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Afghan President Hamid Karzai believes the United States has conducted a series of bombings and terror attacks in his country as part of a campaign to destabilize his regime and draw attention away from airstrikes that caused civilian casualties.
Citing unnamed senior Afghan officials, The Washington Post reported late Monday that Karzai blames the U.S.
for the Jan. 17 bombing of a popular Lebanese-style restaurant in Kabul that killed 21 people, among them three Americans, as well as assaults on the Justice Ministry in Kabul and a provincial courthouse that took 50 lives.
The Taliban has taken credit for the attacks, but Karzai still blames the U.S., pro-Karzai sources told the Post, because he believes the attack against the restaurant was "too sophisticated to be the handiwork of [the] Taliban." The Post also noted that Karzai has acknowledged there is no evidence to back up his charges.
In response, the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, James Cunningham, told the Post, "It's a deeply conspiratorial view that's divorced from reality."
He suggested Karzai's claims could be part of an effort to "throw us off balance" because he has yet to sign a security agreement already negotiated that would leave a substantial U.S. military presence in the country beyond the scheduled withdrawal date at the end of this year.
"It flies in the face of logic and morality to think that we would aid the enemy we're trying to defeat," said Cunningham.
Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, also said that "any suggestion that the U.S. has been involved in any way in suicide attacks or deliberate attacks on Afghan civilians is ludicrous.
"We have spent 12 years trying to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan in the face of threats from terrorist and insurgent networks . . . To suggest otherwise does a grave disservice to those who have sacrificed for the people of Afghanistan."
The latest claim from Karzai follows a charge he made last year
alleging the U.S. had joined with the Taliban to conspire against him, The Christian Science Monitor reported at the time.
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Pipeline freespan monitoring
Our client, a major global operator, was concerned about the effects of vortex induced vibration (VIV) on freespans of their pipelines.
The operator wished to investigate whether the spans were subject to fatigue damage and if so, whether this fatigue had a significant effect on the design life of the pipelines. The pipelines considered ranged in diameter from 6” to 16”.
We designed an integrity management scheme for our client, involving selective field monitoring of freespan movement and local environmental conditions. Key aspects of the scheme included:
- Developing hardware in-house to monitor the pipeline
- Conducting assurance studies on the accelerometer and flowmeter data gathered from the nine deployments over a two year period, to determine reliability and extract key features
- Summarising the evidence of VIV characteristics exhibited by the nine monitored freespans using the findings of the assurance studies and previous analyses of individual equipment deployments
- Re-visiting span assessment screening curves we previously produced for the client, based on the latest DNV RP-F105 and taking into account the deployment data collected
- Conducting individual assessments of all freespans currently on record as spanning over 100 m in length
Our team designed a system to measure and log the movements of the pipelines. The results were fed into fatigue calculations which our engineers could analysis in detail, manipulating inputs to investigate the effect of different sea states.
Our expertise and experience in VIV analysis using FEA models ensured that the client had sufficient information and an accurate insight into the fatigue of the pipelines and their remnant life. This allowed our client to effectively plan and develop a schedule of remediation and life extension works. As a result of our findings and recommendations, our client avoided unnecessary expensive repair works. | <urn:uuid:8ba1b0d0-d7cf-4fc7-b22d-93e3371bf7d6> | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | http://www.jee.co.uk/knowledge/case-studies/freespan-monitoring | 2018-12-19T05:50:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376831334.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20181219045716-20181219071716-00270.warc.gz | en | 0.932683 | 363 |
Guest post submitted by Coleanse.com.
Here we bring you 10 Weight Loss Tips that is sure to help you lose some weight.
1- Dietary control and exercise. All you need to do is watch what you eat, and expend more energy than you consume. It’s really that simple. So basically eat less and exercise more.
2- Start reading labels. I know it sucks, but you have to do it – and there’s no way to avoid this tip. If you don’t know what you’re putting in your mouth, you’re flying blind. Don’t assume, either – triple-check the ingredients list and serving sizes. You must rely on yourself for this; nobody else is going to be able to lose the weight or do the math for you. It’s not that complicated a task, but it will require effort. If nothing else, just pay attention to the calorie count.
3- Set realistic goals. You can lose 50 pounds in a week if you work out 12 hours a day and eat nothing but celery – but not if you’re human. Slow and steady wins the race. Don’t bite off more than you can chew – literally. Make small goals on your way to the bigger goal(s). In the end, you’ll have achieved more (and more frequently, might I add).
4- Reduce fat. With regard to fat, the research is clear: Diets too high in fat promote overweight and obesity. You should strive to consume no more than 25 percent of your calories from fat – and that fat should the “non-saturated” type.
5- Watch your weight. Some people say that you shouldn’t weigh yourself more than once a week. I’ve been much happier charting my progress every day. No matter what, you need to weigh in at the same time, every time. For me, that’s 10am every morning (or somewhere thereabout). If you decide to weigh yourself every single day, understand that your weight will fluctuate by one or two pounds – and that you should only keep a serious eye on the lengthier trends.
6. Drink a lot of water. Water not only acts as a solvent for many vitamins and minerals but also is responsible for carrying nutrients into and wastes out of cells, so the body functions properly. As a rule of thumb, you should drink a half-ounce of water for every pound of body weight daily, unless you’re very active, in which case you should increase your water intake to two-thirds of an ounce per pound of body weight daily.
7. Don’t eat right before bed time. In general eat at least 2 hours before bed time. Food consumed close to bed time will not have time to digest and will turn to fat quicker.
8. Get Plenty Of Sleep. Studies have shown that there is a direct link between sleep and weight loss. When we’re tired we either eat “less than healthy” food to help keep us awake, or we’re simply too tired to be bothered preparing something healthy, so we eat junk because it’s easier. So make sure you get plenty of sleep – as close to 8 hours each day as possible.
9. Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Fruits and vegetables are packed with beneficial fibers, vitamins and antioxidants. They fill up your stomach fast so you feel full earlier. They are also low in calories and helps to keep your calorie count low.
10. Do not Skip Meals. Eating small frequent meals help to balance your calorie intake throughout the day and also keeps your blood sugar level balanced. Instead of eating 3 big meals, try to eat 5 – 6 smaller meals throughout the day. | <urn:uuid:4b992822-7c9c-4c3d-a134-2c0e6118badd> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://www.free-weight-loss-guide.com/author/admin/page/2/ | 2019-07-17T10:45:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525136.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717101524-20190717123524-00231.warc.gz | en | 0.950058 | 794 |
By Marilyn Turk
A place of fear for some, the Great Dismal Swamp was a place of refuge for others.
Col. William Byrd II, an 18th century planter, is credited with giving the swamp its name on maps during his 1728 expedition to survey the border line between Virginia and North Carolina.
When colonists began invading their land, Native Americans moved into the secluded forests of the swamp. Later, they were joined by runaway slaves and indentured servants seeking freedom.
Trackers tried to use dogs to find these runaways, but the scent was soon lost in the water of the swamp, and horses couldn’t walk through the muck. Even canoes couldn’t navigate the water, so pursuers weren’t able to catch the fugitives and gave up the chase, considering them lost to the dense, tangled vegetation and ooze, teeming with poisonous snakes, clouds of mosquitoes and other hostile creatures. Surely, the runaways became victims of the treacherous environment into which they’d run.
Indeed it was because of the swamp’s hostility and its vast size covering thousands of acres of southern Virginia and North Carolina that enable hundreds, if not thousands of slaves to escape to freedom, many through the Underground Railroad, popularized by Harriet Beecher Stowe. But only in recent history has evidence been discovered of communities where inhabitants lived with little help from the outside world.
Even archaeologists got lost trying to research the swamp’s interior. But in 2004, Dan Sayers, historical archaeologist and chair of the anthropology department at American University in Washington, D.C. was taken to a 20-acre island inside the swamp by one of the biologists who study the area.
Today the swamp, now a wildlife refuge, has dwindled to 112,000 acres due to drainage and encroaching civilization. Since the end of the Civil War, no communities have existed within its deep interior.
The very idea that people could have survived in the midst of such a hostile environment boggles the mind. But to the swamp’s inhabitants, freedom was worth the price of the hardships of the Great Dismal Swamp.
Award-winning author Marilyn Turk lives in and writes about the coast – past and present. A multi-published author, she writes a weekly lighthouse blog at http://marilynturk.com. Her latest release, Rebel Light, Book 1 in the Coastal Lights Legacy series, is now available along with A Gilded Curse, and Lighthouse Devotions on amazon.com. | <urn:uuid:90af10b6-cdc8-46bf-bcb9-2a79a83ecfb2> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.hhhistory.com/2016/09/the-great-dismal-swamp.html | 2023-09-29T07:47:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510498.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20230929054611-20230929084611-00563.warc.gz | en | 0.963775 | 524 |
Tuesday, 13 February 2018 9:25am
Research into neurodegenerative disease in the Department of Biochemistry has been boosted recently with funding successes for Dr Stephanie Hughes and the Neurodegenerative and Lysosomal Disease Lab.
Dr Hughes and her research team will receive funds from the Charlotte and Gwenyth Gray Foundation in the USA to help find a treatment for Batten disease. This rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder leaves children blind, immobile and cognitively impaired, and is ultimately fatal. The funded research will look at the effects of combining gene therapy and drugs to treat a preclinical model of Batten disease.
Three PhD students in the Neurodegenerative and Lysosomal Disease Lab have also received funding from the Brain Research New Zealand (BRNZ) national Centre of Research Excellence and the Brain Health Research Centre (BHRC).
Sophie Mathiesen and Oluwatobi Eboda have each been awarded three-year scholarships from the BRNZ. Sophie (Ngāpuhi) will be researching the workings of Alzheimer's disease with a Māori PhD scholarship, and Oluwatobi will be focusing on lysosomal dysfunction in juvenile-onset Parkinson's Disease and Batten Disease.
Stephanie Mercer has been awarded the Roche Hanns Möhler Doctoral Scholarship from the BHRC, which will provide support during the completion of her thesis, which also looks at lysosomal function in Alzheimer's disease.
From left: Dr Stephanie Hughes, Stephanie Mercer, Sophie Mathieson and Oluwatobi Eboda in the Neurodegenerative and Lysosomal Disease Lab. | <urn:uuid:cc78f588-a495-4837-94a1-3069e5a14c61> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | https://www.otago.ac.nz/biochemistry/news/otago676015.html | 2018-05-24T21:27:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794866870.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20180524205512-20180524225512-00551.warc.gz | en | 0.922799 | 338 |
Canadian Cove - Frozen Mussel Packs
Atlantic Aqua Farms
Canadian Cove Frozen Mussels
We start frozen production in September and stop in May before the mussels go into their spawning cycle. We produce a one and two pound pre-cooked vacuum packed product in several size ranges.
We believe there are several points which set our frozen mussels apart.
- Only high quality Canadian Cove mussels are selected for processing.
- We believe both the flavor and texture of our mussel meat is superior to all other origins.
- Our shells are slightly thicker and reduce the likelihood of splintering during processing.
- When our frozen mussels are reconstituted they pop open. | <urn:uuid:a0ce277d-9f2a-4d37-9a80-52da6d17d7c3> | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | http://www.hotfrog.ca/business/pe/orwell-cove/atlantic-aqua-farms_2664437/canadian-cove-frozen-mussel-packs-150893 | 2017-02-26T19:11:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501172050.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104612-00220-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930916 | 140 |
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It’s more than living in a house, it’s about making it your home. From connecting you to our network of recommended services, local community information to what’s going on around town, I am here for you.
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Java - Simple protocol stack program
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A Roman's Identity and Honour
Unlike modern peoples who are raised to be rugged indivualists, the Romans were basically “programmed” from birth, to be part of the “group” -- to not stand alone, but to be “part of.” It was the approval of their fellows and their confirmation of his ability and identity that the Roman man sought. This confirmation by others was truly sought after, as well as required. Be they the elders of his family, his patron or his clients, army comrades, or even -- in an election -- the people of Rome; no Roman could be his own judge, but could see himself only through the eyes of others. If others thought him a “hero,” he was! If a man was thought a coward or a loser, then, “what else could he be?”
The opinion of others dictated the opinion a Roman ultimately held of himself. It helps to understand that Romans didn't know of anything like our modern-day psychology and so they didn’t analyze their thoughts and feelings. Romans didn’t look inwards, but instead, looked to others to understand themselves.
An Endless Show
And so in Rome, where nobility, military and political leadership were all intertwined, there would be no end of bragging, showing-off and a boundless supply of flattering rumors. Bragging, instead of being thought rude or in poor-taste, as today, was considered the proper thing to do.
For a Roman to be a “good man” meant he had to be deemed worthy by others -- a man deemed "honorable." But so too, in the Roman mind set, “honorable” was only what was actually honored. “Glory” or “honor” were really only measured in the recognition it drew from others.
To our Roman Citizens, great and noble deeds might be done, but without other people knowing about them, there was no glory, no fame and no advantage to be gained from the deed.
And to Romans the only advantage to be gained from glory and honor was to use them to climb the social ladder. Any credit among your fellow men gained by your ability, either in office or on the battlefield, was immediately to be used to further one’s political fortunes; all in the hope of finally achieving that distant goal -- a seat in the Roman Senate.
So, what this meant was that any achievement was blatantly bragged about, to make absolutely sure everyone knew about the feat. And if one was too dignified to do the bragging himself, he simply found others who would do it for him.
All this bragging might sound a bit “much” to us today, but in a society in which so much depended on the light in which others saw you, their view could not only elevate you, but it could also quickly destroy you.
Any news, be it good or bad, spread like wildfire in a society that spent much of the day gossiping in the public baths, or mingling at the forum. Graffiti was scribbled on walls, and in the inns -- drunken songs might ridicule the high and mighty. In the theatres actors would, in their plays, praise or deride public figures of the day.
And so Rome was a city of rumors, for the entertainment of the many and for the advancement of those whose worst fate could be, not to be talked about.
All this was brought to Britain in the Invasion...
Nobility was not simply bestowed upon an individual. Instead, nobility was gradually built up or torn down by a whole family. “Three fathers” was the duration required to establish a man’s noble status. The father, grandfather and great-grandfather had to have each exercised a higher magistracy. In other words, for a child to be noble, it was essential that he had been subject solely to the authority of relatives who were magistrates. Even the nobility of Octavian, whose great-grandfather had been a mere freedman, was called into question. It mattered little that a man’s family had been noble in the past, an interruption of the three generations was all it took to deprive him of his noble status. Harsh, but it was what they knew -- what they knew to be right. | <urn:uuid:b1972b3e-fa70-400c-b08f-a81cdb0a4cd9> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.romanobritain.org/2-arl_life/arl_aspects_of_roman_life.html | 2016-10-22T23:26:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719079.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00186-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988522 | 903 |
"I dance not to entertain but to help people better understand each other. Because through dance I have experienced the wordless joy of freedom, I seek it more fully now for my people and for all people everywhere.”
This quote, from dancer, choreographer and anthropologist Pearl Primus, set the stage for a thought-provoking discussion about the intersection of dance and social justice at Manhattan Country School Tuesday evening. Part of the Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools, the program, titled “Perspectives: Dance & Social Justice,” featured diverse viewpoints from members of the dance community.
The evening began with a dramatic rendition of “Strange Fruit (1945),” a Primus-choreographed piece about lynching based on Lewis Allan’s poem of the same name, performed by Brandy White and Justin Perez of Nimbus Dance Works. Steven Melendez, a 2001 graduate of MCS and principal dancer with New York Theatre Ballet, served as emcee for the evening. In his opening remarks he made the case for dance as a way to open minds and effect change. He presented archival footage of Alvin Ailey dancers’ 1960s visit to Malaysia in which the black American dancers and their Malay hosts connected through movement. The Malays taught the Ailey representatives some of their cultural dances and the Ailey dancers shared a bit of black American culture through performances of “Revelations” and “Wade in the Water.”
Lèo Holder, son of dancer and Alvin Ailey company co-creator Carmen de Lavallade and dancer, choreographer and actor Geoffrey Holder, joined Steven to share his insights about his parents and their life’s work. He told the story of how his parents met (performing in the 1950s musical “House of Flowers”) and shared some of the experiences they faced as black dancers. The couple’s performance in a Lester Horton production, which received critical acclaim but drew no audience, is just one example of the prejudice they faced.
Another of the evening’s presenters, Gus Solomons jr, faced a different type of prejudice. A dancer, choreographer, actor and writer raised in a predominantly white neighborhood of Boston, Solomons was drawn to crafting abstract, non-objective dances that weren’t born of oppression. “When curators were sent the programs, the white ones categorized me as a black choreographer, and so excluded my work,” said Gus, “and the black ones were puzzled by the notion of pure abstraction and so they [thought] my work appealed to white audiences.” When asked about being a black choreographer, Gus said his standard response is “I’m black, but my dances aren’t about that.”
Following Gus’ presentation, Steven screened film footage of Agnes deMille’s “The Four Marys,” based on the libretto “The Ballad of Mary Hamilton.” In this ballet, performed at the Metropolitan Opera House, a black woman gives birth to an illegitimate child with a white man. She subsequently drowns the baby and is hanged for murder. With “The Four Marys,” deMille, known for the cheerier choreography of musicals such as “Oklahoma,” “Carousel” and “Brigadoon,” explored the darker side of society through a tale of miscegenation during the era of slavery.
For the next portion of the program, Steven welcomed Samuel Pott, a 1990 MCS graduate. Samuel explained how his time at MCS and the school’s focus on social justice, diversity and equity influenced his work as a dancer and as founding artistic director of Jersey City, New Jersey-based Nimbus Dance Works. He said he makes a conscious effort to ensure that he has a multiracial group of dancers in his company and his works often tackle social justice issues. He is the founder of the School of Nimbus Dance Works, which approaches dance as a meeting point for diverse communities and makes high-quality dance training available to children in Jersey City regardless of their financial background.
Hannah Weeks and Devon Louis, members of Nimbus Dance Works, performed “Fractured Time,” a work in progress choreographed by Darshan Singh Bhuller, which imagines the experience of an interracial couple in middle America in 1968. Following this performance, the presenters engaged in Q&A, with a focus on the role of race in casting. Samuel said he tries to break stereotypes whenever possible. The role of the prima ballerina in “The Nutcracker” is just one example. Traditionally performed by a white woman, Samuel has cast dancers of color in this role. Steven provided an example of the impact diverse casting can have on young, impressionable audiences. After a performance in Fresno, California where Steven played the Cavalier in “The Nutcracker,” he said a little girl told him, “I’ve never seen a black prince before.” Breaking casting traditions can challenge stereotypes and present that world as full of opportunity for future generations.
MCS Director Michèle Solá closed the evening by reflecting on the importance of cultivating these types of conversations. Discussions continued at the post-event wine and cheese reception and are sure to endure in the days, weeks and years to come. | <urn:uuid:c59dbfbc-2ef0-4289-b78b-4fa63be9b1fa> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | http://www.manhattancountryschool.org/blm-week-action-event-offers-multiple-perspectives-dance-vehicle-social-change | 2018-04-25T23:44:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125948029.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20180425232612-20180426012612-00456.warc.gz | en | 0.963785 | 1,141 |
Fermilab muon ring arrives to a large crowd of fans
A very large group of people gathered to watch the muon g-2 ring on its last leg of the big move from Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island, N.Y. to Fermilab in Batavia, Ill.
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My struggle with depression began years ago. It’s an experience I know too well. I read a book recently called the “Catholic Guide to Depression.” I’ve read a lot of self-help books on mental illness, but this book has been the most helpful. I know I need my faith to heal from depression. I can’t carry the weight of the cross alone. A few times throughout the book, the author, Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, mentions how following St. Thérèse and her Little Way can be a transformative way to walk through depression with God. I’ve read about and prayed to St. Thérèse for a while, but I’ve only recently gained a renewed meaning of her Little Way.
Difficult to Describe
Dr. Kheriaty begins the book by putting words to the experience of depression. Ironically, in a chapter describing depression, he also states how difficult it is to describe. This is one reason why people struggle to explain to friends and family what they are experiencing. Mental pain can’t be explained easily – it’s an experience far too complex. The way I see depression is a pit of suffering, of overwhelming sadness, anxiety, and fear. It creates a blurry vision of the world. As depressive thoughts cycle in my head, I lose focus, energy, and motivation. It sometimes affects my sleep, appetite, and makes it difficult to maintain relationships with friends and family. Everything is exhausting and can require a whole lot of effort to get done.
Although associated with sweetness and roses, St. Thérèse went through several sorrowful periods in her life. At an early age she dealt with the death of her mother, scrupulosity and anxiety, and physical illness. However, she abandoned herself completely into God’s hands, accepting her suffering as a way to grow in union with God. It wasn’t grandiose gestures that drew her closer to God. She became a saint because of her simple way of living and the small acts of sacrifice she would do in the confines of a cloistered convent.
St. Thérèse said, “Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling looks, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.” She lived her Little Way, the idea that we grow in virtue when we practice simplicity and humility in our ordinary lives, through acts of love. Every person, no matter where they are or what they are going through, is given an opportunity to grow in virtue.
St. Thérèse’s Little Way can be implemented by a person struggling with depression. In the midst of depression, I have difficulty finding any motivation to do the smallest things. At its worst, I’m extremely tearful. I feel stuck in my bed. I have to create to-do lists that list the simplest of tasks. Some are routine things like doing laundry, running an errand, reaching out to a friend, or eating an apple even if I have no appetite. Recently, when I begin to have thoughts and emotions telling me there’s no way I can accomplish these small goals, I’ve tried to follow in St. Thérèse path.
The Little Way, similar to cognitive behavioral therapy, begins by challenging the automatic thoughts and then intentionally doing actions in line with the reframed thoughts. I ask God for strength and guidance. This Little Way is rooted in love because I sacrifice the depression’s desires and my own superficial desires, placing trust in God’s desire for me to live His will, which certainly isn’t to give into the sorrow. Although not always successful, practicing the Little Way in my life is surely bringing God’s grace into the tiny, routine tasks of my life.
God sees the amount of courage that’s sometimes necessary to live through depression. He dismisses depression as separate from our nature. Our cross, like Jesus’ cross, is a path to sanctification and true happiness in God. In the moment, we might not understand the reason for our suffering, but like St. Thérèse, we must place total confidence and trust in God’s saving grace. | <urn:uuid:0292cf34-e50b-44dd-9e42-842d2a8e08b6> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | http://mindspirit.com/healing-through-the-little-way/ | 2021-01-21T02:44:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703522150.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20210121004224-20210121034224-00632.warc.gz | en | 0.954245 | 893 |
In mid-November, Pfizer/BioNTech were the first with surprising positive protection interim data for their coronavirus vaccine, BNT162b2. A week later, Moderna released interim efficacy results showing its coronavirus vaccine, mRNA-1273, also protected patients from developing SARS-CoV-2 infections. Both studies included mostly healthy adults. A diverse ethnic and racial vaccinated population was included. A reasonable number of persons aged over 65 years, and persons with stable compromising medical conditions were included. Adolescents aged 16 years and over were included. Younger adolescents have been vaccinated or such studies are in the planning or early implementation stage as 2020 came to a close.
These are new and revolutionary vaccines, although the ability to inject mRNA into animals dates back to 1990, technological advances today make it a reality.1 Traditional vaccines typically involve injection with antigens such as purified proteins or polysaccharides or inactivated/attenuated viruses.In the case of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines, the mRNA provides the genetic information to synthesize the spike protein that the SARS-CoV-2 virus uses to attach to and infect human cells. Each type of vaccine is packaged in proprietary lipid nanoparticles to protect the mRNA from rapid degradation, and the nanoparticles serve as an adjuvant to attract immune cells to the site of injection. (The properties of the respective lipid nanoparticle packaging may be the factor that impacts storage requirements discussed below.) When injected into muscle (myocyte), the lipid nanoparticles containing the mRNA inside are taken into muscle cells, where the cytoplasmic ribosomes detect and decode the mRNA resulting in the production of the spike protein antigen. It should be noted that the mRNA does not enter the nucleus, where the genetic information (DNA) of a cell is located, and can’t be reproduced or integrated into the DNA. The antigen is exported to the myocyte cell surface where the immune system’s antigen presenting cells detect the protein, ingest it, and take it to regional lymph nodes where interactions with T cells and B cells results in antibodies, T cell–mediated immunity, and generation of immune memory T cells and B cells. A particular subset of T cells – cytotoxic or killer T cells – destroy cells that have been infected by a pathogen. The SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine from Pfizer was reported to induce powerful cytotoxic T-cell responses. Results for Moderna’s vaccine had not been reported at the time this column was prepared, but I anticipate the same positive results.
