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You watch the explosively entertaining, dramatically gripping American Hustle on a cinematic high. That’s David O. Russell for you. The up-for-anything director of Spanking the Monkey, Flirting With Disaster, Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees, The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook gets you drunk on movies, on their heat, their heart, their hum. American Hustle moves fast and talks faster, sometimes tripping on its ambitions, but it’s always vibrantly alive.
Before Russell got involved in the writing, Eric Warren Singer’s script, originally titled American Bullshit, had a docudrama feel. The core is still Abscam, the FBI sting operation, begun in 1978, that resulted in convictions of a U.S. senator and six congressmen. Christian Bale’s Irving Rosenfeld mirrors scammer Mel Weinberg, recruited by an FBI agent, much like Bradley Cooper’s Richie DiMaso, to nab politicians taking bribes involving a New Jersey hotel and casino. Jeremy Renner’s Carmine Polito could be Angelo Errichetti, the Camden, New Jersey, mayor who did time for corruption. Like Mel, Irv had a wife paralleling Jennifer Lawrence’s neglected Rosalyn, and a mistress and crime partner in the Brit style of Amy Adams’ Sydney Prosser. The film says up front that “some of this actually happened,” but what really happens to these fictionalized people is inside Russell’s head.
I wouldn’t have it any other way. As ever, Russell propels the action with electrifying performances from a top-tier cast. The reliably amazing Bale, playing on the edge, where he likes it, uses a hilarious comb-over and an extra 40 pounds to play Irv, without skimping on interior conflict. And Cooper is dynamite, making Richie’s FBI ambitions as tightly wound as the hair he puts up in curlers. For these guys, surface makeovers can’t trump harsh reality. Irv has an adopted son tucked away on Long Island, along with an agoraphobic, sexpot wife (Lawrence) ready to throw him under the bus. Is Lawrence, 23, too young for the part? Maybe. But she’s a total blast, killer-funny and fierce, and her rendition of “Live and Let Die” is crazy-good.
But the woman who owns Irv’s heart is Sydney. And Adams, decked out in boob-baring Seventies fashions, owns the role. Whether putting on a Brit accent to fool a mark or showing the emotional toll of trying to fool herself, Adams scores a knockout. With four supporting-Oscar nominations (Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter, The Master), Adams fully earns the spotlight she inhabits here.
Renner, a newcomer to Russell movies, is sensational as the crooked mayor with a sincere desire to do good. Even the smaller roles pop and fizz – Louis C.K. is dryly, dazzlingly funny as Richie’s FBI boss who can’t stop telling ice-fishing stories; Michael Peña aces as a fed faking it as an Arab sheik; and an Oscar winner in a surprise cameo nails his big scene.
As for the exaggerated costumes, hair and makeup, it’s all part of Russell’s master plan to show characters reinventing themselves as a survival mechanism. Condescending, no. Compassionate, yes. Russell sees himself in these broken dreamers. For some, the silver linings in Russell’s movies represent a failure to embrace darkness. I see them as a humanist’s act of resistance. That’s why American Hustle ranks with the year’s best movies. It gets under your skin.
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Property research to beat the bubble.
BLOG: How buyer insights will help developers create better places for living.
This article on how and why to complete buying property research is the first in a series on marketing in today’s property sector.
The Building in Australia 2016-2031 report, released by BIS Shrapnel in early August 2016, predicts that the coming twelve months will see the number of new dwellings in Australia peak, before activity – particularly in the apartment market – declines. Statistics over the past year are also hinting towards an impending peak, as the number of new developments over 2015-16 reached a record high of 220,100 nation-wide, and home prices have continued to sky-rocket.
The Australian property boom over the past year – and the five years preceding – has prompted concerns of oversupply. This, along with recent curbs on bank lending to foreigners and new stamp duties on offshore investors, has raised the possibility of buyers failing to follow through on their purchases. Property experts predict Melbourne will experience the most severe oversupply of dwellings, due to a “glut” of apartments being completed in the city over the next two years.
A “tsunami of new dwellings” over the next twelve months will push Australian property markets into oversupply.
Despite the pessimistic reports from industry experts and the media hype, which has created fear among developers and investors, Melbourne’s property market has proven resilient.
Recent data shows that Melbourne is the only capital city in Australia to have experienced double-digit annual home growth in the last year, with dwelling values rising by 10.1%. And the city’s home prices are on track for another year of double digit-growth, with the strength of demand baffling property experts who predicted the boom would slow in 2016.
Demand will always exist.
The bottom line is that there are always going to be people in Melbourne looking for a place to live.
In what seems like a tumultuous market, saturated and ready to burst, there are still niche demands that can be met with a unique product offering that responds to specific buyer needs and establishes a unique sense of place. The type and volume of buyers and investors may fluctuate but in a city voted the most liveable in the world for six years straight, the demand will always be relatively high for certain types of property in Melbourne.
Developers must acknowledge industry predictions, and start to address buyer value creation – not just in economic terms, but reflected in personal identity, quality of living and connections to place or community. That requires property buyer research that involves buyers and investors in the design process.
Industry data can be overwhelming for both developers and buyers. It masks the opportunity represented by the gaps in the marketplace: buyer segments whose needs aren’t being fully addressed by current developments.
Appealing to everyone means appealing to no one.
It’s the same in every product market, from smartphones to cars: if you build and market a product to please everyone, it will suit no one. This is becoming increasingly evident in Melbourne’s property market, as seen with the CBD’s looming oversupply of cookie cutter vertical housing.
The challenge for Australian property developers is to create a brand identity linked to actual experience. This is a process of mapping development site context (social, economic, environmental), defining buyer personae, and then applying insights in building design, branding and marketing.
“The challenge for Australian property developers is to create a brand identity linked to actual experience.”
With so much product in market, realestate.com.au is not going to help differentiate an apartment – you’ll be seen but not understood and not competitively positioned. Undifferentiated branding is a fantastic way to doom a development to low profits and a painful marketing cycle.
How do developers beat the bubble?
- Identify a buyer segment with unmet needs: Whether it be a foreign family moving to Melbourne for their child’s education, a young fitness-conscious couple starting out, a new family on a tight budget or retirees looking to downsize, getting to the emotional and functional needs of a person via property buyer research. Identify buyers looking for a certain lifestyle, in certain suburb, from a certain building, at a particular time in their life.
- Deep consumer research: Use strategic yet personable research methods to gain insight into your buyer niche. Go beyond demographic factors and learn about their lifestyle desires, their fears, their daily routines, their habits, their social networks and their potential reasons behind a hesitation to buy. We are using contemporary design thinking methods to complete ethnographic studies and co-design programs with buyers.
- Understand place, it’s more than a postcode: Place making is not a fancy of local government planners and boutique consulting firms. Understanding place – and defining the value created by a development to regulators and buyers – provides a competitive edge in the marketplace. Place based research defines and quantifies economic value. It also creates advocacy for the development in the local community leading to lower costs for marketing as word of mouth spreads.
- Communicate a unique brand experience: Property research and place base research mean confidence in decision-making. It allows you to be bold and be different in branded materials and marketing experience – to stand out from the crowd in that wash of sameness on the skyline. If the process of investigation informs design and branding, the promise will be met and both the property and the developer’s reputations will strengthen: also competitive advantages when the market is very wary of ‘one dollar’ development companies.
Fundamentally, it is about creating the homes people want rather than finding people to fill the home you’ve built. If there was ever a study in the business risk of ‘build it and they will come’, we’re about to live through it.
There are too many apartments targeting the same buyer segments with the same undifferentiated offer. Developers need to start asking, what will happen if the bubble does burst? How much will our reputation act as a defense against market failure? Will they have a differentiated product, with a unique brand identity? Will they be building homes that motivate conservative consumers to make a life change?
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Well, another month, another poll or study concluding which we’ve blogged about already (National exit poll, Post-Election Survey of Asian American Voters and 2012, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund) that Asian Americans overwhelmingly support the Democrats over Republicans, where Gallup (as in the Gallup poll), reports:
“These findings are based on aggregated data from Gallup Daily tracking surveys conducted throughout 2012, including interviews with 6,465 Asian-Americans. For the purpose of this analysis, respondents are categorized as Asian-American if they self-identify their race as Asian. Republicans did not perform well among Asian-Americans in the 2012 election, losing this group by an estimated 72% to 26% margin. Asian-Americans make up a small but growing portion of the total electorate, probably 3% in 2012. While both parties and the media have focused highly after the election on the similarly Democratically skewed Hispanic vote, these data are a reminder that the Republican Party suffers from a competitive problem with this minority bloc as well.”
No surprise here. The findings also concluded (and not surprising either), that older Asian Americans were more conservative / Republican – like the broader population. Asian Americans were in large enough significant numbers in Nevada and Virginia in 2012 to make a difference, but at 3% of the overall electorate, the Asian American community is certainly not going to get the attention of elected officials unless Asian Americans start contributing politically in very large disproportion to their overall population as well as other interest groups. And I don’t see that happening any time soon.
Political interest, then participation and then giving takes time to nurture, and most Asian Americans have immigrated with the past decade or so. Also, I think there is a general awareness as to the need to be politically involved. But with every new Asian American running and winning elected office (especially in California, where a good majority of Asian Americans live), this awareness grows. It’ll be interesting to see in the next 10 to 20 years if Asian Americans predominantly lean Democratic, to see the level of participation and level of influence on public policy and on elected officials.
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One of the most famous and insightful sentences in Christian history comes from the first page of Saint Augustine’s Confessions. As the book unfolds, Augustine describes his extensive experiences with unfulfilled desire. And so as if to give his conclusion beforehand, in the very first paragraph of the book he writes, “Thou has made us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.” An insatiable craving, a psychic abyss, unsatisfied desire and desires, and the deep longing for a faraway land — all these point to and find fulfillment in God alone, despite our many failed experiments with all sorts of substitutes.
Risk is one of those things we don’t think about, are adverse to in different measures. It is unavoidable. We would rather not have any, and yet are surrounded by it, and sometimes we are so focused on it that we can think of little else. It has always been one of the things I wonder about. Its one of the things financial advisors try to discern about your investment posture: risk avoidance or acceptance. It’s something people wonder about submariners. Its one of the things economists specialize in. It is part of life and is unavoidable – so sometimes it is easier to ignore. But I like to read about it from time to time.
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Texas Plant Blowing up
My give a fuck for tragedy is broken
You sound like a caring person with a big heart. I like that in people.
Well shit its always something. Muslims did it, no aliens did it, no the devil did it, No I did it, No wait, it was an inside job because the man knows way too much about people, or hell adam lanza did it cause you know he was bullied at that school and he looked way to fucking old to go to an elementary school and now the bombings were for their memorial, and maybe the plant blowing up was an attempt to get our minds off of the bombings, Or ninja's did it, who knows.. Wait, it was in waco texas, maybe david karesh came back or one of his followers did it..
You know what you do what ever you need to do to cope... if you are better able to cope by shutting down your feelings then that's what you do.. Don't judge it's frustration talking.. a lot of people feel that way right now.
Everyone stay safe.. this too will pass
It's funny, When you say illegal immigrants, I think of you.
Quoting Anonymous:Maybe you need to be shot/bombed next.
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Norman Irving Ginsberg, 80, of Truckee, California, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at his home in Tahoe Donner.
Born in Los Angeles, to Louis and Genevieve, he attended Los Angeles High School, UCLA, and UCSF School of Pharmacy. After college, he married Louise Painter in 1956. After service with the Army in Washington State, he brought his family to Marin County where they lived in Fairfax and then built their home in San Anselmo. Norm and Louise have lived in Truckee for the past sixteen years.
Norm enjoyed all types of outdoor activities including skiing, golfing, boating, and water-skiing. He lived a full social life with family and good friends. Norm could often be found on the slopes of Sugar Bowl or walking the golf course at Tahoe Donner. He was active in the Tahoe Donner Senior Ski Club, Tahoe Donner Men’s Golf Club, and the Sunrise Rotary Club of Truckee. Norm also enjoyed working as a Pharmacist at the Tahoe Forest Hospital Pharmacy.
Prior to moving to Truckee in 1997, Norm owned and operated Bank Pharmacy in Fairfax, California for many years. While in Marin, he was a past president of the Ross Valley Rotary, active in the Marin Ski Club, and served as an advisory professor for the UCSF School of Pharmacy.
Norm is survived by his wife Louise, his daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Joe Mello, and his son Mike Ginsberg, all living in Truckee. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Kyle Mello of Truckee, Jessica and Nathan Nelms of Reno, along with two great-grandchildren, Gavin and Tarrin Nelms. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Betty Friedman.
Norm will be missed by all that experienced his witty humor and infectious personality. There will be a Celebration of Life in Norm’s honor at the Lake Mary Cabin at Sugar Bowl on Sunday, September 29th at 1pm.
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If you caught a little hiccup in Natalie Portman's acceptance speech at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, it's because TBS and TNT, the channels that were simulcasting the show, nixed a word the actress used after she won for her role in Black Swan.
"My parents who taught me to work my hardest and never be an a--hole," she said. "It's never acceptable."
Backstage, Portman seemed to be unaware of what happened, according to USA TODAY's Andrea Mandell. When Extra's crews asked her why she got bleeped, she replied, "I have no idea."
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The Norwegian Nobel Institute, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize, has cast doubt if
U.S. President Donald Trump’s nomination for the coveted award this year was fake.
“We have good reason to believe that a nomination we received concerning Trump has been falsified,” AFP quoted Institute Director Olav Njolstad as saying Wednesday.
The Institute’s Director is the permanent secretary of the Nobel Committee.
The news agency says Njolstad refused to explain who was behind the nomination as the Committee is not supposed to comment on valid nominations because it is against the statutes.
The statutes of the Nobel Foundation restrict disclosure of information about the nominations for 50 years.
The award committee bases its decision on valid nominations received by the January 31 deadline.
A total of 329 candidates – 217 individuals and 112 organizations – are being considered for this year’s prize, which will be announced in October.
The right to nominate is limited to members of national assemblies and governments, current and former members of the Committee, Peace Prize laureates, professors of certain disciplines, directors of peace research and foreign policy institutes, and members of international courts.
Njolstad said the Oslo-based Institute has filed a complaint with Oslo police to investigate the matter.
The Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO), which claims to have the right to nominate, had reported last month that Trump’s name is in the list.
According to it, Trump was nominated for “his peace through strength ideology, and for restarting President Reagan’s SDI-BHB secret weapons system, to neutralize nuclear weapons and make them obsolete.”
The New York Times reported that Njolstad hinted this is the second time that the committee is receiving a forged nomination of Trump for the prize.
Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama is among four American presidents who have won the top prize.
by RTT Staff Writer
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Counter terrorism police execute warrant at house in Wigan
and live on Freeview channel 276
Officers went to a property on Chatham Street, in Higher Ince, on Tuesday, with several police vehicles seen in the street.
A police spokesman said: "Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West executed a warrant at a property on Chatham Street.
"No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing."
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Ralph P. Cooney
Ralph P. Cooney has current research interests in advanced materials and specifically in conducting polymers. He is serving currently as the Director of two major government-funded research programs: The Materials Accelerator and Hybrid Anti-microbial Polymers. Both of these programs involve substantive R&D partnerships with international and national companies. The Materials Accelerator involves a network of 8 partner universities and government laboratories across New Zealand and includes about 100 applied materials researchers. Professor Cooney was formerly the Head of the Department of Chemistry, as well as the Dean of Science, Pro-Vice Chancellor, and the Head of the University of Auckland, Tamaki Campus. He has also served as government nominee as a Company Director and Ministerials Advisor as well as the Chair of the Science Advisory Panel for Scion Research Ltd., and the Chair of the Judges Panel for the Environmental Awards for the NZ Packaging Council. His scientific background includes Raman, IR, and other surface studies of electrode surfaces, colloids, zeolites, and other oxide substrates. He has published about 250 papers.
Biography Updated on 6 December 2011
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Authentic Southwestern Anasazi (ancestral Puebloan) replica pottery hand-made in Colorado. Based entirely on the "prehistoric model" and archaeological references, each piece is created using only prehistorically available materials, tools, and technologies. Work is done without the benefits of metal, modern equipment, commercial materials or animal fuels.
Wood's Authentic Prehistoric Pottery Technology Model
Each link below leads to larger photo with description.
Established 1977 - 40th
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Upon trying to recount the events of a previous episode ("Chain of Command Pt. 1") to my mom, my dad used some pretty interesting names for the characters. Keep in mind he loves TNG and has seen every episode, but English is not his first language.
Those bad guys that look like reptiles
To which my mom remembered they were called the Cardassians and made a Kim Kardashian joke.
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Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
There is a problem, I get this error : Win32::API::Call: parameter 7 had a buffer overflow at line 44
Thanks for the PERL program. It has worked for me.
I have additionally used these lines:
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The 22 Non-negotiable Laws of Wellness
Feel, Think, and Live Better Than You Ever Thought PossibleBook - 1996
Everything we think, say, feel, and do has a direct impact on our physical and emotional health. And yet, we overlook this fundamental truth every day.
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There are so many reasons to celebrate in February! Some of our greatest presidents had birthdays in February, and St. Valentines day is celebrated in February. Outdoors in February, high up in the trees, cute little balls of feathers that will grow up to be Great Horned Owls are hatching, and down on the ground, the first flowers of spring, skunk cabbage, (whose flowers give off enough heat to be will be blooming.
One more reason to celebrate February is that it is the month of the annual Nature Artists’ Guild paint-out at Orchids by Hausermann in Villa Park, IL. This year, members of the Nature Artists’ Guild will meet from 8 am until 11 am on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 to sketch, draw, paint and photograph some of the thousands of orchids that will be blooming in February in the vast greenhouse of Orchids by Hausermann, the oldest and largest orchid grower in the Midwest. Apart from booking a trip to some exotic location, it may be the best opportunity in the Chicagoland area this February to spend a relaxing morning in a warm, tropical environment, surrounded by gorgeous orchids.
Nature Artists’ Guild members should contact Jane Kellenberger (whose contact information can be found in their Yearbook) to reserve a spot at this popular event, since space is very limited. Please click on this link to Orchids by Hausermann’s website for directions, and to view an online catalog of stunning orchids.
Who knew February had so much to offer?
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A well-maintained lawn is the pride of any homeowner, radiating beauty and enhancing the overall appeal of the property. However, maintaining a lush and vibrant lawn requires regular care and attention. That's where our weekly lawn maintenance services come in. At Tanna Landscape Services, we are dedicated to keeping your lawn in pristine condition, ensuring it remains the envy of the neighborhood.
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At Tanna Landscape Services, we take pride in delivering unparalleled customer satisfaction. We prioritize communication, ensuring that we understand your unique preferences and expectations. Our team will work closely with you, addressing any concerns and providing personalized recommendations for your lawn's care.
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Few events can be as damaging to an individual or a company as becoming the focus of criminal litigation or a governmental investigation. When your reputation, livelihood, and business are at stake, you cannot afford to settle for anything less than the capable, experienced representation provided by Quarles & Brady.
Our White Collar Crime and Internal Investigations Practice is made up of seasoned attorneys with significant trial experience. Our lawyers exclusively focus on the defense of individuals and companies in cases and matters across the country.
Our attorneys have a well-deserved reputation for their effective representation of clients in the full range of corporate compliance and white collar criminal matters, including comprehensive governmental investigations and grand jury investigations. We also have a well-established practice representing individual defendants and victims in traditional criminal cases.
Responding to investigations or allegations of wrongdoing is essential to a successful defense effort. Recognizing the benefits of conducting investigations prior to the filing of formal charges, we routinely conduct pre-indictment investigations and vigorously work to prevent the filing of criminal charges.
We understand our clients' need for cost-effective representation, and are committed to the philosophy that value is a function of experience, quality service, and results.
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The London Plan 2016
Posted on the 4th March 2016 in the category Resources
Declaration by the Bishops of London, Stepney, Kensington, Willesden, Edmonton, Fulham & Islington
relating to the
Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure 2014
The House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests 2014
and its associated regulations made under Canon C29
Note: The signatories to this Plan are subject to the Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests (Resolution of Disputes Procedure) Regulations 2014. The rights of PCCs to bring a grievance under Regulation 8 are protected in law, and cannot be overridden by this Plan or its outworkings.
This declaration is made this 22nd day of February 2016
By RICHARD, the Right Reverend and Right Honourable the LORD BISHOP OF LONDON (hereinafter referred to as “the Bishop of London”);
the Right Reverend ROBERT WICKHAM, the AREA BISHOP OF EDMONTON (hereinafter referred to as “the Bishop of Edmonton”);
the Right Reverend PETER BROADBENT, the AREA BISHOP OF WILLESDEN (hereinafter referred to as “the Bishop of Willesden”);
the Right Reverend GRAHAM TOMLIN, the AREA BISHOP OF KENSINGTON (hereinafter referred to as “the Bishop of Kensington”);
the Right Reverend ADRIAN NEWMAN, the AREA BISHOP OF STEPNEY (hereinafter referred to as “the Bishop of Stepney”);
the Right Reverend JONATHAN BAKER, the SUFFRAGAN BISHOP OF FULHAM (hereinafter referred to as “the Bishop of Fulham”);
and the Right Reverend RICHARD THORPE, the SUFFRAGAN BISHOP OF ISLINGTON (hereinafter referred to as “the Bishop of Islington”).
(1) This deed is intended to replace a Deed dated November 2014 and made between the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Edmonton, the Bishop of Willesden, the Bishop of Kensington, the Bishop of Stepney, and the Bishop of Fulham.
(2) The Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure (hereinafter called “The Measure”) was approved by the General Synod on 14th July 2014, received the Royal Assent on 23rd October 2014 and came into effect on 17th November 2014. The House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests 2014 (hereinafter called “The Declaration”) was made on 19th May 2014.
The said RICHARD CHARTRES as the Bishop of London
The said ROBERT WICKHAM as Bishop of Edmonton
The said PETER BROADBENT as Bishop of Willesden
The said GRAHAM TOMLIN as Bishop of Kensington
The said ADRIAN NEWMAN as Bishop of Stepney
The said JONATHAN BAKER as Bishop of Fulham
The said RICHARD THORPE as Bishop of Islington
hereby affirm and commit themselves to the five principles contained in The Declaration, as follows
and further commit themselves to work together in the spirit of simplicity, reciprocity and mutuality as spelt out in the House of Bishops’ Declaration, seeking to maintain the highest possible degree of communion throughout the Diocese.
NOW THE SIGNATORY BISHOPS BY THIS DEED DECLARE THAT
(1) The said deed of November 2014 is hereby rescinded and replaced by this Deed
(2) The Bishop of London The Bishops acknowledge the function of the Bishop of London as the Ordinary and as the focus of unity within the Diocese, to lead the Diocese in its mission
(3) The Archdeaconries The integrity of the Archdeaconries of the Diocese as constituted under the London Area Scheme (as revised in 2011) shall continue to be respected and maintained by all the Bishops of the Diocese in all matters of general ministry policy and pastoral and mission strategy
(4) Arrangements for pastoral and sacramental ministry Where, if
(a) in any parish the Parochial Church Council, at a meeting convened on at least four weeks’ notice, has passed a resolution at in the form set out in paragraph 20 of the Declaration either (i) by a majority of those present and voting at a meeting at which at least two thirds of the PCC who are entitled to attend are present or (ii) by a majority of all the members of the PCC, which resolution has been accepted by the Bishop of London after consultation with the relevant Area Bishop and further consultation with the parish then either
(b) the Bishop of Fulham, acting as Commissary for the Bishop of London, shall, pursuant to the Declaration, visit and enter those parishes and exercise such rights of the Area Bishop as are specified in Appendix A to this plan, such arrangements to be reviewed periodically as set out in paragraph 21 of the Declaration. In line with paragraph 28 of the Declaration, the relevant Area Bishop and the Bishop of Fulham will explore how they can best cooperate in a variety of ways to contribute to the welfare, resourcing and mission of those parishes and their relationship with the diocese.
