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- Original Title : 進撃の巨人 エンド オブ ザ ワールド
- Movie title in your country : Attack on Titan: End of the World
- Year of movie : 2015
- Genres of movie : Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy, Drama,
- Status of movie : Released
- Release date of movie : 2015-09-19
- Companies of movie : Toho Company, Nikkatsu, Kôdansha, Licri,
- Countries of movie : Japan,
- Language of movie : 日本語,
- Durationof movie : 87 Min
- Average vote of movie : 4.2
- Youtube ID of movie : Ux4sQG1Lvco
- Translation of movie : EN,ES,KO,FR,IT,DA,
- Cast of movie :Haruma Miura (Eren Yeager), Kiko Mizuhara (Mikasa Ackerman), Kanata Hongo (Armin Arlert), Hiroki Hasegawa (Shikishima), Nanami Sakuraba (Sasha Blouse), Satomi Ishihara (Hans), Jun Kunimura (Kubal), Rina Takeda (Lil), Takahiro Miura (Takahiro Miura), Ayame Misaki (Hiana), Pierre Taki (Souda), Shu Watanabe (Fukushi), Matsuo Satoru (Sannagi)
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Director : Shinji Higuchi, Novel : Hajime Isayama, Screenplay : Tomohiro Machiyama, Screenplay : Yusuke Watanabe
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The old cannon shells looked like rusty pineapples.
Construction workers renovating this old Ottoman fort outside the port town of Al Wajh hauled them up in buckets from a long disused well. There were dozens. Some were packed in rotting wood boxes a hundred years old. Probably, the explosives were still dangerous. Naturally, this made me think of Lawrence.
Thomas Edward Lawrence—”Lawrence of Arabia”—has been on my mind lately.
As I walk north through the Hejaz toward Jordan, retracing the wanderings of the earliest humans who spread from Africa, I am traversing, too, the old battlefields of the Arab Revolt, a “sideshow of a sideshow” during World War I, to use Lawrence’s modest description of a conflict that reshaped the future of the Middle East.
Al Zureb fortress, defended by German-allied Turks, fell early in 1917 to a joint force of British warships and a motley cavalry of Arab camel men who galloped into battle wearing “rusty-red tunics henna-dyed, under black cloaks, and carried swords. Each had a slave crouched behind him on the crupper to help him with rifle and dagger in the fight, and to watch his camel and cook for him on the road.” Among that whooping, colorful horde rode a small foreigner, just 5’5″ tall and towheaded, with chilly blue eyes and first class honors degree from Oxford in medieval archaeology. As a boy he’d dreamed of knights and chivalry. As a soldier of empire he yearned, subversively, to bring liberty to an immense Arab-speaking swath of the globe that was then staggering under the yoke of the Turks. His orders from the British High Command were simply to foment a rebellion—and, ultimately, to betray the Arabs who fought it.
This is why Lawrence still fascinates. He pioneered a postmodern archetype: the fatally compromised hero.
It is hard today to imagine waging a war in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
The deserts I walk through are far emptier than a century ago. The Bedouin nomads Lawrence once marshaled with promises of self-rule and bags of British gold have been mostly resettled in cities. (Though the “ladder of tribes” he described on the trail north to Jordan—the Juhaina, the Billi, the Howeitat—yet exists.) Gorgeous but perishingly hot Wadi al Safra, the famous desert valley where Lawrence met Prince Feisal, the leader of the Arab Revolt, is now almost pure wilderness. Old stone-walled towns that Lawrence raced his thoroughbred she-camel through have vanished under strip malls. Today most Saudis remember little about the British guerrilla chieftain except his famous nickname.
“He has a mixed reputation here,” says Awad Al-Subhi, head of the committee of friends of Yanbu heritage and archaeological sites. “He was a spy for the British. But once he got here, the Arabs won his heart. He was a divided man.”
Tactfully, Al-Subhi doesn’t mention that Lawrence, for all his battlefield brilliance—his insurgent tactics are studied by the U.S. forces in Afghanistan—backed the wrong royals to rule Arabia. The Hashemites under Feisal weren’t just cynically sidelined after the war by colonial Britain and France but defeated in a regional power struggle with the modern rulers of the Arabian Peninsula: the house of Saud. (Feisal went on to be a figurehead king in Iraq, and his brother Abdallah started the Hashemite line in Jordan.)
Embittered, Lawrence refused a knighthood and turned into a blistering critic of Britain’s neocolonial entanglements after World War I. Regarding a military quagmire in the new British-made country of Iraq in 1920 he wrote:
“The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honor. They have been tricked into it by a steady withholding of information. The Baghdad communiques are belated, insincere, incomplete. Things have been far worse than we have been told, our administration more bloody and inefficient than the public knows. It is a disgrace to our imperial record, and may soon be too inflamed for any ordinary cure. We are today not far from a disaster.”
Lawrence died in motorcycle accident in England in 1935. He was 46. He died under an assumed name.
Squinting in the sun at the well in Al Zureb fortress, watching the laborers step obliviously around the old ordnance, I thought of the flamboyant Briton in Arab robes. Of an Arab Revolt and of an Arab Spring. And I warned the men not to kick the explosives. | <urn:uuid:c695af4b-2838-4555-bec3-6d535c1ea47c> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/22/lawrences-ghost/ | 2015-05-25T21:12:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207928715.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113208-00136-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957697 | 1,029 |
Punjab National Bank (PNB) India, invites application from Indian citizens for the Officer cadre and Clerical Cadre Vacancy :
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK INVITES ONLINE APPLICATIONS FROM INDIAN CITIZENS FOR THE POSTS OF OFFICER (CIVIL ENGINEER), OFFICER (ELECTRICAL ENGINEER), OFFICER (ARCHITECT), CLERK:
1. Officer (Civil Engineer) : 04 posts (JMG Sclae-I Rs.10000-19920), Age: 30 years as on 01/01/2010.
2. Officer (Electrical Engineer) : 03 posts (JMG Sclae-I Rs.10000-19920) Age: 30 years as on 01/01/2010.
3. Officer (Architect) : 02 posts (JMG Sclae-I Rs.10000-19920) Age: 30 years as on 01/01/2010.
4. Clerks : 1246 posts (Clerical Grade Rs.4410-12310) in various states, Age: 20-25 years as on 01/01/2010
Relaxation in Age : SC/ST- 5 years, OBC-3 years, Kashmir migrant -5 years, PH - 10 years and officers from rural bank-5 yearsApplication Fee: General & OBC - Rs.400/- (Rs.50/- for SC/ST/PC/EXsm candidates) for Officers and Rs.300/- (Rs.50/- for SC/ST/PC/EXsm candidates) for the posts of Clerk. The application fee must be paid in cash, separately for each post at any branch of Punjab National Bank in the prescribed Cash voucher from.
· Opening Date for Online Registration : 25/01/2010
· Closing Date for Online Registration : 18/02/2010
· Date of Written Examination for The Post of Clerk: 04/04/2010
How To Apply: For all the posts, apply Online at PNB Website for all posts from 25/01/2010 to 18/02/2010 and Candidates should keep a printout of the completed application. The original Cash Voucher and Call Letter is to be surrendered at the Examination Hall. An Information Handout will be sent to the candidates along with the call letter for written test.
Please visit at http://pnbindia.in/english_web/pnb_recruit.htm for all the details, copy of challan form and link to the online submission of the application. | <urn:uuid:410151d3-6831-48fe-a6cd-ad0c34d131c1> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://sarkari-damad.blogspot.com/2010/01/pnb-clerk-officer-vacancies-recruitment.html | 2017-01-16T12:51:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279176.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00023-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.796489 | 534 |
Email Autoresponder Translation
APR 19, 2010
If you sell a product or service primarily using online methods and telecommunication, you know the value of email auto-responders. Other websites use auto-response emails to reply to visitors, filled out forms, applications, and other such activities. Email auto-responders also help the owner of the website keep track of how much traffic is being received. There is limitless advantages to auto-response emails; one of the most obvious being that it saves time and money, while still reaching out to potential clients, customers, and other traffic you want to bring to your site. However, translation of email auto-responders are exponentially more advantageous, especially when you translate email responses into multiple languages. The advantages of having French translated email auto-response, Spanish email translation, and even Chinese translated email auto-response – as opposed to just one language – is obvious. You'll increase the reach of your market, increase sales potentials, bring traffic to your site, and impress your international audience with your service, with a simple translation of your email auto-responder system.
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Cruzing for a Bruising?
Ted Cruz and the crazy threesome ( Representatives Michelle Bachmann, Louie Gohmert and Steve King) are driving the GOP immigration policy now. The Republican House passed two bills, one to deny due process to the child migrants from Central America and another one to deport the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. Nate Cohn writing for the Times 538 wannabe, Upshot has piped in to let us know that this declaration of hate is not a big deal at all because only one state with a Senate election this November has a sizable Hispanic population. Yes, indeed why should anyone except Hispanics be bothered about this latest turn of events because the short sighted mean spiritedness displayed by the current GOP officeholders is not going to affect them at all, right? Wrong, the list of people and groups that are in the GOP cross hairs are numerous and by no means restricted to immigrants legal or otherwise. In fact, even something as non-controversial as promoting basic science is enough to earn you the ire of the right wing media, these days.
I remember that there was a time not that long ago, when the DREAM act which provided a path to legalization for out of status individuals who had been brought to the United States as minors had bipartisan support and Republican sponsors.
I think that Cohn is wrong and that GOP will pay a price at the polls, but if it doesn’t, I lay at least part of the blame at the door of the media including New York Times, which has been asleep at the switch while covering Republican intransigence and its effects. Focusing instead on convincing the readers how everything from Russia’s incursion in Ukraine to Israel’s latest actions in Gaza to the Republican clamoring for impeachment, is all President Obama’s fault.
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‘The Purchaser has examined the premises agreed to be sold and is familiar with the physical condition thereof. The Seller has not made and does not make any representations as to the physical condition, rents, leases, expenses, operation or any other matter or thing affecting or related to the aforesaid premises, except as herein specifically set forth, and the Purchaser hereby expressly acknowledges that no such representations have been made, and the Purchaser further acknowledges that it has inspected the premises and agrees to take the premises ‘as is' * * * It is understood and agreed that all understandings and agreements heretofore had between the parties hereto are merged in this contract, which alone fully and completely expresses their agreement, and that the same is entered into after full investigation, neither party relying upon any statement or representation, not embodied in this contract, made by the other. The Purchaser has inspected the buildings standing on said premises and is thoroughly acquainted with their condition.’The Court then ruled that the specific disclaimers in the contract barred a claim of reliance, and thus, fraud, distinguishing the particular disclaimers there from what it considered “general merger clauses” disclaiming any and all representations: “plaintiff has in the plainest language announced and stipulated that it is not relying on any representations as to the very matter as to which it now claims it was defrauded. Such a specific disclaimer destroys the allegations in plaintiff's complaint that the agreement was executed in reliance upon these contrary oral representations.” New First Department Case The First Department’s new decision in Cestone v Johnson, 2020 NY Slip Op 00495 (1st Dep’t Decided January 23, 2020) shows how effective disclaimers can be to prevent fraud claims, even when the alleged misrepresentation is egregious. The plaintiff alleged that it purchased a promissory note from the defendant, and that the defendant had fraudulently failed to disclose that the loan had already been paid off by one of the guarantors before the plaintiff purchased the note. The lower court dismissed the claims for fraud in the inducement, fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, and aiding and abetting fraud. The First Department affirmed, based upon the contractual disclaimers in the purchase agreement:
The court properly dismissed the fraud-based claims based on paragraph 6(b) of the note purchase agreement, which specifically disclaimed reliance on the alleged misrepresentation or omission that plaintiff now claims had defrauded her (see Danaan [sic] Realty Corp. v Harris, 5 NY2d 317, 320-321 ). Under that provision, plaintiff represented that she had "adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of Borrower [Worldview] and . . . guarantor under the Note" and "independently and without reliance upon Seller . . . made her own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement." She also disclaimed reliance on "any documents or other information regarding the credit, affairs, financial condition or business of or any other matter concerning the Borrower or any obligor."No Special Knowledge Involved Bolstering its conclusion, the First Department noted that the information allegedly misrepresented was not within the particular knowledge of the defendants, and plaintiff had the means of ascertaining the true facts, so the element of reasonable reliance was lacking for that reason as well:
Further, the alleged misrepresentation or omission regarding Sarah's repayment of the loan was not "peculiarly within" defendants' knowledge (see Loreley Fin. [Jersey] No. 3 Ltd. v Citigroup Global Mkts. Inc., 119 AD3d 136, 143 [1st Dept 2014]; Basis Yield Alpha Fund [Master] v Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 115 AD3d 128, 137 [1st Dept 2014]). Plaintiff, who was admittedly the sole director of Worldview, as well as the chair of Worldview's sole shareholder, Worldview Entertainment Holdings LLC, occupied a position that afforded her reasonable access to information about Worldview's finances, including whether the loan had been repaid by Sarah as the guarantor, before plaintiff purchased the note. Plaintiff cannot argue justifiable reliance on defendants' misrepresentation or omission where she had the means available to ascertain the status of the loan (see ACA Fin. Guar. Corp. v Goldman, Sachs & Co., 25 NY3d 1043, 1044 ; HSH Nordbank AG v UBS AG, 95 AD3d 185, 194-195 [1st Dept 2012]).Perhaps explaining why the Court was so quick to dismiss the claims, the First Department added for good measure that the claimed misrepresentation was speculative in any event: “In any event, the disclaimer aside, dismissal of the fraud claims is warranted on the alternative ground that plaintiff's contention that the note had been satisfied in advance of her purchase of it is ‘wholly speculative’ (Katz 737 Corp. v Cohen, 104 AD3d 144, 151 [1st Dept 2012], lv denied 21 NY3d 864 ).” Commentary Parties have the ability to bar or bolster fraud claims through appropriate contractual language. Great care should be taken during the drafting stage of the relevant contract to anticipate potential claims of fraud and address the issues in the contract itself. The interplay and dynamic between the party acquiring the asset and the party selling it will dictate the language used. Those with an understanding of the consequences in actions for fraud will be well equipped. Click here for Kevin Schlosser's fraud blog. | <urn:uuid:3d77a0bf-a5e9-47b8-b269-847b84a07c9c> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.msek.com/blog/kevin-schlosser-authors-court-dismisses-fraud-claims-based-upon-contractual-disclaimers | 2023-02-09T09:52:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764501555.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20230209081052-20230209111052-00348.warc.gz | en | 0.956099 | 1,130 |
Glass Pendant Light Fixture – Small Lotus Shade:
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No mention of heroin or other opiates. My impression is that heroin prices are stable or down. Also, we’ve seen a downturn in cocaine admissions, continuing increases in heroin and other opiates, and we still see very few meth admissions.
Prices for cocaine and methamphetamine have risen for the fourth quarter in a row, a trend law enforcement officials say indicates supply has dropped.
The price for a pure gram of cocaine increased 47% since October 2006. The price of a pure gram of methamphetamine jumped 84%, says a report out Thursday by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
A gram of pure cocaine cost about $137 in September, up from $93 in October 2006, according to a DEA database that analyzes seized illegal drugs. A gram of pure methamphetamine cost $245 in September, up from $133 in October 2006. The DEA uses the database to gauge illegal drug markets. High prices and low purity generally indicate a short supply. Dealers often use filler ingredients to stretch a drug supply. | <urn:uuid:7d49a8fd-0910-4907-9b4c-ab9c7a56949e> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://recoveryreview.blog/2007/11/08/drug-inflation-2/ | 2022-01-28T19:54:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320306335.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20220128182552-20220128212552-00487.warc.gz | en | 0.93975 | 211 |
Words and music by roddy frame
You don't have to tell me what you're still looking for,
Two arms to hold you and a voice to say,
"that's alright, you can spend the night",
Well, come around.
Cause I've been there and these are the notes
From the overground,
The world saxaphone quartet, the smell of violets,
And a passing friend won't let you down.
Listen to the rhythm of the rain falling,
Say you're gonna change your foolish ways.
Make a promise, break a promise in the same day,
It goes the same way, anyway.
So you pray for silence and it's sadness and it's violence
To be washed away, one day.
I understand the state you've reach of being unreachable,
Somewhere out there where only the music plays.
Loneliness and being alone don't always mean the same,
Who needs the movie? You can see the music anyway.
A sketch for winter, a burgundy and sanctuary
Can make me stay when I feel that way.
And if my words don't say the things that they were meant to say,
And if confusion comes and carries all my words away,
And if you still don't understand,
I wanna hold your hand, and look at it this way...
Someone singing's better than the war they're winning
Winging it's way, your way or my way,
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Extramarital sex is not a criminal offence in India anymore.
The country’s supreme court today (Sept. 27) struck down a colonial-era law that prescribed a maximum imprisonment of five years to men for adultery. However, the offence still remains a valid ground for divorce.
A five-judge bench of the court ruled that section 497 of the Indian Penal Code violates women’s right to equality and treats them like the property of their husbands. “It’s time to say that (a) husband is not the master of (his) wife,” chief justice of India, Dipak Misra, read out from the judgment.
Unlike the country’s sexual assault laws, which hinge on the consent of the woman, the 158-year-old adultery law did not consider the woman’s will. Though women couldn’t be punished under the provision, a husband could prosecute the man who had sexual relations with his wife, even if the wife was a voluntary participant in the act.
A wife, on the other hand, could prosecute neither her husband nor those with whom he had engaged in extramarital affairs.
The Narendra Modi government had supported the colonial-era law on the grounds that it preserved the sanctity of marriage and served a public good.
“Protecting marriage is the responsibility of the couple involved. If one of them fails, there is a civil remedy (divorce law) available to the other. Where is the question of ‘public good’ in a broken marriage?” Misra had asked during the hearings in August.
The Modi government was open to making the law gender-neutral by allowing for the prosecution of a woman who has sex with a married man. However, the court has consistently refused to allow for prosecution of women.
In 1985, the supreme court said, “It is commonly accepted that it is the man who is the seducer and not the woman,” and that making the law gender-neutral would allow for “a crusade by a woman against a woman.” | <urn:uuid:29a0439d-4621-4dd0-8e65-a7a4108eef66> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://qz.com/india/1404196/adultery-no-longer-crime-in-india-rules-supreme-court/ | 2022-05-20T08:37:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531762.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520061824-20220520091824-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.980657 | 435 |
Monday, February 27, 2012
By Bill Kraus
This title of a wonderful book on WWI has come home to roost.
I listened to a UW political scientist tell a Milwaukee audience in the early fall of 2010 that there would be a Republican tsunami in November of 2010 that would turn out even unbeatable Democrats in Washington and Wisconsin.
The reasons he gave were widespread fear, uneasiness, disappointment with the way the world was going, and an unusually strong urge for major changes, new ideas, straight talk.
After his predicted results came true and the radicalization that followed the tsunami was carried out by the winners, another UW political scientist told this same audience that the independents and uncommitted voters who gave the Republicans their stunning victories a few short months before were now appalled at what they had wrought. The next election, he predicted, would swing the pendulum fully back the other way.
Posted by Common Cause in Wisconsin at 12:02 PM
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
By Bill Kraus
As we lurch into another multiple election season--there will be at least 4, maybe 5 in Wisconsin this year--one thing is sure. We will be bombarded by TV commercials extolling the virtues and deploring the sins of the several candidates for the several offices in play.
There will be personal contacts, there will be radio commercials, there will be direct mail, there will be phone calls, some by live human beings, there will be billboards, there may even be a few newspaper ads, but TV will be the main medium of information and persuasion.
How did it come to this?
I have been a witness to, a victim of, even a perpetrator in the whole TV era and saga.
My first campaign experience was in 1952, the year that television became a presence everywhere in Wisconsin.
Posted by Common Cause in Wisconsin at 12:14 PM
Sunday, February 12, 2012
By Bill Kraus
The first time I realized there were activities that were beyond regulation was when the songwriters tried to stop the development of technology that would make it possible for listeners to tape songs off the radio for their own private purposes. It couldn’t be done.
More recently this same issue has come up vis a vis the also universal and uncontrollable internet. This isn’t settled yet, but it is pretty clear that technology has probably put the things that can be done on the internet beyond regulation as well.
Is the flow of money into political campaigns in the same category?
Some 20 years ago Tim Cullen testified before a Legislative Council committee headed by Senator Dave Helbach and Representative Peter Bock that was trying to contain political fundraising and spending otherwise known as Campaign Finance Reform.
Tim used the analogy of a balloon. “There is a certain amount of money that is going to flow into political campaigns,” he said. “If you visualize it as being contained in a balloon, what regulation can attempt is to squeeze one end of the balloon down. What will happen is the money in the balloon will pop up elsewhere.”
Posted by Common Cause in Wisconsin at 6:33 PM
Monday, February 6, 2012
By Bill Kraus
A longtime supporter suggested to a legislator that his ambition for higher office could be advanced if the legislator joined forces with a Republican who shares his views on the legislator’s favorite issue and has offered to join the effort to help do great things for Wisconsin.
“Remember who your friends are," the legislator replied to his now-former supporter.
A politically active Democrat whose day job would be advanced if the Legislature acted on a significant and difficult bill was advised to lay low on political activity until the bill is passed.
The watering holes where legislators of all persuasions, administrators, and even reporters once spent their “off the record” off hours together are gone, strictly segregated along political lines, or too toxic for one side or the other to consider patronizing.
A major health institution which is putting together a plan to increase health care coverage and reduce health care costs was told that the enabling legislation for this worthy idea would have a better chance getting through what has become the Capitol war zone if the institution and its members reduced their political profile and activity.
Posted by Common Cause in Wisconsin at 9:28 AM
Sunday, February 5, 2012
By Bill Kraus
Everybody knows what big money is doing to political campaigns, candidates, and politics itself. Most people don’t seem to like it. But five of the big nine on the Supreme Court do, and no one else counts.
Everyone also knows and dislikes the reconfirmation of the McLuhan premise that the medium is the message and that the campaign medium is TV commercials. Quick, simple/simplistic, pervasive. Most people don’t like this either, except, of course, the TV station owners and the producers and purveyors of commercials whose livelihood is dependent on or greatly enhanced by this phenomenon.
There is little or nothing that can be done about the flood of money masquerading as free speech or the popularity and power of TV as a medium.
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A few months back, I started a second blog to chronicle what Tall Boy and I hope will be an expansion of our family through adoption. Initially, the second blog was established for me to put my thoughts and feelings about the process down on record privately until I was prepared to share the plan with those that love us. I had learned while doing the infertility treatments that sharing a "plan" like that with people that have such a deeply personal and vested interest in your happiness can be difficult solely because the sheer volume of time between the initial discussions and the final fruition. I'm not trying to be secretive or excluding at all. It's just the knowledge that getting from "Tall Boy has agreed to investigate the possibility of maybe adopting" to "We've been matched" is a chasm wider than Grand Canyon.
