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by Jordan James
He kept his victims in a neatly arranged row in the back of the freezer. Each hung from a meat hook with their hands tied behind their backs. Six corpses hung, frozen and long dead. Only one hook was left unoccupied. Hanging still to the far left of the room. The cleanest of the set.
Johann sat on the stool behind the freezer door as sirens wailed outside the Larson’s Butcher Shop. The police were rushing in, and he had no weapon to defend himself. No plan of escape. His time was up. He would be caught and spend the rest of his life in a prison cell. But prisons were dirty. Disorderly. Prisoners yelled and rioted. They were seldom clean and often savage.
His finger twitched and he scratched his chin. Eyes locked on to the door. Footsteps were just on the other side. Thudding like thunderstorms as they stomped on the tiles with their black boots and waved their fists Shouting, pounding on the freezer, the officers were desperate to break through. Desperate to achieve a goal they’d long sought and return home to their wives accomplished men.
Then there was the first strike of the battering ram. Not even the reinforced steel would withstand it for long. Another strike.
The noise was too much for Johann. Steel rattling out as the men once again counted down from three and their enforcers collided with the metal. He stood, ears ringing and heart beating. He faced his victims, their eyes empty. One by one, he studied each.
Margery, the accountant who lived above him. Her poodle, a constant emitter of noise. He’d asked her to silence him before, twice over the phone, once in person. She never obliged.
Strike. A hinge fell from the door.
Ace, the man who painted his apartment for fifty dollars and a sports ticket. Johann asked for white paint but Ace used beige. He refused to redo the job.
Strike. The police were relentless.
Catherine, the barista at his local coffee shop. She never made the hot chocolate warm enough, and when asked about it she simply rolled her eyes. He had a strange feeling she spit in his cup that day.
Strike. Not much longer until the door fell.
Sawyer, Margery’s husband. Perhaps it was a mistake to speak to him about his wife’s rowdy pet as Sawyer was known for being an arrogant and hot tempered lawyer, but a punch in the face was a push too far.
Strike. Another hinge.
Claudia, the woman who worked four cubicles down. She was in charge of reporting to the boss about employees’ behavior. Johann had decided to smoke a cigarette one day, an act that challenged company rules. She promised to keep quiet but that apparently was not the case.
Strike. The last two hinges fell.
Dori, the boss. He fired Johann for smoking on the balcony and breaking company rules, despite the fact he committed the deed himself as well. The final ingredient in Johann’s grudge.
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By Barrett White
The staff at Legacy Community Health could not be more excited over OutSmart Magazine’s acknowledgement of our pharmacy. To celebrate our Gayest and Greatest Award, we would like to highlight one of the best tools we’ve got for ending the HIV epidemic, which is available right here in our (award-winning!) pharmacy: pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.
Our PrEP Rx pilot program is taking steps to ensure that the once-daily pill that prevents HIV more quickly gets into the hands of the patients who need it. Our Montrose pharmacy now serves as the nerve center for the prescription medication that reduces the risk of HIV infection by about 92% when taken as directed.
“One of the most successful ways to stop new HIV infections in Houston is to prevent them in the first place,” said Legacy senior vice president of pharmacy, Karen Gurwitch. “That’s why we have created PrEP Rx to fast-track the filling of HIV prevention medication. Having patients go directly to our pharmacists for their HIV prevention medication instead of multiple doctors’ appointments saves weeks, if not months, of time. We don’t want patients waiting to get on PrEP.”
There are two key terms to know:
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Medication that treats HIV is called antiretroviral therapy, or ART. If taken daily, ART can reduce the viral load to an undetectable level, which is called viral suppression—defined as having less than 20 copies of HIV per milliliter of blood.
Maintaining an undetectable viral load helps prevent transmission to others through sex and from mother to child during pregnancy. This process of taking ART, achieving undetectable status, and preventing the spread is referred to as treatment as prevention, as in, treating HIV to prevent the spread of the virus.
People who use PrEP must commit to taking the drug every day, and to seeing their health care provider (or one of our specially trained pharmacists when referred to PrEP Rx) for a follow-up every three months. Since PrEP does not protect against other STDs, it is further recommended that other means of safe sex be practiced, such as condoms.
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The Illinois Chamber of Commerce released an economic impact analysis reporting that a permanent closure of the Chicago and O'Brien locks to stop the spread of Asian carp could eventually cost $4.7 billion.
The report says the cost would be $582 million the first year, $531 million annually during the next seven years and would result in a net loss of $4.7 billion during a 20-year planning horizon.
"Between April and June each year, an estimated 2,600 recreational boats depart marinas, boat ramps or winter storage facilities on the Chicago River or Cal Sag Channel en route to Chicago Park District facilities on Lake Michigan, where they remain for the summer .... The lost value to boat users from losing their preferred option would, as a rough approximation, be about $5.1 million annually," the report said.
The report, conducted by DePaul University economist Joseph Schwieterman, stands in contrast to Michigan's Taylor and Roach report, which said the impact of lock closure on the Chicago economy would fall within the range of $64 million to $69 million annually.
"Beyond the economics, we question the science as well. The eDNA test cited in claims that Asian carp are above the electric barrier was only recently developed within the past year, and has not had the benefit of peer review to determine its reliability or accuracy," said Jim Farrell, executive director of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce's Infrastructure Council, in a statement.
"Essentially, the Asian carp debate has been fueled by an unscientific economic analysis and an experimental eDNA test. This hardly seems like sufficient evidence to bring the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation and a billion-dollar industry to a halt," he added.
Two weeks of recent targeted fishing in areas above the electronic barrier yielded no Asian carp, calling into question the original eDNA testing mechanism used to detect the carp's existence, according to the chamber.
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Geoscientists have identified a chunk of Africa stuck onto the southeastern United States.
A long mysterious zone of unusual magnetism that stretches from Alabama through Georgia and offshore to the North Carolina coast appears to be the suture between ancient rocks that formed when parts of Africa and North America were pressed together 250 million years ago. If so, Africa could have left a lot more behind in the American southeast when the conjoined continents rifted apart and formed the Atlantic Ocean.
"There are some large faults in the magnetic data," said geologist Robert Hatcher of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, regarding what is called the Brunswick Magnetic Anomaly and other magnetic features in the region. "They have not been active for a very long time. They are strike-slip faults like the San Andreas today. But there's also younger fall with opposite direction."
The faults appear to be the remains of the collision and then messy divorce of Africa and North America.
"There was an attempt to rip away Florida and southern Georgia," said Hatcher. "So you have a failed rift there. We know there's a suture there between African crust and newer crust from the Appalachians. There are pieces of crust that started in Africa."
A rift is what happens when the crust is pulled apart. When that happened 200 million years ago, 50 million years after African and North America collided, it appears to have started near the old collision zone, but then shifted to weaker crust to the east.
That rift zone split open and caused volcanic eruptions which created new oceanic crust -- what is today the crust of the Earth under the Atlantic Ocean. The rifting continues today at what's called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
"The age of the suture zone is believed to be about 250 million years old, but that's not very well constrained," said geologist Elias Parker, Jr., of the University of Georgia in Athens. He published a paper reviewing what's known about the Brunswick Magnetic Anomaly in the latest issue of GSA Today.
The big challenge in sorting out the history of the southeast U.S. is that there are intriguing magnetic signals, as well as gravimetric measurements, but there is not enough deep borehole studies or seismic data to confirm the faults and the proposed scenarios.
"There are deeper faults and more shallow features," said Parker. "It makes the interpretation really challenging."
Among the seismic projects that could help increase the resolution of the structures, said Parker, is the Southeastern Suture of the Appalachian Margin Experiment (SESAME) and the Suwanee Suture and Georgia Rift Basin Experiment.
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- DNA is extremely reliable – our test offers an accuracy of 98%. Don’t risk getting an incorrect result by purchasing a cheaper hormone-based DIY kit that provides instant results.
- You can proceed with the analysis from 8 weeks post conception or 10 weeks of pregnancy.
- All we need is just a blood sample taken via a standard medical blood draw.
To calculate any dates related to your pregnancy, you may use our pregnancy calculator.
How can you tell if it’s a boy or girl so early in the pregnancy?
The laboratory analysis is based on the advanced extraction of foetal DNA from blood through a new isolation technique. The foetal DNA is then analysed for the presence of Y male chromosomes. If the male Y chromosome is detected then get ready for it: You will have a baby boy. If our analysis does not detect any Y chromosomes, that the fetus is female and you will have a baby girl.
Important: Although our baby gender test is a great way of discovering the sex of your baby, ultrasounds are important as part of your prenatal care provision. Should you have any queries, consult your GP.
*Our test is 98% accurate at 8 weeks post conception or 10 weeks of pregnancy. The lab has a quality assurance program that continuously monitors the quality of our methods and reagents and the accuracy of our results.
Give yourself the peace of mind and your baby the kind of preparation that only time allows.
Standard results will be received in 7-10 working days from receipt of your samples. Please note turnaround time starts from the moment samples reach our laboratory.
Note: Your only additional cost will be the blood collection fee that should be arranged with the sample collector during your pathology appointment.
Our Refund Policy
In the case that it can be proven that the result of the test is incorrect, we will provide a 100% refund. Refunds are only provided after the birth of the child and against a copy of the birth certificate. Please read our refund policy for full terms and conditions governing refunds.
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For aromatherapy use.
For all other uses, carefully dilute with a carrier oil such as jojoba, grapeseed, olive, or almond oil prior to use. Please consult an essential oil book or other professional reference source for suggested dilution ratios.
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Welcome to Duncan-Parnell
Since 1946, Duncan-Parnell has been the trusted supplier to architects, engineers, construction contractors, surveyors and designers. We carry the best brands in the industry from Trimble® surveying and mapping equipment, to HP and Canon wide-format printing equipment, to 3D Systems and Markforged 3D printing solutions.
With a rich history in wide format printers and reprographic services, we have continued to add meaningful solutions to better serve the industry with custom sign and graphics printing to 3D printers. Duncan-Parnell specializes in providing high quality hardware, innovative software, and invaluable services to make projects successful.
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Event Highlights in Lech
The most important dates for your diary this winter in Lech
The ski season in Lech Arlberg is full of events and activities. We have put together some of the most important dates for your diary this winter to make your next holiday in the Alps an experience to remember. Check out the highlights for the 2018/19 season:
Ski Opening - Catch Me If You Can
29. 11. 2018 - 2. 12. 2018
The legendary ski opening at the start of the season features a brand new event this year: "Catch Me If You Can - The Night of the Long Turns". On 29 November 2018, 222 participants in groups of two will whizz down the famous Kandahar piste at night with just headlamps to light their way. The next day will be the first of the season when the lifts and cable cars will be in operation.
Indeed, the whole opening weekend is packed full of highlights. There will be a chance to test all the latest skis from a wide range of brands during the three-day ski test extravaganza. Visitors who have always wanted to experience the feeling of driving on snow and ice will also have the chance to do just that as part of the Audi Driving Experience at the car park next to the Rendl lift.
On Saturday evening, Anastacia and Mel C will be in town to get the party and the season started in spectacular fashion.
Arlberg Wine Testing
Fine wine festival in Lech: 4. - 8.12.2018
International winemakers, wine conoisseurs and those who simply enjoy the finer things in life will gather in Lech from 4 to 8 December 2018 for the fourth Arlberg Weinberg wine festival. Instead of being held in one single venue, as has been the case in previous years, the event will this year be spread throughout the villages of Lech and Zürs. Local delicacies will be served alongside some of the world's finest wines during this five-day festival ideal for foodies and wine lovers.
Famous vineyards will be represented in force during the festival. It is little wonder that over the years Lech has developed a reputation as a haven of fine dining in the heart of the Alps!
Fine wines combined with delicious local food – a culinary highlight not to be missed.
The spectacular multimedia art and music festival Fantastic Gondolas will be taking place for the eighth time in Lech am Arlberg on 8 December 2018. It will see the Rüfikopf cable car transformed into a huge stage for famous video and projection artists, DJs, musicians and other visual artists to put on a colourful show.
- Gondola rides and performances by the artists
- From 20:00 until 2:00 in the morning
- Between 1450 and 2350 metres above sea level
- After-party in the many bars and clubs in Lech/Zürs
This year, Fantastic Gondolas will be extended to cover the weekend from 7 to 9 December with a range of parties. Check it out!
Lech Christmas Market
14.12. 2018 - 17.12. 2018
The traditional Christmas market on the church square in the centre of Lech will be held once again this year. On Sunday 16 December at 18:00 visitors will be able to watch the traditional procession marking the arrival of the "Christkind" (Christ-child), who in Austria brings the gifts to children. There will be a small surprise for all youngsters at the procession.
Local producers from Lech will be offering traditional food and drink made using ingredients from the region. Brass bands and choirs will also be on hand to provide plenty of Christmas cheer. The Christmas market will feature activities for children and a warming open fire.
Opening hours: 15:00 until 20:00
Ski race: "The white Thrill"
21. 4. 2019
"The white Thrill" is an annual ski race inspired by a classic film of the same name (in the original: "Der weisse Rausch") released in 1931 featuring Leni Riefenstahl and ski legend Hannes Schneider in the main roles. The film tells the story of the young tourist Leni and ski instructor Hannes Schneider. They both line up on the start line of a race which sees them pursued down the pistes of the resort by 40 other skiers trying to catch them.
Once a year this scene is recreated on the Vallugagrat ridge. When the lifts and cable cars have closed for the day, 555 brave participants from around the world line up for a mass-start. When the gun goes the skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers head off on a 9km sprint to see who is the first to reach the finish line at the bottom of the Galzigbahn cable car.
The fastest racers complete the course, including a short climb of 37 vertical metres on foot, in under 9 minutes!
- 555 participants from around the world
- Start: top of the Vallugabahn I cable car
- Finish: bottom of the Galzigbahn cable car
- Total distance: 9km
- Vertical drop: 1341 vertical metres
- Course record: 8:14 minutes
- Maximum gradient: 100%
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|Dark-haired Beauty by Alexeievich Harlamoff|
Sanin, who is traveling in Europe before settling down to employment in Russia, enters the pastry shop in order to take a glass of lemonade. The shop is empty but soon a beautiful girl rushes out from a back room, imploring him to save her brother, who has fallen into a faint. Sanin asks for brushes, loosens the boy’s collar and begins rubbing the boy’s chest and arms. When he recovers consciousness, Sanin leaves, but not before Gemma thanks him, requesting that he return to take a cup of chocolate with her family.
Sanin is welcomed by the Rosellis as if he is one of the family. He is so delighted that he misses his coach to Berlin that night. Though they are Italian, they have settled in Frankfurt and Gemma is engaged to a German, Herr Klueber. Gemma’s mother laments that the pastry shop is no longer doing as well as when her husband was alive. The next day Sanin is invited on an outing with Gemma, her brother Emil and Herr Klueber.
Sanin is unhappy to learn that Gemma is engaged and also finds that Klueber is condescending to Gemma and her brother. Klueber is after all a successful tradesman. When they sit down for lunch together near some German officers, one of them comes over to drink to “the most beautiful coffeehouse lady in all Frankfurt and in the world.” Gemma is embarrassed and Herr Klueber immediately insists that his party leave. But Sanin goes over to the officers and presents his card, telling the young man his conduct was “unbecoming to a gentleman and unworthy of the uniform you wear.”
Sanin is called upon to a duel, as he expected. But on the dueling grounds, the officer shoots into the air and apologizes. Emil has watched all of this and reports it to his sister. When Sanin next sees the Rosellis, a melancholy has settled over them quite unlike their former gaiety. In the evening, Gemma gives him a flower and Sanin realizes he loves her.
The next day Gemma’s mother tells Sanin that Gemma has broken off her engagement. She is terribly worried about ruin and scandal and what will become of the family. She begs Sanin to talk sense into her daughter. Sanin goes out into the garden where Gemma is sorting cherries for putting in pastries. Sanin begins to speak to her and she asks him, “I know what my mother thinks. But what advice will you give me?” But Sanin breaks off and asks her to wait. “I will write to you,” he says.
Sanin then impulsively asks Gemma to marry him. He will sell one of his Russian estates and use the proceeds to help her family make the pastry shop a going concern. “First love is exactly like a revolution,” writes Turgenev. “The regular and established order of life is in an instant smashed to fragments.”
When Sanin meets a fellow Russian whose very rich wife might be willing to purchase the estate, he goes off with him to Wiesbaden to negotiate with her. And here we leave Gemma, because we never see her again. Sanin succumbs to the power of the Russian woman, Maria Nikolaevna, who seduces and enslaves him. He sends Gemma a “wretched, lying, miserable letter” which remains unanswered.
Thirty years later, Sanin comes upon the cross set with garnets which Gemma once gave him and wonders what became of her. He goes to Germany to find her, but she has emigrated to America. He writes her a letter and she answers, saying “she regarded her meeting with him as a source of happiness, since it had prevented her from becoming the wife of Herr Klueber.” She was married and lived in New York in complete happiness, contentment and prosperity with her husband, four sons and a daughter.
Turgenev took great care over this story, which grew into a lengthy novel and is regarded as among his best. Though Turgenev wrote A Sportsman’s Sketches which helped turn the Russians against the evils of serfdom, he saw himself as a coward and weak in will. He spent most of his life in thrall to a married woman and never established a nest of his own. The man or woman of will and commitment, embodied here in Maria Nikolaevna, obsessed him and appears in most of his work.
What I loved about Gemma was her liveliness and graciousness. She is in a difficult position in that her mother believes that only through Gemma’s marriage can the family’s economic fortunes be remedied. Gemma, without ever stepping out of the role of the dutiful daughter, nevertheless saves herself through her own deep feeling from marrying a man who patronizes and condescends to her. She regards with friendship the unfortunate Sanin, who thirty years before had betrayed her with the beautiful and powerful Maria Nikolaevna. | <urn:uuid:547c1211-fd2b-4991-a94e-e8c49bfce821> | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | http://womenandmountains.blogspot.com/2015_03_01_archive.html | 2017-05-29T22:44:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463613135.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20170529223110-20170530003110-00048.warc.gz | en | 0.985891 | 1,087 |
Google Analytics Terminology Guide For Beginners
Behold – here is an up-to-date compilation of Google Analytics terminology. As most people in the digital marketing game know, Google Analytics is an essential way to track the progress and performance of your website. With its ability to understand your audience, monitor the site’s social engagement and determine your conversion rate, it’s the surefire way to maximise the potential of your blog or online business.
But to an Analytics newbie or a casual user, the program can seem overwhelming (there’s a lot of menus on there!) But armed with the right knowledge and understanding, there’s no reason why you (yes, you!) can’t become a master of this necessary tool.
Google Analytics Terminology For Beginners
- Benchmarking – how your website is performing in comparison to other websites of a similar size, ie your competitors
- Bounce Rate – the percentage of visits to your site in which the user visits only one page and leaves. A high bounce rate usually indicates your pages are not relevant to what the visitor is looking for
- Click – the single instance of a user clicking on a URL of your website from search results (not paid AdWords search results)
- Click-through Rate (CTR) – the proportion of users who see your site and actually click through to it (clicks divided by impressions, multiplied by 100)
- Conversion – the rate in which visitors complete a goal or sale
- Direct Traffic – visits to your site where the user types the URL directly into their address bar, and not clicked through from a search engine.
