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Nature in a suburban backyard
So where does Chloe live in the summer? Does she move her family off your property?Do the babies have a dad or is Chloe a single mom? *grin*
Male raccoons have nothing to do with raising the youngsters, in fact the females will drive the males away from the kits. Chloe moved her family to the neighbours garage, then moved them again about a week later. I don'tknow where but they continued to return to my back yard every day. I suspect two of the youngsters may be spending the winter in my utility shed.
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Cost of living in Le Havre, France compared to Abobo, Ivory Coast
WARNING! This comparison is based on only a few data points. At this point it is only a guess. It is based on less than 10 prices entered by less than 5 different people.
These prices were last updated on March 27, 2015. Exchange rate: 659.319 XOF / EUR
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Cost of living in Le Havre (France) is about the same as in Abobo (Ivory Coast)
For example, to keep the same standard of living that would require 1,562,500 Franc in Abobo you would need to make just about 1,554,936 Franc (€2,358) in Le Havre.
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On Apr 1, 2005 1:19 PM, Eleazar Martínez
<eleazar dot martinez at technosoft dot com> wrote:
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Eleazar Martínez [mailto:eleazar dot martinez at technosoft dot com]
> >Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 12:11 PM
> >To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> >Subject: [m0n0wall] NAT 1:1 problem
> >I'm trying to setup my m0n0 box as follows:
> >LAN: IP 192.168.0.1/24
> >WAN: IP 192.168.1.1/24 GW 192.168.1.2
> >OP1: IP 192.168.2.1/24
> >I have a server in OP1 with the IP 192.168.2.10. I want the
> >server to be
> >accessible (all ports/protocols) from the WAN side at the
> >public ip address
> >192.168.1.10. I add a NAT 1:1 on WAN with external
> >192.168.1.10 and internal
> >192.168.2.10. Rules for the firewall on WAN permit traffic for
> >192.168.2.10 and on the OP1 I allow all traffic. My setup
> >doesn't seem to
> I wrote it wrong here...
> "Rules for the firewall on WAN permit traffic for destination
> The rule is to allow traffic for destination 192.168.1.10 which is what
> packets from the WAN will try to connect to.
Few questions that might help us.
Can 2.10 get out to the internet? Are you seeing anything in your
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For the workers & residents of Rosebank JHB
NEW YORK - Experience the Passion of Christ — in 140-character bursts.
Experience the Passion of Christ — in 140-character bursts.
In a marriage of Christian tradition and digital technology, Wall Street's Trinity Church is using the micro-blogging service Twitter to perform the story of Jesus Christ.
The main characters will tweet the Passion play for three hours beginning at noon on Good Friday. The feed also can be delivered to mobile devices or e-mail addresses.
The lower Manhattan Episcopal parish also is offering a Web version of the Stations of the Cross.
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That, Perezcious readers, is how we ended up in possession of this penis pic (above)!
[Image via Usher/Snapchat.]
Jay Z's newest tactic for trying to get you to join Tidal is… FOMO!
This weekend, the music mogul staged an exclusive "B-sides" concert for subscribers of his streaming service. Then, Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj dropped a surprise music video for Feeling Myself for — you guessed it — Tidal users only!
But it doesn't stop there! On Tuesday, the struggling music venture sent out an email to their users explaining that the first 500 subscribers would be offered a pair of free tickets to the Budweiser Made in America festival!
The tickets were quickly gobbled up by Tidal users who were grateful to attend the event that in the past included performers like
Festival season is officially upon us, y'all!!!
In less than a month, hundred of thousands of youths will be flocking to the Empire Polo Club in Indio California for three days of musical bliss at Coachella!
But if you're not able to make it to this particular hipster hangout, don't worry! There are literally HUNDREDS of other festivals you can attend this year, and so far they're nabbing some pretty impressive headliners!
Earlier this morning, Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin announced their lineup with Kendrick Lamar, Keith Urban, Ed Sheeran, Florida Georgia Line, Kings of Leon, Linkin Park, and Zac Brown Band listed as the Marcus Amphitheater Headliners!
Last night, the two both attended Kings Of Leon frontman Caleb Followill's b-day party at the Sunset Marquis Hotel.
No word if they left together…
But we smell a new couple alert!
[Image via WENN.]
Musicians have admittedly done some pretty awkward and embarrassing things on stage…
From throwing up dinner, to mistakenly calling out someone's disability — we feel like serving up a piece of humble pie to all the following musical acts is necessary.
You know, because nobody's perfect and everyone should be refreshed of these phenomenally weird concert events!
There were too many to choose from, but our top 5 picks are below — chock full of oddities and cringetastically awful GIFs!
A family that plays together, stays together!
Kings of Leon took the stage at Good Morning America for the morning show's Summer Concert Series.
The band performed their 2010 hit Radioactive to promote their tour for their latest album Mechanical Bull.
The third stretch of their North American leg is set to kick off on July 31st in Missouri.
The three brothers and cousin act released their sixth album last September, and it has spawned six singles so far, including their song Temple.
Radioactive was the single before their mega-hit Use Somebody, so you can bet that this song is going to get stuck in your head too!
Ch-ch-check it out (below)!
Jay Z sure knows how to please the groom-to-be!
What a mawesome (musically awesome) wedding present!
The weekend of music, which will be celebrated August 30th and 31st in both Philadelphia and Los Angeles, is going to be EPIC with a jam-packed lineup full of delicious ear candy.
Leave it to HOVA to put together a pretty dope set of acts! It's going to be pure FIRE!
Ch-ch-check out Philly and Los Angeles' full line up…AFTER THE JUMP!!!
What is HAPPENING!?!
LOLz!! JK! We know that Brad just the epitome of a cool dad, so this isn't TOO crazy! We're just surprised Angelina Jolie wasn't there with him!
And he stayed there til two in the morning!!!
"[He arrived] around midnight or so, and stayed for a couple of hours. [Brad] was really friendly and having a good time. He spent most of the night talking directly to Caleb Followill."
Damn! Brad's buddying up to the lead singer of the band?!
We wonder if he's got some sort of plan in the works!
Maybe he's recruiting Caleb to do the music for the reported comedy Brad wants to make with Judd Apatow!
Ya never know!!
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- Associative learning: conditioning
Classical and instrumental conditioning
Pavlov was not the first scientist to study learning in animals, but he was the first to do so in an orderly and systematic way, using a standard series of techniques and a standard terminology to describe his experiments and their results. In the course of his work on the digestive system of the dog, Pavlov had found that salivary secretion was elicited not only by placing food in the dog’s mouth but also by the sight and smell of food and even by the sight and sound of the technician who usually provided the food. Anyone who has prepared food for his pet dog will not be surprised by Pavlov’s discovery: in a dozen different ways, including excited panting and jumping, as well as profuse salivation, the dog shows that it recognizes the familiar precursors of the daily meal. For Pavlov, at first, these “psychic secretions” merely interfered with the planned study of the digestive system. But he then saw that he had a tool for the objective study of something even more interesting: how animals learn. From about 1898 until 1930, Pavlov occupied himself with the study of this subject.
Pavlov’s experiments on conditioning employed a standard, simple procedure. A hungry dog was restrained on a stand and every few minutes was given some dry meat powder, an event signaled by an arbitrary stimulus, such as the ticking of a metronome. The food itself elicited copious salivation, but, after a few trials, the ticking of the metronome, which regularly preceded the delivery of food, also elicited salivation. In Pavlov’s terminology, the food is an unconditional stimulus, because it invariably (unconditionally) elicits salivation, which is termed an unconditional response. The ticking of the metronome is a conditional stimulus, because its ability to elicit salivation (now a conditional response when it occurs in reaction to the conditional stimulus alone) is conditional on a particular set of experiences. The elicitation of the conditional response by the conditional stimulus is termed a conditional reflex, the occurrence of which is reinforced by the presentation of the unconditional stimulus (food). In the absence of food, repeated presentation of the conditional stimulus alone will result in the gradual disappearance, or extinction, of its conditional response. In translation from the Russian, the terms “conditional” and “unconditional” became “conditioned” and “unconditioned,” and the verb “to condition” was soon introduced to describe the experimental activity.
To the American psychologist Edward L. Thorndike must go the credit for initiating the study of instrumental conditioning. Thorndike began his studies as a young research student, at about the time that Pavlov—already 50 years old and with an eminent body of research behind him—was starting his work on classical conditioning. Thorndike’s typical experiment involved placing a cat inside a “puzzle box,” an apparatus from which the animal could escape and obtain food only by pressing a panel, opening a catch, or pulling on a loop of string. Thorndike measured the speed with which the cat gained its release from the box on successive trials. He observed that on early trials the animal would behave aimlessly or even frantically, stumbling on the correct response purely by chance; with repeated trials, however, the cat eventually would execute this response efficiently within a few seconds of being placed in the box.
Thorndike’s procedures were greatly refined by another U.S. psychologist, B.F. Skinner. Skinner delivered food to the animal inside the box via some automatic delivery device and could thus record the probability or rate at which the animal performed the designated response over long periods of time without having to handle the animal. He also adopted some of Pavlov’s terminology, referring to his procedure as instrumental, or operant, conditioning; to the food reward as a reinforcer of conditioning; and to the decline in responding when the reward was no longer available as extinction. In Skinner’s original experiments, a laboratory rat had to press a small lever protruding from one wall of the box in order to obtain a pellet of food. Subsequently, the “Skinner box” was adapted for use with pigeons, who were required to peck at a small, illuminated disk on one wall of the box in order to obtain some grain.
In experiments on both classical conditioning and instrumental conditioning, the experimenter arranges a temporal relation between two events. In Pavlov’s experiment the food was always preceded by the conditional stimulus; in Skinner’s original experiment the delivery of food was always preceded by the rat’s pressing the lever. Conditioning, or associative learning, is inferred if the animal’s behaviour changes in certain ways and if that change can be attributed to the temporal relationship between these events. If the dog started salivating to the ticking of a metronome just because it had recently received food, rather than because the delivery of food had been signaled by the metronome, this should be regarded as an instance of sensitization rather than associative learning. One of the simplest ways of establishing that the change in behaviour results from the temporal relationship between the conditional stimulus and the unconditional stimulus in a classical experiment, or between the response and the reinforcer in an instrumental case, is to impose a delay between the two. A gap of even a few seconds between the rat’s pressing the lever and the delivery of food will seriously interfere with the animal’s ability to learn the connection. And although in some classical experiments evidence of conditioning can be found in spite of relatively long gaps between the conditional stimulus and the unconditional stimulus, increasing this interval beyond a certain point invariably causes a decline in conditioning.
Laws of associative learning
The temporal relation between the conditional stimulus and the unconditional stimulus, or between the response and the reinforcer, was for a long time regarded as the primary determinant of conditioning. Conditioning is certainly a matter of associating temporally related events, but temporal contiguity is only one of several factors—and probably not the most important—that influences conditioning. A variety of experiments have shown that classical conditioning will occur only if the conditioned stimulus is the best predictor of the occurrence of the unconditional stimulus. In other words, it is the correlation between two events, just as much as their temporal contiguity, that establishes an association between them. A pigeon, for example, will learn by classical conditioning to peck an illuminated disk in a Skinner box if, whenever the disk is illuminated, food is delivered. This temporal relationship between the light and food can be preserved intact, but if the experimenter now arranges that food is equally available at other times (when the light is not on), the pigeon will not peck at the illuminated disk. Delivering food at other times destroys the correlation between light and food (although leaving the temporal relationship untouched) and abolishes conditioning.
Although some conditioning will occur when the conditional stimulus is not perfectly correlated with the delivery of food (perhaps because on a proportion of trials the conditional stimulus is presented alone without food) or when the temporal relationship is less than perfect (there is a gap between the conditional stimulus and the delivery of food), this conditioning is abolished if the experimenter ensures that there is some better predictor always available. If a dog is conditioned to the ticking of a metronome paired with the delivery of food, the animal will salivate in response to the metronome even if the food is presented in no more than 50 percent of the trials. If, however, a light is illuminated on those trials when the metronome is accompanied by food, and not on the remaining 50 percent of the trials, the dog will become conditioned to the light and not to the metronome. Similarly, a pigeon will learn to peck at a disk illuminated with red light even if a gap of several seconds separates this response from the delivery of food. But if, during this interval, after the red light has been turned off and before food is delivered, a green light is turned on, the pigeon will never learn to peck at the red light. It is as though the pigeon attributes the occurrence of food to the most recent potential cause (now the green light rather than the red), and the dog attributes food to the stimulus best correlated with its delivery (the light rather than the metronome). Conditioning, in other words, occurs selectively to better predictors of reinforcement at the expense of worse predictors. This same principle explains the earlier observation of the role of correlation in general. The pigeon will not associate the illumination of the disk with food if food is equally probable both when the light is on and when it is switched off; from the pigeon’s point of view, food occurs whenever the animal is placed in the Skinner box. The illumination of the light signals no increase in the probability of food, and the best predictor of food is the mere fact of being in the Skinner box.
Temporal contiguity, therefore, is not necessarily the most important factor in successful conditioning. Moreover, there is yet another factor that should be stressed. It will hardly have escaped the reader’s attention that there is an astonishing artificiality to the typical conditioning experiment conducted by Pavlov or Skinner. An animal is placed in a bare, confined space; lights are flashed on and off; the animal is permitted to operate some mechanical contrivance; some meat powder or a pellet of food is delivered. How could one possibly suppose that the ways in which animals learn anything of importance in the real world will be illuminated by this contrived and restrictive kind of experiment? This question raises large issues, some of which will recur at later points in this article. But one point should be acknowledged right away: the more restricted the range of experimental manipulations employed, the greater the chance that the investigator will completely miss important principles. Experiments with lights and metronomes failed to reveal the following important principle of conditioning: animals appear to have built-in biases toward associating some classes of stimuli with certain classes of consequences. The most dramatic instance of this principle is provided by conditioned food aversions. If rats eat some novel-flavoured substance and shortly thereafter are made mildly ill (for example, by an injection of a drug such as apomorphine or lithium chloride), they afterward will show a marked aversion to the novel food. Because they will show an aversion even though an interval of several minutes, or sometimes even hours, intervenes between eating the food and the onset of the illness, there has been some question as to whether this should be regarded as an instance of conditioning at all. But the parallels between food aversions and other forms of conditioning are so extensive that it is hard to believe that some common processes are not involved. And there is no question but that the length of the interval is important; other things being equal, rats will form a stronger aversion to a food they have eaten recently than to one they have eaten several hours earlier.
The most interesting feature of such aversions is that they are, by and large, confined to foods. If rats suffer the unpleasant experience of being made ill, they are not likely to show an aversion to anything other than a novel-tasting food or drink they have recently ingested. As in other forms of conditioning, the novelty of the potential conditional stimulus is important. Rats will not show any marked aversion to a thoroughly familiar diet unless the experience of illness is repeatedly induced shortly after eating the daily ration, just as, in Pavlov’s experiments, conditioning will proceed only slowly to the ticking of a metronome if the dog has heard this sound repeatedly before. The more striking restriction, however, is that it is the taste of the food or drink that is associated with illness. If rats drink plain tap water before being made ill, they will show little aversion to tap water (since there is no novelty here). But even if a novel buzzer is sounded while they are drinking and they are then made ill, they will not associate the buzzer with the illness. This is certainly not because rats are unable to associate the buzzer with an aversive consequence. If drinking water while the buzzer is sounded produces a mild electric shock, rats will rapidly learn to stop drinking whenever they hear the buzzer. In this case it is the flavour of the water that rats find difficult to associate with the shock; punishing rats with a mild shock whenever they drink sugar-flavoured water has little effect on their tendency to drink sugar-flavoured water. The flavour of food or drink is readily associated with subsequent illness, but only poorly associated with other painful consequences. Conversely, an external stimulus such as a buzzer or flashing light, which is readily established as a signal for shock, is only with great difficulty associated with illness. These relationships are summarized in the Table.
The full explanation of this finding remains uncertain. It is known that even very young rats show such selectivity, so it cannot depend solely on any prior experience. What is easy to see is that this behaviour makes biological sense. Internal malaise, such as that caused in the psychologist’s experiment by an injection of lithium, will in the real world usually be a consequence of eating spoiled or poisonous food or of drinking tainted water. The most reliable sign of such food or drink will be its taste, and animals predisposed to associate the taste of what they have ingested with subsequent illness are likely to be better equipped to avoid potentially harmful food in the future. On the other hand, painful injury, mimicked in the laboratory by a brief electric shock, is hardly likely to be a consequence of eating food of a particular flavour; it will usually be caused by external circumstances, such as contact with a sharp or very hot object or a narrow escape from a predator. The natural suggestion is that the function of conditioning is to enable animals to find out what causes certain events of biological significance. If this is so, a built-in bias toward associating certain classes of events together makes adaptive sense. Conditioning is not just a matter of associating two events because one happens to follow the other; it is more profitably seen as the process whereby animals discover the most probable causes of events of consequence to themselves. | <urn:uuid:f597afac-1c94-4335-b3d4-e05a0b709d64> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://www.britannica.com/science/animal-learning/Classical-and-instrumental-conditioning | 2022-09-28T13:42:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335254.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220928113848-20220928143848-00573.warc.gz | en | 0.964693 | 2,949 |
SOE Security Authenticators are now available from SOE.com for $9.95 including domestic shipping and handling. They may be used on one or more Station accounts.
Pricing compares favorably to the WoW Battle.net security fobs which cost $6.50 plus shipping. Plus, you may use one SOE Authenticator on multiple Station accounts, a feature the Battle.net devices lack as of October 2010.
Note: Only after entering your credit card information does international shipping or handling rates appear. We’ve seen several reports that international shipping is more expensive than the security fob itself. In the range of $10-13 US, 10 Euros, $13 AUD, etc.
There is no word on when the announced free SOE Authenticator apps for iPhone, Android, and possibly other platforms will appear.
Check out our detailed guide SOE Puts Security in your Pocket — Vasco Security Fobs which we posted on July 11th.
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Three Reasons Why Benchmarks Matter
Posted On: February 28th, 2017
Vice President, Simione Financial Monitor
Early on, we learn the futility of comparing ourselves to others—someone will always be stronger, smarter or have a nicer car. Ironically, it’s the opposite in business. Without knowing how comparable organizations are faring in our fast-changing industry, it’s hard to feel confident about our choices.
Fortunately, there are a number of resources for home health statistics such as cost per visit, days claims are outstanding and the all-important gross margin. Those sources include the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), OCS Homecare, Strategic Health Programs (SHP), cost report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and our own Simione Financial Monitor.
Whichever resource you use, it’s imperative to achieve an apples-to-apples comparison. For example, when we work with home care organizations, we calculate their gross margin by subtracting their direct expenses from their direct revenue. We include the following in direct expenses: salaries, payroll taxes, worker’s comp, benefits, contract, mileage and supply cost from direct patient care.
If you don’t include one or more of those items in your direct expenses and you’re using our benchmarks, your numbers will be off. Benchmarking is important enough to consider changing your process to include things like benefits (which some organizations do not) and other items with the goal of being able to easily compare your organization to national figures.
Improving gross margin
Simione Financial Monitor’s national benchmarks for 2016 Q2 put home health gross profit margin at 40.04% and hospice at 43.33%. Of course, benchmarking figures are the median, so your goal should be higher than that (striving to be in the top 10% or 20% is probably realistic).
To that end, here are some steps to consider if your gross margin is at or below the benchmark:
- Review your payer mix (do you work with a lot of payers that are only providing a 20% or 25% gross margin?)
- Review your case-weight mix
- Examine your volume (if your volume increases, will your gross margin go up or down?)
- Review worker productivity
- Review direct costs such as contract-worker rates, salary vs. pay per visit or contract, benefit costs, mileage costs and supply ancillary contracts.
Before making changes to improve gross margin, ensure everyone on your staff understands gross margin and what it means to them. Focus on the idea that you want to grow the organization—not cut costs. Then set targets in productivity and admission goals that will help you meet your gross-margin target. You may want to use gross-margin gains as an incentive for pay increases, bonuses and non-pay incentives.
Improving revenue cycle
Billing is one area that can greatly benefit from benchmarking. Compare the average number of days your company takes to collect revenue with Simione Financial Monitor’s national benchmarks for 2016 Q2 of 63 days (56 for Medicare) or the hospice benchmark of 55 days (42 for Medicare).
If you are at or below the benchmark, consider the following:
- Are you billing daily? Some organizations bill on a schedule set arbitrarily by someone in the department to simplify their work—but this practice is antithetical to positive cash flow.
- How streamlined are your processes? Once the admission visit is completed, the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) is properly coded, and a plan of care created and sent to the physician, the request for anticipated payment (RAP) can and should be submitted.
- Do you enforce timely turnaround on all visit notes? Notes should be submitted within 24 hours of the visit for more accurate billing and better revenue management.
Benchmarking IT spend
One tough question facing home health organizations is how much to spend on IT. Simione Financial Monitor’s national benchmarks for 2016 Q2 put the national average at 1.1% of revenue. What’s perhaps more interesting is the point of diminishing return.
Organizations that spent less than 1% of revenue on IT had an average gross margin of 38%, according to our index. Compare that to organizations that spent between 1% and 2.5% of their revenue on IT—they had an average gross margin of 47%!
After that, we see the numbers go down, according to our national benchmarks. Home health organizations that spent 2.5% to 5% of revenue had an average gross margin of 39%, and those that spent 5% or more had an average gross margin of 30%.
Potential improvement in this area centers around three things:
- Educating and training your clinicians and back-office staff on how to best use the EMR to create efficiencies
- Considering outsource hardware and server support
- Researching technology that can boost efficiency (e.g., patient portals and telehealth systems)
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My first electronics project was a crystal set, some 46 years ago. Radio Communication and making stuff fascinated me and still does. First licensed in 1981 as G6HWN, I upgraded to class A and G4XAT in 1984. I dont get on the air much, but hugely enjoy experimenting and making stuff when I have the time. Aerial projects, transmitters, receivers, amplifiers, if only I had more time there would be more.