Being the idiot that I am, I was certain the casual link to that second blog buried in my blogroller would go undetected, even when I shared my blog with family. I was wrong. Actually, what was more wrong in the assumption is the fact that people that I love dearly and that love me dearly in return found out about our momentous decision by reading it here, on my blog. As is par for the course with me, I hurt the feelings of those "discoverers" unintentionally. But, seeing how my cat is out of the bag, I've decided that it's foolish to bother maintaining a second link when I can just as easily add the details of the process here. If you're interested in the handful of posts I wrote prior to today, they are here [I may end up deleting this blog in the future so if you are getting here late and the link goes no where, my apologies].
So today Tall Boy and I went to the first in the series of training sessions the state requires of prospective adoptive parents for children in custody with the state. We received our packet of information we'll need to complete for our homestudy before being considered for a child or sibling group. It contains everything from the criminal background check, health form, home safety form and fire safety form as well as the worksheet that outlines our choices (some might say our restrictions) on a child or children we're willing to adopt. It also contains information they'd like us to cover in our written autobiographies that we will also need to write.
The adoption worksheet asks us if we'd consider children of different races, in need of continued contact with birth family members, in need of therapy or ongoing medical treatments, children of varying levels of abuse, neglect, emotional, mental and physical impairments etc. Tall Boy and I have to sit down and discuss each individual item and decide where we stand on each item to yay or nay them.
Oh, we also need to sheetrock the garage....
After today's session, it's the minutae of the details that are rolling around in my head. It's knowing that as we decide what we can handle as parents, we have to also limit certain situations to protect Bam-Bam. We have to accept that there may be children we cannot consider because of the impact on him too.
I can already foresee that my autobiography is going to be pages and pages long. The outline of criteria alone is over 3 pages and that's without all my details. I have only skimmed the questions briefly and I'm trying not to get myself overwhelmed with it all. I have to remind myself that I have plenty of time to get it all done.
What was most surprising about today was a continuation of the surprise that has lead us here to begin with and that is the change that continues to happen in Tall Boy's beautiful huge heart. He continues to amaze me with the willingness he has to not only do this for our family but to also try to create a family and a home for a child or children who's only dream is to feel part of a family who's foundation is one of love, safety and protection. A year ago, I would never have believed that he and I would be where we are today. We were completely disconnected and not much fun when we were together. Ok, we were struggling to even be nice to each other. We had been bumped off that wonderful foundation I speak of and were fighting tooth and nail to get back up.
But we're standing like statues upon the granite again and managing to grow together more and more each day. The contention and negativity has been vanquished to someone else's house. He's also been assured that irritations are not going to be left unaddressed any longer. If there's something picking at his neck like a bad shirt tag, I'm going to be all up in his face to get it out of him and get on with it. Because it seems to be the little things, the every day annoyances that, when not addressed and sent packing, compound and start the wedge of destruction. There will be no wedge for us again.
Today he showed me how far we've really come. Half way through the session he had opened his mind to the idea of being available for children before their parent's rights had been terminated (an issue he was not even remotely entertaining before) as well as the possibility of a sibling group placement instead of just "one more child". Basically, he opened two additional doors of possibility for our family. I love him for that. And for so much more.
As I drove home and he drove off to work after the class today, I was reminded of a day many years ago and an exchange that I had with a friend of mine. I was in my 20's in a dud of a relationship and worked with a woman named Robin. Robin was probably in her late thirties and had been married close to 15 years at the time. She is the most incredibly beautiful woman, inside and out. Christ is definitely working through her. Anyway, she arrived at work one afternoon BEAMING. Just beaming. When I asked her what was up with her she giggled like a 15 year old and said that someday when I had been married several years, I would know exactly how she was feeling at that moment. She told me that every marriage is hard work and that there are periods of time in every coupling when things are in a funk and the mundane takes over and things are just....things. But, just as quickly as they become mundane, you get some flash in the pan when you remember exactly why you married that person. Why you chose them to spend your life with. When the things that connected you spiritually, emotionally, physically in the beginning will again refresh your relationship. She was feeling refreshed and was not afraid or ashamed to hide it. She was IN LOVE with her husband. And it was so cool to witness.
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Some 130 million years ago, in a galaxy far away, the smoldering cores of two collapsed stars smashed into each other. The resulting explosion sent a burst of gamma rays streaming through space and rippled the very fabric of the universe.
The distant collision created a “kilonova,” an astronomical marvel that scientists have never seen before. It was the first cosmic event in history to be witnessed via both traditional telescopes, which can observe electromagnetic radiation like gamma rays, and gravitational wave detectors, which sense the wrinkles in space-time produced by distant cataclysms. The detection, which involved thousands of researchers working at more than 70 laboratories and telescopes on every continent, heralds a new era in space research known as “multimessenger astrophysics.”
This is the breakthrough scientists have been waiting for since the initial detection of gravitational waves two years ago. Now, for the first time, they are able to observe the universe using two fundamental forces: light and gravity. By combining traditional visual astronomy with the Nobel Prize-winning work of gravitational wave researchers, astronomers have new means to probe some of their field’s most enduring mysteries: the unknown force that drives the accelerating growth of the universe, the invisible matter that holds galaxies together, and the origins of Earth’s most precious elements, including silver and gold.
“It’s transformational,” said Julie McEnery, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., who was involved in the effort. “The era of gravitational wave astrophysics had dawned, but now it’s come of age. … We’re able to combine dramatically different ways of viewing the universe, and I think our level of understanding is going to leap forward as a result.”
The existence of gravitational waves was first theorized by Albert Einstein a century ago. But scientists had never sensed the waves until 2015, when a ripple produced by the merger of two distant black holes was picked up by two facilities of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in Louisiana and Washington state. Since then, the collaboration has identified three more black hole collisions and has brought on a third gravitational wave detector near Pisa, Italy, to better pinpoint the sources of these minute distortions in space-time. Just this month, members of the LIGO team were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for their achievement.
Yet because black holes emit no light or heat, past gravitational wave detections could not be paired with observations by conventional telescopes, which collect signals from what’s known as the electromagnetic spectrum. The scientists at LIGO and its European counterpart, Virgo, hoped to detect gravitational waves from a visible event, such as a binary star merger or a kilonova.
Kilonovas are swift, brilliant explosions that occur during the merger of neutron stars, which are ultradense remnants of collapsed stars that are composed almost entirely of neutrons, or uncharged particles.
Collisions between neutron stars are thought to be 1,000 times as bright as a typical nova, and they are the universe’s primary source of such elements as silver, platinum and gold. But much like gravitational waves, kilonovas have long been strictly theoretical. No scientist had ever seen one. Until this summer.
At 8:41 a.m. Eastern time on Aug. 17, a gravitational wave hit the Virgo detector in Italy and, 22 milliseconds later, set off the LIGO detector in Livingston, La. Three milliseconds after that, the distortion rippled through Hanford, Wash.
LIGO detects black hole mergers as quick chirps that last a fraction of a second. This signal lasted for 100 seconds, and it vibrated at higher frequencies. From the smaller amplitude of the signal, the researchers could tell this event involved less mass than the previously observed black hole collisions.
“When we detected this event, my feeling was, wow, we have hit the mother lode,” said Laura Cadonati, an astrophysicist at the Georgia Institute of Technology and LIGO representative.
Just 1.7 seconds after the initial gravitational wave detection, NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope registered a brief flash of gamma radiation coming from the constellation Hydra. Half an hour later, McEnery, the telescope’s project scientist, got an email from a colleague with the subject line, “WAKE UP.”
“It said, ‘This gamma ray burst has an interesting friend. ... Buckle up,’” McEnery recalled.
Gamma ray bursts are the most energetic forms of light in the cosmos. Scientists had long predicted that a short burst would be associated with a neutron star merger. That violent collision shoots jets of radioactive matter into space, as though someone had smashed their palm on a tube of toothpaste with holes at both ends.
“We were beside ourselves,” McEnery said.
Meanwhile, trigger alerts had gone out to LIGO collaborators at dozens of observatories around the globe. LIGO gave astronomers a narrow map of the sky to hunt for the source of the cosmic violence. “It was critical to know where to look,” said Edo Berger of Harvard University’s Center for Astrophysics. “If we were just searching blindly across the whole sky I don’t think we would have seen it.”
Astrophysicist Marcelle Soares-Santos, a staff scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, compared the effort to seeking a needle in a haystack. "With the added complication that the needle is fading away and the haystack is moving,” she said, noting that light from kilonovas vanishes quickly, and the universe is in constant motion.
At Penn State University, phones began buzzing during a science operations team meeting for NASA’s Swift satellite. The 9:15 a.m. alert threw everything they had planned out the window, said Jamie Kennea, a Penn State astronomy professor. From low Earth orbit, the Swift satellite cycled through 750 points in the sky until it detected “a vast avalanche of data” in the form of ultraviolet rays coming from the neutron star merger. They were just in time: The UV emission disappeared in less than 24 hours.
Ryan Foley, an astronomer at the University of California at Santa Cruz who studies supernovas with the Carnegie Institution's Swope telescope, was walking around an amusement park when he got the urgent text from one of his collaborators. He abandoned his partner in front of the carousel, jumped on a bike and pedaled back to his office.
He and his colleagues were up all night, first waiting for the sun to set on the Swope telescope in Chile, then sorting through the telescope’s images in search of a “transient” — an object in the sky that hadn’t been there before.
In the ninth image, postdoctoral researcher Charlie Kilpatrick saw it: a tiny new dot beside a galaxy known as NGC 4993, 130 million light-years away.
He notified the group through the messaging service Slack:
@foley found something
sending you a screenshot
Foley marveled at Kilpatrick’s measured tone in those messages. “Charlie is the first person, as far as we know, the first human to have ever seen optical photons from a gravitational wave event,” he said.
The event was named for the telescope that found it: Swope Supernova Survey 2017a.
Within 24 hours of the initial detection, it seemed as though half the telescopes in the world — and several more in space — were tilted toward SSS17a, recalled Stefano Valenti, an astrophysicist at the University of California at Davis who took part in the optical search. “We were calling colleagues to talk, saying, ‘I cannot tell you why, but can you observe this object?’” he said. “Everyone was working together, sharing everything they had as soon as the information was coming online. … I think this one was the most exciting week of my career.”
The neutron stars’ merger was not a well-kept secret. On Aug. 19, University of California at Santa Barbara astronomer Andy Howell tweeted, “Tonight is one of those nights where watching the astronomical observations roll in is better than any story any human has ever told.” He told The Washington Post on Friday that part of him regretted sending the tweet, after observers and the media connected his and other astronomers’ public hints to an event that set the world’s observatories buzzing. Members of the collaboration still had two months of painstaking work ahead of them, confirming and analyzing their data to make it ready for publication.
But Howell said he was motivated to mark the moment in scientific history. “I wanted to document what it felt like to find something completely new about the universe, that humans have never known,” Howell said.
Researchers collected data from the kilonova in every part of the electromagnetic spectrum. In the early hours the explosion appeared blue and featureless — the light signature of a very young, very hot new celestial body. But unlike supernovas, which can linger in the sky for months, the explosion turned red and faded. By separating light from the collision into its component parts, scientists could distinguish the characteristic signals of heavy elements like silver and gold coalescing in the cooling cloud of material. Wedding rings and uranium bombs are elemental echoes of these merging neutron stars.
The observations confirmed theoretical models of what a kilonova might look like. For millennia the two dead stars circled each other at nearly the speed of light, shaking off gravitational waves, which in turn pulled them closer together. When the husks smashed together, dinosaurs still walked the planet. The beams of light and gravitational shock waves from stars' collision finally reached Earth in August.
The fact that the signals arrived so close together — just 1.7 seconds elapsed between the first gravitational wave detection and the arrival of the gamma ray burst — also proves one of Einstein's predictions: gravitational waves move at light speed.
“While I’m not surprised that Einstein is right," McEnery said, "it’s always nice to see him pass another test.”
Scientists don’t yet know what happened in the wake of the kilonova. Neutron stars are too faint to be seen from so far away, so researchers can’t tell if the merger produced one large neutron star, or if the bodies collapsed to form a black hole, which emits no light at all.
But after two months of analysis, the collaborators were ready to inform the world about what they have so far. Their results were announced Monday in more than a dozen papers in the journals Nature, Science and the Astrophysical Journal Letters.
The collaboration’s capstone paper in Astrophysical Journal Letters lists roughly 3,500 authors, approaching the record set in 2015 by 5,154 Large Hadron Collider physicists who estimated the mass of the Higgs boson. If gravitational wave research had already weakened the stereotype of a lone astronomer genius, the dawn of multi-messenger astrophysics dealt it a fatal blow.
“From this point onward,” Cadonati said, “the more we want to know, the more we need to work together.”
This kilonova was so bright that it could have been observed even by amateurs with tiny telescopes. In the future, LIGO will alert the whole world to potential detectors, allowing citizen scientists to join professional astronomers in the global search for light from the universe’s most dramatic cataclysms.
France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, which funds LIGO, compared traditional, visual astronomy to a silent film. The earliest gravitational wave detections added sound, but they were little more than strange noises echoing in the dark, she said. “We couldn’t pinpoint the location of the source.”
Now, for the first time, the soundtrack of the cosmos has synced up with what scientists can see. “It's all the difference in the world,” she said.
Soares-Santos, a member of the Dark Energy Survey, said that multimessenger astrophysics promises to help solve major questions in cosmology. For years, scientists have puzzled over what's known as the "Hubble constant," a number that describes the accelerating expansion of the universe. Depending on how they calculate it, researchers get different values for this constant. Even just a dozen measurements based on gravitational waves, Soares-Santos said, could dramatically reduce the uncertainties in those calculations and give a much better understanding of how quickly everything in the universe is racing away from us.
This new era for astronomy may also illuminate the natures of dark energy, the mysterious force that drives the universe's expansion, and dark matter, a hypothetical substance that has mass (and therefore should produce gravitational waves) but seems to emit no electromagnetic energy. These two forces are thought to make up more than 95 percent of the mass and energy in the universe — and current physics can't explain them.
"We have so much to learn," Soares-Santos said. "This is an exciting time."
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A large number of WordPress sites will have been defaced as a result of a recently disclosed vulnerability in the REST API. Fortunately this did not affect sites hosted with dxw as proactive steps had already been taken to secure client sites.
Two weeks ago, the WordPress security team told us and a number of other hosting companies about a critical vulnerability in the WordPress REST API which would be fixed in a forthcoming security release.
We took the immediate step of adding in a level of additional logging for REST API requests and checking the logs for any that seemed unusual. We then whitelisted legitimate API requests and temporarily blacklisted all API requests that might have been vulnerable to the exploit.
WordPress 4.7.2 was released on Thursday January 26th at around 19:30, and all fully managed sites were updated before 22:00 (and the self-managed clients contacted to urge updates).
We continued to monitor the REST API traffic and saw no unusual requests between the update and the public disclosure of the vulnerability on the following Wednesday.
Beginning on Saturday 4th we began to see malicious attempts to alter website content. Fortunately by this point all public sites had been updated, therefore on Monday 6th February we restored access to the REST API. We have now switched to logging the malicious traffic and automatically blocking sources of excessive attempts.
While our normal policy with security-sensitive features is to disable them by default and enable when needed, the WordPress REST API is going to end up being more tightly integrated with site administration and future plugins, so will likely need to be available in the future. We will continue to make any enhancements to GovPress we can to ensure that the REST API operates as securely as possible on the sites we host.
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Why does Chicago still have such high gas prices?
It’s Memorial Day weekend, which means more people are hitting the road...and slapping their foreheads when they see the price at the pump. Especially in Chicago.
According to a recent Lundberg Survey the price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose sharply in the last two weeks because of outages at Midwest and West Coast refineries
But gas prices in Chicago are often higher than the rest of the country. Higher than New York, Los Angeles — even Hawaii.
But why? Chicago isn’t far from oil-rich Canada and there’s a huge refinery right next door.
Even longtime Chicagoans don’t seem to know why gas is so expensive in the city.
"I don’t know? I think people in high office do what they want and we just have to go with the flow,” said Kuri Roundtree, who pulled into a BP gas station at Roosevelt and Wabash in the South Loop earlier this week. “I think it’s ridiculous. It costs me $70 dollars to fill up my SUV. I’m sure I’m not the only person complaining about this gas. All of my family members hate going to the gas station."
Finding the answer to Chicago’s expensive gas mystery is actually not that obvious.
“Chicago is unique for a few different reasons. Even prices outside our region could be going down while our prices are going up,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com.
DeHaan says many factors that help set gas prices for the entire country are simply out of our control. For starters, the sky high price of crude oil on the global market. Thanks to demand in Asia, turmoil in the Middle East and good ol’ Mother Nature — like the flooding we experienced earlier this month.
“There’s nothing really to fix,” DeHaan said. “That’s just the way the free market works with gasoline. Prices go up and down.”
Still, if you live in Chicago, it’s usually up.
Another reason for this is the process of refining the crude oil before it gets to the pump.
There are four refineries that generally serve the Chicago market, including BP’s massive refinery in nearby Whiting, Indiana, right across the state border.
The Whiting refinery has been around longer than there have been automobiles. It was part of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil empire in the late 1800s. Of course, it’s more expensive now to refine crude oil than it was back then primarily because of environmental regulations.
You’ve probably heard about the cleaner burning “summer blend” that the Environmental Protection Agency requires for cities like Chicago.
“Summer gasoline, or gasoline with a different RVP, is a different formulation. You can’t use some of your lighter ends, such as your butanes to add to the volume of the gasoline, because it would evaporate out in the higher temperatures so it is more expensive in the summer,” said BP Whiting senior spokesman Scott Dean.
Unfortunately for Chicago’s gas customers, the city’s close proximity to the BP Refinery doesn’t help much in keeping costs down. Dean says that’s not how wholesale pricing works.
“It’s called the rack price,” Dean said. “The rack price is what the tanker truck driver who may be representing any number of companies, will go, will get the fuel, will pay whatever the rack price of what they’ve agreed to. And, the retailer will then determine the final price that they sell on the street.”
Customers may also have a desire to blame gas station owners for the high price of gasoline. But Beth Mosher, spokeswoman for AAA Chicago Motor Club, says it’s not their fault.
“Everybody wants to take it out on their local gas station owner why these prices are so high,” Mosher said. “But the reality is when the prices are this high the profit margins for these gas stations are so thin, they are going to make more from a bag of doritos that they are selling you than they are the gas.”
Mosher says the final factor for high gasoline prices can be pinned on the tax man.
“First and foremost, we have to talk about the high taxes in Chicago,” she said. “About 70 cents on the gallon is what people pay in Chicago for gas taxes, really, really a high number, especially given the statewide average is 49 cents on the gallon.”
Those figures can fluctuate, but that means generally 70 to 90 cents for every gallon of gas pumped in Chicago goes to taxes.
For example, if gas costs $4.67 a gallon that means 18 cents goes to the federal government; 43 cents for the state. And if you live in Chicago, tack on another 33 cents for Cook County and the city.
That includes sales and motor fuel taxes, the latter of which goes to pay for roads and bridges and some of the capital projects.
Although increasingly that money is being diverted to pay for things like pensions.
Another factor that hits wallets particularly hard is the way all levels of government in Illinois levy sales tax on gasoline purchases. The state of Illinois alone charges 6.25 percent sales tax. Twenty years ago when gas was much cheaper that meant just pennies on the dollar. But now that can be an extra 20 cents or more per gallon since the higher the gas price, the more taxes you pay.
“Most states don’t do that. Most states tax only based per unit, per gallon if you will. So, even if the cost goes up, the amount of tax you pay does not go up in terms of your overall cost,” said John Tillman, Chief Executive Officer for the Illinois Policy Institute, based in downtown Chicago.
Last summer, the Institute called for the state sales tax to be changed so it’s based on the number of gallons purchased, and not the price. The proposal fell on deaf ears in Springfield.
Still, if prices aren’t coming down anytime soon, what are drivers supposed to do?
Well, for one thing, we can buy less gas.
“We urge people not to wait for the government to do things but start consolidating your trips and take the L or the Metra train if that’s a possibility to you,” Mosher said. “Do things on your own to start getting better gas mileage out of your car.”
But even if you buy that fuel efficient hybrid or an electric car, drivers still might not be out of the woods when it comes to paying higher gas taxes.
Lawmakers in Springfield are talking about boosting motor fuel taxes to make up the lost revenue from fuel-efficient cars that use less gas. They may even impose fees on the fuel-efficient vehicles themselves to help fund road repairs.
One supporter of this proposal is Doug Whitley, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.
Whitely is also co-chair of the Transportation for Illinois Coalition which has been in Springfield pushing an increase to Illinois’ motor fuel tax. Although with only one week remaining in the state’s spring schedule, he says most lawmakers are focused on issues like pensions, conceal-carry and same-sex marriage.
“The state’s capital program to fund construction for roads, bridges and transit falls off the cliff next year. That fiscal cliff we heard about in Washington also exists in Springfield,” Whitely told WBEZ this week.
Whitely explained that the state’s fiscal program that started in 2009 will expire in the next fiscal year.
“There’s discussion of how to keep capital dollars flowing to the state and local government and the transit districts so they can continue to build, maintain and modernize and handle their construction needs,” Whitely said.
Whitely said one proposal garnering a lot of attention is the idea of abolishing Illinois’ 19 cent motor fuel tax and establishing a new sales tax on fuels. A similar plan was just implemented in Virginia.
“The motor fuel tax was last increased 23 years ago and there’s no growth in that tax in large part because of the mile-advantages of today’s more fuel efficient cars can take advantage of,” Whitely said. “We already have cars getting 50 miles to the gallon and electric cars, so the motor fuel tax isn’t putting the money into the road fund to support construction.”
Another idea is to levy new taxes or registration fees on hybrids and electric cars directly.
“If you have an electric car, you're really getting away to use the roads but not having to pay much for them,” Whitely said.
Whitely is sympathetic to Chicago area residents who already pay a lot of taxes on gas. “But if you want to continue to have transportation systems that are modern, efficient, clean and safe, there’s going to be a cost related to that,” he said.
“The bottom line is, there is no free lunch.”
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COMIC-CON 2012: Iron Man 3 Panel and Videos with Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle!
Marvel Studios hit Comic-Con 2012 hard today with huge surprises from Iron Man 3. Iron Man/Tony Stark himself, Robert Downey Jr., showed up unannounced to oversee the children's costume contest and entertain the massive crowd of fans that gathered in Hall H. Director Shane Black, executive producer Jon Favreau and Don Cheadle were also onhand to take Comic-Con by storm. Check out photos and videos from the events below.
Marvel Studios has also launched the official website for Iron Man 3 at Marvel.com/IronMan3. The site only features a gallery with two previously-released photos, a link to the sequel's https://www.facebook.com/ironmanmovie|Facebook page, and a form to register for updates, for now. Be sure to check back for more updates as we near closer to the May 3, 2013 release date.
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Two reading tasks this week!
- Think about your favourite book – can you write a paragraph or two telling me why it’s so brilliant to convince me to read it?
