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The Japanese Wife is a forthcoming Indian film directed by Aparna Sen. It stars Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Moushumi Chatterjee, and Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku in the title role. The film was originally scheduled for release in October 2008,but the release was delayed until 9 April 2010.
The story revolves around a young village school teacher (Rahul Bose) marrying his Japanese pen friend (Chigusa Takaku) over letters and remaining true and loyal to her throughout his life, while actually never meeting her.
Snehmoy (Rahul Bose) and Miyage (Chigusa Takaku) are pen friends who exchange wedding vows through letters. Fifteen years pass but they never meet. Yet the bond of marriage is strong between them. This unusual relationship comes under a cloud when a young widow, Sandhya (Raima Sen), comes to stay with Snehmoy along with her eight-year-old son (Rudranil Ghosh). Snehmoy and the little boy bond and the arithmetic teacher discovers the joy of palpable bonds and fatherhood. There develops an inexplicable thread of understanding with Sandhya too.
The production of the film started in April 2007.This is the first time Aparna Sen has made a film based on someone else's story. This movie is based on the title story of The Japanese Wife and Other Stories by Anglo-Indian author Kunal Basu, who writes from Oxford.This film was earlier titled as The Kite, but later changed to the name of the original story title.
The film was shot in Kolkata, Sundarbans and the Japanese cities of Yokohama and Tsukuba, Ibaraki.
Rahul Bose as Snehamoy Chatterjee
Raima Sen as Sandhya
Chigusa Takaku as Miyage
Moushumi Chatterjee as Maashi
Rudranil Ghosh as Fatik
Kunal Basu: Special appearance
Saregama have produced the film. They put up an Rs.15 lakh set a 150-feet distance away from the Eastern Bypass in Kolkata.
"The film is a love story. It does not have any message, nor does it contain a political agenda. Love, I believe, is the only way out of this moral and social decay the world is going through. Love, I think, is the only emotion that can bring back our respect for the values that are getting lost today. It is for my audience to decide whether it is a love story or whether there is a subtle agenda flowing like an undercurrent right through. In this age of Faxes and e-mails, people have stopped writing letters to each other. But it is such a moving emotional experience. I still feel it has the emotional touch e-mails and faxes can never have,” says Sen about this film where a simple Maths teacher from a village in the Sundarbans falls in love with a Japanese girl he begins to correspond with.
Raima explains how gruelling her part of the workshop was because she had to gain some command over the Sundarbans accent, and had also to train in housework such as sweeping the floors, washing vessels, taking care of her child, etc. “But I learnt a lot at the end of the day and loved working under Rina Mashi’s direction,” she says. | <urn:uuid:3cf4fad2-94d3-48c9-b650-197bed8d9c46> | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | http://www.bkhush.com/dev/content/japanese-wife?page=2 | 2015-03-03T14:56:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936463318.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074103-00081-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969146 | 710 |
TELPAS Reading Release Tests
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COST Inventory Profits from A Customer Base Research
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Calls to act on Soviet crimes
SIXTEEN years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Council of Europe became the first international body to consider the crimes against humanity that were committed by the communist regimes of the Soviet Union and other states.
In a debate that relit the clash between Russia and Western European countries, the 43-nation council considered a report by a Swedish parliamentarian that also called on former communist states to teach the truth about their former regimes, erect memorials to the victims and create days of remembrance.
A resolution, adopted by a simple majority, referred to "individual and collective assassinations, death in concentration camps, starvation, deportation, torture, slave labour and other forms of mass physical terror."
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Jump into spring with our annual Celebrations Issue, which also marks our very own 20-year milestone for The Stampers' Sampler! In this issue we commemorate those moments in life we want to cherish just a little longer, like college graduations, weddings, and new babies. You will also have a chance to sink into some exciting new techniques, such as a unique way to make handmade stamped books and how to incorporate ever-popular washi tape into your cards. We’re revisiting Stamping Deconstructed in this issue by breaking down a seemingly complicated project into manageable steps. And last, but never least, you’ll get a chance to get to know Lynne Moncrieff a little better, with a Guest Artist feature that we can’t wait to show you.
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Area of Law: Intellectual Property
Answer # 292
What inventions can be Patented?Region: Ontario Answer # 292
An invention can be:
- a product,
- a composition (such as a new chemical compound),
- a machine,
- a process, or
- an improvement on any of these.
You may be able to patent any invention that is:
- useful, and
Most patents are issued for inventions that are improvements on already existing patented inventions.
In Canada, you generally cannot patent such things as mere ideas, architectural plans, computer programs, or methods of medical treatment. However, there are other kinds of protection that you may be able to use to protect these kinds of intellectual property.
What is a patent?
A patent is a Government of Canada document that gives an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, and sell the invention. A patent protects the rights of the inventor and makes it illegal for other people to make, use, or sell the same invention. You can use your patent to make a profit by selling it, licensing it, or using it as an asset to negotiate funding for your business.
A patent will not keep your invention secret. In Canada, 18 months after you file an application for a patent, the Patent Office at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will publish your application. This gives other people the opportunity to learn from your invention. Generally speaking, patents are obtained on a country-by-country basis, although there are some mechanisms by which an applicant can apply for patents for more than one country in a single application.
Criteria for a patent application
There are three criteria you must meet to patent an invention. First, the invention must be new. Second, it must be useful. Third, it must show inventive originality. This means that the invention must not be obvious to someone who is skilled in the area.
For more information about patents, refer to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
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Many managers do not get training on management. It is one thing to manage workers you can talk with face to face. It is a whole other thing to manage workers remotely.
It involves Trust, Communication, Expectations, Accountability and Obstacle Removal.
The best managers understand that their main job is to remove obstacles so people can just do their jobs. That’s hard to do if the manager (A) does not really know what his employees do; and (B) does not have an open dialogue with the team.
Trust is about letting your people perform. It comes from Hiring Well, on-boarding, setting expectations and over-communicating.
We have so many tools for communicating: texts, email, voice calls, video calls, conferencing, collaboration tools — so why is it so hard to communicate with your team and manage them? Because it takes work. And you have to set aside pettiness, bias, and your own selfishness to do it.
There are tools to track progress. There are tools to track activity (and undermine privacy).
Really though, if you communicate the expectations clearly and concisely, things do get done. It is when expectations are not set nor are they clearly communicated do things fall apart. It is always about Communications. Despite all the tools we have to communicate, people still have a challenge being clear and concise – especially clear.
In the end, managers need to set clear expectations, communicate regularly, ask good questions, remove obstacles and trust the employees.
Some more resources for managers…
GapingVoid writes: “Remote working tends to shift the emphasis from verbal communication to written communication. As handy as Skype and Zoom are, nobody wants to spend six hours a day on them. Be ready and act accordingly.”
“Culture happens in the spaces between people,” Mark Earls. It takes extra effort to maintain Culture remotely. Remember that Culture is every action – who you hire, who you promote. Act accordingly.
Guide to Internal Communications from the makers of Basecamp.
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Punters jump on Rouge Dior success
Classy mare Rouge Dior landed a massive betting plunge and earned a crack at the Cyril Flower Stakes when she beat Peggie’s Dream in the tabtouch.mobi Sprint at Ascot.
Rouge Dior was sensationally backed from $13 to $7 and started at $5 on tote.
Jockey Troy Turner shot Rouge Dior to the lead from the outside gate and she boxed on gamely to hold off Peggie’s Dream, the $2.15 favourite, to win by a short head.
Rouge Dior’s win continued the sensational form of trainer Robert Harvey Jnr and his trainer son, Todd.
They have combined to score impressive Ascot wins with Blitz Off, Kemilee and Beatnik Boy recently.
Todd Harvey said Rouge Dior is likely to tackle the $80,00 Cyril Flower Stakes (1200m) in a fortnight.
She will clash with progressive sprinter Watermans Bay, who won the Mungrup Stud Sprint (1300m) at Mt Barker last month.
“She’ll probably have a crack at the Cyril Flower,” Harvey said.
“She’ll get too much weight in fillies and mares’ races now and would get into that with a pretty light weight.”
The Other Harv will be set for the Bunbury Cup in March after scoring a top win over 1800m.
The Other Harv ($3.30 favourite) scored her second straight victory when she ran on from fifth on the turn to gun down The Corporation ($5.50) by half a length.
Trainer Alan Mathews said the mare will back-up in next Saturday’s Detonator Stakes (1800m) or head straight to the AHA Cup (2000m) at Bunbury ahead of the Bunbury Cup.
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- Language: English
- Published: October 2013
- Region: New York
Summary: El Paso County, Colorado YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region; Letter of Credit Jan 07
- ID: 2031224
- January 2007
- Region: Colorado
- Standard & Poors
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its AA+/Watch Pos/A-1+ rating to El Paso County, Colo.'s variable-rate demand revenue bonds series 2006, issued for the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of the Pikes Peak Region Project. The rating is based on a direct-pay LOC from Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (AA+/Watch Pos/A-1+). The LOC is sized to provide coverage for all principal and interest payments and for the purchase price on bonds that are not successfully tendered for a maximum of 45 days at 10% while bonds bear interest in the weekly, monthly, and quarterly interest rate modes. The bonds will be issued in the weekly interest rate and may be later converted to a monthly, quarterly, semiannual, annual, five-year, or fixed...
Companies mentioned in this report are: YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region,El Paso Cnty
Action: New Rating
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This product consists of a Summary Analysis: Bi-annual (at least). An abbreviated analysis containing Standard & Poor's issuer credit ratings as of the time the article was published. The analysis includes a rating rationale - the basis on which the rating was assigned - and an outlook section if the issuer is not on CreditWatch. Financial statistics are not included.
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Visual and Performing Arts students and faculty work together to create engaging and thoughtful works of art. Degree programs prepare students for professions that need both artistic and technical knowledge and skill. Whether a student majors in theatre or sound, completes one of the many minors in art or music, or simply participates in the department as a musician, actor, artist, or technician, there is something here for everyone. Art is Smart.
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As a Team Lead of the software engineering department, you will be responsible for managing a software project from start to finish. You will be involved in Coding, Project Management, Client Communication, Scoping out requirements with the help of a business manager.
Having experience in at least one of the listed technologies is enough:
Desired Candidate Profile:
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- Great communication (English is mandatory) and project management skills.
- Open to work irrespective of technology stack.
- Experienced with performing Code Reviews.
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- Experienced in dealing with Clients.
- Experienced in Time Estimation of projects/modules.
- Hands on coding, Good in software architecture and design.
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Is this what your thinking looks like?
[Thanks for the Japanese vending machine, Woesinger!]
Words are thoughts.
The better we choose our words, the more we hone our thinking machine, and just like software, it’s a case of GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out. Thinking hard is pointless if we don’t use the right tools.
Think and speak with precision. Less is often more. Here are 10 common words I have observed to cause stress, depression, and conflict due to their vagueness. All of them are overused to the point of being meaningless. The solution? Stop using them and find more descriptive alternatives. I recommend focusing on removing one or two each week, even if just as an exercise.
In no particular order…
Do you love some of these? Most of us do. But… try and define them without using an equally vague synonym or a tautology.
But why do we love them?
Because they remove the heavy lifting of real thinking. These socially-accepted throwaway terms are crutches for unclear thinking, just like “thing”, “stuff”, or “interesting”–enemies of good writers worldwide. But the above 10 are much more dangerous, as they encourage us to compare, judge, or fool ourselves and others.
Trim the fat and cultivate your thinking with more creative and expressive word choice. As Ludwig Wittgenstein once said, “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.”
Posted on: July 27, 2007.
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Tour Guide, Delphine, was knowledgeable and informative..visits to three chateaux were very well organized, and we enjoyed the tastings...however, didn't need all of the repeat background info on viniculture by the time we reached the third chateau...would have liked to enter at least one of the actual old "main" chateau buildings, but none were open to tours...time of tour seemed just about right...van was comfortable...enjoyed lunch in Pauillac, limited but adequate choice of restaurants...good way to get a quick but thorough overview of the Medoc region...
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While I found Gopnik’s article to be thought-provoking, at least some points relating to Brigham Young require clarification. Gopnik writes of Young’s “brutality.” In support of this characterization, he cites a hyperbolic statement that Young made advocating severe punishment for serious offenses, and his implied association with the tragic Mountain Meadows Massacre. What is unstated in the article is that when Young heard of a possible violent assault by some southern Utah residents upon a travelling wagon train, he immediately dispatched a letter from Salt Lake City with a message to let the California-bound immigrants pass without interference. Sadly, the terrible deed was done before Young could stop it. As a near-lifelong student of Young’s life, and as one of his descendants, I am aware that on occasion he used less than temperate speech, but my impression is of a man of firm resolve and toughness, never brutality. My study of Young has revealed enough instances of saving lives, ministering to the poor, building communities of productive families, patronizing the arts, and promoting a liberal education to fill volumes.
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The website at www.planet93.com contains elements from the site bin.clearspring.com, which appears to host malware -- software that can hurt your computer or otherwise operate without your consent. Just visiting a site that contains malware can infect your computer. For detailed information about the problems with these elements, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for bin.clearspring.com. Learn more about how to protect yourself from harmful software online.