The revolutionary aspect of mRNA vaccines is the speed at which they can be designed and produced. This is why they lead the pack among the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates and why the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases provided financial, technical, and/or clinical support. Indeed, once the amino acid sequence of a protein can be determined (a relatively easy task these days) it’s straightforward to synthesize mRNA in the lab – and it can be done incredibly fast. It is reported that the mRNA code for the vaccine by Moderna was made in 2 days and production development was completed in about 2 months.2
A 2007 World Health Organization report noted that infectious diseases are emerging at “the historically unprecedented rate of one per year.”3 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Zika, Ebola, and avian and swine flu are recent examples. For most vaccines against emerging diseases, the challenge is about speed: developing and manufacturing a vaccine and getting it to persons who need it as quickly as possible. The current seasonal flu vaccine takes about 6 months to develop; it takes years for most of the traditional vaccines. That’s why once the infrastructure is in place, mRNA vaccines may prove to offer a big advantage as vaccines against emerging pathogens. | <urn:uuid:2cb8dd80-2b31-4f3d-b166-a8757abdb5a2> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://community.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/233491/coronavirus-updates/understanding-messenger-rna-and-other-sars-cov-2 | 2023-05-28T10:50:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224643663.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528083025-20230528113025-00259.warc.gz | en | 0.94778 | 796 |
Welcome to Forthill Community Sports Club a thriving community sports club catering for all ages of the community in Broughty Ferry and the East of Dundee. Cricket, rugby and rackets clubs operate out of the club in the heart of Broughty Ferry.
We have cricket and rugby pitches, 6 tennis courts, tennis practice wall, 4 squash courts, a gym, bar, pool table, function suite and barbecue area. The club is located behind Forthill Primary School and has on-site car parking.
The community club is a members club however it is open to all and pay as you go rates are available for squash, tennis, table tennis and our multi-gym area.
We also have a number of fitness classes that operate out of the club these include Zumba, Line Dancing, Tums & Bums as well as Judo, Kick Boxing and WeightWatchers which are all open to the whole community.
Our rugby and cricket pitches are also available to hire by local clubs and community groups. The club will give you the opportunity to meet loads of playing partners whatever your level and whatever your sport through an array of organised activity including club nights, handicap tournaments, mini-team competitions, festivals, graded tournaments and teams playing in local and national leagues. Coaching is also available for adults and juniors of all levels. | <urn:uuid:f23f0466-2232-4741-9050-d2baae7e1638> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | http://forthillsportsclub.webs.com/ | 2017-08-18T04:59:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104565.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818043915-20170818063915-00449.warc.gz | en | 0.962538 | 275 |
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Video of Harper: no need for an election if government defeated
No need to add anything to that...
Update (7:45 p.m.): On further thought, there is something necessary to add. Harper made these comments on April 20, 2005. That was at the 10 month mark of the Martin minority government, if I'm calculating correctly. Martin was elected to that minority government on June 28, 2004.
These comments also precede by one month the Conservative efforts to persuade Chuck Cadman to vote with them to bring down the government. | <urn:uuid:eb38e824-9334-48ac-9a8b-77d355597da1> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | http://impolitical.blogspot.com/2008/12/video-of-harper-no-need-for-election-if.html | 2018-05-26T08:15:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867374.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20180526073410-20180526093410-00243.warc.gz | en | 0.971358 | 118 |
Describe something you bought that was difficult to use at first. You should say:
- what it was?
- why did you buy it?
- how do you use it?
- and explain why it was difficult to use at first?
There are numerous things people buy in their day to day life, and it is a kind of complicated at a first time because there don’t know about the machine and how to operate that, so there are a lot of problems which people face in their daily routine related to technology, and here I would like to talk about a time when I bought a laptop, and it was a herculean task. I didn’t know how to operate this machine because I never got familiar with that machine in my life, so I’ve remember that time when I got the summer vacation from the college, so I had free time, so it was quite daunting because I wanted to spend my whole the time in creativity, so I decided to buy a laptop so after a lot of research I did, and I found the Apple one of the most leading company around the world, and many of my friends also gave me a suggestion about that company, so finally I decided to buy a laptop from Apple. Moreover I purchased that Advance machine from the online and I got a 15% of discount in card, I felt over the moon because it was my first purchase from my savings and after the five days I got the product from the Amazon and the packaging of box was quite awesome and I immediately opened that box and I was in dilemma how to operate this machine for first time, moreover I also read all the manual within came that box but I failed after that I had a conversation with the customer care of that Apple but I unable to recognized their word how to start up that laptop at the first time even my friend and parents also gave me a suggestion about the internet so I took help from the YouTube and I found one of the videos a regarding the Apple laptop unboxing after I watched whole the videos so I gathered some knowledge to operate the machine after that I successfully operated this laptop for a first time and took a sigh of relief because I didn’t know the function of that laptop properly and my friend also told me that that laptop is totally different from the Windows laptop so you should face some difficulties while operating this equipment in the beginning so that when I used the laptop regularly and I understood all the features of that gadget in well manner. Therefore now I am using this laptop without any problems even though I have some master hacks to operating that machine, so without any problem, I do a lot of work over there and make some assignments for my work and studies, so it was a time when I faced difficulties while operating the laptop at the first time.
In our day-to-day life, we have an enormous chance to buy astonishing things as per our interests. Today I would like to talk about one such thing I bought and used first. That is an I phone. After years of usage from both Nokia and Samsung, I had planned to buy a new Apple I phone 7. It was the year 2016 October. I got duly promoted at that time, and as part of that happiness, I had booked an Apple I phone. I was in Muscat at that time. The brand new seven phones launching was at that time. After two hours in the queue, I received my phone. The price was not accountable at that time, and I felt people around me looked envious because of this. After watching a few YouTube videos, I started to use my phone. But things were not at all good for me. Most of its functions are just the opposite of Samsung and Nokia. In addition, a mammoth part of the apps is paid apps. I felt trapped. In between meetings, driving my new phone had created severe problems. Sometimes I felt this is not my cup of tea. But slowly, I acquired the ability to handle my phone properly. Now, I am using its 10th series, and I don’t felt any difficulties with my phone yet.
Follow-ups of Describe Something You Bought that Was Difficult to Use at First
Question 1:- Do you often buy new things?
Answer 1:- Yes, I like to buy new things because it’s my favourite part and most of the time I am keen to buy a technological product such as laptops or mobile phones because I am a kind of innovative person I like to explore various gadgets from the online available in the market and make some video for the unboxing because I also handle on YouTube channel which I uploaded all the videos, related to technological stuff, after that I also kind of fashion freaks person and spend my time towards the fashion products like clothes shoe and many more.
Answer 2:- Not exactly. I don’t believe in materialistic behaviour. Each and every day thousands of products are newly entered our market. A mammoth part of these items is not affordable to our day-to-day life. However, it is an unavoidable fact that very few items are adequate for our life. So, I purchase quite a few items for life.
Question 2:- What type of products is difficult to use at first?
Answer 1:- There are various kinds of products which people in a dilemma how to operate the machines like laptops smart mobile phones and another in technology collated put dogs because people don’t get familiar with them and they’re not kind habitual to operate that machine in their day to day life so when they interact with kind of advanced technology so they are lot of problems they should face so this kind of products which people often to see as a difficult at the first time.
Answer 2:- For me, electronic gadgets and glass materials are not easy to use. It is true that there is a catalogue or description manual which will easily available for each and every electronic product but, due to lack of previous experience, it felt difficult to use properly. After making constant usage or practice, it will more easy to use. Subsequently, glass products are materials that cost a fortune and handle with care. Otherwise, it hardly creates problems in our day-to-day life.
Question 3:- What are the benefits of online shopping?
Answer 1:- They are tremendous benefits of online shopping even if it provides massive discounts during the sales as well as festival seasons because online provides numerous variations in every aspect which people can explore according to their desires and select the product which they were seeking for! Moreover, one of the most features online shopping provides is on-time delivery, so many courier partners give a promise date of about 3 to 5 days and deliver the product all around the world, so this kind of benefit which people take from the online shopping.
Answer 2:- Both online and direct shopping has their own advantages and disadvantages. One of the leading advantages is we can save time. Another notable benefit is as per our demand and requirement we can easily sort out leading bands apparels in a limited amount of time. In addition, they are providing interesting discounts for particular items. In the time of direct or offline shopping, it is a time-consuming process, and we had only a limited amount of opportunity for selection.
Question 4:- What are the disadvantages of online shopping?
Answer 1:- There are some disadvantages all online shopping. Even people are unable to maintain their privacy over there. Sometimes they share card details which are not compatible with the website, so they would face major losses and fraud during the payment. So this kind of disadvantage of online shopping. Apart from that, many people are unable to interact with the return policy, so people are unable to return it there products which they don’t like, so this kind of difficulties people face the online shopping.
Answer 2:- To be precise, there are a couple of notable demerits of online shopping. Firstly, there is a chance of fraud. They may loot our money through online purchases. Secondly, mismatching the products or low-quality items. Finally, the biggest disadvantage is it will take more than a week for delivery.
Question 5:- Why do some people buy only branded items?
Answer 1:- Because online branded items give us period quality because companies always believe in Quality, not in quantity, numerous brands provide a durable product that is not easily torn. The majority of people don’t like to spend their money on our local items because they believe any brand of Quality even they also provide return policy of 30 periods if they can do any harm of their products they can easily return without any hassle so this kind of facilities branded items provide to attract the people, so that is the bigger reason which people buy only branded items.
Answer 2:- Yes. It is the ongoing trend in our country that few people have the possession of leading branded items in their day-to-day life. There are a few reasons behind this. Initially, quality and comfort. Another reason is it will deliver prestige in society. Normally, people use branded footwear, shirts and trousers, watches and other gear. For example, LP, Arrow, Police, Peter England shirts, trousers and gears. Additionally, Apple and Samsung mobile phones and laptops, four-wheelers like Audi, Mercedes, Jeep and two-wheelers Honda, Royal Enfield, and Ducati are leading examples of prominent brands.
Question 6:- Would you say that advertising makes people buy more news things than they would if there was no advertising?
Answer 1:- Yes, advertising and advertisement play a significant role in the community even it attracts the customer to buy a specific product which they advertise for because with the help of advertisement the sales rapidly increase of the product which people also interact with their daily routine apart from that, advertisements will be on their mobile phones newspaper and TV channels which people like to watch on their day to day life and know about the value of that product sometimes company offer a discount to the advertisement which people get intention towards their sales.
Answer 2:- Certainly, in my opinion, the advertising sector has played a vital part in our market. Through advertising, people can get ideas, feedback and the price of a particular product. This is the main reason people are intent to buy products. Apart from this, this will help them to know about the newly launched product and its releasing dates. Without any advertising, it is difficult to know and understand products.
Question 7:- Do you think old(er) people have difficulties using some things that young people do not?
Answer 1:- Yes, as a person gets older, changes occur in all parts of the body, including the brain. Certain parts of their brain shrink, especially those important to learning and other complex mental activities. In certain brain regions, communication between neurons may not be as effective, so a lot of complications for old age people fees while using the Advance machine set for the first time because of the deer’s slow development of the brain.
Answer 2:- Of course, one of the leading examples of this is electronic gadgets and fashionable attires. I believe these two things have created a lot of turbulence for adults. In the case of gadgets, the feasible example is mobile phones. Youngsters can easily handle this electronic device freely. Same time, seniors have to practice a lot for its usage and familiarize its functions. Afterwards, in the case of fashionable dress, they feel the same comfortlessness.
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Omnitapps in new VR park in Dubai MallSunday 06 May 2018
We received great news from our partner GLIP! The VR Park – a brand new virtual reality attraction – is coming to Dubai Mall. In this park there are a total of 6 touch tables. On these touch tables plays an Omnitapps presentation, so visitors can discover what the new VR Park has to offer.
Want to visit the new VR Park in Dubai Mall?
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International health IT week in review: April 17
Pulse+IT's weekly weekend round-up of international health IT and eHealth news:
Allscripts, Cerner, Evident/CPSI top-ranked for client satisfaction, says Black Book
Healthcare IT News ~ Jessica Davis ~ 14/04/2016
The study also found some Epic and Meditech customers felt 'trapped' in their contracts and may be considering a different vendor.
First Clinical Software Usability Survey reaches milestone
Digital Health News ~ Jon Hoeksma ~ 14/04/2016
Digital Health Intelligence has completed phase one of the first, national, comparative Clinical Software Usability Survey, cSUS.
Kaiser Permanente collecting patient data for DNA Research Bank
Healthcare IT News ~ Mike Milliard ~ 14/04/2016
Kaiser Permanente this week launched a new database that enables researchers to examine participants' DNA in conjunction with environmental and behavioral health.
Mismatch of HIT and workflow tops list of patient safety concerns
FierceHealthIT ~ Susan D Hall ~ 14/04/2016
A disconnect between health IT configurations and organizational workflow topped the ECRI Institute's 2016 list of top 10 patient safety concerns.
Scotland links Orion clinical portals
Digital Health News ~ Rebecca McBeth ~ 14/04/2016
West of Scotland’s health boards plan to share information by connecting their Orion clinical portals, creating a regional view of patient records.
Data gaps in EHRs a 'widespread problem'
FierceEMR ~ Marla Durben Hirsch ~ 14/04/2016
Electronic health records are missing a "substantial" amount of data, which could have "profound" implications for clinical care, medical research and public health, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could face 2 year federal ban, Wall Street Journal reports
Healthcare IT News ~ Jeff Lagasse ~ 14/04/2016
Once valued at $9 billion, the biotech company could soon be barred from the blood testing business.
London surgery broadcast via virtual reality tech
Digital Health News ~ Rebecca McBeth ~ 13/04/2016
An operation performed tomorrow (14 April) at a London hospital on a patient with colon cancer will be the first in the world to be broadcast live through virtual reality technology.
Medi-Cal ditches $179M IT modernization project
FierceHealthIT ~ Susan D Hall ~ 13/04/2016
California has decided to scrap a $179 million computer modernization project for its Medi-Cal program and start over, reports California Healthline.
NHS England publishes ‘mixed’ picture of digital maturity
Digital Health News ~ Jon Hoeksma ~ 12/04/2016
NHS England has published data on a series of self-reported digital maturity measures for 239 NHS trusts.
NPfIT contracts to get further £500m
Digital Health News ~ Rebecca McBeth ~ 12/04/2016
Hospital IT contracts set up under the National Programme for IT will continue to be funded to the tune of £500 million up to 2020, NHS England has said.
IBM Watson teams up with American Cancer Society to pit cognitive computing against cancer
Healthcare IT News ~ Bernie Monegain ~ 12/04/2016
IBM and the American Cancer Society are putting IBM Watson’s cognitive computing skills to work to advise people with cancer, as well as to counsel caregivers and survivors.
How CMS wants to see IT used to improve primary care
Health Data Management ~ Greg Slabodkin ~ 11/04/2016
In an effort to unlock healthcare data and move to value-based payment models, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today launched what it is calling its largest-ever initiative to transform and improve primary care in the United States, potentially impacting more than 20,000 clinicians and 25 million patients nationwide.
IBM plots course for Watson and Truven in value-based care
Health Data Management ~ Fred Bazzoli ~ 11/04/2016
With the acquisition of Truven Health Analytics completed late last week by IBM Corp., data scientists will immediately begin tapping into Truven’s health data with the analytic capabilities of Watson Health to derive findings that will bolster IBM’s offerings in the value-based care arena.
Teladoc completed 240,000 remote visits between January and March
MobiHealthNews ~ Aditi Pai ~ 11/04/2016
Telehealth company Teladoc announced that the company completed 240,000 telemedicine visits during the first quarter of the year, up 61 percent from 149,000 visits during the same period last year.
How a patient's Fitbit data helped ER doctors determine his treatment
MobiHealthNews ~ Jonah Comstock ~ 11/04/2016
Doctors at an emergency room in New Jersey used data from a patient's Fitbit activity tracker -- which they happened to notice on his wrist -- to determine his course of treatment.
AliveCor, Columbia University launch remote monitoring trial for AFib
MobiHealthNews ~ Jonah Comstock ~ 11/04/2016
AliveCor is continuing to build up the clinical evidence for the efficacy of its smartphone-connected Kardia ECG devices.
ICD-10 at 6 months: Providers and payers have yet to reach the bottom
Healthcare IT News ~ John Andrews ~ 11/04/2016
The mass worrying about healthcare coming to a grinding halt on the Oct. 1, 2015 ICD-10 compliance deadline did not materialize. The transition went so well, rather, that it even has some healthcare professionals uneasy.
WHO Zika app launched for healthcare workers
eHealth News ZA ~ Terri Chowles ~ 11/04/2016
The WHO Zika App has been released as an electronic medical reference guide intended especially for healthcare workers.
MediPi open source telehealth kit piloted in NHS
Digital Health News ~ Rebecca McBeth ~ 11/04/2016
An open source telehealth kit built using a Raspberry Pi will be piloted with heart patients at a southern NHS trust this financial year.
DoD gives Cerner EHR implementation a name: MHS Genesis
Healthcare IT News ~ Mike Milliard ~ 08/04/2016
The Military Health System's massive EHR modernization project has a new name – MHS Genesis – and will begin in earnest at the end of this year, U.S. Department of Defense officials said.
Health IT Now: Health regulatory framework must be more 'trusting of IT'
FierceHealthIT ~ Dan Bowman ~ 08/04/2016
Patients would benefit from a health regulatory framework that is less rigid and more "trusting of IT," according to a new white paper published this week by Health IT Now, in conjunction with health analytics firm Apervita.
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Castletop Capital is an investment and management firm dedicated to bringing an active investment style to our real estate holdings and portfolio companies.
Co-founded in 2000 by Mort Topfer, Alan Topfer and Richard Topfer, Castletop Capital has committed capital resources of $250 million, with a primary focus on real estate investments. We also invest in operating companies that have positive cash flow. Collectively, our managing directors possess more than 100 years of operational business experience which we believe adds significant value to our investments.
Our firm's leading objective is to enhance the value and performance of our portfolio via active participation and management. We accomplish this by providing both the capital and our considerable operational, managerial and technical expertise.
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In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt reached out to Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a renowned artist, to help lead a revival of American coin design. Roosevelt wanted the nation's currency to reflect its growing status and be uniquely American in the process.
Saint-Gaudens had a new design completed by 1907 that would be used on the $10 Gold Eagle and $20 Gold Double Eagle. His depiction of Liberty striding forth from the nation's capital represented the brightness and potential of American growth. The reverse included the iconic American bald eagle.
Unfortunately for Saint-Gaudens, he would not live long enough to see his coin design come to life, passing away from illness just months before the coins went into production at the US Mint and entered circulation.
The 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle coin from the United States Mint was struck not to bring back Saint-Gaudens iconic design, but rather to bring it to life in the manner he originally intended. Saint-Gaudens's original designs in 1907 called for a high-relief striking, but the US Mint lacked the proper technology at the time to bring his vision to life.
On the obverse of the 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle is the image of Lady Liberty as she strides confidently forth from the nation's capital. Engravings include the word Liberty and the year 2009 in the Roman numerals MMIX. There are also 50 stars surrounding Liberty's image.
The reverse includes the American bald eagle as it flies over the rising sun, its outstretched rays streaking toward the edges of the coin. The nation of issue, face value, and the national motto of In God We Trust are all engraved on this side.
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I think about that now every time I buy a camera or a lens. Which is the alpha product and which is the submissive and subservient product? There's a certain thrill to buying the latest camera because you are accessing the "latest technology" which usually means a better sensor and a better surrounding electronic infrastructure that supplies faster processing and, by extension, more detailed and effective processing.
On the other hand a good lens is a thing of beauty to real photographers because it makes every sensor that much better. And a great lens has both a clarity and a character than shines through despite which camera in the system you use.
I'm happier buying m4:3 lenses than I was when I was buying into totally closed systems because I have a range of choice when it comes to bodies. I can use my Sigma, Panasonic, Leica, Olympus lenses interchangeably on any m4:3 body from Panasonic or Olympus, and maintain most of the features of the lens/body system.
I'm looking at a new lens for the system that I would never consider if I were locked into a single system scenario. I want to reward myself for finishing up the novel with a brand new Panasonic/Leica 42.5mm f1.2 but I haven't finished building the rationale yet. That pesky college bill that's coming down the pike means I need to up the amount of self-delusion I need to generate to make plainly irrational purchases.
I haven't hit the new tipping point yet, but......
To date nearly 60,000 (sixty thousand) people have taken my free course on Craftsy.com. My two other classes are doing well. Not 60K well but right in line with everyone's expectations.
I turned over a final manuscript to my editor and book designer last weekend. The novel, an adventure with a professional photographer dropped into a web of intrigue and deception while on assignment at a big foreign trade show (write what you know), is complete and is now being cross checked and elegantly designed to be the best looking e-book on the entire market. It should be available in the next few weeks and I won't be shy about trying to promote it.
Ben has successfully graduated from high school and has selected a wonderful, private college in the northeast U.S. and will head there at the end of the Summer. We are proud of his achievements to date and especially happy that his braininess and general good character earned him some healthy scholarship offers.
My swimming is undergoing a new evolution as Tommy Hannan, one of our new coaches, is placing a LOT more emphasis on kicking. I feel faster (and more exhausted) already.
I am loving the video files I've been getting with the GH4 and hope to have a fun video to share by the end of next week.
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Susquehanna County Court Notes 3/28/2014
Susquehanna County Court notes appear Fridays in The Times-Tribune.
-âJan Kliewer and Diane Button, both of Binghamton, N.Y.
-âEthan Morrison, Vestal, N.Y., and Lindsey Grosvenor, Montrose.
-âRichard Titus and Jodie VanÂostrand, both of Endicott, N.Y.
-âStanley Post (estate) to Alice Davis, a property in Springville Twp. for $177,000.
-âUS Bank to Larry and Nancy Potter, a property in Hallstead for $60,000.
-âBrenda Smith to Trever Weaver, a property in Forest Lake Twp. for $98,000.
-âPaul and Linda Montalbano to Robert Shave and Miranda Otis, a property in Rush Twp. for $217,000.
-âDiane Scott, Eleanor ElizaÂbeth Seamans Lawrence Family Limited Partnership to Elizabeth Mitchell, Jane Zick and Gail Post, a property in New Milford Twp. for $75,000.
-âBeneficial Consumer DisÂcount Co. to Group W FurniÂture Co., a property in Clifford Twp. for $56,500.
-âFreddie Mac to Leon and Suzanne Mickiewicz, a property in Clifford Twp. for $59,900.
-âGene Kase Jr., 743 Pratt Hollow Road, Lenox Twp.; letters testamentary to Maryann CeccarÂelli, 330 20th Ave., Scranton.
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South of the second ring near the Great World Carrefour there are a few blocks where there seem to be more Cantonese than Sichuanese restaurants. There is higher end Cantonese, dim sum and a few of the Hong Kong style cafes (or cha can ting, 茶餐厅) that serve diner style English/Cantonese fusion. However, this far from Hong Kong the formula goes a little off and a 'cha can ting' is just as likely to be an upscale Cantonese or seafood restaurant, or a high end teahouse that serves non-local snacks.
Hollywood Hong Kong Style Cafe is the first cha can ting in Chengdu I've tried that I've liked enough to want to go back. The sit down menu is in English and traditional Chinese characters, but their takeout menu is in simplified Chinese. They have a long list of drinks (including Hong Kong iced tea and coffee), sandwiches (including toast and French toast), roast goose, cha siu, congee for Y10 a bowl, a huge selection of stuff over rice dishes, a few kinds of Japanese ramen, and Thai curries over rice. Iced coffee and a bowl of wonton noodles:
The coffee was a treat, just the right sweetness, and the wonton noodles were very good though not quite the standard you'd expect in Hong Kong. I saw a couple plates of fluffy shrimp scrambled eggs (滑蛋虾仁) float by and a few orders of beef hor fun (牛肉何粉), both things I want to try when I return. I also really want to go back for their breakfast.
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Evaporative Winter Shut-Down $66 (GST Included)
Winter is just around the corner, and that means it’s almost time to shut down your evaporative air conditioner for the season!! At Domestic Air Conditioning Services SA, we provide both a Winter shut down and Summer start up for $160 (GST included).
By shutting down your cooling unit when Summer ends, you are protecting the unit from colder temperatures and ensuring that it is ready to operate to its fullest potential next Summer. At Domestic Air Conditioning Services SA, we will provide a Winter shut down service by: –
Shutting off the unit – Isolating the main water to supply and emptying the sump (This is a crucial step because moisture build-up can result in corrosion, rust, mildew and mold growth)
and isolating the power (This is recommended as a precautionary measure to ensure it’s not accidentally turned on during the winter. It also protects the unit from damage).
Cleaning the Air Conditioner – Over the summer months your air conditioner is exposed to the elements, becoming coated in dust, dirt, debris, dead insects, bird droppings, and more. We will clear the area surrounding the outdoor unit removing these unwanted containments.
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seals look tight and aren’t cracked or deteriorated. If we notice any items that require attention, we will provide you with a free quote for your consideration.
Protecting the unit from the winter elements – We will cover the unit for you and book a date to conduct your Summer start-up!
Evaporative Summer Start-Up YOUR UNIT $99 (GST Included)
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· Drafted in 7th Round by
· 1985 First-Team All-American (Football Writers Assn. of
· 1985 Second-Team All-American (AP)
· 1985 Honorable-Mention All-American (UPI)
· 1985 First-Team All-Big 8 (AP, UPI)
The cornerstone of Nebraska’s outstanding 1985 offensive line, Lewis was a consensus All-Big 8 pick and earned All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America. With Lewis’ selection,
Switched to center in spring of 1984.
Started his varsity career as an offensive tackle (a la Traynowicz).
