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What I enjoy most about what I do is turning nothing into something. It’s about taking an idea that most sensible people say is dumb, and trying to prove them wrong. It almost doesn’t matter whether it succeeds or fails – it’s about the thrill of the journey. The next step – turning that small something into a big something – is an activity that I like being part of, which I’m moderately good at, and which is enormously important, but it’s something which other people are way better at and enjoy way more than I do.
The first Business of Software Conference was in 2007. Over the past few years many people – Joel Spolsky, the team at Frosch, Anna Andersen, all the speakers, myself, and, of course, all the delegates – have been part of turning it into something much bigger and better than I thought it would ever be. But, selfishly, it’s not as much fun for me now as it used to be. And that’s kind of important. On the other hand, I want it to continue, I want to stay involved with it, and I still want it to be the place that people who care about building long-term, profitable and sustainable software businesses go to from around the world to meet their peers and listen to amazing speakers.
So I’ve taken the decision that somebody else should run organise it. Mark Littlewood, Darren Harper and the team at BLN have agreed to do this. Some readers of this blog might have met Mark at last year’s conference. He was the larger than life, outgoing guy, wearing a very loud t-shirt, who probably came up to you unprompted to say hello. I’m still going to have overall control, and will still front at least some of it, but Mark and Darren are going to take BoS to the next level.
Business of Software 2011 will be October 24th – 26th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Watch this space for more news. We’ll be announcing speakers, revamping the web site and doing a whole bunch of stuff very shortly.
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With her head held high and her shoulders drawn back, the woman standing outside the bus seemed like a far cry from the woman portrayed in her hit song “From a Table Away.”
With other hit songs such as "Staying's Worse Than Leaving" and "Drink Myself Single" and her developing career, Sunny Sweeney has a reason to stand proud. Eight years ago she was a young woman just setting out and finding her way into country music.
“I think it chose me. It just started working so I just kept doing it,” Sweeney said in an interview with the Daily. “I just started playing in bars in Austin, [Texas,] pretty much. We played for beer and cheeseburgers. I just played in local bars and such, and it just kinda expanded.”
Sweeney had originally gone to New York to try her hand at improv comedy but quickly learned that was not the career path she wanted.
“I don’t really like bringing that up because it’s irrelevant to what I’m doing now,” Sweeney said with a laugh. “I did that in my past life. But music just started for me about eight years ago.”
Hailing from East Texas, Sweeney got some of her inspiration listening to “old country” such as country legends Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard. Other sources of inspiration for writing her songs stems from stuff in her life.
“Like if something happens I’ll write that or if somebody tells me a story about something — you get it from all different places really,” Sweeney said. “I grew up in East Texas and we had country music there but it was my first marriage that inspired a lot of my songs.”
Sweeney said if a career in country music had not panned out for her, she most likely would be waiting tables right now, but giving up has never crossed her mind.
“If anything bad happens, I usually get pissed and then it inspires me to do more,” Sweeney said. Sweeney has toured with country favorites such as Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert and will be doing some shows with Blake in the next month.
This weekend will mark Sweeney’s 30th performance at the esteemed Grand Ole Opry.
“I don’t remember much [about my first performance at the Opry] because I was so freaked out,” Sweeney said. “It’s still really nerve wracking to do it, mostly because what it stands for and all the people who have played there before. But it’s cool. It’s probably my favorite place to play. The Opry band is great to play with. Tomorrow night Randy Travis is going to be there so I’m super excited about that.”
Friday, July 13, she played a free show at the Iowa Games in the parking lot of Jack Trice Stadium. Sweeney has traveled to Iowa approximately five to seven times, she said.
“Des Moines is actually the first place I ever heard my song ['From a Table Away'] on the radio. It was crazy, really overwhelming. I called my mom and started crying, like ‘Oh my god!’”
Sweeney said she is very content to keep writing songs.
“We’re working on a new record right now,” Sweeney said. “I’d love to still just play music and write songs. I love writing songs and just keeping busy in this industry. There’s so many aspects so it’s pretty easy to stay busy if you want to.”
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Learn tips and tricks to eliminate your double chin.
What are 5 ways to get rid of a double chin? Unfortunately, gravity causes your neck to sag. No other body part is more sensitive to gravity’s pull than the skin surrounding the neck. Three primary factors contribute to a double chin: time, anatomy and fat. Over time, the aging process takes its toll on your neck skin. If you do not possess a strong jaw line, this may contribute to a double chin. When the fat increases underneath your skin, the skin expands and causes sagging. This produces a double-chin look.
From a health perspective, a double chin does not really matter. However, most women find this physical characteristic unattractive. This undesirable trait may cause individuals a great deal of emotional distress. Insecurity and self-consciousness may ensue as a result. To help get rid of your extra chin or at least minimize the appearance, try these five tips.
- Lose Weight. Easier said than done, right? While you might have been hoping for an easier solution, losing 10 to 15 pounds is the single best way to get rid of a double chin. Inches can be lost around the neck with small amounts of weight loss. Engage in regular aerobic exercise and eat a diet low in fat. Do not rely on spot reduction exercises, as these do not remove the fat and may cause dislocation of your jaw.
- Get a Haircut. Long hair can draw attention to your neck, which exactly what you would like to avoid. A haircut dropping and curling under a couple of inches below the chin draws the most attention to the chin. A haircut above the jaw line draws the eye up toward your eyes.
- Wear an Open Neckline. Open and broad necklines are more flattering on women with double chins. Turtlenecks, dangling earrings and choker necklaces can draw attention to the chin and neck area. Wear long necklaces, studded earrings and open necklines.
- Use Makeup to Camouflage Your Flaw. Play up your eyes and cheekbones to draw attention away from the lower half of your face. Use blush higher on your cheekbones or feature your eyes with a bright eye shadow. If you use foundation, apply one shade darker underneath your chin and blend it in with your brighter foundation. This brightens the rest of your face and camouflages your chin by making it not standout.
- Consider Surgery. If you have exhausted all other methods and possess approximately $5,000, surgery may be an option. Plastic surgery focuses on sculpting the neck by removing excess fat, tightening the skin and enhancing the jaw line. A small horizontal cut is made under the chin by the surgeon. Fat is sucked out from underneath the skin. A vertical incision between the layers of the neck and jaw muscle is made and the edges are sewed together to tighten the muscle layer like a corset. The surgery is relatively painless, requiring two Band-Aids to hide the incision. Bruising is usually minimal, and you should be back to all usual activity within 10 days.
Hopefully, these 5 ways to get rid of a double chin has provided you with some solutions to your problem.
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How can I log-in if I have forgotten my password? In case you have forgotten your password you can re- generate the same online. Following are the steps that need to be followed for resetting your NetBanking IPIN online: Click on the link 'Insta IPIN' Input your Customer ID number and confirm A list of HDFC Bank Debit cards that are linked to the Customer ID will be shown. Select any one of the linked cards Kindly input your ATM PIN & Expiry Date You will then be asked to reset your NetBanking password (IPIN) and confirm the same. Now, you can re-login into NetBanking using the newly created password.
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We can't believe that it's already been almost a year since we last left Iceland. Well we had such a great time last year that we figured we have to cover portions we missed and re-do the parts we really liked. So we are going to turn back the Wayback machine
And go back.
Since then, a few things have happened that you may be aware of. Something like...
Nonetheless, we're going back to see what we can see. You can read or oggle last years ride report or pics at http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=443916
. We're going to try to get a view of the volcano, spend some time with the geysers and falls that we missed, and a bit more time in the interior overall. Kim's done a lot more off road riding since last year and she is more and more confident with her off road skills so the speeds will be up and we'll be able to cover some trickier and more total terrain.
There's another trip planned for November that will use those skills some more, but it's a super duper secret so I can't talk about it yet.
(No you will not get so much as a peep or a chirp out of Secret Squirrel)
But I promise that it will be fun and I will try to write a most excellent ride report. So where would two people like us go riding in November...
More info as we get closer to our early June departure. Hey Kim, do you remember where I put our asbestos riding suits?
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Situational irony involves a striking reversal of what is expected or intended: Most of the definitions of irony are something along these lines, though there is often disagreement about the specific meaning of this term.
To imply is to suggest rather than to state. Keep in mind that while all sarcasm is rooted in irony, not all verbal irony is sarcasm. I waited forever by the phone. This same root also produces amicus—"friend"—and amicitia, "friendship" often based to mutual advantage, and corresponding sometimes more closely to "indebtedness" or "influence".
After the film has been watched, engage the Irony in love in a discussion about the movie. Are you concerned that time will be wasted if you are absent from class? Or really, how about something new for any meal?
If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others You are not worthy to be called by the name of "man". This word would be appropriate to describe the friendship of two men.
Modifiers can be adjectivesadjective clausesadverbsadverb clausesabsolute phrasesinfinitive phrasesparticiple phrasesand prepositional phrases. A writer can be formal, informal, playful, ironic, and especially, optimistic or pessimistic.
Concrete terms are usually thought of as opposed to abstractions or generalizations. Craftster member Cmarion3 shares her tutorial on how to make an adorable Elf on a Shelf Doll.
The word has both connotations secondary or associated significance and denotations primary definition or reference.
Cultural views See also: Teachers can modify the worksheets to fit the needs of each class. The development of a character can be done in several different ways such as through what the character says and does, and through what other characters say about him.
Understatement — when a person undermines the character of something. The readers' perception of tone is not always reliable because of the biases we may have and because the author may be disguising his or her real attitudes. Technically, it is done in two ways: It can also mean "love of the mind.
One would expect that the gun would keep him safe, but it has actually caused him injury. In Buddhism, Ai was seen as capable of being either selfish or selfless, the latter being a key element towards enlightenment.
They are complex and are more like real people than flat characters. Obtain all required permissions from your school administration before showing any film. The third is to give the children in the family a better start in life than the parents had.
Although eros is initially felt for a person, with contemplation it becomes an appreciation of the beauty within that person, or even becomes appreciation of beauty itself.
Much of Shakespeare's writing is written in blank verse. When someone washes his car and it rains, that is just bad luck; nothing led him or her to think that it would not rain. Take a look at this "dead" sentence: The Crucible is also based on a play written by Arthur Miller.cheri197.com is an online community for crafts and DIY where you can find loads of ideas, advice, and inspiration.
Hundreds of thousands of free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials and more. The Irony of Love It's funny how ironic life is. Rosemary Okeke Rosemary Okeke Oct 11, views. views. comments. It's funny how ironic life is Though when experienced, one doesn't tend to laugh.
I have experienced this, and it does nothing to provoke Even the least bit of humor in me. Irony and Love - the two parts of this poetry collection, contain poems on topics such as nostalgia and the challenge of defining immigrant identity, the agony of unrequited love, grief over departed lovers, and the impermissible pleasures of forbidden cheri197.com: Jasmina Tacheva.
Sometimes everything feels chaotic and fast, like we’re in a whirlwind and we can’t stop. Time is flying by and I forget to really see you. When I stop and notice, I see the etching of life, the processes that have made you older, stronger, and wiser.
You are the same as when we married, but you. Verbal Irony Definition. Verbal irony occurs when speakers say the opposite of what they mean. For example: a man may say loudly to a manifestly unattractive woman, “You are more than beautiful!”This guy is obviously a jerk.
An ironic jerk. The Modifier Recognize a modifier when you see one. Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that provide description in cheri197.comers allow writers to take the picture that they have in their heads and transfer it accurately to the heads of their readers.Download
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I have been prescribed Adderall 20mg a day for about a couple months ago and has helped me a lot. I have a questions on the affect of combining Adderall and Lisinopril. I recently been prescribed Lisinopril 10mg 1 pill a day because of my high blood pressure. My blood pressure is usually 145/95 without taking Lisinopril. I wanted to know if it was safe to take Adderall and Lisinopril at the same time. Thank you!
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UHC2030 Joint Vision Paper
All low- and middle-income countries face a number of critical pressures on their health systems. Some of these are particularly salient for countries that are currently or will soon be ‘transitioning’ to much lower levels of external financial support.
A common guiding principle is to maintain or even increase effective coverage for priority health services, including those currently supported with external funds.
This does however not mean simply channelling government revenues to pay for a previously donor-funded programme. Rather, transition provides an opportunity for countries to assess how governance, financing and service delivery are configured to ensure the sustainability of effective coverage for priority interventions.
Hence, health system strengthening (HSS) is at the core of the response to transition if progress towards UHC is to be sustained. It also emphasizes the importance of sustainability in the transition process, which should also extend to those countries that are not imminently facing declines in donor assistance.
The membership of the group brings together country representatives, WB/WHO health system and disease experts, bilateral partners, global health initiatives, GFF, OECD, BMGF, academia think tanks and civil society. Country interest and participation in the group has been strong, with 15 countries actively engaging in the group, either through direct participation or country consultation.
The working group held two face to face meetings in 2017 to define work areas and gather country input. At the end of March 2017 the Working Group met to present ongoing work and define WG priority areas, outputs and products. For conclusions of this meeting please see the meeting report. A second meeting was held in November to further underpin priority areas by further input from countries. A report is forthcoming. In 2017 the group completed a mapping of policies, definitions and ongoing work by working group members related to transition from aid. The group also commissioned a country consultation paper on sustainability and transition and developed a mapping of key indicators on UHC context and transition in MIC and LIC.
First face-to-face on 30-31 March 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Second face-to-face meeting on 3 November in Montreux, Switzerland.
Meeting notes for the record
The working group is chaired by:
Midori Habich former Minister of Health Peru
Kara Hanson, Professor of Health System Economics London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
UHC2030 Core team Maria Skarphedinsdottir providing the secretariat
Mr Pungkas Bahjuri ALI; Director of Community Health and Nutrition; Ministry of National Planning for Development Indonesia
Ms Triin Habicht Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Health Estonia
Dr. Aquina Thulare Technical Specialist, Health Economics National Health Insurance Department of Health South Africa
Ms Regina Ombam Head, Strategy Development National Aids Control Council Kenya
UHC2030 hosting organizations
Ajay Tandon Lead Economist WB
Somil Nagpal Senior Health Adviser WB
Joe Kutzin Coordinator Health Financing WHO
Susan Sparkes Technical Officer Health Systems Governance and Financing WHO
Dr Anshu Banerjee Director Global Coordination WHO
Claudio Politi EPI program WHO
Diane Weil Global TB program WHO
Gilles Forte Coordinator Essential Medicines and Health Products WHO
Dr. Zubin Shroff Alliance for Health Policy and System Research WHO
Tom O’Connell Health System Governance and Finance WHO
Matthias Reinicke Health Sector Adviser Europe Aid EC
Thomas Hurley Deputy Director Multilateral Partnerships BMGF
Julia Watson Senior Health Economist DFID
Katja Roll Senior Health Adviser GIZ
Dr Shin-ichiro Noda Center for Global Health and Medicine Japan
Arjun Vasan Senior Health Economist US Treasury
Kamiar Khadjavi Senior Adviser Global Health USAID
Michael Borowitz Head Strategic Investments and Partnerships GF
Mr Matthew Macgregor Portfolio Manager GF
Santiago Cornejo Senior Specialist Immunization Financing GAVI Alliance
Nertila Tavanxhi Technical Adviser UNAIDS
Tim Poletti Health Adviser Permanent Mission of Australia to UN
Ms. Ariane Lathuille Health Policy Officer Permanent mission of France to UN
Academia and Civil society
Sara Bennett, Professor John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mr. Mohamed Gad, Technical Analyst Imperial College UK
Bill Savedoff Senior, Fellow Centre for Global Development US
Mr Michael Chaitkin, Senior Program Officer Results for Development
Oanh Khuất Thị Hải, Executive Director, Centre for Supporting Community Development Initiatives
Craig Burgess, Senior Technical Advisor, JSI Research and Training Institute
For further information please contact:
Maria Skarphedinsdottir, WHO and UHC2030 Core Team: email@example.com
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Don’t forget! We’re meeting in Gateway 232 again this week and will be taking pictures for our information book. Make sure you’re dressed appropriately, as we discussed last week. See you there.
We will be meeting in Gateway 232 this Thursday, November 5 instead of our regular room in the Library.
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Virtual Pet Game Pack — Now for sale in the Scirra Store!
- 60 Different Food
- 11 Different Clothing Items
- 8 Different Potions
- UI Items
- One Character
- 7 animation states. Each with 10 frames.
- Animation created with Brashmonkey Spriter.(.SCML file, sprite sheets and trasparent PNG -files are included.)
- All items are created by Adobe Illustrator CC. (PNG, .AI and .EPS files are included.)
- Not including all colors of the character as PNGs, but you can edit the vectors.
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There’s no offseason for a guy like PJ Tucker. His bravado, swagger and style never take a day off. Sure, he might not be walking down the arena tunnel with some crazy Heat in Hand and a fire fit, but don’t count him out on what could be considered ‘days off.’
The Houston Rockets forward is keeping it eight over 92 like clockwork. From Paris Fashion Week, to the ESPYS, to FIBA practices with Coach Pop, Tucker is bringing his A-game with his kicks.
If you think momentum isn’t in his favor to hold onto the Kicks On Court crown, you might want to take a look at what he’s been up to this summer.
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Last June I wrote several posts about death. (You can read them here: Death Comes in Threes (Or More), Staring Into the Abyss, and Saying Goodbye.) In short, a friend’s husband died of cancer as did a fellow autism mom. … Continue reading
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2018-05-25T22:47:09Z
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Yeah, I know it's a little weak as mid-life crisis activity goes, but I really can't afford a BMW, don't care all that much about motorcycles and I can never decide what kind of tattoo to get, anyway. Maybe another day.
Anyway, those of you out there who play, what kind of recommendations would you have as far as where to shop, what to look for and so on. I don't want to spend a fortune -- let's face it, I'm not gonna turn into Pat Metheny here -- but I do want something that'll last, sound good, inspire me to learn a little blues 'n' rock stuff and stick with it.
OK, fire away.
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San Diego real estate circles are abuzz with discussion about Bank of America’s (and others) foreclosure halt. The general consensus is that those buyers who acquired foreclosures and have already closed on them will likely be safe, especially if title insurance was in place.
In jeopardy are those transactions in escrow or those in preparation stage for market entry.
So who potentially benefits from the foreclosure freeze–and who is at risk?
1. San Diego short sales. Here is an opportunity for banks to transfer clear title because the owner signs off on the sale voluntarily. If they are smart, Bank of America and others will expedite short sales and remove future foreclosures from the liability pool.
2.Those borrowers who are trying to obtain loan modifications can now breathe a sigh of relief. This just might allow more homeowners to keep their homes and prevent further neighborhood blight and decay in home values.
3. Those home sellers who have equity in their real estate and can negotiate directly without bank intervention. Savvy buyers might be willing to pay a small premium for great peace of mind in knowing there are no issues clouding title to the home they are buying.
1. Buyers who have a foreclosure transaction in escrow with one of the lenders who have halted those sales. Should they stay on course or move on to a more reliable deal?
2. The Foreclosure Industry including foreclosure real estate agents, foreclosure repair and service companies, foreclosure attorneys, title companies, escrow companies that exclusively service foreclosures, and other professions that serve the foreclosure industry.
3. Homeowner Associations. If foreclosures are halted and HOA fees remain in default with defaulted homes (as is often the case), the association may be forced to increase fees to cover neighborhood landscape maintenance, pools and other services.
This is a situation we are all watching closely–and welcome updates and comments.
FYI a Real Estate Glossary
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2020-07-13T00:48:16Z
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Thirty years ago, I was a product manager for a startup company that created high-performance, multiprocessing minicomputers. Powerful, scalable, and based on open standards, they offered exceptional price/performance. In 1988, Electronics magazine gave its Computer of The Year award to the flagship model
As we introduced the system, we described the “ideal” customer: a medium to large organization that used Unix-based systems, and ran large database applications, especially Oracle applications. We trained the sales force, produced some modest direct mail campaigns, and launched.
Then reality set in. In the first three months, we sold about 45 machines to some 30 different organizations. We gathered data about our new customers and looked for correlations that would help us target prospective customers more precisely. We found nothing — no patterns in terms of size, SIC code, geography, application, and so on. The data were almost random.
We were stumped. So, we decided to interview the key decision maker in each account. We created an interview guide and fanned out to visit customers
After our visits, we dug into our findings. Again, we found no useful patterns in the demographic data. Then we started describing the key decision makers. Who were they? Why did they decide on us?
Most of the decision makers were men in their early thirties who had recently been promoted to a position typically described as VP, Data Processing. They replaced an older person who had held the same position for more than ten years. One of our marketers had a flash of insight: “It’s almost like the decision maker is saying, ‘I’m the new sheriff in town. We’re going to do things my way. This is one of my first big decisions … and we’re going to buy a hot new machine from a startup company. I’m going to make my mark.’”
It turned out to be a very accurate description. Nominally, our customers were buying our machines to run large applications. But psychology was perhaps more important. We estimated that roughly 60% of our customers fit the “new sheriff” profile.
We decided to market specifically to new sheriffs. We trawled through organization profiles and identified those that had a new VP of Data Processing. We sent each new sheriff a fairly intense mail campaign coupled with calls by our local sales rep. The campaign succeeded rather well. From the time of the launch, we grew to $300 million in revenue in about two years.
I didn’t know it at the time, but we were practicing an art that today is called, the “jobs to be done theory of innovation.” (Click here for a good introduction). Developed by Clayton Christensen and his colleagues, the basic idea is that demographic information doesn’t reveal why a person chooses to purchase a new product or service. If we misunderstand the job to be done, our innovations will miss the mark.
Our startup company, for instance, positioned around big machines for big databases. We wanted to offer ever bigger, pricier machines. The new sheriff profile, however, changed our thinking. To get in the door, we needed to make it easy for the new sheriff to buy something on his own authority. So, we introduced an entry-level machine priced just below a typical VP signature limit.
Similarly, think about why men buy pajamas. We might think they simply want to stay warm. But men in America typically don’t buy pajamas until they have a daughter who is three years old. Their motivation is not to stay warm but to preserve their modesty. If we misunderstand that, we’ll produce far too many cozy, warm, flannel pajamas that men will never buy.
In my experience, good marketers and salespeople use the jobs-to-be-done method naturally and intuitively. They’re good observers and naturally ask a basic question: why do people buy these products? They dig into the data but, more importantly, they observe how people behave and ask insightful questions. The management guru, Ted Levitt,was a natural at this. He noted that people don’t buy gasoline for their cars. Rather, they buy the right to continue driving.
The jobs-to-be-done theory suggests that the key to innovation is sociology, not technology. Do you want your company to be more innovative? It’s time to add more marketers and salespeople – and maybe a sociologist and anthropologist – to your development team.
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2021-06-13T08:24:14Z
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One student was killed on Tuesday morning after a gunman opened fire at Reynolds High in Troutdale, Oregon. According to law enforcement officials, the situation at the suburban Portland school is now stabilized, and the gunman is also deceased. The shooting also injured a teacher, who was treated at the scene.
According to a local CBS affiliate, a student at the school relayed to his parents that the gunman opened fire in the gymnasium towards the start of school on Tuesday, but law enforcement officials haven't confirmed that. SWAT officers were still moving through the school, evacuating students, hours after the shooting began. Reynolds is a large school of more than 2,000 students.
The Associated Press spoke with some students who were evacuated from the building:
Freshman Daniel DeLong, 15, said while waiting after the shooting that he saw a physical education teacher at the school with a bloodied shirt.
"I'm a little shaken up," DeLong said. "I'm just worried."
He said he was texting friends to make sure they were all OK.
"It just, like, happened so fast, you know?" he said.
The deceased student and the gunman have not yet been identified. According to police, the shooter used a rifle.
Update 3:29 p.m.: According to the Associated Press, law enforcement officials believe they know the identity of the lone gunman in Tuesday's shooting, but they're not ready to release the name. Officials are in the process of contacting the families of both deceased individuals.
Update 5:45 p.m.: CNN, citing multiple law enforcement officials, reports that the gunman was a student, and that he died of apparent self-inflicted wounds.
This article is from the archive of our partner The Wire.
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2017-06-25T01:54:04Z
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Booking Terms and Conditions
1. All bookings are made with The Big Journey Company Limited Registered Company, Number 6532140 (hereinafter referred to as the Company) whose registered office is Marron Bank, Branthwaite, Cumbria, CA14 4SZ, United Kingdom.
2. The Company holds an Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (ATOL), licence No. 7282. For full information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate.
3. The terms and conditions of all agreements made with the Company shall be subject to, and governed by, English Law alone. Any disputes or claims are to be decided by the English courts, and subject to English Law alone.
4. Deposits are due at the time of booking and must arrive as cleared funds within 2 weeks of booking or the booking will be cancelled. The remaining balance is due 14 weeks before departure. Failure to pay the balance on time may result in your holiday being cancelled without notice. Suppliers may withdraw their services if they are not paid on time. The Company will not accept any responsibility if it is unable to deliver your holiday due to none payment of your balance.
5. It is important to be aware that once your deposits are paid, should you wish to cancel at any time thereafter, the deposits are non-refundable. In addition the cancellation penalties detailed below will be applied. It is strongly recommended that you have suitable cancellation insurance coverage from the time of booking.
6. Cancellation of bookings must be notified in writing to The Big Journey Company Ltd, Marron Bank, Branthwaite, Cumbria, CA14 4SZ, United Kingdom or by email to firstname.lastname@example.org. Cancellation charges are set out below, based on the date of receipt of written notification: More than 12 weeks prior to departure: Loss of Deposit and any additional costs paid in advance by The Company. Less than 12 weeks prior to departure: 100% loss. No commission is paid on cancellations.
