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In the case of potato gnocchi, I have felt like I’m on a quest for something elusive. Once, a long time ago at a restaurant that no longer exists, I had a sumptuous plate of hand-formed dumplings, pillowy-light bites cloaked in garlicky brown butter sauce: a pleasure to eat. In the wake of that ethereal meal, I would often order potato gnocchi when I’d find it on a menu. Just as often, I would wind up disappointed. The dough was either gummy, or the restaurant had used something pre-fab, vacuum-sealed in a box, a factory line of same-shaped dumplings that cooked up rather dense and chewy. Blecch. No, thank you.
This fall, I had lunch at an eatery in downtown Franklin called Gray’s on Main. They offered a potato gnocchi dish where the dumplings were tumbled with Brussels sprouts, parsnips, and pancetta in a butter sauce. Ah! These cushions of potato had golden butter-crisp exteriors gleaned from a final spin in the skillet. That contrast made them exceptional. At last, I had found the elusive!
Before it vanished.
Their house gnocchi plate is no longer on the menu.
The solution: it’s time to learn to make them myself.
There’s an aspect of gnocchi-making that reminds me of biscuit-making. With a terse list of ingredients, it is not just the quantities of potato, flour, salt and pepper, eggs–or no eggs—that distinguishes the outcome. It’s the process–the light hand in forming the dough. Fluffy biscuits and pillowy gnocchi have this in common. You want to mix and fold the dough deftly, quickly, but not handle it too much. Overworking is what causes that unpalatable toughness.
Indeed, it a matter of practice: Learning the feel of the dough, that “right discrimination” that informs your hands and brain that, yes! this it. This has the right consistency.
The kind of potato you use is critical. Waxy reds or new potatoes won’t work. The humble Russet, boiled in its jacket, peeled and run through a ricer or food mill is The Way. Eggs or no eggs? I have found recipes espousing either. Rachel writes that the Romans prefer the dough with: sturdier in the boil and pan. Head north of The Eternal City, and gnocchi di patate are made without.
While I was mixing up the riced potatoes with flour, I could feel how an eggless dough would work. But I ultimately added the eggs.
It makes a richer dough. And, as I wanted to finish the gnocchi in the skillet–get that lovely crust—using eggs made good sense.
Divide the dough into quarters, rolling each one into a ropey length. After you cut them into little pieces, you’ll roll and press each one with a fork. My gnocchi look a little wonky, I know. No worries. They still tasted delicious. I’ll get better at forming them, with practice.
There is little doubt when they are done—the dumplings will rise to the surface after a couple of minutes in the rolling boil.
Look at these plump dumplings! At this point, they would be delectable, plunked into a red sauce. We are taking it another step:
Pan-seared in a skillet with a saute of shallots and parsnips in butter, topped with a few curls of shaved Parmegianno-Reggiano.
Elusive no more.
PAN-SEARED POTATO GNOCCHI WITH PARSNIPS
adapted from Julianna Grimes at Cooking Light
4 medium Russet potatoes, scrubbed
2 medium parsnips, peeled
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting, rolling out dough
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
2 eggs, lightly beaten
4-5 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup diced shallots
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1/3 cup shaved Parmegianno-Reggiano
2 green onions, finely sliced for garnish
Place potatoes and parsnips into a large saucepan and cover with water. Place over medium high heat. Cover and bring to a boil. After 12-15 minutes, remove the parsnips, which should be tender but still firm. Set them aside on a plate to cool.
Continue boiling the potatoes until they yield to a fork–another 15 minutes. Drain and allow the potatoes to cool. Peel them and run them through a potato ricer or food mill (with a shredder-ricer blade) into a large bowl. Season the riced potatoes with salt and black pepper.
Sprinkle the flour over the potatoes and rapidly mix by hand. Add the lightly beaten eggs. Mix well to incorporate the eggs into the mixture, but do not overwork the dough–otherwise it will become dense and tough. The dough will actually have a light airy feel to it.
Dust your work table with flour. Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope. If the dough becomes too sticky, dust it with a bit more flour. Cut the rope into bite-sized pieces. You may then roll each piece gently with the tines of a fork to make the distinctive indentations—but you don’t have to.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil on medium high heat. Drop the gnocchi in, a dozen or so pieces at a time. You don’t want to overcrowd them. Gently swirl them around in the boiling water so that they don’t stick to the bottom. They will cook quickly.
After a minute or so, they will rise to the surface. Allow them to cook another minute, and then scoop them out with a slotted spoon or skimmer. Place the cooked gnocchi in a large bowl.
Slice the cooled parsnips into bite size pieces.
In a large skillet set on medium heat, melt the butter. Saute the diced shallots until translucent. Add the parsnips and thyme. Continue to saute for 2-3 minutes. Remove the mixture. Increase the heat to medium high and add a layer of gnocchi to the skillet. Sear the gnocchi until they are nicely browned on one side and remove. When all of the gnocchi are browned, toss them with the parsnip-shallot mixture until well combined.
Portion into warm bowls. Sprinkle each with shaved Parmeggiano-Reggiano and sliced green onions.
Serves 4 as main dishes, 6 appetizer/first course
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Ruth Ware is an Author that is always amazing! I’ve read two other books she has written, “The Lying Game” and “The Woman in Cabin 10.” (Both 5 star books!) After reading those, when I saw she had written, “The Death of Mrs Westaway”, I knew I wanted to read it! I started out listening to it as an audiobook and I was thrilled when it became available as an ebook from my public library!
I liked this book a lot, but I did get a bit confused about two of the male characters. (This is where I like print/ebooks better than audio books- it is easier to look back). It is a mystery/suspense book that I highly recommend. Some of the things that happen in the book, I never would have guessed and I did not solve the mystery until near the end!- Janell @ Green Gables Book Reviews
Hal is very down on her luck. She is completely alone in the world, with absolutely no money to spare. She works on the Pier, reading Tarot cards. It was her Mothers business, Hal took it over when her Mother was killed. Hal is forlorn, swimming in past due bills and with nowhere to turn.
Then, she gets a letter about an inheritance! She knows the letter is not for her…but she is desperate. Maybe she could do this…just to help herself get away from these bills. These people have so much, she has nothing. What would it hurt?
Hal wrestles with her conscience about this decision. Does she go, as requested, and pretend to be an heir? On a rainy day, Hal finds herself at the funeral. She quickly realizes there is more wrong about this situation that just her being in attendance. This family is not a typical grieving family and Hal soon finds out why. The mysteries that follow run deep, with many people in the book having a story.
A very suspenseful, well written, edge of your seat, you might not get to bed early kind of book!
Get your copy here!
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When you misplace your glasses for the 10th time this week, or agree to do something and then don't get to it, or the project you're working on doesn't look like you wanted it to, do you call yourself names that you wouldn't call your friends? When you go to bed too late and then regret it in the morning when the alarm goes off, is the first thing you say to yourself a curse word followed by calling yourself stupid?
Many people find that practicing compassion for themselves is much more difficult than having compassion for others.
Compassion is defined as "sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it" by Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. So if I'm trying to learn how to practice "sympathetic consciousness" of my distress and then "alleviate it," why is it so hard?
A common reason that having compassion for ourselves is difficult is because we are largely unaware of how often we are self-critical.
Self-compassion is can also be challenging because we're paying attention to others more than we are to ourselves. When we feel overwhelmed in our own lives, it's easier to try to fix others problems than focus on improving our situation. Sometimes people mistake self-compassion for self-pity or being selfish. But a healthy balance of practicing compassion for others as well as oneself usually creates kindness and happiness.
Many people tend to overlook self-compassion in their self-care routine.
Healthy diet, regular exercise, and fulfilling relationships are fabulous foundations for a balanced lifestyle, though many people who practice positive daily habits may leave out self-compassion. Scheduling exercise routines, a meal plan, and a weekly date night are great ways to keep goals on track and stay healthy, but don't forget to include some leeway into that schedule.
Do you find yourself metaphorically beating yourself up because you didn't follow through with your exercise plan or you ate something you decided is not allowed anymore?
What happens if you aren't able to stick to the timeline, or you grab a bite to eat out instead of making the healthy meal you had planned? Are you critical of yourself when you don't stick to your routine? Are you able to forgive yourself for being too physically tired to exercise yesterday? Begin one step at a time to cut yourself some slack but having compassion for yourself.
5 Ways to Practice Self-Compassion:
1. Pretend you are your best friend
Pretend you and a good friend are sitting and talking with each other, and your friend shares a very long list of negative, hurtful names she calls herself. You're surprised and ask what are the things she has done that make her so upset with herself. She reports the same things you are so critical of yourself about. If you can have compassion for your friend, i.e. feel "sympathy" and want to "alleviate her distress," then pretend you are your friend. It's often easier to forgive our loved ones than forgive ourselves.
2. Watch how children forgive themselves
If you have children or grandchildren, nieces or nephews, or even neighbor kids that you know, imagine them taking a baseball bat and hitting themselves in the head with it because they fell off their skateboard going downhill in the driveway. That's a pretty harsh reaction, right? That's what many adults do with severe judgments about themselves because they made a simple mistake. When you make a mistake and automatically reach for the metaphorical bat to hit yourself with, take a step back and look at the big picture. Often the mistake we are damaging ourselves over is only a piece of the bigger picture. We never need a bat when we make a mistake. We need a kind ear to listen and some encouragement. So put the bat down please.
3. Imagine yourself as a little kid
Go through some old pictures of yourself and find one you like, one that brings a smile to your face. I want you to imagine this little kid version of yourself sitting next to you. Start a conversation with your little kid self, pretending your little kid had a bad day at school and is calling himself names, saying a bunch of reasons he isn't a good student or likable as a friend. What would you tell yourself about what kind of person you are and why you are deserving of love and friendship? Tell yourself why you are worthy and valuable as a human being.
4. Crack a smile
Laughter is the best medicine, right? Frequent negative thoughts, being self-critical and having consistently high expectations for ourselves may lead to a pattern of taking ourselves too seriously. Sometimes the best thing to do when we make a mistake is to laugh at ourselves. We can even turn a frustrating situation or series of events into a goofy, fun-making giggle-fest by seeing the ridiculousness in our own negativity. Sharing our frustrations with others and having fun with our overly serious selves is a great way to embrace compassion for yourself.
5. Make a list
Increase your awareness by writing a list of every judgmental or critical thought, feeling or action toward yourself in a 24 hour period. Remember to include all the negative things you think to yourself, such as calling yourself mean names. Record all the feelings of disappointment, frustration, fear, etc, because you didn't live up to your own standards. Document your behaviors that were instigated by negative self-talk, such as drinking a bit too much wine, yelling at your kids or partner, or isolating yourself from friends or co-workers. When the day is over and you take a look at the list, you'll have a visual record of the frequency and manner in which you tend to NOT practice self-compassion. And you will have a road map of where to start being kind and forgiving to yourself.
Unfortunately, it's extremely common for people to feel bad about themselves because they didn't complete a goal, ate or drank something they weren't going to, or behaved in a way that they're trying to change. You are not alone in having low self-confidence or self-esteem.
Fortunately, there is something you can do about it to increase your sense of self-worth and learn to be loving, compassionate and encouraging to yourself!
Learning to forgive yourself for mistakes, having more realistic and healthy standards and expectations of self, and increasing your awareness of when the negative self-talk starts and interrupting it with positive and motivating words all lead to developing healthy habits that include daily self-compassion.
So, what is your first step toward feeling delighted with self-compassion going to be?
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TUESDAY TEASER 100708 Can you identify this first-year bird? For the answer and a picture of his feathers, click on "Continue reading…" immediately below. For more Tuesday Teasers, click here. ANSWER: Indigo Bunting. For more on this bird, and see how it looks when it’s all decked out, click here.
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Providenciales, 22 Dec 2015 – Pioneers in the electricity industry of the Turks and Caicos were recognized by FortisTCI. Five former electricity professionals were remembered, namely: Claridge Wilson, Ernie Jackson, Wayne Douglas, the late Eric Seymour, who was represented by his wife Gladys Seymour and the late Ken Lighbourne, who was represented by his son Brian Lightbourne.
Seymour worked at the plant from 1969-2003 and was the country’s Electricity Commissioner and eventually Chief Engineer at the then, PPC. Lightbourne began as an operator in ‘89 and moved up to Distribution Superintendant and is credited as the first lineman to take safety so seriously; he died in 2002 while still with PPC. From 1992 to 2005, Claridge Wilson was with the company and played a major role in installing the caterpillar engines in Provo. Ernie Jackson joined in 1998 and is responsible for the Transmission and Distribution systems established throughout the TCI and is an engineer by trade. Wayne Douglas is credited for being a motivator and led the charge when it came to the installation and commissioning of Wartsila Engines.
CEO of FortisTCI, Eddinton Powell presented the Pioneer Awards last Thursday.
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When considering the market’s overall health, two topics central to the discussion are trends and momentum. Changes in the market’s vitality and direction are felt in both areas, providing early warning and guidance to investors who are aware of these two factors. When we focus on trends and momentum, we can clearly see a connection to future returns or losses in the stock market.
Market Trend Review
As shown below, the long-term outlook for the S&P 1500 (small, mid and large cap stocks comprising 90 percent of the total equity U.S. market) is neutral-bearish with only 47 percent, or 705 of the 1500 stocks in the index, boasting bullish long-term trends. This is measured by a rising 200-day moving average.
The market’s intermediate outlook is in bearish territory as 28 percent of the market has a rising 50-day moving average.
The market’s short-term outlook is in the neutral-bullish area with 54 percent of the index members showing rising 20-day moving averages. (Note: numbers below reflect the percentage of members with rising moving averages: 200-day moving average (or 200-day MA) is used for long-term outlook, 50-day MA is used for intermediate outlook and 20-day MA is used for short-term outlook. Numbers as of 11/12/18.)
The 200-day SMA (simple moving average) column demonstrates the market’s long-term health (shown below). As seen in the far-right columns, roughly 47 percent of stocks in the S&P 1500 have rising 200-day SMAs and just 40 percent of members are above their 200-day SMA. Only three out of the 10 sectors have at least 50 percent of members with long-term bullish trends. This data highlights how poor the market’s long-term trend is looking at the moment.
For the past few weeks, the fragility in the S&P 1500 came primarily from cyclical sectors where financials, consumer discretionary, technology and industrials showed losses while the largest gains in uptrends came from the more defensive sectors such as utilities and healthcare.
The 50-day SMA column gives an indication of intermediate health. As seen in the columns below, about 27 percent of stocks in the S&P 1500 have rising 50-day SMAs. Nearly 35 percent of its members are above their 50-day SMA. Only four of 10 sectors have more than half their members with intermediate bullish trends, highlighting a somewhat poor intermediary market.
Again, the cyclical sectors all showed losses including financials, consumer discretionary, technology and industrials while the largest gains in uptrends came from the more defensive sectors such as utilities and healthcare.
The 20-day SMA column displays short-term health. As seen in the columns below, about 57 percent of stocks in the S&P 1500 have rising 20-day SMAs and about 56 percent of its members are above their 20-day SMA. Eight of ten sectors have more than half their members with short-term bullish trends, showing a stronger short-term market.
Energy is the biggest short-term concern, while the largest gains in uptrends came again from the more defensive sectors such as utilities.
S&P 1500 Market Momentum
The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) technical indicator is used to gauge the S&P 1500’s momentum on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Overall, the market is facing weaker momentum on a weekly and monthly basis but is on a short-term (daily) buy signal. This is consistent with a relief rally. As seen in the table below, the momentum for the S&P 1500 is bearish in the forward-looking outlook with two out of the three signals calling to sell.
Digging into the details for the stocks within the S&P 1500, we can see daily momentum is clearly bullish for the market with an impressive 88 percent of members on daily buy signals. On a weekly basis, momentum is in bearish territory at 26 percent; and on a monthly basis the market is neutral-bearish at 46 percent.
With only 46 percent of stocks within the S&P 1500 on daily buy signals, this clearly implies there is reason for concern. Once we see the market above 50 percent in long-term momentum, we will hopefully get an all clear signal.
What has me weary are the underlining details, and what makes me lean more towards a bigger correction is the weakness in the weekly and monthly numbers. As we can see in the table below, the financial sector is pulling the numbers down. The weighted average of financials alone at 14 percent is a problem. In technology we see the same details.
What is perhaps the most concerning is the weakness in the financial sectors’ weekly numbers, standing at a low 17 percent reading. While the financial sector has clearly weakened over the intermediate and long term, it still has very strong daily numbers (89 percent).
Bottom line: We often look for signals when reviewing the market’s overall health. In the past week, the signals we see point toward a healthy cyclical short-term market but show indication of rolling over into a secular bear market. At this point, proceed with caution. The sun is shining now, but cloudy skies might be on the horizon.
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Monday, February 16, 2009 – The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS)
has set the platform for collective responsibility in ensuring a reduction of
food borne illness on island.
Head of the SLBS Standards department, Julius James said no system is foolproof
without the participation of all relevant sectors.
“It is recognized that the assurance of food safety must be a shared
responsibility and a shared vision. The bureau wishes to express sincere
appreciation to these ministries for their positive collaboration on many
matters over the years and today in particular for their solid endorsement of
this booklet,” said James.
James invited the participation of the Ministries of Health, Education,
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs in undertaking frequent collaborative campaigns
to heighten and reinforce public understanding of the importance of food safety.
Representative of the Environmental Health Department of the Ministry of Health,
David Joseph welcomed the suggestion coming from the SLBS.
An informed person, Joseph said, is one who is capable of making better
decisions. As such he highlighted the importance of targeted promotion in
ensuring that the message reaches relevant audiences.
“In the last forty years,” Joseph said, “international organizations have
produced a large number of technical reports and initiated many programmes to
deal with this issue, yet food born illness continues to be on the increase.
What is needed to cope with this problem? My colleague highlighted that it’s
education of the public in general- mothers in particular- and all those who
consume food. Then individuals can take precaution against contamination of food
and maintain safe eating habits.”
Consumers’ appreciation of the value of information regarding food borne
illnesses, he said, is essential in combating the problem.
Director of the Consumer Affairs Department, Philip McLauren also pledged his
support to the cause.
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Broomstick Bass demo version now available
With this eagerly awaited product shipping soon, why not check out some of the great functionality and see how Broomstick Bass behaves on your own computer by downloading the brand new demo version.
Included are 2 instruments - Fender Precision Bass, picked and damped, and ARP Odessey Buzz - and 20 styles. Experiment with the automation, play manually, try out the DSP section and get familiar with the power of the Control Octave and Staccato modes etc. (Note: all samples above D3 are omitted to keep file size down.) Demo versions are available for both Mac and PC platforms, and there\'s a downloadable pdf manual.
Once you\'ve tried the demo, we\'re convinced that you\'ll be hooked, so check out what the full product has to offer:
- More than 20 multi sampled classic and special bass instruments: electric and acoustic (recorded with pick, fingers, vibrato etc), keyboard and pedal basses.
- A real-time musical MIDI engine that provides tons of realistic, common, characteristic and specialised self-playing bass lines, categorised into styles and sub-styles.
- All bass guitars have been recorded with a variety of common performance practices, including slide up and down, staccato, hammer-ons and pull-offs - all easily accessible from the MIDI control octave.
- A cool selection of useful bass effects (on the Edit page) makes sure the bass lines cut through any mix.
Includes real-time MIDI chord recognition, the possibility to edit bass lines, and other performance enhancing features.
- Support for VST and AU. Broomstick Bass provides cross-platform flexibility both on the PC and Mac platforms to suit a variety of working situations.
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ROUTINE ADVANCED APPOINTMENTS CAN NOW BE BOOKED ONLINE THROUGH 'PATIENT ACCESS ONLINE' SERVICES. YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER FOR THIS SERVICE IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO FOR REPEAT PRESCRIPTION ORDERING.
Routine doctor’s appointments are bookable up to 8 weeks in advance where available. There are no more ‘on the day’ bookings for routine doctor’s appointments.
If you feel you need to be seen urgently on the same day, we have a triage system operated by the Triage Nurse and the Duty Doctor each day. The Triage Nurse or GP will contact you by telephone, assess your needs and advise on the best course of action. It is advisable to telephone the surgery, rather than present at reception.
We also have telephone consultation appointments which are available to book in advance. The appointment time is usually between 11.00am and 12 noon each day.
Messages can be left for a doctor or nurse, but PLEASE NOTE: these are for leaving information only. If you require to speak to a doctor or nurse, you should book a telephone consultation.
If you cannot keep your appointment, please inform the surgery as soon as possible. A self recording cancellation service is available when the surgery is closed, or you can cancel your appointment via the Patient Online Access service.
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Personal Care is just like living in your own private home, while assured that help is at your fingertips should you require it. Ours is an community that stresses culture, intellectual stimulation and fun. Each resident enjoys their own apartment (individually or shared), with a full bath, kitchenette, and large, sunny windows. They also enjoy restaurant-style dining, available laundry and linen services, in-house maintenance, personal housekeeping services and many other amenities. Personal Care Living residents may also avail themselves of a variety of services to help them with the activities of daily living, including medication management, assistance with dressing or bathing, and others.
In addition, each resident enjoys the comforts and convenience of this magnificent modern building, including common living rooms, library, media room, bistro, private dining room, and beautifully maintained grounds.
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MY mother, 62, and father, 65, are considering moving to Spain. They have worked and paid tax and NI all their lives in the UK. They have heard conflicting reports about the need for private health insurance in Spain. As they are both over 60 will they receive health cover free of charge? MM, LONDON
Peter Horn from Independent financial advisers Blevins Franks, says: In view of their ages, your parents presumably get the UK State Pension.
If so, they will be entitled to free cover under the basic Spanish healthcare system, which covers up to approximately 75% of the medical costs, if they have obtained Form E121 from the Department for Work & Pensions (telephone 0845 9154811). This must be submitted to the 'INSS' in Spain (Instituto Nacional de Seguridad Social).
The balance of the cost has to be paid by the patient or covered by private medical insurance. Many residents of Spain pay further 'top-up' insurance to give them a wider choice of care so they are not restricted to the public waiting lists that can be long for non-emergency treatment.
There are various independent consultants who can offer expert assistance on international medical insurance. If your parents do not have Form E121 they will have to pay in full for any treatment in Spain.
However, they should be able to get a refund from the Spanish authorities so long as they tell the hospital or doctor before treatment that they wish to be dealt with under the EC rules and that they are in the process of obtaining the Form E121. Note that Form E111 for travellers only gives cover for urgent treatment.
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The nationally televised broadcast of an execution forces China to confront whether it is ready to implement the rule of law.
Since China began its rapid economic ascent three decades ago, it has made a point of unveiling landmark achievements with great media pomp. Most recently, the world watched breathless announcers from China Central Television (CCTV), China's main national broadcaster, laud the country's first aircraft carrier and space docking. In the same spirit, though with more somber tones, CCTV aired a live two-hour special last Friday featuring the final moments of four drug traffickers facing execution for murdering 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River in October 2011.
Led by Burmese gang leader Naw Kham, the four men, along with two accomplices given long prison sentences, were apprehended last April in Laos after an extensive manhunt that included law enforcement teams from multiple countries. According to a senior public security official who spoke to the Global Times in February, China had at one point considered killing Naw Kham through a drone strike in response to mounting public outrage
Without a doubt, the case touched upon painful wounds from historical and current mistreatment of Chinese nationals working overseas. As more and more seek opportunities outside the country, the potential dangers they face from hostile foreign hosts have only heightened concerns. It was of little surprise, then, that CCTV emphasized during the broadcast that in bringing Naw Kham and his men to justice, China was displaying the "confidence and determination to safeguard national judicial sovereignty and national interests".
Still, any symbolic assurances of safety were not enough to mitigate the horror many expressed at the state's display of power over life and encouragement of blood lust. During and after the broadcast, a fierce debate raged on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, over whether a public airing of an execution was at all appropriate.
A significant chorus of objections to the public execution claimed that it violated the rule of law. In China, where both Xi Jinping, China's incoming president, and Li Keqiang, its next premier, have designated implementation of the rule of law as the linchpin of the country's crucial political reform efforts, such claims should give pause.
Based on the army of legal pundits CCTV had on hand during the broadcast, it would seem the government had anticipated these arguments and sought to preempt them. Indeed, since the four men were sentenced in November, coverage of the execution in state media has boasted of China's meticulousness in following the judicial process during the case. On Friday, legal experts ticked through each of the procedural safeguards to demonstrate that the criminals have been dealt with fairly, from appealing the sentence to considering mitigating circumstances that were found ultimately to not apply.
What CCTV did not realize, however, was that the proceedings of the case did not have to be defended. They are as uncontroversial as the government's desire to protect its citizens from crimes on foreign soil. Rather, those who cried "rule of law" would be aiming their displeasure at CCTV's decision to broadcast the executions.