Currently on the ideas desk, 10 metre fishing pole based Slim Jims for 4, 6 and 10 Metres.
I’m wondering if I can get the 6 and 4 on the same pole…..
Featuring Laser cut acrylic element spacers for repeatability. Based on the excellent pages of John, M0UKD which can be found here complete with on-line calculator:
December 2012 – Just bought a s/h HF amp – a commercial design from the late 70’s – 75 firstname.lastname@example.org volts – 500 watts output. And it works fine – made a few modifications to the power wiring to reduce voltage drop and make it safe(r) to disconnect, by using 5.5mm gold plated contacts designed for electric model aircraft. These have been used previously by me for running 10’s of amps to motors where they showed themselves to be excellent. Also saves messing with wingnuts as on the original. Needs more modifications, RF sensing c/o and/or PTT, ALC back to driver (75 watts maximum) and some relay current reduction. Thanks to John G8MNY for the lead on the unit and the modification suggestions.
Slim Jims on hold, but thinking about making some simple Moxon rectangles to do a similar task, ie mount on a single fishing pole. Be easier to stack them up as they will be horizontal. Good talk at my radio Club in January too, from Alton Antenna Arrays. Be interesting to see how he makes his. | <urn:uuid:330f0097-f041-4189-93dc-57046a58e4c3> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | http://www.g4xat.co.uk/amateur-radio/ | 2020-01-20T06:41:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250597458.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20200120052454-20200120080454-00461.warc.gz | en | 0.937291 | 407 |
Monday, April 25, 2016
Remember to vote tomorrow in the primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island!
Growing AAPI communities in these states, such as Pennsylvania where there are over 223,000 eligible AAPIs, make it clear that we must make our voices heard in the primaries as well as the general election.
You must already be registered to vote and affiliated with the political party you want to participate in for the primaries. Find more information for your state below:
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Tuesday, April 19th are the presidential primaries in New York—and with over 903,000 eligible AAPI voters in the state, our communities are poised to make an impact not only in November's general election, but in the primaries as well.
APIAVote, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, and AAPI Data are conducting a national survey of Asian American registered voters this Spring. 111 responses have been collected so far in New York state, giving us a glimpse into the broader results from the national survey late Spring.
Friday, March 11, 2016
We're building a new network to engage young AAPIs—and we need your help! Out of the AAPI electorate, 26.7% of the AAPI citizen voting age population is between 18 and 30, with over 2.8 million AAPI between the ages of 18 and 29. Young voters make up a substantial portion of the electorate, and with turnout, can directly impact elections. | <urn:uuid:7327162b-b709-41ae-9dbe-a66b62031482> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | http://www.apiavote.org/newsletter?page=6 | 2018-07-22T12:51:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676593223.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722120017-20180722140017-00334.warc.gz | en | 0.950752 | 305 |
Recently, I enjoyed again "Les Miserables," a movie based on Victor Hugo’s novel of forgiveness and redemption.
A bishop’s compassion redeems a thief, but the police inspector cannot forgive even himself. I was struck with how relevant that classic is to life today.
Compassion and redemption are easy to find.
When Clare Effiong, an African-American from New Rochelle, N.Y., first went to Rwanda 10 years ago to see the consequences of the 1994 genocide, she was heartbroken at the sight of hundreds of orphaned children living in the jumble of the garbage dump. Most of them refused to come out, saying nobody wanted them.
But a 7-year-old named Wayesu Justus did, telling her: "I want to go to school."
She took him to her lodging, bathed him, enrolled him in school and found a place for him to live. He had spent three years living in the garbage dump.
That was the beginning of a faith-based charity called Esther’s Aid, named for the biblical Esther, also an orphan. This organization, whose entire New York staff consists of volunteers, has rescued 3,000 orphans and street children in Rwanda.
It opened a free primary school, established training centers for auto mechanics, catering, welding and sewing, and fed hundreds of victims of AIDS.
Justus, the first boy Effiong rescued, was at Esther’s Aid’s 10th anniversary celebration this fall in New Rochelle.
Now 17, an articulate and poised high school student who hopes to become a physician, he told a reporter from the local Gannett newspaper: "If these children can get the opportunity to go to school or go from the street, they could become good people, important people."
In another inspiring story, a doctor’s personal response to the health care crisis, 81-year-old Dr. Lloyd Hamilton opened a free clinic in Nyack, N.Y.
His generosity inspired many others. Father Rees Doughty, pastor of St. Ann’s Church in Nyack, provided office space in an old convent. Hamilton’s friends, including an anonymous businessman, and a foundation at his alma mater, Harvard Medical School, contributed $31,000. Others donated malpractice insurance, nursing assistance and even cleaning services.
Unfortunately, hardness of heart is also common.
In a recent New York Times column, "Are we going to let John die?" Nicholas D. Kristof wrote about 23-year-old John Brodniak, who blacks out from bleeding in the brain caused by an abnormal growth of blood vessels.
Unable to work, Brodniak lost his job as foreman in an Oregon sawmill and along with it his health insurance. Without it he cannot have the surgery he needs.
Brodniak’s plight is not unusual, Kristof wrote. A Harvard study shows that almost 45,000 Americans die prematurely each year because they lack insurance. Yet, health care reform that would help them has taken decades to stand a serious chance of becoming law. And the likely legislation still leaves many people out of the system.
A bipartisan study group and a human rights organization concluded that growing numbers of noncitizens, including legal immigrants, are held unnecessarily and transferred heedlessly in an expensive immigration detention system that denies many of them basic fairness.
The system is so haphazard that some detainees do not even receive proper notice of why they are being held.
In "Les Miserables," the bishop tells the thief who stole his silverware, "Jean Valjean, my brother, you no longer belong to evil but to good."
Unless we acknowledge our common brotherhood with the victims of genocide, the victims of an unjust system that denies health care to millions and the victims of poverty and oppression forced to come to the United States seeking survival, we face a bleak future.
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ITT Christmas Reception in pictures
Photos from ITT's Christmas Reception
Published - 15/12/2017
Celebrating amazing female talent working in Travel.
Winners announced at the inaugural everywoman in Travel Awards
Published - 17/11/2017
ITT Christmas Reception - 14 December
Book now for the Speaker's House!
Published - 14/11/2017
ITT @ WTM
ITT’s Members Lounge at World Travel Market was another success this year.
Published - 10/11/2017
ITT is proud to be supporting Hotel Tech Live, and would like to offer you FREE tickets to the UK’s most exciting event for the technologies, products, and services that are breaking new ground in the hotel sector, taking place at the ExCeL, London, on 26 & 27 September.
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“Catholics must gladly acknowledge and esteem the truly Christian endowments from our common heritage which are to be found among our separated brethren. It is right and salutary to recognize the riches of Christ and virtuous works in the lives of others who are bearing witness to Christ, sometimes even to the shedding of their blood. For God is always wonderful in His works and worthy of all praise.” Decree on Ecumenism, (Unitatis Redintegratio) 11/21/1965
“Essentials of Catholic Identity” is a program for Catholic School teachers who are not Catholic. Its purpose is to help them understand the unique climate of a Catholic school so that they may feel welcome, valued and empowered to share in the work of instilling Gospel values in our young people.
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SAGEM MDP 1600 Projector Lamp SLP505. Delivery of product SAGEM MDP 1600 projector lamp is ensured to any place in UK within 48 hours. This is the original projector lamp in housing of another manufacturer. Experience shows that quality of the product hardly differs from the original product in the original housing. Replacement of the projector lamp is a simple user procedure that can be performed in 5-10 minutes. | <urn:uuid:daf67333-a1dc-43bb-a1af-a645bf763181> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.projectorlamps-eshop.co.uk/sagem-mdp-1600-module | 2016-10-27T20:38:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721392.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00009-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932234 | 137 |
I have never made mashed potatoes before. Correction: I once made mashed SWEET potatoes when I made sweet potato shepherd's pie (nom!), but I don't really count that. To this day, I guess I still haven't made authentic mashed white potatoes. I don't have an excuse for why, I just typically prefer my potatoes in chip form and whenever we ate them mashed, my mom or grandma made them.
Maggie (the birthday girl mentioned in yesterday's post!) is quite the talented potato masher and was a little appalled when she discovered my lacking mashed potato skill! Of course it comes as no surprise then that the first soup she learned how to make was potato, another recipe I'd never attempted. Obviously potato soup had to be included on her birthday menu, meaning it was finally time for me to give it a go!
Baked potato soup success! This soup was thick, creamy, and a Cooking Light recipe no less, which meant we could have all the more indulgent dessert (note: s'mores cake)! I baked and mashed the potatoes the night before, then proceeded with step 2 of the directions the next day. The soup came together fairly quickly and I used my immersion blender to get it to the right consistency (not required, I just wanted to smooth out some of the chunks and make the soup equally thick). The birthday girl was pleased, and hopefully proud of my first potato soup attempt :)
Baked Potato Soup
seen on Playing House, a Cooking Light recipe
-4 baking potatoes (approximately 2 1/2 pounds)
-2/3 cup all-purpose flour
-6 cups 2% percent reduced fat milk
-1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
-1 tsp salt
-1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
-1 cup light sour cream
-3/4 cup chopped green onions, divided
-6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
1. Preheat oven to 400F. Use a fork to pierce potatoes and bake for 1 hour, until tender. Cool, peel off skins, and coarsely mash.
2. In a large stockpot, add flour. Gradually stir in milk, whisking until blended. Continue to cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly (approximately 8 minutes). Add potatoes, 3/4 cup cheese, salt, and pepper. Stir until cheese melts, then remove from heat.
3. Add sour cream and onions, stirring. Cook over low heat until thoroughly heated, but not boiling (approximately 10 minutes). Top bowls of soup with cheese, onions, and bacon. | <urn:uuid:b4766726-4108-4af2-a263-d417485d48ac> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://www.thesweetslife.com/2010/12/baked-potato-soup.html | 2014-09-23T14:22:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657138980.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011218-00288-ip-10-234-18-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953155 | 531 |
TV Studios, London - (Ass Mess): Royal Navy sailor Faye Turney has defended her decision to sell her topless Iran photos for a reputed six figure sum after the Ministry of Defence caved in and accepted the standard 15% agency fee.
Faye told a press conference today about her decision:
"I think the world should see me as I really was:
"Stripped to my knickers in a filthy Tehran sell.
"Measured up for a ghastly 44DD Sharia Law-issue underwired bra.
"And photographed smoking a nasty roll-up to make me look like some overweight Kate Moss.
"I was petrified.
"But now that my topless hellhole pics are to be published the money will go some way to make me feel better about the whole thing.
"My mates aboard HMS Cornwall will get a cut so it's not like I'm some sort of gold-digger, hey!"
At the Admiralty Pub in Whitehall Second Sea Lord Rear Vice Admiral Adrian Johns said Ms Turney's fellow captives would also be given an opportunity to sell their nude pics and that the MoD was negotiating on their behalf with Hallo Sailorboy! magazine.
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Freddie Mac has released another week ending’s mortgage rates Thursday, July 14, 2022 with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 5.51%. Up .21% from last week and 2.63% from one year ago, these rates are the highest they’ve been in over a decade.
The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is now at 4.67% and 5/1-year adjustable-rate mortgage is 4.35% both the highest in over a decade as well. Rates had slightly increased in 2018 and declined throughout the following 2 years. Then, in the final couple months of 2021, the rates started to increase again. Throughout the first half of 2022, the rates have almost doubled as the economic growth slows and inflation continues across many fields. Still, we are no where near the 1980’s Great Recession rates or lively hood impacts.
While the increase in mortgage rates can make Buyer’s bottom lines less, the recent unbalanced real estate market has started to see more inventory and price reductions leveling it out. The market is still competitive and the increasing mortgage rates haven’t stopped homebuyers from entering the market.
Please reach out with any questions you have about the mortgage rate changes and how we can help you through your real estate journey.
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- Skills and Gear Check
- Project: Store Your Family Photos Online
- Project: Make Digital Reproductions of Your Existing Paper Photo Albums
- Project: Restore Heirloom Photos
- Project: Create an Animated, Music-Enhanced Digital Album
- Project: Crank the Digital Album-Making Creativity Dial to Full Blast
- Using FlipAlbum to Preserve and Share Family History
- Project: Create Paperback or Hardbound Albums
Project: Store Your Family Photos Online
The Web is teeming with online photo processing services. These are the twenty-first century alternative to the drug store or supermarket film roll processing routine. Web-based outfits such as dotPhoto, Ofoto, and Snapfish are designed to sell digital photo print services. One way they attract customers is by offering free online album posting and sharing services. You can use the photo album feature of these services as a way to store and back up special family photos.
To take advantage of these services, you need to register for free and access your collection occasionally to keep your account active. Online albums are a good first step to protect and back up precious photos or prints digitized via a scanner. And as a bonus, you’ll discover it’s fun to use email notices to invite friends and family to view your albums online.
For this exercise, we use dotPhoto (http://www.dotphoto.com), which is a good representative example of a web-based photo album and print processing service. According to the dotPhoto tech support web page, you may upload and store as many photos or albums as you wish, so long as you remain active. Active, in this case, means you access and update your online photo collection regularly. I recommend accessing your account at least once a month to preserve your active status and storage space.
To complete this project you’ll need
Personal computer connected to the Internet
Digital photos on your hard disk (from a digital camera, scanner, or photo CD)
Online photo album service—This project uses the free http://www.dotphoto.com service.
About one hour to set up a free account on dotPhoto, create your first album, and upload it to the service.
Step 1: Register with dotPhoto
Fire up your PC, connect to the Internet, and point your browser to http://www.dotphoto.com.
When the opening page appears, look for the Join Now button.
Click it and follow the instructions to set up your free account and password.
Step 2: Create an Album
Log in to the dotPhoto service with your new account and password and click on My Albums at the top edge of the screen. On the next screen, scroll down until you see the toolbox area on the left and click Create New Album.
The next screen presents a fill-in-the-blanks form that helps organize and identify the album’s content. Here you should give the album a name, assign a password for access, provide a brief text description, and enter start and stop dates for the subject matter. You can also assign it to one of the service’s premade categories, from Art and Culture to Travel and Vacations.
After completing the form, the next screen announces that your album is empty. Look to the lower left of the empty notice, where you are prompted with the words Please Add Your Photos or Create New Subalbum. Click Add Your Photos and a new menu appears, as shown in Figure 3.1.
Figure 3.1 Hey, does this screen look familiar? It’s a lot like the file attachment screen in Yahoo! mail we saw in Chapter 2.
Use the Browse feature to find and fill each photo box with an image to be uploaded to your dotPhoto online album. When you’ve targeted all your snaps, click the Start Upload button at the bottom of the screen. Sit back and relax. Depending on the resolution of your photos, the number of images in your album, and the speed of your Internet connection, it could be a few minutes or even an hour or more for the upload process to complete. At the end of the upload routine, a dialog box appears, announcing the process was successful.
After the upload is complete, you should review your album. Scroll to the top of the screen and click My Albums. The display refreshes to show your album(s) as clickable icons, as shown in Figure 3.2.
Figure 3.2 The My Albums screen shows all of your online albums as clickable icons.
You now have your first online stored album! Repeat the process to create a collection of albums.
Step 3: Tour dotPhoto
Now that you have an album in place, let’s take a quick tour of dotPhoto and learn about its various benefits and features.
Log in to your dotPhoto account and when you arrive at the page displaying the online stored album(s), explore the tool icons and features contained in the vertical box areas to the far left.
To start, learn how to add a text caption to a photo in one of your stored albums. Click the icon for your stored album. Select a photo from the album and click it. A larger image of the photo is now displayed. Look to the left for the toolbox and find the Edit Title icon. Click the Edit Title icon and the screen refreshes to display an Edit Photo Information worksheet. Follow the intuitive fill-in-the-blanks forms to add a caption.
If you have not already done so, you can edit your snaps by clicking the adjustable wrench Edit icon found in the toolbox or at the upper-right corner of a highlighted image. The small set of tools includes an auto adjust, a red eye fix, and a rotate set of buttons.
Don’t miss the Edit Sound feature in the toolbox. Look for the icon with musical notes. Click this button and, after downloading a small utility application (prompts will guide you), you can record narrations for each photo in your album.
Sharing your albums via email greetings is a standard feature with online photo and print services such as dotPhoto. When you have the My Albums page displayed, showing your album, look to the far left for the Actions vertical box and find the Share Album icon. Click this icon and a very intuitive menu appears to guide you through the process of emailing a greeting to a friend. The email notice will contain a link to allow the recipient to see your album online.
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I’m re-watching Carmilla again..(withdrawal symptoms, of course). And I noticed that they always mention or somewhat focus on Laura’s cookie and chocolate diet. I mean, is there any significance of this?
I want to know if there is any mythical creature that loves sweet so much..that lived around Dracula’s time.
So I apologize for the insane amount of carmilla that is taking over my blog but here’s more:
Guys what if L/Elle’s name was Laura which is why Carmilla just called her L so that she wouldn’t freak out Laura and what if that’s why she won’t call Laura by her actual name because to her that’s L’s name
my favourite thing is that you know exactly who she’s talking about
If Mamrie had been the star of a teen show in the 90’s.
A girl from the city moves to a small town, hilarity ensues.
OH MY GOSH THIS IS PERFECT BAHAHAHA!!!!! xDDD
what if your stick figure drawings are hyper-realist drawings in an alternate universe of stick people
omG my lizard went on my laptop wen i was gonE!!
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The method of screen printing (silk screening) is an effective method of printing graphic designs on a t-shirt.
Screen printing is very popular due it being cost-effective and straightforward to produce printed t-shirts in large quantities. The technique requires using thick inks to sit on top of the shirt rather than soaking into the shirt.
When using thicker inks, it’s better to use simple designs with only one or two ink colours. This method is ideal for a company brand or logo. Once printed, the thick ink has a pleasant, soft touch and can look bold and eye-catching for a long time after it has been printed.
Mixing the chemicals and the ink to the correct Pantone colour is the most complicated part of screen printing; however, once it’s time to print, it should be a straightforward procedure.
First, a mesh is stretched tightly over a frame (this would have been initially made from silk, however, today they are made from polyester).
The printers then create a negative stencil for each colour which is digitally created using specialist software. The stencils are then exposed onto a screen. The screens are set onto the screen printing machine. Ink is then applied to the screen. The squeegee forces the ink through the exposed mesh in the screen to create the image onto the garment. The ink is then dried at 165 degrees Celcius to cure the ink and make it wash proof.
The most common reason for using screen printing is its cost-effectiveness durability, and for the vivid colours, it produces, even on darker fabrics.
It’s also popular due to the ease with which it can be reproduced on several occasions. This is thanks to the stencil, which once created, can be reused again and again.
With T-shirts printed on with vinyl, the vinyl starts to crack after a few washes. Screen-printed shirts are a lot more durable although the colours fade after a few washes the image will last the lifetime of the garment.
Creating a gradient involves a making a transition from one colour into another passing through a mass of shades in between. The gradual shift should look smooth.
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Visit Uzbekistan’s most famous fairy tale cities, highlights of the country. Enjoy visiting local markets, interact with locals and learn how to prepare local food in Khiva, enjoy local music and show in Bukhara.
Minarets, forts, mausoleums and palaces provide glimpses into the rich history of Uzbekistan and
the skills and artistry of its craftsmen. Although Uzbekistan’s capital city bustle with activity, oasis of calm can
be found in their old towns, mosques, shrines.
Explore Uzbekistan’s 12th century Kalyan Minaret, Uzbekistan’s tallest and oldest minaret
Visit Samarkand’s Registan square
Explore the world famous Ichan kala UNESCO site and learn its history.
Attend an Music and Dance show in Bukhara
Take photos of the old narrow streets in Bukhara, jewish quarter and famous Laby Hauz center
Explore the Kyzylkum desert, Ayazkala Yurt and experience Nomad’s life
Visit Hasti Imam complex with Osman Koran of 7th century, Chorsu market and Metro of Tashkent
Our tours are designed for young and elder travelers with the enthusiasm to do and see everything there is. Tours are very fast paced and can include several miles of walking on a daily basis. In some cities, cobblestone streets will be a challenge and in others, stairs. On Bukhara-Khiva transfer, you should also expect to spend several hours of travel time on a bus or minivan. The bus will make routine stops for snacks and a restroom break. Travelers with any concerns are encouraged to speak with a medical professional for advice.
You will meet your guide and driver and be transferred to your hotel . City tour of Tashkent depends on your time of arrival. If it is in the morning, city tour will be afternoon. If you arrive evening, you will have city tour in Tashkent on the last day in Tashkent. Check in and overnight.
After an early breakfast arranged in the hotel you will be transferred to Tashkent railways station to catch a train to Samarkand at 0800-1010. Upon arrival in Samarkand. Your sightseeing will start with a visit to Gur Emir mausoleum, the burial place of Amir Temur, his spiritual teacher and his sons and grand sons. Later you will proceed to the famous place in Samarkand, Registan square with 3 madarsas built in 15-17 Centuries. Ulughbek Madrasa, Sherdor Madrasah and Tilla Sheikh mosque. Siab Bazar and Bibihanum mosque will end your sightseeing for today and evening you are free on your own to explore the city and enjoy local food at dinner time in one of the local Chayhanas in Samarkand. Overnight.