- Create a wordsearch about your favourite book, include all of the characters and places in the book. You could then photograph it or scan it to send to a friend for them to complete it! If you want to you can send it to me and I’ll put it on the webpage (in the folder for your messages to each other) and everyone can have a go! | <urn:uuid:c6f56ccb-b4d6-42b4-9865-ff640b4992e7> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.st-josephs-burnham.co.uk/reading-activity-for-wc-6th-july/ | 2022-01-21T05:17:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320302723.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20220121040956-20220121070956-00614.warc.gz | en | 0.951462 | 118 |
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Entries invited for 2019 Australian Sport, Recreation, Play Innovation Awards
The organisers of the National Sports Convention are inviting entries to the 2019 Australian Sport, Recreation, Play Innovation Awards which will be presented next month at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Awards, which recognise individuals, not-for-profits, commercial, play, recreation and sport sectors for their innovations in getting people to be more active, were established in 2013 and have become recognised as one of the recreation and sport facilities sector's most respected programs.
The Awards cover the following categories, each assessed by a panel of industry experts:
1. Programs, Activities or Events
Innovative programs, activities and events that have been developed to encourage the community to be more active in large numbers.
2. Sports Surfaces
Innovative solutions that allow greater intensity and durability of natural, hybrid, synthetic or hard sports surfaces that allow for greater usage.
3. Technological Solutions and Products
Business to business or business to consumer innovations that encourage more people to play sport or to be active.
4. Playground Design and Development
Designs and developments that allow and encourage more children to play, have fun and be active.
5. Young Innovator
A young person (under 25) who has developed a program, space, activity, technological solution or innovative partnership that is encouraging more people to be active.
6. Marketing and Communication Innovations
The packaging and communication of an opportunity in a manner that has innovatively encouraged more people to be active.
7. Facility Design and Developments
Innovative design and management that create an environment where more people are active (built and natural environments).
8. The Overall Sport, Recreation and Play Industry Award for Innovation
This award will provide the prize for the National Sports Convention Sport, Recreation, Play Innovation Award.
The winner will be chosen from one of the above seven winners.
Each category will be independently assessed by a panel of industry experts. As part of the National Sports Convention, the final three short-listed applicants will be given the opportunity to display their innovation as part of the Sport and Recreation Expo. This will allow people in the industry to view and appreciate their innovations.
Winners of each category will receive a $500 cash prize and a trophy and the Overall winner will be awarded $1,000 and a trophy.
Submissions are now open and close on Friday 5th July.
Click here for more information on the Awards
Click here to view details of the National Sports Convention in the Australasian Leisure Management Industry Calendar.
Image: 2018 NSC Industry Award Winners.
20th December 2018 - Details announced for 2019 National Sports Convention
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Is our obsession to create 'intuitive' user interfaces masking a real need to design easy-to-learn interfaces? In a 2012 interview with Speigal International, the psychologist Daniel Kahneman noted how our systems of intuition and reasoning work together " System 1 represents what we may call intuition. It tirelessly provides us with quick impressions, intentions and feelings. System 2, on the other hand, represents reason, self-control and intelligence." (Kahneman, 2012)
The myth of intuitive design
We know from learning/developmental theorists like Piaget, Bandura and Bronfenbrenner that knowledge and learning are not innate (as described in John Locke's theory on the tabula rasa). Throughout our entire life-cycle we continue to grow and learn about the cultures and societies we exist within. Our understanding when we encounter something new is very much based on our knowledge of what has occurred before. Within our learning of new systems, social interactions, emotions, outcomes etc. we are heavily biased to compare new interactions with what we already know.
Piaget's theory of adaptation (within learning and development) covered the two key areas of Assimilation and Accommodation. Assimilation is where we incorporate a newly learnt event or knowledge into an existing schema. Knowledge is assimilated within an existing concept, but may be skewed by the confines of the original ideas (i.e. the original concept is not modified when in conflict with new ideas). In contrast, Accommodation occurs when current concepts need to be modified if they are in conflict with new knowledge and ideas. In this way new learning and understanding are accommodated; old concepts are discarded or modified, and growth can occur within the individual.
The same argument could also be made for interaction design (IxD) and UI design. If we only look at an intuitive design approach, then we ignore the possibility of creating new interaction patterns (and new learned behaviours) that may be required to support the design
Limitations of intuitive design
If we look at definitions for intuitive, we find the following:
Intuition is the ability to acquire knowledge without inference and/or the use of reason. (Oxford English Dictionary)
Intuition is a priori knowledge or experiential belief characterized by its immediacy. (wikipedia)
So we could describe intuition as understanding something, without the use of reason or other thought processing activities - to instinctively just 'know'. But this still leaves me feeling like there is a part of our thought processing that remains unexplained when encountering new systems. Take for example the way we listen to music. Before 1877 (with the invention of the gramophone) the experience of listening to music occurred in concert halls, music chambers, within social settings, places of worship or at private recitals. Musical scores and songs were distributed via sheet music. With the invention of musical recordings we had records, cassette tapes, CD disks, right up to today's mpeg players and streamed web audio. Each technological advancement for recorded music required us to learn new ways of listening and distributing music. However, this evolution occurred in steps, with each advancement building on the last. Evolving technologies built, or even relied, upon prior knowledge that people had when listening to music.
So learned behaviours occurred when moving from 12-inch phonographic disks, to tape, to CD disks, to mpeg players. We had the concepts of play, stop or pause, fast-forward and rewind (introduced with tape). We learnt to understand these concepts; we learned the implicit actions or UI interactions needed to listen to music. It cannot have all been intuitive; some form of initial learning must have occurred with each evolution.
The problem with focusing on an 'intuitive' UI design is that it presents any effort required in 'learning' the UI as a negative. Intuition occurs within the limbic system - a complex set of interconnected structures within our brain that processes our emotions (including our arousal and 'fight or flight' responses). Emotional responses within the limbic system can occur without any higher cognitive or reasoning processing (that occurs within our cognitive cortex). This can, in some cases, lead to poor or emotionally-biased decision making. The psychologist Daniel Kahneman describes some failings of intuition as,
Our intuition works very well for the most part. But it's interesting to examine where it fails. In the stock market, for example, the predictions of experts are practically worthless. Anyone who wants to invest money is better off choosing index funds, which simply follow a certain stock index without any intervention of gifted stock pickers. Year after year, they perform better than 80 percent of the investment funds managed by highly paid specialists. Nevertheless, intuitively, we want to invest our money with somebody who appears to understand, even though the statistical evidence is plain that they are very unlikely to do so. (Kahneman, 2012)
The failing of a solely intuitive-focused design approach is also echoed in Jef Raskins web article,
The term "intuitive" is associated with approval when applied to an interface, but this association and the magazines’ rating systems raise the issue of the tension between improvement and familiarity. As an interface designer I am often asked to design a "better" interface to some product. Usually one can be designed such that, in terms of learning time, eventual speed of operation (productivity), decreased error rates, and ease of implementation it is superior to competing or the client’s own products. Even where my proposals are seen as significant improvements, they are often rejected nonetheless on the grounds that they are not intuitive. (Raskin, 1994)
A case for learned behaviours
This leads us to a strong case for not focusing solely on intuition, but also to create patterns and interactions that support easy-to-learn behaviours. At some point when we moved from hardware mobile phone interfaces to touch-screens there was a period of learning amongst users. Some patterns were easily understood whilst other took a little longer to get familiar with. But understanding a touch-screen UI was not completely intuitive. True we had touch interfaces before mobiles - think of ATM's or point-of-sale interfaces - but these interfaces did not include pinch, swipe or other mobile-specific gestures. Mobile patterns are becoming more ubiquitous and standardised, but this does not take away from the fact that some learning of the mobile UI has occurred; and some were inherited from past digital experiences.
As designers we can support users when learning new interactions by striping away complexity, providing context, prompts, suitable feedback and messaging, Some of these topics I have already covered in an earlier blog. The challenge here is to provide enough affordance, prompts and context without overburdening the user or the UI with a traditional heavy-handed help screen approach.
In summing up, I want to reference a Smashing Magazine article by Dave Sheppard where he elegantly describes the evolution of teaching the user;
To ease a user into your application, the application needs to teach the user how to use it. Once the user has moved beyond the beginner level with that application, the application should allow the user to skip all the help boxes and tool-tips or they should be un-obtrusive enough that they are never in the way to begin with. However, teaching a user how to use your interface is not just limited to providing tool-tips and lots of descriptive fields. You can easily teach a user by setting good default data. Setting good default data demonstrates to the user how a field should be formatted or what kind of information is expected in a particular text panel. (Sheppard, 2008)
SPIEGEL Interview with Daniel Kahneman: Debunking the Myth of Intuition
Spiegel Online International (May 2012)
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Intuitive equals familiar
J. Raskin, (1994)
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Evolve Your User Interface To Educate Your Users
D. Sheppard, (2008)
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Since posting about the BlackBerry Daylight Savings Time patch, several people have either commented or emailed me directly asking about Macintosh support. The DST 2007 Patch requires Windows 2000 or higher in order to install. This, of course, poses a problem for Macintosh using BlackBerry owners that don’t have access to a PC.
Research in Motion historically hasn’t provided support for the Macintosh. Even though they started offering PocketMac for free last February, RIM still offers no native Macintosh support for the BlackBerry.
This brings up the question, “Will lack of Mac support push Apple using BlackBerry owners to the iPhone?”
I’ve been on the record stating that the iPhone may cause more problems for RIM than most die-hard BlackBerry users will admit, but, my concern centers around first time smartphone buying consumers that may never become BlackBerry users because the iPhone gets them first.
I tend to believe that many die-hard BlackBerry users are like die-hard Mac users in that they, regardless of what new smartphone comes out, will stick with the BlackBerry, like a Mac user will stick with a Mac regardless of what new Microsoft OS comes out. Some Mac using BlackBerry owners are getting fed up.
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Healthy Rangeland, Healthy Animals, Healthy Products, Sustainable Herders...
Responsible Nomads (RN) Code of Best Herding Practice, is the result of a 19 years long committment to support Mongolian Nomadic Herder households, their Animals’ Welfare and Rangeland recovery and protection.
First developed by the Swiss Cooperation to International Development (SDC) in Mongolia, then spread Nation-wide by MFPUG Union, has now been approved by Order No.C/55 of the Director of the Standardization and Metrology Agency dated 30 December 2020 as Mongolian Standard MNS 6991:2020 (Requirements for Responsible Nomads Code of Practices for Sustainable Nomadic Livestock production).
Responsible Nomands CoP is the only valid and official Mongolian Standard for Sustainable Cashmere Fiber production.
The new official Responsible Nomads Government Standard for Sustainable Cashmere Fiber production, jointly with the Mongolian Noble Fiber Government standard for suh a fiber clean processing, RN Blockchain Traceability system, and the Protected Geographical Indication of Origin (PGI) certification, ensure to end consumers all unique values which underly to Sustainable Cashmere of Mongolia.
Rangeland Health is constantly monitored by digital procedures which elaborate data from a network of more than 4.540 webcams, to determine proper actions Herders have to take for preserving Mongolia’s fragile wild Steppe.
Mongolian Ministry of Agriculture and Light Indistry (MOFALI), and Mongolian General Veterinary Authority (GAVS) operate on the fields, registering in a Government Database Animal Health data.
In 2018-2020, 5.181 Nomadic Herder Households from participating Soums (group of Villages) received full trainings.
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Known ForWar Horse (2011)
Full Name:Jeremy William Fredric Smith
Age:29 years old (in 2020)
Date of Birth:June 18, 1990
Birthplace:Gamlingay, United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Height, Weight & Physical Stats
Height:5 Feet 12 Inches (1.82 m)
Weight:74 kg (163 lbs)
Jeremy Irvine Education
School: Modern School
College: National Youth Theatre
Jeremy Irvine Gallery
Jeremy Irvine Career
Profession: Actor, Model
Known For: War Horse (2011)
Debut TV Series/Movie: Film: War Horse (2011)
Salary: Under review
Net Worth: USD $2.5 million Approx
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Family & Relatives
Father: Chris Smith
Mother: Bridget Smith
Brother(s): Toby Irvine, Lawrence Irvine
Sister(s): Not Known
Marital Status: Unmarried
Wife/Girlfriend: Not Known
Ellie Goulding (2012 – 2013)
Amy Wren (2009 – 2011)
Jeremy Irvine Favorites
Favorite Food: Chocolate
Favorite Color: Black
FAQs about Jeremy Irvine
What was Jeremy Irvine first employment?
Dunsinane for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Jeremy Irvine additionally set up an organization with producer James Fulcher, Racing Heart Film, to do business commercial stuff.
What was Jeremy Irvine greatest influence?
Watching different entertainers. But as a result, Jeremy Irvine doesn't watch good movies and always scrutinizing them. So, he just watches nature documentaries.
What's Jeremy Irvine best advice for tryouts?
Go for tryouts and don't worry about roles whether you get it or not. Just make some great memories.
What are Jeremy Irvine theatrical superstitions or rituals?
Jeremy Irvine clarifies his contents like no one's the same old thing that is actually a solace cover because he never takes a gander at those notes.
If Jeremy Irvine hadn’t been an actor, what would he be?
Jeremy Irvine couldn't imagine anything better than to have been in the set plan, something that is imaginative yet less reproachful of you by and by. He'd love to paint sets throughout the day.
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For a lot of writers (like me) video is the last big frontier. Creating and producing a good video may seem challenging. Finding a vendor is even harder. I’ve had quotes for the same video proposal that have ranged from $750 to $20,000. For the exact same thing. Don’t even get me started on my “dream” video producer who included a guy picking his nose in the final cut. (I know, you get what you pay for.)
We could go on and on (call me, I will!) about the challenge of video production. But the numbers all show that it is an unavoidable, and arguably the most important, component of your content marketing and IMC overall strategy. Here are 6 reasons why you need to have a video budget in 2016:
- According to a study by Cisco, by 2017 video will account for nearly 70% of all traffic on the Internet. You already know how powerful it is for SEO, at least I hope you do. In just a year or so it will be the dominating force for Internet traffic.
- A Regalix report on the State of B2B Marketing found that 78% of survey respondents identify videos as the most leveraged content type.
- In his Forrester report How Video Will Take Over the World Dr. James McQuivey says that video content is worth 1.8 million words per minute. (IdeaBlog did a nice breakdown of how he got to that number.)
- A Forbes article stated research that 59% of executives would rather watch video than read text.
- Online video now accounts for 50 percent of all mobile traffic and up to 69 percent of traffic on certain networks, according to ByteMobile.
- More than 1 billion unique users visit YouTube each month, spending more than 4 billion hours watching videos.
Statistics like these and others show that video is a revolution for small business and B2B marketing. If you don’t have it, you’ll get crushed. Figure out a way to incorporate video into your marketing, or at least your SEO strategy in 2016. You’ll see results immediately.
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Jabali is Kiswahili (Kenya’s national language) for “Rock”.
Jabali Afrika, from Kenya in east Africa, is a truly multi-faceted group with its own unique mixture of fusion and African rhythms. Original compositions and traditional African rhythms come alive on a wide variety of instruments, accompanied by vocal harmonies that form the foundation of modern rock, jazz, blues and more!
With dancing and choreography, topped off with stunning traditional African tribal costumes and you have a multi-cultural experience that will leave your entire audience enriched, educated and entertained!
This is a one of a kind opportunity for your school to host truly talented and culturally significant artists and musicians and is an assembly that your students will remember all year.
Jabali Afrika wowed the entire school today! This is the first time we have ever had faculty, students, families, and community together and all dancing in the back in the room! Jabali also did a great job of getting everyone involved. Would recommend to anyone.
I just wanted to thank you for the Jabali Afrika performance at our school. I have heard nothing but positive comments from faculty, staff, and students. I have heard from several people that this was the best program we have ever had at our school. In fact, many of the students and staff went to see them at their show the next day! Thanks again.
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So. I’ve been up since yesterday. No sleep. No relief. No lack of pain, anxiety, depression, aggravation, and fear.
Tried relaxation, deep breathing, visualizing peaceful scenes, etc. No luck. Pressure point, trigger point, massage, foot bath, heating pad, ice packs, but nope.
My demons are stubborn. They like to win. Not just win, but beat me into submission. Leave me in tears and ready to give up. They are relentless in their mission.
But guess what? I’m stronger. I’m a challenge to my demons. They expect me to fall apart and wind up in a ball on the floor. But I shock them daily as I rise up and face them head on. I may not be able to do everything that I want or need to do, but I’ll push my body and my mind to their limit I will win! Not today you bastards! Not today!
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Michael Ashcroft: Alexander Technique, Coaching and Roam Culture
July 16, 2020
In this episode, we talk with Michael Ashcroft, a consultant, co-founder and Non-Executive Director of the Carbon Removal Centre, a UK-based non-profit organization whose purpose is to advance sustainable carbon removal.
He is also a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, an awareness-based educational process that helps people live with greater ease and freedom, and a Co-Active coach, working with clients in his spare time.
We talked about:
- How he stumbled into Roam Research from Building A Second Brain
- His workflow when building his second brain
- The Alexander Technique, and using Roam to expand his understanding of it, and applying it to coaching
- How he uses Roam as a self-coaching tool
- #roamcult as a culture, not a cult: The filter for meeting interesting people
- 02:08 Michael's origin story and meta-realization: Building A Second Brain
- 04:29 Michael's workflow and version of smart notes
- 07:09 Deconstructing how to take book notes
- 8:58 Determine if ideas have their own pages
- 11:14 Letting go of note-taking structure in advance Re: Evernote
- 12:41 If Einstein had a Roam...
- 14:13 Subconsciously building a digital garden
- 16:29 Multi-graph connections, and unique blocks across Roam
- 18:09 Synchronising public and Private Roams
- 19:58 "The onboarding is the #roamcult"
- 20:44 The Aha! Moment and the many possibilities
- 21:53 Exploring emotions in Roam and self-introspection
- 23:53 Co-Active coaching and the Saboteur
- 25:20 How Michael Ashcroft uses Roam to do self-coaching
- 27:33 Projects, Areas, Roam, Archives
- 30:24 Alexander Technique: Undoing habits
- 34:05 Roam to enhance understanding of Alexander Technique
- 35:33 Using the right words that resonate better
- 37:23 Alexander Technique teachers tend to impose jargon on people
- 38:46 Michael Ashcroft's future plans for Alexander Technique
- 40:11 A course as a universal resource
- 41:59 The world is hooked on doing or caring
- 44:02 How can we help?
- 46:00 Caring is interference
- 47:43 Non-doing, and to frame something as a battle is interference
- 49:42 How would you describe Roam to someone who hasn't started using it yet?
- 51:06 What does Roam mean to you? Roam Culture
- 52:28 The secret handshake is #roamcult
- 54:19 PKM meetups are a filter for interesting people
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I not only found your book cover appealing, but I just ordered it from Amazon. See, proof positive that a well-conceived cover, if married to content that also appeals, can lead to sales!
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Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
A novel, Layla, was published June, 2011. My short fiction has been published in Prairie Schooner, Santa Clara Review, Emrys Journal, North Stone Review, among others. Music reviews and articles have appeared in Acoustic Guitar magazine, Guitar World Acoustic, Minor7th.com, and Coastal Living magazine.
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Wow. Glutes are screaming this morning. I've never had such centralized soreness, which is great because I've wanted to focus more on glutes, and it looks like loaded walking lunges are the way to do it. Quads are pretty fried too.
One thing I never mentioned is that I do instinctual training. I love to train and exercise, so when I get a chance to do something I'll ask myself a few questions;
1. What's sore?
2. What do I NEED to train?
3. Am I physically prepared to train that area,lift,etc.?
It's not easy to find the balance I want. I have to be able to run and handle myself, I WANT to be scary strong and muscular. It's not easy to have it all, but I've been pretty successful. This will be the first time in a while that I'm going to focus on lifting and muscle development, then during my cut I'll get my cardio back up. I'm confident that this will work out well if I'm given the time to do it.
Another thing to mention is my Army PT. Luckily my unit is weak when it comes to pt. We do a little stretching, then just screw around. Maybe a light run, or some sprints with a few pushups and air squats thrown in. Mostly just standing around. Because of this I don't have to worry about PT getting in the way of whatever physical goal I want to move towards.
Current PRs at 242, raw w/ wraps- 525, 355, 605, 1485
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In this Wales travel guide, we will introduce you to some of the things to do in Wales as well as the best tourist attractions in Wales. Wales is a country rich in history, culture and natural beauty, with a diverse landscape that ranges from rugged mountains to scenic coastlines. Whether you are looking for adventure, relaxation or inspiration, you will find something to suit your taste in Wales. Some of the things to see in Wales include the majestic castles, the ancient monuments, the charming villages and the vibrant cities. You can also enjoy the outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, surfing or golfing, or explore the national parks, such as Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons or Pembrokeshire Coast. Wales travel tips include learning some basic Welsh words, trying the local cuisine, such as Welsh cakes, bara brith or cawl, and experiencing the festivals, such as Eisteddfod, St David’s Day or Halloween. Wales trip planning can be easy and fun, as there are many options for accommodation, transportation and tours. You can also find plenty of Wales travel ideas online or in books and magazines. If you are looking for nightlife in Wales, you will not be disappointed either. You can find lively pubs, bars and clubs in the cities, such as Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, or enjoy the live music, comedy or theatre shows in the venues across the country. Wales is a destination that will surprise and delight you with its charm and diversity. We hope that this Wales travel guide has given you some inspiration and motivation to visit this wonderful country. | <urn:uuid:9b757f56-87c0-4df6-bf78-260b2053a9db> | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | https://danize.com/wales-travel-guide/ | 2024-02-29T20:46:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474853.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229202522-20240229232522-00712.warc.gz | en | 0.951446 | 326 |
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Make It Iconic started as a collaboration of uniquely talented “creatives” and marketing experts. But what we noticed most of all was that each of us could draw insights from different disciplines – including strategic consulting, branding, communications and digital marketing. More importantly, that became wildly valuable to our clients.
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I know others will chime in on this but I will take a stab at it.
Back in the earlier day I did this. Don helped me out mentioning to make a background (animation) sequence (LAS file) and have it scheduled to run the whole time as a background sequence. The background sequence will take over when your show isn't running. I may be off a little on this but others will chime in soon.
Oh, and welcome to the forum and this crazy hobby.
I said that? Wow.
If you have a sequence running in the background tab, and it has any of the same channels that you are using in your show, those channels will conflict, and not work as expected.
For example, if you wanted to create a background sequence to have the lights on your roof always cycling between colors, you could do that. However, if you were to use those channels in another sequence, you would have conflicting channels. The results would be unpredictable, changing every time.
When you schedule a show there is a button you can enable that will have the lights on when a show is not running. This is my 1st year so I haven't seen it work yet, but, as far as I can tell it just randomaly turns lights on and off, flicker or whatever. I don't believe it turns them all on at full brilliance tho.
