot at Love is over. Both Vinny Guadagnino and Pauly “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio walked away as single as they were when the show began filming. There is no word on whether or not they will try their hand at finding the one on reality TV again or not.
Fans what did you think of the show? Were Vinny and Pauly D there in search of love or simply to give them more time on the small screen?
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It’s tempting to say your effect has resonated far beyond what I could have ever imagined but that is simply untrue.
We have always had high expectations of you son, from the moment we met you.
You have risen to meet them.
So it comes as no surprise that when a world class neuro oncologist walks into the room his first words are not medical.
His first words are how incredibly proud he is of you. We are too kiddo.
“Well it’s definitely bigger” is one of his classic good natured opening line understatements.
He says he has never seen a tumour this size in an alive or functioning child before. It’s impossible.
He says he is now even more blown away by the video of Bede on the treadmill learning to walk.
He says for you to be so well let alone learning and developing new skills is impossible.
He tells us that he’s proud of us too and that the incredible level of love and care you are receiving are the only possible things that could be helping keep you so well, he says some other things I didn’t know I needed to hear.
You are doing the impossible.
Some describe the war, the fight. We have always characterised you as mounting a peaceful protest. I would never understate the brutality of brain cancer and all it has delivered upon you but there was no grand invasion. This is who you are and always have been – the most incredible, generous, accommodating human being. It does not surprise me you are the same with your cancer.
I look over at your Daddy holding you as you are rousing from the haze of anaesthetic, resisting wakefulness. He is crying. Later he told me he thinks he’s better than me at not getting carried away with the thought that we could have you in our arms forever. But he had. Who wouldn’t be tempted by that the sweetest of thoughts? We love you so much and you have been doing so well.
Your doctor says he won’t give us time frames anymore.
Instead he says “It’s impossible for Bede to be here right now, who’s to say he won’t keep defying the odds.” He’s finally got you pegged.
I should be crying too but as we review the brutal images I can’t help but smile. I’m buoyed by a deep pride in you very predictably achieving the impossible and I know where you are concerned there is ALWAYS faith to be had. The radiologist is confused and starts explaining to me that ‘eventually Bede will reach his tipping point.’ ‘There’s not much more the brain can take.’ This is very obviously the first time he has met you. There is joy with you even in the hardest moments. He doesn’t appreciate that.
The tumour is so big now small parts die leaving necrotic matter in your brain as it outstrips it’s own blood supply.
As the next few days tick away you get sleepier. Reminding the deepest parts of my heart that you will die soon. I want to ask you to stay but that wouldn’t be fair. You can’t. I can’t think of that right now. You have a neck that needs nuzzling, a pizza to make and a smile to be lured from the corner of your lips. There’s a green sheep that needs to be found. So I push it all to the furthest corners of my brain.
Now we sit on the beach together and I sing you the lyrics to mine and your Dad’s wedding dance song.
I’m not sure what is coming but I promise when it gets confusing that
🎵I’ll be your mirror
🎵Reflect what you are, in case you don’t know
🎵I’ll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
🎵The light on your door to show that you’re home
You have achieved the impossible – I expected nothing less from you my beautiful boy.
Go on now in whatever direction you choose. I will be here loving you and wishing you close.
We love you Bop.
We always have and we always will.
Please make sure you’ve also had a read of Part 1 – Bede is living! Bede deserves for all his joy to be seen.
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DiMeglio Septic Inc. certified septic inspectors examine the distribution box for leakage, cracks and corrosion. Our inspectors also make sure that the distribution box is level. As part of this inspection all pipes leading to the box are examined using digital camera technology. Any pipes that are cracked or corroded will be identified.
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Applications are solicited for four PSL post-doctoral fellowships in astrophysics at Paris Observatory. The positions are funded for one year, renewable for a second year on the basis of satisfactory performance.
PSL is a new university, comprising nine research and higher education member institutions, in the fields of sciences, humanities and arts, such as the Paris École Normale Supérieure, Paris-Dauphine University, Paris Observatory, etc, and involving as well ten associate institutions.
Paris Observatory is one of the largest astronomical centres in the world with 650 permanent staff out of a total of 1000 personnel, and 840 publications per year. It represents one third of French astronomy with teams covering a wide range of fields and participating in the largest instrumental, theoretical/numerical and experimental projects of modern astronomy. Teams are mostly resident on three sites, two are located in the Paris area (Paris and Meudon), and the third is the Nançay astronomical radio observatory.
Paris Observatory is part of a rich astronomical environment in the Paris area comprising about 600 scientists involved in a common program Astrophysics and Conditions for the Emergence of Life coordinated by Paris Observatory.
Successful applicants will be expected to conduct research related to the priorities of the Paris Observatory laboratories, of the Virtual Observatory Paris Astronomical Data Centre, and to the themes and programs highlighted by the Paris Observatory Scientific Council for the 2019 – 2023 period:
- Solar physics and heliosphere
- Solar system
- Exoplanets and conditions for life
- Stellar physics
- The Galaxy
- Cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution
- Interstellar medium
- High-energy astrophysics, compact objects, Active Galactic Nuclei
- Fundamental physics and gravitational waves
- High performance computing in astrophysics
- Laboratory physics and astrophysics.
Fellowships are open to applicants from any nationality. Only research plans developed in coordination with a team from Paris Observatory will be eligible.
Please send us:
- A CV (including date of birth);
- A two-year research program including a plan for the first year – limited to a maximum of 4 pages;
- A complete list of publications and a separate list of first-author publications;
- The PhD certificate or, if not yet earned, the date of defence;
- A support letter from the hosting team;
The application must consist of a single pdf file whose size may not exceed 2 Mbytes.
Two letters of reference must be sent directly by scientists outside of the Paris Observatory.
An approval letter by the director of the hosting laboratory must be sent directly.
All documents must be drawn up in English.
Fellowships will normally start between September and December 2019.
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NOT LONG AGO, while walking through the halls of the hospital where I work, I overheard a conversation that made me cringe. A pediatrician was speaking with the mother of a boy who looked about 12. When the adults finally finished talking, the kid piped up. He jerked his thumb toward his mom and asked the doctor: “Can’t you please tell her not to make me go to my father’s house this weekend?” The pediatrician smiled awkwardly. “Well now,” he said, backing away, “I believe that’s a bit out of my bailiwick.”
I cringed at the pediatrician’s prissy deflection — bailiwick? — and also because his discomfort reminded me of my own. Patients often ask me about matters not within my expertise. One woman wants to know if she should stay with a husband who refuses treatment for addiction. Another seeks permission to skip a few days visiting her mother in the nursing home without feeling guilty. A third asks me to review with her the pros and cons of sending her daughter to private high school. While I possess no special knowledge about marriage, filial duty, or secondary education, I routinely offer opinions on these subjects, and I feel certain that doing so is as much a part of my role as a primary care physician as prescribing medication for high blood pressure, though I’m at a loss to articulate exactly why.
The practice of medicine has long been dominated by science. But in recent decades patients, and many physicians, have been coming to the conclusion that evidence-based treatments by specialists (and sub- and sub-subspecialists) don’t necessarily supply what people need to heal. Physicians and nurses now routinely team up with mental health professionals, alternative practitioners, social workers, and chaplains to offer holistic care. I participate in such teams and value them, but I’m not sure that even holistic medicine fully acknowledges the difficult-to-measure therapeutic effects of empathy, attentiveness, humor, intuitive reasoning, the ability to inspire hope, and other qualities sometimes called “soft skills” (or, more appreciatively, “the art of medicine”) and which are as useful in my practice as penicillin, if not more so. Similarly, when I’ve been a patient myself, or when someone I love has fallen ill, I’ve been struck by the importance of these qualities to healing. In fact, I’ve been meaning to write an essay titled “The Power of the Ineffable in Medicine,” but I’ve felt daunted by how hard it would be, by definition, to put so vague a concept into words.
Not so for David B. Morris, a writer and emeritus professor of English at the University of Virginia, who tackles this elusive topic in an ambitious new book, Eros and Illness. While he does not entirely avoid the epistemological pothole I myself dread, he admirably gives form to the formless and articulates that aspect of health and illness which is, as he puts it, “largely unseen, living in the shadows, as if its distinctive superpowers included a cloak of invisibility.”
Morris comes at this task not as a doctor or a patient but as a family caregiver. His wife, Ruth, developed an aggressive form of dementia in her 50s and died in 2016 at the age of 72. Once a bright and loving woman with a doctorate in library science and a passion for dance, in the last years of her life she was confined to a nursing home and no longer recognized her family. While Morris is sparing in his use of Ruth’s story out of respect for her privacy and his own — Eros and Illness is not a memoir or even a hybrid memoir — he makes a convincing case that, as a caregiver who is not a medical professional, and as a sufferer who is not a patient, he is uniquely suited to explore the in-between region of medicine: that place which is not in the realm of science and yet essential to healing. Morris calls this nether realm “medical eros.”
Eros with a capital E is the god of love (and fertility), but small-e eros has a much broader meaning, the exploration of which is central to Eros and Illness. The closest synonym to eros is “desire,” though, as Morris explains, it can also represent loss of control, a state of illogic or not knowing, and inner life or life force. “By definition,” Morris writes, “[eros] resists definition.” Accordingly, he approaches eros indirectly, through what he calls “piecemeal clarifications […] a slow, open-ended accumulation of specific instances.” Morris draws on examples of medical eros from history, art, literature, and popular culture; his points of reference span from Milton and Shakespeare to Nelson Mandela and Angelina Jolie. In an especially engaging chapter, Morris connects Amedeo Modigliani’s famous nudes to the artist’s tuberculosis and the carnage of World War I, during which Modigliani painted them, and also (charmingly, if digressively) to Philip Roth’s The Dying Animal — all part of what Morris calls his “sideways or slant approach to eros and illness.”
Morris defines medical eros primarily by what it is not: biomedicine, or what he calls “medical logos.” He points out that medical eros and medical logos have been at odds since the time of Hippocrates, whose rational approach to healing competed with the divine cures (including raising of the dead) attributed to the god Asklepios. Today, Morris claims, the contrast is no less stark:
Medical eros, which I would describe — too simply, but for practical purposes — as the operations of desire within the context of health and illness, is engaged in a massive and mostly concealed struggle with the reigning power in Western health care, usually called biomedicine. Biomedicine, under the alias medical logos, views illness as calling for scientific knowledge, for evidence-based treatments, and for public policies governed by statistical, cost-benefit analysis.
Morris is quick to note that several of his family members are physicians, that Ruth was a medical librarian, and that it is not his intention to bash doctors or biomedicine. Still, when he characterizes medical eros as the opposite of medical logos, he clearly means this as a compliment to eros.
The other thing medical eros is not, Morris asserts, is sex. It may surprise fans of House and Grey’s Anatomy to learn that medicine is not very sexy. In fact, it’s anti-sexy. Doctors talk about erections and vaginal lubrication at dull conferences in hotel ballrooms with all the passion of commodity brokers discussing corn futures. For most clinicians, viewing and touching naked people all day in a clinic or hospital is remarkably unarousing. And for the patient, illness usually decreases libido. The clichéd fib “not tonight, I have a headache” has some basis in truth. Still, as Morris emphasizes, desire, if not sexual desire, is what the sick feel most strongly. We yearn to be well, to be free of pain, to be seen and heard, to be made whole.
While much of Morris’s scholarly work has focused on narratives of pain, he explains that he did not become fully aware of the intensity of eros in illness until his wife began losing her memory. At first, his desire took the form of denial: for months he made excuses for Ruth “as dishes turned up in random cabinets and a mislaid exercise rope triggered meltdown rages.” When his wife’s cognitive decline was no longer disputable, Morris found himself feeling out of control, “knee-deep in the not known.” Most heartbreaking, however, are Ruth’s desires, which Morris can neither comprehend nor fulfill:
Every day brings the same tearful plea: “I want a dog.” […] Reluctantly, worn down, I get a dog — a cute rescue mongrel with heart disease, a huge disaster. But Ruth pays it almost no notice. Was “dog” a metaphor? I understand next to nothing about how her mind works.
As Ruth’s dementia progresses, Morris, a self-described loner, desires relief from isolation. He needs help but finds physicians unable or unwilling to provide it:
I was left alone to decide — the hardest day of my life — when it was time for Ruth to leave the home we had built together. She could no longer make decisions: it was all left to me. When I asked for help from her all-star medical center team, her neurologist replied coolly (from the far-side of logos): “Not a medical issue.”
Medicine’s narrow focus on logos fails doctors as well as patients, Morris argues. He cites a personal essay by physician-poet Rafael Campo, who, as a closeted gay intern, cared for an uninhibited transsexual patient named Aurora on an HIV ward. “His erection startled me,” the essay begins. The habit of maintaining emotional neutrality, assumed necessary and appropriate to his role as a doctor, extends into Campo’s personal life, and his own desires remain stifled. Campo writes that he was taught that his “job was not to feel but to palpate.” But his defenses break down as he cares for a patient who, unlike him, expresses desire freely. Only when Aurora dies does Campo, sobbing, finally come to terms with his own sexuality.
Medical eros is never more powerful than when medical logos reaches the limits of its healing capacity. Morris’s elegant analysis of several patient memoirs attests to the palliative benefits of desire, even when doctors have declared someone incurable. The New York Times book critic Anatole Broyard’s posthumously published essay collection Intoxicated by My Illness is a particularly dramatic expression of desire by a patient. Broyard wrote the essays while dying of prostate cancer, an experience that, Morris writes, “sparked in him an improbable erotic elevation of spirit so intense as to resemble the euphoria of falling in love.”
Other patient memoirs Morris covers include that of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a French magazine editor who suffered a stroke at age 43 and became paralyzed, retaining only his ability to open and close his left eye. He wrote his memoir, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, letter by letter, by blinking in code. But even more astonishing than this feat, Morris finds, is the fact that Bauby’s memoir is not at all depressing. Desire — for Bauby, a lifelong love of travel — allows the patient to reclaim his identity and vitality even as doctors pronounce him a hopeless case. Morris writes:
The real facts of Bauby’s life, as distinct from a mere official diagnosis of locked-in syndrome and a prognosis of imminent death, have far more to do with feeling than with the natural history of disease.
Similarly, Audre Lorde’s memoir The Cancer Journals is not about breast cancer but rather about how Lorde, as a black, lesbian, activist poet, experienced that disease. And A Whole New Life, which Reynolds Price wrote after becoming wheelchair-bound from a spinal tumor, is less concerned with disability than with personal reinvention. Morris sees this as fueled by eros:
Reason is not the power most likely to produce a new self, unless perhaps you are a philosopher. Desire, however, provides the thrust toward change necessary for almost anyone; for Price, self-transformation and recovery both included an erotic push.
Morris portrays the power of medical eros most clearly through these examples from the growing canon of literary illness narratives. Indeed, Eros and Illness eloquently illustrates how much medical humanities, narrative medicine, and similar new disciplines can contribute to more effective and compassionate care by reminding clinicians that illness is more than a series of data points.
Nowhere does Morris demonstrate this more compellingly, however, than with his own story as a caregiver. In fact, while the reader may sympathize with his wish not to reveal too much about his late wife, it’s in these personal passages that Morris (welcomingly) sheds the academic tone that pervades his book. One wishes for more of Ruth and less of “the shifting interplay among the multiple levels of mind/body relations that underlie and participate in the human experience of pain.”
After reading Eros and Illness, I thought again about the hallway conversation I had overheard. No doubt the pediatrician would have addressed the boy’s plea not to visit his father if he suspected child abuse. That concern would fall squarely in the category of medical logos. Morris would argue, however, that even if he weren’t at risk of abuse in the father’s home, the boy’s desire not to go there required medical attention. I can anticipate counterarguments from my medical colleagues — indeed, I’ve made them myself: But there’s only so much time in a day. You have to triage. You have to maintain appropriate boundaries. All true, and yet this, too, is true: when I do cross from logos to eros, when I talk with my patients about concerns not strictly medical, I feel most like a doctor.
Suzanne Koven is a primary care physician and writer in residence in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She writes regularly for The Boston Globe and other publications, and contributes the interview column “The Big Idea” at The Rumpus. Her website is www.suzannekoven.com.
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JaRistotle’s Jottings | Access to information vs official secrets
The ruling by the Full Court which has paved the way for the Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM) to execute a search of the headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force presents interesting arguments concerning access to information and the public's right to know as against secrecy in the interests of national security. As with any matter of such sensitivity, finding balance and achieving an outcome which is acceptable to all concerned parties are often easier said than done.
Public's right to know
The public's right to access information concerning the activities of the government and its agents is an indelible feature of a vibrant democracy. The concept of transparency suggests freedom to enquire and examine, that there is nothing to hide and that nothing is being hidden, working on the assumption that if there is nothing to hide then there should not be a problem.
Notwithstanding, one should appreciate that at any given time there are goings-on within the government apparatus which, given their circumstances and nature, it would not be prudent to share the details in the public domain, at least not for the time being.
In many instances, such highly sensitive information may be classified for release after a specified period of up to 50 years, when public knowledge of the details would not affect any individuals, organisations, or operations that were central to the matter in question.
However, there are also drawbacks to this practice, as questions are often raised as to who makes the determination regarding classification and the period of restriction and the reasons why. Of course, questions of subjectivity invariably arise, laced with suspicions of conspiracies and cover-ups.
While there are valid reasons for having watchdog agencies such as INDECOM, logic would suggest that a pragmatic rather than dogmatic approach would be utilised in executing their functions, particularly as it relates to the working relationships with agencies for which they exercise investigative oversight appurtenant to operational incidents.
However, the head of INDECOM, Terrence Williams, has struck me as the sort of person who must have the last say in any matter in which he is engaged; an individual who has a passing acquaintance with reason and rationality.
The dictatorial manner with which INDECOM has operated, with Williams leading by example, has had a significant impact on the conduct of operations by the members of the security forces, who invariably find themselves encountering hostile criminals while on operations and hostile investigators in the aftermath of incidents involving casualties.
The public lambasting of the police, in particular, is something I consider to be quite distasteful. The pending search of the army's headquarters by Williams and his team of merry men is ripe for a public brouhaha, especially if they don't find what they are looking for. I wonder where they will turn thereafter? Office of the Prime Minister, standby.
Who will determine and control the scope of the searches, especially if proceedings morph into a witch-hunt? What guarantees are there that the members of the search team will refrain from revealing information gleaned during their search, whether intentionally or through stupidity? Will they be subjected to the Official Secrets Act as a condition of undertaking the search?
And what of security clearance for these intended investigators? Are they security vetted, and if not, have we considered the risk in allowing unvetted persons access to as sensitive an area as the army's headquarters, rife with classified documents and information on diverse matters concerning our nation's security?
Be careful: once the donkey is through the gate the fallout is likely to become ignominious, especially with the likes of Williams handling the reins.
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Resources For Seniors & Their Families
Use this senior services directory to locate valuable resources aimed to help solve the hurdles associated with the aging process. Developed for the seniors of Seattle, Bellevue, and the surrounding Puget Sound area, this senior service directory provides a number of valuable connections. From transportation services, to financial assistance, to health and wellness programs, this directory is the trusted resource to turn to for the King County senior in your family. Northwest Senior Care is always striving to improve it’s offerings, so if you know of a resource that would fit well in this directory, please call us at (206) 910-8177, send us a message via our contact page, or email us at email@example.com.
Community Meals – Congregate Meal Programs are intended to provide nutritionally sound meals to seniors in a group setting.
Farm To Table – A partnership effort to bring fresh local produce to programs serving older adults in Seattle and King County
NEST (North East Seattle Together) – Non-profit community providing a support network for seniors in northeast Seattle through trusted business referrals and volunteers.
PNA Village (Phinney Neighborhood Association Village) – Through a network of helpers, membership in PNA Village allows seniors to stay within their homes and neighborhoods while staying engaged and active as they age.
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Trusted Transitions (Hospital Discharge Assistance Program) – Nearly twenty percent of seniors discharged from the hospital will be readmitted within 30 days. Proven effective by way of decades of scholarly research on the issue, the Trusted Transitions program ensures that certain strategic steps are taken before, during, and after discharge in order to keep hospital readmissions at their lowest.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute – University of Washington – Membership where adults over 50 come together to share intellectual interests and make new friends in a UW classroom setting. There are a variety of courses and special events are offered.
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The Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau ™ (SECB) is a group of the Singapore Tourism Board – Singapore’s leading economic development agency in tourism. SECB aims to establish Singapore as a dynamic business and business events destination where an ecosystem of ideas, people, institutions and technology draws on vibrant knowledge and an extensive network. SECB values industry partnerships and collaborates with associations and industry stakeholders to identify key opportunities for expansion and growth.
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I've been quilting since 2005, but have always been a "crafter" and love giving homemade gifts. I opened my shop djw quilts, in June 2010 and I joined the Quiltsy Team in July 2011.
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TESLA WORKING ON BOX SET AND COVERS ALBUM:
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Well there’s been no action ’round here lately so I thought I’d drop by to let you people know that we have been talking about doing some shows this summer. I will come back and update Ya’ll when it is all set for sure…JK has been singing vocals in the studio with BW, I have been working my ass of with FHB doing shows, Troy has been doing the same with his projects and Tommy has been chillin’ in FLA with his family…
TESLA is working out some bugs and Tom Zutaut, our original A/R guy and the man who helped us in the beginning is back with us in full force as our manager working on the long awaited projects like the Box set and Covers CD.
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May 7th & 8th, 2014 Salt Lake City was again host to a bevy of WCET’ers, gathered to discuss how we in higher education can adopt, adapt and administer high quality credentials in new ways utilizing tools like competency based education, badges and prior learning assessment. What follows are highlights of the agenda, however, recordings of the main panels are available on the Summit page along with a considerable number of resources.
Panel: Defining Alternative Pathways
Karen Solomon, vice president, accreditation relations, Higher Learning Commission served as the moderator, setting the tone for the panel that they would be sharing the broad perspective of what defining alternative pathways means at a higher level than individual institutions.
Sally Johnstone, vice president, academic advancement, Western Governors University shared these key points:
- Competency-Based Education (CBE) is pervasive across education– it’s flipping the relationship between time and learning.
- CBE puts the student at the front of the learning – it’s enabling individualized learning.
- When planned and implemented properly, CBE can lower the costs and keep them lower, as well as sustainable across time.
Next we heard from Mary Alice McCarthy, senior policy analyst, New America Foundation. Her key points:
- Competency: A clearly defined & MEASURABLE statement of knowledge, skill or ability.
- Title IV regulations require mapping competencies back to credit or clock hours make it very difficult to do non-course based CBE.
- Institutions need to gather more evidence of the effectiveness of their CBE programs.
- Competencies are a unifying currency for credentials, increasing inter-operability between credentialing systems.
Finally for this panel, Iris Palmer, senior policy analyst, National Governors Association shared their perspective:
- How do you start to move the perceptions of what ‘college’ is? How do you move these conversations at the policy level?
- If you have to change the way policymakers view higher education, you have to change the way the public sees higher education.
- The ‘state of the state’ is that there is not a lot of conversation happening, most states are warily eyeing CBE.
- Unbundled faculty role can be scary for faculty who have no idea what it will look like, what it will mean for them.
- Good examples are:
- Kentucky: statewide model of a technology platform.
- Texas: informing the state legislative bodies on CBE developments.
- Wisconsin: communications are so important – including differentiated messaging for the audiences (faster, cheaper is better when you’re talking about the business side of the institutions, but it’s not the message you want to send to faculty or students who prefer a quality education).
During the Q&A, David Porter (@dendroglyph) posed the question via twitter, “When will we agree that flexible education models that include #cbe #oer #badges are part of the future HE trajectory?#wcetsummit14”
Panel: Innovative Models
This panel, moderated by Patricia Book, WCET Fellow, highlighted the lessons learned by five model programs. Here are the highlights from each talk, outlined by speaker.
Alison Leigh Brown, associate vice president, academic affairs, Northern Arizona University
- Technology makes it possible to assess everything, track everything in CBE programs, however Alison reminded us that we must include the human element as well.
Greg Fowler, chief academic officer and vice president, academic administration, Southern New Hampshire University’s College of Online and Continuing Education
- In designing CBE programs maintain your focus and determine your ‘non-negotiables” from the very beginning.
- Focus on student success and don’t try to ‘outdo’ other businesses (i.e. Don’t try to out-Facebook Facebook.)
Al Lind, vice president, innovation and e-learning, Kentucky Council on Post secondary Education
- Adjuncts are paid per student, and set the number of students they are willing to have in a course, in KY.
- CBE programs in KY offered 24 hour advising…it became so popular they expanded it to all students. This advising has been outsourced to Blackboard.
Laura Pedrick, executive director, UWM Online, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
- Many CBE programs are targeted to specific student populations. For the Flex Program, their ‘sweet spot’ are returning adults who have some credit but no degree and some work experience.
- In designing CBE programs, be sure to engage the library – librarians know to package the learning resources most effectively.