(c) or, where the nature of the theological conviction expressed by the parish is that of “headship” as expressed in paragraph 11 of the Declaration, then the Bishop of London may make arrangements for an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese, acting as Commissary for the Bishop of London pursuant to the Declaration and in close collaboration with the relevant Area Bishop, to visit and enter those parishes in order to offer liturgical ministry and pastoral care.
(d) Where the resolution referred to under section (a) above is received from a parish in the Two Cities Area, the Bishop of London may specify that episcopal duties shall continue to be carried out by him in relation to the Two Cities Area.
(5) The Bishops commit themselves to the following pastoral and working arrangements:
(a) The Bishop of London is (inter alia) responsible for ordaining, instituting and licensing clergy in the Diocese of London. He is primarily responsible for the pastoral care and discipline of the clergy throughout the Diocese and for the pastoral arrangements to bring the ministry into effect
(b) By virtue of a Scheme made under the Dioceses Measure 1978 and revised in 2011, the Area Bishops are (inter alia) entitled to ordain, institute and license clergy in those Areas for which they have episcopal oversight and the Bishop of London is entitled to ordain, institute and license clergy in any Area
(c) The Bishops recognise that the Measure is effective de jure within the Diocese of London and that women, according to the Canons of the Church of England may be ordained, instituted or licensed to parishes which have not passed the resolution set out in paragraph 20 of The Declaration
(d) The custom has been established that the Bishop of London ordains all deacons and the relevant Area Bishop or the Suffragan Bishops of Fulham and Islington ordain candidates for the priesthood
(e) The Bishop of Fulham has determined to declare in this Deed that he is not willing to ordain any woman to the office of Priest
(f) The Bishops of Stepney, Edmonton, Islington, Kensington and Willesden have determined to declare in this Deed that they are willing, according to the Canons of the Church of England, to ordain both men and women to the office of Priest
(g) The Bishop of London will make arrangements to ensure that all ordinations, institutions and licensings take place
(h) It is acknowledged:
i. that men and women have the right according to the law of this realm and the Canons of the Church of England to be ordained and to be instituted, licensed or granted permissions to officiate within the Diocese of London
ii. that it is necessary to make proper provision for the ordination of men and women to the priesthood and to a Title in the Diocese of London
iii. that, where a parish has not passed a resolution under paragraph 20 of the Declaration, a Patron may determine to appoint either a male or a female priest to a parish, and it would not then be lawful for a Bishop to refuse such an appointment on the grounds of gender
PROVIDED THAT all ordinations, institutions, licensings and permissions to officiate must be in strict conformity with any guidelines laid down by the Diocesan and Area Bishops and the London Diocesan Fund and with any Diocesan policy as to establishment and any instruction from a decision of the London Diocesan Bishop’s Council or the relevant Area Council acting as Pastoral Committee.
(i) As far as the process of testing vocations and subsequent ordinations to the priesthood are concerned, the process will begin in the same way in each of the Episcopal Areas
(j) Episcopal oversight shall be exercised by the said Bishops, who pledge themselves to exercise such oversight fairly and justly, regardless of gender, or of differing beliefs and positions concerning the ordination of women to the priesthood and the episcopate.
(k) Any oaths to be taken to the Bishops of Stepney, Kensington, Willesden, Islington, Edmonton and Fulham at ordination to the priesthood, institutions or licensings will be taken to the Bishop of London as Ordinary and to the Area or Suffragan Bishop concerned.
(l) In line with the principles of reciprocity and mutuality encapsulated in the House of Bishops’ Declaration, arrangements will be made for women clergy to have access to alternative pastoral care as necessary.
This declaration is a covenant between the signatories. It is intended to bind successors in title until such time as it is rescinded by the Bishop of London and a majority of the Bishops of Stepney, Kensington, Willesden, Islington, Edmonton and Fulham. It will require re-signing upon the appointment of each new bishop, and the arrangements set out in paragraph 5 will in any case require reconsideration in the event of a new appointment to the see of London. It represents the expression within the Diocese of London of the arrangements presaged in paragraph 29 of the House of Bishops’ Declaration.
The Bishop of Fulham
The Bishop of Fulham, in exercising his powers under Clause 4 of this Plan, shall be responsible for the following functions normally exercised by the relevant Area Bishop in respect of the parishes within his care:
Functions relating to ministry
Functions relating to the ordering of worship
Functions relating to Office Holders
Other delegated functions under the London Area Scheme remain with the respective Area Bishop.
A Pastoral Letter from the Council of Bishops
Posted on the 18th July 2014 in the category Events
We invite you to read this Pastoral Letter, and make it available, in all our churches on Sunday 20th July 2014.
A new initiative aimed at encouraging vocations to ministry in the Church of England is launched
Posted on the 1st July 2014 in the category Events
The Bishops of The Society are delighted to support the launch of the Here I Am initiative. Bishop Tony Robinson, the Chairman of the Council of Bishops said, "We are very aware that the Church constantly needs more people called to serve the sacred priesthood. We hope this new campaign using up to date digital media will encourage more vocations."
Here I Am is the title of the campaign which has the backing of the catholic societies of the Church of England with the full support of the Additional Curates Society. Those responsible have embraced digital media to encourage people to explore a vocation to priesthood alongside other kinds of ministry in the Church of England and the Church in Wales.
A new You Tube channel features specially commissioned films looking at how people are called to ministry, what the selection process involves as well as examining the kind of people who are called to follow a path to priesthood.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has backed the initiative: “I am delighted to see the Catholic Societies working together in order to promote and encourage more vocations to the sacred priesthood under this new and exciting banner of Here I Am”.
Fr Darren Smith, spokesman for Here I Am, said that vocations were emerging across the church in a variety of ways:
“People looking at the material we have carefully produced will quickly discover that there is no single mould, shape or pattern for the priestly vocation.”
He adds: “Browsers to our website will find details of courses, what happens if they want to take it to the next step and what the work of a priest in the Church of England today involves.”
A new Twitter account @hereiamvocation will be launched at the same time. Organisers hope that people will follow the initiative and join in a wave of prayer for vocations. Bishops and priests representing the catholic societies are already working in every part of England and Wales and it was felt that material that had served them well previously was ready for an upgrade to reflect where the digital audience can now be found. “We are excited and expectant about the future of ministry and mission in anglican catholic churches and communities,” Fr. Smith explained.
The next Vocations Conference is at St Stephen’s House from 29 - 31 August
For full details and booking form contact
Additional Curates Society
Gordon Browning House
Unit 7, Spitfire Rd
Birmingham B24 9PB
tel 0121 382 5533
visit them on Facebook
Welcome to the See of Fulham website
Posted on the 1st April 2013 in the category Announcements
It is my great privilege as Bishop of Fulham to provide episcopal ministry and pastoral care in parishes across the dioceses of London and Southwark, to those who continue to have theological reservations about the ordination of women to the priesthood and the episcopate in the Church of England.
A strong sense of ecclesial identity already exists among both clergy and laity in the parishes comprising the See of Fulham, and it is my hope that this website will help foster still further our common life and mission, as we seek together to witness to Our Lord Jesus Christ both in our worship and in our daily lives.
The General Synod vote on Women Bishops
Posted on the 22nd November 2012 in the category Announcements
Bishop Jonathan writes
After the General Synod failed to give Final Approval to the draft legislation on the ordination of women to the episcopate, I had hoped for a period of calm, prayer and reflection all round; and perhaps some sense of regret, on the part of the proponents of the Measure, that they had not got the legislation right. Of course, as we now know, this was very far from the case: instead, a media furore, and a sense from some quarters that those who had voted against the Measure need to be punished in the future for daring to step out of line.
We need to say very clearly, that we understand, and deeply regret, the pain, hurt and anger felt on the part of many women clergy and their supporters; that we value the huge contribution of ordained women to the life of the Church of England; and that we recognise the gifts which God has given in and through their ministries.
However, we also need to challenge some errors and misunderstandings which have been widespread since the vote was taken.
The second misunderstanding is that the Synod's processes were somehow abused or manipulated to produce this result. Again, we need to say clearly that this is not the case. Every member of General Synod understands very well what the processes are which are followed in order to pass legislation: processes which, in matters of doctrine, are designed precisely to ensure a high level of consensus, such as is surely appropriate for a Christian community. The meetings of General Synod are always framed with prayer – prayer that the Holy Spirit will guide the hearts and minds of those speaking and voting. It is difficult not to be amazed at the confidence with which many people have rushed to conclude that the Holy Spirit could not have spoken through Synod on 20th November. Having said all that, I would be the first to agree that the Synodical system has not served the church well in discerning the way forward on this matter. Perhaps one thing that the Holy Spirit might be saying to us, is that there might be a better way.
The third thing which I have found puzzling in the last week or so is the growing sense in some quarters that there was an 'unholy alliance' between traditional cathiolics and conservative evangelicals to defeat the Measure. To say this is again, surely, to misunderstand how General Synod works. Individuals vote on the legislation laid before them, and, while it is true (and hardly startling) to say that of course anglo-catholics and evangelicals will have different – often, markedly different – theological instincts and insights, what mattered in this case was only the fact that Synod members from both traditions found the draft Measure wanting. We also know now that a significant number of Synod members who are wholly supportive of women in the episcopate nevertheless voted against this draft legislation; they did so out of concern for their brothers and sisters in the Church of England with whom they disagree, but whose flourishing they desire: surely a model for us all.
Where do we go from here? I very much hope that all parties to this debate will resist the calls from some MPs and peers that Parliament should legislate 'over the head' of the Church of England in order to impose a solution. That way cannot be right.
So what, in our local context, can we – priests and people of the See of Ebbsfleet – actually do? The first thing, obviously, is to pray – and the fact that this is such an obvious thing to say makes it no less true. My late confessor and spiritual director always urged upon me the virtue of praying, consciously and by name, for those with whom I disagreed, had fallen out, or had (in reality or just in my imagination) done me wrong. That was good advice then, and I commend it to all of you now.
Third, we must all seek renewal in those great gifts which our tradition brings to the life of the whole of the Church of England: our zeal for souls; our liturgical worship; the sacramental life; our incarnational faith, rooted in the community and especially in service to the poor; our deep commitment to the full visible unity of the one Church of Jesus Christ. You can all, I am sure, add other things to that list of equal or greater importance, but there are five to be getting on with!
We have just celebrated the great feast of Christ the King; now we come to prepare for the celebration of the birth into this world of time and space of that same Word of God who is King of the Universe and King of our lives. May each of us be deeply renewed in our discipleship this Advent and Christmastide, and may the Lord stir up in us those supernatural gifts given us at our baptism: faith; hope; love.
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Steun ons en help Nederland vooruit
Who are we?
D66 is a social liberal party that was found in 1966, a party intended to challenge the current political dogma and return trust to the people, to aid and support to the people. D66 is the most international of the electoral parties in the Netherlands. We think, welcome and support international initiatives. We strongly believe that much can be improved, especially in the field of European cooperation.
We are a big supporter of Maastricht University’s international character and applaud the opening of the United World College. D66 would like to see more facilities for ex patriots e.g. an international service desk at the City Council especially for foreigners.
If you want to know more about us, take a look at the links below.
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The Raiders had three Pro Bowl selections in 2022 and that included Josh Jacobs, Davante Adams and Maxx Crosby. That seems like the right amount for the Raiders, who sit at 6-8 on the season.
But should any other player for the Raiders have made the Pro Bowl? The answer is yes.
In a recent article by Pro Football Focus, they listed the biggest Pro Bowl snubs. That list included Kolton Miller, who has allowed only three sacks all season long. Here is what the site had to say about Miller not making the Pro Bowl this season:
“Miller has developed into one of the top pass-blockers in the NFL after a rough rookie season, producing a pass-blocking grade of 80.0 or higher in each of the past three campaigns.
This year, he has allowed just three sacks, three hits and 22 hurries from 488 pass-blocking snaps. Compare that to Orlando Brown Jr., who made the squad ahead of him despite giving up four sacks, seven hits and 32 hurries from 616 pass-blocking snaps, and Miller clearly has a case to be in the squad.”
Miller was better last season, but that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t get some consideration for the Pro Bowl. But with the Chiefs having one of the best records in the league, it’s clear that the voters valued that more with Orlando Brown Jr.
While it’s ultimately not a big deal that Miller didn’t make the Pro Bowl, it’s nice to see him get some recognization as one of the best offensive tackles in the NFL.
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If you work in Finance, odds are that you’re hearing about how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will forever reshape your organization. Despite limited talk about use across Finance today, excitement fills the air as Finance evolves to include AI and ML.
To assess what’s fact and what’s fiction, modern CFOs are evaluating how to optimize the benefits of these technologies. Many are asking the same question: Is the future of Finance new technology or new people, or both? This question was the main topic for a recent webinar with OneStream Software and Ventana Research.
Ventana Research Senior Vice President Robert D. Kugel recently joined us virtually for How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming FP&A: A Practical AI Strategy for FP&A – a webinar focused on aligning artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to maximize results. Rob—along with our very own Scott Stern, Vice President of Product Marketing and Strategy—did a deep dive in this fascinating webinar to highlight ways to leverage AI and ML for FP&A.
To set the tone for the webinar, Mr. Stern shared findings from Accenture’s 2020 CFO Global Research1 showing that speed is becoming a differentiator for top CFOs. Here are a few of the key areas of consideration for top-performing Finance teams:
These types of pressures can push many leaders across the enterprise into “scramble mode,” pushing them to find more data to make faster decisions. Unfortunately, this effort can become overwhelming and offers little value. And in the most extreme cases, the drive for more timely data can run Finance teams right into a brick wall. To avoid overheating, top-performing CFOs are creating agility with curated data to create flexibility in the planning process – but in a governed way that provides control for organizations to handle large, diverse volumes of data.
What if you could finally break free from the routine by combining all the functionality of your existing applications for enterprise planning and reporting in a single, unified platform enriched with artificial intelligence? Would you consider the opportunity?
What’s Stopping FP&A From Adopting AI-/ML-Infused Insights?
Mr. Kugel opened the webinar with some thought leadership about the AI hype – fact vs. fiction.
As Finance leaders, we have all felt the pain of failed technological advancements that had promised to make life easier for the Office of Finance. That “hype cycle” is engrained in our DNA, regardless of whether we want to admit it. Luckily, Mr. Kugel defined five artificial intelligence myths that demystify the “hype cycle” that so many Finance leaders fear:
Myth 1: We need a Data Scientist to make use of AI/ML.
This myth frequently surfaces for a simple reason: market noise and confusion. For complex solutions, a data scientist is clearly needed, but for most Finance uses, a data scientist isn’t a necessity. Why? Because software vendors are building “no code” or “low code” capabilities into solutions to make AI/ML practical and useful for Finance.
Myth 2: AI/ML is a long way off in the future, so why make plans now?
AI/ML has been at work for decades in all other parts of the business beyond Finance to improve performance in functions like determining credit scores, detecting fraud, invoicing and identifying needs for preventative machine maintenance.
Myth 3: AI/ML is just a “black box.”
Partially true – what remains unknown about AI/ML can be viewed as a “black box,” but successful solutions will build in transparency that allows users to certify the insights.
Myth 4: AI/ML is unthinking and robotic.
No, AI/ML is just the opposite. It offers a way to train models.
Myth 5: AI/ML takes humans out of the loop.
It’s true that humans may not be needed other than in repetitive situations where the consequences of being wrong are low. AI that uses machine learning can cut the time required for humans to do mechanical work. That saved time in turn allows humans to concentrate on using their experience, expertise and judgment to make better decisions and increase organizational performance.
Pragmatic Use Cases Will Foster Success
AI adoption in Finance is low. Why? Well, a myriad of debatable reasons exists, but Finance should look beyond the why and think about AI/ML as another tool in the FP&A tool kit – think about AI/ML in a pragmatic way to incrementally drive the right dialog without losing credibility. Here’s the real question Finance leaders should be asking: How do I make AI/ML work for my organization?
To help answer this question, Mr. Kugel highlights six use cases (see Figure 1).
Laying the FP&A Foundation for AI
Mr. Kugel then focused on why a dedicated data store, or “data pantry”, for FP&A is essential to the success of AI (see Figure 2). Here’s a list of the reasons:
As FP&A teams start evaluations to support AI and ML forecasting, Mr. Kugel highlights the following key considerations:
Introducing Sensible Machine Learning (Sensible ML)
Mr. Stern then closed out the webinar by showcasing OneStream’s Sensible Machine Learning solution. While leveraging OneStream’s planning and data quality, Sensible ML provides time series ML forecasting without the need for a dedicated data scientist or additional software to accelerate time to value for critical planning processes. By leveraging Sensible ML time series forecasting, Finance leaders can now quickly and accurately address multiple use-cases based on available data (see Figure 3).
AI and ML are here to stay, and the Office of the CFO should now be looking to take advantage of these advancements in technology. What do FP&A leaders have to lose by adding another point of view or enriching their insights with the help of AI and ML? You guessed it: nothing.
Here are the key takeaways from this webinar for a practical AI/ML strategy for FP&A:
At OneStream, we call this Intelligent Finance.
To learn more about how FP&A teams are leveraging AI/ML for FP&A, please watch the replay of the Ventana webinar.
1 Accenture CFO Global Research – CFO NOW: Breakthrough Speed for Breakthrough Value
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Anbaric: Renewable Electricity Transmission Using High-Voltage Direct Current Technology
Article originally appears in CleanTechnica, 08.03.16
In an era of producing multiple forms of renewable electricity, the transmission of this high-voltage energy is becoming increasingly important.
Anbaric often uses high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, heralded as one of the “advanced transmission technologies” in the 2005 Energy Policy Act, which provided for the development of a stronger energy infrastructure.
HVDC systems have been in use commercially worldwide since 1954, when the island of Gotland was connected to mainland Sweden via a 60-mile cable. Since then, more than 25 systems have been installed globally. Most often they are used in marine applications where the distance for AC installation is too great. Other times they are used in parallel with AC systems where they provide additional operating control for the system operator.
HVDC systems provide many advantages for installation and construction and can contribute greatly to reliable and flexible operation of an electrical grid. These include:
- Higher efficiency in moving large amounts of power over long distances
- Very high reliability with 98.5% availability
- Full controllability when needed to react quickly to changes in AC frequency
- System oscillations can be controlled independent of AC system variations or in response to AC system conditions
- Improving the stability of AC systems, including increasing the stability of parallel AC lines
- Overload capabilities and controllability that can be beneficial to overall system operations and reliability
- Ability to provide reactive power control and support of AC voltage, frequency control, limitation of short-circuit current, and transmission at reduced voltage
- Greatly reduced vulnerability to adverse weather conditions — such as hurricanes, tornadoes, or ice storms — for submarine and buried cable
Anbaric CEO Edward Krapels spent the first 30 years of his career as an energy consultant to governments and companies for Energy Security Analysis, Inc., a company he founded with Sarah Emerson. In 2000, Mr. Krapels left ESAI and founded Anbaric to participate in the development of electric transmission projects…(Read More)
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I enquired this morning about buying the lord of music but received no reply.
Are you receiving these messages?
very much admired your lord of the music.
how much is it?
I saw your incredible Lord of Music at Cork School of Music and thought it was amazing! Just beautiful James.
Thanks Lisa I appreciate those kind words
Mary Patricia Ryan
He called to me... Your Lord of Music... Enchanting piece, magnificent. James, thank you for sharing your talent.
Thank You Mary
I just came upon this work in Cork Airport and it really captures my attention, it’s a pleasure to just look at it.. I think I could look at this work many times, I can hear the music with this face.
Thank You Alex
Thats nice that you like it Alex. Thank You it was a pleasure to work on.
The detail you put into each piece is incredible. You really capture the essence of character within each study. Congratulations!
Daniel J. ( Donal ) Clifford
Beautiful piece of work James..... the detail !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi, I was wondering if you do slate memorial stones
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I’m in awe of your work. Would you consider making a quite small headstone to be adjacent to a main Celtic -Cross monument ?
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The Headstone with the bird on the branch, what material is this made of, and also do youwork with Slate. Also wondered are you familar with the work of Fergus Wessels re
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EVANSVILLE — Police say a parent tackled a teenager after he pulled out what appeared to be a handgun at an Evansville high school.
Police say the 16-year-old's weapon turned out to be a BB gun that looked like handgun. Students at Bosse High School told police the boy waved the weapon during an argument Wednesday evening when he tried to talk with an ex-girlfriend who is part of the school's marching band.
Edward Stocker's daughter is a band member and tells WFIE-TV that he chased down the teen in the school's parking lot. He says people have to take such threats seriously.
The Evansville Courier & Press reports the boy faces several felony charges including intimidation and criminal recklessness.
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Reviewed by Warm feet in Oregon from Oregon City, Or. on Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The foot bed has a arch support you can feel. The fuzzy lining is wonderful, so soft and warm! The bottom outdoor sole is enough for not slipping on linoleum, but not for rainy day outdoor use.Maybe useful for walking around on a dry day?
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Reviewed by Missy from Severna Park, MD on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
These slippers are perfect! I wear an 8.5, and ordered down to a size 8 as recommended. Fit perfectly, and the arch support makes these slippers comfortable to wear around the house. I have plantar fasciitis, and other brands have little support. Great price, too!
Reviewed by mamapops from Minneapolis, MN on Monday, November 26, 2012
these are slippers, they have no arch support, they were snug when I first started wearing them, but after a few times they have stretched out nicely to fit my high instep. there is no arch support, they are nicely padded, I am on my feet a lot during the day at home and they don't hurt my feet, but they do not support my foot either. very warm.
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The stakes in the pre-paid data game in Australia have just been raised with Vodafone offering their customers up to 35GB of bonus data.
The offer is valid from today and offers 3.5GB of bonus data per recharge over 10 recharges to any customer who connects or recharges on a $40, $50, $60 Talk or Data Prepaid Combo – that’s 35GB of data, handy in this data hungry world we live in.
The offer isn’t automatically associated with your account, it requires customers to activate it by texting ’35’ to Vodafone (1263) before the 31st of January 2018.
Vodafone’s Consumer Business Unit Director, Ben McIntosh said that this is all part of our promise to give customers more great value.
We changed the prepaid game earlier in the year with our new 35 day expiry plans, now it’s time to mix it up again and give our customers more data for their money during a hugely popular time for data usage. We want our customers to have the confidence to stream, download and embrace social media over the most social time of the year.
Vodafone has also introduced a new digital experience in the My Vodafone app, allowing them to track their bonus data rewards in what Vodafone calls a ‘simple and intuitive way’.
You can check out the new deals on the Vodafone pre-paid web page,
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At a private meeting this week, I was privileged to hear what I think is a balanced view of the domestic auto industry’s current situation and an astute outlook for the foreseeable future.
The speaker was Dr. David E. Cole, engineering professor emeritus from the University of Michigan and chairman of Ann Arbor’s Center for Automotive Research (CAR). Industry, academia, government and media have long recognized Cole for his intimate knowledge of the auto industry and his balanced views of it.
This is not surprising, since before earning three degrees in mechanical engineering, he grew up in the industry as son of the legendary Edward N. Cole, president of General Motors and lead developer of both the small block Chevy V-8 engine of 1955 and the radical rear-engined Corvair of 1960.
First, let’s dispense with the false rumor going around the internet this summer alleging that representatives of President Obama’s automotive team had met with Cole and proposed repealing the “laws of physics” which interfered with environmentalist goals for cars. He’s never met with any of the Obama team, he reported, and the rumor is a distorted version of a meeting Cole had several years ago with a couple of Congressmen who questioned the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
On the whole, like GM’s Bob Lutz, Cole feels White House automotive emissaries are, for the first time, “beginning to understand the auto industry.” “They’re not at the grad school level yet,” he commented, “it’s more like third or fourth grade, but they’re learning.”