7. We reserve the right to cancel any trip which does not have sufficient people taking part to make it financially viable. If a trip is likely to be cancelled under such circumstances, we undertake to inform you as soon as possible, but this may occur after final balances have been taken but will not occur less than 30 days before the departure date.
8. Cancellation of a trip by the Company will entitle you to a refund of the fees paid to the Company for your trip, unless cancellation has been forced by unforeseen government intervention in which case actual costs incurred by the Company will be subtracted from any refund due. No other compensation will be allowable.
9. Whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the planned itinerary, it must be realised that changes to the itinerary may occur for which the Company accepts no responsibility, however caused. The Company will make every effort to inform you of any change, as we know of each change before departure. Your final itinerary may differ in respect of the places where you stay overnight. In particular it may be necessary to alter your itinerary at short notice due to adverse weather, force majeure, road conditions, or to operating conditions imposed by owners and operators of accommodation, facilities, aircraft, vessels and other forms of transport. Should such conditions involve clients in extra costs such as accommodation, transportation and meals, such costs should be borne by the client.
10. International flights are in the main on scheduled national carriers. Flight details will be sent to you within one month of your departure or earlier if possible.
11. We hold an Air Travel Organiser’s Licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The Company’s ATOL number is ATOL 7282. When you buy an ATOL protected fight or flight inclusive trip from the Company you will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists what is financially protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong.
12. We, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL Certificate, will provide you with the services listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some cases, where neither we nor the supplier are able to do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder. However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable).
13. If we, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL certificate (if any), are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us, the travel agent (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also agree that any such claims may be re-assigned to another body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme.
14. If you book to join a trip on a ‘land only’ basis, the Company cannot accept any responsibility for any of the travel arrangements that you make in order to join that trip. The Company accepts no financial liability that may arise from any enforced change to your travel plans due to any alteration of the trip dates, the itinerary or its cancellation, howsoever caused. You are advised to book transferable, refundable travel tickets with no penalties should a cancellation be necessary. Transfers to and from the destination airport and the first and last hotel included as stated in the individual itinerary.
15. The Company cannot be held responsible for any missed connecting transport that you have booked independently of the Company.
16. If you have any complaints whilst on holiday, you must immediately inform your tour leader or our overseas representative who will use all reasonable efforts to remedy it. If you remain dissatisfied, you must make full details of the complaint known to us in writing within 14 days of the end of your holiday. If you fail to follow this simple complaints procedure, your right to claim the compensation you may otherwise have been entitled to may be effected or even lost as a result.
17. Our Leaders will do their utmost to ensure that any problems are solved for the benefit of the group as a whole. Making a booking with The Company signifies your acceptance of the Leader’s authority to make decisions affecting the group or individuals. For instance, he/she may require an individual to leave the group if he/she believes that person’s health is at risk, inadequate fitness, if an illegal act is committed, or their behaviour becomes detrimental to the safety, enjoyment or well-being of the group. Should the Leader take such action, that person would not be entitled to any refund. The Company may cancel your booking at any time with immediate effect by giving you written notice (which includes notice by email) if you break the contract between us in any material way; if we believe that your behaviour will be detrimental to the safety, enjoyment or well-being of the group.
18. The company reserves the right to change the advertised trip leader. For departures small numbers of people we reserve the right to use an English speaking local trip leader.
19. You must understand that some of The Company’s trips involve going to high-altitude and carry an inherent risk of altitude illness. Likewise some of The Company’s trips visit remote locations with limited infrastructures where the risks to health are increased and the ability to treat injury or illness effectively is reduced.
20. Neither the Company nor any of their representatives will be responsible for any illness, injury or death sustained on their trip except where such illness, injury or death is caused by negligence or that of their representatives, nor will they be liable for any uninsured loss of personal property.
21. The Company cannot be made liable for the consequences of strikes, industrial action, wars, riots, sickness, quarantine, government intervention, weather conditions, or other untoward occurrences.
22. It is your (The Client) responsibility to ensure you are covered by adequate insurance for the complete duration of the trip. Your insurance should include but not be limited: cancellation, medical expenses, injury, death, cost of repatriation. If in the event of an emergency medical rescue or evacuation from a trip of you the client, either by foot, helicopter or otherwise, the responsibility for the payment of such costs will lie with the client. Any subsequent costs for expenses such as hotels, food, transport etc shall be borne by the client. It is imperative that the client ensures adequate insurance is in place before departure.
23. Only a Director of The Company is authorised to promise refunds or additional services for whatever reason, and the Company will not be bound by any such promise.
24. A client leaving a trip at any stage, for whatever reason, will not be entitled to any refund or compensation unless agreed by the Director of The Company.
25. All prices we advertise are accurate at the date published, but we reserve the right to change any of those prices from time to time. Prices include a cost for fuel that was estimated at the date of this publication. We reserve the right to add a fuel supplement to holiday prices should this increase after the date of this publication.
We reserve the right to increase the price of your holiday after you have booked but no later than 30 days before the departure date stipulated and will forward an Amendment Invoice reflecting any changes made. After a Booking Invoice has been sent to you, any increase to your holiday price will be as the result of changes in our costs of supplying your holiday resulting from transportation charges, (fuel, airport charges, scheduled air fares and other transport charges which form part of our contract with the transport provider), currency fluctuations and government action. An administration charge and any relevant travel agent’s commission is included within these amounts.
If the increase would be 2% or less of the holiday price shown on your Booking Invoice, we will absorb the changes in our costs described above and will only pass on any increase above that level. If the increase is more than 10% of the holiday price (calculated as above), then:
1. You may cancel your holiday booking within 14 days of the Amendment Invoice date and receive a refund of all monies paid to us except any amendment charges; or
2. Transfer your monies paid to an alternative holiday offered by The Big Journey Company.
We reserve the right to cancel your booking and/or take legal action against you for all outstanding payment(s).
26. Any air travel that is part of any trip is subject to the conditions as stipulated by the airline concerned.
27. If the UK Foreign Office does not issue advice against all travel to your destination, and you decide not to travel on the basis of a perceived threat or hazard, howsoever formed, this will be interpreted as a voluntary cancellation and cancellation charges will be levied on that basis.
28. Non-UK Nationals should consult their own government for advice on travel to the destination country and all countries transited en route. The Company will however be governed by advice from the UK Foreign Office.
29. By making a booking and agreeing to these booking conditions, you consent to the Company’s staff and personnel taking photographs and/or video footage of you and your family members and guests during the trip and that these images may be used and displayed by the Company and their subsidiaries and partners, royalty-free and in perpetuity, for publicity, sales, marketing and/or training purposes including, but not limited to, in brochures, social media, websites material and in the media. Photos and video footage supplied by you or other team members may also be used as described above.
30. On the advancement of deposit for a booking on any of our tours the company assumes the client has read and understands the above booking conditions and agrees to be bound by them.
V2.1 Last revised July 2016
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A number of years ago, mutual fund legend Ron Baron took a position in Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE:SRZ) because he identified a long-term secular trend of aging baby boomers needing assisted-living facilities. It fit with his concept of a “sunrise industry,” one that was entering a phase of long-term growth due to some kind of large movement in demographics or a section of the economy.
He was right, but Sunrise isn’t what I’m writing about today, because it isn’t paying a dividend.
Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH) does pay a dividend: 7%, to be exact. And it’s a great, diversified REIT. It owns 61 independent-living facilities, 149 assisted living, 48 nursing homes and 114 MOBs (properties leased to medical providers), a total of 384 properties over 40 states. The company has been on an MOB and assisted-community acquiring binge, focusing on smaller deals with less competition from other buyers.
Senior Housing Properties also has stakes in CommonWealth REIT (NYSE:CWH) and assisted-living property manager Five Star Quality Care (NYSE:FVE). Rental income was up 10% YOY. The largest growth came from resident fees and services, which quadrupled from $10.7 million to $42.3 million, as the number of units assessing these fees grew from 1,200 to 4,300.
Now, you might be concerned about the revenue stream given that Medicare and Medicaid don’t reimburse services so well. As Senior Housing Properties’ CEO says, however, “94% of our portfolio’s NOI is derived from real estate where the predominant revenue source is private pay. With uncertainties surrounding the fiscal cliff and the long-term viability of Medicare, we feel that we are in the best position in the healthcare REIT space within any additional Medicare cuts.” How true.
The company’s financial position is solid, and it’s having no trouble raising financing in either the equity or debt markets. It raised $300 million of equity financing and $350 million in 5.625% senior notes in July — and those notes are unsecured, reflecting the strength of the underlying business.
Senior Housing Properties has paid off more expensive debt. It holds $21 million in cash, $1.1 billion of unsecured senior notes and $717 million of secured debt. The debt to EBITDA ratio is only 41%, which is very reasonable.
Occupancy at the company’s properities and those managed by Five Star are in the 87% range, and at 94% in its MOB business.
Senior Housing Properties feels like it’s in good shape, with management using its financial position in the best possible ways, staying away from deals that might be larger and more accretive and instead going with deals that are modest. With bonds yielding next to nothing, it’s a worthy contender for your fixed-income portfolio.
As of this writing, Lawrence Meyers didn’t own shares in any company mentioned here.
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In the context of prevention of further displacement or re-displacement (specifically, preventing returnee refugees becoming refugees again), two elements are particularly important: post-repatriation activities in the return destination countries to ensure the durability of the voluntary repatriation, and the living conditions in these return countries. In practice this often becomes a question of whether the returnees have the freedom of choice to remain or are ‘forced’ to do so in the absence of any viable alternative.
The voluntariness to remain will be determined by push factors such as security and socio-economic situation in the country of origin to which they have returned, and pull factors such as the availability of other durable solutions and respect of refugee rights in other countries in which they might consider seeking refuge.
In Afghanistan, recent data shows that only around 20% of returnees have regular employment, only 23% of them have adequate shelter and less than 20% of them have full access to clean drinking water. Half of the returnee population have only partial access to basic health services and only half of the returnee children have full access to school. These push factors – added to the general poor security in Afghanistan – undermine the sustainability of their return. Better access to these facilities and services would be conducive to preventing their re-displacement. And both of the most likely potential countries of asylum, Iran and Pakistan, are far less welcoming than they were in the past.
Those returning to Burundi face a lack of internal security and reduced access (in comparison with the undisplaced population) to socio-economic opportunities but their most obvious country of asylum, Tanzania, is not a welcoming prospect. The government there had insisted on repatriation for the refugees as the preferred durable solution in the 1990s, and by 1997 Tanzania considered Burundian refugees as a security threat and has taken a tough approach towards refugees, restricting their movements and limiting their access to economic activity, making it clear to Burundians that they are not welcome.
For both Afghans and Burundians there were no pull factors from potential host countries, yet plenty of push factors within their country of origin. If they could have had freedom of choice, they would probably not have remained in their countries of origin. As it is, they are ‘forced’ involuntarily to remain within the borders of their own land.
From surveys covering one third of the assisted returnee population
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NMC Health – Another Bombshell as chances of a zero heavily increased
By Nigel Somerville | Monday 2 March 2020
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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. This morning fully listed NMC Health (NMC) has issued a statement which forewarns of a calamity. In short, it looks as though the chances of a zero being on the cards has increased markedly. Needless to say, ShareProphets readers were well warned to get out whilst they still could – and I hope you all did, for I would not wish to be holding this stock now in the light of what follows.
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As the game industry evolves, publishers spend a lot of time searching for new ways to monetize their output, with some even choosing to add microtransactions to full price AAA releases. This is not new, and we’ve been living in a post-F2P boom for a few years now, but the popularization of a specific monetization strategy has raised a number of questions on both its morality and legality.
What are we talking about? Loot boxes, of course. Some have called them gambling, others defend them as a necessary evil in an industry where the price for AAA games has stayed level even though modern productions can cost enormous sums of cash, and keep developers on the clock for years on end. In a nutshell, loot boxes offer an item (or an assortment of items) from a predetermined pool, but the customer does not have any control over the “thing” (usually skins, though some games also offer gameplay-altering items) that comes out of the box. This means we can purchase an Overwatch loot box, open it and find out that our reward is something we do not want, thus prompting another purchase if we are easily inclined to spend money on that sort of thing.
From my point of view, loot boxes are not inherently bad, but they should definitely be regulated so children and people who could be easily exploited do not get addicted. It’s one thing to go to a legit betting website and a completely different one to get lost in the world of CS:GO cases, which can lead to extraordinary money expenditures (seriously, some skins fetch more than a thousand dollars on the Steam market alone). Websites designed from the get go for the purpose of getting customers to bet or gamble on things like sporting events, for instance, have to follow a number of rules, preventing them from engaging in business activities with children. Sadly, this does not apply to loot boxes, and games like FIFA (with its Ultimate Team mode) or even Overwatch have the potential to lead kids down the slippery slope into gambling territory.
Does this mean that the videogame industry should do away with loot boxes? I am not a lawmaker, so I can’t answer this question from that perspective. As a gaming enthusiast, I know that no matter how much we complain about this particular monetization system is here to stay, since it would seem that there is a big market for loot boxes (Ubisoft has been on record saying that as long as gamers buy them, loot boxes will continue to be featured in their games, for instance). An increasing number of European countries has been working on tighter regulation, however, with some going as far as moving towards outright bans on loot boxes. This has already affected the CS:GO community in Belgium and the Netherlands, as Valve has removed the ability to view or open crates in these countries (though the Steam Community Market is still active and players can get skins from there).
Personally, I understand the need for a monetization strategy that doesn’t segment the community in multiplayer games (though some publishers have decided to go both ways, with Activision selling loot boxes AND premium gameplay content in their titles), and this seems to be the one that gamers have embraced. However, lawmakers need to start working on new sets of rules and regulations surrounding loot boxes so our kids don’t fall prey to predatory monetization practices. So yes, we should start to worry NOW.
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TEHRAN - In the wake of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s death, many in Iran have mourned the loss of a martyr while others have celebrated the end of a dangerous military leader. The duality of this response is a window into the polarization that envelops Iranian politics as well as the shadowy conflict overshadowing U.S.-Iranian relations for decades.
For some Iranians whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergy, Soleimani was a popular figure of national resilience in the face of four decades of U.S. pressure. For others, he was a military tyrant responsible for overwhelming numbers of senseless deaths.
For the U.S. and Israel, he was a conflict-shrouded figure in command of Iran's proxy forces, responsible for fighters in Syria backing President Bashar Assad and for the deaths of American troops in Iraq.
Relatively unknown in Iran until the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, Soleimani's popularity and mystique grew after American officials called for his killing. A decade and a half later, Soleimani had become Iran's most recognizable battlefield commander, ignoring calls to enter politics but growing as powerful, if not more, than its civilian leadership.
A U.S. airstrike killed Soleimani, 62, and others as they traveled from Baghdad's international airport early Friday morning. The Pentagon said President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to take “decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing” a man once referred to by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a “living martyr of the revolution.”
The duality of Soleimani’s image in remembrance after death is reflective of the conflict that has dominated Iran and the greater Middle Eastern region for most of the last half-century, oftentimes spurred by interventionist measures by Western powers, including the U.S.
A handful of major events have delivered us to the present moment, and they help illuminate who Soleimani was, how he was perceived by his people and why his death has rocked the world.
Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's (not seen) meeting with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran, Iran on September 18, 2016. (Photo by Pool / Press Office of Iranian Supreme Leader/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
1953 CIA-assisted coup d’etat overthrows Iranian government
With the backing and financial assistance of the U.S. government, the Iranian military overthrew the standing Iranian government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq on Aug. 19, 1953.
In his place, the Shah of Iran was instated, and he and his government served as a Cold War ally to America until the Shah’s rule was forcibly ended in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Mossadeq was a fierce nationalist, while the Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, was pro-Western (as was the case with most of the Iranian elite class), and this led to conflict between the two, who were dealing with both Western and Soviet powers targeting Iran after World War II to gain control of the country’s vast and valuable oil reserves.
Immediately after coming to power in 1951, Mossadeq began attacks on British oil companies operating within Iran in an attempt to push out Western influence. He called for Iran to take back ownership of and nationalize the British-operated oil fields.
This caused the Shah to remove Mossadeq from his position, but only until massive public riots forced him to reinstate the popular leader in mid-1952.
British intelligence along with the CIA attempted a first coup after determining that Mossadeq would align Iran with Soviet forces if allowed to stay in power. When it failed, British intelligence backed out and left the CIA to its covert operation.
The second coup attempt was successful, in part due to the street protests that were backed and organized by the CIA.
The Shah returned to power and Mossadeq was arrested. The Shah signed away 40 percent of Iran’s oil fields in return for the American help, and he acted as one of America’s most trusted allies during the Cold War.
For the next three decades, the U.S. poured military and financial aid into Iran until anti-Shah and anti-American protests rocked the country in 1978.
The CIA didn’t publicly admit its involvement in the coup until the 60-year anniversary of the event on Aug. 19, 2013.
1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution
The 1970s in Iran were an era of massive economic growth, heavy government spending and a boom in oil prices, but the wealth garnered was not distributed evenly.
The Shah pushed an aggressive modernization plan that led to widespread and rapid urbanization and Westernization that upended Iranian society as most people knew it. Landowners and clerics watched their wealth and influence slip away and local economies began to struggle.
High rates of inflation and stagnating standards of living for the average Iranian fed social unrest, bolstered by the marginalization and outlawing of political parties in opposition to the Shah’s monarchy. Censorship, surveillance, harassment, illegal detention and torture all become common methods of quieting dissenters.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a former professor of philosophy who had been exiled in 1964 for speaking out against the Shah’s reforms, gained significant populist appeals. From his place of exile, he continued to preach against the Shah, accusing him of being subservient to foreign powers.
The Iranian people began to push back.
At first, it was religious youth protesting the Shah, followed by secular youth from the countryside. In the following weeks, government workers and oil workers began to strike, halting the oil industry.
More than 1 million people took to the streets of Tehran to show support for Khomeini, who arrived back in Iran to incredible fanfare from the people on Feb. 1.
The Iranian monarchy was toppled 10 days later on Feb. 11, 1979, making room for the establishment of an Islamic republic and forever changing the sociopolitical landscape of the Middle East.
On April 1, a national referendum solidified Khomeini as the desired leader of the people, and he declared Iran an Islamic republic. The clerics and militias in power began to unravel all Western influence in Iran and return to conservative social values.
After a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy on Nov. 4, 1979 and proceeded to hold 52 American diplomats and citizens hostage for 444 days, the U.S. imposed harsh sanctions on the country.
Washington has increasingly relied on economic pressure against Iran ever since.
When asked for the top five geopolitical events spurred by the Iranian revolution, Mehrzad Boroujerdi, former-professor of political science at Syracuse University, and director of Virginia Tech's School of Public and International Affairs, told Al Jazeera:
Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988
Following the revolution, Iraq, led by Saddam Hussein, saw an opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and isolation of Iran’s new government.
After Iran’s Islamic revolution, Soleimani joined the Revolutionary Guard, which was then an informal religious militia created by Khomeini to ward off potential coups backed by foreign powers. Soleimani deployed to Iran’s northwest with forces that put down Kurdish unrest.
Soon after, Iraq invaded Iran and began the two countries’ bloody eight-year war. The fighting killed more than 1 million people and saw Iran send waves of lightly armed troops into minefields and the fire of Iraqi forces, including teenage soldiers. Solemani’s unit and others were attacked by Iraqi chemical weapons.
Amid the carnage, Soleimani became known for his opposition to “meaningless deaths” on the battlefield. He wept with fervor when exhorting his men into combat, embracing each individually.
Soleimani survived the horror of the long war with Iraq to take control of the Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force, responsible for the Islamic republic’s campaigns abroad.
Increasing tensions in the 21st Century
As the U.S. entrenched itself deeply in conflict in the Middle East following Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1989, Iran’s military took a subtle approach to deterring American efforts in the region.
Knowing they were no match militarily for American war capabilities, Iran’s solution has been largely focused on influence operations, such as cultivating proxy forces in regions where America holds alliances as well. These groups included Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Behind the majority of the operations were Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its Quds Force unit — Soleimani commanded the latter. Many throughout the Middle East pin responsibility for the deaths caused by these proxy forces on Soleimani.
As chief of the Quds Foce — or Jerusalem Force — Soleimani oversaw the guard’s foreign operations and soon would come to the attention of Americans following the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
In 2007, U.S. commandos watched as a convoy carrying Soleimani made its way to northern Iraq.
It was a prime opportunity to take out Soleimani, who had been accused of aiding Shiite forces that killed thousands of American troops in Iraq.
Ultimately, military leaders passed on a strike, deferring to deep concerns about the potential fallout of such a provocative attack.
“To avoid a firefight, and the contentious politics that would follow, I decided that we should monitor the caravan, not strike immediately,” retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal wrote last year in Foreign Policy.
Fears about the repercussions and reverberations of a targeted killing of Soleimani persisted throughout the administrations of President George W. Bush, a Republican, and President Barack Obama, a Democrat, according to officials who served under both.
Soleimani, they calculated, was just as dangerous dead and martyred as he was alive and plotting against Americans.
As tensions between the U.S. and Iran increased after Trump pulled out of Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018, Iranian officials quickly vowed to retaliate. While Soleimani was the guard's most prominent general, many others in its ranks have experience in waging the asymmetrical, proxy attacks for which Iran has become known.
“Trump through his gamble has dragged the U.S. into the most dangerous situation in the region,” Hessameddin Ashena, an adviser to Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, wrote on the social media app Telegram. “Whoever put his foot beyond the red line should be ready to face its consequences.”
A split Iran
In the aftermath of Soleimani’s killing, the country’s leaders have mourned his loss grievously, with Khamenei weeping openly during Soleimani’s funeral.
Media have portrayed the Iranian response to Soleimani’s death as overwhelmingly angered and saddened for the loss, highlighting the millions of people who showed up to his funeral.
But many Iranians both at home and abroad do not share the sentiments of the country’s political leadership.
On Monday, the hashtag #IraniansDetestSoleimani was trending on Twitter, with hundreds of thousands of Iranians expressing their contempt for the slain military leader.
"So, all you see in Iranian state television -- state media — [is], like, showing some people took to the street mourning and showing their sympathy [towards] Qassem Soleimani," Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad told FOX News Friday. "But, the fact is this: many Iranians do not see him as a hero and if you go to social media, that they are very happy."
Alinejad went on to say that, though the Iranian people largely want to avoid war or any kind of conflict, they are overpowered by leaders who retaliate by imprisoning people.
Other social media users have echoed Alinejad’s claims, calling out Iranian media for skewing the country’s reaction to Soleimani’s killing and citing the many instances in which his decisions led to the deaths of innocent people abroad and at home.
When asked how she felt about Soleimani’s death, Alinejad said that though her dream was to see the military leader and his cohorts tried in court, “this is what they had to face.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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We do this a couple of times a year – yes, my friends, it is a “Midrats Free For All.”
Is there a topic we have not covered that you want Sal from “CDR Salamander” or me to address? Better yet – do you have a question you want us to answer?
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Call in or hop in the chat room this Sunday from 5-6pm EST, you never know what topic will come up.
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- Rebuttal To “Advocating Naval Heresy” by Captain R. B. Watts, USCG (Retired) USNI PROCEEDINGS, June 2015
- The Perilous Price of Peace
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- Should innovative organizations have an expiration date?
- Supported vs. Supporting and the Compromise of D1 Football
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Our 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report chronicles our progress over the past two years in delivering on our uncompromising commitment to corporate responsibility.
Visit this section to download copies of prior year Corporate Responsibility Reports, Country Profiles, Regional Data Tables and more.
Read case studies that showcase our commitment to corporate responsibility in action.
Our Ten Guiding Principles define what "doing the right thing" means at Kinross.
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Big Horn Meat Cutting is Wyoming’s largest meat processing facility and the trusted processor for wild game hunters from all 50 states. There’s a reason why hunters and local ranchers trust us with their animals.
Every single animal we process is thoroughly washed, professionally processed, and vacuum packed for safe and efficient transport to your final destination.
Big Horn Meat Cutting originally opened for business in 1974 and has been serving the local community, hunters from all 50 states, and the deep heritage of ranchers that call the Big Horns home ever since.
Hunters appreciate our attention to detail and our ability to process to their custom specifications. Whether it’s a small antelope that is destined to be tasty sausage or a larger elk yielding ground, steaks, roasts, and breakfast sausage, Big Horn Meat Cutting will deliver it just the way you like it.
Our facility is conveniently located on the outskirts of Buffalo, WY and an easy drive from the prime hunting grounds of the Big Horns. Hunters and curious residents alike can often be found just outside the receiving doors watching the process from start to finish and chatting up the hunters about their hunts and animals.
What separates us from other meat cutters and processors is that we are an open facility allowing anyone to visit and see the process as it unfolds. This includes the hunter themselves. Watching your animal be processed to your specific requests is empowering and what separates us from all the others.
All processing is done onsite using state-of-the-art equipment and performed to the highest food safety standards. With Big Horn Meat Cutting you will get exactly what you want each and every time.
We look forward to serving you the next time you pull tags in Wyoming.
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The BART System is an electrically powered rapid transit commuter rail system serving the residents of the San Francisco Bay Area. The BART System is currently comprised of 104 miles of double track (including some areas of multiple tracks) and 46 stations. BART is powered by an electric third rail at 1,000 volts DC. It is the fifth busiest transit network in US.
Bonds which fund improvements and operations to the BART System are eligible under the Climate Bonds Standard Low Carbon Transport Criteria because it is a fully electrified and high capacity urban transit network.