Linda Schott, president, University of Maine at Presque Isle
- Personalized learning changes everything!
- Used brain/cognitive science to help make the case for CBE to faculty.
- Suggested reading: We’re losing our minds amzn.to/1fPCrVM
Panel: Campus Infrastructure Issues
Hae Okimoto, director, academic technologies, University of Hawai’i system, invited panelist and the audience to grapple with consideration of the infrastructure needs which need to be filled to successfully implement CBE on campus.
Christi Amato, student support lead, TAACCCT Grant, Sinclair Community College
- The top considerations for implementing CBE are:
- What will the culture of the institution support?
- Are there already natural ‘owners’ of the functions for CBE?
- Who will own the student experience? CBE is an inherently solitary path and students need to be supported to be successful.
- How will data support the desired outcomes of the CBE program?
Robert Collins, vice president, financial aid, Western Governors University
- Involve your financial aid office early in the planning process.
- The language around what qualifies a student for financial aid are complex but boil down to three touchpoints for students – admitted, enrolled and making satisfactory academic progress.
Peter Janzow, open badges lead and senior director of business & market development, Pearson
- Used the analogy of travel as a parallel for CBE: the digital world supports travelers well – GPS, travel agents, multi-modalities, BYOD, social, sharing.
- Humans bring their academic ‘baggage’ to education just as they bring luggage for travel.
- In CBE, you have to support the whole human, not just the student.
- Badges are empty containers that need to be filled with competencies and achievements.
- Help students articulate to an employer their competencies and achievements, making outcomes more transparent.
Michael Reilly, executive director, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
- In planning CBE, it’s important to consider the electronic transfer of credentials. Involve your registrar in the process.
- 42% of students who earn their first credential transferred at least once.
- Be prepared to translate learning outcomes into a conventional format.
- Don’t forget to consider ‘special populations’ like dual enrollment students and returning veterans in developing your CBE program.
Moderated Discussion of top issues
Karen Solomon, vice president, accreditation relations, Higher Learning Commission, helped wrap up day one by moderating a discussion of the top take aways from the two break out sessions. Highlights include:
- Need to create value for learners through clear translation to credentials & by making CBE affordable in means of not only tuition money paid but the time & opportunity costs to students.
- Most destructive phrase in any innovation, including crafting CBE: We’ve always done it that way.
- Student Information Systems (SIS) are a focus for CBE, the Learning Management System (LMS) is not so much of an issue.
- Badges have been implemented in many different ways
- workforce.io connects those who are looking for employment and employers based on badges necessary to perform the job.
- BadgesforVets connects employers with veterans looking for work by matching badges vets have earned based on their military service.
- The Badge Alliance – a network of organizations and individuals building and enhancing an open badging ecosystem
- Videos from the Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials MOOC/community are available on the WCET YouTube page.
- There are concerns about ground level pedagogical issues – how it is done and how mastery levels are determined.
- The question was raised: What happens when we find out something that’s good for the student is not good for the institution?
- One A-ha! Moment shared: Think of CBE as less of a threat to either online or on-campus learning and more as another modality option.
- Key needs addressed by CBE are learning validation & context translation/relevancy for broad career portability.
Panel: Important Alternative Models for Best Serving the Student
Mary Alice McCarthy, senior policy analyst, New America Foundation served as the moderator for the morning session on day two in which panelists shared their models – from badges to prior learning assessment and proprietary exams that translate into credit for students and what employers think of these models.
Carla Casilli, director, design and practice, Badge Alliance
- Badges are stackable lifelong credentials and ways of mapping learning pathways connecting formal and informal learning.
- OpenBadges is software developed by Mozilla which allows badge earners to store the meta-data that backs up their badges such as criteria, issuer, issue date, expiration date (if any), evidence URL and more.
- The Badge Alliance is an outgrowth of Open Badges and is framed on a constellation model of working groups to develop the ecosystem that spans across subjects and a lifetime for students.
Grady Cope, president, Reata Engineering
- Modern manufacturing has jobs, but many jobseekers don’t realize that they are no longer ‘smokestack’ jobs- they are more like a 3D environment seen in video games, but real.
- For employers, credentialing of technical skills is important, but so is credentialing of skills such as teamwork, problem solving, leadership, critical thinking.
- Involve employers as advisors to help shape programs, to ensure they meet the employers’ needs.
- Can we better match student vision with industry need through CBE?
Steve Ernst, vice president, innovation and strategy, Excelsior College
- Excelsior operates under the philosophy “What you know is more important than where or how you learned it.”
- Excelsior uses a variety of models including: prior learning assessment, credit by exam, CBE, and online courses – all models leverage a common learning outcomes and competency framework.
Nan Travers, director, college- wide academic review, Empire State College
- Empire State allows students to design their own degree within 13 areas of study. All outcomes-based and PLA can be applied to any part of their degree.
- Empire State participates in Open SUNY which gives all SUNY students access to online, 100% competency-based programs with open textbooks and OERs.
- The State University of New York Center for the Recognition of Experiential and Academic Learning (SUNY REAL) will evaluate learning regardless of where, when, or how you acquired it as long as you can document your learning and it can be verified at the college/university level.
Panel: Business of Designing Alternative Pathways to Credentials
Jane Nichols, interim vice president of academic affairs, Truckee Meadows Community College moderated this panel exploring the key business models that have enabled new approaches to work in colleges.
Alison Leigh Brown, associate vice president, academic affairs, Northern Arizona University
- NAU Personalized Learning is a subscription model – students can earn as much as they want in each six month period. The model can sustain because they have unbundled both the faculty and student services roles – able to serve more students, better.
- Involved faculty & student services from the beginning in an agile design model –short meetings with both sides involved.
- Be obsessive compulsive about documenting everything. Create orientation tutorials/videos for every role involved in the process.
- The best recruiting tool is word of mouth from students.
Van Davis, director, higher education innovations, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Texas has implemented the $10,000 baccalaureate and is stepping up effortst o help students who have college credit but no degree.
- Education affordability is a civil rights issue.
- CBE programs are expensive to start but after 5 years, in part due to scalability, they are in the black and start-up expenses are recouped.
- Administrative and IT systems infrastructure are often the tail wagging the dog – legacy systems.
- TX uses humans to do what humans do best and leverages technology & predictive analytics to improve affordability.
Greg Fowler, chief academic officer and vice president, academic administration, Southern New Hampshire University’s College of Online and Continuing Education (COCE)
- Keep your egos in check. Stay clear about your mission – everything doesn’t need to be fixed.
- Define a culture and protect your brand. Understand your mission & the environment in which you’re operating. Live your brand.
- Academic quality is critical, but so are support services – most cited by students as critical to success. Understand that academics will never be top priority for most of your students – it’s third at best – 1. Family 2. Job. Life is going to happen.
- Don’t be afraid to make mistakes – some things are not going to work. To enter the CBE field, you must also be comfortable with ambiguity & failure.
Al Lind, vice president, innovation and e-learning, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
- Higher education’s weakness has always been in its business models.
- KY Council on Postsecondary Education used a loan model, like a business start up would, for its CBE offerings.
- Adjunct faculty who teach in the KY programs are paid on a per student basis (and set the number of students per course) and are paid bonuses for performance.
- KY is bundling course materials with tuition for CBE programs. Students were trying to pass courses without the materials –it wasn’t working.
- Suggests those of us pursuing CBE programs read the Innovator’s series by Clayton M. Christensen, a noted author on the management of innovation and change.
Heard in the breakout discussion groups…
- Degrees aren’t always translatable. What does it mean? What can you do and understand?
- Liberal arts need to be woven into the hard skills based coursework towards CBE.
- How do you build a reputation around a credential? Trust is a human factor.
- Is cannibalization an issue? Are you training faculty just to have them swooped up by other institutions looking to implement CBE?
- Great question: What is needed from doctoral granting institutions in order to produce the type of faculty we need to run CBE programs? (No one had gone there yet, but it intrigued the group.)
- Degrees mean something. Degrees are not meaningless but they are not meaningful either.
- Accreditors look to make sure that the plan is full embedded – that the strategy has been accepted throughout the ranks and is not a giant tree being held by a single root.
- Fear of change was a common theme when discussing resistance to CBE.
- Greg Fowler: When we say change, we think progress. When faculty hear change, they think correction (i.e. “what I’ve been doing is wrong.”)
- Darcy Hardy: Discussing faculty fear: This is the same list as when we started online ed in 1998!
Closing Session: Recap of the Summit in Your Voice: The Most Interesting and/or Useful Takeaways
Peter Smith, senior vice president, Kaplan Higher Education Group lead this discussion with the whole group. Rather than recreating the wheel, please view the live-blogged notes from Karen Solomon via padlet on this session.
We welcome you to continue the discussion here on the Frontiers blog, through our members-only discussion list, on social media and in-person in Portland, OR this fall for the 26th WCET Annual Meeting November 19 – 21, 2014. Thank you to all who attended, enhancing our conversations with each of your unique perspectives and to our fabulous sponsors who make these conversations possible. Additionally, I’d like to thank the following WCET’ers for sharing their notes with me, to help make this summary as comprehensive as possible – Patricia Book, Pat James Hanz, Mollie McGill and Megan Raymond.
See you in Portland!
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10 Yr interest only Mortgage Rates10-year interest mortgage interest only
Calculating Monthly IO Home Loan Payouts
Are you considering getting a home improvement only loan? You can use this free mortgage calculator for estimating your credit repayments. ARM IO mortgage interest is displayed below the computer. They can also check the amortization of interest rates side by side with IO payment. In the following chart you can see the local mortgage rates currently available. 5-Year IO ARM Loans is displayed by default, but you can choose other items from the Products drop-down list.
The buying rates are displayed by default using funding quotes available on the Funding page. Both the FRM and the traditionally hybride ARM credit market are much more fluid than pure interest rate lending. When no IO loan shows down, then consider looking at the 3/1 AMRs to see the choices available over the net, which has the lowest advance monetary unit repayments.
Does an interest-only loan make a good fit? Traditional saying is that mortgage creditors should try to settle their main mortgage as soon as possible, along with their interest on it. "Don't forgetting to write a memo on the cheque saying the repayment towards capital", your buddies will be advising you every time you have additional cash to repay your mortgage.
Chipping off at your main guilt is the right thing to do, and whenever you see that Balance goes down, you are feeling like you are gaining the game. What is the best thing to do is to get the right amount of money to your opponent. Why then do some folks rave about pure interest rate mortgage loans, where the debtor only has to pay the interest while the main mortgage stays the same?
In order to reply to these questioning, you condition to understand what a pure curiosity debt implementation, and you condition to be downright to yourself when you appraisal your finance commodity. A pure interest mortgage is a challenging and complex agreement, but it is definitely an optional way to finance your new home. Let us look at the specifics of pure interest rate mortgage lending to see if it is the best for you.
When you choose an interest only mortgage and you find a good business with a creditor, you can choose a wind case. Which is a pure interest mortgage? A pure interest mortgage is a credit where the debtor only has to pay interest on the capital amount, while the capital remains the same.
The USA only issues mortgage for the first 3 to 10 years of the mortgage. At the end of this pure interest term, the debtor can either transform into a conventional amortised mortgage with capital and interest repayments or repay the capital in full. In order to put this new credit in perspective, let's look at a typically interest-only mortgage on a $300,000 mortgage with an interest of 6. 5% over 30 years, with the first 10 years being the pure interest term.
Let's call this the honeymoon period because you'll be living in style with affordable monthly payments. You' re still standing on the street with this huge $300,000 main blame, but hey, you're still alive and kicking. Benefit from lower mortgage repayments during your holiday period. How much an interest-bearing mortgage will save you will depend on your circumstances, but it can be readily found out with an on-line mortgage calculator, as shown in the screenshot above.
This example shows that the debtor is paying only $1,625 per months, as compared to a $1,896 per months mortgage if it is a conventional mortgage with a fully amortised schedule (principal + interest). Saving $271 a month is the benefit of funding your home with a pure interest mortgage - not too bad at all.
Categories of pure interest loans: ARM 3/1 mortgage is a static interest for the first three years; then the interest changes once a year. 5. 1 ARM mortgage is a static interest for the first five years. ARM 7/1 mortgage has a guaranteed interest for the first seven years. 30 year term loan with a term of 10 years.
It is the most frequent pure interest mortgage. Optional ARM lending allows you to bypass the capital repayment and part of the interest payout for several years. This amount will be deducted from your credit. What qualifies for a pure interest mortgage? It is not simple to get qualified for an interest only mortgage because you need to be able to check your earnings, which can be intermittent and come from many different origins.
Banks and mortgage providers are progressively tautening the line for pure mortgage lending, and justifiably so. Interest rate mortgage deals taken out by those who bite more than they could bite were no small part of the near-collapse of our finance infrastructures. This is a good moment to verify your creditworthiness, because a pure interest mortgage needs a sound minimum of 680-700.
A further condition for this kind of loans is purse, purse and statesman purse. They will definitely need currency to make a substantial down payment. Due to the risks for creditors, many have insisted on a 30 per cent down pay for a pure interest mortgage. A pure interest mortgage is a good solution for you?
When so, the low initial disbursements made by pure interest rate borrowing can make a big deal of a difference; it can take you to a house of your dreams that you would otherwise not be able to afford. It has ups and downs, and something known as a "payment shock" that resembles the stickershock, and you will sense it when your first payout is due after the Honeymoon period.
When your content to enter into a achiever possibility with your medium of exchange happening the inheritance arrangement on your draft, pure curiosity security interest are not fit for you. With an interest-free mortgage credit, you can make savings on your first part of your commitment. It can put more cash in your pockets to help you make savings or make meaningful investments.
When you are sure that your income will rise significantly, or that an initial return on your capital outlay will be good, an interest only mortgage will give you some room to maneuver and take you to a larger home. It is not unusual for a borrower to think they can deal with the whims of a pure interest rate mortgage to realise that they have strangled their money flows and given them insuperable debts for life.
Weight your choices, be real about your prospects, and select the mortgage schedule that best fits your needs, both in the long run and in the near-term.
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Second In A Series On New Emerging Cybersecurity Technologies & Companies
In my second in a series of emerging technology interviews, I explore emerging technologies and companies that are changing the face of the cybersecurity ecosystem. Today I am speaking with Moshe Goldberg, Founder, from early-stage cybersecurity company TOUCANX, and the creator of a new paradigm for enhancing cybersecurity called BSoP.
Moshe – before we more deeply explore the tech issues of the day, can you tell me about your inventor’s unique tech background?
A friend of mine is our local genius. He grew up in a family where his cousins were all PhDs, and his uncle was a famous physics and mathematics teacher. He was compelled at an early age to delve into the intricacies of mathematics to win national competitions and to finish the top university program at age of 15 with G.P.A 4.0. Growing up in the former USSR where resources, especially computers were scarce gave him the benefit of having less access to shortcut technologies was that students were induced to utilize their minds to be creative with whatever we able to access to. Despite the lack of resources, he was very fortunate to have great teachers and mentors who taught him how to invent and solve difficult problems. He did receive more training in programming and systems engineering in his series of jobs that he pursued after education.
And when he came to America, he drew on this mindset that was ingrained in him throughout his childhood that to be successful one had to invent and come out with many different ideas and has successfully implemented projects for many Fortune 100 companies and top IT firms. He fit right into the entrepreneurial mindset and that is how TOUCANX evolved. He does not stop inventing and perfecting existing design and was recently nominated for security-related R&D award by a major automotive manufacturer.
What is Toucan and what makes it different from other Cybersecurity approaches?
TOUCANX’s goal is to create a technology which provides the level of assurance for IT application, IT infrastructure in such a way that it works around the constraints of technology itself [and] does not force people to new operating systems, into new protocols. Our goal is to make [the] system usable with low overhead. While existing security solutions are highly varied and cover a significant number of malicious patterns and types of attack – from malware and viruses to outright data theft, to sophisticated real-time attacks on infrastructure; the TOUCANX approach is more than just another entry in this long list of typical solutions. Rather, TOUCANX introduces an architecture that, by design, segregates assets that are considered sensitive and/or classified thereby making them inaccessible to a malicious actor, regardless of the level of penetration or type of attack while not impeding usability.
Because malware detection is done real-time, and because recovery is done from outside the operating system, the system is always in a recoverable state making it even more resilient to the type of brute force malware attack that typically destroys the OS before it can be detected.
The patented BSoP approach taken by Toucanx injects relevant layers by using a hardware supported custom hypervisor that provides virtualization in a seamless manner, underneath a fully functioning and configured system as provided by the client, in a way that is seamless and transparent to the user.
For the sophisticated organization in finance and banking, medical and healthcare, automotive informatics or critical infrastructure; and for government agencies and organizations with high-level security requirements, Toucanx offers solutions for the Desktop/Laptop, Mobile Devices, the Internet of Things and Cloud Environments that meet or exceed compliance with government regulations, healthcare data standards, financial industry standards and more.
To make a long story short, one of the inventors had ten years of SWAT project experience with very complicated projects and security architectures that required specialized development expertise. These projects made him think about various areas of security—making sure it is not only secure, but it is actually adaptable to existing protocols. He learned to look at new techniques and applications for addressing unique IT and security issues.
This is where he came across the whitespace where he envisioned the solutions now codified in TOUCANX. As he has observed the global market in terms of security, there are thousands of companies. And they are mostly based on very specific vectors of attack. Actually, vectors of attack are unlimited, and the approaches to protect are limited. He has not seen anybody who was actually trying to assure that the system is secure instead of just protecting against different specific threats.
The TOUCANX solution intrinsically secures any device network access and/or policy, regardless of geographic location with no single point of failure. And, TOUCANX offers enhanced access control and security internally allowing the administrator to control more aspects of the network, modify policy, and replicate and layer policy enforcement in a “blind” environment or with an authenticated ID.
What cyber vulnerabilities do you see as most perilous and how does Toucanx solve those issues? What is the most exciting area you are currently working on?
Weak spots are all throughout the cybersecurity ecosystem and growing. That is why we need a new comprehensive and holistic approach to defeat ransomware, malware, phishing, and distributed denial of service attacks. One of the most glaring weak spots, which I found is in the client-server protocol. It is a very old concept. Basically, the server process is built in such a way that it has to accept requests from everybody else on the lower level. And even if you have protection on a higher level, all of those are subject to rejection attacks, and they’re actually weak. So TOUCANX figured out a way to inject the policy to limit the service per that global policy. Please, note that fix has to be not as a part of the code or some application or servers, because if it is within the same space, it is vulnerable as an operating system is, as a network is, as client service is—it has to be done through all systems. So we were able to do it on the low driver level to make sure that it applies throughout. However, the biggest unprotected threat today is social engineering and attack assisted from inside. To protect against such attacks TOUCANX injects unchangeable policies not subject to human error.
As part of the solution stack, TOUCANX Storage Server – the Cloud-based set of services – provides a framework for storage, retrieval, and quarantine of documents that are either sensitive or require further attention.
While the TOUCANX proprietary architecture is unique, there are implementations that rely on custom virtualization to deliver a degree of security by separating at-risk processes into their own virtual environment. The primary difference between TOUCANX and other virtualization-based security solutions is the fact that TOUCANX utilizes macro-virtualization. TOUCANX doesn’t put an instance of risky code (i.e. a browser) into a container of its own; rather, it maintains segregated, complete environments and injects mandatory security into every layer in the stack. Because of our proprietary macro-virtualization, TOUCANX can apply the technology to the entire ecosystem as one; treating the whole of the organization’s cloud as one giant, distributed OS.
The policies are strong with no unwanted memory sharing and data transfer possible by a single administrative action. There is no network that could bridge secure and insecure environment. Instead, proprietary data moving technologies and workflows are applied to inject appropriate controls.
The most exciting area we are working on is formally launching our company! The time could not be more opportune and needed because of the growing array of cyber-threats we can help mitigate.
To stay informed on the morphing and complex landscape of Cybersecurity, What blogs, podcasts, tweets or websites do you follow?
I am an avid reader of many cybersecurity blogs and publications including Computer World, Dark Reading, Alien Vault .. too many to list. I do appreciate the opportunity to be interviewed in BIZCATALYST 360° because cybersecurity is for everyone, not just the subject matter experts and techies. As we function in an increasingly connected and digital world, we all need to be better informed and share our ideas and solutions that can help protect our data.
Discover more about TOUCANX.
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Certificate in Retirement Adequacy Planning (Cert. REAP)
Many people in Singapore are inadequately prepared for retirement; a survey conducted by a local Bank found that only a quarter of the 1,000 survey respondents had any form of financial plan to sufficiently meet their retirement needs. However, more than 75 percent of respondents stated that one of their long-term financial goals was to retain enough earnings to fund a comfortable retirement. The survey findings also revealed that:
- Many are unaware of how to start retirement planning;
- The main obstacle to planning is a lack of clarity about appropriate financial products;
- Some are facing setbacks in retirement planning due to insufficient savings that can be deployed to investment for retirement;
- Most respondents hope to have a monthly retirement income of around $3,500, starting at the age of 65. However, they also underestimated the amount they need to save to fund their desired retirement lifestyle.
Objectives of the Course
One of the main concerns of retirement is financial security when one can no longer continue working due to old age. Besides the CPF LIFE Scheme, several financial strategies and tools are also available to supplement the retirement income to provide financial security. The professional guidance of a Financial Adviser Representative (FAR) like yourself is invaluable in helping your client achieve financial security at retirement.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- understand the principles of retirement income planning and educate your client about the importance and challenges of retirement adequacy;
- design a retirement income portfolio to complement the CPF LIFE Scheme and other programs such as the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) and Enhanced Lease Buyback Scheme (ELBS), etc;
- develop retirement income strategies that support your client’s retirement objectives;
- differentiate your value proposition and gain the trust of your client using our proprietary frameworks and holistic retirement income planning approach taught in this course;
- apply and implement various retirement funding and cashflow management strategies;
- quantify retirement needs and adopt a portfolio perspective to realize the desired retirement funds;
- design and implement pre- and post-retirement investment and risk management plans;
- create engaging retirement conversations and follow a systematic framework to educate your client about retirement planning;
- establish yourself as a trusted, credible and competent financial planning professional;
- effectively handle objections and misconceptions about retirement planning.
This 1-day program is delivered through short structured lectures, case studies and group discussions. Upon completion of this program, you will be awarded with 7.5 non-core CPD Training Hours and the Certificate of Completion, Cert. REAP.
Your investment for this program will be $1,000, before funding support.
Special corporate discount and group rates may apply. Contact us to find out more.
IBF-FTS Funding and SkillsFuture Credit
This is a IBF-FTS recognised program. IBF-FTS funding support of up to 90% is applicable for Singapore Citizens (SC) aged 40 and above, and up to 50% IBF-FTS funding support for SC below age 40 and Singapore Permanent Residents (SPRs). Participants who have SkillsFuture Credit may also utilise them to pay for the course fee, if applicable.
Please refer to the IBF website (http://www.ibf.org.sg) for details about the IBF-FTS scheme, and SSG website (https://www.myskillsfuture.sg/learn/) for information about SkillsFuture Credit. Term and conditions apply and are subject changes by the relevant authorities.
Enquiries and Enrolment
For questions relating to this course, please contact us at email@example.com or call us at 6533 6121.
To sign up for this course, visit http://fp-edu.com/index.php/course-information/course-registration
Every effort has been taken to ensure that this publication was accurate at the time of printing. We will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this publication. FP reserves the right to vary or cancel the course if the minimum number of candidates are not met, or where the occasion necessitates. FP accepts no liability if, for whatever reason, the course does not take place. IBF-FTS Funding support and SkillsFuture Credit are subject to qualifying conditions and requirements set by the authorities. FP accepts no liability for any claims applications declined for any reasons.
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“2 Mazi” is a Greek creative cuisine restaurant.
On the outskirts of Plaka, at 48 Nikis Street, two creative and persistent advocates of quality, owner Elias Gogos and the talented chef Charis Nikolouzos, decided to unite.
The restaurant takes the finest Greek products such as meat, fish, handmade pasta and pies and marries them with herbs and edible flower each one of special taste and therapeutic value.
Small producers delicatessen from all over Greece, could not be absent from our kitchen.We have set the bar high, hoping to convey our deep love for good food. Our goal is to awaken all your senses, to reconstitute familiar but forgotten flavors and create new.
2 Mazi is a gourmet restaurant located in a unique environment. Inside the comfortable red sofas and the artistic details on the impressive stone wall are the main characteristics of the decoration. The courtyard with its beautiful garden and the vintage chairs will take you back to pictures of old Athens. Enjoy the unique offer of the restaurant.
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Locke Trucking, Inc.
650 Industrial Blvd. P. O. Box 704
Bargersville, IN 46106
(317) 422-1805 fax
Email Us click or copy email@example.com
Or use the form below
A copy will be sent to the address you enter
If you do NOT get a copy, you did not enter your correct address
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What a fantastic way to get your greens, already chewed up for you by the blades of the blender, and ready to assimilate all in a cold fruity drink. Some though, (kids especially) are turned off by the green color, and here’s a sneaky way to make your green smoothie lose its green. The secret ingredient to a blue-green smoothie is frozen blueberries. Blend up your greens and juice, then add frozen bananas and blueberries, the smoothie is a rich blue color, pleasing eyes, palates and bodies alike.
