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- Every Monday @ 11:00am Pacific Time (19:00 UTC)
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- 3.1.12 Engagement
- 3.1 Status Updates By Team (*non-voice* updates)
All-hands Status Meeting Agenda
Items in this section will be shared during the live all-hand status meeting.
- Elio Qoshi, Kristi Progri, Ardian, Redon and the rest of the Mozilla Albania community who hosted and attended Moz Tech Speaker weekend workshop in Tirana, Albania.
Monday, 04 April
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Wednesday, 06 April
- Homebrew Website Club Meetup (every other Wednesday — fortnightly)
Be a part of the open web with your own website.
San Francisco (at MozSF 1st floor, host: Tantek Çelik), and
- 17:30-18:30 Writing Hour
- 18:30-19:30 IndieWeb meetup & hack night
Any questions? See the wiki page for details
Create or update your personal web site!
Share what you've gotten working, ask the experts questions.
Join a community with like-minded interests.
Bring friends that want a personal site!
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Thursday, 07 April
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Project Status Updates (voice updates)
Firefox and Cloud Services
Speaker Location: Mountain View
VidyoDesktop 3.6.3 for Windows and OS X live on the Vidyo Portal today.
- Active Speaker Icon
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- Improved Far End Camera Control
- Improved CPU handling
- General Stability and Security fixes
The limit is 3 minutes per topic. It's like a lightning talk, but don't feel that you have to have slides in order to make a presentation. If you plan on showing a video, you need to contact the Air Mozilla team before the day of the meeting or you will be deferred to the next week. The meeting is streamed in a 4:3 format in order to allow for split screen. If your slides are 16:9 "widescreen" format, please indicate in the "Sharing" column below.
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|Mike Hoye||I talk too much.||Engineering Onboarding Redux: The Reduxening||Mozilla Toronto||no||none||GDocs link.|
Let's say hello to some new Mozillians! If you are not able to join the meeting live, you can add a link to a short video introducing yourself.
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|New Volunteer||Introduced by||Speaker location||New Volunteer location||Will be working on|
|Who is the new volunteer?||Who will be introducing that person?||Where is the introducer?||Where will the new person be contributing from?||What will the new person be working on?|
Introducing New Hires
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|Who is the new hire?||Who will be introducing that person?||Where is the introducer?||Where will the new person be working from?||What will the new person be working on?|
|Thom Chiovoloni||Chris Karlof||SF||Mozilla Boston||Firefox Sync|
|Jess Lin||Lisa Gray||San Antonio, TX||San Francisco Office||WPR Office Service Coordination to keep SFO office running smoothly.|
|Abbie Woods||Lisa Gray||San Antonio, TX||Mountain View Office||All things WPR that make MTV a great MozSpace.|
|Jennie Hayes||Lori Jashinsky||MTV||Vancouver||WPR|
|Johann Hofmann||Panos Astithas||Recording||Berlin||Firefox Desktop|
|Janis Greenspan||Mary Ellen Muckerman||San Francisco||San Francisco||Brand Strategy & Marketing|
|Andreas Farre||Andrew Overholt||Toronto||Sweden Remote||Platform Engineering|
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|Edouard Oger||Chris Karlof||SF||SF||Firefox Sync|
Notes and non-voice status updates that aren't part of the live meeting go here.
Status Updates By Team (*non-voice* updates)
Events / Talks / Meetups / Trainings
- Jason Weathersby is attending MS Edge conf in SF
- Jen Simmons is speaking at An Event Apart Seattle and at Respond Sydney & Melbourne later this week
- Dietrich and Tech Speaker Rabimba Karanjai are speaking at OpenIoT Summit in San Diego
- Bill Walker speaking at Web Audio Conf in Atlanta
- Belén Albeza and Sole Penadés speaking at Word Camp London next weekend
- Rails Girls Summer of Code - team applications due date is on April 10. Mozilla is sponsoring! Rails Girls SOC
- Filed by team in the last 7 days: https://bit.ly/devrel-filed-7d
- A-Frame 0.2.0 – The Extensible VR Web, by Kevin Ngo
- Building Cardboard Dungeon With A-Frame, by guest author/game developer Chris Waite
- Upcoming CFPs http://bit.ly/mozdevrel-cfps
- Tech Speakers appearances - http://bit.ly/moz-tech-speaker-cal
- Staff speaking appearances - http://bit.ly/moz-staff-devrel
- Community and Reps events - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/contribute/events/
Engineering Productivity (Automation & Tools)
- [whimboo] Review of Firefox desktop automation work – Q1 2016
- [gbrown] Firefox for Android Quarterly Performance Review
- [gbrown] mach autophone
- [gbrown] Robotium upgrade
- [wlach] Are We Fast Yet and Perfherder
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Potash prices have taken a sharp drop recently, offering Midwestern producers the chance to lock in favorable prices for the 2010 growing season.
Canadian producer Potash Corp. announced on Dec. 29 that it was cutting its U.S. Midwest price to $390/metric ton for the Jan. 4 to Feb. 28 period.
That price cut followed the news on Dec. 23 that Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) had agreed to sell 1-1.2 million metric tons of potash to top world buyer China at $350/ton CIF (including freight) for 2010 delivery.
The price was lower than expected, with industry analysts calculating the FOB price (not including freight) of the BPC potash sale at about $300/ton.
Potash was quoted last week at $390/ton FOB St. Louis, which was down from more than $500/ton in early fall and $750/ton in the first quarter of 2009.
The potash market may edge a bit lower in the near-term even though general industry expectations are that the BPC sale to China will provide a price floor for potash by triggering a step up in demand from other users.
The BPC-China deal creates positive momentum" for the global market that may boost global consumption and start driving prices up from 2011, Marina Alexeenkova, a Moscow-based analyst of Renaissance Capital said in a research note on Dec. 29.
"If not, we might see further pressure on the potash price in 2010 to $300-350/metric ton, including freight, which represents the total operating and financial expenses of the largest potash producers in the European Union and North America," she wrote, according to a report from Bloomberg News.Editor’s note: Richard Brock, Corn & Soybean Digest's marketing editor, is president of Brock Associates, a farm market advisory firm, and publisher of The Brock Report.
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The apex court reduced compensation to the victims of the tragedy under various categories. For people above 20 years, compensation has been cut from Rs 18 to Rs 10 lakh.
Ansal Theater and Clubotels Ltd, which owned the Uphaar theater, would pay 85 percent of the compensation money.
The Delhi High Court had earlier found owners of the Uphaar cinema, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Vidyut Board (electricity Board) (DVB) and the licensing authority 'guilty of negligence', and awarded Rs 25 crore (Rs 250 million) civil compensation to the relatives of victims.
Challenging the High Court's verdict, Ansal moved the apex court which on Thursday reduced the amount of compensation which brought some relief or Ansal.
Almost 59 people were killed and at least 103 people were injured when the massive fire broke at the theater in Jun 1997.
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It looks like the Moto X line was cancelled again. This is a shame as I think the X4 is a great phone. I do hope Republic starts offering more mid range phones from other companies as the Z line is just too big for me and I do not want the expense or need the features in a phone like the Galaxy S9.
lays off up to half of Eng… and cancels X
IDK, maybe just too may phones in the market
Here’s my 2 cents,
Otherwise than Samsung and apple no OEM is making money on making phones[this includes LG, HTC Motorola, not sure about the other Chinese brands],
The Moto X4 is very close to the Moto Z2 Play in specs so I can see why Lenovo removed a redundant phone to save money [it’s a smart business decision]
Loved my first gen Moto X, it brought Motorola back as a respectable phone maker after lots of under spec also randomly that came before it. As Moto flagship it set a high bar it’s hardware specs where not as good as other flagships but it’s software more that made up the difference, which is something that all the Moto phones have benefited from [very functional midline and budget phones in the Moto G line and Moto E line]
The 2nd gen Moto X was an improvement to the 1st, I do think they drop the ball on not having a finger print reader on the back where the Moto logo was but it was a good phone, I also like the Moto X pure but did not see an need to have it as the 2nd gen was still doing the job, [it fact it was a year old by the time Republic had it as an option may have played into this decision]
I can see why Lenovo decided to move to the Z name with the 2016 flagship as the mods are[were] a grasp at a game changer one that Moto did better than LG, [not having to take apart the phone help] the Z name save it form the uninformed customer who would buy a mod and quest why it doesn’t work on an older version of the phone.
I’m not seeing point of the X4 right now the Z2 is now the flagship, making both the Z2 play and Moto X4 also ran, and the Z2 play at least works with the mods as a downgraded flagship, the only thing the Moto X4 has going for it over the Moto G5 Plus and G5S Plus is NFC [which I would not be surprised it see in the G6 lines]
Lenovo has put itself in a spot it made the Moto E4 so good it really had to up the Moto G5’s till it’s basically then X4 without NFC.
So now the X5 is not being made [this year at least] I will not miss it the Z2 is a better right now and if Motorola stop making phones altogether well Samsung TouchWiz is getting very good and closer to stock and it would not be the end of the world it I had to move to one
That my 2 cents
Changed title, to eliminate the impression that your Moto X line with RW was cancelled
It’s more than just NFC. The X4 has a true premium build with proper weather sealing (in line with the Moto Z2 flagship) vs the plastic core with metal back plate and nano coating on the G5 plus, better bluetooth with Moto’s wireless sound system (connect up to 4 speakers for multi room audio or you can pair multiple bluetooth speakers together in stereo), slightly better processor and graphics chip, hands free Alexa (great for my smart home – a bulky $150 add on to the Z2 Play), better camera (dual sensor and reviews have pointed out the X4 takes clearer pictures than the G5 Plus, though the G5 Plus has a better AF system), and the base G5 Plus only has 2 gigs of ram which is not enough anymore so one should pay extra for the 4 gig ram 64 gig storage version.
Don’t get me wrong, I think the G5 Plus is a fantastic phone but the X4 has some bells and whistles that the G5 Plus (and the Z2 Play) lacks.
According to a source familiar with the company’s plans,
X4 has a true premium build
Android Police? Tech “news(?)” purveyors are a dime a dozen. Not over 'till the fat lady sings.
Glad you’re impressed with the X4, you shouldn’t need to worry about a replacement for some time and you can always pick up a spare when the prices drop further. By it’s life end there will likely be a new crop of nice mid priced RW phones to take the X4s place.
To which point were you referring to, “According to a source familiar with the company’s plans,” or, “X4 has a true premium build?”
So I was getting some points between the G5 Plus and G5s Plus confused. To clarify, the G5 Plus does have dual cameras but the reviews I have read have stated the images are not as sharp as the Moto X4. The G5 Plus is actually larger than my Ascend 5w, which was too large for me. The G5s Plus also comes standard with 3 gigs of ram which should be enough for now. My other points still stand.
To do comparison to the various phones see Detailed Supported Phone Features that has been put together by the user community.
Two quotes and two short paragraphs in the same order?
Many of your points are well taken, I would particularly like the IP68 rating. There may not be a tremendous demand for the X4 because many consumer just want what’s popular. Moto said it’s not a flagship any longer, it’s not and the X line may be dropped. If they were flying off the shelves they would likely be planning on a X5. Many of the best products ever made have gone bye, bye.
I can say with confidence they have reached the end of the alphabet.
Was that the English or the Chinese alphabet?
What Chinese alphabet?
Motorola has reached this 贼德?
Four or more times.
Is that Chinese for owl face?
Google Translate translates to “thief”.
the last letter
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/08/08 -- FreshXtend Technologies Corp. (TSX VENTURE: FXT) ("FreshXtend" or "the Company") announces that, as a result of the successful launch of NatureSeal, Inc. and AgriCoat NatureSeal Limited as announced on April 4, 2008, the Company has undertaken a review of its ongoing operations and in particular, its staffing requirements. As the activities previously undertaken by the Company in connection with its antioxidant business are now being carried out by employees of NatureSeal, Inc. and AgriCoat NatureSeal Limited, the Company will be downsizing and eliminating a significant number of current positions.
Going forward, the Company anticipates it will be placing an emphasis on its long established FreshSpan technology as the basis for its ongoing operations. The Company is exploring a number of opportunities for the FreshSpan technology in the Asian markets, particularly in China, and in Europe. Meanwhile, the Company is continuing a review of its core businesses to determine what further changes, if any, may be advisable.
The Company is pleased to announce it has closed the first tranche in the amount of US$600,000 of the private placement of secured convertible notes announced on March 26, 2008. The notes bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum and have a term of five years.
The notes may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into common shares of the Company. The conversion rate is 13 common shares for each US$1.00 converted in the first two years, 11 common shares for each US$1.00 in the third year, 10 common shares for each US$1.00 in the fourth year and 9 common shares for each US$1.00 in the fifth and final year. The Company may repay the principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, at any time, without penalty, upon not less than 15 days notice to the holders. Interest on the convertible notes is payable semi-annually in cash or shares, at the option of the holder. Shares issued to pay interest would be issued at the market price at the time of issuance. The convertible notes are secured by the Company's shares in NatureSeal, Inc. and AgriCoat NatureSeal Limited.
Gibsbourne Pty Limited, an existing shareholder holding 10% or more of the Company's issued and outstanding shares, acquired the convertible notes for US$600,000 under this private placement. The convertible notes and the underlying shares issuable on conversion of the notes, are subject to a hold period until August 1, 2008.
The Company also announces the closing of the private placement of 3,500,000 common shares at a price of US$0.08 per share, for proceeds of US$280,000, to Gibsbourne Pty Limited. This private placement was also announced on March 26, 2008. The common shares are subject to a hold period until July 29, 2008.
The proceeds from the two private placements will be used to assist the Company's contributions to NatureSeal, Inc. and AgriCoat NatureSeal Limited, and to provide the Company with additional working capital. No finder's fee or commission was payable in connection with these private placements.
The Company also announces that the 2008 Annual General Meeting has been scheduled to be held on June 3, 2008. The Notice of Meeting, information circular and proxy material has been mailed to all registered shareholders and posted on Sedar.
FreshXtend Technologies Corp.,
R.W. Robinson, Director
FreshXtend Technologies Corp. is a leading provider of life extension technology to the high-growth fresh produce and flower industry. FreshXtend's patented technologies naturally place produce in a state of hibernation while it is being shipped and extend the shelf-life of fresh produce, flowers and juices. FreshXtend is based in Vancouver, British Columbia and has a network of R&D relationships, which include the University of British Columbia.
Trading symbol: FXT (TSX-V)
Manual Listing S & P's Industrial & Int'l, 12g (3)b Exemption: #82-2190
The statements in this news release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbour created by these sections. Actual results may differ materially from the Company's expectations.
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.
FreshXtend Technologies Corp.
(604) 322-0487 (FAX)
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Way back in 1994, some twenty years ago, a men’s fragrance burst onto the scene, which not only took it rock the industry, but has since become a real classic, in every sense of the word. L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme has become a hallmark of sophistication in the world of fragrances. It awakens the senses with its blend of citrus, precious woods and spices. The pure, energising, unmistakable scent is perfect for a modern, independent man.
Fast forward to 2014 and we see the launch of Nuit d’Issey inspired by the mysteries of the night, it’s an ode to wood, and evanescence of rich ingredients mingled with the opulence and potency of the night. The scent hits you with the bright top notes of zesty Citrus accords. Elegant masculine Bergamot blends with sharp grapefruit for an explosion of the scenes.
The fragrance then continues to take you on a mysterious trail where a health dose of leather, enhanced with spices and black pepper are laden down with wood and vetiver. The attraction of rich textured notes, black woods, patchouli and incense all combine with the sweetness of tonka bean.
With the strength of woods and the potency of sensual leathery notes underscore the intentionally very masculine character of Nuit d’Issey Issey.
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Still no KG For Celtics
The Cleveland Cavaliers used a boost from the return of their superstar to win their last game.
The Boston Celtics probably won't have that luxury on Tuesday when they visit Cleveland, one of only three road cities where they've lost.
Oddsmakers from SBG Global have made Cleveland -2.5 point spread favorites (NBA Odds) for today’s game, the over/under has been set at 185 total points (Matchup). Our public betting information shows that 73% of bets for this game have been placed on Boston +2.5 (View NBA Bet Percentages).
Despite coming off a rare five-day layoff, Boston (36-8) will likely play a fourth straight game without forward Kevin Garnett, who still hasn't practiced since sustaining an abdominal strain Jan. 25 against his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves.
"It's just not where we want it to be," Celtics coach Doc Rivers told the team's official Web site on Sunday. "I'm not concerned, but I do know that injury is not easy. It's slow. There's no reason for us to take a gamble on it."
The Celtics dropped their first game without Garnett at Orlando, but have won their last two, including a 96-90 home win over Dallas last Thursday.
Paul Pierce and Ray Allen compensated for the forward's absence against the Mavericks, each scoring 26 points. Allen had also missed the previous game, a 117-87 win at Miami, with the flu.
Point guard Rajon Rondo had 14 points - including the go-ahead basket in the final minute - while Boston also got key bench contributions from James Posey and Leon Powe.
Posey had 13 points, making 3-of-5 from 3-point range and grabbing a key steal in the final seconds, while Powe added 10 points and four rebounds before fouling out.
"Any game we win without Kevin is important for us, part of our growth process," Rivers said. "Dallas is a team that we are still trying to catch, in our minds. They've been there. So when we play those types of teams, they're important."
The reigning Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers (26-20) fall into the same category, especially after the Celtics lost 109-104 in overtime at Quicken Loans Arena on Nov. 27. Boston is 16-4 on the road, having only lost twice in Orlando and at Washington and Cleveland.
LeBron James had 38 points and 13 assists against Boston, as Drew Gooden chipped in with 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting, helping to hand the Celtics their fifth straight loss in Cleveland dating back to the 2004-05 season.
James also played a pivotal role in Cleveland's last game, compiling 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in leading the Cavs to a 98-84 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. He had missed the previous game, a 101-95 loss at Seattle, with a sprained ankle.
"I knew I could go out there and give my best effort," James said. "I'm not as strong as I want to be right now, but I knew I could play well. My ankle's been better, but it didn't get worse, and that's a good thing."
The Cavs have won eight of their last nine when James is in the lineup, and are 12-3 overall in 2008.
They've lost all six games James has been sidelined this season, including their most recent meeting with Boston, an 80-70 road loss on Dec. 2 with James out with a sprained left index finger.
The MVP candidate leads the NBA with 30.1 points per game, and is also in the top 10 in assists with 7.2 per game.
Two other Cleveland players also had double-doubles against the Clippers, as Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 22 points and 13 rebounds while Gooden added 14 and 12.
"Sometimes Z is unbelievable," James said. "When he wants the ball in the post we give it to him, and when he wants the ball on the perimeter we give it to him."
The duo has increased responsibilities with forward Anderson Varejao sidelined for a few more weeks with an ankle sprain.
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- SPECIAL REPORTS
- THE MAGAZINE
June 2, 2008 - Several national geospatial organizations have recently come together to create the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO). The Coalition evolved after several “Stakeholder” meetings that took place on an irregular basis since 2003. In August 2007, several of these organizations met to discuss areas of mutual concern and interest. In order to promote openness and effective collaboration, it was decided that the group should become a more formal organization.
COGO was developed to provide a forum for organizations concerned with national geospatial issues that will 1) improve communications among the member organizations (and others), 2) provide educational information on relevant issues for their respective memberships, 3) align and strengthen their respective policy agendas, and 4) facilitate development of strategies to address national issues.
COGO participants have met regularly in 2008 to draft the COGO Rules of Operation and Procedure which follow the Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services (COFPAES) Model of organization, whereby COGO will undertake legal or advocacy action only through unanimous agreement of all of the Member Organizations.
Current COGO Member Organization Participants are:
• American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) - Curt Sumner (Curtis.Sumner@ACSM.NET)
• American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) - Jim Plasker (firstname.lastname@example.org)
• Association of American Geographers (AAG) - Doug Richardson (email@example.com)
• Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) - Aileen Buckley (firstname.lastname@example.org)
• Geospatial Information Technology Association (GITA) - Bob Samborski (email@example.com)
• GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) - Email (firstname.lastname@example.org)
• Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) - John Palatiello (email@example.com)
• National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) - Fred Stringfellow (firstname.lastname@example.org)
• University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) - Jack Sanders (email@example.com)
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) - Wendy Nelson (firstname.lastname@example.org)
Current COGO Advisory Organization Participants are:
• National Association of Counties (NACo)
• National Emergency Numbers Association (NENA)
• Western Governors Association (WGA)
• American Planning Association (APA)
In the spirit of openness and collaboration, COGO extends a Call for Interest to any organization with a desire to participate in this forum and meets the qualifications set forth in the Rules of Operation and Procedure document (PDF- www.urisa.org/files/COGORules%20of%20Operation%20and%20ProcedureApril%2021_0.pdf ).
All interested organizations should contact any of the Executive Directors of the Member Organizations listed above.
The next meeting of the COGO Member and Advisory Organizations is scheduled on Monday, August 4, 2008 from 4:00-5:30 PM at the San Diego Convention Center. The Rules of Operation and Procedure document is expected to be finalized during the August meeting at which time the organizations will determine if they will join COGO.
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Manufacturer Part Number: PT
Content manager SD/HD playout . Support for Blackmagic boards with control for Atem Production Switchers. ldeally suited for time-critical live operations. Manual mode (drag and drop media and text files ) and list mode with automatic playlist sequence , time control , and text scroll to improve live efficiency.
GALLERY - https://unlimitek.tv/index.php/top-gallery
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hopes and prayers
Number Three is known around the Throne. I’m not just talking about the fact that “[his] frame was not hidden from You when [he] was made in the secret place” (Psalm 139:15). Beyond His own intimate knowledge, God has appointed certain people to commit to pray daily for #3, and I don’t mean just people like us and the grandparents either. Like his big brother, #3 is shaping up to be a group project that many are taking part in through intercession. We wouldn’t want it any other way! His 12-inch, 1-pound case is continually before the Father, between the prayers of Jesus (who lives to intercede for us) and those of his team on earth. To all of you, thank you for praying for him and us.
Last Saturday, I was particularly glad of those prayers. Out of the blue, I experienced some slight bleeding in the morning. Suddenly the possibility that #3’s life was required of us was before me, and I was not ready. The plans, the hopes, the assumptions, the complacency that had gradually gathered around my heart these last months were suddenly revealed in stark relief, as the familiar shapes of trees and structures suddenly jump out at you when lit by lightning. My faith felt atrophied and weak from disuse.
Fortunately he was kicking mightily through the whole thing, so at least that told me he was alive! After discussion with John and a few phone calls to medical people, it was determined that I should rest, drink water, and wait to see if the bleeding continued before going to the hospital. And that, praise God, is where it ended. I never had any more blood, and after some appointments this week, everything checked out normal. Number three was dancing on my bladder during Thursday’s ultrasound, so I got some good views of his jigging feet, legs, and “boy parts,” but unfortunately nothing above his hips. Can you see his foot next to the arrow below?
This Mother’s Day was bittersweet for me. During our years of infertility, Mother’s Day was a painful church service which I avoided, and I still feel a residual suspicion of any all-out elevation of the maternal. “Mother” has been a tenuous title for me since then, anyway. Two years ago I celebrated my first Mother’s Day with James in the NICU, where the nurses made me a card with James’s little footprint on it and taped it to the outside of his isolette. Last year I had two children to celebrate, unaware of their impending losses.
This year we enjoyed the memories we had of James and Dora, and the steady stream of kind comments from strangers who have discovered them at sweetbabyjames.info. And I have to say, I felt a lot of joy at the growing evidence of the vigorous life of #3. The hope that he represents took most of the edge off of what could have been a hard day.
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FineMark National Bank & Trust has been awarded a 5-Star Superior Rating during the past 10 consecutive quarters.
The nation’s leading independent bank rating and research firm Bauer Financial rates banks on a scale from zero to five. Ratings are based on capital ratios, profitability trends, levels of delinquent loans, charge offs, repossessed assets, liquidity and other historical data. FineMark has never earned lower than a 4-Star rating.
