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The primaries in Bashkortostan are over
The primaries in Bashkortostan are declared over. The last meeting of the plenipotentiaries with the candidates to the regional list of candidates to State Duma deputies has taken place in Ufa at the National Youth Theater.
379 plenipotentiaries and 58 candidates have taken part in work of the last 17th primaries site, held in Kirovsky district of Ufa. The President of Bashkortostan also took part in the last meeting. He ventilated the problems the region faced for today and possible ways of their solution. The President RB said that much depended upon whom the representatives of public community were going to choose today.
“We have to choose the best representatives to the State Duma and they have to be able to work in the team” – the President RB stated.
The final lists of the candidates to State Duma deputies will be determined on the federal level at the IX congress of “United Russia” political party. The congress will be held in Moscow on September 23-24. As for the results of the all-national voting in Bashkortostan, so according to the preliminary data this information will be announced already tomorrow in the first half of the day. | <urn:uuid:8bc91a49-43f9-4dcf-b1df-8b0ece0b3705> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | http://www.bashinform.ru/eng/388859/ | 2018-04-24T10:57:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125946597.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20180424100356-20180424120356-00178.warc.gz | en | 0.95577 | 264 |
In this section
You have already been informed that your child has an Atrial
Septal Defect (ASD) which needs to be repaired. In the past the
only way of doing this involved open-heart surgery. This was a
major procedure that necessitated heart lung bypass and required
several days of hospitalisation. The operation involved a
thoracotomy with its attendant pain and subsequent need for wound
healing and left a permanent scar on the chest. In some cases blood
transfusion was needed and full recovery took a few weeks. Surgery,
at the present time, can be accomplished with minimal risk (less
than 1%), but because of the obvious discomfort and relatively long
recovery period, alternative procedures have been developed.
Over the last few years it has become possible to close ASDs
with a catheter technique, which avoids the need for surgery and
requires only a very brief period in hospital. We are currently
using a device called the "Amplatzer device". So far we have
carried out about two hundred procedures at the Royal Children's
Hospital with this device and there have been many thousands of
procedures in other centres around the world (mainly in Europe and
the USA). Your child is a possible candidate for this procedure,
because there is considered to be a high likelihood of successful
closure with this device.
The duration of the procedure will be about 1-2 hours. The
catheter will be introduced into a leg vein at the groin and Xray
pictures (angiograms) performed to show the defect. An appropriate
sized device will be placed in the defect to achieve closure. An
Echo probe will be passed through the mouth and placed in the
oesophagus to visualise the heart during the procedure.
Once satisfactory positioning is confirmed the device would be
released. After recovery from anaesthesia and 2 hours of bed rest,
your child will be able to sit up and walk about. There may be no
need to stay in the hospital overnight (many patients can go home
on the day of the procedure) but on the following day we will need
to repeat an x-ray of the chest and echocardiography to confirm the
position of the device. Some bruising and soreness may
persist, in the region where the catheter was introduced, for
approximately one week. The procedure can be performed under a
local anaesthetic, but in small children (and some older patients),
the procedure will usually be performed under general
A follow up Xray will be arranged after one week, to confirm
that the device is stable. Strenuous exercise should be avoided for
the first two weeks after the procedure.
Follow-up examinations will be made at 1 month, 3 months and 1
year. These will entail a physical examination,
ECG, chocardiogram and X-ray of the chest.
You will be given a permanent laminated ID card giving the details
of the device implanted.
The primary advantage of this procedure is that it is a
non-surgical technique and is an alternative to open heart surgery.
The pain of surgery is avoided and, in comparison to several days
hospitalisation for surgery, your child will probably be in the
hospital for only 1 day. The procedure requires no blood
transfusions, and a scar on the chest will be avoided.
The risks of the procedure are very low and similar to those of
routine cardiac catheterisation. These include allergy to
X-ray dye, accidental introduction of air or blood clot (embolism)
with potential for "stroke", bleeding around introducer sheaths,
disturbance to the heart rhythm during the procedure, infection,
injury to the artery, vein or nerves in the groin, and perforation
of the heart. Each of these problems is very rare and is not likely
to be different than with many other heart catheter procedures.
Moreover similar problems can occur during open-heart surgery.
Probably the main risk, specific to this procedure, is that the
device may dislodge and
not satisfactorily close the defect. If this were to happen an
attempt would be made to retrieve the device, by a catheter
technique, and a further device could then be positioned, if
considered appropriate. If the device cannot be retrieved easily
from the heart, your child will need cardiac surgery for its
removal and at the same time the ASD would be repaired. It is
anticipated that the risks of the procedure would be no greater
than with open-heart surgery.
The fabric used in the device is similar to that used by
surgeons to repair some heart defects. The wire discs are
made of a biocompatible alloy (Nitinol), which has been employed in
different kinds of surgical 'implants' over many years. Structural
failure of the device has not been encountered in experimental
studies. It is not likely to lead to any adverse effect.
If, at any time, you have any questions, concerns, or wish to
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Thus far, the U.S. Federal Communications Commissions' National Broadband Plan has raised more questions than answers. The FCC has released a beta version of its proposed Spectrum Dashboard to provide citizens with a method of learning how spectrum is being used, who owns spectrum licenses and which spectrum is available in their area.
In addition to engaging and educating citizens, the FCC proposal looks to protect them. The plan calls for providing the FCC with a greater role in developing cyber security measures and collaborating with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on security matters.
Our Carl Weinschenk calls the FCC's plan a lightning rod in The Battle for Nationwide Broadband Starts in Earnest. Television broadcasters are gearing up for a possible spectrum battle with the FCC, says FierceBroadbandWireless. At the same time, GE is delighted with the National Broadband Plan and its possible impact on modernizing the electric grid, TMCnet reports. | <urn:uuid:10333648-954e-4a6c-b3af-6ad964a4573a> | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/fcc-launches-spectrum-dashboard-beta/?cs=40155 | 2014-07-28T08:23:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1406510257966.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20140728011737-00132-ip-10-146-231-18.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936024 | 192 |
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Do Not Forget
A common theme in my blog posts is our terrible habits of forgetfulness. In all aspects our faith becomes old and monotonous for us, until we have learned why we should not forget.
God is great, greater than our imaginations could ever begin to understand. And yet, when we read words that teach of us His greatness, or listen to the sermons of priest after priest, we begin to limit God's greatness to the perspective of these words. The truth is, there is one great Mystery and all teachings about this mystery are only small complements of the whole. We are edified spiritually and mentally by words of wisdom, words which speak of God, and yet these words are looked upon by God as little lessons for His Children, as we might look on a child's reader. It would be very foolish of us indeed to think that there was nothing greater than that we are accustomed to hear! But if we keep in our minds the constant realization that the Mystery is greater than our understanding, we will find that we grow and learn rapidly for the entire duration of our lives without ever coming to that realization which awaits us in heaven.
Every Sunday, more often for some, we hear the words of Scripture. We listen again and again to the same teachings of Christ and the prophets. We walk through the journey of the apostles, the teachings of the commandments, the fall of Adam and Eve again and again. Some who have studied the Bible in depth, or know many passages by heart, may even begin to think that this word is no longer a mystery to them. This is not so. The word of God in Scripture is a living word and it is as fresh and new at all times as if it were Jesus Himself standing and teaching us what had never been heard before. Yes, these teachings found in the Bible can be learned, and the interpretation of them understood, but it would take an eternity for us to fully grasp even a single verse in its entirety, for God's word lives and speaks. For this reason our ears should ever be attentive to the words of Scripture. We must listen to what God is teaching us, and consider that He speaks directly to our hearts when we open them to receive His Word. We must revere each word of Scripture even more so than we might revere the profound words of a great poet, for God is the Author of the World and the Poet of Eternity. What a gift He has given us in His Holy Bible!
The Church given to us by Christ is His Great Work. Sometimes we begin to look at the Church as if it were a human organization... and view priests with a judgmental eye on their personal characters and not on their Holy Office. The Liturgy and age-old prayers of the Church become merely rituals, and not the sacred form of worship, pleasing to God, that they are. We begin to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation because we are obliged to, and receive God's forgiveness and mercy without the understanding of how great this mercy is and how truly despicable our sins against His love actually are. We receive the sacraments of marriage and holy orders without the understanding that it is a sacred tryst with God and man to fulfill a certain duty for God, the Church, and mankind. The Holy Eucharist, received time after time, really seems to be bread and wine in our eyes as our hypocritical "Amen" proceeds the most loving gesture of the Most High.
The moment we begin to forget that there is more to what we have learned, the moment we begin to think that we understand, is the very moment that the Mystery is veiled from our eyes. Let us always strive to remember the Mystery, always consider that God is greater than we know, always have faith that there is more He will teach us, always consider ourselves and our understanding to be far smaller than the great Mystery of which we are a part. Look at Him with awe, dear friends and little children of God.
You are great, you are wonderful, you are perfect. Help me never to become disillusioned by the idea that I know you, for who could know you? How can one who is restrained on earth begin to fathom the greatness of the Alpha and Omega of the Supernatural universe? Perhaps one moment I will think that I know you, and let that moment be followed by a glimpse of all those things I do not know and cannot grasp with my small mind. Perhaps for a moment I will think myself holy, or think that I love you, and let that moment be followed with the realization of the astounding vastness of your holiness and love. Perhaps one moment I will think that I understand my heavenly home, and let this be followed by the appearance of the supernatural palaces which I had no idea existed. Perhaps I think myself prepared to receive you in the Eucharist, or think my meditations and prayers on your passion worthy of you, but allow this to be immediately followed by the revelation of how unworthy I really am of such thoughts and how much greater you are than I had been able to see. Truly, this delusion of personal understanding is a tool of the devil to keep me from the great and unrestrained Adoration which my Divine Savior deserves, and great joy and hope is found in not falling victim to it. | <urn:uuid:a98b3449-1afa-42a5-bb27-d3f893dd74f6> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | http://seekingavocation.blogspot.com/2010/03/do-not-forget.html | 2017-08-17T08:00:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102993.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817073135-20170817093135-00439.warc.gz | en | 0.977962 | 1,090 |
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Sunday, October 09, 2011
Toronto Star article on archaeology and development in Mexico
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Real Madrid are ready to pounce for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.
The Spanish giants are long-term admirers of the Argentina superstar and believe the time could be right this summer with Aguero appearing to have lost his status as an automatic starter at City.
Aguero is 28 and unlikely to be happy if he plays fewer games and is now facing new competition from City’s £26m Brazilian star Gabriel Jesus.
And boss Pep Guardiola’s demands for a high-pressing style from his strikers does not come easy to Aguero.
Guardiola insists that Aguero is not for sale but Real Madrid are likely to test City’s resolve as they could offload both Karim Benzema and Alvaro Morata this summer.
His former club Atletico Madrid could also be interested but Real tried to sign him before he went to City and have been keen ever since.
Juventus and Paris Saint Germain could also be interested as the summer threatens to be a merry-go-round of strikers. | <urn:uuid:3b7fe298-5cee-4a1e-b4c7-f4895686d6b8> | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | http://nigerianpilot.com/real-madrid-lead-agueros-chase/ | 2017-07-28T16:55:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500550975184.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170728163715-20170728183715-00012.warc.gz | en | 0.960774 | 214 |
As I look at the 3 of them- a cherubic young baby snuggled comfortably in the arms of its Mom, the young mom who holds the baby protectively and tenderly, her tired eyes full of love and the grand mom who resembles the mother of the child as she walks along, a hand gently placed on the shoulder of her daughter – I see the pure unadulterated love in the eyes of the mother for her child. Its a circle of love. For a minute I feel a stab of jealously for this is the love I always searched for in the eyes of my mother but never found.
From the time I can remember as a child – mother hardly spent time with us. I knew she worked hard at the office and also studied in evening college and as I grew I understood it was to give us a better life. My complaint is never about her being a working mom. It is only a few kind words, a hug, someone lovingly caressing my back and asking me how was my day at school? That’s all I needed.
But what did I get when I saw my mother at the end of each day. I heard screams and abuses and pots and pans clanking as my Mom and Dad fought each day. Sometimes it was about the relatives not respecting her, sometimes about her boss and co workers who were jealous and sometimes some thing else. But one thing they did each day unfailingly was fight.
My brother I would hurriedly close the windows and shut our ears tightly, snuggle closer to each other and pray to god that this ends soon. We also hid the pots and pans under the bed when we could. What a disturbed childhood we had. Wish no child goes through this. Parents seldom realize but the impact of such fights on kids is so adverse that it creates a deep gap somewhere which alters the very course of your nature. In our case my brother turned into a defiant, rebellious young man who opposed anything and everything they said. The beatings he got made him all the more stubborn. As for me I retreated into a shell. I became a quiet, subdued person who hardly spoke and mutely agreed to what others said.
As much as I love my Dad as I recall those days when as a child he would make breakfast for us, feed us chapati and banana daily, plait my thick oily hair and send me and brother off to school after which he left for office, I always struggle to associate any such memories with my Mom. Not that I expect her to do all of this. I knew she woke up early and left for work which needed 2 hours of travelling in a city like Mumbai, but on days she was at home as well, I never got any of this.
When I was 21 and thought I wanted to see the real world, come out of the confines of my home which bore many unpleasant memories- my mom decided that I must get married. She choose some one whom she felt would have been a good husband – has a stable bank job, a house of his own, belongs to a respectable family in our community and would live in a nuclear set up after marriage. It did not matter to her that I did not want to get married so soon, nor the fact that I did not know this stranger of a man and here she was telling me to spend a lifetime with him.
After I became a mother, I knew one thing for sure. I would give my kids a childhood which is starkingly different from the one I led. When I look at the bond I have forged with my kids, I know a part of it came from not wanting them to experience anything remotely connected to what I endured as a child. Here too my mother wanted to decide for me- why do you need to work? Your husband earns enough, focus on the kids. As much as I wanted to stay at home with them, I was itching to do something on my own. That’s when I decided to start tuition classes and my hubby supported me. To my rude shock there was my mother again opposing my decision – you will end up neglecting your kids. I am glad I persisted and did per my mind.
As an adult, in fact mother of 2 it really irked me that my mom treated me like a teenager- forever instructing me how to run the house, what to feed the kids, where to keep the utensils and clothes, in fact she had also decided that every summer vacation we would visit her in Dehradun as she wanted to spend time with her grand kids.
Not much has changed to this day. I am a grandmother now – my mother staunchly refuses to stay together. She is close to 75 and after my Dad’s passing away , despite the differences and bitter memories I still care and fear for her- due to which I asked her to move in with us in a spare bedroom. She took up the offer for sometime, there were frequent fights as the once quiet subdued girl has now turned into a fiery woman who wouldn’t just take everything lying down. After a few days she left my house and continues living alone in a different city.
To support my daughter who is working, I decided to quit my job so that the little one could be taken care of. While my mother was here, she would take care of her great grand son – she seemed happy and I thought this will work out well. It will help her come out of her despair after Dad’s death and my daughter and I can continue working- we offered to have a full time help but she vehemently declined. Don’t you think I am fit enough to take care of the baby? I need no one.
It was working well but she had to ruin it. So off she walked leaving us in the lurch with a infant to care for, no maid cos we never wanted one, two working women and men who were clueless. A decision had to be taken, I had to do that. I decided to quit my job, as much as I loved it, I knew owed a bigger one to the child.
A few days later when the storm had calmed down- mother tells me on the phone “Oh so you left your job, anyway you would have done that sooner or later right. You are almost on the verge of retirement why not focus on the grand child.”
I wanted to scream” Mom you are already retired like 20 years ago, why don’t you help out so that I do not need to sacrifice my job, that too when we have someone in the family who rather than living all alone in a city can come and live with a family who cares for you. Who would want to spend their time in an empty house, without any friends or social life or a job when you have a family who cares for you- a grand child, great grand son, a son in law who welcomes you and a daughter who needs your support. Why Mom why”
To be honest I love taking care of the child and I do it selflessly as much for my daughter as for my grand child- but I often wonder why don’t I see that love from my mother even in the sunset of her life?
As the little grandson clutches my finger tightly when taking his nap and my daughter blows me a kiss “Love you Ma” as she leaves for office, I wonder did I ever say this to my mom. Somewhere I never felt that love in me. Am I not destined to have my mother’s love?
Author’s note: I wouldn’t call this a short story for this is not a piece of fiction.For all those who know me , this is not my story for I share a very special bond with my mother who is a friend and a huge support system in my life. This is the story of a few among us who don’t rally share that bond with their mothers, the reasons could be aplenty.
To be fair and get the mother’s perspective too, I bring you part 2 of this series soon “The daughter I never had”. Through the eyes of a mother, as talks about her trials and tribulations and her side of the story | <urn:uuid:c07ae86f-eb9b-4a5e-a4e0-a1f83c31c326> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | https://akswrites.com/2017/05/20/the-mother-i-never-had/ | 2018-07-18T06:55:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590069.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718060927-20180718080927-00500.warc.gz | en | 0.988215 | 1,702 |
Summer is already getting close to ending and the school year is just around the corner, if it hasn’t already started in your area. What?! Where did the summer go? I’m not sure if I’m ready to be done yet! But then I took a deep breath, stopped hyperventilating, and thought about the coziness of fall and all the comforting joy that brings… and breaaathhheee. Phew. Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall. So I decided I could start perusing the Crate & Barrel early fall catalog and not commit any egregious sins. What I found was an adorable little fall vignette that conjured visions of sweaters and hot cider and boots and crisp fall leaves. And I’ll admit it, it was a little bit magical.
But then, alas, I started taking a closer look at the price tags of these delicious fall furniture items and I realize that they were a bit out of my budget. *cue the tears* However, all is not lost! I managed to find some AWESOME Crate and Barrel look alike pieces of furniture so not only could I get the same look, but get it for LESS. Win-win.
To set the mood, here’s the magazine spread I found in their early fall catalog:
The warm wood tones, the rustic tree stump end table, the fluffy sheep pillow for cold fall nights. Ahhh. Yep. Love it all. All of these pieces could very easily be put into a dining room for a great neutral, rustic, modern eat-in space. I know I’d love to dine here!
So let’s take a look at my copycat pieces and see just how much money we can save, shall we?
Crate and Barrel Sideboard Look Alike
I really love the warm and rustic industrial look of the Crate and Barrel sideboard. It’s a great fit for modern and traditional homes alike and is perfect for storing extra dishes, table linens and seasonal decor items. However, the price is a bit steep. I was able to find a very similar look alike at Wayfair that has more storage space, but the same great modern rustic industrial look for about half the price.
Crate and Barrel Dining Chair Look Alike
These dining chairs from Crate and Barrel are great for families as they can take a beating, and wipe clean easily. The modern metal legs and lightweight chair mold make it easy to move around and coordinates with lots of decor styles. But $80 a chair can add up quickly, especially if you need a lot of them. Overstock has a great selection of dining chairs, including an almost exact copycat of the C&B chair, except that you get TWO in a set, which breaks down to about $50 each. Much better!
Crate and Barrel Dining Table Look Alike
Finding a dining table with a white top and wood legs like the one from Crate and Barrel was actually much harder than you think it would be. There are tons of tables with wood tops and white legs, but not so much in the reverse. I did manage to find one from Wayfair that just about fits the bill. The wood tone is a little lighter, but it features a fun curved inner angle for additional visual interest.
Crate and Barrel Pillow Look Alike
Fall absolutely calls for mountains upon mountains of fluffy, cozy pillows. I love the fuzzy sheepskin throw pillow from Crate and Barrel, but almost 100 buckaroos for one pillow is a bit much for my wallet. I very easily found the exact same sheepy pillow over at Wayfair and the awesome thing is that you get 2 in a set, which works out to $34.50 a pillow. Much more reasonable, don’t you think?
Crate and Barrel Tree Stump Look Alike
Tree stump end tables are all the rage these days, and I admit it, I really like the trend! It brings a little bit of the outside world in, lends a soft natural vibe to your space, and looks great! If you have the time and patience, you can actually make your own, though it involves a lot of drying/curing time in addition to sanding and sealing. If you don’t want to DIY it or pay the Crate and Barrel price, I’ve saved you a few bucks by finding a close match at Wayfair.
Crate and Barrel Vase Look Alike
Every space needs a great vase for holding fresh clippings and beautiful bouquets. By picking a neutral vase like the one from Crate and Barrel, you can let your flowers really shine on their own. But $60 is a little steep, so I decided to hunt for a better deal. The answer was found at West Elm, where I found a collection of sweet little vases that mimic the intricate design and rustic paint job of the original. All the vases are priced separately anywhere between $14 and $44, so you can get the size and price that’s right for you.
Now, let’s add it up. If you were to buy all of the Crate and Barrel originals, at one time, at full price, your total would be $4,236.85. Before tax. That’s quite the pretty penny, my friends. And that doesn’t even take into account buying more than one dining chair. If you decided to buy 4 dining chairs your total would be up to $4,476.67 and if you wanted 6 chairs you would be sitting at $4,636.60. Nope. No thanks.
However, if you were to purchase my look alike copycat versions, your grand total would be $2,669.96 before tax. That almost half the price of the Crate and Barrel versions. Now, because some of my finds come in sets of two, you actually stand to save even more money if you buy more sets. Need 4 dining chairs? You only need to buy 2 sets of chairs instead of 4 separate ones, bringing your total to $2,771.95. Need 6 chairs instead? Only $2,873.94 for your total. Not too shabby!
And remember, you can always save even MORE money by purchasing pieces slowly over time, by scouring Craigslist, garage sales, or estate sales, DIYing your own, or waiting until a big box store has a sale. You don’t have to sacrifice style to save on cash – you really can have both!
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No completion certificate for Noida builders flouting layout plan
The Noida Authority issued public notices on Saturday, inviting objections from allottees of the several group housing societies in Noida against the developers' applications for completion certificates.
NOIDA: The Noida Authority has said it will not issue completion certificates to builders if they alter sanctioned layout plans without the consent of homebuyers. The Authority issued public notices on Saturday, inviting objections from allottees of the several group housing societies in Noida against the developers' applications for completion certificates.
The UP Apartment Act, 2010, which has already been upheld by the Allahabad high court and the Supreme Court, stipulates that a developer has to obtain the consent of each member of the housing society, before making any major alterations to the sanctioned layout plan of their project.
The Act gives apartment owners the right to peruse original maps of project layout plans submitted by a developer to the local authority. It makes it mandatory for developers to make full disclosure of projects, including layout plans approved by the Noida Authority.
"Only once the mandatory consent is in place, we can hand out the completion certificate to the builder," said Manoj Rai, officer on special duty (OSD), Noida Authority.
"We have thus invited allottees of the several group housing societies located in Noida to deposit their objections against the developers' applications for completion certificates through their resident welfare associations. Allottees can also visit our planning department offices to peruse the amended layout plans on all working days between 9.30 am and 12.30 pm to check for any violations of their builder-buyer agreement," Rai said.
As per the public notice issued on Saturday, allottees can contact Noida's planning department within 30 days or write to the chief architect planner. "If we do not receive any objections within the stipulated time, further process for issuing completion certificates will be carried out," Rai said.