Redshirt Freshman (1982)
Lewis was recruited as a center out of
All-state center at Sioux City East, where he also lined up at defensive tackle and nose guar and played basketball
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The Real Way to Play Racing Games
In the modern era, entertainment is undeniably important. As you are no doubt aware, life can be tremendously difficult. We are constantly facing new challenges at work and at home. You need to find a way to relieve stress if you want to maintain your mental well being. As you may imagine, there are actually a number of options here. You may want to watch a film, but you also have the option of reading a book.
In today’s world, though, most people are playing video games. Video games can be incredibly competitive, but they’re also very enjoyable. Obviously, there are many different games to choose from.
Strategy games are very popular, but some people prefer to play platforms. If you’re serious about having a great time, though, your best option will be to look for a racing game. A good racing simulation can be remarkably captivating. Keep in mind that if you’re serious about racing games, it’s crucial that you find a good sim racing cockpit. If you have a cockpit, you will enjoy a very immersive driving experience. As you may imagine, however, each sim racing cockpit is unique in some way. You need to find a cockpit that inspires confidence. At the end of the day, choosing a good cockpit is all about knowing what to look for. Before you do anything else, it’s important to look at price. Be aware that a good sim racing cockpit should not cost a large sum of money. By doing your homework, you can find a system that fits within your price range. Never forget that if you care about your gaming experience, you owe it to yourself to invest in a sim racing cockpit.
It’s important to look at compatibility once you have thought about price. You’ll want to consider how you actually play racing video games. You may want to play on a console, or you may decide to use your personal computer. Before you buy a sim racing cockpit, you will want to know that it works well with your system. If you want to have a great racing experience, it only makes sense to find a good sim racing cockpit.
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JOHN PAUL II
Wednesday 21 November 2001
Exodus 15,1-18 (Canticle of Moses)
Sing to the Lord for he is triumphant
1. This hymn of victory (cf. Ex 15,1-18), used at Lauds on Saturday of the first week, transports us to the key moment in the history of salvation: the event of the Exodus, when God saved Israel from a humanly desperate situation. The facts are well known: following the long time of slavery in Egypt, the Hebrews were on their way to the promised land when the army of Pharoah overtook them and nothing would have saved them from annihilation if the Lord had not intervened with his powerful hand. The hymn delights in describing the arrogance of the plans of the armed enemy: "I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils" (Ex15,9).
What can the greatest army do against divine omnipotence? God commands the sea to make a passage for the assailed people and then to close the passage to the aggressors: "When your wind blew: the sea covered them, they sank like lead in the mighty waters" (Ex 15,10).
These are vigorous images that attempt to describe the greatness of God, while expressing the wonder of a people who can scarcely believe their eyes, and break out with one voice in a glorious hymn of praise: "The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God and I will praise him, the God of my father and I will exalt him" (Ex 15,2).
2. The Canticle does not just sing of the liberation obtained; it also indicates the positive objective, none other than entry into the dwelling place of God to live in communion with him: "You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you redeemed, you guided them by your strength to your holy abode" (Ex 15,13). So understood, the event was not only at the base of the covenant between God and his people, but became the "symbol" of the whole history of salvation. On many other occasions, Israel will survive similar situations, and the Exodus will be repeated regularly. In a special way that event prefigures the great redemption that Christ will bring about with his death and resurrection.
For this reason our canticle resounds in a special way in the liturgy of the Easter Vigil to demonstrate with its intense imagery what has taken place in Christ. In Christ we have been saved not from a human oppressor, but from the slavery to Satan and sin, that has weighed on human destiny from the beginning. With Christ humanity takes up the road again on the path that leads us to the house of the Father.
3. This liberation, already achieved in mystery and present in Baptism as the seed of life destined to grow, will attain its fullness at the end of time, when Christ will return in glory and "hand over the Kingdom to God the Father" (I Cor 15,24). It is this final, eschatological horizon that the Liturgy of the Hours certainly invites us to look for when it introduces our canticle with a quote from the Apocalypse: "They have conquered the beast ... [They] were singing the canticle of Moses, the servant of God" (Apoc 15,2.3).
At the end of time what the Exodus event prefigured and what Easter accomplished in a definitive way that is still open to the future will be fully realized for all the saved. Indeed, our salvation is real and entire, but it lies between the "already" and the "not yet" of our earthly condition, as the Apostle Paul recalls: "It is in hope that we are saved" (Rom 8,24).
4. "I will sing to the Lord for he is gloriously triumphant" (Ex 15,1). Putting on our lips the words of the ancient hymn, the liturgy of lauds invites us to see our day in the great horizon of the history of salvation. This is the Christian way of perceiving the passage of time. In the accumulation of passing days, there is no fatality that oppresses us, but a plan that goes on unfolding and that we must learn to read with discernment in the events of our time.
The Fathers of the Church were particularly attuned to this perspective. Indeed, originating from the history of salvation meant they loved to read the salient facts of the Old Testament - from the deluge at the time of Noah to the calling of Abraham, from the liberation of the Exodus to the return of the Hebrews after the Babylonian exile - as "prefigurations" of future events, allowing to those facts an "archetypal" value: in them were pre-announced the fundamental characteristics that would be repeated in some way throughout the course of human history.
5. As for the prophets, they had already reread the events of the history of salvation, showing how they influenced present reality and pointing to the full realization in the future. Thus, meditating on the mystery of the covenant that God established with Israel, they even began to speak of a "new covenant" (Jer 31,31; cf. Ez 36,26-27), in which the law of God would be written in the heart of the human person. It is easy to see in the prophecy the new covenant sealed in the blood of Christ and realized through the gift of the Spirit. By reciting this hymn of victory on the ancient Exodus, now, with the full light of the Easter exodus, the faithful can live joyously as a pilgrim Church that moves in time towards the heavenly Jerusalem.
6. We can contemplate with increased wonder what God has wrought for his people: "You will bring them in, and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O Lord, which your hands have established" (Ex 15,17). The hymn of victory sings the triumph of God, not of man. It is a canticle, not of war, but of love.
Allowing our days to be permeated by the ancient Hebrews' thrill of praise, we will walk on the roads of the world, full of threats, risk, and suffering, but with the certainty of being encompassed by the merciful gaze of God. Nothing can resist the power of his love.
After giving the commentary, the Holy Father greeted the pilgrims in French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Croatian, and then Italian. He said to the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors:
I offer a warm welcome to the participants in the Rome Study Visit organized by the Bossey Ecumenical Institute. May your experience of Christian Rome be a source of enrichment for your work in the service of reconciliation and unity between Christ's followers. I also greet the clergy of the Church of Norway taking part in a study tour. Upon all the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors, especially those from Ireland, Taiwan and the United States, I cordially invoke God's blessings of joy and peace.
In Italian, the Holy Father greeted two groups in a special way, the Legio Mariae and cloistered nuns.
I want to mention the presence of the members of the Legio Mariae, who have come in large numbers to observe the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Marian association. While I express my appreciation for their ecclesial service, I invite each one to find in our Blessed Mother a model they must always contemplate. May the Virgin Mary be the magnetic example and sure guide who leads them to Christ.
Today on the liturgical memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple, we celebrate the Day for Cloistered Nuns. I want to renew my closeness and that of the whole Church to the sisters whom the Lord has called to a contemplative life. I also ask all Christians to support the monasteries of enclosed sisters both spiritually and materially. We owe so much to these persons who consecrate themselves entirely to unceasing prayer for the Church and for the world. I am delighted to send a special Apostolic Blessing to these wonderful sisters.
At the end of all the greetings, the Holy Father offered a special prayer for the victims of violence in the conflict in Afghanistan and for the four journalists who were killed during the weekend of 18 November.
I am deeply saddened by the recent news of the brutal killing of four journalists, in Afghanistan. My condolences are with the families and those bereaved by this tragedy.
Let us entrust the souls of these deceased persons to the mercy of the Lord and let us pray the Our Father for them and for all the other victims of violence.
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The report was published in October 2015 and commissioned and supervised by Misum. The main objective was to explore the sustainability communication of companies listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Large Cap Index, representing the largest companies in Sweden from seven different sectors. More specifically, the team wanted to understand what information external stakeholders can access about companies’ sustainability strategies and initiatives and to which extent these companies report on implementation. A number of indicators, based on research and practitioner best practice research, were defined and the data was collected and coded.
- By comparing the corporate communication of different companies, we hope to support the development of clearer and more coherent S/CR* communication across different sectors, and to identify companies that can serve as role models to others, says Elisabet Ålander.
The report concludes that the majority of listed Swedish companies do not seem to practice what they preach. 88% of the companies talk more about sustainability in general terms (the "talk") rather than about completed activities, monitoring and implementation (the ”walk"). Further results of the study show that 10 percent of the companies communicate sustainability goals beyond 2016, 25 percent have representatives with formal responsibility for sustainability matters in the executive management team, and 11 percent have gender balanced boards of directors.
- We were surprised and discouraged by these results, as we are convinced that long-term sustainability work create value for both businesses and society. Misleading communication can be devastating, says Uta Hönemann.
There was also a clear variation between sectors. Companies classified as Basic Materials, scored on average double the walk points compared to those classified as Financial Services. Furthermore Technology companies scored three times higher on average in the walk section compared to companies in the Oil and Gas sector.
- What struck us was the performance gap between sectors. Some have come very far in this area, while others report very little on implementation. We also found a considerable variation among companies in the same sector, says Uta Hönemann.
Uta Hönemann and Elisabet Ålander examined corporate websites, sustainability reports, and annual reports for the financial year 2014.
- Publicly available information is often the only way stakeholders can analyze a company’s S/CR work. This reporting has also become a way to achieve legitimacy, says Elisabet Ålander.
The two students also operationalized S/CR through 26 key performance indicators (KPIs) that cover the areas economic, environmental and social sustainability.
- We scored each company on what they say that they will do and what they say that they have done with regards to S/CR. KPIs from the talk section relate to corporate communications on sustainability while KPIs from the walk section assess the information that is available on the follow-up and the actual sustainability work, says Uta Hönemann.
Uta Hönemann emphasizes that companies both in Sweden and Germany, where she is from, need to have a S/CR policy and clear action points related to the policy in order to achieve a sustainable market. She notes the similarities between the countries.
- Large Swedish and German companies are often global, often facing the same challenges and opportunities. Both Germany and Sweden are in the forefront in areas such as renewable energy and ICT technologies within sustainability, says Uta Hönemann.
In spite of the partly discouraging results of the study, the authors look to the future with great confidence.
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The 13th June saw the unveiling of the new-look public spaces at The Vineyard. With over 150 people attending the launch including friends, family and local business people there was definitely a buzz about the place.
Our public space including the reception, bar and casual dining area has been transformed, so now as guests walk through our doors, they will instantly see why we are called The Vineyard.
A dramatic new painting depicting the infamous Judgement of Paris wine tasting in 1976, an impressive glass-floored wine vault containing over 880 bottles giving guests the opportunity to see down to our cellar, and a brand new menu concept are just some of the exciting changes we’ve made.
On the evening of the launch party, Sir Peter gave an informed and entertaining speech about the famous Judgement of Paris wine tasting so guests could understand why Sir Peter commissioned such an impressive painting to depict the event. Read more about how the Californian wine beat the French.
As the doors of the wine vault were opened, guests were met with the stunning piece painting adorning the wall in front of them. Guests admired piece of art work painted by artist, Gary Myatt, and the new Taste room as this too has been refurbished throughout.
Now onto the really fun bit of the evening – the blind wine tasting! Guests were given the opportunity to taste two white wines and two red and vote for their favourites. We couldn’t have asked for a more diplomatic result – the French white and the Californian red won the night!
The white wines tasted were:
Bourgogne, Chardonnay,Vincent Girardin, Burgundy, France, 2010
Waterstone, Chardonnay, Napa, CA, 2010
And the reds:
Waterstone, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, CA, 2007
St Émilion, Vieux Château Negrit, Bordeaux, France, 2009
The launch party was a huge success and the team at The Vineyard is looking forward to many more events being held at the hotel in future.
Keep an eye on our new website for news of the exciting wines being lined up for this year’s Vineyard Wine Festival on 26th-27th October. Tickets will be limited.
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Carteret man gets 8 years for importing hallucinogenic drug
CARTERET - A 38-year-old borough man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for trafficking about four kilograms of ethylone from China to the U.S.
Thomas Seymour was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark. Seymour had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distributed ethylone, an illegal synthetic drug sometimes called "bath salts" and "molly." The drug stimulates the central nervous system and can cause hallucinations.
According to court documents and statements, Seymour and Michael Correa, 33, of Rahway, conspired on June 10, 2014 to distribute about four kilograms of ethylone that had been ordered from China and shipped to New Jersey.
In addition to the 96-month prison term, Seymour also was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
Correa also pleaded guilty to his role and was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Dec. 20.
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In Zambia, Bush Joins Fight Against Cervical Cancer
July 4, 2012
LUSAKA — Former President George W. Bush is in Africa this week to promote cervical cancer detection and treatment programs for women, many of whom are living with
HIV. While Bush’s tenure in office was marked by unpopular wars and what critics say were failed economic policies, since leaving office he has been quietly building upon his success as president in fighting AIDS in Africa.
In Kabwe, Zambia’s second largest city, former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura opened of a new health clinic that specializes in the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer in women.
“We care because we believe that to whom much is given, much is required,” said Bush. “And those of us who live in America, live in the most blessed nation ever and therefore when we see suffering, we ought to act.”
Through his George W. Bush Center and other partner organizations, the former president has raised more than $85 million for cervical cancer programs.
He says his goal is to build upon one of the great bipartisan achievements of his presidency.
His 2003 AIDS initiative that initially funded $15 billion-worth of anti-retroviral drugs and treatment to extend the lives of millions of Africans with HIV and AIDS.
Zambia now has the second highest number of cervical cancer cases in the world, in part because many of the women infected with the disease are also living with HIV and have weakened immune systems.
“But the saddest thing of all is to know a lady’s life has been saved from AIDS but died from cervical cancer,” said Bush. “And so starting in Zambia, the Bush Center, along with our partners, are going to put on a cervical cancer crusade to save lives.”
Jane Chanda, who is HIV positive, is one of the first women at the center to undergo the screening. The health worker applies vinegar to the cervix area – to turn any cancerous nodes white – and then uses a digital camera to locate any potential problems. The screening shows Jane to be cancer-free and she says she is grateful to former President Bush.
“He’s a very nice person,” said Chanda. “I thank him and I am wishing you [him] a happy life, a good life.”
At home Bush’s presidency remains a controversial subject, dominated by the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, prolonged wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a deep global recession.
But in Zambia and much of Africa, he is remembered for saving lives. A mother in Kabwe who just gave birth named her baby George in honor of his visit.
J. Stephen Morrison, director of the Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says. Bush deserves the credit. He says in 2003, Bush saw AIDS in Africa as a humanitarian disaster – that if left unchecked could destabilize the entire continent.
“When the president came forward and said, ‘HIV/AIDS – we can save lives,” said Morrison. “We can enhance lives. We can stabilize societies.’ It was with a very powerful ethical and moral rationale as much as it was about a security rationale.”
In his post-presidency Mr. Bush says he will continue to advocate for global health issues. For him, he says, it is a labor of love.
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MENLO PARK, Calif. --April 2, 1997-- Informix Software, Inc., (Nasdaq:IFMX), the leading provider of innovative database technology, and Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq:SYMC), the leading provider of Java development environments, today announced a strategic alliance to develop and market solutions allowing developers to rapidly create and deploy next-generation enterprise Java applications. Symantec and Informix have agreed to integrate and market each others leading products to professional Web and enterprise Java developers worldwide.
Informix has adopted Symantec Visual Café Pro as the premier Java development tool for Informix OnLine and INFORMIX -Universal Server databases. Symantec has adopted INFORMIX-Universal Server as its premier database solution, and will replace Sybase SQL Anywhere, bundling INFORMIX-Universal Server with future versions of Symantec Visual Café Pro. INFORMIX-Data Director will also be included to provide direct access to rich media types stored in Informix's Servers. To provide for maximum client deployment, Informix will be supporting Symantec Visual Café Pro for Windows 95, NT and Macintosh.
Java developers will be able to create powerful enterprise level applications using drag-and-drop and the powerful Rapid Application Development (RAD) capabilities of Symantec's Visual Café Pro product and INFORMIX-Universal Server. Informix and Symantec will also jointly develop the next generation of Visual Café Pro to extend its capabilities to support multi-tier enterprise Java application development for INFORMIX-Universal Server applications.
"Informix's object-relational database management system provides the best data storage structure for the complex data types required for the Web," said Mansour Safai, general manager of Symantec's Internet Tools Division. "As Informix developers begin to expand their enterprise applications to the Web, they can be sure of ease and compatibility with the market-leading Java tools."
"By enabling its leading Java tool for the Enterprise with Informix-Universal Server, Symantec is an excellent choice for the growing number of customers moving to incorporate rich data types in their enterprise applications," said Phil White, chairman and CEO of Informix. "Companies can now take advantage of Informix's leading database technology and Symantec's Java expertise to quickly bring the most innovative business applications to market."
The industry's leading open, completely integrated object-relational database management system (ORDBMS), INFORMIX-Universal Server provides the extensibility needed to handle a broad range of data types such as images, video and audio, not managed effectively by traditional relational databases. Based on Informix's Dynamic Scalable Architecture( (DSA), the database is provided with near-linear scalability to support Enterprise deployment of applications utilizing such exciting new content.
As the first [and most powerful] Visual RAD tool for developing applets and applications that connect to relational databases, Symantec Visual Café Pro is the ideal Java development environment to build applications for INFORMIX-Universal Server. Symantec and Informix will work together to ensure that future versions of Visual Café Pro include wizards and controls that are INFORMIX-Universal Server-aware and complement the features already enabled through INFORMIX-Data Director.
INFORMIX-Data Director, which will be included in a future version of Visual Café Pro, is the first open component-based Java development tool that allows developers to create intelligent database-aware Java applets for Web-enabled client/server applications with the INFORMIX-Universal Server. The tight integration of these products will provide a rich development environment for INFORMIX-Universal Server.
This combination allows developers to easily create powerful INFORMIX-Universal Server-ready applications, enabling rich content stored directly in the database to be powerfully deployed on the Internet and corporate Intranets. The accelerated application development provided by Symantec Visual Café Pro, INFORMIX-Universal Server and INFORMIX-Data Director will ultimately result in reduced time to market for such leading-edge database applications.
By using INFORMIX-Data Director for Java with Visual Café Pro, developers will be provided with direct access to INFORMIX-Universal Server, and model-driven, drag-and-drop functionality to rapidly develop content-rich, scalable Java applications. Visual Café Pro's wizards will make Java application development for INFORMIX-Universal Server fast and easy by automatically creating applications for such databases and bringing exciting new data types to the Web.
For instance, developers will be able to simply drag-and-drop new data types, such as documents, directly into INFORMIX-Universal Server forms or reports without writing any code. Developers will also be able to incorporate spatial data stored in INFORMIX-Universal Server into their applications and have their spatial data queries displayed on users' screens in the form of a map.
Visual Café Pro
Visual Café Pro is the only fully-integrated Visual Rapid Application Development tool for Java and database application solutions and provides distributed database access from anywhere on the Web using only a Java-enabled browser. Visual Café Pro allows web developers to quickly and easily create thin Java applets and applications that can access existing relational databases, using innovative database wizards and pre-built Java Beans components.
Included in Visual Café Pro is dbANYWHERE WorkGroup Server, a middleware database application server technology that allows Java programs to access corporate databases over the Internet using JavaSoft's JDBC API. dbANYWHERE provides the scalability and security of a three-tier solution with the ease of development and implementation of a two-tier solution. Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s Java, is the de facto standard programming language for network computing.
Informix Software, based in Menlo Park, California, provides innovative database technology that enables the world's leading corporations to manage and grow their businesses. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments, ranging from workgroups to very large OLTP and data warehouse applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of many leading-edge information technology solution areas. More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.informix.com.
About Symantec Corporation
Symantec Corporation develops, markets, and supports a complete line of application and system software products designed to enhance individual and workgroup productivity as well as manage networked computing environments. Platforms supported include IBM personal computers and compatibles, Apple Macintosh computers as well as all major network operating systems. Founded in 1982, the company's global operations span North America, Europe and several fast growing markets throughout Asia Pacific, Japan and Latin America. Information on the company and its products can be obtained by calling (800) 441-7234 toll free or (541) 334-6054.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. There are certain important factors that could cause Symantec's future development efforts to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made above. Among these are the anticipation of the growth of certain market segments, the positioning of Symantec's products in those segments, the competitive environment in the software industry, dependence on other products, changes to operating systems and product strategy by vendors of operating systems, and the importance of new Symantec products. | <urn:uuid:eced540a-d4cd-452f-99cd-d2ef929392f0> | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=19970402_02 | 2013-12-09T21:45:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163999838/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133319-00045-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873016 | 1,581 |
Welcome onto the scene, a new South African Social Media Performance Tool. Brandometer offers businesses the chance to analyse how well or how poorly their social media campaigns have been performing, across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and even MXit.
What is Brandometer?
A new online service dubbed Brandometer was launched yesterday, benchmarking South Africa’s most influential and powerful brandsaccording to social media relevance. Brandometer was started by Michal Wronski, who founded and headed up Fuseware, a company which focuses on social media monitoring and analytics with clients such as Vodacom, 8ta, SAB, Nokia and Mxit.
Brandometer aims to be the official influence scorecard that brands and agencies can turn to in the future.Brandometer lists South Africa’s top social brands according to various ranking criteria on Mxit, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
“Social media has gone mainstream in South Africa. There are over one million South Africans using Twitter, many of them on a daily basis. The Brandometer is an official benchmark to gauge the crème de la crème of South African brands on social media,” the Brandometer website states.
How Brandometer works
The Brandometer tool uses “the industry standard” Klout score to gauge your Twitter influence. For Facebook meanwhile, each page’s following and engagement is reportedly analysed to calculate an influence score. The process for LinkedIn is similar, although connections and recommendations are also scanned and benchmarked to create an influence score.
For MXit, Fuseware reportedly works with the social chat giant to retrieve anonymous statistics and demographics. It claims that no user data is collected in the process.
It seems if your brand isn’t on Brandometer in the future, then perhaps you will want to change your social media strategy. | <urn:uuid:e88334f8-0cf5-4120-a197-f4bda0ee1282> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://www.ponder.co.za/brandometer-how-influential-your-brand-is-on-social-media/ | 2016-07-31T00:14:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258944256.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072904-00048-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914056 | 378 |
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UNCG Students Excel at Triad Programming Contest
UNCG sent two teams to the Triad 2011 Triad Programming Contest, hosted by NC A&T University, placing first and third out of the 11 teams competing (a team from High Point University came in second). While teams could have up to three students, UNCG’s teams managed to take two of the top three spots with only two students on each team. The first-place team consisted of Lance Everhart and Dayyan Borhanian, and the team that took third consisted of Jeff Stringfield and Alex Kilgore. Congratulations to the teams! | <urn:uuid:c687aba4-e1c8-46b9-93a2-5490637fba14> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://compsci.uncg.edu/uncg-students-excel-at-triad-programming-contest/ | 2023-06-10T17:39:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224657735.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610164417-20230610194417-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.961194 | 129 |
British Wheelchair Basketball chief executive Lisa Pearce: “[It is] the first time in nearly 10 years that significant funding has been made to support participation growth in wheelchair basketball”
British Wheelchair Basketball have been handed £1.5m by Sport England and will use the investment to try and double participation over the next four years.
The £1.5m, British Wheelchair Basketball’s most significant funding in a decade, has allowed them to launch the new ‘Inspire a Generation’ programme – which they see as vital in helping to support disabled people find or return to physical activity amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
British Wheelchair Basketball are recruiting Community Activators and Local Community Partners to help deliver the programme, with six-week taster sessions set to begin in the summer of 2021, if it can take place safely under any potential Covid-19 restrictions.
The funding is a ‘fantastic opportunity’ for British Wheelchair Basketball, according to chief executive Lisa Pearce (credit: British Wheelchair Basketball)
Lisa Pearce, chief executive at British Wheelchair Basketball, said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be launching the Inspire a Generation programme.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for us to grow participation and, thanks to substantial investment of £1.525m from the National Lottery and Sport England, the first time in nearly 10 years that significant funding has been made to support participation growth in wheelchair basketball.
“There are a potential 70,000 new people waiting to play our sport and through Inspire a Generation, we have the ability to introduce them to wheelchair basketball and embed sustained active lifestyles, whilst improving confidence and self-esteem.”
Great Britain Women’s Wheelchair Basketball player, Sophie Carrigill, added: “This is a very exciting moment for wheelchair basketball and a positive move to encourage more people to play the game.
“Wheelchair basketball is an inclusive sport – anyone can play, irrespective of age, gender and ability.
“The programme is a fantastic introduction to our sport – my life is so much better because I discovered wheelchair basketball and I hope that others can experience that through Inspire a Generation.”
The Inspire a Generation programme will also be supported by a number of national partners, including StreetGames, UK Coaching and Whizz Kidz.
To find out more about the programme or to become a Community Activator, visit www.inspireageneration.com.
