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An oversized upholstered ottoman packs a powerful design punch in this kid-friendly living room. The soft performance fabric coordinates with the tonal blue on the walls, art, and other textiles in the space. The ottoman is versatile for entertaining, relaxation or for the kiddos to jump and play on.
The guest suite of the HGTV Dream Home 2012 offers its own private Juliet-style balcony, plus east-facing windows that stream light into the space. An antiqued steel and iron, marble-topped side table serves up refreshments picnic-style to complement the blue and white gingham carpeting.
Banquette seating wraps around a round wood table in this colorful contemporary basement dining room. Bright blocks of color in silver frames pop a against a pale blue wall accented by a blue ceiling lamp.
Matt and Jodi sought the help of a designer friend to give purpose to the open space just off their apartment's entry. In order to use this as a private office space, the area needed to be separated somehow from the dining and living room areas.
A large blue sofa turns the corner in this deep navy living room. Alternating neutral and blue pillows line the sofa for a checkerboard effect. A blue-and-white spotted rug complements the color scheme, and an acrylic-topped wood coffee table catches light from the window.
Contemporary Home Office With Teal Velvet Sofas and Metal Coffee Table
This light and bright home office features a stylish sitting area with teal velvet sofas, a long metal coffee table and patterned area rug. A floating wooden TV stand is positioned under the flat screen television, while a desk area is located next to the window.
Shades of blue and tan fill this contemporary living room to create a subtle beachy vibe. A big, comfy sectional covered in throw pillows provides plenty of cozy seating. A rustic wood coffee table is a unique focal point in the space and features hidden storage.
Living Room: Historic Island Home in Darien, Conn.
The open layout of the living room is a breath of fresh air with large windows showcasing panoramic views of Long Island Sound. A pale blue and neutral color palette brings a soothing, coastal feel to the space.
Modern Dining Space Pairs Funky Chairs, Tulip-Style Table
To create a sense of cohesion from one room to the next, the designers used a color palette of red, white and blue throughout this townhouse. Thus, in the dining room, bright blue walls become a backdrop for white chairs, a tulip-style table and a red piece of artwork.
Custom cobalt upholstery and modern gold chandelier bring just the right bursts of color into this effortlessly chic dining room, while the oversize mirror and floor to ceiling drapery adds dimension to the space. | <urn:uuid:b6542865-d1d9-4c57-918b-67f620b597ed> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://photos.hgtv.com/rooms/viewer/living-space/contemporary/blue | 2019-06-17T09:41:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998462.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20190617083027-20190617105027-00197.warc.gz | en | 0.858997 | 592 |
2018 Data Science Innovation Lab:
Mathematical Challenges of Single Cell Dynamics
Frequently Asked Questions
1. I am scheduled to complete my Ph.D. studies this year, but will not have my degree at the time of the Innovation Lab. Can I still apply?
To be considered eligible, applicants will need to have a doctoral level degree (PhD, ScD, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.) at the time of application .
Examples of doctoral level degrees include those obtained in the following disciplines:
- Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Biological, Physical or Earth Sciences
- Computational Sciences, Mathematics, and Statistics
- Health Sciences (Medical, Nursing, Dental, Optometry, or other like fields)
If you have a doctorate-level degree in another discipline, you may still apply, but please specify in your application how your work relates to single cell.
2. I am currently a post-doc. Can I apply?
No, to be considered eligible, applicants will need to have completed post-doctoral studies at the time of application.
3. Can international applicants apply?
No, this Innovation Lab is focused on collaborations between investigators with primary appointments at domestic institutions. There are other opportunities at NIH and NSF to develop international partnerships.
4. I have a PhD and have completed my post-doc. I work in industry, where I am involved in research related to the single cells. Can I apply?
No, the focus is on fostering new collaborations between academic researchers.
5. I have a master’s degree and work on single cell research, but I do not have doctoral level training. Why can’t I apply to the Innovation Lab?
The focus of this Innovation Lab is the development of new teams of academic researchers and scientists who will work on data science challenges of single cell research. Key outcomes of this Innovation Lab are (1) the academic career paths of Innovation Lab participants and teams and (2) the success in obtaining extramural funding for their single cell research. These require doctoral level training.
6. I am actively engaged in single cell research, but am further on in my career. Can I apply?
Yes, you can. However, please be mindful that early-career investigators (assistant to newly promoted associate professors) are highly encouraged to apply given the overall goal of the Innovation Lab to generate new interdisciplinary collaborations of biomedical and quantitative researchers to develop collaborative ideas of projects that could be submitted to funding institutions. Those later in their careers would already have established themselves, their research programs, and have a record of successfully applying for funding.
7. How do I complete the application?
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Profoto Cine Video Production Kit
What's Included With This Item:
- Cine Reflector
- 5 lenses
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- Glass cover
One Light Shaping Tool. Endless possibilities. For photo and video.
The Cine Reflector is the world's first combined PAR and Open Face type reflector. It works with all Profoto flash heads and continuous light sources, and provides unparalleled creative control.
More and more photographers are required to shoot video. But it is not just a requirement; it is also an opportunity since they can make use of their existing knowledge of light shaping in a brand new setting. In a response to this, Profoto has created its most versatile Light Shaping Tool to date: The Cine Reflector.
The Cine Reflector is a hybrid Light Shaping Tool. It works with both flash lights and continuous lights. The Cine Reflector is also the world's first modular reflector, which means that it fuses the movie industry's popular PAR (parabolic) reflector with the classic Profoto Zoom reflector. In addition, five different types of lenses (including a Fresnel) provide an array of light shaping possibilities. This, combined with scrims, color filters and barn doors, offers photographers, DPs and gaffers unparalleled artistic freedom.
The built-in PAR reflector increases the light output by 1 f-stop. It can be used as it is, or in combination with the PAR lenses to adjust the beam spread. Use it to shoot HD videos or to create movie light effects.
The included Zoom reflector is a textured Open Face type reflector, which provides a crisp, even light. The beam angle can easily be adjusted in the range of 35-105° without the need for lenses, thanks to Profoto's renowned Zoom function. Use it to shape your flashlight with precision.
The Cine Reflector is an integrated part of Profoto's comprehensive Light Shaping System. It works with all existing Profoto flash heads and continuous light sources. It is also equipped with a double layer housing to protect users from burns and to increase robustness. The housing provides an umbrella attachment, and a metal bracket is included for overhead mounting. In summary, the unique Cine Reflector allows you to instantly transform your photo set into a video set. Use the reflectors individually or combine them with each other. Experiment with the different lenses, scrims and filters. There are hundreds of different combinations to explore, and the creative possibilities are just about endless. | <urn:uuid:43e3d8e2-dd3d-4d3c-a421-ff6a6ad21534> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://www.adorama.com/PP901176.html | 2015-01-27T10:47:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422122238694.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124175718-00234-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.896819 | 524 |
One step is to take the various audiences gathered under a publishing company's umbrella and see if there are different ways of reorganizing them-with an eye toward marketers that might find a new grouping valuable. For instance, several b-to-b publishers have culled lists of small-business owners from among their various titles.
"We've seen incredible expenditures in the small-business marketplace," said Jeff Moriarty, VP-list management at MeritDirect, adding that potential customers for these lists include credit card issuers, financial service companies, employee benefit providers and office supply retailers.
To take advantage of this opportunity, b-to-b publishers need to pick up company size information every time a new customer is encountered in any medium. "You've got to be fully coded in employee size, especially one to 99 employees," Moriarty said.
"We break out the president/owner of small businesses across our titles," said Nicholas Cavnar, VP-circulation and data development at Hanley Wood. "By getting a bigger set of contacts from all our publications, shows and other lists, we have a bigger opportunity. And the list management companies have access to marketers looking for the small-business subset, and they can market our lists along with others for the greatest impact."
Steve Morris, VP-market development at Advanstar Communications, said: "We have a lot of small-business owners in our portfolio-doctors, dentists, veterinarians, retailers, engineers. In many of their purchasing behaviors, people's career choice is much more predictive than geography, for instance."
For Morris, who joined Advanstar in January 2004 to develop new business opportunities and data products, list rental is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the revenue streams that can be developed around Advanstar's audiences.
"We can sit down with a company like MBNA, which issued a special credit card for the nurses that read `RN'," Morris said. "By partnering with MBNA, we can get nine to 10 basis points on every transaction and the aggregated purchasing data. Then, we can go to a company like Home Depot and say, `Look, you have a higher market share with nurses overall, but Lowe's is outperforming you in this area.' That data becomes a tool that's predictive in creating new opportunities."
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Re: Miz Vs. Primo was horrible
I thought it was an awful match. All the distractions were really slow and brutally obvious. It looked so sloppy. Not sure who's fault it is though. I thought Miz was an asshole before the match mixing the two of them up and telling Primo & Epico who irrelevant they were; considering Miz was just 100% the most irrelevant superstar until he turned face and Flair tried putting him over. | <urn:uuid:2948d249-2f30-42d6-98de-a944d80bf72b> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://www.wrestlingforum.com/12864458-post15.html | 2015-07-05T07:05:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375097246.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031817-00070-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.992335 | 91 |
Please find below the Intermodal market report for week 23 2021.
By Dimitris Kourtesis,
“While approaching the second half of the year and summer season is just around the corner, COVID vaccination programs are steadily moving forward with N. America and Europe leading the race. In this context, demand for oil products is expected to recover during the next quarters. While more people get vaccinated and travel restrictions are eased by governments, global oil products inventories are estimated to have dropped close to the 5 year average range for this time of year, with the Atlantic driving most of the destocking, thus refineries production will have to gradually increase looking forward.
As per the latest IEA report, in 2020 we saw a record decline in oil demand by 8.5 MB/D, which is now expected to rebound by + 5.4 MB/D in 2021 and to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels by end of 2022 with an additional +3.1 MB/D. Global gasoline demand is most likely to lag other oil products in returning to pre-covid numbers, as the combination of teleworking and the increase of electric cars will play a major role in the next two years. However, last to see a full demand recovery will be jet fuel, as international aviation has a long way to go until most of the population is vaccinated and consumers’ preferences normalize to pre-COVID levels, likely to take place after 2022.
For the time being, with bunker prices hovering at low to mid USD 500 PMT for VLSFO and close to USD 600 PMT for MGO, TCEs for tankers have been suppressed further on top of weak fundamentals. Nevertheless, tanker Owners are hopeful that the market will start recovering, as the market trough we are experiencing will soon be exhausted.
Charterers now working most of the cargoes privately to prevent owners from being bullish and from time to time we are seeing long tonnage lists that further weaken the market.
VLCC rates are still moving close to zero tce’s or even at some cases “moving” at negative numbers, there was some additional movement on the WAF/EAST route but was not enough to push rates, same story with Aframaxes and Suezmaxes east of Suez, rates remained flat with Aframaxes around ws90 @ 80kmt (usd 1,750 p/d) and Suezmaxes at ws54-55 @ 130kmt. In the Mediterranean, Aframaxes tried to work their way and push rates slightly higher but was quite unfortunate, owners still working cross-med cargoes at low ws90 levels @ 80kmt (usd 2,665 p/d), Suezmaxes are being left spot as the scarce availability of cargoes limits the option of picking a cargo without a negative return.
CPP MR east of Suez they are pretty much bottomed out with a lot of Singapore ballasters joining the Fujairah list as they have aggressively been capped by LR1’s that had long tonnage lists trying to kill some time with short voyages, cross AG still stands at below USD 200k levels, (usd170k-180k) and AG/EAFR standing at WS154 @ 35KMT, (tce circa usd 6,500 pdpr) LR’1 & LR2’S freight market continues to soften this week, with TC1(AG/JAPAN) at WS75 and LR1’S dropping below WS90 to Japan. In Med, not much happening on the MRs as mentioned earlier many of the ships are being swept from the market on a private basis without showing the cargoes to the market, cross med cargoes are being fixed at sub ws125 levels and BSEA/MED at WS134-135. Continent still drives the market as the most active in West of Suez, TC stands 37@WS110 (abt 2300 usd/day) with the ARA/WAF at some cases loosing full of its premium points, despite owner’s preference to pick voyages with WAF options as the demurrage improves their returns.”
Chartering (Wet: Stable– / Dry: Firmer)
With the Capesize sector regaining its positive trajectory and rates covering their recently lost ground, the Dry Bulk market enjoyed a significant improvement with the positive sentiment spreading across the entire market. The BDI today (15/06/2021) closed at 3,025 up by 605 points compared to previous Tuesday’s (08/06/2021) levels. A disappointing performance materialized across all sectors in the crude carrier markets for another week. The BDTI today (15/06/2021) closed at 583, an increase of 4 points, and the BCTI at 450, a decrease of 8 points compared to previous Tuesday’s (08/06/2021) levels.
Sale & Purchase (Wet: Softer / Dry: Softer)
A significantly softer Secondhand market activity materialized last week, with only a handful of dry bulk and tanker orders coming to light. In the tanker sector, we had the sale of the “LT CRYSTAL” (13,545dwt-blt ‘21, China), which was sold to Chinese buyers, for a price in the region of $16.5m. On the dry bulker side sector, we had the sale of the “KMARIN BUSAN” (63,155dwt-blt ‘14, China), which was sold to Greek buyers, for a price in the region of excess $20.5m.
Newbuilding (Wet: Softer / Dry: Softer)
Looking at the list of most recently reported orders, the complete lack of both dry bulk and crude carrier units does not go unnoticed; indeed, since the beginning of June, only two Kamsarmax and two Suezmax orders have been placed as far as the more conventional units are concerned. Gas Carriers units have the lion’s share while there is also an evident interest in product carriers. At the same time, both dry bulk and crude newbuilding asset values have been on a rise during the past weeks on the back of the continuous increase of steel plate prices. With respect to last week’s contracting activity, South Korean owner Dong-A Tanker concluded an order for two firm plus four optional 50,000dwt product carriers at STX Offshore for $36.0 million each while Fairfield Chemical has also inked a deal for two firm plus two optional 26,300dwt StSt tankers at Fukuoka for an undisclosed price. One LPG order came to light last week; PascoGas declared an option for one LPG fuelled 40,000 cbm at Hyundai Mipo at around $47.0 million. Lastly, an LOI was inked between DSIC and Seaspan for the construction of seven 7,000teu boxships while two 2,400teu were ordered by CU Lines at Yangzijiang.
Demolition (Wet: Stable– / Dry: Stable–)
The overall sentiment across the Indian-subcontinent demolition markets was positive with the 2021 financial budgets having no adverse impact on the ship recycling industry. Despite a slowdown in Bangladeshi activity on the back of failing steel plate prices, breakers located in both India and Pakistan have shown an enhanced appetite for new tonnage. Pakistan has taken the lead from Bangladesh, offering the highest bids while a number of large LDT units have been destined to domestic cash buyers. In India, there are signs that the pandemic has been started to be under control; indeed, with Covid-19 cases continuing to fall, oxygen supplies are now being distributed for industrial use, allowing recycling yards to resume their operations. However, the situation remains fragile while there is an obvious lack of vintage candidates in the market. In the West, positive fundamentals paved the way for a more active Turkish demolition market. Turkish Lira is now trading at the 8.50 per dollar mark while imported steel plate prices noted another w-o-w increase. Average scrap prices in the different markets this week for tankers ranged between 290-530/ldt and those for dry bulk units between $280-520/ldt. | <urn:uuid:7cb941e6-6b51-4ddb-965e-30157547e887> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2021/06/16/intermodal-weekly-market-report-for-week-23-2021/ | 2022-12-04T12:06:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710972.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20221204104311-20221204134311-00101.warc.gz | en | 0.952643 | 1,772 |
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Happy Birthday Bella
posted at 8:52 pm on May 11, 2012 by Elizabeth Santorum
Sunday is an important day in the Santorum house. On May 13th, we’ll be celebrating a birthday. My little sister, Bella, is turning four. As some of you can imagine, having seven kids in my family, we do a lot of birthday parties. Various sweets, party hats, and re-used gift bags are always floating around the house, waiting to be used in the next celebration. Our house is a happy one, full of life. That being said, Bella’s birthday is always uniquely joyful and the cause of grateful reflection. I say this because every year with Bella is a gift. Bella was born with a rare genetic condition called Trisomy 18. Of the 10% of babies with Trisomy 18 who survive birth, 90% won’t make it to their first birthday. When she was born, the prognosis was bleak. The odds were simply stacked against her.
Ten days after she was born, Bella came home from the hospital. As doctors explained to us how to best prepare for her death, we chose to celebrate her life. And we did, every, single day. I remember when we first brought Bella home; we hung a sign in our living room. It read, “Happy 1-Week Birthday Bella.” As the weeks went by, we changed the sign from 1 to 2 to 3 weeks. Eventually weeks turned into months and now, thanks be to God, years. We fought for her each step of the way, giving her every opportunity to do well. She beat the odds and has been doing so ever since.
As I reflect on this last year of her life, it has been amazing to see how many people Bella has touched and the issues that have been discussed in the public sphere as a result of her condition. In the middle of winter, when the world found out that Bella had been hospitalized, the response was overwhelming. Our inboxes and mailboxes were flooded with notes of encouragement, prayer, and support. People in all walks of life from around the country united around the witness of a three-year-old little girl. We even got notes that said, “I don’t agree with you politically, but thank you for being a voice for the special needs community.” She brought unity and refocused us on what was really important in the midst of a heated primary season.
When her hospitalization hit the news networks, commentators started discussing important issues surrounding the special needs world, such as the legal struggles that occur when special needs children aren’t given fair medical treatment or any treatment at all. A whole host of issues were brought to the forefront of the debate, dealing with families, the pro-life movement, the special needs community, and so much more. It was as though people realized that the pro-life movement doesn’t end at birth, but it continues at the bedsides of the disabled, the elderly, and the vulnerable. Bella put a face to the helpless, those whom society looks upon as “useless.” When did we become so utilitarian that we measured worth in terms of “ability?” Bella is able to do the most important thing in life more perfectly than I will ever be able to: love.
As people started to learn more about Bella, we discovered that more and more people were bringing their special needs kids to our campaign events. We even met several beautiful children with Trisomy 18. They talked to us about their struggles, and all were different, but there was a common thread in all of their experiences: the irreplaceable joy and love their child brought into their lives. In a world too often focused on instant gratification and personal satisfaction, it is no wonder that these lives are considered “inconvenient.” Joe Klein talked about just that in an article he wrote for TIME several months ago: “I am haunted by the smiling photos I’ve seen of Isabella with her father and mother, brothers and sisters. No doubt she struggles through many of her days — she nearly died a few weeks ago — but she has also been granted three years of unconditional love and the ability to smile and bring joy. Her tenuous survival has given her family a deeper sense of how precious even the frailest of lives are. …. I also worry that we’ve become too averse to personal inconvenience as a society—that we’re less rigorous parents than we should be, that we’ve farmed out our responsibilities, especially for the disabled, to the state—and I’m grateful to Santorum for forcing on me the discomfort of having to think about the moral implications of his daughter’s smile.”
Bella has opened our eyes to many things: the importance of treasuring each day, how to hope even in the darkest of circumstances, that faith is our foundation, and most importantly, what pure, unselfish love looks like. So as we look back on another year of life, another year of miracles, we are filled with gratitude and hope. We are grateful for one more year of life with our precious girl. We are hopeful that through the witness of Bella’s spirit, people will continue to be inspired, challenged to think about the “moral implications” of my sister’s smile.
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JOWAT AG at the Zow 2015. Focus on process safety, emission protection and service competence.
At the ZOW in hall 20, booth B52, product innovations and services around the adhesive systems of Jowat AG for the wood and furniture industry will be presented including practical demonstrations.
When the gates to the ZOW exhibition grounds open this year, visitors will for the first time see a chemical lab at the Jowat booth, among other things. From research to application consulting: The entire Jowat AG chain of product development and service processes is contributing to this show with field-oriented examples from current topics around the subject of bonding in the wood and furniture industry.
Emission protection and alternative raw materials, innovative product developments and packaging designs optimised for specific processes – for all applications of the wood and furniture industry. Jowat is demonstrating adhesives that represent the spearheads of technology and shows the direct link to value-generating services from R&D, Sales and Technical Support.
The real life implementation of the slogan “Your partner in bonding“ – the claim of Jowat AG – is vividly illustrated this year at the ZOW fair booth. The current technological focus is here on process reliability and emission protection, with demonstrations of practical consulting support. Staff at the booth from the departments R&D, Sales and Application Technology will give hand-in-hand examples of the creation, the application and the rationalisation effects of current product innovations.
Whether in flat bonding, edgebanding or profile wrapping, in serial production, manufacture of individual pieces or assembly, whether water-based dispersion, or thermoplastic - respectively reactive - hot melt: Jowat adhesives are providing substantial input into occupational safety, efficient manufacturing processes and enhanced quality of the final product. The adhesives are developed and manufactured under observation of the strict legal requirements of the EU, complemented by additional voluntary obligations that Jowat AG follows, especially with regard to occupational safety and environmental protection.
Jowat AG is represented at the ZOW in hall 20 booth No. B52.
Jowat AG with headquarters in Detmold is one of the leading suppliers of industrial adhesives. These are mainly used in the woodworking and furniture manufacture, in the paper and packaging industry, for graphic arts, in the textile, automotive as well as in the electrical industry. The company was founded in 1919 and has manufacturing sites in Germany in Detmold and Elsteraue, plus four other producing subsidiaries, Jowat Corporation in the USA, Jowat Swiss AG, Jowat Manufacturing in Malaysia, and the Jowat Universal Adhesives Australia Pty. Ltd. in Australia. The supplier of all adhesive groups is manufacturing over 73,000 tons of adhesives per year, with around 900 employees. A global sales structure with 20 Jowat sales organisations plus partner companies is guaranteeing local service with close customer contact.
For more information contact Mrs Annette Menzel, Public relations:
Ernst Hilker Strasse 10
D-32758 Detmold / Germany
Tel. +49 5231 7490
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In the past five seasons, the Douglass Eagles had not scored a single point against the Forestville Knights. Yesterday they ended that drought, leading the entire game as they grabbed their third victory of the season, 17-7, at Forestville.
The Knights (2-1) had problems trying to generate offense and were penalized 10 times for 80 yards.
"The penalties took the momentum away from us," said discouraged first-year coach Rayford Petty. "But the real reason we lost the game was because we did not excute out there."
The Eagles, on the other hand, were very successful executing a well-balanced rushing offense most of the day. That portion of their game was responsible for putting the game out of reach early in the fourth quarter.
With 10:50 remaining in the game the Eagles went 53 yards in six plays, the biggest gain of the drive coming on the fourth play. Reserve junior quarterback Keyantae Hawkins went 36 yards on a rollout down the left sideline. Senior running back David Fant went in for the score from the 4, followed by fellow senior running back Charles Tucker sweeping left for the conversion to make the score 17-7 with 8:22 left.
"We told our kids at halftime that they had to play better ball," said Douglass Coach John Latzo. "We had to keep the ball on the ground and hold on defense."
In the first half the Eagles scored first as they struggled for 18 yards in seven plays to settle for Troy Charney's 39-yard field goal, making it 3-0 with 2:41 remaining in the quarter.
Two possessions later the Eagles answered again. After fielding a short punt, they went 30 yards in eight plays, Tucker going over the left guard from the 2-yard line for the score with 7:30 remaining in the second quarter. It stayed at 9-0 after the conversion pass was intercepted.
After a failed possession by both teams, the Knights got the ball with 3:50 remaining in the first half and marched 55 yards in seven plays, getting the score with 34 seconds remaining as junior quarterback Jeff Starkey hit senior Ben Thomas, who got behind his man in the end zone for the eight-yard score. Ed Torrence put the finishing touches score by kicking the extra point that made it 9-7.
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A colectomy is surgery that involves removing a part or the entire colon (large intestine or bowel). This is a surgery that is sometimes used to treat cancer of the colon, diverticulitis, or colitis.
What is a laparoscopic colectomy?
A laparoscopic (lap-er-uh-skop-ic) colectomy uses a special device called a laparoscope. Small (about one inch) incisions are made to allow the insertion of the laparoscope and surgical instruments. Attached to the laparoscope is a tiny special TV camera that allows the colon and surrounding tissue to be magnified on a monitor. The surgeon can remove the part of the colon that needs treatment.
What are the benefits?
A laparoscopic colectomy requires a shorter hospital stay, less pain after surgery, faster healing, and the ability to eat solid foods sooner after the surgery than traditional surgery. With a laparoscopic colectomy there is a minimal risk of damage to surrounding structures and organs.
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- Leakage of bowel contents at the surgery site.
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The night before the surgery, you will be required to take a special medicine that clears your colon of any contents. This lessens the risk of infection. You will not be able to eat or drink anything after midnight the night before the surgery. Do not smoke, chew tobacco or gum the morning of surgery. You will be contacted as to what time to arrive at the hospital on the day of surgery. Bring any comfort items from home that you may need for a short hospital stay.
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The earliest European exploration of this area is believed to have occurred about 1688 when French explorer Jacues de Noyon wintered along the Rainy River.The European demand for beaver pelts brought fur traders into the region. The voyageurs paddled large birch bark canoes carrying trade goods and furs between the Canadian northwest and Montreal. The voyageurs were prompted by competition over the diminishing supply of furs in the east, and were the first Europeans to explore the northwest territory and to engage the indigenous peoples in the trade of furs on a commercial scale.
The Cree, Monsoni, and Assiniboin tribes were the primary inhabitants of the region at the time of initial European contact. However, by the mid-18th century they had largely abandoned the Rainy Lake area, leaving the region open for settlement by the Ojibwe.By 1780 the Ojibwe had become the primary residents of the border lakes region, and they played a key role in commerce as suppliers of food, furs, and canoes. They were also guides during the fur trade, their intimate knowledge of the geography and resources was crucial to the European fur traders.
For more detailed information, see the following articles:Special History: The Environment and the Fur Trade Experience in Voyageurs National Park, 1730-1870
From Things Left Behind: A Study of Selected Fur Trade Sites and Artifacts, Voyageurs National Park and Environs
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Geoffrey Blank speaking in Union Sq. with his electric bullhorn.
Taking free speech by the bullhorn, they face arrest
By Lincoln Anderson
Last Saturday afternoon in Union Sq.s south plaza there was the usual controlled chaos, with various groups staking out their space. On the east side, sitting in lotus position, were the Hare Krishnas, singing and chanting with their cymbals, drums and harmonium. On the west side was a jazz outfit, trying to play with some loud speakers for amplification, but being told by Park Enforcement officers they could not. There were some guys next to them kicking a Hackey Sack in the air. A breakdance crew called the Transformerz were set with their own small amps, waiting to start their show. Vendors ringed the edge of the plaza, hawking everything from anti-Bloomberg buttons to bootleg movie scripts. And, as usual, in the middle of it all with their inflammatory The Bush Regime Engineered 9/11 banner and being inflammatory, in general was the No Police State Coalition.
The Coalition, which believes a sound permit shouldnt be needed to use an electric megaphone, has helped set the tone in the plaza: Before they started their dance routine, the hip-hoppers, in a nod to the Coalition, announced what they were doing was all about free expression.
Geoffrey Blank, 30, one of the groups leaders, has been arrested multiple times for using the bullhorn as well as several times when he was just standing around without it, he claims. He patrols the plaza with a clipboard with Xeroxed copies of court decisions concerning the use of bullhorns and laminated newspaper articles and photos of them from The Villager and New York Times, and will readily engage anyone on the subject of free speech.
Annoyance at ideas can be cloaked in annoyance at sound, he read from one court case in favor of the use of bullhorns.
Pointing to a plaque on the ground behind him that notes Union Sq. is a national historic landmark, Blank said, This is an urban square. Its cement or whatever it is. Its always been that way. This isnt a monument to free speech its living free speech.
He said, at first, the two-year-old group tried to apply for a sound permit, but were denied.
After they didnt give it to us, we decided were going to exercise our freedom of speech, he said. Were not saying we want to stack up Marshalls like a Who concert. We want a reasonable amount of volume so we can be heard
.. If you yell [without a bullhorn], how long can you yell for? Five minutes?
Blanks group routinely blasts the Bush administration and spins outlandish conspiracy theories about the 9/11 attacks. In their banner, a swastika replaces the S in Bush which some people, including some police, have told them they find offensive. Former Mayor Ed Koch has called them kooks.
During the Republican National Convention, Blanks and his cohorts mug shots were shown on a segment of Nightline in which they were reported as having been identified by police as potentially dangerous anarchists bent on disrupting the convention.
But he says hes a socialist, and a Marxist, too, since, Arent all socialists Marxists? In short, Blank says its not the bullhorn volume the powers that be object to, but their message.
Noting the Hare Krishnas singer was miked-up to a small amp, too, he said, The police would gladly walk right over the Hare Krishnas to arrest us.
Blank feels the sound ordinance is unfair, that a bullhorn at a certain level of loudness should be allowed. After all, no one can really hear it, anyway, with all the bus and truck traffic on 14th St., he said. And hes sure no residents in apartments around the square can hear them. He said they dont hold their speak-outs late into the night out of courtesy for residents, noting, People have to get up and go to work the next day. Hes a lifeguard in Rockaway himself when not on his soapbox.
Recently, however, police have been cracking down on them. Theres a new commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Michael McEnroy, at the 13th Precinct, and Blank says the C.O. personally told them he plans to be on them like white on rice. In the past two weeks, theyve had four bullhorns confiscated and three members issued summonses, with one having to spend a few hours in jail.
But the Coalition isnt about to back down.
Were getting these bullhorns bulk now, Blank said. Were getting them off Craigslist for $30 apiece. This is expensive. We used to get it at Radio Shack for $100 plus it takes eight C batteries.
Go home! We dont want to hear your conspiracy theories! a young teen shouted at a Coalition member who was on the bullhorn. The people are just sitting here on the steps but they dont want to listen to you!
Oh yes, you do need to hear it, Blank retorted, then lamented about the political apathy of todays youth.
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Today the Fresno and Sacramento Bee newspapers came out against Prop 47, saying it goes too far too soon. That, is an understatement. Read the Bee’s editorial opinion.
PROPOSITION 47 AND 3 STRIKES The simple overview sums up Prop. 47 as reducing approximately 400 offenses on the California felony list to only misdemeanors when the amount of the loss is less than $950. It then would require time to be served as 1 year or less in county jail. This, of course, is subject to 50% “good time” credits. There is, however, a more damaging aspect to California’s 3 Strikes law that goes beyond the impact of Prop. 36. Prop. 36 reduced all third strikes that were not serious or violent to second strike status requiring that the penalty for the non serious or violent felony be doubled and 80% of the time be served in “state prison.” Now many offenders walking our streets with strikes are facing second strike penalties if they commit a new felony. Continue reading …
Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison reforms haven’t lived up to his billing. Although Jerry Brown claims the so-called prison crisis is over, today, California is spending nearly $2 billion a year more on incarceration than when Brown introduced his strategy in 2011. The prisons are still overcrowded, and the state has been forced to release inmates early to satisfy federal judges overseeing the system. Counties, given custody of more than 142,000 felons so far, complain that the state isn’t paying full freight for their supervision. Many jails are now overcrowded, and tens of thousands of criminals have been freed to make room for more. This development elicited some remarks by Mike Reynolds. Read “Realignment to Nowhere.“
Recently released, the Preliminary FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2012 shows marked increases for all categories of crime throughout California. Keep in mind that the 2012 data are for only 6 months.
In 1995 this was BIG NEWS. In fact, it was apparent to Three Strikes most vocal critiques, among them the editors of this paper in which this article ran. View the article as it appeared on that day in 1995.
In light of the recent introduction of an initiative to greatly weaken 3 Strikes by a Stanford Law professor, you would think that a Bay Area Law School would be the last place you would expect to find a positive review on 3 Strikes.
When the Mennonites from Canada brought the “Restorative Justice” concept into New England in the 1970s, it was based on a concept of “restoration and restitution” to victims of crime by offenders who felt “true remorse” for what they had done.
What it has become is a catch phrase for no responsibility for your actions.
The only true regret by these offenders, juvenile or adult, is being caught and being held responsible. When that is removed we have sent the wrong message to our youth who are trying to find the acceptable limits of their conduct.
Once again we are seeing the word “justice” hijacked to front for a political agenda.
This article prompted the above remarks, Fresno Unified’s JEY program worked wonders with discipline, originally appearing in the Jan 20, Fresno Bee.
See also this related article, by a 2016 Bullard High School graduate as he relates his personal experiences at school, “Read the most powerful graduation speech that will never be given.”
by Mike Reynolds
Like I’m so surprised that the savings projected from Prop 47 has not happened.
STATE POLICIES INCREASING CRIME
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell told guests of the Foundation’s June 1
annual meeting that changes in California policies were causing increased crime
virtually everywhere within his jurisdiction. Reinforcing the perspective of other
Sheriffs across the state, Sheriff McDonnell cited the Governor’s Realignment Law (AB109), Proposition 36 (which weakened the Three Strikes law), and Proposition 47 (which converted property and drug felonies to misdemeanors) as the reason criminals are being cycled back into communities to commit more crimes. Read more …
Response to Dan Walters article, March 13
To a reporter I don’t always agree with, “good going, Dan.” This shows what we have professed for a long time: fewer inmates does not equal saved state money. Cruise ships, hotels, hospitals and prisons, as well as many more, cost the same to operate full or empty. That cost is simply divided among fewer people making the inmate expense per year become larger. If its costing an extra $2 billion per year to relocate these inmates to county jails you could build all the prison space you need with just 2 years costs of this program being redirected to new housing. After all, there is AB900 that has passed but yet to be implemented. Also note: no cost consideration has been assigned to the major crime increases that are now following this vast experiment in forgiveness that California and Jerry Brown has embarked upon.