Sources said more than 50 such cases are pending with the Authority, wherein developers are seeking completion certificates for their group housing projects in various sectors of Noida. About 40 builders have submitted their applications for completion certificates of projects located near the Okhla Bird Sanctuary area. | <urn:uuid:56ca3dbf-ada0-4e47-ad74-0aa114b645a8> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/regulatory/no-completion-certificate-for-noida-builders-flouting-layout-plan/48841908 | 2020-09-30T23:30:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600402128649.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20200930204041-20200930234041-00616.warc.gz | en | 0.96132 | 452 |
The Ark of Compassion through Music and Medical Services
In 2016 the Ark of Compassion brought a group of talented high school musicians to San Andres, Guatemala to participate in its program “Empowerment Training in Guatemala.”
During the ten-day trip, it donated instruments and the student teachers taught trumpet, trombone, flute, clarinet and violin to local children. The result, the San Andres Semetabaj Youth Orchestra is now a reality.
To cap off this trip, a musical concert was presented to patients at a local hospital with performances by musicians from the U.S. and Mexico. To everyone’s delight, at the close of the event, the newly-formed San Andres Semetabaj Youth Orchestra played the Guatemalan national anthem.
The Ark of Compassion will continue to contribute financial support to local teachers and provide musical instruments to students with the expectation that these activities will make music an integral part of their communities. We hope, as well, that other students will be motivated to explore their musical talents and embrace education so that they may become well-rounded community leaders.
In addition to teaching music and providing musical instruments, the Ark of Compassion funded free medical examinations to local villagers and donated $1,000 for the purchase of wheelchairs.
It also offers ongoing support to doctors in order to offer free medical examinations to those who otherwise could not afford it. To further assist these doctors, in September 2016, it supplied them with much needed medical supplies and equipment.
The Ark of Compassion hopes to surpass last year’s outreach by continuing to expanding its efforts in Guatemala, Haiti, Bolivia and other parts of the world by making a difference in the lives of others.
UPCOMING EVENT: June 19 through June 26 (Spanish) WORKSHOP Empowerment Training in Guatemala with Hayeon Oak/The Ark of Compassion. For more info. contact Kyunghee Kim, (U.S.) tel: +201-704-5888, email: Khkimsing@gmail.com or Abraham Kim (Guatemala) tel: 5536-7384, email: email@example.com. This event is co-sponsored by Themusicfromabove.org. San Andres Semetabaj, Villa Nueva | <urn:uuid:a8502d8a-04c4-4ddf-ac9b-a65c9b54f341> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | http://www.revuemag.com/2017/06/the-ark-of-compassion-through-music-and-medical-services/ | 2018-02-21T17:16:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891813691.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20180221163021-20180221183021-00621.warc.gz | en | 0.934143 | 479 |
NAB 2018: Sennheiser Adds Two Partners To VR Program
Founded in 1945, Sennheiser is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of headphones, microphones and wireless transmission systems. With 20 sales subsidiaries and long-established trading partners, the company is active in more than 50 countries and operates its own production facilities in Germany, Ireland and the USA.
Sennheiser Welcomes Sound Devices To ‘AMBEO For VR’ Partnership Program
At NAB 2018, Sennheiser has announced a new AMBEO for VR hardware partner as Sound Devices will join the partnership program with its MixPre-6 and MixPre-10T audio recorders. These will be the very first portable recorders to not only feature onboard AMBEO A-B conversion for the AMBEO VR Mic but also AMBEO for fully immersive binaural headphone monitoring. VR content creators are therefore able to assess immersive audio content right at the time of capture without requiring a post-production workstation.
“Sennheiser is excited to have Sound Devices come on board the partnership program,” says Véronique Larcher, AMBEO Immersive Audio co-director at Sennheiser. “Offering VR content creators the unique and exciting possibility to directly monitor their spatial recordings exemplifies the spirit of the program: making immersive audio workflows as simple and straightforward as possible for users.”
“We are happy to partner with Sennheiser to provide a high-quality VR recording and monitoring option for our MixPre-6 and MixPre-10T customers,” says Matt Anderson, CEO of Sound Devices. “Sound Devices recorders have been used for Ambisonics field recording for many years, so it was a natural progression for us to bring our MixPre recorders into the new world of VR 360 recording.”
Assimilate Is Sennheiser’s Latest ‘AMBEO For VR’ Software Partner
VR post-production software company, Assimilate, has joined Sennheiser’s AMBEO for VR partnership program. Its SCRATCH VR live streaming and post-production software can accept direct feeds from the Sennheiser AMBEO VR Mic. This ensures simpler, quicker, and high-quality workflows for VR video creators.
“Sennheiser is happy to welcome Assimilate to the partnership program,” says Larcher. “With the AMBEO A-B converter integrated into SCRATCH VR, this post-production software enables simplified, high-quality VR audio input and editing for video-editing professionals from the comfort of a tool they are familiar with.”
“We seek to partner with companies that offer the best in VR tools and resources to creative professionals,” says Jeff Edson, CEO at Assimilate. “Sennheiser is known for its high-quality microphones and adding its immersive audio capability with the AMBEO VR Mic will further enhance creating impactful VR experiences in SCRATCH VR.” | <urn:uuid:1e2b73b8-21d3-43a6-81ec-7d6d3cf1e50f> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://www.sportsvideo.org/blogs/?blog=nab-2018&news=nab-2018-sennheiser-adds-two-partners-to-vr-program&print=1 | 2022-09-30T16:16:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335491.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220930145518-20220930175518-00312.warc.gz | en | 0.905572 | 646 |
Here are video and slides from a recent presentation that we believe will be of interest to many of you.
On March 7th, Digital Public Library of American Executive Director, Dan Cohen gave a presentation at OCLC HQ in Dublin, Ohio titled, “Inside the Digital Public Library of America.”
The talk was part of the OCLC Research Distinguished Seminar Series.
Cohen’s entire presentation (approx 85 minutes) is now viewable online and is embedded below.
The presentation begins with an introduction by Vice President, OCLC Research and Chief Strategist, Lorcan Dempsey.
Here’s the abstract for the presentation:
In this OCLC Research Distinguished Seminar Series presentation, DPLA Founding Executive Director Dan Cohen goes behind the scenes to discuss how the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) was created, how it functions as a portal and platform, what the staff is currently working on, and what’s to come for the young project and organization.
As the Founding Executive Director of the DPLA, Dan Cohen works to further the DPLA’s mission to make the cultural and scientific heritage of humanity available, free of charge, to all. | <urn:uuid:fac3e96a-cdae-4eda-8120-ebaf2ec4fc03> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.infodocket.com/2014/04/14/video-dpla-executive-director-dan-cohen-speaks-at-oclc-inside-the-digital-public-library-of-america/ | 2014-12-19T07:59:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802768309.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075248-00032-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923004 | 252 |
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Remove "splurious interrupt" message. The IRQ might be shared.
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You help Mrs. Smith for 2 hours by digging up her garden. As the recipient of the service, Mrs. Smith credits you with 2 hours. The Time Bank sees your exchange and awards you, the service provider, with an additional 2 hours from the Time Bank account, giving you a total of 4 hours for helping Mrs. Smith.
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- If you’re not a member, join the time bank by applying at http://timebanklakeco.org
- Once you’re a time bank member
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Find out more about this promotion and time banking by coming to our June 20th meetup at the Lucerne Senior Center, 3985 Country Club Drive, Lucerne from 9am to 11am.
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10 inch monitor with HDMI, DVI, VGA and composite video
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- CE certificate for FA1011 (pdf, 102.09 KB, uploaded on 2014-10-23 11:43)
- LCD panel datasheet for FA1011 (pdf, 278.19 KB, uploaded on 2014-10-23 11:43)
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Should probably keep a record of all the themes I’ve used so far;
kind of like I used to on Blogger. :)
I’m liking the minimalist design of this one
and the green.
Nice green :)
& the fact that the right sidebar scrooooooolls
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Customer Data Platform Industry Grew 71% in One Year; Will Reach $1 Billion Revenue in 2019
The Customer Data Platform Industry continued its rapid growth in the first half of 2019, according to the CDP Institute’s semi-annual Industry Update. The industry added nineteen vendors and raised $317 million in new capital during the period while employment was up 71% over the previous year.
Major shifts in the market included expansion in Europe, EMEA, and APAC. Fifteen of the nineteen new CDP vendors are from outside the U.S. The Institute also confirmed its projection for the CDP industry to reach the $1 billion revenue in 2019.
Other milestones the report were:
- More Funding. Cumulative funding for the industry grew by $680 million, reflecting funding during the period plus previous funding for vendors just entering the industry.
- Strategic acquisitions. The period saw two CDP acquisitions: data integration specialist Allsight by Informatica and B2B CDP Lattice Engines by Dun & Bradstreet. Neither buyer is primarily a marketing system vendor, illustrating the value that companies in related sectors now see in CDP functions.
- Operational CDPs. The period also saw addition of three vendors with a primarily operational focus: two customer success systems (Gainsight and Totango) and one in healthcare (Healthgrades). These firms represent the leading edge of a new class of CDP vendors that is expected to grow rapidly.
- Marketing Cloud entrants. Salesforce, Adobe, and Oracle all announced future CDP products that are expected to be available before the end of 2019. These attracted new attention and are expected to substantially expand CDP awareness and adoption.
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Bike Stealer Kinda Left Something Behind
oooops, maybe this thief needs to get a fanny pack! Walla Walla police found a valuable item from the hoodlum and put this message on facebook.
To the young gentleman who just tried to steal a bicycle from the Public Library and was chased by the owner...you dropped your phone.....🙄..... and now we have it......😬... if you would like it back, please come to the Police Department and speak with Ofc. Loudermilk! See you soon!...maybe?..no?...
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Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:11 pm
Mine was built as an arena and stalls.
I posted the url link to the picture in the projects section.
Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:11 pm
Don McCombs wrote:Nice building, Doug. Looks similar in size to mine, which is 60 X 150 with several shed additions on top of that. Mine was originally built as an indoor riding ring. What was yours built for?
Don, you have room for lots
Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:02 pm
I do, Denny. But, right now that building is rented for storing hay and equipment. It pays the taxes.
Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:45 pm
I moved this thread here from the Testing Forum to preserve it. There is some useful information that would be lost when the Testing forum got pruned, so for the time being I think this is the best place for the thread.
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Recently I invited you to guess the gender balance of N. American EEB seminar series external speakers. Here’s the data!
tl;dr (but you know you really should read the whole post, right? Especially if you plan to tweet about it…): In aggregate, N. American EEB seminar series are almost gender balanced. That’s a bit of good news; it represents real progress in this one narrow area, and means that the percentage of women among N. American EEB seminar speakers likely roughly matches their percentage among the pool of candidate speakers. It’s also fairly recent and rapid progress: EEB seminar series gender balance apparently was well below parity as recently as the mid-to-late oughts. As a group, poll respondents guessed fairly well, but their guesses were centered too low, and there’s some question whether many of the good guesses were just lucky guesses.
I googled to find published seminar schedules in ecology and/or evolutionary biology at N. American colleges and universities. I included seminar series in allied fields such as fish & wildlife and conservation biology. I found a bunch of schedules and ID’d the genders of the external speakers from names and photos. Using a gender binary, and guessing gender from names and photos, obviously isn’t perfect, but there’s no better way to do it, and the error rate should be very low.
I only counted external speakers, not speakers from the institution offering the seminar series. I counted the rare speakers who cancelled, because my focus was gender balance of invitees. In the rare cases that a speaker gave multiple talks in the same seminar series in the same year, I only counted that speaker once.
I did not also look for other sorts of seminar schedules because it would’ve been a pain to read through biology seminar schedules and pull out just the EEB speakers.
Some seminar series had only 2-4 external speakers/year, either because they were annual series (e.g., University of Toronto Atwood Colloquium), or because most of the speakers were internal speakers. The other series had anywhere from 5-35 external speakers/year. Obviously, the gender balance of any single series is likely to bounce around a fair bit from one year to the next, especially the series that only have a few external speakers/year. That’s why it’s important to look at a bunch of series over many years.
I found data on 1666 external speakers from 39 EEB seminar series from 1983-2019, with the majority of the data coming from the past few years and only a bit of data from before the late oughts. That’s just enough data for me to feel comfortable posting it and drawing some tentative broader conclusions.
Note that one of the series was a women-only series with 8 speakers. I counted it, but dropping it wouldn’t change the results in any important way.
p.s. Can I just say that, from my admittedly-biased perspective, universities that put up every year’s EEB seminar schedule on a single webpage, with links to past years, are Doing It Right. 🙂 Universities that put the EEB seminars in a calendar app that only displays one day/week/month at a time are Doing It Wrong. 😦
Results and discussion
Below is a graph of all the data. Each color denotes a different seminar series, and each point gives the gender balance for a different year. Lines connect seminar series for which I had data from multiple years. A few of the 2019 data points are jittered horizontally for visibility.
If you squint, it looks like there’s been a general improvement in the gender balance of EEB seminar series since the late oughts, with approximate gender balance over the last few years. But there’s a ton of variation among seminar series within any given year, and across years within the same seminar series. Again, that’s no surprise given the small number of external speakers in any given EEB seminar series in a single year.
To focus on the big picture, I calculated the proportion of women across all seminar series within each year. Obviously, seminar series with more external speakers contribute more to the total. I did this from 2004 on, 2004 being the first year for which I had data from multiple seminar series. Here are the results:
You can see the proportion of women still bounces around a lot. That’s to be expected, because we’re still not talking about huge samples of people here: 25 or less every year before 2008, and less than 100 every year but one before 2016. But with that caveat, it looks like, in the mid-to-late oughts, external EEB seminar speakers were only ~30% women. But from roughly 2014 on, they’ve been close to equality: ~45% women. As an aside, that external EEB seminar speakers were that male-skewed as recently as the late oughts really surprises me.
In addition to comparing those data to a baseline of gender equity (50% women), it would also be useful to compare them to a baseline of the gender balance of the pool of potential external seminar speakers. (Aside: yes, many EEB seminar series draw external speakers primarily from their local geographic areas rather than from all of N. America. But any local variations in the gender balance of the pool of candidate external speakers should mostly average out when we consider all seminar series together.) Unfortunately, I don’t have data on the gender balance of all EEB researchers in N. America. But based on knowledge of the gender balance of all full time N. American biology faculty, the gender balance of recent-ish US PhD recipients in ecology and allied fields, and the gender balance of recently hired N. American TT ecology assistant profs (see here and links therein), we can infer that full time N. American EEB faculty likely are more than 40% women but likely a bit short of 50%. Tenured faculty, and faculty at research universities, might be a bit more male-skewed than that. I have no idea about the gender balance of non-academic professional ecology and evolutionary biology researchers, but I’d assume it’s not massively different from the gender balance of ecology or biology profs. So, tentatively, it looks to me like the gender balance of N. American EEB seminar speakers in recent years is similar to that of the pool of candidate speakers. (Aside: yes, a few EEB seminar speakers in this dataset were from institutions outside N. America, but too few to matter for purposes of the rough estimates and tentative conclusions of this post.)
The improvement in gender balance of EEB seminar speakers over time has not been due primarily to improvement in the gender balance of the pool of candidate speakers. Most external EEB speakers are faculty or non-academic professionals. Their careers are long, so the gender balance of the pool of candidate speakers only changes very slowly because there’s not much turnover in the pool from one year to the next. The gender balance of the pool of candidate external speakers did not jump from 30% women in the mid-to-late oughts to 45% by 2014! So my tentative inference is that EEB seminars were quite male-skewed compared to the pool of candidates as recently as the mid-to-late oughts, but that this problem has been rectified in the last few years. That’s a credit to the many people who’ve worked in ways large and small to improve matters on this front, from developing DiversifyEEB to writing blog posts to organizing their own seminar series conscientiously.
It’s interesting that, as a group, N. American EEB seminar speakers are appreciably more male than are recently-hired N. American tenure-track asst. profs in ecology. Recently hired N. American TT ecology asst. profs are 57% women (95% confidence interval is ~55-59% women). And in contrast to EEB seminar speakers, the gender balance of whom approximately matches the candidate pool, women are a bit over-represented among recently hired TT ecology profs compared to their representation in the applicant pool. One hypothesis to explain these observations is that, in aggregate, faculty search committees in ecology and allied fields put a bit more weight on gender diversity than do EEB seminar series organizers.
What did our poll respondents think I would find?
I asked readers to guess the gender balance of external EEB seminar speakers over the last 5 years. We got 207 poll respondents, a mix of mostly grad students (25%), postdocs (18%), and faculty (48%), with a smattering of non-academic professional ecologists and others.
Overall, their guesses were decent, though statistically biased low: mean 39% women, median and mode 40% women, as compared to a correct answer of 45% women. 69% of guesses missed low. 47% of guesses were within 5 percentage points of the correct answer, including 10% that were correct. Some guesses were way off; the full range of guesses was 1-75% women.
But I wouldn’t say that 47% of ecologists guessed well. The distribution of guesses was very similar to the distribution of guesses regarding the gender balance of recently-hired tenure-track ecology faculty. I doubt that’s a coincidence. Rather, I strongly suspect that, when asked to guess any aspect of the gender balance of their own field, many ecologists just default to guessing “40% women”, or something close to 40%. Which sometimes will happen to be close to the right answer, as in this post. But sometimes will happen to be way off, as with guesses on the gender balance of recently-hired TT ecology faculty. Which maybe explains why ecologists’ beliefs about gender balance of any particular aspect of ecology are so hard to shift with data (see that last link for discussion). It’s not that ecologists have separate “priors” about the gender balance of recently hired ecology faculty, the gender balance of EEB seminar speakers, etc. Rather, it seems like many ecologists have one “blanket” prior of “~40% women” for the gender balance of every aspect of ecology. I can imagine various reasons for that. But whatever the reason(s) for it, a “blanket” prior is going to resist being shifted by data on the gender balance of any one particular aspect of ecology.
There were no differences in guesses by career stage, save that the very small number of “other” respondents all guessed way too low.
As always with our polls, I was surprised and puzzled by the extreme guesses, not all of which came from grad students or “others” (whom you might expect to provide some wild guesses due to inexperience with N. American ecology & evolution). If you’re one of the 9% of respondents who guessed that EEB seminar speakers are less than 25% women (!) , or >65% (!), I’m genuinely curious to hear your thinking in the comments. Not looking to criticize, just sincerely interested in learning why you guessed as you did.
Had I completed my own poll, I’d have guessed 50% women, or maybe 48-49% depending on my mood that day. So I’d have missed a bit high.
A final thought: the wide range of guesses on this, even among faculty, should cause you to be cautious in assuming that you, or anyone else, can know about systemic trends in the field of ecology without looking at systemic data.
In conclusion, this is a bit of good news. I interpret it as a sign that, on the whole, gender diversity now is taken more seriously by EEB seminar series organizers than it was even just 10 years ago. Everyone who worked towards bringing that change about deserves credit and thanks.
p.s. Here are the obligatory clarifications, to keep people from reading into the post anything that’s not there, and to forestall whataboutism. It’s rare for readers to badly misread our posts or engage in whataboutism, but I find it super-annoying when it happens. I wish we lived in a world in which none of the following extremely obvious points needed saying, but we don’t.
- Nothing in this post means that we should stop caring about diversity and equity in the context of seminar invitations. Presumably, part of the reason for the near gender balance of EEB seminar speakers is that many seminar organizers care about diversity and equity. They shouldn’t stop caring!
- Nothing in this post tells you anything about anything besides N. American EEB seminar series gender balance. It doesn’t tell you about gender representation in any other context, or about women’s lived experiences as ecologists. This post does not mean that everything is now perfect for all women in EEB (it’s not), or that people should stop working to improve diversity and equity (they shouldn’t).
- The fact that current EEB seminar series are close to gender balanced does not somehow erase or make up for their past male skew.
- Nothing in this post tells anybody how to feel. Personally, I’m happy that EEB seminar series gender balance has improved, and now roughly matches the gender balance of EEB faculty. Learning that systemic progress has been made, even in one small area, inspires me to work for further systemic progress. But I’m sure that others remain frustrated that this progress took so long, or feel angry about lack of progress on other diversity and equity issues, or etc. All those feelings are valid. Feelings are personal, it’s obviously not my place to tell anyone how to feel.
- In choosing to compile these data and post on this topic, I’m merely sharing a bit of information. I think these data are worth knowing, however they make you feel, otherwise I wouldn’t have compiled them. But the fact that I posted on this topic doesn’t mean that I think this topic is more (or less) important than any other topic I didn’t post on today. The topics on which I feel inspired to write, and on which I can add some value by compiling data, do not always match up to the topics that I’d consider most important in a vacuum.
- Nothing in this post devalues or undermine anyone’s individual lived experiences, just as individual lived experiences don’t devalue or undermine systemic data. Individual experiences and systemic data are complements, not substitutes.
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Rio de Janeiro – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation gave Brazil the tip that led to arrests this week of 11 suspected militants who had discussed a possible attack on the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to a Brazilian prosecutor.
In comments to several Brazilian newspapers published Saturday, Rafael Brum Miron, the federal prosecutor handling the case in the southern state of Parana, said the FBI had provided a brief report in which it identified at least six people it suspected as potential militants.
“The information came from the FBI,” he told the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper. “They sent a succinct report: These people merit investigating.”
A spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office confirmed the comments and said the FBI provided the tip in May, after which Brazilian investigators tracked the suspects’ communications and identified the other people arrested this week.
A spokeswoman for the FBI in Washington declined to comment.
The arrests Thursday, just two weeks before the first-ever Olympics in South America begin Aug. 5, come after a recent wave of violent attacks in Europe and the United States and amid heightened fears that the Games could be a target.
Initially, police arrested 10 suspects and said that another two were being monitored. On Friday, one of the other two turned himself into police.
The suspects, described by Brazil’s justice minister as poorly organized and “absolutely amateur,” were alleged sympathizers of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Although some of the suspects had pledged allegiance to IS online, investigators said they have no formal ties or backing from the group itself.
Only two of the suspects actually knew one another, police said, but the group communicated extensively online and through messaging services.
In their messages, police said, the suspects applauded recent attacks outside Brazil and expressed desire – but little know-how and no specific plans to stage an attack during the Olympics. Investigators said one of the suspects sought to buy an AK-47 rifle online from a vendor in neighboring Paraguay.
Despite inexperience or lack of organization, investigators say it is important to identify such groups and derail even incipient plans, especially at a time when IS and other militant groups are actively seeking to recruit sympathizers and would-be attackers.
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Q. People are never going to give up
their love affair with the automobile. So why would they change?
A. According to surveys, people ARE giving up their
love affair with the automobile. Check out this study:
PEW report on
Q. Do I have to share the vehicle with
A. No, the vehicle is yours during the
duration of the trip. Car pooling is still possible, but
Q. What if I throw a party and ten PRT
vehicles all show up at my residence at the same time?
A. To begin with, the situation is somewhat
implausible. People do not show up at the same time, even when the
event is scheduled for a specific time. But to more directly
answer the question, one vehicle would unload passengers at the off ramp
closest to your residence. The second vehicle would stop at the
next closest off ramp. And so on. Passengers not immediately
adjacent to your residence would have the option of waiting for a closer
spot to open up, in which the vehicle would move to the closer spot for
offloading. Or the passengers could simply exit where they are and
walk the remaining distance. With the automobile, guest end up
parking progressively further down the block as well, so the situation
is not that different. Destinations with heavy traffic (grocery
stores, malls, etc) would have many off ramps near the entrances to
facilitate the increased volume of visitors.
