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Terms of Reference
Purpose and Authority
The purpose of this subcommittee is to:
- Plan, implement, and manage Years 3 & 4 of the four-year UGME program across all sites, according to the policies, curriculum, and direction set forth by the Undergraduate Medical Education Committee (UGMEC), and in close collaboration with the Years 1&2 Curriculum Subcommittee, the Curriculum Integration Advisory Council, and the Student Assessment Subcommittee (SAS).
- Recommend to the UGMEC substantive changes to the Years 3 & 4 curriculum content, approach to implementation, and/or evaluation, as needed.
This subcommittee is made up of ex officio and appointed members.
The Faculty of Medicine's commitment to equitable and diverse membership on its committees and advisory councils guides its nomination and selection process.
- Associate Director, Curriculum, Years 3&4 (chair) (1)
- Director, Curriculum, Undergraduate Medical Education (vice-chair) (1)
- Director, Assessment, or delegate (1)
- Year 3 Rotation Directors (11): Anesthesia, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery
- Site Directors, Year 3 Clerkship (4)
- Director, Integrated Clerkship Program (1)
- Course Director, MEDD 448 (1*)
- Director, Career Advising (1)
- Course Director, MEDD 419/429/449 (1*)
- Program Managers, Years 3&4 (5 individuals; 1 vote per site)
*For shared positions, all may attend, but they share one vote per position.
- One Assistant Dean (rotating among sites) (1)
- One Director, Electives (rotating among sites) (1)
- Four UGME students (ensuring two from Year 3, two from Year 4, and one from each of NMP, IMP, SMP, and VFMP) (4)
- Associate Director, Curriculum, Years 1&2 (1)
- One Curriculum Management Unit member (1)
- One Evaluation Studies Unit member (1)
- One Educational Assessment Unit member (1)
- One Office of Faculty Development member (1)
- One Student Affairs member (1)
- One MedIT member (1)
- Two Departmental Education Program Mangers (2)
- Departmental Educational Program Managers and Administrators.
Guests may be invited to join specific meetings or portions of specific meetings at the co-chairs' discretion.
Ex officio members are members by virtue of their administrative appointment.
Appointed students are appointed by the Medical Undergraduate Society at the request of the Faculty of Medicine.
Other appointed members are appointed by the chair.
Ex officio members are members as long as they hold their administrative appointment.
Appointed students are members for a one-year term.
Other appointed members are members for a two-year term.
Chaired by the Associate Director, Curriculum, Years 3&4. The Assistant Dean, Curriculum is the vice-chair.
Meeting Schedule and Administration
Normally meets approximately once per month and at the call of the chair.
All members, except corresponding members, are expected to attend all meetings in person or via videoconference or phone. Corresponding members may join at their discretion.
A Year 3 Senior Program Assistant from the UGME Program Office will capture meeting minutes. Minutes will be circulated to all members.
Records will be maintained in accordance with UBC and Faculty of Medicine records retention procedures.
Quorum and Decision Making Process
Quorum consists of 50% plus one of voting members, and the presence of voting members from at least two sites.
Decisions are made by vote, requiring 50% plus one of voting members present to pass. A tie vote will be recorded and escalated to the UGMEC for resolution.
Voting members may send an alternate if they cannot attend.
Lines of Accountability and Communication
- Takes direction from, and makes recommendations to, the UGMEC.
- Seeks advice before making recommendations to the UGMEC from:
- The Curriculum Integration Advisory Council regarding pedagogical implications; and
- The Regional and Resource Advisory Council (RRAC) regarding resource implications (human, financial or infrastructural).
- Works collaboratively with the Year 1&2 Curriculum Subcommittee and the Student Assessment Subcommittee.
- Reports to the UGMEC on an annual basis.
Representatives of this subcommittee liaise with other academic and administrative committees and advisory councils, as needed.
- Plans, implements, and manages operations of the Years 3&4 curriculum so that it is delivered effectively and comparably across all program sites. [8.7[i]], [6.7[ii]], [7.7, 7.8, 7.9[iii]]
- Makes operational decisions relating to Years 3 & 4 and informs the UGMEC, as needed.
- Receives recommendations from Departmental and Site Directors for changes to the curriculum, and makes recommendations to the UGMEC for approval.
- Ensures Years 3 & 4 learning objectives are appropriately mapped to the MD undergraduate exit competencies, in accordance with CACMS standards [8.2[iv]] and ensures they are disseminated [6.1[v]].
- Liaises with the Student Assessment Subcommittee to ensure that student assessments map to the appropriate UGME Program exit competencies. Changes in assessments are taken to the Student Assessment Subcommittee for approval. [9.6[vi]]
- Reviews annually the Mandatory Clinical Case List/Patient Encounters and Clinical Procedures, settings and level of responsibility for students in the clinical years. [6.2[vii]]
- Centrally monitors student completion of the Mandatory Clinical Case List/Patient Encounters and Clinical Procedures logging at a minimum twice annually. [8.6[viii]]
- Monitors adherence to Policy #10 – Scheduling Students in Required Clinical Learning Experiences. [8.8[ix]]
- Liaises with departmental counterparts in the post graduate programs to ensure residents are orientated to the students' learning objectives and the Mandatory Clinical Case List/Patient Encounters and Clinical Procedures for each rotation. [9.1[x]]
- Defines and periodically reviews the rule for student elective choices.
- Reviews and approves new electives offerings and periodically reviews the existing inventory of UBC electives for ongoing quality assurance. [6.5[xi]]
- Ensures an effective system for electives advising is in place. [11.2[xii]]
- Ensures extramural electives, particularly at non CACMS/LCME accredited schools, are reviewed and monitored. [11.3[xiii]]
- Monitors, in collaboration with the Student Assessment Subcommittee(SAS):
- Direct observation of history taking and physical examination by faculty; [9.3[xiv]]
- Provision of timely mid rotation assessment for rotations longer than four weeks [9.7[xv]]; and
- Submission by clinical supervisors of all summative assessment elements so that students can receive final grades within six weeks of completion of the rotation. [9.8[xvi]]
- Promotes respectful learning environment, and identifies and promptly addresses student mistreatment and other violations of the Faculty's Professional Standards. [3.5[xvii], 3.6[xviii]]
- Reviews and endorses evaluation reports from the Evaluation Studies Unit (ESU) on the educational experiences in Years 3 & 4. Assigns responsibility for action on accepted evaluation recommendations to the appropriate individuals/units. Follows up on the actions taken to address these recommendations. Reports on the implementation status of program improvement recommendations to the UGMEC. [8.5[xix]]
- Coordinates with departments to ensure clinical faculty teachers in Years 3 & 4 are assessed by students and receive regular and timely feedback on their teaching. [8.5]
- Consults with other stakeholders (e.g., SAS, Educational Assessment Unit, Curriculum Management Unit, MedIT, Office of Faculty Development (OFD), Library Subcommittee, Years 1&2 Curriculum Subcommittee) regarding the implications of proposed curricular changes prior to making recommendations or approvals.
- Informs OFD of current and emerging requirements to prepare faculty to deliver curriculum and assessment within Years 3 and 4. Provides input on specific offerings and activities.
- Reviews proposals and evaluation plans for Years 3 & 4 curriculum pilots and innovations and makes recommendations for approval to the UGMEC. Reviews evaluations post-implementation, identifies required changes, and recommends transition from pilot to operations, or not, to the UGMEC and the RRAC.
- Establishes working groups for specific projects as required, with the chairs of the working groups drawn from the membership of the Years 3&4 Curriculum Subcommittee. Non-members may be invited to join these working groups. The Years 3&4 Curriculum Subcommittee will review the recommendations of the working groups and determines next steps.
- Ensures Years 3 and 4 curriculum components comply with relevant CACMS accreditation standards and UBC policies.
- Reviews the Terms of Reference for the Years 3&4 Curriculum Subcommittee in June of each year.
This version of these terms of reference has been approved by the UGME Committee on February 19, 2018.
[i] 8.7 Comparability of Education/Assessment
A medical school ensures that the medical curriculum includes comparable educational experiences and equivalent methods of assessment across all locations within a given required learning experience to ensure that all medical students achieve the same learning objectives.
[ii] 6.7 Academic Environments
The faculty of a medical school ensure that medical students have opportunities to learn in academic environments that permit interaction with students enrolled in other health professions, graduate, and professional degree programs, and opportunities to interact with residents in clinical environments and with physicians in continuing medical education activities.
[iii] 7.7 Medical Ethics
The faculty of a medical school ensure that the medical curriculum includes instruction for medical students in medical ethics and human values both prior to and during their participation in patient care activities and requires its medical students to behave ethically in caring for patients and in relating to patients' families and others involved in patient care.
7.8 Communication Skills
The faculty of a medical school ensure that the medical curriculum includes specific instruction in communication skills as they relate to communication with patients and their families, colleagues, and other health professionals.
7.9 Interprofessional Collaborative Skills
The faculty of a medical school ensure that the core curriculum prepares medical students to function collaboratively on health care teams that include health professionals from other disciplines as they provide coordinated services to patients. These required curricular experiences include practitioners and/or students from the other health professions.
[iv] 8.2 Use of Medical Educational Program Objectives
The faculty of a medical school, through the curriculum committee, ensure that the formally adopted medical education program objectives are used to guide the selection of curriculum content, to review and revise the curriculum, and to establish the basis for evaluating program effectiveness. The learning objectives of each required learning experience are linked to the medical education program objectives.
[v] 6.1 Program and Learning Objectives
The faculty of a medical school define its medical education program objectives in competency-based terms that reflect and support the continuum of medical education in Canada and allow the assessment of medical students' progress in developing the competencies for entry into residency and expected by the profession and the public of a physician. The medical school makes these medical education program objectives known to all medical students and faculty members with leadership roles in the medical education program, and others with substantial responsibility for medical student education and assessment. In addition, the medical school ensures that the learning objectives for each required learning experience are made known to all medical students and those faculty, residents, and others with teaching and assessment responsibilities in those required experiences.
[vi] 9.6 Setting Standards of Achievement
A medical school ensures that faculty members with appropriate knowledge and expertise set standards of achievement in each required learning experience in the medical education program.
[vii] 6.2 Required Clinical Learning Experiences
The faculty of a medical school define the types of patients and clinical conditions that medical students are required to encounter, the skills and procedures to be performed by medical students, the appropriate clinical settings for these experiences, and the expected levels of medical student responsibility.
[viii] 8.6 Monitoring of Completion of Required Clinical Learning Experiences
A medical school has in place a system with central oversight that monitors, remedies any gaps, and ensures completion of the required patient encounters, clinical conditions, skills and procedures to be performed by all medical students.
[ix] 8.8 Monitoring Time Spent in Educational and Clinical Activities
The curriculum committee and the program's administration and leadership implement effective policies and procedures regarding the amount of time medical students spend in required activities, including the total number of hours medical students are required to spend in clinical and educational activities during required clinical learning experiences.
[x] 9.1 Preparation of Resident and Non-Faculty Instructors
In a medical school, residents, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other non-faculty instructors who supervise, teach or assess medical students are familiar with the learning objectives of the required learning experience in which they participate and are prepared for their roles in teaching and assessment. The medical school provides resources to enhance and improve residents' teaching and assessment skills, with central monitoring of their participation in those opportunities provided.
[xi] 6.5 Elective Opportunities
The faculty of a medical school ensure that the medical curriculum includes elective opportunities that supplement required learning experiences and that permit medical students to gain exposure to and deepen their understanding of medical specialties reflecting their career interests and to pursue their individual academic interests.
[xii] 11.2 Career Advising
A medical school has an effective and where appropriate confidential career advising system in place that integrates the efforts of faculty members, clerkship directors, and student affairs staff to assist medical students in choosing elective courses, evaluating career options, and applying to residency programs.
[xiii] 11.3 Oversight of Extramural Electives
If a medical student at a medical school is permitted to take an elective under the auspices of another medical school, institution, or organization, a centralized system exists in the dean's office at the home school to review the proposed extramural elective prior to approval and to ensure the return of a performance assessment of the student and an evaluation of the elective by the student. Information about such issues as the following are available, as appropriate, to the student and the medical school in order to inform the student's and the school's review of the experience prior to its approval:
- Potential risks to the health and safety of patients, students, and the community;
- The availability of emergency care;
- The possibility of natural disasters, political instability, and exposure to disease;
- The need for additional preparation prior to, support during, and follow-up after the elective;
- The level and quality of supervision;
- Any potential challenges to the code of medical ethics adopted by the home school.
[xiv] 9.3 Clinical Supervision of Medical Students
A medical school ensures that medical students in clinical learning situations involving patient care are appropriately supervised at all times in order to ensure patient and student safety, that the level of responsibility delegated to the student is appropriate to his or her level of training, and that the delegated activities supervised by the health professional are within his or her scope of practice.
[xv] 9.7 Timely Formative Assessment and Feedback
A medical school ensures that the medical education program provides timely formative assessment consisting of appropriate measures by which a medical student can measure his or her progress in learning. Each medical student is assessed and provided with formal formative feedback early enough during each required learning experience four or more weeks in length to allow sufficient time for remediation. Formal feedback occurs at least at the midpoint of the learning experience. In medical education programs with longer educational experiences (e.g., longitudinal integrated clerkship, year-long courses) formal feedback occurs approximately every six weeks. For required learning experiences less than four weeks in length alternate means are provided by which a medical student can measure his or her progress in learning.
[xvi] 9.8 Fair and Timely Summative Assessment
A medical school has in place a system of fair and timely summative assessment of medical student achievement in each required learning experience of the medical education program. Final grades are available within six weeks after the end of a required learning experience.
[xvii] 3.5 Learning Environment/Professionalism
A medical school ensures that the learning environment of its medical education program is:
- Conducive to the ongoing development of explicit and appropriate professional behaviors in its medical students, faculty, and staff at all locations;
- One in which all individuals are treated with respect.
The medical school and its clinical affiliates share the responsibility for periodic evaluation of the learning environment in order to:
- Identify positive and negative influences on the maintenance of professional standards
- Implement appropriate strategies to enhance positive and mitigate negative influences
- Identify and promptly correct violations of professional standards
[xviii] 3.6 Student Mistreatment
A medical school defines and publicizes its code of conduct for the faculty-student relationship in its medical education program, develops effective written policies that address violations of the code, has effective mechanisms in place for a prompt response to any complaints, and supports educational activities aimed at preventing inappropriate behaviors. Mechanisms for reporting violations of the code of conduct (e.g., incidents of harassment or abuse) are understood by students and ensure that any violations can be registered and investigated without fear of retaliation.
[xix] 8.5 Use of Student Evaluation Data in Program Improvement
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Electoral de-alignment and the decline of class-based voting, bursts of unsustained extra-parliamentary militancy and a general lack of influence on state ac- tors and policy outcomes all signal that the labour movement is in crisis. Despite much experimentation in an attempt to regain political clout, labour continues to experience deep frustration and stagnation. As such, the labour movement’s future political capacities are in question, and the need for critical appraisal is urgent. Understanding how and why workers were able to exert collective power in the postwar era, how they lost it and how they might re-establish it is the central concern of Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada.
With essays from established and emerging scholars from a wide range of disci- plines, this collection assesses the past, present and uncertain future of labour politics in Canada. Bringing together the traditional electoral-based aspects of la- bour politics with analyses of the newer and rediscovered forms of working-class organization and social movement-influenced strategies, which have become increasingly important in the Canadian labour movement, this book seeks to take stock of these new forms of labour politics, understand their emergence and assess their impact on the future of labour in Canada.
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Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada: An Introduction (Stephanie Ross & Larry Savage) • Part I: Contextualizing Labour and Working-Class Politics • Canadian Labour and the Crisis of Solidarity (Donald Swartz & Rosemary Warskett) • Business Unionism and Social Unionism in Theory and Practice (Stephanie Ross) • Part II: The Challenge of Electoral Politics • The New Democratic Party in the Era of Neoliberalism (Bryan Evans) • Québec Labour: Days of Glory or the Same Old Story? (Peter Graefe) • Organized Labour and the Politics of Strategic Voting (Larry Savage) • Labour and the Politics of Voting System Reform in Canada (Dennis Pilon) • Part III: The Prospects of Extra-Parliamentary Activism • Unions, Gender Equity and Neoconservative Politics (Amanda Coles & Charlotte Yates) • Social Unionism, Partnership and Conflict: Union Engagement with Aboriginal Peoples in Canada (Suzanne Mills & Tyler McCreary) • Canadian Labour and the Environment: Addressing the Value-Action Gap (Dennis Soron) • Community Unionism and the Canadian Labour Movement (Simon Black) • Anti-Poverty Work: Unions, Poor Workers and Collective Action in Canada (Kendra Coulter) • Organizing Migrant and Immigrant Workers in Canada (Aziz Choudry & Mark Thomas) • Labour, Courts and the Erosion of Workers’ Rights in Canada (Charles Smith) • Bibliography
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On Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 8 pm, FuturDome is pleased to present the live performance A piano from shoulder to wrist, by Ramona Ponzini.
The event is promoted on the occasion of the closing of the 22/23 exhibition season, in conjunction with the finissage of Marco Pietracupa‘s exhibition The Vacuum Decay, curated by Atto Belloli Ardessi, open until 9.30 pm.
A piano from shoulder to wrist is a sound collage inspired by the need for hybridization and contamination between disciplines, on the urgency of musical expression even where music does not seem possible. A sound meditation in the making, always the same but always different, rooted in the practice of Om Dhyanam.
Previously shown at Artissima (2021) and Towner Eastbourne (2022), it is presented at FuturDome in an original version.
RAMONA PONZINI‘s debut dates back to 2005 with the project Painting Petals On Planet Ghost, focused on Japanese poetry as a privileged source of musicable lyrics, which landed on PSF Records, Japan’s cult label of artists such as Keiji Haino and Kaoru Abe. Over the years, Ponzini has collaborated with prominent figures such as Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Tom Greenwood of Jackie-O Motherfucker, and with industrial percussionist Z’ev. Her solo project consists of unusual DJ sets contaminated by vocal interactions and sound collages. In 2018 she was resident dj at OGR in Turin during the exhibition Dancing is what we make of falling, curated by Samuele Piazza and Valentina Lacinio.
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14 Nov Abbas bin Abdulmuttalib (r.a.)
Before Islam, service to the Kaaba was regarded as a holy duty. This holy duty was fulfilled by the family of Abbas, one of the noble families of Quraysh. They repaired the Kaaba and gave water to those who visited the Kaaba. Serving the Kaaba was a tradition of this family.
When Abbas was a child, he got lost. His mother looked for him everywhere but she could not find him. She made a vow and said, “If I find Abbas, I will ornament the Kaaba with silk fabric. Then, Abbas appeared. After that, his mother kept her promise. Thus, the Kaaba was covered with silk fabric for the first time in history by the mother of Abbas. Continuing this nice custom of his family, Abbas did not allow anyone to utter bad words in the Kaaba.
Abbas loved his nephew, Muhammad (pbuh), before he became a Muslim, too. He protected Muhammad (pbuh) against Makkan polytheists. The Prophet (pbuh) would consult with him first when he made some important decisions. When Makkan polytheists disturbed the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) a lot, the people of Madinah invited him to their city. Abbas was with the Prophet (pbuh) during the famous Pledge of Aqabah and wanted the people of Madinah to do their best to protect the Messenger of Allah. He addressed the people of Madinah as follows:
“O people of Madinah!You know the position that Muhammad holds among us. We have protected him from his enemies in Makkah and will continue to do so. You invite him to Madinah. Take him there if you can protect him. If you are not sure that you will protect him, give up this attempt.”
Thus, Hz. Abbas wanted to guarantee the protection of the Messenger of Allah. When the people of Madinah, Aws and Khazraj tribes, promised that they would protect him like their own lives, the anxiety of Abbas disappeared. Thus, the third Pledge of Aqabah ended with a good result.
During the Battle of Badr, Abbas was in the ranks of the polytheists. The Messenger of Allah gave instructions to all of his Companions not to kill him. He said,
“If you encounter Abbas, do not kill him! Abbas is one of us.”
Hz. Abbas was enslaved in the Battle of Badr. The Prophet informed him that he had to pay the ransom like other prisoners of war in order to be saved from slavery. Hz. Abbas said,
“O Messenger of Allah! I am a Muslim. The Quraysh tribe forced me into this war.” The Prophet said,
“Allah knows whether you are a Muslim or not. If what you say is true, Allah will give you thawabs. However, you were apparently against us. Try to pay ransom in order to be saved.”
After the war, the money Abbas had was seized as booty. Hz. Abbas said to the Prophet,
“At least accept the money you seized from me as my ransom.” The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) did not accept this offer. He said,
“That money is booty that Allah took from you and gave to us.” Hz. Abbas said,
“O Messenger of Allah! I have no other wealth. Will you make me beg money from people in Makkah?” The Prophet (pbuh) said,
“O Abbas! Where are your gold coins?” Hz. Abbas was surprised. He asked the Messenger of Allah,
“What gold?” Thereupon, the Prophet (pbuh) said,
“The gold that you gave to Ummul-Fadl, your wife, on the day you left Makkah! There was nobody else with you then. You said to your wife, ‘I do not know what will happen to me during this expedition. If something happens to me and I do not come back, this is for you, this for Fadl, this for Abdullah, this is for Ubaydullah and this is for Qusam.’”
The astonishment of Abbas increased. He said,
“Who told you this? By Allah, there was no one but me and Ummul-Fadl there!” The Prophet said,
“Allah informed me about it.” Thereupon, Hz. Abbas said,
“I witness that there is no god but Allah. I also witness that you are the Messenger of Allah.” Thus, he revealed that he was a Muslim.
The Prophet asked his uncle to return to Makkah, observe the movements of the polytheists and inform him about them. Hz. Abbas returned to Makkah and kept it a secret that he was a believer. He fulfilled very important duties. He conveyed all the details in Makkah to the Messenger of Allah and told him how Makkah could be conquered.
The polytheists knew about this. For this reason, they never loved Hz. Abbas. However, they could not say anything to him. On the other hand, Hz. Abbas felt disturbed when they pulled a face. He sometimes said to the Prophet,
“O Messenger of Allah! I am disturbed by the faces of the polytheists when they pull a face due to seeing me!” The Prophet consoled him by saying,
“They will not enter Paradise unless they love you.” He drew attention to the punishment to be inflicted upon them in the hereafter.
Hz. Abbas sometimes thought about migrating and asked permission from the Prophet. However, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) wanted him to stay in Makkah and said to him,
“Allah will end prophethood with me and migration with you.”
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) loved Hz. Abbas very much. He said the following about him, “He is the most generous one among Qurayshis.” He prayed for him as follows: “O Allah! Forgive Abbas and his children, cleanse them from the dirt of sin and protect them!”
When the Prophet addressed Hz. Abbas, he said, “O uncle of the Messenger of Allah!” Hz. Abbas liked this way of addressing very much. He often came to the Messenger of Allah and asked him to teach him prayer and knowledge. The Messenger of Allah taught him short and concise prayers, and told him to ask for happiness in the world and in the hereafter.
Although Abbas was older than the Messenger of Allah, he showed great respect to him. He did not want to say, “I am older than the Messenger of Allah.” When they asked him, “Who is older, you or the Messenger of Allah?”, he would say, “He is greater than me, and I am older than him.”
Hz. Abbas served Islam a lot after the death of the Prophet too. It was the 18th year of the Migration. A catastrophe of drought and famine affected the entire Arabian Peninsula. All living things were in great trouble due to thirst. The caliph of the Muslims was Hz. Umar. He was desperate in this situation. There was no one to take refuge in except Allah. Hz. Umar took everybody including children and old people with him for the rain prayer. Among them was Hz. Abbas. The caliph of the Muslims Hz. Umar, took Hz. Abbas with him to the pulpit and begged Allah in tears as follows:
“O Lord! When the Messenger of Allah was alive, he would beg you at such times, and you would bestow rain on us. Now, we are begging you with the uncle of the Holy Prophet. Grant us rain.”
After this prayer of Hz. Umar’s, Hz. Abbas said:
“O Allah! You are the one who watches and sees everything. You will neither leave a helpless creature alone, nor will you let a camel whose leg is broken die due to hunger. O Lord! Children became very weak. The elderly became skinny. Their cries are heard from the sky. You are the one who knows secret and the most secret things. Help your weak slaves. Show us mercy and help us. They hold me and beg You based on my affinity for Your Messenger. O Lord! Send us rain!”
This appeal reached Allah at once. The clouds became clustered, the sky got dark; thunders were heard. Divine mercy descended on the earth in the form of raindrops. Plants began to yield abundantly. The earth and the creatures became very happy.
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Selling my Nikon D200 set up...
Reason for sale:
Upgrading to D800 housing
Please see the photo attached for visual kit description...
Nikon D200 camera body
Nikon 12-24mm F4.0 lens
Sea & Sea DX D200 Housing
Flat dome port with extension ring attached
Who would benefit from this kit?
Anyone looking to jump from compact to get their first SLR underwater
Newbie diver/photographer that doesnt want to spend the £5k+ you would spend on brand new gear
Quality of photographs?
Please see photos attached. The anemone fish photo has been cropped a bit but demonstrates close focus. Continuous focus mode great for tracking sharks. Happy to email you a whole bunch of photos I've taken with this kit.
How "used" is this gear?
The housing is in fantastic condition and has gone on three outings and has never flooded
Aliwal Shoal 2006
Red Sea 2008
Is there anything I should tell you?
There is a slight white mark (about an inch long) from where I scraped housing on a rinse tank on my first trip (as we all do). The mark has not worsened or degraded since and certainly hasnt affected performance.
The D200 camera body I used for my business (on land) at the time so it is rather tired although working absolutely fine. The rubber grips which are glues around the body are little loose and the lever to eject the memory card snapped off (you can access the memory card chamber easily by opening with finger nail)
How much can you have it for?
I'd like to sell everything in one go as a complete kit but would be willing to listen to offers for the gear without camera/lens. The D200/lens fetches £650 fairly easily on ebay.
Complete kit £1850 + p&p
Complete kit excluding camera £1300
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The introduction of the Macintosh was probably the largest computer announcement in American business history. It wasn’t merely an event for the technology crowd, it was also a major cultural touchstone. Covered by every branch of media, the Macintosh was Apple’s biggest product to date, introducing the graphical user interface (GUI) and desktop metaphor to the general public and in the process showing a new way of interacting with computers. It would quickly become one of the defining artifacts of the 1980s.
The Macintosh crossed over into many different arenas. The Museum of Modern Art in New York has added several Macs to their collection as examples of excellence in 20th century design, including the Mac G4 Cube. Macintosh cases have been used as planters and aquariums. Apple commercials have often gone beyond being simple advertisements for their products and become media events, starting with a famous 1984 commercial directed by Ridley Scott shown at the American football Super Bowl.
What’s The Deal With Computers?
