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Many users were outraged by her post. |
Winstead later posted an apology about the offensive message. |
“Made a political joke, Twas before devastation revealed. In hindsight, had I understood, I would have refrained. Beyond sorry. #LetMeHaveIt,” she wrote. |
Winstead has since tweeted several messages about how to donate money for victims of the devastating twister. |
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. is engaged in the provision of wireline and mobile telecommunications services. Its products and services include wireline and mobile voice, internet, managed data and leased line, and integrated information application. The company was founded on September 10, 2002 and is headquartered in Beij... |
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is essential for carriers and service providers in transforming to next generation business models. OPNFV is driving this change through collaboration where telecoms and equipment vendors in China are working quickly to lead in that market. |
Dead trees in the Colorado mountains are being given a new look by artist Curtis Killorn and his collection of brightly coloured paints. |
Killorn says he has "a thing for trees" and that he sees his "rainbow trees" as public art installations. Having found a suitable dead tree, he prunes the tree, cleans it of loose branches and bark, and then places tarpaulin down below the tree to protect the surrounding ground. He uses water-based white primer over th... |
He paints from the top down, because the paint drips a lot. |
He told Wired.co.uk: "The trees that I paint are long dead and weathered by hundreds of years. What I do is bring "life" back to the tree in a completely new way. This tree -- which was once dead -- is now vibrantly alive to be noticed by all, no longer blending in with all the other dead trees." |
Killorn first painted a tree in 2008 out of frustration towards the public art organization he belonged to, which had been in operation for two years with lots of bureaucracy and few results. |
He told Wired.co.uk: "Out of frustration I located the perfect tree on a pathway in the hills and painted it without anyone knowing. It was a thrill to paint in secret and to hear people talking about the painted tree was even more thrilling. I remained under the radar even when people in town asked me about the tree, ... |
The tree was cut down and chopped up, something that was met with public outcry. |
He followed up with a couple of other trees, alongside key bike trails. Then last year he started to paint trees for friends and locals. Following positive responses and local media coverage, he launched a business called "Sacred Places", a full service landscaping function which incorporates painted trees. |
He explains: "Each design is unique and specifically tailored to the personality of the client. The intent of this enterprise is to create beauty where there is already beauty, highlighting the strengths of a tree now dead seemingly unimportant is in essence how we are to regard each other. In our busy lives we sometim... |
Killorn will be taking a tree out to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for this year's Burning Man event. His work has directly inspired UK artist Enza Mantio, who is now producing some trees of her own over the pond. |
Beyoncé and Jay Z were courtside at the Brooklyn Nets vs. Houston Rockets game at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Tuesday night. |
After wrapping her world tour last week, Bey was able to kick back and enjoy the game, rocking curly hair and a green hat (previously spotted on Blue Ivy) while holding a lollipop. The couple was all smiles as Jay’s team moved on to the playoffs. |
According to TMZ, two fans are suing the singer, claiming they were trampled at her United Center show in Chicago. They were reportedly knocked to the ground and left unconscious with broken bones. |
Hit the jump for more courtside pics of the Carters. |
WILMINGTON — A suspect in an alleged assault with a machete is claiming self-defense. |
Rob Baker, defense attorney for Lee DeBord, made a new claim of self-defense at a hearing in Clinton County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. |
DeBord faces two charges of felonious assault and one charge of tampering with evidence for allegedly assaulting his roommate, Roger Tucker, with a machete at their residence in the community of Cuba, south of Wilmington, in late July. |
Baker also made a motion to have an expert in wounds and blood splatter as a witness. |
Baker told Judge John W. “Tim” Rudduck he has spoken with two experts in wounds and blood spatter that could potentially testify and prove the self-defense claim. |
“An expert can in many cases taking a look at the wounds, the angle in which the wound was caused, the depth of the wound, the location on the body to determine it was an offensive move or a defensive move,” said Baker. |