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Re: aikido for police
There is no magic bullet martial art for police work. Aikido is terrific for law enforcement as it is effective and techniques largely appear benign to the public, unlike some of the other arts. The downside is that aikido takes considerable time to develop proficiency. You might check into Robert Koga's Practical Aikido - a specifically developed course of instruction of law enforcement that is outstanding. The other arts have their place in police work; brazilian jujitsu certainly fits well with the needs of law enforcement officers. After 30 years as a cop, my view is that the best martial art available to you is the weapon between your ears. Using your head will prevent a whole lot of sweating, biting and gouging and keep your uniform clean.
If you run into your old Chief, Eddie Compass, give him my regards. We went to the FBI National Academy together.
Good luck at the LSP Academy. | <urn:uuid:b41a24d9-941b-4c2b-91f6-aab985309fff> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showpost.php?p=90999&postcount=11 | 2018-04-26T04:15:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125948064.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180426031603-20180426051603-00080.warc.gz | en | 0.963251 | 196 |
The past few days I've been hooked on other people's blogs - it's like a spider web - you go from one to another and before you know it you have 26 tabs open and your kids are hungry (which seems like every 20 minutes, anyhow)
I've been into the frugal - homemaking sites. You know, sites with cool ideas of things to do for no cost! Here is what we are going to do today... chunky crayons! Neat, eh? Hopefully I'll post some photos too! | <urn:uuid:738ead35-7c43-4a2d-a72e-36cbde4566bb> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.letterstoelijah.com/2008/06/blogging.html | 2017-06-25T00:17:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320368.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624235551-20170625015551-00383.warc.gz | en | 0.97481 | 112 |
Reason 9 revealed, find out what’s new
Reason 9 has been announced and the good folk over at Propellerhead have revealed what to expect from the latest release of their massively popular DAW software.
Reason 9 is the most exciting version yet, with major new features that are sure to help everyone make more and better music,”
That’s of course the Propellerhead product manager [Mattias Häggström Gerdt] talking but to be fair if previous versions on anything to go by, Reason 9 should no doubt delivers some cool new features. Let’s take a look…
More sales talk from Mattias
“For Reason 9, we focused on the journey from inspiration to perfection. The new devices and sounds can spark a million new ideas, while the new tools and highly requested features help you polish those ideas to perfection. Reason 9 makes it fun and easy for everyone to capture their inspiration and develop musical ideas.”
Three new player devices
Reason 9 adds three new player devices that can instantly transform an MIDI input into music.
- Note Echo creates rhythmic, pitched MIDI delays for melodies, drum rolls etc
- Scales & Chords turns simple melodies into beautiful harmonies and chords so you can stay focused on the music making. This is a big help for those without any music theory knowledge and is in line with many other ‘assisters’ in both DAWS and with advanced keyboards such as Native Instruments’ Kontrol S Keyboards and AKAI’s Advance keyboards.
- Dual Arpeggio transforms chords into intricate and inspiring rhythms. From classic up-and-down to polyphonic and polyrhythmic and can be used with any Reason 9 rack instrument.
Other notable new features
Two other new features in Reason 9 that certainly add to making the DAW even more complete as a package are their new Pitch Edit mode which allows one to tweak a vocal recording by fixing out-of-tune notes, adding vibrato and even being able to create a new melody from the recording. This sounds pretty much like an integration of something like Melodyne.
Then there’s also the Audio to MIDI feature which means you can convert audio to MIDI notes, a feature that is probably one of Ableton’s strongest features. This offers so many possibilities for sound manipulation.
On top of this Reason 9 also adds another 1,000 new sounds to their library and they’ve made some workflow enhancements to the reason rack including darker themes for those inclined. There’s no specific mention of any enhancements to the arranger/editor which is an area they could still be a bit stronger.
Pricing and Availability
If you buy Reason 8 or bought it after 1 May 2016 you will get version 9 for free.
Version 9 will be available from June 21, 2016 onwards and this is the suggested pricing;
Reason 9 EUR €405 / USD $449
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Louis van Gaal hailed his "fantastic" players as he began his reign as Manchester United manager with a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Wayne Rooney, Ashley Young and debutant Reece James all scored twice, and Danny Welbeck also found the net as United crushed the Galaxy in the Pasadena Rose Bowl.
Ander Herrera, also turning out for United for the first time, showed why the club paid £28million for his services.
The Spaniard put on a dynamic and destructive display in Los Angeles, breaking up play and spraying killer passes across the park.
Van Gaal, who sent United out in the 3-5-2 system he used with Holland at the World Cup, rejected an offer to play down the importance of the win, insisting his new squad should take great confidence from dishing out such a hiding.
Louis van Gaal's to-do list at Manchester United
Louis van Gaal's to-do list at Manchester United
1/4 RESTORE UNITED'S IDENTITY
One of Europe's most bold, attacking and vibrant teams for much of Alex Ferguson's long reign, United completely lost its identity under David Moyes (pictured) and became a soft touch. Long balls, no pace to attacks and a lack of goals from midfield were the hallmarks of the Moyes era - and it was a turn-off for fans. Van Gaal is committed to an attacking and entertaining style, with sharp passing, possession and pressing of opposition key to his philosophy. For that reason, he can be seen as creating the formula adopted by the current Barcelona and Bayern Munich teams.
2/4 ACT FAST
This is one of the most critical summers in United's recent history. Van Gaal and vice chairman Ed Woodward (pictured) cannot afford to blunder in the transfer market as the club did last year when Moyes acted late and indecisively, landing only Marouane Fellaini in the last few minutes of deadline day. United has considerable sums to spend but isn't in the Champions League next season, making it a harder sell to the world's best players. After signing Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera, United possibly needs two or three more signings if the team is to challenge for the league title again next season. The departures of Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra will mean defensive and experienced players should be sought after.
3/4 CENTRE MIDFIELDER
United have been crying out for a top-class central midfielder with leadership and dynamism ever since the departure of Roy Keane in 2005. They are rare breed and extremely difficult to find, but Van Gaal will desperately need one. The current quartet of Fellaini, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher and Tom Cleverley lacks presence, movement or a goal threat - between them, they scored only twice in all competitions this season. Van Gaal's game plan revolves around a passing game in midfield and that couldn't happen with the incumbents. Arturo Vidal of Juventus has been targeted while Van Gaal is also keen on Roma's Kevin Strootman.
4/4 REVIVE HOME FORM
Old Trafford needs to return to being a fortress - the "Theatre of Dreams" has become a theater of nightmares. United lost seven times at home in the Premier League this season, with Sunderland, Newcastle and West Bromwich Albion among the teams to come away with three points. Swansea also won there in the FA Cup. Visiting sides no longer fear coming to United - Van Gaal must change that.
"The result always matters. With such a result you get confidence," the new United boss said.
"It is fantastic how they have performed today.
"When you see us train, you can expect something but not 7-0. It was a surprise, but they were beautiful goals and beautiful attacks."
Welbeck got United off to the perfect start with a 25-yard finish and Wayne Rooney made it 3-0 after a penalty and an easy tap-in following a glaring error by Tommy Meyer.
James, who was one of nine half-time substitutes, tucked away two tidy finishes from inside the box and Young then rounded off the rout with two late goals.
Many had suggested Van Gaal did not have the strength in depth to send United out in a 3-5-2 formation, but he had no qualms about doing so in California.
The 62-year-old, who used the formation for most of his run to the World Cup semi-finals in Brazil, deployed Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia as wing-backs while Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones started at centre-half.
With Darren Fletcher, captain for the night ahead of Rooney, and Herrera protecting the defence, United looked solid all night.
It was a surprise, therefore, to hear the squad had barely practiced playing in that formation.
"We introduced a new system that we have only played two times on the training pitch 11 v 11," the former Barcelona manager said.
"But the boys are willing to pick up the information.
"It is fantastic how they have performed.
"Last week, 10 players who played tonight were not even in our training complex.
"When you want to change a system, you must start at once. We don't have time to prepare for other things.
"The other system they can play is 4-3-3 and they have played it for many years.
"I can change back if the system doesn't work. With the quality of the players we have, I can play 4-3-3 with three strikers on the bench, but I want to play with two strikers."
Van Gaal's predecessor David Moyes usually played 4-2-3-1 as his squad was awash with players who like to play just behind a main striker.
Van Gaal believes the Scot left him with an "unbalanced" squad.
He said: "We have four number 10s, so the selection is not balanced in my eyes.
"I have decided to play this system because of the quality of the players. But if we lose, I can change back to another system."
Galaxy coach Bruce Arena thinks Van Gaal's introduction has sharpened the United squad up following their seventh-place finish last year.
"I have nothing but the greatest respect for the show that Manchester United put on," he said.
"A bunch of guys out there fighting for jobs and it looked that way
"It was a real lesson for a lot of our players."
Manchester United starting XI: De Gea, Smalling, Jones, Evans, Valencia, Fletcher, Ander Herrera, Shaw, Mata, Welbeck, Rooney.
Substitutes: Lindegaard, Johnstone, Da Silva, Nani, Young, Cleverley, Kagawa, Zaha, Lingard, James, Michael Keane, Blackett, Januzaj, Will Keane.
L.A Galaxy starting XI: Penedo, Gargan, Meyer, Leonardo, Delagarza, Ishizaki, Sarvas, Juninho, Husidic, Keane, Zardes.
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The NDUS System Office recently gained two new faces – Richard Rothaus, Ph.D., and Jennifer Weber.
Richard Rothaus, Ph.D.
Rothaus serves as the director of academic programs, research and accreditation. In this role, he assists the vice chancellor for academic and student affairs in the ongoing implementation of
NDUS policies, procedures and initiatives associated with academic programs, research and accreditation. A large portion of this role involves reviewing and coordinating proposals from the NDUS campuses and tracking programs that already exist.
Rothaus has lived all over the United States and overseas. He holds a B.A. from The Florida State University, a M.A. from Vanderbilt University and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. Most recently, Rothaus lived in Minnesota for many years. He served as a tenured full-professor of History and Assistant Vice President for Research at St. Cloud State University until 2008. Since 2008, he led Trefoil Cultural, a cultural resources management firm that focused on the history and archaeology of the Northern Plains. Rothaus is also a research assistant at the Center for Heritage Renewal at North Dakota State University.
“North Dakota is one of the fastest growing places in the country, so it is a treat to be able to be part of that excitement,” said Rothaus. “Between my faculty, administration and private sector work, I have developed a wide array of skill sets and I’m glad to have a chance to put them to work.”
Interestingly, Rothaus recently participated in the archaeological excavation of the “Atari Graveyard,” a dumping ground for unsellable Atari video game cartridges, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He co-authored an article recounting their excavation for The Atlantic.
Jennifer Weber, M.S.
Jennifer Weber took on the position of research analyst. In this role, she is responsible for data collection, analysis and reporting for the university system. She holds a B.A. in secondary science education from Indiana State University, a M.S. in education from the University of North Dakota and is currently a graduate student in education – institutional analysis through North Dakota State University.
For the past twelve years, Weber served as the technology training and data and assessment coordinator for the Bismarck Public Schools. Prior to that, she was worked with the North Dakota Teaching with Technology Initiative, taught math, science and information technology at United Tribes Technical College, and even taught high school chemistry and physics.
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If you have a particular skill, have retired or children are going to school and you have some spare time, a bit of energy and enthusiasm can go a long way in helping us...
Volunteering with us is extremely rewarding work. It requires energy, commitment, reliability, creativity... and a sense of humour! There are many families who need supporting, many families with complex needs, and we never have enough volunteers to support everyone that comes to our attention.
We welcome any enquiries for Home-Visiting volunteers, Family Group helpers and Trustee members.
Home-Start home-visiting volunteers need to be parents themselves and we need people from all ages, backgrounds and genders. No qualifications are necessary - just listening skills, understanding, discretion, commitment to the families you visit and a willingness to share your parenting experience.
We ask our home-visiting volunteers to commit to three or four hours per week to visit a family. These visits are arranged for a mutually convenient time Monday to Friday - or weekends if both parties would prefer. Home-Start volunteers work with and alongside a family, parent to parent, being with and not doing to.
Once a volunteer is matched with a family, the coordinator will keep in close contact - initially by telephone after the first couple of visits to the family. There are then regular one-to-one support sessions, so that if there are any difficulties or problems, they are picked up straight away. No home-visiting volunteer is ever given a family and just left to get on with it. There is always regular contact with the coordinator, and a list of people to contact in an emergency.
Our Family Group is run by Ally, our Group Worker, and she has various volunteers who help her to provide an environment that is welcoming and friendly to families. At the Family Group we have a volunteer cook to serve the families lunch, a kitchen helper and at least two volunteer play leaders.
The volunteer play leaders do not have to be parents but should have some experience in caring for children however qualifications in childcare are not required. Our volunteer play leaders assist Ally in providing play activities for the children which are appropriate to the age and stage of development. This role requires enthusiasm, a good sense of humour and a love of children. Each volunteer must be able to commit at least 3 hours a week on a regular basis.
Although we are part of the national organisation of Home-Start, each scheme is run independently. We have an agreement with Home-Start UK, which ensures that we abide by their Standards and Methods of Practice and follow the Home-Start ethos and quality guidelines.
The Trustees have overall responsibility for the management of the scheme; employment of staff and the general running of the scheme - although many of these tasks are, of course, delegated to the staff.
People who have an interest in what we do kindly give up their time to form our Trustee Board. Advisors from Health, Education and Social Work also attend our Board meetings.
Board members are elected at the Annual General Meeting, which is usually held in September. For anyone interested in becoming a Board member, some previous committee experience is desirable, but not essential as full induction and ongoing training will be available. The minimum requirement in relation to time commitment would be to attend our Board meetings, which occur approximately every six weeks.
Our Board meetings are very informal and hopefully you will get many benefits from becoming part of our organisation.
We have a number of groups which members may also wish to take part in:
- Personnel/Health & Safety
- Quality Assurance
- Events & Fundraising
- Public Relations
All potential volunteers are subject to an appropriate recruitment process to ensure the safety of the children and families we support. This includes an application form and the provision of two references.
We often work with very vulnerable families. It is therefore essential that all volunteers within our scheme are thoroughly vetted. We ask all potential volunteers to join the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Form formerly known as Disclosure Form).
Joining the PVG scheme alerts Home-Start Stirling to all conviction information, spent and unspent, and any other non-conviction information considered to be relevant by the police or other Government bodies.
We ask all potential Home-Visiting volunteers to attend our Preparation Course which will fully prepare you for the job of a Home-Start Stirling volunteer.
Our volunteers are fully re-imbursed for all out of pocket expenses incurred whilst on Home-Start business.
All potential volunteers need to attend the Preparation Course. The course is designed to prepare volunteers for home-visiting and covers a variety of issues that could potentially affect the families we support.
The Preparation Course is usually held one day per week for six or seven weeks. Overall, the length of the Course depends on the group size and the depth of the group discussions.
TYPICAL COURSE SESSIONS:
- Welcome and Introduction to Home-Start Stirling
- Sources of support to families. The importance of commitment
- Issues that may affect our families:
- domestic abuse
- Being a parent
- managing childrens' behaviour
- being a good listener
- child abuse
- child protection
- Being prepared for home-visiting.
During the Preparation Course potential volunteers are also given the opportunity to meet with current home-visiting volunteers.
After completing the Course each potential volunteer will undertake a final review which is kept informal and is carried out by the Senior Coordinator and a member of the Board of Trustees. When the review is complete and all the relevant paperwork is done, the volunteer is matched to a family and home-visiting begins!
All expenses incurred both during the preparation course and on home visiting are reimbursed. All volunteers can expect the continued support of the co-ordinator and the board.
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Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick
I love games that are story-based with choices or graphic novels and movies, but the actions portrayed are, of course, not typical Muslim behavior. I have watched and played many things like this, but it doesn’t affect my behavior as I know it is fictional. The religious rulings online say it is unlawful, but I know that many of them follow strict opinions or are restricted to only the four Schools of Thought.
I want to know if any opinion or scholar made the above lawful. With music, for example, Imam Ghazali made it lawful, even though the four Schools of Thought have made it unlawful.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah guide us to that which pleases Him, forgive us for our shortcomings, and alleviate our difficulties, Amin.
Well done on your willingness to improve your relationship with Allah by asking questions to learn whether your actions are lawful and pleasing to Allah or not.
Please note that scholars are unanimous that deliberate pursuit of the easiest and most convenient rulings, or dispensations in Law, is unlawful, so we should be careful of that. Another critical point raised by your questions is the misconception that scholars make certain things unlawful or lawful. No one makes the Law except Allah. Scholars exert their intellectual faculties on the sources of the Law, relying on the sound system of Islamic Legal Theory (Usul Al-Fiqh) to try and discover what exactly Allah’s Law (the Sharia) is. The scholar’s role is to “discover” Allah’s Law, to the best of their ability, and according to their knowledge, and Allah knows best.
Answer in Summary
The ruling on consuming various forms of media content is based on the nature of contents of the intended material. Suppose no impermissible elements (such as lewd behavior or exposed nakedness (awra)) are involved. In that case, it is lawful to watch within the reasonable limits of Sacred Law. If, however, there are unlawful elements contained in the intended material, then it is unlawful to consume such content, regardless of whether one feels it impacts one’s behavior or not, and Allah knows best.
Watching Television – Looking at the Opposite Gender
It is unlawful to look at the opposite sex with lust, whether they are properly clothed (including wearing hijab) or not. If, for example, a man sees a woman, or the image of a woman, and felt attracted to her, he would have to look away. The same applies to a woman, and there is no difference of opinion about this. [Nawawi, Minhaj Al-Talibin]
It is permissible to look at the face or hands of the opposite sex without lust. One may not actively look at uncovered parts of the nakedness (awra) of the opposite sex (in the case of women, this includes their hair). That said, unintentionally seeing something is not one’s fault. Furthermore, it would also be challenging to ask people to lower their gaze all the time because in Muslim and non-Muslim countries alike, we frequently have to work with people who do not cover their nakedness according to Sacred Law.
Simultaneously, one should be honest with oneself regarding whether or not one is looking with lust and the difference between looking and seeing. Allah Most High says, “Allah knows the sly glances of the eyes and whatever the hearts conceal.”
[Quran, 40: 19]
Refrain from the Precursors to Avoid the Major Sin
Instead of the expected form of prohibition, such as “don’t fornicate,” Allah commands that we avoid even the precursors of fornication. Allah says: “And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever immorality [fahisha] and is evil as a way.” [Quran, 17:32]
Allah also says: “Tell the believing men to lower their gaze [from looking at forbidden things] and protect their private parts [from illegal sexual acts]. That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze [from looking at forbidden things], and protect their private parts [from illegal sexual acts].” [Quran, 24:30-31]
The Prophet (may Allah bless him and give peace) said: “Allah has recorded the choices every son of Adam makes for his share of zina, which he will inevitably commit. The zina of the eyes is looking. The zina of the tongue is speaking. A person would wish and desire, and the private parts either confirm or deny it.” [Agreed upon – Bukhari and Muslim]
Watching Television – With and Without Sexual Innuendos
In all forms of media, sex is one of the world’s biggest sellers. Actors and presenters are usually chosen for their looks and sex appeal. The imagery and stories of most movies, novels, and television shows are designed to pique your desire and interests. Therefore, most of the time, watching your average film or TV series is usually sinful because you know very well that there will be sexually enticing images.
If the above limitations are observed, watching a documentary of genuine benefit with no sexually attractive images of the opposite sex is okay.
Some Practical Tips
There are also online parent-friendly reviews of shows, movies, and books that may help. Some of them are detailed and describe even the slightest sexual innuendos. It would also be wise to keep television viewing to an absolute minimum. One scholar in the West was asked about what kind of television he watches when there is a need with his family, and he replied that he only watches nature documentaries. He chose something where sinful images would be infrequent, and the benefit is excellent.
I pray this is of benefit.
[Shaykh] Irshaad Sedick
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Irshaad Sedick was raised in South Africa in a traditional Muslim family. He graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah in Strand, Western Cape, under the guidance of the late world-renowned scholar, Shaykh Taha Karaan.
Shaykh Irshaad received Ijaza from many luminaries of the Islamic world, including Shaykh Taha Karaan, Mawlana Yusuf Karaan, and Mawlana Abdul Hafeez Makki, among others.
He is the author of the text “The Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal: A Hujjah or not?” He has served as the Director of the Discover Islam Centre and Al Jeem Foundation. For the last five years till present, he has served as the Khatib of Masjid Ar-Rashideen, Mowbray, Cape Town.
Shaykh Irshaad has thirteen years of teaching experience at some of the leading Islamic institutes in Cape Town). He is currently building an Islamic online learning and media platform called ‘Isnad Academy’ and pursuing his Master’s degree in the study of Islam at the University of Johannesburg. He has a keen interest in healthy living and fitness. | <urn:uuid:9255e83a-a10f-48c6-834f-9159dd55bdd5> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://islamqa.org/shafii/seekersguidance-shafii/236957/is-it-unlawful-to-watch-movies-or-read-novels/ | 2023-05-29T00:14:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644571.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528214404-20230529004404-00028.warc.gz | en | 0.960088 | 1,547 |
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The American President, Donald Trump has said that over the past three months, his administration has created over nine million jobs amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
He disclosed this at the White House news conference over the weekend, he said American government have tested nearly 65 million people as no other country in the world is close to the figure.
According to him, “As countries in every continent are seeing increases in cases in recent days. We urge all Americans to apply common-sense in mitigating the spread of the virus”.
He noted that American doctors would continue to find more effective ways to treat patients, so as the fatality rate may continue to improve.
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Are African Prints Taking Over? Best Designers with New Designs
African prints are often the most stunning pieces on the runway, displaying rich color and vibrant tight patterns or geometric shapes that symbolize the continent's unique culture, heritage, and one-of-a-kind textile artistry. These head-turning prints are fashion forward for fall and heading into spring/summer 2018. Here’s a look at the latest in African print and design.
Special Cotton and Technique
The origin of African prints becomes complicated when tracing their tangled roots. African prints are also called "African wax prints", "Ankara prints", and "Dutch wax prints" and are created with a process that includes wax-resistant dyeing (batik) fabric. The origin is not exclusively African. Dutch wax prints began as mass-produced imitations of Indonesian batik fabric. Today, many materials can be printed with these designs, but the most rich, and varied will be done in these special techniques.
Stella McCartney Under Fire
This famous designer was recently in the hot seat after presenting a lovely palette of African prints for her SS 2018 Paris show. A couple of fashion writers took Stella McCartney to task for including only one African model on the runway. The five models who walked wearing the African prints were white, and one was Asian.
Four More Labels to Watch
Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, and Erdem are all playing around with Dutch wax prints for autumn, but there are also four new labels to watch.
Kiki Clothing is based at Ghana's Acra Mall, and known globally for ready-to-wear African print styles has long been in the game.
Dent de Man fashion has become popular at hip stores like Barneys New York.
Zuvaa is an online marketplace featuring dozens of African designers who create extraordinary Dutch wax print clothing.
Zuri is based in Malibu and represents California designers Sandra Zhao and Ashleigh Miller. The pair has been nailing the look through shift dresses they've designed with a pop-art version of these traditional prints.
The Tribal Tresses Trend Is On
Hair is expressing a warrior-tribal mood, so plaiting is a major trend, and models were wearing braids high on the head in rows. Dreadlocks in high ponytails are also on-trend and styles that celebrate one's natural texture. Now ethnic hair has time to shine in more styles than ever, and beauty and ethnic hair products are getting on board. For example, Rihanna's new venture into the world of makeup has been winning rave reviews for women who want a perfectly matched foundation. There are 40 shades for light, medium, tan and deep skin tones. Fenty Beauty is fresh and sexy.
These are all welcome additions to fashion's modern landscape. Designers have embraced the classic features of African prints and added a fresh perspective with exciting, expressive collections. | <urn:uuid:28b464f3-7172-43ed-a121-bbc23eb0fb41> | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | https://www.theodivo.com/blog/are-african-prints-taking-over-best-designers | 2019-09-22T08:16:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514575402.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20190922073800-20190922095800-00400.warc.gz | en | 0.957807 | 601 |
One of the things that comes up with depressing regularity in the now six years that I have been chronicling events that affect the trans community is the bathroom issue.
I am along with other trans people around the USA and the world beyond sick and tired of being sick and tired of having to confront cis people's ignorance and rank bigoted stupidity when it comes to us trans peeps being able to simply go to the bathroom and handle our nature calls.
It's past time for us to be able to do so without us having to sue your azzes to do so, call you out in the media, be harassed, risk arrest or a beatdown.
go to war over the 'bathroom predator' meme. It is fueling much of the discrimination aimed at us, led to one Tennessee state rep trying to legislate the 'bathroom meme' into existence before the negative attention he received for it led to its withdrawal, and triggered a recent hate attack in New York.
It's time to eviscerate it to the point that anyone who parts their lips to say it has as much credibility as a birther and gets laughed at in the process..
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New Delhi: Central government has approached the state government to provide suitable land for raising the National Disaster Response Battalion (NDRF) and National Food Craft Institute in the state on the request of the state government. Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, today informed reporters.
Chief Minister informed Solan is preferred for NDRF and Una district for food craft institute.
Battalion was likely to be managed by 8 composite teams consisting of strong and skilled manpower of about 1,158 personnel and would be prompt to respond to any disastrous calls.