Joseph Catti, President and CEO of FineMark, says, “We are proud to be recognized for being strong, stable and safe by such a well respected, independent voice. In spite of the continued challenges in the economy, we remain focused on providing superior service while building deep relationships with our clients.”
Bauer Rating use until 12-01-13.pdf(1288.2 KB)
If you have any questions about this article, stop by or call your FineMark Office. We are always happy to help.
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yes you could have each ship if you wanted too, you can buy ships with energy credits. But your skills would mean that only one type would be very effective. Unless you are just a failure at spending skill points in which case every type would be equally ineffective.
thats lame. so since im tactical officer i have to be an escort to have good ship?
You could spec for the other ship types instead of you want to. But you cant spec for them all at the same time. Also there are some bonuses to sticking with the ship that matches your career type, but you dont have to.
You do not have enough skillpoints to spec everything though, so you will pick a ship type, weapon type, and improve the skills that improve the bridge officers you have chosen/customized. Different ship types have different skill needs
with that said skillpoints would come a bit slower once you used up all the leveling content. It probably would have been faster to make three characters to the level cap, one for each ship type, than just maxing one in the capless system.
But i would probably have tried to max myself out also if they had the old capless system, just to do it.
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A Houston company is chugging along the moving investment track for rail facilities serving oil and gas plays.
Kyle Kinsel of Houston’s Frac Resources, a frac sand logistics and distribution company, said he has partnered once again with La Porte-based Frontier Logistics LP to construct a new rail park on 550 acres of land in the Permian Basin.
Kinsel and his company previously partnered with Frontier on a rail park that is currently under construction in the Eagle Ford Shale play.
The partners’ newly planned $10 million rail park in the Permian Basin is located about 30 miles east of Midland, Texas — an area where Kinsel said there is a need for more rail service.
When the companies open the new rail park, scheduled in the second quarter of 2014, Kinsel said it will serve any company that wants to transport crude, sand or industrial materials to and from the area.
“We have the furthest place east (in the Permian Basin) to land a unit train,” he said.
To serve this east area of the Permian Basin, which is near the Wolfcamp and Cline shale plays, the partnership is building a connection to Union Pacific’s main rail line. This will particularly help drilling companies in the area, Kinsel said, because they are currently trucking crude to Midland, then putting their crude on a rail line in Midland to be transported east to Houston. Therefore, putting a rail line in will cut out the extra mileage of transporting the crude to Midland and back, Kinsel explained.
In addition to offering rail service, the partnership plans to lease part of the 550 acres of land to companies that wish to store their oil, sand and equipment at the site.
For the expansion, Kinsel said the partnership will hire about 10 additional people in its Houston-area offices and another 25 to 30 people to work at the rail park. Currently, the partnership has about 8 people working for it.
The partnership is sure to face some competition from other rail lines — due to the explosion of shale drilling activity, many companies have turned to transporting crude by rail because major pipelines are not yet installed. Also, rail lines and logistics companies are needed to transport the growing amount of frac sand needed to “frac” wells.
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The world is fast-paced and hectic. Even with our constant connectionn to technology and endless scientific inventions, we face various challenges daily. It goes without saying that self-care is important now more than ever.
With all the stress you face daily, it’s necessary to have “you” times to relax and recharge. If you don’t prioritize self-care, you may feel stressed, unhappy, or overwhelmed. Again, self-care is more important now more than ever!
In this article, you’ll learn why self-care is important, what it entails, and how to create a self-care routine that works.
Self-care encompasses all the steps you take to develop your well-being, either physically, mentally, or emotionally. Many people think the idea of self-care is selfishness, but it means taking care of yourself to stay healthy, sound, and productive.
Self-care activities include: eating healthy food, going on vacation, doing a hobby you enjoy, sleeping, hitting the gym, reading, and journaling.
Self-care isn’t the same for everyone. In fact, what is self-care for you today might not feel the same way next week, but any activity that helps you maintain a healthy and positive lifestyle is an act of self-care.
All the exfoliators and glow oils in the world will not work on your skin if you don’t bathe regularly. Hitting the gym once in two weeks won’t help you get toned muscles and six packs.
And if you don’t sleep well, even meditation may be unable to help you focus. In fact, when you try to meditate, you’ll doze off because you’re neglecting your body’s need for sleep!
In essence, to live a healthy, productive, and fulfilling life, self-care is necessary. What does self-care do for you?
Happiness and better health are by-products of self-care, so creating a self-care routine totally depends on what works for you. So, the activities you choose should be ones that genuinely interest you. What do you like to do? What activities help you relax? Note them and evaluate their impacts on your general well-being.
Evaluate your general well-being. What would make you a better person in any aspect? What parts of your life do you want to improve on? What do you think will make your life 5x better? Losing some weight? Sleeping early? Make a list of these things.
Think about the activities that will help you become a better person and find ways to input them in your day-to-day life. For instance, if your goal is to lose excess belly fat, waking up an hour earlier every morning and jogging for 30 minutes will help. If music is how you unwind, spend at least 30 minutes every day doing nothing but listening to music.
Start small. You don’t have to hit all your goals at once. Indulge in one or two acts of self-care daily and be consistent. In no time, your efforts will pay off! Besides, it takes a strong sense of discipline to start anything, anyway, so be proud of your progress.
Has your self-care routine been working for you? Do you feel happier or healthier? If your answer is no. go back to the drawing board. If your answer is somewhere satisfactory, you can do better to maintain the routine. If your answer is yes, well done!
If you discover that your self-care routine isn’t working, or that you’re neglecting a certain aspect of your life, create a plan that can help. If you need help fighting it out, you can reach out to a life coach or mental health professional. They’ll help you put things in perspective and devise better self-care strategies.
Most times, following through with your self-care routine or goals doesn’t go as planned due to unforeseen circumstances. Don’t beat yourself up about it. Feel free to readjust your self-care plan anytime, but ensure that you’re doing things that make you happier and healthier.
Also, it helps to be realistic. For example, if your goal is to have toned muscles and six packs, you can’t expect results in two weeks.
Consistency is the key to growth in any aspect of life. Even on days when you don’t feel like showing up, try to squeeze in one or two things. Make self-care a priority. In the end, it’ll be worth it.
Reward yourself for taking care of yourself! For example, if you went to the gym for two weeks in a row, you totally deserve a nice spa session. Rewarding yourself for good work will spur you to do better.
Self-care is different for everyone. Your day-to-day activities dictate what type of self-care is best for you. So, your self-care routine should be customized to fit your needs.
Also, don’t try to do everything at once or feel bad when things don’t go as planned. The goal is to evolve into a better version of yourself, but Rome wasn’t built in a day. Focus on small, daily activities that help you feel happier and healthier.
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You can make the most incredible statement this Valentine's Day by
giving the one you love a Wire Wrapped Ring!
of wrapping wires, you can make the perfect ring for any occasion!
A ring sizer and a ring mandrel (less than $7)
Again, available at any craft store.
I picked these up at Hobby Lobby.
You will need a piece of wire cut the length of the mandrel...about 12 inches.
Place the middle of the wire on the mandrel a half size bigger than you want the ring to be.
Wrap it around the mandrel and hold it tight with your fingers.
Wrap it back around and slip the button on the wires.
Hold it tight on the mandrel.
Twist the wires coming out of the button holes, this will hold the button tight...
so it's not so much work after that.
Now just twist the wires in a spiral shape until you have about an inch and
a half of wire left on each strand.
2 main ring wires. This finishes it off perfectly!
I was able to do them completely with my fingers...but some jewelry pliers wouldn't hurt either!
They are simple, stunning and create the perfect statement!
This post published on Doodlecraft first
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Elevated lead capture and onsite messaging leads to 350% revenue growth
High-end shoe retailer Regina Romero was looking to elevate the look and feel of their website while improving the targeting of their onsite pop-ups and promotions. They had difficulty building promotions that matched their upscale branding and realized they needed a tool with features that can handle both their design and advanced targeting needs. As a result, Regina Romero turned to Justuno to build out the promotional strategy, onsite messaging, and aesthetic they had been looking for.Contact Us
With Justuno, Regina Romero was able to create onsite promotions that properly reflected their brand and voice in order to collect more emails, optimize their conversion rate, and grow their bottom line.
Cart Abandonment Decrease
Increase in Conversion Value
Increase in Conversion Rate
“We chose Justuno for the features and the experience we had with the sales rep. He patiently reviewed our site outlining possible outcomes and solutions. From there our strategist has been amazing, professional, and very service-oriented–plus, the tutorials and trainings are amazing.”
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How we did it
High-converting email capture promotions for a consistent stream of revenue.
As 38% of Regina Romero’s revenue comes from their emails, it’s critical for their business to have a steady flow of new subscribers. Naturally, their first focus was to build high-converting lead capture promotions.
To create a healthy pipeline of new leads, Justuno wanted to strengthen Regina Romero’s acquisition strategy. First with well-designed promotions and then taking it to the next level with more refined targeting rules. This created a more relevant site experience for new visitors while improving that of returning shoppers. As a result, their email list grew by over 10% in three months.
“Regina Romero has been eager to challenge themselves to build a unique customer journey. This gave us a great opportunity to explore other onsite messaging formats to nurture visitors through the marketing funnel. Their team has been receptive to new ideas and strategies allowing us to showcase a different shopping experience using advanced features and creative design options.”
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Optimizing conversion rates
Together, these initiatives helped Regina Romero optimize their conversion rates by showing more relevant pop-ups to visitors. As a result, their conversion rate increased by 165.2% when a Justuno pop-up was engaged with and their AOV by 82.6%.
Regina Romero was able to realize major gains with only a few optimizations to their onsite strategy. Combining new lead capture promotions and on-brand promotions perfectly tailored for their target audience were the key in taking their website to the next level.
After 36 years in business and opening their online store in 2017, Regina Romero is a brand willing to meet its customers exactly where they want. Having grown their e-commerce presence with Justuno, they’re looking to continue brand expansion with targeted personalization driven by AI and product recommendations to create even more individualized shopping experiences.
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Former Spanish prime ministers Mariano Rajoy and José Maria Aznar will testify as witnesses on Wednesday at a trial over an alleged party slush fund.
Both Rajoy and Aznar will answer questions from the National Court of Justice via video conference.
The trial focuses on an alleged system of parallel bookkeeping by the right-wing People's Party (PP) to manage undeclared funds.
The accounts were run by Luis Barcenas who served as party treasurer between 1990 and 2009 while Aznar and then Rajoy led the PP.
The trial opened on February 8 and will run until May.
'Envelopes of cash'
For nearly 20 years, the alleged slush fund was fed by donations from businessmen and allegedly used to pay bonuses to PP leaders and collaborators.
It also funded the renovation of the party’s Madrid headquarters, Barcenas has said.
Rajoy has always denied any knowledge of the system. But Barcenas has testified he was “perfectly aware” of it, telling the court earlier this month that he was one of those who received envelopes of cash in the period before he became prime minister.
Aznar denied the existence of the system of illicit accounting as he appeared before a parliamentary commission of inquiry in 2018.
El Pais newspaper first published details of the accounts in 2013 in so-called "Barcenas papers".
Public prosecutors have requested a five-year prison sentence for Barcenas over the slush fund.
He is currently serving a 29-year sentence over a separate case centred on a system of bribes given to former party officials in exchange for public contracts between 1999 and 2005.
Rajoy appeared in court in 2017 as part of that trial, becoming the first sitting prime minister to take the witness stand in the country’s modern history.
The following year he became the first prime minister in Spain’s recent history to be ousted from office in a no-confidence motion triggered by the long-running corruption scandal.
Current PP leader Pablo Casado says neither he nor the party’s current leadership can be blamed for past wrongdoing.
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said the State Police is one of the most disciplined police forces of the country and the cops are sincerely performing their duties.
The State Police also earned fame in the music world by showing their talent in ‘Hunarbaaz’ programme of a TV channel, he said while virtually inaugurating a Police Station at Dhanotu in Nachan Vidhan Sabha area of Mandi district.
The Chief Minister said Dhanotu Police Station would ensure better facility of traffic management along National Highway-21 along Sundernagar, Gohar, Nerchowk, Janjheli and Manali. This would also go a long way in maintaining a better law and order situation in the area.
“The state government is committed to ensure overall and balanced development of the Nachan area and BDO Office has been opened at Dhanotu which will cover 32 panchayats under the Developmental Block. Now, there are two BDO Offices functioning in the constituency at Gohar and Dhanotu to facilitate the people.
Besides, work is in progress on Rs 45.57 crore Atal Adarsh Vidalaya Bhawan at Gohar and a Rs. 30.74 crore drinking water supply scheme is also under progress for Chail Chowk and adjoining villages,” he added.
The Chief Minister stated that adequate provision of budget would be made for construction of the Police Station Dhanotu building. Today, the state has 135 police stations and work is in progress regarding construction of 15 new Police Station buildings by spending an amount of Rs 30 crore.
He further stated that the four years tenure of the present State Government has witnessed unprecedented development and each and every section of the society has been benefited by the policies and programmes initiated by the state government.
He announced that a sewerage scheme would be taken in hand soon from Chambi to Bhoor under NABARD to facilitate the people of the area. He also announced that a vehicle would be provided soon for the newly opened Police Station.
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Year 7 Student with a bright future!
One of our Year 7 students is heading off overseas before the end of term, however it is not just a holiday she is chasing but a dream! Mary Hossack recently did some auditions in front of industry professionals - an opportunity to be selected to work in the TV industry with names like Disney and Nickelodeon. Mary did so well at these auditions that she is jetsetting her way to the USA for an Audition in Floridia!
When she is not busy with auditions, Mary also participates in Women's Air Pistol competitivley. In the September school holidays, Mary placed first in Junior D grade and second in the Womens D grade at the State Championship Final. While Mary says air pistol is her hobby and she really wants to pursue a TV career, it is clear that whichever direction she chooses, she has a bright future ahead. All the best Mary!
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I've lamented before about the lack of a clothes dryer in our little apartment, but getting used to it was disturbingly easy and now it's something that I don't really even consider a necessity. One of the things that used to be a phobia of mine and my broken Italian has now become something I kind of enjoy, especially when I step back and realize this is a very funny situation when you break it down. Hanging out the laundry in the late morning is something I am hardly ever alone in doing. Like many Italian homes, we have a little balcony with our clothespins and clotheswires that meets the balcony of our neighbor. Our neighbors above and below, to the left and the right, across the courtyard and down the street have the same set up. This means that on most days, when you are shaking out your sheets, glaring up at a rain cloud and mentally willing it to stay put, you are in good company hanging out your laundry.
First, it started as just my neighbor - a wonderful, brassy, outgoing Monterosso woman who would yell out advice and gossip to people as far as across the courtyard. She engaged me every time in conversation and would translate the older women's dialect into more understandable Italian for me. I would run inside and slammed the door, petrified. I developed slight anxiety about hanging out the laundry, as having just woken up and getting thrown into conversation with several older Italian ladies in their various states of undress and pajamas, my brain was just not ready. After a few months, without my neighbor present, I exchanged good mornings or waves with the other ladies. One particularly tough one finally warmed up to me when I shouted good morning to another old woman passing by, who happened to me Manu's grandfather's brother's wife's sister. The old woman yelled down, "Ah, she speaks Italian, the girl here?". Manuel's relative (loosely used) responded, laughing, "Yes, she's learning, she can speak". The older woman in question then looked at me and glared, but nodded, satisfied, and went inside.
Two days later she asked me if I was Brazilian. I said no, and responded that I was American, and she again glared and nodded, satisfied (I'm not sure what she has against Brazilians), and went inside.
Finally, one day last week, with all the women outside shouting morning greetings, my neighbor yelled over, "Criiiiiiii," and asked how I was doing in the local dialect, I answered in Italian. My old woman peeked down, glared as usual, and queried, "You understood that?". "Yes," I replied, grinning, explaining that Manu's gram speaks it at home. She nodded, again, but didn't glare, and I was convinced she smiled a little as I joined the conversation outside. Slowly, the women started asking me questions, asking me if I had gone mushroom hunting yet, and I started asking back - what vegetables do you put in your polpettone? A sentence here or there over a few months, and my anxiety has mostly gone. I've gotten to know my neighbors a little bit through this incredibly normal daily task that is incredibly strange to someone who grew up in a house with a yard, a fence, bushes and a clothes dryer. As I rattle off what's said outside to Manu inside, excitedly telling him how an old lady told me (vaguely, people are a little possessive about their secret mushroom spots) a porcini spot, I stop and grin and then talk about how wonderful it is that all the women talk out on the balconies. He laughs back, constantly amused that something so incredibly normal here gives me such a kick, and, above all things, a blog entry.
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The main objects of the Association are:
- To identify and discuss matters of common interest to its members and implement or organise the implementation of the relative solution.
- To develop and maintain harmony or coherence in policies on issues of common interest to its members and to lobby and negotiate in support thereof with the authorities and other bodies.
- To discuss developments in the banking and financial services sector.
- To encourage, promote, sponsor or assist in any manner, research on matters relating to banking and finance.
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Oil cartel OPEC’s decision to freeze production at current levels has caused the European and US high-yield markets to diverge due to the high energy concentration in the latter.
Some US high-yield indices contain as much 18% concentration in oil extraction and production, which has seen value drop and yields spread as sector-based default risk increases.
Barclays’ US corporate high-yield and global high-yield indices contain a 15% and 10% exposure, respectively.
The BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Index had a 14% exposure towards the energy sector, according to AXA Investment Managers.
Oil prices have been steadily falling in the latter half of the year, falling from $94 (€75) per barrel on 28 September to $68 on 28 November, the day of OPEC’s last meeting.
Since the announcement, prices bottomed out at $64 on 30 November before reaching $67 today.
This has severely impacted the cash-flow generation plans of exploration and production companies in the US, which had taken on debt burdens throughout the year.
Energy companies issued a significant amount of bonds this year, according to fund managers, in order to refinance existing debt and increase capital expenditure.
Barclays said year-to-date high-yield energy bond issuance totalled $57bn across 107 transactions.
Kames Capital high-yield global fund manager Claire McGuckin said the decision by independent US energy companies to ramp up issuance meant they were investing in excess of current cash flows given the falling oil price.
“It is the bonds from these companies that have suffered the heaviest in the recent market turbulence, and a quick rebound is unlikely given the viability of projects/expected cash flows,” she said.
“A material adjustment for the increased risk has already been priced in by the market.”
Peter Aspbury, lead portfolio manager for European high-yield at JP Morgan Asset Management, said there was a visible impact on performance of the European and US markets over the last few weeks, with the former faring much better.
European high-yield markets, unlike US, contained less exposure to energy estimated to be around 1%.
The growing spread between the two markets would almost entirely be down to US energy exposure, Aspbury said.
“Just as high-yield was starting to perform well again after a few months of weakness, the OPEC decision caused spreads to widen again,” he said.
“Given that most of the widening occurred in one sector, it overshadows what is otherwise a pretty healthy market.
“It certainly serves to remind credit investors of the risks associated with an industry where there is so much exposure to a single commodity’s price.”
Research from Barclays showed that, at current price levels, around a dozen companies would produce negative cash flows, affecting credit ratings and increasing default risk.
Other companies would have adequate liquidity to last until the end of 2015 but be unable to sustain low prices much longer.
However, Aspbury said there was a risk markets were over-discounting the added default risk given the potential fall in revenues for the US companies.
“The key question for oil prices is not how low but how low for how long,” he said.
“If prices do fall further and remain so beyond 2015, then it will start to cause some pain.
“A higher default risk does not translate into higher default rates straightaway. That will depend on the degree and duration of the oil price decline.”
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How to Increase and Decrease Font (Print) Size
Posted by Second Chance to Live on February 20, 2015
Seven years ago I wrote an article on how to increase and decrease the font size (print) size of the articles on Second Chance to Live. Recently, I received a comment that inspired me to share this information with the individual.
In the event that the font or print size is too small for you to read my articles, please follow the below suggestions on:
How to INCRES and DECREASE The FONT (Print) Size
Recently a friend asked me if I could increase the font size of my posts to make them easier to read. After doing some research, no solution could be found. Currently, there is not a way for me to increase the font size of my articles, as they appear on Second Chance to Live. I have done some research and spoken with a friend and have an alternative that empowers the reader to increase and then decrease the size of the print to read my articles.
This alternative to increasing and decreasing the font size, not only when reading articles on Second Chance to Live; can be used to increase / decrease the font size of any article on the internet.
To INCREASE the font size of the print (make the print size larger) press and hold down the Control Key – which is at the far left bottom key on your keyboard under the left shift key – and the Shift Key at the same time. While holding these 2 keys down (Shift and Control Key) click on the (+) key, which next to your Backspace Key at the end of the row of your (1,2,3…) number keys. As you click (tap) on the (+) key while holding down the control and shift keys, you will see that the print or font size of the article will get bigger.
To DECREASE the font size of the print (to make the print size smaller), press and hold the control key down and click on the (-), which is the sign next to the (+) sign. You do not have to hold down the shift and the control key at the same time to decrease the size of the font. Holding down the Shift Key and the Control Key while clicking (tapping) on the (-) sign will not work to decrease or make the font (print) size smaller. Holding down the shift key would instead be the underlining key, instead of the (-) key.
In the event that my instructions do not work for you, please contact me and I will look into another possible way to help you. Here is a link to my contact page: Contact Page
I hope the above is helpful.
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Game Day Preview: Hurricanes @ Jets
When: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Records: Winnipeg Jets (22-19-2 – 9th in East), Carolina Hurricanes (17-23-2- 14th in East)
Television/Radio: FS-CR, TSN-JETS/TSN 1290
The Story: The Winnipeg Jets will be seeking their fifth win in a row tonight when they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to town for a Thursday night matchup.
The Jets defeated the Tampa Bay Lighting 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday night to preserve the team’s perfect record on this current six-game home stand but unfortunately the club failed to move out of 9th place. The Jets now have 46 points -the same total as the New York Rangers- but Winnipeg remains below the playoff line due to the Rangers having played the fewer number of games.
With just five games to go in the season, the Jets may have to win four games to have a good shot at making the playoffs and that might not even be enough. After tonight, the Jets will play the New York Islanders at home on Saturday afternoon, followed by a back-to-back set against the Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals next Monday and Tuesday. The Jets will play their final regular season game at home against the Montreal Canadiens next Thursday.
Carolina comes into Winnipeg having won only two of their last 10 games and are now in serious contention for one of the Top 5 picks in this summers NHL Entry Draft. Since number-1 goaltender Cam Ward went down with a knee injury in early March, the Hurricanes have a record of 5-15-1. To make matters worst, 2010’11 Calder Trophy winner Jeff Skinner left Tuesday’s game against the Ottawa Senators after being levelled by Jared Cowen at centre ice. Skinner will not dress for the Hurricanes tonight.
There probably won’t be any line-up changes for the Jets tonight and why would there be? Winnipeg has outscored their opponents 18-7 on this current home stand and are rolling four lines on a consistent basis. Captain Andrew Ladd has 8 points in his last four games (4 goals, 4 assists) and continues to lead the team’s offensive attack on the number-1 line alongside Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler.
This is the fourth and final meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Jets with the Jets leading the season series two games to one. The Jets defeated the Hurricanes 4-3 on February 21st in Carolina and March 26th in Carolina while Carolina defeated the Jets 3-1 in Winnipeg on March 30th.
Ondrej Pavelec is expected to start in net for the Jets tonight.
Justin Peters is expected to start in net for the Hurricanes tonight.
Follow @IllegalCurve on Twitter leading up to today’s game.