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Planned Parenthood Struggles to Contain Shreddergate
© Jack Cashill
For the first time in its inglorious history, Planned Parenthood is facing criminal charges. These originated with a case that former Johnson County, Kansas, District Attorney Phill Kline filed in 2007, charging Planned Parenthood’s suburban Kansas City clinic with, among other things, 23 felonies for falsifying copies of abortion reports.
The pre-trial hearing on this case, now being managed by current Johnson County DA Steve Howe, was to have taken place this past Monday. That was not to be.
Last Friday, Howe’s office asked for—and was granted--a postponement after learning that the key records had been shredded years ago by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
This shredding took place in 2005 when the KDHE was under the aegis of then governor and now Obama Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. At the time, Kansas reigned unchallenged as the nation’s late term abortion capital.
The Kansas City Star has rushed to the defense of Planned Parenthood. This has surprised no one. In 2006, Planned Parenthood had honored the Star with its top editorial honor, the “Maggie,” for its work in defeating Kline’s bid to be re-elected Kansas attorney general.
In one single paragraph, Star apologist Barbara Shelly managed to make more mistakes than some columnists make in a lifetime. Writes Shelly, the editorial page editor: “It turns out the documents being sought, which Planned Parenthood submitted to the clinic in 2003, were shredded in 2005 as part of an approved protocol used by the department for years. The records were long gone when Kline filed charges in 2007.”
For starters, Planned Parenthood did not submit these records to “the clinic.” Rather, its clinic submitted these records as required to the KDHE, which reported to Sebelius.
Yes, these records were shredded in 2005, but by this time they were already key evidence in a criminal investigation against Planned Parenthood . The Sebelius administration knew this.
In 2003, Kline, then attorney general, sought to obtain records from two Sebelius controlled agencies, Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS), which receives reports of child sexual abuse, and KDHE, which receives compliance reports regarding abortions.
According to Kline, Sebelius closely monitored his investigation into the enforcement of Kansas laws regarding child rape and late term abortion violations as these were major campaign issues in 2002 and would likely be again in 2006.
When Kline’s attorneys approached SRS for help in its investigation, the agency balked. When a judge reviewed Kline’s case, he found reasonable cause to believe SRS records contained evidence of criminal activity, and he subpoenaed the records. The Sebelius Administration fought the subpoenas.
By the summer of 2004, Kline finally received what he needed from SRS. The records showed that during a time when 166 abortions were performed on
children under 14 in Kansas, only two of the cases had been reported to SRS as evidence of child sexual abuse. All 166 of them should have been.
To verify that Planned Parenthood performed some or all of these abortions, Kline needed the information in the KDHE reports. These were created by statute for the purpose of aiding law enforcement.
The reports are not medical records. Nor do they contain patient names. They are, however, coded in such a way that, with KDHE’s assistance, investigators could identify the clinic that performed a given abortion.
In late May 2004, District Court Judge Richard Anderson, a Democrat, subpoenaed the KDHE compliance reports, and KDHE resisted vigorously. In June, Anderson denied KDHE's motion to quash the subpoena and ordered that copies of the records be produced.
In late June 2004, KDHE produced copies of the subpoenaed records. Only a Star reporter could believe that these same records were innocently and routinely shredded in 2005.
In July 2004, Kline received an unwelcome surprise when the Washington-based Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) sued him as a way of challenging Kansas’s mandatory reporting laws.
Kline has long wondered how CRR knew enough to file suit. The subpoenas ordered by the court were to be kept secret. He believes that Sebelius, in violation of court order, tipped CRR off. The timing of the suit certainly raises that possibility.
Encouraged by the CRR lawsuit, KDHE quickly filed a new motion for a stay of the subpoenas and a return of the file copies that Kline had secured. Judge Anderson denied KDHE's motion.
At this point, the Sebelius Administration had to be worried. The evidence that Kline had gathered could potentially cost Planned Parenthood, a key political ally, $350 million a year in federal funding if convicted of failure to report child rape.
Kline’s investigators isolated the codes of the two abortion clinic that were performing abortions on girls 14 and under. When they requested the coding information to identify the clinics, KDHE again refused to cooperate.
And again Judge Anderson had to intervene to force KDHE to do its job. The clinics in question, to no one’s great surprise, proved to be George Tiller's in Wichita and Planned Parenthood’s in Johnson County.
In October 2004, Anderson found probable cause that the records at both clinics contained evidence of crimes and promptly subpoenaed individual case files. Predictably, the clinics filed a motion to quash, which was denied.
Now the clinics and the Sebelius administration knew Kline’s office was zeroing in on some inconvenient truths. And so the clinics took their fight to the Sebelius-friendly Kansas Supreme Court. This move initiated some of the most bizarre legal shenanigans of any criminal case ever, but that is a story for another day.
It was at the height of this tense legal battle that the KDHE under Sebelius started to destroy the original documents, and it did so without any notification to the court or to investigators.
This would not have been a problem in itself if the copies that KDHE had originally produced for Kline, already validated for court use, were available, but they are not.
When Kline left office in January 2007, he gave those copies to Judge Anderson for safekeeping. Paul Morrison, Kline’s successor as AG, promptly requested the copies from Anderson.
Sebelius had persuaded Morrison, the Republican Johnson County DA, to switch parties and run against Kline. With nearly two million in indirect backing from Tiller and the enthusiastic support of the Star, Morrison won.
What Sebelius did not expect was that the Republican precinct captains of Johnson County would elect Kline to complete Morrison’s term as DA, Planned Parenthood’s home. As DA, Kline was able to make his own copies of the KDHE records and take them back to Johnson County.
No sooner did Kline do that than Morrison asked Judge Anderson to order Kline to return those copies. Anderson refused, telling Morrison that Kline’s evidence against Planned Parenthood was strong.
Morrison responded by holding an improbable press conference at which he announced that Planned Parenthood had done nothing wrong. He then joined Planned Parenthood in secret lawsuits suing both Kline and Anderson.
In May 2007—a month after Judge Anderson told Morrison’s office, "There is evidence of crimes in the records that need to be evaluated”--Planned Parenthood held a gala fundraiser in Kansas City to celebrate Sebelius’s birthday.
Now back in Johnson County, Kline had the opportunity to review the KDHE records. In doing so, he realized that Planned Parenthood had apparently falsified copies of the records that it sent to KDHE.
Prior to filing the charges, Kline had to show the evidence to Anderson. Anderson had the Topeka PD document expert check the records and promptly found probable cause. In October 2007, Kline charged Planned Parenthood with committing 107 criminal acts, including the 23 felonies of manufacturing documents.
The question that the Star should be asking now is this: where are the validated KDHE records Morrison received from Judge Anderson? Right now, no one is saying. Were they too “routinely” shredded?
The copies of the copies that Kline kept in the Johnson County DA’s office can be used in court, but establishing their chain of custody is difficult and time-consuming. This is what Johnson County DA Howe must do to move the case forward.
Planned Parenthood is sitting on this $350 million Shreddergate powder keg. It remains to be seen what Sebelius and friends can do other than duck for cover.
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The decision to buy or build your next home is a big decision that affects you for years. That’s why it’s important to do your research so that you’re well informed when you do finally decide to take the plunge.
To help get you thinking through some of the most important points you’ll want to consider during the decision-making process, we put together the top questions our expert mortgage loan originators always recommend their borrowers ask before moving forward with purchasing or building a new home.
1. Do I have enough saved to cover my down payment and closing costs?
Work with your lender to talk through how much you should put down on your property and the rate and term you’ll be pre-qualified for. The down payment requirement varies depending on the loan program you choose.
It is important to note that not every mortgage option requires a down payment. United Community Mortgage Services offers six 0% down loan programs, along with six down payment and closing cost assistance options. Your local lender will talk through your specific financial situation to match you to the loan that makes the most sense for your short and long-term financial goals.
2. What are my rate and term?
Your rate is the interest you’ll pay on your loan, basically the cost to borrow the money needed for your purchase. The term indicates the length of time you’ll have to pay off your loan. Typically, you’ll find the shorter the term of your loan, the lower the interest rate. A longer term will likely mean a lower monthly payment, but a higher amount paid over the life of the loan due to interest.
Our mortgage calculators are an excellent resource to see how rate and term affect both your monthly payment and total cost over the life of your loan.
3. Am I financially prepared to take on the responsibility of home ownership?
Your monthly mortgage is probably what comes to mind when you think about the cost of owning a home. But you also need to consider the price of home maintenance and other expenses that might come up. Make sure you’re comfortable taking on the expense of regular upkeep to offset normal wear and tear, along with bigger, pricier issues that might pop up.
One of the easiest ways to get some peace of mind and reduce the financial impact of unforeseen expenses is purchasing a home warranty. It’ll help offset the cost of some repairs and, if you’re buying a home, can often be negotiated into the sales contract.
4. Can I pay my monthly mortgage and still afford the lifestyle I want?
Just because you pre-qualified for it doesn’t mean you should borrow the full amount. Think about how your new living expenses are going to affect your budget, what you’ll have to adjust to take on your mortgage.
Most lenders recommend your monthly mortgage payment should be less than 28% of your monthly income before taxes. To put that into perspective for you, if you make $65,000, your payment should be less than $1,516.
$65,000 / 12 months = $5,416 monthly income before taxes
$5,416 monthly income x 0.28 = $1,516.48
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For previous Friendsgiving gifs see 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008.
Jessica came to visit from Nairobi so we went to Gheralta for the weekend in the Tigray Region.
I loved it.
I kept yelling about how everything looks like Utah and I kept making sure everyone knew it. Except Utah needs some churches from the 4th century carved into solid stone complete with perfectly preserved murals.
commiserating outside Mariam Korkor
hand-hewn columns of Mariam Korkor
the priest checking out the paintings in Mariam Korkor
“We could not have planned a more cliff-ey weekend” – Jess (her one fear in life is heights)
the cliffs across from Abune Yematah Church
that band of sweat across my chest isn’t from exertion but from terror (see video below)
the ceiling in Abune Yematah
definitely the cliffiest weekend on record
We went to the Simien Mountains. I was excited but I don’t think I was properly prepared for how beautiful it was going to be. I was trying to narrow down what pictures I should upload and… I failed.
I refuse to stop talking about Ethiopia
thanks for the photo ops, that’s about all he was good for
the Queen of Gich
so many weird landscapes
this guy was oozing honor
the bud hons at Imit Gogo
this moss was being so dramatic I wanted to slap it
Bradley said my feet looked “like flaming hot Cheetos”
this pic perfectly sums up our trip: our bodyguard standing around, me underdressed for the weather in awkward colors, and a crow
“if you drop a penny off the top…something something… it will kill everyone” or however the urban legend goes…
one of my favorite pics from the trip
yes, that’s snow
I’ve become Ethiopia’s biggest cheerleader over the last few years. I was lucky enough to get an internship with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Addis Ababa. I figured now it’s about time I should start posting the rest of the pictures from my trip to Ethiopia last year. Here are some more from the Debre Damo Monastery (my Shangri-La) between Axum and Adigrat:
the majestic mesa hosting Debre Damo
climbing up the only access to Debre Damo, a 50 foot leather rope
bud hons living on the edge
I want to take all the doors cut out of solid wood home
Father Cuba Gooding Jr.
and of course a hundred glamor shots of Aba Tewalde
mountains outside adwa
cheers with t’alla, a brew made with sorghum or barley or teff or corn or something
axum cattle market
queen sheba’s stelae field
sometimes this guy makes me lose my mind
the obligatory crystal castles pic
When you book a trip using skymiles sometimes you get obscene layovers. I was lucky enough to get an incredibly long layover in Cairo. I had two and a half days to find as many trinkets as possible.
a pyramid, or whatever
inside the citadel
mosque-madrassa of sultan hassan
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Among companies that began to adopt outsourcing are General Motors and Banco Republica, Distribuidora Benedetti. Scope outsourcing should be seen as a process that is going to make more competitive companies since the demands of clients require increasingly higher levels of quality, consequence of a competitiveness where many companies present products of great quality. With the implementation of this tool is possible for the Organization to focus on its core business, allowing at the same time, that all functions are managed as if they were essential and strategic flexibility to deal with processes of change, a greater added value service (although not always at less cost) and the transformation of a fixed at a variable figure cost. Be aware that in the specific case of the use of technology which is where has focused primarily outsourcing, the advantages can be summarized into three:-access to a broader technological diversity and more complex systems. -Avoid technological obsolescence. -Optimize resources.
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The absolute ages of all fossils ultimately hinge on radiometric dating techniques, the validity and accuracy of which are beyond reasonable doubt. These techniques are derived from the pre-eminent scientific enterprise of the 20th century: nuclear physics. If we did not know enough about radioactive materials to date things, then we would not be able to build atomic bombs. I would eagerly admit that the earth was young if it meant that A-bombs were not real, but that Faustian bargain has been made and we must live with it. Multiple analyses using several independent radiometric techniques show that the rocks in which the MOR T rex was found are about 65 million years old. The age of this fossil is a settled fact. The question that I want to ask here is why creationists see the preservation of soft tissue as evidence that the MOR T rex is relatively modern. The answer lies not in the muddled thinking of creationists, but in the careless and ambiguous way that paleontologists themselves discuss “fossils” and explain how fossils form.
Fossils and FossilizationWhile “fossil” originally referred to anything that originated in and was dug out of the earth, including gems and metals, the term in English has been used mainly in its modern sense since the early 19th century. But what is this modern sense? This turns out to be a difficult question to answer. Ignoring a handful of etymological fundamentalists, for the past few centuries “fossil” has had two distinct meanings: the remains or traces of ancient life (the time-based definition), and an object of biological origin that has undergone the process of “fossilization” (the process-based definition). The creationist challenge to the age of the MOR T rex is an equivocation based on this dual definition:
1. A fossil (time-defined) is old.
2. The MOR T rex is not a fossil (process-defined) because the presence of soft tissue demonstrates that it is not fossilized.
Therefore, the MOR T rex is not old.
The argument is invalid because each of the premises defines “fossil” in a different way. Few arguments used by creationists are as easily refuted as this, because most errors in creationists’ reasoning are not simple logical fallacies, and arise instead from misinterpretations of empirical evidence and hence requiring detailed refutation. But the equivocal use of “fossil” is not a creationist invention; it is a bad habit that they learned from paleontologists themselves.
It is curious that a term so central to their science should be used so carelessly, but paleontologists rarely differentiate the two definitions of “fossil,” and often use them interchangeably, even in situations that demand precision, such as in reference books. For example, Herve Bocherens (1997: 111) writes:
The chemical composition of fossilized vertebrate tissues is the result of the uptake, exchange, and loss of chemical elements, in two different sets of circumstances. First, during the life of the animal. ... Second, during the diagenetic evolution of the mineralized tissues (i.e., fossilization) this original organization of the chemical elements is altered ... [emphasis added]Statements such as these are so common in paleontological literature — especially as throw-away remarks in prefaces and introductions — that they tend to roll smoothly off the brain without critical evaluation. But this passage is quite ambigious. Fossilization, here defined as the “diagenetic evolution of the mineralized tissues,” is a process. Unmineralized tissues apparently cannot undergo fossilization. But can unmineralized tissues be fossilized? “Fossilized” also implies a process-dependent definition of “fossil,” because, under the time-dependent definition, becoming a fossil simply is a matter of getting old, something that hardly qualifies as a process; calling a bone “fossilized” simply because it is old would be as meaningless as calling an old chair “antique-ized.” So if unmineralized tissues can be fossilized, then there must be some way of becoming fossilized other than through fossilization, and T rex soft tissue could be described as “unfossilization-ized fossilized tissue.” But if unmineralized tissues cannot be fossilized, this would imply that unmineralized tissues cannot be fossils. What, then, are “fossil” leaves, soft-body animal “fossils”, and petrified wood?
The topic of Bocherens’s article is not fossils per se, and the problems I point out here have no real bearing on the bulk of his excellent and informative article. Nevertheless Bocherens’s confused discussion of “fossilized” and “fossilization” is typical of the careless way that many paleontologists use “fossil,” especially when discussing “unusual” fossils such as ancient soft tissue.
For example, in reference to the purported T rex soft tissue in an interview with a BBC reporter (BBC 2005), Schweitzer said:
This is fossilised bone in the sense that it’s from an extinct animal but it doesn’t have a lot of the characteristics of what people would call a fossil.As with Bocheren, this statement sounds reasonable until you think about it. “Characteristics of what people would call a fossil” presumably refers to decay of soft tissue, petrifaction or some other process. But what does “fossilized bone in the sense that it’s from an extinct animal” mean? Here Schweitzer clearly intended to use “fossil” in the time-defined way, but instead of simply using the word “fossil”, she adds the chronological qualifier “from an extinct animal” to “fossilized” — a term that connotes process. This leads to exactly the same confusion that we encountered in Bocheren. And again, as with Bocheren, I do not mean this as a critique of Schweitzer’s science. I cite these passages in order to demonstrate that we think so little about how we use “fossil” and related terms that even careful and accomplished scientists use them in careless and ambiguous ways.
What We Don’t KnowWhat accounts for this confusing hybrid terminology? The answer is the widespread assumption that the two definitions of “fossil” are logically dependent on each other; either because organic remains must be fossilized in order to become old enough to be a fossil, or because as things become old they inevitably become fossilized. These assumptions belong to the vast netherworld of scientific pseudoknowledge; bits of received wisdom that crowd encyclopedias and textbook introductions; answers to questions so basic and obvious that they are overlooked as things that must have been thoroughly discussed and decided generations ago. In the conflict over Schweitzer and her colleagues’ discovery, pseudoknowledge confronts pseudoscience.
The standard textbook account of “fossilization” might be termed the “Tin Man” story: soft tissues decay, the resulting cavities are filled with minerals precipitated from groundwater, and the original biominerals transform into or are replaced by other substances. This process results in a replica of the original object in which the original substance has been heavily altered and largely or entirely replaced by other materials.
The Tin Man story of fossilization is something of a fossil itself, having been around in essentially its present form since at least the end of the 18th century. The third edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, published in 1795, describes “Petrafaction” as follows:
A petrified substance, strictly speaking, is nothing more than the skeleton, or perhaps image, of a body which has once had life, either animal or vegetable, combined with some mineral. Thus petrified wood is not in that state wood alone. One part of the compound or mass of wood having been destroyed by local causes, has been compensated by earthy and sandy substances, diluted and extremely minute, which the waters surrounding them had deposited while they themselves evaporated. These earthy substances, being then moulded in the skeleton, will be more or less indurated, and will appear to have its figure, its structure, its size, in a word, the same general characteristics, the same specific attributes, and the same individual differences. Farther, in petrified wood, no vestige of ligneous matter appears to exist.More modern variants simply embellish this story with chemical language, substituting atoms, molecules, or minerals for “diluted and extremely minute” substances, for example. Pulling a book off my shelf at random, I encounter this:
After an animal dies, if it is to become a fossil, it must be buried before the elements destroy the carcass, completely…. After burial, minerals carried by percolating groundwater are deposited in vugs within the bone structure, or they may actually replace bone salts, literally turning the bone to stone. (Jacobs 1993: 47)Both passages give readers the sense that scientists have a pretty good understanding of what happens to fossils in the ground. In reality we have no such understanding. Indeed, it is only in the past 15 years that paleontological geochemists begun to address, in a serious and organized way, basic questions about why some things endure long enough to become fossils. To date, these efforts have revealed important details about the chemical behavior of some fossils in some settings, but we are a long way from the kind of systematic knowledge implied by the cited passages.
The new understanding we do have of fossils unfortunately has been used to revamp and reinforce the Tin Man story, rather than to challenge it. For example, in the introduction to their textbook on dinosaurs, Fastovsky and Weishampel (2005: 8–10) write:
Bone is made out of calcium (sodium) hydroxyapatite, a mineral that is not stable at temperatures and pressures at or near the surface of the earth. This means that bones can change with time, which in turn means that most no longer have original bone matter present after fossilization. This is especially likely if the bone is bathed in the variety of fluids that is associated with burial in the earth. ... If, however, no fluids are present throughout the history of the burial … the bone could remain unaltered, which is to say that original bone mineralogy remains. This situation is not that common, and is progressively rarer in the case of older and older fossils.This explanation of what happens to buried bones is vastly better than most. It makes the important but seldom articulated point that bone will not necessarily decay just because it is unstable, and leaves open the possibility that unaltered bone and soft tissues can survive. The authors make no implausible claims, and it is possible that a century from now we will know that everything they wrote was entirely correct.
But we are not living a century from now, and in the meantime much of what Fastovsky and Weishampel present as fact is really educated conjecture. We do not know that most fossil bone no longer contains its original bone material; we do not know that for bone to survive unaltered it must be isolated from fluids throughout its history; most importantly we do not know that the preservational state of bone is directly related to its age. As in the previously quoted passages, Fastovsky and Weishampel present their story of how things become fossils as if it were based on well-understood facts. And their story still largely is the Tin Man story: except under extraordinary conditions, fossils undergo the same replacement process that was expounded in the Encyclopaedia Britannica over 200 years ago.
It is this habit of presenting conjecture and tentative knowledge as settled fact that makes paleontologists vulnerable to creationist attacks based on “extraordinarily” well-preserved fossils. In reference to the MOR T rex, the ICR claims:
Would evolutionary theory have predicted such an amazing discovery? Absolutely not, soft tissue would have degraded completely many millions of years ago no matter how fortuitous the preservation process. Will evolutionary theory now state — due to this clear physical evidence — that it is possible dinosaurs roamed the earth until relatively recent times? No, for evolutionary theory will not allow dinosaurs to exist beyond a certain philosophical/evolutionary period. (Sherwin 2005)The discovery of intact T rex soft tissue indeed would challenge prevailing scientific thinking, if not, as the author claims, “evolutionary theory”. This discovery can be reconciled with the Tin Man story only by invoking extraordinary causes. These invocations come across as makeshift attempts to prop up an exhausted hypothesis — which in fact they are. From the same BBC article previously cited:
Dr Schweitzer is not making any grand claims that these soft traces are the degraded remnants of the original material — only that they give that appearance.Rich Deem, writing at the creationist site godandscience.org, explains:
She and other scientists will want to establish if some hitherto unexplained fine-scale process has been at work in MOR 1125, which was pulled from the famous dinosaur rocks of eastern Montana known as the Hell Creek Formation. (BBC 2005; emphasis added)
[Schweitzer] indicated that the bones have a distinct odor, characteristic of “embalming fluids.” Therefore, it is possible that the bones landed in some chemical stew that preserved the soft tissue inside from decomposition….The new study reveals that the cortical bone within T rex [femora] may, under certain conditions, retain cellular and subcellular details. Under normal conditions, fossilization replaces living material with minerals. In this case, the soft tissue was protected from degradation, possibly through some chemical process, then desiccated to prevent further changes. (Deem nd; emphasis added)Creationists know a weak spot when they see one, and dodgy phrases like “some hitherto unexplained fine-scale process” and “some chemical stew” advertise a weak spot like a giant gorilla balloon over a used car lot. The fact that the weakness is in our understanding of fossils, not of evolution or the age of the earth, is a subtle distinction that creationists do not make and their audience does not grasp.
Often the best defense is a frank admission of ignorance. “How do you explain the presence of soft tissue in a 65 million year old fossil?” Based on what we really know about fossils (and assuming the soft tissues are real and not just globs of glue) the best answer to this journalistic question is “I have no idea. But since we don’t know very much about why things become fossils in the first place, that’s not surprising. What we do know is that this particular fossil is 65 million years old.” Neat narratives like the Tin Man story are betrayals of the honest ignorance that is the heart and engine of science.
Things Fall ApartEveryday experience teaches us that dead organisms and their traces do not last long when they are exposed to the ordinary wear and tear of the earth’s surface: scavengers of all sizes, the effects of sunlight, mechanical and chemical weathering, and so on. From this experience it is easy to apprehend the notion that things spontaneously fall apart unless some process intervenes to preserve them. To the extent that “fossilization” means anything, it means preservation from destruction.
