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Corey Throneberry is the new senior director of development for the College of Business at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. He will direct the college’s external relationships with community partners and businesses.
Throneberry will also work with the college’s executive staff and department chairs to identify and implement advancement and development goals. He’ll work with alumni and friends of the College of Business for contributions and work with key prospects for major gifts.
Throneberry brings a wealth of experience to the table from previous positions at First Service Bank and Centennial Insurance Agency in Conway and has established valuable contacts through the years.
Throneberry graduated from the University of Central Arkansas’ College of Business with a bachelor’s degree in insurance and risk management.
Jennifer Conner is a new associate professor of clinical medicine at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas in Jonesboro.
Conner will assist with the development of the Delta Population Health Institute. She will also teach courses in NYITCOM’s master’s of public health degree program and will be involved in the First District Congressional Health Policy Fellowship.
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Councillors have watered down a report on how West Lindsey District can cope with higher gypsy numbers.
A Gypsy and Traveller Assessment had suggested the council would have to nearly double its provision of gypsy and traveller accommodation, with “a need” of 43 extra pitches, up from the current 49.
Priority would also be given to extending existing sites, leading to fears of gypsy ‘encampments’ at Brigg, Market Rasen and Caistor.
But WLDC’s Prosperous Communities Committee last week backed a “less specific” set of alternative recommendations, where the report would be “noted” rather than “accepted” as evidence towards future gypsy and traveller policies in an upcoming Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.
There would be more working with neighbouring councils “to ensure that the location of gypsy and traveller sites are fairly and equitably distributed across Central Lincolnshire and other neighbouring council areas.”
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Yesterday, we ran the story of a Consumerist reader who couldn’t seem to convince Continental her service dog was the real deal. At the opposite end of the spectrum, SeattlePI.com writes about a woman who brought her dog into a grocery store and just left it on its own while she went shopping and store employees did nothing about it.
At what point is it acceptable for someone to bring their dog with them to a place of business? Is it fine to bring your pooch with you to an outdoor farmer’s market but not a grocery store? How about sitting with your canine companion on a restaurant patio versus having the mutt sit at your table inside with you in a Hammacher Schlemmer pet high chair?
What about non-food businesses: Is it ever okay to bring your dog — or any pet for that matter — inside a store or your office?
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Global emissions jump 3%; experts dismayed
Posted: December 3, 2012 at 2:14 a.m.
The amount of heat-trapping pollution the world spewed rose again last year by 3 percent. So scientists say it’s now unlikely that global warming can be limited to a couple of degrees, which is an international goal.
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Okay, okay, it's Saturday. I'm late. Sorry! But I'll admit, I was having a family day with hubby and kid and that kinda superceded everything. It's also first on my Friday list of things to be grateful for.
1) Hubby took a day off. Normally, this isn't recommended, but the man has been slaving for months. He needed some down time and believe it or not, he wanted it with me and Moo. :) (I know, signs of serious strain! LOL) We didn't go anywhere special. We walked at the mall. He got a CD. We went to the grocery store. We came home and watched movies together. It was just a really nice time. SO grateful that we get to do that every now and then because, sweet lord, how I love that man.
2) My website is fixed! Okay, here's the skinny. It's no secret I don't particularly like PCs. I'm a Mac user. I like the simplicity. I like the clean lines. I REALLY like having all of my hair at the end of the day. I don't mention this lightly. I had a PC, nearly 10 years ago. I nearly smashed it on the ground, I've never wanted anything to die so badly. But, I digress. So, I have been happily making the website, getting really pleased at the table skills and such, only to discover that PCs weren't only not able to see the tables...just about every inch of the site looked like someone took a jigsaw to it if you viewed it with a PC. I had two professional webdesigners look at it for me and they said the code was right, it should have worked...but it wasn't and they couldn't say for sure why. Turns out that Geocities reads one thing wrong--the comment links. In HTML, you can label parts of your table without it showing or messing up the code. Geocities saw those labels as reason to completely blind out the tables. (Insert much screaming here.) Then, the header image wouldn't fit right on a PC--some weird white border around the image no matter what I did. Cracked that one last night! (Marginwidth is your friend.) So, my PC friends, if you were to click on my site now, it is actually a functional site! WOOHOO!
3) Labor Day weekend. I am SO thrilled. We'll prolly go to a BBQ at the in-laws, but mostly, it's going to be the laziest darn weekend and I'm totally okay with that. :) I could use some laze.
4) I picked up my MS again. The one that requires another 6500 words. I was able to see better where there's places to layer. Scenes can be fixed. The god-awful speedy ending needs to be slowed down. It can be fixed and I'm not freaking out about it.
5) I begin the countdown til Moo goes back to school. Oh, beloved school, I have missed you so! That's right, boy has six days until he can go back. Which means, he will stop pointing at all the Back-To-School commercials with tears in his eyes and begging for school. (Hey, I feed, clothe and mother him. I never claimed to be Chuckie Cheese.) Soon, Moo and I will be back in love, since I'll be able to write (Glory Hallelujah!) and he'll be able to play with other kids and learn stuff again! Oh, sweet schedule, return to me! :) So, for the next couple of days, you will see a countdown on the bottom of each blog post until Sept 8th.
Extra thanks that my friend Larissa and her family are safe. Please be sure to check out the auction--I'll post a link when it's live--to help her out, as she has lost her home and pretty much all of her belongings. Sending out all my hopes for those struggling from Katrina.
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Samuel Cornell Esqr appeared at this Board, and produced His Majestys Mandamus appointing him a Member of this province, bearing date at St James's the 10th day of May last, And also a Certificate from His Excellency the Governor, that the said Samuel Cornell Esqr had taken the Oaths for the Qualification of Publick Officers—And at the same time the said Samuel Cornell took the Oath for the due execution of his Office, and took his seat at this Board accordingly.
His Excellency acquainted this Board that the reason of his calling the Council at this time, was in consequence of dispatches he had received on the 6th Instant from Richard Henderson Esqr one of His Majestys Associate Justices of this Province (inclosing a Memorial from the regulators to the Chief Justice, and his Associates) And also from the Inhabitants of the Town of Hillsborough setting forth the Insults and indignities offered to His Majestys Government, the Superior Court of Justice of that district, and the injuries done to the inhabitants of the said Town, with the Depositions of Ralph McNair Esqr and Josiah Lyon relative to the same All which His Excellency laid before this Board, and desired their opinion and advice on the present exigency. Ordered that the several papers be read—It is the unanimous advice of this Board that the several papers now read, be referred to the Attorney General, for his opinion on the several matters and offences set forth therein, And that he be directed to give his Opinion at full on these subjects in writing, and point out to His Excellency and this Board the most Effectual steps to bring the offenders to condign punishment.
His Excellency informed this Board that in consequence of information made to him, that large sums of the Certificates in 1768 were counterfeited and circulating in this Province, had thereupon
Whereas I have received information that the Certificates made & signed in pursuance of an Act of Assembly passed in December, One Thousand Seven hundred & Sixty Eight, payable out of the public Treasury, have been counterfeited and forged and such Counterfeits are now circulating in this Province to a Considerable Sum, to the great Damage and Injury of the Inhabitants, To the end therefore that the persons concerned in forging or uttering the said Certificates may be brought to condign punishment, I have thought fit, by and with the Advice & Consent of His Majesty's Council, to issue this my Proclamation, hereby Offering a reward of Two hundred pounds proclamation Money to such person (except the Offender) as shall discover any of the parties concerned payable on Conviction thereof. And I do also Offer His Majesty's most Gracious Pardon to such Offender as shall first appear and make a discovery of his Accomplices, so that they may be prosecuted according to due Course of Law.
Given under my hand & the Great Seal &c, at New Bern 27th August 1770.Wm. TRYON.By CommandJohn London, D. Sec'y.
His Excellency was pleased to lay before this board several letters of correspondence that passed between him, Mr Stewart the Superintendant of Indian Affairs, and one from Mr Cameron the Deputy Superintendant (with a letter from Mr Mitchell Merchant in Salisbury) and desired the opinion of this Board whether any measures can be taken to prevent Richard Paris from settling the Cherokee Lands on the Western Frontiers of this Province—It is the opinion of this Board that as Richard Paris is not an inhabitant of this province, they are at a loss to know what steps to recommend to remedy the matter complained of by Mr Stewart, But that this Government will take effectual care that no settlement shall be formed on the said Lands but under Grants from the Crown.
Then His Excellency desired the Opinion of this Board, as the suggestions in Mr Stewarts and Mr Camerons above Letters intimate a dissatisfaction of his conduct towards the Cherokees, whether in the behaviour to the said Indians he has at any time been wanting in attention and regard to their interest—It is the unanimous opinion of this Board, that the suggestions set forth are false and frivolous, and that the discontent of the said Indians appears to have been excited by the Traders settled amongst them.
His Excellency informed this Board, that in pursuance of a petition from the Freeholders in the Town of Hillsborough, he thought fit to Grant a Charter of Incorporation to the said Town, bearing date the 9th day of July last, with a power of returning a Burgess to the General Assembly—Ordered that the said Charter be read, and recorded in the Secretary's Office.
At a Council held at the Council Chamber at New Bern 18th October 1770.
The proceedings of the preceeding day were read to Mr McCulloch, he approved of the same.
Mr Attorney General having delivered in his Opinion at this Board agreeable to the Order of Council the 16th of this Instant in the following words, Vizt,
In obedience to the Commands of your Excellency in Council requiring my opinion upon the several Offences set forth in Mr Henderson's letter, Mr Moore's and Mr Lyon's Affidavits together with the petition of the Insurgents, I have attentively perused them, and I am of opinion, to consider them in a distinct and separate view.
That the pulling down Mr Fanning's house and the assaulting of several persons in the Town of Hillsborough, amount only to a riot.
That the menaces thrown out against, and the insult offered to Mr Justice Henderson when in the execution of his Office, and the Insurgents preventing him from holding out the Term there will
That words (though doubtful heretofore has been the Law, and various the determinations of the Courts at different periods of Time whether they amount to Treason or not) substantively taken are not I think at this day sufficient to convict a man of high treason; but if there is any Act of Violence, or declared intention of acting, consequent thereupon, then they clearly come within the purview of that offence; and therefore the words mentioned in Lyon's Affidavit, when a more minute inquiry can be made into the conduct of the Offenders, will probably turn out to be treason; but it appears to me that the tenor of that Affidavit is too inconclusive to issue warrants for that offence.
As to pointing out to your Excellency and Honours the most effectual steps to bring the offenders to condign punishment, I am apprehensive there is no process that can issue in the present situation of Affairs that would bring about that great end; as no obedience has been paid for some time past to any process whatever by the Insurgents; and who, if apprehended, must under the present Court Law be tried in the district where the offences was committed; a circumstance which, when the recent instances of their conduct are considered, leaves room to apprehend the inefficacy of every measure that may be derived from that source.
I therefore humbly conceive that it would be expedient for your Excellency to convene the Assembly as soon as possible, as it would discover to the Insurgents the activity of Government, contribute to check the progress of any future violence, and give the Representatives of the people the earliest opportunity of making such Laws, and providing for the vigorous execution of them, as may effectually bring the offenders to Justice—And in the mean time if your Excellency should think proper, it might not be inexpedient to direct the Colonels of the Militia in particular Counties to Muster their Regiments; in order to discover what number of Men would act as Volunteers, upon whose conduct when called out some dependence might be placed; and who would be ready to Act upon the most early notice.
These are the steps that appear to me most likely to bring the offenders to condign punishment, and as such are humbly submitted to your Excellency's and Honours Consideration.THOS. McGUIRE.
Oct. 18th 1770.
The same was taken into mature consideration, and His Excellency was pleased to take the opinion of this Board relative to the calling of the Assembly immediately. This Board taking the same into consideration are of opinion that as Col. Fanning has advised His Excellency of the 13th Inst that it is his belief that every thing will remain quiet, till the meeting of the Assembly, and on account of the late severe and present sickness in the province, in order to have a full house, it would be most advisable not to call the Assembly sooner than the 30th of November, to which time at present it stands prorogued.
This Board also recommend to His Excellency that he give orders to the Commanding Officers of the several regiments of Militia in this Province, to call an immediate Muster of their said Regiments, And that His Excellency direct the said Commanders to report to him as soon as possible the number of volunteers, that are willing to turn out in the service of their Country, and also the number of effective men that can be ordered out in case of an emergency.
Ordered that a proclamation issue in the following words, Vizt.
By His Excellency William Tryon Esqr &c. &c.
Whereas I have received information that a great number of outrageous and disorderly persons did tumultuously assemble themselves together in the Town of Hillsborough, on the 24th & 25th of last month, during the sitting of the Superior Court of Justice of that district, to oppose the just measures of Government, and in open violence of the Laws of their Country, audaciously attacking his Majestys Associate Justice in the Execution of his Office, and barbarously beating and wounding several persons in and during the sitting of said Court, and offering other enormous indignities and insults to his Majestys Government, committing the most violent outrages on the persons and properties of the inhabitants of the said Town, drinking damnation to their lawful Sovereign King George, and success to the pretender, To the end therefore that the persons concerned in the said outrageous Acts may be brought to Justice, I do by the advice and consent of His Majesty's Council issue this my Proclamation, hereby requiring and strictly enjoining all his Majestys Justices of the Peace in this Government to make diligentth day of November next, to which time it stands prorogued for the immediate dispatch of Publick business.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal &c. at New Bern 18th October 1770.Wm. TRYON.By his Excellencys CommandJohn London, Secretary.
His Excellency the Governor having accepted of Doctor William Houston a tract of Land for 12,500 acres situate in Anson County for which the said Houston obtained a Grant dated 3d March 1745 and assigned the same to His Excellency by deed bearing date 29th of April 1768, Proved and recorded in the registers office for Anson County which said Tract of Land is one of those contained in Grants to Henry McCulloh Esqr, and was allowed of by His Majesty in Council, to be surrendered for want of being seated agreeable to the conditions of the said Grants and Whereas the said tract of 12,500 Acres of Land being found to be very poor and barren, His Excellency never having received any benefit therefrom, Therefore makes a Deed of Surrender to His Majesty of the same in Council, in expectation that His Majesty will be graciously pleased to remit to him the arrears of Quit Rents due on the said tract, at the time of the surrender—Which surrender was accepted of in Council and His Excellency released from all future Quit rents on account of the said Lands and both the Patent and Conveyance to be struck off the rent-roll, and recorded in the Secretarys Office.
P. M. Present as in the Morning
His Excellency informed the Board that as he had received Authentick Accounts of the death of Benjamin Heron Esqr Secretary &c, of this province, He thought proper to appoint John London to Officiate in the Offices of Secretary and Clerk of the Crown, John Hawks Esqr Clerk of the Pleas, William Palmer Esqr to Officiate as Naval Officer and Charles Heron Esqr to officiate as Auditor—Which Commissions were produced at the Board, and the above mentioned Gentlemen, (except Mr Heron who was sick) appeared and took the Oaths appointed for the qualification of Publick Officers | <urn:uuid:7c4bd7a8-a63a-4918-b244-d8f7541b709b> | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr08-0147 | 2015-11-25T16:44:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398445219.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205405-00012-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974976 | 2,619 |
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Dicky Doo And The Don'ts
This was that last charting hit for Dicky Doo and The Donts reaching the number 61 spot in March of 1959. The lead singer Gerry Granahan also recorded with The Fireflies (You Were Mine). He also recorded under his own name for the Sunbeam label and managed to reach number 23 with a song called "No Chemise Please" in June of 1958.
Bopper Bob Hennessey
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Dan Mueller, who grew up in the village and now lives in Hartford, is the local George Webb franchisee who also owns George Webb restaurants in Hartford and West Bend. He said it is his policy not to allow guns to be carried into the restaurants.
He said he posted a sign on the door of the Sussex restaurant because of an incident last month involving an individual who carried a side arm into the China Wok on east Main Street.
Mueller said he was also alerted to the possibility that some individuals might carry side arms into local restaurants unless there is a sign posted on the door forbidding it.
He said signs have not been posted at his Hartford and West Bend establishments because “it has not become an issue” at those locations.
He said he was concerned that customers may feel uncomfortable. “If they see someone sitting at the counter with a gun strapped on” or that someone might walk into the restaurant during third shift hours wearing a gun. The restaurant is one of the few establishments in Lake Country open 24 hours. | <urn:uuid:f9599df0-5f2c-4841-af26-fe14372999a1> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://gundigest.com/article/wisconsin-george-webb-restaurants-ban-fireams | 2019-05-21T01:26:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256184.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190521002106-20190521024106-00324.warc.gz | en | 0.97663 | 228 |
Now here’s my journal entries for this week, but they come with an apology I actually didn’t do a good job of writing in my journal this week, sorry about that. At least you know they’re genuine, I mean I can’t be the only one that misses things from their journal can I?
January 15th 2018
Well it was a lot cooler today and our walk was very pleasant, when we walked along the bush trail part of our walk there was a tree across the trail from the high winds of yesterday. It’s funny because I do have to do a couple of things and I’ve been thinking about them quite a bit over the weekend, but my mind keeps throwing up obstacles – I wonder if the world is trying to tell me just to get over the obstacles like I went around the tree? Anyway when we got home it was weigh in time …
I lost a whooping 400grams this week! This is why it’s always a good idea to take your measurements as well because your weightloss isn’t always going to be in the kilos like it was for me on week one.
I lost a total of 8.6 cm this week – the biggest winner were my hips where I lost 3.7 cm. Definitely a cause for celebration and knowing that I was still loosing centimetres (which are what gets noticed) helps to stop you feeling deflated if the scales don’t give you a big drop!
Breakfast was a vanilla meal replacement made up with a scoop of fibre and water.
I actually forgot to write anything past breakfast in here (I’ve been at work!), but I had a shake for my lunch and my twist on a turkey and sweet potato shepherds pie. I used a turkey shepherds pie recipe from our private online support group (I don’t think I made any substitutions to it) for the ‘base’ part of the shepherds pie and then I adapted the sweet potato mash. I personally love sweet potato, but not so much as a mash so I used my mandoline and sliced the sweet potato and laid the slices on the top like you do with a hotpot – I covered it with foil for half the time it was in the oven and then removed the foil. I loved it, very nice indeed.
January 16th 2018
I had turkey chili on some black bean chips with fresh tomato and spring onion salsa on top for my dinner – delicious. Technically I shouldn’t have had the black bean chips as they were processed, but all of the ingredients were on the approved list and it was just so nice to feel like I was having nachos with the family (I must admit I would have enjoyed them even more if I was allowed cheese!)
January 17th 2018
A boiled egg was for morning tea.
Lunch was a chocolate protein shake made with water, greens balance and frozen strawberries.
In the afternoon I had a fizzy and a few nuts.
Leftovers, apple and almond butter made up my dinner.
January 18th 2018
Vanilla meal replacement made with water, fibre and a spoonful of almond butter – not my favorite with the almond butter!
Chocolate protein powder made with water, greens balance and frozen strawberries.
Eggs and salad
January 19th 2018
I decided to shake things up today – I’m going to have my main meal at lunch time as the last few days I’ve really be craving carbs in the afternoon even after having my fizz stick.
We had a short walk and I came home and bagged up a couple of garbage bags of leafs from the front garden which hardly left a dent but did provide a different type of exercise!
This morning I had a vanilla meal replacement and I added water, a scoop of fibre, a scoop of greens and a handful of frozen strawberries – this is yummy! I’m really hoping that the scoop of greens in the morning will give me a boost as I’ve been feeling tired for the last few days. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the plan just that on some days when I’ve been at the office my brain doesn’t switch off early enough at night so I don’t get enough sleep. The last two mornings I’ve actually gotten up at 7 and 7.30 respectively instead of 5.30!
Lunch was some turkey with a little brown rice salad (leftover brown rice, cherry tomatoes, baby capsicum, spring onion) and a large green salad (spinach, cucumber, lettuce, kale). It felt really nice to eat something at lunch time instead of having a shake I must admit.
I had a fizz stick in the afternoon and then about 4.30 I had a green apple with almond butter (planning on having my evening shake late as we have a late night tonight).
My evening shake was at 7.30 which is very late for me to be eating (I usually try not to eat after 7), but probably won’t get to bed until midnight at least so..
The evening shake was a chocolate protein shake made with water, a handful of baby spinach and some frozen strawberries, it was really delicious.
January 20th 2018
This morning I totally overslept, I’m surprised by how tired I’ve been the past 3 days, not sure why this is. My husband isn’t sure that I’m eating enough which is making me tired and I’m wondering if it’s because of someone I work with who totally saps my energy as I’ve been finding myself (pre-30 day plan) feeling exhausted for a couple of days after my 5 days shift and needing to just relax and collect myself.
Breakfast was a vanilla meal replacement shake made with a scoop of fibre, handful of spinach, a few frozen strawberries and almond milk – very nice.
We were out during the day and my daughter forgot to bring a snack so I only had half a green apple for morning tea!
Lunch was a chocolate protein shake made with almond milk, scoop of greens balance and some frozen strawberries – I found I didn’t really taste the strawberries so if I use almond milk with chocolate again I won’t bother with berries.
I had a fizz stick during the afternoon.
Dinner was some gluten free and preservative free greek lamb sausages with roasted sweet potato and a medley of veg – I sautéed some capsicum and spring onion, then I threw in some quartered and some halved (depending on the size) cherry tomatoes, a sprinkle of dried oregano and once they were warmed through I popped in a very large handful of baby spinach and let that wilt right down. It was a delicious meal.
January 21st 2018
Breakfast was a vanilla meal replacement made with almond milk, a scoop of fibre, a small handful of baby spinach and some frozen strawberries.