Q. Can someone purchase a vehicle for
A. Difficult to predict. I would guess that the
cost would be too great to justify in most cases. Would the
President have a dedicated vehicle? Most likely, due to security
concerns and such. But if ownership was permitted based solely on
monetary grounds, two obvious problems arise. First, it works
against one advantage of the PRT system: fewer overall PRT
vehicles are needed than automobiles. Secondly, given the rigid
design and maintenance constraints of the PRT, even if private ownership
was allowed, vehicle servicing would still be restricted to designated
service centers based on safety grounds. Clearly private
individuals could not be allowed to modify the primary mechanical
aspects of the PRT vehicles.
Q. How long would I need to wait for a
A. That depends. To summon a vehicle from home
might take several minutes. Of course if the central routing
system observes that you request a vehicle every day at 5:15, the system
would "learn" and anticipate your need, sending a vehicle in your
direction. If you're just leaving the grocery store, you probably
wouldn't have any wait as this sort of location would typically have one
or two vehicles already standing by, similar to how taxis line up at the
airport. To assist in anticipating vehicle demand, the very act of
passing through the grocery checkout line would alert the central
routing system of a possible vehicle need. There are many ways to
add intelligence to the routing process. Finally, wait times would
clearly depend on the total number of PRT vehicles in the system.
Q. How would I keep my 6-year old from
getting on a PRT vehicle and visiting his friends without my knowledge?
A. PRT vehicles require biometric identification prior
to accepting a routing requests. It would be at the discretion of
parents to dictate what level of control their children would have.
The child might only be allowed to initiate routing to school or a
grandparents home. The child might only be allowed to travel
during certain times. The parent could designate that a text
message be sent requesting confirmation of any travel. Clearly the
options for controlling routing are endless. One could restrict
the travel of elderly parents as well. Ultimately the PRT would
provide a great convenience to society, giving mobility to individuals
who do not currently have that option.
Q. What prevents someone from holding
a vehicle needlessly by placing a object in the doorway?
A. The PRT should probably not simply be free, but
rather managed as a pay-as-you-go system. As with a taxicab, even
just waiting for passengers would register on the "meter". This
approach would provide the easiest mechanism for managing such issues.
While carpooling would not be required, the concept is still valid for
managing the PRT in situations where large numbers of people are all
traveling to similar destinations.
Q. What if someone tampers with a
vehicle, causing a breakdown in communications with the central routing
A. To begin with, all vehicles are monitored by
onboard video surveillance cameras at all times, acting as a deterrent
to such behavior. Secondly, the very moment that the central
routing system loses contact with the vehicle, it is assumed to be out
of control and remotely activated "stop points" on the adjacent tracks
would be activated. Don't forget...any nearby PRT vehicle also has
surveillance cameras which could be employed to analyze the situation.
Finally, a maintenance vehicle would be dispatched to the scene, capable
of towing the target to the closest service center.
Q. What about privacy concerns?
Wouldn't the PRT allow the government to track my every move?
A. The potential for privacy abuse cannot be denied.
This is a problem inherent with technology at many levels and ultimately
must be addressed by intelligent legislation. The automobile is no
Q. It might work for urban areas, but
not for rural areas. The cost would be too great for all those
miles of sparsely populated roads.
A. That true. Any mass transportation idea fails
in this scenario. So it's likely that rural areas would continue
to use the automobile for some time to come. Either they would be
converted last or not at all. But the PRT system still makes sense
for the urban areas and is not incompatible. Visitors from the
country would park their vehicle at the edge of town and ride the PRT to
their final destination.
Q. What happens to all the unused
automobiles once the PRT system is implemented?
A. The PRT system would take years to construct.
Existing automobiles would naturally migrate to the unincorporated areas
of the system as they are resold as used vehicles. So while the
new automobile market would certainly be impacted, the existing
automobiles would not be wasted.
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A controversial bill in Georgia, which critics charge would legalize discrimination against gays, is attracting opposition from Hollywood. Television and movie production brings billions of dollars to Georgia.
Lionsgate, the Weinstein Company, Disney and Viacom are among the big media companies opposing the bill, called the Free Exercise Protection Act, which Republican Governor Nathan Deal must veto or sign by May 3.
“Viacom is proud to champion diversity and acceptance, which are core values of our company,” a Viacom spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “We have enjoyed doing business in Georgia for many years and we urge Governor Deal to continue to resist and reject the patently discriminatory laws being proposed.”
The measure would allow faith-based groups to decline to hire or give services to people when doing so violates the organizations’ religious beliefs.
“This bill will have a disproportionate impact on the LGBT community,” said Sarah Warbelow, legal director for the Human Rights Campaign.
Warbelow said, among other things, the bill would allow homeless shelters, adoption agencies and drug counseling programs not to serve gay people.
Her group is soliciting help from business interests, including Hollywood, to speak out against the bill.
“Right now I think we have something like 42 shows in production,” said Matthew H. Bernstein, film professor at Emory University in Atlanta. A big attraction: tax credits of up to 30 percent for productions.
Recent projects filmed in Georgia include “Captain America: Civil War” from Disney’s Marvel Unit. Disney has threatened to boycott Georgia for future projects.
“This would have a considerable impact on the state’s economy because tax incentives have been so dramatic in building things up,” Bernstein said.
Jonathan Taplin, a media expert at the University of Southern California, said Hollywood can easily film elsewhere. He said the Georgia landscape does not matter in most productions filmed there.
“You’re not making ‘Gone with the Wind,’” he said.
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Last updated 11:10 AM Town by town results
Unofficial results of the Democratic primary held in Massachusetts on Sept. 6, 2012. Winner declared by the Associated Press is marked with a .
Seat held by: Murphy, who resigned in July, too late to be removed from the ballot.
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'Sustainable Development'... Explaining The Dangers of Agenda 21
John Anthony, an expert on Agenda 21 and government regulations, spends almost 90 minutes in this video breaking down Agenda 21 in full. For those not familiar with Agenda 21 and ‘sustainable development,’ here is a broad definition of Agenda 21 (Agenda for the 21st Century): ~ Excellent Lecture
Sustainable developers have designed a global movement coordinated through a global-to-local action plan to create world government in accordance with certain objectives.
These objectives include:
An end to national sovereignty
Abolition of private property
Restructure of the family unit
Increasing limitations and restrictions on mobility and individual opportunity
This is a plan that’s been underway since the 1980s and three presidents have signed off on it, starting with George H. W. Bush. Its already at the local level in the U.S. and many cities already have a ‘sustainability council’ (H/t – The Right Scoop.)
As we’ve previously posted, Scott Strzelczyk and Richard Rothschild noted back in October 2009 that most Americans are unaware that one of the greatest threats to their freedom may be a United Nations program known as Agenda 21.
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development created Agenda 21 as a sustainability agenda which is arguably an amalgamation of socialism and extreme environmentalism brushed with anti-American, anti-capitalist overtones.
Residents of any town, county, or city in the United States that treasure their freedom, liberty, and property rights, need to learn everything they can about Agenda 21 and how to stop it.
Fortunately awareness of Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development is racing across the nation as citizens in community after community are learning what their city planners are actually up to.
As awareness grows, Tom DeWeese, president of the American Policy Center and one of the nation’s leading advocates of individual liberty, free enterprise, property rights and back-to-basics education, is receiving more and more calls for tools to help activists fight back.
He says that many complain that elected officials just won’t read detailed reports or watch long videos. So... he’s provided a one page, quick description of Agenda 21. He’s also included a list of quotes for the perpetrators of Agenda 21 that should back up his brief descriptions.
Every American should take the time to learn about the details of Agenda 21, it’s dire threat to their freedom, liberty, and property rights, and how they’re being deceived by city and county planners and some community leaders.
As Strzelczyk and Rothschild point out in their piece, regardless of political orientation, two indisputable facts remain.
Agenda 21 is a direct assault on private property rights and American sovereignty, and it is coming to a neighborhood near you.
December 23, 2011 - John Anthony
HyScience - December 3, 2012 - posted at BeforeIt'sNews
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“The most merciful thing in the world,” said H.P. Lovecraft, “is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.” Nowadays we can’t correlate all the contents of our hard-drives either. But occasionally bits come together. I’ve had two MP3s sitting on my hard-drive for months: “Drink or Die” by Erotic Support and “Hunter Gatherer” by Swords of Mars. I liked them both a lot, but until recently I didn’t realize that they were by two incarnations of the same Finnish band.
They don’t sound very much alike, after all. But now that I’ve correlated them, they’ve inspired some thoughts on music and mutilation. “Drink or Die” is a dense, fuzzy, leather-lunged rumble-rocker that, like a good Mötley Crüe song, your ears can snort like cocaine. But, unlike Mötley Crüe, the auditory rush lasts the whole song, not just the first half. “Hunter Gatherer” is much more sombre. Erotic Support were “Helsinki beercore”; Swords of Mars are darker, doomier and dirgier. They’ve also got a better name – “Erotic Support” seems to have lost something in translation. Finnish is a long way from English: it’s in a different and unrelated language family, the Finno-Ugric, not the Indo-European. So it lines up with Hungarian and Estonian, not English, German and French. But Erotic Support’s lyrics are good English and “Drink or Die” is a clever title. They’d have been a more interesting band if they’d sung entirely in Finnish, but also less successful, because less accessible to the rest of the world.
Es war einmal eine Königstochter, die ging hinaus in den Wald und setzte sich an einen kühlen Brunnen. Sie hatte eine goldene Kugel, die war ihr liebstes Spielwerk, die warf sie in die Höhe und fing sie wieder in der Luft und hatte ihre Lust daran. Einmal war die Kugel gar hoch geflogen, sie hatte die Hand schon ausgestreckt und die Finger gekrümmt, um sie wieder zufangen, da schlug sie neben vorbei auf die Erde, rollte und rollte und geradezu in das Wasser hinein.
Mieleni minun tekevi, aivoni ajattelevi
lähteäni laulamahan, saa’ani sanelemahan,
sukuvirttä suoltamahan, lajivirttä laulamahan.
Sanat suussani sulavat, puhe’et putoelevat,
kielelleni kerkiävät, hampahilleni hajoovat.
Veli kulta, veikkoseni, kaunis kasvinkumppalini!
Lähe nyt kanssa laulamahan, saa kera sanelemahan
yhtehen yhyttyämme, kahta’alta käytyämme!
Harvoin yhtehen yhymme, saamme toinen toisihimme
näillä raukoilla rajoilla, poloisilla Pohjan mailla.
All the same, being inaccessible sometimes helps a band’s appeal to the rest of the world: the mystique of black metal is much stronger in bands that use only Norwegian or one of the other Scandinavian languages. Erotic Support haven’t joined that rebellion against Coca-Colonization and tried to create an indigenous genre. They’re happy to reproduce more or less American music using the more or less American invention known as the electric guitar. But amplified music would have appeared in Europe even if North America had been colonized by the Chinese, so I wonder what rock would sound like if it had evolved in Europe instead. It wouldn’t be called rock, of course, but what other differences would it have? Would it be more sophisticated, for example? I think it would. The success of American exports depends in part on their strong and simple flavours. “Drink or Die” has those flavours: it’s about volume, rhythm and power. It’s full of a certain “drug-addled, crab-infested, tinnitus-nagged spirit” — the “urge to submerge in the raw bedrock viscerality of rock”, as some metaphor-mixing, über-emphasizing idiot once put it (I think it was me).
Erotic Support are “beercore”, remember. Beer marks the brain with hangovers, just as tattoos mark the skin with ink. And just as loud music marks the ears with tinnitus. There are various kinds of self-mutilation in rock and that self-mutilation can have unhealthy motives. It can be an expression of boredom, angst, anomie and self-hatred. Unsurprisingly, Finland has the nineteenth highest suicide rate in the world. Beer, tattoos and tinnitus are part of the louder, dirtier and loutier end of rock: unlike Radiohead or Coldplay, Erotic Support sound like a band with tattoos who are used to hangovers. “Drink or Die” is a joke about exactly that. But what if rock had evolved in a wine-drinking culture? Would it be less of a sado-masochistic ritual, more a refined rite? Maybe not: the god of wine is Dionysos and he was Ho Bromios, the Thunderer. His brother Pan induces panic with loud noises. But black metal looks towards northern paganism: it’s music for pine forests, cold seas and beer-drinkers, not olive groves, warm seas and oenopotes.
Erotic Support don’t create soundscapes for Finland the way black metal creates soundscapes for Norway, but they do create beer-drinkers’ music, so they do express Finnishness to that extent. Swords of Mars, being darker, doomier and dirgier, are moving nearer an indigenous Finnish rock, or an indigenous Scandinavian rock, at least. This may be related to the fact that genes express themselves more strongly as an individual ages: for example, the correlation between the intelligence of parents and their children is strongest when the children are adults. Erotic Support create faster, more aggressive music than Swords of Mars, so it isn’t surprising that they’re the younger version of the same band. In biology, the genotype creates the phenotype: DNA codes for bodies and behaviour. Music is part of what Richard Dawkins calls the “extended phenotype”, like the nest of a bird or the termite-fishing-rods of a chimpanzee. A bird’s wings are created directly by its genes; a bird’s nest is created indirectly by its genes, viâ the brain. So a bird’s wings are part of the phenotype and a bird’s nest part of the extended phenotype.
Both are under the influence of the genes and both are expressions of biology. Music (like bird-song) is an expression of biology too, as is the difference between the music of Erotic Support and Swords of Mars. As brains age, the behaviour they create changes. Swords of Mars are older and not attracted to reckless self-mutilation as Erotic Support were: it’s not music to precede hangovers and induce tinnitus any more. Sword of Mars aren’t trying to tattoo your ears but to educate your mind. | <urn:uuid:47e6cd51-d973-445b-a6f7-557a382e135b> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://overlordoftheuberferal.com/2013/09/ | 2019-10-14T09:16:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986649841.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20191014074313-20191014101313-00208.warc.gz | en | 0.806899 | 1,752 |
Marwan Barghouthi was born on 6th June 1959, in the village of Kobar, near Ramallah. He grew up in occupied Palestine and his life has been shaped by this occupation and been defined by his struggle against it.
Fatah: In 1974, a then 15 year old Marwan joined the Fatah party, the historic Palestinian national liberation movement, and began his gradual rise up its ranks. Marwan Barghouthi founded the Fatah Youth (Shabiba). He was elected to its Revolutionary Council in 1989 and subsequently elected its Secretary-General for the West Bank in 1994. He was elected as MP in the Parliamentary elections of 1996 and re-elected in the 2006 general elections as Head of Fatah’s list. In 2009, he was elected member of the highest instance of the party, the Fatah Central Committee.
Prison and banishment: Marwan is the most renowned Palestinian political prisoner. He has spent a total of 17 years in Israeli prisons, including the last 11 years consecutively. His first experience in Israeli prisons dates back to 1978, when he found himself charged by the Israeli occupier for being a member of Fatah, a then “banned” organization. In 1987, the State of Israel banished him from his homeland for “inciting” the struggle against its occupation. He will only return in 1994, following the conclusion of the Oslo peace agreements.
During the 2nd Intifada, and following two failed attempts on his life, he was abducted by the Israeli occupation forces on 15th April 2002. He was the first Palestinian Member of Parliament to be arrested by Israel. Many would follow. On 6th June 2004, following what international observers and attending delegations unanimously described as a “political show-trial”, Marwan Barghouthi was sentenced to 5 life sentences and 40 years in prison. It should be noted that Marwan Barghouthi refused to recognise the legitimacy of the occupation court, especially to judge an elected representative of the Palestinian people, considering these courts as an integral part of the Occupation’s system. Marwan spent 100 days in interrogation and over 1000 days in isolation, deprived of the right to receive family visits. His wife now visits him for 45 minutes every 2 weeks, while his 3 sons and daughter require a permit to be able to visit their father, which they are granted once every 2 or 3 years.
Education: Marwan completed his high school diplomas from his cell. In 1983, he was admitted to Birzeit University, Palestine’s most renowned academic institution. However, 11 years passed before he could complete what should have been a 4-year B.A. in History & Political Science. During his time at Birzeit University, Marwan became a prominent figure in the student political scene, leading the Students’ Union as elected president, at a time when the university was becoming a hub of Palestinian political activity. He wrote his Masters thesis on Palestinian-French relations, a subject he knows well as Chair of the Palestine-France Inter-parliamentary group in the Palestinian Legislative Council. In 2010, he obtained a PhD in Political Science from the Arab League Institute for Studies and Research, entitled ”Legislative performance and political status of the Palestinian Legislative Council and its contribution to the democratic process in Palestine from 1996 to 2006”. Marwan Barghouthi wrote his thesis whilst at Hadarim prison, and smuggled the pages secretly for a whole year through his lawyer.
Intifadas and the peace process: The First Intifada, which erupted soon after Marwan’s exile to Jordan, saw him play an increasingly significant role in organizing the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupier. His official role during the Palestinian uprising was that of Central Liaison Officer between the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), based outside the oPt, and the Fatah party, based inside the oPt. In 1994, as a result of the Oslo Accords, Marwan Barghouthi was able to return to the oPt. He immediately began actively advocating in favor of the peace process, campaigning tirelessly on the Palestinian streets and within Israeli and Palestinian political circles, believing that the Accords had created a historic opportunity for Palestinians to achieve statehood, independence and self-determination. By the end of the 1990s however, it became clear to most Palestinians that the intentions of the Sate of Israel were anything but peaceful, and that the initial optimism that had prevailed at the time of the Oslo Accords had been misplaced, since Israel pursued and intensified its colonial policies. On 28th September 2000, following Ariel Sharon’s visit to the al-Aqsa mosque, massive protests broke out, which were in turn met with brutality by the Israeli occupation forces. The Second Intifada had begun. It confirmed Marwan Barghouthi’s central role in the Palestinian struggle. While opposing attacks against Israeli civilians and within the Israeli territory, he defended and continues defending the Palestinian people’s right to resist the occupation in accordance with international law, and emphasized that peace and security will be the result of the end of occupation. Marwan Barghouthi advocates popular resistance against colonisation as well as isolation of the Israeli occupation. He was a strong advocate of the UN bid, and continues calling for increased international involvement in light of the failure of bilateral negotiations to secure freedom and justice for the Palestinian people, and peace and security for the peoples of the region.
Reconciliation: Marwan Barghouthi was the initiator of the ‘National Conciliation Document of the Prisoners’, drafted by leaders from the different Palestinian political factions, upon whose basis a national unity government was formed in February 2007. In this document, the representatives of the political parties agreed on a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, on pursuing the ceasefire, on restricting resistance to the oPt and on adopting popular resistance as an approach to end the occupation. Marwan insists that reconciliation should be a top priority, and believes in an inclusive approach, uniting Palestinian factions around the PLO platform and allowing the involvement of all political parties within the political system. This reconciliation should lead to the resumption of the Palestinian democratic process and to elections at all levels within an agreed timeframe.
Personal life: Marwan was first imprisoned in 1978. Upon his release, he married the love of his life, Fadwa, to whom he had proposed 6 months prior to his discharge. Marwan and Fadwa now have three sons (Qassam, Sharaf and ‘Arab) and one daughter (Ruba).
The Author: Marwan Barghouthi wrote a number of books during his years of captivity, including:
- “The Promise”, (a collection of interviews, statements and messages issued by Marwan from prison)
- “One Thousand Days in a Solitary Confinement Cell” (this book depicts the interrogation, ill-treatment and isolation that Marwan experienced during his one thousand days of isolation after he was kidnapped).
- “Resisting arrest” co-authored with Abdel Nasser Issa, a leader of the Hamas movement, and A’hed Abu Ghulmeh, a Central Committee member of the Popular Front. (The book explains how to deal with Israeli interrogation, torture and the psychological torture during arrest).
- “Palestinian- French Relations” which was published before Marwan’s abduction and based on his Masters thesis. | <urn:uuid:3d738bd8-4580-4f22-b6c4-c902bb0eb344> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | http://fmaapp.org/biography/ | 2017-03-26T05:17:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189127.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00657-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978316 | 1,545 |
Thank you Arsene and Arsenal for sending us off into another tiresome international break with a warm feeling of positivity and optimism following the magnificent performance against United.
Contrast those emotions against the feelings of despair and déjà vu following the home defeat by Olympiacos and you will see the two extremes of supporters’ reactions.
It has been suggested (by LB and others on this blog) that Arsene’s decision to change 6 players for the game against Zagreb and 5 against Olympiacos was evidence that Monsieur Wenger is targeting winning the EPL over the CL.
The most controversial decision on these occasions was to opt for Ospina in goal. Why when we have finally secured the services of a top class keeper would we choose not to play him in such important games?
It has been suggested that there may be a contractual agreement to play Ospina in cup games – if this is the case we cannot argue except to question the sense behind such an arrangement. It may be that Arsene is trying to keep Ospina match fit and motivated as we never know when we might need him to step in for Cech.
Either way, I was shocked that Cech was left on the bench. The defensive unit looks far more solid and assured when he is in goal and apart from the West Ham game, he has been excellent. I think it is fair to say that Ospina has not impressed in his CL appearances.
Some say that supporters should not concern themselves with such matters – leave it to the manager and trust his decisions.
This is a personal decision and is down to every individual to support the club in their own way. Some supporters feel more engaged with the club by wanting to understand what goes on and express their feelings and aspirations – an equally valid form of support.
So back to the euphoria we are currently feeling after spanking the mancs 🙂
Most supporters believe that with the prospect of Thursday night football looming, we need to take at least 3 points from the 2 games against Bayern to progress through to the knock out stage of the CL. But how would you feel if the team for the Bayern game is announced and Ospina is in goal?
What would this tell us?
I’d really like to know how supporters feel on this matter … so place your vote and send out a message.
Feel free to join us in ‘Comments’ to explain your reasoning …. just for the record, I think Arsene will play Ospina. | <urn:uuid:fb5a983e-55e6-460f-a7f8-b534b8847dce> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | https://arsenalarsenal.net/2015/10/13/ospina-in-goal-against-bayern-anyone/ | 2018-04-24T14:07:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125946721.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180424135408-20180424155408-00016.warc.gz | en | 0.977422 | 520 |
New school rapper, Blaqbonez has dropped another hip hop joint on us as he prepares for the release of his EP, The Last Time Under. The new joint titled “Wave Boy” has Blaq bringing in savoury into rap like never before. One thing that had always got this chap going is his adroitness with flows.
BLAQ is about causing some disturbance, that’s why he’s the WAVE BOY!
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GeneCards Summary for GPR35 Gene
GPR35 (G Protein-Coupled Receptor 35) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with GPR35 include Cholangitis, Primary Sclerosing and Cholecystolithiasis. Among its related pathways are Signaling by GPCR and Peptide ligand-binding receptors. Gene Ontology (GO) annotations related to this gene include G-protein coupled receptor activity. An important paralog of this gene is GPR55.
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Acts as a receptor for kynurenic acid, an intermediate in the tryptophan metabolic pathway. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G-proteins that elicit calcium mobilization and inositol phosphate production through G(qi/o) proteins. | <urn:uuid:020488a9-b73c-48f3-aa88-5b8cf56eebe8> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=GPR35 | 2018-11-19T20:45:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746110.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20181119192035-20181119213433-00044.warc.gz | en | 0.838988 | 207 |
Last September 14, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world fought the currently undefeated Mexican light middleweight champ.