Organic remains must not be destroyed if they are to endure, yet there is a subtle but important error in jumping from this tautology to the view that preservation is an active process. Preservation is nothing more than the evasion of the process of decay. Decay, not preservation, is the active process; and decay can be avoided in many — perhaps in infinitely many — ways. If nothing happens to stop it, a dead organism will become a fossil. This applies to all parts of the organism, soft tissues as well as hard.
Imagine that, before you leave your house in the morning, you put a rock on your kitchen table. When you return home that evening, you expect the rock to be there. It would never occur to you to think of a cause for its still being there, because things that do not happen do not have causes. If nothing happened to change it, the rock still would be there after a week, or a year or a hundred years. Not finding the rock where you left it is what would demand an explanation, regardless of how long you left the rock untended.
This reasoning would also apply if you built a house of cards on your kitchen table. A house of cards is intrinsically less stable than a rock, so upon your return you would not be surprised to find that it had collapsed. In fact, you might be surprised to find it still standing, especially if you had been gone for a long time or you owned cats. But even so, if the house of cards did survive, you would not invoke a special process to explain this. You might say “I didn’t expect that — it must be stronger than I thought,” but I doubt that you would ask yourself what stabilizing force, or process, intervened to spare your creation. Merely extending the time that you left the house of cards standing would not change this. If you checked back in a billion years from now you would be amazed to find your continent in the same place you left it, not to mention your kitchen and its tabletop sculpture. But if you did find the house of cards intact, it still would not demand a cause. Again, things that do not happen do not have causes.
The same is true of fossils. We may be surprised to find fragile structures and materials, that in ordinary experience are impermanent, preserved after millions of years; but preservation does not have a cause. Preservation simply means that nothing has happened. This is not to deny that the continued existence of fossils has explanations, and it is true that certain conditions strongly favor the preservation of fossils; but these explanations and conditions are not the cause of the fossil’s survival, any more than not taking a pain killer is the cause of pain. The fossil owes its survival to its own intrinsic stability.
The Stability of Unstable ThingsNo part of any organic remain is absolutely stable. For example Fastovsky and Weishampel are correct when they note that apatite in bone is unstable at surface temperature and pressure. Indeed bone apatite is unstable at any pressure and temperature and will tend to recrystalize into other, more stable, minerals. But, as Fastovsky and Weishampel point out, this does not mean that bone mineral actually will make this change. The mere fact that something is unstable does not mean that it will decay, just as the fact that a house of cards is unstable does not mean that it will fall down. Decay happens only if the bone is in an environment that permits it.
But even if we know that a material is unstable and is in an environment that permits it to decay, we still know nothing about how quickly that decay will happen. It can be easy to determine the thermodynamic stability of materials, but it is notoriously difficult to predict the rate at which an unstable material actually will decay into something else, or even if it will decay at all. All forms of carbon other than carbon dioxide are thermodynamically unstable in the earth’s oxygen rich atmosphere, yet we live in a world full of carbon-based paper, plastic, tables, clothes, and carpets; and have adopted one of the most thermodynamically unstable forms of carbon, the diamond, as a symbol of permanence. Many familiar minerals, including pyrite, feldspar, and quartz, are unstable on or near the earth’s surface. Yet we do not marvel at the discovery of intact grains of quartz in half-billion year old sandstone.
Human versus Chemical TimeThe crux of the creationist argument that the MOR T rex could not be more than a few thousand years old is the commonsense idea that the older the fossil, the more altered it will be. This also is part of the Tin Man story. But the relationship between age and alteration is not as straightforward as common sense would suggest, because the humans experience time differently than molecules and atoms.
The various processes that cause decay tend to work on very short time scales. As humans, we would regard a chemical compound that completely degrades after one minute as extremely unstable, but from a molecule’s point of view a minute is a very long time. A molecule that has survived for a minute has beat the odds; it has survived trillions of bond-straining vibrations and contortions, and assaults from an army of chemical agents that destroy most molecules almost the instant they form.
Radioactivity provides us with a well-studied example of how decay processes work. Atomic nuclei contain protons and neutrons. In theory protons and neutrons could be combined in an infinite number of ways. For example, we could combine one proton with 100 neutrons and make a nucleus of hydrogen-101. But this nucleus would be so unstable that it would break apart the instant that it formed. Almost all conceivable combinations of protons and neutrons are so unstable that for all practical purposes they cannot exist.
There are about 4800 exceptions, nuclides that are stable enough to be studied. About 400 of these nuclides are so stable that they are called “stable nuclides”: they either do not decay, or decay so slowly that we have not observed it. The remaining 4400 nuclides are known to decay, with half-lives ranging from a few millionths of a second to over one trillion years.
Among these unstable nuclides, the median half-life is about two minutes. This means that if you randomly assembled nuclei and measured the half lives of those that were stable enough to hold together for a millionth of a second or so, the average half life would be about two minutes. From a human point of view, two minutes is a very short time. But in the first two minutes of its existence, nature has expended half of its destructive arsenal at any randomly constructed nucleus; such a nucleus will experience the same total intensity of destructive forces during its first two minutes that it will experience during the next trillion years. In terms of the likelihood of decay, two minutes is half way to a trillion years. About 97% of unstable nuclides have half-lives shorter than 75 years. So, from a nuclide’s point of view, a human lifespan and the age of the universe are about the same.
The same is true of the molecules and crystals that make up organic remains. When thinking of how a dead plant or animal decays, we tend to concentrate on processes that occur on time scales that are easy for humans to observe, and then extrapolate these into the future. But humans observe only the very early stages of decay, a period corresponding to the first few minutes in the life of a nuclide. Even so, we observe the same steep decline in the rate of decay that nuclides display. A raccoon that dies in your attic will decompose rapidly for a month or so, but thereafter will change little for many years. Unless someone moves it, the coyote skull on my shelf will still be there tomorrow, 20 years from now, and 1000 years from now.
From the point of view of a fossil, 1000 years probably is a lot closer to 100 million years than it is to a month. If the preservational state of a fossil correlates in any law-like way with its age, it most likely is with the nth root of its age, and not its age directly.
ConclusionAnyone who believes that fossils must undergo radical transformations in substance that are proportional to their age will always be confounded by discoveries such as those reported by Schweitzer and others (2005). For over 100 years the scientific world regularly has been surprised by accounts of fossil bones that are so “extraordinarily well preserved” that microscopic details, such as the cavities left by bone cells, still can be seen. Yet such preservation is not only common, but in some categories of fossils it is the rule. Probably most fossil bone preserves microscopic detail, and exquisite preservation also is common in plant, mollusk, and many other kinds of fossils.
Exquisite preservation is surprising only because it clashes with poorly supported preconceptions about what fossils are and how they form, preconceptions that are reflected in loaded yet ambiguous terms like “fossilization.” We cannot properly describe any fossil as “extraordinary” unless we first know what “ordinary” is. This is something that paleontologists only are beginning to understand.
The creationists have found a real weakness in the way scientists discuss fossils and hardly should be blamed for using this weakness to their advantage. The creationist challenge provides us with a good opportunity to clarify our thinking, and with object lessons in the dangers of using poorly defined terms when clarity is needed, and substituting time-honored narrative for real knowledge.
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A Music Milestone: The Beatles Meet Elvis
Second of two parts.
Six days after the Beatles' landmark concert at New York's Shea Stadium on Aug. 15, 1965, the band and the traveling entourage embarked aboard their chartered aircraft for a flight to Portland, Ore. As the aircraft, a four-engine turboprop, neared Portland, fear gripped the passengers.
"Oi, look!" George Harrison shouted and pointed at the outboard engine on the right wing. "The bleedin' thing's on fire!" British journalist Chris Hutchins included George's reaction in his account of the incident years later.
Simultaneously, American TV journalist Larry Kane woke up and later asserted that both pilots were in the rear of the cabin chatting with John Lennon and Paul McCartney and had left the automatic pilot in charge. Kane yelled at them, "There's a fire in the right engine."
Kane later described how the incident ended. "A half-hour later, smoke still pouring from the engine, the plane landed in a sea of foam and an army of firefighters."
While nearly everything about the Beatles in 1965 was dramatic, Kane and Hutchins shamelessly embellished the aircraft incident. The Associated Press, corroborated by The Oregonian newspaper, reported only a minor problem: "It caused momentary panic but was found to be only oil leaking onto a hot engine. There was no fire."
Later, the Beatles played two shows at Portland's Memorial Coliseum. Beat Generation Poet Allen Ginsberg attended one of the shows and later wrote about the experience, especially the young audience's reaction the Fab Four.
A single whistling sound of ten thousand children's
pierce the ears.
The Beatles began as the Quarrymen in 1957 in Liverpool, England, and by 1962 they had a record contract and dropped drummer Pete Best for Ringo Starr. By March 1963, the Beatles' "Please, Please Me" had reached the top of the UK pop charts.
On Feb. 9, 1964, the mop-headed lads led the "British invasion" of the American pop music scene with a performance on the "Ed Sullivan Show," and the broadcast drew a TV audience of 73 million. Nielson declared the viewership the largest at that point in television history. On the same trip, the band played a concert in Washington, D.C., and two shows booked by promoter Sid Bernstein at New York's Carnegie Hall.
The Beatles first full-fledged American tour began later that year with a show in San Francisco on Aug. 19. Over the next 31 days, they played 32 concerts in 23 cities.
Buoyed by that success, manager Brian Epstein looked for large, outdoor venues for the 1965 North American tour. "Realizing the potential to make profits and history," recalled Kane, who accompanied the Beatles on the 1964 and 1965 tours, "Epstein took a big gamble in 1965 by booking the Beatles into a huge new facility in New York City, Shea Stadium, for their first live event."
Following the Portland aircraft problem and concerts, the Beatles flew to Los Angeles in a replacement plane and arrived in the pre-dawn hours of Aug. 23. In a rented hillside home, they settled in for a scheduled five-day respite from flying and singing.
The first four days in Beverly Hills featured invited guests such as David Crosby and Roger McGuinn of the Byrds, folk singer Joan Baez and actor Peter Fonda, as well as helicopters full of teenage girls hovering overhead. Also, the rest break marked a change in the Beatles' drug experiences.
Half of the band had resolved to introduce the other half to LSD. "John and I decided that Paul and Ringo had to have acid," George recalled, "because we couldn't relate to them anymore." Harrison explained in "The Beatles Anthology" that LSD had changed John and him so much that they wanted the others to share the wavelength.
"We got some in New York," Lennon said of the LSD. "It was on sugar cubes and wrapped in tinfoil." Paul declined, but Ringo, Crosby, McGuinn and tour manager Neil Aspinall downed the sugar lumps. Another manager, Mal Evans, passed so he could handle curious reporters, especially Don Short of London's Daily Mirror. The group worried that Short, who had coined the term Beatlemania, might notice and report the escalation from weed to acid.
But the week's highlight came on the evening of Aug. 27. The band members had longed to meet Elvis Presley, one of their most influential rock and roll muses. "We just idolized the guy so much," Lennon said years later. Now was the chance.
Hutchins had brokered a meeting four days earlier between Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, and Epstein. The two men agreed that the Beatles would visit Presley's home in Bel Air, a few miles west of the band's rented house. Elvis was in Hollywood finishing the filming of "Paradise, Hawaiian Style." Hutchins accompanied the Beatles that evening and wrote of the epic meeting in his 1994 book, "Elvis Meets the Beatles."
The Beatles fought their nervousness on the way to Bel Air by smoking marijuana and had the giggles as they entered the house about 10 p.m. They found the King and Priscilla Beaulieu, his future wife, on a horseshoe-shaped couch. Elvis wore tight slacks, a red shirt, and a high-collared jacket. Twenty-year-old "Cilla" wore heavy makeup and a mini-dress, and her black bouffant hairdo towered over her head. Paul thought she looked like a Barbie doll.
The early moments were awkward as the Beatles quietly arrayed themselves around Elvis, who finally broke the uncomfortable silence. "If you guys are just gonna sit there and stare at me, I'm goin' to bed. ... I didn't mean for this to be like subjects calling on the King. I thought we'd sit and talk about music and maybe jam a little."
"That would be great," said McCartney, sensing a way out of the mess.
"Somebody bring in the guitars," Presley said to his entourage, the so-called Memphis Mafia. Soon the performers were exploring common musical ground and swapping anecdotes about touring. Presley showed McCartney his newly acquired skills on the bass guitar, and received encouragement in return.
Lennon began pricking the happy bubble by chiding Presley about the fluff songs in his movies. "Why have you dropped the old stuff," he asked, referring to Presley's breakout hits.
"Listen, just because I'm stuck with some movie soundtracks doesn't mean I can't do rock 'n' roll no more," Elvis said irritably. "I might just get around to cuttin' a few sides and knockin' you off the top."
After a few hours, the Beatles walked to the limos, and Parker said to Hutchins, "Tell the fans it was a great meeting." Hearing that, Lennon interjected, "Tell them the truth — it was a load of rubbish."
A postscript to the Presley-Beatles meeting arose when Elvis met President Richard Nixon at an Oval Office grip-and-grin session in 1970. Presley suggested to Nixon that the Beatles were anti-American and used drugs. "I felt a bit betrayed by that," McCartney said in "Anthology," and pointed to the large number of prescription drugs found in the King's body after his death. "It was sad, but I still love him, particularly in his early period."
The band traveled by chartered bus to San Diego the next day, Aug. 28, and cars full of avid fans chased them along the freeway. Two concerts followed at the Hollywood Bowl, a large outdoor amphitheater, on Aug. 29 and 30, each to capacity crowds of 18,000.
At San Francisco's Cow Palace, the tour's last stop on Aug. 31, the band gave two concerts in the vast indoor arena. The opening acts at each were the same as at Shea Stadium 16 days earlier. During the second show, fans spilled through barriers and rushed the stage. The Beatles retreated backstage until security officers had regained control.
The Beatles departed New York for London on Sept. 1. The band reportedly grossed $357,000 during the tour, a sum equal to $2.6 million in 2014 dollars.
Beatles press agent Tony Barrow told Kane nearly 20 years later that the Beatles enjoyed the 1965 tour more than the others. "They were suddenly playing at being superstars. The boys were all smiles ... they were happiest in 1965." Barrow added, "1964 was tough, 1966 was forgettable because they were ready to stop touring, but 1965 was the best for them, I would guess."
For an overall perspective, experts have noted that The Beatles' influence on the world's popular music has been profound. USA Today's former music critic, Edna Gundersen, offered her take in 2012. "No other entertainers in history have been as popular, as influential, as important or as groundbreaking. ... The band hijacked the entertainment media and transcended music to become a chapter in world history."
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The Grove Glamping offers a range of five and six metre Normadic and Mongolian yurts.
To view what this Campsite features on our website www.camping-directory.uk click on the link below:
The Nomadic yurts are 5m in diameter and sleep four people.
The Mongolian yurts have an oak door and the canvas walls surround the wooden lattice, which leads up to a window looking up to the stars.
These Monoglian yurts are in two sizes; the 5m yurt will sleep six people and the six meter yurt will sleep eight.
Each will be fitted with all your creature comforts, guaranteed to make your stay a home-away-from-home.
All the facilities of The Grove are also available to our intrepid glampers, so you can book one of our superb breakfasts, come in for dinner, swim in the pool then head back to your yurt for a cosy night’s sleep in ready-made-up beds; getting back to nature in style.
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The target release date may be over five months out, but the Ubuntu team is already pushing the first alphas of Jaunty Jackalope out the door. The new release is not for the weak and is intended solely for people who want to vet bugs and contribute to the project. The release is designed to bring Ubuntu back in line with Debian. One of the areas they’re working on is the ARM port (we saw the Debian version on the G1).
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By equigreen - September 19th, 2019
Find out about Ukrainian culture that is dating
Each region/country features its own dating culture. You intend to understand the life style of a spot just before you will need to satisfy somebody there. Ukrainian relationship is generally more authentic and romantic. It’s genuine, it is truthful, it is profound. Flirting gets you into the home, however it does not constantly secure a deal up. It’s important to comprehend this before you will get swept up in your self.
Love your language that is second with accents
The art of flirting is just a language by itself. You don’t even know, you face a huge challenge when you try to flirt in a language. But, the ability is fun, exciting, and on occasion even gross! Your ideal individual may be better you just need to learn Ukrainian to bridge the gap between you than you think.
Explore yourself and encourage Ukrainian girls to speak about themselves
This really is probably one of the most effective approaches for picking a woman: be passionate it off about her and show. I’m maybe not saying you need to ask her questions that are personal cope with intimate people. Having said that, avoid leading old-fashioned conversations about her work or business that is daily. Allow her to explore her passion. Okay, therefore in exchange. You ought to build connections that are emotional so try to look for typical passions that one can speak about.
Get the right subject
In reality, you are able to explore any such thing. Ukrainian girls have become available, they like intellectual discussion, funny stories, also some stories that are sad. In the event that you don’t know very well what to share, there are many fast methods to make new friends: animals: Ukrainian girls can’t say no to cute, cuddly pets, that can easily be a great experience once you both have actually pets. Read More
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Recent Endeavors In 2015, she began working with The New York Times as a deals reporter, serving in that capacity for one and a half years.
She has a huge amount of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Marley Kayden 's Net Worth and Career Initially, in New York, Marley spent more than half of her life working as a professional musical theater actress.
Her son is most famous for being a cast member on the popular late night sketch show, Saturday Night Live.
There is no further information regarding her body measurement and weight.
Marley is an American journalist and a musical theater actress.
Stay tuned to us until the end.
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Originally published on Sat November 3, 2012 10:44 am
Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:
Katey Sagal, Holding Court On 'Sons Of Anarchy': The actress plays Gemma, the fierce matriarch of the biker gang in the FX series. She's best-known for playing the acerbic Peg Bundy on the long-running show Married With Children.
In Constant Digital Contact, We Feel 'Alone Together': In her book Alone Together, psychologist Sherry Turkle explains how digital devices are affecting our communication and relationships. "What is so seductive about texting, about keeping that phone on, about that little red light on the BlackBerry, is you want to know who wants you," Turkle says.
You can listen to the original interviews here:
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If you’ve ever ran a half marathon or a marathon, you’ve heard them. They’re those little whispers of doubt and negativity. They sneak in there when your oxygen levels are low. They are there when your glycogen is gone, when you are depleted.
When ever you want to accomplish something big, you hear the lies that the mind tells. Some people call it resistance. Some call it fear. But rest assured that it’s all fiction. It’s not real. Don’t believe the hype.
During the tenth mile of my first half marathon my mind began to chatter. I was tired and in over my head and that hill on Peachtree street was never ending. It was a blustery November morning. We ran into a biting headwind the whole way. A frozen mist pelted us in the face. Conditions were rough and my mind spewed it’s nonsense:
“You need to stop
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By: Susan Smithfield, Columnist, International Director
Today, leadership is being redefined by women.
Thanks to more and more societies embracing gender diversity and equal opportunity, the world is in a better place now than it was just a decade ago. Today, more women are making history and effecting change in areas such as business, economics, health, sports, entertainment, philanthropy, government and foreign policy.
A few inspiring examples include Hillary Clinton, the first woman nominated for US president by a major political party; Katharine Graham, the first-ever female CEO of a Fortune 500 company; Adena Friedman, the first female CEO of Nasdaq; and Mary Barra, the first female CEO of General Motors and of any major automaker.
While there are still challenges in enhancing gender diversity and preserving significant yet hard-won gains, there’s no denying the triumphs that women leaders have made as they take on leadership positions and embrace huge responsibilities.
Let’s take a closer look at how women leaders are changing the world and making their significant mark in history, all the while carrying a bright beacon to inspire and empower other women.
Bridging empathy and reason.
More than a decade ago, a leader showing empathy was perceived as showing a weakness. Today, understanding and even being in tune with what other people see, think and feel is seen as a valuable strength. From the boardrooms to the echelons of civic leadership, empathy—particularly emotional intelligence, or emotional quotient (EQ)—is highly regarded. This is mainly because this trait is something that can’t just be gained, even through a doctorate degree.
And women naturally have this EQ in great measure.
Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to identify and manage one’s emotions as well as to identify those of other people. According to several studies, women have this in abundance, as they outperform men in general in terms of self-awareness, emotional empathy, managing emotions and social skills. It turns out that the “female brain”, which is associated with being emotional, is now seen as a valuable advantage in leadership.
Being emotionally intelligent, women leaders are more attuned to other people’s feelings, making them more adept at looking at complex people dynamics, which goes beyond mere facts and figures. Women, as a matter of physiology and evolution, have high emotional empathy, which also makes them more capable of actively listening and validating other people’s situations, especially in trying times. These traits allow them to instinctively assess any situation and effectively address it.
Accomplishing great things.
“Women make great leaders because they have an innate ability to dream big, challenge assumptions, and inspire teams—and they know how to translate big ideas into concrete action and results,” says Angela Dejene, executive vice president of Crosswind Media and Public Relations.
In other words, women get things done. Women not only see a problem, they also see how it is impacting the people around them. And as leaders, they are motivated by these challenges, even creating bold moves to create value for the organization as well as for society. There are many stellar examples of women leaders who have made a mark in their own right, tackling today’s most heart-wrenching issues.
One is Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. As the 19th most powerful woman in the world, she has shown empathy for the Syrian and Libyan migrants. She is working on solutions to the complex problem of curbing the refugee crisis in Europe.
Fatou Bensouda, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has indicted 39 individuals for war crimes, including Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony. Meanwhile, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has helped the IMF recover from a debilitating global financial crisis while continuing to advocate for gender and income equality.
All over the world, in their own right, more women are taking on leadership roles in organizations and even starting businesses of their own. Using their vision, paired with vulnerability and innate collaboration, they are able to lead while grooming emerging leaders of their own.
Nurturing and developing others.
Many women don’t set out to become leaders—they are simply led by a dream or a passion. As their vision takes root and grows, their intrinsic leadership qualities come out in the sense that they are driven by their pursuits in the same way that others are driven to follow.
For women, leading can’t be separated from nurturing everyone in the organization. From tuning in to people’s ideas to building others up, women leaders become successful architects for change because their actions create a strong and lasting ripple effect. Tory Burch, co-founder and CEO of her namesake brand, turned herself into a self-made billionaire after starting from her kitchen and some borrowed money. From shoes, her brand now includes jewellery, clothing and handbags. In 2009, she established the Tory Burch Foundation to support other women wanting to start their own businesses. This foundation helps women raise capital, connect with mentors, as well as receive guidance from experts.
These examples of women leaders’ nurturing character allows them to devote themselves to not just empowering but also uplifting others. So, while there are still women and other minorities who are held back by lack of opportunities and still-prevailing misconceptions about women in leadership, there are those who have broken through the barriers and are turning around to help others. Today’s female leaders serve as strong role models, imparting a crucial message that success and leadership are possible and can be achieved.
Delivering the message for change.
Women are redefining leadership into something that is values-based, shifting the way power is expressed and affecting the global culture. And the message is clear: It’s not about ensuring that women get the same advantages that men enjoy, but that everyone gets the same and equal piece of the pie regardless of identity. This shift turns leadership from one of dominance to cooperation, and women’s knacks for communication, collaboration and openness put them in the best spot.
When it comes to communication, women can play to their strengths and be non-traditional yet savvy leaders. Female leaders are transforming the global culture to become more inclusive, as they themselves are open to other ideas, listening closely and willing to collaborate.
The soft skills that are more often attributed to women, or “feminine skills” as some would call them, have shown to be valuable today. Beyond educational attainment and professional experience, qualities such as empathy, patience, humility, vulnerability and openness make women great communicators that can tackle head-on the many complex challenges that organizations face today.
One great example is Debbie Sterling, founder and CEO of GoldieBlox. A Stanford mechanical-engineering student, she was plagued by the lack of women in her program. In 2012, after years of research, she founded GoldieBlox as a toy company aiming to disrupt the “pink aisle”. Her line of construction toys is based on her own research, which showed that young girls have naturally inherent verbal skills and respond well to storytelling. Her construction toys come with books and help develop spatial perception in young girls, which can help them become better engineers someday.