The Washington Post’s Rob Kuznia wrote an article, “An Unprecedented Experiment in Mass Forgiveness,” Feb. 8. Only a very few journalists actually understand the domestic terrorism that has resulted since that time. Mr. Kuznia is not one of them. Mike Reynolds remarks are fact related and necessary to understand how we got where we currently are. Hint: we’ve been here before.
The California State Senate and House Public Safety and Appropriation Committees do not appear to have the public’s safety in mind. Various pieces of legislation to correct very serious shortcomings in Prop. 47 may make it out of one committee only to die in another. It will come as a surprise to the voting population of California that Prop. 47 downgraded the following serious felonies to misdemeanors: possession of date rape drugs, the theft of a firearm, and now prevents authorities from collecting the DNA of habitual criminals and denies police seeking search warrants for those crimes that were downgraded by Prop.47. After reading this article from the CJLF, you too will wonder just what are our elected state representatives thinking.
Governor Brown’s 2011 Realignment, sold to the public as a way to lower prison expenditures and bring down California’s prison population, the evidence is now available to show that it is anything but. Various efforts at cost reductions initially saved $1 billion within the first 2 years only to increase by nearly twice that amount in 2014. Tens of thousands released from state prison with an additional 45,000 from overwhelmed local jails has also led to double digit increases in all categories of crime. This CJLF Press Release will give you the facts you need to inform your opinion.
Crime in Los Angeles rose in all categories in 2015, LAPD says. And so goes the headline of the LA Times as it brings this problem to the public’s attention. Violent crime in L.A. climbed 19.9% and property crime increased 10.3% through Dec. 26 compared with the same period last year, according to the police data. It marked the second year in a row that violent crime rose, but the first time since 2003 that both violent and property crime rose. The increases follow more than a decade of steep declines in crime, particularly in homicides.
This article from the CJLF provides some commentary on a study by the Public Policy Institute. One question is unclear, just where did they get their data that informed their conclusions? Ever since 2011 getting any statistical data from official state agencies has been painfully slow or nonexistent. While the rise in crime in Los Angeles is not the only county to see major increases, it is the biggest and represents one-third of all crime in the state.
In reply to Dan Walters’ opinion piece on Crime becoming a non issue in Sunday’s Bee (Oct. 26, 2014), Mr. Reynolds replied with the following:
I would say crime is still a big issue when we see Prop 36 and now Prop 47 pretend they have the support of law enforcement and crime victims, campaigning on the promise of reducing crime.
With titles like “3 Strikes Law, Sentencing for Repeat Offenders” for Prop 36, and “The Safe Neighborhoods and School Funding Act” for Prop 47, voters are under the belief they will reduce crime and save money.
Dan Walters has previously done articles on how out Attorney General Kamala Harris often mislabels initiatives that change the actual intent to be misread by the voters. Now is no different.
This story is remarkable for the callousness exhibited by the perpetrator. The woman sentenced to prison was a substance abuse counselor who, under the influence, struck and killed a man with her vehicle and continued to drive 2 miles through Torrance, CA, with the poor victim still ensnared on the hood of her car. Other motorists got involved and blocked the woman’s path in order to stop the insanity and allow the police to arrest her. At her sentencing the judge said, “This is a callous murder, not an unfortunate act.” She received 45 years under the Three Strikes Law.
This story has its remarkable features as well. A burglar had to be released from the Fresno County jail due the ignorance of the jury hearing his trial. The jury used a NOT GUILTY form to attempt to inform the judge that they were deadlocked on a decision. Irrespective of the jury’s intention they nonetheless declared the man NOT GUILTY and he was released. The prosecutor assured the court that he would have refiled the case had the court been properly informed. The tragedy came about through his release from jail when he was murdered. Justice, it seems, was not denied after all.
CJLF, a legal and victims rights non-profit, sent out a newsletter in July detailing the adverse, and horribly harmful effects of Governor Brown’s Realignment/ AB109 legislation, showing definite crime increase rather than the positive results after its implementation in 2010 as maintained by the Governor. Read more …
Gray Davis, the tarnished former California Governor, looks like a “law and order” kind of man compared to Governor Brown. When Davis served he only allowed a mere 2% of convicted killers to be released. Brown, however, looks wild by comparison with an 80% release of convicted killers.
Although Three Strikes is not appearing in the headlines these days, it’s become so commonplace, we thought you’d like to see what was big news back in 1995. After all, crime had never come down in California by such large margins before.
Although originally written in 2008, the editor “tripped” over this great article by Debra Saunders of the SF Chronicle, “Escaping the Myth of ‘Three Strikes”. It’s especially informative, and we hope influential, considering the Romano Initiative that seeks to greatly weaken 3 Strikes and You’re Out. Despite Mr. Romano’s claims otherwise, his initiative will not return 3 Strikes to the voters’ original intentions, but will redefine what counts as a strike and lead to the re-sentencing and release of thousands of California’s most dangerous inmates.
Twenty-Five Years to Life for Stealing a Slice of Pizza.
Twenty-Five Years to Life for Taking Cookies.
Twenty-Five Years to Life for Bad Checks.
These are headlines that newspapers have pounded Californians with since the start of 3 Strikes in 1994.
For the few that take the time to look into these cases they find, without exception, that all 3 Strikes offenders must have at least 2 prior convictions for serious or violent crimes.
They also understand that the value of a stolen item has nothing to do with the level of violence of which a repeat offender is capable. Most people are murdered over the value of little or nothing. If value and time in prison were part of the equation then auto theft would be life without parole.
Most offenders with strikes wise up and stop doing crime or leave California. Those who remain active do so at their own peril. They know they have strikes yet they choose to continue their criminality.
We, in turn, have the choice thanks to 3 Strikes, to end their criminal career without more victims becoming part of their “criminal therapy.”
While early release of sick or otherwise incapacitated inmates may seem compassionate or even a good way to reduce costs to the taxpayer, it is neither.
Other states who have pursued this policy have found these early release inmates quickly perish on the outside when left to fend for themselves. Those who are cared for in prison are cared for at taxpayer’s expense through Medicare or Medical. This only draws money from another pocket of the same taxpayer.
You can read about California’s recent legislation signed by former governor Schwarzenegger in Sept. 2010 and an example of how a heinous rapist will be given a medical parole hearing because he was incapacitated during a prison brawl thus leaving him a quadriplegic.
This is a report (from the May 16, 2011 FlashReport Blog) that is chock-full of hard to find data on prison populations, incarcerations, crime rates and comparisons that go back to 1980. A must read for academic presentations.
Paul Elias’ AP article on the “Stanford Law School’s potentially dangerous Three Strikes Project” may have been incomplete since most strikers have far more than the requisite 2 serious or violent strikes to qualify for a 25 to life term. As Mike Reynolds comments upon reading the article. “According the California’s Legislative Analyst’s office, ‘the average third striker has 5 felony convictions.’ I would suggest a closer look at this offender’s rap sheet would reveal a darker side to his criminal history and that is exactly what any court of appeal should do if this case gets that far. So far, thankfully, it hasn’t.” It’s our impression here at 3 Strikes that “journalists” often minimize a criminal’s history in order to gain sympathy, forgetting the victims.
Upon hearing of serial killer, John Wesley Ewell’s arrest, Mike Reynolds had the following to say:
This is a clear cut case of “I Told You So.”
This kind of event happens far more often than anyone wants to admit.
District Attorney Steve Cooley’s policy on 3 Strikes is endorsed by the LA Times and I feel many former screw ups in the pursuit of this policy have been omitted or “soft pedaled” by the Times.
This story, ironically, broke after an extremely close election that Cooley lost. If it had appeared prior to the election the outcome would have, no doubt, been more defined.
This is simply a case too big to sweep under the rug, soft pedal or perfume and it’s about time and overdue.
It’s a rare occasion when 3 Strikes is applied to a white collar crime. This is the first I have ever seen. Read how prosecutors were able to make an exception in this case.
Crime is down – for the third year in a row – reports the Associated Press, and all their “consultants” don’t understand why. Sadly, the AP consulted with classroom professors and political sources, all of whom who have no real world experience with crime as it affects you and me, the public. They never considered that since California has more than 10% of the American population and that California’s Three Strikes has locked up a considerable number of transient incorrigible repeat offenders, thus Three Strikes has taken a great number of the nation’s criminals out of circulation for the benefit of all, but read it for yourself and draw your own conclusions.
This fascinating, brief, but concise bit of information came to us from the July 2010 issue of California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) issue of Peacekeeper. It relates several myths about 3 Strikes and the truth countering those myths. Read it here.
The Honorable Justice James A. Ardaiz, Presiding Justice of the 5th District Court of Appeal, wrote the Fresno Bee in response to an editorial by Ward Connerly. In it, Justice Ardaiz relates numerous facts and observations gained from years of service on the bench about 3 Strikes of which Mr. Connerly seems to be unaware. We trust that had Mr. Connerly known this information he may have a different opinion than that which he shared.
This latest Associated Press article to catch Mike’s eye “is surprisingly refreshing to see a Bay Area program that actually targets crime and criminals.”
This recent effort by those opposed to 3 Strikes is in line and consistent with virtually all 3 Strikes cases to have reached the U S Supreme Court.
It is noteworthy to observe that this was once again a 4 to 5 decision by the court. The long lasting legacy of a President is always his federal “life time” appointments.
This particular challenge was fully anticipated from the time of 3 Strikes original drafting. We knew that juveniles that were tried as adults were afforded a jury trial and they also faced adult penalties if convicted. We know convictions under this system would stand up to the question of constitutionality.
When juveniles are prosecuted under the juvenile system, a judge decides guilt or innocence and thus a juvenile is, in fact, denied a jury trial. But the punishment for offenders under this system is dramatically reduced. This system raised a question of, “Did a prior conviction count? It’s been 15 years but we finally got the answer in this decision.
Example: A first degree murderer would serve a maximum sentence to the age of 24 under the juvenile system.
It has taken 15 years to finally get the final and, I think, correct decision.
When you think of 3 Strikes you can’t help but think of the guy who stole a slice of pizza and got 25 years to life.
This is a great article that shows 3 things:
1. Unlike many other states’ laws California’s 3 Strikes law is the real deal.
2. It also shows it is fair in finding cases that should be exceptions to the rule.
3. And last it proves the deterrent value of this law.
Such are the points to consider from Jack Leonard’s LA Times article detailing the events in the life of the “pizza thief.”
After the fact, we all look for reasons why and what could be done to have changed the outcome of a tragic event.
In the case of Leroy Johnson, who has had a long and violent criminal career, it wasn’t unexpected it would end with the cold blooded, “up close and personal” throat slashing of 2 helpless, bound victims.
Mr. Johnson had plenty of strikes and should have been, in hindsight, behind bars.
No one holds our society more responsible for its action than our courts. They are, in effect, the zookeepers that are assigned to keep the dangerous away from the rest of us. So when a dangerous animal is back on our streets does the zookeeper who let him out bear some responsibility for the resulting violence?
In May, The Los Angeles Times found some misguided “young men” helping hard core convicted felons to get out of prison (read article here). Mike Reynolds has prepared some remarks regarding their efforts.
A sidebar article reference from the 10 Aug. 2007 Fresno Bee that referred to a recent 2005 US DOJ study prompted Mike Reynolds to comment, “Crime laws, including 3-Strikes are often cited for being racially disproportionate. It’s not the laws, it’s the crime.”
“Science does really draw a conclusion. It did. There is no question about it. The conclusion is there is a deterrent effect. I oppose the death penalty. But my results show that the death penalty (deters) – what am I going to do, hide them?” – Naci Mocan, Economics Professor at the University of Colorado at Denver on studies he did that report each execution deters an average of 18 murders.
Several studies, this news story by the AP being a story on the most recent, conclude that capital punishment does have a deterrent effect. In fact, the less time a killer spends on death row the more lives are saved. Like Three Strikes, when the penalty is certain or too much for an offender, crime is discouraged.
While it occurs all to infrequently, it does happen, a sentence is reviewed for being too lenient. This AP article gives us a summary of how Charley Charles (formerly Charles Rothenberg) had his sentenced bumped up to 25-to-Life. The issue was over whether Charles-Rothenberg’s attempted murder of his young son by setting him afire in 1983 should count as 1 strike or 2 in his recent trial for a felon being in possession of a handgun and ammunition. We are pleased to report that the First District Court of Appeal determined that it should be 2 strikes, thus remitting this heinous criminal to prison for the rest of his life.
At times even we here at Three Strikes are astonished, we’ve heard of long rap sheets but never anyone with 226 arrests. However, even mellow Nebraska has limits on its patience, Kevin Holder’s 226th arrest will likely fetch him up to 60 years in prison.
This is an AP article that will not impress regular Three Strikes readers as anything insightful. Its headline, “Most Violent Felons Have Priors,” should come as no surprise to anyone but its author. Nonetheless we thought we would provide it for your reading in case you missed it.
Death Row is without question the most secure, closely monitored high security prison facility in our California corrections system. How did Richard Allen Davis not only get drugs but also the paraphernalia to administer it? How long has he been doing drugs on Death Row? How can we possible expect criminals to come out of prison and stop doing crime when they never stop using the drugs that compelled the crime for which they are doing time?
Los Angeles’ schizophrenic response to fighting crime. On one hand District Attorney Steve Cooley wants to reform 3-Strikes so it won’t lock up repeat offenders and yet on the other he wants to release over 1/2 of California’s ‘strikers.’ In a most complicated manner he wants to now get tough on repeat offenders who represent 10% of the criminals that are responsible for 50% of the crime by locking them up for as long as possible. We here at 3-Strikes ask, “Which is it, Steve? Make up your mind.”
This article, by the immediate past president of the California District Attorneys Association, David W. Paulson provides clear reasoning from experience with the success of Three Strikes in his county that refutes any need to modify Three Strikes.
This is a long overdue article that provides tangible evidence of what studies (Clairemont-McKenna and the Chicago study, available on this website) have shown that 3-Strikes is an effective deterrent to repeat offenders.
He’s sworn to uphold justice for those in his county but he wants to undo Three Strikes and You’re Out. In 2005, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley took the lead from a defense attorney (of all things) to offer yet another proposition to undo 3-Strikes. Being of limited means and unable to afford signature gathering, the California State Legislature came to Cooley’s rescue. The California state legislature is poised to pass a bill to offer the proposition for him. This move will save what funds Cooley has for advertising for the November 2006 election.
Regarding this development Mike Reynolds remarked,”3-Strikes drew a clear line in the sand. Now Cooley wants to move that line back. No matter how far that line moves there will always be someone to test it and some criminal defense group that wants to move it back more. Los Angeles saw its greatest crime drops prior to Steve Cooley and under the direction of a District Attorney that was not afraid to remove repeat offenders with his use of 3-Strikes. Cooley claims that because of his careful use of prosecutorial discretion, he has avoided abuse of the 3-Strikes law. Now he wants to take that discretion away from himself and 57 other county prosecutors. If he succeeds, a felon [charged with] carrying a loaded gun would no longer be a strike even if he had 5 prior armed robbery convictions. If crime goes up after Cooley’s proposal passes you won’t have the ability to use stronger enforcement of 3-Strikes as a crime fighting option.”
Academics are an amazingly biased bunch, although the facts are apparent they still refuse to accept that 3-Strikes is lessening even the need for the death penalty in California. However, California’s District Attorneys understand that a lot of the worst criminals “are now in prison before they commit the murders.” The Sacramento Bee reported that fact but included that information at the end of this 18 February 2006 article titled, “Fewer are sent to death”.
Will Lionel Tate become Florida’s version of California’s pizza thief?
Lionel Tate could face a life sentence for robbing a pizza delivery man of 3 pizzas worth $33. Is this justice? He could also face 20 years in prison for using a gun under Florida’s 10-20-Life law. It turns out that neither the robbery nor the use of a gun is the worst of his problems, but rather his probation violation from a prior murder of a 6-year old girl that threatens to send him away. Now he is hearing voices that tell him to commit suicide. What happened to the voice that should have told him not to kill that 6-year old or rob the pizza man? It was there, he chose not to listen. 5 Dec. 2005 AP article, 6 Dec. 2005 AP article.
DEATH PENALTY: Executions drop in 2004.
This AP article has several interesting stats.
NATIONWIDE – 59 prisoners were executed last year, 22 died of natural causes and 125 new convictions for death were handed down (this is the lowest rate since 1973).
The fact that the murder rate was the lowest in 40 years explains why Fewer murders equals fewer murder convictions.
CALIFORNIA. There are 637 inmates on death row. Even though California has 11% of the nation’s population, it has 20% of the nation’s 3,315 death row inmates.
The reason is that California has executed less than a dozen inmates since 1979. Most of these executions are held up with endless appeals at the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
PAROLE REVIEW: Surprise. The leading cause of crime is criminals and the leading source of criminals is our prison system. While a seemingly obvious statement, as this article shows, it is entirely true.
GETTING TOUGH GETS RESULTS
While only 25 states have 3-Strikes laws, all states have increased their time required to serve for violent and serious convictions from 50% to 85% of their convictions. This falls under the 1994 Clinton Crime Act that also added 100,000 new police officers across the nation.
While those police officer grants have long expired, the 85% of time has remained and detained and deterred many of this nation’s long-time, lifetime, career serious and violent criminals. The results speak for themselves. They also show a looming problem with gang violence that is on the rise and must be dealt with in the same “get tough” fashion.
This 18 October AP story on dramatic crime reduction in the US provides yet further evidence that tougher law enforcement and sentencing is working to protect the American public.
With all the attention Three Strikes and You’re Out receives – good and bad – the companion legislation, 10-20-Life oftentimes goes overlooked. Senator Chuck Poohchigian supplied our Fresno Bee with an article on the merits of 10-20-Life in July that touts the merits of dealing with the source of gun violence: criminals.
Three Strikes and You’re Out has now not only survived a Supreme Court challenge but also has been reaffirmed by the voting California public. Dr. Henry Nicholas wasn’t very political before the November 2004 election but it seems he is now and more dedicated to 3-Strikes than before. In fact, Governor Schwarzenegger and Dr. Nicholas pulled off something of a miracle in the last week before the election as this Associate Press article shows.
California State Senator Chuck Poochigian has it right. Since its inception, 3-Strikes has prevented millions of Californians from becoming crime victims, saved California residents billions of dollars in pain, suffering and damage and lowered crime states more so than any other state in the union. But don’t just take our word for it, read Senator Poochigian’s article for yourself.
According to an Associated Press article, detailing a number of stats on America’s children, one that interests us here at 3-Strikes is America’s youth also made progress in the area of crime. They were less likely to be victimized in a serious violent crime – murder, rape, robbery or aggravated assault – or to commit one.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is opposing a November ballot proposition that would reform the state’s tough “three strikes, you’re out” sentencing law, writes Justin Pritchard of the Associate Press, 01 July 2004. “It’s extraordinarily positive to have such a popular governor helping us oppose the initiative,” said Mike Reynolds. We here at 3-Strikes hope the Governor will campaign actively to help us “Nix Prop. 66.”
This is a significant story that appeared in the 27 June 2004 edition of the Contra Costa Times. Anti 3-Strikes experts have for a long time used San Francisco as an example of reduced crime in a county that does not use its 3-Strikes law (the DA doesn’t prosecute non-violent/non-serious felonies as strikes). Crime has caught up with them and now it is clear that this highly touted San Francisco rate was too good to last.
Even the hardened convict can be brought to his senses. When faced with the possibility of life in prison, Jesus Salazar went straight. We’re glad for his success here at Three Strikes.
The Orange County Register carried an op-ed on the fantastic results of Three Strikes and You’re Out by its local District Attorney, Tony Rackauckas. Mr. Rackauckas says, “I believe the current ‘three-strikes’ law is the most effective tool in identifying and prosecuting the most serious and violent career criminals who refuse to rehabilitate.” We couldn’t agree more. Just as importantly, Mr. Rackauckas also says about the so-called reform initiative coming in November 2004, “The ‘reform’ is in fact a Trojan horse supported by families of felons, criminal defense attorneys and social liberals.” Again, we concur with Mr. Rackauckas. Well said.
The Three Strikes and Child Protection Act of 2004 has gathered sufficient signatures to qualify (at the time of this printing) for the California November 2004 ballot. Please see our analysis, by Douglas Pipes, on this measure. Any modification to the current 3-Strikes law will ensure the return of some of California’s most dangerous criminals on California streets and consequently, an astronomical increase in crime. One of the worst provisions of this initiative is that it is retroactive to 1994, calling for the re-sentencing of EVERY criminal who has been sentenced under 3-Strikes’ sentencing guidelines.
Three Strikes, as written now, removes child molesters from society just fine. Read here about Kenneth Eugene Parnell, who sentenced to 25 years to life, for trying to buy a small boy. Parnell is infamously known for kidnapping Stephen Stayner decades ago. Parnell is also a very good example of how dangerously active criminals can be even in their old age.
Mike attempted to reply to the Fresno Bee’s January 2004 editorial requesting dialogue on allowing the parole of “elderly” prison inmates, however it seems the Bee didn’t mean for people like Mike to respond. However, this site exists to make certain that Mr. Reynolds’ opinion will be heard. Be sure to read this exchange if for no other reason than to get both sides on the issue.
Justice delayed is not necessarily justice denied. If convicted, Douglas David Walker will face 25 years to life for stealing a truck tool box. Walker was involved in the murder of Kimber Reynolds and pleaded out to lesser charges to avoid a murder sentence at that time. His arrest will take another criminal with a predilection to murder off the street without further bloodshed, but then that’s what 3-Strikes is all about: Preventing the suffering of another victim.[Editor’s note – although Walker dodged 25 to Life at sentencing, after finishing his sentence, Walker was released and then jailed for beating his girlfriend. He was then further charged for making terrorist threats over the phone WHILE IN JAIL.]
Sunday, 25 October 2003, the Associate Press and our own Fresno Bee ran a number of articles dealing with illegal alien criminals. Mike prepared some remarks offering solutions to this important issue for our visitors. A list of the articles also appears with Mike’s comments.
Even though Tom Higgins is running against Cooley in the Los Angeles District Attorney race, it is still telling in that Higgins criticizes Cooley on his policy of not prosecuting third strikers as per Three Strikes law. This article is from the 7 Sept. 2003 LA Daily Journal.
Ten years have passed more quickly than expected.
The Klaas family has not forgotten Polly – nor have I forgotten Kimber (SF Chronicle article, 28 Sept. 2003).
These 2 girls’ murders drove the outrage of releasing violent criminals back into society, only to recommit the same crimes over and over. It was Kimber’s murder that provided the starting energy to draft the language of the 3-Strikes law and introduce it in legislative bill form, as well as the initiative form.
Polly’s murder was high publicity in a large population area of California that 3-Strikes needed to get the statewide signatures to place it on the ballot and also to force California’s “soft on crime” legislators to pass a similar bill.
Ten years has also come to show large drops in violent crime. No new prisons have been built in the last 10 years and California has seen its prison population stabilize at about 160,000 inmates.
Most people with any level of objectivity that once opposed 3-Strikes now support it. A few of the people that did not initially support 3-Strikes now do. Among them being California prosecutors, California attorney general Bill Lockyer, California governor Gray Davis, and Polly Klass’ dad Marc Klaas.
The most complete chronicle of events dealing with how and when they happened and how they worked for or against the passage of this nation’s toughest crime law can be found in Amazon’s used books. It is currently out of print.
This 7 September 2003 article just in from The Sacramento Bee’s Mareva Brown. Ms. Brown writes a “fair and balanced” piece that gives our visitors information from California’s Recall candidates regarding their respective positions on Three Strikes.
As usual, the under-appreciated aspect of fighting crime: harsher sentencing, is given short shrift in this Associated Press article. Please see Mike’s introductory comments related to this news. Three Strikes is also providing a link to the DOJ’s Criminal Victimization 2002 PDF file.
The latest crime stats from California’s Attorney General’s Office were carried by Knight-Ridder 2 July 2003. The stats showed California’s overall crime rate rose 2.4% since 2001 but violent offenses fell by 2.7%. We here at Three Strikes still point the finger at Los Angeles where fifty percent of all crime occurs ((LA County DA Cooley won’t use 3-Strikes’ guidelines). Once the pre-Three Strike parolees are caught and re-sentenced under Three Strikes watch for the numbers to drop. Read also the CA Attorney General’s 2002 Statewide Crime Rates Report that preceded the above article.
The Kansas court that originally sentenced Michael T. Crane for attempted rape and attempted sodomy had it right: 35 years to life. Unfortunately, the Kansas State Supreme Court commuted his sentence to 3 to 10 years. The state authorities tried to keep him confined but were overruled by a previous US Supreme Court decision. It wasn’t long before Crane raped another woman and is now being held without bond.
The Times actually criticized the local DA for not prosecuting more criminals under the Three Strikes sentencing guidelines ( May 27, 2003). Only time will tell if this is just a hiccup or an indication of a true change in political persuasion. Mr. Reynolds has prepared some comments that are worth a read.
Ms. Anne Gearan of the Associated Press wrote an article, 9 April 2003, about Justice Kennedy’s remarks, “Two million people in prison is just unacceptable” as he spoke before a House appropriations committee. Unintentionally or carefully ignoring the fact that just last month the US Supreme Court had ruled that California’s Three Strike law was not cruel and unusual punishment and could not, therefore, be overturned on that basis. Ms. Gearan could have mentioned that Justice O’Connor said, states rightly have decided that repeat offenders “must be isolated from society … to protect the public safety, but she didn’t. Mr. Reynolds has prepared a response to correct Ms. Gearan’s oversight.
Wednesday, March 5, 2003, the United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Three Strikes. We have a copy of the Associated Press’ Wednesday article, care of the Fresno Bee, as well as Adobe AcroReader PDF files (Lockyer v. Andrade and Ewing v. California) for those who would like to read the justices reasoning. Needless to say, we couldn’t be more pleased. Three Strikes has also collected a number of articles that we have listed on an Index Page.
With the launch of the 10-20-Life awareness program here in Fresno, Mike is again in the news. Here’s an article from the Sacramento Bee and this article from our own Fresno Bee with a good representation of both sides of the debate.
This just in (2 July 2003) from our favorite criminal justice professor (now Dean), Jennifer Walsh, an entirely unique perspective on the use of the Three Strikes sentencing law as used in California jurisprudence. Jennifer’s article shows how the prerogative of California’s judges and district attorneys to strike a strike is used in the furtherance of justice.
If you haven’t heard already, the United States Supreme Court will be hearing a Three Strikes related case this November 5, 2002 with a ruling expected by May or June of 2003. We’re confident of a ruling in our favor and here are 4 articles from various renown newspapers explaining why. For those of you who are interested in the amicus briefs (see Gary Albert Ewing v. California, Tuesday, November 5, 2002) and the Court’s docket, we’ve got links to those.
For those of our readers that follow the various reports about crime (the numbers are up in California and down in the nation overall) and are perhaps confused by the seeming contradictory factors, Mike has prepared some comments that may help clarify the matter.
The California Supreme Court recently took on and decided several cases (Acosta and Cornelius) having to do with sentencing under Three Strikes. Please see these lead-in remarks that clarify the legal points considered.
The California Fourth District Court of Appeals, District 2, has posted a decision affirming their support of the Three Strikes law. We have it here in Adobe PDF format. The CA Fourth’s reasoning more closely matches previous US Supreme Court precedence.
This 10 June 2002 AP article bemoaning so-called “aged” inmates within America’s prisons and how such prisoners tax our strained resources suffers from numerous shortcomings in the development of its logic. Mike has a number of insightful comments on the topic.
Put this one under, “They’re they go again!” Fortunately the CA Senate rejected an attempt to weaken 3-Strikes. Twenty senators voted NO. Senator Polanco can say what he likes about crime being down in states without 3-strikes laws, which is true, BUT no state has seen the reductions in crime California has – an average of 32.7% versus the rest of the nation’s 13.0% (FBI 1998 study).
It doesn’t happen often but in Monterey County’s The Californian article, 10 April 2002, prosecutors AND defense attorneys agree that 3-Strikes works and is NOT being misused in Monterrey county.
By now, everyone has heard that 3-Strikes is up for review by the US Supreme Court. We have a copy of the news article from our very own Fresno Bee some comments by Mike for your reading and consideration.
This LA Times article details how fifty percent of all crime in California has historically happened in Los Angeles has historically happened in Los Angeles alone. Thus, LA sets the trend and direction of the state crime rate. It’s been well known that during the last 2 years crime has been once again on the rise. The question is why? The answer is best illustrated in the article that points out the influx of paroled inmates that were sentenced in the early 1990s prior to 3-Strikes. They are coming into LA at the rate of 500 per month or 6,000 per year. This, combined with a police department that is more afraid of its own internal investigations than criminals on the street has resulted in more crime and fewer arrests. Much like the aftermath of the years following Rodney King.
This Associated Press article details why prison populations are stabilizing. An interesting statistic says that 1 in 145 of the population is in prison or jail. This is 0.6897% (which is less than one percent, emphasis ours) of the total US population, suggesting that the number of offenders troubling our nation is very small indeed. Yet considering the harm and damage (see page 5, table 1 for numbers of crimes and page 12, table 1 for costs) they’re responsible for, the dollars expended containing them is well spent.
The headline of this LA Times article reads, “Crimes Against Latinos Decrease.” And Mike made the following remarks … The drops coincide with 3-Strikes passage. For a long time it’s been known that when crime rates go up or down that the people who are affected first and most are those who live in the poor part of communities. Indeed, dropping rates give these neighborhoods a better chance for business to start and grow, thus providing badly needed jobs. Safe streets allow kids to get home with more concern for their homework than for their lives. Just as every person, regardless of who they are or where they live, desires clean air and water; they should likewise expect and enjoy the same level of public safety. No one should live in fear.
This Fresno man’s rape sentence, a very serious and violent crime, is representative of why Three Strikes was designed the way it was. Smith had no violent crimes in his past. However, he graduated to violence by raping this poor woman. It will be some time before he’ll get the chance to do anything worse. Please see Mike’s comments on plea bargaining which was a big part of this case.
First Orange County judges and defense lawyers complain that Capizzi clogged the courts by not plea bargaining. Now Capizzi’s successor, Rackauckas is plea bargaining, bringing down the number of felons receiving life sentences from Orange County and the defense lawyers are now complaining that their clients are being forced “like a gun to their heads” to accept plea bargains.
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has done it again. Here, Three Strikes has copy of the LA Times article detailing some of the machinations, interviews and remarks surrounding the latest success of Erwin Chemerinsky to free more felons, Bray, 4 strikes and Brown, 5 strikes, back on to the streets of California. We also have a copy of the decision from the Ninth in PDF format. Mike’s comments to the Klaas article very appropriate to this decision.
Three Strikes doesn’t ordinarily include articles Joe Klaas’ opinions and remarks. In this instance, we do so in order that Mike may reply to him. Please be sure to read this letter of reply to a story carried by the Associated Press.
It would seem that even the MOST liberal of California’s newspapers has discovered the truth. The San Jose Mercury News recently an article, Friday, Dec. 28, 2001 that Three Strikes is an effective law serving the public good. We will have a copy here for inperpetuum.
Leandro Andrade, a heroin addict for most of his life, was convicted of his third strike in 1995 and sentenced to 50 years to life for stealing $153.00 worth of video tapes from a San Bernadino, CA convenience store. His sentence was appealed and found its way to the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals where his sentence was ruled unconstitutional (cruel and unusual punishment). This court has a history of legislating from the bench and for being overruled by sound legal precedence. The same will hold true for Mr. Andrade as born out by Mike Reynolds’ commentary and the dissenting opinion of Justice Sneed (from the 9th US Circuit Court’s own records). We also have a copy of a Sacramento Bee article that gives some nice background on the case and a complete copy of the Court’s decision in PDF format. The complete US Ninth opinion can be viewed here.
Associated Press writer Dan Thompson consulted Dr. Frank Zimring (renowned 3-Strikes opponent) for comments on how California is sending fewer criminals to prison but for longer periods of time. Dr. Zimring credited 3 month old Proposition 36 for lowering those numbers. some comments he wanted to share with our visitors to be read in conjunction with the AP article so you’ll have both sides represented. Unlike this article, which sadly represents a preconceived notion.
In a first of its kind of study, analyzing life expectancy by race and cause of death, the Centers of Disease Control has issued a report detailing how homicide decreases life expectancy for blacks due to homicide. From the Associated Press, Sept. 13, 2001
This article from the New York Times, Aug. 13, 2001, detailing the decrease of 6,200 inmates nationwide (503 less inmates in California), takes a different approach. It correctly analyzes the data noting the upswing in prison population since 1972 (this has been going on for some time) and its recent decline. Please click here to read it for yourself.
The Fresno Bee and the Associated Press are selectively interpreting data. The August 10, 2001 Headline reads, “California prison population up 40%.” But when you read further, you see that the information was taken out of context. Please read Mike’s commentary on the article and view the information from the California DOJ that debunks the Bee.
A Fresno Bee article regarding an additional $12 million for second strike parolees. This is a program worth watching. National stats show that people who have gone through a parole process after their release from incarceration have only a slightly less recidivism rate than those that do not. The actual benefit may be to provide an earlier opportunity to recommit offenders with prior serious and violent convictions.