Begin the day with buffet breakfast and then continue city tour. Visit The observatory of Ulughbek, Afrosiab museum with Fresco and artifacts found at Afrosiab old settlement dating back to 6 BC up to 13 AD. Shahi Zinda is the holy place of all Central Asian muslims visited daily with many local people, where you will see the mausoleum of Temur’s sisters, Generals, Architect and the mausoleum of Kusam Ibn Abbas, the cousin of Muhammad prophet. Pm you will see the famous Samarkand Silk Paper producing workshop. Enjoy a night Sound and Light laser show at registan square (if available on this day) . Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast check out of the hotel and be transferred to railway station of Samarkand for your fast train to Bukhara. ( Another option is to drive 300 km and stop en route at Rabbati Malik caravansaray of 11 C and Gijhduvan ceramic master’s home workshop). Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel for check in (if the rooms are available for early check in). Then you will start your walking tour in Bukhara. The most impressive site in Bukhara is Laby Hauz, the heart of Bukhara where you will see chayhana, cafe, restaurants, water pond, mosques, madrasa, Hanaka of Nadir Divan Bgei, gallery, workshop and Souvenir shops. Visit trade Domes of Bukhara: Taki Sarafan, Taki Telpakfurushon and Taki Zargaron and ancient Jewish quarter with a school and synagogue. Continue to Ark Citadel dating back to 1-19 Centuries, Kalyan Minaret and Kalyan Mosque. You will finish the tour at Ismail Samani mausoleum and Cashmai Ayub mausoleum. Overnight.
After breakfast in the hotel, Begin the visit to Summer Palace – Sitorai Mohi Hosa – one of the most prominent sites in Bukhara where you will discover the mixture of local and russian-european architecture style. The Palace was built outside of the city with a big garden and harem. Continue to the mausoleum and necropolis of Bahauddin Naqshabandiy, the leader of Sufism in Bukhara. Since old time pilgrims used to come and pay a visit to the holy place before going to Haj and those who can not make a trip to Haj they come to this place as it is equal as you visit to Mekka. PM return to your hotel and enjoy your free time. You may want to try local Bukhara Hammam or enjoy evening Folk Music and Dance show at Nadir Divan Begi madrasah. Overnight. Optional:
• Folk Music and Dance show at Nadir Divan Begi
Following an early breakfast this morning we drive to Khiva, the ancient town of Khorezm. Khwarazm is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the Aral Sea, on the east by the Kyzylkum desert, on the south by the Karakum Desert, and on the west by the Ustyurt Plateau. It was the center of the Iranian Khwarazmian civilization, and a series of kingdoms such as the Persian Empire, whose capitals were (among others) Kath, Gurganj (the modern Konya Urgench) and – from the 16th century on – Khiva. Today Khwarazm belongs partly to Uzbekistan, partly to Kazakhstan and partly to Turkmenistan.
Begin the day at Ichan Kala, the museum town in open air. Your hotel is located inside of Ichan kala or just opposite to it and you will feel the atmosphere of living in the old town as the local people who is still living in the old town. You will discover the city with its mosques, minarets, museums, caravan Saray, workshops. Khorezm is famous for its wooden craft, wood carving and also Silk carpet weaving. The most exciting site is Juma mosque with wooden pillars and mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud. Evening you will be transferred to airport of Urgench for your flight to Tashkent at 2205-2325 HY18. Overnight in Tashkent.
If your flight in the evening and if you did not have city tour in Tashkent, we will show you old and new Tashkent.
Visit Hasti Imam comlex with Osman Koran and Barakhan madrasah, Chorsu Bazar, Applied Arts musuem, Tashkent metro.
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If there's anything more upsetting than a bunch of anonymous amateurs trying to dictate to the media how to write the news, it's journalists parroting misinformation.
Reddit, so the story goes, just banned some of the biggest online news publishers from its hugely influential r/politics forum. To journalists, the only thing more outrageous than the bans were the vague and subjective criteria of the Reddit moderators.
The blacklist includes sites whose reporting has brought down presidential nominees (Mother Jones) and won Pulitzers (the Huffington Post). But the mods had decided that those sites, among others, were also "sensationalist" and "blogspam," and therefore had no place on r/politics.
"Reddit (Basically) Just Banned Half the Internet," read a hair-raising headline from news site Vocativ. The story capped off about a month of outrage from journalists on Twitter, convinced Reddit itself had judged the quality of their content and found it wanting.
"It’s like if Google was being run by by a bunch of vindictive, vicious children who choose to cut everybody off,” one publisher told Vocativ. "That's how much power they have." The publisher preferred to remain anonymous "because he feared incurring more wrath from Reddit moderators," Vocativ explained. Yikes.
But please, simmer down, news media. Reddit hasn't banned you. There is no censorship regime sitting at the top of one of the top 100 websites in the world. The outraged response on Twitter and on Vocativ seems to arise from a fundamental misunderstanding of both how Reddit itself works and how influential r/politics really is.
Let's clear a few things up.
Reddit, Inc. hasn't banned these domains
From the beginning, Reddit has been a mostly user-run site. The paid staff plays a very limited role in directing content or managing the site's thousands of forums, also known as subreddits. Users create the subreddits—and they run them.
You can think of subreddits as little Reddit kingdoms. When you create one, it's entirely yours to manage as you see fit. You can invite others to join you as "mods," or users with administrative power over the subreddit. They can ban users, delete posts and comments, and even, yes ban domains. But that power does not extend beyond the walls of their subreddit. Different moderators have different approaches. Some subreddits are ruled with an iron fist; others are free-for-alls.
Now r/politics may be a very large part of Reddit, but it's still entirely run by these volunteers. They have absolutely no formal relationship with Reddit, Inc. The r/politics ban list, in other words, was never touched or approved by Reddit itself.
Reddit, the company, will occasionally ban an entire domain. But never because of "sensationalism" or "low-quality" journalism. For Reddit to drop the banhammer on your head, you've got to first abuse its system. That means either spamming the site relentlessly and/or organizing cliques to upvote links and push them to the front page with artificial lift. The site has banned big name publishers like the Atlantic and Businessweek for just these offenses.
But those bans are temporary. Reddit will work with offenders to make sure they don't mess up again. It wants to stop people from fundamentally undermining the site, not dictate their content.
R/politics does not have 3 million readers
In every discussion of the ban, this number gets tossed around like it actually means something. "With over three million members, the Reddit Politics forum has significant audience share," a contributor at the Daily Kos wrote.
The subscriber number is right there on the r/politics sidebar, right? So how could it be wrong?
At one time, r/politics was a default subreddit. That meant every new Reddit user subscribed to it automatically. Create a Reddit account and boom, you're subscribed to r/politics. If you have 50 Reddit accounts that you made once and never used again, they'll show up as an r/politics subscriber. Same goes for the thousands of spam accounts made over the years.
Reddit General Manager Erik Martin once told me the site doesn't even keep track of total subscriber numbers because the statistic is so meaningless.
R/politics does not drive a lot of traffic
Traffic equals advertising money, and if publishers suddenly lose Reddit referral traffic, they lose a chunk of revenue, too. But ever since r/politics was removed as a default subreddit, it's referral traffic has plummeted. How do we know? Because that's how Reddit works. Once r/politics was dumped from the default lists, not only were new users no longer subscribed to it automatically, but its posts would no longer show up on the default Reddit homepage.
We also know from experience. Our story on Congressman Rush Holt's bill to strip the National Security Agency of certain spy powers landed on r/politics in September and quickly rose to become one of its top stories of the month. The traffic registered as a little bit more than a blip: 18,000 visitors over a day came from Reddit. In comparison, a top post on a default subreddit like r/technology can bring as many as 600,000 unique visitors.
Check out how successful both the Huffington Post and Vice have been on Reddit over the past week, despite getting banned from r/politcs:
The r/politics moderators probably see the media's response to their bans as "sensationalistic." This time, they'd be right.
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Many of our recruiters come from marketing backgrounds themselves, which allows them to truly understand the hard and soft skill requirements of all marketing roles, from brand and design to advertising, to product marketing. Our large network stretches globally, and extends to regional knowledge and local expertise, allowing us to match top-quality marketing candidates with organisations looking to hire the best marketing talent on the market.
Working with companies all sizes from startups up to MNCs, our recruiters take a consultative approach to hiring. We first meet with each organisation to understand hiring needs, define the exact skillsets we’re looking for, and establishing what the ideal marketing professional looks like. As digital transformation begins to change the marketing industry as a whole, we are constantly redefining what makes a successful Marketing professional, and how we can help match them up with our business partners.
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Crispbread is one of the most essential types of bread in Scandinavia. With the right topping they are the Nordic version of crostinis.
Crispbread has been eaten in Finland and Sweden since the Middle Ages. As with dry cod they contain little water and can be kept for a long time. In modern time, at least if you grew ut in the 1970s, crispbread was synonymously with rather dull industrial packages eaten because they were a sensible choice, not a delicious choice.
Crispbread has recently seen a major rise in their popularity, mostly due to the popularity of low-carb diets. Today every modern bakery offer their own homebaked crispbread, and even one of the best bakeries in Norway, the French-inspired Åpent Bakeri, has released a cookbook solely about crispbread. While classic crispbreads are made with rye, many of the modern variants have embraced low-carb and paleo, filled with nuts and seeds.
Here I make gluten-free crispbread with flax seed and other seeds. They are thin, crisp and versatile. Crispbread is the Nordic version of crostini. Serve them with a glass of wine and cheese, or top them with dry tomatoes and cheese, salmon and dill or maybe skagen shrimps.
Gluten-free crispbread (makes 3 baking sheets):
I use a convection oven to bake the crispbread, baking all three baking sheets at the same time.
175 g gluten-free wholemeal flour
100 g oats
100 g brown flax seeds
100 g sunflower seeds
75 g sesame seed
50 g pumpkin seeds
500 ml water
1. Set the convection oven at 150C and line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper
2. In a bowl mix the flour, seeds and salt. Add the water and mix. Allow to rest for 10 minutes until the batter is thick like porridge.
3. Dip a spatula into water and spoon the batter into a thin layer on the lined baking sheet.
4. Bake the crispbread for about 45–60 minutes. After 30 minutes, reduce the heat to 125C. During baking they will warp in the oven, emerging with an uneven quality.
5. They are finished when they are medium brown, and even darker on the edges. Knock on the center of the crispbread to make sure they are crisp.
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One of the biggest knocks against recruiters is their lack of understanding of a client’s culture. Search firms or internal recruiters, candidates say it makes no difference.
“I have been recruited several times, by name firms and internal recruiters, and consistently, the employer’s culture is the one aspect of the job about which they have little or no information. It is certainly not in their position profile, assuming you get one, which, in the case of internal recruiters, you usually do not,” said a senior executive. The 10 to 12 page job description barely affords you any insight to the job, much less the culture, he added. “Given that an organization’s culture is such an important factor in an executive search, shortchanging candidates on this issue seems crazy to me.”
To be fair to my brethren in the industry, this deficit seems to be a shared problem. In career transition interviews with candidates who were forced out of their job or left because “it wasn’t a good fit” (read: culture), many admitted that it had not crossed their minds to ask any questions about the culture. When asked why, most did not have a credible answer.
This lack of focus on culture is not a new issue. I have noticed it lurking in the shadows of failed searches since I entered this profession. The extent of the problem has neither improved nor grown worse — it remains as one of the most common reasons for executive recruitment to go south.
Failed searches cost healthcare organizations millions upon millions of dollars every year. Not to focus on an issue that wastes so much money and that can be improved with the implementation of best-practices along with a healthy amount of candor in disclosure statements to the candidates, is one that hospital’s can no longer afford.
Candidates should not be afraid to ask the tough questions. Not to focus on corporate culture, and repeatedly ask all of the culture questions to get the information they need in order to make an informed decision, seems to be a high-risk brand management strategy.
Companies whose recruiters are loathe to share any negative information because they fear internal reprisal, or they have some misguided notion that sharing honest information might deter a prized candidate from accepting an offer, is simply not very professional.
Of course having a best-in-class recruitment program does not begin and end with the human resources or recruiting departments. The culture emanates from the CEO’s office and so does an organization’s philosophy on recruiting.
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Last.fm Trends: Luke Bryan’s Greatest Hits
Congratulations to Luke Bryan and wife Caroline, who celebrate the birth of their second child Tate. The country singer has asked Nashville’s fishing community to enjoy the next couple of years of peace, as he expects to be bringing his two sons down to the water just as soon as he can.
To celebrate Tate’s birth Last.fm Trends took a look at how some of Bryan’s other babies – his songs – are doing among Last.fm listeners.
Luke Bryan has been a popular choice among listeners since his 2007 debut I’ll Stay Me. With 98,494 listeners contributing 610,871 scrobbles so far, he’s one of modern country’s most successful performers.
His top ten is an impressive collection. Bryan’s more recent singles sit just outside of the chart, but are likely to race up as the scrobbles rise this year. Early singles “All My Friends Say” and “We Rode In Trucks” both hang inside the top three, both from his debut album.
Scrobbles are how you let Last.fm know the song’s you’re playing. Each one represents a track you’ve played, making your music count towards your favorite artist’s totals. They also help Last.fm recommend you new music, a service used by tens of millions of listeners around the world.
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- Posted by Manuel Sánchez Ruiz
- On March 15, 2021
The manufacture and testing of EEE parts designed for the Space market are complex procedures that strict specification systems have ruled for years. These specifications depend on various factors such us, country of origin of the parts (USA, European, Japan…), use the parts were designed for (Space, Military) and the component’s family (resistors, capacitors, inductors, microcircuits…).
In this regard, each component usually has two types of specifications associated: generic and detail specification. While generic specification deals with common aspects to all the component family, including in-process controls and testing definition and conditions, detail specification takes care of specific aspects, such as materials, dimensions, and deviations from the generic one.
To keep the definition of the components up to date and consider new trends and families within Space EEE parts, specifications evolve and are updated through the release of new issues. In February 2021, issue 10 of ESCC 5000, the Generic Specification for “DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS, HERMETICALLY SEALED AND DIE” by the ESCC system, has been released.
Two main points have been addressed on this issue:
The performance of the Intermittent Operating Life (IOL) test is introduced. This test was agreed to be included for Evaluation purposes instead of for qualification. Therefore it has been included in the Basic Specification 2265000, “EVALUATION TEST PROGRAMME FOR DISCRETE NON-MICROWAVE SEMICONDUCTORS”, instead of including it in ESCC 5000. This test has been introduced as an alternative to both the Temperature Step-stress Test and Power Step-stress Test in Chart I of ESCC 2265000.
This test’s importance lies in the fact that it allows characterizing the thermal stress on the die bonding between chip, bond interface, and the mounting surface. This test is key for those items that suffer from great thermo-mechanical stresses.
The second point considers Internal Gas Analysis (IGA) inclusion in ESCC 5000, specifically in Qualification, Periodic Testing and Lot Validation Testing for Packaged Components, during Assembly Capability Subgroup. It was agreed that this test was not to be applied during periodic maintenance of qualification, as per note (6) included in the new issue of ESCC 5000, “Only applicable to the qualification testing phase for single-phase qualification. “
In this regard, IGA testing is important as it allows us to check the quality of sealing of a hermetic component. Moreover, it helps to characterize the behaviour of the part against moisture. The analysis of the different gases found inside the content during the test can predict phenomena such as corrosion. | <urn:uuid:ed43856e-9d09-4d28-8fbf-b7622e5705f3> | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | https://www.doeeet.com/content/specifications-qpls/new-issue-of-escc-5000-specification/ | 2021-12-05T01:50:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363134.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20211205005314-20211205035314-00535.warc.gz | en | 0.940789 | 586 |
A blue slip or blue-slipping refers to two different legislative procedures in the United States Congress.
In the House, it refers to the rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the House in the first place, per the House's interpretation of the Origination Clause.
In the Senate, it refers to slips on which Senators from the state of residence of a federal judicial nominee give an opinion on the nominee.
House of Representatives
The Origination Clause of the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 7, Clause 1) provides that the House of Representatives has exclusive authority to introduce bills raising revenue: "All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives." Under House precedent, this includes bills "raising revenue and appropriating the same" and the House considers itself to be the only proper venue to originate any bills appropriating revenue. The Senate can circumvent this requirement by substituting the text of any bill previously passed by the House with the text of a revenue bill.
When, in the opinion of the House of Representatives, a Senate-introduced bill that raises revenue or appropriates money is passed by the Senate and sent to the House for its consideration, the House places a blue slip on the legislation that notes the House's constitutional prerogative and immediately returns it to the Senate without taking further action. This blue-slipping procedure, done by an order of the House, is routinely completed to enforce its interpretation that the House is the sole body to introduce revenue or appropriations legislation. The failure of the House to consider the legislation means it cannot become a law. This tactic is historically to be of great use to the House and, as a practical matter, the Senate does not introduce tax or revenue measures to avoid a blue slip.
In the Senate, a blue slip is an opinion written by a Senator from the state where a federal judicial nominee resides. Both senators from a nominee's state are sent a blue slip in which they may submit a favorable or unfavorable opinion of a nominee. They may also choose not to return a blue slip. The Senate Judiciary Committee takes blue slips into consideration when deciding whether or not to recommend that the Senate confirm a nominee.
- CSPAN Capitol Questions
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Thanks Drake! Now I can never visit without singing HoustAtlantaVegas
It’s great when you can roll up on your travel nurse friends and chill for 24hrs!! This visit featured a much needed travel nap, food at instagram worthy restaurants, luxury shopping, a baker’s swanky speakeasy, and a load of boozy laughs and adult conversation!
The Galleria – Need a quick outfit change? Fun fast options covering many price-points.
Present Company – American inspired grub with a Palm Springs instagrammable aesthetic. Super cute stop! I literally stopped here just to grab the feature photo and appease my belly. Check out the link.
Thirteen – We didn’t quite make our reservations here but I’m told the experience is phenomenal. Founded by James Harden, Thirteen is an upscale, fine dining restaurant that offers an unmeasurable experience in the heart of Houston.
The Sugar Room – Known as ‘Houston’s Sweetest Speakeasy’. Great hidden lounge for drinks and more intimate parties and conversation. The macaroons were quite tasty!
Gerald D. Hines Waterall Park – The weather was beautiful! So after a boozy brunch at Snooze, we decided to walk off a few calories and bring our 24hrs to a close at this iconic landmark.
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Sunset Hadlakat Nerot
Bring Shabbat in with beauty. Danke's stunning Hadlakat Nerot block will enhance your Shabbat candle-lighting display.
The Shabbat candle-lighting blessing, in Hebrew, on a gorgeous jewel-coloured background.
Freestanding, crystal-clear, 2cm thick perspex block.
Available in two sizes. Also available with the blessing in English.
- Size 10cm x 15cm
- High-quality perspex / acrylic / lucite / plexiglass
- Remove dust with soft microfibre cloth
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25 Childhood-Ruining Moments You Forgot About
None of us had any idea.
She wasn't anywhere near his mouth.
The boy with black hair looks directly at Mac's penis.
This lady left a human man for a bee.
This joke was way dirtier than you remember.
Those are totally meant to be boobs.
This is what Pete and Pete look like now.
Timon and Pumbaa watched Simba and Nala have sex. (And sang while they did.)
The Rugrats once ate something called "cum-like squirmy."
Aladdin takes place in a post-apocalyptic future.
Every famous animal you ever loved is dead.
You can see two students having sex on the Marauder's Map in Harry Potter.
Wait… For real, where does she keep them?
Helga from Hey Arnold was pretty blunt about her sexual urges.
The Krusty Krab was a lobster trap.
Ellie from Up was barren. Then she died.
The Pokémon Muk wasn't what you think he was.
There's a topless woman on the post for The Lion King.
The Disney princesses are really messed up.
Megatron's trigger was also his penis.
The Lion King was full of incest.
Arthur and Buster wear the other on their feet.
There's a scene in The Magic School Bus in which Arnold kills himself by removing his helmet in space.
Mario 3 was all a lie.
Ginger Foutley was actually horribly deformed.
Most Cartoon Network shows take place in the same universe, which was destroyed by Aku from Samurai Jack.
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I have added today new disk for home partition. Until now everything was placed on one 10GB disk with the system. Now myrkr have second disk 500GB, which is used entirely by /home. Adding was easy as that commands:
fdisk -u wd1
disklabel -e wd1
newfs -O2 wd1e
And adding to fstab, that’s all. I have used FFS because LFS is still considered experimental and unstable. Now I can move my main repository of files to myrkr and can turn off kashyyyk so that I can be more green. ;-) kashyyyk from now on will be used only for multimedia things. | <urn:uuid:5fd38bd3-a722-4aba-ac18-d440a92ba42e> | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | https://morr.pl/weblog/2008/05/new-home-disk/ | 2023-03-23T03:47:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296944996.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20230323034459-20230323064459-00122.warc.gz | en | 0.948561 | 149 |
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An old castle where wine is still grown.
The wineyard :
Is situated on the castle’s historical land next to the 12th C pigeon house.
The wine is called Chateau Fort de Roquetaillade and is produced under the in the Graves appellation, the oldest of Bordeaux.
White, Red and Sweet wines are produced in traditional manor including hand harvesting and put in bottle at the castle. | <urn:uuid:1ca5b468-98cc-469b-8330-9083572a8d53> | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | https://www.roquetaillade.eu/copie-de-le-domaine-viticole | 2021-04-20T16:51:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618039476006.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20210420152755-20210420182755-00610.warc.gz | en | 0.969754 | 102 |
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Land grabbing - the purchase or lease of land by wealthy, food-insecure nations and private investors from mostly poor, developing nations in order to produce food crops for export - is gaining momentum. Some international financial institutions and the governments of some of the wealthier nations argue that, with proper regulation, the land grab can turn into a win-win situation for all concerned. This is unlikely. The investors have a clear agenda for promoting large-scale industrial farming, which brings with it the inevitable loss of small farms, pasture lands and local ecosystems. It is probable that the projects that are being negotiated will exacerbate food insecurity among the rural poor and dispossess traditional rural communities, whose knowledge and farming systems will be invaluable as the global climate crisis worsens. | <urn:uuid:85a29181-23a2-432e-b72c-f24bca4d5e62> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.rural21.com/english/archive-2005-2011-1/2010/01/focus/a-threat-to-global-food-security.html | 2020-08-09T23:27:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738595.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20200809222112-20200810012112-00359.warc.gz | en | 0.934813 | 151 |
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A quick search would lead to several recent threads on this very topic.