How to make an ungreen green smoothie
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1 cup green leafies, such as swiss chard or spinach
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 cup frozen bananas
- Blend juice and leaves on high until well pulverized.
- Add fruit and blend until thick and smooth.
Some other ideas for getting the green into picky eaters
- Squeeze a bit of lime in a regular green smoothie and call it a lime smoothie. Lime is supposed to be green and thus is not as offensive. Same with kiwi smoothies.
- Use mild-flavored greens such as Swiss chard and spinach.
- Blend the greens and juice well to ensure smoothness and no green grit.
The relaxing atmosphere of summer is a great time to get started!
About the Author
I began my journey to health and natural food preparation when I became very sick with my first pregnancy. After 5 months of intense medical care had failed, and I had lost over 30 pounds, my husband discovered an outline for a healthy diet that saved my life.
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Amazonia Golden Latte, to Make a Delicious Drink
Amazonia's Golden Latte is a warming blend of turmeric, cinnamon, clove and ginger: spices well known for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Mix with mylk for a delicious drink.
Amazonia have one aim: 'To deliver the best nutrition to you and see more happy, healthy people that are bright-eyed, energetic and full of life.'
This Australian business create delicious powders and isolates full of superfoods and without nasty, synthetic, ingredients. Their products are vegan, certified orgainic by the ACO and kind to the environment. They are focused on being a responsible, sustainable company by being Fair Trade, using recycled materials and vegetable inks for their brochures and packaging, as well as donating above and beyond to global environmental projects.
Mix 5g (1 teaspoon) with 200ml of warmed non-dairy milk. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sweeten (if desired). To serve cold, mix 1 teaspoon with a splash of hot water. Stir to form a paste then add chilled non-dairy milk.
Do not consume the enclosed absorbent device. Store below 25°C in a cool, dry and dark place.
Organic Turmeric*, Organic Mesquite*, Organic Cinnamon*, Organic Clove*, Organic Ginger*, Natural Vanilla Flavour, Himalayan Pink Salt, Organic Black Pepper*. *Certified Organic
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|Fat – Total||0.2g||3.4g|
|Carbohydrates – Total||3.0g||60.5g|
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Houghton Le Spring conveyancing FAQs
What are the council tax bands in Sunderland City Council?
Houghton Le Spring is situated in Sunderland City Council. Council tax bands are:
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Stamp duty calculator
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How much are conveyancing fees for buying or selling a home in Houghton Le Spring?
Conveyancing fees are comprised of the solicitor's legal and disbursements.
Conveyancing disbursements are the extra third-party costs paid out on your behalf, e.g. Land Registry fees and management company information. Legal fees are for the legal work carried out by the solicitor.
Our legal fees for buying or selling a house in Houghton Le Spring are fixed, which means that for a standard conveyancing transaction, what you pay is exactly what you see in your quote.
Calculate the conveyancing fees for your Houghton Le Spring sale or purchase
Our conveyancing fees calculator gives you a detailed fixed fee quote with a detailed breakdown of all fees, costs and disbursements for your Houghton Le Spring sale or purchase.
I'm buying a home in Houghton Le Spring - which searches will I need?
The standard search pack will include:
- Local Authority Search
- Residential Environmental Search
- Water search
- Chancel search
On occasion the initial search results will recommend specialist searches e.g. a transport search.
To check the total cost of searches on a Houghton Le Spring purchase you can use our our conveyancing cost calculator.
How long does conveyancing take when buying a leasehold flat in Houghton Le Spring?
Almost every flat in the UK is leasehold. There are also an estimated 1 million leasehold houses throughout the country. Buying a leasehold home can take weeks more to complete than a freehold property because there is more to prepare and the freeholder and/or managing agent are also involved.
Varied factors, such as an absent freeholder or incomplete managing agent information, can lead to serious delays.
Quittance's expert leasehold solicitors handle hundreds of leasehold transactions a month, and our proactive approach means delays are less likely to occur.
Could the sale of a leasehold property be delayed?
Yes. The conveyancing for selling a leasehold house or flat can result in long delays.
The buyer's conveyancer will want to see these documents, like a copy of buildings insurance for the common parts of the property and three years' filed accounts for the property management. Typically, delays are due to the time required by your solicitor to get these documents together.
Your solicitor should start this process as soon as possible, as these details could take several weeks to collect if the agent responsible for managing the property is slow or difficult to contact.
I am buying a new build property in Houghton Le Spring - what do I need to know?
The legal work for acquiring a new build home in Houghton Le Spring .
A conveyancer in Houghton Le Spring will need to be qualified to handle things like handling the uncertainties of buying off plan, administering Help to Buy purchases and checking new build warranties with warranty providers, including NHBC, Advantage and Trenwick International.
Our specialist team of new build conveyancing solicitors are highly experienced in representing buyers to achieve a stress free move and working to tight developer deadlines.
Will I need a conveyancing solicitor if I am remortgaging my Houghton Le Spring property?
The base rate is now at 0.75% (Feb 2019). A proactive conveyancing solicitor in Houghton Le Spring could save you a few mortgage payments on your old rate by completing the conveyancing quickly.
Our property lawyers are members of most UK mortgage lenders, so whether you are you are switching to a fixed-rate mortgage with Lloyds Bank or to a fixed-rate mortgage with the Dudley Building Society, our remortgage team can assist.
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https://www.quittance.co.uk/conveyancing-solicitors/houghton-le-spring
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RF Skin Tightening (with radio frequency energy) stimulates existing collagen and elastin fibers, enhance collagen secretion, and improve skin's elasticity over time.
Non-invasive skin tightening with ultrasound energy to lift skin on the neck, under the chin and on the eyebrow as well as the appearance of lines and wrinkles on the décolletage.
SkinHealth Centers Boston
37 Newbury St., 5th FloorBoston, MA 02116617-267-SKIN (7546)
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251 Washington StreetWellesley Hills, MA 02481781-431-7880
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To help us celebrate Children’s Book Week, award-winning illustrator Frané Lessac came to talk about her career with students in K-2. We had prepared for her visit by looking at several of her picture books, including “Simpson and his donkey”, which was written by her husband, author Mark Greenwood.
Frané enthralled us with anecdotes about the pet monkey she had as a child in New Jersey, USA, and her time living on a tiny island which was almost totally destroyed when its volcano erupted. She painted a picture of Duffy, Simpson’s donkey, and showed a slideshow of her other picture books, including several about Australian bushrangers.
We had a great time! Thank you, Frané – and Lateral Learning!
Above: Frané’s pet cat usually drinks the contents of her paint-water cup, which is one reason she tries to always use non toxic paints, but her cat lives in Fremantle, Western Australia. (Maybe we could sell this exclusive souvenir on eBay?)
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http://ianmclean.edublogs.org/2011/08/22/frane/
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If you're surfing through cheap deals on bag brands paris UK, uk.dhgate.com is the best place for you. You can also take a look at our extensive range of thermal shipping bags
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A beautiful set of Webb Corbett Sorbet or Dessert Glasses. Pattern has been discontinued. Listing is for all six (6) glasses.
All pieces have a plain base, seven point fans, thumbprints, and wafer stems. Made in England. Some pieces are marked Webb Corbett Made in England
In excellent vintage condition. There are no chips, cracks, or damage to any of the pieces.
3-1/2" (H), 3-1/8" (O), 2-3/8" (Base), Weight is 203 grams
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https://withapast.com/products/copy-of-webb-corbett-crystal-water-goblets-chantilly-pattern-4
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AIB Featured Business Leader Kevin Systrom
Global business leaders reiterate how success is achieved through seizing opportunities. But how do such opportunities arise? We explore Kevin Systrom’s entrepreneurial journey as co-founder of social media giant ‘Instagram’ to learn how a billion dollar opportunity can be seized by taking a look at what is right in front of you – your customers.
Kevin Systrom was born in Massachusetts in December 1983. Unlike many children, Kevin not only enjoyed playing video games but he often created his own levels to complete. His affinity for technology continued through his teenage years, as he found thrill out of pranking his friends into believing their social accounts had been hacked.
Apart from Kevin Systrom’s obsession with technology, he was also fascinated with vintage records. During high school he tirelessly pestered old school vinyl-record store; ‘Boston Beat’ with countless emails until they offered Kevin his first real job. Little did Kevin know that his retro sensibility, and his passion for both technology and photography, were the beginnings of a very successful business opportunity with Instagram.
Kevin’s interests led him to study computer programming and technology at Middlesex School. After completing his secondary schooling, Kevin went on to study at Stanford University and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor in Management Science and Engineering – although it was Kevin’s affiliation with the Mayfield Fellows Program (comprehensive training and experience in high-tech entrepreneurship) at Stanford University that landed him internships at Odeo and Twitter during his senior college years. Interestingly, Mayfield Fellows Program was also completed by founder of Facebook; Mark Zuckerburg.
After completing his bachelor degree, the opportunity arose for Kevin to work in a marketing position at Google. Working at Google did not fulfill Kevin’s relentless desires to escape the large corporate environment and become an entrepreneur, so he quit his position to work at a travel social site known at ‘Nextstop’. In true entrepreneurial style, Kevin’s break away to ‘Nextstop’ was one opportunity that finally married his two passions into a full time role; photography and mobile social sharing.
Apart from his job, Kevin’s spare time was almost entirely devoted to his own start-up business ideas. One of which was ‘Burbn’; a social and photo sharing site that resembled the beginnings of Instagram. When Nextstop was sold off to Facebook in 2010, it presented Kevin with the perfect opportunity to jumpstart his journey as an entrepreneur.
He teamed up with Mike Krieger, a fellow grad of the Mayfield Fellows Program, and began to build a social empire that filled the gaps in the competition and responded to the needs of customers. Through Kevin’s own analysis of Burbn users, the duo discovered that the apps’ photo sharing element was the most popular. Users liked the ability to capture and edit their photos with the apps’ 20 stored retro/artsy filters. The evidence was clear; remove Burbn’s additional features and let photography sit at the core. In Kevin Systrom’s mind it allowed users create and share an “instant telegram” – and thus ‘Instagram’ was born.
It was the night of October 6, 2010 when Instagram went live. Within 24 hours, 25,000 people downloaded Instagram. The flood of traffic to the online servers resulted in a crash and halted downloads – Systrom and Krieger had to work frantically all night to fix the crisis.
Within the first week of the app’s launch, it had been downloaded over 100,000 times. The launch of Instagram promptly influenced tech-enthusiastic celebrities, including Justin Bieber and Ryan Seacrest.
Only two years after Instagram’s launch, Kevin re-considered the fit and sustainability of the photo-sharing app within the social environment. In 2012, Facebook announced its purchase of Instagram – news that shook the globe. But Kevin Systrom felt this was the right decision for the users of his app, while also allowing him to continue his entrepreneurial journeys within the social networking space.
Today the Instagram community has grown to over 200 million monthly users and has sparked a whole new way of communicating visually with people around the world.
This article was written by Tina Beatrice on behalf of the Australian Institute of Business. All opinions are that of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AIB.
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https://www.aib.edu.au/blog/business-leaders/featured-business-leader-kevin-systrom/
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From sports injuries and arthritis of the joints to back pain or scoliosis, Jett Chiropractic is equipped to handle all your chiropractic needs. To help you understand your options, we've included descriptions of some of our leading services on this page.
- Personal Injuries
- Auto Accidents
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- We specialize in Activator Methods, traditional and traction chiropractic.
- We teach every patient to make informed decisions about their health and wellness avoiding the use of drugs and surgery.
Arthritis affects everyone in different ways. In some, joints in the spine, fingers, wrists, shoulders, knees -- even toes -- lose their normal shape and large amounts of fluid and debris fill the joint space.
Though there is no such thing as a "safe" sport, highly competitive sports, such as football, weightlifting, gymnastics, and wrestling, pose particularly higher risks of injuries, especially among children. Read More
Chronic headaches and migraines afflict many Americans. The severity of pain can go from mild and intermittent to episodes of debilitating throbbing, unrelenting agony, as well as nausea. Read More
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This Friday, November 17th is a huge day for superhero fans with Justice League premiering in theaters all over the country. Since Man of Steel was released in 2013, Warner Brothers has been building a cinematic universe featuring DC’s most iconic heroes and villains. Now, many of the prominent characters and as well as new additions to the series will unite to take on a catastrophic threat.
Returning from Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, are Wonder Woman and the Dark Knight himself played by Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck respectively. Famous DC characters, The Flash, played by Ezra Miller, Aquaman, played by Jason Momoa, and Cyborg played by Ray Fisher, join them as they are recruited to form the Justice League. Together they’ll need to use their collective powers to stop Steppenwolf, an intergalactic villain, in his search of the three Mother Boxes and the destruction he brings with him. While Henry Cavill’s Superman is set to appear, it is unclear how his character will fit into the storyline after the end of BvS: Dawn of Justice.
In true Mezco fashion we’ve taken three of the Justice League members and are in the process of producing them as One:12 Collective figures. Aquaman, Tactical Suit Batman, and The Flash will all have One:12 collective figures based on them, featuring their costumes , gadgets, and weapons from the film with incredible attention to detail. While we don’t have images of the Batman or Flash figures yet, we did showcase the upcoming Aquaman One:12 figure at NYCC. We’re just as eager to release these figures to our fans as we are to see the epic film itself. You can watch the official trailer below!
The small screen will also be premiering a hotly anticipated television show, adding to the already massively successful Netflix Marvel series. This Friday, The Punisher will premiere with all 13 episodes available for streaming on Netflix for your binge-watching enjoyment.
Starring John Bernthal in the titular role, The Punisher will follow former marine Frank Castle a.k.a The Punisher as he seeks revenge for the murder of his family. A well known character from the comics, John Bernthal’s rendition was first introduced in Netflix’s Daredevil’s second season. He quickly became a fan favorite, adding a visceral and gritty tone to the series. Now with his own series, viewers will watch The Punisher as he hunts down the people responsible for his family’s death and uncovers the conspiracy that caused it.
With such positive reception to the character from the second season of Daredevil, creating The Punisher as a One:12 Figure was a no brainer. However, the figure will be based how the character appears in his own solo series once his identity as The Punisher has been fully assumed after his origin story arc of Daredevil Season two. The figure is still in development so we don’t have any picture of the figure yet, but our One:12 Daredevil figure based on the Netflix series Daredevil has been showcased at previous events.
If you want to learn more about the new Punisher series premiering this Friday you can take a look at the trailer below.
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https://blog.mezcotoyz.com/netflixs-punisher-premiering-this-friday/
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Madeira is an absolute jewel of an island and well worth an extended visit or holiday. We took a taxi into the bustling capital Funchal for dinner in the tight streets of the old town and in the morning hired a car for tour around the island. First stop the spectacular 580m high cliffs at Cabo Girao with an entertaining glass floored viewing gallery at the top and our 0.9 litre engined Clio struggling to cope with the steep and winding ascent.
We then drove across the island to Sao Vincent, the lush northern side of the island a complete contrast to the more arid south. After a lunch in a sea-side restaurant watching the surfers, we continued to the north-western tip of the island and the resort town of Porto Moniz and its sea water rock pools, now extended by walls into large sea water swimming pools. To return home we took the interior road through the mountains and above the clouds back to Funchal hoping to see the tropical gardens above the city.
It was a bit of a race against time but we were relieved to arrive about 50 minutes before closing time, only to be told that they actually stop entrances 2 hours before closing because the gardens are so large. Fortunately there was other entertainment on hand; the gardens are next to the top of the cable car, adjacent to which there is an older alternative route down to town; riding in basket sledges with wooden runners on the road driven straight down the hill! I retrieved the car then Mike and Sarah set off on the hair-raising descent, two lads on the back of the sledge steering and braking with their shoes on the road.
Back in Funchal it was time to have a beer and provision the boat for the final leg to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria. Johanna, the helpful marina manager, had arranged a permit for us to visit the Ilhas Selvagem, a pair of rocky islands 180 miles south west of Madeira and 120nm from The Canaries; these would be our last stopover on the voyage. The weather forecast was for very light winds for the rest of the week and in the morning we set off sailing at first with full main and code zero. We saw a large group of 30 or so pilot whales, then as the afternoon drew to a close the wind died and we had to turn the engines on for the rest of the trip.
Time to try out our new rod, we attached our bright pink lure and set it about 100m behind the boat. After about half an hour Sarah spotted birds circling in the same area and we worried they might dive on the hook, bringing flashbacks to an incident with our son Jamie, a fishing rod and a seagull in the Helford River many years ago! We decided to reel in but almost immediate "bang", the line was grabbed and the reel span as the lure shot away. A quick glance showed with relief that it wasn't a bird but must be a fish and a lively one at that. 10 minutes of battling later, it tired as we brought it in and we saw a sizeable Skipjack Tuna, probably around 4kg. 20 minutes later it had been landed, dispatched and then expertly filleted by Anne-Laure; within an hour we were having supper!
The rest of the night was calm and uneventful, leading to discussions about which stars or planets we could see, as there was little else to keep watch for. We run on a single engine at night and use the autopilot so watch keeping can take place from within the cabin, which has 360 degree views out. We switch engines at each change of watch so the the next person on watch has 3 hours undisturbed sleep before coming on duty.
The morning saw the rocky island of Grande Selvagem appear. It needs a careful approach, with offlying rocks up to 1/2 mile offshore. Rounding to the south of the islands we approached the tiny anchorage (more a small inlet) and, having called the Maritime Police who guard the island, we were directed to pick up one of the two recently laid moorings for the night.
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Q: And what is La Scala like to sing in?
A: Fabulous. Fabulous. If the house is empty, it's even better.
Renee Fleming interview at the Kaplan Penthouse (Lincoln Center) tonight. If you ever have the chance to see her in person—singing, speaking—don't think twice, just go. She's charming, ambitious, determined, hard working, modest, funny, and smart. You don't even have to love opera to love that. (Just be on the alert for ancient cranks with canes and fur coats: those people are pushy, and they would eat their own children before they'd give up a seat.)
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https://karigee.com/blog/2016/2/13/interview-renee-fleming-at-kaplan-penthouse
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Getting payed to travel around the world, wearing sophisticated uniforms, glamorous make up and meeting different people every day…what an amazing job!
But being a flight attendant is not so easy how you might think. Physical work, stress associated with flying, irreversible damage that radiations produce in our body and problems with sleeping due to the different time zones are just few of the facts less known about our job.
Curious to find out more?
First of all we don’t have a regular schedule which means that we have to look fresh and beautiful at any time of the day/night. Every month, a computer based program is randomly choosing our flights and days off, working for Christmas, New year or our birthday being part of the job.
This is how a week of my life looks like. You might think those are hieroglyphics or ancient Chinese text but once you get used to it it’s quite simple to understand. Don’t worry if you don’t get it right from the beginning…I also missed my flights or reported for the wrong duty several times.
We arrive for the flight way before our passengers and we make sure that everything is ready for their safety and their comfort. We start the day by answering few safety questions related to the aircraft type that we are operating, we get to know our colleagues (as we fly with different set of crew every single day) and thoroughly check the aircraft for any suspicious objects that might put the safety of the flight on risk.
Your tea and coffee? Our last concern.
Our knowledge is tested periodically and we know by heart hundred’s pages of standard operating procedures and emergency drills.
Every 6 months we practice real scenarios based on fire fighting, evacuation techniques and first aid, we are trained to save your life even by putting ours on risk so please think twice next time when you call you flight attendant…just a waitress in the air.
If you have the wrong idea that we are just pretty but dumb and we cant do any other job, then you will be surprised to find out that most of us have at least one bachelor/master degree in different fields (journalism and nursing in my case) but the passion for traveling its grater than it all.
Ready to follow your dreams?
The idea that flights attendants are partying all the time it’s just a myth. I wont deny that the best cure after a flight its a glass of wine, which helps us release the stress accumulated and contribute to a peaceful sleep but the truth is that we spend most of the time alone in our hotel rooms, watching Netflix and enjoying the room service. After being stacked for few hours in a flying tube with hundreds of people we are craving for some time alone, without nobody poking at us or asking for something.
In numerous occasions I have been asked if I have a boyfriend in every country that I visit. My answer:I wish I had.
In fact none of us does. For a flight attendant personal life its the last one on the priority list, not because we don’t want to, but simply because we don’t have time for love. We feel tired all the time and we prefer to spend our days off sleeping other than wasting our time on romantic dates which most probably wont take us anywhere. And lets be serious, who wants do date a girl who is never at home?
Another dark side of cabin crew life is loneliness, depression and sickness, being a job with a high suicidal rate.
The airlines are trying to support their employees having departments in charge with well being of the crew available 24/7 but sometimes its just not enough.
Our heart is divided in so many places in the same time (our home country, family, friends and pets) and for some of us its just hard to put all the pieces together, finding death as last resort.
But hey! We are actually having lot of fun at work. Cute passengers, stories from the previous flights, memories of the last trip, funny pictures or a cheatingpartner getting caught…are just few of the subjects discussed on the flights.
Do you want to discover more secrets of the cabin crew life or you just want to share a funny story from a flight? Leave your comments below!
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https://mihaelaida.com/2018/12/22/coffee-tea-or-me/
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Now in its 20th year of services to women, Career Wardrobe recently announced that it would be co-locating with its successful 5-year old upscale resale shop The Wardrobe Boutique at 1822 Spring Garden Street in the fall.
The nonprofit, which has traditionally provided programs to women in transition, is also expanding its services to ensure that more people, including men and underemployed women, have access to services they need to transition to sustainable employment.
Combining locations also means Career Wardrobe will have a 9,000-square-foot space that includes both an office and boutique dressing space for men and women. In addition, two of the programs Career Wardrobe piloted in the spring will become permanent: the Open Access Program and Make It Work for Men dressing program.
The Open Access Program allows any unemployed woman, including students and the newly unemployed, are able to receive a professional outfit, resume review services and job search advice from the organization for a small fee.
The Make It Work for Men pilot allowed six partner agencies to refer unemployed men, many who were either homeless or returning to the community after incarceration. In the new location, men will have their own dressing suite separate from the women’s boutique, and the organization will provide full professional outfits for men, including shoes and pants, which Career Wardrobe couldn’t provide at its current location.
“This is more than just a move,” said Executive Director Sheri Cole in a press release. “It solidifies our agency as an innovative social enterprise that uses clothing to empower women and men to transition to employment. As a Philadelphia-based organization, we base our programming on what our community needs. For the last few years, we have seen that our community needs access to services regardless of their income level or public benefit status.”
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Madurai’s Narayanan Krishnan selected for Prof. Yeshwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar- 2013Date posted: November 25, 2013 | Short URL: https://samvada.org/?p=19239 | Share:
Mumbai Nov 25: The ‘Yuva Puraskar 2013 Selection Committee’ has decided to select the nomination of Narayanan Krishnan (Akshaya Trust- Madurai, Tamilnadu) for reputed ‘Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar 2013’.
This selection has been made to recognize his remarkable work in “helping the helpless, homeless, sick, mentally ill and destitute by providing healthy food, care and opportunity to rehabilitate to restore human dignity”. This award is given in the memory of Late Prof. Yeshwantrao Kelkar whose contribution was like a foundation stone to build up and flourish ABVP, the world’s largest student organization. This award has been given since 1991.
This is a collaborative activity of ABVP and ‘Vidyarthi Nidhi Trust, both committed for the cause of upliftment of education and students.’ Narayanan Krishnan will be felicitated with the Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar Yuva Award of 2013 in a special function in the National Council of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held on 30th November 2013 at Kashi, Uttara Pradesh.
The idea behind this award is to encourage young social workers, engaged in various social welfare activities and to offer them a platform, thereby to motivate other youth for social work as well as to express gratitude to the young social workers.
The award comprises of Rs 50000/- cash, certificate and a memento. Narayanan Krishnan with a degree in hand and future in sight was on his way to be an awardwinning chef at a 5-star restaurant in Switzerland. After witnessing a distressing incident in 2002, an elderly man lying on the side of the road starving and filthy. Narayanan Krishnan describing the incidence said, “I saw a very old man, literally eating his own human waste out of hunger. I went to the nearby hotel and asked them what was available. They had idli, which I bought and gave to the old man. Believe me, I had never seen a person eating so fast. as he ate the food, his eyes were filled with tears. Those were the tears of happiness.” This was a defining moment. Narayanan decided in this moment that helping this man and those in need would be a life well-lived, providing him the happiness and fulfillment he had yet to experience until this moment. He quit his job and began feeding helpless poor in his hometown Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
Starting in 2002, utilising his personal savings, Narayanan Krishnan fed around 30 people. In 2003, Krishnan founded his outfit Akshaya Trust in Madurai, which helps to feed the homeless and mentally-disabled. He serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to 425 indigent and elderly people in Madurai. He began to serve freshly-cooked meals, and has since served over 19 lakhs till date. Narayanan Krishnan is known and appreciated for going well beyond the act of feeding those in need – He also bathes and provides haircuts and shaves to restore human dignity to those he serves. Narayanan Krishnan was recognized as one of the World’s Top Ten Heroes of 2010 by CNN.