Then again, despite a technical point from prominent human rights lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan that China's Criminal Procedure Law prohibits public executions, the broadcast was perfectly legal. No execution was ever shown. What coverage of the trips to the execution site does reveal, however, is that China still lacks a culture that the rule of law requires. This sort of culture acknowledges the more visceral forms of justice but also prizes a rational approach to dealing with crime and punishment. The focus of the criminal justice system should be on deterrence, punishing only insofar as society may benefit and recognizing the humanity of defendants regardless of the alleged crimes. Vengeance and assertions of might are unwelcome in this context.
To be fair, even in societies that pride themselves on their mature legal systems the question of live executions has hardly been settled. Timothy McVeigh's execution, the last high-profile one of its kind in the United States, was broadcast on closed-circuit television in 2001 with journalists only able to bring in pen and paper. But every major broadcaster showed footage of the crowds outside, some supporting McVeigh, others counting down the seconds until his death with relish. Many felt that the execution should have been public to force the American people to confront the gruesomeness of the death penalty.
And yet neither executions nor final journeys are public in these countries (or, for that matter, in China in most cases). Indeed, Chinese authorities ended the television program Interviews Before Execution, which aired in Henan Province, last year in embarrassment after it became the subject of a BBC documentary. For all of China's awareness of the imperfections of legal justice, largely responsible for previous resistance to the rule of law, footage of dead men walking was a reminder that it needed something extra to legitimize official judgments of right and wrong.
China may have special reason to showcase its justice system, but all societies that still have capital punishment necessarily view its carriage as an achievement. To rigorously vet the road to an execution is to bless an outcome that would otherwise be unacceptable. What China learned on Friday is how quickly all this work is undone after the law reaches a point at which it can only hope to guide and not force.
Ironically, China's leaders probably thought they had a relatively straight-forward path to implementing the rule of law. That would only be true, however, if statute books and a healthy respect for order were all that the endeavor entailed. The comprehensive nature of a truly robust rule of law demands more. As the National People's Congress gets under way to pass a slew of new laws and officially hand over the reins of leadership, China has shown just how far away it is from understanding its chosen vehicle for future reform.
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers continued their dominance over the Los Angeles Lakers extending their win streak to nine straights contest on Friday edging them 105-93.
It was a back and forth contest in the first half with the seven lead changes. Clippers led by as much as eight points behind Chris Paul posting first-half highs with 13 points and five assists while the team shot 51.3 percent. Jordan Clarkson was the only Lakers’ player in double figures in the first half with 11 points. Julius Randle had a near double-double with eight points and nine rebounds.
The Lakers temporarily grabbed a 63-59 midway through the third quarter, which was their largest lead of the game, but the Clippers quickly responded with a 13-0 run to regain control and held a comfortable lead throughout the remainder of the contest.
In the loss, Randle finished with a career-high 23 points along with 14 rebounds Clarkson finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. Lou Williams had 11 points and six rebounds.
With the Lakers falling their ninth straight overall this season, here are five things we learned from Friday’s game:
No Kobe, same result
The 37-year-old sat out for the 10th game of the season, but Friday’s game was due to rest purposes playing the second night of a back-to-back. In his place rookie forward Anthony Brown got the start on he scoring just five points on 1-of-5 shooting with four rebounds, and two assists.
With Bryant out of the lineup, Brown was the only starter to fail to reach double-digit points. He nailed the game’s first field goal but struggled from them on to find any rhythm throughout the game.
All in all, Bryant in the lineup would of likely not made a difference in the result of the game but him missing the occasional will be a familiar sight as he continues to deal with a sore shoulder through the remainder of his final season in the NBA.
Paul continues to light Lakers up
Fresh off his ninth straight All-Star Game nod, Paul faced a franchise that he’s had plenty success against boasting the highest assists per game average (11.5) and second-highest steal (2.5) among all players that have played the Lakers at least times in the last 30 years.
His high of production continued against the Lakers as Paul led the charge in the first half leading all scorers with 13 points along with dishing out five assists. This includes an impressive behind the back pass to find Wesley Johnson for a layup and a one-handed lob to DeAndre Jordan for the alley-oop dunk.
Paul continued to light it up in the second half with 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting with seven coming each of the final two quarters.
“How he controls the whole game. When it comes down to crunch time everything is wide open,” Russell said of difficulties guarding Paul. “You notice that about every dominate guard. They try to control the game early.”
It has been another highly productive campaign in his 11th campaign in the league averaging 18.6 points while ranking fourth with 9.6 assists and sixth with 2.1 steals. Paul has also been hitting all cylinders since the calendar flipped to 2016 averaging 20.8 points and 11.0 assists per game in January entering Friday night. This includes recording eight of his 21 double-doubles for the season and a steal in each contest in the month.
Paul has been the steadying force for the Clippers since his arrival and even with Griffin sidelined this season. With the 31-year-old at the helm, Los Angeles can expect to remain in the playoff picture until their other All-Star returns in a month.
Defending the paint
The Lakers entering Friday’s game ranked as the worst team in the league defending the team paint giving up 46.8 points and were coming off a game allowing the Chicago Bulls to tallying 56 points in their last game.
Although they had arguably the best matchup against a Clippers’ team that has averaged the lowest points in the paint (36.6), this issue continued to persist allowing 48 points.
The Lakers struggled in the first quarter allowing the Clippers to score 16 of their 28 points in the quarter in the paint. They continued to have difficulty defending the paint in the second half giving up over 20 points in the key.
It has become one of the Lakers most pressing issues defensive with the lack of defense around the perimeter from the guards that has led to higher percentage shots in the paint. This is certainly something that needs to be addressed in the offseason.
Randle still producing
Since being reinserted into the starting lineup in early January, Randle has continued to produce as he notched his 17th double-double of the season with a career-high 23 points and 14 rebounds against the Clippers on Friday night.
Randle was active in the first half posting a near double-double with eight points and led the team with nine rebounds, including six boards in the second quarter. Randle scored 15 points in the second half, including 11 points in the fourth quarter. It was one of his best shooting performances of the season, but he still honed on his game-high six turnovers in the loss.
“I just let it come to me. I didn’t force anything,” Randle said. “I took what was available to me. I still had too many turnovers. That’s just the tough part about it. I was just confident about what I was doing.”
Despite performing quite well in his second go around as the starting power forward, Scott noted after Friday’s loss that Larry Nance Jr. is still the starter and could be back in the lineup as soon as Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets.
The Lakers may be one of the league’s bottom dwelling teams in terms of record, but the 21-year-old has continued to produce when given the opportunity ranking first among rookies and second-year players in double-doubles.
Heading into Friday’s game he had a Lakers-best 450 rebounds, and is first among sophomore players along with being ninth overall in the NBA in total rebounds. Randle is also fourth in defensive rebounding percentage (30.4) and 12th in total rebounding percentage (19.1).
All in all, Randle has had his bumps in the road, in particular, his defense, as expected but has continued to be a productive player.
Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers
Despite holding one of the worst records in the league, the Lakers have surprisingly been on the better teams in the league handling the ball ranking 11th with just 13.4 turnovers a game.
This wasn’t the case against the Clippers turning the ball over 17 that were converted to 28 points. It’s something that Scott harped on following the loss.
“When you give up 17 turnovers for 28 points, that is a big number to overcome,” Scott said. “I thought we played pretty well, and played hard, and we competed, but the margin for error was so slim we couldn’t afford to give that many possessions away.”
Although turnovers haven’t been an issue this season, but when this does become a problem it makes that much more difficult to etch out wins, especially when they hold one of the league’s worst defenses allowing giving up 106.4 points per game.
Bob Garcia IV
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FAHRENHEIT 9/11 -- WHAT WAS I THINKING? VIGNETTE
[Teacher] Yes. Get ready.
[Teacher] Okay, get ready to read the words on this page without making a mistake.
[Moore] When the second plane hit the tower his chief of staff entered the classroom and told Mr. Bush, "The nation is under attack."
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A Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer whose Hip don’t lie, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on born 2 February 1977. She was born and raised in Barranquilla, she began performing in school, demonstrating Latin American, Arabic, and rock and roll influences and belly dancing abilities. She is the only child of Nidia Ripoll Torrado and William Mebarak Chadid. Her paternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon to New York City, where her father was born. Her father then emigrated to Colombia at age 5. The name Shakira is Arabic which means “grateful”. It is the feminine form of the name Shakir. She was raised Roman Catholic and attended Catholic schools. She has eight older half-siblings from her father’s previous marriage. She spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia.
Shakira wrote her first poem, titled “La Rosa De Cristal” (“The Crystal Rose”) when she was only four years old. As she was growing up, she was fascinated watching her father writing stories on a typewriter, and asked for one as a Christmas gift. She got a typewriter at the age of seven and has continued writing poetry since then. These poems eventually evolved into songs. When Shakira was two years old, an older half-brother was killed in a motorcycle accident and at the age of eight, Shakira wrote her first song, titled “Tus gafas oscuras” (“Your dark glasses”), which was inspired by her father, who for years wore dark glasses to hide his grief.
When Shakira was four, her father took her to a local Middle Eastern restaurant, where Shakira first heard the doumbek, a traditional drum used in Arabic music and which typically accompanied belly dancing. She started dancing on the table, and the experience made her realize that she wanted to be a performer. She enjoyed singing for schoolmates and teachers (and even the nuns) at her Catholic school, but in second grade was rejected for the school choir because her vibrato was too strong. The music teacher told her that she sounded “like a goat”. At school, she was often sent out of the class because of her hyperactivity. She says she had also been known as “the belly dancer girl”, as she would demonstrate every Friday at school a number she had learned. “That’s how I discovered my passion for live performance,” she says.
To instill gratitude in Shakira for her upbringing, her father took her to a local park to see orphans who lived there. The images stayed with her and she said to herself “one day I’m going to help these kids when I become a famous artist.” Between the ages of 10 and 13, Shakira was invited to various events in Barranquilla and gained some recognition in the area. It was at about this time that she met local theater producer Monica Ariza, who was impressed with her and as a result tried to help her career. During a flight from Barranquilla to Bogotá, Ariza convinced Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas to hold an audition for Shakira in a hotel lobby. Vargas held Shakira in high regard and, returning to the Sony office, gave the cassette to a song and artist director. However, the director was not overly excited and thought Shakira was something of “a lost cause”. Vargas, not daunted, was still convinced that Shakira had talent, and set up an audition in Bogotá. He arranged for Sony Colombia executives to arrive at the audition, with the idea of surprising them with Shakira’s performance. She performed three songs for the executives and impressed them enough for her to be signed to record three albums.
Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service. Its lead single, “Whenever, Wherever”, became the best-selling single of 2002. Her success was solidified with her sixth and seventh albums Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005), the latter of which spawned one of the best-selling songs of the 21st century, “Hips Don’t Lie”. Shakira’s eighth and ninth albums, She Wolf (2009) and Sale el Sol (2010), received critical praise. Her official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”, became the biggest-selling World Cup song of all time. With over 1.3 billion views, it is one of the most-watched music videos on YouTube. Shakira served as a coach on the fourth and sixth seasons of the American version of The Voice in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Her tenth album, Shakira (2014), is preceded by its lead single, “Can’t Remember to Forget You”.
Shakira has won many awards, including five MTV Video Music Awards, two Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, 28 Billboard Latin Music Awards and has been Golden Globe-nominated. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and has sold between 70 and 125 million records worldwide (depending on the source), making her one of the best selling Latin artists of all time. She carries out well-known philanthropic activities through charity work most notably through her Pies Descalzos Foundation. In 2014, she was listed as the 58th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
Shakira began a relationship with Argentine lawyer Antonio de la Rúa in 2000. In a 2009 interview, Shakira stated their relationship already worked as a married couple, and that “they don’t need papers for that.” On 10 January 2011, Shakira announced on her website that after 11 years together, she and de la Rúa had separated in August 2010 after making “a mutual decision to take time apart from our romantic relationship.” She wrote that the couple “view this period of separation as temporary”, with de la Rúa overseeing Shakira’s “business and career interests as he has always done.”
In September 2012, it was reported that de la Rúa planned to sue Shakira for $250 million, seeking monetary compensation for his work as her business manager as well as ownership of properties jointly held by the former couple. De la Rúa eventually filed a lawsuit in April 2013, asking for $100 million he believes he is owed after Shakira suddenly terminated her business partnership with him in October 2011, ten months after they announced the end of their romantic relationship. His lawsuit was dismissed by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge in August 2013. Shakira is currently in a relationship with the Spanish football player Gerard Piqué, centre back for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team. They met in spring 2010 when Piqué appeared in the music video for Shakira’s song “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”, the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In September 2012, Shakira confirmed that she and Piqué were expecting their first child together. Shakira gave birth to the couple’s first son, Milan Piqué Mebarak, on 22 January 2013 in Barcelona, Spain, where the family resides. Shakira gave birth to their second son, Sasha Piqué Mebarak, on 29 January 2015.
Shakira’s talent was so unique, unusual and impressive that the Nobel Prize winning author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, praised her, “Shakira’s music has a personal stamp that doesn’t look like anyone else’s and no one can sing or dance like her, at whatever age, with such an innocent sensuality, one that seems to be of her own invention.”
Beyond her activities in music, Shakira was also deeply involved in her Pies Descalzos Foundation aimed at promoting education and to providing basic needs among displaced children who suffer from the violence in Colombia. She served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF as well.0
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”As we approach a new year, could this perhaps help shine a different light on your GTD system?”
”Are we totally crazy for sharing a GTD system?” This question came from one of our listeners via email and it is a common question for couples practicing GTD – how do we share the system, what works and what doesn’t? In this episode, we’ll dive into this question as well another listener question on Projects/AOF’s/Goals and their priorities.
What tools do Morten and Lars use today as part of their GTD practice?
Listen to (or watch) this episode to learn about:
– What tools they use today for capturing and organizing
– How they use their tools differently from last year
– What new tools have made their way into their systems
It’s the last episode before our summer break and this is a special one!
This episode contains a longer interview recorded for GTD Connect® members. In this episode, you will hear from Getting Things Done® (GTD) author David Allen and three trainers from our global network, to discuss how GTD can help to reduce burnout.
How do New Years Resolutions play into a GTD system?
In this episode you will hear Morten and Lars’ takes on:
– How these might look in a GTD system
– How micro habits can help you establish new habits and help you achieve your goals
– How to establish the Weekly Review as a solid base for your GTD practice in 2021
What’s it like to be a GTD® Trainer? How do you become one?
In this episode, Morten and Lars will walk you through the steps in becoming a GTD Trainer, if you had ever thought about what that might look like. You’ll also be invited to join our upcoming Nordic Virtual GTD Meetup with Coaches and we also want to hear YOUR stories!
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RED Shows 1st HDRx Footage From the Epic-X
RED has released the first HDRx motion footage (right click and save as to download) and it looks amazing. RED has measured HDRx to at least 18 stops on the chart. HDRx is recorded as two streams (twice the data rate) of footage that are then combined in post using Redcine-X. HDRx manipulation will also be in the SDK so we should see it in pretty much every NLE. There is another version called EasyHDR which is done in camera with no hit to the data rate.
RED also has a new motion mode called “Magic Motion“. The effect of Magic Motion is to basically get rid of the stutter in fast pans that is inherent to all digital cameras. Objects that have motion blur also appear more “present”. You really get a sense of this in the “blonde twirling rod” video. A “More Normal Motion Blur” (MNMB) will also be available with HDRx and easyHDR. MNMB is being developed in co-operation with “The Foundry” (the guys who make “Nuke”).
HDRx motion clips. Right click and “save as” to download:
Adam Wilt got a personal demonstration of HDRx from Jannard and has done a fantastic write up here: www.provideocoalition.com/red_visit_21_september_hdrx
Here are some of the details of the HDR motion mode:
- HDRx max framerate: 48fps
- HDRx can record to RED drives up to a certain REDcode
- When shooting HDRx you can chose to use only one of the two streams if you decide you don’t want HDR
- HDRx is not blending disconnected images
- No data rate hit for EasyHRD
- Extra boards are being added to the Scarlet line so that they can do HDRx as well. Each brain will now be $1,000 more.
Here are some stills pulled from HDRx footage. Click images for higher resolution:
Here are some more examples of HDRx RED has posted. The first image in each sequence is the normal exposure, the second is the X track, and the third is the two combined into an HDR image.
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I am very excited to share our Lattice Die this week. If you don't have a Big Shot, well, you must get one. I rarely see a card or project done these days that hasn't used it in some way. Here is what the lattice die looks like in the raw.
115958 Lattice Die $21.95
And here is a sneak peek of what you'll see this week.
oooo..doesn't that make you wanna stop by tomorrow? We'll start out the day tomorrow with our Mojo Monday Sketch and I will post my mojo later in the day. This afternoon is my valentine camp and this is what we will be making. I'll post some pictures of my camp later :)
"This is my personal blog, I am an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, and I am responsible for its content. Stampin' Up! Does not endorse the use of or contents of the classes, services, or non-Stampin' Up! Products I may offer here."
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By STEVEN NALLEY
Tucked away in Mississippi State University’s E.E. Cooley Building are the remnants of a concrete bench shaped like a “D.”
Roger Baker, MSU campus master planner, said no one is quite sure why it’s shaped like a “D.” He said he can only conjecture that it was round on one end to circle an old pear tree and flat on another end so it would line up with the road in front of the Colvard Student Union.
“We don’t have any records to tell us that,” Baker said.
Etched in the bench, he said, is a different kind of record, one which dates back to his own time as an MSU student and beyond.
“I never carved my name in it like some people had,” Baker said, “but it’s sometimes fun to actually read all the different names and look at all the different sketches that have been carved into it.”
The bench is a piece of MSU history dating back to 1933 called the Bull Ring, and the MSU Student Association and Alumni Association are planning to restore it to its place in front of the Union better than before this fall.
According to the Student Association’s website, MSU’s Class of 1933 donated the bench as a class gift, and as students gathered there to meet friends and discuss current affairs, it earned a name for itself as the place to “shoot the bull.” When MSU renovated the Union in 2007, he said the “Bull Ring” was damaged in the process.
“During construction there were some cost cutting measures as to the restoration of the ‘Bull Ring,’” Baker said. “Although it was planned to be put back, we just didn’t have the funds at that time to have it put back.”
Jimmy Abraham, Alumni Association executive director, said interest in restoring the Bull Ring resurged in 2009, when Hart Bailey, president of the MSU Faculty Senate at the time, promised 1965 MSU alumnus Mike Clark he would look into restoring the Bull Ring. Abraham said he then met with Bailey and several other campus leaders, and with MSU President Mark Keenum’s blessing and Baker’s help, the Bull Ring was reassembled at the E.E. Cooley Building.
“A few months ago, Student Association President Rhett Hobart and I traveled to Jackson together for a meeting,” Abraham said. “He indicated to me that he would like to suggest to the senior class to restore the Bull Ring to campus, and I shared with him immediately that I thought the Alumni Association would like to be a partner. Rhett contacted me after this project was approved by the university and shared the cost. I contacted the executive committee of the Alumni Association’s national board of directors, and they unanimously approved $25,000 to support the Bull Ring project.”
Hobart said the Bull Ring has been in the idea phase for more than a year, along with the reinstatement of another dormant MSU tradition: the class gift.
“The class gift program is something that is found in our (Student Association Constitution), but is not something that we had been doing on a regular basis,” Hobart said. “We don’t think there has been an official class gift left in over 15 years to the university, and we feel that it is very important to leave a lasting mark on the university in that way.
“As we were looking into options for fundraising, we realized that the best way to reinstate the class gift program was to restore those class gifts that had been removed from campus,” Hobart said. “Out of every class gift in the history of our university, the one that is known by the most people is the Bull Ring. It is something that so many alumni remember and love, and we wanted to give our student body the opportunity to enjoy that great tradition.”
Abraham said he and the Alumni Association are ecstatic to have the Student Association’s help with the project.
“Many former students sat around the Bull Ring for years, and for these alumni, it has a very special meaning,” Abraham said. “They will be very excited to have this special landmark back on campus. In addition, grandchildren of these alumni, as well as all students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, will now be able to enjoy this historic campus gathering place.”
Hobart said a path of 300 engraved bricks will surround the Bull Ring once restored, and a donor can purchase a brick engraved with his or her name for $50. He said members MSU’s class of 2012 have until March 9 to take advantage of first priority in brick purchases.
“With this being the senior class gift, we want the seniors to have the opportunity to have their names inscribed in the area just as the Class of 1922 did in the initial class gift,” Hobart said. “For anyone who is not a graduating senior, we encourage them to consider supporting the program at one of the other three listed levels of giving, or simply by donating $20.12 to honor the Class of 2012.”
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It appears that anxiety over the potential impact of China's coronavirus epidemic on the global economy is triggering a major broad stock market dive. Yesterday's DOW lost over 1000 points, and the Wall Street carnage continued today with an 878 point DOW loss.
All three market indices (DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ) are now closing well bellow their late January lows. This strongly suggests that the DOW and S&P 500 did not start new medium-term cycles on Jan. 31 - as I have suggested in recent blogs - and are instead (like the NASDAQ) coming to the end of their older cycles with a final corrective drop to their final cycle bottoms. Those bottoms could very easily happen in our current strong reversal zone (Feb. 24 - March 6). Technical studies give us a wide range for a bottom here. For the DOW, the correction could level off around 27,000 (it is there now) or it could get below 27,000, and even as low as 26,000. Because it is still early in the reversal zone, there is plenty of time for this cycle to find a bottom in this range. We will watch for it as a possible spot to buy. Even though we had been anticipating a sharp correction, we were unfortunately "whipsawed" out of our short position two weeks ago (sigh!) so our best strategy now is to wait for the bottom. As long as this correction doesn't get too low, we are still anticipating another rally into the summer and most likely to new highs. We are on the sidelines of this market.
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[rfc-i] diff tool used by RFC Editor for AUTH48 diffs
fenner at research.att.com
Fri Dec 2 11:24:49 PST 2005
I supplied the diff tool that the RFC Editor uses. It specifically
ignores whitespace changes (it uses "wdiff"), since when developing these
tools on an ad-hoc basis, it seemed that whitespace changes would be
common (e.g., rewrapping paragraphs due to a different formatting tool)
and insignificant (which is only true in prose, not in figures).
It might be interesting to try Henrik's rfcdiff tool and see how it does
with RFC editing diffs.
More information about the rfc-interest
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Some Telling Solutions For Tattlers
Even before she got to the teacher's lounge, Maria heard it from the hallway. Her friend, Evelyn was on a roll. "Go-tell-it-to-the-tea-cher." She sounded like Aretha singing in a Baptist Church, you know like "Go Tell it on a Mountain".
Once inside the lounge, Maria joined a group of colleagues who were complaining about playground duty. Evelyn had the group's attention. She was whining about the culture of tattling in the third grade and her voice had that squeaky childlike quality. "'Jose is chasing me.' 'Melinda is mimicking me.' 'Lisa won't play with me.' 'Teacher, teacher, Trent made a face at me.'" Evelyn took a cookie from the platter on the table and went on, "I'd like to scream at them, 'tattle tale, tattle tale'". She sighed deeply and lowered her voice. "Am I being reduced to the mentality of a third grader?"
Maria reached for the coffee carafe. "Evelyn, what do you expect? They've been told to get help from teachers. They're not allowed to hit back." She poured some coffee into her cup, looked around to see if she had their attention and asked a serious question. "What do you think would happen if we taught them how to take action on their own behalf?"
Evelyn put her hand over her mouth in mock outrage. "We'd lose our jobs if we told them to hit back. Are you out of your mind?"
"Like the rest of you, I'm burned out on the tattling." Maria noticed a few puzzled expressions among her colleagues. "I know, I know, we're responsible for making sure every child is safe. That's fine, but face it. We're supporting the tattle tale culture we hate, and we're promoting a system that polarizes bullies and victims into distinct categories too boot."
"What are you suggesting, Maria?"
Maria whispered, "We should teach them to retaliate."
"To retaliate! Do you mean to get revenge?"
"No. It's not about revenge! That would only escalate into more violence. We should teach them to retaliate, appropriately, in like kind and degree. The better word would be reciprocate."
"But teaching kids to hit each other ?"
"It's not just about hitting, hitting back. There are other ways to retaliate. Yesterday, on the playground, Grace, one of your third graders complained that Rufus was chasing her. I suggested that she stop running."
That got Ed's attention. Ed teaches fourth grade and he was eager to hear more. He put his cup down and asked, "So what happened? Did Grace stop running like you suggested, and what did Rufus do?"
"I think both of the kids were a little startled by my suggestion. Grace expected me to lecture Rufus, maybe even make him forfeit the rest of his recess. Rufus probably expected the same."
"So, come on, out with it. What did they do?"