If, for example, you wanted to run a 20 minute show at the top and bottom of the hour, you do it several ways.
Though one way would be to create a show with your songs. (Let's say 5, 4m 10s songs) These songs would be placed in the musical tab.
Then, in the musical tab, place an animation sequence that is over 10 minutes long.
Now schedule your show for 30 minutes in length.
When a show starts your sequences in the musical tab would play in order. (Make sure you didn't randomize them in the show editor.) Then when the musical sequence are done, you the animation sequence would play. Since it is over 10 minutes in length, it would play past the time for your next show to start.
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Big Brother 11: What To Expect In The Final Week| September 7, 2009 at 10:41 AM EDT
Big Brother 11 is entering the final stretch and with that last hoorah comes a shift in schedule. To make sure you don’t miss any of the excitement I’m going to detail out what to expect and when it should happen based on the past seasons.
While the HGs aren’t expecting anything until Thursday night the next big event will be Tuesday, Sept. 8th. That night we’ll have the live Power of Veto ceremony where Kevin will use the Veto and Natalie will replace him with Jordan. Following that will be the live eviction vote with Kevin as the only voter. It’s hard to tell at this stage, but he seems to still be wavering between who to keep, Jordan or Michele. I’m expecting Michele to be evicted, leaving Natalie, Kevin, and Jordan as the Final 3.
After Tuesday’s live eviction we’ll have an immediate rush in to the Final 3 HoH competition. The final HoH competition is three-pronged like this fork. Oh, wait you can’t see my breakfast fork, but here it is all shiny and sporting three-prongs. The first part of the competition will be on Tuesday night and is an endurance competition between all remaining HGs. You won’t want to miss this event on the live feeds. In Season 8 this battle went on between Evel Dick and Zach for over 8 hours and yes, I stayed up for the whole dang thing. Natalie has said she’ll throw this to Jordan, but we’ll have to wait and see what happens.
Part 2 of the F3 HoH battle will be a physical/mental challenge between the 2 HGs who lost out in round 1. Round 2 will likely play out on Wednesday in the house. The winner of this round will face off against the winner from the first round in the next and last part of the overall competition.
The third and final round will be live on Thursday night’s episode and is usually a series of clips with the Jury House where the players have to guess how they’ll finish their sentences. The winner of this last round will then immediately cast the final eviction vote leaving just 2 HGs to face off on the Big Brother 11 season finale the following Tuesday (Sept. 15).
Don’t forget that with Chima’s expulsion America took on her responsibility as the 7th jury member vote. We should be able to vote for the HG of our choice to win sometime starting Thursday night. Please remember that you’ll be playing the responsible role which Chima could not, so no cursing, breaking things, or temper tantrums like a toddler!
Now that you’re armed with what to expect be sure to get your Live Feeds ready to go for Tuesday night’s live endurance battle. If you don’t have the Live Feeds yet, then no worries because you can still get signed up now and watch the rest of the season play out along with the rest of us Big Brother fans!
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Monday – REST
Tuesday – REST
Wednesday – 80 MIN SPIN
Thursday – REST
Friday – 26 MIN RUN, 52 MIN SPIN
Saturday – REST
Sunday – 45 MIN SPIN, 36 MIN STRENGTHENING
A few days ago, I wrote about my March goals and had changed up how I wanted to track my fitness. I was struggling to get runs in and decided to change it from “amount of workouts” goal setting to a time based goal setting.
This week, I was quite determined to hit my 3 hour per week goal and I did it! I’m quite happy that this week’s workouts hit my goals for me. I started by spinning for 80 minutes (gently) on Wednesday at the gym.
Friday, I tried to go for a run and it did not end too well. Of course it was freezing cold (my weather app said -5 and it was sunny!) and I practically froze my butt off. Soooooooo I booked it home after bumping into another runner and telling him I made a horrible mistake haha. Note the lack of a hat in the photo below. I was so cold! Darn wind chill!
Tried to go for a short little run but sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Froze my butt off out there just as Cold by Maroon 5 came on my iPod ??? Hoping you’ve had a better sweat session than I had today ? Oh well, TGIF right? What are you doing today? H and I are going to watch Logan tonight and I’m excited ? (super cute vest c/o @adidasca)
So in the evening, the dude and I made our way to the gym instead. I did an easy 52 minute spin and some stretching.
Saturday, I went back to the gym for another spin session. Are you seeing a theme here? Spinning is starting to climb its way up my list of favourite workouts! I’m loving how the gym has an option where you can ride with a view of a cycling path in Scotland and it makes a long ride more enjoyable.
After 45 minutes, I made my way to the group fitness room and did some strengthen and stretching while the boys finished their arm workout.
- 1 x 10, 1 x 15, 1 x 20 kneeling hip thrusters
- 1 x 10, 2 x 15, 1 x 20 crossover step ups
- 1 x 10, 1 x 15, glute bridges (elevated)
- 2 x 10, 1 x 15, 1 x 20, single leg deadlifts
- 2 x 10, reverses lunge to knee up
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THERE’S no denying it, despite Merbein Football and Netball Club not having the opportunity to hold the premiership cup aloft this season, they are on the right path.
The Magpies finished third this season, only dropping two games, with one draw.
In 2019, the last season played prior to this year, Merbein finished sixth, winning seven games and losing nine. The year before they finished last, with only one win on the board.
The Magpies had, this season, taken flight.
Paddy Irwin, co-coach at the club, said it was disappointing to have the season canned, with COVID impacting the league for the second year running.
“The reality is that the league’s hands are probably forced by things we can’t control,” Irwin said.
“Things like NSW being in lock down, and then obviously regional Victoria also going back into lock down.
“With no clear time frame as to when we are going to come out of it, the league probably and unfortunately didn’t have any other options.”
While Irwin wouldn’t be drawn on if the premiership could have been taken back to Kenny Park this season, he said it was disappointing there was no finality or outcome attached to the season for any team.
“I guess what we have to do as a club is internally celebrate some wins and some perceived successes without getting carried away,” Irwin said.
“Our ambition this year was to continue on a path of improvement, not looking to sprint to any finish line, but it has been about being better than the week before – be that in the game or on the training track.
“And I think, hand on heart, we have made some improvements in that area.
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Madelon Hoedt, author of the Narrative Design and Authorship in Bloodborne: An Analysis of the Horror Videogame.
Madelon, hi! We are thrilled to be able to talk to you about your book on Bloodborne! Gaming studies have different approaches and analyses concerning video games, so, how would you briefly explain your book. What is it exactly about, what is so intriguing about the notion of authorship that you decided that it must be in the title?
I have been gaming for a while, but at the same time came to it quite late, at 18, 19 years old. As a result, I didn’t really regard myself as a skilled gamer, so when Dark Souls came out, including reports of its difficulty, I very quickly dismissed it as “not for me”. Bloodborne was the same, initially, but the world presented within it combines everything I like: a dark, warped cityscape; original monstrosities; escalating terror… I was still worried about its difficulty, but could not resist exploring Yharnam for myself, and my enthusiasm for the game is what fuelled the project. At its heart, it is a fan letter, but one coming from a particular academic viewpoint.
The reason that Bloodborne was chosen for this analysis was, firstly, my preference for its game world, but also because I feel it is the best example out of the Soulsborne series of Miyazaki’s design ethos. In Bloodborne, in particular, not a moment of the game is wasted; every single aspect connects to another to create an intricate web where each element of the world, whether a cut scene, an item and its description or the areas and the routes between them, has meaning and helps players to understand Yharnam and its history.
This is where the focus on authorship comes from: in recent years, Miyazaki has been called an auteur, alongside creators such as Hideo Kojima and Yoko Taro. This cannot be denied: it is clear from interviews that Miyazaki is involved in every single aspect of his games, from aesthetics to map design to the lyrics of the soundtrack. Yet once the game is done, this ownership is handed over to the players. Amidst the many detailed discussions of the lore of all Soulsborne games, Miyazaki is unlikely to add his voice and his interpretation, instead of leaving it entirely up to the players as to what story they construct. Undoubtedly an auteur in his approach to design, Miyazaki fails to fulfil this role truly. The book, then, starts from this realization: it presents a reading of Bloodborne’s lore, world and mechanics, and analyzes how each of these is constructed to aid players in their reading of the narrative.
You are a Senior Lecturer in Drama at the Department of drama, theatre, and performance at the University of Huddersfield. How does this study coincide with your previous work? How is drama connected to video games? I presume some people who are not part of academia (or maybe people within it) would wonder how you have such diverse research interests.
I have worked in academia for ten years, and during that time, I have alternated between lecturing in drama and in game studies. Across these, there are two key elements that unite my research: a focus on Gothic and horror studies, and an interest in interactive and immersive experiences. My work in drama focuses on popular forms of immersive theatre, such as scare attractions and pervasive games, and from the start I have looked to research from the field of game studies as a way to approach these more interactive forms. For me, and with the niche that I’m working in (as opposed to more classic and traditional forms of theatre), I see the two as an extension of one another, with a variety of experiences delivered along a spectrum of immersion, interactivity and performativity.
How do you see the state of video game studies, or gaming studies, today?
Game studies is an interesting field in that it is constantly working to push its own boundaries. Working in a discipline that is continuously growing and expanding, as well as developing in new directions due to advancement of the hardware involved in it, the opportunities for research are rich. There are a number of amazing scholars doing incredibly interesting work, on individual games, game genres, aspects of design and on players and communities. At the same time, there is a constant struggle, if you will, to keep abreast of these developments, and for the scholarship to remain up-to-date. Most importantly, though, I feel it is a fascinating field with a lot of room for early career researchers to help bridge the gaps in knowledge and theory that currently exist.
In your opinion, why are games like Dark Souls, Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne so popular today? We see some other games today that try to follow this kind of formula of high difficulty, slow combat, dark and gritty atmosphere, like Sekiro, for example. Does it have something to do with nostalgia? Yearning for the ‘’good old’ days’’ when a lot more titles were harder than they are today?
I would argue that the lure of the Soulsborne and, by extension, the Souls-like games is not so much to do with nostalgia as it is with freedom. I think that what these titles have brought back is a sense of and room for exploration and the difficulty, in my opinion, is only a subset of this. The lack of handholding within this subgenre has often been mentioned, and for me, the draw of these games has been the sense of and reward for exploration, of discovering new hidden areas or unlocking a shortcut. In some ways, Soulsborne is almost a puzzle, with each difficult enemy and boss simply a challenge to be figured out, with a certain degree of freedom in the choice of playstyle. Players are given a large number of options in terms of different weapon types or strategies as to how they wish to meet these challenges. I would argue that it is this element of choice in how to play that sets these games apart from different experiences, where tutorials and mission-based gameplay can be more restrictive.
How important is it to think about the games as something more than mere fun and/or relaxation?
It has been said before, but the interactive nature of games allows them to put players in a specific position in relation to the material. All of a sudden, despite the action playing out on a screen, you are forced to do something, to push a button in order to perform an action. There have been a lot of jokes about this (such as the now notorious “press X to Jason” in Heavy Rain), yet when implemented correctly, it can be incredibly powerful. One of the first game franchises I played a lot of was God of War, and initially, I only had access to the PSP titles. In GoW: Chains of Olympus, just before the final boss fight, Kratos is reunited with his daughter Calliope, slain by his own hand. Yet the reunion is not a sweet one, and Kratos is forced to choose between remaining with Penelope or saving the world, and the both of them, from destruction. At this point, the game hands control back to the player and force them to repeatedly hit O to push Calliope away so Kratos can move on, but she clings on, and the player is asked to do the same again. Hidden amidst the spectacle and overt violence that the God of War games are famed for, it was a sudden moment of tenderness, made all the more impactful by the fact that I, the player, was forced to perform this action, knowing Kratos’ story, and what this renewed separation from his daughter would mean to him. This is certainly not the best example of this strategy, but it was the first one I encountered and goes some way to show the potential impact of allowing players to interact with this type of material. It is a strategy which is employed in numerous triple-A titles and has become the core gameplay in indie titles such as This War of Mine and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, where players are confronted with serious themes and (moral) choices.
At the same time, I feel that it does games a disservice to not consider them as fun and relaxation. Some games are just silly, and they are meant to be, or they can offer a sense of humor while dealing with the more serious subject matter. It all comes down to the intention of the designers, and the experience they wish to create for their players.
I presume you use some of the video game lore in your classes as an example or as case studies to explain something in more detail or to make everything more interesting. How do students react to this kind of approach?
I primarily use a selection of videogames as case studies, and as a means of exploring certain concepts in more detail. The particular elements of analysis that I teach, in the realms of semiotics and representation, can be quite vague, and the use of examples can help make the material more grounded for students and easier to grasp. It also allows for lively classroom discussion as students bring in their own examples, and for me to find out more about games I may not have played; I tend to favour singleplayer over multiplayer games, but learned a lot from my students when the battle royale craze first hit! For me, the classroom is very much a two-way street, where I offer information, but I expect my students to consider and apply these concepts in new ways, and I love hearing about their own analyses of the experiences they have encountered.
Are there any other books that you would like to recommend to our readers? Something that would arise interest within fans, gamers, and scholars alike?
One of my go-to books will always be Rules of Play by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman. Although it is getting a bit old now (it was published in the early 2000s), it remains an excellent starting point on a lot of topics related to game studies and offers lists of recommended reading to explore more.
In terms of my research, and where I am currently heading, I have found Mark JP Wolf’s book Building Imaginary Worlds very helpful. It is more focused on literary and cinematic texts, but Wolf offers an interesting way to approach the examination of worldbuilding that I have used in my analysis of Bloodborne and other work. Finally, there is an increasing interest in writing on individual games, with books out on Doom, Myst and Silent Hill, so it is always worth seeing what might have been published on games you like.
How can we get your book?
The easiest way is via Amazon, or directly from the publisher; it is available in paperback and ebook format.
So, games in 2019. As someone who likes games and plays them, what are your favorites of the year?
I have to admit that I’m always a little bit behind, so alongside recent releases, I try to dig into my backlog. From the older games list, Hollow Knight has definitely been a highlight this year as one of the best metroidvanias since Castlevania: Symphony of the Knight, with a lovely aesthetic and sharp, interesting mechanics. Staying with that theme, my game of 2019 released this year is, without a doubt, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. As implied by the inclusion here of Hollow Knight, I have a huge love for Metroidvanias, specifically Castlevania, and I had a whale of a time with Bloodstained. It delivers exactly what I wanted from a new Igarashi title, with excellent gameplay and tight controls. It also handles its heritage with integrity in its design, keeping the hallmarks of the better titles from the Castlevania franchise, as well as having some fun with it, with throwbacks to previous games (such as the choice of a certain voice actor, and the inclusion of the Might’ve Known trophy, for breaking a secret wall).
How do you evaluate the indie games scene within all this? Have indie games managed to provide some new experiences, stories, narratives that were not so presented in the industry? Could you recommend some games who did the most exciting work in that manner?
The most exciting aspect of the indie scene, for me, is the potential for more diverse voices and approaches. I’m a sucker for quirky game design, even if the game itself isn’t wholly successful. For example, I was quickly sold on Darkest Dungeon as soon as I found out about the stress mechanic; on the storybook aesthetic of Child of Light; on the use of the narrator in Bastion; or playing as a small child in Among the Sleep. I’m also a sucker for a good story, and as a result, have really enjoyed titles like The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and Oxenfree, as well as the more abstract approach to the narrative from games like Limbo and Virginia.
In addition, it seems that the smaller scale of both design and team of indie titles can lend a certain focus to an experience that can make it sharper and more poignant than a sprawling open-world game. The vision of the two-man team behind Salt and Sanctuary is a great example of this. This focus often extends to the way in which indie developers approach their designs, making games such as Valiant Hearts, Never Alone, Beyond Eyes and Papo and Yo. Each of these titles allows access to a particular type of knowledge and experience, to someone’s story, that I otherwise would not have had.
I’ve also found that, as I get older, and work gets more stressful, I don’t always have time to play the huge games that take anywhere from 40 to 100+ hours to complete. For this reason, having a small indie title that takes maybe 4 to 6 hours to finish has been something I have gravitated towards more and more in recent years.
What are your plans now? Are you planning to work on video games in the future? Do you plan to do more studies about some other games?
The aim is definitely to continue to find a middle ground between my writing on performance and on games, if only for my own enjoyment. I’ve got two book chapters that are out, or about to be released, about the use of the zombie motif in Siren: Blood Curse and the inversion of the city in the Metro games, and I expect to keep doing such short explorations in the future. It is unlikely that I’ll do another full-length study on a particular game or franchise. I’m currently working on a manuscript on horror in performance, I know I’ll be taking a break from big book projects for a while after completing that, but never say never… | <urn:uuid:b82ec55b-20eb-4e86-93d3-847783155069> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://www.goodgame.hr/gg-interview-madelon-hoedt-english-version/ | 2021-10-16T15:38:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323584886.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20211016135542-20211016165542-00006.warc.gz | en | 0.972882 | 3,065 |
Covenant, Calling and Crisis: Autonomy, Accountability and Wellbeing among Church of England Clergy revisited 63 people who have been interviewed every two years since 2017. It presents qualitative findings from individual and group interviews conducted in autumn 2021 and is part of the third wave of the ten-year Living Ministry programme. The research findings explore clergy wellbeing during the Covid 19 pandemic and how clergy understand and experience autonomy and accountability.
Dr Liz Graveling, author of the report, said:, “I am deeply grateful to all the people who continue to share the joys and trials of ordained ministry to help the church learn how best to care for its clergy. Supportive frameworks of autonomy and accountability are crucial, and the stories contained within this report illuminate how these two things can be held together in the context of covenantal relationships.”
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I finished up my Annual Christmas Card classes this past weekend and it was so wonderful to see everyone! I've been sharing the cards with you and you can see four of the other cards for the class by clicking here, here, here, and here. Participants in the classes made 3 cards each of 5 different designs. The card you see below is the final card design. I've made a couple of other cards using the Peaceful Deer Bundle using very similar designs. You can see those cards here and here.
This card begins with a panel of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper matted with a slightly larger panel of Real Red cardstock. The panels were adhered at the center of the Garden Green card front. A strip of Be Dazzled 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper was matted with a slightly wider strip of Real Red cardstock (the right and left ends of the two strips of paper are flush). The strips were adhered across the Designer Series Paper panel with the bottom edge of the Real Red cardstock strip 1" above the bottom edge of the Designer Series Paper panel and the right and left edges of the narrow strips flush with the right and left edges of the Designer Series Paper panel.
A piece of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper was die cut with the 2-5/8" circle die, from the Layering Circles dies, and matted with a piece of Basic Black cardstock die cut with the 2-7/8" scallop circle die, also from the Layering Circles dies. The die cut circles were adhered over the right side of the horizontal strips using Stampin' Dimensionals. The right edge of the scallop circle is 1/8" from the right edge of the Designer Series Paper panel and the bottom edge of the scallop circle is 1/2" above the bottom edge of the Designer Series Paper panel.
The "It's The Best Time Of Year" greeting was stamped on a narrow strip of Basic White cardstock using Garden Green ink. The greeting was matted with a slightly larger piece of Garden Green cardstock and adhered at the bottom of the die cut circles with the right end of the greeting extending beyond the edge of the circles and flush with the right edge of the Designer Series Paper panel.
The "Oh What Fun" deer image was stamped on a piece of Basic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The deer was punched with the Deer Builder punch and adhered to the die cut circles using Stampin' Dimensionals (behind the body of the deer) and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (behind the head and neck of the deer).
The 1/4" and 3/4" star dies from the Stitched Stars dies were used to die cut stars (one large and two small) from the Be Dazzled 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper. The stars were adhered to the Designer Series Paper panel using Mini Glue Dots.
The "Wishing You A Wonderful Year And Friendships Dear" sentiment was stamped at the upper center of a Basic White panel using Garden Green ink. A narrow strip of Basic Black cardstock was adhered behind the top edge of a strip of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper. The paper was adhered along the bottom edge of the panel. The panel was adhered at the center of the inside sentiment area of the card base.
The deer image was stamped at the center of the envelope flap of the Medium Basic White Envelope using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I realize that the Designer Series Papers that I used for this card were only available during Sale-A-Bration; however, many of you still have the paper. For those of you who don't have the paper, don't despair. The simple design of this card lends itself well to a variety of Christmas Designer Series Papers. Just let the colors in the background panel of paper help you determine the colors you will use to frame the deer in the circle, the color of the deer, and the cardstock colors. That's the great thing about Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers -- all the colors coordinate!
Basic Black: 3" x 3", 3/8" x 4"; Basic White: 2-1/4" x 3", 1/2" x 2-3/8", 4" x 5-1/4"; Garden Green: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" along the 8-1/2" length, 9/16" x 2-7/16"; Real Red: 4" x 5-1/4", 1" x 3-7/8"; Be Dazzled 6" x 6" Specialty Paper (Sale-A-Bration Retired): 3/4" x 3-7/8", 1" x 1-1/2"; Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration Retired): 3-7/8" x 5-1/8", 3" x 3", 3/4" x 4"
Supplies I used to make this card
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The following are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about NACSW, its mission, and the services and benefits it provides for NACSW members and friends broken down into categories.
What does the acronym NACSW stand for?
NACSW stands for “North American Association of Christians in Social Work”
When was NACSW founded?
NACSW is an interdenominational and international organization which grew out of a series of annual conferences beginning in 1950. NACSW was incorporated in 1954, which means it has been in existence even longer than NASW. In 1983, NACSW changed its name from “National” to “North American Association of Christians in Social Work” when a large number of social workers living in Canada became members of NACSW.
How can I contact the NACSW office?
You can contact the NACSW office by email at firstname.lastname@example.org
, by phone toll free at 888.426.4712, or by mail at P.O. Box 121, Botsford, CT 06404.
Does NACSW develop position statements on social or political issues or endorse particular political candidates or parties?
In general, NACSW does not develop partisan position statements on social or political issues about which there is a lack of consensus in the larger Christian community. Nor does NACSW endorse particular political candidates or parties. Rather, NACSW sees as its call to support the efforts of Christians in social work to better understand how their faith contributes to their views and practice as social workers, and to ensure that there is a safe place for healthy discussion about topics and issues of concern to Christians in social work — with an understanding that at times people of faith will disagree on such issues.
We believe there is definitely a place for advocacy on social and political issues for Christians in social work, and we strongly support and encourage this among our membership. However, NACSW has not seen taking organizational positions as our call, because to do so could leave out some Christians in social work who might not agree with a specific position NACSW would take on a given issue. Instead, we believe that an important way to live out the Christian call to be light and salt in our world is to model respectful, humble, open, and loving dialogue concerning even the most difficult issues which have the potential to divide us – something that we believe is a pressing priority within both the Christian community, as well as within the larger society during the polarized times in which we live. NACSW’s goal is to be an association in which all Christians in social work feel like they have a place to belong, to be respected, and for their voices to be heard.
Who are NACSW's Members?