- Ecommerce – the purchasing and selling of goods and services over the internet.
- Entrance – the page a user begins a new session on.
- Event – a type of hit which tracks user interactions with content like downloads and video plays.
- Exit Page – the opposite of a landing page. The last page a user accesses before their session ends.
- Funnel – A series of steps a user completes to reach an end goal.
- Goal – A quantifiable action your visitors take that you define as a success, eg signing up to a newsletter or purchasing a product.
- Hit – An overarching term for a variety of website interactions, but essentially refers to a request to a web server for a file or page
- Impression – When a URL to your site is viewed by a user in search results.
- Keyword – A word or term visitors use to find your website when using a search engine. Indicates popular search queries as well as words to target.
- Landing Page – Tthe first page a user accesses when they visit your website.
- Loyalty – The number of times a visitor returns to your site within a specified time period.
- Page Views – The total count of how many times a user lands on an individual page on your website.
- Session – A measure of the amount of time a user spends actively engaging with your website.
- Tracking code – A small snippet of code inserted into the body of an HTML page.
- Traffic – The total number of visits to your website. Can be divided into multiple categories such as direct, organic and paid.
- Unique Visitor – The number of individual (non-duplicate) visitors to your site over the course of a specific time period.
- Visitor – A user who visits your website.
Although this Google Analytics terminology guide will give you a good kick-start, there is still so much to learn when it comes to Google Analytics and other programs.
If you would like to learn more about how Google Analytics can benefit your website, feel free to contact us.
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Deluxe (aka Five Knob Version) versatile low to medium gain overdrive
Skreddy Pedals™ Screw Driver is the perfect marriage of sparkle, grit, and growl. Featuring a detailed, cutting twang & jangle and at the same time a smooth, thick, touch-sensitive, mellow response, you will be amazed at the beautiful tones you will hear coming out of your amp. Just the right amount of compression and a wonderfully biting attack along with a sweet, singing quality on leads. Chords, arpeggios, double stops, single notes; everything cuts through and sits perfectly in a band mix.
You will hear familiar shades of Stones, Zeppelin, Floyd, Hendrix, SRV, Trower, Skynyrd, and REM; and you will definitely find your own unique voice loud and clear.
This pedal is so classic rock and yet so versatile and modern, it promises to do away with every other general-purpose overdrive on your pedal-board.
Incidentally, you will probably find that the Screw Driver™ has more output volume than you need, but it's there in case you love to push your amp!
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William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton
William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton is the forty-second President of the United States. He was governor of Arkansas for twelve years, from 1979-1981 and 1983-1993.
In August 2001 Clinton explained that he was motivated to use his presidential library in Little Rock as an opportunity to maintain his agenda out of office. "I think I was given a phenomenal opportunity to serve as president," he said. "And I think that I should spend the rest of my life trying to give back out of a wealth of experience that no one could ever have unless they had been president."
Clinton personally visited seven of the ten presidential libraries in the National Archives system to glean ideas for his own library. Clinton writes briefly in his autobiography My Life of his thinking with regards to the characteristics he wanted expressed in his own presidential library: "I had thought a lot about the library and its exhibits on my years as President. Each President has to raise all the funds to build his library, plus an endowment to maintain the facility. The National Archives then provides the staff to organize and care for its contents. I had pored over the work of several architects and had visited many of the presidential libraries. The overwhelming majority of people who visit them come to see the exhibits, but the building has to be built in a way that preserves the records. I wanted the exhibit space to be open, beautiful, and full of light, and I wanted the material presented in a way that demonstrated America’s movement into the twenty-first century."
In My Life Clinton notes that he selected the architect James Polshek "largely because of his design for the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York, a huge glass-and-steel structure with a massive globe inside." Before he made his decision Clinton asked his daughter Chelsea to visit Stanford University Museum of Art, which Polshek had renovated and expanded. She liked the result. Ralph Appelbaum was selected to make the exhibits as he believed "his work on the Holocaust Museum in Washington was the best I had ever seen." Polshek later noted that Clinton "was the worst client he had ever had: if he came to see me after a six-month hiatus with only a minor change in the drawings, I would notice and ask him about it."
Clinton has said that the design for the Clinton Library foyer was inspired by the open plan of a similar entryway at the George H.W. Bush Library in College Station, Texas.
Clinton explained the placement of his library in Little Rock in his autobiography as well. "I felt I owed it to my native state and because I thought the library should be in the heartland of America where people who didn’t travel to Washington or New York would have direct access to it. The city of Little Rock, on the initiative of Mayor Jim Dailey and city board member Dr. Dean Kumpuris, had offered twenty-seven acres of land along the Arkansas River in the old section of town, which was being revitalized and was not far from the Old State Capitol, the scene of so many important events in my life."
- Bill Clinton, My Life (New York: Vintage, 2004), 875-876, 967.
- Kevin Sack, "Clinton Lays Out Future for Library, and Himself," New York Times, August 3, 2001.
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Robert is a managing partner of Riopelle Group Professional Corporation. He was called to the bar in February 1997. Robert earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ottawa, as well as a Bachelor of Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business Administration.
Areas of Practice
Robert is the lead practice lawyer in RG’s Ottawa office and has established himself as a knowledgeable and experienced professional in the fields of corporate and commercial law, as well as residential and commercial real estate law.
- Managing partner of Riopelle Group Professional Corporation.
- Co-founder of Riopelle Griener Professional Corporation, established in 2002, after acquiring the firm from his father, now Justice Robert A. Riopelle, established in 1976.
- Lead practice lawyer for Corporate and Commercial and Real Estate law in RG’s Ottawa office.
- Robert is a member of the Carleton County Law Association, Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association and Canadian Bar Association.
- He is a member of the Orleans Chamber of Commerce and the Timmins Chamber of Commerce.
Robert is an active member of the community. He is also an experienced guest speaker who has made countless presentations to area real estate agencies and brokerages with respect to changes to real estate law, HST and Estate Planning. | <urn:uuid:1cc86aca-0074-43fc-b9b7-e7bf9201719e> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | https://rglaw.ca/lawyers/robert-riopelle/ | 2021-01-16T21:06:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703507045.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20210116195918-20210116225918-00140.warc.gz | en | 0.971013 | 262 |
Below is the text from a recent online discussion in the Venture Capital Group on LinkedIn
Original post by Alexander:
In spite of what you may have heard, the Senate just effectively killed crowd crowdfunding.
John Ball • I think Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures offers a much more measured and insightful analysis of the recent Senate revisions to the "JOBS Act." If you don't Fred and his daily observations about the venture capital and startup worlds, I suggest you investigate doing so.
Scott Maxwell • What a shame. Young companies would benefit by having more liquidity in this area of the market and small investors would benefit by being allowed to access great small companies. Congress is too focused on preventing bad things from happening and isn't focused enough on creating an environment for good things to happen. Hopefully the dial set point will change over time, as liquidity for small companies is the major ingredient to economic growth.
John Ball • Scott, I think you are understating the challenge. Those investors in search of returns that outpace the widely available and wholly contrived institutional devices are not all "John Galts." I am a huge supporter of crowd funding and the JOBS Act, and you and I know very well that when the opportunity arises for risk to be pushed to the ill-informed, bad behavior will prevail. If history provides any insight, pattern matching suggests we will see the spread of fraud.
Setting aside the cliched response promoting the importance of buyers performing due diligence, the sophistication of fraud on a small-scale and on a bigger scale (Madoff, Enron, moving risk from portfolio to investors = dotcom, MBS/CDO) cannot be ignored. Any connecting of the dots effort reveals the link between the repeal of Glass-Steagall and the recent financial crisis.
Legislation moves too slowly, but regulation is necessary to protect the interests of both investors and the companies with whom they invest. The Senate amendments are helpful, yet likely don't go far enough, and we will witness increased legislation as the incidence of bad behavior increases.
Scott Maxwell • John, there is no evidence that private investing is more risky than public company investing and, in fact, your examples are all with companies that were regulated and/or under the noses of the regulators. Unfortunately, regulators think that they can stop bad behavior with lots of regulation. It leads to lower liquidity for smaller companies, more work and costs for every company and investor and it doesn't stop the bad behavior from the small number of bad actors. Certainly we need some level of regulation, but the current regulations are choking the free markets from working properly and they aren't stopping criminal activity. For what it is worth, I actually believe that investors should be the ones that should be certified to be able to invest (via a test) rather than trying to somehow make the investments "safe" for investors.
John Ball • Scott, while some of your conclusions carry modest weight, too much of your assertion doesn’t hang together logically.
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EGG HARBOR Twp. N.J. (CBS)–Police are seeking out a 19-year-old male who allegedly robbed a food delivery man in Egg Harbor Township.
On November 22nd around 10:48 p.m., officers responded to Tilton Terrace Mobile Park off Tilton Road in reference to a robbery.
Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victim, 42-year-old Zai Zhu, from Egg Harbor Township.
Zhu said he was making a food delivery in the area when the suspects approached him and assaulted him by striking him with some type stick or club and took an undisclosed amount of cash from him.
The suspects then fled on foot.
The victim was treated at the scene by the Egg Harbor Township Ambulance Squad but did not go to the hospital.
An investigation led to the identification of two suspects.
Police are currently seeking Dorian Noel, 19, from Atlantic City and a 17-year- old juvenile from Atlantic City.
Noel is described as a Black male, 6’1” and about 153 pounds. Warrants for robbery and assault have been issued for Noel’s arrest.
Anyone with information regarding the location of Noel should contact the Egg Harbor Township Criminal Investigation Bureau at 609-926-4125 or 609- 926-4051.
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Photo: marcelgermain (Flickr)
Sign me up for this research project! Scientists, led by Mars Inc., the company that makes M&Ms and other chocolate treats, have announced the rough draft of the cacao tree’s genome.
Why Should We Care?
Even though the research is still in the beginning stages, scientists believe that understanding how the tree works could lead to improvements in the chocolate supply.
Tree species found in countries frequently plagued with drought or disease problems could see some relief. The scientists’ findings might encourage breeding programs that may improve the health of these species.
The tree’s genome could also reveal how to produce healthier and tastier cocoa.
The cacao tree is officially known as Theobroma cacao. Theobroma cacao contains about 420 million DNA units (A, C, G, Ts.)
Scientists hope that they can finish sequencing this tree and other trees like it. All in all, this is a yummy discovery!
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Volume 10, Letter 52 Coronavirus Update 25
December 14th, 2020
This is the 52nd issue of Volume 10 of this newsletter. That means that I have been writing for 10 years or 1/5th of my life to date. I have lost count of the article number as this year the volume went through the roof with COVID. It is well north of a thousand now. Every week, I sit down to write anything that comes to mind that will help you and your family achieve a better health zone. Every week, I feel gratitude for you and your family for taking the time to read and learn. Thank you for being on the other end.
What better way to end 10 years than to talk about coronavirus!
Very little has changes on the risk front: The combination of colder weather, more indoor activity and pandemic fatigue has now officially exploded case volume.
Crowds, indoor environments, poor ventilation and TIME remain the recipe for a negative COVID19 outcome based on your personal risk.
Latest numbers google/CDC show that we are still going up with peak daily case numbers nationally. Cases are everywhere in the country now. North Carolina has had a new peak in cases this week, again. The case increases began in early September and still show no signs of turning the corner. Multiple tracking sites are now showing increased tracking of the 2 to 4 week post infection death risk. Death rates still remain significantly less per infection than seen earlier in the pandemic which is a continued blessing.
There is still no change in the knowledge that more than 80% of deaths are skewed toward the over 55 age group and 94% of all deaths occurred in a person with a co-morbid chronic health disease. More biological antibody medicines are on the horizon that may along with a mixture of vitamin A , D, zinc, quercetin and melatonin be employed for a safe resolution to COVID19. If you did not read the newsletter about an Integrative approach to health in the COVID era, read this link and this link.
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A traditional Asian rice cracker mix. Excellent taste and crunch.
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It is in this environment that comes another blow to heavy petroleum resources, with Shell cancelling an important project in Canada's tar sands. The media keeps touting the mantras regarding Canada: "more oil than Saudi", "enough carbon to cook the planet", but reality is somewhat different. The amount of petroleum extracted from the planet's crust is not only a function of demand, supply also counts. It so happens that these resources are at the moment the most expensive to obtain, therefore the most vulnerable in contraction periods.
The GuardianThis is the reason behind the warning issued this week by Fatih Birol. It is simply not possible to extract 80 Mb of petroleum every single day at 50 $/d. The supply destruction cycle will come to a close at some point.
Shell halts Carmon Creek oil sands project in Alberta, Canada
Royal Dutch Shell will halt construction of its Carmon Creek thermal oil sands venture in Canada due to “uncertainties” facing the project, including a lack of infrastructure.
The decision to stop the project in the western province of Alberta comes as Shell cuts costs and a shortage of pipeline capacity constrains growth in the Canada’s oil sands industry.
Shell chief executive officer Ben van Beurden said: “We are making changes to Shell’s portfolio mix by reviewing our longer-term upstream options worldwide, and managing affordability and exposure in the current world of lower oil prices.
“This is forcing tough choices at Shell.”
ReutersOver at the US the weekly warnings on the impending "shale oil" catastrophe keep popping up. However, sources close the industry tell me that the US banking industry will keep refinancing what are essentially bankrupt companies at least into 2016. Banks seem to prefer the continuous money bleeding than a full out junk bond crisis.
Governments shouldn't count on low oil prices: IEA
Jessica Jaganathan and Florence Tan, 26-10-2015
Countries should not bank on oil prices remaining low when formulating their energy policies, as supplies could tighten from mid-2016 due to a drop in investment and falling U.S. output, a senior industry official said on Monday.
Global oil prices LCOc1 have more than halved since June 2014 on rising U.S. shale oil output and as members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided to defend market share rather than cut production.
"It will be a great mistake to index our attention to oil security to the oil price trajectory in the short term," Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said at the Singapore International Energy Week.
OilPrice.comBut if the American banking industry keeps financing the petroleum industry, that does not mean the latter is operating as before. Petroleum output from source rocks and "tight" reservoirs has clearly peaked and is to keep declining for the foreseeable future.
Next Few Weeks Will Reveal Full Extent Of Oil Industry Suffering
Nick Cunningham, 26-10-2015
Persistently low oil prices are putting a lot of pressure on the dividend policies of oil and gas producers. The Wall Street Journal reported that four oil majors – BP, Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron – have a combined cash flow deficit of $20 billion for the first half of 2015. In other words, these big players are not earning enough revenues to cover expenditures, share buybacks, and dividends. With such a large cash flow deficit, something has to give. All four are focusing on slashing spending in order to preserve their promises to shareholders, with dividends especially seen as untouchable.
However, it could take several years to bring spending into alignment so that cash flows breakeven. The problem for these companies is that they were also cash flow negative even when oil prices were above $100 per barrel in the years preceding the bust in 2014. Over the past decade, costs at all of these companies have all been heading in the wrong direction – higher spending on new projects, dividend payouts, and share buybacks have all driven costs dramatically higher. The WSJ notes that Chevron’s dividend bill doubled since 2004, for example, and its capital spending increased by six fold. Higher oil prices over that timeframe allowed for this cost inflation, but the oil majors were still cash flow negative. Now that oil prices have crashed, the deficit has ballooned, forcing painful cuts to payroll and spending for new oil projects.
[...] Meanwhile, smaller companies don’t have the luxury of time that the oil majors have, particularly those in the oilfield service sector where demand for rigs has all but disappeared.
OilPrice.comIn the Geo-political plane, Iran and Russia keep rising as the key powers in the future of the Middle East north of the Persian Gulf. Iran is now an unavoidable player in an exit to the war in Syria.
U.S. Oil Imports On The Rise Once More
Charles Kennedy, 26-10-2015
The massive increase in oil production in the United States over the past half-decade has significantly cut into America’s dependence on oil imports.
The share of total oil consumed in the United States that came from imports peaked in 2005 at 60 percent, a dependence that fell to below 30 percent in 2014. Oil flowing from North Dakota and Texas helped to cut out the need to import oil from around the world.
However, after persistently low oil prices for the past year, U.S. oil production is falling. At the same time, cheap crude is stoking demand, as American motorists take advantage of low gasoline prices. Lower domestic supply and higher demand have put a halt to the declining import bill for the United States, which had been more or less decreasing for a decade.
U.S. oil production peaked in April at 9.6 million barrels per day, and since then oil imports have started to move up, jumping more than a half million barrels per day.
Russia TodayIran is also making the best of its soon to be re-instated status as full player in the international chessboard. Access to the BRICS New Development Bank may mean a demise to the pre-sanctions predominance of Europe in foreign investment in the Islamic Republic's economy.
Serious Syrian talks: Is Iran’s involvement a game-changer?
RT: What impact will Iran's participation in the talks have on diplomatic efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis?
Dan Glazebrook: Iran’s involvement has been essential to any kind of serious attempt to get a peaceful resolution to this conflict. That has been clear from the start; Iran has been one of the main forces involved in aiding the Syrian people’s struggle to prevent the total collapse of the state. Iran’s importance was recognized back in January 2014 by Ban Ki-moon who actually organized for Iran to be involved in peace talks until that was sabotaged by the US. So, their role is absolutely crucial, this has been recognized for a long, long time.
And so, the real question is why now after years of basically trying to sabotage any Syrian peace talks have the US and the allies – the Saudis, Britain and so on – now come to their sense and suddenly decided to support Syria’s peace talks. And I think the answer is very obvious – their side is on the verge of total defeat and this is the reason for their sudden Damascene conversion to peace talks which they have been consistently trying to sabotage for the last few years. So, Iran’s involvement is just the reflection that all sides are now understanding the need for serious Syrian peace talks. Because the US understands that there is no viable military solution for each side any longer. It has been sabotaging the past because it thought it preferred to pursue a military option. If it continues with the solely military option it is just going to be a complete defeat and humiliation even worse than that they are facing at the present moment. So, Iran’s involvement is crucial and this is very important step, absolutely.
Russia TodayOne interesting twist to this coalition in the northern Middle East is the imbalance it may produce within OPEC. Suddenly, Iran is no longer isolated in the cartel, gaining increasing clout with its new found allies.
Iran to join BRICS New Development Bank
Tehran intends to participate in the BRICS New Development Bank, the Iranian Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, citing an Iranian official.
The Iranian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Mohammad Khazaee said at a meeting of a joint Iran-Brazil economic council that the country is aiming to join the BRICS bank.
The Bank was established in July at the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Ufa. The NDB intends to promote sustainable development in BRICS states. The start-up capital is $50 billion and is projected to reach $100 billion. The headquarters of the bank is in Shanghai.
ValueWalkAnd the coalition expands, with Jordan increasingly willing to involve itself. Obviously, the jihadists being trained and armed by the US are not very popular in Jordan, and over there no euphemisms such as "rebels" or "moderates" are employed.
Saudi Arabia Oil Monopoly: Could Russia and Iran End it?
Marie Cabural, 22-10-2015
[...] Experts in the oil industry suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to be plotting to bring down OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) based on his recent actions in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is the biggest OPEC producer and the largest exported of crude oil worldwide.
Russia recently reached agreements with Iran, Irag, and Syria on intelligence and security cooperation. The country is currently providing military support for Syrian President Bashar-al Assad in its fight against anti-regime rebels and terrorists.