He said that a brick of National Disaster Mitigation Reserve, which will cater to the immediate needs of 25,000 affected people in any disastrous situation had also been proposed to be co-located with each of the 8 National Disaster Response Force unit.
NDRF would have an additional store for 50,000 people residing in high altitude areas in neighbouring states.
Battalion would also provide basic training in operational disaster management to the local people and response forces of the state including police, civil defense and home guard forces to rise to the situations from time to time besides carrying mock exercises. | <urn:uuid:744ae8c7-2f33-48c4-bab2-3d551a6678a2> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | https://hillpost.in/2008/01/himachal-to-get-national-disaster-response-battalion-and-national-food-craft-institute/4356/ | 2021-01-19T17:59:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703519600.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20210119170058-20210119200058-00199.warc.gz | en | 0.962739 | 234 |
Sky News: Spot the “Error”January 29, 2014 11:53 by Simon Plosker
A Sky News report on a battle in the Israeli Supreme Court over the route of Israel’s security barrier through the Palestinian village of Battir on the West Bank produced a bit of a gaffe:
Safe to say that the Palestinian residents of Battir wouldn’t be too happy that their village is referred to as a “West Bank settlement” in the subheading below the headline and the caption on the video (underlined in red here).
Of course, had the word “settlement” not been politicized to refer in everyday usage to Jewish communities over the Green Line, there would be no problem using it to refer to any town, village or community in the West Bank, Jewish or otherwise.
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As expected, the Sixers opened this year’s draft by taking LSU’s Ben Simmons. The 6’10” Australian native, who has been the consensus No. 1 choice since the beginning of the college season, averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists during his lone season with the Tigers.
After landing the top pick in last month’s lottery, Philadelphia was reportedly deciding between Simmons and Duke forward Brandon Ingram. On Tuesday, the Sixers informed Simmons that he would be their choice.
Simmons is the latest in a string of big men drafted early by the Sixers. He joins a crowded frontcourt that includes Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, Joel Embiid and maybe Croatian star Dario Saric. Philadelphia is reportedly trying to package Noel and its selections at Nos. 24 and 26 to obtain a top-eight pick.
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Greeting to you Maker !
Are you curious? Do you like interior decorations that animate and create a beautiful visual show and yet you don't know how to make a Kinetic Sculpture? Then this tutorial is for you :)
If you want to watch what the final result looks like: I made a Youtube Playlist.'
This Spinning Kinetic Sculpture RGB is a sculpture you can fix on a wall or on a support. It is made of 2 main identical wheels that spin in opposite direction, which is creating constructive and destructive visual interferences, it is called the phenomenon of Moiré.
The concept is purely kinetic (spring), it allows the wheels to spin at different and irregular speeds but most importantly to run for a long time (+30minutes). After you rewind the mechanism the wheels start to spin in opposite direction. As soon as the gravity makes the front wheel reverse its spinning direction and pushes some pawls in the system, the 2 wheels are pushed and start to spin again. This is happening until the spring is fully unwinded. If properly optimised and by reducing the friction, it is possible to get a runtime of more than an hour!
I got my inspiration from pre-existing kinetic sculptures, but I decided to make my own design and my own version of the mechanism which is the crucial point of the sculpture.
Until the day, I tried, made, changed and improved my design and finally made a fresh new version by accumulating all my efforts and previous trials. The result is a fully working Kinetic Sculpture that costs almost nothing and more importantly: the size of the mechanism is twice smaller than other documented kinetic sculpture online!
You can also fix it to a support like a mounting base of a screen which will allow you to move it around but a wall will give you a far better looking result.
The center of gravity of the wheel is placed so it acts like a pendulum. The radius of the pendulum plays a major role in the total runtime of the sculpture.
It can look complex on the first sight but if you look more closely at each step you will see that it is fairly easy. It is also very instructive because you start to understand that every piece plays a major role in the running of the sculpture. You end up with an almost magical piece of art that creates spectacular effects!
You can complete the sculpture with an RGB LED Ring connected to an Arduino, an ON/OFF switch and a battery so it looks even more amazing. Please note that only the LEDs need an electrical source of energy.
You can choose to not use the LEDs, it's up to you. You're only limited by your own imagination.Understanding the mechanism doesn't seem easy at first sight but that's exactly why I documented everything and wrote this tutorial with plenty of pictures and videos. What was a pain in the ass for me is going to be very easy for you. Isn't it why Internet exist?
Total cost estimated under 50$. You will need:
Cut the first svg file on 2 sheets of 300cmx300xm DecoupePart1.svg.
Do the same for the second file DecoupePart2.svg.
The cutting file is about 300cm by 300cm so if you have a 600x300 you can cut them two by two by merging the files.
Bring together similar pieces so it's easier to work.
Glue according to the photos
The 2 wheels are the same, just don't forget to align the holes.
Offset Pulley : I/J/J/J
Centered Pulley : D/E/F/F/E/D with the D in the same directions.
Support for the main Bolt: A/A'
I used shiny paint fora better reflection of the light but it's up to you.
Paint in black the 2 wheels and I' which will block the spring later.
Paint your support in white if you have one.
Open you bearing to check if there is any additional grease.
Use some dishwashing liquid and warm water to clean out the grease, we need to replace it with a better one.
Lubricate your bearing with a batter grease like Spray WD40.
You can also spin your bearing with a Dremel one by one, this will spread the oil and optimise the performances.
Si vous avez des roulements avec un joint noir en plastique il est possible de le replacer après nettoyage.
Use a hammer if you can because the diameter of the holes is slightly smaller than those of the bearings.
1 Bearing on each side of the centered pulley
1 bearing in each wheel and 1 in B which is going to be the back support of the back wheel.
Attention la poulie centrale est construite de telle manière qu'on ne pourra pas retirer facilement les roulements.
Build a support with more plywood, screws, and a screen stand.
Or, simply drill your wall so you can fix the support A/A' to the wall.
Fix A/A' and don't forget the main M8 Bolt, fix firmly.
The pawl of the back wheel is placed in front of the external pulley. You fix it using a nut but let it rotate freely. Don't forget to cut the bolt just after the final nut.
The other pawl is fixed using half a piece of wood glued to the bolt but not to the pawl(still needs to move freely). Cut the bolt just after the wood part, it needs to be as short as possible because this is mm sensitive.
The pawls need to rotate on their M5 bolt freely until we glue a small piece of wood to the wheel to stop its course. Check the pictures to see.
Before putting the spring in place it is important to mark the end of the spring with a piece of tape. This will allow us to check when the spring is almost fully winded and stop before it's too late. Check the pictures.
The external pulley is placed on the back wheel: Head of the M5 Bolt/ Back Wheel/ Nut/I/J/J/J/I'.
Only the J are glued together to hold the spring. I' is glued to the end of the bolt to stop the spring. Don't forget to cut the bolt.
Use an ATTiny, a battery, an ON/OFF Switch and a Voltage Regulator, and of course the Ring of RGB LED.
Fix approximately 30 grams of any metal part you can find at the end of the wheels marked by a piece of tape, check the pictures.
Sur la roue nous faisant face on peut fixer un peu plus de poids car il n'y a pas le ressort qui pèse sur cette roue. On peut donc compenser en fixant un autre poids plus léger que les autres à l'opposé pour alourdir la roue.
Test your weight by fixing your weights with tape so you can adjust easily. To test your weight distribution, you need to go to the next step and run your sculpture and see if it does run properly. When you're sure about your setting, glue the weights.
In order: Support with main M8 Bolt/ Nut/ Back Wheel/ CG/ Centered Pulley/ CG/ Front Wheel / Final Nut
See next step to fix the spring before placing the front wheel.
Fix the end of the spring using a 3mm vis(no longer than 10mm) in the center of the centered pulley.
To make it works: Hold the back wheel still. Spin the front wheel clockwise, few turns are enough but don't turn more than 20 times(check the tape on the spring). If you come to unwind the spring form the external pulley you'll have to place it back manually by opening the sculpture, be careful.
You can place the scrap part anyway you want.
For example you can put them around the sculpture
Don't forget to check that the vis holding the spring to the centered pulley is still holding right.
Change the battery if needed.
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Maps for a proposed interstate natural gas pipeline that will cross a portion of northern Washington County are being made available at Citizens Library in Washington.
The announcement was made this week by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners. Library staff members said Wednesday the maps were not yet available.
ETP announced in late June it will build its ET Rover Pipeline, an interstate project designed to transport natural gas from processing facilities located in the Marcellus and Utica Shale areas to market regions in the United States and Canada.
ET spokeswoman Vicki Granado said Wednesday she could not confirm the exact location of the pipeline in Washington County because surveys have not been completed.
“There won’t be a final route until all the surveys are completed,” Granado said, adding when surveys are complete, they will be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for approval.
The 850-mile Rover Pipeline Project is designed to transport up to 3.25 billion cubic feet per day of domestically produced natural gas. The first 400 miles of the project will enable the flow of gas from processing plants and interconnections in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio to point of interconnection with Energy Transfer’s existing Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line and other Midwest pipeline interconnects near Defiance, Ohio.
The company said in a news release the $4.3 billion project will create a temporary workforce of up to 10,000 construction jobs and an estimated $153 million in tax revenue paid yearly to the states and counties crossed by the pipeline while it is in operation.
Shippers in the project will also be able to transport to “Trunkline Zone 1A” delivery points via the interconnection with ETP’s Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, to access existing and new industrial markets and potential liquefaction export markets in the Gulf Coast.
Additionally, the project expects to construct a 195-mile segment from the Defiance, Ohio, area through Michigan and ultimately to the Union Gas Hub, near Sarnia, Canada, providing producers with access to diverse markets and end-users in Michigan and Canada with access to Marcellus and Utica supplies.
One of those producers, Range Resources, announced in late June it signed an agreement to be a foundation shipper on the pipeline that will enable it to move natural gas produced in Pennsylvania to Dawn, Ontario, and south to the Gulf Coast. Range, which last year began shipping ethane on the Mariner West Pipeline to Sarnia, said it has agreed to transport up to 400,000 million btu per day for 20 years on the Rover pipeline starting in October 2017.
The other two major shippers committed to the Rover project are American Energy–Utica and Antero Resources.
The maps are available at Citizens Library, 55 S. College St., in either the adult reference department or public documents area, and are for reference only.
Additional information on the project can be found on the ET Rover Pipeline website at www.energytransfer.com/ops_etrover.aspx or by calling the project’s toll-free number at 1-888-844-3718. | <urn:uuid:da6b4a84-60b1-4fbd-9251-1caaacb871a3> | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20140904/NEWS01/140909767 | 2016-05-03T07:44:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860118807.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161518-00018-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935929 | 644 |
Traditional Japanese books are completely different from the books you normally encounter in the MIT Libraries. What better way to understand them than to make one yourself in the Wunsch Conservation Laboratory with the guidance of the skilled Preservation Services staff!
Participants will create a side-sewn soft-cover book using the techniques of traditional Japanese bookbinding. The workshop will include an overview of the history, materials, and techniques of the Japanese bookmaking tradition, which is markedly different from that used to create Western books. Each participant will complete one blank book covered in beautiful Japanese decorative paper.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 14, 10am – 12pm
**NOTE: This class is currently full!**
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If the Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2018 (‘Bill’) becomes law, an individual member’s total superannuation balance (‘TSB’) may be increased by their share of the outstanding balance of a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (‘LRBA’) that commenced on or after 1 July 2018. However, the increase only applies to members:
- who have satisfied a relevant condition of release with a nil cashing restriction, or
- whose superannuation interests are supported by assets that are subject to an LRBA between the superannuation fund and its associate (often referred to as a ‘related party’ in everyday conversation).
This article (the first in a two-part series) examines the effect of the proposed law on members who have satisfied a relevant condition of release with a nil cashing restriction. For completeness, we note that the proposed law applies to both members of self managed superannuation funds (‘SMSFs’) and other funds with fewer than five members. For the purpose of this article series, we will focus on its application to SMSFs.
Members satisfying a condition of release with nil cashing restrictions
Under the proposed law, the relevant conditions of release with nil cashing restrictions are:
- terminal medical condition;
- permanent incapacity; and
- attaining age 65.
Only members who satisfy the relevant condition of release with nil cashing restrictions will have their TSB increased. We illustrate this with an example.
The following are some key points to note from the above example.
- An increase in the member’s TSB as a result of their share of the outstanding balance of an LRBA can create liquidity issues for the SMSF. Considering the above example, if Pierre’s TSB just before 1 July 2019 is $1.8 million (ie, greater than $1.6 million), this would prevent him from making any non-concessional contributions (‘NCCs’) without an excess in the financial year ending 30 June 2020. This may affect the SMSF’s ability to repay the LRBA.
- An increase in the member’s TSB can also affect other superannuation rights and obligations. (For more information about the various superannuation rights and obligations that depend on a member’s TSB, please refer to the following link: https://www.dbalawyers.com.au/contributions/total-superannuation-balance-milestones/.)
- Where the loan has not been repaid by the time that a member satisfies a relevant condition of release with nil cashing restriction, the member’s share of the outstanding balance of the LRBA will increase their TSB. Considering the above example, although the one-third share of the outstanding balance of the LRBA does not increase Samantha’s TSB, if she subsequently satisfies a relevant condition of release with nil cashing restriction (eg, retirement or attaining age 65 years) before the LRBA is repaid, her share of the outstanding balance of the LRBA will increase her TSB.
LRBAs commenced pre-1 July 2018
The proposed law does not apply to:
- LRBAs that commenced before 1 July 2018; and
- the refinancing of the outstanding balance of an LRBA that commenced before 1 July 2018.
For these circumstances, a member’s TSB is unaffected by the proposed law.
LRBAs commencing on or after 1 July 2018
An SMSF trustee that is considering acquiring an asset via an LRBA should consider the potential effect of the proposed law on each member’s TSB where the members satisfy or are about to satisfy a relevant condition of release with a nil cashing restriction. For example, if a member is about to satisfy a condition of release with a nil cashing restriction because they have met preservation age and are about to enter into retirement for superannuation law purposes, the SMSF trustee may need to consider how the member’s TSB will be calculated if the proposed law comes into operation and upon the member entering into retirement for superannuation law purposes. The SMSF trustee may also consider whether there are any flow-on consequences, such as the member’s ability to make NCCs, which could affect the SMSF’s ability to repay the LRBA. Careful planning and forecasting may be necessary before an SMSF trustee can make an informed decision about whether to enter into an LRBA.
Similarly, for any SMSF that has commenced an LRBA on or after 1 July 2018, the SMSF trustee should monitor and assess the effect that the proposed law has on each member’s TSB. If the member’s TSB is affected, the SMSF trustee may need to consider whether there are any strategies available to:
- manage the increase in the relevant member’s TSB that results from their share of the outstanding balance of an LRBA; and
- ensure that the LRBA can be repaid. For example, the repayment of an LRBA might be assisted by admitting additional members into the SMSF who have the ability to make NCCs. Naturally, the SMSF trustee should consider thoroughly the advantages and disadvantages of admitting additional members into an SMSF before making a decision.
Before implementing any strategies, consideration should be given to determine whether the implementation of a certain strategy might trigger the application of the general anti-avoidance provisions such as Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth).
In relation to this aspect, we note that paragraph 4.24 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Bill states:
…artificially manipulating the allocation of assets that are subject to [LRBAs] against particular superannuation interests at a particular time may be subject to the general anti-avoidance rules in Part IVA of the ITAA 1936 where such allocations formed part of a scheme that had the dominant purpose of obtaining a tax benefit.
(For a discussion on some general strategies to manage a member’s TSB, please refer to the following links:
As can be seen from the above, an SMSF trustee that is considering acquiring an asset via an LRBA should carefully plan and consider the potential effect of the proposed law on each member’s TSB where the members satisfy or are about to satisfy a relevant condition of release with a nil cashing restriction.
The existing and proposed law in relation to TSB is a complex area of law and where in doubt, expert advice should be obtained. Naturally, for advisers, the Australian financial services licence under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and tax advice obligations under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (Cth) need to be appropriately managed to ensure advice is appropriately and legally provided.
DBA Lawyers offers a range of consulting services in relation to TSB and LRBAs. DBA Lawyers also offers a wide range of document services.
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The new Mayor, Trey Rousseau was seen dining with local celebrity Juliana Stone at the Reel Club. Word is they had a long private lunch together and were seen smiling and laughing a lot. Is the Mayor starting off on the right foot? Juliana Stone, known as Liana in the recording industry, is the daughter of Governor Jay Stone. Perhaps Mayor Rousseau was looking for some political advice from a family who'd been long in politics? Or was it just two friends out for lunch? Inquiring minds want to know! | <urn:uuid:664ced42-bcaf-4e59-97a3-54212c9c878a> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://www.santaramona.com/single-post/2020/03/06/celebrity-watch-36 | 2022-10-05T15:24:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337631.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20221005140739-20221005170739-00287.warc.gz | en | 0.987453 | 108 |
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Heads up that this is a horror novel dealing with darker topics and as such, both this and the eventual full review will touch on child abuse and gore.
Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh. So, I’m a sucker for a particular mood in books; developed after reading a LOT of Neil Gaiman and Stephen King, and then watching Jessica Jones. It’s the feeling of prose like thick, dark coffee, an atmosphere of flickering linoleum lights, and the sense of something terrible lurking both in the present and the past.
Maybe this is overly specific. But anybody who follows my writing knows I have an affinity for trauma – how we process it, how we deal with it in messy and “objectively bad” ways, how it lingers. It’s one of the reasons I keep reading Stephen King even though there’s so many other issues with his work; the way he deals with that topic is incredible. And FleshTrap is giving me that same rich, dark, deep feeling, like staring into a dark pool and not being sure what’s at the bottom. Even better: unlike every single King novel, I have absolutely no clue what I’m going to find. I’m going in completely blindfolded.
The first chapter is pretty simple, in terms of what Actually Happens; it’s the main character waking up from a bad dream. By the end of Chapter One, I know that Casey’s father is dead, that he lives with his boyfriend and that he has a journal made out of missing-person posters. (Which has got to be my favourite creepy journal in writing yet.) But despite being theoretically slow, the characterization and the writing means I am READY to read more.
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Whip It, the roller derby flick that marks Drew Barrymore's directorial debut and stars Ellen Page, looks like fun. It also looks very familiar. We broke down the trailer, frame by frame, to find out why.
The story begins, like all of these stories begin, with a teenaged outcast. How do we know she is an outcast? When we get our first glimpse of her, she's at some kind of girl society pageant and her hair is blue. (See: Amber Tamblyn in Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants)
And her mom is pissed.
Hence: Lying on bed =Teen angst. (See: Welcome To the Dollhouse, Rebel Without A Cause, Beetlejuice, Pretty In Pink)
Here's another cue the protagonist is "different": She drives a car unlike any of the other cars at her school. (See: Pretty In Pink, 10 Things I Hate About You; Corey Haim and Corey Feldman's seminal work License To Drive.)
Our heroine has a shitty job (See: Hilary Duff in A Cinderella Story; Patrick Dempsey in Loverboy, Judge Reinhold in Fast Times At Ridgemont High) and glasses (See: She's All That) reinforcing her "outcast" status.
Also, she has to wait on the cool kids. (See: Above)
But then! Some new, interesting characters — outside of the comfort zone of the heroine - arrive in town. In this case: Roller derby ladies. (If this were, say, Lost Boys, then you'd swap in vampires. In a movie like Take The Lead, the "outside the comfort zone" character would be dance teacher Antonio Banderas; in Save The Last Dance, it's Julia Stiles meeting Sean Patrick Thomas. In The Karate Kid, the "character" is Mr. Miyagi.)
And the outsider is intrigued.
The outcast checks out what the roller derby has to offer…
And decides that it is awesome.
(Also, in this case, the awesome is compounded by Kristen Wiig's involvement.)
So. The outcast pulls out her skates. (Puts on her dance shoes. Whatever.)
And, at first, she sucks.
But she's determined.
Cue the practice montages. (See: Save The Last Dance, Bend It Like Beckham, Blue Crush, Bring It On, Teen Wolf etc.)
The parents: Clueless. They think she's working late/studying/making nice new friends. (See: Bend It Like Beckham.)
But actually, she's kicking ass — she's discovered a new passion!
Also, she's no longer an outcast, but part of a group.
The parents find out and are livid. (In the worst-case scenario, things go very awry; see: Dead Poets Society.)
But why should our heroine care? She's got her own family now.
Which is not to say I won't be first in line to see Whip It — teen angst and roller derby are a couple of my favorite things.
Whip It Trailer [You Tube]
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Twice in the past week my wife has had run ins with teenage ninjas in the parking lots of local stores. At both Hannaford and Target, my wife has had the you-know-what’s scared out of her by pimply faced cart collectors who sneak up on her to collect her cart. Of course these little fellas are trying to be helpful, but when it’s nighttime and a little kid appears from thin air asking for your cart it’s a little jarring. What’s the protocol on this? I say they should wear vests covered in LED lights, with personal public address systems pumping out Barbara Stresiand songs. Yeah, thats the ticket.
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Leading food producer Moy Park has released figures showing growing profits and sales.
The firm, which has premises in Peterborough, Wisbech and Huntingdon, says revenues for the year increased by 10 per cent to £1.2billion and profit before tax rose to £33.8million.
Moy Park chief executive, Janet McCollum, said: “The business, which employs 11,500 people, delivered a strong financial performance in 2013 in what were challenging trading conditions and against a backdrop of high commodity input costs.
“The company’s performance reflected the great efforts and contribution of the team in expanding sales and controlling costs while investing for future growth.
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Awesome lake views from this 1 acre property on Weiss Lake. There is an existing double wide mobile home on the property that is move in ready. The dock is damaged, do not try to access. All appliances stay with the home, including washer and dryer.
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Have you eaten ample amount of ice cream and frozen treats this summer? Gosh, I hope so. I have made weekly trips to the Dairy Queen for a simple small twist cone dipped in chocolate or cherry, alternating from the week before. Sitting on one of eight picnic benches that lie beneath a rickety green aluminum awning, listening and watching children slurp ice cream and become distracted long enough for ice cream to fall on their shirts and knees and socks. Moms and grandparents swooping in with ample amounts of lecturing and napkins. A driving range lies just feet away at the far end of the parking lot, and the random whack of a golf ball breaks the constant drone of traffic. I have contemplated a bucket of balls just once.
Sometimes I drive there on a Sunday afternoon with company, sometimes alone. And personally, I prefer the alone. Sitting, enjoying an ice cream cone, all by myself with no need to create conversation … time to zone out and think and just be. OK, I am just concentrating on eating the ice cream cone in a particular manner and I can do that much more successfully when I do not have to chit chat. But I do like sitting alone…legs stretched out on the bench of the picnic table, letting the flip flops dangle on my feet. Enjoying summer and taking a bit of a breather from the every day.
I have been trying for years to figure out if I am a soft serve junkie or a hard scoop lover. Must one choose? I have never been to a ice cream hut or queen or king that offers both hard scoop and soft serve and if I did, my mind would explode and I would order twice the treats. A blizzard, tornado, or an el nino (depends on the local and what natural disaster is deemed suitable for naming a concoction where a candy bar is crushed into ice cream) and just two scoops of quadruple chocolate lovers dream coated with hot fudge or peanut butter sauce. All served with a sample spoon, forcing me to eat it slower and savor it longer. I was raised with two brothers – not only can I eat you under the table, I can do it twice as fast.
At home – you can have the best of both worlds. I am here to let you in on this little secret and a glorious one it is. Ice cream straight from the maker is soft serve-ish and while I don’t have a machine to twist it ever so perfectly into a cone, it does make perfect milk shakes and natural disaster concoctions and is so perfect atop a warm brownie or slice of pie. If the leftover ice cream is scooped and packed into a freezer container and frozen for a few hours or over night – the result is hard scoop ice-cream that any Blue Bonnet -Ben and Jerry’s – Graeter’s eating crazed folk could appreciate. Myself included. It can withstand a good soaking in warm hot fudge or become a tower of scoops in a sugar cone.
Ice cream is the best choose your own adventure. With no disastrous ending…unless you drop it on the ground and then I vote for eating just what isn’t touching the earth…
I am a firm believer in the 5 second rule.
Peanut butter ice cream…not something you see every day. Sure a peanut butter swirl or bits and pieces claiming to be ‘peanut butter candy‘ are churned and stuffed into vanilla or chocolate ice cream is offered among every brand available. But simple, straight up, no frills, peanut butter? None that I could land my hands on and there are just some cravings you can’t shake, which always leads me into the kitchen and before long I am standing in front of the stove measuring and stirring and mixing.
Peanut butter ice cream is for the peanut butter lover at heart. You must ask yourself this question…how do you like your peanut butter? If you prefer to eat it by the spoonful and wash it down with a glass of cold milk – then you need to head straight into the kitchen and hope to heavens you haven’t eaten the entire jar yet. If you only prefer peanut butter on a pb&j and the J>PB, then perhaps you should stick with the ice cream with just pb add-ins.
It’s just a fair warning…because this is PEANUT BUTTER, like…whoa!
- Peanut Butter Ice Cream
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter (I used Jif)
- Chocolate Dipped Cones
- 1 Dozen sugar cones
- 4 ounces dark chocolate (at least 60% cacao)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- In a medium sauce pan, combine all ingredients for peanut butter ice cream. Place over medium low heat. Stir occasionally and bring mixture to a simmer until sugar is dissolved and the mixture is uniform. The peanut butter may not completely melt into the mixture but will be in tiny flecks – this is ok!