Basically, there are too many variables to say what your costs would be. It depends on the boat, the tastes of the crew in terms of lifestyle and food, cruising region, your skills and self-sufficiency level.
if you stay on the hook and eat simple, low cost foods on a small, easily maintained boat, your budget will look one way. If you stay in marinas, on a large boat with complicated systems and eat at restaurants every other night, your budget will need to be considerably larger.
If you have a fairly self-sufficient boat and are able to do most of the maintenance on it yourself, your cruising costs will be far lower than if you need to constantly go into the marina to re-charge your batteries and replenish your water supplies, and have them do the basic maintenance on the boat.
Your boat's size will often influence costs. The larger the boat, the more expensive it is to maintain, haul, repair, dock, etc. A 40' boat will cost two-to-three times as much to maintain as a 30' boat. It is also almost 135% larger than a 30' boat, not the 33%, since it is larger in length, depth and width.
The way your boat is setup will often influence costs. Do you have enough of a battery bank and passive charging capacity to not have to run the engine or use shore power to recharge your battery banks? Electricity costs money--either in passive charging systems, fuel or dock rental. Same with water. A boat with solar panels, a wind generator and a watermaker can avoid using marinas for a long, long time.
Beth Leonard's book, The Voyager's Handbook, has some costs for three different types of boats, a very basic cruising couple with small boat and modest needs, a medium level for a family of four, and a burn-through-money-like-water budget. However, the book's examples won't take into account the price increases caused by the extremely high fuel costs over the last two years. The cost of diesel and gasoline has basically doubled in many areas, and the costs of transporting all goods has been affected, causing increases in the price of food, manufactured items, etc.
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale sent a congratulatory message to his father after being installed as Chief of Ngleshie Amanfro.
The ‘Kakai’ singer wrote on his facebook page; “Congrats Daddy… at least the world will know I was truly born from a Royal Family…. Call me Prince Shatta Wale…. my new name … ??Notime……SConcert Tonite at Trade Fair…Bring your mask… ?Kakai”?
Charles Akramah Mensah, biological father of Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale was nominated and endorsed as the newly chief of Ngleshie Amanfro under the stool name of Nii Akramah Nyonmo Bei II.
Ngleshie Amanfro is a Community in the Ga- South Municipal area in the Greater Accra Region near Kasoa.
It is a Community mainly inhabited by the Gas who happens to be the Custodian of the land. Ngleshie Amanfro originated from the Ajumaku division of James Town in the 1700s.
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The Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was formed to promote the cultural legacy of Ridgewood Ranch in Willits, California, the home and final resting place of the legendary racehorse Seabiscuit through historic preservation, environmental conservation and public education.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently designated Ridgewood Ranch as one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Without a focused historic preservation and land conservation effort, Ridgewood Ranch is at risk for development and too could be lost.
The Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation is dedicated to preserving the remaining 5,000 acres of Charles Howard’s Ridgewood Ranch by restoring historic buildings and conserving the Ranch’s creeks, oak woodlands, old growth redwoods and open rangeland. The SHF is working closely with the Mendocino Land Trust to purchase conservation easements to limit development and protect resources through a permanent deed restriction. The Foundation is collaborating with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and others, to secure historic preservation easements for the historic sites on the property and to rehabilitate and preserve the Howard family residential buildings, the mare barn and other ranch structures.
The Foundation’s Goal
The Foundation’s ultimate goal is to create a living museum by continuing Ridgewood’s 150-year history as a working ranch. The Foundation is committed to develop, maintain and expand educational programs that reflect the broad cultural heritage of the Ranch, including the occupation by the Northern Pomo Indians and the development of the land as a working ranch by a succession of owners, including Charles Howard who retired his champion racehorse Seabiscuit here in 1940. The Foundation will focus on recreational and interpretive programs that will increase public access and enhance the understanding of Ridgewood Ranch as a rich historical, cultural and natural resource.
The Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation will carry on the legacy of Charles Howard and the Golden Rule Church Association.
Individuals interested in directly contributing to the preservation and conservation of Ridgewood Ranch should send a donation to the Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation at 16200 North Highway 101, Willits, CA 95490.
The foundation also establishes, promotes and supports programs that maintain, as well as improve, health care for the entire Northern Mendocino County.
Charles S. Howard, Seabiscuit’s owner, and Doc Babcock founded the original hospital almost 90 years ago in 1927. It was built after Charles’ 16year-old son Frank died in a tragic auto accident on the ranch. That was during a time where there were no hospitals to save him.
The foundation has ongoing fundraising efforts to finish the hospital campus, senior housing, wellness center, maintain its 8-acre garden that will provide fresh produce to its patients, among many other healthcare programs that benefit the community.
Teaching Riding as an Access to Learning – This story about founder and board member Erin Livingston Holzhauer, is from an article written by the Community Foundation.
Erin [Livingston Holzhauer] has an amazing story to tell – the story of a young 4-H member who dreamt of helping others and then turned her dream into a reality.
Erin loves horses. She grew up riding on the 5,000 acres of idyllic hills and meadows of the historic Ridgewood Ranch. When she was 10 years old, she and friends Aimee Swearengin and Daniel Bartholomew had an idea to “give back” by using this love of horses to help kids who have physical or emotional challenges. After researching therapeutic riding programs, they took their project idea to the Mendocino 4-H and created a program called the “Mendocino County 4-H TRAIL”. TRAIL stands for “teaching riding as an access to independence and learning.”
As Erin, Aimee and Daniel grew older, they left the Mendocino area and continued to gain experience working with people with disabilities. Erin returned to Mendocino County after teaching vocational skills to disabled people in San Diego. Equipped with new technical skills and knowledge, she found a position as the only paid employee of the TRAIL program. Several years later, the well established therapeutic riding program, known today as the Ridgewood TRAIL Riders Association, is continuing to serve young people with varying degrees of abilities. (The Mendocino County 4-H TRAIL is also alive and well, under the “umbrella” of the Ridgewood TRAIL Riders, Association.)
When we were at the ranch, ten-year old Jesse arrived after school for his weekly ride on a horse named “Kiss.” Hold out your cheek or hand for “Kiss” and you’ll discover she is aptly named. Jesse, confined to a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, was placed on Kiss’ back by volunteers Diane Cannon (board member) and Joan Whitney (“star volunteer”). Joan and Diane were side walkers spotting Jesse as he rode a two mile trail ride loop around the ranch. With cerebral palsy, a person’s muscles are rigid. “We want his muscles to relax,” Erin noted. “The motion of the horse mimics regular walking. You’ll see Jesse hold his legs tight to the back of the horse and then relax as he rides. By the end of the ride, his legs will relax around the horse.” | <urn:uuid:0139a2e9-101c-4337-8871-1a1e6302df2a> | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | https://seastormstudios.com/the-team/partners/ | 2020-10-27T05:29:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107893402.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027052750-20201027082750-00215.warc.gz | en | 0.955168 | 1,145 |
Demonstrators gather in Vancouver for Idle No More day of action
Drumming, singing and dancing demonstrators gathered outside the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada office in downtown Vancouver today (January 28) for a rally aimed at sending a message to the federal government as politicians returned to the House of Commons.
The local Idle No More protest was part of a “global day of action” that included rallies in cities across the country as Parliament resumed following a six-week break.
“It is the first day back for the members of Parliament in Ottawa, so we have taken it upon ourselves to welcome them back with thunderous marches, and furious uproar,” said Steven Kakinoosit, one of the organizers of the event.
Among the issues at the centre of the protest were concerns about federal omnibus bill C-45, one of the pieces of legislation that initially sparked the grassroots Idle No More movement. Protesters say changes under the bill to laws including the Indian Act and the Navigable Waters Protection Act will erode environmental protection and aboriginal rights.
Rally organizer Dan Wallace vowed that Idle No More protests against the legislation, which received Royal Assent on December 14, will continue.
“We’re not going to give up…we want to get rid of this bill,” he said in an interview. “I can be grateful and thankful for at least one thing that’s come of this, is that Harper has brought people together, and that’s the silver lining. So whether he likes it or not, he’s actually given us a reason to be stronger with each other.”
Paul Faoro, vice-president of CUPE B.C., told demonstrators that Bill C-45 “should be rescinded” and put to debate.
“Mr. Harper, it’s about more than just one meeting—it is about having a series of conversations…in a respectful, open debate,” he said, referring to the meeting between First Nations leaders and Prime Minister Stephen Harper that took place on January 11.
Jerilynn Webster noted the movement has not subsisted following the end of Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike, which many Idle No More protestors had demonstrated their support for.
“It may feel like the Idle No More movement has slowed down because the hunger strike has lessened, but I think J28 is really going to show the world that we’re still here,” she told the Straight. “We’re still here and we’re going to continue to come together and gather and march in the street and rallies, and have teach-ins and bring the message, to not only our communities but all across Canada.”
Spence’s hunger strike and Idle No More actions across the country also drew attention to issues including poverty in aboriginal communities.
“We’re sending a message to the Conservative government: help us to fix the problems that are in our communities,” Kakinoosit told a crowd of over 200 people assembled at the corner of Thurlow and Melville streets.
“We know we have longstanding issues in our communities, and we want to deal with these issues in a good way. But if you do not do it soon, I will guarantee this: it’s going to be a long, hot summer.”
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Suicide by train in Southern India on June 19, 2019.
Unable to repay debts, a 45 year old taxi driver jumped off a bridge onto the railway track below in front of an oncoming train.
I clicked these photos in the accident location and have only shared it with a few close friends. But these have not been uploaded to the internet yet, I believe.
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German specialty marque builds its own super car with a 4-rotor rotary engine and two different turbo systems for variants of the Raptor GT.
Specialty marque Rotary Supers Cars of Germany has created the RSC Raptor GT as a super car that's a little different from the rest.
Where to begin...well, first-off the car is made mostly of fiberglass and carbon fiber and features a technology called Variable Aerodynamic System which can adapt the aerodynamic properties of the car in order to create more downforce at high speeds.
That's the easy part to describe - now, the engine.
Under the hood is a specially built 4-rotor rotary engine by Rotary Super Cars using some parts from the Mazda 13B MSP.
The Raptor GT will be sold with different spec-variants called the GT S, RS, RSR and N-spec. Depending on which model, engine configurations vary and include a water-to-air inter-cooled turbo or a bi-turbo system. The engine is coupled to an 8-speed RSC R-Shift transmission with a hydraulic shift mechanism which makes gear changes in 25 to 35 milliseconds.
Output figures range from 500 PS (368 kW) for the 2.6 liter 4-rotor engine, to 800 PS (588 kW) for the turbo and a remarkable 1,200 PS (883 kW) for the twin-turbo configuration - all in a package that weighs 1100 kg.
The Raptor GT also features an active suspension system, a carbon-aluminum drive shaft and an electronically-controlled rear axle differential.
On the inside are two 7-inch display screens for telemetric data from the car, including vehicles settings for the various electronic systems as well as pressure and temperature indication. There's also the 5-inch tachometer with digital gear indicator and a shift light.
Besides the Raptor GT, Rotary Super Cars has hinted of a second project supercar called the VelociRaptor (no relation to Hennessey's VelociRaptor series). Currently in the construction phase the 1100 kg (2425 lbs) vehicle is mid-engined with AWD, has an 8-speed sequential RSC R-SHIFT transmission, 90% carbon fiber, and pushes over 1.200 PS (883 kW / 1184 bhp). They claim this car will set new benchmarks. | <urn:uuid:1313d2c1-23c6-491d-9b1d-cbf44c1c3eed> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.motor1.com/news/24098/rotary-super-cars-unveils-the-raptor-gt/ | 2017-01-18T06:20:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280239.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00044-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926232 | 499 |
President Obama spoke today and assured Americans that there is no credible threat against the U.S. from the terrorist group that just a couple weeks ago he said was “contained.”
Obama said that recent events have Americans discussing terrorism again:
Pretty amazing Obama said some families are talking about terrorism "for the first time since 9/11." Absolutely false. Been worried for yrs
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 25, 2015
Here’s that part of what Obama said:
“Americans are asking each other whether it is safe here, whether it is safe to fly or gather,” Obama said in a brief statement from the White House’s Roosevelt Room. “And I know that families have discussed their fears about the threat of terrorism around the dinner table, and many for the first time since September 11th, and it is understandable that people worry if something similar could happen here.”
All those political discussions Democrats have been encouraging people to have with their families during holiday dinners must not include expressing concerns about terrorism (maybe they figure that’s covered under the “climate change” section).
@KatiePavlich I think he means in the Progressive bubble he & most Liberals live in.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) November 25, 2015
That’s very likely.
The man is grossly out of touch https://t.co/18br0BG6ZF
— Rick (@StrokesofCandor) November 25, 2015
I think he meant this past 9/11 But at any rate it is still poppy cock. The man cant tell the truth. https://t.co/kAylXYvMc4
— Guardian of an Angel (@CutestBabyInUSA) November 25, 2015
@KatiePavlich I guess they didn't talk about the Boston bombing or fort hood
— Paul Zanaras (@Pz624) November 25, 2015
@KatiePavlich Yeah when Nidal Hasan killed all those people at Ft. Hood in 2009, we said absolutely nothing, right Obama??
— HoldEmCaulfield (@DJROM66) November 25, 2015
No Obama this will be like the millionth time my family will be talking about terrorism since 9/11. We live in reality with undoctored intel
— I love my U.S.A (@WEdwarda) November 25, 2015
How is he so disconnected from reality? https://t.co/Sdipobermv
— Sue (@GMOM67) November 25, 2015
— Joel Engel (@joelengel) November 25, 2015
@KatiePavlich Did the Boston Bombing just not make his list. What a moron?
— kraig swinburne (@kswinburne) November 25, 2015
— R Thomas (@Plate0fShrimp) November 25, 2015
@KatiePavlich He's referring to the trigger warning and microaggression folks.
— Purvi Rajani (@PurviRajani) November 25, 2015
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Monday, April 21, 2014
The New Jedi Order takes on Han Solo's Trial
The New Jedi Order was my first passion in Star Wars literature. Soon after seeing the movies for the first time, I got caught up in this ongoing story about Jedi fighting aliens. About ten years later I’m re-reading the series with a fresh perspective.
Four books into the New Jedi Order, Han Solo is finally dealing with the death of Chewbacca - in unhealthy ways. The timing for me seems perfect, since as an EU fan I’ve continued my own sort of mourning after the rumor that Chewbacca may be alive in Episode VII.
"Hero’s Trial" is the first of James Luceno’s three New Jedi Order books, and in fact his first Star Wars novel. He will return much later to finish the series with "The Unifying Force," and go on to write the popular "Darth Plagueis," among others.
This novel is very much a Han Solo story, although this means that it must also be a Leia story and an Anakin Solo story as well. In addition, Mara Jade encounters a turning point in her life toward the end of the novel, but the majority is the tale of a Han who is running from a past of which he is also in denial. By the end he accepts the past, but cannot stop running from it.
His grief at the death of Chewbacca is understandably enduring, and Han digs himself deeper into that hole as he snaps at his children for their attempts to console him. He feels unusually sensitive about a perceived rift between himself and the Jedi, which was an interesting through-line for a character usually perfectly content to go through life without a “hokey religion.”
I wear my love for Force users on my sleeve, though, and tagging along with Han was a bit of a slow ride until the arrival of Droma. The Ryn is less subtle than I remember from reading the New Jedi Order in high school - his species is a mashup of stereotypes, and having him literally finish Han’s sentences is a pretty obvious way to say that Droma is supposed to be less a replacement for Chewbacca and more a replacement for Han. Despite their different backgrounds, Droma is a fellow fast-talking traveler, and Han can bounce ideas off of him with relative certainty that both of them will agree on something. Droma is comical and charismatic enough that I look forward to seeing more of him, though.
The prose in “Hero’s Trial” ranges from cuttingly observant to dully encyclopedic, and Luceno’s tendency to infodump sometimes provides meaningful backstory for a scene, but sometimes feels like a misplaced Wookieepedia entry.
A description of eight New Republic leaders reads like a parody of the Star Wars universe - seven of the leaders are male, and the one female is described as first pretty and then married. There are various other female characters, though, including New Republic techs and scientists. The Yuuzhan Vong priestess has a brief but important role, and I was almost certain she would come to a different fate at the end than she did. The novel also introduces the pivotal Vergere, who will later bring some of the most interesting philosophical arguments in the New Jedi Order. Here, as with the Peace Brigade, Vergere’s first scenes are quieter than her later importance might lead a re-reader to expect.
I wish that Han could have made nicer with Leia before he left to travel the galaxy with Droma. Even after coming to terms with Chewbacca’s death and Anakin’s role in it he is still cold to Leia, and his departure at the end of the novel for further adventures feels selfish after what he has learned. Han’s lesson in the Original Trilogy was to remain loyal to the people around him, and so his return to his wandering ways feels like a step backward. Chewbacca’s death was designed to shake up the galaxy, but I’m not entirely looking forward to following the ex-smuggler's angst into another book. | <urn:uuid:de987326-c354-4574-a719-289759bda6a2> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | http://blogfullofwords.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-new-jedi-order-takes-on-han-solos.html | 2022-01-18T14:00:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300849.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118122602-20220118152602-00606.warc.gz | en | 0.976299 | 863 |
Some entrepreneurs dread planning for the future, shirking the activity because no one can know what’s going to happen in the future. True, it’s hard to know what the future holds for each business, but the future is not actually the point of engaging in long-range planning. The value comes from what you learn during the planning process.
As Dr. Graeme Edwards put it, “It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.” One of the most important tools an entrepreneur or CEO can use to plan is a five-year financial model. Consider the following six specific ways building a financial model will actually add immediate value to everything you are trying to accomplish.
1. Forces you to make assumptions about key performance drivers. Building a financial model will be an exercise in discovery about all of the moving parts in your company. Ask yourself:
- Which parts of your business are correlated, and which are not?
- Which costs are fixed, and which are variable?
- How do your accounts receivable grow in relation to your overall sales growth?
- How much inventory do you need to meet demand?
- How many leads do you need to make one sale?
- What is the average order size per customer?
- Can you increase your prices in the future?
- How much are you really going to grow?
- How many free versions can you give away before you go bankrupt?
All of these assumptions will start to teach you things you need to know about your enterprise.
2. Validates your correct assumptions. Once you’ve made all of these assumptions, you need to track your actual performance against them. It is so important to pay attention to the assumptions that you validate in this process. You can continue to make these assumptions confidently, which will quickly translate into greater accuracy in your short and long-range planning.
3. Brings accountability for and improvements to invalid assumptions. Without exception some of your assumptions will be wrong. Don’t be discouraged or disappointed when this occurs—expect it. Even the pros invalidate assumptions all the time. The key is to understand why you were wrong, and then make a better, more educated guess in your financial model for the future. Even if you have to endure multiple iterations, improving your assumption each time, you will gain more confidence in the future and learn more about your business and industry than most with whom you compete.
4. Empowers you with understanding of your entire business model. Yes, knowledge of what really makes your business successful—meaning more repeatable, scalable, profitable and cash-flow rich—is one of the major benefits you’ll receive from modeling your operations. One business I know used to have no clue what their actual gross margin was, yet they created many estimates per day that made assumptions about how they should price their products and services. Modeling is very powerful in connecting how each department and division benefits the whole, which inherently improves the entire business.
5. Improves decision-making. Vigilance in regularly reviewing your actual to assumed performance is the fuel that drives your ability to make changes in your business that you know will make a difference for the better. With all of this information about what’s driving your business, you’ll find that you quickly gain more clarity in making both short and long-term decisions. You’ll have quantitative data to back you up.
6. Gives you a baseline valuation. As you consistently improve the assumptions you make in your financial model, your picture of the future will become clearer. This clarity is very powerful, especially if someone makes a tempting offer to buy your company. Your five-year model is a powerful tool to determine the minimum price you might be willing to accept from a prospective acquirer of your company. If your five-year financial model says you’ll make a lot more money by running your business for the next five years than the offer they make, then you can confidently thank them but turn down their offer.
A financial model with validated assumptions makes the future very clear for the business owners and entrepreneurs who commit to creating it and keeping it updated with actual performance and improved assumptions. This clarity creates competitive advantages and improves the company’s chances for success.Ken Kaufman is the President & CFO of Aribex, an innovator of handheld devices disrupting medical imaging globally. As an award-winning executive with almost two decades of experience starting, growing, leading, and financing dozens of organizations, Ken is a highly sought-after speaker and author, including a best-seller, Impact Your Business. | <urn:uuid:7ddb8682-d35d-4f55-9f13-ae9a023f895d> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/business/trends-and-insights/articles/secure-your-financial-future-with-a-5-year-plan/ | 2021-09-17T12:39:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780055645.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20210917120628-20210917150628-00651.warc.gz | en | 0.958485 | 951 |
Wilson Combat teamed up with well-known firearms trainer and consultant Ken Hackathorn to develop the new Hackathorn Special Commander 1911. Hackathorn based his vision of the gun on his years of experience in defensive shooting and his collection of custom firearms.
The Wilson Combat Hackathorn Special Commander is based on an earlier collaboration between Hackathorn and the company. The original Hackathorn Special was a full-size 1911 geared toward defensive use, while this Commander-size version is built for concealed carry.
The Hackathorn Special Commander is constructed with a 4.25-inch barrel on a full-size Government frame, which features a Wilson Combat Bullet Proof magwell that facilitates easier reloads, as well as a hammer and grip safety designed for easy concealment. The gun also comes equipped with a medium-length trigger, which was chosen by Hackathorn as his preferred trigger style.
Since the gun is built to Hackathorn's specifications, the pistol comes loaded with a wide variety of features. The frame features 30 lines-per-inch (LPI) checkering on the front strap of the grip along with flat-bottom Starburst-pattern grips made from G10 fiberglass laminate. The frame is also equipped with the company's tactical Bullet Proof thumb safety, Bullet Proof mag release and a countersunk slide stop.
The slide features 30 LPI checkering on its top in order to reduce glare, and the rear of the slide features 40 LPI checkering for the same purpose. The slide is constructed from carbon steel and features rear serrations only. The gun is equipped with a Battlesight rear sight, along with a high-visibility fiber-optic front sight. Inside the slide, users will find a stainless-steel match-grade barrel that features a flush-cut reverse crown and a fluted chamber hood.