Tale of the tape prior to match:
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (44 wins, KO 26) known as “Money” is a five-division world champion who currently holds the WBA World Super Welterweight Super Champion title belt. His last bout was over four months ago when he defeated Robert Guerrero via a unanimous decision.
Saul Alvarez (42 wins, KO 30, 1 draw) known as “Canelo” currently holds The Ring, WBC and WBA World Super Welterweight title belts. His last bout was five months ago when he defeated Austin Trout via a unanimous decision.
Boxing Match Result:
Mayweather defeated Alvarez by Majority Decision with the judges’ score cards; 116-112, 114-114 and 117-111.
Check out the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight video full and highlights.
For a quick Pre, During and Post-Fight Highlights, watch this All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo Epilogue Full Episode video. | <urn:uuid:968383fd-b850-466d-8452-76ee0c0e7381> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://www.beepinoy.com/2013/09/15/floyd-mayweather-jr-vs-saul-canelo-alvarez-fight-video/ | 2016-05-24T09:52:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049270527.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002110-00211-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936709 | 258 |
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- It appears there may be a little relief when it comes to the coming toll increase on the Maine Turnpike.
The Turnpike Authority Board met Thursday, and while no formal decisions were made, it appears the board is leaning towards a proposal that would mean a smaller toll increase.
Turnpike Authority Executive Director Peter Mills says this new idea all came out because of the 6 public hearings the turnpike authority held on the toll hikes. People had two big problems with the increases: First, that this increase is too big at a time when people are struggling and second, that certain areas of the state get hit harder than others.
Turnpike staff went back and tried to figure out whether there was a way that they wouldn't have to raise as much money. They found that there were a few capital projects that are facing permitting and other delays. If the Turnpike Authority officially puts those projects off while its waiting for those permits, it doesn't have to fund them in the budget years from 2014-2018. Those are the years when the MTA already has a heavy debt load because payments on the widening project are due. As a result, the MTA only needs $21.5 million more in tolls instead of $26 million.
The board still needs to figure out who benefits from that decrease. Board members seem to be leaning towards keeping the increase in York at $1 for cash customers.
Tolls in West Gardiner and New Gloucester could see 50 cent increases as opposed to the 75 cents that the original proposal suggested. Members of the commercial trucking industry or EZ Pass users also could get a break on the new tolls.
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Malcolm Turnbull is under renewed pressure to deliver on rail and public transport in the forthcoming Federal Budget, according to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).
The announcement that a Labor Federal Government will build a passenger rail link to the new Western Sydney Airport – to be in place from day one when the airport commences operations – has further exposed the Turnbull Government’s failures on urban transport policy.
RTBU National Secretary Bob Nanva today said Labor’s commitment to building an orbital rail line connecting the new airport to both the South West Rail Link and the Western Line reflected the RTBU’s long-established position on new rail infrastructure for Western Sydney.
“As the RTBU has been saying the for the past three years, simply reserving a rail corridor to the new airport is not good enough.
“Rail access to the airport, and to new business districts around the airport, is absolutely essential to the future growth of Sydney.
“Relying on roads alone will create a new transport mess in the west, causing havoc for locals and increasing the economic cost of transport congestion for Sydney.
“The upcoming Budget is Malcolm Turnbull’s last chance to catch up on rail and public transport, and to show he can do substance as well as selfies.”
Line must not be privately operated
Mr Nanva also said public transport access to the new Western Sydney Airport must be affordable and fair.
“The rail link to Sydney Airport has never attracted the level of patronage it should, simply because the cost of using the service is so high.
“That’s why it is vital that no more special deals are done with private investors to allow them to gouge monopoly prices from travellers.”
Funded by value capture
Mr Nanva said Labor’s plans for a Western Sydney orbital rail network would unlock new development opportunities in Western Sydney.
“The Western Sydney orbital network will provide a prime opportunity for the use of value capture funding models, ensuring that property developers pay their way and taxpayers can get the best value for money from new rail infrastructure,” he said.
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About the Author
Sheridan Hay has worked in book stores (including the Strand) and in trade publishing for many years. She holds an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington, and has published short stories. She teaches writing in the graduate program at Parson’s School of Design at the New School. This is her first novel. | <urn:uuid:9cca2315-3025-4d26-b978-633238aedbd2> | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/71953/sheridan-hay/ | 2015-10-09T20:16:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443737935292.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001221855-00100-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981329 | 80 |
Host a Holiday Open House
Kick off the holidays by hosting a casual, drop-in event for neighbors, family and friends. By opening your home for a whole afternoon and/or evening, people can come and go as they please, giving you the flexibility to mix and mingle with everyone. Here’s how to host a memorable holiday open house.
Set a Date
Send out a traditional invite through the mail, or create an e-invitation or social media event for an interactive way to give everyone the details. (You can even create some buzz with a fun countdown.) We all know how busy the holiday season is, so try to give your guests as much notice as possible.
Tip: Make sure to specify whether kids are welcome or if it’s an adults-only soiree.
Do Your Prep Work
Plan the food and drink menus ahead of time. Because open houses can last for several hours, keep it simple. Whip up or order in appetizers and sweets that can sit out at room temperature and don’t require reheating – and that guests can enjoy while standing and mingling. Mix and middle a signature cocktail day of, and place it in a drink dispenser that can do all the work come party time.
Tip: If you aren’t using disposable dinnerware, make sure your dishwasher is empty before the party starts. Load it up after everyone has left, turn it on and take it easy.
Set the Tone
Create an inviting ambiance with music, seasonal scents and twinkling LED lights. If your garden thrives year-round, grab some sprigs of shrubbery and flowers from your yard to create bouquets that will add life to the party.
Tip: Fill your house with yummy scents with this easy simmer pot recipe.
1 whole orange, quartered
½ cup cranberries
1 tbsp. whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
A pinch of nutmeg
Directions: Combine ingredients with water and simmer on low throughout the party.
Break the Ice
Engaging your guests will make them more comfortable, and more likely to mingle. Keep them entertained with a card-making station pulled together with items you may already have, like cardstock and stickers. Or create a DIY photo booth by hanging matte holiday wrapping paper on a spare wall and set out fun props.
Tip: Purchase a couple selfie sticks for your photo booth – a practical and trendy addition to the party.
Give Out Festive Favors
Package little mementos for your guests to take home as a special holiday gift. A small poinsettia is seasonal and inexpensive, while a cookie cutter with a favorite family recipe attached makes a sweet sentiment. (’Tis the season for giving, after all.)
Tip: You can also incorporate some silent auction and raffle prizes, and donate the proceeds to a charity of your choice.
Enjoy the Party
The most gracious host is also a guest, so be present and have some fun of your own. The most important thing is spending time with friends and family. | <urn:uuid:190e7cd8-73f5-441c-8185-4ed9d51f8fc3> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://www.potterybarn.com/tips-and-ideas/how-to-host-holiday-open-house/ | 2018-11-18T20:36:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039744649.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20181118201101-20181118222409-00042.warc.gz | en | 0.922293 | 639 |
Fermented Chlorella 450 tabs - 2 pack
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Chlorella is a single-cell, fresh water algae, often referred to as a near-perfect food with a wide array of potential health benefits.
Chlorella often receives this superfood connotation because of its well-balanced ratios of proteins, nutrients, vitamins and minerals.
Dr. Mercola's Fermented Chlorella can help support your overall health by how it potentially:
• Helps support your blood sugar levels already in the normal range.*
• Helps support normal liver function.*
• Helps support normal blood pressure already in the normal range.*
• Supports your body’s normal detoxification processes.*
5 tablets contain:
Fermented Chlorella 970mg
---(Chlorella vulgaris) Green Algae
Trace Mineral Complex 30mg
---(from Lithothamnion glaciale and Lithothamnion tophiforme (Red Algae)
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Definitions of carver
n. - One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc.
n. - One who carves or divides meat at table.
n. - A large knife for carving.
The word "carver" uses 6 letters: A C E R R V.
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Words formed by adding one letter before or after carver (in bold), or to acerrv in any order:
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Finding, curating, and selling quality goods, while educating guys on what it is they’re actually buying, is Bureau of Trade’s mission and one they do quite well. Each week the site is bringing GQ readers thoughtfully selected items for all of life’s needs. Up today: Michael Phillips Moskowitz’s sweet smelling dispatch from Israel
Le nez sait. The nose knows. As Coco Chanel cautioned, "A woman who [forgoes] perfume has no future." By Euclidian logic, are we to believe that any man who forfeits fragrance...has no past? There’s a whiff of truth there: Scent and memory are inseparable, blended by dint of biology.
If we are, in essence, who, where and what we’ve been, Erez Rozen is the man with the scents [sic] memory and experience to lend all People of the Book a bouquet. (Atheists and agnostics can at least believe in his powers as a perfumer.) He is the proprietor of the superlative fragrance boutique Zelinskiy & Rozen, which just opened its doors in the Jaffa souk.
Rozen cultivated his nose developing a cosmetics collection in Bulgaria, with candles and soaps for "vapor dressers" in Macedonia, Cyprus, Greece and sundry corners of southeastern Europe, before returning to Israel. Rozen’s "partner" Zelinsky is a spiritual one--he borrowed the name from his maternal grandfather, an early immigrant to Israel steeped in the fragrance-making tradition, dating to 1905. (A year enshrined in the masthead and branding.)
For those nonplussed by the acrid commercial concoctions hawked at Sephora or at duty-free counters everywhere, this line of retail and custom perfumes, eau de toilettes, candles, creams and room sprays is your olfactory antidote. They’ll be available online soon, but until then, you’ll have to book a ticket. Nesiyah tovah. --Michael Phillips Moskowitz
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First off, I was was raised in the space age – the coming up of NASA with the blank check programs for Wow Media Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, space station, Hubble, etc flights. Granted that age spawned over 2 generations, possibly a third, and worldwide no less of excited, highly motivated scientists and engineers, but the momentum slowed when congress and Presidents faced growing national debt, increasing concerns over security, energy crises, congressional stalemates, the current global warming crisis, etc, etc. Throw in some idiocy, inflated egos and lack of perspective too.
Yes, it was fun, exciting, stimulating and the best part about it – it spawned grand love affairs between millions of scientists and their chosen discipline. I personally cannot relay how much in love one can be with one’s chosen. It’s spiritual to tie the schemes of the grand universe down to tiny particles, and quantum interactions. To question always. Why dark matter, it is really real? Why is the solar corona millions of degrees hotter than the lower transition region? Why why, why?
I can recall as a youngster, finding a chemistry book and reading a early chapter on atoms and their constituents. I was in tears (of joy) and not without questions of course! To know there was some explanation, some structure for my arm, my cat, the creek I played in and everything else was no less a revelation for me. Eventually I would learn how atoms along with the Pauli exclusion principle, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, quark rules, etc would explain the grand quantum underpinning of our world. Yes I was in love. Like every other star struck lover.
Despite what the President claims, today the reality is a bit more complicated. Yes we need more people trained in a scientific type way, however, a scientist is more likely to end his or her post grad training 5-7 year love affair with a job in network software, website optimization, teaching secondary or community college, science writing, etc.. Is this such a bad thing? Maybe not if one can find joy in keeping a roof over the heads of one’s family and supplying basic needs such as food and medical care.
My very favorite science blogger Sean Carroll has a spiel, Subtleties of the Crappy Job Market for Scientists with many fine comments on just this subject so check out the link. It’s quite revealing. Another good link on this subject Penn Physics and Astronomy Department page. | <urn:uuid:f1f9af26-ab82-4937-83aa-feb0e722f351> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | https://smittenfifty.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/science-jobs-are-they-there/ | 2017-10-22T20:55:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187825464.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20171022203758-20171022223758-00167.warc.gz | en | 0.951809 | 508 |
For hundreds of your favourite hair and beauty brands all under one roof, it has to be Sally at Liverpool ONE.
Sally Hair and Beauty at Liverpool ONE is your go-to shop for beauty supplies, right here on Lord Street in the heart of Liverpool city centre.
Whether you’re getting ready for a night on the town or you just need to stock up your makeup bag, Sally Liverpool ONE can help. In-store, you’ll be spoilt for choice as the shelves are stocked with thousands of haircare, styling, nail, lash and beauty supplies.
Shop hair colour and dye, extensions, shampoos, conditioners and styling products in the Sally hair supply section – including the biggest brands used by professional salons. There’s even an extensive barbershop range for men.
The store stocks strip lashes in countless styles, along with a rainbow of nail polish colours and a breathtaking selection of makeup and cosmetics. Sally Liverpool is also the place to go for self-tanning, hair removal and skin care supplies, plus electrical styling tools and every beauty accessory imaginable.Read More... | <urn:uuid:6c146bf1-116d-4e0d-abae-045737e835c0> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | https://www.liverpool-one.com/shops/sally/ | 2021-01-24T16:03:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703549416.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20210124141945-20210124171945-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.922749 | 229 |
It is the intent of the Muskingum County Convention Facilities Authority Board of Directors that the primary purpose of the Welcome Center is: “to support and encourage economic growth of the community by attracting and serving tourists, for-profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and private groups.” Fees for the use of the exhibit halls, theatre and other meeting rooms shall be based on fair market value.
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Alpes et Neige 100 Sommets à Ski by Philippe and Claude Traynard. Paris: B. Arthaud, 1965. About 220 pages; 101 full-page photographs about 7½" x 9". No price stated.
This book by the Traynards contains 101 one-page descriptions of winter ascents in the French Alps, from Faucigny to Vésubie. Each page is in the style of a climbers’ guide, and each is faced by a splendid photograph of the region that is being described, usually including the summit. The routes, of course, are by skis wherever the terrain is skiable. The authors dedicate their work to all skiers. The photographs, many of which are by Félix Germain, are sufficient to justify the book. Most of them arouse our longing to escape to a place that is free from atmospheric pollution.
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By Debra Kaufman
March 18, 2020
As the coronavirus fuels a rise in online sales, Amazon plans to hire 100,000 more workers and raise pay for all employees in the U.S. and Canada by $2 an hour. The company’s starting wage is currently $15 per hour in its U.S. fulfillment centers. In the U.K., wages will rise £2 ($2.45) per hour and approximately €2 ($2.24) an hour in many European Union countries. At end of 2019, Amazon employed almost 800,000 full-time and part-time workers. Other companies are also seeing increased online sales as a result of COVID-19. Continue reading Online Shopping Spikes, Amazon Hires 100,000 New Workers
By Rob Scott
October 19, 2017
Amazon is reportedly getting ready to enter the private-label sportswear business, through initial deals with Taiwanese vendors including Makalot Industrial Co. and Eclat Textile Co., say people familiar with the matter. Makalot produces clothing for popular retailers such as The Gap, Kohl’s and Uniqlo, while Eclat makes apparel for Lululemon Athletica, Nike and Under Armour. Insiders suggest that no long-term contracts have been signed yet, since the project is so new and the manufacturers have thus far only produced small amounts as part of a trial.
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Every Thursday evening during the academic year, Niagara University students run the St. Vincent de Paul Society soup kitchen at St. George’s Church in downtown Niagara Falls. A team of student-leaders plan the menu for each week, fundraise, grocery shop, prepare, and serve the meal to guests.
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Choosing your next camera can be as exciting as it is stressful. Although buying a camera is not cheap at all, if you have already made the decision to invest in a new equipment, it will only be enough for you to do a little research to find the one that suits your needs.
At this time, you may end up being a victim both of your own anxiety and of brands and sellers who, in order to sell a camera , may not dedicate the time you deserve to clear up all your doubts.
But don't worry, in today's article I will show you a powerful tool, available for free on the internet, so that you can find out everything that a camera offers, and even compare them with each other and thus be able to make the best decision when it comes to buy your next reflex camera.
Once the decision to buy an SLR camera has been made, the most difficult part begins: which one to buy?
When evaluating the different proposals, it may be difficult for you to decide between one model or another due to the large number and variety of cameras available on the market, so choosing between one or the other almost ends up being a matter of faith. : It is very likely that you will lean towards one camera or the other just because of the brand of it.
Imagine you need to drive a nail into a wall, but going to the store for the right tool, you end up buying a screwdriver. Although the situation is a bit exaggerated, it is useful to exemplify what could happen to you if you are not very clear about what you want to do and you try to get the necessary tools to do it. Never forget that the camera is only a medium and it is the camera that must adapt to you, and not you to it.
Choosing an SLR is much more than comparing labels. In order to be successful in buying your next SLR camera, which may well be your first, you need to know in depth what its advantages and disadvantages are, what features it offers you and how they can help you take better pictures.
That is why in today's article I am going to introduce you to a tool that will be of great help to you: Snapsort.com
Don't despair! Finding your next camera will be easier than you think.
A POWERFUL TOOL: SNAPSORT
Snapsort is a free site that will allow you, in a very simple and fast way, to make comparisons between the different cameras that you have in mind to acquire and thus help you make the best decision. Although there are more complete alternatives, none is as simple and easy to understand as Snapsort.com, so it will become a luxury ally in the search for your next camera.
By comparing only technical data, it becomes really very objective and very useful so that you end up leaning towards one or another camera to buy, or at least, so that you can discard those that do not fit what you expect from your next camera. reflex camera.
When making comparisons between this or that camera, Snapsort becomes a very efficient tool thanks to its simplicity. In a few minutes, you may have a good idea of the technical advantages of one camera over the other. I eat? Pay attention:
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The operation of the page is simple: a large database with data from thousands of cameras that, with just a couple of clicks, you can easily compare. Just go to www.snapsort.com/compareand fill in the brands and models of the cameras you want to compare:
Once you have completed the data of the cameras you want to compare and click on the "compare" button, you will see the result of said comparison:
(1) Score: Each of the compared camera specifications carries a score which, added to its popularity (number of user queries), results in a final score. The better its features and functionalities, the higher the score obtained. The camera with the highest score will be the winner.
Keep in mind that some of the specifications that are important to Snapsort (add a lot of points) such as the rotating screen, may not be important to you. Do not be left alone with this "summary" since the scores are assigned according to the technical specifications (objective aspect) and not to the use that you can get to give it (subjective aspect).
(2) Store: If you've been completely blown away by the score you've just seen, and it's enough for you to instantly choose your next camera, you can take advantage of Snapsort's sponsored links and head straight to the store to place your order Don't fall to temptation! There is still much to see.
(3) Reasons to buy one or the other: here you can quickly see those "outstanding" features of each of the cameras with respect to the other. SECTIONS
After the quick "summary" of the score and outstanding characteristics, you will find a menu in which you will be able to appreciate the different sections that the page offers you regarding said comparison:
Differences: here you will be able to observe those characteristics that differentiate one camera from another, but with a particularity: it will show you the advantages that each camera has over its competitor. Later I will explain the meaning and importance of each of the items that you will find in this section.
Recommendations: once again, Snapsort.com makes the purchase process a little easier by offering you different ones in which you can purchase each of the cameras consulted quickly.
Similar: in a simple list you will be able to observe the strengths and weaknesses common to both cameras compared to the rest of the cameras offered on the market.
Competitors: the comparison is not strictly limited to the two models you have chosen, but also offers you a list of advantages and disadvantages of these models compared to other cameras offered on the market and that directly compete with them.
Appearance: as you can imagine, here you can appreciate the appearance of each camera compared to the other. The image is not everything: this section will also be useful for you to get a complete idea of how the buttons are arranged, the knobs, the size of one in relation to the other, etc.
Discussion: at the end of the comparison, you will be able to read the opinions of those users who have had experience using one or the other model and have decided to share their experience with the rest of the community.
If you stop to analyze the differences between one camera and another or their similarities, you will notice that there are a large number of items through which said comparison is made. Each one of these refers to functions and characteristics that one camera has built -in and the other does not, or both have them, or it may even be that none of them have it, in which case Snapsort will recommend cameras from a similar segment (Professional, advanced and beginner) that if they have them so that you can evaluate and why not, make a new comparison.
At first you may feel a bit lost among so many specifications, numbers and scores, but after carrying out several analyzes you will see that it is much easier than it seems. In any case, here is a list of the main features that you should pay attention to if you want to get the most out of this tool:
Amount of noise in High ISOs: ISO sensitivity is something like an indicator of the "amount of light needed to take a picture." The higher this is, the more noise will appear in your photos. The better response a camera provides to photos taken with high sensitivities, the better sharpness you will be able to achieve and the better quality your photos will have .
Maximum ISO Sensitivity: this is the maximum value to which you can raise the ISO sensitivity of your camera when taking your photos in low light situations. The higher the sensitivity of a camera, the more it will be able to get photos in low-light situations where others would be unable to. In any case, the limit to the ISO sensitivity is set by you: this will be the amount of noise that you are willing to put up with in a photograph. Carrying out a correct measurement and exposure will be key to making the most of this value.
Sensitivity boost: the maximum ISO sensitivity that SLR cameras bring acts as a limit that you can violate using the "boost" or "forcing" said limit to be able to take pictures in situations where your worst enemy, darkness , is lurking. There are certain cameras that allow you to raise the maximum ISO sensitivity of your camera through their menu, but be careful that if you force it too much, the quality of your photos will be greatly affected.
Video quality: Needless to say, the better the video quality and the more frames per second (fps) your chosen camera is capable of processing, the better results you'll get when recording your videos. You may not be 100% interested in taking full advantage of this functionality, but as the saying goes, “it is better to have more than not enough”. If you want to learn everything about video recording with your SLR camera, take a look at the following article: “ The Whole Truth About Video Recording on SLR Cameras ”.
Continuous focus in video: Many of the SLR cameras currently on the market do not have the ability to autofocus in video recording mode, which means that you will have to adjust the focus manually throughout the recording. If you are a lover of videos, it may be that if the camera you are comparing has this functionality, it will make you lean towards it when making your long-awaited purchase.
External microphone: the possibility of connecting an external microphone to the camera will allow you to record the audio of your videos with much better quality than if you only used the built-in microphone. External microphones will allow you to filter out ambient noise in a much more efficient way since they do not pick up the noises that the camera itself emits, such as when zooming or focusing.
Image quality: You can assess the quality of the resulting images from a certain camera by paying attention to this value. It is the result of the score obtained based on the three fundamental parameters to obtain quality in your photos: color depth, dynamic range and performance in low light. To support its metrics, Snapsort relies on another well-known tool: DxOMark.so its objectivity is almost guaranteed.
Color depth: Color depth is the ability of your camera to distinguish different shades of the same color. Measured in bits, the better the color depth that the camera can capture, the greater the color nuances that you will be able to distinguish in your photographs. If you want proof of the importance of capturing as many colors as possible in your photos, be sure to check out the “Colorful” challenge .
Touch Screen: The trend towards touch in the world of electronics is no stranger to photography. If you are a lover of touch screens above the buttons and knobs, perhaps this functionality will make you decide for one or the other camera. Remember that only you know what you need to satisfy your needs.
HDR mode: the high dynamic range or “High Dinamic Range” as its acronym indicates, is a functionality that will allow you to obtain details in both the shadows and the highlights in the same photograph. Something almost impossible to do with a conventional camera without going through a computer becomes easy when this functionality is activated. Sure, if your camera allows it. While it is possible to take an HDR photograph by taking multiple exposures and stitching them together on your computer, having the ability to do it directly from your camera will save you a ton of time. In any case, I leave you a simple guide so that you can take an HDR photograph whether or not you have this functionality in your camera: “ Steps to follow to get HDR photos ”.