Morning tea was a green apple cut into slices with a side of almond butter. Whether you’re on the 30 day plan or not try dipping green apple into almond butter it is a d e l i c i o u s snack!
Lunch was a chocolate protein shake made with water, a scoop of greens balance and some frozen strawberries.
I had a fizz stick in the early afternoon and a boiled egg in the late afternoon (husband and daughter were eating M&Ms so I don’t think I was really hungry when I had it I was just trying to avoid the temptation!)
A quick evening walk and then dinner was a turkey salad bowl – turkey, roasted sweet potato, carrots, mixed lettuce leafs, cucumber, a fresh salsa on the top consisting of baby capsicums, spring onions and cherry tomatoes.
Now that week three is over, let’s check out week four!
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Golf Ball Drop Raffle
Golf Ball Drop Raffle Fundraiser
Purchase a ticket for a chance to win $500, $250 or $125! By purchasing a ticket you are helping the aero club raise funds to offer scholarships to local students who have a passion for aviation. We can help kids turn their passion into a reality!
Each ball is $10.00
You will be assigned a numbered golf ball for each raffle ticket purchased.
At the close of the airshow on August 11th watch as 500 golf balls cascade to the ground from a helicopter towards a target. If your lucky numbered golf ball lands closest to the target – you’ll win:
1st Closest to target: $500
2nd Closest to target: $250
3rd Closest to target: $125
Raffle is on rain or shine!
Purchase tickets online* or at the Golf Ball Drop booth at the event prior to 2pm.
*Only 500 tickets available. Tickets purchased online will incur a $1.53 service fee from the Eventbrite online service. There is no fee when tickets are purchased on-site on August 11th.
HOW TO PLAY: Conditions and limitations:
- Participation at the air show is not necessary to purchase a ticket. Winners do not need to be present at the drop.
- The raffle is open to participants 18 years and older as of entry date.
- Odds of winning depend on number of valid entries received (maximum 500 balls).
- All entries have an equal chance of winning.
- Golf balls are of equal size, shape, and weight and are individually and permanently numbered to corresponding ticket.
- Event coordinators will verify that all numbered tickets sold match the golf balls placed into the receptacle.
- Spectators are not permitted within the designated drop area. Spectators will be at a minimum 500’ away.
- Golf balls will be loaded and dropped from the helicopter.
- Entries may not be sold after the balls are loaded and prepared for the drop.
- Decisions by the Plymouth Airport and Aero Club judges on all aspects of this event will be final and binding.
- In the event of a tie, the Plymouth Airport and Aero will use a flip of a coin to determine the winner.
- Winners will be notified by phone, or email from contact information supplied. If a winner cannot be located or fails to claim prize within (30) days after notification, prize will be forfeited and considered a donation.
- All entries become property of the Plymouth Aero Club, and will not be returned.
- By entering the raffle, winner consents, without limitation or without compensation, to the use of their name, voice, photograph, likeness for advertising and/or trade purposes, except where prohibited by law.
- All applicable taxes, licenses, and fees are the responsibility of the winners.
- By participating, each participant releases, discharges, indemnifies the Plymouth Aero Club and Plymouth Airport, its board of directors, volunteers, sponsors, agents, and promotional partners (collectively the “releases”) from any liability, loss, harm, injury, and expense whatsoever arising directly or indirectly from the use of or participation in the event.
- In the event that the drop cannot take place by helicopter due to circumstances beyond the Plymouth Aero Club’s control, the raffle will be conducted via a lottery ticket draw method whereby all golf balls will be placed in a raffle bag. The first ball drawn from the bag wins the grand prize; second prize will be awarded to the second ball drawn; third prize will be awarded to the third ball drawn.
- If the airshow should be cancelled for any reason, the drawing will still take place at the Plymouth Airport on August 11th 2018. | <urn:uuid:d31c91fa-3725-444a-8312-ebe6bed51cf1> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | http://plymouthairshow.com/golf-ball-drop-raffle/ | 2018-07-19T02:04:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590443.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20180719012155-20180719032155-00060.warc.gz | en | 0.919826 | 792 |
Moving forward, just not sure where we're going, but at least we're having a swell time when we do it.
South swell, north wind. Perfect conditions on the water this morning. After our session Jim and I sat on the wall and watched the new arrivals as they got ready for their session. Most of the surfers were men, but there were a few ladies donning their wetsuits and waxing their boards. It got me thinking about how they got into the sport.
Many women start surfing either because their family surfs or they date a surfer. And if you date a surfer you can either accept the surf culture and lifestyle and watch from the shore or learn to surf yourself. Usually once you pick up the habit of surfing, even if the relationship ends it tends to start a love affair with the ocean.
It got me thinking about how I got into surfing.
Yes it was because of a guy I “dated” (I use the term rather loosely here). But before we started to hang out I knew I wanted to surf. I needed someone to show me the ropes and bring me into the fold. This young man wasn’t a great surf teacher but he did show me surf spots, got me hooked up with a wetsuit (which I had until last summer when it got stolen from the front yard), and helped me purchase my first board.
While the relationship with the young man was going no where, it did start my love affair with the ocean, one that continues to day and I anticipate will last many years into the future.
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aardmail is a package with useful tools for different kinds of mail handling. All programs can be linked against dietlibc and should be working under UNIX and Windows.
amavisd-lite is a high performance, scalable mail filter for postfix that does virus scanning, spam scanning (SpamAssassin), attachment filename scanning, and per user whitelist/blacklists. It is designed for use by ISPs and large email hosting providers.
an automatic serverside mail filer application based on Bayesian text classification. In combination with an IMAP server autofiler can file messages in folders automatically and completely transparent
BaGoMa backs up and restores the contents of a GMail account. It can restore all the labels (folder structure), as well as the flags (seen/read, flagged) of a message.
Blogrouter is a Perl-based mail script for receiving email messages and inserting them into a Blogger or similar Weblog.
Buffy displays a window with a summary of your mailboxes and lets you open them in your mail program.
checkoutlook.pl is a Perl script to check mail on Microsoft's Outlook Web-based mail reader. The script currently only checks for new mail and then logs out, printing the sender and subject of the message, if applicable. The script can be run in daemon mode, in which case it runs in silence until a message is received.
ClamSMTP is an SMTP filter that allows you to check for viruses using the ClamAV anti-virus software. It accepts SMTP connections and forwards the SMTP commands and responses to another SMTP server. The 'DATA' email body is intercepted and scanned before forwarding.
Clawsker is a Perl-GTK2 applet to edit hidden preferences for Claws Mail, and to do it in a safe and user friendly way, preventing users from raw editing of configuration files.
delatt strips attachments from email, and can optionally save the attachments to files. It will work with either mbox or maildir files.
a qmail patch which adds simple and fast virtual users support based on directories
Duplidel finds and removes the duplicate messages that often occur when downloading email from multiple accounts. It supports mbox and maildir formats.
a Pinger for anonymous remailers. A Pinger in the context of anonymous remailers is a program that regularily sends messages through remailers to check their reliability. It then calculates reliability statistics which are used by remailer clients to choose the chain of remailers to use
Evolution RSS Reader Plugin
The Evolution RSS Reader Plugin enables support for RSS feeds in the Evolution mail reader.
ExpireMail is a collection of Perl scripts and a Procmail recipe to delete mail from mbox-style folders that is more than a specified number of days old.
Foxtract is a simple Outlook Express e-mail message extractor that works with corrupted data files. Instead of trying to rebuild or read from the tree structure that Outlook Express uses internally, it scans the whole data file to find all message segments, which it then uses to determine the head segment of a message and reconstruct it.
gmailsender is a GTK#/Mono based mail sending application. Use it to send email through an SMTP server (only without authentication) with an optional attached file.
gpgsig is a bash script to sign your gpg/pgp keys.
IMAP utils is a set of simple utilities for managing IMAP email messages. It contains utilities to purge old read and unread messages from folders, create folders on an IMAP server, and display a summary about unread and unseen messages.
imap_tools consists of three programs: imap_search, imap_filter and imap_rename. All programs run from your PC against your imap server. No need to install any server side software. imap_filter provides a way to write easy filter rules. Written in Ruby.
This Perl script will configure sendmail and fetchmail on your machine.
sends info mails out after a cvs commit with informations about the commit
ldapsync.pl tries to keep two ldap directory trees in sync by using the 'modifyTimestamp' flag on the source server to spot new or changed records.
Maarch LetterBox is a complete mail management solution. It is developed exclusively by its user base. It handles incoming, outgoing, and internal mail.
Mail::Toaster is an installer for a collection of software which provides a full-featured mail server. The system is built around the qmail mail transport agent, with many additions and modifications.
Mailatt is a portable script for sending mail with MIME attachments.
MailBlaster is an easy way to create and send mail to groups of addresses. It is easily tweaked for individual needs. It includes a list manager, wysiwyg html message editor (htmlArea), and an easy to edit config file. It uses PHPMailer as it's transport class.
adds a bounce (redirect) feature to Mozilla/Netscape (and possibly other mail clients) that does the same as the bounce feature of console mail clients such as mutt
MailGoose is an off-line mailer package for people who use nail, PINE, elm, Emacs mail mode, or other simple email software. It is particularly useful for laptop users. You can browse the URLs of your mail spool, mbox, or copy of an email message, create an offline draft reply of an email message, edit your drafts in your favorite editor, create a new message, or send all pending drafts.
mailman-pop3d provides a POP3 interface to GNU Mailman for the purposes of deleting spam stuck in the administrative requests queue. If you manage a large Mailman mailing list, and are tired of using the web interface to discard spam, this script may be for you.
mboxpurge is a Perl script for purging old messages out of mbox-style mailboxes. It can also archive (move old messages) and extract (copy old messages) into a new mailbox. Age can be specified in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) or in hours, days, months, or years.
mcds is a command line tool primarily used as a search query plugin for mutt to query a carddav server.
mhrw is a commandline tool for manipulating mail headers. It can be useful in complex MTA setups. Header entries can be manipulated through regular expressions.
Mutt Folder List
Mutt Folder List is a mutt patch that adds a sidebar showing all mail folders and the total and number of new messages each contains.
nugu is a biff-like utility which scans either an IMAP4 or POP3 mail server account and relays an abbreviated copy of the unread email to the user's cell phone. The user can constrain which messages get relayed by defining a query in a configuration file. nugu is meant to be run as a cron job.
a small TCL based script that you can store within any PostgreSQL database. Once it is stored there, you can create any number of specialized procedures to send email from directly within PostgreSQL. i.e. emailing a customer when product ships
a mail sorter for Qmail style Maildirs. It is written in Python and a properties file is used to setup the 'philters' for filtering the mail
POP3Download is a simple Perl script which downloads and delivers email from a POP3 server to a local MTA or MDA. It was developed in order to work around problems in Fetchmail while still providing the same or similar functionality.
popauthd.sh checks your mail-logfile for new entries. If the new entry is a successful pop login, user, host and time will be written to an info file (access.info). Your old rules can be written to a static access file (access.static) to eg relay mail from your LAN or deny spammers.
an automatic mail classification tool. Once properly set up and trained, it will work in the background of your computer, scanning mail as it arrives and filing it however you wish
Procmail Module Library
Procmail Module Library is a collection of many plug-in modules for the Procmail mail processing utility. The modules allow common tasks like parsing dates, times, MIME, and email addresses, forwarding mail, dealing with POP3, spam shielding, running email cron jobs, handling daemon messages, and more.
qmail-relog is a simple gawk script that reads and rewrites qmail-send log files in multilog or splogger format.
readlists (rl) is a frontend for mailers like mutt to handle multiple mailboxes more conveniently.
allows for dynamic sendmail relay authentication
a small program/library designed to pull out attachments from OLE2 data files (ie, MS Office documents)
scrssfeed is a simple filter to use in mail programs to grab URLs from the messages that state that spamcop "has accepted X mails for processing" and convert them to RSS so they can be used as a "live bookmark" in a browser.
SeeYouLater's purpose is to fetch a list of IPs of known spammers and to ban them by putting them in /etc/hosts.deny. /etc/hosts.deny is usually read by xinetd or daemons using tcpwrapper.
Sickle is a mail filtering tool. Designed to filter email before it is retrieved or viewed, Sickle filters on the server via IMAP. The filter instructions themselves are written in Perl, so benefit from the flexibility of the language. Sickle is released under the BSD licence.
smreject is a sendmail log rejections digester written in Perl.
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We never snacked like this and we never binged like this. We never had so many superfoods, or so many chips. We were never quite so confused about food, and what it actually is.
This is a book about the good, the terrible and the avocado toast. A riveting exploration of the hidden forces behind what we eat, The Way We Eat Now explains how modern food, in all its complexity, has transformed our lives and our world. To re-establish eating as something that gives us both joy and health, we need to find out where we are right now, how we got here and what it is that we share.
Award-winning food writer Bee Wilson explores everything from meal replacements such as Huel, the disappearing lunch hour, the rise of veganism, the lack of time to cook and prepare food and the rapid increase in food delivery services. And Bee provides her own doable strategies for how we might navigate the many options available to us to have a balanced, happier relationship with the food we eat.
- ISBN: 9780008240769
- Imprint: Fourth Estate
- On Sale: 2019-03-21
- Format: Paperback
- Trimsize: 216x135mm
- Pages: 400
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- ‘Bee Wilson weaves staggering information and fascinating insights into a gripping and inspiring story that is both fairytale and horror story. A brilliant must-read about what touches us all’ Claudia Roden
- ‘Bee Wilson’s fascinating book is a guide to the future of food and how we eat and will be eating. Meticulously researched and written brilliantly’ Ken Hom
- ‘As she wrestles with how and what we eat Bee Wilson is fearless, rigorous, compassionate and totally readable. Thank God we have her’ Diana Henry
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- ‘This is urgent reading. Bee Wilson writes with a deep understanding of the problems posed by the way we eat today, but she never loses sight of her own love for the joy and promise and power of eating well. I always walk away from her writing feeling more hopeful than despondent, resolved to do better for myself, my family, and the planet’ Chris Ying
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After a hiatus from the touring scene, get ready for another epic blast of Tom Stade! The Canadian tour-de-force is back with a brand-new show for 2017.
Renowned for his carefree attitude and broad-minded vision, nothing is taboo to this enlightened and captivating comedy legend. Combining off-the-scale charm, razor-sharp wit and a no-holds-barred attitude; Tom pledges to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
As seen on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, The John Bishop Show and Ch4’s Comedy Gala.
Kick back and enter the awesome and mischievous world of Tom Stade as he provides an inspiring and incisive antidote to these dark and uncertain times. Simply sublime comedy…I SWEAR.
The tour kicks off in Tom’s home town of Edinburgh in August with a residency at the Gilded Balloon Debating Hall for the entire run of the Edinburgh Festival. Tom will then travel the length and breadth of the country taking in over 50 dates across the UK during the autumn. Click HERE for dates and venues. | <urn:uuid:6422885a-f0f9-4cec-ac09-2774693e9da3> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://bluejeansmgmt.com/uncategorized/blue-jeans-management-proudly-presents-tom-stade-i-swear/ | 2022-05-16T09:21:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510097.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516073101-20220516103101-00077.warc.gz | en | 0.902278 | 248 |
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My voice is an all American girl next door voice, any USA social class, any character voices.
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• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
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I did some dubbing and voiceovers when I was in Rome, Italy.
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Album: ShineReleased: 2007
This is an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's poem If. Mitchell changed the last verse and updated the language.
Mitchell told Mojo Magazine February 2008 how this was one of the first songs she wrote after 9 years of feeling too demoralized by criticism to pen anything: "I have this piece of land (in British Columbia) that I return to in the summer. It's where I do most of my writing, where I restore my soul. I hadn't played an instrument in 9 years, 10 years, something like that and I just felt this rush of gratitude for the property. I would stand on my front porch of this tiny, 800-square foot house at night and the big dipper was all you would see. I was happy. I ran to the piano and the first piece on the album just poured out. I even called it Gratitude for a while. I started playing on the piano and in a short period of time I had 4 piano songs, but no words. Then a friend called and said he had just discovered the If poem by Kipling and I thought that would be good to set to music and that came easy. Usually I do the music first, which is harder. It was easy having the words first."
This features American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock on piano.
was written by British writer Rudyard Kipling in 1895 and first appeared in print in his 1910 collection of short stories and poems, Rewards and Fairies
. Kipling modeled his ideal on the character of the British colonial statesman Dr Jameson. In 1896 he led the Jameson Raid in South Africa in support of the non-Boer colonists there, in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government. Despite his failure, the British press considered Jameson to be a hero in the midst of a disaster. If was voted the nation's favorite poem in a 1995 poll of BBC listeners. Some consider it to be the world's most successful poem, having been translated into 27 languages.
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"No Other Baby" evokes deep-seated devotion in the face of temptation, glad luck in a random world. The singer has "lots of other women" saying to him "be my daddy, do," and one's just down the hall, alluring. But he only wants his one girl. The melody is unfussy; the sentiment is confident, cocksure even, in defense of faithfulness and pride. It's hot stuff. One listen and it's understandable how the tune could linger in one's consciousness over decades. McCartney doesn't mention where or how he knows the song—he might've heard the Vipers' single, maybe a mate had it or it was on a jukebox somewhere. But it stuck. His take on the song four decades later is utterly terrific, one of his great late-career performances, sexy and casually assured. The Vipers' version is sprightly and peppy, but McCartney tempers his exultation with a bit of caution, as if it could all go away. He slows down the tempo, bathes the song in reverb, and eliminates the pleading final verse. His restraint was perhaps inevitable, as he was grieving, and the words must've carried unbearable poignancy: he recorded it at Abbey Road eleven months after his wife Linda died of cancer.
Here's McCartney's version, as well as the Vipers', American country singer Bobby Helms' from 1958, and the original by Dickie Bishop and the Sidekicks, another U.K. skiffle group, from 1957. Enjoy. I bet it'll get stuck in you for years, too. | <urn:uuid:28f8d7e6-9fec-45dc-9573-037c4af05a52> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | http://www.nosuchthingaswas.com/2013/12/no-other-baby-but-you-paul-mccartney.html | 2018-04-27T08:13:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524127095762.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180427075937-20180427095937-00616.warc.gz | en | 0.984252 | 338 |
When Kevin Goldstein was hired by the Astros this year by new GM Jeff Luhnow to be the team’s Pro Scouting Coordinator, the move raised some eyebrows. Goldstein, after all, was “merely” a writer for Baseball Prospectus. He was not a rising star in some baseball organization, he was an Internet nerd.
Of course, that’s not how folks like me reacted. Having long been a follower and admirer of Kevin’s work, I heralded the move as a smart, outside-the-box hire from a clearly progressive front office. And, in an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Luhnow revealed just how outside-the-box the Astros are going with what Goldstein actually does for the organization.
From the Houston Chronicle, a quote from Luhnow on Goldstein’s job, emphasis mine:
Kevin [Goldstein], even though he’s a new to our organization, is going to be a critical person for us in corralling all of the available information on players and other teams. Any move we make, of course, whether it’s a Rule-5 selection, a signing, a waiver claim or free agency signing, anything relies on what information do we have about players from other organizations. And the reason that we hired Kevin to help manage that department is in this day and age so much of that information goes beyond the traditional scouting evaluation that you do at the standard level. We need that. That’s a core part. That will always be a core part. But anybody who has sat down at a computer and tried to Google a player realizes how much valuable information is out there that goes beyond what a scout might see in a stadium. There’s stuff you can churn up all over the place. So I really think of that role – part-scout, part manager of people … part investigative reporter, because you are digging; the last thing you want to do is sign a free agent and find out he has two DUIs and you missed it and it was obvious and it comes out in the paper. … And then part leveraging the free work that people have done for us. I mean, it’s amazing how many websites and analysts and people are out there. Obviously you have to take all of that stuff with a grain of salt because it’s not your own resources and you don’t have quality control or anything like that. But if you’re ignoring that information, you’re leaving yourself at a disadvantage potentially. So really that, the fact that Kevin was really able to do that as a one-man band covering all 30 organizations for Baseball Prospectus, imagine what he can do when you give him 10 full-time scouts and you give him all the resources to generate this. And you give him all the internal information that we generate as a major league club that third parties aren’t exposed to, I think he’s going to be real critical for us going forward.
That’s dense, but the gist is: the Astros are using Goldstein as an all-purpose information aggregator and evaluator for players they are considering/reviewing/analyzing/etc. What a savvy move considering Goldstein’s prior career and skill set. One thing that was unclear about the Goldstein hire was how he, given his background, was going to fit in as a “pro scouting coordinator.” Now it makes perfect sense. Goldstein is going to be what he’s always been – “part-scout, part manager of people, part investigative reporter” – he’s just now going to do it for a big league organization.
In other words, it sounds like the Astros were looking for an Internet nerd (which, I hope by now you realize is a compliment coming from these corners) who knows a ton about evaluating baseball players, rather than looking for a mere scouting or sabermetrics wiz. They wanted someone who, among Goldstein’s other unique qualifications, knew how to mine and cull the mass of information and analysis out there on the Internet. In an era where teams are constantly looking for as much information as possible (and for ways to exploit inefficiencies), why wouldn’t every organization want their own Internet nerd?
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If you're finding a few more empty tables than usual at your local Olive Garden or Red Lobster, you're not alone in being alone.
Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) reported surprisingly problematic quarterly results on Friday. Analysts were taken aback by the lower-than-expected profitability at the parent company of Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and LongHorn Steakhouse, but the real shocker is the cascading same-restaurant sales at operator's two biggest chains.