Twitter users report the same problem on Fast Company and the Chicago Tribune, so it's presumably hitting a lot of media sites. I've encountered these warnings before when a third-party advertising service was hit with a malware attack. Every site using widgets or ads from the domain bin.clearspring.com is probably triggering Google's warning.
A blog post on Clearspring states that their widget delivery network was hit Saturday with a malware attack detected by Google:
We noticed early this morning via Twitter that a large number of folks using Chrome were being warned of malware when visiting sites with Clearspring Launchpad widgets. To summarize the event, our portion of the Content Delivery Network (CDN), the service we use to efficiently host all Clearspring widget internals, was compromised with files that redirected users to a certain malware domain (which we won’t link here). We quickly fixed the issue and are now back to normal operation as far as the CDN is concerned. Because of Google's aggressive malware prevention policy, users may continue to see warnings until Google completes its re-review process. ...
Note that this issue had no affect on the AddThis sharing platform, only on widgets served via the earlier-generation Clearspring Launchpad platform.
When Google thinks a web site may be serving malware, it displays a warning in place of the site. Although it's possible to ignore the warning and continue to the site anyway, that's a monumentally bad idea. Within 24-48 hours, the bin.clearspring.com warning will likely go away if Clearspring has cleared up the problem.
I've never heard of Clearspring before, but letting its servers become infected with malware files and delivering those files on third-party sites is a massive PR disaster. The company also was criticized in a Wall Street Journal piece Saturday for putting 55 different Flash-based tracking cookies on the computers of people who visited Comcast's web site:
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by Michael Moore
Not only does Michael Moore express many of the frustrations progressives currently experience in relation to the leadership of the Democrats in Congress and the White House, but he also – and much more importantly – suggests some quick fixes the Democratic leadership could and should implement to head off their self-destructive race to the bottom. – Editor
1. Immediate Wall-to-Wall TV Ads, Internet Videos, and Appearances Hammering Who the Hell Put Us in the Misery We’re In.
We Americans have very short attention spans (Quick: Who Won the Oscar for Best Picture last year? The World Series? Exactly.). People need to be reminded over and over that it was the REPUBLICANS who concocted and led the unnecessary invasion of two countries, putting us in our longest war ever, wars that will eventually cost us over $3 trillion. Bush and Co. also caused the biggest collapse of our economy since the Great Depression. I don’t know a single person in Hollywood who wouldn’t shoot and produce those spots for you for FREE. Dems: Do not pull a single punch on this. Quit being a bunch of wusses and let the bastards have it! The public will be astonished that you’ve found your courage and your spine. We expect you to be Muhammad Ali, not Ally McBeal.
2. Indict the Criminals.
Announce that the Justice Department will seek indictments against both those who caused the economic collapse and those who became war profiteers. Call it what it is: organized crime. Use the RICO statutes. Use the basic laws that make fraud of any kind a crime. Get in the face of those who stole the billions, make them pay for it — and the people will love you. We want Dirty Harry, not Dirty Dancing.
3. Announce a Moratorium on All Family Home Foreclosures.
Last month (August) there were more home foreclosures
than in any month in U.S. history. Worse than any month in the worst year ever, 2009. The bleeding hasn’t stopped — it’s only gotten worse. And now, this week, two of the largest crime organizations who are throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of their homes (GMAC and JPMorgan Chase) have been forced to momentarily stop doing this. It turns out, they don’t really have the paperwork to prove they actually own these houses! It’s madness. So if you do one thing for the middle class this week, do this. It will take an hour of your time to draw up the decree and issue it. We’d rather watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” than “Poltergeist.”
4. Announce a New 21st Century WPA.
“Who’s hiring? The government is hiring!” Put together a simple plan to hire enough people to repair our roads, fix up our aging schools, and rebuild our infrastructure. Fund this by taxing the richest 1% who have more financial wealth than 95% of Americans combined! Unemployment will drop to 5%. Can you pass it? Well, you sure can’t unless you try! And as you’re trying, announce that you will force the Republican senators (who until now simply have had to say they “intended” to filibuster in order to kill a bill) to have to actually filibuster! Make them stand on the floor of the Senate and read from the phone book 24/7.
They won’t last a day. And America will see them for who they really are.
5. Declare That No Democrat Will Accept ANY Wall Street Money in the Next Election Cycle.
Pick a day in the coming week. Have all your fellow Democrats in Congress stand in front of the Capitol (with President Obama) and pledge that if America allows you to retain control of Congress, none of you will take a penny from Wall Street for the 2012 election. Instead, promise to accept donations of only $2, $5 and $10. You will also pledge not to take a job as a lobbyist or lawyer for ANY corporation for ten years after you leave Congress. The message will be a powerful one to the average American fed up with corrupt political hacks. Act like Honest Abe, not Fast Freddie — and see what happens.
And here are two bonus suggestions: Use what sense of humor you have and go after these candidates and their agenda with all the hilarious ridicule they deserve. And quit complaining about “the base” not doing enough to help you. You want help? Do something this week to earn it. I’ve offered five suggestions. I’m sure the rest of “the base” has a few more. Φ
Michael Moore is an award-winning filmmaker whose films include “Fahrenheit 911,†“Roger and Me,†“Sicko†and others. You can reach him at email@example.com and his website is MichaelMoore.com.
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The T4051 T6051 and T6052 are heavy-duty line voltage thermostats used to control fan coils fans motor starters valves contactors and circulatory motors in heating and/or cooling systems.
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Former 49ers men's basketball standout Javarris Barnett (2008-12) is playing professional basketball in England. Barnett, who averaged 12.1 points per game last season for the 49ers, plays for the UPC Marjon Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League (BBL).
In an exhibition game against the Dublin Thunder on September 16th, Barnett scored 38 points on 8-for-14 shooting from beyond the three-point line. The Raiders beat the Dublin Thunder 98-72. The Raiders won their BBL season-opener, 108-86, over the Milton Keynes Lions, September 30. The Raiders return to action this Sunday, October 7 when they play the Manchester Giants at home.
Barnett finished his Charlotte career with 713 points and 400 rebounds. He connected on 134 career three-point field goals which ranks 13th on 49ers' all-time list.
Last season, he enjoyed his best year as a Niner. He scored
362 points as a senior after scoring 350 points over his first three seasons at
Charlotte. He ranked ninth in the A-10 in three-point field goals made per game
at 2.0. He tallied four 20-point scoring games including a career-high 27
points against Xavier in Halton Arena, January 28. He recorded 18 double-figure
scoring games and three doubles-doubles including a 26 points and 12 rebounds
performance against Coppin State, December 19.
During the 2010-11 season, he was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week after averaging 16.5 points while shooting 60% from the field in the 49ers road wins at Mercer at Georgia Tech. He was also named the Charlotte's Most Improved Player that year.
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“Last Friday, Apple’s attorney Robert T. Haslam of Covington & Burling, filed what is known as a ‘Letters Rogatory,'” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“By definition, such an action is a formal written request made by one judicial body to another court in a different, independent jurisdiction that a witness who resides in that jurisdiction be examined through the use of interrogatories accompanying the request,” Purcher reports. “In this case, Apple is seeking to bring Ericsson Inc. into discovery so as to strengthen their defense against the case brought by Motorola before the International Trade Commission and in Germany.”
Purcher reports, “The testimony from Ericsson could help to establish a defense of unfair competition.”
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GATA Chairman Bill Murphy was interviewed today for about 20 minutes by Lauren Lyster on the cable television network Russia Today’s “Capital Account” program. There’s a reason why the subject — gold market manipulation — can be discussed only in non-Western news media, and the continuing interest shown in it by Russia Today, a creation of the Russia government, suggests that governments not part of the market rigging have long figured it out. CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
“FAT FINGER??? When a real fat finger occurred in the US Stock market, CNBC covered it upside down and backwards for hours and hours. Not one of the Muppets mentioned such an occurrence in the gold market yesterday. (…)
The only explanation to me for no one following through on this story is that journalists really are that afraid of the big banks and the US Government … the very same people GATA has taken on for over 12 years. (…) This was no FAT FINGER. It was a middle finger to the markets, investors, and regulators from JP Morgan, or one of their allies.” Bill Murphy (1)
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Lately there’s been an awakening on the part of hardcore Covidians: Omicron done changed the game, so is it finally time to chill? Here’s my take.
– [Zubin] All right, so we’re in a crazy part of the pandemic now. Crazy because the affluent elites are finally getting COVID. They’re getting it left and right. Omicron is sparing no one.
And so the people who were on Twitter who were like, tsk-tsking, “Stay home, wear a mask,” their avatar is like 14 masks, and they’re wanting to close schools and continue lockdowns and do all of that, this kind of thesis tribe of like the mainstream, like, “We can do something about COVID, right? ‘Cause, look, I haven’t gotten it,” they’re now getting COVID because Omicron is incredibly contagious and it seems to have milder illness relative to Delta. So something remarkable is happening.
This tribe that used to be quite monolithic, and remember, we all have these kind of hive minds that emerge and they’re powered by social media where each of us is a neuron and our neurotransmitter is like, dislike, share, comment, and so these two big tribes that started during COVID, the sort of thesis tribe, which is more mainstream media, mainstream scientists, saying, “Hey, you know what? We can do something about this. We should mask. We should mandate. We should lock down, maybe close schools early on, that kind of thing,” that’s the thesis side, the Covidians, and then you have the Covidiots, right? Who are saying, “Hey, this is actually, the economic damage is worse, substance abuse, depression, chaos, social fabric tearing, masks don’t work that well, vaccines are overblown, open everything up and let ‘er rip.”
These are the extreme sort of tribal views. Well, each of these are kind of hive minds that are even beyond our individual ability to quite grasp but they’re kind of instantiated by our use of social media that creates them and then feeds back to us so that once you’re in that echo chamber, once you’re in that tribe, that hive mind, that collective demon that we’ve created, you’re really controlled by it and you don’t even know it.
So these sort of two big minds have been the predominant sort of discussion so far, but what’s happening now with Omicron is something remarkable. You’re generating within the thesis mind, the Covidian mind, a shift, a break, and it’s split into two opposing minds and Omicron has been the catalyst for this. Mind 1 is the mind that says, “You know what? Listen,” and I’m basing this a little bit on stuff that we’ve been experiencing since the beginning of the pandemic, but also on an “Atlantic” article that summarized this nicely which I’m gonna link to but it wasn’t complete, so I wanna hash it out a little bit, one mind says, “Hey, here we are, we listened to everything that the government said.
We masked, we vaccinated, we boosted, we didn’t travel, we took our kids out of school and did virtual to their detriment and all of this,” and then along comes Omicron, which infects everybody. It seems pretty mild. The data seems to suggest that if I’m 50 or below and I’m vaccinated, plus or minus boosted, my chances of dying in a bicycle accident or on a plane are higher than dying of coronavirus. So it’s time to say, “Vax and chill.” I’ve done it, I’m good. This is over for me. This is endemic and there’s nothing else to do and if you’re not vaccinated, that’s on you, but for me, this thing is over. I’m gonna go live my life and that’s it. And so this is the kind of vaxxed-and-chill scenario. Now, what’s interesting is that is what I had been advocating back in like March after the vaccine came out, saying, “Guys, severe disease dropped by 90%. If you’re vaccinated, this thing is over.”
Delta came along. It didn’t actually change my mind about vax and chill for that group. Why are they wearing masks? Why are they doing, you know, yes, you can still transmit, that’s the problem we’re gonna talk about, but they’re much less likely to die. So from a pure individual standpoint, vax and chill, right? And, by the way, they say, “Hey, never again should schools close. This was a disaster. We’ve damaged our fabric and economy and all that.” Okay, but the other part of this Covidian group that’s split off now is a sort of much more cautious group and they’re the ones that have a hive mind that says: Wait, this is still a coronavirus. This is still COVID. It still kills and maims people who are immunocompromised, who are elderly.
Even if they’ve been boosted, there can be breakthrough and you can get severe disease. It’s unusual, but it can happen. The effects on society are massive, so if everybody’s out with Omicron, like you have supply chain disruptions, you have school closures ’cause there aren’t enough teachers. The hospitals are very, very stressed. These are already tired, burned out people and now you’re throwing a huge amount of Omicron at them and even though it’s less severe, there’s enough of it out there that there’ll be enough severe cases that you’ll overwhelm hospitals.
So we need to continue masking aggressively. We need to have mandates for vaccines aggressively. We need to make sure that we’re, you know, even schools are questionable. Should we be closing them? More aggressive situations like this. Now, these two hive minds are, again, part of that original Covidian hive mind and what’s interesting is the vax-and-chill mind is really espousing what the Great Barrington Declaration, Jay Bhattacharya and his associates were saying early on pre-vaccine, which is, hey, focus the protection on people who are highest risk, everybody else is probably okay, and the reason they’re okay now is they’ve been vaccinated right? So it’s really interesting how this has played out. So what’s the answer?