- Transfer to a container with a lid and place in refrigerator until completely chilled through – at least 6 to 8 hours or overnight.
- When ready to churn, give the mixture a good stir and pour into ice cream maker and churn according to manufactures instructions. Once churned into ice cream, scoop ice cream into a parchment lined loaf pan or any container suitable for the freezer and freeze for several hours until firm.
- When ready to scoop, let sit on counter for a few minutes until scoopable. Serve in chocolate dipped ice cream cones – recipe to follow.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside, but close by.
- In a microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate and coconut oil. In 30 second bouts – stirring between each burst, melt chocolate and coconut oil together until smooth.
- Working in batches of 3 or 4 cones at a time, dip the sugar cones into the chocolate and let some of the chocolate drip off. Place cones onto parchment paper lined baking sheet. Once cones are dipped, place cones in freezer so the chocolate sets quickly. Do this several times until all cones have been dipped and then frozen.
- Fill cones with peanut butter ice cream and enjoy!
- Cones – once chocolate is hardened – can be stored in an airtight container in freezer until ready to use.
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Leading off: From London, we flew British Airways from London Heathrow to Charles de Gaulle.
Touching down: From the airport, we took a subway train to the closest station near our hotel. It was about a 10 minute walk from there, so we figured it wasn’t necessary to call a car. However, we did not account for the all dirt pathway park that we would have to travel though. With rolling luggage, we made quite a loud and dusty entrance to Paris.
Pro: The rooms were cozy and homey. Since we were celebrating our honeymoon, they surprised us with champagne and macarons. I can’t say enough good things about our stay. The service, style of the hotel, beds- everything was top notch.
Con: The hotel is in the 6th Arrondissement. The area is incredible, and feels local. However, depending on what you want to do, this may not be the most central hotel.
We arrived at the hotel around 11:30 am and couldn’t check in until 3 pm. However, they were kind enough to store our bags until the room was ready. Since we left London so early and it was now almost lunch time, we headed out to find a nice place to relax and grab a bite.
Cafe Cassette, is one of the many surrounding cafes that was recommended to us by our hotel concierge. The decor was funky, beautiful, and fun, and the food was delicious. If we had more time, we would have gone back for dinner.
Fat Tire Tours
After grabbing some food, we headed out for a city bike tour. We rode past sights like, Alexander III Bridge, Tuileries Gardens, the Louvre, Napoléon’s Tomb, and ended at the Eiffel Tower. Personally, I loved seeing the city this way. As first timers, it gave us a good grip on not only where things were, but also on how far apart each landmark was from one another.
Pro tip: If you plan on doing a city tour of any kind, I highly recommend doing one in the first two days of your trip. Others on our tour waited until the last day, and complained that they had “been there, done that” already.
Le Trait D’Union
After a much needed nap, we tried to get in to a few nearby restaurants for dinner. However, everywhere we went had a long wait, or required a reservation. It was getting to the point where we would have eaten at McDonald’s, if we found one. Somehow, we hangerly stumbled upon Le Trait D’Union. Their outside seating was completely full, but inside was almost empty. We gladly took a seat, and (gracefully) inhaled our meals.
Pro tip: Make dinner reservations! You don’t always have to keep them. But, at least you have something.
While visiting us in Seattle, a friend of mine did a Flytographer photo session. After learning more about the company and the premise, I thought it was a perfect way to commemorate our honeymoon. Use this code for $25 off- http://flytog.co/mQeWBfh
To get these non-crowded shots , we woke up with sun. Not the best idea with jet lag…but the 30 minute shoot was very worth the photos and memories. We shot with Rachael, who is truly a gem. Together, we had a blast, and she made us feel so comfortable.
After the shoot (which I believe started at 6 am and ended at 6:30 am), we allowed ourselves to take a short nap and get ready for the day. We stopped in for breakfast at Cafe Madame, which was basically kitty corner to our hotel. The cafe was quaint and cute. But, I am not sure there’s a cafe in Paris that doesn’t match that description.
Then, we headed for the train station, where we would catch the RER A train to Disneyland Paris! After quite a bit of research, we came to the decision that a one day park hopper pass would suffice. Even though I would consider myself a Disney die-hard, we were mostly going for the atmosphere and experience.
After spending the majority of the day there, I think we made the right decision. Rob and I have been to both Disneyland and Disney World, so we focused on rides, sights, and foods that the American parks don’t have. Highlights of our day included; drinking champagne from Disney’s vineyard while still walking around the park, riding Crush’s Coaster, and spending hours just looking through the stores.
Bistrot Chez Remy
However, our favorite part of the day (by far) was dining at Bistort Chez Remy for dinner. This is Remy’s restaurant, the mouse from Ratatouille, meaning the entire aesthetic is set to feel as if you were also the size of a mouse. On top of the immaculate ambiance and attention to detail, the meal was incredible. I HAD to try the ratatouille. If anyone is going to do the recipe right, it’s Chez Remy!
Pro tip: You need to make a reservation! I made one the first day I could, which I believe is two months in advance.
Cook’n With Class
Taking a cooking/baking class in France has been on my bucket list for some time now. So, when I found out I could take a class learning how to make one of my favorite desserts (macarons), I couldn’t sign up fast enough. We took the class through Cook’n With Class. We made four flavors; raspberry, chocolate, salted caramel, and pistachio. One by one, we each took turns stirring the filling and piping the pastry. The entire experience was incredible! The teacher was educational, the others in the group were a good time, and the macarons were some of the best I have ever had — and I have had my fair share.
They also offer other cooking and baking classes.
Exploring on foot
After the cooking class, we took our time walking around the city. Despite it being unseasonably warm in Europe, we headed for Angelina Paris. This world famous cafe is known for their hot chocolate, which is not your typical American winter favorite. This is quite literally melted warm chocolate in a cup, a.k.a. every chocolate lovers dream.
Pro tip: This is a sit down cafe, where wait times can be lengthy. However, there is also a “take-away” side of the cafe, where you can buy drinks and treats to to go.
We then took our decadent drinks just down the block to The Louvre. This was another landmark/stop we heavily discussed. For us, we decided that we didn’t necessarily need to fight the crowds and go inside. Instead, being in front of the prominent pyramid-shaped building was enough. Personally, we thought there was too much else we wanted to see and do.
Our stroll then took us down the Siene River to Notre Dame and Pont des Arts. With artists lining the famed waterway, the walk resembled a dream.
Notre Dame was partially blocked off due to the devastating fire earlier in the year. However, the portion of the building that was visible still looked immaculate. The bridge, better known as the love lock bridge, had also seen recent renovations. The original, which was littered with locks from lovers, was becoming too heavy and unstable. Instead, the wired railings were replaced with Plexiglas. Even with the changes, lovers still found the space to make their mark (see photo below.)
Le Coup Chou
For our final sit-down dinner in Paris, we made reservations at Le Coup Chou. This quaint restaurant was recommended to us because of their true French cuisine. Everything was exquisite- the meal, the staff, the atmosphere…everything!
Fifa World Cup
By luck, we just so happen to be in France during the 2019 Women’s FIFA World Cup. As the host country, the city closed off the Jardin Nelson Mandela to provide a FIFA Fan Experience, where fans (like us) could watch matches. The evening we were there was the semi-final match between the U.S. and England. Tournament sponsors set up concessions and handed out noise makers. It was the next best thing to actually being at the game. The night concluded with the U.S. winning 2-1, advancing them to the finals.
Our final day was spent on a wine tour just outside of Paris, with Paris Wine Day Tours. We loved our time in the city, but being able to see more of the French countryside was exactly what we needed. We stopped at numerous places including;
–Conse-sur-Loire for farm-fresh cheese. Or, maybe not so fresh seeing how it has aged for some time? Regardless, it was a delicious experience.
–Pouilly-Fume for our first wine tasting of the day. We stopped at a local winery, which was surrounded by vineyards as far as the eye could see.
Pro tip: The French do no visit wineries to taste wine, like we do in America. Instead, they will either already know what they like, or go to a tasting room. The only way to get a local tasting experience is through a tour like this.
–La Cote Des Monts Damnes for lunch and our second wine tastings. We were treated to a lovely lunch, served by the family who owned the business. The inviting restaurant, tucked away in the picturesque town has been in the family for generations.
–Sancerre for a town tour and final wine tasting. During this stop, the group (which was only another couple, my husband, and me) walked all throughout the town, truly taking in the sights. This little town, which is perched on a hill, offers breathtaking views of the French landscape. Again, something out of a picture and a dream.
Our final tasting was at a local wine shop, which also sold an abundance of witch memorabilia. Apparently, the locals believe that witches are a sign of good luck.
–Château de la Bussiere was our final stop of the day. Originally built in the 17th century, this castle is still owned by descendants of the family who acquired it in 1814. Out of all of the castles I have toured, this was one of the most…unique. The entire interior paid homage to fish and fishing. I’m not talking Nemo or Dory either. I mean pre-historic and ancient kind of things. It was weird, but also educational. Fisherman would probably love it.
Picnic at the Eiffel Tower
There was only one real way to conclude our wonderful trip to France. We took cheese and wine that we had purchased earlier in the day and headed toward the Eiffel Tower. Amongst a gaggle of others who had the same idea, we found a spot on the Champ de Mars to watch the sunset and toast to a near-perfect trip to Paris.
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I can't tell you about a Game of Thrones, But I can tell you my personal opinion of warrior knights. Warrior knights is a great game with a few friends (I find it better with 2 or 3 other people) and it's not a game where you press your luck, you actually have to think about your choices. Want to keep conquering cities and kill other nobles? well if they're worked to much, they'll ask for their payment. Keep gainig political influence and effecting the laws in other ways? There will be a meeting to decide on the laws of the Kingdom. Or do you want to walk out of the meetings, being immune to the laws but having no political power? Perhaps you should pay for a voyage on a trip to china, and hope you receive your money quadrupiled? Or does having the power of the church interest you?
Warrior knights is a great game because of choices like these, your always thinking, but you'll never get "Anylisys Paralysis", or in other words think to much to slow the game. Also the game is as fast or as slow as you want it to be, as you can always lighten the win conditions. and of course, attacking or making "deals" with your fellow nobles is fun as well, and betraying them even funner, for it's all about you in the end isn't it? Random events will happen and hurt you, or sometimes you'll have your troops killed, but I've never had a warrior knights game where somebody was crippled in anyway to continue. Your always a participant in the game, and always having fun
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The city of Oakland told a federal magistrate Thursday that the federal government's shutdown of the nation's largest medical marijuana dispensary would damage residents' health and welfare as well as the city's revenues. The 90-minute hearing in San Francisco was a potentially critical stage in the legal battle that started in July when U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag filed suit to close down Harborside Health Center and seize the building for violation of federal drug laws. Oakland claims the suit was filed too late and also argues that the city, and the dispensary, were entitled to rely on the Obama administration's public statements that it would not target suppliers who complied with state medical marijuana laws. "The government stood by for six years and they knew full well that every single day there were hundreds of sales," while President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and other administration officials made reassuring statements about deferring to the states, Chao said.
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"Our reception was so much fun, our guests had Jim stay overtime to keep the party going after my wife and I had left."
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In 1997 I travelled on several ferries between Italy, Elba, Corsica and Sardinia. Let’s look at some Corsica Ferries photographed during these journeys.
ELBA EXPRESS (1987, ANNE-LISE)
Built by Westamarin she was used by Elba Ferries between Piombino and Portferraio.
Now owned by Balearia, she is still in service as FORMENTERA DIRECT on the route Ibiza – Formentera.
CORSICA EXPRESS II (1996)
At that time, she was one year old, serving the route Genoa-Bastia.
In 2015 she was sold to a Sea Jets company, as PAROS JET. She can still be activated for service.
SARDINIA VERA (1975, STENA ATLANTICA)
One of four ferries built by Rickmers, she arrived in Italy in 1996, after years of operation for Canadian Marine Atlantic. For Sardinia Ferries she operated between Livorno, Civitavecchia and Golfo Aranci.
In 2001 she was chartered to Conseil General de Seine Maritime, Dieppe, France, for the Transmanche ferry service between Dieppe and Newhaven.
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Mary (Doherty) Hickey
Loving wife, mother, sister and aunt
It is with profound sadness to share that Dr. Mary (Doherty) Hickey DPT, MPH passed away on June 17 after a courageous battle with breast cancer.
She was the beloved wife of Andrew Hickey of Dracut to whom she was married for 34 years and an incredible mother to her twin daughters, Julia (Hickey) Kapp and her husband, Christoph Kapp of Reading and Kathryn Hickey and her fiancé, J.T. Minto of Arbuckle, CA.
Mary was born in Everett on July 29, 1961 to the late William Doherty and late Athene (Grey) Doherty. She was loved by her wonderfully large family: her siblings, Patrick Doherty and his wife, Claire of Winthrop, the late Thomas Doherty and his former spouse, Kathleen Ford Doherty of Winthrop, Michael Doherty and his wife, Judy of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Timothy Doherty and his wife, Ann Marie of Lawrence, Janice (Doherty) and her husband, Mario Mancini of Melrose and Kathleen Doherty of Hudson. She is also survived by 26 nieces and nephews.
After family, Mary’s second love was her career as a Professor of Physical Therapy at Northeastern University. Mary was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Northeastern University where she began her career as a professor. This fall would have marked 25 years of dedicated service to her students at Northeastern.
In 2015, she was the recipient of the James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopedic Physical Therapy award. This esteemed award is a nationally recognized for excellence in instructing orthopedic physical therapy principles and techniques with exemplary teaching skills. Mary thoroughly enjoyed helping students navigate their own paths, no matter how obscure or less traveled the path may be.
Mary was a foodie and an excellent cook with a special talent for scaling up any gathering to include whoever needed a delicious home cooked meal. With a large extended family, she enjoyed hosting a big crowd.
Mary was a force of nature in the best way possible. She commanded a room, was a fierce advocate and mentor. She made an impact on the world. Her husband affectionately describes her as “occasionally wrong but never in doubt.”
She rescued several golden retrievers, the latest, “Queen B” was her loyal companion. Mary had a special appreciation for a fabulous pair of shoes, gathering quite the collection and always letting others know her shoe admirations.
The family wishes to thank the staff at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute who helped guide Mary and her family through several years of treatment.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Mary’s Life Celebration today, Wednesday, June 23 from 4 until 8 p.m. at the McKENNA-OUELLETTE FUNERAL HOME, 327 Hildreth Street, Lowell. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday morning, June 24, at 10 a.m. at the St Francis Parish, 115 Wheeler Rd, Dracut, MA 01826. Kindly meet at Church. Services will conclude following Mass.
In honor of Mary, the family encourages gatherers to wear their most fabulous/favorite shoes.
In lieu of flowers, please consider supporting the Northeastern University Physical Therapy Centennial Scholarship fund number 621222 in honor of Dr. Mary J Hickey: https://giving.northeastern.edu/ways-to-give/memorial-honorary-gifts/
Gifts may also be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Mary at: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284. For directions or condolences, please visit www.mckennaouellette.com.
Ann (DiGregorio) Mandatori was born in Boston on December 24, 1943 and passed away Sunday, June 13 after a long-term illness at her family’s home in Peabody.
Ann worked for Verizon for 45 years and was a loving aunt, great aunt and a wonderful friend to many.
Ann was married to the late Michael Mandatori of Revere for 46 years. She is survived by her nephew, Paul A. Serino, his wife, Jeanette and their three children; Zachary, Alec and Sarah of Peabody and her brother in-law, Paul J. Serino of Revere. Ann was the daughter of the late Anthony and Phyllis DiGregorio of Revere and sister to the late Patricia Serino of Revere.
A visitation will be held at the Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home, 128 Revere St, Revere on Tuesday, June 29 from 6m to 7:45 p.m. followed by a Prayer Service in the Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.
Ann was a patient of Care Dimensions for the past year and a half and the family would appreciate donations be made to Care Dimensions in lieu of flowers. How to Give – make a donation by check payable to Care Dimensions mailed to 75 Sylvan Street, Suite B-102, Danvers, MA 01923. Donate online by using our secure online service to charge your donation to your credit card. Download our form and mail with your check or credit card information. Your Support is Important – Care Dimensions https://www.caredimensions.org/giving/your-support-is-important.cfm.
Longtime Cherished Revere IHOP Employee Who Also Ran a Karaoke Business
Diana (Fruciano) Wilhardt of Malden passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on June 15 at the age of 67.
Diana had a large extended family and many loving friends. The Great Eight will never be the same. Diana enjoyed working her karaoke business for many years with Michael at local clubs. Diana was a long time cherished employee of IHop Revere. Diana had a huge sparkling personality and will truly be missed by all who knew her.
Born in Revere on October 1, 1953 to the late Giuseppe and Maria (Fazio), she was the beloved wife of Michael Wilhardt, devoted mother of Saramarie Durgin and her late twin brother, Sean, Joey Wilhardt of Leesburg, VA, and Michael Sanders of Phoenix, AZ; cherished grandmother of Makayla, Sean, Michael, Cody, and Alysa and dear sister of Joseph Fruciano of Rowley, Sarah Fruciano of Malden, and the late Frank Fruciano.
A visitation will be held at the Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home, 128 Revere St, Revere on Monday, June 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. followed by a Prayer Service in the funeral home. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Private Interment. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Diana’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude PL, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or at www.stjude.org. For guest book please visit www.buonfiglio.com. | <urn:uuid:2e78b032-3004-4f03-a7c8-7843b9165ee8> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | http://everettindependent.com/2021/06/23/obituaries-06-23-2021/ | 2023-06-10T05:31:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224656963.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610030340-20230610060340-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.957617 | 1,545 |
The Pitt Rivers Museum showcases the work of students from London's Royal College of Art who specialise in the crafts of goldsmithing, silversmithing, metalwork and jewellery.
The students' work is based on responses to selected artefacts from the museum's collection, engaging in dialogue between objects from different eras and cultures. The items on display have been created using a mixture of innovative modern technology and traditional techniques.
The Pitt Rivers Museum was founded in 1884 when Lt Gen. Pitt Rivers, one of the world's leading figures in the development of archaelogy and evolutionary anthropology, donated 18,000 artefacts as a gift to the fledgling museum. Now home to over half a million treasured objects, many donated by explorers, the museum houses one of the world's great collections.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT – The second of two men accused of shooting a springer spaniel and seriously injuring another dog during an Abbot burglary in the summer of 2000 again will appear in court on the incident.
In a trial expected to begin Wednesday, the court will determine if Travis S. Crowley, 20, of Hartland is guilty of aggravated criminal trespass and assault in connection with the shooting of one dog and the assault of another dog and failure to appear.
On Friday in Piscataquis County Superior Court, Crowley admitted to associated charges by pleading guilty to five counts of burglary that occurred in the Abbot, Parkman and Ripley areas, as well as one count of theft from Somerset County.
Since his arrest on these crimes, Crowley has been charged for trafficking in prison contraband – marijuana. His initial appearance on the latest charge will be April 22 in 13th District Court.
In August 2000, Crowley and Mark Meech, 33, of St. Albans burglarized homes on the Lander Road in Parkman, on the Crow Hill Road that borders Parkman and Abbot, and a home in Ripley. One family’s springer spaniel was shot several times and killed and another springer spaniel was seriously injured when it was struck on the head.
A resident in the area noticed a suspicious vehicle at one of the homes and reported it to police. Piscataquis County Investigator Jamie Kane, who was investigating an earlier break-in, chased the two daylight burglary suspects until they drove into a cornfield in Cambridge and fled on foot. Speeds in the chase exceeded 90 mph.
The two men were apprehended that evening as they hitchhiked on Route 23 in Cambridge.
Crowley was charged with five counts of burglary and also faced charges of aggravated criminal trespass, assault and failure to appear. In addition to the burglary charges, Meech was charged with four counts of burglary, eluding an officer, operating after revocation and cruelty to animals.
Meech was sentenced to eight years in prison, with all but four years suspended, on each of the four counts of burglary; and six months in prison on each of the two other counts. The count of eluding an officer was dismissed. | <urn:uuid:79990279-fce0-4c77-8f7c-e195ec3f6b85> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://archive.bangordailynews.com/2002/04/03/man-accused-of-shooting-dog-to-begin-trial-defendant-pleaded-guilty-to-five-counts-of-burglary/ | 2019-05-25T12:59:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232258058.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20190525124751-20190525150751-00361.warc.gz | en | 0.970549 | 465 |
I'm just a young mamichula trying to help overthrow this sexist, misogynist, oppressive, racist as patriarchy we call society. Just trying to get past "Da Struggle" and fight THE SYSTEM that created it.
Ramelcy es mi nombre y no tengo apodo. And just because i love this quote: "I am womon. Whole. Complete. Capable of falling apart, just to come together, improved and better without you."
This is also just a peek into a fly playa’s life so forreal, get to know me. I keep it a hunnet. WonnFitttee. 24/7. 365 days. Trill recognize Trill. lmao, I learned a long time ago not to take everything so seriously. & Don't hesitate to say hola or drop a question & apparently my advice is sought after so you're free to do the same cus I'm officially your life guru, homie.
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- Item#: 518879 Pattern Code: PARPAR249
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Our dog Max is a big part of our family. He is my daughter’s best buddy and he puts up with my kids laying on him, tugging on him, stealing his spot and that deserves a treat! We had his treats in a bin by the back door and they quickly got hard and were constantly getting spilled because the kids would leave them open. I knew we needed a better spot for the treats and a better container to store them in. I whipped together this adorable DIY dog treat jar and decided to make two because they were so quick and easy. Now Max has a jar for each of his favorite flavor of treats!
This DIY dog treat holder is incredibly easy to create and takes very little time or skill! You’ll need a glass jar (I found a nice selection of them at Walmart near the kitchen essentials), a dog collar which will fit around the neck of your glass jar (the dog collars are in the pet section), small rawhide dog bones (1 per jar), a gel based super bond glue, spray paint to match the metal on the collar (or whatever color you love). I grabbed some dog collars that I liked and brought them with me over to the glass jar section and tried them on a few different jars to get a feel for what looked best.
Begin by putting the dog collar around the neck of the jar and adjusting it to fit snug on the jar. Make sure when you pick your jar and collar that the lid is still able to close with the collar on.
Then spray paint one dog bone for the top of each jar. (obviously the dog is not eating this, it is decoration only)
Once your paint has dried you can use your gel based super bond glue to glue it to the top of your jar. Hold in place for 30 seconds and then allow the glue to set according to package instructions.
Once the glue has dried you are almost done! Now place a chalkboard label on the front of the jar and use a chalk pen to write whatever you’d like on it! The beauty of these labels is that you can wipe it off and change it up whenever you want! Now you are done and you can fill them up with your dog’s favorite treats! Max LOVES the new Nudges® Grillers Chicken and Steak flavors. I filled each jar with one flavor.
I found the Nudges® Grillers at Walmart by the dog treats in the pet section. They have steak or chicken Nudges® Grillers and the Jerky Cuts looked amazing too! Those are sure to find their way into our treat jar at some point too! Check them out on Facebook where you can also grab a coupon right now!
The new Nudges® Grillers are made in the USA with only USA-sourced protein and they use real meat as the #1 ingredient. They use only natural ingredients and these treats look and smell like real food! As soon as I opened the bag Max was drooling! Max is the best family dog and deserves a quality treat!
Max is such a good boy! He will sit and wait until you tell him “okay” and then he will gently take the treat from your hand. He’s been the BEST family pet we could ever ask for. He is getting older now but I believe with all the exercise and quality nutrition he receives, combined with all the love from the kids, that he will live a lot longer!
Print off the instructions below or pin it for later!
- 1 glass jar with a lid
- 1 dog collar to fit around the neck of the jar ensure the lid will still close
- small rawhide dog bone to use as decoration on top of the jar
- gel based super glue
- spray paint to paint dog bone to match metal on dog collar
- chalkboard label
- chalk pen
- Nudges Grillers Dog Treats
Place dog collar around the neck of the jar and tighten it to fit snugly.
Spray paint the rawhide bone and allow to dry according to directions on the spray paint.
Once dry use your gel based super glue to adhere it to the lid of the glass jar. Follow instructions and let cure.
Place chalkboard label on the front of your jar and write a saying of your choosing! I wrote "treat" and our dog's name "Max" on mine.
Then fill it with treats!
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After many years of deliberation, applications for Geographical Indications (GIs) are now being accepted by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).
This follows regulations that were issued in October 2022 which established Philippines’ first GI registration system.
Based on the new rules issued by the IPOPHL, a GI in the Philippines is defined as:
“… any indication which identifies a good as originating in a territory, region or locality, where a given quality, reputation, or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin and/or human factors.”
The protection afforded as a GI will be acquired through registration. The term of a GI is indefinite and need not be renewed. However, a GI registration can be revoked based on specific grounds indicated in the rules. Read more | <urn:uuid:f402d069-9264-4d8b-bb43-0d895ebba1aa> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://heliosip.com/articles/2023-03-22/registration-of-geographical-indications-now-possible-in-philippines | 2023-11-29T13:06:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100081.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129105306-20231129135306-00791.warc.gz | en | 0.9617 | 169 |
The Nets are being careful not to get carried away.