Saudi Arabia understands that Putin is looking for opportunities to hinder its interests, and the best way is to target OPEC, its soft spot. The Kindom is concerned that Russian could partner with Iran and Iraq to reduce its market share in China and India. During the first six months of this year, Saudi Arabia’s share of crude oil imports to China was 16% and 20% in India.
OilPrice.comOn a different domain is another article revisiting what was the greatest energy hoax ever created in Europe. Large sums of money were burned drilling for gas that only ever existed in news articles, promotional brochures and spreadsheets. It is never too much to revisit this story, for much is there to learn from it.
Jordan Moves Closer To Russia
On October 23, 2015, the Government of Jordan signed a new agreement with Russia on counter-terrorism cooperation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted: “Under an agreement between His Majesty King Abdullah II and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, the militaries of the two countries have agreed to coordinate their actions, including military aircraft missions over the Syrian territory.”
Jordan has been, and remains, a significantly Western-oriented state, but it has, to some degree, recog-nized that it needs to find ways to guarantee its sovereignty with the pronounced decline in U.S. or Euro-pean security support.
[...] The move reflects the growing disenchantment among senior Jordanian officials with what they have felt was the abuse of Jordanian hospitality, in the activities of U.S. and allied intelligence services in training, arming, and managing anti-Assad jihadist fighters from Jordanian soil in the Syrian conflict. In addition, Jordanian officials have reacted angrily to an October 7, 2015, statement by U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton which questioned Jordan’s political stability and what she described as its “uncertain future.”
[...] Russia’s Rosatom, on March 24, 2015, signed a $10-billion deal with Jordan to build a 2,000 megaWatt nuclear reactor at Amra in the north of the Kingdom, with Russia meeting 49 percent of the project costs. [...]
Financial TimesClosing is an article sent by reader Dave Thomas. I must confess I was not aware of this case, it shows and ugly side of petroleum extraction, and globalisation in general, that rarely makes it to the press. This is but one more aspect calling for an entirely different approach to energy policy, based on decentralisation and self-reliance.
Eastern European shale exploration on ice as boom turns to bust
Neil Buckley, 28-10-2015
[...] Tim Wallace, Conoco’s manager in Poland, said after drilling seven wells in three exploration blocks, and investing about $220m since 2009, “unfortunately, commercial volumes of natural gas were not encountered”.
Just a few years ago, Poland’s government had hoped commercial shale gas production would be under way by now. Instead, after more than 70 test wells were drilled on 45 blocks, with investment totalling $2bn, no industrial-scale production has begun.
[...] On top of all that, in the words of one executive from a US oil major, “the rocks aren’t there”.
Geological formations that appeared promising in countries such as Poland have turned out to be more difficult to fracture with existing technology than reserves in North America. Some industry insiders say the geology has been the biggest single factor holding back development of central European shale.
The GuardianThat is it for this time. Have a nice weekend.
‘I was kidnapped, chained and blindfolded. They’d kill me if I went back to Colombia’
Ed Vulliamy, 26-10-2015
While peace edges closer in Colombia – ending a 40-year war between the government and leftwing Farc guerillas – so another war rages unabated: the appalling violence that surrounds mining and drilling for oil.
A remarkable survivor of these atrocities visited Britain this month for a tour of public meetings about his kidnap and torture, warning of the ravages of “extraction industries” in Latin America, and to consult his lawyers over a suit he has filed against BP for its alleged connections to the kidnappers.
Trade union activist Gilberto Torres was abducted by paramilitaries, apparently connected to the security arm of Ocensa – the joint venture company transporting BP’s oil, and in which it was an active member – in February 2002, and held for 42 days, during which time another man with whom he had been kidnapped was decapitated. | <urn:uuid:8eb2de69-e381-47dc-8cce-4481ca22d16f> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | http://attheedgeoftime.blogspot.ch/2015/10/press-review-31-10-2015-uncertainty.html | 2017-03-25T07:47:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218188891.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212948-00419-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963437 | 2,978 |
Around Christmas time yearly wrap up videos can be expected, but Jason Chu‘s?changes things up a bit. His “Rap-Up”?focuses on the?accomplishments of the Asian-American community as well as tying in some of the most impactful events for the nation. This is a great video not only because we get to witness Jason Chu’s lyrical ability, but also because we get to catch up on any of the achievements?we might have missed. 2012 is less than a month away, and it’s never a bad idea to look back and reflect. Enjoy the video and end 2011 with a bang!
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Fred Hersch: Alone At The Vanguard (2011)
Creating an album titleAlone At The Vanguardthat reads as a double entendre and an oxymoronwhether intentional or notis a great achievement, but not nearly as impressive as the music that pianist Fred Hersch presents on this live recording. While the Vanguard in the title is a direct reference to the hallowed basement club in New York City where this album was recorded, Hersch truly holds a rarefied position in the vanguard of the jazz pianist ranks. While he has been known to stroll along a broad array of aural avenues, comfortably moving from musical meditations on the work of Walt Whitman to piano trio explorations to unique encounters with far-reaching artists like Bill Frisell and Renee Fleming, his solo piano work might be his greatest strength.
The people at Palmetto had the foresight to record every set during Hersch's week-long run at the end of 2010, but rather than cherry pick a number or two from each setà la Stan Getz's People Time (Polygram, 1992)they present a start-to-finish set. While a future Complete Fred Hersch At The Village Vanguard might be a nice thought, it's only wishful thinking for now, and this recording is more than sufficient to satiate the appetite of his fans until that day arrives.
Included within the program are a pair of paeans"Lee's Dream (Dedicated To Lee Konitz)" and "Down Home (Dedicated To Bill Frisell), which appeared on Fred Hersch Trio + 2 (Palmetto, 2004); classics from jazz giants (Sonny Rollins ("Doxy") and Thelonious Monk ("Work"); and a bit of Brazilian magic in the form of Bandolim's "Doco de Coco"; but a Frank Sinatra standard beats all in terms of emotional impact. Hersch opens the set with a take on "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" that conveys a complete and appropriate sense of isolation and bruised masculinity, while also providing hopeful signs for a better tomorrow.
After such an affecting opener, Hersch could really do no wrong, but he doesn't take his performance lightly: instead, he displays musical haughtiness and cheer when saluting Frisell; delights in creating fine narrative arc; toys with a more tempered attack on his nod to Konitz; provides a pearly touch in the upper reaches of the piano; and brings greater dignity and development to the work of Monk than 99.9 percent of the people that peddle his wares.
While Hersch's slowly roaming dissection of "Doxy" ends the program on an understated note, an artist of his caliber doesn't need fireworks to impress at the end of a night. The evolution of his every idea can freeze a smile on the face of his audience, command attention, and leave a room rapt with appreciation and admiration. Alone At The Vanguard is the proof.
Track Listing: In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning; Down Home (dedicated to Bill Frisell); Echoes; Lee's Dream (Dedicated to Lee Konitz); Pastorale (Dedicated to Robert Schumann); Doco de Coco; Memories Of You; Work; Doxy.
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Type of wine: aromatized wine
Type of grape: Palomino & PX
Serving temperature: 8ºC
Alc: 15% Vol.
Aging time: Oloroso 15 years/ PX 6 years 6 months in French oak
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|Visual||Dark mahogany color.|
|Aroma||Scented and voluptuous nose, raisin aromas, slightly oxidized character which is fine. Elegant and complex.|
|Tasting Notes||In the mouth flavours are intense and complex with hints of wormwood, cinnamon, cardamom, thyme, cloves and nutmegs. The full bodied palate has great length with a long aftertaste. A fine vermouth to enjoy on its own, or as an aperitif.|
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During my eight working hours, I am busy with non-stop emails, meetings, and requests. Sometimes I might forget to take my breaks. My agenda is full of responsibilities. I am trying to stay focused, to manage my time and prioritize my tasks, but is not enough. I need the time to breathe and find my balance. Furthermore, my team needs me, and I don’t have the time to focus on them.
In today’s fast-paced and challenging working environment everyone is busy. Moreover, in many organizations, leaders are disconnected from their employees, focusing on their own personal agendas and objectives. The time for their team members is usually restricted occasionally to one-to-one meetings or to 15-minute team meetings. However, they forget that they can dedicate only a few minutes to their teams to produce extraordinary results.
The attitude of a conscious leader should be that on a daily basis he will devote at least 10% of his time to his people. Dedicating our time and ourselves to draw out the best from our team does not mean spending the whole time looking after them, but making some time for them. Employees who feel respected and acknowledged and have a relationship with their leader based on trust will try harder for us and they will accomplish surprising things.
How can you spend the 10% of your time with your employees?
1. Get involved-Observe improvement
Get involved in their working life and ask each of them, how is their day, if they have any trouble with their tasks, how they feel today and if there is anything that you can do for them. That way, they will feel that they are being noticed and not taken for granted. It is important not to leave behaviors unnoticed. Moreover, if you are working on improving behaviors, then it might be a great opportunity to come closer to your team and observe any improvements that they made. You can use your presence to reinforce a good behavior or to change a bad one. Employees who notice that they add value through their daily work to their general performance are more inclined to step up and go the extra mile for the organization’s objectives.
2. Encourage positive environments
A successful leader is someone who will take the time to understand what triggers people’s excitement and how they share their energy with other people. Encouraging positive behaviors that you observe will contribute to positive environments in general. Teams are a mixture of positive, negative and neutral people. If the negative ones are more than the positives and neutrals, then your team will consistently think negatively. Take the time to identify these patterns and start providing some positive statements, affirmations, such as I enjoy working with my team, I'm grateful for your daily support and effort to achieve our goals, we can do this or I recognize your positive way to approach our daily tasks. In addition, you can reinforce positive behaviors by being more specific and giving examples, such as your hard work and daily dedication really paid off. During the project, you provided solutions, new approaches, and ideas. You stayed calm and confident while replying to tough questions. It shows that you can take control and you really nailed problem-solving. This way, the employee is encouraged and can clearly understand what behaviors worked well. People have a way to become what we encourage them to become!
3. Regular objective and constructive feedback
Teams display a range of behaviors each single moment of their life. A regular feedback during an occurred situation is more beneficial than a feedback in the past. The sooner someone gets a feedback, the better. When you provide a continuous feedback, you are not biased by the time, the memory is still active, you will avoid misinterpretations, you are more accurate and your employees can relate and be more self-aware. Behaviors need to relate to the context to be understandable. Imagine someone who is telling you that you need to work on your leadership skills, while he doesn’t specify what exactly he means. How would you feel? Now imagine someone telling you that during our meeting your voice was not heard, and although I know you are a great leader, you did not provide any tips on how we will assist people to release their potential. Do you notice any difference in the second statement? Be careful though sometimes when you are trying to provide an immediate feedback during an intense moment it might be catastrophic. It is wise to wait until the person will calm down and then approach him/her.
4. Listen without a filter - Ask a lot of questions
Find a time during the day to hear without having any filter and respond meaningfully. Try to be objective and be aware of certain bias you might hold. Focus on the meaning and the emotional content of what your employee is saying. If you will find the time to listen to your people regularly, you will promote an open, supportive environment where your employees will feel heard, safe and empowered. It is a human need to feel heard. Stop saying you should do this, stop worrying about everything, it is fine or poor you, don’t blame yourself. However, focus on questions, such as what do you think you could differently, why do you believe you reacted that way, what exactly makes you believe you are not sufficient, now that you know the impact of this specific behavior, what will you do to change it? Employees are most inspired when a leader takes the time to know them, listen to them and their worries and assist them to find their own answers.
5. Give the right tools and resources
Observe what tools your people use to do their job or to achieve certain objectives. You need to be close enough to your employees’ activities to know if they use the tools and/or resources that are required to make their daily life easier and more pleasant. If your team doesn’t use any tools maybe because they are not aware, tell them, I noticed that you spend a lot of time to these tasks, have you ever noticed that we have this tool. Why don’t you give it a try, it will help you work faster. Sometimes is not the team that doesn’t perform well, but the lack of tools. It is important to be aware that your people are using all the available resources. The right tools will increase productivity and employee engagement.
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WASHINGTON - The deficit will reach at least $337 billion for the current budget year, the Congressional Budget Office estimates, and the deficit is likely to go higher because of tax cuts and new additional spending for hurricane relief and the war in Iraq.
The deficit estimated by the nonpartisan CBO was lower than predicted by the White House budget office, which two weeks ago said the 2006 deficit would top $400 billion because of emergency aid for victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Deficits for 2006-2010 will total $1.3 trillion, CBO predicts, but such "baseline" figures may prove inaccurate because of the rules the scorekeeping agency has to follow when producing its estimates. For instance, the agency does not account for upcoming Bush administration requests for the war in Iraq or additional hurricane relief, which promise to add tens of billions to the 2006 deficit.
Shaky GM losing more horsepower
DETROIT - General Motors Corp., which is planning big job cuts and plant closings as it fights to avoid bankruptcy, said Thursday it lost $4.8 billion in the fourth quarter and $8.6 billion in all of 2005, dragged down by losses in its North American division.
It was the fifth-straight quarterly loss for the world's largest automaker, and the dismal results were far worse than Wall Street expected. GM's stock price, which had already fallen about 36 percent since July, dropped another $1.26 to $22.59 in morning trading after the news.
GM's results come three days after Ford announced a profit of $2 billion for 2005. But Ford also struggled in its home market, losing $1.6 billion in North America, and announced a plan to cut 30,000 jobs and close 14 facilities by 2012.
- Associated Press
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Address : 416 W 8th St, Los Angeles – California, United States
Phone : (213) 612-0021
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The place is so relaxing and the staff members are very welcoming. They offered excellent world-class services and they are caring from the heart. I liked the warm welcome with fresh dragon fruit juice & dessert. Every day, they served a delicious breakfast for us. I so love it! Thank you so much!
We had a great time here. They had the most peaceful and lovely view. My parents were pleased with the treatment they received. The room was lovely and tidy, with everything you might possibly need for a comfortable and pleasant stay. In addition, there is a quiet sandy beach nearby that is ideal for swimming. For a moment, I felt like I possessed this little slice of heaven. It comes highly recommended!
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Blackmagic Design MULTIP6G/04 - MultiView 4
£407.91 ex. vat
Blackmagic MultiView 4
The Blackmagic MultiView 4 is a video processor that allow you to feed in 4 different video signals and it outputs these 4 feeds as one signal allowing you to view all 4 signals at the same time using the same screen. With four completely independent 6G-SDI inputs that work with all SD, HD and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p30 you can simply connect your sources, and you’ll get a standard 2x2 grid view on an HD or Ultra HD television. Using the included Ethernet remote control software, you can turn on audio meters, choose which audio to output, as well as create custom labels, and more!
MultiView 4 Features
Studio or live use
Multi view monitoring is perfect for massive control rooms with lots of incoming feeds, for live multi camera production or for use on location and in tight spaces that don’t have room for multiple monitors. With blackmagic MultiViews you don’t need to connect multiple monitors, dozens of cables or run extra power to see all of your video sources! Simply plug your cameras, decks, switchers and routers into the SDI connections to see everything with amazing clarity and detail on a single HD or ultra HD monitor.
Each view on a Blackmagic MultiView works as a completely independent video monitor. You get full frame re-synchronization on all of the 6g-SDI inputs. That means they can be any video standard and frame rate, and each input is completely independent of the others. You can mix any combination of referenced or non-referenced ntsc, pal, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, and ultra HD up to 2160p30, all on the same display at the same time! It's like getting 4 or 16 independent monitors in one!
High resolution monitoring
Blackmagic MultiView works with both HD as well as ultra HD displays, so you get maximum compatibility with your existing HD equipment. That means you can use regular HD displays but you also have the choice to use an ultra HD monitor for incredible sharpness! Ultra HD has four times the number of pixels of regular hd, so your video will look sharper and clearer than ever before! What this means is when displaying the 2x2 view on an ultra HD monitor, each view is a full 1920 x 1080 HD resolution with no scaling! Multiview includes both 6g-SDI and hdmi outputs so you can connect to televisions, video projectors, broadcast monitors and more.
Advanced monitoring tools
Blackmagic MultiViews feature advanced monitoring tools that can be displayed with your video. You get custom labels, audio meters, tally indicators and more! You can also choose which audio source is routed to the video output. The on screen source labels have a subtle, elegant design and resize proportionally based on the selected layout. In addition, you get anamorphic support in standard definition so you can view 16 x 9 anamorphic video sources in widescreen.
Multi rate 6g-SDI connections
Multiview 4 features multi rate 6g-SDI inputs with full frame re-synchronization and separate loop through outputs, making it compatible with your existing equipment. The SDI inputs automatically detect and re-sync’s sd, HD and ultra HD formats up to 2160p30. You also get hdmi 2.0 And 6g-SDI for both HD and ultra HD output.
Multiview 4 is designed to give you compact, portable multi viewing that’s easy to setup and can be used anywhere. Simply plug in your sources, turn it on and you’ll instantly see a quad split view displaying everything.
Blackmagic MultiView 4 handles 4 sources in an incredibly compact size, however if you have more, you can combine multiple MultiViews together to create customized displays! Simply daisy chain two together by connecting the output of one MultiView 4 to one of the inputs on another. That means you can now monitor seven sources at once, all on the same display! There’s no limit to how you can combine units together to create your own customized display.
Optional front panel controls
Blackmagic MultiView 4 works with the optional teranex mini smart panel so you can add front panel controls to your MultiView 4! Installation is as simple as swapping the front panel and, once installed, it’s even easier to set up and adjust settings on the fly! The smart panel features dedicated buttons, a built in lcd screen and a spin knob so you can turn on custom labels, audio meters, borders, tally and more! You can even adjust settings such as the ip address and output video format right from the front panel.
Teranex mini size
Multiview 4 is the same size as blackmagic design’s teranex mini range of 12g-SDI converters. This means you can use the teranex mini rack shelf for rack mounting the MultiView 4 and even combine multiple MultiView 4 models on the same rack shelf, or combine with a mix of teranex mini converters and MultiViews. The choice is yours! If you are in critical broadcast environments where you need to be able to change settings at any time then you can also add the teranex mini smart panel. This gives you full access to all MultiView 4 settings in easy to use graphical menus that are simpler and faster to use than the switches on the default panel.
External “router” control
Multiview 16 emulates a blackmagic videohub router so you get full compatibility with all of the external videohub software and hardware control panels for routing any of the inputs onto any of the monitoring views! Both models can also be controlled via the included software utility on mac or windows computers so you can quickly change settings remotely if access to the front panel is restricted! You can even add on screen labels and other settings remotely.
- SDI Video Input: 4 x 10-bit SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 6G-SDI.
- SDI Video Loop Output: 4 x 10-bit SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 6G-SDI.
- SDI Video Multi View Outputs: 1 x 10-bit HD-SDI and 10 bit 6G-SDI
- HDMI Video Multi View Outputs: 1 x HDMI type A connector. Output supports EDID of the monitor.
- Multi Rate Support: Auto detection of SD, HD or 6G-SDI. Simultaneous viewing of 4K, HD and SD video.
- Updates: USB or Ethernet.
- Control: Optional front mounted Teranex Mini Smart Panel with LCD, rotary knob and six settings buttons.
- Configuration: RJ45 Ethernet or USB 2.0 for firmware updates and IP address setting.