For the first bond in June 2017
2017 General Obligation Bonds Series A will fund the following improvements to BART facilities:
The acquisition or improvement of real property to keep BART safe; prevent accidents/breakdowns/delays; relieve overcrowding; reduce traffic congestion/pollution; and improve earthquake safety and access for seniors/disabled by replacing and upgrading 90 miles of severely worn tracks; tunnels damaged by water intrusion; 44-year-old train control systems; and other deteriorating infrastructure.
2017 Refunding Bonds Series E will refinance existing General Obligation Bonds, which were previously issued to fund earthquake safety improvements to BART facilities. This included strengthening tunnels, bridges, overhead tracks and the underwater Transbay Tube.
For the second bond in December 2017
The proceeds of the Prior Bonds were applied for a variety of purposes including acquisition of hundreds of electric rail transit vehicles and passenger cars, automated train control equipment, energy conservation measures, system communication facilities, station and track improvement, commuter parking projects and street improvements, right-of-way agreements, and rehabilitation/enhancements to trains and train performance systems, and construction of the Oakland Airport Connector line. All proceeds of the Prior Bonds were issued to support the operations and maintenance of a 100% electric power, sustainable mass transportation system.
From bart.gov website
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CLIMATE BONDS SECTOR CRITERIA
|VERIFIER'S REPORT||ANNUAL REPORT||FURTHER INFORMATION|
General Obligation Bonds 2017 Series A,
2017 Refunding Series E
|Use of Proceeds Bond||USD 384m (2017-A2 matured on August 1 2017)||USA||Low Carbon Transport||
Sales Tax Revenue Bonds 2017 Refunding Series A,
Sales Tax Revenue Bonds 2017 Refunding Series B
|Use of Proceeds Revenue Bond||USD 185.5M||USA||Low Carbon Transport|
|August 2019||General Obligation Bonds 2019 Series B||Use of Proceeds Revenue Bond||USD 240m||USA||Low Carbon Transport||using the same pre issuance report as above||EMMA Official Statement|
General Obligation Bonds 2019 Series F
|Use of Proceeds Revenue Bond||USD 360m||USA||Low Carbon Transport||using the same pre issuance report as above||EMMA Official Statement|
|August 2019||General Obligation Bonds 2019 Refunding Series G||Use of Proceeds Revenue Bond||USD 43.5m||USA||Low Carbon Transport||using the same pre issuance report as above||EMMA Official Statement|
|October 2019||Sales Tax Revenue Bonds 2019 Refunding Series B||Use of Proceeds Revenue Bond||USD 80.3m||USA||Low Carbon Transport||using the same pre issuance report as above||EMMA Official Statement|
General Obligation Bonds (Election of 2016), 2020 Series C
|Use of Proceeds Revenue Bond||USD 700m||USA||Low Carbon Transport||using the same pre issuance report as above||EMMA Official Statement|
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Les Market is an exclusive fashion boutique, offering a handpicked collection of cutting edge fashion brands such as Rick Owens, Kris Van Assche, Alexander Wang and Raf Simons. It’s first and foremost an online store, but there’s also a physical store in Stockholm.
At Under, we wanted to avoid removing focus from the collection, but still show some edge. The profile and logotype is a juxtaposition of mechanical/strict and handmade/gritty. Also, we wanted Les Market to stand out amongst the often very minimalistic image of its competitors. We used the tape as a metaphor for the personal touch, and since it’s a very usable design element it can be used in great variety, both in its physical form and online.
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Our downstairs bathroom is finally getting a little attention. This is what it has looked like for the past year.No personality and all white. Pretty boring, right? Well not anymore! Jamie breathed some life into it by painting the room Cliffside Gray by Benjamin Moore. It’s actually the same color we have in our master bedroom. Don’t you love how something as simple as paint can improve a room?!
But the biggest improvement has to be the new cabinet doors he made!
Above the toilet we have a built-in cabinet.It’s great for storage, but looks kinda blah. Plus, the doors slide open and it’s hard to get anything out that’s in the middle of the shelf. Also, notice where the toilet paper holder is. Not very convenient. Any new guest in our home would always comment they had the hardest time finding it! Haha! Don’t worry, Jamie fixed that too.
If you follow me on Instagram, you would’ve seen that we picked up some supplies a few weeks ago.This project is what we were up to. We picked up some 1×2 pine boards as well as some beadboard. Jamie decided to take the existing doors, make them hinged, and reface the fronts.
He started by removing the doors from their track and removing the handles. He then used the backs of the doors to be the new front. He cut the 1×2 boards and glued and screwed them on to get this pattern.Jamie also spackled the seams. He then decided to cut the beadboard to fit inside each individual triangle, making sure to keep the pattern lined up. He attached them using glue. You could put the beadboard down first, but to make it flush, you would have to use a tongue and groove type process.
Once all of the pieces were in place, Jamie primed it and then gave it a few coats of white paint. He then added the hinges — 3 on each side.
Hanging them ended up proving to be more difficult than we thought. It was definitely a 2-person job between holding the doors up, lining it up properly, and screwing everything into place. It took some trial and error, but we eventually got it.
I think they turned out great, don’t you?! It’s hard to believe these are the same doors!And here’s the highly anticipated new locale for the toilet paper holder. Much more logical!We also added these cool towel hooks that I picked up at Hobby Lobby.Of course there’s more we want to do in here eventually — like replace the vanity, mirror, and lighting. But for now, this is a pretty good start!
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Since March, more than 1,000 NYC restaurants have closed because of COVID-19.
More precisely, the reason was our anxiety.
McKinsey suggests that full service restaurants will need a new economic model. Explaining why, they start with a survey taken during June. More than 80 percent of the respondents said they experience medium to high anxiety at quick service and casual dine-in restaurants:
Next, McKinsey identified when we felt the most anxiety. Asked if contact with customers or employees was unsettling, respondents said it was the other diners that made them uncomfortable. People were also worried about the shared surfaces they had to touch.
So yes, being seated, eating, and using the amenities are what we do when we eat out. And yet, those are the activities about which we are most worried. You can see why restaurant owners have to do some rethinking.
These are some of the solutions:
Do note that these remedies require no reinvention. Instead, all can be inserted within a traditional restaurant model. However, as McKinsey suggests, a new business model could be the real solution.
Our Bottom Line: Creative Destruction
Sometimes an innovation creates obsolescence. The Model T Ford eliminated the need for buggy whips. As computers multiplied, typewriters disappeared.
Called creative destruction, the process through which the new replaces the old is painful. As industries evaporate, jobs are eliminated. Traditional skills become outdated.
We can ask if the restaurant industry will undergo creative destruction. Or, in a year or two, will the old model resurface?
My sources and more: McKinsey has always been a handy source for understanding consumer behavior. Happily, they took a close look at our restaurant anxiety. Then, Eater’s look at NYC complemented their data.
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And here’s the most important thing to remember as we move into Halloween itself. The creepy stuff is fun, it’s great to have a thrill or two, but ultimately evil loses out. I know, I read ahead the the end of the Book. So on that note: HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Introduction to the Monster, Monster series […]Read more "Monster, Monster – Devil is a Loser"
Saving the best stuff for near the end and this is one of my absolute favorites. Dee Snyder and Alice Cooper, plus a cameo by zombie makeup king and sometimes actor Tom Savini (who also did all the makeup effects for the video). In addition to Alice, other (off-screen) musical guests on the song included […]Read more "Monster, Monster – Be Chrool to Your Scuel"
Come on, you knew this had to be on here somewhere. The long version too. MJ may have been a sick puppy, but this short film by John Landis really was one of the first to bring home the full potential of the music video as complete short form film, with production values rivaling those […]Read more "Monster, Monster – Thriller"
The Ramones take on Stephen King? Why, yes please, I’ll have a bit of that! Introduction to Monster, Monster series here.Read more "Monster, Monster – Pet Sematary"
Just realized we are 26 days into this and haven’t had any Rob Zombie. Let me fix that. Introduction to the Monster, Monster series here.Read more "Monster, Monster – Living Dead Girl"
Let’s start the work week off right with this little number by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. As often as it has been covered, I suspect there are a few folks out there who’ve never heard the original (this video was made about 20 years later, to go with the original recording). Introduction to the Monster, Monster […]Read more "Monster, Monster – Monster Mash"
So it wasn’t just goofy hair bands getting into the act with the burn-scarred maintenance man. In the 80s, Freddy was everywhere and even hip-hop artists, The Fat Boys, got into the act. Introduction to the Monster, Monster series here.Read more "Monster, Monster – Are You Ready for Freddy?"
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Brickell Heights West Tower #2707for Sale
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The finest pizza you’ll ever eat can be made on a single sheet pan with these instructions! This simple procedure yields a sizable pan that may be served with a variety of toppings.
How about a pizza that can feed a whole bunch of people? What about a pizza made on a sheet pan? Although this pizza’s shape is a little bit unconventional compared to the typical round pizza, it has quickly become a crowd pleaser. Why? An whole pan will provide enough for three standard pizzas, and it’s a breeze to prepare. There is no need for unique tools, and the dough doesn’t even need to be shaped. It’s even faster than our Pan Pizza or Focaccia Pizza, which is saying a lot. Alright, it’s time to start baking!
Making pizza in a sheet pan: the basics
Instead of stretching the dough into a circle as we do for traditional Italian pizza, sheet pan pizza is baked in a flat pan. Because the pizza will be baked directly in the pan, you won’t even need a pizza peel or baking stone. This is a terrific way for novice pizza makers since it allows them to skip over a number of crucial processes.
When it comes to fast and simple nightly pizza, we now prefer the sheet pan version over our previous go-tos, which included pan pizza and focaccia. To cook, add another 15 minutes to the 1 hour and 15 minutes you’ll need to prepare the ingredients. Here is a rundown of the time commitments required by this recipe:
Two proofing periods and two baking periods are the essentials.
Where can I get the secrets of making a good pizza on a sheet pan? As you can see, the recipe calls for two separate proofing (resting) periods and two separate baking (cooking) periods. What you need to know is as follows:
- The dough will have the optimum texture after two proofing periods. For the best bread or pizza, let the dough rise for as long as possible. We’ve made the recipe as quick as possible, so there’s no need to cut down on the proof times. The greatest crusts always include this ingredient! (The dough for focaccia pizza is considerably more dense, thus it requires even more time to rise.)
- First, prepare the crust in the oven without any toppings. This aids in producing pizza crust that is optimally crunchy on the bottom and airy in the centre. It’s not how most people would think to make pizza, but after trying it, you’ll be glad you did. (Please be aware that this is only necessary for our sheet pan pizza and does not apply to our regular Pizza Dough.)
This pizza on a sheet pan serves three purposes.
This sheet pizza is excellent since it’s like getting three pizzas for the price of one. In other words, you may save yourself the trouble of making individual pizzas for everyone. All you need is one baking sheet for this recipe. Your pizza may have a variety of toppings piled on it.
Alternative pizza toppings for a sheet pan
There are many topping combinations possible for this pizza made in a sheet pan. In this case, we used our fantastic Easy Pizza Sauce and added smoked mozzarella and fresh mozzarella on top. Then, similar to Arugula Pizza, we tossed the whole thing with a topping of seasoned baby arugula. The recipe and preparation details are provided below. Or, consider these other pizza topping suggestions! Simply multiply the following ingredients by two or three (you may eyeball this) for this pizza:
- Authentic Margherita Pizza Recipe
- Incredibly hot options A Pizza with Jalapeos
- Pizzas like the Three Cheese Shrimp Pizza, Ricotta Pizza, White Pizza, and Spinach Pizza are delicious without sauce.
- Select from the tried and true Homemade Cheese Pizza or Pesto Pizza.
- You should definitely try fusion food. Superlative Taco Pizza
Here’s a pizza recipe that’s perfect for a sheet pan:
When making pizza dough*
- 375 grammes (3 cups) universal flour
- Yeast, either active dried or quick, 1 tablespoon
- 1 tsp. of garlic powder and oregano
- Just one teaspoon of kosher salt
- 264 grammes (1 cup – 2 tablespoons) gentle heat
- Extra olive oil for the sheet: 1 tbsp
Toppings for the pizza
- 1 1/4 cups pizza sauce (purchased or our favourite Easy Pizza Sauce)
- Shredded smoked gouda; 1 cup (3 ounces)
- Half a cup of shredded Parmesan
- Cheese, fresh mozzarella, 6 ounces
- Toppings are optional. In a large bowl, toss together 4 cups (3 ounces) baby arugula, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt.
- Toppings of fresh basil leaves
- Get the dough going (5 mins): Mix the all-purpose flour, yeast, salt, oregano, and garlic powder in a large basin. The flour may be mixed into the heated water and olive oil by stirring.
- Knead the dough (8 minutes): Knead the dough by pressing it with the palm of your hand and rolling it into a ball for 8 minutes. When the dough is soft and pillowy to the touch and has a smooth, flexible exterior, you know you’ve spent enough time kneading it for 8 minutes. To prevent the dough from sticking to your hands, sprinkle a little of flour on the counter while you work with it. You may also use a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook and set to medium-low speed to knead the dough for 8 minutes.
- Spread the dough out on a 13×18-inch baking sheet and let it rest for 15 minutes. Fold the dough under itself to form a ball, using greased hands. Roll the boule in some flour to prevent it from sticking. Then, use a floured surface to roll out the dough into a rectangle about the size of the baking sheet. Rub the bottom and sides of a normal 13-by-18-inch sheet pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Bring in the dough and grease it gently. To let the dough relax, cover the dish with plastic wrap and let it aside for 15 minutes.
- Rest the dough again (45 minutes): 45 minutes later, press the dough back into the corners of the pan to ensure a uniform coating and let it rest again. Wrap up and have a 45-minute nap.
- On the other hand, turn your oven on to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Bake the pizza dough* without toppings: Put the dough in the oven for 6 minutes after the 45-minute rest, but before adding the sauce and toppings.
- Top with your favourite ingredients and bake one more. Take the bread loaf out of the oven. A few pinches of kosher salt should be sprinkled on top of the pizza sauce, smoked mozzarella, fresh mozzarella (split into pieces), and Parmesan cheese. A word of caution: the pan will be sizzling hot. Until the cheese is melted and golden, bake for 6 to 8 minutes.
- Serve: To serve, toss the young arugula with the olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt in a small dish. Firstly, you should scatter some torn basil leaves over the pizza, and then you may top it with arugula. As a pizza cutter won’t reach the sides of the pan, you’ll need to use a knife to chop it apart.
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MuseLetter #269 / October 2014 by Richard Heinberg
This month’s Museletter is a pair of rebuttals to economist-columnist Paul Krugman. Krugman recently hit out at Post Carbon Institute in his New York Times column over our stance on the end of growth. In these posts I hit back.
Paul Krugman’s Errors and Omissions
In a New York Times op-ed published September 18 titled “Errors and Emissions,” economist-columnist Paul Krugman took a swipe at my organization, Post Carbon Institute, lumping us together with the Koch brothers as purveyors of “climate despair.” No, the Koch brothers are not in despair about the climate; apparently our shared error is that we say fighting climate change and growing the economy are incompatible. And, according to Krugman, a new report from the New Climate Economy Project (NCEP) and a working paper from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show that the falling cost of renewable energy means this is happily not the case.
But in our view Krugman himself is guilty of five critical errors, and three equally serious omissions. First the errors:
1. He mistakes post-growth realism for anti-growth activism. While Krugman linked to my book The End of Growth, it seems he may not have actually read it. If he had he would understand that we are not advocating the deliberate termination of growth that could otherwise be easily sustained; rather, we see clear evidence that growth is ending of its own accord because our economy is hitting biophysical limits at a speed and scale that are outpacing humanity’s ability to adapt. The most critical limit to economic growth is the availability of affordable fossil fuels, those extraordinary resources around which we’ve organized the entire global economy (and its hundreds of trillions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure) over the last century. Economists do generally recognize this limit, but summarily dismiss it as a problem seamlessly fixable by the market.
2. He misrepresents his sources. According to our reading, the IMF working paper suggests that the majority of emissions cuts (above 10.8 percent reduction) will be at a net economic cost, even considering co-benefits. The NCEP report—commissioned by former heads of state, the CEOs of major banks and the head of the International Energy Agency—itself admitted that “On their own, these measures would not be sufficient to achieve the full range of emissions reductions likely to be needed by 2030 to prevent dangerous climate change.” In fact, the report’s authors made clear “The question the project has sought to explore is not ‘how can greenhouse gas emissions be reduced?’…but ‘how can economic decision-makers achieve their principal goals while also reducing their impact on the climate?’”
3. He assumes that wind and solar can substitute for all uses of fossil fuels. Oil fuels transportation, which is at the core of the trade-dependent global economy. It is far and away the world’s largest single source of energy—and there just aren’t any alternatives ready to replace oil in all the ways we use it, at the scale required, and in the time available. Electric cars are making inroads, but we’re not about to see battery-powered airliners, bulldozers, container ships, tractors, or long-haul trucks. Compressed natural gas is no help from a climate perspective, and methane is another depleting fossil fuel. America’s experiment with biofuels has been an expensive failure. How do we get more growth with less trade?
4. He claims it is easy to slash carbon emissions. The rapid build-out of renewables constitutes an enormous infrastructure project that will itself consume significant amounts of fossil-fuel energy. New solar panels won’t immediately pay for themselves in energy terms; indeed, research at Stanford University recently showed that all solar PV technology installed until about 2010 was a net energy sink. It will fully “pay back the electrical energy required for its early growth by about 2020,” but if we hasten the transition, energy break-even gets delayed: it is only once solar build-out rates level off that the system as a whole will start to turn a significant energy profit. That leads to the deep irony that we’ll be powering the energy transition largely with fossil fuels. The faster we push the transition, the more fossil fuels we’ll use for that purpose, and this could lead to the extraction of more tar sands, fracked tight oil and shale gas, deepwater oil, and Arctic oil (we’ve already used up the cheap, conventional oil; what’s left will be expensive and dirty—and expensive oil is itself a drag on economic growth).
5. He assumes that a meaningful price on carbon would only impact direct energy prices. The entire economy is energy-dependent. One example: as minerals deplete, we have to use more energy (per unit of output) in mining and refining ever-lower grades of ores. When energy prices rise, that impacts all we do. Does Krugman believe that the global economy can continue to grow despite higher prices across the board?
Now Paul Krugman’s omissions:
1. He omits mentioning what rate of greenhouse gas emissions reduction he thinks is necessary. Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research, who has taken the important step of producing a carbon budget that puts society on a safe trajectory to the internationally agreed-upon limit of 2 degrees Celsius warming, calculates that industrialized nations need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 10 percent per year starting now. In Anderson’s opinion, this is “incompatible with economic growth.” The only hope of maintaining economic growth while cutting emissions at such a pace is to rapidly decouple GDP from CO2; PriceWaterhouseCoopers says the decoupling would have to proceed at 6 percent per year, which is entirely unprecedented. Is that rate achievable, in view of errors 3, 4, and 5 above?
2. He omits mention of constraints to fossil fuel supplies. Oil has become far more expensive in the past decade; production costs are rising at over 10 percent per year. The major petroleum companies are investing much more in exploration today, but their production rates are declining. For oil, the low-hanging fruit is gone. Does Krugman believe there is still excess production capacity for oil to use in building out renewable infrastructure, while still meeting the needs of the rest of the economy? If not, how will society maintain economic growth during the energy transition? If so, what part of the economy would need to contract in order to shift oil consumption to the renewables build-out, so as not to lead to increased overall use of climate-altering fossil fuels during the transition?
3. He omits mention of energy returned on energy invested, or EROEI. It takes energy to get energy, but historically fossil fuels delivered an immense profit on the meager investments of energy required to drill or mine for them. The EROEI figures for renewables are generally lower than current ones for fossil fuels. And energy returns for fossil fuels are declining as companies are forced to dig deeper and deploy more sophisticated (read: expensive) technology to get at lower-grade resources. The overall EROEI of society is falling, and the transition to renewables will not halt that process (though it will lead to an eventual leveling-off). If you think long and hard about what declining EROEI actually means for our civilization, it’s difficult to imagine an outcome that could be characterized as economic growth—at least, growth as we’ve known it for the past century.
To be clear, we at Post Carbon Institute advocate massively deploying renewable energy and putting a price on carbon. If humanity has any hope for the future, there is simply no other option. But we just don’t see how this can be achieved without: 1) raising the cost of energy and 2) leading to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions during the renewables build-out, unless other parts of the economy are allowed to contract. When it comes to energy, there is no free lunch.
Ultimately, climate change is not the only reason perpetual economic growth is incompatible with a finite planet. The world faces a suite of ecological problems related to water, soil, and biodiversity, all stemming from past growth, and all seemingly requiring reduction in human consumption levels for their solution.
We believe that humanity can enjoy an improved quality of life and build a more sustainable future even as we reduce overall resource throughput. There is ample waste to be cut in the excessively consumption-oriented western way of life, and there’s still plenty of opportunity for less-wealthy countries to develop their economic and social systems in ways that are truly equitable and sustainable (and not fossil fuel-reliant). But that means changing priorities. Like fossil fuels, the growth fetish is something we must leave behind if we are going to have any chance of living sustainably on this planet.
Paul Krugman and the limits of hubris
Economist Paul Krugman evidently feels irked and irritated by the notion that there might be limits to economic expansion: he has followed up his New York Times op-ed of September 18 (“Errors and Emissions,” to which I replied here) with a new piece titled “Slow Steaming and the Supposed Limits to Growth. It’s interesting to examine his latest assertions and arguments one by one, as they reveal a great deal about how economists think, and why they tend to disregard physical science when it comes to questions about finite resources and the possibility of infinite economic growth on a small planet.
Mr. Krugman begins by noting: “We seem to be having a moment in which three groups with very different agendas—anti-environmentalist conservatives, anti-capitalist people on the left, and hard scientists who think they are smarter than economists—have formed an unholy alliance on behalf of the proposition that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is incompatible with growing real GDP.” He omits mentioning a fourth group—ecological economists like Herman Daly, who take the position that, in the real world, the laws of physics and ecological limits trump economic theory. For Krugman, only mainstream economists are to be trusted; everybody else is prone to misconceptions. He seems perplexed why so many people are coming to the same mistaken conclusion from different directions. Could it be that they are all recognizing an unavoidable physical reality?
Next Mr. Krugman fires a volley at physicist Mark Buchanan’s recent essay, Economists are blind to the limits of growth. Back in the 1970s, Krugman’s mentor, Bill Nordhaus, led mainstream economists in denouncing the classic book Limits to Growth. Unfortunately for Krugman, Nordhaus’s attack looks in retrospect like mere hand-waving: analysis of relevant data from the last 40 years shows that the most pessimistic scenario from the 1972 Limits to Growth study is tracking reality quite closely.
Mr. Buchanan’s pithy piece zeros in on energy as the most important limit to endless economic expansion. But even though he carefully explains that we are getting more efficient at using energy (and balances that recognition with evidence that, despite this, economic growth implies using more energy overall), Mr. Krugman pretends that physicists have never heard of energy efficiency. He spends most of his op-ed explaining one instance (ocean-going freighters reducing their speed to use less fuel) as if this were proof of a new and pivotal principle that no hard scientist had previously noticed. Are there instances where we can use less energy while achieving the same effect? Of course! A better, though more shop-worn, example would be lighting: as a result of the introduction of compact fluorescent and LED lights, we’ve seen dramatic reductions in the amount of energy used to banish darkness from cities and homes.
But Mr. Krugman doesn’t follow through on his argument. If he is implying that there are no limits to growth because energy use can be made more efficient, then logically he must also argue that energy efficiency can be improved endlessly—at least to the point at which no energy at all is needed in order to run the economy (I say “at least,” because presumably even then further growth would be needed in order to prove the non-existence of limits). But of course that’s pure fantasy, as every physicist knows. Energy is defined as the ability to do work, and the ability to do work is what generates GDP. Energy efficiency can often be improved, but such improvements are subject to the law of diminishing returns: the first five percent of improvement is cheap, the next five percent costs more, and so on. Perfect efficiency in any process is either impossible to achieve, or infinitely expensive (depending on how you prefer to look at it).
My guess is that if and when Mr. Krugman honestly confronts the logical impossibility of infinite growth within a finite system, and the similar impossibility of infinite improvements in energy efficiency, he will retreat to saying something along the lines of, “Yes, but even if there are theoretical limits to growth, we’re very far from reaching them, so they’re practically irrelevant for the time being.” However, once one acknowledges that there are indeed theoretical limits to expansion, one must then ask, “What would be the likely signs that we are approaching those limits?”
I’ll suggest some: overall rising energy costs (indeed, energy production consumes a larger proportion of global GDP today than it did a decade ago); falling yields of minerals per unit of energy applied to mining and smelting (this is now true almost across the board, from antimony to zinc); rising environmental costs and risks from industrial processes (see “climate change”).
Mr. Krugman writes: “So where does the notion that energy is somehow special come from? Mainly, I’d say, from not thinking about concrete examples . . . because if you think about actual economic activities even briefly, it becomes obvious that there are tradeoffs that could let you produce more while using less energy.” Again, that’s a statement no one would argue with. But Krugman’s own example of energy efficiency highlights the fact that there are often hidden costs to efficiency efforts. He writes that “After 2008, when oil prices rose sharply, shipping companies . . . responded by reducing the speed of their ships. It turns out that steaming more slowly reduces fuel consumption more than proportionately to the reduction in speed.” But moving ships slower meant deploying more ships to in order move the same amount of freight—thus substituting capital and labor for energy. This strategy didn’t require the development of new technology; the shippers were “just using the same ships differently.”