NACSW welcomes as members individuals or organizations that support the mission of NACSW, which is to equip its members to integrate Christian faith and professional social work practice. Most of NACSW’s members are professional social work practitioners and faculty, but others include students, clergy, and other persons of faith working in the social services. For more information on becoming a member, please see our website.
Do I have to belong to a particular denomination to join NACSW?
No, NACSW does not identify with any particular denomination or denominations. Members come from a variety of Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. At last count, over 60 Christian denominations were represented within the NACSW membership! All who support the mission of NACSW to equip its members to integrate Christian faith and professional social work practice are welcome!
What benefits are available to NACSW members?
Benefits of NACSW membership include free subscriptions to NACSW’s quarterly newsletter as well as NACSW’s quarterly journal, Social Work and Christianity, access to NACSW’s JobNet Career Center, discounted registration rates for NACSW’s annual conventions and quarterly audio conferences, a 20% discount on books and other materials published by NACSW, and many other benefits. Click here for a complete listing of membership benefits and services.
How long does my membership last?
Memberships are valid for one year from the date of purchase. Two-year memberships and lifetime memberships are also available.
I am a student, should I join NACSW?
Absolutely! Almost 1/3 of NACSW’s members are students. Students receive a discounted membership rate. There are many membership benefits that are particularly useful for students including NACSW’s mentoring program and access to NACSW’s JobNet Career Center. Information on student membership rates can be found online.
How can I renew my membership and/or update my name and address?
If you are currently a member you can click on “Renew My Membership
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How can I connect with other NACSW members?
If you are an NACSW member you can search for and connect directly with other NACSW members through the Online Membership Directory
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and member interest groups
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Continuing Education Opportunities (CEs)
Does NACSW offer opportunities to earn CE Hours?
Yes, NACSW offers many opportunities to earn continuing education contact hours
including annual and regional conventions, chapter meetings, home study programs, and audio conference workshops. NACSW is an Approved Continuing Education (#1078) provider by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB
), and is also recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0479.
Will CE Hours from NACSW be honored in my state?
NACSW is an Approved Continuing Education (#1078) provider by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB
) and also recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0479. These approvals extends to all of NACSW’s current training programs including its conventions, regional conferences, home study program, and audio conference workshops. It is important to note, however, that final authority for approving any continuing education activity rests with the state or province in which the participant is licensed. Some states, for example, categorically do not yet accept home study contact hours, no matter who offers them, and so training participants are still responsible to check with their local authorities about final training acceptability. However, an increasing number of regulatory boards readily accept the continuing education offerings of ASWB-approved providers.
How can I find out about the next NACSW annual convention?
For information about NACSW’s annual convention, please see our convention webpage
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Does NACSW organize local meetings, workshops, and conferences?
NACSW does occasionally host regional conferences and local workshops. NACSW also has local chapters in several areas of North America. To learn more about local chapters and see if there is an active chapter in your area please visit the “Groups & Contacts
Does NACSW publish any journals or books?
NACSW publishes the journal Social Work and Christianity (SWC)
four times a year. Members receive a subscription to SWC at no cost, and are able to access electronic copies of SWC going back all the way to 1974 on the Members-Only section
of NACSW’s website as one of their benefits of membership. NACSW also publishes a number of books related to the integration of faith and social work practice. A full listing of the books published by NACSW can be found at the NACSW bookstore
. NACSW members receive a 20% discount on all NACSW books and other published materials.
How do I submit an article for NACSW’s journal, Social Work and Christianity?
Information about submitting manuscripts to Social Work and Christianity can be found here, under Manuscript Submission Guidelenes. Any questions about submissions should be directed to Rick Chamiec-Case, SWC’s managing editor.
How can I find information on obtaining professional liability insurance through my NACSW membership?
NACSW is pleased to offer professional liability insurance
to its members who practice social work and mental health counseling services in the United States. The plan is administered by the American Professional Administration. Information on insurance is available in the Membership section of NACSW’s website.
How can I advertise with NACSW?
NACSW offers a range of options for advertising or promoting jobs, events, products, or services that would be of special interest to Christians in social work. These options include ads in our newsletter or journal, renting NACSW’s member list, exhibits, sponsorships or bag stuffers at the annual convention, or, for members, sending information out at no cost on NACSW’s listservs. For more information about advertising with NACSW, go to “Promotion & Advertising
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Choosing a good home faucet filter depends a great deal on what is present in the water supply at that location. As much as water can look and taste clean, this is never fully the case, and there is likely to be arsenic, fluoride and even asbestos in even the freshest tasting tap water. The problem with unfiltered water is that it can taste perfectly normal, making these dangers even more worrying.
Who should get a faucet filter?
Investing in a faucet filter is a good idea, especially for those with weak immune systems, preexisting health conditions and young children. Most healthy adults will not have a problem with the contaminants in the water over a short period, but the risk is much more severe with those in a vulnerable health condition or with underdeveloped defenses. In some areas these can make water taste nicer too, which is another reason to invest in one.
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Adding rigid foam to the outside of the shell dramatically increases R-value while reducing thermal conduction.
In late 2008 my company contracted to do an energy retrofit on an 80-year-old home in the Boston suburb of Arlington. Energy efficiency is one of our specialties, so this wasn’t our first energy retrofit, but it was one of the most comprehensive.
Because the owner wanted to replace the roofing, siding, and windows anyway, we had an opportunity to increase the R-value of the shell and eliminate thermal bridging by wrapping the entire exterior with rigid foam insulation.
The key to getting this type of installation right is deciding what role each layer of the installation will play. The house needs a drainage plane to make it watertight and an air barrier to keep it draft-free. The plans called for a layer of Tyvek housewrap over the existing board sheathing, followed by two layers of foam, a layer of vertical strapping, and cellular PVC clapboards nailed to the strapping, creating a rain-screen wall. The outermost layer of foam would be the primary drainage plane, while the underlying foam and the Tyvek housewrap would serve as backups. The housewrap would also serve as the home’s air barrier.
We started with the roof, stripping it down to the sheathing, then installing two layers of 3-inch Dow Thermax foil-faced polyisocyanurate insulation, per the recommendation of Betsy Petit and Kohta Ueno of Building Science Corp. in Somerville, Mass. We staggered the joints in both directions and taped the seams to prevent air movement through the edge gaps, then laid 5/8-inch plywood sheathing on top and attached it to the rafters with 10-inch FastenMaster HeadLok screws. We then installed the roofing right on top.
Next we stripped the old shingle siding and installed the Tyvek. Because the housewrap was serving as both a drainage layer and an air barrier, we secured the bottom edge to the sheathing by embedding it in silicone caulking and taped all the seams with Dow Weathermate construction tape. We like this particular tape because it can be installed regardless of the weather. It sticks to wet surfaces and holds well even if it’s left exposed for a long time.
Installation of the replacement windows followed, with the double-glazed Pella Impervia double-hung replacement units sized so that we could keep the original interior trim intact. We flashed the rough openings with Grace Ice & Water Shield, then taped the housewrap to the peel-and-stick. As the windows were installed, we also attached 2-by blocking around the perimeters to provide backing for the deep exterior jamb extensions that we would be adding.
Wrapping the Walls
Over the housewrap we placed two layers of 2-inch Dow Tuff-R foil-faced polyiso. We started by fastening a 2x4 ledger across the bottom of the wall to provide support for the first layer of foam as well as nailing for the skirtboard. As we were installing the 2x4, we stapled insect screening to the wall; this would later be folded up and fastened to the strapping to keep bugs out of the air space.
We laid out the foam board with drainage in mind, making sure to stagger the field joints and weaving the edges on outside wall corners. That way, any water that gets past the first layer will hit solid foam rather than another seam. We also taped the seams on both layers.
Wall strapping. We held the foam board in place temporarily with long screws, then followed with 1x3 vertical strapping screwed to the studs. To prevent noticeable waves and bumps in the clapboards, we took pains installing the strapping, making sure the surface of each piece was in the same plane as the pieces on either side. This is a good idea for any type of siding, but it was critical in this case because the PVC clapboards the owner had chosen — called NuCedar — have an interlocking edge that would make any irregularities in one course show up in the next course. The nailing surface needs to be almost perfectly flat — there’s little tolerance for error.
We fastened the strapping to the underlying wall framing with 6-inch HeadLok screws, then pulled string or laid a straightedge over the faces. By tightening or loosening the screws, we could adjust the depth by 1/8 to 1/4 inch to create a flat wall. Because it was an old house, we needed every bit of that adjustment in some areas.
Siding support. We’ve been asked several times whether, with 4 inches of foam between the strapping and the sheathing, we worry that the weight of the plastic siding will bend the screws and cause the courses to sag. Although the job isn’t that old, we’re confident that we won’t have such problems. Another job we did had an identical rain-screen detail over 4 inches of foam — but in that case we installed fiber-cement siding, which is heavier than cellular PVC. Revisiting that job after four years, we saw no evidence of sagging.[[Paginatehere]]
Porch Ledger Over Foam
Installing the porch ledger was tricky, because we had to maintain the strength of the connection as well as the thermal break provided by the foam. We did this by cutting back the porch joists and removing the original ledger. We securely fastened a new 2-by ledger over the Tyvek into the framing, then covered it with 1/2-inch rigid foam. This created a total thickness of 2 inches, matching the first foam layer. We then installed the second layer of 2-inch foam, placed a second ledger on top of that, and again fastened through to solid framing. We flashed the ledger with Ice & Water Shield and aluminum.
Anytime you add rigid foam to the outside of the shell, you end up having deep jamb extensions either inside or outside, depending on whether the windows are installed on the face of the sheathing or the face of the foam. We’ve done it both ways. On this job the windows were “innies,” meaning we had to add exterior jamb extensions to cover 4 inches of exposed foam plus the 3/4-inch strapping.
This is without a doubt the most vulnerable part of the installation; if there’s ever a problem, it will be because of a leak around the windows. For that reason, I usually build and install the extension boxes myself, taking care to tape and seal every possible leakage point.
On this house I used cellular PVC boards supplied with the siding package, screwing the pieces together with stainless steel trim screws and applying silicone caulk in every joint. The sill has a 10-degree slope. I bedded the backs of the extension boxes in a generous bead of silicone on the window frame, then screwed them into the wood blocking around the perimeter. On the outside, I taped the sides of the extensions to the foil surface of the insulation board.
The owner chose NuCedar siding to reduce maintenance costs; according to the manufacturer, it never needs to be painted. We found that it was scratch-resistant and easy to handle. Not only is it lighter than fiber cement, but it doesn’t give off any nasty dust when it’s cut.
The siding package we received included 1/2-inch clapboards, metal starter strips for the first course to lock into, flat plates for bonding adjoining clapboards, and premilled header, casing, and corner trim. In the fall of 2008 NuCedar cost about 10 percent less than red cedar and about three times more than fiber cement.
We completed the job over the winter, in temperatures that varied from mild to bitter cold. The siding was flexible when temperatures rose above 50°F but became brittle at colder temperatures, which meant we had to handle the boards more carefully to keep them from cracking.
Besides needing to keep the wall plane flat (the process I mentioned above), you also have to pay attention to movement, because any vinyl product expands and contracts a lot with changes in temperature. The siding we installed included a nailing flange at the top of each piece. It’s fastened in place with roofing nails, but to allow for movement you have to leave a 1/16-inch gap between the nail head and the siding material. This meant nailing by hand, which probably added the most time to the job. (A few months after this job, NuCedar came out with a clip system that allows you to install the siding with a nail gun, but I haven’t used it so can’t comment on its effectiveness.)
Field seams are backed with a vinyl bonding plate that’s glued to the back of the siding with PVC cement. The plate holds the siding in place but serves no waterproofing role. Because the plates are adhered with PVC glue, installing them in cold weather can be problematic; in fact, a few of the ones we installed on cold days later came loose.
Trim and Flashing
The NuCedar trim goes on after the siding and has a rabbeted edge that overlaps the clapboards, giving them room to move. To allow for movement, the ends of the PVC clapboards have to land in the middle of the rabbet. The back of the trim boards have a mark showing where the clapboards should end, so we snapped vertical reference lines on the foam at this point. At outside corners we also used a block of trim to confirm our spacing as the siding went up.
The package comes with sawtooth-shaped inserts that close the gap between the trim and siding. This method no doubt works fine on the flat walls of a new home, but — as mentioned previously — with the rain screen over the old frame we had to constantly adjust the strapping depth to get the inserts to fit tightly. These details add a lot of time to the job; the siding took about a third longer to install than wood clapboards, though admittedly this was our first experience with the product.
The siding is also not as easy to replace as wood. You can’t simply pull out a damaged piece and slip in a new one. Each course is locked into the one above and below it, so you need to remove the pieces above and below as well. NuCedar says that a skilled person can cut out the damaged area with a spiral saw and use a bonding plate to cement in a patch; it recommends Sherwin-Williams Duration or Super Paint for touch-up jobs. Both adhere well to the siding and come in matching colors.
My overall impression of this siding? It’s not ideal from an installer’s point of view, and my top choices are still fiber cement and wood, both of which install quickly and are easier to replace. But with maintenance-free exteriors in demand, we can expect to see more of this product and others like it.
There was one detail we found difficult to get used to: Instead of a cap flashing above doors and windows, the head trim has a rabbeted groove on top that directs water to channels along the side of the window and out at the base. The rabbet also retains the bottom edge of the siding the same way the starter strip does at the base of the wall. We were not satisfied with this detail, so we decided to add head flashing to the windows that would be most exposed to wind-driven rain. The manufacturer says it’s fine to add flashing as long as you nail a length of starter strip to the face of the flashing to retain the bottom edge of the clapboard above the window. Once the clapboard is installed, the nails are covered. We used the detail to add metal cap flashings to the most exposed windows.
No More Ice Dams
On the inside, the owner added 10 to 12 inches of Icynene to the unfinished attic, bringing the total roof R-value to 60 or more. Added to the blown-in cellulose already in the wall cavities, the additional 4 inches of foam on the outside brought the wall R-value to around 39.
The benefits of the insulation retrofit were obvious to us as the job proceeded: Ice dams that used to form on the roof after every snow — a sign of heat leaking through the top of the building shell — were gone. New Fantech HRVs on the inside ensure good air quality for the two units in the building, and the occupants describe the house as warm, draft-free, and quiet.
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PESTO-HAVARTI MAC AND CHEESE
prep: 5 MINUTES | cook: 15 MINUTES | total: 20 MINUTES | serves 6
I usually make a salad for myself on mac and cheese night, unless this version is on the menu—then I grab a bowl and join my boys. This easy “gourmet” version of the classic is my personal favorite, and yet it takes just as little time as the boxed kind to prepare. It gets its creaminess from Havarti cheese (a soft cow’s milk cheese that is super melty and gooey—you could also use mozzarella), plus a boost from fresh spinach-basil pesto. At first the boys were wary because their mac wasn’t orange, but after one bite they were yelling for more. Now it’s a family favorite that we all get excited for.
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups (12 ounces) whole-wheat elbow macaroni (orecchiette also works well)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups whole milk, at room temperature
- 2 cups shredded Havarti or mozzarella cheese
- 3 tablespoons Spinach-Basil Pesto (recipe follows) or store-bought pesto
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook just until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain the pasta and set aside.
2. In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the flour to create a paste. Add the milk and whisk until smooth. Increase the heat to medium and continue whisking until the sauce starts to thicken, about 2 minutes. Stir in the shredded cheese and continue stirring until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth. Fold in the pesto.
3. Add the pasta, stirring to combine, and cook just until the pasta is warmed through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
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On Friday July 1, 2011, celebrities, press and media are invited to stop into Eleanor Jean, Haute Beauty to celebrate the “Pink” carpet launch of “A Scent for Humanity” with Pop & R&B recording artist Lily Elise (NBC’s “The Voice” – Christina Aguilera's team). Lily is helping with the charity drawing as well as creating her own scent.
“A Scent for Humanity” is a charity trend created by Eleanor Jean, Haute Beauty to benefit charities worldwide. Eleanor Jean, Haute Beauty is inviting celebrities into the boutique on the first day of each month to benefit a different charity. After the celebrity draws the charity, he or she will celebrate by creating the perfect scent. After the drawing, Eleanor Jean, Haute Beauty will donate a portion of sales to benefit that charity each month. This event will give ALL charities a chance to participate and benefit from the exposure as well as creating scents for each celebrity, and every time that scent is sold Eleanor Jean will donate a portion of sales to benefit the monthly charity.
Eleanor Jean, Haute Beauty is the newest and most exclusive beauty boutique located at 13812 Ventura Boulevard next to Belle Gray, Sweet Butter and InvenTori. This boutique offers: Traditional and Airbrush Makeup services, Novalash Lash Extensions, Full Waxing Services, Princess and Bachelorette Parties, Bliss Spa Facials, Lash Dip, Lash and Brow Tinting, Mani’s/Pedi’s and Gel nails. Some of the VIP’s already enjoying Eleanor Jean Boutique include: Lisa Rinna, Tori Spelling, Denise Richards, In Touch Weekly magazine, Vanessa Minnillo, Carrie Ann Inaba, Lisa Vanderpump, Cheryl Burke, Lauralee Bell, Beth Hefner, Nancy La Scala, Kelly Harper, Fiona Gubelmann, just to name a few. This is a very popular and exclusive celebrity hot spot.
For the fragrance buff, Eleanor Jean, Haute Beauty also offers custom blended perfume, lotion, sugar scrub, baby wash, bubble bath, shower gel, milk bath, body spray, shampoo or conditioner.
The event takes place at 7pm at 13812 Ventura Boulevard. Guests will receive complimentary gift bags along with desserts provided by Dough A Deer and snacks by Food Should Taste Good.
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A Fan's Notes
Pages from a Cold Island
Early in A Fan’s Notes, the first of Frederick Exley’s books about himself, he says that while others might inherit from their fathers a head for figures or a gold watch, he “acquired this need to have my name whispered in reverential tones.” A curse indeed, as we shall see. A little later, he describes coming to New York:
Hans Christian Andersen came to mind: I saw him come fresh from Odense in his ill-fitting confirmation suit, looking for the first time at the wonder of Copenhagen. Thinking thus of him, I made one of those wild, regrettable vows to which youth are prone: I vowed that those things, literary fame et al., would come to me—and come to me on my own terms.
It turned out, however, that it was not Exley but the football star Frank Gifford who gained the fame, and for years Exley watched Gifford in admiration and envy while his own life lurched into drink and madness. And into a stupid late-night brawl, after which Exley realizes his fate and his book and his life have some semblance of a shape:
I fought because I understood, and could not bear to understand, that it was my destiny—unlike that of my father, whose fate it was to hear the roar of the crowd—to sit in the stands with most men and acclaim others. It was my fate, my destiny, my end, to be a fan.
But real fans, we know, seldom end up writing books about themselves.
A Fan’s Notes was published in 1968, and the years have brought Exley a fame much wider than his father’s, though much narrower than that of Frank Gifford, who became “unavoidable, part of the city’s hard mentality.” Exley’s name gets mentioned, he has been asked to teach, he is something of a badge of pride for those who, like Exley, want to rescue success and fame at last from the rubble of their defeated lives. It is not, after all, only drunks and madmen who want to have it both ways, who would like to grasp the fame and yet keep the common touch, to shout encouragement in bars, to envy the still greater fame of others.
But it is a difficult set of impulses to make a life out of, as Exley’s second book, Pages from a Cold Island, makes painfully clear. It is a readable book, but it is also what it says it is and wishes it weren’t, just pages of writing. Exley is still a fan here—of Edmund Wilson, mostly, though Gloria Steinem and Norman Mailer are prominent—but his lust for fame and admiration is uncomfortably all over the place. He had, he says, worked between 1968 and 1972 on a book with the same title as this one, but it apparently was no good, or went nowhere. When Wilson died in June 1972, Exley reached out, because he was proud to admire Wilson, but also because he desperately needed…
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Getting Published – No Questions Asked
When you are in the field of study and academics, your biggest goal may be to get published in a decent journal and get the name and fame that is due to you for the study that you make and the hard work that you put in to get to the study results. However, everyone that creates a study may not be lucky enough to get printed, which is why it is important to make sure that the right methods are chosen to ensure a printing space in a journal of choice.
The Topic – It must be ensured that the topic for study is chosen with care. You should be aware that the study should be one that interests the readers and only then will you be featured. Any topic that is run of the mill or ordinary will not be accepted for publishing.
The Content – When you create the content you should realize that the matter should add value to the already existing database of knowledge which means that the study should be able to throw light on something new so that readers find it informative.
The Editing – Manuscript editing is an essential part in the process of getting published in a good journal. You may have everything on your side right from the knowledge to the topic to the content, but if it is filled with errors or if it is not represented in the right manner, it may be of no use and you may fail to get published.
The diversity – You must also make sure that the material that you use for the study is diverse in nature and is put across in a unique way. This will not only ensure that the matter remains different it also ensures that the readers find interest in it due to the uniqueness.
Getting a study published may not be the biggest challenge if the steps to success are followed religiously.
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Many of the courses required for this program are offered online
You must demonstrate college-level proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics before entering this program. Your skills in these areas may affect the sequence of courses in which you can enroll and may also extend the time required to complete this program.
This program has certain physical and academic standards which you will be required to meet before you are admitted to the hospitality and resort management program. Students accepted into the college’s vocational programs must be physically, mentally, and emotionally self-supportive with reasonable accommodations. If there is a concern about meeting the physical and academic standard, students need to contact the Disability Services Coordinator who will determine the student’s ability to participate in this program.
For more information you can contact our Admissions staff at:
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“Retaking Our Party” – A User’s Guide
Tomorrow, the first of a three-part series will appear exclusively here at The Seminal. Called Retaking Our Party: One, Two, Three, the parts will follow on consecutive days, concluding Tuesday.
I offer this user’s guide in advance of tomorrow’s series debut, with two goals in mind: (a) To establish in advance my intent in writing the series, and (b) To help maximize your time efficiency in reading, commenting on, and enacting the strategy the series lays out – all of which I sincerely hope you will consider doing.
If I had to write an overall mission statement for the project, it would be:
To set true lefties in this country on a strategic course of action encompassing the next three national elections, aimed at the Democratic Party’s rebirth through re-commitment to the core beliefs which have been at worst abandoned and at best negotiated into meaninglessness by the erstwhile progressive and lesser-of-two-evils leadership of the party at the national level.
Or, more succinctly:
To set in motion an energetic, determined progressive initiative to purge all DINOs from the Democratic Party, and keep them out.
Much has been written and commented on here at FDL in recent months conveying the broadly held belief that the Democratic Party, at the national level, is a corporate-owned, co-opted organization which no longer represents the Left.
Re-Taking Our Party: One, Two, Three begins with "From Whence I Came," unearthing what led to one man’s lifelong dedication to activism and dissent. Part Two, "How We Got Here," is an ambitious aggregation of much of the recent discourse at FDL – crucial insight on current progressive thought, preparing the reader for Part Three: "A Three-Election Strategy," detailing a path for re-establishing true progressivism as the overarching tenet of Democratic Party principle and practice at the national level.