Rotating screen: this type of rotating screens allow you not only to take pictures with very interesting framings, but they will also allow you to work on your filming in a much easier and more comfortable way.
Focus points: having many focus points will give you great flexibility when it comes to choosing where you will direct the attention of the viewer of your photos. Giving prominence to your subjects will be easier as your camera has a large number of focus points.
Cross focus points: the more focus points an SLR camera has, the more possibilities you will have when making your compositions . The automatic focus modes perform the same from the contrast that they detect in each of these points. In many cases, DSLR cameras can only detect contrast in either landscape or portrait scenes, but with the use of cross focus points, when working in a "cross" fashion, the focus points become more sensitive and reliable at the time of use. If you want to learn everything about focusing on SLR cameras, take a few minutes to read the following article: “ All About Manual and Auto Focus on SLR Cameras ”.
Screen resolution: the higher resolution your camera screen has, the more details you will be able to appreciate, you will be able to check the focus and sharpness of your photos when you review them directly from the camera.
Dynamic range: as I told you in the article " Detailed Guide: How to Correctly Meter and Exposure Your Photographs ", the dynamic range measures the amount of light and dark tones that your camera is capable of capturing in the same photograph, it is In other words, it is the ability of the camera to obtain details in both areas of a photograph, the lights and the shadows. The greater the dynamic range of the camera you have in mind to buy, the more detail you can get in your photos.
Sensor cleaning: SLR cameras, when using interchangeable lenses, can accumulate, between one change and another, dust and particles that can adhere to the sensor, spoiling your photos. Many of the camera manufacturers have incorporated dust removal systems into their latest models to prevent this from happening. In any case, if your camera does not have this functionality, all you have to do is read the following article to be able to clean them yourself: ” The Complete Guide: Cleaning Tips For SLR Cameras ”.
Sensor size: the sensor of your digital camera is responsible for converting the light that passes through the lenses of your objectives into a photograph. The larger the size of this, the more light it will be able to capture and therefore the quality of the resulting photograph will be higher. If you want to understand the differences that exist between the different types of sensors, pay attention to the following article: “ Types and Characteristics of Photo Camera Sensors ”.
Resolution: despite the fact that manufacturers announce that their cameras work with a certain resolution, in reality, the effective resolution of these is usually somewhat lower. This is why Snapsort uses the effective resolution of the sensors to make its comparisons. Contrary to what it may seem to you, higher resolution does not mean higher quality. The only thing you can be sure of when paying for more megapixels is that the weight and size of your photos will increase, but their quality may not, in fact, sometimes it may even decrease.
Shutter speed: Having a faster shutter speed will allow you to take pictures of fast-moving subjects or objects without the risk of losing definition. Freezing the flight of a hummingbird, the ride of a sports car or the action on a soccer field will only be possible if your camera has enough speed to do it. Beginner cameras typically shoot at top speeds of 1/4000 of a second speeding up to 1/8000 of a second on more advanced and professional cameras.
Photos per second: The number of photos per second that a camera can capture in continuous shooting or burst mode refers to the speed with which the camera can take one photo after another in rapid succession. If what you want is to take action or sports shots or you want to freeze the movement , you should look for a camera that allows you the highest amount of FPS (photos per second) possible.
Shutter lag: This feature refers to the time it takes for the camera to take one picture after another. The faster you go, the less chance you'll miss a valuable photo.
Battery life: Most manufacturers use a standard called CIPA that measures the number of shots a camera can take before its battery dies. If you have in mind to take long photographic adventures, this feature cannot be ignored.
Size: the smaller the camera, the easier it will be for you to work with it and the more unnoticed you will be when moving with it . Here you will have to evaluate if what you prefer is comfort or robustness, although one thing does not exclude the other.
Viewfinder Size: This feature specifies the percentage of the image that will be seen in the viewfinder that will actually be captured by the camera. Current SLR cameras work with two types of viewfinders: penta prism or penta mirror. The first ones are included in the most advanced and expensive models, since they guarantee that the image you see in the viewfinder will be the same as that reflected in the sensor, unlike the penta mirror, which usually has a slightly lower percentage of vision (in around 95%). If you don't want to miss any of the framing, try to get a camera that uses the pentaprism system.
Weight: if there is something that can make you doubt when buying an SLR camera, it is its weight. SLR cameras are generally heavy equipment due not only to the size of their body, but also thanks to the lenses that are used together with them. If you are thinking of starting out in the world of SLR photography, weight is something you will have to learn to live with.
Available lenses: although the brand itself should not influence you when buying your next SLR camera, you should keep in mind that not all brands offer the same variety or number of compatible lenses for you to use with their cameras. For some cameras there are many more compatible lenses than for others, whether they are manufactured by themselves or by third parties that produce lenses for them. Pay attention not only to the quantity, but also the variety and cost of lenses available for a given camera before making your purchase. Take a look at the following article: “ You Will Take Your Best Photographs With One Of These Lenses ”.
Image stabilizer: Image stabilization prevents the photos you take from losing sharpness due to camera shake or movement. In low light situations or if you have in mind to use telephoto lenses, having a stabilized camera will be essential. In my personal opinion, I prefer stabilized lenses to stabilized cameras. In fact, the tendency is for stabilization to be done on target as it is more efficient.
Internal Focus Motor: Some DSLRs do not have a built-in focus motor so they can only use autofocus with lenses that do come with one. These lenses are usually more expensive than those that do not have a built-in focus motor, so if you buy a camera without a focus motor, I recommend that you make sure that the lenses are autofocus.
Memory cards: some cameras offer the possibility of working simultaneously with two memory cards, allowing them to increase their internal storage capacity, or making backup copies of the photos stored on one of the cards automatically on the other. If you have made a profession of your hobby, this feature may be more than interesting to you, after all, there is no worse publicity for a photographer than losing their client's photos. If unfortunately it were to happen to you, put the following tips into practice: “ Can I Recover Photos from a Damaged Memory Card? ”.
Protection against the weather: this is a characteristic of advanced or professional cameras since its use is usually carried out in much more extreme conditions than equipment for entering the segment or for "beginners". Dust, water and humidity can be the worst enemies for your camera, so if you have the possibility to get one that has this feature, you will ensure that it will accompany you for many, many photos.
Price: the perfect camera does not exist, remember that these are just a means for you to express yourself, so whatever fits your budget will be ideal for you. HOW TO DECIDE?
There are only two factors that, in my opinion, should influence your decision when buying an SLR camera:
The use you plan to give it today and in the future
Before buying an SLR camera, you should project what you expect from it, that is, what photographs you would like to take and what uses you plan to give it. If you don't, it is very likely that the camera will not meet what you really need after a while and you will end up selling it or, otherwise, you could even have spent a lot of money on something that you did not get the most out of.
Once you are very clear about your needs, you can go in search of the camera that best suits your budget and your needs.
Ideally, you should evaluate all the available options, taking advantage of the potential of tools like Snapsort.com and decide which camera best suits your needs and your budget.
And the most important thing: try not to stress yourself in the whole process, after all photography is an art and as such you should enjoy it. The camera does not make the photographer, never forget that.
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In recent seasons, Arsenal Football Club has been haunted by bad luck, squad indiscipline, poor officiating decisions and of course, mysterious injuries.
This season, Arsenal has had its fair share of bad luck and one can’t look further than the surprising 4-3 defeat in the hands of Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Gervinho opened the scoring after receiving a delightful through ball from Alex Song. Yakubu Aiyegbeni scored two goals (one offside) and that was where the scoring stopped for the home side.
Despite leading at halftime thanks to an emphatic Mikel Arteta finish, Arsenal somewhat connived to concede two own goals and Marouane Chamakh’s late header wasn’t enough to give Arsene Wenger’s men a point.
Regarding squad indiscipline, the regular culprit Alex Song has done time after receiving bans from the FA and youngsters like Carl Jenkinson and Emmanuel Frimpong have already been brandished red cards in their short Arsenal careers.
I can open up a blog to write about the amount of officiating decisions that have gone for and against the Gunners this season alone and games like Liverpool (Suarez’ offside), Tottenham (van der Vaart’s handball), Blackburn (Yakubu’s offside) and many more will come to light.
Injuries have become an essential part of football because of its unpredictability and the way teams handle them goes a long way in reshaping the ‘destiny’ of the club for that season at least. Manchester United for instance, have lost their inspirational captain Nemanja Vidic to a knee injury that will sideline him for the rest of the campaign but they have the likes of Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones to provide support for the aging Rio Ferdinand.
Arsenal is a club that’s renowned for having a formidable squad that challenges for honors every season but Arsene Wenger’s team has been hit very hard by the demons of injury as all four recognized fullbacks are currently on the sidelines nursing injuries.
Bacary Sagna suffered a leg fracture in October when Arsenal visited White Hart Lane to play rivals Tottenham, Jenkinson has back issues, Andre Santos went for a surgery to solve an ankle problem and Kieran Gibbs recently suffered a set back in his groin injury.
Arsene Wenger has been forced to use his center backs as make-shift full backs and they haven’t been half bad in those positions. He’s still waiting on the return to fitness of these players but the fans are calling for emergency full backs to hold the fort at least.
Here are five reasons why Arsenal needs to sign a full back in January:
This is the principal reason why a full back has to be signed in January because Arsenal is lacking personnel in those positions. Arsenal’s primary left fullback Andre Santos, is sidelined till Spring and Kieran Gibbs is a player that has become consistent in getting injured so Arsenal is in dire need of a new left back.
Bacary Sagna on the other hand is a player that’s renowned for his stamina and natural fitness but he fractured his leg in October and his replacement Carl Jenkinson, is also out of action.
A new full back needs to be signed to provide adequate cover for these injured players till they return.
Thomas Vermaelen Needs to Return to his favored position
In Thomas Vermaelen’s first full season at Arsenal, he scored eight goals and won a place in the PFA Team of the Year for 2009 thanks to his valiant and commanding stellar performances all season long. Unfortunately, he couldn’t build on his blistering form in his second season as he suffered an Achilles tendon injury that sidelined him for seven months.
Injuries to the full backs have forced Arsene Wenger to deploy the Verm as a left back and I’m pretty sure he’s not happy with it but he picks the team above self. If a new full back is signed, Vermaelen will go back to his favored center back position.
Johan Djourou Offers Little or No Attacking Threat
His assist to Aaron Ramsey in the match against Olympique Marseille was a peach of a cross but it’s fair to say that Johan Djourou has been the weakest link of the make-shift full backs deployed by Arsene Wenger. Defensively, he has been solid in some games and very shaky in others but upfront hasn’t really done that well to provide adequate support to the right winger.
When Arsenal hosted Everton in the game that marked the club’s 125th anniversary, I can’t recall anytime Djourou sent in a cross from the right hand side. Theo Walcott was more than a match for Leighton Baines but the game will be forever remembered for Robin van Persie’s “Van-tastic” finish that was more than enough to seal the points for Arsenal.
A new right back has to be signed to relieve Djourou of his services to say the least.
Lack of Service from the Flanks
Arsenal has played three matches (Manchester City, Aston Villa and Wolves) with its make-shift full backs and it’s obvious that no clear cut goalscoring chances have been provided from the full back positions. However, they’ve added solidity to Arsenal’s defensive play though.
Bacary Sagna and Andre Santos are full backs that maraud the flanks and they contribute immensely to Arsenal’s attacking play. Arsenal has to search for a new full back that will pick up were Sagna and Santos left off with quality crosses into the box as well as proper support for the wingers.
At this point in time, Andre Santos and Bacary Sagna are sure of their first team berths and it has led to a bit of complacency from Andre Santos at least. When Arsenal played Chelsea in that enthralling encounter that saw Robin van Persie smash in an impressive hattrick, Chelsea scored their third goal after a bit of sloppy play from Andre Santos.
The Brazilian full back dallied on Wojciech Szczesny’s simple throw and the buildup led to a brilliant Juan Mata shot that went past Szczesny to level the tie at 3-3. If Andre Santos played as if every game was his last, I’m sure that Arsenal wouldn’t have conceded such a cheap goal.
Arsenal needs to sign a left full back that will give Andre Santos a run for his money because I’m sure that Kieran Gibbs will still spend more time in the physio room as the season progresses.
I can’t recall many right backs presently better than Bacary Sagna in world football with the exception of probably Dani Alves, Maicon and Sergi Ramos but Arsene Wenger needs to sign a right back that can deputize in Sagna’s stead when he needs a breather.
That’s supposed to be Carl Jenkinson’s job but…he’s out injured.
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I’m at Disney World right now with my kids…
And throughout this trip, I’ve noticed something.
I make decisions differently now than I did 5 or 6 years ago.
I’m specifically talking about “money” decisions.
(But this applies to other decisions too.)
The central question is this…
Is it better to slow down, save up, and keep as much as you can for yourself?
Or is it better to do whatever it takes to go as far as you can, as FAST as you can?
(Even if it’s going to cost you?)
This has a HUGE impact on how we run our real estate investing businesses.
So today, before the kids got up, I decided to record a quick podcast on this topic.
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JPMorgan and Chase is one of the largest banking giants in the United States and the world as a whole. The bank has a blockchain protocol called Quorum. Apparently, the bank intends to use this blockchain to tokenize bars of gold. Quorum is sort of an enterprise version of the Ethereum blockchain. The blockchain will allow users to automatically operate smart contracts with a pre-programmed rule set. The blockchain will also give miners a chance to earn more from the global market.
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According to Financial Review, this will pave a way for new trading opportunities and may have a disruptive effect on the industry in the years to come. Many years ago, when blockchain technology came into existence, it was mainly being applied in the financial sector. This is especially because of the generation of digital currencies. However, as time passed, more applications of blockchain technology were born leading to a widespread use of the distributed ledger technology. It became applicable in aviation, healthcare and banking among other industries.
About the Quorum Blockchain
JP Morgan has its headquarters in New York and it has assets worth over $2.544 trillion. It is the largest bank in the world per market capitalization. The company has a lot of assets under its management and more than enough finance to fund major projects. The bank has exploring blockchain technology looking for ways it can be applied for eliminating maintenance costs and applied to daily actives.
Developed by JPMorgan in cooperation with Ethereum Alliance, Quorum is a private blockchain installation that was created with Core Os’s battle-tested technology. By opening new portals, Quorum is going to tokenize assets using blockchain technology to digitize them and push them to distributed ledgers. During the Sibos conference that was held in Sydney, this was one of the major topics.
The tokenization will help eliminate intermediaries like brokers and exchanges saving cost and giving room for more direct transactions between interested parties. This will reduce the risks and costs attached to transactions. This is just one of the many blockchain projects the bank is investing in. | <urn:uuid:3ba12edb-b8f1-4b35-a425-851b204e888c> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://smartereum.com/39907/ethereum-quorum-ethereum-based-quorum-by-jp-morgan-is-going-to-tokenize-gold-bars-cryptocurrency-news-today/ | 2019-06-20T09:09:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999200.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20190620085246-20190620111246-00443.warc.gz | en | 0.959589 | 424 |
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Children board games are the most important entertainment sports for kids. They indulge very often in these games to give their mind a boost and make themselves strong enough to handle the intricacies of life.
They are best selling games all over the world which provide fun relaxation and a challenging spree to everyone who love to tickle their heads and toss an opportunistic solution every time. Games are played by children and kids of all ages to enjoy relaxation at its best and enjoy a time period with friends. You can get the best play board games via https://shoplikebuy.com/en/toy/games.html.
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Adults also play these games because they want to challenge themselves to tackle life in a much better way and grow subsequently with the time.
These games are basically used to beat an opponent and it's a playing board with different sorts of dice which provide a strategy to beat the opponent. These games are popular sincere historic times while nowadays; these games are an opportunistic stint for the kids.
These are best selling games which are played in most cultures and societies throughout history; some even pre-date literacy skill or personality development in the earliest civilization. The number of significant historical sites, artifacts and documents exist which shed light on early board games.
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An indispensable resource for the study of John Calvin, this book guides readers through the many writings of the great Genevan reformer. In this expanded edition, Wulfert de Greef explores the historical background of Calvin's writings while providing helpful insights into the individual texts themselves. A biography of Calvin, which focuses on the main events of his life and the people with whom he dealt, is an added feature of this highly useful reference work.
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Building Up the Church
Debating with Roman Catholics
Debating with Other Movements and Individuals
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Usually when trying a tea for the first time, I follow the brewing instructions. This said to brew for 7-10 minutes, but I pulled this out of the water after 4 minutes because it started looking like some frightening syrupy blackened-pink concoction that would come alive if I left it to brew any longer. I suspect that having the brew times exactly the same for all the herbal teas is more laziness than coincidence, but I digress.
The aroma is faintly tart, but I didn’t need to have braced myself before taking a sip. It has more tartness than flavour, but it doesn’t make me pull the “I just put something incredibly tart in my mouth” face.
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The Basic Law was drafted as part of the Sino-British Joint Declaration covering Hong Kong after its handover to China on July 1, 1997. The joint declaration stated that Hong Kong would be governed under the principle of ‘one country-two systems’ and would continue to enjoy its capitalist system and individual freedoms for 50 years after the handover.
Another nail in the coffin for 2017 public nomination as Beijing's top legal official speaks out
Beijing’s top legal official is the latest to speak out against letting public vote for city’s chief executive in 2017, saying it goes against Basic Law
Tanna Chong, Gary Cheung and Johnny Tam
Allowing voters to nominate chief executive candidates would violate the Basic Law, Beijing's top legal official has been quoted as saying amid Hong Kong's electoral reform debate.
Basic Law Committee director Li Fei reportedly told a legal delegation yesterday that public nomination was not in line with the city's constitution.
"Li raised the topic of public nomination and said it violates the Basic Law," a delegate said after the three-hour meeting. "He asked us to take more initiative to explain the legal principles - in particular, Article 45 - to the public and through the media."
The clause states the city's leader should be nominated by a "broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures".
The meeting in Beijing was attended by about 15 legal professionals, including National People's Congress deputies, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference delegates and three Basic Law Committee members.
At the centre of the electoral reform debate was how to put forward chief executive candidates for the popular vote. The city's pan-democrats want the public to be allowed to nominate names for the top job.
The delegate said Basic Law Committee deputy director Zhang Rongshun detailed the benefits of having a nominating committee. "Zhang said one of the benefits is to prevent party politics."
Meanwhile, Hong Kong's constitutional affairs minister will explore the feasibility of adding a clause to the government's report to the NPC Standing Committee, stating that the electoral methods could be amended after universal suffrage was introduced in 2017.
"If, legally, there is a way to state that after the 2017 chief executive poll, the composition of the nominating committee and the nomination process could be amended … it may be a more pragmatic way to reach consensus," Raymond Tam Chi-yuen said, adding that he would discuss the possibility with Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung.
Asked if it was a way to convince the pan-democrats to accept the government's upcoming reform proposal, he said: "If anyone … thinks [the idea] could help reach a consensus on political reform, then it's worth doing."
Jiang Shigong , deputy director of Peking University's Centre for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, told the South China Morning Post earlier that there would be more room for compromise if the chief executive election method could be changed after universal suffrage was introduced in 2017.
A mainland expert familiar with Hong Kong affairs said the standing committee was likely to give the green light in its bi-monthly meeting in August to amend the method for electing the chief executive in 2017.
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Fact-Checkers and Certified Public Logicians
It's fantastic that so much written knowledge is becoming generally accessible and cross-linked these days, but this is just an intermediate stage-- a universal library on the way to becoming a universal brain. The missing piece is encoding the underlying meaning of the stored text, the deep-structure logic behind it. It's one of the oldest challenges in Computer Science, and there has been lots of progress and companies dedicated to doing this. Powerset, for example, has software that has parsed and can answer questions from all of Wikipedia.
The thing is, you really still need a person to get it most reliably right, because people understand the way the world works. Luckily, we already have people whose job is very close to doing this already-- they're called fact-checkers or researchers, and they work for every reputable publication.....
I have wondered for years, as magazines, newspapers, and other news organizations have been hemorrhaging money and employees, why someone hasn't gone into the contract fact-checking business. Like, it could be an extension of Snopes.com. There's a huge redundancy in every publication having their own research desks, so they could lay off all of their fact-checkers and then outsource the job to the new, independent company that the best of them then all go to work for. Meanwhile, the company could also be hired by anyone else. Then, when the public sees the "Fact-Checked by MiniTrue (SM)" seal on someone's independent blog, they know the information there has the same credibility as the big boys.
Now, what if these fact-checkers didn't just vet and correct the text? While they dig into the logic and accuracy of everything, as usual, they could also use some simple application to diagram the sentences and disambiguate the semantics into a machine-friendly representation. Just a little extra clicking, and they could bind all the pronouns to their antecedents, and select from a dropdown box to specify whether an instance of the string "Prince" refers to the musician Prince or to Erik Prince-- the president of XE, the company formerly known as Blackwater-- within an article that for whatever reason mentions both of them.
Then you would really have something. The text wouldn't just be fact-checked; its underlying meaning could be added into a shared pool of human knowledge, chained through, verified or denied, and used in other ways by any technology that may now exist or may exist in the future.
Complaints, firestorms on Twitter, blog posts, and general mayhem ensued. Many people thought it was an act of out and out bias, especially since gay marriage in the states has been a big newsmaker in this last month. Authors asked Amazon what was going on, and received a tepid response. Evidently the powers that be at Amazon had decided to no longer display books tagged with the "adult" tag in their rankings anymore. And somehow, this "adult" tag included books like Heather has Two Mommies and Lady Chatterley's Lover, not just adult books. It meant that if you searched on "homosexuality", your searches would only reveal anti-homosexuality books and items. Several blogs took screen captures and posted them. Many people went into Amazon's book listings and started tagging books with #amazonfail. User tagging as a protest tool! Twitter posts quickly spread with the #amazonfail tag as well.
After reading a ton of articles and postings about this mess, I think I agree with Patrick at Making Light:
I’d bet lunch that the sequence of events, in its simplest form, went something like this:
(1) Sometime in the middle-distance past—maybe a couple of months ago, maybe a year, it doesn’t matter—somebody decided that it would be a good idea to make sure that works of straight-out pornography (or, for that matter, sex toys) didn’t inadvertently show up as the top result for innocuous search queries. (The many ways that this could happen are left as an exercise for Making Light’s commentariat.) A policy was promulgated that “adult” items would be removed from the sales rankings and thus rendered invisible to general search.
(2) Sometime more recently, an entirely different group of people were given the task of deciding what things for sale on Amazon should be tagged “adult,” but in the journey from one department to another, and from one level of the hierarchy to another, the directive mutated from “let’s discreetly unrank the really raunchy stuff” to “we’d better be careful to put an ‘adult’ tag on anything that could imaginably offend anyone.” Indeed, as Teresa pointed out, it’s entirely possible that someone used a canned list of “adult” titles supplied from outside, something analogous to the lists of URLs sold by “net nanny” outfits, which would account for the newly-unranked status of works like Lady Chatterley’s Lover. (As one net commenter observed, “What is this, 1928?”)
I have found when doing taxonomy that it is an activity with almost no neutral ground. Every decision has its opponents, and you have to build consensus for a particular worldview when you are working with groups who see the world differently, and that's nearly every group of more than two people. I was working in a relatively calm area like PC hardware or software tasks, where you would think a printer and a monitor are not the same category of item, and yet I heard arguments that were valid showing me why they were the same! "It depends," as we always say about indexing.