Maria shrugged. "Rufus went off to shoot hoops with his male classmates and Grace had a puzzled look on her face before she skipped off in the direction of some girls who were playing hopscotch."
Evelyn sat straight in her chair, a startled look on her face. "What would you do if Grace's complaint had been that Rufus was mimicking her?"
"Oh, I don't know. Perhaps I would suggest that Grace pick her nose."
"Pick her nose? Oh how vulgar."
"Well, I guess that's the point. She'd be doing something that Rufus wouldn't want to imitate." Maria had to stifle a laugh. "Then I'd tell Grace to put her finger in her mouth."
"No. You wouldn't?" Evelyn laughed. "Would you?"
"Yeah, I guess I would. How do you think Rufus would respond to that?"
"He'd probably gag." Evelyn hesitated for a moment, "But I guess he'd stop copying her."
"Sure, and Grace would begin to get the message that she can take action on her own behalf." Maria paused for a moment. "Evelyn, you remember Dylan and Rosa? You had them in your class two years ago."
"You mean Rosa, the overindulged rich girl and Dylan the African American boy who acts like he's so tough?"
"Yes, They're the ones. Dylan stole a dollar of Rosa's lunch money. Normally Rosa would have come to me to tattle on him. Instead she took one of Dylan's prized baseball cards in retaliation. At first Dylan was miffed, but during a class discussion of the issue, he had to admit that Rosa had treated him fairly. The card was probably worth about a dollar. Later, Dylan bought the card back from Rosa for a dollar."
Ed spoke for the group. "Okay, Maria, you've got us hooked. How do you suggest we start?"
"You have to be careful. They understand the concept of being fair. But before you teach them to reciprocate nasty behaviors it's essential that they understand being fair in the context of reciprocating nice behaviors in like kind and degree."
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Courtney Milburn is an unlikely entry into the modern-day Houston rap ecosystem: a rap star who was on nobody's’ radar until last fall.
He used to write raps but never performed them or let anyone else hear them due to shyness. He went to Eisenhower High School on the Northside, found a love for sports, found a way to fall out of love with sports and get tangled up in common street fare. You cannot argue that his “Flicka Da Wrist” single, the 2014 single that sprouted legs longer than Andre the Giant to viral success was planned. Milburn even said it himself in a June interview with The FADER, hinting at falling in love with one sound FredOnEm played over and over again before freestyling the rest of the song.
Odd jobs used to be how Milburn, 29 and better known as Chedda Da Connect, paid the bills. Much like his former roommate and frequent collaborator T-Wayne, there are new ways to pay the bills now.
There is not much difference in Chedda World, the first proper mixtape Chedda Da Connect released after “Flicka Da Wrist” went from viral sensation to actual Billboard chart entry, and its album counterpart. Both are searching for another possible hit single to send Chedda into orbit. “Twinkle," the Rizzoo and T-Wayne-featured flip of that childhood nursery rhyme, is on the album. The loaded remix of his biggest song with Fetty Wap, Yo Gotti, Boston George and Boosie Badazz sits at the end of the deluxe edition. Outside of “Whippin Up” with Kevin Gates and the two aforementioned singles, Chedda World: The Album is a mostly solo effort where its lead attempts to translate big hooks into a second wave.
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I stated previously that Chedda World, when still in its incubated mixtape form, was a dashing trip to Atlanta where big hooks submerged in synth-heavy trap beats were normal, if not the current language of the city. Whereas current hook mavens such as Future hit a groove from the moment a play is called, Chedda builds up to it. He doesn’t know what he necessarily has to say in order to pull gravity his way, but he tap-dances before getting to his main point. “I just need my check, I just need my dough/I just need my guap, I don't need these hoes,” he raps on “I Need” before zoning in on the strongest points a repetitive two-step of, “I need that money upfront” and “I ain't gon' play with you, hoe."
When he raps in that languid, push-start way that reached new heights on “Flicka,” he offers more life quips than actual punchlines. Chedda isn’t about to offer up science about the transgressions of other people or even a larger group of people. Nope, he’s going to relate to himself as 50 Cent in his prime and not catching a case. In a way, he’s playing a rather straightforward rap character. In another, he’s a self-championing Northside guy who has decided to take his life and life tales up a notch. The boasts are quick and haughty (“Bitch I’m eating steaks, no ribeye“); the high-priced exotic cars change out like clothes; love becomes vapid and reduced to physical interaction in the most blunt of terms (“I don't want your pussy, just give me brain”) and all of the bricks you could think could be moved through different countries – can be done.
It’s tiresome to try and fact-check what rappers actually do and have not done in 2015. Enjoying “Flicka Da Wrist” and to an extent, Chedda World: The Album is coming to grips with the times. When you make music for a particular moment, the instructions have to be as direct and to the point as possible. It doesn’t stay inside that Atlanta realm it owned in its original state. Chedda World: The Album slices most of the Zaytoven stuff out for simpler and to-the-point trap stuff. Point blank, Chedda Da Connect hit the lottery on a weird night in the studio. He’s not trying to recapture that exact same moment but throughout his debut album, he’s definitely looking for something similar.
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Veteran maestro worked up to the end
Prolific Italian film and musical composer Armando Trovajoli, who scored more than 200 movies over six decades, including Vittorio De Sica’s Oscar-winner “Two Women,” played with jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong, and wrote a hit serenade to Rome covered recently by Andrea Bocelli, died in Rome on Saturday, age 95.
Trovajoli’s widow, Maria Paola Trovajoli, announced his passing saying the maestro worked up until his death.
Rome major Gianni Alemanno mourned Trovajoli saying, “The voice of Rome has been hushed.”
Born in Rome in 1917, Trovajoli graduated from the city’s Santa Cecilia Conservatory in 1948 and began playing jazz piano in Rome and Paris where, among others, he performed with Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, before becoming conductor of pubcaster RAI’s pop orchestra in the early 1950s.
In 1951 Dino De Laurentiis gave Trovajoli his first film scoring gig on Alberto Lattuada’s hit drama “Anna,” kicking off a remarkable career in Italian and international cinema.
Trovajoli composed two hit songs for “Anna,” “El negro zumbon” and “Non dimenticar,” the latter covered in Italian by Nat King Cole.
He went on to work closely with many of Italy’s finest postwar helmers, most notably Ettore Scola, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli, Mauro Bolognini and De Sica on hit movies of all genres.
He penned scores for several of Sophia Loren’s best films, including De Sica’s 1960 “Two Women” (which won Loren an Oscar), his 1963 “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” and Scola’s 1977 Fascist-era drama “A Special Day.”
In 1957 Loren sang Trovajoli-penned pop song “Che m’e mparato a ffa,” which hit No.1 that year on the Italo charts.
But his biggest pop success was “Roma nun fa’ la stupida stasera,” an ode to the Italian capital written for the 1962 hit musical “Rugantino,” which played on Broadway in 1964.
Trovajoli’s “Roma,” the title of which can be translated as “Rome, don’t act silly tonight,” became the Italian capital’s theme song, requested by tourists and covered by Bocelli in his album “Passione,” released in January.
Trovajoli, who was working on a satirical version of Puccini’s “Tosca” when he died, won four David Awards, Italy’s top film honors, among other prizes.
He is survived by his wife Maria Paola and two sons, Howard Andrew and Giorgio.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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What to Expect at Worship
If you are planning to attend Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church for the first time, we are glad to welcome you! We strive to be a congregation filled with inviting hospitality and look forward to meeting you!
Worship services are Sundays at 9 & 11 am. While identical in form, they contain elements from diverse religious traditions each week. Services are approximately 70 minutes.
Our congregation tends to dress casually with most wearing jeans or slacks, some in shorts and a few dresses and suits. We hope you will come in the way you feel most comfortable to Worship.
Your presence with us for Worship is a gift that blesses us and we want to give you a gift in return. We give a coffee mug to everyone who visits so that you will remember us each morning and know you are loved and welcome. We’ll invite you to raise your hand at the beginning of Worship and will give you a brochure about the church and a card to receive your free coffee mug. We won’t ask you to introduce yourself or stand — we simply want to welcome you and be sure you receive our gift. After Worship you are invited to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea on us in our Gathering Place.
Communion is served at all Worship services and may be receive individually or with a small group of friends or loved ones. At Resurrection MCC, we celebrate an Open Communion — you do not need to be a member of our church, or any church, to receive these gifts of grace, hope, and love. Grape juice is served so that all may participate. A blessing in Spanish and gluten-free wafers are available. Those who prefer not to receive communion are welcome to remain seated.
Childcare is provided for infants and children aged one month through three years. The nursery is located to the right of the Sanctuary entrance and is open during the 9 & 11 am Worship services.
Youth Ministries Program
Children and youth, ages 4 – 17 years are invited to join our Children & Youth Ministries Program at 11 am on Sunday. We begin each Sunday in worship where we offer a Children’s Blessing before our teaching teams guide our children to the Activities Building where they are introduced to God’s Love through lessons, creative activities, and reflective exercises which encourage spiritual exploration and growth.
Our campus has over 20 handicap parking spaces, curb ramps for both buildings, six gender-neutral bathrooms, eight handicap-accessible bathrooms, wheelchair seating areas near the front of our Sanctuary, braille signage throughout the campus, and an elevator to our choir rehearsal room. Our Worship service at 11 am is interpreted into Spanish using wireless transmitters and is signed for the Deaf. Assistive listening devices are available in the Narthex.
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Lots of people wrestle with weight reduction and when nothing appears to be working, many individuals decide to go for weight loss capsules. The variety of transactions for detached houses going for at the very least $1-million has fallen the hardest inside Vancouver’s metropolis limits, with 193 sales within the first two months of 2018, down 39 per cent from the identical period last 12 months. These homes can be built as high as three-and-a-half to four storeys tall on 33-foot-wide tons, offered a 20-foot shared courtyard is included between the existing home and the infill, according to town’s 2013 West End Plan.
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More stupid search engine tricks. Back in May, I noted some peculiarities of Google Books' search engines. If you follow the links from that original post, you will notice some new peculiarities, including the disappearance of the 1849 Amos E. senter edition of Equitable Commerce from the results for: inauthor:josiah inauthor:warren. That important edition is still available from Google Books; you can follow the link above to see what Equitable Commerce looked like before Stephen Pearl Andrews edited it. But it, and one other listing, no longer show up in a general search for Warren's work. There are still five listings for Warren, but two are empty placeholders, referring to editions that are unlikely to be available in the archive anytime soon. It's puzzling.
Equally puzzling is the fact that you can now view the plain text for individual pages on Google Books, but cannot easily print that text, or individual page-images, from the standard viewer. Presumably, this is to protect the value of Google Books' investment in scanning and OCR work. It strikes me that a better strategy would be to do the scanning and OCR work well, rather than accumulating an archive half-full of corrupt texts. There is quite simply nobody out there who can compete with Google's ability to accumulate and store searchable data. As bad as it is, Google Books is still one of those must-use resources. But that won't necessarily always be the case, and the real threat to Google's supremacy is probably not the next Google, but the various projects that will inevitably spring up to do efficiently, for some particular audience, what Google Books has done in such a slipshod manner.
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Stargazing is considered to be one of the most popular summer activities for campers and RVers. But for many stargazing enthusiasts, ideal star watching locations have become increasingly hard to come by as the skies have been tainted with artificial light from suburban areas.
So what's a star watcher to do? The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) recommends visiting a national park. But there's a catch: not all national parks have crystal clear skies. Instead, you really have to go camping at the remote national parks to truly enjoy an evening of stargazing. Here we have listed five national parks where you are guaranteed to experience the breathtaking magnificence of the stars in a clear, dark sky.
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah is considered to be one of the last great refuges for stargazing. On a clear, moonless night, it is possible to view around 7,500 to 10,000 stars scattered across the sky. This national park has an active astronomy and night sky program that is run by a special group of volunteers who call themselves the Dark Rangers.
At any given night, the Dark Rangers guide some 100 to 300 people who come to visit the park just to view the night sky. These visitors are treated to multimedia presentations and are given free use of 40 telescopes placed across the park. These presentations are usually delivered at the Bryce Canyon Lodge. Be sure to check out the Visitor Center first for any venue changes. Bryce Canyon National Park also hosts an annual astronomy festival that attracts thousands of people from across the globe. This year, the festival will be held from June 5 to June 8.
Campgrounds at Bryce Canyon National Park:
Bryce Canyon National Park North Campground
Bryce Canyon National Park Sunset Campground.
Campgrounds and RV parks near Bryce Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
The Grand Canyon is famous for its dramatic landscapes at night. On a night with a full moon, the moonlight creates eerie images on its famous rock formations. On moonless nights, you'll be able to see the Milky Way sweeping across the dark sky against a backdrop of thousands of glittering stars.
Stargazing is not part of the Grand Canyon National Park's guided tours, but you can do so on your own. There are trails along the north rim and the south rim of the canyon where you can enjoy a marvelous view of the stars. You can also attend the annual Grand Canyon Star Party hosted by the National Park Service in coordination with the local astronomy clubs of Tucson and Phoenix. This year, the party will be held from June 8 to 15, and will include slide shows and interactive lectures about the stars. You can also make free use of the telescopes provided at the Grand Canyon Visitor Centers and the Grand Canyon Lodge.
Campgrounds at the Grand Canyon National Park:
Grand Canyon National Park Desert View Campground
Grand Canyon National Park Mather Campground
Grand Canyon National Park North Rim
Grand Canyon National Park Trailer Village
Campgrounds and RV Parks near the South Rim.
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Away from the bright city lights of Las Vegas is the Great Basin National Park. Despite its proximity to Las Vegas the park is home to one of the darkest skies in the United States where all that glitters are the stars. Thanks to the low humidity and low light pollution above Great Basin National Park, you will be able to see thousands of stars, man-made satellites, five of the planets in our solar system, and the vast Milky Way Galaxy.
The Great Basin National Park has its own troop of Dark Rangers who guide visitors on their stargazing adventures. These tours are held every Wednesday and Saturday evenings. The best spots to gaze at the stars at the Great Basin are the parking lot at the end of the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, the Mather Overlook, and the Baker Archaeological Site. The National Park Service has also recently started hosting a star party at the park. Now in its second year, the Great Basin National Park's Annual Astronomy Festival will be held on September 5 to 7.
Campgrounds at the Great Basin National Park:
Great Basin National Park Baker Creek
Great Basin National Park Lower Lehman Creek Campground
Great Basin National Park Upper Lehman Creek Campground
Great Basin National Park Wheeler Peak.
Campgrounds and RV Parks near Great Basin National Park.
Joshua Tree National Park, California
In the daytime, Joshua Tree National Park is a dry desert; at night, it is the playground of stargazers. Within Southern California, Joshua Tree National Park offers the best opportunity to find pure dark skies. Regardless of the season, the skies of Joshua Tree are typically clear, thanks to its low desert humidity and the surprisingly low levels of light pollution there.
This summer Joshua Tree is offering Night Sky Programs from February through May. Joshua Tree rangers encourage visitors to "tour" the Milky Way by following its path with binoculars, where you're bound to see vague star clouds burst into thousands of star clusters.
Campgrounds at the Joshua Tree National Park:
Joshua Tree National Park Belle Campground
Joshua Tree National Park Black Rock Campground
Joshua Tree National Park Cottonwood Campground
Joshua Tree National Park Hidden Valley Campground
Joshua Tree National Park Indian Cove Campground
Joshua Tree National Park Jumbo Rocks Campground
Joshua Tree National Park Ryan Campground
Joshua Tree National Park Sheep Pass Campground
Joshua Tree National Park White Tank Campground.
Campgrounds and RV Parks near Joshua Tree National Park.
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
The Natural Bridges National Monument holds the distinction of being the first park in the United States to be declared a Dark Sky Park by the IDA. According to intensive studies by the IDA, the Monument is the only place in North America to have a Bortle Class 2 sky. The Bortle Class system is a measure of the sky's darkness at night, with Class 1 being the most pristine and Class 10 being the most polluted by artificial light.
To maintain the purity of the park's skies, the Monument's management replaced most of its outdoor lighting to make it friendlier to stargazers. Its efforts have paid off, making the park not just perfect for stargazing but also safer and more energy efficient. The sky at the Monument is truly marvelous, its beauty magnified by the fact that the park is located at an altitude of 6,500 feet. Although the park is open year-round, the rangers hold their stargazing tours only in the summer.
Campground at the Natural Bridges National Monument:
Natural Bridges National Monument Campground.
Stargazing is an enjoyable summer activity. A view of the stars in a pristine dark sky is truly marvelous to behold, bound to fill us with awe and wonder at the beauty of the universe beyond us. Sadly, we have lost the ability to view the stars at our own backyards. But all is not yet lost. As long as the skies are still dark at our national parks we will always be able to go camping at these parks and enjoy stargazing in summer.
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22 Dec Lake Tahoe Private Estate Wedding: Featured on Tahoe Unveiled
Kristen and Greg married last summer at a private estate on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe near Tahoe City. Their wedding, planned and designed by One Fine Day Events, is seriously one for the books! With the most elegant decor, a three-tier flower-filled naked wedding cake, beautiful blooms by Art in Bloom, and exceptional photography provided by Mike Larson Photography – get ready to have your jaw drop!
An incredible group of talented Tahoe Unveiled wedding vendors provided many details to make this day a brilliant success. Greco Rose and Kiss & Makeup made sure the bride and her maids looked stunning; As You Wish Catering provided the decedent meal; Celebrations! Party Rentals and Camelot Party Rentals provided the tent and ceremony and reception furniture; La Tavola dressed the tables with elegant linens; and Hip Entertainment had the dance floor packed all night!
Lake Tahoe Wedding Vendors:
Planning & Design: One Fine Day Events // Photographer: Mike Larson Photography // Flowers: Art in Bloom // Hair: Greco Rose // Makeup: Kiss and Makeup // Catering: As You Wish // Cake: Flour Girl // Desserts: Sugar Pine // Ceremony Music: String Beings // Reception Music: Hip Entertainment // Officiant: Pastor Eric Tastet // Videographer: Reel Eyes // Linen: La Tavola // Rentals: One Fine Day Events, Celebrations! Party Rentals, Camelot Party Rentals // Venue: Private Estate
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I’m chairing a panel discussion with Jane & Louise Wilson and Esther Leslie on Tuesday 18th December 8.30pm at Regent Street Cinema reflecting on early cinema and the Wilsons’ recent moving image work. The event is programmed by Film and Video Umbrella and tickets can be bought HERE. More information below.
In honour of Regent Street Cinema’s formative place in cinema history, Film and Video Umbrella and the University of Westminster’s Centre for Research in Art and Media (CREAM), present this special screening of two videos by the acclaimed artists Jane and Louise Wilson.
Undead Sun and We Put The World Before You look back at the aftermath of the First World War, and the huge technological and cultural transformations it brought in its wake. But the films also return us to the early days of cinema, and its new ways of seeing (and surveying) the world, in particular the films of the popular documentarist Charles Urban, which will also form part of the screening programme. Jane and Louise will discuss their work and the legacy of early cinema and its technologies.
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Nikitaras - Nikitas Stamatelopoulos (1782 - 1849)
University of Peloponnisos
One of the most heroic and unselfish fighters of the revolution of 1821. He was born in 1782 in Megali Anastasitsa of Messinia but he descended from the village of Tourkoleka in Falaisia and was a nephew of Theodoros Kolokotronis. From a very early age he followed his father in the mountains and joined the group of the famous captain Zacharias Barbitsiotis. From 1800 to 1808 the Turks launched a firm persecution against the revolution captains of Moreas (Peloponnese) and Nikitaras followed his uncle Kolokotronis to Zakynthos, where he served initially in the Russian and later in the French army.
On March 23rd , 1821 together with Kolokotronis and Papaflessas they freed Kalamata. Always loyal to his uncle, he was among the first who supported the plan for the siege of Tripolis. He made a decisive contribution to the victorious battle in Valtetsi in 1822 as the head of 800 men. A few days later in Doliana, and while he was marching along with 200 men towards Nafplio, he fell upon the Turkish artillery of Kechagiampei which consisted of 6000 men. The valor of Nikitaras and his strategic capacity landed a big blow to the Turkish army which fled the battle, leaving behind 600 dead and almost all their heavy guns.
Very important was his participation in the decisive battle at Dervenakia against Dramali on July 26 in 1822, while a few days later he gave the final blow to the army of the Ottoman General in the ravine of Agios Sostis and in Agionori. In these three battles, Dramalis lost five of the six thousand men that he had under his command and later he himself committed suicide. Moreover,, he fought against Kioutachi in Messolongi, at the victorious battle in Arachova by the side of G. Karaiskakis (November 1826) and at the defeat in Faliro (April 24, 1827). Furthermore, he fought many important battles by the side of Kolokotronis against the army of the Egyptian General Ibrahim.
In the two civil wars, Nikitaras sided with Kolokotronis, but diligent and unselfish as he was, he never participated in the armed conflicts that took place and many times his interventions prevented bloodshed. After the liberation he enlisted in the Russian party but in any case he stayed away from politics. Like his uncle, Nikitaras was a supporter and partner of Kapodistrias and was appointed military commander of Peloponnese. In 1829 he took part in the 4th National Assembly held in Argos as a plenipotentiary of Leontari.
With the arrival of King Otto he fell in disgrace. In 1839 he was arrested and imprisoned in Palamidi (Nafplio) with the slanderous accusation that he prepared a coup against King Otto. In the trial held in 1840 he was acquitted, something that angered the government and once again as in the case of Kolokotronis, court justice was put aside by a royal decree and Nikitaras was jailed in Aegina. Finally, under the threats of General Makrigiannis, Otto had to pardon him (September 18, 1841). After the revolution of 1843 he was given the rank of Major General and in 1847 he was elected senator. He died at his home in Piraeus on September 25th, 1849, two days after celebrating the anniversary of the fall of Tripolis, and was buried in the 1st Cemetery of Athens next to his uncle T. Kolokotronis.
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Florida's leading indicator up slightly in February
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Florida’s leading indicator — a measurement of economic activity in the state compiled by Durham, N.H.-based e-forecasting.com — increased in February by 0.1 percent after an increase of 0.1 percent in January.
The February data is the most recent available.
Seven of the 10 components that make up Florida's leading indicator had a positive contribution in February: weekly hours in manufacturing, building permits, exports of manufactures, international tourism outlook, interest rate spread, national technology index and domestic vacation barometer.
The three negative components included unemployment claims, Floridians' consumer sentiment and national stock prices.
Looking at its six-month growth rate, a signal of turning points, Florida’s leading indicator recorded a positive growth rate of 2.1 percent in February, up from January.
This compares to a long-term annual growth rate of 1.8 percent, the same as the annual growth rate of the state’s overall economic activity.
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Spring Preview: A Look at the Defensive Backs
ODUSports.com will do an eight-part preview, taking a look position-by-position at the Old Dominion University spring football roster. Today we highlight the defensive backs.
ODU returns four cornerbacks that started games in 2013 and leading tackler in safety Fellonte Misher. Four true freshmen saw significant minutes in 2013 while newcomer Justin Noye will also look to make an impact this spring.
Defensive Backs (12)
Alex Jackson – Walk-on redshirted in 2013
Daquin Moore – True freshman played in seven games with 21 tackles
Phil Paulhill – Season cut short due to injuries, played in two games
Sandy Chapman – True freshman started three games, notched 30 tackles
Rob Thompson – True freshman switched to safety in fall camp
Justin Noye – Graduated high school early to enroll in January
Jevon Neal – Started six games in 2013
Reggie Owens – Started all 12 games in 2013, forced two fumbles and had an INT
Fellonte Misher – Led ODU with 95 tackles
Eriq Lewis – Played in nine games, notching 2.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss
Aaron Young – Played in seven games, seeing time on special teams and corner
Malique Johnson – Played in all 12 games, starting six – played LB as well
2014 Signees (4)
Christian Byrum – S – 6-1, 195 – Virginia Beach, Va./Tallwood
Justice Davila – S – 6-0, 185 – Erial, N.J./Timber Creek
Lawrence Holley – CB – 6-2, 185 – Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township
Felix Manus-Schell – CB – 6-0, 175 – Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
Defensive Backs Preview
Reggie Owens is the senior leader in the secondary, having started 13-straight games at cornerback. Owens had a sack, an interception, a fumble recovery and two forced fumbles in 2013.
Jevon Neal started the first six games at corner opposite Owens but Eriq Lewis and Sandy Chapman started three games apiece. Neal ran the fastest 40 of all returners during off-season workouts. Lewis played well in 2013 before a shoulder injury ended his season while Chapman gained valuable experience at corner, intercepting his first career pass in the win at Idaho.
Fellonte Misher returns at safety after leading the Monarchs with 95 tackles. A Washington, D.C. native, Misher had two interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries last season. Andre Simmons was the other safety for ODU last season but he has been moved to linebacker, opening up a spot for one of several players. Daquin Moore and Rob Thompson both saw quality playing time as true freshmen while Malique Johnson bounced around between safety and linebacker, starting six games and notching 33 tackles and a sack.