The Wilson Combat Hackathorn Special Commander measures in with an overall length of 7.85 inches, a height of 5.6 inches and a width of 1.3 inches. The total weight, empty, is 38.2 ounces. Since the pistol includes a number of built-in features, optional extras are limited. Buyers can choose to build the gun on a lightweight frame, along with the addition of an ambidextrous thumb safety, choice of a front sight and a hand-polished blued finish.
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Reproduced (published) in 1921 here: catalogue of public auction, 1921: Amsterdam (A. Mak). Oeuvres de L' Ecole Francaise Moderne. Collection reunie par >L 'Effort Moderne< (Leonce Rosenberg) Paris. Vente publique le mardi 22 fevrier 1921 and Vente publique le mercredi 19 octobre 1921. See here too
Also reproduced here, page 74, with an erroneous date of 1933: Joseph Csáky
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DIY easy geometric nail art!
1.23.2013 • beginner, burkatron nails, easy nail art, geometric, nail art, nails, simple, sports lux, tutorial
hello rascals! here's my latest nail art tutorial, geometric/chevron nails!
I painted these when I first started blogging so many of you won't have seen them! I thought I'd show you how to create these rather snazzy geometric numbers.. it's surprisingly easy!
you'll need two polish colours, some sellotape and a white nail art pen/brush then simply follow the next few steps:
I've used topshop polish in green room for the base colour which is a gorgeous vivid green/turquoise. the accent colour is a metallic models own polish in champagne another favourite of mine; but you can use any colour you like for this design!
you could also paint this freehand if you don't want to use sellotape; just make sure you put your arms on a flat surface to keep your hands steady and lines straight!
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6. Bayesian trigram filters
Bayesian techniques built on a word model work rather well. One disadvantage of the word model is that the number of "words" in e-mail is virtually unbounded. This fact may be counterintuitive -- it seems reasonable to suppose that you would reach an asymptote once almost all the English words had been included. From my prior research into full text indexing, I know that this is simply not true; the number of "word-like" character sequences possible is nearly unlimited, and new text keeps producing new sequences. This fact is particularly true of e-mails, which contain random strings in Message-IDs, content separators, UU and base64 encodings, and so on. There are various ways to throw out words from the model (the easiest is just to discard the sufficiently infrequent ones).
I decided to look into how well a much more starkly limited model space would work for a Bayesian spam filter. Specifically, I decided to use trigrams for my probability model rather than "words". This idea was not invented whole cloth, of course; there is a variety of research into language recognition/differentiation, cryptographic unicity distances of English, pattern frequencies, and related areas, that strongly suggest trigrams are a good unit.
There were several decisions I made along the way. The biggest choice was deciding what a trigram is. While this is somewhat simpler than identifying a "word", the completely naive approach of looking at every (overlapping) sequence of three bytes is non-optimal. In particular, considering high-bit characters -- although occurring relatively frequently in multi-byte character sets (in other words, CJK) -- forces a much bigger trigram space on us than does looking only at the ASCII range. Limiting the trigram space even further than to low-bit characters produces a smaller space, but not better overall results.
For my trigram analysis, I utilized only the most highly differentiating trigrams as message categorizers. But I arrived at the chosen numbers of "spam" and "good" trigrams only by trial and error. I also picked the cutoff probability for spam rather arbitrarily: I made an interesting discovery that no message in the "good" corpus was assigned a spam probability above .0071 other than two false positives in the .99 range. Lowering my cutoff from an initial 0.9 to 0.1, however, allowed me to catch a few more message in the "spam" corpus. For purposes of speed, I select no more than 100 "interesting" trigrams from each candidate message -- changing that 100 to something else can produce slight variations in the results (but not in an obvious direction). | <urn:uuid:e3d10a91-8c14-4713-b4a3-e3f8a395be83> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | http://opensourcetutorials.com/tutorials/Server-Side-Coding/Administration/spam-filtering-techniques/page8.html | 2023-09-29T10:08:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510501.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20230929090526-20230929120526-00192.warc.gz | en | 0.9584 | 559 |
This book, a record of the biblical prophet and patriarch Abraham, recounts how Abraham sought the blessings of the priesthood, rejected the idolatry of his father, covenanted with Jehovah, married Sarai, moved to Canaan and Egypt, and received knowledge about the Creation. The book of Abraham was first published in and was canonized as part of the Pearl of Great Price in The book originated with Egyptian papyri that Joseph Smith translated beginning in
The book of Abraham imparts profound truths about the nature of God, Essay book of abraham relationship to us as his children and the purpose of this mortal life. The truth of the book of Abraham is ultimately found through careful study of its teachings, sincere prayer and the confirmation of the Spirit.
The essay addresses the criticism in some detail and includes links to additional responses.
A group of Latter-day Saints obtained four mummies and several papyrus scrolls excavated from a tomb near Thebes inwhen an entrepreneur brought them to LDS Church headquarters in Kirtland, Ohio.
Most famously, he previously had translated the Book of Mormon. He also produced a translation of the Bible. The Pearl of Great Price is chiefly comprised of revelations he received between the founding of the church in and his death in He didn't claim to be an expert in languages.
He and the church considered the translations to be inspired, and he used multiple methods, including revelation. For example, the Book of Moses, also included in the Pearl of Great Price, came via revelation as he studied the Bible. The essay says that the Book of Abraham also could have come that same way as Joseph Smith studied the papyri.
The papyri moved with the church from Kirtland to Nauvoo, Illinois, but after Joseph Smith's death they remained behind with the Smith family when the Mormons moved west to Utah beginning in The essay says the family sold the papyri and mummies in Most of the artifacts vanished in the Great Chicago Fire of Efforts to discredit Joseph Smith's translation begin with a facsimile, a type of drawing, included in the book.
Some Egyptologists, according to the essay, said his "explanations of the various elements of these facsimiles did not match their own interpretations of these drawings.
|Origin of the Book of Abraham||The Mormon Church began publishing essays on a variety of historical and doctrinal issues. To see an overview of the articles, you can go here:|
|Book of Abraham essay unleashed||The essay mostly tries to explain how it is possible for Joseph Smith to have called the process for bringing forth the book of Abraham a "translation" when it is obvious that it was not a translation of the Egyptian papyri in his possession, into the book of Abraham.|
None of the characters on the recovered papyri mentioned Abraham or any of the text in the Book of Abraham, but the papyri are incomplete and the essay said it is likely that much of what was available to Joseph Smith is not among these fragments.
The essay focuses on how the Book of Abraham "supports, expands and clarifies" biblical accounts, how the church obtained the papyri, what is known about how Joseph Smith translated them and the role of faith in understanding scripture.
The essay is divided into seven sections covering 2, words. There are 46 footnotes.
Three-fourths of those are scholarly references, while a quarter are scriptural. Scholars say the new pages represent an effort by the church to bring more transparency to its history."The veracity and value of the book of Abraham cannot be settled by scholarly debate concerning the book’s translation and historicity," a new LDS Church essay concludes.
The essay is the latest. Chump Re: Book of Abraham essay unleashed "Only small fragments of the long papyrus scrolls once in Joseph Smith’s possession exist today." They make it sound like they only have loose pieces when they have most of it.
An essay concerning the book of Abraham was added on 07/08/ in the topical guide of the heartoftexashop.com website.
Like The Book of Mormon, The Book of Abraham was the product of an eclectic mind and reflects the beliefs and literature of Joseph’s own time. Moreover, as we shall see, recent findings about The Book of Abraham provide some rather revealing testimony about Joseph’s ability as .
The essay focuses on how the Book of Abraham "supports, expands and clarifies" biblical accounts, how the church obtained the papyri, what is known about how Joseph Smith translated them and the. OK, background on the Book of Abraham: at the start of the book it states, “A Translation of some ancient Records that have fallen into our hands from the catacombs of Egypt.
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Ubuntu 'more secure' than Windows, says Dell
PC maker posts top-10 Linux list
Dell reckons Ubuntu offers more protection than Windows online as it convinces consumer PC shoppers they shouldn't be scared of Linux.
In a statement flagged here by TheVarGuy.com, Dell picked on security as one of ten reasons why people should buy PCs running Canonical's Linux rather than Microsoft's operating system.
6) Ubuntu is safer than Microsoft Windows: The vast majority of viruses and spyware written by hackers are not designed to target and attack Linux.
Dell does not provide further details, but continues to state anti-virus and anti-spyware software is "unwarranted" for Ubuntu while such software comes at "extra cost" for Windows.
It's a new take on the classic argument that Linux, Mac or Windows is safer than one of the others, and one that's going to inflame and inspire fanbois on both sides.
Microsoft does actually offer free anti-virus software with Windows, with Windows Defender, along with its free Security Essentials service to protect against viruses and spyware.
Also, the operating system is not the only way into a system and its applications that leave users' vulnerable - even those on Linux. Adobe Systems Flash 10 contained a zero-day security flaw that affected Linux and Mac systems in addition to Windows and could let a hacker potentially take control of a users' PC.
The vendor, which has slipped to third place in global PC shipment rankings, buttressed its security argument by trying to neutralize potential concerns people might have on opening the box containing their new PC to find it doesn't run Windows.
"Linux has been around for nearly 20 years. The software itself is not only stable and reliable, but also pervasive. Linux is used on computers of all sizes ranging from the biggest to the smallest," Dell said.
Dell added it's been shipping Ubuntu since 2007 with every PC fully tested to "ensure the best possible Internet and multimedia experience Linux has to offer".
The push for Ubuntu comes as Dell's site indicated Ubuntu 10.04, released in April, will be appearing on Dell systems this summer. In a further push Dell said boot times have been improved dramatically over Ubuntu 9.10, currently on Inspiron 15n systems, to around 30 seconds. ® | <urn:uuid:2ce4d771-b83d-4dc8-8fd2-928eadcf2922> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/14/dell_ubuntu_windows_security/ | 2014-11-26T04:19:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931005387.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155645-00113-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951491 | 482 |
All Tom Bridge wanted for Christmas was a Minister for Disability in the Australian Parliament. In the cabinet reshuffle yesterday, he got what he wanted. Sort of.
Last week I set out to write an article in which I explained that what I would really like for Christmas is to have a Minister for Disability at the federal level or at the very least for "disability" to be added to the portfolio title of Jenny Macklin. On Monday the Gillard Government announced a reshuffle which produced a positive result, with Jenny Macklin becoming the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform.
This is a positive step forward for this country given that people with a disability are the largest minority in Australia and by virtue of the fact that we are pursuing a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) between the Commonwealth and State Governments.
However, it is only to be seen as a step forward rather than a leap. This is because the title of the new Ministry is "Disability Reform", giving the impression that the portfolio is only about the NDIS development and implementation. This may not be the case, but in politics, perception is absolutely everything.
I wrote that in the event we were blessed with a Minister incorporating disability into the name directly, rather than the existing Parliamentary Secretary, that it had to be someone with immense passion and interest in the area. I said this after witnessing the most impassioned speech I have seen in relation to people with a disability from any current parliamentarian. This speech came from Bill Shorten, the then Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation in calling for the NDIS to formally become part of the ALP Party Platform.
The speech by Bill Shorten at the conference brought out an intensity and passion that I have not seen from him in his finance role, either in the parliament or at press conferences and speeches. It is that kind of intense interest and energy that you would hope to see from a Minister representing your interests in government, advocating and delivering programs and policies on your behalf.
Consequently, Bill Shorten would have been my ideal candidate for such a portfolio with such an intense connection and emotional interest with the challenges that people with a disability face on a day-to-day basis. However, Jenny Macklin, who has effectively been working to bring forward the interests of people with a disability under the Community Services portfolio, is not a bad choice either.
Having a Minister for Disability or Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and Disability Reform is not just about having the extra clout within government for the delivery of programs. It's also about creating the perception that you have an interest in particular groups within society and their respective plight.
It is worth noting that having a relevant Minister for a group in society does not automatically translate into "decision and delivery". It is not some "magic pill" that will automatically transform lives. However, in my opinion, it does help to focus or direct government intention in a particular way which can only be a positive.
Jenny Macklin having the word "disability" added to her portfolio description will be an improvement from the status quo. The change will create at least the perception that there is an interest in the lives of people with a disability. The existing Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs should be able to easily absorb the addition of disabilities to its purview. Though, in my view, the best candidate for the job (Bill Shorten) was not placed in the portfolio, this is by no means a dud result.
To you Prime Minister, a cautious thank you for at least creating the title of Minister for Disability Reform and giving people with disability a chance at a better deal than we have had before. Perhaps as a collective Christmas present for people with a disability next year Prime Minister, we can have a Minister for Disability, dropping the "Reform" part of Minister Macklin's new title. It would demonstrate a prolonged interested in Australia's largest minority.
Tom Bridge graduated from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) with a Bachelor of Arts, completing a double major in Ethics and Human Rights and Political Studies. He was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and blogs at Take Your New Paradigm and... Follow him on Twitter at @aussiepollies | <urn:uuid:c7578f39-72dd-49ef-9e38-dee038b603c9> | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | http://www.abc.net.au/rampup/articles/2011/12/13/3389878.htm | 2014-10-20T13:27:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507442900.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005722-00119-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967526 | 883 |
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Around 250,000 pets go missing every year in the UK. Microchipping makes it easier to reunite these missing pets with their owners.
It’s been a legal requirement to microchip all dogs in England and Wales since April 2016, and it'll soon be the law for cats. You can microchip animals such as rabbits, ferrets and parrots too.
We've put together this comprehensive guide to help you get to grips with microchips.
A microchip is a scannable, small device roughly the size of a grain of rice. It stores information like your name and address on a database so the police or local authority can contact you if your pet is lost.
Microchipping is a safe, simple procedure for animals. Your vet, or a trained professional, will implant a small electronic device under your pet’s skin, usually where the skin is loose between the shoulder blades.
It’s a quick procedure that doesn't cause your pet pain or discomfort once it's in place. A microchip lasts a lifetime, but you must update the information if you change address or the animal gets a new owner.
Microchipping aims to tackle the high numbers of stray, abandoned and injured pets. Along with reuniting families with their pets, it's thought that microchipping dogs can also help prevent illegal breeding and puppy farms, as the chip is linked to the breeder.
Since April 2016, it’s been compulsory to microchip dogs in England, Scotland and Wales unless a vet certifies they’re exempt for health reasons.
Since 2016, Cats Protection (the UK’s leading cat charity) and other animal welfare organisations have successfully campaigned for compulsory microchipping legislation for cats. This law will extend to cats in late 2022.
Puppies must be microchipped once they turn eight weeks old. Cats must be microchipped by the time they’re 20 weeks old.
You also must keep the contact details stored on the microchip database updated.
If you don’t microchip your pet, police or local authorities will give you 21 days to do so, or you could face a £500 fine.
Veterinary surgeries, pet shops and pet rescue and welfare centres can all fit microchips. Wherever you decide to take your pet, make sure that you use a fully qualified professional – it’ll help protect your insurance claim if something goes wrong.
It isn't expensive to microchip your pet, but costs vary depending on where you have the procedure. Some charities, such as Dogs Trust or other animal welfare centres, may microchip your pet for free or ask for a small donation.
If you’re not sure, you can get your pet scanned at an animal shelter, vet or even a police station. You won’t need an appointment, and they shouldn’t charge you.
If you’ve rehomed your pet from a shelter, it’s likely that the rescue organisation will have microchipped the animal. If this is the case, you must add your details to the microchipping database.
Updating your pet’s microchip will cost you around £10, and the process depends on which database your chip manufacturer is registered with.
If you got an update form when you first microchipped your pet, you can fill it out and post to the company. You may be able to update your details with your database provider online or over the phone.
If you're unsure which database you registered your details with, contact your vet or take your pet into a veterinary clinic or pet shop to be scanned. You can also use check-a-chip.co.uk to find out.
Microchips can only reveal information from a database once scanned. It doesn’t use GPS technology, so you can’t locate your missing pet.
If your pet doesn't come home, hopefully someone has taken them to an animal rescue centre or an animal warden. They’ll scan the microchip and contact you, which is why keeping the contact details on the microchip up to date is essential.
If your pet is missing for a while, ask your local centres to keep their eyes peeled for your pet.
Most insurers will ask you whether your pet is microchipped to determine your premium.
If you own a dog, you can’t get pet insurance until you've had it microchipped. If you own a different animal, insurers may offer a discount for getting it microchipped.
I’ve spent 20 years writing about pets and exploring the wonderful relationships they have with their owners. I started as a staff writer on Dogs Today magazine, working my way up to become deputy editor in 2008. In 2010, I left the office to pursue a freelance career, relocated to north Norfolk and started a family.
Over the years I’ve contributed thoughtful human-interest features, celebrity interviews and investigative news stories to publications including The Sunday Times, Dogs Today, Dogs Monthly and Your Cat. I’ve also ghost-written veterinary books and press releases for the pet industry.
When I’m not writing, I enjoy long walks in the Norfolk countryside with my rescue lurcher Popsie. These are always followed by tea and cake. | <urn:uuid:942822bf-f7a3-4d73-92df-92e0e5ff0803> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.admiral.com/magazine/guides/pet/microchipping-your-dog-and-other-pets | 2023-02-01T23:08:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499953.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201211725-20230202001725-00837.warc.gz | en | 0.921421 | 1,102 |
June 9, 1932 - April 15, 2012 EDMOND Richard S. Karam was born in Oklahoma City on June 9, 1932 to Ameen Salem Karam and Nellie Esther Adwan Karam. He passed away April 15, 2012 at the age of 79. After graduating from Classen High School in 1950, he served in the USMC, 7th Marines, from July, 1950 through March, 1952 in Korea during the Korean War. Upon discharge he attended Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1956. In 1959 he married Hannah B. Tharp, M.D. Together they enjoyed a wonderful life, blessed with their daughters Elizabeth "Lissa" Diane born July 13, 1964 and Sarah Julianna born July 25, 1965. From 1961 through 1964 Richard was employed in Oklahoma City by the IRS as an Internal Revenue Agent. During this same period he attended Oklahoma City University School of Law, graduating in 1964. Upon graduation the family moved to Enid, Okla. where he practiced law. His and Hannah's wonderful marriage and delightful life together ended, in 1985, with Hannah's death. In 1985 Richard married Yvonne E. Pearce. In 1990 they moved to Oklahoma City to attend their parents and gradually move into retirement. Richard's and Yvonne's life was blessed with the loving acceptance of each other's children into a new family setting. During his retirement Richard continued his life long interest in sailing his sailboat at Lake Hefner. He renewed his interest in playing the tuba and enjoyed playing at all available occasions, including playing with the New Horizon's Band at OU, the Nichols Hills Band, his church orchestra, and various nursing homes. Richard is survived by his loving wife, Yvonne Karam and his beloved daughters, Lissa and her husband Marc Renteria of Wichita, KS, Sarah and her husband Alan Sproles of Visalia, CA; his beloved step-children, Lyn Pearce of Oklahoma City, OK, Nikki Pearce of Pocatello, ID, and Jeff Pearce and his wife Toni of Santa Fe, N.M.; and his grandsons, Brady Sproles of Visalia, CA and Ted Warner and his wife Joanie of Wichita, KS; great-granddaughters, Alaira and Haven Warner of Wichita and Kaycie Miesen of St. Paul, MN; and his brother, Jerry Karam of Seattle, WA. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., April 21, 2012, at the Quail Springs United Methodist Church, 14617 N. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, OK 73134.
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- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The California Energy Commission has awarded Biodiesel Industries of Ventura a $2 million grant for research and development of biodiesel fuel.
A key issue with biofuel production has been the need for inexpensive feedstocks that do not compete with agricultural land use or food production.
To develop low-impact feedstock suitable for underutilized land, the company is partnering with Stephen Kaffka, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis.
Kaffka plans to study the viability of
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
California’s role as an emerging world leader in the development of green energy technologies offers the state’s farmers the opportunity to diversify their cropping systems and increase their income.
Sacramento lawmakers have given the California Energy Commission an annual budget of $100 million to support the development of alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels. In addition, the State Alternative Fuels Plan set goals of reducing petroleum dependence by 15 percent and increasing alternative fuels use by 20 percent by 2020. These efforts are meant to help meet the growing fuel demands of the world population while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in California to 1990 levels.
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In my last blog post:
I mentioned that I ran across a situation in which GETDATE() used in a SELECT statement occasionally returned more than 1 value for the result set. That sparked quite a debate amongst SQL Server programmers who belonged to one of two camps in how they believed this really should behave. For instance if you run the following SQL statement:
SELECT GETDATE() AS [The Datetime] FROM sys.sysobjects
Should you expect all the rows to have the same DateTime value or would you expect a different value for each row? Now in this simple example it would be easy to say that the query was so fast that there was not enough elapsed time between rows to give a different DateTime value and you could very well be correct. But this next example calls a UDF that introduces some lag as a result of the WHILE loop and returns GETDATE(). If you run that example you will definately see differences in the return from the function. But what about the plain GETDATE()? Will it be the same value for all rows or similar to the UDF output? After all they are both spitting out GETDATE() right? Well try it and see.
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.test$wait()
DECLARE @I INT SET @I = 1
WHILE @I < 10000
SET @I = @I + 1
SELECT GETDATE() AS [Getdate],dbo.test$wait() AS [UDF]
As I am sure most of you will see it turns out that GETDATE() or any other non-deterministic runtime constant scalar function will indeed act as a constant for the life of the query execution. What does that mean exactly? Well in a nutshell it means these functions will be evaluated once at the beginning of the query execution and that value will be used for all resulting rows. You will always get the same value and if you don't you have a bug. This behavior was confirmed today by one of the SQL Server developers who maintains this code and guarantees this behavior.
