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In this episode, reporter Matthew Zmudka interviews science educator Kenji Yoshino, who gained fame in 2013 for creating a simple design to turn an iPhone into a high-powered microscope. The two discuss tinkering, science education, and the maker community. After listening, check out his microscope conversion over on Instructables. Joe Kerman is the new “maker in residence” at the Madison Central Library. He joined the Buzz to tell us what he’s up to. Stop buying things and start making them. John Eich and Karen Corbeill of MadCity Makers tell us how.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T08:41:34", "url": "https://www.wortfm.org/tag/maker/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
InvestmentHouse.com: Will Market Test and Continue, or Roll? - Jobs report revs up stocks . . . for a few minutes. - Jobs report headline is better but the return of striking workers, rising overall unemployed, and the failure to keep up with population growth stall the stock advance. - Stocks rally then give it back, but no collapse. - Spending bill raises taxes but not just on those with million dollar annual salaries. - Europe still a problem as Fitch cuts Spain and Italy. - Consumer Credit falls the most in 16 months. Looking for a holiday season savior. - Some solid leaders look spent as others, e.g. chips, try to step in and yet others form nice bottoms. - Bullish advisors fall below 35%. - Market in the in between zone: will it test and continue or roll? Jobs report heralded as improved but the market doesn't necessarily buy it. Friday was all about the jobs report. The market was up three days in a row (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday), following that nice reversal session. SP500 broke below the range and then sold off further on Tuesday and reversed. Classic textbook move. It put in a very nice run right up to the middle of the range or thereabouts. On Friday everyone was focused on the jobs report. It was better than expected. Nonfarm payrolls came in at 103K when just 60K were expected. For August it was 0 originally, but it was revised higher to 57K. Indeed, over the prior two months, there was a 99K upside revision. That was quite a nice boost for futures. When the news came out, the SPY jumped nicely. That is fantastic. We actually had a little traction, but then the market started thinking about it some. What was it thinking about? 45K of those 103K were telecom strikers from VZ returning back to work. You take those out, and you are in line at 60K. But there was the 57K revision, and that is a nice boost. Even the private numbers were better. They came in at 137K versus the 83K prior, and that was revised up from 17K. We had some positive traction, and moreover, the average workweek bumped up to 34.3 from 34.2. But investors found fault even here. They saw that it was just getting back to the level it gave up a couple of months prior. Not good action. It is not really what you want to see, but it is improvement. You just have to take what you can get. But here is the real rub or maybe there are two rubs. The long term unemployed came in at 6.2M. That is up 200K. Those are the ones who have been unemployed for six month or longer. Then there was also the bad news of the underemployed, what they call the U6 number. That is the total unemployed the people who do not have jobs, who may have fallen off the jobless claim rolls, and those who are underemployed. That rose to 16.5% of our jobs pool from 16.2%. That is not good. We have more people underemployed or unemployed. We are not keeping up with population growth, and we are not keeping up at a rate that would lower unemployment. Indeed, in order to reduce the unemployment rate to 8% over the next year, we would have to create something on the order of 275K jobs a month. It can be done, but it is something that all of the prior stimulus money did not do. I can guarantee you that this $400-500B that the President is touting "pass the bill" will not do that either. It cannot do it. There are some unsavory things in this bill, and just like the healthcare bill, no one read it. Now they are reading, thank goodness. Congress is not doing anything with this. Harry Reid knows he cannot pass it right now, so he will not put it up for a vote. Of course Republicans are getting blamed for that. They are getting blamed for Harry Reid not being able to get enough Democratic senators lined up with him. There are some nasty things in the bill. One of them being that we start losing deductions for as little as a $125K salary and I am not talking single. That is joint income. Greater than $125K aggregate income and they start stripping away deductions from your income tax. That is called raising your taxes, so you are being lied to. They say they will pay for it just by taxing people who make One million dollars a year or more, but that is BS. Go ahead and read it. Understand it and then tell people what you know. It will not fill the gap, and the President probability knows that. He is probably banking on it not passing so he can blame the other side. As he said on Thursday, he will run against a "do-nothing Congress." Of course that means the Republicans. You gotta love politics. There were several other reports out as well. Wholesale Inventories were down a bit more than expected, but nothing major. Consumer credit was down 9.5B, and it was expected to rise 7B. That is the largest decline in consumer credit in 16 months. It was for August, and September was a bit better looking at Same Store Sales. There is some hope that things are improving. This week KSS said it would hire 40K seasonal workers. That is a big help. There is a lot of fear that the holiday season er, Christmas season is not going to be that strong. Hopefully everyone will decide to go ahead and buy, and then the retailers will need to stock their shelves. Europe was still in the news, but it was somewhat quiet during the session. It was just the general idea that Europe would do what was necessary. During the session, Fitch downgraded Spain and Italy. After hours there was more activity. I think Belgium was being downgraded by Moody's. So there is a lot going on with Europe, and it may impact what is happening next week. It always seems to be something that is considered, no doubt. The jobs report was a bit better. You will hear touting and crowing about it, but it is still pathetic. It still means we are net losers when it comes to the unemployment rate. We cannot keep up with population growth, and therefore we cannot reduce the unemployment rate. We are in a bad situation. We are supposedly in a recovering economy, yet we cannot create any jobs. People are saying that this number proves we will avoid recession. The problem is employment lags behind the economy. If we have this little bump in the employment report, you can say, it is improving. But what has happened overall in the past couple of months? The economic data has bounced. It was in a straight decline, but now it has bounced. What has happened? After employment went down, it was really ugly again. Initial jobless claims bounced a bit last week and the week before, and we have had the jobs report come back a bit. It has followed the improvement in the economic data. ECRI says we will have a recession, so we expect the other reports to start turning back down. When that happens, the jobs report will follow it as well. The futures bounced higher on the news, but as the day wore on they gave up and turned negative. They bounced back to positive late in the day, but then rolled over once more. Investors could not make up their minds what they wanted to do ahead of the weekend. That makes some sense given that the market rallied for about three and a half days and then decided to cave in. It was not a total collapse. Yes, the indices closed lower, but this could just be a test in an otherwise continuing run up the trading range. We have seen it before. Looking back in mid-August when the market started to rally off those lows, there were a couple of days to the upside, then a pause, and then three or four more days upside before it rolled back down. This is not unusual. We will not say this automatically means a rollover. But when you look at some of the indices, they do not necessarily look that great. SP500, -0.8%; NASDAQ, -1.1%; Dow, -0.2%; SP600, -2.5%; SOX, +0.44%. Dollar: 1.338 versus 1.3429 euro. The dollar scored a gain to end the week in an otherwise down week. A nice reach lower to the 20 day EMA, and a recovery to hold the 10 day EMA support. This is exactly what you would expect to see in a continuing uptrend. The dollar is behaving very well, looking like it wants to continue to the upside. Bonds: 2.06% versus 1.99% 10 year U.S. Treasury. Bonds struggled again with the 10 year falling sharply. But the long end is holding at the 20 day EMA and a nice doji. A perfectly natural, nice uptrend. We will see if it can bounce off and continue. Down for the week. There was some better news out of Europe and people kind of felt that Europe was getting things under control. Now comes the lick log. Will bonds bounce back up on some fear? That would likely mean a downturn in stocks as well. We will see. It is set up to do exactly that. Gold: 1635.50, -17.70. Gold was down a little on the day. It has spent the last two weeks basing after that big selloff in mid-September. It has been bouncing around in a narrow range between 1650 and 1600. Looks like it will continue to do that for awhile until it can finish the base, get buyers behind it once more, and move to the upside. Oil: 82.79, +0.20. Virtually flat, but it was up 4.5% on the week. A very good week for oil as it rebounded off the lows. It is now back above 80 and hanging on in that trading range between 80-90. It banged around there all through August and September before it broke lower to start October. Oil is still struggling. It will struggle as long as there is a perception that the world economies are struggling. For now that seems to be the perception that is holding. The internals were somewhat quiet on the day. Volume. Volume fell 7% on NASDAQ to 2B shares. It declined 3% on the NYSE to just over 1B shares. Breadth. Decliners led 3:1 on the NASDAQ and decliners led 2.2:1 on the NYSE. Not a lot of excitement in the internals, but a lot of the fireworks already occurred when the market was selling off and we saw new lows in the thousands on the NYSE. SP500. SP500 moved higher and reversed. It closed off the low, but it was in the lower half of the range for the day. It tapped the 10 day EMA on the low. It is holding above the August and September interim lows. It looks pretty good. Just taking a day off on lower volume right at the 10 day EMA. It is in the lower half of the range. It still has to prove that it can move up, but it could easily bounce to 1180. 1180-1200 is resistance, and the top of the range is near 1220-1227, that November 2010 peak. It is getting further into the distance, but it is still there and holding SP500 in check. Nonetheless, it has room to run to the upside. That is the point. The question is will it make that run, or will it roll over? We have a downside SPY play waiting in the wings. We are just following it higher to see if it is going to turn over and give us a downside play that we can take advantage of. NASDAQ. NASDAQ showed very similar action. It tapped the 10 day EMA on its low as well, and then it rebounded off the lows of the session. Still holding in the middle of the range and still in good position to move higher. Very similar to SP500. It could just be a pause. It may want to take another day or two to rest and then make a break back to the upside. It has happened before on NASDAQ back in mid-August in that rally. It just took a day off and then continued to the upside. SP600. The small caps took it the hardest. They tend to do that given the market we live in and the economy we live in. They fell right back down, but they also held near the 10 day EMA and above the bottom of the prior range before this breakdown and reversal last week. They are in good shape. They can make a bounce higher just as the other indices are. It is just at that decision point. Are they going to track higher to the top of the range or not? SOX. The semiconductors enjoyed a positive day with that 0.44% gain. Of course they gave away a lot at the end. They rallied up to that resistance I talked about on Thursday at 360, and they tapped at the 50 day EMA. That also puts them at the gap point from mid-September, the peak from late-august, and the peak from mid-August. They ran right into that and showed a doji. That is not good. The stocks have moved four or five days to the upside. They may be winded, and we will see how winded they are. If they reverse, that is not good news. It sold off the last time it showed this kind of tombstone or evening star doji. It is showing one now, and it also showed one back in mid-September. This is a signal in a weak market that tends to point to a pullback. We will see how far it wants to pull back. Many stocks look like they are in position to roll back over. There are some strong stocks that just have the look of being somewhat weak. I will run through some in no particular order. These are stocks that have very high earnings growth rates right now compared to the rest of the market, and they are struggling. HUM has rallied back up to the 200 day EMA, and it looks like it wants to turn over. MA is up to the 50 day EMA, and it wants to break down. It broke through some support, and it looks like it might want to turn over and continue selling. In energy, CLB looks like it wants to go lower. We have been playing IOC, and it looks like it is trying to turn back over as well. There are some great stocks that have done really well in the past. HLF has a bear flag extraordinaire. Quite a good stock, but it is in a bit of trouble. Kind of hard to find upside stocks in position to buy. Semiconductors. SLAB has bounced to the upside. KLAC as bounced nicely to the upside. Many of these stocks have rallied. BRCM rallied, but now it is showing a tombstone or an evening star doji. It could turn back over and thus are not currently in a great buy position. Others outside the chips are getting there, and maybe there is some improvement. WIRE is in manufacturing. It has broken higher and is now testing. Maybe it can put something together. TYL broke its trendline and is coming back to test. Maybe something can set up there as well. EGOV has formed a nice rounded bottom and it broke higher. Maybe it has a handle forming. CTXS is an old favorite. It is forming a rounded bottom, and maybe it can make a break. There are even some financials. STT has a rounded bottom that is trying to form as well. It is not definitive, but MACD is rising so there may be something here after all. In short, there may be some leadership coming from different areas to bolster what the semiconductors did this week. That would be great for the market. Technology. This is traditionally a time for techs to rally, but some of the big names are struggling. AAPL is struggling after Steve Jobs' death. GOOG looks to be struggling near term as well. It has come up and formed a bear flag. If you are just trading it, it looks like it is working on some trouble. Longer term, after the huge gain, it is trying to form up a new pattern that is overall bullish. It is something of a triangle. That is why I always look at things on a weekly basis. It has a rally, this consolidation, higher lows, a constant top, and a little ascending triangle. After a pullback off of this recent move, it might be worth a play to the upside to try to capture a run to the top of the range. That is longer-term thinking. You have to think both short term and long term if you are going to make money in the market. We have the stock in position to move higher, but it has to come back after this bounce and perhaps give us a higher low. Then it can start back up to give us an entry point. There are possibilities out here. Near term, a lot of stocks are overbought thanks to the bounce. A little rest, a little test, and a higher low after two or three days of testing and resting would have them ready to move back to the upside. They could provide upside entry points. This bounce got up quickly, and you did not want to chase it. There will be more plays if there is a test that makes a higher low on these good stocks that rallied to the upside, and if they give back a little bit of ground but continue to set up and form good pattern as they make the next break to the upside. Then we will have upside buys. We just have to see which way the market will handle the overall bounce. VIX. The VIX pulled back as the market rallied this week, but it has come back to sit right at the top trendline of its triangle and right over the 50 day EMA. As with bonds, the VIX is primed for a bounce higher. That would mean that stocks fall. We will see how it turns out. Stocks are in that in between range. They have bounced off the lows, and now what will they do? You could cut the intrigue with a knife. Bulls: 34.4% versus 37.6%. After pausing a weak bulls fell below the important 35% level suggesting a bullish climate for stocks. Fourth week the bulls are below bears and the gap is widening. A powerful sentiment signal. Solid move lower from 49.5% in late July. Highs from April and December (60% readings spanning December through early May 2011). The 5 year high is 62.0. The crossover level at 29% bulls from July 2010 is long gone. 35% is the threshold level suggesting bullishness. To be seriously bearish it needs to get up to the 60% to 65% level. Bears: 45.2% versus 40.9%. Spiking higher and well above the bulls and the 35% level considered bullish for the market. Fourth week of bears over bulls and six weeks over the 35% threshold considered a bullish indicator and have made that important crossover of bulls. For more reference, bearishness hit a 5 year high at 54.4% the last week of October 2008. The move over 50 took bearish sentiment to its highest level since 1995. Extreme negative sentiment. Prior levels for comparison: Bearishness peaked at 37.4% in September 2007. It topped the June 2006 peak (36%) on that run. That June peak eclipsed the March 2006 high (33%) and well above the 2005 highs that spawned new rallies (30% in May 2005, 29.2% in October 2005). That was a huge turn, unlike any seen in recent history. Volume DJ30: 188M shares Friday versus 190M shares Thursday. How is the market going to bounce? How will it handle the success it has had? We will see what kind of data comes out. Again, after hours there was a problem. There were some cuts in other European entities. I do not know if Belgium will be an earth-moving situation, but it underscores that there are problems even though everyone felt that the ECB and EU were taking the steps needed to start grappling with the problem. After all this time, it is amazing that they are still talking about getting them to grapple with the problem versus actually doing something. On Tuesday we have the FOMC minutes. Thursday brings initial jobless claims, and those are always big news now. We have the Treasury budget. Friday brings Retail Sales, and that is important. Import and export prices are important as well. There is Michigan Sentiment. We always want to see how the people in Michigan feel. The big story will be a lot of earnings. It is that time of the year. We have people preparing for the holidays, and we have the preparation for what is typically a run toward the end of the year by stocks. Chips have made good moves this past week. If they test and hold, they could continue higher. We will start seeing earnings. We have had a bounce into earnings. Overall the market is still oversold. It is in its trading range, but I am not convinced it will be able to move higher. We cannot trust our guts. We just watch to see what a lot of stocks are doing. Some good stocks that have been market leaders have are struggling right now, and they are in trouble. We will see how much they can test, holding onto the moves they made this week. Then we will see if it can break back to the upside. Earnings will play a role. We have had both positive and negative warnings. The rubber will meet the road starting this week. We will see who is still doing well and who is struggling. I think there will be some more struggling, but we have not had a huge number of warnings. There are some key warnings from the likes of FDX and LOW, but not an overwhelming number of warnings. Earnings will play a role, and Europe will continue to play a role. Then we also have some bickering here in the U.S. There will be a lot of talk about the jobs numbers and what they mean. That will be vis-a-vis the jobs bill that the President wants passed. I call it a "jobs" bill, but I am merely being tongue-in-cheek. It is nothing more than another spending bill. It is a wish list for the people who will get what they want in other words, the FOB (friends of Obama). Those who pay the bills will not get what they want because they will have to pay MORE of the bills. $125K income earners will have to give up some deductions. You can read more about that. The market has those same problems to deal with. Earnings, Europe, and our own economic issues. So far they have been handling it with aplomb. Yes, they have sold off in July and August, but they have held in the range and broke back higher after selling off and breaking the range. Now we are at the old lick log point. What will happen? Will it continue higher or will it turn back over? If I was going to bet just for the heck of it, I would bet we test a bit and go higher. If we pull back and it looks like we are going to hold maybe SP500 comes down to 1140 or so and holds we may have to close some of our downside positions. If that is the case, we will get the break higher. There are a lot of stocks in great risk/reward positions to the downside, so we are picking up plays on them. We will look at more plays again for next week in the event that this rolls back over, but we will also pick up some upside plays. There is not a lot out there for us to play based upon the rally this past week. A lot of stocks are overbought and at the top of their range. There are several stocks that are forming rounded bottoms and have not made their move yet. The semiconductors have rallied to the upside and may just need to pull back a bit, make a higher low, and then try to break out of their range. It can be done. You cannot presume or assume one particular direction in the market. We have had a bounce and we are back in the range. Are the sellers going to run or will the buyers? We are in a range, and it could go either way. If we get a little pullback that does not break lower, we can close out some downside and be ready for an upside break. A lot of breaks that are overbought right now will set up for a continuation move inside their range. It is just that kind of market right now. We are back in the range. That is good, I suppose; we have been doing pretty well in that range. We took a lot of gain this week playing that range. It also means that you have to be careful. There is always that one out of left field, and we could have a rollover as the false breakdown becomes a false recovery. We will just watch how the stocks set up. They will start telling us what is happening. If we get a nice, gentle pullback again, then we start looking to the upside. That means we have to button up the downside and get ready for a bounce up toward the top of the range. Again, since we are still in the range, it is just a bounce until it proves otherwise. Consider reading up on some of the things I talked about. You will be surprised at what you find in these bills that people are finally taking the time to read.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T02:28:53", "url": "https://news.investmenthouse.com/2011/10/will-market-test-and-continue-or-roll.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
— Bama fan designs shirt with stains built in. There are so many horrible things we could say. I think I know where they’re sold. — New Wear Eagle shirts. (No stains). Pajamas? Halloween costume? Can Saban even fit in that thing? Photo via THE Kenny Smith. Wow. The sports anchor looks just like Tex from Anchorman. That “I Hate Auburn” video is tagged as “gospel music” on YouTube. Wow. I only made it through 30 seconds of that garbage before I wanted to kill the nearest stupid thing around me.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-23T01:06:25", "url": "https://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/09/points-of-interest-9-16-2010/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Todd Beyer enjoyed weekly one-on-one tutoring by rabbinic interns organized by Your Elder Experts. Hear from Leslie Pucker, 2017 Women’s Breakfast Co-Chair. Dan Crowley and Gil Aliber returned home from Celebrating the Art of Resilience and were moved to write poetry. Sue Melvin recently made a bequest to JF&CS Charlotte & Richard Okonow Parkinson’s Family Support. Amy was a Visiting Moms client when she was pregnant with her first child. Hear from Beth Schlager, 2017 Women’s Breakfast Co-Chair. This Asian-Style Noodle Salad uses a fresh, tangy dressing that you will come back to time and again. Daphne Petri read the names of the 37 new parents and their babies whose lives have touched her in the Visiting Moms program over the past 16 years.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T13:01:12", "url": "https://www.jfcsboston.org/Blog/Month/5/Year/2017", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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The “Four Dan Actresses” typically refers to the four most bankable and popular young actresses in Chinese cinema, an epithet that started with the generation of Zhang Ziyi (章子怡), Vicki Zhao (赵薇), Zhou Xun (周迅), and Xu Jinglei (徐静蕾) in the early 2000’s. A new generation of young actresses rise about every 5 to 6 years, with “post-85” stars like Crystal Liu (刘亦菲), Cecilia Liu (刘诗诗), Yang Mi (杨幂), and Angelababy being once part of that list. In January 2019, various Chinese media sources have unveiled their own list of “post-95”—or born after 1995—young actresses currently dominating Chinese TV and cinema. Sohu has named Nana Ou-yang (歐陽娜娜), Guan Xiaotong (关晓彤), Wendy Zhang (张子枫), and Vicky Chen (文淇) as the new four dan actresses, while other sources named Sophie Zhang (张雪迎) in place of Nana Ou-yang. The youngest of the four, 15-year-old Vicky Chen, is the youngest actress to be nominated for Best Actress at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, being only 14 years old at the time. She is also the youngest actress to win Best Supporting Actress, for The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful <血觀音>. The most well-known of the four, Guan Xiaotong, has been in the industry since she was five years old. Though her relationship with pop singer Lu Han (鹿晗) has overshadowed her work, the 21-year-old continues to see a consistent rise of popularity. Also made her debut as a child actress, Wendy Zhang isn’t as popular as Guan, but she has a solid track record with awards. At the 31st Hundred Flowers Award, when she was only 10 years old, Zhang won Best Newcomer for the film Aftershock <唐山大地震>. At the 55th Golden Horse Awards when Zhang was 17, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the film Last Letter <你好，之华>. Nana Ou-yang, niece of popular Taiwanese singer Feifei Ou-yang (歐陽菲菲), may not be known for her acting, but her classical music background and part-time career as a vlogger has put Ou-yang as one of the more popular young stars of the new generation. Ou-yang is a guitarist, pianist, and cellist. She is currently studying at the Berklee College of Music.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T02:14:25", "url": "https://www.jaynestars.com/news/chinas-new-four-dan-actresses-born-after-1995/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
I remember it vividly. There was a competition in art class in third grade. We were to replicate van Gogh’s famous painting, The Starry Night. I was mesmerized with the painting. The colors, the swirls, the sharp roof lines. All of it. I loved van Gogh’s post-impressionist style. He quickly became my favorite artist because of that painting and competition although I did not win. The following year, in fourth grade, we had to do a presentation on our favorite artist. Maybe it was our favorite historical figure but the category was broad and I remember choosing van Gogh. We were instructed to not only present the person but portray him or her during the presentation. At this point I had done a bit of research and learned that Vincent van Gogh cut off his left ear. That fact stuck out in my young mind so I incorporated it into my presentation by wearing a large, sticky gauze bandage over my own left ear. Tearing that bandage off was painful, let me tell you. It had to score me some major points, right? About 10 years later while in college I had the opportunity to visit the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. It was such a fun experience to see so many of his original pieces in person. With every corner I turned I hoped to see The Starry Night, the painting that initially piqued my interest in van Gogh and his work. After touring the museum I found out The Starry Night was at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Go figure! I will never look at a still life of sunflowers again without remembering that trip. At any rate, I was working on these two cute little side tables last week when van Gogh and The Starry Night jogged my memory. I hadn’t thought about that painting in a very long time until I was applying white wax over Artissimo. The contrast between the dark and light. Certainly this isn’t post-impressionism work but a little bit of white wax over such an intense color softens the look, doesn’t it? I love this story of you pretending to be Van Gogh! This is up there with my favorite Dana stories now. As I was writing about it, I was thinking how few people know about my childhood van Gogh adoration! Love this. The bandage on your ear – amazing! Van Gogh is also my favorite – and seeing Starry Night when I was younger is why! Olivia also likes Van Gogh now. We were at the PMA a few weeks ago and she loved seeing the Sunflowers. (She also made her own version at the Arts Splash table.). Love the tables, too! Aww that is so cute. It is funny how his work is so memorable for young minds. I suppose it is the vivid colors. Love the sunflowers!	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T15:07:38", "url": "https://circadee.com/2014/07/22/starry-night/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Thanks to Jed Rothwell for posting a link on the vortex-l mailing list of a paper published on the Researchgate website from a group of Japanese researchers at Kobe University using a Copper, Nickel, Zirconia mixture in Hydrogen gas, with heat applied. The full text can be read at this link. Low Energy Nuclear Reactions – Is the mechanism simple electro magnetic resonance? For some years now I have followed the claims of Cold Fusion given by Pons and Fleischmann. As a student of physics, this potential source of energy was exciting and continues to be so. It seems to most that this was disproved many years ago, but to those paying attention, there have been many efforts to reproduce the effects seen and some claim quite a lot of success. The closest to getting a commercial product seems to be Andrea Rossi, and some of his work has been reproduced. Different theories try to explain how this works. Here I will attempt to explain how I think it happens. I will try to keep the explanation simple enough for anyone to understand. When a flute player blows across the hole, waves are formed inside the flute of air pressure dependent on the length of the flute. The frequency depends on the dimensions of the space it bounces around and whether or not a note comes out depends on blowing fast enough to overcome the loss of energy of the sound escaping. In this action we turn white noise (blowing) into very specific frequencies of sound. This is the process of resonance. Similar mechanisms work with other kinds of waves. In particular, electric fields in conducting materials could be made to resonate. If we take a conducting stick of metal and subject it to an electric or magnetic field pulse, a wave will bounce back and forth in the metal travelling at or close to the speed of light. Repeating the pulses at a rate before this wave decays will produce a ‘ringing’ of the metal at its resonant frequencies determined by its dimensions. For example, a high frequency electro-magnetic field pulsing on a metal rod of about 12 cm, should produce electro-magnetic field waves inside the metal of a similar length as a microwave oven. This could be used to provide a highly efficient way to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen gasses. It is not free energy in this instance but it might be a very efficient way to store energy as hydrogen and oxygen gasses that when recombined could power a car. What appears to be happening are isotope changes, with neutrons migrating from lithium into nickel. To free a lithium neutron would take energy at least equal to the change in binding energy for a lithium atom to change from Li7 to Li6, Li7 has more binding energy of neutrons than Li6. Working out how much energy is needed to free a neutron will give us the energy of a photon needed to do it. The photon would come from a resonating electro-magnetic wave. Knowing the photon energy will tell us its frequency. This will tell us the size of the distance needed for resonances. Skip the next paragraph if you want to avoid the mathematics. Li7 has a binding energy per nucleon of 5.60629 MeV giving it a total binding energy of 39.244037MeV. Li6 has a binding energy per nucleon of 5.332345Mev giving it a total binding energy of 31.99407Mev. If we want a reaction of Li7 + gamma -> Li6 + free neutron, then the photon (gamma) must provide the energy difference. This is 39.244037MeV – 31.99407Mev = 7.249967MeV. This gives us the frequency by E=hf for a photon. So the energy in Joules (SI units) is E=7.249967MeV x 1.60E-13J/MeV = 1.16E-12 Joules, which give us f=1.16E-12/6.63E-34 = 1.75E+21Hz. To get the resonant distance needed for such a photon, we can say that the speed of the wave is close to the speed of light. The time of one oscillation will give us a distance for a resonance mode. This is then 1/f = 5.70E-22 seconds. How far does light travel in this time? d=ct where d is distance and c is the speed of light and t is time. This gives us a distance of 3E+8 x 5.7E-22 = 1.7E-13 metres. This distance is somewhere between the typical size of atoms at about 1E-10 metres and atomic nuclei at about 1E-15 metres. So what is the resonance we could get? It turns out that when atoms form ionic crystals the electron from one atom is essentially moved to the other atom making it into a cation. This gives us what is called an ionic atom radius. For hydrogen that has only one electron, when it is bound in a solid such as a hydride its size is 1.2E-12 metres which is in spitting distance of our distance needed for a resonance. Resonances over this distance could be built up with electro-magnetic noise and regular electro-magnetic pulses to stop their decay like blowing on a flute produces a note. In fact it produces many notes. The resonant frequencies are all the multiples of half a wavelength so although the main energy of the resonant waves has frequency determined by half the distance, other frequencies are produced for waves at fractions of the length of the resonant distances such as 1/2 the distance, 1/4 the distance, 1/8 the distance. A resonance at 1/8th the ionic hydrogen size would be just about right size to create photons that could release neutrons from Li7. This means that a teaspoon of fuel could run your car for a year. Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat QX technology is a fascinating feline that combines multiple physical phenomena to produce both thermal and electrical output power. Allegedly producing kilowatts or more power at ultra high input-to-output ratios, the emergence of this technology could be truly paradigm shattering – with far reaching consequences that could impact all aspects of human civilization. If verified to perform as claimed, its introduction could be the catalyst that accelerates our species towards a technologically advanced state beyond the dreams of current science fiction writers. This document is an effort to describe and share the author’s best guess as to many details of the device. Many elements may be missing and some could be flat out wrong. But after researching a list of potentially related technologies including Paulo Correa’s PAGD generator, Alexander Chernetsky’s “self generating discharge” tube, Randell Mills’ hydrino, Leif Holmlid’s Ultra Dense Hydrogen theories, Kenneth R. Shoulders’ discovery of EVOs, and several others including information about the E-Cat QX, the author believes the information in this document is worthy of consideration. Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat QX/SK seems to be constructed of two large electrodes (alleged to be constituted of nickel) with rounded faces positioned within a cylinder of what may be a form of fused quartz or other heat resistant material. To insure the QX remains compliant with his granted patent application, Rossi maintains that it also utilizes lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4). Hence, a Ni-LiAlH4 combination. Likely, only a small quantity is utilized and subsequently vaporized by the high temperature plasma, creating a low pressure atmosphere within the cylinder. After an initial higher voltage impulse at startup, pulsed DC voltage is applied at around one hundred kilohertz. The claimed result is both thermal power being generated and electrical impulses that are transmitted back to the power supply – resulting in the need for a power hungry cooling system to keep the temperature of the electronic control system within operational tolerances. Many aspects of the QX resemble other alternative energy technologies from decades past, including those of Chernetsky and Correa. Both of their systems utilized electrical discharges in a gaseous environment to produce a plasma resulting in excess power output: although they were both focused on electrical power generation. An initial thought that comes to mind is that like these two systems, the electrodes of the QX likely produce surface protrusions perhaps appropriately described as similar to Taylor cones. These spike- like protrusions resulting from series of higher powered initial discharges produced an intense electric field amplification effect that reached a maximum potential at the sharp tip. If damaged or eroded away, the output of the PAGD (Correa) and Self Generating Discharge tube (Chernetsky) would fall down back to unity — a COP of 1. Also, in a similar manner to these two systems, the author conjectures that the QX operates within the “abnormal glow discharge” zone of a plasma discharge which can be described as a “negative resistance” region at which current climbs while voltage drops. This is the area that the magic happens. If exceeded, the negative resistance effect will end, ordinary electrical resistance will appear, and quickly an “arc discharge” will form between the cathode and anode. Such an arc discharge is undesirable for multiple reasons: not only because it’s not in the proper “zone” for effects that will be subsequently described in this essay but also because the erosion rate of the cathode will skyrocket, destroying the Taylor cone. Many design considerations need to be considered to reduce the chance of an arc discharge forming. Perhaps the most obvious consideration is the use of a resistor in the circuit of the power supply to restrict the current from reaching what would trigger an arc discharge. Additionally, a computerized control system should be utilized to control voltage and amperage levels. Yet another consideration is the choice of cathode material. Nickel may not be optimal. According to the patents of the Correas, the work function of materials should be considered. This is especially true with the E-Cat if you consider that the nickel electrodes – if they are solid nickel – are reasonably good thermionic emitters. At high temperatures, nickel electrodes will spew out electrons in a manner that may not be easily controlled, allowing for arc discharges and electrode erosion. This is due to its relatively low work function that permits electrons to escape its surface. Examining the work functions of common metals, Platinum has a higher work function and is described in scientific literature as being a very poor thermionic emitter material, especially when not used in combination with dopants. Since Andrea Rossi has experience using platinum, and we know he has access to the material – purchasing a quantity from Johnson Matthey – he may use the metal to reduce the chance of unwanted thermionic emission. As not to eliminate nickel from the device, to maximize adherence to his “Fluid Heater” patent, it’s possible that the electrodes are only coated with platinum. This would not be a bad idea for yet another reason when considering the high temperatures within the QX. The melting point of platinum is 1,768C compared to 1,455C. A difference of a little over 300 degrees may not seem like a lot but could be critical in a hostile environment such as the plasma atmosphere of the QX. The QX is also alleged to operate at very low voltages, below what would normally allow for a plasma column between two electrodes to exist. Interestingly, the interaction of atomic hydrogen and “atomic lithium” is alleged to induce a catalytic reaction according to Randell Mills of Brilliant Light Power. Mills claims that when atomic hydrogen contacts atomic lithium (in addition to a range of other catalytic elements) the electron orbit of the hydrogen atom shrinks to a fractional state. Regardless of whether whether you accept that an electron can orbit a proton below the ground state, Mills provides evidence of something fundamentally interesting occurring: a release of energy that produces “hot” hydrogen species, free electrons, and the creation of what he describes as a “resonant transfer plasma.” This resonant transfer plasma, according to Mills’ claims, can even be produced when a hot tungsten rod is exposed to a gaseous atmosphere of atomic hydrogen and one or more of a list of catalysts. In this case, the release of energy will create ionic species in the vicinity of the tungsten which creates a glow that’s visible to the naked eye. Moreover, Mills claims that the same reaction can allow for a plasma to be formed between two electrodes at between 1 and 2 volts per centimeter of distance between cathode and anode. This is a huge reduction that’s quite frankly impossible unless some little understood phenomena is taking place. Interestingly, it could explain the low operating voltage of the Quark. According to Mills’ theory and the experimental results of third parties, lithium is a catalyst for the generation of such a transfer resonant plasma! Since the QX utilizes lithium and hydrogen this effect should be present if this phenomena exists: which it seems to be. This does not necessarily mean that hydrinos, exactly as described in Randell Mills patents and papers, are being formed. I think it likely means that the elements in the E-Cat and the devices of Black Light Power do convert hydrogen into another form while releasing a specific quanta of energy. However, very interestingly, before Randell Mills distanced himself from Cold Fusion (LENR), he speculated in two of his early patents that hydrinos could catalyze nuclear reactions. In this theory, the Coulomb barrier of the hydrino was weakened or reduced, so that hydrinos could more closely approach the nucleus of other atoms — dramatically increasing the probability of inducing nuclear reactions. To be fair, there are probably a dozen other theories about hydrogen atoms – sometimes with additional electrons – being converted into another form that could act as a catalyst for LENR. Whose to say which one is correct; the author of this paper does not wish to be bound by any one theory. Before moving on, it should be noted that various noble gases such as helium and argon are also catalysts according to the theory of Randell Mills and have been confirmed by third parties. There has been some controversy on the internet about the color of the plasma produced in the QX. Apparently, certain individuals allege that it may have changed. A good reason for this could be that Andrea Rossi has performed tests with mixtures of various gaseous additives to enhance the basic LiAlH4 formula that falls under the Fluid Heater patent. As mentioned previously, the system is pulsed with DC at around 100 khz – at least during the Stockholm demonstration. When a DC pulse is applied, the electric field amplification effect at the tip of the cathode ionizes the environment even further, releasing an “electron bunch” or a conglomeration of electrons. This could be considered an electric current. And as we know, an electric current produces a magnetic field. This changing magnetic field due to the Lorentz force can induce helical motion of the charged particles: the electrons, protons, noble gas ions, and lithium ions. These charged particles can form curly filaments that could be conceptualized as stretched out slinky – a common toy from a previous age. Under the proper electromagnetic conditions, the ends of these filaments can come together and produce toroidal loops. Negatively charged electrons would be moving along the outside of these “donut” shaped objects (which could be compared to a typical toroidal inductor with copper wire wrapped around the exterior) and positive ions would be moving within the body. On the small scale, the objects that result could be described as micro-ball lightning or Kenneth R. Shoulders “Exotic Vacuum Objects” (EVOs). Moving upwards, such torodial plasmoids (a term coined by Bostic) could be considered as macro-scale spheromaks. Regardless of which term is used, they are self-organizing plasma structures. The effect that created them is the magnetic “pinch” effect which seems to be a phenomena that can take place on many different scales: nano, micro, and macro. But these structures may not only exist individually but could also be visualized as Russian nesting dolls: a larger plasmoid torus could contain or, perhaps, decompose and release a multitude of smaller structures. Alexander Chernetsky’s Self Generating Discharge plasma tube was stated to also utilize the magnetic pinch effect. Considering only one of several of his devices, a transparent tube several inches in diameter and perhaps four or more feet long, when a critical current density was achieved, the pinch effect would transform his plasma into divided “cycloid” segments. When these circular rings appeared, the excess electrical input would show up. Compared to Chernetsky or Correa’s devices, the QX is tiny, with a much smaller plasma channel. However, the principle of operation seems to be similar among all these devices. Andrea Rossi’s control box increases the voltage in a very abrupt manner (with a high rate of dv/dt) at a high rate of change. Since the device seems to be experiencing a negative resistance in the abnormal glow discharge zone, the rate of current change will be even greater – because the resistance falls as voltage increases. This sudden, non-equilibrium jolt pushes electrons suddenly and produces a powerful magnetic field: hence, a strong Lorentz force is felt by all charged ions. Perhaps aided by the presence of an externally applied magnetic field (more on this soon), a toroidal plasma vortex is formed (also known as a toroidal pinch). From here energy producing effects start to occur. First, the plasma vortex or spheromak formed starts to cohere the zero point energy field and utilize electron-positron pairs from the vacuum to produce a powerful electric field — that accelerates electrons and sends a surge of power straight back to the power supply! Thus, the initial DC pulse into the QX results in two individual pulses: a forward pulse and a back pulse. “This is how Chernetsky explains his miraculous experiment: ‘The self-generating discharge emerges when the discharge current reaches a definite criticaldensity, when the magnetic fields they create ensure magnetization of plasma electrons and they begin to perform MOSTLY CYCLOID movements. The interaction of currents with their magnetic fields forces the electrons to deviate to the CYLINDER-SHAPED discharge axis and the electrical field emerges. It has proved to ‘switch on’ the physical vacuum: in this field the vacuum is polarized and consequently the virtual pairs begin to move in a definite direction, instead of chaotically. It seems to the author that by some mechanism energy from the vacuum is being tapped by these systems, and the same is likely true for the QX. However, that’s not the end of the story. The “pinch” effect is also a mechanism that can induce nuclear reactions by compressing atoms together. If there is a form of hydrogen – perhaps configured to seem more neutron-like with a reduced charge – capable of inducing nuclear reactions with other atoms through weak interactions, then perhaps the pinch effect would be even more effective at inducing nuclear reactions. In this case, most likely, between hydrogen (modified in some manner) and lithium (or perhaps aluminum or even other hydrogen atoms). The effect would be that at every pulse of DC input, there would not only be energy extracted from the vacuum but nuclear reactions releasing MeVs of energy. This energy could be what is producing the tremendous heat in the QX. However, it could also serve to further ionize the gas in the interior of the reactor reducing the required constant input voltage. The energy that’s released when hydrogen is transformed to another state that’s more susceptible to undergoing nuclear reactions (regardless if this means it has transformed into Mills’ hydrino or not). This is expected to be in the range of hundreds of keV per transformation. The energy that’s extracted from the vacuum that produces a powerful electric field that can burn out the power supply as has happened with both Correa’s and Chernetsky’s devices. With each DC pulse there are two pulses of output. One output push goes in the expected direction and the other slams back into the power supply. The energy from the nuclear reactions that take place during the pinches. This is probably where most of the energy comes from. This system is complex enough that Rossi has many parameters to play around with, such as tuning the pulsing frequency to hit a resonance. Most likely, there’s a frequency range that’s best for different gaps between electrodes, different elemental compositions of the plasma, and different electrode geometries. Also, although there’s a self generating magnetic field produced by the discharge itself that’s capable of organizing the ions into vortexes, external magnetic fields could help augment the process. If you look at the known and accepted science of large scale spheromaks, external magnetic fields are used to aid their formation and manipulate them in many ways. I highly suspect that behind what may be platinum plated nickel rods are high temperature rated samarium cobalt permanent magnets. Or external magnetic fields could be applied via other mechanisms. There are a few important facts, according to the theory provided in this document, that need to be addressed. – The excess heat generation due to nuclear reactions seems to be primarily happening in the plasma rather than on the cathode surface or in the lattice. – If magnets are being utilized to provide an external field, not only could they be helping aid the formation of the vortex structures but also could be helping protect the cathode surface. Two magnets in attraction to each other at either side of the reactor would produce what’s called a “magnetic mirror effect” which would cause charged particles to seek the area of reduced magnetic field strength between the two magnets. – Andrea Rossi claims that the cathode surface is not being eroded. This could either be literally true or the Taylor cones could be regenerated as needed by allowing the control system to send a series of strong high current impulses that would repair them. The result could be a few seconds of reduced output every so often. – To further increase the output, Andrea Rossi could add deuterium gas or LiAlD4 to increase the chance of D-D reactions during the pinches. – X-Ray emissions would be a key signature of EVO/Spheromak/Plasmoid formation. – According to Randell Mills, a resonant transfer plasma is self sustained for seconds. Since the pulse rate of the QX is thousands of hertz, there would be no need to use a high voltage to ionize the environment each pulse. – A topic which is outside the scope of this essay is the choice of shielding Rossi may use around the Quark if there are any particles escaping. The author will save this discussion for a later paper. The author of this paper feels shocked that more parties are not openly attempting to replicate the QX. Although many parties have replicated Rossi’s powder based systems utilizing Ni and LiAlH4, there have been few if any attempts to openly replicate this amazing system. Proof, beyond any possible doubt, that the QX works and performs as Rossi claims does not yet exist. However, by reviewing similar technologies it is reasonable to conclude that such a system as Rossi’s would likely produce excess energy. Therefore, it is hoped that qualified parties capable of following all needed safety protocols will seek to reproduce the effects reported. Platinum plated nickel rods with rounded faces with a micro-protrusion to enhance the electric field. Samarium Cobalt magnets to back the nickel rods to provide an external magnetic field. Fused Quartz cylinder for the reactor body. Rossi claims his is a custom creation. Power supply with resistor(s) and computerized control system to remain in the abnormal glow discharge regime and avoid arc discharge. Fuel in the form of LiAlH4, deuterium, and perhaps various noble gases. Heat exchanger to transfer heat from fused quartz tube to a flow of water for calorimetry work. High rate of change DC discharges emit electron bunches from a protrusion on the cathode tip. The production of atomic hydrogen results in catalytic reactions that convert hydrogen atoms into a more neutron-like form, produce “hot” hydrogen atoms with hundreds of eV worth of energy, and produce a resonance transfer plasma that can be sustained at an extremely low voltage (allowing the next voltage pulse to be much lower due to the sustained plasma). The magnetic field of the electron bunch, along with any external magnetic fields present, induce the positively and negatively charged ions to self organize into toroidal or vortex structures. These structures cohere the active vacuum – perhaps extracting electron positron pairs – and generate a powerful electric field that accelerates electrons and sends them into the power supply. At the same time, nuclear reactions take place as the pinch effect squeezes the transformed hydrogen atoms into other atoms such as lithium. The resulting reactions release various forms of radiation: x-rays, gamma rays, and electromagnetic effects that could produce heat via electromagnetic induction in a conductive body. Particles may also be emitted that further ionize the environment reducing the voltage required to maintain the plasma. The reaction continues for some time with no additional fuel added to the reactor. Once this technology is verified and proven to work, many truths will be revealed. All at once, the reality of LENR, the reality of a range of previous radical technologies that never made it to commercialization, and the existence of an aether, a universal medium, with an unlimited well of energy to draw from will be revealed. From there, scientists and researchers will re-direct their efforts towards understanding the previously dismissed aetheric structure of the vacuum. Before long, all the forces of the universe including gravity, mass, and inertia will be understood. The E-Cat QX/SK may represent the pinnacle of LENR technology while simultaneously providing for a way to extract energy from the active vacuum. If the ideas of the author are correct, the QX/SK would produce an almost limitless source of thermal and electrical energy that could be used for virtually any application. Here’s exchange between Joseph Fine and Andrea Rossi from the Journal of Nuclear Physics today. It is following up on statements from Rossi where he says that their main focus is to obtain a wavelength in the E-Cat SK plasma of between 430 and 440 nm, which he has equated to temperatures of around 6900 °C, and having reached a peak peak temperature of 24000 K. It is still cold, compared to the millions of Kelvin you need for the nuclear fusion. ITER and others are talking of hundred millions K and this is why they will never succeed, because it is impossible confine reliably such temperatures with an unavoidably unstable magnetic field, on a so big surface. Consider that a contact at this T even for a fraction of second between the plasma and any material would instantly sublimate the material the reactor is built with, whatever you use. I am sure that many engineers working in the fusion industry would disagree with his statement about it being impossible to “confine reliably such temperatures with an unavoidably unstable magnetic field”. Tokomak Energy, a private British fusion company, announced earlier this year that they had reached temperatures of 15 million degrees in its ST40 reactor (see: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-ST40-achieves-15-million-degree-target-06061801.html), and their next 2018 target is to reach 100 million degrees – the temperature needed to fuse charged deuterium and tritium particles. “The temperatures needed for efficient fusion to occur are over 100 million degrees and confining and controlling the immensely hot, sometimes unstable plasma, is a complicated task. If the E-Cat SK actually works, and can be clearly demonstrated to do so, it seems it would be a much cheaper, cooler and less complicated means of producing energy, and may cause a re-assessment in the fusion industry. Recently Andrea Rossi announced that the upcoming E-Cat presentation, now scheduled for January 31, 2019 would be an internet-only event, not a live event where guests could be present, as was the case at the event in Stockholm November 2017. His reasoning was that it would be very difficult find a public venue where he would be permitted to operate his E-Cat SK which now is apparently rated at 10 kW (as opposed to 20 W in Stockholm). This has been quite a disappointment for many people, especially those who had previously received invitations to attend. I contacted Andrea Rossi and told him I was very interested in this presentation and I would like to be there to do some in-depth reporting for E-Cat World. He has told me that I am invited to attend. I don’t know yet exactly where the presentation will take place but was told it would probably be in the Miami area. I will of course have my own questions and hope to have a chance to talk with not only Andrea Rossi, but others who might be working with him. I will be there to learn as much as I can, and take as many pictures and videos as I can. I will try to report live on this site about what is going on, and should be able to respond to questions sent to me directly. If anyone would like to help support my trip financially, I would be most grateful for it. Travel and lodging will be the main expenses. I will probably be staying on site for 3 days and nights. My Paypal address is frankacland@yahoo.com. Please get in touch if you have any questions and thanks in advance for any help! UPDATE: Oct 28, 2018: Thanks to the support from readers here, I have enough funds raised to cover the expenses for the trip. Flight is booked, along with accommodation. The date of January 31st, 2019 for the presentation has been confirmed, the location was a surprise to me (that’s all I can say at the moment.) I really appreciate the support and I will do the best I can to provide good reporting for readers here. The video is produced by a Russian organization called Global Wave. The presentation is not in English, so I am not sure what the explanation behind the effect is, but I expect there will be some readers here who can help us understand what they are claiming. Today on the Journal of Nuclear Physics, Andrea Rossi announced that he would be holding an internet-only streaming event on January 31, 2019 (a Thursday). This will be the first public presentation that Rossi has made since the E-Cat QX presentation that took place in Stockholm in November 2017. He says that the E-Cat QX has been improved since then and now operates at 1 kW instead of the 20 W version in Stockholm. He has also said that a larger reactor, the E-Cat SK (about double the size of the QX), can now operate at 10 kW. In recent comments Rossi has stated that he will be showing the E-Cat SK at this event. So this will certainly be an event for the E-Cat World calendar. It will be interesting to see what happens. I recently sent some questions to Russian LENR researcher Alexander Parkhomov regarding his reports that were recently presented at the conference in Sochi Russia. Recently Bob Greenyer has posted an interesting video of the “Woodpecker” device that Dr. Parkhomov reported about at the conference as being a source of “strange radiation” and the in the first question he describes how it is constructed. 1) Will you release a written paper with full construction details for your Ni-H reactor and the “woodpecker” to help replicators? AP: Any experimenter can create a “woodpecker” device. You need a horizontal flat electrode immersed in water or another liquid, and a vertical electrode in the form of a thin rod. The vertical electrode is connected to an electromagnet, which is powered by a current, the circuit of which is closed through the electrodes. When the electrodes are connected, the electromagnet pulls up the vertical electrode, the circuit opens, after which the vertical electrode falls on the horizontal one. The chain closes again, the cycle repeats. In my devices, the voltage is up to 100V, the current is several A. 2) When the rate of strange radiation track production from the Ni-H reactor drops, does the quantity of excess heat produced drop as well? How do they seem to be correlated? AP: The speed of the appearance of tracks for some unknown reason varies greatly, even at a constant reactor power. It is not possible to investigate the correlation between excess power and the rate of appearance of tracks. 3) When your fuel was “exhausted” and excess heat production ceased, did the emission of strange radiation also stop? AP: We did not take measurements when the reactor was exhausted. 4) Does the application of a magnetic field (from a permanent magnet for example) have an effect on the rate of strange radiation production from the Ni-H reactor? What about the woodpecker? AP: We applied the magnetic field, but we cannot draw a reliable conclusion about its influence because of the very high variability of the rate of appearance of the tracks. 5) Kenneth R. Shoulder’s was able to manipulate the path of EVOs utilizing electrostatic fields. What effect do electrostatic fields have on the strange radiation you are producing? AP: The influence of the electric field is a very interesting problem. But so far we have not received results in this direction. 6) Have you detected differently charged (electrostatically or magnetically) strange radiation particles coming from your devices? AP: This question requires experimental research. would you consider as likely candidates? AP: This idea emerges from experimental results. The candidate for secondary fuel may be, for example, aluminum, which is part of corundum tubes. 8) What do you think a strange radiation particle is composed of? AP: I do not think that there are enough experimental results to formulate a reasonable hypothesis. 9) How do the rates of strange radiation production from the Ni-H reactor and the woodpecker compare: does one produce a greater quantity of strange radiation than the other? AP: It is difficult to make a comparison due to the very large variability of results. 10) Bob Greenyer mentioned that you showed him an image of a round spherical reactor utilizing nickel electrodes that produced a glow discharge plasma between themselves to produce a COP of 3 or higher. Can you tell us some more about this device? AP: In the flask were placed two tungsten tubes filled with nickel powder. Nickel was saturated with hydrogen at a pressure close to atmospheric. Then the hydrogen pressure decreased to 0.1 Torr and a voltage of 1000 V, 50 Hz was applied. A discharge ignited in the gas, the electrodes became hot, and excess heat appeared. Unfortunately, the electrodes quickly collapsed due to very high temperatures. 11) When the Ni-H or woodpecker devices are operational and emitting strange radiation, what safety precautions do you take? AP: We try to be far away. 12) What happens if you add a percentage of lithium to the fuel of the NiH reactor? What is the result in terms of excess heat and strange radiation? AP: Metallic lithium poisons the reactor. 13) Your response to the last question is that metallic lithium poisons the reactor. Does this mean that it breaks the reactor, or that the LENR reactions stop when metallic lithium is used. I recall in the past that you have used LiAlH4, and this produced excess heat. Maybe metallic lithium behaves differently? AP: LiAlH4 at a temperature of 180-200 ° C is decomposed into hydrogen and LiH. With further heating at temperatures above 300 ° C, hydrogen dissolves in nickel. Large surface of nickel powder supports to this process . If lithium metal is contained in the fuel mixture, it is melted at 180 ° C and absorbed by nickel powder. In this case, the porous structure of nickel is disturbed, as a result of which the saturation of nickel with hydrogen becomes difficult. Could Black Holes be ‘Dark Energy Stars’? Thanks to Gato for sharing a link to an article from the Nautilus website. It discusses the fact that early next year we should be getting images and data from researchers who have been analyzing data collected by the Event Horizon Telescope which has been pointing at the area of the universe surrounding the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* in the center of the Milky Way. The Nautilus article reports about the theories of George Chapline, a physicist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who has an unconventional way of thinking about black holes: he doesn’t think they are real, rather he thinks they are “dark energy stars”. “Chapline believes that the immense energies in a collapsing star cause its protons and neutrons to decay into a gas of photons and other elementary particles, along with what he refers to as “droplets of vacuum energy.” These form a “condensed” phase of spacetime—much like a gas under enough pressure transitions to liquid—that has a much higher density of dark energy than the spacetime surrounding the star. This provides the pressure necessary to hold gravity at bay and prevent a singularity from forming. Without a singularity in spacetime, there is no black hole. The article notes that Chapline’s theories are well outside the current thinking of members of the astrophysical community, but he believes that when the images of Sagittarius A* are released, they will provide support for his thinking. The following post was forwarded to me from an E-Cat World reader from Sweden. I found this interesting news in NyTeknik, Sweden. Maybe using Rossi’s light in E-cat? A research group at Chalmers [University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden] has developed a specially designed molecule that can store solar energy for up to 18 years. Now, the next step is to develop the technology to a larger scale, hoping for an energy consumption without emissions. “Molecular solar thermal energy storage” is a circular energy system that absorbs energy from sunlight using a solar collector consisting of a concave reflector with a tube in the middle. It acts like a satellite dish by focusing the sun’s rays to a point where liquid that chemically stores energy is led through a tube. The fluid is then transported to a warehouse where energy can be stored for up to 18 years. This is possible thanks to a specially designed molecule consisting of coal, hydrogen and nitrogen. When using the stored solar energy, a catalyst is used that allows the molecule to release the stored energy and, therefore, is heated. At the same time, the molecule returns to the molecular composition it had before it was exposed to sunshine. A more technical description of this process is in this paper published by Chalmers.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-20T05:18:55", "url": "http://www.ecathome.eu/?m=201810", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Readers of ‘Nordic Noir’ crime novels will be well aware of Sweden’s villainous politicians, closet fascists, corrupt police officers and ruthless tycoons. Such characters are all the more enticing for being almost wholly imaginary features of what we regard as a fundamentally nice if rather boring country. Kajsa Norman’s account of Sweden’s real-life hypocrisy and contradictions is subtler and more gripping than any thriller. She starts with a distressing account of a youth festival in suburban Stockholm in August 2015. In the crowds and darkness, teenage girls are groped and worse. The police briefly detain some of the culprits, but say they are powerless to do more. After a short early-morning radio report of the incident, the media go silent. Norman is an expatriate Swede living in Denver, Colorado. Her previous books have dealt with Afrikaner life in post-apartheid South Africa and the nightmarish results of Venezuela’s socialist experiment. Turning her attention, with some trepidation, to her native land, she combines an insider’s knowledge with an outsider’s perspective. Sweden’s image at home and abroad, polished over decades, is of high-minded, harmonious prosperity, which often fuels a sanctimonious disdain for other countries. On investigation, she finds Sweden’s claims to be a moral superpower wanting. One thread in the book is historical, highlighting dark episodes such as the sterilisation of “misfits” — more than 62,000 people, mostly women, about 20,000 of them entirely involuntarily. The policy continued as late as 1975. Among the possible justifications for sterilisation, she writes, were “extravagant or unkempt clothing, disinterest or exaggerated interest in one’s children, shyness, being too talkative, restlessness, unemployment, apathy, stubbornness, hubris, promiscuity, wastefulness, cheekiness, laziness, painted fingernails, obstinacy, dyslexia, black hair, cleft palates”. A related scandal was the forcible adoption of children on similar grounds, including “excessive affection” — overly tight family ties were thought to undermine loyalty to wider society. The “unimind” — as she calls the well-drilled and now instinctive conformism of Swedish society — leaves it untroubled by this and other largely forgotten aspects of the past. It also, she argues, renders it unable to deal with the problems of the present, notably its open-door policy towards refugees (and migrants claiming refugee status, even on the flimsiest of grounds). In 2015, she notes, Sweden took in a record 163,000 asylum seekers, the highest figure per head of any country in the EU. They included 35,000 unaccompanied minors, mostly boys, and more than two thirds of them were from Afghanistan. Such inflows could be manageable, she says, if Swedes would accept changes to their welfare and economic system, the Folkhemmet, or “people’s home”. This offers exceptionally generous conditions, but demands in return a level of social compliance unattainable by most newcomers. Many are left stranded on the margins of society, amid much mutual resentment. About half the country’s adult refugee population arrive with primary-school education or less. Unsurprisingly, many struggle to find a foothold in a pernickety (fluency in Swedish is a must) and highly structured labour market. The lives of two outsiders run through her book. Samvel Atebekyan grew up in Armenia obsessed with Ingmar Bergman films. As a student in Stockholm, the closer he comes to perfect Swedishness, the more troubled he becomes. Swedes pretend to engage in discussion, he notes, but “usually they just sit with unlistening eyes, waiting for their turn to talk”. To most questions, it seems, there is only one permissible answer. Moreover, given that all their material needs are met, why are Swedes not happier? Before he can finish investigating the melancholy and hollowness, he is deported back to Armenia, in a mystifyingly harsh, but incontestable bureaucratic response to his application for permanent residency. The unstated irony is that, amid the social strains of failed integration, Sweden deports someone who has even internalised angest — the untranslatable word that encompasses all kinds of discomfort, frustration, misery, panic and stress. The book’s other main personality is Chang Frick, the son of a neglectful gypsy metal dealer and an abusive Polish-Jewish mother. Against the odds, Chang makes a success of his life, gaining a degree in metallurgy and running a successful business. Nine months after the youth festival assaults, on an independent news website, Frick publishes the story of the event. Yet far from prompting a belated discussion of the mainstream media’s scandalous neglect of the story, he ends up under fire. Sweden’s liberal consensus is stiflingly narrow and rigorously enforced, with a determined disregard for truth, justice or context. In another example, Nyamko Sabuni, the Burundi-born integration minister, is denounced in the most hyperbolic language as a racist and is forced to resign. Her crime: trying to tweak policy on parental leave to encourage new immigrants to send their children to school earlier. For all its seeming rigidity, the opinion corridor can change quickly — and with an Orwellian disregard for consistency; Sweden’s policy on refugees toughens sharply in the course of the events described in the book. A big beneficiary of this stifling and arbitrary consensus is the anti-establishment Sweden Democrats, who raised their share of the vote from 14 per cent in 2014 to 18 per cent in this September’s election, attracting blue-collar votes from the once mighty Social Democrats. Despite the leadership’s attempts to cleanse the party’s fascist history, the Sweden Democrats are demonised by the mainstream media and politicians. Norman is no sympathiser, but she points out that the supposedly extremist group is the third most popular party among voters with an immigrant background. Unlike the middle-class Swedes, who police the national consensus, this segment of the population, she notes, is particularly exposed to the crime, fraying public services and other social stresses arising from botched migration policy. “It’s their cars that go up in flames.” Her lucid and insightful book suggests other things in Sweden are smouldering too, not least its reputation. Sweden’s Dark Soul: The Unravelling of Utopia by KAJSA NORMAN is published by Hurst. EDWARD LUCAS writes for The Times. Good that she exposes the hypocrisy of the dominant leftism in Sweden. But how do the Sweden Democrats have a “fascist history”?	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T12:21:20", "url": "https://fika-online.com/2018/11/26/a-moral-superpower-found-wanting/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
"Hell Ship Mutiny" (1957) - Watch and Download Free! Download "Hell Ship Mutiny" (1957) for free! To download Hell Ship Mutiny, left-click the download icon to see the list of available files. Choose a file, keeping in mind that larger files will take longer to download and will have better quality. Then right-click the file name and select "Save target as" or "Save link as", depending on your browser. Summary: Captain Jim Knight and his crew are sailing the South Seas. Rescuing island natives from dangerous, greedy criminals, pearl diving and a priceless treasures. Watch Hell Ship Mutiny to see whether captain Knight will survive the storm of challenges that the ship will face in their search for adventure. Entertaining movie until the last 20 min or so lost me with the diving sequence. This and the narration was right out of a Sea Hunt TV Show script. Too bad Peter Lorre’s talent was wasted in this movie…he deserved better than this B movie thing. The Chimpanzee had a bigger part.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-26T10:01:13", "url": "http://www.bnwmovies.com/hell-ship-mutiny.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