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While you are concerning to redecorate a complete room (or your whole home for that will matter), it will be best, to start with, a learning to plan. Understand how to continue by choosing the particular chief aspects associated with design such because color scheme, floors, window options, roof height, the part of backsplash, plus other small information, furniture, and home appliances. Once you are usually able to differentiate what you would like with these elements, then it will be easier to imagine what space or a house would eventually appear like.
Through the simply passionate marble flooring to be able to the hanging lamps that illuminate of which stately wood dining room remains to the remarkably spacious kitchen devices, irritating in your overall kitchen it really does not stir upwards an uninhibited chaos. Yet despite just about all this obvious elegance, something is apparently able to be lacking. This kind of niggling question is usually plainly not carrying out something at all to transform your well-being. Therefore, anywhere will the cure lay? Ever offered a thought to be in a position to some really basic kitchen backsplash concepts to do nearly all of the needful?
There are various types associated with materials utilized in building backsplashes. You should understand these different components so that a person would be able to choose the particular most appropriate backsplash for your kitchen area.
With the design options easily available for your backsplash, you should seek advice from a kitchen designer, who will help you make the right options for the sensation you are trying to achieve with your kitchen remodel. These types of people will be capable to assist you with the selection of materials and the set up through the connections they have found. Whilst the setup of most types of backsplashes in relatively straightforward and is possible by most do-it-yourselfers, an experienced specialist will that you have a professional-looking finish and is usually money well spent.
The area between countertops and underneath of your cabinets draws a lot of attention and can be a center point of your kitchen restoration. The backsplash is both functional and decorative and really should get a lot of consideration if you are developing your new kitchen.
Finally, the most accepted substance for kitchen backsplash tiles. Floor tiles combine some great benefits of the two stainless steel in addition to wallpaper while lessening the disadvantages. Considering that most tiles usually are ceramic, these usually are highly resistant to be able to heat. Moreover, right now there are many diverse types of floor tiles that you could choose from. Actually you can pick from a large variety of types of ceramic tiles, glass tiles, and also metal tiles. Maybe, one of the particular major benefits of getting tiles for kitchen area backsplashes is that you possess the option in order to change a deteriorated tile alone, rather of changing the entire kitchen backsplash. This is very economical and useful. Moreover, there are usually many great styles and patterns associated with tiles which are simply perfect for any kind of kitchen.
Undoubtedly everyone wants the beautiful along with a practical kitchen. Besides the main fixtures in the kitchen this kind of as the countertop and sink, the particular backsplash should furthermore be considered in the kitchen design.
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I’ve never been fond of the sea; I was always scared, foolishly if I may say, of the vast ocean.
I cried on my first boat ride to an island. And my parents never bought me on a trip to an island ever again. Recently, I had a trip to an island with a couple of friends. I can’t say I had a good time.
But, I love admiring it from afar.
There’s always something mysterious and romantic about the sea. I could watch the waves crash the seashore for hours and be content.
“The sound of the waves remind me of home,” A friend of mine said a long time ago.
She was 2515 miles from her home. I looked at her while she listens as the waves laps at the shore. She had her eyes closed and a little smile.
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Here are two radically different Australias. See if you can jigsaw them together.
On Wednesday, when the rains came, I was in Albury, in a pub in the centre of town. We were there to talk about young people and what they value, what they can believe in and trust.
We all had dinner beforehand. With that blessed battering on the roof, the talk was mostly of rain - the glory of those 60 millimetres that were spilling into gullies and running into dams, filling them for the first time in three years.
Just before we left the pub, after the kind of evening only a country gathering can provide, someone rang through and left a message on my hosts' mobile service. Careful, the caller warned. The creek is up. Watch yourself on the drive home.
The road out to Splitters Creek was blocked by two vans, their red and blue lights winking in the downpour. Booze bus? No, it was the local police, stationed there to warn passing traffic. They knew the locals and the local conditions. We'd be OK, they said, because we were turning off before the flooded area. It was only a mini flood, a flash thing, more exhilarating than threatening. We drove on.
About a kilometre from home, on the other side of a sharp dip, a neighbour had parked his four-wheel-drive and turned on the orange warning lights so we could see the water level in the local creek. Was I game? asked my host. Wouldn't miss it for quids. Ford on! So we did. Home, with scoured tyres, to a stoked fire and cup of tea.
My hosts live by good communication, mobile phones, the internet - and the ordinary decency, trust and goodwill of their community. There was no anxious owner sitting in that parked four-wheel-drive, protecting his property. Didn't need to be. When I drove out in the sparkling sun next morning, the car was gone, and the creek had retreated to a lively gurgle way below the road. All the way home I listened to the ABC, to those indispensable daytime and country radio services that rarely get a mention in political debate. Telstra. Ethanol - all under hot discussion, out here where such issues really matter.
Back in Melbourne I read some correspondence sent by my friend Father Frank Brennan. I say "friend" so that my personal connection is clear. But Frank Brennan, Jesuit priest and lawyer, member of the Order of Australia and dubbed a "national living treasure", is a public figure who acts with scrupulous transparency. He certainly does not need my advocacy. But his current case draws a telling picture of another Australia.
On July 29, Frank Brennan submitted an application for a visa to visit Nauru. He made no secret of his reasons for wanting to go. As he explained to the Nauruan parish priest who agreed to be responsible for him during his visit, he wanted to "get some understanding of the local situation in Nauru with asylum seekers who have been sent to Nauru for processing for Australia". He also wanted to meet Nauruan citizens and church members to discuss church and social issues. The Nauruan constitution provides that no one should be hindered from exercising that freedom.
On August 4 the consulate-general of the Republic of Nauru issued Frank Brennan with a certification for travel and entry to Nauru on August 7. On August 5 he received another letter advising him that his application for a visa (already granted on August 4) had been denied.
Frank Brennan keeps Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock fully informed of all his comings and goings. He will discuss this particular thwarted going with the minister very soon. So there is no clandestine activity going on here. What is happening is that an Australian citizen of high standing has been denied access to a country with whom Australia has important and politically sensitive dealings that ought to be scrutable and transparent. And when the leader of the Democrats, Andrew Bartlett, visited Nauru recently, he found himself accompanied by an unexpected and uninvited minder.
Why does Australia not trust its most distinguished citizens? What are we doing in places like Nauru that requires such monitoring, such secrecy?
And why do we citizens sit back and tolerate such interference with the right to scrutinise the workings of our own society?
In Albury, the pub discussion was all about trust. Trust, not as an airy-fairy idea, but as the rivets of a good society.
The rust has got into our rivets.
Morag Fraser is an adjunct professor in the faculty of humanities and social sciences at La Trobe University.
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In the Spirit, I saw so many of God's children striving for provision, continuously working themselves to a frazzle on the proverbial hamster wheel of going and doing in order to receive. And I heard the Father say:
"You work yourself to the bone, trying and striving and desiring success so much. You are right to work hard, My child, but what are your motives?
"You can easily discern your motives by answering this question I ask of you today:
'Will I still provide if you rest?'
"Stop and think. What was your gut response? Did a stressful, hurried "Nooooo!" come to mind, even if you squashed it? Did you have an immediate urge to jump and run and do and work?
"My beloved, work is from Me. Work is a gift. But provision is from Me too. The way I have ordained it, you work to be faithful and obedient to Me and to My Word. But your provision is tied to your obedience, not to your work.
"O My beloved, you have gotten this so wrong for so many years. I desire to untangle the tangled mess of striving you have made for yourself.
"I will say it again:
'Your provision is tied to your obedience, not to your work.'
"The way I meant for things to be—and still mean for things to be—is that:
—·You obey Me; I provide.
—·You obey Me in rest; I provide.
—·You obey Me in work; I provide.
—·You obey Me in going; I provide.
—·You obey Me in staying; I provide.
"Do you see the common thread here? It is simply this: You obey Me, and I provide.
"I know you feel like you do, but you do not have to strive in order to receive from Me. You do not have to strive for My provision.
"To make it clear: This doesn't mean not to work; work must be done in obedience to Me. But it does mean to check your motives; to examine yourself; to see that, in reality, you have created an idol for yourself out of your work—because you have put work in My place as provider and source.
"But your work is not your provider, and work is not your source. I am both things to you: provider and source. I am your sustainer of life.
"This is why you have been unable to rest. You have become addicted to work, for in it you have found both provision and acceptance, as we discussed yesterday. But your labors have gotten you off-kilter, and out of alignment, for you have failed to rest.
"Your body is catching up on My rest just now.
"Do not expect for a little while to feel like you used to feel, all driven to go, go, go and go some more. I have stripped you of your blinders and am revealing to you right now what your motives have been in this level of drive. You have been so caught up in your striving that you have gotten out of alignment with Me, and a key area in which you have become misaligned is in the area of My rest.
"I need you to rest, My child. Work when I say 'work,' and rest when I say 'rest.' Is it not true that miracles have happened for you every time you have rested? Is it not true that, at your lowest point and darkest hour, I have provided for your needs? Do you not remember having nothing to give, nothing to offer, and I came through for you anyway?
"If you will rest, I will provide and move in a way you could never imagine.
"I am cutting to the core of who you are; of who you have made yourself to be. I did not create you to be a mechanized, working machine; you have done that to yourself. But I say to you today that you are My child, My beloved one; and I will provide for your needs if you will obey Me.
"Obedience in My rest is just as important as obedience in My work. And to tell the difference between the times and seasons for both—from day to day and even from hour to hour—you will have to abide in Me and listen.
"You do hear My voice. You hear clearly. You are just not used to it being OK to stop and rest, for your paradigm did not allow that before. But I want you to dethrone your idol of work right now, and place 'work' on the same level as 'rest'—simply listing it with all other activities I may tell you to do from moment to moment.
"Abiding in Me is the main point. When you focus solely on Me, I will guide you from moment to moment. I will order your steps; remember that "The steps of a good man are made firm by the Lord, and He delights in his way" (Ps. 37:23). And remember My words in Psalm 32:8-9:
"'I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye on you. Do not be as the horse or as the mule that are without understanding, that must be restrained with bit and bridle, or they will not come near you' (Ps. 32:8-9).
"Beloved, I desire you to come near Me. You have gotten out of alignment by putting work in My place as your source. This has hindered our relationship and has kept you from receiving much that I have for you. Recalibrate and refocus at this time. Seek Me first; don't seek provision first. Seek Me first; don't seek work first. Seek Me first, even when I ask you to rest. Seek Me with all of your heart, and you shall find Me—and you will tap into a level of provision and of My miraculous intervention that you did not even know existed.
"I love you, My child. I am following hard after you. I am chasing you early in the morning, at noonday, at evening time and late at night. My hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor My ear dull, that it cannot hear. I am here for you; I am on your side! I will never leave you nor forsake you; I will not abandon you; I will never set you down, for I am carrying you as a mother carries her child in her womb.
You are mine, but I need you to recalibrate. Search your heart, and allow Me to search it too. Don't get into unholy introspection, where you become the focus of all your thoughts; keep your eyes on Me and let Me show you the things I need you to see.
But most of all, come back to Me. Put Me in My proper place as healer, provider and friend. Put Me in My proper place as your maker and determiner of all that you are. Allow Me to be Myself in your life; do not limit Me or look anywhere other than to Me for what you need.
I am with you to comfort you. I am with you to keep you. Amen.
With great love from your Everlasting Father."
Jamie Rohrbaugh is an author, speaker and presence-seeker whose heart is for the local church. Called to intercession and prophetic ministry, her passion is to see sons and daughters transformed by the love of Abba Father. Jamie blogs for a global readership at FromHisPresence.com, where she writes about prayer, personal revival and the supernatural lifestyle, and she has written for various ministry outlets. She holds a master's in biblical studies from Berea Seminary and is a grateful member of the Redbud Writers Guild. Jamie serves as a domestic missionary in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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A recent study focused on voles’ ability to show empathy found that prairie voles comfort their distressed loved ones in stressful situations. The research team used electric shocks on one vole to see whether its life-long mate would have a reaction.
Surprisingly, the stressed out vole was consoled by his mate as soon as the two animals were reunited. The vole licked and groomed its suffering partner for nearly 10 minutes in an attempt of relieving its stress.
It is the first time a study documents empathy in voles. Past studies had found signs of empathy in mammals such as dogs, chimps, elephants, and even other rodents. Four years ago, researchers at the University of Chicago found that rats can go at great lengths to free their entrapped mates despite the risk of losing a hearty launch.
Back then, researchers weren’t so sure about the implications of the study. Some of them interpreted the findings as a clear sign that rodents can show empathy, too, while other researchers speculated that rodents were in fact looking for social contact, so they were actually acting selfishly.
But measuring empathy cannot be done objectively. You can measure it or mark its presence from the animals’ behavior. This was the approach chosen by Larry Young and his fellow researchers at Emory University.
Young, who’s been studying voles for years, planned to see whether voles can be emphatic, as well. The team found that the consoling vole will mimic the behavior of its distressed fellow even though it hasn’t been directly affected by the electric shock. Moreover, the consoling creature grooms its afflicted mate in stressful situations, and its stress hormones jump to new levels when it suspects that another shock may affect its partner.
Although some may say that voles groom and lick their mates repeatedly to alleviate stress alone, the team argued that it isn’t the case. Researchers believe that the behavior is a clear sign of empathy in the furry animals because distressed voles do not engage in more grooming following an electric shock.
Other critics argued that the behavior was involuntarily triggered by the shocked vole by releasing pheromones which prompted the consoling vole to have a caring behavior. Study authors dismissed this hypothesis because voles comforted only cagemates or partners, showing no empathy for strangers.
Researchers also found that prairie voles, which lead a monogamous life, display a caring attitude towards their familiar ones, unlike meadow voles, which mate with perfect strangers and show no sign of consolation.
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Discussion in 'Free Speech Alley' started by fanatic, Sep 4, 2020.
Really no surprise that the democratic leaders of the city are aware of and supplying them.
See, here is where I'd go off the rails as POTUS. Knowing they are an enemy of democracy and all that is good I would strafe their sorry asses til there wasn't anything left.
I'm thinkin' one Apache would do. Or if ya wanna make it fun, a couple of Warthogs.
Talk about upping the ante.
It would be fun if a bunch is SEALs dressed like Roman gladiators and hacked them to death with broadswords
Happy Brrrt Day, Antifa!
Got to be awesome to fly one of those. Or you could give them a taste off Puff the Magic Dragon
It doesn’t matter how much you sick up to antifa and BLM they’re coming for you.
Rochester Eatery Offered BLM Protesters Water Hours Before Being Vandalized
September 05, 2020
Just hours before a Rochester, New York, restaurant was swarmed and vandalized by protestors demonstrating against the death of Daniel Prude, the owners invited them in for refreshments and offered them a place to "regroup."
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Videos recorded during the Friday night Rochester protests show a few dozen people throwing chairs, destroying tables and chasing off patrons. Several thousand people took to the streets of downtown Rochester Friday in the latest protest over the asphyxiation death of Prude, 41, while in the custody of local police earlier this year. Chants of "Black Lives Matter" and calls to "shut down restaurants" are heard in several videos depicting glass shattering and tables being broken at Swan Dive on Alexander Street as well as the nearby Ox and Stone restaurant.
Organizers of the Friday protests were seen yelling at Swan Dive patrons who were sitting outside eating when the establishment was swarmed by protesters.
But just hours before Friday's destruction and videos showing scared diners fleeing Swan Dive, the restaurant's Instagram page offered the establishment up as a place for protesters to "hang" and "regroup."
"Pssst. The Back Bar is back in business TONIGHT and every Friday + Saturday. Seating is limited and spacious. Open til 1am P.S IF YOU ARE OUT TONIGHT TO RALLY AND NEED A SPOT TO HANG, NEED WATER OR JUST TO REGROUP WE ARE OPEN FOR WHATEVER YOU NEED," reads Swan Dive's Friday afternoon Instagram post.
One woman who claimed to be a patron of Swan Dive Friday night when the protests turned destructive joined several supporters of the demonstrations in condemning the violent acts. "Ultimately, this wasn't productive, and a local small business didn't deserve destruction. Especially not one that posted a few hours before offering water, etc. to protesters," tweeted Leah Stacy, who shared a video of people destroying the outdoor seating area of the restaurant.
"Looks like they took full advantage of your offer!" remarked one commenter on the restaurant's Instagram post.
Newsweek reached out to Swan Dive Saturday afternoon for additional remarks about the events of Friday night and their reaction to the destruction shown in the videos.
Protests in Rochester were ignited after video of Prude's interaction with police was released September 2 showing officers pinning him to the ground and using a controversial head cover to prevent him from spitting. His death has since been ruled a homicide and is under investigation by the state Attorney General's Office.
One individual who took part in the protests Friday evening, Narada Riley, told the local Democrat and Chronicle that several fellow demonstrators attempted to stop people from destroying property and chasing off diners at Swan Dive.
"I don't agree with seeing white families sitting out and eating and people running up on them and giving them a hard time," Riley told the newspaper. "That's not going to help the situation at all. But I can't control the crowd."
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Many years ago I got to watch a flight of A-10's destroy some surplus Gov't property downrange at Fort Carson. Quite a display. While in Nam in the late '60s I got to fly several missions with the original Magic Dragon, the C-47 gunship. Charles was not fond of the shit they got pounded with.
Myrtle Beach AFB was the home of the 'hog for a long time. I always made sure I went to their open house airshow every year. I went back almost every year just to see them. And to think the Air Force was about to pull the plug on them a couple of years ago. Think the outcry from ground pounders stopped it. | <urn:uuid:9e29cb58-60d3-4e05-8b8a-60ff4376856b> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | http://tigerfan.com/threads/antifa-headquarters-in-portland-located.183677/ | 2020-09-19T16:27:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400192778.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20200919142021-20200919172021-00445.warc.gz | en | 0.968483 | 970 |
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-- World Wrestling Entertainment laid a copyright claim on the trailer for WWE Studios' upcoming Triple H themed movie The Chaperone, which surfaced on YouTube yesterday. Similarly, WWE had the trailer of Legendary removed from YouTube and IMDB.com when it initially surfaced early last summer. WWE likes to debut the trailer themselves on RAW/SD!.
-- Dustin Diamond, best known as Screech on Saved by the Bell, Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Saved by the Bell: The New Class, is accepting wrestling bookings via [email protected] The 34-year-old actor has performed on a few independent shows over the years and appeared on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling on CMT.
-- As noted yesterday, Paul Bearer, who is still listed on WWE.com's SmackDown! Superstars page, is accepting independent bookings via PercyPringle.com.
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Expansions on the earlier State and as a Virtual Object paper. — PS: after discussing it w/ Gregg Flaxman, I’ve decided to “deontologize” the whole paper to sharpen the ontology/virtuality divide.
Marxists Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri have a useful illustration of a similar abstraction in their 2000 book Empire. According to Hardt and Negri, colonialism works as an abstract machine (a term synonymous with abstraction or virtual object). The abstract machine of colonialism, they say, creates a dialectic of identity and alterity that imposes binaries divisions on the colonial world. The identity of the European Self, for instance, is produced through the dialectical movement of its opposition to and power over a colonial Other. The prevailing critique of colonialism in the early 20th century responded itself dialectically by revealing that the differences and identities created by colonialism appear “as if they were absolute, essential, and natural” but are in fact incorporeal and therefore function “only in relation to each other and (despite appearances) have no real necessary basis in nature, biology, or rationality.” Hardt and Negri name two conclusions to this dialectical critique: first, that the European Self must continually use material violence against its Other to sustain the dialectical appearance of corporeal power, and second, that such a negative dialectic of recognition is hollow and prone to subversion. But reality itself is not dialectical, only colonialism is, Hardt and Negri contend. And because dialectics is one only mode in which abstract machines operate, they suggest that the effective response to colonialism is not a negative antithesis, such as the negative project of négritude or Sartrean cultural politics. An effective response, they say, is the reciprocal “counter-violence” of Franz Fanon and Malcolm X, which produces a separation from the movement of colonialism. Such violence is not itself political, yet the violent reciprocity of “a direct relation of force” breaks the abstract bond holding together incorporeal colonial power and poses a disharmony that arrests the colonial dialectic while opening a space in which politics can emerge.