In the comments to Mr. Krugman’s op-ed on the New York Times website, Ken White (one of my colleagues at Post Carbon Institute) points out that all those extra ships represent plenty of embodied energy, which was expended in extracting and refining ores and in other aspects of ship construction. When we look at many (not all) efficiency gains this way—that is, from a systems perspective—much of the advantage tends to disappear. Does the added cost of embodied energy in this case equal the energy of the fuel saved? I don’t have the data and haven’t done the calculations, but even if there are some net savings they are probably much smaller than Krugman assumes. You can substitute capital and labor for energy in some instances and up to a point, but there is literally nothing that anyone can do without some expenditure of energy. Substitution itself is subject to limits.
Mr. Krugman clearly implies that it is only mainstream economists who think about concrete examples like the one just discussed; in contrast, hard scientists deal just in airy abstractions. For physical scientists, this must be surprising news, as most of them deal with concrete examples on a daily basis.
Here are some concrete examples:
- Nearly half of Earth’s wild animals have disappeared in the last 40 years as a result of the expansion of human activities.
- The costs of oil extraction are rising at over 10 percent per year due to the depletion of conventional oilfields that yielded economy-boosting cheap energy throughout the 20th century.
- The world loses over 25 billion tons of topsoil each year as a result of industrial agriculture, and at this rate many countries will effectively face topsoil exhaustion before the end of the century.
Why is Mr. Krugman leading a crusade against the idea of environmental limits to economic growth? I believe there’s a political agenda at work here, and that it’s driven by laudable sentiments. I normally hesitate to guess at other people’s motives, but in this instance they are rather plainly implied in Krugman’s two opinion pieces cited above. He evidently is deeply concerned about climate change and wants to see humanity avert the worst likely impacts, but he believes that policy makers can never be persuaded to adopt climate protection policies if that requires reining in economic growth. He writes: “[T]here’s a lot of room to reduce emissions without killing economic growth.” Yes, there’s room. According to a study Krugman himself cited in his previous op-ed, the first 10 percent of emissions cuts can be achieved without much pain. But beyond that, they’re all at a net cost to the economy.
Like Paul Krugman, we at Post Carbon Institute are deeply concerned about climate change and want officials to adopt policies to avert it. It’s true: if informed opinion leaders pretend that full climate protection can be achieved without any real cost, politicians are more likely to sign on to available no-cost policies. But they’ll only be agreeing to weak pledges that will fail to achieve the levels of emissions cuts that are actually required. By misleading policy makers and the general public this way, we merely waste time and opportunity.
By acknowledging that climate change is a serious threat to humanity’s future, Mr. Krugman is in effect acknowledging the existence of environmental limits to economic expansion. He would probably object that climate change is merely a limit to a fossil-fueled economy, and that a renewably-energized economy could happily expand forever. But once we open the limits box and peer inside, a long series of other critical boundaries quickly comes to light.
Let’s get real. The Earth is a bounded sphere, and the human economy is an engine that extracts raw materials and produces waste. If we keep that engine’s operation within the bounds of what our planet can absorb or replenish through its normal ecosystem functions, all is well. But if the economy continues to grow year after year, at some point the planet’s systems will be overwhelmed—even if we’re using renewable energy to extract and transform raw materials. Our uses of energy and materials can be made somewhat more efficient, but only up to a point. If the Earth itself were expanding at an ever-increasing rate, perpetual economic growth would pose no problem. Yet last time I checked, the planet hadn’t gotten any bigger—while our demands upon it continue to increase.
In his latest op-ed, Mr. Krugman derides “hard scientists who think they are smarter than economists.” I can think of several snide responses to that characterization, but actually I don’t think one is required. The phrase speaks volumes about economists’ own hubris.
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Tuberculosis in Healthcare Facilities
Streaming Videos DO NOT include a record of completion/certificate.
Videos expire 48 hours from the time of purchase.
Early in 1996 OSHA issued Tuberculosis Directives that enforce the 1994 Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuberculosis Prevention Guidelines, and allow for the wearing of new classes of NIOSH approved respirators/masks as well as HEPA masks.
"Tuberculosis in the Healthcare Environment" includes the changes in respiratory protection requirements. This program are designed to assist facilities and operations whose employees have a risk of exposure to tuberculosis. They also help employees understand the nature of the disease, as well as what they can do to protect themselves from infection. Length: 24 minutes
- Epidemiology and Symptoms of Tuberculosis
- Modes by Which Tuberculosis is Transmitted
- The CDC Guidelines
- The Exposure Control Plan
- Recognition of Exposure Situations
- Practices to Prevent Exposure
- Administrative and Engineering Controls
- Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (Including Respirators)...and more
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Calculation Procedures allow complex math to be configured within OmniStudio.
To handle many factors, values and calculations, a Calculation Procedure can call up one more more Calculation Matrices. Basically, these are simple lookup tables that takes an input and returns output.
A Calculation Matrix adds more functionality to OmniScripts and Integration Procedures.
Types of Calculation Matrices
- Standard Calculation Matrix – standalone and not part of a group or versioned row.
- Grouped Calculation Matrix – used to group similar matrices with same input and output headers together
- Row-Versioned Calculation Matrix – used if you have a matrix with many rows and may need to change small portions of data at a time. Each row has a start date and time.
Sample Calculation Matrix
This sample matrix simply returns the score for a grade
As per shot below it can either be created using the tool or by uploading a CSV and mapping which column is input and output.
- End Data/Time – if blank will run indefinitely
- Only one version of matrix can be accessed a time
- Matrices can represent ranges.
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POWER AND BALANCE
We are three sisters and what I remember of my mother with gratitude, is that she took us with her whenever she visited elder women, her friends or relations. We stayed out of the conversation, unless directly invited to respond to queries, or asked our opinion on any subject. But we listened. And we formed our own opinions of the women we met. My mother’s ostensible reason in taking us to them was to introduce her children to elders, and invariably we were expected to seek their blessings by touching their feet when we said our farewells. Listening, observing and talking to these women have left some indelible memories.
I first visited my great grandmother when I was about twelve years old. I had met her several times in her daughter’s (my grandmother’s) house, but visiting her in her native village was a memorable experience. A doorway off the main street of Karkala, a small “porch” with narrow seats under the overhanging roof, led us to an inner courtyard. These porch seats were where we could sit or stand to watch the traffic on the street, or more importantly, to watch the temple car procession, a festive occasion we were able to witness that year. In the courtyard there was a tulsi plant on a high pedestal in the centre. On the verandah surrounding the courtyard sat my granduncle, grandmother’s elder brother and the head of the household. My great grandfather had long passed on, and great grandmother had shaved her head, discarded all her jewelry and confined herself to the kitchen area, ‘as per custom”. Her son and daughter-in-law ran the house. Or so it was said, again, as per custom. But as I sat and observed the family, I watched granduncle sitting on the floor removing the copra from the dried half-coconuts that were spread out in the sun. He had a sharp tool with which he scooped out the copra shells. The coconuts had been collected from the coconut palms in the back compound of the house, and were one of the sources of income for the family..
I went inside. Grandmother sat in the kitchen and chatted with her mother: How many coconuts were you able to sell this year? What did they sell for? And the copra? What is the market price? I heard the conversation, at that time mostly about agriculture and prices of the products of their land.
Soon a worker from the fields arrived, stood at a respectful distance, his eyes lowered, as he raised his hand to his forehead in greeting, when he saw granduncle. He did not enter the house beyond the courtyard. He reported to his landlord on the state of the rice crop which would be soon ready for harvest, asking for instructions. Uncle rose to his feet and went inside to his mother to convey the sharecropper’s message. In a low voice she gave clear and precise instructions. These instructions were conveyed to the peasant outside, but they were uncle’s instructions, orders from the landlord.
We had lunch and stretched out on straw mats on the cool floor of the back verandah. Before drowsiness and sleep took over I heard the conversation between mother and daughter as they discussed marriage alliances, recipes for medications for our childhood illnesses, plans for the coming months, before the monsoon rains descended, on making the preserves and papad and pickles that were needed for the family’s year long consumption. Underlying the conversation were the connected threads of economy, family needs, decisions for future contacts with relatives, and above all sustainability, whether it be in agriculture, family ties or plans for the children’s future. When my grandmother disagreed she would only say “wouldn’t this be better and more advisable?” without aggressive dissent. Her mother would listen quietly and respond in her own calm way. A word that comes to mind now, when I recall the episode, is “Balance” There was no acrimonious debate; just a delicate balance as the scales tipped one way or another. Different generations had their say, and there was accommodation as something was added or something taken away from every point of view, to even the balance.
I recall now that it was this illiterate widow, with no material possessions and no overt social status, who was really the head of the household, the power behind every decision that was made – fair and even-handed in all dealings.
We went to visit Mr and Mrs. Rao, a couple in their seventies, at their grandson’s home in Mangalore. They were warm and hospitable; coffee and snacks were served with the minimum of fuss and with every consideration for the taste of young children. As we conversed in the inner living room Mr. Rao sat with us, quiet and smiling at the women’s chatter and humorous quips, with minimum response. He had had a small business and some income of rent from a small landholding. But all his children were doing very well in life and their own monetary needs were little.
While we sat with them the doorbell rang and Mrs. Rao went out, a little grey-haired lady with a large round of kumkum on her forehead and the traditional jewelry of a Hindu upper caste wife. She returned to her husband with a brief report : “Sadashiv wants to know whether we would sell our old cow. I really think we should let her go and I have told him the price we would expect.” She raised her brows inquiringly and her husband merely nodded. She returned to convey to the visitor her husband’s decision!
A modest soft spoken woman with little education, she is not well known or listed among the remarkable women of India, although her four sons, each in his own field rose to fame and pre-eminent positions in their professions – education, finance, journalism and political administration. All of them were among those listed in the Who’s Who of India. They left home to go abroad, married foreign women, but came back to serve their country with distinction. Their parents, their mother especially, accepted their lifestyles, marriages and above all supported them with strength and confidence. This little woman was the rock on whom they built their successful lives and distinguished careers.
In mother and grandmother’s social circle were several such women, none of them had more than a minimum education, and all of them were hemmed in by the patriarchal fences, But they were confident in their role and their ability to listen before acting, and balanced in their judgment.
After them came the generation of educated women, with college degrees, but no real ambition for independent careers. Marriage was the goal, arranged for them by parents, within the caste and community. One such woman Susheela was engaged to a young man in medical college, an eminently suitable groom from a well-known family. He went to England for his post graduate study promising to return in a year to marry the chosen bride. What happened then was typical of many such events we encountered ; he married an English girl. It was a common joke among people, in such instances, to say that the young man acquired a MA.LLD degree – married a landlady’s daughter! It was a cruel joke however on the young fiancée Susheela because broken engagements were as bad as broken marriages, socially. The anger, shock and humiliation were known only to the young girl and her close family. She refused any further suggestions of marriage, and decided to continue to study with the intent to become a teacher. Soon the independence movement gained momentum and Gandhiji’s charisma drew many to his group of close followers. This young woman joined him and soon became his secretary, It is not known to many that the articles in “Harijan” , and Gandhiji’s letters now in public archives, were all written or typed by someone who was now indispensable to the Mahatma. Her position of influence in Gandhiji’s coterie of followers is not evaluated, but she is there, unidentified in the background of photographs displayed in the Gandhi Smriti museum. She played a small part in India’s history, definitely a more influential position than that of the wife a successful doctor in London. Her quiet decision tipped the balance.
A young Tamil Brahmin woman was rejected by her husband and sent home, because her face was pitted with smallpox scars. Her shocked father gave her courage and helped her complete her education and pursue a teaching career. Young Lakshmi went to England to complete her Master’s degree in English, and returned home to teach at Queen Mary’s College, Madras, where she later took over from the British Principal to become the first Indian lady principal of the elite Women’s college in Madras (Chennai). Her influence on so many young women students like my mother, from conservative homes, whose minds were opened, their potential realized through their education, is not known or assessed except by her students.. But many of them, women who later assumed important roles before and after independence derived their power from their education, which inculcated in them a strong sense of Self. (Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya was an alumna of Queen Mary’s College).
Women like these, now long gone, gave me a deeper understanding about the meaning of power, and taught me that to inspire and influence people in a quiet unobtrusive way
adds an important dimension to the meaning of Power. They did not have the freedom or space that I enjoy today, thanks to the education and opportunities that I have been privileged to receive.
But it is still a patriarchy!
Today I am privileged to be part of an educational Society which runs many schools. We are only three women – less than 20% of the membership. Most of the men have retired at the end of successful professional lives, where they have reached their career peak of power, prestige and money. We women too were equally successful in our careers, are committed, and articulate – and independent. Yet the overt thrust of power is clearly male, even though the Sanskrit word for power is female “Shakti.”
In every culture it seems the thirst for power is not slaked because men are unwilling to share the space with once-quiet women. In the twentieth century women received education. We question patriarchy. We grew up grounded in values of sharing, fair dealings and equity. We raise our voice not for shared Power but for Balance. The scales cannot be tipped by egos; balance is achieved by renunciation of position, and stability is achieved by sharing responsibility free of gender-derived bias.
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Founded in 2002, Levelwing was started with the sole purpose to mine and analyze marketing channel data in a better way. The company has always been ahead of the curve by breaking the stereotypes of measuring impressions and clicks, and instead using data analytics to determine how best to capitalize on existing demand. “The biggest challenge organizations face is the lack of a clear data strategy and technological infrastructure in place to support that strategy. Every organization possesses a wealth of information, but is unsure of how to leverage it to power decision-making,” states K.B. Reidenbach, SVP and Managing Partner, Levelwing. The company counters this challenge by offering solutions that leverages data to help clients optimize decision-making, ultimately maximizing their marketing budgets.
The company’s media and analytics services combine the best of left and right brain thinking. Levelwing helps clients define what is valuable, how to extract the needed information, and use that data to the business’ advantage. “We help our clients answer both logical and thoughtful questions that the senior executives ask regarding performance and results,” states Parker—the right-brained guy of Levelwing, known for bringing brands to life through exciting and buzz-worthy digital strategies in nine consecutive Super Bowls.
We help brands use their data and marketing assets to identify their customers by highlighting the user trends we see driving revenue
“We define analytics as controlling the data and bringing standardization in terms of how clients track media, tag media assets, and capture data from multiple sources— creating a blueprint of the data,” says Reidenbach. Levelwing helps clients create real and actionable insights from the data sources that exhibit integrity and accurate information, ultimately empowering them to make the correct decisions. “We provide a true definition of analytics that describes everything, from infrastructure and architecture all the way to reporting and insight delivery,” he adds.
For instance, Levelwing helped Bridgestone increase tire sales through innovative data solutions that link online analytics data to offline point-of-sale systems—even leveraging real-time weather data to increase the ROI of the digital media campaigns. Bridgestone experienced a 40 percent increase in its retail website conversions after deep analysis of customer engagement.
“We have spent a significant amount of time and capital on building software that allows us to easily plug into any third party data source and control that data,” says Parker. 14 years in business, Levelwing continues to pursue innovation. The company believes in using data to maximize digital media initiatives and power decision-making. This continual strive to find better ways of connecting intelligence helps clients achieve desired business outcomes. “We’re still the cool nerds, continuing to build strong partnerships with clients by delivering solution both from data and media delivery perspectives, and we also communicate better than any of our peers,” concludes Parker.
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Welcome ToSouthern Sportfishing
Carolina Beach Fishing Charters NC
CAPTAIN ANDY EVERHART IS AN EXPERIENCED CAROLINA BEACH FISHING CHARTER CAPTAIN WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FISHING THE WATERS IN AND AROUND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HE GREW UP FISHING OFFSHORE WITH HIS GRANDFATHER CAPTAIN BRUCE EVERHART, FORMER OWNER OF "HOOKER CHARTERS".
If you're looking for first class Carolina Beach Fishing Charters, you have come to the right place. Southern Sportfishing provides the best Carolina beach inshore fishing charters and Carolina Beach deep sea fishing trips in Southeastern North Carolina. Southern Sportfishing is located in the finest sportfishing location on the East Coast and is based out of Carolina Beach, NC. We also offer Oak Island Fishing Charters & Southport Fishing Charters.
Our Carolina Beach Charter Fishing Service offers amazing fishing trips out Masonboro Inlet. Masonboro Inlet is one of the safest ocean entry points on the East Coast. We value your safety and that’s why we chose this port because it’s more superior to others located on this coastline. Your Carolina Beach Fishing Charter will be fun & exciting and very safe for you and your fellow anglers.
We offer several affordable Carolina Beach fishing charter options. Deep Sea Fishing is an excellent way to entertain clients, family and friends while visiting Carolina Beach, Oak Island, Southport and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Captain Andy has been fishing the local waters for years and will work very hard to make sure that everyone aboard the sportfishing vessel enjoys the charter fishing experience. Join us at one of the beautiful North Carolina beaches and enjoy the finest deep sea fishing in the area. Whether you’re an experienced angler or a first timer, Southern Sportfishing has inshore fishing charters, nearshore fishing trips and offshore fishing charters that will keep you and your group excited the whole day.
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The debt crisis has brought the Irish banking system to its knees. Beleaguered Irish banks have so far depended on the Central Bank of Ireland and the European Central Bank, or ECB, to bail them out, a reliance that's only increased over time. The latest stress test revealed a capital shortfall of $33.9 billion in the banking sector. But more importantly, it has uncovered a disturbing truth: To keep its crumbling banks from collapsing, Ireland indisputably needs to nationalize the entire sector.
Clearly, this is Irish banking's worst crisis to date. The international bailout package to save Irish banks now totals $95.6 billion since the beginning of the catastrophe, and the capital holes pose serious threats to the sector going forward. Yet despite the massive bailout efforts, nothing has really changed.
The Goliaths fail the test
The four banks that went through the stress test rank among Ireland's biggest financial institutions: Allied Irish Bank (NYSE: AIB ) , Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE ) , Irish Life & Permanent and EBS Building Society. These banks need an overhaul to meet their huge cash requirements, and they'll have to receive funding from the European Union-International Monetary Fund credit line.
Of the four, mostly state-owned Allied Irish Bank seems to be the neediest, requiring a capital injection of $18.8 billion to cover its anticipated losses. This is more than half of the total capital requirement as suggested by the test, bringing AIB's bailout total to a colossal $29 billion.
Bank of Ireland, in which the nation of Ireland has a 36% stake, will need to raise $7.3 billion privately by June to avoid majority state ownership in the bank. ILP, which had so far avoided taking government money, requires $5.6 billion, and EBS needs $2.1 billion. AIB is being pressed by the government to merge with EBS as part of its restructuring plans.
Shares of AIB and Bank of Ireland, however, took huge leaps after the test results were announced. AIB rose 20.4% to $2.89, while Bank of Ireland increased 22.3% to $2.14. But considering both banks' past performance and murky future, does that even matter at this point?
Filling the coffers
The all-important question here remains unanswered: Who will bear the burden of filling the huge capital gaps gaping at the Irish economy?
If the government takes majority ownership of the country's largest lenders and nationalizes the losses, it will only saddle the country's economy with more debts, making Ireland's chances of defaulting more certain. Standard & Poor's and Fitch cut their ratings for Ireland amid weaker economic growth and an increase in the bailout costs of the banks. Clearly, that's not an optimal path.
On the other hand, the ECB has proposed a plan to breathe life into the lifeless banking systems in Ireland and other members of the Eurozone. The plan would switch from short-term funding to a longer-term liquidity facility – a replacement for the Emergency Liquidity Assistance that the EU's central bank has provided so far. The new facility, tailored specially for Irish banks, is somewhat similar to the ECB bond buying program, since it comes with no fixed time frame. This should be a breather for the troubled Irish banks reeling under the pressure of mounting debts.
All in all, the rigid restructuring of the Irish banking sector may kill any hope of these banks' long-term sovereign dreams. I think they're pretty much finished as private entities. Although shares of both AIB and Bank of Ireland have risen by more than 20% on the news that investors wouldn't have to take a discount, the long-term prospect of investing in these plagued banks definitely looks bleak, if not outright perilous. Don't let momentary market movements small-f fool you here, Fools.
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Piramal Enterprises has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Health SuperHiway over the next 12 months, the company said in a statement.
"To increase competitiveness through reforms and promote quality services, the department is working on an ambitious reforms agenda for services and this is being pursued through an inter-ministerial mechanism," she said.
Maggi finds itself in a huge mess as it struggles to get out of the lead controversy. Advertising professionals share their thoughts on what they think of the issue from a communication perspective.
Apollo, which is executing a Rs 2,400-crore expansion plan across the country is keen on the North-East for its slow growth.
PM Modi today greeted AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, who was acquitted in a disproportionate assets case by the Karnataka High Court.
Jayalalithaa's acquittal in the DA case that could see her return as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister led Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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I get to work with about 80 high school students this summer. That might sound like a nightmare to some people, but I really like young people. I am teaching a science class I created called "Sciencepalooza." I didn't actually come up with that name, but I do develop the course curriculum each summer.
In the college classes I teach, there are a few basic lessons I always cover for my students during the normal academic year, and I teach many of these same things to my high school students. I wanted to post some of these topics on here, just in case this helps anyone plan a class, or maybe this will start a conversation about what the most important science-related topics are that we should be teaching to our young people.
Science literacy appears to be at great risk in the United States. Why don't we have more scientists in our highest government offices? We desperately need people in high power positions to support scientific education and research.
Here are some basic science topics I hope my students can learn to help stave off the encroaching ignorance:
1. The Scientific Method. I usually go through the steps of the Scientific Method, and then give a super-simple example of how we all actually use the Scientific Method in every-day life.
2. Famous Scientist Quiz. I just type up a list of twenty or so famous scientists in a matching-style quiz with their major contributions. Of course there are MANY scientists you could put on a quiz like this. Benjamin Franklin is always on my list. So is Carl Sagan, Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Kary Mullis, Albert Einstein, Galileo Galilei, Alexander Fleming, and Wernher von Braun.
3. Hypothesis v/s Theory. People mess these up all the time. A hypothesis does not have much (or any) evidence to support it yet. A theory has a LOT of evidence to support it, and it is generally accepted as THE TRUTH by the scientific community...at least until someone provides highly convincing evidence that we were wrong. When people say, "I have a theory...", what they should really say is, "I have a hypothesis."
4. Bacteria v/s Viruses. This is a big deal. When people get sick, it is usually caused by a virus. (The common cold and the flu are caused by viruses.) Bacterial infections, such as a sinus infection, are usually localized and don't cause symptoms that affect your entire body the way a virus does. (Unless the bacteria have spread throughout the body, which is not good.) Key point here: antibiotics will NEVER work on a virus. If you are sick and it is due to a virus, there's not much a doctor can do for you. Also, some viruses actually stay in our bodies FOR LIFE. An example is the chicken pox virus, which can go dormant for many years in our bodies, and then it can re-erupt later as the painful shingles. This is also a good time to talk about vaccines and how there is NOT a single solid study that indicates there is a link between vaccines and autism.
5. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). I have a really graphic PowerPoint with pictures of STD infections that I show my high school students. I talk about the STDs that are caused by bacteria and the ones that are caused by viruses. The viral-based STDs are generally the ones you get stuck with for life. We don't know how to get rid of viruses if you catch one, but we should have an antibiotic that could help you get rid of a bacterial-based STD. I also usually call my local health department to get statistics on what the current local outbreaks are. It seems to really make an impact on my high school students when I say things like, "Russellville has more cases of gonorrhea than any other STD."
6. How to do conversions, especially metric v/s English units. The United States continues to cling to the old English system of pounds, feet, miles, etc. Learning how to convert English units into metric units is a very important skill. After all, do you remember when one of our NASA Mars orbiters burned up in the Martian atmosphere because someone did not convert English units to metric units? It was akin to setting $125 million dollars aflame. Students love this story.
7. How to make a basic graph. I usually give the students a small dataset, some blank paper and colored pencils. I teach them about the independent variable (or test variable), and how to identify the dependent variable. I review what the x and y axes are, and how to label them. Then we usually look at examples of some really poorly made graphs so they can learn to identify a meaningful graph. We also look at pie charts and talk about how all the pieces should equal to 100%.
8. The most common statistic: The t-test. What is a p value? It may be challenging for the students to grasp this concept in one sitting, but we have to try. I know professors who struggle with basic statistics. Statistics is a basic and critical tool for scientists. The more you understand statistics, the harder it is for anyone to feed you garbage.
9. How to look up a peer-reviewed science journal. Google Scholar is my favorite search engine for scientific papers. There are others, but this one is a great place to start.
10. How to check to see if you've found a predatory journal. Scientists are under intense pressure to publish their work, so of course there are plenty of people around who are looking to take advantage of them. You won't ever need to rely on mainstream media to explain science news to you if you know how to look up peer-reviewed journals. You can learn to interpret the papers yourself, but you need to make sure the papers haven't been published by someone using shady criteria. Librarian Jeffrey Beall created the best resource I know of to make sure you are not referencing a predatory journal. https://beallslist.weebly.com/
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Guild Name: Errant Knight
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Founder: Adamus (Ian .)
Motto: Dehinc, ubi fatis fieri in nobis. (Translation:Onward, to wherever destiny takes us.)
Purpose: A band of men who came together to explore all of Mythron and to share this information. Also to help the poor and oppressed.
Those Allowed: Nerogueians, Mythronians, and Outlaws, as long as there are more Nerogueians than Mythronians and Outlaws combined. (As per David FNJ's rules.)
Adamus-Commander of Nerogue
Arkanian-My Second-in-Command with Dark Brown hair.
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Julius-Black haired infantry soldier.
Claudius-Redheaded infantry soldier.
Random Pub occupants.
We approached the pub on the outskirts of Mythron.
The mythronians let us by a little reluctantly, but we are currently in an alliance with them.
We entered and sat down. We were the only knights here.
Jule-What would you fellas like?
Arkanian- 4 wines please.
Jule-Go to my husband to pick them up when they are ready.