When I heard about Hanare’s Champagne Brunch, I immediately told rif we had to check it out. For RM298+, you get to enjoy the buffet with a free flow of G.H.Mumm’s Champagne, while the non-alcoholic option cost RM150+ — we opted for the latter. The décor was tasteful and zen-like, and reminded me of the setup at Hajime. The buffet spread was simple but of high quality. I was slightly disappointed with the sashimi selection as there were only two choices available; salmon and tuna. According to the chef, the shipment did not arrive in time for the buffet. The tuna belly was fatty and deliciously buttery, while the salmon and tuna slices were fresh and smooth. Also good were the oysters, opened on the spot. Sweet, fleshy and incredible tasting, I had five of them. My D.I.Y salad of rocket leaves, seaweed, asparagus, smoked salmon, crabmeat and salmon roe (ikura) reminded me of spring. Crisp and tangy with a burst of saltiness from the roe, I enjoyed this. I didn’t care much for the calamari rings, which were cold and oily. The chicken karaage was decent but sadly, cold as it was left outside along with the calamari. The prawn tempura was piping hot and juicy, but the batter was a tad thick for my liking. rif however, thought it was alright. My favourite part of the buffet was the teppanyaki section. There was a selection of wagyu beef, salmon slices, scallops and prawns. The wagyu beef was cooked medium rare for me, and it was tender and tasty from the marbling. I loved the scallops, which were large, plump and juicy. The prawns were crunchy, sweet and topped with creamy sauce – decadent stuff! Next to the wagyu, scallops and prawns, the salmon tasted quite average. Someone once told me, that to know if a chef is good, order the simplest thing on the menu. So I ordered the tamago roll. This was very good. The rice was creamy, moist and firm, and the egg filling was oh-so-fluffy. I’ve never eaten a tamago roll this good. Even simple items like chawanmushi and miso soup were done well. Desserts were decent but hardly memorable – fruit and jelly cocktail and azuki beans with dumpling. The food was delicious and service was good, but a few of the staff needed more training. Some of them didn’t know the names of the dishes available. Verdict: Simple spread, but the food was of good quality. Can you please teach me how to put away buffet after buffet and still stay so skinny n gorgeous ar ha? 😛 lovely spread.. one of my fav Japs restaurants to be sure! Huh? Ciki talking about staying SLIM?!! AHem. Anyway, yeah I can see why you were gushing over the wagyu; unlimited wagyu from the grill. When I went, there was also only 3 types of sashimi available. But then again, I think I could just eat tuna belly alone. And oh reading yr post, just reminded me of the lovely wagyu beef and scallops…. nom nom nom. Hey Bangsar Babe, thanks for the fab review. We had just posted up this link on our Facebook page! Please do “like” us to stay in touch! Cheers! You’ve got a very nice long legs….. I like you !	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T21:18:18", "url": "http://www.bangsarbabe.com/2011/04/hanare-the-intermark.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
On 18 November 2017, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos was enthroned as the first Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London, having served as General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom since 1999. In addition to this new role, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, has also seen it fit that he continue representing the Church in the United Kingdom at the ecumenical and official level as Papal Legate, and thus conferred him with the ecclesial title of Archbishop of London. Archbishop Angaelos is widely recognised for his extensive advocacy work, and as a result he was conferred the honour of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty The Queen for ‘Services to International Religious Freedom.’ Archbishop Angaelos has also been conferred the Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Coventry Cross of Nails for Reconciliation. With a pastoral ministry spanning more than two decades, Archbishop Angaelos specialises in youth ministry and travels around the world to speak at youth conferences and conventions. Having commenced his pastoral ministry in the United Kingdom in 1995 as a parish priest, Archbishop Angaelos was consecrated a General Bishop in 1999 by His Holiness, the late Pope Shenouda III, with whom he served as private secretary. He was Proclaimed Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, and the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church during a historic service at St Bishoy Monastery in Wadi-El-Natrun, Egypt. Archbishop Angaelos specialises in initiatives relating to advocacy, international religious freedom and development work, and is a member of, and chairs, numerous local, national and international bodies dealing with these matters. He is founder and convener of the Asylum Advocacy Group which works closely in partnership with the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief. Archbishop Angaelos frequently issues statements and comments relating to current religious and minority issues, with his particular focus on dialogue, conflict-resolution, and reconciliation. His comments and views are frequently sought on matters of human rights, civil liberties and international religious freedom, particularly in relation to the situation in Egypt, the Middle East, and North Africa. He has visited refugee camps in Greece, Lebanon, Kurdistan, and Jordan, and continues to work tirelessly to promote collaboration across the whole spectrum of his official, ecumenical and inter-religious engagements, to facilitate the support of and assistance to those in greatest need and suffering persecution and displacement. Archbishop Angaelos was born in Egypt and emigrated to Australia in his early childhood with his family. After obtaining his degree in Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology, he continued on to postgraduate studies in law while working in the same field. In 1990 he returned to Egypt to the Monastery of St Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun where he was consecrated a monk by the late Pope Shenouda III and served as his private secretary until 1995 when he was delegated to serve in the United Kingdom. He was proclaimed Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London on 11 November 2017 in Egypt, and enthroned over the new Diocese on 18 November 2017 at the Cathedral of Saint George in England.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T09:17:59", "url": "http://bishopangaelos.org/about-Bishop-Angaelos", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Security Solutions for Enterprise Confidence. Enterprises are moving their business processes towards digitization, mobility, big data analytics, web collaboration and cloud services. By doing this, businesses must understand that personal data, digital intellectual property, enterprise cyber-infrastructure and even business-critical apps can be compromised with network attacks, break-ins, inadvertent security lapses and vulnerable web services. Our consultants are certiﬁed experts across several domains such as CISSP/CEH, CCNA/CCIE. We have a strong team of Vulnerability Analysis (VA)/Penetration Testing (PT) Members, Computer Forensics, Manual Web/Mobile Testers, and Certified Architects/Administrators. Our implementation ensures increased coverage and depth on domains that are high risks, analytics and context-driven security reviews, management dashboard for overall security posture, complete awareness of applicable threats and its preventive/detective measures, intelligent automation models for faster response and continuously updated security posture. Businesses can expect Improved IT security posture, compliance to security and regulatory standards, security compliance at limited cost and within timelines, and reduced Security incidents.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T00:31:53", "url": "https://www.sagarsoft.in/security.php", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
For years, advocates of natural health have been hammering away at the message that soda causes diabetes and obesity. The soda industry, meanwhile, has remained in denial mode, mirroring the ridiculous position of the tobacco industry that “nicotine is not addictive.” Soda doesn’t cause diabetes, the industry claims, and it’s perfectly safe to consume in essentially unlimited quantities. “The finding suggests that any kind of policy that reduces consumption might have a dramatic health benefit,” said senior study author Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo (associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco). The American Beverage Association, meanwhile, says this study hasn’t been published in a peer-reviewed medical journal yet and therefore it doesn’t count.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-20T14:53:53", "url": "http://www.greens-n-grains.com/2010/03/over-130000-cases-of-diabetes-now-linked-to-soda-consumption-hfcs/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
The American automaker has introduced the next generation 2020 GMC Sierra Heavy Duty pickups alongside an all-new AT4 version taking design cues from the upgrades made last year. The heavy-duty trucks feature the MultiPro six-function tailgate, rear-camera mirror, and ProGrade Trailering system. All these features are borrowed from the redesigned flagship Sierra 1500 light-duty pickup introduced last year. GMC AT4 off-roading brand brings the all-new Sierra AT4 Heavy Duty in crew cab configurations. The 2020 GMC Sierra Heavy Duty is taller and longer than the previous generation models. The truck is powered by a 6.6-liter Duramax turbo-diesel cranking 445 hp and 910 pound-feet of torque. The engine is paired with an all-new 10-speed Allison automatic transmission. Thanks to the larger frame and more powerful engine, the Sierra HD can tow over 30,000 pounds. GMC demonstrated the towing prowess by pulling an 80-foot yacht weighing 225,000 pounds with the aid of a fifth-wheel hitch. Inside, the automaker has made it roomier than before. The headroom, legroom and seating height all got better. The Denali gets exclusive leather seats, open-pore wood accents, and dark-finish aluminum trim. polished in body color, and dark & textured aluminum textures on the steering wheel, center stack and sill plates. Moreover, the Sierra AT4 Heavy Duty boasts an off-road suspension, Rancho shocks, skid plates, Eaton locking rear-differential and regular 18-inch wheels with Michelin all-terrain tires. The 2020 GMC Sierra Heavy Duty will go on sale this summer competing against the likes of Super Duty F-250 and F-350, and new Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty. The pricing details are unknown. However, we know the 2018 2500 Crew Cab starts at AED 202,000.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T04:58:59", "url": "http://www.motoraty.com/blog/2019/02/07/next-generation-2020-gmc-sierra-heavy-duty-coming-late-summer/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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When I was interviewing with Delphix, part of the process included a face-to-face with our founder, Jed Yueh. The topic of EBS came up and what Delphix was doing to address the EBS cloning challenge. At the time, Delphix only supported Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. Jed was explaining how EBS database cloning went from hours/days down to minutes. I remember thinking to myself cloning the database is only half of the challenge because most companies are split half and half in the time taken to clone the database as well as the EBS application. Fast-forward 30 months later and here we are talking about cloning the entire EBS stack, database and application. I often have the privilege of speaking with many prospects that have significant challenges associated with cloning environments. It varies all over the map how EBS customers clone their environments. Some take a scripting approach, others rely on storage-based technologies and there are some that still continue to perform a manual clone today. The one commonality all of them share is they maintain a run book of how to clone to in their environment. When we have the opportunity to review the run book, we can quickly show you were the time savings will reside. Here is a table I like to share with customers so they can see the timesaving in the EBS cloning process with Delphix. Delphix is transformational software. It is quite a sight when you are working with a prospect and the light bulb goes off when they realize what all they can now achieve with Delphix. This is more than just a cloning solution. It is a new way of thinking in how you manage all of your EBS projects. Whether it is production support and staying “current” on patches, implementing new modules, hardware migrations, platform migrations or even making the jump to the cloud, Delphix will accelerate all of these projects. Let’s break this down in a simple manner and then dive into the specific components of EBS. At the heart of what Delphix does is it ingests a source (think production) and provisions a target (think dev / test / uat). Delphix stays in sync with the source. This dramatically cuts down on copy time, because the copy is already complete. It isn’t something you have to take since it is already in Delphix. Being Delphix is fully EBS aware, the adpreclone process in integrated. Now you are able to provision out a copy when you need it in a matter of minutes. The data already resides inside of Delphix. Delphix will automatically mount the data over the network to a target server and run a workflow to complete the process. So now let’s apply that same concept to EBS. Let’s say we are synced to your production EBS environment and we are going to create a brand new UAT copy. The dbTechStack would first be provisioned out to the target server. In order to do that, you would run through the dbTechStack provisioning wizard and answer the typical type of questions you would with adcfgclone. The end result is we have a functioning dbTechStack and a listener on the target server. Often this is completed in 5-10 minutes. Here is a screen shot of the dbTechStack provisioning wizard. Next up is the database portion. The database will use the dbTechStack we provisioned in the previous step. This step generally completes in 5-10 minutes as well. Here is a screenshot from the database provisioning wizard. Finally we have the appsTier left. Just like the dbTechStack, we do not have to take a copy of the application binaries because they are already synced into Delphix. The questions will look very similar to what you see in adcfgclone today. This portion of the clone will take the longest because adcfgclone is going to take the same amount of time with or without Delphix. Depending on the EBS version this could take 20 minutes with v12.1 or 90 minutes with v12.2. For completeness, here is a screenshot provisioning the appsTier. One of the benefits of Delphix is a reduction in storage use with your EBS environments. This is more of a by-product of what we do. In the below screen shot is the Capacity screen. A VISION 12.1.3 environment is synced into Delphix and a VISDEV environment is provisioned. You can see the storage savings are significant. So what’s left? That all is going to depend what steps you run after completing adcfgclone on the appsTier. Some additional steps might be CONTEXT_FILE updates, SSL/SSO, changing the APPS password, Workflow Notification Mailer settings or placing Concurrent Requests on-hold. The list is as varied as with each customer we work with. We have a powerful mechanism built inside of Delphix called Hook operations. Hook operations allow you to execute an ordered list of custom operations as part of the syncing, provisioning, and refresh process. All of the post-clone steps can be automated and integrated inside of Delphix as a Hook operation. I have been working with EBS for approximately 15 years and started with v10.7. Over those 15 years, I have been in production support, on the road as a consultant and even a team lead of Apps DBAs spanning multiple acconts. One of the biggest challenges I see with clients is they over-engineer their non-production EBS environments. You need to step back and look at the purpose and end-user of the environment. In 90% of the time, the environments are for developers and testers. They really don’t care what the underlying architecture looks like. All they want is a reliable application they can launch the self-service or the forms UI and run Concurrent Requests in. It doesn't matter to them if the database is running on ASM or there are multiple application servers. The benefits of provisioning EBS environments with Delphix now become overwhelming positive. Data delivery is now 100x faster because data isn't being copied back and forth between production and non-production. High quality data is being provided so errors are caught earlier in the development cycle. We haven’t even talked about the benefits of Jet Stream or integrated masking. We are just scratching the surface of what all is possible with Delphix and EBS. The overall effect is customers accelerate their projects, reducing the risk of budget overruns and boosting the ROI for EBS. What next on the horizon with Delphix and EBS? Stay tuned early next year to see what’s in store. Sometime, we need to clone EBS as of PROD at a certain time. That generally means we must take the database from Backup. How doe Delphix handle this case ? Delphix is capable of taking a snapshot of the EBS dbTechStack, the EBS database, and the EBS appsTiers as of any point-in-time, including the same points in time for each. As a result, Delphix is able to provision a virtual copy of the entire stack of EBS from a single consistent point-in-time as specified. Once provisioned, after changes are made, it is easily able to "rollback" the entire full stack, as many times as desired, which is particularly valuable for development and testing. When a project or sprint is completed, and those changes are pushed into production, then the virtual copy of the entire stack is easily "refreshed" from new snapshots. With Delphix, manipulating entire full-stack EBS environments is as easy and scriptable as running SQL statements from a script. Even Oracle itself does not have this capability full-stack and readily available.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T00:34:35", "url": "https://community.delphix.com/delphix/topics/delphix-and-oracle-e-business-suite?topic-reply-list%5Bsettings%5D%5Bfilter_by%5D=all&topic-reply-list%5Bsettings%5D%5Breply_id%5D=19883501", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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Trolldom, the folk magic of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, has been practiced for more than 500 years. Now, after extensive research, Johannes Bjorn Gardback presents the fascinating occult art of Norse trolldom to an English-speaking audience. This detailed account of traditional Scandinavian folk magic offers in-depth historical background, divination methods, and descriptions of practical spell-craft, and includes hundreds of collected Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish trolldom workings for love, money, protection, healing, and cursing. Johannes Bjorn Gardback is a respected healer, teacher, and spiritual worker of Swedish folk-magic. A practitioner of hoodoo and conjure, he is a founding member of AIRR, the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, and a board member of YIPPIE! He brings solid, firsthand knowledge of Norse, Scandinavian, and African-American folklore to his international practice. He currently lives in Goeteborg, Sweden. While the Norse folk magic tradition called Trolldom has much in common with the practices of African-American, German, Scottish, and English folk magic, it is a unique cultural tradition. This book is a detailed account of traditional Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian folk magic and provides spells to cast for love, prosperity, protection, and good luck; as well as a look at the history of Trolldom in Scandinavia and among immigrants to the United States, including descriptions of the basics of Trolldom practice as performed by professionals for their clients. Order Trolldom from the Lucky Mojo Curio Co.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T09:06:14", "url": "http://www.luckymojo.com/trolldom.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
The ever awe inspiring Ardoe House Hotel in Aberdeen was the setting for our corporate family fun day with Intertek. Around 120 employees and their families enjoyed the wide range of activities we had on offer for the duration of the afternoon. The Avalanche Wall dominated the skyline as our tallest inflatable played host to a lot of early interest from kids and adults alike. The kids often running our winners against their mums and dads. The Bungee Run played host to numerous family feuds throughout the day. So eager were the majority of competitors the standard bungee ropes could barely hold them back as they did everything they could to come away with the win. Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting was as popular as ever, attracting a lot of attention from our wannabe marksmen both young and old. The weather held for the majority of the day, allowing most to enjoy the inflatable fun on offer including the Bouncy Castle and Ball Pool. Denver’s Den was as popular as ever, housing what seemed dozens of happy playful children. The first competition of the day was on the Surf Simulator as kids and adults batted it out to be king of the waves and walk away with the glorious Team Challenge Company Winner’s Trophy. Some fantastic times were posted as Claire and James were flying the flag for the 18 and over category. The kids stole the show however, as they proved a lot more durable than their older counterparts. Some spectacular falls which could have featured on ‘You've Been Framed’ were the highlight of a hotly contested competition. After all said and done it was young Isher who walked away with top prize after a mind blowing 76 seconds on the board! Well done to him! A very proud dad snapping his camera frantically at the young underdog scooping the gong. The Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting competition was next up where the adults strived to exact revenge. Some fantastic efforts in the shooting throughout the competition as each individual clay was hit and quickly. Everyone battling out to win the second trophy on offer for the day. After some trigger happy rounds, delight and despair, it was Levi who shot to the top with some consistent and accurate gun work. The day began to draw to a close with everyone thoroughly enjoying what was an action packed, competitive, fun filled afternoon. Another wonderful time at Ardoe House Hotel with Intertek. See you next year!	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T10:52:04", "url": "https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/your-blogs/corporate-fun-day-with-intertek/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
For more information or to schedule an appointment with our Fishersville chiropractor, call 540-943-0022 today! Dr. Elizabeth Koch is a chiropractor serving Fishersville and the surrounding communities. Our chiropractor and the rest of the friendly team at Mountain Spring Chiropractic are dedicated to chiropractic solutions to target your unique needs, whether you are suffering from back pain, neck pain, headaches, or even just plain old muscular tightness and tension. You may need pain relief after suffering an accident, experiencing an injury, or if you have a specific condition such as chronic back pain or a spinal condition; even if you just want to improve your overall health, our chiropractor can help you achieve your wellness goals! Please visit the testimonials page to see what our patients are saying about our Fishersville chiropractor and getting regular chiropractic treatments. At your first visit to Mountain Spring Chiropractic, Dr. Elizabeth Koch will explain the science behind how chiropractic care works, and give you a full evaluation to see if chiropractic care is right for you. If there is a good fit, we can develop a plan of chiropractic care that is specific to your condition and health goals. If you are new to seeing a chiropractor and want to find out more, please email us or call 540-943-0022 to receive personalized answers to your questions from our friendly team. We also welcome referrals, so we invite you to share our chiropractic and wellness information with your friends and loved ones. April 3rd, 2019 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. Dr. E is very thorough, kind and gentle. She is excellent at explaining complicated medical issues and putting these issues and accompanying terms in lay language. She and the staff at Mountain Spring are caring and very helpful. I feel very fortunate to have put my care into their hands. "Had it not been for Dr.E, I probably would have had to have surgery. Thanks to MSCC, I am still walking and doing great!" "After several treatments, I am able to walk much better, have better use of my hands, I have less discomfort and pain, and I sleep so much better at night. Thank you so very much to Mountain Spring Chiropractic and God Bless Elizabeth Koch, D.C." "Dr. E is very thorough, kind and gentle. She is excellent at explaining complicated medical issues and putting these issues and accompanying terms in lay language. She and the staff at Mountain Spring are caring and very helpful. I feel very fortunate to have put my care into their hands."	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-26T02:59:01", "url": "https://www.mtspringchiro.com/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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Bite-size peanut butter bites covered in dark chocolate, a lovely little treat that also makes a nice homemade gift. You can buy a pre-made sponge cake to get the cake crumb or even better, make one yourself and crumble it up into crumbs. Place the cake crumbs and peanut butter in a bowl and mix well until all the crumbs are absorbed. Add 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar and mix. Shape the mixture into bitesize balls. Dip in the melted chocolate and roll in the crushed peanuts until covered.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T18:45:02", "url": "https://www.bakingmad.com/recipe/peanut-butter-bites", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Watch 3D and 360-degree visuals for real-world viewing. Supports iOS and Android smartphones up to 4.7 - 6 inches. Special lenses do not need 3D glasses, they can be viewed in 3D (your movies must also be 3D). Enjoy continuous without eye strain. Sponge that supports forehead Can be cleaned easily. -Open the application you downloaded. Bring your smartphone into the VR, adjusting your vision range as needed. -Can be connected through a computer by loading a compatible program onto the computer. And your smartphone Connect your computer to a smartphone. Then put your smartphone in the VR.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T08:40:18", "url": "https://www.retailgenius.com/product/23761-3/remax-vr-box", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Redis as a recommendation engine \| Frank DENIS random thoughts. “You might be interested in red toilet paper, because you bought blue and green toilet paper, and people who also bought blue and green toilet paper tend to also buy red toilet paper”. Recommendation engines are now everywhere, from e-commerce to social networks. Graphs databases like Neo4j are probably the best way to tackle the problem. But as an alternative, let’s try building a recommendation engine on Redis. Who bought what or who is following who could be stored in Redis sorted sets. Let’s take an example: a user buys A, and also B. We increment the score of the B item in the sorted set associated to key A. And we possibly also do it the other way round. This is a trivial way to keep a list of what items have been bought, what are the related items and how many of them there are. On a social network, the score associated to a relationship may reflect the level of trust. C is referenced by B and D. B and D are referenced by A. But C isn’t referenced by A yet. This is presumably something to suggest. F might also be a good candidate as a suggestion for A. However, since there’s only a single path from A to F (through E), it’s probably less relevant than C. In order to limit the number of non-relevant results, we may want to add a threshold: nodes that have less possible paths than a cutoff value shouldn’t be suggested. How to do that with Redis, and only Redis? Use ZUNIONSTORE in order to build a temporary aggregate of all related items (scores are summed up), and remove the reference item from the set (cylic links). Remove everything from the aggregate that is already directly related to the reference item. One way to achieve this on a sorted set is to use ZUNIONSTORE AGGREGATE MIN with a negative or null weight for the set we want to delete, followed by ZREMRANGEBYSCORE in order to actually remove everything from the reference set and everything below the cutoff score. Sort and optionally trim the new set with ZREVRANGE et voila!	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T23:55:30", "url": "https://00f.net/2011/03/10/redis-as-a-recommendation-engine/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Install necessary restraints and protective devices. Determine that such devices do not create additional stress or wear points. Review proper routing practices provided in Section 5 and make appropiate corrections to obtain optimum performance. The connection end of a hose fitting is normally threaded to obtain a tight pressure seal when attached to a port, an adapter, or another fitting. Sometimes bolts or screws provide threaded connection. Each size and type of connection requires different torques values. and these may vary dur to type of material or exterior coating. Follow appropiate torquing instructions to obtain a proper pressure sea without over-torquing. A properly calibrated torque wrench should be used to tighten each connection, except when the manufacturer specifies tightening a specified number of hex flat turns beyond finger tight to obtain a seal. In hydraulic or other liquid systems, eliminate all air entrapment after completing the installation. Follow manufacturers' instructions to test the system for possible malfunctions and leaks. b. Stay out of potentially hazardous areas while testing hose systems (see Section 4). c. Relieve system pressure before tightening connections. A hose and fitting maintenance program may reduce equipment downtime, maintain peak operating performance, and reduce the risk of personal injury and/or property damage. the user should design and implement a maintenance program that suits the specific application and each specific hose in that application. Evaluate factors such as the nature and severity of the application, past history, and manufacturers' information to establish the frequency of visual inspections and functional tests. g. Cracked, damaged or badly corroded fittings. i. Other signs of significant deterioration. If any of these conditions exist, evaluate the hose assemblies for correction or replacement. d. System fluid: level, type, contamination, condition and air entrainment. If any of these are found, address the appropriately. Functional test determine if systems with hose are leak free and operating properly. Carry put functional tests per information from equipment manufacturers. Age control and the manner of storage can affect hose life. Use the following practices when storing hose. a. Shelf life of rubber hose in bulk form, or in hose assemblies passing visual inspection and proof test, if forty quarters (ten years) from the date of vulcanization. b. Shelf life of thermoplastic and polytetrafluoroethylene hose is considered to be unlimited. If there are questions regarding the quality or usability of hose or hose assemblies, evaluate appropriately. a. Flex the hose to the minimum bend radius and compare it with new hose. After flexing, examine the cover and tube for cracks. If any appear, no matter how small, reject the hose. b. if the hose is wire reinforced, and the hose is unusually stiff, or a cracking sound is heard during flexing, check for rust by cutting away a section of the cover from a sample. Rust would be another reason for rejection. c. If doubts still persists, contact hose assembler to conduct proof-pressure tests or any other tests needed for verify hose quality.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T04:33:22", "url": "http://batamniagaperkasa.com/products/2/2-1/chart9page3.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
AUSTRALIAN sensation Bernard Tomic has been handed a daunting Australian Open first round after drawing Spanish 22nd seed Fernando Verdasco. The world no. 37 Tomic has had a great start to the year, reaching the semi-finals of the Brisbane International and the final of the Kooyong Classic. But despite claiming the prized scalps of Tomas Berdych and Gael Monfils in 2012, Tomic will be hard pressed to beat the highly-experienced Spaniard. If Tomic manages to successfully navigate his way into the second round, he could face a potential fourth-round match-up with Roger Federer. Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt has a much easier path into the second-round, drawing German Cedric-Marcel Stebe as his opening opponent. Defending champion Novak Djokovic faces Italian Paolo Lorenzi, while Brisbane International champion Andy Murray is up against American Ryan Harrison and Rafael Nadal has drawn a qualifier. In the women's draw, US Open champion Samantha Stosur has drawn Sorana Cirstea of Romania in the first round. Stosur has struggled in her opening matches of this year, making early exits in the Brisbane and Sydney internationals. However, Cirstea should present a relatively easy opening match for the 6th seeded Stosur. The news was not as good for Anastasia Rodionova, drawing world number one Caroline Wozniacki, while Wimbledon junior champion Ashleigh Barty will begin her senior major career against Anna Tatishvili of Georgia. Who will win the men's Australian Open? This poll ended on 30 January 2012. Who will win the women's Australian Open?	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-24T13:54:15", "url": "https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/tomic-handed-tough-aus-open-draw/1237033/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Why Earwax is Important for Your Health? We’re pleased to inform you that DIYHappy.com is finally back from our redesign hiatus and ready to wow you with a collection of new and useful content – perfect for helping you to choose the right ear wax cleaning and other cosmetic products. Today, DIY projects are becoming more common than ever, thanks to the arrival of new online video tutorials and innovative technology that makes it easier to avoid paying for the help of a contractor. However, as any creative mind will know, you’re only as good as your tools. Since choosing the right ear cleaning products can be a nightmare for even the most experienced crafters, we decided to create DIYHappy.com as your ultimate source of objective, third-party reviews and case studies. Our team does the hard work on your behalf, purchasing, trying, and testing each ear cleaning product to find the one that’s the most efficient and effective for you. Recently we did a review of the best ear wax removal tools and also a separate review of Wax Rx, Elephant ear washer, endoscope ear pick, and the ear irrigator. We have also done separate review of the perfect smile veneers. Authenticity is at the heart of our company. We don’t believe in writing dime-a-dozen reviews based on the information anyone can find online with a quick Google search. Instead, we actively purchase and test the items that we write about, so that we can deliver unique insights into the marketplace and help you to make the most informed choices about your tools. To make comparing products easier for you, we make sure that every review covers some of your most frequently asked questions, from how durable a specific product might be, to whether it delivers good value for money. This means that you’ll be able to make a choice based on the features that matter most to you! We’re living in a world where there’s more competition from companies than ever before. It seems as though a new brand joins the battle every week, meaning that shelves both online, and offline are becoming increasingly crowded with new options. Unless you have the time and patience to shift through dozens of Amazon reviews, there’s a good chance you could end up making a mistake with your purchasing choices. At DIYHappy.com, we’re here to reduce the risk of any unwanted purchases as we offer our own products based on the experience we haver gathered through out our reviews. By purchasing each product in the marketplace and exposing them to a strict variety of in-depth tests, we can promise to deliver the best option on the market. We know from experience just how difficult it can be to find the resources you need for a complicated DIY project. That’s why we don’t cut corners with our review process. We believe that it’s our duty to help consumers to make the best decisions on everything from power tools, to shelf-hanging solutions. We have recently added an article about how to make a resin and wood coffee table on your own and also insights about a key search app in our XY find it review Although we do our best to stay on top of the changing trends in the marketplace and refresh our current reviews with new data, it’s worth noting that you may not see an update from us in a while if we disagree with some of the latest opinions being published, or we feel that nothing needs to be changed. We genuinely hope that you get some value out of our clear, unbiased reviews. Feel free to get in touch with us and share some of the products you’d like to hear about or follow us on social media!	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T22:34:22", "url": "https://www.diyhappy.com/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Get a little boost in some new skills, and gain confidence singing and dancing with this fun and energetic class. This session focuses on the classic musical, West Side Story! Class meets Fridays, Nov. 30 – Dec. 7, 4 to 5 pm. $42/resident; $52/non-resident. To learn more and to register call Rosewood Arts Centre at (937) 296-0294.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-20T10:59:06", "url": "http://thingstodo.springfieldnewssun.com/event/musical-theatre-west-side-story--w1g8fgitt8", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