Now, we’re gonna leave out the antithesis position for now ’cause we’ve talked about it quite a bit. So these are people who maybe are not getting vaccinated. They don’t trust the vaccine. They think the whole thing is either overblown or a hoax or they think that they’re gonna take ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine or they’re gonna listen to Rogan and Peter McCullough and, you know, Robert Malone and these guys and they believe that because that hive mind, again, is instantiated by this. So it’s feeding back and forth and that’s how they see the world. So let’s leave them out of that for now. It’s this mainstream schism that’s interesting. And you even see it in government now. Like what do we do about testing? What do we do about, you know, opening up economy in the face of Omicron, which, in the early days, if Omicron had been there, people would have been freaking out.
Now, they’re just like, “Eh, vax and chill.” So how can we think about this? Well, it’s interesting because if you actually look at other countries that had been doing really well, in the face of Omicron, they’re doing worse per capita than the United States. So the argument on this vax-and-chill side is, to me, quite strong, that, hey, the way these viral dynamics play out, you think you can mitigate Omicron, you’re out of your mind. Like what are you going to do short of lock down all of society and force an N95 mask onto people and close schools and do all of this?
That’s the only way you’re gonna mitigate cases, and even then, it probably won’t work ’cause the thing is so contagious, right? So speak first about what we can, what we’re able to do. So when we’re coming up with a synthesis position, an alt-middle between these hive minds, the sort of corpus callosum, the fibers that connect the left and the right hemisphere of the brain, these two independent minds, how do we form that? Well, we have to think clearly, rationally, nonpolitically, and with a goal that we’re never gonna be perfectly right.
We’re gonna be wrong about some stuff but we’re gonna do the best we can, right? So let’s think this through. I think vax and chill is compelling in the sense that if you’re vaccinated, you’re under 50, you don’t have comorbidities, I don’t even think you should be wearing a mask because I don’t think it does anything unless you’re living with people that are very high risk, in which case, you do wanna reduce your infection risk, in which case, an N95 or KN95 mask is the only thing that’s really gonna help you significantly. A surgical mask might help a little. Cloth mask isn’t gonna do anything. So that’s an individual decision. You can get those on Amazon. The government could actually provide them to people if it wanted to, right?
As a policy. So that’s something within people’s control. They can choose to get vaccinated, they can choose to wear those masks if they want to, and then go on and live their lives, right? I don’t think we need a mandate because, again, where’s the science that wearing a bunch of cloth masks is going to do anything? I don’t think we need a vaccine passport because people who are vaccinated can still spread the disease, especially Omicron. It’s less spread, right? But it’s not compelling enough to wield a policy hammer that requires a passport that takes information that does have this sort of authoritarian feel for many people’s moral palettes. So why burn your political capital doing that? Just say, “Hey, vaccinate or don’t, you can wear or mask or don’t, and go on with your life.” I think that’s a reasonable synthesis position. For people who at high risk, provide them with KN95 or N95 masks.
Make sure that they have the option to get vaccinated and they’ve chosen to do it. If they don’t, then it’s on them. It really is. As far as testing, make the tests available but don’t asymptomatic screen people because you’re gonna have a lot of positives in asymptomatic people and what are you gonna do? Are you gonna have them quarantine for five days, take them out of the workforce and all of that? If they’re having symptoms, that’s probably when they’re the most contagious, although you can still pre-symptomatically transmit. Well, at this point, hopefully they’re vaccinated and hopefully they’re taking the usual precautions and if they’re symptomatic, they stay home. I mean, that’s the best thing that we can do.
It’s this tension between the individual and their decisions and their autonomy and what they can do to stay safe and the community, which, again, our effect on the community is much more limited than we think. The number one thing you can do probably is get vaccinated because it will lower your risk of infection and transmission, not as much as preventing severe disease, and it will help offload hospitals. At this point, states’ data seem to suggest 90% of the deaths in hospitals are unvaccinated people. Let that sink in, right? That is huge. It means, hey, if you wanna prevent dying, we kinda know how to do it, right? Yeah, it’s annoying that they talk about multiple boosters and all this. Just don’t listen to that.
At least the first series of the mRNA vaccines will keep you safe from severe disease most of the time. So isn’t that what we really want? So that piece of the synthesis puzzle I think is key and then you really should think about where do you focus protection, to think about that second group of people that are much more cautious, right? So higher quality masking, testing when you’re symptomatic, and then really focusing on at-risk, vulnerable populations. So maybe, you know, mandates are not a bad idea for vaccines in a nursing home population, right? Something like that. But even then, I don’t think you need mandates. I think people, when they’re really educated, will make the decision that’s best for them.
And honestly, if they’re the victim of another hive mind that has a lot of sort of not-correct scientific information like what Robert Malone was talking about on Rogan, which, at some point, I will go through ’cause it’s very similar to what McCullough, which I went through his thing. It sounds really good on paper. People are like, “Yeah!” But unless you have a specific medical background to be able to code what he’s saying and realize, “Oh, no, actually, that’s not true at all. Actually, no, look at that study. That’s not what it says at all. Wait, no, what he’s saying doesn’t even make logical sense,” you’re never gonna know that and it’s gonna be very compelling, which is a problem if you’re trying to convince antithesis people that vaccinating them if they’re high-risk is a good idea, right? So that synthesis position is where we need to go. We need to build that corpus callosum between the tribes and come up with a more alt-middle synthesis, which means, again, to summarize, stop mandates. Let people make decisions based on the best evidence they have. Vax and chill is not unreasonable as long as you’re not in a very high-risk group, in which case, vax and be cautious.
And we’re at a stage where we’re getting a virus that’s never going away. It has animal reservoirs. You can’t mitigate it very well. If there’s future variants and something changes, it’s more fatal or something, we will change what we do. But right now, I think public policy should be focused around education about vaccines, providing high-quality masks for people who need them or want them, and opening everything else up and then focusing on supply chain issues, which means, hey, maybe we do need very clear guidance on quarantine, on testing, and we need very clear help for hospitals that do get overwhelmed, for frontline healthcare practitioners who’ve been suffering and now are having to take care of predominantly unvaccinated people in their ICUs.
So how do we support them through that? Because you’re not gonna turn away a person because they’re unvaccinated. I’m sorry, you’re just not. That’s not the oath we took. It’s not okay. It’s okay to feel conflicted and angry and emotional about it, but it’s not okay to treat somebody who made a decision that probably isn’t even in their control because they’re part of a mind that is instantiated by social media that’s beyond us. In the fragmentation of our information economy, we can’t even make sense of the world anymore. So that’s what we’re trying to do here, is some sensemaking.
Guys, I love you so much. This thing, this thing is causing so much emotional trauma, heartache, economic trauma. It’s disproportionately affecting the poor. Now that it’s affecting the rich, hopefully we’ll have a solution, huh? Don’t you think? Now that the elites can no longer shame other people for getting COVID, it’s time we woke it up. So if you like what we do, become a Supporter. Join our Supporter Alt-Middle tribe where we hash these things out, ZDoggMD.com/supporters, or you can support us one time, it’s deeply appreciated and I usually email people a thank-you note, at PayPal.me/ZDoggMD. That’s how we pay for this stuff. I love you so much, and we are out, peace.
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Sometimes a gadget comes along and you wonder how you’ve been able to live without it. The nümi key by Mobeam is one of those rare finds. For those of us that have a wallet/purse full of rewards cards, this device purports to make your life easier and lessen the bulk in your wallet. Does it live up to the promise?
The idea behind the nümi key is that you can store you rewards cards on the device, then at checkout you just beam them to the cashiers scanner.
The device is smaller than my car key and is no more of a lump in my pocket than the loyalty key tags I carry. In the package you’ll find the key fob and a short cable with a USB connector on one end and a USB mini connector on the other. This is used to both charge the device and input the rewards numbers. The user instructions are on the back of the package. The first step is to charge the nümi for 4 hours. So I plugged it into my laptop.
Specs and Requirements:
- Holds up to 50 entries
- Rechargeable battery
- Color display
- Windows operating system only
- IE 6 or greater only
Presently the nümi can only store rewards cards information, but the people at mobeam expect to add coupons and gift cards at a later date.
Before the nümi can be used at the store, your rewards card information must be loaded into the device by plugging it into the PC and connecting via a web site at http://www.myloyaltycards.com. This is plainly indicated on the package, but I took a shortcut which led to 14 emails between me and mobeam trying to figure out why I was getting the same error using 3 different computers with 3 different versions of an operating system. I could load all the data to the web page, but could not get the nümi connected.
I read the instructions again and had a flash. I wasn’t putting the www at the beginning of the URL. Well, that fixed the problem, but I have no idea why. So, I proceeded to load up my rewards card data and headed out to the stores to check this thing out. The drop down list of supported stores limits which rewards cards you can add to the device. However, the web site indicates that you can request the addition of other retailers.
My first stop was a Shaw’s Supermarket. I used the self checkout to give me time to play with the nümi. Sending the rewards card number is a multi-step process.
- Turn the slide power switch on.
- Press the red button which boots the firmware
- Select the loyalty cards category on the display
- Scroll to the required card
- Press the red button to select the card
- Press the red button to send the card info to the scanner (the red beam at the front will glow as the information is sent)
I was rewarded with a beep from the scanner and acknowledgment that my card number was accepted! I was feeling hopeful, so off I went to another store.
My next stop was CVS Pharmacy. Immediately upon entering the store, I pointed the nümi at the coupon printing machine and it was recognized. Encouraged by the positive results I bought a Kit Kat and went to check out. Unfortunately, no joy. Pointing the nümi at the hand held reader produced no beep nor recognition of the device. I convinced the clerk to hold the wand at different distances from me and nothing changed. I asked her to key in my number from the fob and it was accepted so there wasn’t an error because of the saved rewards number.
I headed off to ACE hardware a store I frequent and purchased a Kit Kat bar. The clerk at the check out was very helpful, because we couldn’t get the nümi to be recognized. In the FAQ it suggested the device be held at a distance of 4-6 inches, so I borrowed a tape measure from the store and used the nümi at varying distances with negative results. When manually entering the card number, it was accepted.
Disappointed, I headed out to Staples and bought a Kit Kat bar. At the check out I pointed the device at the hand-held scanner and NOTHING. We tried many times with negative results. Entering the card number manually worked.
Next door to Staples is a Borders book store. I went in and bought a Kit Kat bar and used the nümi for my rewards number. It WORKED!! As a matter of fact, using the device drew a small group of employees who were interested. I suggested they read the review before making a purchase decision.
Because of the mixed results I wasn’t very confident the nümi would be the device to replace my pocketful of rewards key tags. Anyway, I needed to step back and revisit the device load procedures and called it a day because I had a stomach ache after eating all the Kit Kat bars.
Several days later I was 200 miles from my home, so I used the opportunity to try the nümi at a different store and a different outlet of a chain.
My first test was at an ACE hardware and the results were exactly the same as my first try at the other store. Keying the rewards number worked just fine. I then dropped by a Price Chopper market. Upon walking in the store, I aimed the nümi at the coupon machine and it beeped and went into OUT OF SERVICE mode. I hid behind the watermelons while the store staff reset the machine. Upon checkout I aimed the nümi at both the hand-held and tabletop scanners with negative results.
This was getting very frustrating because I really want this device to work. So, I deleted all the rewards numbers from the nümi and reloaded just the ACE and Price Chopper numbers. I then went to the store and received the same results as before. The nümi was not recognized by either ACE or Price Chopper.
Here’s the bottom line: the concept is intriguing but in practice it doesn’t work dependably. Although the web site FAQs suggest that if the device doesn’t work at a particular vendor you can read the numbers off the nümi. Also, they point out that the device will not work with scanners that take a “photo” of the bar code. Sorry, that’s not acceptable. If I have to read out the numbers, I might as well just carry the key tags. | <urn:uuid:de58a043-1fe8-4092-9a1a-fb997391bd18> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/07/21/mobeam-numi-key-review/ | 2016-06-30T17:45:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399106.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00044-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956758 | 1,374 |
Welcome to the website of Athlone Extrusions Ltd. We hope you find it useful and informative and welcome your enquiries via this website or directly on one of the numbers listed below.
We manufacture the following thermoplastic sheet products:
Our main markets are in vacuum-forming and fabrication in the following industry sectors:
- Sanitary ware
- POS, Sign & Display
- White Goods
- Leisure Industry
- Industrial Machinery
- Trade forming
We supply over 40 countries worldwide from our production facility in Ireland.
Our main contact numbers are:
Ireland: +353 90 64 92679
UK: +44 121 764 4848
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Isang makabuluhang anibersaryo sa TDC
Siyam na taon ng pagpupugay at patuloy na paghahangad ng disente at maayos na pamumuhay sa mga guro.
10-Point Teachers’ Dignity Agenda
HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY!
Magkita-kita tayo bukas sa Bonifacio Shrine,Mehan Garden, Maynila (tabi ng City Hall along P. Burgos Drive). Alas-10 pa lang ng umaga ay naroon na kami. Kung may oras kayo, sumam na kayo sa boodle fight/solidarity lunch, 12:00nn upang ipakita ang ating pagkakaisa at pagsasalu-salo. Maaring magdala ng pagkain ang sinuman.