Comps fell 4% at Olive Garden for the quarter. It was even uglier at Red Lobster, with its 5.2% slide. The results were more encouraging at Darden's smaller concepts, but let's not kid ourselves here. Olive Garden and Red Lobster combined for more than 71% of Darden's sales this past quarter. If there's not enough bread in Olive Garden's unlimited breadsticks basket -- or if something cheesy's going on with Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay biscuits -- Darden's going to be smarting.
It certainly seemed as if casual dining was starting to turn the corner. NPD Group reported earlier this month that after consistent quarterly declines dating all the way back to 2008, the casual-dining segment was flat during this year's second quarter.
Darden's drivers held up well during that period. Comps at Olive Garden and Red Lobster rose 3.2% and 1.1%, respectively, in the previous quarter. Things seemed to be going well enough that Darden increased its dividend at the time. That was during the fiscal quarter that ended in May, and that's important.
Darden reports on a different fiscal calendar from most chains, but by doing so it also provides an early read into how business has been in July and August for the casual-dining industry. Right now, things don't look too promising.
Then again, it's not as if casual dining was merely flat all over in the quarter NPD was tracking. If Darden's concepts were doing well during April and May, it follows that rivals weren't holding up as well. Ruby Tuesday (NYSE:RT) saw comps at franchised locations plunge 5.1% during the three months ending in June. Brinker's (NYSE:EAT) Chili's also posted a marginal dip in domestic same-store sales for the quarter. If Olive Garden and Red Lobster have deteriorated, one can only imagine how bad things may be elsewhere.
We'll find out soon enough. Ruby Tuesday and Brinker should report quarterly results next month. Keep the antacids nearby.
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A new valve known as a blow-out preventer was placed over the well on Friday after crews replaced a damaged device.
This will now be examined by investigators looking into the causes of the disaster.
Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen said: "Under the direction of the federal science team and US government engineers, BP used the Development Driller II to successfully install a fully functioning and tested Blow Out Preventer (BOP) on the cemented Macondo 252 well."
He said there was no observable release of hydrocarbons during the operation.
"This is an important milestone as we move toward completing the relief well and permanently killing the Macondo 252 well. I will continue to provide updates as necessary," he added.
The ruptured well has been shut since July 15 after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded killing 11 workers and causing the worst environmental disaster ever to hit the region.
Since the accident on April 20, BP has come under prolonged attack in the US for perceived safety failings and its attitude towards the investigation.
Besides causing catastrophic pollution, the oil spill also led to the departure of BP chief executive Tony Hayward.
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12th Reason Why Windows Phone will overtake Android in 3 years
So, the news is Apple awarded $1bn in damages from Samsung in US court.
Apple wins … Samsung loses … Google loses … all other Android phone maker loses … customer loses and … Microsoft wins.
Why is it a win for Microsoft?
The reason is obvious – any hit on Android will open a window for Windows Phone 8!
Samsung will be forced to look at alternative to Android … what else is the except Windows 8 phone?
Other Android manufacturer (except Motorola) would also look around … and only find Windows 8 phone.
BTW: Here are the 11 other Reasons Why Windows Phone will overtake Android in Next 3 Years.
Both Google and Microsoft have copied Apple
Google copied the look and feel but had a completely different business model – they got sued and lost.
Microsoft is trying to copy the business model but they have a completely different look and feel – they cannot be sued.
Would Samsung have lost the case so badly had it been a US based company instead of being a South Korean company?
In the 90′, in a similar case against against Microsoft … Apple did not win!
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Warwick boy hurt in snowball fight crash
Officers are warning children to take care in the snow after a nine-year-old boy who was playing with snowballs was struck by a car in Warwick.
The boy had been playing with his brother and a friend when he was hit by a Ford Fiesta in Grassington Avenue on Wednesday, police said.
He fractured his collar bone and pelvis. The car driver was unhurt.
Warwickshire Police said: "Have fun in the snow but please be aware of the traffic around you."
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Like seriously? Did she not do presentation in college or university?
That is a whole deputy Minister of Communication of a sovereign nation-Ghana, struggling to put together a speech. Just look at how she even carries herself…
Yeap, the Deputy Minister of Communication-Victoria Hammah who cannot communicate—probably!
Are we serious as a nation?
The error can happen anywhere in the world but the way she handled it is so poor….
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They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.
–from Isaiah, the New International Version of the Bible
I’d been intending to feature projects in my healing corridor which primarily promote writing, education and healing, but an email last month prompted me to rethink and expand my definition of healing. After I published my piece on Sakeena Yacoobi at the Afghan Institute of Learning, I got a nice email from Marc Maxson at Global Giving. (His was the site where I’d read a piece on Greg Mortenson’s problematic work in Afghanistan—Maxson was the one to say that Sakeena Yacoobi is the real deal.) In any case, after I wrote about her, he suggested I also take a look at a woman in Kenya, Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan, who runs HODI, the Horn of Africa Development Initiative, a peace center for children in Marsabit, a town in Northern Kenya.
She is transforming the lives of young male soldiers in her village AND the lives of young girls kidnapped into marriage by offering them an alternative—football. (or what we here call soccer.)
I think the best way to convey a sense of her work is through this excerpt from the Soldiers of Peace video, a documentary which I plan on showing to my students next month. The excerpt here is about seven minutes long.
Watching this video, I am moved to tears—especially seeing how she navigated when conflict arose among the young men playing soccer. I feel like I have found yet another teacher, and a source of inspiration. If it’s true that a new story can change everything–and I believe it can–then Ms. Adan is changing everything for her village by leading these young people. At the same time, she is leading all of us by example. The old story may be, in many instances, a violent one, but this new story offers a tangible, creative way toward peace.
You can learn more about her organization and also donate at Global Giving.
You can find out more about the documentary, Soldiers for Peace, at Telegraph 21.
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A place where you work after you have given up on your dreams. The restaurant industry, second only to organized crime, is responsible for the most ruined lives of any profession. Your role in a restaurant largely determines your quality of life. For instance, the average hostess or busboy will be less depressed than the average waiter or manager. And the average cook has killed 7 people in his life. If you think that any restaurant is sanitary, even the most fine dining establishments, you are dumber than the felon cooks who finger your food with cocaine and germ-covered hands. Moving up in a restaurant means moving down in life, so if one ever finds themselves working in a restaurant, they should use their tips to buy a handgun, and shoot themselves right in front of a table that just began eating.
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Despite requiring small quantities, micronutrients play a complex role in crop development and health. Manganese (Mn) as a critical micronutrient is widely accepted, playing a key role in several biochemical reactions; particularly photosynthesis. Yet securing reliable sources continues to be challenging—most recently impacted by China’s economic slowdown. Lesser-recognized manganese producing countries are responding to this demand and delivering high quality MnSO4 to the agriculture marketplace. Vast amounts of both metallic and non-metallic resources in the Andes Mountains, coupled with their reputation for quality business practices and rich mining history, are positioning Peru and Chile to actively compete in the US agriculture market.
Manganese: The element
The use of manganese dates back to the Stone Age where it can be seen in cave paintings. Belonging to the transition series of elements, manganese is second only to iron (Fe) in abundance. It commonly forms several minerals including pyrolusite (MnO2), rhodochrosite (MnCO3), manganite (MnO). It is also widely distributed as an accessory element.
Manganese ore containing more than 20% manganese has not been produced domestically since 1970. South Africa accounts for over 75% of the worlds identified resources, with Ukraine accounting for another 10%.
Manganese is closely related to iron, and to a lesser extent zinc, copper, magnesium and calcium. Due to their similarity, manganese and iron can compete for plant uptake.
Coincidently, their deficiencies/toxicities also have similar visual symptoms: interveinal chlorosis of the young leaves. The only true way to distinguish between iron and manganese deficiency is through diagnostic testing [which is also a NOP/OMRI requirement for organic use].
The behavior of Mn in soil is very complex, and is impacted greatly by the pH conditions and organic matter. In addition, the level of Mn is controlled by the geochemistry of the source rock and the redox conditions of the environment.
Although plants rely on manganese primarily for photosynthesis, a variety of other biological functions require manganese including chlorophyll synthesis, nitrate assimilation, lipid metabolism, enzyme activation
and vitamin formation. In photosynthesis, Manganese (Mn) plays an important electron transport role in redox reactions. It also plays a role in building carbohydrates and metabolizing nitrogen, especially in corn. As a cofactor, Mn reportedly activates over 35 enzymes necessary for plant health and vigor including lignin, phytoalexins, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase. Impairment of these functions in crops increases susceptibility to pathogen attack and reduces stress tolerance. Most of the Manganese used by the plant comes from the soil solution and reaches plant roots by a process called mass flow and diffusion. Deficiencies occur in neutral-to-high pH soils
Manganese sulphate is the most common form used in plant and animal feed industries. Manganese fertilization is recommended if soil tests < 10ppm. In-row bands (1-5lb/A) or foliar (1-2 lb/A) applications in soil corrected to the proper pH are typically recommended. Broadcast applications are not recommended because manganese that is not concentrated quickly converts to unavailable formats. As manganese toxicity often results from an acidic soil pH, lime or dolomite can be applied to raise the pH. Correcting drainage issues that have lead to waterlogging will also remove one element impacting manganese toxicity.
Manganese (Mn) toxicity is associated with waterlogged soils where anaerobic conditions are present, or acidic soil conditions where the pH < 5.5. Anaerobic conditions cause higher oxides of manganese to be reduced to plant-available Mn2+. At a pH <5.5, manganese and oxygen react spontaneously. Similar to boron toxicity, manganese toxicity begins with the burning of the tips and margins of older leaves or as necrotic spots. Due to an induced iron deficiency, manganese toxicity also frequently causes pale or yellow patches between veins in younger plants (interveinal chlorosis). These necrotic lesions can spread until the entire leaf area is compromised. Eventually leaves turn yellow and are shed.
Manganese deficiency negatively impacts dry matter and yields, weakens resistance to pathogens and reduces drought and heat tolerance. Due to low phloem mobility in plants, manganese deficiency can mimic iron; first symptoms develop in younger leaves in the form of interveinal chlorosis. Deficiencies are most likely to occur in neutral-to-high pH soils that are also high in organic matter or as a result of low fertilizer application rate.
Manganese: Process and production
Most manganese ore mining occurs in open pits. Although it can be mined from the ocean floor, land-based mining dominates using compact mining equipment and advanced technology. Only ores containing greater than 35% manganese are considered commercially exploitable. Hydrometallurgical and electrolytic processes produce pure manganese. Manganese salt, primarily MnSO4, is the form used in the agriculture and feed industries. Complicated chemical redox reactions are necessary to produce manganese sulphate (MnSO4) from manganese dioxide (MnO2) and sulphur dioxide (SO2). | <urn:uuid:5485ebcd-7467-446c-a8c3-8373f6bc526b> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | https://www.ulexandes-usa.com/manganese-critical-for-crop-production/ | 2020-05-29T15:26:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347405558.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20200529152159-20200529182159-00545.warc.gz | en | 0.920671 | 1,148 |
Collect Your Prints
Textured, Archival Canvas prints are now available. From the moors of Scotland to the hills of the PNW, which will you choose to bring home?
The "Moonrise" Collection
The Moonrise Collection was born from a moment of inspiration through much needed beauty and joy was had in the studio.
Releasing all expectations of what I “should” create and just letting myself be free to create something that brought me joy from the beauty of it, was balm for my spirit. And in my humble opinion I think these pieces embody those energies perfectly- Dreamy alpine spires against a golden moon give me full shivers of joy!
I hope they bring you joy too.
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My Commission books are now open! If you are apart of my insider's club you were the first in line for a space (lucky you!). However, there are still some spots available, so if you are interested in a custom piece I would love to hear from you!
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End-stage liver disease (ESLD) resulting from various causes of chronic liver disease is one of the leading causes of premature mortality in the United States. For these patients, liver transplantation (LTx) can improve survival and restore health. One of the most common and serious complications in patients with ESLD undergoing LTx is acute and chronic kidney disease. We have recently demonstrated that many (50%) of LTx recipients have evidence of serious kidney damage known as acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and nephrosclerosis (NSc). In particular, essentially all of the patients who had ATN at the time of LTx developed chronic kidney disease (CKD) within 4 months of LTx. In this application, we ask the following clinically relevant questions: (1) Is the high prevalence of ATN and NSc shown in our study generalizable to LTx recipients at large;(2) can these histologic changes be diagnosed by non-invasive markers;and (3) does incorporating the renal histology information into patient management improve patient outcome following LTx? In order to address these questions, we propose to undertake the following studies.
In AIM1, we will evaluate renal histology as a predictor of post-LTx renal function. In a well-established multicenter prospective cohort of LTx recipients, we will perform intraoperative renal biopsies at the time of LTx and (1) determine the prevalence of ATN and NSc in LTx recipients and (2) measure the impact of ATN and NSc on kidney function 1 year after LTx.
In AIM2, we will examine urinary biomarkers as a correlate of ATN in ESLD patients, based on our preliminary data that urinary biomarkers such as 1- microglobulin, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, kidney injury molecule-1 and microalbumin correlate with renal histology, specifically ATN. Individual studies of AIM2 will (1) develop and validate a mathematical model to diagnose ATN in LTx recipients based on a panel of urinary biomarkers and (2) determine the clinical significance of these biomarkers by correlating them with future kidney function.
In AIM3, we will conduct a pilot trial for individualized medical management ('renal sparing protocol') in LTx recipients utilizing information obtained from the renal biopsy. Taken together, these studies will advance knowledge about the renal abnormalities in ESLD and LTx patients and help optimize patient outcomes by providing valid, accurate and practical clinical tools with which to identify patients at risk of serious morbidity and mortality and provide effective, individualized intervention.
The goal of this research is to understand the nature of kidney disease that occurs in patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplantation. We will accomplish this goal by obtaining and analyzing biopsies of the kidney and urine samples in patients undergoing liver transplantation and correlating their results with kidney function after transplantation. We will also conduct a pilot trial to evaluate whether individualized care of live transplant recipients can help improve their kidney function.
|Udompap, Prowpanga; Mannalithara, Ajitha; Heo, Nae-Yun et al. (2016) Increasing prevalence of cirrhosis among U.S. adults aware or unaware of their chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Hepatol 64:1027-32|
|Allen, Alina M; Kim, W Ray; Larson, Joseph J et al. (2016) The Epidemiology of Liver Diseases Unique to Pregnancy in a US Community: A Population-Based Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 14:287-94.e1-2|
|Heimbach, Julie K; Hirose, Ryutaro; Stock, Peter G et al. (2015) Delayed hepatocellular carcinoma model for end-stage liver disease exception score improves disparity in access to liver transplant in the United States. Hepatology 61:1643-50|
|Allen, Alina M; Kim, W Ray; Larson, Joseph J et al. (2015) Serum Cystatin C as an Indicator of Renal Function and Mortality in Liver Transplant Recipients. Transplantation 99:1431-5|
|Allen, Alina M; Kim, W Ray; Therneau, Terry M et al. (2015) Reply to: ""Chronic kidney disease after liver transplantation"". J Hepatol 62:244-5|
|Angeli, Paolo; Gines, Pere; Wong, Florence et al. (2015) Diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis: revised consensus recommendations of the International Club of Ascites. J Hepatol 62:968-74|
|Allen, Alina M; Kim, W Ray; Heimbach, Julie K et al. (2015) Reply to: ""Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and NAFLD: time for awareness and screening"". J Hepatol 62:984-5|
|Allen, Alina M; Kim, W Ray; Therneau, Terry M et al. (2014) Chronic kidney disease and associated mortality after liver transplantation--a time-dependent analysis using measured glomerular filtration rate. J Hepatol 61:286-92|
|Kim, Bo Hyun; Park, Joong-Won; Nam, Byung-Ho et al. (2014) Validation of a model to estimate survival in ambulatory patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-centre cohort study. Liver Int 34:e317-23|
|Allen, A M; Kim, W R; Xiong, H et al. (2014) Survival of recipients of livers from donation after circulatory death who are relisted and undergo retransplant for graft failure. Am J Transplant 14:1120-8|
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Every week of 2011 we are writing and recording a new song and then producing a video for it. The final product comes out on Sunday. Subscribe to our blog to get the new video in your inbox, along with the backstory for every song and video: http://soundsemantics.wordpress.com
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Community Graduation Celebration
Thursday June 21, 2018
The community graduation celebration is an annual event that demonstrates to our community members that their achievements at all levels have value to our community and that all levels of achievement should be celebrated. We have kicked off this annual event in 2018.
We believe that by celebrating and honoring our communities’ achievements we encourage an environment for lifetimes of learning, which will continuously better Santa Fe and surrounding areas for future generations. Our communities' accomplishments deserve to be recognized. These types of uplifting public events are also a testament to the the talent and education that the community members of Santa Fe hold to local government to encourage local recruitment versus out of state recruitment for positions.
This year, we unveiled our "It Takes a Village Award" in honor of Susan Duncan. This award was created in honor of Susan Duncan to recognize very special champions of children and families in Santa Fe who have been working for decades to create a more healthy, just, and sustainable community.
Gaile is a caregiver of community – a nurturer of family – a warrior for love. Gaile has been providing a home – in community – forchildren and families in Santa Fe who are experiencing housing homelessness through a Santa Fe Public School Program called Adelante since it’s founding in 2003. This year she is retiring and leaving an amazing legacy for others to follow. Over her time at Adelante she has served thousands of youth and their families with educational support services, case management, and advocacy. Despite the high levels of need and incredible workload, Gaile somehow always brings her full attention, her amazing listening skills, her gift for problem-solving & asset-building, and her genuine care for each person as she brings them into the folds of the community she effortlessly builds. Gaile founded the Homeless Youth Task Force, Juntos Los Jueves and Envision Santa Fe. She also helped launch the Interfaith Community Shelter. She is a heroine of ours and we honor her dedicated service over these many years!
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Series: To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on April 15th 2014
Buy on Amazon
Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control in this heartfelt novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series.What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once? Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she’s written. One for every boy she’s ever loved—five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control.
Most of the time when I come across a contemporary romance, I think “I might get to this one day” and generally move on without a second thought. The title usually ends up in the TBR pile, never to be seen from again. Until my little cousin comes over looking to snatch books. I have to say when she snatched To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, I was a little surprised. Like me, she isn’t the biggest contemporary reader. I figured she liked the cover or something, and sadly, the book would probably end up sitting in her room collecting dust. But that didn’t happen. A few days later, not weeks (she is not a huge reader), she came back to me clamoring over how much she loved it. Loved the characters. Wanting to know if there was going to be sequel. When I said I didn’t know, she huffed and puffed about how there better be. After I got over the shock of this interaction, she moved on to how I had better put everything down I was reading and READ. IT. RIGHT. NOW. Interested to see what it was about this book that got her so excited, I had to give it a try.
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before started off a little slow for me. I knew the premise. I knew to expect romance. So early on, I kept waiting and waiting for something to happen. It never did. At this point, I was ready to confess to the younger one that despite her feelings, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was not going to be a book for me. But right before I was ready to do that, it hit. The letters. The romance. The family dynamic. All of it, it just clicked.
Lara Jean has loved five boys in her life. Once she has decided to move on, she pours her heart out into a goodbye love letter and never looks back. Until the day she discovers that her secret letters are not so secret any more.
While there are five letters sent, the majority of the conflict centers around Peter and Josh. Josh is the sweet boy next door. The boy who fits in like he is another piece to the family puzzle. Peter, on the other hand, is the boy who could have been like the boy next door, and was for a little while, but grew out of it. He is the popular, too handsome boy, who seems to think way too highly of himself. In the beginning, it was all Josh for me. He is sweet, geeky, and just seemed like he fit. Peter, while not a bad guy per se, really got on my nerves. I knew who the younger one was rooting for, but I was going in the opposite direction.
What was truly great about To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was the pacing. The events take place right before school starts into Christmas break, and it felt like it. Sometimes it felt like I was getting just day to day stuff happening, sometimes bigger things occurred, but nothing felt rushed. It was a book that I could savor, and enjoyed doing so. The family dynamic was perfect. It often added a layer of tension while the romance was taking a backseat, and then it would switch as needed. I adored Lara Jean’s family. Especially Kitty. She added just the right amount of humor to take To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before from bland to interesting.
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Accommodation in Launceston
Situated in north Tasmania, Launceston is Tasmania’s second largest city. It is one of Australia’s oldest cities and is home to many historic buildings.
Launceston – approximately 250 km north of Hobart, with 75,000 inhabitants, is the second largest city of Tasmania. It is in a beautiful location in the north to the Tamar River. The town owes its wealth to the discovery of minerals at the end of the nineteenth century. Walking through the center, you will relive the history at the sight of the beautiful Victorian homes of that era.
Launceston is the second oldest city in Australia (Sydney and Hobart) and includes several beautiful historic buildings. It is the commercial center for Northern Tasmania. The town is a charming blend of old Victorian buildings, parks, gardens and promenades and is also fun to stroll through. Besides several interesting museums, amusement Penny Royal World and wineries is fantastic natural setting, the main reason to go to Launceston.