She walks away.
Me-I am trying to form a band of men, and I need some help.
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Me-I don't know yet.
Jack-Hey, umm you guys, umm errant knights.
Me-What did you call us?
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Me-That's the perfect name. Long live the Errant Knights.
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Funny what our leaders could learn by sweeping the stairs. This thought occurred to me the other day while I was morosely mulling the state of politics in Washington, and found an analogy in my living room.
Actually, my wife found it -- clumps of dirt on the steps, tracked inside by her husband and son. I wanted to whine and dissemble and divert. I wanted to blame my kid "“ or at least debate who was most at fault. I wanted to fold my arms and stomp my feet until somebody else cleaned up the mess.
That's when it dawned on me:
@ron_fournier: "Wife says son and I tracked mud in house. I blamed son, saying he did it first and most. Look at me! I'm presidential. #sequestration."
As you might guess, that tweet inspired a spirited conversation about the difficulty of taking responsibility, both in life and in government. Participants included Jon Favreau, the Obama speechwriter who recently departed the White House. Like all analogies, this one has its limits. (For starters, I could have written just as appropriately, "Look at me! I'm the House Speaker!")
But the case of the muddy steps sheds light on how disconnected from reality the debate in Washington has become. It helps explain why President Obama, as head of the national "household," will ultimately be judged harshly by voters if the economy suffers -- even if he is less at fault on the merits. For Republicans, the analogy explains why the GOP is condemned to irrelevancy if tea-party conservatives continue to willfully muddy the national discourse.
In this analogy, my wife is the typical voter. By "typical," I don't mean blindly partisan conservatives and liberals who reflexively demonize their rivals and lionize their guy. The typical American is one who has lost faith in the federal government and both major parties.
The roles of Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are played by me and my son. We are interchangeable: If you're a liberal, cast Obama as the father. If you're a conservative, slip Boehner into that role.
@theolecompte: "Your son won't let you get the mop out of the closet?"
This reader seemed to be asking how a capable leader (let's say, Obama) deals with an obstinate kid (call him Boehner). @ron_fournier: "Once I stopped whining/blaming, I found the mop."
@jonfavs: "Was the mop $800 billion in congressionally authorized tax reform? Or was [it just] "˜leadership."
I think Favreau was chiding me for boiling Washington's problems down to a lack of leadership. Hoping to steer the conversation away from sequestration talking points, I played coy: @ron_fournier: "Sometimes a muddy floor is just a muddy floor. Wife not interested in whiny excuses. [She] wanted the damn floor clean."
@marc_haber: "Is there a co-equal authority in your house with veto power over you mopping?"
Liberals hate it when any responsibility is pinned on Obama. They remind critics that there are three branches of government, and no dictator. Sticking with the analogy, I suggest that there are no excuses in parenthood: @ron_fournier: I'm just talking about life its own self "“ solving problems, leading a household. Not politics."
@jonfavs: "Then you should go clean up that floor because the rest of us are trying to figure out #sequester."
@ron_fournier: "I did get the bright idea to demand that a reporter tell me how to mop the floor. Wife unimpressed by Jedi tricks." I admit it was somewhat of a cheap shot to refer to Obama's news conference Friday, when he claimed to be powerless to overcome the GOP. To make his point (and to embarrass a reporter holding him accountable), Obama asked a journalist to tell him how she would bargain with Republicans. This seems to be a shockingly poor argument for any leader to make: Help me, I can't do it.
As happens on Twitter, there was a separate and simultaneous conversation underway with somebody named @jeffreybillman and a few others.
@jeffreybillman: "That analogy fits if you intentionally push your son in the mud first."
Jeff must believe that somebody in Washington is a bully who started the fight. You hear this at White House about Republicans, and from the GOP-controlled House about Democrats. The "he-did-it-first" chorus is a Washington crutch that doesn't fly in real life. As I wrote recently in reference to the White House position, "You may be right, Mr. President, but this is crazy. My reply to Jeffrey was, @ron_fournier: "Ok. [I] would still have to clean it up."
@deltalitprof: "Analogy would only work if son actually did do it and then admitted to it (as Cantor and Ryan have done)"
This is where it gets tricky for Obama's allies -- when you stipulate for the sake of argument that Cantor, Ryan, and Boehner are the troublemakers. Now what? Does the president get a free pass? Or is he, like a parent, unfairly and completely accountable for leading the family out of trouble? @ron_fournier: "Oh, he did admit it. He even created most of the mess. But I took responsibility for my part. And cleaned up the damn mess."
@jeffreybillman: "This overlooks the fact that, if you give the bad behavior a pass, you encourage more of it in the future."
This attitude is why Obama abandoned his pledge to change the culture in Washington. His strategy is to bury Republicans beneath an onslaught of public pressure -- punish them -- rather than attempt the hard work of finding common ground. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. @ron_fournier: "Oh, no. Mom is holding his butt accountable. But guess what? The mess is cleaned up."
@omarabhari: "Did your son ever have a stated objective of denying you a second term as a dad?"
I loved this question, a fair one because the GOP leadership did indeed make defeating Obama the party's primary cause of his first term. Seizing control of the House in 2014 is now the president's guiding second-term objective. The father in our analogy dismissed his son's no-compromise pledge and found a way to work together. @ron_fournier: "No. But he did vow not to help me mop. I did not believe him. Damn if he didn't help me mop after wife gave us no choice."
Yes, Obama may need to play hardball so the GOP has "no choice." And, yes, there are all sorts of other reasons why the analogy might not apply "“ and why Obama and Boehner may be incapable of striking a deal. But the least they can do is start acting like adults. @ron_fournier: None of this excuses the misbehaving teen. He should be ashamed. Still, somebody has to be grown up."
@jeffreybillman: "Assigning an equal amount of blame to each party does not equal accountability for wrongdoing."
Partisans rightly criticize reporters who blindly assign equal blame. But the "false equivalency" charge is often leveled at any reporter who dares to challenge the president in any way. @ron_fournier: "You missed the part about my son being much more at fault. Wife still wants the floor cleaned. We got it done. So can DC."
Obama and Boehner are both parents. So why do they act like petulant kids? What we need in Washington are more grownups, leaders who worry less about parsing blame and more about cleaning up the mess.
@jefferybillman: "OK, but say your son refuses to clean "¦ and [he] says you have to do it. You can't force people to behave responsibly."
@ron_fournier: "If you're a parent, you do. Every day."
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Whatever you use, put one right at the rotor, ground it to the tower, and
same thing for the STEPPIR. Then use them also at your ground window
entrance to the shack. Putting one at the rotor/antenna will help keep the
rotor's internal parts at the same potential as the tower and it will have a
much less of a chance of damage. If you have an HD300, just do it and don't
question it. In fact, you can also add the MOV's or Transorbs (better yet)
to the terminal strip inside your control box.
I don't have any experience with STEPPIR and lightning, but it might be
worth a call to them and ask their opinion.
Whats everyone using for lightning protection for rotor cables (8 conductor)
and STEPPIR control cables (16 conductor). I'm looking at the ARRAY
sets but would like to check out all the other setups, if there are any?
Setup is 55' crankup with 4 element STEPPIR, inverted L , GS10000 Yaesu
at 135' from the shack. Polyphasers on the coax and a Ameritron coax switch
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QuickBooks Tips – Contractor Needs – Part 1
Estimating and Job Costing needs will vary depending on the type of contractor you will be dealing with, so if anyone dares to suggest that one “Chart of Accounts or bookkeeping method” will work for all contractors – well you just shouldn’t listen to them, and here’s why:
- Harry Handyman will have simple job costing needs, as he is usually a one-man operation with little to no overhead costs and will be charging his customers for materials and his time.
Meet Harry Handyman.
Harry is probably nearest and dearest to my heart. We have a “Harry” who comes and does a lot of work around our house for us; as a matter of fact a couple of years ago he was here installing some new windows, putting vinyl siding on our house, and replacing our existing deck with a bigger one. Harry is a great person, we think the world of him, he is very good at doing what he does, and he loves what he does; but I have to wonder just how much money “Harry” is really making. Here is why.
When Harry came to talk to us about this “project” of ours he arrives with his tape measure and sets out to “measuring” how much vinyl we’ll need for our house, window sizes, and deck dimensions while he leaves me with some color samples to look at.
He says “this is a pretty big project so I’ll get a buddy of mine to come work with me, it’ll take us 2 maybe 3 weeks to get the windows in, the insulation up, and the siding on and another couple of days to do the deck. I “figure” it’ll take us roughly X number of hours to do this, and this is what I’ll charge you to do the work” and away he goes.
A couple of days later he calls us with prices, we give him the go ahead, and a couple weeks later Harry shows up with his dump truck and trailer loaded to bear with the vinyl and the windows, he’ll have the decking for us in a couple of weeks.
Now we like to pay Harry right away, so we say, “How much do we owe you” and Harry kind of grumbles about “ah, you don’t need to pay me right now” but finally hands us his receipt and says ok, here you go. We ask “what about pick-up and delivery?” and Harry replies, “Ah I had to do down there anyway.” Now “down there” is a 100-mile round-trip in a 1-ton dump truck that “maybe” gets 10 miles to the gallon (going downhill with a good wind behind it).
Harry is a prime example of “Cost Plus” in its simplest form – cost of materials plus a fee for his labor. His Chart of Accounts and Item List would be very simple; in fact, he would probably consider his Materials a “Reimbursed Expense”. Oh, I almost forgot to mention – Harry’s idea of an invoice is one of those little 3 x 5” handwritten ones that comes from one of those “carbon Receipt books” that you can pick up in the grocery store for a couple of bucks.
Now let’s look at some of Harry’s costs that you as his bookkeeper, ProAdvisor, CPA should help him identify for estimating, job costing, and tax return purposes.
As a bookkeeper, ProAdvisor, or CPA with a client like Harry, you are going to have a hard time. Harry is “set in his ways” and probably is not going to want to change the way that he does business. Do the best you can for Harry, realize that you probably won’t be able to “change” him, but do talk to him about changing his ways for his own good – even if you know that it will do no good – because Harry will probably never do any sort of “formal” estimating. However, people cannot make informed decisions without being presented with good facts.
Harry would be a good candidate for QuickBooks Simple Start, just to get him automated and away from pen and paper.
Tomorrow’s installment will discuss the needs of Sam the Subcontractor.
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A well-connected Rhode Island couple has donated $100,000 for the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Mark and Susan Weiner of East Greenwich, longtime Democratic fundraisers, each gave $50,000, the maximum amount allowed by the Obama administration.
Obama set the strictest limits ever for a presidential inauguration, limiting individual donations to $50,000 and declining contributions from corporations, unions, lobbyists, or political action committees. In 2005, President George Bush accepted contributions from all sources and limited individual donors to $250,000.
Contributions from the Weiners and others, however, raise questions.
"Donors to the inauguration will get up-close access to the new administration, establishing themselves on day one as some of the most supportive of the president-elect's supporters," Massie Ritsch, a spokesman for the Washington, DC-based Center for Responsive Politics (CRP), says via e-mail, "The question is, what, if anything, will they get in return — not just on Inauguration Day, but as the real work begins?"
Ritsch notes the Weiners' inaugural contributions far exceed the $2300 limit on presidential campaign contributions.
John Marion, the new executive director of Common Cause of Rhode Island, says, "Private money going to public officials is something we need to keep an eye on."
Mark and Susan Weiner did not return phone calls from the Phoenix.
Mark Weiner has been a prominent Democratic fundraiser for more than 20 years. Records compiled by the CRP show that he and his wife donated $536,544 to federal candidates and PACs since 1993.
Rhode Island Board of Elections records indicate the couple gave another $77,180 to state candidates since 2002, the first year for which computerized information is available. Recently released records reveal that Mark Weiner gave between $100,001 and $250,000 to former President Bill Clinton's foundation.
The Weiners frequently hold high-priced fundraisers at their East Greenwich home. In 2004, Weiner led fundraising in Rhode Island for John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, and he collected more than $100,000 for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2008, according to the Boston Globe.
Meanwhile, in February 2008, the Washington Post reported that Weiner's business, Cranston-based Financial Innovations, a supplier of advertising, received more than $800,000 for printing from Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
In 2006, Weiner's company received $213,659 for materials from Clinton's New York Senate campaign, according to the Providence Journal. In 2004, Business Wire reported that the Democratic National Committee granted Weiner exclusive rights to produce a convention program book. Financial Innovations also sells T-shirts, coffee mugs, and pins for the national firefighters' and communications workers' unions.
Weiner has received some prominent appointments. In 2000, while serving as treasurer of the National Governors Association, he was appointed by President Clinton to the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Rhode Island Democratic Party also selected Weiner as one of Rhode Island's four representatives to the Electoral College in the last three presidential elections.
Weiner's connections have raised controversy in the past. In 1987, while serving as secretary of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, he was criticized for crossing partisan lines by helping Republican Governor Edward DiPrete to get a ride with Richard Oster on Cookson America's corporate jet, so that DiPrete could attend his $1000-a-plate fundraiser in New York City.
And in 1992, Weiner was forced to resign as state Democratic Party chairman after it was revealed that he made phone calls on behalf of a life insurance company seeking a state contract. The company also made a $7000 contribution to Governor Bruce Sundlun's campaign and did $21,000 in business with Financial Innovations.
The only other Rhode Islanders to donate to the Obama inauguration are James Duncan of Narragansett ($1000) and Antonio Silva of East Providence ($250).
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Nintendo launched Super Mario Run and the game has already made a hit. The game got a lot of downloads at the launch which was expected by the company. Super Mario Run managed to get over 40 million downloads during the first four days on the App Store. This breaks records for Apple’s mobile software shop. Third party estimates pointed out that the new game was on the right track to topple over Pokemon Go. The download numbers stand true to the claim.
The press release by Nintendo states that Super Mario Run is among the top 10 ranking for best grossing games in 100 different markets. The game also ranks top in the “free” chart of the App Store in 140 different global markets. In total there are 150 total global markets available.
Super Mario offers a lot in initial purchase
Another source on the record breaking of the app is Apple SVP of marketing, Phil Schiller. He is quoted saying that the game in fact did break the record for App Store downloads during the initial few days of its availability.
The release notes that Nintendo is making it easier for users to enjoy all modes as much as possible after the initial purchase. The new recent feature allows users to run head to head with their friends without using tickets. Tickets are usually required for the Toad Rally Mode. The toad rally mode pits players against one another but with nothing at stake. So when you’re racing against a friend, users select to impress an audience of toads. However, there is no winning or losing toads for the kingdom. The mode has the limit of racing one friendly run a day if you have not cleared the World 1. If you have cleared the first world then you are allowed to run three races in a day.
The game will release for Android users in the start of 2017.
Image via Youtube
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The IT industry: from ping-pong tables to nap rooms
In BRW's list of The 50 Best Places to Work in Australia, every one of the top five places is filled by an IT company. Google, E-Web Marketing, NetApp Australia, Juniper Networks and Atlassian lead the list. In fact, 20 of the 50 organisations in the list are IT companies, despite the fact that only 2 per cent of Australia's workforce is employed in IT-related roles.
Here's how E-Web Marketing founder Gary Ng describes his company's philosophy of attracting and keeping the very best people and, more importantly, keeping them motivated during their time with the company:
We try to mix competition with a little fun, so we have go-karting tournaments, gaming nights with Google, which means that instead of counting apples every day we put some fun into it ... You cannot have happiness and fun without success, because staff need a sense of achievement ... Our company decision-making is transparent and the staff get involved as much as possible so they feel like it is their business as well.
E-Web Marketing's office also includes a room in which staff can take a quick nap, a ping-pong table, themed departments, bean bags, video game consoles and a karaoke machine. The company offers every employee 200 hours of training each year. Given that the demand for IT workers far exceeds the supply of qualified applicants, such perks communicate to employees that their companies value them and wish to retain them.
Why do IT companies like E-Web Marketing focus so heavily on looking after their people? According to some, it is essential for IT companies to recruit, select, develop and retain the very best employees who suit this kind of work, since having great people is the key to creating and maintaining competitive advantage in the dynamic IT sector. Consider two employees of Google, for instance. Leticia Lentini joined Google in 2005 when the company's Australian office had only 17 employees. After ten interviews, she moved from roles in recruitment and payroll until she became, in 2006, Google's ‘events magician' - tasked with the responsibility of ensuring 449that Google's many events, from sales presentations and seminars to product launches, go off without a hitch.
James McGill, a programmer at Google Australia, says of his job at Google Australia:
What we do every day at work is genuinely difficult, the problems we solve are really interesting and every conversation I have at work is fascinating. That's what's so great about coming to work, everyone is so interesting to talk to.
It is clear from this quote that McGill's social needs are being met (well, being more than met!), and his self-esteem is being generated at a great rate as he reflects on working at such a great company with wonderful, ever-fascinating colleagues. It is also clear that James is deep into self-actualisation - because he's convinced that he works in the best job in the world.
What about some of the other IT companies on the list? While IT staff often have to work ridiculously long hours with real intensity, fast-growing IT companies tend to be characterised by relatively informal workspaces and provide many perks for the services of the employees - for instance, healthcare subsidies, additional time for leave, games rooms, massages and free food. Juniper Networks, for example, provides additional superannuation contributions for its employees. Three-quarters of the staff of Juniper telecommute (work from home or elsewhere), so the boss sits at the other end of an ‘ask' button on the company's intranet site. Atlassian provides five days per year to each employee to engage in voluntary work of their choosing, and also provides a $10000 referral bonus to any employee who attracts a friend or contact to work at the organisation. Like Google, Atlassian gives staff 20 per cent of their time to work on projects of their own choosing. It also has a philosophy of making all of its information available to employees, from its revenues to its costs and profits. NetApp Australia offers 20 weeks paid maternity leave to its employees, as well as over $4000 in health insurance contributions for each of its staff.
Arguably, it is much easier for the E-Web Marketings and the Googles of this world to offer such bounty to their staff. When a company is established from scratch, its leaders have a huge amount of freedom to design the workspaces that they want; create the reward systems and values that express their desired culture; and, where they achieve rapid profitability or have money to invest, pay their people attractively and provide all sorts of and perks that most organisations could never afford to. Does this make the IT companies exemplars of best practice in motivating and rewarding people, or does it make them outliers and exceptions that are worth a quick look but little else - because, quite simply, the rest of the world just doesn't work like that?
After all, doesn't everyone want to work at an organisation that looks great, has a sense of fun, goes out of its way to look after them, and makes them feel that they are contributing to something greater than themselves? If they are not in the highly profitable IT sector, how can today's managers and leaders even begin remaking their organisations in these ways?
Do you agree that the IT companies described in this case study have lessons for every organisation? If so, what are these lessons?
In sectors such as government (also known as the public sector), managers have relatively little room to move in providing the kinds of perks discussed in this case study. What else can they do to make their workplaces more attractive and motivating?
Can you see any hidden dangers or traps in the happiness that James McGill expresses about his life at Google? List and describe two or three of the potential downsides to James's view of work.
What is motivation?
What are the different types of individual needs?
What are the process theories of motivation and why is self-efficacy so important?
What role does reinforcement play in motivation?
What are the trends in motivation and remuneration?
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The IT companies in the given case have certainly some lessons than can be learned by other organizations. On account of the social research done it has been confirmed that the two types of reward extrinsic and intrinsic rewards cater to the needs of professionals working in different sectors.
Extrinsic awards don’t work well for the people whose basic need of food ,clothing, money are taken care of so the traditional reward system of cash reward or bonuses never suits their long term motivational need. They are usually people of white collar jobs so their intrinsic needs of motivation is psychology driven
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Never mind the 7-inch leopard print Louboutin heel pictured, or even the stilts that feature four very creative and perhaps, Kosher, hooves. Fine, tusks. Instead, please redirect your gaze toward the alternate use of mammal hair in the upper right hand corner of the screen. You can scratch your head if you want. Is it a man? Is it a woman? Is it you? Is it…me? Regardless, I have an idea…clicky, clicky.
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Search Issue Tracker
Fixed in 2019.3
Crash on Tree::ComputeWindPropertiesForAllVisible when entering Play mode
How to reproduce:
1. Open the "Tree_Crash.zip" project
2. Open the "Scene.unity" scene
3. Open the "Tree" prefab
4. Enter Play Mode
5. Switch to Scene View
6. Exit Play Mode
7. Exit Prefab View
8. Enter Play Mode
Actual result: Unity crashes.
Reproducible with: 2018.3.0a6, 2018.4.5f1, 2019.1.12f1, 2019.2.0b10, 2019.3.0a10.
A failed assertion is thrown when entering Play mode in prefab mode:
Assertion failed on expression: 'm_TreeNode.IsInList()'
Failed Assertions starts spamming after leaving Play Mode in prefab mode with Scene View opened:
Assertion failed on expression: 's_VisibleTreeNodes.empty()'
Fixed in 2020.1.0a20, 2019.3.0f6.
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View bugs we have successfully reproduced, and vote for the bugs you want to see fixed most urgently.
- Nodes in the Vertex block are deleted when the edge connected to the Node is deleted
- Changes to instanced detail mesh material don't immediately apply
- Undo.RegisterCreatedObjectUndo dirties the scene, but no actual changes to Scene are made
- [Profiler] Scrubbing through filtered frames or sorting their data replaces the displayed data with duplicated data entries
- Errors are thrown and Sub Emitter is not reparented when trying to reparent Sub Emitters of Prefabs
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2021-01-18T14:51:04Z
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Mount Tamalpais State Park includes 6,300 acres of redwood groves and oak woodlands with a spectacular view from the 2,571-foot peak. The park is off Route 1 via the Stinson Beach exit at 801 Panoramic Highway, Mill Valley. Phone 415-388-2070.
Steep Ravine Environmental Campground: Located just south of Stinson Beach, this area has 7 walk-in campsites, including one that is accessible and conveniently located within a short distance of the parking area.
Steep Ravine: has 9 cabins, with one designated accessible. All cabins are often reserved as soon as they can be (7 months prior) so it is essential to plan ahead if you want to experience this popular location.
Cabin #1: also called “William Kent” is designated accessible. Beds, turning space and a table and counter are accessibly designed. Designated accessible parking is available and should accommodate vans or cars. Assistance may be needed on the path to the cabin. There are two accessible restrooms in the Steep Ravine campground.
Alice Eastwood Grove Group Camp: One campsite and restroom are accessible.
Pantoll Campground: An accessible campsite, a generally accessible restroom with parking, and drinking fountain are present.
Frank Valley Horse Camp: Accessible campsites, no-flush restroom, and van parking space are available.
Bootjack Picnic Area: Accessible picnic sites are available. Accessible restroom and parking spaces, including one van accessible space, are available.
Pantoll Area: Accessible picnic sites, parking and a generally accessible restroom are available.
The McKennan Gulch Trail is a less than 1/4 mile trail that begins at a turnout along Ridgecrest Drive. Although short, the trail leads to a spectacular overlook of the Bolinas Lagoon and Pacific Ocean below. The trail is constructed of compacted soil. Accessible parking is available at the trailhead.
The Verna Dunshee Trail offers fine panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay area. This trail is accessible for its 3/4 mile length. Accessible parking, picnic tables, restroom facilities, and drinking fountain are available at the trailhead.
The Old Mine Trail through evergreen forest is accessible for nearly 3/4 miles (one-way). There is accessible parking and restroom available at the Pantoll Parking lot.
East Peak Area: The Visitor Center and Gravity Car Barn are accessible however assistance may be needed on the steep paved path between parking and the use area.
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BBB Accredited Business Directory
Businesses you can trust in Chicago & Northern Illinois
Street Lighting Standards & Equipment
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BBB Accredited since 2013
Donatello Electric Inc has received 5 out of 5 stars based on 2 Customer Reviews and a BBB Rating of A+.
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Training and quality craftsmanship: Association pro Terra Sancta and the Mosaic Centre Jericho meet with two Milanese foundations
On 22 and 23 September Carla Benelli, coordinator of cultural and training projects for Association pro Terra Sancta, Tommaso Saltini, the director of the Association, and Osama Hamdan, President of Mosaic Centre Jericho, will meet in Milan with the managers of two foundations that deal with quality craftsmanship.
The first is the Fondazione Giovanni e Irene Cova, founded in 1990 with the aim of training young people in the technical and artistic fields, in particular through courses and training activities in various fields including ceramic decoration.
The second is the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte. Its initiatives, aimed at a “new Renaissance” for arts and crafts, seek to train new generations of Masters of Arts, thus helping to save the crafts of excellence from the risk of disappearing which menaces them.
The objective of the meeting with these two foundations is to request cooperation and a mutual exchange of experience. Association pro Terra Sancta and the Mosaic Centre Jericho have in fact carried out a number of of activities in the Holy Land to train restorers, mosaic artists and craftsmen, including youths from East Jerusalem who are engaged in restoration activities on the Mount of Olives, and young people from Sabastiya who for years have been involved in activities for training and enhancement of the local historical heritage.
In particular, during this meeting, a request will be made to the two foundations for support for the ceramics course that Association pro Terra Sancta and Mosaic Centre Jericho will be carrying out in Sabastiya, with the help of a contribution from the Fondation Assistance Internationale (FAI) in Lugano (Switzerland).