While this may not be news to many of you (I was always under the impression this was the intended behavior) but it is to many others. There has been a lot of code written over the years that expects functions like this to return a potentially different value for each row in a single Select statement. That assumption is wrong and I wanted to get the word out there in order to minimize any future coding errors in this regard. As you can see in my original blog post that there is at least 1 older revision of SQL Server in which this was not the case, but don't let that fool you into thinking that is the intended behavior. Keep this behavior in mind as you code along in the future. | <urn:uuid:ace99d9b-350e-4a2c-a6e1-3ad066724ca0> | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | http://sqlblog.com/blogs/andrew_kelly/archive/2008/03/01/when-a-function-is-indeed-a-constant.aspx | 2015-02-27T04:16:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936460472.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074100-00038-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924592 | 574 |
April 28, 2021
Why digital, ecosystem-enabled banking transformation is the way forward
Traditional European banks face compelling arguments for transforming their businesses, founded on market pressures and digital opportunities. Both the need and the potential exist to reimagine banking to create a brighter future. Banks need to act to improve revenues and profitability, enhance customer experience and secure a bold strategic positioning in the market. An EY article provides details. | <urn:uuid:b0177343-05fe-4a3c-96c8-3eb803965ba6> | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | https://globaltaxnews.ey.com/news/2021-5498-why-digital-ecosystem-enabled-banking-transformation-is-the-way-forward | 2024-03-03T15:52:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476396.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303142747-20240303172747-00336.warc.gz | en | 0.875782 | 84 |
Transform glass or plastic canisters into country chic kitchen décor with paper and stamps.
- Glass or plastic canisters, three
- Paper: brown/white gingham, script
- Cardstock: red, off-white
- Brads: black, six; jeweled, three
- Silk flowers, two coordinating colors per canister
- Stamps: rooster, 3"; alphabet, 1/2"; Wordsworth Delight in the Ordinary
- Black pigment ink
- Scallop-edge scissors
- Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Paper Glue
- ruler, paper trimmer, hole punch, rubber bands
- 1. Cut brown/white gingham paper to fit around canister. Cut second piece of paper to fill seam if needed. Adhere paper to canister and wrap with rubber bands to secure while drying.
- 2. Cut 2-1/2"x4-1/2" rectangle from red cardstock, scalloping long edges. (Note: Depending on size of canisters, measurements may need to be adjusted.) Use black pigment ink to stamp rooster on script paper. Cut out image with scalloped scissors, leaving 1/4" border. Adhere image to red cardstock. Cut off-white cardstock to 1"-wide and up to 4" length to accommodate label. Stamp black "TEA", "COFFEE", or "SUGAR" as shown; trim edges with scallop-edge scissors. Punch holes in label ends and attach black brads.
- 3. Cut remaining off-white cardstock to 1/2"-wide and to length of canister. Place strip on surface and stamp black "Delight in the Ordinary" sentiment along length of strip, approximately 1/2" apart. Adhere strip around top of canister and wrap with rubber bands to secure while drying.
- 4. Adhere rooster image panel and content label to canister as shown. Layer two silk flowers together and insert jeweled brad in center; adhere to canister. | <urn:uuid:95281966-4048-4c3a-9f39-5fe6e47d9d17> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://www.craftideas.com/projects/paper/2013/winter/rooster-canisters.html?Slug=rooster-canisters | 2016-12-08T04:06:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698542412.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170902-00503-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.835427 | 428 |
The benefits of quitting smoking are pretty evident but if you really think about it and actually write it down and study your lists it may be instrumental in helping you to finally quit smoking. You can find tons of information on the net detailing medical research into smoking and the effects it has on the body.
The toll it takes not only on your body but the people around you is worth considering. And you can talk and talk till your blue in the face but at the end of the day when you look back at the cigarettes you smoked you understand it’s not really that simple to put them down.
Most smokers not only develop a physical addiction to cigarettes but also a psychological addiction. This mean that along with the nicotine levels making them want to smoke more, there are other factors like using smokes in social situations, to control weight, etc. Over time more and more nicotine will be required by the body to maintain the high that was experienced when the nicotine levels were first introduced.
Thus a smoker will go from a few to 10 to a pack and more. And when they try to quit the nicotine will do whatever it takes to replenish its level, like making the person nervous or a feeling of not being able to relax unless there is smoke in the system. This is what amplifies the psychological factors of smoking.
And as we all know the more smoking that is experienced over a longer period of time will start to wear and tear on the body’s immune system. And then there’s the matter of your clothes and living areas always smelling of smoke, of course everyone notices except the smokers. Not only that you always have yellow teeth and the simple act of climbing stairs becomes almost unbearable.
And then there’s the matter of the non smokers in your life, not only is it impolite, it is now becoming law in many states to the point that it’s really not worth the hassle. Not to mention smoking around children or pregnant mothers, which is a topic for another article. So really you could make a list of all the benefits of quitting smoking and it would be much longer than the list of the advantages of smoking. And think of all the money that will be saved.
If you added up all the money spent on smoking cigarettes in your life, you will find that you could have made some major purchases of automobiles and real estate. This fact alone motivates a lot of people to just give up the smokes.
But sometimes we need a little help to enjoy the benefits of quitting smoking and what easier way to do it than to listen to an mp3 audio file on how to quit. Here’s one that has actually helped quite a few people kick the smoking habit once and for all. You can find it here at hypnosis-works.net. | <urn:uuid:7f28587d-ae6c-496b-8cff-b7808692eac3> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://hypnosis-works.net/the-benefits-of-quitting-smoking/ | 2022-10-06T08:28:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337731.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20221006061224-20221006091224-00276.warc.gz | en | 0.966053 | 570 |
- CONTENT / SOCIAL MEDIA
- DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
- EVENING GOWN / FASHION DESIGNER
- MAKEUP / HAIR STYLIST
- NON-PROFIT / VOLUNTEER
- PAGEANT PARENT
- STORY / IMPACT / CONGENIALITY
- DENISE WHITE
- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
- PHOTOGENIC / PHYSICAL FITNESS
September 1st – December 15th, 2020
SUBMISSIONS MAY BE MADE DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR THE 2021 GLOBAL BEAUTY AWARDS SHOW
December 15th, 2020
ONLINE ENTRY SUBMISSION DEADLINE. FINAL DATE TO UPLOAD VIDEO/PHOTO SUBMISSIONS
January 11th, 2021
ELECTRONIC VOTING BALLOTS SENT OUT TO ALL ACTIVE VOTING MEMBERS
January 18th, 2021
PRELIMINARY NOMINEE VOTING DUE NO LATER THAN 11:00 PM EST
January 25th, 2021
OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS WILL BEGIN TO BE ANNOUNCED
February 5th, 2021
FINAL ROUND OF VOTING DUE NO LATER THAN 11:00 PM EST
April, 2021 (likely on April 10, 17 or 24 but specific date TBA)
THE 4th ANNUAL GLOBAL BEAUTY AWARDS!
*All dates above are subject to change based on a number of factors including the possibility of having a broadcast/streaming partner(s).
Here are the Categories in which you may nominate yourself and/or others. All pageants and all pageant systems worldwide are included in the Awards. You’ll notice there are asteriks below where it says…An individual, group or business*. This means that your submission must either be an individual person OR a group (more than one person) OR a business (company) who is/are a coach or trainer or photographer or videographer, etc. You cannot submit more than one (individual, group and business) in the same submission. Here’s an example; if you want to submit an individual coach AND a business that provides coaching, then you would need to make two separate submissions. Each submission must include at the minimum of one word document of why you think your submission deserves to be nominated. Please be sure to check your grammar and spelling prior to your submission. Also, be efficient with your submission by getting to the point and not being wordy. We prefer you to include photos and/or video or web links within your document however it is not mandatory. If desired, you may also include attachments such as photos, videos, etc.
- BEST COACH: This individual or company* must be a current, on-going coach(es) for interview, talent, fitness/nutrition, style, the walk.
- BEST CONTENT: Current or past contestant, pageant volunteer, judge, director/producer, sponsor, coach, vendor, or anyone involved in the pageant industry who currently promotes consistent positive messages across any sites, social media, blog/vlog platforms, and/or print format, including books and magazines.
- BEST DIRECTOR | PRODUCER (may be local, state, regional, national, or international): An individual, group or business* who is currently the pageant director and/or producer (for at least the past 3 years) of the production show being submitted.
- BEST IN EDUCATION: Someone in the pageant industry who is a teacher, professor, tutor, school board member or serves in some capacity in Education and is making an impact in the lives of students, the educational system, their local community or on a state/national level.
- BEST IN SCIENCE: Someone in the pageant community who either works in or has a degree in the Earth & Physical Sciences, Life & Animal Sciences, Engineering, Math & Computer Sciences, or Health/Medical Sciences, and is helping better the lives of others.
- BEST ENTREPRENEUR: Someone in the pageant community who has started his/her own company and business. (Founder of any company or business, makeup artist, evening gown designers, videographers and so on)
- LEGACY AWARD: An individual who has left a lasting legacy through positive change, leadership, new ideas and over 25 years involvement in the pageant community.
- BEST NONPROFIT: Currently, someone who either has his/her/their own non-profit or works with one (or more).
- BEST PAGEANT VOLUNTEER: Someone who currently graciously gives of his/her time volunteering for a pageant in order to benefit others in some impactful way (auditor, judges, pageant volunteers, chaperones, dressing room helpers, and so on).
- BEST PRODUCTION: Someone who currently adds to the overall production including choreographers, makeup artists, photographers, videographers, website developers, or program magazine creators.
- BEST SPONSOR: An individual, group or business* who currently gives significantly in assisting contestants to achieve their dreams and goals. In your submission document, explain what makes the sponsorship so beneficial to the contestants and/or titleholder and to the sponsor. Be specific the role the sponsor does to help a pageant or contestant.
- BEST TALENT: Someone who has either performed talent in a pageant or is a performer, emcee or host of a pageant.
- BEST TITLEHOLDER (may be local, state, regional, national, or international): A titleholder (past or present) who upholds the highest standard and ethical and moral values of her title and will have the greatest positive impact out of all titleholders, all systems, worldwide.
- DENISE WHITE: Someone that has triumphantly gone through the Foster Care system or has made a positive impact with the Foster Care system and/or those who have been through it.
- MOST IMPACTFUL: Someone in the pageant community who has overcome hardships, impacted the lives of others, and/or has worked tirelessly to go after their dreams.
- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Someone who has added tremendous value to their family, friends, peers, business and/or professional industries and to the world. This individual(s) must also be or as been instrumental in promoting and giving back to the pageant world. (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS SELECTED BY TGBA BOARD.)
- THE LLOYD BEST PARENT: Individual or couple who is currently instrumental in supporting a contestant.
- MOST PHOTOGENIC | PHYSICAL FITNESS: A current contestant (2020 year) and/or titleholder who has great photogenic appeal and/or is physically fit.
- RISING STAR: A current contestant 18 and under who is serves her community as a volunteer, promotes her title/system, excels at being a brand ambassador, posts positive messages, uplifts the self-esteem of others, is an inspiring role model to other young girls, or brings honor to her family and the pageant industry through service.
- CONGENIALITY: A member of the pageant community who supports other contestants to go after his/her dreams. Must be a contestant. Does not necessarily mean he/she won the Miss Congeniality.
- BRAND AMBASSADOR: MUST be a VIP VOTING member. Someone who promotes the Global Beauty Award brand or gets others to join the GBA community or sends in at least ten new nominations of people who’ve never been nominated before..
- PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Are we missing a category and you find that the nominee should be recognized? This would be the category. All nonofficial nominees in a category will be added to the People’s Choice online award which is voted on by the public.
The rules, procedures and conduct of the Awards are the responsibility of the Awards Advisory Group, which is comprised of high profile individuals specializing in pageants, beauty, business, professional sports, TV and entertainment.
Note: Videos, film, audio/tape recordings, photos, screenshots, documents and any other supplemental Materials that are used for submissions are hereafter referred to as “Material(s)”. The Global Beauty Awards is hereafter referred to as “Award(s)”.
- Entrants do not need to be Awards members.
- Any individual with an Award-eligible category may initiate an entry. Anyone may nominate an individual with an Award-eligible category.
- Please nominate those who will continue to be a positive influence and celebrate others in the pageant community.
- YOU MUST NOTIFY THE PERSON YOU ARE SUBMITTING to potentially be an official nominee.
- Official nominees are not required to be at the Awards show however a representative for that official nominee must accept the award on the nominees’ behalf.
- Official Nominees will not receive a complimentary Ticket to the Awards show.
- Entries are eligible to all pageants and productions throughout the U.S. and internationally.
- All entries will be verified for eligibility and proper placement in the appropriate categories.
- Category winners will receive ONE trophy. Any additional trophies requested as part of the winning “group” may be available at the Awards show for an additional cost.
- For the judging process, entries will be voted on by our active voting members through our online electronic voting system. Should any voting members not fill in their ballots by the deadline then their ballots will not be counted.
- For each category, the nominee with the highest vote total will receive an Award. In the rare instance of any ties, the individual(s)/business(es) will each receive a winning trophy.
- International submissions who are in languages other than English will need to include either transcripts, subtitles or explanations translated into English.
- Each entrant agrees that any Material furnished to the Awards in connection with an entry, may be retained by the Awards for file, reference and archival purposes and may be viewed partially or in its entirety for judging purposes and within the presentation and/or live webcast and/or broadcast of the Awards show.
- All of or portion (i.e. “clips”) of from any such Materials may be used on or in connection with promotional announcements or other promotional activities for any of the foregoing; use of such films, tape recordings, screenshots or clips from the same and/or supplemental printed material shall hereby consent to the use and reuse by the Awards and its partners and assigns including but not limited to NW Productions, LLC and its respective employees, agents, subsidiaries, and related companies for promotional purposes in perpetuity.
- For Minors (anyone under 18 years old), entries need to also include parents’ names, mailing address, mobile numbers and email addresses.
- All entries (written within the submission page) must include the following:
- First and last name and contact email and phone of the nominee (person or company you are submitting)
- First and last name and contact email and phone of the person submitting (you)
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Mizzou Receives Sour Note on Music City Bowl Game
In a report Sunday afternoon the Missouri Tigers' Director of Athletics Jim Sterk announced that the football teams is pausing all football activities due to increased positive COVID-19 test results. All football team activities have been paused through January 2.
The Tigers were scheduled to play the #15 Iowa Hawkeyes Wednesday, December 30 at the TransPerfect Music City Bowl in Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
According to MU Director of Athletics Jim Sterk:
“Since concluding our regular season and conducting four rounds of tests over the last eight days, we have seen a significant increase in positive COVID-19 tests among our student-athletes, coaches and staff."
It was an exciting under the direction of first-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz. Drinkwitz, joined Warren Powers as the only first-year Mizzou head coaches to earn bowl invitations in their debut seasons in Columbia in their first season.
The Tigers were picked to finish sixth in the SEC East by preseason pundits, but Mizzou went on to finish third in their division with a 5-5 record under the direction of Drinkwitz.
I had been a few years since the Tigers had seen seasons like it was back in 2013 and 2104. Mizzou then posted 7-1 records and back-to-back SEC East titles.
In a press release from the MU it was noted that the Tigers have now registered four-consecutive .500 or better seasons for the first time since a seven-year run from 2005 through 2011.
According to a report from Bill Pollock of the Missourinet.com:
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thanks mefmouse, beautiful bird
jamac, sorry I don't know what kind of bird that is. I got it from Facebook, under "Countdown to Christmas". I love your state of Maine. Have been there many times. Happy Holidays.
Wauw its a wonderful picture/puzzle
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Escape rooms are a physical journey game where players solve a series of challenges and puzzles utilizing hints to complete the secret story in the area. I have actually been intending to do this for some time, so I signed us up. Just what a error! The activity was a full mess. However throughout this cluster, I did step back and also learn a couple of things concerning team effort and analytic.
Firstly, let me clarify exactly how this escape room was arranged. There had to do with 6-7 groups of 10-12 people each. In this task, we were competing versus each team to fix the puzzle as well as leave the escape room first. While this set up doesn't always take place in escape rooms, it is something we see in organizations. Having several groups in a company prevails. Having a dozen people on a group is not uncommon. And unfortunately, in some cases those groups run at cross-purposes or compete for budget plan bucks. Here were my takeaways.
1. Everybody should recognize the goal. As well as be encouraged to attain it. I understand that this just is a game. Yet even in games, there's a objective you're aiming to accomplish. It appeared that some teams really did not recognize exactly what an escape room was, how it functioned, and also exactly what they got for taking part. Even if it's simply boasting civil liberties.
2. The team must have a leader. It may sound really fantastic to state that the team doesn't require a leader, however I would certainly call bravo sierra on that one. Groups need a person to lead. Even if it's to make sure that everyone knows or gets a voice. Which leads me to the next lesson ...
3. Every group member need to receive the same interaction. As soon as we were able to begin, everybody in our group got hold of a problem and distributed. The leader really did not quit them. So, each person was doing their own thing. Employee weren't able to assist each other since they really did not have the same information.
4. Being organized could be a group property. When it concerns analytic, being organized could be a tremendous advantage. I have actually currently mentioned that our hints were spread all over. Not having a sense of order placed us behind the various other teams because we couldn't see just how the puzzle clues meshed.
5. Groups require problem-solving abilities. Not only to address troubles, yet to identify red herrings. One of the smart elements to this escape room was the positioning escape room east london of a incorrect hint ( also known as false trail). It is very important for groups to understand that they will certainly gather great deals of details yet not always need all of it to fix the problem.
6. All group tasks need to obtain a debrief. Also if it's a short one. Another good component to this escape room was a debrief. You guys recognize I'm a follower of debriefs and there's research to reveal it enhances performance by up to 20 percent.
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As an entrepreneur, the hardest task isn’t coming up with a great idea, developing a superior skill set or promoting the businesses cause.
The hardest task for the entrepreneur is proving their causes worth.
Many entrepreneurs suffer the same issues. They find themselves rejected by potential clients for someone else less skilled, struggle to gain gratification in a competitive marketplace, or even feel pressured to drop their rates – only to have clients criticise their work after receiving a discounted price. If entrepreneurs are tired of being ignored despite exceptional work, it’s time to do something about it.
Become an authority, find success.
While some entrepreneurs struggle to prove their worth, others manage to flourish. Successful entrepreneurs are able to charge premium prices (that clients are more than happy to pay), have a consistent stream of business (eliminating the need to undersell their services), and manage to get featured by major media outlets – all while gaining a high level of respect by peers, influencers and fans alike.
Because they have become an industry authority.
Industry authorities are movers and shakers. They enjoy greater visibility and recognition in comparison to their peers, because they are considered the best in the world at what they do, are highly sought-after in their respective field and are recognised everywhere they go.
They acquire the ability to do business on their terms, earn significant money doing what they love and live a life that many can only dream of.
The Authority Super Summit helped businesses become sought-after authorities in their industries.
From the 22nd to the 31st of March, the first ever Authority Super Summit took place. The event, which brought together more than 100 of the world’s brightest minds, was designed to help entrepreneurs achieve greater success. Running over ten days, the summit was a virtual event – meaning those interested could gain access from anywhere in the world, providing they had internet access.
The Authority Super Summit was a collaborative project between the founder of Authority Factory, Josh Denning and the CEO of Insurgent Publishing, Tom Morkes.
Authority Factory is a full service authority marketing agency and education company. Led by digital marketing expert Josh Denning, the company aims to help business owners take control of their digital marketing strategy and work towards becoming an authoritative source in their area of expertise. By increasing profits predictability and making the sales process more enjoyable, Authority Factory seeks to help business owners achieve their goals and find greater success.
Insurgent Publishing is a boutique, full service publisher that brings great ideas to life. An alternative to standard publishing companies, Morkes began Insurgent Publishing to fix what he perceived to be a ‘broken’ model of traditional publishing. The company now partners with authors who are in search of a publisher that cares about art – and who puts the relationship between the author and reader first. Insurgent Publishing has launched a number of best-sellers to date and aims to ensure that authors with compelling stories are heard.
Through the Authority Super Summit, Denning and Morkes were able to combine their wealth of experience to bring aspiring entrepreneurs the information and advice needed to gain more attention, earn greater respect and achieve more leads and sales. The pair was joined by a world-class authority line up that smashed records. In fact the Authority Super Summit was a Guinness World Record breaking event, setting the record for the world’s longest uninterrupted live streaming audio cast.
How did this event help entrepreneurs become industry authorities.
The Authority Super Summit was designed to address and explain the key components surrounding industry authorities. By covering the five pillars – Mindset, Content, Distribution, Platform and Positioning – this event helped aspiring entrepreneurs acquire the information needed to become revered authorities themselves.
The five pillars covered over the course of the Authority Super Summit were:
Pillar 1: Mindset. This pillar taught listeners how to develop an authority mindset that enables entrepreneurial success. Listeners discovered how to handle failure, challenges, stress and other factors inevitably faced as an entrepreneur. It’s about developing an authority mindset that can cope with these factors – helping to ensure success.
Pillar 2: Content. Good content is about creating value – and the best way to create value is to solve people’s problems. The second pillar covered how to produce authority content by sharing knowledge, gaining instant credibility and leveraging the correct medium to connect with a target market.
Pillar 3: Distribution. Listeners found out how to master authority distribution by determining the fastest, least expensive and most effective path to their audience. This pillar focused on developing automated sales funnels, finding and exploring inexpensive marketing channels, and rapidly scaling early success via paid advertising.
Pillar 4: Platform. Pillar IV covered how to create an authority platform that allows clients to find and connect with a business. A strong online presence means growing an active online community around products and services, while also nurturing influencers.
Pillar 5: Positioning. The final pillar explained how entrepreneurs can become to position as an authority and start charging what their real worth. By becoming positioning as an industry authority, business people can become the solution provider clients seek out. This Guinness World Record breaking event proved incredibly popular.
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The little tyrant almost departed this mortal coil last year. The "progressive" world finally exhaled when Fidel emerged from his sickbed clad in a reassuring Olympic sweatsuit- and ready for a fresh round of mall-walking. All that's missing is a mall. Damn that embargo!