The truest sign of anything becoming a part of everyday culture is when it has been picked up by the world of comedy. Computers have been used in comedy programs dating back to the 1950s, in both film and television. Comedians aren’t the only ones poking fun at computers. Engineers also like to play jokes. One famous (though nerdy) example was a product datasheet for an imaginary computer memory called a “Write Only Memory.” The document looked like it was describing a real product but its main feature was that you could only store data on it—you could never retrieve the data back from it. The imaginary chip, the “Signetics 25120,” also had some interesting cooling requirements: “The 25120 is easily cooled by the employment of a six foot fan placed half an inch from the package. If the device fails, you have exceeded the ratings. In such cases, more air is recommended.”
Advertising had latched on to the comedy idea in the personal computing age, with John Cleese doing a series of hilarious ads for Compaq.
Video: Comparing the Compaq Portable 2 to a Fish, featuring the incomparable John Cleese
Perhaps no other program of the last forty years has better told us what’s hip and culturally significant through comedy than has Saturday Night Live (SNL). Over the years, the Macintosh and various Apple products have provided plenty of comedy bits for SNL, starting with the McIntosh Jr., which promised its young user would have “the power to CRUSH the other kids,” a riff on the range of ads that Apple was running for the Macintosh at the time. Another was the McIntosh Post-It Note, which played on the concept of the paperless office at the same time as making fun of the Newton line of PDAs.
Video: McIntosh Junior: The Power to Crush the Other Kids
The Computer Comes to Bloom County
Released at the same time as the Macintosh was a fictional computer that was 32-bits and offered a staggering 450KB of memory! It proudly declared that it “Computes! Sorts! Prints! Draws! Figures! Doodles! Slices! Dices! Whistle! Whimpers! Dances! Prances!” It was the most insanely great great computer ever devised for a comic strip.
It was the Banana Junior 9000 computer!
From 1980 to 1989, Berkeley Breathed produced the comic strip Bloom County for the Washington Post Writers Group. Dealing with a group centered around the Bloom family boarding house, Bloom County looked at a large variety of events in popular culture, forming a record of the decade through the slightly surreal activities of characters such as Opus the Penguin, Bill the Cat, Steve Dallas, and the heavy metal band Deathtöngue.
The strip featured a young, talented gentleman named Oliver Wendell Jones. Oliver was a schoolmate of young Milo Bloom, and knew his way around a computer. So talented was young Mr. Jones that he once managed to hack into the Soviet newspaper Pravda and change a headline in an attempt to end the Cold War. Oliver has a long criminal record from his escapades.
In late 1984, Breathed introduced a new character, the Banana Junior 9000 (later the Banana Junior 6000, though it is unknown whether this was due to an unseen processor downgrade…) which was adopted by young Oliver Wendell Jones. The computer looked strangely similar to the Macintosh, introduced earlier that year, though unlike the Mac, it had a pair of feet and regularly walked around the Jones residence. In fact, so advanced was the Banana Junior that it often walked into the living room where it would worship the television as its God, leaving household appliances as offerings to appease it.
In a particularly memorable Sunday edition, Bloom County ran a fake ad for the Banana Junior, pointing out, rightly, that KISS bassist Gene Simmons never had a personal computer while he was growing up, and any child who doesn’t get a Banana Junior “will very probably grow up to be a bass player in a heavy-metal rock band who wears women’s fishnet pantyhose and sticks his tongue down to his kneecaps. Just like Gene Simmons.” The ad also mentions the suite of software available for the Banana Junior, including Bananawrite, Bananadraw, Bananafile, and Bananamanager.
The fictional Banana Computer Company, clearly modeled on Apple of course, went bankrupt after having sold only two Banana Juniors. After massive losses, the Chairman of Banana Computer jumped out of his 63rd floor window, the words ‘Capitalism Sucks!” painted on his chest.
Oliver determined that the Banana Junior was obsolete less than a year later (after having been twice confiscated by the FBI for Wendell’s pranking) and would eventually end up in one of Bill the Cat’s yard sales. An ignominious end for a sentient computer!
One thing that has happened time and time again with fictional devices is the attempt to create them in the real world! So it is with the Banana Junior. John Leake created an actual working Banana Junior! While it’s not sentient (or if it is, it’s keeping it to itself), visually it’s a dead ringer for Breathed’s fictional computer, right down to the adorable little feet. John even created the BananOS operating system, as well as a Banana Computer Company branded mouse! This is as close as it is possible to get to creating an actual Banana Junior!
In the collection of the Computer History Museum, there’s an artifact related to the Banana Junior. In 1985, Canada’s Unique Idea Company released a stand for the Macintosh 128 in the shape of the Banana Junior 6000′s feet. When a Mac is placed on it, it’s pretty close to the image from Bloom County… and it’s less likely to get mouthy with ya! | <urn:uuid:dade5763-9622-4093-be19-a4e80088aea0> | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-banana-junior-6000-computers-and-comedy/ | 2013-12-05T18:06:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163047052/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131727-00034-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967606 | 1,453 |
With his trained figure and sweet decent features, one look from him will make you breathless. The idea of dating JeJung has made the hearts of countless young girls beat for him.
Starting from April 2010, he will debut as an actor in Japan on a new drama by Fuji TV, ‘Sunao ni Narenakute.’ This will be his first solo activity, and this has attracted a lot of attention from the public.
JeJung – At first, I wasn’t able to believe it, even after I received the script itself. Only after I met up with Eita and the rest during rehearsal that reality began to sink in; I felt really nervous. (laughs) Though the staff and cast members told me that it will be just fine, that I should just be myself and relax, I still felt the pressure of acting. I hope I can get used to it sooner.
In the drama, JeJung portrays a young doctor from Korea who falls in love with a girl (Haru by Ueno Juri) he gets to know through Twitter. It is a heartrending character who is in a one-sided love.
Unrequited love – of course I’ve experienced that; that’s why I feel really close to the character I’ll be depicting. I’m also the type who will want to follow the girl I’ve fallen in with, no matter where and when. I will take extra notice of those ‘tough’ girls who would say “I’m not interested in you,” even though they are. I might be an M-type* in love. (laughs) (*T/N: M = masochist. According to Japanese culture, you can either be an M-type ‘masochist’ or an S-type ‘sadist’ in love)
Being frank and warmhearted are some of JeJung’s charms. He spoke up about his past relationship without avoiding it.
There’s this case of starting out as friends, and then falling in love without knowing it. I fell in love this way, and I’m not sure why it is so. I just felt that it’s really good being with someone who is like me. A person who likes the same things and someone that I would get along with is the type that I would fall for.
The Type That You Dislike
The arrogant and unreasonable type of girl
I look forward to a normal type of romance. I’m good with housework, be it cleaning or cooking. I want to do all these for my lover. But if she is to say, “Then, you can do all of them,” I will be disappointed. (laughs) I would like it if she will say, “Let me help you with some.” It doesn’t matter if she’s not good at them. I will be happy as long as she tries.
He continued to talk about relationships. He experienced love at a very young age, and he wasn’t shy about confessing.
Confessing face to face and saying “I like you, let’s date” is really difficult. That’s why I will think of other ways to do it. For example, dropping a love letter in her bag secretly, or leaving a note saying “I like you” in a lunchbox for her – it’s better this way. I love thinking of ideas that will surprise her and seeing her shocked reaction. Now, I don’t really have the chance to confess, but I like to wishfully think of such a situation whether ‘she’ will be surprised or not.
How about continuing this kind of wishful thinking? If you have a date in Tokyo, where would you take her?
(JeJung answers immediately) Odaiba! I pass that place often because of work, but I never get the chance to visit. Therefore, I would like to go in private. The night view from the Rainbow Bridge is beautiful, isn’t it? It’s very suitable for dating. The kinds of dates that I would like to try are probably all normal things, like walking across the busy Shibuya junction hand in hand, visiting the 101 shopping mall, and so on. I’m really looking forward to this kind of dating.
Lastly, let’s focus on the drama JeJung is currently filming and hear what he has to say about it.
Now, I’m concentrating in filming the drama, but i have a strong desire in my heart to sing. The stage is where I truly belong; it’s the most important. Therefore, I still wish to stand onstage and bring joy to everyone.
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ANAN – Behind-the-Scenes
The whole photoshoot was shown to everyone!
“I want to eat ‘Pork Chop Bento’!”
JeJung said this right after the shoot and made everyone burst out laughing. To present a perfect figure, he had restricted food consumption since the day before the photoshoot. Therefore, we prepared for him the ‘Pork Chop Bento’ that he likes.
It’s my first time being on a cover alone. Even though it’s not much, I still need to exert a lot of effort for it. I’ve been feeling anxious since yesterday…
During the actual shooting, he wanted to show a perfect expression. At the beginning, because of the cheering of the female staff members (‘Awesome!’), he felt embarrassed, that’s why the shooting had to stop. As the shooting continued, the scene entered a more relaxed atmosphere. He faced the camera and said ‘kimchi’ with a V pose and sang (that was such a wonderful voice!). The playful JeJung then slowly opened up! During the shooting, he discovered a toy hammer that was popular these days, and was playing with it happily. That look of his left a deep impression on us.
In order to shoot something that he has never tried before, JeJung himself participated by suggesting ideas as well. In fact, he was the one who requested the soft perm hairstyle.
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Confederate flag to be removed after Charleston massacre
South Carolina's governor said the Confederate flag should be removed from the Statehouse grounds after the fatal shooting at a historic black church.
Republican Nikki Haley acknowledged that its use as a symbol of hatred by the man accused of killing nine black church members has made it too divisive to display in such a public space.
Her about-face comes just days after authorities charged Dylann Storm Roof (21) with murder.
The young white man appeared in photos waving Confederate flags and burning or desecrating US flags, and purportedly wrote of stirring up racial violence.
Survivors told police he hurled racial insults during last Wednesday's attack.
Ms Haley said: "The murderer now locked up in Charleston said he hoped his actions would start a race war.
"We have an opportunity to show that not only was he wrong, but that just the opposite is happening," she said, flanked by Democrats and Republicans, blacks and whites who joined her call.
"My hope is that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move our state forward in harmony, and we can honour the nine blessed souls who are now in Heaven," she said.
The massacre inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church has suddenly made removing the flag - long thought politically impossible in South Carolina - the mainstream position, even for conservative Republican politicians.
Within moments, her call was echoed by the chairman of the Republican National Committee and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Elsewhere, Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn called for the Confederate emblem to be removed from the state flag, and in Tennessee, both Democrats and Republicans called for the removal of a bust of Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from an alcove outside the Senate's chambers. | <urn:uuid:5eef1425-9b79-4c09-a8a8-fd1af59f5b91> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/confederate-flag-to-be-removed-after-charleston-massacre-31325903.html | 2017-08-16T20:22:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102393.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816191044-20170816211044-00022.warc.gz | en | 0.957312 | 361 |
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Southgate County Football Club
The football club was formed in 1910 with the first fixture being played on the 3rd December, at Fox Lane, when a team of former pupils played against the school team. With the final score of this historic match being 3-3.
The club is fully amateur, currently running 4 Saturday XIs who play in the Amateur Football Combination and Vets (35+) and Super Vets (45+), who play Sunday friendlies. We play all our home games at the School or at Enfield Playing Fields.
Pre-season training is held every Tuesday - 7pm-9pm @The Clubhouse
Starting second Tuesday in July through to the end of August.
Season training is held every Tuesday - 8pm-9pm @Southbury Leisure Centre, Southbury Road, EN1 1YP
Starting first Tuesday in September through to mid-April.
Our standard is competitive but very social, with our 1st team playing semi-pro standard and our lower teams for the 'love of the game'
For a full breakdown and history of the club please visit our website Southgate County FC
Anyone interested in playing should contact;
Cliff Lovett (1st Team Manager / Club Coach)
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Doubles as a Year Around Halloween CD Storage Rack
Ok groovy gang, you’re going to love this! It is our dream as Halloweeners to increase storage no matter how we decorate or celebrate our holiday, and my storage got a boost on my latest trip to Michaels. I spotted an unfinished House CD Holder for just $5.99!
Gang, I got ya covered with this dual-purpose haunted house display case that turns into a Halloween Music/Soundtrack/Roomscape holder after Halloween. I plan on using my CD holder all year since I constantly listen to Midnight Syndicate. Oh, and this is another way I can display Halloween collectables or miniatures during October.
Can you see your own items in this display? I can feel it . . . shocked and excited, aren’t you? I know I was, and I happy to say that this project is an inexpensive, simple project that anyone can do. Here we go!
- House-shaped CD Holder (I got mine from Michaels)
- Black poster board for your shingles
- Acrylic Paint (I used black, gray and white)
- Several different sized paint brushes
- Black Ultra Fine Sharpie Marker
- Sandpaper (100 grit)
- Quick dry craft glue
- Dry, soft rag
- Furnishings for the inside
Sand the whole house inside and out. Take a dry, soft rag and wipe off all the surfaces, being careful not to get sawdust on your roofing supplies or paint.
The poster board will be your shingles, so matching the color (mine is black), paint a fourth of an inch stripe around the edges of the roof, around the chimney and the eaves of the roof. Paint it the same color of your shingles so that the unpainted part of the roof won’t show under your shingles later.
Paint the chimney your desired color now as well, because then it doesn’t matter if you accidently drop paint on the roof, because the shingles will cover everything. (I learned this the hard way, oops!) I painted my chimney white and made random rock shapes in dark gray paint. Take the fine point Sharpie and draw cobwebs and dangling spiders onto the painted chimney. The Sharpie makes it easier to draw small items.
Making Poster Board Shingles
The vertical width of my roof measures 6 5/8 inches. Cut 22 strips of poster board that measure 6 5/8″ x 1″. Mark one strip of poster board 6 5/8″ – the length of the roof – and cut the rest of the strips. Bag up the scraps in case you need them later and turn the strips over.
Mark the strips with small “v’s” and cut a small notch out, being careful to not cut them apart. You can make many different shapes of shingles, but this is the easiest, especially if you don’t want to spend a lot of time measuring each notch or trying to do half circles freehand. I used eleven strips of shingles on each side of the roof, but you can make yours larger and use fewer shingles if you want. I think the small shingles look better.
Now take your fast-drying craft glue and put a thin strip on the side of the poster board strip where you marked the notches, so you’ll have the unblemished side showing on the roof. Start gluing the stripes of shingles on the bottom of the roof and let the shingles hang over the roof just a tad.
Now go up toward the top of the roof, but be careful as you go. It’s important to keep the rows of shingles evenly spaced and in a straight line, or it’ll look goofy when you reach the top. I often have someone else come in and look at the roof and ask the person if it’s straight just to be sure the rows are even.
Now cut a thin strip to fold over the apex of the house so the edges of the shingle strips won’t show. Only make it wide enough to fold over a bit on each side and be careful with the glue! Just a dab will do so you won’t have it run onto the shingles and be visible. You need to hold the ridge row strip in place until it dries but that should only take a few seconds because there is very little glue.
House Painter Wanted
Grab a larger paint or sponge brush and start painting both floors inside the house. I suggest that you paint it a lighter color so your furnishings will stand out more. Give both floors two coats and let them dry completely between coats. Take your time when you paint the windows and check the outside often to make sure you don’t have any drips.
Now it’s time to paint the rest of the outside of the house with your base coat. First, carefully paint the window sills on the outside of the house. I decided to use black on the trim so it’d match the roof, and dark gray for the base coat because it’ll better show the details I plan on adding later.
Let all this dry before moving on. It’s way too easy to stick your hand in wet or tacky paint because you really can’t be sure all of it is completely dry.
Details Details and Oh More Oh More Ah . . . Details
I like to add details all over the house because I think they take this project from a typical homespun craft to a real project. Eeeewwwww! I hate happy cutesy little crafty stuff!
I painted rocks on the chimney because it adds to the haunted effect and is easier to paint then straight-edged bricks. I had my daughter (who’s a super artist!) do more spiders and cobwebs on the house. You can do anything you like. You can add shutters with one hanging crooked or missing; you can put mini crows on the chimney or paint a ghostly shadow show on the side of the house looking around the front.
I got a lot of inspiration from Ed Emberly’s Orange Book of Halloween. These are unusual, cartoonish-looking creatures that are fun to draw and will serve my purpose without a lot of pain-staking painting. Be sure to look closely at all the photos of the details I painted on my house for inspiration with your own project. I painted a haunted tree, cracks by the windows, bricks showing through the stucco, and added a few bats.
Furnishing the Inside
This really gets fun! Gather up all the little odds and ends and collectables you have to put in the house. I used one of the hutches I’d made earlier and then added all kinds of little stuff I had. I decided to make it two floors of a Halloween Flea Market because that way I didn’t have to worry about scale and I could use all the little things I had.
Don’t get me wrong! There are many fine miniature shops out there with one-inch-equals-one-foot scale furniture and even smaller Halloween items. You can make a stunning scale room box out of this CD storage box if you want. Or you could add pieces every year, too.
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NewTek Company Meeting & Picnic
Go from Streaming to Screaming
Join Us for the NewTek Company Meeting & Picnic
Thursday, August 8th
NewTek 2B followed by fun at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
– Agenda –
Learn what’s new at NewTek
1:30pm to 2:45pm
Employees only - attendance is mandatory.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Employees are expected to participate unless they are working, out of town,
or excused by their supervisor.
Free for employee and a spouse or significant other (admission and parking).
As a bonus, if you would like to bring your kids, NewTek has offered a discount on their admission tickets.
(Note: discount passes may be purchased for employee’s children for $20 each.
Must be employee’s child, stepchild or dependent.)
– Cookout –
– Games –
– More Games! –
After 5:00pm: Feel free to stay at Six Flags & enjoy the Park!
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Caribou Coffee Printable Coupons
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Caribou Coffee is a place where you can enjoy quite a lot of beverages, especially coffee. Those beverages can be perfect to drink when you are spending free time, working, or even hanging out with your beloved friends. The types of beverages sold in the store of Caribou Coffee are quite various. All of them are already classified in some different categories. The example of the categories is classic category. In this category, you can find for about 13 different beverages, including Cappuccino, Americano, Espresso, and Macchiato. Other than this category of beverages, you can also find some other categories such as; Specialty, Blended, Teas, and Juices.
In this coffee shop, you will not only be able to find various types of coffee and some other beverages, but also a quite lot of foods variety that can make the beverages perfect. For the foods available in this shop, there are 4 categories available. Those categories are; Breakfast Sandwiches, Oatmeal, Bakery and Oven Toasted Sandwiches.
If you are about to go to work and haven’t got your breakfast yet, coming by in this store first might be best because there are quite a lot of tasty and delicious breakfast menu can be found here. There is chicken apple sausage, egg white and turkey bacon, and some others. All of those breakfast menus can be a perfect choice to start your day.
To make the shopping in this coffee shop even more fun and beneficial for you, grabbing some Caribou Coffee Printable Coupons is certainly a thing that you have to do. The coupons enable you to grab some menus in the coffee shop in better prices. In other words, you can sometime spend less money in purchasing some items in the coffee shop if you own the coupons. A good example of the coupons is the one that can be printed in order to get a 50% discount for some items available in the shop.
This kind of Printable Coupons is the one that you can obtain quite easily in some web pages. Usually, you can directly print the coupons from the web pages before you finally use it when shopping at Caribou Coffee. One thing for you to know about the coupons is that usually there is a validity date applied to each coupon so that you have to use each coupon before it is not valid anymore. Grab more coupons now and get a chance to get a better experience in shopping in Caribou Coffee.
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CSKA claims playoff berth by pummeling Partizan
CSKA Moscow avenged its lone loss of the Top 16 and stormed into the playoffs with an 84-52 rout of visiting Partizan NIS Belgrade on Thursday. A 16-0 second-quarter run put the game out of reach and CSKA coasted the rest of the way. The victory ensured CSKA at least a share of first place in Group F at the end of the round with a 9-1 record. Partizan dropped to 2-8 after getting blown out in the Russian capital for the second time this season. Vitaly Fridzon and Sasha Kaun led a balanced CSKA attack with 13 points apiece and Victor Khryapa contributed 11 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. All 12 CSKA players in uniform scored and nine different players dished at least 1 assist. Joffrey Lauvergne paced Partizan’s attack with 17 points and Milenko Tepic added 9 in defeat.
First quarter: Lauvergne, Milutinov keep Partizan close
Jeremy Pargo stepped into the starting lineup in place of the injured Milos Teodosic. Both teams missed before Khryapa fed Nenad Krstic for the game’s first basket. Lauvergne dished to Nikola Milutinov for a slam to get Partizan going and Lauvergne followed as the visitors took an early lead. Sasha Pavlovic and Khryapa traded triples, before Khryapa scored after a nice assists from Sonny Weems to tie the score at 7-7. Both teams briefly switched to zone defense as Milutinov scored a layup on one end, before Weems buried a three-pointer for the hosts. Lauvergne beat the shot-clock with a short off balance shot, making it 10-11, but CSKA regained the lead with a long jumper from Pargo. Bogdan Bogdanovic got on the scoreboard with a pair of free throws. A Krstic jumper gave the hosts a 16-15 edge through 10 minutes.
Second quarter: Fridzon, Kaun lead 16-0 CSKA charge
Andrey Vorontsevich extended the lead with a triple, but the Partizan defense denied CSKA for a few minutes. Dejan Musli’s hook shot brought the visitors bask within 1. Aaron Jackson got on the scoreboard with a three-pointer. Bogdanovic buried an off-the-dribble jumper. Kaun stood out with an emphatic block of Musli at one end and a sweet hook shot at the other to make it 24-20 midway through the quarter. Fridzon added a floater before nailing a triple, after which Partizan coach Dusko Vujosevic called timeout with his team down 9. The stoppage of play did not alter the momentum; Kaun scored twice inside and Fridzon nailed a three. Jackson sank a pair of free throws to cap a 16-0 charge. A Lauvergne slam with 5 seconds remaining in the half ended a five-and-a-half-minute scoreless stretch for Partizan and left the hosts with a 38-22 halftime lead.
Third quarter: Khryapa helps hosts ice game early
CSKA picked up where it left off. After a Partizan turnover on the inbounds pass, Jackson darted inside for a floater and Vujosevic burned a timeout just 23 seconds into the half. Kaun gave the hosts a 20-point lead from the line. Pavlovic pulled up for a jumper and Tepic found Lauvergne for a layup. Kaun and Tepic traded points in the paint before Fridzon’s third three of the night made it 47-28. Kaun muscled his way to a basket-plus-foul. Jackson shined with a steal – after which he tiptoed by the sideline – before dishing a pass to Khryapa for a basket-plus foul and a 25-point lead. Lauvergne countered from downtown, but before long a Khryapa triple made it 60-33. Lauvergne remained aggressive and got to the line for a pair of free throws only to see Vladimir Micov further extend the lead with a three from the corner. Lauvergne rose high for an offensive rebound, basket and foul drawn. Krstic dunked at the other end. Bogdanovic and Pargo traded layups. After Tepic free throws, Pargo’s three-point play gave the hosts a 70-41 edge.
Fourth quarter: CSKA celebrates playoff berth
Kyle Hines and Krstic baskets put the game completely out of reach. Micov completed a 10-0 CSKA run with a three that made it 77-41. Pavlovic drove for a layup. Milutinov soon fouled out and Krstic added the CSKA Lead, which peaked at 80-43. Lauvergne added to his tally and Djordge Gagic scored on the offensive glass. Aleksey Zozulin drilled a three before Gagic made another tip-in. A free throw by Grigory Shukhovtcov with a minute to go ensured that all 12 CSKA players scored in a blowout win that sent the hosts into the next round.
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Cole is hoping his late second-half cameo display, after coming on just 17 minutes from the end of their 4-2 win over London rivals Tottenham, will be enough to earn him a starting place in tomorrow night's Champions League tie against Sparta Prague.
The former West Ham star still had time to play a major part in the last two of Chelsea's goals, and today he paid tribute to the man he believes will be the west London club's answer to the Liverpool striker.
"Adrian is so sharp, he reminds me of Michael Owen," said Cole. "From what I've seen he is already a great player who is going to get even better and score lots of goals for Chelsea.
"He has the pace and acceleration no defender wants to play against. Every time he comes in after a match he seems to have a big gash somewhere on his body but he gets on with it."
Mutu himself said today that he is prepared to take the pain to ensure Chelsea keep winning. The bandage he wears on his right hand protects an horrendous scar, the legacy of his Chelsea debut against Leicester, while another around an ankle hides a cut sustained against Spurs.
"Unfortunately my physique is not exactly helpful for this tough game," he said. "I faced a very big back line on Saturday but I don't scare easily."
Mutu hopes his four goals in three matches will convince Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri to keep him in the team that face Sparta tomorrow.
His early impressions of English football are all favourable. "The Premiership is spectacular," said Mutu. "The atmosphere is fantastic and I love it. The fans encourage me all the time."
Mutu also believes his new teammates have played their part in helping him settle down so quickly. "There are true international players here and you cannot help but play well in this company," he said.
The tattoo, in Italian, which runs the whole length of the inside of one of his arms, is also a clue as to the new Chelsea hero's philosophy. Mutu revealed: "It says a day without a smile is a day wasted."
There was no hint of a smile on Ranieri's face, however, when Chelsea went behind to an early goal, scored by Frederic Kanoute.
The goal though, seemed to jolt Chelsea out of their reverie and after Frank Lampard had headed an equaliser in the 34th minute, Mutu netted his first goal two minutes later after good work by Damien Duff. The Irishman was unhappy about being substituted in the second half but said: "I'm big enough to take it and get on with things."
On came Cole as Duff 's replacement and with his first touch put in Mutu for his second goal.
Kanoute hit back for Spurs but another peach of a Cole ball put Celestine Babayaro through to cross for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to net.
Cole also revealed today that he hadn't had the best preparation for the big match. He was staying at the Chelsea hotel and revealed: "The fire alarm went off at 5.30am on Saturday. I stayed put, though, and it was soon sorted out. We were playing Spurs in a few hours' time and I needed the rest."
Ranieri, meanwhile, continued to laugh off the continuing speculation that his job is on the line. "Some people thought I would be the first manager sacked this season but I am still here," he said."
Ranieri rested Hernan Crespo and Juan Sebastian Veron for Saturday's match but both look certain to be involved against Sparta.
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Three days ago, when Global Equities Research projected more than 300,000 reservations for the Tesla Model 3 electric car by the start of this week, that number seemed outlandish.
And yet, by the end of Saturday, the global total had reached 276,000, according to a tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
When the Model 3 was first unveiled in California on Thursday evening, the number of deposits that day alone had already crossed 100,000.
With an additional day and a half, Saturday's total of 276,000 has likely crossed the magic 300,000 mark by now unless the pace has suddenly slowed to a crawl.
And that clearly caught even Tesla off guard, with Musk tweeting that the company would have to rethink its production plans for the 215-mile, $35,000 electric car that won't hit the roads for almost two years under a best-case scenario.