Ganap na ala-una naman ay inaasahang darating ang maraming guro kaya magsisimula tayo ng programa. Inaanyayahan ang lahat na ipalista ang inyong mga pagtatanghal- tula, maiksing dula, awit, sayaw o anuman.
Maraming salamat po at mabuhay tayong mga guro!
Sahod ng Guro, Itaas! P10K Across the Board, ISABATAS!
MULI, HAPPY WORLD TEACHERS' DAY!
-Teachers' Dignity Coalition at ATING GURO Partylist
Teachers’ Dignity Coalition
We, the Filipino teachers and education workers, imploring the aid the ALMIGHTY GOD, as the forefront of educational system in our country, dedicated to the principle that the interest and welfare of the teachers and education workers, united in asserting the voice of noble sector and committed to a platform of genuine, comprehensive, meaningful and relevant educational reforms, that will re-orient the educational system to meet the needs and aspirations of majority of the Filipino people, that respect the teachers and education workers and accord them with proper dignity that will respond to their needs, recognizing the need to carry out these ideals through the formation of responsive and progressive teachers association in a democratic, organized, and collective action, hereby bind ourselves together under the TEACHERS’DIGNITY COALITION and promulgate this Constitution and By Laws.
Leading Filipino teachers in their struggle for rights, welfare and dignity.
TDC envisions an educational community where all teachers are united in upholding their dignity and aware of their relevance in the society.
To unite the teachers in a formidable movement; to raise the teachers awareness of their conditions; to defend the rights and welfare of the teachers; and to fight for the improvement of teachers’ socio-economic status.
Established at the Philippine Normal University on April 8, 2006, TDC has reached out to teachers nationwide after its first year of operation. TDC is now at the forefront, battling for teachers’ rights and welfare in various arenas.
Though very young, TDC has already earned a number of victories for teachers’ favorable work conditions, just compensation, protection, participation and empowerment. The countless accomplishments attest that TDC has been effectively representing teachers in their countless struggles.
TDC initiatives demonstrate the utmost participation of the teachers to determine their status and conditions; and with such, teachers’ dignity will be rightfully regained. | <urn:uuid:eeb0cea0-b427-44ab-9f29-ab2b9159fa7c> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://teachersdignitycoalition.weebly.com/ | 2015-05-28T03:47:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207929230.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113209-00314-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.871624 | 733 |
2012 Ford Mustang Shelby GTS
Ford has revealed the new 2012 Mustang Shelby GTS at the 2011 New York International Auto Show (NAIAS). The vehicle is a successor to the staggering 2007-2008 GT model.
The engine range includes 3.7 liter V6 and 5.0 liter V8. There is no performance data for both engines, but the mighty V8 will have at least 500HP to play with.
The development of the Ford Shelby GTS started when the 2011 Mustang was first launched, and involved Ford Racing, Borla, Baer and Shelby American. Practically, this is a sport version of Ford Mustang and includes stiffened suspension, bigger brake system and of course, more horsepower.
Still, the company priced Ford Shelby GTS post-title package $9 995, but the options list is huge.
2012 Ford Mustang Shelby GTS is expected to go in production in the end of this year, but they has already begun taking orders. | <urn:uuid:f2cc8446-8eab-4018-8f3d-9e7e35a38e69> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | https://www.automobilesreview.com/auto-news/2012-ford-mustang-shelby-gts/30406/ | 2020-05-25T18:41:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347389309.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20200525161346-20200525191346-00102.warc.gz | en | 0.906199 | 199 |
The In-Home Early Intensive Behavioral Treatment (EIBT) program is for a child with autism or ASD between the ages of 24 months and 6 years of age. This is a language-based ABA program, individually designed for each child. Every child’s program enables critical language skills, functional activities, socialization, initiation, spontaneity and generalization of mastered skills. All language is taught from a behavior analytic perspective guided by what is developmentally appropriate. The overall goal is to prepare for integration into school.
- Functional Skills Program (FSP) is for a child who needs intervention to meet the functional and adaptive living needs in-home and community life. ABC, uses a combination of functional skills and communication training, generalization, establishment of structured routines in conjunction with developing and implementing behavior plans to reduce or eliminate problem behavior. Children diagnosed with autism/ASD, ADHD, and any other impeding learning or behavioral disorders are appropriate.
- Social-Functional Skills Program (SGP) gives parents the skills necessary to identify their child’s social and functional skills deficits in the home and community, target interfering behavior problems and to create plans to effectively address these issue. A secondary function is to fade out tutors as the parents gain and generalize mastery over ABA principles and teaching techniques. | <urn:uuid:5cea981c-4e0b-4648-bb86-d18d0d129078> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | http://abcreal.com/Parents/Services/In-Home-Services/Early-Intensive-Behavior-Treatment | 2018-05-23T22:43:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794865830.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20180523215608-20180523235608-00324.warc.gz | en | 0.924384 | 269 |
CONCERTS & MASTERCLASSES
+ NEW!: INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION!
The seventh edition of the festival will be held from 12-15 July 2018, Auditori Josep Carreras, Avenida de la Generalitat 27 Vila-seca (Tarragona), Spain. For more info, please send a mail to: firstname.lastname@example.org
Gülsin Onay (Turkey) Thursday 12th
Karst de Jong & Shaun Schoo, Friday 13th
Yvan Chiffoleau and Pierre Réach, Sunday 15th
Masterclasses, junior and advanced categories: Juan Lago, Gülsin Onay, Pierre Réach, Chenxi Li, Karst de Jong
NEW International Piano competition, junior and advanced categories. International July presided by Chenxi Li (China). Friday 13th. For information and applications please send an email to: email@example.com | <urn:uuid:fbfb8c0e-6480-44ca-8cc7-13d110a309aa> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | http://vilasecamusicfestival.com/author/karstdj/ | 2020-01-21T14:34:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250604397.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20200121132900-20200121161900-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.664424 | 209 |
If you have paid AVCs whilst a member of the SCPF, you should make sure you have completed an AVC Death Benefits Nomination Form as well as the SCPF Death in Service Nomination Form. The value of your AVC fund, returnable on death, is considered separately as it is payable at the discretion of the SCPF Trustee and not your Employing Company.
If you decide you want to make a change to your regular contribution rate or make a single contribution, you must complete an AVC Instruction Form (unit-linked only).
If you currently, or have previously, paid AVCs into the L&G With-Profit Fund, please instead fill out the AVC Instruction Form L&G With-Profit Fund.
If you want to make changes to your AVC contributions or are joining the Arrangement for the first time you must complete this form
If you are a Shell pensioner and you change your bank details, you should complete a UK bank form if you wish your pension payments to be made to a UK bank account.
If you are a Shell pensioner and you change your bank details, you should complete an Overseas bank form if you wish your pension payments to be made to a bank account outside of the UK.
If you have left Shell or you are a Shell pensioner, you should complete this form if you change your address or your marital or civil partnership status changes. If you are an Active Member, you should update your personal profile in Shell People on HR Online, to indicate your change of address or status.
If you are an Active Member of the SCPF and you wish to opt-out of the scheme you should complete this form.
If you are an Active Member, you should make sure you have completed an SCPF Death in Service Nomination Form, and that you keep it up to date. Your Employing Company will then know who you wish to receive the lump sum death benefit and will take this into account when making a full assessment of your personal circumstances if you die in service.
If you are in receipt of an Incapacity Pension, you should make sure you have completed an SCPF Death Benefit form for Incapacity Pensioners, and that you keep it up to date. | <urn:uuid:f00c3b36-7072-4b8f-ab75-c45bb436f94a> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | http://pensions.shell.co.uk/scpf/resources/forms.html | 2017-03-29T15:05:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218190753.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212950-00008-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943254 | 463 |
David and love crunchy snacks, but since my surgery, I need to have snacks that have substance. Protein is key, and we have loved Cheese Whisps but those are costly and don’t last very long.
I decided to try my hand at making these fresh at home (again). I microplaned the parmesan cheese (grocery store brand – nothing expensive) instead of grating it as it made it a fluffy shred.Placed the cheese into two strips on my cookie sheet (with either parchment or silpat). Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 or until golden and bubbly.Let cool, and break or cut into chunks.A little bit of work for a lot of yummy pay off. Super crispy and great flavor. And the bonus is that I know it is all cheese – nothing added. | <urn:uuid:9e6c962d-e85a-444e-ab76-20efbab70995> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://mommajerryanns.com/2018/09/11/parmesan-crisps/ | 2023-01-29T06:59:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499700.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129044527-20230129074527-00101.warc.gz | en | 0.963863 | 177 |
May 22-23, 2019
The period of the Omer is the period of time between the second day of Passover and Shavuot, essentially the time from the barley harvest to the wheat harvest. It’s traditionally a period of semi-mourning. On Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of this period, mourning rituals are abandoned and are replaced with great joy. There are multiple stories for why this date is special. On story claims that a plague killed thousands of students of Rabbi Akiva, a Talmudic scholar. Lag B’Omer was the day on which the plague ceased. Another story claims that Lag BaOmer is the yahrzeit of one of Rabbi Akiva’s most famous students, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who is said to have authored the mystical writings of the Zohar, the text of Kabbalah. Rabbi bar Yochai was said to have been so saintly that no rainbows appeared during his entire lifetime.
Lag BaOmer is a day of wedding celebrations and other simchas in the middle of a period of semi-mourning. Many Observant Jews do not cut their hair during the Omer. Boys, at the age of 3, often have their first haircut on Lag BaOmer, with much festivity surrounding the event.
Lag BaOmer celebrations are generally outdoor adventures, especially bonfires. In Israel, people go outside to share a picnic and enjoy the day, and school children celebrate with a field day. The bonfires symbolize the light of Torah.
As a holiday sometimes considered a day in celebration of scholars in general, study and teaching are also popular.
We can honor the holiday and rejoice on Lag BaOmer in many ways. Perhaps you’ll want take time to study a new Jewish text, learn a new ritual you can bring into the rhythm of your days, find a new idea that brings meaning to your life. Have a picnic with family and friends, and take time to appreciate all that surrounds you in the world. Build a bonfire or campfire and meditate on the meaning of the Torah as a light. Get a haircut, especially a child’s first haircut. Donate your hair to Locks of Love or another charity that takes hair donations. Learn to shoot a bow and arrow or encourage your kids to play with a bow and arrow play set (representative of the “bow” in Rabbi bar Yochai’s “rainbows”).
Lag BaOmer falls 33 days after Passover, usually in May or June. An omer is an ancient Hebrew measure of grain. Biblical law forbade any use of the new barley crop until after an omer was brought as an offering to the Temple in Jerusalem. The Book of Leviticus (23:15-16) also commanded: “And from the day on which you bring the offering…you shall count off seven weeks. They must be complete.” This commandment led to the practice of the Sefirat Ha’omer, or the 49 days of the “Counting of the Omer,” which begins on the second day of Passover and ends on Shavuot. Lag BaOmer is a shorthand way of saying “the 33rd day of the Omer.”
Learn more about Lag B’Omer at reformjudaism.org/lag-baomer, including a history, customs, a Lag B’Omer social justice guide, and information on donating hair from haircuts. | <urn:uuid:eb1e2cb1-4a2c-4239-a722-7c426cb388db> | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | https://www.sestl.org/pray/holidays/lag-bomer/ | 2021-08-03T14:03:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154459.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20210803124251-20210803154251-00051.warc.gz | en | 0.953574 | 752 |
Kakao Pay plans to have investment services soonKakao Pay, the payment subsidiary of Kakao, announced Monday that it has acquired a local brokerage firm Baro Investment & Securities in an attempt to expand its financial services.
Baro Investment & Securities, founded in 2008, reported 57.3 billion won ($51.5 million) in revenue with 7.3 billion won in operating profit last year.
Kakao Pay said it will be able to provide a wider variety of financial services to its users through the acquisition, including investing in funds and exchanging stocks through the mobile messenger app.
The accessibility of these services through the app will make it easier for those who normally find it difficult to participate in such investment activities, such as students, to enter the market.
“This is Kakao Pay’s first step towards full-fledged financial businesses,” said Ryu Young-joon, chief executive of Kakao Pay. “We will be further strengthening our affiliate businesses and partners to expand our services so that our customers could enjoy a differentiated financial experience.”
Baro Investment & Securities CEO Suh Gyung-min said he expects the firm will be increasing the wealth of its clients by providing customized investment services using Kakao’s technologies, including big data and artificial intelligence.
Although Kakao Pay did not disclose details of the deal, industry sources speculate Kakao Pay acquired the 60 percent stake of the brokerage firm for 40 billion won.
Shinhan Capital owned a 100 percent stake in the brokerage firm since it purchased the shares in 2011 and specialized in institutional investments. In 2011, the brokerage firm had an operating profit of 2.7 billion won.
Kakao Pay was launched in 2014 by the nation’s largest mobile messenger app developer, Kakao.
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YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- Can a clever product name translate to market share? And can an unpopular name sink it?
Researchers at Strategic Naming Development say yes. In a consumer study, they found the most-favored cellphone names belonged to Samsung and LG, while the less-liked were from Motorola and Nokia.