But, wowie, they won back-to-back games and four of five. They can beat anyone, we tell you, anyone. Bring on the Celtics, Spurs, Pistons. Even the Patriots . . .
OK, that’s getting carried away. But something is stirring as the Nets prepare to enter the 2008 portion of the NBA season.
At 14-16, they still are two games south of officially being mediocre. Their recent run of success includes wins over the Wizards without Gilbert Arenas, the Bucks without Desmond Mason and the struggling Heat. Still, they were wins. Now they need consistency.
In earlier weeks, the talk was about when or if the Nets could turn it around. Now, on something of a roll after beating the Bucks, 97-95, in Milwaukee Saturday, the Nets don’t want to insinuate all is well and the struggles are behind them.
“I don’t know when the annual turnaround is because I don’t know when we start playing better,” said Jason Kidd, asked if the recent surge represents a turnaround like the Nets do every year. “But [for] three or four games, we’ve been playing pretty good.”
Coach Lawrence Frank praised a hustling and emotional effort Saturday while warning about squatting on 4-1 laurels. There is room for loads of improvement.
“It’s good we finish up the year with four of five. We’re disappointed with what we’ve done prior to that and we still have a long way to go,” Frank said. “But with that type of fight, commitment, that type of passion our guys displayed [Saturday] we’re going to win a whole lot more than we’re going to lose . . . We’re not even at the midway point. We want to keep on building and getting better.”
The Nets go to Orlando Wednesday when they’ll see the team that slaughtered them by 25 points in November. Their recent wins make them more confident but this is another chance against a division leader.
So far, they’ve stunk in that category – 0-2 vs. Boston, 0-2 vs. Detroit, 0-1 vs. Orlando. They lost those five games by a total of 99 points (11, 22, 25, 23 and 18).
But they’d rather talk about their recent successes and the future – which has Nenad Krstic on the horizon in upcoming weeks. If healthy, he’ll help enormously.
“Hopefully everybody is taking things a little more seriously and we know it is time now to turn things around,” said Bostjan Nachbar. “We can’t wait much longer and these last five games show we are trying to do that.”
Like Saturday. The Nets settled in after a turnover-plagued start and with a rare outpouring of on-court emotion from Kidd and Vince Carter – the Big Three, including Richard Jefferson, again gave huge contributions – hung on to win.
“We always have emotion,” Jefferson said. “Yes, it doesn’t look pretty. Some nights we get blown out other nights we can’t hit a shot. But it’s never like we just come out and BS our way through it . . . The group is feeling good. We won a couple games in a row, laid an egg against Detroit, had some close games and won those. So it’s just a matter of continuing to build consistency.” | <urn:uuid:bae89dc8-e10e-4239-9f4f-0fdc3df139a0> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | http://nypost.com/2007/12/31/nets-await-new-year/ | 2015-03-28T18:20:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297628.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00216-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955927 | 768 |
Bear Track Shoes
Date Published: 09/26/2013 2:04 PM (Updated: 07/07/2018 12:30 PM)
The bear track shoes have a mold on the bottom of them so that when you walk in snow a bear foot track will be imprinted into the snow, and most likely scare the shit out of anyone that sees it. Designed by Canadian sculptor Maskull Lasserre made a few range of shoe imprints including human feet shoes, wolverine shoes, whitetail deer shoes, caribou shoes, and the bear track shoes. Lasserre said: "I spent a lot of time in the Canadian woods and countryside growing up and I loved recognising the traces of animals that share that environment."
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Tesla can disproportionately benefit from the US infrastructure package, and investors in the auto sector risk losing out if they don’t own the stock, Morgan Stanley said.
The Biden administration proposes allocating $US174 billion ($228 billion) to develop the country’s electric-vehicle ecosystem, which could enhance Tesla’s advantage over legacy car companies and even some new entrants, analyst Adam Jonas wrote in a note on Wednesday (Thursday AEST).
However, he warned that the development may happen in a volatile fashion, bringing in some near-term uncertainties that might differ from year to year.
“It will likely be complicated by a labyrinth of national and local laws that will present advantages and disadvantages to various auto makers, depending on the year that you choose to analyse,” Jonas said.
Yet over the long term, “auto investors face greater risk not owning Tesla shares in their portfolio than owning Tesla shares in their portfolio”.
The Elon Musk-led company, which is indisputably the current global market leader in EVs, reported surprisingly strong delivery numbers for the first quarter earlier this week, even as most car makers are struggling with a chip shortage that has forced production halts.
Despite that, Tesla shares have been stuck in a rut over the past month and are down about 3 per cent this year. The stock rose 743 per cent last year.
The bill, which includes purchase incentives, development of charging infrastructure and grid enhancements, would be good for Tesla, which has a higher volume of EV products in the pipeline than most manufacturers, according to Jonas.
Morgan Stanley has a buy-equivalent rating on Tesla and a price target of $US880. The average analysts’ target on the stock is $US651, with 17 buy recommendations, 13 holds and 12 sells.
Tesla slid 2.1 per cent to $US677.13 at about 1.30pm in Wednesday trading in New York.
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One Model, One Box, One Solution, OneMount
CHICAGO, IL -November 1, 2006 - Peerless Industries, Inc., the industry leader in professional -grade audio/visual mounting solutions, today introduced its new OneMount™ Flat Panel Modular Wall Mount (ONE -TP models) for LCD and plasma screens, designed to provide residential installers one product that can accommodate screens from 23 -inches all the way to 84 -inches. It comes in an all inclusive, compact box that reduces the number of models required for installation to just one. Allowing twice the number of mounts and A/V equipment to fit on the truck and reduces the number of restocking trips back to the office.
OneMount is an exciting, versatile new solution that works with practically any screen at the installation site," said Derrik Lam, director of Mounting Solutions for Peerless Industries. "This mount eliminates uncertainty of the wrong product being ordered and easily accommodates for unexpected screen changes. Its flexibility to hold a large range of screens and its intuitive installation design make this a must have product for every installer."
Flexible, Versatile, Modular
Peerless' new OneMount™ Flat Panel Modular Wall Mount's (ONE -TP) patent -pending design provides a single solution that accommodates flat panel screens from 23 inches to 84 inches, hold up to 250 pounds and is UL® listed. It is comprised of three interlocking wall plates that can be used in one, two or three plate configurations, depending on screen size. Mount assembly is expedited with the center wall plate's built -in screw design. Simply attach the interlocking side wall plate(s) to the center wall plate and secure with two or four flange nuts. The adapter brackets extend to accommodate the screen's mounting hole pattern. Just loosen two screws on each bracket and extend the brackets to fit any mounting hole pattern.
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The OneMount™ Flat Panel Modular Wall Mount incorporates a wide range of viewing angles using a continuous, one -touch tilt mechanism which provides up to +15/ -5 degrees of tilt. In the negative tilt position, over 4 inches of clearance provides clear access behind the screen for cord management. If tilt needs to be locked into place, the easy -grip tension adjustment handle allows firm tension to be applied, eliminating the need for readjustment.
"This product is so versatile," said Lam, "even the wall studs don't have to be centered for the screen to be perfectly placed." The mount features a continuous rail design that enables screen positioning across the entire length of the mount making side -to -side adjustments easy."
As an added feature, optional security hardware is included to guard one of the most expensive A/V components in the system, the TV. The security feature also acts as a safety mechanism, preventing the screen from accidentally being bumped off the wall, protecting the screen and ensuring safety for the homeowner.
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Peerless' new OneMount™ Flat Panel Modular Wall Mount (ONE -TP) will be available November 1st at a list price of $250. For more information about Peerless' professional -grade mounting solutions, visit www.peerlessmounts.com or call (800) 865 -2112.
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Peerless has designed and manufactured the most comprehensive line of audio/visual mounting solutions for over 40 years. Today, Peerless designs and manufactures mounts for current and emerging visual display technologies, including LCD and plasma flat panel displays, projectors, CRT televisions and other electronic equipment used in the commercial and consumer markets. Built on decades of experience and proven expertise, Peerless Industries is ISO 9001 certified and is an approved Underwriters Laboratories testing site. For more information, visit www.peerlessmounts.com
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*Having finally found the words to write this personal post has left me feeling so raw and vulnerable, yet incredibly healed. I am forever grateful to her legacy.*
From the moment I was born, I have had a profoundly deep connection with my paternal grandmother. Her name is Hamide Murrizi, maiden name Hamide Beqiri, I called her Nena Deko.
Born and raised in Albania, this woman was a force to be reckoned with. I always knew I admired her. I always felt she was one of the fiercest women I’ve known, in more ways than one.
She and I had a tremendously close bond. From before I was born, she saved my life. She reminded my mother to go to the hospital because she was long overdue (in communist Albania of 1987 doctors were not as on point about timing as they might be today). This is where my mother gave birth to me, via an emergency C-section, because her placenta had dried up. This was the first time my Nena Deko saved my life.
When I came home, I was so tiny, fragile and apparently ugly, that most people had a hard time looking at me, never mind holding me. She, on the other hand, lovingly nurtured me to health. She bathed me in warm water with precious egg whites and she rubbed my fragile skin with olive oil…she cared little about the rations of the family. She sang to me and prayed with me. This is how she healed me into health. She loved me so deeply, from the bottom of her heart, and I’ve always known it.
This was the beginning of my relationship with Nena Deko. With this kind of start, how could we not sustain a strong connection?!
Growing up, I looked up to her. I felt she was a strong woman, because, unlike other women I saw around me then, she did not take crap from anyone. I identified with that strength and I adopted much of it. Turns out, it was a lot more firey than I had hoped for, but in her later years, she helped me learn how to begin taming that fire. Still, the essence of her first message remains: I learned from her that I was going to be a capable woman in control of my own life. I learned I could choose a partner that would, at the very least, not beat me. An important life lesson, indeed.
Unfortunately, I was separated from my Nena Deko and much of the rest of my family because my parents chose to immigrate to a better life. We lived in many cities in Greece and Albania, until we finally immigrated to the other side of the world, Canada.
I didn’t get to see her much for about 8 years of living here. During this time, she would send us packages filled with love. The love manifested in the form of clothes, shoes, jewelry, and even blankets! I remember we always looked forward to what’s in the box, what did Nena send us this time! It wasn’t until many years later that I found out that she was paying her month’s pension just to ship those boxes to us. What an incredible woman. She found a powerful way to show love, care, nurture…from thousands of miles away.
After many years of living in Canada, my parents made the decision to bring my grandparents to Canada by method of family reunion. After years of applications and struggles, my grandparents finally arrived. Having them near me in my adult life has been one of the most profound experiences of my entire life. Unfortunately, in my 20s I struggled a lot, so I did not get to experience being with them fully. Still, I loved the years that they were here.
In her 70s and in my early 20s, Nena Deko developed a devastating dis-ease, Alzheimer’s, while I was living lost in addiction (to escaping reality, to anger, to self-loathing, to food, to sugar, to succeeding, to a failing abusive relationship). At this time, my experience of my Nena Deko started changing. She became lighter, bubblier, and bizarrely easygoing. This was a side of her that she’d kept under control forever; a side of her that we got to see only when she decided that we’d get to see it. It was a particularly sweet side of her that she was no longer able to contain. A lot of people around me struggled with the early signs of the dis-ease. Like the fact that she couldn’t remember where she left the broom or exactly what conversations she’d had with people just moments ago. Most people around were in pain and could not bear to see her “deteriorating”.
While I was undoubtedly concerned, I unconsciously chose to see the beauty in the situation: she was the happiest I had ever seen her.
Because life unfolds as it does, a point came in life that my grandparents had to go back to Albania and move into the house I spent much of my childhood in. The reasons they left, I do not know. Some say we couldn’t keep them here anymore, others say they wanted to go. The story is always more complicated than people let on. In any case, she moved back to Albania, where her dis-ease progressed rapidly. Within a year, she was getting up at night and leaving the house. Once she fell in a ditch and spent the night there until police found her sometime the next morning. She became violent and frequently acted out. For a person who had always been in control of herself, losing her ability to make sense of the world, to exist in her own space, seemed debilitating, fucking frustrating, disabling, confusing.
This was surely amplified when people would talk to her in a condescending tone, talking to her like she was less-than, like she didn’t understand or pick up on their energy. They’d constantly bombard her with questions like “what is your son’s name?” or “do you know who I am?”
I’m sure they meant well—but their ignorance has always been infuriating for me, and surely more so for my Nena Deko. Ignorance is never bliss.
My visits to her
I visisted my Nena Deko three times before she passed away. During each of those visits, I learned so much about her, about myself, about life, and especially, about our deep connection to one another. First, I’ll share my experience of her and her dis-ease, then I’ll share lessons learned, however impossible it is to describe these things accurately in words.
The first time I visited Nena Deko I was surprised at how little she remembered of the conversations we’d be having. She couldn’t keep a conversation going, and she’d always point to the pictures of her family hung on the wall behind me. She’d keep pointing out how my uncle, her other son, put those there. Over and over and over. I remember this so clearly, like a scene in a movie. Her sitting, rocking on the couch across from me, the coffee table in between us, my Basha (my grandfather) sitting beside me. She kept looking at us, then the pictures of the family behind her. She was quite content pointing out her family portraits. It didn’t matter that she’s repeating herself, all that mattered is that she was happy in this recurring realization. She was happy we were there, she had clearly missed us terribly.
During this visit, I noticed that my grandmother was not sure of where things go. I asked her to put a towel away in the kitchen, and she was heading for the bathroom. I said “that’s not the kitchen!” and I felt her confusion. I felt horrible for even pointing it out. I couldn’t imagine how she’s feeling, lost and confused, all the fucking time. This awareness of just how much she’s lost and confused was heartbreaking.
The first night I was there, my grandpa was trying to put her to bed, and she would just not listen. He then told her, “Hey, look, don’t worry, all is good. Stela is here.” She didn’t believe him. When I walked over to the bed to help her lay down, she looked up at me, dead in the eye, and she said “Po, ti je” (Yes, it’s you). She knew me. She saw me. I felt the love emanating from her eyes into all the depths of my Soul. I would experience this with her one more time before she left this world.
Throughout the rest of the visit, I had so much fun engaging with her. Because she could still walk and talk and eat and drink coffee, I was able to hang out with her. I dressed her in one of her favourite dresses, put some perfume and lipstick on her, and took her for a walk around the neighborhood, we greeted people and chatted until she was tired of walking. We went to the bazaar, we went on a little trip to see some of her family in another city with her, we henna’d her hair (she loved dying her hair, so she sat cross-legged, enjoying a turkish coffee, full of content that this was her life right now). I am so grateful I had these beautiful experiences with her, while I still could.
I had a good idea of how this dis-ease would progress, so I wanted to enjoy her as much as I possibly could.
Still, I could not help but mourn the loss of my grandmother. I know she was still alive, still there, still her Self, but something was gone, and I knew I’d never see it again. It just meant our lives had changed forever. I think I was mourning the change, because I definitely knew my grandmother is very much still here.
After coming home to Canada at some point, I wrote a poem for her because I saw how people treated her, I saw how she reacted and how she felt.
Truth be told, despite what everyone else saw, the loss, the degradation, the lack of mind… I saw her…who she truly was, coming forward, finally being allowed to express herself without the cultural conditioning that imprisoned her her whole life. Her mind was dissipating, but you could not deny the strong presence of her conscience, her Soul, her essence…her inner child.
During my second visit a couple of years later, I went with my partner. This time, her dis-ease had deteriorated significantly more. Despite our best plans to take her out and my grandpa to the beach, she was much too bed ridden to leave her space. My grandmother’s life was now living on the living room couch, staring at the wall, unable to have any conversation worthy of having. She’d lost many of her teeth, her hair was all white, and she was frail and thin. Importantly, I noticed that she’d lost her voice. Instead of her instructional, strong voice she’s used her whole life, she now whimpered in a high pitch that would break my heart. She’d understand me when I talked to her slowly and carefully –she knew, for instance, that Jacob was my partner. She knew that I was there, taking care of her. She knew how to hold my hand tightly, and bite me lightly to show me she loves me. She knew to look at me with love, with joy. She knew that I loved her tremendously.
She knew how smile and shake her feet to the rhythm of music. She knew how to stay alive.
I loved being there with her, experiencing her exactly as she was, being part of her story. I loved that my partner was there with me. Seeing him tear up beside her, feeling the love in the room…in those moments, I fell that much more in love with him. She loved him, and he loved her, exactly as she was. It was beautiful. Absolutely, painstakingly beautiful. I felt so lucky to have such wonderful people be part of my experience on this planet.
When I left my Nena Deko that time, I could feel she, and my Basha, were tired. She persisted on life, but she was exhausted.
Before leaving their house this time, I decided to take home with me a few pieces of clothing from Nena Deko, as her jewelry and most of her favourite clothes had been slowly disappearing over the years.
It is by wearing her clothes that I would sometimes feel close to her.
One seemingly random day, I had been feeling way off… for three days. I was struggling to sleep, I felt constantly cold, uneasy, down, almost like I had a cold…but the energy around it felt different. I just felt off. I had felt a strong urge to wear her shirts, two days in a row. On that third day in the afternoon, I get a phone call from my mother: Basha called, said to go back immediately, Nena Deko is surely dying.
The doctor had told them three days ago, this is it.
I knew that very moment: I have to go be with her.
All I could do while waiting to leave is pray. Pray to her, ask her repeatedly to wait for us. Reassured her we are on our way. I connected with her energetically, asked her to just please wait for us. I prayed for her, too, just in case. While I worried that she might not wait, I knew from my very core that she most definitely would. She would not choose to die without seeing her sons one more time. She could not. And she did not.
I remember the feeling I got when I walked in that household—she was laying on the couch, unable to move any part of her body, barely breathing through an open mouth, eyes glazed and barely open, three days with no serum, thin and withered as a dying person. My Basha sitting beside her, wholeheartedly heartbroken. Over 62 years together. And now, she was leaving.
How the events unfolded those three days she was alive is a blur to me. I know that they happened, but not necessarily the exact chronology.
The night we arrived my uncle called an ambulance and talked to the paramedics about what to do. He was in so much pain, he struggled with watching her go. The gentleman was so kind. He told our family, his professional advice is to take her to the hospital, his human advice is to leave her be in peace on her bed with her family. Observing my uncle struggling to surrender to this news was heartbreaking. In fact, I recall another powerful scene where the three men of her life, her husband and two sons, were sitting on the couch across from her, watching her, wailing, crying for the inevitable upcoming loss of their matriarch.
The next day, the nurses that were taking care of her sores arrived. They were two lovely, kind ladies who were quite gentle with my grandmother. My mother and aunt were not able to stay and watch the state of my Nena’s body. I felt compelled to. The nurses exposed the bed sores that had consumed most of the flesh of her external hip/buttocks. They cut the rotting flesh out, every day, and patched it back up after sterilizing the wound. What a weakened state to experience my grandmother in. She was in so much physical pain, and she persisted.
That afternoon, my mother had a premonition—she wanted to read us our coffee grinds, even though she does not generally know how. But her intuition called her to, so she did. Part of the process is that the reader, in this case my mother, asks the person being read, me, to ask the grinds a question. I asked for my Nena to go in peace, soon. What my mother saw in the grinds is that there is a matter of the heart that is not allowing the thing I wished for to happen. She saw a snake wrapped around this heart, which she interpreted as the reason why this wish cannot happen. I had no idea what she was talking about. We proceeded to have some deep conversations with my aunt about countless experiences of women’s premonitions and their impact on our lives.
After hearing the stories of their lived experiences, I allowed myself to forever become more open to people’s experiences that are different from mine.
After dinner that evening, while washing the dishes, my mother knew exactly who the snake that would not let my grandmother pass in peace was. I will not get into the details of this story, but my mother was on to something real. How that night unfolded, and the truths that came out then, are not for a public post, but for me how the stars align sometimes is absolute genius, not coincidence.
The next day, we all knew what we had to promise our Nena Deko. We all knew what she needed to hear to feel at peace with leaving this planet, and we all made our promise to her individually. Later that afternoon, I was left alone with my Nena Deko for a few hours. I remember sitting on the couch beside her, watching her, contemplating what she’d want me to do right now. I could only come up with what I needed to do. As it turned out, it was exactly what she needed, also.
Bismillah, the Final Moments
This is very difficult for me to write about, because I have no way of doing justice to the indescribable and tremendous impact this had on my life, my body and my Soul. Still, I’ll try.
I got up from the couch I was on and I sat with her, first on my knees on the floor, then on the couch with her so I could see her better. I held her loving, frail hand as tightly as I could without hurting her, and I began to talk to her, knowing she is listening and eager to hear me, to be with me. I told her who I was. I told her I know how much she loves me, how much she has always loved me. I told her I know she’ll miss us, but we’ll miss her more, because she will be in a realm where she can protect us. I told her to go greet her mother, her father, her sister, her brothers. They’re all waiting. I told her I feel all the prayers she’s prayed for us, all the blessings she’s left behind and showered us with. I prayed with her, bismillah arrahman arraheem, over and over, about all the things I know she’s blessing us with before she goes. Just hearing that word, Bismillah, made her squeeze my hand, ever so slightly. She looked at me dead in the eye, to let me know she’s right there with me. She’s praying with me. I reassured her that I know she’s right there with me, she did not need to struggle to show me. I asked her to, bismillah, bless me with the kind of love and support I know she always has, from her heart. I asked her to love us and forgive us for when we’ve hurt her. I reminded her we love her so much, and will miss her tremendously. I thanked her for waiting for us, because she knew we needed to say our goodbyes. I thanked her for saving my life, for nurturing me to health, and for allowing me to be there at that moment holding her hand and helping her transition. I thanked her for allowing me to be a nurturer and caretaker to her. I thanked her for her endless love and support. I told her not to worry, we will all make sure Basha is in safe hands. At that moment, she shed a tear. She needed to know Basha was going to be okay without her. She needed permission to go. The two of us made our peace. She had my blessing, and I surely had hers. What an authentically powerful experience…
As soon as we were done praying, the rest of the family walked through the door. I shared with them our experience together, and urged them to say their goodbyes. My father just kept crying while my uncle and grandpa said their goodbyes. He had a hard time bringing himself to say goodbye. This is where my embodied strength came in—I assured him it’s such a peaceful process, that if he doesn’t do it now, he will never get the chance to, so he did. It was profoundly cathartic for the whole family. We all were able to say our peace, tell her we love her, tell her we’ll miss her, tell her it’s okay.
Suffice it to say, my Nena Deko decided to pass away the next day, when everyone except my mom and Basha had left the house. While Basha was sleeping, my mom was sitting quietly on the couch across from her, giving her space. Just like that, she took her final breath.
When we arrived home, she was gone. It’s interesting how you expect a death to happen, but when it does, a wave of indescribable pain goes through your body, and the process of grieving the death of the person begins. To be honest, I actually panicked and for a moment lost all contact with my physical body. I walked over and looked at her and just could not process the fact that this body lying in front of me is now no longer my grandmother. Her essence is now elsewhere.
Once I let the fact that she has passed settle into my body, I walked over to her body and deeply looked at her. She looked so peaceful. I just couldn’t believe it. All the life, all the struggle to stay alive was now completely detached from her body. All she left behind in that body was an embodied peace in her face that is completely indescribable and yet completely unforgettable and life-altering. Seeing her like that brought tremendous peace to my soul, and I knew: I am no longer afraid of death.
I had never seen a dead body before, and I am so grateful that hers was it.
Albanian funeral traditions are so interesting. Moments after her death the funeral home people came to grab her. They washed her, dressed her in the chosen clothes we picked that represent her, and they took her to the funeral home where she was to stay all night before being buried the next day. That night, we were to stay with her body, protecting her all night. So many people started showing up. People I hadn’t seen in years! People from different cities. People who loved and respected her and who were now here to be with her in her final moments. That night, people told stories about her life, laughed, cried, connected. The next day was her funeral. Even more people showed up for that! That was incredible. We shared stories, laughs, cries.
Then came the time to bury her. What an incredibly emotional time. Before we took her to the car, I put some of my pure rose essential oil on her, I knew she liked smelling good. I also put some lipstick on her. I knew she’d like that. I combed her hair, and I told her I love her. Then we drove around until we got to the graveyard where we buried her under the earth for eternity. While watching her coffin descent into the earth was difficult, it felt cathartic. Throwing earth on her reminded me of where she is going, and where we all come from. In order for life to exist, life must continuously die.
This is the circle of life, and my Nena’s body, all natural, was returning to its essence: earth.
Afterward, everyone gathered for a feast of a lunch in her honour. Such is tradition in Albania.
The night after we buried her I went and sat on the couch she had spent the last few years of her life on. I just wanted to be alone with what she had left behind. I could smell her there; I could feel the energy she’d left behind, still there. The essence left behind in that living room felt incredibly light. The energy she’d left behind was soothing, tranquil, surrendered. I felt an incredible sense of peace, joy, lightness of heart. I started laughing and simultaneously crying. This woman left behind no heaviness. My Soul was at peace for hers and with hers. I felt she was free, I felt she was home, I felt she was in the realm of divine matriarchal protectors now.
There is no denying that the passing of my Nena Deko was the catalyst to a transformation I had been procrastinating on undertaking for years. Her passing has deeply impacted me and propelled me into action, however unconsciously. Without my consciousness understanding, I had been learning from her life experience most of what I’m now beginning to embody in my life: the essence of my essential nature.