Musk promised one more report on reservation totals, this one to come exactly a week after the Thursday evening introduction.
Tesla Model 3
Not all of those reservations will convert to actual orders, of course. But even if only half of them do, 150,000 Model 3s would amount to more plug-in electric cars than General Motors, Toyota, Ford, BMW, or VW Group has sold in more than five years. Only Nissan has sold more (slightly over 200,000 as of last month).
The response over the weekend to the Model 3 totals was predictable but nevertheless fascinating to watch. Tesla fans and investors were ecstatic, proclaiming that the Model 3 was the breakthrough vehicle that electric cars had required to enter the mainstream market.
Some went as far as to suggest that the Tesla Model 3 of 2018 would be just as revolutionary as the first Ford Model T, introduced 110 years before in October 1908.
The Model T became the world's highest-volume production car over the next 19 years, selling more than 15 million copies—a record that stood until 1972, when it was passed by the Volkswagen Beetle.
Many hurdles remain before the Model 3 can definitively be spoken of in the same light as the "car that put the world on wheels," however.
Tesla must complete the Model 3 design, test and validate the car, get it certified by dozens of different regulators around the world, and tool up its factories for production levels 10 times as high as its best to date.
Tesla Model 3 design prototype - reveal event - March 2016
It must also bring its massive battery Gigafactory online not only to assemble battery packs from imported cells, as it does now, but to fabricate and produce the actual cells themselves in the highest-volume battery plant in the U.S.
And if the company is to meet its recently confirmed deadline of starting Model 3 production by the end of next year, it has to do all that in 18 months.
As is much noted by commentary, Tesla Motors has not yet met an announced deadline for starting production of any of its vehicles: not the Roadster, not the Model S, and not the Model X.
Finally, many financial analysts suggest that Tesla will have to raise additional capital, especially if it believes it needs to boost its Model 3 production volume beyond what it expected to build before the surge of post-debut orders.
It customarily costs $200 million to $500 million to equip a high-volume production line, one capable of building 150,000 cars a year.
Tesla has plenty of extra plant space in the Fremont, California, facility it bought from Toyota in 2009. But it will still need to tool up for higher-volume production.
Tesla Model 3 design prototype - reveal event - March 2016
And while 300,000 deposits of $1,000 apiece—funds that are not placed in escrow, by the way, but pooled with the rest of the company's assets—amount to $300,000,000, some analysts have suggested Tesla Motors may need to raise another $1 billion or so to sustain itself until it begins to break even in 2020 or later.
Under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Tesla Motors has never turned a profit as a company. And CEO Musk said a couple of years ago he didn't expect that to happen until the Model 3 was in volume production in 2020 or thereafter.
Thus far, however, the company has been remarkably successful at raising money—which it may have to do again sometime in the next two years.
So that's where Tesla stands today: surprised at how many deposits have been put down for the Model 3, presumably recalculating its financial projections over the next five years—but likely basking in the glow of an exceptionally positive response from paying customers to its first real volume car.
And the rest of the industry?
It is almost surely hyperbole to proclaim, as one of last night's headlines did, that the Tesla Model 3 poses an "existential crisis for the auto industry."
2016 BMW i3
Nissan, GM, BMW
But we still have to suspect that the product executives at Nissan, General Motors, BMW, and other global makers who see themselves on the forefront of electric-vehicle production are going to have to answer questions about what the deluge of Model 3 reservations means.
Could BMW, for example, with its reputation for sporty performance cars, have cashed in on those customers if its i3 had been a sexy, compact four-door sport sedan with a 200-mile range instead of a tall, slab-sided urban subcompact car with 80 miles of range?
Nissan Leaf 'Advanced R&D Electric Vehicle' shown at company annual meeting, Yokohama, Jun 2015
Is Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn wondering how his upcoming longer-range Leaf, presently the world's best-selling electric car (with more than 200,000 sold since 2011), will fare in the eyes of buyers willing to put down cash years in advance for a Tesla?
At GM: How can Tesla get 300,000 people to put down $1,000 apiece for a car that won't appear for two years when we still have to fight with our dealers to get them to understand, stock, and sell our well-reviewed Volt and the upcoming 200-mile, $37,500 Bolt EV hatchback that will beat the Model 3 to market by at least a year, perhaps two or three?
All of those companies, which often speak about the ultimate decision-making power of the market and providing the cars that buyers are willing to pay for, are likely to do some hard thinking about the mix of qualities that make the Model 3 and Tesla Motors attractive enough for that many people to risk a four-figure sum on faith in a car they don't know that much about.
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV pre-production vehicles at Orion Township Assembly Plant, March 2016
Sexy, fast, affordable
Except, of course, for those carmakers, fewer and fewer in number, who continue to dismiss Tesla as an unsustainable and short-term phenomenon that will inevitably crash and burn.
But it seems a little clearer today that a reasonably priced battery-electric car, with 200 miles of range or more, can find buyers if it's good-looking and performs well.
Perhaps the final piece of the puzzle is that the fast, good-looking, affordable 200-mile electric car is also accompanied by a free, fast-growing nationwide network of DC fast-charging sites.
Because today, that's an asset that only Tesla can tout.
Tesla Motors Supercharger network in the U.S. - projected 2016 installations
And fast charging too
Nissan's efforts to spread CHAdeMO fast charging beyond its dealers into other public sites appear to have stalled, while GM has said specifically it will not fund any DC fast-charging capabilities.
So far, only Audi and Porsche among future electric-car entrants appear to have recognized the importance of a fast-charging capabilities modeled after the Supercharger network, and their cars won't arrive for two or three more years.
It may be a week of pondering among the car companies of the world.
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They sprung this on us last minute so this is copied from his website but he was a hell of a nice guy! Thanks to Chris and to the guys over at the Orlando Improv for making this happen. Here’s a little bit more about Chris: Chris Franjola is a writer/comedian born and raised on Long Island who now lives and works in Los Angeles. He’s currently a writer and a regular performer on E!’s hit show “Chelsea Lately.” Chris also starred on the critically acclaimed scripted comedy series “After Lately,” which aired for three seasons on E! He is also the host of the Sons of Anarchy aftershow Anarchy Afterword, airing live on FX. When he isn’t busy writing and acting, he’s performing stand-up on the road, headlining venues all over the country. Before Chelsea Lately, Chris wrote for other shows, including Family Guy, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the original Chelsea Handler Show.
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How Dangerous is the Cinnamon Challenge?
A recent report in Pediatrics warns of the risks of lung damage from the "cinnamon challenge" — a stunt where someone attempts to swallow a tablespoon of cinnamon in 60 seconds without drinking fluids. Because the cinnamon absorbs saliva, people usually choke and cough out a cloud of cinnamon smoke to the amusement of their peers. (An exception was MythBuster Tory Belleci, who managed to swallow the cinnamon after tucking it squirrel-style into his cheek, but not within 60 seconds)
Online, cinnamon challenge clips beckon to fresh participants hoping to rocket to stardom on a plume of orange dust and saliva, with one clip by comedienne GloZell Green having received now 27 million views. The other 51,100 videos (as the Pediatrics report counted them), not so much. Alexa's rating for cinnamonchallenge.com, which promotes the challenge, has spiked in recent days to #133,379 in the United States, receiving visits from no less than 1.8 out of every million internet users during the past three months. Over the past three months only half as much traffic reached opposing site nocinnamonchallenge.com, but in recent days it has pulled into the lead as news outlets covered the story.
The bad news is that the stunt can result in an urgent call for help to poison control centers, as happened 122 times in the first half of 2012 — up roughly four-fold from 2011. Thirty of these cases required medical attention. Though usually the symptoms were brief, a few cases were placed on ventilator support with collapsed lungs or pneumonia. Cited by the Pediatrics article from a news broadcast and not explained in detail, the collapsed lungs may be atelectasis, a condition in which some of the tiny sacs in the lung fail to expand because a bronchiole is blocked or the surfactant covering the inner surface of the lung is disrupted. By analogy to a similar observation with inhaled talc, the cinnamon might absorb surfactant and fluid in the lungs just as it does in the mouth, disrupting the lung's expansion.
The worse news was that in two animal studies, particles of cinnamon introduced into the trachea could result in inflammation and immune reactions including fibrotic lesions (scarring) which some compare to emphysema. This is mostly the result of the cellulose fibers, many of which can neither be broken down nor expelled from the lungs by any means short of an all-out attack by the immune system. Granulomas very slowly break down the fibers in much the same way as bleach puts holes in a cotton shirt, but the process takes a toll on the lungs. In addition to cellulose, cinnamon contains cinnamaldehyde, a potential irritant that might contribute to the lung damage, but inhaled paprika has many of the same effects.
Because there is no comparable lab data for humans, it is not clear how many past participants in the challenge might suffer some long-term effect. Nonetheless, the workers in local cinnamon buyers' stores in Sri Lanka might have told us that breathing it is a bad idea. One small study reported that 37.5% of those tested had chronic coughs, and 22.5% had asthma, versus 6.4% and 2.2% asthma rates in tea and kapok workers.
Used properly, cinnamon can do more good than harm. There is concern that a variety frequently sold in the U.S. may contain enough coumarin to create a risk of liver damage in susceptible individuals who consume large amounts, but the compound also contributes to cinnamon's role as a natural appetite suppressant and anti-clotting agent, and might even help to protect the liver from effects of a high-fat diet.
Two varieties of cinnamon are among the fundamental herbs of traditional Chinese medicine, used from ancient times to treat conditions such as diabetes and gout. Modern data backs this up with evidence that cinnamon weakly inhibits xanthine oxidase, which is a known way to treat gout, and lowers fasting blood glucose while helping to stabilize blood glucose levels after eating. No matter how small the world may seem nowadays, we still have much left to learn from other cultures, even about what our most common foods can do to help or hurt us. | <urn:uuid:6f359a99-6d36-4b1b-b396-319e15a2fbdd> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://www.mic.com/articles/37979/how-dangerous-is-the-cinnamon-challenge | 2023-06-07T20:22:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224654012.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607175304-20230607205304-00216.warc.gz | en | 0.95576 | 878 |
Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory
The Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory is one of the top destinations to visit in Daytona Beach. The factory creates hand-made chocolate and candy treats each day.
The Angell Phelps Chocolate Factory is at 154 South Beach Street in Daytona Beach. The factory is near the shore of the Halifax River and not far from the Daytona Beach Main Street Pier.
Angell & Phelps was formed in 1925 by Riddel Angell and Cora Phelps in Mackinaw Island, Michigan. They moved to Daytona Beach a few years later. The company still makes its chocolate treats by hand with the same recipes the founders established. The company also uses the same old-style pieces of equipment that they utilized at the start.
All the chocolates made at the Angell Phelps Chocolate Factory come from skilled professionals who recognize what it takes to produce quality candies. The company believes that the personal touch that comes with making chocolate will make all the difference.
Angell & Phelps sells various chocolates, including a full array of boxed chocolates. People can find caramel squares, truffles, chocolate nuts, creme-filled chocolates, and almond butter toffee. These boxes make for great gifts, but they’re also ideal for all occasions.
There are various chocolate-covered treats for sale as well. These include chocolate-covered raisins, almonds, coffee beans, peanuts, and gummy bears. The company even sells chocolate-covered Twinkies, Oreo cookies, and bacon.
Angell & Phelps makes chocolate in many forms, including dark and white chocolates. The company also has sugar-free chocolates for sale, including sugar-free almond bark.
There are also a few non-chocolate goodies for sale at the Angell Phelps Chocolate Factory. The company also makes gummy fruit slices, saltwater taffy, peanut brittle, and melty mints.
Angell & Phelps even make dog treats with dog-safe chocolate ingredients. Customers can order white chocolate milk bone treats or a Barker’s Dozen of bone treats from Angell & Phelps.
Visitors can take a tour of the chocolate factory on Mondays through Saturdays. Each tour features one of the factory’s chocolate experts guiding people through the process of how chocolate is made and how it is shaped to perfection. People can see the chocolates as they are made through the factory’s cottage windows.
The hard work the people at Angell & Phelps put into their chocolates has made the company a top name in the business. The company has expanded its operations to where it offers many of its chocolates for sale online.
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As per the reports garnered by media officials “normalcy on ground” will be the focus of Lockdown 4.0, which comes into effect from May 18. A few details about the same were possessed by NDTV. A full lockdown announcement post-May 17 still awaits.
The report says that the Home Ministry has decided that the first area to be given any kind of relaxation will be public transport – both ground and skies. The places to give relaxation to will be decided on the basis of the ground situation reported by the Chief Ministers to the Prime Minsiter in the last meeting.
Explaining, an official said, “Local buses will start plying with limited capacity in non-hotspot zones”. He further went on to add that Autos and taxis will also be allowed, with restrictions on the number of passengers. Most of these will be allowed to ply within the districts in non-containment zones, he said.
The government is also planning to open air travel for domestic sector and allow interstate travel for the ones who possess a travel pass.
“Most states agree that stringent steps should be taken to contain the spread of virus,” the official said.
“As they would be redefining the jurisdiction of their hotspots, no activity will be allowed in these zones. But in the rest, they want relaxations,” he said, adding that before allowing that, “We are doing our own data crunching”
The report adds that Maharatsra is planning to extend the lockdown as it has been severely affected by the virus spread. “They don’t want to allow any inter district movement as of now or offices to open,” said another official.
State and UTs like Andhra Pradesh Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat and Delhi want to open up some sectors. Meanwhile, states like Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha will continue with stringent lockdown as the return of migrant workers in the state has led to a rise in COVID-19 cases. | <urn:uuid:450aa224-92a6-431c-9ada-91a0278fa77b> | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | https://www.viralbake.com/planes-buses-travel-to-resume-in-lockdown-4-0-some-states-to-extend-lockdown-after-may-17/?random-post=1 | 2022-07-06T01:05:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104655865.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20220705235755-20220706025755-00540.warc.gz | en | 0.962868 | 419 |
Just over a week ago, I bought my Verizon Galaxy Tab. I get home from class Friday morning and what am I greeted with? Rumors of the second iteration of the Galaxy Tab flooding the headlines. I know I shouldn't be complaining about business a-boomin', but it's getting a little too fast for anyone to keep up with, even for a tech-savvy nerd that eats computer chips for breakfast.
I thought phones were being released fast about two years ago, but that was well before the current, hyperactive market. The norm was for a device to be out for eight or nine months, and a few months before the one-year mark, you would start hearing rumors of the next generation of that device. Over the past year, things have changed quite a bit. Take the Galaxy S for instance, the successor to it was rumored and had its specifications leaked before any of the first generation Galaxy S phones had even reached consumer hands in the US. It's cool to hear about future phones with drool-inducing specs, but before the original device even hits the market? It's a buzz-kill that diminishes everyone's excitement over the devices that are currently out, which are still great devices.
The most adverse effect of these devices getting leaked so soon is it causes apprehension when it comes to buying a new phone or tablet. By nature, most of us want the latest and greatest, but phones aren't cheap, and at the rate the manufacturers are pumping out new devices, their release dates are just before they hit obsolete status. You can't play the waiting game forever, but spending $500 or more on a device only for it to become outdated about the time you buy it is extremely aggravating.
Manufacturers need to throttle down. Companies like HTC and Samsung have released countless devices this year and diluted the market. Launched back-to-back, they have ranged from low to high-end smartphones and feature phones, and they're not done yet. New devices are released almost weekly or bi-weekly, which is mind-blowing. A side effect of this is a noticeable decline in build quality or more problems at release. Look at the iPhone 4, there was a major design flaw overlooked with this device. Even some BlackBerrys have hit the market with design issues (trackball and speakers). Some Galaxy S devices were released with a GPS lock issue. Also, the Samsung Focus had microSD card issues at launch. Whether it be software or hardware, the manufacturers are letting more and more errors slip by unnoticed. They need to take a step back, focus, and slow way down.
The good thing is there is no shortage of devices to choose from, and there are a number of form factors to accommodate everyone's wants and needs. The bad? The market is so diluted that it's hard for most people to make a decision on their next phone, many of those people are too busy playing the endless waiting game to worry about what's currently out, and the build quality of the current devices compared to past devices is slipping. Something needs to be done, but I'm betting it will be quite a while before we see a change of pace.
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Former Coach Pleads Guilty To Raping 12-Year-Old
A former Santa Fe wrestling coach has pleaded guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl.
Deputy District Attorney Barbara Romo said a sexual relationship developed last summer between the girl and Louis Edward Matthews, 49, during an out-of-town wrestling trip.
Matthews was the girl's chaperone.
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(a) Scope. This section applies to all civil actions and proceedings, except as otherwise specifically provided by a statute, the common law, a rule, or a regulation.
(b) Inferences. An inference is a step in reasoning that the fact finder may make from evidence that has been accepted as believable. A fact may be inferred even though the relationship between the basic fact and the inferred fact is not necessary or inescapable, so long as it is reasonable and possible.
(c) Prima Facie Evidence. Where a statute or regulation provides that a fact or group of facts is prima facie evidence of another fact at issue, the party against whom the prima facie evidence is directed has the burden of production to rebut or meet such prima facie evidence. If that party fails to come forward with evidence to rebut or meet the prima facie evidence, the fact at issue is to be taken by the fact finder as established. Where evidence is introduced sufficient to warrant a finding contrary to the fact at issue, the fact finder is permitted to consider the prima facie evidence as bearing on the fact at issue, but it must be weighed with all other evidence to determine whether a particular fact has been proved. Prima facie evidence does not shift the burden of persuasion, which remains throughout the trial on the party on whom it was originally cast.
(d) Presumptions. A presumption imposes on the party against whom it is directed the burden of production to rebut or meet that presumption. The extent of that burden may be defined by statute, regulation, or the common law. If that party fails to come forward with evidence to rebut or meet that presumption, the fact is to be taken by the fact finder as established. If that party comes forward with evidence to rebut or meet the presumption, the presumption shall have no further force or effect. A presumption does not shift the burden of persuasion, which remains throughout the trial on the party on whom it was originally cast.
Subsection (b). This subsection is derived from Commonwealth v. Dinkins, 440 Mass. 715, 720–721 & n.8, 802 N.E.2d 76, 82 & n.8 (2004), and DeJoinville v. Commonwealth, 381 Mass. 246, 253 n.13, 408 N.E.2d 1353, 1357 n.13 (1980). “In this formulation, ‘possible’ is not a lesser alternative to ‘reasonable.’ Rather, the two words function in a synergistic manner: each raises the standard imposed by the other.” Commonwealth v. Dinkins, 440 Mass. at 721, 802 N.E.2d at 82. “[W]e have permitted, in carefully defined circumstances, a jury to make an inference based on an inference to come to a conclusion of guilt or innocence. But we require that each inference must be a reasonable and logical conclusion from the prior inference; we have made clear that a jury may not use conjecture or guesswork to choose between alternative inferences.” Commonwealth v. Dostie, 425 Mass. 372, 376, 681 N.E.2d 282, 284–285 (1997). See, e.g., Commonwealth v. White, 452 Mass. 133, 136, 891 N.E.2d 675, 678–679 (2008) (concluding that there was sufficient evidence connecting the defendant to a gun found at the crime scene, the court observed that “[w]e do not require that every inference be premised on an independently proven fact”). For a lengthy list of inferences, see W.G. Young, J.R. Pollets, & C. Poreda, Annotated Guide to Massachusetts Evidence § 301 (2011 ed.). See also Model Jury Instructions for Use in the District Court § 3.03 (Mass. Cont. Legal Educ. 2003).
Subsection (c). This subsection is derived from Burns v. Commonwealth, 430 Mass. 444, 450–451, 720 N.E.2d 798, 804 (1999); Ford Motor Co. v. Barrett, 403 Mass. 240, 242–243, 526 N.E.2d 1284, 1286–1287 (1988); and Cook v. Farm Serv. Stores, Inc., 301 Mass. 564, 566, 17 N.E.2d 890, 892 (1938). For a list of statutes that involve prima facie evidence, see W.G. Young, J.R. Pollets, & C. Poreda, Annotated Guide to Massachusetts Evidence § 301 (2011 ed.). See also Model Jury Instructions for Use in the District Court § 3.08 (Mass. Cont. Legal Educ. 2003).
Subsection (d). This subsection is based on the predominant approach in Massachusetts whereby a presumption shifts the burden of production and disappears when the opposing party meets its burden by offering evidence to rebut the presumption. However, the disappearance of the presumption does not prevent the fact finder from drawing an inference from one or more basic facts that is consistent with the original presumption. See Standerwick v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Andover, 447 Mass. 20, 34–35, 849 N.E.2d 197, 209 (2006), quoting Epstein v. Boston Hous. Auth., 317 Mass. 297, 302, 58 N.E.2d 135, 139 (1944) (in the context of the statutory provision that an abutter is presumed to have standing in cases arising under G. L. c. 40A, the court observed that “[a] presumption does not shift the burden of proof; it is a rule of evidence that aids the party bearing the burden of proof in sustaining that burden by ‘throw[ing] upon his adversary the burden of going forward with evidence.’”); Jacobs v. Town Clerk of Arlington, 402 Mass. 824, 826–827, 525 N.E.2d 658, 660–661 (1988) (rebuttable presumption of death). The quantum of evidence required to rebut the presumption may vary. See Yazbek v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 41 Mass. App. Ct. 915, 916, 670 N.E.2d 200, 201 (1996).
In civil cases, presumptions ordinarily require a party against whom the presumption is directed to come forward with some evidence to rebut the presumption; they ordinarily impose a burden of production, not persuasion, on that party. What has been termed an irrebuttable or conclusive presumption is not a rule of evidence, but rather a rule of substantive law designed to address a social policy, and cannot be rebutted by evidence. W.G. Young, J.R. Pollets, & C. Poreda, Annotated Guide to Massachusetts Evidence § 301(e) (2011 ed.), citing Commonwealth v. Clerk-Magistrate of the W. Roxbury Div. of the Dist. Ct. Dep’t, 439 Mass. 352, 354–356, 787 N.E.2d 1032, 1035–1036 (2003), and Commonwealth v. Dunne, 394 Mass. 10, 18, 474 N.E.2d 538, 544 (1985). See G. L. c. 152, § 32(e); Carey’s Case, 66 Mass. App. Ct. 749, 755–758, 850 N.E.2d 610, 616–617 (2006).
A presumption may give rise to a constitutional question even in civil cases. See, e.g., Care & Protection of Erin, 443 Mass. 567, 571, 823 N.E.2d 356, 361 (2005) (“[I]n cases that involve severing parental rights, the presumption that a child, who had been in the care of the department for more than one year, would have her best interests served by granting a petition for adoption or dispensing with the need for parental consent to adoption, violates the parents’ due process rights because it shifts the burden to the parent affirmatively to prove fitness and to prove that the best interests of the child would be served by maintaining parental rights.”). For a lengthy list of presumptions, see W.G. Young, J.R. Pollets, & C. Poreda, Annotated Guide to Massachusetts Evidence § 301 (2011 ed.). See also Model Jury Instructions for Use in the District Court § 3.07 (Mass. Cont. Legal Educ. 2003). | <urn:uuid:bb686aa5-2cb8-416c-b331-9c767b3d7835> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/guide-to-evidence/301.htm | 2013-05-21T14:37:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700107557/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102827-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919228 | 1,828 |
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The Hotel Vincci Palace rests in a privileged position on calle de La Paz, steps from the Plaza Porta de la Mar and Paseo de la Ciudadela in the centre of historic Valencia. Built in the traditional style of most palace residences in the city centre, this impressive 4 Star hotel has been remodeled to make an ideal base for couples, families and business travelers with 76 spacious guestrooms providing 4-star facilities and services at competitive prices. Hotel Vincci Palace rests in city's great tourist area, five minutes away from the Cathedral and the Church of Nuestra Seņora de los Desamparados, also right next door to the Serranos towers and the famous Miguelete.
Getting to the Hotel: Valencia-Manises Airport is 15 km from the hotel and easily accessible to the main roads into and out of Valencia.
Local Tips: Check out the gothic cathedral in the historic centre dating back to the 12th century or modern architecture buffs will enjoy the cutting-edge City of Arts and Sciences. The hotel is close to Barrio del Carmen, known as the citys nightlife district.
Enjoy business or pleasure in culturally rich Valencia at this 4 Star Hotel!
Dining: The hotel can be booked as Room Only accommodation with an option for Bed and Breakfast. The Hotel Vincci Palace has a cafeteria for breakfast, and the bar/lounge is the best meeting point in the city, the perfect space to have a tea or an aperitif. Guests can also relax on the solarium.
Additional: 24 hour reception, currency exchange, tour desk, ticket sales, fax and photocopy service, lift, left luggage, hotel safe/strong room, Gluten-free breakfast products, room service breakfast, room cleaning, laundry, ironing and dry cleaning service, express check-in and check-out service, newspapers, car hire.
|This modern and new hotel is located within walking distance to the Ciudad de las Ciencias, the new business and technological area of Valencia.|
|Elegant, contemporary hotel opened in January 2005, is located in the fashionable France Avenue, the most developed area of the city, a few meters from the "City of Arts and Sciences, with the most modern aquarium in Europe and is a fascinating place to visit during a stay in Valencia and a mile from the beach, is also perfectly connected and surrounded by great shopping and leisure, so that becomes the ideal hotel for a business trip to enjoy the city.|
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5 Ways to Get Team Parents on Your Side
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For coaches, challenges and stressors are plentiful. It’s a tough job, and there are people on the sidelines who can sometimes make it even tougher, whether or not they realize it. That’s right. I’m talking about parents.
Truth is, many of the coaches I’ve spoken to list parents as one of their top stressors. That’s because some parents try to interfere with coaching rather than help facilitate it. It can be tempting to simply ignore such behavior, but that won’t solve the problem. Instead, try these five solutions for getting parents on your side.
Establish Realistic Goals
As a coach, it’s important to establish the team goals immediately. These goals should be no loftier than having youth sports contribute to a young athlete’s personal and social development, build self-esteem, learn transferable life skills and gain a lifetime love of sports. If young athletes achieve these goals, they are going to be happy and productive people. Any other goals, such as college scholarships or a professional career, are only icing the cake.
If a parent signed their child up for youth sports because they’re expecting a scholarship, that parent is not pursuing the right goals. Explain your philosophy to them and help them understand that not everyone can be a scholarship or professional athlete.
Creating opportunities for parents to provide input about their child’s progress can often resolve conflicts before they even begin. For example, you can establish “office hours” when parents can stop by or call to talk about their young athlete. These conversations are perfect for learning more about your parents––and for them to learn more about you.
In addition, you can provide regular written progress reports for parents detailing how their young athlete is developing physically, competitively and psychologically. They have a right to know, and doing so maintains a culture of respect. You respect your parents enough to provide them with this information, so they should respect you enough to let you coach in peace.
