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Sometimes a door can be a huge headache in a project. Think of a continuous, clean facade… having a door in the middle of it can ruin the clarity of the design. But a door need not be the traditional wood-paneled, brass-knobbed portal most of us are used to, much less an eyesore.
But what if they could disappear from sight entirely? We’ve all dreamed of hidden passages and secret rooms tucked away in our homes. But for these to work, the entry must be disguised or hidden itself.
The Italian company Linvisibile makes these dreams possible, producing a patented high-end invisible flush to wall doors. Not only to provide a secret getaway but to also fit in the elegant, mystic, and private atmosphere of interiors in a functional space-saving way.
Even a small detail can create a big disparity in terms of sophistication and elegance. The panels, carefully designed and equipped with boiserie and skirting systems merge completely with the wall and can be transformed in a variety of different forms: either an entertaining entrance with a 360 degree pivoting panel, a wall-like panel finished in the same material of the wall, a glass sliding system that is not only a door but also a separator, and many other features.
Although using traditional types of openings, like sliding, pivoting and hinged, there are several possibilities to improve the appearance of doors in projects. Here are some of them:
1. Use the same material for the wall and door
It is possible that the wall and door have the same finishes, whatever they may be. It can come from the more traditional, like wood and laminates, or other rarely seen, such as concrete, marble, and leather, for example.
2. Incorporate doors into rounded walls
Yes, almost always, doors and windows in rounded walls end up looking a bit strange. The joining of curved and straight lines does not work so well in practice. For this, it is important that the door follow the same curvature of the wall. To do this, an extruded aluminum frame is integrated into the wall, making a perfect anchorage of the aluminum to the walls
3. Hide storage areas on wall panels
Have you ever wondered where brooms and floor mats are stored in many of the houses we show in ArchDaily? Or how can they be so neat all the time? Incorporate stylish storage spaces. Yes, you can throw all your mess in a closet to create a clean environment ready for a photo shoot. The most important characteristics of the Extra Closures are the solidity and sturdiness of the 35 mm thick panel. Indeed Extra Closures keep the hinged door structure unaltered (pull model), ideal for closing off those technical compartments and blind corners typical of a home.
4. Highlight the door as a work of art
Consider highlighting the door as a work of art. At times, contrasting materials or colors can be very interesting. Even so, if the idea is that nothing but the operable panel appears, Extruded aluminium frame replaces the frame (outer frame-posts) and adapts to walls and plasterboard walls with different thickness.
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The National Academies just today announced Data on Firearms and Violence Too Weak to Settle Policy Debates.
The group that produced this work was composed of: The National Institute of Justice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Joyce Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Except for the National Institute of Justice and the Annie E. Casey Foundation the other organizations have a long distinguished history of being very anti-gun. I had never heard of the the Annie E. Casey Foundation so I did a little research and found these pages on their web site indicating they are at least midly anti-gun:
Yet when these organizations looked closely they had to conclude:
current research and data on firearms and violent crime are too weak to support strong conclusions about the effects of various measures to prevent and control gun violence
Of course this doesn’t say “More Guns, Less Crime“. It merely says, “We don’t know what the effect of gun availability is on crime.“
If anyone, unless they are a top notch research scientist with unpublished work on this subject, continues to advocate gun control as a solution to reducing violent crime prior to new research coming out they are not only bigots, they are arrogant bigots.
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Reuters reports that US federal energy regulators have approved EQT Midstream Partners LP’s request to proceed with construction along various segments of its US$3.5 billion Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia.
The segments include construction in parts of Harrison County, West Virginia and Roanoke County, Virginia, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in a filing yesterday.
In addition, FERC said it will allow the company to cross the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. The Blue Ridge is a national parkway linking the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee.
In May, the US Army Corp of Engineers pulled a permit that authorised the project to discharge dredged and fill materials into several rivers because the permit was at odds with West Virginia environmental rules.
Environmental group the Sierra Club and others alleged violations of the West Virginia rules in an appeal to the Army Corps and a lawsuit that is currently before the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The company has said it believes the Army Corp will reissue the permit but has not received a decision on the issue yet.
A spokeswoman for the company, Natalie Cox, said EQT was still targeting a late 2018 in-service date for the project.
The 303 mile (488 km) pipeline is designed to deliver up to 2 billion ft3/d of gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio to meet growing demand for the fuel for power generation and other uses in the US Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/project-news/19062018/mountain-valley-pipeline-work-approved/
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Railway stations of Florence Italy
Firenze Rifredi - 50127 Firenze ?
Florence Rifredi is one small station in the Rifredi zone. The railway station of Rifredi is near the hospital of Careggi and the university pole of Florence. It is little kilometers far from the historical center of Florence.
Many of the trains at the railway station of Santa Maria [...]
Firenze Statuto 50134 Firenze
The train station in Florence Statuto takes its name from the neighborhood and was built in the 1988 with the aim of linking the stations of Firenze Campo di Marte and Firenze Rifredi without going through the central train station of Santa Maria Novella. The station of Florence Statuto is near the [...]
Firenze Campo Marte - 50137 Firenze
Florence Campo di Marte railway station is situated to some kilometer from the historical center of Florence. The railway station of Campo di Marte is particularly useful for who must to go to the Florence Artemio Franchi stadium.
Therefore widely used by those who want to attend [...]
Piazza della Stazione, 1, 50123 Firenze - Tel. 06-478411
Santa Maria Novella is the main railway station of Florence. Santa Maria Novella is situated in the historical center of Florence. The Eurostar from Milan, Turin, Venice and Rome arrives in this station. Also the trains for Viareggio (and the Versilia coast) leave and arrive in Santa Maria Novella [...]
Excursion to Pisa
Ciao! I am going to Florence next week and also want to go to Pisa and then to Cala Violina Beach. I am going to use public transport. I have done a lot of research but can you please help me find a serious site to book my ticket for the trains? Do you recommend to book train tickets online or is it better to buy my ticket there at the station? Here is my plan: Date: 05/08/2014 Florence to Pisa stay about 1,5 hours there and then go to Cala Violina. In the late afternoon back from Cala Violina to Florence. Thank you very much in advance for your help and support! Sincerely, Julia.
Book online train tickets
you can book train tickets directly from the official website www.trenitalia.com. Beware though that Cala Violina is not close to Pisa. The beach of Cala Violina is located between Follonica and Punta Ala and then the nearest station is Follonica (Grosseto). Reach Grosseto from Florence takes about 2 hours by car... In the summer there is also a bus that leaves from the station of Follonica and makes a stop at about 2.5 km from Cala Violina.
Florence to lucca
Hi there I am currently in a villa just out of scandicci and would like to take a day trip to Lucca which is the best way to get there we. Don't have a car, many thanks
how to buy ticket
Hi, I am told that it is better to register to be the member of Italian railway first. Is it true? Cause I tried many times and could not register successfully. Regards, Frankie
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describe the data from file system. You can construct the file like objects, you can construct a Blob
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Blobs are simply a binary string, a byteArray, we can use Blob to store or represent the media ( file, mp3, image, document) that won't store correctly in a normal string.
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This week, I got to interview one of my *favorite* celeb makeup artists, Beau Nelson. Not only is the Canadian-born a total hottie, he has painted the faces of many celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Iman, Mary J. Blige, Blake Lively just to name a few. Beau’s work has appeared in WWD, Flare, Greek Elle, Nuvo, Canadian Elle, Oprah magazine and lots more and his very own line of cosmetics, Beauté Cosmetics, is also a big hit among the a-list!
1. How did you get started in the business?
I started doing makeup when I was around 14, I was an actor in musical theater before that, and had sort of learned the very basics of makeup there, I started reading more about it and practicing and before I knew it, I was getting paid for doing makeup. Shortly after I turned 16, I had won a regional award in a makeup competition and from there I went on to work for NARS and then almost every other major brand in some capacity before I started working freelance, and then starting my own brand with my business partner Don Berard.
2. Where do you get your inspiration from?
My inspiration comes from all sorts of places, mainly things that personally inspire me, music, art, film, fashion and nightlife. Color inspiration can come from almost anywhere though, from a jelly bean, to a swatch of car paint, to a picture in a magazine. Everywhere I look, I see inspiration for something.
3. What are the hottest beauty trends we will see for spring/summer?
Blush is back! And so are stains! Which is great since I just launched Liqui-Gel Stains for Cheeks and Lips. It’s nice to see I’m on target. Beyond that, the 80’s are back which means more fun playing with makeup, just this time the base makeup isn’t so heavy and chalky so the overall effect is less made up, at least on the skin.
4. Give us your 5 best-kept beauty secrets.
* Curl your lashes. It makes your eyes look SO much more awake.
* Use a brow pencil a shade lighter than your hair, that way brows never look too “done”.
* When using loose powder make sure to buff the face with your brush to really set the makeup and get back some of that natural skin texture. I like to spray moisture spray over the entire finished makeup to melt powders and make everything look more like skin again.
* For a more believable tanned look when using bronzer, start with a base of self tanner, that way you aren’t applying a bronzer to winter white skin. You will use less makeup and the result will be more multi-dimensional and natural.
* For lasting lips, try using a stain under lipstick instead of a lip liner, it can define your lips when carefully applied with a brush and it also lasts hours longer than any pencil.
5. What are your beauty must-haves?
Great brushes are essential, they can make even cheap low quality makeup look good. A good lash curler with a rounder rubber insert so it does not make hard right angles in the lash. A great foundation and concealer, they make all the difference in a professional polished makeup application.
6. What’s the biggest beauty mistake you see women make? How would you fix it?
I see a lot of women that don’t even bother with themselves, all it takes is 5 extra minutes to look polished and pulled together, and it makes your entire day so much better to feel a little prettier. It’s so important for women to take time for themselves.
7. What are some of the challenges you face in the industry? What advice would you give to an aspiring makeup artist?
The industry is always changing, and people are always looking for the next best thing, it’s sometimes a challenge to keep up, but it’s important to read, research and know your references. A lot of makeup artists I meet have no frame of reference for the past. There are so many amazing movies, books, and time periods one should be aware of and draw inspiration from. If you don’t know your references you wont be able to communicate properly with others on set who do know them. I suggest everyone make sure to see all the classic films, and read as many makeup books as possible.
8. What’s next for Beau?
Well right now I’m working on products for the next year, you are going to see a few new introductions from Beauté and hopefully a few more locations as well. We are really excited about growing our business and I’m very excited about getting my vision across to our customers through our new products.
Remember to check out Beauté-Cosmetics.com for Beau’s line and some very helpful video tutorials!
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Carmen Figueroa, DPS Detective Found to Be Undocumented, Had a Near-Perfect Record
Carmen Figueroa, the Arizona Department of Public Safety detective who had to resign after discovering that she wasn't in the country legally, had a near-perfect record as a police officer.
Figueroa's resignation became a national story last month, as Figueroa had believed what her parents told her since she was young -- that she was born in Texas. When her brother, who's in the military, applied for a passport, the State Department investigated their citizenship, and informed the siblings they were actually born in Mexico.
A review of the 10 years' worth of records in Figueroa's personnel file, released to New Times last week, shows a single incident Figueroa was disciplined for in her law-enforcement career.
Many times, when a police officer is making headlines for something negative, there's something to be found in an officer's personnel file (consider that the Maricopa County "Brady list" obtained a few years ago by our colleague Stephen Lemons had nearly 500 names on it.)
For example, former Phoenix Police Officer Richard Chrisman, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his egregious shooting of a Phoenix resident in 2010, had been caught on camera planting a crack pipe on a mentally ill woman. Former Scottsdale Police Officer James Peters, who was involved in six fatal shootings -- each of which were found to be justified by Scottsdale PD -- had to be counseled by his supervisor for being rude to citizens, and also pointed a gun at his own face, according to his file.
In 2009, the year before Figueroa became a detective, she and another officer were doing off-duty work for a construction company working on U.S. Route 191, about an hour and a half away from Tucson.
The construction supervisor asked the other officer -- whom Figueroa said was a "senior officer" -- how long it would take them to get home, so he knew how long to pay them. Officer Gina Radtke told the supervisor it would take them about three hours.
Figueroa didn't correct Radtke. On their way home, Figueroa called Radtke and asked her what to do, because it wasn't going to take her three hours to get home. Figueroa actually called a dispatcher when she got home (two hours later), and asked if she should clock out early, even though she would get paid for another hour. The dispatcher said just to call back in an hour to clock out.
The next morning, Figueroa reported the incident to her supervisor. She admitted that she "screwed up," and added that she felt uncomfortable questioning a senior officer.
Although it certainly seems like a complete non-scandal, especially considering Figueroa reported herself the next morning, she was suspended without pay for an entire week -- indicating that DPS took it seriously.
The rest of her file is filled with regular paperwork, her string of positive performance reviews, and a couple letters of commendation.
It seems that the state of Arizona lost a decent police officer.
According to reports, Figueroa previously worked for the Federal Bureau of Prisons before being hired by DPS in 2003. According to the Los Angeles Times, Figueroa had no problems with the employment processes, in which she used a Texas birth certificate her parents gave her.
Further, it appears that the story that Figueroa had no idea she wasn't born in the United States checks out. Arizona Daily Star columnist Tim Steller reported that Figueroa passed a polygraph test to become a DPS officer, a test that specifically includes questioning whether the applicant lied or misrepresented themselves on their application.
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Hann graduated with M Arch from the National University of Singapore (NUS), with a visiting fellowship to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2007, and a BA Arch (First Class Honours) in 2006. On graduation, he was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Medal, Board of Architects Prize, and the ICI Gold Medal. He is a Registered Architect in Singapore, Board Member of the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), and Council Member and Chairman, Sustainability, of the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA). Hann is also an appointed World Cities Summit Young Leader (from 2016), and BCA Built Environment Young Leader (from 2016), both by the Ministry of National Development, Singapore. He has also been an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Architecture & Sustainable Design Pillar, Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD).
Hann was also Singapore’s 2015-16 Young Green Architect of the Year, awarded by BCA-SGBC, and a Minister’s Award recipient (2017), Singapore. He was elected Chairman of the ARCASIA (Architects Regional Council Asia) Committee for Young Architects (2017-18) and in 2017, he was inducted into Generation T, a group of society and community influencers below the age of 40, and one of Cartier’s 5 Bright Sparks, by Asia Tatler. In 2019, he was inducted into the Prestige 40 Under 40 List, by Prestige Singapore, as one of the leading Changemakers in the nation.
Hann’s architecture and sustainability portfolio includes the award-winning ParkRoyal on Pickering, the SPACE Asia Hub and the Ogilvy & Mather office with WOHA; the BCA SkyLab, a state-of-the-art rotatable test bed for building technologies, which won a Minister’s Award on Singapore’s National Day, 2017; an IT campus in Bangalore, and a smart city master plan in Bangkok. He has also led multiple sustainability projects, both in Singapore and internationally.
Hann believes that the two major global issues of this century are energy and waste, and is geared towards solving these problems with the global MINIWIZ team.
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6 Easy Thanksgiving Recipes Kids Can Make
Thanksgiving can be a little dull for the younger set, given the cooler temperatures, adults busy in the kitchen, and the long wait for the main event—which is just dinner, after all. Rather than leave them to their own devices, electronic or otherwise, get kids into the spirit of family and feasting with some fun kitchen creations. When kids can contribute their talents to the meal, they’re much more invested in the whole holiday event. Also, you’re likely to find that even picky eaters are more apt to try something they’ve had a hand in making. Many of these dishes can be made with minimal adult assistance, so kids can really take ownership of their culinary contributions. And what’s more, you’ll be thankful for the help!
Can’t wait for the actual turkey to start the day’s noshing? Or looking for a way to pay homage to the traditional bird in a meat-free manner? Ask kids to create a veggie mosaic in honor of Turkey Day! Even the littlest chefs can help with this creation. Just provide them with a platter and a dish for a favorite dip, like homemade ranch dressing, and let them create their edible artwork. Pre-cut carrots, celery and multi-colored peppers work well for faux turkey feathers. Elementary kids can cut peppers and cucumbers with plastic knives, and older kids can practice some basic knife skills under supervision. Blanched broccoli or cauliflower florets work well for the body of the veggie “bird.” Capers or olives can be used to help create a turkey face. This dish is sure to be well-received as a fresh, healthy way to start the meal. And if kids fill up on veggies before the main course—oh well. They’ll surely regain their appetites in time for dessert.
Pumpkin Spice Cheese Balls
Try changing up the usual pumpkin spices in favor of this savory cheese ball spread. You can whir together a mix of 8 ounces shredded cheddar, a tablespoon of pumpkin puree, a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon each paprika, garlic powder, and dry mustard with 2-3 tablespoons butter in a food processor. Or take some help from the store and purchase cold pack cheese spread. Have your young chefs form the mix into little balls, about a tablespoon each. Insert half a butter spindle pretzel as a stem and garnish with parsley leaves. Kids can use a toothpick to detail lines down the sides of each little pumpkin. If you wish, sprinkle some chopped nuts over the platter for your little pumpkin patch.
Sweet Potato Bites
Deconstruct the usual casserole in favor of these straightforward sweet potato bites. Picky eaters will be able to see that there’s nothing strange hidden in the mash: just a sweet potato slice, a marshmallow and a pecan! Start with some pre-baked whole sweet potatoes, cool enough to handle. Kids can peel the skins off and slice into ½-inch thick rounds. Place them in a single layer on a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake the slices until the bottoms are crisp and spotty golden, about 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Meanwhile, young chefs can use kitchen shears to cut large marshmallows in half. Being careful of the hot baking sheet, place a marshmallow piece on each roasted sweet potato slice and pop the tray under the broiler. Keep the kids close at hand to watch the mallows puff and brown, about a minute. Out of the oven, press a pecan half into each toasted marshmallow. Serve hot or at room temperature.
For something more main fare, let the kids get right into the mix with this easy stuffing recipe. Not only does this version of a Thanksgiving must-have make itself more fun by taking the form of muffins, but the kid appeal is amped up with the sweeter, more familiar flavors of apples and onions—no giblets, no heavy spices, or “acquired tastes” required!
This clever food craft can serve as the centerpiece until the end of the meal. If you have enough tabletop real estate, let the kids make several to put on display. Simply stick the end of a sugar cone into the steaming spout of a tea kettle until it starts to look a little droopy, 30 seconds or so. Use your hands to gently bend the steamed end up into a hook, like a traditional cornucopia basket. Fill the cones with whipped cream frosting or vanilla pudding, lay them on their sides and garnish with candy corn, nuts, pumpkin seeds, or any other edible seasonal treats. Feel free to let some of the bounty spill out onto the plate to help hold these creations in place. They are, after all, horns of plenty!
What’s not to love about these little cutie-pies? With all the flavor of the full-sized versions, these are just right for a bite of something sweet following the big feast. Kids can make up a single tray of many flavors, too, if they like. Let them roll out the dough, cut out plain circles or seasonal shapes, and spoon in a simple pumpkin pie filling, spiced applesauce, or a mix of chopped pecans with brown sugar and butter. Though the lollipop sticks are completely optional, they certainly add charm and a whimsical finish to a memorable meal.
All photos courtesy of Patrick Stigeler, Artisanal Imaging, LLC., used with permission, all rights reserved.
Angela Stigeler is a writer for K12. She's also the author of the long-standing recipe column Thyme Out, which appears weekly in The Caledonia Argus, her hometown newspaper. With over a decade of professional writing experience covering food, education, and local news, she brings a wealth of experience to Learning Liftoff. When she's not in the kitchen, at her computer, or helping her husband with food photography, she can be found shuttling her two talented sons between school, Scouting adventures, soccer, and symphony rehearsals.
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Boys Halfway House Incident #224
Scene Title: Deadbeat Breeding
Release Date: June 11th, 2019
Behavior improvement can be tricky. It's one thing to get a guy to stop swiping other peoples' shit, or cleaning up after himself; however, it's difficult to control a roll of the eyes or spouting off some crap. Most of the civilized world would consider this basic manners, but disrespect is just ingrained into many of these guys from the dregs of society. It's as if they were raised on a steady diet of Jerry Springer and Maury.
This resident has been in and out of trouble for years, and as such, he knows the routines of institutional living. That said, he has developed an "us versus them" mentality when it comes to anyone with a title, and this doesn't bode well for his integration into society. He's a tough guy, and he wants everyone to know it. The House Managers, though, just love turning these tough guys into little cock sucking bitches, so I gave him a taste (and more) of what it's like when the tables are turned.
His dick sucking skills are on par with a straight dude who doesn't much like cock, but at the same time it was quite the turn on. He has a smooth silky mouth, and he's gotten enough head in his life to know a few little tricks. He also didn't complain too much. I'm guessing he's been on his knees before when the situation called for it. His demeanor completely changed, though, when I got his legs in the air and grabbed a bottle of lube, I was about to penetrate him, and he knew what was coming. He looked downright frightened. It was enjoyable to know that this blabber mouth finally was in a situation in which he had little to say. He just laid there and took it as I slid my cock in. When my shaft was about haflway up his fuck hole, I could tell this was going to be a fun time. Not only did it feel great, it was just tight enough to feel good without making it a complicated fuck. And with his strong legs I was sure to get a hell of a ride.
I loosened him up on his back, and he took it balls deep by the time I was up to a steady pace. I turned him over into doggie, and still he was doing fine. I almost came because it felt so great as I was grabbing his asscheeks while going to town on his hole. But I was eager to see if he could ride well. I was figuring that he could because of his stature. Sure enough, I was right. He rode that cock well, too - both frontward and backward. I was definitely giving his ass a workout, and he was feeling it.
Once I had had my fun, I rolled him over on his side and picked up the pace until I was close. At this point he had definitely had enough, and he was groaning. He knew what was imminently coming his way, too. I often wonder what is going through these guys' minds when they are about to be bred for the first time. Of course they have all nutted in many a girl's pussy many a time, but being on the other end of the equation must be a mind fuck. Complete role reversal. Whatever was going through his pea-brain, I dumped a bigger load than usual, getting about three quarters deep inside his hole and I kept squirting as I pulled out. This deadbeat just got bred good, and he probably won't be talking back or being disrespectful for the duration of his stay with us. So that's progress of a sort, isn't it?
Tags: Bareback, Blowjob, Creampie, Cum on Ass, Finger Sucking, Fucking, Older/Younger, POV, Slapping, Str8
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The Frame Tie-Neck Maxi Dress Features: A flowy dress crafted from lightweight ramie and designed with a pair of ribbon ties, voluminous puff sleeves, and an ankle-grazing high-low hem.
Styling Tip: The Tie-Neck Maxi Dress has an easy silhouette that can be dressed up with heeled sandals or styled with sneakers for a laid-back look.
- Style: LWWD0594-FATG
- 100% Ramie
- Dry Clean Only
- Length from Shoulder: 47"
- Model is 5'11" and Wearing a Size Small
Images of the Fatigue Tie-Neck Maxi Dress Courtesy of Frame
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As our environmentally-minded 21st-century races on, waste management is becoming an ever more important issue.
But it’s not just minimising waste from a ‘green’ perspective or protecting the health and safety of staff and customers that matter. How to manage waste is now simply an important part of managing a business that runs smoothly, successfully and profitably.
We’re not just talking about your overflowing bins. No matter the size of a business or the industry they operate in, every aspect of waste management is something that needs to be taken care of smartly, comprehensively and efficiently.
Great waste management centres and services offer more than simple waste and bin removal. There’s the removal of hazardous substances or materials, the use, and hire of specialised equipment and cleaning services, recycling, skip bin hire, grease trap cleaning and more. In short, not managing waste effectively can mean opportunities and profits that are lost.
How you choose a waste management service depends upon your needs, but a comprehensive service will handle everything from when the waste is produced at its disposal. This involves the collection, movement, processing, recycling or disposal of waste.
Waste management can also teach businesses and its leadership and staff how to think more smartly about waste, including how to improve efficiency. It also contributes to a better image and reputation, cost savings, the satisfaction of legal requirements and workplace safety.
Depending on your needs, waste management can include:
Recycling: Involves the collection, sorting, processing and potential re-selling of various recyclable materials.
Grease trap cleaning: For businesses in the food industry, regular and efficient grease trap cleaning is a crucial and mandatory service.
Rubbish removal: It’s not just removing bins, but properly collecting and disposing of a variety of waste types, including general, medical, organic and sanitary.
Waste management and rubbish removal costs differ depending on the type and level of service, but it is a competitive industry with top quality offerings including flexible contracts and often month-by-month agreements.
As a starting guide, local rubbish removal for a Sydney cafe getting a 240-litre bin of general waste collected will cost between $20 and $30 per week.
Are you an Australian waste management service or company? Our readers are keen to find you among the country’s highest quality waste management services, so consider adding your business to the Search Frog directory for instant access to free leads!
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Have a Tax Question? Ask a Tax Expert
Thank you for using justanswer
Just wondering if you already answered my question, or if this chat will address it?
If your employer allows you to contribute the max to your 401K ($17,500) from Oct -Dec then there should be no problem there
However, I am not sure that your calculation is entirely correct
As you know, unemployment is taxable
I understand, I just put numbers out there for simplicity.
You didn't mention if you actually received any unemployment during the year, but I wanted to be sure that we were on the same page there
ok......that's makes sense then
I just wanted to be sure that we covered that subject
Also, if I contribute more than $5,500 to my 401K, then I'm ineligible to contribute to an IRA also. Is that right? Or is it dependent solely on income? The IRS website states it is based on income levels, but I'm not sure.
please give me just a second while I find that for you
Starting in 2013, eligible people under age 50 can contribute $17,500 to 401k plans and $5,500 to IRA plans. \
The above information came from this web site:
For 2012 (and I'm assuming 2013 also), it appears that I can do this since my income is below the threshhold in this table from the IRS website. Think it confirms what you stated above:
If you are covered by a retirement plan at work, use this table to determine if your modified AGIaffects the amount of your deduction.
If Your Filing Status Is...
$58,000 or less
a full deduction up to the amount of your contribution limit.
more than $58,000 but less than $68,000
a partial deduction.
$68,000 or more
$92,000 or less
more than $92,000 but less than $112,000
a partial deduction.
$112,000 or more
less than $10,000
a partial deduction .
$10,000 or more
My AGI will be less than $58,000
yes, you are absolutely correct
Thanks. Just wanted to confirm.
Thank you for allowing me to help you today
Also, are IRA / 401K contributions exempt from state taxes also. That's the last question.
that varies from state to state.......and it appears that you live in CA, so let me check that out for you
I'm sorry to take some extra time here
but I live in MI, so I need to look up CA
Do you mind waiting?
CA recoginizes deferred comp
and does not require any type of adjustment for your deferred comp plan
Anne, thanks for the answer.
We can end this chat. You've been helpful.
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…To launch backup NIGCOMSAT 2 & 3 soon
With the re-launch of the Nigeria Communication Satellite NIGCOMSAT-1R scheduled for December 2011, over $450 million spent annually for the purchase of and importation of bandwidth from Europe and America to facilitate internet access, telephony and broadcasting would be retained and used for economic development.
Itta Bassey Ewa, minister of science and technology, who drop the hint in Abuja Thursday at the NIGCOMSAT’s stakeholders’ conference for NigComsat-1R, posited that it would reduce the nation’s overdependence on oil and create additional revenue streams.
The minister noted that Africa has become an important continent with huge economic prospects, but is currently experiencing huge demand for bandwidth as it attempts to make a shift towards an information society.
“The markets of Europe and North America are more or less saturated, while Africa offers a new and virtually untapped market,†he said, stressing that sub-Saharan African alone contains 10 percent of the world’s population but only 0.2 percent of the one billion telephone lines.
The minister, who was represented by Abdulwahab Jimoh, director of ICT in the ministry, said Nigeria is poised to take advantage of untapped assets in the ICT sector on the continent through the re-launch of the satellite.