True freshman Justin Noye graduated high school early and joined the Monarchs for off-season workouts in January.
Player Spotlight –Fellonte Misher
Q: What did you learn from the 2013 season? I learned a lot, because we played big schools like Pittsburgh and Maryland. Now I know what to expect coming into this upcoming year.
Q: Talk about the excitement and challenges that you will face this season with the Conference USA schedule? One of the challenges is that we are playing teams that we did not play last year. We’re expecting a lot from the 2014 incoming class. The great thing is these freshman will start their careers playing this type of competition and they will get four years to play against these big schools.
Q: How did playing five FBS teams last year prepare you for this upcoming season? It has helped out a lot when we are watching film. When we watched the smaller schools on tape, we couldn’t tell how good their players were.
Q: How is Washington D.C. different from Hampton Roads? The people in Hampton roads are a lot nicer than people in D.C. I can normally approach them and talk to them about anything.
Q: Favorite place to eat? In D.C. my favorite place to eat was Chinese Restaurants because of the mambo sauce. I think D.C. might be the only city in the nation that has it. In Norfolk my favorite place to eat is Raising Canes.
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Recombinant malaria protein TRAP fused at the amino-terminal end with six His tag. The coding sequence of TRAP 1.0 was amplified from P. falciparum genomic DNA (ITO4 isolate) in standard Polymerase Chain Reaction PCR (Saiki et al. 1988) using the primer combination trap 1 5'-AGTTGGATCCAGAGATGTGCAAAACA ATATAGTGG-3' and trap 2 5'-GCGAGTAAAGCTAAGCTTCCAGCTATTCCACCTGC-3', the amplified DNA sequence was cloned in the vector pDS56/RBSII,6xHis (Hochuli et al. 1988).
This antibody clone is manufactured by Abcam.
HIS-TAG® is a trademark of EMD Biosciences, Inc.
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab5000 in the following tested applications.
The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
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|Flow Cyt||Use at an assay dependent concentration. ab170191-Mouse monoclonal IgG2a, is suitable for use as an isotype control with this antibody.|
This image is courtesy of an Abreview submitted by Dr Vladimir Milenkovic
ab5000 Immunoprecipitate in human HEK293 whole cell lysate. 25µg of cell lysate incubated with primary antibody (undiluted) and matrix (Protein G) for 16 hours at 4°C. For western blotting an undiluted HRP-Goat anti-rabbit IgG polyclonal was used. Beta3-His fusion protein was immunoprecipitated using anti His Ab, and specific beta3a band (56kDa) was detected using anti beta3 Ab
Lane 1. Lysate of HEK293 cells expressing beta3-His (CACNB3)
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Source Naturals GPLC (Glycine Propionyl-l-Carnitine) fuels the body s energy-producing ability at the cellular level. As we age, our cells mitochondria lose the ability to burn dietary fats for energy. GPLC s propionyl component helps maintain mitochondrial function and combined with the amino acid glycine further supports energy production compared to basic forms of carnitine. Studies show that it has support for overall heart health and for physical energy and stamina.GlycoCarn, USP is a registered trademark of Stigma-tau HealthScience, Inc. and is a manufactured under USA patent 6,703,042 and other foreign patents.
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Like many I have experienced and witnessed the impact of depression on myself and people I love and its a devastating illness. So often it’s undiagnosed and diminishes lives, steals joy, steals life even. It’s the great unspoken illness. Years ago we used to whisper the word cancer, now it’s said more openly; but not so depression. It’s still held secret often and nursed as something shameful; a failing. But no one would choose depression, would they? That dark tunnel of anxiety, that crushing burden of joylessness, that feeling of hopelessness, those weights tied to your life dragging it down making the simplest of tasks a nightmare to achieve. No-one would choose it and yet still guilt sneaks in, part of the symptoms it seems, destined to feed the condition, to further dent a fragile self esteem.
So when I read an article that said actually depression isn’t the psychological problem we thought but really more a physical one, I caught myself feeling an element of relief for a moment. “Not guilty your honour, wisnae me, a virus done it and ran away”. So I kept reading….
The researchers had noted that depression frequently was preceded by illness and they noticed increased inflammatory responses. Is depression a kind of allergic reaction to illness perhaps? We recognise that inflammation plays an important part in our most recent epidemics and some suggest depression may even be as a result of infection.
” Others aren’t willing to go that far, not least because infection is not the only way to set off inflammation. A diet rich in trans fats and sugar has been shown to promote inflammation, while a healthy one full of fruit, veg and oily fish helps keep it at bay. Obesity is another risk factor, probably because body fat, particularly around the belly, stores large quantities of cytokines.
Add this to the fact that stress, particularly the kind that follows social rejection or loneliness, also causes inflammation, and it starts to look as if depression is a kind of allergy to modern life .”
Depression may be a kind of allergy to modern life; a challenging statement and yet it also makes sense. So what is the answer? It’s complex isn’t it?
Perhaps not, the answer lies in an anti-flammatory pill say the researchers, maybe taken alongside an antidepressant to improve the effectiveness. Crack out the neurofen! Of course the solution to our modern life will be a pill, that’s in keeping with how we run our modern lives, isn’t it? But I found myself deflated when I read this. It was a bit like almost finding a secret treasure and then realising it wasn’t special at all.
If we think of allergies after all, we might take an antihistamine but we would also avoid what made us allergic wouldn’t we? I agree it makes sense that depression isn’t only psychosocial, but the solutions must surely also lie in how we live our lives and how we treat ourselves and others with compassion.
I do hope our answer will instead be to begin to peel back the layers of the unintended consequences of modern living. We need to get back to eating food, ( see my blog on this) not a manufactured version of it and as a society we need to make that easy to do. Let’s collectively acknowledge the impact of modern living on health and not blame individuals for this but instead work together to make it easier to embrace wellbeing in its widest sense.
I firmly believe the call for change we see in politics just now is people finally saying we need to change how we do things. And that’s scary, but maybe it’s scarier to do nothing?
Governments can’t have all the answers, no one does but let’s give our support to those who are willing to focus on wellbeing for all, foster thriving communities and who demonstrate compassion for all. We can make that difference and the right time to start is now.
For my fellow Cohen fans….here he is throwing out a challenge as only he can do..as he says ,its almost like the blues.
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This classic book features a richly illustrated, intensely visual treatment of basic machine tool technology and related subjects, including measurement and tools, reading drawings, mechanical hardware, hand tools, metallurgy, and the essentials of CNC. Covering introductory through advanced topics, Machine Tool Practices is formatted so that it may be used in a traditional lab-lecture program or a self-paced program. The book is divided into major sections that contain many instructional units. Each unit contains listed objectives, self tests with answers, and boxed material covering shop tips, safety, and new technologies. In this updated edition there are over 600 new photos and 1,500 revised line drawings!
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What is salvation for Pagans? The majority of Pagans would certainly concern principles such as redemption or validation as meaningless to their spiritual course. What is salvation for Pagans? Without any transcendent divine being that functions as court and also no concept of transgression; practically no requirement for redemption or atonement exists. What is salvation for Pagans? Rewards to live a great life do not include pleasing a god or siren that is outside to one's self; rather, virtue as well as honor are their very own rewards; and also one takes part in such actions out of a feeling of love and individual satisfaction.
System of Reward
What is salvation for Pagans? Some Pagans approve a basic idea of fate as a means of verifying that a person's behavior, whether good or ill; will inevitably form his/her future destiny; whether in this life or a future life. Fate is not seen as a system of reward as well as penalty; yet rather simply as a legislation of the means points work in nature - equivalent to the legislations of gravity or inertia.
Carefully lined up to belief in karma is belief in reincarnation, or the recycling of souls. Considering that the body is "reused" by decay and disintegration after fatality; so the spirit can be reused by taking birth in a new form. As a metaphysical belief, not all Pagans approve reincarnation, however numerous do; those that do, indicate old Pagan ideas, to the extensive belief in reincarnation within occult and also eastern spirituality; as well as ultimately to the anecdotal evidence of lots of individuals who assert to have past-life memories.
Pessimism in Paganism
Unlike other faiths that pertain to reincarnation as a kind of jail from which one must become freed, Paganism generally does not promote such a pessimistic view of renewal. Instead, reincarnation is seen as a device for development and learning - as well as perhaps also delight. Although each version will certainly carry its procedure of suffering and grief, it will likewise bring the joy of brand-new relationships, brand-new experiences; and new knowledge and understanding. Each manifestation is adhered to by a duration of remainder as well as representation; before the spirit jumps on the merry-go-round again. This perspective attests the cycle of renewal as a favorable procedure.
What is salvation for Pagans? In enhancement to reincarnation, followers of different Pagan traditions have mythological understandings of the afterlife in which they put belief. Usually, these transcendent destinations of the heart after fatality are considered paradise; although some have a darker or drearier really feel. Here are a few of the mythological other worlds, as seen by various Pagan traditions, as destinations for the spirits of the dead:
The Wiccan principle of heaven, where one experiences happiness and also sensual satisfaction. The Summerland can operate as a location between reincarnations or as the ultimate destination, when a spirit ultimately stops reincarnating.
Tir na n'Og
Literally, the "Land of Youth." In Irish mythology; Tir na n'Og is a honored world across the water where spirits journey after death. It is a land of constant feasting as well as happiness, without aging, sickness, or death. Probably showing the sensibilities of the Iron Age society that brought to life Celtic myth; it is likewise a land where the souls of brave warriors take part in valorous battle.
Literally, the "Hall of the Slain" and Fólkvangr literally, "Field of the Host" - 2 locations for the spirits of noble warriors; as recounted in Norse myth. The great warriors that trip to Valhalla as well as Fólkvangr upon their death will aid the gods in the apocalyptic battle prophesied to occur throughout Ragnarök; the apocalyptic battle that will certainly occur at the end of the age.
What is salvation for Pagans? The abyss in Greek misconception, ruled over by a god of the same name. The abyss is the last location of the spirits of the dead; while some summaries recommend it is a dismal as well as hazy area; others suggest it is a location of tranquility, and at least one world within the abyss, Elysium; is a blessed location destined for the spirits of the brave and the virtuous.
These as well as various other such representations of transcendent worlds provide understanding right into the variety of beliefs that numerous Pagans may hold. Various practices have teachings that are advertised within their particular community, however no solitary idea concerning the immortality is normative for all.
What is salvation for Pagans? Due to the flexibility with which people can form their very own viewpoints after the afterlife; some Pagans choose either to remain agnostic regarding questions of what takes place after death, and even reject all such concepts as simple esoteric supposition. Because numerous forms of Paganism are a lot more oriented toward the worldly world as opposed to an abstract spiritual world; such a point of view preserves that it is more vital to live well in the here and now than to lose time fretting about what will certainly happen in a future that can’t be controlled anyway.
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I’m going to dedicate this post to a passion of mine- GROCERY SHOPPING.
When I started this blog I was just about to start graduate school, where I flirted with the poverty line for about 4 years. Even though I have a real job now, I still try to keep my spending under control, especially when it comes to groceries. I think there’s a lot on the internet about this topic, but I don’t trust all of it.
Like when you see a recipe for linguine with shrimp under the heading “$5 Dinners!” Um, did you already have the shrimp in your freezer? Because that’s cheating.
In general, I love love love the Mint app for budgeting. It links to your bank accounts, credit cards, student loans, car loans, etc. and allows you to create custom budgets based on your lifestyle and income. Warning: if you enter in your student loans, it will tell you on a daily basis that your net worth is negative 3 million dollars. Don’t let it hurt your ego. We’ll get through this together.
For groceries specifically, I try to keep it to $50 or less per week. Keep in mind that I’m usually only shopping for myself, with the exception of occasional family dinners with my roomies and the GS. So your budget might be higher than that, but here are some things I think about while behind my grocery cart:
Have a list. Always. I keep a note in my phone so that when I run out of essentials, I remember to grab them when I’m there. This prevents me from making extra trips which can sometimes result in extra purchases. Like if I forget to buy toothpaste at the grocery store, I go to Target and end up buying nail polish, a sports bra, a tank top, and hand towels. Because why not?
Have a recipe. Sometimes. Sometimes I get it in my head that I want to make a certain dish and it has to be right now. I go into the store specifically in pursuit of those ingredients. This is wonderful. More often, I go to the store feeling uninspired and just check to see what’s on sale. I have the Pinterest and Foodgawker apps on my phone for this exact reason. If something random is on sale, like short ribs, I type it into one of my apps to browse for ideas. I don’t necessarily follow any of the recipes I find, but it gives me some kind of idea of a direction to head in. Sometimes these end up being my favorite meals!
Don’t be a brand snob. I used to be guilty of this. The best example is Greek yogurt. I used to ONLY buy Chobani, even if something else was on sale. Because I buy like 10 at a time, it adds up. Now, I try to buy whatever is on sale. Obviously you might end up finding a brand that you don’t like (looking at you, Yoplait). I’m not advocating that you’re miserable while eating, but it’s good to try other things for the sake of saving yourself some dinero.
Go to the grocery store once a week. Or four times a week. This is a personal preference thing. I used to be a once-a-weeker, where I would stock up on everything I needed and try my hardest to keep it under $50. When I lived in Rochester and Wegmans was oh-so-close, I got in the habit of going much more often. I think if you’re going more often, you have to be more conscious of how you’re shopping in those trips. Are you buying only exactly what you need for dinner that night, or are you also browsing and grabbing random ingredients because you feel like it? That’s where it can get dangerous.
Never throw away leftovers. The concept of wasting food makes no sense to me. I get that if you’re only cooking for yourself, you might get sick of eating the same thing for dinner 4 nights in a row. This doesn’t happen to me, but I understand it. There are so many ways to mix up your leftovers to keep them interesting that I can never justify throwing out perfectly good food. This pulled pork is a great example- we had it as breakfast burritos, regular tacos, and quesadillas. None went to waste. If you’re someone who really gets sick of eating the same food, you could always try to get some friends to do a recipe swap where you each make 4 servings of something and pass it around. I don’t have enough friends for this, but if you try it definitely let me know.
Never throw away anything. In keeping with the non-wasteful theme, I always hear about people who get really excited and buy a bunch of stuff at the store and then it just goes bad before they get around to cooking it. This is why it’s good to have a plan in mind of what exactly you’re going to do with that acorn squash. On that same token, if you open the fridge and see that you have some zucchini that’s looking not-so-hot, figure out something to do with it TODAY instead of tossing it tomorrow. I just checked- I have 14 recipes including zucchini. Get after it.
Eat breakfast and lunch on the cheap. If you’re really money conscious like I am, keep your first two meals inexpensive. I’m a cereal or oatmeal girl, but eggs are also very affordable. For lunch, I eat a PB&J and a Greek yogurt every day. I’ve been doing this for about 5 years now and I’m still not sick of it. Lunch probably costs me around $2 per day. Because of this, I feel okay when I want to splurge on something fun for a dinner recipe.
Not every meal needs meat. Usually your protein is the most expensive part of the dish, but there are a lot of filling meals that don’t have any meat. My favorite lately are these corn and poblano wraps with black beans. As I said in the post, the GS ate one and then after he was done swallowing said, “Was there meat in that?” Beans are CHEAP, people!
Not every meal needs side dishes. As lovely as I think it is to serve a main course with a starch and a veggie just like your mom does, this isn’t always realistic. If I make myself a chicken cordon bleu sandwich, I don’t actually need to also eat some rice pilaf and steamed broccoli. I’m full after just the sandwich. Obviously if you’re entertaining it’s nice to have options, but if you’re flying solo? Probably not necessary.
That one astronomically-priced ingredient. I remember agonizing over this when I made homemade falafel. I think the jar of tahini was $9 and I couldn’t fathom spending 20% of my week’s budget on that stupid paste. But I reaaaaaaally wanted to make falafel. In that case, the chickpeas were cheap, and I already had the majority of the other ingredients (spices, flour for the pita bread, etc) at home. All in all, it wasn’t a massive sacrifice to buy the tahini. When this happens, look at the quantity of said ingredient, think about what it’s actually adding to the dish, and whether you will use it again. It might be worth the investment, or it might be worth leaving out or substituting. Especially if it’s something that’s going to go bad before you might make another dish that includes it.
Pay attention to the unit price. This might seem like an obvious tip so I apologize if you’re offended, but it’s one thing I noticed when I started shopping for myself. Sometimes things that are advertised as being on sale aren’t the cheapest option. Within a given product, the unit prices should be standard (i.e. peanut butter is price per ounce). It’s a good habit to start checking this, because you might find that you’re saving a little bit here and there by paying more attention to the labels.
Buy in bulk, but only if you’ll eat it. Certain things will always be cheaper in bulk. The first example that comes to mind is chicken. I may balk (HAHA BAWK-CHICKEN. Get it?) over spending $12 on a big package of chicken breasts, but it’s something that I know I will use. It’s annoying to go home and do the trimming, individual wrapping, and freezing, but once it’s done I probably have built in protein for at least 3 meals waiting for me. Don’t get seduced by the Costco effect where you buy 15 pounds of flaked coconut because you just need to make magic bars. I understand the need, but you will never go through all that coconut. This is why I find extreme coupon-ing so ridiculous. Cool that you bought 500 packages of Ramen noodles for 3 cents, but now it’s just taking up space in your weird-ass pantry. Waste.
Freeze it for later. Especially now that we’re getting into chillier weather, there are so many great and easy recipes that can be made in bulk and then re-heat beautifully. I have this post on make-ahead meals, and if you’ve got the space in your freezer this can be both a money-saving and time-saving endeavor.
Holy cow are you still with me? This ended up being way longer than I anticipated, but I hope you found something in here that might be helpful for your future shopping adventures!
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This morning, I’m watching a video presentation by Gregg Braden around the Seven Essene Mirrors. It’s a way of seeing relationships that casts new light for me.
One of the mirrors presented by those around us shows us things we have given away, lost, or have been take from us by people with power over us. This mirror says that we are strangely drawn – magnetically drawn – to people who represent those things for us. We want those things back. This attraction is often difficult to see or pinpoint – unless we ask the right question.
In looking back at two relationships that were sparked by a tremendous attraction, I realized that one woman demonstrated a kind of nurturing that had been withheld from me all my life. She did it on our first date – in the first half hour. I found myself cuddled in her arms crying as she held me and healed me. I felt like a baby. Now I realize I never felt this as a baby. What a blessing my partner was. How attractive!
In the other relationship I examined, it was clear that my partner demonstrated a kind of sexual intimacy I had given away all my life. From whatever dysfunctional thoughts and feelings, I had blocked the expression of my intimacy. She opened me up. Touch with her was fun, it was imaginative, it was healing, it was playful, it was giving. What a blessing she was. How attractive!
In both cases, that special thing which they demonstrated went away – seemed lost again. How painful!
But, now that I see it, I know that nurturing and feeling nurtured is a part of who I am, and so is sexual intimacy. I’m not letting these parts go again.
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When you endeavour in the long process of house cleaning, you will eventually get to the exterior of the house. The real hardship and tedium comes once you fix your gaze on the gutter. There will be an inner struggle about wasting any time on cleaning it, but the conclusion you should most definitely reach is yes, clean it. The gutter might seem like only a bonus attachment to the house, but it has its useful functions, and it can be quite harmful if it is left neglected. And neglecting the gutter means you are really, really neglectful, as the frequency it needs attention is basically a few times a year, so you don’t even have to spend that many times doing it like home cleaning.
And this is the job where professional cleaners will not help. Cleaning companies are concerned with the state of the inside of your house, and the exterior is a handyman’s job. But you don’t really need one – gutter cleaning is simple and you can do it all by yourself.
Neglecting to do it might result in more than clogging it. Those small waterfalls around your house will probably be the least of your problems when the actual structure of the home becomes threatened. Yes, that is no exaggeration. The purpose of the gutter is to keep water away from the walls of your house. With no properly working gutter, your house can get damaged down the road. It might not be an immediate threat, but enough waiting and the damages will not be pretty and will make you wish you did your job sooner. If gutters are dammed up, the water from your roof is dispersed along the roof, and might slip along the walls of the house, working its way to the ceiling and walls of your home. And yes, that is a threat to the structure as its weight assaults the foundation of the house.
Gutters should be clean especially because of the leaves and debris that appear there on a windy day. Debris especially can do a lot of damage in high amounts. Provided your gutter has enough debris, it will become a cylindrical sponge for rain water which will absorb as much liquid as it can, becoming more and more heavy as it goes. When heavy enough, your gutter can literally collapse, tearing parts of the roof or walls along with it. So, in short, make sure you don’t have debris problems. A good way to both check if you have a clogged gutter, and to clean the debris from the gutter, is hosing the gutter down. A fast and strong stream of water will pretty much cleanse the insides of the gutter and should leave it debris free.
Leaves are no real problem, but are really tedious to clean. They require a ladder and you need to feel safe when on that ladder. You also need gloves, because picking wet leaves from a gutter is neither the warmest, nor the cleanest endeavour. This also requires a lot of time, so equip yourself with as much patience and diligence you can, because there will be a lot of climbing down the ladder to move it barely a few inches to the side and then climb back on to pick more leaves.
Take care of your gutter just as thoroughly as you take care of your home cleaning, because in the end it could come back to haunt you. Give it your best to have a free-flowing and leaf-free gutter, and your house will be safe and your wallet will not have to endure any financial damage.
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Refresh Tears Ophthalmic Solution 0.5% and/or Equivalents
Product of Canada
Manufactured by: Allergan
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We have something similar to this mounted low on the mast for the halyard>http://mauriprosailing.com/Merchant2/me ... =BIGBULLET
The single swivel cam next to the one for the furler is most likely for the tackline on the spinnaker. All you do is pull the spinnaker tack out to the end of the pole with it.
I have no idea what the other two are for. I wouldn't use them for the spinnaker halyard. They were probably someone's idea of what they needed. We liked to keep lines on deck to a minumum and even rigged up micro blocks up inside the wing tramp lacing so the trapeze shockcord was out of the way of everything (that's in one of my pictures you uploaded for me).
I never saw one of the spinnaker halyard tangs fail and I've seen some flying kites in very strong wind. Including one on San Francisco Bay in something over 25 knots-the day before racing just sailing the boats from assembly at the Presidio beach to Pier 39. A puff pitchpoled them while both were out on the wire and when the boat was righted the only thing left of the chute was the red, green, and blue tapes around the edge with the rest of the sail draped all over everything-also only about a 1/4 mile in front of an aircraft carrier with the crew lined up on the deck. Others played around in even stronger wind one day at Annapolis with again some pretty spectacular pitchpoles but not a single failed tang.
The "stock" chute was very small compared to what folks ended up using. ProSail had a Minimum required size, so they ended up being HUGE. The tack could easily be pulled all the way to the back of the wing even with the longer poles. I've used the kind of system MBounds is talking about on smaller planing hull monohulls, but I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable with pulling down a chute as big as these with a takedown line. I'd be afraid I'd end up running over it with my wife handling it. Gathering in the foot behind the main and stuffing it goes fairly quickly but of course not like pulling it in while still on the wire.
Try yours in light wind. It's not that hard to deal with and no question adds lots of horsepower.
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Band of Susans: Love Agenda (Blast First LP/Cassette/CD)
Dele Fadele, New Musical Express, 15 April 1989
AS DOYENS of the New York post-everything underground scene and inheritors of the glistening mantle once worn by Television, Band Of Susans never clutch at straws. Their debut LP, Hope Against Hope, mixed caustic political sagas with energised, distorted guitar tangos to destablising effect. Love Agenda raises the warp-factor further and places them in a category of their own, with the massed ranks of the competition choking on their exhaust fumes.
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MIAMI, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management through its new Bacardi Center of Excellence, a unique educational program tailored for students who are interested in careers in the spirits industry, is offering its first learning opportunity, BacardiTeach.
BacardiTeach is open to students, hospitality industry workers who were laid off or lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and others interested in learning about fine spirits and pathways to entrepreneurship. Hundreds of students have already signed up for BacardiTeach courses such as Introduction to Rum and Introduction to Tequila. During the economic downturn, FIU is offering select courses for free until Dec. 31 as part of its recovery efforts.
"BacardiTeach offers advanced learning opportunities for beverage professionals and individuals wanting to learn more about the global spirits world," said Brian Connors, interim director of the Bacardi Center of Excellence. "In the future, it will utilize both web-based and in-person learning to help spirits entrepreneurs launch new businesses and create new spirits startups with more ease and professional structure."
Because of social distancing measures, all the courses are online for the summer. The seven initial introductory courses - each covering a different spirit - includes history and other information. Once the student finishes the course, they take a test. If they pass the test, they earn a badge. Students can earn a badge by passing the test at the end of each course. Students who earn at least five badges receive a certificate of completion.