As a guide to those who follow the series – who I hope will choose to actively participate in Retaking Our Party – I ask only the following:
(1) A fully opened mind. Not merely "open," but opened – an eagerness to try new tactics, since repeating what we’ve done for the past 30 years has clearly failed, and continuing to do it whilst expecting different results is the definition of insanity.
(2) A belief in Margaret Mead’s dictum that "… a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." – and the will to act on it.
(3) A willingness to fully assimilate all of the aggregated diaries and comments in Part Two, "How We Got Here." It’s a lot of reading, but my hope is to bolster resistance to repeating points already made as the discussion has unfolded. These selected diaries are being highlighted purposely, for all to consider as we move forward. Let’s not get bogged down. It’s time for positive action.
Do you agree that the national Democratic Party’s evolution into a corporate-owned entity can be largely attributed to the practice of voting Democratic first and asking questions later?
Do you believe this evolution has led to a veritable one-party system, from which progressive thought and action has been fully excised?
Are you a true activist, seriously interested in re-establishing the American Left – or do you merely pretend to be one, on your computer?
If you are ready to take concrete steps toward returning progressivism to the prominence it warrants, I hope you’ll read and act on Re-Taking Our Party: One, Two, Three – tomorrow through Tuesday, here at The Seminal.
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International law enforcement has intercepted tons (literally) of captagon en route to Syria and speculation is that the amphetamine is being used by ISIS and other terrorist groups to fuel their nefarious activities. Captagon (generic name fenethylline) is a combination of amphetamine and theophyllin – a type of methyxanthine drug similar to caffeine, formerly used to treat asthma. Laboratory analysis of captured terrorists and post-mortem examinations of killed ISIS fighters reveal extremely elevated levels of captagon and its metabolites. Amphetamines cause elevated heart rate and blood pressure, weight loss, resistance to pain or fatigue and increased alertness – to a point. Amphetamines are well known to cause paranoid delusions – the Air Force used to give pilots amphetamines to keep them awake on long flights, but pretty soon the pilots began to hallucinate and believe they were taking ground fire, so they would drop their missiles on friendly troops – this happened as recently as the Gulf War, when American pilots taking amphetamines dropped a payload on a Canadian convoy. Talk about an insane combination – religious fanatics with superhuman strength and paranoid delusions. | <urn:uuid:47baacfe-eebd-4517-92a4-f9d0b9f81f3d> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://poisonboy.com/paranoid-terrorists-on-speed-not-the-new-tarantino-film/ | 2023-09-27T05:20:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510259.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927035329-20230927065329-00522.warc.gz | en | 0.950363 | 228 |
Chat alert: Prudie is on vacation. Live chats at Washingtonpost.com will resume Monday, Aug. 29, at 1 p.m.
I was raised by an abusive, alcoholic mother who told me that the only reason she chose not to abort me was so my brother would have someone to use as a punching bag, which he did. She was a psychopathic woman who became violent when she drank. She even stabbed me once. Then my father was killed, directly as a result of her abuse, and she committed suicide a few months later. As an adult I've come to accept my past and use it to firm my resolve to be a better parent when the time comes. I recently married and have explained everything to my husband. But his family has started to ask about my parents and how they passed away. I don't regret my mother's suicide. She was an evil, callous, heartless woman. But I don't want to share this, or how my father died. My husband's family is my family, too, now, and the in-laws feel they have a right to some answers. While a part of me agrees, I feel that we would all regret it if I did share. How can I put an end to the questions about my past and specifically my parents' deaths?
I hope you know how extraordinary it is that you have emerged from this cauldron of malevolence to become a fully functional adult who is able to love and to look forward to giving your children the start you never had. It's important that you shared your early life with your husband, so that you don't carry this burden alone. Your in-laws' curiosity is natural, and your evasions about your parents must have them wondering whether there's something dreadful you're keeping from them. Their imaginations must run riot: "Maybe there was a suicide." "Probably drugs or alcohol." "It seems like there must have been abuse." "There could have been a murder!" Since they're likely already thinking the worst, finding out the truth, or as much as you want to reveal, will probably not be a shock. It will be better for them to know at least the outlines of what you suffered. For that, your husband should be your go-between. He can say: "Melanie has overcome a crushing childhood. Her mother was a violent alcoholic who committed suicide. Her father was also disturbed and he died from an altercation with the mother. Melanie herself was physically and psychologically abused. You can understand that this is a topic that's very painful for her to discuss." Then he can say you two have agreed not to make your upbringing verboten, but it would be appreciated if his parents would let you talk about it on your own schedule. If you haven't had therapy and don't want it, I won't push you to start. But when the time comes for you to be a mother, consider that sometimes pain people think was buried long ago resurfaces. Be open to talking to a professional about what you went through. You might also want to take a parenting class, so you feel confident about your intrinsic ability to be a wonderful mother.
Dear Prudence: Patronizing Co-Worker
Toward the start of my summer job, I "hooked up" with one of my co-workers. She is a few years older and much more sexually experienced. Before I slept with her, I had never even held hands with a girl. She initiated it, and I went along. We have slept together a few times, but she has a long-term boyfriend, which I knew about from the beginning. After the first time, I told her it was a horrible mistake and we couldn't repeat it. Well, that didn't stop either of us. She has told me that she is falling for me, and I feel guilty because I don't feel the same way, and because she has a boyfriend. My job ends soon, and I'm going back to college, but this whole experience has shaken me because I've behaved in a way that's contrary to who I thought I was and who my parents raised me to be. I feel like there's a permanent stain on me now, and I don't know how to get over this guilt. Where do I go from here?
—Confused and Guilty
First you check to make sure you're home alone, then you run around the house shouting: "I'm not a virgin anymore! I got laid! She liked it so much she came back for more! Who's the stud? Me! I am the stud!" You're a college student who'd never been kissed. Now you are a man who has had sex with an "older" woman who showed you around the bed. This experience will be a huge advantage the next time you have sex with a new partner. You will not be consumed with performance-killing thoughts of how you have no idea what goes where. Sure, your co-worker had a boyfriend, but the summer fling is celebrated in story and song. There is nothing here for you to berate yourself about, unless you impregnated her or contracted an STD. It's true that sex shakes people up; growing up shakes people up. You leave home and realize you aren't simply a vessel your parents filled with lessons and bromides, however worthy. Your racy summer adventure hardly qualifies as a trip to the dark side. But you learned a lovely thing about yourself: You'd prefer to have sex with someone you really care about. Where you go next is, you find someone who fits that criterion, then you enjoy each other in and out of the sack.
I'm a 26-year-old guy who, after two tumultuous years of under- and unemployment, found a steady job with good pay and perks. My department needs a new member to do the same thing I do. It's a tough job with lots of pressure and deadlines. My boss is keeping me in the loop on the hiring process, sending résumés and writing samples my way. A majority of the applications I see are from people who graduated this year. I feel frustrated at the thought of hiring some recent grad when there are so many of my kin out there: twentysomethings who have been struggling to find work for several years and would love this job. Ultimately, the best person should get it, but I feel resentful about the process. What should I do?
As long as you vow to be welcoming and open-minded toward whoever gets the position, I think it's fine if you advocate for your cohort. Of course there are millions of people out of work, from newly minted grads with crushing college debts to middle-aged people with crushing mortgages and tuition payments for the kids. It is painful, though, to see young people who have had no chance for several years now to start their careers get lapped by even "fresher" young people. Your boss may think the résumés of the people in their mid-20s are a little moldering. But you can make the case that, like yourself, people a few years out (or even older) have been tested by the difficulties they've faced and will bring maturity and dedication to the job—and they can also be had for the price of a starting salary.
My in-laws are kind, generous, and fun to be around. We live in different parts of the country so we get to see them about five times a year. This has become more important now that we have a child. Our 4-year-old adores his grandparents. My in-laws want to make the next family trip a Caribbean cruise. I hate cruises. I think they're unsafe, but more importantly they're a horrible display of inequality and cluelessness about the conditions in which local populations in the "ports of visit" live. I'm horrified about the prospect of cruising on a luxury ship and docking in the "private islands" that the cruise company owns, knowing that the local people will not get a penny out of the cruise. It fills me with dread and offends every liberal bone in my body. However I don't want to deny our son the chance to spend time with his grandparents, and he'll probably have a great time. So my plan is to go, but to also give money to credible local charities to somewhat compensate for the damage that the cruise business is doing. Is this a good compromise or a pathetic cop-out?
—Up the Creek
I have liberal friends who volunteer their time and money to make the world a better place who also love cruises. They've never expressed the slightest guilt over indulging in this well-earned vacation. I'm grateful I'll never have to go on a cruise because of a seasickness-prone husband and daughter. Being stuck in the middle of the ocean, having to constantly make conversation with fellow passengers, and trying not to throw myself on the dessert buffet every night is not my idea of an ideal getaway. I'd never even heard of this private island business until your letter. These ersatz retreats sound like a form of hellish fun, but you're right, your kid will think he's in heaven. I hope you realize that having to go on a cruise is not the same as being forced to walk the plank. As long as you're going, you need to stop thinking of it as penance, because your attitude will radiate across the promenade and sour everyone's fun. The money spent on the cruise is not being diverted from a soup kitchen; it's a form of economic stimulus. So pack a pile of great (or trashy) books, make a donation to a worthwhile charity, and bless your good fortune.
More Dear Prudence Columns
"Big Love: I met a great woman online, but I'm not attracted to her body type. Is our blooming connection doomed?" Posted April 21, 2011.
"I'll Have What the Toddler's Having: Dear Prudence advises a woman whose partner eats only unsophisticated kids' food." Posted April 14, 2011.
"Dating a Cyber Snooper: My boyfriend hacked into my email and now uses my sexual past against me. Should we break up?" Posted April 7, 2011.
"A War of Words: I'm proud of my Marine brother. What do I say when people denigrate the military?" Posted March 31, 2011.
More Dear Prudence Chat Transcripts
"My In-Laws Should Be Outlawed: Dear Prudence offers advice on overly critical, criminal-minded, and cringe-worthy in-laws during a live chat at Washingtonpost.com." Posted April 18, 2011.
"Baby on Board: Dear Prudence advises a mom weary of rude subway riders interfering with her baby's commute—in a live chat at Washingtonpost.com." Posted April 11, 2011.
"Let's Tie the NOT! Dear Prudence advises a reader whose mate is reluctant to wed, even after five years and a baby together—in a live chat at Washingtonpost.com." Posted April 4, 2011.
"Awkward Family Photos: Dear Prudence advises a reader who accidentally sent sexy self-portraits to her in-laws—in a live chat at Washingtonpost.com." Posted March 28, 2011. | <urn:uuid:dad19334-e0fb-4336-9f5c-c94b71632224> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dear_prudence/2011/08/past_imperfect.single.html | 2015-03-31T06:53:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300441.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00203-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979034 | 2,332 |
Cosmetic Dentistry is typically considered to be any dental procedure where the primary objective is to improve the appearance of your smile. Tooth Whitening, Veneers, & Porcelain Crowns are some of the procedures most associated with the term Cosmetic Dentistry. However, every Cosmetic Dentist must also take into consideration your overall oral health. No responsible dentist ever wants to create a dental problem just to give you a great smile. Issues such as existing cavities or gum infection and especially correct bite alignment are integral part of most Cosmetic Dental procedures.
Cosmetic Dentist Silver Spring MD
Majority of the procedures that fall into the category of cosmetic dentistry are considered elective. Why would one invest in a treatment that will have no effect on their overall oral health? Because they want to feel good about their smile. Multiple studies have demonstrated the power of an attractive smile, from a stronger professional image to higher social confidence. The more a person likes their smile, they more the express it and, the more a person smiles, the more benefits they gain. Plus, in our current culture a straight, white, beautiful smile is associated with beauty, health, social status, and even intelligence.
Cosmetic dentistry treatments eliminate the public humility to hide teeth that are less than perfect. By removing stains, covering chips or other damage, closing gaps, and even replacing lost teeth; cosmetic dentistry can help you have complete confidence in your smile.
Good Candidates for Cosmetic Dentistry
Our first consideration is the general health of the patient’s mouth. Existing dental problems such as tooth decay or inflammation and infection in the gums can degrade the final outcome of any cosmetic treatment. Therefore, attention is given to basic dental needs first. With the foundation of good oral health, it becomes possible to consider various cosmetic options.
The characteristic that is shared among most patients that seek cosmetic dentistry is an interest in improving the appearance of their smile. The particulars of how to achieve this differ from one person to another. Cosmetic dentistry can address numerous concerns, including:
- General discoloration caused by external stains
- Spots on a tooth or teeth caused by fluorosis or intrinsic stains (tetracycline stains)
- Gaps in between teeth
- Slight turning of a tooth or teeth
- Chips or cracks in a tooth or teeth
- Disproportionate teeth sizing related to the length or width of various teeth
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Valley firms join $11M Mashery round
Mashery Inc., a provider of Application Programming Interface management tools and services, said Thursday it raised $11 million in new funding.
The round was led by Boston-based OpenView Venture Partners.
Mashery provides on-demand API management for brands in media, retail, travel, business services, geolocal services and finance.
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Get ready, set, go!
Chunks-O-Protein (Almond Oat Balls)
1 C (Gluten Free) Rolled Oats
2/3 C Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
1/3 C Ground Flax
1/2 C Chocolate Chips (use raw cacao chips for raw version)
Pinch of Sea Salt
1/3 C Maple Syrup (or honey)
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 C Almond Butter
Mix first 5 ingredients in large bowl.
Add ‘wet’ ingredients and mix well.
Roll into 24 equal sized balls.
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Arad Blue & Green Hanging Rope Hammock Chair Swing Seat for Any Indoor or Outdoor Spaces- Max. 265 Lbs. -2 Seat Cushions Included
Free Shipping Included! Arad Blue & Green Hanging Rope Hammock Chair Swing Seat for Any Indoor or Outdoor Spaces- Max. 265 Lbs. -2 Seat Cushions Included by ARAD at The Hour Magazine. MPN: LIL-Z-6100. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. Arad Blue & Green Hanging Rope Hammock Chair Swing Seat for Any Indoor or Outdoor Spaces- Max. 265 Lbs. -2 Seat Cushions Included. This comfortable
Arad Blue & Green Hanging Rope Hammock Chair Swing Seat for Any Indoor or Outdoor Spaces- Max. 265 Lbs. -2 Seat Cushions Included.
This comfortable and trendy hammock swing is the perfect addition to any indoor or outdoor space. Hammock swing is paired with back support and two seat cushions for optimal relaxation. It is made of sturdy cotton and polyester fabric which can be machine washed. This is a great piece for stylish outside lounging or to accent a child's bedroom. It can be hung inside the house, or on an airy porch. Perfect for relaxation and leisure and makes an ideal addition to any outdoor vacation, such as camping, beach or mountain trips. It allows you to sit above the ground and sway in the breeze. Someone even hung one in place of a swing on a swing set! Holds up to 265 pounds. Hanging hardware NOT INCLUDED.
Overall dimensions: 40X50" excluding rope - cushion dimensions: 17X17" - wooden bar dimensions: 1X31.5" This Swing Hanging Hammock Chair provides the ultimate comfort and appeals to all ages.
Weight: 4.9 lbs.
Approximated Dimension's (in inches): 40" X 50" excluding rope
Cushion Dimensions: 17" X 17"
Wooden Bar Dimensions: 1 X 31.5"
Material: Sturdy Cotton Fabric
Cord: Polyester cotton
Spreader bar: Hardwood
Color: Blue & Green
Weight Capacity:265 lbs.
AradTM is a registered trademark of LilGift, LLC.
Features & Highlights
- SUPPORTIVE AND COMFORTABLE: This porch swing is incredibly comfortable, even when you are relaxing in it for hours. The cushioning is thick and luxurious, with a soft cotton and polyester fabric that won't chafe your skin. There are also two extra cushions included, for maximum comfortability.
- EASY TO SET UP: Setting up your new hammock chair will be a breeze. It's incredibly easy to assemble, and can be ready to hang in just minutes. Just find a branch, beam, or hammock
- HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS: We've searched high and low for the strongest, toughest and most durable materials that we could find. We selected top quality fabric, wood and rope, so that you can be confident you'll be safely supported and continue to enjoy this swing chair for years to come.
- INCREDIBLY VERSATILE: This patio swing can be used both indoors and outdoors, so whether you're hanging it from a tree in the backyard, suspending it from a beam in an airy porch, or installing it in your reading nook, you'll be able to enjoy a truly relaxing experience. WEIGHT CAPACITY: 265lbs / Overall dimensions: 40X50" excluding rope - cushion dimensions: 17X17" - wooden bar dimensions: 1X31.5"
- 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: We're incredibly confident in the quality of this product, so we're happy to let you try it in your home for 30 days. If you aren't completely satisfied with your new hammock swing, then simply return it to us for a full refund. ARAD is a registered trademark of LilGift, LLC.
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How to keep your child motivated through exam periods
Keeping up the momentum through exam periods can be hard. Not only has your child got to revise but they also need to stay focussed and calm in order to do their best during the exams themselves. Initially, they might be motivated and dedicated to studying, but what happens when 3 weeks in they start to lose pace and the motivation fades? It can be a hard time for many pupils.
The Healthy Mind Platter for Optimal Brain Matter by Dan Siegel is a useful image to refer back to throughout this period and in this article, we explain exactly how you can use this as a reference point to help support your son or daughter to stay motivated during this busy and pressurised time.
Getting enough sleep
This is key and arguably the most important element on the platter. Beth Kerr, Global Director of Wellbeing at Cognita, says:
“Ensuring a decent night of sleep is crucial to ensuring that connections are built between key chunks of information and then transferred into the safe storage of the long term memory in preparation for their exams. I cannot stress enough how futile compromising sleep quantity and quality is not only to the retrieval of the information needed for the exams but also to the wellbeing of the young person themselves.”
In order to achieve a great night’s sleep, Matthew Walker – author of ‘Why we sleep’ and world expert in this field, strongly recommends the following:
- Sticking to a sleep schedule – going to bed and rising at the same time each day, including on weekends.
- Exercising regularly but not too close to bedtime – thirty minutes per day, but no later than 2-3 hours before bed.
- Avoid caffeine and nicotine – both interfere with the production of melatonin and make it more likely that you will wake during the night.
- Avoid large meals or lots of fluids before bed.
- Don’t take naps after 3 pm – they will make adhering to your sleep schedule difficult.
- Relax before bed – include something that is not related to your studies before bed. Reading a book or listening to music are 2 suggestions.
- Take a hot bath before bed, the drop in body temperature after getting out of the bath should be soporific.
- Ensure the bedroom is dark and free of electronic devices – appreciate that social media and games are designed to make it difficult for teenagers to resist them!
- Don’t lie in bed awake – if you find yourself awake after staying in bed for more than 20 minutes, then get up and do something else until you feel sleepy again.
- Try to get enough daylight sun exposure to promote sleep-regulating patterns.
Rather than trying to squeeze in hours and hours of relentless studying, try encouraging your child to allocate slots of time per subject and make these sessions as focussed as possible, with clear goals for each period. It is much easier to get motivated for a 45 minute study slot on the cold war than 9 hours on Modern World history.
Taking time away from the books to get active can have huge benefits, not only physically but mentally too. Exercising releases endorphins, which are the feel-good hormones, it is also a great way to refocus the mind. Playing in team sports also means that your child gets to spend time with friends, doing something they enjoy.
Allowing time to do anything they enjoy doing is important, be that going to the cinema, playing computer games or even just sitting in front of the TV catching up on their favourite shows. This is really important to help maintain some normality during this busy and stressful time.
Find some time to spend together where you can have a real conversation and make sure you’re regularly checking in with how your child is feeling. This could be as simple as making time to have dinner together as a family.
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This hand knitted women's sweater is designed of a perfect color match, merino wool garment that gives a great silhouette to any outfit. Pure merino wool pullover/jumper that is long lasting with calm colors and has a scandinavian type nordic ornaments inspired by Scandinavian mood.
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As I was home sick today I got hooked into a Real Housewives (Train wrecks) of Orange County Marathon. OMG!!! I am so entertained by the lack of reality on reality television. Really, what planet do these women think they are on???
When I started watching that show (and the rest of the franchise) it was a mindless novelty. I was working, shopping, going the places in Orange County that they went. We were newly married and had a semi decent discretionary income to play with. Well needless to say, my life has changed drastically since the show started. And some of their lives have also changed dramatically (even though they would dispute that fact).
The Real Moms of OC would like to take on the Real Housewives. Since there is so much reality in my life and the other women that I know, I want to point out the difference between a Real Mom vs. "Real" Housewife.
Jeana Keough - Woman you are a hard working beautiful woman, but you WHINE too much. I like you and your daughter. Your sons on a couple episodes I watched today were so horribly rude and disrespectful, perhaps you should have spanked them as children, or maybe not bought them $40,000 cars when they turned 16 years old????? Just sayin'. I love that you're a powerful Real Estate Agent and do well in the big homes. I am sure I could learn something from you in that arena. Take some advice from a REAL MOM, save some money for a rainy day. You and your kids do not always need the most expensive and always have to have something just for the sake of your instant gratification. If you are having to ask you friends for loans maybe going to the St Regis for a $300 lunch - not necessary. In the Real Moms world if we are broke, we bring lunch to the park and meet each other for good company, we aren't there to impress each other because we can go to the St Regis. Also, I know you left housewives and went on another Bravo show about weight loss. WOMAN!!!! Seriously, you belong to 7 gyms and have a personal chef. Do you know how many real moms would kill for that, and wouldn't whine about not being able to lose weight. I admire your accomplishments in Real Estate, however, I would rather be in my life, my much smaller life than yours and be grateful that I have what I have.
Vicki Gunvalson - Vicki is one I like for the most part, her daughter is sweet and hardworking and her son is a little bit of a spoiled OC punk, but I think he's working now and (hopefully) lost some of that entitlement ego he had. She is a really hardworking and driven woman. That is admirable since she seems to be the only one on RHOOC that is actually able to keep her home because she does work so hard. But she isn't the nicest to other women. If you don't work like her, or think like her she calls you 'effing looney. If you warrant more attention than her she DESPISES that and you for taking the focus off of her. I watched a few episodes today and she is more happy about material stuff than with any people around her. She treated her husband poorly and put him very far down on the priority list. A REAL MOM that works and has a family, doesn't tell her husband constantly that he isn't invited on family vacations. And don't get mad at everyone because you work and sometimes people make choice to go out and enjoy their life on a weekday.