A Fresno Bee article about a felon awaiting trial for 2 heinous murders was found with 3 knives in his cell while awaiting prosecution. This is a case where 3-Strikes becomes an ace in the hole. It allows the prosecutor to try this case without plea bargaining down the charges. In the event of a failure to convict on the murder charges, 3-Strikes will provide a 70 year backup sentence to ensure that a killer will not be returned to the streets.
This Associated Press article is taken from the June 9, 2001 edition of the New York Times. It details how the number of state prisoners grew by only 1.5%, the lowest annual increase in 29 years! We’re glad provide a copy of the article
Just before this report came out, an FBI study said that the decade long declination in crime rates was at an end. Now this study from the US Department of Justice says that violent crime is down 15% in the year 2000. The US DOJ National Crime Victimization Survey report is based on statistical sampling based upon the answer of 160,000 American residents. Please read this extract from the Reuters News Service.
Isn’t it an ironic coincidence that the very people who stood in the way of 3-strikes, because it would supposedly double California prison populations, now stand in the way of new prison construction on the grounds that California has seen 3 years of no growth in its prison inmate population. California has gone 15 years without building a power plant – how long can it go without building a prison? Also noteworthy is the once again fictitious use of concern for the environment as a tool to derail a badly needed project. Read about it here!
From the AP, March 25, 2001. An article about our prison populations’ growth rate slowing due to stricter sentencing.
Our nation’s prison population is not swelling over! This article from the Associated Press National contains a quote the from chief of corrections at the Bureau of Justice Statistics that there are not necessarily more criminals being sentenced to prison but that prisoners are staying longer. President Bush, then candidate Bush, has said that, the surge in the number of prisoners in recent years “is a necessary and effective role of government – protecting our communities from predators.”
It took California’s Three Strikes law to mete out long over due justice to a cult killer. Robert Rozier was convicted January 12, 2001 on check fraud, his third strike. Rozier pleaded guilty in a Florida court 20 years ago to murdering 4 previous members of the Yahweh Ben Yahweh religious cult. He confessed to 3 others but was still allowed to serve only 10 years of a 20 year sentence. We are only too glad to provide a copy of the newspaper article for our readers.
Just recently, a Tiger Woods impostor faced 200 years to life for his third strike in a Sacramento, CA courtroom. It would seem that Anthony Lemar Taylor racked up $17,000 in credit card expenses by posing as Tiger Woods. Taylor used Woods’ name (now called identity theft) to fraudulently acquire credit cards. We have a copy of the Sacramento Bee article here.
The Long Beach Press-Telegram recently did a 6 day special coverage on the Three Strikes Law. Interestingly enough, it was just before the election. It is now available for our visitors. The take away point one should realize from reading the article is that the crime felons are sentenced under is frequently NOT the crime for which they were arrested. Given the greater penalties nowadays felons are highly motivated to plead to a lesser offense rather than take their chances at trial. District Attorneys go along to save time and expense.
Newsweek carried an article in its Nov. 13th 2000 edition that commented, “Yes, the inmate population is growing – but that has given us safer streets.” But then we knew that all along here at Three Strikes. And, of course, we have a copy a copy here for you to read.
The Fresno and Sacramento Bee newspapers did not have this article in their online versions but we have it here at Three Strikes! It’s about how California’s state prison population is decreasing more and more! We’re only too glad to provide a copy for the viewing public inperpetuum.
This is a reproduction of an article from California Lawyer, December 1999. In this article, California
prosecutors provide examples of some of their most memorable Three Strike cases including the “Pizza Thief”.
The Sacramento Bee reports in its May 6, 2000 edition that “After long climb, state’s prison population falls.” It should come as no surprise that the Three Strikes initiative gets no credit for the prison population decrease. A decrease was anticipated all along once Three Strikes began taking the hard core offenders off the street. Naturally, we at the Three Strikes website are glad to provide you a copy to read for yourself.
This link is to a Fresno Bee article detailing how Three Strikes removed a mentally ill offender off the streets. Though the jury was deadlocked on the man’s sanity at the time of his multiple attempts to kill his family and neighbors, Three Strikes sent him to prison for being a previous two-strike felon in possession of a firearm.
Here’s another Sacramento Bee article detailing the conviction of the ‘Bicycle Thief’ that was featured on the 60 Minutes segment of Three Strikes. It should be noted that the thief had 11 prior convictions that led to his being sentenced under the Three Strikes law. It should also be noted that his victim, who was pregnant at the time, lost her baby due to all the excitement. | <urn:uuid:71963961-7204-4d54-bf1f-cf049359fc30> | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | http://www.threestrikes.org/news/ | 2018-01-18T12:08:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887253.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20180118111417-20180118131417-00686.warc.gz | en | 0.960133 | 11,199 |
Hey, y’all!! It’s Friday, and we are hosting Friday Favorites with my girls, Erika and Andrea! This week, I am showing some of my favorite Fall finds! I am thinking ahead to cooler days, and I can’t wait for all the Fall cozy laters! So, grab your coffee and let’s get ready for Fall!
This cute grey top is giving me all the heart eyes! Friends, I can just imagine the Fall leaves and cozy fireplaces right now! Yes ma’am!
The second I saw this top online, I knew I needed it!! This is a random fact, but I am a huge fan of a rugby stripe–I specifically remember a red and navy RUGBY STRIPE polo that I used to rock in high school. ha! I love this cute top!
Nothing says Fall more to me than a cardigan, and this darling cardigan is the perfect easy layer!I love the clean lines!
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Although there is substantial cultural diversity in this city, unlike most other metropoli in the UK, Leeds is not well-known for being home to many immigrants. Nevertheless, there is evidence of the welcome Loiners project to newcomers.
The name ‘Loiner’, for those who do not know, what the people of Leeds call themselves.
It doesn’t take much effort to find various charitable ventures that teach English as a second language or free English lessons in colleges and language schools, throughout the city and in West Yorkshire.
With only pocket populations of Asian and Black – the last census reflected the overall population of native-born British to be just over 88%, one might wonder why people would choose to settle in Leeds.
Generally, the size of an ethnic community compels others to migrate because they are comforted to know that someone will speak their language, know their traditions and live their culture, at least, inasmuch as possible.
Here again, the numbers tell the story: immigration to the West Yorkshire area, especially Leeds, has nearly doubled from the 2001 census to the next.
Don't you wonder why?
Leeds’ private sector job growth has been the fastest and greatest in our country. Thus, it stands to reason that people looking for a chance to earn a decent living would head to where the jobs are.
And then, you have higher education.
For the international student seeking education in languages, cultural studies, architecture or design, Leeds Beckett University is a gateway to their future career aspirations.
On the other hand, for those wishing to study medicine or computer science, the University of Leeds provides everything from postgraduate and doctorate programs to housing in student dorms.
Are these reasons enough to expect an explosion of cultural and ethnic diversity in our region?
Obviously so, and now Superprof is going to do its part to outline resources that speakers of other languages might find useful in establishing themselves in Leeds.
Find an English course online with a private tutor.
ESOL Classes in a Language School
Education House Leeds is not strictly a language school; rather, it is an international life training venture.
For those who wish to conduct business in the UK as well as those who hope to make a life here for themselves and their family, Education House stands at the ready.
Anyone hoping to gain residency in the UK must pass an intermediate level English language exam as well as one of two examinations: Life Skills, for those who will seek work, and Citizenship – a test for those who will eventually become British.
For migrants who already have a measure of English language skills, perhaps none of these might be much of a challenge.
However, for asylum seekers and refugees, people who have little knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary, these steps might seem like an insurmountable challenge.
That is why the ESL teachers at Education House focus especially on helping them acquire language skills and pass their immigration test.
To anyone for whom English is a foreign language, this school’s language teachers just may be their first link to their integrating into British society.
Find out what ESL teachers in London are able to do for their students.
Liberty English Language School
Most UK employers require that you provide proof of your ability as an English speaker. The best way to do so is by earning a high score on you IELTS exam.
There are two types of IELTS exams to choose from; IELTS Academic or General Training.
If indeed you are a non-native English speaker who speaks the language relatively well; so well, in fact, that you aim to sit IELTS so you can enrol in the University of Leeds or to find work, you might be interested in Liberty English courses.
They offer two tracks: a foundation IELTS masterclass and the masterclass itself.
The foundation course welcomes students whose band score measures in the 5-6 range, in groups of no more than 10.
Naturally, you don’t have to have a group of 10 people going to class with you; that is the maximum number of students allowed in each class.
Each term lasts eight weeks and you will spend 12 hours per week sharpening everything from your reading skills to your speaking skills.
Each term for this course costs £150; the total cost is £600. You will also have to buy your book separately; it costs around £45.
Once you have completed the foundation course, it is time to move up to the masterclass. You should have a band score of between 6 and 7.5 to keep up with this course.
It costs the same as the foundation course and the student group size will be the same but your term will only be seven weeks. After you have completed all of the terms, you will be ready to sit your life-changing IELTS exam.
What if you don’t have a band score or don’t speak English well enough to take this course?
This school also offers standard ESOL classes, free but for a £10 administration fee!
Are you not yet decided on living in Leeds? Find out if Birmingham also has ESOL courses.
Free ESOL Classes Throughout Leeds
For a region and city not considered a top destination for immigrants, Leeds sure offers a lot of free ESOL classes and events meant to develop conversational skills in English.
English 4 All
This venture is exclusively dedicated to teaching English as a second language through a variety of courses intended to make life easier for those whose native language is other than English.
Their courses and lesson plans reflect the breadth of knowledge one must have in order to function in British society:
- Money Matters is a course for beginner English speakers; it details our currency and how to use it
- Job Hunting Skills is for intermediate speakers; it drills on the English vocabulary as well as reading and writing skills necessary to find work
- General English – intermediate and advanced: expand your knowledge of the English language through various learning activities
- IELTS English: the English skills needed to score satisfactorily on this International English Language Exam
In addition to those, they host a 2-hour ESOL class every Saturday.
As with all of their other courses, you only need to turn up to be included in the lesson. Afterwards, you can stick around for coffee and conversation, and to make new friends.
All of English 4 All’s teachers are volunteers who have undergone a CELTA certification program and have long experience in language teaching.
No need to worry about missing out on any of these learning opportunities; in a moment you will see how to contact them and where to find them.
Learn also where you can find free ESOL courses in Glasgow...
English in the Community
This relatively new centre for English language learners holds classes every weekday except Thursday, from 10 in the morning until noon. You may also attend classes on Monday afternoons.
These is an entry-level English course that focuses on English pronunciation and communication skills.
As they are just starting out in the field of adult education, they do not have the reputation that other such courses have but they do have teachers of English who are patient and willing to help you learn the language of your new home.
In this table, we include their contact information, along with language instruction providers, to give you the most choice possible in selecting English classes.
|Venture Name||Address||Phone Number||What they teach|
|Leeds Refugee Forum||Oatland Ln, Leeds LS7 1SP, UK||0113 244 9600||Conversational English|
|Leeds City College at Little London Community Centre||Oatland Ln, Leeds LS7 1SP, UK||0113 284 6290||Beginner English|
|Leeds City College at South Gipton Children's Centre||Coldcotes Grove, Leeds LS9 6QJ||0113 284 6290||Adult English courses|
children under 6 allowed
|Flourishing Families Leeds||Room CL310, Calverley Building, Leeds Beckett University City Campus, Leeds LS2 3AX,||0784 555 3010||English for all levels; British culture|
|Woodhouse Community Centre||197 Woodhouse Street, Leeds, LS6 2NY||0113 245 9610||Beginners and Intermediate English; conversational English|
|Harehills English Language Project|| St Aidan's Church, Roundhay Road, |
Leeds LS8 5QD
|0793 329 1416||Beginner and intermediate English|
|Holborn Church||62 Holborn Approach, Leeds, LS6 2PD||0799 064 9149|
0113 281 8608
|Entry, Beginner's and Intermediate English|
|Liberty English Language School||5, Bridge Street, Leeds, LS2 7QZ|| 0113 281 8608 |
0799 064 9149
|IELTS foundation and masterclass (£600 each)|
Free ESOL for different levels
|English 4 All||20 New Market St, Leeds LS1 6DG||0785 030 7706||ESOL + money|
ESOL + job hunting
General ESOL courses; different levels
|English in the Community||Scargill Cl, Leeds LS9 7ES||0790 863 1612||Entry level English to Level 2/3|
Would you believe that you could find a number of ESOL classes in Belfast?
ESOL Lessons Online with a Tutor
Far be it for us to suggest that every migrant is economically distressed and poorly educated. Quite the contrary!
The majority of people who make our Britain better are tech-savvy and often hold degrees from universities in their countries of origin.
It is this demographic, we intuit, that would most likely seek out online courses or, at least, resources to learn English online.
On the other hand, there could be people who have just landed in Leeds and, overwhelmed by the difference between their land and ours or, per their cultural mandate, keep themselves segregated.
How do migrants in Cardiff manage to find ESOL courses?
These English learners especially would benefit from an English tutor who has experience working with vulnerable groups.
Nobody knows that better than the folks at Leeds Asylum Support Network who, besides providing food and shelter to refugees, also visit them once in their own flat and teach them how to speak English.
Indeed, these one-to-one lessons may be just the lifeline that those whose lives are in turmoil need.
With gentle encouragement and professional instruction, they provide displaced persons the support and language skills they need to transition into their new life.
Others who have a fantastic track record of support and teaching language skills: Superprof ESOL tutors.
Superprof has over 60 such tutors in and around Leeds; some, like Joel, have years of experience teaching English as a second language.
Discover how many Superprof tutors give ESOL lessons in Manchester!
Others, like Evie, shares your experiences in coming to a new country and she knows all about second language acquisition; her native language is Polish.
As a substantial portion of immigrants to the UK come from Poland, you can imagine she would be pretty busy... but not too busy to have English lessons with you, if you too are from that country!
With all of the teaching talent and experience Superprof ESOL tutors have, you might wonder if it would cost dearly to have private lessons in English.
You might wonder what it costs to take English classes in Edinburgh...
No need to worry! The average rate for one hour is £17, and the best part is that you get to choose your teacher and he or she will teach you exactly as you need. They probably have all of the materials you need to learn, too.
Whether you would rather learn English online or with a personal tutor in your home, in a school or through the many free lessons on offer in Leeds, it is nice to know that you have choices... isn’t it?
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Markets Top Gainers, Markets Top Losers
After a higher start, the BSE Sensex plunged to the day's low of 20,554.28 soon after RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan hiked the repo rate by 0.25 per cent in a bid to curb inflation.
After tumbling over 153 points intra-day, markets digested the rate hike and most rate-sensitive banking and auto stocks gained on value-buying and on comments that RBI may pause rates going forward, said traders.
The 30-share BSE Sensex concluded the day at 20,683.51, down 23.94 points, or 0.12 per cent. The gauge has now lost 690 points in three straight sessions.
Also, the 50-share National Stock Exchange Nifty index declined 9.60 points, or 0.16 per cent, to end at 6,126.25, after touching a low of 6,085.95.
"This (rate hike) was against our expectation and a heavy street consensus of no change in rates...However, while we think RBI's action today is in some way part fallout from its aggressive December guidance, we think it has softened its guidance in this round and actually revealed its inclination to stay on hold in the coming months," Barclays said.
Maruti Suzuki led 13 BSE Sensex constituents lower. The car maker posted a 35.87 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 681.15 crore for the third quarter but its shares plunged 8 per cent. "Its results were in line with estimates on the topline and operating margins front but the bottomline came below our expectations," said brokerage ICICIdirect.com
A weakening Asian trend further influenced the domestic market sentiment. Yesterday, the index had fallen the most in five months amid a rout in emerging-markets on fears the US Fed would dial back its monthly bond purchases by another USD 10 billion. Investors avoided heavy bets ahead of the 2-day Federal Open Market Committee meet, which starts later today.
Sectorally, the BSE Teck sector index suffered the most by losing 1.06 per cent, followed by IT index (1.06 per cent), Healthcare index (0.79 per cent) and Bankex (0.30 per cent).
* BSE index falls 0.12 pct; NSE ends 0.16 pct lower
* Indian shares suffer biggest sales by foreign investors in 5 months
* Just Dial shares plunge; earnings disappoint
Indian shares hit 2-month low on surprise rate hike
(Reuters) - Indian shares edged lower, falling for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, after hitting their lowest intraday level in two months as lenders such as Axis Bank were hit by an unexpected interest rate hike by the central bank. The Reserve Bank of India raised interest rates by 25 basis points in a bid to contain inflation, although it softened the concerns on economic growth by signalling it did not foresee any further near-term monetary policy tightening should retail prices ease as projected.
The RBI had previously raised interest rates by 25 bps each in September and in October, but left policy on hold last month. Indexes were also hit as Maruti Suzuki Ltd shares slumped 8 percent, posting their biggest single-day fall in 1-1/2 years, after the automaker announced a new plant in Gujarat that would be owned by Suzuki Motor Corp.
That would mean Maruti Suzuki would enjoy only marketing margins from the production at the plant, analysts tracking the sector said.
"Markets could remain volatile on surprise rate hike and ahead of Fed meet outcome. Even RBI guidance seems unnecessarily dovish to me," said Phani Sekhar, fund manager at Angel Broking.
The benchmark BSE index fell 0.12 percent, or 23.94 points, to end at 20,683.51, to mark its lowest close since Dec. 17, 2013
The broader NSE index lost 0.16 percent, or 9.60 points, to end at 6,126.25.
Both indexes earlier hit their lowest intraday level since Nov. 28.
Shares are expected to remain volatile ahead of the conclusion of the U.S. Federal Reserve two-day meeting on Wednesday amid widespread expectations of a continued wind down in its monetary stimulus.
Overseas investors sold Indian cash shares worth of 13.34 billion rupees ($210.9 million) on Monday, the biggest single-day sale since Aug. 27 amid turmoil in emerging markets.
India's bank shares fell as much as 2 percent after the rate hike but eventually ended down 0.3 percent on the back of the RBI's more dovish statement.
Among state-owned banks, Canara Bank fell 1.8 percent, while Bank of India lost 0.6 percent.
Local search service provider Just Dial Ltd plunged 12.9 percent as its October-December quarter earnings fell short of some analysts' expectations.
However among stocks that gained, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd rose 2.8 percent on value buying after falling 26 percent over Friday and Monday following a ban by U.S. drug regulator on more of its products.
FACTORS TO WATCH
* Dollar stabilises, Aussie up as emerging sell-off eases
* Oil rises to $107 as chill expected to drain U.S. stocks
* Emerging market rout pauses ahead of Turkey
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Through a teaser appeared on Weibo (and which you will find below), Oppo Renault Ace 2 On April 13, he made an appointment for his official presentation. This will be the next top of the range of the Chinese company, mainly focused on game lovers. The device has already appeared in the database of the famous e-commerce jd.com, with many photos and details on the technical sheet, which are added to the certification already identified. Tenaa,
Oppo Renault Ace 2 thus, it is expected that with the characteristic circular module will be placed 4 rear cameras (of which the main should have a resolution of 48 megapixels), while the display confirms the hole, which will integrate a 16 megapixel selfie camera.
No doubt about being on board Snapdragon 865 (with a built-in 5G modem), while there will be three options on the market, with the only discriminants regarding RAM and internal memory. The configurations will be 8 + 128 GB, 8 + 256 GB and 12 + 256 GB.
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Welcome back, Katie! The first episode of Katie Couric's new show Katie airs today at 3 p.m. EDT on ABC. For her premiere episode, Couric will have Jessica Simpson and Sheryl Crow (who also did the show's theme song) as guests. And later this week, she will host InStyle September cover girl Jennifer Lopez! We can't wait to see who else Couric will talk to—tune in today to find out. And click here to find out where you can watch the show in your town. And don't forget: InStyle asked the host to model five of her go-to fall looks for our September issue—and she’s going to wear the one you loved most on her show! Stay tuned to find out when the chosen outfit will debut.
Plus, see Katie's 5 outfits below!
SEE THE OUTFITS KATIE MIGHT WEAR:
• Katie Look #1: The Colorful Wrap Dress
• Katie Look #2: Dress-Down Day
• Katie Look #3: The Little Gray Dress
• Katie Look #4: A Great Blue Sheath
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Friday, June 30, 2006
I was awakened this morning at 6:30 a.m. by the smell of pork wafting through the house. At some houses it's coffee....at our house it's pork juice. LOL
It's a tune up for my second contest of the year next weekend in Dundee, MI at Cabela's. It was our favorite contest last year. Not only is it the closest contest to our house in Plymouth, MI, but it was also our most successfull. I can only hope that this year turns out the same, but I'm not counting on it.
After Cabela's we have a week until our third contest of the year in Grand Rapids, MI and after that, it's off to Madison, IN in August.
Happy Fourth of July weekend!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
When registering for my last few bbq contests, I've noticed a thought provoking trend among contest organizers. Organizers have been including a "waiver of liability" form along with the other entry forms/registration information and the competitors are required to sign it and send it in with the entry fee.
The gist of these "waiver of liability" or "hold harmless" forms is an attempt to release the contest organizers of liability in the even that a competitor, judge, or spectator becomes ill after eating meat cooked at the event, or if spectators, judges, competitors, etc. become injured at the event as a result of the actions of the competitors.
I suspect many competitors sign these forms without even reading them. I must admit that the first few forms like this that I received, I signed without giving them a second thought, much less reading them word for word. These types of "release" forms bring to light an interesting problem for contest cooks.
The goal of many bbq contests is for the bbq contest and it's competitors to "draw" or "attract" spectators to the event. Often the event is in conjunction with a charity fund raising effort sponsored by a local civic organization and in some case the county or city municipal government.
As a non-lawyer and non-legal educated person, it appears that by agreeing to participate in these events and signing the various types of "release" forms, the competitors might be opening themselves up to the potential for liability issues if unfortunate circumstances, accidents, or possibily negligence by a cook or cook team member resulted in an injury or illness.
However, not being someone that likes to bring up the negative side of an issue without offering a solution, I would offer the following thoughts about what the bbq sanctioning bodies can do to help the cook teams, the organizers, the judges, and the spectators.
What about the possibility of the bbq sanctioning body (i.e. KCBS, FBA, MIM, etc.) negotiating a discounted "member" rate for liability insurance that the cook teams could purchase? Perhaps it's feasible that the liability policy would cover the competitors while competing in KCBS events throughout the year, and maybe even provide some benefit for those that also pursue other bbq interests such as catering, vending, instructional cooking seminars, etc.
Perhaps some readers of the bbq blog have experience with these types of insurance provisions whether for bbq contests or based on experience in other endeavors and would like to weigh in on these suggestions and/or add to the dialogue.
Comments/thoughts/e-mails are welcomed.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Competition categories include "Open" and "Whole Turkey". The highest combined score wins the contest.
They've added a Junior category this year for younger cookers.
There is a $25 entry fee if you register before October 15. The first 20 teams to send in the registrations and entrance fee will receive a free turkey.
There's even a television show on Sunday's on the RFDTV called Campfire Cafe devoted to the art of cooking with this technique.
Byron's Dutch Oven page is one of the best "how to" dutch oven web sites on the internet. He takes you from start to finish and from beginner to experienced with cooking tips, recipes, pictures and much more.
Here's another web site that has dutch oven movies you can watch online. He even has dutch oven podcasts available for the Apple iPod
Check it out.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
It's hard to tell from the picture, but this chicken turned out very well. I've been on a quest for "bite through" chicken skin and finally found it today.
To recap the "quest" for those that haven't been following along, might be new to the blog, or who just stumbled onto my blog via a link from another barbecue web page, I've tried a lot of different methods for cooking chicken this summer.
I've tried low-and-slow, hot-and-fast, low-and-slow followed by hot-and-fast, brining with low-and-slow, brining with hot-and-fast, spraying with applie juice, spraying with lemon juice, and on and on and on. Just when I thought I'd tried everything, I hit on the answer this afternoon: grilled chicken followed by low-and-slow. It was magical.
Bite Through Chicken Skin:
I grilled the chicken the chicken on a medium hot grill for 3-minutes on each side, then I grilled an additional 2-minutes on each side.
Put the chicken in preheated Backwoods Smoker at 225 degrees for 30 minutes and then opened the draft and let the cooker temperature climb for 30 minutes.
I sauced the chicken after an hour in the Backwoods and the meat temperature was 177 degrees, which is a little hotter than I normally cook chicken, but the results were very, very good. The skin was bite through and not rubbery at all.
I think I've found my new method for chicken. It took a while, but you know what they say...."Good things come to those that wait." I guess that goes for chicken too.
Previous article in series.
Jeff Suppan, Cardinal Pitcher
$20 View of Game
$20 Seat at Game
$20 Meal at Game
Detroit's Fox Theatre
I thought I'd share some pictures chronicling our weekend adventures at the Cardinals vs. Tigers game yesterday at Comerican Park in Detroit. I know, I know....there's nothing about bbq in any of them, but it was a great day to take in a ballgame and....I've got some bbq pictures to post a little later on tonight.
I'm a long time Cardinal fan that dates back to Ted Simmons, Keith Hernandez, Jack Clark, Tommy Herr, Darrell Porter, Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee, George Hendrick, Whitey Herzog, Mark McGuire, and the list goes on, an on. So when I learned that the Cardinals were coming to Detroit, I just had to go to the game. And, as luck would have it, the only available tickets were standing room only "seats".
The game didn't turn out as I expected, but we had a great view of the bullpen festivities and for standing room only seats, the view was actually pretty good.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
CheapTickets Top BBQ Destinations
(Destination and Best BBQ Joint)
1 Atlanta, GA.................. Fat Matt's Rib Shack
2 Charlotte, NC.............. Carolina Country BBQ
3 New Orleans, LA........ ZydeQue
4 Austin, TX................... The Salt Lick
5 Nashville, TN............. Corky's Ribs and BBQ
6 Savannah, GA............ Sweet Leaf Smokery
7 Louisville, KY............. Mark's Feed Store BBQ
I can't vouch for the bbq joints, but it looks like an interesting list of places to go and things to do this summer.
If you've been to any of these locations and would like to share your experience with the readers of the BBQ Blog, we're all ears.
Let 'er Rip!
It looks like a whole lot of bonafide Midwestern BBQ heavyweights will be there vying for a chance at the championship.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Here's the directions to the event.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
The program will feature a history of bbq after World War II and explore America's facination with backyard barbecues. The program guide mentions a visit to Arthur Bryant's in Kansas City and some discussion about barbecue contests.
It sounds like a pretty interesting program for bbq fans.
Monday, June 19, 2006
Pig Jam is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society. Contestants will compete for cash and prizes in professional, amateur and kids’ barbecue competitions throughout the event.
Guests will be able to purchase some of the country’s best BBQ ribs, pork, beef brisket and chicken, plus there will be live entertainment, a rock-climbing wall, moonwalks and other activities.
For more information, contact the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce at 813-754-3707, or log on to www.plantcity.org.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Winners included "Original Rib Style" TEXAS BEST Barbecue Sauce and "Original BBQ Sauce" from Kraft's Bull's Eye line of sauces.
Check out the link to the magazine above to see the list of contenders.
I received two 18-ounce bottles of the new Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce in the mail on Friday.
Bull's Eye recently introduced four new flavors:
Steakhouse BBQ with A.1.
Smokin' Chipotle BBQ
Raging Buffalo BBQ
Sweet & Sticky BBQ Rib Sauce
The folks at Bull's Eye were kind enough to send me complimentary bottles of the Steakhouse BBQ and the Raging Buffalo to try out.
I've been busy this weekend and haven't felt like pulling the grill out for steaks or wings, but it's definitely on my list of "to-do's" real soon.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
This cleaver chops through joints and bones with ease. The cleaver has a 6-inch forged stainless-steel blade and a black plastic, three-rivet, full-tang handle. The best part--this cleaver has lifetime warranty.
J.A. Henckels has long been known for crafting some of the world's finest cutlery. It's an ideal knife to add to your cutlery collection.
Click here to purchase this meat cleaver.
Most bbq sauces available in the big grocery store chains these days list high fructose corn syrup as a primary ingredient. If you're like me you'd probably like to keep your soda pop separate from your bbq sauce, and that's where Consorzio Organic BBQ Sauce can help.
This bbq sauce was developed by Michael Chiarello of PBS notoriety.
Consorzio products were originally created by renowned Napa Valley chef and author Michael Chiarello of the PBS TV cooking series "Season by Season." The fresh, bold flavors of Michael's Napa Valley home provide the perfect inspiration for his creativity.
Michael first developed flavored olive oils and sold them out of the back door of his restaurant. It wasn't long before local specialty stores became aware of these products and encouraged Michael and his partners to make them widely available.
So, Michael joined forces with a few partners to form Consorzio. (The word "consorzio" means "gathering" in Italian. It is a place where cooks and farmers gather to buy and sell fresh fruits and vegetables.) Their goal was to make all-natural, bold-flavored products that make cooking convenient. Today, Consorzio is the largest producer of flavored olive oil in the U.S., and the line also includes dressings, marinades, and barbecue sauces.
-Case of six 12-ounce bottles (total of 72 ounces)
-Bold, tangy, sweet flavor, with just a kick of chile pepper
-Certified organic by Quality Assurance International, all-natural
-Great with chicken, beef, or pork
-Baste with barbecue sauce during last five to 10 minutes of grilling
Ingredients: Water, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Tomato Paste, Organic Vinegar, Salt, Organic Spices, Organic Chili Pepper, Natural Smoke Flavor, Caramel Color, Organic Cayenne Pepper. Contains at Least 95% Organic Ingredients.
Directions: Shake well before using. Refrigerate after opening. Discard sauce used to marinade meat. Do not reuse. For Best Results: Baste with sauce during last 5-10 minutes of grill time to avoid burning.
Friday, June 16, 2006
I try to keep the posts on this blog bbq related in one way or another, but I've been hunting and pecking on Google tonight and ran across Billy Joe Shaver's website.
He's probably the "Biggest Country Music Artist You've Never Heard Of", a phrase coined by journalist, Dan Rather; and actor Robert Duvall is a big fan of his song writing ability. Billy Joe's music is classified as "Americana" by the music industry and doesn't get much air time on most country music stations.
I recall a 60-Minutes interview with him last year that was really quite profound. Billy Joe has been featured on the popular CMT program "Crossroads" and is currently getting air time on Sirius Satellite radio's Outlaw Country channel 63 for his re-recording of a previous smash hit, now a classic--"I'm Going to Live Forever"--with Big and Rich.
I'll sign off now with words from another of Billy Joe's best-known songs, "Try and Try Again":
"If at first you don’t succeed, just try and try again. If all you do is lose, you better find a way to win. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again."
Hey, what do you know, there's the bbq contest tie in.
Purchase Billy Joe Shaver's music
From the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association:
1. Position your grill/smoker in open areas away from buildings and high traffic areas.
2. When lighting a gas grill, always keep the lid open.
3. Check propane tank levels before the day of the barbecue.
4. When grilling/smoking, wear clothing that does not have hanging shirt tails, frills or apron strings.
5. Marinate foods ahead of time. Always marinate in the refrigerator, never on the counter.
6. Trim the excess fat from meat to avoid flare-ups.
7. Place vegetables and fruits at the outer edge of the grill to prevent burning.
8. Always use long-handled barbecue utensils to avoid burns and splatters.
9. When grilling/smoking, use tongs or spatulas to move or turn meats instead of a fork to minimize the loss of juices.
10. Use a meat or “instant read” thermometer to ensure meat is cooked thoroughly. As a guideline, poultry 180°F (breasts 170°F); beef, lamb, veal roasts/steaks 145°F to 160°F; any burgers 160°F; all pork 160°F.
A point of additional information for those that regularly cook beef brisket and pork butts/shoulders: the temperature guidelines still apply, but for pulled-pork and tender-sliced brisket, cook those cuts of meat to at least 192 degrees or until tender.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
It's never too late to join in the fun! The KCBS Bullsheet and National Barbecue News have extensive listings of scheduled bbq contests and contact information.
Besides entry fees and contest meat, here's a short list of items to put on your bbq packing list, whether it's your first contest, or whether you've done more than fifty. I've posted this list before, but I've added some new items based on some recent experiences.
If you see some I've missed, please let me know.
Electric Box Fan
Heavy duty oven BBQ mitts/gloves
Extra Change of Clothes (or 2, or 3)
For a more complete listing of items you might need, Smokin' Guns BBQ has put together a very good contest checklist that you might find helpful.
If you have additional questions, feel free to ask.
The Heavy Duty Smokers team is comprised of Hayden Powers and Michael Terry. They cook on Big Drum smokers and I believe used to help out with the Great Lakes BBQ and Feed Company contest effort last year.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The baked beans recipe will have to wait for another day, but I ran across a recipe today in the Wichita Eagle for potato salad that looks good. I haven't had time to try it out yet, but here it is if you'd like to add it to your recipe collection.
Home-Style BBQ Potato Salad
3 lbs. small red potatoes, quartered
½ cup olive oil
½ cup ketchup
¼ cup cider vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons ground mustard
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups thinly sliced celery
1 cup coarsely chopped red bell pepper
½ cup chopped red onion
Bring potatoes to boil in slightly salted water in large saucepot. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes or until fork tender. Drain well. Cool slightly.
Mix oil, ketchup, vinegar, mustard, black pepper and salt in large bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Add potatoes, celery, bell pepper and onion; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
MAKES 12 SERVINGS.
Recipe courtesy Witchita Eagle and Kansas.com
The 6/13/06 issue also contains recipes for a Greek pasta salad and deviled eggs.