This is a very complex experience for me, and so it is particularly difficult to put into words. I hope I am able to do it justice, because the wisdom contained in these lessons is, for me, not only transformational and empowering, but also absolutely sacred.
Her whole life my Nena Deko embodied a personality that positioned her as a powerful, independent, hard-working, controlling, aggressive, influential, dominant, important, commanding, forceful, fierce, strong, solid, proper caretaker. This is what Alzheimer’s took from her.
What it gave her, in return, is a reversion back to her childhood where she could just be without the imposition of the responsibilities and hardships of daily life. She relinquished control; she shifted herself toward living life in her pure, undifferentiated essence. She allowed others to, finally, take care of her. What an absolutely genius way to demand the attention she had been craving for her whole life!
I’d like to clarify: I not wish that my grandmother had experienced Alzheimer’s; what I do wish is to express and share what I saw and what I learned from this experience. What I know is that there is absolute genius in our bodies—all dis-ease can be conceptualized as a manifestation of what our psyches have a hard time processing. The body is the final frontier.
From this perspective, my Nena Deko had had enough of her own fire. She was tired of social structures, of holding power, of controlling, of dominating, of commanding, of caretaking. She was ready to let others take care of her. It was her turn to just be.
Most people around me could not understand this. They focused all their energy on what the disease took from her, not what it gave her in return. They did not understand that her personality, who isn’t really her anyway, isn’t there but her essence is still there, more vibrant than ever, allowed to finally surface to the top. I mentioned before that when this dis-ease started progressing, my Nena Deko was the happiest I had ever seen her. She was in a state of pure content, pure vulnerability; a state of living that required nothing more of her but to exist, demanded nothing more of her but to just be.
It was liberating, in many ways.
I am grateful for her surrender to her dis-ease because it allowed me to see her for who she was— not the mask of the defensive personality that she had been wearing for over 70 years on this planet, but her pure essence. I saw her essential expressions shining through. I saw the pure joy, pure strength, pure compassion, pure vulnerability, pure love she held within her. And I loved her evermore. The way she lived with this dis-ease for 10 years proved to me she was truly, unquestionably brilliant. She loved life, and she manifested the life she subconsciously desired.
Some might say I speak nonsense. Alzheimer’s is a genetic disease and this is why my grandmother had it, nothing to do with the state of her Soul or whatever b/s I’m spewing. She lived for 10 years with the disease not by choice, but because her body was strong and able to sustain her, her brain just wasn’t functioning. To those people, I have this to say: that’s the linear, allopathic, Newtonian paradigm of the world. I come from a non-linear, quantum understanding where dis-ease is conceptualized as a metaphor. In my worldview, my Nena Deko lived to 83 and over 10 years with this disease while her nephew, in his early 60s, died within one year because she chose to live with the dis-ease and he did not.
It has been well over a year that my Nena Deko passed away, and I am now finally able to find some words to describe what I’ve learned from her experience on this planet. As a wise ancestor full of divine energy, she taught me the crucial significance of consciously and continuously connecting with my essential nature so that I do not lose further contact with it. Escaping my true nature or the pain of my personality was simply no longer an option for me. I had to face some hard Truths about myself and my role on this planet. I had to question the ways in which I was suppressing the undifferentiated essence of who I AM. I had to wholeheartedly let go of some constricting ways that constrained me to the physical realm of habituation. I had to ask myself what my core values are so that I can begin to act on them. I had to find my Self beyond my cultural conditioning, beyond my personality, beyond the “I am” that I have been told that I am.
As time goes on, as I become increasingly more aligned with the frequency of my essential Self, I begin to live from the wisdom of my intuition. I have now had the pleasure of having made a number of decisions with absolute ease, because I knew what I knew and I knew what the right decision was for me. I am getting increasingly better at making decisions not out of fear, but out of conscious choice, with ease because I am beginning to listen to the wisdom of my intuition. I bought a house because it felt like home; I planned a particularly unconventional vegan wedding at a children’s campground because that was who we are; I stepped into a variety of unconventional healing methods because there was a call. And I listened.
As it turns out, stepping into our authentic Self is the most empowering, life-altering, revitalizing decision we can make for our Selves. It is a decision that allows us to connect with the more that we know we are. It presents us with access to our Truth. It allows us to take decisive action from our core, despite how unconventional those actions might seem. It allows us to live in freedom within a world that is most definitely designed to chain us down. It allows us to be in this world, but not at the effect of it. It allows us to truly live a life of purpose, for ourselves.
If, instead we chose to live from the wounds of our personality, we will necessarily manifest dis-ease not only in the psyche, but also in the body because we are not being true to our Selves.
This was the final and enduring legacy of my Nena Deko. This was her everlasting lesson. I feel it so profoundly, to the deepest places within my bones. And I am forever grateful that she was Soul present in 30 years of my life. I know her lessons aren’t over. I am willing and eager to experience whatever else she has in store. Nena Deko, te degjoj.
From now on, I know that I will do the best that I can to stay open to guidance, to allow essential qualities to come into my life. I know that I will cultivate, to the very best of my abilities, love, trust, compassion, strength, joy, truth, beauty, radiance, value, embodied wisdom. I will listen to my intuition, to the whispers of my guiding ancestors, to the wisdom of the Soul because they have always known.
Today, I know where true power comes from. I trust in my ability to be able to discern my own Truth. I know I am beginning to nurture what I value from my Soul. I trust in the innate wisdom within me and I know that as long as I remain in close contact, I will live a life that embodies the pure essence of my Soul.
For this eternal lesson, I have Nena Deko’s legacy to thank.
Nena, I know you know. And I know that you know that I know. I am forever grateful.
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We have been to several Theater Hikes at the Arboretum and love the experience. The shows are inventive and designed to appeal to adults as well as children. Alice was not our favorite adaptation, but we look forward to a new show next month.
Run time of play is 90 minutes, with the hikes in between scenes. The show should be no more than 2 hours 30 minutes.
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We perform family friendly productions outdoors with scenes separated by short hikes. Each show contains a hike around 2 miles separated by 3-10 scenes.
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|To Embrace a New Global Generation of MBA Students, the Wharton School Changes Curriculum Design to Promote Individualized Learning. Enhanced Program Sees the MBA as Just the Beginning of a Business Leader’s Education: Commits to Tuition-Free, On-Going Executive Education for New MBA Graduates The Faculty of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today voted to approve a new design for its MBA program. The innovative design, a product of a multiyear study of the evolving role of business education, allows greater customization and offers MBA students flexibility based on their backgrounds and experience. The design builds on the premier strength of the Wharton School’s academic reputation for rigor and relevance and offers new opportunities for student self-analysis and self-understanding, which underlie effective leadership. The School also commits to a radically new vision of business education as a life-long “knowledge partnership” between Wharton and its graduates, offering tuition-free executive education training for new MBA graduates.“The architecture of the curriculum addresses the needs of a new global generation through flexibility, rigor and innovation,” said Thomas S. Robertson, Dean of the Wharton School. “Our research shows that this generation of business leaders wants greater control over educational choices, continued exposure to peers with deep, global experience and more opportunity in their academic experience to self-analyze and self-reflect. As part of the design, we are introducing a series of global modular courses that will be offered in eight countries this year. Combined with the appointment of Vice Deans in Global Initiatives, Social Impact, and Innovation, we intend to retain our leadership position in business education.”Innovative design elements include:
Choices of pathways for fulfillment of required courses in six distinct Content Areas:
• Finance and the Global Economy
• Ethical and Legal Responsibility
• Managing the Global Enterprise
• Understanding and Serving Customers
• Corporate Reporting and Control
• Management of Operations, Innovation, Information, and Decisions under Uncertainty
Students will be able to customize learning by selecting a course pathway through these content areas based on their educational and career experience.
Strengthened teaching of the analytics for which Wharton is known:
Course content in microeconomics and statistics will be increased significantly. This will assure that students have the tools needed to understand risk, markets, and the role of government when markets fail.
An integrated focus on ethical and legal responsibility in business:
This will allow Wharton to provide deeper and more challenging frameworks that will guide students’ managerial decisions upon returning to the work force.
An increased focus on oral and written communication:
By providing additional required professional training in communications, Wharton is responding to stakeholder feedback that these skills are essential components to successful business leadership.
New methods of leadership development emphasizing self-analysis:
Wharton will provide multiple new leadership development opportunities through learning simulation courses, a two-year coaching experience, and tools to offer self-analysis and self-reflection. This focus will encourage development of the personal skills that are crucial to exemplary leadership.
The new architecture allows greater flexibility for students to take advantage of Wharton’s unmatched breadth of student experience and faculty research. Wharton, which has campuses in Philadelphia and San Francisco, enrolls 1600 students in its full-time MBA Program and 400 students in its MBA Program for Executives. Students are taught by 220 expert faculty members and 200 affiliated faculty across 11 academic departments. The School’s 25 research centers engage students in specific domains of knowledge. Faculty will have new latitude to design new course content quickly in response to an evolving global environment.
“Wharton’s new curriculum design offers our students a framework for success in a rapidly changing world,” said Dean Robertson. “The world’s 200 countries are more interconnected each year, technology and innovation are ever more paramount, and the role of government has come to the forefront here and overseas. Business schools must equip the next generation of leaders with the knowledge, skills and perspective they need to meet the global economic, environmental, humanitarian and policy challenges of the future. The better able we are to achieve these goals, the more we can ensure that business schools are a force for good in the world.”
The new flexibility in Wharton’s curriculum goes hand-in-hand with its unprecedented promise to new MBA graduates to provide them with tuition-free executive education every seven years throughout their careers. “Changing careers and a changing world bring new problems and the need for new knowledge,” said Professor G. Richard Shell, Chair of the MBA Review Committee that created the new design. “Our world-class executive education capabilities place Wharton in the unique position of being able to offer every one of our new graduates a tuition-free experience providing specialized up-to-date executive education once every seven years through their working lives. With this unique commitment to lifelong learning, Wharton seeks to create a vibrant community of graduates who will return regularly to engage with faculty and fellow alumni. Our goal is that all of our alumni will remain at the forefront of business knowledge and practice throughout their careers.”
The Wharton School’s leadership and faculty have developed this enhanced curricular design as part of the School’s multi-year strategic planning process. Research on the future of business school education and Wharton’s strategic planning work included an exhaustive review process. Thousands of Wharton’s stakeholders were interviewed, including students, alumni, business leaders, recruiters, faculty, staff, and Wharton board members.
Significant financial resources are being committed to assure the success of the enhanced curriculum, with a partial rollout in 2011 and full implementation in 2012. A faculty committee focused on innovation and review will be instituted to oversee the design of new courses, the menus of choices available to students, and the programmatic elements that will be introduced to enhance the total MBA student experience.
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Planning a wedding can be tough and filled with stress, indecision, and anxiety with the weight of wanting to plan the perfect wedding.
The wedding industrial complex is huge and sprawling, leading to the kind of good kind of evil result of way too many options.
Instead of being a deer in the headlights, frozen by the overwhelming options, let’s figure out a smaller task on which you can start.
From bouquet styles to flower types to colors and arrangements, walking into a florist’s shop can be a dizzying array of potential vibes.
When you are trying to plan for what you want to be the most perfect day of your life, every detail can feel like a lot of pressure to get it absolutely right. Adding on, you have probably never done things like picking out floral arrangements for a wedding before.
How do you get it right, presuming you are not going to get a second chance at it?
The most complex projects can be carried out with the utmost success if only they are broken down into smaller, more manageable tasks that help you get your head around the project. You need to find a point where you can break into the world of options and narrow it down.
Before it gets overwhelming, let us break down how you can pick the perfect florist and arrangements for you.
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Every project can be broken down. Here’s ten tips that can make choosing a wedding florist for your important day easier than tasting cake.
What is your color scheme?
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How will the flowers fit into the decor?
Will flowers serve as centerpieces? Will you have vines adorning pillars in a more bohemian vibe? Do you want a bouquet, or are you going to go a little untraditional?
These are all great questions to mull in order to effectively narrow down possible florists to visit by what their specialties are. You do not want to waste time visiting a florist who, you know from a peek at their website, has no experience delivering a must-have you have in mind.
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A big one overflowing with petals? A smaller, more understated one? Filled to the brink with flowers, or a balance of green and petal? There are so many options when it comes to bouquets, and it is important to scope out your must-haves before walking into a florist, and being aware of where you are open to suggestions. It would not be worth the time and effort to visit a florist you know can not deliver on your must-haves.
Do you want floral centerpieces? What kind?
Centerpieces definitely do not have to be floral, but that might be your preference. If it is, that means flowers are going to play a very central and major role in your decor, rather than just as an accent. If you choose to go with floral centerpieces, picking the perfect florist is an even heavier responsibility.
What kinds of arrangements has this florist made in the past?
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Ask for pictures of other events they have done in the past. It can be hugely helpful to see the kinds of arrangements they have done. Maybe they have a certain kind of vibe or theme in which they specialize. If it is in line with what you are looking for, then it is reassuring to see they have done it well before. If it is not in line with what you imagined, maybe you sparked some new ideas seeing their work and want to go in a different direction. Otherwise, you know not to waste anymore time.
What flower options do you have to fit into the vibe for which you are striving?
If you are going for a certain color scheme, knowing which flowers do you have available in those colors is important. It is also important to consider the variety of access that the florist has, and whether you can find another florist with different and more options. Some florists might be able to introduce you to new and better flower options for the vibe and color scheme you are hoping to achieve.
A good florist will not only cater to what you want, but also show you creative options of which you might not even have thought. That is their job. So make sure you take the time to find and pick someone who can make your wedding as unique as your relationship.
What is their pricing?
A vital and essential part of the process, you want to pick a florist that is not only perfect for you, but can also deliver at the right price. This might lead to a balancing act of trying to figure out what details you can cut to get the perfect florist, or whether you have to choose a different florist who can cater to your needs at a less cost. This might require some sacrifices to make the cost-benefit analysis work, but the perfect florist for you will be one that fits in your budget.
Do you have friends you can ask about their experiences with this florist?
Nothing beats a personal recommendation. Check in with friends you trust who have been through this process. Maybe they know a certain florist who promises great centerpieces, but does not deliver in a timely manner. Maybe they know a rather hidden shop that will do the project cheaper than the rest.
Ask your friends for a shortlist, so you do not waste time with florists you know will be impossible to work with, overpriced, or unprofessional. Rather than relieving wedding stress, a bad florist would only add to the mounting stress of the day.
How flexible and willing to meet and work with you are they?
Planning a wedding is a juggling act, even more so when you have to balance a job and every other aspect of life along with the planning. Pick a florist who understands this and is willing to be flexible with you.
They should be willing to take your needs into account and give you the time a flexibility to make a decision without pressure or judgement. Ask if they will be willing to make adjustments and what their process is on how late you can make changes to your order.
Do they have a history of reliably delivering on the agreed upon deal?
This is hugely important. You do not want to spend the days leading up to your wedding wondering if the florist is professional enough to deliver the order in a timely manner, or making last minute calls to make sure everything is together.
Gauge earlier on whether this florist will be reliable. Ask how many events they have done before. Ask exactly when you can expect them to deliver. Last minute panic is way less fun than thorough early preparation. Ask early and ask in detail before finalizing any vendors. You will not regret it.
There is always pressure to make your wedding day as perfect as it can be, but choosing a florist does not have to be a decision that weighs heavy on your plate.
This massive part of wedding planning carries with it many different facets to consider. Colors, flowers, bouquets, arrangements, and making sure it fits with the vibe of the rest of your wedding are all important to take into account.
Break it down. Take it step by step and narrow it down. First, what color? What flowers are available in that color? What arrangements can this florist produce?
Take the the time to answer these questions early in your search and thereby break down the task at hand into easy-to-do steps. Then you’d realized meeting your floral soulmate might was easier than meeting your actual soulmate after all.
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In the year 2010, Steven Holl was chosen to design a community branch of the Queens Library on a commanding site in Long Island City. It would be located opposite the United Nations Headquarters on the shore of the Queens side of the East River and on an angle with the Roosevelt Memorial. In this location bordering Gantry State Park, with a worthy communal purpose, Holl designed a kind of sparkling, bejeweled gate to the city. While the site's close proximity to the U.N. and the Roosevelt Island memorial creates an honorable pedigree, there is a spate of developers' towers around the library—well-built, but expediently designed. Because of the growth of Hunters Point, there was need for a communal branch library. New York City's Queens Library and New York City's Department of Design and Construction (DDC) co-sponsored this modernist design.
Long Island City, or, more specifically Hunters Point, has a rural history that extends back to the 17th century and only later became a cultural and commercial center that is now heavily residential. There are many galleries here, too. In Hunters Point, in the vicinity of the library, 10,000 residential units were built in the last decade and there is a projection of more in the near future.
This Queens Library makes its books available; while it welcomes digital technology, and sets apart a space for cyber activities and working computers, it spurns the notion of a 'bookless library.' In that sense, it is a humanist institution: embracing tradition while also focusing on up-to-date technology.
The architectural design activity for this library may have begun in 2010, but the initiating plans for the social presence of a library were begun about a decade earlier by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, a Queens Democrat. Van Bramer made it possible for Holl's building to reach above a single story, which was Holl's wish for a more monumental statement so that the 81-foot high building would not be dwarfed by the surrounding towers and have a presence on its own. As it turns out, the construction of the new library will cost the city $42 million.
Contemporary materials were de rigueur for Queens: steel and reinforced concrete and reinforced glass sheets were still industrial, while their functions were solved with the help of digital programs like Rhino. Robert Silman's structural engineering firm postulated that they needed many beams to stiffen the building around the huge windows, so that without any columns in the building, it could withstand any wind pressure. Nine major beams go straight across the narrow building—40-feet wide—in an east/west direction. This supports the suspension of the floors which often are not continuous from north to south. In other words, there is some tricky cantilevering of the floor levels. The walls are a meager 12 inches thick so the steel reinforcement is crucial.
In the beginning, Holl planned for the facing material to be a foamed aluminum, but it was substituted by a subtle, sustainable aluminum paint due to cost constraints. The paint will cover the oriented strand board texture of the reinforced concrete wall surfaces. This all-over texture from flat-surfaced random wooden bits for the formwork is opposed to the Brutalists' rough plywood surface formwork texture. This sustainable painted surface will achieve a glow or “subtle sparkle.”
This was not Holl's first experience designing libraries. In 1988 he won a competition for an extension to the venerable Berlin Amerika Gedenk Bibliothek, but it was not built, a lost commission that he sorely remembers.
Holl is very conscious of nature's intrinsic part in his designs. This Queens Library building is economical and sustainable, in accord with Holl's consciousness of our standing in this planet; it meets the LEED standards. Although the energy system is efficient, they could not use expensive geothermal wells. Another unfortunate budgetary constraint was the prohibition of a reflecting pool, a feature which often accompanies Holl's architecture. However, the project is surrounded by Gantry State Park, a fine imposing setting. There is planned transition between the park and the Library grounds in the form of steps leading towards it. Saved from the budgetary cuts to the building is the rooftop auditorium for which Queens Library recently okayed the funds.
Light coming into the library is profuse: it arrives from all sides. In order to filter the glare, Holl designed silvery, translucent motorized curtains to cover the large-scale windows and this sun screening helps to control the amount of air conditioning dispenced. The largest window on the western exposure has a slanted lower linear frame echoing the line of stairs. Its peculiar shape is vaguely reminiscent of the art of Keith Haring.
Circulation paths have been created around the library for processional movement: The main route leads to the adult section at the west where stairs climb parallel to the diagonal edge of the window frame. There is an elevator on the east side, but the pride of place is the ceremonial climb to different levels of open stacks of bookshelves for three age groups.
A major aesthetic notion of the building is its virtual sculptural carving out of the rectangular mass of a box until it arrives at divisions like the three main age areas. This effect, according to Olaf Schmidt, associate at Steven Holl Architects, might come from Holl's preoccupation with limestone carvings around 2010. Holl, himself, has described some of these buildings' sculptural formations as “subtractive.”
Holl's intuitive inclination can perhaps best be linked to a penchant for the sense-centered ideas of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) and his notion that the body and that which it perceives cannot be disentangled from each other.
Into this mix can be added a rationalizing element, the introduction of proportions. In all his work, Holl is guided by the Fibonacci series and the Golden Section (1.618 ratio) to bring equanimity to the visitor's mind.
The LPC is working with the owner to make sure plaster gets put back in place. The two parties agreed to $10 million bond for storage and periodic inspection of the plaster, though the commission said those details still being hammered out. One major requirement of interior landmarks is that they remain open to the public. Patrick Waldo of preservation advocacy group Historic Districts Council (HDC), as well as Christabel Gough of the Society for the Architecture of the City, raised concerns about the accessibility of a space that fronts a future (private) apartment lobby. HDC "strongly" suggested the street entrance be re-examined to expose the interior more fully; at the very least, the group recommended strong wayfinding signage to alert the public to the presence of the landmark.
To get more insight into the theater's place in New York history, Gunts reached out to Anthony Robins, a former senior preservation specialist at the agency who wrote the original designation report, for more on RKO Keith's. Here's what he had to say:
The recent history of the RKO Keith’s—once a mainstay of Flushing—has been dismal. Designed by Thomas Lamb—perhaps New York’s most prolific theater designer—it was planned originally as a vaudeville theater, with movies more or less an afterthought. Lamb designed it as a so-called “atmospheric” theater, attempting to create the illusion that the theater’s customers were seated outside, under the stars, in a picturesque Spanish village. The Spanish-inspired ornament ran throughout the theater into all its major spaces. Located at the major intersection of Main Street and Northern Boulevard, the Keith’s became a very visible institution in the neighborhood.By 1984, the Keith’s, still in use as a movie theater, was one of only three major “atmospheric” theaters surviving in New York City (the others being the Loew’s Paradise in the Bronx and the Valencia in Queens, both now official landmarks). The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s designation of the Keith’s entire interior that year was cut back at the Board of Estimate to include just the grand foyer—apparently because a politically connected developer wanted to include the site in a proposed new shopping mall. That plan evaporated, as did the plans of a subsequent developer, but the Keith’s remained shuttered; for 30 years it has sat vacant, decaying and crumbling, its interiors long since vandalized, even as other grand movie palaces have been lovingly restored. Now comes the ultimate indignity of the proposed demolition of the theater shell, and the grand foyer’s disassembly and reconstruction, all by itself, as an odd relic of a vanished theater from another era. There can be no happy ending for this story.
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Movement and Animation
Designer use movement such as animation in their content while designing websites. This quality of content works because of peripheral vision. It is the human mind quality to attract attention to things that are moving.
To attract user attention designer incorporate human face in their content. Because user unanimously gravitate their attention to images firstly and then to content. Eye tracking studies also confirm this that human eye attract to images. It means human faces have the ability to give impression to website.
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While designing websites designer colored the content that need to give attention by users. As prominent color have the ability to grab user attention to a particular part of content.
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In this test view page normally and squint eyes until no longer make out text itself. The purpose of this test is to pay attention to prominent element. It is the human mind quality to give attention to single object in one time.
Used Primal Urges
In content designer used primal urges in websites. As these urges have the ability to grabs attention. These primal urges are food, sex, danger. Studies proved this that primary urges influence on human mind. So these urges have the ability to attract user attention.
Awake Emotion Of User
Designer have the ability to evoke the emotion of user through content of websites. Through evoking emotion of audience designer can grabs their attention to website and open their interest and willingness to websites.
Emotion Motivates Action
Emotion are the hidden force that drive human action. Positive emotion motivate our action while negative emotion forbid us to move forward. For making powerful emotion of audience designer used techniques of imaging and visuals. Aspect of these visual can produce desired emotion.
Videos must have more potential to be more powerful for evoking emotion than images. Adding music, motion in videos makes the content more attractive. This will promote more emotional attachment of users and makes the websites attractive.
Avoid Information Overload
Web designer try to make content according to the users demand. Content must contain the information that are relevant to the product. Overloaded information distract the user makes the websites less attractive. Web designer avoid overloaded information while launching website.
Salient Information To User
Contents deliver the silent information to user. For delivering the silent information to users designer used these technologies.
Understanding and Empathy
Designer used the right terminology and languages makes the user to be more responsive. As they think that web owner understand their feeling. Adding empathy sentences in content by designer have the ability to increase emotional feelings of users.
Make sure that your content looks like to understand the feeling of pain of audience. This will elicit positive responses from user.
Listening and feedback
Makes sure the website be responsive all the time. Always communicate that your organization is open to conversation and feedback of all sorts.
Helping Your Audience Help Themselves
Most important element in capturing people’s attention is the information that you are trying to present is real and honest value. Once you are ensured that you can pass that salience test, then you can deploy some of the additional techniques.User appreciates this because it delivers positive experience to them.
Conclusion on attract online users
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The left and the media really push the “conservatives are white supremacists” slander. We know it isn’t true, but none of the libs I talk to do. We need to fight back and do it directly.
We need to write and say over and over at every opportunity that arises, how sexist and racist the left is. We also need to laugh at them and say that minorities and women are too smart to fall for those kind of attempts to keep them from having a voice in the conservative movement and “vote supression tactics”.
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