While noting with concern that NIGCOMSAT-1launched in 2004 was de-orbited in 2008 due to solar array challenges, the minister said the loss was deeply felt because, in the absence of backup satellites, a vacuum was created in the services being rendered by the company.
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Aguaplumb UK offer a wide range of general bathroom services to the domestic customer in Rotherham. From supplying, installing and project managing new bathroom renovations. To bathroom suite dry installs or even bathroom furniture upgrades like, replacing taps or fitting new towel radiators. Aguaplumb UK really are Rotherham’s bathroom experts, especially with over 40 years experience!
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Trump got himself into a pickle last week with Putin. I missed all the commotion as it was happening because I was at a convention in Dallas with 1400 professional speakers. (To add diversity, we allowed in 47 professional listeners.)
Years ago, Jefferson bought all of Louisiana Territory from France, and Seward, with Lincoln’s blessing, bought Alaska from Russia. But according to recent reports it seems that 98% of the population thinks Putin tricked Trump into selling him the other 49 states. There’s nothing to be concerned about because Congress would never approve such a deal, no matter the price. But the Republican leaders might go along if Putin agrees to only take the new one-third-of-California state that includes San Francisco and Sacramento.
The joint press conference caused the most consternation. Apparently President Trump was bending over backwards to be nice to Putin in public. But like a boy on a first date with a pretty girl, he misspoke a few times and got slapped. Not by Putin; by the media and a whole slew of prominent folks. Trump should have known better; after all he’s had plenty of dates with pretty girls, and he’s lost a bundle on ‘em.
My advice to our President: never hold a joint press conference where most questions will be aimed at causing friction between you and the “bad guy” you are trying to convince to become a “good guy.” Older folks will remember that when Reagan said, ‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,’ he was not in a press conference with the Russian leader.
I read in the newspaper that a college in Vermont is offering an alternative to student loans. Instead, Norwich University will take a percentage of the student’s income after they graduate and get a job.
I suggest that all universities do this. They would have to offer classes that lead to good careers and let go of the others. Professors will teach material to increase the students’ job prospects and income. Why? Because their future salaries depend on future collections from those students. The university V-P in charge of collecting the future payments will be in constant contact with the students, insisting they go to class, study late, and stay sober.
They will emphasize recruiting the best football and basketball players because those students could pay off their “loan” quickly from their multi-million dollar pro contracts.
The Admissions folks will be asking tough questions of prospective students, such as: “What are your goals for the first 5 years after graduating?”
High school senior: “Well, the first year I want to travel Europe, camping out, to find myself. Then work in the movie business.”
“What role in the movies?”
“An usher. I like to sleep till noon.”
Historic quotes by Will Rogers:
“An awful lot of folks are predicting [the President’s] downfall, not only predicting but praying. We are a funny people. We elect our Presidents, be they Republican or Democrat, then go home and start daring ‘em to make good.” DT #2700, April 1, 1935
“The only salvation I can see for the young is to increase the college term to an additional four years. You’ll say, ‘Well, what could they learn in another four years?’ Well, there must be something about making a living that they haven’t learned yet, and they could kind of work on that for the next four years.” Radio, June 2, 1935
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We're putting on Jesus Christ Superstar in Concert during my winter break at home and I found some time last week to do the poster. I haven't put the times on yet but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I did things a little differently than usual. I Jo Chen at Baltimore's Comic Con and she talked a little about her style and how she uses digital media. I did a little more research later and found a tutorial of hers and I tried out her process. I have to say that I enjoyed it and I might continue working that way for a little while.
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[erlang-questions] Purpose of supervising temporary children?
Thu Feb 25 18:51:03 CET 2010
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:26 AM, David Mercer <dmercer@REDACTED> wrote:
> What is the purpose of supervising temporary children? I know you're not
> supposed to have rogue unsupervised processes running around in your OTP
> system, but is there that much danger in having such rogue processes if they
> are linked to supervised processes? Is the supervisory role just smoothing
> off some of the rough corner cases of plain old linked processes, or is
> there more to it than that?
In the case of simple_one_for_one, you get house keeping -- a
temporary process will be automatically removed from the supervisor's
list of children when it terminates, regardless of exit status. This
lets you use the supervisor as both a factory and an inventory
(which_children) of a certain type/category of process.
I've gotten into the habit of religiously using supervisors to create
processes. There's probably more advanced patterns, but I find my code
can get messy with process management tasks when I don't use
More information about the erlang-questions
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Hurricane Patty's, 69 Lewis Blvd., Oyster Creek, will be the setting from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday for a benefit to help young William Thompson.
Entertainment will be provided by Those Guys, and there will be auction items and all you can eat crab legs for $24.99.
Five percent of the sales from auction items will be presented to William's family to help pay his ever-mounting medical costs.
William, who has Pfeiffer Syndrome Type II, has been undergoing medical procedures ever since he was born. The community has come to his aid throughout his young life, and most recently he was in Tampa to be fitted with a halo-like device. Following that procedure his tongue swelled as his mother, Lisa, described it "as big as a baseball, and the family had to rush William to Dallas, where the youngster underwent yet another surgical procedure.
Now he is once again experiencing a fluid buildup around his brain, and a procedure known as chiari decompression must be performed.
Contributions can also be sent to William F. Thompson Special Needs Trust, M&I Bank, 5461 U.S. Hwy. 41 N., Apollo Beach, FL 33572.
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Murrieta Optometric provides comprehensive eye exams for children and adults. Annual eye exams are important to ensure that your vision is in good shape. Get the help you need to improve your vision today.
We accept most insurance plans including VSP, Medicare, and Medi-Cal. Call us today to schedule your appointment!
Lasik eye surgery
Diabetes related problems
Exams for prescription lenses
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After receiving preliminary approval to bid from the National Football League, the future home of the New York Jets and New York Giants is mounting a full-scale campaign to capture the hosting rights for Super Bowl 2014, the New Meadowlands Stadium Company announced today.
The new stadium, which plays host to its first NFL season in 2010, got the go-ahead from the NFL owners' Super Bowl Advisory Committee, which approved the New Meadowlands Stadium's application to bid despite the traditional requirement that Super Bowl host regions have a minimum temperature of 50 degrees or a climate-controlled indoor stadium.
The approval was granted with the understanding that the bid would be a unique, once-only circumstance based on the opportunity to celebrate the new stadium and the great heritage and history of the NFL in the New York region.
A preliminary proposal to the NFL is due April 1, with the winning bid to be announced at the end of May. Three other venues have expressed their intention to compete for the hosting rights.
The economic impact of a New York/New Jersey Super Bowl would be substantial to the area, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity and serving as a major boost for area, creating hundreds of jobs related to staging the game and accommodating visitors and attendees. New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, New York Gov. David Paterson and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have all offered strong support for the bid. The bid committee will be chaired by Woody Johnson, chairman and CEO of the Jets, and Jonathan Tisch, co-chairman of Loews Corporation and treasurer of the Giants.
"It's time for the biggest game in football to be played on the biggest stage in the world," said Mark Lamping, president and CEO of New Meadowlands Stadium Company. "We are confident that the appeal and prestige of New York, coupled with the innovative capabilities of our brand-new state-of-the-art facility, can provide a unique and exciting experience for the teams and fans as well as the entire league and the sport of football. And of course we would love to bring the Super Bowl and its significant economic benefits to the New York region."
The New Meadowlands Stadium is unique as the first stadium constructed to serve as the home stadium of two NFL teams. As such, it will play host to 20 NFL games per season, more than any other venue. It also holds the distinction of being the largest privately financed stadium in U.S. history.
"If there's one thing that football fans from across the country can agree on, it's that the sport deserves a championship game played in the biggest spotlight," said Johnson. "We are deeply appreciative to the NFL for granting our stadium eligibility and for bringing a long-awaited dream one step closer to reality."
"The National Football League and our organization are blessed with a great tradition in the metropolitan New York region, and the Giants' and Jets' new home is a continuation of that tradition," said John Mara, president and CEO of the Giants. "Our building playing host to the Super Bowl in 2014 would allow our organizations and this region to celebrate that tradition with our biggest game, and we welcome the opportunity to work with our community to make that happen."
"Even though our stadium is months away from completion, it is setting an early precedent of what's to come," said Steve Tisch, Giants chairman and executive vice president. "The stadium's quest to host Super Bowl XLVIII is a testament to our commitment to serve as a beacon for the very best."
If New York/New Jersey-bound, Super Bowl XLVIII will join an ever-growing list of national and international events held in the New York metropolitan area, including the U.S. Open, Belmont Stakes, New York City Marathon, NCAA March Madness, Hambletonian, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and New Year's Eve in Times Square.
The Super Bowl would join an already impressive list of significant events to be held at the New Meadowlands Stadium, including highly anticipated college football matchups of Navy vs. Notre Dame and Rutgers vs. Army and stops on the Bon Jovi and U2 world concert tours.
Upon completion in 2010, the New Meadowlands Stadium will set the standard for venue excellence, with state-of-the-art technology, comfort and amenities. With a seating capacity of 82,500, the stadium will be the third-largest in the NFL. Highlights include:
* Four massive 30' x 118' HD video display boards in each of the stadium corners.
* A 48" x 2,200' ribbon board that circles the interior bowl.
* 2,100-plus HD monitors throughout the stadium.
* 20 HD video pylons ranging in size from 20" x 40" to 20" x 60".
Outside the stadium, a 350,000-square-foot outdoor plaza will boast fan-centric activities and pregame entertainment zones. A signature amenity of the stadium will be the brand new rail line that will drop off passengers directly in front of the stadium.
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To make a long story short, these handsome devils were slated to become the initial release by E.P. Carrillo 3 years ago. But at the time, it wasn't quite what E.P. was looking for. (he's a real stickler for perfection) Instead, they remained nestled in the aging rooms, marrying into delicious morsels. Once I sampled the cigars at hand, I bought the whole lot before thinking twice. At play you'll find a gorgeous Ecuador Habano wrapper, concealing a long-filler core of Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos. Married over time, this extensively aged recipe is unlike any other of E.P. Carrillo's creations to date. Remaining medium to full-bodied, the senses are greeted by a barrage of uber-smooth smoke, refined in character and highly enjoyable. A toasty tobacco core, mellowed by its long nap, complements hints of coffee, oak, leather, and cream before a semi-sweet finish. A once and done offering, these rare handmades are bound to sell out in no time. Make haste my friends!
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Directory listing is a webserver feature where the webserver will automatically generate an HTML page that lists the files in a directory when there is no index.html or index.php file.
Directory listing can be enabled through .htaccess files.
For example, to enable directory listing for the path /download, create the file:
with the contents:
You can control how the directory listing appears by adding an IndexOptions directive. For example, the following will display the listing without file type icons and will also display file sizes and modification times.
Options +Indexes IndexOptions FancyIndexing SuppressIcon
See the Apache IndexOptions documentation for more information on customizing directory listings.
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In a slowing global economy, foreign-invested enterprises in China should refocus on China’s domestic market
The United States and large parts of the developed world are struggling through financial crises, and the global downturn has severely affected China and developing countries as well. Yet China is positioned to emerge relatively unscathed and as a greater power than ever before.
Nevertheless, companies operating in China must find ways to deal with the recession. Attempts to treat China investments like US investments—using the standard US playbook to cut costs and staff—could prove counterproductive. On the other hand, companies must navigate through these difficult economic times. Given the need to manage costs through the downturn, companies should balance short-term priorities with long-term objectives and avoid actions that will damage their future stakes in China.
Companies that export from China to the United States should be realistic—the US market will remain relatively weak for the foreseeable future. To stabilize China-based ventures in trouble, companies should look to China’s domestic market or other markets that have been less affected by the economic crisis.
Companies taking a long-term approach have already introduced their best technology, good manufacturing practices, and management expertise to their China operations. These companies should resist any urge to cut back on their commitment to the China market. By recognizing that China is just as important as, or even more important than, their home market, US companies can use the current crisis as an opportunity for long-term change. They should pay attention to several areas when revamping their China operations.
Companies that currently do not focus on China’s domestic market will find it tough to adapt, but these are precisely the companies that need to make the transition and expand their customer base relatively quickly. They must reexamine their business models, develop relationships from scratch, and thoroughly review assumptions inherent in the North American business model they may be using. Success or failure in China’s domestic market often hinges on the ability to make deep changes in fundamental thinking. Such companies also need to recognize that change takes time and that the sooner they begin, the better positioned they will be in the future.
Learning the hard way, one US company applied its business model—based on outsourcing production that required highly skilled blue-collar labor—to China without considering labor-market differences. Unfortunately, the required skills were in short supply in China, and the company struggled with training and retention, losing money over a two-to-three-year period. In this case, the company’s situation improved after switching to a business model based on domestically sourced raw materials and readily available unskilled labor. The company would have saved a lot of time and money had it developed a better understanding of local conditions before constructing a multimillion-dollar production facility.
Foreign companies should also remember that business decisionmaking within Chinese companies can be different from US practices, especially in the state-owned sector, and may require a simpler or more flexible commercial approach. For example, the above-mentioned company’s commercial package offer was composed of product, application equipment, and service personnel. Many US customers are favorably disposed toward such package offers, which enable them to outsource entire operations. But for Chinese companies, in which separate functions handle purchasing decisions for different types of products, separate offers for each component are often easier to negotiate.
It is also important to target market niches—a “one-size-fits-all” approach is no more likely to work in China than anywhere else. Though “trawling for interest” is necessary in the early phases of selling to China’s domestic market, it is easy to lose focus while trying to meet the conflicting needs of many customers. Concentrating on a limited number of strategic accounts will usually bring better results.
In the initial phase of targeting the Chinese market, companies should make liberal use of conferences and host seminars. China is one of the few countries in the world where industry competitors will willingly attend a supplier-sponsored “discussion group” (yantaohui)—a tremendously valuable and cost-effective way to meet many customers, learn about real market needs, and build reputation. Chinese companies are interested primarily in products and technology that are unavailable from Chinese suppliers, so foreign companies should emphasize their high-tech products and technological know-how. Once the foreign company has narrowed down the customer base to a select group that is seriously interested in the company’s offering, it should work closely with those customers and develop products and services tailored to their needs.
Low-cost, flexible production and research and development (R&D)
Though Western best practices, such as Six Sigma and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification, are good manufacturing practices to follow, the two things that are essential for success in China’s domestic market are flexibility and low production costs. It is difficult for foreign companies to outmaneuver the local Chinese competition, which is highly responsive to customer demand. To do so, a company must keep working capital low, emphasizing short-run, made-to-order production with fast turnaround times. During a downturn, when a company may have surplus capacity, this is a realizable objective, provided production staff has not been cut too much.
Products and services for the Chinese market are needed at Chinese price points. With hundreds of small entrepreneurial enterprises and state-owned enterprises in almost every industry sector, China may be the most competitive market in the world. Just because a product offers the best performance in the field does not mean it can be sold in China at the same price as in markets with less competition. Thus, R&D teams must be tasked with developing products at a realistic price while maintaining a performance profile that comfortably exceeds that of local competition. This will typically require companies to use local raw materials or parts, some of which may not meet the standards of overseas markets. Developing such products can be greatly facilitated by having an R&D presence in China, something the PRC government actively encourages. With general uncertainty prevailing in the employment market, the timing for hiring technical personnel probably could not be better.
Localize the supply chain
Companies need to shift their supply-chain management focus to support the localization of the company’s output for the domestic market. Though supply-chain management has received enormous attention, it has come primarily from the overseas-sourcing standpoint. To ensure quick turnaround and minimize costs, raw materials for Chinese products need to be sourced in China as much as possible. Though competent supply-chain professionals in China do not come cheaply, their expertise is critical.
The supply chain is probably the function that is most prone to internal corruption issues (followed by sales and marketing). Local managers who have cozy relationships with suppliers can easily increase a company’s entire cost structure by a few percent. Companies should therefore maintain strict oversight of the supply chain, with at least one non-local manager who interacts directly with key suppliers and conducts frequent audits of key transactions. A mistake some companies make is to assign supply-chain management to a remote office near the supplier rather than centralizing this function within their China headquarters. Though this might make sense in the US business environment, in China it increases the supply chain’s vulnerability to corruption.
Human resources: A development opportunity
During a restructuring, companies in China should take a different approach to human resources than they might in the United States. A company that conducts layoffs in a manner perceived as insensitive could give PRC government regulators, employees, and customers a negative image of the company and endanger its future in one of the most important markets in the world. Because Chinese employees tend to value organizational stability, reducing work hours across the board and cutting bonuses for management-level employees are preferable to paying costly severances.
Lower consumer demand in the short term can free up employee resources, and the current downturn is an excellent time to develop the capabilities of local staff. Many local managers in China have come of age without ever facing a recession and have little idea of what it means to downsize operations or stabilize losses. Having spent much of their working life in “boom conditions,” some local staff may have an entitlement mentality that must be challenged. To develop local staff capabilities, senior managers must coach their younger counterparts and take on a more active leadership role.
Whether in production, marketing, or other functions, it is extremely important to recognize the benefits of retention even in difficult times. Retention has never been easy in China, but in the current downturn, local employees are realizing the benefits of staying with their employer. It would be shortsighted of foreign employers to cut their ties with key employees when talent is needed to get through the downturn and to develop a strong local customer base for the future. Instead of cutting training, development, and meeting budgets, companies should reduce costs by reducing travel expenses and bonuses in a way that is proportional to the level of actual business activity and, therefore, understandable to local staff.
Maintain environmental, health, and safety (EHS) standards
The government and general public have become deeply concerned about the toll of indiscriminate development on the environment, and this is one area where US firms possess an undisputed competitive advantage. Companies should ensure that their EHS efforts in China are world-class and promote them vigorously among employees and customers.
Good EHS practices can also play an important role in product marketing. For example, one wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China’s refractory materials sector initiated programs for employee safety and housekeeping practices based on US standards, a practice that was extended to its employees working at customer sites. After about a year, the company became known for its program, and customers began to request that the company teach them its safety-management practices. The company held seminars at customer sites and for groups of customers at the company’s plant. The program was directed by a strong local EHS manager with full support from senior management in China and functional experts in the United States. Training seminars strengthened customer-supplier relationships, facilitating the introduction of the company’s cost-effective products for safe maintenance. Companies should select their “EHS champions” with care, because these employees can become some of the company’s best marketers.
Refocus on China’s domestic market
Companies that seek long-term success in China must maintain an investment mentality despite the tough times. This does not necessarily mean the time is right to make new investments, but companies should certainly continue to spend to protect the value of the assets that are in place. Companies need to take a hard look at their domestic and overseas customer bases and make necessary adjustments to succeed in China’s domestic market. It will not be easy, but companies that approach this task with a clear purpose and commitment to China’s future stand to benefit greatly.
Why China Will Be Less Hard Hit by the Global Economic Downturn
- The “toxic assets” that have shaken US and European governments and brought their financial systems to the brink of collapse have had little effect on China.
- Rapid declines in global commodity prices have benefited China’s manufacturing base, helping to cushion the drop in demand. China is taking advantage of lower prices and aggressively acquiring companies that produce raw materials. Lower international prices have also relieved inflationary pressures in China’s domestic economy.
- As a proportion of gross domestic product, the PRC government’s ¥4 trillion ($585 billion) stimulus package is nearly three times larger than the United States’ initial $789 billion stimulus. On February 1, China launched a program that offers rural consumers a 13 percent subsidy to buy certain computers, television sets, refrigerators, and mobile phones. The PRC State Council, China’s highest-ranking administrative body, has also announced a similar program for several cities and various subsidies to promote industry revitalization.
- China has accrued nearly $2 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves and can easily afford further stimulus, if needed, without relying on external borrowing.
- High personal savings rates mean that China’s consumers are much better positioned to weather a temporary economic slowdown than their debt-strapped US counterparts.
- China has ample opportunity for industrial consolidation and can continue sidelining antiquated or inefficient capacity.
[author]Sigmund Floyd is president of Valushar, a management consultancy that focuses on strategy, tactics, and human resources training for multinational companies in China.[/author]
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Time: November 21, 2010 from 9am to 1pm
Location: Stuart, Martin County
Street: City Hall Parking Lot, 121 S.W. Flagler Ave.
Website or Map: http://stuartgreenmarket.org/
Event Type: market
Organized By: Bobbi Spencer / Richard Bamlet
Latest Activity: Nov 22, 2010
The Stuart Green Market - Your Sunday Morning Rendezvous
At Stuart Green Market the emphasis is on providing the best produce, plants, flowers, meat, seafood, honey, prepared foods and baked products available on the Treasure Coast and making these goods affordable for every household.
The Division of Forestry is delighted to be hosting a Free Tree Giveaway for all green-thumbed attendees.
HOW TO RESERVE YOUR FREE TREES
RSVP to this event and leave a message on the comments wall below, stating which trees you would like.
Please number your message consecutively on the comments wall (#1, #2, #3 etc) and take a note of your number.
At the tree giveaway stall, tell us your number to assist us in filling your free tree order.
Maximum of five trees per Grove member.
Requests for more than one of the same species may have to be rationed according to demand.
Trees are in root plugs and range in height from approximately 12" to 3'
Live oak (Quercus virginiana) 500 available
Winged elm (Ulmus alata) 50 available
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) 24 available
Dahoon holly (Ilex cassine) GONE
Walter's viburnum (Viburnum obovatum) 18 LEFT !!!
NEW GROVE MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE- IMPORTANT!:
During the signup process, once you have joined The American Grove, please go to the Homepage and click on the "Florida Grove" link. Then click on " +Join Florida Grove"
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By Rhonda Byrne
The Secret has existed throughout the history of humankind.
It has been discovered, coveted, suppressed, hidden, lost, and recovered.
It has been hunted down, stolen, and bought for vast sums of money.
Fragments of The Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries.
In The Secret film and her book of the same name, Rhonda Byrne presents teachers alive today who impart this special wisdom that has been known by so few. They include some of the world’s leaders in the fields of business, economics, medicine, psychology, history, theology and science.
Available now via Amazon.com
Paperback: THE SECRET
Hardcover: The Secret
Kindle edition: The Secret
Related books also available now on Amazon.com
The Magic (The Secret)
The Secret: The Power
The Secret Daily Teachings
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TOITU TE MOANA, TOITU TE TANGATA
SUSTAINABILITY OF THE SEA, SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PEOPLE
Two central themes form the basis of this convention:
Environmental Remediation – novel marine biotechnologies to enhance environmental resilience
Marine Biotechnology – new marine resource research and development for the blue economy with a particular focus on agricultural and aquacultural applications.
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Bj the Chicago Kid the Resume is free HD wallpaper. This wallpaper was upload at October 9, 2019 upload by hudam388 in Resume Ideas.
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The best Side of ps3 jailbreak 4.81 cfwomg, my minor guy. if u starded to read through a little bit more and end actively playing u would know why PSN is down. Bcuz of Sony. and 4chan diden't like what they did do and banned alot of players in order that they attacked and won
You now have a folder named “PS3” with your USB, in that folder there’s a folder named “UPDATE” As well as in that folder you’ve just positioned the PS3UPDAT.pup file.
If you select the choice to update video games or firmware at any time, you may be necessary to repeat all measures to jailbreak your PS3.
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Ive completed it and it really works…. But now what do i do??? Ive finished what the online video displays me to perform and im now there, how do i preserve ps3 games into the harddrive???!!! Make sure you assistance!!!
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So You will find a web page out, that give demo regarding how to "JailBreak" ps3. "JailBreak" right here means, capable of Participate in ps3 online games not from initial disc but from again up made into hard drive(of the sport from primary disc).
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The new R 1200 RT-P has a wet clutch, advanced cooling system and new lighting units.
With features like saddlebag illumination, handlebar switchgear and voltage monitoring, the R 1200 RT-P is the most advanced police motor on the market. Production will start in early October and motorcycles will be distributed starting early November. Don’t let a motorcycle like this pass you by! Contact Eva.firstname.lastname@example.org for more information or to place an order today!
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Graeme Hector on Los Angeles Police Department… Jim on A Father’s Day Weekend…
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Kenyatta University agreed to work together in building a biomedical engineering programme at the university. Speaking at the meeting, after a series of consultations with management of Kenyatta University, Ms Aida Opoku-Mensah, the Director, ICT, Science and Technology Division (ISTD) at UNECA, said “I am impressed by the enthusiasm, speed, commitment and seriousness that the team at Kenyatta University have demonstrated in pursuing the implementation of the Biomedical Engineering Initiative.”
She told the gathering that “UNECA recognizes the importance of science and technology in Africa’s development agenda. She emphasized: “Science, technology and innovation offers the great opportunities to countries, firms and institutions that seek to meet their own development challenges and those that seek realize the immense opportunities the continent presents. This biomedical engineering initiative is one of our efforts to help Africa to meet its own health needs and industrialization.”
The UNECA led biomedical engineering initiative is based on an integrated and sustainable model. The initiative helps institutions to: 1) build the technical and professional capacity needed to generate biomedical engineers, 2) offer short-term training to upgrade the capacity of technicians, 3) stimulate innovation, creativity and problem-solving skills through an international design competition and 4) host summer schools of innovative and entrepreneurial students.
During the meeting, it was agreed that UNECA will provide technical support to enable the schools of medicine and engineering complete the preparation of the Biomedical Engineering Curriculum in time, assess manpower needs and help identify the facilities required. In addition, UNECA will support the training of at least two PhD candidates and one staff development candidate at the Masters level.
The University has offered to host the summer school as it has accommodation facilities for researchers and students, good conference facilities and a new Post Modern Library with a sitting capacity of 6000 people, private study areas and a growing digital collection of research materials and student dissertations.
Speaking at the same event, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Okumu, expressed his gratitude at the support of UNECA. He stated that “the initiative has come at an opportune time as the school of engineering and the school of medicine are undergoing serious expansion and one of the main challenges is the lack of professionals to install, maintain and upgrade equipment”. He also noted that the country is moving very fast and the university needs to keep pace or risk becoming redundant.
Speaking earlier, the Dean of the School of Engineering, Dr. Shadrack Maina Mambo, informed the gathering that provisional accreditation has been obtained for mechanical, civil and electrical engineering, and that a meeting of key stakeholders had been convened to look at the biomedical engineering curriculum. He stated that “the team is working around the clock to meet the target of getting the first students enrolled in 2013”. He noted that biomedical engineering will also offer students another alternative carrier opportunity and attract female students to engineering.
Source: CSR Africa. Net – 9 Feb 2012
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BOGOTA: Colombians went to the polls yesterday in a cliffhanger presidential election that has become a referendum on peace talks with FARC guerrillas.
Voters will choose between President Juan Manuel Santos, who is seeking a second term, and Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, a vehement critic of the president’s peace talks with the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Santos, 62, cast his ballot shortly after polls opened, with Colombians still euphoric over their national team’s 3-0 World Cup victory on Saturday over Greece. “On this day that is so important, big things are being defined for the future of our country,” Santos said.
The bid to end Latin America’s longest guerrilla war has emerged as the central issue of the run-off elections, which descended into mudslinging between the two candidates.
Zuluaga, 55, has long been opposed to the peace talks and campaigned under the slogan “No to impunity.” But he now says that he would negotiate with the rebels under stricter conditions.
After voting, he promised “to work, from the closing of the polls, for a negotiated peace, without hate or rancor.”
Santos argues that Colombians must choose between “the end of the conflict or an endless conflict.” The internal war has left more than 220,000 people dead and forced five million to leave their homes over the past half century.
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Teaching classes about essential oils can be a great way to share your love for essential oils with others—and it can be a great way to introduce others to essential oils and possibly increase sales if you’re a distributor.
Keys to a Successful Class
According to many people who have both taught and participated in essential oil classes, there are 3 main keys to giving a successful class:
- Gain knowledge and experience about what you are teaching.