Projected Jets line combinations (subject to change before game time):
1st: Andrew Ladd- Bryan Little- Blake Wheeler
2nd: Evander Kane-Olli Jokinen- Kyle Wellwood
3rd: Eric Tangradi– Alexander Burmistrov- Mike Santorelli
4th: James Wright- Aaron Gagnon – Chris Thorburn
Grant Clitsome – Dustin Byfuglien
Zach Bogosian- Ron Hainsey
Paul Postma- Mark Stuart
Carolina Hurricanes: Eric Staal (17 goals, 29 assists, 46 points), Alexander Semin (10 goals, 28 assists, 38 points), Jiri Tlusty (19 goals, 11 assists, 30 points)
Winnipeg Jets: Andrew Ladd (18 goals, 23 assists, 41 points), Blake Wheeler (16 goals, 19 assists, 35 points) Evander Kane (16 goals, 15 assists, 31 points)
Carolina Hurricanes: Joni Pitkanen (heel), Jeff Skinner (upper body), Tim Brent (lower body), Tim Wallace (upper body), Drayson Bowman (upper body)
Winnipeg Jets: Anthony Peluso (hand), Jim Slater (upper body), Nikolai Antropov (lower body), Tobias Enstrom (mid-body, week to week)
Who’s Next: The Jets host the New York Islanders on Saturday, April 20th at 2:00 p.m. CST.
QUICKIES….. Evander Kane is ranked 2nd in the NHL with 176 shots. Alexander Ovechkin leads the NHL with 198 shots…..On Wednesday the Jets announced that 24-year-defenceman Zach Redmond was assigned to the St. John’s IceCaps of the American Hockey League on a conditioning stint. Redmond suffered a life-threatening leg injury in early February when a skate accidentally cut his femoral artery, causing him to lose a significant amount of blood. Redmond has played in eight games for the Jets this year, registering a goal and three assists…..
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I could not have asked for a better model for this wintery maternity session! Spokane had a beautiful dusting of snow one night, and so we had to take advantage of it before it melted (which was the day next…of course...). I was honored to be able to photograph her previous pregnancy, and even more so with this one! Amanda is my first repeat maternity client, and that makes me so incredible happy, and humbled. So excited to see her beautiful family grow!
The best time to schedule your maternity session is in your second trimester, and I recommend doing the session between 28-36 weeks, depending on how you feel and how much of a bump you have. If you are also interested in investing in a newborn portrait session, that is scheduled at the same time as your maternity session: I save your EDD (expected due date) in my calendar, and you get ahold of me within 48 hours of baby being born so we can plan on a session within the first 2 weeks of life, to ensure a sleepy, flexible new baby.
Natalie Bee is a Birth Photographer and Doula, a mother of four wildlings, and coffee junkie. She captures the beauty of motherhood and birth through still imagery and film documentation.
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Both iOS (requires minimum iOS 9) and Android native applications allow you to download / sync videos to your phone and watch them later without any internet connexion (offline viewing)
The offline feature is located under the player, simply tap on the three dots to open the video menu and then tap on "Watch Offline". You'll need to be signed in or create an account to use this feature.
Offline videos can be accessed via your Library and are stored for 30 days before being deleted.
Certain videos are not available for Offline watching, this is because the content owner has restricted access to their videos to standard online viewing only.
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The Four Types of Symmetry in the Plane
written by Dr. Susan Addington
California Math Show
formatted and edited by Suzanne Alejandre
About This Project ||
What is a Tessellation? ||
Tessellation Tutorials ||
A pattern is symmetric if there is at least one symmetry
(rotation, translation, reflection, glide reflection)
that leaves the pattern unchanged.
To rotate an object means to turn it around. Every rotation has a center and an angle.
To translate an object means to move it without rotating or reflecting it.
Every translation has a direction and a distance.
To reflect an object means to produce its mirror image. Every reflection has a mirror line. A reflection of an "R" is a backwards "R".
A glide reflection combines a reflection with a translation along the direction of the mirror line. Glide reflections are the only type of symmetry that involve more than one step.
Symmetries create patterns that help us organize our world conceptually. Symmetric patterns occur in nature, and are invented by artists, craftspeople, musicians, choreographers, and mathematicians.
In mathematics, the idea of symmetry gives us a precise way to think about this subject. We will talk about plane symmetries, those that take place on a flat plane, but the ideas generalize to spatial symmetries too.
Plane symmetry involves moving all points around the plane so that their positions relative to each other remain the same, although their absolute positions may change. Symmetries preserve distances, angles, sizes, and shapes.
- For example, rotation by 90 degrees about a fixed point is an example of a plane symmetry.
- Another basic type of symmetry is a reflection. The reflection of a figure in the plane about a line moves its reflected image to where it would appear if you viewed it using a mirror placed on the line. Another way to make a reflection is to fold a piece of paper and trace the figure onto the other side of the fold.
- A third type of symmetry is translation. Translating an object means moving it without rotating or reflecting it. You can describe a translation by stating how far it moves an object, and in what direction.
- The fourth (and last) type of symmetry is a glide reflection.
A glide reflection combines a reflection with a translation along the direction of the mirror line.
A figure, picture, or pattern is said to be symmetric if there is at least one symmetry that leaves the figure unchanged. For example, the letters in
form a symmetric pattern: if you draw a vertical line through the center of the "Y" and then reflect the entire phrase across the line, the left side becomes the right side and vice versa. The picture doesn't change.
If you draw the figure of a person walking and copy it to make a line of walkers going infinitely in both directions, you have made a symmetric pattern. You can translate the whole group ahead one person, and the procession will look the same. This pattern has an infinite number of symmetries, since you can translate forward by one person, two people, or three people, or backwards by the same numbers, or even by no people. There is one symmetry of this pattern for each integer (positive, negative, and zero whole numbers).
- Classify all the capital letters in English (in their simplest forms) according to their symmetries. For example, "A" has a reflection in a vertical line, and "R" has no symmetry (except rotation by 0 degrees).
- Make a symmetric pattern by starting with an asymmetric shape (a letter is fine) and repeating a single translation over and over (also translate it backwards). That is, decide on a direction and distance for your translation (for example, 5 cm to the right). Translate your letter 5 cm to the right, then translate the new letter 5 cm to the right, etc. Also translate the original letter 5 cm. to the left, etc. Did you get any other types of symmetries (reflections, glide reflections, or rotations) in the process?
- Make a symmetric pattern by starting with an asymmetric shape and repeating a single glide reflection over and over (also glide it backwards). That is, pick a reflection line and a translation in a direction parallel to the reflection line. Keep applying the same glide reflection to the new shapes that you generate until you run out of paper. Did you get any other types of symmetries (reflections, translations, or rotations) in the process?
- On a piece of paper, draw a letter R (call it R1) and two parallel lines about an inch apart. Call the lines L1 and L2. Reflect the R across the first line, L1, and call it R2. Reflect R2 across the line L2 and call it R3.
a. How is R3 related to R1? (by which type of symmetry?)
b. Continue your pattern by reflecting the new Rs across L1 and L2. Keep going until you run out of paper or until you don't get anything new. Would this be an infinite pattern if you had an infinitely large piece of paper?
c. What symmetries does your pattern have besides reflections across L1 and L2?
- Repeat the previous activity using lines that are not parallel but intersect at a 45-degree angle.
a. Now how is R3 related to R1?
b. Continue your pattern by reflecting the new Rs across L1 and L2.
Keep going until you run out of paper or until you don't get anything new. Would this be an infinite pattern if you had an infinitely large piece of paper?
c.What symmetries does your pattern have besides reflections across L1 and L2?
- Remember making strings of paper dolls or snowflakes by cutting a strip
of folded paper? Adapt one of these activities so that it explicitly talks about symmetries. Invent some questions about it appropriate for children.
- (Extension) Consider patterns generated by reflections across two
intersecting lines, but use other angles. For example, what if the lines formed an angle of 111 degrees, or 60 degrees? If you can, find a general pattern that will predict results for any angle.
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Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I was also compensated with free product for this post, but know that I will only promote items I personally use and stand behind! For more information on my disclosure policy, please visit this page. Friends know how long I patiently waited for Derek to pop the question. After nine years of dating, we FINALLY got engaged and ten months later we were married. I was so excited to finally be a Nehil and loved to add that family element in our home.
Months after we came back from our honeymoon I converted this blank wall in our living room into our Nehil Family wall, which included a “Nehil” frame gifted by my bridesmaids, a collage frame of our wedding photos and a big decorative “N”. Fast forward a few months and now we were a family and not just a married couple. Brielle needed to be included on our family wall!
Luckily, Shutterfly gave me the chance to make this happen. In just a short amount of time I was able to put together some fun items that worked perfectly with my family wall display. And since there wasn’t any room on the wall itself, I made great use of the console tabletop right in front. (You know the table that houses our bin of toys, as seen in the #KeepingItReal first photo from this post?)
Guys, did you know Shutterfly sells a book easel? What a cute way to display your latest favorite Photo Book! I currently have the photobook I made from all the photo taking events of 2013. I love this large 12×12 size and think I’ll make one every year from now on! TIP: It’s sooooo much easier to work on it all year long than try to do it at the end! I already have my 2014 one in the works. Oh and you can’t forget the M&Ms on this table – a staple snack in our house!
Next I made three of these 4×4 sized Photo Cubes and stacked them front and center. The picture seriously does not do these justice. The matte finish is hard to photograph, which is why it looks more dusty than the beautiful way they look in person. My mom was over when I got them and of course hinted that these would make a great Christmas present! I included some of our favorite shots over the year, making sure to get some photos of us as a family, each of us with her and some of her at all different ages. They have photos on 5 sides, as the bottom is open and the inside is hollow for a nice, lightweight home décor piece.
I also got a chance to check out these desktop plaques, which are a more upscale option than just framing a photo. I used my current favorite family photo – one taken on Mother’s Day and created the 5×7 vertical plaque in neutral colors.
Lastly, I added our photo announcement that we shared with family and friends after Brielle’s arrival. I love me some chalkboard trend, don’t I? I feel like my living room is much more complete, now that Brielle’s presence has been added to our family wall! :)
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Dr. Simone Alexander of Seton Hall’s English department, researches primarily in the fields of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Postcolonial Literature, Migration and Diaspora Studies.
For her most recent book African Diasporic Women’s Narratives: Politics of Resistance, Survival and Citizenship (University of Florida Press) Dr. Alexander won the College Language Association Creative Scholarship Award, in 2015. Offering an in-depth study of literature, analyzing selective texts by the migrant writers Audre Lorde, Edwidge Danticat, Maryse Conde, and Grace Nichols, the book has been reprinted and the paperback edition will be available May 3, 2016 (read an excerpt here).
Dr. Alexander took time out of her busy schedule to talk with us about her research.
You research, publish and teach, and, you have received numerous awards and grants recognizing your work. How do you find time to balance all these activities?
I don’t even know how! I go to bed even today at 2am, and I’m back up at 6, 6:30am. I love doing this, I love doing research, and I love when I can connect my research in the classroom. I feel as though I get this special adrenaline.
It has not been easy. I’m raising kids—my kids are older now, so it’s a little easier—but there are times when you have to give up certain things. You can’t show up at some of your kids’ events, you just have to say “You know what, I just can’t do this today.” So I have to find ways and means, it has not been easy.
Trying to juggle being a mom, being a wife, it’s a very difficult space to be in at times. I feel as though having a family, sometimes I’m at a disadvantage and I have to do more just to keep up. Because when you are in the academic space, no one cares what happens behind your closed doors, you have to produce. And I’m still kind of in that moment of “publish or perish”.
In what ways have Seton Hall University Libraries (books, databases, ebooks, ILL service, librarians) assisted your research process?
In my earlier years I physically went to the library to use books. I checked them out, but then I hung on to some of the books beyond their due date. I didn’t like the fact that the library just gave it [the book] to you for two months! And I kept saying “Can you extend this to the end of the semester?” Quite often most of the books that I used I don’t think anyone else was using them.
Recently, I love the fact that you can get everything electronically. You can also do interlibrary loan through PALCI, I’ve been using that a lot. When I’m doing research, for example on Toni Morrison, I get every piece of work that’s been done on her. I also love using ILLIAD. It’s so effective, you can submit a request today and by the following morning you get all of your articles. It has been a tremendous help.
In the past, we had an option if the library did not carry some of the books that we wanted, we could put orders in. I haven’t done any recently, but I’ve supplied different lists [of books] to order. When I first came to campus the library didn’t have much on diaspora studies, transnationalism and migration, they were relatively new fields. So I helped bring in books to build the collection in these areas.
Which library databases are your preferred starting places to begin when you are looking for current research articles?
Always MLA Bibliography, it’s my thing. It has such a volume of different things. Even in my classes I tell students “Go to MLA, you can’t fail.” They give you everything, and then it directs you to JSTOR and everything else.
Many of our students are undergraduates who are just beginning to develop their research and writing skills. Is there any advice research you offer your own students that we can share with them?
Normally I’m considered (by students) to be very challenging—which I keep saying to students it’s not a bad thing, it’s good! I do not allow certain things to slip, I’m very particular when it comes to grammatical construction.
I love the interaction in my classroom; I don’t lecture to students, I want them to talk back to me. I also grade them based on their class participation. I want them to talk, it’s part of their grade. Many of them are very good, they talk, they interact, but when it comes to their writing, it’s different—they don’t engage the same way. This for me is so interesting, because when I grew up, you wrote the way you spoke. For the first few years here I couldn’t figure out “How come you’re speaking this way and then you’re completely not translating what’s here into your writing?”
Again, I would send students to MLA and I would walk them through and show them exactly how to find information—if they’re doing work on Nella Larsen for example. And back in the day visits from librarians were incorporated in the elementary English courses. On these designated “research days” librarians Tony Lee or Marta Deyrup was invited to show students how to use the library website for their research. Now I access the library website and show them everything, and I’ve been encouraging them to use ILLIAD.
Get your research going way in advance so you can sit and read everything. Quite often students feel as though research is just about reading the first page—you have to read about 10 articles even though you may not use all of them. You have to have a very broad perspective of what it is you’re going to write on.
And quite often secondary sources can give you ideas. You may go into a project not knowing; you may say “here’s what I want to work on” and once you’ve read something different it completely will change you, it can bolster your argument much more.
Listen to Dr. Alexander Talking About Her New Book “African Diasporic Women’s Narratives: Politics of Resistance, Survival and Citizenship”
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The Circle Theatre c. 1945. Photo from Toronto Archives, Series 881, File 374
The Circle Theatre at 2567 Yonge Street opened its doors in 1933, on the east side of the street, north of Sherwood, five blocks north of Eglinton Avenue West. The architect of the Circle was Eric Hounsom, who was employed by the architectural firm of H. S. Kaplan and Abraham Sprachman. In later years, Hounsom designed the interior of the University Theatre on Bloor Street West.
Map from Google, 2014.
Similar to most theatres designed by Kaplan and Sprachman, the Circle Theatre was in the Art Deco style, its façade containing strong vertical lines rising above the marquee. Contrasting with the vertical lines, were bold horizontal lines. The cornice was relatively plain, divided into sections of varying heights.
The theatre’s auditorium possessed 750 seats, with a wide centre section, aisles on either side of it, and more rows of seats across from the aisles. There was no balcony. The side walls were sleek and smooth, with horizontal lines. The corners near the stage were curved. There were Art Deco designs on the rear wall and near the stage, with elongated Art Deco lighting fixtures on the side walls.
View of the auditorium of the Circle Theatre from the rear seats. City of Toronto Archives, Series 881, It. 374
View from the stage area of the auditorium of the Circle Theatre. City of Toronto Archives, Series 881, It. 374.
Isometric Drawing of the Circle Theatre in 1933. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 122, Series 881, File 413. This drawing reveals some of the art deco designs that were in the interior spaces.
Lobby of the Circle Theatre, c. 1945. City of Toronto Archives, Series 881, It.374
In the 1930s, few people owned automobiles, and those who possessed one, tended to drive it only on weekends in an effort to save gasoline. Neighbourhoods bordering Yonge Street, to the east and west of it, were connected by the square-shaped Peter Witt streetcars that rattled along Toronto’s main street. North of Eglinton, the streetcars were the main method of transportation to travel downtown. However, because streetcar tickets were considered expensive, most people preferred to walk to the local theatres rather than journey to the larger movie houses near Yonge and Queen Streets. For those living near Yonge Street, north of Eglinton Avenue, the Circle Theatre was popular as it was within easy walking distance.
From its earliest days, Torontonians had always possessed a strong sense of community. Families lived in a neighbourhood, raised their children and retired in the same houses that they had dwelt in for decades. Neighbours knew each other and chatted with easy familiarity in the local shops or in ticket lines at theatres. They often shared the same butcher, green grocer and mailman. The same milkman and bread man delivered their products to the doors of their homes, where they shared local news and gossip. When people attended the Circle Theatre, it was not unusual for them to recognize several neighbours among those in the audience.
Within the homes, the only sources of entertainment were radios, books, magazines, newspapers and for some, decks of cards. For the children, library books, homework and board games occupied their time. Thus, for adults, a night out at the Circle Theatre was a well-anticipated event and for the children, a Saturday afternoon matinee.
In the years following the Second World War, community life was forever altered. People had more money to spend and purchased automobiles and eventually homes in the suburbs. Telephones allowed people to remain in contact, removing the necessity to live within close proximity to friends and relatives. Many families moved away and others bought their homes. Local theatres became less important in the daily lives of the residents of the communities.
Then, with the advent of television, people stayed home to view programs and movies on TV. Theatres lost much of their appeal. Attendance at local theatres declined, many of them shutting their doors. The Circle Theatre on Yonge Street closed in 1956. The building was demolished and today there is an apartment building on the site.
The author is grateful to cinematreasures.org and lost-toronto.blogspot.com for some of the information contained in this post.
Site of the Circle Theatre, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278. It. 45
To view the Home Page for this blog: https://tayloronhistory.wordpress.com/
To view links to other posts placed on this blog about the history of Toronto and its buildings:
To view previous blogs about old movie houses of Toronto—historic and modern
Recent publication entitled “Toronto’s Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen,” by the author of this blog. The publication explores 50 of Toronto’s old theatres and contains over 80 archival photographs of the facades, marquees and interiors of the theatres. It also relates anecdotes and stories from those who experienced these grand old movie houses.
To place an order for this book:
Theatres Included in the Book:
Chapter One – The Early Years—Nickelodeons and the First Theatres in Toronto
Theatorium (Red Mill) Theatre—Toronto’s First Movie Experience and First Permanent Movie Theatre, Auditorium (Avenue, PIckford), Colonial Theatre (the Bay), thePhotodome, Revue Theatre, Picture Palace (Royal George), Big Nickel (National, Rio), Madison Theatre (Midtown, Capri, Eden, Bloor Cinema, Bloor Street Hot Docs), Theatre Without a Name (Pastime, Prince Edward, Fox)
Chapter Two – The Great Movie Palaces – The End of the Nickelodeons
Loew’s Yonge Street (Elgin/Winter Garden), Shea’s Hippodrome, The Allen (Tivoli), Pantages (Imperial, Imperial Six, Ed Mirvish), Loew’s Uptown
Chapter Three – Smaller Theatres in the pre-1920s and 1920s
Oakwood, Broadway, Carlton on Parliament Street, Victory on Yonge Street (Embassy, Astor, Showcase, Federal, New Yorker, Panasonic), Allan’s Danforth (Century, Titania, Music Hall), Parkdale, Alhambra (Baronet, Eve), St. Clair, Standard (Strand, Victory, Golden Harvest), Palace, Bedford (Park), Hudson (Mount Pleasant), Belsize (Crest, Regent), Runnymede
Chapter Four – Theatres During the 1930s, the Great Depression
Grant ,Hollywood, Oriole (Cinema, International Cinema), Eglinton, Casino, Radio City, Paramount, Scarboro, Paradise (Eve’s Paradise), State (Bloordale), Colony, Bellevue (Lux, Elektra, Lido), Kingsway, Pylon (Royal, Golden Princess), Metro
Chapter Five – Theatres in the 1940s – The Second World War and the Post-War Years
University, Odeon Fairlawn, Vaughan, Odeon Danforth, Glendale, Odeon Hyland, Nortown, Willow, Downtown, Odeon Carlton, Donlands, Biltmore, Odeon Humber, Town Cinema
Chapter Six – The 1950s Theatres
Savoy (Coronet), Westwood
Chapter Seven – Cineplex and Multi-screen Complexes
Cineplex Eaton Centre, Cineplex Odeon Varsity, Scotiabank Cineplex, Dundas Square Cineplex, The Bell Lightbox (TIFF)
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump floated the idea Wednesday of partnering with the newly Democratic-led House on two ideas that could prove popular with voters: Increasing spending on America’s infrastructure and limiting drug prices.
Yet the poisonous atmosphere in Washington, mandated federal spending limits and a potential duel over the government’s borrowing authority make it difficult to achieve any deals that would boost economic growth.
Over the next two years, with Democrats controlling the House and Republicans the Senate, most economic and market analysts foresee mainly entrenched gridlock. Many think the two sides will mostly manoeuvr for public favour while looking toward the 2020 presidential election year.
At a news conference, Trump reiterated his desire to reach some agreement on infrastructure spending — to rebuild roadways, rail stations or airports, for example — among other priorities. But to achieve any real breakthrough, he would have to compromise with Democrats who won office largely by opposing his plans to restrict immigration, his efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, his deficit-funded tax cuts and his opposition to gun control in the aftermath of mass shootings.
That said, most economists don’t think a stalemate in Congress would necessarily depress growth. The $20 trillion U.S. economy — the world’s largest — relies far more on the health of the global economy and the willingness of consumers and businesses to spend rather than on any government actions.
Nor do market analysts think stock prices will suffer. In fact, major stock averages soared Wednesday in the wake of the elections. In part, that’s because Tuesday’s vote caused no major surprises, in part because the prospect of little or no major congressional initiatives means lawmakers won’t stand in the way of a robust U.S. economy.
“While you might see further gridlock if the Democrats take the House, that doesn’t mean it would tip the boat and slow growth,” said Beth Ann Bovino, chief U.S. economist at S&P Global.
Economists at Bank of America concluded, “We expect a divided government to lead to a legislative logjam in Washington, DC in the next Congress, limiting policy actions to passing the budget with modest spending increases and raising the debt ceiling.”
Trump would still have discretion on some key economic issues. His trade war with China and his drive to reduce regulations are two of them. The president has managed to pursue those priorities without Congress’ involvement, though his updated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico would need congressional approval.
But the new Democratic-led House could thwart Trump’s plans for more tax cuts, a wall along the border with Mexico and a 5 per cent budget cut to Cabinet departments. But the Democrats’ own agendas would also likely meet with defeat.
At his news conference, the president suggested that he could work with Democrats on such priorities as boosting infrastructure spending and reducing the costs of prescription drugs. He also said he’d consider raising other tax rates to pay for a middle-class tax cut, though he didn’t offer any details.
Yet Trump made clear that if House Democrats pursue him with investigations involving his 2016’s connection to Russia or financial ethics allegations, he would drop his willingness to seek co-operation on legislation involving the economy or other issues.
“They can play that game, but we can play it better,” the president said.
Still, Trump could be pressured to bargain with the Democrats on two major fiscal issues with consequences for the economy, said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at the consultancy RSM.
The president would need to increase the government’s borrowing capacity — or it would be unable to continue issuing debt and possibly shutter. A 2011 showdown on the debt ceiling led the S&P 500 stock index to plummet and raised fears that the economy could sink into a recession.
“Given the new configuration of power in Washington, the probability of a government shutdown is greater than 50 per cent,” Brusuelas said.
Second, Trump would need to sign a spending bill for fiscal 2020. Otherwise, previously agreed-upon spending caps would automatically reduce federal expenditures, which would likely slow the economy during a presidential election year.
The economy has enjoyed an acceleration in growth this year — to a gain estimated to be 3 per cent. Unemployment is at a five-decade low of 3.7 per cent, and employers are posting record-high job openings. The economy’s expansion is already the second-longest on record.
But annual growth is widely expected to dip back to its long-term average near 2 per cent by 2020. It’s even possible the economy could slip into a recession within a few years as growth stalls — for reasons unrelated to who controls the White House or Congress. A global slowdown could, for example, spill into the United States. Or higher interest rates, spurred by the Federal Reserve, might depress economic activity.
In an appearance last month at Harvard University, Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader, outlined her agenda should her party regain the chamber’s majority and she the speakership. Within the first 100 days, Pelosi said, she would seek to reduce the influence of large campaign donors and groups that aren’t legally required to disclose their funding sources. She would also pursue infrastructure funding and seek protections for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, among other priorities.