Pursuing success amid failure.
Women are known to be creative when it comes to problem solving. Aside from this, they are tremendously resilient, reaching for their goals in spite of the different hurdles thrown at them. Here, their gift of multitasking comes into play, allowing them to tackle different things at once and getting everything done.
These trailblazing women also understand that success doesn’t come without its share of snags along the way. Naturally resilient, women face crises with patience and perseverance, not hesitating to check their ego at the door when necessary. They are also not afraid to roll up their sleeves to do everything it takes to find a solution that is best for everyone. This search for shared value motivates them to pursue success as they know that what they have achieved as female leaders can pave the way for other young women to brave their own new frontiers.
Redefining strength and leadership.
More than just a mere job title, being a leader involves a set of competencies and strengths. It’s also about following a professional code of conduct as well as facing challenges of which our world, we must admit, is never short. And today, more and more women are breaking the glass ceiling, trailblazing accomplishments and changing the world.
Not to mention, they’re paving the way for more women leaders to follow in their footsteps.
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Wondering what your own wedding could be like at Stella Plantation?
Stella's Event Manager, Natasha, interviewed one of our most recent brides after her big day at Stella Plantation. Read along and see how Mary-Beth used Stella's beautiful and versatile property to create her dream wedding day!
What is your most memorable moment from your wedding night?
There were so many moments that combined made an amazing day, however the most memorable moment for us was the first look. The setting was a beautiful day with perfect fall weather under the shade of the row of live oak trees. All of the planning and worrying about details was done and then it was time to remember the entire reason for all of this. This moment was captured expertly by our photographers and Stella Plantation provides a perfect natural backdrop.
Everything was truly magnificent! However, I would have to say that our favorite piece of décor was the center chandelier surrounded by a box hedge with vines woven throughout the entire design and hung down creating a beautiful lit but green focal piece. Our goal was to have a theme of a romantic garden indoors. This piece was a center piece and a focal point for the entire design and perfectly captured our vision.
What was the theme and vision you were looking to incorporate?
The theme was to create a “secret garden” indoors. We wanted to seamlessly blend the natural beauty already present at Stella Plantation’s grounds and continue that natural beauty inside into the tent through the creative incorporation of lots of greenery and warm earth tones.
What was your one must have at your wedding?
I wish we could say that there was only one “must have,” but there were a few. To rope the “must haves” into a single theme, it was our desire to have our wedding day be a reflection of our personalities, meaning that it had to capture some traditional wedding elements, have a relaxed but classy atmosphere, and most importantly had to evolve into a fun and energetic party. Stella provided the perfect setting to accomplish all of this. From the sheer natural beauty the live oaks provided for our outdoor ceremony, to the rustic yet classy cocktail hour in the Carriage House, to the lively party in the Harold Pavilion. Stella allowed us to create our perfect wedding day!
Tell us about your different outfits and how you chose your dresses.
I chose my wedding dress from a very talented local designer here in New York, Jude Jowilson. The moment I put on the dress, I told my sister that I felt like a real woman in it. It just felt so right to me. I felt delicate, sexy, sophisticated, daring, and beautiful. All things I believe a woman should feel on her wedding day. I FaceTimed my mother, as she lives in Atlanta, to see me in the dress. We both cried and that was the moment I knew this dress was made for me. The amount of detail Jude had put into the dress and veil was absolute perfection. The dress screamed New Orleans to me. I don’t think I could have found a more perfect dress. I chose my after party dress from Rent the Runway. I wanted something out of the ordinary. It was a short black shift dress with multicolor sequins. I decided at last minute to take off the heels and throw on my converse. It fit my personality and let our guests know that now it’s time to let your hair down and party.
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Siskiyou National Forest
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Camping: The Siskiyou has established campgrounds located throughout the Forest. If you prefer more solitude or want to explore the backcountry, most of the Forest is open for dispersed or backcountry camping. Some regulations apply. Typically, dispersed camping is NOT allowed in the vicinity of developed recreation areas such as campgrounds, picnic areas or trailheads.
Fishing: Some of the largest salmon in the lower 48 states swim up the rivers of the Siskiyou National Forest every year. Winter steelhead runs on the Chetco, spring and fall runs of Chinook salmon on the Rogue and Illinois rivers bring thousands of anglers to the Siskiyou each year to cast their lines in the water.
Rafting/Kayaking: The Wild Section of the Rogue River is one of the most popular whitewater runs in the world. It’s popularity is heightened by a steady water level due to dams upstream, hot, sunny summer weather, and exciting whitewater rapids through lush forests and steep canyons. The Wild section of the Illinois River has 150 rapids, 11 of which are Class IV and one of which has the most difficult rating for a rapid, Class V. It is one of the most inaccessible rivers in the lower 48 states and should only be run by highly skilled and experienced boaters! .
Mountain Biking and Off-Highway Vehicles: Mountain biking is a very popular sport for visitors to the Siskiyou National Forest. Hundreds of miles of Forest Service, unimproved roads offer unlimited biking adventures through forests and open landscapes on steep or gentle terrain. The Forest contains over 500 miles of trails. Many of these trails are open to horseback riders, motorcycles and mountain bikes.
Scenic Drives: Road 1205, starting near Brookings and leading to the Bomb Site Trail in the Wheeler Creek Research Natural Area provides a scenic drive through the Forest. Several campgrounds are located along this road or connecting roads.
Winter Sports: Page Mountain, elevation 5,125 feet, provides winter recreation opportunities for both snowmobiling and cross-country skiing on the Siskiyou National Forest. It is a designated Oregon Sno-Park Area and you will need to purchase an Oregon Sno-Park permit to park in the parking area. These permits are available at all Oregon Department of Motor Vehicle offices. Many businesses in Cave Junction also sell Sno-Park Permits.
Encompassing portions of the Klamath Mountains, the Coast Ranges and the Siskiyou Mountains, the Siskiyou National Forest embodies the most complex soils, geology, landscape, and plant communities in the Pacific Northwest. World-class rivers, biological diversity, fisheries, and complex watersheds rank the Siskiyou high in the Nation as an outstanding resource.
The Siskiyou National Forest hosts some of the world’s finest rivers for whitewater sports. The rivers are also renowned for their salmon, trout and steelhead fishing. Cutting across the Coast Range and the Siskiyou National Forest, the Wild and Scenic Rogue River begins near Crater Lake in the Cascade Mountains and splashes its way to the Pacific Ocean. The Wild and Scenic Illinois River runs from the southeast
portion of the Forest, across the Coast Range in a northwestern direction to its confluence with the Rogue River close to the Pacific Ocean. The Wild Section of the Illinois River runs for 29 miles through forests and steep canyons.
Around one-fifth of the Siskiyou National Forest is designated wilderness. The 180,000 acre Kalmiopsis Wilderness is characterized by deep rough canyons, sharp rock ridges, and clear rushing streams and rivers. Elevations in the Kalmiopsis range from 400 to 5,100 feet. In the 36,500 acre Wild Rogue Wilderness, look for diverse flora and fauna among the near vertical cliffs, razor-sharp ridges and cascading waters of numerous mountain creeks of the Rogue River watershed. The 17,200 acre Grassy Knob Wilderness is located in the Coast Range and consists of very steep, rugged terrain and dense vegetation. The Red Buttes Wilderness is located within the Siskiyou Mountains. The area is characterized by steep ridges and mountains, and is dominated by Red Buttes (6,739 feet) and Kangaroo Mountain (6,694 feet), the highest peaks in the area. The Siskiyou Wilderness is located in the highest portion of the Siskiyou Mountains in Northern California and is shared by three National Forests: the Klamath, the Six Rivers and the Siskiyou. The area is characterized by high craggy peaks, small glacial cirque lakes and soft mountain meadows.
Accessible Facilities: The Siskiyou National Forest offers a wide variety of recreation opportunities for people with disabilities and limited abilities. From camping, fishing, hiking, rafting or just enjoying a nice picnic in the woods, the Siskiyou has barrier-free sites to enjoy!
: The Coast Range is a temperate rain forest with an annual rainfall ranging from 60 inches to over 100 inches at higher elevations. Rainfall occurs mostly from October through June. The coastal climate is affected strongly by the Pacific Ocean. Temperatures near the coast seldom exceed 75 degrees in the summer and snow is rare in the winter. Inland, the ocean influence diminishes and summer temperatures reach the 80s and 90s, and snowfall is common in the higher elevations in the winter. The Siskiyou Mountains are situated at a latitude that is subjected to weather of both arctic and tropical origin. Snow and rain are common in the winter, and summer temperatures can vary considerably depending on the origin of storm patterns.
Location: The Siskiyou National Forest is located in the Klamath Mountains and the Coast Ranges of Southwestern Oregon with a small segment of the Forest extending into Northwestern California and the Siskiyou Mountain Range. The towns of Port Orford, Gold Beach and Brookings are located to the west of the Forest, along Highway 101. The Siskiyou is headquartered in Grants Pass, to the east of the Forest along Interstate 5.
Contact Info: Siskiyou National ForestP.O. Box 440Grants PassOR97526541-471-6500
What’s around here? Location & Nearby Things to See & Do
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Sorry for the lack of posting the past two days, but work duties forced me to miss Saturday and Sunday's games. Last night seemed like yet another run of the mill night for Keith, except for his claim that people strain their oblique muscles because they do sit-ups ("I never did a sit-up in my life"). Gary -- like many times over the past two months -- tried egging him on to even more absurd heights to no avail. And the opening where Keith just made it to the booth because he had to change a flat tire was pretty fantastic. Alas, I left my Keith notebook at home so I don't have the complete transcription.
I also wanted to say that this would be my last post for a week--I'm off for vacation in the land of breakfast tacos, tremendous BBQ and great tunes (even though today's White Stripes cancellation is a bummer, there's still a lot to see). I hope by the time I return to the Zisk blog, the magic number will be down to 8.
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The Sources of Political Legitimacy. From the Erosion of the Nation-State to the Rise of Political Islam
Both the Western and the Muslim world are undergoing a phase of very important transitions that rise questions of political legitimacy. Goal of the Istanbul Seminars 2013 is to throw light upon The Sources of Political Legitimacy in philosophical, sociological and legal terms.
The relevant questions are: How can democracy secure social cohesion in a time of recession? Can religion be a source of political legitimacy? How a democratic legitimacy can be assured at the heart of the European integration process? Turkey, the new soft power in the Muslim World?
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In a longitudinal study the postnatal physical growth of 188 small for gestational age and 225 appropriate for gestational age children was compared. A significant retardation in weight, stature, head circumference and osseous development of SGA children was observed even at the age of 3 years.
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Sunbird LodgeNakuru Gilgil Highway, Elmenteita
Sunbird Lodge – 2023 Resident Rates
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|2nd Jan to 31st Mar 2023||Ksh. 11,162/- PPS/Night||Ksh. 15,675/- PP/Night||Ksh. 10,513/- PPS/Night|
|1st to 6th April 2023||Ksh. 9,167/- PPS/Night||Ksh. 12,825/- PP/Night||Ksh. 8,645/- PPS/Night|
|7th to 9th April 2023||Ksh. 12,635/- PPS/Night||Ksh. 17,005/- PP/Night||Ksh. 11,970/- PPS/Night|
|10th April to 30th June 2023||Ksh. 9,167/- PPS/Night||Ksh. 12,825/- PP/Night||Ksh. 8,645/- PPS/Night|
|1st July to 15th Oct 2023||Ksh. 13,680/- PPS/Night||Ksh. 19,190/- PP/Night||Ksh. 12,761/- PPS/Night|
|16th Oct to 23rd Dec 2023||Ksh. 11,162/- PPS/Night||Ksh. 15,675/- PP/Night||Ksh. 10,513/- PPS/Night|
|24tbh Dec 26th Dec 2023||Ksh. 14,915/- PPS/Night||Ksh. 19,475/- PP/Night||Ksh. 14,281/- PPS/Night|
|27th to 30th Dec 2023||Ksh. 11,162/- PPS/Night||Ksh. 15,675/- PP/Night||Ksh. 10,513/- PPS/Night|
|31st Dec 2023 to 1st Jan 2024||Ksh. 14,915/- PPS/Night||Ksh. 19,475/- PP/Night||Ksh. 14,281/- PPS/Night|
Sunbird Lodge Full Board Rate Includes: breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included in the holiday price, but any drinks or snacks outside these meal times will cost you extra.
- Infants up to 2 years FOC
- 3 – 11 years 50 % of adult rates (sharing with adults)
- 3 – 11 years occupying own room pay 75 % of the adult rates
Included: All Meals and Accommodation.
Excluded: Alcohol, Games drive in Soysambu or Nakuru National Park, park fees at the respective conservancy and National park are not included, and Guided walk. Sundowners, Camel rides, and horse riding upon request.
About Sunbird Lodge
Sunbird Lodge is an eco-friendly luxury hotel located in the Great Rift Valley, one of the natural wonders of the world. We are less than 127 kilometers (1 ½ hours) from Nairobi, only a few minutes away from the new first-rate Nairobi-Nakuru highway, on a very nice private passage on the shore of Lake Elementaita (RAMSAR Site-Internationally Important Wetland) Convention) and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and overlook the vast unspoiled plains. Located on private land, there are no parks or conservation fees other than our very competitive prices. On a good road, it is only 20 minutes away from the famous Nakuru National Park and approximately 30 minutes away from Lake Naivasha. 45 minutes from Hell Gate National Park.
Sunbird Lodge sits on 55 acres of private land overlooking the beautiful Lake Elementaita. 16 cottages spread out 9 cottages on the upper level and 7 on the lower level. Uniquely situated on the shoreline of sapphire-blue Lake Elementaita where hundreds of thousands of birds congregate and right next to Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy in the Great Rift Valley.
Classic Cottages – Sunbird’s Luxury rooms are spacious en-suite Cottages, 55 m² in size with large verandas and an unspoiled spectacular view of Lake Elementaita and the Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy.
Premium Suites – Sunbird’s Premium Suites are 110 m² in size over 2 stories. Complete with a fireplace in a spacious living room and a huge veranda offering incredible views.
Sitting next to a RAMSAR sanctuary Sunbird is one of the most amazing places to view dozens of different birds, many seen right from your veranda and the lodge’s outdoor restaurant. A game drive within the Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy. Utterly pristine and hauntingly beautiful, Soysambu is one of only a handful of private conservancies in Kenya.
The Conservancy not only features rolling plains and a substantial part of one of Kenya’s most beautiful soda lakes – with its attendant cast of pelicans, cormorants, waders, and storks but also shelters large herds of buffalo. Within the acacia, thickets graze the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, and across the plains bound an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of plain’s game. Sunbird hosts a wonderful pool complete with amazing views of Lake Elementaita and a swim-up bar with a plethora of local and international drink options to enjoy
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Save the Children Fund , commonly known as Save the Children or Save the Children International ( protect children ) is a non - governmental organization (NGO), founded in 1919 , by Eglantyne Jebb to help the millions of refugees and displaced children scattered Europe after the First World War.
Eglantyne Jebb, drafted the first Declaration of the Rights of the Child, known as the Geneva Declaration , adopted by the League of Nations in 1924 which is the historical antecedent immediate to the current Convention on the Rights of the Child , ratified by United Nations in 1989 .
Shortly after the founding of Save The Children in London (1919), associations were created in other countries, such as Sweden, Australia and Canada.
In 2012, the International Save the Children Alliance is present in 120 developing countries related to health, nutrition, emergency care, violence, quality of education, child labor, HIV / AIDS, among other programs.
The Fund United Nations Children's Fund (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) orUnicef 1 is a program of the United Nations (UN) based in New York and provides support humanitarian and development assistance to children and mothers in developing countries . It is one of the members and the executive committee of the United Nations Development Group . 2
It was originally created in 1946 under the name of United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF in Spanish International Emergency Fund of the United Nations Children's Fund) to help children inEurope after the Second World War . In 1953 , UNICEF became a permanent body within the system of theUnited Nations , responsible for helping children and protect their rights . Its name was reduced to the current name, but the original acronym is maintained.
UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories through various programs and National Committees.The basis on which guide their work is the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its work is focused on five priority areas of work: child survival and development, education and gender equality, children and HIV / AIDS , child protection and policy advocacy and partnerships.
The way to carry out this work is through a combination of cooperation programs with national governments and planning based on the results achieved. For this purpose makes a work of collecting and analyzing data on the situation of children, girls and women, in addition to maintaining and updating global databases. It is particularly concerned about the impact on children have different social and economic policies are made. It has the Innocenti Research Centre that develops its own research on children. also they evaluate and analyze the actions carried out in the field in order to identify good practices and lessons learned.
Other major work of UNICEF are to act in emergency situations in order to save lives, alleviate suffering and protect the rights of children. To which performs acquisition campaigns supplies that will be used for development programs as performances in both emergency situations.
UNICEF works in 193 countries and territories to help guarantee children the right to survive and thrive , from early childhood through adolescence, providing food , clothing and medical care to children around the world, and has also attempted to meet its other needs .. Unicef is the largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, works to improve the health and nutrition of children; water supply and sanitation services;quality basic education for all children and protection from violence, exploitation and HIV / AIDS .
UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in1965 and the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord in 2006 .
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John H. Courtney
John H. Courtney, age 68, of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., died Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999.
His son, Jack Courtney, preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter, Tracy Villanova of Carmel, N.Y.; brother, Bob Courtney of Mahopac, N.Y.; and his loved one, Lana Iannuccilli of Santa Rosa Beach.
Private services were held by the family.
Casket Galleria and Affordable Funerals, Pensacola, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
William Dawson Pullum
William Dawson Pullum, 96, died Dec. 3, 1999, at Walton Regional Hospital. He was born May 3, 1903.
Mr. Pullum was born in Alabama and resided in DeFuniak Springs, Fla., since 1940. He was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church of DeFuniak Springs and a retired civil service employee.
Mr. Pullum is preceded in death by his wife, Gussie Toole Pullum. Survivors include a daughter, Sue White; daughter and son-in-law, Willie Jean and Robert Sellers of DeFuniak Springs; and a son and daughter-in-law, Doyle and Christine Pullum of Lafayette, La.; three grandchildren, Frances Martin, Bill White and Greg Sellers; four great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at Evans Funeral Home Chapel in DeFuniak Springs Monday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. with the Rev. William A. Young officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Bill White, John Petty, Greg Sellers, Nick Martin, Phillip Martin, J.W. Adkison and/or Clifton Bell Sr.
Sims Funeral Home, Inc. of Bonifay, Fla., in charge of arrangements.
Jill Watson, age 19, of Crestview, Fla., went home to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Jill was born in Stuart, Fla., and had lived in Crestview since 1989. She was formerly employed by McLain's Family Restaurant and Wal-Mart in Crestview. Jill was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Survivors include her mother, Dottie Campbell of Crestview, and father, Darrold Watson of Stuart; fiance, Albert John McDonald; grandparents, Frank and Velma Malocsay, Nancy Pierce and Louise Campbell; brother, Chris Watson; four sisters, Jessica Campbell, Michelle Campbell, Ashley Campbell and Brittany Campbell; and many loving aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, from the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Crestview, with the Rev. Mark Seagle and Chaplain Faye Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in the Antioch Cemetery.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
Brackney Funeral Service, Crestview, is in charge of arrangements.
Willie Pearl McCurley Edge
Willie Pearl McCurley Edge, age 62, wife of the late David Randolph Edge of Crestview, Fla., died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1999, in a local hospital. She was born in Pensacola, Fla.
Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, David Wayne and Barbara Edge of Crestview; Anthony Franklin and Sharon Edge of Port Barre, La.; daughters Callie Wilson and fiance, Steve Junger of Crestview; Donna Faith Edge of Crestview; brothers Ephrom (Sonny) McCurley of Tustin, Ca.; Elijah McCurley of Santa Anna, Calif.; James W. McCurley of Dothan, Ala.; sister, Mary Ellen Gillmore of Dorcas, Fla.; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; aunt, Willie Mae Boles of Cantonment, Fla., and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at McLaughlin-Aultman Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999. A celebration of life service will be held at McLaughlin-Aultman Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at 2 p.m. with her brother, the Rev. James McCurley and the Rev. Donnie Cadenhead officiating. The family has requested that any memorial contributions be made to the A.R.C.
McLauglin-Aultman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Betty Carole (Platte) Warr
Mrs. Betty Carole (Platte) Warr, 56, of 317 W. 34th St., Panama City, Fla., died Friday at a local hospital after an extended illness.
Mrs. Warr had been a resident of Panama City since 1974, except for a 4 year period while living in Mobile, Ala., until her husband's retirement from Sears in 1993.
Mrs. Warr was a native of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and worked for the city of Fort Walton Beach and the state of Florida Division of HRS in Panama City for many years.
She was a member of Grace Baptist church and was a faithful Christian example to all who knew her. Mrs. Warr was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother to her family.
She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Jimmy G. Warr Sr.; one son, Jimmy G. Warr Jr.; daughter-in-law, Cindy Marie Warr; one grandson, Jimmy G. Warr III; mother-in-law, Ida Kate Warr; and brother-in-law, Arnett B. Warr. She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas W. Hale and Mary L. (Broxan) Hale; and her grandparents, Joseph Broxan and Katie (Buck) Broxan, all of Fort Walton Beach.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at the Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Curtis officiating. Internment will follow in Beal Memorial Cemetery.
Asked to serve as pallbearers are Mr. Bob Davis, Mr. Chrin Werle, Mr. Doug Brock, Mr. Bennet Sawyer, Mr. Wade Armstrong and Mr. Dan Blue.
In lieu of flowers, if you wish, donations can be made to the Missionary Fund of Grace Baptist Church in memory of Mrs. Warr.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 2403 Harrison Ave., Panama City, FL 32405, is in charge of the arrangements.
R.A. "Freck" Waller Jr.
R.A. "Freck" Waller Jr., 81, passed away quietly at his home with his family around him in Valparaiso, Fla., Dec. 3, 1999, after a long struggle against cancer.
He was a loving father, grandfather and friend and his passing leaves all of us with a void in our lives.
Born Richmond A. Waller Jr., June 23, 1918, in Keo, Ark., Freck had his named change to initials only when he left his home to join the Army in September 1937. He served in the Army both as an infantryman and then a career medical corpsman for 30 years, retiring in 1967 at Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, Texas. Sgt. Major Waller was a combat veteran of both WWII and the Korean War. After retiring from the Army, Freck moved his family to Valparaiso/Niceville, Fla., in 1967, to work for his brother-in-law and friend, A.L. Johnson, at Child's Drug Store in Niceville until he retired for a second time in 1994.
Freck is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Maudine Waller; and his three daughters, Martha Hall of Houston, Peggy Waller-McBride of Albuquerque, N.M., and Virginia Earl of Valrico, Fla. He also leaves behind three grandchildren, Gloria Spera of Orlando, Fla., Carol Ann Hall-Guerrero of Valparaiso, and Jonathan Earl of Valrico; and two great grandchildren, Francesca Guerrero and Nikki Spears.
Other family members include his brother, George Waller of Keo; two sisters, Mildred Carr of Montana and Delores Neal of Virginia; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Skipper officiating at McLaughlin Twin Cities Chapel in Niceville. Viewing and a memory table will be held from 10-11 a.m.
Graveside services with full military honors will be held in Hot Springs, Ark., on Dec. 10, 1999, with Gross Funeral Home of Hot Springs being entrusted with the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Northwest Florida located in Niceville.
McLaughlin Funeral Home in Niceville is entrusted with the arrangements.
Nina Mildred Head
Nina Mildred DeLoach Head passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at the age of 93.
She was a resident of Silvercrest Manor Nursing Home in Crestview, Fla. Mrs. Head was a native of Alabama, born in Langdale on April 25, 1906. She married James Byron Head, a Baptist minister, in 1936.