- Keep your class focused on a specific, simple goal.
- Plan to allow the class members an opportunity to interact—both with you and with the oils.
Here are a few other things to keep in mind:
- Keep it simple—don’t try to teach everything at once.
- Love and have fun with what you are doing.
- Share your own personal experiences.
- Try to connect with your attendees by interacting with them.
- Let people experience the essential oils as much as possible.
- Have books, handouts, and other information available for those who would like to learn more.
- Know (and be prepared to act on) all pertinent safety information for any essential oil you use during class.
- Don’t try to fake what you don’t know.
Possible Class Ideas
While there are many different subjects that can be taught about essential oils and aromatherapy, it is best to pick an area that intrigues or interests you. This will help ensure that you are enthusiastic about the subject, which will help those in your class feel enthusiastic as well. Some of the most loved classes are make-and-take classes because the attendees are able to take something home with them to help them experience the essential oils for themselves. While the following list is in no way comprehensive, it is a great starting point and may help you generate some new ideas.
How to Teach with Modern Essentials
Introduction to Modern Essentials™: A Mini Textbook for Essential Oil Classes
How to Hold a Make & Take Class
Build Your Business with Modern Essentials Living
Essential Oil Class Decoration Idea
Cooking Class Ideas or Refreshments
All of the cooking recipes on this blog use essential oils, and many could easily be used to teach a cooking class or as refreshments. These are a few of our favorite recipes to use in classes:
Do you have a class idea that has been successful for you? Would you like to share your ideas with us? Just fill out the form below!
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Figure Technologies, backed by Morgan Creek has secured $1 billion in uncommitted asset-based financing facility, the firm declared in a press release on May 9. It is mainly an equity loan platform which focuses on issuing home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) on its private blockchain.
Custodied on Figure’s blockchain platform Provenance.io, the latest deal was made between leading investment banking firm Jefferies and multi-billion dollar financial services firm WSFS Financial Corporation.
As per the press release, Figure has been working with Jefferies and WSFS for above six months to come up with the latest financial facility. Brian McGrath, who is Head of the Securitized Markets Group at Jefferies stated, “We’ve gained full transparency into the underlying assets, real-time access to loan performance and the process of accepting collateral has less friction than off chain.”
WSFS Institutional Services is involving as a member of Provenance. Also, it is behaving as a trustee for Jefferies.
Mike Cagney, who is the Founder and CEO of Figure Technologies said, "the entire end-to-end financing of loans, from origination to funding to servicing to financing the latest financial facility allowed Provenance to support." He further added, “It paves the way for the first securitization on-chain, which will demonstrate the massive cost savings, risk reduction, and liquidity benefits blockchain delivers.”
Figure Technologies, which is founded by CEO Mike Cagney, who was former SoFi founder initially built and executed its distributed stakeholder blockchain Provenance in 2018, the report says. The main purpose of the firm is to develop and promote unique financial products on the blockchain which are useful to consumers and exclude rent-seeking, liquidity, and other inefficiencies which are present in today's financial markets.
Just before three months, Figure collected $65 million, elevating its total equity value to $120 million. The funding round was directed by M Ventures and partners at the DST Global, along with the involvement of DCG, Nimble Ventures, and Morgan Creek.
As per one report of Bloomberg, Figure has already offered around 1,500 home equity lines of credit in a total of 36 states. The startup is currently providing a loan of $1.5 million per day and wishes to double the number every few months.
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Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades, Updated 6th Edition
The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening
This book is available for download with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device, and with iTunes on your computer. Books can be read with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device.
Now in a special updated 6th edition with a new formula for complete organic fertilizer, this complete guide to organic vegetable gardening addresses issues of soil, seeds, compost, and watering. Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades evolved from a self-published pamphlet to the master guide to organic vegetable gardening over the past 35 years. Steve Solomon, who founded the Territorial Seed Company, was one of the early proponents of organic gardening, and the first to codify and refine the best practices of small-plot vegetable gardening in the Pacific Northwest. The approaches to understanding and preparing soils, composting, chemical-free fertilizers, efficient uses of water, and garden planning are universal to any climate or region. Solomon gets specific in his extensive advice on growing specific crops--from tomatoes and beans to kale and turnips--in the gentle maritime Northwest climate. He lays out the principles, but advocates that readers think for themselves and grow their gardens as they see fit.
- Category: Gardening
- Published: Dec 17, 2013
- Publisher: Sasquatch Books
- Seller: Random House, LLC
- Print Length: 384 Pages
- Language: English
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I HOPE you are having a Halloween Party this year because I’ve got some fun stuff for you! I’m super excited about this set of Printable Halloween Party Labels . Dang I wish I was having a par-tay!!
This spooky set includes 4 printable labels for bottled water, 4 labels for beer or glass bottles, 12 cupcake toppers which can also be used as tags or stickers or decor, 6 treat flags which are perfect for your straws or lollipop sticks, 2 thank you tags and 12 different candy labels.
These labels are perfect for any of those fun colored juices in glass bottles or even beer for the grown-ups.
Add the treat flags to your straws or to wooden skewers add stick them into the tops of your cakes or baked treats.
Four different water bottle labels also included.
Twelve different candy/cookie/treat labels in different sizes and shapes. These are perfect for your snack buffet table. Adhere to glass containers, or attach to lollipop sticks and stick them into a jar of candy. Print on sticker paper to make sticker labels!
Another cool idea…print onto iron transfer paper and create adorable fabric treat bags!
Love these cupcake toppers. I just think they are so cute. There are about a million different ways to use these! As shown, or printed onto sticker paper, used as gift tags, envelope seals…the list goes on and on.
And of course, send your guests home with a little treat!
Grab the Printable Spooky Party Labels here.
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Video of a woman reacting to a letter about her welfare from the Department of Social Services is going viral.
In the video, the woman excitedly rushes into her house after receiving the letter in the mail. Initially, she can’t quite comprehend what the letter means when it says she is “fully favorable” and she pushes her children out of the way as she tries to figure it out.
Eventually she figures out that she is being informed that she was approved to receive welfare benefits and her reaction is as though she won the lottery.
The woman screams and shouts, excitedly stomping her feet and taking in the excitement of the news. The news must have been long-awaited as multiple members of the family were filming the big reveal.
The letter says that her claim dates all the way back to 2013, which likely means that she will be receiving retroactive benefits for the time since she applied.
The video is being called “outrageous” and is quickly spreading around the internet. Watch her reaction for yourself below.
Photo Credit: Mad World News
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The UAE has been one of the primary spots for businessmen throughout the world. The investor-friendly country with state-of-the-art infrastructure and outstanding development opportunities unfolds all the conceivable support to migrant and resident businesspeople.
This gives phenomenal support to businessmen for company formation in Sharjah and widespread business functions. There are considerable reasons why you should set up a business in Sharjah.
Sharjah is a region, full of business prospects for enterprises across a group of industries. With Sharjah hosting a population of more than 1.70 million people, businesses that are formed here are good status to probably get exceptional heights. In this blog, we explain the reasons to start a business in Sharjah.
Here is a List of Reasons for a Company Formation in Sharjah
Since the emirate inspires acquisition for maintaining financial development, this has established the guidelines accordingly. Therefore, getting a business setup in Sharjah and getting a business license in the province of your choice is easy. The best benefits given by setting up a company here are –
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1. Multi-Currency Transactions
It is a problem with several other emirates. The rules will specify the transactions in one, two, or three kinds of currencies only. Such a limitation is kept to check the freedom of businessmen to transact and hold boundaries. Sharjah does not hold any limitations related to currencies. Hence, the companies can transfer the currency of their choice.
2. Easy Formalities for Getting Office and Workplace
The rules for getting an office space on rent and a commercial workplace in the province are fearless. In turn, the business unit can choose the ideal location that will be conducive to the business and start the office there. Business formation services support your development optimally.
3. Authority Does Not Ask for Mandatory Audit Report
A business unit in Sharjah does not need to conduct a compulsory yearly audit. It turns out a complex activity for several companies, to go through the audit and present the arranged statement to the official. As it isn’t a compulsion in Sharjah, the companies can use the time for enhancing efficiency.
4. 100% Repatriation of Profit and Capital
The immigrant business owner or stakeholder does not need to pay any taxes or obligations on the repatriation of profit and capital. Full repatriation of earnings and capital is given to a company formation in Sharjah. Further, there’s no personal or corporate tax collected in this emirate.
5. A Large Number of Markets
Businesses in Sharjah can utilize the markets around the mainland. This can utilize the markets optimally to boost and sell services and products. Developing gradually to become of the top business units not just in Sharjah but even in the whole nation.
6. Affordable Business Formation, Budget-Friendly Options
The authority in Sharjah has not mentioned any capital need for a company formation in Sharjah Media City. Hence, company setup in this emirate transforms to be affordable as well as budget-friendly for the migrant and resident businessmen.
7. Comprehensive Business Activities to Select From
Businessmen can select from a broad choice of business activities, unlike in other emirates. Unlimited choices aid the businessman to choose the most suitable business or services that is best.
8. Hire Workers Without Restrictions
The business units here can appoint a number of workers from any portion of the world, without high restrictions. In addition, the proficient and un-experienced labor expense in this emirate is less compared to other emirates. Creating business functions cost-effective.
9. Modern Warehousing Facilities
Accessibility of warehousing with modern infrastructure helps in storing products for a long tenure without any damage. Apart from regions in Sharjah, wherein the companies can get warehouse amenities for a mentioned tenure, free of cost.
10. Easy Business Setup Process
Once you have made the decision to a business setup in Sharjah and start the procedure, this will be very smooth and effortless. With expert support in business setup, you can start your business rapidly and start the functions.
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Apartment for sale in La Puebla
Ref: M18046 €85,000 ~ £76,269 *
Here we have a luxury penthouse-apartment for sale in the traditional Spanish village of La Puebla - Costa Calida, Just a 10-minute drive from Los Alcazares. The property (Built 2007) is located within the luxury Molino De La Puebla Resort - a gated residential complex boasting a wonderful outdoor swimming pool, underground parking (space included in the price), ample sun-bathing areas plus a state of the art Spa + Wellness centre complete with a gym, changing facilities, relaxation zones, sauna, plus an indoor swimming pool with a separate Jacuzzi area - luxury at its finest!
The apartment itself is located on the first floor and benefits from a corner aspect which provides plenty of natural daylight and fresh air.
The accommodation is made up of: 2 double bedrooms with built in wardrobe storage (master with its own en-suite), a family bathroom, spacious lounge-diner, plus a well-appointed kitchen with plenty of workspace and storage.
Leading off the lounge you have a larger than average sun terrace which provides the perfect spot for outdoor dining.
The terrace also gives access to the private rooftop solarium where you can enjoy the sunshine all-day-long! The solarium is also equipped for barbecues, dining and sunbathing alike.
Offered partly furnished - this stunning South-Facing penthouse would provide the perfect holiday home under the sun.
The village of La Puebla is located in the Costa Calida region of Spain, just 10 minutes from the shores of the Mar Menor. Both Covera airport and the ancient city of Cartagena are within a 30-minute radius. The village is surrounded by cultivated farmland as well as orange and lemon groves which continually fragrance the air!
A short walk from the apartment you will find two supermarkets, a pharmacy, garage, bank along with a cash point. There is also a modern pub, coffee shop, bakery and a hairdresser.
Consumption: Grade G
- Country property
- 2 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
- Build Size 60 m²
- Mains Water
- Mains Electric
- Telephone Possible
- Internet Possible
All fields are required
Standard form of payment
- Reservation deposit €3,000 (£2,692)
- Remainder of deposit to 10% €5,500 (£4,935)
- Final Payment of 90% on completion €76,500 (£68,642)
Property Purchase Expenses
- Property price €85,000 (£76,269)
- Transfer tax 10% €8,500 (£7,627)
- Notary fees (approx) €600 (£538)
- Land registry fees (approx) €600 (£538)
- Legal fees (approx) €1,500 (£1,346)
* Prices quoted in Pounds are illustrative and should only be used as a guide.
* Transfer tax is based on the sale value or the cadastral value whichever is the highest.
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I’m happy to be playing it forward this holiday season with the Step2 Turbo Coupe Interceptor. A special thanks to the Step2 Company for sponsoring this post and supplying the Step2 Turbo Coupe Interceptor as part of their Step2 Brand Ambassador Program. All opinions are my own.
Giving back IS the Christmas spirit. I honestly don’t have anything on my own Christmas list this year. Ever since my son’s recovery from chemotherapy and remission from cancer, I truly have a satisfaction that I have everything that I need for the first time in my life. Now, I find joy in giving back to others. We have four kids, so we aren’t financially able to do as much as I would like to for others, but I’m always happy to do so when we can.
One place that has been a sanctuary for all four of my kids is their preschool. My daughter graduated from there, and the triplets are in their second year there. I know that this is one of the places that they feel safe, cared for, and experience fun and new friends. I watch them on the playground sometimes, running happily and talking with other kids. It makes me happy that they are happy.
Toys are not cheap, and, like every preschool, ours has been in need of a few play items. When Step2 contacted me about participating in their Play It Forward campaign, I new that I would donate it to my kids’ preschool. And that’s just what we did!
I can’t show any pictures of the preschool kids playing on it for privacy reasons, but I’ve been able to first hand witness the enjoyment that the Step2 Turbo Coupe Interceptor has brought the kids. Every time I walk through the play room, there is a different kid riding around doing their best police imitation. I’m glad that they are loving it, and I’m excited that we could donate it to a place that has made my kids, and many others, happy.
The Step2 Turbo Coupe Interceptor is a new product from Step2. Made with the classic durability of their other ride-on toys, the Step2 Turbo Coupe Interceptor is a fun foot-to-floor model that features a front castor wheel with 360 degree turning capabilities. It has quiet ride wheels for reduced road noise, and it has a canopy style top! Step2 designed this in partnership with the Streetsboro Police Department. Step2 “Played It Forward” themselves by donating a monetary amount AND Step2 Turbo Coupe Interceptors to the local police department and several children of officers. How awesome!
Would your child love to cruise through the neighborhood in their very own police coupe? Check it out here!
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Address Ashram Everbeek
Ashram Everbeek 0032 55 428265
Hans mobile 0032 496 61 86 33
Nik mobile 0032 494 38 78 61
By Car from Gent/Brussels:
Take the N42 national route from ‘Wetteren’ (Exit highway E40 - Wetteren) to ‘Geraardsbergen’; when you reach ‘Geraardsbergen’, take the exit to the right towards ‘Brakel’, then 9km ahead;
take the exit left towards ‘Everbeek’, then go straight until you see a church on your right side;
then follow the road on the left side (Maandagstraat), after 2km turn left into street ‘Pevenage’, it is immediately behind a sharp corner.
Take the train towards ‘Geraardsbergen’ it takes about 1 hour, you have to
change trains in ‘Denderleeuw’. At Geraardsbergen we can pick you up from the
For schedule of trains
see www.nmbs.be (from ‘Brussel nationaal’ to’ Geraardsbergen’)
From Charleroi Airport:
There are shuttle busses towards’ Charleroi Trainstation’.
Then take a ticket towards ‘Geraardsbergen Trainstation’, you will have to change trains in ‘Brussels Zuid’ and depending on the schedule again in ‘Denderleeuw’.
For schedule of trains see www.nmbs.be (from Charleroi to Geraardsbergen)
From Geraardsbergen trainstation:
PLEASE CALL us at last a few days
beforehand to arrange pickup from trainstation so we can make an effecient
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If you are consuming animal products from any conventional factory farm source, you're paying others to commit acts of horrendous cruelty.
Let's make our actions reflect our ethics by refusing ALL animal products (including all eggs and dairy products!) unless we know the animals were treated properly. Never forget that we consumers determine which products are on the market. It's all about money, and OUR money makes a difference.
Do you think these words are too strong or too sweeping? Watch the following video from peta.org, and then never patronize these people again!
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The CA-seminar is 5 days of learning and inspiration. During each day there are 5 shifts of workshops/masterclasses. All subjects will be held each day at the same time and the same location, continuing from the previous day.
A key element is the social dialoque where we reflect on our society, your work, future, the EU, trade-unions, the culture of today.
A day starts with worship in the chapel; followed by: a workshop/masterclass; the key plenairy meeting starting with an artist followed by a lecturer/speaker; another workshop/masterclass session; lunch; the ‘future stage’; 2 shifts of workshops/masterclasses; visit either the lifestyle forum or a special lecture; dinner.
The evening will surprise you with presentations/performances of 7 different leading artists/groups/bands/companies; informal meetings and personal coaching upon request.
This structure opens up many opportunities for learning, insight, inspiration, fellowship, new European contacts.
Program of 2017 is possible with the support of EZA & the European Union.
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Though, I couldn’t manage to pick out a theme for Vegan MOFO 2013, I decided months ago what I would be doing for Vegan MOFO 2014. Being obsessed with magic, an absolute anglophile, and having a wealth of source material at my hands—the answer was simple. And it doesn’t matter how long it’s been since they finished the series of films or that new stories in the same universe are on the horizon. As far as my love for Harry Potter goes, I’d just have to say “Always.”
If you’re new to the Vegan Month of Food, it’s a global month long event where bloggers, vloggers, and vegan foodies alike write as much as they can about vegan food. Some do restaurant or product reviews, others cooking techniques or recipes. I’ll try to keep it up for all 30 days, but I can’t make too many unbreakable vows.
What I’m really looking forward to this month is the range of classic British fare, as well as the opportunity to create crazy and wild—and magical—treats. I’ve always wanted to make my own Butter Beer or try my hand at Peppermint Humbugs. I make a pretty good Pumpkin Pasty that I’ll be sharing a recipe for. But don’t worry, I won’t be going near puking pastilles or blood-flavored lollies!
While I’m narrowing down my HUGE list, I want to kick off my Harry Potter Vegan Month of Food with an old favorite of mine: Cauldron Cakes. I veganized this Polish recipe when Deathly Hallows part II was released. With just a hint of cocoa and a tiny bit sweet, they are perfect for a teatime snack.
Throughout the month, I’m open to requests if there is something from Hogwarts or Honeydukes you’ve always wanted to try.
Susan Pevensie, the kitten and future Queen of Narnia, says “Mischief Managed.”
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Heavy Duty Ratchet and Strap System.
breaking Strength: 9000 LBS. / 4080 Kgs.
working Strength: 3000 LBS. / 1360 Kgs.
Thank you so much for my 12 Volt "Quick Brew" 5 Cup Coffee Maker, it is absolutely amazing that it plugs directly into my cigarette lighter, its soooo handy! Thanks for your help with ordering, what a fantastic service!!! I couldn't have hoped for anything better!!! Charlie — , Canada —
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Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced Acting Classes in New York
If you're thinking about enrolling in a performance based class, it's good to do your research and settle on the kind of class that best suits your experience level. You don't want to be in a class where you feel the other students are less experienced than you, and you also don't want to be in a class where you feel out of your league. Most instructors teaching acting classes in a New York style will do their part ascertaining where you fall, but never misrepresent your experience. You will do yourself a disservice if you skip the basics, or fail to challenge yourself.
New York Drama: A Worthwhile Discipline
Trying to make a living, and make a life worth living, as an actor in New York can be tough. Part of the path is about staying focused and inspired, and part of the path is about staying healthy and employed, and part of the path is about working on your craft. Any actor will tell you that you will rarely go from one paid job to the next, so it's crucial to keep your mind and body in the zone. Professional classes are not only a good idea; they are practically a prerequisite for those following the path of performing arts.
Explore the Possibilities of Actors Connection's New York Acting Classes
Where should you begin? Start by taking a look at what Actors Connection has to offer. Our classes page details all of our upcoming drama training sessions. We offer an eclectic variety of sessions that includes something for everyone, no matter your skill level, experience, or background. If you truly aspire to pursue professional acting in New York City, this is a great place to get started. We offer single class acting workshops that are a great way to get a feel for our style of training, as well as classes that meet throughout the semester. We offer classes that will help you land your next audition, voice classes, musical theater classes, and classes that will help you score a commercial spot to get some money in your pocket. Actors Connection is the place to begin your acting career. Let's begin.
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The U.S. Department of Labor is encouraging employers to use its Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace Web site to help them establish drug-free workplace programs that protect worker safety and health, while improving productivity and bottom-line profits.
Of the nation's 16.6 million adult illicit drug users, 12.4 million (74.6 percent) work either full or part time, according to recently released results of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Such drug use can adversely impact the workplace. For example, in 2000, workers reporting past month drug use were more likely to have worked for more than three employers in a year, missed work more than two days in the past month due to illness or injury, and skipped work more than two days in the past month.
Employers can protect their businesses from these negative effects by developing drug-free workplace programs that educate employees about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse and encourage individuals with related problems to seek help. DOL's Working Partners Web site provides employers with free resources and tools to help establish and maintain such programs.
"As an online resource, Working Partners helps workers and employers work together to ensure a safe and drug-free environment for families, schools, and communities," Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao said. "Working Partners is an important part of President George W. Bush's campaign to eliminate drug use in our country and the economic, social and emotional devastation caused by drug addiction."
The Working Partners Web site features the Drug-Free Workplace Advisor, an interactive tool that helps employers build tailored, drug-free workplace policies and programs; the Substance Abuse Information Database, an online repository of hundreds of documents related to workplace alcohol and drug abuse; information about substance abuse and how it affects employment; and directories of national, state and local resources and state laws that may assist employers in making their businesses drug free.
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A helping hand in a time of need
Massage therapist Ginger Ross donates time for grieving mothers after losing her own babies
When Ginger Ross suffered a loss, she said she felt herself slipping into a black hole of despair. But thinking of her boys, Rex and Rogue, she decided to find a positive and help others.
I got pregnant through (in vitro fertilization) with twin boys and I ended up losing them at 22 weeks, Ross said. (Providence Newberg Medical Center) has been a godsend to us. Thats kind of where my whole business started.
As a massage therapist, Ross has been offering complimentary massages to women who lose children late term.
When people were asking what I needed, I needed a massage. I needed my body to be touched. I need the healing part of that, she said. Its just a big deal for a mom because your body is craving to hold a baby. My biggest thing is to allow the space for moms if they want to talk, talk. If they dont they can cry. If its all relaxation, thats fine too.
She started Guardian Angels Massage and Bodywork a little more than a year ago, on the one-year anniversary of what would have been her boys birthday.
I wanted them to be proud of who I became, she said. Its been a huge community support, and healing for me too on top of it.
In the past year, she said shes helped a handful of mothers and has been amazed it the similarities between herself and her patients.
I know with my second pregnancy I was so scared of getting pregnant with twins and having complications again. I was a freak show, a nervous wreck over everything, she said. (A recent patient) she said, Im such a stress case right now (with a new pregnancy). I totally get it.
Although she wants to help as many people as she can, Ross said she has to compliment the hospital staff.
They have a photographer that comes in before they take the baby away and theyll do photos for the family, she said. To know they were taking our babies and wed never see them again, that was so hard. To be able to have the photos its something that if it hadnt happened to me, Id think it was weird, but its been really healing for us.
Theres also the Nora Madelyn Foundation, which Ross said pays for a lot of the help they received from the hospital, including taking care of funeral arrangements and the butterfly release ceremony every summer.
They read the babys names and have parents come up and you release a monarch (butterfly), she said. Its such a community support that I feel like it just needs to be brought into awareness for a lot of moms that are out there going through miscarriage or still born.
Currently focusing on spending time with her 1-year-old, Dax, Ross said eventually shed like to expand her reach past the Newberg community to help as many mothers as possible.
I want it to be a support for as many people as I can, but for now my priority is my family and having enough time with my son, she said. As long as I know thats peaceful and taken care of I feel the rest will come into place.
To learn more about Guardian Angels Massage, visit www.facebook.com/ guardianangelsmandb.
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Profit-Sharing Plan Participants Lawsuit
Several employees of SS&C Technologies and former employees of DST Systems are filing claims against the firms, claiming violations of the Employee Retirement Plan Security Act (ERISA) in relation to an investment in the firm’s 401(k) profit-sharing plan, White, Graham, Buckley & Carr are representing the employees, which was featured in a Kansas City Business Journal article, DST faces class action over profit-sharing plan.
Learn more about our class action work to address the damages caused by the DST Profit-Sharing Case here.Contact Us
Our attorneys are currently working with former employees of DST Systems to recover damages stemming from the profit-sharing case, including claims of:
- Breach of fiduciary duties
- Failure to divest or diversify investments
- Failure to confirm the Plan’s underlying investments were consistent with stated description
- Failure to prudently select and monitor the investment manager
- Failure to select and retain an investment manager with no selfish interest
- Failure to disclose complete and accurate material information
- Failure to determine reasonableness of compensation to investment manager
- Failure to investigate decisions affecting the plan
- Failure to represent, disclose or participate in actions on behalf of plan and participants
- Failure to advise participants
- Failure to take steps to timely recover losses
- Failure to adjust values of plan distributions for roll-over purposes
- Failure to take all actions prudent to protect interest of those who suffered losses
DST Profit Sharing Resource Center
- Canfield et al v. SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. et al: The plaintiffs filed the suit in federal court in Kansas City on behalf of all employees at the company who participate in its 401(k) profit-sharing plan.
Plaintiffs accused DST of breaching its fiduciary duty by not ensuring that the assets were adequately diversified to minimize risk of large losses and by not adequately disclosing the level of risk it took in investing the funds.
DST invested about 30 percent of the profit-sharing portion of the retirement plan’s assets in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. stock. Valeant has faced many allegations of price gouging and accounting irregularities related to how it reported earnings. Its stock peaked about $196 a share in 2015 but plummeted to a low of $8.31 a share earlier this year. The DST profit-sharing plan’s investment in Valeant fell from a high of about $415 million to about $22 million, causing a loss of $395 million for plan participants.
- View the docket here.
- Company That Acquired DST Systems Sued Over Profit Sharing Plan Investment: PlanSponsor discusses the lawsuit against DST Systems over profit-sharing complaint.
- HFM Representing DST Profit-Sharing Plan Participants in Lawsuit:
- SS&C Technologies Sued Over Profit Sharing Plan Investment in Valeant Pharmaceuticals: PlanAdvisor outlines the lawsuit against SS&C Technologies over profit sharing investment in Valeant Pharmaceuticals after acquiring DST Systems.
- Nest eggs for thousands cracked with heavy bet on one bad stock, lawsuit says: The Kansas City Star details the lawsuit against DST Systems.
- DST, Ruane Cunniff Sued Again Over Valeant Stock in 401(k) Plan: Bloomberg Law details the lawsuit against DST Systems and Ruane Cunniff for profit-sharing plan.
- DST Hit With ERISA Suit Over Valeant Stock Drop: Law360 discusses the details of the profit-sharing plan claims against DST Systems.
- The gutting of DST Systems and what it means for Kansas City: The Pitch discusses layoffs at DST Systems, and outlines the profit-sharing lawsuit against the company.
- Employers Who Offer A Retirement Plan Have A Fiduciary Responsibility: Forbes discusses the fiduciary responsibility companies have when offering 401(k) plans, referencing DST case.
- Judge Extends Employment Arbitration Requirement to Claims Against Advisor: The National Association of Plan Advisors outlines the arbitration requirements in DST Systems profit-sharing case.
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Online photos may be deleted by Island County assessor
Anyone with a computer and an internet connection can quickly and easily view photos of Microsoft billionaire Steve Ballmer’s odd collection of properties and houses on Central Whidbey or U.S. Sen. Patty Murray’s summer home at Lagoon Point.
On the more useful side, it’s a breeze for Island County residents to look up the assessed value of neighbors’ properties and how much those neighbors pay in property taxes — or even what type of septic tanks they have and where their tanks are located.