If you've got a favorite bbq side dish recipe that you would like to share, feel free to post it as a comment, or e-mail me and I'll post it for you.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
1. Sort through your cooking items and discard things you no longer use.
One of the biggest frustrations when working in the kitchen is not being able to find the items you need when you need to use them. How many times have you searched for a pot, a pan, a utensil and not been able to find it? Discarding items you no longer want or need, will make it easier to find the things you use regularly.
2. Organize your work area.
For bbq, a plastic shelving unit manufactured by Rubbermaid is perfect. They are available at Home Depot, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart, Targe, etc. Organize the knives, utensils, oven mitts, supplies and materials you regularly use in their rightful place. When you've finished using them, put them back in the same place. It will make finding them easier the next time you need them.
3. Clean up your work area.
There's nothing more unsightly than a sloppy cooking area besides perhaps an unclean cook. Use proper sanitation methods and keep the work area clean. Enough said.
4. Put everything in its place.
Develop a standard and adhere to it. Don't settle for the status quo. Establish a new standard of a tidy, well-kept work area.
5. Maintain the discipline to follow this routine regularly.
After you've followed the previous four steps, this one is easy. Since you taken the time to get organized, establish a regular routine for keeping things that way. Usually that means cleaning up after you've served the meal. Don't let the dirty dishes set around. It will make your guests nervous and it will frustrate you in the long run. Besides, after working all day, who likes to come home to a dirty sink full of dishes?
Read the previous article in the series.
My faithful bbq correspondent has come through again. These pictures were taken yesterday at Big Apple BBQ in New York City.
Here's an account of her experiences after one week in NYC.
I have survived my first week in New York City. And wow, has it been interesting. I got lost on the subway for the first time, I took a cab at midnight, I saw Kenny Chesney, Diane Sawyer, Charlie Gibson. I met Robin Roberts (she said my accent was cute). I had the most amazing cupcake of my life, and I saw my first Broadway show.
Last night, we saw "Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels", it was a musical about two con men and it was phenomenal!!! Yesterday, we also went to the Big Apple BBQ and you will never believe this, but they were actually running out of BBQ. By 4:30 p.n. there was only one vendor still selling pulled pork (sorry Uncle Brian, but I'm just not a fan of brisket). There were so many people at the BBQ- they had live music and all sorts of other stuff.
Friday night, we went and had wonderful cupcakes at The Magnolia Bakery- I think it is very renowned, rumor has it is has been on the Food Network. After that we went to "The Meat Packing District", which is supposedly a hip area of Manhattan. I found that hilarious, and could not say it with a straight face.
Today we are off to see the World Trade Center and then later tonight, we are going to stake out the red carpet at the Tony Awards, and while I'm not fluent in Broadway goings-on, my roommate tells me Julia Roberts and Oprah will bethere (that sold me).
Like many folks that bbq, I am often caught up in daydreaming about someday arriving to a bbq contest in the latest and greatest luxury coach on the market made by Thor Industries, Winnebago, Fleetwood, or a host of others.
Last summer during a trip to the Gilmore Auto Museum in Hickory Corners, MI (near Kalamazoo) it became apparent just how far designs of recreational vehicles and travel trailers have advanced during the past several decades. This single-axle travel trailer on display at the museum has linoleum on the floor and wood throughout the interior.
Here's a picture of my personal favorite bbq transport vehicle; a beautiful red American Eagle luxury coach.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
I have nothing against either type of cooker. They're all good. Both have their advantages and disadvantages in certain situations.
Let's list some of the advantages shared by the offsets:
- lots of cooking area
- a more "traditional" cooking method
- flexibility for moving meat closer/farther from heat source
Here's some advantages of the upright design:
- more efficient in more types of weather
- heat rises so they reach cooking temps faster
- insulated for cooking in cold weather (Backwoods and Stumps)
- use less fuel per cooking session on average
- once they're hot they stay hot longer
- require less monitoring when cooking
Disadvantages shared by offsets:
- most cost more than uprights, takes more materials to construct them
- big, heavy, require a tow vehicle to transport them more than a few feet
- require a larger area to store them when not in use
- not "ideal" for apartment dwellers
- not ideal for folks that don't own a truck or SUV to tow them with
- you have to haul lots of wood or other fuel with you when cooking
- offsets require closer monitoring when cooking
- possibility for setting the grass on fire is greater (I can attest to this one)
- tires, wheel bearings and maintenance requirements
- since they're often stored outdoors, require painting more often
Some manufacturers have been compensating for some of the disadvantages shared by offsets by relocating the fire box beneath the cooking grates and installing a rotisserie mechanism to "rotate" the meat, but this brings into play an entirely different set of possible downside risks, which I'll save for another post.
Friday, June 09, 2006
The BBQ Guy's roving barbecue reporter is at the Kenny Chesney aka "Hillbilly Rockstar" concert at the Good Morning America show as I write this, but plans for tomorrow call for a visit to the Big Apple Barbecue festival in Madison Square Park. Here's an article on the festivities from the New York Sun and another article from the DallasNews.com
It sounds like she's having a great time in New York so far. She's trying to stick to the subway as much as possible to conserve funds for eating bbq (priorities you know), but from time to time she has had to resort to cab rides due to time-of-day considerations.
Hopefully if everything goes as planned I should have some pictures from the bbq event posted later this weekend, or by the first of the week at the latest.
She also said something about going to check out Virgil's BBQ near Times Square.
Your main considerations for purchasing your trailer probably fall into two areas: flat bed versus enclosed trailer; and single-axle versus tandem axle.
As a bbq competitor, the enclosed trailer is definitely the way to go based on my personal experience. It offers you a dry place to sleep, a warm place to prep meat and turn-in boxes, and you can lock it up and feel secure when traveling, or if it's parked in a remote location for an extended period of time.
That leaves you with a decision about whether to purchase single-axle or tandem-axle trailer. I've put together a chart (see below) based on my personal observations and thought processes that might help you decide.
I feel that the tandem-axle trailer offers much more stability on the highway, a certain amount of safety if you should have a flat tire (four tires are better than two), and I think they are constructed better overall versus most single-axle trailers I've seen.
To illustrate my point, I was following a single-axle trailer today. I won't mention the manufacturer, but as we approached a railroad tracks at 20 mph I noticed that the driver towing the trailer made no attempt to slow down at all. He didn't touch the brakes even slightly. The trailer actually bounded completely off the ground and then each of the tires took turns skipping off the ground until both tires were safely on the ground after we'd traveled 100 ft or so past the railroad tracks. I hope the trailer was empty because if there was anything in it, I don't even want to guess what shape it's in at this point. I actually thought the trailer was going to turn over. In that situation, a tandem-axle trailer would have been much more stable and all four tires would not have lost contact with the ground.
If you're still undecided, talk to some folks that have driven both types of trailers out on the highway. I think you'll find out real quickly that most people that tow trailers for distances farther than just around town or back and forth to Lowe's and Home Depot are going to recommend the tandem axle trailer every time.
The heavier trailer does require a bigger tow vehicle, but the safety and security are worth it.
History of the event from the BlueRidgeBBQFestival.com web site and here's another article from the Tyon Daily Bulletin.
This contest is on my "dream list" of contests that I hope to attend in the future.
Good luck to all the competitors!
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
I am writing to let you know of a new BBQ group starting in Illinois. The Illinois BBQ Society is launching and open for membership. We do have an online home in development at ILBBQS.com for anyone interested.
Within the next year, we hope to build our membership, help promote Illinois contests, build awareness for BBQ as a hobby and sport, and even produce the Illinois State BBQ Challenge & Governor's Cup Cook-Off.
Thanks so much for all you do in BBQ!
Illinois BBQ Society
I haven't been able to read the entire web site, but at first glance it looks pretty good. I noticed a message board, an events listing, on online store, links page, and some bbq downloads.
Monday, June 05, 2006
My niece just started a 2-month internship at the Good Morning America television program in NYC.
She has graciously agreed to provide some guest blog posts regarding her experiences with NYC BBQ from the perspective of southerner that's eaten Tennessee bbq for going on 20 years now.
I am not sure how many NYC readers we have here on the BBQ Blog, but if there are any out there, my niece is looking for some suggestions regarding bbq restaurants she should check out while in the Big Apple.
And she is really getting excited about the Big Apple Barbecue party this weekend. Stay tuned for pictures!
Restaurant suggestions so far:
Virgil's Real Barbecue
Sunday, June 04, 2006
I was able to attain 170 internal meat temperature in 1 hour's time, versus my normal 2 1/2 hours, and the skin was perhaps a little more crispy, but unfortunately it wasn't the "magical" bite-through skin I'd hoped for. Also, the chicken dried out a little more than normal and was not up to par with what I normally cook.
I guess now I'll tweak things a little bit and start off smoking low-and-slow and then finish at high heat for the last 15-20 minutes. Maybe that will get me a little closer.
Saturday, June 03, 2006
After moving to the Mid-West two years ago, I've noticed that my chicken doesn't score as well here in KCBS contests. It's the same chicken--tender, juicy, same seasoning and sauces--instead of winning or top-5, it's been landing us closer to mid-pack in the contests.
The one thing that I have had to change is the brand of chicken I cook with because I have not been able to find Sanderson Farms chicken here in Michigan (sold at Publix in Florida), but I do use "Amish" chicken, aka "natural". The only difference I can detect is that what's sold here as "Amish" are smaller pieces of chicken than the Sanderson Farms I cooked in Florida.
I did some tests during the offseason with brines and to be perfectly honest, I was not impressed with the results. The skin was actually worse with a brine than without. I hear bbq cooks talk about how it's the "thing" to do for chicken and that so and so won this contest and that contest, and they use a brine and high-heat. Up until now, I've resisted the "chicken brine rage" and stuck the tried and true (and let's not forget the all-important "consistent") chicken cooking methods.
I'm still not going to give in completely though. My test tomorrow (and for the next several cooking sessions) will be to pre-heat the cooker at 300 degrees once the temperature levels off, put the chicken on, and cook it at the higher heat levels. I cook chicken in a Backwoods Party, so I may also experiment with and without the water pan (I use sand in it instead of water). I am pretty sure I already know that it won't be as consistent at first as my low and slow technique, but maybe it will help me figure out the "bite through skin" that the judges seem to be penalizing us for.
To read the previous article in the series, click here.
Friday, June 02, 2006
I've been checking out some sales literature passed out at the Bodacious Blues BBQ Contest a few weeks ago and am intrigued by the advertised quality and versatility of the kives.
The purchase of Kyocera knives comes with "complimentary sharpening" via the company's Irvine, CA offices. Customer's pay the shipping and handling and the knives are professionally sharpened. The brochure says the ceramic blades hold an edge 10-times longer than a traditional knife.
Ceramic knives are advertised as "50% harder than steel" in the sales literature.
I haven't taken the time to investigate prices for the KT-155-HIP-D, or the KC-130-WH, or even the FK-100-BK, which I must admit would look mighty nice in my bbq supply cabinet, but I assume that knives of this quality are not inexpensive.
The winner receives an invitation to participate in the American Royal contest and will be entered into a drawing for a chance to compete in the World Championship in Lynchburg, Tennessee.
This event is sanctioned by KCBS and features teams from Greenwood County, as well as throughout the United States. Festival goers will be invited to join in the fun during the Taster's Choice competition. This year, the festival will be giving away $8,000 in cash prizes!
The festivities will include a partnership with Big Show Foods that features a John Boy and Billy Grillin' Sauce Backyard Grillin' Competition.
I wish South Carolina was a lot closer to Michigan. This one would be on my personal list of "must attend" events.
Other barbecue articles at NPR.org:
Tips for Easy, Delicious Barbecue
A Hobby, a Calling: Barbecue
Thursday, June 01, 2006
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Mudra, E11 4RD
- 715 Leytonstone High Road
Mudra was an Indian restaurant in Leytonstone. As of mid-2009, it had closed and the premises were occupied by Rasa Mudra, part of the Rasa chain of restaurants. This later closed in its turn, giving way to another Indian restaurant called Swad @ Mudra. It's not clear to what extent the staff and menu changed or were retained during all this.
The information below is retained for people who want to know what it used to be like.
Vegetarian mains run around £4 (as of late 2008), and accompaniments such as rice, naan, dosa, idiappam, chapatti, poori, or paratha from around £2. They do a very good filling (and cheap) lunch platter as well.
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Ace, Jun 28 2011, $7.99
In the land of Vermillion, the beings of the Otherworld are separated from the mortal realm by a barrier; the Order of Deacons insure the two groups remain apart. They are tasked with sending the geists back to the Otherworld.and Deacons Sorcha Faris and Merrick Chambers are investigating rumors of malevolent ghosts after the dangers they faced in their last mission as a punishment to not work independently of the Order. When the pair are given the chance to escort the Chioman delegation home to discuss the Emperor’s marital negotiations they eagely accept the chance to get away from make work.
Sorcha is ecstatic to reach the Hive city of Orithal because that is where her lover the Young Pretender Raed resides. He carries within him a geistlord so much of the time he is in the water where the parasite is relatively helpless. The people of Orithel are afraid due to a series of ghastly deaths. They need the talents of Sorcha, Merrick and Raed to investigate and catch the killer. The trio finds themselves in the middle of a war between the geistlord and the Goddess Hatipi who the Emperor's sister Zofiya summoned. However to catch a killer means dealing with the Otherworld and a Goddess.
The opening act in Philippa Ballantine’s Book of the Order (see Geist) is a great fantasy, but the second tale is even better. The three protagonists have bonded; this link embellishes their powers and enables them to deal with (and hopefully survive) the geists and Otherworld. Raed is the most sympathetic of the trio because he fears 24/7 that the geistmaster inside of him will overcome his sense of being and identity. Spectyr is a fantastic fantasy due to the unique relationships between individuals, species and worlds. | <urn:uuid:acf6baed-3f5a-4e66-8e36-139ce6983f2b> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://worldsofwonders.blogspot.com/2011/05/spectyr-philippa-ballantine.html | 2017-06-27T22:34:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321938.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627221726-20170628001726-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.939241 | 388 |
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- The use of potable water to irrigate outdoor landscapes during and within 48 hours of measurable rainfall is prohibited.
- Operators of hotels and motels shall provide guests with the option of choosing not to have towels and linens laundered daily, and prominently display notice of such option in each guestroom.
- Irrigation of landscapes with potable water outside newly constructed homes and buildings shall not be in a manner inconsistent with regulations or other requirements established by the California Building Standards Commission.
Additionally, all Hesperia water customers are required to eliminate nonessential uses of water, including the following:
- No water provided by the district shall be used for the purposes of washing down hard surfaces such as driveways, sidewalks, and parking lot areas, except as specifically permitted by the district for public health and safety reasons such as washing down flammable or otherwise dangerous liquids or substances.
- No water shall runoff to adjacent property, non-irrigated areas, private and public walkways, roadways, parking lots or structures when watering outdoor landscape.
- When washing automobiles, trucks, trailers, trailer houses or other type of mobile equipment, a shut-off hose nozzle is required.
- Parks, golf courses and school grounds which use water provided by the district shall be irrigated between the hours of 11pm and 5am. Additionally, turf areas in excess of 1,000 square feet will be required to use soil moisture sensors and rain shut-off valves as part of their irrigation system.
- Operation of any decorative fountain or other structures making a similar use of water is not permitted, unless the water is recirculated.
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Single Of The Week! Hannah White – Roma (The Nigel Lowis Mix) (DSG Music)
How lucky we are here in Europe to have so many outstanding cities next door. With the capital of Italy makin’ no exception. On the heels of ‘Sunny Day’ which blew the ears of many of us last year, Hannah White comes up with the perfect suggestion to visit Roma.
This Nigel Lowis Mix gives an instant impression of easy listening. And by easy, I most likely mean friendly. Yes, Ladies & Gents, there’s an overall feeling of softness. From Hannah White‘s mesmerizing voice to the laidback musical environment. For some reason, it brought me back to the souvenir of Disco era musical ensemble Dr Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band. And also to the one of Moments & Whatnauts‘ timeless ‘Girls’…
Benvenuti a Roma!
Download exclusively available from iTunes.
Hannah White is a London-based singer/songwriter. The lady started her career touring Europe with a Motown girl band. She subsequently collaborated with many renowned artists including, Alexander O’Neal, Gary Brooker and Ringo Starr. She eventually joined The Jones Gang as a backing vocalist, working with Kenney Jones of the Small Faces/Faces.
Hannah has been touring with Kenny Thomas as his backing vocalist. She is also currently part of the Dig Band/DSG family. There, she most likely works / worked with Nigel Lowis on various projects. From Marc Staggers to Rudi Wilburn. Not to mention George Benson.
Last but not least, Hannah has also been co-writing her awaited debut-album – ‘Lost In Reverie’ – with Nigel Lowis. An album which features the unmissable ‘Sunny Day’ which we’ve listed in our fav tracks last year. More to come soon. Watch this space! | <urn:uuid:23393c70-9744-44d5-9e5d-53f4715ba4ad> | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | http://indamixworldwide.live/hannah-white-roma/ | 2017-07-24T10:25:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549424846.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20170724102308-20170724122308-00318.warc.gz | en | 0.950827 | 412 |
GT Advanced Technologies Inc., a U.S. maker of solar manufacturing equipment with more than a year of backlogged sales, fell the most in a year after cutting its revenue and earnings forecast,
GT Advanced fell 10 percent to $8.00 in New York, the Merrimack, New Hampshire-based company’s biggest decline since Nov. 17, 2010.
A global surplus of production capacity and slowing demand growth for solar projects, prompted at least four panel makers to lower their forecasts in the past week.
GT Advanced also makes equipment to produce components for energy-efficient lighting and may be less exposed to the problems in the solar industry, said Theodore O’Neill, an analyst at Wunderlich Securities Inc.
“They have a $2 billion backlog, or about a year in revenue,” he said today in an interview. “If you start peeling the onion, there a lot of nice things about this stock.”
Ten of the 14 analysts covering the company, or about 73 percent, have “buy” ratings, according to data compiled by Blomberg. That’s the highest percentage among the 17 members of the Bloomberg Industries’ Large Solar Energy Index.
GT Advanced said revenue for fiscal 2012 will be $950 million to $1.05 billion, in a slide presentation to analysts today. That’s lower than its Aug. 24 forecast of as much as $1.1 billion. Earnings per share on a fully diluted basis may be from $1.45 to $1.65, down from a previous estimate of $1.50 to $1.80.
GT Advanced makes equipment to produce polysilicon, the raw material in solar cells, and furnaces to grow synthetic sapphires, which are used in light-emitting diodes. Of the company’s backlog, $955 million is in its sapphire production equipment business.
The company expects demand for sapphire wafers to increase as governments, most recently China, phase out incandescent light bulbs.
“We have a very different business model than other alternative energy companies,” GT Advanced President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Gutierrez, said today during a conference call with analysts. “We have a diversified model with multiple revenue streams from businesses that serve the solar, LED and industrial markets.”
Some customers may delay receipt of ordered equipment into fiscal 2013, he said, leading to slightly lower sales in the current year. Because of the backlog, “We believe our polysilicon revenue in fiscal ’12, ’13 and ’14 is very secure,” he said. The company maintained its gross margin forecast at 43 percent to 45 percent. | <urn:uuid:41b0e1d8-53a2-4e49-97f7-836242dcf88a> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-11-08/gt-advanced-reduces-sales-earnings-forecast-after-price-slump | 2016-07-31T06:03:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258950570.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072910-00202-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941205 | 570 |
Winter Flowering Cherry (Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’). This tree blossoms from November to March, yet the lovely autumn flowering cherry, Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ rarely attracts fanfare. Ursula Buchan sings its praises. Sometimes the very best plants for the garden turn out to be right under our noses.They are on show in every garden centre, yet somehow remain a little disregarded, not receiving the fanfare that they deserve. For me, one such is Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ which really should be in all but the smallest garden. Why? Because it flowers off and on from November until March (something no other ornamental cherry does) and has bronze-green spring foliage and reliable orange and yellow autumn leaf colour. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/3345615/Winter-beauty-Prunus-x-subhirtella-Autumnalis.html
Here in the grounds of NUIG, this tree specimen and its companion tree next to it do not thrive. Flowering is sporadic and sparse. The bark is ill-formed and damaged looking; appearing to be the result of poor growing conditions. One Youtube video warned against planting it in chalky soil; not sure if this is the problem with this specimen. A Winter Flowering Cherry can also be found in Oxford Botanical Gardens and it is a similarly poor specimen. (Source: website author).
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It was the Hollywood wedding of the year. Heartthrob Tom Cruise married his young bride Katie Holmes in a fairytale castle in Odescalchi near the Italian capital, Rome.
About 150 relatives and friends gathered for the ceremony which was shrouded in secrecy. The guest list included many of the rich and famous from both sides of the Atlantic. Actors Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith were there along with the comedian Jim Carrey and model Brooke Shields. One of Britain’s top celebrity couples David and Victoria Beckham were invited but only Victoria managed to attend the wedding ceremony because her husband David was ordered back to Spain to play a Real Madrid football match.
The groom is a member of one of the world’s most recent religions, Scientology, which was founded in 1955 by the science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard. It’s a controversial religion because some people think it tries to recruit new members by using coercive methods.
The wedding was a Scientologist service and although it had many elements familiar to traditional marriage ceremonies, including rings and wedding vows, it also included certain aspects which are fundamental to Scientology, such as vowing never to go to sleep at night without talking about any differences or disagreements first.
A spokesman for the Church of Scientology said its wedding ceremonies are not legally recognised in Italy so Katie and Tom will also have to have a civil union to make their marriage legal in the eyes of the law.
Fans who waited for a glimpse of the bride, groom and their famous wedding party were disappointed. They had to wait under overcast Italian skies to catch even the most fleeting sight of the celebrities as they rushed by in limousines or under umbrellas.
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It's a difficult task to find someone who doesn't appreciate Disney in any capacity. For 60 years, Disneyland has provided us with countless forms of entertainment inside the park such as, rides, shows and our favorite characters coming to life. It quickly became a world-renowned attraction and there's nowhere else in the world that can compare.
The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 was a spectacular celebration of all the things we love about Disney. From musical performances to learning about the park's secrets, I certainly felt like I was a kid again.
Derek Hough, who stopped by AOL Build just last week, was the perfect host for this exciting event. As a well-loved entertainer on a Disney-owned network, Hough graced us with a marvelous show opener, which featured DWTS co-star Witney Carson and a plethora of amazing dancers. I personally loved the black and white screen fading into color as it appeared to symbolize the opening of the park in 1955 going into today. The production value in the opening number alone was truly impressive. When Derek hung from the light pole, I was given some serious Gene Kelly vibes.
After Pentatonix performed in the opening number with "Be Our Guest," Disneyland 60 offered some really fantastic musical numbers from some of today's biggest stars. Jessie J, who just recently performed the opening for Grease Live!, sang a beautiful rendition of the classic song "When You Wish Upon a Star", which in turn gave me goose bumps. Fall Out Boy performed a rock version of "Wanna Be Like You" from The Jungle Book, featuring lots of fun dancers. Idina Menzel reminded us of why "Let it Go" is one of the most famous Disney anthems of all time. On a side note, I am convinced that this live performance was her best she's ever done it. Tori Kelly and Kermit the Frog were an unlikely, but wonderful duo, singing "Rainbow Connection". I'd be lying if I said that there weren't any tears forming while watching that performance. This is my official petition to have Disney hire Miss Kelly to be a future princess.
Personally, I was underwhelmed by the performances by Elton John and Little Big Town, who sang "Circle of Life" and "Steve McQueen" respectively. I have to admit that while I loved how Elton John sang one of his most iconic Disney songs, it didn't live up to the hype. I wasn't hearing the lyrics that we all know and love, either. I will, however, say that I thoroughly enjoyed the castle setting in which the performance was held. Before any fans of Little Big Town decide to get angry with me, I first have to preface this by saying that I enjoy their music very much. Unfortunately, this Disneyland 60 performance was just disappointing. Not only did they sing a Disney song that barely anyone knows exists, there was nothing memorable happening. While they are a talented group, they should have been given an opportunity to sing something that families at home could sing along to, just like all of the other performances.
Disneyland 60 wasn't just about the singing and dancing. What I really loved about this celebration was the behind-the-scenes look at the park. Josh Gad, who we all love as Olaf from Frozen, gave a wonderful look into the people and secrets of Disneyland. For instance, who knew that the two park announcers are a married couple and that Disneyland has the eighth largest submarine fleet in the world?! This part of the special, while informative, kept the fun aspect. Josh's ad lib about the scuba divers being "the guys that separated Nemo from his father" gave me a good laugh, which is something that Disney always strives to do -- make people happy.
For years, we've learned that Disneyland (and Disney World, for that matter,) is where dreams come true. Most of us have been able to witness that first-hand. Disneyland 60 didn't waste the opportunity to pair up with an organization dedicated to helping kids. #ShareYourEars became such a phenomenon last night, with Disney pledging to donate $5 for every photo of people wearing their Mickey ears using the hashtag to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Audience involvement is key in television specials like this, so it was heart-warming to see it being used to make a difference.
Changing lives is something near and dear to Disney. The Princesses are one of the most iconic symbols of the Disney empire. Having a section for female empowerment was such a classy move by Disney, because the princesses are true role models for girls everywhere. Zendaya pointed out that "they're a symbol of strength and power," while Kristen Bell says that they always "dream big." Teaching little girls everywhere about their worth is so important in such a misogynistic male dominated society.
Later in the show, I was convinced we were seeing scenes from a Broadway production of Disney films. Kelsea Ballerini sang a beautiful rendition of "Part of Your World" accompanied by Maddie Ziegler, who is known for her work in Sia's music videos. While this part of the revue was stunning and graceful, the best part was Derek Hough dancing to "Step In Time" from Mary Poppins. Watching him dance made many fans, including myself, put him on the wish list to play Bert in any Broadway revival of the show. It was like we were seeing a young, blonde Dick Van Dyke come out and dance for us, but then what we all hoped would happen, happened. At 90 years old, Dick Van Dyke comes out and does a little job with the chimney sweeps. There is no doubt in my mind that it was the highlight of the entire show. It certainly delighted people old and young and reminded us how much of a treasure that man is.
There's no way Disneyland 60 could be a real celebration without the newest addition of Star Wars. What better way to give the fans a first look into the new area than music conducted by the man himself- Mr. John Williams. Fans everywhere were given such a close look to the new attractions. Hearing the theme music to the images of what we can all soon enjoy made my inner nerdy child jump for joy.
The live music added to the magic of Disney, so having the Los Angeles Philharmonic accompany classic scenes from Fantasia was the perfect way to end such a spectacular celebration. Fantasia came before Disneyland, but like the park, it brings the family together. The live view of the musicians playing gave them credit for their talent, which made the show that much more special.
I'd be a complete liar if I told you that Disneyland 60 was a good show. It was so much more than a "good show." Disneyland 60 was more than a celebration, at that. With a fabulous host in Derek Hough and spectacular performances by today's favorite entertainers, Disneyland 60 was an astounding love letter to Disneyland that we can all go back and enjoy over again, like we continue to do with our favorite Disney films.
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telecommunications, network management, simulation, network performance, performance indicators, OPNET
The Internet and intranets are viewed as capable of supplying "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime" and e-commerce, e-government, e-community, and military C4I are now deploying many and varied applications to serve their needs. Network management is currently centralized in operations centers. To assure customer satisfaction with the network performance they typically plan, configure and monitor the network devices to insure an excess of bandwidth, that is overprovision. If this proves uneconomical or if complex and poorly understood interactions of equipment, protocols and application traffic degrade performance creating customer dissatisfaction, another more application-centric, way of managing the network will be needed. This research investigates a new qualitative class of network performance measures derived from the current quantitative metrics known as quality of service (QOS) parameters. The proposed class of qualitative indicators focuses on utilizing current network performance measures (QOS values) to derive abstract quality of experience (QOE) indicators by application class. These measures may provide a more user or application-centric means of assessing network performance even when some individual QOS parameters approach or exceed specified levels. The mathematics of functional analysis suggests treating QOS performance values as a vector, and, by mapping the degradation of the application performance to a characteristic lp-norm curve, a qualitative QOE value (good/poor) can be calculated for each application class. A similar procedure could calculate a QOE node value (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) to represent the service level of the switch or router for the current mix of application traffic. To demonstrate the utility of this approach a discrete event simulation (DES) test-bed, in the OPNET telecommunications simulation environment, was created modeling the topology and traffic of three semi-autonomous networks connected by a backbone. Scenarios, designed to degrade performance by under-provisioning links or nodes, are run to evaluate QOE for an access network. The application classes and traffic load are held constant. Future research would include refinement of the mathematics, many additional simulations and scenarios varying other independent variables. Finally collaboration with researchers in areas as diverse as human computer interaction (HCI), software engineering, teletraffic engineering, and network management will enhance the concepts modeled.
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This week we did hear from some companies within the new gtld space and what kind of demand they were seeing.
Donuts put out a blog post yesterday where they said they have already received total orders and commitments over $5million. Now some of this number is most likely including the DPML product that Donuts is offering trademark holders.
The DPML works like this: (Courtesy of 101Domain.com)
How Does DPML Work?
Brand owners must submit an exact match of their mark(s) to DPML, or a term that contains their exact match mark(s). Once a term is accepted to DPML, that term is blocked from registration in all Donuts TLDs for an initial period of five or ten years. A DPML subscription then can be renewed in increments of one to ten years. A domain blocked by DPML is not functional, meaning it may not be used for a website URL, e-mail address or other type of domain-related functionality.
How Does A Trademark Holder Buy A DPML Subscription?
The trademark holder must first register a mark with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). The mark must be registered according to the “use” standard, which is the same standard for registration during the Sunrise period.
The DPML must be purchased through a registrar offering DPML. Pricing on 101 Domain.com
2,995.00 USD / 5 Years 5,695.00 USD / 10 Years per name.
Go Daddy has also mentioned some numbers with regards to the new gtlds. In the piece in the Los Angeles Times, Mike McLaughlin was quoted as saying,
GoDaddy is expecting a rush of buyers and already has 25 extensions available for preregistration. So far, “thousands and thousands” of people have preregistered, with .guru and .photography endings being the most popular, McLaughlin said.
The LA Times piece also stated that many people they spoke to were not aware of the program but that some did say they would consider switching. One bike shop owner did say when available he would switch to a .bike. | <urn:uuid:e4873333-be36-49ce-bf95-b0754d43f76e> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.thedomains.com/2014/01/25/go-daddy-says-it-has-thousands-and-thousands-of-people-pre-regging-25-strings/ | 2017-01-16T21:55:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279368.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00524-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965306 | 444 |
If you dissect this outfit and really take it apart, the items are pretty random.
- The cropped, distressed, hoodie is from H&M.(edgy)
- The belt is from ASOS and is a western styled belt. (western trendy)
- The cashmere sweater dress is Cupcakes & Cashmere. (preppy & classic)
- The fishnets are from Nordstrom (edgy).
- The ankle boots are from Zara (edgy).
All together this outfit is a combination of preppy, and edgy, with a little twist of western in there. This outfit originated from this Cupcakes and Cashmere sweater dress. I loved how simple it was and the cashmere was very comfortable. However, when I put it on, I just didn’t feel like myself.
Have you ever seen me wearing a preppy V-neck sweater dress? Exactly. Some people may just give up on an item altogether if it doesn’t feel like their style. Instead, I took it as a styling challenge. I loved the dress even though it wasn’t edgy enough for me so I decided I was going to make it work, I just needed to play around more with it.
I started off by pairing this dress with some over the knee boots, and it still felt a little too simple for me. I needed to accessorize more. Next, I added, the fishnet tights. I liked that addition. I then realized what I didn’t like was the v-neck top.
I looked through my closet to see if there was anything I could pair over the dress to cover up the v-neck feature of the dress. I found this distressed cropped hoodie and decided I would throw it on to see what it looked like.
I loved it! With just a small addition I felt more like myself. It made the dress more casual, comfortable and edgy. Because the hoodie made the look more casual I decided I would make my shoes more casual as well. I paired it with these extremely buckled ankle boots. With each little change, I felt more and more like myself.
Finally, I felt like I was almost at my complete look, but wanted to add a little touch of something. I decided a belt would be great for adding some structure, and bringing together the dress and hoodie. Even though the belt is western looking, it still did the trick because overall it is black and pretty simple.
This outfit is one of my best examples, as to how styling can completely transform an item. This look is very edgy, but the majority of the outfit is preppy, I just added edgy accessories. I love to combine edgy and preppy pieces because they are polar opposites.
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However, the highlight of the park is the "Devil's Backbone", a narrow limestone ridge that can be reached by climbing up a steep, rocky staircase. Van Buren County was one of the first areas in the state to be populated by settlers, but it still offers a traditional small-town ambiance that welcomes visitors to slow down and relax.
Sitting on a flat sand plain in the Mississippi River, the community of Harpers Ferry is a wonderful place to come if you want to enjoy the river's natural beauty. Call: 1.800.488.2114
Numerous public marinas can be found in the surrounding area, and many visitors bring their boats to get out on the water and do some fishing. History lovers should also visit the museum in the Old Capital Museum and stop by the Mormon Handcart Site to see where 19th-century Mormons prepared for their emigration across the country. Created to commemorate the life of the 31st President of the United States, the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is filled with buildings from Hoover's childhood as well as monuments celebrating his achievements. Save big with Greyhound cheap bus tickets from $84! Top sights, 4 day road trip map, weather, 24 hour restaurants, 48 hours in, cheapest good restaurants for families with dogs, beaches near me, directions, events, spa resorts: Florida resorts, Georgia resorts, North Carolina resorts, New Hampshire resorts, VT, KS, IN, Minnesota resorts, Sandusky, Sarasota Beaches Wytheville, DE, MA. Highest rated places of interest or tour operators on Tripadvisor, based on traveler reviews.