They also found that during the three-year period they studied (the third quarter of 2005 to the second quarter of 2008) and one year after the launch of Motorola's Razr -- the first phone to break away from alphanumeric names -- LG and Samsung gained U.S. market share, both moving to a 20% share from 16%.
Motorola began the third quarter of 2005 at 30% and has sunk to a 21% share. Nokia, which began the third quarter of 2005 with the same 16% market share, declined to 9%, according to NPD Group's Mobile Phone Track.
Coincidence? Strategic Naming President William Lozito and Chief Linguistics Officer Diane Prange said they don't think so. For instance, consumers pegged LG and Samsung brands almost identically as modern, creative, engaging, original, cool and easy to remember. Nokia brands scored lower than the three other manufacturers on all 15 measures. Motorola received praise for its "Moto" brand architecture but ranked low on all six name attributes.
|Five Laws of Brand Naming|
1. Names matterThey create a distinct sense of identity and personality and allow an emotional connection with the product.
2. Don't lead with a numberNumbers are cold and impersonal, and placing them first in a name adds an emotional barrier between the consumer and the product.
3. Focus on the 3 FsNames that tell something about the product's form, function or features are more appealing.
4. Leverage lifestylePick names that make people feel cutting-edge, stylish or sexy.
5. Match the name to the marketIf your customers aren't into "edgy," round off the corners.
Source: Strategic Name Development
Further evidence of a direct link: Both LG and Samsung stopped using numbers and letters as phone names in 2006, and started naming phones with words that not only described phone features but also provided aspirational attributes.
LG's success came after a first shot with Fusic (no gain). Chocolate was its first hit, in the summer of 2006, followed by Shine, Vu, Voyager, Dare and Decoy. The action names are "cognitive metaphors," Ms. Prange said, focused on the lifestyle of the user.
Samsung began its climb with the BlackJack at the end of 2006, followed by the UpStage, FlipShot and Juke. Early 2008 saw even more engaging "loose metaphor" names in the Access, Instinct and Glyde from Samsung. "The deduction is a lot of the seduction in these names," Ms. Prange said.
Ms. Prange and Mr. Lozito agree that Motorola's Razr name was brilliant. Unfortunately, the company couldn't seem to let go. After the Razr came the Rokr, then the Slvr and the Pebl and the Moto Krzr, a "much less intuitive" name. "They just held on to a good thing for too long," Mr. Lozito said.
Nokia is still having trouble letting go of the number system. Nokia is the worldwide leader in cellphone sales, but stateside, Mr. Lozito believes Nokia is "unlikely to succeed in the U.S. unless it learns the value of a good name." | <urn:uuid:fd90dcda-6c68-4e5b-98f6-60f71ab16972> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://adage.com/article/news/cellphone-study-finds-product-names-affect-sales/134155/ | 2016-10-25T19:24:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720356.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00276-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951281 | 746 |
Market at 2 year high; top 5 stocks which hit 52-week highs on Nifty
Nifty index closed 0.2 per cent higher at 6107.25. It hit a low of Rs 6084.15 and a high of Rs 6114.55, to fresh 2013 high in trade today.
The Sensex closed at 20,122.32, up 39 points or 0.20 per cent. It touched a high of 20,146.83 and a low of 20,055.18 in trade today.
"I am gung ho on markets because we have seen a massive rise of over 10 per cent in the last three weeks or so," said Prakash Gaba, CFT, prakashgaba.com in an interview with ET Now.
"Markets are trading at a make or break level and we need a breakout which is strong for it to rally higher from current levels," he added. Gaba is of the view that as long as levels of 6050 is maintained on Nifty Futures, the uptrend is intact.
"However, if 6050 breaks, then perhaps it's time to take your money off the table but so far it is up," he added.
Here are five stocks which hit their 52-week highs on Nifty index today:
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd: The stock rallied over 4 per cent in intraday trade to hit its fresh lifetime high of Rs 2108.40. The stock finally closed 3.4 per cent higher at Rs 2091.70.
Analysts expect the stock to rally to Rs 2110-2150 levels.
Technical Check: Ashish Chaturmohta, Head- Technical & Derivatives Research, Fortune Equity Brokers
The price made a double bottom on daily chart in March'13 and has rallied since then. The stock saw a correction in April and it consolidated above the previous minor swing high. It then rallied and consolidated again in last couple of weeks. More importantly, it consolidated above its previous lifetime high. Volumes have also been in sync with prices.
On Friday, the volume picked up along with price closing strongly. Daily RSI is firmly above the 60 levels and the price is above short term 21 EMA. This looks like a fresh start of rally and expect higher levels. Buy the stock at current levels of Rs 2,022 with stop loss below Rs 1,990 for a target of Rs 2,110 and then Rs 2,150 levels.
Lupin Ltd: It rallied over 4 per cent in intraday trade to hit its fresh 52-week high of Rs 772.30 on the National Stock Exchange. The stock finally closed at Rs 766.20, up 3.2 per cent.
According to analysts, Lupin is one of the better picks in the pharma space. They classify it as late bloomer as it is one of the under-owned stocks as compared to its peers.
"Lupin seems to be on a roll and very clearly the momentum seems to have just started much later than what we saw in terms of the other players like Sun Pharma and Ranbaxy," said Prakash Diwan, Chief Portfolio Strategist, Prakash Diwan's Wealth Circle in an interview with ET Now.
"Lupin may very well peak at the right time in terms of the momentum in the markets as there is a lot of under ownership relative to the other stocks," he added. Diwan recommends Lupin as the top pick in the pharma pack.
SBI Cap Securities in a research note said that Lupin will exhibit better growth prospect in the next 2 years (+25% CAGR) but relatively offers narrow returns.
They retain 'Hold' on the stock with a revised target price of Rs 787.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd: Hit fresh 52-week high of Rs 1739.95
Maruti Suzuki (MSIL) rose 0.6 per cent higher in intraday trade to hit its fresh 52-week high of Rs 1739.95 on the National Stock Exchange. The stock finally closed 0.39 per cent higher at Rs 1734.65.
MSIL is the best play on recovery in the macroeconomic situation. Given the strong product portfolio of Swift, Dzire and the success of Ertiga and a likely new SUV in FY15E, things might start looking up for Maruti Suzuki, say analysts.
Prabhudas Lilladher maintains long-term positive view on the stock and expects a strong recovery in volumes in FY15E (volume growth of 14.0%). The brokerage firm has a buy recommendation on the stock with a 12-month target price of Rs 1870.
The brokerage firm expects MSIL to report a 6.3 per cent YoY volume growth in FY14E and 14.0 per cent volume growth in FY15E.
Prabhudas expects the margins to improve by 250 bps over the next two years, mainly on account of lower material cost, favourable currency and operating leverage.
ITC Ltd: Hit fresh 52-week high of Rs 354.95
The stock rose marginally in intraday trade to hit its fresh 52-week high of Rs 354.95 on the National Stock Exchange. The stock closed 0.28 per cent higher at Rs 354.15.
According to analyst, ITC is moving higher on expectations of better earnings for the quarter ended March 2013 and expect the stock to rally further ahead of the results next week.
"Historically speaking, ITC has continuously outperformed the markets and always given a decent 15-16 per cent growth on the profitability side," said Avinnash Gorakssakar, Head of Research, Miintdirect.com in an interview with ET Now.
"My guess is the pricing power of ITC continues to remain strong and I am very bullish on the stock," he added. Gorakssakar is of the view that although the stock has already run up, considering the kind of market surprises on the earnings front, ITC could see some more upside in the next week.
IndusInd Bank: Hit fresh 52-week high of Rs 509.50
The stock rose marginally in intraday trade to hit its fresh 52-week high of Rs 509.50 on the National Stock Exchange. The stock finally closed 0.4 per cent higher at Rs 507.65.
IndusInd bank has been in focus after the bank reported forecast beating 38 per cent year-on-year to Rs 307 crore. Net interest margin improved to 3.70 percent as against 3.46 per cent a quarter back.
"It looks like it is a beginning of a new inning for IndusInd Bank as it is becoming more mainstream than it was say five years back," said Ravi Dharamshi, CIO, ValueQuest Investment.
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Just a few minutes ago, the NFL announced that it had reinstated quarterback Michael Vick on a conditional basis.
Vick will not be eligible to play until the final two preseason games for whichever team signs him, and after that he can't play until Week 6 in the regular season.
So obviously, Vick will be a backup wherever he goes in 2009. He's an unrestricted free agent now -- the Falcons have renounced their claim on him -- and can sign anywhere he wants.
There are many questions about Vick, but here, I believe, are the two biggest:
1) Can he stay out of trouble?
2) Can he still play at anywhere near the same level?
Vick is only 29, but his promising career was derailed by his involvement with (and subsequent jail time for) an illegal dogfighting enterprise.
Now, should the Panthers sign him?
No. Let's just consider Vick just as a football player for the moment. He doesn't fit what the Panthers like to do. John Fox doesn't care about his quarterback running much. He does care about accuracy -- always Vick's weakness as a thrower. Jake Delhomme is well-set here as the starter. Vick at best would be a backup and while certainly an interesting alternative to Josh McCown (No.2) and Matt Moore (No.3), it's not a good fit overall.
Carolina doesn't need the circus Vick will bring with him, and Vick needs a team that didn't win 12 games last year and is more willing to take a risk by bringing him aboard. That team should be warned, however: You just can't count on that athleticism that used to set Vick apart, and without that, he's an average NFL quarterback at best.
Still, I hope Vick resurrects himself in the NFL somewhere. He has served his time. He's got Tony Dungy on his side now as a mentor, and that's a good thing.
Vick deserves another chance. As Goodell wrote to Vick in a letter: "Needless to say, your margin for error is extremely limited. I urge you to take full advantage of the resources available to support you and to dedicate yourself to rebuilding your life and your career. If you do this, the NFL will support you." | <urn:uuid:9513699b-db7f-4f72-967a-373b06b51b9e> | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | http://scottfowlerobs.blogspot.com/2009/07/vick-is-back-who-wants-him.html | 2015-03-04T15:14:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936463606.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074103-00106-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986333 | 468 |
This is an important question for the manager. If you are hired on as a analyst and you have to do some data entry, you might not be happy about it. But if there it has to be done, then the manager has to assign the work to someone. They want to find out if you are the type of person who is willing to work on boring and tedious things. The long answer is the answer I gave when I was asked this question.
This answer is showing loyalty and being able to sacrifice personal interest for the success of the company. Maybe it was this question that helped me pass my third interview.
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Haven't done Dunn's River Falls, but would like to since it's my last name. We have done the Ruins at Tulum. It is a fairly long bus ride and they stop at a little roadside tourist trap to try and sell you their goods. We made a pretty good deal on a hand made tablecloth. The bathrooms, which you need by the time they make the stop are deplorable, you would be better off finding a tree.
The Ruins are pretty fascinating, the day we were there it sprinkled pretty much the whole time we were there but it was still a part of history you won't experience in too many places. The view from the highest point overlooking the ocean is the most beautiful water I've experienced.
Before the ride back we had lunch at a little mall area where the buses unload and is obviously authentic Mexican, which is great if you like that kind of food, of which I do.
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Saturday, March 31, 2007
I basically agree with what he had to say about government being taking over by big business. What he said kind of mirrors some of the Mid-Range Social Theories that we discussed in one of my classes. J. K. Galbraith and his theory of Countervailing Powers where government works best when – government, business and labor are all balanced and working together. We are right now in a period of business dominating government and labor with government being subservient business and labor being non-existent because of the effects of the Globalization (See I really did learn something in class.). One thing I didn’t know was because of World Trade Organization that anything that blocks “free” trade the offended country can bring legal action against the country in a secret court. Right now New York is being sued by Brazil because the state of New York passed a law blocking the importation of Teak. The case is being heard in secret and New York cannot not defend themselves because the case is being heard only by the WTO officials. I agree with Ralf Nader that this is not right, that instead of bringing our standard of living down the laws should be to bring their standard of living up.
He was asked if he thought that his Presidential campaign gave Bush the Presidency by drawing votes away from Gore, he gave several examples of why he felt that it didn’t, but I think that it did. I think that he has a right to run for office, but I also have I right not to vote for him. Even though I like what he says, I do not think that he had the preverbal “Chance of a snowball in hell.” If he thinks he didn’t give the election to Bush, then why were Republicans donation to his campaign?
Friday, March 30, 2007
1. What specific advice would you give to someone moving into your neighborhood?
I don’t think there is any specific advice that I would offer, we are just your typical suburbs.
2. What specific advice would you give to someone beginning a job at your workplace (or attending school where you study, or, if you’re neither a student nor employed, doing whatever it is you do with your days)?
Don’t! They are closing the factory where I work this year and there is no future in manufacturing. Get a job as a plumber or an electrician, they cannot export your job to another state or country.
3. What specific advice would you give to someone who wants to begin an online journal or blog?
Don’t be too serious all the time, lighten up.