All of this information is available at the click of a mouse thanks to True Automation, the company that supplied the software purchased this year for the Island County assessor and treasurer’s office. It’s a huge step forward for the searchable database, which is available at the assessor’s website under the title “Island County Property Data and Tax Information On-Line.”
But the online information may be narrowed a little because of concerns over privacy issues. A number of people have called the assessor’s office to grouse about the information, particularly the photos of their homes. A letter to the editor in the News-Times complaining about the online images sparked a lively debate about privacy and safety on the newspaper’s website.
But Mary Engle may quell the outrage when she gets into office, if it’s technically feasible. Engle, a Republican, defeated Assessor Dave Mattens, a Democrat, in the general election.
Engle, a long-time member of the office staff, said she and other appraisers were concerned after finding out that photos of people’s homes were online. They didn’t even know it was happening until after the information was up.
“As a group, we thought it was a privacy issue,” Engle said.
She explained that the appraisers take the images for their own records; the photos can be used to see if there was construction or other changes to a home over time. Engle said she’s especially concerned about the release of images taken from people’s backyards.
Engle said she’ll have to wait to take office before she can look into the issue. If it’s simple to take down the photos, she’ll do it right away.
For now, Mattens said his staff is trying to be accommodating about people’s concerns, but he admits it’s not the top priority for an understaffed office.
According to Mattens, the photos ended up online as part of a data dump when the county switched over from the antiquated system to the new software. The images are attached to the other information on each property and the True Automation software allows people to see “jpegs” files online. Other counties, such as Whatcom, have identical searchable databases.
Mattens said he would like to remove all the photos except for those taken from the road or right-of-way. He pointed out that anyone can just drive by and see the same view. Also, he said the PDF files of septic tank registration and other information should also be removed.
But the work of sorting through 40,000 or so parcels and removing certain data would be very time consuming. He said it could take quite a while to accomplish. And his staff is busy going through the database and fixing other problems and bugs.
In addition, Mattens explained that the photos and the other information that his department collects is public information and he’s a little surprised that people are upset about public documents being made more accessible. Even if the information is not online, people can request it. He also pointed out that anyone can go online and look at properties through Google Earth.
In all, Mattens said he’s very pleased with the new software.
“It’s much better than anything we’ve ever had before and it’s going to get better,” he said.
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(This post originally appeared in a slightly different form on my personal blog in October, 2010. I revisited it recently and decided to share it here.)
Wouldn’t it be great if, when you went to your mailbox today, you found a letter inside from the main character of your work-in-progress, telling you just how she feels about the central conflict of your story? Or maybe she wrote a love letter to another one of your characters, and somehow it was misdirected to you? Imagine what a resource a letter like that would be…
When I do my outlining for a new WIP, I write up a lot of backstory. I also do character sketches, to help me form a clear idea of each of my characters – not just hair color, eye color, and favorite movie, but what they would do on a perfect spring day, where they would go on vacation if money were no object, even how they feel about money, in general. I try to think of the most revealing questions possible. These sketches help me with the essentials of my characters, but they only get me so far.
That’s why I’ve taken to writing first-person narratives – letters to me, if you will – in the voice of each character. These narratives generally address the main conflict faced by that character in the story, and how she or he feels about it. Does she believe that the problem is insurmountable? Does she still have hope? Who is she counting on most to help her? Who does she expect to cause her the most trouble?
I also write first-person narratives by all the individuals involved in romantic relationships in my story. For each one, I ask the character to tell me:
What do you love most about this other person?
What would you miss the most if he or she were taken away?
When did you first feel an attraction and what triggered it?
And, well, I’m sure you can come up with a lot more questions along this line.
These letters are great tools to return to while drafting. They help me to maintain consistency within a character, but they also helped me see that, despite consistency, all well-rounded characters have internal conflicts they are dealing with. People are filled with contradictions. Your characters need to be, too, if they’re going to leap off the page as real people with real complexity.
When you ask your character to tell you how he feels about the central conflict, chances are his answer will be complicated. It won’t just be as simple as, “I hate my father and wish he were dead,” because where’s the true conflict in that? Nothing is ever that straightforward. If it were, in chapter one your character could pull out a shotgun and shoot his father and the story would be done. Instead, your character’s answer to how he feels about the central conflict will be layered, complex, and in some ways, contradictory.
For you, as the writer, the secret to your character’s arc lies hidden in these contradictions. Early in the story your character may respond most to the tug of one attitude toward the central conflict. But as the story moves along, he may feel the influence of another attitude toward that conflict, and he will begin to change. By the time he’s completed his character arc, he may find himself in a place of compromise between these two contradictory attitudes.
Do you think this method might work for you? Do you have any of your own unique methods of learning about your characters? Please share your thoughts in the comments!
Julie Eshbaugh writes fiction for young adults. She is the author of the upcoming Ivory & Bone (HarperCollins, 2016.) You can add Julie on Goodreads and follow her on Twitter and Pinterest.
For some writers, characters pop into being fully formed like Athena from Zeus’s forehead. For others, creating a character is a bit more laborious, filled with uncertainty where to start or what’s needed before they can start writing. Maybe the idea is more plot focused, or more about exploring an idea than a deep character journey, and those writers want to dive in and get started without hours of character development.
If creating characters don’t come easy to you (or even if they do and you just want to try something new) why not make a game out of it?
The Rules (and I use the term loosely, as this is all about the fun):
Choose traits for each category that fit your story. For example, for openness/intellect, you might choose “openness,” “curiosity,” and “independence.”
List six options for each trait, ranging across the complete scale. For example, for openness, you might say “very open” at the top and “not open at all” at the bottom.
Roll a six-sided dice or generate a number for each trait. Write that trait down. Do it for as many traits per category as you like.
Adapt those traits to fit each other and your story.
Create your character.
If you’re stuck on what to pick, here’s a sampling of possible options for each trait. Sometimes you’ll get things that seem to contradict each other, but treat those as opportunities to create an interesting character. The person who loves people but hates large groups has a reason for those two traits to co-exist, and that could make for some very interesting backstory and behavior.
Openness/Intellect: Levels of curiosity and creativity, imagination and independence, how one responds to new experiences.
Loves new and varied experiences or Very curious or Very independent
Open to new experiences in general or Fairly curious or Fairly independent
Open to new experiences that are familiar or Somewhat curious or Somewhat independent
Hesitant about new experiences or A little curious or Somewhat dependent
Prefers not to have new experiences or Not very curious or Rather dependent
Hates new experiences or Never curious or Very co-dependent
Example: I rolled a 2, 5, and 3 and got a person who is open to new experiences in general, but not very curious, who is also somewhat independent. So maybe they like to do their own thing, but if a friend drags them to try something new they’ll usually go along with it.
Conscientiousness: Levels of organization and work ethic, self discipline and ambition, planning vs. spontaneity.
Control freak or Stoic or Personally driven
Very organized or Very disciplined or Very ambitious
Rather organized or Fairly disciplined or Has ambition
Likes to plan or Spontaneous or Content with the status quo
Rather unorganized or Tough to motivate or Rather lazy
Very unorganized or Very undisciplined or Not ambitious
Example: I rolled a 4, 5, 6 and got a person who likes to plan, is tough to motivate, and isn’t very ambitious. So maybe they like to figure things out ahead of time and have no desire to change those plans once they’re made.
Extraversion: Levels of sociability and enthusiasm, assertiveness and talkativeness.
Loves being around people or Fanatic or Overbearing
Enjoys people or Intense or Decisive
Comfortable with people or Eager or Confident
A little shy or Calm or A little hesitant
Prefers to be in small groups or Reserved or Fears confrontation
Prefers to be alone or Never gets emotional or Meek
Example: I rolled a 1, 5, 5 and got a person who loves being around people, but is reserved and a little meek. So maybe they like being with people (or are scared to be alone?) but prefer to watch rather than join in.
Agreeableness: Levels of friendliness and kindness, cooperative and trusting, how well-tempered someone is.
Puts others first or Team player or Trusts everyone
Cares about people or Works well with others or Trusts most people
Is nice to everyone or Likes to help or Trusts those they know
Is polite to everyone or Does their part or Unsure of strangers
A bit standoffish or Not good in groups or Suspicious
Mean or Total loner or Paranoid
Example: I rolled a 3, 4, 5 and got a person who is nice to everyone, does their part to help out in groups, but is suspicious of those around them. So maybe they’ve been burned a lot in the past, and while they’re still willing to give people the benefit of the doubt, they’re expecting others to pull something or let them down and aren’t going to risk themselves.
Neuroticism/Emotional Stability: Levels of calmness and tranquility, confidence and sensitivity.
Always calm under pressure or Very confident or Overly Sensitive
Hard to ruffle or Believes in themselves or Empathetic
Cool in most situations or Trusts their decisions or Compassionate
Gets nervous when things are bad or Has occasional doubts or Self interested
Overreacts or Second-guesses things or Apathetic
Panics at the first sign of trouble or Can’t make a decision or Insensitive
Example: I rolled a 5, 1, 5 and got a person who overreacts, but is very sure that they’re right, and doesn’t care about what others think. So maybe this is someone who firmly believes things and can’t be talked out of them and doesn’t even want to hear what others might think about it.
Desire/Need: The type of goal they’re after.
To escape something
To achieve something
To reach something
To prevent something
To find something
To change something
Example: I rolled a 2 and got a person who is trying to achieve something. So maybe they want a job, or a promotion, or to become the lead wizard or captain of the next starship.
If I put this all together, I get a person who is open to new experiences in general, but not very curious, who is also somewhat independent. They like to plan, are tough to motivate, and aren’t very ambitious. They love being around people, but are reserved and a little meek. They’re nice to everyone, do their part to help out in groups, but are suspicious of those around them. They overreact, but are very sure that they’re right, and don’t care about what others think. Their goal is to achieve something.
Different people can interpret these traits in different ways, but I see someone who has a small, tight group of friends they trust and enjoy being with, and they have little desire to expand that circle or change the way things are. Once they get an idea in their head it’s hard to change their mind, and that can sometimes cause problems. Since the goal is to achieve something, maybe their problem is they need to break out of this safe environment for the first time and they don’t know how to do that. Or maybe, the group is changing and they can’t deal with that and want things to remain the same.
If I wanted to put this character into an existing novel I’d have more specific details here, but you should be able to see a character who can probably be dropped into any story and adapted to fit that story.
Naturally, add your own traits or change the levels on any of these to suit your story world or personal tastes better. You might even create a basic character template as a baseline for any new characters in the future, or to flesh out existing characters.
Try creating a character now and see what you come up with. Share in the comments!
Janice Hardy is the author of the teen fantasy trilogy The Healing Wars, where she tapped into her own dark side to create a world where healing was dangerous, and those with the best intentions often made the worst choices. Her novels include The Shifter, Blue Fire, and Darkfall from Balzer+Bray/Harper Collins. The first book in her Foundations of Fiction series, Planning Your Novel: Ideas and Structure is out now. She lives in Georgia with her husband, one yard zombie, three cats, and a very nervous freshwater eel. Find out more about writing at her site, Fiction University, or find her on Twitter @Janice_Hardy.
On Saturday morning, as I was scrolling through my Twitter feed, I came across an article written by another author, describing the great lengths she had gone to to track down and, I guess, expose a reviewer she felt was too harsh and inaccurate in her review of this author’s work. The author describes the supposed harassment she received from this reviewer in the weeks that followed, and, after some “light stalking” (there is no such thing as “light stalking,” just stalking) of this reviewer’s social media, she ultimately showed up on the reviewer’s doorstep to confront her. I think we are all in agreement that this act was 100% unacceptable behavior and terribly, horribly frightening for the reviewer who had every right to protect her identity online. I’m fairly certain you all know what I’m talking about, but rather than link you to the essay, I will point you in the direction of posts from Dear Author and Smart Bitches, Trashy Books for a better, balanced discussion.
What I want to talk about today are ways to cope with negative criticism as an author. We all receive it. We all see it. And if you haven’t reached that step of your career yet, well, you should expect it and start conditioning yourself to handle it now. It’s easy to think that you can take a rational stance when it comes to getting feedback about your work, but there are so many emotions at play here, that I think many authors are surprised by how gut-deep they feel negative words (and how easy it is to ignore the positive). I’ll be the first to admit that I was not great at coping when my first book was published in 2010. I stalked my Google Alerts and the book’s GoodReads page. Every good review was like a hit of wonderful sunshine-y rainbows, and I’d keep coming back for more… but then I’d see a critical review and it would smack me down into this dark “maybe I do suck” place. So what formed was a cycle and I knew I was going to have to break it if I wanted any sort of career. Here is what has helped me:
1) Don’t read reviews. Plain and simple, do not read reviews, good or bad. This is the only thing that has ultimately saved my sanity and allowed me to be productive. It’s obviously easier said than done, especially when a book is first coming out and you’re dying to hear what people think. You will never be able to stop with just one review. I recommend staying off GoodReads entirely, but I actually do think it’s important for authors to have a presence there so they can update their books’ information pages and respond to questions and messages. If you find you need a hit of GR, I recommend bookmarking the Readers Questions page for each book or your author dashboard and really keeping to just those pages. You can also add books you’re currently reading without looking at your own books’ pages–don’t sneak a peek. If you find yourself with a crippling addiction to checking on the average or seeing if anyone new is reading it, block GoodReads on your browser.
My one exception to this rule is that I do read professional reviews from trade publications like PublishersWeekly and KirkusReviews, because those publications are used by librarians to see if they should purchase the books for their libraries. But you can always ask your editor to hold the reviews back if you really don’t want to see anything.
2) Remember that not every reader is on GoodReads. GR is a fantastic community of book lovers, but if you were to ask the average person on the street what they thought of it, a lot of people would just blink at you in confusion. Bad reviews may feel like someone is trying to mock or humiliate you (they’re not) for public consumption, but that public is actually just a fraction of the number of people reading your books. Don’t believe me? Check your royalty statement against the people who have marked the book as ‘read.’
3) We are all students. The goal of any writer should be to improve and grow with each book. No matter how perfect you think the story is, there is always room for improvement. Embrace that idea, and, if you must-must-must read reviews, learn to recognize a real critique someone is giving you versus a statement about their personal taste, the latter of which is completely out of your control. (eg “This author didn’t spend enough time developing the secondary characters.” versus “I didn’t like XX character. I thought they were annoying.”)
4) Trust reviewers to know their tastes. One thing I’ve learned over the years of getting to know book bloggers and reviewers is that they know what’s going to work for them and what’s not going to work for them. They can read another reviewer’s negative review and recognize, oh, s/he doesn’t like this element in books, but I do, and still purchase or request it. They can even recommend a book they, personally, didn’t like to another reviewer/friend who they think will.
5) Bad reviews are better than no reviews. Trust me.
5.5) THREE STARS MEANS “I LIKED IT.” THEY LIKED IT. THEY DID. IT’S NOT LIKE GETTING A “C” GRADE. THEY LIKED IT. GETTING THREE STARS IS ACTUALLY NICE, OKAY? REMEMBER THAT.
6) Keep the old adage in mind: taste is subjective. Think of your group of friends and family. Think about a movie you all saw, or a book you all read that you, personally loved. Not everyone agreed with you, right? Everyone found their own problem with the story or characters that they fixated on. Readers bring their own world with them to a story, and that informs how they read it and how they enjoy it. I think it was Dita Von Teese who said, “You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, but there’s still going to be someone who hates peaches.” I will repeat that to myself over and over if I have to until it clicks in my brain. My epiphany moment came, again, with my first book. I was deep down into the GR rabbit hole, torturing myself by looking at all of the negative reviews, and had a moment of, “Well, what else has this reviewer hated?” Reader, this reviewer hated a lot of books that I myself had given five stars to.
7) Don’t respond to reviews, good or bad. Do not respond. DO NOT RESPOND. If someone includes you when they tweet out the link to the review, you can say thank you, but do not leave comments on their blog, do not leave comments on the GR review. Reviewers are reviewing the books for other readers, not for you. Not even for your publisher. Other readers.
8) Know that you can still be friends with bloggers, even if they didn’t like your book. You are not your book(s). You are an awesome person, and awesome people can be friends with other awesome people. Much like you can be friends with other authors never having read their books or not liking them very much. A negative review isn’t a sign that you’re being shunned, just that your book did not work for that reviewer. But, hey! You both love Sleepy Hollow, so why not chat about that on Twitter instead?
9) Make it so the people who love your work can find you and you can banish the negative voices. The best thing I ever did in this regard was set up a PO Box and an author email account for readers to contact me. Because the ones that are taking the time to write to you are the ones who either are thinking critically about your story enough to have pressing questions or because they love it. You might occasionally get a message from someone who has strong beliefs that contradict what you’re saying in your books, but those will always be fewer than the chorus of sweet, awesome voices of the readers you reached and affected on a personal level. If someone is being a troll on Twitter to you, block them. Done. If you track Tumblr tags of your name or book title, install an extension or plug-in like Tumblr Hatred that lets you hide posts you’d rather not see each time you check the tags.
10) Shake it off. Yes. Like TSwift is telling you to. One of my favorite lyrics in that song is Just think while you’ve been getting down and out about the liars and the dirty, dirty cheats of the world/You could’ve been getting down to this sick beat. Basically, your energy is WAY better spent thinking and caring about the people who like your book. As I said above, don’t ignore a hundred voices telling you they like your stuff in favor of the one or two voices who are basically just saying “eh… not my cup of tea.” There are certainly going to be reviews that are way harsher than that in your lifetime, ones you think go too far. The best response is still no response. It’s getting up from your computer and going to do something you love. Or, you know, turning off the internet and writing. Anything that affects your productivity isn’t worth your time.
Alex lives in New York City where she writes like a fiend and lives in a charming apartment overflowing with books. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Minds and Never Fade. You can visit her online at her website, Tumblr, or Twitter.
But what about those times when it’s just plain ol’ laziness that’s keeping you from the productivity you want? What about those days where you spend four hours at the computer and write all of 4 words because OMG! Look at all the pretties and shinies on the internet? And ungh, I’m hungry…and hey, when did that squirrel move into the tree outside my window?
Yeah, it’s kinda like that.
On those distraction-heavy days, my friend, it’s time to seek help elsewhere. It’s time to find SOMEONE ELSE to hold you accountable.
I mean, think about it: when you were in high school, you got your work done (or I hope you did…). Maybe it was at the last minute or maybe it wasn’t always your best work, but you finished. Why? Because someone else expected you to.
I’ve talked at great length about this with my author and solo-entrepreneur friends. We have no bosses! We have NO ONE to look over our shoulders and make sure we’re getting the work done.
Another thing we don’t have are people to validate us when we do make progress. So what if you had a great day writing–there’s no one there to be impressed or to pat you on the back or to say, “Great job! You deserve a raise.” We simply slog on, all alone.
But what if we put a dose of SOMEONE ELSE in our writing lives? What if we find (or start) a Twitter hashtag so we can make accountability partners? Or cheerleader/validation partners? Or what if we interact in forums or via email chains or Facebook groups? Writing is solitary, but it certainly doesn’t have to be.
I think camaraderie is one of the reasons that NaNoWriMo is SO successful for people! They’re all writing together, interacting, sharing, and keeping each other motivated.
So if you’re finding you need a bit more motivation in your life, I challenge you to find another writer who’ll hold you accountable and send you lots of smiley faces when you need ‘em. Heck, come join me in my forums–I’m definitely in need of some writing buddies!! Or add me as a friend for NaNoWriMo!
You tell me: Is this something you would ever do? Or do you already have someone like this in your writing life?
Before she settled down as a full-time novelist and writing instructor, Susan Dennard traveled the world as marine biologist. She is the author of the Something Strange and Deadly series as well as the forthcoming Witchlands series (Tor, 2015), and when not writing, she can be found hiking with her dogs, exploring tidal pools, or practicing her tap dance shuffles. You can learn more about Susan on her blog, Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest.
So you’re writing that sweeping historical novel full of war and political intrigue, and you maybe need some inspiration. Where better to turn than to history books? Only problem is that they can be a bit dry, and at times the forced impartiality (“I must present this as facts uncoloured by my opinion!”) can make the prose frustratingly ambiguous. Then there’s the whole “history is written by the victor” thing. The phrase reveals the difficulties readers face when approaching historical writing. Not to mention, it’s practically impossible to write about a historical event in a completely detached way without it sounding like a recipe.
Honestly, it makes me glad I write fiction. The pressure of writing a history book is terrifying. What sources you include, and where you include them, and why…no matter how you organize them, there will always be an expert disagreeing with you.
Enter Gregory of Tours. He was a 6th century bishop of (you guessed it) Tours, France, and is our best contemporary source of the Merovingian dynasty in modern-day France and Germany. He wrote history, but it’s only in very recent times that we started giving him more credit as an actual historian. Why did it take so long? You only need to take a gander at all the wild stuff he says in his most famous work, The History of the Franks.
Here’s the deal. Remember the whole “no such thing as no bias” spiel? This is very apparent in Gregory. A lot of people read the Histories assuming they’re a moralistic work about how those who aren’t Catholic will suffer the demons of hell, and those that are will be saved in heaven. To be fair, it’s not a hard conclusion to reach. There’s one story of a priest conspiring against his superior, and as alleged punishment from God, on the morning the priest is getting ready to betray him, this happens: “He went off to the lavatory and while he was occupied in emptying his bowels he lost his soul instead.”
Lost his soul on the can. He quite literally shit himself to death. There are fewer effective ways to teach someone a lesson about going against a saintly authority.
But then, in another story, Queen Deuteria is afraid that her husband might “desire and take advantage of” their maturing daughter so she puts her in a cart drawn by untamed bulls and the daughter crashes into a river and dies. And this happens in like three sentences with no moral. No ceremony, no “The shadow of sin is cast upon the loveless mother!”, no “Don’t lust after your own daughter or else your wife might kill her (and also, sin)!”, only a few nearly parenthetical phrases, perhaps just to explain what happened to the daughter when the King later takes a new wife and refuses to take Deuteria back. I wonder why he’d do that.
So you have this one priest’s story taking up a few sizable, memorable paragraphs about him conspiring against his bishop, and then you have this other one of a horrific filicide told in a measly three sentences. That’s the fascinating thing about this work. It’s a bunch of to-the-point recitations of facts mixed together with wildly moralistic tales where common sicknesses and coincidences are explains away as God’s doing. In some sections it even reads like fantasy. It’s as full of people having prophetic dreams and being warned about the dangers ahead as it is of short side notes about a perfectly Christian king being poisoned just because…well…he was king, and he was poisoned.
But the reason the Histories are so valuable today, aside from being a long and spectacular feat of story-telling, is because there really is a genuinely massive amount of historical information within them. Every so often you’ll find entire letters Gregory directly transcribed so he could give us the primary source rather than rephrasing an event in his own words. Some of these letters survive in different forms and can be used to cross-reference events in the book. Others only survive through his writing. There is a ton of specificity about the Church, and especially about the history of the bishopric of Tours. There’s stuff in there about the actual daily lives of people living in the 6th century, their traditions, habits, and gossip, written by a person living in the 6th century. That is absolutely invaluable.
Not to mention a freaking amazing read. Merovingian kings and queens meant business. The backstabbing, the stealing of territory, copious amounts of regicide, broken alliances, queens abandoning their husbands for other kings because others were manlier and held more promise as conquerors… These people were ruthless. Contrast that with the general thread of what it means to be a good Christian weaving through the work, and you’ve got some damn awesome dichotomies going on.
So move this baby up your to-read list. Not only is it full of events that actually happened, making it an excellent book to read for personal research, but it’s also a great literary window into the workings of 6th century Continental Europe.
Biljana Likic is working on her fantasy WIPs and has just started her MA in Medieval Studies, from which she can’t wait to graduate so she’ll finally have all the time in the world to write. You can follow her on Twitter.
Julie Eshbaugh is the author of the upcoming Ivory & Bone (HarperTeen, 2016). Early on, Julie focused her artistic energies on filmmaking, creating two short films and also producing an award-winning online video series for teens.
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It’s crucial Maui makes no slip-ups deciding how Makena is developed
by DICK MAYER
It seems that our County Council is determined to approve a large, high-end housing project in Makena despite the General Plan Advisory Committee’s request to hold off on approving new large-scale developments. Fortunately, the council can first clarify the language and correct oversights that are contained in the Land Use Committee’s draft.
Chairman Riki Hokama, in his final piece of legislation after 10 years on the council, will lead the discussion that hopefully produces an improved ordinance, correcting errors and imposing the needed conditions: the total unit count, affordable housing, Piilani Highway improvements, water, phased construction deadlines and cost-sharing rules.
There seems to be a misperception that Makena will have only 1,000 total units. The actual on-site number would over 2,000 – 1,000 in the present upzoning plus more than 1,000 units on already entitled 152 acres. Add in concurrent work force housing and South Maui will have 4,000 new units.
Makena’s “affordable housing” component has been left unnecessarily confusing since the Housing Department has yet to establish the needed rules. A proposed condition says that Makena must follow the work force housing law. Although the law states that 50 percent of the total units must be affordable, the Land Use Committee discussion gave the false impression that the council was allowing the developers to produce only half of the required affordables, 500 instead of the required 1,000. The full council can clarify this by placing a condition that “one affordable house must be available for occupancy as each market-priced unit is constructed.”
Since the Makena development is expected to generate gross revenues of $7 billion, it is not too much to require Dowling Co. be responsible for constructing and selling the affordable houses. Everett Dowling has established a fine reputation for building Hawaiian homes at low cost.
Piilani Highway between Kilohana Street and Mokulele Highway no longer meets federal highway standards. The County Council has already given Honua’ula/Wailea 670 permission for 1,400 units in addition to hundreds of units already being built in South Kihei and Wailea. An additional 2,000-plus units in Makena and the required affordable houses throughout the Kihei region will produce gridlock on Piilani Highway!
Future highway construction remains unfunded unless the council makes a stronger condition. The council has yet to consider that a new mauka alignment parallel to Piilani would, according to state Transportation Director Brennon Morioka, have to be paid for by insufficient county funds. The council should add a highway impact fee, putting the burden on the upscale market-priced housing, not the affordables.
Water for the off-site affordable houses was not discussed. In fact, the Water Department stated that there was no water available from county sources. The council must put the burden on the Makena developers to provide water for the affordable units. Significantly, most council members said that their approval of this large controversial project was motivated by the downturn in our economy. Construction unions testified they need jobs now. The council should motivate the developer to get the project going as soon as possible and not be allowed to claim financial difficulties. Add a condition stating that all remaining entitlements for future projects at Makena are contingent upon the completion of at least 200 market and 200 affordable units by December 2011.
Let us hope that Chairman Hokama and his colleagues consider these significant issues and modify the draft conditions in the Makena Resort upzoning request.
Dick Mayer is a retired Maui Community College professor. He is vice chairman of the General Plan Advisory Committee, but the views expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect positions of the GPAC.
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Re: Test operations
Now I'm looking to write an extended operation based on the standard,
ACI or AACLs access model to allow operations testing.
There was a 'get effective rights' extended operation
defined in the old IETF access control work:
I _think_ that what you are proposing is either similar or identical
to the get effective rights operation.
At least a few LDAP servers implement something like this, e.g. :
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[metapost] Embedded METAPOST source?
luecking at uark.edu
Mon May 17 19:50:28 CEST 2010
At 10:59 AM 5/16/2010, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
>Am 16.05.10 18:52, schrieb Karel:
>>>Is it possible to include the .mp source directly in the .tex
>>>file? And have it "just work"?
>>It is possible when using luaTeX:-)
>You don't need LuaTeX, ConTeXt can use inline MetaPost graphics also with
>pdfTeX and XeTeX. For LaTeX there is AFAIK the mfpicture package with
>the same function.