Try to See it From Their Point of View
Though there are some strong examples to the contrary, most parents are not mean, malicious or ill-intentioned. Most want the best for their children as players and young people. Unfortunately, when it comes to youth sports, many parents don’t properly understand what is best for their children. In other words, they are simply uneducated about how their actions influence their young athletes’ experience.
If a parent comes to you with a complaint, try to look at things through this lens. Remember that they’re coming from a place of concern for their child, not necessarily from a place of hostility. Keep cool and talk it out. You’ll be amazed at how many conflicts can be resolved simply by understanding where the other person is coming from.
Always Be Specific
Generalities can often lead to misunderstandings, and misunderstandings can lead to conflict. Be specific in your expectations. Identify exactly how parents’ behavior helps or hurts their young athlete. For example, hugging and encouraging players whether they win or lose is good parenting. Screaming at referees and fighting with other parents is not.
Also, specifically identify how parents’ behavior can aid or undermine your coaching. For instance, making sure players are properly equipped and on time for practice is expected. Criticizing the practice plan in front of the whole team is definitely not.
Get Parents Involved
Getting parents involved in the team is a great way to get them on your side. Enlist parents within your program for advice and guidance about issues that arise. Ask parents to help out with practice, so long as they understand that they’re there to support, not take over. If you feel that you work well together, you could even ask a parent or two if they’d like to be assistant coaches.
If you want to have a successful season, getting parents on your side is key. It isn’t easy, but putting in the work before the season starts will make for smooth sailing once the season begins. Keep working at it, and don’t give up!
Dr. Jim Taylor is an internationally recognized authority on the psychology of performance in business, sport, and parenting. Dr. Taylor has been a consultant for the United States and Japanese Ski Teams, the United States Tennis Association, and USA Triathlon, and has worked with professional and world-class athletes in tennis, skiing, cycling, triathlon, track and field, swimming, football, golf, baseball, and many other sports. See more of his blogs at www.drjimtaylor.com. | <urn:uuid:ba3be365-f59b-43c4-bf67-7c1d43774184> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | https://tsblogadmin.teamsnap.com/general-sports/5-ways-to-get-team-parents-on-your-side | 2021-09-20T20:00:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057091.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20210920191528-20210920221528-00393.warc.gz | en | 0.965256 | 971 |
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Are you trying to stay one step ahead of maintenance issues in your home? When something breaks, you can often repair it yourself or find a tutorial online to guide you.
When it comes to plumbing issues, though, those problems often need a licensed plumber. When you experience sewage backups, leaky pipes, clogs, or other issues with your plumbing, you need the help of a professional to solve the problem.
But finding a plumber can seem like an overwhelming process, especially if you’re new to the area or have never called one before. Read on to learn about choosing the right plumbing repair near me.
Make Sure Plumber Prices Are Fair and Reasonable
Gather estimates for the repair and consider any additional fees. Such as overtime pricing. Confirm that the plumber has a valid license and insurance to cover any potential damages.
Contact multiple plumbers for a quote before making a decision. Inquire about any special promotional offers available and ask questions about payment plan options if necessary.
Once you’ve chosen, discuss all plumber fees relating to the repair before work starts. Then get a written estimate or service agreement. Make sure all pricing terms are clear and that you both agree on the cost of replacing materials, labor, and additional fees.
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Look for reviews from customers who have hired a plumbing company in the past. Then focus on the timeliness, cost, quality, and customer service of the service provided. Be sure to read both positive and negative reviews and take any truthful grievances into account.
Reviews should be taken into consideration when choosing a plumber. However, the plumber’s reputation, experience, and credentials should outweigh customer reviews.
Ask for referrals and call references to ensure the plumber is reliable and reputable.
Consider Plumber’s Response Time and Availability
Response time is important, as plumbing repairs can be a priority. Responding quickly to customer requests means that the plumber is engaged and knowledgeable about the situation.
It’s also important to choose a plumber who is available for any follow-up repairs that may be necessary. Availability is also important, as you want to make sure that the plumber can complete the repair when you need it done.
A reliable plumber is just as important as quality service when it comes to plumbing repair. Consider looking for plumbers that are available on short notice and can respond quickly. So that your repairs are done in a timely and satisfactory manner.
Understanding What Type of Service the Plumber Offers
When researching plumber options, it is important to understand what type of service the plumber offers. Things to consider include whether they specialize in residential or commercial plumbing. Also, if they offer emergency services and have any specific areas of expertise.
Different plumbers may also offer different services. Such as inspecting and repairing existing plumbing systems and installing new plumbing equipment.
Find the Best Plumbing Repair Near Me
It’s wise to carefully research the best plumbing repair near me before making a decision. The right plumber has good background information, good customer reviews, and the right estimate.
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White (Matt) Laminate Worktop
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The laminate wraps around the top and bottom surface of each TC40 edge; this gives TC40 additional protection and looks great!
40mm Curved Edge
40mm thickness worktops and breakfast bars* with solid colour, granite, marble, wood and patterned decors. All available with colour matched upstands and splashbacks at a great value price.
TC40 has a modern, tightly curved profile for the leading edge of the worktops and both long edges of the breakfast bars*.
These new curved edges give TC40 an almost square edge look, which is a very popular kitchen surface trend.
The 40mm thickness of TC40 is still the most popular choice for kitchen worktops and breakfast bars*.
15 sophisticated solid colour, granite, marble, wood and patterned décors to choose from.
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December 7, 2018 India
V-Day with Vijay as Voting Day is in progress Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Making this day in India a Victory Day for democracy.
With this being a Provincial Election, the turnout will be close to 70%, if a National election close to 65% in a Population of 1,7 billion. This is quite impressive since in my birth country (with a population 5 times smaller), in its last election it had the its highest voter turnout in 50 years of 50.4%. And what makes this Indian election most impressive, the balloting is inclusive of all and encourages people to vote and be registered. To make sure people of all levels of society vote, the voting day is a holiday, and voting locations cannot be more the 1,500 feet from one another. Whilst in my birth country, some Native Americans AKA Indians were precluded from voting due to not having a street address. In India, for which the prior name for American Natives was derived all those over age 18 can vote whether living in house or street or field or wherever.
To assure voting integrity, voters have a ID card, and their name and photo must match. Once they have voted their finger is painted, so they can not do again, as the President of my birth country claims, change clothing, add hat and fake mustache and vote a second or more time. In India they have Indian Ingenuity to protect integrity, while in my birth country there is no integrity, in those who try to limit democracy.
Here you will see my friend Veejay on a Mission, to Mission High School to cast his vote. As others of all generations, economic classes, religions, even one clad in gold and many old, etc do the same.
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Carrot Cream is made up of carrot extract. Real carrots are soaked in oils and extract is used for making creams.
Can be used as face or body moisturizing cream. Can be used in any weather. No artificial colors or fragrance is added. Safe for kids above 5 years.
It's vegan, organic and cruelty free. Recyclable plastic has been used for packaging.
Ingredients: Rose water, almond oil, carrot extract, olive oil, e wax, glycerine, iscaguard peg (natural preservative).
Benefits: Carrot is rich in vitamins, beta-carotene in carrot protects from sun's rays , repairs the skin tissue. Moisturizes the skin, making skin extra smooth.
Directions to use: Take a pinch of cream. Massage gently on face. Can be used 2 times a day. Also can be used as make up base. Mix with foundation and use it on face.
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While it’s only summertime, all I want for Christmas is the new Aero-X hoverbike. It’s not too early to add this flying toy to my Christmas list for 2017 – the predicted delivery year.
Co-worker Baker Patton at the Farm Press head office in Clarksdale, Miss. sent me a link on the Aero-X. After surfing the website – and watching a real person flying the aircraft – my mouth is drooling. It’s time to mop up the floor.
According to the Aero-X folks, the hovercraft will ride like a motorcycle up to 10 feet above the ground. No roads required. The company claims the aerial all-terrain vehicle will fly up to 45 miles per hour.
The product mockup on the site actually looks like a sandal with four wheels with two Lego people aboard – a driver with a friend behind - much like a snuggly motorcycle built for two.
The two aboard the craft should be Weight Watchers’ graduates still following the program. The website says the “useful load” capacity is 310 pounds and the “dry weight” max is 785 pounds. Unsure what those factoids mean.
Flight time is an estimated at 1.25 hours before re-fueling with gasoline (from pumps hovering 10-feet above Planet Earth - just kidding). Dunno if the engine is ethanol compatible.
The flying machine’s height is 4.1 feet, plus 6.8 feet wide. The length is almost 15 feet long. Time to expand the garage.
The Aero-X powertrain will include an aspirated three-rotor rotary engine with direct drive composite drive shafts and oil-cooled gearboxes. The aero bike takes off and lands vertically. A roll bar is included - an airbag is optional.
USB connection is included to enjoy the latest in interplanetary tunes.
The price is $85,000 + CPI. The $5,000 deposit may be refundable. Cash registers a’ringin?
The good news is the company building the Aero-X has a Manhattan Beach, Calif. address. It will not be manufactured by the Hasbro or Chia Pet folks.
Preliminary colors include red, blue, brown, and black – and of course the color green, the company touts, as a perfect fit for “aerial agriculture.”
This raises the question - how might this product and others hopeful to hit the market fit into production agriculture? A real-appearing photo on the website shows a hovercraft-type unit flying over a corn field with what appears to be a 12-row spray bar in front releasing uniform spray over the plants.
Imagine this device with a pest control advisor at the steering wheel looking for insect damage or nutrient issues in fields. While the flying device probably won’t install fence posts, think of the possibilities for ranchers finding lost cattle, or almond growers driving a hovercraft instead of a pick-up truck to move faster from orchard to orchard coordinating timely harvest activities.
Buckle up, agriculture. Farming’s future – the next generation - has arrived.
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For a long while I’ve been writing in relative obscurity – there have been a number of short stories floating around unpublished on my hard drive, and it was only today that it occurred to me… why not share them as I go along?
This particular year in training at my day-job has been difficult. I’ve had little energy or inspiration to devote to my work, and when I have managed to get words on the page, I’ve lacked any ideas of what to do with them. Only recently this has started to change, as my experience of this year has become more bearable and I have started to see a real end to this stage. In six months’ time I will be back at something I actually like to do, after a year away from what I feel is my place in the world. That… that is hopeful. Somehow this hope translated into a renewed interest in blogging and sharing my creative life, hence this post.
The following short story, Nivenea’s Shield, takes place immediately after the events in Forsaken Lands Book I: Tragedy. The story is from the perspective of Les, who becomes infinitely more important during books two and (per the plan) three. Forsaken Lands III: Redemption is in very early stages… but hope remains that a finished copy will miraculously appear before the end of my residency training. We shall see.
Without further adieu I give you Nivenea’s Shield, Part I (if it’s any comfort, parts II and III already exist, I just need to format and post them in the next couple of weeks).
My name is Les, Baron of the village called Pelle in what I know as Elseth’s Land. People say a lot of things about me, not all of them entirely true; they say I’m smart enough, well-spoken, and I make people feel at ease. Some people called me a child prodigy back when I was younger; at 23 I still feel like I’m 16, and I’m not sure I can agree with that part of it. The rest of that, though, might be true.
No one ever said I was a runner, however, including me…least of all me.
“Hurry up!” The woman running behind me was short with frazzled, curly black hair, warm brown skin and as sharp a tongue as I’d ever encountered. She punctuated her command with a shove. Her name was Adria – Lieutenant Adria, a Justice, ranking member of the law and military force of my people. I’d known her for all of three hours and she’d already made up her mind about me: I was the weak link who was going to get her killed.
The shove knocked the little breath I had going for me straight from my lungs. My hand hit the dried grass on the hill we were foolishly trying to use as an escape route. Adreth (who I learned was Adria’s same-ranking twin brother) was leading our rag-tag band of escaped fugitives away from our capitol city, Nivenea, towards some ranch in the hills. The line went that if we could get to this gods-beloved ranch we could rest and meet up with the other fugitives. Then…
Well, I hoped he had a plan for the afterwards part of that story. I surely didn’t.
“It’s not much further,” Adria was out of breath, too, but when I glanced back at her she didn’t look to be as sweat-soaked and exhausted as I was. The woman was in better shape than me – she always would be, given our relative positions in the world. Baronry wasn’t supposed to include any measure of physical fighting or long-distance traveling.
Of course, I was stuck in some outdated world from three hours ago when I thought I would return to Pelle before the year was out. No time to correct that, not yet.
“Easy-” I huffed, my heart pounding so hard in my throat that I could swear it was making my head bob, “for…you to say…” I trembled and paused in my tracks, which caused my disgruntled running companion to slam her body into mine. I was dizzy with fatigue and lack of oxygen. I could still hear the shots of pistolets – the apparently magical weapons of our heretofore unknown enemies – ringing out in Nivenea, beyond her city walls. We were at least a kilometer or two into the hills, Nivenea’s circular footprint sunken into the valley behind us.
They called these the God’s Hills – formally Layvin’s Embrace. As the sweat cascaded over my eyebrows and my skull throbbed, I said a silent prayer asking whatever gods may exist to save my sorry, slow ass.
“We have to go,” Adria hissed. The dozen-or-so others, including her brother, were already over the top of this particular hill and out of sight.
“You…” I tried to yell and failed rather miserably, “don’t…have to…wait for me.”
Adria’s brow furrowed. I had my hands on my thighs halfway bent over, and she saw fit to put both hands on my shoulders and shove me again. I’ve never been the kind of person to lash out with rage or anything like it, but my nerves were frayed all to hell and I felt helpless… I threw all my strength into it (which wasn’t much) and shoved her right back.
She barely swayed. “Adreth put me in charge of you,” she seethed, a finger pointing up the hill. “I don’t know why, but I’m going to get you up that damn hill, Baron, so MOVE.”
I didn’t see the point in running since it was just the two of us and I couldn’t see any more people in blue uniforms anywhere near us, but then I didn’t think it was quite the time to get into a battle of wills with a woman who could probably break my neck in a lot less time. When she grabbed my arm and hauled me along beside her I didn’t protest or fight it. I just went. If I died of exertion, well, that might be an improvement.
It was an eternity and a half (or approximately ten minutes) before we crested the last hill and faced an old barnhouse. There were a number of horses in the stable and several dozen escaped prisoners walking around inside the expansive fence, looking as defeated and lost as I felt. Lots of them were bloody and bruised from the conflict in the capitol.
I scanned the crowd and saw only two faces I knew by name. The first and most obvious was Adria’s brother Adreth, a tall, dark man with shoulders twice my width and a presence that put even my best stage performance to shame. He was the leader of this fiasco, whatever that meant. The man’s size and demeanor reminded me of Garren, which was at least in part a comfort.
Garren, the Kaldari mercenary who picked me up in Pelle not three months ago; a man who I was afraid of, at first, and whom I now called a friend. One who betrayed his own people in favor of mine, gave me a bow and taught me to use it.
Garren, a man likely dead. The Celet shot him once in the hand and once in the leg, Garren’s blood as red as my own when it flowed from his wounds. He stayed behind to save Teveres…
I found myself shivering, though I was not cold. The hairs on my arms stood up, prickly and painful against my sweat-slick shirt. My ears were buzzing and I was exhausted. I leaned on the fence with both hands, trying to remember to breathe.
“Well done, kid,” Adria tapped my shoulder, this time with some measure of kindness.
When I jerked up to look at her she was already hopping the fence, shouting something at her brother. Part of me wanted to know what she was shouting, but the more pressing part didn’t have the energy to care.
I didn’t have the energy to do anything. It was a struggle just to stay upright, shaking, feeling…fear? Anger? Grief?
I couldn’t even tell what it was. It was something like the flat nothing feeling before entering a debate; knowledge and words were present in my brain, but they were locked away beneath a blank slate. Usually anxiety of that sort gave me some comfort – it was predictable, even necessary to boost my abilities.
Nothing about this was predictable.
“Baron?” It took me a moment to place the voice with an identity. Slowly I turned toward the only other face I recognized in the crowd. The young Healer was tall and thin, with warm brown skin, close-cropped black hair and a welcoming, easy energy about him.
I swallowed hard, struggling with the distinct lack of moisture on my tongue. “Kyren,” I croaked, trying to speak as normally as I could.
Kyren’s dark eyes were hooded, serious. We’d met the day before when Aia, Teveres, Garren, and I came into Nivenea to stay at Aia’s home in Layvin’s Embrace. Kyren was a divinely gifted Healer, Aia’s best friend from her time at the University. She trusted him implicitly, and given that Aia was a mind-reader, I had plenty of reason to trust him, too.
My guts clenched. He’s Aia’s best friend. How could I tell him? My eyes swelled with the burden of tears. I was either too scared or too dehydrated to let them fall.
It took Kyren less than a second of silence to see what I could not say. His jaw clenched.
“What happened to her?” he asked – demanded.
“I…” I shook my head. The look on her face when they dragged her away… “She’s gone, Kyren.”
“Gone?” He stepped closer to me, and the handful of centimeters’ difference in our relative heights was ever more apparent. “Gone where? And where was Teveres when this happened?”
Kyren had it out for Teveres from the moment they met, I knew. Something about both of them being invested in the same girl, though I think Aia was telling the truth when she said there was nothing romantic between she and Kyren. Her and Teveres, however – that was a hot topic. They might never have the chance to let that turn into something.
Probably wouldn’t. Definitely wouldn’t. There was no way Teveres survived.
“Gone,” I said. The hills spun around me. “They’re all gone. Garren too.”
“I don’t know,” I tried to straighten up, a hip cocked on the fence to keep me from falling over. “The Celet have them. There was…nothing I could do. Nothing he could do. Teveres was shot before Aia was taken. Probably dead.” Probably dead. The thought of it made me sick – of seeing Teveres on his knees with a hole in his chest. If Teveres had been there when they came for Aia he could have kept her safe. It was just me, and because I was so damned useless…
Skies above, I could hardly finish my thoughts. It wasn’t like me. I was supposed to be a leader. What kind of leader was this, shaking and bumbling through his explanations? What sort of leader would want to curl up and cry in the face of conflict?
I was a fake. Anyone could see that.
Kyren clenched and unclenched his fists, angrily pacing in a circle like he wanted to hurt someone. I couldn’t blame him. I wanted to kill the bastards who took them, too. Pity I lacked the necessary skills.
“You could hit me if you like,” even when I was halfway to a panic attack I tried to be witty. Fucking pitiful is what it was, and I couldn’t stop. “Better than hitting one of the useful people.”
Kyren glared at me. He had an admirable ferocity to him, that one. He was anything but a meek, mere Healer.
“I took an oath,” he spat, “the gods say people like me shouldn’t hurt others, then they put me here, in this. What kind of justice is that, Baron?”
“Les,” I corrected. I couldn’t take being addressed by my title, let alone by a man in every way my equal. “The good Baron wouldn’t allow you to see him like this. He’s on vacation.”
Kyren almost smiled before reality took hold. “She’s dead, isn’t she?” his voice was small. “You said they’re all ‘gone,’ but you know the truth.”
I couldn’t stand to look at him, to feel his pain. What I felt – the sting of losing my sudden and newly-acquired friends – was still a pale reflection of Kyren’s loss. Aia was special. All three of them were.
Instead I studied Nivenea’s spire from afar. The spire stood upon the top of the university pyramid, tall and smooth, wide at the bottom tapering up to a glorious tip, a message of hope and pride. The spire was my peoples’ crowning monument, the highest man-made peak in the whole world… or, I supposed, the world as I knew it. These Celet came from somewhere else, and I could not speak to what they might be hiding.
“I won’t believe she’s dead until I see it myself,” I said, partly to Kyren and partly to the spire.
Kyren said nothing. The Justices and prisoners (some of whom were probably murderers and rapists, but I didn’t have much time to think on that) murmured in the background, making plans. I stood still and plan-less.
As I stood silent the ground began to shake. At first I thought it was just me – my own shakiness translating to my feet, making me feel unsteady. The hush that came over the farmstead implied otherwise. Kyren and I locked gazes.
“TO GROUND!” Adreth used his large, loud voice to his advantage, commanding those inside the barn to come out. The horses shrieked and whinnied, refusing to be calmed.
“Earthquake,” I breathed. I’d experienced small earthquakes once or twice on the coast – this was not stopping. Kyren and I crouched to the ground. There was nothing near us which could fall, save for the fenceposts.
The rumbling reached a crescendo, and the sound…
The screams from Nivenea echoed through her little valley up to our ears. I clenched the dried grass in my hands, and under my breath I muttered, “Radath the honored, god of stone, god of earth, I call you; Radath the honored, god of stone, god of earth, I call you…”I couldn’t say it fast enough, couldn’t throw enough of my energy into the dirt, begging Radath – begging any god – to show us mercy.
Mercy, mercy, mercy. Haven’t I shown mercy to my enemies? Why couldn’t the gods show us the same kindness? What had we done to deserve this?
Wood cracked, the barn losing integrity – I watched in terrified awe when half the structure came crashing down, the barn pushing up against the farmhouse, distorting it to one side. My throat tightened when a horse was caught underneath the boards, surely seriously injured, maybe dead. For all that I was terrified of horses, I never wished a living thing to suffer.
Our gods had surely forsaken us. It was the only explanation. That, or Teveres was right – perhaps there were no gods after all.
The moving of the earth stopped, though not soon enough. Every last person was frozen, and for a moment they were as scared as I was. We were all victims of the same tragedy. Our home had been assaulted not just by our hidden enemies, but by the very earth itself. I glanced back at Nivenea, and what I saw could be no coincidence.
The spire I’d admired all my life was cracked, its perfect tip now a wounded, jagged edge. Parts of Nivenea’s wall had tumbled to dust. Buildings were collapsed and collapsing.
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Carousel: Too Needy To Love, Faux-Feminist Men, And Tumblr Witches
Dear God, it’s August. Let’s not talk about it. I’m desperately clinging to the last few days of summer, despite the persistent thunderstorms circling NYC for the next week!
Here are some of the craziest, weirdest, most interesting, and thought-provoking pieces I’ve found over the last month or so. Enjoy!
Daddies, “Dates,” and the Girlfriend Experience: Welcome to the New Prostitution Economy. A growing number of young people are selling their bodies online to pay student loans, make the rent, or afford designer labels. Is it just an unorthodox way to make ends meet or a new kind of exploitation? Nancy Jo Sales investigates.
Decide for yourself instead. Pay attention to how it feels the moment you resolve to address and soothe these feelings of self-doubt and distress on your own. Learn how to tell yourself that you are good and worthy. You are worthy even on your worst days. Learn to believe in the value of caring a whole hell of a lot. Learn to enjoy being your own savior. Learn to ask yourself tough questions, and learn to answer them in reassuring ways.
Justin Bieber’s Marilyn Manson Concert Tee Is His Best-Selling Item at Barneys. I love this line: “If you were to draw a Venn diagram of Manson fans and Bieber fans, there would be roughly one person, maybe two in the center.” I am that person!
Sleeping cleans your brain! This is pretty amazing, so you should definitely read it… And then get an early night.
Here are the dangers of dating faux-feminist men.
A feminist man makes space for women to speak and to hold positions of power, even when that means stepping back from his own power. He defends and supports women when they need it, especially in spaces where a man’s voice holds more weight than a woman’s (which, let’s face it, is most spaces). He listens to and believes women, instead of interrupting or interrogating us, when we tell him our experiences and our concerns. He advocates feminism not just to women, but to men too, because he recognizes it’s not about winning points, it’s about making change. He unlearns the defensiveness that naturally comes up when we confront our own privilege, and then uses that privilege to do good in the world.
A brief history of the Tumblr witch.
Emoji spells! Yessssssssss.
Using Body Language. Yes, I’ve been researching!
The Emotional Intelligence Toolkit: This (free!) program is rooted in social and emotional brain science that engages the emotional brain and heart, as well as the reasoning mind. Its purpose is to teach you how to control troublesome thoughts, manage difficult emotions, have better relationships, and follow through on positive intentions.
The emotional landscape that occurs when you are with your partner, is a process called emotional contagion. The term refers to the well documented fact that emotions can be likened to a social virus in that they spread from one person to another. Put another way, you can literally catch your partner’s anger, anxiety and depression, or similarly, you can mood infect your partner with confidence and enthusiasm.
Five Keys to Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence. Apparently 90% of high performers have high emotional intelligence.
Makeup Magic: Beauty as Ritual, Empowerment, and Reclamation. This patriarchal standard for how people should present themselves creates the opportunity to use beauty as a tool to empower yourself and others, reclaiming something that has long been a method of oppression. This can go beyond the physical act of applying makeup, nail polish, or perfumes, and become a ritualistic practice, weaving magic into maquillage.
Shirley Manson Is Turning 50 and DGAF About What You Think. And her hair is pink.
“Sometimes I look in the mirror, feel my shoulders slump, and am disappointed with what I see,” Manson says. “And I have imaginary voices about what people might say about me having pink hair at 50. But I’m at that point where I don’t give a fuck if you think it’s appropriate or not. Go fuck yourself and be boring! I want to be free to explore the person I want to be. … Sure, I’ll be compared to Taylor Swift or Sky Ferreira. I get that. But age is information. Age is empowerment. I’m tired of being told I must infantilize myself and pretend I’m younger than I am. I’m 50, and I have lived an incredible life.”
What’s it like to be goth at 40 years old?
The Real Reason You’re So Tired All the Time. Worn down? Burned out? It’s probably time to let a few beastly burdens go.
Let the wild accusations fly as we look at the Salem witch trials.
Now That Taylor Swift Is Definitely Less Innocent Than She Pretends to Be, What’s Next?
Success is not a matter of luck — it’s an algorithm.
According to Branson, people who play it safe seldom get lucky. On the other hand, people who see themselves as lucky are also usually the ones who are prepared to take the greatest risks.
5 witchy travel destinations for any intrepid enchantress!
Donald Trump’s ghostwriter tells all… And it sure is ugly.
Get the epidural. It’s interesting that no one cares very much about women doing anything “naturally” until it involves their being in excruciating pain. No one ever asks a man if he’s having a “natural root canal.” No one ever asks if a man is having a “natural vasectomy.”
Why 30 is the decade friends disappear — and what to do about it.
I tested the $50 light treatment that makes you trip balls. They have these in NYC too, I’m pretty keen to try!
Here are 5 signs you need a spirituality detox.
Do you ever feel like your intimate relationships are basically like being in emotional bootcamp? If so, you’re not the only one. Check out Alexandra’s piece on relationships as a path to enlightenment.
Period pride and loving your lady landscape.
Can you really power an organisation with love? (Yes!)
What should you do when you’re extremely unmotivated?
If You Loved Me, You Wouldn’t Want to Change Me. Is it true that we should simply accept our lovers as they are?
The desire to put one’s lover right is, in fact, utterly loyal to the essential task of love – to help another person to become the best version of themselves.
Charge It Up: A Clothing and Sigil Protection Spell.