Narayanan Krishnan will be felicitated with the Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar Yuva Award of 2013 in a special function in the National Council of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad held on 30th Nov. 2013 at Kashi, (U.P.).
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https://samvada.org/2013/news/madurais-narayanan-krishnan-selected-for-prof-yeshwantrao-kelkar-yuva-puraskar-2013/
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The technology I work with is Ruby on Rails. It allows us to create scalable and highly performance applications. This technology has many advantages, you can see more here. However, in the Ruby community developers share different performance issues. Some programmers refer to slow Rails performance. I wouldn't agree. There are many factors affecting the performance of your web application. Some are environmental, some are related with your code, while some others are related with your skills.
One possible reason for slow performance may be due to Active Record. That’s why you have to understand how Active Record works to prevent calling unneeded queries, and don't waste memory for storing unnecessary information. In this post we are going to look into pretty simple script examples to speed up queries and save time.
... when a page with simple content takes a second or more to come back from the server
So, Active Record is Rails’ default Object Relational Mapper (ORM). It is used to interact with a database of applications by generating and executing Structured Query Language (SQL). Active Record is much more powerful than just simple CRUD actions on individual records.
Querying with ActiveRecord (where, save, etc...) is easy and fast enough. However we can meet the case when a page with simple content takes a second or more to come back from the server. And it's getting complicated with Timeout errors coming back from nginx.
Developers can fix the issues using caching. Although that adds some troubles: expiration, nesting partials, and bugs that only reproduce in production. It seems you don’t need this headache, right?
Load only the Data you need!
If you are using find, where, etc. methods Active Record will generate SQL like** SELECT** models." WHERE (condition). In most cases this is bearable but if you select a lot of records and don’t need all fields this will load a lot of unneeded data into the memory. Eventually, this results in a longer DB time and, moreover, wastes a lot of memory. You can use at least the pluck and select method to increase the performance.
Use the pluck method to choose one or more properties without stacking a full bunch of records and get the traits you need. It allows you to fetch data directly into an array, bypassing heavy ActiveRecord objects.
User.all.pluck(:id) (2.6ms) SELECT "users"."id" FROM "users" => [166, 178, 210, 204]
Starting with Rails 4: pluck has become smarter and allows you to take more complex parameters:
User.all.pluck(:id, :created_at) (1.7ms) SELECT "users"."id", "users"."created_at" FROM "users" => [[166, Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:34:32 GMT +00:00], [178, Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:02:43 BST +01:00], [210, Sun, 05 Mar 2017 18:08:25 GMT +00:00], [204, Tue, 07 Feb 2017 08:46:46 GMT +00:00], [159, Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:46:18 GMT +00:00]]
The documentation does not say that pluck can also accept SQL. This will allow you to use it in more complex cases, when, for example, you need to select a value from 2 tables. In principle pluck and so it is able, but only if the column having unique for 2 columns the name is chosen. Moreover, there probably will be necessary to carry out any transformations in the course of sampling and we can make them with SQL:
User.pluck(<<-PLUCK) UPPER(first_name) PLUCK (3.2ms) SELECT UPPER(first_name) FROM "users" => ["OLIVIER", "VDFVFD", "DANIEL", "ANNA", "SDGDSZG"]
What do you need to remember when using a pluck:
pluck will return an array instead of ActiveRecord :: Relation, it should be last in a chain.
You always need to remember which operations are performed by the database and which - by ruby code.
- For simple transformations or to resolve a conflict in a column name - you can pass the request by string:
The select Method is another way to limit the attributes selected from your database. The main difference to pluck is that select creates an ActiveRecord object, instead of returning an array of the selected fields. This allows you to call methods on this object.
User.select(:id, :created_at) User Load (2.7ms) SELECT "users"."id", "users"."created_at" FROM "users" => #<ActiveRecord::Relation [#<User id: 166, created_at: "2016-03-07 12:34:32">, #<User id: 178, created_at: "2016-08-03 13:02:43">, …]
Grab all the data at once in ActiveRecord
If you look at the logs in an unoptimized app, they’ll probably look like this:
Processing by UsersController#index as HTML User Load (1.6ms) SELECT `users`.* FROM `users` Profile Load (1.3ms) SELECT `profiles`.* FROM `profiles` WHERE `profiles`.`user_id` = 1 LIMIT 1 Profile Load (1.2ms) SELECT `profiles`.* FROM `profiles` WHERE `profiles`.`user_id` = 2 LIMIT 1 Profile Load (1.1ms) SELECT `profiles`.* FROM `profiles` WHERE `profiles`.`user_id` = 3 LIMIT 1 Profile Load (1.5ms) SELECT `profiles`.* FROM `profiles` WHERE `profiles`.`user_id` = 4 LIMIT 1 Profile Load (1.0ms) SELECT `profiles`.* FROM `profiles` WHERE `profiles`.`user_id` = 5 LIMIT 1
You’re trying to find 5 users along with their profiles, and you’re doing 6 SQL calls! This is called the “N+1 query problem”: you’re doing one query for the users data, plus one query for each of their associated profiles. You can probably imagine how bad it becomes the deeper you go. You’ll run into this problem when you loop over a list of objects and try to query their associations:
<% @users.each do |user| %> <tr> <td><%= user.name %></td> <td><%= user.profile.age %></td> ``` You don’t need to hit the database N+1 times. You want to hit it at most twice: once for the users you’re trying to find, and once for all of the profiles associated with all of those users. This is called “eager loading” and you can do it really easily with .includes: ```ruby @users = User.all.includes(:profile)
You have to specify the associations you want to preload, using that array and hash syntax. Rails will do the best it can at consolidating down those calls:
User Load (1.2ms) SELECT `users`.* FROM `users` Profile Load (3.0ms) SELECT `profiles`.* FROM `profiles` WHERE `profiles`.`user_id` IN (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
The N+1 problem is easy to fix, and it’s pretty easy to avoid once you know the pattern. But it’s also easy to miss, especially if your code is spread out across a number of partials.
Ever added a belongs_to or has_many to a model in Rails or if you find that a SQL query is causing a performance problem and it contains a where clause or a join then adding an index will greatly speed it up.
Let’s say you are routinely querying your users table.
Rails always automatically adds an index to an ID field, but in this case we try to find a string based on another field. If you do this often enough, you should almost certainly add an index of this data.
class AddEmailIndexToUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration def change add_index :users, :email, unique: true end end
Another classic example of the need to add an index to increase performance is when you join database tables on two nested rows. For instance: all users joined by email address to a table of profiles.
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If you think to add an index to every database table column, don’t do that. There is a performance hit with indexes. Although select queries can be significantly faster, inserts and updates are marginally slower because there is overhead in maintaining the index. However the small impact (milliseconds) during an insert is usually better for what could be seconds (or even minutes) saved on certain queries.
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When your app grows in size and complexity, and you ignore unnecessary SQL, it can become a real problem on your application’s performance. Each SQL query includes a round-trip back to the database, which involves, as a rule, at slightest a millisecond, and in some cases much more for complex WHERE clauses. One extra check isn’t a big deal. But if it suddenly happens in every row of a table or a partial in a collection, you’ve got a big issue.
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About the Museum
The Museum of the Belarusian Folk Art in Raubichi was opened at the end 1979. It is located in the former Krestogorsk Roman catholic church, built in 1862, and is located near by atheletic building on biathlone "Raubichi" 24 kilometers from Minsk.
To the moment of the creation of the museum Krestogorsk Roman catholic church, built in pseudo-Gothic style, was nearly completely ruined. Restoration was led by the group of architects of the Special research-and-production restoration workshops of the Ministry of Culture of the BSSR under direction of the Chief architect S. Drushits. Reconstruction of the building and designing of the equipment was realized by "Belgiprotorg" institute . The group was under direction of the Honoured Architect of the Republic V. Aladov. The first acquaintance of the visitors of the museum with public art begins already on stairway, leading to the constant exhibition. Two platforms of the stairway are equiped with special barriers-shop windows, which present dolls from flax in the national cloth and wooden coffers, inlaid with straw. From stairway spectators fall into introductory hall, where stand the wooden pews, long table. This premises is for the school occupations, work of the masters of the public art. Thence, the spectator come into the constant exhibition. In different years the Museum of the Belarusian Folk Art in Raubichi was headed by Tatiana Stepina, Valentina Pisarenko, Svetlana Krel, Olga Zalutskaya.
The exhibition of the museum introduces with traditional peasant art of the 16 - early 20th century and with works of modern masters, working in the most wide-spread type of the public art - weaving, pottery, carving and painting on wood, straw wickerwork and vines. The exhibits are in the closet-shop window of 2 meter height. Six small carrying shop windows breaks certain monotony of the utter shop-front line. The pews with cross-bar backs, decorated by carving occupy middle of the hall. The pews were organically inserted in the interior and terminated the decoration of the whole hall. When designing the museum it was immediately provided possibility for organization of the concerts. On the white background of the walls the dark furniture looks solemnly. The upper belt is more light: four forged chandeliers, solved in tradition of old-time lighting armature of the cult buildings, and stained-glass windows. The strict color combination of the black chandeliers and light arcs brighten the multi-coloured stained-glass windows, on coloring very close to the national folk weaving. Weaving is one of the most ancient types of folk art. Ways of processing flax and wool, technology and ways of weaving, types of cloth, as well as customs and rites, in which homespun tableclothes, towels, shirts, braided and weaved belts take significant place, were formed for centuries. Exhibition presents peasant suits of the late 19 - early 20th cc., towels and decorative fabrics of the 20th century from different regions of Belarus. Unique character of the public clothes is dictated by its purpose and local tastes. For Belarus it is traditional light linen fabrics with red pattern. Shirts, fronts, headdresses in the collection of the museum, in spite of traditional character of accomodation of the ornament and prevalence of the geometric patterns, varied and have brightly expressed regional particularities. Having all known techniques of fabrics, using basically combination of the bleached and non-bleached flax with red cotton wool threads, weavers obtained the amazing variety of the decor. Products from woolly fabrics - spreads and skirts - multicolored. They are executed by the most simple ways of the entanglement of threads. Variants are reached by the combination of the multicoloured threads. Appearance in the Belarusian village in the 80s of the 19th century of the factory fabrics and artificial dye staffs has to a considerable extent influenced upon coloring of fabric products and the nature of the cloth. The old-time fabric headdress of the towel type is displaced by factory silk, calico and woolly multicoloured kerchiefs. From factory fabrics - broadcloth, velvet, silk - the sleeveless jackets are made, decorating their by braid, deftly weaving in the pattern metallic buttons and knobs. Natural evolution of the ornament, coloring and technology of spread weaving. Their artistic look was formed in the first half of the 20th century. For modern fabrics is typical large ornamental forms and contrasting use of colour. Holy Gates of the late 18 - early 19th centuries is exhibited near traditional utensils. Master uses several elements of the wickerwork, from which forms the elaborated pattern from jagged strokes and squares of different sizes. A bit of bright colour broadcloth is in the middle of each square. Golden straw serves it as special setting, and the bit of colour fabrics begins to shine, as a semiprecious stone. Holy Gates is a certificate highly developed art of the straw wickerwork, which the Belarusian masters possessed from old times. Modern artists have saved the traditional handicraft industry. At fabrication of the small boxes and baskets they use the same ways of the wickerwork, as their predecessors in the 18th century . Art of the wickerwork in the Republic became actively develop for the last thirty years. The exhibition presents all known with old times ways of straw use in the artistic creative activity: aplique work on fabrics, home subjects, dolls, toys. Their creators work at different artistic enterprises of the Republic, each master has favourite subjects and images, attitude to the material. Belarusian masters contributed a significant contribution to the history of art of wood-carving. "Belarusian wood-carving" is mentioned in the document of the 17th century, when Belarusian carvers, decorating iconostasis at Izmailovo, Donskoy and Novodevichiyev monasteries, executing fretworks in the Kolomno palace, started to work under "Chamber of carved and joiner's business" in Moscow state. Works of the rural masters, who worked on order of their fellow-countrymen, from Negnevichy, Zabolotya, Mezhevichy: carved Holy Gates, sculpture of the 18th - early 20th centuries is of great interest at the recent exhibition. They, even at difference of the creative manners, saved general line, characteristic to all works of public masters. They are united by the knowledge of plastic characteristics of the material. By the end of the 19th century old-time art of wood-carving was saved only by separate masters. They cut sculpture for rural churches, as well as dolls for public theatre -batleyka. Great group of wood monuments forms the home peasant utensils and labour instruments. Already to the 11th - early 13th centuries Belarusians had all ways of wood processing - carving, cooper's craft, knew the lathe. Modern art of wood-carving is presented by works of the well-known in the Republic amateur carvers - A. Pupko, K. Olshevsky, K. Kozelko, who continued glorious traditions of the Belarusian carving. Potteries in the collection of the museum pertain the 20th century. But it is possible by them to form the image about the forms of peasant utensils and their use in the life of Belarusians in past. Pots and макитры for preparation of the food, tureens for meal, pitchers and milk jugs for milk, гляки and слоики for keeping of the products, whistles and clay toys of the master decorated in the most simple way, known by all potters of the world: обваркой, томлением, painting on terra-cotta surface, covering by glaze. Home potter's utensils of the Belarusians practically has no painting. Decorative effect is reached by elementary ways. The innate feeling of the form, professional possession of the material prompt the master necessary variant of decoration. Чернолощеная ceramics of Pruzhany, light, terra-cotta with red painting from concentric circle and "commas" containers of Gorodno, Gordok utensils, covered by liberally splashed by colour glaze on the form, it is rather various and attract, first of all, by its functionality and simplicity of decoration. Special group of monuments in the exhibition are works from Ivenets factory, which of small do-it-yourself artel changed in the leading centre of artistic pottery in Belarus. Works of one of the creators to artel in Ivenets - V. Kulikovsky, as well as I. Molchanovich, M. Zverko, A. Prokopovich, working in the tradition of old Ivenets ceramics and reviving the forgotten art of the fabrication of figured containers in the manner of ram, bears, bisons are presented in the museum.
Public art of the Belarusians is inimitable. It inherents softness and lyricism in decision of image, amazing delicacy of coloring decisions, care of work, skill by simple ways from the most available material to create the authentic masterpieces.
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More series made in Switzerland, for Switzerland
SRG wants to double the number of series produced in Switzerland in the long term, and will invest additional funding of around 15 million francs per year to achieve that aim. What’s more, all new productions will now be broadcast in every region. This approach will help SRG to differentiate its product more effectively from international streaming platforms.
All over the world, series are in higher demand than ever – and Switzerland is no exception. Productions like “Der Bestatter”, “Quartier des banques” and “Wilder” have generated enormous interest among audiences. With this in mind, the company is committed to producing more home grown series in the future, and will gradually invest additional funding of up to 15 million francs per year for this purpose.
The SRG Enterprise Units will make their series available in every region of Switzerland, dubbed or subtitled in German, French and Italian as required. The productions will also be accessible on all platforms – on television, on the web, and via the new SRG platform – ideally at exactly the same time. The aim is to produce seven or eight series across SRG every year, starting with SRF thriller “Wilder 2” at the beginning of January 2020.
The following series are also planned for 2020:
- “Wilder 2” (SRF)
- “Quartier des banques 2” (RTS)
- “Bulle” (RTS)
- “Frieden” (SRF)
- “Metta da fein” (RTR)
- “Cellule de crise” (RTS)
- «Advent, Advent» (SRF)
Sven Wälti: SRG wants to produce more Swiss series. Why is that?
There are a number of reasons. Series use a different form of storytelling to a 90-minute film. They give you more time to develop plots and characters, as well as to prolong the excitement and tension over multiple episodes. Up to now, we’ve only been able to produce three to four series a year. The aim is to eventually double that number so that we can better engage audiences with more home-grown stories, more often. No-one else in Switzerland is doing that. At the same time, if we can make more series, we’ll be strengthening the Swiss film industry too, so everybody benefits – from actors and technicians to production facilities. And the more scripts get written, the better they get as well.
A total of four new thrillers are planned for 2020: “Wilder 2”, “Quartier des banques 2”, “Helvetica” and “Cellule de crise.” Is SRG deliberately focusing on this genre?
It’s too simplistic to reduce all these series to a single genre. There are clear differences in the themes they explore. “Wilder 2” has a strong crime thriller element, but “Quartier des banques 2” is set in the banking sector and it’s a family drama too. Saying that, thrillers and dramas are very popular, so of course we are happy to work with those genres.
Do SRF and RTS make series like “Wilder 2” or “Helvetica” by themselves?
All our series are made by independent producers. The scripts are written by external scriptwriters too. We are so-called ‘co-producers’, which means we provide the bulk of the funding for the series, as well as editorial support right through the development phase.
Netflix alone launched about 30 of its own series in 2019. Isn’t the Swiss market already saturated with series?
If you look at the international market – which is about a lot more than just Netflix – then you might be right. But there are no Swiss series on any of these platforms. We’re still a long way from reaching the pinnacle. Our series can help us to differentiate ourselves from the international streaming platforms and offer even better value for our audience.
What kinds of audiences are SRG looking to target with their series?
Ideally, we want to target everyone, young and old! Series cost a lot to make, so the focus is on primetime. We want to reach a wide audience. But there will be series for a younger audience too, like “Seitentriebe” by SRF or the RTR’s planned web series “Metta da fein”, which will launch on the SRG platform in autumn 2020. Producing more series will also allow us to be bolder than we have been in the past.
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What series are you most looking forward to in 2020 and why?
I’m really looking forward to all the new Swiss series that will be broadcast in 2020. They’re going to be great. We had a double premiere recently at the Geneva International Film Festival, featuring the second series of SRF’s “Wilder 2” and “Quartier des banques 2” by RTS. Both series were very well received by audiences, so we’ve definitely broken down barriers within Switzerland. I’m also really excited about the historical drama “Frieden”, written by Petra Volpe (director of “The Divine Order”). It’s the first series we’ve co-produced with the Franco-German channel Arte. It’s great to get that recognition and it means the series will get international attention. And I can hardly wait for season five of the American series “Better Call Saul.” Apart from the Swiss series, it’s my all-time favourite series.
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Today, my first Saturday in Kansas, I visited the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson. The facility houses the largest collection of Russian space artifacts outside of Moscow, and the second largest collection of space artifacts in the world, second only to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.. It is one of only three museums to display flown spacecraft from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs.
I arrived after 11:00AM. I spent some time outside looking at the Mercury-Redstone and Titan-II rockets and an example of the mighty F-1 engine. The F-1 engine did not have the nozzle extension, so the vents for the turbopump were visible. Counter-intuitively, the exhaust from the massive turbopump was pumped along the inside of the exhaust bell for cooling; the turbopump exhaust was much cooler than the 3,200°C hot gas exiting the engine combustion chamber.
Hanging inside the entrance was the incredible SR-71 Blackbird. The SR-71 spy plane first flew in 1964 and even at its retirement in 1998 was an unparalleled technological achievement. It was capable of Mach 3.3 (3,529 km/h) and flew at 85,069 feet (25,929 m) using two very innovative Pratt & Whitney J58 engines, which were a combination turbojet and a fan-assisted ramjet. Only 32 of these fascinating planes were built.
I bought tickets to see everything at the Cosmosphere: ‘Dr. Goddard’s Lab’, the planetarium, IMAX, and of course the museum itself.
I rushed to the ‘Dr. Goddard’s Lab’ first, as the next demonstration started soon after I arrived. The host of ‘Dr. Goddard’s Lab’ demonstrated principles of rocketry. The demos involved liquid oxygen, hydrogen and explosions. It was more for kids, but hey, who doesn’t like explosions?
After the Lab, I grabbed a slice of pizza in the café and then plunged back into the museum. There was so much to see.
After the IMAX, I went back to continue my museum visit. There were restored German V-1 and V-2 rockets, flight-ready Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2, a Vanguard satellite, a inert Redstone nuclear warhead, and a mock-up of the Bell X-1 (first plane to break the sound barrier) from the movie The Right Stuff. There were full-size mock-ups of the Viking landers and two Mars rovers (Sojourner (1997) and Spirit (2003)). One exhibit had a row of the original Mission Control computers from Johnson Space Center. The actual systems on display were used by the flight surgeon for Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle missions.
After the Planetarium, I continued through the rest of the museum. In one corner was a full-size engineering test structure of an Apollo Lunar Module (LM) and a lunar rover. The LM was built by Grumman for testing during the Apollo program, and contains many flight-ready components. When I saw the LM hanging from the ceiling at Kennedy Space Center, it was mounted too far up to allow me to really connect with the vehicle. Being able to stand next to the LM footpad, you get a much more intimate relationship with the towering Lunar Module (17.9 ft (5.5 m) tall).
There were both a flown (but unmanned) Soviet Vostok capsule and a mock-up of the Voskhod 2 capsule, complete with an inflatable airlock for the first spacewalk. At the end of the Apollo Gallery was an Apollo Command Service Module and a Soyuz from the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
Smaller items included Soviet space suits and equipment, cameras (Hasselblads), unused Apollo food items, the Apollo 12 DSKY, tools, the Sonic Wind II rocket sled, parts of satellites, a set of Soviet RD-170 rocket engines, and other memorabilia.
For the American space program, the two jewels of the collection were the notorious Liberty Bell 7 capsule and the Apollo 13 Command Module.
The Liberty Bell 7 (Project Mercury) was the second American manned space flight, launching Gus Grissom on a sub-orbital flight in July 1961. After landing in the Atlantic Ocean, the explosive hatch blew open. The capsule filled with water and was lost. Gus Grissom almost died too, as he had removed his helmet upon landing and his suit also filled with water. Research after the flight indicates that it would have been nearly impossible for him to blow the hatch without sustaining an injury to his hand. But at the time, some had blamed Grissom for the incident.
Sadly, the Liberty Bell 7 incident led to a design change that removed the explosive hatches in future American spacecraft. When Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were testing the Apollo 1 capsule on January 17, 1967, a fire started in the high pressure pure-oxygen environment. The three astronauts perished partly as a result of the non-explosive hatch which could not be opened quickly.
The Liberty Bell 7 was located on the bottom of the Atlantic and was lifted back to the surface in 1999. It was partially restored by the Cosmosphere and put on display.
Everyone is familiar with the story of Apollo 13. It was a thrill to see the actual Command Module. The three Apollo 13 astronauts had one of the most amazing rescues in history in that tiny vessel (well, they stayed in the LM during the lunar slingshot phase). Jim Lovell’s space suit was also on display. It was the one he would have worn had the mission accomplished the lunar landing.
One of the two Apollo white rooms is also at the Cosmosphere; the other one is at Kennedy Space Center. There is also a mock-up of the LM ascent stage, with plexiglass sides for people to look in. I spent a few minutes staring at the interior of the small craft, imagining what it would have been like to live in the LM for 1 to 3 days while on the surface of the moon. The interior is only the size of a closet. That little space was used by the two astronauts for preparing for the EVAs, eating meals, sleeping and using the washroom :().
The collection also includes the Gemini X module, which was flown by John Young and Michael Collins, both of whom later flew Apollo missions. The larger Gemini spacecraft had two-person crews (Mercury supported one person, and Apollo supported three). The Gemini program explored longer duration missions and docking procedures that were needed for the Apollo lunar orbit rendezvous.
Last were the Space Shuttle artefacts. A mock-up of the washroom, a tire, tiles, tools, food and many other items were on display. The tire was neat – I was surprised by the thickness of the sidewall. Another neat item was a set of the frangible nuts that were used to hold down the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters before they fire. There are four on each booster, and they are all that is holding the entire 4.46 million pound (2,027 tonne) vehicle to the mobile launcher platform. The nuts are explosively cut at T=0 (lift-off).
After more than 6 hours at the Cosmosphere, it was time to leave. On my long drive back to Overland Park, I stopped to take pictures of the Kansas countryside. I stumbled upon a cemetery surrounded by American flags. It was Memorial Day weekend. It was a nice, quiet spot to watch the sunset.
I arrived back at the hotel around 10:30pm, exhausted. But I was so happy to see such an amazing collection at the Cosmosphere.
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Charlton is due to get its full weekday train service back in December – seven months after the botched introduction of Thameslink services resulted in many trains to Kent being deleted from the timetable.
Changes to rail services in May saw the long-established Charing Cross to Gillingham trains operated by Southeastern replaced by two Thameslink trains per hour from Luton, St Pancras, Farringdon, Blackfriars and London Bridge to Rainham, one stop further down the line.
This followed the huge project to revamp London Bridge station to allow for extra services between north and south London.
While the service provided new links to north London and beyond, poor planning meant that many of the new trains did actually materialise. In July the service was cut back to to hourly to allow Thameslink to train drivers on the new routes – slashing the links to Dartford and beyond and leaving gaps in the timetable to central London.