It’s not in every restaurant that you see a real Damian Hirst artwork in the middle of a dining room, but then London’s Tramshed isn’t your everyday kind of restaurant. Tucked away in the super cool hipster backstreets of Shoreditch, Tramshed is the latest restaurant opened by Mark Hix, he of Chophouse and Lyme Regis fame. The name gives away the building’s previous existence and the cavernous exposed brick interior is both wow and cool from the get go. We visited on a Sunday night and it was still jammed, so much so we could only get a seat at the counter, which turned out to be a great move. Sitting at the counter you get instantaneous service, the eye of your server but a blink away. It delivers a more engaging experience too, one which we tend to shy away from in this country, perhaps it’s our famous reserved nature – but we really enjoyed it and I would recommend it here. We even discovered that our server’s dad came from Wakefield, now that wouldn’t have happened if we’d sat at a table. The place is all hustle and bustle, with a lively, laid back, family friendly vibe early on a Sunday evening. Watched studiously by the cow and chicken in formaldehyde—which has pride of the place in the centre of the room – we ordered cocktails and perused the menu. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable taking you through the form on the menu—what you should order, how much etc, some people get annoyed with this perceived nannying approach, but I like it: information is power, especially in a cool London restaurant. The menu is very simple indeed, chicken or beef ( hence the Hirst artwork and many others in the same vein adorning the Hoxton hipster brick) except for a few bits and bobs, which add some variety to the stripped back offering. I confess I do like this kind of menu: it makes life super easy for me and given I’d had beef the day before, my life just got even easier so we shared a full Swainson House Farm chicken (barn-reared Indian Rock, no less) and the birds are served legs akimbo, with feet attached, golden roasted with a ceramic pot where the head could be. Quite dramatic and very cool. Starters were simple but lovely: light as air Yorkshire pudding with whipped chicken livers (oh my) and a shaved pumpkin and walnut fennel salad paved the way for a slap up feast that made us smile. Chicken, chips, onion rings, proper chicken gravy – before long we were knee deep in a perfect combination of a homemade / upmarket / dirtbag food experience. Some would say that is the perfect foodie storm and who can disagree? Tramshed white vino was excellent at a sub £20 price in London—shame on pricey Leeds gaffs pricing wine as a way to boost revenues. We don’t mind paying of course, but it’s in London that you see the value of a highly competitive market. As per usual our eyes were bigger than our bellies and the chicken beat us and in turn edged out the desserts, but we left happy and full, satisfied that London cool needn’t cost the earth and provide a warm and engaging experience. Continuing the London theme, I had breakfast at a cool little place in Bloomsbury called Gail’s Kitchen. It’s rather oddly situated in the foyer of the hip MyHotel as their in house/external dining room that serves for all the meals on offer. But having said that it all works reasonably well. Unusually for London, the cooked breakfasts are all to order. I note that even in the most expensive of central London hotels, the vile breakfast buffet rules supreme and I for one will seek out alternative hotels that offer an edible, human breakfast experience. I generally don’t eat one at home midweek, so it’s a treat for me to do so when travelling and rubber eggs and poisonous sausages do not light my fire. Anyway Gail’s kitchen is simple, cool and unpretentious in a pretentious kind of way. Clearly the hip choice for breakfast meets, I followed suit and had a breakfast meet there. Coffee was acceptable and the poached eggs on San Francisco sourdough with bacon jam (I know) was on the right side of funky. I felt cool just ordering it. Either way it was all good, if a little pricey given the Bloomsbury address but worth the extra as other options were corporate Costas or touristy outlets. Service was a little confused, requiring some chivvying although quite amiable. No pics of food unfortunately this time but I did get a pic of the bill and a handful of cards that came in an old John Player cigarette tin. Lovely touch. Nice branding too. 1. Warm us up – it was flipping freezing. 2. Be easy – we’d had a full on week and we needed to keep it simple. Bearing the above in mind, we headed straight for Cafe Spice Namaste – our new go-to Indian restaurant near the Tower of London. I’ve written about Mr Todiwali’s superb gaff before, but I thought he deserved another mention it’s that good. A table of four men trying miserably to keep to some kind of January dietary regime in a top-notch Indian restaurant is a recipe for disaster, but we did manage to keep the beer to a minimum (school night) and skipped starters going straight for mains. Vast quantities of excellent pickles and poppadoms made up for the lack of a starter and our mains arrived promptly. Three of us went for the superb mixed tandoori grill which contained all manner of meat and fishy loveliness with some rice in case we were feeling too smug with our low carb intake. Our fourth diner opted for springbok (yes, the South African deer-like animal) which he deemed first rate. We will continue, I’m sure, to use Cafe Spice Namaste as our midweek curry bolt hole as it the food and service is tip top – and if that’s what you’re in the mood for, it’s definitely up there with the best. In the meantime if you are in the vicinity it’s well worth a look. It’s been a busy old few weeks and this week was no different. I spent two days in London on business but managed to find some foodie love among the work stuff. I try to make time when I’m travelling on business to discover new things from a food perspective – it’s often too easy to go for the hotel dinner for one option after a long day travelling. I had arranged a breakfast meeting at Leon in Ludgate Circus near Blackfriars. I really like Leon, it strikes me as a chain with a heart. It’s a small London chain of high quality fast but good food restaurants in the cooler parts of the city. I really wished we had one in Leeds. On this occasion I ordered one of their full english breakfast pots as the menu says ‘Poached egg topped with Cumberland sausage, British back bacon and saucy beans, for those who love both breakfast and England’. These pots are pretty cute and well worth teaming up with some hot buttered toast for a very satisfactory start to the day. And their coffee is excellent. It wouldn’t be a post from me if I didn’t mention the branding and identity of Leon. It’s really cool, lo-fi and very much of the moment. It captures the spirit of what they are trying to do and the staff reinforce this by also being right on song from a brand perspective – chatty and unpretentious.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-23T16:28:44", "url": "https://globetroffers.com/tag/london/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
takes precedence over the filter. But that's not documented clearly enough in the current draft. Will fix. Next message: Thomas Ashe: "Older Sibling?" Previous message: David Brownell: "Re: TreeWalker.whatToShow" Next in thread: keshlam@us.ibm.com: "Re: TreeWalker.whatToShow"	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T08:40:13", "url": "http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-dom/2000JanMar/0119.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Proof! America Now Under Martial Law! Infowars reporters are attacked by riot police once again while documenting protestors defying the Ferguson, MO curfew. August 18, 2014 Posted by mosesman \| Social Trends \| Illuminati, New_World_Order, Occult, Satan, US \| Comments Off on Important Illuminati Celebrity News! CDC: ‘Lethal Bird Flu’ Cocktail Was Accidentally Sent Out of Lab! A scientist with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declined to tell superiors that a worker had mixed a lethal strain of bird flu with a more benign one, even though that mixed strain was shipped out to another laboratory. According an internal investigation into the matter, the dangerous bird flu cocktail was then administered to chickens as part of a US Department of Agriculture (USDA), in which all of the chickens ended up dying. As a result, USDA officials took another look at the bird flu samples in May and notified the CDC that a deadly strain of the virus was detected inside. No people fell ill due to the bird flu strain, the Associated Press reported, but it apparently remained in circulation for months – it was originally concocted in January – before scientists picked up on what was wrong. August 18, 2014 Posted by mosesman \| Medicine & Health \| Bird_Flu, corruption, Crime, Flu_Pandemic, genocide, US \| Comments Off on CDC: ‘Lethal Bird Flu’ Cocktail Was Accidentally Sent Out of Lab! ALERT! Mob Destroys ‘Ebola’ Center In Liberia, Infected People Flee In All Directions! The facility held approximately 30 patients, most of whom fled during the raid by area residents angry that patients were brought to the location from other parts of Monrovia. The patients are set to be transferred to the Ebola center as Monrovia’s largest hospital once they are located, again. West Point residents went on a “looting spree,” stealing items from the clinic that were likely infected, said a senior police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the press. The residents took medical equipment and mattresses and sheets that had bloodstains, he said. August 18, 2014 Posted by mosesman \| Medicine & Health \| Africa, Crime, depopulation, genocide, Illuminati, New_World_Order, Satan, Terrorism, War \| Comments Off on ALERT! Mob Destroys ‘Ebola’ Center In Liberia, Infected People Flee In All Directions! The EU has threatened to impose another round of sanctions on Russia, blaming it for the violence in Eastern Ukraine. However, the unity over punitive measures appears to be fraying. That divide has deepened even further after Russia’s retaliatory ban on Western-produced food, that left many European companies without access to a key market. RT spoke to the European Union’s ambassador to Russia. He expressed hope for a quick return to business as usual. Lindsey Graham Tells Obama ‘Go To War In Iraq Or American Cities Will Burn In Flames’! All of these are propaganda using Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations Illuminist psyop to lead the world to the Satanic WW3! Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, the man who just two months ago warned that another 9/11 is now inevitable, said Sunday that An American city will be attacked by terrorists unless Obama launches a full scale war in Iraq. “Mr. President, you have never once spoke directly to the America people about the threat we face from being attacked from Syria, now Iraq. What is your strategy to stop these people from attacking the homeland?” Graham, a perpetual war hawk, added. The Senator advised that the Obama administration should begin a “sustained air campaign in Syria and Iraq” in order to spare Americans from terrorist attacks at home. “We need to go on offense. There is no force within the U.S. or the Middle East that can neutralize or destroy ISIS without at least American air power.” Graham said. “It is about our homeland, and if we get attacked because he has no strategy to protect us then he will have committed a blunder for the ages.” Graham added, also saying that Obama has “no vision” in Iraq. Of course, Graham’s claims are not true. While intelligence heads have expressed concern over the situations in Iraq and Syria, no one has said that a terrorist attack on America is imminent. An establishment neocon, Graham is one of the primary promoters of the contrived war on terror. It’s his job to push the idea that there is a never-ending terrorist threat to the US. He sides with the military-industrial complex and the political establishment on virtually every issue, from warmongering, to immigration, to eviscerating the bill of rights. He is accused by many of being a RINO, a Republican in name only, constantly siding with the Democratic Party on key issues despite being a Republican. Graham was joined Sunday in his campaign to start another US led war in Iraq by fellow neocons John McCain and Peter King. August 18, 2014 Posted by mosesman \| GeoPolitics \| Crime, genocide, Illuminati, Iraq, MIC, Middle_East, New_World_Order, Obama, propaganda, Psyop, Satan, Syria, Terrorism, US, War \| Comments Off on Lindsey Graham Tells Obama ‘Go To War In Iraq Or American Cities Will Burn In Flames’! Ukraine Calls for NATO Military Support ! Ukraine has called on NATO and the EU to give military support for its troops in the east of the country. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says the Western military alliance must decide on a new strategy toward Ukraine. He claimed that Ukrainian forces are coming under fire from the Russian territory almost daily and Moscow is bringing weapons into the country. Klimkin said if Kiev receives the Western aid, it will be easier for its troops on the ground to act. He also noted that Ukraine would fight until the last moment for Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk. Earlier, Kiev said its artillery destroyed part of an armored column that entered its territory from Russia. Moscow rejects the claim as inaccurate. August 18, 2014 Posted by mosesman \| GeoPolitics, Social Trends \| Apartheid, Crime, ethnic_cleansing, France, Gaza, genocide, Israel, Nazi, Palestine, Satan, Terrorism, Zionism \| Comments Off on Protesters Take to Streets in Paris to Call for Boycott of Israeli Products! Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Looming at Alarming Levels! August 18, 2014 Posted by mosesman \| GeoPolitics, Social Trends \| Apartheid, Crime, ethnic_cleansing, Gaza, genocide, Israel, Nazi, Palestine, Satan, Terrorism, Zionism \| Comments Off on Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Looming at Alarming Levels! Webster Tarpley: Ukraine War – MH17 False Flag Attack! US And Israel: Waging Genocidal War on Humanity! Waging Genocidal War on Humanity! Doing so constitutes longstanding US and Israeli policy. The indisputable record speaks for itself. Besides its genocidal native population genocide, every US post-WW II war was waged lawlessly. So were all Israeli wars throughout its existence except for the 1973 Yom Kippur conflict. Both nations prioritize violence and instability. They deplore peace. It’s a non-starter. Civilians are considered legitimate targets. Mass murder, destruction and genocide follow. The disturbing pattern repeats unaccountably. Both countries partner in horrendous crimes against humanity. The world community yawns and does nothing to stop them. Millions are slaughtered in cold blood. Unspeakable human misery follows. Western media scoundrels support what demands condemnation. Big Fat Lies substitute for truth and full disclosure. No two nations have a more deplorable human rights record. None more egregiously violate international laws, norms and standards. None more repeatedly get away with mass murder, destruction and genocide. None have less right to call themselves democracies. None are more guilty of virtually every crime imaginable and then some. None more gravely threaten humanity’s survival. Both countries are unfit and unsafe to live in. None more egregiously mock the values they claim to support. State terrorism defines their agenda. That’s how police states operate. Each country’s war on terror is a war of terror against largely defenseless populations. Each operates extrajudicially. Laws are for other nations, not them. Each has no enemies except ones they invent. It bears repeating. The disturbing pattern repeats ad nauseam. The end game may be humanity’s destruction. The world community able to stop this madness does nothing. Israel’s genocidal war on Palestine continues. Up to 80% or more willfully targeted are non-combatant men, women, children, infants, the elderly and infirm. Every attack on every target was deliberate. None accidental. Israel considers UN refuges, hospitals, schools, mosques, and vital civilian infrastructure fair game. Lawless collective punishment is official Israeli policy. Every square inch of Gaza is unsafe. The entire territory is vulnerable to deliberate, malicious attacks by land, air and sea any time for any reason or none at all. Israel is the aggressor. All Palestinians the victims. Israel calls genocidal slaughter self-defense. It calls legitimate Palestinian self-defense terrorism. August 18, 2014 Posted by mosesman \| GeoPolitics \| Crime, ethnic_cleansing, Fraud, Gaza, genocide, Illuminati, Israel, Middle_East, MSM, New_World_Order, Palestine, propaganda, Satan, Terrorism, US, War, Zionism \| Comments Off on US And Israel: Waging Genocidal War on Humanity! Bilderberg Group Also Working to Remap the Middle East ! August 18, 2014 Posted by mosesman \| GeoPolitics \| Crime, genocide, Illuminati, Middle_East, New_World_Order, US, War \| Comments Off on Bilderberg Group Also Working to Remap the Middle East ! The ISIS Islamic Terrorists are Supported by the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia! Washington’s Blog is a very good blog, well researched and the guy is a straight shooter. What are all these wars and war mongering about? It is about the execution of the plan for a Luciferian New World Order, the coming of the Anti-Christ. The rulers of US, Zionist ‘666’ Israel and Saudi Arabia … are the Synagogue of Satan via the western arm of the Illuminati. In reality: it is war between Satan and his minions vs the rest of humanity. The sheeple are being brainwashed into killing each other. The sheeple are too dumb to understand this. The objective, amongst many, is to set the world ablaze, wars without end, global collapse, famine, violence, genocide, terrorism, pestilence, chaos …. to lay the foundation for the coming of the Man of Sin, the Anti-Christ, the white horseman of Revelation 6. He, the bringer of false peace, will bring about Order in a world filled with Chaos. He, the fake messiah, will bring warring countries, parties … together to sign a peace treaty, a covenant of 7 years and thus initiate the final 7 years of endtimes prophecy! 6 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals;[a] and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. A Free Syrian Army commander, arrested last month by the Islamist militia Al-Nusra Front, told his captors he collaborated with Israel in return for medical and military support, in a video released this week.Read more: Syrian rebel commander says he collaborated with Israel. World Net Daily reports that the U.S. trained Islamic jihadis – who would later join ISIS – in Jordan. The Jerusalem Post reports that an ISIS fighter says that Turkey funds the terrorist group. Turkey is a member of NATO and – at least until very recently – a close U.S. ally. Wealthy donors in U.S. allies Kuwait and Qatar back ISIS, and Western intelligence officials say that those governments must be approving the support. The [Isis] troops that are working there [in Syria and Iraq] are Langley [i.e. CIA] troops. They’re trained, funded, and armed by Langley. What I’m hearing… the U.S. military (Pentagon regulars), and you have to be careful when you refer to U.S. military anymore. What kind of U.S. military? Is it the Pentagon U.S. Army, or is it the Langley military, which has unmarked uniforms and 10′s of thousands of mercenaries? They’re about to encounter each other in Iraq. The U.S. military Pentagon regulars evacuated Iraq, and what filled the vacuum was the Langley mercenaries, trained for Syria, that migrated South and announced their new agenda. If and when the Pentagon regulars encounter the Langley mercenaries in Iraq, Obama’s going to get a house call, because U.S. military will be fighting U.S. military. Pentagon vs. Langley. Why would the U.S. and its allies back ISIS, when they are barbarian Islamic terrorists? Well – assuming it’s true – oil and gas could be the explanation. After all, there is evidence that the U.S. and her allies have wanted to break up the nations of Iraq and Syria for decades. And ISIS has done so. In any event – whether or not it’s true of ISIS – it’s well-documented that the U.S., Saudis and Israelis have been backing the world’s most dangerous and radical Muslim terrorists for decades. And see this. And anyone who looks at the battle against ISIS as a religious war is being played. August 18, 2014 Posted by mosesman \| EndTimes, GeoPolitics \| CIA, Crime, genocide, Illuminati, Iraq, Israel, Middle_East, New_World_Order, Satan, Saudi_Arabia, Syria, Terrorism, US, War, Zionism \| Comments Off on The ISIS Islamic Terrorists are Supported by the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia! “Anti-Putin” Alliance Fraying: Germany, Slovakia, Greece, Czech Republic Urge End To Russian Sanctions! Who is pushing Europe to war with Russia? It is the United States. All these economic sanctions on Russia hurt the Eurozone economies, not Russia. Russia is even prepared to walk away from their natural gas business should Ukraine shut off the gas pipelines. It has already made a formal agreement with China to supply natural gas. War with Russia is the stupidest idea for western Europe. What benefit is it to Europe when nuclear war breaks out in the continent? NONE! The western Illuminati is driving Europe to war with Russia or they will end up losing Europe to the Russian Illuminati. Russia has deep economic ties with Europe. This is the reason why, the military arm of the western Illuminati: the Pentagon, is determined and desperate to start the war. This is also the reason why Ukraine is constantly threatening to shut down the Russian gas pipelines to western Europe. See: Ukraine Quickly Backs Off Threat Of Halting Russian Gas Transit After Europe Screams! Europe is the BIG loser in this unnecessary conflict. Understandably, they want to break the shackles imposed on them by America. Last week Germany reported that in the second quarter, its GDP declined by 0.2%, worse than Wall Street consensus. This happened a few shorts days after Italy reported a second consecutive decline in its own GDP, becoming the first Europen country to enter a triple-dip recession. What’s worse, Europe’s slowdown took place before the brunt of Russian sanctions hit. Surely in the third quarter the GDP of Germany, a nation whose exports accounts for 41% of GDP, will be even worse, with whisper numbers of -1% being thrown casually around, but one thing is certain: Europe is about to enter its third recession since the Lehman collapse just as we forecast at the end of 2013, a “triple-dip” which may become an outright depression unless Draghi injects a few trillion in credit money (which will do nothing but delay the inevitable and make it that much worse once the can can no longer be kicked), and unless normal trade ties with Russia are restored. Which means one thing: for Europe to resume the status quo, it needs to break away from the “western” alliance and the sanctions imposed upon the Kremlin which solely benefit the populist agenda of Washington, and certainly not Europe proper, which it is now quite clear, is far more reliant on Russia than vice versa. it is also something Putin apparently was aware of from the very beginning. And now, that realization is starting to spread to Europe’s own countries, which – while the new cold war was only one of rhetoric were perfectly happy to go for the ride – but now that trade war has finally broken out, suddenly increasingly more want out.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-24T18:18:43", "url": "https://socioecohistory.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Get into Heritage (GiH) was a partnership between the National Trust at Birling Gap, Wakehurst Place, and Weald and Downland Living Museum. The project aimed to increase access for people with learning disabilities to heritage sites through developing creative strategies to help people connect with each site. The programme ran over 5 weeks in March and April 2018 and there were 12 participants. Activities were structured around the concept of ‘Walk, Talk, Make’, where participants were guided to notice things in the environment, ask questions and investigate their surroundings, and then explore their experiences through creative activities. They walked on the beach and examined found objects (both natural and man-made), looked at birds and other wildlife using binoculars. They walked to the Belle Tout lighthouse, and volunteered with conservation activities in the meadow. Each member of the group collated their creative work from the 5 week course into a scrapbook to take home – a wonderful souvenir of their time at Birling Gap. Culture Shift, in partnership with Birling Gap and Anne Colvin, have produced a set of resources for use by groups of learning disabled visitors and their carers. All the participants have left happy and smiley every session I attended. It’s been a fantastic opportunity for us to share this beautiful & unique place and all it has to offer to some lovely people. It’s clear everyone involved has enjoyed themselves! Everyone seemed to embrace the practical work we’ve done – raking up bramble, building up the chalk gabions, weaving yarn in the gardens. It’s great to get people actively involved so they feel part of the work we do here. Sharing experiences has also been great. It’s nice to meet new people, it makes a change. We have had fun. We prefer doing things in a group, it’s better than being on your own. You can talk to people. We picked up litter – it’s more fun in a group, lots of laughing, it’s more interesting with other people. The sea is rough. There is a lighthouse, Visitor Centre, restaurant, garden, beach, green fields and a meadow. It’s not a boring place. We would like to come again and cut the grass and cut the brambles down with a strimmer. We would like to have a job here, like a job in the lighthouse. I think the best thing is the Lighthouse. We both like being outside best. Get into Heritage was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Eastbourne Borough Council.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-23T12:57:29", "url": "https://www.cultureshift.org.uk/portfolio/get-into-heritage-at-birling-gap/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
UGH! 5 hour layover at MAD - Any suggestions? Has anyone rented an apartment on Rue Des Ecouffes??? Hotel suggestions for Paris in the 2nd..?? our italian itinerary: would love feedback! I hate the first few days of planning a trip to a new country~can you help? Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland) around 14th April. Rome in early March - worth paying extra for private terrace?	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-26T02:34:33", "url": "https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/page2909/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Bulk Email Marketing is by far the most challenging marketing campaign. Marketing has changed completely in the past decade. Gone are the days of a newspaper advert or depending solely on a radio jingle. Social Media has revamped the entire market of buyers and sellers. It has opened the global market to everyone, thus providing a larger market and has brought buyers and sellers closer. In an era of instant replies, hashtags and mentions, the old school E-mail Marketing still stands proud. This so called old school mode of connecting with potential customers is still effective. The return on Investment on E-mail Marketing is about 30% and considering the current competitive market, 30% is a large margin. Besides it also results in increase in ROIs and referrals. The most important thing while deciding the E-mail marketing Strategy is that this email needs to reach the right person at the right time. Other important factor to be noted is that the E-mail should not be dispensed as spam. The email must be structured in such a way that it grabs interest of the recipient the minute lands in the inbox. Bulk Email Marketing is by far the most challenging marketing campaign. The biggest risk here can be either to land in the Spam box or be dispensed as a nuisance by the recipient. The only way to make this campaign successful is to engage the end recipient. Our experts can create and entire strategy for email marketing by focusing on the details like the subject line of the email, the content to be entered in the email and how to ensure that you will get a definite reply to such an email. The key lies in balancing between marketing you brand without losing the personal touch of an email.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T07:50:26", "url": "https://vainavitechnologies.com/e-mail-marketing/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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Soldered RAM and one fewer drive bay make the Mini a MacBook in a box. Enlarge / The 2014 Mac Mini has fewer internal components than before, which is good for Apple's manufacturing but bad for upgraders. A few months back, we weighed the pros and cons of shrinking Apple's Mac Mini. Shrinking the computer has the obvious benefits of making it smaller and thus easier to fit in more places, but we feared it would come at the cost of upgradeability and reparability. A smaller Mini would need to solder more parts to the motherboard to save space, and it could give up niceties like the second 2.5-inch drive bay that make it a nice mini-server. When Apple updated the Mini for the first time in two years at its product event last week, it looked like it stayed pretty much the same. The product dimensions on Apple's product pages are the same, and the outside certainly looks the same as it has since 2010 or so. Unfortunately, according to iFixit's teardown, the new Mini makes several changes that we were worried about, even though the dimensions are unchanged. Enlarge / The bottom of the Mini no longer twists off to reveal easily accessible RAM slots. In the 2010, 2011, and 2012 models, the bottom of the unit was relatively easy to twist and remove, giving users easy access to two RAM slots. In the 2014 model, the same panel must be pried off with a plastic tool, and an additional metal cover held in place with Torx Security screws must also be removed (iFixit notes that the Security screws are unusually small). There are no RAM slots underneath that panel, and after popping the motherboard out, iFixit confirmed that the new Mini's memory is soldered to the logic board, much as it is in the MacBook Air and Retina MacBook Pro. If you think you'll need more memory than what's included in the 4GB or 8GB base models, you're going to need to know that when you order the system. Enlarge / The Mini's system board, with the soldered RAM highlighted in red. The next disappointment is that there's no second 2.5-inch drive bay. The Mini still includes one such bay and a small slot for a PCI Express-based solid-state drive, the same configuration used in the 2013 iMacs. It can still support a Fusion Drive setup, but putting in two identical hard drives and then RAIDing them for data redundancy's sake is no longer possible. We suspect that's the reason why the top-end $999 Mini is just called a "Mac Mini" and no longer a "Mac Mini Server." While the 802.11ac Wi-Fi module is removable, none of the CPUs will be. This is par for the course for the last few Mac Mini refreshes, all of which have used mobile CPUs—these processors are often only available in ball-grid array (BGA) packages, meaning that they all need to be soldered to the motherboard. The base model Mini comes with a 1.4GHz Haswell CPU with an Intel HD 5000 integrated GPU, the same configuration included in the MacBook Air. The more expensive models with faster CPUs and Intel's Iris 5100 GPU are more like the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. The Mini line no longer comes with a quad-core CPU option. All in all, the new Minis seem like a "be careful what you wish for" update. Yes, we got Haswell CPUs, 802.11ac, two faster Thunderbolt 2 ports, and a $100 price cut in the base model. Yes, the Mini still includes all of the I/O ports you'd expect from a well-outfitted mini desktop. But as iFixit's teardown confirms, the system is no longer as versatile as it has been for the last few years. It's sad to see upgradeability thrown out the window even though the computer still has room for it on the inside. We'll be getting one of the new Minis in for review in the coming weeks.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T06:44:57", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/ifixits-2014-mac-mini-teardown-shows-a-sealed-less-upgradeable-redesign/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Welcome to Wellington's go to Personal Growth Coach. Dedicated to unleashing your potential and helping you achieve your personal growth & relationship goals. You may already know what needs to change in your life or you may need help finding out. Together, we can discover what's keeping you from being as happy and successful as you could be, and work on a clear path to your happiness and success. Life can be a very tricky puzzle to figure out. Some of us may feel like we have it (mostly) figured out, while the vast majority of us move through life a bit more aimlessly. Deep down we all have our own inner desires, goals and ambitions we see for ourselves. But making our inner vision match our outer reality can be one of the most difficult aspects about life. Then when you throw in the problems we have with our own personal relationships, our careers, family and our social lives…things can get pretty messy. Why am I here and what is my purpose in life? What am I doing wrong? Is this really all my relationship is ever going to offer me? Does it really make me happy? I feel stuck and unhappy in my relationship, but what can I really do? I feel like there’s got to be more to living than this? How can I find true happiness? I’m tired of feeling unmotivated, uninspired and feeling run-over by life. What can I do? Why am I so hard on myself? Why is the voice in my mind always so negative and against me? Do any of these questions or thoughts float through your own awareness from time-to-time in your own life? If they do, the good news is, you’re not alone. And the better news is, your own life is something that can be changed, re-shaped and molded around the way you truly want to live and feel based on YOUR desires. You don’t have to feel guilty. You don’t have to feel deep levels of worry and anxiety. There is a better way to living. The real trick is figuring out your own personal WHY and then, your HOW. So, what’s the real secret to taking your life to the next level? I’m talking about the next level of living where anxiety can melt away, where you can feel truly loved and fulfilled, and most of all…feel more confident and in control of your own happiness? Let’s quickly look at each one of these key ingredients, and most importantly, how you can get started transforming your life (from the inside out) to start living the life that you ultimately desire and deserve. The first key ingredient to taking your life to the next level is Self-Discovery. This is the time when you step back and look at your life in a number of ways. You look at what’s working, what’s not working, and your own strengths and weaknesses. When you can look closely at your life in this way, you’ll quickly discover what makes you happy, what’s missing, and so much more. Once you’ve taken time to discover where you stand in your life, including where things are going right and where they’re going wrong, the next step is getting the guidance you need to start making changes. This guidance includes proper coaching from someone like myself who specializes in personal growth. I can help you gain more clarity, more understanding and most of all equip you with the tools you need to succeed. Once you’ve discovered more about yourself, and you’ve started your personal one-on-one coaching with me, it’s time to take action. No real positive changes comes without taking some form of positive action. Taking action can be a scary thing, but it’s the one thing that will liberate you, set you free, and help you move to the next level in your own life. SUMMARY: No matter what you’re facing in your life, whether it’s a failing relationship or trying to escape a bad job or unhealthy environment, your life can change for the better. All you need is to discover who you truly are, what you really want out of life, and then get the structured guidance and coaching you need (which I can provide for you here), and finally…take action. The next level of your new and happy life awaits you. It’s never too late to start living your life the way you want, and most of all, live a life that is full of joy, love, and abundant happiness. I provide life changing individual & corporate, life and relationship coaching & run group workshops & retreats within New Zealand. I normally coach in 1 & 2 hour sessions, and I also offer 30-minute sessions for those on tight timelines. At least 3 and up to 10 sessions is usual, with some clients opting for 1 year coaching support. Clients normally come for coaching every 1-2 weeks but we will discuss what will work best for you during your session. or email to make an appointment with me. We respect your privacy and don't share your information with anyone.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-23T17:54:21", "url": "https://www.nicolewijngaarden.com/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Cowlitz County, Washington / Map of Cowlitz County, WA / Where is Cowlitz County? Where is Cowlitz County, Washington? Cowlitz County is a county equivalent area found in Washington, USA. The county government of Cowlitz is found in the county seat of Kelso. With a total 3,020.47 sq. km of land and water area, Cowlitz County, Washington is the 605th largest county equivalent area in the United States. Home to 102,133 people, Cowlitz County has a total 43263 households earning 47596 on average per year.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T05:00:43", "url": "https://www.worldatlas.com/na/us/wa/c-cowlitz-county-washington.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Sacred passion can be ignited by this week’s headliners: a Jupiter-Neptune quincunx (sacred) and a Mars-Pluto sextile (passion!). Also notable are Venus entering glitzy Leo, Mercury getting analytical in Virgo, and a healing Thor’s Hammer. Money and self -esteem issues may be triggered by a Thor’s Hammer aspect pattern that starts today, peaks on 8/13 and ends on 8/15. With Venus and Ceres focusing their energy toward Chiron, working through any such challenges to achieve a deeper level of healing is supported. The desire for lavish entertainment and sparkly costumes may arise as Venus transits Leo today through 9/5. This is a great time to put your creative gifts on display for an audience! The Thor’s Hammer aspect pattern that started on 8/11 peaks today and wraps up on 8/15. Feeling the urge to have your religious path incorporate more direct personal experience? Is your Muse asking you to make time for it so that you can express its latest inspiration? These are great ways to use a Jupiter-Neptune quincunx that came into orb on 8/4, comes exact today and fades out by 8/24. This aspect can also fuel desires for substance abuse or excessive escapism, martyrdom and aimlessness. If these urges arise, focusing on spiritual union practices or creative expression can redirect this Jupiter-Neptune quincunx more positively. An extra hit of creative inspiration is available for your thinking, communication and overall creativity with Leonine Mercury quintile Mars. Sacred sexuality, athletic achievement, fighting the good fight and intense personal transformation are ramped up with Scorpionic Mars sextile Pluto. Get analytical as Mercury transits Virgo today thru 9/1. Catching the subtle details, service and health are also energized. A fresh flow of inspiration on how to best carry out selfless service is available with Neptune trine Vesta. You can also merge deeper into divine union states during sacred sexuality, one of Vesta’s subtler meanings, under this aspect. Confusion around relationships, finances and creativity is possible with Leonine Venus quincunx Neptune. But with the proper mental adjustment, this aspect can support deeper divine union, inspired creativity and feeling greater oneness with everything around you.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-20T19:13:11", "url": "http://www.astroshaman.com/august-11-17-2014-astrology-forecast/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Originally published in the Telegraph, reproduced below with minor alterations. We are approaching a new era, one in which resourcefulness will come into it’s own, as it has through hard times of the past. The living memory of the Great Depression of the 1930’s has almost passed us by. Most of us have been living in a world of affluence where access to almost everything we need or could desire has been within reach. The thing that really grates on me about this disposable world that we currently live in is the waste. The convenience of cheap food and plastic gadgets is alluring, but the real cost is not factored in. The cost to the environment, our health and the time that is used to pay for them. Time which could be better spent enhancing real life skills that will become highly valued in a future with less. Plastic is cheap and incredibly versatile material that is used to create the vast majority of all disposable goods. It’s got a short useful life, but a very long afterlife. Most plastics will only break down if left in the sun, even biodegradable plastic needs ‘ideal conditions’ to break down which is difficult to do in your own composting system. It’s a challenge to find new uses for plastic objects that have served their specific purpose, but it can be done, as you can see by our chook house. I was surprised to discover that any plastic object can be dropped off at the Seymour Resource Recovery Centre (Tip) for free to be recycled. One of our supermarkets also accepts plastic food packaging to be recycled that would normally end up in the bin. We make an effort to avoid the use of plastic altogether, preferring instead metal, glass and my favourite, wood. One of the beauties of wood is that it can reshaped to have many different lives before it ultimately returns to feed the soil and plants that repeat the process. There’s a ever growing supply coming from our garden, which is pruned to become tool handles, stakes, firewood, mulch as well as toys for the kids. When our eldest son Kai flicked through a recently discovered knot book he came up with an idea to make a sword. Kai found the bits he needed out in the garden and in the wood stack. We sat down together and practiced tying a clove hitch, before lashing them together to make a basic sword. Of course Sen needed one as well, so the process was repeated and the two boys have been furiously belting the swords together since. The kids learned some valuable skills including resourcefulness and observation along with an understanding of the types of things that knots can be used for. And when the useful life of the swords are at an end, we can just turn them into something else safe in the knowledge that we are doing more good than harm.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T14:40:06", "url": "https://permacultureprinciples.com/post/using-and-valuing-wood/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