The New Moon has since passed, but these tips still apply… 8 Ways to Hone Your Creative Genius at the Leo New Moon.
Anna Wintour has a beautiful wild garden on Long Island.
These Polish headdresses and wreaths are absolutely gorgeous.
I loved this interview between Marie Forleo and Tony Robbins.
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4. Alternatively, if you wish you can upload your own image - by clicking on the 'Upload your own' icon as shown above in red.
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Christopher Jon Bjerknes
http://www.jewishracism.com [CENSORED FOR TELLING THE TRUTH]
I suggest we use flashmob / smartmob tactics to generate awareness of the Jewish war on mankind. The following video demonstrates such methods used for silly entertainment, but we could instead do something considerably more substantial:
If Ron Paul follows through on his plans to undertake a college speaking tour in 2013, this will provide us with an ideal opportunity to reach college students eager to understand why their future is evaporating. We should produce an informational brochure and dvd exposing the Libertarians as the new Communists and offering an alternative party which will provide our young with an honest future of prosperity and opportunity.
We could turn what appears to be a random crowd into an organized demonstration opposing the Libertarians and Jews and offering the Power Party as a far better alternative. We will have to comply with all laws, of course. We should have hidden camera crews to capture our demonstration for distribution, and to protect our interests.
In the 1950's through 1970's, the Jews funded and conducted a faux controlled opposition to the Communists using Jewish "neo-Nazis" to make a mockery of the exposure of Jewish subversion. Libertarianism is far more dangerous to Americans than was Communism, and we need to provide a genuine opposition to it, and the Jews generally, or they will destroy us. | <urn:uuid:9969c3e8-9b3a-4c42-b6a2-12a3c0990b65> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://jewishracism.blogspot.com/2012/12/flashmob-smartmob-tactics.html | 2019-07-20T18:50:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526560.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20190720173623-20190720195623-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.938056 | 285 |
Salamanders and Citizen Science
Who doesn’t love finding salamanders? They may be slimy, but with their cute little faces they could be called charismatic aquafauna. And North Branch Nature Center’s Amphibian Road Crossing program gives volunteers the opportunity to get up close and personal with plenty of salamanders and other amphibians, all for a good cause.
The Amphibian Road Crossing (ARC) program is a citizen science project with two aims: get amphibians safely across Vermont roads during the critical spring migration and collect data at the same time. Every spring during a very brief period – usually the first few wet nights after the ice breaks and temperatures rise above 40F – frogs and salamanders move en masse from wherever they overwintered to vernal pools and wetlands where they will mate and lay eggs. If they are unlucky, they will need to cross a road during this migration, risking mass death by squashing. Sadly, if the crossing mortality is high enough (and it can be upwards of 80% at some sites), entire populations of amphibians can be lost.
My first introduction to ARC was on a rainy April night. Clad in rubber boots and bucket in hand, I traipsed out to meet a neighbor after dark on a section of road that runs between two small wetlands. My neighbor was the official NBNC volunteer contact and came armed with data sheets and stories about moving hundreds of amphibians the previous night. This night was calmer, but we still schlepped upwards of a hundred peepers, frogs, and spotted salamanders to safety across the muddy road.
To learn more about ARC I met Sean Beckett, Staff Naturalist at North Branch Nature Center (NBNC), on an appropriately rainy day in June. He filled me in on the program’s history and future directions.
It all started informally about 15 years ago. NBNC would encourage amphibian rescuing activities by holding community workshops on amphibian ecology and safety. They maintained a data entry portal, but it didn’t get much attention and when it did, the data was back-of-a-napkin reporting. Until last year, when they decided it was time to push for more, and more rigorous, data collection.
Starting in spring of 2019, NBNC has been formalizing management of the ARC program. They pair a specific volunteer contact with each suspected crossing site, leveraging different volunteer priorities to different kinds of sites: family volunteers want safe and reliable spots for a fun night out with kids, while more adventurous volunteers will investigate new sites in overlooked areas. NBNC has also re-designed the data collection process with data sheets to guide volunteers in submitting standardized data.
In rethinking ARC, NBNC has had to wrestle with some critical questions about managing citizen science. “How do you design a project so people actually give the data you want?” Sean asks me rhetorically. He explains NBNC has put a lot of thought into how to ask for the right balance of effort from volunteers. Data collection must be simple or volunteers will get frustrated and quit, or collect data incorrectly, but must yield meaningful numbers. NBNC has had to consider how to standardize efforts and outputs across diverse sites overseen by diverse volunteers.
Sean tells me they’ve learned that good management of a citizen science project of this scope takes a lot of time and resources, but NBNC sees the investment as worthwhile. A big part of running any citizen science program is public engagement. They’re turning a small army of volunteers into science and nature ambassadors.
Besides public engagement, NBNC has several long-term goals for ARC. “It’s more than just saving salamanders,” Sean tells me.
Part of the inspiration for the program re-design came from NBNC’s recognition that the State of Vermont doesn’t currently have a protocol for comparing amphibian road crossing sites. Rigorous data from ARC will guide the creation of a metric that State departments, such as VTrans, can use when dealing with amphibian crossing zones. Such a metric would allow VTrans and others to assess sites based on mortality rates, species diversity, population abundance, and presence of rare species. Armed with ranking and assessment data, the state or local townships can plan road updates to include amphibian crossing patterns. One site in Monckton now has an amphibian-specific underpass.
While it will be a few years before the new and improved ARC has enough data to report real trends, Sean and NBNC have ambitious plans. They’ve already presented their efforts to the North East Natural History Conference looking for expert advice and advertising for partners. Currently ARC is focused on central Vermont, but they believe their citizen science amphibian conservation model will scale to the rest of northern New England.
Sean emphasizes that today’s volunteers are contributing to a bigger amphibian conservation picture: “Everybody who participates is not only saving salamanders but helping to refine a program we see as scaling up across the northeast.” | <urn:uuid:ce94f179-9ef0-4fd0-9fb0-444b14aec083> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://rachelscybercabinet.works/index.php/blog/40-salamanders-and-citizen-sci | 2020-09-23T12:12:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400210996.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923113029-20200923143029-00127.warc.gz | en | 0.946493 | 1,045 |
Re: Amy Adams is Lois Lane: - Part 9
Originally Posted by MrMaooz
Loving this so much, I may do the same....weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....
"The Kryptonian prophecy will be at last fulfilled. The son becomes the father, the father becomes the son. Farewell forever Kal-El. Remember me my son." - Jor-El/Marlon Brando/Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | <urn:uuid:407f67d8-c2d1-412f-b9d4-3a38d1c9e8d9> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=25736761&postcount=89 | 2016-07-26T05:52:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824624.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00052-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.803456 | 96 |
Satellite uplink and downlink frequencies vary from one transmission source to another, but all must be different from one another in order to avoid interference during transmission. This is due to the waveforms created during signal transmission, as identical frequency transmissions disrupt the distance and clarity of the signal.Continue Reading
In all, there are four commonly used satellite transmission bands. These are Ka, Ku, X and C. Consumer broadcasts and publicly operated companies rely on Ka and Ku bands, which operate between 10.9 and 20 gigahertz downlink. This is referred to as the high frequency band of radio wave transmission, as the waves used to transmit signals are very close together.
The lower frequency X band, between 7.25 and 7.75 GHz downlink, is a low frequency signal used predominantly by military forces for long-range communications. Finally, at the lowest end of the satellite transmission range, the C band operates between 3.7 and 4.2 GHz downlink and is ideal for voice and data transmission because its lower frequency makes it less susceptible to adverse weather conditions. Each of these has its own dedicated uplink frequency which is not utilized by any other transmission source. This allows them to effectively receive and retransmit information without risk of overlap or mixed reception from other signal bands.Learn more about Optics & Waves | <urn:uuid:3c83da26-e04a-4e98-ad20-b8f4abed0c2a> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | https://www.reference.com/science/uplink-downlink-frequencies-different-satellite-communications-8a991aa50f0ba3ba | 2017-03-28T06:33:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189680.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00533-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965987 | 269 |
Friday, 3 December 2010
Last Night On Earth - A New Dawn for Noah and the Whale?
It has to be said - Noah and the Whale are a hugely underrated band. Ask a randomer on the street about them, and if they don't run away or give you a really weird look, they'll likely mention 'Five Years Time', that one with all the "sun sun sun" and "fun fun fun".
Though it's an admittedly catchy song, it's certainly one of their weakest. That the lyrics are shallow and overly twee certainly put off many who would have found the rest of the album (2008's 'Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down', mainly about love, death and a notable lack of "sun sun sun") a surprisingly strong listen, and which left a lot of Radio 1 listeners very disappointed.
Last year's 'The First Days of Spring' was a huge leap forward for Noah and the Whale - any sense of twee was abandoned for an incredibly emotional album charting the break-up between frontman Charlie Fink and former band member/brilliant young folkie Laura Marling. Full of sorrowful strings, lump-in-the-throat vocals and epic sonic landscapes, it's not an easy listen at times, but is certainly a rewarding one. It also helped to point out that the band were never looking for chart success - though the label and radio stations may have seized 'Five Years Time' and shaken all the life out of it, Fink's artistic aspirations shone through here, particularly in the 50 minute film that accompanied the album.
After 'The First Days of Spring's heartbreaking honesty and creative maturity, Noah and the Whale's third album comes highly anticipated. Due for release in March, today saw the first taster for 'Last Night on Earth' with new track 'Wild Thing' premiering on the official website at noon today. The track is a really interesting evolution from 'The First Days of Spring' - while the chilled out guitar work remains, and the emotional intensity has lessened, the introduction of subtle electronics works extremely well. It's highly atmospheric, with hints of an 'xx'-esque sound, but still with that unmistakable songcraft of Charlie Fink, a completely enticing listen that will surely pique much interest over the next few weeks.
The track's unveiling follows the radio debut of new single 'L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N' on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show a few days ago, which sees a comfortable balance between the radio-friendliness of 'Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down' and the driven songwriting of 'The First Days Of Spring'.
The good news? 'Wild Thing' is free to download and stream below (see the cool little embedded tape player below, click the "eject" button to download the track), so give it a go yourself and see what you think - leave a comment about your opinion on the track if you wish! The bad news? I don't think I can wait 'til March for more...
Noah and the Whale's new album 'Last Night on Earth' is released in March.
Click here for a 'Best Of Noah and the Whale (So Far)' playlist on Spotify, and listen to the new track 'Wild Thing' and new single 'L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N' (in poor youtube radio quality) below. | <urn:uuid:3c2ed823-d66b-4a38-aaf2-0266bdf3dfd8> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | http://www.quiffprofro.com/2010/12/noah-and-whale-wild-thing.html | 2018-10-22T17:05:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583515352.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20181022155502-20181022181002-00196.warc.gz | en | 0.94927 | 720 |
How do you get people to talk about and ultimately pay for your content when they aren’t able to see it for themselves? Solving that conundrum may be a top priority for executives at Al Jazeera America.
Backed by the Qatar government, Al Jazeera’s U.S. operation is set to launch on air August 20, but it will do so without carriage on several large distributors like Cablevision and Time Warner Cable. And it will do so armed with research showing converting would-be customers who have a negative perception of the network requires having them watch it for a while.
Surveys conducted by the company early in its launch process – in January – showed that of people who do not watch Al Jazeera programming, in the U.S., 75% have a negative impression of the operation, said Ehab Al Shihabi, interim chief executive of the company;’s U.S. operations. Among those who have watched, 90% have a favorable impression, he said. The study was conducted in January after Al Jazeera purchased the Current cable network for what is said to be around $500 million. Since that time, he said, perception “has become more on the positive side.”
Any TV newshound may be familiar with Al Jazeera’s story. The network promises in-depth coverage, investigations and hard news, rather than the shouting-head pundit panels that have become a staple of cable-news operations. And thanks to its parent company, it has feet on the ground in many parts of the world, so that it can give American audiences reportage on events in Egypt, for example, that are of extreme interest,
But the network will need to reach people in order to convince them of its value and utility. The network is poised to launch in just 48 million homes, Compare that with 21st Century Fox’s Fox Sports 1, which has worked furiously to secure carriage on Time Warner Cable and others, and reach the majority of pay-TV homes when it debuts this weekend.
“I am sure it’s just a matter of a short time,” said Al Shihabi. “We are already talking with most of our distributors” regarding carriage.
Al Jazeera has also spent time making its case to advertisers, reaching out to ad-buying concerns to dispel any notions that the network may be biased or have an anti-American lens. “The bad perception has been converted into a positive perception,” Al Shihabi said. ” I think we are not concerned any more.”
The network intends to run just six minutes of advertising per hour, he said, far less than what the network estimates is between 15 minutes and 17 minutes of advertising per hour. Al Jazeera America will debut with an advertiser as “launch partner,” Al Shihabi said, though he declined to provide the sponsor’s name., He also declined to name specific categories of advertising that would appear on air, but said the network had backing from a range of marketers. | <urn:uuid:83e95e55-966b-4454-954a-44b2d3ef0504> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/al-jazeera-america-chief-sees-challenges-ahead-1200579016/ | 2018-05-21T01:53:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794863901.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20180521004325-20180521024325-00521.warc.gz | en | 0.967413 | 633 |
The Insercorp Development Team has released a patch that fixes various bugs found within the Website Traffic Module.
In the Website Traffic Module: After selecting a quick report and navigating to another tab, the information would not display until a website administrator selected a different “Quick Report” and went back to the one they were looking at. This has been fixed so that the “Quick Report” filter will be properly applied to all of the tabs within the Traffic Module.
There was a bug that occurred when selecting different “Quick Reports” or date ranges that caused percentages within the tables to not update properly. This bug has been fixed so that they are now properly representing the percentages of the sessions and views that they are representing. | <urn:uuid:f572c093-5ea3-40c3-8e67-8cfa7f95fe97> | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | https://www.iplasmacms.com/news/article/november/02/2017/website-traffic-module-3.0.1-patch-notes | 2020-02-19T21:59:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875144429.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20200219214816-20200220004816-00389.warc.gz | en | 0.952127 | 151 |
Is it possible to prevent applications from using
systemd-inhibit allows applications to override directives from
/etc/systemd/logind.conf, in particular
At one point or the other, the developers of nearly every desktop environment has discovered that they can do this, including KDE, Gnome, and recently Enlightenment. This recent development in enlightenment is my current problem:
$ systemd-inhibit WHO UID USER PID COMM WHAT WHY MODE Enlightenment 1000 <username> 769 enlightenment handle-power-key:handle-suspend-key:handle-hibernate-key:handle-lid-switch Normal Execution block 1 inhibitors listed. $
Worse, I do not think the configuration of enlightenment allows specifying what should happen in that event, i.e. the lid being closed. As a consequence, the laptop suspends every time I close the lid. This is very bad and should never happen, which is why I had
/etc/systemd/logind.conf in the first place. Without enlightenment running, everything is fine and I can close the lid without the system suspending automatically; when enlightenment runs, I cannot.
The way I see it, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever for any application to override anything in my
/etc/systemd/logind.conf. Hence, I would like to try to prevent
enlightenment_start from using the inhibitor (hoping that it is not built in such a way that it won't start any more if it cannot have the inhibitor.)
An answer to a similar question (about the same thing happening in gnome) seems to suggesr that systemd-inhibitors can only be removed by terminating the app responsible for the inhibitor. If this is not an option, it suggests preventing the original app from placing the inhibitor instead. It suggests reading the man page of
dbus-daemon to see how to do that, but I do not see how this is related.
- Can I limit permissions for setting inhibitors for certain apps?
- Can I disable inhibitors alltogether?
- Can I set another inhibitor reversing the behavior of the one set by
Note on using alternative desktop environments etc
I understand that every desktop enviromnent developer aims for "user-friendlyness", commonly understood as making interaction with config files unnecessary by handling everything in their own application. Unfortunately, this makes it increasingly difficult to find a desktop environment that does not do that and leaves my system configuration alone but still offers a bit of functionality and does that with some reliability. An example: For instance, I looked into LXDE, which seems nice, except that when executing
systemctl suspend purposefully (i.e., I really want the machine to suspend), it may or may not lock the screen. I am sure all of these issues can be solved somehow, but it seems a lot of hassle for just getting the functionality back that I had 10 years ago.
System is Arch Linux with kernel 5.5.9, systemd is version 245.2, enlightenment is version 0.23.1. | <urn:uuid:0a1f2529-41d1-4bf3-965e-8a340c7dd3e0> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/574481/preventing-systemd-inhibit-in-linux | 2023-12-07T11:34:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100651.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207090036-20231207120036-00350.warc.gz | en | 0.903062 | 633 |
The position of shortstop at Glide High School has been occupied by the same baseball player for the last four years and the two-time, all-state first teamer hopes to make his final season the most successful of all. Douglas County Sports Online proudly shines the Avista Athlete Spotlight on senior Cory Finlay.
At the beginning of his sixth grade school year, Cory was a new face to his classmates and teachers in Glide, but the name Finlay was well-known to sports fans throughout Douglas County. The football field at Roseburg High School is named after his great-grandfather, Dr. Gilbert Finlay, and it didn't take long for Wildcat fans to get accustomed to the new family in town. Cory's dad, Scott, has been the junior varsity coach for the boys basketball program since the 2010-11 season and his sister, Kelli, has held the same position for the girls' team for the past two years.
Cory arrived at Glide High School in the fall of 2010 and saw some varsity action as a freshman in both football and basketball, but it was on the baseball diamond where he made an immediate impact.
"I enjoy everything about the game and I even love going to practices because it doesn't feel like a job," Finlay said. "My brother and my mom brought the love of the game to me and the whole family has been supportive."
"I remember watching my older brother (Michael) when he was a starting catcher for Westview High School," Cory said. "I always looked up to him and he pushed me to work harder and try to get better."
Finlay has been a first team all-league perfomer for three consecutive years and a first team all-state selection the past two seasons. As a junior, he hit over .350 and helped guide the Wildcats to last year's Class 3A state semifinals.
"He's one of those kids who is extrememly gifted, but continues to work hard to make himself and everybody else around him better," head coach Al Skinner said. "Cory is a valuable component for not just the coaching staff, but to all of the kids in the program."
"We had a great group of guys and last season was the most fun I ever had even though we came up short of our goal," Finlay said. "This year's team has an awesome pitching staff and if our hitting is consistent, we can compete with anybody."
One thing sports fans probably don't know is Finlay's talents go much deeper than just the playing field. The senior is also a gifted singer and has qualified for the 2014 Solo State Championships and will perfrom in the tenor division.
"Singing is another passion of mine," Cory said. "My mom and sister love to perform and they've always encouraged me to sing."
As for baseball, Finlay will continue to play in college after signing a letter-of-intent with Chemeketa. After his two years in Salem, Cory would like to finish his playing career at either Western Oregon or Pacific University and pursue a degree in physical therapy. | <urn:uuid:052fb3a9-0040-44bb-8fea-88084fd03580> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | http://douglascountysportsonline.com/athlete-spotlight/13-athlete-spotlight/athlete-spotlight/2146-cory-finlay | 2019-06-24T22:06:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999740.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20190624211359-20190624233359-00507.warc.gz | en | 0.987201 | 639 |
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Posted in Food Safety on November 7, 2018
I believe it started with goat yoga. The hipster trend where you attempt to make yoga poses with baby goats crawling all over you. These spunky adorable animals add the trendy cuteness factor to an otherwise normal yoga class. Oh yeah, add a couple extra dollar signs to that class as well. Then came cat yoga. Something equally as distracting, but based on the number of cat videos found on the internet – a well-received addition to yoga. From what I have seen most cat yoga classes are designed to help those furry felines get adopted. I can’t say I find anything negative about that. But now there’s a new one: Cow Cuddling.
In our fast-paced world, each of us find our own little ways to unwind. Some with a glass of wine and a book to get lost in, some in a movie that takes us to another world, and some with animal yoga. Others still will find more unconventional ways to unwind.
How about cuddling with a cow. Yes. Bovine. Moo! My grandpa always said, if there is someone that will buy something there will always be someone that will sell it to them. That’s right. For a “small” fee of $300 you can melt your cares away by cuddling a cow. But why? Before I get into all the reasons this new barnyard cross-over is screaming E. coli infection, lets talk about why this trend is so popular.
Cuddling, whether with a partner, a friend, a 4-legged fur baby, or a half ton cow provides more health benefits than you might think. Cuddling is known to provide a calming effect which could lower blood pressure. Some research has shown that even short periods of hand holding and hugging can lower both diastolic and systolic blood pressure. Cuddling may be beneficial to any high blood pressure treatment plan.
Cuddling can also relieve stress and anxiety by increasing dopamine and serotonin in the body. Dopamine and serotonin are neurotransmitters that help to regulate the mood. Dopamine is responsible for regulating the pleasure center in the brain. Boosting those neurotransmitters give you a feeling of happiness. Studies show that cuddling can also be therapeutic, even potentially reducing pain.
I get how cuddling is beneficial. But cuddling a cow? And paying someone for the opportunity to do so? At $300 for a 90-minute session! Whew… Perhaps it is the food safety writer in me, but I see all kinds of issues with this practice. If this is something that you have been looking into or have it on your bucket list, I will share some tips to help you minimize risk during and after your experience.
While cow cuddling is pretty much what it sounds like, it can be much more. A typical “cow cuddling experience” can also include petting and playing with the cows. According to one source, sessions tend to be monitored and facilitated by a licensed counselor and an equine specialist.
The touted claim is that cow cuddling can be comparable to meditation and a great alternative for those who “just can’t get into meditation”. Mountain Horse Farm, a wellness retreat offering this service explains it has a lot to do with temperature and heart rate. “Cows have a body temperature that is slightly higher than humans and their heart rate is lower than ours.” They claim “cuddling up with a cow, feeling that lower heart rate and higher body temperature, is very relaxing.”
The farm describes the cows as sensitive creatures. “They are sensitive, intuitive creatures, which makes them perfect for sensing your emotions and responding to your subtle body language.” Essentially, they feed off your energy and respond to help you overcome it. “They will pick up on what’s going on inside and sense if you are happy, sad, feel lost, anxious, or are excited and they will respond to that without judgement, ego, or agenda,” the Mountain Horse Farm website explains.
I guess I don’t think of cows as being especially nurturing. Though I have heard many stories over time that some pet cows behave much like dogs. I understand the attributes they are ascribing to these therapy cows seems similar to what has been shown in dogs and cats. So perhaps they have especially intuitive cows.
If this is something you are finding yourself drawn to, Mountain Horse Farm offers the service in New York City. A 90-minute session will come to $300, and you can invite a friend to join you. Before you pull out that credit card, hang around a moment while I explain, “what could go wrong.”
There is nothing overtly wrong with hanging out with cows. Aside from tip toeing through the cow patties. What could go wrong? Let’s start with anthrax. Maybe a little brucellosis, sprinkled with camplybacteriosis and E. coli. Then throw in Leptospirosis, Listeria, and ringworm for good measure. How about Tuberculosis? Doesn’t that sound soothing?
Anthrax naturally occurs around farm animals. The bacterium Bacillus anthracis can contaminate soil, food, and water around areas where livestock live. Symptoms can begin anywhere from 1 day to over 2 months from exposure. If untreated, anthrax may spread throughout the body and cause anywhere from severe illness to death.
Brucellosis affects reproduction in animals but can cause other issues in humans. While it is often contracted through birthing tissue or unpasteurized milk of an infected animal (I can’t imagine that being part of the cuddling therapy), it is still something to be aware of. Symptoms usually develop within 6 to 8 weeks of exposure resulting in flu-like symptoms lasting 2 to 4 weeks.
Campylobacter is a bacterium shed in the stool of the infected animal. Animals such as that doting cow can look perfectly fine while harboring harmful bacteria. Symptoms can begin around 2 to 5 days after exposure and cause diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, and fever. More serious or even life-threatening infections can occur in the very young, the very old, and those with a compromised immune system.
E coli is naturally found in the intestinal tract of farm animals such as the cow. While some strains can be innocuous, others can cause serious infection. Symptoms include stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), and vomiting. E. coli can also cause a certain kind of kidney failure. Animals may be infected with no signs of disease.
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease transmitted through urine or other bodily fluids. Most animals and some people show no symptoms of infection. People tend to be symptomatic within 2 to 7 days of exposure. Symptoms often include flu-like symptoms and rash. Without medical treatment, symptoms may go away but reappear as more severe disease such as meningitis, or kidney and liver failure.
Listeria monocytogenes can be contracted from infected animals. Things to look out for are drooping ears or lips that hang open. Sometimes animals display disorientation or press themselves into corners. While some people may have no symptoms at all, other may have headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions to go with their flu-like symptoms. Listeria is particularly bad for pregnant women as it may result in miscarriage or still birth.
Just hearing the name ringworm makes my skin crawl. Ringworm is a fungus that can infect the hair, skin, and nails of people and animals. This is spread through direct contact with an infected spot. Watch for hairless or scaly spots on your bovine therapist or you might end up with a souvenir you didn’t pay for. Redness, scaling, cracking of the skin, or a ring-shaped rash might follow infection. I don’t see that accessory showing up in fashion magazines anytime soon.
The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis can infect a variety of animal and humans. Animals may present weakness, lack of appetite, weight loss, fever, and persistent cough or no symptoms at all. People can become infected by consuming infected animal products, cuts, or by breathing in the bacteria. Namaste. Symptoms may include sores, swollen lymph nodes, difficulty breathing, fever, night sweats, intestinal upset, and/or weight loss.
If you must cuddle with a cow, there are certain things to look out for and measures to take to be sure that you have a SAFE therapeutic experience. First, follow all safety requirements the facility makes. If they say closed toed shoes, skip the cute sandals.
Before you leave, eat, or drink wash your hands. You will be touching all over the cow and will come in contact with anything the cow came in contact with. Your first line of defense is to wash your hands.
Bring a towel with you. Personally, I would want a barrier between the clothes I was wearing and my car’s upholstery. If you happen to track anything onto your clothes (most of the above bacteria can transfer to you and your clothing without looking overtly dirty), you be sure it doesn’t hang around for a while after you visit.
If you can, wash off your shoes and change clothes when you arrive home. You don’t want to track E. coli or Leptospirosis into your home. Otherwise you might give yourself the gift that keeps on giving.
Enjoy your cow cuddling, goat yoga, or whatever makes your heart happy. Safely.
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Imagine you’re an engineer, at an engineering conference. You see a group of your colleagues, including someone working on your project, in an intense conversation. They’re asking your friend questions, and your friend obviously has to think hard to answer them. Your intuition is going to be that something good is happening here, and you don’t want to interrupt it.
Now, imagine you’re a diplomat, at a diplomatic conference. You see a group of diplomats, including someone representing one of your allies, in an intense conversation. They’re asking the allied diplomat questions, and your ally obviously has to think hard to answer them. Your intuition is going to be that something bad is happening here, and you want to derail it at all costs.