Mrs. Head is survived by her sons, John Head of San Fernando, Calif., and Robert Head of Muscle Shoals, Ala.; daughter, Ruth Head Thompson of Baker, Fla.; daughters-in-law, Bobbie Head of California, and Sharyn Head of Alabama; and son-in-law, Earl Thompson of Baker. Mrs. Head is also survived by eight grandchildren, Jonathan Head and Andrew Head of Alabama, Jeff Thompson and Melody Bolton of Baker, Denise Lawley of Alabama, Debbie Head of California, Jimmy Head and Tommy Head of Jackson, Miss. She is survived by seven great-grandchildren.
Our mother was a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Mrs. Head was preceded in death by her mother and father, Leonard Estelle and Eugene DeLoach and her husband the Rev. James B. Head.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at Whitehurst Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. T.V. Kolmetz officiating. Burial will follow in Baggett Cemetery in Milligan, Fla., with Whitehurst Funeral Home directing.
A time of visitation will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Whitehurst Funeral Home, Crestview, is in charge of arrangements.
James Omar Shores
James Omar Shores, age 80, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., passed away Thursday evening, Dec. 2, 1999, in a local nursing home.
Mr. Shores was born on March 27, 1919, in Dames Quarters, Md., to the late Ernest and Mary Shores. He was a resident of Fort Walton Beach since 1979, moving here from Maryland. Mr. Shores served in the U.S. Army, 80th Division, during World War II and later worked with the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. for 55 years. He was a member of VFW Post 8950 in Maryland; Moose Lodge 2193 in Fort Walton Beach; and a past member of Sons of Italy.
Mr. Shores was preceded in death by his wife, Victoria Shores; two sisters; and his brother. He is survived by his daughter, Madeleine Pinkerman of Fort Walton Beach; son, Ernest Shores of Fort Walton Beach; grandchildren, Thomas Pinkerman of Delaware, Rhonda Pinkerman of Italy, and Ernie Shores of Fort Walton Beach; and great-grandson, Erik Shores of Fort Walton Beach.
The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10. A memorial service will be at 5:30 p.m. during the visitation with the Rev. James Cole officiating.
Emerald Coast Funeral Home, 113 Racetrack Road N.E., Fort Walton Beach, entrusted with arrangements.
Frank A. Nick
Frank A. Nick, age 81, passed away at his home in Freeport, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999.
Originally from Oakfield, N.Y., he was one of 11 children of Candita Florita and Constanza Nicometo. Mr. Nick moved to Freeport in 1957 and bought the "fish house" from Thomas Godwin, where the original Nick's Restaurant is located. He quit the restaurant business in 1969 and it has been operated by his son and his daughter and his grandson since that time. Mr. Nick founded what has long since become a familiar landmark in Northwest Florida. He was a veteran, having served his country in the U.S. Air Force.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Arthur Nicometo. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Hattie Luker Nick of Freeport; son, Frank Nick Jr. and wife Bonnie of Freeport; daughter, Connie Jones and husband Wayne of Freeport; brothers, James Nickometo and wife Loretta of Buffalo, N.Y., Al Nick and wife Mary Ann of Montgomery, Ala., Dominic Nicometo and wife Sandy of Niceville, Fla.; sisters, Mary Desimone and husband Eddie of Montgomery, Olga Deas and husband Norris of Montgomery, Florence Shelvin of Caledonia, N.Y., and Connie Woodruff of Montgomery; grandsons, Frank (Trey) Nick III and wife Jennifer, Charles Carey Nick, all of Freeport; granddaughter, Rachel Lauren Jones of Freeport. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Freeport YMCA Building Fund, P.O. Box 285, Freeport, Fla.
Pallbearers will be Trey Nick, Carey Nick, Lee Newton, Tommy Nick, Tommy Swindle and Bill Oelscheager.
A time of visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Jerry Evans Funeral Home in DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at Portland United Methodist Church with the Revs. Fred Gillis and Doub Newton officiating. Burial will follow in Hatcher Cemetery.
Jerry Evans Funeral Home, DeFuniak Springs, is in charge of arrangements.
Etta L. Barnett
Etta L. Barnett, age 76, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., passed away at her home Monday, Dec. 6, 1999.
Mrs. Barnett was born on May 16, 1923, in Aberdeen, Miss., to Jessie Allen and Frances Easter Bourland Sr. She moved to this area in 1967 from Tachikawa Air Force Base, Japan, and was Methodist by faith.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and had a gentle and kind spirit. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Mrs. Barnett was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth J. Barnett. Survivors include her children, Sandra K. Allard and husband Earl F. of Shalimar, Fla., Vicki L. Soenksen and husband Michael of Pensacola, Fla., Kenneth G. Barnett of Fort Walton Beach, Ronald K. Barnett of Fort Walton Beach; sister, Francis Gross and husband Virgil L. of Columbus, Miss.; grandchildren, Pamela J. Allard of Colorado Springs, Colo., Deborah A. Scroggin of Valrico, Fla., Michael R. Soenksen Jr. of Pensacola, Anthony Brian Barnett of Fort Walton Bach; sisters-in-law, Bali Bourland of Aberdeen, Miss., Elizabeth Higgins of Niceville, Fla., and Wanda Barnett of West Carrollton, Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at McLaughlin Mortuary.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at McLaughlin Mortuary Chapel with Stephen Olivier officiating. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 222 Hospital Drive, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548.
McLaughlin Mortuary, 17 Chestnut Ave., Fort Walton Beach, is entrusted with arrangements.
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Chairman, Gokulam Group Of Educational Institutions
Sri. P Sanakan
President, SNGM Educational & Cultural Trust
Major. Prabhakaran, AO, SNGM Institutions
Prof. Dr. Radhakrishnan Nair, Principal, KRGCE
Prof. A.B.John Joseph, Principal, SNGMC
Sri.Shanthi S Nair, Principal, SNGMPC
Mrs. Prajeesha M P , HOD, CE
Mr. Arun Kumar, HOD, CSE
Mrs. Akshatha Aravind, HOD, ECE
Mr. Jacob Joseph, HOD, IT.
Mr. Arun Babu, HOD, ME
Mrs. Uma S Panicker, HOD, Basic Science
Mrs. Remya R, Asst.Prof., IT
Mrs. Shyni Shajahan, Asst.Prof., CSE
Conference on Recent Innovation in Management, Pharmacy, Science, Engineering and Technology(CRIMPSET2K18) Organized by KR GOURIAMMA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, A UNIT OF SREE GOKULAM GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS Is scheduled to be conducted on October 2018.
OBJECTIVE OF CRIMPSET
The objective of CRIMPSET is to bring together the academicians, researchers and students from various institutions to a common platform to interact and share their experiences. The conference will also provide a very good exposure to recent advancement in technology.
CALL FOR PAPERS: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The original research papers on recent advances in pharmacy, science, engineering and technology are invited to be presented in the conference. The prescribed guidelines for submitting the abstract and camera ready full length paper are to be followed.
Ø Abstracts (Maximum 1000 words) highlighting the scope, methodology and main conclusions of the paper.
Ø Font should be Times New Roman 12 point.
Ø Single spacing and Single Column.
Ø A brief biography maximum upto 6 lines about the author, designation, organization, address, telephone and e-mail address.
Abstracts in PDF format can be Submitted to the committee in charge.
CALL FOR PAPERS: PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Upon the acceptance of the abstract, candidates will be intimated to submit their registration form along with the camera ready paper as per the guidelines. Detailed guidelines as per the journal format will be intimated to selected participants. The papers will be accepted subjected to peer review and the changes should be incorporated as per the feedback.
Section A: - Electronics and Communication Engineering.
Microwave/Optical Interactions, Microwave Photonics, Bio Medical Applications, Smart Antennas, T/R Modules, Active Integrated Antennas, Cognitive and Software – defined Radios, Modeling and Simulation of Electronic Devices, Analog and mixed signal circuit design, Emerging Trends in VLSI, Nano electronics, MEMS, VLSI circuit and systems, Field-Programmable and Reconfigurable systems, System Level Design, Mixed Signal Design and Analysis, CMOS and VLSI design, Signal Processing techniques, Application of Neural Networks, Computer Vision and Image Processing, Intelligent Sensors and Systems, Intelligent Control Systems, Wireless Sensors and Nodes, Image Processing, Voice Recognition and speech Synthesis, Machine Learning.
Research Topics associated with the recent trends in Electronics and Communication Engg. are accepted for the conference.
Section B:- Civil Engineering
Smart Material and Smart/Green Structures, Bio-Concrete, Geo-Environmental Engineering, Soft Computing Technique in Water Resources Engineering, Earthquake Resistant Structures RCC and Steel, GIS and GPS applications in Civil Engineering, Project and Construction Management, Disaster management, Automation in Construction Industry, Environmental Pollution and Control, Intelligent Transport Systems.
Research Topics associated with the recent trends in Civil Engg. are accepted for the conference.
Section C: Computer Science and Information Technology.
Network Security and Cryptography, Cloud Computing and security, AD-Hoc, Mobile Computing, Pattern/Image Recognition, DBMS and Information Retrieval, Neural Networks , Data Warehousing and Data Mining, Web Technologies, Theory of Parallel Processing and Distributed Computing, 3G/4G Network evolution, Software Engineering, Multimedia, Cyber Crime, Embedded Systems, Cluster Computing, Data Communication, Telecommunication, Networks, Speech, Image and Signal Processing, Protocols and Standards, Personal Communications, Algorithms, Architecture, Pervasive Computing, Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computation, Fuzzy logic.
Research Topics associated with the recent trends in Computer Science and Information Technology are accepted for the conference.
Section D:- Basic Science.
Mathematics: Mathematical modeling, Functional analysis and application, Wavelet analysis , Fuzzy logic and control, Differential Equation and its engineering applications, Coding and cryptography, Chaos and fractals, Game theory, Graph theory and combinatorics, Applications of topology. Nano structured materials and nano technology. Non-equilibrium processing of materials, Quasi crystals, Superconductivity and magnetism, nano sensors, nonlinear optics, Solar cell fabrication and synthesis, Quantum electronic properties, Supra molecular Chemistry, Nano science, Photochemistry, Surface science. Electrochemistry, Molecular recognition, Chemical sensors, Biosensors, Green chemistry and engineering metrics.
Research Topics associated with the recent trends in Basic Science are accepted for the conference.
Section E:- Pharmacy
Research Topics associated with the recent trends in Pharmacy are accepted for the conference.
Last date for Abstract submission : 28-9-2018
Intimation of acceptance of Abstract : 1-10-2018
Last date for Full Paper submission : 5-10-2018
Intimation of acceptance : 8-10-2018
Registration Dates : 09-10-2018 to 12-10-2018
Conference Date: 24th and 25th October 2018
Registration dates will be open from
09 October 2018 to12 October 2018.
Registration as author is done through a nominal registration fee to meet up the expenditure.
Registration as Listener is free.
Abstracts can be forwarded to
Coordinators Contact Details : 8848 273 401 or 8547 836 213
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Release date:April 29, 2016
Starring:Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman, Christopher Walken, Maryann Plunkett
Adult siblings Baxter (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Nicole Kidman), scarred from an unconventional upbringing, return to their family home. When their parents (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett)— performance artists famous for elaborate public hoaxes— go missing under troubling circumstances, Baxter and Annie investigate. Unsure whether it’s foul play or just another elaborate ruse, nothing can prepare them for what they discover.
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BY JEREMY HOECK
Faced with a question over who quarterbacks the Coyotes moving forward, USD has chosen — like many college and pro coaching staffs do — to delay any final decision.
Coach Joe Glenn was rather noncommittal when asked Tuesday.
“We’ll play with the best guy we got at quarterback, at running back, and do the best we can.”
Does that mean a decision has been made on either Josh Vander Maten or Kevin Earl?
All it means, to me, is that the USD staff realizes that a) yes, something needs to change, and fast, and b) it could actually have a small sense of a competitive advantage over Missouri State the longer it waits.
Heck, you might see the Coyotes wait until the very first play from scrimmage.
And really, why not wait? There’s really nothing to be gained from announcing mid-week that Vander Maten or Earl is the starter. Any such decision isn’t likely to sit well with certain parts of your fan base, but from a football perspective, you can keep a slight edge over your opponent. And then there would be the concern that another rough game Saturday would have you right back in the same position next Monday or Tuesday.
Such questions like, ‘Who’s the starter?’ or ‘When do you expect a decision?’ are ones us media types ask; a good quarterback controversy makes for interesting reporting — and when you cover a program that hasn’t won on the road since 2010 and is 2-13 over the last two years, you look for a new angle.
But again, from a football perspective, coaches would tell you that quarterbacks get too much of the credit for a win and too much of the blame for a loss.
When it comes to Vander Maten, yes, he has struggled through the air. He was 8-of-21 for 26 yards in last Saturday’s game at Western Illinois. Slice it any way you want, that’s not going to win you games. When your defense keeps things close like USD has against UC Davis, Northern Arizona and Western Illinois, your offense needs to come through.
The other side of the coin would be, it might not be all Vander Maten’s doing. As Glenn said Tuesday, you have to “catch better, throw better, block better; all the above.” Vander Maten isn’t responsible for blocking up front, he’s not responsible for receivers running crisp routes and finding space, he’s not responsible for dropped passes. The list could go on.
Clearly, though, the Coyotes could use a spark.
And whether or not that means Earl sees more time, I’m not sure. But it’s exactly why his name is being thrown around; why he saw some time in the fourth quarter in Macomb. If he gives the Coyotes a better chance to move the ball, then you’ll see him in there Saturday.
Personally, I doubt USD would ever try something like Yankton High School did with the three-quarterbacks-on-the-field-at-the-same-time gimmick. That won’t work against Missouri Valley defenses, teams will figure it out. But sure, I would think there could be some other options to spark the offense.
For now, as we sit here on Tuesday afternoon, the USD staff has some time to figure out what it wants to do. I highly doubt we’ll see a clear Vander Maten or Earl answer before Saturday’s kickoff. Because frankly, USD doesn’t need to make a decision right now.
If the Coyotes come out sluggish again Saturday under Vander Maten, then you’ve got a similar story next week. And you know that’s not what the coaches want to deal with every week.
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U.S. House member heckled at meeting
Freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Webster faced repeated heckling, boos and shouting matches between supporters and opponents during a town hall meeting in Orlando.
Webster was just over a minute into his prepared remarks Tuesday when the first heckler shouted out his doubts about Webster's promise to do what is right in Washington. From there, the hourlong meeting attended by about 300 people was filled with a constant stream of boos and questioners shouting over each other.
Armed with graphs and charts, Webster defended a Republican budget plan that would restructure Medicare and cut social safety net programs.
Student drinkers to get medical amnesty
The University of Florida will allow students to seek medical attention for life-threatening incidents related to alcohol or drug abuse without fear of disciplinary action.
UF's medical amnesty policy applies to sanctions under its code of conduct for underage drinking or other violations. Dave Kratzer, UF's interim vice president for student affairs, says it's meant to encourage students to call 911 if they or their friends have had too much to drink.
The policy was announced Monday at a meeting of the Community Alcohol Coalition, a task force of UF, police and city officials formed in 2005 in response to the alcohol-related deaths of several students. UF officials said the policy has been in practice but not publicized.
Man dies after police fire stun gun at him
A Panhandle man died shortly after Tallahassee police officers fired a stun gun at him.
Police said they responded to a call Monday night about a man behaving erratically at an apartment complex. Officers reported finding Kevin Darius Campbell, 39, inside a woman's apartment.
He had earlier been reported running around the complex. Police said they tried to detain Campbell, but he struggled. Officers used a Taser to subdue him.
Police said he was still struggling after being stunned but became unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
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Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael said September's ballot will be a now or never moment for the Yes side, as further devolution and long-term social changes would make another referendum on independence highly unlikely. He said young voters were increasingly internationalist in outlook because of new technology and social media, and so national borders would be less important in future.
Speaking to the Sunday Herald, the Orkney and Shetland MP also denounced Conservative attacks on the Labour leader of the Better Together campaign as "self-inflicted and utterly unhelpful".
He said recent anonymous briefings against Alistair Darling were frustrating, unnecessary and helped the opposition. Carmichael said: "It offers the Nationalists an opportunity to talk about the process and the campaigning rather than the issues. Our strength in this whole debate lies in the fact that the force of argument on the economy, on the currency, on European Union membership, on pensions, is overwhelmingly on our side."
Although the Yes side has said the Unionist parties cannot be trusted to give Holyrood more powers after a No vote, Carmichael said substantial reforms, including new tax powers for Edinburgh, were in Westminster's self-interest.
Rather than a "neverendum" - where a No vote only led to further ballots - he said a No vote could prove a so-called "neveragaindum", in which the independence issue was permanently settled.
Carmichael said Westminster had learned the lesson of Quebec, where botched reforms led to a second ballot on independence 15 years after the Canadian province rejected the option.
"I think we have the opportunity to settle it [the independence debate]," he said. "First of all, we are able to say with some confidence that there will be an ongoing process of reform which will give more powers to the Scottish Parliament, and that will be delivered on.
"Secondly, I think the generation that is coming through now, the 16 to 24-year-olds, are overwhelmingly opposed to independence. They just see it as being something that is not relevant to their life experience.
"That's a social trend you see which is being given to us by technology. Having had economic globalisation, we've now got a social globalisation.
"They've got Skype, they've got Facebook, they've got Twitter. The concept of putting up boundaries is anathema to that generation. And that's why overwhelmingly they're just not interested in independence."
On the subject of reforms, he said: "In order to complete the devolution project you need to have substantial tax-raising powers for the Scottish Parliament."
However, he said that, although LibDem, Labour and Tory party thinking on more powers would be published before the referendum, there would be no common plan put before voters - partly because the parties wanted people to focus on the Yes/No choice on independence, but also because previous devolution packages had been drawn up with civic society after wide debate, as with the Constitutional Convention of the 1990s and the recent Calman Commission.
Looking ahead to the last four months of the campaign, he predicted a "more intense and more emotional feel to the campaign", but "no massive sea change" in the No camp's approach, with a focus on the economic benefits of the Union.
And he said politicians of all parties had to make sure the passions roused by the referendum did not leave behind a bitter, divided Scotland.
Blair Jenkins, chief executive of Yes Scotland, said: "We are fully focused on winning a Yes vote on September 18 … we are confident that [our] positive, optimistic message will win out over the negativity of the No campaign."
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities have released recordings of 911 calls made during the deadly shooting Monday at The Covenant School in Nashville, according to multiple reports.
The calls show the terror and panic felt after a shooter opened fire inside the private Christian school on Monday morning, killing three children and three staff members. The shooter was killed by responding police officers.
Authorities got the first 911 call reporting the shooting at 10:12 a.m., according to the recordings, obtained by WTVF and The Associated Press. Two people, who were walking away from the school with a group of six preschoolers, say a person is firing shots through glass in the doors while going down a hallway at The Covenant School.
“Approximately how many shots have you heard?” a dispatcher asks.
“A lot. A lot of shots,” a woman answers. “I heard about 10 and I left the building.”
“That’s enough. That’s enough. We need somebody en route,” a man interrupts.
“They’ve already been dispatched, we already have units on the way, and they’ve already been dispatched,” the dispatcher replies.
Seconds later, another woman called 911 to report the shooting as she hid in an art classroom closet. In a hushed voice, she tells the dispatcher that she thought she heard gunshots but that they have since stopped. The sound of crying can be heard in the background.
“I’m hearing more shots,” she says later in the call. “Please hurry.”
Another caller tells a dispatcher that he’s inside the school and asks that they send help.
“I’m on the second floor in a room,” he says. “I think the shooter is on the second floor.”
Police officers confronted the shooter, identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, on the second floor of the school. Two officers opened fire, killing Hale about 15 minutes after the first 911 call was made.
Police said Hale previously attended The Covenant School. There were indications that Hale had recently begun using the name Aiden and identified as a man, according to the AP, although authorities have referred to Hale as a woman.
The circumstances leading to the attack remained unclear Thursday. Chief John Drake of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department told NBC News that authorities believed Hale had “some resentment for having to go to that school.”
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I have a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. When I come to a complete stop. After about three minutes. The car wants to leap forward while my foot is on the break. This only happens during long idle periods.
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I love the embellishment on this coat – it’s one of those stop-and-ask coats – as in I’m walking down the street and women will literally stop and ask me where it’s from! You don’t even need to think about what’s underneath when you have a coat like that.
Wrapped up in roses: editor Caroline Issa chose the Floral Folk embroidered coat from the autumn/winter 2013 collection for Matthew’s Kids Company dinner at aqua shard this week. A labour of love, 1,800 beads make up a single rose. They are hand-embroidered onto the bespoke jacquard fabric, created specially for the collection in a Suffolk-based mill.
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Officials plan mock traffic accident at Spanish Fork High School
Posted: 3:54 PM, May 16, 2017
Courtesy: Spanish Fork Public Safety
SPANISH FORK, Utah – Officials of Spanish Fork Police Department, Fire & Ambulance, UHP and AirMed are staging a mock traffic accident Wednesday.
The traffic accident is set as a training exercise and will have emergency vehicles, including a helicopter, set for the process at the Spanish Fork High School, Spanish Fork Public Safety said in a Facebook post.
Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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A few months ago, no one had heard of Gabourey Sidibe. But that all changed with the release of Precious, the little film that, with the help of stamps of approval from Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, has gone on to win the young actress international acclaim. And in a new magazine photo shoot, the 26-year-old Brooklyn native is finally getting the glam treatment she deserves.
“I feel like a model,” Gabby exclaims in the Feb. 2010 issue of Harper’s Bazaar. “It justifies everyone in my life who told me I wouldn’t be anything until I lost weight. It justifies that little girl who cried because she didn’t think she could be in front of the camera. And it’s for other girls who feel like they can’t do this or that and feel like they’re not pretty and not worthy of having their photo taken.”
On her favorite outfit, the red David Meister dress she wore to the L.A. premiere of Precious:
“It was so va va voom, my boobs looked so good in it. I had diamonds on too. Diamonds really do it.”
On her confidence:
“People always ask me, ‘You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?’ It came from me. One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.”
On being excited about other big stars now in her orbit:
“Man! Justin Timberlake is always good. God, there are so many hot dudes in Hollywood right now. I’m such a fanny, fanny girl. Bradley Cooper. How hot is he?”
On her frustration with some media synopsis’ of Precious:
” ‘Gabby Sidibe is an overweight black girl who is illiterate and pregnant by her father,’ ” she parrots. “Look, I am black. I’m also overweight, but that’s not the point of the story. The point is the abuse and her bravery. This stuff happens to skinny people, to white people, to so many different people that they’ve missed the point if they say it’s about a fat girl.”
Check out the entire interview and photoshoot in the Feb. issue of Harper’s Bazaar!
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DMECO Engineering participates in O.M.C (Offshore Mediterranean Conference) in Ravenna, to be held from 29 to 31 March at the Pala De Andrè.
DMECO Engineering SRL: Puglia Dmeco Engineering will be in Ravenna for the XIII edition of the WTO in 2017, the biennial event dedicated to upstream operators.
From 29 to 31 March 2017, the Dmeco Engineering Ltd., the apulian company specialized in the manufacture of containers for sound insulation, will be present, in Ravenna, to ‘Offshore Mediterranean Conference, the biennial event that brings together top oil and gas international industry leaders and political representatives of the energy sector in the Mediterranean area.
“1,300 delegates, representatives of the energy sectors of the producing countries not only in the Mediterranean area but also sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East; 30 thousand square meters of exhibition space and 650 exhibitors from 30 countries, and all the major European, North African and Middle Eastern Oil Companies; these are just some of the numbers in this international showcase.”
The event, now in its thirteenth edition, will start with the conference on “Transition to a sustainable energy mix: the contribution of Oil & Gas industry”.