This 2 hour crochet workshop is designed to get you started with a simple granny stripe blanket. The pattern has been designed by DROPS Design and is called Rainbow's End. The project is suitable for beginners who have mastered the chain and treble crochet stitches. * DROPS Paris is available from Cotton Pod at 10% discount when booking on the course (Total price of blanket is £29.70 - rrp £34.65). Please contact Sharon at sharon.sales@cottonpod.co.uk to plan the colour scheme of your blanket. View the full range of Drops Paris colours here. Q. As the workshop is simply designed to get you started on the project, you may be wondering what happens next if you need help or advice throughout your blanket journey? A. Every Monday evening 7 - 9pm and Wednesday mornings 10am - noon, we have a drop in Crochelize social group (£4 pp) at Stitch Studio, where you can pop in and work on your blanket and/or get help and support.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-20T22:19:09", "url": "https://www.cottonpod.co.uk/products/learn-to-crochet-rainbows-end-blanket", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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First, please ensure that the Oracle Database dialect used is correct. You may check this from the <Confluence-Home>/confluence.cfg.xml file. The pre-upgrade Oracle DB dialect uses column data types that do not support Unicode. In this case, it is VARCHAR. Next, you may then disable the constraints in your Confluence Oracle DB. Once you've done this, run the following SQL script to generate an ALTER TABLE statement for each column with incorrect data types. Once you've generated the SQL queries, please then execute each one of them to fix the problematic columns' data types. Some of the affected columns' name may be one of the Oracle Reserved Keywords, e.g. USER. Then, please execute the SQL query from the Diagnosis section again to double check if the problematic columns' data types have been corrected or not. After this, please re-enable back the DB constraints. Lastly, please follow the steps provided in our Upgrading Confluence documentation to upgrade your Confluence instance to the latest Confluence version.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-18T19:46:25", "url": "https://ja.confluence.atlassian.com/kb/confluence-upgrade-fails-because-oracle-could-not-complete-schema-update-838275652.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Near perfect growing conditions: altitude, mild weather, volcanic soils and eternal spring like conditions provide the setting to produce one of the best coffees in the world. Rich aroma, velvety taste, balanced sweetness and acidity with notes of mocha and smooth slightly nutty after taste are characteristics of this Antigua coffee. Beans are processed traditionally and sun dried.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T00:30:42", "url": "https://www.filtercoffeemachine.co.uk/redber-guatemala-antigua-cieba-coffee-roasted-to-order-dark-beans/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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The Good Scheduled digital AM and FM recording; line-in recording; first portable MP3 player with an AM tuner; built-in speaker and mike. The Bad Recording quality is more suitable for voice than music; only 32MB of onboard expandable memory. The Bottom Line This is a dream come true for talk-radio and sports fans, but listeners who don't appreciate those programs should pass. PoGo Products is betting that lots of people hate missing their favorite radio shows, just as the millions who program their VCRs can't go without their favorite television series. The company likes to promote its Radio YourWay recorder as a TiVo for radio, and it's the truth--although the unit plays MP3 and WMA files, its major selling point is its ability to digitally record AM and FM broadcasts. Measuring 2.17 by 3.88 by 0.71 inches, the Radio YourWay is roughly the size of a cigarette pack, so while it can slip into a front shirt pocket, it will be a little bulky. At 2.8 ounces, its weight is about halfway between that of a flash player and an Apple iPod. The unit sports a utilitarian layout, with the Play/Pause button in the middle of a circle of navigation controls. A small speaker on the back provides pocket-radio-style listening; you'll need to attach the included antenna wire to use the speaker instead of headphones, which normally act as antennae for portable devices with radio tuners. Most of the functions, such as file deletion and EQ, are handled by a single button. But if you want to erase multiple files simultaneously, you have to do it from your computer through the bundled TM Explorer software (see the Features section). On the downside, the unit feels a bit flimsy, as if the buttons weren't built to withstand long-term use. With only 32MB of memory onboard, the Radio YourWay is clearly not designed to compete with standard MP3 players, although it does have an expansion slot so that you can add more memory with SD or MMC media. The monochrome LCD, which displays big, block, digitized characters, looks like something from an early-eighties handheld video game, but at least it's large, and some users might find its retro appearance appealing. The device is powered by two alkaline AAA batteries and connects to your computer via the supplied USB cable. If you use rechargeable batteries, you'll need a separate charger; the AC adapter is for powering the unit only when you want to listen to broadcasts through the PoGo's built-in speaker. What really separates the Radio YourWay from the pack is its ability to digitally record directly from its AM/FM tuner, either on the fly or with the timer. You can also listen as you record. The device's timer is akin to your VCR's--frustrating at first but relatively simple once you get the hang of it. Unlike with a VCR, however, you can't listen to one station while recording from another. But you can schedule an FM recording for one block of time, and an AM recording for another. Radio recordings are treated as voice files and saved in RVF, which uses a much lower compression rate than music file formats (more on this in the Performance section). The TM Explorer software is simple enough to use for transferring files between the player's internal and external memory. Three folders for music, voice, and data in the Recorder menu keep everything well organized. After you upload recordings to your computer, the application can convert the RVF files to WAV format at the click of a button. Afterward, you can use an audio editor to eliminate commercials, make best-of compilations, and hunt for samples to place in audio projects (as long as you clear the rights). Conversion to WAV, of course, drastically increases file size. Our 1.78MB RVF file became a 28.6MB expanded WAV file. However, you can save space by recompressing a WAV file to MP3 or another format with a program such as dBpowerAmp Music Converter. The built-in speaker allows you to listen without headphones to MP3 or WMA files, as well as live or canned AM/FM broadcasts. But it's more appropriate for voice transmission--music coming through the single speaker calls to mind old transistor radios. Although you can record your favorite songs off the radio, the device's recording quality simply isn't good enough for music. It's better suited to talk-radio and sports programs. Radio recordings are saved as RVF files with a sampling rate of 16kHz to 20kHz, too low for audio in any codec. The upside is that you can record an hour on a mere 7.2MB of memory. The compression magnifies any static or hiss in the source signal, so the record function works best with a cleanly received station. The antenna helps significantly. The Radio YourWay's digital-music capabilities are pretty basic. The LCD offers no artist names or other song information, just the track number and the elapsed time. MP3 files come across as slightly muffled through the supplied earbuds. The audio quality improves with better headphones, but even then, it's still not on a par with what you get from the best-sounding MP3 players. And that's fine since this device is not primarily an MP3 player. Files transferred to the unit at a rate of 0.34MB per second--unexceptional but reasonable. PoGo rates the battery life at 10 hours, although that number decreases when you do lots of recording and configuration.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T04:58:20", "url": "https://www.cnet.com/reviews/pogo-products-radio-yourway-am-fm-radio-recorder-review/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Publisher: Harper Collins, 1996, 1st ed. Opening: Magnus Bede, the famous alchemist, and his happy-go-lucky wife, Eutilda, thought they had a harmonious family. But their older son Yorick, considered little Charles a first-rate pain in the pants, always occupied with something silly. Summary: (from my library catalog) An apprentice alchemist finds that his despised kid brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut. I like this book because: who hasn’t dreamed of altering ourselves only to realize it might not be an easy thing to live with? Or to transform one’s own siblings, or a school bully? That’s why it’s so fun to watch Charles enjoy this happening to Yorick from the safety of the sofa! Today’s tidbit: Steig’s older brother Irwin gave William his first painting lessons. His younger brother Arthur later founded an art-supply manufacturing firm whose products were widely used by artists and graphic designers, including William. These images remind me a little of Tomie de Paola. It’s that time period, eh? I love the facts about his brothers; how cool. I wonder how many of his books involve a character changing into something else (Sylvester)? Have you seen his wife’s sculptures? Yes. Those two were meant for each other! I loved seeing them together in the bonus features on the Scholastic DVD. By the way, the Doctor DeSoto book is awesome on that DVD as well. I’ve not ever seen this one! Thanks! What a fn story and I love the fact at the end.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T07:51:02", "url": "https://julierowanzoch.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/steigfest-12-the-toy-brother/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Dry sink, the name seems like a misnomer being that dry often isn't the first descriptive word that comes to mind when you think of a sink, but in the pre-plumbing days this makes a lot of sense. A dry sink is a piece of furniture used in the era prior to indoor plumbing, and was used to hold a washing bowl and water pitcher. The dry sink would have been used in the kitchen to prepare meals, wash dishes, shave and even bath. Some higher end dry sinks would have featured copper liners or tiled backsplashes. Today, dry sinks are sought after purely for decorative reasons and would work exceptionally well in a modern kitchen or bathroom. Antique Victorian Era dry sink. Photograph by Hannah Manning for Materials Unlimited.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-26T04:53:21", "url": "http://materialsunlimitedblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/featured-product-antique-victorian-era.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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A basic level of fitness is required to complete the practical elements of the course. There is no pre-learning required. Download and fill in the course forms (declarations) before booking.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-20T00:42:10", "url": "https://www.maritimeskillsacademy.com/course/certificate-of-proficiency-in-personal-survival-techniques/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Do you think this has any Academy Award recognition potential? I ABSOLUTELY think it has the potential! James Franco just looks incredible in it and hopefully his performance will be captivating enough to carry us through this man's incredible journey.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T20:00:42", "url": "https://www.realitybyrach.com/2010/10/james-franco-in-fight-for-his-life-in.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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I wake up around 5am to a small gush of water. “Did I just pee?” I wonder. It certainly wouldn’t be beyond the realm of possibilities at this point in my pregnancy. I was three days overdue and my bladder had long since become unpredictable. So I lay there, waiting – for what, I don’t really know – but it was maybe two minutes later that I feel another small gush of water and I’m certain this is it. It’s still early, so I figure I can lay for a while, maybe I can even fall back asleep. After all, this could be the LAST good sleep I have for years, right?! I lay still so I don’t leak any more water, and close my eyes. “Mom!!” …It was my daughter, calling from her bedroom. I wait, hoping it’s a fluke. “Moooommmm!!”. Ugh, perfect timing. So I roll out of bed and waddle toward her room. More water leaks from me, confirming what I already know. I swipe a washcloth from the pile of unfolded clothes on the sofa and stuff it in my underwear as I enter her room. “Lay with me?” She asks. “Sure,” I say. And as I sit down next to her, I feel my first contraction. Just a slight tightening in my gut. 1…2…3…4… I count in my head, noting the length, which was about 10 seconds. Fifteen minutes later there is another, then another, and another – each a little longer and a little more painful than the previous. Time to get up. My daughter has since fallen back asleep, so I sneak out of her room and wake my husband. I’m only about an hour into labor, but my firstborn came out after only 4 and a half hours — and with the hospital a 40 minute drive away, it was time to move! I text my in-laws so they can come watch our daughter, and I start packing my hospital bag. Yes, that’s right. I don’t have a hospital bag ready. That’s just what it’s like to be me. 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We finally make it to the hospital and I’m wheeled into the labor and delivery room. For whatever reason, this is the point in my labor where it feels like everyone else is going 1 mile an hour, while my body is going 100mph! No one is moving fast enough for me. “I need to get to a room. My water broke and I have very fast labors!” I’m saying to anyone who will listen. “Are you sure your water broke?” A nurse casually asks. “Well let’s take a look just to be sure,” she says half to me, half to another nurse. “Oh, okay – Whoa, are you having a contraction right now??” She asks, looking concerned. They finally bring me to a room and Dan asks to get the tub running for me. He turns on our speaker to set the mood and rubs my back. Things really start to speed up at this point (with the exception of a small lecture on the socioeconomic conditions of those who tear vs those who don’t…more on this topic in my video here). They check my progress and tell me I’m 7cm dilated. Everyone seems surprised except Dan and I. I hop into the tub and I’m in there for all of 10 minutes when I pull the lever for the nurse. I have to push. They say it’s still too early, so I go to the bathroom instead. Hah. Apparently I had to do that too! Since I’m out of the tub, I begin laboring on my hands and knees. Dan leans in to encourage me, but all I smell is coffee breath! I promptly puke from the smell. The next hour is a complete blur, but I can feel and hear Dan by my side. He shows me photos of happy family moments on this phone, and of my daughter running toward me at the beach. The images and music take me to a happy place. I breathe through contraction after contraction, until I can hardly stand it. “I have to push,” I say. “It’s still too early,” They tell me. I beg them to check my dilatation and they fetch my midwife. Without checking, she agrees it’s too early. This is when I ask for the epidural. “If I’m not ready to push, then I need something. I don’t want to feel what I’m feeling right now!” They order it up and start a saline drip while we wait for the anesthesiologist. Too much time passes while we wait and I’m moaning through contractions. I feel like death. My body is pushing. Pushing. I can feel the pressure of 1000lbs on my pelvic floor. “Where is the epidural???!” I ask. Apparently I’m still “in line” for it, so my midwife finally checks my progress again. I’m a 10 +1. She looks at Dan, eyes wide. “Looks like it’s time to push!” She says. This is music to my ears and I’m filled with a new wave of energy and determination. The epidural is cancelled and the room fills with extra hospital bodies to assist. Three pushes and my baby is born. Welcome to the world, Nova Jane. Click here to watch my birth story video! Sadly I DID end up with a small tear on the scar line from my first birth! But it was a first degree this time and took just a little stitching. It also healed much faster! I’m not sure how long it was between checks, but it was easily an hour, yes! Thanks for sharing the blog! Such a cute baby. Congratulations! Every pain is really worth it when you hold for the first time your little baby. I also had unmedicated birth and thanks to the support of my husband and my doctor I was successful in giving birth to my son. Great blessing, indeed.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T04:55:28", "url": "https://www.messyminimalist.com/birth-story/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Do’s and Don’ts of Fitness Wear Fashion - Belly, Inc. So you like to work out huh? Being healthy and active is such an important aspect of our society and with a majority of the American population having a Body Mass Index (BMI) that puts them in the obese category, getting out there to pound the pavement or take a zumba class is a great way to keep it moving. While working up a sweat is definitely all about getting that heart rate up, it doesn’t hurt to look good and fashionable while doing it. Just like there are do’s and don’ts in mainstream fashion, the same holds true for work out gear. With the new season upon us (hello spring) let’s take a look at some of the “do’s” and “don’ts” for fitness gear. Find something that makes you feel good while working out. This will help boost your confidence and give you an extra push. Make it fun and totally you. Try some fitted joggers that scrunch at the ankles and a cut off lightweight hoodie. We all know when someone is doing the most and sometimes, they look so uncomfortable and awkward. Steer clear of clothing that doesn’t work well for you. Also, don’t wear things that are too shear or see through. We don’t need to see your thong under your yoga pants. This may sound useless but it really does help you when working out to make sure your trendy new shirt and joggers are the right fabric. It will help you stay cool which increases your overall performance and endurance. Trying on your clothes a) before you buy them and b) before working out in them for the first time helps to make sure you are comfortable and that they fit well. Even try out some stretching positions to check for potential malfunction. These are great ways to get in the spring fashion work out spirit. Knowing what to look for and the do’s and don’ts puts you in the perfect place to maximize all that having a fit and active lifestyle has to offer.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-24T14:28:40", "url": "https://www.bellyinc.com/2015/04/07/dos-and-donts-of-fitness-wear-fashion/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
If only you could wait until you got home to change baby's diaper! Sadly, this is not always an option, but not to worry - Munchkin's Arm & Hammer™ Diaper Bag Dispenser & Bags offer an easy diaper disposal solution no matter where you are. The bags are infused with baking soda and scented with lavender for a one-two punch against nasty diaper smells, while the dispenser clips to your diaper bag, purse or stroller, making it convenient as can be.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-20T19:16:54", "url": "https://ca.munchkin.com/arm-hammer-diaper-bag-dispenser-bags-purple.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Purchasing health insurance is one of the most important decisions a Nova Scotian can make for themselves as well as their family. By providing you with some well deserved peace of mind, health insurance purchased when you’re healthy gives you the freedom to live your life as you want, all while knowing you’re covered if you need it. Plenty of people like to think they don’t need health insurance, but this simply isn’t the case. In this article, we’re going to lay out a sampling of the benefits that health insurance affords you in order to provide a better overall idea of just how important it is to make sure you are covered. When it comes to health insurance, there’s really no doubt that Medavie Blue Cross is the best option for Nova Scotians. Blue Cross is here for you every step of the way to help meet all of your health care needs so you can focus on enjoying your life. You may be wondering what makes Medavie Blue Cross the ideal choice for Nova Scotians. Well, in this article, we’ll answer that question, and while we’re at it, we’ll give you a little more information about Medavie Blue Cross. For over 70 years Medavie Blue Cross has been there for Canadians at home and abroad. Young or old, single or married, purchasing Blue Cross health insurance is one of the smartest decisions you can make—but why is that? In this article, we’ll share some facts about Medavie Blue Cross that clearly showcase what positions them as the best insurance policy provider for you.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T00:48:49", "url": "https://roylounsbury.ca/2015/04/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
I used to wish, when I was a teen, that I could be a flight attendant (heh, heh—we called them airline stewardesses back then in the olden days). I had never flown, but the hustle and bustle of the airport enticed me, and flying in an airplane sounded exotic. My life took a surprising turn a few years later, and I eventually found myself 1,000 miles away from the state I’d grown up in. I had landed a job I couldn’t wait to start: teaching English, public speaking, and drama at a small, private Christian college.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T02:41:09", "url": "https://selahreflections.com/category/grow/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Many people don’t get jobs when they are at college because they are too busy worrying about their college work and socialising with their new friends. Although it is a good idea to focus on your college work, it is also important to be independent and financially stable. This is why many college students end up getting a job while they are studying. There are loads of reasons to do this and to help you to understand we have put together some of these reasons in this article. Keep reading if you’d like to find out more. The most obvious reason to get a job while you are at college is the fact that you can have some extra money in your bank account. This means that you can feel less of a burden on your parents, you can afford to pay your rent and you might even have some spare cash to spend on some new clothes. Everyone loves to have a bit of spare cash to spend so make sure to get yourself a job while you are at college. When you finally graduate, you’ll find that there are a lot of other people applying for the same jobs as you. If you have never had a job before, you might struggle to get the jobs that you want because other candidates are more experienced than you. This is why you should think about getting a job while you are at college to build your experience and make yourself more hireable in the future. You might be thinking that you don’t want to get a job at college because you won’t have time to do your college work, but the good news is that you don’t have to have scheduled hours. With temporary employment, you can find work whenever you have some free time and so you can focus on your school work when you need to. On top of this, you’ll be able to find jobs to cover you over the summer to ensure that you are able to pay your bills. If the idea of temporary working appeals to you, download the Staff Heroes app to find a job today. One of the best things about going to college is that you get to meet new people and if you have a job on the side, you’ll be able to meet even more people. Not only is this good for your social life but you’ll also be able to make some connections in different industries which will help you when it comes time to further your career. Networking is very important and if you take the small step of getting a part-time job while you are at college, you’ll be able to improve your chances in the future. As soon as you move off to college, you gain a little more independence from your parents. If you like this independence, then you’ll love the fact that getting a job gives you even more independence. You’ll have to find the job yourself, go to work every day and on top of this, you’ll be more financially independent than you would have been before. Learning how to be independent is a great skill to have so make sure to consider getting a job if you want to develop this skill. The final reason why you should get a job while you are in college is the fact that it can give you a lot more responsibility. This responsibility can actually teach you how to manage your time more effectively and this is a skill that many employers look for in their candidates. You can’t slack off when you have a job and you can’t just miss a shift because you are hungover like you would with your classes. This responsibility is something which you will benefit from massively so make sure to get a job while you are at college if you want to be more responsible. Although having a job when you are at college might seem a little overwhelming the benefits of doing so definitely outweigh the drawbacks. You’ll be able to learn how to handle multiple things at once, you’ll give yourself more independence you’ll be able to meet a lot of new people. On top of this, you’ll get your hands on a lot more cash each month which will help you to be more finically stable and you won’t be as stressed out. Make sure to think carefully about everything that we have discussed in this article if you want to gain some experience, some money and some new skills while you are at college.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-18T18:51:21", "url": "https://collegecures.com/2018/6-reasons-why-you-should-have-a-job-at-college/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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First of all, what is a design system? A design system is a collection of documentation on principles and best practices, that helps guide a team to build digital products. They are often embodied in UI libraries and pattern libraries, but can extend to include guides on other areas such as ‘Voice and Tone’. Or, in other words, it’s a set of UI elements and rules on how to use them. Why do we need design systems? In order to figure that out, let’s imagine a 150-page project that you have to visually improve and make it more user-friendly. You have a product hypothesis that the visual style of the application will influence the conversion of the users into paid accounts, for instance. The first way is to ask your designer to draw all the 150 pages. It will take too much time and money but you’ll see this new design on the whole application. You’ll be able even to build an interactive prototype and try to work with it. The other way is to ask a designer to draw the key elements of the website and the templates for the main pages to be forwarded to a developer afterward. The designer then gives his feedback based on the results of the work with some changes to the ultimate version being made. This last approach sounds way cheaper and quicker than the first one, but from the outset, both of them do not provide you with the full picture meaning the ultimate redesign of the product. The second approach is exactly what design system is all about. We do not spend a lot of time drawing the total number of pages but describe only key approaches and elements saving our time. We see a huge difference, though, when it’s time to make changes in the middle of the process. Imagine that a designer has finished 150 pages, then passed them to a developer and suddenly the in-place editing. And now the designer has to fix those 150 pages and again forward them to the developer for implementation. Design system makes it so much easier. You change a certain principle and just a component responsible for it. In the design system, we transfer to a code not only the elements but also the principles of their unification. We can thus fix it globally throughout the project. The first approach is more like Waterfall and the second one is closer to Agile. Design system is quite widely spread and used. Banks, car manufacturers, financial companies create their design systems to launch their products on the market as soon as possible. Design systems are used by Audio, Alfa Bank, Atlassian, Google, Alibaba, Gov.UK, Apple. Standardization contributes to quick enhancement. Traditionally the DS contains a set of rules which describe a visual solution to your product. These might be the styles of basic elements, color scheme, and components composition principles. In other words, it has everything that the ultimate design envisages but in an articulated way in accordance with strictly described principles and not in the form of a design layout. Apart from basic components the design systems usually include main pages and blocks templates in order to give an idea to developers as for their further merge. Try to remember any brand book of a decent agency. It has not only logo, letterhead template or business card template. It usually includes the explanation of how to use the logo, brand pattern or font so that the result is in full compliance with the vision of the designers. And if you have to color the delivery car, you want to consult the rules applicable to that in a brand book even if a designer wasn’t thinking about it while working on it. The same goes for design systems. They enlist the basic principles of working with key design components and their merge and provide some examples of their usage. It gets both easier and more complicated for a designer. When we need to add a page in a product, we only have to compile it from the existing templates and elements. But if it has to be a drastic change in the whole system, it calls for careful consideration of how this one change will influence the system as a whole. We get a high iteration speed but it is a designer who is in charge of the elements concurrence in the ultimate product. Let’s say we have a design system. What’s next? We have to put it to code – to create a library of components otherwise each time while developing new products developers would create new components and might partially violate the principles. Moreover, it happens at the cost of designers’ time to check the result. Unified design system is a unified component library. In order to create design systems within a code in an effective way, one should stick to a set of layout rules. Let’s say we have a design system and a developer has made a one-file layout as in usual landing without taking into account component independence. When we change a component in a design system, the problem pops up. The reason lies in high interconnection between components and in the absence of a separate part of layout responsible for this or that component display. Components are independent entities. either you use them all, or don’t use at all. For example, if you have to add space from the button, you add a wrapper and put a space to it. By doing so we do not modify the components themselves. They are independent and the logic of their usage doesn’t influence the display. A component has a limited number of variants meaning a limited number of states which the component is able to acquire. In a good example, the Button component has a limited number of states. It fits 99% of components. Such an approach allows for testing and displaying all the possible variants of components which is a limited predictable number of states. Molecules are sets of atoms to be unified. For instance, it might be a field and a button, or a headline and text. Page is a final result, seen by the user. Once we have broken down our application into reusable entities, our final pages should not contain any new layout: it should only be compiled of reused parts. Now let’s imagine a situation when you have to compose a new page. The designer or the product owner describes which data you should add, after that you figure out which template you should use. Next step is integration: receive data, add it, integrate forms, create tests. We don’t create the UI from scratch every time; we reuse the existing elements and patterns. We won’t create something from scratch but apply SOLID principles to our components. SOLID, as a rule, is referred to in terms of OOP, but it is also applicable in functional programming. And this is the case of React JS. Logic stays clear. We try to create components so that it’s easy to give a description of their field of application. FormField description takes some effort. The part of the integration with redux-form may be put in a separate component. This code will obviously make a button in a primary style with Submit text and submit type. We’ll deal then with composition. In order to change the icon next to input, we don’t have to add a new modification. We have to provide a chance to add the text from the outside. We can apply this principle as a way of component substitution into the ones capable of extending the allowed type. For example, we can create Suffix property in Input component and add both the icon and the text there. The logic of our component’s work for this property will stay the same: we’ll still display the content to the right from entry field. To put it simply, as in any functional programming language, here we deal with the function composition. Our React components are functions themselves, which acquire properties at the input, and provide the layout at the output (JSX). Our task is to create such components which can be easily compiled into a composition. So try to figure out if you could take any component and position it in a certain way without any limitations as for the text string instead of displaying the text next to entry field. And finally, restrict the number of the components’ variations. A composition is a perfect thing, but the outer modifications of components’ style and behavior best be avoided. We have described our components and now let’s proceed to development process organization. Since our components are independent entities, they can be developed independently from the pages they are used in. If the logic of elements’ composition is separate from the elements themselves, there should be no problem at all. We simply replace one element with another one without breaking the structure of the page/block. Storybook might be helpful. It is a tool for creating interactive libraries of components. On the one hand, it provides an independent component preview that actually allows for creating components. On the other hand, we get a visual documentation of our design system. And now when a new developer joins the project, he/she will instantly see all the existing components and how to use them. When Storybook is introduced to a project, developers mostly tend not to use it and do not quite get the reason for it. And here the analogy with tests suits well. They seem to be useful and necessary but few people to write them, though they accelerate the development of big systems. Stories have a similar situation: without the Storybook we would have to add a component on a page in a process of its development/ testing. But that doesn’t make any sense since the components are independent and can be developed separately. And this is the point when we need some help from Storybook which may be transformed into a perfect documentation given some extension. The same as with TDD principle – write a test first, we can coin a new principle – write a story first. There are a couple of rules we follow while working on components. The default is on for the block elements. And the block expands on the full width of parent block which allows us to adjust its width with a parent element without determining all the variants of the width inside the component. All or nothing. For string elements, e.g. Button, the default is off. But we can pass it and expand the button on a full width. We standardize the name of the property Variant for all the component variations. We do not use type because we have standard HTML attribute type, which should be used with buttons and inputs with different styles of displaying set to them. A variant is absent in HTML attributes, though. All the entry fields and elements which are used in forms, we use the standard Value property interface, onChange, to facilitate integration. A grid can be used not only for column layout. It can also include the logic of spacing between elements (e.g. 8, 16, 24). If you use it in your project, in 99 out of 100 cases a designer won’t be able to tell that you have a wrong space. When you have a design system and you know how to work with it, your application is made from reusable blocks. You have simple visual components obtained from design and put into code. So we compile the pages out of them and integrate. It’s been a while since front-end developers lived with an idea of layout automatization. Some handle this by creating special tools and visual editors, some resort to the creation of neural networks. I’m more like a tools person than an AI one, so let’s talk about them. The first tool that I personally used was Word, yes, exactly. My first website with car pictures was made in Word. Then followed Dreamviewer, Adobe XD, now it’s Figma. The main idea of such tools lies in the fact that it’s a designer who creates and checks layout. And his draft is actually the layout with the program doing all the job under the hood concerning the conversion of visual blocks into the markup language. The stumbling point is the layout quality. A perfect layout presupposes reusable style blocks, clean and well-structured code. Not all the designers have managed to get this clean code. Table layout, absolute positioning of all blocks used to be the usual results for such a program. But that’s not enough. Figma and AirBnb developers are currently doing a breakthrough. Both teams aim at exporting React components directly from design. If they succeed, then our components will be exported from design and front-end developer will have to figure out how to compile them together, to get and send data. The responsibility for breaking the design down into components and think of the structure is now delegated to designers. I wonder how it will work in terms of variability of components but I believe in success meaning exporting components from design. Front-end developer opens an editor, sets components’ property names and adjusts exports and then assembles the application out of it. We automate a monotonous process of layouting: designer draws, developer visually breaks it down into blocks and recurrent templates, writes a code. Everything is done by a designer with minimum errors made. Automatization of transferring the design or design resources to a developer is now commonly known as Design Ops, similar to Dev Ops. The point is in minimizing of design editing or exported developers’ resources. For example, we export the icons from design or pictures and they get directly to the application folder where the application employs them. We don’t have to work on them any longer. Such automatization allows us to speed up the process of changing app resources or adding new ones while reducing the number of errors. Nowadays, it’s easy to configure the export of SVG icons directly into the project or configure it so that these SVG files will generate the font or a file which will be used in application afterward. You don’t have to use a special program or resource, e.g. Icomoon, to generate a font; you just add the icon to a folder and the font generates automatically during assembly stage. Design systems and new tools reduce the gap between designers and interface developers. All the efforts help to accelerate the launch of quality products and make modifications. Of course, current performance is way far from perfect but I believe in the ultimate result so I’m adjusting my projects for tomorrow’s opportunities starting today. It doesn’t take much: stick to component approach, create design systems both for codes and for designs, and you’ll be able to seamlessly adapt to evolving opportunities. Do you want to receive email notification about new posts? Leave your email and we’ll let you know about new posts.