4. What specific advice would you give to someone who wants to take up a hobby you’re really into?
Get yourself a medium price camera and some good software, then go out and take lots of photographs. The best way learn is to learn the technical aspects first, take photographs that emphasis texture, then take photographs that emphasis light and dark, then color, etc.
5. What specific advice would you give to someone who wants to marry your closest, unmarried friend?
Wow, that’s great! Not too many people would marry a transsexual, go for it.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
From: The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC)
Contact: Media Director, Vanessa Edwards Foster; Houston, Texas
Contact Email: email@example.com
Contact Phone: 832-483-9901
NTAC Chair, Ethan St. Pierre
Contact Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
Contact Phone: 978-373-8898
Transgender Week on Capitol Hill Complete: NTAC to Lobby May 16-17
Transgender activists will again converge on Capitol Hill in May for another attempt at passing federal transgender-inclusive legislation. The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) has announced its Washington DC dates for direct advocacy with Congress on what’s turning out to be Transgender Lobby Week.
The transgender community is hopeful this year for legislation with explicit protections for the trans community. With conservatives out of power in both houses of Congress, this appears to be the best chance at any type of equal rights enactment for anyone in the GLBT Community.
Building upon the inclusive Hate Crimes legislation that passed the House of Representatives in the last Congress, there may well be the first inclusive legislation on employment non-discrimination as well this session.
This year’s visit by NTAC will be May 16 - 17, with a plenary training session on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. However, NTAC will not be the only group lobbying that week.
“Mara Keisling’s group will be conducting a transgender lobby day on the Hill on Monday and Tuesday,” said recently-elected NTAC Chair Ethan St. Pierre. Meanwhile, “the non-trans members of the community will be lobbying with Riki Wilchins’ group at the end of the same week,” St. Pierre added. “Along with NTAC in the middle of the week,” St. Pierre noted, “the transgender and other-gendered community will be lobbying Congress … the entire week.”
“Members of the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition are looking forward to lobbying for trans-inclusive legislation in the areas of Hate Crimes and Employment non-discrimination,” added NTAC Board Member Marisa Richmond.
Richmond, who chairs NTAC’s Lobbying Committee admitted that both the Hate Crimes and Employment Non-Discrimination legislation “have been major concerns of transgender persons, and NTAC, for a number of years,” adding that “we are optimistic that we will see passage of both [pieces of legislation] in 2007.”
NTAC participants from New England to California will make the trip to the nation’s capital, likely including victims of anti-transgender hate crimes and those with personal experience of employment and other types of transgender discrimination. Since the late ‘90s, NTAC members have been making grassroots forays to the nation’s capital to gain these long sought-after protections.
Now it appears the many years of efforts may be providing a glimmer of opportunity.
NTAC will assist attendees by arranging meetings with their senators, representatives and staff members. Those making the trip will need to make arrangements for travel and lodging, however NTAC will have a hotel in mind and attempt to block out a number of rooms for participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
NTAC has actively advocated at the grassroots level for the rights of transgender Americans at federal, state, and local levels. As always, participants will have the opportunity to meet with many like-minded trans and trans-supportive activists from organizations across the country, working toward fully inclusive federal civil rights laws.
Registration and hotel information for the effort will be linked to the NTAC website (http://www.ntac.org) when details become available. In the meantime, those with questions about joining this grassroots lobbying effort can write to email@example.com, or call 615-293-6199 after 6PM CDT.
Founded in 1999, NTAC - the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition - is a civil rights organization working to establish and maintain the right of all transgendered, intersexed, and gender-variant people to live and work without fear of violence or discrimination.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
"Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds."
"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal."
"You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices come from a deep sense of who you are."
"The point is that there are always obstacles, whether they seem insurmountable or merely bothersome. The question is not how difficult the path, but whether in your heart, you wish to undertake the journey."
"The only person you are destine to become, is the person you decide to be."
And of course there is also the quote that I open my Blog with...
I just remembered a quote from the CTAC Board meeting on Thursday, I don't remember who said it or where it came from but I had to chuckle when I heard it. But when you think about it, it is so very true and should always be kept in mind when making decisions.... "We should always remember the people we forgot."
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Oh, so much fun! Now I remember why I was never fond of school, all that last minute cramming ;-)
Monday, March 19, 2007
THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:
Name the last seven specific items that you purchased at the grocery store.
1. From the Salad Bar – a salad
2. Also from the Salad Bar – a fruit salad
3. A lobster (To celebrate getting a B on my mid-term)
5. A jar of spaghetti sauce
6. Cold cuts
The annual True Colors Conference is coming up this Friday and Saturday in
- Had more than 2,700 participants
- Represented people from 16 states, including attendees from 70 cities and towns in
- Was an authorized field trip for 76 schools - including two middle school groups for the first time!
- Had the assistance of 175 volunteers
- Presented a total of 143 workshops and five entertainment venues
- Offered our first ever, and very successful, best practices track which attracted professionals from all over the country
The list of their accomplishments is pretty amazing, but that is only a small part of the story. The look on the kids faces over shadows all those impressive accomplishments. For the first time in some of these kids’ lives they are free to be themselves, they don’t have to worry what other kids in school think or say or do. No one will hassles them because they are gay, they will be in a safe space and among friends and allies.
I know because about five years ago that is how I felt, I felt a strong sense of community, I felt safe and my internal walls collapsed at least for a while. I could be me. That is why I will be volunteering again this year, so that more kids can have a safe space for them to let down their walls and be able to laugh and be able to smile.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
By the way...
Count your blessings up to 10, and name them one by one.
1. My brother
2. My family
3. My health
4. My friends
5. My country
6. My freedom to be me
7. My intelligence
8. My job
9. My freedom from want
10. Last, but not least: My ability to see the beauty around me
1. What was your favorite animated cartoon series when you were little?
2. What was your favorite "live action" children's series when you were little?
The Howdy Doody Show:
"Say kids, What time is it?"
"It's Howdy Doody time!"
3. Who is your favorite Muppet character?
4. Take the quiz: What is your Sesame Street personality?
|You Are Bert|
Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable - even if you don't love them!
You are usually feeling: Logical - you rarely let your emotions rule you
You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil
How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others
5. Have you ever appeared on a locally-produced children's show, or would you have ever wanted to?
Yes, boy does this take me back in time to the late fifties: The Ranger Andy Show. Produced on a local CBS affiliate, I wish they would bring back shows for kids locally produced and not syndicated. I remember the thrill of going to the show and being on TV, even now I still remember awl of walking through the studio and sitting on stage.
6. Cartoons like "The Flintstones," though animated, were really intended for adults. What's your favorite adult (non-porn) cartoon?
It would be easier if I list the type of cartoons that I don’t like; South Park and shows that use crud humor.
I guess you can tell easily what generation I am from.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
1. What’s something that’s generally considered bad manners that you don’t think is a big deal?
Putting your elbows on the table.
2. What’s something you think should be considered good manners that you don’t think most people pay any attention to?
Saying “Thank You” and “Please”
3. In what way are you especially well-mannered?
I try to be courteous to everyone.
4. In what way are you especially ill-mannered?
I put my elbows up on the table.
5. If you owned a beautiful, enormous house high upon a hill, what would you name your manor?
“The Mansion” I know, that is not very original.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Zoe’s comment at the end of the clip was how I felt after my first support group meeting, that I was not alone. What Betty said about her wife “Getting it.” is true.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
And more good news I got my grades for my mid-term exam, 81. I miss read one of the essay questions and lost points for that, but the professor did write “Interesting answer, to bad that wasn’t the question.” :-( I thing I did OK, considering that this is the first exam I have taken in thirty-three years and that my major back then was Electrical Engineering not Sociology as all the other students in the class.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
A number of guests said that they admired my courage and I must be happy to finally be able to be myself. When they say that it always gets to me because it is not courage, it is the lesser of two evils. I have said before being trans really sucks, but hiding in the closet sucks a lot more. I stayed home, never did anything, never went out and I was always worrying (not that I don’t worry now ;-) ) that someone would find out my terrible secret. So now I have a life, but the price I pay is always having to be out.
So anyhow, another milestone has been passed.
By the way...
What is your birthstone?
There are two birthstones for October, Opal and Tourmaline.
Do you like the color, does your birthstone mean anything to you?
I like the rose color of Tourmaline but I don’t really care for Opal
Do you have any jewelry or special items that contain your birthstone?
No, however I think I might be interested in Tourmaline if it is not too expenses.
If you know anything else about your birthstone's physical attributes or where it’s found, fill us in.
When I was looking up what were my birthstones, I found out that Opal should be kept in water to keep its sparkle.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
A Look Back
It seems like a long time ago that I came out and went to my first COS meeting but it was only seven years ago. I have come a long ways since then, I remember gathering up my courage to walk up the steps of the meeting. It was a big step for me and everyone else who has made it up those steps. Little did I know where it was going to lead.
I remember K, D and T sitting and talking to me, calming my nerves and making me feel welcome, making me feel a part of
I remember the first time they had an offsite meeting at the French Butterfly Boutique and I sat out in the car crying because I was afraid to go inside, but the next time they had a meeting there I did go inside. I had over come my fear. I remember the first time I went out to eat at Goldroc, in K’s directions she said to go into the restaurant, turn left, go all the way to the end and they would be on the right. Well I marched in looking just at the floor to avoiding eye contact and followed her directions. When I looked up, no one was in sight so I quickly sat down in the booth and stared at the table wonder what to do. Then the waiter came over and I didn’t know what to do, but he said, “I think the group that you want are over there”. I looked where he was pointing and there they all were grinning because I had marched right passed them.
There have been a lot of other firsts, friends have always been there to help and go with me shopping as I built up courage. T, D and G they have gone with me shopping and to malls. Do I still have fears, yes but I am working to overcome them. I still dread the first time I have to go to a Home Depot or a car dealer; however I know I can overcome the fear.
I wrote this article for the newsletter because I see new members who look at us old timers and they never realize that we were just like they are now. That we all had our "First Time Out" and it is something we should always remember and cherish.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Here are this week’s 5! From "Friday 5"
What do you like on a hot dog?
What do you like on a hamburger?
What do you like on a baked potato?
Butter, sour cream bacon bits and chives
What do you like on a slice of toast?
What do you like in a cup of coffee or tea?
Tea – lemon juice and sugar
You know when I am quite here on my Blog; I am either studying or busy. This week I was busy, I had two Outreaches (Speaking engagements) at University of Connecticut (Uconn) School of Medicine for second and third year medical students. The panel consisted of eight LGBT people and included a mother of an FtM (Female to Male) transsexual; there were 38 students on Tuesday and 42 students on Thursday plus some doctors and facility. This year they asked a number of good questions, a lot more than last year’s class and I think they also had more doctors in the audience. One of the doctors put me on the spot about the hormones I am taking; he wanted to know why I was taking the risk of blood clots, stroke, high blood pressure and breast cancer. He did like my answer and pressed further for an answer, the doctors teaching the class stepped in to help me out. Other than that the panel discussion went well. Afterward they broke the panel up and we went with smaller groups of students to classrooms to have a more one on more type of discussion.
After the Outreach yesterday I went to meet a friend, at a local diner, who helped my with one of my classes. She helped me organize my thoughts on a term paper that I have to write on the book Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich for my Macro Theories class.
Also, on Wednesday, I came out to my broker, why did I tell my broker? Because I will have to have my name changed once I transitioned and I wanted to make sure he was OK with me being a transsexual, which he was OK and he told me he has several non-traditional clients. So that worked out alright and another was hurdle passed.
Of course this Sunday I am going to my nephew’s son 1st birthday party and met his in-laws and friends for the first time.
Monday, March 05, 2007
What is your favorite part of spring? Your least favorite?
All the flowers in bloom and the smell of the Lilac outside my bedroom window. The least favorite thing about spring is mud, the yard gets all mushy and you can walk around on it.
It’s Severe Weather Preparedness Week this week. What’s the most severe weather event you’ve experienced?
Hurricanes, I’ve been through a couple of them; ’55, ’57, Gloria in ’85 and a few other minor one since then. Also snowstorms can get pretty severe, I remember the storm of ’78 we got over two feet of snow and was without power for several days.
Daylight Savings Time begins next Sunday, three weeks earlier than in previous years. How do you feel about DST? Love it, hate it or couldn’t care less? I couldn’t care less; it takes me a long time for my body to get use to it, usually until September. What I don’t like is that they moved it up three weeks, all my electronics that automatically change; I will have to do it manually twice. Once this weekend and once three weeks from now when I will have to move it back again
Sunday, March 04, 2007
A city manager planning a sex-change operation may lose his job, reviving a debate about basic rights.
By Lynn Waddell and Arian Campo-Flores
March 12, 2007 issue - After a lifetime of agonizing over his gender identity, Steven Stanton decided to become a woman about two years ago. "It wasn't something I wanted to do," says Stanton, 48, the city manager of Largo, Fla. …
…At a tumultuous meeting last Tuesday, city commissioners voted 5-2 to begin the process of firing Stanton, who has received mostly solid reviews in 14 years as city manager. "I do not feel he has the integrity, nor the trust, nor the respect, nor the confidence to continue," said Commissioner Mary Gray Black. Now on paid administrative leave, Stanton has until Tuesday to decide whether to appeal. Civil rights and transgender groups have rushed to his defense. "It's been a long time since I've seen that degree of just flagrant discrimination," says Karen Doering, senior counsel for the National Center for Lesbian Rights and now Stanton's lawyer.