Tamara Barney - YIKES!!! Where to start with this broad??? She is the self-proclaimed Hottest Housewife. Alrighty. She is horribly two - faced in shows I watched today, she is rude, and pretty classless, even her husband sent her to etiquette class. Superficial, judge mental and completely phoey. She appears to be just a flat out witch, she really thinks she's something because she gets botox and has implants. She says nothing nice about people, even the ones she calls her friends. There is nothing about this "housewife" that is REAL MOM. The second the economy hit this family hard the relationship and marriage crumbled like a sand castle. They built a home and used it as and ATM machine for jewelery, Cars, Yachts, and plastic surgery obviously. As soon as that well dried up she was all of a sudden unhappy with her husband. SHOCKING!!!! In Tamara's defense, her husband really was kind of a drip and didn't have much of a sense of humor or personality. Her oldest son has been in jail, and is a complete no talent. Was living on unemployment in their home and had money for tattoos and $400 jeans. WAY TO RAISE A WINNER!!! He is a spoiled OC punk that it is doubtful that he will ever contribute anything of value to the world. Difference between a REAL MOM and Tamara is that Tamara rarely puts her kids first and is more concerned about her appearance than the kids upbringing. She is just a mean girl. There isn't too much about her that is attractive as a person. I know her looks are hot but how far can that get you. It doesn't seem to have served her so well because all her "Stuff" and everything now has her living in an apartment. Tamara, you might want to consider coming over to the Mom side of the aisle, we don't get our friends "Naked Wasted" and purposely try to make others look bad. We could teach you how to be kind to people. You should try it.
Lynne Curtain - Well for starters, she is in incredible shape and works out for hours a day. That is admirable. However, you may have wanted to spend some of that time teaching your daughters some values. How do you have a child that ends up in the high school for the disciplinary problems??? How do you let your kid graduate high school, and do nothing for 2 years?????? I see how you did it, you rewarded her with a BMW!!!!! - I heard Lynne say several times today "I don't condone it, but that's what teenagers do." - Lynne - only if you let them. The world is waiting with baited breath to see what those daughters have to offer the world. And if you are renting a house, and you are getting evicted from it maybe getting a facelift and a nose job for your daughter is the best use of your families money. Hopefully, your business takes off with your cuffs and stuff. I've seen them at a few Orange County stores, and it's not something this REAL MOM can afford, but hopefully it will do well for your family.
Gretchen Rossi - Well she's not a housewife and not a mother. She's a young woman with a good business head. Gretchen, take this with a grain of salt from a REAL MOM. Run do not walk away from Slade. He is a douchtastic, he is just kind slimy and gross. He might be cute and all but he is ..... ICK.
Alexis Bellino - She is the mother of 3 with 2 nannies. In the world of REAL MOMS, that isn't a real mom. Why have kids if you aren't going to love and care for them?????? It is completely clear watching this woman that if her husband ran out of money she would RUN in the other direction. Her husband is WAY sleazy and has beady eyes. She's a little bit narcissistic and a lot full of herself. In the news recently her home is in foreclosure and blah blah blah. They say it was the banks mistake. Really? The banks mistake that you can't afford to make your payments but you can afford a 7 carat necklace, and spin classes, and lunches with your friends, and 2 nannies, and botox, shopping. Whatever. Just another woman obsessed with Stuff. Over the summer her husband and her were at the Balboa Bay Club and (apparently they didn't have a nanny that day) because their twin 2 year olds were in their stroller and rolled into the pool. They were not harmed, but REALLY????????? How on earth does that happen if you are not completely self-obsessed? A word of advice from a REAL MOM, spend a little less time putting your war paint and outfits on and spend some time trying to raise good HUMANS!
I know these shows are for entertainment purposes. And I think today as I was home sick and taking care of my kids without the help of a nanny, wearing my 7 year old sweats and Ugg boots because I can't afford new ones, in my living room that needed to be vacuumed because I can't afford a cleaning lady, I got sucked into this Real Housewife marathon. I now find it ironic that there is so little reality in the world of Reality Television.
I will continue to watch my reality trash because I just have a sick need to fulfill by watching it. But what I realized today is that I am so grateful for my reality life and the little that I have because there is true happiness in it. Sometimes there is not money, sometimes I don't wear make-up, somedays I don't get a shower until bedtime, sometimes the Autism gets to me, sometimes my husband gets to me, sometimes the terrible twos are more than I can handle, sometimes I burn dinner, sometimes I wish I was a lot thinner, but I am happy and I have friends and family that are awesome. I will be a REAL MOM over being a "Real" Housewife anyday!!!
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Ariel and Tom are getting married this New Year’s Eve! I’m excited to ring in 2017 with this fun couple… and was just as excited to photograph their engagement session a few weeks ago. We met up in their South Loop neighborhood where Tom kicked things off by showing me his skills on the court.
Nothing but net!
I was impressed by Tom’s athletic talent, but was completely bowled over by Ariel and Tom’s chemistry together. As we began the portrait session, it was clear just how much these two love being around each other. Look at those smiles!
We moved throughout the neighborhood, stopping for pictures at some of my favorite murals.
The sun was beginning to hang low in the sky…
…so we quickly made our way over to the lake shore while we still had some light!
The sunset was gorgeous, and we made good use of it! I love these last two pictures.
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And today, some photos of life lately!
Heading to a birthday bash on my bicycle:
A bouquet for a friend in my basket, of course:
Me and my dear friend Tracy, i.e., happiness:
Nothing better than a puppy sandwich:
My favorites: Pugs, Crispin Hard Cider, Sunshine, and my Love:
Now, don't forget to go enter the give-away on Amy's blog for $25 to my shop! Go! Do it! What are you waiting for?
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A man masquerading as an English teacher in the Thai capital of Bangkok had the shock of his life at the weekend, when he found that, on visiting the two most popular doughnut outlets in the city, Mister Donut and Dunkin' Donuts, he was unable to secure the purchase of a good, hot cup of tea.
Moys Kenwood, 37, had found himself in the Central Pinklao department store at lunchtime on Saturday, and, having already eaten a Shredded Pork with Mayonnaise sandwich, and a packet of Lays Original flavour crisps, had decided to wash it all down with a Chocolate Butternut Ring and a cup of tea.
He marched into the ground floor outlet of Mister Donut, only to be met with a blank stare at the mere mention of the traditional English drink, and fared no better after he traversed the footbridge in an attempt to order the very same beverage at the Major Cineplex Centre's Dunkin' Donuts.
Staff there told him that, as Michael Palin told John Cleese in the Monty Python Cheese Shop sketch, when Cleese asks for Cheddar:
"There isn't much call for it round here, Sir."
Livid, Kenwood boarded a bus for home, and on reaching his condo, proceeded to boil the kettle himself, and to make not one, but two cups of freshly-brewed tea using Yorkshire Tea teabags. Said Kenwood:
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* Sedran to start new job in Europe next month * GM hopes to communicate Chevy, Opel differences more clearly * GM CEO: Chevy in Europe needed 'fresh perspective' By Christiaan Hetzner and Ben Klayman FRANKFURT/WARREN, Mich., June 26 (Reuters) - General Motors Co has named Opel's strategy chief to run the European operations of GM's two global brands, Chevrolet and Cadillac. GM hopes that bringing Thomas Sedran to ...
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All-Conjugated Block Copolymers for Organic Photovoltaics
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The suburbs are the parts of the town that are fall outside of the urban section. The suburbs are commonly used only as residential area, and often host very few businesses, if any at all. The outskirts often...
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Archived News for Finance Sector Professionals - November, 2011
The Federal Government has successfully passed legislation that will remove the age limit of employer contributions to superannuation.
From 1 July 2013, eligible employees aged 70 and over will receive the superannuation guarantee for the first time. This increases the coverage of the superannuation guarantee scheme to an additional 51,000 Australians aged 70 and over, who will get the benefit of the superannuation guarantee if they continue working.
"Making superannuation contributions compulsory for these mature-age employees will improve the adequacy and equity of the retirement income system, and provide an incentive to older Australians to remain in the workforce for longer," Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten said.
The Federal Government has released the 2011-12 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), outlining what the government describes as ‘solid economic growth, low debt and a return to surplus in 2012-13’.
The Federal Government has invited stakeholders to comment on a discussion paper canvassing options for possible amendments to the dividends payment test.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ‘s (OECD) Economic Outlook report has found that the fundamentals and outlook for the Australian economy remain in a healthy state, despite continuing deterioration of the global economy.
David Murray, the chairman of Australia’s Future Fund, has warned that the Federal Government risks following Europe into financial calamity if spending is not reined in and productivity boosted.
Struggling steelmaker Bluescope has announced it has raised $338 million of the planned $600 million in its capital raising initiative, completing its institutional entitlement offer.
MTAA has announced a range of Board and Executive appointments aimed at expanding the fund’s skill base and continuing the fund’s policies of transparency, accountability and best practice in governance.
ANZ has announced Nigel Williams as the company's chief risk officer and new member of the ANZ Management Board, reporting directly to ANZ's CEO Mike Smith.
Mr Williams is a career banker with extensive experience in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Since 2008, he has been Managing Director, Institutional Australia having previously held the role of Managing Director, Institutional, Corporate and Commercial Banking in New Zealand. He joined ANZ in 2004 following the acquisition of The National Bank of New Zealand where he held various Credit, Markets, Treasury and Operational roles within the Lloyds TSB Group.
Commenting on Mr Williams’ appointment, Mr Smith said: “We are very pleased to have Nigel succeed Chris. He’s a career banker with international experience and a strong track record in credit and markets risk. Nigel is ideally qualified to build on the strong risk foundation established by Chris over the past four years.
“I also want to acknowledge Chris’s contribution to ANZ and to the risk management profession in the region. He has worked with me at both ANZ and HSBC and in my view he’s the outstanding risk officer in Asia Pacific."
Mr Williams’ appointment is subject to regulatory approvals and effective following the planned retirement of Chris Page who has been Chief Risk Officer at ANZ since 2008.
Between 1999-2000 and 2009-10, average weekly housing costs for private renters increased by $78 per week or 34% (CPI adjusted) and average weekly housing cost for owners without a mortgage increased by $5 per week or 17% (CPI adjusted).
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has confirmed it will form a committed liquidity facility (CLF) to assist in moving Australia's financial markets more in line with the Basel III liquidity reforms.
The Federal Government has released the first round of issued bonds in an attempt provide cheaper, more stable and longer term funding for the country’s financial system. Treasurer Wayne Swan said the reform was also aimed at increasing credit availability.
The Federal Opposition has called for Treasurer Wayne Swan to provide evidence of due diligence in the government’s appointment of ASIC chief Greg Medcraft.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released a consultation discussion paper outlining proposals to introduce a new prudential standard for deposit-taking institutions (ADI) that issue covered bonds.
The Australian Securities & Investment Commission has finalised guidance protocols that will assist companies produce better prospectuses. The Commission has also released an accompanying webpage on MoneySmart that will assist potential investors understand them.
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Vollrath 46822 Stainless Steel Ladle 12 oz.
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The deep, rounded bowl of the Vollrath 46822 Stainless Steel Ladle 12 oz. allows for maximum liquid retention when serving soups or stews. Designed with a long, grooved handle, this ladle provides a comfortable grip while the capacity markings allow your kitchen staff to serve uniform portions at all times. Combining durability and convenience, this mirror-finished ladle is crafted from rust-resistant stainless steel and has a hooked handle for easy hanging storage.
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We took our best selling style: This relaxed fit, straight leg, high-rise jean, and added this 10 oz indigo stretch denim, with 98% cotton 2% polyurethane, 3x1 right-hand construction cloth from Kurabo Mill, Japan and did very minimal processing. Simple stone-washing for softness and a simple rinse to bring out the natural elements of the fabric.
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Bethel school board panel picks its new leaders
Published 7:00 pm, Sunday, December 9, 2007
"I thank the board," said Kingston after his election. "I'm really looking forward to working with each and every one of these fine people."
Kingston, 58, and a Bethel resident for more than 20 years, was nominated for the chairmanship by fellow Republican Stuart Carlsen , who served as chairman during the 2005-06 school year. That was the only period in the past eight years Knickerbocker wasn't chairman.
In the November elections, Knickerbocker was the only Democrat elected to the school board. Longtime Democratic school board members Arleen Pedone and Fred Denigris were defeated.
The nine-member board is composed of six Republicans, one Democrat, one Independent Party member, and one member of the Pro Bethel Party.
Most Independent Party and Pro Bethel Party candidates were cross-endorsed by Republicans and appeared on that party's line as well as their own.
At Thursday's school board meeting, Republican Lawrence Craybas, a new board member, was unanimously chosen in a paper ballot to be vice chairman. As with Kingston, no other nominations were made.
The post of secretary was the only contested one, with two Republicans nominated -- incumbent board member Robin Renner and new board member Kristine Harrison . In a paper ballot, the vote was six for Harrison and three for Renner.
In his remarks, Kingston pointed to the "diverse backgrounds" of the board members, but said each is working for "the best interests of the children."
During his two years on the board, Kingston has been an active participant who carefully listened to all sides of an issue but sometimes bucked the majority opinion.
Kingston questioned, for instance, the board's placement of cameras on school buses, saying they were an unnecessary intrusion on privacy. He also contended the community service required of Bethel High School students should not be mandatory.
At Thursday's meeting Kingston praised previous school boards, school staff, and the district's administration. "They're doing an excellent job," he said.
With the Bethel High School renovation project well underway -- the project was contentious for years -- Kingston pointed out the new board is in a good place.
"It's good we're not starting with a system in crisis. And it's a darn good school system," he said.
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2 dead in I-91 crash
At scene, police find tractor-trailer truck engulfed in flames
GREENFIELD — A fiery tractor-trailer crash killed two people on Interstate 91 early Sunday morning, according to police.
Troopers from the Shelburne Falls barracks responded to a report of a tractor-trailer that had crashed into the median of the northbound lane between exits 27 and 28 around 3 a.m. and arrived to find the vehicle fully engulfed in flames, according to a state police press release.
State Police identified the victims as Theodore Wilson, 33, and Eleanor Williams, 45, both of Birmingham, Ala.
State Trooper Thomas Murphy, an agency spokesman, said the two died at the scene of the crash, which remains under investigation.
“We’re investigating all possible causes, to include maybe a medical condition or possibly fatigue; all we know is that the truck crashed into the median and became engulfed in flames,” Murphy said.
Murphy said he did not know who was driving the truck or the relationship between the victims, adding that the agency does not disclose relationships.
Greenfield Fire Capt. Andrew Garvin said he thought the impact caused the fire, which engulfed the tractor portion of the vehicle.
The truck’s fuel tanks ruptured and an environmental cleanup company was called in, Garvin said.
Police closed the interstate highway between exits 27 and 28 until late morning. By 2:30 p.m., the travel lane was open but a portion of the passing lane remained closed with state police cruisers, highway and environmental cleanup vehicles parked by the side of the road in a wooded stretch with no guardrail immediately after the on-ramp before the 28A Northfield exit. The road reopened fully after 3:30 p.m. according to police.
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Cinema audiences got to see a lot of China Merchants Bank’s Platinum credit card in the movie, If You Are The One. The film, which broke Chinese box office records in February, was co-financed by the bank. One upshot was a number of fairly tight screen shots of its credit card, usually when the protagonist was paying his restaurant bills.
It was a savvy bit of product placement, and showed that yet again China Merchants Bank was at the forefront of the battle for credit card market share. In an earlier coup it had launched the first ‘No Limit Card’, which true to its name had no credit limit. This invitation-only product came with a Rmb10,000 annual fee, and a genie of the lamp-style concierge who could get you a reservation anywhere.
It was another sign that China’s credit card market has come a long way since Bank of China launched the nation’s first card back in 1985. With all of the major banks keen to build their customer base, the number of credit cards in China had grown last year to 140 million (by comparison: the top 10 card issuers in the US had 539 million cards in circulation at the end of 2008). The market leader in China is ICBC with 39 million cards.
However, it seems that the growth era may be losing steam. According to investigations by China Business, banks have become more circumspect about issuing new cards in the current environment. The newspaper quotes one banking insider in Guangzhou as saying: “The approval rate for credit card applications has been on the decline – it is even lower than one in 10 at some banks.”
Some of this is the result of new central bank measures to contain fraud (between April and September last year, there were 3,672 credit card related crimes, up 140% year-on-year). But the bigger concern seems to be a rise in bad debts. The head of the credit card business at one major state-owned bank forecast that its non-performing credit card rate would rise from 1% to 2% this year, based on the current trend in overdue repayments.
Another banker is worried about the rise in the number of white collar workers – who previously had good credit credit records – that are now in arrears. “This indicates the economic environment is affecting their ability to repay,” he says.
A double-whammy for the industry is that as people swipe their cards less in shops – due to the slowdown – the fee that card issuers receive for each transaction also falls; that dents another revenue stream.
The credit card turmoil in the US has come as something of a wake-up call to China’s banks. While their own situation is far from dire, they have decided to take a more cautious approach. China Merchants Bank, the second biggest player with 24 million cards, has said it will not issue any more cards in 2009, according to a report in 21CN Business Herald. Instead, the bank will move from “attack to defence” to retain its existing customer base.
The wealthiest customers are likely to provide the new battleground. Minsheng Bank reckons that its 100,000 top-tier cardholders spent almost half of the Rmb75 billion its credit card business processed last year – and with a negligible rate of non-performance. “At the high end the risk is smaller,” comments Yang Ke, the president of the bank’s card centre. Card approvals are declining, on the other hand, for students and white collar types working in industries impacted by declining exports.
But if the credit card business is entering a hiatus, bank lending certainly isn’t. The most stunning statistic of the week? Chinese banks extended Rmb1.87 trillion ($273 billion) of new credit in March, a record amount for a single month.
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It was my birthday last month so I wanted to share some of the things I got.
Makeup and skincare is something I love to treat myself when my birthday comes. But birthdays remind us also that we are not getting any younger. So I make sure that I invest and let it grow over time to have a better future.
I got another policy from Philam Life – Very thankful to have been blessed to start my own investment & protection program last 2 years ago but after computing my retirement, it’s not enough. So I decided to add another insurance policy so that I can look forward to an awesome retirement. With this, I’ll be able to save up and grow my money faster than the bank.
I bought a powerbank and coin purse from Miniso. My friend Kirsty introduced me to Miniso powerbank and I did not expect it to be that good! It’s so cute and really useful. I had been looking for a cute coin purse. This one is perfect! I love the size and the color peach is so gorgeous!
My birthday is not complete without some Korean cosmetics. I love Korean goodies in general because the quality is super good and very affordable!
Innisfree Eye Cream Jeju Orchid Eye Cream has been on my wishlist for a while and I can say it is amazing! I just wanted a new pressed powder so I got this SkinFood Peach Cotton Pore Pact Powder, it smells amazing (peach scent). My face stays fresh and matte all day long!
The one I was really excited for was my new cushion from Club Clio. It’s called Clio Kill Cover Conceal Cushion and I can say it’s my holy grail because it makes my face look really flawless. I really like the coverage and it feels so nice on the skin.
I love using cushion foundation because most of the time, I am doing my makeup in the car. It’s so convenient!
I am loving this Holika Holika Magic Inside in the shade Burnt Orange. This one is so pretty on the eyes and it makes you look younger! It’s long wearing and not expensive.
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E3 2003: Midway Reveals E3 Lineup
As we continue to gear up for the official start of E3, Midway released their roster of games to be shown at the big show this morning. Here's a peek at the PS2 games that they'll be showing:
ESPionage: What if Solid Snake and Psycho Mantis mated? Well, that's the basic idea behind ESPionage, due for a Fall 2003 release. Aside from the usual stealth and action that Metal Gear fans are used to, look for some "sixth sense" psychic powers, including telekinesis, pytokinesis, mind drain, mind control, and more. It's certainly as interesting idea and it's a game that's got our attention here at PSXE.
The Suffering: Midway terms this game as an action/adventure title which "captures the disturbing and terrifying nature of the horror genre," according to this morning's press release. The game is set to span nine levels and feature dynamic lighting and action-filled combat, to go along with multiple endings. Look for this game come Halloween 2003.
SpyHunter 2: Attempting to build on their remarkable success with their update on the SpyHunter franchise, SpyHunter2 boasts new missions, new characters, and some new modifications to the G-8155 Interceptor (or your car, whichever you prefer). This game is also set for release sometime during this fall.
Freaky Flyers: This game is an aerial adventure that combines stunt flying, digfighting, adventure elements, and a storyline that is slated to include 13 characters. It's currently scheduled for release this August.
Other games on the Midway E3 docket include Roadkill, NFL Blitz Pro, NHL Hitz Pro, NBA Ballers, and Freestyle MetalX. Surprisingly, there is no mention of the next Mortal Kombat installment in this press release, but we'll be sure to keep out eyes open when the big show gets officially underway later this week.
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Gunmen have attacked a Catholic church in Owo, Onod state, in Nigeria killing worshipers on Sunday, June 5, 2022, several sources have confirmed.
St. Francis Catholic church, in Owo town, was in service when the gunmen arrived in their numbers opening fire and killing scores of worshipers.
A state legislator, Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said the attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshipers gathered on Pentecost Sunday.
Videos of the incident have surfaced online showing very gory images of mostly women and children lying dead with gunshot wounds.
No specific numbers of casualties have been reported. A doctor at a local hospital, quoted by the Reuters news agency, said that “several worshippers were brought in dead”. After visiting the church and hospital, state lawmaker Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole told the Associated Press news agency that children were among the dead. | <urn:uuid:d6007e86-3edf-4c76-93a4-582a35ce12db> | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | https://reportafrique.com/news/gunmen-attack-catholic-church-in-owo-ondo/ | 2023-03-27T00:37:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296946584.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20230326235016-20230327025016-00232.warc.gz | en | 0.977621 | 202 |
This week’s Shadowhunters had a major development in the plot. It’s so tempting to talk about it now, but it’ll have to be saved until the end. For now this review will start with the low points of this episode; Alec and Isabelle.
Even though the siblings did get some screen time this episode it felt cut short. They had a conversation between each other, but it felt like the same old dialogue, which is a shame since Isabelle is trying to change her lifestyle. The few moments we see of this new Izzy is interesting, but there wasn’t enough to truly understand how much she’s willing to change for her family’s sake. Hopefully that will be explored in further episodes. Another great moment lost in this episode was when Alec tried to flirt with a police woman. The scene was short, but a few more seconds of awkwardness would’ve been better, especially since he’s not into women.
Alec and Izzy weren’t the only ones who had a run in with the law. Luke ran into trouble with his own precinct. Turns out his past actions from previous episodes are catching up with him and now he’s the lead suspect in a murder investigation. In spite of the trouble it would’ve caused his character it was nice to see that the police in this world don’t let things slide by them. It shows just how careful Luke actually has to be at work. Luckily for him he’s in the clear for now. It would be pretty hard to explain to his superiors that he was defending himself and had to turn into a werewolf.
Due to Luke being investigated Jace and Clary had to take matters into their own hands. Clary’s plan was funny and clever. Making Jace look like a bad boyfriend turned out pretty well and it was really entertaining. Unfortunately that plan didn’t work, but if it did then it would’ve been too easy. This made them go with Jace’s plan. Taking out the power was a wise play and it also got Clary to embrace another rune. It’s power was only seen for a couple seconds, but it’s always nice to see the runes that Shadowhunters have in their arsenal.