Now the company, which operates a contract on behalf of Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, says the full weekday service will now be introduced in its winter timetable from 9 December – meaning Charlton should be up to its full complement of eight trains each hour once again.
Thameslink trains will run half-hourly to Rainham between 0604 and 2234, with two final trains at 2304 and 2334 terminating at Gillingham. Trains call at Westcombe Park two minutes earlier.
Heading to central London and beyond, Thameslink trains to London Bridge, Blackfriars, Farringdon, St Pancras and West Hampstead Thameslink will run half-hourly from 0540 to 2310, stopping at Westcombe Park two minutes later.
Most will run onto Luton – handy for the airport – although many will be skipping the useful north London stop at Kentish Town.
Weekend rail woe
However, the weekend trains remain at a miserly hourly frequency for the time being, mostly only running as far north as Kentish Town.
Thameslink says: “The weekend timetable will continue in its current format for now, with more services planned by May 2019.
“Our current simplified weekend timetable means engineering work alterations can be overlaid in a shorter than usual timeframe. There is every intention of returning to normal industry agreed timescales and both planning teams in Thameslink Railway and Network Rail continue to work to achieve this as quickly as possible.”
Full timetables – for Thameslink trains only – can be found at thameslinkrailway.com.
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The good thing about using my own photos for decorating our walls is that I can change them any time I feel like it. I have a pretty good printer, and use lab-quality ink and paper to print my photos, so I can print new ones when it strikes my fancy, and they don't cost that much.
On this spot in our staircase I wanted something I could change quickly and with minimal fuss. For this I repurposed some ugly pictures I already had.
I glued the old picture to a piece of corkboard, then to fabric. This was after I painted the frames a dark brown. I paid attention that the pattern was centered and installed them so that the end of one fabric piece was followed by the other.
The fabric is nice enough that it can be used alone (without pictures).
Or I can attach pictures to them with a pin. And when I get tired of the fabric, I can change that too.
I will probably have new pictures on them in a few days. It's nice changing them without having to disassemble the frames, or even moving them. The only problem is that there is a lot of light on that spot (huge windows), so any photo I put there will fade within months, but I doubt any photo is going to last months there.
I am now glad I kept those ugly things, nothing that some spray paint and fabric couldn't fix. Seeing this photos bring a smile to my face every time I walk down those steps (which is like 60 million times a day).
What's your favorite: pictures or no pictures?
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1. Stacks Pancake House
Multiple locations; stackspancakehouse.com
Bacon, eggs, potatoes and toast may still be a cornerstones of American breakfast, but they only go so far. And as our tastes change, a whole new menu of options is emerging.
So, how about macadamia nut, banana pancakes with a specialty coconut sauce? How about Hawaiian loco moco, Korean kalbi ribs, Japanese fried rice omelettes or crepes?
These are just some of the offerings at the Stacks Pancake Houses and from the mind and kitchen of founder Nixon Tanuwidjaja, and his wife Ovita, who have turned their restaurants into go-to destinations for hungry Orange County breakfast fans.
Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tanuwidjaja was raised amid a melting pot of influences that inform his cooking style.
He came to the United States and started working at Japanese restaurants while in college. He and Ovita traveled to Hawaii and found a shared passion for Island breakfasts
The Tanuwidjajas returned to California and in 2010 set up their first Stacks in Dana Point.
The outsized success of the first Stacks led to expansion into Newport Beach, Irvine and Mission Viejo. Nixon Tanuwidjaja also co-founded Plumeria by Stacks Pancake House in Laguna Niguel and the brand new Aloha Stacks Island Kitchen in Mission Viejo.
The new eatery will feature the Stacks greatest hits along with “new Hawaiian comfort foods and Island-inspired mimosas,” Tanuwidjaja said.
Also Hawaiian-style quiche with Spam, Portuguese sausage or Kahlua pork and baked goods infused with “an island touch of ‘POG’ pineapple, orange and guava,” Tanuwidjaja said.
2. Glee Donuts & Burgers
Anaheim, Fountain Valley; www.gleednb.com
It never hurts to ask. That was one of the first lessons Shawn Cao learned after opening his first Glee Donuts and Burgers.
“We had all our servers ask customers to recommend us,” Cao recalls. “The power of word of mouth is incredible.”
Customers were happy to oblige and the word is definitely out. Cao said it is not unusual for guests from far-flung locations to drop in on the recommendation of a friend.
Soon after opening in Fountain Valley in 2015, Glee became a fixture on the Best of OC list and has remained there.
Glee is a family operation, according to Cao, with aunts and cousins working at managers and servers. And the homey feeling is a part of the appeal, he says.
“We greet people by name,” Cao said.
As important as attitude, to Cao are the ingredients. The restaurant’s popular and signature breakfast burritos contain all fresh ingredients, from the tortilla and salsa which are made daily. And the hash browns are always crispy.
The rest of the innards? Almost anything goes. The restaurant has 16 iterations of burritos with stuffings ranging from bacon to soft shell crab. And if you want to suggest your own variation, they’re game.
For those whose tastes lean more to lunch, Glee has 15 burger combos and more than 20 sandwich selections.
3. Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
Tustin, Orange; snoozeeatery.com
Local residents are definitely not going to sleep on Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, the breakfast place with a social conscience.
Founded in 2006 in Colorado, the eatery was built around concepts of community and sustainability, And, oh yeah, good food.
Although headquartered out of state, the company takes its good neighbor roll seriously, donating services, goods and profits locally. It also composts, recycles and uses resources responsibly.
And then there is the food. The menu changes seasonally and customers are encouraged to create their favorite combinations because, as they say, “This is your breakfast and lunch experience.”
If you need a little help they are plenty of suggestions, like six kinds of Benedict creations, plus scrambles, pot pies, omelettes, hash and, well, you get the idea.
And of course, pancakes, topped with peaches, pineapples, blueberries, or other seasonal fruits, plus chocolate chips, peanut butter cups, etc. Or you can go with a Pancake Flight, and choose three toppings.
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James Grinsted, Stu Smith, Josh Chell, Allan Wilde, Joe Daniels, Dale Gordon, Andy Wilcoxson. Bradley Tiernan, Dan Hughes, Danny Holland, James Rogers, Aidan Hackwood.
Churchfields Playing Fields, Newton Road, B71 3RG
Yellow/Blue - Blue - Blue
Blue/White - White - White
1957 - Joined WMCFL 2010
Player of the Year:
2014/15 Jamie Holder
2013/14 Jamie Holder
2012/13 Jamie Holder
2011/12 James Grinstead
2010/11 Andrew Payne
2014/15 Jamie Holder (20)
2013/14 Jamie Holder (14)
2012/13 Jamie Holder (19)
2011/12 Stuart Smith (9)
2010/11 Aiden Davies (9)
Charlemont Star Football Club was founded in 1957. We played originally on pitches at Bird End, Charlemont in West Bromwich. For many years played our home games at Hydes Road Playing Fields.
1957 – 2002
Played in the West Bromwich Sunday League and latterly named the Sandwell League. In the 1960s there were some very good sides in the area, teams like The Bush, Wones United, Prince Regent, White Swan and Churchfield Tavern. The Bush were one of the best teams then, but Charlemont Star were equal to them. We played the Bush FC in two finals, one in the Premier Cup, and we drew 1-1. The final was replayed and the Star won 2-1, a very hard match with end-to-end football. We played the second in the Charity Cup, another draw, and in the replay Bush FC won 3-1.
We finished the season runners-up in the league, one point behind the Bush FC.
2002 – 2006
The Star played in the Birmingham Festival League. In 2003 we won the Senior Amateur League and won promotion to Festival League Division Two, we also reached our division cup semi-final losing 2-1 to Water Orton United.
2003-04, we reached the 5th Round of the Birmingham County FA Junior Cup.
2004-05, we won promotion to Festival League Division Two finishing runners-up to Bartley Green. We also reached the semi-final of the Birmingham County FA Junior Cup losing 3-1 to Perton Village.
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The oeuvre of Swiss artist and filmmaker Klaus Lutz (*1940 –
2009 NY) adds up to a densely interlaced universe all of its own. Based the premise that written language would soon be replaced by entirely visual communication, Lutz created an intricate sign system that he deployed across a whole range of media.
At Armory 2013, we present Klaus Lutz' most spectacular invention: looped 16mm film projections on a balloon "suspended" in the air. By means of multiple exposures, various types of lenses, and self-constructed apparatuses, he created films that combined and over-layered animation, performance, drawings and scenes shot on the streets of New York, where he had been living since 1993. Lutz shot the films all by himself in his one-bedroom East Village apartment.
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naacp non profit Camping and hiking often represent very, very hard work, especially if you ought to bring many the different parts of an idea together so that you can make venture a hit. While the effort may be difficult, it can be a lot of fun once the plan all comes together as intended. Just make sure that you will get all of the right advice and knowledge available ensuring that you have a successful adventure. Get different communities involved in developing all blockchain products - work through education to collect different intelligence and ensure that the solution can serve everyone. The U.S. crude oil inventory unexpectedly fell 5.2 million barrels last week, pushing U.S. oil further higher, noted the zero hedge fund. U.S. crude stocks have declined for five consecutive weeks, while gasoline inventories have increased for five consecutive weeks. If there is a clear indication of an increase in the EIA Cushing crude inventory released on Wednesday (December 20), crude stocks could end the five consecutive decline.
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The Futility of Waging War
Updated: Jul 24
I love this quote by life-long pacifist Jeanette Rankin, the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress and the only woman from Montana to ever have been elected.
The idea of war has always puzzled me, even as a small child. I can remember hearing adults talking about WWII and I would wonder why men had to fight one another. Why couldn’t they just settle their differences by talking it out instead of fighting. But then, I was just a child, and of course, couldn’t possibly understand the adult concept of war.
The Vietnam war was heating up when I was in my early 20s. Again, I found myself wondering why so many young men, men my age, were being drafted and sent to fight a war that seemed to me to be insane. My husband’s draft number was going to be called, so he decided to enlist in the Air Force. I was relieved when he was stationed at a base in northern Maine for two years and then sent to Japan for two years before being honorably discharged.
I’m trying to remember a period in my lifetime that we weren’t engaged in some kind of war and for the life of me, I can’t think of any. Did we “win” any of those wars? Did ANYBODY win any of those wars? What would “winning” look like anyway, with dead and wounded on both sides. It’s just as Jeannette Rankin states: “You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” What will it take for the human species to understand the futility of war and make a different choice? It will take a change of consciousness — a consciousness that “only love prevails.”
Please consider joining the Only Love Prevails World Peace Experiment, an experiment aimed at achieving peace through a shift in consciousness.
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I hated lime Popsicle when I was a kid. Now I have an obsession with them. Go figure. At least I am obsessed with the “real fruit” kind. I am not sure how you make a real fruit lime Popsicle when they are nothing but water and sugar but I can at least console myself that my habit is not as bad as it could be.
My other habit is to spend too much time doing stuff. I obsess over this or that until I have spent hundreds of hours on something that could have been done in 10. The difference, of course, is that it really is better with 100. However, the marginal gain on the product is unclear.
Together, along with a trip to the dentist, some other junk food and life I got sick. I am not sure what pushed me over the edge but something did. I am reminded rather bluntly that humans have frailties.
I talked with an old friend last week about growing older. It is not that we are decrepit with age, we are still active and vital with out communities and still being productive but we don’t stand on chairs to reach a tipi-top thing anymore. Or, we are not supposed to stand on chairs like that anymore. It was dumb when were were 25 but at that age you usually bounce. At 45 it was dumber and it caused a lot of aches and pains but it was a passing thing. Take it 20 years further along and life is different. I jokingly said, “Well if we are going to stand in a chair to reach way over our heads, we have to at least keep our cell phones in our pockets.”
I cannot count the number of times I have heard of someone calling on a cell phone family member who is in another room in the same house. Usually it is something like, “can I go to the game tomorrow night with my friends?” or perhaps, “when you come this way could you bring me something to drink?” or maybe “I am in the bathtub and just realized there are no towels in here. Can you bring me one?” It can be, “Honey, I slipped and fell and I cannot get up. Can you come help me?”
So here I am, cell phone in my pocket, trying to finish the last of the insurance inventory on our personal property while slumped over because my stomach and back still hurt while eating a lime Popsicle without dripping it on the keyboard.
I shall declare victory over the lime Popsicle. I may declare victory over the inventories if they go out tomorrow as planned. I don’t know what a victory is with my human frailties.
I think the answer is for me to learn that all humans, regardless of age and abilities, are frail but that is part of the human condition. We are all frail and in that frailness we can find space to be with each other and learn that being frail is not a bad thing. It is an opportunity for being loved.
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StockDelver is a digital download that educates investors and helps them find great companies to invest in. It is suitable for anyone that wants to incorporate individual stocks within their mix of assets.
- A PDF book that explains exactly how I find outperforming stocks.
- A streamlined Excel spreadsheet that helps you determine fair value.
- A PDF set of instructions for how to use the spreadsheet.
Individual stock ownership isn’t for everyone, but it can be a very rewarding practice. I’ve been buying individual stocks for 15 years now with great results, and this guide explains in detail exactly how I find good companies to invest in.
StockDelver is meant for long-term investors with an eye towards valuation. Although the book’s emphasis is on dividend growth stocks, this guide covers high-quality stocks regardless of whether they pay dividends or not. Value stocks and growth stocks are both covered, except for speculative early-stage businesses.
Digital PDF Book
The main feature of this download is a 136 page PDF book that you can read on any device. It describes my stock analysis strategy in detail, all in one place.
I kept the book as short and actionable as possible, so that it can be read within a few sittings and isn’t a big investment of time. However, some chapters have considerable detail with specific examples, so it can be re-read multiple times for investors that want to immerse themselves more deeply and fully understand all of the details. Basically, it’s both concise and thorough, so you can choose your own level of immersion.
Some sections are suitable for beginners, but there are chapters that even advanced investors can learn from. Chapters towards the end provide unique strategies backed by research for improving portfolio returns that aren’t widely known or practiced.
Fair Value Calculator
Accompanying the digital book is an Excel spreadsheet that helps users apply various valuation methods to stocks they are interested in. That way, you can avoid overpaying for stocks.
It’s fast to use, and has four different tools:
#1) Detailed One-Stage Model
This is elegant in its simplicity, yet powerful and flexible in its approach.
The hardest part about applying discounted cash flow analysis, or using any stock valuation method, is figuring out what growth rates to use. An output is only as good as your inputs are accurate, so if your forecast is off and you put bad numbers in, you’ll get bad numbers out.
This framework makes it easy to segment the growth estimate into individual parts, so that you can approach them individually and come up with an accurate estimate.
Here’s an example of what it looks like:
You start with top line growth, and work your way down from there, variable by variable, using recent company history, investor presentations regarding management plans and goals, or any other data you have available, to determine how the performance might play out over the coming years.
The output area automatically calculates a result for you, based on your inputs.
I like to use this tool for sensitivity analysis as well. Once you have a valuation estimate, you can see how negative impacts to pricing or growth or anything else can affect how your investment will turn out.
This helps you identify risks ahead of time.
It works on just about any type of publicly-traded company, whether they pay a dividend or not.
#2) Simple Two-Stage Model
The simple two-stage model cuts right to the chase and lets you calculate the fair value of a stock based on changing growth rates:
This is great for fast-growing companies that will necessarily be slowing down in a few years.
#3) Dividend Discount Model
The spreadsheet has a dividend discount model sheet for high-yield companies:
I cut the output picture short because it’s a long image.
This model is great for REITs, MLPs, or any high-yielding dividend stock. You don’t need to use a 10-year sale multiple like the others; it calculates the sum of perpetual discounted dividends for you.
#4) Graham and Lynch Formulas
Lastly, the calculator includes a page for modified Graham and Lynch formulas:
It calculates the original Benjamin Graham formula as well as his modified version for various interest rate environments. In addition, it calculates a dividend-adjusted P/E/G ratio, which is a modified version of Peter Lynch’s popular valuation approach.
The instructions walk you through each of these methods step by step and explains how they work.
Platform-Independent and 100% Unlocked
Although this is an Excel (.xlsx) file, it can be opened and used on most spreadsheet programs, including free ones like Open Office.
You can even upload it to Google Drive and use it on the cloud like a web application.
I chose not to lock or hide any of the cells. You can see all the formulas if you want, and you can customize the spreadsheet file to suit your needs.
StockDelver is available as a digital download for $15.95.
(If you own one of the older versions of StockDelver, you can enter the product code from the last page of the instruction guide into the payment form below to get $10 off, and thus only pay for the new material.)
This 136 page PDF book covers my specific approach for finding great companies to invest in and how to determine a fair value range for them. It also delves into portfolio weighting approaches and other tactics to boost your returns in ways that most investors are not familiar with.
The download also includes the Excel calculator (.xlsx) that has the various fair value calculators and a 20-page detailed PDF tutorial on how to use it.
I use one of the most trusted digital delivery platforms for secure payment, and this entire site is SSL-encrypted for additional safety.
Download StockDelver below:
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Rosario A. Cadorette, 99, died peacefully Friday, June 12, 2020 with family at his side, at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton where he resided since 2018. He was born on June 4, 1921 in Phillipsburg, Quebec, Canada, son of the late Arthur L. and Eva (Lariviere) Cadorette. As a young boy, he and his family moved from Phillipsburg to Northfield, VT where he graduated from Northfield High School, class of 1940.
Soon after high school graduation, World War II broke out. As a Canadian citizen Rosario was exempt from military service. He waived his exemption, volunteered to be drafted, and became a naturalized US citizen in 1942. He served in the U. S. Army, Company C, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division. He was a highly decorated veteran and recipient of three Purple Hearts and two Bronze Star medals. While fighting in the Northern France Campaign, he suffered a bullet wound to his head. Four months later in the Rhineland Campaign he suffered severe shrapnel wounds to his head, left wrist and hand. He was brought back to America to Cushing General Hospital in Framingham, MA for rehabilitation. Rosario would spend 10 months learning once again how to walk and talk. His left arm was restored to partial use. During his stay at Cushing Hospital he met and had a strong relationship with Helen Keller whose visits provided inspiration. He also met a dietician, Alicia Holder, who would become his wife of 46 years until her death in 1992. They had three daughters.
In spite of his physical limitations he worked at Hermsdorf Manufacturing in Manchester, NH and became the head finisher for specialty products such as the famous teardrop display cases at Tiffany's and interiors for Chris Craft water craft. Rosario worked there for 39 years and never once had any of his work rejected or returned as unsatisfactory. Following his retirement and his wife's death, he returned to Northfield, VT where he was reacquainted with, and married, Bernice Pierson until her death in 2009.
Rosario was a courageous man with extreme determination and perseverance. He was also kind, caring, wise, and honorable. He was a devout Catholic and his faith was his daily lifeline and foundation. He was also a loyal member of many organizations including the American Legion Post 58, Disabled American Veterans, and Carpenters Union. He loved his friends and family, music, socializing, and growing flowers and vegetables. He also enjoyed bowling, shooting,
cooking and his daily exercise discipline consisting of 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and a two+ mile walk until age 96.
Rosario leaves his daughters, Susan and her husband Robert Nolan of Sandwich, MA, Sally Crowell of Canterbury, NH and Patricia Beach of Bartlett, NH; stepchildren, Kay and her husband Stanley Matheson, David Pierson and his wife Vickie, and Nancy and her husband James Hall, all of Northfield, VT; six grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren; numerous comrades and friends; and, many staff members at NHVH who lovingly and skillfully cared for him. He loved you all.
Following Rosario's wishes, there are no public calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph Parish in Belmont, NH on June 17, 2020 at 11:00am. Immediately following, there will be a final commendation at the Veterans Memorial (located next to the church) presented by the American Legion Post 58. Burial with military honors will be held at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA, next to his first wife.
Those who wish may make a contribution in Rosario's name to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; Boys Town, P. O. Box 8000, Boys Town, NE 68010; or, Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114. Rosario felt that all children deserved a chance to live a happy and healthy life; throughout his life his monthly donations to these and other children's organizations were assured.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Rosario Armand Cadorette, please visit our floral store.
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The Department of Mathematics is one of the major departments in the university and has been in the forefront, providing quality education and training in the field for the past four decades. Adhering to the vision and mission of the university, the department has been striving to achieve its objectives while providing a holistic learning environment to its students.
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The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is one of the major departments in the university and has been in the forefront, providing quality education and training in the field for the past four decades. Adhering to the vision and mission of the university, the department has been striving to achieve its objectives while providing a holistic learning environment to its students.
Mission of the department is to organize, connect, create and communicate mathematical ideas effectively through 4D’s- Dedication, Determination, Discipline and Direction.
Faculty and students: The department consists of 20 faculty members with 2 Professor Emeritus, 5 Professors, 2 Visiting Professor, 1 Research Mentor, 4 Associate Professors, 4 Assistant Professors and 2 Adjunct Faculty members. Also, there are 2 research assistant, 2 academic support staff and 2 administrative staff members. All the regular faculty members of the Department of Mathematics are with Doctorate degree. Amongst students, there are 54 scholars completed M.Phil and 17 completed PhD. Currently; 29 scholars are pursuing PhD and 4 scholars are pursuing M Phil in the department. At the post graduate level, there are 90 students and at the undergraduate level, there are 1080 students. The department offers undergraduate level courses in 5 combinations namely, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM), Physics, Mathematics and Electronics (PME), Computer Science, Mathematics and Electronics (CME), Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics (CMS) and Economics, Mathematics and Statistics (EMS).
Curriculum: The post graduate curriculum is highly research oriented with two focused areas with a project component. The syllabus is in accordance with NET/UGC-CSIR syllabus and the department offers Choice based Certificate courses, Add-on-courses and summer-internship. It emphasizes on self learning through MOOC courses and a paper by research. To hone the mathematical skills of students, there are summer school and Journal club activities. At the undergraduate level, curriculum is based on technology and the focus is on skill enhancement. There are a number of free Open Source Software tools like Scilab, Maxima, and Python which have been introduced at the undergraduate level. In addition, tools like MATLAB, PYTHON, ORIGIN and OCTAVE are being used for data analysis and computation. A periodic review of curriculum is undertaken and a curriculum development cell has been constituted for overseeing the changes in curriculum. Regular feedback from Students, Alumni, Industry and Academic Experts enhances the quality of syllabus and helps in introduction of changes as and when required.
To enhance the quality of the courses offered, 6 choice based certificate courses like Quantitative Techniques for Managers, Foundations of Mathematics and Statistics for data analysis, which are offered in the even semester and courses like Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive examinations, Introduction to Mathematical Packages and First course in Statistics using SPSS, offered in the even semester. At the post graduate level, add-on courses are offered in all semesters. These are Teaching Technology and Research Methodology in Mathematics (First Semester), Introduction to Mathematical Packages (Second Semester), Statistics (Third Semester) and Operations Research (Fourth Semester).
Teaching, Learning and Evaluation: Programs for Faculty development like training programs, orientation programs, refresher courses, quality improvement programs, conferences and workshops are held regularly. New and innovative teaching practices like group discussion, peer learning workshops, project, seminars, presentations, demonstrations using software and study trips are other noteworthy features of the department. e-content has been developed for certain selected courses. Mathematics Labs are being conducted regularly as a part of syllabi. LMS is extensively used for assignments, tests, for providing materials for students etc. There is a regular validation of course plans, work done dairy, feedback from students, alumni and parents. In order to assess students on a continuous basis, which helps in effective assimilation of knowledge as well as reduce burden of last minute studies, there are online tests, assignments, research work, presentations, project exhibition, MOOC courses, seminars etc. These components are considered for internal assessments. For faculty members, there is a 360o appraisal, consisting of students’ feedback, self evaluation, peer evaluation as well as those from HOD and Dean.
Research, Consultancy and Extension: Research in emerging areas such as Graph Theory, Fluid Mechanics, Differential Geometry, Number theory and Operation Research is a significant feature of the department. Added to that, faculty is engaged in collaborative research with eminent scholars from other universities. There have been 4 minor projects of Rs. 60,000 each and one major project of Rs. 8.65 lakhs which have been funded by the University. Faculty has been very active in publishing their research findings in the form of publications, with more than 200 publications at national and international level. All together, there have been 80 presentations from faculty members. 7 National level conferences, 4 International level conference and 8 Collaborative workshops with three Science Academies have been organized by the department. An informal monthly group discussion on discrete mathematics is conducted on the third Sunday of every month by the department. Faculty members are resource persons, empanelled guides and members of various professional bodies.
Infrastructure and Learning Resources: The infrastructure includes 3 Mathematics labs, 1 Research centre, 17 class rooms with ICT facility and 4 faculty rooms. In addition , there are two Libraries –Main library and Knowledge centre which have 8491 mathematics and statistics related books, print and online journals. Students have access to Wi-Fi and photocopying facilities.