Yet the rancour between the two parties makes the likelihood of any meaningful economic measures appear dim.
“The way parties are talking about it right now, I don’t think anybody is dying to co-operate,” said Michael Madowitz, chief economist at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think-tank .
It’s possible Trump might feel pressure to produce some tangible legislative results before his quest for re-election. If so, he could backtrack and find ways to work with Democrats to boost the economy.
“Trump is the wild card here,” said Jason Rosenstock, a financial industry lobbyist with Thorn Run Partners. “He may want to be seen as a deal-cutter going into the 2020 election.”
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BUSINESS RESOURCES & TAX INCENTIVES
WE’VE SET THE RIGHT CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS.
The leaders of DuPage County have fostered a business-friendly environment—with everything your business needs to prosper. Together, we’ll coordinate the incentives, grants and other programs that will maximize your return-on-investment, making DuPage the place where commerce thrives.
Choose DuPage can help you identify which programs would be suitable for your location or expansion projects and will facilitate meetings with the respective agencies and units of government to begin the process. Please contact us at (630) 955-2090 to learn how these programs might help with your company’s location and expansion plans.
Small businesses who have been negatively impacted by the credit crunch should look to Advantage Illinois, which consists of multiple programs to encourage institutional lending to small businesses, as well as the Invest Illinois Venture Fund to leverage private capital in start-ups and high-growth sectors. Some small businesses may also receive Advantage Illinois financing as part of a business assistance package.
Advantage Illinois is funded by $78 million in federal funds from the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) which is reserved in a State Treasurer’s account solely for this purpose. The program should generate a minimum of at least $10 in new private lending for every $1 of federal funding, meaning at least $800 million in private dollars pumped into the Illinois economy to grow the small business sector.
Together with Cook, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties, DuPage County and Choose DuPage have joined in supporting regional economic development through the Chicago Regional Growth Corporation (CRGC). The organization fosters collaboration and cultivates a regional approach to economic development in order to generate inclusive growth and prosperity across northeastern Illinois. It’s mission is to: Provide a platform for collaboration from public and private leaders. Prioritize, align and manage the region’s economic development activities to increase competitiveness and improve access for historically disinvested communities. Provide a unified voice for northeastern Illinois.
Illinois’ EDGE program provides annual corporate tax credits to qualifying businesses which support job creation, capital investment and improve the standard of living for all Illinois residents.
Initial qualification criteria require certain job creation and project investment requirements:
100 or Fewer World-Wide Employees; Job Creation: The lesser of 5% of world-wide employment, or 50 new full-time jobs; Investment: $0 (Applicants cannot receive more in credits than the project investment)
More than 100 World-Wide Employees; Job Creation: The lesser of 10% of world-wide employment, or 50 new full-time jobs; Investment: $2,500,000
The non-refundable income tax credit is equal to 50% of the income tax withholdings of new job created in the state. This percentage increases to 75% if the business expansion project is located in an “underserved area” census tract which meets one of the following four tests: (1) Poverty rate of at least 20%; (2) 75% or more of the children in the area are eligible to participate in the federal free lunch or reduced-price meals program for a period of at least two consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the application; (3) At least 20% of the households in the area receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for a period of at least two consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the application; or (4) Average unemployment rate that is more than 120% of the national unemployment average, for a period of at least two consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the application.
Additional credits are also available as reimbursement for qualifying training costs. 10% of eligible training costs of newly hired full-time employees’ positions at the project may also be included as part of annual credits. Qualifying credits are identified as costs incurred to upgrade the technological skills of full-time employees in Illinois and include: curriculum development, training materials (including scrap product costs); trainee domestic travel expenses; instructor costs (including wages, fringe benefits, tuition and domestic travel expenses); and rent, purchase or lease of training equipment; and other usual and customary training costs.
Note: Training costs do not include costs associated with travel outside the United States (unless the Taxpayer receives prior written approval for the travel by the Director based on a showing of substantial need or other proof the training is not reasonably available within the United States), wages and fringe benefits of employees during periods of training, or administrative cost related to Full-Time Employees of the Taxpayer.
Tax credits amounts are calculated on a case-by-case basis. EDGE credits are processed on an annual basis, for up to 10 years, based upon employment ramp-up plans outlined by the business and agreed to by the Department.
For more information, CLICK HERE.
Illinois BIS is a not-for-profit organization that provides business training and consulting services. For over 30 years, Illinois BIS has helped thousands of companies improve the quality, efficiency, productivity, leadership, innovation, global growth and technical skills of their leaders and employees. The Illinois BIS specialty is systematic, company-wide improvement. They help companies get to the root cause of their problems and prevent them from happening again. They also offer public workshops for individual and professional development. The staff at Illinois BIS are passionate about helping businesses grow profitably and developing future leaders.
Illinois BIS Facts:
Illinois BIS serves manufacturers, healthcare industries, service sector firms, not-for-profits and government agencies.
Over 90% of BIS new customers are from referrals.
BIS instructors and consultants are outstanding, full-time industry experienced experts in their fields.
BIS offers grant funding through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for eligible companies to defray the costs of training by 50%.
BIS offers a full breath of training and consulting, from Strategy, Leadership and Innovation to Technical Training. BIS partners with their customers to serve the entire workplace.
Hundreds of long-term BIS customers who embrace the BIS philosophy of system-wide continuous improvement are thriving
BIS training is “hands-on” using a ‘learn by doing’ approach with lasting results.
In a recent survey of 200 Illinois BIS customers, 100% said they were highly satisfied with the results.
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) offers three programs that provide assistance with improving highway and rail access improvements to new or expanding industrial, distribution or tourism developments. IDOT’s Economic Development Program is designed to provide state assistance to local governments for highway improvements and access to new or expanding industrial distribution and tourism projects. The Railroad Freight Program is provided to offer capital assistance to communities, railroads and shippers to preserve and improve rail freight service in Illinois. The Truck Access Route Program program is intended to provide grants to local government agencies to assist them in upgrading roads to accommodate 80,000-pound trucks. The focus of these programs is the retention and creation of jobs in Illinois. Funding may be available for transportation improvement projects related to facilities that provide direct access to economic development projects. Projects providing access to retail establishments, office parks, government facilities or schools and universities are not eligible.
The Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) is a self-financed, state authority principally engaged with issuing taxable and tax-exempt bonds, making loans, and investing capital for businesses, non-profit corporations, agriculture and local government units statewide. IFA finances about $3 billion each year, helping generate economic growth and job creation.
The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office offers programs that are designed to assist the Illinois business community by providing access to capital and financing at affordable rates in order to promote economic development activities that create and retain jobs within the state.
Illinois Ventures for Community Action is an organization whose membership is comprised of Community Action Agencies throughout the state. Illinois Ventures for Community Action is a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to undertake job creation and economic development activities, and to distribute any profit therefrom to its member agencies to finance activities designed to eliminate poverty in Illinois. The majority of loans provided by the organization are through the Community Service Block Grant Loan Program. This loan program is administered jointly by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, statewide Community Action Agencies and Illinois Ventures for Community Action. The Program provides long-term, fixed-rate financing to new or expanding companies in exchange for job creation and employment for low income individuals.
Administered through the Illinois Finance Authority, the industrial revenue bond program provides the authority with the ability to issue tax exempt industrial revenue bonds on behalf of Illinois manufacturers looking for long term financing on the purchase or renovation of fixed assets such as land, building, and equipment. Industrial revenue bonds may finance up to 100% of the total costs for qualifying projects of at least $1.5 million. Terms of the bonds may not exceed 10 years. A $1,500 non- refundable fee is required upon submission of application.
The municipalities in DuPage County offer various incentive programs depending upon the jurisdiction. For more information contact Choose DuPage at (630) 955-2090.
Metro Chicago Exports is an unprecendented collaboration between the seven counties in Northeastern Illinois (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will) and the City of Chicago to increase exports from small and medium-sized companies and to support regional job growth.
The 504 program helps healthy, for profit businesses with financing for projects involving the purchase, construction, or improvement of fixed assets. Banks and other lenders participate for 50% of the total project cost, while SomerCor finances 40% (up to $1.5 Million and even up to $4 Million in some cases) of the balance. This leaves only a 10% down payment for the business, helping it to preserve valuable working capital. The 504 program is a win-win arrangement. The business maximizes the amount of money it receives and the bank gets a first lien on all the assets with only a 50% loan to value.
One of the main tools used to spur economic growth at the municipal level in Illinois is the Tax Increment Financing District (TIF). Illinois law allows units of local governments the ability to designate areas within their jurisdiction as TIF districts. These specially designated districts dedicate the sales tax revenues and additional property tax revenues generated within the TIF for improvements within the district in hopes of encouraging new economic development and jobs. TIF funds may be used for costs associated with the development or redevelopment of property within the TIF. This can include, for example, using funds to: redevelop substandard, obsolete, or vacant buildings; upgrade public infrastructure for the development of a site for new or commercial use; and/or to clean up polluted areas for redevelopment. View municipalities with active TIF districts
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States. The SBA has a variety of products and services to assist small business succeed, including: The 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program The 7(a) Loan Program includes financial help for businesses with special requirements. For example, funds are available for loans to businesses that handle exports to foreign countries, businesses that operate in rural areas, and for other very specific purposes. Microloan Program The Microloan Program provides small, short-term loans to small business concerns and certain types of not-for-profit child-care centers. The SBA makes funds available to specially designated intermediary lenders, which are nonprofit community-based organizations with experience in lending as well as management and technical assistance. These intermediaries make loans to eligible borrowers. The maximum loan amount is $50,000, but the average microloan is about $13,000.
The mission of workNet DuPage Career Center is to help people get back to work, and to help businesses hire and train a skilled workforce. If you are a business that needs workforce assistance, please complete this online form to tell us how we can best help you.
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Centrally located Townhouse apartment located by Courthouse in Downtown Findlay. Main Floor features wood floors, open layout with beautiful kitchen with granite counter tops. Large Windows, 2 1/2 Baths, Laundry room furnished with washer and dryer located upstairs. Two Large Bedrooms and closets and private baths. Central Air. Walk to your favorite restaurant, or local shops!
12 month Lease.
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Finding turtle heaven in Thailand
Updated: 2013-07-14 08:07
By Mark Hughes (China Daily)
A turtle makes its way into the sea during the "golden hour". Photos by Mark Hughes / China Daily
A guest releases a turtle into the sea at Aleenta Resort and Spa.
Guests dining al fresco at Aleenta Resort and Spa at Phang Nga in Phuket, Thailand, on 13 kilometers of almost-deserted beach beside the Andaman Sea.
An exotic resort does more than please the minds and souls of its human visitors. It's also a sanctuary for turtles, as Mark Hughes discovers.
On Phuket's 13-kilometer Thai Muang Beach, part of one of many Thai national parks, the young leatherback turtle stands stock still, wearing that blank look his species has perfected over 90 million years of evolution. But there is another, more prosaic reason for his apparent bewilderment. It was the first time he had actually seen the sea, which would become his home for hopefully scores of years to come. Let's call him Terry. Terry has hatched at Phang Nga Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Center, a sanctuary for turtles, sponsored in part by Akaryn Hospitality and Management Services, which owns and manages four boutique hotels in Thailand.
All are set on pristine beaches and employ the concept of "barefoot luxury", which, in my experience, involved superb but not over-attentive service, great food at all hours, fantastic accommodation in a wonderful environment offering the opportunity to do nothing or lots all day long.
My magnificent beachside villa, part of AHMS' Aleenta Resort and Spa, Phuket-Phang-Na, has its own pool, a huge, open-plan lounge, verandahs, a garden and immediate access to a remote, pristine sandy beach kissing the warm waters of the Andaman Sea.
It could sleep 11, although I am sharing with just two journalist colleagues from Hong Kong. We have our own butler, full maid service and access to a chauffeur-driven BMW 24 hours a day.
I guess that is what AHMS' founder, owner, visionary and managing director Anchalika Kijkanakorn, a Thai-born Chinese businesswoman, means by "barefoot luxury". Even had we worn shoes, someone would probably have arrived to lace them. Anyway, back to Terry and two of his fellow sanctuary survivors. They eventually overcome their apprehension of entering the sea at what the locals call magic hour. (It's what I call cocktail hour - not much difference, really.)
They head out to open waters and self-subsistence with our best wishes, while we return to a course in DIY cocktail-making, advised by Aleenta's knowledgeable staff as the sun sets majestically over the horizon.
The beach is still used by turtles to lay their eggs, but in far fewer numbers than before. Of the four species local to the area, all are endangered.
The months of December and February are the best time to see turtles, usually after 10 pm. The services of a local warden can be arranged by hotel staff, who will be able to guide you safely to the most likely turtle-nesting site. They are also there to protect recently discovered nests and laying adults from human interference.
One can also visit the Phang Nga Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Center, a short BMW drive from the hotel, free of charge at any time.
It houses recently hatched baby turtles, breeding-age adults and injured and rehabilitated turtles, many of which are there after being hit by a boat or being caught in fishing nets. There are also thousands of tropical fish, including that animation favorite: Nemo, the clown fish.
Conservation and barefoot luxury are what distinguishes Kijkanakorn's business model. "Why? Self-preservation and self-interest," she says. "Whenever we look for a business I look for the most pristine location. When I go there I do not want to be the cause of trouble. I want to preserve it. But I realized very quickly I can't do it alone.
"So I need a voice or a mascot, which I found in the turtles to help make everybody understand the need to preserve nature," she says. "If you destroy what you make a living out of, you are not going to have a place to make a living out of. We have turtles laying eggs on the beach. It is an important attraction."
AHMS hotels doubled in size in 2012 after Kijkanakorn added Akaryn Samui Resort and Spa as well as Akyra Chura Samui to the portfolio, to complement Aleenta Resort and Spa Phuket-Phang Nga and Aleenta Resort and Spa Hua Hin-Pranburi - the first resort she launched on the site of her family's original beach home in 2003.
The AHMS flagship boutique resort, Akaryn Samui Resort and Spa, located at private and secluded Hanuman Bay, picked up Best New Luxury Hotel at the 2012 World Luxury Hotel Awards, as well as making it on to DestinAsian magazine's coveted Luxe List less than a year after welcoming its first guests.
The busy 42-year-old mother of two children aged 3 and 4 found time to launch the Pure Blue Foundation, dedicated to marine conservation. That includes regeneration of damaged coral reefs, working with endangered sea turtles, and educating communities on how to protect their natural resources.
Akaryn Koh Krabeay Retreat and Spa, a resort she plans to open in 2015 on the Cambodian island of Koh Krabeay, will feature cutting-edge anti-aging treatments, advanced meditation and yoga, and the latest thinking on harmonious living in nature.
It will offer an ultra-exclusive spa retreat with sustainability and environmental preservation as its watchwords - on an emerald island accessible from the town of Sihanoukville by luxury speedboat.
"Guests will be given all the tools in the organic arsenal, the finest technology will be deployed and we will have the absolute state-of-the-art in terms of weight loss, weight control and reaching your body's desired equilibrium."
But will it have chauffeur-driven BMWs? I shall have to wait to find out. But it seems like something worth waiting for.
Contact the writer at email@example.com.
(China Daily 07/14/2013 page16)
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Monday, July 2, 2012
Whether you're planning a trip to a local attraction in Missouri this summer, or headed all the way across the country, you want your vacation to be relaxing. It's a getaway from work, not to mention your day-to-day...
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Total Number of words made out of Even =7 Even
is a 4
letter short Word starting with E and ending with N. Below are Total 7 words made out of this word.
Also see:- Words starting with Even
| Words ending with Even
Anagrams of even
3 letter Words made out of even
1). eve 2). nee 3). vee
2 letter Words made out of even
Even Meaning :- Evening. See Eve- n. 1. Level- smooth- or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as- even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct. Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as- an even temper. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
Words made from adding one letter in the Beginning of evenseven
Words made from adding one letter at the End of evenevens event
Words made after changing First letter with any other letter in evenoven
Words made after changing Last letter with any other letter in evenever eves
: There are 1 anagrams of the word even. Anagrams are meaningful words made after rearranging all the letters of the word.
Search More words for viewing how many words can be made out of them
There are 2 vowel letters and 2 consonant letters in the word even. E is 5th, V is 22th, N is 14th, Letter of Alphabet series.
Wordmaker is a website which tells you how many words you can make out of any given word in english. we have tried our best to include every possible word combination of a given word. Its a good website for those who are looking for anagrams of a particular word. Anagrams are words made using each and every letter of the word and is of the same legth as original english word. Most of the words meaning have also being provided to have a better understanding of the word. A cool tool for scrabble fans and english users, word maker is fastly becoming one of the most sought after english reference across the web.
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I was invited to be a guest on 100 Huntley Street yesterday. I have to admit that I was rather nervous about how it would go. Yet, it’s always great to be invited to talk to a large audience about the issues that are important to our society. So I accepted the invitation.
In advance of the program I determined a few priorities. My hope was that I would be:
Provocative? Why provocative? Of course I wanted to be respectful of the host and the audience. But I also wanted to be provocative in the sense of being inspiring and challenging. I hoped I could say something that would make people think twice about their daily actions and their purpose in life.
Well it turned out to be an enjoyable experience. You can watch the video here and let me know what you think. I was happy that I was able to insert a few provocative points. My favourite moment was the opportunity to give a plug for primary care.
The provocative plug came up when we discussed the famous Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa. This is an exceptional institution that is widely known and well regarded. I particularly love their programs for training health workers. The centre has a focus on treating vesicovaginal fistula – a tear that developed during obstructed labour or traumatic childbirth – leaving the woman permanently incontinent. It is a horrendous health condition and these affected women all deserve access to treatment.
But it always shocks me that people don’t immediately think about prevention. When I hear “fistula”, my split-second instinct is: But this can be prevented! Resources should be focused on excellent primary care for women of child-bearing age so that obstructed labour is prevented, recognized and managed appropriately before a fistula is developed. This means health education, access to birth control, prenatal care and perinatal care. It also means great infrastructure in the publicly available health institutions; transportation systems of affected areas; and many other socioeconomic solutions that impact women’s health.
So one of my happy moments in the interview was when I could slip in the concept of prevention and primary care. Maybe someone was listening who has an interest in improving health in low-income settings. I hope my words provoked them to think about how we find and invest in the smartest solutions.
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The Marine Rescue Dive Unit removed a boat from Lake Geneva, disposed of it for $28, saving the Lake Geneva Management District money that could be used for improving water quality.
At the frontline of King County’s effort to protect and restore salmon habitat is the fish passage field team.
The Land Conservation Initiative sets forth the goal of conserving and preserving 65,000 acres of remaining high conservation value lands throughout King County within the next 30 years.
Moving to the Pacific Northwest, I didn’t know what I was stepping into. I didn’t realize the importance of salmon to this whole region, their cultural significance, and their role in the ecosystem’s balance.
Watch a video of the SoundGuardian crew deploying and anchoring a water quality buoy in Puget Sound at Point Williams, off Lincoln Park in West Seattle.
This two-minute video contains underwater footage of sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon using a constructed channel at the Rainbow Bend Levee Removal and Floodplain Restoration Project on the Cedar River.
This year, $5.12 million was awarded in 42 grants to the four Water Resource Inventory Areas or WRIAs that oversee salmon recovery in King County.
New “smolt slides” will help young salmon get through the Ballard Locks more safely on their way to the ocean.
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A few weeks ago blog reader Kenny emailed me about wanting to start a trade. He pulled a sweet card that he thought I'd like (more on that later) and boy was he right. Thus started a series of emails figuring out what to send each other.
Did I mention Kenny lives in Japan? Prior to this, my two other international trades were in Canada (does that count?), and Australia. Adding Japan, a country 6,000 miles away from Maryland, to that list is quite cool. Also cool is the Hunter Pence card above. It is a Japanese card, "Sega Card Gen."
Danny Espinosa's USA Baseball jersey card was living in Japan. This was a total surprise and an awesome addition to the trade package.
Kenny also included some Japanese cards that I will be trading.
Torrey Smith had a big game today for the Ravens, who beat the Raiders 55 to 20. Joe Flacco actually did look like an elite quarterback today.
And finally for tonight, Cliff Lee shiny...a card I did not have. This is part one of a two part trade post. The best is yet to come!
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Anna Sutherland Shower Cap
Anna creates her own beautiful screen printed designs, then has the designs printed on to quick dry polyester outer with waterproof lining. They are a standard adult size and no two are exactly the same but you can nominate different colour ways. Enjoy!
Price includes GST.
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Smudge just seems like an appropriate cutesy name for a 20 minute drawn dragon. Pencil, pen and watercolor, approx. 5 1/2 x 8". Other than the fact that I've always loved fantasy art; dragons, fairies, enchanted castles and whathaveyou, can't say exactly why a dragon popped into my sketchbook tonight. I really like her, though. She might inspire a really neat little embroidery at some point, especially with metallic thread or fibers incorporated into it.
Monday, May 16, 2011
I've been enjoying working from photos the last few days, and here's another one inspired by an old reference photo. Little cottages, cute doors, windows with shutters, all of which I find very charming. Pen and watercolor, 5 1/2" x 7". I would have liked more time than 20 minutes on this one, but mainly because the bushes are too amorphous. And really, I just like the word amorphous.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
If all the rain we've been having has a purpose, perhaps it is to beget lush woodlands filled with a variety of foliage and fungus, including adorable mushrooms like these. I found the neat photo of this scene in one of my albums, and was again delighted to use inspiration from my own forgotten sources. So, in 20 minutes here I aspired to convey the dimension of the mushrooms amidst the complicated background of moss, rich earth, sticks and twigs. Watercolor and water soluble crayon, 5 1/2" x 8".
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PROJECT BULK EDITOR
Quickly Edit All Your Projects, Programs and Portfolio at Once
Project Bulk Editor (PBE) allows multiple Microsoft Project users to update enterprise fields with just a single click! Project Managers, Program Managers, and MS Project Administrators don't have to open each project file separately to re-prioritize, update statues, or maintain other information.
Fast | Easy | Accurate | User Friendly
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Awaiting the Return of Seth Rollins
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sūpurekkusu CITY!
Re: Vengeance: Beth vs Eve
Beth vs. Eve was the best match of the PPV, I tuned in after 25 minutes and watched pretty much the whole show.
It was worth tuning in to see Beth, even though the PPV blew.
WWE Supercard Team: VampDude - Epic - Open to All
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My sister called me yesterday afternoon to ask about a new magnolia she purchased at a nursery. She was planning to pick it up today, and wanted to know how to handle the transportation in her mini-van. This was an excellent question to ask. The last thing you want to do is damage your new plant purchase, so here are a few tips and reminders on what to do when you move your plant from the garden center to your home.
GET OUT THE BED LINENS
It may sound funny, but you may want to grab a couple old pillows and a thick blanket, or a tarp along with some bungee cords or rope, before you head to the garden center. The main thing you want to do for trees is protect its bark and foliage during travel. Bark is like your skin, overlaying the veins in your body. On trees, bark protects the cambium layer responsible for transporting water and nutrients in the tree, much like how veins move blood in our bodies.
If the bark gets rubbed, broken, bruised, or nicked, it can prohibit the passage of nutrients and create a perfect place for insects and diseases to settle into your tree. When you place or lay your tree in a van, car (which I’ve seen done for small trees), or inside the back of your pickup truck, be careful to not nick the bark. Don’t allow the tree to roll around in the vehicle, hitting something like tools, or your seats. Damage on the bark, or the trunk for that matter, is a leading cause of death in trees. Sometimes wounds will heal but it can make the tree’s appearance not as lovely as you had imagined.
GIVE THE FOLIAGE A HAIR NET
As for the foliage on the top of the tree, it should not be exposed to wind as you drive home. If you put the tree in the back of your pickup truck, be sure to protect the foliage somehow. A light bed sheet works well, wrapped like a hair net – or the nursery may have some type of light material to offer you to protect the foliage. Wind will shred the leaves and dry them out. Even if you drive carefully and slowly like Grandma. This is also true with evergreen shrubs susceptible to drying winds. It is best to cover the foliage on its journey to your home in a vehicle if exposed.