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-24T12:37:00", "url": "https://front.band/blog/building-design-systems/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Salt Lake City has great community garden opportunities at our existing sites: Off Broadway Community Garden, Liberty Wells, Rose Park, Cannon Greens, Popperton Plots, and the 9-Line community gardens. See the full list here. We encourage city residents to help reduce the amount of chemical pesticides and fertilizer they use. Take the Pesticide Free SLC pledge to receive a yard sign. See the full 2018 workshop list here. All food comes with a carbon footprint that we should be aware of so we can make informed choices. In Utah, our food choices contribute to 25% of the household carbon footprint, and the impacts occur throughout the entire life-cycle of the food we eat. Therefore, understanding the food system allows us to make dietary decisions that have a direct impact on climate change, as well as our local environment and economy. Click here to learn more. Salt Lake City has a goal to achieve Zero Waste by 2040, which means all waste is recycled, reused, or composted instead of being sent to a landfill. In an effort to increase business recycling, Salt Lake City amended its Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance (9.08.200). Businesses that produce a large amount of green waste or food waste can compost this waste to comply with the new ordinance. Click here to see the list of authorized recycling haulers. Community gardens, urban farms, public lands, urban plots, and even rooftops are all innovative ways to address food security, environmental issues, and the need for green space in an urban setting. They also support Salt Lake City’s goal of increasing direct access to fresh foods and promoting community-based food production to minimize the environmental impacts of transporting food long distances. Every year in Salt Lake City, tens of thousands of pounds of fruit fall to the ground and rot, creating a public health hazard and a waste management problem. Salt Lake City contracts with the Green Urban Lunch Box to run the SLC FruitShare program. You can register your fruit trees by clicking below and Green Urban Lunch Box will contact you to set up a harvest.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T14:45:04", "url": "https://slcgreenblog.com/2018/05/24/salt-lake-citys-sustainable-food-initiatives/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Scotland’s luxury housing market continues to thrive, outperforming much of the rest of the U.K. as Brexit fuels uncertainty and dampens home sales in much of England and Wales, according to a report from real estate firm Knight Frank on Monday. Average prime prices in Edinburgh rose 7.4% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. That robust price growth makes the Scottish capital one of the fastest growing high-end real estate markets in Europe—let alone the U.K., according to the brokerage, which tracks luxury markets around the globe. Single-family homes have been particularly strong, with prices increasing 9% in the first quarter compared to a year ago as demand for standalone dwellings continues to outstrip supply, according to Knight Frank. Scotland has not been entirely immune to the cooling effects of a drawn-out and politically divisive exit from the European Union. The pall of uncertainty has scared off a portion of discretionary buyers, such as landlords and those looking for pieds-a-terre, in Edinburgh. “A lack of clarity surrounding Brexit has increased caution among some buyers and sellers,” wrote senior analyst Oliver Knight in the report. The price segment from £1.5 million-£2 million (US$2 million-US$2.6 million) posted the biggest annual price gains, rising nearly 13% in the first quarter compared to a year ago. Meanwhile, in the countryside, luxury Scottish homes and properties logged a more modest 2.3% annual price growth. Scottish country homes have outperformed the rest of the U.K., where prices have fallen over the past year. Overall, homes in a commutable distance of major cities have fared better than those in more remote areas, according to Knight Frank’s index. “With Brexit leading the headlines and impacting on housing market sentiment, the prime market is driven primarily by needs-based purchasers who are moving for work, schooling or because they require more space,” Mr. Knight said. “Birdbox” star Sandra Bullock is ready to fly away from her Georgia getaway. The “Ocean’s Eight” actress is listing her oceanfront beach house on Tybee Island for $6.5 million, TMZ has reported. In addition to being an Oscar-winning actress, Bullock also has a keen eye for real estate. The A-lister purchased the vacation home in 2001 for just under $1.5 million. But Bullock has already been reaping financial rewards from her investment. She’s been renting the home out for the last two years, at a whopping $1,400 a night, according to a report in Variety in 2017. Even so, we hope she’s not in a rush to sell. The asking price dwarfs other local homes on the market, with a median listing going for $499,900. With 279 active listings on the market, there are plenty of options to choose from at lower price points. To view the full listing, Click here! Pop country music star, Carrie Underwood, has listed her mansion, which is located in a guard-gated golf course development in the affluent suburban community of Brentwood, Tenn., about 20 miles south of downtown Nashville, for $1.45 million. At the end of a manicured cul-de-sac that backs up to the rolling greens of the tony Governors Club, and described as an “Italian Style Villa,” the 7,083-square-foot, stone accented beige brick home, has four bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms over three opulently outfitted floors. The home features soaring ceilings, large open floor plan in kitchen that features stainless steel appliances, sub-zero fridge, and a wine fridge. Master suite has beautiful gas fireplace, with his and her vanity, and a walk-through shower. Other bonus touches include a finished basement with heated marble floors, wet bar in den, in-home gym, and extra storage in basement. For more information email Jim Lowenstern at Jim@castlesunlimited.com. Investing in real estate isn’t always a glamorous business, but luxury homes can add some bling to your portfolio. According to a survey of 81 international luxury markets, luxury home sales increased by 11 percent annually in 2017. In some markets, limited supply and heightened demand allowed luxury housing to outpace non-luxury home sales. In the U.S., a stable economy has helped drive luxury home sales, despite rising interest rates and questions over how tax reform might impact wealthier investors. 2250 Indian River Crescent, North Vancouver, BC. $36.2 million. Experts say that the equity bull market is in the longest stretch in American history and as a result, there’s an increasing activity among high net-worth individuals. This should continue to boost portfolios and create a wealth effect, increasing confidence and funds to invest in luxury real estate. Investing in high-end properties isn’t limited to the elite, however. Newly created net worth is driving a new buyer, including millennials, say realty network executives. If you’re ready to invest like the rich, here’s what you need to know about moving up the property ladder with luxury real estate. Adjust your perspective. Luxury real estate isn’t your run-of-the-mill property investment. The luxury market is a global market; the buyer pool is international. As a result, it appeals to a larger audience and thus can command higher prices. 40275 Highway 141, Gateway, CO. $149 million. That can translate to elevated returns for investors–– as the evidence demonstrates, luxury real estate investments provide higher yields than the stock market without as much volatility. Real estate investors in top-performing markets are enjoying a windfall, and find comfort in the fact that luxury real estate values in the U.S. will always increase over time. High-end real estate also holds up better when traditional real estate or stocks flag. Luxury real estate investments tend to rebound better when markets soften because they’re considered desirable, are generally unique and tend to have strong intrinsic value that surpasses the cost of replacement. One significant benefit of owning real estate is that it will never be at zero value, even in a dismal market, while stocks can plummet to such a level. 10210 Strait Lane, Dallas, TX. Philip Johnson masterpiece. $27.5 million. Luxury markets aren’t created equally, however. In general, luxury real estate can be lucrative, but some markets may be hotter than others, both domestically and internationally. 781 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. Entire 18th floor, white glove service. $68 million. For example, in New York City, there now exists supply saturation and that’s putting constraints on price. Yet, luxury properties saw tremendous appreciation in value from 2013 to 2016 as a new generation of luxury condos entered the market. In 2017, Seattle lead the way with the most robust year over year luxury sales growth, followed by Dallas and San Diego (as well as several cities in Colorado). All of the aforementioned regions proved to be among the hottest luxury second-home markets, with sales volumes of million-dollar-plus homes reaching levels not seen since the pre-housing crisis era. Internationally, Vancouver has emerged luxury housing markets. Studying market trends is crucial when choosing where to invest in luxury properties. 99 Union St Unit 1202, Seattle, WA. $12.5 million. Originally built in 1864 by the Philbrick family, well-known Brookline builders and abolitionists, 195 Walnut Street in the “Pill Hill” district of Brookline Village has been recently renovated in collaboration with the Brookline Historical Commission. This newly-modernized property is on the market for $2,850,000. Beneath a slate mansard roof, the home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, and 4,400 square feet of living space divided into four levels. This Civil War-era brick home rests on a 9,466 square-foot lot. The main level living room offers original hardwood floors and french doors that lead to a mahogany deck. The second-floor master suite includes a marble walk-in shower with a bench and a soaking tub. Not be outdone, the third floor also boasts a suite, complete with a full bath. Additional features include high ceilings, an original stone fireplace complete with refinished wooden mantel, high-end kitchen appliances, and a finished lower level.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T09:25:27", "url": "https://castlesmag.com/category/luxury-real-estate/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
KLM have selected Aaldering Pinotage 2012 for serving in KLM World Business Class from April 1st. Aaldering’s Pinotage vineyard in Stellenbosch’s Devon Valleywas planted in 1998. After malolactic fermentation in stainless steel the wine spent 24 months in 225L French oak barrels before bottling. Congratulations to all at Aaldering.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T11:28:56", "url": "http://www.pinotage.org/2016/03/klm-have-selected-aaldering-pinotage.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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Online marketing entails the use of social media, online advertising, search engine marketing and email marketing together as a way to connect with audiences completely through our computers and smart devices. All of the various online marketing strategies — search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, social media marketing, content marketing, email campaigns and link building — are designed to increase a business’s online presence. Arnow Solutions is dedicated to taking your company’s online presence to the next level.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T12:16:27", "url": "http://www.arnowsolutions.com/services/online-marketing/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
For I’m compelled then to seek out God’s will and His delight. How harshly, mightily must Thy rod strike, to drink obtain? To what hot blaze must Thy fire be raised till trials are complete? How deep, how painfully must Thy thorn pierce, till there’s an outflow sweet? At times I have wandered, near death and loss, no food, no home, no rest. When penniless, I don’t beg, having faith, not anxiety. My loss with Thine can’t compare, but I’d learn to share Thy sufferings. My hope is set on that hope in the heav’ns, with it my heart shall be. In retrospect, which of these is most sweet? Sunrise, or set of sun? ’Tis set of sun, for it’s nearer to Thee, to Thy dear home! Now ev’ry weight has been melted away. I go, I quickly go! The way of the cross, so full of the sweet fragrance of death and resurrection. From Watchman Nee. So touching. Amen Lord Amen...we love You Lord. What a touching hymn. It causes me to bow my head and worship the Lord for the depth of the experiences that our dear brother Nee put into this song. Surely the Lord shepherded his soul.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T06:23:45", "url": "https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/9007", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
National selectors -- both junior and senior -- have requested the BCCI to revise their salaries after the Indian cricket board revealed that it is considering a pay hike for domestic cricketers and match officials. It has been learnt from a top official that BCCI received a few proposals on the revised pay structure with one being submitted by a member associated with the junior selection panel. Currently, the senior national selection committee members get Rs 60 lakh per season while the junior panel members receive Rs 40 lakh per annum. This has been the pay structure since 2012 and has not undergone any revision. “Yes, we have received multiple proposals with regards to revision of pay for national selectors. One of the points raised by a number of people is that chairman of both selection committees should get more than other members as the job profile carries more responsibility,” a BCCI official, who cannot be officially quoted, told PTI today. In fact, the official informed that one of the proposals stated that chairman of the senior selection committee should be remunerated to the tune of Rs 1.20 crore — exactly double of what they are currently getting. The BCCI on the otherhand probably will be more keen to give a 30 to 35 percent hike from what it is at present. “After five seasons when there hasn’t been salary revision, if there is a demand for hike, it is justified,” the official said.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-26T08:38:16", "url": "https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/bcci-national-selectors-want-pay-rise/794606/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
I had lots of meeting and was away on business for a couple of days last week so I couldn't squeeze in much blogging time. I'm feeling inspired so I hope to post everyday this week!! 4. I'm itching to purchase some items for my trip to Bermuda in June. I love scarfs and wear them all the time. I'd wear this Lilly scarf with jeans and a white t! 5. I also need new pjs! I'd love a comfy classic pair by three J NYC. love the look of the door...good choice! did you use yacht paint or just high gloss exterior paint?	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-26T04:46:23", "url": "http://shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/hello-hello-hello.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Brands that can deliver digital innovation are capturing consumers’ imaginations and building loyalty. Zyrtec Allergy, a division of Johnson & Johnson, has been a leader in this space and will unveil their latest project in this session. Building on the success of Zyrtec AllergyCast, featured during SXSW in 2014, we’ll get a preview of the first tool that lets allergy sufferers know how pollen will actually make them feel. It features an algorithm that uses multiple variables, including Johnson & Johnson’s proprietary data, to give users powerful insight that has not been available until now. It’s part of J&J’s continuing evolution of healthcare, to make the consumer experience more personal and local. And part of J&J’s broader effort to foster a more innovative and entrepreneurial culture. Keynote — Delivering Exceptional Brand Experiences Through Content in Meaningful Places. Mobile platforms have created a game-changing shift in how video is consumed. In this session, attendees will be inspired by the best short-form mobile video creative around, learning how brands are harnessing the power of sight, sound, and motion in digital today. How can video on mobile devices extend to TV reach, activate creative, and drive engagement and ROI? What are best practicesF for mobile-first creative to drive impact? From stunning TV creative reimagined for mobile, to custom made-for-mobile content, brands showcase their favorite short-form video creative pieces (15s or less) and discuss how attendees can use mobile to facilitate amazing brand storytelling. Organic Reach Declines, Influencer Networks Crumble: What’s a Brand to Do? What worked in social media marketing just a few short years ago is unlikely to work today. Generating organic impressions on owned social channels has gotten much more difficult. At the same time, early influencer networks such as Federated Media and Say Media have struggled to stay afloat. But social is, if anything, more important than ever for discovering new products to buy. Given those challenges, what approaches can a brand take in 2015? Jim Tobin, President of Ignite Social Media, will share one approach that’s driving impressions and sales for leading brands and retailers. Studies show that incoming generations are increasingly wary of traditional advertising, and yet marketers are still talking at their audiences, pushing messaging on them in disruptive ways. But it’s not all doom and gloom. People love brands more than ever, and more than half of Millennials today believe that brands play an essential role in their lives. They want to be heard. So, what does it take for brands to succeed in marketing’s people-powered future? In this session, you’ll get an exclusive preview of brand new research from Millward-Brown and Crowdtap that measures the impact of user-generated content on traditional brand metrics such as unaided awareness, favorability and purchase intent. You’ll also learn how forward-thinking brands are putting people at the heart of their marketing to drive product ideation, inform marketing strategy and create authentic content that fuels earned media. As digital natives, millennials bring value to the work environment in the midst of a digital revolution. And new evidence shows, despite generational stereotypes, that millennials are a lot like their older colleagues in many ways. Join this session to learn about the myths and realities of millennials in the workforce, as well as key insights from IBM’s latest study to determine what impact this changing demographic will have on the future of work. Continuing our look ahead, this session will tap the minds’ of four leading brand marketers. We will explore how brands can engage with the mobile first consumer, what the connected/smart-home means for the broader marketing & media industry, and how big data is impacting marketing from digital to TV. What’s keeping these marketers up at night? What new technologies are they watching? What are the big trends they’re focused on for 2015, and what opportunities and challenges are entailed therein? The biggest digital marketing topics in 2014 ranged from big data to content marketing, but as we start the new year, the question on all our minds is which trends and buzzwords will will dominate conversations in 2015. Listen closely as we explore the biggest digital trends and topics marketers need to know for 2015, with the backdrop of the technological innovation top of mind at SXSW.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-18T21:10:51", "url": "http://brand-innovators.com/austin/agenda-3-13-15/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Pressure Cleaning Boronia is the highest rated, professional pressure cleaning & exterior home washing business in Boronia. We service all suburban areas throughout Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula. It is advised for most paths, pools & patio areas, pavers, tennis courts & maintaining walls. For roofings, we have a unique treatment to prevent tile deterioration and to minimise the threat of water damage. Roofs can end up being really unattractive due to organic growths like moss and lichen. Roofs are also regularly discoloured and stained by a prevalent germs called gloecapsa magma. Roofing associations and manufacturers do not recommend high pressure washing to clean roofs. It might remove moss from the roofing system, however the aggressive jets of water may also damage tiles, ridge capping and other roofing system fittings as well as increase the risk of flooding. There is also a great chance that the moss will grow back. Cleaning up with the manufacturers preferred detergent is advised. This is exactly what we do! Softwash roof washing is by far the most efficient way to clear moss or other bacterial growths from the roofing, whenever they are at risk of ending up being a major issue. We clean up, paint and seal driveways, paths and concrete using our innovative cleaning and sealing products. A clean driveway will greatly enhance the look, value and street appeal of your property. This is accomplished by giving a new look to old and worn out surfaces. Have you got tired looking wood decks? Our team will make them look new again. We apply a light chemical that will clean up and rejuvenate the timber. This is followed by 2 coats of high quality decking oil or stain. Our procedure will make your deck look a million dollars and leave you really astonished by the results! Don’t let novices practice on your biggest investment. Our professional team of technicians has more than Twenty Years worth of experience, so we understand exactly what we are doing. For your assurance we guarantee all our work, and even better, we have very competitive rates. Our service is insured and we’re completely accredited to work on your property. We deal with businesses throughout Boronia, supplying environmentally compliant, high pressure steam cleaning and water blasting services that allow organisations to meet hygiene compliance guidelines and provide personnel and visitors with an enjoyable environment. Our certified, licensed and completely insured staff clean both indoor and outside areas around your company. Our trustworthy staff are readily available to work after hours to avoid any disturbances to your business. We are also certified and licensed to work at height as our service frequently includes tall buildings, which might require abseiling or elevated work platforms. Our company has a strong reputation among its clients for dependability and workmanship. No two jobs are alike, so call us to discuss your pressure brick cleaning Boronia requirements, whether you need a one-off pressure clean or a regular contracted service.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-23T07:55:35", "url": "http://allpressurecleaning.net.au/pressure-brick-cleaning-boronia/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
HSM combination forwarder machines are available in various performance categories and versions. They feature a wide range of applications. Long or short timber – hardwood or softwood – thick trees or thin. The solution for diverse application scenarios in timber harvesting are "combination machines" from HSM. Whether you opt for the combination version or the short chassis version, timber harvesting measures can be performed with extreme efficiency and at the highest level of work quality with different types of material or lifting operations at various locations. The result is perfectly presentable and offers the customer a formidable performance package despite irregular framework conditions. The success of our customers also relies on a forwarding quality that assures subsequent orders. Providing support for this success still remains HSM's main objective. The basic models HSM 805F – HSM 904F and HSM 208F can all be offered as short chassis (KC) or combination versions. HSM has therefore developed a convincing modular system that permits the implementation of customer-specific requirements while keeping procurement costs reasonable.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-18T18:31:02", "url": "https://hsm-forest.net/combination-forwarder.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
In one of the truly great classics of twentieth-century political economy, R. H. Tawney addresses the question of how religion has affected social and economic practices. He does this by a relentless tracking of the influence of religious thought on capitalist economy and ideology since the Middle Ages. In so doing he sheds light on why Christianity continues to exert a unique role in the marketplace. In so doing, the book offers an incisive analysis of the historical background of present morals and mores in Western culture.Religion and the Rise of Capitalism is even more pertinent now than when it first was published; for today it is clearer that the dividing line between spheres of religion and secular business is shifting, that economic interests and ethical considerations are no longer safely locked in separate compartments. By examining that period which saw the transition from medieval to modern theories of social organization, Tawney clarifies the most pressing problems of the end of the century. In tough, muscular, richly varied prose, he tells an absorbing and meaningful story. And in his new introduction, which may well be a classic in its own right, Adam Seligman details Tawney's entire background, the current status of social science thought on these large issues, and a comparative analysis of Tawney with Max Weber that will at once delight and inform readers of all kinds.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-20T05:04:11", "url": "https://www.crcpress.com/Religion-and-the-Rise-of-Capitalism/Tawney/p/book/9780765804556", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Mojave Metal Works is a small design studio located in Mesquite, Nevada specializing in custom metal art. Every piece is uniquely different, from custom bookends to giant wall art, there is something for everyone to fall in love with. The owner and only artist for Mojave Metal Works is Matt Thomas. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Matt moved to Mesquite in 2014 to be closer to his parents. He put his artistic career on hold and enjoyed spending every minute with them. It has taken some time for him to get back to creating art, and to get his business up and running again, but he now has a fully operational metal shop where he creates his masterpieces. Matt’s love for art and metal was passed down to him at a young age from both his parents. When he was a young boy, his mother worked as an office manager at a machine shop where she would bring Matt every day after school. He spent hours in the scrap metal pile tinkering and piecing together discarded parts. His father was an author, and Matt inherited his passion for creativity. Matt’s career started right out of high school when he went to a technical college where he specialized in CNC Programming and Machining. He completed a welding apprenticeship and got a job working for a defense contractor where he worked for ten years manufacturing parts for the aerospace industry. He went on to work for a mechanical engineering firm, designing and building automated systems for the food industry. His true passion, however, has always been creating beautiful pieces of art. After working for the mechanical engineering firm, Matt decided it was time to bring his ideas to life. He relocated to southern Utah and opened a metal studio. His works of art are featured in several homes on the Parade of Homes circuit. You can drive through many developments in St. George and find his custom gates keeping homes secure. His work can be seen in several developments in St. George, including Stone Cliff, The Ledges, Kachina Springs, Kayenta, and Sky Ranch. Most of Matt’s inspiration is derived from Native American design. He found inspiration in the beautiful desert landscape of southern Utah. You will notice that the common theme among his pieces is southwestern style. Matt is also an avid outdoorsman. If he is not working, he can be found somewhere on a mountain. He has traveled all over the western United States, skiing, wind surfing, and desert racing. Now that his shop is fully functional in Mesquite, he is ready to create custom masterpieces for any home. Several of his pieces can be seen in the pictures accompanying this article, but there are many more where those came from. One of his most prized pieces is his Thunderbird sculpture. One of these Thunderbird sculptures greets visitors as they walk in the front door of his home. Measuring four feet tall and five feet wide, it is one of his biggest and most time consuming works. Nestled in a knotty alder wood frame, is a beautiful bird made entirely out of metal. One thing that makes his work so unique is the lack of paints or dyes. He changes the color of his metal by drawing the natural colors in the metal with heat. He calls it painting with heat. He was always fascinated by the rainbow of colors that appear on the metal’s surface when heat is applied. The colors are stunningly rich, and range from straw-gold and copper-burgundy, to violet-purple and deep shades of blue. The vivid colors are actually a thin surface oxidation. When the heated metal meets the atmosphere, colors are very fragile and soon fade, or disappear altogether. To avoid this problem Matt had to find a way to seal and preserve the colors in place. His Thunderbird is a beautiful example of this process. There are several other items that Matt has made over the years. Among the most popular are the metal gates and storm doors. He uses a special trick to get the vibrant colors—patinas—you see on the gates. It is a chemical process that oxidizes the metal, which adds color. It took some trial and error to figure out exactly how to get the most beautiful colors. When he first moved to St. George, he tried just about everything to get the color process correct. Some of the things he tried to use were household products, such as salt, vinegar, ammonia, lemon juice, and hot sauce. There was a definite learning curve, but now that he has the process figured out, it makes for some beautiful artwork. He has numerous design plans, and can also custom make anything you can imagine. Another piece of art that Matt likes to create are his custom water fountains. He uses a variety of local materials to create each fountain. None of the fountains will ever be exactly the same; each one will be uniquely different based on the material he uses. Some materials he has used for his fountains are sandstone, river rock, volcanic rock, petrified wood, granite, and slate. Several of Matt’s pieces are large, but he also creates small, interior decorating pieces that add distinction to any room. He can create almost anything, but some key pieces are his exterior sconce lights, end table lamps, bookends, picture frames, mirrors, and yard sculptures. Mojave Metal Works is now a fully functional design studio, and Matt is ready to create beautiful works of art for the citizens of Mesquite and the surrounding areas. He is excited to create new masterpieces for his neighbors and friends. For more information, contact Matt Thomas at (702) 279-3497 or mojavemetalworks.mt@yahoo.com.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T06:57:26", "url": "http://viewonmagazine.com/2017/06/30/mohave-metal-works/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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One needs only turn on the evening newscast to find proof that this text is true. Whether we’d like to admit it or not, America has created a self-seeking, self-glorifying, self-gratifying society. Humanism is the underlying problem in our country (and our world too, of course) and it has bred all kinds of evil. The promotion of self in spite of any repercussions for others will produce headlines in the newspaper (or Yahoo! as it is today) like we are currently seeing. This attitude pervades modern thinking and it has even spread into modern day Christendom. “Become a Christian and God will add to you ‘health and wealth’”. The list obviously differs from pulpit to pulpit. But the message is the same – Christianity is the means to self-gratification in every conceivable realm of life. And yet, the entire New Testament denies such a belief. Jesus said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Luke 9:23). God given faith is not focused on the betterment of self but on the exaltation of Jesus Christ and the spread of the glorious Gospel which points to Calvary. The modern attitude of using God for self-gain is foreign to the Scriptures. Jesus never gained the “Best Life Now” that is promoted today. None of the apostles ever found such a life. Jesus’ very instruction to the rich young ruler to sell all that he had and donate it to the poor certainly flies in the faith of such a movement (Luke 18:22). The church at Jerusalem became so poor that other churches actually collected money to help them financially (1 Corinthians 16:1-4). The list goes on and on. True Christianity simply isn’t about self – it’s about denying self! Firstly, we are to seek to glorify God in all that we do (1 Corinthians 10:31). This doesn’t mean using God for personal gain. This means using whatever gain He has provided us, according to His will and purpose, to glorify Him! Deny self!! Secondly, we are to live for others. Jesus was the perfect Example of this. He left Heaven’s glory to live a life as a man (albeit a sinless man) to ultimately bear the penalty of our sins. Yet, we are commanded to love one another in the same way. We are even commanded to put others ahead of ourselves.Philippians 2:3 seems plain enough – “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself”. Child of God, the Lord did not open your heart to the Gospel so that He is now your servant. On the contrary, He opened your heart to the Gospel so that you would serve Him. He remains God and you remain a creature. He also saved you in order that you would share the love of Christ with others. Seek today to deny “self-seeking in your hearts” and serve God and man as He gives you ability. Watering the Tulips is brought to you by Sovereign Grace Baptist in Northport, AL. For more information, please visit www.sovereigngrace.net . “Your App to the Gospel” is available for download in iTunes, Google Play and the Windows Phone Marketplace. Download it today!!	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T18:14:34", "url": "http://www.sovereigngrace.net/articles/self-seeking-and-salvation?page=9", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Mark started by discovering the stoves accidentally and ended up becoming an unquestionable symbol of new Australian Cuisine “I aim to bring, the extraordinary produce of Australia, to a point of celebration & unnatural expression”. Having worked as an electrician, in 1990 aged 25 Mark commenced a culinary apprenticeship. He was named Sydney’s best young chef in 1995, the year he opened Peninsula Bistro. With a desire to further study French Cuisine in 1998 he worked at ‘L’Arpége’ in Paris, Alain Passard’s Gastro Temple, followed by a stint at Raymond Blanc’s, ‘Le Manoir Aux Quatre Saisons’. These experiences fuelled his desire to start another restaurant, multi award winning Marque opened in 1999. In 2016 ‘Bistro’ by Mark Best opened on the Genting Dream, a luxury ship, and now has restaurants on three ships for the line, sailing out of Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong. His onscreen appearances include Martha Stewart, Masterchef Australia & ‘The Final Table’ for Netflix.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T16:21:24", "url": "https://foodontheedge.ie/speaker/mark-best-2/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