Students Support and Progression: Annual fests to showcase talents of students as well as to develop mathematical thinking are conducted every year. These are known as Convergence (UG Students) and Aarohon (PG Students). Students from various colleges from all over the city participate in these fests. Intra-class fest called Sequence (Mathematics) also held and these give an opportunity for students to compete amongst their peers in the campus. Every year on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan, Department of mathematics conduct National Mathematics Day. In addition, conferences, both at National and International levels, Collaborative Workshops, Personality Development Programs, and Skill Development Programs are a regular feature. Assistance for taking up MTTS, Mini MTTS and NET/CSIR exams are provided to the students. Internships and Summer School sharpen their skills while Village Exposure Programs, Child Sponsorships and Social Responsibility week in association with CSA help students to understand social responsibility. Regular guest Lectures, Interface with Alumni and subject experts, Projects and Project Exhibition, Field/Study Trips, Service Learning Modules, Teaching Training Programs for Advanced Learners and Remedial Classes for Slow Learners are some significant features. Placements have been very promising for the students.
Innovations and Best Practices: Some of the salient features are Research based Curriculum, Focus on technological and computational skill development , Annual National conference, Regular research publications in reputed journals, Faculty with high h-index, Programs for advanced and slow learners, Summer School , Projects and Internship, need based add-on programs, Team Teaching, Service Learning and Self Learning Modules, Journal Club Activities and Interface with Alumni and Subject Experts.
Comprising of experienced and skilled faculty, armed with an innovative and updated curriculum and equipped with the best practices of imparting mathematical knowledge, the department is successful in providing education which is scientific, meaningful and employable.
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https://christuniversity.in/sciences/mathematics/overview
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The happy recipient of this EuroJackpot size payoff is Stephen Elop the former Nokia CEO. During his tenure thousands of people lost their job, the market value of Nokia tanked and profitability decreased by 95% (it must be true because I read it in Wikipedia)
There are those who argue that Nokia's problems where known before Elop took the reigns. Fair enough, I agree, but wasn’t he supposed to come in and fix them? He didn’t, he failed. Miserably.
So how is it that failure can be rewarded with such massive monetary payoffs? While Stephen Elop is to corporate leadership what Basil Fawlty is to hotel management the issue is much bigger. Capitalism is busted.
The whole thing is broken. I’m talking the axel has fallen off and the battery has gone kablooie. This is something that can’t be fixed by a quick trip to a Kwik-Fit Fitter.
Capitalism has been hijacked. Shareholders no longer use their power and as a result, corporate boards have been invaded. Go and have a good look at the boards of large corporations, you’ll find them filled with former and current management executives. People in whose interests it is to perpetuate the myth of paying ridiculous amounts of money for mediocre ability.
Don’t get me wrong, superior performance in a role of great responsibility deserves large compensation. I have no problem with that. Let the sky be the limit, and let the recipients be my clients, but seven-eight figure payouts in any other currency than the Zimbabwean Dollar to corporate Keystone Kops as standard operating procedure is an insult to hard work and the spirit of entrepreneurship.
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http://www.bankersumbrella.com/blog/executive-compensation-this-just-aint-working
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Squash Is a Fall Superfood You Need to Add to Your Grocery List ASAP—Here Are the Best Kinds
Squash varieties are the stars of the kitchen, versatile and reflective of the season they're grown. Fresh summer squash, ripe and crisp, makes a great addition to the grill, while fall's buttery varieties blend with autumn spices. Summer or fall, there are so many types of squash that there's basically a never-ending supply of delicious options.
You've probably had zucchini, and maybe you've had pasta made with spaghetti squash. But those are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all of the delicious types of squash out there.
Here are the 33 types of squash to know about.
While summer is a time to enjoy the weather and relax, there's nothing lazy about summer squash. Summer squash grows on bushes, and farmers harvest it before the fruit is ripe, keeping the skin delicate and edible. While gardeners are famous for the huge amounts of zucchini in the summer season, there are plenty more varieties that you can find in farmer's markets and grocery stores from June through September.
Introduced in 1957, this brand was a cross between the Salerno and Caserta zucchini. The skin is green to almost black and glossy, and the creamy-colored white flesh stands up well to stir-fries, can be sliced for dips, or makes a great addition to vegetable casseroles. Like all zucchini, they are tastiest when picked small, so look for the compact version for the best results.
We love these creative zucchini ideas.
Also known by its Italian name, Cocozelle di Napoli, this heirloom squash is another variety of the prolific summer zucchini. Dark green with lighter stripes, it's known for being tender even when grown to mammoth sizes, as zucchini is apt to do. Cocozelle has fewer seeds than regular zucchini and is extra tender, making it a favorite for cooking.
Early Yellow Summer Crookneck
This popular squash is available in grocery stores in the summer months. Its bright, lemon-yellow skin is completely edible, and its neck is bent, resulting in the name "crookneck." The mild flavor is delicious steamed and dressed with a little bit of kosher salt and butter or sautéed with bacon and onions.
White Bush Scallop
This tiny little squash is a type of Pattypan, a group of tender, small squash that are shaped like little flying saucers. The White Bush Scallop starts very light green and, as it matures, changes to a white color. It makes an elegant addition to a crudités platter and works well for oven roasting.
You might hear this one referred to as "yellow zucchini." But isn't "gold bar" so much more fun? This zucchini variety is bright yellow with a faint yellow stripe, and it tends to be long and thin, with green caps on both ends.
Yellow squash varieties like this one have a higher concentration of carotenoids than their green counterparts. Our body converts those carotenoids to vitamin A, a powerful antioxidant, so this is a nutrient-packed variety to choose. Gold Bar can be grated and added to doughs, spiralized to make pasta, or sliced as a pizza topping.
We love this balsamic zucchini sauté recipe.
Another variation on zucchini, Aristocrat is a straight, shiny green squash. The firm flesh holds up well to searing on the grill or slicing for a crunchy addition to a summer salad.
One of the earliest types of zucchini to hit the market in summer, Chefini has a glossy skin that's so dark green that it's almost black. Because Chefini, like most zucchinis, doesn't have an overpowering taste or texture, it can be used as a pasta substitution without changing the flavor of the dish. Chefini, on its own, makes a healthy side dish for summer's grilled meats, sautéed with a little bit of butter and salt.
We love this zucchini carbonara with bacon recipe.
This squash bush yields bunches of bright green fruit, with—a bonus to the gardener—very few spiny hairs on the plant. With fewer barbs, the harvested zucchini has less damage and therefore yields more fruit, making it a common find in farmers' markets late in the season. Cooked or raw, the delicate flavor pairs nicely to every zucchini squash recipe.
We love these 25 zucchini recipes.
Gold Rush is shaped like other zucchinis but has a bright, golden-yellow color and is typically seven to eight inches long at harvest. Cooks can hollow out the seeds and stuff the squash or cut it up and add it to other slices of green zucchini for more color on a summer plate.
This round squash is grass-green with light green striations. It's sweet, mildly-flavored, and tender. Split in half, it reveals white flesh with quite a few seeds, which can be removed and roasted for a healthy snack.
Migrating into America by way of France, the French call Gourmet Globe "Ronde de Nice." Indeed, this green globe is a "nice round" squash. It can also be referred to as a "roly-poly" or apple squash due to its shape.
As it's round, the Gourmet Globe squash also lends itself to stuffing. Try it the French way, filled with beef and onions.
This miniature Pattypan squash can be sunny yellow or emerald green with scalloped edges. It has a buttery flavor with small, indistinguishable seeds.
Tossed with herbs and grilled, roasted, or steamed, Peter Pan squash is easy to cook by itself or to add to any summer squash recipe.
Originating in the city of Albenga, Italy, this long squash is most like butternut, even though it's considered a summer squash. The long neck grows out from a bulbous bottom, free of seeds and sweeter than zucchini. They can reach up to three feet and are green to tan in color.
Found in Lebanese and Syrian recipes, Cousa squash originated in the Middle East. Similar to zucchini, it's versatile, with a thinner skin and sweeter flavor.
Many recipes call for stuffing the Cousa, and its boat-like shape creates a bowl for a traditional rice and lamb mixture flavored with allspice, lemons, and tomatoes.
While technically not a squash, the blossoms of the squash fruit are edible and delicious. Flowers are harvested when summer squash, especially zucchini, is abundant.
Preparation is easy. Remove the insides, stuff with a cheese or seafood blend, and pan or deep fry. Squash blossoms also make great pizza toppings or pasta additions, and you can even eat them raw. Their flavor is reminiscent of the green, mild taste of zucchini.
This type was the very first oval-shaped squash introduced to North America. The name reflects the color—the bright yellow small squash are found nestled in the green leaves of their bush. Hard to find, sundrop squash is a lucky discovery at farmer's markets or vegetable stands.
No less tasty, the varieties of winter squash are notably different from their summer cousins. Maturing on the vine creates a thick, hard rind and tough seeds, but it also allows winter squash to be stored successfully for three to six months. Full of fall flavor, these varieties are both beautiful and appetizing.
Connecticut Field Pumpkin
Pumpkins and squash are both part of Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of flowering plants. And Connecticut Field Pumpkins are one of the oldest varieties. This orange giant is typically used for snaggle-toothed Jack o' lanterns at Halloween.
The rounded globes grow with a flat end, allowing them to stand up and display their orange, smooth rind. Also used for baking, the light-colored flesh is mild and sweet. The heirloom seeds date back to the 1700s when Native American populations grew them for food.
Named for its similar shape to an acorn, the acorn squash is characterized by a hard, green rind with sweet orange flesh. Because it cuts into a bowl shape, it makes a great holder for sausage and apples, quinoa and pecan stuffing, or rice dishes for baking in the oven.
Considered part of the three sisters planting method in Native American culture (the three sisters are beans, corn, and squash), the acorn squash bush provides shade to create an ideal growing environment. As an added bonus, the three sisters make a complete protein for our body to use when we eat them together.
Also called Red Kabocha, Ambercup squash looks like a small, dark orange pumpkin. Ambercup is a great squash to stuff, small and easy to bake in the oven. The skin is slightly thinner than other squash varieties, so cutting is a breeze, making kitchen time a little quicker.
The Red Kuri looks different from other winter squash. The skin of the small, teardrop-shaped fruit is hard, but it can be eaten when cooked.
After the cooking process, it retains its bright reddish-orange hue, reflecting fall's colors on the plate. The flavor of Red Kuri reminds you of the cooler weather, rich and tasting slightly of chestnuts.
Long Island Cheese Pumpkin
This heirloom variety was saved by Ken Ettlinger, a Long Island natural science educator who worked to save the seeds. His work in the 1970s allowed farmers to establish this crop today, giving us an option for a farmer's market find of rich, sweet pumpkin, very similar in appearance to a cheese rind.
Buttercup and Kobocha combine to create this dark green, smaller squash. The yellow flesh has a rich flavor without any strings. The smooth, sweet consistency makes a perfect soup and achieves a caramelized flavor when roasted in the oven, tossed with a little olive oil and salt. The squash also stores well in a cool, dark location.
If you're struggling to find some of the other varieties of winter squash, this one is everywhere. Recipes also abound, from butternut squash ravioli to soup or a simple puree.
The bell-shaped gourd can be split in half and roasted in the oven, cut side down, coated with olive oil, salt, and pepper or in a shallow bath of water. The delicious flesh caramelizes and can be scooped out to make a delicious accompaniment to meat or other vegetables.
We love this classic butternut squash soup recipe.
Slightly sweet and nutty, the carnival squash has a dappled green, yellow, and white rind that makes a festive addition to fall decorations. This type of squash was developed from crossing an acorn squash and a sweet dumpling squash, resulting in the riotous color.
The thick skin is a challenge to cut, but it's easy to remove after roasting. The flesh is coarser than other winter squash, but the squash is worth it, delicious and packed with nutrients and immune-boosting antioxidants.
Delicata is a squash that goes by many names, including peanut squash and Bohemian squash. The flavor is reminiscent of corn and sweet potatoes. As the name infers, the skin is so delicate that you eat it along with the rich flesh after cooking. What could be easier than that?
This heirloom variety comes from French roots and has its own name in the region, Musquee de Provence. The deep, flared ridges bring to mind Cinderella's pumpkin carriage, inspiring the name. You may be surprised to know that they are delicious to eat, bright orange and sweet. More than just decoration, they complement any roasted squash recipe.
This squash is one of the smaller varieties harvested during the winter, weighing between one and three pounds. However, don't let its small appearance fool you. The flavor from the bright orange middle is sweet and nutty. When it's kept in storage, the rind gets brighter orange as the squash ripens.
Hailing from New England, this squash's name describes its beautiful gray-blue shell. Because they are so large, this squash is found in markets divided into portions to make a manageable quantity. The flesh is slightly grainy but still sweet, making this a great choice for pie.
Cut spaghetti squash in half, rub it with a little olive oil, and salt and bake it cut-side down in the oven. When it's cooked, use a fork to shred the flesh and you will be surprised what you get, a delicious pasta substitute ready to be garnished with sauce. This versatile vegetable can even be cooked in the microwave, giving you endless options for a healthier Italian meal.
This squash is notable for its creamy skin with dark green stripes. A small variety, sweet dumpling squash usually develop fruit that's only about one pound, but they are some of the sweetest of all the squash. They make a savory puréed soup. Or, as with all the winter squash, sweet dumpling squash is wonderful when it's roasted.
Another sweet winter types of squash, buttercup squash is known for being a good replacement for sweet potatoes in recipes. The hard, green shell is shaped like a cap, which makes it part of the turban squash family, a group of squash that has shells shaped like the headdress.
With its hard skin, this squash can keep in the pantry for a long time, usually around four months.
Introduced to farming in America in the 1800s, the original banana squash was blueish-grey with tan stripes. Seed companies developed more variations, including what we know as banana squash today. They are long, growing two to three feet in length and similar in shape to a banana. The slightly pink rind has light tan stripes with an orange interior.
Now that you know just how many types of squash there really are, you might want to try something new next time you're at the grocery store or farmers' market. Summer or winter, there are plenty of squash varieties in season (including plenty of types of zucchini), just waiting for you to test them out.
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https://www.eatthis.com/types-of-squash/
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City Touch Football has developed a ‘Return to Play Protocols and Guidelines’ to provide a clear direction that supports participants, venue organisers and referees for the safe return of touch football in Brisbane.
All Touch Football activities must adhere to strict physical distancing measures of 1.5m off the field of play and follow appropriate hygiene practices. Physical contact is permitted on the field of play when following the approved City Touch Football COVID Safe Plan.
*All Team Managers, Participants and Spectators must read the following Return to Play Document. Click here to view.
*All Venue Organisers/Referees must read the following Return to Play Document. Click here to view.
Venue Entry/Exit Maps
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https://citytouch.com.au/covid-19/
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I read or heard a line about someone buying a cat, which made me imagine that person telling his friends. I thought about using this in a novel, but have yet to write anything in which such a dialog would fit. I do this all the time: think of dialog and then try to fit it into some story. Some I use, some I throw away, and some I keep. Therefore, I decided to spring one bit of loose dialog on unsuspecting blog readers. That’s another good thing about a blog...
Four friends sit at a restaurant table, waiting for their orders to arrive.
“I bought a cat,” Andre said, his face lighting up.
Two faces turned his way; the third remained focused on a mug of beer.
“You bought a cat?” Jane said, not hiding her surprise.
“No one buys a cat,” Ralph blurted.
“I did,” Andre said, surprised by his friend’s responses.
“Why?” Jane wondered.
“I wanted a pet.”
“No one pays money for a cat,” Ralph stated. “People give the damn things away.”
“Why’d you pay for one?” Jane asked, trying to sound sympathetic.
“People drown cats to get rid of ‘em,” Ralph added, clearly upset by such foolishness.
“I want companionship,” Andre explained. “It has all the shots and papers.”
“Why not a nice dog?” Jane wondered. “I like dogs.”
“No one buys a cat,” Ralph said, shaking his head.
“A dog’s too much work,” Andre said. “The cleaning lady can take care of a cat—”
“I couldn’t have any pet,” Roger mumbled, not looking up from his beer mug. “Can’t stand the smell of the friggin’ food.”
Now, perhaps, you can see why it fits nowhere other than a blog.
Prior to writing novels, the author enjoyed a multifaceted career: from decorated combat aviator to advertising professional to global communications director of a major consumer brand. He has traveled the world and met sports, film and television stars, political leaders, and royalty. He graduated from Middlebury College, is married, lives in Germany, and has two grown children.
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https://www.harringtonbooks.net/fool-on-the-hill/loose-dialog
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Pittsburgh, PA, January 2, 2013: On Tuesday January 15, local food bloggers are invited to an exclusive dinner at Alma Pan-Latin Kitchen in Pittsburgh’s Regent Square neighborhood. At the dinner, co-hosted by Pittsburgh Restaurant Week and the Buy Fresh Buy Local program, bloggers receive “Back-Kitchen-Access” to taste and discover the challenges tropical restaurants face when trying to buy locally.
“Restaurant week and the blogger dinner will afford us the opportunity to provide some great options that have yet to appear on our menu, alongside some of our favorite existing menu items,” explains Owner Jamie Wallace. “As a Pan-Latin restaurant, there are literally thousands of dishes we could make that fall within the parameters of our concept. Our plan has always been to continue to evolve. To that end, we will be introducing a variety of new menu items in 2013.” Aside from the food itself, Pan-Latin culture is incorporated into the restaurant through music and artwork. During the blogger dinner, local guitarist Jon Bañuelos will perform Flamenco music to compliment the ambiance of the restaurant.
During Pittsburgh Restaurant Week – Winter 2013, from January 14-20, Alma is offering a Three-Course Fixed-Price meal for only $25. Attendees of the Blogger Dinner will be invited to dine from either the Pittsburgh Restaurant Week menu, or the full daily menu.
Ceviche de Hongos – mushrooms, green onions, pink beans, and avocado marinated in fresh citrus juices (vegan)
Canja Sopa – our take on this classic Brazilian rice and chicken soup
Pollo Criollo en Cazuela – using locally-sourced chicken, we recreate this Cuban farm-style Creole dish by slow cooking it in a marinade of fruit juices, cumin, sherry, and herbs
Frituras de Maiz Tierno – Alma’s version of these delicious fritters are stuffed with arugula and grilled corn (vegetarian)
Arroz con Dulce – Puerto Rican coconut rice pudding topped with candied lime peel
The blogger invitation is by-invitation-only. Request an invitation.
Download the Press Release: Download
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http://pittsburghrestaurantweek.com/winter-2013/alma-pan-latin-kitchen-hosting-food-blogger-dinner/
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In this age of social media, sharing events, memories and thoughts have become part of us. It’s like the air we breathe for some people while in others, it is downright annoying. Social media users do not realize the danger they get themselves into when they put some posts online. Most take it literally when Facebook asks, ‘What is on your mind?’, and then proceed to post such personal information that leaves nothing to the imagination.
To prevent that, here is a checklist of stuff that you should NEVER post on Facebook:
Clues to passwords and financial safety
The route to unbreakable digital security is not putting up posts that could hint to your passwords. If you do, hackers might use them to gain access to your accounts and use it to cause you harm. Ensure that you do not post unnecessarily the names of your pets, child hood friends and boyfriends, all information that can be used against you.
Also, with identity theft rampant in the internet, people can use your password to gain access to your hard-earned cash. Ensure that you have an unbreakable password with characters that include alphanumeric and symbols.
Information about your location and travel plans
Do not post on social media your address, or if you are planning to be away on vacation. Robbers can decide to come to your house and steal from you when you are away. It also puts a target on your back from stalkers to find you if you tell them where exactly you are.
Too much personal information [TMI]
I know that social media is for sharing stuff but telling us what you ate for breakfast, boasting about your vacation plans and posting about your good fortune is downright annoying. If you must post, do it in a humble way, and not make your Facebook friends envious of you.
Complaints about your job
As you know, most companies have connections with each other. Do not ever troll your previous employer on social media. Chances are wherever you are applying to, someone knows him/her. Also, your potential employers can access your posts. The internet never forgets and chances are your digital footprints will be on display. So, it you troll your previous employer on Facebook, what are the odds that your potential employer will hire you? None!
Another people’s news
It is understandable that sometimes you are excited to share the good news. When it comes to other people’s news, it is advisable to steal their thunder. You should not share other people’s news before they have a chance to share it. Be considerate and let them share their news before you can share it online.
Politically charged comments
It is never a good idea to post politically, religiously or racially motivated posts. Such can fuel hate online. Instead, share articles that reflect your sentiments without necessarily speaking out of tone or posting comments that can be taken out of context.
Funerals are times when people mourn the death of their loved ones. Be careful when sharing these special moments with the world. some people in social media find these posts uncomfortable and after all, posting then won’t make your pain any much lesser.
Nude photos of you or others
It is okay waking up feeling like Avril, Rihanna or Beyoncé but, those nude pictures, keep them to yourself.
Always be careful of what you put on the internet because the internet never forgets. keep your personal lives to yourselves and just share materials worth sharing.
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https://www.blog.bake.co.ke/2017/09/08/things-never-share-facebook/
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Martha and the Vandellas (Medley) – 24K Gold Music Shows
24K Gold Music Shows performs a tribute of songs from the very popular female vocal group formed in 1957, Martha and the Vandellas.
Musical groups get there names from a variety of places. For Martha and the Vandellas… it is easy to see where the Martha came from, as Martha Reeves was the group’s lead singer. No one in the group was named Vandella; so where did the Vandellas come from? As the story goes, the girls took the first part of the name Van from Van Dyke St. in their hometown of Detroit and added Martha’s favorite singer name, Della Reese, to form the name Vandellas. When the group of high school friends started out, success was not instant. But, little by little, the girls sang their way into the hearts of music lovers young and old. Martha and the Vandellas became one of the most successful girl groups of the 1960’s era. The group enjoyed over 20 charted songs, six of which reached the top ten on Billboard’s Hot 100 hits.
In this video clip 24K Gold Music Shows presents a medley of hits from Martha and the Vandellas: “Dancing in the Streets”, “Heatwave”, “Nowhere To Run”, and “Jimmy Mack”. The girl’s feature presentations were always a highlight in the shows. Costumes were chosen to represent the era and sometimes were duplicates of costumes actually worn by the artists themselves. Dance moves done by the groups were also incorporated into the numbers. The music, the lighting, the costumes, and the dance moves all come together for our fans’ enjoyment in this video clip of Martha and the Vandellas medley.
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https://www.inspire4.com/24k-__-martha-and-the-vandellas-medley-24k-gold-music-shows-video-71/
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Necromunda Squat Mercenary up for Pre Order on Friday!
Exciting news everyone! The Squat Mercenary “Grendl Grendlsen” from Forge World for Necromunda will be up for pre order this Friday!!
We are big fans of Necromunda and I will certainly be picking this guy up alongside the new Van Saar gang!
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https://spruesandbrews.com/2018/04/25/necromunda-squat-mercenary-up-for-pre-order-on-friday/
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Feather River Hatchery raises Chinook salmon and steelhead along the Feather River, just below Lake Oroville. An underwater viewing window displays migrating salmon or steelhead during the approximate dates of mid-September through June. Visitors will enjoy their time at Feather River Hatchery any time of year and great fishing is available on Lake Oroville and several nearby rivers.
Successful steelhead angler!
Open 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. daily
5 Table Mountain Boulevard, Oroville, CA 95965
From Highway 70, take the Grand Avenue / Nelson Avenue exit. Continue east on Grand Avenue. Make a right turn onto Table Mountain Boulevard and continue S/B down the hill toward the river. The entrances to the hatchery are just before you cross over the river. MAP
The Feather River Fish Hatchery is divided into 2 sections. The fish barrier dam, observation platform and underwater viewing are located on the east side of Table Mountain Boulevard. The underwater viewing windows are best for viewing fish from mid-September through June. The spawning room, hatchery and rearing ponds are located on the west side of Table Mountain Boulevard. Salmon spawning operations can be observed Monday through Friday beginning mid-September until mid-November. Steelhead spawning can be observed mid-December through mid-February. Fish are present in the rearing ponds all year. The annual Oroville Salmon Festival is held on the 4th Saturday of September at the Feather River Fish Hatchery and downtown Oroville.
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https://wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Hatcheries/Feather-River
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As I mentioned in last week’s post, I didn’t have the opportunity to hear William Lashner’s opening remarks and could only offer passing commentary. Luckily, fellow board member Ed Krizek was there for the whole thing. Ed was kind enough to put together a great summary that I’d like to share.
Opening speaker Bill Lashner discussed the path that led him to become a writer and about his passion for writing. Using The story of Herman Melville’ s life and the writing of ” Moby Dick,” Lashner spoke of how great works can be misunderstood when introduced to the reading public, but emphasized that this fact does not make them less important or great. He cautioned the crowd to separate the “business” of writing from one’s actual writing; urging everyone to do his/her best work regardless of commercial success. Lashner chose to be a writer because he loves writing. His message can be summed up as “write because you love it and always produce your best work”. Commercial success may or may not come but an author can find satisfaction and fulfillment in the act of writing nonetheless, and possibly produce a great piece of writing!