Rudduck asked if Baker had an estimated cost or timeline as to when this could take place. Baker said he did not, but he advised he was also waiting to hear back from a third possible expert. |
Rudduck decided to continue the hearing on Nov. 8 so Baker could provide an estimated cost and timeline. |
DeBord fled the scene and evaded authorities for about a week until he was apprehended in Clermont County, police said. |
The Teapot Dome field is a faulted dome in the Salt Creek anticline on the southwestern margin of the Powder River Basin 35 miles north of Casper Wyoming. The Teapot Dome field is included in the Basin Margin Anticline Play of the Powder River Basin petroleum province (Dennen 2005). The Tensleep stratigraphic layer of ... |
Manchester City play eight fixtures in 29 days after the international break with the club fighting on three fronts - the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League - as they seek a quadruple having already won the League Cup last month. |
“I pray that they come back fit,” Guardiola told City’s website https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2019/march/pep-says-he-will-pray-for-his-players-safe-return. “They have to go to their national teams… enjoy and play for their country, but I hope they can come back fit like they are now. |
J.Lo has been engaged five times, as far as public knowledge is concerned, and her and A-Rod's future wedding will mark her fourth marriage. |
Alex Rodriguez’s Latest Catch: Cameron Diaz?? |
College, Boston, who has published papers on the topic in the Journal of Biosafety. "It could bring new diseases into ecosystems or destroy native species in them -- and introduce zoonotic diseases ready to be unleashed to humans." Weaponising animals could be cheaper, and technologically easier, than other WMDs. It wo... |
This year Patriots 15th Annual Youth Summit is a two day event May 4th & 5th 2012. The Youth Summit on Technology is the Patriots signature event and is now attended by over 700 students and parents from the 5th grade through 12th grade. |
You don't want to miss out on this!!! |
There is still time to register for each one of the Competition. Each member of the winning teams will receive a laptop computer!!! Only $40 to enter!!! |
The Social Media Jeopardy Game will consist of 7 teams of three. The questions are available upon request to study and prepare prior for the competition. |
Students will demonstrate their "piloting" skills for a panel of judges. The teams will also be required to prepare and present a research paper, brochure, poster-board, and presentation before judges in any of the following careers fields: aircraft design, jet mechanics, systems engineering, electrical engineering, hu... |
If you are interested in participating, please contact Patriots at 301/925-9350 or email Tiffany Dial at tiffany@patriots-ttc.org. |
The guest rooms in the Courtyard Milwaukee Airport come equipped with complimentary Wi-Fi access, ergonomic workstations and minifridges. On-site amenities include an exercise room, an indoor pool and a hot tub. Travelers who choose to stay here also have access to complimentary parking, laundry facilities and a free 2... |
A hotel's guest rating is calculated using data provided under license by TripAdvisor. A total of 218 have reviewed the Courtyard Milwaukee Airport, giving it a rating of 4, on a scale of 1-5. |
GPD Searching for Adrian Nego - KUAM.com-KUAM News: On Air. Online. On Demand. |
Guam - The Guam Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding 21-year-old Adrian Nego. He is the brother of Glen Nego who was picked up by GPD earlier this week in connection to a robbery in Tumon. According to police, Adrian is wanted in connection to a burglary that took place in Sinajana and a robbery... |
Beyonce is set to launch her own platform shoes. |
The singer has teamed up Giuseppe Zanotti to create the footwear, described as an ”ultra-thick platform” with a stiletto heel, which is set to go on sale in the next couple of weeks. |
Italian-born Giuseppe – who worked closely alongside the star and her stylist during the collaboration, told Vogue magazine: ”Beyoncé has very clear ideas – she knows exactly what she wants. |
”The thing which she then also has over other celebrities, is that she has an amazing voice. She’s incredibly talented and she’s an amazing dancer – she’s complete. |
In the past she has launched her own ready-to-wear line, House of Deréon, with her mother Tina Knowles in 2004. |
She later teamed up with her sister, Solange, to release a junior line entitled Deréon in 2006. |
Earlier this year, Beyonce launched her own vegan meal delivery service with her trainer. |
The singer, who participated in the 22 Days Nutrition challenge with husband Jay Z in 2013, was inspired to team up with her trainer Marcos Borges for the new service, 22 Days Nutrition. |