I think of the contrast here as that of shape as compared to the realistic image of a baby. Its relationship to the actual person, his son, is exaggerated and intense, perhaps conveying his intense feelings for his son. Shape: Blown-up and outlined separate body parts distort the image, yet there is a similarity among them that ties the figure together. Texture: The checkered sections add texture and interest, making a monochromatic piece pop. Color: Monochromatic with pops of white that draw the eye. This piece has an overall organic feeling created with similar sized elements in the background, in the amoeba shapes and in the dark space at the top. An organelle is a component of the nucleus of a cell.The abstract piece invokes primordial space - I can picture sea creatures, seaweed and water. Contrast is created with color in a complex relationship of values of purple, red, and yellow-green. A split-complement? The use of the white circles at the lower left ties the piece together with the top or "sea" drawing the eye diagonally across the piece. Texture is added by the embroidered cilia around most of the shapes giving a feeling of motion. You can almost feel them hanging suspended in the primordial stew. Color: The striking use of color defines this piece with the triad of yellow-green, blue-violet and red-orange. The value of the colors in uniformly dark and intense but the incorporation of shades and complements of the main colors adds complexity and sizzle. Size and Shape: The slight variation of the shape and relatively uniform size also tie the piece together.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T02:47:51", "url": "https://janedunnewold.com/vl-os-2/2016/2/15/lesson-two-gail-g", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Description Photograph of the apartment building located at 9114 Niles Center Road in Niles Center, Illinois in 1926. Shown: the three flat building apartment building with single entrance to the basement apartment at front (right). The apartments featured rear entrances with attached open porches with stairs to bottom (not shown). This photograph is part of the collection of the Skokie Historical Society.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T12:31:20", "url": "http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/skokiepo02/id/2277", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
It had been written by his friend? Gul wondered, turning the ornamentally decorated boo over in her hands. It was obvious by his warm tone that Mehmed trusted and admired this friend very much. It was the first Gul had really heard of Mehmed’s companions, and she was curious as to the type of man he was. She was eager to read the work. However, now she turned her gaze to the small silver box, it was no larger than the palm of her hand, with delicate carvings and small jewels inlaid in the cover. She lifted the lid gently, anticipation buzzing beneath her skin. Inside was a necklace curled upon light blue silk. Lifting it out she arrayed it on the table in front of her; it was gleaming in the sunlight from her window, and it had a very unusual design, it seemed as if a blue dragon was curled around a white mare. The design was worked delicately into thin flat circles of white gold inlaid with lapiz lazuli and darker gold to add artistic shading. It was a very delicate piece of work, it must have taken considerable skill and time to accomplish. Because even though he had said it was a betrothal gift, she had already received the official betrothal gifts months ago; huge caskets full of gold, jewels, silks and brocades, each more precious than the previous one. No, this was a gift that he had designed personally and commissioned himself, not something that had been selected by his officials to impress the princess of another nation. A fierce want filled her then, she wanted to see him in person, though she had no idea of what he looked like, she wanted him to be here and to put this necklace on him with his own hands. At that moment she felt impatient to see him, the months before their wedding seeming to stretch out endlesslessly. At that moment she knew, that though she had never once laid eyes upon him, though she did not know whether he was fat or bald or short, though she did not know his good or bad habits beyond what the letters had told her, his words and actions had already won her heart.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T09:00:23", "url": "https://chardasuuraj.com/2018/12/14/the-princess-and-her-sultan-part-7-a-hearta-revelation/?v=ef7ad2cb6232", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
If your business involves the scheduling of crews or service teams in the field, you know how hard it can be to manage their work, location and time with ordinary scheduling software. FieldAware was built with work crews in mind. As workload requirements ebb and flow over time, schedulers and service managers need to be able to add and remove service crew members with ease and total visibility as well as track hours of service (sometimes based on union rules). The FieldAware crew scheduling functionality gives field service companies the ability to assign a crew lead to a job with multiple field workers, provide dynamic job duration based on multiple workers contributing to the job at varying times, actively show the members of a crew on a job with multiple workers, provide the status of a job, and create a single invoice for a job that was completed with multiple workers – all through the FieldAware mobile app or on a web browser.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T22:15:01", "url": "https://www.fieldaware.com/field-service/crew-scheduling-software", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
The single family residences that you will find in Seneca Talis Park embody the Naples “In the Park” living experience. 43 north and south facing luxury home-sites offer lakefront, and fairway views. Each site is 190 to 200 feet deep and 77 to 100 feet wide. Homes at Seneca will range from 3,500 to 5,000 square feet. 3,500 – 5,500 sq. ft. For up-to-date pricing and floor plans, or to schedule a tour of Seneca and a game of golf with Dan contact Your Ambassador to Talis Park.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T01:06:55", "url": "http://www.talisparkforsale.com/communities/seneca-talis-park/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
WHEN I WAS A KID IN DUNBAR, I made a model called "Taras Town," which used old Monopoly hotels and houses. I measured our street and figured that you could eliminate cars from the central street by routing delivery cars down the alleys. I showed up on a local cable TV show with my little white turtleneck and showed the model, and I was like, "We can eliminate cars from Vancouver!" Since then I've become a travel writer, and for 17 years I've seen cities all over the world. For me, the formative thing was going to Paris and wandering the city-an instant introduction to urbanism. My interest in transportation came from the very simple observation that the best cities, the cities that people want to visit, are the ones that have decided not to use automobiles as the de facto mode of public transportation. The most forward-thinking—and here I’d include Paris—are building transit that serves the suburbs. You have to extend transit into the suburbs. And you have to get the polity involved because they realize that if they’re able to take a fast, comfortable, frequently scheduled bus to a SkyTrain or a subway line, then they’ll feel like part of the city in a way they can’t if they’re mired in traffic. Otherwise you end up with a bogus culture war. I think you’re a bit obsessed with SkyTrain technology, frankly. But it’s true there aren’t many cities where you can get from downtown to the airport in 25 to 28 minutes, for $8.75. People move to cities like that. And you’re getting incredible ridership that’s actually serving very dense areas. At Joyce and Collingwood, 50 percent of the people who live there commute by SkyTrain—that’s phenomenal. The cities where I wanted to linger, where I found the most sense of community, where I found the deepest-rooted traditions, were also the ones that had somehow excluded cars from the streets. My idea of a city is where people can walk and meet, where civility is manufactured, where we learn to live with each other, where happiness is created. And every day I see it being undermined by the cars whipping down my street, carrying people away from the city to escape. One thing people don’t realize about Tokyo is that it’s a train-based city of 36 million people with 800 stations. Which means you really can go from anywhere to anywhere by train. Across Japan, it’s like, “Oh I have a car. But it’s spotless and has about 10,000 km on it.” They might drive to onsen in the country or to go watch the cherry blossoms fall at certain times of the year. But really, what does the heavy hauling are the trains and metros. Transmilenio, the famous Bus Rapid Transit, was introduced in 2000. These buses are quite long, they’re articulated, they usually run at capacity during rush hour. They have one—the biarticulado—that’s enormous. When these buses arrive, they disgorge hundreds of people sometimes—as many passengers as a subway line but they’re carrying them on the street, not underground. The secret behind Bogotá accepting this system is that only 20 percent of people own cars. So a popular mayor made the case, “Why should we devote all this road space to two of every 10 people?” He won elections on this basis and managed to set up the system in only three years. Some of the happiest commuters I’ve ever met get to work by bicycle. And the Danish, with 36 percent of people getting to work or school by bicycle in all kinds of weather, are regularly rated the happiest people in the world. The people of Copenhagen consider the bicycle—these old-fashioned granny bikes, and especially cargo bikes—as a form of mass transit. People can carry three kids in them. People leave them locked outside the train station. They’ll live in the suburbs, they’ll ride a cheap bike to their suburban train station and take the train in, and then ride their cargo bike to work. They’re status symbols, the SUVs of Denmark. Compared to cities like Copenhagen, the bike paths of North America are a sorry sight. I call it my anti-city, my nightmare city, built completely around the needs of the automobile. It’s sort of the end of a certain kind of American dream. The government-funded freeway system, one of the biggest public-works projects in the world, was built out in 1973, but there’s still a bit being added. I spent a lot of time in the outer suburbs of Phoenix looking at the kind of urbanism that car-based cities produce. What you get is the “Ring of Death,” where every home is foreclosed, for sale. When I was there, there were 100,000 homes vacant. The scary thing is that other countries are doing this. China’s freeway system is going to beat America’s, in pure mileage, in the next 20 years. Some people love it. Some people believe it embodies freedom. I believe it fosters social isolation. It’s a beautiful old town, with a UNESCO-protected city centre called Grand-Ile. For years it was clogged with cars. The local merchants wanted to build a subway, which drivers like because it gets transit vehicles off the street and improves circulation for cars. The city decided against it, and they invested in these high-tech trams. It’s not a big city—the population of Greater Strasbourg is about 900,000—but everywhere you go you see these trams coming into the centre of town and then going off. The day I was there, it just seemed to be a constant parade of these trams—silent and beautiful, disgorging people to celebrations in the downtown area.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T00:17:14", "url": "http://vanmag.com/uncategorized/the-world-in-transit/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
If I were wealthy, with deep pockets, this graphic designed mock-up 2016 Rolls Royce Phantom Convertible is what I would create for real. Most affluent folks are satisfied with having the standard 453-horse power V-12 motor it initially comes with. Similar to when my former boss in 1963 swapped a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO V-12 with a high performance V-8 Hot Rod engine, this dreamy daily driver would be a hoot sporting around with a 2,200 HP high performance V-8. No real great match for all the unyielding pretentious super car owners out there that like to recklessly speed in traffic, especially those anxiously obsessed-smartphone-zombies that need to hurry up and get to a signal or stop sign to check their disconcerning communications. Ref: rvmann.com/artwork/3563418-Hand-held-Di?	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T16:13:49", "url": "https://rvmann.com/artwork/4030392-Fantasy-Daily-Driver.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
It is now just over two years since I took on the running of the South Marston website, and so I thought that it would be a good change to update you with some statistics about the village website. 29 email update subscribers – Do you subscribe? The most popular post so far is: Wind Turbines Update – 29th July 2010, which is also our most commented post. So I would like your feedback, to know what you think of the site, and how to make the site even better for the residents of South Marston. Leave your comments below. Since it’s revamp I have found the site to be a useful source of local news and information. I think it is a shame that so few seem to use it, actively and engage with others. I was particularly interested in renewing my acquaintance with the Aug2010 turbine exchange, and comparing it with the current anti turbine campaign, indeed many of the observations made by Mike appear to be evident in terms of misleading and anecdotal information being reported as fact. The comments about the 72 yearold also rang true given my own personal experiences over this issue. Keep up the good work Donald, and let’s hope more people use the facility in the future. You never know it could help to avoid a lot of misunderstandings. Donald- Your work on the site is very welcomed by all the sites users. Thank you for continuning with your hard work. The continuity that you have brought to the website provides a platform for it to grow into the major local news source for the village. It is to be hoped that the increasing usage over the Turbine application will lead to a regular user base. Thanks for your willing work. Possibly time for a prompt for the automatic link?	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-23T22:30:59", "url": "https://southmarston.org.uk/2011/10/08/now-we-are-two/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
060 of 106. Shi Bao Zhai Pagoda BEFORE the 3 Gorges Dam. This picture was taken in October 2000. The Pagoda is now surrounded by a small dam to keep the water out, and all below it is underwater.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-24T00:22:31", "url": "https://www.bobrayburn.com/China2012_Selected/p1080667_1.html", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
I think it is time for a Gus update! The little guy is doing well - he now weighs a hefty 6 pounds and is as active as ever. Whether it is running around with a sock he stole from the laundry basket or chasing after the big fluffy white thing (as he likes to call Max) to show his love, he is making sure we stay busy! He gets everything he wants too (well, almost!)... I think it is darn near impossible to say no to a look like this! We finished out the week with 8 new recipes - our tops this time were that Tortilla and Black-Bean Pie, the Malted Milk Black and White Pound Cake and the Cheeseburger Pizza from Friday night. Sharper, but not as sweet as Swiss cheese, Gruyère is one of those ingredients that you'll often find in our refrigerator if you peeked inside. We used a hunk of that cheese to star in tonight's Creamy Potato Casserole we had for dinner. For this casserole, the first order of business is preparing a creamy sauce that the potatoes will bake in. Once a chopped onion had softened in a couple knobs of butter, we added a bit of flour and a few dollops of tangy Dijon mustard. So you don't end up with a sauce that tastes like flour, stir this combination in the pot for a minute or so to give that flavor a chance to cook out. This mixture will then begin to thicken the milk that is added next. Cubes of cream cheese are dropped in to slowly dissolve, adding a wonderful body to this sauce. When the mixture smooths out, shreds of the Gruyère cheese are allowed to melt in, followed by a spoonful of chopped chives. The silky sauce is then tossed together with thin wedges of red potatoes and chunky pieces of chopped ham. Baked, covered, until the potatoes are tender, the dish is then given a light stir and topped with a bit more Gruyère along with crumbles of garlicky bagel chips. The dish is then baked again just long enough to give the cheese a chance to melt and allow the bagel chips to take on a little color. When I took it out this time, I found it to be still quite saucy dish - I don't know if it should have been, but neither of us minded as it was delicious! With it being so saucy though, I had a problem keeping those crunchy bits of bagel chips on top of the actual serving. So, I just sprinkled a bit more crushed on top. The potatoes were fork tender, yet still held their shape well through plating and those chunky cubes of ham finished off the dish with a hearty one-dish feel. Jeff also commented that the tangy bite from the mustard helped to round out the flavor of the creamy sauce. This lighter coffee cake is studded with those fresh, plump berries and was exceptionally moist - however, I thought it was almost on the verge of being too moist! When I was preparing the vanilla batter, there didn't seem to be anything unusual, but after I added the cup of buttermilk, I thought in my head that it looked just thick enough. While the recipe called for another 1/3 cup of buttermilk, I held back and compromised by tossing in two tablespoons instead. The cake read like it was going to be a bit delicate, so rather than fuss with trying to get it out of a cake pan, I used a 9" springform pan instead (if you do use a 9" cake pan, you may need to increase the baking time slightly). Rather than mixing the batter with the blueberries, half of it is spread into the pan followed by a layer of berries, the rest of the batter and the other half of the berries. Just for added insurance against the berries wanting to sink, I tossed them with a couple teaspoons of flour to help suspend them in the batter. To give the cake a bit of sparkle and crunch, the top is scattered with coarse turbinado sugar right before going into the oven. The flavor was right on and not too sweet - but, I thought the texture would have been a little better if I stuck with my instincts and left the buttermilk at 1 cup. It wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination as we both enjoyed it - I just thought the cake was almost a little custard-y near the bottom (which I don't think would have been solved by baking longer as the crumb was not exceedingly wet). I think we need to start a pizza dance around here - another Friday is upon us and I'm having a blast trying to keep this new Friday Night Pizza tradition(!) alive. Unlike the last couple of pizzas, this one is pretty straight-forward without any unusual combinations - in fact, just the name alone of this Cheeseburger Pizza had Jeff drooling (though I think all you'd have to do is mention cheese and that would happen!). If you would like a thinner crust to your pizza, use the 12-ounce version of our favorite whole-wheat dough; if you prefer a heftier crust, go for the 16-ouncer and just roll it out to the same diameter. On top of the stretched out dough, we spread a thin layer of marinara (or you could use your favorite pizza sauce) to start us off. On top of the sauce, we scattered crumbles of lean ground sirloin that we cooked along with a chopped onion, a few cloves of pungent minced garlic and a pinch of dried oregano. While I'm sure you could shower the top with just one cheese, why not mix a couple? On this pizza, we finished it off with sharp White cheddar and creamy mozzarella cheese for an extra boost of flavor. Needless to say, it is hard to go wrong with this combination and we were stuffed with a smile on our faces by the time we finished our slices. Feel like shaking it up? How about switching out half of the ground sirloin with a spicy Italian sausage? Or if your feeling a little naughty, crisp up some bacon and toss it into the mix for a bacon-cheeseburger pizza! We are often doing dinners around here that don't take a bunch of time to prepare. I knew I needed tonight's dinner to be not very fussy as it was to be a fairly busy day, so I picked this fancy named, but a snap to prepare, Chicken Breasts with Orzo, Carrots, Dill and Avgolemono Sauce dish. As I was sautéing individual boneless and skinless chicken breasts, simply seasoned with salt and fresh ground black pepper, I made sure the other burner on the stove was busy bringing a pot of water to a boil. When the chicken had turned golden on the first side, we flipped them over, poured in a layer of broth and sprinkled the skillet with dill. Partially covered, we let the chicken bubble away to finish cooking through as I dropped a good amount of orzo pasta into the boiling water. As an aside... When we went to the market this weekend to pick up the orzo for this dish, I couldn't find the brand we usually use - the only other one in stock was from DaVinci and it looked a little curious to me. While I've always seen orzo as more of a rice-shaped pasta, this was flat and more like a tear drop! A few minutes before the pasta was ready, I dropped sticks (not too thin or thick) of fresh carrots into the pot of pasta and let the duo finishing cooking together. Once drained, we tossed the two with olive oil to keep the pasta from clumping and to add a bit of flavor. When the chicken was firm to the touch and done, we set the chicken aside to keep warm and then went to work on creating the Avgolemono Sauce. Basically, this is a Greek sauce (or can also be turned into a soup) that starts off by whisking together eggs and fresh lemon juice. Warmed broth is whisked into the two, tempering the eggs, before being added back into the pan which tightens up the loose liquid into a bright, luscious sauce. Be sure to keep the pan over fairly low heat - you want just enough oomph to thicken the mixture, but not so much you make scrambled eggs! Served by setting a moist chicken breast atop a bed of the orzo and the crisp-tender carrot planks, the generous lemon-y sauce, with its green flecks from the dill, is streamed all over the top and around the sides. While it may look like a bit too much sauce, we both couldn't get enough and were practically licking (I'll admit it... we did!) the plates to not waste any drops left behind! Pretty healthy as is, you could even sneak in a bit of fiber by using whole wheat orzo if you can find it! We don't drink much alcohol... in fact, I couldn't even tell you the last time I actually drank some from a glass. However, that doesn't mean our pantry is void of any as I actually use quite a bit for cooking (surprise!). I bring this up because I had to pop open a bottle of beer to make this Tortilla and Black-Bean Pie for dinner tonight. It was kind of funny - I had it sitting on the counter when Jeff came walked in the door and said "Hey! Why wasn't I invited to the party?". Jeff wanted to go try out a sip from the bottle, but sadly there was nary a drip left when he turned the bottle upside down... oops! The filling for this stacked pie is a combination of softened onions, a jalapeño chile (feel free to remove the ribs and seeds from the inside if you want to tame the heat), a couple cloves of garlic and a bit of cumin for a smoky background. A few cups of black beans are added, along with the beer, and the mixture is allowed to simmer until the liquid has mostly evaporated, infusing the beans with flavor. I then stirred in a bunch of corn kernels (I knew I couldn't keep myself out of the supply in the freezer!) and a few sliced scallion to heat through. The original recipe called for using 10" flour tortillas and then trimming them down to fit inside a 9" springform pan. Rather than go through the trouble, I just used 8" tortillas - the bean layer was a bit thicker, but not unmanageable at all! The assembly process is very straight forward - the round tortilla is placed inside the springform pan, followed by a mound of the chunky bean mixture and a scattering of white cheddar cheese. The layers continue, ending with the beans on top and a generous layer of cheese as the final touch. This needs to bake just long enough so the filling heats back up and the cheese turns from shreds into a gooey, stringy mess of cheesy love. I really didn't find the need to use a springform pan in the end, especially if you are using the smaller tortillas, however it is a good safety measure "just in case" anything should happen when transferring it in and out of the oven. After a short rest, I found this was completely slice-able into fairly neat and tidy pieces, save for the bit of the warm cheese the slowly oozes out. Hearty, very filling and did I mention cheesy? How could you go wrong with this? If you're feeling festive, top it off with a dollop of cooling sour cream and a spoonful of your favorite salsa! Boy, do we have a fun cake to share with you today - for the Weekly Wednesday Treat Day, we went all out and prepared this monster Malted Milk Black and White Pound Cake! It's hard to go wrong when you use this much butter and sugar while working in malted milk powder and chocolate syrup into the mix! This cake has a very tender crumb from the use of cake flour - if you take it upon yourself to make this cake, do yourself a favor and pick up some cake flour for the best delicate texture. When you're mixing together the batter, take note of the time needed to incorporate all of the ingredients. You need plenty of time to beat air into the butter, sugar and 7, yes count that 7, eggs because there really isn't much leavening in the form of baking powder or baking soda. Also, be sure that the butter is soft, yet not meltingly so (the sticks should have a slight bend to them, but they shouldn't be so soft that they are very squishy) and that the eggs are at room temperature. If you want to completely geek out a bit, I find that the butter incorporates best when it is around 66 to 68 degrees. When the light and billowy pale malted cake batter has been combined, about half of it is scooped out to be put into the tube pan while the rest is given a few wicked additions in the form of rich chocolate syrup, a few drops of almonds extract and just a sprinkle of baking soda. Pour this milk chocolate-colored batter right on top of the lighter batter already in the baking pan, but don't swirl them together - just spread the top smooth and place into the oven. As it bakes, the now heavier chocolate batter will slowly be enveloped by the plain batter to create a surprise when you slice into the cake. Being a pound cake, it is fairly dense, but not in a concrete sense - it is still moist, tender and the (several) eggs gave it a wonder lift. I do have to say that the malt flavor is fairly mild, but we both could easily detect it and it certainly gave the cake an alluring quality. The darker layer was not too intense, so it didn't fight with the plain batter, but it had just enough chocolate to satisfy any craving. Once completely cool, try your hardest to resist the urge to slice into it - let it stand several hours, covered, so the flavors inside have a chance to bloom to make this cake shine. Knowing that we were going to be indulging in this cake (well, I couldn't send something in unless we tried it first just to make sure!) tonight, I figured it was best to keep dinner on the lighter side. We had picked up some fresh blueberries this past weekend at the market so I tossed together this snazzy Chicken, Endive and Blueberry Salad with Toasted Pecans. So, this salad was originally supposed to be made with Belgian endive - you'll find this green as a cylindrical head with tightly packed leaves. I needed Jeff to pick this up today and I guess I should have described it a bit more as he actually came home with curly endive! Not his fault as the store didn't have it labeled right, but it does have a different flavor and texture - a bit more bitter and not as crisp. Rather than wasting a trip to the store to pick up the other endive, we just went ahead as both of us actually like a bitter green. To coat this salad, a dressing made simply of pucker-y apple cider vinegar and sweet, sticky honey is whisked together and lightly seasoned with salt and pepper. I prepared that dressing in a big 'ol sturdy salad bowl and then added the chopped endive, tender baby spinach leaves, a couple shredded chicken breasts and a handful of fresh blueberries. This saves a step from the original recipe that has you whisk the dressing in a separate small bowl to drizzle on after the greens are combined. To round out the salad, tangy crumbles of goat cheese are scattered on top along with a few chopped and toasted pecans for a nutty crunch. You could probably stretch this out to four portions if serving this as side, but we divvied it out into two servings for a very filling, but light, dinner. With the sweet and tart dressing, the bitterness of the curly endive was easily tempered - I also surprisingly enjoyed just how well the fresh blueberries paired the creamy goat cheese! We breezed through the week with 9 new recipes - our tops this time were those Mini Banana Whoopie Pies, Chicken Sloppy Joe on Sweet Potatoes and the Mexican Pizza from Friday night. For our side dish tonight, I chose an intriguing way to perk up thick spears of asparagus in this Roasted Sesame and Panko-Coated Asparagus with Soy-Ginger Drizzle recipe. You do want to use the thickest asparagus spears you can find because the thinner ones just won't hold up well to the coating and roasting. Because the thicker ones can be a little woody, the spears are trimmed and then the bottom two-thirds are peeled. They are then generously coated in a mixture of mayonnaise, rice vinegar, soy sauce and fresh ginger - you should have seen Jeff's face when I plunked the long spears into this glutinous mixture... priceless! His only comment "Err, are you sure you read the recipe correctly?". I retorted with "How about you go play with Gus and let me handle dinner?". Hee hee! The well-coated spears are then rolled in a coarse speckled mixture of panko bread crumbs, regular sesame seeds and black sesame seeds. You can use regular sesame seeds entirely, but I like the pop of color and slightly earthier flavor the black seeds have. The asparagus are then nestled on a baking sheet and given a drizzle with pungent toasted sesame oil. While they looked to have enough flavor as is, a sweet, salty, sour and slightly hot sauce is combined by whisking together brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, a couple squirts of chili-garlic sauce and a touch of that rich toasted sesame oil. Since we needed to take the picture, I decided to serve the sauce in a little dish so the crispy-coated asparagus wouldn't get soggy during that process - I recommend that you may want to do they same just so you or your guests can determine how much of that intense drizzle to add. The asparagus was tender with a slight bend, yet not too soft and mushy - the sesame and fresh ginger combination did not disappoint and that panko coating added such a fun new dimension with its golden color and crunchy texture. While that asparagus dish did have a bit of prep and assembly work to be done, the protein portion of our dinner tonight, Spicy Apricot-Glazed Chicken, had a minimal 5 ingredient list, which includes salt and fresh ground black pepper in the total! All you need to do for this dish is season a few chicken breasts, set them under a broiler and halfway through brush them with a fruity glaze consisting of apricot jam and crushed red pepper. How easy is that? Because of the higher sugar content in the jam, stick with adding the shiny glaze at the half-point mark so it doesn't burn under the intense heat of the broiler. Slightly sweet, while staying juicy and tender, this really isn't much of a recipe I guess. However, I have a feeling we'll be making this often when I'm testing out a new side and we need to serve a solid, but simple and quick-to-prepare protein dish. Time for more homemade doggie treats! Max had finally finished the last of those Banana-Carob "Pup"scotti I made a few weeks ago just before we got Gus... I've been waiting to find some time to make a new treat recipe for both of them and today was it. Woo! I knew I wanted a treat I could split up into smaller pieces for the pup and larger ones for Max, so here is what I came up with - Crunchy Parsley and Carrot Biscuits! And no, we didn't get more pups! Those are from a calender we got last year of little daschunds! I like to use a variety of dry ingredients when I'm making treats for them - this time in addition to the regular whole-wheat flour I always start out with, I added brown rice flour, cornmeal and a touch of oat bran. Now for the fun stuff! I chopped up a bunch of fresh parsley (I can only hope it might freshen up their breath too... hee hee!) and shredded up a carrot to add in. Since I've learned in the past that Max loves cheesy treats, I also added just a bit of shredded cheddar cheese to entice them. To bring all of these ingredients together, I added enough vegetable broth to form a workable dough (you could use beef or chicken if you wanted... water would be fine as well) and a couple tablespoons of canola oil for texture and a little healthy fat. I used a tiny heart-shaped cutter for Gus's snacks while I used the larger bone-shaped one for Max. And just because we already had the cutter, I also made some little dachshund-shaped biscuits... however, thinking about it now, I don't think we'll give those to Gus as that seems wrong! Max will have to get them I guess, but we'll have to make sure Gus isn't watching! The baking powder in the dough will make them puff up a little, but you can fit the biscuits fairly close together on the baking sheet and not worry about them as they don't spread much. Make sure to bake them until they are golden and firm to the touch - it is okay if the center is slightly soft though as they will continue to crisp up as they cool. I didn't know if they would reject these or not with the carrots and parsley, but Max gobbled his up in record time while Gus was a little timid. However, once he took a taste, his little heart biscuit didn't last long! Another Friday night has arrived and you bet that we did another pizza! I hope I can keep this up each week as it is sure a treat to try out all these different types. For this week's pizza, we went south of the border and prepared this Mexican Pizza. The original recipe had you prepare the ingredients in a bit different order, but I changed them around as we thought it would work better for us. After I prepared our favorite whole-wheat pizza dough (which you really should try if you haven't yet!), I turned on the broiler to blister and blacken a poblano chile. You are doing this to give the chile a charred flavor, but it is also a good way to get rid of the thick skin. Poblanos are usually a mild chile, but I've found it can be hit or miss - sometimes they are darn hot and other times they just provide good flavor (and lucky for us we got a mild one this time!). Once the chile has rested, loosening it's now dark skin, just use your fingers to peel it off - it is fine if some black bits remain. Just don't rinse the chile under water when peeling as you would be washing all that developed flavor right down the drain! While we were waiting on the chile to cool, I reduced the oven temperature and tossed rings of a red onion onto a baking sheet, drizzled them with oil and lightly seasoned them. We let them roast until they had softened and just started to turn golden. At this point, I stretched out the smooth dough and smeared