Thanks Ed for the great review. And thanks again all for your support of the PWC. Already looking ahead to 2015!
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http://pwcwriters.org/william-lashner-opening-remarks-a-deeper-view/
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Bill Bone is passionate about cycling as a sport and hobby. He is the title sponsor of the Bill Bone Pro-AM, the Bill Bone 5K, and a number of other cycling events. He has combined his skills as a personal injury lawyer with the desire to help cyclists get the legal help they deserve in South Florida.
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https://billbonebikelaw.com/uncategorized/the-smart-ride-with-team-bill-bone-2019/
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Exhibits documenting shark behavior, underwater volcanoes, the Black Plague and the mechanical advantages of pulleys were among the projects on display Tuesday during the CHEP Expo, which showcased the work of students enrolled in OCDE’s Community Home Education Program.
Since 1988 CHEP has offered an array of resources to assist parents who choose to educate their children at home, serving Orange County students from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade.
In addition to providing curriculum and support through a team of certificated educators, the state-funded program also offers tutoring, lesson plans, assessment tools and social activities like field trips and clubs.
“It just really brings that sense of community,” says Patricia Robbins, a CHEP parent and treasurer of the Parent Teacher Organization. “Parents can stay on the site and talk to each other and encourage each other. If we’re having frustrations with how to teach something, we’ll get a different point of view. We all get to know each other and get to know each other’s students.”
The CHEP Expo began modestly as an open house some years back but has since become one of the program’s signature events, occupying nearly an entire building on the OCDE campus.
“Students can show what they’ve learned throughout the year,” Robbins said. “There are so many different facets to learning, and they get to display what their interests and what their passions are.”
On display Tuesday were rows of student projects that drew scientific conclusions — one exhibit exposed the myth of the five-second rule as it relates to food contamination — explained historical events or reflected artistic styles and techniques. Some were eligible for honors.
In an adjacent room, student musicians and dancers participated in CHEP’s annual Variety Show. The expo also featured an engineering contest that challenged students to make vehicles powered by mousetraps, as well as a Young Authors’ Faire, celebrating original books written and illustrated by CHEP students.
For more information about the Community Home Education Program, visit the CHEP website.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/chep-expo-spotlights-student-projects-from-ocdes-independent-study-program/
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I know explosive diarrhea goes away after a few hours and some form of hydration, but what’s the cure for an exploded ego?
I figure you make the subject churn butter with the Amish, or sing with nuns to remind them what it’s like to be a regular, non-recognized person, but if there’s anyone in Hollywood who seems to not need a course in being down-to-earth, it’s Jennifer Lawrence.
“That was the most hurtful to Jen because she’s worked so hard for her achievements and she’s so proud of her career. But Nic wants a more low-key girlfriend and Riley fits the bill.”
I’m not buying the break-up at all, or Nicholas Hoult being this much of a douche…
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https://thetwistgossip.com/2014/07/30/jennifer-lawrence-too-famous-for-love/
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Twenty-five years ago, lionfish started invading coastal waters in the Americas, and the species is now causing damage to the local ecosystems from Venezuela, through the Caribbean, and up the East Coast of the United States. Since most of these fish are genetically similar, the theory goes that a few private fish collectors dumped their fish in the water, and now we have a problem: these fish can lay 30,000 eggs every five days, local prey aren’t scared of them because they still don’t recognize them as predators, and lionfish have no natural predators in these foreign waters.
But humans could become their main predators because these fish are tasty—and they sell for up to $20 a pound at upscale restaurants, when scuba divers can get to them. However, there aren’t enough scuba divers fishing for them, and these fish hideout in spots much deeper than humans can go. Enter stage right: an untethered, autonomous, underwater robot powered by machine learning aims to hunt these fish. Students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute are training the robot to use computer vision to recognize what a lionfish is and then to run it through with a spear.
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https://datacrunchcorp.com/ai-applications/autonomous-underwater-robot-hunter-will-take-on-the-invasive-lionfish/
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Who We Are
Catin Systems is a provider of tailored business processing solutions with a focus on intelligent automation. As a level 1 B-BBEE contributor from inception in 2012, we’ve since grown to become 100% black woman owned with 50% gender equality at executive level. With our head office in Bryanston Johannesburg and a supporting regional office in Century City Cape Town, we’re well positioned to serve our local and global customers from South Africa, the most technologically advanced country in Africa. With customer centricity and operational efficiency in mind, our process is simple; design, build, and automate using lean principles.
What We Do
We implement line-of-business applications across industry verticals and provide end-to-end solutions to small, medium and large enterprises within various territories. With a pragmatic approach and an unwavering focus on quality, we enable our clients to meet the rapidly changing demands of their businesses to remain competitive. Our business model encapsulates advisory, consulting, and outsourcing services through which we provide value-driven innovative solutions. Our engagements are client-specific, tailored to the niche business and workflow requirements that gives each customer their competitive edge.
Our values are based on trust, ethics, and integrity. Our directors have strong technical backgrounds and are subject matter experts within their specific domains; so you're engaging with executives who have implemented multi-national enterprise solutions at scale. We care about your business, not only the systems we develop; thus our design strategy is domain-driven to marry your business with technology for the best possible outcomes.
Serving Customers Globally, from South Africa
- is to provide a recognized platform that enable our clients to have the agility, foresight, and competitive advantage to thrive in various territories;
- is to provide niche futuristic soluitons that reflect the values and culture of our customers;
- to keep customer experience at the forefront of innovation.
- is to broaden our horizon and collaborate with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds;
- to become a trusted advisor and implementer of innovative solutions;
- by investing in people who work toward shared prosperity as well as personal and professional growth.
Our values are built on trust, ethics, and integrity. Our executives are subject matter experts in various domains, so you're engaging with people who have implemented multi-national enterprise solutions at scale. Our design strategy is domain-driven, because we care about our business; not just the solution.
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https://catin.co.za/(X(1)S(5x4wugntohtqlqdtqw1rcckd))/Home/About?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
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Gervais Pellissier, born in 1959, graduated from l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC Paris), with a degree in International Management (joint diploma of HEC, Berkeley University, USA and University of Cologne, Germany) and a bachelor’s degree in law.
He joined France-Telecom Orange in October 2005 to oversee the integration of Group companies in Spain, and subsequently became Group Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and Deputy CEO of the Bull Group, where he held various positions between 1983 and 2005.
In 2009, Gervais Pellissier was appointed Orange’s Deputy CEO in charge of Group Finance and Information Systems. In November 2011, he became Deputy CEO in charge of Finance & United Kingdom JV. September 2014-April 2018, he was the Group’s Deputy CEO in charge of European operations.
Since May 2018, Gervais took over new responsibilities in the Orange Group Executive Committee as the Group’s Deputy CEO for Transformation, as well as Chairman of Orange Business Services.
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https://www.dayone-event.com/speaker/gervais-pellissier/
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Join us at MOCHA’s Porch Talk series, where we reimagine solutions for dismantling oppression, anti-Blackness and whiteness.
More than ever, our everyday situations and lived experiences need to be examined and interrogated. The ways in which we communicate, share, and build common language must be reevaluated. Whiteness must be exposed. Just as porch talks gather neighbors and friends to share life, MOCHA’s monthly Porch Talk series allows for honest conversations that spotlight these transgressions against humanity.
Join us as we talk through the texture and aspects of culture as a community.
Virtual Community Series
The Community Porch Talks’ main purpose is to center the voices of Black people. Affinity groups by race create compassionate and honest spaces to identify the ways in which racism is embedded within our culture.
Monthly all-virtual Porch Talk invites children and adults to an art activity, speaker event and breakout groups facilitated by MOCHA’s trained young adults. Together, we can equip our community with the language and tools for disrupting inhumane practices within society. Register for the next session on Saturday, Sep 19th at 3:00 PM.
- September 19, 2020 @ 3pm
- October 10, 2020 @ 3pm // Register here
- November 7, 2020 @ 3pm // Register here
- January 16, 2021 @ 3pm // Register here
On June 19, 2020, MOCHA hosted its first Porch Talk. Non-Black people were provided with a preview of what it means to show love to Black folx and to be able to locate the ways their own culture perpetuates anti-Blackness. Over 140 attended this peaceful protest in person and virtually!
The second all-virtual talk on July 10th included: a Mindfulness art lesson on dotted Mandalas, Youth-led discussions about anti-Blackness within American culture, a clip from the PBS documentary on James Baldwin, “I Am Not Your Negro,” and a conversation that centered Black voices.
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http://mocha.org/porchtalk/
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Michael J Smith at Stop Me Before I Vote Again:
What makes the Democrats tick? Surely, you’ll say, it’s the obvious thing — the thing that drives any political party: the desire to take power.
I don’t think so.
Go ahead, read it. You know you want to.
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https://pragmatos.net/2006/10/05/shock-the-donkey/
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Get latest Hero Wars Mod Apk changelog and update your Android to the latest version. Read the new changes to your Apk for an easier use. The latest changes to the APK are available here:
Hero Battles Updates: This update is designed to improve the level of game play. The battle maps have been expanded and the quests are made easier and more efficient. It will also help you with the leveling up process. The Battle map, the Hero Battle arena, and other areas have been improved.
Hero Battle Arena Updates: New features have been added in the Hero Battle Arena. The Hero Battle arena has been enhanced with all-new graphics, sounds, and special effects. The Hero Battle arena now contains four separate arenas. You can choose to fight on each of these different arenas and see who becomes the top player.
Heroes Battle Updates: These updates will increase the level of the players and improve their stats. They are a great way to get experience points and to get stronger characters. Heroes that you earn will be sent to the gift box which will provide you with much needed gifts.
Hero Battle Update: New features like a new hero, epic hero wars, and achievements are just some of the changes being made. There are many new changes to make things easier for the players and easier for the game developers. Some of the new features that are coming soon are the epic heroes. There is no doubt that the players will love the new epic heroes that have been added.
Heroes and Characters Updates: The Heroes and Characters mod will be updated so that players can make the characters they want. The new characters will be available for free for download so that you will not need to pay for them.
Hero Wars Mod Apk Android
The Hero Wars Mod Apk will include new features such as the New Heroes. They are designed for those who have little or no skills and do not know where to start. You can create and customize any character you want with the help of this mod. So you will get a chance to test your skill and give your creativity.
You can update your APK with this modification to update it to the latest version of the APK. so that you will be able to use it on your smartphone. You will be able to play the game on the go. You will also be able to do anything on the phone if you want to. You can download the game from the Internet as long as there is an internet connection.
The updates will make the game play more fun and exciting. It will allow you to get involved in the game. You can play it with others from all over the world without any problem at all. All you need is a smartphone and the mod.
The updates will keep the game fresh and make it interesting so that you will want to play it again. As soon as the updates are installed you can download the latest heroes from the website and play it on the go.
With these updates you will have to update your APK several times every month. so that you can update your heroes to suit your game.
Some of the updates are quite complicated and will cost you a lot of money while the others are not expensive. They cost less but you will get value for your money.
If you are downloading the app from the Internet then you have to pay for the downloads. But you can download it from the website for free. After downloading it, you should install it in your smartphone and start playing the game immediately.
download the updates manually
Some people may download the updates manually and then install them on their smartphones. If you are someone who is good at installing applications on your smartphone then you can download the APK from the website. and then install it on your smartphone.
It will require you to download the update for every update. so that you will not miss out on any updates. so that you can get the new ones.
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https://whatsappstatusimages.com/2020/08/hero-wars-mod-apk.html
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Greg Boyd - All-Time Roster - History | Raiders.com
School: San Diego State
After two years with New England, three with Denver and one with Green Bay, Boyd split time between the 49ers and the Raiders in 1984. He played in five games for the Silver and Black.
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https://www.raiders.com/history/all-time-roster/bios-b/greg-boyd
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Distance: approx 18.0 km
Altitude Range: approx 242 m
Total Climb: approx 645 m
- From Norton Summit, take the turning to Colonial Drive, forking left immediately after the CFS shed, so as to follow the dirt track northwards past Morialta Barns. Following the Yurrebilla signs, rejoin Colonial Drive.
- c.600 m further on, enter Gate 15 on the left, using ladder.
- This path joins the Yurrebilla Trail (signposted). Remember this junction for when you return.
- Turn left. After about 1 km you come to a junction.Take right turn into Third Falls Track.
- After 200m , take right fork. After another 200 m turn left along Pylon Track.
- After c.1km you come to a junction with Central Track. Turn right.
- This joins Moore’s Track. Turn left. You come to an intersection with Chapman’s Track and Rocky Hill Track. Continue downhill for 1.5 kms along Moore’s Track, to a junction by a gate.
- Turn right into Fox’s Hill Track. After 2.1 kms, when almost at the bitumen road, turn right up the infamous Chapman’s Track.
- This takes you for 1.3 kms up a steep slope back to the intersection with Moore’s Track which you crossed earlier.
- Cross over it, and follow the Yurrebilla Trail signs along a broad sandy track. Watch out for a right-turn arrow into a goat track after about 1.5 kms.
- The goat track takes you after about 1.5 kms to Deep View Lookout. Turn left,still on the Yurrebilla Trail. Follow this all the way back to the start. Don’t be diverted by Heysen Trail arrows.
- The Yurrebilla Trail takes you along the famous gorge track, with views of cliffs and waterfalls. Take the short cut near Colonial Drive that you took coming out. The turnoff to it is marked by a phytophthera control brush
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http://trailrunningsa.com/morialta-long/
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Maana’s investors are primarily its customers and are some of the biggest industrial companies in the world. Considering the leverage these companies have as customers of established technology and services leaders, one has to ask themselves, what is it about Maana’s technology that they cannot obtain elsewhere?
It comes down to Maana accelerating the time to value for asset and process optimization such as reducing turbine downtime, accelerating accounts receivables collections, and improving field service efficiency, which leads to increased profitability. The short answer? It is “knowledge” that separates Maana from the tech pack.
Knowledge-Centric versus Data-Centric
Often there’s been a tendency for most to believe that data and knowledge carry the same meaning and can be used interchangeably. That is not the case. Knowledge is the rich processing that comes from fusing information, experience and learning to conclude in understanding or a decision that’s relevant to the specific circumstances. Consider, that as humans, we collect data points all the time, but it’s in applying reasoning and context to that data that creates the relationships. It is more than just “red traffic light” it means “red traffic light equates to stop.”
Digital Knowledge is About Understanding Relationships
Digital Knowledge Technology delivers a new layer of intelligence on top of Operational Technology (OT) and information technology (IT) that is formed by encoding human expertise and data from across silos into digital knowledge, enabling employees to make better and faster decisions.
In this same way, Maana deviates from the popular talk about Big Data and advanced analytics. Whereas data sources – big, structured, unstructured, Internet of Things (IoT), from siloed and/or in a data lake – is an element and in the Maana Platform. But our digital knowledge platform goes far beyond delivering advanced analytics capabilities on data. Our semantic search makes it easy to find the most relevant data and our patented knowledge graph, combined with our advanced algorithms and deep learning technology, leapfrogs the status quo by dramatically accelerating the path from simple data points to knowledge discovery and reasoning. In the end, revealing new and timely ways companies can benefit from the application of business information and translate that into more profitability.
Delivering Digital Knowledge Technology in the Form of Models
Maana has the power to identify relationships and reasoning to produce insights about a specific process or piece of machinery leading to important optimization recommendations that improve profitability. We show this knowledge in the form of models. As one group creates a model for a specific purpose, another group can leverage that same model and build-upon it to create another model for a different purpose and do it even faster. As more models are created, more knowledge is revealed about the interdependencies across the organization resulting in more opportunities for discovering additional ways to optimize operations. We call that a re-usable knowledge model that can rapidly grow into hundreds of knowledge models -mass models.
Operationalization Makes Knowledge Power
The ability to see where you can improve or enhance your business decision flows is certainly valuable. Yet, with Maana, digital knowledge technology provides continuous, actionable recommendations into the operations of assets and decision flows. It is not knowledge for the sake of visibility, but to help customers make better and faster decisions that can lead to greater profitability. And with the insight of subject matter experts (SMEs) human experience adds to the quotient.
As the saying goes, knowledge is power. It is not data that is power. And so, it is with Maana’s Knowledge Platform; helping companies gain faster access to the power to compete on a global playing field.
It’s an exciting business proposition and it’s certainly what our customers and investors agree with, too.
Stay in the know with the latest information about Maana services, events, news and best practices by email.
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https://www.maana.io/blog/knowledge-power-not-data/
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WEST POINT – Edgar Allan Poe, like many kids, didn’t have a choice.
Poe sat in the back seat of his parents' car, as oldies music blared through the speakers.
The music grew on Poe, Army football’s junior wide receiver. His interests eventually branched toward Musiq Soulchild, a rhythm and blues artist who gained popularity in the early 2000s. Soon, Poe took up singing in his sophomore year of high school in Arizona.
“I’m not going to say he was the best at first but he really kept with it,” said Christian, his brother and Army freshman wide receiver. “He’s got a great voice. He had the perseverance to learn how to sing. It’s crazy. Everything he learns or does, he wants to be the best at.”
Poe was the Black Knights' best player in 2015, as voted by his teammates. He kept Army football relevant during a difficult 2-10 season with his highlight-reel catches.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder’s leaping grab over Rutgers cornerback Blessaun Austin made ESPN "SportsCenter" Top 10 plays. Poe’s six touchdown catches last season were the third-most in Academy history.
But there’s more to Poe, who shares the same name as his father and the famous poet, than just his football accomplishments.
Poe writes. Not poems but songs, some inspired by those family car rides of his youth.
This semester, Poe has written 10 songs with the help of a few cadets in his A-2 company.
“They (the songs) have an older sound to it,” Poe said. “A soulful sound. I haven't put any songs online yet. I haven't found someone who can produce or mix or master what I record. I plan on doing that when I have more time.”
Poe has more time for studying and song writing after he hung up his clippers and retired as the football team’s barber. Up to 60 of his teammates were lining up to have their heads buzzed per week.
“It was a lot,” Poe said. “I messed around with it and at (Army) prep school. Everyone always needed haircuts and there wasn't an accessible barber around so I just learned, and it kept growing.”
While Poe has passed on the trade of cutting hair to his teammates, like junior running back Joe Walker, he continues to convince Army coaches this spring that throwing the ball can be a viable option in his final season.
Poe's 16 catches in 2015 wouldn't have ranked among most NCAA Division I teams' top-five receivers. But Poe averaged 27.5 yards per catch.
During the team’s first spring scrimmage, Army threw the ball 25 times and completed 15, according to wide receivers coach Keith Gaither. Poe hauled in several passes, working shorter and more intermediate routes.
“There's a noticeable difference in the entire receiver corps,” said Poe, the only junior at his position. “The younger guys are making plays out there. I think we caught at least 80 percent of passes thrown to us. We are making plays all the way around in the passing game and I think that raises the confidence of all of the coaches. I'm loving it.”
Gaither coached Saints wide receiver Willie Snead at Ball State and former Ravens wideout Aaron Mellette at Elon. He ranks Poe among the best he’s been around.
“To be quite honest, he’s as good as anyone in the country at 6-4, 220 pounds,” Gaither said. “He’s got tremendous ball skills. He’s a good route runner. He may not be the 4.4 (second) guy (in the 40-yard dash) but there’s not many in the country that are. He knows how to get open.
“Even when he’s covered, he’s not because he’s so big. I’ve coached a couple of receivers that are playing in the NFL and starting and he’s just as good or better than any of them.”
Spring practice for Army came to an end Saturday with the Black-Gold scrimmage. Poe, a French major, will take his final exams and look ahead to a summer of military training and football workouts.
Poe will find some moments in between to write more songs.
“That's really a passion of mine,” Poe said. “Regardless of what happens in the future, I think I'm going to continue that as a hobby.”
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https://www.recordonline.com/collegevarsity/20160430/armys-poe-is-sweet-music
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From stargazing on the top of Mount Everest to a photoshoot in the forests of the Amazon, the 1740 is your ideal method for protecting a telescope, jack hammer, rifles, chainsaw, tripods and lights, and other long gear. We developed the 1740 for easy one person transport and it's depth and length allow for infinite storage possibilities. Like all Pelican cases, standard features include a dustproof and watertight seal and it is backed by our legendary lifetime guarantee of excellence.
- Four extra-deep base-to-lid locking cleats that ensure maximum stacking stability
- Watertight, crushproof, and dustproof
- 6-piece foam set
- Lifetime Guarantee of Excellence
- O-ring seal
- Open cell core, polymer wall construction
- Stainless steel hardware and padlock protectors
- Two Integrated Automatic Pressure Equalization Valves
- Two rugged double-wide handles
- Wide-track polyurethane wheels with ball bearings and nylon hubs
- Made in the USA
Exterior Dimensions: 44.16" x 16.09" x 14.00"
Interior Dimensions: 40.98" x 12.92" x 12.13"
Int Volume: 3.72 ft³
Padlock Hole Diameter: 5/16"
Weight with foam: 27.00 lbs
Weight without foam: 22.00 lbs
Buoyancy: 267.00 lbs
Body Material: Polypropylene
Latch Material: ABS
O-Ring Material: Polymer
Pins Material: Stainless Steel
Purge Body Material: ABS
Purge Vent Material: 3 Micron Hydrophobic Non-Woven
Foam Layer 1 (Lid): 2.50" - Convolute
Foam Layer 2 (Base): 1.50"- Pad
Foam Layer 3 (Base): 2.17" - Pick N Pluck
Foam Layer 4 (Base): 2.17" - Pick N Pluck
Foam Layer 5 (Base): 2.17" - Pick N Pluck
Foam Layer 6 (Base): 2.17" - Pick N Pluck
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https://dealers.pelicancoolers.com/products/pelican-1740
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Examples and drivers for controlling the BrickPi with C can be found here: https://github.com/DexterInd/BrickPi_C
We assume that you know a little bit about gcc and the compiler to use the C version. If you’re just starting out, we highly recommend working in Python.
Two drivers are necessary and in the “Drivers” folder: BrickPi.h and tick.h.
BrickPi.h contains information on controlling motors, reading encoders, reading and setting analog sensors, and reading and setting digital sensors.
The function BrickPiSetup() is called to initialize the BrickPi.
Compiling is recommended in gcc. This usually comes standard with a Raspberry Pi installation. An example command line for compiling the “LEGO – Ultrasonic Sensor test.c” is
gcc -o program "Test BrickPi lib.c" -lrt -lm -L/usr/local/lib -lwiringPi
After compiling the program can be run with the command
The github repository for C has examples for all LEGO sensors, as well as Dexter Industries sensors. There is an example in the repository for using the LEDs on the BrickPi board.
The following LEGO sensors currently have example programs:
- Color Sensor
- Touch Sensor
- Ultrasonic Sensor
- Analog Sensors (Includes sound sensor)
The following Dexter Industries sensors currently have example programs:
Developed a driver for a sensor you don’t see up there? Tell us in the forums, or pull request through Github!
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https://www.dexterindustries.com/BrickPi/brickpi-tutorials-documentation/program-it/c/
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You already know that image is everything in the business world, so creating a website that accurately reflects your company’s vision is crucial for online success. With so many website builders available, it’s difficult to decipher which has the tools you need to help your business succeed.
The best website builders will empower you with a vast variety of features to not only get your business online, but also market and sell your products and services to customers locally or anywhere across the globe.
Wix allows you to create a stunning business website using either a drag-and-drop builder or an extensive library of templates that includes a wide array of business-themed templates. Wix offers the following features for business websites:
- Wix contact form
- Search bar
- ShoutOut Email Marketing
- Get subscribers mailing list
- Customer reviews
- SEO tools
The Wix App Market will help you customize your website with tools to grow your business. Below are a few examples:
- Wix Bookings – Allow customers to set up appointments through your website
- Moovit – Give customers directions to your business, including alternate routes
- MightyCall Toll-Free – Provide customers with an online U.S. or Canadian toll-free number they can call
- Traffic Generator – Generate ad campaigns that will drive traffic to your business
If you want to sell products through your website, their E-commerce and VIP plans allow you to install online store features and apps. Otherwise, the Unlimited plan should be enough for most businesses. Combo and the Connect Domain plans are very limited and unsuitable for business websites.
There are two significant limitations to Wix. The first is that you’re limited in storage space, with 20GB being the max. This will restrict larger stores and eventually force you to find a larger web host. Also, you won’t have access to the advanced code features of your website. This means you can’t integrate non-Wix-approved apps or plug-ins.
If you’re looking to get a basic business website setup, then Site123 will work, but more advanced business websites may run into problems. With Site123, you can create your website using one of their customizable templates, and they do offer an excellent selection of business templates. You’ll also get the following standard features:
- Responsive web design
- Online store functionality
- Online booking
- Unlimited web pages
- Social media sharing
One of the most significant advantages of going with Site123 is that you’ll be able to brand your website internationally with ease. You can create your website in one of more than 80 languages and then auto-translate to any language you wish. Those who host an English website and want to reach Spanish and French customers can simply configure their website to make the appropriate versions available.