"BacardiTeach has been a great program for me during this quarantine," said Rebecca Bohigas, FIU Chaplin School student. "I have been wanting to learn more about spirits and this program popped up at the perfect time."
The program is part of a $5 million gift by Bacardi to the Chaplin School made back in February through FIU's Next Horizon campaign, which helped create the Chaplin School's spirits management major - a first of its kind.
"Bacardi is proud to be a part of developing the future hospitality and tourism talent through our partnership with FIU," said Pete Carr, President of Bacardi North America. "Love for our iconic brands has been built in bars and restaurants across the globe and this program helps us give back to an industry that has been part of our 158-year-old story."
"BacardiTeach is just the first of many innovative learning opportunities we're offering our students and the community to elevate their spirits knowledge, which they can use to better their career," said Michael Cheng, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management dean. "We're so excited and we hope everyone, especially those affected by the pandemic, will take advantage of this amazing opportunity."
For more information, please visit the BacardiTeach website for a complete list of beverage course offerings.
SOURCE Florida International University
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A social-savvy agent will have an advantage over their competitors. Social media is relationship building on steroids. Leveraging social media is a must if you want to double your business. Surround yourself with others who are already successfully leveraging all social platforms.
Michael Meier is a leading expert often asked to speak at large national events in front of thousands of real estate agents. And he would love to help you as well. With Michael as your personal coach, you will have access to the latest social media strategies.
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Beginning Still Life teaches aspiring artists everything they need to know to get started in drawing with graphite pencil. From choosing paper and pencils to basic pencil techniques to composition and development, this book is bursting with valuable lessons to help beginning artists master this captivating medium. Talented artist Steven Pearce guides the readers through an exploration of pencil drawing, covering basic concepts and techniques, such as value, shading, blending, setting up a still life, and more. Building on these basic techniques, artists can further practice their craft with step-by-step drawing projects that cover a variety of still life subjects, including fruits and vegetables, flowers, and more. With comprehensive instruction and artist tips and tricks, Beginning Still Life is the perfect resource for aspiring artists.
Like many artists, Steven Pearce got his start at a very early age. His mother was an accomplished oil painter, and his father was an oil painter, sculptor, and master jeweler. Their encouragement and knowledge helped Steven grow as an artist. Creating art with a pencil is Steven’s passion. He enjoys experimenting with other media, including colored pencil, oil, and acrylics. Steven loves drawing portraits, still life, wildlife, landscapes, and anything that represents well in graphite and charcoal. www.srpearceart.com
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Oscar Wilde and The Ring of Death
(title in UK)
Oscar Wilde and A Game Called Murder (title in USA)
| Reading Group
Guide | Q
& A with Gyles
The Fortune Teller
It was Sunday May 1, 1892, a cold day, as I remember.
And I do remember. (And if I did not, I have my journal at my side
to remind me.) The day was cold, though the sun was bright. I recall
in particular the way in which a brilliant shaft of afternoon sunlight
filtered through the first-floor front window of Number 16 Tite
Street, Chelsea – the London home of Oscar and Constance Wilde
– and perfectly illuminated two figures sitting close together
at a small window table, apparently holding hands.
One was a woman, a widow, in her early forties, with
a pleasing figure, well-held, and a narrow, kindly face –
a little lined, but not care-worn – and large, knowing eyes.
She was dressed all in black silk and on her head, which she held
high, she wore a turban of black velvet featuring a single, startling,
silver and turquoise peacock’s feather. The colour of the
feather matched the colour of her hair.
The other figure seated at the table was quite as
striking. He was a large man, aged thirty-seven, tall, over-fleshed,
with a fine head of thick deep-chestnut hair, large, slightly drooping
eyes, and full lips that opened to reveal a wide mouth crowded with
ungainly teeth. His skin was pale and pasty, blotched with freckles.
He was dressed in a sand-coloured linen suit of his own design.
At his neck, he sported a loose-fitting linen tie of Lincoln green
and, in his buttonhole, a fresh amaryllis, the colour of coral.
The woman was Mrs Robinson, clairvoyant to the Prince
of Wales among others. The man was Oscar Wilde, poet and playwright,
and literary sensation of the age.
Slowly, with gloved fingers, Mrs Robinson caressed
Oscar Wilde’s right hand. Repeatedly, she brushed the side
of her little finger across his palm. With her right thumb and forefinger
she took each of his fingers in turn and, gently, pulled it straight.
For a long while, she gazed intently at his open hand, saying nothing.
Eventually, she lifted his palm to her cheek and held it there.
She sighed and closed her eyes and whispered, ‘I see a sudden
death in this unhappy hand. A cruel death, unexpected and unnatural.
Is it murder? Is it suicide?’
‘Or is it the palmist trying to earn her guinea
by adding a touch of melodrama to her reading?’ Oscar withdrew
his hand from Mrs Robinson’s tender grasp and slapped it on
the table, with a barking laugh.
‘You go too far, dear lady,’ he exclaimed.
‘This is a tea party and the Thane of Cawdor is not expected.
There are children present. You are here to entertain the guests,
Mrs Robinson, not terrify them.’
Mrs Robinson tilted her bird-like head to one side
and smiled. ‘I see what I see,’ she said, without rancour.
Oscar was smiling also. He turned from the table and
looked beyond the pool of sunlight to a young man of military bearing
who was standing alone, a yard away, observing the scene. ‘Come
to my rescue, Arthur,’ he called. ‘Mrs Robinson has
seen “a sudden death” in my “unhappy hand”.
You’re a medical man. I need a second opinion.’
Arthur Conan Doyle was then three weeks away from
his thirty-third birthday and already something of a national hero.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was one of the most popular books
in the land. Doyle himself, in appearance, was more Watson than
Holmes. He was a handsome fellow, sturdy and broad-shouldered, with
a hearty handshake, beady eyes and a genial smile that he kept hidden
beneath a formidable walrus moustache. He was the best of men, and
a true friend to Oscar, in good times and bad.
‘I’m no longer practising medicine, Oscar,
as you know,’ he said, moving towards the window table, ‘but
if you want my honest opinion, you should steer well clear of this
kind of tomfoolery. It can be dangerous. It leads you know not where.’
He bowed a little stiffly towards Mrs Robinson. ‘No offence
intended, Madam,’ he said.
‘None taken,’ she replied, graciously.
‘The creator of Sherlock Holmes can do no wrong in my eyes.’
Doyle’s cheeks turned scarlet. He blushed readily.
‘You are too kind,’ he mumbled awkwardly.
‘You are too ridiculous, Arthur. Pay no attention
to him, Mrs R. He’s all over the place. I’m not surprised.
He’s moved to South Norwood – wherever that may be.’
‘It’s not far,’ Doyle protested.
‘It’s a world away, Arthur, and you know
it. That’s why you were late.’
‘I was late because I was completing something.’
‘Your sculpture. Yes, I know. Sculpture is your
Conan Doyle stood back from the table. ‘How
do you know that?’ he exclaimed. ‘I have mentioned it
to no one – to no one at all.’
‘Oh come now, Arthur,’ said Oscar, getting
to his feet, smiling and inclining his head to Mrs Robinson as he
left the table. ‘I heard you telling my wife about the spacious
hut at the end of your new garden and the happy hours you are intending
to spend there, “in the cold and the damp”. Only a sculptor
loves a cold, damp room: it’s ideal for keeping his clay moist.’
‘You amaze me, Oscar.’
‘Mrs Robinson would have uncovered your secret
too – by the simple expedient of examining your fingernails.
Look at them, Arthur. They give the whole game away!’
‘You are extraordinary, Oscar. I marvel at you.
You know that I plan to include you in one of my stories –
as Sherlock Holmes’s older brother.’
‘Yes, you have told me – he is to be obese
and indolent, as I recall. I’m flattered.’
Conan Doyle laughed and slapped Oscar on the shoulder
with disconcerting force. ‘I’m glad I came to your party,
my friend,’ he said, ‘– despite the company you
‘It is not my party, Arthur. It is Constance’s
party. The guests are all alarmingly respectable and the cause is
The party – for about forty guests, men, women
and children – was a fund-raiser in aid of one of Constance
Wilde’s favourite charities, the Rational Dress Society. The
organisation, inspired by the example of Amelia Bloomer in the United
States, was dedicated to promoting fashions for women that did not
‘deform the body or endanger it’. The Society believed
that no woman should be forced to endure the discomfort and risk-to-health
of overly tight-laced and restrictive corsetry nor be obliged to
wear, in total, more than seven pounds of undergarments. Constance
spoke poignantly of the plight of so many women – scores of
them each year: young and old, serving girls and ladies of rank
– who were either maimed or burned to death when their voluminous
skirts, petticoats and underpinnings accidentally caught on a candle
or brushed by a hearth and were set alight.
Oscar and Arthur stood together looking about the
room. Conan Doyle leant forward, resting his hands on the back of
one of the Wildes’ black-and-white bamboo chairs. ‘The
cause is indeed a good one,’ he said. ‘Rest assured:
I have subscribed.’ He smiled at Oscar, adding, ‘I remain
to be convinced, however, about the complete respectability of the
guests. For example, who are those two?’ He nodded towards
‘Ah,’ said Oscar, ‘Miss Bradley
and Miss Cooper.’
‘They look like chimney-sweeps.’
‘Yes,’ said Oscar, squinting at the ladies.
‘They do appear to have come en travestie. I think the costumes
are deliberate. They probably wanted to bring us luck. They are
not chimney-sweeps by trade. They are poetesses. Or, rather, I should
say, “they are a poet”. They write together, under a
single name. They call themselves “Michael Field”.’
‘I observed them in the hallway, smoking cigarettes,
and kissing one another, upon the lips.’
‘Extraordinary,’ said Oscar, shaking his
head wanly, ‘especially when you consider the amount of influenza
sweeping through Chelsea this spring.’
‘And what about the unhealthy-looking gentleman
over there? He has the appearance of a dope-fiend, Oscar.’
‘George Daubeney?’ exclaimed Oscar. ‘The
Hon the Reverend George Daubeney? He’s a clergyman, Arthur,
and the son of an earl.’
‘Is he now?’ replied Doyle, chuckling.
‘Why do I recognise the name?’
‘It has been in all the papers, alas. The Reverend
George was sued for breach of promise. It was a messy business.
He lost the case and his entire fortune with it.’
‘He has a weak mouth,’ said Conan Doyle.
‘And a stern father who declines to bail him
out, I’m afraid. I like him, however. He is assistant chaplain
at the House of Commons and part-time padre to Astley’s Circus
on the south side of Westminster Bridge.’
‘No wonder you like him, Oscar! You cannot resist
Now it was Oscar’s turn to chuckle. He touched
Conan Doyle on the elbow and invited his friend to scan the room.
‘Look about you, Arthur. You are a man who has seen the world,
the best and worst of it. You have journeyed to the Arctic in a
whaler. You have lived in Southsea out of season. You are familiar
with all types and conditions of men. Consider the assorted individuals
gathered in this drawing-room this afternoon and tell me which one
of them, to you, looks to be the most incontrovertibly “respectable”.'
Doyle was entertained by the challenge. He stepped
back and stood, arms akimbo, fists on hips. He pursed his lips and
narrowed his eyes and, slowly, carefully, surveyed the scene before
him. Constance had gathered a motley crowd to her charitable tea
party. ‘What precisely am I looking for Oscar?’
‘The acme of respectability,’ said Oscar.
‘The face, the figure, the demeanour, the look that says to
you, “This chap is sound, no doubt about it.”’
‘Mm,’ growled Doyle, taking in the faces
around him, turn by turn. ‘They all look a bit doubtful, don’t
they?’ He looked beyond where the Reverend George Daubeney
and I were standing, to the doorway, where Charles Brooke –
the English Rajah of Sarawak, a particular friend of Constance –
was holding court. ‘Brooke has the look of a leader about
him, doesn’t he? I know him slightly. He’s sound. He’s
Oscar raised his forefinger and waved it admonishingly.
‘No, no, Arthur. Don’t tell me about people you already
know. I want you to make a judgment entirely on appearance. Look
about this room and pick out the one person who strikes you as having
about him an air of absolute respectability.’
‘I have him!’ cried Doyle triumphantly.
‘There!’ He indicated a sandy-haired young man of medium
build and medium height who was standing with Constance Wilde at
the far end of the room. Constance’s older boy, her six-year
old, Cyril, was at her side with his arms clasped around her skirt.
Her younger son, Vyvyan, then four-and-a-half, was seated happily
on the young man’s shoulders tugging at his sandy-coloured
‘He’s your man, Oscar,’ said Conan
Doyle. ‘He’s easy with children – and children
are easy with him. That’s a good sign.’
‘He is Vyvyan’s godfather,’ said
‘I’m not surprised. You chose well. He
has the air of a thoroughly dependable fellow. What’s his
‘Edward Heron-Allen,’ said Oscar.
‘A sound name,’ said Conan Doyle, with
‘Indeed,’ said Oscar, smiling.
‘A respectable name.’
‘And his profession, Oscar? He’s a professional
man - you can tell at a glance.’
‘He is a solicitor. And the son of a solicitor.’
‘Of course he is. I might have guessed. Look
at his open face – it’s a face you can trust. It’s
the face of a good-hearted, clean-living, respectable young man.
How old is he? Do you know?’
‘About thirty, I imagine.’
‘And how old is The Hon the Reverend George
Daubeney, may I ask?’
‘About the same, I suppose.’
‘But Daubeney,’ said Doyle, his eyes darting
from Oscar to Constance, ‘looks ten years the older of the
two, does he not? Daubeney’s face, I fear, speaks of a life
of dissipation. My man’s face speaks of The Great Outdoors.
He has colour in his cheeks. His jaw is clean-cut, his eyes sparkle,
his conscience is clear.’
‘My, my, Arthur, you are taken with him.’
Conan Doyle laughed. ‘I’m only doing as
you asked, Oscar – judging by appearance. Edward Heron-Allen’s
appearance is wholly reassuring. You cannot deny it. Look at his
‘The tailoring is unexceptional.’
‘Precisely. The man is not a dandy. He is a
gentleman. His suit is sober – it’s exactly the sort
of suit you’d expect a solicitor to wear on a Sunday –
and his tie, I think, tells us he went to Harrow.’
‘He did indeed,’ said Oscar, grinning
broadly, ‘and played cricket for the First XI.’
Conan Doyle caught sight of Oscar’s wide and
wicked smile and, suddenly, with a clenched fist began to beat his
own forehead. ‘Oh, Oscar, Oscar,’ he growled ruefully,
‘Have I taken your bait? Have I fallen headlong into an elephant
trap? Are you about to reveal to me that my supposed model of respectability
is, in fact, the greatest bounder in the room?’
‘No,’ said Oscar, lightly, ‘Not
at all. But we all have our secrets, Arthur, do we not?’
‘What’s his? Has he embezzled all his
‘He is in love with Constance.’
Conan Doyle looked concerned. He was a loyal and conscientious
husband. His own young wife, Louisa, known as ‘Touie’,
was a victim of tuberculosis. Doyle went out and about without her,
but she was never far from his thoughts. Arthur Conan Doyle was
that old-fashioned thing, a man of honour. His marriage vows counted
with him. He tugged at his moustache. ‘This fellow, Heron-Allen,
being in love with your wife, Oscar - does it trouble you?’
‘No,’ said Oscar, ‘not at all.’
‘And Mrs Wilde?’ asked Doyle, ‘How
does she feel?’
‘It does not trouble Mrs Wilde.’ Oscar
smiled. ‘Mrs Heron-Allen, however, may find it a touch perturbing.’
‘Ah,’ said Arthur frowning, ‘the
fellow’s married, is he? He doesn’t look like a married
‘I agree with you there, Arthur. He looks totally
care-free, does he not?’
‘He looks quite ordinary to me,’ said
Conan Doyle. ‘That’s why I picked him when you started
me off on this absurd game. I shouldn’t have indulged you,
‘Edward Heron-Allen is anything but ordinary,
Arthur. He cultivates asparagus. He makes violins. He speaks fluent
Persian. And he is a world authority on necrophilia, bestiality,
pederasty, and the trafficking of child prostitutes.’
‘Good grief.’ Arthur Conan Doyle blanched
and gazed towards Edward Heron-Allen in horror. The young solicitor
was lifting Vyvyan Wilde from his shoulders. He kissed the top of
the boy’s head as he lowered him safely to the ground. ‘Good
grief,’ repeated Conan Doyle.
‘I’ve seated you next to him at dinner,
Arthur. You’ll find him fascinating. He’s another chiromancer
– like Mrs Robinson. Let him read your palm between courses
and he’ll advise you whether to plump for the lamb or the
‘I’m speechless, Oscar,’ said Conan
Doyle, still staring fixedly in the direction of Edward Heron-Allen
and Constance Wilde. ‘I’m quite lost for words.’
‘No matter,’ said Oscar blithely, ‘Heron-Allen
can do the talking. He has a great deal to say and you’ll
find all of it’s worth hearing.’
‘Are you serious, Oscar?’ Doyle protested.
‘Is that man really joining us for dinner?’
Oscar chuckled. ‘Why not? He looks respectable
enough to me. In fact, he’s my particular guest tonight. Sherard
is bringing the Hon the Reverend George Daubeney. Who is your guest
Conan Doyle was now blowing his nose noisily on a
large, red handkerchief. ‘Willie . . . Willie Hornung,’
he said, hesitating to name the name. ‘You don’t know
him. He’s a young journalist, an excellent fellow, one of
the sweetest-natured and most delicate-minded men I ever knew.’
‘Hornung . . . Willie Hornung.’ Oscar
rolled the name around his mouth, as though it was an unfamiliar
Doyle returned his handkerchief to his pocket and
looked Oscar in the eye. ‘Perhaps I should advise Hornung
to stay away. Willie’s not what you’d call a man of
‘Don’t be absurd, Arthur. How old is he?’
‘I don’t know. Twenty-six? Twenty-seven?’
‘Keats was dead at twenty-six, Arthur. It’ll
do Mr Hornung good to live a little dangerously, take life as he
finds it. It’s the possibility of the pearl or the poison
in the oyster that make the prospect of opening it so enticing.
Besides, we have to have him or we’ll be thirteen at table.’
‘Is Lord Alfred Douglas coming?’
‘Bosie? Of course.’ Oscar threw his head
back and brushed his hands through his hair. ‘Bosie is coming,
very much so. And he’s bringing his older brother, Francis
Douglas, Lord Drumlanrig, with him. You’ll like Drumlanrig,
Arthur. He’s about the same age as your young friend, Hornung,
and sweet-natured, too. I’m all for feasting with panthers,
but it’s good to have a few delicate-minded lambs at the trough
as well. One can have too much of a bad thing.’ He looked
around the room. ‘Where is Bosie? He should be here by now.’
The Wildes’ drawing room was beginning to empty.
Katherine Bradley and Edith Cooper, the poetesses dressed as chimney-sweeps,
were standing by the doorway blowing kisses towards Oscar. Miss
Bradley, the taller of the two, had taken a huge bulrush out of
a vase by the fireplace. She called to Oscar: ‘I’m stealing
this, dearest one. I hope you don’t mind. Moses and Rebecca
Salaman are coming to supper. This will make them feel so at home.’
Oscar nodded obligingly. Charles Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak, was
handing Constance a cheque and grandiloquently saluting her for
her charitable endeavours on behalf of humankind in general and
the Rational Dress Society in particular. His wife, Margaret, a
plain and patient woman, was pulling at his arm. ‘Will he
ever stop talking?’ she asked.
‘Only if we start listening,’ answered
Constance, with a kindly laugh, kissing her friend on the cheek.
‘Thank you both for coming. And thank you, Charles, for your
generosity. Every one has been so kind, so good.’
‘It’s you, Mrs Wilde,’ said Edward
Heron-Allen, stepping toward his hostess and lifting her hand to
his lips. ‘You inspire us.’
Conan Doyle spluttered into his red handkerchief and
whispered to Oscar, ‘The man’s intolerable.’
‘You inspire our devotion,’ Heron-Allen
continued, still holding Constance’s hand and looking into
her eyes. ‘We love you. It’s as simple as that.’
‘We love Oscar, too,’ said a voice from
the landing, ‘But that’s more complicated, of course.’
‘Ah,’ said Oscar, clapping his hands,
‘Bosie is upon us.’
Lord Alfred Douglas appeared in the doorway of the
Wildes’ drawing-room and held his pose. Bosie was an arrestingly
good-looking boy. I use the word ‘boy’ advisedly. He
was twenty-one at the time, but he looked no more than a child.
Indeed, he told me that, later that same summer, a society matron
was quite put out when she invited him to her children’s tea
party and discovered her mistake. Even at thirty-one, people would
enquire whether he was still at school. Oscar used to say, ‘Bosie
contained the very essence of youth. He never lost it. That is why
I loved him.’
Oscar did indeed love Lord Alfred Douglas and made
no bones about it. Slender as a reed, with a well-proportioned face,
gently curling hair the colour of ripe corn and the complexion of
a white peach, Bosie was an Adonis – even Conan Doyle and
I could not deny that. Oscar loved him for his looks. He loved him
for his intellect, also. Bosie had a good mind, a ready wit –
he liked to claim credit for originating some of Oscar’s choicest
quips – and a way with words and language that I envied. He
was intelligent, but indolent. He left Oxford without a degree.
(But so did I. And so did Shelley and Swinburne. Bosie’s poetry
may not rank alongside theirs, but, nonetheless, the best of it
has stood the test of time.)
Oscar Wilde also loved Lord Alfred Douglas because
of who he was. Though he made wry remarks to suggest otherwise,
Oscar was a snob. He liked a title. He was pleased to be on ‘chatting
terms’ with the Prince of Wales. He was happy that his acquaintance
encompassed at least a dozen dukes. And he was charmed to find that
Bosie Douglas (with his perfect profile and manners to match) was
the third son of an eighth marquess – albeit a marquess with
Even in 1892, Bosie’s father, John Sholto Douglas,
8th Marquess of Queensberry, was notorious. Ill-favoured, squat,
hot-tempered, aggressive, Lord Queensberry was a brute, a bully,
a spendthrift and a womaniser. His one strength was that he was
fearless. His one unsullied claim to fame was that, with a university
friend, John Graham Chambers, he had codified the rules of conduct
for the sport of boxing. He was himself a light-weight boxer of
tenacity and skill. He was also a daring and determined jockey (he
rode his own horses in the Grand National) and a huntsman noted
for ruthlessness in the field. He was said to use his whip with
equal ease on his horses, his dogs and his women. In 1887, Lady
Queensberry, the mother of his five children, divorced him on the
grounds of his adultery.
Bosie despised his father and adored his mother. In
Bosie’s eyes, Sybil Queensberry could do no wrong. ‘My
father has given me nothing,’ he said. ‘My mother has
given me everything, including my name.’ Lady Queensberry
had called him ‘Boysie’ when he was a baby. Oscar called
him ‘my own dear boy’ from the moment they met, early
in the summer of 1891. They became firm friends almost at once.
By the summer of 1892, they were near inseparable. Where Oscar went,
Bosie came too. I liked him. Constance liked him, also. Conan Doyle
had his reservations.
As he stood, posed, in the drawing-room doorway, with
his head thrown to one side, like a martyred saint upon a cross,
Bosie looked straight towards Constance. ‘Mrs Wilde,’
he cried, ‘Peccavi. I have missed your party and I didn’t
want to miss it for the world. Will you forgive me?’ From
behind his back he produced a small bunch of primroses tied together
with blue ribbon. He stepped forward and presented them to her.
She kissed him, as she might have done a child, and said, ‘What
a sweet thought, Bosie. Thank you. I’m glad you’re here.
I’m sure Oscar was getting anxious.’
Bosie, nodding to Edward Heron-Allen, went over to
Oscar and Conan Doyle. George Daubeney and I joined them. ‘I
apologise, Oscar,’ he said. ‘I’ve had a damnable
afternoon. Arguing about money. With my father. He’s been
through £400,000 you know and won’t advance me fifty.
The man’s a monster. I’d like to murder him.’
Arthur Conan Doyle raised an eyebrow and sucked on
‘I mean it,’ said Bosie seriously. ‘I’d
like to murder him, in cold blood.’
‘Well, you can’t, Bosie,’ said Oscar,
‘ – leastways, not tonight.’
‘Why not?’ demanded Bosie petulantly.
‘It’s Sunday, Bosie,’ said Oscar,
‘and a gentleman never murders his father on a Sunday. You
should know that. Did they teach you nothing at Winchester? Besides,
it’s the first Sunday in the month and we are going to dinner
at the Cadogan. You can’t have forgotten, surely?’
Copyright © 2007-2008 by Gyles Brandreth
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‘90s Aquarium Beach Party @ A Bar Called Barry.