The service is based on the philosophy that it takes 21 days to break a habit and the 22nd day signals a fresh start. The meals, which cost $9.76 (£6.43) to $16.50 (£10.88), are entirely plant-based and do not include gluten, soy, dairy or GMOs. They are delivered to homes once a week, and customers can either buy pack... |
Sample dishes include curried Indian cauliflower and sweet potato bowl, sesame cabbage lentil bowl, and ratatouille pasta with pesto. |
The UC Davis Health Paid Time Off Program promotes and enhances work-life objectives of the university. |
In 2008, the Office of the President approved the permanent implementation of the Paid Time Off (PTO) Program for eligible bi-weekly and monthly paid UC Davis medical center employees. Effective in March 2011, the Office of the President authorized the expansion of the PTO Program to non-exclusively represented staff i... |
The purpose of the PTO Program is to establish a benefit program that provides employees greater flexibility in the use of time-off with pay and conveys the advantage of annually cashing out unused PTO hours accrued over three hundred (300). Providing greater flexibility also assists the University in recruitment and r... |
Eligible participants include those employees guided by Personnel Policies for Staff Members (staff and MSP employees) in the hospital, School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. Employees become eligible for PTO on the date they hire, transfer, promote or are reclassified into a PTO eligible position.... |
The Paid Time Off (PTO) bank combines the paid benefits of vacation hours and a portion of sick-leave hours into a single bank of PTO hours. PTO is used for vacation, illness, injury, or other scheduled or unscheduled absences. Each employee has an individual bank of PTO hours that has a yearly maximum accrual that exc... |
A full-time employee with more than 20 years of service accrues 14.77 hours of vacation and 7.38 hours of sick-leave pay in a four-week accrual period. All of the vacation accrual (14.77 hours) is deposited into the PTO bank, while half of the sick-leave accrual (3.69 hours) also is deposited into the PTO bank, amounti... |
PTO accrual balances in excess of 300 hours will be paid once a year at an employee’s current rate of pay each July, based on an employee’s balance at the end of June. Under the PTO Program, an employee has more flexibility, while assuming greater responsibility, for planning and using his or her personal accrued time. |
In March of 2011, when the PTO Program expanded to eligible employees in the Schools of Health, an employee’s vacation balance at that time was transferred in full to the PTO bank. An employee with 190 hours of vacation in early March would then have 190 hours of PTO. |
Holiday time and compensatory time off are not a part of the PTO bank. |
The EST Bank consists of paid hours that accrue up to 48 hours (based on 50 percent of an employee’s current sick leave accrual rate) of earned sick leave per year for full-time employees that is used for extended illnesses and approved bereavement leave. The amount of sick leave accrued is prorated for employees who w... |
EST also may be used for family and medical leaves of absence, and for bereavement leave, consistent with the University of California’s Absence from Work Policy. There is no maximum cap on EST accruals. |
In March 2011, when the PTO Program expanded to eligible employees in the Schools of Health, an employee’s sick-leave balance at that time was transferred in full to the EST bank. An employee with 420 hours of sick leave, for example, then would have 420 hours of EST. Like sick leave, any unused EST hours will count as... |
An employee who works an 8/40 shift who is sick for three days will be charged with 24 hours of PTO-S. |
An employee who works a 9/80 shift who is sick for three days will be charged with 24 hours of PTO-S and 3 hours of EST. |
An employee who works 4/10 shift who is sick for three days will be charged with 24 hours of PTO-S and 6 hours of EST. |
An employee who works a 12 hour shift who is sick for three days will be charged with 24 hours of PTO-S and 12 hours of EST. |
Part-time employees with appointments between 50% and 75% will have the first 16 hours charged to PTO-S and the rest will be charged to EST. |
PTO is used to cover absences during regularly scheduled work days (planned absences) or to cover the first three days (prorated for less-than-full-time employees) of sick leave or for a family or personal emergency (unplanned absences). Employees will receive payment for approved PTO days as long as they have accrued ... |
Exempt employees must continue to report absences in full day increments. |