I think that most people perceive most conversations as more like the diplomatic conference, than like the engineering conference. Challenging someone’s narrative is not a way to improve everyone’s world-model and make everyone better off; it’s a social attack against the person being challenged, a bid to lower their status and exclude them from the group. And people who want the group to get along will try and rescue the person being challenged. To divert attention from the stress-point. | <urn:uuid:83e4b322-dbf0-4df8-b9af-c5ceee82a17e> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://www.flightfromperfection.com/the-ambassador-and-the-engineer.html | 2021-05-12T08:48:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991685.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20210512070028-20210512100028-00152.warc.gz | en | 0.971287 | 261 |
IPB Tech Solutions LLC stands at the intersection of technology and the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) world.
IPB Tech Solutions LLC is a dynamic software company specializing in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector. Founded by a team of seasoned programmers and industry experts, IPB Tech is dedicated to creating user-friendly management software tailored to the unique needs of AEC professionals. One of their flagship products, the CPM Schedule Analyzer, is currently in beta testing. This tool promises to revolutionize project management within the AEC sector. With a focus on innovation and efficiency, their software solutions are designed to boost productivity and streamline operations in the ever-evolving AEC industry. | <urn:uuid:351f24a1-65ec-4f72-8f9c-646872ba6abd> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://guestnode.com/single-business-listing/ipb-tech-solutions-llc | 2023-12-06T20:39:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100603.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206194439-20231206224439-00352.warc.gz | en | 0.938997 | 148 |
Whetting the Appetite of a Younger Generation
Ruth’s Chris Steak House approached Vivaldi seeking brand development to improve and update their brand strategy, guest experience, and implementation initiatives. Ruth’s Chris wanted to implement a design for the future vision of a customer experience that would inspire and empower the organization to deliver on the brand promise, in the context of today’s and tomorrow’s customer needs and behaviors. Following the global financial crisis, there has been a shift in the value of fine dining, creating a need for greater relevance to today and tomorrow’s steak-eaters. Given Ruth’s Chris’ dependence on the Boomer segment, they were unsure of how to cater to the rising generations. Ruth’s Chris’ lack of brand vision and strategic framework was also handicapping the roll out of growth initiatives.
Perfecting the Recipe for a Strong Dining Brand
We wanted to discover more about Ruth’s Chris by gaining a deep understanding of the customer, the brand and what the future looks like. To improve Ruth’s Chris’ understanding of the wider population, the Vivaldi Partners team sought to gain a cultural anthropological understanding of guests’ mindsets and behaviors, beyond dining out occasions. Through customers’ stories of memorable dining experiences we gained insight into the customers’ needs, goals, and challenges. We mapped out the typical steakhouse dining ritual, which included anticipation of the meal, arrival of the food, immersion in the dining experience, and a period of reflection after leaving the restaurant. We also discovered specific drivers that truly differentiated Ruth’s Chris from the competition. We explored and tested various options for the future customer experience design. The Vivaldi Partners team wanted to define and design the future customer experience by means of an orchestrated series of validated customer touch points and use a blueprint to define and implement a strategy for delivering the customer experience and a roadmap to get there. We conducted future trend research as well, to forecast the evolution of category and consumer needs. Our goal was to not simply create a positive customer experience but to capture future demand and build upon Ruth’s Chris vision. We wanted to tailor the experience to target customer needs and move the focus from the product to the experience as a whole, to treat every customer interaction as a precious resource, to deliver the brand promise through a holistic experience, design and create a space to attract, stimulate and engage, the customer and tell a great story to inspire and empower the organization. The Vivaldi Partners team wanted to accomplish all of this with a forward-looking view.
The Sweet Taste of Success
As a result of our work, we succeeded in sharpening Ruth’s Chris brand strategy and positioning. We initiated a mindset transformation and cultural change within the organization to help Ruth’s Chris think more about their changing customers and how to cater to them. The Vivaldi Partners team also helped to create a model for inter-agency collaboration to assist with coordinated campaign planning. We helped Ruth’s Chris perform ongoing brand performance tracking so they would be able to see where they were excelling and where their challenges still remained. In this way they would be able to focus in on the challenges for future growth. Ruth’s Chris has been a client since 2007 and has had consistent positive topline growth since we started working with them. Ruth’s Chris has had a +3.7%, 5-year CAGR (compound annual growth rate) since 2007.
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Surgical implant maker Xenco Medical announced the launch of its CancelleX porous titanium lumbar interbodies, the first injection-molded titanium foam spinal implants pre-attached to disposable, composite polymer instruments.
Inspired by cancellous bone, Xenco Medical’s CancelleX lumbar interbodies feature interconnected porosity throughout each implant and break new ground in the application of injection molding to the manufacturing of titanium spinal implants. Designed to promote bone apposition and facilitate vascularization, the bio-inspired titanium foam implants feature high compressive strength.
Sterile-packaged, CancelleX is the first titanium foam implant of its kind to come pre-attached to a disposable, composite polymer delivery instrument. Featuring a remarkable strength to weight ratio, excellent biocompatibility, and the ability to produce capillary action throughout its structure, the titanium foam interbodies were developed by leveraging advanced manufacturing technology.
Unlike traditional instruments that are reused in hundreds of patients until a mechanical failure, the disposable Xenco Medical instruments attached to each titanium foam implant are calibrated and sterile-packaged for patient-specific use.
With the single-use, composite polymer instrument and titanium foam implants locked together in each sterile package, the Xenco Medical systems are designed to both increase efficiency in the operating room as well as eliminate the internal logistics associated with the autoclave process. Existing at the intersection of materials science and biomechanical engineering, the single-use spinal systems are the first polymer-based devices of their kind. Developed to streamline the surgical supply chain, Xenco Medical’s single-use instruments and corresponding spinal implants are designed to be both lightweight and easily transportable. | <urn:uuid:713e62ae-6c24-4f89-9260-3758c3c19f3b> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://www.healthcarepackaging.com/markets/medical-devices/-packaginig/news/21139814/xenco-medical-xenco-medical-announces-the-launch-of-its-cancellex | 2023-06-07T09:37:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653631.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607074914-20230607104914-00522.warc.gz | en | 0.907147 | 379 |
American International Group (AIG), the first non-bank to disclose it’s under consideration to be labeled a potential risk to the financial system, said it won’t contest such a designation, which could lead to tighter capital rules.
'In fact, we welcome supervision by the Federal Reserve', Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche said in a November 1st letter to the office of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
Bloomberg reports that Federal regulators are evaluating which non-banks should be subject to additional oversight as systemically important financial institutions to prevent a repeat of the bailouts that were undertaken in 2008 to stabilize the economy. Benmosche has scaled back risk and sought to assure investors, clients and regulators that AIG is better able to weather a downturn.
'AIG today is remarkably smaller in size, far less complex, and operates with a markedly improved risk profile compared to 2008', Benmosche said in the letter. 'We have had extraordinary success in de-risking our business'.
In the meantime, Bloomberg also reports that Starr International Co.’s lawsuit against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York over the government’s bailout of AIG was dismissed by a federal judge in New York.
Starr, an AIG shareholder headed by the insurer’s former chief executive officer, Hank Greenberg, claimed the government used its 2008 bailout of the New York-based company to channel money improperly to its trading partners. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan rejected the claims in a decision that was made public November 16th.
Starr sued the New York Fed last November, saying it breached its fiduciary duty to AIG shareholders by loaning $85bn at 14.5% interest while offering better terms to banks in a 'backdoor bailout'. AIG almost collapsed after bets tied to the housing market soured, and the bailout was revised at least four times before reaching $182bn.
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In The Mix
by Lynn Petrak
Dairy manufacturers upgrade mixing and blending
equipment to enhance consistency and efficiency.
Giving new meaning to the
term “whipped into a frenzy,” dairy processors facing internal
and external pressures for consistent product quality and enhanced
efficiency are taking a new look at mixing and blending equipment.
Whether updating worn-out machines that have surpassed
their average 15-year life span or investing in the latest equipment as
part of new construction, dairy manufacturers might be surprised at how
mixers, blenders and agitators have become increasingly sophisticated.
The latest systems, like other equipment used in dairy
environments, are constructed to be durable, quick, flexible and sanitary,
developments that are due as much to the demands of today’s users as
they are to technological advances. That is true for units used for
straightforward liquid-to-liquid blends and tank agitation as well as for
more complicated powder-to-liquid combinations, products with particulates
According to suppliers who regularly field calls from
dairy customers, effectiveness is a constant issue because it relates
directly to the quality of the finished product. “The big thing is
when they get to a point where they don’t feel they are getting as
good of a mixture with their current system,” says Randy Verges,
senior applications manager for Fristam Pumps, Middleton, Wis. “We
started getting into mixing and blending equipment after realizing that
everyone has mixing applications in a plant but a lot of people are doing
it the old fashioned way, trying to stir it up. We saw a need for better,
more efficient incorporation.”
Successful mixing and blending is especially important
in today’s processing environments, as dairies continue to diversify
their product lines and develop formulations that are more complicated.
Lou Beaudette, president of equipment supplier Admix
Inc., Manchester, N.H., cites some examples. “The increasing use of
stabilizers used for ice cream, yogurt, cheese and flavored milk drinks
has presented new challenges to processors to find a way to of quickly
dispersing and hydrating them,” he says, “especially some of
the new natural stabilizers used for organic dairy products, a growing
In response to such processing challenges, Admix went
to the drawing board and came up with a new bottom-entry blender called the
LiquiShear for rapid introduction of milk powders, sugars, sweeteners,
stabilizers, cocoa powder starches and gums. “The LiquiShear has a
unique integrated powder conveying and feed system to quickly and
ergonomically feed the above powders at waist height,” Beaudette
says. “This approach increases the safety factor in handling and
processing all of the powders used for dairy processing, while increasing
the efficiency and effectiveness of blending, dispersing and
Fristam also has engineered new mixers and
accompanying pumps to work with today’s powder and liquid blends.
Nearly two years ago, the company introduced a powder-mixer unit that
features a liquid ring pump used in combination with a shear blender.
“It works to pull the liquid and the powder out of the tank and feeds
them into a shear blender unit. It’s economically a very effective
way to shear and mix powders and liquids,” Verges says, adding that
common dairy applications include the incorporation of powders like cocoa
flavorings and those used for nutrient fortification.
Beyond effective blending of powders and liquids,
viscosity is another emerging issue that affects mixing and blending
machines. The development of more viscous dairy products, such as drinkable
yogurts and shake-style milk drinks, has caused suppliers to provide new
mixing and blending solutions to their industry customers.
Verges, for example, says Fristam’s liquid ring
pump that incorporates and feeds powders and liquids into a blender can
handle highly viscous products. “Otherwise, you’d have to put
in a special pump which is more expensive,” he says.
Another equipment supplier, Hauppauge, N.Y.-based
Charles Ross & Son Co. (Ross), recently rolled out a new model of its
Double Planetary Mixer, used for a thorough mixing of ingredients under
low-shear conditions. Ideal for bench-top development of highly viscous
materials, the unit features a vacuum, sight/charge port, jacketed mix
vessel and a thermocouple to sense batch temperature, along with a complete
control panel with a frequency inverter to control blade speeds.
“It’s been out for a while, but we have new
stirrer blades that are being used,” says product manager Bill
Alhofen. “The improvement is for flow characteristics within the mix,
particularly for highly viscous materials, it prevents problems that
were associated with rectangular blades.”
Meanwhile, Delavan, Wis.-based SPX Process Equipment
has worked with more large companies that have expanded product lines to
include thicker products. “We typically sell agitators on heavier new
products, like sauces,” says Tracy Breneman, sales manager for the
nation’s central region. Among its various models for high-viscosity
products used by a range of dairy processors is a series of double
planetary mixers engineered to result in de-aeration of finished
products, fast homogenous dispersions and smoother finished products.
Another equipment maker that has tweaked its mixer
design for flexibility and effectiveness is APV/Invensys, Lake Mills, Wis.
APV/Invensys has upgraded its Flex-Mix Liquiverter mixing system,
which can be used for a wide range of mixing and dispersion applications.
The unit includes a recirculation pump as an option, a dispersion head for
fast operation and improved quality and a direct drive created to reduce
spare parts and cut down on wear and tear. The Flex-Mix Liquiverter can be
tailored to meet specific customer requirements for a particular function.
Designs on Speed
In addition to performance related to effective
ingredient combinations, particularly for new products, there are other
issues spurring suppliers to mix it up with designs for new mixers,
blenders and agitators. Speed is one of them. “Usually, processors
want volume but they want to make sure they pass it through in a certain
amount of time. In some cases, we are cutting down blending time by a half
or third,” Verges says of Fristam’s capabilities. “For
example, if someone is incorporating 100 pounds of chocolate sugar slurry a
minute, now we can do it in 15 minutes.”
Beaudette, for his part, agrees that volume is a key
driver. “In addition to the processing side, we have seen a
substantial rise in inquiries for a more operator friendly and ergonomic
method of adding or ‘feeding’ a high volume of powders into
mixing and blending tanks,” he says. “Admix is addressing this
issue with a new series of powder feed systems, our Fastfeed and Optifeed
products, that use vacuum technology to both move and disperse powders in
line directly to a mix tank, reducing dusting, aeration of the product, and
processing speed, while substantially improving operator safety.”
Finally, sanitation and clean-in-place (CIP) options
have been added to the list of processor requests for new mixing and
blending equipment, given that dairy plants require frequent washdowns with
harsh cleansers in cold temperatures.
Verges, for instance, is quick to note that
Fristam’s new liquid ring pump and shear mixer units are
“CIP-able.” Alhofen, too, says that Ross’s sanitary
mixer is easy to clean for traditional and high viscosity dairy products
and is available in CIP-able models with an incorporated spray nozzle.
Admix also offers stainless-steel construction and easy-to-clean
elements in its various mixing and blending machines.
Rugged, stainless construction that can withstand
frequent cleanings has other benefits as well, as Alhofen notes.
“Maintenance is always a big thing,” he says. “Processors
want low-maintenance equipment that will keep running.”
Lynn Petrak is a freelance journalist based in the
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The Great Wave of Banja Luka, A Reflection
Things to have: bycicle
Word to know: čova (chowa) as in Hey, Men! – Hey, Chowa!
A beautiful city in the north-west part of Bosnia, a flat city with small buildings and wide avenues shaded with trees, with occasional spots of small or large parks, surrounded by hills for hiking, ideal for bicycle. Bicycle lane surround the city and it becomes a part of recreational park that follows the river Vrbas bank.
Street Art & Graffiti Workshop
As a guest artist I worked independently but side by side with participants of Street Art & Graffiti Workshop of International Meeting of “Youth Centers & Urban Culture 2013”, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Workshop leaders were Đurađ Stevanović (Serbia) and Marjan Dimik aka Machka (Macedonia). Đurađ did an excellent job as a facilitator and Marjan gave positive spirit to the whole event. To me, this was the best workshop ever. The participants gave more than 100% of their efforts. The overall positive energy was well received by the staff and pupils of the Primary School „Borisav Stanković” where the workshop was held, as well as by the local community. I must say that it was a pleasure to be working with artists like Filip Koneski (Macedonia) who combined Graffiti & Mosaic techniques, Nataša Konjević (B&H), Cristina Portolano (Italy) and Dejan Mijatović (B&H) with their individual comic/illustration approach.
The most important but usually neglected, the organizers, the backbone and the shadow of the whole project, must be thanked thousand times for making this possible. It´s a rare occasion for an artist to have carefree surrounding combined with constant support that leads him to excel beyond…
In sweet voice of ODB, I wanna give shout–out to: Tanja Bormisa, Snježana Blagojević, Jelena Ivanić, Branislav Ristić, Ognjen Davidović and the rest of NGO Hi Neighbour clan for making this possible. I wanna give shout–out to Mario Tubo & George The Driller of the ARCI crew for keeping the train rolling.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
As a final word, I would like to share a short video of two MCs, who were part of Hip Hop Music & Dance Workshop, Moha Amrani & Robert Thärig getting ready to blast @ Youth Centers & Urban Culture 2013 final event in Banja Luka.
You can also check out the works I did in Banja Luka,
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The Spanish superstar blamed the traces, which were 400 times below what accredited labs must be able to detect, as coming from meat he had consumed the previous evening – a claim supported by Dutch doctor Douwe de Boer, who provided an opinion at the request of Contador's attorney.
That would have been the night after Contador, a renowned climber, finished nearly seven minutes out of the lead on the first of two trips up the race's most notorious climb, the Col du Tourmalet. After the rest day, when the drug was detected, he and rival Schleck dusted the entire field in a strenuous rematch up the Col du Tourmalet, which Schleck won by half a length.
In a detailed opinion, Dr. Boer argues that given the short half-life of the drug and the fact that no traces of it showed up in Contador’s July 19 or 20 tests, the cyclist must have ingested it on the night of July 20. He also says clenbuterol – an anabolic agent used mainly to treat asthma – is sometimes used illegally as a growth agent for cattle. If humans eat such meat, the substance can show up in their system. | <urn:uuid:d8669564-05ae-451e-8ee7-fb64b33e9aff> | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | http://m.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/0930/Alberto-Contador-How-strong-is-the-doping-case-against-him/(page)/2 | 2015-03-03T20:55:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936463411.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074103-00305-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965666 | 245 |
Islam and Architecture (Architectural Design)
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Architecture in Islamic lands is at a critical turning point. Until relatively recently conventional academic research had been conducted largely from an a Orientalista perspective. Today, discussions of Islam and architecture are acknowledging the true diversity and complexities of Islamic societies. Innovative and sustainable for centuries, the architecture of Islamic regions declined with colonial and and superpower politics, and with the influx of oil wealth, imported inappropriate building systems, or lapsed into a self--conscious parody of a Islamic stylea . With growing global anxiety over control of oil resources in the Middle East and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, what happens next? Are we capable today of a new, pluralistic, truly contemporary and ecologically responsible approach to architecture? If so, then such an approach might be the response not only to the cultural and social needs of traditional Islamic societies but to all our needs as "unity in diversity" becomes essential to survival itself.
This highly topical issue draws together a prestigious array of contributors, including Barbara Smith, the previous International Editor of The Economist; renowned Turkish architect Turgut Cansever; Nasser Rabbat, the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Architecture at MIT, and Dr Suha Ozkan, Secretary General of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Pressing topics such as the challenge of sustainable development and the precarious course that needs to be drawn between globalism and cultural identity are also covered, as well as close--up views of work in Egypt, The Lebanon and Turkey, and a profile of Syrian architect Sinan Hassan.
Sabiha Foster is a poet, architect and designer. She is a former director and design director of Foster and Partners. She has an M.Phil. in Islamic art and architecture and has worked on the concept and design for many international projects, notably the Reichstag, Berlin. Her interests include comparative religion, psychology and current affairs. She has written for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and writes for Wallpaper magazine . She is associated with the International League for Human Rights on post--conflict community regeneration projects. She also works as an architecture and design consultant.
Editorial (Helen Castle). Introduction: Multiplicity in Unity (Sabiha Foster). The Middle East and US Foreign Policy: A Personal Perspective (Barbara Smith). Islamic Architecture as a Field of Historical Enquiry (Nasser Rabbat). Defining Architecture (Suha A-zkan). Community and Coherence (David B Roosevelt). Gropius and Fathy Remembered (William R Polk ). Geometry and the House of Worship (Sabiha Foster). The Built and the Natural Environments: Reaching a State of Positive Coexistence (Mohammad al--Asad and Majd Musa). The Architecture of Mimar Sinan (Turgut Cansever). The Use of Geometry in Islamic Lands (Dr Keith Critchlow). In Search of Identity: A View on Contemporary Architecture in Egypt (Mohamed El--Husseiny). Out of Context: Development and Design in Lebanon (Hashim Sarkis). Contemporary Architecture in Turkey: An Evaluation (Dogan Tekeli). World, Open City? (Esra Akcan) Islam and the Avant--Garde (Jeremy Melvin). Contributor Biographies. Practice Profile Sinan Hassan: Finding New Words for Old Meanings (Sabiha Foster). Home Run Temporary Housing for Workers in Iraq (Bruce Stewart). Interior Eye Architectural Graphics Standards (Craig Kellogg). Building Profile Schaulager Laurenz Foundation (Jeremy Melvin). Site Lines Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (Sean Stanwick).
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I think the wiki page you linked sums it up perfectly:
There's nothing in this character. It's a joke, and a weak one at that.
From a creative standpoint, his character is gold. I'd take him over the joker easily.
-80's throwback design
-Feels no pain due to being heavily sedated under the infuence of drugs
-Superstrength, superspeed, super reflexes
-Flamboyant quirky personality
-You can use his character to shoehorn a story about the illegal drug trafficking industry and the war on drugs.
-witty one-liners, colorful design
-Worships cocaine as a deity
-likeability, novelty factor
-his only weakness is cocaine dependence, can be played up for laughs or for serious
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The Turkish post office is preparing to open a new branch in Afrin, a northern Syrian city liberated from terrorists this January by Turkish soldiers.
A building formerly used as a post office by the Assad regime was renovated to be the Turkish Post and Telegraph Organization’s (PTT) Afrin branch.
The branch will provide mail, banking, and logistics services to Syrians as well as local Turkish officials.
The Afrin PTT will also offer account transaction, money withdrawal, transfer, and shipping services.
Afrin was liberated from YPG/PKK terrorists by Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch in January 2018.
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The misunderstood Brussels sprout, the “kid's most hated vegetable”, is the star in this fantastic salad! I normally like to oven-roast my sprouts, but shaved and raw, they are as delicious! Slicing the Brussels sprouts into very thin slices with a sharp knife (or a food processor) give them a delicate shaved appearance and result in this "chic and festive cabbage salad". If you really don't love Brussel sprouts and kale, you could totally do this salad by replacing them with lettuce/mesclun/white cabbage instead. The result will still be lovely and tasty.
This salad is a mix of Brussel sprouts, kale, sliced almonds, apples, persimmons, pomegranates and mandarines. Mixed with an orange, poppy seeds and tahini dressing, the salad is simply divine! It’s autumn in your plate. Talk about eating local!
The contrast between the crunchy and the sweet fruits, the shaved greens and the sprouts, the creamy dressing and the sliced almonds is, in my opinion, sublime ! And how about the colours...!
It's the perfect salad for Thanksgiving or Christmas (I kind of think the salad itself looks like a christmas tree!).
The salad can certainly last a while in the fridge, so you can prepare this dish in advance if you want (aside from the persimmon and sliced almonds who tend to get "mushy" after a couple of hours). Actually, it tastes even better if you let the ingredients marinate a couple of hours before serving !
Shaved Brussel sprouts & winter fruit salad (w/orange, poppy seeds & tahini dressing)
Adapted from Green Kitchen Stories
Yield : 6 persons
4 kale leaves, shaved (stems removed)
4 cups raw Brussel sprouts (about 500g), shaved
2 ripe persimmons (optional)
Seeds from 1 pomegranate
3 clementines (or 3 mandarines or 3 oranges supremes)
1/4 cup sliced almonds (optional)
1 garlic clove
1/3 cup tahini
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 2 oranges (or 2 clementines) - around 1/4 cup
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup)
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
- Whisk all the dressing ingredients in a small bowl, set aside.
- Rinse the brussels sprouts, shred very finely with a sharp knife or a food processor. Rinse the kale leaves (stems removed) and shred very finely. Place shredded brussels sprouts and kale in a large bowl. Massage the kale and Brussel sprouts for 5 minutes (or blanch in boiling water for 1 minute and rinse in cold water).
- Cut the apples in small dices. Peel the oranges and seed the pomegranate.
- Add the fruits and sliced almonds to the shredded vegetables. Toss in the dressing and mix well to coat all the greens. At that point, you can store the salad in the fridge. It will still be very good the next day. Be sure to add the persimmon slices only when you serve the salad, since they tend to be very fragile and soften after couple of hours. | <urn:uuid:e06afc14-8c23-4ec7-9107-c401de9f342b> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://www.underalemontree.com/blog/2014/11/22/shaved-brussel-sprouts-and-winter-fruit-salad-wpoppy-seeds-tahini-dressing | 2017-11-20T21:13:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806225.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20171120203833-20171120223833-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.875051 | 712 |
Racial differences among high-risk patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (results from the SYNERGY trial).
Management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) may vary according to patient race and ethnicity. To assess racial differences in presentation and outcome in high-risk North American patients with non-ST-segment elevation (NSTE) ACS, we analyzed baseline racial/ethnic differences and all-cause death or nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) in 6,077 white, 586 African-American, and 344 Hispanic patients through 30-day, 6-month, and 1-year follow-up. Frequencies of hypertension were 66% for whites, 83% for African-Americans, and 78% for Hispanics (overall p <0.001). Use of angiography was similar across groups. Use of percutaneous coronary intervention (46% for whites, 41% for African-Americans, and 45% for Hispanics, overall p = 0.046) and coronary artery bypass grafting (20% for whites, 16% for African-Americans, and 22% for Hispanics, overall p = 0.044) differed. African-American patients had significantly fewer diseased vessels compared with white patients (p = 0.0001). Thirty-day death or MI was 14% for whites, 10% for African-Americans, and 14% for Hispanics (overall p = 0.034). After adjustment for baseline variables, African-American patients had lower 30-day death or MI compared with white patients (odds ratio 0.73, 95% confidence interval 0.55 to 0.98). There were no differences in 6-month death or MI across racial/ethnic groups. In conclusion, baseline clinical characteristics differed across North American racial/ethnic groups in the SYNERGY trial. African-American patients had significantly better adjusted 30-day outcomes but similar 6-month outcomes compared with white patients.
Echols, MR; Mahaffey, KW; Banerjee, A; Pieper, KS; Stebbins, A; Lansky, A; Cohen, MG; Velazquez, E; Santos, R; Newby, LK; Gurfinkel, EP; Biasucci, L; Ferguson, JJ; Califf, RM
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Direct PCR from E. coli colonies (GENOMIC???)
heath at mbcf.stjude.org
Thu Jul 13 12:47:06 EST 1995
In article <1995Jul12.114137 at sevax2>, lmc at sevax2 writes:
> In article <pbv.65 at rs.uovs.ac.za>, pbv at rs.uovs.ac.za (B VISSER * x2818 Plantkunde *) writes:
>> I am now testing whether the digested cDNA was successfully cloned into the
>> plasmid vector, but instead of minipreps, I want to amplify the inserts
>> directly from E. coli colonies. Can the same protocol used for the phage
>> DNA be used directly for amplification of DNA from these colonies? If not,
>> could you suggest a publication where I could find a suitable protocol?
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Botma Visser
>> pbv at rs.uovs.ac.za
> You just have to pick a colony with a sterile toothpick into a 10 ul PCR
> reaction and then to an LB+amp plate to keep the strain. Then do a routine
> PCR. I have used it hundreds of times to screen for recombinant plasmids
> before doing minipreps. It should work just as well with larger volumes.