To celebrate Aqua coming to Oz, A Bar Called Barry hosted a ’90s-themed Aquarium beach party where you could win tickets to Aqua’s shows by finding bits of dismembered “Barbie Girl”. We didn’t find any rogue pieces of “Polyester Girl”, but luckily we already have tickets.
We all decided to go in costume, which originally consisted of playsuits and floaties, which April and Michelle stayed true to. However, when I went to try on my $10 playsuit from Sportsgirl, it was supremely unflattering, so I decided I wasn’t going to go in costume. Then, when I was returning some books to the City Library in Flinders Lane, I decided to pop into Retrostar Vintage Clothing to see if they had any cheap playsuits or old school swimsuits. I did manage to find some vintage shorts for not-so-cheap, but I thought they were fabulous and just had to have them. While I’ll probably never wear them to anything but a costume party, I just love them! So my costume strayed a little bit from the colourful playsuit model we originally agreed upon, but retro is a bit more my style anyway.
Getting ready for a beach party.
’90s beach fun!
On the train on the way there some guy approached me and said, “I’m going to out-gay myself here, but you should really keep that Dita Von Teese look you’ve got going on.” We replied by saying we thought he was going to ask us for money! Thanks for the compliment, though, random guy.
This image via A Bar Called Barry’s Facebook page.
“Oo, oo, ah, ah, sexy eyes.”
I went to see J. Edgar on cheapo Monday at Nova, and while I quite enjoyed the movie, I did fall asleep in it… twice! Oops!
The rogue chilli plant.
So this is what happens when you neglect your garden? Maybe I shouldn’t tend to my hydrangeas for six months and they’ll be thriving, too?!
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TOWN OF WALLKILL – A 41-year-old Town of Wallkill woman narrowly escaped injury when a man opened fire on the car in which she was sitting in the parking lot of Whisper’s Bar and Grill at 248 Highland Avenue early Saturday.
The woman told Wallkill Town Police that she heard gunshots and then her car was riddled with bullets around 1:51 a.m. A second vehicle was also struck with rounds.
The suspect is described as a black man, approximately five-feet, 10-inches to six-feet, one-inch tall, with a thin build, dreadlock hair, and wearing a black hat, skinny jeans and a white belt.
He fled the scene in a charcoal grey Toyota Corolla.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Town of Wallkill Detectives at 845-692-6757.
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By God life can be exciting in New Zealand.
Look at these heart-attack inducing headings from yesterday’s Stuff web-site.
“Stuck in the lift for 45 minutes”
“New subdivision plans revealed”
“Auckland ferry passengers left behind”
“Michael Jacksons son turns 18”
Amid this dross and downplayed was one sensible one, namely, “The Millane murder case and it’s media storm”
All credit to Dr Sarah Baker, a communications lecturer at AUT who spoke out on this.
Why she asked, didn’t another murder case that same week, namely Chinese woman Xi Wang, murdered by her ex-partner while holding her 2 year old, get the same attention?
I can answer that. In the largely futile attempt to find real news in bland New Zealand, our media do one of two things.
They either make it up by taking a minor issue and puffing it up to a major one, or alternatively, as with the Millane murder, they climb on a media bandwagon and add layer after layer of trivia and repetition until it’s become the story of the century.
With the Millane murder, the NZ Herald was the principal culprit, giving it a 2 months long World War 3 treatment. Every year about a dozen woman, disproportionately maori, but also occasionally tourists, are murdered in New Zealand. It’s a sad but reoccurring story and each case if briefly reported. The Millane over-kill was farcical.
As said, it’s not easy being a journo’ in this country. Here the media face the opposite problem of their Australian, American, British et al counterparts, namely what to leave out.
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We have seen many concepts, but this is the most realistic plan yet for humanity's first Moon Base. It will be more efficient and cheaper to build than any other alternative, as it uses 3D printing to quickly transform raw lunar soil into habitable domes.
Also? It looks awesome.
The lunar soil structure will provide both radiation and temperature insulation. Inside, a lightweight pressurized inflatable with the same dome shape will be the living environment for the first human Moon settlers.
The European Space Agency and architectural firm Foster + Partners are now working on the technology to make this a reality. According to ESA's human spaceflight team's Scott Hovland: "3D printing offers a potential means of facilitating lunar settlement with reduced logistics from Earth."
For the rest of the story: http://gizmodo.com/5980534/this-is-what-the-first-lunar-base-could-really-look-like?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
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By Nigel M Smith | Indiewire November 11, 2013 at 10:46AM
[Editor's Note: All filmmakers want to be noticed and contests are one way to make that happen. But what does it take to make a film that wins? This is part of a series of five articles that profile the winning directors of Canon's Project Imaginat10n and how they created their incredible short films. To learn more about Project Imagination, please go HERE.]
If it weren't for Julian Higgins’ lead actress, his film short "Here and Now" would have never been made or gone on to become one of the winning films in Canon's Project Imaginat10n film contest.
"It's all about the personal relationships," Higgins explained. Through his cinematographer friend, Andrew Wheeler (who would go on to shoot "Here and Now"), Higgins was put in touch with Josh Pence ("The Social Network," "The Dark Knight Rises"), the lead actor in the short, who, in turn, introduced him to actress Abigail Spencer ("Rectify," "Mad Men"). As it turns out, Spencer was the one to hear about the contest.
"We'd been thinking about collaborating on a feature," Higgins said. "A short [film] was a great chance for us to get creative together and put something under our belts."
The end result is a project Higgins deems "totally personal."
The Short Film's Official Synopsis: A young married couple contemplates the future of their strained relationship, reflecting back on the times when they were most in love.
How They Won the Contest: "Our game plan was to make the film as personal and specific as possible," Higgins said. "My feeling about film is the more specific the storytelling is, the more accessible the film is.”
"When you see filmmakers who really put their heart and soul on the screen, that's more identifiable for a big audience. Our plan was to make ourselves happy with the project. We just wanted to make it meaningful to us."
Advice to Filmmakers: "Don't think about winning the contest," Higgins said."The goal is to make a film you're really proud of. Only those films go on to win."
What They Shot On: The filmmakers opted to go old school and shoot on 16mm. "The format felt like the right choice for the material and the project," Higgins explained.
Indiewire has partnered with Canon's Project Imaginat10n, the first film festival inspired by your photos.
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Current Age: 26 years 274 days
Born: January 26, 1991, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Playing Role: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
Vijay Shankar’s Profile: A middle-order batsman who can grind attacks and bowl medium-pace, Vijay Shankar established himself as one of the key members of a Tamil Nadu side undergoing transition in 2014-15. Particularly strong off the pads, and with a fondness for driving on the up, Shankar made scores of 111, 82, 91, 103 in the Ranji Trophy knockouts to finish with 577 runs at 57.70 that season, after returning from a groin injury.
Playing for Teams: Chennai Super Kings,Lyca Kovai Kings,Sunrisers Hyderabad,Tamil Nadu Districts XI
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About This ProductThis queen storage footboard is made with engineered wood (MDF/particleboard) and decorative laminate. Pairs with other items in the series to make a bed kit.
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Arzoo has changed and it is not for the good
In the recent episode of Humsafars, we saw how Arzoo (Shivya Pathania) married Sahir (Harshad Chopda), but she was not happy about it. Arzoo vowed to change herself and become a different person in life. She gave up on love and decided to move with the world after being heartbroken.
The new Arzoo came as a big shock to everyone in the family. She forgot how to laugh, be happy and be simple. Arzoo, in the upcoming episodes, will be seen as money minded business woman, whose only motive in life will be to expand her empire and be successful at any cost.
This new avatar will shock Sahir and he will be extremely upset that the girl he fell in love with has changed. He will try his level best to be supportive, but Arzoo’s snappy behaviour and desperation for money will disgust Sahir. But it is entirely Sahir’s doing and he will constantly keep blaming himself and his circumstances.
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I am a dedicated yogi who loves to put good energy into the world.
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Current affairs series with Nina Hall (Lecturer in Global Governance, Hertie School) and Michaela Kreyenfeld (Professor of Sociology, Hertie School).
This event is open to the Hertie School community.
The last year has seen the rise of populist parties and movements – from the popularity of the AfD in Germany, to the election of Trump, and the Brexit vote. They all share a common anti-immigrant and anti-refugee platform. The increasing number of refugees globally, and particularly in Europe has fuelled concern that some may lose jobs and that Western societies may be profoundly transformed by new arrivals, many of whom are Muslim. These debates are often polarized, based on misinformation and ‘fake’ news and taking place in echo chambers, due to the reliance on social media for news. This discussion aims to raise and explore the following questions:
- How can civil society organizations advocate for refugee and migrant rights and take to heart concerns of those who feel they are losing out from globalisation?
- What can global institutions do to protect migrant and refugee rights, given their lack of legitimacy in the eyes of many citizens?
- What constructive role can academics play in debates over migration and refugee politics, especially during the German election when this theme is likely to be central?
Nina and Michaela will draw on research on global migration and refugee governance and on advocacy campaigns for refugee rights to frame the conversation and invite other inputs.
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A unit of American International Group Inc. was sued by the Boy Scouts of America over claims it refused to provide insurance coverage for settlements of child sex-abuse cases from 1975 to 1980.
The scouting organization alleges that National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh PA refused to participate in the defense or settlement of claims brought by “individuals alleging bodily injury from sexual abuse,” according to a complaint filed Tuesday in Dallas federal court.
National Union provided the scouts umbrella or excess liability policies in the late 1970s, according to the complaint, which describes “by way of example” a claim brought by a person identified only as “A.J.” who sought $10 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages. National Union declined to take part in a mediation of that claim, which ended in a “reasonable settlement,” according to the complaint.
Matt Gallagher, a spokesman for New York-based AIG, declined to comment on the complaint.
The lawsuit doesn’t specify the number of sexual-abuse claims made or pending against the Dallas-based Boy Scouts of America.
The organization, which said it may incur more costs from future lawsuits, alleged breach of contract and seeks a court order directing National Union to provide coverage for the sex-abuse litigation.
A Boy Scouts of America representative didn’t immediately respond after regular business hours to an email seeking comment on the lawsuit.
The case is Boy Scouts of America v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA, 3:15-cv-02420, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (Dallas).
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Time duration: 4 hours
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Right wingers, literalists and fundamental idol worshippers of the Bible and the Godinabook; listen to people who know about your true God and would lead you to him or her.
Remember that religions live and work to maintain their existence and to keep you supporting them. They do not care about you as a spiritual entity and will not work for your enlightenment because you would realize that you do not need them. I do not promote killing the churches but only to recognize that they are not necessary and are not working for your spiritual benefits but only for their own longevity and wealth. Martin Luther recognized this and this is pure Gnostic Christian doctrine.
In death, all of us must and will have to get past Satan. We are all purified before gaining access to the Godhead and his consciousness. Some can access the Godhead before death if they seek hard enough. Idol worshippers do not seek and will never touch the God consciousness while idol worshipping their Godinabook. You can only serve one master and you have chosen the evil one. Stop doing so and find your good God.
If any of you are still foolish enough to think that you should read your Bibles literally, please view this clip and repent as you have definitely missed the mark.
Abraham preached Oneness of God, so did Moses, and so did Jesus. Abraham or moses never said "believe in Jesus as your savior". What do you think all the prophets before Jesus preached? Discover Islam. (Ok! I'm done...Go ahead and attack)
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A change of mind
Change or cancel your booking here
Before proceeding with your request, we remind you there are certain terms you have agreed to when you made your booking. For your convenience, we wrote a quick refresh right below.
We accept any change of your booking up to 21 days prior to your rental start without any charge. After that the booking cannot change.
We accept a cancellation of your booking up to 21 days prior to your rental start without any charge. After that, in case of a booking with a deposit, you will get charged as stated in our terms and conditions.
Paros, 84400, Greece
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We departed with snow on the ground and returned to a tropical paradise. Time to hunt for the sun hats, t-shirts and factor 50+. However, the weather was not the only surprise. The rabbits had being doing what rabbits do and there were micro-bunnies nestled in the grass in the orchard. Fortunately they were too small for the pot and were gently deported into the field and given a stern warning about trespassing.
I try to garden in a wildlife friendly manner, but sometimes the other inhabitants of Ardivachar Headland take advantage and squatters’ rights. One of our local pairs of Oystercatchers decided that my new gravel garden was the perfect des res in which to start a family.They are sitting very tight, and we are having to dash out to the greenhouse or compost bin to try to minimise the disturbance. However, the incubators seem unperturbed, they just waddle off quietly and hide behind the fence until we’ve gone. With an incubation period of 24-27 days, the garden is going to get very weedy while we wait for the egg to hatch. Normally 2-3 eggs are laid, so it is either a second attempt or one or more of the eggs was predated while we were away.
The garden was looking very sparse at the end of April, reluctant to spring into life as the strong northerly winds brought cold arctic air and clear skies. However, as soon as the wind direction changed and the north-easterly winds immersed us warm continental air, the herbaceous beds took on a bright green, lush tropical hue. It was the start of the annual chickweed wars and it was growing faster than I could remove it. Underneath this all enveloping green duvet, my plants are struggling for light and air. This happens every year, and despite my best efforts, I never seem to gain a semblance of control. I have tried mulches and various planting strategies, but with no success. It seems that I’m destined to spend most of my summers on my hands and knees weeding and cultivating Hebridean Zen.
Although it has been a cold start to the growing season, in the polytunnel the plants have benefitted from the sunshine and the protection from the chilling winds. We are eating spinach on a daily basis with lettuce, rocket, radishes and beetroot in various combinations for lunch. Can one have too much of a good thing? One of the delights of this time of year are the first green vegetables and I’m watching the strawberries in anticipation. We’ve already sampled the first new potatoes and picked the first peas. Our winter peas have been an outstanding success and I am amazed that they produced a crop at all. For the first time we are able to eat small, sweet home-grown peas before July! Fortunately there are plenty of pods as the temptation to eat them straight from the plant is almost irresistible.
Outside the vegetable garden remains stubbornly empty (apart from the weeds) with just one bed planted with onions and shallots and one with celeriac. The weather is still very unsettled, the temperature oscillating by 10°C or more as the wind direction changes. The soil is just about warm enough for the carrot and parsnip seeds and I hope that by the time the peas and beans are ready to go out that June will be warm with balmy breezes rather than wet and blustery. It can’t be as bad as last year and the omens are good as my tomato plants are all producing flowers. Wishful thinking, no just an optimistic gardener.
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Personalisation in music streaming
“It’s all about the contextual understanding of the listener.”
Principal scientist at Spotify and co-founder of The Echo Nest, Tristan Jehan joined the AKQA team in Berlin to discuss the role of data and software in music streaming.
As an expert in machine listening and audio analysis, Tristan shared the science behind much-loved Spotify algorithms – including the personalised Discover Weekly playlists –originally developed by his team at The Echo Nest. Tristan also shared some of their discoveries in music intelligence: from identification to recommendation, and platform-enhancing audio fingerprinting.
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Nestled in fiery colored flames, the bold, uppercase words on the highway's billboard, "TURN BEFORE YOU BURN," caught my attention. I understood the intent—to provoke an intense sense of urgency to accept Christ or spend eternity in Hell. Although the message was sincere, the approach didn't sit well with me. Shouldn't God's love, not His… Continue reading 5 Things the Bible Says About God’s Punishment
This devotion originally appeared on Proverbs 31 Encouragement for Today. Crash! My stomach lurched as I sprinted into the bedroom where my 14-month-old daughter greeted me with a toothy grin. There on the littered floor, she played among a fallen lamp with a couple of scattered, small picture frames — and all the contents from… Continue reading Choosing Grace in Everything
Anyone else's children ask hard questions? Feeling hopeless because you don't have all the answers right now? Check out the post below for some encouragement.
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 “Momma, today I am going to give you a little grace,” announced my carefree, rapidly approaching five-year-old. She was painting a rainbow, too consumed by… Continue reading Sometimes, we just need a little Grace
Let me tell ya somethin’ . . . I am a hoarder who likes to purge. HA! -- is that even a real thing?!? I like to think so, because like most things in my life, I live in extremes. I am not sure when it started but remember as a little girl loving “stuff,” lots of… Continue reading But it was 99% off
When I was a little girl my parents used to watch a lot of British TV -- who are we kidding, they still watch a lot of British TV! In fact, I am not sure if my mom realizes that America also makes television shows. Nevertheless, a show they often watched was called Keeping Up Appearances. Even as a kid I thought… Continue reading Keeping Up Apperances
One day a friend with whom I work told me, "I don't really like french fries." I remember thinking, "That is the strangest thing I have ever heard!" (Let me just say -- she is pretty strange, anyways -- she likes things like cauliflower rice, spaghetti squash, and baked chicken over fried.) So, needless to… Continue reading I don’t think I heard you right, you don’t like french fries?
I distinctly remember the first time my husband, then boyfriend at the time, came out of the gas station with a Coke, a REAL Coke, like the old advertisement, "The Real Thing"! Yes, people, you are reading this correctly -- I was just as shocked as I am sure you are right now. Well,… Continue reading Coke: The New Gateway Drug
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Opened in association with our dealer network, MDS is where you can get world-class driving training to go ahead and drive with confidence.
Inculcating global best practices, learning at MDS includes:
- Classroom and Attitudinal Training.
- Advanced simulators to create on-road driving situations, so that learners get a first-hand feel of the road before they actually drive.
- Special initiatives that have lady instructors for women learners.
Today, there are over 322 MDSs nationwide. We have already created 5 lakh better, more confident drivers, and the numbers are growing every day
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Welcome to the Counselor's Corner.
Your Student Assistance Provider/Counselor is Linda Ketchum , MA, LLPC
Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Please feel free to contact me. I would love to hear from you.
I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Linda Ketchum and I am the Student Assistance Provider at North Elementary. I’m very excited to be a part of the great team of professionals servicing your student.
My professional background includes public school employment in the Lansing School District as a Sign Language Interpreter for 14 years, Substance Abuse Prevention Educator for 2 years, Middle School Counselor for 2 years, and Elementary Counselor with the Grand Ledge School District for 1 year. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Family Life Education and a Master of Arts degree in School Counseling.
In addition, I’d like for you and your student to know about my policies and practices. My philosophy of counseling is based on promoting the mental health and well-being of our students. My job duties at North Elementary include: crisis intervention, short and long-term mental health services with students in both individual and group settings, participation in the building Crisis Response Team, Co-chair of the Behavior Committee, consultation and helping families to connect with the appropriate community resources. I believe in working as a team with your student, the professional staff at the school and with you as well. I have an open door policy and welcome you and your student to visit with me whenever there are concerns, questions or just to visit. I am located in room 135, between the office and cafeteria. My office hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Visits are by appointment or walk-in according to my availability. You may contact me at 755-4816 or via email at email@example.com.
I’m looking forward to a fabulous year working with you and your student(s).
Linda Ketchum, MA, LLPC
Student Assistance Provider
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My name is Lilian Snider, welcome to my passion page.
I've been an artist since preschool, but my art journey really began over the pandemic. Art gave me much needed structure during that time of chaos. Soon though, my work transformed beyond structure, as I found that art could be a channel. I could pour my heart and soul and thinking and feeling into my pieces. Recently, my art has transformed again, past a personal outlet to a voice. I am speaking for my beliefs and fears, hoping to start a conversation and create change. See my portfolio for more information.
I hope my art resonates with you.
To Plant a Seed
Book written and illustrated by Lilian Snider
I am so pleased and excited to share the publication of a year-long picture book writing, illustrating,
and publishing project.
The book, To Plant a Seed, is great for kids of any age, and has a theme of
kindness, with a focus on the environment. The story encourages children to celebrate and
protect nature, equalizing humans and the environment. Future plans for the project include book readings at local toy/book stores,
and promising connections with the nature conservancy; both in hope that my book might have a
greater impact on society and the environment.
This is the link to where you might purchase your own copy!
Thank you for your support!
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Conversation with Alix Paultre of the Tinker's Toolbox about intelligent systems, robots in space, and how private spaceflight may not be the solution it appears to be.
Reddit AMA (ask me anything) from December 2011
(Session generated more than 7,800 comments.)
Reddit AMA (ask me anything) from November 2011
(Session generated more than 10,000 comments.)
Everything from cosmology to quarks with a side of space sex.
Interview for PMc Magazine about the life of a scientist, life in the universe, and the upcoming Cosmos series.
A NASA scientist claims to have found alien microbial life in a meteor that landed on Earth. Scientists are skeptical of these results.
A discussion about the remake of Cosmos, the politics of science in the U.S., and science literacy as it relates to society and innovation.
Interview on Radio Freethinker, a skeptic's podcast, with comments on science communication, Carl Sagan, Pluto, and space exploration.
Answering viewer's Twitter questions backstage on space exploration, Europa, and aliens on Star Trek.
A panel discussion on Real Time with Bill Maher with Joan Walsh, Stephen K. Bannon, and Anthony Bourdain.
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Fear of the unknown, fear of what tomorrow holds, fear of starting your own business, fear of getting married and starting a whole new life with someone else, fear of being your true self towards friends, least they stop being your friends. There are so many types of fears and each of these fears are gripping us and making us not reach our ultimate destination. Fear takes hold of someone and literally consumes them. Growing up as a child, I lived in fear. I was afraid of sleeping in my bed alone, I was afraid of the dark because I had very bad nightmares, and worse still, I was told I used to sleep walk. Now who wouldn’t be afraid of that? People who sleep walk don’t remember or know that they were sleep walking but one incidence I remember was when my mum and my aunt were in the kitchen making dinner and I fell asleep on the sofa. The next thing I heard was my mum calling out to me as I was opening the gate heading out of the house. I had already opened the door to the house, and I was now headed to the main gate, opened it and I was getting out. My mum called out my name and asked me where I was going, and thats when I woke up from my sleep. Creepy if you ask me, but I honestly can’t remember how I woke up from the sofa, opened the door while still sleeping and didn’t get hit by anything.
Growing up for me as a child I had a lot of fears to face and this made me loose my confidence and or believe in myself, I couldn’t make friends and so I kept to myself they called me an introvert! I remember getting chocked in the middle of the night and waking up in the morning with marks on my neck, falling off from the double decker bed and screaming at night was all normal for me. I used to try and explain to my parents what I saw and what was happening, but it was like they never really understood it. However, my mum being the believer she is, took me to be prayed for but still the nightmares kept persisting. The disturbing images I saw, are still so clear in my mind! one image that still hasn’t cleared in my mind is the image of a demon. I know y’all reading that and wondering, what the? but yes I saw them and they are the most ugliest thing on the face of the earth, skin and bones, with horns! To be honest writing about them still gives me the creeps. Maybe thats why I never really talked about it in detail. Seeing them as a child made me live in fear, its like I always saw they were coming to get me and take me to I don’t know where! And so I kept quiet and let the images and everything that I saw in my mind consume me. Its amazing how I still see these images now just as I saw them when I was young! the only difference is I am no longer afraid now!
Am no longer a slave to fear, I am a child of God. Looking back, I can confidently say that the enemy wanted to destroy me using fear. Sometimes I sit down and just imagine if I hadn’t gotten saved and come to know Jesus, what would have become of me? would I still have being around or would I have committed suicide? Truthfully speaking suicidal thoughts were part of me growing up why? because I couldn’t understand why I used to see demons and get attacked in the middle of the night. I didn’t understand why I used to wake up with a face all swelled up like I was from fighting and when taken to hospital the doctors didn’t know what might have bitten me or walked on my face! It was that bad. But thank God for Jesus, I am no longer afraid of my past and what happened to me. Looking back now I believe God kept me for such a time as this to speak of what He has done in my life. To tell mothers and fathers to always listen when there children come up with weird stories, they are trying to tell you something, but they just don’t know how to put it as clearly as they should and so they go round in circles and might even forget something in the middle of it all, but just listen.
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First Time Home BuyersBuying your first house is a huge feat. It can also be a little scary. It’s in your best interest to have a REALTOR® looking out for your greatest interests, and you’ll probably want some expert consultation along the way. As an experienced specialist in Greensboro Metropolitan area real estate, I’m absolutely trained and qualified to provide my expert support with purchasing your first home.
Search For A Home
Not everyone with a real estate license is equally able to help you find your first home. My dedication to my clients is what sets me apart. Here’s what you can expect when you use Gil Vaughan at Keller Williams Realty for your first time home purchase.
- From locating the perfect home among all the properties in the area that you desire, to providing expert guidance on closing costs, I’ll lead you through every step of the home-buying process.
- Need assistance with creating a want list of amenities that you want in your house, your community, and your school district? I’m the local expert, and would be honored to help you.
- I can walk you through the various mortgages, home buying programs available, and the overwhelming financial aspects of purchasing a home.
- I will make sure you see all the homes that look like a good fit, and keep an eye on all new listings.