The reason I say that some more advanced business websites may run into problems is that the Premium plan is limited to 10GB of storage and just 5GB of bandwidth a month. Larger webstores will run into space issues, and if you host a lot of streaming media content, you’ll likely run into bandwidth caps as your website grows.
WordPress isn’t going to give you a point-and-click website builder, but it is one of the most robust platforms in the world. There are literally thousands of business themes available for WordPress, ranging from simple business websites to robust e-commerce webstores.
When you sign up for Premium or Business plans, you get advanced design customization with complete control over CSS and HTML elements of your themes. You also get unlimited themes. What this means is that you can add most any business plug-in or component that you can find online. If it doesn’t exist, you can create the element if you have the necessary skills.
The downside to using WordPress is that it isn’t for the absolute beginner, meaning that you have to customize some elements yourself. However, there are tons of tutorials online on how to do so.
If you decide to use WordPress, your best option is to sign up for their Business plan. You get unlimited everything along with the ability to install custom plug-ins, themes, and design elements. For more advanced users, the Business plan is as close as you can get to standard web hosting without having to build your website from scratch.
Weebly is an excellent builder that provides multiple options for designing your website. You can go the point-and-click route, or you can choose from a vast array of business and online store themes.
Weebly also offers a wide variety of apps through their App Center that can help you grow your business website. Here’s an example of some of the apps available:
- Logo Maker – Create your own customized logo and add it to your website
- Live Testimonials – Add customer testimonials about your business to your website
- Sell2Member – Add paid memberships to your website
- Scheduler Pro – Allow customers to set up appointments with your business
- Easyship – Give customers access to 150+ couriers for significant savings on shipping
While you can get your business going with the Starter plan, I recommend going with at least Pro. With Pro, you get the advantages of Site Search along with password protection, HD video and audio, and the ability to sell up to 25 products. The Business plan allows you to sell unlimited products and offer shipping discounts and coupons, and it provides a tax calculator and much more.
There are two caveats to using Weebly for business, primarily if you sell products. First, their Starter and Pro plans require you to pay a 3% transaction fee on all sales. The other issue is that they don’t offer customer logins, meaning that return customers have to go through the entire ordering process. It also prevents them from tracking orders through your website.
SimpleSite is a bit of a mixed bag regarding business websites. While it allows you to quickly create a website with its library of templates, many of the designs are lacking compared with those from other website builders.
Where SimpleSite excels in business-website creation is multimedia. It’s one of the only hosts that allows unlimited media for paid plans. For business owners who host a ton of images or streaming video, SimpleSite is perfect.
Another advantage of SimpleSite is that you can launch most any sized webstore easily. Even the free plan allows you to sell up to five products. However, you don’t have unlimited media. The Pro plan is a great launching point, with the ability to feature unlimited media and sell five products. The E-commerce plan is best for webstores, as it offers you the ability to sell unlimited products.
Jimdo is suitable for those who need a bit of extra hand-holding in the design process. Its Dolphin builder creates a website automatically in three minutes by asking you questions about your business. Alternatively, you can use one of the pre-configured templates for your business.
All Jimdo plans offer the following features that will help your business grow:
- Social media integration
- Mobile optimization
- Video linking and hosting functionality
- High-resolution photo galleries
- Google Maps
- HTTPS Encryption for enhanced security
If you use Jimdo for your business website, you’ll be best suited to go with at least the Business plan. That way, you’ll have the option to sell products, and you’ll enjoy unlimited bandwidth and storage. The Pro plan may work if you need a primary business homepage without the ability to sell products, but for just a little more per month, you’ll have the freedom to run a webstore with no storage or bandwidth caps.
One thing I like about Jimdo over some other builders is that it allows you to customize your templates using HTML and CSS. This is great for those with advanced design knowledge. Unfortunately, Jimdo offers no apps or plug-ins, so you’ll have to add more advanced features on your own.
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Whether you want a simple online presence for your business or a fully functional e-commerce webstore, it’s crucial for your website builder to offer all the features you need to succeed. By choosing one of the best website builders, you’re able to create a beautiful business website that conveys the right message to your customers. It will also give you the tools necessary to increase sales and customer confidence, allowing your business to continually grow and expand.
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Gradient Magnetic Field Used to select the location and orientation of the image plane or slice through the patients anatomy. Three independent gradient magnetic fields are active during MRI set-up (pre-scan) and image acquisition. When active, the gradient fields are pulsed on and off at a rapid rate, typically hundreds or thousands of times per second.
MR-Conditional Under specific conditions of use, safe in the MR environment.
MR Safe Presents no known hazards resulting from exposure to any MRI environment.
MR Unsafe Presents unacceptable risks in the MR environment.
Pulsed Radio Frequency (RF) Field Changes the energy state of protons and elicits magnetic resonance signals from tissue. Frequencies used in the millions of cycles per second (MHz).
Radiopaque Refers to the relative opaque white appearance which makes a device visible using standard x-ray techniques.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Measure of the absorption of electromagnetic energy in the body, measured in units of watts per kilogram (W/kg).
B1+RMS The time-averaged RF magnetic field component relevant for creating an MR image that is generated by the scanner during a scan and is measured in units of micro-Tesla (µT).
Static Magnetic Field Magnetic field created by the large magnet in MRI and used to align protons. Always present, even when scanner is not imaging. The magnetic force of attraction for a 1.5 tesla (T) MRI system is approximately 30,000 times stronger than the earth's magnetic field.
Tesla Unit of measurement (T) to determine the strength of a magnet, equal to 10,000 gauss (G). The earth's magnetic field varies between 0.3 and 0.7 G.
Capture Initiation of depolarization of the atria and/or ventricles by an electrical stimulus delivered by an artificial pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillator (CRT-D) An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with cardiac resynchronization pacing therapies. The device terminates an erratic, life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia by delivering a high-energy, direct current electrical stimulus to cardiac tissue. In addition, it provides resynchronization pacing therapies to both ventricles of the heart.
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Pacemaker (CRT-P) A device that sends small electrical impulses to both lower chambers of the heart to resynchronize the ventricles.
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Device that terminates an erratic, life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia by delivering a high-energy, direct current, electrical stimulus to cardiac tissue. An ICD is usually implanted in the upper chest or abdominal area.
Lead (or electrode, catheter) Thin, insulated cable that conducts energy and carries electrical signals to and from the heart.
Pacemaker/Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) Device that provides timed electrical stimuli to the heart to restore the heartbeat to a more normal rate, thereby relieving symptoms of bradycardia. A pacemaker system includes the pulse generator and the lead(s). Pacemakers are usually implanted in the pectoral region.
Programmer A small computer used in a clinicians office to make changes in the operations of an implanted device. The programmer magnet is often placed over the pacemaker to collect information stored in the pacemaker. Note: Programmers are not labeled for use in the MRI environment. Programming is performed away from the MRI scanner.
Sensing The ability of a pacemaker or ICD to recognize and respond to the electrical activity of the heart.
Slew Rate The rate of change over time of the magnetic fields that make up the gradient fields.
Threshold (or stimulation threshold) The minimum electrical stimulus needed to consistently elicit a cardiac depolarization. It is expressed in terms of amplitude (volts, milliamps) and pulse width (milliseconds), or energy (microjoules).
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Northwest Career College is built on the foundations of family and the bonds that bind them. Dr. Kenny and his children have dedicated themselves to the mission of educating students and helping them to succeed in their chosen profession. Once you enter the doors of Northwest, you are family, through and through. Come join the Northwest Family where you’re connected for life.
Since 1997, thousands of students have walked through the doors of Northwest and have gone on to become successful Massage Therapists, Dental Assistants, Medical Assistants, Medical Insurance Specialists and Paralegals. Won’t you join the fine group of Northwest Alumni now serving the community in a variety of professions? Explore Northwest Career College and see where your future can lead. Come tour our campus today!
At Northwest Career College, ours is a student-centered philosophy where students come first. Our open door and open heart approach to education sets us apart from all others. It’s a feeling you get when you first walk in our doors.
Every Alumni is welcome back on the campus of Northwest Career College. We love to hear your successes and share in your life’s progress. The absolute best, though, is when you return to the classroom and speak with our current students. Alumni come-backs always give students that extra bit of inspiration to help them see that their goals are achievable and real.
Northwest Career College has created a beautiful and peaceful testing space for both our students and our visitors to enjoy. We know how important and stressful test taking can be and we want to make your time here a positive one with successful outcomes! Make sure to allow yourself some extra time to arrive early, get settled, grab a drink or a snack from the front and prepare to PASS your exam! We look forward to seeing you on campus and in our testing center. Best of luck to you!
Northwest Career College takes great pride in creating beautiful campus facilities for our students, staff and faculty. We invite all of you to visit our campus in person! But, until you get here, please enjoy a virtual tour of our buildings, program labs and learning centers. We look forward to seeing you on campus!
Every year, the population of the US fills out about four billion prescriptions and that number is rising between 1999 and 2012, prescription drug use rose from 51 to 59 percent. Some of the most commonly filled prescriptions are for medicines to treat high blood pressure or lower cholesterol and middle-aged and older Americans are on more medication now than ever before.
In this article, we’ll be looking at the most commonly prescribed drugs in the US and what those drugs say about the overall health of the nation. So, in no particular order, here are the top 6 most commonly prescribed drugs in America.
Levothyroxine is a medicine used to treat an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism). The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck.
The thyroid gland makes the thyroid hormone which helps to control energy levels and growth. Thyroid hormones control the way the body uses energy, so they affect nearly every organ in your body, even the way your heartbeats. Without enough thyroid hormones, many of your body’s functions slow down, so Levothyroxine is taken to replace the missing thyroid hormone.
About 4.6 percent of the U.S. population ages 12 and older have hypothyroidism and women are much more likely than men to develop hypothyroidism, with 1 in 8 women developing the disorder.
Albuterol is a bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways and increases airflow to the lungs.
Albuterol inhalation is used to treat or prevent bronchospasm, or narrowing of the airways in the lungs, in people with asthma or certain types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is also used to prevent exercise-induced bronchospasm.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 13 people have asthma, so that is more than 25 million Americans. Asthma is the leading chronic disease in children.
Metformin is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes and to help prevent type 2 diabetes if you’re at high risk of developing it.
Type 2 diabetes is an illness where the body does not make enough insulin, or the insulin that it makes does not work properly. This can cause high blood sugar levels (hyperglycaemia).
Metformin works by reducing the amount of sugar your liver releases into your blood. It also makes your body respond better to insulin. Insulin is the hormone that controls the level of sugar in your blood.
More than 34 million Americans have diabetes (about 1 in 10), and approximately 90-95% of them have type 2 diabetes.
This combination medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. It contains an opioid (narcotic) pain reliever (hydrocodone) and a non-opioid pain reliever (acetaminophen). Hydrocodone works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain.
Though it helps many people, this medication may sometimes cause addiction and suddenly stopping this medication may cause withdrawal, especially if you have used it for a long time or in high doses.
Atorvastatin belongs to a group of medicines called statins.
It’s used to lower cholesterol if you’ve been diagnosed with high blood cholesterol. It’s also taken to prevent heart disease, including heart attacks and strokes. Your doctor may prescribe atorvastatin if you have a family history of heart disease or a long-term health condition such as type 1 or type 2 diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis.
Amlodipine is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
If you have high blood pressure, taking amlodipine helps prevent future heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes. Amlodipine is also used to prevent chest pain caused by heart disease (angina).
Amlodipine works by lowering your blood pressure and making it easier for your heart to pump blood around your body.
With the exception of medicians used to treat congenital conditions such as asthma and hypothyroidism, the vast majority of drugs prescribed to Americans, in face seven out of the ten of them, are related to obesity and its side effects.
The obesity rate in the US has risen from 14% in 1962 to 42% in 2010 and the diabetes rate has more than doubled. Worryingly, the number of prescription opioids has also skyrocketed from 76 million in 1991 to 207 million in 2013.
The root of these problems is based on the fact that 80% of adults in the US to not meed the guidelines for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities suggested by the Surgeon General.
Northwest Career College is one of the premier pharmacy technician schools in Las Vegas, and our course provides our students with the skills and training they need to take advantage of the growing need for pharmacy technicians. Our experienced instructors offer online and on-campus classes to accommodate your Las Vegas work and family schedule. Once you’ve graduated, we continue to support you and the commitment of our Career Services Team has led to us having a 100% job placement rate for our pharmacy technician graduates. Call us today at (702) 403-1592 to speak to one of our enrollment specialists.
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Magic Breakfast – A free Bagel for every child!
We want every child at WHFCS and Resource Base to start the day with everything they need in order to learn effectively; a fundamental element of this is a healthy, filling breakfast. From 8.40am children will be offered a FREE bagel. A great way to start the day! The bagels will be supplied by Magic Breakfast. This gives every child the opportunity to start the day with the right fuel for learning.
Our school has joined the government’s National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), which is being delivered by the charities Family Action and Magic Breakfast.
As a NSBP School we are pleased to offer a healthy school breakfast, available to all, and enjoy the benefits that brings, with children settled and ready to learn at the start of the school day. As well having FREE bagels available every day.
WHFCS Breakfast Club
We also offer a breakfast club...
Open Time: 8AM to 8.40am
Cost: Breakfast club is 50p per child, per day. This includes either cereal or toast and a drink. Fees are paid weekly, at least one week in advance.
Please see Mrs Tipper for details of how to sign up and use the service.
All parents/carers are provided with a contract and Breakfast Club Policy before signing up to use the service. Should Parents/Carers not adhere to the policy the service will be withdrawn.
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There are several strategies to find a date over the internet for free, and there’s a dating internet site that you can use immediately to search for someone special. Just like in just about any other dating environment, you should remember to not merely use any random person as a potential spouse, but rather, use a respected site providing you with a large repository of potential dates. Through a dating site that is renowned, you will have a much greater chance by finding someone who might be considering dating your specific tastes and interests.
Many people do not realize it, but if you were to go to the major city in the US or maybe even internationally, you’d probably go to a large number of public and private agencies for lonely women and going out with that offer their offerings online. The sole problem with using an agency over the internet to find a particular date is that you will usually have to pay a fee for their system. This can be very high-priced for some people, and so this really is a cost that numerous people who make use of dating websites and organizations choose to prevent. https://foreign-brides.net/guides/cost-of-mail-order-brides Yet , by using a site or online dating site that delivers a large data source of qualified members, you save yourself a ton of money simply by searching for potential dates online. If you take the time to choose a website or web page carefully, you ought to have no trouble getting someone who is looking to get a marriage.
If you are searching for a good way to find a date online for free, you should look at using a dating website which offers a free a regular membership. These websites give a lot of alternatives for people who really want to date and meet people. They are commonly very popular, since there is always a need for them. As a matter of fact, these websites provide you with more in order to meet people and to make fresh friends than traditional internet dating sites. When using one of these types of sites, remember to read the stipulations before you sign up so that you will know what they need of you and what they expect inturn. After all, these sites are trying to earn a living, and they tend want to lose all of their participants in one single instance with their services.
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Essentia Health-Hayward Clinic, Hayward, WI provides a full spectrum of primary care and a wide array of specialized healthcare services. Our team specializes in cardiology; dermatology; ear, nose and throat; hematology and oncology; OB/GYN; orthopaedics and sports medicine; podiatry; pulmonary and sleep medicine; rheumatology; urology; and vascular surgery.
A close working relationship with Hayward Area Memorial Hospital offers local residents and visitors easy access to even more services, including 24-hour emergency medicine. The nationally recognized Essentia Health Duluth Clinic provides outreach services to Essentia Health Hayward Clinic.
Hwy 77 past L&M about one mile on right.
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Although he originally emerged as a swaggering, Doo Wop-singing teen idol in the late 1950s, streetwise New Yorker Dion DiMucci (better known simply as Dion) quickly showed himself to be a sublimely soulful vocalist as well as an artist of depth and versatility. In the half-century since his original run of hits ended, he's continued to make personally charged, if not always commercially successful, music in a variety of styles.
Dion's musical sensibility was shaped by the Blues, R&B and Country records he heard while growing up in the Bronx in the pre-Rock and Roll 50s. After an unsuccessful 1957 solo single, he recruited harmonizing neighborhood pals Carlo Mastrangelo, Fred Milano, and Angelo D'Aleo to form the Belmonts. With Dion singing lead, the foursome scored a series of hits — "I Wonder Why," "No One Knows," "A Teenager in Love," "Where or When" — whose adolescent orientation couldn't disguise DiMucci's fluid, deeply expressive singing. In 1959, the four singers traveled with the ill-fated trio of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper on 1959's infamous Winter Dance Party tour.
Dion went solo in 1960, and scored even greater success with such smashes as "Runaround Sue," "Lovers Who Wander" and the anthemic "The Wanderer." After signing with Columbia Records in 1962, he began to emerge as a distinctive songwriter, while experimenting with a grittier Blues-Folk-Rock style that showed him to be in tune with the changing musical times. Little of that material was released at the time, and that which was released didn't sell well. A 1966 reunion album with the Belmonts was better received, and in 1968 Dion experienced a life-changing religious conversion and conquered a longstanding heroin addiction. Later that year, he scored a major comeback hit with "Abraham, Martin and John,” a gentle tribute to assassination victims Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and John F. Kennedy. It solidified his new image as a thoughtful troubadour and set the stage for the introspective, mostly self-penned albums that he would release through the '70s.
DiMucci has stayed prolific in the decades since, remaining in demand on the oldies circuit while exploring a variety of recording approaches, from Christian Pop to acoustic Blues to old-school Rock and Roll.
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Visiting the dentist is important to maintain a beautiful smile, but did you know that your dental health might also play a role in many other health problems throughout the body? If you want to reduce your risk of cancer, then you need to take a proactive approach with your dental care. To help you understand the connection, you need to know a few things about dental health and cancer risk:
Focal Theory of Infection
If germs infect one part of the body, it compromises the entire body because toxins from the infection can move to other areas. This process is known as “focal infection,” and it applies to dental health. When a tooth is damaged or decayed, then the infection can weaken the immune system and lead to other potential health problems.
Instead of thinking of tooth decay as a local problem, you need to shift your mindset to understand that tooth decay is actually a systemic disease. Periodontal disease is a common dental infection, and it is estimated that 80% of the general population has this dental problem. Even though it is common, periodontal disease needs to be avoided as much as possible because it has been linked with an increased risk in cancer, low birth weight babies, strokes, and heart attacks.
Root Canals and Cancer
When a root canal is performed, the procedure removes the nerve and internal parts from the tooth. As a result, the tooth remains in the mouth without a blood supply. This condition is dangerous, especially because of the bacteria that thrives in an environment that is low in oxygen. Even though the tooth has been “repaired,” it is quite common for the person to continue experiencing an infection in the area. Many times, there are no symptoms of an infection, leaving the person oblivious that the root canal is causing the infection that can damage all other parts of the body.
There is so much evidence linking root canals with the development of cancer that holistic dental professionals are now recommending that these teeth should be removed before the age of 50. Or, it might be better to remove the teeth sooner in order to prevent serious health problems.
Protecting Your Health
It is important to understand that the mouth is not separate from the body. In order to protect your overall health, it is necessary to protect your dental health and maintain preventive daily habits. For full details about diet and lifestyle habits to prevent cancer and other life-threatening diseases, read Unravel the Mystery, by Ann Malkmus.
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I’ve had it for about half a year now and just a week or two ago the scroll wheel just stopped working and my mom said I should try recharging it. It got it to work, but now it will only work when I press down on both sides of the wheel, and there is a small part of the light around the wheel that doesn’t work unless you press down on it. Most the time it’s in my book bag in the smaller pocket in front and i don’t think i’ve ever spilt anything on it. So can anyone tell me what I could do to fix it? Or shoould I just get a new one?
Sounds like an issue for Tech Support; it might require replacement and they can arrange for that under the warranty.
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To all our patients:
As we move towards opening up the State of Tennessee, our patients’ health continues to be of utmost importance. In order to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission, we will be requiring all patients to wear a facial covering when they come into the office. Due to a limited supply of masks, you will be required to provide your own facial covering.
If you have fever, cough, chills, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, or have recently traveled, please reschedule your appointment. For our patients age 70 and over, or patients with compromised immunity, we encourage you to consider what is best for your health when deciding to keep or postpone your appointment. We are asking those that have an appointment to check in and wait in your car until you are called back. Please no guests unless necessary. If you have questions or concerns, please call the office.
Our office has established a plan for thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting our facility for your safety. We hope you continue to stay healthy and remember that Greater Knoxville Dermatology is here to help. Your health will always be top priority.
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Cynthia Kang-Rotondo, MD, FAAD
Dr. Kang-Rotondo graduated from Brown University and Brown University Medical School. She trained in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis and completed her dermatology residency and research fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. She was on the staff at UT, Memphis prior to moving to Knoxville in 1993. Her interests are general medical dermatology, skin cancer and melanoma screening in adolescents and adults. She is board certified in Dermatology, a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, and a member of the East Tennessee Dermatology Society.
Freddie T. Barron, MD, FACS
Dr Barron graduated from the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee School of Medicine. He completed his General Surgery Residency and Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences. He served in the United States Air Force for two years as a General Surgeon. Dr Barron has been in the practice of Plastic Surgery and is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and a member of the Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. Dr Barron currently limits his practice to office surgery for Greater Knoxville Dermatology.
SHONA KNIFLEY, PA-C
Shona D. Knifley, PA-C was born in Madrid, Spain into an Air Force family. She was a member of the TN Air National Guard for over 15 years, serving as a flight medic during Desert Shield/Storm, and achieving the rank of Captain in the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 1204th Aviation Support Battalion as a flight physician’s assistant. Before her career as a Physicians Assistant, she was a firefighter/paramedic for the City of Knoxville for 18 years. She graduated from Tusculum College with a Bachelor of Science Degree and went on to achieve her Masters of Health Science degree from South College in Knoxville. She began her PA career in the trauma/critical care service at the University of Tennessee Hospital until joining Dermatology Specialists team in October of 2010. She sees adults and children, and her passion is the art of botulinum toxin, fillers, and microneedling.
LESLIE HELLER, PA-C
Leslie Heller, PA-C is a board-certified Physician Assistant who joined the practice in October 2012. She is a 2007 graduate of Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville and received her undergraduate degree in 2005 from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Leslie chose a career in healthcare because of her fascination with the intricate details of the human body, as well as her passion to serve others. She strives to help patients live a healthy, fulfilling life. Her true love is skin checks to screen for skin cancer and moles. She sees adults, children and infants. She is a Knoxville native and enjoys hiking, boating, traveling, church activities, and cooking. Leslie and her husband have two active sons.
JAMIE ROBERTS, PA-C
Jamie Roberts, PA-C is a NCCPA board certified physician assistant and a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants, and the Tennessee Association of Physician Assistants. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science. She went on to obtain her Masters of Physician Assistant studies from South College in 2012. Jamie practiced in the specialty of allergy, asthma, and immunology for over three years before joining the practice in 2016. Jamie values the cultivation of strong patient relationships and is dedicated to providing the best care for her patients. She enjoys seeing adults, children, and infants. Jamie is a Knoxville, Tennessee native, and is honored to serve her community. In her spare time she enjoys travel and spending time with her husband and two vizslas.
SARAH GUERRETTE, FNP-C
Sarah B. Guerrette, FNP-C is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Bachelors in Nursing. Sarah worked as a nurse on a medical-surgical floor before returning to school at Lincoln Memorial University for her Masters in Nursing. She worked as a Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner at Tennova North Hospital before joining the practice in June 2018. Sarah was inspired to join the medical field because of her strong desire to serve others. She developed an interest in dermatology after a project in nursing school which involved educating young adults about the dangers of sun exposure. Sarah is passionate about the need for total body exams and education for the prevention of skin cancers. She enjoys connecting with patients of all ages. Sarah is a Knoxville native and enjoys running, baking, and spending time with her family.
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Delta-beta Thalassemia is a rare variant of thalassemia with elevated Hb F. Heterozygous and homozygous state of delta-beta thalassemia present with features similar to Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Haemoglobin (HPFH) and beta thalassemia intermedia. Here, we describe a case of 8-month-old female child with anaemia and splenomegaly. Haemoglobin electrophoresis showed 100% HbF and no HbA and HbA2. Patient was put on haematinics and advised a repeat haemoglobin electrophoresis after completion of 1 year of age, and family screening. Hb electrophoresis of the patient at the age of 2 years mirrored the earlier findings and her father, mother and brother showed increased Hb F with normal HbA2 levels. A final diagnosis of homozygous delta-beta thalassemia in the case with sibling and parents being heterozygous delta-beta thalassemia trait was rendered. Haemoglobin electrophoresis with red cell indices forms an important diagnostic clue in differentiating delta-beta thalassemia from other thalassemia syndromes.
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|Journal||Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University|
|Publication status||Published - 01-04-2020|
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