PERENNIALS IN POTS
If you are bringing home perennials or annuals in pots, grab a cardboard box or plastic milk crate to insert the pots into your vehicle as you travel so they won’t topple over in your car. Most nurseries offer a plastic liner to protect your car seats from the wet base of pots, but you may want to bring along a sheet as well if you have one on hand. They can be handy. Inside the vehicle, perennials and annuals are protected from strong winds, unless you drive a convertible, so they will be okay. And in the back of a pickup truck, sometimes this is okay because they are lower than the top of the pickup truck’s bed. But if you stop somewhere on your travels, and plants are inside your vehicle, don’t let them sit in the heat for too long.
VENTILATE YOUR CAR IF YOU STOP SOMEWHERE
Mostly likely, if you are out and about shopping for plants, you will also be stopping somewhere for another errand or to have lunch. If you have your tree, perennials, or annuals “in the car” – and plan to stop for a while, open up your windows slightly to allow some ventilation in the car. Although many plants like the warmth, scolding hot temperatures will stress out the plants, and dry out the soil in the pot. Overheating your plants is like overheating a dog in the car, it can lead to suffering and even death! Remember this for plants you may have put in the trunk of your car too. If stopping for more than 15 minutes on a hot day, I wouldn’t leave them baking in the car’s trunk like an oven. They will get weak and withered, and potentially at a permanent wilting point – unable to recover. You may not either, once you learned you fried your investment.
USE A HAND TRUCK OR WHEEL BARREL TO MOVE YOUR PLANTS
You should not lift a tree by its trunk at the base or mid-way on the trunk. You might not only hurt the tree, but hurt yourself too, especially if the tree is balled and burlapped. B&B trees are dug up from the field with the soil base around the roots. They are very heavy compared to container grown trees. With a B&B tree, you probably will need help to load and transport the tree, and unload it at home. Big B&B trees are often better planted by an expert – and many nurseries offer this service.
If a container grown tree, it is much better to lift it by the container, and then place it carefully on a hand truck or in a wheel barrel to move the tree to its holding location or planting location in your yard. Don’t leave your new tree or perennials in the wrong place if you don’t plan to plant it in the ground right away. There are two things you must remember. Some trees and shrubs will be top heavy if grown in a container, and the wind can topple it over. And the second thing, is they can dry out in pots, so you must also remember to water them.
Last year, one of my clients took home two beautiful Kwanzan cherry trees for a park installation. She placed the trees by her picnic table to wait until she could go plant them. The next day happened to be a very windy day. While she was at work, the wind had tossed one of the trees against the table repeatedly, rubbing away the bark and creating a good sized wound. We decided to plant the tree anyways, and hope for the best. Looking it over this spring, the wound is healing nicely, but you can visibly see the damage done, plus the tree doesn’t match the other one as a result.
A good tip is to insert the container into another bigger and heavier empty pot or box at home to stabilize the tree until you are ready to plant it in the ground. Or put some weighted object, like large rocks or cement blocks around the outside of the pot base to keep it in place in the event of a windy gust. Also, put the plant where there is a bit of shade to protect it from harsh sun until you are ready to plant it. And also very important – don’t forget to water it from time to time if you don’t plant it right away, especially if you placed it on pavement where the pot can get hot quickly.
On your planting day, if you have several trees or plants to plant, line them out into their permanent positions in your landscape, but don’t remove them from their pots until you are ready to place them into the planting holes. Leaving exposed roots could potentially dry out the roots too.
Once planted, another good reminder is to be careful when mowing your lawn or weed whacking nearby so you don’t nick the bark once you have successfully planted it in your landscape. Something I have to remind my husband every year when he breaks out the mower!
So follow these guidelines, turn up the tunes while traveling home from the nursery, and rest assured all will be safe when you arrive home!
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Perhaps you have considered other options like bank loans, lines of credit or credit cards. But if your company does not have enough financial stability or business credit, invoice factoring could be the perfect alternative to bank financing.
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I am a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton working with the WorldPop project.
In my work I focus on developing and applying quantitative spatial methods to explore the distribution, dynamics, and health of populations around the world. I am particularly interested in understanding how socioeconomic and political contexts impact human-environment interactions and the effects of these interactions for human health.
My main research focuses on spatial demography, specifically high-resolution mapping of population distributions and demographics to support national statistics. Other research includes quantitative analysis of urban morphology and classification of settlement types.
I am the developer of two R packages: sfarrow for reading/writing spatial objects with Apache Arrow; and foot for urban morphometrics. I advocate for open-science and open-source research software and I'm a Fellow of the Software Sustainability Institute.
I received my PhD in Geography from the University of Colorado Boulder working with Elisabeth Root and with members of the Population Program and Health and Society Program at the Institute of Behavioral Science.
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How to Use Caulk When Installing a Pedestal Sink
You can add space to your bathroom and create a new design template by replacing a vanity sink with a pedestal sink. Installing a pedestal sink involves attaching the sink to the wall, then applying caulk to the gaps between surfaces.
Installing the Sink
Remove the vanity and existing fixtures. You will first need to turn off the water by closing the valves, if any, that are under the sink.
Disconnect the water supply lines to the sink, then remove the screws that were used to secure the vanity to the wall.
Install the support bracket for the pedestal sink. Use a tape measure to determine how high up the wall to mount the bracket based on the directions that came with the sink. Use a level to make sure the bracket is plumb on the wall.
Secure the support bracket to the wall using lag screws and a power drill.
Attach the sink to the wall by sliding it over the support bracket. Connect the water supply to the sink using an adjustable wrench. Attach the drain to complete the installation of the sink unit.
Place the pedestal in position under the sink. Use a power drill to secure a lag screw to the floor through the bottom of the pedestal.
Applying the Caulk
Cut off the end of a tube of silicone caulk using a utility knife.
Place the tube in a caulk gun, then run a bead of caulk around the back edge of the sink where it meets the wall.
Apply another bead of caulk around the pedestal base where it meets the floor.
Moisten your index finger and run it along the edge of the beads to even them out. Use a damp cloth to remove any excess caulk from the sink and flooring. Allow the caulk to dry according to the manufacturer's directions.
- If no valves are present under the sink, you need to turn off the main valve. Use white or clear caulk depending on the color of the pedestal sink. Use just enough caulk to fill the gaps around the sink and pedestal base.
- Caulk that is applied too thick will be difficult to clean and may look unattractive when it dries. Cutting too much off the end of the tube of caulk will make it more difficult to control the caulk when you apply it.
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Latest links from around Kentucky baseball:
- Mike Marsee of the Danville Advocate-Messenger profiles Boyle County High School pitcher Jacob Bodner and his rise up the recruiting rankings.
- Jared Macarin examines the life of minor league baseball players off the field in the first half of a two-part story for the Mobile Press-Register. Macarin’s story’s relies heavily on the off-field exploits of Lexington native and former UK outfielder Collin Cowgill.
- Jason Stella of the Louisville Bats media relations department profiles relief pitcher Jared Burton, who he reports is regaining his major league form.
- Matt Thacker of the Evening News and Tribune reports Bats left-handed reliever Daniel Ray Herrera was arrested in Clarksville, Ind., early Wednesday morning for public intoxication.
- Kendall Rogers of Yahoo! Sports and Rivals.com talks with collegiate Team USA head coach Bill Kinneberg, who lists University of Louisville infielder Ryan Wright among the most impressive players on the roster this summer.
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Parents, along with teachers, coaches, school nurses, psychologists, and athletic trainers play a crucial role in a child's treatment and recovery from a suspected concussion, especially the all-important decisions about when to return to school ("return to learn") and everyday social and home activity, and, in most cases, to sports.
But what, exactly
, is the parent's role? Here's a 10-point checklist.
1. Regularly and closely monitor your child for first 24 to 48 hours.
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The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study at their institution to determine the inpatient care cost of treating candidemia, the leading cause of fungal infections in hospitalized patients.
Dose–Conversion Ratio for Epoetin Alfa and Darbepoetin Alfa in Chemotherapy Patients with Anemia and Cancer
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In multiple trials and analyses, the incidence of cardiovascular events has been higher with coxibs than with placebo and other nonselective NSAIDs. Although an explanation for these events has not yet been determined, several theories relate to physiological mechanisms, drug selectivity or structure, doses and duration of clinical trials, and the influence of underlying disease states.
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Restaurant Landgut Falkenstein - The newly designed restaurant Landgut Falkenstein has a strong regional focus on products and orientates on tasty, vital traditional cuisine. Raffaels Bar - A unique concept, a combination of bistro, bar and fireplace lounge completes the culinary offer. From traditional bistro classics to light and healthy food from the vital cuisine the selection is indulging each taste. Presented with an outstanding collec.
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Managing the huge financial resources from football has become a burden to most PSL footballers. These players during their career, earn big. However, at the twilight of their career they become extremely broke. Some are as a result of poor investments and some mainly due to their social life.
It is sad to see that most footballers tend to forget about the real value of money during their playing days as nowadays we tend to hear a lot of from the rags to the riches and back to the rags again.
Most PSL footballers nowadays tend to venture into business as a backup plan come rainy days. Talking about a footballer who has ventured into business then we do not have to look any further other than former Orlando Pirates centre forward Tendai Ndoro. According to reports he is the owner of a trucking business.
The Zimbabwean born striker has now been accused of running away with R90K which belongs to a former employee. According to Onisimo Mutimba he worked for Ndoro between June and December last year. He would further go to reveal that during that time he was driving around in a 2014 Hyundai which he used to transport his mother who suffered a stroke to the doctors.
The former Orlando Pirates striker would then advice Onisimo to sell his car so that he can get a bigger one so to help his mother. Onisimo would then decide to sell his car for R90K. According to him he then gave Ndoro R13K in cash and also deposing R77K into his bank account with the hope that he helps him get a bigger car. Ndoro would then loan him an SUV car which he later repossessed in two weeks.
According to Onisimo, Ndoro's is now giving him a run around and has also blocked his calls. Furthermore he would go to reveal he tried on numerous occasions going to Ndoro's posh home in Kyalami but was barred by security and now his wife is promising to divorce him as he can't take care of the family.
Source : https://sundayworld.co.za/news/tendai-ndoro-accused-of-running-away-with-r90k-by-former-employee/
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Teamwork Isn't My Thing, and I Don't Like to Share! (BEST ME I Can Be!) by Julia Cook
Publisher: Boys Town Press
RJ's having another bad day His teacher wants him to work with bossy Bernice, messy Frankie and Norma (who just sits and picks her nose) on a report about Egyptian mummies. After a frustrating school day with his team, RJ goes home to find only one biscuit left in the jar - and his mum makes him share it with his sister! With the help of his coach, RJ learns that working as a team and sharing are skills needed not just on the football field, but in school and at home too!
Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan
Publisher: Hay House Business
Make a mindset shift that will open the door to explosive growth and limitless possibility in your business and your life - just by asking the right question. 'Who can do this for me?' 'Who is the best in the world at this already?' 'Who knows how to solve this?' This is the way entrepreneurs like Dan Sullivan, one of the world's leading coaches, build highly successful businesses and get extraordinary results. And it's the essential mindset change you'll make in this practical, paradigm-shifting book. Learn how to: - get far more done while working far less - measurably increase your confidence and capability every 90 days - so you can imagine and create bigger goals - create genuine excitement and emotional commitment in the people who will help you achieve those goals - bypass societal norms like scarcity and the decline of ageing - expand your abundance of wealth, innovation, relationships and joy 'Making this shift involves retraining your brain to stop limiting your potential based on what you solely can do,' Dan writes. 'Instead, you see endless connection between yourself and other people, and the limitless transformation possible through those connections.'
The Hard Hat for Kids: A Story About 10 Ways to Be a Great Teammate by Jon Gordon
An inspiring story with lessons on teamwork—written for kids, but valuable to everyone Adapted from Jon Gordon’s bestseller The Hard Hat, The Hard Hat for Kids is an inspiring story that teaches children how to be a great teammate. An engaging tale that resonates with all children, the 10 Ways to be a Great Teammate and the “We before Me” philosophy, make this book an enjoyable read and an invaluable teaching tool for coaches, teachers, and parents. The Hard Hat for Kids presents practical insights and life-changing lessons that are immediately applicable to everyday situations, giving kids—and adults—a new outlook on cooperation, friendship, and the selfless nature of true teamwork. Mickey is a spunky talented basketball lover who has always dreamed about playing on her school’s team. On the first day of practice, she learns of a special award given to the best teammate—and soon discovers that there is a big difference between being the best player and being the best teammate. What follows is an unforgettable story about selflessness, loyalty, hard work, and compassion, and a clear lesson on putting the team first. Author Jon Gordon is a renowned storyteller with a knack for making life lessons stick. For this book he has teamed up with Dr. Lauren Gallagher, a school psychologist and mental skills coach who shares her passion for bringing valuable lessons to children in a way that is fun and educational. Fittingly, Dr. Gallagher is also the wife of Jon’s college lacrosse teammate at Cornell University where the Hard Hat tradition began. This book continues Jon’s unique way of merging everyday wisdom with practical advice to make you better at everything that you do. The Hard Hat for Kids tells a moving story of teamwork and friendship which is sure to be enjoyed by families, sports teams, and classrooms of children everywhere.
The Beauty of Diversity (A quokka's adventures): An Adorable Children’s Book about Diversity and Teamwork that will Teach your Kids the Importance of Believing in Yourself and What Makes You Unique! by Sienna Poe
You Are the Team is a book that will easily and dramatically improve the way your team works together by literally changing the heart and mind of every member of your team. It's a book for you, your team and entire organization. Many leaders struggle with getting members of their team to help and assist each other; to be direct, candid and respectful in their communication; to actively participate in meetings-providing ideas and passionately discussing important topics; to trust each other; to stop engaging in negative talk and even gossip; and to take accountability for their job and performance... to name just a few. You Are the Team combats the "Teammate Me Culture," which is when members of the team care more about their own needs than the team's needs. It inspires teammates to: *Serve each other *Put others and the team first *Tell the truth and be transparent *Keep commitments *Be direct and honest in discussions *Take accountability *Learn from mistakes *Seek honest feedback from teammates *Improve personal gratitude *Refrain from negativity and gossip *Compliment teammates more frequently *Celebrate teammates successes *Extend more kindness *Seek to understand teammates first before reacting *Demonstrate greater empathy towards teammates *Get it done and then some *Improve personal focus on goals *Bring solutions, not problems *Invest in personal development *Inspire and lead Would you agree that the above actions improve teamwork? Could your team improve by teammates implementing even just a couple of these concepts? You Are the Team is both engaging and practical. Author Michael Rogers uses a variety of entertaining stories to highlight the concepts in the book. Introspective questions are at the end of each section to help teammates reflect on how they are currently applying each of the important team concepts. The end of the book includes an assessment with 27 questions to gauge the overall effectiveness of teammates. Becoming a successful team begins with teammates who want to provide more value than they receive. You Are the Team was written to help members of teams understand the value they bring. Order a copy for you, for your team, for your entire organization. Michael has over 20 years of experience working with teams in business, sports, and a variety of volunteer organizations. One common theme in his consulting work has been that the best teams are made up of teammates who are committed to and invested in their team and its outcomes. He has found, without exception, that teams consisting of teammates who regularly practice his 6 B's of selflessness, trustworthiness, humbleness, positivity, respectfulness, and greatness achieve extraordinary teamwork. When Michael sat down to write You Are the Team, he wanted to write a book that could be easily understood by anyone reading it, a book that was inspiring-even life changing, a book that was engaging and a book that could be quickly applied by every member of the team. Many are finding that he did just that. Are you a leader who wishes you could get your team to work together better? Are you a leader who needs to boost results? Are you a leader who wishes your team cared more about their work and the outcomes of the team? You Are the Team is that one book that will change your team and organization long term.
A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team by Arshay Cooper
Publisher: Flatiron Books
The moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the first all-black high school rowing team in the nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives. Growing up on Chicago’s Westside in the 90’s, Arshay Cooper knows the harder side of life. The street corners are full of gangs, the hallways of his apartment complex are haunted by junkies he calls “zombies” with strung out arms, clutching at him as he passes by. His mother is a recovering addict, and his three siblings all sleep in a one room apartment, a small infantry against the war zone on the street below. Arshay keeps to himself, preferring to write poetry about the girl he has a crush on, and spends his school days in the home-ec kitchen dreaming of becoming a chef. And then one day as he’s walking out of school he notices a boats in the school lunchroom, and a poster that reads “Join the Crew Team”. Having no idea what the sport of crew is, Arshay decides to take a chance. This decision to join is one that will forever change his life, and those of his fellow teammates. As Arshay and his teammates begin to come together to learn how to row--many never having been in water before--the sport takes them from the mean streets of Chicago, to the hallowed halls of the Ivy League. But Arshay and his teammates face adversity at every turn, from racist competitors, gang violence, and sport that has never seen anyone like them before. A Most Beautiful Thing is the inspiring true story about the most unlikely band of brothers that form a family, and forever change a sport and their lives for the better.
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Crop Report: Outlook good for winter grasses
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - South Texas rangelands are shaping up to have a great winter while pastures in West Texas are improving, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.
"As far as South Texas, (the ranges are) the best we've had in years and years," said Wayne Hanselka of Corpus Christi, extension rangeland resource specialist.
More forage was available because of higher-than-normal rainfall and cooler weather, he said.
"All the dry years we had before, the seeds have been lying there, waiting on the rain," he said. "The early cool weather on the sandy soil let the weeds get ahead, which is good cover for the bobwhite quail." The expected bumper quail crop is good news for hunters and ranchers who lease their ranches to hunters, Hanselka said.
"On the tighter clay soils, we have the best grass we've had probably in years," he said.
In fact, conditions were so good, Hanselka said, native grasses that have not appeared for years, such as the pink pappus grass, are being seen.
Good range conditions will continue into the winter unless pastures are overgrazed, he added.
"We're shaping up to have a good winter, unless lots of cattle are bought, which is unlikely with the high prices," said Hanselka. "We're in an upward spiral, not a downward spiral."
Larry Redmon of Overton, extension state forage specialist, said West Texas has also received abundant rainfall.
"West Texas has received some abnormally high levels of precipitation in areas this year and has a good forage supply," Redmon said. "So much so in some areas that producers who had de-stocked during the drought years of the '90s are beginning to purchase a few cattle again."
Allan McGinty of San Angelo, extension range specialist, said, "We've had a great summer. We finally got some rain."
Weeds have outgrown grasses in some parts of the region, he said.
"It depends on previous management. Around here it's not necessarily a bad thing. We're in sheep and goat country, and that's forage for them. It's just been a weedy year for the west," McGinty said.
The long drought benefited the rangeland because ranchers sold many cattle, creating less stress on the grasses, he said.
"They are starting to restock, but it's going to take a while with the high prices. They have a long way to go," McGinty said. "The numbers were so low here, that it's going to take years to restock. But that's not a bad thing, the ranges need time to rest."
The following specific livestock, crop and weather conditions were reported by district extension directors:
PANHANDLE: Soil moisture is short. Temperatures were above normal. Corn is mostly mature and is drying down; harvest has started. Excellent yields have been reported. Most silage corn has been harvested. Sorghum is 100 percent headed with a few fields ready to harvest. Cotton is rated mostly fair to good; more warm temperatures are needed. A light infestation of aphids has been reported in some fields. Soybean and sunflower crops are rated good. Sunflower moths have been reported. A few soybean fields are ready for harvest. Rangeland conditions are mostly fair. Cattle are in good body condition.
SOUTH PLAINS: Isolated showers were reported late in the week. Most of the week was hot and dry. The cotton continued to open. Application of harvest aids began. Corn harvest continued. Peanuts matured quickly and digging began. Watermelon harvest was nearly done. Some sorghum fields were mature, but most were not. Yield prospects were above average. Wheat planting continued. More rain was needed for the wheat to germinate. Cattle begin shipped as fields are grazed off.
ROLLING PLAINS: Weather was hot, dry and windy. Cotton was rated good. The dry land crop was competing with irrigated fields. Wheat sowing was delayed for lack of moisture. Grain sorghum and peanut producers reported average yields. Range and pasture conditions were declining. Livestock were rated good. Many stocker cattle were reported in grass pastures. Cattle producers were checking pastures for fall calves.
NORTH TEXAS: Soil moisture is short to adequate. Weather was dry and hot. Hay cutting and baling continues. Dry conditions are affecting forage quality and slowing production. armyworms, aphids and feral hogs continue to present problems. Sweet potato harvest continues; a good fruit set was reported but the size is smaller than normal.
EAST TEXAS: Soil moisture is short to adequate. Warmer temperatures and dry conditions have been reported. Pasture growth has slowed; armyworms are still present. Hay quality has improved. Cattle conditions are good, and markets are favorable.
FAR WEST TEXAS: Soil moisture is short to adequate. Hot and dry temperatures are being reported throughout the district with highs in the 100s and lows in the 70s. Cotton farmers are now getting back on track with the warmer and dryer weather. Winter wheat has been planted, and some is already emerging. Range grass and forages continue to be good. Livestock conditions remain good; prices are steady.
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS: Temperatures were very warm with highs in the low 90s. Scattered showers were reported. Heavy wheat planting was under way. Small grains were being sown for grazing. Most hay fields were grazed out or cut for the second time. Cotton was rated good. Insect pressures on the crop lessened with fields still being scouted for boll worms. Livestock were rated fair to good. Calves were being weaned. Quail and turkey populations were reported higher than normal. Hickory shuck worm damage was reported in pecans.
CENTRAL TEXAS: Soil moisture was short and temperatures were hot. Cotton harvest was under way with early reports of excellent yield. Peanut leaf spot was reported. Cattle were reported in good shape. Winter pastures were being planted.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS: Soil moisture was short. Very little precipitation was reported. Cotton is still being harvested; dry conditions have been favorable for picking. Fall field work is under way. Soybeans continue to suffer due to a lack of rain; most have been harvested. The main activity is hay baling. Armyworms and lovebugs have caused havoc in some areas; cooler weather is needed. The pecan crop is beginning to be harvested with some varieties looking good. Deer hunters are busy putting corn and deer pellets out for the upcoming hunting season.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS: Good soil moisture was reported. Afternoon temperatures were higher than average for excellent fall growing conditions. Forage availability was above average. Corn and sorghum harvests were 80 percent complete. Cotton harvest was gaining momentum. Early peanut harvest was beginning. Rains increased disease in the crop. Small grains were planted. Green beans, cabbage, spinach and pickling cucumbers were making good progress. Livestock were rated good. Ranching activities continued to be dominated by bird hunting season.
COASTAL BEND: Soil moisture is good. Hot weather with scattered showers was reported. Cotton harvest was winding down with cotton stalk destruction beginning. Cattle were rated excellent with high markets.
SOUTH TEXAS: Soil moisture is adequate. Excellent grazing conditions have been reported due to good pasture conditions. Fall planting preparations continue. The tomato crop is progressing well.
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I like metaphors, so try this one. When a baby is an expert crawler he/she can move pretty fast. When he/she makes the transition to walking the movement is less efficient and the child moves slower, often even dropping to the floor to crawl when walking feels too slow. But over a few months the baby learns to walk well and then run. This is what digital feedback feels like for teachers, slower at first, and then much much faster.
Five tips to help you:
Have students share their work early: With digital writing students can share their work while it is still in progress. You don't have to wait for them to turn anything in. You can look at early drafts sooner and give feedback students will really use. This is a huge advantage over paper methods.
Learn the comment hot keys: I use Google Docs, so when I want to add a comment to a student's paper I just place my cursor on the word or highlight a sentence and then hit Ctrl+Alt+M. This instantly opens a comment box on the side that I can type my feedback into and then I hit Ctrl+Enter to close the comment. This saves me a few seconds per comment, which isn't much, but over the course of 180+ essays a few seconds really adds up. If I save 60 seconds per essay I get back 3 hours.