- Rest assured that I’ll do everything in my power to wipe out all the stress that accompanies purchasing a home. I am ready to help you buy your right home in the Greensboro Metro area!
Contact me at 336.337.4780 if you can’t find the perfect home for you here. I’ll search the MLS plus use my industry contacts to find the properties in the area that match your needs.
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Daniel Zane, chair of the AIIC is warning that the upcoming letting fees ban may appear a more positive move for tenants than it will be in reality.
On the 1st June 2019 the letting fees ban is due to become law. Agents and landlords will be banned from charging tenants for a variety of services involved in tenancies, including un-biased inventory reports. While this may seem like a positive move with regards to protecting tenants and their finances, Zane warns that the tenants will ultimately be left more vulnerable.
Un-biased, impartial inventory reports remain the most protective system in place for the tenant’s deposit and its safe return with or without deductions. The impartiality of these reports are crucial for the protection of tenants and their finances as it is only when carried out by an impartial third party inventory clerk that the report can back up their case against a rogue landlord. When a dispute is raised following a tenancy checkout the deposit schemes clearly favour a professional, impartial report not compiled by any party involved in the tenancy.
Zane cautions that un-professional agents and landlords will find new ways to bring in their lost revenue as a result of the fee ban, including opening inventory companies that appear to be a separate business but are not independent, impartial reports.
Zane reveals: “We have found evidence of some agents purporting to offer independent inventory reports, when really the report is being carried out by the agent under a different name.” Zane is adamant that when tenants believe they are receiving a protective document they must be informed when it has been compiled by and for the agent or landlord, so they can make informed decisions about their tenancies.
The AIIC continues to work hard with relevant government bodies, MP’s and the housing minister to make sure that independent, un-biased inventory reporting becomes mandatory for every signed tenancy. Zane concludes: “We will carry on working hard to make mandatory un-biased inventory reporting part of the official process in England.”
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Allison Companies was sought out by Castex Offshore (a division of Castex Energy) to spearhead and manage the Main Pass 270 B Development Project, which encompassed the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation of a four pile platform jacket in the first phase of the project., Phase II of the project included the Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Installation and Commissioning of platform topsides, facilities, and pipelines.
The project is owned by project operator Castex Offshore, among a number of private investors (87.5%), as well Petsec Energy (12.5%).
The project was dependent on the discoveries of the drilling program. The needs and ultimate design of the platform topsides remained undetermined until after the testing period, which was completed during November 2016. Scheduling was critical, as the engineering portion of the project – including the facility requirements process – could not be initiated until testing was concluded.
Allison Companies spearheaded and managed all phases of the project from conception thru installation and commissioning. The “B” platform was installed in water depth of 215ft, with an original design capacity of 50 million cubic feet of gas per day and 1100 Barrels of Oil per day. The design included accommodations for potential future increased well production. The facility was brought online in late November 2017.
The project was concluded as incident-free, and was delivered successfully on time and on budget.
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the CPM website. The website is designed to provide a comprehensive and in-depth view of our organization. It also reflects the pride that we have in fulfilling our key objectives which are: to meet the client needs.
We pride ourselves on our “teamwork” approach to all of our projects to ensure cost-conscious, quality construction, completed in a timely manner. Please take a few moments of your time to browse through our new web site so you will have a better understanding of our company.
Our corporate culture is founded on the following values:
• People are our greatest resources.
• Customers are the reason for the company’s existence and satisfying them is our only goal.
• Quality is the key to our competitiveness.
• Everyone in the Organization to respect each other’s rights and dignity.
• To help our people to develop their talents and make optimal use of their abilities and potentials.
• To keep abreast with new technology and technical innovation which improves the cost and efficiency of our construction projects.
• Attitude is more powerful than technical and economic strength alone.
• To create a safety culture in which all employees take responsibility for health, safety and environmental matters. We are committed to meeting our fundamental obligations to our employees, clients, shareholders, subcontractors and suppliers and this has been our corporate philosophy since our establishment.
Eng. Ahmed Al Atrouche
Chairman & CEO
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Relief Expeditions 1861-2
Several Relief Expeditions were mounted during 1861-2 and these found traces of the Burke and Wills Expedition.
Alfred Howitt found the bodies of Burke and Wills and discovered the sole survivor, John King. He dug up their note-books and maps at the Dig Tree and returned them to Melbourne. He marked and mapped Wills' grave, Burke's grave and the Dig Tree, as well as identifying several of Burke's camps between Menindee and the Cooper.
John McKinlay also visited the graves of Burke and Wills and added his blaze to that of Howitts at Burke's grave. He also discovered a body he believed to be that of Charley Gray at Lake Massacre.
Retracing the Expedition since 1862
There have been a number of attempts to retrace the explorers' tracks since the expedition crossed the country in 1860-1861.
On 23 December 1870, George McGillivray left Eddington Station near Julia Creek on horseback and travelled via the Diamantina River, Cooper Creek and Strzelecki Creek to Beltana and then Wilcannia on the Darling River. This trip is often (incorrectly) credited with being a retracing of Burke's route.
On 19 December 1882, George Ernest Morrison ('Chinese Morrison' or 'Peking Morrison') left Normanton and walked to Melbourne, arriving on 21 April 1883. His story of the walk, which he described as 'no feat of endurance - only a pleasant excursion' was published in The [Melbourne] Age and [Melbourne] Leader. Although Morrison was sometimes 400 kilometres east of Burke's route, recently his trip has been reported as 'retracing Burke and Wills' route'.
Queensland grazier, Alfred Cory Towner (1901-1965) of Blackall, Queensland spent considerable time retracing the expedition, starting in 1947. Although his diary and notes have never been published, he marked the track by erecting a number of signs and memorial markers. Towner blazed a tree in the bed of Cooper Creek at the place he believed Wills had died and subsequently Mike Steel, Joe Mack and Eric Loffler placed a memorial cairn at the site. Towner also erected a sign at Lake Massacre close to where he believed Charley Gray had died.
In 1977 Tom Bergin and Paddy McHugh took camels from Cooper Creek to the Gulf of Carpentaria to establish if travel during the summer months had proved detrimental to Burke's progress. ABC TV made a documentary and Bergin produced two books about the expedition.
Army Aviation Base - Birdsville to Innamincka, 1989.
In 1982 Graeme Wheeler identified a blazed tree on Bulloo Downs Station which he believes marked Burke's Camp LII.
- "Rendezvous at Camp 52 with Burke and Wills", Graham Wheeler, Geo: Australia's Geographical Magazine.
1987, Volume 9, Number 2, June-August.
In 1983 Roger Collier and the Lake Massacre Expedition identified a tree near Towner's sign which they believed marked Gray's Grave. David Corke disputes this site and believes Gray was buried further to the west near Amagoorannie. The site is heritage listed on the Register of the National Estate. In 2006 it was proposed to remove heritage listing and Roger Collier succesfully petitioned the DEH (SA) to keep the site protected.
Corke - Preshil, 1980s
During the 1980s David Corke and students and teachers from Preshil School identified a number of blazes marking Burke's camps from the Cooper to the Diamantina. Corke also replotted the site of Wills' death and an additional memorial cairn was erected by Joe Mack at the revised location.
- Beyond the Cooper: Burke and Wills, some missing links. Gabriel White & Martin
1992, Preshil Camping Club, Kew. ISBN 0646109472.
In 1995 Chris Tangey discovered artifacts which could have been deposited by Wills on the return from the Gulf at Camp 32R.
- 'Searching for Burke and Wills', Daphne Sider & Chris
Tangey, The Melbourne Age.
9th December 1995, Travel Supplement, p. 9.
In 2000 David Hillan surveyed the area to the north of Camp 119 and identified the most northerly point Burke reached. In addition, Hillan erected a marker at Burke's most northerly camp (Camp 120) and relocated Frederick Walker's camp of January 1862.
- 'Burke and Wills: The Gulf Team', Anthony Hoy & David Hillan, The Bulletin.
Volume 118, No. 6210, 8th February 2000. pp. 50-53.
Corke, Fischer, Walker, 2001
In 2001 Richard Cork rediscovered the sandstone cave where Burke, Wills, Gray and King sheltered from wet season storms on their return from the Gulf of Carpentaria.
- 'The Search for the Sandstone Cave', Richard Cork, Gary Fischer & Wayne Walker.
The Inaugural Burke & Wills Outback Conference : Cloncurry 2003 : a collation of presentations.
2005, Dave Phoenix, Cairns. pp. 21-38. ISBN 0646447025.
Leahy / Holmes, 2007
In 2007 Professor Frank Leahy published a paper in Spatial Science outlining the search for Return Camp 46, the Plant Camp.' Dr Ray Holmes announced the discovery of artefacts in the area and in 2008 the area was protected by Heritage Listing.
'Locating the Plant Camp of the Burke and Wills Expedition,', F J Leahy, Department of Geomatics, University of Melbourne. Journal of Spatial Science, December, 2007. Volume 52, No. 2.
Abstract: William John Wills was appointed Surveyor and Astronomer to the Victorian Exploration Expedition (now popularly known as the Burke and Wills Expedition) which departed from Melbourne on Tuesday 21st August 1860 with a party consisting of 17 men, 26 camels, 28 horses and 6 wagons. By April 1861, the forward party of 4 men, were struggling back from the Gulf of Carpentaria on short rations and with failing camels. To lighten loads, Wills planted (for later recovery) some equipment, including his astronomical instruments. This paper reports on an analysis of Wills navigational records with the aim of locating the site Wills named Plant Camp. The investigation has run for some 20 years without detailed publication. The reason for publishing now arises from a recent discovery, at the site identified as Plant Camp, of a small number of items that give every appearance of being part of the equipment planted by Wills.
Phoenix, 2008 - Burke & Wills Walk
In 2008 Dave Phoenix walked 3,752 kilometres across Australia from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria retracing the Expedition.
Currently several members of the Burke and Wills Historical Society are actively pursuing field studies relating to the track of the expedition.
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Metal Gear Rising: ‘Boss Weapons’ trailer shows off brutal weaponry
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has received yet another trailer from Konami and Platinum Games. The new clip focused on the game’s bosses and their rather nasty-looking weaponry. Once he’s killed a boss, Raiden can use their weapon in later levels. How does a pair of electrified Sai blades sound? Awesome? Watch them in action below.
IGN has the clip exclusively, so I won’t embed it here until we get our own version. You can watch it in full here.
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How to Complete the Home Study
4 Steps of the Adoption Home Study Process
If you're considering adoption, there's probably one step you're particularly anxious about: the home study. American Adoptions has been working with adoptive families for more than 25 years, and this is always one of the first things our families ask about. What is an adoption home study? What is it like? What happens during a home study? Will we pass?
It's normal to have questions and even to feel a little nervous. The whole adoption process can seem overwhelming, and the home study for adoption is a contributing factor to that feeling. But, it doesn't have to be that way. We've seen thousands of families sail through this important step, and you can, too. This guide to the process will start you on the right track to success.
What is a Home Study?
Home studies are required for every adoption, whether it is international or domestic, private or foster care, infant or older child. This study is a basic overview of your life - including criminal background checks, your finances and even your personal relationships. It is used by the courts to assess if a stable environment exists for a family to receive a placement.
Home studies for adoption are often one of the lengthiest steps of the entire process. This is because it requires extensive reviews of important documents, such as birth certificates and marriage licenses, which can take time for some families to locate or receive copies of from the appropriate state agency. Families are encouraged to begin the home study process as soon as possible, as this important step is often required by adoption professionals before they will begin the process of connecting a family with an expectant mother or child.
It is also important to note that there are states, courts and adoption agencies that will only accept home studies from a licensed professional. To find a qualified provider in your area, please select your state from the dropdown menu at the end of this page.
What Does a Home Study Consist Of?
What is involved in a home study can vary somewhat, but the adoption assessment process always involves several steps and quite a bit of paperwork. Often, a home study consists of:
- Gathering and submitting personal documents, like birth certificates and marriage licenses
- Each member of the adoptive household completing an interview with the home study worker
- Home visits with the social worker
- Background checks (such as child abuse clearances and criminal record checks)
- Character references from people who know you
- And more
During this time, a family's whole life is essentially up for review. A home study involves submitting a lot of personal information, including health and financial records. This can feel invasive and frustrating, but it's important to stay positive and flexible. If you are currently preparing for this process, make sure to consult a home study checklist and put yourself in the best position for success. If you have additional questions about what is involved in a home study for adoption, you can speak with our specialists any time at 1-800-ADOPTION.
What Is a Home Study Like for Adoption?
Knowing what is involved in a home study, it's normal to be a little nervous - but having an idea of exactly what to expect during this process can help put you at ease. The home study process is similar for everyone, but there will also be some unique differences depending on the details of your situation. While we can't account for those details, we can tell you the general steps required by most families' home studies for adoption.
Step 1: Find an adoption home study provider in your area.
The home study process is conducted by a licensed social worker who is typically employed by a child-placing agency or other social work professional. If you live in a state where American Adoptions is licensed to complete home studies, you will not need to contact a separate home study professional; we will be able to complete the process for you. If you live in another state, you will need to research and select a home study provider to begin the process. The professional you choose can help prepare you for what to expect during a home study in your specific circumstances.
Step 2: Complete the home study application.
Most families receive an application and information packet from the agency they are working with. During this step, you will learn the details of the way your state conducts the home study process. You will also begin filling out information that your social worker will need in order to complete the study. This is a good time to gather needed documentation such as medical records, tax records and proof of income that may be reviewed during this process.
Step 3: Meet with your assigned social worker for interviews and the home inspection.
After the application has been filed and the documentation has been reviewed, your social worker will conduct her/his in-home visits and interviews. The interviews are meant to help your social worker get to know you and understand your motivation to adopt. They will also asses things like your parenting style, adoption readiness and general personality. During the home inspection for adoption, the social worker will review your living situation to make sure it is safe for a child. Leading up to the in-home study, it's helpful to baby-proof your house.
Step 4: Complete the home study report.
The end result of the home study is a report written by your social worker. This report is required by the agency in order to become an "active family," which is the term for families whose profiles are being shown to prospective birth mothers. This report is also required by state governments and courts to ensure the legality of the placement. Most families are asked to review the report and verify all information during this final step of the home study process.
Over the course of a home study, you are sure to experience unique twists and turns. However, with the right preparation and the right professional guidance, any family can complete their adoption home study with little or no stress. And now, with this step completed, you are that much closer to bringing your child home.
Finding an Adoption Home Study Provider
Are you ready to get started? You can find an organization that provides adoption home studies near you using our customized search tool. Just select your state and review the qualified professionals in your area. If you can't find any professionals, or if you just have more questions about the home study, you can call 1-800-ADOPTION at any time to speak with a specialist or request more information online.
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We offer two daily mailing lists - one for grammar and one for kanji. Each of these further has multiple sub-lists which cater to different skill levels. You can sign up for as many or as few as you would like and managing your subscriptions is quite easy - there is a link in every email you will receive. To get started however, there are three separate signup pages:
Sign up for Both mailing list(s)
Sign up for Kanji a Day mailing list(s)
Sign up for Grammar a Day mailing list(s)
Here's part of an example of what you get in your email (it has a pretty format that can't be replicated here):
Meaning: because, as expected (used for positive things)
Example: the food was good as expected
They offer more explanations in English, and several examples such as these:
Impressive as expected from training every day - amazing strength.
That restaurant has a good reputation, and as expected the food and service was great.
Also, the whole page can be viewed on Popjisyo and Rikai, so if you're stressing out about the kanji, you'll be able to read it easily.
At this point, I don't even know if I'm going to pass the test because I looked at some sample tests this past week, and in spite of the reading and studying I've been doing, I didn't know all the vocab. Which means December will be trouble for me.
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Exclusive Interview: Evan Wickham on What Christmas Really Means
Evan Wickham has been a worship leader at the National Worship Leader Conferences multiple times, and through that experience we at Worship Leader have been privileged to get to know a talented person with an authentic passion for ministry and the people he leads. His 2009 release, Above the Sky was one of our favorite worship releases of that year, and now with his new Christmas album, Christmas Music Vol. 1, we have been treated to a similar worship experience that is wonderfully focused on the incarnation and how that act transformed everything. We wanted to take the opportunity to help you get to know him a little better.
You’ve been leading in the church for many years in many different positions, how has your work in different fields formed your view of servanthood and leadership?
As soon as I graduated high school, my pastor asked me to come on as a youth ministry intern. This basically meant hanging out with kids, leading worship, making event calendars, cleaning church bathrooms a lot, and doing whatever else was needed around the church facility from 9 to 5 on weekdays and 7 to 2 on Sundays. It wasn’t always easy, but I loved it. It was where God had me. After a couple years, I was given the roles of youth pastor and worship leader. So for the first seven years of my adult life, this is how my view of servanthood and leadership was shaped. I believe God used those years of more traditionally structured, clock-in-clock-out, office-based ministry work to prepare me for the years to come.
How did you come to writing, recording, producing, and managing yourself as an artist independently? What has your journey been like through this process?
It has been fun ride for sure. To be honest, I never asked for this. Even though I had always been writing songs for use in the local church, I had fully expected to be a youth guy for the long haul. One day I realized I had enough songs to record an album. So I did. In 2006 I produced my first record with my dad in his spare bedroom. That was the Mysterious Things album. Once those songs were recorded, they began to take on lives of their own. Other local churches started singing some of the songs. When calls started coming in, I began to feel torn. I had some decisions to make. Do I try and balance pastoral ministry with a busy traveling/music schedule? If not, then which one was I supposed to fully pursue? After tons of prayer, fasting, and more prayer, my wife and I decided to fully commit ourselves to worship leading, songwriting, and music ministry. In early 2007 we partnered with a church in San Diego that shared our vision for worship both locally and globally. So for these past six years I’ve been helping out with worship at the church while simultaneously being able to create and travel with the broader Church in view. I am so thankful to be part of a church that shares a vision for mission not only to those who fill the seats on Sunday but also to take part in the bigger picture of what God is doing outside the local church walls.
Your Christmas record was birthed in collaboration, can you tell us a little more about how that came about?
Yes! I had this idea to invite some of my music buddies over to my house for a couple days to record some Christmas songs. Admittedly, we were lacking in the department of Christmas spirit as it was the middle of July. But once I broke out the yuletide décor and decked the halls with holly, we were good to go. We recorded songs together. We ate pretzels and drank nog. It was festive. We even managed to capture one of our live-in-studio takes of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” on video. Check it out if you so desire:
What was the best thing about pulling together a Christmas record? What was the biggest challenge?
That’s a tough one. I loved the whole process. And I love Christmas! I think one of the best things about a self-produced project is that the artist has complete creative control. Of course, that could also be a bad thing if said artist can’t handle constructive criticism. Thankfully, my dad is one of the most seasoned and experienced musical minds that I know. Whenever I run something by him, I always get world-class feedback.
Also, Christmas records tend to have a certain built-in awesomness factor: The songs! There are so so many great Christmas songs out there. The challenge for the recording artist is to arrange the songs in such a way that they best represent his or her overall vision for the project. So when it comes to a Christmas record, I think a lot of the normal rules can get bent a bit. It’s not so much the heart of the artist that is central; it’s the heart of the artist as it pertains specifically to the season and meaning of Christmas that becomes the primary feature. So for me, my regular rules changed a bit. In past projects, I’ve typically had this one rule: “I’ll record it if I wrote it.” For this Christmas record, that rule changed to: “I’ll record it if I love it.” I only wrote four of the 11 tracks. Of the remaining seven, two were written by friends and five are my take on some more familiar classics.
I’d say the biggest challenge for me was maintaining some level of objectivity throughout the process. You can only stare so long at 11 different Logic Pro sessions before you start to loose sight of the forest for the trees.
What was the most important theological aspect of Christmas that you wanted to get across in your music?
I’ve been reading and studying a lot about the good news of Jesus, how Jesus was the in-person fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets of ancient Israel. When Jesus hit the 1st century Middle Eastern scene, his society was pregnant with anticipation and ripe for renovation. Like the children of Israel enslaved in Egypt 14 centuries before them, the Jews of Jesus’ day were also enslaved, but this time in their own land under Roman occupation. It was a horrible middle-place, being both citizens in God’s Promised Land and oppressed by godless Roman rule at the same time. This was the worst kind of exile. It was like being surrounded by all the best things in life without being able to touch any of them.
Enter Jesus. Jesus’ message? “The Kingdom of God is finally within reach” (Mk 1:13-15). Here is the end of exile. Jesus is the new Moses. Oppression has lost its power. Resurrection re-enters the universe. Israel’s age-old story reaches its climactic fulfillment in Jesus, and now we live in a post-exilic universe where divine reconciliation and human resurrection is not only possible but universally available to all who believe.
To me, this is what Christmas means. This is why I placed the song “End of Exile” in the track six slot, to function as the thematic centerpiece of this 11 track record.
What is it like being in a family of talented musicians, artists, and worship leaders? Do you collaborate in songwriting with your brother, Phil?
I do. We’ve only officially written a few songs together over the years. But whenever one of us is in record mode, we’re usually bouncing ideas off each other informally. I think the last song we wrote together was “This Is the Day” which was on his last studio record “Response.”
What else is coming up in the future for you?
Well, I’m about halfway done with a new record right now. I’m crazy pumped about this new batch of songs. One of them is a co-write with Matt Maher, and another is a co-write with Michael Gungor, Aaron Keyes, and Bryan Brown. My heart has been heavy for the Church and her mission to be salt and light in the world. This is actually a topic for a whole separate conversation. Suffice it to say, my hope is that this new collection of songs speaks and sings into that theme.
What is the bigger message you hope to convey in all of your music collectively?
My hope is that the music emphasizes the centrality of Christ and emboldens the mission of the Church. It’s an orthodoxy and orthopraxy thing, a dual harmony of correct doctrine and correct practice. I feel like much of Christian music is either heavy on doctrine and light on practice, or big on practice without a whole lot of doctrine. When you’re heavy on doctrinal correctness without a model for living out the truths that you proclaim, you risk creating a cozy culture of ingrown “churchianity”. On the flipside, if you’re big on “living the gospel” without actually digging into what the biblical gospel of Jesus is, then the gospel is quickly reduced to random acts of kindness and the church risks becoming virtually indistinguishable from any other social betterment group. I think it’s a both/and thing. Right doctrine and right living. I want both of these to be equally upheld and furthered through my entire body of art. Whether I am singing “Amazing Grace” or “Chestnuts roasting”, I am singing as a believer in the biblical gospel of Jesus Christ, joining with Him on His mission to share His life with the world.
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Don't even want to get into it, cause in a while, most of it will go away.
The bright side? The man and I went to dinner at one of our favourite places in the city, we went there on our first date way back when. We also figured out that the waitress was probably in kindergarten that day.
Got a WHOLE stack of yummy books today too...
- The Road Home, Rose Tremain
- Fabre's Book of Insects
- Proust and the Squid: The story and science of the reading brain, maryanne Wolf
- Reading and the Brain, Stanislas Dehaene
- Wisdom: from philosophy to neuroscience, Stephen S Hall
- The Emotional Brain: the mysterious underpinnings of emotional life, Joseph LeDoux
- The NUmber Sense: How the mind creates mathematics, Stanislas Dehaene
- A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness, V. S. Ramachadndran
- Forever Today: A true story of lost memory and never-ending love, Deborah Wearing
- On Being Certain: believing you are right even when you're not, Robert Burton
- How We Decide, Jonah Lehrer
- Proust was a Neuroscientist, Jonah Lehrer
So, maybe today wasn't all irritating, new books and dinner with the man.
Cup's half full when you add it all up.
Hope yours is too,
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Rich Scott: Vision of Unity Horsemanship I'm having the time of my life, studing horses, and horsemanship, and reflecting how the horsemanship has enhanced my life, and life has enhanced the horsemanship. Relationships with people that I have never met, developed, and grown to be strong, trusting, and fullfilling. I will be the clinician for the APHA Fort Robinson ride, the week of Labor day for the 3rd. yr. running, We will be sharing some ideas on problem prevention & solving at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo 2013 along with trailer loading. There are Clinicians and instructors that come and go through Colorado throughout the year, but Vision of Unity Horsemanship is comitted to horses and people of Colorado all year, every year. We work with all breeds & all disiplines. We range from Colt Starting, Restarting aged horses, Problem Solving & Prevention, Trailer Loading, Trail & Trail Obsacle clinics, Horsemanship clinics, Western Dressage, Jumping clinics, Stockmanship clinics, Versitility Ranch Horse clinics, Riata Ranch Roping, Low Stress Cattle Management, Hackamore & Bridle Horse Clinics, Fear reconstruction clinics, and open to visit with you about any other subjects that may fit you and tour needs. We work with all breeds, Mustangs, Rescue horses, Gaited horses, Mules, to name a few, along with all the standard breeds, Quarters, Paints, Thourobreds, Arabians, Appalossas, to name a few. We have been referred by a number of top veterinarians, farriers, other trainers. I'm very hummbled to work with a variety of other horse professionals, such as horsemen & women, instrutors, veterinarians,judges , farriers, along with those who are just getting started, or coming back after some time away, those dealing with and managing fear. So bring your horse and let's find the unity.