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5.11 Tactical RUSH12 Military Backpack, Molle Bag Rucksack Pack, 24 Liter Small, Style 56892
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Nylon Zip closure 0.39" high 0.39" wide Military molle backpack features 16 individual compartments, Roomy main storage area and Hydration pocket. Adjustable height sternum strap, two external compression straps and contoured yoke shoulder strap system Bug out rucksack is a water-resistant backpack made with durable 1050D nylon (MultiCam: 1000D nylon) and Self-repairing YKK zippers. This military pack is meant to last. Molle bag features wrap-around MOLLE/5.11 SlickStick web platform, Internal multi-slot admin compartment and Zippered fleece-lined eyewear pocket. An extensive wrap-around web platform is MOLLE and 5.11 SlickStick System compatible, allowing you to customize your storage to suit your needs Our military backpack has hook and loop nametape and flag patches and glove-friendly pull tabs, perfect for patrol, outdoor hiking, trekking and camping, survival expedition, or day pack. The Rush12 backpack can be used as a multipurpose pack, bug out bag, range bag, hunting backpack, survival backpack, hiking rucksack, or everyday outdoor backpack. This assault pack is ready for any rescue or adventure for all of your gear and equipment. Show more
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R.B., P.H.T., M.T.
Rashad- I know you have a louder voice, and an expressive one, it would be nice to see you use it to talk about your work. I also felt like you skimmed the surface of your references. It would be nice to hear more about them.
PHT- It is funny that we laughed at the expense of your relationship breakup. Sorry about that. :) It was nice to see the span of photos but i felt like the little tid bits of other work could have been expanded on. I was kind of surprised how quickly they were mentioned. You have mastered the ability of giving a talk to people, not at us. I am envious of this ability because you can really engage the audience.
Meng- great to see the video. I am interested in seeing a lot more of your work and hearing you talk about it. I am curious to see how you could use film more when talking about your work. I think someone mentioned clips from your references. I guess I would like to see more all around, of your work and references.
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Targeting Histone Abnormality in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Technical Report,01 Aug 2014,31 Jul 2015
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh United States
Pagination or Media Count:
In the first funding year, we tested our hypothesis that silencing of key tumor suppressive genes by enhanced crosstalk between LSD1 and HDACs is a unique epigenetic mechanism promoting TNBC growth, and blockade of the LSD1HDAC axis results in profound inhibition of TNBC growth and metastasis, mediated at least in part via induction of RGS16. We demonstrated that HDAC5 physically interacted with LSD1 complex through NLS domain, and promoted LSD1 protein stability through upregulating LSD1-specific deubiquitinase USP28. Increased cellular proliferation mediated by HDAC5 overexpression was diminished by LSD1-KD, suggesting a critical role of LSD1 in regulating oncogenic activity of HDAC5. By using MCF10A TNBC tumor progression model, we observed that HDAC5-LSD1 axis possesses a critical oncogenic function in driving breast cancer development. Moreover, teams of the two PIs collaborated to study the combinatorial effect of natural HDAC inhibitor sulphoraphane and novel LSD1 inhibitor HCI-2509 on growth of MDA-MB-231 cells using xenograft model. These new findings provide solid evidence to suggest that crosstalk between LSD1 and HDACs represents a rational target for the development of drugs that can block their activity in TNBC cells.
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|HELP REBUILD BETHLEHEM METHODIST CHURCH
Here is a short video of a tornado south of Pine Apple in Monroe County Alabama.
April 15, 2011 5:40pm.
CLICK HERE to see images and map.
NEW YouTube Video – 4 minutes documenting Pine Apple Tornado
YouTube Video – Footage seen on CNN and other news
Video of tornado south of Pine Apple Alabama.
April 15, 2011 5:40pm
See more on http://www.earlb.com
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First off, yes, this conflicts with just about everything else
currently in-flight. Sorry about that. If it stands up to initial review
then I'll start giving some thought to how to fit everything together
(particularly John's cleanup of strictness defaults, which I'd be
inclined to fold into a v2 of this series).
Anyway, this is my take on promoting the strict vs. non-strict DMA
domain choice to distinct domain types, so that it can fit logically
into the existing sysfs and Kconfig controls. The first 13 patches are
effectively preparatory cleanup to reduce churn in the later changes,
but could be merged in their own right even if the rest is too
contentious. I ended up splitting patches #2-#11 by driver for ease of
review, since some of them are more than just trivial deletions, but
they could readily be squashed (even as far as with #1 and #12 too).
I'm slightly surprised at how straightforward it's turned out, but it
has survived some very basic smoke testing for arm-smmu using dmatest
on my Arm Juno board. Branch here for convenience:
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PRODUCT INFORMATIONCollapse —
This rugged holster protects your BlackBerry since it is made with a durable leather frame and a fastener that uses four heavy-duty snaps to lock your device in place. It is the ideal belt holster for public safety officers, field service personnel, military personnel, and other active individuals who carry their BlackBerry in harsh environments or unpredictable circumstances. The rugged holster gives peace of mind against loss or breakage and will help you keep your BlackBerry with you when it is needed most. This is a versatile holster that can accommodate handhelds with extended batteries and push-to-talk handhelds with external antennas. In this case includes 2 interchangeable belt options which attach securely to the holster by a metal twist and turn locking mechanism: 2" Wide belt loop attachment along with 2 heavy duty secure snaps and a metal belt clip attachment. Note: Inner dimension of case - 5 x 2.5 x 1 inch and Outer dimension of case - 5.25 x 2.5 x 1.5.
Customer Reviews & RatingCollapse —
16 Feb 2010
First To Review
Does what it claims to do: The phone is securely attached to your belt swivels and stays out of the way without being dropped all the time. It even accommodates the extended battery case While it is a bit bulkier than the OEM swivel holsters it does the job ten times better - Money well spend
0 of 0 users found this review helpful.
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UBIQ has another collaboration, this time linking up with Diadora. Inspired by the Philly Cheesesteak is the UBIQ x Diadora N9000 ‘Whiz Wit’.
Home of the Philly Cheesesteak, inspiration fits nicely as UBIQ is from Philadelphia. As for this Diadora N9000, they are constructed with premium materials like a longhair suede and micro-perforated leather. In addition, they are dressed in Brown, Tan and Yellow which takes on the look of the Philly Cheesesteak. Following we have ‘Wit and Witout’ embossed on the heel, speckled detailing on the midsole and to-go plastic cups with laces.
The UBIQ x Diadora N9000 Wiz Wit is scheduled to release at UBIQ this Saturday, January 28th, 2017. A wider release is unknown at the time of writing, however if one does take place, we will make sure to update you. For now, check out more images below which will give you a better look.
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259 Genesee Street Utica NY 13501
This year marks the 90th Anniversary of The Stanley Theater in Downtown Utica. In conjunction with that remarkable occasion, a “Night of Stars” Anniversary Gala has been scheduled for Friday October 26th from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. inside the entire Stanley Theater. Many different areas of The Stanley will be showcased with music, food, and activities. Local entertainers including “Classified,” play a tribute to the 90 years of “stars,” local and national, who have entertained at The Stanley over “the years,” will provide the entertainment. Delicious fare from many local area restaurants will be available. Maria Alberico-Brindisi and Jackie Romano are the event chairpersons and Senator Joe Griffo is the honorary chair.
Tickets to The Stanley’s 90th Anniversary Gala are just $75.00 each, with all proceeds benefiting the operation of The Stanley. There will also be valet parking.
Tickets can be purchased by calling (315) 724-4000 or visiting The Stanley Box Office. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Our Building Systems
American Buildings Company Roof Panels
These architectural standing seam panels are connected with a 1-3/4" high snapped seam and are available in 12", 16", and 18" width coverage. They are designed to be utilized over solid substrates but can also be used over open structural framing. A minimum slope for the Seam Loc roofing panel is 3:12.
Long Span III
These roof panels have 1-1/4" ribs on 12" centers for an even-shadowed appearance. They offer 36" width coverage and are reinforced between the ribs for added strength. Panel is available in 26 gauge steel as standard. 22 and 24 gauge can be special ordered.
Loc-Seam and Loc-Seam 360 standing seam roof panels offer a flat profile for an attractive appearance on higher pitched roofs and are available with 12" or 16" of width coverage with 2" high ribs. Loc-Seam panels have full 360 degree rolled seams formed with an electrical seaming machine.
Standing Seam II/Standing Seam 360
In American standing seam roof systems, the roof floats on a system of sliding clips that prevent damage from thermal expansion and contraction. Standing seam designs also eliminate 80% of the through fasteners found in other systems for greater weathertightness. American Standing Seam ll and Standing Seam 360 panels provide 24" width coverage with 3" high ribs. Standing Seam 360 panels are joined by an electric seaming machine, developing a full 360-degree rolled seam to ensure weathertightness - a seam type preferred by many architects and specifiers.
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A brooding cool color, Granite colours bridge the shades of blue and gray to create this uniquely stylish color. Capturing modern sophistication, this shade instantly makes any home on trend. This color pairs well against an array of shades and textures. From calm cottage life to a modern industrial look, this color will suit all. Combine it with light trims to create a striking effect and bring forth its blueness. For added drama, darker trims will play up the gray tones in the color.
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University of Illinois Springfield officials say five new majors are now being offered to students.
Officials say the new majors include bachelor's degrees in public policy, exercise science, public administration, and biochemistry, as well as a master's degree in data analytics.
A bachelor's degree in theatre will be available to pursue at the university starting in fall 2017.
UIS Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs James Ermatinger says, "“These new majors represent a continual effort by our faculty to provide undergraduate and graduate degree opportunities in the professional fields, STEM, and the liberal arts."
This story appeared on WAND TV on October 26, 2016.
Read the entire article online.
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Do you long to have a closer connection with your child?
Do you struggle to find effective strategies to manage your child’s behaviour?
Does your child’s inflexibility dictate how your family lives?
Do you constantly worry about your child’s autism and fear that he won’t be able to make friends or one day hold a job?
Parenting a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder has unique challenges and can often leave parents, like you, feeling stressed, overwhelmed and alone. Parenting approaches, rules and routines that seem to work for other kids are not always effective for your child. This can be very discouraging and have an effect on your self-confidence.
As an experienced Autism Consultant and Parent Coach, I can help you to parent your child with confidence and bring more joy to your family. I have a solid understanding of the deficits of autism and related conditions and how they can impact your child’s and family’s daily life. Having worked with a wide range of children (Asperger’s, high and low functioning, verbal and non-verbal) and a variety of family dynamics, I bring a range of strategies that make parenting easier and improve the quality of life for your family. As an RDI™ Program Certified Consultant, I can also share powerful strategies that will help your child be a more effective communicator and manage his or her emotions and behaviour.
Autism Consulting can help you:
- Parent your child with greater confidence
- Resolve/manage challenging behaviour
- Build a stronger connection with your child
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- Advance your child’s development
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RDI™ Autism Remediation Program – Relationship Development Intervention empowers parents to take the lead in guiding their child's developmental progress while improving the quality of life for the entire family. The program teaches parents to use daily-living activities (play, chores, and household routines) to create opportunities for children and young adults with ASD to gain the abilities that will make the biggest impact on their quality of life - to communicate effectively, develop friendships, and enjoy independence. Learn more >>
In-home Consultations – As a supportive and non-judgmental observer, I can visit your home to see what life is like for you and your family. By seeing your child with autism in his or her home environment and the parenting techniques you use, I can provide recommendations to help you parent with confidence and resolve or manage some of the challenges you face.
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Contact me now to improve your connection with your child and bring more joy into your life. Contact me here or at 416-875-7593.
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Writing a comeback story: Tech-infused pens and pencils strive for relevance
The lead pencil was invented in 1564. The ballpoint patent dates back to 1888. Markers hit stores in 1953.
Sixty years ago, with these three tools at our disposal, it seemed likely that we had humanity’s writing needs fully covered.
But the digital revolution changed everything. Pens suddenly appeared outdated. Notes demanded to get out of our legal pads and into our computers. So we picked up the keyboard.
In many ways, keyboards liberated communication. Typing to a computer allowed our writings to be easily edited and distributed across the globe.
In recent years, pens and pencils have lost even more territory as it has become socially acceptable to bring laptops and tablets into academic lectures and business meetings.
And why not?
Today’s cloud computing technology allows us to access our typed notes anywhere at any time. Comparatively, writing with a pen in 2016 is to imprison your thoughts on a piece of paper.
Yet, as we set aside our pens, something was lost. We abandoned the freedom of a blank piece of paper for a structured writing style dictated by our computer software. Furthermore, no matter how many fonts and emoji we create, digital characters can never fully capture the subtle meanings hidden in handwriting.
But today, new technology is helping pens and pencils make a comeback. Here are some of the recent inventions helping to make these tools relevant in a digital world.
What if there was a pen that could simultaneously work both in the paper and digital worlds? Smartpens bridge that gap. The latest smartpen devices, sold by companies such as Livescribe and Neo, can do all the work of a traditional ballpoint pen. However, when combined with special paper, the pens can also track your writing and transmit it to a smartphone or tablet.
The downsides to smartpens include the fact that the latest models cost more than $100—a bit more than an old-school Bic. They also only do their digitizing magic when used with special paper.
One of the most common uses for writing tools is capturing the ideas from a lecture or meeting. But if that’s the purpose, why not capture the actual meeting? That’s the idea behind recorder pens.
The companies behind these devices miniaturized audio recording technology and placed it inside a standard-sized pen.
Some also have built-in video recorders, but that’s more in the realm of spy technology. Recorder pens are available from many companies in a range of pricing options.
Pencil or Pen? Again.
Pen-like stylus tools have long been used to help people use touchscreen computers. In recent years, styli have been vastly upgraded to fully integrate with modern smartphones and tablets.
Microsoft’s Pen includes buttons that can operate some functions on the tablet. It also has an eraser.
Apple’s Pencil has no buttons or eraser. Instead, it has highly-sensitive pressure and position sensors to capture incredibly subtle pencil movements and reduce the lag time between drawing something and seeing it appear on screen.
The Surface Pen costs $60 but is included with some tablet models. It works on all the latest Microsoft tablets.
The Apple Pencil is $99 and only works with iPad Pro models.
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In a market dominated by the likes of the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy devices, it’s difficult enough for alternative OEMs – let alone those of different ecosystems – to get any kind of look in. But Nokia has defied odds by managing to sell an incredible 4.4 million Lumia devices in the last quarter. If you were surprised by the figures, the Finnish company is, itself, pleasantly taken aback, noting of how the vast quantities have "exceeded expectation".
The numbers take into account older devices as well as newer entries, and although it seemed as though Nokia was fighting an almost un-winnable fight by trying to re-establish itself as a smartphone force in adopting the Windows Phone platform, the company looks to be battling through. Stephen Elop, Nokia’s Chief Executive Officer, has dreams of a double-digit share of the smartphone market, and although the presence of other popular devices besides the aforementioned only serve to make the possibility of those targets being met just that little bit harder, Nokia’s financial results for Q4 2012 suggest they may be attainable.
As well as managing to shift 4.4 million Lumia smartphones, the company also managed to sell 9.3 million Asha full-touch devices, along with 2.2 million Symbian handsets. It’s worth noting that this is the first time Nokia’s Windows Phone division has outsold the Symbian range, and if you apply the basic math, you’ll notice that it Lumia devices sold twice as many as their Symbian counterparts.
The Lumia sales figures – doubtlessly boosted by the introduction of two new handsets, one new ecosystem in Windows Phone 8, and the holiday period – saw a 52% increase on those of the previous quarter.
As many of you will know, I’m currently testing out the legitimacy of Windows Phone 8 as a serious competitor to Android and iOS, and using a Nokia Lumia 820 in order to so so. Echoing the sentiments of Nokia, I would say it has exceeded my own expectations thus far, and I will have a full report on my experiences a week on Sunday.
Sure, the figures still cut a fairly uninspiring figure alongside the market leaders, but Nokia and Elop have every reason to feel optimistic at this point. The smartphone market, in my opinion, needs a third runner, and if Windows Phone is to make significant inroads, Nokia will be at the heart of it.
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Monday 25 July 2016Canterbury DHB News1 minute to read
In this week’s CEO Update David Meates talks about the new #carearoundtheclock campaign that’s designed to raise awareness that you can call your usual general practice number 24/7 even when they’re closed. Also, check out the story behind the awesome new carvings at Burwood Hospital…
Read the CEO Update on our website
Page last updated: 9 November 2018
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[discussing how the digital switchover may actually be a government ploy to monitor Christians]
I have tried plugging in a microphone into a speaker socket and it works as a speaker. I have tried plugging a speaker into a microphone socket and it works as a microphone.
I'm pretty sure that their plan is to watch us through our tv and maybe even tell us what to do. With an RFID chip installed in our bodies required to buy and sell they can just turn it off. The ultimate form of slavery and control.
Jsmythe, Rapture Ready 72 Comments
[1/26/2009 8:51:22 PM]
Fundie Index: 3
Submitted By: Laura
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John Green died Chilliwack on May 28th at age 89. Green was a researcher, journalist and community member of the Agassiz-Harrison area, whose efforts helped to preserve the Kilby General Store at Harrison Mills as a dedicated heritage site. John was also known as a best selling author on the topic of the Sasquatch. Read John’s obituary in the Vancouver Province.
In Memoriam Green, John Willison 1927-2016
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Some people may think that utilizing Tinder is much more like looking for enjoy in the incorrect spots, however the well-known relationships app has many distinct strengths over websites. It significantly reduces harassment because just visitors you complement with can consult with both you and it may help you find people who find themselves in your area. Alas, the one thing Tinder still hasn’t sorted out? The complete “breaking the ice” things.
Exactly like on every other internet dating app—or also meeting some body unique in person—starting a discussion can be nerve-wracking. It’s simple enough getting a match on Tinder, but acquiring a true talk moving can feel more challenging than it really is.
Whether you should send 1st communication or buy your games to come calmly to a person, follow this advice for starting a conversation on Tinder.
However, some normal texting Do’s and Don’ts:
Accomplish: help keep your 1st message short—a too-long message will bombard individuals you’ve never expressed to before.
won’t: Call them precious in the 1st communication. If you really feel required to transmit a match, create about one thing particular like their locks or glasses—but you’re more satisfied emphasizing character and chemistry as an alternative.
Manage: Ask them a question. Just how otherwise are you going to create a discussion established? It’s hard answer a fairly easy account.
Don’t: follow through should they don’t respond—they might not like to respond, or they just may possibly not have analyzed their information however. In any event, wondering these dating twoo people why they will haven’t answered (or big, acquiring upset by his or her absence of reply) won’t enable you to.
Perform: make use of wit, but only when they feels natural—don’t be someone you’re not just to win over group.
won’t: Copy-and-paste a line from a pick-up singer internet site, in case you believe they’ve never read it before (these people most likely need).
Prepared to find the discussion going?
Receive motivation of their profile
See their match’s visibility very first (if there’s almost nothing much to get from around, locate signs about their welfare off their photos). Whenever you locate something in common or something like that you feel are intriguing, ask them regarding this! You need to be mindful never to appear to be you’re quizzing their accommodate on the interests—you strive to be curious and conversational, not condescending. Your very first information must be personalized your match’s profile—or around, whenever possible—and encourage those to need behave.
Cause a creative query
If practically nothing inside your match’s visibility helps you begin the talk, attempt inquiring a far more imaginative issue may pique their interest. It may be associated with something regular or hot (We once messaged all my meets to inquire of their particular advice throughout the Dress—you be aware of the one), or it may just be some thing you’re interested in learning. In any event ., you’re looking for that it is a product that generate these people laugh or think—and one thing they may be able reply to without excess get the job done.
When in doubt, give a GIF
Often it looks like the one thing you are able to do to start a conversation would be to state hello, as dull as it might end up being. Other Than forwarding a generic “Hello! What’s upward?” which will probably give you response-less, state hello with a GIF. Tinder has an internal Giphy bing search keyboard that allows you to quite easily submit GIFs based on various keyword phrases. Lookup keywords like “hi” or “waving” and locate the one matches your own identity and what you would like to mention. It may sound ridiculous, nevertheless is an awesome icebreaker. GIFs are actually the go-to technique to start a conversation, and most of that time, it really works—it’s specifically enjoyable if your match does respond with one as well, and you simply reach obtain a feeling of each other’s sense of humor.
Design your visibility message-friendly
On the flip side, if you want individuals message first you, possible break the ice with your page. Consist of a concern with a call to measures which games can behave to—something like “Message me music you think I should pay attention to.” It can take the pressure off the fits to get an icebreaker, also it provides them with a sense of the types of things you’re considering.
Are you currently effective on online dating apps? How does one start the ball rolling with an individual you’re fascinated about?
Brittney is actually Apartment remedy’s Assistant way of living Editor and an avid tweeter with a desire for carbohydrates and lip gloss. She is convinced in mermaids and possess so many gambling cushions.
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Breathtaking, Adventurous and Fun for All Ages
Wow, I have been riding a wave of excitement ever since returning home to my sedentary job and my sand-free bed! My husband, David, and I were on the 6 day Grand Canyon trip.
My biggest concerns before we left home were definitely the rapids (getting tossed out of the boat) and the bathroom situation in the canyon. With the help of our fantanstically skilled and entertaining guides, we were prepared and learned everything we needed to know.
People planning this trip in the future will be happy to know that there are choices and options with the rapids and the hiking, so that everyone can participate at their own comfort level.
A few things really impressed me. First, the team of Western River guides worked so well together and had a ton of fun with the guests and with each other - they were a pleasure to be with. Second, the guests were so interesting and came from all walks of life. And all ages. The seniors on our trip ROCKED! The gourmet food was another thing to behold. It seemed like magic every time another delicious meal was prepared from supplies on a raft in the middle of nowhere!
When my friends and family look at my photos and video, they just can't believe we did such a cool trip!
Thanks again to our fantastic guides, Ronnie and her team. Way to go Western River! We look forward to promoting your company with pleasure! We will be sending many more Canadians your way. As we say on the big ones, "yee haw"!
Suzy - Ontario, Canada
Arizona - Grand Canyon Rafting 6 & 7 Day
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Home / SWISS WATCHES / LIMITED EDITION SUPER SEA WOLF 53 COMPRESSION AUTOMATIC BLACK LEATHER
LIMITED EDITION SUPER SEA WOLF 53 COMPRESSION AUTOMATIC BLACK LEATHER WATCH
Inspired by the green undertones at depths below 10 meters (where red and orange wavelengths are absorbed), this exclusive Super Sea Wolf 53 Compression channels the beauty of the deep sea through the gradient bluish-green tones on the dial. Complemented by a versatile black leather field strap, the classic brushed stainless steel case holds Zodiac’s iconic Swiss-made STP 3-13 automatic movement.
Case size: 40 mm x 49 mm Case thickness: 13 mm Lug width: 20 mm Movement: Automatic Origin: Swiss Made Packaging: Zodiac Black Box Warranty: 2 Year International Water resistant: 20 ATM
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Lauric acid is a medium chain triglyceride – MCT for short. MCTs are a type of fat that our bodies can quickly digest, giving a spike of energy, without impacting blood sugar levels.
Coconut oil is the most common source of lauric acid, but it isn’t the only option. There are other foods to turn to, which have their own advantages.
What is Lauric Acid?
To put it simply, lauric acid is a type of saturated fat. You’ll sometimes see it written as C12 or 12:0. The 12 is a reference to the number of carbon atoms in the fatty acid chain.
With a chain length of 12, lauric acid is the longest MCT. Some people even call it a long chain fatty acid instead (like Anna from Healthline).
Many of the benefits of coconut oil are directly related to lauric acid, which makes it a particularly important fatty acid (1). This includes significant antimicrobial activity and the ability to reduce inflammation (2).
Lauric Acid vs MCTs
You’ll sometimes hear people say that lauric acid isn’t a true MCT. This is why many MCT oils don’t contain lauric acid at all (although some do).
This perspective does have merit. Lauric acid behaves differently than other MCTs. This can mean it offers fewer ketosis benefits. It’s also not processed as quickly.
The Best Lauric Acid Foods
There are many myths surrounding lauric acid in foods. For example:
- You won’t find the fatty acid in olive oil (5), despite claims to the contrary.
- There is some lauric acid in meat, but the amounts are very small (less than 0.5% of the fat content). The same is true for egg yolks.
- You’ll find some lauric acid in coconut milk, but the amounts are fairly low. Levels in coconut water are lower still. Any lauric acid present in coconut water probably wouldn’t be usable anyway, as the fat isn’t water soluble.
You can check the full nutritional profiles on the USDA database for any specific food. Look for 12:0 under lipids. Or, you can just look at the list below for some of the best lauric acid options.
Between 45% and 53% of the fatty acids in coconut oil are lauric acid, making it a powerful choice (6). Coconut oil is also versatile. It’s often used for cooking, in skincare recipes and as an addition to coffee. You can even deep fry with coconut oil.
Coconut oil is also high in saturated fat. This is one reason that it is such a good source of lauric acid. Recent research shows that saturated fat doesn’t contribute to heart disease risk (7), making coconut oil a healthy fat to rely on.
Despite the controversy around dairy, it remains a good source of nutrients, including lauric acid. For milk, roughly 3.6% of the fat is lauric acid. The percentage is higher in sheep and goat milk, although the difference between types isn’t dramatic (8).
Milk is also a versatile ingredient, one that we use in many different recipes. You’ll also see milk used in various other ways, like in smoothies and protein shakes, as a type of coffee creamer and with cereal. With so many uses, milk ends up being a significant lauric acid source.
To get the most benefits, stick to full-fat milk. Lauric acid is a type of fat. Anything that decreases fat content will also lower the amount of lauric acid.
Butter is another good choice, with roughly 4.5% of the fat being lauric acid (9). This makes it a better lauric acid source than cow’s milk, although you probably won’t use as much at a time.
Interestingly, the lauric acid total seems to be similar regardless of whether the animal is grass fed or corn fed. There is typically more variation between individual batches of butter than between the types. Nevertheless, grass fed butter is still a better choice overall.