a lean layer of smoky chipotle pepper that we minced with a little of the adobo sauce it comes canned with. Chipotles are basically just smoked jalapeños stored in a vinegar-y sauce - they can be fairly spicy, but you can erase some of the heat if you scrape out the seeds... but that is pretty messy! Moving the assembly of the pizza along are strips of that blackened pepper, the roasted red onions and then a special ingredient that I never thought to use on pizza - tomatillos! Finally we finished off the top with a duo of cheeses - sharp white cheddar and crumbly queso fresco. After we pulled the pizza off the burning hot stone, we sprinkled the top with fresh cilantro and a scattering of toasted pepitas (pumpkin seed kernels). Since the layer of minced chipotle was quite thin, it really didn't add an excessive heat - just enough smoky background that had a little kick. The tomatillos brought such a refreshing, citrus-y tang that I thought paired well with the mild poblano chile strips. We also both thought those pepitas were a clever addition and loved the textural crunch they brought. Another unusual, but delicious pizza we've devoured to add to the list! Dig out those sunflower seeds! I went back through the blog to see when the last time I made a new bread recipe during menu planning this past weekend and I couldn't believe it was way back in June when I made that sourdough loaf! I knew I had to rectify that this week, so I made sure to find time to prepare this Sunflower-Wheat Loaf. Because whole-wheat flour tends to take awhile to absorb liquid, a sponge is created first by stirring together the flour, instant yeast, salt, sweet honey, canola oil and robust molasses. This mixture sits for an hour or so - this will make the kneading process easier and allow you to add less flour since the wheat had a chance to absorb the liquid. If you don't have instant yeast, you can certainly use active dry - just dissolve it in the warm water first and let sit for a few minutes. When the sponge was ready, we stirred in bread flour, wheat germ and a little cornmeal for crunch. Using bread flour will help lighten the loaf so it isn't like a brick from that heavy whole-wheat. When kneading, use just enough of the extra bread flour to keep the dough from sticking to your hands - however, it shouldn't be dry either... just tacky to the touch. Once the gluten had developed from all that fun kneading, we finished the loaf off by working in a handful of sunflower seeds. Once the dough was rolled up and slid into the loaf pan, we set it aside long enough to just about double in bulk - the time for this will vary for a number of reasons... you can tell when it has risen enough when you gently push your finger into the dough and the indent remains. If it quickly fills in, the dough needs more time to rise. I know how hard it is to resist hot, homemade fresh bread, but do yourself a favor and let the baked loaf cool completely (or as long as you can) before slicing into it. Waiting allows the texture of the bread to set up and you will have a much easier time slicing it. We both had our first piece with just a light smear of butter and it was quite tasty. When we went for our next slice, we made sure to toast it first and the flavors jumped out even more! Not dense, but not as light as a regular white loaf, we thought this was an excellent compromise between the two - if you want to add a fruity component, knead in a quarter cup or so of dried fruit (apples, blueberries, apricots or raisins would be nice) when you add the sunflower seeds. Doing that would make this an excellent breakfast-type bread as it is just a little sweet from the honey added. When Jeff brought in those treats we made for treat day yesterday, I also gave him a big bunch of fresh basil I cut in the morning to share since we just have so much. Even doing that, I still wanted to cut the plants back a bit more, so I took enough off to prepare this Edamame with Pesto and Cavatappi for our dinner tonight. The pesto is a bit different in the fact that it has no nuts or cheese added - I thought this was a bit odd, but I went ahead anyway. The pesto does get a boost in flavor by the addition of fresh mint to the basil leaves and a couple shots of fresh lemon juice. Once we had whirled that together in our trusty food processor, we dropped the corkscrew-like cavatappi into a pot of boiling salted water to start cooking. A few minutes before it was al dente, we also tossed in a few cups of edamame to cook along side (less dishes!). Do be sure to save a bit of the starchy cooking liquid before draining the pasta and green soybeans... I know if I don't do it before hand, I've forgotten and remembered as I watched it go down the drain! The pasta and edamame are then added back into the cooking pot (again, less dishes!) to be tossed with the pesto and a few halved grape tomatoes. While there was no cheese in the pesto, each serving gets a shower of sharp Parmesan cheese before serving. Bright, fresh and pretty hearty, I loved the grounding flavor the fiber-rich edamame brought to this dish. In my first couple of bites, I found myself looking for the richness that a few toasted nuts would have added in the pesto, but by the time I finished my plate, I didn't miss them at all! I love those homemade burger buns that we often prepare and they make for a great vehicle to serve sloppy joe's on! However, for the version of sloppy joe's I made tonight, we decided to change things up and pour the juicy meat mixture over sweet potatoes! Once we had finished cooking the ground chicken (as always, I do this at home in the food processor so I can control the texture and mix in a bit of dark meat for flavor) for this Chicken Sloppy Joe on Sweet Potatoes dish, we scooped the meat out and started softening a chopped onion, a thinly sliced stalk of celery and a few chunky pieces of sweet red bell pepper. So the spices had a chance to gently toast, we also added the chili powder, dried oregano and a pinch of cayenne pepper with the vegetables. Now, to turn the joe's sloppy (hmm... yeah that sounded odd in my head too), we stirred in a couple cups of salsa and a few splashes of tomato juice. We used a habanero salsa as Jeff craves fiery foods with abandon, but use whichever mild, medium or as hot-as-you-can-stand-it if you like. Just let it cook down for a few minutes so the flavors intensify and most of the excess liquid evaporates. You want it movin' and groovin' in the skillet, but not drowning in juices. We baked our sweet potatoes in the oven just because that's what we prefer, but if you are in a time crunch, you could always heat them in the microwave to speed things along. If you choose that method, it should take just about 8 to 12 minutes, depending on your microwave and size of the potatoes. While it was exceedingly spicy (a good burn though) from using Jeff's habanero salsa, the tender sweet potato was a perfect backdrop to help tame the heat. This was fitting as I found there was just enough of the meaty mixture and the potato to get a forkful of each without having one or the other leftover. Jeff commented that he thought a few minced cloves of garlic might have been nice to toss in with the vegetables - I agree, but I also think it would depend on the salsa you use. Even though the oven had to be on for quite some time, I had such a blast making the Weekly Wednesday Treat Day today! For this week's treat, I made these Mini Banana Whoopie Pies. We've made chocolate whoopie pies that had a marshmallow fluff filling, but these little pies go in a different direction. I loved the texture of the banana batter - it was thick, yet billowy and was a dream to pipe with. Besides adding a tangy background, sour cream is used in the batter to keep the small cakes very moist with quite a tender crumb. To give them the best banana flavor, you'll want to make sure you use a very ripe banana - the blacker that former yellow-y outer skin is, the sweeter and more intense the meat inside will be. One large banana should yield just enough after being mashed for this recipe. Let the cakes bake long enough so the edges take on a light golden tinge while the tops remain slightly pale - they are done when the tops spring back when slightly touched in the center. Once the myriad of rounds had cooled (we got an even 72!), I started slathering half of them with a creamy concoction of softened cream cheese, sweet confectioners' sugar and a dash of vanilla. While you can spoon the filling on the cakes, you'll make your life much easier and save time if you fill up a pastry bag or even a zip-loc bag and quickly squeezing it on. Once assembled, give the whoopie pies a dusting of confectioners' sugar before serving for a little flare (I'll do this to the rest of them tomorrow morning). I loved the more traditional marshmallow-esque filling like we used in those other whoopie pies I mentioned earlier, but since these were much smaller, I can honestly say that we both thought this richer cream cheese filling was a good choice! The banana flavor in the cakes was nice, but I think what I really enjoyed was the depth from the combination of brown sugar and granulated sugar used for sweetness. If I would have thought about it, I would have swapped the granulated for some of the vanilla sugar I keep in a big 'ol jar in the pantry for a punch of fragrance. Tonight's dinner was dead easy... I didn't need to use any mixing or prep bowls, no cutting boards and certainly not even a knife! The only things I dirtied up was a baking dish, measuring spoon and a measuring cup to prepare this Maple-Baked Oatmeal. The best part? I didn't even need to turn on the oven as the baking dish was small enough to fit in our toaster oven - score! Old-fashioned rolled oats, lightly toasted sliced almonds, maple sugar and pure maple syrup are the base ingredients for this dish. Just lightly toss those together inside of the baking dish so they are evenly mixed - if you don't happen to have the lovely maple sugar (worth it though!), you can always use brown sugar. Pour in a few cups of milk and bake until the oats have softened and the milk has been absorbed. As soon as the pan comes out from the oven, dust the top with as much of your best ground cinnamon to taste - we used our favorite Vietnamese cinnamon since it is pungent, sweet and the aroma is irresistible. The texture of the baked oatmeal was soft, yet still firm enough to hold its shape while keeping a chewy quality to it - Jeff mentioned he was afraid it was going to be completely mushy, but he was quite happy with the result! The only thing I think I would do differently is to toss a couple pinches of that cinnamon right into the dry oat mixture so the flavor would have been developed more. While we both ate it as is from the pan, you could definitely pour some additional milk on your portion for a creamy aspect. We also thought it was sweet enough for us as is, but if you have a wicked sweet tooth, stream a drizzle of pure maple syrup on top for a bit of decadence. Not a fan of almonds? Dried blueberries or cranberries would make for an excellent stand-in! Well, we enjoyed a cool stretch over the last few days, but as usual around in August, the temperatures have started to shoot up again. I was planning on another dish for dinner tonight, but I moved that to tomorrow so we could cool down with this Wheat Berry Waldorf Salad. Some recipes call to soak wheat berries before cooking them, but I've never found it to cut that much time off the total needed to soften the hard grains. I was glad to see this one left that step off. The wheat generally takes about an hour to an hour and a half to soften... I check at the sixty minute mark and they are usually close to being done, depending on if they are cooked at a light simmer or closer to a boil. While the tender, chewy wheat berries were cooling, I had plenty of time to knock out the preparation for the rest of the ingredients. We chopped up two types of apples for this salad - Gala for their sweet, light flavor and Granny Smith for a tart, juicy bite. A thinly sliced rib of celery, dried sour cherries and plump golden raisins round out this fruity salad, adding flavor and their contrasting textures. For a nutty note, a handful of chopped walnuts that we toasted are also tossed into the mix. To keep the salad light and refreshing, we prepared a zippy dressing made of freshly squeezed juice from a sweet orange, zest from said orange and a few glugs of seasoned rice vinegar. Do note, seasoned rice vinegar is different that regular rice vinegar - the seasoned has salt and sugar added. A couple green onions lend a savory aspect, while a bit of chopped mint brought a breath of fresh (literally!) air into the salad. With all of these sweet flavors, it may seem a little odd to season at the end with salt and fresh ground black pepper, but don't skip this part as it ties the rambunctious tones together. I quite enjoyed the dried sour cherries in this dish, but I can see how you could replace them with dried cranberries if you couldn't find them (I finally located a bag at Trader Joe's). While I can appreciate the lighter nature of the dressing, we both commented that we thought a splash of a good, fruity olive oil would have been a nice accent. You certainly don't have to serve this salad with those tender Boston lettuce leaves, but it does make for a more dramatic presentation. Jeff decided to make good use of them, ala a tortilla, and making a wrap out of the salad and lettuce! Gus is officially 8 weeks old today! Woo! We had our first visit at the vet's office yesterday and he was thoroughly smothered with lots of love from everybody - I was afraid we were not going to get him back when they took him in the back to show him off! Gus still hasn't found his bark yet (and we're not complaining!), but I think it will be any day now before he is yappin' away. We are very happy to say that Max has really taken a liking to the little guy and they are having a blast chasing each other around. Although, Max does get a little grumpy if the pup gets too close to his toys... hee hee! A little lighter on the recipe front this time for us - 7 new recipes for this past week. Being extra choosy, our favorites this go 'round where the Fresh Corn and Basil Tart and those Cheesecake Thumbprints. I made quite a few changes to this Spicy Peanut Chicken over Rice as I wanted to amp up the flavors a bit for our dinner tonight. One of the first changes I made was to add a few chicken thighs into the mix, rather than using completely breast meat as the original recipe called for. Besides staying a bit more moist throughout cooking, we both like the depth the darker meat adds in general. Rather than just tossing the tomato paste with a bunch of liquid into the pot, I added it to the cooked chicken meat before any other ingredients so it had a chance to intensify and caramelize. The next change I made was the amount and type of peanut butter - the original called for less and used a chunky commercial version. Because I wanted a creamier texture without any added sweetness, I used our homemade natural peanut butter to amplify the nutty flavor. After seasoning the chicken in the saucepan with curry powder and crushed red pepper, we tossed in chopped plum tomatoes and a bit of chicken broth. After a good half-hour simmer, the sauce had thickened slightly, but was still runny enough to leave you with a generous sauce that yearned to be served over rice. I opted for a bed of brown basmati rice rice using the no-fuss method we've come to rely on. Just for added nutty insurance, we scattered the top with chopped peanuts for crunch. While we did find this a little spicy, it was kind of one-dimensional as the only heat came from the crushed red pepper. We both felt it could have used a little help to ratchet up the spice and while the dollop of thick Greek yogurt on top was cooling, it would have been more beneficial if the heat was there. Other than that, the peanuttiness (is that even a word?) was definitely where we wanted it to be and Jeff and I both agree that the changes we made we needed as it might have been a little lackluster if we strictly followed the recipe. Saturday morning is usually the time I make us a special treat for dessert that will take us a few days to get through. This morning was no different, except for the fact that I'm not sure if it is going to last long enough around here! When I turned around to clean a spatula at the sink, Jeff came quietly around the corner and stuck his finger into this (almost) assembled Creamy Chocolate Dessert - I guess he thought he needed to do his "quality-control" duties (sigh... that just means he gets the piece with a hole in it!). I caught him as I turned around, tapped him with my now clean spatula and noticed he was too busy enjoying the piece he scooped out to care! Humph... at least I didn't have to wait to find out if it was going to turn out well or not. Instead of a graham cracker base, the bottom of this creamy dessert is a mixture of flour, powdery confectioners' sugar, butter and nutty toasted pecans. Once pulsed together in a food processor, this crumbly mixture is pressed down into a baking pan to form the crust. The pan is then slid into the oven long enough for it to melt together and form a solid crust. Once the crust had cooled completely, we started preparing the fillings that will be slathered on top. The first layer is cream cheese that we whipped with confectioners' sugar to add some sweetness. Because it is still a little dense, the cream cheese is lightened with an overstuffed cup of stabilized whipped cream. Stabilized whipped cream ensures that it doesn't weep when it sits around and allows the texture to be a little more firm. You can use a product like Dream Whip to do this, try out a method using gelatin or if you think you won't keep it sitting around long, a mixture of confectioners' sugar and a little extra cornstarch usually works well. If you are looking for an easier method, I won't tell if you use something like Cool Whip instead - you'll need one eight ounce container (which is what the original recipe called for). I don't have anything against it, but we just prefer to taste of real whipped cream. While that layer was chilling out in the refrigerator, I did take some help from the market with the next addition by using a couple packages of instant chocolate pudding mix! The pudding does need to set up a bit before spreading it on, but this is fine as you already have downtime waiting on the first layer to firm up. The remaining cream we whipped is the final addition, making this four-layer dessert sing! Just before I served this, I dusted the top with cocoa powder for a pop of color against the final white layer (and who would say no to another dose of chocolate?). Luscious, creamy and soft, without being runny, I didn't find it as easy to get clean slices as we usually try to do. However, scooped into a bowl or a tidy piece on a plate, I don't care how it is served as I'm already thinking it will make a fine breakfast, lunch and dinner! The cream cheese added such a pleasing, clean silky body while the pudding cut through the richness of the whipped cream. And I can't forget about that buttery nut-laced crust on the bottom that added just the right textural contrast to the above layers. Like a lovely little (and slightly annoying) tune, our food processor was humming along again this Friday evening as I needed to make a batch of our favorite whole-wheat dough to use in this Three-Cheese Pizza Bianca I prepared for dinner. While both of us enjoy pizza loaded with toppings, every now and then it is good to prepare a more innocent pizza by keeping the toppings to a minimum. While the dough was resting and rising, I flavored a tablespoon of oil with a few cloves of minced garlic. This won't take too long and because you want to keep the garlic, do this over medium heat - when the garlic just begins to take on a golden tinge, remove the skillet from the heat and let it cool. That garlicky oil, along with the obligatory salt and pepper, is then stirred into a mound of ricotta cheese. This creamy concoction is dolloped over the top of the stretched pizza dough and spread smooth. I used the twelve-ounce version of the dough for a thinner pizza, but if you want a heftier piece, don't be afraid to up it to the sixteen-ounce recipe. That's only one cheese, right? The other two come in the form of shredded lightly sweet Gruyère and sharp fresh grated Parmesan cheese. Baked until the bottom of the crust is crisp and the cheese on top is molten, bubbling and spotted with golden brown dots, I couldn't wait to let it cool down. So, even though I burned my tongue (I hate that!), I would do it again for that first bite. As the heat from the oven firmed up the mild ricotta slightly, it also warmed up the oil and garlic, allowing its subtle flavor to permeate through the stronger cheeses on top. You know, a few years ago, pizza was not really a pizza to either of us unless it had a tomato-based sauce on it (hey, what did I know?), but I've learned my lesson over the past few weeks and am glad to know that pizza can still rock without it. While Gus was off taking some time to relax in his new playpen (yes... he has his own playpen!), I had enough time to make these Cheesecake Thumbprints Jeff took in this morning for the Treat Day this week. Before you begin working on the dough, you'll want to whip together the creamy cheesecake filling for these cookies. Softened cream cheese, a few tablespoons of granulated sugar, an egg yolk, a touch of sour cream and a few drips of vanilla form this mixture. Right after being mixed together, the filling is quite liquid-y... but a short stint in the refrigerator while you prepare the cookies will allow the mixture to thicken slightly. These round gems are a basic shortbread cookie - a combination of flour, unsalted butter and a little sugar. However, an egg yolk is also tossed into the dough to add to their tender melt-in-your mouth quality. The dough should not be too dry, but not too moist either - you should be able to roll them into balls without it sticking to your hands. Once all scooped out, the balls are given a tidy indent in the center by using the thick handle end of a sturdy wooden spoon - so the handle glides through the dough, be sure to give it a light dip in flour before moving to the next cookie. You don't have to worry much about the size as the center will blossom open as the cookies bake. After a few minutes, the cookies need to be removed and the indent re-made as they puff up slightly as they bake. I just used my thumb to press the centers back down, but as the cookies will be quite hot, you can also use that same wooden spoon handle to do this. They go back into the oven until the are just starting to take on a golden hue around the edges. Once the cookies have cooled completely, the open centers are given a dollop of that luscious cheesecake filling and the filled rounds go back into the oven just long enough to set that batter. While we very much enjoyed the simplistic flavor of these rich and buttery two-bite buttons, you could add a little citrus note by tossing in some fresh grated zest into the cookie dough or even into the cheesecake filling. We taste-tested these last night only after a couple hours and the flavor was nice, but if you let them chill out in the refrigerator like you would a regular cheesecake, the flavor does bloom a bit more and the cookies really shined when we had one during breakfast! This German Apple Pancake we had for dinner tonight was quite interesting! Now, I'm not saying that in a bad way, but it was just a little different than I was expecting. You'll need to plan ahead if this baked pancake piques your interest as the batter needs to rest for roughly half an hour before using it. While the vanilla-scented batter is not too unusual, it does have quite a high proportion of eggs in it. As the batter was resting, we forged ahead with the recipe by dusting one of our larger skillets with a combination of granulated sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. We then laid down thinly sliced Granny Smith apples in a circular pattern around the bottom, completely covering it. The original recipe has you just sprinkle additional granulated sugar on top, but why not take advantage of adding a little more flavor? Instead of splitting the half cup of sugar and spicing up one-half as the recipe stated, we increased the amount of the sweet spices and used that to dust the skillet and then top off the apples. Before pouring the pancake batter on top, the apples and sugar are first heated, allowing the apples to soften slightly and let the sugar begin to turn into a sweet caramel-esque syrup. Be gently as you pour the batter into the skillet as the apples will have a tendency to move around if you add it too fast. The whole shebang is slid into the oven and will cook until the pancake is quite puffy in the center and the edges burst up and slightly out the sides of the skillet. Because of that sticky syrup that formed on the bottom, you will need to give the pancake a nudge or two with a spatula to gently cajole it out of the skillet. We both commented on how we liked that the apples were fork tender, yet not mushy - what we weren't expecting was how "egg-y" tasting the pancake was. It wasn't as intense of a flavor like you would find in a frittata or anything, but it was fairly pronounced. While the center was completely cooked, I found the texture to be more moist and dense like a set-custard rather than a lighter pancake. Jeff's favorite part was the crispy, golden sweet edges that had a little crunch from the extra granulated sugar. Served with an adornment of confectioners' sugar, there is no maple syrup needed as that caramelized sugar on the bottom brought that needed layer of flavor. Different texture (at least to us) for sure, but it still tasted good! In anticipation of Gus's arrival this week, I planned ahead and chose recipes for the remainder of the week that didn't take much effort to maximize puppy playing time! While tonight's dinner, Baked Gnocchi with Spinach and Ricotta, took awhile to bake, it just took a few minutes to throw into the baking dish. You could basically think of this as a lasagna, except the gnocchi stand in for the sheets of pasta. I used some homemade marinara that I've had in the freezer from quite awhile ago (almost time to get more going!), but feel free to use whatever red sauce you like - a meaty batch would work well here too. Do note that the packaged gnocchi are added without being boiled first - since a generous amount of sauce is used, there is plenty of moisture for them to drink in as they bake. In between the layers of sauce, tender baby spinach leaves and gnocchi are dollops of a three-cheese blend of ricotta, mozzarella and fresh grated Asiago cheese. I love the assertive nature of Asiago, but you can always swap that out for Parmesan if that's what you have. I use those two interchangeably often, but I know not everyone may like its flavor. Fresh basil leaves are also added, along with a pinch of crushed red pepper and an egg to add a little puff as the heat from the oven warms the dish through. The gnocchi transformed from their firm potato-y selves into soft, pillowy nuggets that tightened up the dish well. Those creamy pockets of cheese were a delight to find and added a needed richness. If you can wait long enough for it to cool down some, I think this dish might even hold its shape when you portion it out, but we were ravenous and didn't care to push it! And lest we forget, I did get the baking done for the Weekly Wednesday (I mean Thursday... at least this week!) Treat Day. We didn't get a chance to take pictures yet, so I'll get those done and slip them into tomorrow's post. We are very happy to let you in on a little secret... we went and picked up a little guy we have been waiting for awhile now - meet our new little daschund, Gus! He is a long-haired chocolate dapple. Warning - be prepared for lots of pictures! Needless to say, we'll be too busy playin' around with new squeaky toys and seeing how his older brother Max adapts to this interesting creature invading his home, rather than making dinner tonight. Doesn't Gus look like a toy himself? I will, however, be making a treat for Jeff to bring in for treat day, but it will be pushed back to Thursday this week! Jeff has longed for a daschund and we had been tossing the idea around of getting one for quite some time. However, with Spike's passing a few months ago, we decided we wanted to wait until we both felt ready and the time has come for a new adventure! So far, he's been getting used to his new kennel, tromping around outside and gobbling up his food... ahh the life of a puppy! We were pulled to this pup because of his outrageous looking coat and his laid back temperament - he also has gorgeous light blue eyes that will melt your heart! Uh oh... I think he spotted a bunny - time to go run and catch him! Good exercise for all of us! Eggs on toast... err I mean pizza!	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-23T08:07:29", "url": "http://desertculinary.blogspot.com/2008/08/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Chairman Jerry Davies worked with Mike Williams of Community Alert Radio to develop four public service announcements about California Fire Safe Council’s mission to mobilize residents to protect their homes, communities and environment from wildfire. The PSAs highlight CFSC’s work to improve wildfire mitigation through the Grants Clearinghouse and support of local Fire Safe Councils. We hope the PSAs encourage listeners to get involved with their local Fire Safe Council or start one of their own.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-20T12:48:05", "url": "https://cafiresafecouncil.org/spread-the-word-on-wildfire-preparedness/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
We need adult and 4-Hers to volunteer to work the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s archery range for kids at the Bass Classic. Please follow this link to the electronic sign up: http://www.jooners.com/guest?utm_campaign=invites&utm_medium=email&utm_source=web&l=a7e77bb5-ced2-47d1-94e8-e763ffb8956c. Toyota Texas Bass Classic website.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-19T19:29:30", "url": "http://www.brazos-4h-archery.org/2012/09/23/volunteer-sign-up-for-toyota-texas-bass-classic/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
The Brumbies have stuck with the same 23 that beat the Kings, as they brace for a fiery Jaguares side. Coach Stephen Larkham has backed the combinations who broke their four-game losing streak in Port Elizabeth to stand up to the Jaguares. A win is critical for the Brumbies, who sit on top of the Australian conference by just four points, with the Waratahs in second. Tom Banks has retained his spot at fullback, with Aidan Toua on the wing, while Ben Alexander will become the equal most-capped Brumbies player when he runs out for his 142nd Super Rugby game. The Brumbies take on the Jaguares in Buenos Aires, kicking off at 7:40am AEST on Sunday, LIVE on FOX SPORTS.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-22T00:45:11", "url": "https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/05/25/21/45/brumbies-jaguares-team-announcement", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Our IT support is handled by a team of professionals who ensure their support is reliable, fast and cost effective. What Is Included As IT Support? IT Support with Syntech IT can help your business in the event of an IT issue, server maintenance, disaster recovery, data back-up and more. We have a dedicated support team to assist you with your computer network, whether it be ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting or general support. Syntech IT uses the latest software to manage client matters and ensure they are addressed and resolved in a quick time frame. Any issues are managed on a ticketing system to ensure all issues are handled in the most efficient manner possible and escalated where required. Syntech IT offers two types of support; Managed Services and IT Support. IT Support is a re-active approach, being a solution to remedy IT issues as they arise. Our IT support is handled by a team of professionals who ensure their support is reliable, fast and cost effective. Managed Services is a pro-active approach to IT solutions, offering round the clock monitoring, management and problem resolution for your business. a priority in the event of an IT emergency, Managed Services is available at Syntech IT.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-24T18:29:56", "url": "https://syntechit.com.au/services/service-support/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Are We Educated To Do That? We are Doctors. We spend a lot of time in education to be able to call ourselves that. We went though University, spending countless hours in the library and in lectures, to then go graduate and go into hospitals to learn and specialise. During that time (as a whole) we were more than happy to be taught, to be told what to do, with the understanding that we didn’t know everything and that others may know things that we don’t. We then specialise deeper, truly honing in on an aspect of medicine to the point that it makes us an expert in our field. From this point onward, we expect that everyone that we are in contact with that hasn’t had the education or experience that we have to come to us for advice and why wouldn’t we, it would be absurd for someone to try and do what we do without our knowledge. If they were to try and do what we do without the training or education, then we would expect for things to go wrong and complications to occur. We are able to see this as a logical thought process, and why wouldn’t we? Those who are educated in the matter are the clear choice to do the job right? Why are you still doing your own taxes? Oh and actually while we’re on this topic, what about your investments? Are you managing your practice on an Excel spreadsheet? Are you unnecessarily employing someone to manage your practice? Are you going to google for business advice, guessing your way through and hoping that it all works out okay? After what we’ve just said, it all seems a bit counter intuitive doesn’t it? No matter what stage of Private Practice you are, you should have a support network around you that are educated in the areas that you aren’t, understanding and valuing their experiences and knowledge so that you don’t have to try your hand at being a tax adviser as well as being a doctor. Build your network, value their knowledge, have them do what you can’t, have it done right the first time… it will save you a whole lot of time and money.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-26T06:31:57", "url": "https://stepintopractice.com/are-we-educated-to-do-that/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Low carb chicken (or turkey) salad with blue cheese dressing. Colorful and crunchy, this salad is burst with flavors. It is also a great way to use up all your leftover chicken or turkey. Combination of grapes sweetness and tang of blue cheese is absolutely delicious. Chopped almond is added for crunch. With grapes, there is no extra sweetener needed. Those who like blue cheese will love this salad. Combine all ingredients for dressing in a bowl and whisk until well blended. Put cooked chicken, grapes and chopped celery in a large salad bowl. Pour over the blue cheese dressing and toss gently to coat well. Add in chopped almond and mix gently. Cover the salad bowl with cling film and keep refrigerated for at least 1 hour to chill the salad before serving.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-25T07:00:38", "url": "https://www.dietplan-101.com/low-carb-chicken-grapes-blue-cheese-salad-recipe/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
This semester I have enrolled in a security unit at my local University. Before we get into the mechanics of modern security techniques (mathematical theory, ciphers, protocols, hashing, Kerberos), the first lecture kicked off with a gentle overview of PKI and the basics of using the GNU Privacy Guard, aka GnuPG or GPG for short. In short it is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard. I havent used GPG on the Windows platform before, there are win32 binaries available for download straight from the official site. Like most *NIX born software it is very portable. The binaries are happy running off a mass storage device (eg. a USB flashdrive) assuming the drive is mounted on a suitable Windows host. I hope to make PGP-based security more of apart of my day-to-day routine…im not aware of many people that use PGP compatible systems; I wonder why this is? My public key is also now available on the about page of my blog.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-23T12:59:59", "url": "https://www.bencode.net/biztalk/2008/03/02/gnupg-cheatsheet/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
Our Ramsey Hill Association strives to help those (especially children) in our neighborhood and nearby surrounding areas through our annual Grant Program and other activities we help sponsor. You NOW have the opportunity to make a tax-deductible contribution to help support our work. Your money will be spent right here in our own neighborhood. Please consider donating today by clicking on the DONATE button. We all can work together to make our neighborhood a safer and more enjoyable place to live. The installation and maintenance of the holiday lighting you see in Boyd, Nathan Hale and Overlook Parks is paid for by Ramsey Hill Association. The lights are on early in the morning and into the evening each day during the winter months. It is but one more touch that makes this neighborhood special. Please help offset the cost by making a donation to this annual program. Each spring our parks and playgrounds turn from drab late winter browns to a rich and vibrant patchwork of flowers. There is an army of passionate gardeners who work through out the spring and summer to keep the flower beds watered, weed free and looking good! We can't do it without your help and financial support. Please consider a donation to support our gardeners. Just want to help make sure Ramsey Hill Association remains a vital part of this great neighborhood? Did you know that the Ramsey Hill Historic District is the oldest district in Minnesota to be recognized by the National Registry of Historic Places? This designation needs constant attention and care.	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-24T00:03:19", "url": "https://ramseyhill.org/page-18093", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }
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Mini Gears (PPRS-D035) die set. This is a set of 18 clear stamps that can be used with an acrylic block to stamp on a multitude of different media (paper, chip board, cloth, ribbon, etc.).	{ "timestamp": "2019-04-21T20:33:17", "url": "https://www.prickleypear.com/gears-2-clear-stamp-set/", "language": "en", "source": "c4" }

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