> A protocol including cycle-sequencing is described in:
> Rosenthal et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 21, 173-174 (1993)
> Good luck
Has anybody used this successfuly for amplifying a gene from *genomic*
E. coli DNA? If so, what kind of yield did you get from how many cycles?
(I'm thinking of trying it, but just want a few pointers first!)
> Luis M. Corrochano
> Departamento de Genetica
> Universidad de Sevilla
> LMC at cica.es
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So I dropped the letter off to the University of Florida's Smathers Library East's Special Collections after speaking with the head archivist there, Carl Van Ness. He said he'll look it over, give it an appraisal, and contact me as soon as he's finished. Until then, here's some more info on the possible writer and recipient of the mysterious letter...
Taken from wikipedia.org: "John Edwin Holmes (1809–1863) was the first Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. He was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut. He was ordained a Universalist minister in 1833 and preached for a short time in Michigan and Ohio. He soon began to study law in Illinois and joined the Democratic Party. In 1836, he became a member of Wisconsin Territory's Territorial Council, and in 1848, he was elected the lieutenant governor of Nelson Dewey, a position he held until 1850. After his term ended, he became a quartermaster and was taken prisoner in Tennessee during the Civil War. He was returned to the Union in 1863 as part of a prisoner exchange, but died soon after, in Annapolis, Maryland."
Taken from http://history.rays-place.com/ny/hamilton-ny.htm: "The Dunbar Mills were built in 1850 by James H. Dunbar and Charles Blanchard, on the site of an earlier mill. They are now operated by W. M. Jennings."
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Accession Number : ADA018041
Title : Continuation of the Investigation of Multi-Frequency Radar Reflectivity and Radar Target Identification.
Descriptive Note : Rept. for 1 Jul 74-30 Jun 75,
Corporate Author : OHIO STATE UNIV COLUMBUS ELECTROSCIENCE LAB
Personal Author(s) : Moffatt,D. L. ; Rudduck,R. C. ; Chuang,C. W. ; Aas,J. A.
Report Date : JUL 1975
Pagination or Media Count : 34
Abstract : This report summarizes research during the period July 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975 under the contract on two technical objectives of the Air Force: improved detection and discrimination of radar targets and reduction of nonspecular scattering by wing geometries. The report is contained in two main sections. The first section outlines methods for deducing the complex natural resonances of arbitrary radar targets and the use of these resonances via predictor-correlator processing for detection and discrimination. Illustrative examples of both natural resonance extraction and discrimination are given for aircraft targets. The second section of the report summarizes the analysis of a loaded two-dimensional wind model for horizontal polarization. Hybrid techniques combining moment methods and the geometrical theory of diffraction are used and the loading consists of surface impedance patches. Examples of reduction of the nonspecular cross section are given. A 'folded dipole' like antenna is used as an alternate mechanism for controlling edge diffracted fields.
Descriptors : *Radar targets, *Radar reflections, Backscattering, Reduction, Electromagnetic scattering, Target discrimination, Waveforms
Subject Categories : Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
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Red Light Enforcement Funding Distributed for Safety Improvements
More than $400,000 in Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding will be distributed to two municipalities located in PennDOT’s District 3-0 area. Statewide, $1.5 million in grants are being distributed to 26 municipalities.
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|SEMINARIES AND SEMINARIANS|
"Seminary" (from the Latin seminarium , meaning "seed plot") was adopted by Roman Catholic Church fathers at the Council of Trent (sixteenth century) as the designation for settings where candidates for the priesthood could be nourished and formed in their vocations apart from distracting "worldly" influences. In the United States, "theological seminary" is now used as one of several names for institutions that provide postbaccalaureate training for men and women for various ministries in churches and synagogues. Other designations include "school of theology" and "divinity school," the latter generally referring to schools attached to a university. For most of their history, the primary purpose of these institutions has been the education of persons intending to become ordained ministers or rabbis. That purpose has been broadened in recent years.
Until the early nineteenth century, most Protestant clergy received a liberal arts education in colleges such as Harvard, Yale, or Princeton, followed by an apprenticeship of six months to a year during which one "read divinity" with an ordained clergyman. Concern for the adequacy of such preparation led Massachusetts Congregationalists to found Andover Theological Seminary in 1808. Other theological schools were established shortly thereafter. The shift away from the older liberal-arts-cum -apprenticeship pattern of education was an important step in the professionalization of Protestant clergy. Roman Catholics had founded their first U.S. seminary, St. Mary's in Baltimore, 17 years earlier in 1791. American Jews founded Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1875 as the first Jewish institution to train rabbis. Over the years, most theological schools, excepting Roman Catholics, followed the trends of professionalization that Protestant schools early adopted and that many other occupations also pursued (Bledstein 1978). For Catholics, however, it was only after Vatican II that seminaries shifted their focus substantially from moral and spiritual formation to preparation for professional ministry, with a renewed emphasis on the study of scriptures and increased practical training (Hemrick and Hoge 1986).
A fairly recent development is the establishment by several large evangelical seminaries of substantial extension programs offering degrees to part-time students. Several of these programs use satellite and computer technologies for course delivery (Morgan 1994). Recently, there has been considerable discussion of the character and purpose of theological education, with a particular concern over the dominance of the professional model of ministry (see Gilpin for a bibliography).
In 1994, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS), the accrediting agency for theological education, listed 189 fully accredited theological schools (165 in the United States and 32 in Canada). Another 30 schools are listed as candidates for accreditation or associate schools, for a total of 219 (Fact Book 1993-1994:3). The 219 schools represent various Protestant denominations as well as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. Of the total, 130 are affiliated with one or more Protestant or Orthodox denominations, 52 are Roman Catholic, and 37 are interdenominational or nondenominational. Four accredited schools provide rabbinical training for the Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, and Orthodox branches of Judaism. Some Roman Catholic seminaries have chosen not to affiliate with the ATS. A number of Jewish schools also are not members. A number of Bible colleges and institutes also provide ministerial training for churches that do not require postbaccalaureate training for their clergy. They may be accredited by the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges.
Most theological schools, regardless of religious affiliation, are small when compared with other institutions of higher education. Enrollment in the largest school in 1993-1994 was 3,458 students, which translates to a full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment of 2,656 students. The smallest school had 16 students (13 FTE). Overall, 23 schools had a total enrollment of 75 or less, and 34 had more than 500. The modal school has a total student enrollment of between 151 and 300 students.
Theological schools vary in structure and governance. A large majority of Protestant schools are free-standing institutions. Most, but not all, are affiliated with a denomination and governed by a self-perpetuating or denominationally elected board of trustees. A smaller number are divinity schools related to a university and subject to the university's governing board. Most, although not all, university-related schools are interdenominational or ecumenical in character. The Roman Catholic Church also has free-standing as well as some university-related seminaries. Some are under the control of dioceses; others are controlled by religious orders. Jewish seminaries typically have close ties to a university but are governed by independent boards of trustees. Funding patterns vary. Some sponsoring denominationsfor example, Southern Baptists, Lutherans, and United Methodistssupply substantial annual funding for their schools. Roman Catholic dioceses and religious congregations also contribute to the schools they sponsor, and often contribute the services of priests and members of the religious order as faculty members and administrators. Most schools rely on endowment earnings, annual fund-raising efforts, and tuitions for much of their income.
That many theological schools have a formal denominational relationship makes their environment considerably different from most other professional schools and creates a multiple-accountability structure: to governing boards, accrediting agencies, and the denomination. While denomination-seminary relationships are often strained, they can become exceedingly difficult, as recent events within the Southern Baptist Convention have illustrated. Fundamentalist Southern Baptist denominational leaders have led a "purge" of their seminaries, removing trustees, administrators, and faculty who hold moderate or liberal theological positions.
Typical seminary faculty size is small. Protestant faculties range from 3 to 106 with an average of 17; Roman Catholic faculties range from 4 to 36 and average 14; Jewish faculties range from 10 to 40 in size (Wheeler et al. 1992). The composition of theological faculties is changing slowly to reflect gender and ethnic diversity.
Total enrollment in theological schools grew substantially between 1972 and 1987, up approximately 60% when all degree programs are taken into account. Between 1987 and 1993, total enrollment grew by 14%. Enrollment in master of divinity (M.Div.) programs (the major program leading to ordination) has remained relatively flat since the mid-1980s. The increase in total enrollment has come mostly through the expansion of other degree programs: such as the doctor of ministry (D.Min.), an advanced degree for ordained clergy, and specialized master's programs for students interested in careers other than ordained ministry (e.g., youth ministry, religious education, or counseling).
During the 20-year period 1973-1993, the enrollment of women in ATS schools grew from approximately 10% to more than 30%. In mainline Protestant and ecumenical schools, women constitute more than half of the student body. Protestant schools with an evangelical orientation enroll considerably fewer women (approximately 14% in 1986). Women students enrolled in M.Div. programs are considerably less likely than men to be planning a career in pastoral ministry and are more likely to seek employment as counselors or chaplains (O'Neill and Grandy 1994).
From 1972 to 1993, the enrollment of African Americans in all theological schools went from 3% to 8% of the total number of students. Hispanics increased from 1% to 3%. The number of Asian students grew from 1% in 1981 to almost 6% in 1993.
Focusing only on overall enrollment trends masks considerable variation by type of schools. The largest increases since the early 1970s came in Protestant schools with an evangelical orientation. Mainline Protestant schools also grew during this period, but less so than evangelical schools. Roman Catholic seminaries experienced overall declines, especially in the number of candidates preparing for the priesthood (Carroll 1989). These declines have reached crisis proportions in recent years, even as total U.S. Catholic membership is growing (Schoenherr and Young 1993).
Age changes among students have been important. The mean age of entering seminarians in 1962 was 25.4 years. By 1988, it was 31 (Larsen and Shopshire 1988). In 1993, the ATS reported the modal age of male students as between 30 and 39 years. The age for women was bimodal, almost equally divided between the 30-39 and 40-49 age groups (Fact Book 1993-1994:83). The overall trend to older students, while often salutary in terms of the maturity and life experience, means a substantial decrease in service years in ordained ministry per student graduate. It also substantially increases the average cost of educating a stable supply of clergy.
The cost to individual students of theological education is low in comparison with other professional schools (1993 tuition ranged between $1,200 and $13,000), reflecting both the relatively low earnings potential of many graduates and the efforts by some denominations to subsidize their students' education. Nevertheless, rising educational costs have led to an increasingly heavy debt load for many students (Ruger and Wheeler 1994).
Seminary leaders worry not only about the number of student enrollments but also about the quality of students when compared with entrants into other professions or with previous cohorts of seminary students. Comparative data are inadequate to substantiate these worries. Limited evidence suggests that entering seminarians have slightly lower grade point averages than students entering medicine and law. Additionally, analysis of GRE scores indicates that women students planning to pursue an M.Div. degree have higher average scores than their male counterparts, but that both men and women score somewhat higher than those pursuing master's degrees in other helping professionssuch as counseling, social work, and nursing (Grandy and Greiner 1990:8 f). Recent entering seminarians are less likely to have been in undergraduate leadership positions as seminarians in the past (O'Neill and Murphy 1991).
Jackson W. Carroll
B. J. Bledstein, The Culture of Professionalism (New York: Norton, 1978)
J. W. Carroll, "The State of the Art," Christianity and Crisis 49(1989):106-110
Fact Book on Theological Education (Pittsburgh: Association of Theological Schools, 1993-1994)
G. Gilpin, "Basic Issues in Theological Education," Theological Education 25(1988):115-121
J. Grandy and M. Greiner, "Academic Preparation of Master of Divinity Candidates," in Ministry Research Notes (Princeton, N.J.: Educational Testing Service, 1990)
E. F. Hemrick and D. R. Hoge, Seminarians in Theology (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Catholic Conference, 1986)
E. L. Larsen and J. M. Shopshire, "A Profile of Contemporary Seminarians," Theological Education 24(1988):1-136
T. C. Morgan, "Re-engineering the Seminary," Christianity Today 38, 12(1994): 74-79
J. P. O'Neill and J. Grandy, "The Image of Ministry," in Ministry Research Notes (Princeton, N.J.: Educational Testing Service, 1994)
J. P. O'Neill and R. T. Murphy, "Changing Age and Gender Profiles Among Entering Seminary Students," in Ministry Research Notes (Princeton, N.J.: Educational Testing Service, 1991)
A. Ruger and B. G. Wheeler, "Deeper in Debt," Christian Century 111(1994): 100-103
R. A. Schoenherr and L. A. Young, Full Pews and Empty Altars (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1993)
B. G. Wheeler et al., "Theological Education," in Encyclopedia of Educational Research , Vol. 4 (New York: Macmillan, 1992): 1422-1427.
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Let’s talk about our quick trip to Varese Ligure today.
Here are 5 irresistible food & drink to try in Venice!
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Who says american like food can’t be excellent? We’ve been to a pub in the countryside of Vicenza, Veneto and we’re…
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This dress! It’s what gave me the courage to dive into sewing, after dipping my toe in. Back when the Bee was just three years old, I came across the Geranium Dress pattern (Made By Rae). It was the first PDF sewing pattern I ever tried, and it turned out to be a good choice. With lovely photographs and clear instructions – and even some friendly advice from Rae herself when I got stuck with the printing – I was eased into the wonderful world of dress-making. For my first ever dress, I went with the faux cap sleeves and pleated skirt options. Not perfectly pattern-matched, but at the time I was delighted that the central white band lined up at all! As the polycotton I’d chosen was a little see-through, I ended up lining the skirt as well as the bodice, but otherwise, I followed the instructions faithfully and was rewarded with the miniature triumph that is making your first dress. And I have been a *huge* fan of this pattern ever since: to date I’ve made five, and I’m just cutting out my sixth… And these buttons! Whimsically random, no? Now add them to a toddler’s nursery dress and POW! Cuteness overload! But let’s backtrack a minute. The photographs above are of the Smidge, who – incredibly – will be going to nursery in September. She honestly can’t wait to get there, and I’m sure she thinks school corridors are paved with gold. It was originally the Bee’s summer uniform, but life was moving too fast at the time and we have very few photos of her in it. For the sake of an authentic record, this is best I have: (Awww – teeny school socks!) The following year she’d grown out of it, so out came a few more buttons for summer uniform dress number two. Umbrellas? Why not! (Uh-oh, check out those lopsided pigtails!) I used the Geranium Dress pattern again, but this time opted for the cut-out neckline and gathered skirt, and added a thin satin ribbon around the waist. Wanting a change but not fancying the frayed-look flutter sleeves, I followed some (now forgotten, sorry!) web instructions on drafting your own cap sleeves. At the last minute, I added an inverted box-pleat to the centre of them, and think the result is rather nice. Unfortunately I made the bodice with very little growing room, and didn’t get round to photographing it until the Bee had pretty much grown out of it. Poor child, it’s not very flattering anymore… Time for another one, perhaps? The things you do for your mother’s blog! | <urn:uuid:b7176259-35b9-48c5-a4f2-6ea6ee865a8d> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | https://esmeintheattic.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/geranium-school-dresses/ | 2018-06-19T08:07:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267861981.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20180619080121-20180619100121-00565.warc.gz | en | 0.958087 | 581 |
Let’s face it…we are all guilty of secretly liking something that we shouldn’t. You know what I am talking about. The nutritionist who extols the virtues of eating fresh local food, but secretly covets a good Twinkie once in a while. The kid who sat next to you in grade school who was told not to eat the erasers off his pencil, but still couldn’t go the day without chewing one off. For me…it’s this wine.
The 2006 Smoking Loon Cabernet Sauvignon is on paper my least favourite kind of wine. It’s mass produced (242,000 cases made), blended from grapes from all over California, and (worst of all) literally put together by winemakers like some sort of Frankenstein monster….but…I love it. It has all the classic blackberry and plum flavours you would expect from a California Cabernet. Plus, it has really nice notes of cedar and tobacco on the finish.
This is a great everyday wine and pairs well with a pot roast or grilled meat. At $17.75, this is a really well priced wine and something I would definitely recommend. Selfishly, I am really glad this wine knocked me down a peg or two. Otherwise I would have missed out on this easy going gem of a wine…but that’s just my opinion. Let me know what you think. | <urn:uuid:2aa29ff9-3305-4b98-abe9-3458872e8dfe> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | https://adamswotw.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/a-supermarket-wine-confession/ | 2018-06-24T11:04:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267866932.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624102433-20180624122433-00551.warc.gz | en | 0.957188 | 297 |
The Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler is a powerful alien weapon technology stolen from a race of robots. Just so happens that the Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler is also an incredibly cool fuzz pedal with intense musical tonal destruction.
The Elements is a distortion/fuzz pedal from Ryan at Dr. Scientist. This versatile creator of clipping features 3 clipping options, a second gain stage, and active tone shaping for a powerful and versatile pedal that will be a must on your board | <urn:uuid:f453639d-cd63-4fb7-b101-bb952568088e> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://proguitarshop.com/effects/fuzz-pedals.html?manufacturer=45&price=3%2C100 | 2015-05-28T10:14:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207929272.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113209-00222-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900285 | 99 |
30. November 18.00 - 23.00
ARS factory, room 228
Tired of endless grey days? We certainly are 😉
So, we decided to do something about it and make a cool evening party with drinks, yummy food, live music and our art.
During this cozy night we’ll be glad to talk about art and culture, listen to some live music and celebrate the upcoming holiday season.
You will get to meet musicians who has been part of a Helihool Community @Helihool and brought lots of music and joy to the patients of the nursing clinic here in Tallinn.
We will be presenting our artworks and merch by Julia Valtanen, Mariia Bonchuk, Katerina Balakina and Liisa Kruusmägi that you can take a closer look and buy.
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POLE BARN ON LOT FOR SALE IN BARNES, WI
This 0.46-acre lot in Potawatomi Estates in Barnes, WI, features tall pines, a driveway and a 40′ x 60′ pole barn. The drive-thru pole barn is built on a slab and has electricity installed. The east side of the lot borders Bayfield County Forest.
Looking for more storage? Or a place to stage your hunting and fishing trips?
Please contact King Realty if you are interested.
Directions: In Barnes – take Barnes Rd. north to Island Lake Rd. Turn left to Pine Chip Dr. and right on Pine Chip to #2476. | <urn:uuid:74a219d5-8c35-4fda-b995-ceaf1a760fcb> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | http://upnorthrealty.com/listings/pole-barn-for-sale-in-barnes-wi/ | 2019-06-25T18:13:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999876.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20190625172832-20190625194832-00140.warc.gz | en | 0.886639 | 142 |
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Mad Hatter Pepper-A Real Winner
The All-America Selections winners are always a safe bet for home gardens. This is particularly true when it comes to Mad Hatter pepper, which was named a winner for 2017. This article begins a two part series on this superior pepper. Information on growing this plant will be covered in a later article.
This gem of a pepper is truly outstanding for a number of reasons. If you’re craving for something different, its novel shaped fruits are sure to win you over. This is unlike any other type of pepper. Roughly disc shaped, it has three lobes or wings that are widely separated, thus creating the impression of a three cornered hat.
The description also explains how this variety got its name. The overall squat shape is somewhat like that of a Scotch bonnet pepper.
The reliable plants are suitable for all regions as this was named a national winner. Due to its hybrid vigor, this plant is extremely productive when compared to the average open pollinated pepper. This variety can yield forty to fifty peppers weighing from 1.4 to 1.7 ounces each, or roughly 4˝ to 5 pounds per plant. The lovely peppers are two to 3˝ inches long and equally wide across.
There are other reasons to choose this award winning pepper. The versatility of the fruits also makes it an outstanding variety. These are great for snacking or eating fresh or using in cooked dishes or salads. They’re delicious stuffed. Any surplus can be frozen or pickled or made into relish.
The very crisp and crunchy flesh has a sweet, citrus-like flavor that becomes richer and more intense as the fruit matures and ripens. The flavor and quality of Mad Hatter pepper has been compared to that of the bishop’s cap pepper.
In most cases, these peppers will remain sweet like any other sweet pepper. However, there are sometimes exceptions, particularly when the plants are grown in warm climates or when the soil is allowed to become dry. Even under these conditions, any degree of hotness is strictly confined to the area closest to the seed cavity. Otherwise, the rest of the pepper will be as sweet as ever.
The hotness issue is one reason it isn’t a simple matter to label this variety as either a hot pepper or a sweet pepper. So, this explains why some seed catalogs might classify it as sweet, while others list it under the hot peppers.
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MIXTUR 2021 COMMISSIONS
Mixtur has commissioned 52 new works from 2013, premiered always by high-level performers. Mixtur has a strong commitment in promoting the new musical creations of Spain with several commissions made to outstanding composers of the country year after year. This edition, 3 Spanish composers have composed a piece commissioned by Mixtur.
Octavi Rumbau: Cantiga Vazia for Countertenor, Recorder and Electronic Flute (premiered by UMS ‘n JIP)
Martin Grütter: op. 973 Bestialisches for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello. (premiered by Ensemble TM+)
Yoann Sanson: Bords Plateau (new movement) electroacoustic work. | <urn:uuid:15d5d88d-f09f-488b-a508-bc00d897dfda> | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | https://mixturbcn.com/en/mixtur-comissions | 2021-03-07T03:24:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178376006.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20210307013626-20210307043626-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.897194 | 167 |
Inside the Nike marketing machine
An in-depth look inside Nike's changing marketing strategies. Their budget is ever increasing, now at $2.4 billion. But their spending in more traditional ad channels continues to decline:
Nike's spending on TV and print advertising in the U.S. has dropped by 40% in just three years, even as its total marketing budget has steadily climbed upward to hit a record $2.4 billion last year. "There's barely any media advertising these days for Nike," says Brian Collins, a brand consultant and longtime Madison Avenue creative executive. | <urn:uuid:0458437d-66bc-4bc7-8d80-5a46f1b34819> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thealbertaegotist.com/news/national/2012/april/9/inside-nike-marketing-machine | 2013-05-22T16:46:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702019913/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110019-00064-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969113 | 118 |
Today I’m here to share something with you that has been in the works for months…and months. It’s a place we can gather and share ideas. It’s a place where you can follow amazing Home and Garden blogs AND their social media all in one place. You can chat and pin and listen to music and chat some more. You can save your favorite things and design your very own custom feed. The place I’m talking about is called bHome.
bHome is a place that’s full of ideas, inspiration, conversation and community. It’s a beautiful app available for FREE in the iTunes app store. You can download it to your iPhone or iPad. (Android version coming soon…they are working on it!) It’s curated content and there is something for everyone. One of the reasons I began blogging in the first place was to connect with people like me. People who didn’t mind getting paint in their hair or dirt under their fingernails. That’s also the reason I am on bHome. It’s a gathering place for like-minded people who love all things Home and Garden.
It’s super easy to use. The navigation bar along the bottom gets you to all the amazing bloggers and publications. Just tap Browse to see them all. To make your own feed with just your favorites, tap Browse and then tap the star in the corner of a cell. Everything from that blog or publication will now show up in your feed. Tap Me to access your feed. Easy right?
bHome was created by Kelly and Peter from My Soulful Home. I am incredibly honored to be a part of this new and innovative app. There is really nothing like it and that makes it even more special. I won’t pretend that I know what the future holds or where this adventure is headed. All I know is that I am looking forward to where ever this takes me. I’d love it so much if you would come along for the ride.
In the coming weeks I will be showing you different ways to use the app. I’ll include little tips at the end of my posts. That way you won’t be overwhelmed or irritated! Just remember that you can’t break it, it’s not scary and you don’t have to be techie to use it. Tap around and have fun!
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Cooperation with other institutions RSS
Cooperation with the various institutions and interested parts active in the field of gender equality is crucial to ensure progress in this field.
Cooperation with the various institutions and stakeholders active in the field of gender equality - EU countries governments, the European Parliament, social partner organisations, civil society, equality bodies, international organisations, EU agencies - is crucial to ensure progress in this field.
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So, I just want to start off with something interesting that happened a couple days ago. I was on my way to my first day of labs, Latin 101 Lab at 8:45 to 9:35 and BIO 111 Lab from 1:10 to 4:00. Also, since today is Chapel Talk my fraternity requires the freshman to dress in suit and tie every Thursday for all classes. Naturally, I got up this morning to go to my scheduled Latin Lab (possibly a few minutes late), just to walk into the room greeted by my professor with a funny look on his face. I had misunderstood that the 3:10 quiz I had taken yesterday with the small lecture after it was considered our lab for the week. So I was THAT ONE freshman that showed up to the wrong class I didn’t have to, an hour earlier in the morning, and in a suit.
For cross country the team had its first 8k of the season at Hanover and IU! “The 8k is a whole new beast,” as in the words of a Mr. Ryan Horner ’15. That “new beast” however did help to show me something that Wabash is all about though, and that is teamwork. For the last few weeks in practice Coach Busch has made it clear to us freshman about trying to run as a pack and working together for over the first half of the race. Coach Morgan helped to remind myself, and I’m sure others, to remember it’s just the first race and we need to relax and not stress out. The race itself was defined as a group run. Doug Baker ’15, Nathan Bode ’16, Josh Waterman ’17, Free Kashon ’17, and I all ran as a group for the beginning miles of the race. Being in a group of your teammates for nearly three miles of a race brought so much confidence and confidence to me that I think it really brings home about what Wabash is all about. Working together and being one entity as a Wabash student or athlete. Most people here are not from the same place, most have a difference in opinions at times, and yet, most see this school as a single power. No one is ever really alone, some other freshman may be feeling homesick (I know I do a little), but there seems to always be someone to talk to about the new responsibilities, life, and sports/hobbies. Especially with Greek life and athletic teams.
Wabash seems to have its greatest strength not only in its small size and extensive alumni, but in its teams, Greek life, and campus involvement. I cannot, at this point, see how any average eighteen-year-old can attend a large school where you become lost in the crowd, and only focus all of one’s time on studies and partying on the weekend. While the Wabash student body in all regards knows how to have fun on the weekends, it still knows how to buckle down and use its relationships among students to make it a truly great college.
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Children suck. Don't take this the wrong way. Don't call Children's Services. But any parent can agree with this statement. Now they are not bad all the time. But they are not good all the time either. They have their moments when you think, "what are my single friends doing right now?" Are they experiencing that beautiful moment in time parents call "peace and quiet" and singles refer to as "a normal day"? But some might argue, "But non-parents miss out on the beautiful moments of laughter, joy, and pride parents have when they look upon the life they have created." You know who is making that argument? I will tell you, non-parents. Because any parent knows this line of thinking and can always counter it with, "But non-parents also miss out on the beautiful moments of: poopy butts, vomit shirts, tantrum screams, bloody murder cries, ear-piercing whining for food one hour after they ate a full breakfast, accidental crotch hits while wrestling (that ones for the dads), spilled milk on the couch, horseback riding the dog, slap fighting their brothers (including the 11 month old); all when they look upon the life they created."