Ghee is basically clarified butter, so it acts as another lauric acid food. This type the lauric acid percentage is around 6.2% (10). That’s not surprising, as ghee is a more concentrated source of many nutrients compared to butter. It has a more intense flavor as well.
The percentage varies depending on the type of animal and the method of making ghee. For example, direct cream ghee has a lower lauric acid percentage than creamery butter ghee (11).
You can also get lauric acid from some types of cheese. The percentage varies dramatically depending on the cheese and how it is made. Common percentages are listed below.
These percentages are just a rough guide, as there will be variations from one manufacturer to the next.
Yogurt is another dairy-based food, so it contains lauric acid (16). There are considerable differences in how yogurt is made, so the lauric acid content will vary as well. For example:
The end result is that you’ll get some lauric acid in yogurt, but the percentage will be unpredictable.
Kefir is a fermented milk drink that may help to promote gut health and even weight loss. Research shows that the length of fermentation and source of the kefir grains can change the fatty acid ratios.
For example, a 14-day fermentation with one particular strain produces 1.88 g/100g of lauric acid, while a 24-hour fermentation gives 7.45 g/100g (18).
Many people will make their own kefir. When doing so, the lauric acid percentage is likely to vary from batch-to-batch.
You can check out the video below if you’re considering making kefir yourself.
Lauric acid is also present in many types of palm oil, including the following.
While it’s a particularly good lauric acid source, many people stay away from palm oil. The oil’s production has devastating environmental impacts. Coconut oil is more practical to use anyway.
Lauric Acid Supplements
Lauric acid isn’t normally available as a supplement, but there are some supplement-like approaches.
You can also consider MCT oil powder or capsules. These offer the same advantages, just in a different form. You’ll have to choose carefully, as most don’t include lauric acid.
You can also look for coconut oil supplements. These contain only coconut oil, often as a soft gel capsule (similar to fish oil or vitamin D supplements). Because they’re a source of coconut oil, they’ll always have lauric acid.
Lauric acid is mostly found in dairy products, along with coconut oil and palm oil. Many factors influence the percentage of this fat, making it difficult to estimate total intake. Thankfully, the various foods are all part of a healthy diet and offer beneficial nutrients.
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Hello, my name is Nancy Chodash and I have a texting problem. I am not addicted to texting, in fact, I prefer to call people when I have more than 3 sentences to convey. My texting problem occurs when I swipe text. Swipe texting is when I put my index finger on the first letter of the word I want to make and move to the next letter, then the next letter, etc. without taking my finger off the screen. Once the word is done, I take my finger off and begin the next word. It is a faster technique for me, however, it has created too many autocorrect mistakes which have been quite problematic.
I am sure you have seen those funny autocorrect mistakes on social media. Sadly, I probably have such a long list of either inappropriate or side-splitting texts that I could publish a book. You may wonder why I just do not turn off my autocorrect. The reason is simple, I am lazy and impatient which, apparently, is a bad combination. The biggest problem I have using the swipe method is that I forget to read the text before sending it out only to find out later that I have made a fool of myself.
You must be wondering what texts I could have possibly sent that would cause me to blush or profusely apologize for my unknown error. I will share with you two texts that I have sent...please do not judge me.
My younger son and his fiancée called to inform us that they wanted to get married in the month of July. When my husband and I called my older son and his serious girlfriend about the good news, it turns out they too wanted to be married around the same time but now felt that they could not anymore. My husband and I discussed this interesting dilemma and we decided that if both children wanted to get married around the same time they should but we would need 6 weeks for this to be possible because their wedding would be out west. The next day I decided to text my older son's girlfriend, whom I happen to be close with, to let her know the conversation I had with my husband.
The text I thought I had sent her (leaving out their names) was "You and my son should get married when you two want to, regardless of when my other son and his fiancée are getting married, just give us 6 weeks". A couple minutes later I receive a text from her stating, "Your son and I do get naked when we want and we don't ask permission from your other son or his fiancée". I read her text and was quite confused. I then scrolled to my text message and apparently instead of the word "married" it autocorrected to the word naked. Yes, I just gave permission to my son and his girlfriend to get naked whenever they wanted. I called her up and we all had a great laugh. She still has that text, they are now married and they still get naked whenever they want.
The other autocorrect text I am sharing with you was unimaginable. At times I occasionally text with my patients. I had received a text from a patient asking me a question regarding her visit that day. I texted back clarifying the treatment plan for what we were treating. I received a text back with a series of questions because she had no idea she had gonorrhea. WHAT??? I scrolled to my previous text and somehow a word that I had swiped (I wish I knew which word that was) changed to the word gonorrhea. Of all the words autocorrect could have changed that word to, it happened to be gonorrhea and to a patient!! I have no idea why it autocorrected to this one specific word since I have never purposely texted the word gonorrhea EVER. I immediately called the patient and explained what happened and we had a nice chuckle but it sure was embarrassing.
I know I cannot be the only one with this autocorrect syndrome. My kids love to point out all of my crazy texts I send to them. I would love to hear some embarrassing texts you have sent because knowing I am not alone with this problem would be very comforting. Thank you and have a greasy day...ugh, great day!
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The day was warm and pleasant and we set out on our expedition into the interiors. This time our destination was Songhor Village near Chemeline. The place is so close to nature and with a lot of prehistoric sites, it is a beautiful village near the mountains. There is a huge potential to improve farming in this area and we decided to continue our seed donation program in this village. The farmers there are a well-informed lot. They are aware of the new techniques of farming. It was a pleasure interacting with them.
But what really surprised me is the fact that most of them were vegetarians. They seemed to know all about the benefits of a vegetarian diet. There is this great myth doing the rounds that native African tribes do not endorse vegetarian diet. In fact many seem to think that I am wasting my time promoting plant-based food in Kenya. During the time I was researching for my book The Veg Safari, I read that there were many Africans who embraced a plant-based diet as a matter of routine though they would not advocate it. For many, it was also because of economic compulsions. They found adequate energy for their tough life even in the plant-based items they would prepare. A few tribes have been vegetarians out of choice. So these were all interesting findings and it is a myth to typecast anyone in a particular bracket.
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High 5 Games, one of the manufacturers that get better day by day, developed this gamble with and incredible, unique style. H5G is one of the most world-renowned online casino developers. Slotozilla lets you play Dogs slot machine game for free so that you can familiarize with the rules. Even though it purely relies on chance, there are a few things to keep in mind to increase your winning odds. This slot is similar to Night Of The Wolf.
There are no bonus rounds or a gamble feature. Also, it’s not progressive. Play Dogs slot machine without downloading anything!
If you play Dogs slot machine game for free, you will not be paid. You can only receive a cash prize by betting for real money. It comes with a wild symbol, which is the logo. Here you can find different kinds of dogs. You may prefer Pitbulls and Dobermans, but will likely choose Huskies and Irish Red Setters as they pay more.
The Highest Payer
- The highest-paying symbols are the Huskies. You need to get three to ten ones on active pay lines to give you a huge a prize. If you get ten, you can have 2,500 times your line stake.
- Dobermans, Red Setters, and the Pitbulls can also offer prizes that can go up to 1,000 times your bet.
- The developer offers a poker symbol, which is an obligatory symbol. But it pays small. The prizes can go from 5 times to 200 times your wager. To get them, you need to line up three to five matching Poker symbols.
Better Doggy Prizes
Apart from those doggies mentioned above, you should also look for the Wild Dogs logo. If you get two to five of them on an active pay line, you will receive 30 times to 10,000 times your line bet. Wild Dogs can give you more winning lines as they replace other symbols. They will all count as a double symbol in all winning combinations. Knowing these symbols will make the betting more fun and exciting. It can help you better understand how and when you win.
Dogs Slot Playing For Real Money
You can play Dogs casino slot game for free or real money. If you are playing for the latter, never activate fewer winning lines. Instead, activate more lines to get some key wins. To help you better understand the rules, you must play the free version first. It is a great way for you to learn all the rules before you put real money on the line.
The Scattered Paw Print symbols can give you double winnings. If you get four paws prints, you can get twice your total bet. When you get a combination of paw prints, it can trigger the extra games bonus. Six extra games require two double paw prints and a single paw print. If you want more no-cost games, aim for three double-paw prints. The paw prints should appear on second, third, and fourth reels.
Play Dogs slot machine game for free and enjoy the five reels. It comes with 30 pay lines with a minimum bet of 0.3. If you wish to improve your chances of getting big wins, you need to make a maximum bet of 300. The more you wager, the better the winnings. Even though there is no progressive jackpot, you can still max out your bet by betting the maximum amount.
Once you are satisfied with your bets, you should allow the machine to do all the work for you. As soon as you hit the spin button, your fate will depend on the RNG. You will never have to worry about the winning combinations because the program will automatically identify them for you and calculate your overall winnings.
There’s a wide array of lines and line bets. Although the game will automatically appeal to dog lovers, there are plenty of aspects that will help you enjoy it even if you are not a dog lover. There are double wilds and scatters that can improve your chances of winning huge prizes.
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Filled with spicy arugula, savory marjoram, sweet cherries, and brilliant green peas, one bite of this salad is like a forkful of spring. With extra crunch from toasted pecans and extra tartness from fresh lemon juice, this salad is filling enough to stand on its own for lunch or dinner, but also makes a lovely, seasonal side dish.
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This pico de gallo gets extra kick from spring onions and fresh cilantro. It’s the perfect topping for tacos, enchiladas, and burritos. It’s excellent as a filling for quesadillas or a finishing touch on nachos. And of course, it’s great as a quick dip for corn chips.
This pizza is like a slice of summer. Topped with summer vegetables like asparagus, tomatoes, and spring onions, spiced up with salami and topped with lots of cheese, it’s easy to make and even easier to eat. Lots of fresh basil is the perfect finishing touch.
This cheesy Ham and Herb Quiche with fresh rosemary, thyme, and parsley will steal the spotlight for your Easter brunch.
Combining the savory flavors of bay, thyme, sage, rosemary, and garlic, this holiday turkey brine gives your Thanksgiving bird an extra boost of flavor that will have even your mother-in-law begging for the recipe! Wow friends and family alike with a Thanksgiving turkey that is both juicy and flavorful—who knew it was as easy as fresh herbs?
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Publisher description for Simple Internet Fax for PPC
SIF is use to send voice messages without voice recorder on regular or mobiles phones while using external provider's services in North America and you can not only send emails and faxes with it, you also can send text messages to any mobile phone as it has round about 160 symbols. It converts typed message in voice message and send to the desired location. You can use this text to phone system in courts, class room and hospital, etc. You don't need any special device with it as you can send text form it direct from your PC to the phones. You can do remote printing with it if you in a way. SIF3 facilitates you to make an email, phone or fax list of your contacts.
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Yes, that’s right, I don’t want you to have a “happy” Thanksgiving. I want you (and me) to have a troubled- disturbed- thanksgiving. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all for gratitude and calling to mind the blessings in our lives, and that is something we all should ado. So do that, but as you do, remember that there’s another narrative that surrounds this gluttonous holiday which we need to address, and which we need to condemn. It’s that narrative that tells the outright lie of pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock, meeting and shaking hands with Native Americans who all then sit down and have a turkey dinner together. We know this isn’t true. We know that what actually happened is one of the biggest and most long lasting acts of imperial dominion and genocide the world has ever known. That’s what Thanksgiving is, and we need to let that in.
The American story, for which we “give thanks” tomorrow, is one surrounded by the kinds of acts that when another nation engages in them, we fight wars and cry for a regime change. Yet somehow we still live in whispers of this false narrative of pilgrims and natives peacefully sitting down to dinner together. We dress our white preschool kids up in offensive native attire and put on thanksgiving pageants in our schools, we run 5Ks and put head dresses on cartoon turkey characters on the t-shirt, and we thank God for the freedom we have in this great country- a freedom we stole. A freedom that came at the cost of nations which we plundered, raped, and destroyed. So have a troubled Thanksgiving.
When it comes to what we now know as the Standing Rock Sioux, we came in, we took their land, we gave some of it back, then we took some back again. The land we’ve taken, which they hold as sacred, we’ve exploited over and over again. Today a massive black snake known as an oil pipeline is being laid right through that land we took, gave back, and took again, and the Standing Rock Sioux have had enough. And so have I. So should we all. It doesn’t matter what permits they have or don’t have. It doesn’t matter whether the land the pipeline is going through is technically the Standing Rock reservation or not. It doesn’t matter that water protectors may be “trespassing”. Trespassing? Are you kidding me? Our whole nation, this “greatest nation in the world”, was founded on trespassing- and that’s putting it nicely. This is an “enough is enough” moment. It’s time for this US Government to just once- just once- side with Native Peoples in a meaningful way. In a way that costs us something. But it’s not happening. Peaceful water protectors are alone, being attacked by law enforcement, and we don’t care. Why? Because we are “one nation under God” and that god’s name is Oil. That is who we bow to, serve and worship. So have a troubled Thanksgiving.
So, yes, I want you and me to have a troubled Thanksgiving, because while we sit down to turkey, mashed potatoes, “green stuff”, wine, and football, native peoples are still fighting for their (and our) well being. While we pull out the fine china and pretend we like each other, thousands of people, and more nations than have ever gathered before in history, camp out in the cold and snow on the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota trying to do everything they can to stop an oil pipeline from tunneling underneath the river that gives the people of Standing Rock life. And, quite honestly, gives all of us life. So as we fill ourselves on massive amounts of food and drink, have a troubled Thanksgiving.
As the Standing Rock people and their allies do what they can to stop it, law enforcement officers have proven to stop at nothing to stop them. Water cannons in freezing temperatures, concussion grenades, and rubber bullets have been launched on water protectors, severely injury many. Just two years ago President Obama (who, contrary to popular belief is still the President) stood on the Standing Rock reservation and pledged to stand with native peoples. Today, he’s got his head buried in the sand, proving that 500+ years later, this nation- the “land of the free and the home of the brave”- doesn’t care about native peoples. After all that we’ve learned, we still dress up our kids in head dresses on Thanksgiving, and we still move into native land to exploit it for our own economic benefit. We are still, right now, today, this Thanksgiving, taking their land and ignoring their cries as we were 500 years ago. So have a troubled Thanksgiving.
An oil pipeline running through sacred ground that we stole and tunneling underneath sacred and life giving water, combined with a militarized police force, and capped with a liberal president bailing on his promises with his head in the sand exposes that 500 years later this country, the United States of America, the “city on a hill”, is still an imperial oppressor, who views indigenous people as subhuman savages that need to be destroyed so that we can “be free”. This is a reality we need to let in and confess. This should be a national day of repentance, not a celebration. So have a troubled Thanksgiving.
This image (also above) is the most accurate modern day reenactment of the original Thanksgiving you’ll see… except that it’s not a reenactment. It’s real. It’s happening. It’s now. So as you sit down to dinner tomorrow, as you doze off on the couch watching football, as you argue with your family about the election, remember the people of Standing Rock- that is, “Real America”- and the thousands of water protectors gathered there. Remember that the turkey you’re eating comes in memory of a slaughter and genocide of native peoples that is still happening today. And remember that their plight isn’t even really about “their land”. It’s about our land. Everybody’s land. It’s about protecting this earth for generations to come. The Standing Rock Sioux are our teachers in this, but we are treating them as enemies.
So… have a troubled Thanksgiving. May your soul be in a state of unrest. May your heart cry tears of sorrow with every beat. May your mind be distracted by the truth. May your body be built by a riot in your bones. Have a troubled Thanksgiving, friends.
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Daniel Libeskind’s New Apartment Complex in Milan
In Milan, city officials and development company Assicurazioni Generali are in the midst of transforming Milano Fiera, a 90-acre site first built to host a 1920 trade fair. The location, just west of La Triennale, takes advantage of a rare find: a swath of available land in the historic center of an otherwise dense city. Called City Life, the residential, commercial, and cultural complex is being designed by three different architecture firms: Studio Libeskind, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Arata Isozaki & Associates. City Life will also create a new subway stop for the city’s metro, a system which serves over one million riders each day.
During last month’s Salone Mobile, architect Daniel Libeskind, who conceived the project’s master plan and who moved to the city on a part-time basis to oversee the design, unveiled the residential components his firm created. Situated along City Life’s perimeter, the buildings respond to the scale of their context, ranging from small villas to a 14-story tower. Clad in Italian tile, the structures are contoured with Libeskind’s distinctive angularity. Wood brise-soleils provide shade from the intense Italian sun while softening the appearance of the façades. Collectively, the buildings help frame a central courtyard—a nod to Italy’s architectural history and a big amenity for contemporary life. As Libeskind said in a statement, “While a new lifestyle emerges in Milan, there is a need to connect work and new possibilities of living in a sustainably responsive and environmentally advanced way.”
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I bring this humiliating matter here because I can't bring myself to ask anyone I actually know. I bring this here knowing I'm exposing myself to a world of abuse but honestly, no one will probably tell me anything I haven't already told myself.
I've had (or attempted) sexual relations with five men in the last five years. Three of them were sexually dysfunctional to the point of normal intercourse being impossible. That's 60% of the men I try to have sex with being unable to achieve or maintain an erection or unable to ejaculate via intercourse. Is that a normal rate or do I need to face the possibility that it's me?
They were all between 35-45 years old, if that matters.
Self-assessment of my sexual desirability: I'm no Kate Upton but I'm not fugly. I have little trouble finding a partner when I want one and the feedback is that I'm "attractive"*, but it just goes downhill once the clothes come off. A significant weight gain followed by significant weight loss wrecked my boobs and I'm very self-conscious about that. This was very rarely a problem before the weight gain but I was having sex with younger men then.
I'd love to believe it's a combination of bad luck and the aging of my pool of available sexual partners, but I can't avoid the evidence in front of my face. 60% of men are physically incapable of doing me.
Feedback? I'd ask you to be honest but sensitive, but I get that this is the internet and accept that I'm chumming the waters.
*I use this word because this is the word men most often use to describe my appearance to me. For all I know "attractive" is code for "you're fugly but I don't have anything else to do right now."
Last edited by Violette_R; 05-11-2013 at 02:10 PM.
I agree with eKatherine.
Advice: go Italian. I've yet to meet one from ages 25 to 67 who couldn't get the job done. LOL. Maybe not always with a lot of skill, but all the parts work.
(I'm of Sicilian descent, but that is still just an observation.)
"Right is right, even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it." - St. Augustine
Who says back fat is a bad thing? Maybe on a hairy guy at the beach, but not on a crab.
I look pretty decent when I'm clothed, but I have two grown sons, and one of them LITERALLY drank 12oz of milk at a time when he was a month old. I have B cups and nursed, so you can see how much damage that would cause. I'm not disfigured or anything, but no one is going to confuse me with a 20-something in a wet t-shirt contest, if you catch my drift.
He really tried to make it work (either way you look at it) but it wasn't happening. I decided to quit the relationship because I need someone who really wants me. I feel like I owe myself that.
I broke up with him, and later met The Boyfriend (who is actually 6 years older than the other guy). He is happy with how I look, even finding me attractive after a couple of head injuries threw about 30 pounds onto my belly.
Long story short, you just had an incredible string of bad luck. Unless you're hanging out at bodybuilding competitions, most men are WAY less concerned about a woman having a perfect body.
My sorely neglected blog - http://ThatWriterBroad.com
I think you've had bad luck. Any dude who seriously wants to get laid will do it, barring mechanical/health issues with himself. My partner played the pool quite a bit in high school and the basic rules are "is conscious, has consented, has boobs & vagina. Go."
And when I say "has boobs", it really doesn't matter what type.
Current interests - CrossFit
To my understanding, a lot of erectile dysfunction issues are rooted in subconscious mental problems...anxiety, self esteem troubles, etc. It could very well be that you're drawn to these types of men on a subconscious level as well, and that's why 3 of your last 5 mates have had performance problems.
If a guy's at the point where he wants to get naked with you, he's already consciously made the decision. Every guy I know that I've talked about sex and relationships with has said they know fairly accurately what a woman's undressed form will look like well before they ever see her naked. Perfect or (likely) not, if they get to the point of having sex with you, they aren't fazed by the prospect of a pair of less-than-stellar breasts.
Do you have a specific 'type' of man that you tend to gravitate towards when choosing a mate? If so, try something new - go for the one you may not have considered before. I certainly agree with the others, though - it's not at all because there's anything wrong with you if these men have been interested enough to progress the relationship to the point of wanting to sleep with you.
Mmm. I am thinking either total co-incidence or something you are doing or saying that is making them feel insecure/off. If you are seemingly uncomfortable/shy/nervous/whatever, it could psych them out. Not looks, I don't think that would make a difference at all. confidence building would help a lot I think. But what do I know?
Starting Primal June 2012 at 148.5lbs, goal weight in November 2012.
Lowest weight 93lbs - too thin. Now up to around 101lbs and holding.
Primal, minus eggs, dairy and a myriad of other allergens.
Impossible to tell what it is: issues with the men's physiologically, or psychologically; lack of chemistry; what?
A lot of men today are in such pisspoor CV shape that it wouldn't surprise me that ED issues that might arise in their 60s, 70s, or later would come up (so to speak) earlier these days.
But sexual intimacy involves myriad factors of subjectiveness, not only what we think of as attractiveness, but responses to overtures, perception of enjoyment of the partner, etc. It's just impossible to diagnose in this forum.
One piece of advice. Men find women who have confidence about themselves sexually attractive. Not any form of snobbishness or superciliousness, but rather the open expression of sexual enjoyment. If a dude thinks you're into him, he will respond. Don't know if that's what's going on here, and I do believe much of this could be physiological per the above. Unhealthy lovers can't get it up.
Firstly, "60%" makes it sound a lot worse than it is. I know it's statistically correct, but how about using that sentence with "three guys" instead of "60% of ..."? I bet a lot of women have had three men not being able to get it up. You're being unnecessarily negative and hard on yourself.
Secondly, sometimes men can't get it up cos they're actually very intimidated by the woman they're with. I know quite a few cases where this has happened, and the woman has been beautiful. Even if you were "fugly" (which I doubt you are) I don;t think it would stop a horny guy from wanting to have sex.
Thirdly, once you strip off, do you change your behaviour? Do you suddenly get awkward, or ashamed of yourself? Low self esteem is a big mood killer for men and women.
Fourthly, and this is a bit deep: you could be subconsciously attracting partners who have these issues, because they will reflect what you believe about yourself back to you.
Work on your self esteem and I bet it will stop happening.
"I think the basic anti-aging diet is also the best diet for prevention and treatment of diabetes, scleroderma, and the various "connective tissue diseases." This would emphasize high protein, low unsaturated fats, low iron, and high antioxidant consumption, with a moderate or low starch consumption.
In practice, this means that a major part of the diet should be milk, cheese, eggs, shellfish, fruits and coconut oil, with vitamin E and salt as the safest supplements."
- Ray Peat
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Celebrating Preservation Month!
May is Preservation Month, and we are excited to celebrate with recent award recognitions and project highlights.
We are pleased to announce that our Director of Historic Preservation, Brian D. Wentz, PE, was recently elevated to the status of an APT Recognized Professional. Please join us in congratulating Brian on this achievement! An APT Recognized Professional is a recognized person practicing in the field of preservation technology with a documented track record of professional practice and leadership in the profession.
As further proof of Brian’s experience in the field of preservation, one of his past projects at the University of Pennsylvania, the Richards Medical Research Laboratory, was recently honored with a construction project award for rehabilitation from Preservation Pennsylvania.
Preservation Pennsylvania is the commonwealth’s only statewide, non-profit, membership organization dedicated to preserving Pennsylvania’s historic places. Every year they name their historic preservation award recipients. This year, a second firm project, the Brinker Lofts in Northampton County, also received a construction project award. The Brinker Lofts project adaptively re-uses a former ice-storage warehouse into an apartment building with a ground floor cafe and public area.
Congratulations to all Preservation Pennsylvania Award winners!
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Pet Friendly Accommodations
Bring your "best friend"!
At Sooke Harbour Resort & Marina, we know it is important to include your “best friend” (the dog) on a family vacation. Our Resort offers 7 suites that are designated Pet Friendly for canines, guests who do not request a pet friendly suite upon booking cannot be guaranteed that one will be available upon arrival.
Please notify the Resort prior to arrival when bringing a pet.
Pet Guest Fee: $40 for 1 canine, $70 for 2 canines, per stay.
Pet Damages: If your pet damages the room, you will incur all fees associated with cleaning and repairing the room.
- Pets are not to be left alone in the room and should be contained in kennels when possible.
- In order to guarantee satisfaction to all guests we have designated specific rooms as pet-friendly, as pets can cause serious complications to guests with severe allergies. Please note that guests who bring pets into unauthorized units may face a charge of $500 to deep clean the accommodation following their stay.
- Pets are not permitted in the Hot Tub Facilities.
- Noise from Pets must not be allowed to interrupt the quiet enjoyment of other guests at the Resort. Refunds to guests due to noise complaints will be the responsibility of the pet owner.
- Pets must be house trained. Please make sure pets are off the beds and all furniture. Additional cleaning charges will be applied if extra cleaning is required.
- When taking your pet for a walk, please clean up after your pet.
- The Owner of the Pet accepts full responsibility for any damage or harm caused by their pet while on Resort premises. Pets exhibiting aggressive behavior towards other Pets or guests will be asked to vacate the Resort.
Pet Travel Tips:
Here are some great tips for traveling with your pet:
- Ensure your pet is in good physical health before traveling.
- Make sure you bring a crate or kennel.
- Have you address and phone number on your pet's collar.
- Research the area for local veterinarians.
- Do not leave your animals in the car when the weather is warm.
- Bring food and water bowls along with food and water.
- Bring plastic bags so you can clean up after your pet.
- Bring a recent photo so you can accurately describe your pet if they get lost.