To make “the honors” there will be the Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda, with the Ministers of energy resources of Egypt, Cyprus and Lebanon. Representing the “elite” of the oil & gas sector there will be Claudio Descalzi, CEO of ENI, and Marc Benayoun, CEO of Edison.
The charming town of Dante and the mosaics will be transformed, for three days, in the center of the Mediterranean with regard to offshore activities, especially after his role the city of Ravenna, or rather its port, it is with regard to mining activities in Adriatic Sea.
For Dmeco Egineering Ltd., with its many years of experience in business services (its core business is represented by containers and enclosures designed and produced to contain and clear the noise of industrial power generators), this event is a unique opportunity to tighten important economic agreements with international partners, which could lead to significant employment opportunities in Puglia.
The Apulian excellence could not miss an appointment so important concerning a vital economic sector such as energy and that, in this instance, is closely related to our region.
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someone should give me a list of players that have their contracts end in 2/3 years and will be UFAs. Need to know what the future Laker Dynasty will look like.
btw I still think the Lakers should think about trading for Josh Smith. Not only would a Josh Smith/Dwight Howard be a defensive nightmare for every team, he would likely be a much better fit beside Howard than Pau as he doesn't have to work inside to score(although his jumper is very streaky). He's also a lot younger so Dwight/him could be our future playing alongside Kobe/Nash.
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All of a sudden, I have a burning desire to attend the Royal Wedding of Kate and Wills. "Wills" is what we (or wee) folk who read the Star, Globe and Enquirer Magazine call him. My mind is racing with the imagery of gowns, dresses, hats, and all the OUTFITS! It's going to the holy-crap-that's-awesome [...]
Art Show Preview to the Secret Squirrels Show. Here's a fun video with live squirrel action shots, and the paintings they have inspired. Enjoy! The paintings will appear at Ferris' Upstairs Oyster Bar for the months of May and June 2011.
He was sitting on the floor half finished since December 2009. I heard a muffled voice say, "Carollyne, please include me in the upcoming squirrel show." Â Then I heard something about not wanting to look like a buffalo. It turns out Elvis Squirrel will be in the building for the Secret Squirrels show! Elvis Squirrel: [...]
PRESS RELEASE PLEASE JOIN the Red Art Gallery THIS WEEKEND AT THE OAK BAY ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY APRIL 16th AND 17th Noon to 4:30 p.m. At RED art gallery 2033 Oak Bay Avenue (across the street from Fitness Club and Abrakidabra) Wear an item of red clothing and qualify to win an original painting by Marion [...]
Dear Friends, You Are Invited...to my art show! The Secret Squirrel Show, featuring artwork that preserves Scottish lore, religious iconography and pop culture while using Contemporary motif and techniques often seen in Pop Surrealism. What: Opening Event (Whisky, Wine and Hor d'oeurves) Where: Ferris' Upstairs Oyster Bar When: Sunday, May 01, 2011 Time: 2:00 pm [...]
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“Depletion of turtle and dugong numbers increases their vulnerability to other threats and lowers their ability to cope with climate change,” Dr Mariana Fuentes of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University will tell the Coral Reef Symposium in Canberra today.
“Managers face the challenge of addressing the direct effects of climate change, as well as ongoing threats that dugongs and sea turtles face throughout their geographic range,” she explains. “For logistical, financial and political reasons, managers cannot address all threats simultaneously, and so need to prioritize their actions.
Of particular concern is the effect of climate change on the gender balance of turtle population, Dr Fuentes says: “The temperature of the beach sand determines the gender of the hatchlings – warmer sand produces more females while cooler sand produces more males.”
“Under current conditions the nesting grounds are already producing more females. With an increasing temperature, these turtles are at risk of stretching out the ratio, though we can’t yet predict exactly when it will cause an unbalanced population.”
“While sea turtles have survived large climatic fluctuations during their evolutionary history, modern rates of climate change are much faster, and are coupled with additional human pressures,” says Dr Fuentes. “We still do not know whether turtles can adapt to modern rates of climate change.”
Dugongs may experience indirect effects of climate change and human activity through impacts on their main food source, seagrass. Seagrass diebacks are linked to lower reproduction, increased mortality and emigration of dugongs.
Dr Fuentes has been working closely with indigenous communities in the Torres Strait region and northern GBR to monitor turtle numbers and condition and to track the movements of dugongs.
She says it will be important to take a range of short-term and long-term measures to protect turtles and dugongs from climate change, including:
reducing the negative stresses that they are currently subject to.
actively trying to change the habitat they use (e.g. by shading nests, re-vegetating beaches, and replacing lost sand).
protecting areas that seem to offer the best conditions as refuges in the future.
“Turtles and dugongs have numerous roles – apart from their cultural and spiritual significance to the indigenous community, they are important for the tourism industry. Being at the top of the food chain also means that they have high ecological significance.”
The loss of these species would have a huge impact on the northern Australian marine environment and on indigenous communities, she warns.
“There are still many uncertainties over how turtles and dugongs will be impacted by climate change. For the time being the best prospects for their survival are to mitigate climate change (by reducing carbon emissions) and to reduce negative pressure on turtles and dugongs from activities such as hunting and coastal development.”
“However, as the impacts of climate change become more extreme, more ‘active’ adaptation strategies may be necessary. The success of each adaptation option will depend on climatic impact and local social, economic and cultural conditions, and therefore needs to be considered on a case by case basis, and at a local scale,” Dr Fuentes explains.
Dr Fuentes will be presenting the results of her research on Friday the 8th October at “Coral reefs in a changing environment”, at the Academy of Science’s Shine Dome. Media are invited to attend the coral symposium and interview the scientists.More information:
Mariana Fuentes | EurekAlert!
Scientists team up on study to save endangered African penguins
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Climate change: Urban trees are growing faster worldwide
13.11.2017 | Technische Universität München
The formation of stars in distant galaxies is still largely unexplored. For the first time, astron-omers at the University of Geneva have now been able to closely observe a star system six billion light-years away. In doing so, they are confirming earlier simulations made by the University of Zurich. One special effect is made possible by the multiple reflections of images that run through the cosmos like a snake.
Today, astronomers have a pretty accurate idea of how stars were formed in the recent cosmic past. But do these laws also apply to older galaxies? For around a...
Just because someone is smart and well-motivated doesn't mean he or she can learn the visual skills needed to excel at tasks like matching fingerprints, interpreting medical X-rays, keeping track of aircraft on radar displays or forensic face matching.
That is the implication of a new study which shows for the first time that there is a broad range of differences in people's visual ability and that these...
Computer Tomography (CT) is a standard procedure in hospitals, but so far, the technology has not been suitable for imaging extremely small objects. In PNAS, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) describes a Nano-CT device that creates three-dimensional x-ray images at resolutions up to 100 nanometers. The first test application: Together with colleagues from the University of Kassel and Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht the researchers analyzed the locomotory system of a velvet worm.
During a CT analysis, the object under investigation is x-rayed and a detector measures the respective amount of radiation absorbed from various angles....
The quantum world is fragile; error correction codes are needed to protect the information stored in a quantum object from the deteriorating effects of noise. Quantum physicists in Innsbruck have developed a protocol to pass quantum information between differently encoded building blocks of a future quantum computer, such as processors and memories. Scientists may use this protocol in the future to build a data bus for quantum computers. The researchers have published their work in the journal Nature Communications.
Future quantum computers will be able to solve problems where conventional computers fail today. We are still far away from any large-scale implementation,...
Pillared graphene would transfer heat better if the theoretical material had a few asymmetric junctions that caused wrinkles, according to Rice University...
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The ten-zone aquarium measuring over 7000 sq. metre is home to more than 33,000 marine creatures, responsibly and ethically sourced from around the world highlighting the conservation required to protect the planet and will be led by a team of 80 qualified marine experts and specialists.
Commenting on the progress of the project, the aquarium’s general manager, Paul Hamilton said: “This is the 12th public aquarium that I’ve worked on and probably the most exciting, in terms of the scale, uniqueness and attention to detail.”
He added: “Through accredited educational programs and accessible information, people of all ages will be able to understand more about the marine world at The National Aquarium, fostering a deeper appreciation of the creatures, corals and plants that make the underwater realm so fascinating and worth protecting.”
Al Barakah International Investment’s CEO of developers, Fouad Mashal commented on the overall vision of Al Qana. He said: “When we conceptualized the project, our objective was to make a social impact and improve the standard and quality of living in Abu Dhabi. We want to bring happiness to our community and encourage social interactions between residents and visitors, and support Abu Dhabi’s vision of becoming one of the most liveable cities in the world by 2021.”
Given its size and variety of marine life on show, the aquarium’s average journey lasts around two hours. In reference to the designing done by the Okyanus team, Al Qana’s general manager, Stuart Gissing said: “Al Qana will bring world and regional firsts in aquarium design and management. For visitors, the experience will be unmatched, from viewing aspects to interactivity, entertainment and the unique journey through the underwater world.”
The National Aquarium also features a department dedicated to education welcoming 50,000 school children a year to visit and learn at the site.
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BS. Player ControlBar cannot be installed
It says, "You do not have access to make the required system configration notification. Please rerun this installation from an administrators account."
Quite true, it is being installed from the administrators account.
It once worked well, but now....?
You do not have access to make the required system configration notification. Please rerun this installation from an administrators account.
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NPR has been talking a lot about how ketamine (or, more likely, drugs with a similar chemical profile) could be used to treat people with crisis-level depression. There have been limited studies, but apparently the drug has an immediate effect in a large number of depressed patients, even those who have treatment-resistant depression. The upshot of all of this is this is that doctors could have a way of treating suicidal patients immediately instead of admitting them to a psych ward until one of the current anti-depressants kicks in and/or the feelings that caused the crisis passed.
I was pretty excited to hear all of this for a variety of reasons, but especially because I have treatment-resistant depression and it’s nice to have another tool in the toolbox–those SSRIs are fucking rusty and kinda janky and have all sorts of TMI side effects. I was also relieved that the reports I heard were without all the condescension and ignorance and ableism that often dominates discussions of depression, although the Talk of the Nation show had a member of the Exercise and Eat Right brigade call in. Because the solution to thinking that you’re an utter piece of shit and that your life is so miserable that you’d be better off dead is to take a fucking jog. I was glad to hear Neal Conan basically laugh at him and tell him that the studies supporting exercise for depression were for people with mild or moderate depression, not people who come to the ER wanting to or having attempted to off themselves.
I have been intending for some time to write a post about the dismissive, obnoxious, and potentially dangerous shit that non-depressives say about depression, so right now I’ll just briefly address HOW MUCH THIS SHIT PISSES ME OFF. I know that the “I know better about your life than you do” thing certainly isn’t isolated to depressives and tends to compound based on relative privilege, but it’s been one of the biggest factors for me in the spirals of shame and self-blame that lead to thoughts of suicide and self-harm.
These days, I’m less inclined to take what clueless assholes say to heart, although it still infuriates me. Mr. Exercise and Eat Right probably did nothing other than demonstrate that he is a dumbshit with the listening skills of a kindergartener. But it goes to show that even the simplest, least fraught discussions of depression still result in opinion-havers having opinions that they feel the need to share with the rest of us, despite how dumb and harmful they may be. Which I suppose is a privilege of being American, but goddamn, that shit has got to stop.
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San Antonio desert-rock duo Lonely Horse makes a cactus-ache groan, a man-hurt ruckus, a no-bullshit, scarred and angst-charred plea for mercy and/or redemption in jagged sonic form. The band's songs, collaborative efforts between singer-songwriter-guitarist Nick Long and drummer Travis Hild, seem to saunter back from vision quests, with bleary eyes, focused on the elemental hope and strife of human existence.
You may have seen them around. You were sipping your seasonal beverage of choice and hoping to avoid high-emotion, and then you were devastated and unhinged. You were confused and delighted that a band, local or otherwise, had bothered to plumb and plot ceremonial ground with the rude implements of rock 'n' roll.
You dug their self-released Desert Son EP for its raw energy and spiritual aftertastes, you heard that Long, Mr. Lonely Horse himself, crafted these tear-sticky garage rock songs out of his suffering and that his anger was as real as his musical inventiveness and his organic virtuosity on guitar. You voted for the duo to play Afro Punk (and were stoked when they won that subsequent battle of the bands). Maybe you bought some custom-made moccasins and waited eagerly for news of a big recording deal, then you heard they were being courted by labels and cutting a debut LP at Sonic Ranch.
You liked Instagram pics of those recording sessions and wondered what was holding back the deals, the national headlining tours and the success that seemed so well-deserved, for reasons of the heart and reasons of the craft. You heard that debut LP and it delivered on every promised transfiguration. In response to your unspoken curiosity, you learned that the band had inked a deal with Nouveau Riche Records, run by local Santiago Ortega with nebulous ties to Atlantic Records. And you read a barrage of Facebook confessionals about how that deal went sour, and the Lonely Horse, with all that muscle and mad-majesty, was bound for glue.
You no doubt heard that, because of the agreement and subsequent disagreements with Ortega, their December residency at Hi-Tones was the locally cherished twosome's last hurrah. Perhaps you even read a recent San Antonio Express-News article on the band's fizzle and were perplexed that it didn't quite answer your questions. If all this describes your experience, then we're on the same page.
I recently spoke with both Long and Ortega. I was able, after reviewing contracts and addendums, and hearing emotionally charged critiques aplenty, to glean the following facts and fuzzy bits about the whole business. It's my hope that you'll play the judge here and decide for yourself what matters, both in terms of legality and good faith.
The deal, signed in January 2014 and amended in December 2014, is pretty basic. It grants Nouveau Riche Records and Ortega all rights to Lonely Horse and its recordings. It also stipulates that money put forward is due back (one way or another) and that Nouveau Riche reserves the right to cancel shows and essentially determine all of the band's business decisions.
Long maintains that, in hindsight, Ortega took advantage of him at a desperate moment, with a nasty divorce and custody case (part of the subject matter in the band's songs) looming in the background.
Long/Lonely Horse's gripe is essentially trifold: 1. Ortega blew smoke up their asses and never really had a good lead on a contract or promoted the band properly to national markets. 2. Ortega was greedy at moments when deals outside of Atlantic were available and asked for an unreasonable buy-out or unnecessarily cushy percentage deals. 3. Ortega has forced the band to call it quits because he won't promote the band properly, let them out of their deal fairly or partner with them in seeking a reasonable outside deal.
Ortega maintains that he unsuccessfully pitched the band to Atlantic (Long insists that this failure was due to Ortega's impatience in not waiting to pitch the mastered album), but has promoted them adequately and sought out press per the contract. He believes that the band's unprofessionalism and knee-jerk reactions (including damaging the label's credibility on social media) have cost them. Lastly, he insists that if Lonely Horse would just sell the album, My Desert Son (which was paid for by Nouveau Riche), and cooperate, the two parties could still work together.
Neither party has filed legal action. Lonely Horse plans to officially dissolve, for the time being at least, until released from contract or alternate agreements can be reached. Both parties spoke of (albeit diminished) mutual respect and the possibility of legal and personal reconciliation.
Long and Hild, being proactive musical talents, have several new projects in the works. We'll see what they come up with next.
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Sunny and warm 6 Bedroom, 3.1 Bath Country Colonial features wide-plank hardwood flooring, custom built-ins, expansive walls of bay windows, updated Family Room, center island Kitchen and Master Bath. The home also boasts a Living Room with fireplace, formal Dining Room, Family Room with built-ins and skylight, first floor Office, 6 bedrooms on the 2nd level, lower level Recreation Room, enclosed porch and even a telephone room! There are lots of cozy spaces to make your own. Don't miss the private backyard with stone patio, playhouse, gardens and mature plantings on almost 3/4 acres. Located in Old Short Hills with easy access to NYC commuter trains, restaurants, shopping and top-rated schools, this home is certain to steal your heart. Call Elaine at 973-715-8555 for an appointment to see this wonderful home. DIRECTIONS: Old Short Hills Rd to Beechcroft.
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Kim Bostwick loves slow-motion instant replay. Not because she’s a huge sports fan, but because special high-speed video cameras have allowed her to solve a long-standing mystery: how unusual jungle-dwelling birds called manakins use their feathers to produce remarkable rhythmic buzzes and hums.
“Manakins have weird, pretty extreme behavior,” says Bostwick, an evolutionary ornithologist who makes a memorable appearance in the first episode of NATURE’s Deep Jungle. “They are very, very interesting birds.”
Bostwick became interested in animal behavior as a child. “I was a horse lover, then an animal lover,” she recalls. In high school, a gifted biology teacher nurtured that interest, which Bostwick carried to Cornell University (where she now works). There, she discovered bird watching — and got the itch to travel to the tropics, home of some of the globe’s most interesting bird species. In 1997, she entered graduate school, pursuing a doctorate on how an animal’s behavior affects the evolution of the shape of its body.
Her subject: manakins, small, sparrow-sized birds that abound in many tropical forests in South and Central America. There are about 40 kinds, about half of which use their wings and bodies to make a dizzying array of buzzes, snaps, and hums. It is almost always the males that make the noises during elaborate courtship displays designed to entice a female or defend territory.
The first problem Bostwick faced was figuring out exactly how the manakins she was studying were making the noises. “Everybody had a guess as to how they made sound,” she says, “but nobody had nailed it down.”
To find out, Bostwick spent years dissecting the wings of manakins in museum collections and traveling to the forest to watch and film them in the wild. The results, however, were disappointing. At the time, video cameras captured just 30 frames of action a second — far too slow to see the rapid, almost crazed movements of a male manakin.
Then, along came a much faster camera. It could capture a few seconds of action at up to 1,000 frames per second. Still, there was uncertainty. “My first question was whether I could get this thing to work in the jungle,” says Bostwick. “Could I get close enough to the birds? Would there be enough light? And even if the conditions were perfect, what would I see?”
Once she mastered the camera, what Bostwick saw — and what viewers of NATURE’s DEEP JUNGLE see — is remarkable. In super-slow motion, the male manakins lift their oddly shaped wings over their back and literally snap them together, or perform looping dives and flips in order to produce sounds and get in position to mate with a female. “Now, we really know what is going on,” Bostwick says.
Since then, Bostwick has captured a number of memorable scenes. In one, she filmed three male red-capped manakins trying to impress a female. “The air was literally popping; it sounded like static electricity,” she says. Using the camera, she ultimately discovered that the red-capped males used three different kinds of noise-making motions, depending on the courtship display. “It’s behavior that is completely hidden to the eye. … We never would have known without that camera,” she says.
The images are also helping sort out the manakin’s evolutionary history. While many birds have evolved wings that enable them to fly long distances or dodge predators, Bostwick says male manakins have evolved “really weird wings” that serve another purpose: “They want to blow a female’s mind. That’s the most important thing.”
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Wrap your feet in ruching and vintage style with our Alexandra low-heel boots. Made of sumptuous, full grain leather with a burnished finish and antiqued buckle detail, they’re the go-to boots that go with anything, from jeans to a skirt.
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RATP Dev launches 1st line of Algiers metro
Dubai, December 27, 2011
RATP Dev, a subsidiary of the leading urban transport operator RATP Group, recently launched the first line of the Algiers metro system.
The 9-km long line makes Algiers the first city in the Maghreb to boast a heavy metro system on the entire African continent.
In 2009, RATP Dev set up a local subsidiary, RATP El Djazaïr. The subsidiary has first completed the pre-operations phase and will run and maintain Line 1 for an eight-year term starting November 1.
The metro already carried one million passengers during the first month of operation.
The metro’s 14 trains with six air-conditioned carriages will be stopping at ten stations and catering to six municipalities: Bachdjarah, El Magharia, Hussein Dey, El Hamma, Sidi M’Hamed and Algiers Centre.
The entry into service of the Algiers metro system illustrates the two-fold expertise of RATP Dev, which has demonstrated its technical know-how and ability to train operating staff, a statement said.
It has also ensured 500 nearly new jobs in the country, the statement added. – TradeArabia News Service
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Lakefront home on Lake Elizabeth features 3 beds/2.5 baths w/ lake views from each level! Beautiful home w/ wood floors, updated kitchen w/ SS appliances, custom cabinets, pantry & granite. Open concept kit/dinning/living room/lake views; gas fireplace in LR. Maste suite w/ double vanity; walk in shower. Full bath serving 2 guest bedrooms. Screened porch off main level, balcony off master suite. 20’x10′ deck off lower level leading to pier & lake w/ 33′ of lakefront. Lake Elizabeth is a spring fed 725 acre all sport lake a short drive from Lake Geneva & Wilmot Mountain. Enjoy beautiful sunsets.
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The Law at Work: College football players not NCAA employees
In his the Law at Work Column in the San Diego Union-Tribune, SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton addressed the recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that scholarship college football players are not employees of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the conference in which they play. The court’s bottom line was that the NCAA and PAC-12 are regulatory bodies, not employers of the student athletes. The student athletes “are participating in highly regulated extra-curricular activities.”
View the full article here.
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9 Ways Warner Bros. Can Make an 'Edgier' Green Lantern Sequel
Studio boss Jeff Robinov confirmed this week that Warner Bros. and DC Comics have every intention of exploring a sequel to Green Lantern, this despite a meager $53 million opening, a disappointing global gross around $160 million, a budget rumored to be well north of $200 million (plus $100 million in marketing) and -- insult, meet injury -- a fusillade of scathing reviews. "We had a decent opening so we learned there is an audience," Robinov told the Los Angeles TImes. "To go forward we need to make it a little edgier and darker with more emphasis on action.... And we have to find a way to balance the time the movie spends in space versus on Earth." Huh. "Edgier"? "Darker"? But how? Time to put on our Green Lantern 2 development thinking caps!
1. Hire a new, younger, hungrier director
Legendary and Warners did it before with Christopher Nolan. Sony hopes they did it with Marc Webb. Fox thought it did it with Matthew Vaughn. Sources (and common sense) have all but confirmed that Martin Campbell -- a bloat hog who made an exceptional hour of a James Bond film once -- is out. Who should take over? Two words: Rian Johnson. OK, two more: Duncan Jones.
2. Alternatively, hire Lars von Trier
I mean, obviously.
3. Deploy one of those "edgy" semi-numerical titles
To paraphrase Sean Parker's sage counsel to Mark Zuckerberg: "Green Lantern 2 isn't cool. Green Lan2ern is cool." Or... something.
4. Jam Ryan Reynolds in a box by himself for 90 minutes
It worked in Buried!
5. Avoid a hideously disfigured villain
I'm sure Warners et. al thought they were going edgy and dark with Hector Hammond's lumpy, oblong visage. But from the first time anyone laid eyes on Peter Sarsgaard as the deformed mad scientist, it was clear that this was not going to be a character you wanted to spend any time with. I mean, the Joker was scarred. Red Skull had his face burned away. But they didn't give grown men nightmares.
6. Come up with a better pre-release scandal
I mean, Blake Lively is gorgeous and all, but reported nude-photo leaks are so... Miley. Everybody knows mysterious pregnancies and/or topless publicity stills are the way to go with comic-book heroines in 2011.
7. Add Smurfs
First of all, they're no more ridiculous than Sinestro. Second of all, you know what's the one phrase you haven't heard from anyone around Hollywood in the last four days? "Hoo boy, The Smurfs. What a disappointment." Third of all, Harrison Ford decapitated Papa Smurf not because he hates him, but rather because deep down the actor knows that only one of them remains relevant at the movies. Guess which.
8. Have Odd Future compose a soundtrack album
Let hip-hop's outrageous teen sideshow carry the day with critics and hipsters alike. You know you want it.
9. Release it in 2-D
A radical move? Sure. But sometimes looking good is worth the risk.
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Friday, October 16, 2015 / by Tom Nickley
We are often asked by buyers in Orlando if they should pull the trigger and buy a home now, or wait a year or two for the market to change. While there are many decisions and factors that go into buying a home, if you have the ability to buy one today, it’s certainly a good time to consider doing so. Here are three reasons why:
Over the last four years, we have seen healthy, steady increases in property values here in Orlando. They are expected to increase at the same healthy pace for the considerable future. While our property values are 59% higher than they were in the lows of 2011, we are still about 30-35% below the all-time highs we saw in 2006 and 2007.