As Hardt and Negri go on to describe Empire, they do not call it an abstract machine, but perhaps we should. Continue reading “New Writing on Colonialism” | <urn:uuid:04fb08dd-b831-4263-9234-31b23562f9f3> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | https://anarchistwithoutcontent.wordpress.com/tag/virtual/ | 2020-06-05T06:10:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590348493151.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20200605045722-20200605075722-00586.warc.gz | en | 0.922266 | 489 |
Originally Posted by Trevo_410
ahh i see... interesting...
Yea it is an interesting balance. That way the NYs and LAs of the world can get some bad ass talent but not fill their whole team with it. Meanwhile a team like KC can pony up for 1 or 2 big time contract players without being fiscally irresponsible. | <urn:uuid:e2558e74-0e09-49fc-9ed1-0c17ed681058> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showpost.php?p=8277844&postcount=194 | 2013-05-22T04:07:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701281163/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104801-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936523 | 73 |
A blog dedicated to the AWESOME anime/game known as Sengoku Basara. We focus on fanart, although videos, fanfiction and screenshots do occasionally pop up. xD
NSFW posts DO show up. Just as a warning to all the under-aged tumblr users and the ones who are just uncomfortable with that sort of thing.
Submissions are open. All questions are welcome as well as requests.
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"And Sharkey says: All of nature talks to me. If I could just
figure out what it was trying to tell me. Listen!
Trees are swinging in the breeze. They're talking to me.
Insects are rubbing their legs together.
They're all talking. They're talking to me. And short animals-
They're bucking up on their hind legs. Talking. Talking to me.
Hey! Look out! Bugs are crawling up my legs!
(You know? I'd rather see this on TV). Tones it down.
And Sharkey says: I turn around, it's fear.
I turn around again, and it's love.
Nobody knows me. Nobody knows my name."
--Laurie Anderson , "Sharkey's Day"(1984)
Back in high school, one of the artists I thought most exciting was Laurie Anderson. So, when my friend gave me a copy of her album Mr. Heartbreak, I was thrilled listening to her poetry, her music, and her weaving of images and sound. Strangely, it is to her music to find my peace, and recapture hope. I listen to Mr. Heartbreak, and I listen for nature talking to me. I stay hopeful, thinking that nothing can be gained in dwelling in fear for the future.
Just now after listening to Sharkey's Day, I turned on a discussion about President Obama and his ominous statement that Social Security checks may not go out on August 3. Living in a house where everyone's rent and food come from those checks, it is amazing how scary that statement can be. I am not certain if I am the only one here who knows this news. This talk could do little but unsettle my home. I was listening to Laurie Anderson before all this; I feel a tad bit sidetracked.
Back in 2004, a friend in Canada told me she was going to a rally to protest "globalization." Being oblivious, overly proud, or profoundly indifferent, I never got around to asking her the question, what is globalization. Even after six years -of listening to comedians bagging on President Bush, watching countless Michael Moore movies, and insane ideological stonewalling over money in Congress- I still was not sure what this thing called globalization is, what all is encompassed, and what are the two sides to it.
I am grateful for a book my sister brought me in 2010. It was Thomas Friedman's third edition of The World is Flat. I eventually read it, a volume filled with glowing reviews on the blossoming of new life in old economies, an explosion in the movement of products/services across the globe, and how so much of it occurred because of the dot-com bubble burst of 2000. Because of Friedman, I now realize that millions of people losing their life savings in a stock market crash is unfortunate, but a small price to pay when a second generation of telecom investors get to buy up miles of installed fiber optic cable at pennies on the dollar. In fact, I see it is a good thing.
All of Friedman's optimism is exciting. It is good to pull from his forward thinking to capture a sense where all this unbridled market liberalism and full-on privatization of government services can take us. I will be reading his book Hot, Flat and Crowded next to see how his perspective stands since 2008.
But, I also started reading from economist Joseph Stiglitz, and his views on the state of globalization, privatization, market liberalization, and the flatness of the world. Unlike my friend in 2004, I am not under the belief that a global economy is a bad thing. Trying to stop it seems even silly, especially when the very means by which we share this information exists because of that global economy. The question is how do we exert our influence to manage it better.
In 1981, Ronald Reagan popularized the concept of trickle-down economics. Joseph Stiglitz says most economists regard it a failed experiment. Still, across the globe, many are singing the praises of this philosophy: where, if you load up the corporations with enough money, their prosperity will trickle-down to the middle-class, and to the severely impoverished. There is a large amount of information for me to understand, and I feel like I am starting to sort it out. Maybe if I started reading these books when they were written, I would have been able to come out of my cave sooner.
Still, I have Laurie Anderson playing online. "I turn around. It's fear. I turn around again, and it's love."
I will keep sifting through the books, learn in turn what the word aggregate means in the economy world, and wonder why the word profligate gets mentioned so much. But that is all I can share with you for now.
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I’ve written about the weather a few times in recent weeks. I was beginning to sound like a broken record, so last week I changed the subject and talked about government transparency and the need for legal notices to be published in the newspaper. I’m continuing that theme in Unorganized Territory this week, despite the fact that the title may make readers think otherwise.
The Sunshine Week I’m talking about is not our ever-so-slowly arriving spring weather. Yes, I’ve been enjoying the last few days of sunny skies and relatively warm weather, but I’m talking about a different kind of sunshine. This column is about the role of newspapers in shining a light on government activities to ensure that public officials are not operating in the shadows.
I’m proud to join thousands of other members of the news media, civic groups and nonprofits; library and school officials; and others interested in protecting the public’s right to know in celebrating Sunshine Week on March 16-22.
Sunshine Week was initiated in 2002 by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. What better place to start a sunshine campaign than in the Sunshine State, right? But the Florida association began the campaign not in celebration of its non-winter weather, but to fight what it felt was an attack on open government by the Florida state legislature. The Florida legislature tried to create numerous exemptions to existing open government laws. Because of the increased publicity that resulted from the Florida newspaper association’s campaign, most of those measures failed. Sunshine Week was born.
Several states followed Florida’s lead and in 2003 the American Society of News Editors launched the first national Sunshine Week. It was decided that this non-partisan, non-profit initiative would be celebrated in mid-March each year to coincide with James Madison’s birthday on March 16.
All across the country there are events in recognition of Sunshine Week. In Washington, D. C., the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing entitled Government and Freedom of Information: Reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act for the Digital Age on March 11. They hosted discussion by a panel of experts—from the Department of Justice, from OpentheGovernment.org, from the University of Arizona School of Journalism and others.
Also in Washington, D.C., the Newseum, the national newspaper museum, hosted National Freedom of Information Day on March 14, with panel discussions and speakers on topics such as Media Leaks Past and Present.
In Illinois, the Chicago Headline Club hosted the second annual Freedom of Information (FOIA) Fest on March 14, offering a full day of workshops on how to work through the documents to file a FOIA request.
There are numerous other events, in Columbia, Missouri, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in Oklahoma City and Indianapolis, Indiana. I would love to attend any one of these events.
Since I can’t get away to participate I’m doing my small part to promote Sunshine Week by talking about it in Unorganized Territory. I want to assure the public that all of us at the Cook County News- Herald will continue to serve as watch dogs working to see that the public has access to government records and information, that all meetings of government bodies are fully noticed and open to the public, and that new technology is not used to skirt open meeting laws.
It isn’t always easy. Many times obstacles to providing public data are not intentional. A government employee may ask “Why do you want that information?” out of concern for a coworker or client’s privacy. However, there is very little government data that is truly private and that hesitancy to provide the information could be a violation of the Freedom of Information Act.
A government office may upgrade its computer system to a format that is no longer compatible with that of a newspaper— or the average citizen. Intentional or not, that raises a red flag for journalists.
Sometimes government officials intentionally create obstacles. Regularly scheduled meetings are rescheduled, there are no written agendas, or information distributed to government boards is not made available to the public. Meeting minutes are not distributed. Board or committee members arrive at a meeting already well versed in the issue at hand, ready to make a decision—as if there has been discussion before the meeting. All of these are signs that the public is not being fully informed about government activities.
I hope readers stop and think about the importance of open government and freedom of information. And I hope people realize that it is not only the job of the media to ensure that our government officials follow the rules. Sunshine Week organizers explain that the purpose of the week and its events is to “enlighten and empower people to play an active role in government at all levels, and to give them access to information that makes their lives better and their communities stronger.”
Government officials need to commit to sharing information, even that which might be discomforting, with the public. Government employees need to be responsive to requests for information in a timely manner. And the public needs to get involved, attending meetings and asking questions of our government representatives. Everyone needs to work together to fulfill the Sunshine Week motto: Open government is good government.
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When Dead Island first got our attention, it did so with a bang. The infamous CGI video presented the game's zombie apocalypse as something tragic, personal, and deeply affecting, a far cry from the reality of a game that's mostly about smacking mutants in the balls with electric crowbars.
Riptide's gotten in on the action as well, trying to make lightning strike twice with another "emotional" trailer. Despite this, Deep Silver has defended itself from allegations that such videos misrepresent Dead Island's content, painting the criticism as worthy of ridicule.
"We did many gameplay trailers with in-game footage before the release, so labelling the CGI misleading would be ridiculous," claimed creative director Guido Eickmeyer to Videogamer. "We never pretended to be something different.
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Chocolate : Indulge Your Inner Chocoholic Hardback
by Dom Ramsey
Indulge your inner chocoholic with Chocolate, the decadent and in-depth exploration of the world's favourite sweet treat. Unwrap the secrets of chocolate and learn everything from cacao's origins to how to make chocolate at home.
Trace the journey of chocolate across the globe, from cacao plants in Cameroon and Costa Rica, to how to make, buy, taste, and cook with this delicious treat. Step-by-step masterclasses in using chocolate are supplemented by mouth-watering photography to tickle your tastebuds. Once you're a chocolate expert, get creating with 15 indulgent recipes worthy of a chocolatier including hot chocolate, truffles, and chocolate brownies.
Try something delicious with Chocolate, the perfect gift for all foodies and chocoholics.
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 224 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Publication Date: 01/09/2016
- Category: Cooking with chocolate
- ISBN: 9780241229439
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Professor of Biology James M. Ryan has written “Adirondack Wildlife: A Field Guided” (University Press of New England, April 2009), the first field guide to the natural history and ecology of the Adirondacks. A guide to the Park’s plants, invertebrates, fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals, the book is available in the College Store and has already been excerpted in “Adirondack Life” magazine.
The six-million-acre Adirondack Park sees several million visitors each year and is home to 330,000 full-time and seasonal residents.The Park’s diverse habitats include lakes, ponds, more than 30,000 miles of running water, lowland swamps, and alpine meadows.
Ryan opens the book with a brief history of the Park, moves on to the varied habitats within it and then a detailed guide to the Adirondack Park’s many species, complete with illustrations.
Among the reviews the book has already received are one from photographer and author of “Adirondack Wilderness,” Nathan Farb, “Reading ‘Adirondack Wildlife’ reminded me of what a precious source of life and well-being we have been given here in the Adirondacks. One could sit down for a great read on a couple of rainy days or toss it in your backpack as a hiking companion for a day or a week in the woods.”
Ryan has been professor of biology and environmental studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges for more than two decades. He has spent significant time conducting field research and focuses on mammalian biodiversity and conservation of African small mammals. He holds a Ph.D in zoology from The University of Massachusetts, a master’s degree in biological sciences from The University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in zoology from The State University of New York at Oswego. He is the recipient of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Faculty Prize for Scholarship in 1997. Ryan’s publications include more than 25 scientific papers on the ecology, morphology, and behavior of mammals and birds. | <urn:uuid:e29160fa-2a0d-4519-9a6a-153e78ca0ff7> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://www2.hws.edu/article-id-11843/ | 2022-05-24T18:58:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662573189.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524173011-20220524203011-00269.warc.gz | en | 0.937897 | 451 |
Over in Botswana, the 2005 season went well, with many good jumbo and some fine lions hitting the ground. There are two less-than-positive matters that deserve attention, however. The first is a debacle surrounding the illegal use of citizen licenses to hunt several jumbo. The hunts are reported to have been sold on the floor of the SCI Convention last year, by an outfitter who was not licensed to hunt in Botswana. The four clients caught up in the scam have had their ivory confiscated. It will not be exported.
The object lesson here, as you shop for a hunt in Botswana at the conventions this winter, is to be sure that your intended operator is licensed to hunt in the country. You can get a list of licensed operators from Debbie Peake at Botswana Wildlife Managers Association. | <urn:uuid:765126a3-cdbf-42be-b0c3-34cca2033ae9> | CC-MAIN-2014-35 | http://www.huntingreport.com/hunting_article_details.cfm?id=1587 | 2014-08-27T17:13:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-35/segments/1408500829661.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20140820021349-00020-ip-10-180-136-8.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975038 | 168 |
July 10, 2015, Page 22
Prize-winning Tunisia’s Memoir evokes beauty and brutality
WASHINGTON – With its natural beauty, rich history and democratic transition, Tunisia has everything going for it. Yet, its progress belies simmering pockets of dissent; more than 3,000 young Tunisians are said to have joined the Islamic State (ISIS) and terrorists have attacked tourists at the Bardo Museum and in Sousse.
After launching the “Arab spring”, which withered everywhere else, Tunisia, the poster child for progress, now grasps tightly the reins of forward momentum.
Before the terrorists struck, ISIS brazenly tweeted “two lions are on the attack”. Indeed, lions starred in some ugly ancient Tunisian history; 72 kilometres south in the coastal town of El Djem, third-century Romans released lions to kill each other or gladiator slaves for sport in an amphitheatre that seated 35,000 people.
This vast venue of ghoulish entertainment remains largely intact and is a World Heritage Site. In heraldic decor worldwide, lions convey bravery, strength and royalty. Indeed Tunisia’s coat of arms features a lion holding a sword representing order. And so, the lion’s image conjures both positive and negative connotations.
Tunisia’s Memoir, a stunning work by glass artist Corinne Whitlatch, has just been awarded third place in the 2015 Juried Regional Exhibition at the Hill Center Galleries in Washington. The judge was Mark Leithauser, senior curator and chief of design at Washington’s National Gallery of Art, who selected Whitlatch’s work out of 100 pieces on show.
“Corinne’s work is inspirational,” said Hill Center Director Nicky Cymrot. “It reflects not only her exquisite artist’s sensibility but impressive craftsmanship to use minute pieces of glass and other materials and make it look seamless.”
At about 80 centimetres and framed in interlocking 8-point stars, Tunisia’s Memoir features an imposing mosaic lion as the focal point, based on one Whitlatch saw years ago at Tunis’s Bardo Museum. “The lion is a powerful symbol,” she said. “Of all the incredible mosaics I saw in Tunisia, this image struck me as so evocative of both the beauty and brutality of Roman rule in Tunisia, so I knew I needed to build this composition around it.”
The hammered and pierced brass and copper are characteristic elements of her work. Whitlatch explained that carved plaster in the Mausoleum of Sidi Sahbi inspired the interlaced Islamic design. The indigo pigment acknowledges the indigenous Tuareg Berber people. The pressed plants were preserved in her guidebook, and she collected the gypsum, metal trinkets and ceramics. Other shards are from Turkey and Jerusalem. She found the aqua slab glass, ingeniously attached to a “hand of Fatima”, on a beach near Caesarea and guessed it may be from ancient glass-making along the Lebanese coast.
The materials’ origins offer surprising stories: the coral came from a necklace given to her by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, whom she met in Tunis in 1987 when travelling with a peace activist group. Whitlatch visited Tunisia again in 2010. “When the ‘Arab spring’ started,” she said, “I thought that given the level of education of the people we’d met, political reform had the greatest chance to succeed in Tunisia, and I still haven’t given up hope.”
Whitlatch worked for 21 years as director of Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP). Representing numerous Christian denominations, she promoted awareness about Middle East issues and advocated CMEP’s policy platform: justice for Palestinians, a shared Jerusalem and comprehensive peace.
Whitlatch led delegations to Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian territories, Tunisia and Turkey to meet religious and political leaders, including Syrian President Bashar Assad at the request of Syria’s Christian community. Beyond the agenda, she ensured that members experienced the national culture, through home-stays, day-trips and museum visits.
In 1998 she also spent a two-month sabbatical in Bethlehem, teaching adult students to craft items for the tourist market using broken bottles and glass.
Whitlatch’s artwork reflects her study of Islamic ornamentation, appreciation of Middle Eastern culture and a deep sadness about the region’s intractable turmoil. She brilliantly weaves “found objects” into her artwork, evoking the region’s diversity, conflicts and cultural heritage.
Damascus Inflamed is a dramatic interpretation of Syria’s wartime violence and destruction. Whitlatch celebrates Syrian marquetry and brass arts with the 12 points representing different communities and the focal point celebrating the old city’s architecture.
Hebron Architecture of Fire and Water evokes the story of God saving Abraham from Nimrod’s pyre by transforming fire into water and embers into fish; fruits signify hope for abundance. The outer white arches reflect old city architecture. Scraps of broken cobalt, cast medallions and fish were gifts from local glassblowers.
Beit Jala Besieged memorialises the destruction of homes during fighting across the West Bank’s Gilo ravine in 1991 including shards of a broken vase from the floor of the Orthodox Youth Centre.
Jerusalem addresses Israel’s sovereign claim. The blue surrounding the Star of David symbolises the Dome of the Rock and the diminutive lamb represents the shrinking Christian community as flames leap from the rose medallion.
Whitlatch’s artwork appears in numerous juried exhibitions. She accepts private commissions. Her work can be seen online at www.corinnewhitlatch.com.
—Najwa Margaret Saad
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By Joe Lynam
BBC business reporter
Fiat is widely regarded in Italy as more than just a local success story.
Some Italians are looking forward to owning a piece of an American icon
It is perceived as one of the very symbols of Italian industrial pride and its new partnership with ailing US carmaker Chrysler has been warmly welcomed by the media in Italy.
The Italian press has been mostly uncritical of the deal preferring to focus on the fact that one of its companies could soon be controlling an American icon like Chrysler.
Most papers quote Fiat's chief executive Sergio Marchionne, describing the deal as a "historic moment for Fiat and the entire Italian industry".
The strongly pro-Berlusconi
quoted the prime minister's "great satisfaction with an agreement that is further evidence of the strong economic and commercial ties between Italy and the USA".
The paper added that the deal confirmed that Fiat's industrial technology and innovation had made Italy proud.
newspaper, which is owned by the Agnelli family which also controls Fiat itself, quoted chief executive Sergio Marchionne who said: "Now we cannot make any mistakes, the whole world is watching us and the responsibility is enormous. To succeed we must remain humble and not delude ourselves that the work will be easy."