…In 2003, while city leaders were debating a human-rights ordinance that would protect transsexuals, the then Commissioner Pat Burke criticized Stanton for not lobbying hard enough for the measure (it didn't end up passing, but the town did adopt an internal policy barring discrimination on the basis of gender identity). Stanton, who was possibly wary of accusations of favoritism, responded by confiding his secret to Burke. When he showed her photos of himself in drag, she laughed affectionately and offered him fashion tips. "It was a light dress, and it didn't work," she says.
What can you do about this? The National Center for Transgender Equality is sponsoring Lobbying Day in Washington DC on May 14th and 15th. Go and take part in it or if not contact your Senators and Representative and ask them to support the transgender-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
Save the Date! May 14-15
This is it. This year we have a very real chance to pass a transgender-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). NCTE is calling on transgender people and allies to come to Washington, DC, on May 14 -15, 2007, for what is shaping up to be the largest lobby day in trans history. Will you be there? Will your friends?
For decades advocates have fought hard to write federal anti-discrimination and hate crime legislation that includes transgender people. Now is our shot. Please try to be here. Your voice is vital.
Protections for transgender people—for all LGBT people—are within reach and could become the law of the land this year. But it won’t happen without your voice. So save your pennies. Bank your gas money. Schedule your vacation days. Book your flight. This is the mother of all Transgender Lobby Days.
Save the date:
WHAT: NCTE LOBBY DAY
WHEN: May 14 - 15, 2007
WHERE: Washington, DC
Right now in the state of Connecticut I can get the gender on my driver license changed to female with a letter from my psychologist stating that I am a transsexual, but if this goes through I would no long be able to do that. They would actually have to change the gender marker back to male. Why is this important? Because under the medical standards of care for someone with Gender Identity Dysphoria (Transsexualism) you must live for at least one year in your new gender before you can have surgery. Can you imagine how hard that will be when you are looking for employment, it will make getting a job so much harder, if not impossible.
For the homeless, elderly and disabled the requirement of have your birth certificate would place almost in surmountable barriers for them. Most locations require that you come in person to get a copy of your birth certificate and for the homeless, elderly and disabled it might make it impossible to get a copy.
By Ryan Singel| Also by this reporter
14:00 PM Mar, 01, 2007
Homeland Security officials released long-delayed guidelines that turn state-issued identification cards into de facto internal passports Thursday, estimating the changes will cost states and individuals $23 billion over 10 years.
The move prompted a new round of protest from civil libertarians and security experts, who called on Congress to repeal the 2005 law known as the Real ID Act that mandates the changes.
Critics, such as American Civil Liberties Union attorney Tim Sparapani, charge that the bill increases government access to data on Americans and amplifies the risk of identity theft, without providing significant security benefits.
"Real ID creates the largest single database about U.S. people that has ever been created," Sparapani said. "This is the people who brought you long lines at the DMV marrying the people at DHS who brought us Katrina. It's a marriage we need to break up."
Homeland Security officials point to the 9/11 hijackers' ability to get driver's licenses in Virginia using false information as justification for the sweeping changes.
"Raising the security standards on driver's licenses establishes another layer of protection to prevent terrorists from obtaining and using fake documents to plan or carry out an attack," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said in a press release.
The 162 pages of proposed rules require:
Applicants must present a valid passport, certified birth certificate, green card or other valid visa documents to get a license and states must check all other states' databases to ensure the person doesn't have a license from another state.
States must use a card stock that glows under ultraviolet light, and check digits, hologramlike images and secret markers.
Identity documents must expire before eight years and must include legal name, date of birth, gender, digital photo, home address and a signature. States can propose ways to let judges, police officers and victims of domestic violence keep their addresses off the cards. There are no religious exemptions for veils or scarves for photos.
States must keep copies of all documents, such as birth certificates, Social Security cards and utility bills, for seven to 10 years.
However, many difficult questions, such as how state databases will be linked or how homeless people can get identity documents, were left unanswered by the proposed rules. Citizens of states that don't abide by the guidelines will not be able to enter federal courthouses or use their identity cards to board a commercial flight.
Sophia Cope, a staff attorney at the centrist Center for Democracy and Technology, says the rules only mention privacy once.
"The Real ID Act does not include language that lets DHS prescribe privacy requirements, so there are no privacy regulations related to exchange of personal information between the states, none about skimming of the data on the magnetic stripe, and no limits on use of information by the feds," Cope said.
The Real ID Act, slipped into an emergency federal funding bill without hearings, originally required states to begin issuing the ID documents by May 2008. The proposed rules allow states to ask for an extension until Jan. 1, 2010.
Cope wants Congress to step in and rewrite the rules. The ACLU and Jim Harper, a libertarian policy analyst at the Cato Institute who specializes in identity and homeland security issues, agree.
"With five-plus years behind us, now is the time to be looking at what works and what doesn't work," Harper said. "Students of identification know that a national ID does not help with security."
Maine has already declared it will not follow the rules, and other states are close to joining that rebellion. In Congress, a bipartisan coalition is forming around bills that would repeal portions of the Real ID Act, but it is unclear if today's rules will slow or accelerate these efforts.
This is just a bad law that never should have been passed.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
1. How often do you clip coupons from the newspaper or mail inserts?
The only coupon that I clip from the paper is for the car wash.
2. You buy something that contains a mail-in rebate: how likely are you to take the time to fill out and mail the application (with appropriate receipts) to actually get the rebate mailed to you?
Most of the time I do send them in, but somehow it seems that I never get any of the refunds. I usually forget about them and when I remember I cannot find any information to where you contact them to find out your rebates.
3. How many credit cards do you have right now that have a zero balance?
All of mine have a zero balance
4. Take the quiz: Are you good with money?
|You Are Great With Money|
You know the value of a dollar - and you save and spend wisely.
By living below your means, you've set yourself up for a rich future.
And while it may hurt to sacrifice now, you'll probably have plenty of money later on.
You're on your way to riches - just keep it up.
5. What is the most expensive thing you purchased in the last week?
A $3.99 battery for my watch.
But since the first of the year I bought a laptop, wireless modem and an iPod
6. On a scale of one to ten, with ten meaning that it was something you needed badly and urgently, how much did you really need this particular item?
The battery a 10
The laptop 5, I got it for school
The iPod 2, I wanted it.
Oh, it is so much fun being trans…. Life is one big coming out. :-(
Friday, March 02, 2007
Last night I went up to the main campus in Storrs to listen to a concert by Namoli Brennett at the Rainbow Center. I had heard her up in Provincetown last October and I enjoyed her music, so I went up there with a friend. It was just what I needed a night to relax with good folk music.
Now back to Blogging….. One news item and one meme
Transgender Activists Work To Change State's Discrimination Laws
By Adam Bulger
March 1 2007
Brenda Louise, a transwoman, said her gender transition cost her job as a machinery repair mechanic in a woodworking company.
“As soon as I had my sexual reassignment surgery, they terminated me,” Louise said. “An employer really puts up a smokescreen, and uses anything they possibly can.”
Louise sued her old boss. The case was settled out of court.
“Basically the laws didn’t have the teeth behind them. The pressure was taken off of them,” Louise said of her old employers.
What Louise and others were arguing for in the legislature last week is for a modest change in the the state’s anti-discrimination laws so that transgendered people would be protected. If bill SB-1044, An Act Concerning Discrimination, is enacted, supporters say the bill would dramatically improve the lives of the state’s transgendered.
“The bill adds to the nondiscrimination clauses in Connecticut the words ‘gender identity or expression.’ What that does is it prohibits discrimination on housing, employment and credit,” said Jerimarie Liesegang, the director of transgender rights group Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition said.
The hearing was the beginning of the bill’s second life; it passed the Judiciary Committee last year near the end of the legislative session, and then was lost in the shuffle.
“It basically ran out of time, like a lot of bills do,” Liesegang said. But there is optimistism about the bill’s chances this session. After Liesegang testified, state Senator John Kissel said he would support the bill.
Other states, including New Jersey, California and Maine, have adopted similar laws. Connecticut has two legal precedents for the bill. In 2003, the state’s hate crime legislation was changed to include protection for transgendered people. Additionally, in 2000, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities ruled in its declaration on behalf of John/Jane Doe that transgendered people are protected under the state’s discrimination laws. However that measure has far less legal power than a legislative bill.
Employment among the transgendered community is a problem, the severity of which is difficult to assess.
“I would venture to say that 60 percent of the transpeople in Connecticut are unemployed — there are no specific hard-core statistics because we’re a highly oppressed, marginalized community,” Liesegang said.
Executive director of Connecticut Outreach Society, male-to-female transgendered person Diana said discrimination against the transgendered is commonplace.
“In support groups, I’ve seen people lose their jobs and lose housing,” Diana said.
When a transgendered person loses their job, they’re given a lot of different reasons by their boss, Diana said.
“They say it’ll ruin business or drive off a customer — there’s always an excuse,” Diana said.●
Yes, that’s me in the article, I was interviewed by the reporter for the article and I was interviewed yesterday for an article in the New Haven Advocate coming out next week.
I would have to say some type of department store like Target that carries food and clothing.
Q2 - 911 Tapes : We have all heard them on the radio or television: 911 recordings between emergency dispatch and citizens in harm's way. Do you think 911 recordings should be made available to the public?
No, they should now be made public. Let them have their dignity in death.
Q3 – What Would it Take: How much money would it take for you to eat nothing but McDonald's, Burger King, or Wendy's for 30 consecutive days?
Oh… about $100,000. I might eat a fast food restaurant if I am in a hurry or traveling and I never get anything “super sized.” To do that for thirty days; yuck.
Q4 - Scandal: Yesterday, federal officials in the U.S. broke up one of the largest Wall Street insider trading rings since the 1980s. Thirteen people, including executives and brokers at Morgan Stanley, UBS Securities, Bear Stearns, and Bank of America Securities, have been indicted for schemes that netted high worth individuals millions of dollars. Earlier in the week, an allegedly illicit steroid distribution network, which authorities are saying is responsible for Internet sales of performance-enhancing drugs nationwide, was broken up by the Albany County (NY) District Attorney’s office. Customers reportedly included Los Angeles Angels baseball player Gary Matthews Jr., numerous high school and collage athletes, a former Mr. Universe bodybuilding champion, and former heavyweight-boxing champion Evander Holyfield. Which concerns you more: Insider trading on Wall Street or the illegal use of performance enhancing drugs by amateur and professional athletes alike?
Insider trading, it can affect millions of people. Look at Enron and how that affected everyone in the world. Here in Connecticut some state agencies lost hundreds of millions of dollars that the taxpayers got stuck with making up the lost. And now millions of Americans have their IRA’s and 401k’s in the stock market, now’s the time for strict enforcement of the SEC rules. | <urn:uuid:4888c2a2-aec8-41b5-a8c4-8c9d45832c9f> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | http://dianacorner.blogspot.co.uk/2007/03/ | 2018-03-18T04:11:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257645513.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20180318032649-20180318052649-00296.warc.gz | en | 0.965841 | 7,721 |
About half the people at work have decided that they want to go see a show in Connecticut for the holidays. Of course it is a good trip down to the Mohegan Sun Casino. We have around forty people signed up and we are talking to several of the party bus places. I found a place called Platinum party buses that had the ability to rent us a bus on short notice. That was a little surprising since they are in the middle of their busiest time of the year I would guess. I am sure that it would have been impossible to rent a bus for New Year’s eve this late in the game. That has to be the biggest night of the year for renting limos and party buses. We actually got exactly what we needed as well. They have a lot of different size vehicles, but we did not have the wide range of choices because it was so close to Christmas. Continue reading “Going to Connecticut for Christmas”
I’ve heard it said that regrets are what help us remember some of the most important memories in our life. Regrets, in essence, are what help us remember the mistakes we make so we don’t make them again. How many of us actually enjoy the things that we do because of the guilt associated with the inevitable sense of regret that we’re doing? A lot of us. This is why I started driving a Platinum Party Bus in Toronto recently. I’m fascinated with the psychological and societal impact that manifest themselves during a party. Parties are where regrets are most likely going to happen for the average individual. Continue reading “The Regret That Promises Enjoyment”
You might have heard of a party bus but have you really? Oh, I know what you’re thinking; look at those nerds in their platinum-clad, bass bumping bedazzled bus of pure, righteous party fun. Yeah, we might look like a bunch of dorks up there rocking out to the latest Miley Cyrus dubstep remix but only if you’re the kind of person who is totally not into fun. Are you that person? It’s worse to be known as the person who isn’t into fun than a dork! We recently hooked up with bachelor party bus rentals to throw my brother his first and hopefully only bachelor party but let’s be real here; a bachelor party is a reason to take a party from a 9 to a 10. That’s the only difference.