More information about Tasmania
Every Saturday in Hobart a popular spot is the Salamanca Market where you can buy anything from handmade crafts to clothing and fresh fruit and organic vegetables – there is always great music and buskers as well. Find Out More >
2. Port Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur is a small town and former convict settlement in Tasmania. It is one of Australia’s most significant heritage areas consisting of eleven penal sites. After the American War of Independence Britain could no longer send her convicts to America, so after 1788 they were transported to the Australian colonies. Find Out More >
3. The Overland Track
The iconic 65km six day bush trek from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair is one of Australia’s most favorite walks. Find Out More >
4. Wine Glass Bay
Wine Glass bay is voted one of the top 10 beaches of the world. Located on Tasmania’s Freycinet Peninsula this pristine white sandy beach with sapphire colored sea is a stunning spot not to be missed. Find Out More >
5. Blow Hole and Tasman Arch
These two unusual geological formations can be found in the Tasman National Park. They can be reached by car but for the best views we recommend you do one of the great bushwalks. Find Out More >
6. Scuba Diving
Tasmania has some of the best temperate diving in the world. From giant kelp forests to shipwrecks there are plenty to explore along the coast. Find Out More >
Because Tasmania is separated from mainland Australia it is home to many animals and plants that are rare or even extinct in other areas of the world including Tasmanian devil, platypus, echidna, and forester kangaroo. Besides these rare animals you will commonly spot kangaroos, wallabies and pademelons. Wombats can be found in many national parks. Find Out More >
8. Bays of Fires
Bay of fires is a beautiful region with pristine white beaches, stunning blue water and orange hued granite. It is a popular spot for camping, boating, kayaking, fishing, swimming and surfing. Find Out More >
9. Cataract Gorge
Unique natural formation within two minute drive from central Launceston. Here you will find walking and hiking trails and panoramic lookouts with spectacular views. Find Out More >
10. Hastings Caves
Hastings Caves Reserve is the setting of a complex of magical caves of flowstones and natural hot springs a 90 minute drive from Hobart. Find Out More >
It is also possible to get around by bus but careful planning is advised as the services are not frequent.
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The life of a class traitor and peripatetic scouser.
Wow! The latest incarnation of the punisher!Everything gets better and better!
I know...but in reality she couldn't and wouldn't punish anyone!
Great video, gets better every time I watch it.
Very very nice article. Thanks for sharing. Please keep sharing... Water Games
Two cameras ! Great.
And a THIRD band member !E-K
EK, amazing what an iPhone can do.
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Within most of us exists a longing to make a positive change in the world. We see news, meet people and experience things that make our stomachs churn to the point that we would love to make a difference.
We want to change the world, but instead we do nothing.
Why is that?
I wonder if it’s because we think the problem is too big and we have been taught to have an all or nothing approach. We are led to believe that in order to have an impact we need to change the whole world or fix the whole problem.
The truth is no one person can truly change the world and it’s unlikely you will either.
Maybe it’s time we stopped having “change the world” as our benchmark as it makes anything less feel small, insignificant and pointless.
THIS IS A LIE
You can make a difference in one person’s life.
You can radically change that person’s world.
You can. Yes you.
And you can do it today!
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HIAB Sister Company Celebrates Production of 50,000th Kalmar Terminal Tractor
You’re quite likely to see one of our truck mounted HIAB cranes, Moffett forklifts and Multilifts on the road just about every day you’re on the highways and byways across Canada. But one thing that you won’t normally see unless you’re tooting around a large warehousing facility is an “Ottawa” style Kalmar terminal tractor. Cargotec, the parent company for the HIAB, Moffett and Multilift branded products is also well recognized for these purpose built vehicles.
Recently, Cargotec announced the production of its 50,000th terminal tractor at its manufacturing facility in Ottawa, Kansas. The achievement is significant in its own right, but even more so when you consider that the 50,000 mark was reached far faster by Cargotec than its competitors—a sign of Cargotec’s expertise in producing world-class materials handling equipment.
As David Wood, Cargotec Director of Terminal Tractors in North America stated, “Our market leadership in terminal tractors is the result of our dedicated people, willingness to adapt to customers’ needs, and ability to produce productive, cost effective machines.”
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Industrial buffing machines are used for buffing or polishing metals. These machines can be used to remove oxidative layers, enhance the look of a workpiece, and create a flat, defect-free surface. Industrial buffing machines are available in different horsepower and mounting options to suit your purpose. They are able to buff and polish workpieces depending on the attached buffing/polishing wheel and the grit of the buffing or polishing compound used on the wheel. Buffing machines are excellent for polishing and buffing hard to reach areas of a metal workpiece and significantly reduce the time needed to fully polish and buff an item.
Buffing vs. Polishing
Polishing is used to improve a metal surface and prepare it for buffing. Polishing uses coarse compounds on a polishing wheel to obtain the wanted effect on the metal surface. Depending on what you are polishing and the intended effect, there are different grits of polishing compounds available.
Buffing is the process used after a metal workpiece is polished and produces a mirror finish or smooth high luster surface depending on the desired effect. There are two general types of buffing. Cut Buffing and color buffing.
Cut buffing uses a coarse buffing compound to remove small scratches and dents and generally makes a surface smoother. Depending on the metal being buffed, cut buffing may produce a satisfactory enough result that color buffing is not required.
Before a piece may be color buffed, it must first be cut buffed. Color buffing uses finer buffing compounds to bring out the maximum amount of shine in a workpiece and results in a mirror like finish in metal. Highly polished metals are indispensable for industries where metals need to remain and appear clean and sanitary. | <urn:uuid:3289609f-ee9b-4f50-8b61-35fc82a84738> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://www.kempler.com/inventory/buffing-machines | 2019-06-25T02:11:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999783.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20190625011649-20190625033649-00532.warc.gz | en | 0.910856 | 360 |
A warm and muggy morning with temperatures in the mid 60s to low 70s! Mostly sunny skies and southerly winds will build the heat again with high temperatures in the upper 80s by this afternoon. There is a small chance of an isolated pop-up shower.
The upper 80s will carry over into Saturday with mostly sunny skies. Saturday night our next system will bring storms into our western counties and will continue through Sunday. This time period is when we are watching for strong to severe storms to be possible with highest threats looking to be strong winds and hail.
Additional rain and t-storms will continue into the first half of next week. We are keeping an eye on another round of strong storms Tuesday. | <urn:uuid:12617b3d-8f1a-4482-81d0-dbf6501179aa> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.kfvs12.com/2019/05/17/summer-like-day/ | 2019-05-20T08:06:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255773.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20190520061847-20190520083847-00087.warc.gz | en | 0.948734 | 146 |
|This article is about the current version of DF.|
Burial receptacles are containers for deceased dwarves and pets that are used to store their corpses and other remains. Somewhat confusingly, they have different names depending on the material used to build them, but thankfully they all function identically and all are produced with the Burial Receptacle ( ) option via the build menu.
After the coffin is built, an area must be designated to accept it. This is done with the building menu ( ) to allow it to be used for burial (it defaults to No), as well as whether it should be used for itizens and/or ets (the default for the latter can be changed in d_init.txt). A burial receptacle is in use when the message, "This is the resting place of __________", is displayed, and it is possible to view its contents via the View Items in Buildings option, accessed with .- keys. Once this is done, the player can access the coffin's
If the player wishes to ensure a dwarf is buried in a particular spot, then they need to create a tomb from any burial building, assigning said tomb to the dwarf in question. It is important to note that the player cannot assign a burial receptacle to non-citizens, as well as already dead dwarves, even if they do not yet have a coffin already assigned to them. The only way to bury pets, caravan guards, and other dwarves is to use the "Use for Burial" option. This will cause the burial receptacle to be automatically assigned to a dwarf/pet as soon as the corpse is seen dead by another dwarf. (An announcement that they are missing is not sufficient. If the body is in an out-of-the-way place, station a squad in your military next to the corpse and wait for the announcement that the body has been found before expecting a corpse to be buried.)
To get a non-citizen into a particular burial receptacle, make sure that no other coffins are available for burial and ensure that the desired dwarf is next in line for burial. If said dwarf has already been buried, simply deconstruct the old coffin and that dwarf will be first in line for a new one. (Deconstructing a coffin will not destroy the remains inside.)
It is not required to bury the dead; the player may also choose to build a memorial. One can even simply haul dwarven remains to a corpse stockpile, throw them into magma, or leave them to rot where they fell, though this has several serious consequences - a dwarf viewing the unburied body of any sentient species will receive a horrified thought. Friends and relatives of the deceased will receive unhappy thoughts if their loved ones remain unburied, especially if they decay (or burn) away, and miasma will be generated if corpses rot inside the fortress. Particularly troubled souls may decide to come back for revenge.
- Dwarves may insist on assigning a coffin, even when there are no remains left to bury. This can prevent you from burying the recently deceased until all the long lost caravanners have empty coffins of their own.
|Workshops • Furnaces|
|Furniture|| Animal trap • Armor stand • Bed • Box • Bucket|
Cabinet • Cage • Coffin • Display case • Pedestal
Restraint • Seat • Slab • Statue • Table • Weapon rack
|Tools||Bookcase • Hive • Nest box|
|Access|| Bars • Bridge • Door • Floodgate • Grate|
Hatch • Road • Window
|Constructions||Floor • Fortification • Ramp • Stairs • Wall|
|Machine and trap parts|| Axle • Gear assembly • Lever • Millstone|
Pressure plate • Roller • Screw pump
Support • Trap • Water wheel • Windmill
|Other buildings|| Archery target • Kennel • Shop • Siege engine|
Trade depot • Wagon • Well
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One of the most common and mundane questions people ask about conversion optimization is “what should I test?”
Usually, this is the wrong question to begin with. Good experimentation tends to be hypothesis-driven, led by quality research and a solid reason for experimentation. Starting off with the “what should I test” question tends to lead marketers down the path of testing trivial things like CTA colors just because it’s what others are doing.
Instead, you can find opportunity areas with a relatively small amount of qualitative user research coupled with some digital analytics analysis.
This post will outline a few ways to dig into Google Analytics in particular to find areas you might want to look into improving on your site.
Since analytics is best approached by asking your own unique business questions and then seeking answers, it won’t be an extensive list of reports that help with optimization – but the ones listed below have helped me over and over in the past when looking at what to test and where to start.
Note: this article assumes a certain level of knowledge with Google Analytics. If you’ve just set up your account and haven’t created goals, events, or checked that your implementation isn’t broken, do that stuff first. The reports to follow aren’t complicated, but there are a few prerequisites. If you haven’t met those, read this post on setting up GA and getting started or take CXL’s beginner’s Google Analytics course.
How Can I Find Which Pages on My Site Need Optimization?
This is really the first question you want to answer: where do I start optimizing?
Not all landing pages are performing equally, so it’s important to prioritize based on bigger opportunities.
There are many ways to approach this, but one of the best is by using engagement metrics such as bounce rate as a proxy for performance, and comparing landing pages to the site average.
This is fairly easy to do. Just go to Behavior > Site Content > Landing Pages and use the comparison feature on the right hand side of the screen. Then select Bounce Rate from the drop down menu like I showed above:
This shows you all pages, but it’s likely that you’ll want to get more granular. For instance, if you have product category pages, you can narrow down and see the Bounce Rates of only pages in that category. Just search your category indicator, e.g. “drinkware,” and you’ll see only those pages and can nail down which ones need work:
Note: you can also compare other metrics, like Goal Conversion Rate. The point is the comparison feature. Instead of guessing which pages to start optimizing, you can see which ones are over and under-performing against the site average for that particular metric.
When you’re prioritizing A/B tests, no matter which framework you use, it’s likely that one input you use for prioritization is “impact.” This usually comes down to how much actual impact, or potential, the test could have.
Well, those with lower than average conversion rates and also high traffic represent the biggest potential impact. There’s a lot of room for improvement on these pages, and because they’re higher traffic, the impact is larger than the marginal increases in value you’d see with lower trafficked pages.
Is the Homepage Really the Most Important Page?
Most people think their homepage is the most important page, so they start optimizing there by default. Often, they’re right, but it doesn’t hurt to check.
You can also find this in the Behavior > Landing pages report. Just flip this information into a bar chart and order by sessions (which is the default). This shows you the pages with the most sessions:
In the case above, which is from the Google Analytics Demo Account, the home page is clearly the most important page, with ~60% of the total sessions.
This report is a quick and easy look at the potential impact of tests you’ll run. Sure, if a page is underperforming, it’s likely somewhere you should focus your effort. But also important is the number of users your tests effect.
If nobody is on the page, it doesn’t matter as much if the UX is broken, but if 60% of sessions start on a particular page, you can bet your efforts there are largely worth it.
How Many People Convert After Seeing a Specific Piece of Content?
As someone who started in content marketing, this is a particularly interesting report to me. We push out content all the time, and we track metrics like sessions, email opt-ins, and traffic by source/medium, but how often do we ask, “how many people purchase after viewing a specific piece of content?”
Normally, you might think to go to a report like Behavior > All Pages and find the conversion rate or transaction account per page, but it doesn’t work.
Why is this? Pages don’t convert, people do. So, you have to step outside of the basics, and do a bit of advanced segmentation:
- Copy the URL of the page you’d like to analyze.
- Click +Add Segment
- Look on the left hand side and find the options “Conditions” and “Sequences.”
You might be used to using “conditions” to create advanced segments, but for this case we’re going to use “sequences.” Why? Because if you just add the landing page parameter and the transaction parameter but don’t specify the sequence, they might have converted first and then later looked at that page. So set it up like this:
In this case, I like to set the segment as “Users,” because it doesn’t matter as much to me if they convert in that specific session. Though depending on your situation, you may care more about sessions. I usually like to look at it both ways, as it gives a deeper look at those who convert pretty quickly (session-based) and those who convert at all after viewing (user-based).
Doing this, you can analyze your most trafficked pages and see if people are converting after seeing them.
In addition, if you save that segment, you can see anything about them: what countries they came from, what age they are, what pages they visited, was what they purchased even relevant to that page? Advanced segments are a treasure to your deeper analysis, and the possibilities for insights are awesome.
For content marketers especially, this can be incredibly insightful. Are the blog posts that get the most traffic valuable for the business? I’ll tell you in our case, some of our highest organic traffic pages underperform when it comes to delivering business value. This type of information can help you plan out your content and also see which content is most useful to your customers.
Where Are People Dropping Out of the Funnel?
Every site that has a funnel (most do) should start with funnel visualization. This Google Analytics report is easy enough to set up and will tell you how much traffic is dropping off at each funnel step. For instance, here’s a 3-step funnel:
Where is the leak in this funnel? Every step has some dropping off, but here we can see that the first step (home) has the biggest leak.
However, depending on the site and situation, this may not be a bad thing. Home pages generally get more than simple, targeted traffic. People come to the page, shop around, leave, come back on mobile, etc. The home page generally doesn’t assume a linear path to the goal page.
But once they’ve entered the more targeted, linear stage of the funnel, where’s the biggest drop off? The Subscribe page. Only 25.78% of people proceed to the next step. This is clearly the best place to start optimizing, because if one has put the effort into getting that far in the funnel, it’s assumed that there is interest and intent. It’s probably easiest to plug the leaks in the funnel in this step, and the most impactful.
Funnels aren’t just for e-commerce, either. They can be used for a variety of purposes – any time there is a preferred linear navigation path, really. Some other use cases could be multi-step sign ups, contact form completions, page navigation, and more.
For more information on setting up goals and funnel visualizations, check out Krista Seiden’s excellent article on the topic here.
Which Promotion/Image Works Best?
If you have enhanced e-commerce setup, you have a whole suite of GA features to help you retrieve more granular data. One of which answers a common question: how are my promotional images actually converting?
Especially if you’re in the e-commerce industry, you’ll most likely have promotional images on your home page. These tend to change quite often, as you’ll have different specials during different seasons and dates. You might even have an auto-rotating slider, yet have no idea how well each individual slide converts.
To find this information, all you need to do is go to the Conversions > Marketing > Internal Promotions. This shows you the data on your internal promotions you have set up to track, such as views, clicks, CTR, and goal/conversion data as well.
Of course, this can work for those outside of e-commerce as well. You can just set your conversions drop down menu to another goal, such as a lead generation form.
Most people are just guessing when it comes to internal promotions and banners (or taking orders from HiPPOs who simply need their offer on the home page). With only a few minutes of effort, you can see the actual effectiveness of these promotions.
Post-Test Analysis in Google Analytics
Best practice: in addition to analyzing your test data within your testing platform, also send the data somewhere other than the testing tool. This way, you can slice and dice the data in a way that can uncover hidden insights. It also helps to double check the integrity of the data of any given system.
One of the most common post-test analyses is to look for greater effects in certain segments, though be careful: you can fall prey to the multiple comparisons problem.
This article probably isn’t the right place to jump into the intricacies of why this happens, but essentially, the more segments you look at, the greater your chance for false positives (especially with segments of very low sample sizes).
Can you fix this problem? Yes, there are ways around it (e.g. Sidak Correction), though that, too, is beyond the scope of this article. If you’re interested, Chris Stucchio wrote a great article on the topic.
The real value of passing your experiment data to Google Analytics (or another data collection system) is that you can then analyze the behavioral differences of different treatments beyond the goals you’ve set up. This can give way to far greater understanding of your customers as well as greater hypotheses for future tests.
This is an introduction to using Google Analytics to find conversion optimization opportunities. It’s not extensive, and it’s not specific to individual businesses.
However, if you take these basic reports and the principles from them – things like segmentation, granularity, funnel analysis, and curiosity – then you can perform similar analyses on your own site, but deeper and more specific to your business.
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THE advent of multi-touch screens and novel gaming interfaces means the days of the traditional mouse and keyboard are well and truly numbered. With Humantenna and SoundWave, you won't even have to touch a computer to control it, gesturing in its direction will be enough.
These two technologies are the latest offerings from Microsoft, who gave us the Kinect controller. But the Kinect hardware looks clunky next to the Humantenna and SoundWave setups, which their inventors say could be built into a watch or laptop.
As the name suggests, Humantenna uses the human body as an antenna to pick up the electromagnetic fields - generated by power lines and electrical appliances - that fill indoor and outdoor spaces. Users wear a device that measures the signals picked up by the body and transmits them wirelessly to a computer. "It's just an electrode that measures voltage, digitises it and sends the signal for processing," says Desney Tan of Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington.
By studying how the signal changes as users move through the electromagnetic fields, the team was able to identify gestures, such as a punching motion or swipe of the hand. In all, the researchers found that the technology could detect 12 gestures with over 90 per cent accuracy.
One version of the system, presented this week at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Austin, Texas, runs off a sensor that sits in a small bag. With training, that sensor can learn to recognise specific gestures. Another paper, under review, describes a version that relies on a much smaller wristwatch-sized sensor. Thanks to advances in processing techniques, this newer system needs no training to recognise the same 12 gestures.
The team was able to do away with training after realising that low-frequency components of the signal are similar, no matter which electrical objects are producing them. By focusing on these common patterns, the system can detect the same gesture even when it is performed in a different location with different electromagnetic fields. "That's a pretty big step," says Tan.
All sorts of applications would open up if Humantenna can be commercialised. The body could become a kind of universal remote control, and basic gestures such as pointing or swiping might be used to control lights, appliances and computers in the home. Fitness monitoring is another possibility, says Tan. We already have devices that can infer how hard a person is exercising by tracking step patterns, but Humantenna could provide a more holistic measure by monitoring whole body movements.
"It's a very cool idea," says Joseph LaViola, who studies user interfaces at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
But LaViola says he is not sure how robust the system will be. Changes to local electromagnetic fields as devices are switched on and off might confuse Humantenna. The system might also struggle to differentiate between closely related gestures - something that Tan agrees will be a challenge. Although the technology can detect movements that cover about 5 to 10 centimetres, it will not be able to pick up smaller gestures like the wriggling of a finger.
Simple as it is, Humantenna still requires users to wear a sensor. But Tan's team, working in collaboration with researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, has developed another gesture-recognition device that will need no new hardware.
SoundWave, which is also being presented in Austin, relies on an inaudible tone generated by a laptop loudspeaker. When a hand moves in front of the laptop, it changes the frequency of the sound, which the machine's microphone picks up. By matching characteristic frequency changes with specific hand movements, SoundWave can detect a handful of gestures with an accuracy of 90 per cent or more, even in noisy environments such as a cafeteria.
Interference caused by the tone bouncing off nearby objects will limit the ability to detect fine-grained motion. But the technology will still be able to translate coarse movements, such as a swipe, into commands. "I'd love to lean back and swipe to get the next page," says Tan. "Or to push a window out of the way by moving my hands." His team has already used SoundWave to control scrolling and to wake up a laptop when a user approaches it.
Laptops tend to come with built-in speakers and a microphone, so SoundWave could be rolled out as soon as the software is fine-tuned. "If you don't need extra hardware that's a big jump in terms of getting it to the masses," says LaViola.
SoundWave and Humantenna are steps towards a future in which we interact with computers everywhere we go, says Tan, without typing on a keyboard or clicking a mouse. Right now, both technologies respond only to fairly vigorous gestures, but later iterations will be tuned to react to gestures that are closer to those we use in everyday communication. "We want a universal way of interacting with computers, and gestures will be a big part of that," says Tan.
Shhh... touch lips to turn off phone
Imagine switching a phone to silent mode just by pressing a finger to your lips. This is one possible application of Touché, a system that turns any object, including the human body, into a touch interface.
Researchers at Disney Research in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built Touché by sending a small current through everyday objects. A person touching the object changes the flow of electricity depending on the type of touch, be it a finger or a firm grasp.
The system can also send low levels of current through the human body. The current changes when users clasp their hands or touch their faces. The signal generated could one day be used to control a phone or other electronic device.
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Exhibition 14 November 2009 – 10 January 2010
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This exhibition of new and recent work by eleven highly acclaimed young international artists explored a diverse range of contemporary approaches to drawing. From small, intricately-crafted pencil drawings to expanded installations in which the ‘drawn’ lines are made from tape, or in which drawings mutate into animation, the exhibition celebrated a contemporary resurgence in drawing.
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[cairo] Librsvg + cairo animation flicker
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Thu Oct 1 09:24:59 PDT 2009
I am trying to put up an application animating SVG objects (as sprites) with Librsvg and cairo on top of SDL on a Win32 rig (yeah, that IS weird).