Use suggested edits: Google Docs gives me the option to switch to suggesting mode. By using suggested edits my changes show up in another color and add a comment to the side as well. I can even add on to the comment to explain the suggestion. Students have to either accept, or reject each suggestion. I can use this to show a student a pattern of errors, or add a sentence frame I'd like to use to support them.
Use Google Keep for comments you use a lot:Google Keep is the yellow lightbulb icon on the right side of Google Docs. Click that and you can add notes and then open them using the lightbulb in the next document. When I am grading an assignment I'll collect my comments in a Keep note and then I can easily access them in the next student's paper. A quick copy/paste means I don't need to retype that comment. (Learn to use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy/paste even quicker.) Keep notes can only be shared with individuals, but I can share a doc with some common comments here. You can even include links to tutorial videos in your comments.
Feedback Extensions and Add-Ons:
Several extensions in Chrome can help you give faster feedback. Checkmark creates a menu that pops up whenever you highlight a word. Click a box in the menu and it adds a comment to the student paper. (Note, this menu gets a bit annoying if you aren't giving feedback, so it's good that it has an easy slider option to disable it.) You can even customize the menu and the comments. You should also take a look at Kaizena, and Joe-Zoo, and OrangeSlice. One or more of them may be just what you need.
Use Doctopus and Goobric: Doctopus is an add-on for Google Sheets. It's a little advanced technically, but it can save you a lot of time if you want to grade student work on a rubric. With Doctopus you can "ingest" an assignment from Google Classroom, and then attach a rubric with Goobric. This will make it possible to open each paper in a window with the rubric already at the top. This makes rubric grading much faster. The learning curve for Doctopus and Goobric is steep, but once you master this, you'll save yourself so much time. I made a tutorial video about how to do this.
The great thing about giving students digital feedback is the speed. You don't have to wait for them to be "done" so they get formative feedback sooner. Also, students can see your feedback without having to wait for you to pass back papers. Now that you have devices you'll also want to explore the fabulous possibilities with peer feedback. I wrote this post about Writing Response Groups to help you with that.
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An Exciting networking opportunity for business professionals It’s always good to talk and it’s even better to share. Founded by Jan Hinrichs in 2019, LocLunch is a series of monthly lunch meetings for those with an interest in localization, globalization and translation. Online and offline, LocLunch provides a forum for professionals to build trust, share experiences, introduce fresh ideas and drive innovation. I am thrilled to have become a LocLunch ambassador. I look forward to meeting with industry professionals in the Basque region over the coming months. Together, we can problem-solve, drive progress and gain new perspectives on everything that we do. And Eat!
The LocLunch ecosystem
LocLunch began as a series of regional, monthly lunch meetings. These will continue following the COVID-19 lockdown. But LocLunch has extended its reach via online meetings. Translators, proofreaders, copywriters, project managers, translation company CEO’s, localisation program managers, I.T. developers and consultants can connect regularly with colleagues in their region. New relationships are cemented and enhanced by physical meetings hosted by LocLunch ambassadors. These events are unconference-style gatherings with an informal feel which are all about sharing, not selling.
More than 100 ambassadors in 60 cities across the globe are now hosting regional LocLunch events. These take place at well-connected restaurants, usually on the second Thursday of each month. It is important to note that there is no admission fee for attending a LocLunch event. Each attendee pays for their own meal and no presentations are made. Everyone has a valuable contribution to make and should feel encouraged to discuss their ideas and concerns.
LocLunch in the Basque Region
I plan to organize monthly LocLunch meetings in the Basque region. These will be open to people living in the area as well as those who are passing through on business. The venues will be highly-regarded restaurants in Biarritz, Anglet, St Jean de Luz and St Sebastian. The meetings will be announced via my LocLunch group on LinkdedIn.
The Basque region boasts a wonderful array of fabulous places to eat. LocLunch events will offer the added benefit of a chance to indulge in the impressive local cuisine. Imagine a meeting of minds boosted by a pintxos feast! This tasty, traditional finger food lends variety to your culinary experience and the incredible dishes can be washed down with a glass of Irouléguy wine. Alternatively, indulge in a delicious bowl of Ttoro, a Basque fish stew, or bacalao pil-pil, a dish of fresh cod fried with garlic. You can round off any meal nicely with a slice of the Basque Country’s most famous dessert – Pastel Vasco. This almond pastry delight is filled with vanilla custard and is always a serious temptation.
LocLunch events supplement industry conferences
LocLunch ambassadors generally attend the majority of translation and localization Industry conferences. Many, including myself, will organize lunches during the conferences. The meetings afford the perfect opportunity to connect in an informal environment and to meet local professionals who may not be attending the conference. Around 16,000 people attend the 30 annual localization conferences. But there are more than 600,000 people on the LocLunch platform where everyone can find their voice.
I will host virtual LocLunch meetings on Zoom. These are free to join and anyone who wishes to participate should subscribe via my LocLunch Linkedin group.I have scheduled the first Biarritz LocLunch meeting for 1 June. I look forward to connecting with everyone before we can meet in person, once the COVID-19 lockdown has ended and the restaurants have reopened. After a lengthy period of social distancing, it will be incredible to connect and reconnect. There has surely never been a better time to lock-in relationships and a LocLunch event provides the perfect opportunity.
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Sculptor and Painter
Welcome to my Website
I have been a professional artist since 1998 specialising in bronze sculpture. My portraiture work is figurative and captures the look and character of the subject. I have exhibited widely in the UK and have undertaken numerous commissions. My work can be found in several public and private collections.
I work from my studio in
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Please click on the images to enlarge.
I usually model my sculptures in clay but occasionally in plaster, working from photographs and drawings of the subject. If it is possible, I like to have one or more life sittings with the subject as this injects more spontaneity into the final sculpture. The bronze sculpture is then made by the
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My sculpture commissions have ranged from 8 inchs high to life size figures and have
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Being in the nation’s capital for the Fourth of July is one of those experiences that you never forget. Something about watching the fireworks with the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and Capitol as the backdrop is thrilling.
My favorite spot to watch is directly beneath the show. I tell everyone I know to bring a blanket and grab some room underneath the Washington Monument facing the Lincoln Memorial. The fireworks are shot from the reflecting pool so from there you feel every loud “boom” in the bottom of your gut as they’re set off. At the same time, music from the National Symphony Orchestra plays over loudspeakers in time with the fireworks display. It’s always packed, but there’s a buzz of excitement that emanates from the massive crowd, who naturally are all adorned in red, white and blue paraphernalia. The Washington Post put together a great map that shows other places to sit and watch the fireworks.
Everyone has a different place that they think is great, so I asked some of the staff at National Geographic Traveler to share their favorite spot to watch, whether it be in D.C. or elsewhere in the United States. Read on to get some new ideas for you and your family and friends, and share your own favorite spots in the comments.
Marilyn Terrell: My favorite place is on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial — you get a perfect lineup of the fireworks, the Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument. Being Virginia residents, my family and I take the Orange Line Metro to the Arlington Cemetery station and walk over Memorial Bridge, which is blocked off to vehicle traffic. This is much better than driving (don’t even try!) or taking the Metro to the overcrowded Smithsonian station, and avoids the mad crush on the Mall itself. And it’s fun walking back over the bridge afterwards.
Susanne Hackett: Roche Harbor on San Juan Island in Washington state. There’s a marina there, and I have a childhood memory of being with my family on a boat in the harbor while fireworks went off overhead. Out there on the water, surrounded by other boats full of revelers — to my 8-year-old eyes it was spectacular!
Amy Alipio: I like sitting west of the Ellipse (in Washington D.C.) near the Organization of American States building/DAR/Corcoran, which are all along 17th St., because you don’t have to deal with the hassle of security to get into the Mall. Plus, you’re near interesting museums to visit if you happen to come early to stake out a spot. We usually bring a picnic and sit on the lawn, but there are also coffee shops/fast food spots along this stretch (McDonalds included) in case you want to buy something to eat or use their toilets. And the view of the fireworks is just as fine as anywhere else.
Janelle Nanos: I once watched the fireworks from the tip of Roosevelt Island in New York City, which feels a bit like you’re suspended out in the middle of the harbor. To get to the tip, you have to walk past an abandoned smallpox hospital that’s covered in ivy and both incredibly creepy and fascinating. From where we sat, we had a completely unobstructed view, and the sparks seemed to shower down on us. It was fantastic. This year, to commemorate the arrival of Henry Hudson’s fleet, the fireworks are being launched from the east side of the river, so Roosevelt Island isn’t the ideal spot to see them. But that leaves you more time to prepare for 2010.
Margaret Nepomuceno: In Philadelphia I love to watch the fireworks from Boathouse Row.
It’s on the river and there are a bunch of old houses covered with Christmas lights all year long, which is really pretty. But really, any historic place in Philadelphia, like Independence Hall, is a good place to be to watch fireworks. (For more information on places to watch the fireworks in Philadelphia, check out: http://www.gophila.com/campaign/july4th/).
Sarah Aldrich: My favorite 4th of July firework experience happened on a night when we didn’t know if there were going to be fireworks at all, because it had been storming on and off all day. Usually you have to get to Grand Haven, Michigan, early to get a seat on the bleachers next to the channel that leads to Lake Michigan–where people sit to watch the (super cheesy) Grand Haven Musical Fountain on less eventful Saturday nights. But due to the rain, the bleachers were sparsely filled. We were about to chalk the night up to a disappointment when the first explosions startled me; there was something about that unexpected entrance that set the mood for the show. The fireworks went off right over my head–I felt so small. In an attempt to keep from getting a sore neck, I watched some of the fireworks in reflection in the water. It didn’t work for long.
Christina Stockamore: I’m from Florida
and I grew up across from the beach. Every Fourth my friends and family would grill out and then at night we’d watch the fireworks from the Sea Ranch Beach Club.
- Nat Geo Expeditions
Ann Nygard: My favorite place to celebrate the Fourth of July is in Peacham, Vermont.
There’s a tractor parade in the morning, where all the farmers decorate their tractors and drive down the street. The route’s short so they get to the end and then turn around and come by again. Then there’s a barbecue in the afternoon and I watch the fireworks show that is launched from over Harvey’s Lake.
What about you? Is there a special place you love to celebrate the fourth of July?
More from National Geographic: Naked Science: Secret World of Fireworks airs Sunday at 10 a.m. on the National Geographic Channel; Celebrate a green July 4th from the Green Guide; tune into a July 4th playlist from Nat Geo Music; and test your Independence Day facts from National Geographic News.
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Cyberpunk 2077 teaser trailer accompanies new details from the futureWritten by: / / No Comments
CD Projeckt RED has released a promised teaser trailer for the developer’s next RPG, Cyberpunk 2077, revealing a dark vision of the future where augmented humans go on killing sprees and ‘Braindances’ are as common as Gangnam Style.
Let’s begin with the trailer, though. In the world of Cyberpunk 2077, you’re able to augment and improve your own body with technological implants – a process that will earn you the derisive name of ‘psycho.’ The problem is that if you overdose on these enhancements, there’s a strong chance your body will begin to act on its own against your will, resulting in a ‘rampage.’
When a psycho rampages, it often leads to destruction and the loss of innocent lives, even as the local police forces impotently attempt to put a stop to it. When regular law enforcement can’t put down a psycho, it’s up to the special forces unit, MAX-TAC (Maximum Force Tactical Division), also known as the Psycho Squad, to clean up. In the teaser trailer below, you can see the tragic results of a rampage:
Cyberpunk 2077 Teaser Trailer
Pretty dang awesome.
Cyberpunk 2077 takes place in a dark, grim future indeed and according to the game’s tagline, in this future “We didn’t get rid of our problems; we multiplied them.”
“Tech advancement went hand in hand with the decay of society,” writes CD Projeckt RED. “Body augmentations invented to serve society simply multiplied the problems, and sometimes lead to mayhem on the streets. New inventions led to addictions and poverty became an even larger problem.”
Taking place in the world of ‘Night City,’ Cyberpunk 2077 follows the story of an individual who has for years tried to survive on the streets in amongst ‘boostergangs’ and against the encroachment of megacorporations, but there are more than drugs, violence and poverty to deal with in the “city of filth and sin,” including ‘Braindances:’
“Braindances are digital recordings of a person’s experience. The viewer can stream a braindance directly into his neural system via special brain augmentations, called a BD player. Braindances allow the viewer to experience all brain processes registered, including emotions, muscle movements and all stimuli perceived by the recording person.”
Braindances can be recordings of something as innocent as someone else riding on a rollercoaster, but there are more sinister recordings to be found in the underground. “Entering the mind of a serial killer means not only seeing the monstrosity he performs, but also living his lust to kill and fulfilment.”
Before we get the next lot of Cyberpunk 2077 information on February 5th, CD Projeckt RED leaves us with this charming message:
“This is the world of 2077. The gap between high and low is bigger than ever. Drugs, violence, braindance, psychos on the loose… Will you be able to function in this defunct society or end up a BD-junky with nothing left, set aside like garbage – still living someone’s else life –not aware of what’s going on around you? Whether you like it or not – this is the age of braindance decadence; this is Cyberpunk 2077.”
What did you enjoy about the latest trailer for Cyberpunk 2077? Any favourite moments?
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The Camp Fire has become by far the deadliest wildfire in California history.
Fatality reports this week from Butte County eclipsed those from the 1933 Los Angeles blaze that killed 29 people.
Though the Griffith Park Fire burned only 47 acres, it broke out in an area where dozens of civilians were working on trails and roads, part of a Depression-era jobs program. They were overcome by the wind-whipped flames in Mineral Wells Canyon. The fire’s cause remains unknown.
The map above shows the 10 wildfires that have killed 10 people or more, and CalFire’s Top 20 list is embedded below. The list was compiled in August, so it does not include the Camp Fire.
Click here if you can’t see the map on your mobile device.
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Unlike traditional restaurants, cafés and coffee shops receive most of their traffic in the morning. Customers expect to receive their beverages and breakfast in a hurry. Focus Café POS allows baristas to streamline service using our intelligent interface. Tracking traffic, sales, food production and inventory with our café POS software will give you the knowledge needed to optimize your stock and selection. With an optimal amount of baked goods and baristas, your shop can serve more customers and increase sales. Consistent speedy service as a result of our café and coffee shop POS will allow your customers to make your store a reliable part of their morning routine.
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[Tutor] newbie graphing question
pierre.dagenais at ncf.ca
Mon Jul 28 04:20:46 CEST 2008
Peter Petto wrote:
> I'm about to try some Python programming for drawing simple geometric
> pictures (for math classes I teach) and was hoping to get some advice
> that will send me off in the best direction.
> I want to write programs that can draw figures with commands akin to
> point(x,y) to draw a point at coordinates (x,y), or segment (x1,y1,x2,
> y2) to draw a segment between points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?
> I'd appreciate recommendations as to the best facility or library to use
> to this end. I primarily use a Mac, but my students primarily use Windows.
> I'd love to hear any and all pointers or comments. Thanks!
I'm just trying to do the same, draw points and lines without having to
spend the next six months learning a GUI environment and then finding
I've been learning the wrong one all this time. Then I stumbled on these
pages at py4fun, it's a quick and dirty introduction to the basics of
Tkinter, just a few commands and you're in business. Hope that is what
you're looking for,
More information about the Tutor
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Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps
A WebQuest exploring the microbial diversity of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps
Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Teachers
Congratulations! Your imagination and good wits enabled the production of a wonderfully creative story. Why not take this one step further by making your own storybook of protistan tales? You can look through microscope to find a habitat of local interest and use Microbial Life to explore the ecology and diversity of the microbes living there. By researching a few of the microbes in depth, you should be able to implement them into storylines. This could result in a colorful collection of local importance. Think about donating your stories to local elementary schools and libraries. You might also use them to enhance environmental awareness in your area. Contact Microbial Life (email@example.com) for information about publishing your creations on-line.
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(by prae from gmx.net)
Tue Apr 6 08:05:32 EST 2010
LeboMad <lmadubanya from gmail.com> wrote:
>have done all troubleshooting there is out there I can't seem to get
>it right. I normally get nice clear bands but for some reason I get
>very faint bands if any at all. Can anyone suggest anything. I've got
>a student that needs some PCR runs and needs result as in yesterday.
The nyou should describing *exactly* what your procedure is and what
you tried to troubleshoot.
More information about the Methods
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Develop 40HRS’s Brand through networking, marketing, advertising and activities at a company. The priority is to assist company acquire new customers and sell additional products or services to existing ones. Takes steps to measure, enhance, and enrich the position and image of a company through various objectives.
1. Report to Accounting Manager & HR – Payroll & Staffing.
2. Work directly with Manager, colleagues and clients.
3. Working location is in HCMC.
1. Researching to identify new leads and potential new markets;
2. Researching the needs of other companies and learning who makes decisions about purchasing;
3. Contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and set up meetings;
4. Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives;
5. Attending conferences, meetings, and industry events;
6. Preparing PowerPoint presentations, the quote and proposal basing on client’s need;
7. Negotiating and renegotiating by phone, email, and in person;
8. Do report and update into system;
9. Other tasks assigned by Manager.
Combines sales and skills in managing relationships in order to create growth and new business for a company. Linked very closely to marketing and handles formulating, directing and coordinating marketing activities so as to influence customers to choose the company's products over those of competitors.
Responsibility and the Right
1. Identifying new sales leads, approaching the potential clients and try to let them understand about the 40HRS’s services;
2. Maintaining fruitful relationships with existing Clients;
3. Reach the Target of the Team.
4. Work closely with various departments of company to ensure that all procedures run smoothly.
Working time: Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 17:30 (1 hour lunch break)
Address: 4B Nguyen Van Cu, Cau Kho Ward, District 1, HCMC
1. Bachelor degree in related field such as Marketing, Business Administration...
2. Experience on Business Development, Sales.
3. Knowledge on Human Resource.
4. Strong analytical and project management skills.
5. Confident and dynamic personality.
6. Strong creative outlook.
7. Management and leadership skill.
8. Time and job management skill.
9. Good communication
10. English is mandatory.
Signed by the two parties on date:
Better Benefits than Labour Code
–15 Annual Leave
–10 Public Holidays (including Christmas Day)
–40 –48 hours per week
–Health care insurance
–Birthday Gift and Leave
–1 day leave for Christmas
–Yearly Salary Review
–Special Occasion Allowances (Birthday / Deaths / Marriage)
–Holiday Bonus / Gifts
–Additional Long Service Bonus
–Excellent Promotion Opportunities
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Antique Wooden Tennis Racquet Neck Bottle Opener
This is the coolest tennis gift for any tennis player! Our vintage wooden tennis racquet neck bottle openers are made using authentic wooden tennis racquets. Features a metal bottle cap opener. This is a perfect tennis gift!
Important: You will NOT receive the exact neck bottle opener as shown in the photo. Because of the nature of this product, no two are exactly the same. You will receive a randomly selected hand-made bottle opener made from a real, full-sized, antique wooden tennis racquet that has been up-cycled into a super-unique tennis gift. The actual length of the product varies.
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A legend always begins with an idea. The Mazda MX-5, the world’s best selling two-seater sports car was only a hint of an idea back in March 1979. American journalist Bob Hall had the idea of a lightweight, two-seater roadster which after surviving sceptics was finally produced and shown to the world at the Chicago Auto Show in February 1989. Overwhelmingly positive reactions to the Mazda MX-5 proved that the look of a classic roadster was still very appealing, but true addiction was to come for owners on the road.
The original MX-5 was focused on reducing weight, it tipped the scales at just 955 kilograms proving to be a truly lightweight sports car. It boasted a front-engine, rear wheel-drive layout that featured exceptional driving dynamics. The Mazda MX-5 was born. The first generation MX-5 was launched in 1990 in the UK and set pulses racing and became an instant success, producing 115ps and a 0-62mph time of 8.8 seconds.
Eight years after the original MX-5 took the automotive world by storm, a new second generation version was launched keeping to the original design concept of a lightweight roadster. The second generation now produced more power and was more aerodynamic, even though it was slightly larger, it benefited from additional levels of specification yet only weighed around 40kg more. The second generation MX-5 was to become the most popular two-seat sports car of its era.
Third-Generation MX-5 - The “Gram Strategy” Begins
The third-generation MX-5 was launched at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show lower to the ground and more athletic than any of the previous models. Larger wheel arches housed new 17” alloy wheels and although dimensionally slightly larger these changes had no effect on the classic roadster look the MX-5 was loved for. Thanks to Mazda’s gram strategy the new MX-5 only weighed only 10kg’s more than the second generation thanks to painstakingly reviewing every gram. These weight saving techniques were to be used on all next-generation Mazda vehicles a process that continues to this day.
The 1.6 engine was replaced by a new 2.0-litre 160ps engine with an all-new 6-speed gearbox. With a perfect 50:50 weight distribution and improved stiffness saw the improvement of handling and driving dynamics. In 2006, Mazda again did the unexpected by introducing the first-ever power retractable hardtop MX-5 that retracted in just 12 seconds. To this day the Mazda MX-5 continues to be the best selling two-seater sports car ever and remains true to its roots as a lightweight roadster.
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Now, I know as well as anyone that Portlanders have overly aggressive humility. And that folks are unwilling to toot their own horns. But when independent research shines a spotlight on what’s happening here, that’s worth embracing. Such was the case today with Jeremiah Owyang. Read More
[HTML3]As you probably realize, we’re smack dab in the middle of the Internet Strategy Forum Summit. And one of the keynote speakers here in town is Jeremiah Owyang, an analyst with Forrester Research.
But before Jeremiah was on the ISF Summit stage, he took some time to hang out with Social Media Club PDX. As far as recaps go, Amber Case did an amazing job of capturing the event, but this video they captured will help fill in any gaps.
It’s that time of year again. The time when hundreds of name brand Web types show up to hear from the best and brightest in the industry about how corporations are making the most of the Web. That’s right. It’s time for the annual Internet Strategy Forum Summit.
Portland always does a fine job of filling the summer with cool events. Next week, we’ve got Open Source Bridge taking place at the convention center. Then, it’s time to get ready for the Internet Strategy Forum Summit, the annual gathering of corporate Web professionals, July 23-24, 2009.
That’s right. July will be here before you know it. And with the speakers they’ve got lined up, you won’t want to miss this one.
Who’s going to be there? Glad you asked. Read More
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Tokens can be added to Octopus as accounts. This is useful, for instance, if you are deploying to Kubernetes Targets.
Add a token to Octopus
- Navigate to Infrastructure ➜ Accounts and click ADD ACCOUNT.
- Select Token from the drop-down menu.
- Give the account a meaningful name.
- Add a description.
- Enter the token into the Token field.
- If you want to restrict which environments can use the account, select the environments that are allowed to use the account. If you select no environments, all environments will be allowed to use the account.
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We wanted to offer you further insight into the incredible craftsmanship here at Rafnar Maritime. This is your opportunity to follow the birth of a Rafnar Pro 1100 console from start to finish.
Not just any Rafnar 1100 Pro but one that will take on Iceland’s cold and hard winter in our vast and unforgiving ocean, crewed by some of our countries toughest people.
A SAR boats console is its mission control, the heart and centre of any operation. Quality, toughness, and ease of use. That is what matters when every second counts.
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It has become a weekly tradition here to handout some of our “namesakes” to players who provided us highlights and lowlights from that week’s game. Since the Packers were on a bye week, there were no donuts to be handed out. But fear not OBOD faithful, we have decided to handout some donuts for the first half of the season, a whole dozen of them. Now this will be some good eats!
A strawberry-filled glazed donut goes to…CMIII, Claymaker, Clay Matthews. This donut is the creme de la creme donuts and there is no better receipt than Matthews. When given a box of donuts, this donuts in the centerpiece that ties the whole box together, as well as the most coveted. Without it, the rest of the dozen doesn’t look as appealing. Put on film of the Miami game to see how appealing the defense looks without Matthews.
A Bavarian creme-filled donut goes to…Tramon Williams. This is the silky smooth donut of the dozen and would be an MVP of any donut batch if the the strawberry-filled glazed donut isn’t there. Williams have made such a smooth transition to elite-level status that he is still a bit under-the-radar nationally. He truly has been the MVP of the defense outside of Matthews and his play as just been so smooth and so good this year, just like this donut.