I've never heard of mfpicture. If you mean mfpic, it allows direct
writing of mp source code (though literal backslashes and ~ require
special treatment), and will handle the naming and inclusion of
graphics, and it works in plain (pdf)tex, but that is not really its
A more direct approach is the emp package, which requires latex.
Daniel H. Luecking
Department of Mathematical Sciences
More information about the metapost
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Con to the question "Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?"
"Civil marriage should be recognized as only the union of one man and one woman. Only the union of a man and a woman may involve the unique physical act from which children are created, and children best flourish when raised by their biological mother and father who are united in marriage. The legal institution of marriage has historically been the societal mechanism channeling men and women into permanent, exclusive sexual relationships to insure that the partners who participate in the creation of the child provide both material and personal support to the child.
There is a growing consensus in the social science literature that clearly establishes that children do best when they are raised by both biological parents who are married to each other...
Preserving the traditional institution of marriage need not eliminate any legal status for mutually supportive couples. Loving, committed relationships exist not only between same-sex couples, but also between many other individuals who are not sexually intimate. The civil institution of marriage should focus on insuring the well-being of children, but it is possible to create other legal arrangements to take care of the diversity of human relationships found in contemporary society. Creation of a reciprocal beneficiary status, like that found in Hawaii, is a viable and reasonable alternative to recognizing same-sex unions as marriage."
"Constitutional Confusion: The Case for the Minnesota Marriage Amendment," William Mitchell Law Review, Mar. 29, 2007
Experts Individuals with PhDs, JDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to gay marriage. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to gay marriage.
Involvement and Affiliations:
Professor, Law, University of St. Thomas, 2003-present
Republican Congressional Nominee, Minnesota District 04, 2010
Represented Augusta Roman in petitioning the US Supreme Court in Roman v. Roman, 2008
Represented Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons defending the partial-birth abortion ban before the United States Supreme Court in Gonzales v. Carhart, 2007
Testified about the consequences of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton before a committee of the US Senate, 2005
Testified in favor of the Federal Marriage Amendment before a committee of the US Senate, 2004
Represented Dr. C. Everett Koop, former US Surgeon General, and other doctors who oppose assisted suicide in Oregon v. Ashcroft, 2004
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Understanding the social interaction is one of the biggest challenges in life. Many conflicts are the result of the gap between what we expect them to do versus what they actually do. Often this contradiction produces a big wave of emotions and results in fights.
Vroom, the author of the Theory of expectations (in Pérez, J. M. L., Pérez, J. M. L., Méndez, S. R., Jaca, M. L. M., 2010), explains how an expectation is the subjective perception about the probability that a particular event will have a specific result. This perception is the outcome of the beliefs which we have built throughout our life to understand the external world.
We do have expectations every day both on simple and complex circumstances: the cake we baked will be delicious, the movie we chose will be interesting, the new haircut will look nice, etc. We also expect some behaviors coming from other people (this being of course even more difficult to predict compared with a cake recipe!).
Statements like: ‘You should do […]’, ‘You shouldn’t have […]’, ‘You should be […]’ and ‘I was expecting you to […]’, are the main triggers for arguments and conflicts, because they are based on our expectations and not on reality. When we are able to recognize this phenomenon during our social interactions, we are able to prevent misunderstandings. Of course we all have our own beliefs and we act accordingly, and that’s why it might be difficult to predict a behavior.
How can we manage expectations?
First, learning more about our system of beliefs. Analyzing our behavior and discovering our beliefs by asking ourselves: ‘What are we doing?’, ‘Why are we doing it and what do we expect from it?’ will contribute to recognize our internal dialog.
The second step is become aware that there are controllable and uncontrollable situations. Peoples’ responses are uncontrollable, although, our reaction to that behavior is controllable; thus, we can decide how to behave.
What can I do in practice?
Hasson (2015), proposes this exercise to increase our mental flexibility and abandon our control tendencies:
- Think about something hard to accept. Be aware of what happened. Describe the situation (you can even write it down). Allow yourself to feel the emotions related with that particular situation (anger, fear, sadness, anxiety).
- Once you feel ready to let it go, imagine yourself writing the situation in a piece of paper and then observing it while it flies away pushed from the wind (if you decided to write it you can eventually burn the sheet or you create your own way to ‘let it go’).
- Finally accept it: reckon that things happened just as they did and you can’t change that.
Asking ourselves how we can solve a problem and which areas are under our control, could be a good start for a life which is less based on expectations and more open to be surprised by people and life. This new perspective will enable us to better enjoy every aspect of life. Indeed, this is an invitation to start again to discover the world like a child does.
Hasson, G. (2015) Mindfulness pocketbook: little exercises for a calmer life. Capstone. Great Britain.
Pérez, J. M. L., Pérez, J. M. L., Méndez, S. R., Jaca, M. L. M. (2010, April 23). page_06. Retrieved September 09, 2015, from ocwus Web site: http://ocwus.us.es/psicologia-social/psicologia-de-los-recursos-humanos/temas/tema3cg/page_06.htm.
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After a contentious hearing that lasted more than three hours, the Miami-Dade County historic preservation board on Thursday voted 6-3 against protecting Bal Harbour’s Church by the Sea from the wrecking ball.
A majority of the board members were reluctant to cast aside Miami-Dade historic preservation chief Kathleen Kauffman’s conclusion that the building, which is the oldest structure in Bal Harbour, did not meet strict special preservation criteria that applies to churches.
The congregational church has an agreement to sell its property to the Whitman family, owners of the neighboring Bal Harbour Shops. Over the last couple of weeks, the congregation moved out without first finding a new home and removed the building’s stained glass windows even though demolition permits had not yet been obtained.
During the hearing, board member Enid Pinkney made a motion to direct staff to begin the process of designating the church a historic structure despite Assistant County Attorney Ed Kirtley informing the board that it could not take any action without a favorable recommendation from Kauffman.
“When I came back to Miami in 1953, congregational churches would not let any black people attend,” Pinkney told The Real Deal after the meeting. “Church by the Sea was the exception. Its pastor would preach to us. That is part of Miami’s history.”
Nevertheless, six board members did not feel comfortable going against Kauffman and the congregation. A majority of the church members approved the deal with the Whitman family, who plan to expand the Bal Harbour Shops on the land where Church by the Sea is located.
“We have to go by the recommendations presented by staff,” said board member Rick Cohen. “If our staff says it doesn’t meet criteria, I don’t think we can go forward.”
However, the sale of Church by the Sea to the Whitman family has divided congregation members. Daniel Torres, a resident and churchgoer who formed Bal Harbour Neighbors Alliance to stop the demolition, pleaded with the board to save the building.
“It is a magnificent piece of architecture that’s been here since Bal Harbour began,” Torres said. “I believe that means something.”
Following the hearing, alliance attorney and former state legislator J.C. Planas said the fight is not over. “We disagree with the staff’s interpretation and we are going to look into seeing if the board can redo its motion,” Planas said. “We appeal to the church not demolish anything as of yet.”
An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified and quoted Roger Carlton as a board member. Rick Cohen was the correct board member.
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I hope you’re doing well! It’s been almost a year since I started writing this newsletter. The first edition was sent back in December — it feels like that was a lifetime ago. I’ve really enjoyed the journey thus far, and am proud of myself for sticking to a weekly schedule for this long. It’s definitely the longest I’ve ever kept up a publishing habit, and that’s worth celebrating! ✨😊
More than anything, I’ve cherished the relationships that I’ve built with so many wonderful readers of this newsletter. Of course, there are many of you whom I haven’t connected with yet. Let’s try and change that! Consider this an open call to conversation — I’d love to hear from you. If you’ve been meaning to say hi but never got around to it, now’s the perfect time.
As always, you can reply directly to this email (or if you prefer, you can DM me on Twitter). If it helps kickstart your reply, you could respond to any one (or more!) of these prompts:
What has resonated most with you from these newsletters (e.g. a specific edition, or a certain aspect of the newsletters, etc.)?
Do you like the current newsletter format? If not, what might you change?
Tell me a bit about yourself! Where do you live? What’s your favorite book, podcast or video (and why)?
AMA! What’s a question you’ve always wanted to ask me?
I’m really excited to hear from you!
P.S. We recently surpassed a very special milestone: 1,337 subscribers! 🎉 I have to say, that’s pretty l33t. Thank you to each and every one of you for joining me on this journey. I really appreciate your time and attention. Stay safe, friends ♥️
SEO & The Art of Persuasion
Recently I started to work on improving SEO ranking performance for my site salman.io. I have a bunch of resources I want to work through, but I’m keeping it simple to start and using a tool called ahrefs.com. You can use it to run an ‘audit’ on your site. It will give you a health score and recommend changes to make to fix problematic pages (e.g. missing metadata and such). The other cool feature is it will tell you which keywords your site is ranking with, which can give you a sense of how people are reaching your site from Google.
Additionally, the tool will show you which of your pages is ranking the most. Aside from the high rank for my polymath essay (which was expected given it went viral), I was surprised to see my essay on The Art of Persuasion ranking highly as well. I’m not sure what caused the spike, but it’s good to know folks are getting value out of it. If you haven’t seen the post, I talk about how to use Aristotle’s three modes of persuasion to improve the resonance of your writing. You can read it on my blog here:
In general, your page will rank higher or lower depending on Google’s determination of whether your post “solved the user’s query”. There is some mystery to that (and lots of resources to try and demystify it) but if it’s ranking high you can assume that your post successfully resonates with those specific keywords. This is good information to keep in mind in terms of how folks are getting to your site, and how they get value from your posts. Such analytics can give you feedback about your content semantics (i.e. what it means to your readers), not just the traffic volume.
Overall, I don’t plan to change my writing specifically to optimize for SEO, but I will look to tweak a few things to ensure it’s accessible and available to natural keywords. It didn’t take many changes to see an improvement in the health score, so it’s not a huge investment. These kinds of investments are worth it because they help ensure that your assets get passive traffic via search engines (versus social media which requires active promotion).
Mythology of Progress
When I was a kid, I used to hold the assumption that by default our global society was always going to improve. Technology would evolve, science would advance, and so of course society would move forward too. It just seemed inevitable. I suppose these impressions were partially painted by the depictions in sci-fi shows like Star Trek, where the entire planet had banded together to form a (mostly) rational force for good.
Of course, those were childhood fantasies. There is no such thing as automatic progress. Change needs to be advocated and fought for. But the targets of change we push for may not be ambitious enough.
I recently read a great piece in The Atlantic about the mythology of progress on racial justice in America. The author, Jennifer Richeson, describes how Americans perceive a much greater level of progress than is actually achieved. Effectively, we delude ourselves into thinking things are better than they are, and thus fail to push for the change we need.
This is a uniquely American mythology. Since the nation’s founding, its prevailing cultural sensibility has been optimistic, future-oriented, sure of itself, and convinced of America’s inherent goodness. Despite our tragic racial history, Americans generally believe that the country has made and continues to make steady progress toward racial equality. Broad acceptance of this trajectory underlies the way our leaders talk. It also influences the way racism is treated in popular culture.
Although this particular delusion of racial justice progress is unique to Americans, it made me think of other measures of progress that are similarly overestimated. Many examples come to mind (gender equality, for one), but what’s interesting about this phenomenon is that it’s a side effect of unchecked optimism. Without optimism, it’s virtually impossible to make progress. But with too much optimism, our progress gets impeded by our own delusion.
Progress depends on finding the right balance of optimism.
Almost exactly one year ago, I became an American citizen. Since then, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this moment: my first vote in a presidential election! I did a ton of research on every candidate, measure and proposition on the ballot. It took me a few days to complete, and I really enjoyed the process. Today I biked over to City Hall and dropped off my ballot! It felt really good to do my part.
P.S. If you’re based in the U.S. and are eligible, please exercise your right to vote! You can visit iwillvote.com to check your voter registration and obtain more information about voting.
P.P.S. If you’re voting in California: I shared a few links to voter guides that may help with your decisions (especially with the state propositions).
Singularity: Beautiful reading of a poem by Maria Howe dedicated to Stephen Hawking’s ideas on singularity, presented alongside some wonderful 2D animation. This project was created in collaboration with Maria Popova, author of the wonderful Brain Pickings, so it’s no surprise the result is both touching and thought-provoking.
Sounds of the Forest: Listen to the soundscapes of forests from all around the world! So relaxing to hear the birdsong from each environment. Which is your favorite?
Super Mario Effect: Great TED talk by Mark Rober on the powerful effect that video games can have on learning. Games that are challenging cause players to die early and often. As a result, they become used to it, and build ‘failure tolerance’. This kind of resilience can be incredibly valuable in our work and life. Mark uses the example of Super Mario Bros., but my immediate thought was my recent escapades playing Cuphead. The game is so brutally challenging that it forced me to reframe my view on dying in the game. Instead of seeing it as a failure, I see it as a necessary step to learning, which is a precursor to victory.
I’ll leave you with some beautiful artwork from Angela Sung. I love the style and unique expression in each painting. My favorite is the little truck — the angle, curvature and style gives it such a strong personality!
Until next time,
🌎 salman.io | 🐦 @daretorant
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Signing at CA
Congratulations to AnnaMichelle Moore for signing a letter of intent to play golf with APSU!! Way to go AnnaMichelle!!
Clarksville Academy United
Please join us on Thursday, November 21st, during the basketball game for the United Way/Dessert cook off. We invite you to show off your cooking skills and enter your prize winning chili or desserts (or both)! There is a $20 entrance fee for each team. Please contact Kari Turner, , for more information.
CA needs your help!!
We ask anyone who may have jars with lids to donate them to CA by Monday, December 2nd. Baby jars are preferred, but pickle jars, spaghetti jars, etc. will work. Thank you!
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (Hoby) Award
Each year Clarksville Academy is allowed to select a Clarksville Academy Sophomore to represent our school at the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Seminar. HOBY is the nation’s foremost youth leadership development organization. HOBY programs provide youth with unique leadership training to make a better world. The seminar allows students to recognize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming effective, ethical leaders in their home, school, and community. Congratulations to Evelyn Turner, the primary HOBY representative, and Shelby Pendergrast, the alternate HOBY representative!
Clarksville Academy Blue and Gold Breakfast
Congratulations to the following people who received awards at the CA Blue and Gold Breakfast. Tim Sawyer was awarded the Theresia Burchett Volunteer of the Year Award, Ted Denny was awarded the Evans Peay Recruitment Award, and Charlsie Lankford was awarded the Kevin Cain True Blue Award. Congratulations to these deserving people!
Opportunity to Help
Clarksville Academy has been asked to assist with collecting clothing for a family of six in the community that has experienced a recent tragedy. Please contact Mrs. Turnage for more information.
Model United Nations
The Model United Nations annual conference was held in Murfreesboro, TN Friday through Sunday November 15-17, 2013. This years delegates were Adrian Ortiz, Austin Harnage, Brinley Meek, Iliana Toro, Sedona Tooley, Suraj Prabhu, Alexa Griffith, Elizabeth Mabry, Owen Johnson, Tyler Smith. Jessica Frederick, and Heidi Eames.
There were approximately 500 students from around the state of Tennessee at the conference learning about international politics. Alexa Griffith was recognized with the Outstanding Delegate Award. Approximately four percent of the delegates were recognized with this award this year.
Living Literacy Day
Living Literature is back! On December 6th, we will enjoy a day with Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree. If you would like to order a copy of this book to be presented to your child on December 6, please return the order form (sent home today with your child) no later than Friday, November 22. Books are $15. Quantities are limited and we cannot guarantee enough books for everyone.
November 22 – CBL day
November 27-29 No School – Thanksgiving Break
December 6- Living Literacy Day
December 13- CBL Day
December 16-18- Semester Exam Days
December 19 – Lower School Christmas Program
December 20 – January 5 – Christmas Break
Thanksgiving Dinner at CA
Please join us on Monday, November 25, 2012 for the Clarksville Academy’s Thanksgiving Dinner. Lunch includes Turkey, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and Pumpkin Pie. Please reserve your spot by Thursday, November 21st.
CA at Macy’s Day Parade
The 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City will feature a performance by more than 700 cheerleading and dance team members representing Varsity Spirit. This year three of Clarksville Academy’s Varsity Cheerleaders, Merideth Hinson, Nicole Mullins, and Victoria Favorite, will be a part of this elite group of cheerleaders that will perform in the 87th annual 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Congratulations!!!
The Junior Cheerleaders will perform at the basketball game on December 6th at 6pm. Practice for the performance will be held December 5th from 3pm – 4pm.
The athletics page at https://clarksvilleacademy.com/athletics/ has everything you need to make your plans to support our Cougar athletes. Check it for sports schedules, rosters, and game updates
The first preview of building rendering was shown during our Annual Steak Dinner. The drawing will be on display in our foyer as well as online for our parents, students, alumni and other interested stake holders to view. We encourage you to share your thoughts and comments with Sally Allen () and Tricia Wallace in our Development Office, Sharon Grimes, Board of Trustee Chair and Kay Drew () our Head of School.
News from the Cougar Café
Clarksville Academy now offers a Cougar Cash Account option to better assist children with their lunch needs! This convenient option gives families the opportunity to deposit money into an account and this money can be withdrawn for miscellaneous items that are available at the express window or the hot lunch window.
If you have any questions please contact Nadine Dixon at . Thank you!!
Monday, November 18
Chips, Cole slaw, Orange, Brownie
Tuesday, November 19
Cornbread, Salad, Banana Pudding
Wednesday, November 20
Thursday, November 21
Salad, Garlic Bread, Orange Slices, Cake w/ Frosting
Friday, November 22
Salad, Fruit/Jell-o, Assorted Ice Cream
Monday, November 25
Thanksgiving Dinner with all the fixings
Turkey w/ Gravy
Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin Pie
Tuesday, November 26
Assorted Ice Cream
Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels
This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.
We encourage you to download our mobile app from the App Store. We are currently only available on Apple products. This app will provide wonderful updates about what is going on at our school.
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About YWCA Columbus
YWCA Columbus defies the status quo that puts women, people of color, and the marginalized on unequal footing. By fostering dialogue, providing practical resources, and educating our community, we promote empowerment and inclusion. We initiate systematic social change that will create a Columbus of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
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INVESTIGATIVE work has been launched to consider whether fluoride should be added to the drinking water of a town with a high proportion of children with tooth decay.
Darlington’s director of public health Miriam Davidson said the town’s council was taking part with neighbouring authorities in a technical appraisal to look at the feasibility of introducing a community fluoridation scheme.
Among the issues being examined is whether water fluoridation can be introduced in one borough without having to introduce it in a neighbouring area.
Darlington Borough Council’s health and wellbeing board heard the authority was also gathering evidence from professionals about fluoridation.
The meeting was told while Hartlepool, which has natural fluoride in its water, had 15 per cent of five-year-olds with decayed, filled or missing teeth, the figure in Darlington was 35 per cent.
Members were told while Stockton’s figure was ten per cent below that of Darlington, part of Stockton is supplied with water by Hartlepool.
Ms Davidson said water fluoridation was both the most effective and cheapest intervention.
She added: “Water fluoridation can reduce the likelihood of experience of decay as a safe public health measure. It is suitable for consideration in localities where dental decay are a cause for concern. It is a valuable public health intervention.
“The inequality with poor oral health is stark. There are some parts of our community where oral health is much poorer.”
Ms Davidson said while some areas of the region had seen improvements in children’s oral health, there had been “no measurable improvement” in the prevalence of tooth decay experience in five-year-old children in Darlington over the past few years.
She said: “This council has not made a commitment to introducing a community water fluoridation scheme, but that responsibility since 2013 has accrued to the local authority.”
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Steal This Parametric Surface Plotting Applet
In the applets below, you the instructor can customize appearance, example problems and basic functionality of a student applet. To use any of these applets with your own settings, just follow the
appropriate directions below!
Graphing a parametric surface in rectangular coordinates
- Download the Flash player
file surf_graph_rectan.swf and surf_graph_rectan.html to a subdirectory (a.k.a., folder) on your website. Click on the second of these files to see what the applet will look like. You will also need a copy of the helper file AC_RunActiveContent.js in each subdirectory containing a Flash applet.
- Edit the file rectangular.xml to customize the gallery of examples. Look here to see an explanation of the various choices you have.
- Save your changes in the file called rectangular .xml (capitalization
matters!) in the same subdirectory where you put the files in step #1.
- Direct users to http://[yourdomain/yoursubdirectory]/surf_graph_rectan.html, and they will find your version of the applet.
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Hilton is looking to build a four-story, 137 room hotel at the site of the former Chevy’s restaurant on Ellinwood Way in Pleasant Hill.
The building, which would be about 54-feet tall, would be a long-term stay hotel, according to the City of Pleasant Hill.
A study session was held this week to talk about the plan.
City Manager June Catalano says the Planning Commission received a presentation from the applicant.
The Planning Commission provided the following comments:
Continue to explore solutions to reduce the massing of the building, including, but not limited to:
- Three stories vs. four stories; if four stories, explore solutions to reduce the height of a four story building to less than 50 feet if possible.
- Further explore the feasibility of underground parking if it could reduce the need for a fourth story.
- Consider modifying the site layout to move the building further away from residential uses or to reduce the appearance of building mass (e.g. angled).
- Continue to explore architectural styles and solutions that will help to reduce the mass and bulk of the structure (e.g. stepped).
- Re-analyze the circulation pattern, to address any awkward movements and conflicts.
- Determine whether the project would have traffic impacts specifically during the AM peak hour period.
- Incorporate operational measures to ensure the hotel does not have safety impacts on area residents, although the project may actually improve safety conditions in the area. Ensure the project includes adequate lighting for security.
- Consider sound attenuation measures from the outdoor recreation areas to adjacent residential uses and consider locating the outdoor recreation amenities on the eastern side of the building or within a courtyard area if feasible.
- Consider installing story poles to provide the Commission and the public a better understanding of the height/massing of the proposed project.
Members of the public who attended the study session expressed concerns about the height, mass, location, use, design, views, lighting, potential noise, traffic and possible increase in crime and concerns about impact on property values and overall compatibility with the neighborhood.
At this time, Hilton has no scheduled date to open the proposed hotel.
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There are a lot of people laughing at Donald Trump’s praise of a nation that doesn’t exist when he spoke yesterday before African leaders at the United Nations. “Nambia,” he proclaimed twice. Of course he meant Namibia. Trump’s worldview is farcical and his ignorance is legendary, but what is far worse than this bungle is what he actually said in this speech.
Trump told these leaders that they should be “proud” that many of his friends are going to African countries “trying to get rich.” This might seem innocuous, but to anyone who understands the bloody history and enduring legacy of colonial plunder it is far from a benevolent commendation. It is a signal that the United States, which expanded its covert wars and neo-colonial projects on the continent under President’s Bush and Obama, will only continue and widen its presence and plunder in the years to come.
Trump went on to talk about oil and gas exploration, extraction and production across the continent. This cannot be looked at without considering the global crisis of climate change which he arrogantly dismisses or the enormous ecological cost the fossil fuel industry exacts upon ecosystems and poor communities that depend upon them for sustenance and survival. An example of this is the once fertile Niger Delta which has been devastated by companies like Shell. This, along with mining that often ruthlessly exploits children and women, is how many wealthy investors actually do “get rich” in Africa.
The US has always had a disruptive and destructive presence across the continent. The CIA and US State Department hatched multiple plans to assassinate political leader Patrice Lumumba of Congo. And it lent its support to apartheid South Africa. But today, thanks to the bogus “war on terror,” it runs scores of special operations, training exercises and other military programs and interventions from Algeria to Zambia. Trump’s speech merely solidified this commitment in the coded language of capitalistic opportunism and imperialism.
At the end of his speech Trump seemed to drift into a non sequitur when he warned participants of the supposed “threat” of North Korea. This wasn’t as strange as it might appear. Trump may very well be playing a calculating game by building a “coalition of the willing” with “client states” as George W. Bush did in the run up to the catastrophic invasion of Iraq.
If this is true, we should all be worried about what he and his military generals have in store for a country and a planet that do, in fact, exist.
~ Kenn Orphan 2017
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Our offered Decorative Jute Basket is manufactured by making use of premium grade jute material with the help of latest techniques for the establishment of its excellent structural stability and flawless finishing. It has unique design that grabs everyone's attention. It has high tensile strength that makes it able to carry heavy weights. Also, a handle of the same material is provided at the top of Decorative Jute Basket for its convenient carrying. In addition, it is weather resistant and extremely durable. Customers can avail this product from us as per requirements at affordable rates.
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700 W. Pete Rose Way
In the summer of 1985 I broadened my little world by backpacking around Europe by myself. Not that I remained alone for very long because I met a kindred spirit in Jenny, a wild child from Flagstaff who worked as a Grand Canyon tour guide. She and I hit off immediately and over many pints of bitter in some London pub it was decided that we should travel together. The pair of us managed to find a lot of trouble to get into along the way – from being hung over and retching in the bushes of Buckingham Palace to falling out of a gondola into the murky, stinking waters of Venice, to dancing with members of the Swiss National Guard on an apartment rooftop in the Alps, we had a very memorable summer.
Neither of us had much cash so rather than spend our beer money on Eurorail tickets and hotels, we opted to travel by bus, sleep in austere Youth Hostels and eat as cheaply as possible. This meant lots of fruit, crepes and French fries – and the best fries I’ve ever had were in Brussels and Amsterdam. Called “vlaamse frites,” these were much hardier than the typical American fry and came with a creamy mayonnaise dipping sauce. We couldn’t get enough of them.
When I heard about Eddy’s Belgian Bistro from a friend at WOXY, I made the trek over to historic Longworth Hall to see for myself whether or not their “frites” lived up to the name. The restaurant is owned by a biking enthusiast and is named after famous Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx. It is quick-serve and their 8 a.m.-3 p.m. hours reflect the office crowd ensconced inside the former Baltimore & Ohio freight terminal. To find Eddy's, head for the long banners flapping in the breeze about a third of the way down the building, signposting the building's entrance. Eddy's is just to the left - look for the stone tables out front.
My first visit didn’t bode well – they’d already sold out of the frites when I arrived, but on the other hand it must mean they are good, right? Perusing the chalkboard menu, I noticed that they didn’t have anything vegetarian listed on the menu, but I was told that they could make a wrap filled with veggies if I wanted one. The wrap was good but extremely messy because the sandwich maker went a bit nuts with the ranch dressing – I’m willing to wager that the wrap had a least a half cup of dressing dumped on it, and it oozed out everywhere.
I finally got around to revisiting Eddy’s last week and was pleased to find that they now list a veggie wrap on their menu, but word of warning - they are still heavy-handed with the dressing. If you don’t want to wear it, request that they go easy with it, or omit it entirely.
The main attraction, however, is the frites, and although they aren't true vlaamse frites, they aren't bad. Cut long and thick, the frites look very much like their Belgian brethren, and the creamy chipotle mayonnaise is an excellent accompaniment. Unfortunately I found them to be a little too greasy to be proper vlaamse frites, which is probably because the fry cook tried to fry too many at a time. The secret to good vlaamse frites is to cut them to one centimeter thick and fry only a few at a time. Eddy’s are also served in a basket rather than in the traditional paper cone, so the grease doesn’t drain away like it should. I didn't find the frites to be very different from those served at Penn Station, but the addition of the chipotle mayo does lend a nice Belgian touch.
The area around Longworth Hall isn't the most attractive - it's situated in the industrial Queensgate area - but it's easily walkable from downtown and once you've passed the multitude of parking lots under the tangle of highway overpasses at Central Avenue you are greeted with an interesting array of artwork (see below) on the grounds of the massive red brick building, which at over a quarter mile long is still one of the longest buildings in the country and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Glycosuria as a concomitant of Graves' disease may occur: 1. As alimentary glycosuria. 2. As spontaneous glycosuria. 3. As diabetic glycosuria.