I am using a SDL timer to update periodically the image.
I have tried all sorts of backbuffering (cairo surfaces, SDL surfaces) but I still get a terrible flicker on the parts that are drawn through a call to rsvg_handle_render_cairo. Parts drawn through direct calls to cairo do not exhibit this flicker.
Wondering if this function is thread unsafe or something... Has anybody a clue on this kind of issue ?
Thanks in advance
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Know the distinction between uncovered as well as latched. Uncovered indicates that the firmware has been actually hacked and also now you may put any sort of chip that is going to work with ST&T or even T-Mobile’s networks. If you make use of T-Mobile you will lose the graphic telephone message storage, which is an AT&T exclusive function. In the United States the apple iphone will work just on mobile phone systems AT&T and also T-Mobile. This has nothing to do with the potato chip as well as whatever to perform with the electrical wiring. The iPhone will only deal with the radio frequencies that AT&T and also T-Mobile provide. The phrases “opened” and “brand new, unopened container” are actually incompatible. You must open up the box and also hack right into the firmware in order to unlock the apple iphone. Apple does not transport uncovered apples iphone. So as to hack into the apple iphone you have to open the box, and hook the apple iphone as much as a computer. This is actually rarely unopened. Secured suggests that the firmware that Apple delivered the phone with is actually in one piece and unblemished. These phones are going to simply switch on and work with the AT&T system. However, a latched phone possesses no issues or issues with any type of firmware upgrades whereas an uncovered phone needs to beware when improving to be sure they carry out certainly not re-lock the iPhone.
An additional point to look out for when purchasing apples iphone on ebay.com is to recognize if the phone is refurbished, brand-new, or used. A refurbished apple iphone is one that Apple (perhaps) has drawn from not working effectively to a fresh condition. This is a great means in order to get a cost-effective apple iphone. Nonetheless, an honest seller is going to accurately explain that this is actually a repaired product. Les careful dealers could certainly not disclose this. If doubtful, inquire. New as well as made use of are actually clear.
Be alerted to because there are actually phones that are actually comparable in appeal to the apple iphone but they are actually certainly not apples iphone. On eBay, you will find phones called A88, apple iphone, PERSONAL ORGANIZER, cellphone … These are actually not Apple iPhones, they are actually iPhone counterpart. Make certain that the producer from any apple iphone you investment is actually Apple and also certainly not CECT.
Ultimately ensure that you understand the sellers return policies as well as only income by means of PayPal using a credit card or pay straight with a visa or mastercard. Never ever pay along with money, inspections, Western Union, cable transmissions or cash orders. By doing this if you are sold a fraudulent item, you possess option by means of your bank card firm or PayPal. Buyers that perform not have bank card or PayPal are doubtful thus once again remember caution emptor, caveat emptor.
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The Vikings unveiled their new home in a nationally televised Sunday night showdown against the Green Bay Packers, but it got upstaged by their new quarterback.
U.S. Bank Stadium sparkled with the Minneapolis skyline peeking through the large glass windows, and cheers were nearly deafening when quarterback Sam Bradford completed his first touchdown pass with the Vikings. Bradford later threw another one as he outdueled Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers while leading the Vikings to a 17-14 victory.
“What he was able to do here in two weeks, the [amount] of our offense that he’s been able to learn, it’s just unbelievable,” said tight end Kyle Rudolph, who caught an 8-yarder for a touchdown.
One negative for the Vikings: All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson left the stadium on crutches because of a third-quarter right knee injury and will have an MRI on Monday.
Stefon Diggs had nine receptions for 182 yards, eighth best in Vikings history, and caught a 25-yard scoring pass from Bradford.
The past couple of weeks were a whirlwind for Bradford. He was expected to be the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1 before the Vikings, who on Aug. 30 lost Teddy Bridgewater to a season-ending knee injury, dealt a pair of premium picks to acquire the 28-year-old in a stunning trade.
Only 15 days and eight practices later, Bradford was under center when the Vikings hosted their first regular-season game at their state-of-the-art new home. And if that wasn’t enough pressure, he had to go throw-for-throw with Rodgers.
Bradford, who became the 13th quarterback to start for the Vikings since 2007, did just that and then some, completing some eye-popping throws in his debut and displaying instant chemistry with Diggs.
With Peterson again having trouble finding running room, the Vikings asked Bradford to throw 23 times in the first half. He completed 16 of those attempts for 175 yards and a touchdown. He finished the night 22-for-31 for 286 yards and a 121.2 passer rating.
“It’s a big credit to a guy that’s come in here in 15 days or whatever it was, and he’s learned enough of the offense to come in and perform against a team that’s pressuring and blitzing and attacking him as much as they did,” coach Mike Zimmer said.
Bradford said it helps that the offense suits him.
“I like a lot of the concepts we run,” Bradford said. “I think it’s a great mix of both drop-back, play-action, things that I really enjoy.”
Bradford averaged 9.5 yards per attempt in his Vikings debut, nearly twice as many as Rodgers, whom the Vikings held to 213 passing yards on his 36 attempts.
This was Rodgers, though, and these were the Packers, so of course they found a way to make it interesting. The Packers pulled within 17-14 early in the fourth quarter when Rodgers somehow escaped a snug pocket and scrambled 10 yards for the touchdown.
The Packers crossed into Vikings territory on their next drive, too, but defensive end Brian Robison came free off the edge and spiked the ball loose from Rodgers, who fumbled for the third time.
In the final two minutes of the game, cornerback Trae Waynes, whom Rodgers picked on all night, sealed the win by intercepting a pass intended for wideout Devante Adams.
“That interception he made was huge,” Zimmer said of the top pick from 2015.
After Rodgers tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jordy Nelson in the first quarter, the Vikings tied it 7-7 in the second quarter when Bradford threw an 8-yard touchdown to Rudolph. The touchdown, which was the team’s first on offense this season, came after the Vikings left kicker Blair Walsh on the sideline on fourth-and-2 inside the red zone and Bradford connected with Diggs to move the chains.
Late in the second quarter, Bradford showed the strong arm and deep-ball placement that had been sporadic the past couple of seasons when he launched a play-action pass deep down the middle of the field to Diggs, who made a diving 44-yard catch.
Walsh was good from 46 yards out to send the Vikings into halftime up 10-7. Their lead might have been bigger had they been able to recover a pair of fumbles inside enemy territory. Both times the ball somehow squirted under a Packers player.
The ball bounced Green Bay’s way again in the third quarter after another fumble. This time it was defensive end Everson Griffen who stripped Rodgers as the quarterback scrambled for a first down. Cornerback Captain Munnerlyn tried to scoop up the ball, but it slipped through his grasp, allowing Packers tight end Jared Cook to fall on it.
The Vikings defense got redemption, though, later on the drive when Robison and nose tackle Linval Joseph stuffed Packers running back James Starks on fourth-and-1.
After that, the Vikings offense crossed midfield in a flash with a 46-yard catch and run by Diggs. Four plays later, Bradford got blasted in the pocket but still completed a strike up the numbers to Diggs, who tapped two feet inbounds for a 25-yard touchdown.
“He was dropping dimes. I don’t know where he got all those dimes from, but he found them,” outside linebacker Anthony Barr said. “I liked what I saw.”
And that left the Vikings savoring a victory.
“I hope we can get this every Sunday for a home game. This will be one of the better home-field advantages, I think, in the league,” outside linebacker Chad Greenway said.
“It was incredible just the way the fans responded. Maybe for the first time in my career, I didn’t hear a lot from the Packers fans during a home game.”
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Shannia Daley from Luton always knew she wanted a career in tech so, when the opportunity to take an apprenticeship as an infrastructure technician at Amazon came up in nearby Hemel Hempstead, she had to grab it.
Shannia started her apprenticeship with Amazon in 2018 and is working towards an infrastructure technician qualification after a year of training and study with Amazon and QA training. Her goal is to become a network engineer.
Speaking about the Amazon Apprenticeship Programme, Shannia said,“I’ve always wanted to work in a tech role, for as long as I can remember. I really enjoy the opportunity for technology to blend creativity with learning and this made the Amazon Apprenticeship Programme the perfect platform for me.”
I’ve always wanted to work in a tech role, for as long as I can remember
In her role at Amazon, is there such a thing as a typical day? “Not at all! Every day is different, and that’s what I love about it. In any given day, I can be replacing equipment, solving problems, setting up computers and running general checks. It’s great.”
When asked about what she’s enjoying the most about the programme, Shannia said: “I love the environment of the fulfilment centre in Hemel Hempstead because it’s constantly moving and always evolving. The team here is great and I’m always learning lots from them, every single day. I’ve also enjoyed the training courses and workshops that we get to take part in – sometimes we travel to different parts of the country, which is great.”
Shannia is one of over 300 apprentices currently working at Amazon in the UK. Amazon has announced it will create a further 1,000 new apprenticeships for new and existing employees in fulfilment centres and development centres across the country. The new apprentices will add to over 27,500 permanent employees currently in the UK, with pay ranging from an entry level starting salary of £9.50/£10.50 an hour, up to £30,000 a year.
Nine different programmes are on offer across the country to people of all levels, ranging from IT, safety and HR through to software engineering, robotics, leadership and technology.
Two-in-every-ten new apprenticeships will be offered exclusively to Amazon’s existing workforce, providing a route from working on the shop floor through to working on cutting-edge software development, robotics technology and senior leadership roles in the business.
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Steven J. Mitby represents companies and individuals in high stakes business litigation throughout the United States.
- A trial-oriented focus. In the past year, Mr. Mitby served as lead counsel in major federal litigations in Texas, California, Michigan, Delaware, and Georgia and a variety of state court matters in various jurisdictions. Unlike the majority of business litigators, Mr. Mitby regularly tries cases. Mr. Mitby’s trial-focused approach to litigation results in more efficient pretrial discovery and better settlements for clients because he addresses every case issue based on what will influence the outcome at trial. Mr. Mitby believes that the only way to achieve excellent results in every case is to be ready, willing, and able to go to trial.
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- Highest academic honors. Mr. Mitby earned two Harvard degrees and graduated at the top of his class. Mr. Mitby graduated summa cum laudefrom Harvard College (the highest academic honor Harvard confers on its graduates) and cum laude from Harvard Law School.
- A diverse trial practice. Mr. Mitby handles complex commercial, energy, and intellectual property litigation across a wide variety of industries, including energy, oil and gas, software, real estate development, health care and medical equipment, banking, and finance. Mr. Mitby has developed a reputation for successfully representing plaintiffs in commercial and intellectual property cases involving large damages.
- “Ten Million Dollar Club.” Mr. Mitby is a member of Texas Lawyer’s elite “Ten Million Dollar Club” for the small number of trial advocates who have won verdicts of $10 million or more at trial.
These accolades reflect the fact that Mr. Mitby has achieved extraordinary results for clients through creative trial and pretrial strategies.
- Largest intentional tort verdict in Texas last year. Mr. Mitby won an $11.4 million jury verdict for business disparagement in a dispute between two Houston technology companies. This win was the largest intentional tort verdict in Texas in 2014 and easily the largest reputation-based tort verdict in Texas for the past decade. Mr. Mitby achieved a finding of actual malice and punitive damages. This win was even more remarkable because the defendant had refused to offer any money in settlement and asserted numerous counterclaims (all of which resulted in no liability against Mr. Mitby’s client).
- Beating big companies and big law firms. Mr. Mitby regularly represents companies in complex commercial and intellectual property disputes against the largest companies in the world. Mr. Mitby won a favorable settlement for Versata, Inc. in a license dispute with Equifax, Inc. in federal court in Atlanta. Mr. Mitby achieved this result by developing a creative damages model based on copyright, trade secret, and contract claims. The case settled favorably for a confidential amount after Mr. Mitby took the deposition of Equifax’s expert. Mr. Mitby is currently lead counsel in a software dispute with Ford Motor Company, which USA Today has called a “billion dollar” case. Mr. Mitby also represents Idera, Inc. against United Health Group.
- Successes in the energy and petrochemical industries. Mr. Mitby has successfully represented leading energy and petrochemical companies in contract, oil and gas, and employment litigation.
- Defending legitimate competition. Mr. Mitby regularly defends companies in patent litigation brought by non-practicing entities. In 2014, Mr. Mitby successfully defended Ignite, Inc., a Plano, Texas-based software company against patent infringement claims by a non-practicing entity in Delaware. Mr. Mitby developed an invalidity defense, arguing that the accused features were part of commercial software by Ignite that predated the plaintiff’s patents. This defense resulted in a favorable settlement before the Markman hearing.
- Cutting-edge software licensing issues. Mr. Mitby successfully defended Versata Software in patent and copyright litigation in the Northern District of California brought by XimpleWare Corporation. This case was heavily covered by industry media and involved the interpretation of the controversial “General Public License” developed by the Free Software Foundation. The case settled on favorable terms to Versata shortly after Mr. Mitby took the plaintiff’s deposition.
- Probate disputes. In 2014, Mr. Mitby achieved a successful settlement in the defense of a high profile will contest in Jefferson County, Texas. Mr. Mitby entered the case to defend the will against challenges from various family members. Under the settlement, his client received more than he would have obtained under the will and related beneficiary designations that Mr. Mitby was defending.
- Parachuting into cases to serve as lead trial counsel. Besides these recent results, Mr. Mitby has been called in at the last-minute by other lawyers to try cases. In December 2010, for example, he was hired less than one month before trial to defend a company in a multimillion dollar shareholder dispute. With Mr. Mitby as lead counsel, the company not only won on every single issue at trial, but was awarded $750,000 in attorney’s fees.
- Large damages models. Mr. Mitby has also developed special focus in patent infringement and technology-related litigation. He has been trial counsel in three patent trials, one of which involved damages claims in the hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2011, Mr. Mitby was instrumental in winning the second-largest patent infringement verdict in the United States – a $392 million award in favor of his client against SAP Americas. Mr. Mitby played a leading role in developing the lost profits damages model.
- Appellate victories. In addition to his trial practice, Mr. Mitby has achieved significant appellate victories. In 2010, Texas Lawyer named Steven “Appellate Lawyer of the Week” for his Fifth Circuit victory in a first-impression ERISA case against Continental Airlines, which garnered national and international press coverage. (Read about this appellate case here and hear Mr. Mitby’s oral argument here.) In this case, Mr. Mitby persuaded the trial court and court of appeals that ERISA plan administrators are not allowed to deny a benefits distribution based on their belief that the participants engaged in a “sham” divorce to obtain a larger distribution.
- Protecting clients’ reputations in court and the media. In keeping with AZA’s longstanding tradition of representing individual clients in sensitive legal matters, Mr. Mitby also represents corporate executives and public officials in high profile cases. In 2011, for example, Mr. Mitby successfully represented the CEO of the Houston Port Authority in criminal, county attorney, and internal investigations of the Port that received extensive press coverage in Houston. In the midst of a political and media firestorm, Mr. Mitby vindicated his client’s reputation by obtaining a rare letter of exoneration from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, which was widely publicized in the Houston Chronicle as well as Houston radio and television stations. (Read about this case here.) Mr. Mitby has achieved many similarly successful results for individual clients on a confidential basis.
- Publications and CLE presentations. Mr. Mitby has published and taught CLEs in a variety of fields, including intellectual property, tort reform laws, and defamation torts. Examples include Mr. Mtiby’s articles: “Navigating Hypothetical Negotiations,” Managing Intellectual Property, October 2008, and “The New Presumption of Adequate Warnings in Texas Pharmaceutical Litigation,” Texas Bar Journal, July 2006.
- Legal community leadership. Mr. Mitby is a leader in the Houston legal community. He serves on the Board of the Harvard Law School Association of Houston, was appointed to the Texas Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, was selected to be a member of the Texas Bar Foundation, serves on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Energy Law of the Center for American and International Law, and is a Master in the Garland Walker Inn of Court.
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Could the second episode of Lost In Space be a play on the original series episode 3, Islands In The Sky? The creators appear to be paying some homage to the original series in spots and a respect of older fans' love of the series.
Just hearing the update and variation on that original John Williams theme music by composer Christopher Lennertz for the opening will bring you back.
By drawing from the plot elements of the original series the new Netflix series is definitely styling itself as a reimagining or retelling of that show.
With Lost In Space, Season One, Episode 2, Diamonds In The Sky, one can't help but imagine Irwin Allen himself might have been excited by its epic, grand scale adventure opening with a tribute to the space program (though Billy Mumy will tell you Allen was protective of his property). The latest installment begins with the focus on Don West and Dr. Smith. Though whether this writing team can execute the new series like the master of disaster Allen himself once upon a time is still in question.
So rather than a single ship, the Jupiter 2 as the island in the sky, the title here repurposes the concept of the original into a series of diamonds in the sky referring more definitively to multiple Jupiter launches.
It's not uncommon to see a series switch things up and play with gender roles for a distinctly popular, even iconic, male character. And there's something about a female Dr. Smith too that gives me promise in the way Katee Sackhoff quickly won me over in the role of original Dirk Benedict's Starbuck. Tits aside, call me a sucker for gender changes in characters because it does offer a different set of variables and dynamics yet to be explored in a series. I'm not opposed to trying a new approach. Doctor Who as a woman or another interpretation of The Thing are experiments worth trying. I'll be curious. In fact, there will be two female science fiction doctors in 2018. But gender application to a classic male character aside doesn't mean it's a guarantee to work.
Elsewhere, as John Robinson and Robot work to dry out the submerged Jupiter 2 in the ice below one begins to realize the bi-ped Robot in this Lost In Space is certainly more mysterious, more menacing and more imposing or intimidating for a new generation. As John Robinson begs the question looking into the face of the machine intelligence, "what are you?," you recognize Robot is something of a miracle worker too, a potential deus ex machina for any number of troubling scenarios and life-threatening events. We'll see how that goes and how the character is implemented with time. But as a character I could well imagine being quite intrigued and terrified by the machine as a child.
Following the events of Robot warming up the very cold family Robinson in Impact, Robot is at it again. The Jupiter 2 was completely submerged frozen in a massive block of ice, but Robot has them back in the thawed Jupiter 2 underneath the ice miraculously almost lickety split. Not bad for a single machine with alien intelligence.
Diamonds In The Sky continues to slowly reveal the family dynamic and for the most part the show seems to be establishing the beats about right between them. There's minor sibling squabbles and rivalry, but also a mutual respect and love for each other. The kids too show respect for their parents something often absent in today's film and television fare when illustrating those relationships. So I'm pleased to see Lost In Space attempting to set the right tone with the family dynamic rather than dumbing the characters down and going for snarky and sarcastic or even mean-spirited as some television tends to do in the modern era. Though it's not entirely absent. Even the language used by the children is suggestive this family is intelligent. These are not dumb people. The dialogue still suggests these are kids, but these are smart kids. I'm pleased the kids are more smart than smart ass generally speaking. We tend to lose all sense of propriety today. Lost in Space on that tip is shaping up to be entirely family accessible.
Regarding intelligence, only John Robinson gives me pause as he doesn't appear the genius that he was in the original series. He's more the contemporary man of action, which of course Guy Williams was as well. Guy had it all. Toby Stephens (Black Sails) appears to be strong, but of average intellect complemented by the always necessary common sense.
The casting of Don West isn't working for me yet. Don West was hot headed and much less the swashbuckling, self-serving, space pirate-like goon.
Something that's also a bit off for me is a complex marital connection between John and Maureen Robinson. It's not the romantic tried and true love of the original. The two are definitely impacted by the contemporary stresses of a modern marriage for a variety of reasons and that does give the family chemistry a slightly less rosy vibe. Would you expect anything less in today's television?
Rescued, Smith (aka June Harris) unites with the Robinsons in this entry while leaving Don West to his own devices lost somewhere else. Questions about Robot's safety emerge and the family makes it back to the safe confines of the Jupiter 2 following a nifty ride in the brand new Chariot. Still for all of its sharp production values and sleek, all-terrain design it's hard to beat the original Chariot or the excitement that surrounded one of the all-time, great, sci-fi adventure episodes in the original's The Hungry Sea.
I've seen some criticism of this new series as "sleek, shiny and boring" (Boston Globe). And the series' use of color and production design is mostly impeccable to the eye. It is a splendid looking production, with moments of real visual wonder, but boring? We'll see. One point to the contrary, in fact, I found when the show sped things up with giant leaps in logic this writer felt it ran away a bit. When it slowed things down for the simple quieter character exchanges I was reminded of those loving moments between the Robinsons of the old series (see clip). This writer prefers the latter if the writing and chemistry is worthy.
So with just two episodes it's early. The new Lost In Space has my attention and I'm as giddy as a school girl that they did bring the franchise back. If they can do it for Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica, keep a Stargate franchise running, why not Lost In Space. So thank you.
But the questions remain and where exactly this new series is going has me wading as cautiously into the unknown as Will and Penny venturing into the ancient caves of There Were Giants In The Earth (S1, E4 of the original series). I'll withhold judgment until more is revealed.
Writers: Matt Sazama/ Burk Sharpless.
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Everyone knows that unemployment must be lowered, but few of us realize what must be done to make that happen. The Tea Party folks seem to think that if the country spends less, and taxes are lowered, all of our problems will go away. For some strange reason, they are overlooking the obvious. Over half of our discretionary tax dollars are being given to the bloated military budget. We are spending more on our military now (in inflation-adjusted dollars) than we did at the height of the Cold War!
Why are we spending over $700 billion this year, not including our war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan? The short answer is the military-industrial complex, which President Dwight Eisenhower warned us when he left office in 1961.