The Fiat boss said 'the responsibility is enormous'
An opinion piece in the respected daily
Corriere della Sera
, which also has ties to the Agnelli family, said "the real challenge [of turning around the fortunes of both Fiat and Chrysler] begins immediately".
Italy's Head of State, President Giorgio Napolitano, said it was a result which Italy "could be proud" of.
The more left-leaning
was slightly more questioning.
It featured the leader of the opposition socialist party leader Antonio Di Pietro from Italia dei Valori. "I must ask how many more jobs will emerge from this arrangement? The answer to that can tell us whether the agreement in question was only the interests of profit, or those of the country."
praised the role played by the US trade unions for their "constructive participation" in the forthcoming challenge to recreate a great Chrysler.
None of the major Italian papers made reference to the fact that Fiat made a loss of 411m ($545m:£366m) in the first quarter of this year as opposed to a profit of 427m the same period last year.
The deal, which has the blessing of both the US and Italian governments, was confirmed in the White House on Thursday. It should see Fiat take an initial stake of 20% in Chrysler once the Detroit manufacturer emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Once the $8bn loan is repaid to US taxpayers, Fiat will take a 51% share.
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Father's Day feasts often involve contributions from the whole family. If you've got a little one who wants in on the action, Daphne Baking Company offers ready-baked gourmet tarts in six flavors that could be "made" by would-be bakers who can't even reach the oven.
Simply thaw the frozen tarts and they're ready to be presented at the end of the holiday meal -- if they last, that is. A very tasty looking macadamia nut tart as well as a decadent chocolate tart in a chocolate shell somehow vanished before our taste test was completed. The suspect? A would-be baker who can reach the freezer.
However, we were able to sample bites of a luscious lemon tart, a pumpkn tart and an exotic passion fruit tart. The company bakes up its fresh-tasting -- and obviously tempting -- tarts without preservatives using the same ingredients as those who have time to make tarts from scratch at home. And if anyone happens to be up for making a Father's Day filling, Daphne offers its cookie-textured sweet tart shells unfilled as a time-saver. A suggestion: Go a little lighter and present the shells as edible containers for fresh berries or other seasonal fruit and top with a bit of whipped cream. For more ideas, check recipes at daphnebaking.com.
The 3-inch tarts are sold in pairs for $6.99, and four 3-inch plain tart shells are $4.99 at daphnebaking.com. We've already put in a request for the company to start selling its chocolate tart shells as well.
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Today the juniors explored the trails of South Westerly Creek. It was the warmest day of the week so far, so before we began we put on a healthy dose of sunscreen and filled up our water bottles. To get the energy level up we started the day with the long time camp favorite song, Little Red Wagon, and played a very energetic game of Ship/Island.
Finally we were ready to begin our trek. We all teamed up to pretend we were a train going through the forest. Along the way we saw many cool things. We saw the prairie dog city, a couple bunnies, a very energetic toad, and a swimming river rat! As we approached our shady lunch spot along the river, we encountered a beaver dam!
After a very lengthy lunch, we made the short hike up to Central Park to play and wait for Conrad and the bus. Like most days, we headed back to Fletcher Elementary School for some snack and quite time before coming back to the green.
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Officers were dispatched to Keplinger/Law lot on a report of a vehicle with a broken window. Officers determined that the vehicle had been burglarized and contacted the owner who advised it happened on 17 SEP 2019 approximately between 7:45 a.m and 5:30 p.m. Officers were unable to determine a suspect at this time and advised the student to file a report with Tulsa Police.
- Reported: September 17, 2019 at 5:30 pm
- Occurred: Between September 17, 2019 at 7:45 am and September 17, 2019 at 5:30 am
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin visits Beirut
Monday, July 17, 2006
Yesterday, the Prime Minister ordered a second meeting about Lebanese crisis with Michèle Alliot-Marie, the French Defense Minister.
The French government also rented a 1000 seat ferry from Greece in order to begin to evacuate French and other foreign nationals from Lebanon to Cyprus. French military forces will ship medical supplies and aid to the island.
On July 13, the French Foreign Affairs department began asking French people to identify themselves to authorities and if possible to postpone any visit to Lebanon.
Finally, this meeting talked about ways to help the Lebanese people.
Fouad Siniora, the Lebanese Prime Minister, talked to the French Prime Minister on the phone on July 15 and expressed his feelings about the situation in his country.
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When contacting potential roofing contractors, you intend to see to it you’ll obtain the services you need. You will certainly intend to educate your professional of the type of roofing material used on your home, as well as some info about roofing pitch, style, and also style. Any type of information you provide possible roofing contractors will certainly help them provide you a much more exact quote. Additionally, make certain to recognize any type of existing roofing troubles to make sure that your roofer will certainly be prepared in the event of an emergency situation. Lastly, you’ll wish to know what kind of emergency situation services the roofing professional deals. For instance, do they offer short-term remedies to protect against the weather condition until they can finish extra considerable repairs; or do they offer after hours emergency situation services?
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HAMILTON, N.J., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAvante, Inc., the world's leading provider of centralized assessments in clinical trials of treatments for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, announced that MedAvante Central Ratings, used to assess the potential for psychiatric side effects in a non-psychiatric clinical program, was deemed an acceptable methodology for signal detection in a New Drug Application (NDA) approved recently by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Cipher Pharmaceuticals announced FDA approval of Absorica™, a novel, patented brand formulation of the acne medication isotretinoin, for the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne in late May. In the course of the clinical program, MedAvante mental health experts conducted more than 8,000 remote, live psychometric assessments of patients at 50 investigative sites in the U.S. and Canada.
"The traditional methods of assessing psychiatric changes in a clinical trial have a tremendous amount of variability which can reduce signal detection," said Dr. Jason A. Gross, Vice President, Scientific Affairs at Cipher. "The use of MedAvante's methodologies was a cornerstone of our clinical program and we are of the opinion that they increased the precision of the study results."
"Cipher's use of our mental health assessment methodology demonstrates how MedAvante Central Ratings can benefit many types of clinical trials," said Paul M. Gilbert, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of MedAvante. "We have a proven capability, the need for which is endorsed by regulatory authorities as part of product development for certain pharmaceuticals."
"MedAvante can seamlessly integrate blinded independent mental health clinicians into a non-psychiatric study such as Cipher's, supporting them with responsive operational logistics and intelligent systems, without interfering in standard study procedures," said Gilbert.
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MedAvante is the leading global provider of centralized expert psychiatric and neurocognition rating and monitoring services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. MedAvante solutions help sponsors achieve enhanced assay sensitivity for increased drug effect and reduced trial failure rates, enabling them to bring better drugs to market faster. With headquarters in Hamilton NJ and operations hubs in Moscow and Munich, MedAvante delivers central trial services in more than 20 countries worldwide from within each country. For more information, please visit www.medavante.com.
About Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Cipher Pharmaceuticals (TSX: DND; OTC: CPHMF) is a growing specialty pharmaceutical company that commercializes novel formulations of successful, currently marketed molecules. Cipher's strategy is to in-license clearly differentiated products, advance them through the clinical development and regulatory approval stages, and out-license to international marketing partners. The Company's first product is a fenofibrate formulation marketed in the United States as Lipofen®. Cipher's second product, an extended-release tramadol, is marketed in the United States as ConZip™ and is marketed in Canada as Durela™. Cipher's third product, a novel formulation of the acne treatment isotretinoin, was recently approved by the FDA and is expected to be launched in Q4 2012 as Absorica™. The product is also currently being reviewed by Health Canada. For more information, please visit www.cipherpharma.com.
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How to use Stanozolol Injection and what is the dosage?
In case of AAS, the total dosage of a particular steroid can vary significantly. For example, testosterone: the highest dosage of testosterone Cypionate for HRT patients is usually 200 mg a week. Whereas, for performance-enhancing, 400mg per week of testosterone Cypionate is considered to be a low dose and usually is increased up to 1000 mg per week and even higher.
17α-alkylated Stanozolol anabolic steroid, also widely known under “Winstrol” trade name, has doses that are not so dramatically spread.
For cutting oriented individuals the dosage is in the range of 50 mg-100 mg of injectable form per day or 10 mg per day for women. For those who use Stanozolol as supplement for athletic performance the dosage are even lower. For male athletes, doses of Winstrol may be as low as 20-25 mg per day, but for women, the average doses of Winstrol will still drop in the range of 10 mg every day.
Stanozolol is certainly not the most expensive, although not the cheapest anabolic steroid, let’s admit it. With all this in mind, the most obvious question is how to optimize our doses, what is the best place to buy Winstrol, so we will get the best effect for money. In this article we will give some tips on how to plan total dosage and what is injectable and pill form difference so you can decide on what suits you the best.
Stanozolol is not the best off-season steroid simply because it’s not a mass gainer. However, due to the ability to reduce significantly the SHBG level and nice synergistic effect when combined with other steroids being used on bulking, injection Stanozolol is often included to off-season steroid cycles by many athletes. In any case, if you decide to use Stanozolol in your off-seasonal cycle, the dosage of Winstrol of 50 mg daily for about 4-6 weeks will be more than enough to create the effect you are looking for.
Winstrol for Cutting Effect
The fat burning period is the best time to go for Winstrol. Actually, we would say Stanozolol is the best cutting steroid, so far. To really achieve a lean and granite-like physique, injectable Stanozolol can certainly be the response. Most athletes use Stanozolol 50 mg daily for the last 6-8 weeks of steroid cycle. For competing bodybuilders, increasing the dosage up to 100 mg per day in the last 10-14 days before going on stage is not a bad idea. Although, this is not a dose you want to take for a long time as it causes a huge stress to your liver for few weeks in a row.
By its very nature, Stanozolol can increase the strength significantly. That’s why it has been many athletes’ favorite for years. In fact, when it comes to sports, power and speed is above all. For this purpose, 25 mg-50 mg of Winstrol daily would be almost tailor-made for most of athletes. For athletes aiming for reinforcement, such Stanozolol dosage will help increase the strength and speed they seek without gaining fat.
Injection or Oral?
As mentioned above, Winstrol is available in oral and injectable forms. Both forms contain Stanozolol and both are effective, but there are a few minor differences. The pill version has a half-life of about 9 hours, while Winstrol injection has a half-life up to 24 hours. In addition, the injectable version of the same dosage is slightly stronger, but the difference is so unimportant that can be neglected. In any case, the only difference worthy to note is the name. Stanozolol pills usually are simply referred to as “Winstrol”. The injectable version is referred to as “Winstrol Depot”. Again, for all intense purposes both Winstrol give equal results. Just like the pill form, Winstrol injectable is also a C17-aa anabolic steroid.
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The other day we reported that there was a rumor floating about that Apple could buy Beats for an eye-watering figure of $3.2 billion, making it one of Apple’s largest acquisitions to date. There was also talks about how Apple could be bringing Beats’ Jimmy Iovine on board where he would act as a special advisor to Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook.
Now according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, that offer would apparently be extended to Dr. Dre as well, who is also the co-founder of the Beats’ brand. The report claims that both Iovine and Andre Young (Dr. Dre’s real name) would be offered senior positions at Apple once the acquisition had been completed.
It is not clear as to what their positions would be, aside from Iovine’s alleged special advisor role. Perhaps Apple might continue to run Beats as a separate company which will see Iovine and Young continue their role at the company, just under the Apple banner. Iovine, at the moment, is still the chairman of the Universal Music Group, and his contract with the company is expected to run at least until the end of the year.
Either way hopefully we will find out more this week, which is when the deal is rumored to be announced. The claims of Apple acquiring Beats is a bit of a wild one and was confusing at the start, although this seems to have been “confirmed” by Dr. Dre himself in a video uploaded onto Facebook, in which he calls himself the first hip hop billionaire, alluding to the $3.2 billion deal.
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Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches are the 'Very Next Thing,' On The Bol Records [REVIEW]
The only negative here is its length. At 34:42, it's over way too soon. This slice of sumptuousness, replete with oodles of Prohibition Era cakewalks, spans the gamut from jazzbo flapper dance tunes and traditional folk hoots'n'hollers to Crescent City craziness, Fats Waller (Ain't Misbehavin'"), gospel ("This Little Light Of Mine"), Elizabeth Cotton ("Freight Train") and the kind of honeyed originals that makes one move and tickles one pink. This, then, is the Very Next Thing (On The Bol Records) by Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches.
Nick Russo--who hatched this plot from his Hot Jazz Jumpers band--is the banjo player who gives it that Tin Pan Alley sound. Betina Hershey adds guitar and the kind of voice one doesn't soon forget. Dr. David Pleasant blows some harmonica and provides the kind of percussion that originated in Africa called Gullah-Geechee (no drums). He uses a set of tambourines as well as his hands, forearms, feet and entire body to make percussive noises. Miles Griffith uses his mouth much like a hip-hop beat-box.
You haven't heard "When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along" until you've heard these Scooches do it up right. In their hands, the 1926 cornball ode sounds fresh and vital again. Ditto for 1939's "You Are My Sunshine" and that ever-lovin' 1925 "Sweet Georgia Brown" ("two left feet but oh so sweet"). The New Orleans anthem of "Jock-A-Mo" is so catchy (otherwise known as "Iko Iko") that you won't be able to get it out of your head.
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Independence Day USA Google Logo Delivers An Animated Short Set To “Stars & Stripes Forever”
Today’s Google logo marks the July 4th holiday with an animated short of a marching band performing John Philip Sousa’s patriotic “Stars and Stripes Forever.”
The logo was designed by Google Doodler Betsy Bauer, with art direction mimicking the classic 1950s cartoons created by the UPA Animation Studio – the same studio that gave us the Mr. Magoo cartoon series.
Bauer says she wanted to make sure the logo’s “story” felt sweet and and sincere, but still celebrated Independence Day.
“When I was a toddler, my dad was a high school band director and baritone player in a couple of community ensembles. I have a lot of fond childhood memories of chasing fireflies during lawn concerts on town squares,” says Bauer, “I was incredibly excited to be able to combine two of the greatest influences in my life into this doodle – hand drawn animation and marching band.”
Google noted the rendition of “Start and Stripes Forever” used in the logo was performed by the US Marine Marching Band.
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Hello I'm very very very afraid of these diseases.I work in a shop and i am asking whether i could get a disease if i was to handshake a person with open wounds in my hands or touch the money received with my wounds. I'm afraid to also tell people of the risk of getting dieases by open wounds so as not to panic them but i'm afraid that they get contaminated.
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I've read your question several times, and it seems that your concern about open wounds is concern about your own open wounds. Is that right? If so, are you getting treatment for whatever medical condition could be causing you to have open wounds?
No handshake or exchange of cash is going to transmit HIV to anyone. Beyond that, I can't tell what diseases worry you. Please get medical care for your hands and ask questions about how you can protect others. You seem to be suffering with a lot of worry about something that may be relatively easy to solve.
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Published Sept. 23, 2014 on USAToday.com.
FERGUSON, Mo. — Residents rebuilt a memorial to a teen fatally shot by a police officer just hours after it was turned to ashes.
The fire started around 6:45 a.m. CT Tuesday on the street where Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown, 18, on the afternoon of Aug. 9, said Capt. Jeremy Corcoran with the Ferguson Police Department. The fire’s cause is under investigation, and amid the debris was evidence that candles were used within the memorial.
“To anyone who believes we didn’t do everything in our power to put this fire out, I want to apologize and let you know that was not the case,” Police Chief Tom Jackson said in a statement.
The blaze angered many people who live near the scene. One man said it was like a grave being desecrated.
The first officer who arrived tried to extinguish the flames but was unable to, Jackson said. The city’s fire department eventually put it out.
Brown’s death led to weeks of protest and unrest in the St. Louis suburb. After a month without an arrest, Brown’s parents and activists questioned why Wilson had not been indicted in connection with the killing of the unarmed, college-bound teen.
More than six weeks now have passed without any additional action from authorities.
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Professor Henrik Madsen, Head of CITIES, appointed an honorary doctorate for his extensive and significant educational and research activities in close collaboration with LTH – Lund University.
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Henrik Madsen, Section head for Dynamical Systems at DTU Compute is a world-leading researcher in mathematical statistics, time series analysis and dynamical systems. Henrik has been a frequent visitor in Lund since the 1980s.
- Lunds Tekniska Högskola: Henrik Madsen, Anna Stenstam och Karin Adelsköld blir hedersdoktorer vid LTH (in Swedish)
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Learn to see animals as individuals
There is so much to learn about the other beings with whom we share our world, and about how our own lives might be deepened if we could develop the ability to see them not just as members of a group in some ways different than our own, in some ways the same, but also as individuals worthy of care and respect -- individuals who, like ourselves, are done a grave injustice when viewed and treated as the embodiment of a stereotype.
On the surface, one might be tempted to dismiss the idea of humans having prejudices about other animals. But if someone says offhandedly that pigs are gluttonous and dirty, or that chickens are stupid and fearful, how many of us would be the least bit concerned or upset, or feel compelled to speak out and challenge these statements? How many of us would pause to consider the emotional lives, familial bonds, intelligence, and personalities of these animals whose fate it is to be so vulnerable, at the complete mercy of human whims? Can we actually see them as individuals, or are we predisposed to see them in our minds as a generic set of exaggerated species-specific characteristics, like those of a cartoon figure in a children's book? Can we comprehend how this serves to make the displacement, control, exploitation and killing of animals, not to mention our own participation in these tragedies, more acceptable?
Throughout history, the systematic exploitation of others has almost always been accompanied by prejudicial and derogatory beliefs about the nature of those being dominated, used or killed, beliefs that make these abuses seem "right" or "necessary" or "natural." Once we begin to view fellow beings who happen belong to another group as savage or stupid or lazy or dirty or uncivilized or unpredictable or existing purely for the purpose of fulfilling our wants and needs, then controlling them, driving them from their homes, enslaving them and even ending their lives can become accepted as part of society's norms, particularly when derogatory characterizations are repeated over and over by those in positions of authority or influence. Such damaging stereotypes can gain an aura of objectivity when paired with some obvious physical, cultural or linguistic differences. Characteristics such as skin color, language, gender and even species become the identifying focal point to which the prejudice is attached.
When exploitation is being carried out, or a life is about to be taken, the common human tendency is to focus on what makes "us" different from "them." The enormous number of commonalities we share with those whom our actions and choices harm tends to vanish from our consciousness. In that moment, we attempt to suppress undeniable truths: that we all seek health and safety and freedom from pain, that we all fear sickness and death, and that we all value our own lives and seek happiness.
The simple act of making a good faith effort to learn more about the true nature of those being systematically exploited or harmed can be the first step toward having one of the deepest and most inspiring human experiences: overcoming a prejudice and becoming more mindful of all we have in common with our fellow beings who share this earth. Our prejudices not only make it easier for us to participate in, or benefit from the exploitation of others, or to stand by while they are being harmed, they also rob us of all we might learn from others, and all the joy we might know in appreciating their beauty. When we allow prejudice to dictate our behavior, it is not only hurtful to others, but it also diminishes our own peace of mind. When we free ourselves to view others in a way that is not defined by preconceived notions, but rather, by curiosity, open-mindedness, empathy and appreciation of the individual, there is often a deep feeling of relief and a new sense of connection.