Actuated by the occurrence of transitory glycosuria, especially of the alimentary type e saccharo, in 69 per cent. of his cases of Graves' disease, Chvostek1 considers glycosuria almost a symptom of the latter affection. A similar frequency of this association was also met with by Kraus and Ludwig,2 who occasioned glycosuria in 4 out of 6 instances of exophthalmic goiter. In the experience of other clinicians, however, alimentary glycosuria e saccharo is by no means so frequent a phenomenon in Graves' disease. Strauss3 found it in 3 out of 19 cases of the affection; Naunyn4 could produce it but in one of his numerous cases of Graves' disease at the Strassbourg clinic; among 8 cases of the malady out of a total of 10 which
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Tommy Friedman has been eating tryptophan-laden turkey already.
Here's his fevered dream: a letter from Speaker Pelosi to China's President, Hu Jintao.
A Partner for Mr. Hu - Thomas Friedman ... Dear President Hu: I am sure you thought that your first letter from me would be about trade and human rights. Those issues still animate my party. But I’m convinced that we have a better chance of making progress on them if we can first build a partnership to address the urgent issues of energy and climate change, which affect us both.
President Hu, President Bush promised the world when he spurned the Kyoto Protocols that he would offer an alternative. He never did. So I will. I want to propose a “New Shanghai Communiqué.” The 1972 Shanghai Communiqué forged an understanding between China and the U.S. to defuse the most destabilizing issue of that day: the struggle over Taiwan. The New Shanghai Communiqué would defuse the most destabilizing issue of our day: the world’s unsustainable appetite for energy.
What should a New Shanghai Communiqué include? First, China has committed to a 20 percent reduction in energy consumption for every 1 percent of G.D.P. growth by 2010 — a courageous commitment that Mr. Bush has also failed to make. I will see you and raise you. I am going to propose that the U.S. as a whole match the 4 percent annual improvement in energy efficiency already undertaken by California. That would mean at least a 25 percent improvement by 2012.
China has also just imposed a national renewable energy requirement, setting a target of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables — wind, hydro, solar power and biofuels — by 2020. I will see you and raise you again. I want to require our power grid operators to purchase 20 percent of their energy from environmentally sound renewables by 2020.
President Hu, if we can hit these targets we would put our countries — the two largest emitters of carbon dioxide — on a much more sustainable growth path and set an example that would change the world. We would create less dependence on despotic oil states, encourage everyone to be energy efficient and climate friendly, and create more room in the energy market for big emerging economies, like China, to grow without competing head-on with America for oil and gas. Instead of fighting over a shrinking pie of fossil fuels, let’s create a huge new energy pie — from renewables and efficiency savings.
Second, I want to lead an effort to help China invest in factories devoted to clean power technologies — green cars, solar panels, wind turbines — in some of our states, like Ohio, most hurt by globalization. Green energy is going to be the growth industry of the 21st century. We have some great technologies. You have $1 trillion in reserves because of your trade surplus with us. Nothing would improve China’s standing in America more than using its reserves, as Japan did, to create good U.S. jobs and profits for Chinese companies — all while advancing the clean power industry.
Third, I propose we send over a “Green Corps” of U.S. engineers to travel across China and demonstrate something many Chinese officials [and American officials!] do not understand: being green is profitable. Too many of your local officials think green is a luxury you can’t afford. You will never break out of your cycle of environmental degradation until those officials understand that pollution is wasted energy and wasted money. Our best companies, like G.E. and DuPont, consistently find that operating “green” costs much less than they anticipate and saves much more.
President Hu, we both know that the millions of cars now choking your streets are only the beginning. Your biggest concern is the 800 million Chinese living in the countryside, who need transportation to better their lives but who can’t afford even the cheapest car. Every year they buy more than 30 million motorcycles and farm vehicles, which have the advantage of being cheap but which use the most rudimentary, polluting motors — blackening your skies.
We need to bring our U.S. engineers, who know how to clean up small engines, together with your manufacturers, who know how to mass produce them cheaply, to forge companies that will not only clean up the air in developing countries but make money for both of us. If that happens, President Hu, China has the potential not just to have a “Green Olympics” in 2008, but to offer the developing world a whole new model of sustainable growth.
President Hu, over 40 years ago your country tried to make a Great Leap Forward alone — to change China. This time, let us make a Great Green Leap Forward together — and change the world.
Yeah, dude. That's gonna happen.
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Available today, Jackery has just released its largest power station yet – the Explorer 1000. With 1002Wh capacity and eight outputs, the Explorer 1000 is poised to power whatever you need wherever you are. That large capacity does come with a large footprint and price tag, though. Head below to see some more of the features and check it out in action.
Coming in at $1,000, the Explorer 1000 is the top of the line for portable power from Jackery. If you’re interested in something smaller, we took a look at the Explorer 240 last year and also a Solar Saga 60W Solar Panel.
Even though it is new, Jackery has provided a couple of promo codes for the Explorer 1000 and some other packages that include Solar Saga Solar Panels.
Use code ALAT9ZNY for $200 off the Jackery Explorer 1000.
In Canada, use code OC7NXKMJ for CDN$300 off the Explorer 1000.
Use code Q37HDBJR for $300 off Explorer 1000 and two 100W Solar Panels.
Out of the box
I should say I have expected it since it is four times the size of the last Jackery Explorer that I did a review of, but this thing is pretty big. Measuring at 13.1 x 9.17 x 11.14-inches, it will take up quite a bit more room than other portable power stations. It also weighs more at just over 22-lbs.
For comparison, the Explorer 240 we checked out last year is 5.2 x 9.1 x 7.- inches and weighs 6.6-lbs.
Jackery Explorer 1000: Video
Inside the box, we will also find each of the charging accessories. The Explorer 1000 comes with an AC adaptor and cable, and a DC to 12V cable along with some literature on how to use the power station.
All of the ports are located on the front of the Explorer 1000. Across the top of the front panel, we have input options from the DC plug, and also an Anderson input to work directly with the Jackery SolarSaga 100W Solar Panel. Then we have a button to turn on the LCD and the screen itself.
Like other Jackery products, we have readings for input Watts, output Watts, a capacity icon, and percentage.
Under the input and display, we have all of the output options. In the DC section, which is turned on by pressing the DC button, there is a 12V car port, two USB-C outputs, a 5V 2.4A USB type-A, and Quick Charge 3.0 USB port.
Over in the AC section, the three 110V AC outputs are also powered on by pressing the AC button above the ports.
Most of the other sides are bare, except for the left side, which has a flashlight built-in. These portable power stations are great for emergencies and outdoor adventures, so having a flashlight available on the power station is convenient. Simply push the button next to the light to turn it on and off.
What can it charge?
Um, pretty much anything. With the variety of outputs, you should be able to plug anything into the Explorer 1000 and top it off. Jackery claims that capacity can charge a car fridge (60W) for around 66 hours, recharge an iPhone 8 about 100 times, or top off a 12” laptop 12 times.
Recharging the batteries
To get back up to a full charge on AC power, it will take the Explorer 1000 8-hours. You can also recharge the Explorer 1000 from a car in 14 hours, or solar panels. Jackery claims with two SolarSaga 100w panels, which are $300 apiece, the Explorer can be recharged in 9-hours. Of course, that’s very dependent on weather conditions, but that is pretty quick. Jackery claims a single 100W panel can charge the Explorer 1000 in around 17-hours.
Though it is large and heavier than it’s smaller siblings, that means that the added capacity will keep you powered up for more adventures or longer emergencies. Extra capacity is also great for video shoots for topping off batteries or even powering some lights. Anytime I’m shooting away from my studio I like to have some form of portable power, and this might be my new go-to.
If you’re looking for something smaller, check out our review of the Explorer 240.
Use code ALAT9ZNY for $200 off the Jackery Explorer 1000
In Canada, use code OC7NXKMJ for CDN$300 off the Explorer 1000
Use code Q37HDBJR for $300 off Explorer 1000 and two 100W Solar Panels
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This contract provides funds for the Information Management Services Inc. (IMS) to support multiple data management tasks that support Cancer Diagnosis Program (CDP) activities. The contractor provides support for various activities related to cancer specimen resources created by the CDP such as Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN), Group Banking Committee (GBC) and tissue microarrays (TMAs) to facilitate translational cancer research in the scientific community. Specifically, they provide support and bioinformatics tools with database design, implementation and database management. IMS also provides extensive information technology and biomedical computing support to coordinate and track usage of these cancer tissue specimen resources. They also help with coordination of tasks, meetings and conferences related to activities of these resources. They create and maintain secure web-based central portals using Plone for the CHTN, GBC, and Specialized Strategic Partnering to Evaluate Cancer Signatures Program (SPECS) projects and the Program for the Assessment of Clinical Cancer Tests (PACCT). These web sites facilitate organization of documents, contact lists, calendars, task lists, and email directories. Data management support for special projects initiated by CDP, including highly specialized statistical data processing for ongoing scientific projects, is also provided by IMS.
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LaSoaphia QuXazs (1934 / Budapest, Hungary, living in the USA)
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Cycles of Life.
We born to a family where we belong after our previous consciousness.
Parents rule over us, must learn rules, we are restless
Marriage partners takes over, restrict our ways of doing,
The stronger dictates, the other fades away, many times dying.
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Burn 24-7 is inviting lovers of Jesus across Port Elizabeth to come and unite to seek God for revival in the city and nation in a 24-hour worship event together with national youth movement #imagine.
The upcoming prayer and worship event will start on Friday May 4 2018 at 7pm at Doxa Deo Church (26 Benmore Avenue, Brymore, opposite Walker Drive Shopping Centre). It will run until Saturday May 5 at 7pm.
Everyone is welcome to join in as and when able, with the freedom to come and go as needed to over the duration of that time. Organiser and regional Burn 24-7 leader, Peter Gooch, issued a friendly request that those attending please respect the attitude of worship while in the venue by keeping conversations to a minimum.
This time, Burn 24-7 is excited to be collaborating with #imagine, for a re#imagine movement. This is following their annual Christian youth experience outside Port Elizabeth recently. ”
After a teenager has been to #imagine, he becomes an ‘imagineer’,” explains #imagine leader, Anthony Jacobs. Re#imagine is an opportunity for “imagineers” to step into a leadership role themselves, applying and sharing what they’ve learnt during their #imagine experience.
Burning hearts in over 150 cities all across the globe are returning to their first love. The Burn 24-7 movement holds to the conviction that revival requires the unity of the Church, across denominations, ethnicities, ages and languages. And because worship fuels mission, there will be an opportunity to take the love of Christ to the community in an outreach event on Saturday May 5. The outreach will start at 12.30-2.30pm, meeting at the Doxa Deo Church. For any additional information about the outreach, contact Peter Gooch on 083 657 4213.
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Garland Game Company
Weight: 700 grams (estimated)
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Board Game Geek is an incredible compilation of information about board and card games with many descriptions, photographs, reviews, session reports, and other commentary.
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The challenges and struggles are in the methods and approaches some families use to teach kids how to discriminate between right and wrong and how to learn accountability. So many parents resort to punishment when they feel nothing they have tried has worked.
Tag Archives | Child Responsibility
Motivation starts with parents helping their kids identify and label privileges correctly. Once kids learn the difference between rights and privileges, they are more motivated to earn such privileges. These kids are less likely to have a sense of entitlement, or to be hurt in the long run by that sense of entitlement.
Let’s say you have a twelve-year-old boy who has enjoyed many privileges up to now – before you understood the principle of earning privileges. How are you going to help him understand that from now on, he needs to earn those privileges?
One of the best life skills you can give your school-aged children is an understanding of time management. To a young child the abstract concept of time can be puzzling. Fortunately, you can find inexpensive, attractive, and easy to understand calendars to help child children as young as four years old. They guide a child in following the concept of days and weeks.
You may have heard of the “token system”, or “star charts” or “award charts”. All these tools have one thing in common: they allow you and your child to keep track of what tasks your kid needs to complete (or has completed), and kids receive some type of check mark or star for completing their chores/tasks.
You can successfully remind your kids without creating a dependent child and without nagging, and while using your kid’s skills/strengths in visual memory.
You can write down tasks that are part of the daily routine and make a list that is…
Before judging your kids for something they have or haven’t done, make sure your expectations are based on their ability and maturity.
Oftentimes, parents base their expectations of their kids on what they think their children should be able to do and understand at their age.
Your child’s cognitive abilities, emotional security, and developmental IQ are all important.
One of the most important factors in successful communication with your kids is to understand their points of view. The way you listen (and validate your kid), how you express yourself clearly, and how you teach your children to “use their words” are all great ways to communicate successfully.
Many times,however, communication failures are due to errors in…
Do you want to foster confidence and help your child continue to make good decisions?
If you do, then help your child focus on that important goal by not dwelling on mistakes or allowing him/her to become anxious about making poor choices.
As a parent strategist, my aim is to help parents, who are ready to set aside power struggles with kids who are driving them crazy, learn simple and effective ways to make family life a whole lot better.
I want to help parents who are tired of meltdowns, tantrums and kid who defy, ignore, fail to cooperate or follow through on their commitments
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Strike Group launches brand new phone holders for the latest iPhone X and iPhone 8
Brisbane, September 13, 2017 – Strike Group, the world-leading provider and manufacturer of innovative car technologies, has launched their latest range of phone holders especially designed for Apple’s latest flagship smartphones: iPhone X and iPhone 8.
The Strike Alpha Car Cradles for iPhone X and iPhone 8 are the world’s first phone mounting devices designed specifically for the iPhone X and iPhone 8. The cradles come in three versions to suit each of the three models: the iPhone X, the iPhone 8, and the iPhone 8 Plus.
The Strike Alpha Car Cradle boasts a smooth and subtle design, a perfect venue for a brand new, state-of-the-art device like iPhone X and iPhone 8. Not only it can hold your phone in place, but it also guarantees your new iPhone is charged at all times.
All cradles are manufactured with an internal passive antenna designed to boost the phone’s signal when attached to a reputable external antenna. Each cradle is engineered to withstand up to 25-G. Additionally, the cradle for iPhone 8 and iPhone X is equipped with a fully compatible Made for iPhone (Mfi) certified connector, which meets Apple specific standards.
In addition to iPhone’s big upgrades and new designs, Apple is finally adopting the QI wireless charging. The Strike Alpha Car Cradles are also designed to support the latest wireless charging capability of iPhone X and iPhone 8 for efficient charging whilst on the road.
“Constantly being the first in the world to release a mount to the market indicates how much importance we place on providing fast and effective solutions.” says Chris Ryan, CEO of Strike Group.
Once Apple releases the iPhone X and iPhone 8, Strike will also launch a range of iPhone 8 and iPhone X cradles that will accommodate the Official Apple case, Otterbox Defender Case, and Lifeproof Cases.
Strike Alpha Car Cradles for the iPhone X, the iPhone 8, and the iPhone 8 Plus are now available for pre-order. Visit Strike’s website to learn more: www.strike.com.au/products/Apple-Car-Cradles.
For product reviews and samples, you may send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.org.
You can download the pdf version of this media release here.
About Strike Group
Strike Group is Australia's leading provider and manufacturer of innovative car technologies. Strike integrates innovative design and seamless engineering in all of its products. The company now exports to 72 countries having appointed key partners in the American and European market.
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Research of BOTDR on Dike Strain Monitoring
Based on briefly introducing the works of BOTDR, article studied on dike strain monitoring by using the distributed optical fiber measurement system produced by OMNISENS in Swiss. Builded the dike model, monitored the dike strain changes influenced by seepage and loading, we try to verify the feasibility that the distributed optical fiber measurement system can basically reflect the dike deformation. It can be an important direction for the development of dike strain monitoring.
Yusaku Fuji and Koichi Maru
Q. M. Zhang et al., "Research of BOTDR on Dike Strain Monitoring", Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 36, pp. 187-191, 2010
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As a child I feared garbage. Out comes a memory from the wastebasket of my soul: me, age 6, a solitary, skinny Irish Catholic girl dashing through the dark tunnel that runs beneath our San Francisco flat. I am clutching a soggy bag of trash and running for a black, chthonic alcove reeking of earth and mold. In this foul corner squats, like an idol, a scrofulous metal can. My awe-full duty: to offer it our trash.
The worst moment is the blind lifting of the lid, for always I feel sure that, this time, something will leap out. Not a rat or a cockroach, but a being sprung of the garbage itself: some creature that has assembled itself out of our leavings, wild with rage at being imprisoned in a dungeon-dark metal can. Breathless with panic, I ram the bag into the can, jam down the lid, and run back down the tunnel—fleeing our angry trash.
And so it went for the next two years. By the age of 8 I had developed freckled arms and a tendency to hide after school in Golden Gate Park. One frigid March afternoon found me wandering in the foggy pines behind the botanical gardens. The wind from the Pacific, a quarter mile west, kicked up, and something blew across my feet. Garbage: an empty potato chip bag. Frito-Lay’s Barbecued Potato Chips, as I recall. The orange plastic-coated bag clung with a kind of desperation to my saddle shoes, as if pleading for mercy. I found myself imagining this bag blowing around later that night, lost and frightened in the darkness of the damp, gothic park. Suddenly, I saw garbage in another way—it was lonely. Overwhelmed by pity, I picked up the bag and took it home, to rest under my bed. I even named it: George.
Kids see the world animistically. In a limited way, we tolerate it. How cute if baby Ashley tries to feed that head-shaped hunk of basalt her applesauce; how sweet that little Jonathan imagines the elm is talking to him. Even adults believe that great buildings or paintings or statues have a kind of soul. We semi-jokingly admit the possibility of consciousness in favorite cars or old teddy bears. And pagans are in favor of wood nymphs, wind sprites, and spirits living in rock formations.
But in scraps of PVC piping? Ripped-up sofas? Dove Bar wrappers?
My mother found the potato chip bag under the bed and tried to discard it.
“Don’t throw him out!”
My mother gaped. “Sad? The bag?” She was a patient woman, but the drudgery of impoverished single motherhood had left her as worn down as an old tire.
“What in God’s name are you talking about?”
I couldn’t explain; I just knew that he—the bag—was pitiful. Though I, like little Ashley and Jonathan, also felt that basalt and elms had souls, I didn’t feel sorry for those sorts of things. They didn’t seem bereft to me. They didn’t seem solitary and pathetic, didn’t seem like orphans, like riders on the storm. They lived in their own world, the world of rocks and elms. But what world did the potato chip bag belong to? It belonged to us, the world of people. The bag had been created by us like parents create children. And then, abandoned. The way parents sometimes abandon children. The potato chip bag blowing forlornly around the dark park—it was like seeing a lost child. It scared me.
“I’m not throwing him out!”
My mother shrugged wearily and put George back under the bed.
My newfound compassion for garbage didn’t go away; it grew, like a landfill. I began to pick up all sorts of refuse. Soon I was developing a trash collection. But collection isn’t really the right word. It was an orphanage stuffed into cardboard boxes underneath my bed: a scrap of foil from a chocolate bar, an exploded foam-rubber cushion, an unspooled Petula Clark tape, a fraying, rubber-coated coil of electrical wiring. I gave names to them all: Fred, Marie, José, Deirdre. My mother started to get seriously upset.
“Get rid of this frigging garbage!”
“It’s not garbage!” I countered. But it was, of course, and I knew it; I didn’t have a (gnawed-up, thrown-out chicken) leg to stand on.
The word garbage comes from the Middle English word for chicken guts, but nowadays garbage is the inorganic, what cannot rot: broken circuit boards, old mascara wands, empty orange juice cartons, plastic shrink wrap from a CD. When we call cities “dirty” we no longer mean they are heaped with decomposing animal entrails, smashed-up clay pottery, and flea-ridden woven mats. Or, for that matter, dirt. No. We mean that a lot of discarded machine-made objects are lying around. When you think about it, this is strange.
After all, a mere empty potato chip bag is an object of marvelous technical and industrial complexity, in some sense more rare than any diamond. And here it is, lying on the street. And over there, four inches away, a half-inch screw; and there, beneath the tires of that parked car, a flattened tube of children’s paint; and next to it, the glitter of an aluminum can; and here, under my feet, the soggy latex conundrum of a condom.
My mother and I argued about my trash collection for the next several years; I eventually began hiding it. Finally, at 12, I lost my empathy for garbage and stopped taking it home. The next seven years are an existential teenage blur: I took to reading Nietzsche and seldom left the house.
In my 20s I left behind the self-absorption of adolescence, went to San Francisco State University as a film student, and once again became emotional about rubbish. I was in the usual bohemian phase—shaved head, illegal pharmaceuticals, artistic pretensions—but my own personal idiosyncrasy flowered anew. I began to collect trash again, but now I called it Dumpster diving.
I hunted up and down the streets and gutters for the leavings of civilization—a thrown-out mattress, a chipped Blue Willow teacup, holey sweaters and shirts and shoes, a waffle iron with a frayed cord. I slept on the mattress, wore the clothes and shoes, made grilled cheese sandwiches in the waffle iron and washed them down with red wine I drank out of the blue teacup. In all this, I was as tensely alert, as primed to opportunity, as any Pleistocene hunter-gatherer. I could spot on the sidewalk a cast-off black bookcase at 50 yards, a broken accordion at three blocks. Once, while I was passing the foyer of an apartment building, I saw a drunken man pleading into the intercom for his ex-girlfriend to take him back. She hung up, and he despairingly dropped his box of candy on the sidewalk and took off, weeping. I ran over while the pavement was still warm from his boots and scooped up this brand-new garbage. Standing on the street corner, I wolfed down the cast-off chocolates—junk food, indeed. Finally, garbage was friendly, not bathetic; now garbage was doing me the favor.
In my late 20s I moved to Los Angeles and became a screenwriter. There, garbage again became alien and threatening. It had something to do with driving: Viewed from a car, refuse on the streets looked black and distant, dark piles of matter hunched underneath freeway overpasses that I whizzed by at 70 miles an hour. To stop my car and scavenge street-corner junk seemed inconceivable. I had more money—for a few years, a lot of it—and I bought things. I ordered stuff brand-new from catalogs: chiffon dresses, vibrating toys, midnight-blue towel sets. I began to think back with astonishment and horror on the stained mattress I’d slept on, the battered sweater I’d worn, the rusted cast-iron pan in which I had fried my huevos rancheros. It was like guys you can no longer believe you were fool enough to sleep with. Me? I actually touched that trash?
In my mid 30s I moved back to San Francisco. It was much dirtier now, and the city was filled with homeless men and women—garbage people. Some of the more energetic of these dregs of society managed to eke out a living from the nonhuman dregs of society: They stole recyclables. Vietnam vets with shopping carts and Vietnamese families in decrepit trucks hit the streets at 4 a.m. to beat the garbagemen to the bottles, newspapers, and Coke cans other people put out on the sidewalk. My grandmother, Zorka ‘4E’ Asten (elderly, ethnic, extremely eccentric), took personal umbrage at the garbage stealers and became obsessed with defeating them: She disguised her garbage, took it out at odd hours, mixed the bottles and cans up with cold oatmeal and feces from her whippet, Twerpy. The garbage thieves retaliated by flinging her trash all over her driveway. Zorka got up at three to sit in the living room in the dark, waiting to shout out the window things like “You no-good bums!” and “You damned dirty Chinamen!” But they were too tenacious for her; like an army of carpenter ants scavenging a corpse, they just kept on coming. Defeated, Zorka gave up and let the resolute garbage stealers have their way.
There were people on the streets selling garbage, too. Entrepreneurial homeless people set up little illegal “shops,” as defined by discarded squares of carpeting on the sidewalk, and sold, for a quarter or 50 cents, scavenged trash: ’70s Matt Helm paperbacks with a page or two missing, flaking patent-leather platform boots, chipped ballerina statuettes, kind-of-broken toasters. One day my friend Jeanine and I walked by a woman with no legs, a wild shock of white hair, and a face like a wasted Beata Virgo Maria who was sitting on the corner of 20th and Capp Streets trying to sell little bits of broken glass.
“How offal,” I heard myself joke. I immediately felt ashamed, but my friend hadn’t even noticed; she was worrying aloud how she was going to make ends meet that month. She kept complaining that she couldn’t afford to pay the garbage bill. We walked by a half-burned rowing machine someone had tossed in the gutter, but I felt no greed, no curiosity, nothing. Trash wasn’t fun anymore. It was too serious.
Now I’m in my late 30s and, owing to the flotsam of events, I live in a desert resort town. It is very clean here. A platoon of Hispanic men in large brown trucks spend their days under the fiery Sonoran sun, sweeping, blowing, and carrying away any stray bit of refuse that manages to make it onto the white, blazing streets. Sometimes, like a prisoner breaking free, a brown, twiggy ball of Russian thistle—tumbleweed—will blow onto the road. The men quickly take it away. Occasionally I hear them singing a snatch of some Mexican rock-n-roll song, but mostly they are subdued and silent, as if they don’t want to draw attention to themselves.
I also have an 8-month-old child now, and we seem unable to teach him the difference between toys and garbage. As far as he is concerned, they are of equal interest. Yesterday, I pried out of his mouth a scrap of discarded newspaper; he was chewing it with exactly the same quiet pleasure with which he mouths his nice new plastic rattle. The soggy piece of paper, I saw, was the tail end of an article from the local paper: The state wants to build a giant landfill nearby, it said, at a place called Eagle Mountain. Environmentalists are trying to stop the landfill, since the decaying garbage will leach heavy metals and petrochemicals directly into our aquifer, and it will damage the habitat of a local tortoise. But the state wants to go ahead. The garbage must go somewhere, officials say.
Someone else once said there is a great weight of sadness on the world. Maybe there is. Maybe it consists of millions upon millions of tons of trash, inside of which, perhaps, is trapped a flicker of consciousness. Is it possible our garbage is suffering?
As are we, of course. It’s commonplace, but worth repeating: We are drowning in the urban bilge of civilization, suffocating under the rags and bones of technoindustrialism. The air is heavy with cast-off carbon particles, the water scummy with discarded oil; plants and animals groan under the chemical grime of estrogen disruptors and PCBs. In the pesticide-and herbicide-drenched cornfields, even the dirt has become dirty.
I look at my baby boy, chortling with pleasure in his bath, and think: My son, what if I were to discard you on the street as if you were nothing, as if you meant nothing to me, as if I myself had not created you? Wouldn’t such wickedness demand punishment? And so if our rubbish does indeed have a spirit, do not we, a stinkard civilization that has trashed its trash, soon have to prepare to suffer some very bad garbage karma?
But back to the rotting compost of memory and my trash-terrified, 6-year-old self: On Wednesday mornings at 5 a.m., when it was still very dark, the garbagemen of the San Francisco Scavenger Company would come and take away our fearsome refuse. They were cheery, burly Italian men with green uniforms, and they loudly sang opera as they picked up the cans. They always woke me up. I would lie in my narrow bed in my dark bedroom, massaging my jumpy stomach (I was worrying about school, where a little girl said I was white trash) and listening to the men yell out riotous songs from Carmen and Rigoletto. People in San Francisco had romantic theories of esprit de corps to explain the opera singing, but as it happened, my mother had a family friend who was a garbageman, a large, balding man named Frank Vucci. He said they sang so that no one would think they were burglars, and shoot them. But I thought they sang because they were alone in the darkness of the trash tunnels and because they, too, feared the garbage.
Cynthia Williams, a screenwriter, lives in Southern California. Her upcoming book, Personal Ad , is a tragicomic memoir about deep ecology and dating. From Northern Lights (Spring 1999). Subscriptions: $25/yr. (4 issues) from Box 8084, Missoula, MT 598077.
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It has been noted that throughout history lobsters have been eaten especially as a part of meals for royal families. A lobster can be prepared using a number of ways and can also be served with a variety of other dishes. You can be able to purchase lobsters from a number of different suppliers and it is good that we know the health benefits of lobsters before checking out the best places to get the lobsters.