Things are starting to get fixed. Some recent searches under homosexuality on Amazon were starting to show more normal results, so I think the #amazonfail tagging effort has had some effect and Amazon is doing something about this, after their feeble first response. The Seattle PI has a response from Amazon's Drew Herdener:
This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a company that prides itself on offering complete selection.
It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed titles – in fact, it impacted 57,310 books in a number of broad categories such as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica. This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon's main product search.
Many books have now been fixed and we're in the process of fixing the remainder as quickly as possible, and we intend to implement new measures to make this kind of accident less likely to occur in the future.
Amazon does need to look at its taxonomy structures and labeling, and see where they might be failing. You cannot let machine algorithms replace human sensibility. I think Amazon is importing tags from publishers, and probably importing taxonomies. At a session years ago I heard from an employee that they let all of their fact-checking people go, and rely on users and publishers to supply correct and corrected data on all of their bibliographic information. It saved them 400 jobs. Libraries I knew had stopped their subscriptions to Books In Print, thinking Amazon would be easier and faster and just as good, not realizing that it is full of errors until corrected. We have all seen examples of wrong covers for books, or indexes for the first edition showing up in the second edition's listings. I would bet they are relying on publishers for taxonomic structures as well, but I don't know for sure. Probably piecemeal, using them in places, finetuning them in others.
As Laura Dawson says:
I've done so much taxonomy work, both for Muze and BN.com - and my colleagues and I have all agonized over the political decisions we've had to make because in a taxonomy you have to articulate concepts and arrange them. Like staying-awake-at-night agonizing, because these articulations and arrangements either bring books to light or tuck them away where few can find them, depending. (Richard Nash also makes a great point up this same alley.)
And it's worth getting upset about. What happened at Amazon is the result of dozens of small decisions about how to name things and the structure of those names - whether the decisions were made by people at Amazon or they were importing other companies' taxonomies (probably both) or using semantics to create algorithms. Shirky is right in that it probably wasn't a person or group of people deciding that they didn't like gay people that day. But (as Richard points out) it was the result of heteronormative thinking creating search rules that ultimately resulted in...#amazonfail.
What taxonomizing teaches you is that no worldview is neutral, and the best you can hope for is to keep trying to reach in that direction. Detangling what happened at Amazon is compounded by the fact that they aren't talking to anyone, but it appears to be a compilation of complacent taxonomizing, linking certain concepts to the theme "adult", imposing some sort of filter on the "adult" titles (without realizing what "adult" meant in terms of the terms that linked to it) in a misguided effort to make explicit books less visible, not fully investigating the problem when it first came to Amazon's attention (but dismissing it as a "policy" decision, which is most likely never was in the first place), and now not really responding effectively. Probably because those in charge of responding really have no idea how it happened.
Laura wrote that last bit before Amazon's second response.
Taxonomies and tags are political. Indexing is political. Labeling structures are political. So I wonder what tags I'll use to categorize this post - ;-)
If you want to read up on what happened, and many people's responses, here's a list of blog postings:
Richard Eoin Nash
Jane at Dear Author
Let's look at a few of these Web 2.0 principles and practices.
"Tagging not taxonomy." Okay, I love folksonomy, but I don't think it's gone very far. There have been books written about how ambient searchability through folksonomy destroys the need for any solid taxonomy. Not really. The reality is that we don't have a choice, because we have no conceivable taxonomy that can catalog the avalanche of stuff on the Web. We have no army of human clerks remotely able to tackle that work. We don't even have permanent reference sites where we can put data so that we can taxonomize it....
"Dynamic content." Okay, content is a stable substance that is put inside a container. It's stored in there: that's why you put it inside. If it is dynamically flowing through the container, that's not a container. That is a pipe. I really like dynamic flowing pipes, but since they're not containers, you can't freakin' label them!
There's a lot more, about the next thing, which he calls the Transitional Web. Worth the read.
It's worth taking a look even without any notes. Highly recommended book, too.
Here's a new study analyzing tagging practices. Is this "indexing by mob" or is it a valuable source of vocabulary?
PS. I really really recommend this book.
first day of 2009, I thought I’d take a moment to
reflect on the CMS Watch list of predictions for
2009. Getting big play in the top 3 is “Taxonomies
are dead. Long live metadata!”
"With social computing coming to the fore, it’s never been more obvious that everyone does not, and will never, categorize things in the same way. It doesn’t even matter what’s correct anymore… I will assert that the days of the traditional, definitive, and single-hierarchy taxonomy are long behind us."
I think that this is accurate — insofar as it uses the traditional, definitive and single-dimension definition of taxonomy that ought to be left in the dust along with corded telephones and dot matrix printers. I mean, I can’t even remember ever building a taxonomy that was meant to be traditional or had a single-hierarchy.
The term “taxonomy” has grown to mean so much more than this… We use taxonomy in a very broad sense - suggesting that all metadata comes from the taxonomy. Everything is about classification and structure. Certainly “taxonomy” has become an abused term. They say taxonomy when they want their information world to be a better place. There is a comforting, ordered ring to the term. It sets all things in the world in their proper place.
There's a lot more Stephanie talks about, how business people don't get metadata, and how the term taxonomy is evolving, not dying - I highly recommend reading the post and the blog when you can! There are a lot of great articles in the archives as well.
An entertaining study of photo tags on Flickr reveals user tags to be somewhat, um, lacking... In a study of photos of a mosaic of a bull in Milan, one that has a good luck ritual associated with it, Marshall found taggers tagging photos with retrievability-hampered results. In other words, the average joe isn't very good at tagging, even for their own data.
here is almost painful: a great proportion of user
tags add little or no further information; as such,
they don't appear as often in narratives or titles.
Personal names, which may be quite useful for finding
photos among one's own collection (especially over
the long haul) are less well represented in all types
of metadata, but are relatively similar in quantity.
Now here's a property of tags that I find almost comical: they are seldom verbs, even if a verb is just the thing to characterize a photo. What's unique about what tourists do when they visit the Galleria's bull mosaic? They spin. In fact, if you type in Milan spin as your Flickr search terms, you pull up 94 results, 70 of which are pictures of our bull mosaic. 20 out of 24 results on the first page are on target.
Although spin and spinning make the top 20 list of tags, they are by no means commonly used terms; they are used less than 1% of the time (0.7%). That's just 7 tags. On the other hand, spin makes up 4.8% and 9.5% of title and narrative terms. People just don't seem to be thinking of tags as verbs. | <urn:uuid:f2cd5c75-ada3-4d1d-b348-0b58f075025e> | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | http://www.wrightinformation.com/blog/files/tag-tags.html | 2015-07-29T21:58:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042986646.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002306-00318-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967797 | 3,069 |
Book Review by John A. Riley
Geoff Dyer, Zona: A Book about a Film about a Journey to a Room
(Canongate: Edinburgh and London, 2012)
John A. Riley is a writer, scholar and English language educator whose
PhD thesis focused on Tarkovsky. He has written about film for a wide
variety of publications including Senses of Cinema, Bright Lights Film
Journal and Desistfilm.
Tarkovsky liked to receive "fan mail"; letters from admirers. He even began his book Sculpting in
Time with a selection of letters that had moved him the most, and which seemed to vindicate his
uncompromising search for cinematic perfection. Reading Geoff Dyer's latest book, a 200 page fan
letter to the film Stalker, it is impossible not to ask one's self what Tarkovsky would make of this.
Known for his exacting, serious personality, Tarkovsky would likely pour scorn on an author who
writes books with titles as facetious as Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi. But a more attentive read
would reveal an underlying seriousness and a reverence for Tarkovsky's work. Stalker was the first
Tarkovsky film Dyer saw, while an impressionable undergraduate. The present commentator could
tell you a very similar story. Indeed, Dyer's book has helped to rekindle the slack-jawed amazement I
felt when I first encountered Stalker. Further, as an academic who has written on Tarkovsky in the
past, Zona made me wish I'd done what Dyer has done. It's a personal account of Stalker — A blow by
blow account of the film intermingled with his thoughts, memories, personal reflections. It's a simple
idea, perfectly — and honestly — achieved.
Few people have written in English about Tarkovsky's work with such candour, such personal clarity,
since the first book on Tarkovsky by Mark Le Fanu. Here's the very opening of Dyer's book,
describing the opening sequence of Stalker, which I still remember with a chilling clarity, from my
first viewing on a VHS tape in the tiny student box room I kept in Norwich, while studying film there:
"An empty bar, possibly not even open, with a single table, no bigger than a small round table, but
higher, the sort you lean against — there are no stools — while you stand and drink. If floorboards
could speak these look like they could tell a tale or two, though the tales would turn out to be one
and the same, ending with the same old lament (after a few drinks people think they can walk all
over me) not just in terms of what happens here, but in bars the world over. We are, in other words,
already in a realm of universal truth."
In what follows, Dyer simply describes everything that happens in the film, breaking off to make a
general observation, a literary allusion, to tell a personal anecdote or to talk about other films
(Zvyagintsev's The Banishment and The Return are considered as contemporary attempts to build on
Tarkovsky's aesthetic, for example). Extensive footnotes sometimes creep up halfway up the page,
demonstrating Dyer's rhapsodic need to cram in all of the things that Stalker evokes for him, and
hinting at the problems of writing about a film in a strictly linear way.
Dyer's anglicisms and colloquialisms are refreshing in the context of discourse about Tarkovsky,
which is usually highly reverent and/or academic. An epigram from Albert Camus is evidence of
Dyer's view on the subject: "the best way of talking about what you love is to speak of it lightly."
Some may find his conversational style irritating and his references to alternative rock music, to LSD
and three-way sex jarring. But in the context of a room that grants you your deepest desire, Dyer's
reference to the latter seems appropriate. Sardonically, Dyer notes that rather than hedonistic
abandon, the universal wish of most people in the Western world is "that they'd got on the property
There's a sort of elitism too, or at least, a denouncement of vulgarity which Tarkovsky himself would
no doubt have approved of. It is most evident in the following passage:
"The Zone is a place of uncompromised and unblemished value. It is one of the few territories
left — possibly the only one — where the rights to Top Gear have not been sold: a place of refuge and
But here, in Dyer's hands, the disdain for mass culture is less about its perceived cheap, importunate
showiness and more about its ubiquity, a distrust of a world where a film can instantly open globally,
already designated a "blockbuster" before critics and audiences have had a chance to see the film,
let alone to give it some thought.
Stalker itself is perhaps the perfect film to use in opposition to all this, as evidenced by the above
quote. The film's journey narrative and slow accumulation of detail, lend themselves brilliantly to
Dyer's approach. His attention to detail, for example, is formidable. You will feel the need to re-watch the film to check up on the small but poignant details that Dyer notes. But Zona promises
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Archived Event: The Shortlist 2 The Shortlist showcased work from the five artists considered for the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary in 2009.Featured Artists:Sally BoothAlison JonesJeannie LowenBenedict PhillipsAnne Teahan Click here to download the catalogue About Exhibition opened by Isabelle Reynolds Shape presents the work of four artists shortlisted for this year's Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary alongside the work of the 2009 bursary recipient, Sally Booth. Science-Art was an open submission exhibition themed around artists examining areas of science or scientific research. The last decade has seen a huge upsurge in artists engaging with the activities and debates of science. There are artists who are challenged and attracted by the opportunities of new scientific technologies, including computer science and the new biosciences. Through this exhibition Shape reviewed how disabled artists are currently exploring these ideas. Selection CommitteeNicola Triscott, Kate Larsen, Ben Fredericks and Tony Heaton Curated by Ben Fredericks Booking for this event has now closed. | <urn:uuid:40b6b8b3-0757-479d-8353-3f26c0562448> | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | https://www.shapearts.org.uk/Event/archived-event-the-shortlist-2 | 2019-04-22T20:54:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578582584.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190422195208-20190422221208-00341.warc.gz | en | 0.93884 | 209 |
Where do I start?
It seems confusion, failure, new beginnings and change are the major themes of my twenties thus far.
Once again, I am faced with a new beginning and a lesson learned.
Its amazing how much one person (myself) can seemingly stumble their way through life.
When I was young I thought I would have it figured out when I got 'older'. Then when I was in high school I thought I would finally have it all figured out in college. Then when I was in college I thought that as soon as I reached the working world, things would magically fall into place. And then when I was young and naive to the world as an independent adult, I thought when I was in my mid-twenties, I would most definitely have it together. And now - after all of my life experiences including living overseas and trying a myriad of jobs - I still don’t have it figured out. And regardless of how ridiculous it may be, I secretly dream about having life figured out by my late twenties or early thirties.
But will I? Will I really? I seriously doubt it.
So maybe this is what life is about, right?
Stumbling from failure to failure. Serendipitously finding your way into new opportunities and discovering new passions. Trying something new only for it to only halfway work - you like that part, but not that one - time to readjust the sails AGAIN.
I mean seriously, what. is. it. about. life.?
Why can’t I just have it all figured out?!
Why? (as I often scream at God in frustration)
…But what if…
What if this IS what life is about?
What if the messes and stumbles and seemingly random encounters with new people and opportunities are what it IS all about? What if THIS MESS is it?
Well, hmmm, that certainly changes things a bit.
While I was away this past week (on a family vacation, no less) I stumbled across a famous quote of Winston Churchill,
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”
So if I stay enthusiastic in the midst of the mess, does that make me successful?
Really?! Life for real, for real?
I would like to think so.
Because no matter how messy a situation can be - everything is a lesson. And if not a positive lesson - it can be one that shows you what doesn't work.
And if you ask me, that is just as valuable if not more valuable than a positive lesson.
Think about an inventor.
Any inventor will fail hundreds, if not thousands or millions of times before finding something that works. Thomas Edison once said,
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Why should our lives be any different?
We are each beautiful pieces of artwork in progress. We are all on a journey called life. God is working in each one of us to create something beautiful and to fulfill a purpose. But in that journey comes mistakes, stumbles, growing pains, joys, beauty, love and hurt. The journey includes it all. So we should expect that while we are being worked on the potters wheel like clay, that there will come times where things collapse, where we have to start over and rebuild. But each new beginning adds its own marking, making us all beautiful in our own unique ways.
So maybe, rather than focusing on 'getting it all together' and having life 'figured out', we should have patience with ourselves and the bumps in the road and instead focus on the beautiful journey called life.
Because when we each reach our individual ends of the path, it won't be a matter of whether we had it 'all figured out'. Rather, what will really matter is whether we lived life fully through the ups and the downs.
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LOS ANGELES >> As the community’s representative at the annual Nisei Week Grand Parade, it was dream come true for Pasadena City Councilman Gene Masuda.
“I used to come here as a kid,” Masuda said of Nisei week, which for many like him is the most important Japanese cultural event of the year locally.
Since 1934, Nisei Week has been an integral part of the culture in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles’ Japanese district, where the community celebrates and promotes Japanese-American culture and local businesses. “Throughout the week, there’s a lot more people around,” Popkiller employee Gian Norte said. Popkiller is one of Little Tokyo’s most popular fashion boutiques.
According to Norte, the local restaurants hold “Nisei Week Specials” and other incentives for potential patrons. More specials mean more business for boutiques like Popkiller, she said.
Veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, are recognized, generallly with thunderous applause, according to Nisei Week Spokesperson Diane Tanaka Suzuki.
Also popular for parade-goers are the Akita dogs, courtesy of Akitainu Hozonkai Los Angeles Branch.
“It’s always a crowd-pleaser, especially with the kids,” Steven Takamatsu said. “It’s something they can touch, as opposed to just look at.”
For some people, this parade is more than just a business opportunity. “Okaeri” is an upcoming gathering of LGBTQ members of the Japanese-American community, as well as allies and other members of the community. Okaeri will take place at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) this November 15th.
Activist riKu Matsuda believes that events like Nisei Week are integral to creating a more open, yet still uniquely Japanese culture.
“We can become a more loving and accepting community.” Matsuda said.
“The Japanese zeitgeist is in vogue,” Attendee Cynthia Fisher said. Fisher and her friend Bradford Plows have been attending the Grand Parade for nearly 10 years. Plows especially credited films such as Godzilla and movies by acclaimed director Miyazaki as raising consciousness about Japanese culture.
However, both Fisher and Plows agreed that Nisei Week would benefit from greater advertising, something that Nisei Week’s staff agreed with.
“We need to always think about what we can add to the festival that will keep people coming out,” Said Nisei Week Spokesperson Diane Tanaka Suzuki said. According to Suzuki, Nisei Week now depends on the younger generation to take the tradition into the future.
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By default, the sqlite3 module opens transactions implicitly before a Data Modification Language (DML) statement (i.e. INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE/REPLACE), and commits transactions implicitly before a non-DML, non-query statement (i. e. anything other than SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE/REPLACE).
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A civil war is a form of warfare known for its kindness and civility, in stark contrast to the other tactics such as scorched earth which are entirely too dirty for upstanding gentlemen. Civil warfare is a strategy that has outlasted many minor fads in warfare such as Germany's Blitzkrieg Bop, the British Redcoat's Stand In a Line and Shoot or the French Foreign Legion's Surrender. Its longevity as a tactic can probably be attributed to a few things, namely the incompetence of modern military tacticians compared to those of the past and the universal human need for cordial smiles and small talk, even during battle.
The Rules Governing Civil War
Civil wars are defined by a few chief characteristics. The Blitzkrieg Bop, for instance, was famous for its angular guitar rhythms and use of armor and dive-bombers to spearhead a motorized assault straight through the heart of an opposing force. Civil War, however, is based on these precepts:
- Exchange of formal greetings before engaging in battle. A handshake at the bare minimum, though a polite bow is encouraged. It is considered polite to introduce oneself and engage in small talk, for instance "Greetings, I am Corporal Smith. I will be attempting to kill you with a bayonet today. Lovely weather we're having, isn't it?" or "You are cordially invited to the secret ambush we have prepared for you at the junction of the road. See you there!"
- Restricted use of 'barbaric' weapons, that is, weapons that are 'too loud' for good company, 'too ugly' to appeal to gentlemanly senses, or 'too deadly' to allow for casual conversation during fighting. Weapons which are frowned upon include guns, cannons, poleaxes, swords, blowguns, exploding cigars, and the like. Participants are encouraged to use 'gentlemanly' weapons such as feather dusters, nitroglycerin tipped hammers, or, perhaps in a pinch, ballistae.
- Strict adherence to all formal laws including the Geneva Conventions, Papal Directives, and Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, at Home, and at War by Emily Post.
- No name-calling.
- Loud noises, such as war cries, death cries, victory cries are forbidden.
- Consideration for others is paramount. Refrain from foul language, gambling, carousing and licentiousness. Attend to personal hygiene. Limit your blood spatter radius, discreetly cover gaping wounds, avoid weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Remember, this war is not all about you.
- One must always say "please". For instance, "Please bring an airstrike down on the machine gun nest that has us pinned down," or "Please, could you refrain from shelling our platoon with your artillery?" or even "Please forgive me, but I find Schubert's melodies to be precisely vulgar compared the mellifluous flow of Wagner."
- Regular breaks for refreshments. It is unsuitable to the constitution to fight for more than fifteen minutes at a time, and as such, regular breaks must be afforded to allow for the drying of sweat and the partaking of liquids.
There are, of course, many other rules, but these are considered the basics. Failure to follow the spirit and intent of these laws can earn you a strict verbal reprimand and, in serious cases, prevent you from receiving invites to the Weddings and Formal Balls of polite company. That'd shape you right up, wouldn't it?
The First Civil War: Hannibal's Sacking of Rome
This type of warfare was pioneered by the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal who, in his attempt to invade Rome, brought along elephants and various other assorted circus animals and performers to lighten the mood of the conflict. As a result of Hannibal's new and daring strategy, the Picnic Wars were the most lighthearted and civil conflicts to date. Roman and Carthaginian alike would take turns stabbing each other and themselves, complimenting each other on their swords and plumed helmets, and generally fostering a more hospitable climate to bash each other to death in.
Said Roman General Scipio Africanus of this new type of warfare "Standing up the rigors of battle was made much more enjoyable by the presence of many a splendid creature from the plains of North Africa. I especially liked the visage of that noble North African Lion, and I can recall stroking its soft muzzle as I ripped out the heart of the Carthaginian barbarian with my bare hand. He was a nice chap too, a great conversationalist. He even complimented my hair."
The English Civil War: Civil English? What else is new?
A Civil War of spectacular civility. Fewer than a dozen men died in all, most of them from a profuse hemorrhage of praise toward their opponent's spectacular military uniforms. They really were something special. The battles in this war raged for days on end as, in between bouts of slapping each other with their white gloves, the pasty Brits would concoct makeshift tearooms in the field of battle in order to serve cream teas and discuss the effect of Shakespeare's plays on contemporary British politics. "Kill all the Lawyers, indeed" quipped one noted General, drawing guffaws from friend and foe alike.
After a brisk 3 weeks of a battle, both sides "agreed to disagree" and to "get together for cricket sometime." Indeed, the peace accord brokered by the two sides consisted almost entirely of glowing praise from one side to another. A representative passage:
- The Parliamentarians: While it may be true that our honour and our courage are a testament to our upbringing, it should certainly be stated that our capacity for compassion and eloquence is secondary to yours in every way. Indeed, our attempts at eloquence seem, dare I say it, grandiloquent compared to yours.
- The Royalists, in response: We thank you, dearly, and supremely, for your praise, but we cannot but feel that it is undue. Now certainly we claim no error on your part, and respect that you make your charges based on your own good faith, and that is your own kindness of heart that engenders these words of praise, but yet we know that our own acuity of emotion pales in comparison to your own.
This sort of thing goes on for 35 pages. The document ended with the following exchange between the two leaders:
- Oliver Cromwell: It is with the heaviest of hearts, your majesty, and the deepest of regrets that we must have recourse to the cutting off of your noble head. I trust this shall be no inconvenience. To forestall the melancholy that I see has befallen your kingly countenance, I undertake herewith to ban Christmas and plum-pudding, that history may despise me and elevate you.
- Charles I: I understand that this grim necessity must come to pass, and hold neither you nor your stout, axe-bearing gentleman accountable. But I would not have history's opprobrium settling upon your capable shoulders. Surely, you cannot allow yourself to be utterly despised unto posterity? Could you not lessen the burden upon the people, that they may praise you in some measure?
- Oliver Cromwell: A thousand thanks for your munificence, your majesty. Very well, I shall also ban Morris dancing, on pain of death.
To summarize, the English Civil War was a fabulous exercise for all involved. It's true that none can remember what the war was initially about, or indeed what was resolved beyond the unfortunately necessitated beheading, as the peace accord fails to go into any other specifics, but we can safely agree that whatever they were fighting for, and whatever they accomplished, it was worth it.
The American Civil War: Maybe Not So Civil
The Americans, new to to the whole 'civility' thing, were still learning when this war came upon them. As such, the result was much less civil than previous affairs, but not for lack of effort. How could the Americans be expected to master the art of the civil bayonet charge or the civil fire a cannon round through a guy's chest after only 80 years as a country? They were barely learning to greet each other without guttural utterances and rude gestures. Predictably, the Civil War turned sour quickly.