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Home to a world-class art collection consisting of sculptures, paintings, and more, the Des Moines Art Center is an extraordinary museum that was established in 1948. The picturesque Iowa River runs right through the university campus and offers some wonderful walking opportunities, but if you're looking for something more unique, make sure to visit the Devonian Fossil Gorge, where you can stroll across a 375-million-year-old ocean floor. Iowa City is the location of the University of Iowa, and it's home to a youthful student population that gives the city a dynamic, artsy energy. Iowa typically brings to mind rolling fields of farmland, and while there's no shortage of this kind of terrain, the state has so much more to offer.
Only 20 miles away from Iowa City, Mount Vernon is a quaint little town known for its tree-lined streets and its historic uptown district. Discover 51 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Iowa from High Trestle Trail Bridge to Hula Hoop Tree. Take the incredibly steep Fenelon Place Elevator up Fourth Street for some incredible views, visit the Dubuque Museum of Art, or stop by the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium to learn about the aquatic life in America's riverways. There are also more than three dozen parks scattered throughout the city, and visitors are welcome to walk, cycle, and jog along their 50 miles of paved multi-use trails. Select your pick from the suggested Sioux City itineraries and modify it as per your choice by adding popular tourist attractions, hotels & restaurants. The city is also well known for its vibrant art scene, and art lovers should take advantage of the opportunity to visit the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, where they can see Grant Wood's quirky art studio and admire more than 7,000 pieces of 20th-century artwork. Outside of the university, popular attractions include the Octagon Center for the Arts and the handful of local breweries. Top things to see near me, beaches, cruises, underrated tourist attractions downtown, travel blog, attractions, places near me, vacations, family weekend breaks: East Coast Beaches, SC, Beaches near Orlando, Last Minute, NH, Houston, Palm Springs, Monterey, From Atlanta, GA, Sedona AZ, Top things to see near me, beaches, cruises, underrated tourist attractions downtown, travel blog, attractions, places near me, vacations, family weekend breaks: East Coast Beaches, SC, Beaches near Orlando, Last Minute, NH, Houston, Palm Springs, Monterey, From Atlanta, GA, Sedona AZ.
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Many of the caves and rock formations in the park are linked by a well-maintained trail system, and there is also an inviting trail that leads past prairie land and through an experimental oak forest. In fact, it's a wonderful place for a day trip no matter what your age or interests. You are reading "25 Best Day Trips in Iowa" Back to Top or Amazing things to do around me & More pictures of fun cheap vacation spots In keeping with the truck theme, the town's other principal attraction is the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, which boasts a collection of vintage gas pumps, signs, and more than 100 vehicles dating as far back as 1910.
Don’t miss this chance to explore something you can see nowhere else in the world. The city's restaurants serve up mouthwatering steaks and barbecue dishes, and there is a 24-hour casino that hosts live horse racing events between May and October.
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Lilynette Piani (リリネット・ピアニ) is a mithril class adventurer and a member of Four Armaments.
A woman who irradiated a perverse aura. On her neck hung the holy symbol of the Earth God, which was sandwiched between her voluptuous bosom. Due to her physical appearance and her priestess garb, it was assumed that she was a prostitute who was accommodating her client’s fetish or something like that.
While being a priestess, Lilynette is well versed with the social circles of both adventurers and nobility. However, Lilynette is also a shotacon as she has a preference for young boys to the ages of twelve. Those around the ages of fifteen and above are considered too old for her. The priestess is also quite cunning and manipulative as she managed to convince Count Naüa to hand over their Holy Sword and acquire the youngest son to be his personal concubine to fulfill her desires. She also appears to be shameless of her behavior, never hiding her intentions out in public and even drooling about the object of her desire.
Lilynette is a devoted priestess of the Earth God faith.
The Witch of the Falling Kingdom Arc
- Main article: The Witch of the Falling Kingdom Arc
Lilynette was present alongside her teammates in E-Naüru. She and her teammates along with the members who composed of the magic caster unit listened to the count's motivational speech for the upcoming battle. After the count promised to reward them handsomely, offering the money and the Five Colors Holy Sword up, Lilynette was interested. The count made a concomitant comment of wanting her to be his son's concubine. However, the priest wasn't offended and offered herself up of being his third son's concubine much to the embarrassment of her team. She even tried selling him the idea as it would guarantee him that the family heirloom would stay in the family.
When the rogue told fellow members of Four Armaments to consider running, Lilynette belittles him and says that since their opponents are undead, they shouldn't rule out the possibility of it appearing out from the ocean to thwart their escape. Lilynette was present to hear out her leader Scama's escape plan and route. The moment Scama agrees with the rogue on the idea of running away, she complains to the leader about not taking into consideration her happiness with the child. She and rest of Four Armaments were reminded by Scama to act according to the plan. More so, she and her companions are even told to jump down and try to break through the cluster of zombies if the worst was to happen.
Shortly thereafter, the discussion reaches its end when Lilynette and her companions moved to where their post is and awaited the enemies’ action. During the battle, she alongside her fellow adventurers and magic casters fought against a hoard of zombies and one powerful undead, casting [Fireball] at them in unison. Once it was about Scama's turn to prepare in facing off the strong undead, she would provide supports for her leader. Particularly, she buff the female warrior with divine spells like [Anti-Evil Protection]. Along the way, she even assisted Scama by using [Sunlight] against the dangerous undead.
Once the other strong undead appears by the Death Knight's side, she and her companions were order by Scama to retreat while the latter attempts to act as decoy. However, before all hope was lost, an unknown flying armor giant appear on the nick of time to save Lilynette and her companions from the Death Knight and the Death Warrior. After that armor giant have vanquish the two powerful undead, she was the first among her companions to recognize that it may be a member from Red Drop stopping by to aid them in their fight after seeing the former's adventurer plate.
Abilities and Powers
Lilynette appears to have connections to the Temple of the Four Great Gods. As a priestess serving the Earth God, she was able to make use of her connections with the Temple of the Four Great Gods to gather intel about Count Naüa and his family members. Lilynette performs such feat without the latter learning of this until she decided to outright explain some of it in great detail much to his displeasure.
- Anti-Evil Protection: A 1st tier spell used to defend against attacks from evil beings.
- Fireball: A 3rd tier spell that allows the user to shoots out a big ball of fire that burns its target.
- Fly: A 3rd tier spell that gives the caster the ability to fly.
- Sunlight: A 3rd tier divine spell designed to both blind a target and deal damage to undead beings
Lilynette was judged by her team leader as an honest and caring person to the point that she should make for a good bride. However, when she revealed her darker side, Scama found Lilynette's taste in young boys disgusting. Though the priest thinks her to be a fool of not falling for alluring unripen fruits.
Lilynette, after manipulating him to offering his third son to her, started calling him father-in-law.
- Somehow she managed to find out the age and even birthday of Count Naüa's third son.
- (To Count Naüa): "Hah, fiiiine. Ahem. Fine then, I'll become your son’s concubine for the Five Colors Holy Sword."
- (To Scama): "You fool! Unripe fruits are the most alluring of all, aren’t they?"
- (To Count Naüa): "Ah, father-in-law-sama. Even if he’s your third son, he was still born of your wife. If all goes well he should be able to gain the title of Baron and a small patch of land, correct? With that in mind, it would be asking too much for an adventurer to be his wife, even if it’s a powerful one, right? Though I do have connections to the temples, that is still, you know. You were planning to say something along the lines of ‘if you perform outstandingly in this battle, I will consider letting you be his wife,’ right? But if I was to be satisfied by the offer of being his wife alone, then there would be no way I could get my hands on the Five Colors Holy Sword. After all, the wife of your third son inheriting the family heirloom would upheave our family’s peace~"
- (To Count Naüa): "Ah, fifteen...wait no...seventeen and above would be too old for me, father-in-law-sama."
- (To the rogue of Four Armaments): "Our opponents are undead y'know? It wouldn't shock me if they were to march up from the sea~"
- (To Scama): "Sigh—, are we really running away? Scama, you should try harder for my own pursuit of happiness~" | <urn:uuid:8bd24ec0-5cd9-4b50-8a9d-0f1c7c3c285d> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | https://overlordmaruyama.fandom.com/wiki/Lilynette_Piani | 2020-06-03T23:19:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347436466.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20200603210112-20200604000112-00116.warc.gz | en | 0.978768 | 1,554 |
How do you improve your cybersecurity? Do you wonder about the current cyber trends and threats? How about what motivates cybercriminals? Our Cybersecurity guidebook is a good place to start.
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Freedom New Mexico
Southeastern Oklahoma scored the final two points of the third set on Eastern New Mexico University attack errors, and the Savage Storm went on to claim a 25-22, 22-25, 26-24, 25-9 Lone Star Conference volleyball win over the Zias on Saturday at Greyhound Arena.
The Zias trailed 20-11 in the third game, but went on a 12-3 run to pull even, then tied it again 24-24 on an attack error by the Savage Storm.
After Southeastern (20-11, 5-4 LSC) got the last two points to go up 2-1 in games, the Savage Storm scored the first eight points of Game 4 and had no problem closing out the Zias (5-20, 0-10) in ENMU’s home finale.
Destiny Brown had 16 kills hile Brittany McDonald added 11 kills and six total blocks. Sophomore middle blocker Jessica King compiled 15 kills and six total blocks (three solos) for the Zias, while freshman outside hitter Madison Rhoades added 12 kills.
The teams went back and forth in the opening game. The Zias opened a 15-13 lead on an ace by Grace Brandt, but the Savage Storm scored 10 of the next 14 points to move back in front.
ENMU got within 23-22 on a kill by freshman Rocio Ovalle, but King’s service error and an attack error by Carpenter finished out the game.
The Savage Storm erased a 14-7 deficit in the second game, pulling even 17-17 on an ace by Lunden Azuara and leading 20-19 after an ace by Raelynn Beaty. The Zias then scored the next three points and squared the match with King’s kill on set point.
Junior Veronica Valdez-Kent had a career-best 40 assists for ENMU, while senior libero Caitlin Murphy had 26 digs and two aces.
The Zias finish the season with four road matches, including LSC outings at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Thursday and Tarleton State on Saturday. | <urn:uuid:05936cb6-2150-443c-94b1-fe3282268f1a> | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | http://www.pntonline.com/2009/10/24/savage-storm-tops-zias/ | 2016-09-29T07:11:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738661779.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173741-00227-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925841 | 441 |
This wizard character was a commission based on existing 2D cartoon designs (created by Oscar Rodriguez of Icanect) for use in an automated website creation user guide. A mix of still poses and animation clips were designed to assist users step through the process involved in creating and maintaining their websites.
The surface texturing is kept simple in keeping with a cartoon look; with the beard and clothing using gradient controlled noise and ambiance materials for a richer edge sheen. Image decals are only used in the creation of the star pattern, finger nails, eyes, and mouth.
Pose sliders are used for all face and hand control, with simple eye bones and a null target to guide his glance. IK (inverse kinematics) is used on his arms with Aim At elbow targets to keep them bending naturally. FK (forward kinematics) is used for the pelvis, torso and head control. His forearms have additional roll constraints to keep alignment with his hands.
For driving some secondary motion, the bottom of his robe is setup with an array of four knee like joints (knee aiming into the model), forming a bell shape. As his body moves the bottom of his robe flexes and bends more naturally as if resting on a ground surface. Additionally, the hat and beard have several linked bones driven with Aim At and Orient Like constraint combinations, providing an effect that tries to keep them from moving too much relative to the main body action. This saves some of the hand keying of secondary motion later.
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Crews race to fix Sarah Long Bridge
Updated On: Jan 25 2013 08:10:37 AM EST
Crews are working in bitterly cold weather to make repairs to the Sarah Long Bridge in Portsmouth to allow traffic to pass on and under it again.
The center span of the bridge stopped working Wednesday when workers were performing a routine test. The span was stuck about a foot above its normal level, preventing cars from crossing the bridge and making it impossible for large vessels to pass under it.
Transportation officials said that if the span isn't fixed by Friday evening, it could affect tanker deliveries of products such as heating oil.
Officials said the center span jumped the vertical tracks that keep it from swinging from side to side or front to back.
"When it came off the guide, it also bent the structural steel that was supporting the guides, and we're fabricating some strengthening pieces that we'll be putting on so we don't have an issue with this again," said Steve Johnson of the Department of Transportation.
Roads leading to the bridge are closed, causing difficulties for local businesses and residents trying to get between Maine and New Hampshire. Just one of the three bridges connecting Portsmouth with Kittery, Maine, is currently in operation, with the Memorial Bridge in the process of being rebuilt.
Tugboats sit idle with ships unable to pass under the center span, bringing river traffic to a halt. A coal barge is stuck at Schiller Station, while two ships are due on Friday and another four over the weekend.
"We've got some with heating oil, biodiesel, gypsum coal, and we have one coming to load propane out of the port," said Capt. Peter Johnson of Portsmouth Pilots.
River commerce pumps millions of dollars into the local economy, and Johnson said repairs must be made quickly.
"The cargoes that we get are competitive," he said. "We don't want to lose them to Boston and Portland. I'm sure they'd love to have them, but if the bridge isn't reliable, it just makes it less attractive for the ship owners."
Crews planned to be working on the bridge again Friday morning. Transportation officials said it's unclear whether the bridge will be fixed by the weekend.
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SPOT.ph’s Earth Day 2010 Events Guide
Get into the green spirit and celebrate with events that show Mother Earth some love.
Now on its 40th year, Earth Day which began on April 22, 1970 with US Senator Gaylord Nelson, has gone beyond raising awareness in America. Today, the Philippines is one of the many countries supporting the cause, with over 1 billion people participating in Earth � Day activities worldwide. � From concerts to parties, commit to fun Earth-friendly activities this week and strut your green side:
Pasig River Fluvial Parade
When: April 22, 5 a.m. � 9 a.m.
Venue: Pasig River, Manila
Take your cause to the waters by joining the annual Pasig River Fluvial Parade. Held every year to celebrate Earth Day, the parade by the Sagip Pasig Movement (SPM), gathers PM workers, community leaders, partners, and friends in a parade of boats along the Pasig River. The event aims to share information and educate people about the state of the country’s rivers.
For inquiries, call the Sagip Pasig Movement (SPM) at 385-8597.
Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Earth Day 2010 Celebration
When: April 22, 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: CCP Complex, Pasay City
Music, film, health, and food all come together at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Earth Day Event. With the theme "Luntiang Lungsod, Luntiang Sining" (Green City, Green Arts), the sun-up to sundown celebration will open with a Bike-a-thon at 5:00 a.m. followed by a Human Mural which will b formed at 7 a.m. to create the logo of � Earth Day.
The festivities will also feature a Green Gym, an aerobics session of Asian traditional movement to be led by Slimmers World, and an exhibition by the Dragon Boat Federation of the Philippines, Poetry on Water, to be held at the Harbour Area. Green stations between the CCP Main Building and the Production Design Center will showcase hands-on demos and lectures on composting, waste segregation, health and wellness tips. Cooking demonstrations highlighting slow food will be featured by the restaurants at the Harbour Square Plaza.
Injecting style into the Earth Day celebration, is the Hat Design Contest, which will be held at the CCP Main Theater Lobby from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration starts at 1:00 p.m. Kids and adults alike can embellish their buri hats (or any hat made from similar materials) with their chosen decorative materials. � Prizes up for grabs include buffet dinners in Pan Pacific Hotel, one-month gym memberships, gym bags and gift certificates from Slimmers’ World, as well as tickets to Manila Ocean Park tickets.
Cinemalaya films with environmental themes will also be screened at the CCP Dream Theater while on display at the CCP Lobby are exhibits on Climate Change and � the Creative Industry Market, � where one can learn how to create artistic products from recycled materials.
The event will close with performances by the Philippine Madrigal Singers, ventriloquist Ony Carcamo and his pet Dodo Bird and Gorilla, BP Kids, Bulacan Brass Symphonic Band, GMA 7 Talent BJ Forbes and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) with Maestro Olivier Ochanine.
For inquiries, call the CCP Earth Day Committee at 832-1125 loc. 1611.
Earth Day at Starbucks: use your tumbler and get P40 off on your beverage
Where: All Starbucks cafes
When: April 22 and 23, 2010
Bring your own tumbler when buying your must-have Starbucks brew on April 22 and 23 and get P40 off the price of your beverage. One tumbler used in place of a disposable cup reduces millions in paper and plastic consumption.
Eco-tumblers are also available for sale at select Starbucks cafes, made from Recycled Polypropolene (PP, otherwise known as 100% recycled plastic) and FDA approved virgin materials.
Bottled water and pre-packed juices are not included in the campaign. Cannot be combined with other Marketing offers, complimentary vouchers, and other discounts.
Saving Planet Earth Expo & Conference
When: April 23 -25, 2010 at 10 a.m.
Where: TriNoma Activity Center, TriNoma Mall, Quezon City
Everything green is on the agenda at the "Saving Planet Earth Expo and Conference" with an exhibit of earth-friendly products and technologies as well as talks, seminars and forums on environmental protection and conservation.
Highlights to watch out for: a showcase of the green programs of different companies, corporate social responsibility programs of companies focusing on environment protection, and a chance to question our future leaders on their views on environmental issues in "2010 Presidentiables/ Senatoriables Green Program Forum." Confirmed to attend are Neric Acosta, Martin Bautista, and Silvestre Bello.
For inquiries, call Ex-link Management and Marketing Services Corporation at 643-3887.
Concert: Mother Earth Rocks at Cuenca Park
When: April 22, 3 p.m. � 10 p.m.
Where: Cuenca Park, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa
Celebrate Earth Day with music and watch performances by up and coming bands, Malaia, Speak Easy, Morning Session Boys, Sinag, Stickfigas, Halibas, Juan Lunar, Airport Drama, Wagyu, APlus and Silverfilter.
Admission is free.
Earth Jam 2010
When: April 23, 2010, 7 p.m. onwards
Where: Tomas Morato, Quezon City
Rock out and pay tribute to the Earth Day Movement by joining the party at the Tomas Morato strip. On the line-up are bands 6 Cyclemind, Bembol Rockers, The Bloomfields, Chicosci, Hilera, Imago, Kjwan, Juan Pablo Dream, Up Dharma Down, Kalayo, Lou Bonnevie, Noel Cabangon, Radioactive Sago Project, Session Road, Skabeche, The Dawn, Tropical Depression, Callalily, and Urbandub.
Admission is free.
White Space Green Market
When: April 25, 12 noon to 7 p.m.
Where: Whitespace, 2314 Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati City
Come for regionally grown fruits and vegetables, artisanal cheeses, wines, coffee beans, natural health and beauty products, and handmade crafts. Enjoy a hearty sampling of international fare by Margarita Forés’ The Commissary and an exhibition of works at the adjacent Manila Contemporary Gallery.
Everyone is encouraged to bring reusable bags, and bottle caps, and magazines for recycling.
"An Inconvenient Truth" trailer
Climate Change Global Awareness Campaign
When: April 26-30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Pasig City Rainforest Park, � Barangay Maybunga, Pasig City
Watch Al Gore’s documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" and GMA-7’s Signos: "Babala sa Pagbabago ng Klima", and other documentaries with environmental themes spearheaded by the City Environmental Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of Pasig City.
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Want to enjoy winter cycling? Here are some tips to turn your bike ride this winter into a real adventure.
Image source: Amazon
People have a love/hate relationship with winter cycling. Cyclist are typically either all-in for continuing to cycle after the fall season or they put their bikes up for 6 months and wait for the warmer days to return.
If you every wondered what keeps people in the saddle, the answer is they are properly equipped to keep warm. It's an easy solution but the equipment required is highly individual and varied as temperatures rise and fall.
Don't let cold weather keep you from one of the best forms of outdoor exercise. Let's get you the gear to counter anything the weather throws at you.
A recent study reveals that your body works hard to get warm in cold conditions, and in that process, you burn more calories and also learn to breathe oxygen more efficiently. Beyond the health benefits, cycling in the winter is cool (pun intended) and fun.
To get you ready for this winter, we have lined up the 11 tips that you should consider before you go out for a ride.
1. Winter Clothing
The most important factor in winter cycling gear is clothing. Always start from the base that feels comfortable against your skin, can bear sweat, and then start adding layers.
The right winter cycling jackets, thermal wear, and other waterproof gears can keep you dry and warm so that you don't notice(experience) cold weather while you ride.
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A complete set of winter clothing can be expensive at the start, however, you need to choose them carefully. Quality definitely matters here.
Many people like to start with a fleece material as the first layer of insulation, but this fabric will also make you sweaty even in extremely cold conditions.
It is best to start with a cotton T-shirt as a base level, and then you add the thicker items as outer layers. A good concept to keep in mind is that the thinnest material should be closest to your skin.
Also, keep the layers as tight as possible. This both helps with wind drag, but more importantly will keep air off your skin.
The best winter cycling gloves and winter cycling shoes will keep you warm throughout the ride.
Tip: If you are not sure of how many layers you should add, then go out and take a small ride and see how it feels.
2. Wash your bike before riding
You need to keep your bike in great condition. Riding in the mud can add dirt to your bike and can cause damage to parts over time.
Especially in winter, you need to take a closer look at chains, gears, cables, and bottom brackets. Wash off regularly, and keep on checking the rims and brakes as these parts get a harsh treatment in cold.
Make sure you clean your bike or at least wipe it out as soon as you finish your ride.
Salty water can ruin cable components and can cause issues with the shifting. Hence, maintaining your bike can reduce mechanical catastrophes.
3. Check tubes and pumps before riding
The worst thing that can happen when riding in cold weather is getting a puncture in the middle of nowhere.
Wet roads can create lubrication of sharp objects and glass that might be not visible and can carcass your tire when your ride.
To make sure this does not happen, have at least 2 tubes and a pump that is working. Be aware of CO2 cartridges, these run out quickly after one or two inflations.
Also, when you operate them in cold weather, the gas can freeze the head of the canister along with your gloves and fingers.
Hence, make sure you have enough spare tubes and pumps.
4. Use Wide Tires
If you have winter tires on your car or truck, you are aware of how useful the increased traction can be in the winter. It's no different for bikes, and having a set of grippy winter tires may make your journey safer, more efficient, and more pleasurable. You'll notice that you're not fishtailing as much, that you're cornering with greater confidence and stability, and that you're absorbing bumps better.
What you should do:
- Determine your tire clearance and determine if you want to run fenders or not, as they will reduce your maximum tire clearance.
- For exceptionally icy/snowy situations, some people may choose to use studded tires, which provide better traction.
Narrow tires tend to rest on the surface beneath the snow, whereas wider tires ride on top of the snow.
Wider tires are less likely to be distracted by an uneven road. Make sure you consider puncture-resistant tires or the ones who have deeper tread when you ride in snow to overcome the chances of riding flat.
Also, racing rubber tires are not the best choice for winter riding. Make sure you opt for tires that have puncture protection and have harder wearing.
Tubeless tires are also a good option, however, these tires are a bit expensive and more complicated to install.
5. Bike Lighting for Your ride
Riding in daylight can be great and easy in winter. You can ride in darkness and still have that bright light in the back and front of your bike.
Visibility is essential when you ride in darker conditions. Make sure you get the brightest light for your bike with a wide viewing angle.
Charging batteries work the best but are a bit expensive. However, a cheap variety of lights work too. Just make sure you keep on changing the batteries so they are bright as new.
6. Use Mudguards
The spray of water, dirt or snow can land directly on your face, bottle, phones, or can soak up your entire clothes or bags in a deeply uncomfortable way. Hence mudguards are very important in winter.
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People who ride directly behind and do not have mudguards will definitely know how much water is sprayed by just spinning the tire.
The mudguards don't have to be expensive or extravagant, basic ones can keep you away from the sprays.
7. Carry extra gear
You may never know how cold or worse the temperature can get, make sure you carry an extra pair of gloves with you.
Carrying lightweight gloves can help you to maneuver gears and shifts easily while you ride.
Extra thick pair of woolen socks packed in a bag can help you when your socks are completely soaked due to a puddle.
Cold air can give you a runny nose. Tagging along a handlebar bag is good and can include a cloth to dry your nose. The handlebar bag can also carry tools and excess layers of clothing and a snack and can come in handy when you need to take a break.
8. Hydrate ! Hydrate !Hydrate!
Keep on drinking regularly! It is very easy to forget about water on winter days.
Image source: Piqsels.com
When it comes to winter riding, keeping your bike in good condition is only half the battle. If your hands and feet become numb, you won't be enjoying how smoothly your bike rides. It's equally vital to have the correct gear to keep you safe and comfortable so you can ride all year.
However, you may tend to lose water when you are riding outside in winter. Understand that you have clothing that offers more heat and increase the temperature of your body causing you to sweat.
Even if you don't feel like you are thirsty enough, drink up! You can carry hot beverages or coffee to get warm from the inside.
9. Ride Gingerly on a Slick road
Winter biking can be dicey when you come to a sudden icy road. The riskiest condition is when the ice is just melted out and creates a layer and then freezes creating black ice.
Riding in the daylight on winter days can also be dangerous when you have black ice, it strikes in your eyes due to the sun. If you have brave slick-roads then ride gingerly.
Slow down in corners and take a wide line and avoid abrupt turns. Use the mountain bike downhill-er trick if you are losing friction while turning.
10. Winter cycling technique
Riding in winter can offer more obstacles like slippery roads, narrowed paths, icy roads, and etc.
When you have geared up and started with your bike, now it's time to understand some basic techniques.
- When you have to ride through a curb: Look out for a pavement or just far from the curb to avoid the dangerous mix of ridges, road, debris, and ice.
- Don't be afraid to take a lane. Your safety is more important than preference. For any reason, you are not able to take a lane, then choose the less snowy path and ride slower.
- Limit any sudden turns or unusual movement and use hand gestures while turning or changing lanes.
- Keep yourself relaxed with loose legs and elbow position. This will help you absorb movements while you run over ice ridges or any other dangerous areas.
- Avoid areas with melted snow. The black ice is the most dangerous condition for you to ride a bike. Ride slow and steady through this surface. Take a fall if your tires slip.
- You get to avoid icy roads and debris in milder areas. However, riding technique remains the same: ride loosely and stay alert, watch out for danger that can cause damage to your wheels and body.
- Make yourself visible with bike lights and reflective clothing.
- The more exposed parts you have on your bike, the more salt and dirt it can hold and affect your riding experience. Get your chains cleaned up every time. Re Grease your chain lube for dirty climates.
- Keep cleaning your bike after every ride.
11. Don't ignore your skin
Even if it's winter you should never forget to apply sunscreen on your exposed body parts. Snow reflects up to 90% of UV radiation even on winter days and can cause damage to your skin.
Your face can dry out and get frigid during winter. Using a good UV reflecting lotion, moisturizer, or vaseline can help you protect your exposed skin and maintain moisture.
Also do not forget your lip balm.
Bike riding is an enjoyable activity for both novice and expert riders. It has many benefits, including fitness, weight loss, and mental health. It is advisable to practice safe winter cycling techniques to keep you safe from accidents and injuries.
It’s a fact that winters bring about many challenges for us. But we can overcome all these by keeping our minds prepared and being careful. We must keep ourselves fit and healthy as well. So, let’s start enjoying the season! | <urn:uuid:a1fdb91a-2934-4324-a676-9fbddd21f67d> | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | https://bikesreviewed.com/fun/winter-cycling-tips/ | 2024-03-04T10:27:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476442.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304101406-20240304131406-00120.warc.gz | en | 0.948196 | 2,216 |
Who says you ‘Can’t Have’ a taste of Climate Change before 2017? The song titled just that ‘Can’t have’ which Mr Worldwide believes that everyone can relate to has arrived. Can’t Have with Steven A Clark and Ape Drums spread goose bumps up my arms quicker than you could say Climate Change, as I listened to this deep, reflective, from the heart song for the first time. Pitbull has also previously said that the song is all about appreciation,
Written while Pitbull was looking out to Central Park from his hotel room you just know the big patch of greenery and grassland in Central Park is not the only inspiration and reason for the rhyme and title of this song when he says “The grass looks greener on the other side. ‘till you get to the other side” Playing devil’s advocate trying to decipher Pitbull’s rhymes, could it be that having got to the other side in his career that there are patches of the grass that are not so green as they looked from afar? That there are different kind of sacrifices that have to be made by default and not out of choice compared to being back on the other side of the fence while still hustling to make it. Appreciating both sides of the grass. Always wanting what you can’t have, the grass looking greener, getting to the other side of the grass, realise there are different sacrifices on the different sides but at the same time can’t dwell on that focus on the bigger picture and keep going with hunger and drive to take it to the next level. “First we make the sandwich (Miami Subs Grill?) then we own the restaurant (30Sinco one Pitbull restaurant coming up!)”. Going onto “First we clean houses now we own all the houses on the block- not bad for some immigrants” I guess we can say ‘Take that Trump!’
The juggernaut that is Pitbull can’t stop, won’t stop and keeps on going higher to get his footprints on the moon (But ‘where do we go from here?’) Just like Notorious B.I.G, Pitbull too thought ‘It was all a dream’ and that the ‘sky was the limit’ but now bearing the fruits of all the hard work. Pitbull said previously on Fuse “We will always be underdogs that’s why it’s so special to me. It stands for a lot” Too right. It’s always the underdogs you have to keep your third eye on, looking out for that shoot to the surface moment to amaze with their achievements and success. In this case the dog is a Pitbull. Rest of the players in the game look out, Pitbull won’t kill you but he’ll watch you die! Thought provoking, appreciating both sides of the grass, as always brain-tantalising lyrics and the clever way in which Pitbull puts them into the song and how it is delivered to our understanding.
The synth, drums, the build ups and come downs and the overall flow. On point. Can’t Have meeting my ears for the first time pulled me under, left me transfixed with curiosity and wonder as I followed the softer EDM flow and digested the rhymes. Magnetizing. Playing the air drums and keyboard during and long after the song has gone. The message and tone of the music match- perfect. Enjoy the music while going into even greater depths with the rhymes.
I guess we always want what we can’t have. Us fans wanted the full Climate Change album this side of the patch however, we have been given an early Christmas gift as a taster to address those impatient hunger pangs, so thank you Armando.
Here’s some more food for thought from Mr Worldwide “If you don’t know where you are from then you don’t know where you are going….If you don’t stand up for something, you’ll fall for anything”
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Happy Valentine’s Day from the kittenhood sweethearts in our house, Annie and Henry, to your family. They were brought together and bottle fed by our Humane Society Cat Coordinator when they were both about 2 weeks old and they’re now a robust 6 months old enjoying a life of luxury with us. We’re so glad you two are part of our family, even if you are turning into two very naughty teenagers!
I’ll be back to blogging soon. Kitty Drama at our house that is not yet resolved. More on that later.
And Monster does not wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day. She’s doesn’t believe in holidays and fanfare. It interrupts her routine and naps. | <urn:uuid:f636f889-eef7-48d9-862b-4dc5d671c0d3> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | https://thekittyparty.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/happy-valentines-day/ | 2017-08-16T12:56:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886101966.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816125013-20170816145013-00716.warc.gz | en | 0.965455 | 155 |
L*Space Swimwear 2011- Ground Breaking Collection, at Butterflies and Bikinis
Girls get ready, because in the next few days ahead you will get the chance to see the new 2011 collection and you will have the opportunity to purchase some of your most favorite L Space swimsuits from their new 2011 collection available at Butterflies and Bikinis. Big, beautiful bold solids, prints and colors in all your favorite styles and the introduction of new top and bottom designs with new hardware and detail, and “4 new body styles in the Glamorously Green” collection”. “For L Space, being eco friendly is not only a sexy concept but also a step in the right direction in protecting the environment in which we grace our beautiful bikinis bodies”. L Space not only brings you ground breaking fashion forward designer swimwear, they bring a lifestyle dedicated to beauty within and the environment in which we live. Not only are they dedicated to how beautiful you look walking the beach but also the carbon footprint we leave behind. Check back daily, we are adding the new collection in the next few days for October delivery. We will also have specials exclusively for our fans on Facebook. If you’re not a fan, better join now so you don’t miss out on Pre- Sales and special savings on brand new styles you love and can’t wait to have at Butterflies and Bikinis. | <urn:uuid:1350e956-2c82-4632-bdc4-58cc810ee95d> | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | http://www.butterfliesandbikinis.com/blog/lspace-swimwear-2011-ground-breaking-collection-at-butterflies-and-bikinis/ | 2017-02-20T20:03:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501170609.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104610-00611-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924719 | 293 |
CoolSculpting After Treatment*
CoolSculpting compared to Smart Liposuction and SculpSure
So you have heard “Freeze the Fat” and CoolSculpting and you want to know, Is it for me?, How much fat can CoolSculpting remove?, Will it give me the body I want?, How long until I see Results?, Does it also tighten skin? Well, here is the real not so skinny about CoolSculpting.
CoolSculpting is specifically those individuals with a very small amount of “localized” fat. The reason for this is because the largest CoolSculpting applicator treats an area “the size of a stick of butter” (about 4 ounces of fat or 100 cc/ml). Of the fat treated ONLY “up to 23%” dies and eventually goes away. So, let’s say you get 2 large applicator treatments and 2 small applicator treatments for a total of $4,250 (local area average cost). After waiting 3-6 months for results, there may be 80 ml of fat gone….That’s less than 3 ounces of fat…at a staggering cost of $1333 per ounce of fat removed!