It is necessary to eat a lobster in order for you to have energy boosted in your body since there are a lot of proteins which are contained in a lobster and it is these proteins that generate the energy needed by the body to function properly. The other great benefit of eating a lobster is that it has the right amount of protein that can help your body cells to repair and grow quickly to replace the cells that might have been worn out. Eating a lobster regularly in your meals also offers another great health benefit that helps your body cells to combat many forms of cancerous cells. If you want to improve cognition and have your nervous system working as it should, then the best idea would be to include lobsters in your meal on a regular basis.
Below are a number of factors that you need to put into consideration when choosing the best lobster. The two types of lobsters that you can find in the market are either the kind with a soft shell or the one with a hard shell. Make sure that you take a look at the claws of the lobster to check their condition before buying the lobster. Take note also when shopping for lobsters that a lobster which is still alive does not present any bad smell.
It is also highly important to note that a lobster will always feed on its own nutrients once it is taken out of the water hence it is good to get it as soon as it gets out of water if you can. It is also essential to check the length of the antenna of the lobster before buying to make sure that it is long enough since this means that the lobster has not been in the grocery store for a very long period of time. It is to purchase the lobsters from an outlet that is not very far away from the ocean since gives you the assurance that you will get fresh lobsters.
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Attorney Common Lawrence Wasden has delivered accurate, goal lawful suggestions to legislators, other point out elected officers, and condition agencies for the previous 20 many years. Political adversaries occasionally criticize him for telling them what the legislation is, rather than what they want to listen to.
It’s distinct the position of the Legal professional General is often misunderstood and occasionally intentionally misstated. The Idaho Legal professional Standard is not a cop, whilst he does have limited prosecutorial powers. He doesn’t choose what the regulation should be. The legislature and governor make policy. The AG does not “rule” on no matter if specific steps are authorized or not. That is up to the courts.
Instead, the AG is the law firm for the state of Idaho. He signifies the state in courtroom, provides legal services to state elected officials, legislators and condition organizations, and performs other duties assigned by the legislature, e.g., enforcing the state’s Customer Protection Act.
The AG is needed to deliver lawful opinions to any member of the legislature, when asked. A legal viewpoint is a nicely-investigated, educated assessment as to how a court is likely to rule on a authorized problem. It is not a “ruling,” and it is not binding. The legislature can ignore it, but that is a lawful chance.
The cause the AG advises lawmakers is to help them publish regulations that will endure court docket difficulties. When a courtroom overturns laws, the issue lawmakers intended to take care of is remaining unsolved.
A single of AG Wasden’s opponents guarantees to give biased authorized information to conservative lawmakers. This could expense taxpayers a lot of dollars. If he tells lawmakers that an unconstitutional invoice is legally seem simply because he thinks that’s what they want to hear, the court docket will even now overturn it.
When the authorized information is biased, far more expensive and thriving courtroom troubles are likely. Much more legal guidelines will be overturned, more policy ambitions will be unfilled, and taxpayers will be on the hook for even extra hundreds of 1000’s of pounds in lawyer expenses for the difficult occasion. Ironically, an attorney general who issues “conservative” assistance for partisan causes could nicely develop into the largest money contributor to liberal corporations challenging Idaho legislation.
Lawrence Wasden has always given authorized suggestions dependent on the law. His target is to defend the state of Idaho’s authorized passions and, thus, guard Idaho taxpayers. From time to time this is politically difficult, but political issues never impact the advice he presents. I know this since I worked carefully with Lawrence each day for 17 many years.
Now Raul Labrador’s Washington, D.C., supporters are attacking Lawrence for not signing up for a Texas lawsuit that experimented with to overturn Pennsylvania’s election effects. This out-of-state team doesn’t tell you two essential issues about that lawsuit. Initially, Texas shed. The U.S. Supreme Courtroom kicked out their situation in much less than a 7 days. Second, if Texas had gained, there would be a new precedent: states that don’t like a little something another point out does could sue other states. California could sue Idaho over our gun laws, Nevada could sue for Idaho’s h2o, or Massachusetts could possibly sue about Idaho’s election effects. These are principled causes AG Wasden didn’t sign up for the Texas lawsuit.
Labrador has made it clear that he would have joined the unsuccessful Texas lawsuit. He will not head spending extra of your tax dollars on dropping partisan pet jobs.
Ahead of you vote for Lawyer Standard in the Republican major, give that some believed. Do you want an AG who believes in partisanship or a person who thinks in the rule of law? If you want principled legal services that defend Idaho taxpayers, you’ll want to vote for Lawrence Wasden.
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Bob Cooper served as the Place of work of Legal professional Basic Communications Director from 1996-2014. He was previously a govt reporter and editor at a Boise television station.
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The winter weather has made the already busy highways of Tennessee almost treacherous for travelers. Driving in inclement weather can be difficult, and it only takes hitting one small patch of black ice for an accident to happen. The severity of recent conditions, however, means that the number of car accidents has spiked dramatically.
The cold and icy weather, which has affected roads across central Tennessee, created such hazardous conditions that a single morning saw 276 reports of vehicle crashes in the vicinity of Nashville. Fortunately, none of the accidents appears to have been fatal, although 35 resulted in reported injuries.
The icy conditions caused problems on all area interstates, with sections of many roads being closed. Such was the case on southbound Interstate 65. Back roads were also considered to be unsafe to travel through. Drivers in some areas, such as Davidson County, were urged by police to stay at home to avoid further accidents. However, many of the drivers were caught in the unfavorable conditions during their morning commute.
Given the sheer number of accidents in Tennessee on just one winter morning, it is extremely fortunate that no critical injuries or deaths were reported. Nevertheless, any injuries sustained in a car crash can be debilitating and costly. They can lead to time taken off work, hefty medical bills and even lifetime disabilities. Insurance claims do not always go as smoothly as one might hope. For this reason, it is important to ensure that any incident involving yourself or a loved one is investigated fully. This will allow you to offer a clear picture of the circumstances if you make a compensation claim, providing you the best chance of reaching a fair resolution.
Source: The Tennessean, “Traffic updates: Threat of icy roads remains overnight, Tuesday morning,” March 03, 2014
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Status Bars - Free Top Bar Backgrounds and Wallpapers for Home & Lock Screens by Pimp Your Screen
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If you are interested in booking or hiring any of the comedians that are featured on this website please email me at email@example.com and I will be happy to pass on your enquiry.
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Pierre is the current holder of the Amused Moose Laugh-Off Award which has previously been won by Sarah Millican, Jack Whitehall and Rob Beckett. He was also a finalist in the Chortle Student Comedy Award competition in 2012. One of Mother Comedy’s most exciting recent births, Pierre was born in Johannesburg in South Africa but moved to the Isle of Man when he was a boy. He studied Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge where he was Vice President of the Cambridge Footlights, touring the United States with their 2012 show Perfect Strangers after a sell-out month at the Edinburgh Fringe. Pierre has recently returned from the Edinburgh where he was selected to take part in The Lunchtime Special at Just The Tonic at The Tron. Pierre was also the first comedian to perform at the CERN LHcomedy night, home of the Large Hadron Collider.
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2 Sam 18-20; Psalm 34; Romans 2
Discuss in the comments section.
The following text is from the English Standard Version.
2 Sam 18-20
Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
And David sent out the army, one third under the command of Joab, one third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the men, ”I myself will also go out with you.”
But the men said, ”You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city.”
The king said to them, ”Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, ”Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom.
So the army went out into the field against Israel, and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the loss there was great on that day, twenty thousand men.
The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword.
And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great terebinth, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on.
And a certain man saw it and told Joab, ”Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”
Joab said to the man who told him, ”What, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have been glad to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt.”
But the man said to Joab, ”Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not reach out my hand against the king’s son, for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake protect the young man Absalom.’
On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof.”
Joab said, ”I will not waste time like this with you.” And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak.
And ten young men, Joab’s armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him.
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them.
And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest and raised over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel fled every one to his own home.
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself the pillar that is in the King’s Valley, for he said, ”I have no son to keep my name in remembrance.” He called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom’s monument to this day.
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, ”Let me run and carry news to the king that the LORD has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.”
And Joab said to him, ”You are not to carry news today. You may carry news another day, but today you shall carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”
Then Joab said to the Cushite, ”Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed before Joab, and ran.
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, ”Come what may, let me also run after the Cushite.” And Joab said, ”Why will you run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the news?”
‘Come what may,” he said, ”I will run.” So he said to him, ”Run.” Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran the Cushite.
Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone.
The watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, ”If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he drew nearer and nearer.
The watchman saw another man running. And the watchman called to the gate and said, ”See, another man running alone!” The king said, ”He also brings news.”
The watchman said, ”I think the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” And the king said, ”He is a good man and comes with good news.”
Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, ”All is well.” And he bowed before the king with his face to the earth and said, ”Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king.”
And the king said, ”Is it well with the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz answered, ”When Joab sent the king’s servant, your servant, I saw a great commotion, but I do not know what it was.”
And the king said, ”Turn aside and stand here.” So he turned aside and stood still.
And behold, the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, ”Good news for my lord the king! For the LORD has delivered you this day from the hand of all who rose up against you.”
The king said to the Cushite, ”Is it well with the young man Absalom?” And the Cushite answered, ”May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man.”
And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, ”O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
It was told Joab, ”Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”
So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people, for the people heard that day, ”The king is grieving for his son.”
And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.
The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, ”O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, ”You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and your concubines,
because you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. For you have made it clear today that commanders and servants are nothing to you, for today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, then you would be pleased.
Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by the Lord, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night, and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now”
Then the king arose and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, ”Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his home.
And all the people were arguing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, ”The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies and saved us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled out of the land from Absalom.
But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?”
And King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, ”Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king?
You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’
And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if you are not commander of my army from now on in place of Joab.”’
And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, ”Return, both you and all your servants.”
So the king came back to the Jordan, and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and to bring the king over the Jordan.
And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, from Bahurim, hurried to come down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
And with him were a thousand men from Benjamin. And Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and his twenty servants, rushed down to the Jordan before the king,
and they crossed the ford to bring over the king’s household and to do his pleasure. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was about to cross the Jordan,
and said to the king, ”Let not my lord hold me guilty or remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. Do not let the king take it to heart.
For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore, behold, I have come this day, the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”
Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, ”Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
But David said, ”What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be as an adversary to me? Shall anyone be put to death in Israel this day? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?”
And the king said to Shimei, ”You shall not die.” And the king gave him his oath.
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. He had neither taken care of his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came back in safety.
And when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, ”Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”
He answered, ”My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for your servant said to him, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ For your servant is lame.
He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.
For all my father’s house were but men doomed to death before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right have I, then, to cry to the king?”
And the king said to him, ”Why speak any more of your affairs? I have decided: you and Ziba shall divide the land.”
And Mephibosheth said to the king, ”Oh, let him take it all, since my lord the king has come safely home.”
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, and he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan.
Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. He had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.
And the king said to Barzillai, ”Come over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Jerusalem.”
But Barzillai said to the king, ”How many years have I still to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
I am this day eighty years old. Can I discern what is pleasant and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or what he drinks? Can I still listen to the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?
Your servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward?
Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him go over with my lord the king, and do for him whatever seems good to you.”
And the king answered, ”Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you, and all that you desire of me I will do for you.”
Then all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over. And the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home.
The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. All the people of Judah, and also half the people of Israel, brought the king on his way.
Then all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, ”Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away and brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all David’s men with him?”
All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, ”Because the king is our close relative. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king’s expense? Or has he given us any gift?”
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, ”We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, ”We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!”
So all the men of Israel withdrew from David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
And David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood.
Then the king said to Amasa, ”Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond the set time that had been appointed him.
And David said to Abishai, ”Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, lest he get himself to fortified cities and escape from us.”
And there went out after him Joab’s men and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men. They went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
When they were at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier’s garment, and over it was a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened on his thigh, and as he went forward it fell out.
And Joab said to Amasa, ”Is it well with you, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
But Amasa did not observe the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So Joab struck him with it in the stomach and spilled his entrails to the ground without striking a second blow, and he died.Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
And one of Joab’s young men took his stand by Amasa and said, ”Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab.”
And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the highway. And anyone who came by, seeing him, stopped. And when the man saw that all the people stopped, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field and threw a garment over him.
When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah, and all the Bichrites assembled and followed him in.
And all the men who were with Joab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah. They cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart, and they were battering the wall to throw it down.
Then a wise woman called from the city, ”Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, that I may speak to you.”’
And he came near her, and the woman said, ”Are you Joab?” He answered, ”I am.” Then she said to him, ”Listen to the words of your servant.” And he answered, ”I am listening.”
Then she said, ”They used to say in former times, ‘Let them but ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.
I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the heritage of the LORD?”
Joab answered, ”Far be it from me, far be it, that I should swallow up or destroy!
That is not true. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, ”Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.”
Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites;
and Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
and Sheva was secretary; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
and Ira the Jairite was also David’s priest.
I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad.
Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!
The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good?
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.
The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who do such things.
Do you suppose, O man–you who judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself–that you will escape the judgment of God?
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
He will render to each one according to his works:
to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek,
but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek.
For God shows no partiality.
For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.
For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.
They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them
on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God
and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law;
and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth–
you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?
You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law.
For, as it is written, ”The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.
So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law.
For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.
But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
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With seven players back, the Whitehall-Yearling High School boys bowling team is eying a return trip to the state tournament -- and a higher finish.
Last season, the Rams (2,981) were 16th in the 16-team qualifying round at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl behind first-place Beavercreek (3,676). Coldwater went on to win the state title, defeating Springfield Kenton Ridge 760-570 in the final.
"We want to build on that," sixth-year coach Tavi Netotian said of last season's state appearance. "It's not a given. Nobody is going to give you anything, but you know what it takes to get there. They do know and they actually listen real well."
The Rams opened the season by finishing fifth (3,190) in the 21-team Red and Blue Classic at HP Lanes on Dec. 1 behind champion Mechanicsburg (3,411).
After opening its Central Ohio High School Bowling Conference-South Division schedule with a 2,192-2,156 loss to Teays Valley on Dec. 3, Whitehall defeated Groveport 2,351-1,662 on Dec. 10 and Marion-Franklin 2,219-1,627 on Dec. 13.
The Rams were 2-1 in the league before facing Columbus South on Dec. 17.
Back for the Rams is senior Chad Clites, who played a key role in the team's trip to state last season. He was averaging 188.7 through six games.
"We learned a lot from states last year from everything that happened," Clites said. "The team has grown a lot in just the last year. Everyone has a lot more fire. Everyone is ready just to step it up."
Also back are seniors Keith Lees and Schuyler Wright, juniors Andrew Sturgill and Noah Wiley and sophomores Maddux Russell and Paul Gress.
Other bowlers are freshmen Matthew Ebbesen, Dalyn Russell and Austin Wilson.
Through his first six games, Sturgill had the top average in the area at 218.3. Wiley was averaging 193.5, Wright 187 and Wilson 183.
Last season, the Rams tied Teays Valley for second (9-2) in the COHSBC-South behind Groveport (11-0).
Whitehall (3,924) was fifth in the 24-team sectional at Eastland Lanes behind champion Jonathan Alder (4,020) as the top nine teams advanced to district.
The Rams (3,769) were third in the 18-team district tournament at HP Lanes behind Jonathan Alder (3,962) and Westerville North (3,884) as the top three teams advanced to state.
Girls bowling team off to strong start
The girls team returns two bowlers from last season's district-qualifying squad in juniors Taylor Deskins and Taylor-Jo Morton.
Seniors Tabetha Baumann and Melanie Gilmer, who are new to the sport, and freshman Ashley Ford join Deskins and Morton in the starting lineup, sixth-year coach Jess Biller said.
Seniors Torri Barry and Mary Sidner and junior Hailey Reed competed for the junior varsity last season.
Other bowlers are sophomore Savanna Carrier and freshmen Erin Brown, Caitlin Hodge and Amanda Wyman.
Before competing against Columbus South on Dec. 17, the Rams were tied for first in the COHSBC-South with Briggs at 3-0.
Whitehall defeated Teays Valley 1,663-1,584 on Dec. 3, Groveport 1,676-1,415 on Dec. 10 and Marion-Franklin 1,643-1, 241 on Dec. 13.
Through six games, Gilmer was averaging a team-best 172.8, followed by Morton at 169.5.
"This team has really surprised me," Biller said. "On my varsity, I only have two returners. Melanie and Tabby had never bowled before and they have really improved. I've never seen two girls improve as quickly and as much as they have."
Last season, the Rams finished second (10-1) in the COHSBC-South behind Briggs (11-0) and ahead of Groveport (9-2).
Whitehall was third (3,142) in the 22-team sectional at Columbus Western Bowl behind Briggs (3,494) and Gahanna (3,327) as the top nine teams advanced to district.
The Rams were 11th (3,066) in the 18-team district tournament at HP Lanes behind champion Westerville Central (3,603) as the top three teams advanced to state.
"It's going to be a challenge to get back to district," Biller said.
"At the beginning of the season I wasn't even sure how many I was going to have try out. I was worried we wouldn't even have a varsity team, but we had a lot of girls show up."
Whitehall advanced to state in 2011 and finished 15th (2,900) of 16 teams in the qualifying field behind first-place Coldwater (3,390). St. Marys Memorial won the title.
"I feel like we can as long as we step our game up," Morton said of returning to state.
"There's some people that I know who can definitely get up to where they need to be for us to get to states."
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NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Singer Leslie Carter, the 25-year-old sister of recording artists Nick and Aaron Carter, has died in upstate New York, her family said.
"Access Hollywood" confirmed her Tuesday death but said no details regarding the cause were immediately available.
Best known as a cast member with her siblings in the reality series "House of Carters" and leader of the band The Other Half, Leslie Carter also recorded the song "Like Wow!" for the 2001 "Shrek" movie soundtrack.
She was married and the mother of an infant daughter at the time of her death.
"Our family is grieving right now and it's a private matter. We are deeply saddened for the loss of our beloved sister, daughter, and granddaughter, Leslie Carter," the Carter family said in a statement issued to "Access Hollywood" Tuesday night. "We request the utmost privacy during this difficult time."
Nick Carter is a member of the Backstreet Boys. Aaron Carter is a solo artist and actor.
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Looking to join the elite “Priority Pass” program to gain access to airport lounges across the country and world? But, not sure, if it’s worth your time and effort (especially if you aren’t a frequent flyer?) How about joining a frequent flyer program that gives you complimentary membership to “Priority Pass” apart from a host of other benefits? Find out more.
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- Plenty of Ways to Earn Air Miles without Flying
By being a part of a frequent flier programme, you can earn miles in several other ways. For instance, by using an airline co-branded credit card, you can earn air miles every time you swipe the card at merchant outlets, for online transactions, fuel and more.
This way, your miles get accumulated quickly without you flying frequently. Once you have earned sufficient miles, you can then redeem it for reward flights or other deals.
- Last but Not the Least – Lounge Access
There’s no denying that air travel is tiring. No one loves to stay cramped with hundreds of other passengers in close quarters. The best way to soothe your tired bones is to enjoy a few hours of relaxation at airport lounges.
Airport lounges are the best way to relax in-between connections or to freshen up on arrival. By being part of the Priority Pass Membership of an airline, you get complimentary access to airline lounges. Not all but some co-branded credit cards of these loyalty programs give you access to this elite membership.
Being part of an airline frequent flier programme is indeed a great way to open the doors to an exciting world of deals, discounts and amazing perks apart from gaining access to airport lounges around the world. Make sure to check out the benefits offered by different frequent flier programs and also the no of free visits allowed in a year.
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Inside The £4B Transformation Of Waterloo
“When they originally built the Shell Centre they had to include a swimming pool, rifle range, cinema and squash courts to get people to come and work south of the river. I thinks it’s safe to say they don’t need to today.”
Almacantar Project Director Geoff Taylor is musing on how, for decades, Waterloo was an office backwater. Shell built the 27-storey building in 1962 and, along with neighbouring Elizabeth House — built around the same time but much uglier — it has been one of the few large office buildings in the area, in spite of Waterloo being London’s busiest train station.
Now, what Taylor calls “one of the few great remaining train station development opportunities” in London is starting to take shape, and Waterloo is set to become a true office location.
Waterloo and the surrounding South Bank have undergone a cultural renaissance, with the refurbished Royal Festival Hall and British Film Institute cinema complex at the heart and food markets and new restaurants trailing in their wake.
And where culture goes, offices and residential development follow. At Elizabeth House, new owner HB Reavis last month started a public consultation on plans for a redevelopment that could comprise up to 1M SF of offices, retail and public space. On a 5.25-acre site around the Shell Centre, Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar formed a development joint venture with Shell to build Southbank Place.
The numbers for the Southbank Place scheme as a whole are huge: 1.5M SF of development with a total cost of £2.5B is taking place, including developing more than 800 apartments across five buildings. Almacantar bought the office element of the scheme in 2015, a development site that would go on to become two buildings totaling 572K SF. The four-way development agreement between Shell, Canary Wharf, Qatari Diar and Almacantar runs to 898 pages. It will take 20 cranes, 1.2 million hours of labour and more than 6,600 pieces of steel to build.
The 272K SF One Southbank Place was already pre-leased to Shell as an extension to its Shell Centre HQ. The 300K SF Two Southbank Place was not leased at the time Almacantar bought it, but in 2017 WeWork pre-leased 280K SF for what will be its largest office anywhere in the world, for now.
One Southbank Place is set to complete and be handed over to Shell for fit-out by the end of August, and Two Southbank Place is scheduled to be delivered to WeWork by the end of November. Taylor gave Bisnow a tour of what will be one of the largest office schemes completing in London this year, and which will be the first phase of Waterloo’s office transformation.
Taylor said that when Almacantar bought the scheme, the vacant 300K SF, 17-storey second building represented a significant amount of leasing risk — the South Bank market has performed well since the downturn, but it was still a big chunk of space that needed to be leased.
“When we bought the scheme, we didn’t think we’d lease it to a single occupier, it was designed so that it could be leased in chunks,” he said. “But we also had a bank and a law firm in talks to take the whole of the space before we agreed the deal with WeWork. There was interest from a broad range of office occupiers.”
Floorplates in the building range up to 20K SF, giving WeWork plenty of opportunity for the large, open-plan coworking spaces it favours. Taylor said leasing the building to the company made it a different kind of proposition as a developer, removing the need to add suspended ceilings, so WeWork could create its stripped-back aesthetic.
When it signed the lease WeWork said it wouldn’t be a standard office space, but would also include more technical offerings than usual, such as 3D printers, laser cutters and machinery needed to develop product prototypes.
All eight buildings in the Southbank Place development share one huge basement, so a quick underground walk leads to the lobby of Shell’s new office, where the brass used above the doors echoes the fittings of the adjacent Shell Centre.
“Shell were very much on their own here for a long time, people used to walk across the bridge to take a photo of the Houses of Parliament then walk back again,” Taylor said.
At Elizabeth House, HB Reavis bought the existing building from London & Regional and Chelsfield for £250M in 2017. The building had already been earmarked for redevelopment, with planning granted for a 945K SF scheme designed by David Chipperfield.
But HB Reavis has appointed AHMM to design an innovative new scheme, with a first public consultation having been undertaken, and further consultation due later this year feeding into a new planning application.
Initial sketches of the new £1.3B scheme show that as well as office space, the new building will also have a retail space provisionally called the “Big Hall” which the developer describes as “a bustling and ever changing retail space which serves to create additional permeability at ground level and complements the existing local retail offers”. There would also be new shops and restaurants on a pedestrianised street connecting the building to Waterloo station, plus two other new public spaces.
HB Reavis said the building would be of similar height to the previous designs, but would not include the luxury residential aspect planned by the previous developers.
“We do not believe that the inclusion of residential is right here — the apartments would inevitably be hugely expensive for people to purchase and do little to meet London’s housing needs.
“Given the location next door to the U.K.’s busiest train station, we believe it is right to focus on creating additional work space — which could support thousands of new jobs, generate much higher revenues for businesses in the local area and help to reverse the decline in commercial office floorspace in Waterloo in recent years,” HB Reavis said.
Shell isn’t going to be on its own in Waterloo for much longer.
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Keeping in mind the big picture…
I am a 24-year-old “millennial” and I passionately support Hillary Clinton for the 45th President of the United States. Yes, we exist.
My goal here isn’t to convince every Bernie believer to jump ship and support her as passionately as I do, although I feel obligated to try. I totally understand the passion for Bernie. I smile inside every time I see a young person (like my sister) become interested in politics for the first time and become directly involved in influencing the course of their own future, no matter which candidate triggered it for them. For me, it was admittedly Senator Obama. I would, however, like to put the Democratic Party primary process back into perspective, because it’s turned into a bloodsport that isn’t helpful for anybody in the long run — not for either candidate, not for our party, and certainly not for our country.
News Flash: We aren’t in the general election right now. Not even close. We’re in the middle of our own party’s primary, where the field of opponents we are choosing from are all our friends. They’re both on our side. They both agree on an overall vision for our country. Of course as individuals we choose one who we like better than the other, and root for her or him and ideally invest some time and money to help however we can. I chose Hillary a long time ago because I feel she is, if anything, overqualified for the position. Especially during this increasingly turbulent period of foreign affairs, we can’t afford to allow an entry-level applicant to experiment with our standing in the world and learn our relationships with other nations on-the-fly.
After working for months as a fellow on Hillary’s campaign in New Hampshire leading up to the first primary in the country, I could feed you all the standard campaign talking points in my sleep: After graduating from Yale Law she went to work at the Children’s Defense Fund, not a high-paying New York law firm. She went undercover in Alabama to investigate discrimination in public schools. She got juveniles out of adult prisons. She gave 8 million children healthcare. But there’s just one thing that, for some reason, is hard for people to believe: at her core she is a good, caring, and loving person who has had only selfless intentions her entire life. I promise you.
I had the incredible chance to meet Hillary the weekend before the New Hampshire primary. Her motorcade plowed through a quiet suburb in Manchester around noon and she hopped out to go knock on the doors of some lucky families. As neighbors started coming out of their houses to shake her hand, I couldn’t restrain myself from at least trying to get close and wave hello. (By the way, it’s amazing how casual the people in New Hampshire are about meeting presidential candidates.)
I walked up nervously and told her that it was my birthday (it was) and all I wanted was for her to win, which got her attention, and I thanked her for the spotlight she had been shining on the rampant addiction epidemic in the state. Instead of nodding her head and thanking me for my support and moving along like I assumed she would — she knew she would have my vote no matter what — she locked eyes with me and asked me how I’d been affected by the issue. It felt as though she dropped everything in her life and literally put her jam-packed schedule on pause to make sure I was okay and to learn more about some dude she just met ten seconds ago. I told her that I had fallen into the trap myself when I was younger, and that the part of her detailed plan that addresses the overprescription of narcotics by doctors could have prevented me from doing so. As my conversation with her grew longer and longer, and as she respectfully asked me more and more questions about my story, I totally forgot I was casually chatting on the sidewalk with a freaking former First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State. I promise you again: She. Is. A. Real. Person.
“I know I have some work to do, particularly with young people, but I will repeat again what I have said this week. Even if they are not supporting me now, I support them.” »
But at the end of the day, all I ask is for you to keep in mind the stakes in this overall election. They have never been higher. Last year, the spectacle of Donald “The Donald” Trump running to be the leader of the free world was purely comical and impossible not to laugh at, from the moment he entered the race via gold-plated escalator whilst blasting Neil Young. But as this racist xenophobic pumpkin is rapidly racking up actual real-life delegates thanks to votes from the poorly educated and/or the white supremacists, the thought of him being within striking distance of the desk in the Oval Office is slowly twisting a knife into the pit of my stomach. This is real. This is the big picture. This is why we need to team up and work together in any way possible as soon as possible.