Employees who are on shifts other than a standard eight-hour shift must indicate the number of non-worked hours, consistent with their scheduled shift. For example, a full-time employee who regularly works 12-hour shifts takes two days off work for personal reasons. The employee must reflect 24 hours of "PTOP" on their... |
PTO and EST accrual balances will be transferred to vacation and sick leave balances upon reassignment, promotion, or demotion to an eligible position not covered by this program. |
Upon separation from employment or transfer to a university position ineligible to accrue vacation or PTO, PTO accrual balances will be paid pursuant to university policy and applicable laws. |
Leave credits in the EST bank will convert to UCRP service credit at retirement. |
The PTO benefit program does not conflict with UCRP Retirement Plan regulations. |
Questions may be directed to Human Resources or to the Payroll Office. |
Hosted CRM apps provider Saleforce.com Tuesday unveiled a new service for more easily creating and managing both structured and unstructured data. |
The new Apex Content service is based on technology created by Koral, a San Francisco content collaboration software provider Salesforce.com acquired last month. |
Salesforce.com officials said the new service can help users share Microsoft Word documents, HTML pages, E-mails and audio and video files easily through the enterprise. The company said the new offering expands its push into the Web 2.0 business. Last month, Salesforce.com unveiled AppSpace, an on-demand portal offeri... |
"Salesforce Content represents a decisive step towards our vision of managing all information on demand," stated Salesforce.com's CEO Marc Benioff, adding that it "will liberate customers from complex content management software like EMC Documentum and Microsoft SharePoint by extending the on-demand model and Web 2.0 i... |
The new offering includes two major services: Apex Content, a document and file management framework; and ContentExchange, which lets users easily publish their content, tag it, and share it with other employees. |
Developers can use Apex Content to create a variety of different applications to ease tasks like regulatory compliance or for clinical trials for end users. The service also includes a library feature that allows users to check in and check out documents, and lock them while they are being edited. It also can perform f... |
The ContentExchange tool lets users subscribe to certain documents, and if that document is updated, they'll automatically receive an alert. End users can also provide comments, rate certain documents and even provide recommendations. |
Salesforce.com said that it plans to disclose the pricing and availability of the ContentExchange and Apex Content later this year. |
One day back in the early 1970s, when tape recording was a new adventure for me, I got the idea to record a cassette tape for my daughter in California. |
It would consist of song and harmonica, accompanied by guitar - my own orchestra. |
I understood my limitations in the music world, but I had amused a select number of people who were unconcerned with the accomplished. |
In my early years, I accompanied my dad while he played for old-time dances. He was a violinist, but a good fiddler, too. The climate then called for music embracing the feelings of the times. |
As years passed, I laid my instruments aside and took them out only for cleaning. Then they were returned to the closet to collect more dust. With no motivation, inspiration was nil. |
I had no holder for my harmonica, so I contrived my own invention consisting of styrofoam and freezer tape. I carved a hole in the foam for the mouth harp and taped it to the counter edge. When I sat on a footstool, my mouth fit perfectly on the harp. |
I practiced a few tunes, then settled down to business with the tape recorder. I played and played, tapping my foot in perfect rhythm while I strummed the guitar. I was thoroughly enjoying my own entertainment. |
Finally, I felt ready to go to the next step and decided to do some singing and yodeling; I used to do a fair job. I began with an appropriate song that would end with a yodel. |
I started out somewhat mildly, then enthusiastically my voice carried upward as I ascended the scale, and with a boisterous outbreak of song, I forced my vocal cords to the highest pitch they could muster. |
At the same time I glanced at my cat, who had been napping in the chair in the corner of the room. |
She was standing with her back arched in fear, prepared to spring on whatever was threatening; her eyes were wide with terror and her ears were pinned back as far as they could go. She was scared out of her wits. The picture was hilarious. |
After the tumult, I put my instruments back into the closet. The lesson was loud and clear. If the effect on my cat was so startling, how atrocious I must sound to my friends. Could I keep torturing them with my loud noise, especially my dear daughter? |
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