Any time a weapon system is looked at for possible elimination there is a huge outcry from wherever the system is manufactured. Shrewd weapons corporations spread their work out over many states, so that if and when the need for whatever it is they are producing is questioned, they have dozens of congressmen willing to fight the elimination on the basis of putting people out of work in their district. What everyone fails to understand is that for every billion dollars spent on arms manufacturing, 11,600 jobs are created; for the same amount of spending in clean energy, 16,100 jobs are created; and in education, the number of jobs is 29,100.
The Pentagon is proposing an additional $500 billion a year spending over the next 10 years. If that money were spent on education instead, it could create an additional 9.1 million jobs.
Many of us are trying to turn the situation around. A coalition is being built of agencies, groups and cities negatively impacted by public budget cuts. Awareness is being raised of the relationship between wasteful military spending and public needs. The most difficult task is to get men and women in Congress to vote against money for war. But, even here, we are making progress. Over 100 Democrats and a handful of Republicans voted against the additional $34 billion that President Barack Obama requested for Afghanistan. Ron Paul of Texas and Walter Jones of North Carolina are two GOP congressmen who realize military spending must be cut.
Congressman Barney Frank has put together an alternative Department of Defense budget that reduces military spending by $1 trillion over 10 years. He has logic on his side. Since 2000, the Pentagon budget has gone up by that much, in addition to the trillion spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Today, the Pentagon's comprehension of its own material resources is a deep, dark void. It can't track its own money; it cooks its own books and makes spending decisions on phony data. [On 8 September 2001, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld reported $2.3 trillion dollars of Pentagon funds missing.] It has been three decades since the Pentagon's books have been audited. Billions have been handed over to contractors without any accounting.
A task force created by Obama in January 2010 has come up with recommendations for cuts amounting to $960 billion in 10 years without weakening America's defenses. This did not include monies spent on our current wars.
The task force suggested such commonsense ideas as not modernizing our nuclear weapons, reducing the number of deployed nuclear warheads to 1,000 (how many would it take to destroy the world?), reducing our overseas troops in Europe and Asia by 50,000, reducing recruitment costs as wars wind down, reduce the Navy fleet to 230 ships, cancel the F-35 fighter that will cost about $200,0000,000 per plane, etc. The ways are there if Congress and the President can muster up the courage to enact them.
While paying down the huge debt this country has built up needs to be a priority, an even greater need is to provide civilian jobs for folks who want to work at rebuilding our roads, making seismic improvements to our buildings and bridges, improving our parks, educating our grandchildren, etc.
Terrorism needs to be fought by police agencies, not a million-man Army. If a terrorist does manage to set off a bomb in one of our major cities, who do we retaliate against? Of what use is a billion dollar aircraft carrier or a nuclear-armed intercontinental missile against a terrorist training camp in Yemen or Somalia?
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been a consequence of a misguided foreign policy, using borrowed money and force of arms as a substitute for diplomatic engagement, resulting in thousands of lives lost, terrible physical destruction to the invaded countries, a deteriorated American economy, and increased security threats to the United States. --
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For many years scientists and philosophers have pondered why we need sleep besides to not be sleepy. Of course we all intuitively know how important sleep is to our bodies, relationships, and walk with God. But as neuroscientists are learning more about the brain, they are discovering many positive brain benefits from sleep. This list below includes some of those benefits.
- Sleep improves mood. And people catch a leader’s mood. It’s called emotional contagion. If we regularly don’t get enough sleep, it can make us grumpy and negative. If we carry a bad mood to church, it rubs off on others. The reverse holds true as well. A good mood rubs off on others.
- Sleep enhances memory. When we sleep our brain turns short term memory into long-term memory. It’s called memory consolidation. Without adequate sleep, consolidation suffers.
- Sleep improves decision making. When we don’t get adequate sleep we can become more rigid in our thinking and less adaptable. Rigid thinking impairs good decision making.
- Sleep improves creativity. Studies have shown that sleep facilitates insight because the brain is still active while we sleep. Among other things, it uncovers novel connections between seemingly disparate ideas. The old adage “sleep on it” really is true.
- Sleep improves our ability to pay attention. Great leaders listen well to others and have the ability to maintain attention to important tasks. Lack of sleep degrades our brain’s ability to pay attention.
- Sleep clears out the brain’s ‘trash’ to make it more effective. Neuroscientists have discovered that during waking hours toxins collect in our brains while sleep literally cleans them out.
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Man arrested after barricading himself in room at TNCC
Hampton, Va.–There was an alert sent out to students at Thomas Nelson Community College about an armed person on campus who had been apprehended.
NewsChannel 3 spoke with a representative from the school who says there was no armed person on campus.
Virginia State Police say they tried to stop a 2010 Toyota SUV for an HOV violation on I-64 WB. They say the person failed to stop and led troopers to the Farm Fresh parking lot in Town Center in Hampton.
Police say the driver ran and barricaded himself briefly inside an audio visual room. They say there were no students in the room and he was quickly taken into custody.
The suspect has now been identified as 23-year-old Ravi Marquise Banks from Williamsburg.
State police say he will be charged with HOV, speeding, felony pursuit, obstruction of justice, possession of marijuana and driving while revoked, third offense.
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S'pore possibly first country to get dengue vaccine
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The Straits Times - The world's first dengue vaccine could be ready by the end of next year, and Singapore may be one of the first countries to get it.
The need could not be greater. Dengue is the fastest spreading vector-borne viral disease, says the World Health Organisation, and is endemic in over 100 countries. Four in 10 people are at risk of getting infected.
And more than two-thirds of the world's dengue cases come from Asia, with Southeast Asia being a major contributor.
Drug giant Sanofi Pasteur aims to put its vaccine in markets where it is most needed first, and that includes Southeast Asia.
"The overall ambition is first to address the disease where it is most severe," said Dr Guillaume Leroy, who heads the company's dengue vaccine unit.
At the two-day Asean Dengue Summit held in Angeles City in the Philippines over the weekend, Dr Leroy announced the success of an Asian clinical trial to test the vaccine's effectiveness.
After the vaccine candidate was administered, dengue cases in the group of about 10,000 - including participants from Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia - fell by more than half.
Another trial, involving more than 20,000 people, is currently under way in Latin America.
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Have you ever had a fear of not remembering your Windows account password? You don’t have to worry if you’re willing to plan ahead. In this article, we take a look at one method you can use to reset your Windows 10 password.
A password reset disk is a removable storage device you can use to reset your password in the event you forget it. You’ll need the following to create one of these:
- Access to the local user account for which you wish to make the password reset disk
- A USB flash drive
Note that password reset disks apply to local user accounts. If your Windows 10 user account is connected to your Microsoft account, then you can follow the steps outlined here by Microsoft to begin the password reset process and therefore shouldn’t follow the advice in this article: https://account.live.com/ResetPassword.aspx
USB flash drives are quite inexpensive and even a minimal capacity variant will do: 1GB of less is plenty. Look online to find the best prices or visit a local store. Ideally you’ll only use this USB flash drive for use as a password reset disk and for nothing else.
The instructions contained within this article apply to all versions of Windows 10.
First, log in to your computer under the user account for which you wish to create a password reset disk. Once logged in, connect your USB flash drive to one of your computer’s USB ports. It may take a minute or two for Windows to finish installing the flash drive – you’ll be notified when it’s finished.
Next, it’s time to start creating the password reset disk. Open the Start menu (yes, it’s back) by clicking the Windows icon in the lower left of your screen. When opened, type control panel into the search and wait for the results to display.
Open the Control Panel by clicking it in the list of search results. It should be the first result listed.
(Note: although Windows 10 features a new Windows Settings desktop app to manage computer settings, it can’t be used to create a password reset disk which is why we’re going through the traditional Control Panel.)
In the Control Panel, ensure the View by drop-down at the upper right is set to Category (if not, change it). Then click the green User Accounts link. On the screen that follows, click the User Accounts link once more. Doing so will take you to your user account settings.
On the left side of the screen, click the link to Create a password reset disk. The password reset disk wizard will open in a new window.
In the first screen that opens, click the Next button. In the subsequent screen, select the USB flash drive that you connected to your computer earlier. This will likely be labeled D:\ or E:\. Click the Next button after you’ve selected your drive.
(Note you can’t select C:\ drive, which is where Windows is installed – it wouldn’t be very secure to have a file to reset your password on the same drive as the operating system.)
You’ll be asked to enter your password on the following screen; do so, then click the Next button. The wizard will now create your password reset disk. This should take less than a minute to complete. Click the Next button on that screen after it completes, and then the Finish button on the last screen to exit the wizard.
You’ve successfully created a Windows 10 password reset disk!
Using a Windows 10 Password Reset Disk
Using a password reset disk in Windows 10 is simple. At the Windows login screen, click your user account and then type your password incorrectly. A link will appear with the text Reset your password …. underneath it. Click this link and connect your USB flash drive password reset disk to your computer. Follow the few quick steps in the wizard to complete the process; you’ll be able to enter a new password for your account without having to know the current password.
Naturally, you’ll want to keep the password reset disk in a safe place as anyone with access to your computer can use it to reset the password for your user account.
Password reset disks are useful in the event you forget the password to your local Windows 10 user account. Note that the advice we provided applied to local accounts only – for Microsoft accounts, you’ll want to follow Microsoft’s guidance here to get your password reset: https://account.live.com/ResetPassword.aspx. Most non-business users running Windows 10 will likely be connected to a Microsoft account.
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Rick Levine, iconic ad director, whose production company often did work with BBDO, says that Pepsi Cola and Michael J. Fox are very deserving of their inductions into the Ad Hall of Fame.
Levine worked with Pepsi for more than a decade, directing at least 20 of its iconic commercials. These included the ‘Chimp,’ commercial, which he said won every award possible, and ‘Apartment 10G (above),’ which starred Fox.
Speaking from his home in California, Levine shared some of his fondest memories of Fox, who once owned a home near him in Connecticut.
“Even though he was a young man,” Levine remarked “I swear to you, I had never seen a friendlier, more humble person in my life. He was always a kind young man.”
It’s not just Fox’s personality Levine admired. He said that Fox’s work ethic also set him apart from others.
“When you see him in ‘Apartment 10G,’ he did practically all his own stunts, except running over the cars and jumping off the fire escape,” he said. “Three nights of shooting in rain. He was freezing his backside off. I was freezing my backside off. We got a take and I said, ‘I thought that was good, Mike.’ And he said, ‘Rick, I can do better.’ That’s the kind of man we’re talking about.”
Regardless of his quest for perfection, Fox wasn’t all work on set. Levine recalled the actor’s love of cars.
“We’d hang out with my crew and he’d always drive my yellow Porsche at lunch,” Levine said. “Mike said ‘Rick I gotta drive this.’ Then I’m looking at his movie Doc Hollywood. In the movie he had my car but a red one. He loved my car so much he used it in the movie!”
Levine remarked that Pepsi’s style of campaigning has changed drastically over the years.
While its commercials “all used to be little films,” he said, they are now “just a lot of pictures and music.”
However, Levine believes that Pepsi is simply doing what it needs to do to reach its target audience.
“I think that Pepsi is doing a good job. They’re doing a very, very good job,” he said “They have to follow the social morays of our country and the younger people don’t want long, softer stories. They want action and excitement.”
Levine has retired since his days with Pepsi, and most of his former colleagues – who he affectionately calls ‘The original Mad Men,’ – have died. Still, his work with Pepsi will forever be some of his most accomplished.
“Of all the stuff I’ve done, I’d say Pepsi Cola was the best,” he remarked. “You couldn’t beat the Pepsi stuff.”
It has been years since Levine has been recognized for his work, but he is proud to know that it has made a lasting imprint on the advertising world.
“I would be honored if some of my work was being put up for an award,” he remarked.
He then stopped himself and reconsidered, given Pepsi and Michael J. Fox’s inductions.
“Well, it is actually,” he laughed.
PepsiCo and Michael J. Fox will be honored for their contributions to the advertising industry at their inductions to the Ad Hall of Fame in New York tonight.
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Travel but with class: Here is all you need to know about traveling
If you are wondering that how such a simple task like travel can have etiquettes to follow then let us pour this to your knowledge system that class comes from following basic Ettiquetes that can be dining or travel.
Everything in this world is bound with some specific rules and traveling to involve some rules. All travelers know what it is like to experience the scrum once your gate has opened, or what it’s like to board a plane – only to realize you’re seated next to a dreaded armrest hog. Here’s a handy guide to handle those less-than-desirable travel dilemmas!
- Board when called forward
They call forward seats in groups first for a reason – it avoids a scramble to get through the gate.
- Be prepared
Everyone boarding the flight knows that they will need to access their passport and boarding pass at some point during the boarding process, whether it is at check-in or at the gate.
This is why people carry travel wallets!
- Have patience
This is very important. Some travelers will always take a bag that does not quite fit into the overhead compartment (and they will delight in taking the extra 5 minutes to play luggage Tetris whilst everyone else waits). There is no getting around this: smile politely, and offer to help if they’re struggling.
- The middle seat gets the armrests
There is no advantage to having the middle seat – you do not get the sky views of the window seat, and you do not get the easy access to the aisle seat either. So let these unlucky folks have the armrests for that time.
- Talk to your neighbors
At least greet them well. You will be seated next to these people for the minimum of a few hours, and a little interaction makes the journey much more pleasant. On that note, if you are not in the mood for talking, pop on your earphones (you do not have to listen to anything, but these act as a social ‘quiet time’ signal).
- Ask before you recline
No one enjoys being stuck in a confined space for any amount of time, and it becomes much more unpleasant when you take away even more of the seat space. If you do fancy napping, ask your neighbor if they would mind first – they will be much more likely to say yes – especially if you follow tip.
- Respect personal space
This is a public space, albeit a small one. If you’d like to stretch, do not invade on a fellow passenger’s space – head to the front of the aircraft and walk it out. Everyone has their own way of relaxing during travel time: just don’t let your way affect someone else’s. Just Respect their space too.
- Walk in the ‘fast’ lane
This is the unspoken rule of public transport, but it also applies on airport escalators and walkways. Observe the signs in the airport and see whether you’re in the right ‘lane’ or not. Likewise, your suitcase can’t walk; so make sure that’s on the same side as you.
- Tip according to the country you are in – not where you are from
This is where things can get muddled, as some cultures do not expect you to tip. However, the most popular travel destinations in Oceania, North America, South America and Europe will expect a tip of around 10% in restaurants, a roundup of the bill when you’re in a taxi, a few Dollars, Pounds or Euros for hotel porters and maids, and it helps to tip in the local currency too. As always, when someone has gone above and beyond, it’s worth recognizing with an extra tip!
- When you get things wrong
It is natural to get things wrong when you are traveling, but what matters is how you handle it. Apologize, and try to reconcile the situation, whether there is a language barrier or not. You can avoid some situations with research, but for the rest – let it go. Even the well-traveled globetrotters get it wrong sometimes – and the best know how to handle it.
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Delhi is in the grip of worst outbreak of dengue fever in five year. So far reportedly eleven people have died and 1,872 cases of Dengue have been reported in Delhi.
Here's your guide to fight Dengue.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by the dengue virus, which is mainly found in the tropical regions.
Dengue is spread from human-to-human by the bite of mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus.
The dengue virus belongs to a group known as Flavivirus and can be typically divided into four viral serotypes, DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4, which are closely related but differ in their antigens.
Many species of mosquito under the genus Aedes transmit dengue; especially the Aedes aegypti species is involved in spreading the infection and is considered as the main cause of dengue.
The virus circulates in the blood for 2-7 days after the human is affected, during which the mosquito may acquire the virus by biting the infected human and spread it to another unsuspecting victim.
Sudden high fever
Pain behind the eyes
Severe joint and muscle pain
Sometime mild bleeding such as a nose bleed or bleeding gums
There are actually no known antiviral drugs or injections available for the cure of dengue. However, the disease can be treated with plenty of supportive care and treatment that would eventually help save the patient's life.
Dengue is characterized by fever and intense body ache. The fever can be treated with antipyretic drugs such as paracetamol and the body ache can be treated with analgesics that help relieve the pain.
Drugs such as aspirin should be avoided as they may increase the risk of hemorrhage.
The patient can also be treated with natural home remedies such as papaya leaves, kiwi and other food items that have been proven to help in the increase of platelet count, which gets affected during dengue. But there is no properly documented research to support these claims.
In the case of more severe forms of dengue, such as dengue hemorrhagic disease or dengue shock syndrome, it a must for the patient to be admitted to a hospital and given proper care.
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It was a pleasure talking to Melanie Scrofano, aka Wynonna Earp! I didn’t realize that this was Melanie Scrofano’s first lead role until talking with her! I’ve said this plenty of times but I really think she was made for this role. It’s also good to also hear how Scrofano has grown as an actor and a person. Several parts of our conversation referred to episodes that have already aired. Let’s see where Wynonna’s head is at shall we?
Melanie Scrofano: Hi Natty.
TNE: Hi, how are you Miss Melanie, Miss Wynonna Earp?
Melanie Scrofano: I’m doing well, thank you. How are you?
TNE: I’m good. Alright. Thank you for being Wynonna Earp. You’re actually killing it, man.
Melanie Scrofano: Thanks, dude. That’s awesome.
TNE: Alright. How was your audition process? Did you originally audition for Wynonna or did you audition for a different character? Because it was very interesting when I talked to Michael and Tim, how they both auditioned originally for different characters. So I was wondering if that was the same with you.
Melanie Scrofano: Who did Michael audition for?
TNE: He auditioned for Dolls.
Melanie Scrofano: No. That’s fascinating. I auditioned for Wynonna and it was funny because it’s one of those things where there are very few roles like this but this was one of them where everybody I knew was auditioning for Wynonna. It felt very unlikely. I just was like: oh, there’s no chance I’m gonna get this. But yeah, I went in for Wynonna and then I sort of forgot about it because I thought, you know, there’s no chance. And then I got a call, and I had a callback and then I met Emily and she was the kindest person I’ve ever met. And like she just ran such a – she and Lisa Perishton who was casting in Toronto, they just ran such a friendly, kind, calm experience. And dude, I honestly was like no, there’s no way I’m gonna get this because they were so nice and they were probably only being nice to me because they were like: nah, she’s not gonna get it. And then I got called for the screen test and I got it. I’m still – honestly, like I’m talking to you right now and it all feels like a dream, like it can’t be true. But it’s true.
TNE: Well, congrats because you’re doing a good job; like I really like Wynonna.
Melanie Scrofano: So happy!
TNE: And it helps with the writers, too. They’re giving you great material.
Melanie Scrofano: Yeah, like the jokes are just so – and they’re really good, I have to say. They’re really good about being, like, oh that joke didn’t work; let’s cut it. I’ll sometimes watch and then I’m like – or not watch but I’ll be doing a scene and I’m like, I don’t know if I’m doing a good job with this. And then I’ll watch the episode and like oh, that thing that I thought I sucked in got cut. Like that’s so good of them to, you know, they’re smart. They’re smart at cutting the things that don’t work. So they’re not just good writers; they’re also good at being honest about what works and what doesn’t.
TNE: That’s cool. You’re getting a good work experience.
Melanie Scrofano: Yeah, absolutely. I’m learning so much from everybody involved. They’re just the most inspiring people.
TNE: Wait, was this your first role?
Melanie Scrofano: My first leading role in a show.
Melanie Scrofano: Yeah so I’ve never been so closely tied into the whole process. Like the other day I went in and I saw them recording like a group scene where – like just the audio. So a bunch of actors come in and just do a bunch of voices to fill in the scene and I’d never seen that before. And because I’m Wynonna, I could just sort of do that. I could just walk into random rooms and be like, I’m gonna watch this. And they all sort of go, okay, help yourself to the snacks.
TNE: Have there been any particular scenes, like maybe Shamier’s shirtless scenes that maybe you’ve purposely botched so you could just still have him shirtless while you recite the lines again?
Melanie Scrofano: You know what’s funny, actually – I’m so glad you asked that; I forgot. There’s this one scene, I can’t remember which episode it’s in but I didn’t want to leave that day. It was one of those days where I was in Calgary and I didn’t have any family or friends other than the cast and crew. So it was done a day early, which almost never happened, and I was like: I don’t want to go home. So the director let me be background in one of the scenes.
TNE: Oh, really!?
Melanie Scrofano: So I’m just literally in the back of the scene at a desk and I got to just be in the scene and not be Wynonna and it was really fun.
TNE: Wait, was your hair different or was it just – that’s so funny. I’m going to have to go back and watch and see if I can see you in a background scene.
Melanie Scrofano: It was either episode eight or nine, I think. Oh, I think it was eight and I think Doc storms in to talk to Dolls about Wynonna’s gone missing. I think it’s that one. And then I look in the background –
TNE: I’m going to have to re-watch it because that’s one of my favorite episodes, and I was so concerned for your welfare and how smart you were in emphatically figuring out that he was drugging you, the doctor so you – what do you call it, you try to get the drip to not get into your system. And I was so immersed in Dolls – in Holliday that I was not paying attention. So I need to go back and watch it.
Melanie Scrofano: Oh, good. That was the idea. They didn’t want anybody to get fired. I convinced the director to let me do it and he was like: dude, I’m gonna get fired, man. And I’m like, no, I’m Wynonna. I can – trust me. I’ve got your back.
TNE: You’re like: I’m Wynonna, I’m the title character.
Melanie Scrofano: Yeah. I’m like, let me have this.
TNE: Do you feel like some of Wynonna’s personality kind of leaks into your real life or are you just really like that in real life? Not just the vulnerability part but maybe like the funny parts?