A bearclaw goes to…B.J. Raji. This donut is the strength of the box and only the big boys even dare to maul it. No one has displayed the the strength and nastiness more than Raji so far this year, so this donut is very fitting. Also, even the big boys across the line are having second thoughts of trying to block B.J. “Bearclaw” Raji (new nickname campaign!)
A two-day old stale cake donut goes to…Mark Tauscher’s performance against Chicago. Tauscher has always been of my favorites and it is too bad his season, and possibly his career, will end on I.R. However, against the Julius Peppers Tauscher looked very immobile and old. Sure, Peppers can do that to many offensive lineman, but this performance sticks out more than any others this year.
A pumpkin donut goes to…Tim Masthay v.s. New York Jets. This better than expected donut goes to Masthay. Based on his performances, or struggles, no one could have expected Masthay’s performance against the Jets, which landed him a Special Teams Player of the Week award. Granted the wind may have helped, but in a close, low-scoring game on the road, Masthay played a very important role.
A few donut holes go to…Brandon Jackson. The thing with donut holes that once you get a taste you keep on wanting more and more, and eventually they are quite delicious. This is what we are finding out with Jackson, the more touches he gets, the more we like.
A barber pole donut goes to…James Jones. We all know what the barber pole has two different flavors twisted together so every bite tastes different. No one typifies this more than Jones. One game he is great, one game he is awful. You just never know what kind of game you are going to get from Jones.
A vanilla-glazed long john goes to…Mason Crosby’s 56-yard field goal in Philadelphia. Wearing the road white uniforms (vanilla), Crosby’s career long field goal (long john) set the tone for the season in the opening week in a tough road spot.
A disgusting sour cream-filled donut goes to…Pepper Burruss. Who is Burruss? The team’s trainer who has presided over the litany of injuries this year. He cannot be held responsible for all the injuries, no one can, but the whole situation has cast a pall over the season. The injuries get this disgusting donut and it has to get to the man who treats these.
A reduced-fat, non-glazed donut goes to…Chad Clifton. This donut has no frills, but it is healthy! Clifton has been healthy for the first time in a while and the dividends have paid off, like a healthy donut has on your waistband. In a box full of empty calories and on a roster full of injuries, you need donuts like Clifton.
A multi-color sprinkle donut goes to…Green Bay 45, Dallas 7. This donut doesn’t go out to a single player, but rather a game. So much went well in this game and quite frankly it was just so much fun to watch. A sprinkled donut is a fan favorite for every donut eater, just like an ass-whipping of the Cowboys for Packer fans.
A powdered-sugar cake donut goes to…Johnny Jolly. Why does Jolly get this donut when he isn’t even on the team anymore? Well, think about this donut. It is a mess, gets white powder on your face and no one wants it. It is basically just a waste in the donut box. Jolly was a bearclaw, now he is a powdered-sugar cake donut. Way to go kid.
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Shampoo Bar ingredients:
Communis Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide,Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus AmygdalusDulcis Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, LinumUsitatissimum Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil,Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Aloe BarbadensisExtract, Mentha Piperita Oil
Tea Tree Soap Bar Ingredients:
Aqua, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Olea Europaea
Fruit Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Gossypium
Herbaceum Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil.
Package - Shampoo Bar + Tea Tree Soap
Shampoo Bar: Coconut oil in the shampoo bar provides deep conditioning and bubbly lather. Castor oil in conbination with olive oil strengthens hair and nourishes scalp. Rich in vitamins sweet almond oil softens hair and makes it feel smoother to the touch. Jojoba oil prevents disrupting scalp's natural pH balance. Sesame oil enhances hair growth and helps maintain scalp health. Palm oil makes Shampoo bar longer lasting. Aloe vera oil repairs skin cells on the scalp and makes hair shiny. Flax seed oil deeply nourishes and strengthens hair from the roots.
Tea Tree soap clears up acne, helping to create naturally glowing smooth skin. Tea tree oil in the soap helps control blemishes without being overly drying for the skin.
Our Tea Tree Handmade Skin Care Soap Bar not only clears up acne, but it will also create naturally glowing smooth skin. The tea tree oil helps control the blemishes, while the coconut and olive oil keeps your skin moist.
Weight: 100 gram
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So what have I missed? I'll summarise them into the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as well as give you a Low Down on what I personally think!
1. Deputy Higher Education Minister makes sensible statement
After making a silly and ill-informed statement immediately after the release of the THES world rankings table, our Deputy Minister of Higher Education has, probably after the increased media comment on the issue, released a statement which had the right messages. Sdr Fu Ah Kiow, as been quoted by Malaysiakini to say that
Universiti Malaya (UM) has no reason to 'celebrate' its ranking... since there is a drop from last year... The lower ranking of UM now is not something that we should be glad of... We will discuss the problem. We should take the ranking seriously. We should not be celebrating.Yes, we should not be in a "state of denial" indeed!
We should not be in a state of denial.
2. Higher Education Minister gave 'positive' feedback
Our Parliamentary Opposition leader, Sdr Lim Kit Siang who has been at the forefront of pressing the need for a review of our higher education minister, has finally been granted an audience with our Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Shafie Salleh. The outcome of the meeting appears positive, with several developments expected over the coming weeks (months?). Most importantly, Datuk Shafie Salleh appears to have agreed to support the set up of a Parliamentary Select Committee on Higher Education.
Shafie agreed with the proposal for the establishment of a Parliamentary Select Committee on Higher Education to involve MPs to be active stakeholders in this critical area with far-reaching implications on the country’s international competitiveness, economic development and prosperity. He said he would raise the proposal in Cabinet.In addition, it appears that the Minister have given word to the university authorities to remove the embarrassing billboards which juxtaposed pictures of the nation's leaders against the unabashed self-praise pronouncements. Datuk Shafie Salleh gave the cryptic reply of "Are the billboards still there?" when question by Sdr Lim. :) I can't wait.
3. The VC search committee
The Minister of Higher Education has also announced the likely set up of a "search committee" to select future vice-chancellors of Malaysian universities.
Interestingly enough, the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Vice Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr. Mohd Salleh Mohd Yasin’s response was most noteworthy when he commented:
Overseas, the appointment of vice chancellors are largely based on their leadership qualities as well as academic prowess. Now that we are practicing meritocracy, we should select the best candidate for the job.There are probably still many practical issues to be resolved in the set up of such a selection committee, some of which were highlighted by Kian Ming here, but it's definitely an important baby step forward.
4. The is significantly increased awareness
I would like to think that the effort of the blogging community has not been in vain with regards to this issue, and I strongly believe that the mainstream press has caught up with the truth and details of the issue, thanks to readers and bloggers out there. In the past 4-5 days, there has been many articles (some of which I'm certain to have missed) appearing in both the English and Chinese press.
The Sun started on Wednesday last week with Citizen Nades asking if it's appropriate for UM to abuse the images of the nation's leaders. Oon Yeoh has put up his comment piece appearing in the Sun on Saturday, drawing from the findings arrived at this very blog. They've today, followed up with an editorial calling to "stop the rot... from the top".
If vice-chancellors are not good enough, if they serve political interests rather than academic ones, the battle is already lost. We need vice-chancellors who care, who are independent and are genuinely interested in improving academic standards.In another opinion piece published in the Malay Mail on Sunday, Vasanthi Ramachandran asked "how is UM going to pull itself out of its continual decline, when it refuses to accept or address the real issues and problems within the university?"
If the VCs are not up to mark and are more interested in shamelessly promoting themselves and playing to the political gallery and political parties, then they should be replaced by those who can make a real contribution to the university. Here's where the first change should take place.
It is really scary when UM searches for irrelevant excuses to discredit the rankings table when it is not in their favour, and celebrate when it is.And according to Jeff Ooi, who highlighted the issue twice over Saturday and Sunday, this blog was quoted in an article by Liu Jingwen of Oriental Times as well. (If someone could get me a copy of the article, whether hard or soft copy, that'll be great!)
There are of course many more blogs and letters published in the newspapers which have brought this issue to the forefront, making it unlikely to be easily brushed aside by those seeking to have the controversy brushed under the carpet.
1. Parliament Rejects Debate on UM
The Sun highlighted that the Dewan Rakyat rejected an emergency motion tabled by Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang to debate UM's fall in the worldwide rankings.
Speaker Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib said although the motion by virtue of2. More "Praise" for the Vice Chancellor
Standing Order 18(1) was specific in nature and of public importance, it was
Ramli said the steps to be taken include instituting peer review of UM, as
well as citation from other peer educational institutions. He also said the ministry had given an assurance that UM' teaching ratio would be improved, including the international perception towards the university.
Unsurprisingly, there was another letter appearing the Star, heaping more praise and accolades on University Malaya and its Vice-Chancellor. What I'm actually surprised is that there weren't more such letters! Interestingly enough, while the earlier letter of support was from UM's Dean of Engineering Faculty, this time round, it was just from a nameless "Concerned Academic Staff" of UM.
The "concerned academic" argued that the "drop in ranking was due to factors beyond UM's control".
One such factor was the fact that there was no foreign undergraduates in UM leading obviously to a poor "international student" score. This is true, but the "academic" forgets that this score only constitutes 5% of the overall score, and most universities which performed better than UM, had poor scores for this criteria anyway.
Another factor cited was the "employability of our graduates".
It is apparent that the employers interviewed for the survey are multinational companies. These companies select graduates from the western countries where they are headquartered. Such preferential treatment is beyond the control of the universities.While I have my personal (serious) doubts on the methodology employed by THES in incorporating this new criteria, the argument put forth by "academic" is flawed. These multinational companies do not operate on the basis of "preferential treatment". They operate by hiring talents globally to ensure sustained growth and profitability of their organisations. The "academic" should take note that despite this apparent "bias", there are still 44 universities in Asia Pacific ranked above Universiti Malaya.
The following paragraphs from the letter is the most sadly laughable parts, only serving as new anecdotes to be added to my earlier post entitled "The Art of Flattery @ UM".
...the overall score in terms of total marks have improved by leaps and bounds if statistical interpretation is anything to go by.
The university's vice-chancellor and administrators have a gigantic task complying with government policies in the best interests of the nation as well as maintaining high academic standards for the campus. Walking this tightrope is a challenge and the vice-chancellor and administrators must be given due credit for their hard work in achieving these objectives simultaneously.
The vice-chancellor has done his best to create a conducive academic and research environment.
We like our vice-chancellor, especially for his academic competence, administrative leadership and, above all, his impartiality and rationality in performing his role. Due credit must be given to him for fostering a great team spirit among the different races and religions during his tenure.
The ugliest of what has happened over the last few days is strictly reserved for the UM Vice Chancellor, who remains absolutely unrepentent and recalcitrant.
As highlight in plenty of blogs, as well as here, the VC has obviously found the funds and time to order a new set of some 150 buntings and banners to be hung all around the campus. He has obviously not learnt his lessons.
What's worse, the vice-chancellor has decided to print his own propaganda materials and flood the campus students and academics with them, in an apparent act to "justify" his position. Read all about it here @ Sdr Lim Kit Siang's blog.
...thousands or even tens of thousands of leaflets, 37 cm by 37 cm, flooded the campus, whether residential colleges or faculties, reproducing an article by Hashim in the local media extolling UM’s “achievements” in the THES World University Ranking 2005.
The Low Down
So what's the gut feel over the events of the past week? I'm actually feeling a tad optimistic, more optimistic than I was before my little break anyway.
Both the Minister of Higher Education and his deputy are now singing the same tune, and the right one too - that the crisis facing our higher education is not something to be swept under the carpet. Enough information has been provided and pressure has been applied to ensure that they are made aware of the truth of the circumstance, and not be easily satisfied or hoodwinked with explanations from the university administrators who have been too wily and economical with the truth.
Parliamentary Select Committees, for those familiar with political institutions and processes, are extremely important parts of the function of a assertive Parliament. One of the reasons for weaknesses in our local parliament, and hence its "rubber stamp" reputation, is not just in the overwhelming majority secured by Barisan National, but also in the (non)existence of secondary institutions within the Parliament. These secondary institutions will ensure greater contribution from Members of Parliament in the decision making process. It is not a step which will have dramatic effects overnight, but it's nevertheless an important step towards better governance, in this case, of our education system.
The response from the media, bloggers and public has been fantastic, quite beyond my own, and if I may speculate on his behalf, Kian Ming's expectations. The outright truth is being told, and I must say, some in the mainstream media are worded harsher than we have been. Needless to say, I believe that the spotlight we have all placed on Universiti Malaya and its vice-chancellor has resulted in plenty of pressure for the vice-chancellor, and for the education authorities to take the necessary actions. We definitely expect and hope that the furore to continue a little while more.
The actions of the vice-chancellor - new buntings, distribution of self written articles - are clearly that of a man forced into a corner, defending for his life in the academia. The fact that he has to focus on distributing propaganda within the university campus may just mean that he is perceiving or expecting a weakening of his authority and reputation even within the campus, and hence the need to "shore" it up. What else will he do?
I personally think that the VC has underestimated the backlash resulting from his actions and he is now in a position of no return for he has burnt his bridges. Had he been more intellectually honest with the entire exercise over the fall in world rankings as late as a week ago, he might have just about saved his seat. Unfortunately, I do think that his seat might just be too hot to handle today. We will see.
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Democratic US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren took home more votes in Boston than Republican US Sen. Scott Brown.
According to the Boston's Elections Department with 97% of precincts reporting, Warren received 73% of the vote, for a total of 177,823. Brown received 25% of the vote in Boston for 62,528.
As expected, President Barack Obama also won Boston, beating former Governor Mitt Romney. Obama received 78%, or 190,081. While Romney received 19% of Boston votes with 47,214.
Libertarian Gary Johnson candidate earned .84% of the vote, with 2,028 votes.
Green Party candidate Jill Stein earned .84% of the vote, with 2,020 votes.
In total there are 387,142 registered voters in Boston, spread throughout 255 precincts. Approximately 67% of registered voters cast ballots, according to the City's Election Department.
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I have a 186 series Mini 14 in stainless steel in an ATI folding stock that I would like to trade for an AK74 variant. Email me or text me for more info if interested. My email is [email protected]. my number is 1337-368-8648.
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Hartford Eliminates Parking Minimums Citywide
Hartford, Connecticut, is getting rid of mandatory parking minimums citywide, the second major American city to do so in the past 12 months, following Buffalo.
The revised zoning code no longer requires builders to include car parking in new construction. The Hartford Planning & Zoning Commission voted for the changes unanimously last night, enacting them into law.
The Hartford legislation goes farther than Buffalo’s in some ways, with fewer loopholes. (In Buffalo, the City Council can still decide to require parking through a review process for projects larger than 5,000 square feet.) But because parking mandates for car dealerships are Connecticut state law, those minimums remain in the Hartford code. Other special uses, like stadiums, will be subject to case-by-case review.
Hartford has been building up to this point for a while. The city lifted parking minimums for its downtown about two years ago, points out Planning & Zoning Commission Chair Sara Bronin. That zoning change also eliminated parking mandates for retail and services (like restaurants and gas stations) citywide.
Without the burden of parking mandates, it was easier for developers to rehab downtown buildings, said Bronin. “There have been some buildings that have been renovated downtown in a much faster and more efficient way by not having to provide as much parking,” she told Streetsblog. “Because of that we felt that it was time to bring that same benefit to developments citywide.”
Like other Connecticut cities, Hartford is plagued by fiscal problems, and the loss of productive land to parking spaces exacerbates those issues, constraining the city’s tax base. In Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, downtown is pocked with blocks of free parking for state employees.
UConn professor Norm Garrick (star of this Streetfilm on parking craters) has led multiple studies investigating the hidden costs imposed by excessive parking on cities. Research his team conducted in 2014 found that downtown parking consumed so much land it amounted to $50 million a year in foregone tax revenue.
Together, Garrick and Bronin have been leading a conversation about parking reform in Hartford.
Support for citywide elimination of parking minimums was nearly universal, said Bronin. The reforms are expected to reduce housing costs, cut traffic, and reduce harmful runoff. About 42 percent of Hartford is impermeable surfaces, says Bronin, which contributes to water pollution and the urban heat island effect.
“For me, the environmental implications were really important,” she said. “We also believe that in deemphasizing parking we will make our neighborhoods more livable.”
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|IVC Consulting Services helps clients enable their businesses through the development of premier web applications and web services.
Building a successful web application depends on defining clear business objectives at the start of the project. As such, IVC offers roadmapping services for clients who wish to plan multiple projects, or who would like to re-evaluate their priorities for creating web services and a supporting environment. Roadmap Engagements can focus on business objectives, architecture objectives, or both. These activities generally range from 4 to 6 weeks, but IVC recognizes the need for flexibility in these types of engagements and will work to meet your needs.
The Business Roadmap engagement guides the corporation in translating their strategy into a web framework, develop a deployment and channel distribution strategy and prioritize potential web services projects with success criteria. Deliverables may include a "Web Services Impact Analysis", and "Go-to-Market Plan".
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Implementation engagements form the heart of transforming companies' core competencies into web services and flexible web applications. These engagements include Design, Development and Deployment and Implementation of "best-practice" web-enablement projects. Additional projects may include "Partner and Community Development" that facilitates enabling internal and external channels to manage a web services-based environment and "Program Management" activities to coordinate multiple-project implementations.
IVC has established numerous corporate partnerships with industry leaders to ensure that members of the IVC network have access to a complete solution.
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The IVC Methodology combines elements of a Waterfall Methodology and Time-Box Methodology to offer the best mechanisms for designing, developing and deploying IVC solutions. The IVC project team will conduct a rigorous and complete requirements definition, followed by flexible prototyping cycles, an intense QA period, and carefully planned deployment activities. The result will be a premier web application, full of web services, all couched in a strategic plan for deployment.
IVC believes that effective change management reduces risk and contributes to overall success of projects. IVC handles these issues throughout its methodology, and specific deliverables and processes are addressed throughout. The combination of waterfall and time-boxing processes has been selected to maximize efficiency while minimizing risk.
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HONG KONG • Investors in a Singapore-based snack maker's initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong were sitting on losses just minutes after watching the shares almost triple.
Shares in Snack Empire Holdings surged as high as 188 per cent on their debut yesterday, before sinking into the red 45 minutes later.
The retail portion of the HK$130 million (S$22.5 million) IPO was almost 14 times subscribed.
The gut-churning moves come after outsized gains by small-cap IPOs in the city this month lured investors.
EuroEyes International Eye Clinic shares rose as much as 102 per cent on their Oct 15 debut, while shares of software developer 360 Ludashi Holdings more than tripled on Oct 10.
The 14 IPOs this month through Tuesday climbed an average 43 per cent on their first day, according to Bloomberg data.
Speculators are piling into IPOs given the lack of direction in the broader market, according to Mr Castor Pang, head of research at Core Pacific-Yamaichi International.
The Hang Seng Index has fallen 12 per cent from its April high amid concern about the United States-China trade war and months of protests in Hong Kong.
Snack Empire Holdings offers Taiwanese snacks and beverages under its Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks brand. They include crispy chicken, sweet plum potato fries and smoked plum juice.
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Lewis is not getting an honorary Oscar for his film work – some of his stuff I love, some I can’t watch, but he certainly was prolific and innovative – but at tomorrow night’s Oscar festivities he’ll be given the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his years and years of work for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
It’s certainly well-deserved, and perhaps long overdue. Lewis has worked tirelessly – and often very quietly – for the MDA and for those afflicted with muscular dystrophy for longer than I have been alive.
While doing a little volunteering for MDA, ‘way back in the day, I got to watch Lewis in action at a fund-raiser. He was loud, impatient, and boorish in exactly the way one can be loud, impatient and boorish over one’s passions. He was also focused, capable of quiet one-on-one and selfless listening – a strange hybrid, part narcissist, part servant. For the brief time I saw him, he was a ball of energy, and quite simply all for those suffering from neuromuscular diseases.
I’ve never forgotten it. I came away thinking that Lewis was “a right bastard,” in the sense that he would not allow anyone or anything to divert the energy he meant for “his people.” A “right bastard” in the way people with vision can be single-minded, stubborn, difficult, magnificent bastards.
The subject of Lewis once came up in a class of mine and the instructor – a stickler to the lesson plan – broke away from it to praise him: “let me tell you about Jerry Lewis. My brother has [I can't remember the disease - admin] and our whole family has benefited, all his life, from the MDA and Lewis’ commitment to it. One year my brother wrote a fan letter to Lewis and in it mentioned in passing that his dog had died. Next thing we know, we get a phone call from Lewis’s office asking if my brother could meet him at the airport. We did, and here comes Jerry Lewis, and he’s carrying a puppy that he puts into my brother’s lap. He was between flights and he spent nearly a half-hour with my brother and the rest of us, just talking – letting my brother know he mattered. You cannot say a bad word to me, about this man.”
By the time she finished the story she was in tears, as were many of us.
He’s no saint, of course. His career has had ups and downs and many of the downs were of his own making. He has a huge ego and lots of public faults – but he is also famously generous. When Stan Laurel died, Lewis paid for his funeral and settled all his debts. He is also a man of his age and era. Having outlived so many of his contemporaries, Lewis has offended this generation with his opinions, as when (apparently ignorant of the likes of Lucielle Ball, Carole Lombard, Madeline Kahn, Judy Holliday and many others) he suggested a few years back that women were not funny.
Perhaps he just doesn’t give a damn about offending people and figures everyone is entitled to their opinion.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard what inspired his commitment to MDA, but my sense of him, when I saw him, was that regardless of what Lewis-the – egocentric-entertainer does or covets, the MDA Jerry Lewis is a mensch and his work with that organization a half-century long mitzvah, a good deed for which he seeks no reward.
That’s no small thing, and not a bad epitaph.
I won’t be watching the Oscars telecast; I can’t think of a less interesting way to spend three hours. But congrats to Jerry Lewis on a well-deserved honor. That would be worth peeking in for.
More on this at Big Hollywood, which has a little appreciation of Lewis and a long, entertaining comments thread on famous comedic performances that have never won Oscars. Stop by, you’ll like. And do stick around for Buddy Rich’s incredible drum solo, here.
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Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks is broke and scraping by on $1,000 a month from her brave new landscaper boyfriend. The infamous, bug-eyed wedding bolter claimed in papers for her recently completed bankruptcy that she’s unemployed and has racked up $30,000 in debt — most of it on credit cards to stores like Victoria’s Secret, Old Navy, Kohl’s and Wal-Mart. Wilbanks, who lives in Atlanta, said she had no money in the bank and that boyfriend Greg Hutson‘s monthly stipend is her only income. In 2006, Wilbanks and former fiancé John Mason sued each other over $500,000 he got for a book about how she dumped him at the altar and concocted a bogus kidnapping story to save face. The litigation was eventually dropped, and the book never materialized.
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Definition of Arthropoda
1. Noun. Jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes.
Group relationships: Animal Kingdom, Animalia, Kingdom Animalia
Member holonyms: Arthropod, Chelicerata, Superclass Chelicerata, Superclass Myriapoda, Class Pauropoda, Pauropoda, Class Symphyla, Symphyla, Class Tardigrada, Tardigrada, Chilopoda, Class Chilopoda, Class Diplopoda, Class Myriapoda, Diplopoda, Myriapoda, Pentastomida, Subphylum Pentastomida, Class Crustacea, Crustacea, Class Onychophora, Onychophora, Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta, Insect
Generic synonyms: Phylum
Derivative terms: Arthropodal, Arthropodous
Definition of Arthropoda
1. n. pl. A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida, and Crustacea.
Medical Definition of Arthropoda
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Literary usage of Arthropoda
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"We have now passed in review the principal structural features in which Limulus agrees with Scorpio and differs from other arthropoda. ..."
2. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"INTRODUCTION THE arthropoda (Gr. arthron, a joint; pous, a foot) are the ... The Phylum arthropoda includes a greater number of species than all of the ..."
3. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The phylum arthropoda is the largest of the phyla of the animal kingdom, ... characteristics of the arthropoda. Several distinct types of arthropods are ..."
4. A Manual of the Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals by Thomas Henry Huxley (1888)
"... is exhibited in a still more marked degree by the arthropoda. In these animals, moreover, the appendages, themselves are usually divided into segments, ..."
5. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"... arthropoda. TITLES. The consecutive numbers given at the rnd of each title-entry are uxed in I/if ..."
6. An Introduction to the Study of Fossils (plants and Animals) by Hervey Woodburn Shimer (1914)
"PHYLUM XI, arthropoda THE arthropoda are transversely segmented animals with mouth and anus at opposite ends of an elongate body, with muscles attached to ..."
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We have a new COVID-19 variant—BA.2.86—turning heads even among the calm, cool, and collected scientists. This is what we know, what we don’t know, and what’s likely next. What is happening? SARS-CoV-2 continues to mutate. This is expected, as this is what viruses do to survive. There was ~20% possibility of another “Omicron-like event” in 2023. Since Omicron arrived on the scene in November 2021, we’ve only seen incremental changes, which have created a ladder-like pattern (see panel A below). This is a good thing—we
Thank you, again, for calm and comprehensive comment on what's happening. You are making a difference.
Thank you. This is unwelcome but extremely valuable news. Appreciate your comprehensive and well organized presentation of it.
Like others who have already commented, the thing that strikes me most about this post is how marvelous you are, Katelyn. The work you do to stay on top of the scientific information and then present it to the rest of us in clear, straightforward prose is unexcelled in its skill and its value. Thank you!
1. Why not a spillover from any of the many animal reservoirs? Seems more than possible, as does the immuno-comp option. Not sure the origin is even knowable—and it’s somewhat academic.
2. Where does/did the 20% chance of a major set of mutations come from? Seems pretty arbitrary. How can anyone possibly know the future evolutionary morphospace of this virus?
One comment: evolutionary rates are not guaranteed to be slow and additive. We have erected a permanent global selective pressure to escape immunity.
3. “This is because SARS-CoV-2 has historically evolved to escape antibodies (first line of defense) rather than T-cells (second line of defense) that primarily protect us from severe disease.”
That’s no guarantee that it won’t ever start eating into the second line of defense. Is there something about its structural biology (or our immune systems, etc) that constrains such a move? Because “it hasn’t happened yet” is a thin reed.
Close cousins of this virus have much higher death rates. Like, 15% for Sars and ~40% for Mers. If this virus can jack up its death rate while maintaining sufficient infectivity—and we are obviously going to let it “figure it out” as we are doing nothing—then we are screwed.
Any biophysical, genetic, or any other reason(s) to think this is impossible?
4. Sure, there has to be a ceiling to infectivity but how do we know what it is?
We’ll of course find out, and if this is bad, we’ll be hit hard, with less excuse than we had in 2020, which was already pretty close to zero.
5. If the upcoming vax formula doesn’t help, will companies provide a new one? Will the govt pay? Will we simply have to have more mass death before anyone takes advantage of the much hyped miracle of fast mRNA production and distribution?
Flying nearly blind, as you said; didn’t ventilate buildings; and all the rest. We had the chance; we blew it off.
At least here, we might luck out (sooner or later, we won’t, of course, whatever the epidemic pathogen).
Carbon? Nukes? Entirely and literally guaranteed to crush us—and we are doing net-nothing. Less than net-nothing.
Thank you. Wondering if it would be timely to re-up vaccination? Last shot was October 2022.
We are so stinking grateful for your calm, comprehensive reporting. Thank you!
My question for YLE: is Long COVID something we shoule be worried about? That's a rhetorical question. We know it is. That makes we wonder why it is not mentioned in this post.
Thank you. If I understand correctly, it sounds as if the jury is out about whether the OTC swab tests will detect a positive case of this. I hope I misunderstood.
Thank you for this timely and informative post. Why, do you think, is public health “searching in the dark”? One would think that governments would strengthen sentinel points, not dismantle or weaken them. Are the reasons political, fiscal, denial...all of the above? It’s hard to make sense of it since COVID is here to stay, as is its ongoing mutation. Shouldn’t those entrusted with safeguarding public health have all the tools needed to, well, safeguard us? Seems like the preparedness lessons our governments should have learned have not stuck.
Thank you again for keeping the public updated and informed. I am so grateful. I also wanted to know whether the typical home test will be sensitive and specific in detecting this new version of Covid. And I was curious to see maps, as they emerge, of the geographical spread of BA 2.86.
Thank you for being a model for science reporting, Dr. Jetelina! Calm balanced, curiously skeptical when appropriate (which is a lot of the time with science - if only the media and public agencies did that). Question: What are some examples of viruses that have followed Path B (the non-ladder)? Also - are there (or should there be) vaccines that target (or incite our making antibodies to) parts of the virus other than spike, and which 'evolve' much less than the spike component? With natural infection, do we make antibodies to both spike and other parts of SARS-Cov2?
Where has it shown up in wastewater testing?
Thank you for all you do! I can't imagine trying to navigate this pandemic without your wonderful info! Stay the course.
I'll join the "thank you's", for your calm, objective, interpretation of the latest in the Covid evolution. On my personal level, of course, this information is frightening, maybe not as much as when this pandemic began, but still...back to "shields up and good luck!"
Thank you. You are amazing.
“It lights up 2 channels instead of 3.” Isn’t it possible that other variants could exist or develop that only light up 2 channels?
-family physician, mom of twin girls, scientist, admirer
Thank you. You are a highly trustworthy source of information on this evolving saga. I was planning on getting another booster in October, but I wonder if the available mixture will include the new variant by then.
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How to Calm a Fussy or Colicky Baby
Every baby cries. It's how they let you know they're hungry, sleepy, or craving attention. If your 5-week-old coos and sighs instead of sobbing, consider yourself one of the rare and very lucky parents.
On the other hand, your baby may never seem to stop crying. If that's the case, friends and family may mention the word "colic." Colic can mean your baby's nervous system hasn't matured or that your baby is sensitive to a food you're eating while nursing.
How do you know if your baby has colic? It usually starts around age 3 weeks. Babies with colic:
- Cry for as much as three hours a day, often in the early evening or early morning
- Are hard to calm
- May pull up their legs and pass gas
Take heart, exhausted parents. Most babies grow out of colic by age 3 months. Until then, here are a few ways to soothe a very fussy baby:
- Rock your baby gently.
- Take him for a stroller or car ride.
- Ask your pediatrician if it would help to give him the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri to calm his tummy.
If nothing works, see a pediatrician. There may be a medical reason for crying, such as heartburn or a milk protein allergy.
Your Baby's Development This Week
Now that your baby is past the newborn stage, you may wonder what the world looks and sounds like to him? Here's a glimpse from his point of view.
- Baby's eyes are starting to work together. Pass a toy or object in front of him, and he'll follow it. He may still cross his eyes, but that's OK.
- Your baby will stare at you intently. He knows you're talking to him, and he's trying to figure out what you're saying from your expressions and the sounds you're making.
- Five-week-olds can tell certain sounds apart -- especially the sound of your voice. When your baby hears you speak, he may smile.
- Your baby will attempt conversation by uttering one-syllable sounds like "eh" and "uh" and waiting for you to respond.
Week 5 Tips
- To calm a crying baby, handle his most pressing need first. If he's got a wet diaper, change him. If he's hungry, feed him.
- When your baby won't stop screaming, it's OK to put him in his crib and let him cry for a moment. Calm yourself down before you try to calm him.
- Have "conversations" with your baby. Even though he can't talk back yet, he's learning how to listen and respond with coos, babbles, and smiles.
- Play songs or sing to your little one. Music is great at calming crying babies.
- Babies love to look at themselves. Hang a little mirror in his crib -- soon, he'll gaze at his own reflection.
- Even though your baby can't yet crawl or walk, he can wriggle. Keep a hand on him whenever you change or dress him.
- Keep your baby in the shade, if possible. Their skin is thinner and more sensitive. Cover them up with clothes and a hat, limit their time in the sun (especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., when the sun is strongest), don’t let them get overheated, and get them out of the sun right away if they show any signs of sunburn or dehydration, including fussiness, redness, and excessive crying
- If being out in the sun is unavoidable, put a little bit of sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 on small areas such as the cheeks and back of the hands, after first trying a small amount on your baby's wrist to check for sensitivity.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- One by one the community raked and trimmed branches at the Pet Memorial Parks Cemetery in a Henrico neighborhood Saturday morning.
"I say we got at 30 people out here today helping us," Pet Memorial Parks Cemetery owner Marsha Rodgers said.
Strangers were brought together by a dog they never knew.
"A lot of these people here are from Team Tommie," Rodgers said.
She and her husband own the cemetery where hundreds of pets are at rest, including Tommie, the dog who captured the nations heart after being found set on fire last month. He'd die days later.
"It helps restore your faith in humanity. It reminds you that there are good people here willing to give their time and of themselves to help somebody that they don't even know," said Rodgers. "Nobody met Tommie, very few people met Tommie, but everybody loves Tommie."
Volunteers cleared bushes, trimmed and restored headstones. Some came from as far as Lake Anna.
Toby Chittum likened the hour-long journey to the Indy 500.
"Now that this is Tommie's home, a lot of people are going to start caring for it more and it's a good feeling," Rodgers said.
Volunteers ended the day by revealing a new headstone for Tommie, followed by remarks which left many in tears.
"God speed Tommie, I feel like you've brought the city together and you've definitely brought the atrocity of abuse to cats and animals everywhere. So, love you Tommie."
Police are still investing and searching for Tommie's killer. A reward for information leading to an arrest stands at $25,000.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Richmond Police, call Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000 or submit a tip online at http://www.7801000.com. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smart phones may also be used. All three Crime Stoppers methods of contact are anonymous.
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Integrating automotive OEM Class-D amps with after-market automotive amps
I am lookimg for advice/thoughts from the community here regarding integrating
automotive OEM Class-D amplifiers with after-market automotive audio equipment.
I have not been able to find any similar questions (or answers) on any
automotive forums so I thought I would try here.
The basic question is: What should be considered when connecting an automotive
OEM Class-D amplifier to an after-market amplifier? Specifically, when
the Class-D amplifier's output drives the signal input for the after-market
amplifier? In this case, the speaker load is removed from the Class-D amp and
replaced by the after-market amplifier's input. This is a common scenario for
integrating after-market equipment since it is difficult to find a low-level
signal with the "closed" systems found in many newer cars.
Presumably the after-market amplifier's input impedance is much higher then
a speaker load and I would think that could affect the operation of the
OEM Class-D amplifier driving it. I also wonder if a Class-D amplifier
designer would enginner for this scenario?
My main concerns are:
Damaging the OEM Class-D amplifier in the case where some output channels
have no load at all (a four channel Class-D amp where only two channels
are needed and two are left "open load").
Potential issues with EMI since modern cars have a lot of microprocessors and
controllers scattered about them controlling everything from the throttle
to air bags and stability control systems. Here I'm concerned the wiring
between the Class-D amplifier and the after-market amp could act as an
antenna if the output filtering of the Class-D amplifier is affected.
So what do you think? Is it as simple as placing a 20 watt/8ohm resistor
across the speaker outputs on the Class-D amp and leave it at that? Are there
Class-D designs where that would be a bad idea? Other considerations?
You're shooting flies with nuclear missiles here. All you need is a headphone preamp.
High to low level converters have been widely available since before I was born; you can get them on ebay for pennies. As a matter of fact, I have a couple right here you can have.
Could you post what you are planing to do, it sounds like you are making things harder for yourself then they need to be. Tell me your car, the gear you want to use and what goal you are trying to achieve.
I agree with you that the input impedance of even a high level input on an aftermarket amp (often e.g. 100 ohm) would be too high. Due to the nature of the class D -signal, the outputcoil will be optimised for a certain impedance, like between 1 and 4 ohm. replacing this with a 100ohm load would mess things up considerably. Or so my gut tells me.
The 8 ohm resistor would work, but I agree that you are taking a route there I would advice against.
Most car specific systems will be cracked eventually, even the OEM systems that drive the amps with digital signals :D so if at all possible, I would prefer finding a low level signal somewhere. Google and carsites are your friend (e.g. Carsound.com , though I don't go there anymore or talkaudio.co.uk)
And if you are installing an aftermarket amp, you will often do so because of a lack of quality. Using just about all steps of the 'old' chain to feed it into a new amp sounds like a recipe for disappointment.
The car is a 2011 Volvo S60 with a 4 channel Class D amplifier.
The head unit connects to the amp via a MOST bus. See:
MOST Bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MOST - Home > Home
The digital signal includes the audio, controls for fader, tone, voice for the phone,
signals from parking sensors, etc. Other devices are on the same bus (SAT
receiver). It won't be easy to crack :) So high level input for anything audio
downstream it is.
The after-market equipment is a JBL MS-8 signal processor. It accepts multiple
inputs, sums them, digitizes the signals and provides surround sound processing,
automatic equalization using supplied mics in a headphone, and some other nifty stuff.
The MS-8 has build in amplification and can also drive other amplifiers via
good ol analog/RCA connectors. There are many reports of the MS-8 doing a
great job of improving the stock system even when driven by high level
signals (and yes, I agree, not the best way to go).
The main thing to improve is the stock system has a terrible problem with the door
panels vibrating. The MS-8 can limit the frequency range sent to the doors and
supply the bass frequency on a different channel. Crossover frequency and
slopes are all user configurable allowing a lot of room for experimentation to
find something that works. I have installed woofers in the rear deck to handle
the bass relieving the doors from handling that. So the
goal is to mostly address that shortcoming and add some surround sound
I certainly don't think it will hurt anything to put some load resistors across the
speaker output from the stock Class-D amp and then tap off that to feed the JBL-MS8 (which
then would be powering the door speakers and suppling a low level signal
to a second mono amplifier to power the woofers in the rear deck).
I did find a reference to a line out converter that actually used loading resistors.
See: Line Output Converters
But all of the ones I could find were high impedance voltage dividers. It was
interesting to see someone had taken that route at some time (although I suspect the
transformers used in that design would have limited frequency response).
Sorry if this wandered off-topic for this site. I meant to explore the issues with no-load and high
impedance loads on Clas-D amplifiers in automobile applications and did not
intend it to be a auto stereo install thread.
There are essentially two types of class D amplifiers: The ones that take output feedback before output filter and the ones that take it after output filter. Pre-filter fb amps are the most common due to their simplicity, but suffer from variable output filter peaking depending on load impedance, they are intended to drive a certain HF impedance. Post-filter fb amps don't care about load impedance.
So a dummy load is required to get the 10Khz to 20Khz range right almost in every piece of class D consumer equipment, but since no loading is required at low frequencies, the load resistor can be wired in series with a capacitor to reduce wasted power, approx. 10uF for 4 ohm or approx 4.7uF for 8 ohm (low voltage film caps or bipolar electrolytic caps for speaker crossover). In fact, excess top octave treble can be cut with a lower resistor value (or boosted with a higher value).
Some low-pass filtering is desirable too, because the output of a class D amplifier contains components above the audio band, highest content happens typically from 200khz to 400khz. A transformer based high to low converter can do this filtering, roll-off in the top octave can be compensated by changing dummy load resistor value, and roll-off in bottom octave depends only on source resistance, which is output impedance of the amplifier and should be quite low (and distortion in transformers only happens with high levels of LF signal, provided that the primary is AC coupled).
It gets even more interesting, and more beyond my field of expertise. (My Volvo V70 luckily has an aftermarket HU :D)
So I'll just relax and enjoy the show from here on out...
If you were living nearby I could throw you some (what I think might be) intercom signal transformers for experimenting (frequency range=unknown though), but no use as buying them local might be cheaper than the postage.
Your MS-8 has a dummy load internally, you don't need to be adding your own dummy load. If you are having problems it is most likely not setup correctly. A lot of your questions would be better answered at diyma.com
Personally it sounds like you need to dynamat your doors and possibly add some ensolite. This will stop pannel resonation and absorb some road noise. The internal amp of the MS8 is very weak (18wrms a channel), it will work if that is your only option but I would recommend using external amps. This will keep you from clipping and greatly improve the sound in your car.
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We now have a better look at Robert Pattinson Batsuit previously teased by THE BATMAN director, Matt Reeves. The behind-the-scene images shared by Glasgow Live features a stunt double in a version of the suit involving VFX on the Batcycle. The stuntman seem to also be wearing goggles or lenses in the mask.
THE BATMAN will reportedly take place during Bruce Wayne’s second year of being Batman which will explain a lot about Pattinson’s suit and look as the vigilant. The Batsuit also seems to feature Samurai armor gauntlets.
The Batman stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Golden Globe-winner Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) as Commissioner James Gordon, Zoë Kravitz (Big Little Lies) as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Golden Globe-nominee Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood) as Edward Nashton/The Riddler, Golden Globe-nominee Andy Serkis (Black Panther) as Alfred Pennyworth, Golden Globe-winner Colin Farrell (The Gentleman) as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, newcomer Jayme Lawson as Bella Reál, 2x Golden Globe-nominee John Turturro (The Night Of) as Carmine Falcone and Golden Globe-nominee Peter Sarsgaard (Green Lantern) as Gil Colson.
Reeves is directing the movie from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mattson Tomlin. The Batman will be released in theaters on June 25, 2021
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We love providing Metro Atlanta homeowners with superior pest control service and top-notch information on how to combat common insects and critters in Georgia. But we also know that sometimes you just have a random question you'd love a quick answer for. So we are here to listen!
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Bats are prevalent insect eaters who love to munch on a lot of annoying pests like mosquitoes. Just because they're helpful doesn't mean we want them making themselves comfortable, though! Adding a bat house can provide the bats a place to shelter while they help with mosquitoes. Bat houses keep bats from roosting in our attics or on our house, which could leave you at risk to come in contact with the guano they leave behind that can cause serious respiratory problems.
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Most likely, the only cicada damage you need to worry about is what their buzzing might do to your ear drums! Every few years, the 17-year cicada story gets recycled on our social media feeds. Did you know there is also a 13-year cicada and an annual cicada? The only difference between the three types of cicadas is the length of time the cicadas stay in the ground as nymphs. Trees are the most susceptible things in your yard to cicada damage. If you have trees you're worried about (particularly trees planted within four years of cicadas emerging), this is a great article to read for prevention tips. No one can truly predict which years are going to be worse in terms of cicadas, but the good news is that if the cicadas are out, it means no more cold weather!
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Your race kicks off with a 200 yard swim in the INDOOR pool of the Harris YMCA. There will be dual start for the swim, starting with the strongest/fastest swimmers. Just take a deep breath, take the plunge, find your rhythm, and before you know it you’ll have completed 8 lengths of the pool. Next you’ll experience the exhilaration of exiting the pool to the sound of cheers and applause as you make your way to the transition area.
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The bike course showcases the beautiful South Park area of Charlotte. It begins with a nice downhill section on Quail Hollow Road. The bike course only has 5 major right-hand turns and includes Gleneagles Rd, Park Rd, and Sharon Rd. After the first loop – you will repeat the same loop and before you know it you’ll be back at the transition area – ready to go for a run!
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Located on the athletic fields at Harris YMCA, the finish line/sponsor village is sure to be a big hit and a perfect place to end an amazing event!
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Ice a Factor in Crash on Illinois 57 South of Quincy
Ice on the road is a factor in a collision at 12:18 Thursday afternoon on Illinois 57.
Illinois State Police say a car driven by 39 year old Ingbert Schmidt of St. Louis was northbound and passed two vehicles before losing control on the ice covered road. The Schmidt car collided with a southbound semi driven by 62 year old Michael Henry of Swansea Illinois. Troopers say Schmidt was taken to Blessing Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. Schmidt was cited for driving too fast for conditions.
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Part 3 of 3 of my Trends in Publishing post, which covers trends in metadata and collecting publishing data.
From the original post: “While researching my thesis project for my M.S. in publishing at NYU, I came across several interesting trends that I think will affect publishing. In fact, I’ve already seen some of these at work in the three months since I wrote the report, and I plan on using this information for my own startup, Write or Read.”
Liz Scheier, who works on the Content team at PubIt, said in a personal interview that the “number one question [for authors] is, how does anyone know my book exists?” The answer lies in metadata. As more books become digitized, discoverability becomes increasingly important. Metadata is data about data, and all book metadata “gets indexed by search engines, [which] decide which page should come on top on a search for the content included in that page.” Currently most publishers only use basic metadata for distribution. Basic metadata typically includes ISBN, price, pub date, description, author name, and publisher.
Enhanced metadata, which may include relevant tagging and other pieces of information, can help sell more e-books. Author bios, excerpts, media reviews, prizes and regional codes are all metadata that can be fed into algorithms that will recommend books to readers and help them find new content. In this way, metadata is a marketing tool. Therefore, it’s important that publishers provide accurate data, which unfortunately is not usually the case. People often cannot find certain books because incorrect data prevents search engines from indexing them. Many publishers would benefit from an automated system that could accurately record all the metadata.
But metadata is more than a marketing tool. Working with metadata on a more granular level, such as defining key words per paragraph or per chapter instead of only adding a basic description of the book, can help publishers analyze their catalogues and make smart business decisions in the future. If each book had large amounts of enhanced metadata, eventually the publishing industry could combine the information and analyze the data, looking for trends. After enough data is collected, publishers could detect patterns, such as association learning, cluster detection, classification, and regression. Association learning is used to drive Amazon’s recommendation system—if someone likes x he or she will like y—, cluster detection is used to recognize categories or sub-categories in data, classification can help filter information, and regression “can be used to construct predictive models based on many variables.” An example of regression is if Facebook used factors such as number of photos tagged, likes, and comments to predict future engagement on its site. Many companies already use data mining, and if publishers were to increase their use of metadata and mine data, then they could predict bestsellers, determine what makes a book successful, and find gaps in their catalogues.
There is already a trend toward using metadata more effectively. Book Country, a social community for self-publishers, uses metadata for its ‘Genre Map.’ The ‘Genre Map’ allows users to explore the number of books on the site that fit into subcategories of the main genres: mystery, romance, thriller, fantasy, and science fiction. Clicking on a subcategory reveals where all the books in a section fall in terms of tone, including sexy, funny, dark, or realistic. This system helps readers find stories they will want to read.
Several publishers have described the process of creating books as a “crapshoot,” meaning they never know what will be a bestseller or what makes a book successful. Both agents and publishers hear about new ways to publish digitally everyday via industry blogs, such as F + W Media’s new subscription sites, Graphicly’s distribution platform, and BookBaby’s e-book conversion services. But having metrics on books is becoming increasingly important.
Novelist Scott Turow said he’s long been frustrated by the industry’s failure to study its customer base. “I once had an argument with one of my publishers when I said, ‘I’ve been publishing with you for a long time and you still don’t know who buys my books,’ and he said, ‘Well, nobody in publishing knows that.’ If you can find out that a book is too long and you’ve got to be more rigorous in cutting, personally I’d love to get the information.”
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2018-08-14T11:18:25Z
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- This event has passed.
Create several Winter Greeting Cards from one painting!
Guided workshop. $25
You will need one large cotton sheet of watercolor paper, quality watercolor paint, brushes. Masking fluid or art gum optional.
Your choice of evening or afternoon class.
Yes – you must register for this class at Beatnik Art Supplies in person or call 226-674-4777.
November 30, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Beatnik Art Supplies
224 Erie St W
Windsor, ON N9A 6B5 Canada
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Here's a new way to display your kid's drawings: on their clothes. Picture This is a new company that takes their artwork and turns it into a fashion statement.
Whether or not your kid is a future Project Runway Junior contestant, we think they'd be into wearing clothes they designed. Just have your pint-sized Picasso draw in the coloring page, send it back to Picture This, and soon you'll have a real life version of their fashion creation. You can even order them in doll-sized versions, too.
Currently, there's only a dress pattern, but the company just launched the service a few weeks ago, and said more designs are on the way if there's demand for it. So if your kid isn't into dresses, there are other ways to bring their art to life.
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