How might things change if more of us made a conscious effort to see animals as individuals? What if we were to see convincing evidence that a mother hen, if allowed to, can show a remarkable range of nurturing behaviors toward her chick? Would we begin to question the morality of bringing billions of chickens into existence only to take their lives when it suits our purposes? Would beautiful photos of a male deer who cared for an orphaned fawn encourage us to question the morality of putting a bullet or arrow through the heart of such beautiful creatures? How might our own hearts be transformed, if we were to learn of an unlikely friendship between a man and a gorilla or between a cat and a bird? Would we open ourselves to the possibility that every bird and every deer, every cat and every gorilla, is an individual, and that just like human individuals, their personalities and life histories make them capable of all kinds of amazing and unexpected behaviors? This is the promise of the Peaceable Practice of learning to see animals as individuals.
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ST. PAUL urged, "Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand." (Phil. 4:5.) The latter clause of this exhortation implies that it belongs specially to the closing of this Gospel Age—to the opening of the New Dispensation. Surely we find his words applicable to ourselves—yea, to all mankind!
Surely there never was a time when this counsel of moderation was so much needed as now! The very air seems charged with some exciting, nervous force. Good people, wise people, thoughtful people, seem easily excited and liable to lose their balance at the very suggestion of ridiculous and foolish things. If any of us find such to be our condition, prayer should be made for that Wisdom which cometh from Above, to strengthen, establish and settle our hearts and lives in the will of God.
Excitement over some vagary of interpretation of God's Word may be injurious to ourselves, injurious to those with whom we may have any influence, and injuriously encouraging to the one who propounds the foolish interpretation, whether such interpretation relates to this journal, to its Editor, to the general interests of the Harvest work, or to other matters and persons.
It is unavoidable that politicians, socialists, anarchists and others, attempting to forecast the future respecting themselves and the world, should be carried away with their own ideas, and lose their bearings and talk irrationally. God's people, on the contrary, are to be most moderate in all things. First, they are to recognize their own littleness and inability, and God's greatness and sufficiency. Secondly, they are to remember that God is ordering all the affairs and interests of His Church and also those of the world; and that all things are working together for good to those who love Him and who are called according to His purpose—to be members of His elect Church, the Bride of Christ.—Rom. 8:28-30.
Such consciousness of personal littleness and of Divine greatness should keep us very humble and restrain us from all boastfulness and headiness and "know-it-all-ness." We should be very thankful and very appreciative of what God has made known to us of His gracious purposes, but should strictly avoid every attempt to run before the Lord and to try to rudely break into any feature of His Plan which He has not yet unlocked. We should remember that any knowledge we might gain in advance of God's due time would be injurious to us. As, for instance, Mother Eve, already possessed of knowledge of good, by disobedience broke into and gained a knowledge of evil, in advance of the Divine regulation. The knowledge thus gained was expensive.
AVOID WHATEVER ENGENDERS STRIFE
We urge THE WATCH TOWER readers to exercise moderation in respect to their faith and conduct in all matters—including their chronological forecasts of the future. In our judgment, it is very unwise to spend valuable time and energy in guessing what will take place this year, next year, etc. On the contrary, we should be using the knowledge we possess—doing with our might what our hands find to do. The Adversary undoubtedly would like to attract us away from the things that we already know, and from our privileges of service, into speculation respecting those matters of which we have no knowledge. We urge that the Lord's people stifle curiosity, and desist from prying into things not clearly set forth in God's Word, as being injurious to them, hurtful to the Cause we are all desirous of serving, and tending to hinder the work of grace in our own hearts and in the hearts of those to whom we are the Lord's ambassadors and mouthpieces.
We take this occasion to remind our readers afresh that nowhere in our writings have they found anything positively stated respecting the closing years of this Age, except that we understand that the Gentile Times will close in October 1914, and that consequently we expect, speedily following that date, the transfer of the rulership of earth to the great King of Glory, in a "time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation." We have pointed out that prior to that date a testing work will be in progress in the Church—a time in which the question will be, not so much, who will fall? as, who shall be able to stand in this evil day?—Eph. 6:11.
We did in discussing the Great Pyramid—STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES Series—suggest that possibly a certain measurement of the step at the upper end of the Grand Gallery might signify something important by the end of 1910. But we hope that we made it clear that we built nothing on that suggestion—that it was merely a suggestion, a guess only, but a pointer that the year 1911 might be looked to with interest. We may say, however, that every year now is bound to be full of interest and activity of thought, both to our readers and the entire civilized world. Surely,
"We are living, we are dwelling, In a grand and awful time; In an Age on ages telling, To be living is sublime!"
Indeed, as respects the date 1914, which we have emphasized, and respecting which we have repeatedly expressed our faith, our conviction—even respecting this date we have never knowingly spoken in infallible terms. We have always admitted that it is a matter of faith and conviction, rather than of absolute knowledge. We invite a careful re-examination of the chapter on chronology, as such a reading will prove helpful, sobering. Therein we point out that if our knowledge were wholly based upon chronology we would be far from certain of the date—that our faith in it is based largely upon the corroboration, interlacing and intermeshing of various prophecies which seem to prove the reliability of the Bible chronology and of our use of it in connection with this date.
"MEDITATE ON THESE THINGS"
We see no reason for disparaging the date and convictions associated with it. Although only one and a half years remain for the accomplishment of great things in the work, we should not forget that in our wonderful day as much can be accomplished in one year as previously would have been accomplished in five years. We urge, moreover, that a knowledge of the times and seasons connected with the Divine Plan of the Ages is helpful, encouraging and inspiring. Nevertheless, such knowledge is not of itself the Gospel. If every date of the chronology and every prophecy were blotted out, we should still be joyful in the Lord, and should still rejoice in His glorious Gospel, of which Jesus and His great Sacrifice constitutes the center, and our promised participation with Him as His members in the blessing of all the families of the earth constitutes the circumference.
This is the Good Tidings of God's grace in Christ—whether the completion of the Church shall be accomplished before 1914 or not. Let us preach the Message of God's grace, and let our hearts be stimulated with God's Message through the Prophets, to the effect that the blessing is nigh at hand. Let our moderation be manifest to all, and let the fact that we know only in part and understand only in part help to keep us humble and moderate in word and deed and thought. Thus we shall best serve the interests of our Master and His Cause, and be most in harmony with the teachings of His Word.
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Donald Trump, working the media.
Who would have thought that after his first two months as president in daily public combat with big media over everything he said and did, at the end of the day of what was reportedly his biggest political setback, President Donald Trump would make a couple of spontaneous, surprise phone calls to reporters at the two biggest newspaper outlets perpetuating what he labeled “fake news”, to chat about it?
My first thought was ‘seems like what Pope Francis has been doing since he was elected pope‘, in February 2013. Really. Early. And often. And to popular media. It’s a way to control the message, even though both leaders have media handlers.
President Trump had to have thrown the New York Times off their footing when he phoned them to talk about the failure to get the GOP health care reform bill to a vote on Friday. ‘He’s blaming Democrats’, the Times said in this story about the call.
The House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, was preparing to tell the public that the health care bill was being withdrawn — a byproduct, Mr. Trump said, of Democratic partisanship. The president predicted that Democrats would return to him to make a deal in roughly a year.
“Look, we got no Democratic votes. We got none, zero,” Mr. Trump said in a telephone interview he initiated with The New York Times.
“The good news is they now own health care. They now own Obamacare.”
Mr. Trump insisted that the Affordable Care Act would collapse in the next year, which would then force Democrats to come to the bargaining table for a new bill.
“The best thing that can happen is that we let the Democrats, that we let Obamacare continue, they’ll have increases from 50 to 100 percent,” he said. “And when it explodes, they’ll come to me to make a deal. And I’m open to that.”
To some degree, this had to have flummoxed Trump’s most hostile detractors.
“I’m not disappointed,” he insisted. “If I were, I wouldn’t be calling you.”
The Washington Post had a great attention-grabbing headline: ‘Hello Bob’: President Trump called my cellphone to say that the health-care bill was dead‘. Well known journalist Robert Acosta recounted the moment the call came in, and the exchange he had with the president when he answered it.
At first I thought it was a reader with a complaint since it was a blocked number.
Instead, it was the president calling from the Oval Office. His voice was even, his tone muted. He did not bury the lead.
“Hello, Bob,” Trump began. “So, we just pulled it.”
Trump was speaking, of course, of the Republican plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, a plan that had been languishing for days amid unrest throughout the party as the president and his allies courted members and pushed for a vote.
Before I could ask a question, Trump plunged into his explanation of the politics of deciding to call off a vote on a bill he had been touting.
The Democrats, he said, were to blame.
“We couldn’t get one Democratic vote, and we were a little bit shy, very little, but it was still a little bit shy, so we pulled it,” Trump said.
Trump said he would not put the bill on the floor in the coming weeks. He is willing to wait and watch the current law continue and, in his view, encounter problems. And he believes that Democrats will eventually want to work with him on some kind of legislative fix to Obamacare, although he did not say when that would be.
I’m trying to picture Bob Costa at that moment, and those cold calls from Pope Francis kept coming to mind.
In sports, an artful move can result in ‘wrong footing’ an opponent. It means a player is lunging right when the ball goes left, or vice versa. You are thrown off your game. I thought of that, too.
These calls had to have thrown off two of the major media outlets Trump and Press Secretary Sean Spicer and other surrogates have targeted for perpetuating “fake news”. They and their entertainment media have played that up, to the point when Saturday Night Live’s string of opening skits satirized White House spokesman Spicer among others, and then Spicer refers to it in his daily press briefings, sometimes playing it up and using lines from the SNL skit, other times fitting right into that caricature. To the point where one TV news roundtable participant said he didn’t know whether it was ‘art imitating life, or life imitating art imitating life, or what’.
Which raises the real consideration of what is news, really. And Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation. The chapter titled ‘The Implosion of Meaning in the Media’ opens with this quote:
We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.
Provocatively, he explores and analyzes basically what we’ve been seeing, experiencing and consuming in news media for decades.
What is news, and what is reality?
Politics right now seem to be operating more feverishly on perception becoming reality. Whether that played into President Trump’s calls to the Times and Washington Post, or to what degree it did, is hard to tell, he’s such a wild card.
But his call to Robert Costa at WaPo was certainly interesting. And lengthy. It’s a back and forth exchange on the politics of trying to get, or stop, health care reform done and who tried to stop it and what comes next, and later down the road, and what it would take to get anything done.
And then Trump said this:
“Well, look, you can say what you want,” Trump said. “But there are years of problems, great hatred and distrust, and, you know, I came into the middle of it.”
So Costa says he wanted to get some clarity before wrapping up the call. It”s easy to imagine how head spinning this was at that point.
As Trump tried to hang up the phone and get back to work, I asked him to reflect, if at all possible, on lessons learned. He’s a few months into his presidency, and he had to pull a bill that he had invested time and energy into passing.
What was on his mind?
“Just another day,” Trump said, flatly. “Just another day in paradise, okay?”
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Eating less frequently
I have spoken before about the benefits of eating less frequently for some people, primarily that it allows larger meals and can increase satiety from their food intake.
This approach tends to be more simple and the increase nutrient allocation to each meal facilitates more flexibility with food selections.
The downside of this approach is that snacking can cause energy intake to quickly blow out, particularly when it goes somewhat unrecognised.
It’s easy to add in an extra muffin with the morning coffee a few times per week alongside some small snacks in the afternoon, but these really do add up if the primary meals are larger.
Another benefit from this eating style - which I have only become aware of over the past year - is the frequency of the onset of hunger can be harder to manage than duration, for some people.
Many people find that after the onset of some hunger - possibly caused by the emptying of the stomach or another process of digestion - is the most difficult and noticeable phase.
However, once this onset it completed it begins to settle down and the challenge dissipates.
This means that instead of the hunger intensity growing and becoming hard to manage, many people find it plateaus, or even begins to subside.
So the difference between being able to manage a three-hour or five-hour gap between meals isn’t massively different.
If anything, it might be best to decrease the meal frequency to reduce the frequency of those hunger pangs that occur a couple of hours after a meal.
Let’s say you eat six times per day, there might be four of these pangs every day.
But if you eat three times per day, there might only be two.
Being a high-frequency eater myself, I have tried this over the past two months and have found that I fit into this category.
There are times when I could eat at 10am, but I can also wait until 12pm without any adverse effects on concentration or work output, at least not that can be attributed to hunger.
Even when it comes to exercise, where I would previously only train while fed - I used to get up early before 6am training sessions - I have found that performance doesn’t really decline if I go in a bit hunger.
Once the training starts, I completely forget about the hunger anyway.
My experience won’t necessarily be the same for you, or any of my clients, but it does provide some useful insights that have helped with nutrition coaching.
It would be interesting to see a study that looks specifically at the perceived rating of hunger and the impact of eating at certain times.
If the perceived rating of hunger decreases after a peak of +2 hours from the meal, maybe there are benefits to consuming meals during a certain window?
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31 Jul 2008
My husband died two years ago. I nursed him through his illness. Even after all this time I don’ t know what to do with myself when I’ m not at work. In the morning I wait for the evening, just to be able to go to bed and sleep. The psychiatrist, who treats me for Bipolar disorder, said I should go out and do things. Meet people. I don’ t want to see anyone and I don’ t want to do anything. I’ m interested in nothing. I find it difficult to concentrate on my job. I’ m scared and paranoid all the time. I want to hide where no one can see me and nothing can hurt me. How do I stop feeling like this?
Caring for someone through a long illness deeply affects one's life. And one is that it tends to gradually absorb more and more of your time, and then when the illness is over, to leave you with time on your hands and you're somewhat disconnected from previous activities. And as a widow, many previous activities were presumably things you did together, and trying to do things singly also feels odd at first. At two years, one's primary grief work ought to be done, and continuing lack of interest and sadness could be Depression, as well, and deserving treatment in its own right. I'm wondering what your psychiatrist is doing about this dimension of your life, other than simply telling you to go out and about ? Also, why not explore the Anxiety/Depression Support Group ?
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NASCAR Power Rankings: Elliott rises after Buescher wins at Bristol originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The most unpredictable season in NASCAR history continued at Bristol on Saturday night.
For the third straight race, a driver outside of the playoffs won – the first time in history that this has happened. This time it was Chris Buescher, snapping a 222-race winless streak for his second career victory.
The Bristol Night Race was defined by playoff contenders struggling, as only seven of the 16 playoff participants finished on the lead lap. Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon were officially eliminated from championship contention, with the Round of 12 set to begin this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
So, who’s the driver to beat entering the Round of 12? Here’s our latest power rankings:
1. Chase Elliott
Last week: 2
For the second straight year, Elliott came up just short of winning the famous Bristol Night Race. He crossed the line in second, less than half a second behind Buescher. It was a clean and quiet race for Elliott, which most playoff drivers could not say. He enters the Round of 12 back atop the points standings (and power rankings).
2. Denny Hamlin
Last week: 1
Hamlin avoided steering and engine issues that plagued many of his Toyota teammates to finish ninth. It looked like it was going to be worse when a flat tire sent him into the wall midway through the race, but he recovered nicely. Hamlin rattled off three straight top-10s to start the playoffs, which is his best stretch of the season.
3. Christopher Bell
Last week: 4
The most consistent driver of the playoffs, Bell has finished fifth (Darlington), third (Kansas) and fourth (Bristol) so far. Saturday night was a missed opportunity though, as Bell led 143 laps and won Stage 2 before suffering a tire problem while leading with 65 laps to go. Still, he’s running better than any driver right now and should be confident heading to Texas.
4. Kyle Larson
Last week: 5
With an 8.3 average finish through three playoff races, Larson easily moved on to the Round of 12. He’s still not winning races at last year’s clip, but Texas could be the place to change that. He won in Fort Worth last year, leading 256 of 334 laps for an easy victory.
5. Joey Logano
Last week: 3
A suspension issue as a result of a flat tire ended Logano’s race early, subjecting him to a 27th-place finish. Even before that, though, he seemed off the pace. Logano is second in the standings entering the Round of 12, but he has to be better after consecutive finishes outside the top 15.
6. William Byron
Last week: 6
Byron, Bell and Hamlin were the only playoff drivers with three top-10s in the Round of 16. That was especially impressive for Byron, considering he had just five top-10s in the 26-race regular season. The No. 24 was strong at Bristol, finishing third as contenders faltered around him.
7. Ross Chastain
Last week: 9
Bristol was a solid result for Chastain, finishing sixth after placing seventh the week before at Kansas. The Round of 12 will present a whole new challenge though as Chastain navigates through his first career playoff run. He’s already up to 16 top-10 finishes this season, doubling his total from last year.
8. Ryan Blaney
Last week: 7
Blaney took an unorthodox road to advance to the Round of 12. He led early in the race before a flat tire caused major damage to the car, as he had to spend over 150 laps behind the wall for repairs. Blaney ultimately returned to the race and finished 162 laps down in 30th, but it was enough to advance to the next round by 26 points.
9. Alex Bowman
Last week: first four out
Like many others, Bowman’s night did not go as planned. He finished 32nd after getting caught up in a big crash:
Bowman’s strong runs at Darlington and Kansas gave him enough of a buffer to advance in the playoffs. He enters the Round of 12 tied for 10th in the standings, so he’ll need some more magic in the next three races.
10. Kevin Harvick
Last week: 10
Saturday was a heartbreaker for Harvick, who needed a win to advance in the playoffs after bad luck at Darlington and Kansas. He almost pulled it off, but a loose wheel on pit road during the final stop ended his chances. The No. 4 still finished 10th, but Harvick’s dreams of a second championship are over for this year. It’s the first time Harvick has been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in his career.
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“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” Hebrews 11: 1-3.
O Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you; I will praise your name,
for you have done wonderful things,
plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
Faith. Hope. Trust. Aren’t they the same things? Not really. I have been reading some different sources in order to learn more about these concepts, their similarities as well as their differences. (One very good online discussion is found at: Bible Hermeneutics.) I don’t have any background in Greek, but I do know how to look at and assess word construction and usage, so I try to get as close to the source as possible when trying to obtain a better understanding of certain terms and concepts. Praise the Lord that our pastor is quite conversant with Greek, and able to really dig into word meanings!
What I can see in the discussions and sources I have read is that FAITH is ‘substance.’ The Greek for this is ‘hypostasis,’ and is alternatively translated as ‘foundation.’ Also, faith or ‘pistis’ (πίστις) carries with it a belief that something has ALREADY HAPPENED in the spiritual realm. Hope is a future happening – ‘God will see that we have enough.. food, money, etc.’ ‘God HAS provided’ is a statement of faith, even if present circumstances say you are sick or broken, rich or poor. But on what do you base that faith, that foundation? In what can you trust that is so firm that it cannot be forsaken? Since trust is based on our experience of reliability. How much can I trust that that person’s words/promises will be fulfilled? If we look at God, we find that he is faithful, he keeps his promises, he does what he says. (See Psalm 89:8, 98:3, Hosea 11:12, and many more.)