Melanie Scrofano: I have noticed since airing – because Wynonna’s so free in just herself all the time, it sort of made me a bit more like that. Where I just sort of say – I just make jokes that I maybe wouldn’t have made or liked. I’m just a bit more like: well, you don’t like it; go fuck yourself. Which I love because it’s just made me a bit braver and sort of going, like, man if people don’t like me, whatever. I’ve got bigger fish to fry sort of thing. So I’ve noticed that I’ve been a lot more like that, which is really empowering, actually. But yeah, like the jokes and stuff, she gets it after me. I have a filthy potty mouth and yeah, I like to joke around, for sure.
TNE: You’re so hilarious, Melanie!
Melanie Scrofano: Thank you!
TNE: Alright. So for the scenes with agent Dolls and Doc, there seems to be some sort of a love triangle happening, or maybe it’s just an agenda on both guys’ parts. Where is Wynonna’s head as far as how she feels about both characters? Because it seems like she’s attracted to Dolls but she also respects him as a superior so she doesn’t really want to cross that line. But then with Doc, it’s kind of like he’s there and it’s Doc Holliday so I don’t know.
Melanie Scrofano: I think with Dolls, it’s like she wants approval from him, as well. I think she’s sort of scared of him in the sense of like he – because she does care about him and she does respect him, his approval means a lot to her and to him. If he turns her down or disapproves of her in any way, she’s very vulnerable for that. So I think that yeah, she thinks he’s smoking hot but it’s also like he has the power to really hurt her and he’s already been hurt. He’s not one to want to get into relationships because she’s just – I think she doesn’t believe that it could ever happen for her.
I don’t think she thinks she’s lovable enough. I don’t think she thinks she’s – I think she thinks she’s good for the time and that’s it. And that’s the sad truth. And so I think while Dolls is very appealing to her, and so is Doc, the idea of actually giving herself in more of a physical way to either of them is terrifying.
TNE: Okay. But at least with Doc, at least on the surface it seems like she can make out and have sex with him but at least keep it separate, if that makes sense? Like she feels like she’s in control?
Melanie Scrofano: Yeah, exactly. I think, too, with Doc it’s like he put it out there, too. He’s just like Wynonna in the sense of like: you in? I’m in. You in? Let’s get at it. Whereas Dolls is just a lot more reserved. So if Wynonna was to go up to him and be like: hey, you want to make out in the back room? He’d probably say no and she’d probably be humiliated because she really respects him, if that makes sense.
TNE: Yeah. So for [episode 9], you just got through killing the last Revenant. And I already previewed the episode so you’re not like drinking. But it seemed like at the end of last week’s episode you were like really traumatized. Because Jack also said some things about your family that you’re kind of like: whoa, there’s this curse. And you’re saying to me that my dad was friends with the enemy. Where do you think her head’s at, at the beginning of episode nine?
Melanie Scrofano: This is so complicated, which I love. I think – Wynonna is one to run away. So it’s like anything or emotional or hard in that time, it’s like that’s why she left her territory in the first place. So I think when Jack tells her – like reveals this horrible thing about her dad, I think part of her is like no, I don’t believe that. And then part of her is like yeah, I think my dad isn’t who I – it’s that moment that we all have of going our parent is flawed, you know? And she has that moment of like: oh my God, my idol is dead and figuratively and literally.
I just think she feels more alone than ever. I think she feels like I’ve killed the seven who killed my family; why don’t I feel better? Like this is supposed – I’m supposed to feel this way. I thought I would feel this way. I fought for this so that I would feel better and now I feel worse. And I think that’s where she leaves off in eight so that in nine, there’s a lot going on and there’s a lot she needs to suppress if she’s going to get the job done.
TNE: What do you think if she finds out about Waverly and Officer Haught? What do you think her first reaction would be?
Melanie Scrofano: Honestly, Wynonna is so self absorbed, I think. I think she would just be like: oh, cool, but where’s the whiskey? Like why do I care who my sister is screwing, you know what I mean? And like just as long as it’s not Champ.
TNE: Yeah, I feel like that’s what her reaction would be. But it was funny because I did preview episode ten and it was like they were trying to hide – they were trying to spend some alone time and she was just like, I’m in a different world right now so I’m not even noticing what you’re trying to do.
Melanie Scrofano: And the truth of it is, like bigger fish to fry, you know what I mean?
TNE: Yeah, exactly. It was just funny.
Melanie Scrofano: And I think that’s the beauty of it, too, is like the drama that comes from Waverly being like, oh my God, what are people going to think? And the truth is, it’s not a thing…Like I’m sure to a lot of people, it would be which is why she feels that she needs to hide it. But to Wynonna, it’s like: I don’t know, man, like I’m not gonna have sex to you; like why does it matter who you’re attracted to? We need to kill demons. So as long as you can still help me with that, we’re good.
TNE: [About Episode 10] I was like – my mouth was on the floor and I was just like, what is gonna happen now? You were already in an emotional place by the end of episode nine and into episode ten, and then it’s like this other shoe just dropped.
Melanie Scrofano: And without saying anything spoilery, I will say that Emily has the ability to just – it’s relentless. It’s one thing after another and I can’t wait to see, and hopefully we’ll come back for season two and I can’t wait to see – it’s like with every shoe that drops, what does that do to Wynonna? Because she’s just a girl. She’s just a real, human girl. She’s not – you know? Like she’s a real human being who when things happen, it affects her. And everything that happens this season will affect her and I can’t wait to see what this human being, how she ends up handling it. And hopefully, we’ll get to explore that if we come back.
Considering how she copes with this latest twist, I’m looking forward to more sister dynamics in the coming weeks. I’m also excited for her and the rest of the cast to experience San Diego Comic-Con for the first time and hope she has a great time and bask in the love of the fans.
So there you have it! What do you think of Wynonna’s character development? Any predictions for the upcoming episodes? Sound off below in the comments.
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GameCentral readers share their experience of pre-ordering a PS5 and Xbox Series X/S – or explain why they never bothered.
Now that the pre-orders have started for both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X/S the question for this week’s Hot Topic was pretty straightforward: have you pre-ordered one and if not why not?
Everyone had their own reasons for choosing to jump in now or wait till later but surprisingly few reported having being prevented from pre-ordering because of a lack of stock or technical problems.
All that matters
Well, after all the excitement of the last few weeks I pre-ordered a PlayStation 5 and an Xbox Series S. I am looking forward to the reductions in loading times and haptic feedback and swanky new sound. After a few days consideration I asked myself why do I want two new consoles?
The main reason is, of course, to play games and looking at the games coming up in the next couple of years I decided to cancel the Xbox Series S, as I don’t think I will use it much. The lack of exclusive titles in the short term plus a lack of time now I am older means it doesn’t make much sense at the moment. I will probably wait a few years and get an Xbox Series X if it has some must have games by then.
I did not get an Xbox this generation and opted for the Switch as my second console, as the line-up was stronger in my opinion. Hopefully Microsoft splurging the cash will result in some great titles in a couple of years and in the meantime there is plenty on the PlayStation 5 to keep me going.
Pre-order the newest console? Nope. I’ve been looking forward to the newest line-up of hardware for my PC and I think I will be using it as my primary source of entertainment, followed by my Xbox and PlayStation 4, as I still have a pile of games to finish.
It’s probably going to cost me more than a PlayStation 5 to do what I want to do with the PC (new CPU, GPU, monitor) so I will do as I always seem to do with a console and wait for a price drop and a slimline or smaller version. Although by this stage Sony might let me play the newest God Of War on the PC anyway, so if that is the case then I can skip the console altogether.
The goal for this year is 4K and 60+ fps single-player or 144Hz multiplayer or both if possible. More research is needed.
Games before consoles
I’ve not pre-ordered a new console yet and I wouldn’t imagine I will get one for some time.
I’m not that au fait with what Sony and Microsoft are offering but from what I understand Sony are basically giving you the chance to pay £520 to play a Spider-Man or Ratchet & Clank sequel, and Microsoft are offering you the chance to spend £430 or £250 to play games that you can already play on formats you might already own, but with better load times.
I know that’s all a bit flippant but when you get past the marketing that pretty much seems to be what’s going to be available, and the whole situation has got a huge whiff of Emperor’s New Clothes about it.
Other than for people that work in the industry and have to keep up with the latest developments, I really just don’t understand the logic behind paying the absolute most money you will ever have to pay for a console, to own it at a time when it’s software catalogue is going to be the weakest it will ever be.
Ultimately, gaming will always be about the games for me. I usually buy a console when a game comes along that I feel like I just have to play. I bought an Xbox 360 for Oblivion (I didn’t have a PC that could run it), a PlayStation 3 for The Last of Us, a PlayStation 4 for Bloodborne, and a Switch for Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. Nothing I’ve seen yet for either of the two new consoles looks to be anywhere near as essential as any of those, and until that changes I’ll be keeping my money in my pocket.
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An expensive day
Managed to snag myself a full-phat PlayStation 5 and without too much trouble too. Took an early lunch last Thursday, strolled right past a block-long queue outside GAME and walked straight into Currys PC World and was their first of the day apparently.
I’ll probably pick up Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Demon’s Souls, and Godfall too (I actually really like the look of Godfall regardless of the internet hate… it looks like a co-op God Of War 2018 so, take my frikkin money!), though I’m still making my way through a backlog which has never been this big.
As it stands, its well over 100 games yet to be played, some of which are PlayStation 3… I’m currently alternating between a PlayStation 3 game followed by PlayStation 4 and back to PlayStation 3. So if the PlayStation 5 games I mentioned are sold out it’s not as if I haven’t got anything to play.
I haven’t pre-ordered any peripherals but I will probably pick up an extra controller and the headset if they’re not sold out, so it’ll be a pretty expensive day but new console releases are pretty rare, so why not.
Back to the backlog then, by this rate the remaining PlayStation 3 games should be done by next March.
It’s certainly been a week or two of revelations, console wars are not dead no matter what people say.
I’m still unsure if I’m going to get either a PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S. The Switch has been my go-to console since its launch and I cannot see that changing, as 80% of my gaming is handheld while watching TV and chatting with the family. Well kind of, it’s more successively one then the other as I really cannot multitask.
As a second console, Game Pass makes an Xbox the obvious route. I wouldn’t have to worry about buying 100+ hour epics and not finishing them. I would be subbed in and have no buyers’ remorse if I hardly gamed on the TV for a month. I have an iPhone, so handheld Xbox isn’t an option for me, yet! I mean, I still wouldn’t finish them and I would still be paying a subscription, but if I moved on to other games 20 hours in I wouldn’t beat myself up over a £70 outlay like I would on the PlayStation 5.
I also prefer Western role-playing games over Japanese ones when I do go all in on something, Monster Hunter aside, with Bethesda publishing many of my favourites over the decades.
However, I suspect the people I game with the most had made their mind up on getting a PlayStation 5 years ago. They see the Xbox as something that would taint and corrupt you, you all know who you are! Given I’d only play the odd game intensively on anything but the Switch, playing the odd game we all enjoy together and keeping the Switch for everything else may be the best option, who knows.
Thankfully, I’m under no pressure to choose either service right now, even if I could, so if I do jump in I can decide once the dust has settled and I have a clearer view.
I pre-ordered an Xbox Series S, kind of on a whim as it was so cheap. However, looking at the launch line-up, it’s kind of pathetic compared to PlayStation 5 and there is nothing that is really going to show off the new hardware. However, there are a fair few games on Game Pass that I want to play, and it was cheaper than getting a new graphics card for my PC, so it made sense for me.
I will get a PlayStation 5 eventually, but since a lot of PlayStation 5 games are now coming to PlayStation 4, I’m not in a mad rush. So the Xbox Series S is a bit of a stop gap for now, and hopefully should keep me entertained for a little while.
The road to launch
I haven’t pre-ordered a new console yet because my experience of picking up consoles on day one has been limited to the Wii and the 3DS. Neither of those convinced me it’s not much better to wait a while.
That said, I think the PlayStation 5 does have the best looking day one and year one line-up that Sony (or probably Microsoft) has ever had. Even discounting the games I’ll be able to get on PlayStation 4, it looks like Demon’s Souls plus a new Ratchet & Clank and God Of War at the very least will represent a good start.
Much has been made of a few bumps in each console’s road to launch but the main thing that matters is always the games. As such, the only thing that’s changed in recent months is how early I’ll pick up a PlayStation 5, as I never expected some of the most appealing games to be available so soon.
The main reason I’m not getting one at launch is the £70 games. Once I can get the ones I want for £60 max, preferably physical versions, I’ll probably get on board. (That may be even sooner than anticipated given all the copies of Demon’s Souls that’ll get sold by rage-quitters but I think I’ll wait till retailers bring down the general prices for new copies.)
When it comes to Xbox and Game Pass, I’ve yet to see anything that convincing. Value for money is nice but it’s not a driver for my gaming excitement and I don’t think Microsoft throwing money at us until we buckle is going to be the best way of ensuring the best possible games in the long run.
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On October 25, 2011, a rogue rainstorm struck Italy's Cinque Terre area, causing floods and mudslides that nearly destroyed the scenic seaside villages of Vernazza and Monterosso—the other three towns, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore were not affected. Remarkably, their communities came together—with little to no assistance from the Italian government—and managed to rebuild the two towns in time for the summer tourist season. The majority of the restaurants, B&Bs;, and hotels are now open, but check this list of re–openings from Vernazza, and this list of re–openings from Monterosso, before you go. For more information and updates on which Cinque Terre hiking trails are still undergoing construction, click here.
I visited Italy in May with my family, and the best part of our trip was the time we spent meeting the locals and wandering the five beautiful towns that make up the Cinque Terre on Italy's northwestern coast. We found out firsthand why European tourists had always visited this part of Italy, and why Americans were just starting to flock to it as well. The Cinque Terre even made Budget Travel's list of most beautiful paths, where hiking trails reign and cars are few and far between.
I recently shared my travel tips for visiting Rome. Here are three tips for visiting the Cinque Terre area.
Invest in a Cinque Terre Train Card. For about $12 per adult, the Cinque Terre Card gives you unlimited access to the trails, including the super-scenic Via dell'Amore walk as well as unlimited regional train rides between Levanto and La Spezia until midnight. Just remember to sign the card and validate or stamp it before you board, and you're good to go. The daily train card costs $7 for children ages 4–12, and $10 for anyone over age 70. Families can save by buying the family card for roughly $32, as long as you're traveling with two adults and up to two children under age 12.
Stay in the five Cinque Terre towns, or just outside them. In an attempt to experience more everyday Italian live, we chose to stay in Levanto, one town north of the five towns, and use regional trains (included in the Cinque Terre Train Card mentioned above) to get around. During the summer months, Levanto turns into a major European beach destination, best known for its surfing. It was only a five minute train ride to Monterosso, and twenty minutes to Riomaggiore, the southernmost Cinque Terre town. There were also a number of boat options to reach the five towns, but be flexible, since the phrase "on time" is relative in Italy.
Don't be afraid to talk to the locals, even if your Italian isn't so great. When we finally arrived in Levanto after a long train trip from Lake Como, we were tired, hungry, and lost. Dragging around an over–sized suitcase each wasn't helping either. My sister approached a group of women with baby carriages, and asked for directions in as much Italian as she could muster—at which point one woman waved us over and proceeded to lead us clear across town to the front door of our B&B;, La Rosa dei Venti, where we were greeted with open arms by the owner, Mama Rosa. The amount of kindness shown to complete strangers like us was overwhelming, especially when Mama Rosa gave us a kiss on each cheek and told us we should have dinner at her favorite restaurant, La Loggia, a place we never would have found without her.
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There is lot’s of information out there about Paul Stine victim of the Zodiac killer. He was murdered on
October 11, 1969.
Aquino lived at 2430 Leavenworth
St. San Francisco,
this address is 373 ft from Washington st Sanfrancisco
Interesting is that atty Robert E Tarbox (DOB: Sep 8th, 1927) and satanist Michael A Aquino share the same address in San Francisco.
Remember Aquino was a priest with the Church of Satan
Robert Tarbox claimed the Zodiac confessed to him and was a merchant Marine.
We are not accusing any person of being the Code killer just pointing out how dates seem to fit which is mathematically impossible. Unless of course it was premeditated. One has to remember that a Priest’s name and birth date might have been used to offer a sacrifice.
Did the code killer leave a clue in Paul Stine Death date?
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Dena resides in Calgary with her husband and two children. She enjoys sharing her knowledge at ACAD where she is an instructor.
The art that I make, as Pickle & Francois, drifts somewhere between a childhood fantasy and an adult’s reality. I study the beauty of nature, translating its many forms through my multi-disciplined approach to making art.
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Defects may occur because of:
- Design deficiencies.
- Product or material deficiencies.
- Poor specification.
- Workmanship deficiencies.
- Maintenance deficiencies.
- Changes of use.
- Environmental influences.
A National New Home Customer Satisfaction Survey undertaken by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and the National House Building Council (NHBC) in 2015, found that 93% of buyers reported problems to their builders, and of these, 35% reported 11 or more problems.
Defects in new buildings may be attributable to designers, suppliers or contractors, and may result in a claim. In addition, during the first 12 months or so after completion (depending on the terms of the construction contract), the contractor may be required to remedy defects during a time commonly referred to as the 'defects liability period', and beyond that there may be some form of ongoing warranty.
In addition, irrespective of contractual obligations, the Defective Premises Act 1972 provides that a person taking on work for, or in connection with, the provision of a dwelling owes a duty to the person acquiring the dwelling and subsequent purchasers to see that the work which they take on is done in a workmanlike or professional manner, with proper materials so that it will be fit for habitation when completed.
However, defects in older buildings may not be clearly attributable to a particular party, but may result from a change in circumstances or use, an environmental impact, poor maintenance and so on, or from a combination of factors.
- Carbon monoxide emissions.
- Cold bridge.
- Contaminated land.
- Cracking and building movement. (see also: Ground heave / Settlement / Subsidence).
- Damp (see also: Penetrating damp / Rising damp)
- Condensation (see also Interstitial condensation)
- Defects in brickwork (see also: Efflorescence / Spalling).
- Defects in dot and dab.
- Defects in stonework.
- Dry rot.
- Flooring defects.
- Hazardous substances (See also: Asbestos).
- Indoor air quality.
- Mould growth.
- Roofing defects (See also: Flat roof defects).
- Sick building syndrome.
- Wall tie failure.
- Wet rot.
Other common problems may include:
- Defective chimneys.
- Defective rainwater fittings, plumbing or drainage.
- Defective windows.
- Defective wiring.
- Defective plumbing.
- Inadequate ventilation of the sub-floor or roof space.
- Excessive energy consumption.
- Poorly installed insulation.
- Poorly installed or absent damp proof course.
- Decayed or damaged windows and doors.
- Sound transmission.
- Encroachment by trees.
- Chimneys that have been blocked up, but not filled.
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Canons House, a landmark building on Bristol Harbourside, has been awarded Grade II (GII) listed status having been built as a regional headquarters for Lloyds Bank between 1988 and 1991 (Arup)
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has announced a new project with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to improve and modernise the home energy rating scheme used to measure the energy and environmental performance of UK homes.
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Whats the Big Deal about (shhhhhh) sin?
Devotional/Discussion thought of the Day
A three letter word – but one with tremendous power, simply because it is so misunderstood.
We have people that deny its existence.
We have people that will condemn other’s sins as abominable, but be perfectly comfortable in their own horde of sinfulness.
We have people that insist what God calls sin, well, we just don’t understand the word.
And if you actually identify something as sinful, people assume you are condemning them for doing it ( or not doing what they should be) and they will condemn you for the sin of condemning them.
But how can we deal with the illness, how can we deal with the pains that need to be healed… unless we diagnose the problem?
The cure for sin is easy, yet we would rather struggle, we would rather argue with God, than to let Him rescue us, Heal us, strengthen us. We would rather let relationships be shattered that let God into the discussion..
We would rather know pain and be disciplined, to give false apologies and shift blame, then to simply say, “thank you Lord”, Praise you Father, for restoring me/us. And in doing so, we sin again, trying to preempt God’s authority over… yeah – sin.
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Age: 5 Years
Color: Black and Red
Activity level: Medium to High
Good with other dogs: Yes
Good with cats: No
Foster parents: Donna
Yard Fencing: Required
West has the typical rescue story of an abandoned starving dog who was picked up by animal control and then quietly passed over at the shelter. On top of the malnutrition, he needed to be shaved while undergoing treatment for flea dermatitis, survived acute bloat and neutering surgery, and developed a very painful ear infection all in a very short period of time.
One would think this poor guy would be a little mad by now, but in fact, he’s quite the opposite. West is a heart throb, a real gentleman by nature. For instance, West will sit and eagerly extend his paw to most people he meets. When he wakes up in the am, he will greet you with a kiss then roll on his back with delight, secretly hoping for belly scratches. He will proudly walk through the neighborhood alongside you or ride cheerfully in the back seat of the car, and has recently shown some interest in swimming. At the end of the day, West will quietly settle by your side or at your feet, affirming his allegiance through adoring eyes.
West is a fairly calm companion, and barks only occasionally. He fits in nicely with most other dogs, but cats seem to push his buttons, and he will chase, mouth, and paw them, so a home without cats will be best for West.
West will continue to need basic obedience training but is very eager to learn and to please. For instance, West still feels he can help himself to food on the counter, but he is quickly learning that foraging for food is no longer necessary.
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One Word That Will Change Your Life is a simple concept that delivers powerful life change! In 1999, the authors discovered a better way to become their best and live a life of impact. Instead of creating endless goals and resolutions, they found one word that would be their driving force for the year. No goals. No wish lists. Just one word. Best of all . . . anyone, anytime can discover their word for the year.