The South, led by the dashing, debonair, Robert E. Lee took on the North, led by the drunken, slovenly, Ulysses S. Grant. The first battle, Bull Run, was a complete disaster. Both Generals had the strategy of first having a picnic, settling down for a light nap, and then, after a few hours, as the evening set in, warming up, fighting, then going home for the night. But when the all-important supply of victuals failed to show up, the troops got restless and ruined the civil attitude by shooting each other in the face, destroying what was set to be a splendid picnic/battle by causing a wretched battle/battle. Neither side truly ever recovered from this opening error, leading to a war that was much less civil than coldly accepting. The entire conflict came to a head at Gettysburg, when the pre-battle meet-and-greet ended in a wholesale slaughter of the Southern forces, inexorably turning the tide of the war.
Though they lost every major battle towards the end, the South still managed to come out clearly on top in this civil war. A gentleman to the end, Robert E. Lee kindly handed over his army to Ulysses Grant. General Lee made this fateful decision because, in his own words: "If it's a contest of civility they're after, I'll show them lazy drunken, decorum-bashing bastards, who, in their own way, are splendid souls worthy of the loftiest praise and honor, which half of this country has got more social grace. They never should have started something they couldn't finish, which I'm not implying they did." To show just how more civil, and thus superior, they were, the South agreed to terms of unconditional surrender and flattering endearment to the North.
Shamed by this turn events, a victory snatched firmly out of his grubby, alcoholic hands, Ulysses S. Grant descended further and further into the bottle, finally, writing in his memoir: "We got so caught up with winning the battles that we forgot what war is truly about: respect. Sure, we may have defeated them militarily, achieved every objective we sought, and gained a moral high-ground through Lincoln's deft characterization of what was really a State's Rights issue as a crusade to abolish slavery, but we were simply not as kind as we could have been. For that reason, we deserved to lose to that fine, upstanding Robert E. Lee."
The Iraq War: Towards a New Civility
Civil Wars are not always smashing successes, however. In some cases, civil wars can regress into factional blood-feuds, rife with religious intolerance. Progress can be halted as the ceremonial gift exchange before each battle turns into a veritable minefield of IED Vases and IED Commemorative Plates. In fact, Civil Wars, can, in severe circumstances, turn into complete disasters, endangering the lives of everyone involved, securing regional instability, and completely destroying any hope of reconciliation between two embittered sides.
Luckily none of this happened in Iraq, which is a smashing success of a civil war.
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by John Hawkins | September 7, 2013 4:45 am
The Republican Party has been branded as the “Party of No” in the last few years. That’s not surprising since the GOP has been out of power and has been defined more by what we’ve wanted to stop Barack Obama from doing than from what we want to do.
The American people deserve more than that. It’s important for them to know not just what we’re against, but what we’ll do if we get into power. Far too few conservatives are talking about that; so it seems like the right time to start that discussion.
That being said, there are a few things to keep in mind. Barack Obama will still be President in 2014 and while we can try to force his hand on a few issues, having him in the White House will constrain what we can do quite a bit.
That’s why the intention here is not to come up with an all-encompassing conservative wish list; it’s to present a popular right-of-center legislative agenda that will convince the American people to help us take back the Senate.
Then if we prove ourselves, in 2016 we’ll have the opportunity to take the White House as well and we’ll have the ability to move much more aggressively to fix the problems that are bedeviling our nation. Until that time, if the Republican Party could actually accomplish everything on this list, it would be a tremendous step forward for the nation.
1) Defunding of Obamacare: Obamacare is a disaster for the country and no budget that funds it will be passed through the Congress under any circumstances. If voters give the Republican Party control of the House and Senate while we are explicitly making this pledge as a party, that could fairly be considered a mandate from the American people to hold out as long as it takes to get the job done.
2) A Promise Congress And The Bureaucracy Will Live Under Obamacare Until It’s Defunded: If the rest of the country has to live under Obamacare, everyone in the government should, too. Regardless of what happens with the battle to defund Obamacare, Republicans should pledge that all members of Congress and employees of the government in Washington, D.C. will have to live under Obamacare just as long as everyone else does.
3) Reagancare: The Conservative Obamacare Alternative: The Republican Party has offered up many feasible alternatives to Obamacare, but the House and Senate Republicans should unite to select a single plan that will allow providers to sell insurance across state lines, limit malpractice lawsuits to cut costs, provide high risk pools for individuals that genuinely can’t afford coverage, and move health care tax credits from businesses to individuals so that you won’t lose your health care if you lose your job.
4) A Pledge To Read Every Bill: Every bill will be limited to 100 pages or less and the entire bill will be posted online for a week before it’s voted on so that the public has time to comment and all the members have time to read it.
5) The Job Creation Act Of 2014: Defunding Obamacare would certainly help increase job creation, but Barack Obama has done so much damage to the economy that more than that is needed to get the job done. The Republican Party should also pledge to reduce the corporate tax rate, repeal Sarbanes Oxley, do away with the National Labor Relations Board, increase funding for unemployed worker retraining, and allow businesses to write off all of their new equipment after one year to encourage them to buy the latest technology.
6) A Two Year Spending Freeze: The Republican Party would pledge to freeze all spending, including government salaries, for two years except spending on defense, Veteran Affairs, and entitlement programs.
7) Cut Your Gas Bill Act of 2014: Americans are paying too much at the pump and one of the best ways to put more money in their pockets would be to increase the supply of oil in order to help cut the cost of the gas. Towards that end, Republicans should pledge to drill ANWR, build the Keystone Pipeline, and encourage the offshore drilling that Barack Obama has tamped down on.
8) The Claw Back The NSA Act: Simply put, the NSA should not be able to collect or retain any email or phone data on an American citizen without getting approval from a judge to target that particular citizen. The 4th Amendment protects us from unreasonable search and seizures and if giving the government access to every phone call and email a law abiding citizen has made for years doesn’t qualify, then nothing does.
9) Audit of the Federal Reserve: It’s time for the Federal Reserve to be more open, transparent, and accountable. The best way to make sure that happens is to audit the Federal Reserve.
10) No More Bailouts: Republicans should pledge not to bail out any corporations, cities, or states. As part of that pledge, Republicans should attempt to repeal Dodd-Frank which has funding for future bank bailouts built into the bill.
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January is a time of change, resolutions and often time organization. No matter what type of crafter you are, most have one thing in common. We hoard. We can’t help it, it’s in our nature. Knitters can’t say no to soft yarn just like scrapbookers can’t walk past Thickers in a font they don’t have. If your like me and dabble in several different craft mediums the hoarding can quickly become a bit, ok a lot, out of control.
I love craft supplies, they are my weakness. Since I was a child nothing made me happier than a white piece of poster board and a fresh box of crayons. I still love them. So much so that they are busting out of cabinets and drawers all over my home. Sure, they may for the most part be in labeled buckets or over-priced plastic bins made specifically for scrapbook paper, but they are everywhere organized or not. Did I mention I have yarn, embroidery and stencils stored in my linen closet? Did I really just type that out loud?
I know I am not alone in this plight. I come from a long line of craft supply hoarders. If you think I have a lot of stuff, you should see my mother’s house. She has not one, but two studios stuffed to the gils with vintage Barkcloth, Bakelite buttons, antique tins, shells - you name it, she has it. My sister is the same way. She is primarily a painter, but there is A LOT of paint in her garage. Why have one of something when you could have a TON of something right? It works for our family.
I once had an executive from the craft world tell me that there were two kinds of craft shoppers. There are the people that have a very specific project in mind, make a list, go to the store, buy items on that list, go home, make project. Then there is me. There are those people that go to a store and aimlessly roam the aisles. These are the people that wait to be inspired once they are inside the store and tend to impulse buy. The people who buy a bottle of Tacky Glue once a week because they can’t find the full bottle they bought the week before because it is buried beneath their other craft supplies.
Sadly, it’s not just craft stores - it’s all stores. Thrift stores are a dangerous place because besides being a craft supply hoarder, I can’t pass up a good deal. Am I ever really going to finish that half completed latch hook rug I bought at Goodwill - maybe? Probably not. Maybe? Flea markets are the same way. So many craft possibilities coming at me from all directions. I don’t knit, but I need to buy all the vintage knitting needles I can find because years later I might decide to use them when making a clock. When inspiration hits, I like to be prepared and THIS is how I rationalize a lot of my craft hoarding.
I’m like a moth to a flame with craft supplies, a kid in a candy store, a gambler in Vegas - I just can’t say no. Maybe for 2015 I’ll try to say less, no is not really possible considering my line of work. Maybe I will try to use what I have instead of wanting more. Maybe rather than going to the store to get inspired I’ll open up the cabinets in my garage (floor to ceiling shelving with you guessed it, all craft supplies). Maybe I’ll host some craft retreats with my girlfriends and share the wealth. Maybe I’ll let my kids use my gel pens (only if they resolve to put the lids back on when they are finished). That is a lot of maybes, but that is what a new year and resolutions are for. Making goals and hoping to stick to them. Even if I have a few lapses on my craft hoarding I’ll just keep reminding myself that there are worse vices to have. | <urn:uuid:6f5ce964-83d0-4665-a280-c0634d854a76> | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | https://www.ilovetocreate.com/my-name-is-jennifer-and-i-am-a-craft-supply-hoarder | 2018-09-20T16:12:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267156524.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20180920155933-20180920180333-00228.warc.gz | en | 0.969611 | 863 |
What does a young child (pre-schooler) need to learn?
- Moms of very young pre-schoolers pack in full homeschool mornings with their young kids.
- Many buy full curriculums.
- Many have workbooks, educational games and toys and computer programs.
- Most have tightly scheduled days.
- Most children work at desks and tables doing school. Formally.
This is fine … but when children are so young, is it all necessary?
I read Janice Campbell’s recent post Homeschoolers: What’s the Least You Need to Teach? and she shares some valuable insights:
“Your primary job as a homeschool parent is first to disciple and civilize your child, then to start them on the road to cultural literacy (the culture of Western civilization, not current pop culture). In addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic, they’ll need four fundamental skills:
- How to find and organize reliable information
- How to think and communicate clearly (literary analysis is a wonderful way to teach this)
- How to discern worldview
- How to make thoughtful, reasoned decisions”
All educationists believe that young children learn by doing.
What should young children learn?
And more importantly, how should they learn?
What if everyday we focused on allowing our children something to grow in …
- I believe that young children should be part of your life,
- take part in what you are busy with,
- help in your activities,
- let them do the real thing in a smaller, manageable way.
- And all the while, mom talks about what they are doing or making,
- answer the hundreds of questions,
- show them patiently and slowly,
- encourage and affirm the child’s efforts …
- Spend some time reading aloud, singing, praying and sharing God’s Word..
- Read living books.
- Talk about what you’ve read. (oral narrations)
- Draw a picture or make a play dough model of the story.
- Do a craft on the story.
- Sing action songs.
- Go outside to play and explore. Share in their excitement of discovery.
- Teach your children life skills by sharing your life.
I don’t think pre-schoolers should sit for hours doing a formal school day.
- They should spend a short time each day to practice numeracy, learn fine motor skills to prepare them for handwriting, make puzzles, and play educational games.
- Then they should play.
- They should exercise gross muscles and learn to balance, to climb, throw, catch, hop, skip, ride scooters …
- They should learn and have fun!
Enjoy these free days with your young children and don’t give in to the pressure to do it formally!
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The Publishing industry has firmly embraced making the vast majority of their titles to libraries in the United States. The big 5 have either initiated a major pilot project or have committed themselves to a broad rollout. With all of the news primarily focused on the US, what does the landscape look like for the rest of the world? A new research report by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions seeks to address some of these queries.
Australia and New Zealand
Public libraries in Australia and New Zealand report sustained and continuing growth in eBook provision and use. State of Victoria public libraries report 298,809 eBook downloads in 2011/12 and 497,045 downloads in 2012/13 (+66%) Users of the State Library of Western Australia downloaded 9,130 eBooks in January 2013 and 21,564 eBooks in January 2014 (+136%). The January 2014 loans constituted 1.4 loans per title available. Users of Brisbane City Libraries downloaded 4,212 eBooks in 2008 and 116,272 eBooks in 2012. New Zealand public libraries report 2012/13 holdings of 111,336 (growth of 1,762% in two years), downloads of 354,066 (growth of 1,968% in two years) and expenditure of $1,038,543 NZ[$900,868 US/€654,011] (growth of 363% in two years).
Five large urban public libraries in Canada with mature digital collections serving a combined population of 8,402,000 reported the following combined digital use statistics: Downloadable eBook circulation in 2013 was 2,871,514 downloads or 0.34 per capita. This is a 1,313.3% increase over 2010 downloads and a 60.9% increase over 2012 downloads. 139,023 downloadable eBook titles were in their collections (an increase of 526% over 2010) and 244,951 eBook “volumes” 1.8 “volumes” per title. In 2013 the average annual downloads per volume was 12. The libraries provide access to 37,369 downloadable audio titles.
In Quebec, 71 public libraries belong to BIBLIOPRESTO.CA. Library users downloaded 661,598 eBooks in 2012/13 and it is projected that downloads will double in the next 12 months. Individual library data is indicative of strong growth in eBook availability and use Montreal Public Library downloads grew from 9,559 in 2012 to 31,708 in 2013 (+232%) Quebec City Public Library downloads grew from 27,417 in 2012 to 69,951 in 2013 (+155%).
As is the case with the publishing sector, libraries in the European Union have been slower to adopt eBooks, especially in non-English speaking countries. eBook availability in EU libraries varies significantly from country to country depending upon factors such as the funding available for library purchasing, indigenous publishing practice, library governance structure and preferred licensing regimes.
The International Publishers Association estimates that 90% of overall publishing revenue in Africa is derived from education markets. It is not a surprise that the availability of eBooks from African libraries is limited largely to university collections with an emphasis on streamed scholarly publishing content originating outside the continent. The 2013 South African Book Fair had as its focus “The future of eBooks: the impact of the digital eBook phenomenon” and the comments from publishing executives solely dealt with the education market and the potential for acceptance of digital textbooks.
eBook data reported from Asian countries indicates wide variations in library availability and use. Apabi Chinese eBooks are published in Mainland China and its content emphasises more scholarly rather than leisure reading content.
Hong Kong public libraries report 186,497 eBook titles in their collections, 72,500 which are Apabi eBooks. The balance is made up of streamed bundle services including ebrary Academic Complete and EBSCOhost. The relatively low use of eBook collections (annual use of 1.1 per title) is attributed by library staff to the lack of leisure reading titles available and the confusing access requirements for the different databases.
A large majority of Japanese public libraries do not provide eBooks at this time. Korean public libraries report over 3 million eBook titles available and annual expenditure of 3.6 million US dollars (2012).
Singapore reports 3,062,002 eBook titles, circulation of 8,247,966 and annual expenditure of $1,268,857 US (all 2012). Taiwan public libraries report eBook title holdings of 255,278 (2012) and annual circulation of 562,482 (2013).
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Brazilian EC725 achieves 1,000 flight hours
Airbus Helicopters, January 29, 2014 - The Brazilian Air Force has reason to celebrate. Last week its team of EC725 pilots logged their 1,000th flight hour with one aircraft (H-36 FAB 8510) while performing EMS, firefighting and Search and Rescue missions in the region.
This mighty helicopter, operated by the Aviation Group Falçao, enables the team to protect and save lives by completing complex missions in tough environments with speed and efficiency, such as rescuing a man bitten by a cobra in just 90 minutes, says Major Mario Jorge Oliveira Siqueira.
“The EC725 flew 240 kilometers to Natajy to save this man’s life. Thanks to the helicopter’s speed and capacity, we arrived in time, despite the difficult flying conditions.”
In September 2013, the team achieved the impressive milestone of having the aircraft ready for takeoff just 10 minutes after an alert came in.
“This aircraft helps us perform our missions in the best possible way. Not long ago, these types of operations would have been much more complicated and time consuming, but today we carry them out efficiently thanks to our EC725,” added Captain Eduardo de Araújo Silva.
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Our newest specialty technique....
The Natural Dye Collection
This new technique we added to the collection comes from a long tradition of natural dye technique developed by artisans all over the world over many moons.
This summer Thea embarked on a journey to learn how to use flowers from her garden in her dye process to create custom, one of a kind pieces for you!
Here's a bit about the process...
First, you have to source your materials!
Thea lays out the silk organza so that she can place the flowers on the silk.
Time for placement! That "hairy" stuff is actually Steel Wool. In the final process, when it becomes wet and heated, it starts to rust which creates beautiful darker jewel tones.
Getting the placement just right....
Time to roll it up!
Tie it up securely so none of the petals move or fall out...
We Steam the roll for about 30 mins.
Some time later....release the flowers from the roll.
...And then you leave it over night to cure!
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iHeart's solo show "#asignofthetimes" opening reception at a surprise location will take place on June 19 in Vancouver, Canada June 16, 2015 14:22
Canadian street artist Iheart made a big impact on the art world last year with his now classic image entitled "Nobody Likes Me" which quickly gained notoriety when Banksy posted the image on his facebook page. Since catching Banksy's eye street art fans and collectors have been eagerly waiting for Iheart's next show. Well the wait is almost over... Iheart will be having the opening reception for his new solo show "#asignofthetimes" on Friday, June 19th in a secret location which will be released on the morning of the show in Vancouver, Canada. If you are in Vancouver stay tuned for more info. I can't wait to see what Iheart has up his sleeves for this show!
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Lowe Campbell Ewald created a visually impactful campaign that spotlights everyday moments of accomplishment, achievement and enjoyment, showing milk with the latest in graphic and animation technology to bring to life how families who include milk’s protein at breakfast make the most of their day.
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- Agency: Lowe Campbell Ewald, New York
- Country: USA
- President: Sal Taibi
- Group Creative Director: Bernie Hogya
- Group Creative Director: Ron Wachino
- Executive Producer: Josh Litwhiler
- Senior Art Producer: Hillary Jackson
- Group Account Director: Jonathan Lange
- Account Director: Lisa Stroh
- Account Supervisor: Emily Goodwin
- Account Executive: Danielle Barish
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Legion is a game that appeals to both strategy and history admirers. Both audiences already know Paradox as the developer of the acclaimed Europa Universalis series and now will have a chance to play in a different style and in a different time period! This year CD Projekt has done an outstanding job publishing both Polish and Czech versions of Europa Universalis II and we are happy to continue the partnership with the new project that shares the same gameplay values, says Theodore Bergquist, CEO of Paradox Entertainment.
Europa Universalis II is one of the best global strategy games ever created, and it was a pleasure and a challenge for us to introduce it to the local markets. Legion is another great strategy game from Paradox and we are certain that Polish, Czech, Slovak and Hungarian players will appreciate the values that this brand stands for!, adds Marcin Iwinski, Operations Director for CD Projekt.
Developed by Slitherine Software, Legion transports players back in time, over two thousand years ago, before the world was ruled by Rome and when the next great empire was set to rise.
Players take control of one of the many tribes, city states or leagues in Italy at the time prior to Rome’s domination of the area. It was a time of change for the rest of the peninsula with monarchies in Rome, Etruria and other areas being overthrown by land-owning aristocracy and republican governments put into power. The time would come when armies would have to become organized, take advantage of terrain and make sure that the best formations were implemented to ensure victory.
In this epic game, players must control cities, allocate workers to collect resources, build fortresses for protection and train new regiments on some of the most spectacular battlefields based on accurate maps of ancient Rome. Up to 20 AI sides will compete against each other, with their own strengths and weaknesses relevant to the nations that would have been involved at that time. It is impossible to win by conquest alone. Careful use of diplomacy will be required to succeed! | <urn:uuid:c82997af-5299-4411-8791-57295e5dbe7a> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://worthplaying.com/article/2002/5/13/news/3695/ | 2014-09-19T18:06:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657131846.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011211-00049-ip-10-196-40-205.us-west-1.compute.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962316 | 416 |
Guest poem submitted by Sandeep Bhadra :
(Poem #1510) The Purist
I give you now Professor Twist, A conscientious scientist, Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!" And sent him off to distant jungles. Camped on a tropic riverside, One day he missed his loving bride. She had, the guide informed him later, Been eaten by an alligator. Professor Twist could not but smile. "You mean," he said, "a crocodile."
I can see that there are quite a few Ogden Nashes in your collection, but this particular one is a personal favourite. Unlike his longer rambling poems, this one captures so much, so humourously and so accurately in so little. It is a wonder no one thought of suggesting this one for your anthology. I can picture an old naturalist-academician in khakis through muddy swamps in Central America, thoroughly devoted to newts and alligators and other amphibians, with very little time for his loving bride. I think his almost mathematical preciseness, even at a time of such utter loss, is not so much an effect of sang-froid as it is of a habitual inclination to set the other guy right - I have heard of that being called 'academic arrogance'. It's pure reflex action for him - and the realisation that old habits die hard bring out his smile. I should imagine that to be a very wry smile indeed! The other cool thing is that with the first two lines, the poem is introduced as an introduction. 'I give you now...' clearly indicates an appearance on a dias/podium of some sort. What is so darkly funny is that whoever is introducing Prof. Twist with these words had to chose this anecdote to prove the professor's conscientiousness. more on Ogden Nash (bio/poems) at: http://www.westegg.com/nash/ http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/nash regards, Sandeep. | <urn:uuid:1ecd31a4-8657-45c8-9ff4-76954d6f0d94> | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | http://wonderingminstrels.blogspot.com/2004/05/purist-ogden-nash.html | 2017-02-20T17:53:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501170600.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104610-00463-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963679 | 423 |
1964 Ferrari 250 Le Mans BerlinettaCoachwork by Pininfarina
In June 1963 the Le Mans 24 Hours was won by Ludovico Scarfiotti and Lorenzo Bandini in a mid-engined 250 P powered by a 300bhp, 2953cc V12. At the Paris Salon in October that year Ferrari announced the 250 P’s ‘production’ brother: the ‘250 Le Mans’, or, more commonly ‘250 LM’. It was intended to take over where the 250 GTO left off and be a top-level contender in the 1964 GT championship.
Owing nothing to any production Ferrari that came before it, the 250 LM’s chassis was a multi-tube space-frame. Suspension was all-independent coil and wishbone, and the body was virtually identical to the 250 P with the addition of a ‘tunnel window’ roof.
The first LM was a genuine 3.0-litre ‘250’ but the engine immediately gave way to a 3286cc version, producing 320bhp at 7500rpm. Top speed was dependent on gearing, but teams could expect 295km/h (183mph) with the longest, 3.548:1 final drive. A five-speed transaxle handled the power and shifting was via a centrally mounted gearlever.
The 250 LM’s best racing years were 1964 and 1965, when the North American Racing Team’s example, driven by Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt, won the Le Mans 24 Hours outright. Another 250 LM was second and this car, chassis no. 6119, entered by Scuderia Filipinetti for gentleman drivers Dieter Spoerry and Armand Boller, finished sixth. The all-Swiss pairing beat a N.A.R.T.-entered Ferrari prototype driven by factory stars Pedro Rodríguez and Nino Vaccarella.
From late-1964 to 1966, ‘6119’ competed at the very highest level with entries to the 1000Km races at Monza, Paris (Montlhéry) and the Nürburgring.