Conversely, an average Smart Liposuction case at New Radiance with Dr Neil Goodman removes 2.8 liters of fat. That’s almost 6 1/2 pounds of fat removed…. at a cost of $43 per ounce of fat removed! Not only is that 35 times more fat removed than CoolSculpting but Smart Liposuction removes all the problem fat in the areas treated. Additionally Smart Liposuction also tightens skin, something that CoolSculpting can’t claim. With Smart Liposuction you walk in and walk out with the body of your dreams and unlike CoolSculpting there is no waiting 3-6 months for results!*
Read CoolSculpting Reviews: http://www.realself.com/review/jupiter-fl-coolsculpting-worth
Cost Comparison – 35 times more Fat is removed in one average Smart Liposuction case than with similarly priced CoolSculpting treatments!
Smart Liposuction – Average Case at New Radiance = 2800 cc (2.8 liters) Cost $4500 – $5000
CoolSculpting – 2 large applicators & 2 Small Applicators = 80 cc ( 0.08 liters) Cost $4500 – $5000
Side by side results can’t compare – Smart liposuction eliminates much more fat than CoolSculpting. And with Smart Liposuction you walk in and walk out and the fat is gone…for good! Don’t wait 3-6 months to see results*
SculpSure Palm Beach- Laser Fat Reduction
A New completely non-invasive FDA Cleared Laser treatment1 for fat reduction without Surgical Incisions, Anesthesia or Downtime has been clinically proven to be more effective at reducing fat than Cool Sculpting at half the cost and in a fraction of the treatment time! – Say goodbye to stubborn fat and hello to the body you have always wanted!*
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3 areas- Abdomen and Sides – 2 Cycles for a 40 -45% Total Reduction of fat treated
2 Abdomen Treatments at $1350 each Total $2700
2 Love Handle Treatments $650 per side (4 Treatments) total $2600
CoolSculpting Cost Total for 2 areas $5300
Smart Liposuction Cost*
Abdomen and Sides – 85% Total Reduction in Fat
1 Abdomen Treatment Total $2500 Base cost first area
1 Additional area (Both Love Handles Treated) $1000
Smart Liposuction Cost Total for 2 areas $3500
Saving Over CoolSculpting $1800
Liposuction Before and After Photos*
*Your results may not exactly match the Before & After results shown on this page. Every individual is different and results will vary. These are photos of actual patients of Dr. Neil C. Goodman at New Radiance Cosmetic Center. (see site footer for more information)*
With Dr. Neil Goodman’s Smart Liposuction at New Radiance up to 4 liters of fat (4000 ml) can be removed. New Radiance is a Joint Hospital Commission accredited facility and therefore is allowed to remove up to 4 liters of fat during a liposuction procedure by Florida Law, most facilities are not accredited and therefore can remove only up to 1 liter during any case substantially limiting results.
Unlike other procedures, Smart Liposuction can remove enough fat to achieve the body sculpting result desired in the areas treated. Another important advantage is that unlike CoolSculpting, there is no waiting around for 3-6 months or coming back for a second treatment.
If you are seeking a solution to bothersome fat deposits unresponsive to diet and exercise, SMART LIPOSUCTION is the answer plus it tightens skin magnificently, something that CoolSculpting doesn’t even claim to do. Smartliposuction removes unwanted fat utilizing the latest advancements in laser technology and does so at a fraction of the cost of CoolSculpting. Ounce per ounce of fat removed their is no comparison, Smart Liposuction leaves CoolSculpting in the Ice Ages.*
Smart Liposuction delivers the most effective fat removal and cellulite treatment available today. No other cosmetic surgery procedure comes close. Regain your figure now with laser body sculpting that you have to see to believe.*
What is old fashioned Liposuction? Initially, liposuction meant undergoing general anesthesia in an OR, which caused increased risk and thus the procedure was also more costly. It also required long recovery period. But, times have changed and so has the process. Patients can now get Smart Liposuction and walk out the same day with minimal recovery.*
If you are seeking a solution to bothersome fat deposits unresponsive to diet and exercise, Smart liposuction works brilliantly and tightens skin magnificently.*
- Sculpts body, removes fat & tightens skin*
- Walk in, walk out – back to work in a day
- Safe, quick and easy – only local anesthesia needed
- Cellulite may be substantially reduced during procedure*
- Results are Stunning – See our before and afters!*
Smart Liposuction combines two procedures in one – Smart liposuction and laser skin tightening to deliver the most effective fat removal (up to 4 liters removed) and cellulite treatment available today. No other cosmetic surgery procedure comes close. Regain your figure now with laser body sculpting that you have to see to believe!*
Who is CoolSculpting designed for?
CoolSculpting by ZELTIQ is designed to remove small areas of fat deposits in “trouble spots” and is only for those with a mild amount of extra fat and people whose fat deposits are localized. CoolSculpting is designed for spot treatment of areas and claims to remove 20-25% of fat from a specific area 2-6 months after treatment.
Patient charges for the smaller applicators (CoolCore and CoolCurve+) range from $600-750 per cycle. For the larger applicator (CoolMax), patient charges range from $1200-$1500/per cycle, similarly priced to two treatment areas with a smaller applicator. Patients average 8 treatments each, but need 10 or 12 when seeking liposuction-like results without surgery. Each treatment typically causes a 20-25% reduction in the size of the bulge treated, but an area may be treated more than once for incremental bulge reduction. If you do the math this results in some huge costs. Liposuction-like results with 10-12 cycles at either $600-750 per cycle for the small applicator or $1200-$1500/per cycle for the larger applicator (CoolMax) is more than double the cost of Smart Liposuction with Dr. Neil Goodman.
Smart liposuction, on the other hand can can sculpt the body and totally remove all unwanted fat from an area and does so at the time of the procedure PLUS it tightens skin to boot. So what should you choose?
Coolsculpting, also known as cryolipolysis, is non-surgical device that uses controlled cooling to destroy some fat cells for body fat reduction but has no skin tightening effect. An area treated with CoolSculpting may get up to a 20% reduction of fat at the site where it is administered which therefore will require multiple treatments over an extended period of time. CoolSculpting results can take up to 6 months and the procedure can be costly. With Smartlipo Ultra all the fat that you want removed can be removed from that area. You don’t have to wait months and you don’t need to come back because only 25% was removed and that was not enough to achieve the result you desired.*
3 Myths about CoolSculpting
Myth 1: CoolSculpting is a Quick Fix. The actual procedures only take about two hours per area (an hour on the area plus before and after) but several areas may need to be treated so time is dependant on the total number of areas but as far as results, don’t expect to walk out skinny. Patients may not see start to see results for a few months and full results which may take up to 6 months after the procedure. Many patients report that the first treatment does not produce much as far as results given that a total of 20% reduction is shown as per the research and a second course of CoolSculpting treatments are then needed.
Myth 2: It’s an eat more Food Pass. CoolSculpting freezes 20% of the fat cells in a treated area while leaving 80% of the healthy cells in that area behind. Increasing dietary intake will simply allow those fat cells left behind to increase in size and replace the volume …. basically replacing any lost fat.
Myth 3: It Will Lift the Sag, Tighten Skin and Sagging Areas. Not to be confused skin tightening technologies such as Laser liposuction, CoolSculpting simply cause some fat cells to die specified area but it will not do anything as far as lifting sagging skin. If a patient is already experiencing sag and turns to CoolSculpting the appearance of sag may become even more apparent.*
What is CoolSculpting?
As per RealSelf, “CoolSculpting is non-surgical device that uses controlled cooling to destroy fat cells by freezing them, thereby eliminating unwanted fat.”
CoolSculpting by Zeltiq is a non-surgical fat reduction device that uses cooling to eliminate fat cells, a process referred to as Cryolipolysis or CoolSculpting.
Clinical studies of CoolSculpting report an average of 20 percent fat loss per treated area. It does not work on obesity; rather Zeltiq is designed for spot treatment of areas such as love handles, back fat, bra rolls, and stomach rolls.
A typical CoolSculpting session lasts 60 minutes and costs approximately $600 -$700 for the small or $1400 per area for the large applicator, depending on applicator size.
During the procedure Coolsculpting pinches the fatty area between the CoolSculpting applicator arms. This applicator then delivers cools this fat to freeze the fat and kill the fat cells.
Fat is suctioned into a “paddle” and made very cold (just above freezing point), so that fat cells become irreparably damaged. It usually takes 1-3 hours per session, most areas require multiple sessions and it takes about 2 to 4 months to see results. Coolsculpting claims 20-25% reduction of fat in the localized treatment area and does not offer any skin tightening benefits.
What is Smart Liposuction?
Smart liposuction is advanced and perfected laser liposuction and offers a minimally invasive laser fat removal process that requires little to no recovery time and actually enhances and tightens your skin in the process.
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Many of us who are pet lovers see our milpets more like members of the family. They sure aren't simply just pets. They see us through the sometimes bumpy road of military life. And they are all super cute in the eyes of their owners.
I have been lucky enough to know several families that have fostered pets for other military families and/or service-members over the years. Many have done so via NetPets Military Pets Foster Project.
Families are always needed to help. Currently the need is high in Europe and the Pacific.
Europe- and Pacific-based animal lovers wanting to support their deploying neighbors can help out by offering their homes and/or cash to the foster pet organization NetPets.
NetPets, founded by Steve Albin and endorsed by the Department of Defense, matches people willing to care for pets to deploying servicemembers in need of their generosity. So far, his free service has placed some 12,500 pets into foster homes since he began the project two days after the 9/11 attacks, Albin said by telephone last week from South Carolina.
"I had people tell me how servicemembers called up for the first Gulf War had just three options: giving their pets away, putting them in shelters or abandoning them," Albin said. "More than 25,000 pets were destroyed. What kind of way is that for us to repay the people who protect and serve us?"
Albin - who's placed pets ranging from horses, dogs of all sizes and birds to boa constrictors, a five-foot iguana and hermit crabs ("Who knew hermit crabs lived for 10 years?" he marveled) - is in desperate need of foster homes in Europe and the Pacific.
"My total inventory in Europe and Asia is down to a total of four homes," he said.
Army veterinarian Dana McDaniel of Heidelberg, Germany, about to deploy to Afghanistan, discovered Albin's bare cupboard for herself recently when she tried to find caretakers for her two dogs.
"I only heard about the service a couple of weeks ago," McDaniel said last week. "I signed up online. Steve told me he gets 20 to 50 calls a week in CONUS (continental United States), but that right now he had no one available in Europe."
McDaniel eventually found homes for her dogs, but immediately set out distributing fliers seeking Europe-based volunteers for NetPets to help others in her situation.
People wishing to help out can sign up by clicking the Military Pets Foster Project tab on the netpets.org homepage. The site contains a form establishing what kind of pets the potential foster home can accommodate.
"I have to do my due diligence," Albin said. "If a bird doesn't bond immediately with its foster home, it'll pluck all its feathers out. They're very sensitive.
"Some people want some lunatic matchups," he explained. "One family had two chihuahuas. They wanted to foster a boxer. Another family, with a Lhasa apso, offered to foster a mastiff."
NetPets requires that a pet be neutered and have an implanted microchip before it will be accepted, Albin said. After that, the final decision on a foster home is up to the pet owner after a meeting with the potential foster family.
People wanting to help out with monetary gifts can contribute at the same Web site.
"Except for the 5 percent fee the credit card companies charge," Albin said, "100 percent of every donation goes to help the pets."
NetPets does not place cats, Albin said, but cat owners and lovers can visit www.operationnoblefoster.org to place or host the felines of deploying servicemembers.
Despite his 100-hour weeks, Albin said he's not ready to lighten his burden.
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New technology may mean we can do away with the set top cable or satellite TV box – and the costs associated with them. Broadcast regulators in the U.S. may soon require cable companies to offer a free app to access TV packages, eliminating the need for the set top box. Customers would also be able to record programs using the system – which is similar to Apple TV and other streaming services – but cable companies would be allowed to charge a fee for that service. If approved in the US, there’s a pretty good chance it would happen in Canada.
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MX-1100 - Programmable Gaming Mouse
- Blue/Red/Purple LED illuminated feature with backlit keys - Elegant rubber black design.
- Full size layout with USB interface - 1.8 m cable.
- Durable key structure with 20 million key-press lifecycle - Durable laser printing keys.
- Adjustable palm rest and brightness control wheel.
- Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 or later.
A new blood from the most hot-selling Perixx gaming family, MX-1100 is the masterpiece of gaming mouse craftsmanship which truly brings professional gamers to another level!
Professional gamers would never settled down but constantly look for weapons to conquer different battles. MX-1000’s lighter nature will for sure bring out a fresh approach for gamers.
No redundant function nor complex design, MX-1100 is compact yet elegant, serving its function as a gaming mouse should. Adjustable DPI Switch 800-2000 with 6 programmable buttons makes gamers’ every movement accurate and effortless.
Ergonomic side wing design for thumb-supporting, making side buttons powerful helper rather than burden. Soft-rubber painting surface and smooth gliding provide overall comfort with more human-touch.
|Product Dimensions||22.7 x 16.5 x 5 cm|
|Connection Type||Wired (USB)|
|Sensor||Avago A3050 Optical|
|Number of Buttons||6|
|System Requirement||Windows XP/7/8/10 and iOS (layout is with windows)|
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Caravaggio and the Painters of the North
From 21 June to 18 September 2016
At the beginning of the 1950s, when the Art Informel movements were in full swing, the painter Nicolas de Staël abandoned his previous gloomy abstraction and returned to a more figurative and luminous style with which he attempted to evoke his visual experiences by capturing certain chromatic resonances on canvas. The present Mediterranean Landscape is a good example of his new quest to reconcile figuration and abstraction and of his insistence on the need to combine abstract forms — the essential elements of any painting — with the capturing of a visual reality.
The landscape, executed with considerable economy of means in heavy impasto, is a luminous view of the coast of Provence in bluish and greyish tones. The composition is structured around horizontal planes of geometrical forms created by a build-up of grey, blue and ochre impasto with which he constructs the different elements of the landscape. Using barely four or five planes of colour, Staël depicts the basic features of the landscape: a house, two trees, the sky and the sea. The glowing light of the French Midi transforms the colours of his palette, and the blue of the Mediterranean stands out in the centre of the composition above all the rest. Similarly, as Douglas Cooper points out, the Mediterranean landscapes of these years display the hint of a certain linear perspective, generally directed towards a central focal point. In December 1954 Staël wrote to his dealer Jacques Dubourg: “my painting, behind its appearances, its violence, its perpetual plays of force, is something fragile in the good, sublime sense.” The richness of textures and the subtlety of the colouring reach their height of refinement in this work. | <urn:uuid:2c23943d-5424-460f-9ac1-73f6163997bc> | CC-MAIN-2016-36 | http://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssen/ficha_obra/794 | 2016-08-31T23:28:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-36/segments/1471982954852.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160823200914-00226-ip-10-153-172-175.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955654 | 366 |
Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2018-13, Strychnine and Its Associated End-use Products
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency
29 June 2018
ISSN: 1925-0967 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-27/2018-13E-PDF (PDF version)
If you would like to comment, please request the full consultation document.
To obtain a full copy of Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2018-13, Strychnine and Its Associated End-use Products please contact our publications office.
Should you require further information please contact the Pest Management Information Service.
Table of Contents
- Proposed Re-evaluation Decision
- Outcome of Science Evaluation
- Proposed Regulatory Decision for the Use of Strychnine to Control Ground Squirrels
- International Context
- Next Steps
- Additional Scientific Information
Proposed Re-evaluation Decision
Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, all pesticides must be regularly re-evaluated by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to ensure that they continue to meet current health and environmental safety standards and continue to have value. Re-evaluations consider scientific data and information from pesticide manufacturers, published scientific reports and other regulatory agencies. The PMRA applies internationally accepted risk assessment methods, as well as current risk management approaches and policies, to all re-evaluations.
Strychnine is the active ingredient in restricted-class products applied as baits to control certain types of ground squirrels (Richardson’s, Columbian, Franklin’s, and thirteen-lined ground squirrels). Please refer to Appendix I of PRVD2018-13 for a list of products containing strychnine that are registered to control ground squirrels in Canada.
This document (Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2018-13, Strychnine and Its Associated End-use Products) presents the proposed regulatory decision specifically for the re-evaluation of ground squirrel use of strychnine, including the proposed risk mitigation measures to further protect the environment, as well as the science evaluation on which the proposed decision was based. All products containing strychnine that are registered to control ground squirrels in Canada are subject to this proposed re-evaluation decision. PRVD2018-13 is subject to a 90-day public consultation period, during which the public including the registrants and stakeholders may submit written comments and additional information to the PMRA Publications Section. The final re-evaluation decision will be published after the PMRA has taken the comments and information received into consideration.
Outcome of Science Evaluation
An evaluation of available scientific information confirmed that there are risks of concern for non-target organisms, including species at risk, for products registered to control ground squirrels.
Proposed Regulatory Decision for the Use of Strychnine to Control Ground Squirrels
Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act and based on the evaluation of currently available scientific information, Health Canada is proposing that products containing strychnine for control of ground squirrels do not meet current standards for environmental protection and, are therefore, proposed to be cancelled.
Canada is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which provides a forum in which governments work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.
As part of the re-evaluation of an active ingredient, the PMRA takes into consideration recent developments and new information on the status of an active ingredient in other jurisdictions, including OECD member countries. In particular, decisions by an OECD member country to prohibit all uses of an active ingredient for health or environmental reasons are considered for relevance to the Canadian situation.
Strychnine is currently registered for certain uses in other OECD member countries, including the United States and Australia, although registered uses do not include control of ground squirrels. As of 18 April 2018, no decisions by an OECD member country to prohibit all uses of strychnine for health or environmental reasons have been identified. Strychnine is currently under registration review by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
The public, including the registrants and stakeholder, is encouraged to submit comments during the 90-day public consultation period upon publication of the proposed re-evaluation decision.
All comments received during the 90-day public consultation period will be taken into consideration in preparation of re-evaluation decision document. The re-evaluation decision document will include the final re-evaluation decision, the reasons for it and a summary of comments received on the proposed re-evaluation decision with the PMRA’s responses.
The implementation timeline for the cancellation or amendments to product labels that contain the use on ground squirrels will be determined at the final decision phase of this re-evaluation, in accordance with the provisions of the PMRA’s cancellation and amendments policy (Regulatory Directive DIR2018-01, Policy on Cancellations and Amendments Following a Re-evaluation and Special Review).
Additional Scientific Information
No additional information is requested at this time.
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You probably all know the show that started in 2011 but we hadn’t heard of the ABC TV show “Once Upon A Time” until 2017 when we started watching it on Netflix. We were hooked from the beginning and started binge-watching 3 or 4 episodes every day once we started. It was in February 2018 when we were at season 6 of the series when we happened to discover Creation Entertainment was holding a OUAT Conference in Vancouver in March 2018 and we were so totally in love with the show that we decided, for once upon a time, to go to one of these conferences.
We bought our tickets less than a month before the event and were so excited to start planning our costumes and what we would do during our photo-ops with the actors from the show. For anyone who doesn’t know, these events involve the cast members getting together with fans to have big gathering to celebrate the show and get to have up close and personal meetings with the characters of the show. We didn’t really know what to expect because we’ve never been to one of these “comic-con” type shows before so were real noobs which added to the anticipation and excitement!
We had a great time at the conference. The organization of the weekend was top-notch, it was professional and fun. We had Gold Tickets and had an amazing time meeting new people and enjoyed the costumes, the guests, and the entire event was unforgettable!
The Tour Of Bridge Studios Set & Steveston Location
Our Gold Ticket included a guided tour of the sets where they filmed Once Upon A Time at the Bridge Studio where we saw behind the scenes sets and costumes and props. We also rented a car to visit Steveston where the location filming was done for the series. It was so awesome and everyone we met was simply magical! | <urn:uuid:39e22bd1-34bd-4c30-b900-c985e4ddd807> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.tripsister.com/once-upon-a-time-in-vancouver-the-creation-entertainment-ouat-conference/ | 2020-08-05T17:03:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735963.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20200805153603-20200805183603-00079.warc.gz | en | 0.9846 | 377 |
If you have been thinking about running a business but have been deterred by factors such as lack of finance, human resources, space and the like, I would say stop! Here are some great ways to run a business for little or next to nothing without so much as having to step out of your home…
Teaching a Skill Online
Do you cook, bake, paint, crochet, knit or design stuff? Then teaching people these skills can be turned in to a business. All you have to do to begin with is set up a free or paid blog (in the latter case you would have to buy a domain name and register for hosting) or set up a website and link to videos that you can post to You Tube. Giving music or language lessons on Skype is a great way to go too.
Sell Designs and Patterns
I am a crochet enthusiast and recently I was looking for patterns for kids booties and I came across a range of beautiful patterns on Etsy. Not only can you make products and sell from the comfort of your home, you can sell patterns that you’ve created and earn from all the hard work you put in to creating them. What a great idea!
Work for the Publishing Industry
With the number of people taking the route to self-publishing and the burgeoning growth of e-books I think designing book covers and even helping people decide on titles for books or editing content are career routes you can take and work via email.
Knowing a foreign language is an added advantage and you can get several translation jobs online or get translation gigs by setting up a free Facebook page. You can even sign up on Elance for freelance job opportunities of every type.
If you have a flair for language and love writing then there are always people who cannot write and are looking for people to write on their behalf. If you don’t mind other people taking credit for your writing then ghostwriting is just the thing to try.
Creating a Platform for Others to Network or Do Business
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Gillian Strudwick & Nicholas R. Hardiker. (2016). Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research: A case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice® (Review article). International Journal of Medical Informatics, 94 (October), 215-221. Background: In the era of evidenced based healthcare, nursing is required to demonstrate that care … Continue reading Standardized Nursing Terminology and Classification Systems in Published Research #ICNP
Category: Publishing Tips
The proliferation of online open-access journals has added new complexity to the already difficult task of identifying and submitting manuscripts to journals (especially in fields where a peer-reviewed journal article is the gold standard). This web site, prepared by Carolyn Mills (UConn Libraries), is very helpful: http://guides.lib.uconn.edu/journaleval/gettingstarted
Oermann et al. (2016) report on a systematic study of predatory open-access nursing journals: "There were 140 predatory nursing journals from 75 publishers. Most journals were new, having been inaugurated in the past 1 to 2 years. One important finding was that many journals only published one or two volumes and then either ceased publishing … Continue reading Study of Predatory Open Access Nursing Journals
A fine editorial by Dr. Karen Morin, RN, FAAN, has some good advice for nurse authors: Pay attention to reviewers! Morin describes reviewers' pet peeves (lack of conceptual congruency, poorly written manuscripts, limited reviews of the literature) and provides suggestions (offer something new and important, get peer review of drafts prior to submission, follow instructions … Continue reading Listen to Reviewers!
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers offers some timely and concise guidance on avoiding the perishable publishing of predatory online open access journals: http://blog.alpsp.org/2017/08/KnowledgeE.html
With the closing earlier this year of Jeffrey Beall's ScholarlyOA web site and the recent introduction of a subscription service that reviews online open-access journals, there is still a space for open-access guidance to scholars and researchers. Consider Think. Check. Submit. http://thinkchecksubmit.org/ Sharing research results with the world is key to the progress of your discipline … Continue reading Think. Check. Submit.
As readers of NursingWriting.com are familiar, a profusion of online open-access journals, many with dubious review, editing, and publishing practices and dependent on authors' fees (rather than subscriptions) has created problems for researchers, students and clinicians. Previously, a web site run by Jeffrey Beall (ScholarlyOA) as a volunteer effort outside his day job offered frank … Continue reading Predatory Online Open-Access Journals: Cabell’s White/Black Lists | <urn:uuid:0598edff-965d-4357-8c72-a1dc5386d710> | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | https://nursingwriting.wordpress.com/category/publishing-tips/ | 2018-08-19T16:10:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819145405-20180819165405-00511.warc.gz | en | 0.901273 | 573 |
Create a reputation management strategy that results in more leads and better conversions by following these steps.
Managing online reputation is more than maintaining a positive online image and building brand awareness. There’s a direct link between reputation management and conversions.
Brands are expected to be active on social media and respond to customers immediately, both in the B2C and the B2B sectors.
Unfortunately, social media monitoring is challenging for both big and small businesses.
In both cases, justifying an investment in something so abstract as “reputation” is hard. So, businesses tend to do the bare minimum, such as responding to private messages on their Facebook page.
Yet, when done correctly, reputation management can bring actual leads and sales. Here are a few tools to create a social media listening strategy.
Agorapulse helps you record your social media interactions from multiple platforms, as well as manage your interactions with those who mention your brand:
You can also organize those social media leads using labels. This way you’ll be able to better manage your relationships with your promoters:
Also, Agorapulse’s team management features set up workflows to notify your sales team of certain mentions automatically (e.g., those with a happy emoji).
Social media testimonials (i.e., customers praising your business on social media) are easy to verify—anyone can see the actual person behind the testimonial—and look more authentic than anonymous reviews. These are great to enhance your “About us” page.
Agorapulse helps you curate favorable brand mentions. From there, you can ..
Turning social proof into a video can publicize it as an update and a story. Here’s an example of how we turned social media reviews into visuals and then re-used those visuals for a slideshow-style Instagram story:
When re-using your social media proof elsewhere, always ask for your customer’s (i.e., the content creator’s) permission and give credit after you publish the update. Apart from being a common-sense courtesy, this will ensure you are safe from any copyright-infringement scandals.
Whether you’re a local brand, SaaS platform, or e-commerce site, customer reviews can make or break your business.
However, depending on your business type, the right review management solution varies.
Here’s a quick overview of review management platforms I’ve had experience with.
Bright Local is a solid local marketing management solution that monitors local positions and reviews on multiple platforms including Google Local, Yelp, Facebook, TripAdvisor, and many others.
You’re alerted of every new review and can reply to all of them from your Bright Local dashboard, regardless of the platform it came from:
It also helps you generate more reviews by creating engaging customer surveys that facilitate cross-platform reviews from happy customers:
Unlike Bright Local, which combines review management with local ranking optimization and monitoring, ReviewTrackers focuses solely on customer reviews. All in all, the core functionality is similar to Bright Local:
ReviewTrackers supports many review platforms (not just local ones), so it works for just about any business.
Finally, here’s one thing few people associate with a well-established reputation management strategy: Prevent possible reputation crises instead of dealing with them later.
Keep an eye on common triggers that often result in unhappy customers, negative sentiment around your brand and, yes, lost conversions:
Inaccessible pages and downtimes always happen at the worst possible moment, e.g. holiday and peak seasons. This can force your customers to look for alternatives and ask for recommendations on social media.
These conversations may easily blow up with more and more people jumping in to compare your offer with those of your competitors:
To avoid this unnecessary context, make sure your site is always up.
Google’s Search Console is another must-have tool here too as it will notify you of your site’s broken pages or malware attacks. Both may have a negative impact on your brand’s public image and conversions.
Using on-site analytics is another great way to spot possible issues with the site that may cause online reputation issues.
Finteza is another great way to monitor your traffic quality and possible hacker attacks to look into:
Finteza helps in revealing click fraud, negative SEO campaigns, spam and hacker attacks. On top of that, Finteza allows to track site errors, such as 400, 403, 404, 500, etc. and determine the reasons of the occurring issues.
Web accessibility has recently become a major source of online reputation scandals. Both huge and small brands are being sued for failing to provide people suffering from various impairments with positive site experience.
Obviously, web accessibility problems may result in lost sales, too. That said, creating an accessible web presence can increase conversions and prevent a reputation crisis.
Finally, the best way to prevent a possible reputation crisis is to keep an eye on your competitors’ unhappy customers. They will tell you what annoys them and what should be done to fix that.
The best (and free) way to monitor your competitor’s unhappy customers is to set up a separate column in your Tweetdeck to track the following search:
Twitter (and Tweetdeck) support “emotion” search, i.e. queries that contain either 🙂 or 🙁
You can also jump in and help those unhappy customers to win them on your side and turn them into leads.
Creating an effective reputation management strategy takes lots of time. And this task is never really done because you have to always be on top of your rankings, reviews, and mentions. The good news is, when done properly, the effort will result in more leads and better conversions.
Reputation management strategy can help you boost your sales, especially if you follow the steps above.
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OPICO was established in Essex in 1966 as the daughter company of the “OPpenheimer Intercontinental COrporation” an American agricultural machinery export business. Today the company is owned by former Sales Director James Woolway and is based in Bourne, Lincolnshire. Over the years the company philosophy has always been to find something clever, different and beneficial to the farmer in the products sold. OPICO has introduced concepts such as recirculating batch drying, spring tine grass harrowing, subsoiler seeding of oilseed rape.
Today T H WHITE brings farmers the benefit of all OPICO’s products, including those from sub-brands HE-VA and Sky. Whatever you are looking for, contact us for the perfect solution.
As part of our extensive offering of used agricultural equipment, we often have high quality used OPICO, HE-VA and Sky equipment for sale. Please visit thwhiteused.co.uk for details.Click to view Used Machinery...
Easy to install and relocate when necessary, OPICO Grain Dryers can easily dry up to 240 tons per day automatically, with minimal supervision. Using diesel or gas and with 3 phase or PTO drive, OPICO dryers recirculate the grain constantly to dry thoroughly and consistently whilst improving hectolitre weights and augmenting quality.Find out more
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HE-VA offers an extensive range of cultivation equipment, including disc cultivators, stubble cultivators, subsoilers and seeding tool-bars.Find out more
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Today wasnt such a great day for me. When I walk in and see all of the tubes and hoses coming it of his body. And they could only keep an iv in his head..so it’s been a very difficult day. I can’t help but feel its all my fault or that there should be some way for me to take all his pain away. That there should be some way for me to at least bare all of his hurt. I hate seeing him so uncomfortable from the vent down his throat. Or the tube coming directly out of his stomach. It makes me feel like I didn’t do something right to make him go through this much pain and surgeries.
But Hunter and Cheyenne make it all worth it. Anytime they see me with a red face they give me the sweetest hugs and kisses. Hunter always tells me that it’ll all be ok “cause Colton will come home soon, Mommy.”
So now it’s the wait and see time…see how long it’ll take for him to recover. Then how long it will take for him to complete his check list. And so far that includes eating from breast/bottle, no apnea or bradycardia, maintaining his own heat, and gaining weight regularly. They’ll probably add more as we go on. But I just want to go home for good. It’s getting harder each time we leave Cory. The kids start crying before I even tell them to get ready. . .
I just hope that these memories will be sooner than later. The ones that people tell me we’ll think of the NICU. I know that there is a couple babies here at have been here for a very long time. And I feel their patents pain. But it hurts even worse seeing all of the healthy babies leaving every week knowing I will be here even longer.
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Lynette Lohan Day Care is located in Sioux Falls, SD. It is a preschool that serves children ages 0-5. Lynette Lohan Day Care is Family Day Care (home based) and has a capacity of 12 children.
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by James McBride | Grades: 10-12
About The Color of Water by James McBride
The incredible modern classic that Oprah.com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation and launched James McBride's literary career.
Over two years on The New York Times bestseller list
Please don't be put off by its pallid subtitle, A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, which doesn't begin to do justice to the utterly unique and moving story contained within this book.
The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised.
Jordan, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man, making her isolation even more profound.
The book is a success story, a testament to one woman's true heart, solid values, and indomitable will. Ruth Jordan battled not only racism but also poverty to raise her children and, despite being sorely tested, never wavered.
In telling her story--along with her son's--The Color of Water addresses racial identity with compassion, insight, and realism. It is, in a word, inspiring, and you will finish it with unalloyed admiration for a flawed but remarkable individual. And, perhaps, a little more faith in us all.
"As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race."-- The Washington Post Book World
"James McBride evokes his childhood trek across the great racial divide with the kind of power and grace that touches and uplifts all hearts."--Bebe Moore Campbell
A Biographical Note About James McBride
James McBride is an accomplished musician and author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, the #1 bestselling American classic The Color of Water, and the bestsellers Song Yet Sung and Miracle at St. Anna. He is also the author of Kill 'Em and Leave, a James Brown biography. A recipient of the National Humanities Medal in 2016, McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. | <urn:uuid:71a69b8d-3621-44bf-8e48-2954613238dd> | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | https://www.tpet.com/by-title/color-of-water/ | 2019-02-17T16:05:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247482186.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190217152248-20190217174248-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.926963 | 467 |
NEW PORT RICHEY (FOX 13) - A Pasco County pastor is accused of forcing a 17-year-old girl into a series of sexual encounters by telling her she has multiple personalities, one of which was possessed by a demon that he could help pray away.
Gerardo Martinez, 52, was arrested last week and charged with multiple counts of sexual battery.
"It's pretty heinous. It is graphic the way everything happened," said Sgt. Jason Hatcher with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
According to investigators, the "graphic" encounters occurred between April and October 2017. The teenager told deputies about what happened in December.
Detectives said the sexual acts took place at the church, at the victim's home while her parents were gone, and in Martinez's car while it was parked in a Publix grocery store parking lot.
"People put their trust in someone like a pastor. It's something that, as a parent and a child, they don't expect something like this to happen," Hatcher said. "It's kind of obvious, it looks like he was grooming her. So it's just a horrible situation."
FOX 13 stopped by Martinez's home in New Port Richey where, according to neighbors, he lives with his wife and a child. Although Martinez has posted bond and is out of jail, he did not come to the door when a FOX 13 crew knocked.
Darlene Starrette, one of Martinez's neighbors, said she didn't know Martinez and feels terrible for the teenager.