2. Interest rates
Interest rates for mortgages here in Orlando are still hovering right around 4%, which is historically low in the mortgage market. However, even slight increases in rates, which are expected in the near future, can cause drastic increases in mortgage payments and greatly affect your affordability.
Here in Orlando, it is still a lot more affordable to buy a home than it is to rent. It actually costs you 30% more to rent a home than it does to buy one. You’ve got a great opportunity to buy a home now, and start paying off your mortgage instead of someone else’s.
If you have any questions for us, feel free to give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you!
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2022-06-28T19:04:40Z
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As a teacher appreciation gift for my son’s 1st grade teacher, I decided to make a quick picnic quilt using her favorite colors. I originally planned on making it out of fat quarters the same way I made my 1st picnic quilt, but I spotted this fabric at Hancock Fabrics and thought it would be an even better choice. (Especially since she loves purple, I love that this print had so many shades of pink and purple, but didn’t seem to childish.)
It is a “cheater’s quilt”. Possibly not the best choice for a teacher, but hey- what’s life without a little irony?
It’s so pretty, by the time I was done, I wanted to keep it for myself!
It’s awfully hard to get good pictures at 6:45 on a cloudy morning. (I am loving my new camera lens, it lets in so much light!) I had intended on finishing this up early, and getting some good pictures outside, but between my procrastination and then having to go to a friends house to watch her kids, of course I was late finishing the quilt. I put it in to the dryer a little past midnight and was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow…
I think it turned out great! I hope his teacher thinks so too and will actually use it. You wouldn’t even know it wasn’t a real pieced quilt unless you looked really hard. The fabric is from the M’liss collection sold at Hancock fabrics. The border and binding fabric is just some stuff I had in my stash, but it probably came from Hancock’s too. They are my closest fabric store, only 30 minutes away.
I wish I had gotten a picture of the back, oh well…
Now, I am tired… So, I have something MUCH simpler planned for my Daughter’s MDO teacher and the bus driver. I will be working on these soon.
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Occupation: Former Bard
Place of Birth: D’mensia
Known Relatives: Mother (Unknown Name), Father (Unknown Name)
First Appearance: Neverending Nights – Episode 45 – A Friend In Need
History: Dimi is a human from the distant land of D’mensia. Seeking to travel the world, Dimi took up becoming a bard. He traveled with a circus called ‘The Black Flood.’ It was during this time at the Circus that he met ‘Steve’ – a person that no one, except for Dimi can apparently see or even hear. Steve claimed that he worked for the Order of the Silver Dragon, and that there was an urgent mission that he needed Dimi for. Dimi, who was arguing with Steve – though no one else could see or hear this ‘Steve’ – eventually made the people of the Black Flood Circus so nervous, that they had him fetch some firewood in the Dark Wood Forest – but quickly left him behind. He returned to the empty camp where the Black Flood had been.
Steve insisted that this was fine; that Dimi was destined for much more. However, when Dimi entered the next closest town; the townsfolk were weary of him, news of his “insanity” from the Circus that had just passed through, preceded him. Dimi finally gave up arguing with ‘Steve’ and began doing as Steve requested. Dimi began trailing what seemed to be a woman named Andrea, the Assassin. Steve insisted that she was an agent of the Red Dragon, Crimson – which was ridiculous to Dimi – since Dragons had not been seen for thousands of years. Still, she wore armor that bore the crest of a Red Dragon. Dimi was there, in the shadows, when Andrea the Assassin questioned and then killed a weapon vendor in the City of Stonefrost. She was asking about a Magical Sword; and from the sounds of it, it was the legendary (and once again, thought to be fictional) ‘Blade of Destiny’ – forged to specifically kill Dragons.
Dimi began to believe that Steve was right. Perhaps there was Dragons in this world once again. Dimi continued to follow Andrea the Assassin, until one day she suspected that she was being followed and set up a trap. She snared Dimi as he stepped onto magical runes. Encased within the magical prison, Andrea the Assassin approached him and smiled. “You’ve been following me for some time, bard,” she had said. “I suspected it, but could not be sure. I set this trap, in case someone was following me. Now, it shall banish you to another dimension entirely. Fare well.”
Dimi was transported to the Crimson Draco Prison. When Ruth the Redeemed had come seeking to free Peter and Grayson, she learned that Amiee the Armorer had already freed them. Ruth the Redeemed released all the prisoners to incite a rebellion against the Crimson Draco Legion, which was already reeling from the loss of Crimson, the Red Dragon. Dimi was about to make his escape, when Steve insisted that they go down a different hallway – where a glowing stone hoovered in the center of the room. Steve apparently told Dimi that his destiny lied elsewhere now and that Dimi had to touch the stone. Dimi, though leery of the idea of touching a glowing stone did so – and with that, Dimi vanished – and when he awoke, he saw a sign that said, “Welcome to the City of Ambertread.”
Dimi’s destiny, or what it is that Steve has “foreseen” for him, remains unknown.
INVISIBLE FRIEND: Dimi had become attached to an invisible friend by the name of ‘Steve.’ However, when Dimi was transported by the magical stone, he and Steve became separated.
NOTE: While the character’s name is Dimi, and he was a part of the Black Flood, which sounds like it might be ‘Dark Tide’ – they are two different characters. You should, however, check out the adventures of the other Dimi and the rest of the Dark Tide at: The Dark Tide Website (A Neverwinter Nights Machinima by Travis Richards).
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EL Education has created their own "PD Packs" so educators can participate in self-study. The PD Pack does not require that you have read the book, but it makes the learning more meaningful if you have. Chapters are summarized with accompanying exercises and videos. These books are not specifically about project-based learning; they focus on student-centered instruction and assessment. Click on a book to view.
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Friends of Jacksonville Animals works direclty with Jacksonville's Animal Care and Protective Services to benefit the lives of shelter animals by focusing on fund raising to assist with medical care, enrich the shelter environment, promote adoptions, and reduce euthanasia. We serve as an advocate for animal welfare.
Overpopulation is a major problem for Jacksonville Animals. Every year, Jacksonville’s Animal Care and Protective Services takes in approximately 12,000 unwanted, abused, and neglected animals.
FOJA was founded in 2008, and is dedicated to the well-being of homeless animals received by the shelter. Our focus is to end unnecessary euthanasia and to educate the public about responsible pet ownership. All funds donated to FOJA go to aid local homeless animals.
Check out their website here: http: www.friendsofjaxanimals.com
Like them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/FOJAjax
Follow them on Twitter: twitter.com/FOJAJAX
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A £71m project to revamp London's Royal Festival Hall has begun as part of a £90m programme to improve the famous music venue on the city's South Bank.
The Festival Hall will be given a complete makeover
Initial work began this week, but the main refurbishment of the auditorium and foyers will start in summer 2005.
Acoustics, amenities and access will all be improved - and there will be more leg room for concert-goers.
A new education centre is also due to be built on the ground-floor of the 53-year-old venue.
"The acoustic aspirations of the original designers were never fully realised," said Michael Lynch, chief executive of the South Bank Centre.
"Now we have the opportunity to complete the job, with the benefit of 21st century technology and with financial support from the National Lottery and from private donors and sponsors."
The South Bank Centre incorporates the Royal Festival Hall, the Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room.
The unfavourable acoustics in the current auditorium will be improved
Seating will be renovated in the Royal Festival Hall's main auditorium and air conditioning will also be improved.
A new extension between the railway bridges and Hungerford terraces is being created for administrative use, in order to free up public space in the Festival Hall.
The Hall's artistic programme will continue as normal until the major work begins next summer, when it will close temporarily.
Events will take place in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery until the Royal Festival Hall reopens in January 2007.
Funding has come from a variety of sources including lottery grants and gifts and donations - £73m of the £90m needed for the Hall's transformation has been raised so far.
The £71m programme that has just begun will be spent on the Royal Festival Hall alone - the remaining £19m is to create the extension building and improve the area around the venue.
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At the moment we are developing startup ideas in:
- Category dominant Outlet concept
- Luxury Department Store
- Emotional Product: Greetings cards and Gifts
Current Service and Support activities:
- Providing a “Retailers view” to the developer of the largest Retail Park in the Baltic States
- Ranging and inventory analysis for a well known local retailer
To find out more use the page links on the right, or via the Top Menu.
To enquire about working together please use the “Get in Touch” page.
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Changing your job path or choosing to pursue a different career in middle age or later in life can seem difficult or intimidating. It's important to plan your career change so you're financially stable during the transition. By planning ahead and exploring options, you can figure out how to pursue a career later in life that will bring you personal and financial satisfaction.
1Take care of your pension
- Before you change careers later in life, be sure to secure your pension and benefits earned at the job where you currently work. Meet with a human resources representative to discuss the steps you will need to take to collect your pension after you tender your resignation, deadlines for paperwork to be filed and how soon you can expect the money to be paid out to you.
2Plan ahead financially
- In addition to your pension or benefits, you'll probably be relying on at least some of your savings while you switch careers later in life. Evaluate where you stand financially and how much you can budget for expenses. This will help you determine if it's financially feasible for you to quit your current job or if you need to stay on at least part time.
3Explore educational opportunities
- Pursuing a career later in life will be easier if you have the most up-to-date education and skills training pertaining to your new profession. Work with an adviser at one or more local colleges to determine what courses will help you excel at the new career.
4Update your resume
- A current, polished resume will be one of your best tools when pursuing a new career, so take the time to update yours to accurately reflect where you are in your current career. Include any relevant skills or training acquired at your current job, along with your realistic goals for your new career. Accomplishments from your previous career will give prospective employers a good idea of your background and skills.
5Outline your goals
- Pursuing a new career in midlife is a big change, so make sure you know what you want to get out of it. Make a list of the most important changes you want in your new career, like a bigger salary, better benefits or more opportunities for advancement. Then make a time line detailing how soon after your career transition you want to see improvements. Having clearly defined goals will help you jump start your new career and stay focused on the positive changes you want.
6Learn about your chosen career field
- Educate yourself thoroughly about the career you want to pursue, including how high the demand currently is for new recruits and what the rate of advancement or turnover tends to be. Know what the minimum required education is and the average starting salary. This information will ensure that this new career is right for you and will help you prepare to get started.
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Zee Cage II - Left
The Zee Cage II has incredible holding power, and it's compatible with SWAT™ solutions for tool and storage integration. For easy bottle access, we also gave it a unique side-loading design that allows you take pulls from the left hand side.
- SWAT™ technology design allows for storage and tool integration.
- Reinforced composite material improves durability without adding weight.
- Side-loading design allows for secure bottle retention with easy in/out accessibility for frames with a compact bottle mounting area.
- Left hand loading on the down tube—right hand loading on the seat tube.
- Sleek, minimalist design with razor-sharp graphics.
- Accepts EMT Cage Mount Tool.
- Accepts MTB XC Kit Storage Box (on applicable Epic, Stumpjumper HT, and Diverge models).
- Weight: 43g
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An authentic piece of jewelry can take your outfit to another level, but what happens when the jewelry is custom made and inspired by your personality?
Your inner gem comes out with the ability to become a focus of attention just like a beautiful work of art would, and this is the effect the gold letter D pendant diamond will cause.
Let your initial letter shine and glow to your favorite person in the world! You will be amazed by this rainbow of beautiful natural gems that match at all times.
Inspired by classic and timeless jewelry for everyday wear. Nothing conveys more confidence than the certainty that you are wearing the best, which vibrates with your personality and is inspired by you.
When it comes to getting the best jewelry, we know that there is nothing like authenticity. A letter D gold necklace, personalized with beautiful colored gems and reflecting in its design the authenticity and elegance of its wearer/carrier.
We want our customers to have the best, that's why we take care of every detail. Metals, gems and designs inspected in detail, so that you have the best experience, in addition, we include the case and the chain in your pendant so that you receive a complete package, as an invaluable treasure ready to be opened.
Each piece includes a gold chain and a certificate of authenticity signed by a gemologist at no additional cost, which ensures that you have gems and diamonds totally authentic, supporting an excellent purchase.
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Amusement Park Personality Quiz Results
In last week’s Amusement Park Personality Quiz, we asked you a bunch of questions to find out which amusement park you are most like. Count up your answers and get ready for the ride of your life . . . literally.
Mostly A’s: ROLLER COASTER
Both hands up! You are a risk-taker and adventure seeker like the perfect roller coaster. You seek out thrills and don’t get scared easily. You love meeting new people, trying new foods, going new places. You are an ambitious go-getter and don’t let anything stand in your way. However, you get bored easily. Sometimes you don’t give people a chance if you think they are not exciting enough. So make sure you slow down and take time to smell the roses. Talk to that classmate you think might be boring. She could turn out to be your new BFF!
Mostly B’s: FUN HOUSE or HAUNTED HOUSE
Boo! You’re not scared. You are a happy-go-lucky free spirit, and don’t take things too seriously. You love to have fun with friends and family, and enjoy all the little things like a good belly laugh, or going out to eat with your family. You are up for anything, and your friends look to you to cheer them up when they are down. You always seem to know how to make them feel better. Your motto is “Like the things you do, and do the things you like.” Because life should be fun!
Mostly C’s: MERRY-GO-ROUND
All aboard! You are a play-it-safe, but still fun-loving merry-go-round. You would rather hang out a little closer to the ground, rather than fly top speed on a roller coaster. You like things that are familiar, and are close with family and friends. You are great with little kids, and you would be a great teacher or parent one day. You are the voice of reason among your friends, and they always ask your opinion on the important things. Just remember to take a risk now and then because like the saying goes, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained!”
Mostly D’s: FERRIS WHEEL
You are a big-picture person, and like to see the view from the top, just like on a Ferris wheel. You are a natural leader. You may enjoy auditioning for the lead in the school play, or running for class President. Your friends follow your ideas a lot, and respect you as a person. You are a good problem solver, and try to be fair to everyone. You would love to travel around the world someday. In the meantime, you make a big difference in your own community by recycling, donating time and resources to charities, and speaking out about things you believe in. You believe you can make a difference, and you DO!
Is this you? Tell us YOUR favorite amusement park ride in the Comments!
–Ratha, STACKS Writer
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At the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival in February, one couldn’t help but notice the striking new grand piano on the main stage, emblazoned with the name SHADD. When the many accomplished pianists that weekend sat down to strike those keys, it was equally easy to spot their delight in the instrument.
That piano was the product of a trailblazer in his field. The Shadd in question is jazz drummer Warren Shadd, the first African-American piano manufacturer. That makes him the first large-scale commercial African-American instrument manufacturer, period.
Warren Shadd is a second generation piano technician and third generation musician. He has performed and toured worldwide in every aspect of live and recorded music with hundreds of celebrities. On drums, at the early age of four, he played his first of many jazz concerts, and was proclaimed a child prodigy. From high school through Howard University, Warren performed with numerous icons as listed below. As a piano technician, Warren has tuned, repaired, or rebuilt pianos for countless major performing artists, concert halls, churches, schools, and institutions worldwide. In 2003, Warren founded SHADD Pianos USA, a Piano and Keyboard Manufacturing Company.
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2019-09-20T21:42:53Z
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Early in the day today I got really sad. I was at work at a place I don’t really care to be at anymore, so concurring the sadness was a challenge. I decided that after work will do the trick. I kept myself very busy. I had a nice healthy dinner, I watched some inspiring videos, read and searched and applied for a few new jobs. I am up late but I would say that I was productive enough to forget I was even sad. In fact I turned it around to a good mode and I am ready for tomorrow!
A creative mind takes no label. A positive mind sees past that which is easy to find. Find the things you love in life and share them with others.
I am an artist. I am a positive thinker. I am on a quest to love everything life gives to me. On the outside I am no different then anyone else but on the inside I feel I have a lot of different things to share. My goal is to find those willing to listen. Those willing to share there thoughts in return. I have a long list of goals in my life, some I have met and all the rest I am getting closer to every day. I want to write a book, I want to be a motivational speaker, I want to own an art gallery, just to name a few.
Posted on September 12, 2012, in Successful. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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Harambee alleviates food crisis at Erongo State Hospitals
The food crisis at the state hospitals in the Erongo Region has been arrested temporarily in no small part thanks to a very significant contribution from midwater fishing company, Erongo Marine Enterprises through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, the Arechanab Community Trust.
The crisis originated following a dispute between the Ministry of Health and Social Services and its official supplier. In the meantime, the Erongo Regional Council had to take matters into their own hands, forming a crisis committee and launching an emergency food bank to alleviate the most immediate food shortages. The emergency response is driven by the Office of the Governor.
On Saturday at a special presentation ceremony, Erongo Marine announced it is supporting the food bank with a cash contribution of N$300,000 as well as further commitments to carry the cost of an agent tasked to source and supply rations to the hospitals until the crisis has abated. The fishing company will also pay for the repair of the cold storage room at Swakopmund State Hospital.
The company has also purchased crockery and cutlery for all four regional hospitals as the supply of these items is included in the caterer’s contract.
Erongo Marine’s Managing Director, Dr Martha Uumati, said “The commendable and swift action by the offices of the Mayors of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund ensured that an outright crisis was averted. It is also inspiring to see that the business community and citizens of the Erongo region made generous contributions. These actions demonstrate the goodwill that exists in all of us.”
Caption: Dr Amir Shaker, acting Regional Health Director, Her Worship Paulina Nashilundo, the Mayor of Swakopmund, Hon Cleophas Mutjavikua, Governor of the Erongo Region, Hon Bernhardt Esau, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources and Dr Martha Uumati, Managing Director of Erongo Marine Enterprises.
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2019-02-18T06:23:56Z
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What is a pulmonary tuberculosis: differential diagnosis and clinic
Often in medical practice revealed pulmonary tuberculosis, differential diagnosis which must be conducted with various diseases (pneumonia, atelectasis, sarcoidosis). Currently, tuberculosis is one of the biggest problems. The fact is that the Mycobacterium of tuberculosis infected about 2 billion people. This disease is of great social significance in connection with the difficulty of the treatment, the possibility of aerosol transmission mechanism, and a high mortality rate. What are the etiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis and treatment of TB infection of the lungs?
Characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a chronic disease caused by mycobacteria, which can affect various organs, including the lungs. Pulmonary tuberculosis occurs most often in adults. the causative agent of this infection is very resistant to the environment. Due to its structure, mycobacteria have acquired a high resistance to many modern drugs. An infectious agent is transmitted by the following mechanisms:
The most important is the transmission of bacilli through the air when coughing. Airborne path is relevant only in case of active forms of the disease, when the bacteria found in the sputum and can be released into the environment. The vertical mechanism is rare. In the risk group of HIV-positive persons includes persons aged 20 to 40 years. Risk factors are:
- crowding groups;
- close contact with a sick person;
- the use of the same utensils with the patient;
- the presence of HIV infection;
- the use of drugs;
- the presence of chronic alcoholism;
- the presence of chronic disease of the lungs;
- total exhaustion;
- malnutrition (lack of vitamins);
- the presence of diabetes in anamnesis;
- adverse living conditions;
- stay in places of deprivation of liberty.
Clinical manifestations of tuberculosis are quite varied. They are determined by the form of the disease. The most common symptoms are:
- the increase in body temperature;
- excessive sweating at night;
- reductionof appetite;
- reduction of body weight;
- decreased performance;
- shortness of breath;
- chest pain;
- swollen lymph nodes.
Know these signs is necessary for correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis is often based on symptoms of the disease and not just the results of laboratory and instrumental investigations. The most common complaint of patients in this situation - cough. In pulmonary tuberculosis it first dry, then with phlegm. The patient may cough for several minutes without stopping. Often coughing is allocated purulent sputum. Cough is often associated with shortness of breath, pain in the chest. In addition to coughing, you may experience hemoptysis.
Today the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis involves:
- conducting tuberculin tests;
- dioscin test;
- microbiological examination of sputum or biopsy;
- implementation of x-ray light;
- General blood and urine.
Mantoux test allows to evaluate the immune status and to determine the infection. The sample result can be negative, positive and dubious. A negative result indicates the absence of the disease. Is important the differential diagnosis. For diagnosis the differential diagnosis is carried out with the following diseases: lobar pneumonia, eosinophilic pulmonary infiltrate, actinomycosis, atelectasis, lung cancer, heart attack.
Differential diagnosis of
Each TB has its own characteristics. There are the following types of pulmonary tuberculosis: primary, miliary, disseminated, infiltrative, tuberculoma. Clinical forms there is also caseous pneumonia. Very often it revealed infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis. In the tissue of the lungs are formed, the parts of the seal. The infiltrate may occupy multiple segments or lobes of the body. It can be very difficult to distinguish from nonspecific pneumonia. The first difference is that in pneumonia the severity of the inflammatory process are significantly less, whereas in the physical examination (auscultation of the lungs) marked symptoms. In infiltrative tuberculosis, on the contrary, changes in the tissues prevail over the results of the physical examination.
Second, in tuberculosis and nonspecific pneumonia affects different segments of the lung. Tuberculosis most commonly affected1, 2 and 6 segments in pneumonia - 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10. Thirdly, an important place have the history data. In pneumonia there is often a indication of hypothermia or pathology of the upper respiratory tract. Infiltrative tuberculosis can be recognized on the clinic. There it was not as severe as pneumonia. Cough in tuberculosis is not so frequent, but more prolonged. Intoxication are more pronounced in pneumonia. The temperature rises slightly. In pneumonia it can reach 40 degrees. Fourth, there are differences in x-ray pattern.
In infiltrative tuberculosis detected non-uniform shadow, cavity decay, calcification, hearth Rut and petrificada in the field of roots of the lungs. Mantoux test pneumonia often happens false positive. Greater value is placed on histological examination. Pneumonia found to be neutrophils, macrophages, whereas in tuberculosis identifies epithelial cells, lymphocytes, cells of Pirogov-Langhans.
Most valuable hallmark of tuberculosis is the presence in the sputum of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis and other diseases
In some cases, tuberculosis can be mistakenly taken for eosinophilic infiltration. This condition is due to exposure to an allergen. Unlike pulmonary tuberculosis, it is characterized by:
- the increase in blood eosinophils;
- rapid regression;
- the presence of darkening with indistinct contours, which may be localized in any part of the lung.
Similar to tuberculosis for observed lumpy, the main symptom of which is chest pain. In the sputum when the disease is identified the structural elements of the (Druze) actinomycetes. Lumpy often formed subcutaneous infiltration or fistula. Differential diagnosis may occur with atelectasis. The latter differs spadenie lung tissue. Unlike tuberculosis, atelectasis of the main symptoms are shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, cyanosis. On x-ray marked decrease in the volume of the affected lung segments or an entire lobe. The shadow in this case is uniform, has a clear outline. In addition, there is a displacement of healthy tissues in the affected side.
The difference from caseous lobar pneumonia
Caseous pneumonia is one of the clinical forms of tuberculosis. It is characterized by cheesy inflammation of lung tissue. Often it is a complication of fibro-cavernous tuberculosis. You must be able to distinguish it from the focal (lobar) pneumonia. First, the sputum in lobar pneumonia brown, when cheesy - slimy-purulent. Secondly, when lobar pneumoniaauscultatory signs are more pronounced. Third, the laboratory examination in lobar pneumonia indicates the detection of pneumococci. In the urine the urobilin is detected, the cylinders of protein. In caseous pneumonia there is persistent detection of mycobacteria.
Fourth, the radiological examination in lobar pneumonia it is most often affected 1 easy. When it affects the lower lobe, whereas caseous pneumonia the process involved the upper lobe of the lung. After setting the correct diagnosis is done treatment. With this purpose used anti-TB drugs. The first row is "Isoniazid", "Rifampicin", "Pyrazinamide", "Ethambutol", "Streptomycin". Therefore, tuberculosis has a number of distinctive features, which can exclude other lung diseases.
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