It has a clear subsequent history and superb provenance, previous owners including Sir Anthony Bamford, Don Nelson, Martin Hilton and Anthony Wang (coincidentally all 250 GTO owners, too). During Martin Hilton’s ownership the LM was enjoyed on the road including a trip as far as Sweden to attend a historic race meeting. He recalls: "People parking on the 6th floor of a multi-storey must have been surprised to see an LM and a GTO side by side!"
Although carefully cossetted − and occasionally exercised – throughout its later life (including a sympathetic U.S. refurbishment in the 2000s) our offices supervised a meticulous, no-expense-spared restoration at Ferrari Classiche in 2010-2012 on behalf of its new owner. Subsequently, it was shown at the 2012 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and the Royal Concours of Elegance at St James’ Palace in London.
The Ferrari 250 LM is one of our favourite cars and we are honoured to have overseen the sale of this ex-Le Mans example from one great collection to another. | <urn:uuid:ada31ccb-1ad2-4119-87ca-75688f13279d> | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | https://kidston.com/kidston-cars/2532/1964-Ferrari-250-Le-Mans-Berlinetta | 2019-04-26T10:25:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578765115.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20190426093516-20190426115516-00159.warc.gz | en | 0.94124 | 688 |
An anonymous reader writes "According to CNET.co.uk, who randomly stumbled into a booth at CES, Toshiba has created a Microsoft Surface-type system without the unwieldy table. 'The StarBoard system is really two technologies in one. Firstly, it features Hitachi's short-throw LCD projector. This is important, because the projector sits mere inches from the interactive surface. This means you get a huge — 50-inch, in fact — bright screen, which doesn't get blocked out by your head as you lean over the table. The image it projects is incredibly high-quality too, and there was no noticeable distortion.' The video attached to the article shows the system in action." It should be noted that the implication that leaning over the table blocks a projection from above is spurious; the Surface projects an image from below. The 'overhead' setup at CES was a camera designed to show onlookers what was taking place on the table. | <urn:uuid:ab8fdd79-d328-413f-98de-792fd636c13f> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/08/01/17/1248244/hitachi-does-microsoft-surface-without-the-table?sdsrc=prev | 2018-03-18T04:21:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257645513.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20180318032649-20180318052649-00600.warc.gz | en | 0.964502 | 195 |
Liberty University’s hiring practices and EEO Statement are fully in compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment preference to members of their own religion. Liberty University is in that category.Position Title:
Assistant/Associate Professor of NursingDoes this position require driving?:
Sondra ReevesContact Email:
[email protected]Job Summary/Basic Function:
Position will support the DNP /Advanced Practice Specialty Program including teaching responsibilities in one or more of the following: residential classroom which may also include lab, online courses, clinical and practicum instruction/supervision, student advising, scholarship, student projects and clinical practice. The Director of the APRN specialty program / Assistant/Associate Professor/ provides leadership in administering aspects of the program, including review of curriculum and accreditation standards and evaluation with the DNP Program Chair, orientation and evaluation of clinical faculty, and oversight of clinical tracking in Typhon. Duties also include student progression/evaluation including level exams and clinical competencies, student evaluation. The candidate must have experience in graduate level instruction, scholarship and clinical instruction of APRN students. Candidate should be active in clinical practice. Position will include opportunities to participate in nursing school and university responsibilities. Candidate should have excellent personal communication and computer skills. Candidates must be committed to the evangelical standards and mission of Liberty University. Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in nursing with preparation as a APRN
- Current and unencumbered Virginia Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license.
- National Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner or other APRN specialty from the American Nurse Credentialing Center, (ANCC), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or other recognized national certifying agency such as Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education. (ACME).
- 5 years of experience as an APRN in a direct-care setting.
- Candidate will be professional with excellent personal communication and computer skills.
- Current certification in American Heart Association CPR for Healthcare Provider with AED.
- DNP, Ed.D, or PhD/ Experience in practicum supervision/Current clinical practice in the role of APRN
40 hrs/weekPosting Date:
12/01/2021Special Instructions for Applicants:
Please note that while unofficial transcripts are required during this stage of the application process, official transcripts for all conferred degrees (excluding Associate’s degrees) will be required should the department select you for an interview. In the references section of the application, please submit the names of two professional references and one pastoral reference. Your pastoral reference must be from your current church pastor, or someone within a leadership position within your current church. The pastoral reference cannot be an immediate or extended family member.Quicklink: | <urn:uuid:fcfdabd2-d4d6-4d77-adc9-fed72ed006a3> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://careers.insidehighered.com/job/2324844/assistantassociate-professor-of-nursing | 2022-05-19T03:31:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522741.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519010618-20220519040618-00634.warc.gz | en | 0.908367 | 650 |
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With Maggi Rentacar in Brazil, Traffic and Collision Damage Reduction (CDR) is included in the rental price of your hired car, which means that you are protected if the car gets damaged. The car you drive is protected, but the insurance often has deductibles and in most places there are things that are not covered by the insurance. Parts like wind shields, tires, replacement keys, under carriage and towing fees are most often not covered by this insurance. Read more under terms and conditions when you do your search. Read on your voucher after making your booking. Maggi Rentacar deposit may differ between different types of cars such as Intermediate elite etc. Economy cars like e.g. Opel Corsa, Toyota Yaris, etc. Hybrid cars etc. Fullsize elite etc. Exotic cars etc. Estate like e.g. Peugeot 206 Estate, Toyota Corolla Estate, etc. Small-medium truck-lorry etc. Minivan etc. Compact elite etc. Mini cars like e.g. Kia Picanto, Chevrolet Sonic, Chevrolet Spark, etc. Moped etc. Special cars etc. SUV / Jeep like e.g. Toyota Rav4, Ford Expedition, Hyundai Tucson, etc. Compact cars like e.g. Ford Focus, Nissan Versa, Nissan Almera, etc. Cargo van like e.g. Mitsubishi L200, Volkswagen Saveiro Pickup, etc. Small SUV etc. Convertible etc. 5 seater minivan like e.g. Citroen Berlingo, Renault Kangoo, etc. Luxury cars etc. Medium SUV etc. Large truck-lorry etc. Electric cars etc. Luxury elite etc. 9 seater minivan / Minibus like e.g. Volkswagen Kombi, Mercedes Vito, Renault Trafic, etc. Fullsize cars like e.g. Chevrolet Epica, Volkswagen Amarok, etc. Intermediate like e.g. Chevrolet Cruze, Toyota Avensis, etc. Mini elite etc. 7 seater minivan like e.g. Renault Scenic, Chrysler Voyager, etc. Standard cars like e.g. Hyundai Sonata, Great Wall Coolbear, etc. Premium cars etc. Economy elite. How long do you have to wait at the Return Desk, Car Rental Desk, Service Desk at Maggi Rentacar? During peak season and at major airports like Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport, Pinto Martins Fortaleza Airport, Salvador Airport, Santos Dumont Airport, Brasilia Airport, São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Belo Horizonte Airport, São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport, waiting times may be longer. We estimate that the risk of long waiting times is: high. There are different types of fuel policies and it is clearly stated what is applicable at the time of booking. The most common fuel policies are: pick up full, return empty, pick up full, return full and pre-purchase fuel with partial refund. The fuel policies are, in most cases, dependent on the rental duration. The terms for returning the car is shown during the booking process. It may take extra-long to return your car during peak season. Read more about terms here: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). You will also find all the information you need when you search under the link: Important Information.
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Do you know those things that are simultaneously incredibly important to get right but incredibly easy to get wrong? That makes for an explosive combination. One such thing happens to be one of the hardest areas in software development: security. Security is hard no matter the language or platform. Today, we’re here to talk specifically about security best practices in Ruby.
This post is pretty straightforward: it’s a good old list of 10 of the most important recommendations for ensuring your Ruby apps are as safe as they can possibly be. By the end of the post, you’ll know more about some of the most important security challenges you must be aware of when coding a Ruby app. You’ll also know some basic but effective practices you can leverage to counter those challenges and make your application more secure.
Before wrapping up, we’ll offer a quick summary of the post, along with a link for a special free resource you can download to learn more about Ruby security.
Let’s dig in.
Ruby vs Ruby on Rails
Before we get to the promised list of 10 Ruby security tips, let’s clarify a potential misconception. This post is about Ruby, the programming language, not Ruby on Rails, the web framework. It’s important to make this distinction since most people would just assume we’re talking about Rails.
Though of course Ruby security problems definitely impact the framework, the best practices in this article are mostly about the language itself, even though some of them might relate to the framework. Importantly, the framework itself does not protect you against all of the following. 70% of Ruby on Rails exploits over the past few years were SQL injections, for example.
Ruby security best practices: 10 for your fun and profit
With that necessary disclaimer out of the way, let’s get to what matters: our list of the 10 best practices you should adopt right now.
1. Avoid unsafe data serialization
There are methods that can be used in data serialization that you should avoid. Those methods include
YAML.load. When used with user data, these methods might allow malicious users to execute code through the use of malformed JSON or YAML.
Instead of the methods above, default to using methods like
2. Don’t roll your own cryptography solution
This tip is an easy one, and I hope it makes immediate sense for you: don’t implement your own crypto. Before you dismiss this as just another installment of “don’t reinvent the wheel” advice, read on. There’s more to it than that old—yet sound—advice.
Many developers, teams, and even companies suffer from the infamous not invented here syndrome. Most of the time, this stance is, if not harmless, incapable of causing serious damage beyond the inevitable opportunity cost.
When it comes to security, though, things are different. The price you pay for being wrong is too high, so just don’t risk being wrong. You do that by not creating your own cryptography solution. Instead, research and learn what the state of the art is, and use that instead.
3. Validate data you don’t control
Don’t trust any data that comes from outside of the application. Perform validations on every bit of data submitted by users. If you want your app to be safe, assume that no data from the outside world is trustworthy.
Given Ruby’s dynamic nature, it quickly becomes very intricate to track a piece of data across the application. One way to combat that is to validate data early, as close to the “edge” of the application as possible, to enforce a “safe core” design. Another strategy is to distinguish between unvalidated and validated data via types and signatures, using Sorbet or RBS to enforce typing.
By doing so, you go a long way towards preventing common security exploits, such as SQL injections, or other types of attacks that exploit database vulnerabilities.
4. Don’t commit secrets to the code
Never commit secrets to your code. Secrets here mean things like API keys, passwords, encryption keys, SSH keys, and so on. Maintaining your secrets outside your application code also makes it easier for you to quickly alternate between different environments.
There are different approaches you can use to manage your secrets, but the most common ones are certainly using configuration files to keep secrets from entering your code.
5. Use a pre-commit hook
Every time you commit code to a public repository, you should verify and ensure no sensitive data is being included. Mistakes happen, though, so it’s advisable that you use automation to give yourself an extra layer of confidence.
One way in which you can do that is by using a pre-commit hook. Hooks are scripts you can add to a Git repository. They’re triggered by specific actions. In the case of pre-commit hooks, as the name implies, they are executed right before a commit is added to the repository. You can use hooks to prevent security leaks from happening and then safely abort the commit if a problem is found.
6. Run security linters on your code
Security linters are also a thing. The idea behind their use is the same as general-purpose linters: they analyze source code searching for red flags. You can add security linters to your CI/CD pipeline to prevent insecure code from reaching production. Security linters lack the context of your application, so they won’t catch everything, but they can catch code-level issues.
RuboCop is a well-known, wide scope linter but it also includes some static security checks as well, and even the syntax and logic checks can hint at subtly faulty code that could result in bypasses.
7. Keep dependencies up to date
It’s virtually impossible to build a nontrivial piece of software without using third-party code.
Adding code written by other people to your projects is a double-edged sword: while on one hand, it frees you to do more interesting and valuable work, it also opens you to security vulnerabilities. The good news is that most of the third-party tools you’ll use will be open-source. There are so many people watching those projects, and security vulnerabilities are typically found and patched quickly if you’ve chosen good tools.
However, you also have to do your part, which is the easiest part, to be honest: you have to make sure your dependencies are kept up to date. It doesn’t matter if the third-party tool is patched if you don’t update it on your end. Thanks to increasing use of semantic versioning by gem authors and RubyGems’s
~> operator, routinely updating to a non-API-breaking version can be as simple as a
bundle update. The
bundle-audit tool also helps in alerting about known security issues in app dependencies.
8. Log all the things
Logs are powerful allies when it comes to troubleshooting a system in production. They can help teams detect and fix many types of problems. Security breaches are certainly not an exception to that. Leverage logging and come up with an efficient log management strategy.
Centralize all of your logs to a safe place, where you can analyze them. Make sure you don’t include personally identifiable information, like your name or data about your finances, in your log entries, since doing so goes against the GDPR.
9. Don’t roll your own session management
Many security best practices take the form of “don’t implement your own x.” Even though the opportunity cost is definitely a factor that must be taken into account, the main reason for those pieces of advice is to safeguard the security of your application.
Just like with crypto, authentication security is something that’s easy to get wrong. It’s easy to overlook corner cases that result in vulnerable session management code, which will put your application in danger. Instead of rolling your own authentication solution, it’s better to leverage one of the existing solutions.
10. Use a secure code review checklist
Your team or organization should enforce security reviews for every pull request. It should do that by creating a universal security checklist that reviewers can use to evaluate every attempt to merge code to the mainline.
While it’s possible to automate part of these checks with CI-ran tools, some still need to be reviewed by humans. Simple reminders such as adding checkboxes in PR templates can go a long way towards long-term review consistency.
Digital security is a serious business. Having faulty security not only exposes your applications to attacks. It also harms your company’s reputation. Going against regulations such as the GDPR can cause you serious financial and legal trouble, or even put you out of business. But now that we’ve covered Ruby security and measures you can take to achieve it, you’re that much closer to having good security habits.
The list of best practices we’ve shared is just the tip of the iceberg, though: it’s far from being exhaustive. If you want to learn more about Ruby security tips, you can download the Ruby Security Handbook by Sqreen. This is a free ebook that includes the tips shared in today’s post, and many more. After reading the book, you’ll be more prepared to tackle the security challenges plaguing your Ruby app.
Thanks for reading, and until next time.
This post was written by Carlos Schults. Carlos is a .NET software developer with experience in both desktop and web development, and he’s now trying his hand at mobile. He has a passion for writing clean and concise code, and he’s interested in practices that help you improve app health, such as code review, automated testing, and continuous build. | <urn:uuid:c0d43e16-12d3-422a-a89d-e787e2c21d20> | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | https://blog.sqreen.com/ruby-security-best-practices/ | 2021-04-22T14:30:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618039610090.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20210422130245-20210422160245-00288.warc.gz | en | 0.933762 | 2,066 |
It has been a tradition for every expensive product that they face a huge competition from cheaper alternatives or duplicate ones. And unfortunately, our beloved spice, Saffron, also hasn’t been spared from them in the market too.
In this blog, we will know how to recognize pure saffron from the fake one and its 15 miraculous uses.
What is Saffron?
Saffron, derived from the flower of plant Crocus Sativus, is the most expensive spice in the world. But I’d like to assure you that it’s worth the price as we discuss its benefit for our body. Saffron, Kesar, Jafran, Zaefran (Arabic), whatever you call it has many varieties available. The best is grown in Kashmir and we know them as Padmagadhi.
There are no machines available to check if the saffron you’ve got is pure or a fake one. But here are a few things which can help you distinguish among them.
1. Smell: If you already know the aroma of pure saffron then you will easily get through the fake saffron. Pure saffron is a blend of honey and hay.
2. Taste: Please keep in mind, saffron is a spice and it can never be sweet. So if you buy saffron, keep it in your tongue and make sure it is not sweet.
3. Colour: Saffron retains its original color always. If there is any added color, it will for sure get washed off. So take the saffron out and put it in a glass of water. The water will get colored but when you take the saffron thread out, it must retain its original color.
4. A mini-lab test: Don’t worry you don’t need any scientific equipment for that. Just mix baking soda with water and add saffron in it. Pure saffron will turn the mixture Yellow. If it’s fake, the mixture will get dim red.
5. Sweet word: Remember what pure saffron has to say:
“I smell sweet but I will not taste”.
Now when we have got pure saffron for us, we must know its amazing uses too. It has many health benefits. If used properly, they can help reduce the following health diseases.
1. Alzheimer’s disease
An oral consumption of certain saffron products (IMPIRAN, IRAN) for 22 weeks can improve the symptoms of this disease.
2. Fights cancer
Experiments with saffron extracts shows that it can help in reducing pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, and leukemia.
3. Helps in Arthritis Treatment
Arthritis treatment is facilitated by cerebral oxygenation. Saffron plays an important role in that.
4. Improves Digestion
Saffron’s antioxidant effects and anti-inflammatory properties help to cure digestive disorders effectively.
5. Relief from Menstrual symptoms
Though there is limited evidence, it’s found that it can reduce dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation involving abdominal cramps)
6. Insect bites
Applying saffron insects on insect bites can give good relief.
7. Cures Asthma
Since ancient times, it has been used to cure Asthma. But it is always advised to consult a physician in such cases.
There are other of health benefits of saffron including it offers radiant skin, treats dull skin and lightens it, enhances liver health and heals wounds.
Since now we know miraculous uses of Saffron and know how to recognize pure saffron from the fake one, I believe it will soon find a spot in your kitchen. Please let us know in the comments section below how you find this article. All suggestions for any other benefits you know and how you use saffron in your diets are always welcome. Stay healthy, stay glowing! | <urn:uuid:b958d9b9-572c-4c28-8b2b-6b1049287b12> | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | https://www.health-niche.com/how-to-recognize-pure-saffron-from-fake-and-its-miraculous-uses-inside/ | 2020-11-01T01:28:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107922746.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20201101001251-20201101031251-00485.warc.gz | en | 0.924646 | 832 |
Crazy!! But that’s how it gooooes… Millions of people, liv– Oh. Sorry. I thought I had broken myself of that habit.
So anyway, this week’s tossing it out there revolves around mental breakdowns!
Because this blogging stuff is I was watching a certain movie that shall not be named until I post about it tomorrow (don’t want to give away the surprise) about a Ballerina who is performing Swan Lake and who starts to go a little cuckoo. I know, I hate keeping you in suspense, but come back tomorrow! You can find out what movie I was talking about then!
But it got me thinking that people going crazy has been done in movies a lot… and that it would be a good one to talk about. Not so much “Rain Man”, “I am Sam”, “Happy Jack” mental disorder now… I’m talking “The Shining”, “The Amityville Horror”, “Full Metal Jacket” going crazy movies!
Doesn’t have to be full movie. Can just be a part of a movie, or a really good scene or two maybe if you like. Big fan of Richard Dreyfuss losing his shit in “What About Bob?” hit it. Big fan of “The Room”? “You are tearing me apart Lisa!!” Hit it. (In fact, bonus points for “The Room”)
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We are on our 3rd day of FREE printable binder covers to help you make your organized life a little prettier!
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Below are a couple of examples of this set
(my image got cropped on the bottom. The bottom text box doesn't actually run off the bottom of the page!)
The actual file colors are much more vivid than these images show.
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Hatch on U.S. Corporate Tax Rate Becoming Highest in World
SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today regarding Japan’s reduction in its corporate tax rate to 36.8 percent from 39.8 percent, leaving the United States as the nation having the highest corporate tax rate in the world at 39.2 percent:
“This isn’t an April Fool’s Day joke; as of April 1, the United States of America will have reached the inauspicious position of having the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world. Every industrialized country around the globe understands that tax rates can determine whether or not businesses succeed or fail. And America’s job creators know that to remain competitive abroad and create jobs here at home, we’ll have to radically reform our nation’s tax code, transition to a territorial tax system, and reduce our corporate tax rate to 25 percent. America’s high corporate tax rate is a drain on economic growth, efficiency, job creation, and competitiveness. I want America to be number one in many things, but having the highest corporate tax rate is definitely not one of them. If we are serious about stopping so-called ‘outsourcing,’ we absolutely must start overhauling our tax system that is a drain on economic growth and efficiency.”
NOTE: Last October, as part of their recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint Committee), Senate Finance Committee Republicans said Congress should act to bring the U.S. tax system more in line with other countries’ tax systems by having a territorial system. They further recommended the corporate tax rate be dropped to 25 percent. | <urn:uuid:b96c7009-c576-490b-8d97-70d5348478ad> | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | http://www.finance.senate.gov/newsroom/ranking/release/?id=64ed582d-c3de-498f-bfe0-9b8f155b8329 | 2015-09-04T23:10:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440645367702.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827031607-00076-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952144 | 369 |
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Back on track: making the most of parents’ working lives
AuthorsNicole Gicheva and Nigel Keohane
Mothers face a long-term employment penalty, comprising shorter hours and lower hourly earnings. Fathers too struggle to balance their work responsibilities with caring for their family. Supporting parents back into work can help the economy tap into a skilled and under-utilised workforce and thus benefit employers and parents.
The report puts forward new proposals to help parents progress in their occupations and achieve a work-family balance, including: 1)Professional and employer bodies should develop ‘keeping in touch’ initiatives for parents taking career breaks so that their professional knowledge, training, and accreditation remains up-to-date. 2) Ensuring that there is a wider policy focus on parents with lower skills levels, including introducing apprenticeships reforms so that those returning from a career break can re-train flexibly and part-time. 3) Creating a more honest discussion among politicians and employers about the cultural forces which dictate the choices of mothers and fathers, and the benefits to employers of hiring parents.
- Government is failing new fathers who want to stay at home, say MPs and campaigners
- Why being a parent can widen the gender pay gap to 20%
- Working mothers earn 20% less than fathers
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[PLUG] Tata Indicom Broadband on Linux
projectnerve at gmail.com
Sun Apr 8 18:48:58 IST 2007
> I guess now you can understand why I have a netmask of 255.0.0.0 for
> the interface.
Is that authorized ip/netmask provided by Tata Indicom?
I doubt, since that means Tata Indicom (Formerly VSNL) has registered entire
121/8 static ipv4 address range under IANA/APNIC.
To the best of my knowledge, which is not true.
FYI, VSNL has registered only 188.8.131.52./13 under IANA/APNIC in 121/8
i.e. address range starting from 121.240.xxx.yyy - 121.247.xxx.yyy.
So your XYZ should be in between 240 to 247.
Then I can think of two possiblities,
1. Info provided above is not correct.
2. That is _not_ true STATIC ip address.
So your query remains, how does it work under Windows?
Clarify above doubt and try once with the correct settings.
And then only we can proceed to check further if forcedeth driver has some
For the gateway... well I have no particular reason of
> putting it there .. I was just experimenting to see what works.
What kind of experiment was that?
Then did you try _not_ giving netmask in default gateway?
This would help, provided that the above ip/netmask setting is authorized.
And which you need to take care on your own. :-P
Just got curious, what else did you try while experimenting with it?
Man, you really need to work on netmask thing.
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Today, Amazon is rolling out pretty slick Goodreads integration to the Kindle Paperwhite. You might recall that just yesterday, Kindle Fire tablets got a very similar update. If you're a Goodreads user, the update affords you handy features like the ability to share passages without leaving the page you're on. If you're not a Goodreads user, maybe it's time to sign up? Maybe? | <urn:uuid:7fb09be0-75c4-46fa-b594-6069ccf7ff6e> | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | https://gizmodo.com/today-amazon-is-rolling-out-pretty-slick-goodreads-int-1467384198 | 2018-09-25T20:41:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267162385.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20180925202648-20180925223048-00504.warc.gz | en | 0.936769 | 81 |
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