"She needs trauma counseling and she needs a lot of support and people to believe her and to talk to her," Starrette said. "Just like any physical trauma where you'd go to the emergency room, she needs an emotional emergency room right now."
The teenager's home is in Tarpon Springs, so more charges could be coming from the Tarpon Springs Police Department.
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The announcement has just gone live on the GDC site of all the great games which will on display at the alt.ctrl.GDC exhibit from 1st-3rd March next year. We’re honoured to say that Objects in Space has been selected as one of the 20 games with weird alternate controllers to be accepted for the show!
The Objects in Space physical spaceship controllers have been with us now in their various forms at PAX Australia twice, PAX East, PAX West, RTX Australia and GX Australia. They mimic the interior of the in-game bridge and can be used to control almost all the functionality of their ship.
They function using Arduinos, and players are able to build their own at home using any combination of functions they wish. Early guides and blueprints for our setup are already available on the Objects in Space site, and there’s much more information to come.
But of course, a keyboard and mouse works just fine for the game too. 🙂
We’re looking forward to showing the game in San Francisco!
First up: there are two new video walkthroughs which detail new as yet unseen systems.
Next cab off the rank is the fact that Jenny and Leigh are in Seattle for PAX West! You can find us on the 6th floor at Booth #6217 (part of the PAX Australia Roadshow section). Come say hi!
Finally, there’s a new episode of the Podcast in Space live now! This episode features our Lead Artist Mathew Purchase speaking about creating tools to help the team turn his 3D art assets into people, places and things in game. Check it out here!
Big update today. Spread the word, join the mailing list and keep on flying!
Good news, Apollonians!
Objects in Space has been selected as one of six winners (from almost one hundred games) of the PAX Australia Showcase!
What does this mean? Two things:
1) We’re all very excited.
2) We’ll be coming back to Melbourne to attend PAX Australia again this year! So if you’re coming along to the show, head to the Indie Showcase section (next to the PAX Rising area) and say hi! We’ll have the physical spaceship controller Mark II setup there – the ones we debuted at PAX East in Boston – so even if you saw it last year, you aren’t gonna want to miss this!
Thanks very much to the industry panel who voted us in, to the PAX Australia team for all their support, and to all our fans who chime in here on the forums and tell us how excited you are. Keeping on going with a project as big as this is hard, and it means the world to us that you’re as excited as we are. 🙂
Thanks to you all.
Be sure to take a look at the other awesome winners as well!
– The Flat Earth Games team.
Our new post-apocalyptic truck-driving game, Unstoppable, has been launched today for iPad and iPhone!
It’s a hardcore game filled with chaotic destruction on procedurally-generated highways. Countless enemies line up to stop you from upgrading your rig and making it to the far end!
Download it now for iPhone and iPad!
Our team is currently squirrelling away working on Objects in Space, and we’ve been keeping our audience up to date with a regular podcast! Give it a listen to hear the latest on which features are going in, which challenges the team is facing and for general progress updates on everything from sound design to concept art!
Hit the link to check out the podcast, which has an RSS Feed link up and is now available on iTunes.
Our team has been very busy of late working on Objects in Space and building the new set of physical hardware which was to be taken to PAX East in Boston. The gear was completed and the gang had a great time showing off the game at our first ever showing at an international show. The game was as well received in the US as it has been in Australia, and we got some great coverage from media while we were there. Here are some of the highlights thus far:
Total Biscuit: “This is interesting and innovative and new and something that I haven’t seen before. And what the hell’s wrong with that? Isn’t that what we should be pursuing? These new and interesting ideas?”
Gama Sutra: “What had me grinning ear to ear like a loon, however, was an indie game from Down Under featured at the PAX Rising pavilion.”
Wolf Man Gaming: Interview at the booth.
As you may know, we’ve been taking Objects in Space and its physical controller setup to shows around Australia. We’ve been to Haven in Mackay, QLD, AVCon in Adelaide, SA, PAX Australia in Melbourne, VIC and Big Head Mode: Bonus Stage and RTX Australia here in Sydney, NSW.
It’s been a while since our last update, but there’s plenty to share!
Firstly, Objects in Space will be playable with all its usual physical controllers at Big Head Mode: Bonus Stage in Sydney this Wednesday night! The hilarious stage show has had us as indie developer guests before, and it’s always a blast to hang out, show off our games and witness the uncanny antics of Ben, Carlo and Rae. Come say hi! It’ll be a fun night!
Next up is GX Australia, Australia’s first queer gaming convention.
This is happening in Sydney at the Australian Technology Park, and not only will you be able to play Objects in Space there, but you’ll also be able to check out a new game by our Lead Artist Mathew Purchase: Unstoppable.
Unstoppable is a frantic post-apocalyptic truck-driving game where you’ll be able to upgrade your truck with all manner of chaotic extras to survive: from flamethrowers to armour plating, machine guns to side-mounted circular saws, there’s no end to the madness in this arcade mixture of Burnout and Mad Max!
Objects in Space will be playable all weekend, while Unstoppable will be there just on the Saturday.
We look forward to revealing more about both games very soon, and hope to see you on Wednesday or this weekend!
Well, it’s 2016 and we’ve been working hard on Objects in Space over the break, but here’s a quick note to let you all know that we’ve signed on to take a booth at the inaugural RTX Australia, which is on in Sydney in just over two weeks!
RTX (Rooster Teeth Expo) is a big deal over in the US, and this is the first show for Australia. The team will be there with the game, our physical controller setup, and as an added bonus this 3D-printed model of the Ceres as created by our concept artist / physical console builder extraordinary Jennifer Scheurle. | <urn:uuid:ca7a1c10-4b17-4e97-bd82-5f030bb6fbb4> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.flatearthgames.com.au/ | 2017-06-22T22:28:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319912.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622220117-20170623000117-00024.warc.gz | en | 0.957494 | 1,482 |
| ||Progressive Conservative|
| ||Family Coalition|
| ||New Democratic|
||Beaches-East York (97.9%)|
||Don Valley East (1.9%)|
Hon David Caplan
||Scarborough Southwest (0.2%)|
2003 Result (redistributed):
Authorized by the CFO for the Tom Teahen Campaign.
| ||07 09 29
||Nick J Boragina|
|I think some of the predictors here are confusing the Liberal Party of Canada with the Liberal Party of Ontario. The two, though they might sound the same, are not. There may be some similar issues, for example how to run the economy, who to tax and how much, how to run a government, but there are different issues as well, such as education, and foreign affairs. I wont comment here on how federal voters will vote (I’ve already done that here- http://www.electionprediction.org/2007_fed/riding/35005.php ) but provincially this riding is certainly one that the NDP should hold on too.|
| ||07 09 25
|This is a safe NDP seat. A drive through the riding will confirm it. NDP signs everywhere. PC signs almost non existent. In many parts of the riding they are outnumbered by even the Greens. Liberals will finish a distant second. Prue is working hard. NDP literature already received and nothing from either Libs or PC.|
| ||07 09 25
|How fascinating that someone self-identifying as an ‘NDP insider’ would slander Marilyn Churley while defending Maria Minna. How equally interesting that they cite unnamed ‘senior players in Layton's leadership campaign’ to do the dirty work.|
| ||07 09 21
|It would require a major shift away from the NDP to loosen Michael Prue's hold. He should be just as safe as Rosario Marchese in Trinity-Spadina. Any growth in PC strength will come at the expense of the Liberals and constitutes no threat to the NDP. The only thing Mr. Prue has to fear is a panicky anti-Tory vote in favour of the Liberals, and at present there is no sign of that.|
| ||07 09 21
|This seat should be a solid NDP seat. They are strong in the Beach and Prue is personally popular in East York. Prue hardly needs to campaign, and frankly, he is more concerned about his leadership plan. If NDP doesn?t break 15 seats this time around, Hampton will no doubt resign. In that case, Prue will have to fight Sid Ryan to the East of him and Cherri De Novo to the West, not to mention Andrea Howorth down in Hamilton (who is more credible than the three of them combined). Rather than spending time in the riding, Prue is doing his round helping all the other hopeless candidates so he has IOUs to collect later.|
That is also why Prue spends so much time helping Marilyn Churley attacking Maria Minna. While Minna has no say as to how the provincial 'cultural grants' are handed out, there are very logical and strategic reasons for Prue to take on the role of NDP attack dog during 'Collegate'. He needs to get Churley elected to strengthen his leadership capital, and the best way to achieve that is to create division and animosity in the cultural communities, Minna?s power base. What he should realize is that Marilyn does what?s good for Marilyn. The benefit of having her on your leadership campaign may not worth the hassles and maintenance. Just ask the senior players of Layton?s leadership campaign.
| ||07 09 21
||Dr Bear & Prof Ape|
|Every Electionprediction-go-round, in most ridings where there is a popular incumbent, someone always comes along and predicts an upset. Sometimes they are valid, like when the party's popularity is collapsing or the incumbent won by a narrow margin. However many are just plain foolish. Like this last one which says that the Liberals will overthrow Prue. Prue won a majority, not just a plurality, in a year when the Liberals were soaring. Now they are substantially down in the polls and the NDP is up by about 4%. What strange forces of nature are in play that would result in Prue blowing his 10K votes he had over the Liberals last time? Let's stop being silly. When the Liberals are riding as high as they were in 2003, or when Prue and/or Hampton does something out-right stupid, then we'll talk about Liberal upsets. Till then, lets focus on some real races.|
| ||07 09 19
|Prue is over-confident and the Liberals are gaining ground. In the latest all candidates meeting, Prue spent more time mis-representing the Liberal record, than telling the people what he would do. People have grown weary of this and like what Tom is saying. The Liberals will upset Prue here with the strong support of the federal voters. The Liberals are already very strong in the Beaches area, and soon the East York people will see they have a lot more to gain from a proven track record that has improved their lives, than the empty promises of a former mayor.|
| ||07 09 14
|Not only a hold, but an increased plurality . Folks cross party lines to support Michael in the East York part of the riding, and the traditional Dipper Vote is still strong in South of the Danforth, in spite of the new development West of Woodbine. 55% + for Prue.|
| ||07 09 03
|Bear this in mind: other than Howie, the only NDP majority result in '03. And Prue is a throwback to the days when NDP/CCF was still viewed as an electable party for thoughtful normal-folk, as commonsensical as Mike Harris pretended to be. (The Layton-Chow-Churley-Tabuns machine is more stigmatized by the NDP-flake stereotype--and none of those figures hit 50% in their last few provincial/federal outings. Not even Layton.) With unspectacular opposition, expect a sleepwalk. (Quiet flux trivia: last time, I noted Prue being the only sitting post-Rae NDP MPP. Now, with byelections, retirements, etc, there are only 4 left reoffering, and only Marchese in Toronto.)|
| ||07 06 02
||King of Kensington|
|I have to disagree with Miles here. Maria Minna's victories have nothing to do with her personally, she just wins based on the strength of the Liberal Party in Toronto. Michael Prue, however, enjoys enormous personal popularity. Prue is the former mayor of unhip, working class East York and remains very popular there, which is where the NDP is weakest federally. Federally, Marilyn Churley was only able to win the .trendy. polls in the Beaches. But provincially you have the phenomenon of .Michael Prue Liberals. and the provincial Liberals have pretty much written this seat off. |
| ||07 05 09
|Prue would appear to have one of the strongest majorities of an incumbent, and the NDP continues to gain ground strength in this part of Toronto. Expect a 40 point majority.|
| ||07 05 05
|With the NDP up in the polls and considering how big a margin they won this last time around, I expect Prue will easily hold this. This riding only goes Liberal federally because Maria Minna is reasonably popular and she is also one of the more left-leaning Liberals.|
| ||07 04 15
1) Mike Prue is a high-profile former mayor of East York with a natural base in the north-end of the riding. The south-end ?Beaches? is a traditional NDP stronghold of champagne socialists who drive BMW's and vote like steelworkers. The major groups of New Canadians, Tamil, Sikh and Muslim, have never been galvanized to the weakly organized local provincial Liberals, leaving them as lose fish for the NDP to pick up.
2) Nothing has changed between 2003 and 2007 that tells me this seat has any reason to be dissatisfied with its representative. In fact, the only issue with any play at all was the NDP's opposition to the local Portland power station.
3) The neighbouring Toronto-Danforth voted to keep its NDP stripe in a by-election last year, despite a hard-fought campaign by Liberal Ben Chin.
4) General trends show the NDP going up, not down, so its hard to see this seat changing hands.
Conclusion: NDP Hold.
| ||07 03 22
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We all are facing a global pandemic. Coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China on New Year’s Eve of 2019, has now infected more than 7 million people in the world. This global catastrophe has taken the lives of over 400,000 people. World Health Organization declared the novel Coronavirus as a pandemic in early March. And ever since the world has shut down.
From June 1st, the Indian government has lifted lockdown in some cities where there are fewer people infected with the coronavirus. But once lockdown will be opened in your city, you should avoid public transport as there is a higher chance of getting infected with coronavirus because the density of people will be high. If not new, you should buy second-hand car post the COVID-19 scare as it is the best option to commute around the city. We have come up with precautions that will help you make a safe purchase of a second-hand car post the nationwide lockdown:
Pick Your Car Dealer Or Seller Carefully
Some cities might have lifted the lockdown, but there are still several hotspots in our country that are marked as Corona Red Zone. Especially states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and the national capital of our country, Delhi. If your car dealer’s shop comes in a red zone, make sure you avoid it. Going to containment zones might increase the risk of you getting infected by a coronavirus. Also, make sure when you visit your car dealer, you should go via cab or auto. As commuting through cab and auto, you have comparatively less chance of getting infected from the virus as you have in a heavily crowded transport such as metro and buses.
Buy Car Insurance
Just like buying health insurance for your health is important, car insurance is important for the health of your car. It will take care of your car in case of damage and will support you financially.
You should also know that in order to continue your policy once its tenure ends, you need to renew car insurance.
Go Through The History Of The Vehicle
Even if we were not living in a coronavirus pandemic, checking the history of your potential purchase is always a great idea. Make sure you ask your dealer to give their car’s service history as it tells a lot about a car’s health. If you ask for a car’s service history, it will benefit you in two ways. One is that you will be aware of when and where your potential car was previously serviced and the details of any repairs or services done. And the second benefit is that your car dealer can’t tamper with odometer as car service history show a transparent reading of odometer.
Make Sure Your Car Is Fully Disinfected
Due to coronavirus pandemic, car disinfection is trending now. You can take your car to the nearest disinfection service provider and get it sanitized and disinfected. It will not only kill bacteria, viruses, and fine particles that can cause infection, but it can also make your car look new and shiny. Also, ask your car dealer to disinfect the car properly before it gets delivered at your doorstep. | <urn:uuid:055ef18d-6fc0-4034-9e48-45fdeefa877e> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://aceautoglasswindow.com/precautions-to-take-when-buying-a-second-hand-car-after-lockdown/ | 2023-01-29T18:26:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499758.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129180008-20230129210008-00353.warc.gz | en | 0.962954 | 658 |
1. Favored by or involving good luck or fortune; lucky.2. Auspicious or favorable
To be her today,
To have a laptop, electricity, and internet,
Knowing that there are millions of people who do not even know what a computer is leave alone owning one.
Am fortunate to be literate, to be able to express myself through writing and read what others say about themselves.
I am fortunate to have both my eyes working properly,
I know there are millions of blind people who keep enjoying life even when they cannot see.
Yet I sometimes take my eyesight for granted.
I am fortunate that I can hear,
Oh the sweet sounds of music which sometimes irritate me even when there are people who have never had the ability to hear anything.
I am fortunate that I can walk, jog and even run with both my legs,
There are people who cannot wake up from their beds or their seats.
I am fortunate that I can use both of my hands and yet sometimes I just want them to rest and I complain of how tired they are,
Yet there are people who wish they had them just to make tired for a day.
I am fortunate to be alive today,
knowing that thousands died today.
I am fortunate, Auspicious and favorable because I am a blessed girl and I appreciate it everyday.
This post is dedicated to all of you who are alive today because you are fortunate too and you should always cherish it, no matter what happens.
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Bayern Munich and France winger Franck Ribery’s summer just keeps getting worse. From failing with France at the World Cup, to facing up to three years in prison for having sex with an underage prostitute.
This story first broke in 2009, when Ribery was first questioned with regards to a prostitution ring in France. It had come out in the press that Ribery and France teammate Karim Benzema had solicited prostitution from an underage prostitute, who was only 16 at the time. In France, prostitution is legal over the age of 18.
Now, it seems, Franck Ribery has been charged with solicitation of an underage prostitute, and may face up to three years in prison and a hefty fine for his crime. Ribery and Benzema, though, deny any wrongdoing. At first glance, one could assume that they feel they’re above the law. Well, technically, they are.
According to Franck Ribery’s lawyer, Ribery and Benzema have not committed a crime. She is quoted as telling the French press;
“This crime [of which he is suspected] is an intentional crime: he would have had to know her age, which was not the case. She would have had to look like a minor, which was not the case. She would have to be claiming that she had told him she was a minor, which is not the case,” she told French radio.
It seems Ribery and Benzema will escape with a warning here, because even the prostitute herself admitted that she did not inform Ribery and Benzema about her age.
Still, the problem persists. What on earth is happening to French football? Laurent Blanc has a massive uphill struggle on his hands instilling first some discipline, and second some respect back into the French camp. It will be interesting to see who indeed makes it into Blanc’s side for 2012 and then 2014. | <urn:uuid:912dc33e-07cb-4544-824e-6615509706f1> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://worldsoccertalk.com/2010/07/20/ribery-charged-after-underage-prostituion-scandal/ | 2017-11-18T06:39:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934804666.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118055757-20171118075757-00191.warc.gz | en | 0.988821 | 404 |
New Delhi: “The fault of the deceased was only that he belonged to another religion. I consider this factor in favour of the applicants/accused. Moreover, the applicants/accused do not have criminal record and it appears that in the name of the religion, they were provoked and have committed the murder."
This was the verdict of the Bombay High Court that granted bail to three men accused of bludgeoning to death a techie Mohsin Shaikh in Pune while he was returning home after prayers that has sent shock waves through democratic, secular India. There is a deep sense of dismay, with Shaikhs family devastated.
Shaikh was targeted by a mob because he visibly appeared to be a Muslim, wearing a Pathan suit and sporting a beard. He was killed on June 2, 2014,
The case made out by the prosecution was clear cut. That the accused were part of a rally in Pune organised by the Hindu Rashtra Sena, where its leader Dhananjay Desai had made an inflammatory speech against Muslims. When the accused saw Shaikh and his relative they pounced on them beating them with hockey sticks. Shaikh died, his cousin escaped in an incident that was seen as a major attack on the secular fabric of India, and invited condemnation across.
On January 12, 2017 the secular foundation of the Constitution was struck another blow with the High Court order granting bail to the three with, "Perused the FIR, the statements of the witnesses, the injury certificates and the postmortem reports. From the record and the statements of the witnesses, it is apparent that the applicants/accused were present at the time of the incident.
There are statements of the witnesses and the police officer that the applicants/accused had attended a meeting of Hindu Rashtra Sena on the same day half an hour before the actual incident of the assault.
I have perused the order passed by this Court on 5 March 2015 while rejecting the bail application of one Dhananjay Desai, the co-accused in Criminal Bail Application No 2337 of 2014. It shows that the co-accused Dhananjay Desai was the one who was the speaker in the meeting and he instigated the audience.
It is observed that in the said order of this court that the transcript of the speech given by Dhanjay Desai was sufficient to show that he incited the feeling of the religious discrimination. The meeting was held half an hour prior the incident of assault.
The applicants/accused otherwise had no other motive such as any personal enmity against the innocent deceased Mohsin. The fault of the deceased was only that he belonged to another religion.
I consider this factor in favour of the applicants/accused. Moreover, the applicants/accused do not have criminal record and it appears that in the name of the religion, they were provoked and have committed the murder."
The Citizen spoke to lawyers who said that the bail order seemed to blame the victim for being of another religion, and hence provoking the accused, because of which they had to commit the murder. This ruling, the lawyers said, was pushing the argument that murder based on religion was justified, and that religion itself can be taken by the courts to be a provocation inciting such violence. And that the accused carrying sticks and stones to assault and kill an innocent passer by could thus be excused, as they were responding adversely to his religion. As a senior lawyer who did not want to be quoted here said, “this is astounding.”
The Muslim community in Maharashtra is particularly insecure, as the signal being sent out by the ruling is that violence on the basis of religion is acceptable. And that a mob attacking and killing those of another religion can do so with impunity.
It might be recalled that Mohsin Shaikh, 28, was the eldest of five siblings and had moved to Pune from Solapur to work. He was beaten to death by a mob of at least 14 persons according to eyewitnesses at the time, with the figure being reduced to just three arrests subsequently. Shaikh was the only earning member of his family, and had aspirations that were never realised because of the sudden attack that killed him. His brother at the time said that just when their ageing father had closed shop, he would have to re-start his STD booth to try and make ends meet. His brother admitted that the family felt insecure in Solapur but could never imagine that this would happen in Pune that was seen as a more liberal and quiet city.
The court ruling has struck new fear in the minorities in Maharashtra. Shaikhs family has gone quiet after the ruling, and according to sources, are terrified out of their wits. More so as the men accused of killing Shaikh will now be out on bail.
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Veteran Missionaries Return to US with New Roles
Missionaries Ed and Linda Baker, who have spent more than ten years on the mission field, will soon transition from drilling water wells in Nicaragua to leading a global team of cross-cultural workers.
|Missionaries Ed and Linda Baker
(The Mission Society photo).
After more than a decade of foreign missionary service, the Bakers will co-direct The Mission Society’s Global Resources Team, which provides specialists in various disciplines to help other Christian missionaries and national ministries worldwide. The Bakers will also serve as the water and sanitation specialists on the team.
According to The Mission Society (www.themissionsociety.org ),
during the Bakers’ service abroad, they provided clean water through well-drilling as a support ministry to church planting. They completed more than 40 projects in Paraguay, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua involving wells, spring development, sanitation and water quality assessments.
“The Bakers’ experience — as both full-time missionaries as well as water and sanitation specialists — uniquely qualifies them to lead the Global Resource Team,” says Jim Ramsay, The Mission Society’s senior director of field ministry.
“The team emphasizes the need for specialists to not only provide assistance in a particular area of expertise, but also to ‘live incarnationally,’ among the people, sensitive to the unique cultural and missiological issues being faced by the them,” he said.
The Bakers say that their 10 years serving as missionaries in Paraguay and Nicaragua taught them “that …people are more open to receive the gospel from those who become involved with the daily challenges they face — water and sanitation, agriculture, health, education, and many social issues. This is where The Global Resource Team can help missionaries and national ministries. Many of us see these problems but don’t have the skills or tools to help solve them. The Global Resource Team can mobilize specialists to assist in many of these areas, some of whom have served as missionaries themselves.”
The Mission Society explained in a news release that the Bakers returned from Nicaragua in December and will reside in Lawrenceville, GA. They will manage a team of ministries spanning the globe that includes specialists in agriculture, commerce, health, water and sanitation, and outreach to women. They fill the position formerly held by Larry Williams, of Trenton, GA, who served as Global Resources Team director the past 10 years.
Before becoming full-time missionaries with The Mission Society in 1999, Ed Baker served for 25 years as a civil engineer, specializing in water resources and sanitation. Linda Baker worked as a computer consultant. They have two daughters, Rhian and Kara, and two grandsons.
Founded in 1984 in the Wesleyan tradition, The Mission Society recruits, trains and sends Christian missionaries to minister around the world. At present, it has more than 200 missionaries in 38 countries.
The Mission Society develops diverse programs and ministries in accordance with its missionaries’ unique callings and gifts, ranging from well-drilling and the arts to more traditional ministries such as teaching English and church planting.
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What is a collection account? In this episode, Merrill Chandler takes us to a deep dive into what’s the life story of a collection? What is its impact on our fundability, our profiles, and collection accounts? How do they become a thing? How can we help them go away or cause bureaus to do so after we audited our profiles? Listen intently as Merrill gives everything you need to know about collection accounts, its two kinds, and some myths that need to be busted out there.
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Life And Times Of A Collection Account
In this episode, we’re going to be doing a deep dive into what’s the life story of a collection? What is its impact on our fundability, our profiles and collection accounts? How did they become a thing? How can we help them go away after we audited our profiles? How can we cause the bureaus to possibly remove that? Everything you need to know about collection accounts and the truth. We’re going to bust a few myths out there. That’s what’s happening in this episode. I pulled out one of the training videos that I did for my team, my clients and students. I want to share it with you because when I went through it, I was like, “I can’t say any better than this.” We’ll go straight into what I believe is the final word in collections accounts and their impact on your fundability.
Let’s talk about how collection accounts work. There are two types of collection agencies. This is vital because if you don’t know who you’re dealing with, you aren’t going to know how to act with them. There can be a collection agency. There can be an attorney who is doing the collecting or there’s a hybrid. This is the most common where there are collection agencies with in-house attorneys. Number three is the most popular. When it comes to how a collection agency acquires the debt, there are a couple of popular ways. The collection agency has a relationship with a creditor. They’re a single source for the creditor to pay a fee, usually a percentage of the collected funds.
There are captured collection agency or a captured attorney. American Express in a particular region has 1 or 2 captured collection agencies and they give all the business. There’s an API. There’s an automatic data processing between their accounts. When they send it to collections, they are dropping it on the electronic desktop of one of these collection agencies for them to pick up and they keep a percentage of the collected funds. That’s the first type. Both of these types are about the same frequency or popularity. They’re ubiquitous out there in the marketplace. There is a direct relationship with a creditor that keeps a percentage of the collected funds.
The other one is the collection agency purchases a block of debt. This block of debt, they buy at a discount, usually 5% to 10% of the face value. Once a creditor has gone through 3 to 6 months of collection attempts and trying to get the borrower to pay, they sell it off and make money. An account cannot be charged off and collected internally because you can’t say that you lost money and then try and make it. What they can do is sell that note, sell that debt to a collection agency, and that becomes a new revenue item and then they write-off the difference. If they sold $50,000 credit card debt for $5,000, they only get to write-off $45,000. They do receive revenue of $5,000 for that debt. Usually, it’s 5% to 10% of the face value. That’s how they acquire the debt.
Let’s talk about how they collect the debt. For those people who don’t know what they’re doing, some people say, “It’s a $200 debt or your medical bill or whatever.” People say, it’s $200 and then they pay face value. The next one is a payment agreement. They’re less likely to settle with payment agreement because you either get to pay it over time or you get to pay less but all at once. If you’re good, be sure to tell your credit advisors if you’ve been able to do this because I want to know your secret sauce, but you rarely get to say $5,000 and then they pay $500 a month for ten months.There are two types of collection agencies. This is vital because if you don't know who you're dealing with, you aren't going to know how to act with them. There can be a collection agency. There can be an attorney who is doing the collecting or… Click To Tweet
Payment agreements are popular, but you’re usually paying the face value. The next one is that one-time settlement. They’re buying it at 5% to 10%. If they settle it at 20% to 80%, they’re doubling or five times their ROI. It can be 5 to 8 times what they bought it for. When they wrangle you hardcore for 20% or 30% of the face value settlement, remember they bought it for 5% to 10%. A $10,000 note, they probably bought for $500, maybe $1,000. If you offer them 20% thinking you’re getting a good deal, which you are, but they’re doubling their money. Remember that in your negotiations. All of these things are going to be on your personal optimization plan. They’re going to be parsed out next to your trade lines or collections and the public records sections of your plan so that you can use this as a guide. They’re doubling their money and that is part of your negotiations.
Part of the collection of the debt, they may threaten if you don’t pay the face value, they may say, “I’m going to 1099 you for whatever you don’t buy.” We go to that $10,000 debt. You offer $2,000 and they’re like, “I’ll take $2,000 but I’m going to 1099 you for the other $8,000.” That’s $8,000 more on your income in your taxes. If you’re at 20% to 30% taxes, then that $8,000 you’re going to be paying another $1,500 and $2,000 in taxes. They may threaten you if you’re not paying face value about that 1099. I’m going to tell you a secret. Creditors and lenders will send you 1099, but it is not popular for even the biggest of the collection agencies to send 1099. Most of the time, it’s an empty threat because they do not send out 1099. Remember that in your negotiations.
We’ve talked about how they collect, but let’s talk about the rules of how they would pay the debt or how you would pay the debt. The older the debt, the lower your settlement can be. Think of it in years in the neighborhood of 10% to 15%. If it’s less than a year old, they’re going to probably go down to maybe 80%. Depending on the circumstances and the amount, they may go 60% to 50%, but I’m telling you in the guidelines that they make it 20% per year. If it’s two years old, they may go to 60%, three years old, 40%. Unless it’s a large number, rarely do they go more than 20% on a settlement. The older the debt, the lower the settlement. The higher the dollar amount, the lower the settlement. If you owe $100,000 and you offer $10,000, you’re probably going to get it. That’s only a 10% settlement, but it is a huge windfall for the collection agency because that collection agency, those larger numbers are where they’re in the 5% range that they’ve picked it up. If they spent $5,000 on it and they pick up $5,000, they’re making money. The higher the dollar amount, the more you can push on the settlement.
This is the most important thing in payment. You never want to not include the pay to remove. We want that negative listing. I don’t care if it’s 7, 6 years old. We want the negative listing removed as part of the settlement. When you’re talking to a collection agency, many of them may be aware of FICO 9. Even if they’re not, then it’s important to run this argument by them usually with a supervisor, not somebody on the frontlines. FICO 9 does not count any paid collection. If it’s paid $10,000 or $10, FICO does not count it in their algorithm. FICO 8 does, FICO 9 does not. If it is a medical and unpaid, even if it’s $200,000, FICO does not count it. If it’s a medical collection, it does not matter the amount. If it is unpaid or paid, it doesn’t matter. FICO does not count it. If it’s under $100, not a medical and it’s unpaid, FICO doesn’t count it.
Let me bracket this. FICO discovered in its algorithm development from version 8 to 9 found out that there was no material difference in people who were paying all of their bills but couldn’t afford to pay their medical bills. The rich and wealthy, if somebody had heart surgery and they were making $500,000 a year and they still couldn’t pay their $60,000 copay for their heart surgery, they didn’t pay their mortgage in their car and their credit cards. FICO found that medical is a completely off the reservation account. That’s the argument that you make with the collection agency.
You know and I know that FICO 9 does not report paid collections. I’m happy to pay it if it’s medical. You can say, “I want a good settlement because FICO doesn’t even count it. This is not doing anything to my credit in FICO 9.” Between you and me, if somebody is using FICO 5, 4, 2 or 8, it is counting against you. It’s going to take another couple of years for FICO 9 to become the installed base. We want to push that creditor or that collection agency towards saying, “Everybody is going to FICO 9 eventually, could you please do me a solid? I’m happy to pay this but I want you to remove it completely. FICO doesn’t keep it. FICO doesn’t count it. I would like for you to remove it so that even cosmetically, my credit report looks amazing.” That is the FICO 9 argument and that is the introduction the first time besides my team that I have put that out into the world. It’s an amazing argument to make in your settlements.
Finally, here’s the exact “language” that I want you to use in a settlement. “If it’s worth it to you to remove it, it’s worth it to me to pay it.” You say that in response to the amount of the settlement, whether you’re at 20% or 80%, you’re talking about the settlement. If it’s worth it to you to remove it, it’s worth it to me to pay that 60%. That’s the language that you use because you’re creating a value proposition for the collection agent. They get paid commissions based on the amount of money that they make, how much they collect goes directly to their bottom line. Every collection agency that I’ve worked with of any note, there are a few that are in the backwaters. Every large collection agency of note has a process for petitioning the bureaus to remove the account, to do the pay to remove strategy. That’s our next play.
The negative indicators for collection accounts, it is not seven years from the date of filing. It is seven years plus six months from the date of last delinquency of the original account. If it’s a collection agency or if it’s a collection account from a gym membership, when was the last day you were late on that gym membership? It could have been two years ago and this account has been sold three times. It’s seven years plus six months from the date of the last delinquency of the original account. Cell phone bills, medical bills, anything, whatever it is from the date of the last delinquency, that is when it begins. The bureau is still round up many times to seven years, but that’s the direction for that 90 months from the original account. It is important to remember that.
What are the legal requirements for somebody? Some of you, we’ve had what we call the V and V letter. The validate and verify letter has gone out for many of our clients. It’s a letter that we give to you to sign and send to a collection agency that’s asking them for their proof of ownership of the right to collect a particular debt. Here are the legal requirements. They have to prove the ownership or that they have been assigned. It’s usually a document that says it’s been assigned. They have to show proof of a debt collection bond. That is a federal debt collection process requirement. Also, proof of debt assessment calculation, “The original debt was $2,000. Why are you collecting $3,500 from me?” They have to prove how they came to that number.