But on to my main point: I could never be a stay at home dad. I am on vacation this week, a stay-cation if you will since we are not going anywhere. So my vacation from work means my wife's vacation from the kids and I am her substitute. That is not how it really is but today she was feeling ill and so my role as joint parent was abruptly upgraded to "single parent" so she could rest and recover. So in other words, I would be handling the parental workload for the same amount of time she does everyday while I am at work. So let us begin:
I wake up at 6:00 to Zachary opening and closing his door, opening and closing, opening and closing. When I asked later why he said he was going to the bathroom. To which I replied, "Next time open your door, exit, go to the bathroom, return to your room, and shut your door. There is no need for 15 opening and closing of your bedroom door for one bathroom visit." But this marathon of door shutting woke the 2 year old who hates to sleep in. So I take the 2 older boys downstairs so Dora the Explorer can parent them while I lay on the couch in my "just woke up" haze. Well it isn't 10 minutes when Drew is crying for food. 6:30, time to make breakfast. If McDonalds can do it this early, so can I. Apparently scrambled eggs and toast take too long for a toddler so he begins to yell at me that he is hungry. The yelling wakes up the baby. Now all three are with me, hungry, grouchy, and yelling at me and each other. My wife wakes up and immediately has to run an errand. So I am all alone with 3 screaming children, and I am loving life. So at 7:17, after the constant bickering with each other and asking for my parental wisdom and guidance in the matter of "he stole a toy from me. I had it first," I utter the phrase all parents know and love when they have had enough, "Work it out." oh yes, before 7:30 I was already at the "work it out" phase of the day. It was not going to be pretty.
Well we struggle through breakfast with me repeatedly telling them to sit back down cause I am not in the mood to do the Heimlich maneuver after they choke on their toast from jumping with food in their mouth, we finish. But being a good parent (but stupid at the time) I veto TV for the morning. But this now means I am the center for entertainment. What is it like for those children who know how to entertain themselves? I always dream of white puffy clouds and green pastures filled with children playing by themselves with no need for parental involvement while the parents carry on adult conversations about things not related to the latest Fresh Beat Band song or which Pokemon is the best or the risks vs benefits of being Mario rather than Luigi in Mario Kart. Anyway, I ask them to go to the basement but they say no. So after putting the baby down I sum up the courage and desire and wrestle with them. The thing I found out today is that I have one good wrestle session in me each day. Did you catch that: one. So in other words, I just used up my bag of tricks and it was 8:30 in the morning. Luckily, my beautiful and amazing wife had set up a play date for Zachary at 9:30, so we killed time till then.
After the playdate it was 11:15 and time to take Zachary to school. I dropped him off and ran a quick errand and returned to the most wonderful time in any 'stay at home' parents day: nap time. The other 2 were down for naps and my wife and I were able to make lunch. After which she went to take her nap to rest and I sat down to eat my lunch. But like sitcom-timing, I hear a cry upstairs. Now the younger 2 children typically take 2.5-3 hours naps in the afternoon. But not today. Today is Daddy's day so they conspired beforehand and both woke up at 1.5 hours. There is nothing more defeating in a parents life than cutting short or taking away "nap time". Many parents will go through a deep depression when there baby decides to "drop a nap." So remember, my wife is now asleep and the younger 2 are not. So I dont even get a recess today. No lunch break. I am now eating with my 2 year old begging for food at my feet. Even our dog has more self-control.
My wife takes a long nap today, lucky for her, too bad for me. My oldest son goes to another boys house after school so I have the 2 year old and baby for 4 hours this afternoon. I actually enjoy this time with them. There is a time when I see them playing together with Drew making funny noises and Baby Nate laughing uncontrollably. Its a brief but precious moment I was able to witness. But then the zero hour hits. All stay at home parents know what I am talking about. Its the time right before your spouse gets home and before dinner when Hell breaks loose. There is no scientific reason, no cause. But the planets align just right and something clicks in the child that makes them go from Dr. Jeckel to Mr. Hyde. The crying intensifies, the whining goes up 100 notches, nobody is satisfied, every child wants something but cant tell you what cause nothing will make them happy because it is: the Zero Hour. Its about at this time, you need to make dinner. So today, my wife wakes up and goes to pick up Zachary, the 2 year old is whining for milk and his blanket, and God help me if I put the baby down cause every time I try, he believes the world is ending and its my fault. So I am holding the baby, pushing away the 2 year old with one foot, balancing with the other and cooking over a hot stove. Mr. Mom I am not.
Everyone makes it through cooking dinner and eating dinner and the boys ask me to wrestle before bathtime. Now remember: one wrestling session a day. But God gives me the strength and we wrestle again. Phillipians 4:13. Bathtime and bedtime go without a hitch and everyone goes down with minimal crying. But as I sit down to write this blog, who do I hear but the baby who hates sleep and me. But the amazing woman who does the superhuman job of being a stay at home mom swoops in and takes the baby to her parents house so I can have one of those beautiful moments in time: peace and quiet. I love her so much and after today I appreciate all the more her sacrifices, her frustrations, her stress, and those little moments of joy that come from being a stay at home mom. So to all those stay at home moms out there: Thank you and you certainly don't get paid enough.
Loving my job because it is not hers,
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The Metropolitan Police has signed a £100m networking and IT contract deal with telecoms giant BT, as part of its ongoing technology transformation programme.
BT will provide the Met with fixed and wireless networks, as well as a range of cloud and IT services. A new ‘high-speed' wide area network connecting around 500 of the Force's sites across London will be built by BT, and other local area networks will be upgraded as part of the deal.
The telecoms giant will also deploy what it said was ‘extra capacity' to support the upload of data from the 22,000 body-worn video cameras at the force, so that data can be more quickly and reliably uploaded from the devices.
BT will be implementing Wi-Fi across the Met's entire estate, and will be helping the Force to transform the way that 999 emergency and 101 non-emergency calls are routed and answered in the Met Police's call centres.
Some of the Force's backoffice IT systems will also be overhauled, including its WorkForce Management system, which it relies upon for staff scheduling and rostering.
Finally, BT will also be deploying cloud-based technology, including the management of a cloud-based voice system that supports around 20,000 IP enabled phones across all 500 sites.
"We've built a long-standing relationship with the Metropolitan Police and are working with them to help them find better, smarter and more productive ways of working," said Colm O'Neill, managing director of BT business and public sector.
O'Neill claimed that BT's systems will help the Force to respond to crimes across London while reducing IT and infrastructure costs.
However, questions will be asked of the Met Police as to why they've spent a huge amount on yet another IT contract.
The current contract follows a £250m deal with CSC to provide hosting and end user services, a £216m deal with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) to outsource three of the Met's back-office departments, and a reported £80m deal with Accenture for application management.
This goes against the government's desire to restrict the number of multi-million pound, long-term outsourcing deals with huge IT suppliers.
Computing's Big Data and IoT Summit 2017 and the Big Data and IoT Summit Awards are coming on 17 May 2017.
Find out what construction giant Amey, Lloyds Banking Group, Financial Times and other big names are doing in big data and the Internet of Things.
Attendance to the Summit is free to qualifying senior IT professionals and IT leaders, but places are strictly limited, so apply now.
AND on the same day, Computing is also proud to present the Big Data and IoT Summit Awards, too. See the finalists - and secure a table for your team at the Awards - now:
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They are found in variety of places in the wild. You will find lizards in deserts, rainforests and even temperate zones. They are usually active during the day when the temperature is moderately high. However, when the temperature soars, most lizards hide away in their burrows or under rocks. During winter, lizards hibernate and can be seen only on warmer winter days when they come out to feed. So when keeping a lizard as a pet, you would have to maintain a moderately high temperature in the tank, especially in winters.
You would think that geckos have suction cups on their feet because they can walk up walls and the sides of glass aquarium tanks. But there are no suction cups. Instead, they have microscopic hairs on the pads of their feet that can fit into the smallest openings, even those a human can't see. Their toes bend the opposite direction of a human's finger. The exception to the pads is the Leopard Gecko, which has claws instead. This makes it easier for it to climb the sides of trees.
Lizards are complex animals. Just because you've had experience in owning or caring for other kinds or types of pets does not mean that owning a lizard would be relatively easy for you. These creatures have strict diets to follow. They have dietary and needs that you can't just simply guess and there are specific requirements for their tanks or housings.
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Simple math. If you're scared half to death the first time you have 1 / 2 your life left. Which is 2 / 4 left. SO..if you get scared half to death again technically you will have ONE -fourth of your original life left !!!! Since 1 / 2 of 2 / 4 is ONE FOURTH. So theoretically you can get scared 1 / 2 to death incrementally indefinitely.
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You become extinct !
Then you spontaneously combust.
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Human Rights in the EU’s Conditionality Policy Towards Albania: The Practice of Sub-committee Meetings
EU enlargement policy is organized through a series of practices that regulate its relations with enlargement countries, including Albania, a candidate for EU membership. The aim of this contribution is modest in that it does not seek to engage in a discussion about the actual impact of EU conditionality. Instead, it takes the well-known limitations of external interference as given, and seeks to demonstrate the importance of an often-neglected institution in the process: sub-committees. These bodies bring together EU and Albanian officials and comprise a major part of the EU’s engagement with enlargement countries. Imposing conditionality through sub-committee meetings, including in the field of human rights, is a practice that occupies most of the time of the European Union services working at the offices that maintain relations with Albania. However, this instrument has received scant attention in the literature.
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The advancement in technology has highly influenced how things are done today. They have highly contributed to bringing accuracy and hence efficiency in various fields and industries. Loader weighing systems from Senlogic is one such piece of technology that has highly influenced weight and balance measurements in various industries.
Loader weighing systems can be fitted to a wide range of devices or product categories. They help in the accurate measurement of loads and weights that can be loaded into the products. This helps in controlling overloading and under loading of weights to a great extent. The invention and use of these weighing systems has increased the safety quotients in industries.
The loader weighing systems fitted on vehicles prevent unloading when the weighing bridges are at the exit, ensuring safe load transfers. These weighing systems help in keeping track of the weight that is loaded ensuring safer and faster weight loading. The system provides excellent production control; what with its ability keep track of the production of each of the wheel loaders.
The different features of loader weighing system from Senlogic are as follows: -
- In motion weighing ability
- Real time management of bucket tip off
- Target weighing ability
- Customer and product listing arrangement
- Wireless communication capability
- Recording of products production
- Installed with iPod Lite management software
- Equipped with four machines attached with sensors for handling the four calibrations
The loader weighing systems can be used on a large range of product categories like backhoe loader, ADT or Articulated Dump Truck, LHD or Load Haul Dump, compact wheel loader and other wheel loaders. They are one of the most popular and successful products on demand in the market.
Senlogic Automation Private Limited Company is a leading company engaged in the development and supply of weighing automation systems.
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen is considered by many to be the most influential Catholic of the 20th century in America. Millions of people watched his incredibly popular television series every week, Life is Worth Living, and millions more listened to his radio program, The Catholic Hour. Wherever he preached in public, standing-room-only crowds packed churches and halls to hear him. He had the same kind of charisma and holiness that attracts so many people to Pope John Paul II, who called Sheen "a loyal son of the Church."
This volume is a wonderful coffee-table book filled with over 125 original photos of the great archbishop from the Fulton Sheen archives. It is combined with inspiring quotes from the many popular books Sheen wrote on every kind of spiritual topic. These photos and quotes capture the joy, zeal for the faith and dramatic flair that helped him be such an effective communicator and missionary to all souls. Sheen reached people from all walks of life, and his many converts include numerous famous people like Henry Ford II, Clare Booth Luce, Heywood Broun and Louis Budenz. Sheen wrote 64 books, thousands of newspaper columns, and received up to 15,000 letters per day.
Sheen's popularity remains strong and is growing as his cause for Beatification will be opened in Rome. Numerous books, videos and audio-tapes of Sheen are still available and in great demand. This volume is a glowing tribute to the most renowned American churchman of the 20th century, a great evangelist of the electronic age.
"All who read this book will be struck by the sanctity and learning, compassion and humor that so noticeably blended in the life and timeless message of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen."—Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR
"Sheen was the greatest evangelizer in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. He lavished personal attention on both rich and poor." —America Magazine
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Enough to get five reps on your next set. You won’t need to rest much between sets when the weights are still light. But as the weight gets heavier and more challenging, you’ll need more rest between sets.
REST RECOMMENDATIONS during the strength component:
- 1min30 if getting five reps on your last set was easy
- 3mins if you struggled to get five reps on your last set
- 5mins if you missed a rep on your last set 3-5 minutes rest after a challenging set of five reps is key to get stronger.
It gives your central nervous system time to recover between sets. If you only wait a minute after a hard set, you risk missing reps on your next set. Wait 3-5 mins and you’re more likely to get your five reps and get stronger.
Altrernatively pay attention to your heart rate.After your heart rate is back to normal after a heavy set, you are ready for the next set. To keep your workout short as the weights get heavier, don’t rest between your warm-up sets. Put the weight on the bar and do your next set. Then rest longer between your sets of five.
What should I do between sets?
Stay focused. Avoid talking with people or playing with your phone. Socializing is great before or after your workout, but not during. You don’t want to get distracted, end up resting to long get cold and lose focus, and then miss reps and sets.
What works is to sit on a bench and visualize yourself doing the next set with proper form. I like to stand or walk a bit around between my sets. When people start talking too much, especially on Squats they tend to lose focus; this is key to get stronger.
How fast should I lift? What’s the tempo?
There’s no tempo in the early stages as you want to practice and maintain good form. But don’t go too slow either. Just control the bar on the way up and down. After your first 12 weeks, once you have more experience and good form, lift as fast as you can on the way up. You’ll be able to lift more weight and get stronger.
Control the weight on the way down, don’t drop it it. But don’t be slow on the way down either. Do not lift slow thinking you’ll build more muscle that way. Lifting fast on the way up is key to lifting a lot of weight and get stronger. So go fast but controlled on the way up once you’re confident about your form.
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Bear Walks - Inch Worms - Duck Walks - Dead Bugs - Wall Walks - Push Up Variants
The Muscle Up - Advanced
The Pull Up - Beginner
5 x 5 Thruster
1 x 5 Deadlift
5 Rounds or 15min for Time.
1 Muscle Up * 5 Pull Up
2 Squat Snatch * 4 Clean & Jerk
3 Lying Sprints
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Your RBSD Cannot Save You Now.
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Definately. I probably wouldn't use it, but I'd still like to see it. I've been using this pic for around 5-6 years now, so I'm a little partial.
The name I've been using for... since I got the internet around 12 years ago? I originally thought I was just being a DnD geek and took the "r" out of dragon. When I found out it was a biblical character I stuck with it.
Here it is.
This is a pic of Dagon from the Cthulhu mythos, created by H.P. Lovecraft. For more Dagonical goodness, I suggest that you read the story "Shadow Over Innsmouth". Keep in mind that these stories were written in the 1930's and are largely responsible for the growth of modern horror fiction.
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A spirited Round 1 has worked our list of favorites down to eight Magic Kingdom Quick Service restaurants. The only survivor that kind of surprises me is …
… Pinocchio Village Haus. I would have thought that the shiny “new-ness” of Gaston’s Tavern would have carried it into the next round. Wrong, I was!
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My Elderly Dog Has Stopped Eating And Drinking
01-Nov-2018 Candy Burchell
It took me a long time to learn how to not react to the alcoholic. How long the person was taking the drug is another factor that can determine the length and severity of withdrawal symptoms. If you are looking for the right facility for alcohol or drug rehabilitation, we can help you make sense of all the options that are available. It can be replaced at a younger age, will slowly stop being replaced and will. Is it possible to quit on my own. They are so concerned that we are going to get a divorce. When this happens, brain chemistry may be negatively impacted. Vital signs are within normal ranges. With between one-third and one-half of americans suffering from insomnia on a regular basis, the use of these drugs is becoming more and more common.
Alcohol and many other drugs can be a way for a person to self-medicate certain unwanted feelings, such as stress and anxiety. Up until this point i never truly. Um, here’s the thing piper… you may think you’ve somehow stuck it to rep. Ok, so there’s a real reason we find grandpa nodding off so soon after his post-lunch shandies. This experience is one reason why the couple decided to tell their story for relationship realities. As part of the healing process, supplemental probiotics and digestive enzymes can help heal the gut wall and restore a normal population of gut bacteria. Different factors influence the onset of sud (i. If this is the case, they may subside without medical treatment after a few days.
The end of an intervention is the perfect time to take the next step and present a loved one struggling with alcohol use disorder with a survey or possible treatment options. It was an utter privilege to work with the phenomenally talented and deeply kind soul. I've written before about my challenges with emotional my dog has cancer and has stopped eating and drinking and have truly done so much better for many years. All you do is take your weed, submerge it in ice water for an hour or two, agitate it with a big spoon, and filter all of that through special screens with tiny openings that catch the hash. They would leave for posterity a lesson of unflinching loyalty and love for truth and honesty. And try not to think of things that make you nervous. Oranges would probably be good too. If you’re experiencing a hypomanic or manic episode, you may find it difficult to control your impulses to drink.
But it will be nice to think if i don’t manage to do anything then it’s ok. These outputs are likely to bother you if you use the ointments for a long time. I was lucky that i have a family who love me because not everyone does. This means that the genetic variations under consideration appear to exert their effect only in cases of overlapping or comorbid alcoholism and schizophrenia. You will have cravings for alcohol for months or even years after quitting. Outpatient and inpatient describe the general categories of treatment, but the options within each one are unique. , this unique botanical was popularized by macrobiotics proponents as a food thickener, and continues to be included in china’s official pharmacopoeia. We encourage physical fitness daily, provide yoga and meditation, and offer spiritual as well as therapeutic supervised outings.
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Ativan or libruim are used in a increasing lower doses to prevent dts a potentially fatal effect of withdrawing form long term drinking or cousuming a lot of alcohol in a short period oif time. This can take a few days or up to a week depending on the amount of alcohol you would drink or how long you have been drinking. Home ⺠alcohol addiction ⺠10 hidden alcohol addiction symptoms. In a worst case scenario, this can result in death. Pastor john macarthur (interview in “servant,” 9/91) tells about being on a christian talk show where he said to the host, “don’t you believe that the holy spirit, the word of god and the living christ are fully sufficient for our sanctification.
A judge will take a spouseâs drinking problem into consideration when making a custody determination. The first stop might be your medical doctor’s office and then a psychotherapist. Focus on what you're eating—including how it looks, smells, and tastes—and you'll be less likely to continue eating after you're full. Is convenient for those who are located in suffolk county, ny, long. No meds = miserable pain at work/unable to work. i need no other than he.
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Click here to see reverse osmosis filters. And feel better and start to see that a life of recovery is not only possible –. The final result obtained thus is detoxification of the body,. A cute water bottle, like this wood one by s'well ($45) always makes the hydration process easier. While this doesn’t really sound like a “remedy” or treatment for alcohol dependence, it’s actually a very food solution as drinking slower can help one have a more appropriate approximation of the amount of alcohol they consumed, thus a better control over their cravings. “my own struggles with being overweight reached a peak in my 30s after a difficult pregnancy.
(these were an exceptionally obliging group of racers, it seems. In the framework of drug and alcohol addiction, craving can be simply defined the intense desire or hunger for drugs and alcohol. Think only about that peaceful image and. These days it's spark chess 3 and oolite (modern elite) consuming my time - both completely free of charge. How long does it stay fresh to drink.
Briefly, the process of medically assisted detox uses specific types of medications and/or a tapering process to assist an individual in detoxing drugs from their system. Associated with a non-reversal of tolerance up to 3. It is for this reason that we always recommend long term sobriety, and in order to achieve that one will need to learn coping skills to deal with the everyday temptation of drinking. It got to the point where i was taking more and more. I saw results from mm after about two weeks of use (after the diarrhea and gas--i guess it has to "clean" you out first. That sort of agonizing powerlessness is something that no one should have to experience. Eventually, they reprogrammed one of eggman's buzzbombers to help them; using a willing flicky as a temporary power source. This raises particular concern over direct-to-consumer genetic tests for alcoholism that might have the power to change a person's emotional state, behavior and attitudes. I thought it tasted fine.
Laser wellness technology provides you with the complex solution needed to make those necessary life style changes. Your head will clear and the fog you’ve been living under during your drinking days will eventually lift. An inability to cut down or stop drinking, even when one has a sincere desire to do so. The friends you came with have been drinking, but you haven’t. For a discussion of these issues and one-click access to all relevant effectiveness bank entries see this hot topic. Some individuals cannot even come to terms with the fact that they might need alcohol help and it is left to their loved ones to think about what is. Sleeping patterns will start normalising. During this time the patient must pick a "quit date" at which time his smoking days are over.
The standard stay in such a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in richmond, va. Key points about optic neuritis. With numerous drinking games, alcohol consumption turns into a competition. The addict keeps using and the family keeps issuing ultimatums. This fear enabled me to just say no many times before i finally said yes. Org national association for children of alcoholics. The alcoholic may continue to drink.
Studies have found that 80% or more people who. How much weight will you lose if you dont eat. If you wait until you’re thirsty to drink, you’re already dehydrated. Many other groups drink coke and pepsi, but the groups that are their core customers are young men and, in general, minorities. The essenes of paul's times were like the catholic monks of today - those who want to sequester themselves away from society so they can. Try your best to stop caring about the lady at target who (you think) is giving you the stink eye. I would suggest checking yourself into a rehab center at this point because of the fact that you get professional help that way. Talk to a licensed therapist.
I usually presume it was related to what was already in my gut from the night before, be it too little to slow the absorption of the coffee, or too much of something that was already an unstable mix. I am obsessed with food, but i’m not binging and purging. Go for it mary 🙂reply. 7 what other powers have you let you down. Temazepam addiction may also cause an overdose by taking too much on the drug on its own. Water should not be restricted to any dogs unless it is in consultation with a knowledgeable vet. Having a strong support system who shares in recovery goals can help individuals stay the path of sobriety. The thing i've known people who have to weigh in below a certain weight is drink nothing and do sweat runs or some similar exercise. This might help reduce your night sweats.
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Science and Technology: Policy and Capacity Building
India’s relatively poor performance in S&T research is largely due to the policy and institutional structures in India. Despite the large gap in India’s S&T performance and the huge scope for policy improvement, there are almost non-existent efforts in S&T policy advocacy. There is a wide-open space in pursuing matters of S&T with the government, help them formulate policy based on deep understanding of the gaps in the Indian system and the best practices across the world. We also require capacity building in S&T. There are various actors in the S&T ecosystem – grant-making agencies, research institutions, universities, industry, faculty, PhD students, and support systems. We need to support them, help them incorporate best practices, get connected among themselves and connect to the society. Private individuals and organizations can play a catalytic role here. Read more
Artificial Intelligence in India: Opportunities and Challenges
Is AI an opportunity for India? Are Indian companies using AI? What is automation doing to the jobs? Does India measure up to USA and China in AI? What are our challenges? What about AI startups? What can we do to lead in AI? This policy notes provides a wholesome picture of AI in India today and a way to the future. Read more
Improving S&T ecosystem in India: Short term measures
The Indian government has shown intent towards solving some of the issues in the science and technology ecosystem through measures such as the Institutes of Eminence and PM Research Fellowship. Even though the S&T ecosytem needs structural changes, some of these intiatives are well-intentioned. This policy note looks at how to improving these schemes and make them more holistic. Read more
Using AI for government initiatives
Multiple governments today wish to use AI to make their processes more efficient. This could be a game changer specifically for developing economies which suffer greatly from problems of lack of capacity, infrastructure and corruption. Easier said than done, governments really struggle on how to find the right projects where AI could be super effective, how to build solutions and finally implement it. This is a short policy note on doing this in an efficient manner. It may take 5-7 years to implement these programs, but the methodology with yield real long term benefit. The policy note is written in context of India, but is applicable to other countries as well. Read more.
Artificial Intelligence: India Next?
Artificial is transforming science, engineering and businesses. India’s great opportunity in AI is beseeched by greater challenges. Earlier this year, the Finance Minister said, “Technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence and others are the technologies of the future and NITI Aayog will establish a national programme to conduct research and development in these areas.” In this white paper, I lay out a plan to accomplish it in the next five years. It requires three components: a. Leading AI research globally, b. Large-scale training in AI and c. Commercialization of AI research. I use the principles laid out in the last chapter of the book “India Next?” to design this strategy. India can achieve this with an annual outlay of just Rs. 600 crore ($100 million a year)! Read more.
Where does India stand as machines become intelligent
Machine learning is the science of learning to do tasks by observing examples. It is transforming the world by enabling machines do all sorts of ‘intelligent’ tasks such as understanding images, human speech, predicting preferences, diseases and many others. With tremendous amount of data, interconnectedness, sophisticated algorithms and huge processing power in small devices, machines do things which were beyond their reach until recently. Read more
Science and Technology: The opportunity and Challenges
Today is the most opportune time for India to revolutionize its science and technology ecosystem. If India doesn’t build its research and innovation ecosystem now, it risks its economic growth and social development. We are frittering away our large opportunity in S&T. We have many challenges. Read more to learn about the opportunities and challenges for S&T in India.
It will be winner takes all, but with many winners
Very large companies with their products being used across the world are emerging around us. The market has become efficient due to the internet – if you have a killer product or service, it can sell across the world on the internet providing high returns on innovation. This makes the company super rich and the entrepreneur gets a high upside for the innovation. However, this also displaces the local players … Read more
The first data science camp for kids!
We see data and data science exploding around us – more and more businesses (and even governments) make decisions based on data, rather than qualitative analysis or expert views. This is also because businesses, and our lives, have turned digital and data is easily accessible than ever before. Our way of thinking about things has turned statistical- the answer to a question is not a yes or a no anymore, but an effect size with a confidence interval, or stated simply, the likelihood (chance) of the answer being yes is some percent value. If you did not get either of these, take a data science course now! Read more | <urn:uuid:e6ad9043-cfa3-4359-bcec-e2a444d8aaf8> | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | http://sciencesatyagraha.org/policy/ | 2021-03-02T22:59:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178364932.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20210302221633-20210303011633-00600.warc.gz | en | 0.944859 | 1,087 |
Be Aware the SICK new "Knock Out Game" It's a real threat to transgender people.
Transgender and LGB people were not mentioned as potential targets but we know all too well this sort of violence..."It's a chilling trend being felt across the country with incidents reported in Philadelphia, new york, Connecticut and Pittsburgh. Victims left injured and stunned. Footage of the attack caught on surveillance cameras or posted online by the attackers themselves." ~ More at ABC news | <urn:uuid:034eb4d7-3c40-425f-b56c-21b0fa39fcba> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.planetrans.org/2013/11/be-aware-new-knock-out-game-its-real.html | 2023-09-23T04:49:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506479.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923030601-20230923060601-00359.warc.gz | en | 0.95336 | 97 |
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