Defining Horsemanship An understanding of a horses of movements and thoughts, and how one influences the other. Knowing are responsibility to the horse in any, and all situations. And having the ability turn those same thoughts and movements into an understood willing service. On my Bio. page you will find two poems that mean quit a little bit to me, they may get you to thinking, and looking for that unity,as they did me. We also give private, semi-private & group lessons here at our facility in Byers, Colorado, as well as traveling to to other Colorado locations for customized instruction with you and our horse friends.
I have worked with Rich Scott for the last three to four years. I had some medical issues including several surgeries and was unable to work with any of my horses for a couple years. We had a 3 year old stud colt my kids named Buckaroo. His name was fitting. He reared up if you came near him and just seemed to have a mean streak. We needed to get him halter broke so we could have him gelded. I called Rich and he was willing to help. After a couple trials we finally got him loaded in a trailer and off to Rich's place we went. Rich transformed him into a functional horse within the first 30 days.
Our most memorable story however was Kona, a six month old stud colt who had a mule foot and needed surgery. Rich took him for a week and then worked with us at our home three to four times. Rich knew my wife was inexperienced with horses and took the time to make sure she got the basics in horse safety and training 101. Over and over during the training sessions Rich would say "Let the horse make the choice, all you have to do is apply a little pressure." This is an especially good method for a beginner because it allows both the horse and the owner to learn together. When it came time for Kona to go to CSU for his surgery, he was quite easy going and very well mannered. The Barn Master made a special point of coming up to me and telling me how impressed she was with Kona. She said Kona had better manners than most the 4 to 5 year olds she saw. During his visit to CSU, they were so comfortable with him that they let a Freshman put in his IV.
Hiring Rich to work with your horse is like getting a buy one, get one free. He emphasizes safety first, encourages the owner to come ad be involved in the process, and explains what he is doing and why to make sure you and the animal are on the same page. He is an all around good guy and his approach to horse training certainly works!
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Watch full Lupin the Third Episode 19 English Dubbed
streaming online. Lupin the Third Episode 19
English dub online for free in HD.
Dragons Sleep Soundly
While shopping with his family, Nix is shot by someone and loses consciousness. He wakes up bound, and before him is Percival, his boss from his days as MI6. Percival tells Nix that he wants him to recover the "Dragon's Tail," which has been stolen. And Lupin III is also after the Dragon's Tail... Just what is this thing everyone is after, anyway?!
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Computation uses the tools of mathematics and computers to develop theoretical models that test and expand our understanding of the workings of brain and behavioral processes. Unlike the related field of artificial intelligence, computation seeks not just to create intelligence out of machines, but to illuminate the processes that underlie sensation and perception, control of action, learning and memory, language, and other cognitive processes.
These theoretical studies offer the prospect of connecting diverse research constructs and paradigms, and of providing a new understanding of the algorithms that drive our “mental machinery.”
BCS scientists are focused on three key areas of computation:
- The study of the data representations and algorithms that autonomous systems might build to perform tasks that are important for human survival (closely related to artificial intelligence).
- The implementation and testing of circuits that are constrained by neuronal data but aim to accomplish the tasks above.
- The development of analysis and statistical tools for analyzing and visualizing neuroscience data.
Understanding something as complex as the human mind requires computational models that accurately translate the system’s internal workings. Models help us build formal bridges between any two levels of analysis. For example: from gene expression programs to regulation of neuronal connections (synapses), or from neuronal circuit connections to patterns of neuronal activity. Other examples include from patterns of neuronal activity to behavioral report and mental states, and last, from mental states to cognitive function.
As we work to build a complete picture of the neural mechanisms of the mind, it is necessary for us to link models of all levels. Models allow us to make predictions about behavior, to emulate key aspects of neural computations in other devices (brain inspired computing), and to consider the best ways to repair or augment key functions.
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Alt, Guynn added to Wisconsin deer review
The Department of Adminstration announced Wednesday that Gary Alt of Lagunitas, Calif. and David Guynn of Seneca, S.C. will join James Kroll in a review of Wisconsin's deer management.
“These gentlemen bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the task,” Kroll said. “Like me, they see this as a career capstone. It’s a tremendous opportunity.”
Kroll was appointed Oct. 3 as white-tailed deer trusee for Wisconsin. At the time, he announced his intention to create a panel of deer experts to assist with the task.
Alt is former deer manager for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. He worked for the agency for 27 years and helped transform its deer management program from 1999 to 2004.
He is noted for implementing antler point restrictions to promote a better age distribution among bucks as well as encouraging additional harvest of antlerless deer in an effort to balance the herd with the habitat.
Alt was named professional deer manager of the year by the Quality Deer Management Association and has received the conservation award from Safari Club International.
He is also no stranger to the social dimensions of deer management. Alt’s initiatives to increase antlerless deer harvest and reduce the deer herd attracted substantial criticism from some hunting groups in Pennsylvania.
With support eroding from leadership at the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Alt resigned Dec. 31, 2004.
Guynn is perhaps best known as co-founder of the Deer Management Assistance Program, which provides technical assistance to landowners and hunting clubs to improve deer populations.
About a dozen states use DMAP to help private landowners manage their properties “to assess habitat quality and the potential to support a healthy, well-balanced deer herd,” according to tenets of the program.
Guynn is a long-time professor in the Department of Forestry at Clemson University. He is a proponent of the principles of the Quality Deer Management Association and serves on the organization’s board of directors.
Initial reaction was positive from the Wisconsin conservation community to the appointments of Alt and Guynn.
“They are both extremely knowledgeable and respected across the nation for thier deer management experience,” said George Meyer, executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. “I would say they are excellent selections.”
- Wisconsin wolf population increases to record high
- Committee recommends 62% cut in chinook stocking on Lake Michigan
- Gov. Walker lays out steps for stepped-up CWD management
- Whitefish rule development meeting in Sturgeon Bay
- Democratic lawmakers offer CWD recommendations to Gov. Walker
- Public input sessions planned with state railroad commissioner
- DNR seeking two creel clerks
- DNR license system has glitch on Monday
- Railroad crossing bill to get public hearing
- Blaze pink hunting law signed by Gov. Walker
- Watchdog Report: State program's open hunting land tough to find
- Interactive Graphic: Find 1.1 million acres of wooded land open to the public through a forestry tax-break program
- Video: Our search for hidden hunting lands
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Horicon Marsh
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
- Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
- Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Trout Unlimited
- Wisconsin Fishing Club, Ltd.
- Great Lakes Sport Fishermen
- Salmon Unlimited of Wisconsin
- Walleyes For Tomorrow
- Walleyes For Tomorrow (Fox Valley)
- Muskies Inc.
- Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin
- Fly Fishers Federation
- West Fork Sportsmans Club
- Okauchee Fishing Club
- Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association
- United Special Sportsman Alliance
- Pheasants Forever
- Ducks Unlimited
- Wisconsin Waterfowl Association
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- Whitetails Unlimited
- Quality Deer Management Association
- Ruffed Grouse Society
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Wisconsin Buck & Bear Club
- Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association
- Wisconsin Bowhunters Association
- White-tailed Deer Research Projects
- Information on the New Wisconsin Mentored Hunting Program (pdf)
- United Special Sportsman Alliance
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Living Concrete’s worktops can be tailored to meet your design specifications and lifestyle. Concrete is a very versatile material that offers an unimaginable number of design options that range from a traditional matt surface to a modern sleek and polished surface. However, whichever surface design you choose, you can be sure that with Living Concrete, each worktop will be handmade and therefore be completely bespoke. This will ensure that your kitchen surface will be unique to you and your home.
Additional benefits of opting for a concrete worktop include enhanced durability and an extended life span when compared to traditional countertop materials. This is because Living Concrete’s worktops have been treated with specialist sealant so that the countertop is stain resistant and therefore will not be harmed by sunlight or spilt food. The countertops can also vary in size and price, so no matter what your aesthetic tastes or budget is, Living Concrete’s countertops can meet your needs. With a concrete countertop you can create a unique and stylish concrete kitchen that will be loved by all.
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The New Age Non-Hostile DivorceJune 23, 2017 11:42 am Comments Off on The New Age Non-Hostile Divorce
At A Friendly Divorce we know that it is just common sense to avoid divorce hostility. Well, it seems Hollywood is catching up to us. (Yes, this makes us trend setters.) This article points to mediation and the stars (Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt) who have decided that a Friendly Divorce is the way to go.
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How many stitches per inch?August 29, 2012
What's the right answer? It depends! Hand quilters and machine quilters use different measuring gauges (figuratively speaking) to determine the right stitch length for a project. However, they both have one characteristic in common--consistency.
For hand quilters, the number of stitches per inch is important, and is used to measure the quilter's skill and ability. Well-known author and hand quilter Roxanne McElroy takes the concept of consistency a step further, and also indicates that stitches should be "even". By this, Roxanne means that the stitches and spaces between the stitches on the front of the quilt should all be exactly the same length as those on the back! Roxanne provides this "rating scale" for hand quilters if you are inclined to count:
- Average – 6 stitches per inch
- Accomplished – 8 stitches per inch
- Expert – 10 stitches per inch
- Professional – 12 stitches per inch
- Microquilter – 14 stitches per inch
Roxanne admonishes hand quilters to remember that 8 to 10 very even stitches per inch is considered superior to 12 to 14 uneven stitches per inch.
When the Millennium stitch-regulated machine debuted and revolutionized machine quilting, consistent stitches became the standard by which a quality machine was measured. Sharp points at direction changes, no lag stitches at the beginning and ending of stitching lines, and consistent length throughout the machine's movement have made the APQS line of machines a premier choice for machine quilters.
Even machine quilters must consider which stitch length is appropriate for different techniques. Stitches in the 6-8 per inch range convey a more primitive quilting style, suitable for heavy thread or utility quilts. Stitch length of 10-12 per inch is considered normal for most quilting styles, and yields the best stitch quality as well. Longer stitch lengths create needle flex and increase tension changes. Stitches in the "micro" range are best saved for detail quilting and heavy background work with very fine thread.
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Affordable communication and data services from AOL allow fast data transfer and guarantee security and convenience. Users even get AOL discount vouchers on top of the reliable, unmatched service offered by the company.
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In the past six weeks, four states – Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas and North Dakota – have adopted some of the most stringent restrictions on abortion in the nation. On Friday, Virginia may join the list when the state’s Board of Health votes on whether to require abortion clinics to meet hospital standards on a permanent basis.
This flurry of activity on the state level has provided abortion opponents with fresh energy and optimism while their foes vow to challenge the laws in court. Even as Americans have moved left on some social issues, such as same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization, conservatives have gained significant ground in the states when it comes to abortion.
“The grass-roots momentum is really playing out electorally,” said Susan B. Anthony List spokeswoman Mallory Quigley, whose organization works to elect politicians opposed to abortion.
The trend marks a contrast with last fall, when GOP Senate candidates Todd Akin of Missouri and Richard Mourdock of Indiana made controversial remarks about pregnancies stemming from rape, mobilizing support for Democrats.
But in the states, Republicans had another banner election year, making it easier for abortion opponents to enact restrictions. There are 23 states where Republicans now control the governorship and the state legislature, compared with 14 where Democrats hold such an advantage.
“The states have become very polarized,” said Glen Bolger, a GOP pollster and partner in Public Opinion Strategies. “They’re either the reddest of red or the bluest of blue, so whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, you can advance your social agenda.”
Unlike attitudes on same-sex marriage, which have shifted rapidly in recent years, Americans’ views on abortion have remained largely unchanged since the 1990s. Fifty-five percent of respondents said abortion should be legal in all or most cases in an August 2012 Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll, with just over four in 10 saying it should be illegal in all or most cases.
While states adopted a high number of abortion restrictions in both 2011 and 2012, the nature of the laws enacted this year is different, activists say. In Arkansas, the state legislature overrode the governor’s veto last month to ban abortions starting at 12 weeks. On Tuesday, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation to prohibit abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks. That same day, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed a law requiring doctors providing abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
The Kansas legislature passed a measure last week that says life begins at fertilization, bars tax breaks for abortion providers and prohibits abortions based on sex selection. Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, has pledged to sign the measure.
Jennifer Dalven, who directs the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, said “these laws are much more extreme. To make it increasingly impossible for women to gain access to safe abortion, they’ve jumped to their endgame.”
Abortion opponents, by contrast, said they’ve experienced a groundswell of support in light of recent controversies over abortion clinic conditions. Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell is now on trial, charged with killing seven newborns and one adult female patient.
The Virginia rules could force abortion providers to undertake expensive physical renovations, including widening hallways and doorways and installing new heating and ventilation systems to meet specific requirements.
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|Title:||Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in atrophic glossitis patients with iron deficiency||Authors:||CHUN-PIN CHIANG
Wu, Yang Che
Wu, Yu Hsueh
JULIA YU-FONG CHANG
|Keywords:||Atrophic glossitis | Gastric parietal cell antibody | Hyperhomocysteinemia | Iron deficiency | Normocytic anemia||Issue Date:||1-Jan-2019||Source:||Journal of the Formosan Medical Association||Abstract:||
© 2019 Background/Purpose: Our previous study found that 180 of 1064 atrophic glossitis (AG) patients have iron deficiency. This study assessed whether all AG patients with iron deficiency (so-called ID/AG patients) had iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and evaluated whether the ID/AG patients had significantly higher frequencies of anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity than healthy control subjects. Methods: The blood hemoglobin (Hb) and serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, homocysteine, and GPCA levels in 180 ID/AG patients and 532 healthy control subjects were measured and compared. Results: We found that 180 ID/AG patients had significantly lower mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and lower mean blood Hb and serum iron levels as well as significantly higher mean serum homocysteine level than healthy control subjects (all P-values < 0.001). Moreover, 180 ID/AG patients had significantly higher frequencies of blood Hb (46.1%), serum iron (100.0%), vitamin B12 (8.3%), and folic acid (4.4%) deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia (16.1%), and serum GPCA positivity (31.1%) than 532 healthy control subjects (all P-values < 0.001). In addition, of 83 anemic ID/AG patients, 9 (10.8%) had pernicious anemia, 40 (48.2%) had normocytic anemia, 30 (36.2%) had IDA, and 4 (4.8%) had thalassemia trait-induced anemia. Conclusion: We conclude that ID/AG patients had significantly higher frequencies of blood Hb, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity than 532 healthy control subjects. Normocytic anemia is the most common type of anemia in ID/AG patients, followed by IDA, pernicious anemia, and thalassemia trait-induced anemia.
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1895 NSSAR General Officers
1895 General Officers
Elected at Boston, MA, May 1st 1895
- President General: Gen. Horace Porter
- Secretary General: Hon. Franklin Murphy
- Treasurar General: Charles Waldo Haskins
- Registrar General: A. Howard Clark
- Historian General: Henry Hall
- Chaplain General: Rt. Rev. Chas. E. Cheney D.D.
Vice Presidents General
- Gen J.C.Breckinridge
- Hon. Edwin Shpard Barrett
- Hon. Cushman K. Davis
- Hon. John Whitehead
- Col. Thomas M. Anderson
Source: A national register of the society, Sons of the American Revolution. By Sons of the American Revolution, Louis Henry Cornish, Alonzo Howard Clark. Published 1902.
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Terror in the isle of Belasco
At 2012 Flilipino boxing olympian will compete against a panamanian fighter this July 14 at the Belasco theatre. Recky “The Terror” Dulay has a record of 9 wins 2 losses 0 draws 6 KOs and is 25 years old. He comes from the northern part of Samar Philippines. He will be fighting Jaime “Jaimito” Arboledo from Curondo Panama. He has a record of 10 wins 0 losses and 8 KOs. They will be competing in the super featherweight division. Jaime stands 5’9 and is trained by Rigoberto Garbaldi and managed by Ernesto Marcel Jr. On the other corner of the ring Recky “The Terror” Dulay who is being trained by the former WBC light weight champion of the world, Rodel Mayol. He is assisted by Stanley Godinez, a master of Manny Pacquiao’s conditioning routine. He is managed by ray Rodis, a local resident of Los Angeles. Recky is definitely pumped up to prove himself outside the Philippines. he has adapted boxing techniques from two of the greatest filipino trainers of all tim, Marvin Somodio and Rodel Mayol. A hybrid of Freddie Roach, Buboy Hernandez, and Nonoy Neri school of boxing. This fight is sponsored by Golden Boy Promotions. A non-title fight to prove who is who in Pinoy boxing and to improve their respective ranking in the world of boxing. The Pinoys will be there to backup our fighter at 1050 Hill st. on July 14. The Pinoys will be there to regulate the Latino fans that there is “Reckin” machine who is going to do his best to hand Jaime Rebolado his first professional loss.
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If that Hershey's Kiss is your last, researchers say it's likely to taste better.
February 14, 2012 In a recent study, people were three times more likely to favor the last chocolate when they were told no more were coming. Researchers say this built-in bias for endings might also have implications in the world of online dating.
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Ben Rasmussen pours tempered chocolate into a tray, where it will harden into a finished bar.
February 14, 2012 When Ben Rasmussen started making chocolate as a hobby, he had trouble finding equipment, so he cobbled together his own. Now Potomac Chocolate is a business run out of his utility room, where he makes award-winning, single-origin chocolate bars.
George Washington would approve of hot chocolate on a cold winter's day.
December 5, 2011 George Washington drank spiced hot chocolate for breakfast, according to a new cookbook. His version was often seasoned with new-world flavors like chili powder, vanilla, and allspice, creating a complex concoction — richer and less sweet than its modern day counterpart.
A worker shovels cocoa beans drying in the sun for export, in Guiglo in western Ivory Coast.
Ben Curtis/ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 29, 2011 Nestle, the world' largest food company, has hired an organization that specializes in accountability to investigate and document child labor on the cocoa farms that supply its chocolate in Côte d'Ivoire.
Farmers dry cacao beans in Uchiza, Peru, a file photo from 2008. Researchers are exploring the wild cacao bounty of Peru's Amazon Basin, part of an effort to jump-start the country's premium cacao industry.
October 10, 2011 Some 500 years after Columbus first encountered cocoa beans, scientists are discovering new, wild cacao flavors in the Amazon rainforest. Turns out, we've barely begun to sample the many flavors nature has to offer.
February 8, 2011 Chocolate lovers have a new excuse to indulge: A study in the Chemistry Central Journal claims that dark chocolate can be healthier for the heart than fruit juices. Of course, the study was conducted by Hershey.
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Our office reopened to the public on June 1. While we look forward to resuming in-person services, we still strongly encourage residents to continue utilizing phone, email, and web-based communication to contact us whenever possible.
Patrons of the Peoria County Courthouse will be asked to wear a face-covering and maintain social distancing where possible and may be asked to provide contact information. Please check our reopening plan for full details, or call ahead, before making a trip.
The County Auditor is an elected official and serves a four-year term. This office performs pre-payment audits on all claims against the County.
- Verifying accuracy of the claims submitted and the authority for expenditures
- Recommending Payment or rejection of all invoices
The auditor's main responsibilities include:
- Continuous, ongoing internal audits of Operations
- Financial records of all officers, agents, or divisions of the county
- Determining Vendor Compliance with Prevailing Wage requirements
- Audit, approve, and maintain the Vendor database of County Vendors
- Verification of the physical presence of County assets through audit
- Audit of receipts of all County officers, and departments deposited with the County Treasurer
- Review and verification of adherence to the appropriate County ordinance and/or state statute
Summary of Purpose
Protect taxpayer investment; determine compliance with County Policies and other applicable requirements (e.g., State Statutes, Federal requirements, generally accepted accounting policies, good business procedures, etc as they pertain to Peoria County).
Per Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidelines:
- Email the County Auditor
- Fax: 309-677-6234
- Personal Delivery
- Written Request Via Mail
Learn about the fees for public records (PDF).
Documents Stored in Auditor's Office
- Audit Reports of Peoria County departments
- Auditor Office procedures and Internal Informational Bulletins with employee directives
- Auditor Policies (requirements to pay a bill; financial policies; reimbursement claims, Travel policy requirements)
- Forms for various purposes (transmittal sheet for Claims, Voucher form, Prevailing Wage requirements, Travel Reimbursement Claim Form)
- Prevailing Wage Compliance Audits
- Vendor W9 Forms and Vendor Database for Peoria County
- World War I and II Memorial purchases of inscribed brick paver
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TiVo Inc.'s TIVO, +0.63% fiscal second-quarter loss widened as growth in operating costs outpaced that in revenue. Meanwhile, the television-recording company's subscriber declines appeared to abate.
Shares were up 6.5% at $8.65 in after-hours trading. Through the close, the stock has fallen 2.6% in the last year, while the wider market is positive.
The latest results follow TiVo's most profitable quarter ever. Then, it swung to a profit despite still-dropping revenue, benefiting from a patent-dispute settlement with Dish Network Corp. (DISH). The May deal--in which Dish and its former unit EchoStar Corp. (SATS) agreed to pay TiVo $500 million and pay ongoing licensing fees--resolved litigation over digital video recorder technology that had stretched over seven years.
But TiVo still faces hurdles. Subscriber numbers have been on the decline, hurting revenue, and its costs have been increasing.
But its subscriber losses appear to be abating in the latest results, contributing to a top-line increase in the latest period. It lost a net 33,000 subscribers, fewer than the 125,000 it lost a year earlier and 88,000 it lost in the fiscal first quarter.
However, the company forecast a third-quarter loss of $27 million to $29 million on service, wider than the consensus estimate for a $22.1 million loss from a survey of analysts by Thomson Reuters. It also predicted service and technology revenue, which represents the largest part of the total top line, of $49 million to $51 million.
For the quarter ended July 31, the company posted a loss of $19.6 million, or 17 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier loss of $15.3 million, or 13 cents a share. Revenue increased 19% to $61.2 million, while service-and-technology revenue fell 4.6% to $34 million.
In May, the company forecast a loss of $25 million to $27 million on service and technology revenue of $46 million to $48 million.
Gross margin rose to 57% from 50.3%. Operating costs increased 28%.
Subscriber acquisition costs jumped. Monthly churn, or cancellation rate, was flat at 1.9% for TiVo-owned subscribers. Total subscriptions at the end of the quarter were 1.9 million, down 19% from a year earlier.
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In today’s world, it has become rather significant for business owners to make sure that their commercial properties are always kept safe and secure. This is because your business is obviously among your most prized possessions. Therefore, you’d want to protect it by having the right commercial locksmiths eltham to arrange the right security systems for you.
When you’re finding an affordable and smart solution to keep your property secure, you need to get the lock installed. However, it is important to pick the perfect one for your business requirements. Whether you wish to improve your existing systems or move to a new place, you will require making sure that your property is safe from damage, theft and unauthorized access.
Why Consider Digital Locks?
Digital locks are one if the best defense mechanisms against any kind of attempted break-ins. With such locks, there’s no need of a key and the code which is used for such digital locks is a lot safer and is handled easily.
These kinds of digital locks are the perfect choice for places or businesses where different people keep coming and going. For instance, imagine a hotel that would give out the codes to guests and these could be changed as soon as the older guests leave and new ones arrive. Digital locks are therefore, a great idea for these kinds of businesses since they eliminate any risks or costs of damaged cards or lost keys.
Improving the Digital Security:
With time, the technology and the strategy which is involved in such digital locks has been increasing and advancing so as to improve the system to be impassable for anyone to attack. There was a report published by a few researchers of the Kyoto University in Japan in which they had detailed exactly how safe the digital locks are today. They had done so by running various difficult tests on the newest technology. In fact, the researchers have also been able to prove successfully that such digital coding lock systems really are unbreakable.
The Master-Key System:
Master key systems are also recommended by the commercial locksmith melbourne as one of the best ways of protecting your commercial property. These keys offer varying degrees of access and control and this enables you to make a unique system or web which permits access only to the specific areas of a building for some people. Therefore, they are also called restricted key systems melbourne. In fact, master keys are perfect for:
- Security guards
- Apartment landlords
- Maintenance and cleaning businesses
Fingerprint Scanning Systems:
The fingerprint scanning systems is also another great substitute of the digital lock systems. What else could possibly beat the individuality of a person’s own fingerprint? All these devices today are very easy to use and one can easily add and remove the forms of the employees as and when needed.
It isn’t easy to protect your commercial property. However, it isn’t impossible because of all these different locks systems installed by a locksmith in eltham. It’s only a little challenging. Follow the above mentioned steps to steer your way through recognizing the different threats and quickly securing them.
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