I’m aware of the street cred young Democrats collect by claiming they hated Hillary before hating Hillary was cool. Hating on HRC has gone more viral than Damn Daniel. But when you ask these young voters to explain why they think she’s a liar or untrustworthy or a criminal, they can rarely put their distaste for her into actual words — or if they do, they just vomit hashtag-ready soundbites from Fox News or The Young Turks. #Benghazi. #Emails. #ReleaseTheTranscripts. Joining in on the Republican-led attacks and stooping to their level is no way to advocate for the candidate you support. If you support Bernie for the nomination, you do that by going out and talking to others about why his policies rock, what his life story is, how your story relates to his story and his policies, etc. — not by spending your day mercilessly assassinating the character of a woman you’ve never met and a woman you might very well be voting for in eight short months, unless you’re able to stomach the idea of President Trump. During primary season, you win by focusing on the merits of your own candidate, not the flaws you see in another.
As Bill Maher (an avid Bernie supporter) said this weekend, some in our party need to “learn the difference between an imperfect friend and a deadly enemy.” I don’t agree with everything Hillary has said or done. I don’t unconditionally defend every single chapter in her public record over the past 30 years (and neither does she, by the way). I don’t think that’s possible for any voter to find in a politician. But if you identify as a Democrat, she is the farthest thing from your enemy. Plain and simple. Like you and Bernie, she wants to prevent a Republican from winning in November and reversing so much of the progress we’ve made over the past seven years on their first day in office. That is our number one goal right now. And whether it gets accomplished by a President Clinton or a President Sanders, I am 100% on board either way. Let’s stop fighting each other and start fighting together.
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I am hoping that this does not become a bad habit; it’s 12:08 am. But the slight tap of the keys as I type seems to soothe even the busiest of minds. I can sleep pretty well for someone with M.E/CFS. This might come as a shock to most, but some of us unicorn rarities sleep more than we should. But the enormous copious amounts of sleep leaves us no better off. Sleep feels non-restorative and before you know it you feel like a Cullen vampire; pale? Check. Haven’t slept in thousands of years? Check. Haha.
Life doesn’t always seem the way it does at first. Social Media has promoted the idea of the Fear Of Missing Out, known as FOMO. Always feeling like you should be more active in your social life. Everyone has better clothes, holidays, Significant Others and lives to put it lightly. This is all commonplace for most users of any form of social media. I always think, imagine how it feels to have not only that normal fears of the grass being greener on the other side, coupled with the fact that there isn’t that much you could do to change it. That is I on more than one occasion; I suddenly panic about all the endless lists of what I genuinely have missed out on. I also freak out at the sheer thought of the time that hasn’t been used ‘effectively’ whilst I’ve been ill. Nearly a decade on, I still worry about the hours and days spent either on the sofa or in my bed.
I try to squeeze what life I can as my capability allows but more often than not, it seems woefully inadequate. Without sounding conceited I know that I’ve packed quite a lot in times of duress. Is my story that unique? No, there are thousands of us silent ghosts who still feel like they just haven’t accomplished anything because of societies desire for academic and all-round polished success. I can say that I took one GSCE twice and still failed it twice, sadly for me it’s a core subject, but my brain just couldn’t compute it. Yet that was the single one I didn’t pass. Only one failure but yet the several courses I passed still don’t feel enough due to quantity. I should celebrate the sheer effort I put into every paper, every minute of learning things that made me want to stab my eyes out exhaustion. Yet, the set view of accomplishment makes success harder than I ever thought.
Sometimes getting out of bed and down the stairs feels like climbing Everest after completing a marathon. Does that mean I deserve a medal? Nu-uh. If I can see that as a big event in a single day surely pieces of paper should come easier that took years to of work?
But the little voice inside simply doesn’t want a participation trophy just to ease the sting of life.
To paraphrase some famous person: “If we treated our dearest friends as we do oneself, we would never have friends.”
The overwhelming lesson I need to learn is to stretch myself, but also to do it kindly. I think I would be more effective with less baggage to carry around. Be kinder to yourself and see what you can do, one choice at a time. That’s all you can do. Don’t follow the party, be the party. Who knows how many times your words or your actions have positively impacted on another individual. There is a Dr Suess quote that means a lot to me “To the world you may be one person. To one person you may be the world.”
Take a deep breath and maybe not check social media quite so much. Accomplishments are what you make them, if that’s making a cup of tea then you’ve achieved something today.
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Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Dies
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show singer Ray Sawyer, who sang lead on their hit "The Cover of Rolling Stone," has passed away. He was 81.
The news was broken on the Facebook page of the current incarnation of the band. "Ray Sawyer, an original member of Dr. Hook from 1969-1981, passed away this morning. We send our condolences to his family at this difficult time."
The cause of death was not disclosed, but Page Six says that he had a "brief illness" and that he died in Daytona Beach, Fla. He had been retired for three years as a result of his declining health.
Born Feb. 1, 1937 in Chickasaw, Ala., Sawyer formed a band called the Chocolate Papers with George Cummings and Billy Francis. But they broke up after playing clubs all over the country to little success, and by 1967, Sawyer had decided to move to Portland to become a logger. However, while there he was involved in a car crash that resulted in the loss of his right eye.
He reconnected with Cummings, who had relocated to New Jersey, and Francis to form a new band with singer Dennis Locorriere. Thinking that Sawyer's eyepatch was evocative of Captain Hook from Peter Pan, they called themselves Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show.
The band got its first its break when they recorded two Shel Silverstein-penned songs for the movie Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? It led to a deal with CBS Records, with their self-titled debut, which featured Sawyer and Locorriere sharing lead vocals, arriving in 1972.
Silverstein, who also wrote Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue," wrote most of the songs for their first few albums, including their signature hit. As Sawyer later recalled, he got a late-night phone call from Silverstein while on the road, and Silverstein dictated the lyrics. The next day, Saywer showed "The Cover of Rolling Stone" for the rest of his band.
“Everybody loved it so we played it that night at the show," he said. "People loved it so we just kept playing it and then it started to build it. We actually played it for at least a month before we recorded it.”
Watch Dr. Hook Perform 'Cover of Rolling Stone'
It was one of the true moments of wishful thinking in rock history, with them appearing, in caricature, on the March 29, 1973 issue of the magazine. "Here was this little band from Alabama standing on the corner saying, ‘Hey, put us on the cover,’ he added. "And it worked. It was a dream come true…. As a matter of fact they put us on the cover again, I still don’t understand it.”
Sawyer remained with the group for another eight years, scoring another six Top 20 hits before leaving for a solo career. He was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
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The Prince George’s County Police arrested a man in connection with shooting at an off-duty Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Deputy. The suspect is 18-year-old George Hunt.
On July 24, 2016, at about 1:50 am, our patrol officers along with deputies from the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 10500 block of Campus Way South in Largo for the departmental shooting.
The preliminary investigation revealed Hunt and another suspect approached the deputy in a parking lot. Hunt shot at the deputy who then returned fire. The deputy wasn't hurt. The two suspects ran from the scene and into a car driven by a third suspect.
Hunt is charged with attempted first and second degree murder. He’s in custody of the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status.
Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to call 301-772-4925. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crimes Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text “PGPD plus your message” to CRIMES (274637) or go to www.pgcrimesolvers.com and submit a tip online.
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Telestream acquires veteran captioning company CPC
Looking to help broadcasters meet government mandates for the closed captioning of online, mobile and television content, Telestream, based in Nevada City, CA, has purchased the assets of CPC, a specialist in file-based, automated closed captioning and subtitling software and services.
Content producers and distributors around the world are all facing increasing demands to caption their content for broadcast, web and mobile distribution. In the U.S., broadcasters are bound by the Twenty-First Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act, signed into law in 2010.
Due to the acquisition, which has been completed (although no financial details were provided), Telestream will now add CPC’s products and technology to its portfolio of transcoding, workflow automation, live streaming and web publishing offerings. This includes CPC’s MacCaption for the Mac and CaptionMaker for Windows computers.
CPC’s MacCaption software automatically converts TV closed caption data to web closed caption data, which can then be streamed in HD quality by bandwidth providers like Akamai. This allows any media organization with a large number of archived captioned video files to reduce captioning operational time and errors by using a batch-processing mode to convert all the files in a folder to desired web captioning formats. MacCaption software can also create captions from scratch.
“Our customers at all levels need tools to author and distribute captioning in a more integrated way,” said Dan Castles, CEO at Telestream.
Founded in 1985, CPC’s employees will now work autonomously for Telestream, which will leverage its broad sales distribution and support network to expand CPC’s customer reach. Formerly based in Rockville, MD, CPC’s 10 employees relocated this week to Telestream’s east coast office in Sterling, VA.
“Closed captioning services are no longer relegated just to the linear television broadcast,” observes Ken Brady, senior vice president of Media Technology and Operations at Turner Broadcasting System, in Atlanta. “Our content is consumed on mobile, broadcast and broadband, and we constantly strive to make our captioning services available and accessible on any medium our viewers choose. Turner both creates and welcomes innovation in this important segment of our viewership.”
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I have r4ds, Supercard lite, but I don't think I use them in 100%. I mean, they are great for commercial games but I want to play with homebrew software. Unfortunately everything is so complicated to me. I tried to make Wolf3d and descent games but I failed. I don't know how to make it working. So, the only things that work for me are prdoom (Doom port) and Lemings. Perhaps someone would help me by sending one big archive with all this programs working prepared for R4ds or SCL? I don't have time to figure it out by myself. Thank in advance.
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‘Alan Moorehead’s Gallipoli’, Honest History, 9 June 2015
Recalling an Anzac classic, first published in 1956.
There have been at least some 70 books by individual authors published under the title Gallipoli in the century since. From the British Poet Laureate John Masefield in 1916 to Australia’s Les Carlyon in 2001 and on to Peter FitzSimons’ vast populist saga of 2014, these authors collectively have left no stone, landmark, battle, strategy, leader, fighters, gains, defeats or lived experience unturned. Yet, for me, none of their books can surpass the masterly, elegiac, and widely interpretative Gallipoli published by Australian expatriate, Alan Moorehead, in London in 1956 and reissued in many editions and several translations until today. Why?
A former journalist for the Melbourne Herald, Moorehead left Australia in 1936 for wider scenes. He was acclaimed the Daily Express’s ‘prince of war correspondents’ for his coverage of the British campaign in North Africa and his reporting of the war in Europe, topics he turned into his two books, African Trilogy and Eclipse. Settled in Tuscany post-war, he wrote 20 more books including his brilliant The White Nile and The Blue Nile and Cooper’s Creek. None, however, surpassed Gallipoli.
Yet, as an Australian schoolboy exposed to the medals in the school’s corridors and the annual talks in the memorial hall, Moorehead had come to hate the story of Anzac. As a member of the next generation, ‘we thought all these old men boring’, he wrote and, when he left Australia, he swore that he ‘would never think again or expose myself to the idea of Anzac and Gallipoli’.
But, after the second war, shown a diary of the Dardanelles campaign by an English friend, he was ‘absolutely captivated’ and, gathering the private papers of British and Australian soldiers, studying the historical sources, and rounding up military archives and maps specially prepared for him by the Turks, he toured the Gallipoli Peninsula, became aware that ‘there could be no other story like it’ and retired to the Greek Island of Spetses, near the Dardanelles, to write.
Alan Moorehead’s long first-hand experience of battle, his feeling for the soldiery, his overarching perception of policy and planning and of the contributing role of the international participants – the British, Irish, French, the Imperial Indian, African, and Anzac troops – together with his calm evocative style and analytical skills, placed him in the forefront of other writers. For the Australians, he was closely there.
A strange light plays over the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915 [Moorehead writes]. Hardly anyone behaves on this day as you might have expected him to do. There was a certain clarity about the actions of Mustafa Kemal on the Turkish side, but for the others the great crises of the day appear to have gone cascading by as though they were some natural phenomenon, having a monstrous life of its own. For the soldiers in the front line the issues were, of course, brutally simple. Confronted by some quite impossible objective, their lives suddenly appear to them to be of no consequence at all; they get up and charge and die.
As with Moorehead’s World War II despatches, there is an urgency and compelling presence in his descriptions of the hard-fought battles and of ‘the ant heap life’ of the soldiers, breathing, eating, sleeping, climbing, fighting, dying and burying their dead. ‘They were not fatalists’, he contends. ‘They believed that a mistake had been made in the landing at Gaba Tepe and that they might easily have to pay for it with their lives.’
But there was ‘an extraordinary cheerfulness and exaltation’ among the men at the frontline. Living with the prospect of death, all the normal anxieties and jealousies of life deserted them, ‘the past receded, the future barely existed, and they lived as never before upon the moment, released from the normal weight of human ambitions and regrets’. And with his painterly eye, Moorehead observes, always there were ‘the recurring moments of release and wonder at the slanting luminous light in the early mornings and the evenings, in the marvellous colour of the sea’.
With Moorehead’s wide analysis, his sense of the campaign’s hesitant leaders, its lack of coherent planning and its fierce losses on both sides, he cast the Gallipoli venture in a strikingly positive light. He saw it not as a blunder or a reckless gamble but as ‘the most imaginative conception of the war’ with potentialities almost beyond reckoning. Militarily, its influence, he believed, was enormous. ‘It was’, he wrote, ‘the greatest amphibious operation which mankind had known up till then’ and it took place in circumstances where ‘everything was experimental’. This included the use of submarines and aircraft, the trial of modern naval guns against artillery on the shore, the manoeuvres of landing armies in small boats on a hostile coast, the use of radio, the aerial bomb, the land mines and much more.
Winston Churchill presenting Moorehead with the Duff Cooper Prize, 1956 (New York Social Diary)
Importantly, in itself, Moorehead saw this highly complex combined operation by land, sea and sky (unlike the battles in France) as providing a practical and far- reaching basis and understanding for the Allied victory of World War II. ‘The old men were right’, he concludes. ‘It was the military event of the century.’
Moorehead’s Gallipoli riveted world attention and won a number of British literary prizes, including the inaugural Duff Cooper Memorial Prize, for which the winner could nominate the award’s presenter. Moorehead chose Winston Churchill, whose original planning of the Dardanelles campaign he had come to respect. In turn, Churchill wished the author a much greater success with the book than he himself had enjoyed with the campaign.
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- English Standard Version
- King James Version
1Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down; 2the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned disaster against her: Come, let us cut her off from being a nation! You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you. 3A voice! A cry from Horonaim, Desolation and great destruction! 4Moab is destroyed; her little ones have made a cry. 5For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distressed cry of destruction. 6Flee! Save yourselves! You will be like a juniper in the desert! 7For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his officials. 8The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord has spoken. 9Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them. 10Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed. 11Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his dregs; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed. 12Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his jars in pieces. 13Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence. 14How do you say, We are heroes and mighty men of war? 15The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. 16The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens swiftly. 17Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name; say, How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff. 18Come down from your glory, and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds. 19Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, What has happened? 20Moab is put to shame, for it is broken; wail and cry! Tell it beside the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste. 21Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath, 22and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, 23and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, 24and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the Lord. 26Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the Lord, so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision. 27Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head? 28Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge. 29We have heard of the pride of Moab - he is very proud - of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart. 30I know his insolence, declares the Lord; his boasts are false, his deeds are false. 31Therefore I wail for Moab; I cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-hareseth I mourn. 32More than for Jazer I weep for you, O vine of Sibmah! Your branches passed over the sea, reached to the Sea of Jazer; on your summer fruits and your grapes the destroyer has fallen. 33Gladness and joy have been taken away from the fruitful land of Moab; I have made the wine cease from the winepresses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; the shouting is not the shout of joy. 34From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. 35And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and makes offerings to his god. 36Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-hareseth. Therefore the riches they gained have perished. 37For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth. 38On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the Lord. 39How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him. 40For thus says the Lord: Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab; 41the cities shall be taken and the strongholds seized. The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains; 42Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the Lord. 43Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! declares the Lord. 44He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For I will bring these things upon Moab, the year of their punishment, declares the Lord. 45In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stop without strength, for fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the house of Sihon; it has destroyed the forehead of Moab, the crown of the sons of tumult. 46Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone, for your sons have been taken captive, and your daughters into captivity. 47Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, declares the Lord. Thus far is the judgment on Moab.
1Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. 2There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. 3A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. 4Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. 5For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. 6Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. 7For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together. 8And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken. 9Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. 10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. 11Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. 12Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles. 13And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence. 14How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? 15Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. 16The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. 17All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! 18Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds. 19O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done? 20Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, 21And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath, 22And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim, 23And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon, 24And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. 25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD. 26Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. 27For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. 28O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. 29We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. 30I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it. 31Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres. 32O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. 33And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab, and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting. 34From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. 35Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods. 36Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished. 37For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. 38There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD. 39They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. 40For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. 41Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 42And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD. 43Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. 44He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. 45They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. 46Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. 47Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
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Update July 26, 2017 – As reported by Kirik Jenness, these rules have been adopted by unanimous vote.
This week the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports are having their annual convention hosted at the Mohegan Sun Casino.
Among the noteworthy agenda items is a vote on a set of unified rules for kickboxing. Much like the ABC has done by setting unified rules for professional Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing, the group is hoping to come to agreement on a template set of rules for kickboxing which is presently suffering from a scattered ruleset.
While ABC ‘unified rules’ are not binding many jurisdictions defer to the ruleset and others closely model what the ABC agrees on.
In addition to voting on these rules the ABC is hoping to create an official records database for results modeled after the Boxrec model.
The vote takes place Wednesday and the draft rules read as follows:
(PROPOSED) UNIFORM PROFESSIONAL KICKBOXING RULES
1. Bouts may consist of a maximum of ten (10) rounds of three (3) minutes each in duration,
with a minimum of one (1) minute rest period between each round.
2. The referee and/or the ringside physician are the only individuals authorized to stop the contest, as determined by the presiding commission. This rule shall not preclude a video or other review of a decision under the procedures of the applicable regulatory authority if a protest is filed claiming a clear rule violation.
3. All bouts are evaluated and scored by three (3) judges.
A. The 10 Point Must System will be the standard system of scoring a bout. Under the 10
Point Must Scoring System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round.
B. The fighter who has lost the round may be awarded 9, 8, or 7 points.
C. If the round is determined to be an even round, a score of 10/10 may be awarded.
D. Partial or incomplete rounds will be scored. If no significant action has occurred, the
round shall be scored as an even round. This is at the discretion of the judges.
Bouts will be evaluated using the following prioritized criteria;
1. Number of Knockdowns.
2. Cumulative effective Impact on the Opponent.
3. Number of Clean Scoring Strikes
4. Ring Generalship or Aggressiveness
5. In the event of a knockdown the referee shall send the standing fighter to a neutral corner and administer a Mandatory Eight (8) Count to the downed fighter.
A knockdown is defined as when a fighter touches the mat with anything other than the souls of their feet as the result of a legal, damaging strike – or is in a defenseless position grabbing the opponent, or hanging on or over the ropes. The referee will have sole discretion in determining a knockdown versus a slip.
If a fighter goes down from what the referee indicates is a “slip” but fails to rise after the
referee’s repeated commands, the referee will initiate a count, and follow the procedures of a knockdown. If the fighter does not rise at the count of 10, it will be considered a TKO.
If a fighter injures him/herself and then fails to intelligently defend him/herself by turning their back on the opponent, the referee may, in the proper exercise of their discretion either treat the injury the same as one produced by a fair blow from the opponent and follow the procedures for a knockdown, or terminate the bout and declare the opponent winner by TKO.
6. The Three (3) Knockdown Rule is in effect only where a fighter has been knocked down 3
times in the same round by strikes/kicks to the head. In this event, this fighter shall be
determined to have lost the bout by TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT.
7. There is NO Standing Eight (8) Count.
8. A fighter who has been knocked down CANNOT be saved by the bell in any round, including
the final round.
9. All fighters are required to wear a mouthpiece during any contest. No round can begin
without the mouthpieces in place. If any mouthpiece becomes dislodged during the contest, the referee shall call time and have the mouthpiece rinsed and put back in the fighter’s mouth at the first opportune moment, without interfering with the action. The referee may deduct points if he/she feels the mouthpiece is being intentionally dislodged.
10. A fighter shall receive a 20 second count if the fighter is knocked out of the ring and onto the floor. The fighter shall NOT be assisted by anyone, including spectators or his seconds. If the fighter is assisted, he may be deducted points, or disqualified, at the sole discretion of the referee. If the fighter falls or is thrown from the ring the referee shall “stop time”, allow the fighter to return, seek the council of the ringside physician and/or penalize the other fighter if there was a fouling action, where appropriate.
A. Head butts.
B. Groin strikes.
C. Thrusting or Linear kicks directed at the knee joint
D. Striking the back of the head or the spine – defined as striking any of the area beginning
at the back of the head starting at the crown of the head and running directly down the
center of the head, spreading from ear to ear in the back of the head, running down the
entire rear portion of the neck, and beginning again at the occipital junction and stopping
at the top of the trapezius, and again from the trapezius muscle down the spine to the
E. Attacks to the throat.
F. Striking a downed fighter (a fighter is considered “down” whenever they have any part of
their body other than the soles of their feet touching the canvas).
G. Failure to obey the referee’s commands.
H. Striking on a break.
I. Striking after a bell.
J. Holding or using the ropes while striking or clinching.
K. Timidity: Repeatedly, intentionally avoiding engagement or contact with the opponent.
L. Use of abusive language and/or gestures.
M. Causing intentional delays in the action: For example, repeatedly spitting out the mouth
piece, falling out of the ring to cause delay.
O. Holding the opponent’s leg without executing a legal strike or while executing more than
one striking technique. (A fighter may grab the opponent’s kicking leg and immediately
execute one legal strike while taking one step, and then they must immediately release
P. Any effort to down a fighter by a method other than a legal strike or strikes; this includes,
but is not limited to joint locks, submission attempts, sweeps, reaps, takedowns and
R. Spiting at the opponent.
S. Striking with the elbow, arm, wrist, or other part of the glove that is not the padded part of
T. Holding, which is defined as repeatedly grabbing, grasping or tying up an opponent in
order to prevent the opponent from striking
12. Permissible Strikes:
A. All boxing strikes to permissible target areas.
B. Spinning backhands/fists to permissible target areas
C. Knee strikes to permissible target areas
D. All kicking strikes to permissible targets above the belt line
E. All kicking Strikes executed with the foot or shin directed to the legs (excluding linear or
thrusting kicks directed to the knee joint.
Permissible target areas: a) front and sides of the head; b) front and sides of the torso above
the belt; c) entire leg, except the knee joint by thrusting or linear kicks.
13. The winner of a match may be decided in the following ways:
A. Points Decision: When both contestants finish the scheduled rounds, victory is awarded
by majority decision of the judging panel.
B. Knockout: If a contestant is incapable of resuming the fight within the referee’s ten-count
due to legal strikes.
C. Technical Knockout :
1. If the official determines a contestant shows no will to, or is incapable of resuming the
fight due to a legal technique
2. If the official determines the contestant can longer intelligently defend him/herself
3. If the contestant does not leave his corner to take part in the fight following the
sounding of the bell.
4. If the referee is of the opinion that one contestant is outmatched by the opponent and
continuing the match would jeopardize the athlete’s health and safety
5. If the bout is terminated for medical reasons due to injury resulting from a legal
6. Where an athlete’s corner indicates to the official they no longer wish to continue the
contest and “throws in the towel”) If a contestant or his coach/corner man gives up
the fight. The contestant or his coach/corner man will indicate this to the referee or the
regulatory representative assigned to his corner (The corner “throws in the towel”).
D. Disqualification :
1. The referee disqualifies the fighter for any reason including intentional, deliberate,
flagrant or repeated fouling.
2. The referee disqualifies the fighter if anyone from their corner enters the ring during
the bout or touches one of the fighters during the contest, other than during the rest
period, or when permitted by the commission representative.
E. Draw :
1. If following the end of all rounds, at least two of the three judges do not pronounce
one of the fighters a winner.
2. If both fighters go down at the same time and neither can resume the fight within the
F. No Decision:
1. If a fighter cannot continue as the result of an accidental foul and the bell has not yet
sounded completing the second round of a three round bout, or completed the third
round of a five round bout, or completed the fourth round of a bout scheduled for
more than five rounds.
2. If the referee decides both fighters must be disqualified
3. Where the commission determines any other determination would result in a
miscarriage of justice.
14. A fighter who has been struck with a low blow is allowed up to five minutes to recover from the foul as long as in the referee and/or ringside doctor’s opinion the fighter may continue on in the contest. If the fighter states that they can continue on before the five minutes of time have expired, the referee shall as soon as practical restart the fight. If the fighter goes over the five (5) minute time allotment, the fight cannot be restarted, and the contest must come to an end with the outcome determined by the round and time in which the fight was stopped.
15. Injuries Sustained by Intentional Fouls:
A. If an intentional foul causes an injury, which is severe enough to terminate the bout
immediately, the fighter causing the foul shall lose by DISQUALIFICATION.
B. If the referee determines that a contest may continue despite an injury caused by an
intentional foul, the referee shall immediately inform the Commission’s representative and
the judges and the judges shall deduct the points as determined by the referee and/or the
C. If an injury caused by an intentional foul results in the contest being stopped later in the
bout, or in a later round:
(i) If the injured fighter is ahead on the scorecards, he shall be declared the
winner by a TECHNICAL DECISION, or
(ii) If the injured fighter is behind or even on the scorecards, the contest shall
be declared a TECHNICAL DRAW.
D. If a fighter injures himself while attempting to foul his opponent, but is able to continue
fighting, the referee shall take no action and treat the injury as if produced by a fair blow.
If the referee determined fighter who injured him/herself is unable to continue, that fighter
will lose by TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT/KNOCKOUT.
16. Injuries Sustained By Unintentional Fouls:
A. If an unintentional foul causes an injury, which is severe enough to terminate the bout
immediately, the contest shall result in a NO DECISION, if a bout has not completed the
rounds necessary to score a technical decision.
B. If an unintentional foul causes an injury severe enough to terminate the bout once the
bout is considered official, the bout shall be awarded to the fighter ahead on the
scorecards, including incomplete rounds, by way of a TECHNICAL DECISION.
A bout is considered “official” if completing the second round of a three round bout, or
completed the third round of a five round bout, or completed the fourth round of a bout
scheduled for more than five rounds.
If the injury from the UNINTENTIONAL foul is not severe enough to immediately stop the
bout but later becomes aggravated and causes the bout to be be stopped, the bout shall
be awarded to the fighter ahead on the scorecards, including incomplete rounds, by way
of a TECHNICAL DECISION if the bout has been official. Otherwise the bout will result in
a NO DECISION.
C. If a fighter injures themselves while attempting to intentionally foul their opponent:
(i) and is able to continue fighting, the referee will not take any action;
(ii) If the referee feels that a fighter has conducted themselves in an unsportsmanlike
manner, the referee may stop the bout and disqualify the fighter
(iii) If the offending fighter fails to intelligently defend him/herself by turning their back
on the opponent, the referee may, in the proper exercise of their discretion, either
treat the injury the same as one produced by a fair blow from the opponent and
follow the procedures for a knockdown, or terminate the bout and declare the
opponent winner by TKO.
17. 8 oz. and 10 oz. boxing gloves are the industry standard for professional kickboxing. All issues pertaining to mandatory and optional equipment will be determined by the presiding commission.
18. Male contestants must not wear clothing or other attire on their upper bodies. Female
contestants must wear short sleeved (above the elbow) form fitting tops or a sports bra.
19. No fighter may leave the ring before the end of the bout. Should the fighter fail to resume the bout following the end of the rest period, the referee shall begin counting as though there were a knock-down. At the conclusion of the \count, the opponent shall be awarded the boutby way of TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT.
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