There’s a payment history from the original creditor. They have to show and give you a print out of the original creditor’s payment history showing the date of last delinquency. It’s the entire payment history, but you get to prove the date of last delinquency by the documentation they’re supposed to provide. They are also supposed to provide the name and address of the original creditor. You would not believe when these guys buy, it’s not much the groups that have the API relationship where they send somebody sending an account over and start collecting. The ones who buy 500 debts at a time, they don’t even know the creditor information. You have to have this creditor information to be legitimately collectible. Finally, you have to have a copy of the original contract bearing the signature. This list comes from our validate and verify letter that we would send to you on the collections.The negative indicators for collection accounts, it is not seven years from the date of filing. It is seven years plus six months from the date of last delinquency of the original account #GetFundable Click To Tweet
What we want is when we ask for this, they have to either prove it or remove it. That’s the language that we want to do in our phone calls when you do a follow-up call. We provide the letters, you provide the phone calls. We can’t impersonate you. In this instance, we want all of this documentation and then they have to prove it or remove it. Those are the legal requirements for being able to collect the debt. What is the legal process for collecting the debt? First of all, the new debt collector, the collection agency has to contact you and give 30 days’ notice to pay it before it will report to your collection. Many of you receive these notices. A phone call does not count. It has to be a letter that says, “You have 30 days to prove this isn’t yours or pay it or we may report it.” There’s not a single collection agency letter out there that says, “Shall be reported.” It says, “We may report it.” They’ll take it seriously and they will report it, but that’s what you have to do.
Watch the mail. Some of these things get sent to all the addresses and whether that’s a nefarious strategy on their part so they don’t have to deal with you and go directly to a derogatory entry on your credit report. If you get a collection notice, then notify your credit advisor. They’ll probably send you to this section of the presentation to watch it again, but they will coach you on what needs to happen. You have 30 days to either pay it, which means also settle it or they will report it.
The good news is collection agencies only report it once when they list the debt when they publish that they have that debt. That’s the only time. If you remove it, it isn’t reported every 30 days. Collection agencies will also call you, but it doesn’t replace what’s called the actual notice of your debt, which is supposed to be through the mail. These phone calls are sometimes aggressive. There are certain rules that they have to follow. We’re not getting into the depths of that. That’s the entire Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. If you’d like to know more, our credit advisors are happy to talk to you. They are all trained on how to coach you through those phone calls.
Usually, the best thing to say is, “I’m giving you official notice to contact me by written letter only.” You have to give them your home address. Do not give them your PCID because we want to keep that pure and holy and prepared only for positive accounts reporting to your credit report. A collection is not a positive account. You give them your home address or whatever other address that you have been using but not your PCID address. They’re also going to send you letters. They don’t send one letter, they may send you numerous letters. They will always say, “Any information we collect is an attempt to collect a debt.” That is the language demanded by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
They cannot call at your employment without your employer’s permission and they cannot call family or friends and tell them that they are trying to collect a debt. They can call your family and friends. I went down and got a Jeep Grand Cherokee. It’s an amazing vehicle, 2018. I’m happy about it. When I filled out the credit application, they asked me for my nearest relative. Why would they ask me for my nearest relative? They asked it because they want to know who to call in case I stop paying my thing. I have a spectacular credit. I’m not going to stop paying it, but I gave them information that would be more difficult to acquire because my nearest relative is in Arkansas. They only asked for that information so that they can hunt you down. Fill out your applications wisely. As the good book says, “As wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove.”
Let’s go to the dispute process with these collections. The dispute process dispute to see if the evidence of the debt can be removed. People ask us all the time, “What do I do with my collection account?” The first thing you want to do is if we can delete the evidence of the debt, let’s do that. Your score is going to go up. Your fundability is going to go up by getting rid of any possible debt collection. The next one is if it’s deleted, your score in fundability improves, but the debt is eternal. The debt never goes away until it’s paid. Somebody may stop collecting it, but it’s still out there. They have the right to contact you at any time.
The second thing is to wait and see if the debt is sold and settle it before they report. We dispute it, let’s say we’re lucky and we remove all evidence on all three bureaus of that debt, but it doesn’t mean that’s gone. It could be sold to a new collection agency and hopefully, we get a letter that says, “Settle it or we’re going to report it.” That’s when we settle it. We can settle the debt and try to negotiate its deletion by the play strategy. The debt goes away, score in fundability improves. The other thing that many of you do is don’t do anything and when it falls off, hope it never gets sold. That’s the worst possible scenario. Our recommendations are always to do one round of disputes, see what we can remove and if it’s removed, wait for the debt to come back to us and be prepared to settle it and pay it, or settle it and then negotiate its deletion.
Many times, some of our most successful clients have sought to settle it. If you have the resources, settle it. Part of the negotiation is if they seek to remove it or say that they’ll remove from the bureaus, then you pay it off. If they say, “No, we’re not going to do it. We’re not going to remove it,” then we go to the number one dispute model and negotiate it later. Do not pay off your collections without talking to your advisor team first. There are no exceptions, because we want to get the highest yield. Many times, people say, “I got a windfall. I paid off all my debts,” then they’re wondering why their score isn’t improving.
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(Reuters) – Apple sold more iPhones than Wall Street expected in the third quarter and forecast revenue in the current period would top many analysts’ targets, soothing fears that demand for Apple’s most important product had hit a wall.
Its shares (AAPL) rose almost 7% in after-hours trading.
The world’s most valuable publicly traded company said it sold 40.4 million iPhones in the third quarter, down 15% from the year-ago quarter but slightly more than the average analyst forecast of 40.02 million, according to research firm FactSet StreetAccount.
IPhone sales dropped for the second straight quarter, and Apple’s total revenue fell 14.6% in the fiscal third quarter, ended June 25.
Demand for Apple’s phones has waned in China, partly because of economic uncertainty there, and has also slowed in more mature markets as people tend to hold on to their phones for longer.
Apple Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri said the company’s performance had topped his expectations in a quarter weighed down by tough foreign exchange rates and difficult comparisons with blockbuster iPhone 6 sales from the previous year.
Apple reduced channel inventory by $3.6 billion, exceeding the $2 billion expected reduction, meaning sales were better than they appeared, Maestri said.
Customer demand “was better than what is implied in our results and better than we had anticipated,” he told Reuters in an interview.
Sales of the iPhone fell last quarter for the first time since the gadget’s release in 2007, dropping 16.3%. Maestri projected the gadget’s average selling price to rise in the September quarter.
Sales of iPhones account for about two-thirds of Apple’s total sales. The iPhone lineup includes the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, as well as the smaller and cheaper iPhone SE.
Apple’s quarterly net profit fell 27% to $7.8 billion, while revenue of $42.36 billion beat analysts’ average estimate of $42.09 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Sales in Greater China, once touted as Apple’s next growth engine, decreased 33.1%, compared with a 112.4% growth in the year earlier quarter and a near 26% fall in the second quarter.
Investors are sensitive to any signs of trouble in China, one of the company’s largest markets by revenue.
Maestri attributed the drop to channel inventory reduction in the nation, foreign exchange headwinds and a general downturn in the Chinese economy.
“It is very clear that there are some signs of economic slowdown in China, and we will have to work through them,” he said. “We understand China well and we remain very, very optimistic about the future there.”
Apple’s services business, which includes the App Store, Apple Pay, iCloud and other services generated nearly $6 billion in revenue, up 18.9% from the previous year.
As iPhone sales level off, Apple is attempting to wring more revenue out of its existing base of users by emphasizing services such as the App Store, Apple Music, storage center iCloud and mobile wallet Apple Pay. Such services emerged as Apple’s second-largest business after the iPhone for the first time in the company’s second quarter, eclipsing gadgets such as the iPad and the Mac.
That shift in the business bodes well for Apple because gross margins on services are better than the average for the rest of the company, Maestri said.
“It’s a great business because it is recurring in nature and more linked to our installed base,” he said.
The company forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $45.5 billion to $47.5 billion, largely above Wall Street’s average estimate of $45.71 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
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The forecast, covering the quarter ending September, will likely include at least the first weekend of sales of the iPhone 7 range, which Apple is expected to launch in September.
Up to Tuesday’s close, Apple’s shares had fallen about 8.2% since the start of the year. Shares rose almost 7% to $103.10 in after-hours trade following publication of results.
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1. To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.
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a. To perceive as familiar; recognize: I know that face.
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7. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct: knows right from wrong.
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9. Archaic To have sexual intercourse with.
1. To possess knowledge, understanding, or information.
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in the know Informal
Possessing special or secret information.
know full well
To have complete knowledge of; understand completely: You know full well you're supposed to take off your shoes when you come inside.
know (someone) in the biblical sense
To have sexual relations with (someone).
you know Informal
Used parenthetically in conversation, as to fill pauses or educe the listener's agreement or sympathy: Please try to be, you know, a little quieter. How were we supposed to make camp in a storm like that, you know?
[Middle English knouen, from Old English cnāwan; see gnō- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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Why User Experience Cannot Be Designed
A lot of designers seem to be talking about user experience (UX) these days. We’re supposed to delight our users, even provide them with magic, so that they love our websites, apps and start-ups. User experience is a very blurry concept. Consequently, many people use the term incorrectly. Furthermore, many designers seem to have a firm (and often unrealistic) belief in how they can craft the user experience of their product. However, UX depends not only on how something is designed, but also on other aspects. In this article, I will try to clarify why UX cannot be designed.
Heterogeneous Interpretations of UX
I recently visited the elegant website of a design agency. The website looked great, and the agency has been showcased several times. I am sure it delivers high-quality products. But when it presents its UX work, the agency talks about UX as if it were equal to information architecture (IA): site maps, wireframes and all that. This may not be fundamentally wrong, but it narrows UX to something less than what it really is.
The perception might not be representative of our industry, but it illustrates that UX is perceived in different ways and that it is sometimes used as a buzzword for usability. For more, see Hans-Christian Jetter and Jens Gerken’s article “A Simplified Model Of User Experience For Practical Application”. However, UX is not only about human-computer interaction (HCI), usability, or IA — albeit usability probably is the most important factor that shapes UX.
Some research indicates that perceptions of UX are different. Still, everyone tends to agree that UX takes a broader approach to communication between computer and human than traditional HCI — see Effie Lai-Chong Law et al’s article “Understanding, Scoping And Defining User Experience: A Survey Approach”. Whereas HCI is concerned with task solution, final goals and achievements, UX goes beyond these. UX takes other aspects into consideration as well, such as emotional, hedonic, aesthetic, affective and experiential variables. Usability in general can be measured, but many of the other variables integral to UX are not as easy to measure.
Hassenzahl’s Model Of UX
Several models of UX have been suggested, some of which are based on Hassenzahl’s model. This model assumes that each user assigns some attributes to a product or service when using it.
As we will see, these attributes are different for each individual user. UX is the consequences of these attributes plus the situation in which the product is used.
The attributes can all be grouped into four main categories: manipulation, identification, stimulation and evocation. These categories can, on a higher level, be grouped into pragmatic and hedonic attributes. Whereas the pragmatic attributes relate to the practical usage and functions of the product, the hedonic attributes relate to the user’s psychological well-being. Understanding the divide can help us to understand how to design products with respect to UX, and the split also clarifies why UX itself cannot be designed.
Hassenzahl explains the hedonic and pragmatic qualities with a hammer metaphor. The pragmatic qualities are the function and a way for us to use that function. However, a hammer can also have hedonic qualities; for instance, if it is used to communicate professionalism or to elicit memories.
In this model, the pragmatic attributes relate to manipulation of the software. Essentially, manipulation is about the core functionalities of a product and the ways to use those functions. Typically, we relate these attributes to usability. A consequence of pragmatic qualities is satisfaction. Satisfaction emerges if a user uses a product or service to achieve certain goals and the product or service fulfills those goals.
Examples of attributes that are typically assigned to websites (and software in general) are “supporting,” “useful,” “clear” and “controllable.” The purpose of a product should be clear, and the user should understand how to use it. To this end, manipulation is often considered the most important attribute that contributes to the UX.
Although manipulation is important, a product can have other functions as well. The first of these is called identification. Think about it: many of the items connected to you right now could probably be used to get an idea of who you are and what you care about, even though some of them would be more important or descriptive than others. The secondary function of an object is to communicate your identity to others. Therefore, to fulfill this function, objects need to enable users to express themselves.
The growth of social media can be explained by this identification function. Previously, we used personal websites to tell the world about our hobbies and pets. Now, we use social media.
Facebook, blogs and many other online services help us to communicate who we are and what we do; the products are designed to support this identification need. MySpace, for example, takes advantage of this identification function; it allows users to customize their profiles in order to express themselves. WordPress and other platforms let bloggers select themes and express themselves through content, just as users do through status updates on Facebook, Twitter and all the other social platforms out there.
The Pareto principle, also known as the 80-20 rule, states that 80% of the available resources are typically used by 20% of the operations. It has been suggested, therefore, that in traditional usability engineering, features should have to fight to be included, because the vast majority of them are rarely used anyway.
This is necessarily not the case with UX, because rarely used functions can fill a hedonic function called stimulation. Rarely used functions can stimulate the user and satisfy the human urge for personal development and more skills. Certain objects could help us in doing so by providing insights and surprises.
From this perspective, unused functions should not be dropped from software merely because they are used once in a blue moon. If they are kept, they could one day be discovered by a user and give them a surprise and positive user experience. As a result, the user might think “What a brilliant application this is!” and love it even more.
In fact, this is exactly what I thought (and found myself tweeting) when Gmail notified me that I had forgotten to attach the file I’d mentioned in an email. If you do a Twitter search for “gmail attachment,” you’ll probably find many others who feel the same.
Furthermore, I think “Pretty cool!” when YouTube enhances its presence by modifying its logo on Super Bowl Sunday (or Valentine’s Day). I also discovered something new when MailChimp’s monkey whispered, “Psst, Helge, I heard a rumor…” and linked me to a Bananarama song on YouTube. There are many examples, but the best “stimulating” functions are probably those that are unexpected but still welcome (like the Gmail notification).
The fourth function that a product can have, according to Hassenzahl’s model, is evocation, which is about recalling the past through memory. We enjoy talking and thinking about the good old days (even yesterday), and we want objects to help us with this. Even weird, dusty and practically useless souvenirs (with weak manipulative qualities) have evocative function because they help us to recall the past.
In Design, we can certainly give a website a vintage look and feel to remind us of our childhood, high school or the ’60s… or the ’30s. But even websites with a modern and minimalist design can have evocative attributes. For instance, don’t Facebook and Flickr (by way of their users and your friends) provide you with a huge number of pictures from the past, some of which are highly evocative?
Having said all this, why is it argued that UX cannot be designed? It’s because UX depends not only on the product itself, but on the user and the situation in which they use the product.
You Cannot Design the User
Users are different. Some are able to easily use a website to perform their task. Other simply are not. The stimulation that a product provides depends on the individual user’s experience with similar products. Users compare websites and have different expectations. Furthermore, they have different goals, and so they use what you have made in different modes.
Think about it: when judging the food and service at a restaurant, you will always compare what you experience to other restaurants you have been to. They have shaped your experience. Your companions compare it to their previous experiences, which are certainly different from yours. The same goes for software, websites and apps. Evocative qualities vary even more, simply because all users have a unique history and unique memories.
You Cannot Design the Situation
UX also depends on the context in which the product is used. A situation goes beyond what can be designed. It can determine why a product is being used, and it can shape a user’s expectations.
On some occasions, you may want to explore and take advantage of the wealth of features in WordPress. In other situations, the same functions may make things too complex for you. On some occasions, you may find it totally cool that the MailChimp monkey tells you randomly that, “It’s five o’clock somewhere,” but in other cases it would feel entirely weird and annoying, because you are using the application in a different mode.
Furthermore, UX evolves over time. The first time a user tries an application, they may be confused by it and have a slightly negative experience. Later, when they get used to it and discover its wealth of features and potential and learn how to handle it, they might get emotionally attached to it, and the UX would become more positive.
We Can Design For UX
Many designers label themselves “UX designers.” This implies great confidence in the capabilities of the designer, and suggests that the user experience can be designed. But as explained, we cannot do this. Instead, we can design for UX. We can design the product or service, and we can have a certain kind of user experience in mind when we design it. However, there is no guarantee that our product will be appreciated the way we want it to be (again, see Hassenzahl). We can shape neither our users’ expectations nor the situation in which they use what we have designed.
It is certainly possible to have a fairly good idea of the potential ways a user will judge what we make, as Oliver Reichenstein points out. Movies, rhetoric and branding demonstrate as much: they predict certain experiences, and they often achieve their goals, too.
However, a thrilling movie is probably more thrilling in the theater than at home, because the physical environment (i.e. the situation that shapes the UX) is different. In the same way, the effectiveness of an advertisement will always depend on the context in which it is consumed and the critical sense and knowledge of the consumer (i.e. the user’s prior experience). The commercials are designed to elicit certain experiences, but their level of success does not depend solely on the commercials themselves.
The difference between designing UX and designing for UX is subtle but important. It can help us understand and remind us of our limitations. It can help us think of how we want the UX to be.
It has been suggested, for instance, that UX is the sum of certain factors, such as fun, emotion, usability, motivation, co-experience, user involvement and user engagement (for more, see Marianna Obrist et al’s article “Evaluating user-generated content creation across contexts and cultures”). In turn, we must address some of these factors when we design for UX, depending on how we want our product to be perceived. If we want an application to be fun, then we need to add some features that will entertain; a joke, a challenging quiz, a funny video, a competitive aspect or something else. We should keep in mind, however, that, as designers, we can never really predict that the application will be perceived as fun by the user. Users have different standards, and sometimes they aren’t even willing to be entertained.
Extra Credit: How To Design For UX
A good design includes not only a good understanding what UX is all about, but also a even better understanding of our users’ needs — so we can, ideally, exceed their expectations.
If we want to design for UX, then we need to understand what UX is all about. For example, knowing which variables make users judge a product might be advantageous, and Hassenzahl’s UX model is one such model for this.
Other models have been suggested as well, such as Peter Morville’s “Seven Facets Of User Experience.” Here, UX is split into useful, usable, desirable, findable, accessible, credible and valuable. As you may have noticed, these facets fit Hassenzahl’s model pretty well: useful, usable, findable, credible and accessible could all be considered as pragmatic (i.e. utilitarian and usability-related) qualities, while desirable and valuable would qualify as hedonic (well-being-related) qualities.
As mentioned, UX has also been viewed as the sum of particular factors. Other models have been suggested as well, some of which are linked to at the bottom of this article.
Following this, we need to understand our users. Traditional methods are certainly applicable, such as user research with surveys, interviews and observation. Also, personas have been suggested as a means of designing for UX, as have UX patterns. Smashing Magazine has already presented a Round-Up Of Methods.
Finally, give users what they want — and a little more. In addition to enabling users to use your service effectively and efficiently, make them also think, “Wow, this application is genius.” Exceed their expectations desirably. If you do so, they will use your website or app not because they have to but because they want to.
To learn more about UX, you may want to read the following:
What Is User Experience Design? Overview, Tools and Resources
A useful introduction to UX, along with suggested techniques and helpful tools for designing for UX.
8 Must-See UX Diagrams
An excellent collection of visualizations of the concepts and fragments of UX.
Retro and Vintage in Modern Web Design
An extensive showcase of inspiring websites that are graphically designed to elicit memories.
A website dedicated to debunking misconceptions about UX.
The Thing and I: Understanding the Relationship Between a User and a Product
Freely available extracts from Marc Hassenzahl’s article on the UX model referred to in this article.
Further Reading on Smashing Magazine
- “Design Patterns Series,” Vitaly Friedman
- “How Even Small UX Changes Can Result In An Increase In Conversion (A Case Study),” Denis Studennikov
- “What Is The Role Of Creativity In UX Design?,” Susan Weinschenk
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Hurricane Harvey has proven to be a disaster of epic proportions. Survivors will divide their lives into what happened pre-Harvey and what happened post-Harvey. Many will not feel like solid ground is beneath their feet for years to come. However, something good can come from the worst situations, including Hurricane Harvey.
Amid the devastation of 130mph winds, floods reaching an 800-year high-water mark, and looters, we’ve seen pictures of people helping each other – white people, black people, Hispanic people, people here illegally. Hurricane Harvey has done what almost no one else has been able to do. He showed us that all the things separating us are bull(manure). None of that matters when an entire community is fighting to save their property, their homes, and their lives.
Harvey has taught us is it’s hard to hate someone when we know their fears and their struggles. Daryl Davis has known this truth since 1968 when, as the only black Cub Scout in the pack, he carried the American flag in a Belmont, Massachusetts parade. Ten-year-old Davis had no idea the rocks and bottles landing all around were meant for him until pack leaders and other members formed a protective wall around him.
Since he had attended international schools while his father worked in the Foreign Service, racism was not something Davis had experienced until the family moved back to the U.S. When he asked his parents about what had happened, he couldn’t understand how people could attack him because of his skin color. That’s when, according to Davis, he first asked the question, “How can you hate me if you don’t even know me?” That question would set the course of his life.
After receiving a music degree from Howard University, Davis began his career as a blues musician. One of his early gigs, however, was with a country band. He was the only black member and usually the only black person in the bars and lounges where they played. One night in 1983, when he was 25, a man approached him after the set and commented on his musical style.
During their conversation, the man told Davis that he had never shared a drink with a black man before. When Davis asked why, the man told him he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Davis laughed. He didn’t believe it until the man pulled out his KKK card.
Their shared taste in music – the man had told Davis he’d never heard a black man play the piano like Jerry Lee Lewis – overcame their differences, and the man told him to get in touch next time Davis played at the bar. He did, and the two men formed an unlikely friendship. Eventually, because of that relationship, the man left the Klan. That flipped a switch in Davis’s brain, and he became a man on a mission.
Since then, Davis has spent every minute he’s not playing music befriending white supremacists. He’s been threatened, sued, and physically attacked, but he’s never wavered in his determination to fight racism. Klan members who have left the organization after becoming friends with Davis include two Grand Giants, a Grand Klaliff, and an Imperial Wizard.
Davis estimates at least fifty members have left the Klan after spending time with him. Add to that the number of Klansmen they might have recruited, and it appears Daryl Davis has done much to combat racism in America. And yet, some of his biggest critics are other black Americans.
Many claim that by developing relationships with white supremacists and eating at their tables, Davis has set black Americans’ civil rights gains back at least two decades. Davis, who collects the robes of his friends who have left the Klan, responds by asking those critics how many robes they’ve collected. The only answer he’s ever received is, “None.”
Many of those who criticize Davis are pastors. They seem to have forgotten the scriptures. Matthew 9:10-12 says, “
10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”
While his critics protest, riot, burn down neighborhoods, and execute cops, Daryl Davis practices love as modeled by Jesus. And, he has results to validate his approach. Those who decry his methods have resentment, conflict, and strife to show for their efforts.
This nation and this world need more people like Daryl Davis, who don’t need a tragedy to show them that we’re all human, and we all have the same wants and needs. What kind of world would we live in if BLM started using Daryl Davis’s methods? We’ll never know for sure, but I’ll be it would be a better one.
Roy Jeffords is an author, ghost writer, and curmudgeon-at-large. A graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, he lives in Texas with his wife and their two boxers. Find him on Facebook at Roy Jeffords, Twitter @royjeffords, and Instagram royjeffords. Contact him at [email protected] | <urn:uuid:7136e259-5d41-4e06-9b52-0fb78ea10303> | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | https://politicalcowboy.com/fighting-racism-love/ | 2019-03-25T23:02:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912204461.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20190325214331-20190326000331-00188.warc.gz | en | 0.985818 | 1,133 |
As sector grows by 11%, Unite highlights low pay, unpaid hours and precarious work
Bruton must focus on quality of jobs as well as quantity of students
April 4th: Unite, which organises English Language Teachers, today highlighted poor working conditions in the sector and called on Minister Richard Bruton to focus on “the quality of jobs as well as the quantity of students”.
Commenting, Unite Regional Organiser Roy Hassey said:
“Last October Education and Skills Minister Richard Bruton announced that the Government intended growing the number of international students studying in Ireland by 25 per cent over four years, and recent figures published by Marketing English in Ireland showed that the sector grew by 11 per cent in 2016.
“But although the numbers are impressive, the fact is that English Language Teaching is booming on the backs of workers.
“In addition to the overuse of fixed-term contracts or low hours contracts, and some cases where no contracts at all have been issued, Unite has found a worrying incidence of bogus self-employment.
“Teachers doing the same work face massive pay discrepancies, with good schools paying €20 or more per hour while others pay not far above the Living Wage. At the same time, most teachers are only paid for contact hours, and are effectively expected to perform tasks such as preparing lessons and marking tests for free.
“The precarious nature of many contracts also means that English Language Teachers often have no entitlement to holiday pay or sick pay.
“Minister Bruton and the Government have rightly identified English Language Teaching as a growth sector – but they need to focus on growing the quality of jobs, as well as the quantity of students”, Roy Hassey concluded. | <urn:uuid:af5fa1a9-2bfc-485a-8939-f0a4b7b643c4> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://unitetheunionireland.org/2017/04/04/english-language-teaching-booming-on-backs-of-workers/ | 2019-06-19T04:40:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998913.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20190619043625-20190619065625-00521.warc.gz | en | 0.96465 | 358 |
EU construction production fell in MayThursday 17 July 2014 11.23
Production in the construction sector fell across the European Union in May when compared to the previous month, according to Eurostat, but was higher on an annual basis.
The sector saw a 1.6% fall in production across the 28 countries of the EU during the month, according to the European statistics agency, while the euro zone saw a 1.5% monthly decline.
Compared with May 2013, however, production was 3.2% higher in the EU and 3.5% higher amongst euro zone countries.
On a monthly basis, production in Germany saw the biggest decline at 4.9% - while Spanish production rose by 1%.
On an annual basis, Spain saw a 42.4% rise in construction production, with Slovenia recording a 41.8% gain.
Romanian production was 10.3% lower, while Portugal’s construction sector fell by 10.2%.
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Hirams Knob is a 2,884 ft / 879 m mountain peak near Woodridge, New York, United States. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 283rd highest mountain in New York and the 37063rd highest mountain in the United States. The nearest peaks are Haynes Mountain, Belleayre Mountain, Balsam Mountain, Eagle Mountain, Fleischmann Mountain, and Graham Mountain. See the Hirams Knob map, 3D fly around, and the Hirams Knob photos to get a better sense of the mountain.
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- Haynes Mountain 3,425 ft / 1,044 m 2 mi / 3 km away
- Belleayre Mountain 3,429 ft / 1,045 m 3 mi / 4 km away
- Balsam Mountain 3,610 ft / 1,100 m 3 mi / 4 km away
- Eagle Mountain 3,602 ft / 1,098 m 3 mi / 5 km away
- Fleischmann Mountain 2,910 ft / 887 m 3 mi / 5 km away
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Tricolored Heron in Breeding Plumage
by Rich Leighton | May 2, 2010
Last month I was in the Big Cypress National Preserve looking for new material for www.FloridaNaturePhotography.com – particularly birds in breeding plumage when I spotted this amazing tricolored heron on the side of the road. It was in the most resplendent of breeding colors. Bright blue beak and face, deep blood-red eyes, violet and blue-gray plumage, completed with snowy white plumes at the back of its crown. Just gorgeous!
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After spotting it at about 60 mph on the highway, I pulled to the far side of the road and walked back on the opposite side of the road as the heron, as to not spook it. Crossing the road, it was still there hunting fish in the canal paralleling the highway. It was rather windy, and bright, so I knew I’d have to shoot fast, and approach with the light coming from the side, as I was using a circular polarized filter. This filter is used to cut harsh reflections and generally help balance the light and colors, very handy as the bright sunlight was reflecting off the water and back onto the heron.
I sat down on the side of the canal and got ready to go to work. Any photographer who photographs a lot of birds can tell you all about the “scoot & shoot” – this is where you take your first clean shot, look for the reaction of the subject you are photographing, then you scoot a little closer, recompose, then shoot again. The idea is to get close enough to get your natural scene, then fill the frame with the subject, get some better close-ups, and hopefully that lucky clear headshot before you withdraw to leave the bird as undisturbed as possible. The key is patience and watching for sudden alert movement or reaction in response to your movement or actions. After about 20 minutes of scooting and shooting – I got exactly what I wanted, and left the wary tricolored heron to continue fishing undisturbed. The idea is to be as unobtrusive as possible, and it’s not too difficult when you have the right zoom lens.
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Watch Hollywood Horror Full Movies: Bluebeard 1944 Hollywood Horror Movie | John Carradine | Full Length Hollywood Movies | #FilmNoir
In Paris, an artist hires portrait models, and after he finishes their portraits, he strangles them.
Bluebeard is a 1944 Film Noir film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring John Carradine in the title role. The film is based on the famous French tale Barbe bleue that tells the story of a violent nobleman in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of one wife to avoid the fate of her predecessors.
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8 September 2023
Can economic growth address both poverty and climate change? Andrew Percy discusses McKinsey’s latest report.
Sometimes a simple turn of phrase with a little alliteration brings a fresh new perspective to light. The idea that governments should set their sights on “higher empowerment” is a welcome development, and not one that I expected to hear from a global consulting firm more commonly associated with hard-nosed economics and geopolitical power analysis.
McKinsey Global, a consulting firm to many governments, has written a report called “From poverty to empowerment” that makes the case for a global effort to increase the empowerment of ordinary people everywhere.
What is really revealing is that even the most classical analysis of our challenges cannot close the “gap” with the standard mantras of economic growth, innovation, and technology. McKinsey, as one would expect, believes that economic growth should be the major driving force in the future and is clearly unaware that we live on a finite planet. But even with that framework they do not believe that economic growth alone will deliver a sustainable future.
They identify an “empowerment gap” which is preventing countries from reaching their true potential. The gap is expressed in the millions of people who live in conditions that prevent them being able to make their full contribution. 15 million people in the UK.
Closing that “gap” will require the reliable provision of “affordable essentials”, the report says. Their list of essentials lines up with the IGP’s Universal Basic Services: shelter, education, care and food. (They are missing transport and information services, but that’s why we do the work we do at the Institute for Global Prosperity to expand classical mindsets.)
Public action to ensure access to those essential services would contribute the equivalent to $3 trillion to closing the “empowerment gap” according to their report.
At the IGP we take a seriously different view on empowerment and prosperity to McKinsey. The problem is not usefully framed as spending power and the solutions to our problems are not going to come from never ending economic growth in a finite biosphere. But what is interesting is to see institutions grounded in the old ways of thinking acknowledge that there’s a missing piece in their puzzle. They can’t close all the gaps with just more and more economic activity. The gap they see cannot be closed economically. Social, public, collective action is needed.
Making the essentials of life accessible and affordable is going to be vital in our future and something we agree with McKinsey. One result of a Universal Basic Services approach will be increased productivity. But the really important result will be higher empowerment.
In a time of great challenges we will need great contributions from everyone. Higher and wider empowerment is the path to prosperity and we welcome McKinsey’s and everyone else’s shift to the global introduction of Universal Basic Services.
For more information about our Universal Basic Services work read:
Andrew Percy is Director of the Social Prosperity Network at the Institute for Global Prosperity
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@jamiebuilds was sick of all the ceremony around state management in React, so he built Unstated.
Unstated isn’t ambitious, use it as you need it, it’s nice and small for that reason. Don’t think of it as a “Redux killer”. Don’t go trying to build complex tools on top of it. Don’t reinvent the wheel. Just try it out and see how you like it.
It’s been getting some praise on the Twitters. Sindre Sorhus says:
Unstated is a breath of fresh air for state management. I rewrote my whole app to use it yesterday. | <urn:uuid:e8e89752-96ee-4fa5-8cdd-13f0078fa487> | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | https://changelog.com/news/unstated-react-state-so-simple-it-goes-without-saying-d2a | 2020-07-02T06:37:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655878519.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20200702045758-20200702075758-00360.warc.gz | en | 0.957851 | 145 |
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Halloween Games… They needn’t just be for kids. Incorporate some of these totally adult-approved, and really cool (not to mention fun) games at your Halloween party to make it the best ever…
Selfie Scavenger Hunt
Post stills from famous scary movies around the house and set your guests a scavenger hunt. Whoever takes a selfie with all of the stills first, wins. Alternatively, set the scavenger hunt with landmarks close to your house (the spooky tree at the bottom of the garden, for example). The winner is whoever makes it back to the house alive!
See how well your guests really know each other with this crime-scene inspired game. Draw chalk outlines of one another and then take it in turns to match the outline to the guest. Bonus points to the guest with the best CSI-inspired pose.
You’ve heard of cheese rolling but have you have ever heard of pumpkin rolling? We thought not. Make a ramp down the stairs or use a hill outside and challenge your guests to race their pumpkins down it. The winner? Whoever comes first with their pumpkin still intact- it’s harder than it sounds!
Hollow out some pumpkins before the party and challenge your guests to carve the most intricate/ spooky design. You can find some pictures of spooky designs online for inspiration, or simply ask your guests to use their imagination. Just make sure they’ve not had too much pumpkin juice first!
Movie buff? Show off your knowledge to your friends and challenge their’s too with a horror-movie inspired trivia quiz. Can they remember the soundtrack to The Shining? Or do their skills lie in their memory for spooky one-liners?
Shot In The Dark
Watch one of your favourite horror movies and set challenges for the scary parts. Tell your guests that whoever screams will have to do a silly forfeit- guaranteed to turn any horror movie into a comedy.
Monster Match Dance Contest
Split your guests into teams and give them fifteen minutes to learn all of the dance moves to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. When the time’s up, stage a dance-off. The winning team, with the best and most accurate choreography, can then set a forfeit for the losing team.
Witches’ hat ring toss
Use some black card to make witch hats and some card of a different colour to make frisbee-like rings then challenge your guests to throw the rings over the witches hats. To spice things up, you can place truth or dare cards under the hats to give your guests an extra surprise!
There’s nothing fun about apple-bobbing. Your hair gets wet, your lipstick gets smudged and your mascara runs. Instead, try apple-passing. Split your guests into teams and tell them to get into circles. Then get them to pass an apple around the circle, the twist being that they’re not allowed to use their hands! Hint: for hygiene reasons it’s probably best to pass it under the chin…
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