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Another year has come and gone, and many exciting things have happened in information visualization. Here is a look back at some interesting events from last year, as well as what I expect for 2012 and the next few years.
2011: What Was
The launch of Protovis was a big deal in 2010, but it was bettered by D3 last year. Unfortunately, that also means that Protovis was abandoned only about one year after being publicly introduced. D3 is clearly the more powerful and versatile system, but it is also a lot more generic than Protovis. Rather than providing clean, visualization-specific primitives, D3 is a general-purpose DOM manipulation tool that requires designers and programmers to dig around in ugly, XML-infested SVG. The approach is clearly the better one from an architectural computer-science point of view, but for many users, it’s a step in the wrong direction.
In my last State of Information Visualization, I expressed my hopes that IE9 would be adopted quickly by businesses, which would make it easier for visualization projects to rely on HTML5 rather than Flash. While IE9 does not appear to be quite as common as I had hoped, something similar (and perhaps even better) has happened instead: more people are dropping Internet Explorer altogether. Chrome in particular has been gaining steadily over the last year, mostly at the expense of Internet Explorer. This development makes rich, powerful visualization possible in the browser, and I am seeing more and more of that every day. Showing static charts as images on the web is nothing new, but for the user to be able to talk back and work with the visualization is. It’s a bit like the move from static websites to more user-centered pages with comments, etc.: visualization on the web 2.0.
Data journalism keeps getting attention in visualization. There was another workshop at VisWeek on storytelling, as well as two papers on the topic (more on those in a future posting). The academic community is still mostly concerned with data analysis rather than communication, though there is clearly interest. But the world out there is not waiting. The Guardian datablog is collecting and releasing data every day, and more and more stories are now based on numbers and use some form of visualization. It’s easy to complain about the bad ones, but we also need to come up with ideas how to tell stories around data in a constructive way.
That is also what got me excited about the launch of Visual.ly. Their current infographics directory is nice, but their more interesting and ambitious project is still to launch. Being able to build graphics-rich visualization (or data-rich infographics) will be incredibly powerful and could make a big difference in the way stories are told with data.
On a more academic subject, we saw some great visualization work in bioinformatics at the new BioVis Symposium at VisWeek. This is a trend that started a while ago and that is undoubtedly here to stay. Most of the work was interesting because it solved real problems, not because it was necessarily pointing into new directions in terms of visualization. However, I think that the connections made at the symposium and the awareness of the wealth of data and questions in bioinformatics is bound to lead to very interesting new work.
Another topic that seems to be heating up is graphs. A lot of network visualization was (and still is) centered around variations of the node-link-diagram. It’s no secret that these visualizations don’t scale beyond a few dozen nodes, and the amount of actual information that can be gained from them is really rather small. There are already some approaches in the right direction, like Martin Wattenberg’s PivotGraph and matrix-based graph visualization techniques. None of them have seen wide adoption so far, but there were several papers at VisWeek last year that looked very promising. Whether they visualize networks in a hybrid way (using both node-link and the matrix) or use networks to analyze relational data, it’s all starting to get much more interesting than yet another graph layout algorithm.
2012: What Will Be
The big deal in 2012 will be visualization in data journalism. A lot of attention will be coming our way as part of the 20-year anniversary of the Malofiej Awards, aka The Pulitzer Prize for Infographics (where I will be a judge this year). New, well-funded Data Journalism Awards were also just announced that are backed by Google and that include a visualization and storytelling category. This is a reflection of both the importance of data-based journalism and the wave of new data stories that are about to hit us. And many of these will at least include visualizations, if not be entirely built around them.
If you don’t believe that data journalism will be big in 2012, I have one word for you: U.S. Presidential Elections. Polls, primaries, more polls, ads, counter-ads, and then election night. There will be more data than ever before, and it’s not like there was no data last time. This will be huge, and it’s mostly based on numbers. No visuals is not an option, so it will be touch-screen maps vs. holograms (and, hopefully, some better alternatives).
While it’s exciting to see this happening, my concern is that the academic community will miss the boat. I don’t want to end up with a situation like in human-computer interaction, where all the constructive work is done in industry and all academics seem to do is study what others build. We need to stay on top of what is going on and think hard about how we think things should be done. If we fail to do so, we’ll have no right to complain if the results end up not being what we wanted them to be.
My other big hope for this year is networks. That networks are important is not a question, but I just don’t think they’ve been done well so far. The ubiquitous hairball may be nice to look at for a bit, but to actually get information out of these things, we need better techniques. I’m excited about what has happened over the last year or two, and I believe that we are on the verge of seeing some really interesting new techniques that will make it not only possible to work with large graphs and understand them, but do so in a way that is easier to grasp than what has been done so far.
Data journalism will keep getting more interesting. I don’t think that we have even really scratched the surface on this so far. Another area that I think is ripe for change, and where we’re going to hit a wall soon, are information graphics. You can only look at so many colorful, long-aspect pictures before you get bored and realize that you’re not actually getting anything out of them. There is a lot more that can be done here, and I will write about those in a future posting. This is not simply about arguing how much chart junk is good or bad, it’s about the basic idea of what an infographic or visualization even is. In the longer run, I think that these two seemingly irreconcilable fields will merge, or at least end up using the same ideas (and many of the same techniques).
The visualization field also needs to become smarter, work on more advanced techniques (rather than simply new ways of doing the same things), and organize more effectively around the key issues. We’re doing fairly well so far, but we need to keep it up. The competition from the corporate world is increasing with more and more companies, including some of the biggest software makers, discovering visualization. We need to make sure that we’re heard and that we are able to contribute meaningfully to what is being developed, and don’t just work on our toy datasets and problems inside our ivory towers.
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Says Novak, who also claims to have heard from Romney’s people that McCain promised Charlie Crist the VP nod in return for his endorsement in Florida:
A footnote: Karl Rove and other prominent Republicans are talking up a McCain-Romney harmony ticket despite personal dislike between the two presidential candidates. Romney also would have to overcome opposition to him going on the ticket by his closest advisers.
We’ve been down this road before vis-a-vis Coulter but since we’ve got some new readers via Captain Ed, let’s run through it again. Romney might bite at the offer since it’s the best leg up he could have on Huckabee, Jindal, Sanford, Pawlenty or whoever else is coming down the pike in 2012/2016, but what does he do for McCain? There’s no shortage of southern evangelical (read: *wince* non-Mormon) social cons around to help him shore up the base, none of whom come with the baggage of nasty exchanges with McCain at the debates and in ads. The only potential advantage he brings is money, which is no small thing when the GOP is taking a hellacious beating on fundraising, but Mitt’s not going to bankrupt himself to make Maverick president and his campaign fundraising wasn’t so prolific as to put him anywhere near the class of Hillary or Obama. He’s not going to deliver any northeastern states to McCain either. So what’s the angle here? Appeasing talk radio by putting a guy on the ticket whom none of them were especially passionate about until he became the only alternative to McCain?
Here’s a better question. Strictly from an electoral standpoint (i.e. not in terms of your own policy preferences), why is Romney a better pick than Huckabee? Silver tongue, tireless campaigner, social con cred, and just enough (shudder) economic populism to maybe steal a few undecideds from the Democrats in the center. I’m not asking if he’s the ideal pick, mind you, just why he’d earn fewer voters than Romney would on the ticket.
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Jacques Kallis was the cricketer of the year. Plenty of other players performed mighty deeds, but the South African surpassed himself, and his performances in Pakistan set him apart. He has assisted in the rise of his team and the reassurance of a country that invests in sport. No one has been better placed to show sceptics that it is still possible to reach the heights, and that the dream has not died. It was an awesome responsibility, and until 2007 the outcome was unclear. Now Kallis has emerged as the first indisputably great African cricketer of the post-apartheid era.
Along the way Kallis has survived the pain of a boyhood world torn apart. A child of hierarchy, steeped in the glib assumptions of his time, he was thrust into a troubling and confronting world and might easily have allowed disillusion to eat into hope. Suddenly teams were not chosen from a small group of players united in their stoicism and bound by common purpose. Nor was selection put in the hands of a bunch of retired and respected white players. It has been his fate to take guard in a time of turmoil.
Nor were the political and social upheavals the only challenges Kallis faced as he built his career. An admired captain turned to the dark side and took comrades with him. Kallis could have followed Hansie Cronje, could have immersed himself in cynicism and other deaths of the mind. Plenty of apples were offered, yet he remained intact. Sachin Tendulkar was the same. Some men have the power to make or break a sporting nation. Kallis held his nerve. In 2007 Kallis went a step further. Hitherto his importance had been to show that a well-raised white boy could attain excellence in a game associated with the old dispensation and now undertaking substantial structural change.
It was a task he set about with predictable resolution, protecting his wicket as his community protected their homes. Distancing himself from anything except the next ball and the next match, he concentrated on his game. He did not so much reflect his times as deflect them.
For a long time it seemed that Kallis might remain a cricketer of high accomplishment unprepared to leap into the unknown. His record spoke of a batsman with a superb technique, patient and resourceful, a bowler blessed with pace and movement, and a reliable catcher at slip. In short, he was a fine cricketer, one of the best in the world. Yet it was not quite his destiny, and he knew it. Batting was his particular gift. He yearned for recognition and set about piling on the runs at his own pace. It was no small matter to score as many runs as he did under the pressures, self-imposed and collective, that accompanied him on his journey. But still it was not quite enough.
Kallis will look back on 2007 as the year he cut loose, the year he dared to dominate a match and even a series, after his omission from the World Twenty20. It was the year things changed in South African sport. Despite all the sound and fury, the country decided to return to winning ways. The right to stage the soccer World Cup had already been secured. Trust had been put in the new nation. Then South Africa sincerely sought the rugby World Cup again, finding an intelligent coach, an enlightened young captain and two fast black wingers. The feat was achieved, whereupon President Mbeki was held aloft. It is one thing to liberate a country, quite another to free the soul.
Much the same elevation could be seen in Kallis's batting in 2007. Ridding himself of previous fears, he went on the attack, changing tempo at the crease, responding to the needs of the side, allowing himself to lift the ball, expecting himself to dictate. Suddenly he was playing a match and not a game. Nor did he panic when a bomb exploded during the tour. Pakistan could not contain him. A boy from an enclave had become a man of the world. Everyone in South Africa these days talks about transformation. But it is not entirely a question of numbers. Rather it is a matter of belonging, a question of striking a balance between justice for the common man and opportunity for the blessed whose gifts take the world beyond the banal.
Kallis has never been prepared to settle for second best. But he was not sure that his country shared his outlook. Incompetence was tolerated when it advanced a cause, or seemed to do so. Excellence flees when it hears talk of that sort, or withdraws into its shell. It requires a certain obsession, cannot abide sweet and empty words from outsiders unaware of the sacrifices demanded by sporting conquest.
Kallis attacked in 2007 and took his team with him. South Africa played some impressive cricket and he was at the heart of it, a man at ease with himself in a country more at ease with itself. It was the year he came to understand that greatness cannot be attained till the chains have been broken, the year he swept all before him.
2007: 9 Tests: 1,210 runs @ 86.42; 20 wickets @ 25.75. 27 ODI: 987 runs @ 58.05; 19 wickets @ 35.05. 1 T20I: 4 runs @ 4.00.
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Saylor was not happy with a plain basket and asked if I had any intentions on decorating it for her. I added pink and green iron on letters in two different fonts for a whimsical look(actually, the craft store did not have enough sets in either color or font. SO, I am calling it a chance occurance to be whimsical). I used my bow maker to make the bows and added the decorative eggs. Saylor was very pleased with the end result and said, "Yes, that looks much better than a plain basket."
White bunny statues alwasy bring back wonderful childhood memories of my neighbor who always had me call her, "Aunt Lexie." She had a collection of white bunny statues and I sometimes was given the "honor" of dusting them on a summer afternoon.....usually while the music of Ann Murray or John Denver played in the background.
I am using Easter as an excuse to get back to my blog. The house is decorated in Bunnies Galore. A Bunnypalooza throughout the house which has delighted Saylor. She and I think that Custard the Cat is purposly using his tail to try to knock down bunnies.
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The Caspian Sea country's Communications and Information Technologies Ministry told the Interfax news agency that the launch was without incident.
The "Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a" blasted off aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center near Kourou in French Guiana.
"The launch of Azerbaijan's first telecommunications satellite marks an important milestone in the successful partnership with U.S. industry and the government of Azerbaijan," Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Elin Suleymanov told reporters on February 7, the day before the historic mission.
At an estimated cost of $120 million, the spacecraft was designed, built, and tested by the Orbital Sciences Corporation, a Virginia-based technology company specializing in satellite and space-launch systems.
"Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a" reportedly carries a payload of 36 transponders that will provide telecommunications services to Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and North Africa.
Its systems are designed to support digital broadcasting, Internet access, data transmission, and governmental communications.
Now that the satellite has been launched it will undergo in-orbit testing before being put into operation on an orbital path leased from Malaysia's Measat Satellite Systems.
It is expected to have a service life of 15 years.
Azerbaijan's move into the satellite communications sector is being seen by many as an effort to diversify its hydrocarbon-based economy.
In 2009, a national agency was set up with the approval of President Ilham Aliyev to help develop the country's space industry.
Nonetheless, some experts have expressed doubt that Baku will have the technological wherewithal to compete in the global satellite market with major players such as the United States, Russia, and China.
Although some Azerbaijani sites were used for the Soviet space program, these facilities are now out of date.
Consequently, special centers have been built in Baku and the Naxcivan exclave to provide ground-control systems for Azerbaijani spacecraft.
Baku plans to launch a second satellite in 2016.
-- RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service and the Central Newsroom
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Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
As you have surmised, I am returning to my beloved Palo Alto. Turns out this is a Non-Smoking flight, which clears things up quite a bit. All this time I thought it was the year 1973.
Anyway, what a bizarre time to be on the road, huh? And how silly I feel for worrying and wringing my hands in October how we were all going to get tricked again, just like in early February. Not this time, boy. This market is broken. So, so broken. And the devastating, destructive, global financial panic that I’ve been dreaming about for so long has finally been born like a smiling child in a crib.
I was originally going to be back midday Tuesday, but I’ve rearranged flights to get back in the saddle late tonight. I can’t stomach being away from all my computers and screens an longer. Running this site remotely is just too awkward. While I am sorting through my own charts, just an update on the wonderful world of crypto – – one glance at the charts will tell you all you need to know.
Well, folks, just ten trading days to go this year. I’m in a constant conversation with myself about how much risk to take. I’ve got a good profit. Do I just go to all-cash and guarantee it, thus avoiding the traitorous and self-serving actions of the clearly-cowardly Jerome Powell, or do I boldly try to enhance the profits until the bitter end? Dunno. The market isn’t exactly screaming “bull-party” at the moment. 2620 was the key, and last night’s attempt at a rally flopped before it even got there.
In all likelihood, I’ll remain relatively aggressive up to the Fed meeting. If Powell slips on a pink taffeta dress and runs shrieking in terror from having his feels hurt by a Trump tweet, then I’ll probably just shut ‘er down for the year. Wednesday is the pivot point. It’s going to be exciting.
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Today, Monday June 27 at about 17:00 UT, the asteroid designated 2011 MD will pass only 12,300 kilometers (7,600 miles) above the Earth's surface. The asteroid was discovered by Linear survey with a 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD on June 22, 2011 at magnitude 18.9.
This object is only 5-20 meters in diameter and it is in a very Earth-like orbit around the Sun. Additional observations have made it possible to exclude that this object is a piece of space junk, as was suggested early on. Calculation by Bill Gray, a well-known expert on orbital dynamics, shows that this asteroid could not have been close enough to Earth any time during the space age to have started off as a rocket booster.
Trajectory of 2011 MD from the general direction of the Sun
We have been able to follow-up this object few hours ago remotely from the GRAS Observatory (near Mayhill, NM) through a 0.25-m, f/3.4 reflector + CCD and from the Faulkes Telescope South through a 2.0-m f/10.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
At the moment of our images from New Mexico on June 27, 06:50UT, "2011 MD" was moving at about 132"/min and its magnitude was ~15. While the images from FTS were obtained on June 27, 09:30UT when the asteroid was moving at about 176"/min and its magnitude was ~14.5.
At the moment of its close approach later today, 2011 MD will be bright as magnitude ~11.8
Below you can see our image taken with the 0.25-m, f/3.4 reflector + CCD in New Mexico, while 2011 MD was passing nearby a bright star (click on the image for a bigger version):
Here you can see a single 20-second exposure + RGB filter image taken by 2 meters telescope at Faulkes Telescope South (click on the image for a bigger version):
While this is an animation showing the object movement in the sky. Each image was 20-second exposure with Faulkes Telescope South 2 meters telescope. Click on the thumbnail to see a bigger version:
2011 MD's Earth flyby will be a close shave, but not a record for nearby passing asteroids. The record is currently held by the asteroid 2011 CQ1, which came within 5,480 kilometers of Earth on Feb. 4 of this year. See our previous post on this object:
by Ernesto Guido, Nick Howes and Giovanni Sostero
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Six months ago my mother got remarried and we moved into my stepfather’s big house. It was a sprawling Victorian mansion. I also gained my first sibling. A stepbrother named Matt. We were both very busy with high school and trying to get into a good college and couldn’t afford to spend much time together.
My favorite pastime was cheerleading and my brother was building model airplanes in his workshop in the attic. He must have spent a lot of time up there because in the mornings mom would have to call him all the way down so he wouldn’t miss the school bus. In the afternoons before I went to my room to study, I would see him heading up to attic again. Before I went to bed he would go up there as well. He must have a massive collection of model planes up there.
One day I was stumped by a question in my history book about the Battle of Britain. Certainly Matt’s plane collection would hold the answer. I knew he wasn’t home so I snuck up to the attic for the very first time.
What I saw in the attic shocked me to the core. Not a single model plane!!! Nothing in fact! No comic books, no toys! Nothing save a few old mattresses and some dirty socks! A feeling of dread came over me. What was my brother doing in the attic for hour and hours? Why had he lied about collecting model planes?
I searched the room more carefully which confirmed there was nothing but the dirty socks. Not even dirty magazines. I searched the floor boards and found several corks sticking out. I opened one, then another. Each one revealed a different part of my bedroom and bath. From up here I could see my entire living space.
Was this what my brother was doing all day? Watching me in my room? But why? What for? It suddenly dawned on me that his motive may have been to watch me undress and bathe. No. That couldn’t be it. I was his sister. Why would he do something like that?
Our parents were very strict and would have punished Matt terribly without ever bothering to ask why. I would have to work up the courage myself. I knew I had to catch him in the act where he couldn’t deny it.
The next day when I got home from cheerleading practice that afternoon I said loud enough for Matt to hear, “I’m all sweaty. I better have a bath before dinner.”
Matt immediately turned off the video game he was playing and headed directly for the attic. I waited for a few minutes then instead of going to my room went up to the attic.
I found Matt with his pants pulled down looking into one of the holes. As soon as he sensed my presence he quickly pulled his plants back up warning, “Don’t come up here Christina! Um, I’m in the middle of something! Don’t come up here!”
Of course it was too late. I was standing right in front of him. I didn’t get angry but I was very concerned. “Matt? What’s going on? I came up here for the first time yesterday and found your work shop completely empty. Then I found all these holes filled with corks. What in the world have you been spending all this time up here doing? Please, I’m your sister. Talk to me.” and held out my hands compassionately.
My brother’s face was read and he was sobbing. “It’s none your business!” he countered and made a dash for the door to the staircase.
I blocked his way. “No. I’m going to tell mom and dad if you don’t talk to me about this right here and now.” I took him by both his wrists and he put up no resistance. We sat down across from each other. “Talk to me Matt. Why have you been looking into my room for hours and hours?”
Matt’s sobs were starting to intensify and his tears were flowing freely. “You, you wouldn’t understand.”
“You see it’s just that you’re the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen. Ever. Even when mom and dad were starting to date I couldn’t help staring at you and admiring you. When you moved into my house I made up the story about model planes, and secretly drilled these holes in the attic so I could watch you all the time.”
My young mind was overwhelmed by what I was hearing. “But Matt, you also see me bathe and dress. You’ve seen me naked.”
“I know. You’re so beautiful. I’m so fascinated by your blossoming body. When I see you naked I’m the happiest boy on earth. I know it’s wrong. I keep telling myself that every time I do it. But I can’t stop. I’ve never had a sister or a girlfriend before. I was curious about your body and liked looking at you. Please don’t tell mom and dad please. I’ll stop I promise.”
His crying was intensifying as if his happiness was coming to an end. I had to do something to calm him. “Don’t worry Matt. I won’t tell mom and dad. In fact, if it brings you this much happiness, you don’t even have to stop looking at me.” Did I really just say that?
“Really?” he piped up excited.
“Yeah. But you have to promise me that we’ll get to know each other better. We haven’t spent much time together, so this will be our secret meeting place. I’ve never had a boyfriend or a brother before so I’m kind of curious about you too.”
My brother’s face lit up like Christmas morning. “You bet! We’ll have so much fun together! You’ll see!”
From then on, every afternoon after school my brother and I went straight to attic together. We spent a lot of time talking and getting to know each other better. He was so sweet. He was always telling me how pretty and “sexy” I looked in my cheerleading uniform. I adored his complements. His hungry eyes drank me in. I would model different outfit and hairstyles for him asking him which he liked best.
“Well actually I think you look your prettiest in morning when you’re bathing and you have no clothes on at all.”
“Really?” I blushed.
“Oh yeah. You’re so beautiful. You have such pretty pink skin and such a petite and slender body. All these clothes just get in the way.”
“Well, a sister should look pretty for her brother. Do you want me to take my clothes off right now?”
My brother nodded eagerly.
I slipped off my blouse and skirt and finally my bra and panties sitting down on an old mattress.
Matt smiled ear to ear. “Now we can play that game I talked about, ‘doctor.”‘
“Oh I’ve played that. You have to remove the body parts without touching the sides or there’s a loud buzz.” I said naively. I’d grown up very strict and knew almost nothing about sex except a few very basic birds and bees.
“No. That’s ‘Operation.’ ‘Doctor’ is a game brothers and sisters and cousins play together. It’s where you take off all your clothes and let the other person touch you all over. It’s supposed to be a lot of fun. But I’ve never had a sister to play it with until now.” Matt reached into his pocket and withdrew a bottle of skin lotion. He poured it on his hands and then began rubbing it into my pink skin.
My brother’s curious hands left not a single inch of my body unexplored. He adored massaging my breasts, thighs, and special place between my legs. I never wanted it to stop.
These new feelings I was having were making me burn with excitement. As I said I’d always lived a very sheltered life and knew very little about sexuality. I was so curious to learn more.
“Matt? Is it true that when boys see a naked girl that… that… that… their things get hard?” I asked nervously.
My brother looked straight at me with his understanding eyes, the way no one had ever looked at me before. “Yes, it’s true. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.”
I was still very nervous. “Well, um… is yours hard right now?”
“It sure is.” he answered directly. “Wanna see?”
I nodded eagerly grinning ear to ear. My brother pulled down his pants revealing his ‘Spider-Man’ underwear which was bulging out and practically bursting at the seams.
“Wow.” I gasped. “That’s incredible. That happens every time you look at me naked?” He nodded. “That’s why you had your pants down when I first came up here? Because the bulge was so big you had to make room?”
“Well, that and I was getting ready to masturbate while you were taking a bath. But playing doctor with you is much more fun.”
“Master…bait? What’s that?”
“It’s something that all boys do. Girls don’t usually do it until they’re women.”
I was so incredibly curious. “Well what is it? Can you show me?”
“Sure.” My brother very casually took off all of his clothes and sat down on the mattress across from me. My eyes grew as large as hens’ eggs. I was transfixed by his magnificent naked body. I’d never even seen a photo of a naked boy before. He gently cradled his organ in his right hand and massaged the foreskin back and forth. After only a few minutes my brother’s breaths became short as if he were gasping for air. His eyes rolled into the back of his head and several spurts of white cream burst out onto the mattress. He used one of his socks to clean up and wipe his penis dry. That explained all the dirty socks up here!
“Wow. That’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Do it again.” I begged.
“I can’t. Boys can only ejaculate every two hours. In fact they need to ejaculate every two hours. I bet you’ve always wondered why boys in high school go to the bathroom so much. Well, that’s why.”
“And all boys do this? All men? Why have I never heard of this before? We never learned it in school.”
“It’s like going to the bathroom. Everybody does it. And everyone knows it. But nobody talks about it. When boys grow up they get girlfriends and wives that do it for them. I don’t have a girlfriend which is why I have to do it by myself.” said my brother with a disappointed tone.
“Well, you have a sister. That’s kind of like a girlfriend. Could I do it for you?”
“Would you? That’d be great. We must never tell mom and dad. This attic can be our special place. Like a secret clubhouse. We can come here and play doctor and masturbate together.”
“Wow. A secret club. What fun.” I said excitedly.
I couldn’t wait for the next two hours to pass. I spent the time finding things to brighten up our new clubhouse in the attic. I found pretty posters of kittens and fantasy paintings of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. The mattress was now complete with sheets and pillows for us to relax on. I also found some play jewelry and costumes.
When my brother came back upstairs he was very impressed by my decorating. “It just needed a woman’s touch.” I joked.
Matt found a crown with golden sequins in the box of play jewelry and placed it on my head. “My sister is the prettiest girl in the world, and she is now the princess of our special new secret kingdom.” I blushed and he kissed me warmly on the lips. My first kiss.
I did feel like a princess, and my brother and I had many adventures together in the attic. Adventures I held dear for the rest of my life but never shared with a single soul all these years later. I want it to remain our secret kingdom where I’ll always be a princess.
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