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Q1: What is the difference and size of MineAlesi figurines?
A: MineAlesi's figurines having 2 difference major types which high on standing post from 12~17cm tall.
Q Toy proportion of head with body is 1:2 giving cute and cool design (Code start with "Q" = 12cm+-)
Q Classic Toy proportion of head with body 1:2.5 (Code start with "Q then behind with C" = 17cm+-)
1in = 2.54cm @ 1cm = 0.39in
A: All MineAlesi’s figurines are made of high grade polyester resin for head and polymer Clay for body, MineAlesi's figurines are made for long lasting. (not soft clay or flour)
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(For Online order, working days will be start counting after payment had been clear, please feel free to contact us on the arrangement if you need any Express or Super Express Service to avoid delay or miscounting of delivery date, contact detail here)
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A: This is because the total file size of your photos is to big (>3MB) or you had a slow Internet connection that failed to upload the big file size photos into our server. You should resize the photos, we recommend photo editing freeware, Google Picasa.
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A: The Qualified photo request by MineAlesi is 4 photos with difference angles (front, left, right, back) and with same expression. If you are not able to get 4 angles photo, photo Accepted by MineAlesi must be at least 1 clear front view photo with minimum 300kb, Please refer below;
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Q9: Is this MineAlesi figurine machine made or computer crafting?
A: Each MineAlesi’s figurine is fully handmade by our professional sculptures. It is a piece of Art uniquely present by our designer to you.
Q10: I have tanned complexion, can I have something near to my skin colour?
A: If you need other colour of complexion other than as per displayed in this website, please write to us. You can find our contact detail here. We will soon put up various choices of complexion colour soon.
Q11: My figurine is collecting dust, how should I clean it?
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A: Yes, additional charge MYR20~30 per item or color (please feel free to contact us for final price)
A: We can specially custom made one for your personal collection
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A: Estimated is 2.5-3.5 months +- and full body custom made figurine selling price is MYR488 / 12cm +- height or MYR788 / 17cm +- height. DO contact us if you need short urgently.
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SAVE THE DATES!
This special edition newsletter is chocked full of dates for you to mark on your calendars ahead of time! We’ve got a busy year planned, and we would love to have you on this journey with us!
Our New Job Circle Course
A five-month course for people who have disabilities that are seeking employment. This program includes speakers on disability topics and
an open discussion about finding & keeping employment. Each course will
occur on the third Wednesday of each month.
Wednesday March 21, 2018
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
527 Broad St, Suite 101, Rome, GA 30161
Topic: Interview & Resume Skills with Robin Drazich, Service Coordinator, Tallatoona CAP, Inc.
Please R.S.V.P. by noon Monday, March 19th to 706.314.0008 or email@example.com
At the conclusion of the five month course, participants who have
attended all sessions will be given a certificate of completion.
Dates for the remaining courses:
April 18th, ADA & Accommodations at Work (taught by NWGA CIL Staff)
May 16th, Finding and Keeping Your Job (taught by Patrice Kelly, GA Dept. of Labor)
June 20th, How Much Money Can I Make? (taught by Sally Atwell, Shepherd Center)
July 18th, Conclusion and Certificate Presentation
We will be presenting at the Georgia Walks Summit!
March 15 – 16
This is an external event that requires registration; you can learn more at georgiawalks.org
You’re Invited to…
Our Spring Open House!
Wednesday, May 23rd 10am – 2pm
Come enjoy food and conversation at our office!
Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary Celebration!
Thursday, July 26th
More details to come later
We will be hosting the Downtown Development Authority’s Coffee Break on Friday, August 31st at 8:30am, hosted at our office. Come join us for coffee and conversation!
Georgia Financial Watch Trainings
6 courses, throughout our service area. Dates TBA
Emergency Preparedness Awareness Training
Coming in September
Thanksgiving Open House
…with a focus on showing appreciation to our veterans!
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VIENNA - Beth Cook is the quiet leader for the Moorefield softball team but her statistics speak volumes.
The Yellow Jacket junior shortstop enters the state tournament, which begins today at Jackson Park, batting .615 with 11 homers, 45 RBIs and 19 doubles.
"I?don't pay too much attention to them (statistics)," the soft-spoken Cook said. "I just try to go out and help my team win. I let everything else take care of themselves."
Moorefield and junior shortstop Beth Cook begin state tournament play today in Vienna. Cook lead the Yellow Jackets with a .615 batting average and 11 home runs.
Cook is in her second season as a full-time starter. She became the team's regular shortstop the sixth game into her freshman year and has been a fixture since.
She was a Class A, first-team all-stater last season after hitting .587 with four home runs. Cook clubbed seven homers as a freshman.
"She's definitely not the most vocal person you will meet," Moorefield assistant coach and Beth's mother Julie Cook said. "Beth tries to lead by example and the other girls look up to her for leadership."
Moorefield enters tournament play with a 25-3 record. The Yellow Jackets will face Man (19-5) at approximately noon today in first-round play of the double-elimination event.
Wheeling Central (21-8) and Buffalo square off in the first game at 9:45 a.m.
"We're excited about being back to the state tournament," Beth Cook said. "We gained some experience last year and we want to do better this time."
Moorefield went 2-2 in last year's tournament.
Danica Rogers, Taylor Zuber and Shayna Vetter anchor the pitching staff for the Yellow Jackets, while Katelynn Wills and Michaela Regester both are hitting over .400.
"These girls have played a lot of softball in their careers," Julie Cook said. "We play a lot of games over the summer and most of them were part of a team we took to Florida two years ago that won a title."
Neighboring school Petersburg also joins Moorefield in Vienna. The 27-6 Vikings, led by Cheyenne Earle (.517 BA), Kaitlyn Keplinger (.500) and Marley Thompson (.486), will face James Monroe in their opening game of the Class AA tourney.
Ritchie County and Wayne meet in the other contest.
The Class AAA pairings are Wheeling Park vs. Hurricane and Jefferson vs. Ripley.
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RABBLE ROUSER: Don’t let refugees ruin West
The plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees (predominately Muslim) fleeing war-ravaged Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan for sanctuary in Europe and North America cannot be humanely overlooked, even by the most callous among us.
However, the harsh reality of the planned destruction of our Western culture and liberated society by the radicalized Muslim imams and their murderous thug followers who easily infiltrate the “open door” policy of national admission cannot be dismissed as “Islamophobia.”
The naive in the prosperous West who oppose security verifications and quotas have conveniently forgotten how the Dutch, British, French and Spanish and the United States, as well as other European and Asian nations, have been targeted by hateful and disgruntled Muslim immigrants. Easily recruited by Muslim religious fanatics who have taken advantage of their newfound liberties and free speech protections, as well as the Internet, the radicalized young gleefully commit barbaric terror attacks on the very host population that welcomed them.
Unfortunately, America and the West are reaping what they have sown over decades of misguided, disruptive and imperialistic policies in the Middle East. Inclusive is the conspired destabilization of governments considered the antithesis of “democracies,” along with the glaring lack of understanding of cultural, political and tribal differences in that huge region by our supposed “experts” who lack the competency to properly advise their elected political bosses.
This nightmarish “harvest” culminates with the disastrous, unforgivable and monstrously costly (in irreplaceable lives and unpaid debt) military invasion of Iraq, resulting from the war hysteria and apelike chest pounding approach to problem solving by the myopic regime headed by President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
The fate of much of the Middle East may have been set on a downward spiral that may take a century or more, if ever, to recover.
The growth and power of extremism, unparalleled hate against any and all not in mind manipulation with this dark evil (ISIS or whatever thuggish movement will evolve next) and the desire to eradicate modern Western civilization will be our burden to face.
How we choose to deal with this threat will determine the future of Europe, North America and rest of the planet.
As the West struggles with the growing mass exodus of Muslim immigrants into their open lands, will the face of what we once knew as Europe or North America be irrevocably altered? How many of these hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) will truly assimilate into our way of life? Or will they aggressively force the host to become like the guest?
Help the oppressed, but within reasonable limits. Sanctuary is not limitless. Our way of life is also at risk and cannot be piously put in danger by the posturing of religious and political leadership. Even the simplistic politically correct among us and the opportunistic elected officials must recognize this truth.
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WUHAN WANBANG LASER DIAMOND TOOLS CO., a dynamic company, driven by a team of experienced Doctor and Master specialized in powder metallurgy and laser welding technology, was established in 1999. We are specialized in producing and developing all kinds of diamond tools, which have wide range of applications in architecture, stone process, decoration and highway project, etc.
As a ISO9001: 2000 certified company, Wan bang has very strict quality control system, all products exported to the U. S. A., Germany, UK and many other countries, and enjoy very good reputations in the mainstream market.
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We have segments and core blanks in stock for 230-500mm blades and commonly used size drills, 3 factories and stable supply chains which can ensure the fast delivery for normal sizes and customized diamond tools as per clients' requests.
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We have adopted the name of the renowned North-Bohemian native of Libochovice (1787-1869), the one of the founders of sciences such as biology, embryology, histology, modern pharmacology, comparative anatomy, and anthropology. Besides, Purkyně ranks among the world´s most outstanding physiologists.
Just as well-rounded a personality Purkyně in his time was, we too, in these days, offer a wide variety of study programmes and specialisations (55 programmes and 173 specialisations) focusing on the most varied areas of human activities. Not only because of that are we - with our assorted offer – attractive for the current young people.
We are a state-of-the-art scientific, pedagogic, and cultural & educational center of the Ústí nad Labem region.
We educate a number of students exceeding 10 000 and employ a staff of about 900.
We proudly take credit for the municipality of Ústí nad Labem, and contribute in a significant way to the development of the region.
UJEP University dates back to 1991, and is currently known as the umbrella term for 8 faculties. These are the:
Faculty of Social and Economic Studies
Faculty of Art and Design
Faculty of Production Technology and Management
Faculty of the Environment
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Health Studies
Our history dates back to 1954 when the Higher Teacher Training College was set up – to become the Pedagogical Insititute in 1959, and the Pedagogical Faculty in Ústí nad Labem (1964). Through Act No. 314/1991 Coll., the University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem was set up and solemnly inaugurated on 28 September 1991, priding itself with three faculties and an Institute. Those were the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Faculty of the Environment, and the Institute of Slavonic & Germanic Studies.
1993 - The Institute of Art Culture was established as an art school of an art & industrial orientation.
1998 - The Institute of Technology and Production Management was set up as part of UJEP
2000 - The Faculty of Commercial Art and Design was established, being transformed from the then
Institute of Art Culture.
2003 - The Institute of Healthcare Studies, grooming students for their career in cooperation with
higher healthcare school facilities of the Ústí nad Labem region, was founded.
2005 - The Institute of Humanities and Institute of Natural Sciences were established. The Institute of
Natural Sciences was transformed into the Faculty of Science
2006 - The Institute of Humanities was transformed into the Faculty of Philosophy.
The Institute of Technology and Production Management was transformed into the Faculty of
Production Technology and Management.
2008 - The Institute of Slavonic & Germanic Studies became part of the Faculty of Philosophy.
The Faculty of Commercial Art and Design changed its title to become the Faculty of Art and
2012 – The Institute of Healthcare Studies was transformed into the Faculty of Health Studies.
The development of tertiary education in Ústí nad Labem is tackled in The History of Ústí nad Labem Municipality document, in Chapter Tertiary Schools in Ústí nad Labem. | <urn:uuid:ebdb4153-a49c-4a10-98e1-529b03d89af6> | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | http://www.ujep.cz/en/welcome/on-the-university.html | 2015-07-30T08:09:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042987155.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002307-00323-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945157 | 704 |
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It’s official: Prince died of an overdose from opioid painkillers, becoming the latest high-profile victim of America’s opioid epidemic.
Prince died unexpectedly at his home in Minnesota on April 21. A law enforcement official on Thursday confirmed to the Associated Press that, based on autopsy tests, Prince died of an opioid overdose.
Prince had been reportedly trying to check into drug abuse treatment but couldn’t get an appointment before he died. Even a rich celebrity not gaining access to care in time demonstrates how difficult it can be to get into treatment.
According to 2014 federal data, at least 89% of people who met the definition for a drug abuse disorder didn’t get treatment. Patients with drug abuse disorders also often complain of weeks, or months, of long waiting periods for care.
The news of Prince’s overdose is absolutely tragic, but it’s also an issue that Americans are becoming more and more aware of.
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey, 1 in 5 Americans has a family member who is addicted to prescription painkillers, and more than 4 in 10 Americans personally know someone who’s addicted. And in 2014, overdose deaths reached a record high. | <urn:uuid:4522d17b-495b-41ec-9cf7-9f072fda3605> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | http://dailybuzzlive.com/princes-official-cause-death-revealed/ | 2018-11-20T20:14:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746639.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20181120191321-20181120213321-00108.warc.gz | en | 0.966319 | 248 |
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Truth be told, I wasn’t a huge fan of Adam Green’s slasher/comedy “Hatchet”, though subsequent viewings have somewhat endeared the film to me. That having been said, I’m still not sure about what to think about “Hatchet 2″. The monster looks a little weaker than I remember, though I probably shouldn’t pass judgment on the creature design until I’ve seen the entire movie firsthand. The action-packed clip — which has been kindly embedded below — should give prospective viewers an idea of what to expect from Green’s highly-anticipated follow-up, which is currently scheduled to assault North American theaters on October 1st. | <urn:uuid:8f9c21ce-b950-4f99-a42f-291d172d34fe> | CC-MAIN-2014-35 | http://www.beyondhollywood.com/first-intriguing-clip-from-adam-greens-hatchet-2/ | 2014-08-22T15:50:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-35/segments/1408500824209.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20140820021344-00294-ip-10-180-136-8.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967931 | 155 |
The College Program is a non-scholarship program. Applicants are selected from students already attending or accepted by colleges with NROTC programs. The program pays for uniforms and instructional fees for Naval Science courses. There is no difference between scholarship and non-scholarship midshipmen while in ranks. The advantage for non-scholarship midshipmen is no requirement to complete calculus or physics and a well-paying, meaningful job upon graduation.
In order to commission, College Program students must perform well enough to be selected for advanced standing prior to their junior year. Once accepted, they will receive a stipend for a maximum of 20 months. Advanced standing is only available starting the junior year of college. Stipend per academic month is $350 junior year and $400 senior year. College Program students will complete Naval Science and other university courses, a few specific university courses, and attend one summer training session, normally at-sea for Navy Option midshipmen and Officer Candidate School in Quantico, VA, for Marine Option midshipmen.
Applicants apply from January 1 until May 31 via the NROTC Unit they wish to join at the school they wish to attend upon commencement of freshman year. Upon graduation, College Program midshipmen may be commissioned as Ensigns, U.S. Navy, or Second Lieutenants, U.S. Marine Corps. | <urn:uuid:1e347e9a-58b2-4a2e-aac0-5b8ba0904f95> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://www.tuskegee.edu/naval_rotc/college_program.aspx | 2014-09-19T03:47:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657130067.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011210-00104-ip-10-196-40-205.us-west-1.compute.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948283 | 282 |
Vanguard reopened its Capital Opportunity Fund (VHCOX) in April. This is good news for Vanguard investors seeking an aggressive, low cost, actively managed growth fund.
Capital Opportunity had been closed for about nine years. It now becomes the only PRIMECAP advised fund at Vanguard to be open to new investors.
Capital Opportunity has had an especially good year so far. Through April, the fund was up 19.1%. Over the past 12 months, the fund's gain of 29.4% was among the very best of all the funds we track.
Long-term performance has also been excellent: 12.2% annualized over the past 10 years, for example, versus 8.1% for the S&P 500.
Nevertheless, the fund has lagged at times, even for as long as a couple of years. Case in point: in 2010, the fund's gain of 11.1% trailed the S&P 500 by four percentage points, while its 6.2% loss in 2011 stung next to the index's 2% gain.
PRIMECAP Management has a long-term investment perspective, so PRIMECAP managed funds tend to keep holdings for many years. In fact, the portfolio turnover ratio of Capital Opportunity has averaged about 10% annually over the past decade, perhaps the lowest we've seen with an actively managed fund.
This benefits the funds when the holdings are in strong, multiyear uptrends. However, it can hurt during the inevitable periods when such holdings pause for breath, or even fall due to lofty valuations on current earnings or simply to changes in investor tastes.
Also, the funds are undiversified by sector. PRIMECAP Management goes wherever it sees the best long-term values among stocks with multiyear growth opportunities. So, they may be very 'overweight' in certain sectors of the market, while having virtually nothing in many other sectors.
Historically, the broad information technology and healthcare sectors have accounted for the majority of the assets of Capital Opportunity. Today, this positioning is even more pronounced, with these sectors accounting for 34% and 39%, respectively, of assets.
Within information technology, several industries are represented, including Internet search (e.g., Google), network security (e.g., Symantec), semiconductors (e.g., Texas Instruments), software (e.g., Microsoft and Adobe) and data storage (e.g., EMC).
If there are common threads among the information technology holdings, it's that they have decent to excellent opportunities for long-term growth, along with large cash holdings on their balance sheets and fairly low valuations.
In healthcare, the managers include significant exposures to large pharmaceutical companies (e.g., Roche and Novartis), biotechnology firms (e.g., Amgen) and medical device makers (e.g., Medtronic), but also to various companies engaged in using the human genome to develop targeted treatments.
Capital Opportunity has nothing (or close to it) in consumer staples, energy, financial services, telecommunication services and utilities, and very little in cyclical stocks generally.
PRIMECAP Management stresses individual decision making. Instead of one manager or one team running the fund, PRIMECAP employs a multiple counselor system, in which each fund's assets are divided among four or five senior portfolio managers.
Capital Opportunity recently included about 120 stocks, the top 10 of which accounted for 38% of assets as of March 31. Foreign holdings (mainly large foreign pharmaceutical companies) accounted for less than 15% of assets.
The fund's expense ratio of 0.48% is minuscule for an actively managed stock fund; combined with the fund's low turnover and strong tax efficiency, this makes it one of the most efficient funds around. | <urn:uuid:8ac103d8-81e4-47d0-9399-b920e714fe3c> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | http://top-stocks-investment-usa.blogspot.com/2013/05/capital-opportunity-low-cost-growth.html | 2018-07-20T00:54:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676591455.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20180720002543-20180720022543-00191.warc.gz | en | 0.953815 | 785 |
Documents that have been in the hands of students are generally not considered official. World Education Services (WES), a US-based credentials evaluation service
Yes, dear reader, this practice, which is not unique to Vietnam, continues unabated. Why? Because it works in the vast majority of cases. There are several ways to demonstrate ability to pay, including the use of legitimate bank statements and proof of other assets, information about parents’ employment and other sources of income (e.g., property rental), and, last but not least, the use of fake bank statements.
Why is this type of fraud successful? 1) Most US higher education colleagues are not trained to detect fraudulent statements (the same applies to cooked high school transcripts) and 2) In the short span of a visa interview consular officers don’t have time to check every bank statement, even they though have been trained to detect fakes. In the FAQ section of the US Consulate General-HCMC website there is this Q & A:
5. Will a visa agency help my chances of getting a visa?
No. Do not believe anyone who tells you they can help you get a visa. Do not pay money for fake documents. Consular officers are trained to recognize fake documents and lies.
While this is true, the point is most bank statements are not checked because of time constraints. Fraud uncovered by spot checks is the tip of the iceberg.
Aside from beating already very favorable odds, the creation of fake bank statements and other supporting documents is also profitable for the individuals and agents who provide this “service.”
How the Game is Played
These examples and images are supplied by Ken McCague, Assistant Director of International Admissions, Old Dominion University in Virginia, and are courtesy of Cheryl Darrup Boychuck, Chief Architect, FundsV (Funds Verfication for International Education).
Fake 1a: India always seems to be a good case study. For these in particular, seeing a stamp with the apparent branch code gave me pause, though, we ended up with 6 of these statements in a row! They had at least the courtesy to change the amounts. This past summer, at the Education USA conference, I spoke with some of the folks from the advising centers in Mumbai and Hyderabad, and showed them similar examples, and they were unanimous: fake, fake and fake! It was interesting to hear that they estimate that roughly 40-50% of students are actually receiving educational loans to fund their studies. We almost never see a loan guarantee submitted with an application.
Fake 2a: Another set… very common. They seem especially insincere when there are 15-20 exactly the same, on my desk! We’ve even checked, and sometime (though sometimes not) the bank branch physically exists. Honestly, in isolation, we might even approve some of these statements (as I’m certainly not the end all for verification), but the fact we see dozens identical statements (all from the same University in Hyderabad as well) is what raises red flags. Even when asking for a passbook statement, I’ll see the same exact template, just different name and figures a just a little off. It is fascinating, though the time spent – geesh.
Fake 3a: Here, didn’t even bother to change the account balance. And these were from a “reputable’ agent”. The account number will change by one or two characters with each successive student.
It’s time to move away from paper, which is so yesterday, and shift to accurate and trustworthy online verification. Stay tuned for a post about FundsV, a promising high-tech means of addressing this widespread problem of fraudulent bank statements in Vietnam and around the world. | <urn:uuid:d2471f98-fbf6-46f3-b596-824f4def807f> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://markashwill.com/2015/02/09/financial-document-fraud-visa-applications/ | 2019-10-20T23:43:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987750110.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20191020233245-20191021020745-00466.warc.gz | en | 0.948289 | 778 |
I had lipo touch up on my abdomen a week ago,first lipo was over 6months ago.This time I am in much more pain.the right side of my abdomen hurtsmore than my left side. Also,I notice there is a hard marble sized bump on my right side.it hurts somewhat when i touch it and protrudes a tiny bit should i be concerned?I am afraid is a seroma that needs to be drained or an infection, this never happened the first time so I'm concerned.I got this done out of state so I can't visit my doc anytime soon.
Post-Liposuction Complication - Normal?
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Questions after liposuction, but doctor out of state
The problem with medical tourism, or surgery out of state is that you have no one to see and take care of you and answer your questions. If you have issues which are out of the ordinary, you just might have to take a trip out to the surgeon who performed your liposuction.