One Word That Will Change Your Life will inspire you to simplify your life and work by focusing on just "one word" for this year. That's right! This audiobook creates clarity, power, passion and life-change. The simple power of One Word That Will Change Your Life is that it impacts all six dimensions of your life - mental, physical, emotional, relational, spiritual, and financial. There is a word meant for you, and when you find it, live it, and share it, your life will become more rewarding and exciting than ever.
Join thousands of people and hundreds of schools, businesses, churches, and sports teams who have found their "one". . . and discover how to harness the transformational power of this audiobook, which includes a personal action plan and simple process to help you discover your word for the year.
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The narrator was easy to connect with and passionate about the content. The author provides a simple approach to purpose that can have a unmeasurable effect on your life.
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I LOVED the concept of this book! One Word is all you need to help you steer your year. I decided to try this with my family for 2014. The concept makes total sense and was powerful. I finished listening to this book inspired and on fiya. I am ready to conquer next year.--Michele Allen, Queens, NY
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For one of the authors, the one word was "received" via a hurt knee.
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Nanoporous Materials IV contains the invited lectures and peer-reviewed oral and poster contributions to be presented at the 4th International Symposium on Nanoporous Materials, which will be hosted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 7-10, 2005. This volume covers complementary approaches to and recent advances in the field of nanostructured materials with pore sizes larger than 1nm, such as periodic mesoporous molecular sieves (e.g., MCM-41 and SBA-15) and related materials including clays, ordered mesoporous carbons, colloidal crystal templated materials, porous polymers and sol gels. The broad range of topics covered in relation to the synthesis and characterization of ordered mesoporous materials are of great importance for advanced adsorption, catalytic, separation and environmental processes as well as for the development of nanotechnology.
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Pork belly can be eaten with any side of your choice – whether you want roast potatoes, steamed veg or butter beans, you can take our recipes and make a wonderful Sunday roast with all the trimmings or choose a different side to make this a great dinner party dish.
Pork belly requires to be cooked for a long period of time, as it is a very fatty cut and the longer you roast it, the better as the fat has the chance to melt down and the meat becomes very tender. There’s no risk of it drying out like with other cuts, so this isn’t something you need to worry about. Just make sure you give it the time it needs – this isn’t really a midweek meal, especially if you get home late after work, as it really deserves a decent amount of time and also some prep, especially if you’re salting it.
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June 2, 2014
Super Regional Ticket Reservation
Vanderbilt is hosting the 2014 Nashville Super Regional at Hawkins Field against Stanford. Fans who have not yet placed a postseason Super Regional order will have until Tuesday at 5:00 p.m to be included in the NCC Priority Points system.
All-Session packages are $80 (infield), $55 (outfield), and $50 (Youth 17 and Under/Vanderbilt Students). All-Session prices are inclusive of sales and processing fees.
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Friday's game will be played at noon, while Saturday and Sunday games will start at 2 p.m.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
What classical music can learn from John Coltrane
Western classical music has evolved into a highly dualist art form with strict differentiations between masterpiece/minorpiece, celebrity/nobody, young/ageing, prestigious/unimportant, contemporary/mainstream, acclaimed/insignificant, classical/non-classical etc etc. It is my proposition that this rigid dualism erects barriers to engagement with both new and existing audiences. Central to duality is the process of objectifying. This dissects the seamless flow of music making into objects, each with a discrete form delineated by clear boundaries - celebrity conductor, anniversary composer, world class orchestra, prestigious festival etc. Non-dualism dismantles these barriers and returns the music to its original seamless free form - the mystical concept of lata’if. John Coltrane disregarded traditional musical boundaries in his pioneering free form jazz, and my recent listening has included returning to saxophonist Raphaël Imbert's Bach-Coltrane project that I first wrote about in 2008. In his sleeve note for the CD Raphaël Imbert describes John Coltrane as "the only true mystic in the history of jazz"* and establishes his own non-dualist credentials by stating that "wherever we come from, we are all musicians". Sample Raphaël Imbert's take on Bach's Vergnütgte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust BWV170 can be heard via this link.
My header graphic is taken from a new release which is also heavily influenced by John Coltrane. Alwane on the Institut du Monde Arabe label brings together free form jazz proponents Mad Nomad Quartet from France led by saxophonist Thierry Beaucoup, and the Dar Gnawa musicians from a Moroccan Sufi brotherhood. This remarkable collaboration not only dismantles barriers of genre and culture but also explores music theatre by introducing dance, olfactory stimulation (incense!), and audience participation in a contemporary interpretation of a Gnawa possession ritual - watch the video via this link. There is no suggestion that Western classical music should become anything other than Western classical music. But we are told so often that classical music must change; which is quite correct. What is wrong is the fashionable doctrine that classical must change physically - venue, lighting, technology etc. What needs to change is the dualist thinking which has a stranglehold on it, and that is where classical music can learn a lot from John Coltrane and his disciples.
Raphaël Imbert does also credit the spiritual/humanistic aspirations of Duke Ellington, Albery Ayler and Sun Ra. No freebies involved in this post. Any copyrighted material is included as "fair use" for critical analysis only, and will be removed at the request of copyright owner(s). Also on Facebook and Twitter. | <urn:uuid:b798e4ee-1897-4e31-b6e8-ccf5a98e1f42> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | http://www.overgrownpath.com/2015/07/what-classical-music-can-learn-from.html | 2017-04-24T11:09:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917119356.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031159-00382-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936822 | 602 |
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Starsport today revealed how United bigwigs want to revolutionise the squad and bring in a fresh crop of world-class talent which would give them two quality players in each position.
United signed six players last summer and hope to pull of a similar trick before the start of the 2015/16 season.
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i already tried this > Clean Install AMD Graphics Drivers
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When i try to install anything higher than 17.4 this shows ups when trying to open radeon settings after rebooting (i manually downloaded every driver from here > APU after a clean install following this > Clean Install AMD Graphics Drivers )
After the installation i cant change my screen brightness, the Screen "blinks" normally when the drivers are installing
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May 17, 2014
In honour of the blazing days we have been having here weather-wise: here are some fun weather views I’ve been appreciating.
First “the brief description of warning symbols” from the Hong Kong observatory can be seen here
My favourite warning symbol is frost, but also enjoyed the multi-coloured rain warnings.
I was looking at various weather symbols and charts online and noticed one instance, where the warning for fog was simply FOG in large black letters.
Here is Barbara Edwards, the BBC’s first woman weather forecaster, clutching some weather symbols while doing a forecast for the BBC in 1974 and here she describes the experience in an interview. I love how people kept bothering her on her holidays! And that description of the cardboard and scribble job that preceded the rubber symbols arriving on the scene.
February 26, 2012
The dry-sounding November windstorm blew into an epic wind event all day long. Vigorous and refreshing. It’s still gusting out there now, but the dial has been turned down on the worst of it.
Today at the Farmer’s Market the poor, tent-less vendors were grabbing and clutching their goods like you would a tumbling child. I bought some very tasty arugula and have found a source of local BC salmon, which I’d previously been hunting for. Very delicious supper. We are so lucky in these parts with the access to local and so much variety of fruits, veggies and great fish.
The birds were dipping and being sidelined by the wind. I was watching them trying to understand how they compensate because they still seem to level out. But they certainly experienced turbulence today the poor blighters. Would we were so savvy as the birds when turbulent circumstances strike!
May 31, 2011
In the process of ousting 32 slugs from my vegetable haven, it reminded me of a writer friend who recently began drawing intensely and described these epic 12 hr marathons drawing an egg. I scanned the soil today so intently, cm par cm for any sight of any sized or version of the blighters. The recent Peat Moss disaster helped matters enormously, it’s so much easier to see anything in peat moss compared to compost or clay.
And much did I see. I couldn’t believe the tribes of creatures who inhabit my little box there. Esp. impressive are the small fellas who can curl up in an instant ball. They look like wood lice but have to be something more complicated than wood lice. Weevils?
It was a very satisfying excavation, defending my stems and emerging beans and I bagged 32 of them away to a salty end. The guinea pigs are benefiting from the Community Garden as they get to scoff down much of last year’s carrots that have been left over winter by my fellow gardeners and now lie hurled into the compost patch smothered in seeded yellow kale. Into my bucket they go and Alfie-Cyril and his brother plough through them.
Today again the Mason Bees had a chat with me. At first nothing, but then as I stared at the soil they began warming up and then moved into quite curving soliloquies. My ears tune into them as I hunt the soil for the unwanted. It is quite gorgeous their chatter and travels quite an auditory distance once you tune it in. I wonder how they sound during the rain.
August 27, 2010
A weather event overnight ! It began with some stormy sounds while I was inside a kitchen working hard and singing loudly.
By this morning the worst headache (is that a myth that a close sky causes headaches?) woke me and outside mid November style visuals.
By night these days we are watering the garden in the pitch dark. Still you can make out the red of late ripened tomatoes and they taste great in the dark.
The seasonal shift is upon us and it’s rather thrilling to notice and record it.
I’m warming up for winter. Tropical storm Earl is also rolling in the wider atmosphere, and Hurricane Danielle fox trotting her way too.
June 7, 2010
I am thinking of renaming my community garden plot The Chipper. This is my 3rd or 4th year in this plot and I am still removing rubble constantly from it. It’s a heart breaker!
The slugs have mown the two budding leaves off my cucumber plant in it’s less than 12 hour lifespan. Meanwhile the Manhattan high potato plant right beside it that could afford a bit of a trim they turned their sniffer up at. I went around pressing the earth round my poor beleagured beans today, hoping some kind of pressure point tactic might have a chat to the old roots down there to charge skyward before the slugs are reborn.
I put two wee containers of beer in to drown the blighters, but my slugs are a very intellectual variety who may also be yeast proof. They are destroying my dreams of having one good year in this plot. Picture the scene all around me are thriving garden plots, year after year.
But in the only bit of uplifting news the alpine strawberry plant that is the very essence of a miracle, because it has thrived in this concrete Chipper, had strawberries on it today. Edible ones. Yum. So the rain fell, I pressed the earth pointlessly, pleaded with the non appearing lettuces, grieved the gone cucumber and snaffled the berries, decided the rain was insufficient, lugged galloons of water across the road, left, not long after the rain absolutely lashed it down.
I am looking forward to greeting my ma’s vegetable tunnel in rural Ireland. I have these illusions I am going to be helpful in it. It’s a great thing delusion …
In a non gardening astonishing achievement today I managed to crash the car into a static dumpster. (Lest readers may think it was chasing me) and it is showing dent and abrasion. The combination of going backwards when there’s things beside me is not a sequence to be repeated. It’s over for me and car parks. It’s over for me and dumpsters too. But I’ve good potential for driving that buggy thing that bounces on Mars.
The only good thing was as soon as I crashed into the dumpster three cars in the area took off rapidly and i had a nice bit of space to carry on….
May 31, 2010
Today another request! This time Eros! From a male friend could I read a paragraph of a love letter … which was a touching request. He and I don’t agree on much because he is full of youthful idealism, in contrast to my Beckettian acceptance of the awfulness of everything amen, so we often spar, however on this we agreed. The paragraphs were beautiful. Paced. Thought out. Painstakingly so. It was so moving. It was wonderful to see caution thrown to the wind over the more typical strategic cloaked murmurs.
I was rather lifted and moved by the romance of it all. “You’re such a sensualist”, he said critically, but I misheard it as “You’re such an essentialist.”
I like this accidental term essentialist.
On the ferry at the weekend it was rough and windy from Cortes to Quadra. I’d never been on a bumpy BC sailing before but I spent my childhood, being of the Sealink generation, back and forth on the vicious Irish sea. Sometimes it was sooo windy we’d have to pull ourselves along the rails outside on the boat and it wouldn’t be possible to get around the corners at the head of the ship. Your hair would be on end!
Between Nanaimo and Van on Sunday it was again windy, but nothing like as hard on the stomach as that Cortes ferry. I was pleading with my son to come out and run along the deck with me for the craic, but he was nervous at the prospect. Given that sea air and fighting the wind is such a rare enough experience and it’s worth tackling nerves and I offered a few games of pac man in the arcade afterwards. Compared to the old Sealink winds of the 1970’s this was merely a bit of a breeze but we’d a hoot pulling through it.
The smell of boats has changed so much. There was almost a diesel or metal industrial smell that pervaded in the 70’s which would dissolve when everyone inevitably started puking their ring up. I recall if the sailing was rough, people had those bags to their noses and vomit would be the pervasive smell. I must look up and see whether things are just as rough between Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire and Fishguard.
May 21, 2010
Lovely rhapsody created by the wind up behind Nat Bailey Stadium last night. A tick, tick, clang on the flag pole, while the tarp was whipping it up. And a screen broadcast Japanese flag and adverts and green lights out to a completely empty baseball pitch. Are they advertising to the sparrows now? Targeting les nuages, tapping new overhead markets. I seemed to be the only one benefitting up there in the car park. A nice windy look out point during a storm.
January 5, 2010
The dirty day blend. #5
Two tablespoons of Ahmad London Ceylan Earl Grey
One tablespoon of Twinnings Darjeeling pink tin leaves.
Well how do you think it would taste?
That’s how it tasted.
By the hot drop, let it sit, added another half pot of water, it was mightier, but still reserved in the way the dirty day outside was. Did you see how long it took to shift? It didn’t. It just stared at you with one eye cocked daring you to question it while you receive nothing but a grunt in response. That was the day, that was the blend.
December 4, 2009
A dip in the temperature has sharpened the old mental faculty. The various weather events, as previously detailed in this unrolling blatheration, thrill me in their individual ways. I think my weather intrigue springs from being part of the Sealink Ferry generation. The wind in Mayo has it’s own patois. But the most informative snippet I ever heard about the weather came not from a scientist or a web based reading but from an Icelandic postwoman who I followed on her route in Reykjavik I think it was in 94 as research for a story I was trying to cultivate.
I recall her explaining to me that everybody thinks the weather is all kinds of things and usually terrible, but if you are out in it, she explained it’s really not bad at all. I think she was galloping along with a big bag at the time, me at her heels, eyes a-opened, listening intently for something, and probably not expecting to hear that. In my imagination I had concocted the world of Icelandic post women as something far beyond what the reality entailed.
Back in the sorting office, we gathered with the other women for their coffee break around flasks and during the chatter (quite a bit of why on earth are you interested in the post office) the conversation turned to music. We talked briefly of music incl Bjork (she’s very special) and I think we talked about low pay and much more. It was the weather reflection that stayed with me for I found that once I was indeed out in the weather and actually in it, paying attention to it, it was precisely as she’d described.
When I am looking at the weather I can find it vexing, but by getting underneath it, I have a whole other relationship with it. And that relationship includes moments of oppression, of marvel, wonder, despair and what if? I established this relationship in a country where it can be every season within fifteen minutes.
November 22, 2009
The rain continues to slant in the light of the lamp posts day after day. Ceasing for periods of recess of approx 10 mins twice a day. Rivers have burst their banks in three countries to my knowledge at the same time. Vancouver Island around Duncan has floods to their doorknobs, Cork City has no drinking water, the 110 ft Christmas tree collided with the Shannon Bridge, roads in the West are completely impassable (Claremorris very flooded) and the army are out. In Cumbria the situation is equally drastic and other parts of England.
Historically our weather systems are in opposition. If it’s pouring there, not the case here. Somehow all the rain lined up in unison.
For our December forecast here on the West Coast, based on this wet pattern, the suggestion I read today is that when colder weather system moves in it, the likelihood of snow is high with these conditions. Here’s a link to the animated radar from Environment Canada (scroll down). And the more widescreen, tapestry of satellite radar — my preferred view for weather enlightenment. (click play, and speed it up for a remix version!)
May 15, 2009
It usually takes an uncanny weather story to lift me from my bloggled somnolence.
This is the tale from today’s Graun about a gal nun that took to a cave for a number of years, hermit solidudette.
Here’s the para that sparked me up
I was ready to do a long retreat - three years in complete solitude. Once we had a huge blizzard that raged for seven days and nights, the snow covered the door and window and the whole cave was in complete blackness. I thought: "This is it." Looking back, I'm amazed I wasn't claustrophobic. I felt perfectly calm and resigned. Then I heard a voice say, "Shovel out." I used a saucepan lid and dug a tunnel out. It took an hour or two and I did it three times but survived to tell the tale.
September 27, 2008
Crikey, think I just alighted upon my true calling….though Environment Canada are so conservative in their assessments. We’ll be deluged with epic rain and their assessment will read “light drizzle”.
CANWARN is the Canadian Weather Amateur Radio Network. These are amateurs supporting Environment Canada with eyeball reports of severe weather as it passes through their area. Environment Canada can watch storms coming through on radar and satellite imagery, but they cannot see what is happening UNDER the clouds.
A note of caution before readers get to ecstatic and race off to sign up:
CANWARN members are not storm chasers. Rather than chasing the weather, we wait for the weather to come to us!
I am co-operating fully with the later instruction, merely keep my close encounters to ruminating on the radars of places I’ve never been. I wish this font would be similarly co-operative.
June 23, 2008
Prepare for flurry of weather centric posts …
In a round up of weather related worrying and reading I came across this article headlined Expert: Scientific reasons behind year’s weather. The second paragraph read
At least one Iowa City resident said she thinks the weather in Iowa this year, along with the seemingly apocalyptic flurry of earthquakes, deadly tornados and other natural disasters around the globe might be a sign from above.
“I think the end is near,” Linda Lewis said Friday.
I should point out the Mrs Lewis is not the expert in the article, but I was comforted to see another weather wonderer who relies on absolutely no science for her wondering. I’ve questioned whether it’s resolvable being entirely illiterate in science and concurrently obsessed with the weather.
I’ve muttered my way through some hardware shop discussions with perplexed employees as I complain about the selection of barometers they stock, whilst not being entirely clear what barometers actually do. I’ll ask do they measure air pressure without really having a clue what the purpose of measuring air pressure is, but since it matters to weather people, so it too matters abstractly to me.
June 22, 2008
From Johann Hari’s piece in The Independent:
Ten years ago, the village began to die. First, many of the trees turned a strange brownish-yellow colour and rotted. Then the rice paddies stopped growing and festered in the water. Then the fish floated to the surface of the rivers, gasping. Then many of the animals began to die. Then many of the children began to die.
The waters flowing through Munshigonj – which had once been sweet and clear and teeming with life – had turned salty and dead.
Read the rest here.
Meanwhile on this side of the water they’re decking it out over whether or not to implement a carbon tax federally and some are hiccuping over the already introduced Provincial tax on petrol. Now lads, a bit closer to home, this might help you make up your minds…
The researchers say sea levels could be expected to rise by four to six meters by 2100 as part of a long-term trend towards five to ten meters. A six meter rise in sea level would put 91 per cent of Richmond, and 76 per cent of Delta underwater; the entire airport and ferry terminal at Tsawwassen would be lost to the sea; and the current erosion counter-measures around Point Grey and North Vancouver would be overwhelmed, threatening to plunge much of UBC into the ocean.
Read more here
Curiously there’s been recent, slightly rabid muttery protests about the introduction of a new bus route in our area! A bus, God help us.
December 24, 2007
In keeping with my curiosity for all things literary and meteorological here is George Eliot or Pollian as she signs the letter beleaguered by fog on 13 November 1852..
“O this hideous fog! Let me grumble for I have had headache the last three days and there seems little prospect of anything else in such an atmosphere. I am ready to vow that I will not live in the Strand again after Christmas. If I were not choked by the fog, the time would trot pleasantly withal, but of what use are brains and friends when one lives in a light such as might be got in the chimney?…”
From a letter to The Brays. (Selections from George Eliot’s Letters edited by Gordon S Haight published by Yale Univ Press).
Meteorological-chondria perhaps. I had no idea fog could give a headache and choke you. All Dickensian induced romance on fog is henceforth abruptly dumped. Though Pollian might these days have benefitted from the lack of light according to the new thinking on the dangers of light pollution.
December 16, 2007
From Eugenie De Guerin’s journal: (pardon the accent omissions)
“Never did a storm last so long, it is raging yet. For the last three days the thunder and rain have held their revels. All the trees bend under the deluge: it is cruel to see them look so wearied and faint amidst the bright triumph of May…”
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Manchester City missed the chance to cut the gap to Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League after they were held to a goalless draw by bottom side Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.
On the day that AC Milan confirmed they had agreed a deal with City over the signing of Mario Balotelli, the champions appeared blunt in attack amid a subdued display against a QPR side who are now four points from safety after an unbeaten January in the league.
Pablo Zabaleta headed against the crossbar and Julio Cesar denied David Silva in the second half as City dropped crucial points in their attempts to retain their league title which they won for the first time in 44 years after a last gasp Sergio Aguero goal against Rangers on the final day of last season.
Leaders United can reestablish a seven-point lead they held before Christmas when they face Southampton on Wednesday.
A new-look Newcastle United pulled four points clear of the relegation zone after overcoming fellow strugglers Aston Villa at Villa Park to pile the pressure on manager Paul Lambert whose side pluge back into the bottom three.
Yoan Gouffran and Moussa Sissoko both made their debuts for the Magpies, with the latter setting up Papiss Cisse for the opener, before another of the club's much-documented French contingent, Yohan Cabaye scored his first goal since his six-week injury lay-off on the half-hour mark.
Villa, who were knocked out of the League Cup and the FA Cup in the space of four days last week, sought to revive their survival hopes as Christian Benteke halved the defect with a penalty after the break after Mathieu Debuchy fouled substitute Gabriel Agbonlahor.
Nathan Baker saw his header cleared off the line by Jonas Gutierrez as the hosts dominated the second half, but Alan Pardew's men clung on to secure their first away win of the season on the ground at which their relegation into The Championship was confirmed on the final day of the 2008/09 campaign.
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