The mere mention of power provokes thoughts of Simon. Alberto Rosende’s acting was really on point this episode. He stole the show with his portrayal of Simon trying to keep it together as he slips deeper into what he believes is vampirism. It was hard to blame Simon though with all the hallucinations he kept having. The illusions included vampire teeth, blood coffee, naked Clary. Yes, naked Clary. That image made sense given how much he likes her and since he’s a teenage boy, but man it came at the worst time ever. As if it wasn’t bad enough that he hooked up with Maureen, but he called her Clary while she was liking next to him naked. No one should have to go through that from either end of that conversation. To make matters worse, now his family thinks there is something serious wrong with him. It’s most likely because of that awesome scene where he broke his table, but hey, you try keeping your enhanced strength in check. If that wasn’t bad enough now he might actually be turning into a vampire thanks to what seems like Camille biting him again. Oh Simon, when will you get a break.
The people that did have things go their way was the Shadowhunters. After following Jace’s plan Clary was able to obtain the card that had the Mortal Cup on it. At first she couldn’t get it out the card, which was probably a good thing since the group was instantly attacked by demons; one of which who was an old lady. The Shadowhunters managed to get ahead of them, but they had to split up, especially when the Shax demons showed up, which didn’t make sense because splitting up isn’t always the best strategy. Also they were making quick work of all the demons before that so the urgency didn’t make any sense. Regardless, Clary was able to grab the Mortal Cup out of the card! She even used it to make some demons run away.
The Mortal Cup worked on the Shax demons, but not the Shapeshifter. Clary saw right through it’s fake Jace form and stabbed it, but the showrunners decided to play with the audience’s heart strings. The demon didn’t immediately evaporate so it wasn’t clear whether she got the demon or actually stabbed Jace on accident. It turned out to be the Shapeshifter, so everything was okay. I personally think it would’ve been better if it was the real Jace or if the episode ended with us knowing because it would’ve generated a whole lot more drama, but I’m not in charge of anything.
Due to the fake out Clary was more than happy to see the real Jace at The Clave. She even gave him a big kiss! Alec didn’t like that at all. I know Jace must’ve because of all that sexual tension they’ve been building up through the previous episodes. We’ll see how Simon handles it.
Side Note: R.I.P. Captain Vargas. Demons need to be stronger.
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A friend and I are leaving soon to spend the weekend in Hangzhou, a city near Shanghai. I first learned about the wonders of the city when I was studying Chinese. My textbook had a dialog that went like this:
A: What is the most beautiful city in China?
B: Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Wanting to practice my Chinese and demonstrate my knowledge of other Chinese geographical place names, I would suggest other answers–Guilin, Xiaman, Changchun–but was always gently reminded by my teacher that the correct answer to the question is Suzhou and Hangzhou. As my circle of Chinese friends grew I would ask them the question, and sure enough I always, ALWAYS got the same answer–Suzhou and Hangzhou. Whether or not the person answering had ever actually been to either of these cities seemed to be completely irrelevant. It was just something that every Chinese person knew.
Well, it turns out that there is a famous ancient poem that has this line: Shang you tiantang, xia you Su Hang. Up above is heaven, down below there is Suzhou and Hangzhou. And that is why it is considered a statement of fact that Suzhou and Hangzhou are China's most beautiful cities. It's there….in the book!
So, wer'e off to Hangzhou, a very nice city, but certainly not the nicest city under heaven. My friend and I travel tons for work, so we're really looking forward to this trip, which has absolutly NO work component to it. Three days in a Holiday Inn with no computers, email, or internet—come to think of it, that does sound heavenly!!
I live in a fairly upscale apartment complex in Beijing. A lot of people who live here have a lot of money, and the flaunt it–I can’t keep track of the new Beemers, Hummers, and Lexus SUV’s that my neighbors collect. I, one of a few foreigners, peddle in and out on my Giant bicycle. People in this jia yuan (housing estate) are also into pets. There are more yippy yappy little dogs than you can shake a cat at. But one neighbor has a big dog. A really big dog. I’m not up on my dog breeds so I don’t really know what it is. What I do know is that this dog has a sweet face and is spoiled rotten. I used to see it’s human making valiant but futile attempts to take him for walks. But he wouldn’t budge. She’d pull on his leash. When that didn’t work, she’d get behind him and try to push him. He stood firm. More than once I saw her pick the guy up (he’s gotta weigh 50 or 60 pounds!) and carry him. Hmmm. Who’s taking whom for a walk?
Well, it seems that my neighbors have given up and settled upon the quintiessential rich person’s solution: hire him an aiyi — a baby-sitter, or in this case we should say dog-sitter. Every afternoon she appears outside with the dog, puts down a blanket for him, and knits or chats with her friends while he naps (on the blanket) or watches the world go by.
Like I said, the world’s most spoiled dog!!
Perhaps you’re wondering about the red door that looks like a very big elevator door. It’s the door to a very large elevator that takes cars into the underground parking area. Seriously!
This one falls into the category of "just when you think you've seen (or heard) it all, and there's nothing left here to shock me." Quite obviously, only fools think like that. A colleague and I wneto to our favorite neighbhorhood restaurant for lunch today. After we ordered our usual dishes — gongbao jiding (kungpao chicken) and spinach with garlic, I noticed a woman at the table next to us gnawing on a giant bone; I mean a big one—not from some little chicken, but from an animal that obviously needed four legs to keep it up. She had a plastic glove on to keep her hand from getting greasy. Now I've never been a fan of eating meat down to the bone. I'm the one who leaves half the meat on a piece of fried chicken because the closer my teeth and lips get to the bone (and other creepy stuff), the queasier I get. So, when I saw her chewing on the bone, I must admit I averted my gaze.
Just as our food arrived we suddenly heard a giant sucking sound from the table of bone gnawers. It was some serious sucking, the kind you get when you're trying to get the last drop of chocolate milkshake from the bottom of the glass. Don't want to miss a drop. Not being able to imagine what was being sucked (we don't drink tea with straw), I glanced over and saw the 4 diners at that table, all with straws embedded deep into the bones, sucking the marrow out. Remove top of bone. Insert straw. Suck with all your might.
It was neither a pretty sight nor a pretty sound, and unfortunately by the time they had sucked the marrow dry my appetite was gone!!
This afternoon some friends took me to a newly opened Christian gift shop in a hutong near Xi Si. As we were inside looking at all the stuff, I spotted a cute little girl standing just outside the door singing away at the top of her lungs. I grabbed my camera and headed outside, to discover that she was serenading the entire hutong with her rendition of The Old Rugged Cross!
Whenever someone asks me when China is going to change I suggest to them that they are not paying attention.
From The Foreign Expert website comes this translation of a very funny post floating around on the Chinese internet. It's called "If Phelps were a Chinese Athlete…"
If Phelps is a Chinese athlete, and as a Chinese wins the magic 8 gold medals in the Olympic Games, then what will happen?
First, the threshold of his house will be flattened by billions of
journalists, leaders, and neighbors coming to interview his relatives
during the Olympics. And everyday, in his house, the common room will
be crowded with people watching the games together, and hawkers will
take the opportunity to sell fireworks around his house.
He will be awarded various prizes from provincial and national
governments. You know, each gold medal is worth more or less 1 million
RMB. And those rich entrepreneurs in China will also be quite generous
towards Phelps. Besides that, hundreds of companies will come to ask
him to appear in their advertisements. Not surprisingly, within one
month after the Olympic Games, he will become a multi-billionaire.
Of course, he needs to pay taxes, and in lieu of the taxes American
citizens pay, he’ll need to pay lots of taxes with Chinese
characteristics. He needs to send each of his teachers, from
kindergarten to the current national team, from his masseuse to the
chef in the canteen, a red envelope with a large amount of money
inside. And his relatively poor relatives will also count on him to
donate some RMB to them. Moreover, all the organizations or clubs he
belongs to will also require a portion of his total income.
Keep reading for an interesting glimpse into the world of Chinese athletes and a taste of Chinese humor. I laughed out loud!
…I will be glued to my computer wading through some LIFE Magazine’s entire collection of China photos, that have recently been made available through the Google Image search. Old pictures of Beijing. Old pictures of Shanghai. Old pictures of a China that no longer exists. It’s just too much for this history and photography buff to resist. Here are two of my favorites so far:
This image is looking north at what is today Tiananmen Square. Qianmen Street runs between the two towers in the lower portion of the photo.
I’m not sure, but am guessing that this corner of the old city wall is Xizhimen. That’s the only place I can think of where the wall (and today’s Second Ring Road) ran at that angle.
Here’s the general search for China.
Here’s the general search for Beijing. And Peking.
Have fun! Don’t let your boss catch you!
This past weekend I was in Hong Kong to speak at a conference. My topic was "China in Transition: Transitioning to What?" It was a brief look at 4 potential scenarios for China in the next 15 years. Afterward I was asked for predictions. I started out by making the disclaimer that only fools make predictions about what will happen in China, then said this: "I will make, with confidence, the same prediction I have made every year since 1992—-that the next 5 years are the critical years for China; if she can make it through the next 5, she'll be fine….."
I'm back in Beijing now, and ran across this quote on a blog called mbytes that I wish I had been able to use in my talk:
"As one of my guides said – “China is a train – if you get on board and head in the same direction, you’ll get there with us.”
As the British say, BRILLIANT!!
I"m leaving early Friday morning for a weekend in Hong Kong, one of my favorite cities in the world. I'm heading down for a speaking engagement, but will also have some time to meet up with old friends, and take some strolls down memory lanes.
My first taste of East Asia and Chinese culture was in 1979, when I spent the summer there. Wow, almost 30 years ago! That was also the summer that I made my first trip into China (we still called it "Red China" back then). It was the first year that China was 'open' for Americans to visit, so I signed up for a 3 day tour to Guangzhou. I also remember riding the bus up to the border town of Lo Wu, where we could climb a hill and gaze into "Red China," What we saw at that time was a rice-paddy filled valley. That valley is today the booming metropolis of Shenzhen. I never imagined then that 29 years later, China would be such a big part of my life! Amazing. | <urn:uuid:e9212a00-38b9-4f97-97df-0df1a885ee5c> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://joannpittman.com/2008/11/ | 2015-05-26T07:22:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207928817.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113208-00038-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971029 | 2,224 |
Prof. Pavel Hozák, Ph.D., DSc., from the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, will appear as the keynote speaker at the 38th Congress of the Italian Society for Histochemistry, to be held June 14-16 on the Vulcano island. During the conference, Prof. Hozák, who was elected last year as the president of the International Federation of Societies for Histochemistry and Cytochemistry (IFSHC), plans to discuss possibilities for closer cooperation with the Italian Histochemical Society.
For the first time ever, a representative from the Czech Republic has been elected to the position of president of the executive committee of the IFSHC. This occurred on the occasion of the 16th International Congress of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry (ICHC), which took place last August in Prague.
From this position, Professor Hozák has direct influence on increasing international cooperation with Czech scientists, connecting the Czech and international scientific community, and raising awareness of the Czech scientific scene in the fields of histochemistry and related areas, such as cellular and tissue biology, molecular biology, pathology, anatomy, and microscopy.
His participation in the IFSHC also provides access to workshops, seminars, and congresses, and supports the creation of new opportunities for collaboration.
As part of his new position, Prof. Hozák plans to actively focus on supporting junior scientists and overall increasing the prestige of the IFSHC. He will remain in the president’s role until the next congress in 2025, which will move to Rimini, Italy.
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Soul Legend Al Green at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga
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The UK National Infrastructure Commission’s urban transport report warns against delays to necessary investment.
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has published a new report on urban transport.
The report’s titled Getting cities moving: adaptive transport solutions for an uncertain future.
It reflects the NIC’s emerging thinking on urban transport planning and investment ahead of the next National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA).
The assessment is due to be released in the second half of 2023.
The report looks at why urban transport networks outside of London need improvement. It also draws links to the government’s ambitions to level up the UK and meet carbon reduction targets.
Here we outline some of the key takeaways and where the report’s findings align with ICE’s thinking.
Improving transport networks is central to levelling up
The report makes clear that transport investment is central to levelling up.
Without it, many of the ambitions outlined in the Levelling Up White Paper may not come to fruition.
The NIC has called for the UK government to develop a pipeline of mass transit networks for urban centres outside London.
It also asked for long-term, stable funding cycles to support fit-for-purpose mass transit systems.
But solutions don’t always need to involve brand new transport projects.
Cities can address congestion, capacity and carbon by making better use of existing infrastructure and using data and technology effectively.
Understanding local needs is essential
ICE recently launched a report on defining the outcomes from levelling up.
In the report, we outlined that investment should be designed and developed to meet specific local needs. Then, it would address issues such as inclusion and accessibility on the network.
The NIC’s report reflects this. It’s clear about the role of local leaders in identifying the changes needed on transport networks.
That way, the networks can better address the needs of people who use them, and indeed, those who want to use them.
The NIC also warns against urban transport planning policies that are geared towards getting people to travel less.
Levelling up should be about making it easier for people to make more of the trips they want to take into cities and towns.
That way, it’d generate economic activity and contribute to improvements in quality of life.
‘Wait-and-see’ won’t work
These adaptive approaches would mean:
- committing to investment in core projects,
- giving certainty to stakeholders, and
- having the possibility of adding further enhancements subject to timeframes, funding and future demand.
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on urban transport networks has been significant.
Visits to workplaces in the seven largest cities outside London are still 30% lower than before the pandemic, while future travel patterns are still unclear.
Still, the NIC warns that this uncertainty shouldn’t be an excuse to hold off from investing and improving urban transport networks. It’s not a reason to scale back ambitions.
Long-term challenges need to be addressed
Regardless of the future of hybrid working and its effects, cities are very likely to continue to be important centres.
The UK was seeing increasing population movement into urban areas pre-Covid-19. Congestion levels now remain high.
ICE has explored these issues as part of our work on the ‘new normal’ after Covid-19.
We identified that long-term challenges should still drive infrastructure planning.
These challenges include population growth, carbon emissions reduction and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Demand management needs serious consideration
The report explains that cities need tostep up their efforts to make public transport and active travel more attractive and encourage people to get out of their cars.
But it’s also realistic about the need to manage demand.
Even in cities outside London with well-developed public transport, such as Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield, cars are still the main mode of travel.
The NIC outlines several possible demand management measures that can be applied, including:
- congestion charging
- clean air zones
- low traffic neighbourhoods
- priority lanes for buses and other modes
- public campaigns to change people’s travel preferences
Aiming for less carbon rather than more revenue
These measures must be designed with the main goal of shifting trips onto lower-carbon and lower-congestion modes. Not just to bring in revenue.
This is something ICE has also warned of, particularly about road user charging systems.
Public buy-in and understanding is vital. In Singapore, a congestion charge was first introduced in 1975. Even now, road user charging isn’t seen mainly as a revenue-generating exercise.
Instead, the public understands that they benefit from less traffic and better air quality.
The NIC will consider the funding needed for transport networks and make recommendations for urban transport planning policy as part of its next National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA).
ICE will continue to engage with members and the NIC in developing the next NIA.
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I like Christmas well enough, but really it’s the new year that gets me excited. I love the idea of a clean slate, a do-over. A chance to try again, to make new goals and start new systems. I don’t make resolutions — instead, I like to look back over the past year to see what worked, and figure what I can build on in the next 12 months. I’m also a big fan of choosing a word for the year to give me a guiding light to follow when the way gets murky (and the way always gets murky). I’ll be sharing my word here next week — it’s one of my favourite posts to write.
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|Oracle® Java Micro Edition Software Development Kit Developer's Guide
Release 3.4 for Eclipse on Windows
All projects have properties. Some properties, such as the project's name and location cannot be changed, but other properties can be freely edited as work on your project progresses. This chapter describes how to work with project properties.
To view or edit a project's properties, right-click the project node and select Properties. In the resulting window, you can view and customize the project properties. See the following topics:
The Oracle Java ME SDK plugin works with Mobile Tools for Java (MTJ) to create CLDC projects. For complete information on creating projects, see the Mobile Tools for Java Developer Guide included in the Eclipse online help. The basic steps to create a MIDP project are as follows:
Select File > New > MIDlet Project.
On the Create a MIDlet Project page, specify a project name and the location in the workspace.
The Configuration list determines the runtime type. If the default device is not what you want, select it and click Remove.
Click Add to open the Create a MIDlet project page.
Supply a configuration name.
In the SDK field, select the Oracle Java ME SDK.
In the Device field, select a device from the dropdown.
For the mobile runtime, select ClamshellJavaMEPhone, JavaMEPhone1 or JavaMEPhone2. For the IMP-NG runtime, select IMPNGDevice1 or IMPNGDevice2. You can add more than one device, but they must be for the same runtime.
You can optionally remove JSRs that your application does not require. Select a row in the Symbols table and click Remove.
(IMP-NG projects only). The MicroEdition-Profile value must be IMP-NG. In some projects there is a version number appended and this must be manually removed.
In the project tree, click Application Descriptor to open a tab with your application properties. At the bottom of your project's tab, select the Application Descriptor tab. Edit the profile if necessary. Figure 5-1 demonstrates the correct setting.
Figure 5-1 Edit Application Descriptor MicroEdition-Profile Setting
To view the project properties, right-click a project, click Properties, and select the Java ME category. The Java ME category enables you to select the emulator platform and configuration for the project, and it contains the following subcategories: Library, Obfuscation, Packaging, Preprocessor, Preverification and Signing.
An emulator platform simulates the execution of an application on one or more target devices. To view this property page, right-click a project and click Properties and select the Java ME category.
Select a configuration from the table. You can edit the configuration and select the SDK platform and the device that you want to use for this project.
For the emulator platform, be sure to select the 3.4 platform. You might have to use the dropdown menu to ensure the right version is selected.
By default, the devices in the device menu are also suitable for the platform type and emulator platform. The device you select is the default device for this project. It is used whenever you use the Run command. Your device selection influences the Device Configuration and Device Profile options, and the available optional packages.
Add the optional packages you want to include in this project. The selected APIs are automatically added to the project's classpath.
In Eclipse, the application descriptor is an element in the Package Explorer window. Double click on Application Descriptor in the Package Explorer under your project tree and edit the properties on the window that appears. There are different categories of properties on the tabs on the bottom: Overview, MIDlets, Optional, User Defined, Signing, and so on.
When you build a project, the SDK compiles the source files and generates the packaged build output (a JAR file) for your project. You can build the main project and all of its required projects, or build any project individually.
In general you do not need to build the project or compile individual classes to run the project. By default, the SDK automatically compiles classes when you save them. You can use properties to modify the following build tasks:
To view this property page, right-click on a project and select Properties. Select the Java Compiler category. In this category and its subcategories you can select the Java compiler options and other compilation options.
To view this property page, right-click a project and select Properties. In the Java ME category, select the Library subcategory. Here you can add libraries to your project.
To view this property page, right-click a project and select Properties. In the Java ME category, select the Packaging subcategory.
In some cases the JAD file might have an incorrect value for MicroEdition-Profile. To fix this problem, see the project procedure in "Projects."
To view this property page, right-click a project and select Properties. In the Java ME category, select the Obfuscation subcategory.
To view this property page, right-click a project and select Properties. In the Java ME category, select the Signing subcategory.
To view this property page, right-click on a project and select Properties. In the Properties window, select Run/Debug Settings. The options shown depend on the platform. See "MIDP Project Run Options."
To set emulator command line options for a MIDP project, type in the command line switches. See "Emulator Command Line Options."
To view the running settings page, right-click a project and select Properties. Select the Run/Debug Settings category and click on New. Select Java Application and click OK. In the window that appears you can adjust the run options for your project.
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The Chiefs became back-to-back Super Bowl champions with a 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. They have now won three Super Bowls in five years, and will look to become the first ever team to pull off a three-peat in the title game next season.
Sportsbooks are already looking ahead to next year’s playoffs and setting odds for Super Bowl 59 in 2025. The Chiefs and the Niners sit atop the odds board to win in New Orleans a year from now.
The 49ers enter at +550 for 2025 before kicking off this year’s Super Bowl, and the Chiefs follow at +750. All odds are courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.
The Chiefs have now reached the Super Bowl in four of the last five seasons, have won in two, and have a chance to earn a third ring. They are without a doubt the dynasty franchise of the 2020s, and we can always expect to see them near the top of any Super Bowl odds list.
Other early favorites
The Ravens, who fell short against the Chiefs this season in the AFC Championship game after earning the top overall seed in the AFC, are installed at +900 to win Super Bowl 59. The Bills, who also suffered a loss at the hands of the Chiefs, come in at +950. The Lions, the NFC runners-up, follow at +1200.
Non-playoff teams most likely to get to the playoffs
The Cincinnati Bengals dealt with injury issues around quarterback Joe Burrow this season and were left out of the playoffs. If Burrow stays healthy next year, we can expect to see Cincy back in the postseason. The Seahawks and Jaguars also each narrowly missed the playoffs this season, and both will have a good shot to return to the postseason in 2024.
Playoff teams likely to take a step back
The Lions may be taking a step back next season. The cards were in their favor this season in many ways, but can an oft-beleaguered Detroit team return for a deep playoff run with consistency? Time and Dan Campbell will tell. The Steelers have some questions to answer in the postseason — namely, whether they will be sticking with Kenny Pickett as their starter after Mason Rudolph finished out the season on a strong note. The Buccaneers have a lot of key players coming up for free agency this offseason and may face a rebuilding year in 2024.
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How could you measure my success?
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The Transportation Security Administration took heat from Congress on Monday for its procedures and general rudeness.
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Meanwhile, AT&T now has screwed up a grand total of 6 times on my bill. But this time, I gave them the okay to take money from my account, and they decided not to do it. O.o
Still, that's over the course of the last 4-5 years, so that's not too bad.
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All ready and waiting at Fusion Festival. It may be raining but that won’t dampen our spirits, we know Liverpool will bring it! And to show our support you won’t find a copy of The Sun at Bread & Butter! Big shout out to The Bread Shop for the fresh barms too, beautiful!
So another Creamfields done and dusted! Celebrating Bread & Butter’s first year and nothing more rewarding than a queue of hungry campers and hearing all the lovely compliments from them.
Thanks to everyone who stood next to me on these events sharing the cooking, scrubbing, sleep deprivation, the aches and pains and the giggles. I couldn’t of done it without you!
Bring on year two!
Exciting times ahead as the new festival season will soon be upon us. I’ve been busy catching up on admin and planning for summer 2015. The sun shone to encourage my summer mood whilst the coffee helped my concentration, paperwork is not my forte so need all the help I can get!
Here’s the beast! Only a couple of weeks now and I’ll be ready to roll out and feed people. Its been a hell of a journey so far so can’t wait to get out there and put it all into practice.
I’m working really hard to be ready in time for the July festivals…fingers crossed I’ll see you at Wireless!
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