But the best definition of faith was just given to me by a man I met at a funeral. He said, “I can tell you what faith is. Forsaking All Others, I Will Trust Him.” So, my prayer for myself and for you, gentle readers, is that we may come to that place where our faith, MY faith, is that secure, that simple, that real. | <urn:uuid:12d27202-25bc-4cca-936a-d11c6b669884> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | https://mrsjackieo.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/monday-madness-3/ | 2018-07-19T15:27:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676591140.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20180719144851-20180719164851-00259.warc.gz | en | 0.974292 | 576 |
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The blown tire as accident brings a sort of sobering story to mind:
To link this with the Autobahn USA question:
Last summer I was driving on the Autobahn at around 100mph when I noticed a
"puff" from the left rear tire on the car (Audi 100, BTW) in front of me. I was
gradually closing on him so guessed his speed at 90+ mph. He was in the left
lane and the car started to veer left. He overreacted and made an abrupt
correction to the right which sent him careening across the two right hand
lanes, spun him around off the road, up an embankment, got airborne and rolled
(still airborne) two times before coming to a stop right side up. Spectacular,
just like in the movies. The reality: Fatality - massive head and chest wounds.
This week a report was published stating that there are more accidents, but less
fatalities on European highways. There are any number of potential reasons for
the increase in accidents: overcrowded roads, open borders with eastern europe
(lesser experience, old-unsafe-cars) etc. The reason for the fatalities
decreasing is safety equipment and emergency medical care. This is sort of
disturbing because, until recently the trend was toward fewer accidents, but
more fatalities per 100,000 accidents.
If anyone wants an "Autobahn" in the USA, then you have to go for the whole
package: Thorough drivers training AND testing, frequent (and comparatively
draconian) car inspections, SEVERE penalties for DUI/DWI etc; massive (and
expensive) upgrade of roads, medical facilities (including Medevac helicopters).
It's not just about speed limits.
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Wahoo! Another card for hire! I was asked a week ago if I could design 3 red and white Christmas cards. All unique and different. Well, here’s one of the three! I was inspired by the 12 days contest over at Paper Craft Planet by today’s theme, unfortunately I missed the deadline by an hour! The contest goes by the Eastern time zone and I’m in the pacific…*sigh*…drat! Nonetheless, I have completed one of the three and was very pleased with how it turned out!
Here’s how it all came together!
First I cut a circle in the front of the card with a circle Nestie, I set aside the cut out circle for later. Then stamped the snowflake trails with Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder. I took a piece of linen White Daisy cardstock and painted it with Angel’s Wings Shimmerz then set it aside to dry. Once dry, I grabbed my trusty Martha Stewart Branch punch and punched to my hearts content. I had also punched through plain linen cardstock as well. With tweezers, I dipped a shimmered branch into some Aleene’s tacky glue and carefully placed it on the edge of the circle window. Alternating shimmered and non-shimmered branches, I glued them on in a counter-clockwise fashion.
With the cut out circle, I glued it to the inside of the card lined up with the circle window front. I then stamped the dove from the Elegant Christmas stamp set from The Cat’s Pajamas using the Martha Stewart glue pad onto some plain white cardstock. I quickly sprinkled some Regal Red Glitter from Glitter Ritz and set it aside to let the glue set. In the meantime, I added the mini-rhinestones to the front. Once the glitter was set, I brushed off the excess and ran it through a circle Nestie and mounted it on the red circle with a 3D pop dot! Easy as pie! :D
Here’s the the abridged version:
Paper – Bazzill, Textured White Daisy (CTMH)
Stamps – Elegant Christmas (The Cat’s Pajamas), Winter Trails (Inkadinkado)
Ink – None
Embellishments – Regal Red Glitter (Glitter Ritz), Branch Punch (Martha Stewart), Angel Wings (Shimmerz), Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Mini-Rhinestones
Well…it’s late Saturday night with Sunday on the horizon…I just plan to hang out at home and keep slugging at Christmas cards! No…it’s not that bad! Don’t you just love it when you can put your heart into them? :D
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By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities
The board of Tuscany Village homeowners’ association recently asked the City of Greenwood to create a new parking Ordinance, just for the association-governed community.
According to Fox59 News, the HOA board sent a letter to City Council, asking for new signs for their neighborhood, stating “No Overnight Street Parking 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM.”
In the letter, the board lists its many reasons for the request, which include everything from deterring crime to making it easier for residents to back out of their driveways.
Greenwood HOA board asks city to make overnight street parking illegal in subdivision
POSTED 4:30 PM, AUGUST 29, 2018, BY ZACH MYERS, UPDATED AT 06:29PM, AUGUST 29, 2018
GREENWOOD, Ind. – A homeowners association board is asking the City of Greenwood to make overnight street parking illegal, but only in their subdivision.
The president of the Tuscany Village HOA board presented a letter to the Greenwood City Council August 20. It asks the council to pass an ordinance that would reinforce existing Tuscany Village bylaws by placing signs around the subdivision saying “No Overnight Street Parking 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM.”
Instead of receiving a letter or email from the HOA board, violators could be ticketed by Greenwood police.
Read more (video):
According to a website maintained by Main Street Management, Tuscany Village is a planned community of 152 single family homes, established in 2006. The neighborhood is located in Johnson County, about 20 miles from Indianapolis. Annual assessments of $300 cover the cost of maintaining a simple community park and a pond with a fountain (most likely needed for storm water retention), as well as insurance and administrative costs for enforcement of covenants and restrictions.
The roads in Tuscany Village are public, and are maintained by the City. However, the HOA is responsible for enforcing an overnight parking restriction that is written into the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) for the community.
Therefore, the HOA can legally restrict parking on a public street. In this case, the HOA finds it difficult to enforce an overnight parking ban, so the board was hoping it could convince the City to require its police officers to ticket vehicles parked overnight in Tuscany Village.
The HOA board’s proposal came as an unpleasant surprise to homeowners and residents, who say they were not consulted or informed about the Ordinance request until the day of the first public hearing.
Thankfully, as posted on the HOA’s website, Greenwood City Council declined to get involved:
No Over Night Street Parking Signs
On September 5, 2018 the council voted against installing no overnight street parking signs in Tuscany Village. However, moving forward, Greenwood City Councilman and Attorney at Law, David Leske advised the board to take pictures and fine the violators in order to enforce Tuscany Village CC&R’s. He stated: “this is what they do in their community.” The HOA Board of Directors would like to thank all residents for your involvement with this issue. Also, just a reminder of what was advised to the board at the last council meeting on the concern of vehicles parking across the sidewalks. The council advised homeowners to call the police. It is a state and city ordinance, no blocking sidewalks, etc.
However, the Fox59 report highlights the sometimes confusing relationship between private community board members and local elected officials.
Most homeowners are unaware of the fact that City and County governments approve permits for development of common interest communities all the time, and that they almost always require the establishment of a homeowners’ association. The HOA is intended to perform and pay for maintenance, community services, and neighborhood code enforcement, so the local government doesn’t have to!
Generally, City or County officials would rather not use tax dollars to pay for government employees to provide services that the HOA is supposed to provide.
But, on the other hand, Greenwood is not the first City to hand over power to a volunteer HOA board and its management agent to ticket and fine residents for parking on a public street. Essentially, the City has created private HOA “police,” or at least “parking monitors,” to regulate the use of public property.
No wonder HOA leaders are confused.
And the craziest part of the story is that the need for an overnight parking ban is debatable. Looking at photographs of current real estate listings in Tuscany Village, there appears to be plenty of space for street parking. Besides, if parking on the street is presumably safe and A-OK between the hours of 6 AM and midnight, why is it suddenly unsafe and not OK for six hours overnight?
It’s simply another arbitrary restriction embedded into CC&Rs, written by some developer’s attorney.
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Cancer claims civil rights warrior at 73
Published 4:00 am, Friday, January 7, 2000
Alex Pitcher got some of his flowers before he died.
In October, at a ceremony at the Southeast Community Facility in Bayview-Hunters Point, a standing-room-only crowd of 800, including Mayor Willie Brown, poured into the community room to honor Mr. Pitcher. That day, facility officials formally named the room in honor of Pitcher.
" 'It's the best thing that's ever happened to me,' " Toye Moses, executive director of the facility, recalled Mr. Pitcher saying. "He was happy to see people appreciated what he had done."
Mr. Pitcher, who died of cancer Wednesday night at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco, was the president of the San Francisco chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was 73.
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As a young lawyer, he assisted Thurgood Marshall in the cases that led to the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation case.
"He was a giant in the field of community service," said Leonard "Lefty" Gordon, executive director of Ella Hill Hutch Community Center in the Western Addition. "He was about betterment in our community. He was highly respected and appreciated for his vision. He was Mr. NAACP in the city and county of San Francisco. Under his leadership, the NAACP went through a renaissance period as the most recognized and appreciated civil rights group."
Just as important, Gordon said, other black leaders sought his guidance and counseling.
"He was an icon of the community," said Comer Marshall, a long
time friend who served with Mr. Pitcher in the NAACP hierarchy. "He was godfather to the community and an individual who had an understanding of all of the political ramifications. He still took a stand for justice."
Mr. Pitcher, a native of Baton Rouge, La., was elected president of the San Francisco branch of the NAACP in 1994. The San Francisco chapter is the second largest in California.
"I don't know who is going to fill that spot," said Cheryl Towns, a fellow Bayview-Hunters Point resident. "We're surely going to miss him. He was the one person in the community willing to take on an issue."
Mr. Pitcher became one of the first black lawyers in Louisiana, graduating from Southern University Law School. His first assignment after graduation was to escort to class the first black student enrolled under court order at Louisiana State University.
As a young lawyer, he worked with Marshall on cases that led to the watershed Kansas case, Brown vs. the Board of Education, in which the U.S. Supreme Court found segregation in the public schools unconstitutional. Marshall, later a Supreme Court justice, was the top attorney for the NAACP.
Supervisor Michael Yaki said Mr. Pitcher was "a giant in the civil rights movement and a hero to a generation of San Franciscans. His leadership will be greatly missed, but his legacy will live on."
Mr. Pitcher, a San Franciscan since 1963, retired as public affairs manager for the San Francisco Public Works Department last
year. He also was former president of the South Bayshore Community Development Corp.
"Alex Pitcher was a connector of the best of our family values and the legacy of the civil rights struggle," said Supervisor Amos Brown. "He had an unshakable faith in his church, the NAACP and an integrated society."
Mr. Pitcher served a one-year term as NAACP chapter president in 1980, and in 1993 received a special award from the San Francisco NAACP branch for his lifelong commitment to the civil rights struggle.
"He held once-a-month meetings to discuss the issues of concern to the African American community,"said Naomi Gray, a former health commissioner.
Noted for his kind and polite demeanor, Towns said Mr. Pitcher could argue with the best of them but would do that behind closed doors to avoid public spectacle.
"You could have a knock-down drag-out with him but when you came out of the room, he would be as sweet as can be," said Towns. "He didn't carry grudges. He used to say all the time: 'We need to learn how to forgive.' "
Mr. Pitcher is survived by his wife, Rosaliee Thierry Pitcher; a daughter, Barbara Pitcher Smith; a son, Will Pitcher; a brother, George Pitcher; and a sister, Lubertha Pitcher Hebert, both of Baton Rouge.
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I like robots and I like it when robots fight. Don’t you? Heck, even Godzilla had to be mechanized at some point because: robots. In comes Proto-G; a hack and slash game currently on Indiegogo looking to get some help finishing up their game. In it you control a robot, code-named A.D.A.M. You are the protagonist robot setting out against a horde (For the Alliance!) of villainous robots that seem to be causing all sorts of trouble. As evil antagonistic robots are wont to do obviously.
The combat and gameplay really do play with the retro theme they are going for. I’m not saying it’s a 1:1 ratio of similarity here, but the game’s tempo reminds me a lot of Oni mixed with Virtual On. Now, I loved both of those games and while Proto-G reminds me of them both in a hybridized form, it doesn’t come close to them in execution. I realize that the game is in its early stages, but I’m a bit hesitant to jump on this train at this point in development. However, I can see the promise here even beyond the voices not being great (timing and execution) and the somewhat awkward gameplay (it’s not bad, but it is a little off). All of this can be polished out with a bit more love. Either way, give the demo a try because it’s free and it’s a quick showcase of the ideas they want to put forward. Let me know if you think I’m crazy in the comments below. If you dig it, consider tossing them some coin! | <urn:uuid:baab696f-9757-4d7e-b322-93906c65e6e1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://thevideogamebacklog.com/2018/12/14/indiegogo-highlight-proto-g/ | 2023-09-23T18:11:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00657.warc.gz | en | 0.953575 | 350 |
Promoters of optical crop-sensing systems have been talking about a just-around-the-corner heyday for almost 10 years. But relatively few farmers have made use of the new technology, especially when compared to the potential acreage it could serve across the Corn Belt.
Now optical sensing systems mounted on farm machinery, airplanes and satellites may be on the verge of more widespread adoption, sensor technology companies say.
Until last year, when it was joined by new sensor systems from Ag Leader and Topcon, Trimble’s GreenSeeker system was the sole player in machine-mounted optical crop sensors in the U.S. The entry of two new players and Trimble’s purchase of GreenSeeker developer NTech Industries in 2009 are lending credibility to optical sensing.
“It is not mainstream yet. But the adoption of optical sensing systems by major precision ag companies has bolstered our sales,” says Russ Linhart, a GreenSeeker sales specialist for Trimble, who held a similar post for NTech. “The technology has enough credibility that mainline companies have picked it up. So farmers feel some safety in adopting the technology.”
Satellite-based optical sensing systems also may be primed for a growth spurt. Private companies are in the process of deploying new satellite systems that can fly over key farming areas every week or less — rather than in today’s typical 16-day schedule. This could improve the usefulness of satellite imagery.
“Along with use of optical sensing systems for variable-rate applications, we have seen even more interest in using imagery for crop monitoring,” says Luke Faleide of Agri ImaGIS Technologies, a major provider of satellite imagery and image-analysis software tools. “That is something that more timely imagery would help.”
In contrast to machine and satellite-based systems, aerial optical sensing systems appear to have taken a step back in recent years. Although imagery taken from airplanes is available in many areas, no large providers have stepped into the Corn Belt marketplace since John Deere introduced its OptiGro Imaging System in 2006 and left the business barely a year later.
Optical sensing marketers say the key benefit of their technology in corn and wheat is that it makes it possible to apply varying rates of nitrogen across a field by measuring actual crop needs. The goal is to optimize yield by using only as much nitrogen as is needed, benefiting the pocketbook and the environment.
They say that sensor systems address a reality that a growing cadre of university fertility scientists has emphasized in recent years: It’s virtually impossible to predict the amount of nitrogen that will be released by soils during the growing season, not to mention predicting in-season nitrogen losses. So it’s difficult to know how much supplemental nitrogen to apply. Differing soil types, organic matter levels, and other variables compound the challenge by releasing varying amounts of nitrogen across individual fields.
“Fields that have variations in organic matter and high and low areas can really benefit from variable-rate nitrogen application,” says Roger Zielke, product manager for Ag Leader’s OptRx crop sensor system. “There is a lot of money being left on the table with uniform application rates.”
Whether mounted on farm machinery, airplanes or satellites, optical sensors work roughly the same way to measure a crop’s nitrogen needs.
In ground-based systems, for example, crop sensors shoot a beam of light at the growing crop, then take ongoing readings of specific light wavelengths that bounce back. The reflected light measures crop vigor associated with variations in green plant color. This correlates with nitrogen status and the crop’s yield potential. An on-board computer then interprets the reflected light readings to adjust nitrogen rates in real time.
Aerial systems work similarly. But since they rely on sunlight, they can’t assess crops when there’s cloud cover.
While they are optimistic about the future of optical crop-sensing systems, marketers admit that convincing farmers of their benefits has been a slow slog compared to pitching the advantages of navigation systems, planter row shutoffs and other precision ag technologies.
“I think even farmers who typically are early adopters of precision technology struggle to understand how an optical sensor works and whether they can trust it,” says Ag Leader’s Zielke.
Education is the key, adds Carol Snyder, advanced solutions and training manager for Topcon’s CropSpec sensor system. “There has been a big increase in growers who want to be able to apply variable-rate nitrogen on the go by using optical sensors,” she says. “They are excited about the idea, but they need to learn more about how to best use it in the field and validate rates that are needed by the crop.”
As more farmers and crop consultants use crop-sensing systems and more university crop sensor research is conducted, farmers, in general, are becoming more comfortable with the technology, says Trimble’s Linhart. “We are making progress. We are getting more growers coming up to us at farm shows saying they have been watching the technology and they are buying into it,” he says.
Optical sensing systems
Here’s a review of the major optical crop sensor options:
Ag Leader OptRx. Ag Leader introduced the OptRx system for use in corn in 2010. For 2011, Ag Leader also will support its use in wheat. OptRx was developed in conjunction with Holland Scientific, for which Ag Leader is the sole worldwide distributor for production agriculture markets.
OptRx sensors measure visible and near-infrared light reflected from the crop canopy to determine a vegetative index used to set varying nitrogen application rates. The system includes boom-mounted sensors, plus a Canbus module that carries sensor data to software contained in Ag Leader’s Insight or Integra displays.
Ag Leader recommends using three OptRx sensors on booms less than 80 ft. wide. Five sensors are recommended on wider booms. Sensors retail for $3,000 each. The Canbus module retails for $1,500. The cost of a five-sensor system is $16,500, plus the cost of an Insight or Integra display, if needed. For more information, visit www.agleader.com.
Topcon CropSpec. The CropSpec sensor system, which was available on a limited basis in 2010, will have its full U.S. launch in 2011. It was developed in conjunction with Yara International, a fertilizer and industrial chemical manufacturer based in Norway.
The sensor system uses two sensors mounted on each side of the application rig cab roof to measure red and red-edge light reflecting from the crop. The sensors are mounted at a 45° to 55° angle, which allows them to take readings from several crop rows contained in roughly a 3-meter ellipse.
The two-sensor CropSpec system retails for $19,500. It interfaces with the Topcon X20 display/controller, which retails for $5,665. The company plans to add compatibility with additional Topcon displays in the future. For more information, visit www.topconpa.com.
Trimble GreenSeeker. The GreenSeeker system has been available in the Corn Belt since 2005, first from NTech Industries and from Trimble since its purchase of NTech in 2009. It was developed in conjunction with crop scientists at Oklahoma State University as an outgrowth of a related product, the WeedSeeker optical sensor weed-control system.
GreenSeeker sensors measure red and near-infrared light to assess plant vigor and determine appropriate nitrogen application rates. In addition to corn, GreenSeeker has been used for variable-rate nitrogen applications in winter and spring wheat, sorghum, canola, cotton, barley and Bermuda grass. It also has been used for variable-rate applications of growth regulators and defoliants in cotton.
Trimble recommends use of six GreenSeeker sensors for booms greater than 60 ft. and four sensors for shorter booms or side-dress rigs. It is available in two configurations: one for use directly with the Trimble FMX display, and a second for use with the Trimble Nomad handheld computer, which can interface with John Deere GreenStar monitors and various controllers, including Raven controllers ranging from the Raven 440 to the Viper Pro.
GreenSeeker FMX configurations retail for $13,495 for six sensors, and $9,995 for four sensors. Configurations including the Nomad handheld computer retail for $19,995 and $16,495 for six- and four-sensor systems. For more information, visit www.trimble.com/agriculture.
Crop imagery from satellites is available from many companies across the U.S. and worldwide. Images taken at 16-day intervals by the same Landsat satellites often are available from multiple sources. Large U.S. satellite imagery providers include TerraServer (www.terraserver.com), Satellite Imaging Corporation (www.satimagingcorp.com) and Agri ImaGIS Technologies (www.satshot.com).
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