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Liposuction and Hard Mass
This hard mass may represent a fluid collection or hematoma, and, if concerned, find a plastic surgeon in your area. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Post Liposuction recovery concerns
I am sorry to hear that you have concerns following your 2nd liposuction procedure. This unfortunately is not uncommon. There can be more pain and swelling. You should certainly call your surgeon's office and get advise. Your surgeon is responsible for your care and it is a pity that you have to seek assistance on the internet. Hope that your recovery proceeds well.
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its very common to have lumps and bumps and areas of soreness after the liposuction on any part of the body. with that said its best to have the area evaluated by your nearby plastic surgeon. although this might be something very small but its best to have it examined, especially if its hurting.
Without an exam or pictures we cannot give you adequate advice. The soreness is normal pain after liposuction; the hard bump can be scar tissue or seroma without an exam we cannot diagnose. Please see a PS to get answers for you questions.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship. | <urn:uuid:5d382479-0fdf-40de-a812-4542cf7b61a8> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | http://www.realself.com/question/post-liposcution-complication-normal | 2015-03-30T12:58:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299339.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00164-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957329 | 513 |
The new models will complete a three-SUV MG line-up that will include the mid-sized GS, due to be launched next month.
Speaking to Autocar at the London motor show, MG sales and marketing boss Matthew Cheyne said: “You have to be playing in the right segments, and clearly the SUV segment is a growth market.
“Next year we’ll be launching a B-segment SUV — the GS’s baby brother, if you like,” he added. The Juke rival is tipped to go on sale towards the end of 2017.
“We’ll have the B and C-segment SUVs in the baby SUV and the GS, so then you start looking at larger SUVs as well,” Cheyne said. “We’re trying to make a range of cars that appeal to the British market.”
This is not the only growth planned by Chinese-owned MG. Cheyne hinted at even more models in development, but didn’t confirm what they are. “We’ve got lots of different cars in development,” he said.
However, with the brand’s focus on growing markets, enthusiasts will be disappointed that there are no plans to produce a roadster or a distinct sports model, stemming from the history of MG’s B and TF models.
Cheyne said: “There are no specific plans to produce a roadster at this point, although the new architecture we’re moving towards would be easier to develop a roadster from.
“The two-seat convertible market is in decline, so there’s no case to build one. We build our cars to have good handling, though, so we continue the MG heritage this way.”
It’s likely the small SUV will be based on the MG 3 supermini, although Cheyne suggested that MG’s global product catalogue left the possibilities for platform sharing wide open.
“Because we’re part of this massive global company, there are other products that we can take,” he said. “When the time is right, we can say: ‘Now is the time to launch this particular vehicle’.” | <urn:uuid:63784555-64e4-434e-8019-e14167ece76d> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mg-lines-new-suvs-rival-nissan-x-trail-and-juke | 2021-10-21T23:09:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585449.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20211021230549-20211022020549-00290.warc.gz | en | 0.945714 | 475 |
|Publication number||US4065244 A|
|Application number||US 05/694,596|
|Publication date||Dec 27, 1977|
|Filing date||Jun 10, 1976|
|Priority date||Jan 8, 1975|
|Also published as||US4094952|
|Publication number||05694596, 694596, US 4065244 A, US 4065244A, US-A-4065244, US4065244 A, US4065244A|
|Inventors||Alan I W Frank|
|Original Assignee||The Alan I W Frank Corporation|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (1), Classifications (7)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 539,483 filed Jan. 8, 1975, now abandoned.
This invention relates to molding polymeric material and particularly to a process of molding polymeric material whereby the weight of a product made of foam plastic or other polymeric material may be reduced. Such a product may be, for example, an article of tableware such as a spoon or fork. My process achieves controlled structuring of the polymeric material by causing flow of heated polymeric material in a predetermined direction in a mold and cooling the polymeric material resulting in formation of a product having a structure biased in the direction of flow of the polymeric material whereby the product exhibits anisotropic properties including greater stiffness of the product in said direction than in any other direction. Thus a product is produced having increased strength in said direction for the quantity of polymeric material used. The structure of the cells and/or the molecular orientation of the product are thus controlled. The term "structure" as used herein means cells, molecules, molecular domains, beads, particles or inert or plastic fillers, depending on the particular polymeric material used. The term "molecular domains" as used herein means regions of highly ordered molecules also known as crystallites or micelles.
Polymeric materials which can and do exhibit anistrophic characteristics are known in the art and as stated U.S. Pat. No. 3,430,797 such materials may comprise polyvinylidene chloride, nylon, polyethylene glycol terephthalate. In general, the preferred polymers are the highly crystalline polymers, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, poly-1-butene, poly-4-methylpentene-1,1-olefins having up to 8 carbon atoms per molecule, all as stated in said patent.
I provide a process of molding polymeric material comprising causing heated polymeric material to flow in a predetermined direction in a mold and cooling the polymeric material forming a product exhibiting anisotropic properties including greater stiffness in the direction of flow than in any other direction. I preferably introduce polymeric material into a first mold part, which polymeric material is heated at least as early as when it is in the first mold part, and subject the polymeric material to pressure in the first mold part and release the polymeric material so that some of it flows from the first mold part into a second mold part while cooling the polymeric material, forming a product exhibiting anisotropic properties as above mentioned.
I further provide molding apparatus comprising two mold parts each having a mold cavity, the molding apparatus being so constructed and arranged that communication between the two mold cavities may be established and disestablished at will, together with means for admitting material to be molded into one of the mold cavities and by pressure differential causing flow of some of the material from said mold cavity into the other mold cavity when communication between the mold cavities is established, and means for cooling the flowing material whereby a product exhibiting anisotropic properties including greater stiffness in the direction of flow than in any other direction may be formed.
In a preferred process of practicing the invention I form an article of tableware out of polymeric material by introducing polymeric material into a first mold part in which the body of the article (for example, the bowl of a spoon) is to be formed, which polymeric material is heated at least as early as when it is in the first mold part, whereafter I pressurize the polymeric material in the first mold part into the form of the body and part of the handle of the article and relatively move the first mold part and a second mold part in which the remainder of the handle of the article is to be formed into communicating relationship so that part of the polymeric material flows by pressure differential from the first mold part into the second mold part in a direction longitudinally of the handle to form the entire handle of the article, and I cool the polymeric material as it flows from the first mold part into the second mold part whereby to form an article of tableware having structure biased longitudinally of the handle resulting in increased stiffness of the handle and consequent increased strength of the article for the quantity of polymeric material used.
Other details, objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the following description of a present preferred method of practicing the same and a present preferred form of apparatus suitable for practice of the invention proceeds.
In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a present preferred method of practicing the invention and have shown a present preferred form of apparatus which may be employed for practice of the invention in which
FIG. 1 is a diagram with a portion simulating a sectional photomicrograph of a plastic spoon having a normal non-biased structure;
FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing the biased structure of the material in the spoon achieved by my invention. The particles shown may represent foam cells, molecular domains, plastic fillers or inert fillers; and
FIGS. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional diagrammatic views illustrating a present preferred manner of practicing the invention and showing a present preferred form of apparatus suitable for practice of the invention, FIG. 3 showing the mold parts in an initial position in performance of the process and FIG. 4 showing the mold parts in the final position.
Referring now more particularly to the drawings, FIG. 2 shows in relation to FIG. 1 how the structure (illustrated as cells A in FIG. 1 and A' in FIG. 2) of polymeric material may be biased by my invention. Such structures A' of the polymeric material are shown in FIG. 2 as being biased in the horizontal direction, resulting in increase of the stiffness of the product in that direction resulting in a product exhibiting anisotropic properties as above referred to.
Referring now to FIGS. 3 and 4, those figures show a method and apparatus in which polymeric material is transferred through fill nozzle 8 into mold cavity 18 which in the form shown is a mold cavity for forming the bowl and at least a portion of the handle of a spoon. The mold cavity 18 is formed by an upper mold section 14 and a lower mold section 20 which at the beginning of the process are in the position shown in FIG. 3.
After the mold cavity 18 is filled with polymeric material the upper section 14 and the lower section 20 are moved from the position of FIG. 3 to the position of FIG. 4 by means of pistons in cylinders 11 and 7. The quantity of polymeric material filling the mold cavity 18 as shown in FIG. 3 is sufficient to form the entire spoon. When the mold sections 14 and 20 are moved from the position of FIG. 3 to the position of FIG. 4 the mold cavity 18 is moved into alignment or communicating relationship with the mold cavity 17 in a stationarily mounted mold part 15 and the polymeric material in the mold cavity 18 is pressurized so that some of such polymeric material flows from the mold cavity 18 into the mold cavity 17 wherein at least a portion of the handle of the spoon is formed. The polymeric material is cooled as it flows from the mold cavity 18 into the mold cavity 17 by means not shown which may be conventional which results in formation of a spoon having elements biased in the direction of flow of the polymeric material from the mold cavity 18 into the mold cavity 17 or longitudinally of the handle of the spoon being formed whereby the stiffness of the spoon in the longitudinal direction of its handle is increased and a spoon is produced having increased strength in the longitudinal direction of its handle for the quantity of polymeric material used.
As will be apparent from the above description, the mold section 14 is carried by a piston rod 10 connected with a piston in the cylinder 11, which cylinder is mounted on the underside of a stationary upper support member 4 and the mold section 20 is carried by a piston rod 6 connected with a piston in the cylinder 7, which cylinder is mounted on the upper side of another stationary support member 4. The stationary mold part 15 is positioned by supporting members 2 and 3 connected respectively with the upper and lower support members 4.
While I have shown and described a present preferred method of practicing the invention and have illustrated a present preferred form of apparatus suitable for practice of the invention it is to be distinctly understood that the invention is not limited thereto but may be otherwise variously practiced and embodied within the scope of the following claims.
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When the teacher has explained to the students all of the Mahavakyas, that the student has already reflected on these, and that the student has started to gain some sense of the meaning of the oneness called Brahman. The Guru explains his student that Brahman is that oneness, who resides at the deepest level of one's being. The mundane accept the identity of the roles in their work area or in their families, such as father or mother, sister or brother, son or daughter. Sometimes, eventually, the common people believe that who they are, is their personality character that have developed through their way of living. If the common men forget their true nature, they come underneath all of the relative identities. The laymen continue their duties, holding identities loosely. The realisation of this Mahavakya, Tat Tvam Asi, leads the mundane to see that the relative identities are not who they actually present. It does not mean that people drop their duties in the world, or stop acting in service of other people because of this realization. Rather, with time any person becomes more liberal to hold those identities loosely, while increasingly being able to act in the loving service of others, independent of attachment to the innate false identities.
Tat Tvam asi Mahavakya should be practiced in soliloquy pattern. The Yogi talks to him in profound concentration inward, possibly towards the heart centre. The Yogi has to say himself that "That is who you are!" The Yogi has to even point his index finger at his own chest, the place from where he experience, "I am." As he holds in awareness the essence of the truth that this Brahman, this oneness, is who the person actually is and observe how the person can gently let go of the false identities, seeing that they are only temporary and relatively him.
When reflecting on the other Mahavakyas, such as Brahman is the supreme knowledge, then shift the observation from that truth, directing attention to one's own inner being and saying, "Tat Tvam asi; That you are!" The Yogi should be alert enough to allow his inner feeling to understand that comes from this Mahavakya and realizes his spiritual nature, rather than his more surface level of mental or physical identity. | <urn:uuid:fdb1fc03-4f8d-4045-8728-b5e6182b3de0> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://www.indianetzone.com/38/tat_tvam_asi.htm | 2023-12-06T10:00:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100593.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206095331-20231206125331-00628.warc.gz | en | 0.97798 | 473 |
10 Oct –More NJ kids served afterschool snacks, suppers
A growing number of New Jersey children are receiving snacks and suppers after school, contributing to their health and academic achievement, but thousands who could benefit from these meals remain unserved, according to a national report released today. The Food Research & Action Center’s report, Afterschool Suppers: A Snapshot of Participation, found that the number of children receiving afterschool meals through two federal programs inched up 4 percent from October 2016 to October 2017, when nearly 61,000 children received a snack or meal on an average day. Most of the growth occurred in the Child and Adult Care Food Program’s At-Risk Afterschool Supper and Snack Program, which was established through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. On an average day in October 2017, nearly 20,000 New Jersey children received an afterschool supper through this program – up 13 percent from the year before. At the same time, the number of suppers served soared nearly 26 percent. “We are seeing more school districts and organizations opting to participate in the at-risk program,’’ said Adele LaTourette, director, Hunger Free New Jersey. “The program enables schools, community organizations and local government to serve free meals to children after school hours, supported by generous federal reimbursements. “We expect to see this program grow much more as we expand our efforts through the New Jersey Food for Thought Campaign to focus on afterschool meals,’’ she added. “The campaign has achieved remarkable increases in school breakfast participation and we expect to realize the same results with afterschool meals. We have plenty of room to grow.’’ In fact, just 4 percent of New Jersey students who receive free or low-cost school lunch also received an afterschool supper in October 2017. Nationally, the report finds that only one child received an afterschool supper for every 19 low-income children who received a free or reduced-price school lunch. FRAC, the leading anti-hunger organization in the nation, recommends that at least 15 percent of these low-income children receive this meal. If New Jersey were to achieve that goal, communities would collect an additional $3 million in federal dollars each year to feed hungry children, according to FRAC’s report. “Far too many children come home from school to an empty table and may not get anything to eat until they go to school the next morning,’’ LaTourette said. “There is absolutely no reason for this when federal dollars are waiting to be claimed to feed these children.’’ In addition to providing good nutrition, afterschool programs also bolster academic achievement, provide safe places for children to play and learn after school and support working parents. “The nutrition and enrichment activities provided through afterschool programs support both children’s health and learning,” LaTourette said. “We need to bolster that support by increasing the number of programs offering afterschool activities and suppers, and make sure they are affordable and accessible for low-income families.” The report recommended several strategies for reaching more children with afterschool meals, including:
- Switching from snacks to suppers or serving both,
- Recruiting more school districts to provide afterschool snacks and suppers at both their own schools and at community sites, such as afterschool programs or camps,
- Serving meals during weekends, holidays and school closures, and
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Scoop toad eggs from 8 Gurgling Toadspawn on the top level of the Pools of Purity.
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Have you heard about the crisis we're having at the pools?
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If you're heading to the pools, you'd be doing everyone a favor by uh... liberating some of those toad eggs.
Into this bottle. For me.
Just look for bubbles and scoop right in!
Now when the kids ask: "Do you have Bottletoads?" I can say YES!
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Tenth grade was bad enough without adding forced cheerfulness.
She arrived when I was in tenth grade and was very, very smart, virtuous, and lovely. I sent her a note, because that was what I did in tenth grade when overwhelmed by holiness or hormones.
She turned me down for some very good reasons: I was immature, hasty, overly romantic, and did not know her well enough to have any opinion of her.
In the midst of making her case, an effective one using Scripture, reason, and wit, she made a critical error.
She was nervous about her new school and told me so, but then worried (in her note) that this was a “bad confession.” She felt she had to deny her feelings to be holy.
Tenth grade was made worse, because a particular heresy had drifted into our Christian community. I came to think of it as forced cheerfulness put out by the ministry of cheer. These ministers made a simple argument having three main assumptions:
God is in charge.
If God is in charge, then all things that happen are good.
Our reaction to those things should not just be acceptance, and certainly not grief, but cheer.
This was most obvious in funerals of that time when the fact that “Bob had gone to be with the Lord” meant that we should all be cheerful about his death. If we were not cheerful, we lacked faith. Worse, in a magic more potent than any in Hogwarts, our confession of sorrow, doubt, or advice was a “bad confession” that would, almost certainly, bring on the very things we feared.
Like most heresies, lies told by Satan using the truth, the heresy helped a bit. It is true that God is in charge. It is true that our feelings are a bad guide for what we should do. However, it is not true that everything that happens is “good” or that our reaction, especially our verbal reaction, should be cheerful.
In fact, false cheer is harmful as is suppressing emotion. Because we confused “confessing” our emotions with acting on our emotions, we were too apt to stuff our feelings. After getting the note, I felt sad, but also compelled to cheer up. It must be God’s will and so I must cheerfully accept it.
In fact, I as I reread the note (carefully preserved) from tenth grade I am convinced it was God’s will. My romantic life and desires were a mess and it be would years before I would come close to being ready for such a mature person. However, I am also convinced that our forced cheerfulness, she about her new school and me about my romantic “pain” was worse than useless.
It is a good rule for a Christian that when one becomes more pious than Jesus, one has gone too far. Jesus faced crucifixion willingly, but not with great cheer. I believe Peter may been given his sword by the Lord not to defend the Savior, but to cut off the head of any Minister of Forced Cheer who came to the Garden.If Jesus could be sad, and say he was sad, without sin, then so can we.
The word count limit fails to allow me to list the giants of the Faith who made “bad confessions” from Abraham to David to Paul. Great Christians have become great by admitting their pain, exposing it, giving it to God, and then being transformed. C.S. Lewis wrote “A Grief Observed” after all not “A Grief Unconfessed” and Mother Teresa journaled on her doubts and acted on her faith.
Her confession was her life.
At present no book of the Bible speaks to me more than Habakuk . . . a book so at odds with the Ministers of Cheer that their only excuse is that its undeserved obscurity suggests they have not read it. The prophet is mad at God, because the people of Israel are getting away with their sin. He complains loudly to God (saying harsh things!) and God answers him. God gives him the good news that judgment is coming from Babylon, but this did not cheer up Habakuk.
He pointed out that the Babylonians were worse than God’s people. God did not smite Habakuk for this complaint, but encouraged the prophet by promising just judgements for everyone, just not in the timescale of one human prophet’s ministry.
This left the prophet with a hunk-o-woe, but also this response:
Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines,the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food,the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.
Notice he makes a “bad confession,” because the bad news is the truth. Stuff is going to get worse and it is not going to get better in his life. And yet the prophet will “rejoice in the Lord.” He will “take joy in the God” of his salvation.
Now the clever Ministers of Cheer, the few who had heard of this prophet, explain away this verse by saying that the prophet made a bad confession, before putting on his smiley button and cheering up with a good confession. Like all their lies, it twists the truth into a harmful thing.
The prophet lived in the real world, like the Lord Jesus did, and so had complex emotions. In this life, he knew he would be sad: he would not see victory and justice with his eyes. In the life of the world to come, he was glad.
I can testify you can have both emotions. Today I am sad for my sins, for our culture’s errors, and for my hurting and sick family and friends. I also rejoice in God, because I do not have to possess just one emotion, I never have, and I never will.
I tell the truth about my feelings and the world (when I am doing well) and act on Goodness, Truth, and Beauty as I can.
My Mom and Dad and my Christian school teachers had tried to warn me off from Ministers of Cheer and eventually, sometime around freshman year of college, I listened!
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saw your tweet that he will not be visiting this weekend now because a death in the family.
Sorry to hear that. I assume this just happened this week.
That was actually an old Tweet that is probably still running through the Twitter feed on here. He was supposed to be coming in for the Showcase, but couldn't because of the death.
As far as we know, he's still visiting. Going to try to get an exact date verified.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A vicious cyberbullying case in Anne Arundel County is the talk of the community.
It’s a story we’ve covered extensively. Eleven students now face punishment.
Investigator Mike Hellgren has more on the fallout from the latest incident at Annapolis High.
The bullying occurred using phones and computers. It spread fast and happened despite tough new regulations and awareness of the problem.
The picture, snapped in secret, of a student at Annapolis High was passed around through texts, with classmates adding nasty messages. It ended up online.
While the school declined to provide details, a spokesman said 11 students are being disciplined.
Junior Adam Crutchley tells WJZ he knows the victim.
“She said she got a lot of hateful comments, a lot of negative things said toward her. She was real upset about it,” said Crutchley. “I know she has friends who are helping her out, making her feel better.”
The case has become the talk on and off campus.
“I have had it happen to me before, and it really is painful,” said senior Hane Carter.
Pat O’Hollaren, a mother and grandmother, praises administrators’ quick action.
“I think that was a good example by punishing them and notifying the parents,” said O’Hollaren. “You can’t pick on anybody because they’re a little bit different.”
A new Maryland law went into effect this month that makes bullying a misdemeanor with possible jail time.
And in Anne Arundel County, there are new social media regulations for students.
Dr. Gabriel Newman is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist.
“When you can do something at the click of a mouse, it provides a sense of anonymity. It provides a sense of detachment,” said Newman. “Everybody who gets that picture, who sees it, can download it into their computer, can put it in their smart phone, so we no longer have control of that material, and it’s put there forever. We have to indicate zero tolerance for bullying. We really have to get to that point.”
It is unclear if any of the students involved will face any criminal penalties. The state’s anti-bullying law was named after a 15-year-old named Grace McComas from Howard County. She committed suicide last year after being bullied.
Students at all Anne Arundel County High Schools must take anti-bullying tutorials.
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Lovedrobe sent me the gorgeous crochet neck dressto review. Uh, love! If I’m being honest, I was a little worried abou what they would send, when I’ve had the chance to review items before I got to choose the item. Lovedrobe make a huge variety of different styles & colours of clothing, but what they chose for me was perfect! Thanks lovedrobe!
Seeing as it is winter here, I threw on a plain purple top on underneath & my thick stocking. The dress has this beautiful black crocheted collar detail that I didn’t want to have to cover up (I did later have to throw on a cardi as it got cold & wore this out late night shopping!)
The print of the material is so pretty! It fits in with my wanting to brighten up my wardrobe but doesn’t leave me without my favourite black! It comes with an attached underslip & the flowy top fabric is very soft. The bottom of the front is all ruffles!
It has a super long string that you can use to tie the dress how you like, at the back, or I twisted mire around the front, then behind to tie to give me a little more shape. When I say super long, I mean it. You need to tie it or it would hit the floor. It was fun trying to tie it up with my cat around! Yes, Henry does approve of this dress!
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