Of course, to take a party up another notch is serious business. I’m not kidding. Continue reading “Rock out with Miley Cyrus Party Bus”
Your hotel room is your home away from home, with a few exceptions — hundreds of strangers from every corner of the world have slept there, and the hotel staff may not have the same standards of cleanliness that you do at home. It’s nice to have someone fold up your towels and make your bed while you’re out exploring the world, but in terms of sanitization, a neatly made bed does not equal a germ-free room.
Studies have shown that germs frequently lurk in places like light switches, television remotes and telephone keypads, even in hotel rooms that otherwise appear clean — disturbing evidence of what might be waiting when you wheel your suitcase into a suite.
Are you prepared for a dirty bedspread, a scummy toilet or even a bed bug infestation? It’s highly unlikely that a slightly soiled bathroom floor will put your life in danger, yet an unclean hotel room could affect your health; the most common afflictions are colds or stomach viruses. Try the following tips and sleep more soundly on your next adventure.
How Do I Make Sure My Hotel
Bikini season may be coming to an end, but that’s no reason to shelve your ab-aspirations until next summer.
Hotels around the world are teaming up with the hippest, hottest studios and trainers to offer group fitness classes, personal training, and locally inspired exercise activities.
If you thought you were going to relax on your next vacation, think again. Hoteliers are serving up sweet incentives (think Heartbeet juices, housemade power bars) to make sure you sweat it out.
Check out the coolest new ways to stay in shape on your next trip out of town. Best of all? Many of these programs are open to locals eager to participate, too. So grab your padded shorts and your ’80s-inspired sweatband, tighten your laces, and get ready to work.
CyC at Row NYC
This summer, the Row NYC hotel got a shiny new spinning studio, home to Cyc (pictured above): a 45-minute beat-based ride that incorporates strength training and movements inspired by volleyball and swimming. Individual rides start at $28, but you’ll want to
Having kids definitely slowed my husband and me down. When you’ve got a 3-year-old and a 6-month-old, it’s can be hard to get to the grocery store—forget horseback riding in Patagonia or partying all night on a houseboat in Paris. Still, we’ve managed to keep traveling without resorting to, um, resorts. This year we took a road trip through the Pacific Northwest (admittedly, in a minivan) and spent nearly three weeks winging it around Europe. The key to being intrepid with small children is being willing to go with the flow—but smart travel strategies help, too. Here’s what a travel editor has learned from flying, driving, pushing, carrying and sometimes dragging her two children around the world.
Remember the essentials
We try to pack light, but when you have kids there are some things you simply do not want to be without. I start my packing list a week before we leave, because the everyday items can be the easiest to forget. I have no desire to repeat the Vancouver Car Seat Incident, which was made infinitely worse by the fact that we had run out of baby
With all the stress of our everyday life, it is no surprise if you want to take a vacation. Going to a new place, discovering its beauty, and learning about a new culture can mean one great relaxation. If you are planning for your trip, it is a must that you take a look at all details to guarantee complete relaxation. Try to consider your place of accommodation. Luckily, you do not have to look any further because when it comes to a good hotel, you can always count on the vacation packages in Chalet Hotel.
The first consideration to look into when looking for your next travel destination is to decide where you really like to travel. Indeed, it is a must to choose your destination wisely. Most commonly, travellers would choose famous destinations like Mexico, Caribbean, Hawaii, Paris, and many others. It is up to you to decide where you want to go by first taking a look at the kind of relaxation you intend to have. Do you want it on a beach? Are you looking forward to hiking mountains? It’s up to you to pick the best location to soothe your itchy travelling feet.
1. Buildings that Dance: Hong Kong buildings actually the skyscrapers which overlook lush green forests are the talk of the town. The buildings actually dance. Every day in evening at 8 PM, Hong-Kong skyscrapers actually come to life along the magical show. The light and sound plays alongwith. This looks like real-life version of Disney World’s Electric Light Parade. This is called “A Symphony of Lights” and was named the largest permanent light and sounds show by the Guinness Book of World Records. It includes 45 buildings on different sides of the harbor, which results in sparkling display the length of the waterfront every night.
2. Foodie’s Paradise: In Hong- Kong, the best chefs of the world are flocking and Hong Kong now is titled with a foodie’s paradise. You can feast on different cuisines day in and day out. The cuisines are from all across the world. This is one of the reasons amongst top five reasons to visit Hong Kong. Dim sum are easily found on almost every nook and corner in Hong Kong. This cuisine comes in many flavours both steamed and fried. It can be easily enjoyed from a food cart and even from a fine restaurant.
Europe is considered as the heaven for tourists because of its pleasant climate, natural beauty, historic sights and well planned cities. Whether you are looking for a city break, a family holiday, cultural holiday or solo traveling, Europe is the first choice of the travelers. Let’s check out 5 popular and must visit cities of Europe which tourists prefers.
The European subcontinent is consisting of approx. 50 countries and numerous beautiful cities with different cultural diversity. Based on different parameters, below are the 5 most popular capital cities of Europe –
- Rome-the capital and the largest city of Italy famous for its influential art, food and culture. Rome is also entitled as world’s most beautiful ancient city. There are number of famous tourist attractions like The Colosseum, Pantheon, Roman Forum, Trevi fountain etc. makes Rome a must city to visit.
- Paris-the capital city of France, Paris offers a large number of tourist attractions in France. The city is famous for its historic monuments, riverscapes, museums etc. Besides from all these, Paris is also famous for its modern life style, night life and fashion. The famous Eiffel tower is the cities iconic symbol and one of the most famous tourist spot in the world.
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The region of Albufeira in Portugal is a prime tourist destination. The beautiful beaches offer a great way to relax and enjoy the sunshine. You can bathe in the warm sea water or have a taste of the local seafood at the restaurants on the beach. You can stroll along the streets of the old city and walk up to the old castle to explore its ruins. A reservation of the holiday rentals Albufeira Portugal is the perfect way to make your stay a comfortable and enjoyable one.
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A large number of tourists visit this ancient fishing village throughout the year. The castle was built in the eighteenth century by the Romans. Though an earthquake had destroyed a big part of the city, it was rebuilt and provides one of the best tourist spots in the world today. You can come to this lovely place and spend your holidays in great fun while staying at the holiday rentals in Albufeira Portugal. You can go on fishing trips, or buy souvenirs at the roadside shops.
Choosing the accommodation
There are various options that you exercise when booking your stay here. You can book
With the help of Light & Land, you can get to experience the UK in a way which few people ever do seeing its true beauty unfold in front of you, giving you a genuine and true appreciation of just how beautiful parts of the UK are. The huge range of different locations to go and visit is something many never tap into, instead sticking to the most obvious sites.
For those who wish to see somewhere new, the Giant’s Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland may be just the place for you to check out.The stunning Giants Causeway has a truly fantastic yet subtle landscape that makes for some absolutely amazing photos. You’ll notice similarities to Devon and Cornwall in the landscape here, but with an Irish hint that makes it feel unique and fresh all over again.
However, this trip takes in more than just the Coast you will be venturing into Ireland tooas you view fantastic locations such as the Fanad Lighthouse. These local landmarks are worth photographing and with the help of expert tour guide David Clapp, you can make sure you never miss out on any angle during the tour. From the likes of Dunluce Castle to the
If you happen to be on the La Vegas trip, you would most probably be at a walking distance from almost anything you may wish to have in Vegas. It is difficult to decide which the most excellent hotel in Vegas is. Nonetheless, there are small things that make a huge difference when it comes to locating the most appropriate hotel for you. Here are a few of the top class hotels in Vegas. Other than the fact that these are all on the Strip, each offers something different from the others.
ARIA Las Vegas
Located very much on the Strip, within the complex of the City Center, Aria Las Vegas is just alongside the Bellagio Las Vegas and Cosmopolitan Hotel. Perhaps, it contains the most excellent assortment of restaurants that will be difficult to find in any hotel on the Strip. You’ll find it offering large modern rooms and spacious casino. You’ll also find a number of nightlife options. Many prefer this place because of plenty of space that it offers for stretching out. You may just walk around and look at the pieces of art or simply find a seat in its bar, Five
British guests of the luxury ski chalet The Chalet at 11º East Obergurgl are set to benefit from the weaker euro this winter.
Guests of the Chalet at 11º East Obergurgl travelling from Britain are set to benefit from the weaker euro, in what appears to be the cheapest holiday season since the financial crisis.
The currency movements have created a windfall of English holiday-makers who are clever enough to take advantage of the strength of the pound. Currently, the euro is trading at 1.37 to the pound, creating massive savings by paying in advance for future travel dates. A few years ago the Euro nearly reached parity with the pound .
The Chalet at 11º East is already taking reservations for the winter season and allowing guests to lock in the live rate by making an advance payment. Not only can you book your holiday accommodations at the attractive rate, you can also pay in advance to hire a ski instructor, buy ski equipment or rentals and book flights, thus locking in this rate for almost your entire holiday. Experts are saying that there is the potential to save anywhere from 5-20% over last
When any person feel distressing and upset then first of all a thought of visiting at the alluring place comes to their mind because tourism is considered to be the best way that removes the stress and proffer the long lasting fun. But to fully utilize the trip and make the vacations remarkable, it is essential to choose the best tourist destination where the beautiful dream of visiting at the stunning and awe-inspiring place can fulfill easily. Hill stations are the ideal location where all the travelers can visit with their family, friends, life partners or beloved ones to get a hold of delighting memories with them and make the holidays special.
In India, there are many hill stations that are covered by the natural charisma and Sakleshpur is among one of them that is totally blessed by the God of beauty from each and every direction. This is the fascination city in the Hassan district of Indian state Karnataka and is located in Western Ghats on Bangalore Mangalore Highway and on the border of Malnad and Bayaluseemae in Hassan district. The scenic natural environment, lush greenery of coffee, areca, pepper and cardamom plantations, appealing weather condition,
You’ve got your meeting notes completely memorized, you know your company’s game plan and now there’s only one priority left to tackle: packing. While this task may seem rather trivial, what you pack or don’t pack can have quite an unexpected impact upon your business travel. The amount of luggage you bring could potentially lead to unforeseen costs at the airport gate, and forgetting a few essential items can only add to the stress of navigating an important work-related trip. Take a look at some of these luggage and packing tips to make the most of your business travel:
Never check your luggage
If you need to fly for a work-related trip, there’s rarely ever a reason that justifies checking your luggage. Odds are you don’t need to bring that much stuff with you, and checking luggage only increases your risk of running into obstacles. Besides saving you or your company money by sticking to one carry-on bag, you don’t want to have to deal with the nightmare of having an airline lose or damage your checked luggage. And once you arrive at your destination, you can simply grab your bag and be on the go.
For months I had been preparing for my eight-week trip to South America. As I bought new gear, I would toss it into my backpack without a second thought. It wasn’t until the morning of my flight that I dumped everything onto the living room floor — with less than six hours to determine what would make the final cut.
Space was at a premium because whatever I chose, I’d have to haul around on my back for two months. I’m typically a light packer, used to asking myself, “Is this necessary?” The items below answer that question with a resounding yes!
When you find yourself without electricity (Cabo Polonio, Uruguay), without street lights (San Pedro de Atacama, Chile) or simply in a situation where you want to be a considerate roommate (someone WILL be sleeping before you set out your toothbrush and pajamas), a headlamp is worth its weight in gold. Mine proved its worth by day three (of 60).
Hooded Silk Sleep Sack
My silk sleep sack, which folded up into itself and fit inside a quart-sized zip-top bag, felt luxurious … especially in hostels and budget hotels where the alternative was a sheet that was
A while back, I wrote about becoming a member of ahotel rewards program and the revelation it was to me — and I interviewed a number of frequent flier experts who all recommended hotel programs over airline programs for most travelers. At a time when airline awards are getting more difficult to obtain, hotel programs are getting better all the time.
It turns out that actually using hotel points is also much easier and more consumer-friendly than trying to use airline points — just another reason to put your points into hotel programs. Most hotel websites simply have a checkbox allowing you to search for a reservation using points. Then when your search results come back, instead of showing you room prices, they show you how many points you need for each hotel. From there, you sign in and make a booking using your points.
Talk about simple and straightforward — many of the hotel programs really have it together on this score. But as I learned when making a recent points booking at the Ritz-Carlton on Central Park South in New York City, there are still some tricks to know and pitfalls to avoid. Here are my tips for
With all the excitement of preparing for a vacation or business travel abroad, it’s easy to overlook many of the hurdles and obstacles that coming along with taking a trip to another country. While the currency exchange and mapping out the lay of the land are generally the first things that spring to mind when preparing for going abroad, international cell phone use remains a grey area for most travelers. From finding the most affordable data or Wi-Fi connection options to considering renting a global phone, here’s what you need to know when it comes to efficient cell phone use while traveling abroad:
Talk to your service provider
Depending on which company your cell phone provider is, you can either expect your phone to be completely compatible during your trip out of the country or you can count on spiked roaming fees when using your device abroad. In 2013, Consumer Reports released a comparison chart that analyzed the different international fees attributed to each of the four major cell service providers in the U.S., which are Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. The report found that each provider significantly varied with one another in relation to fees attached to roaming as
On a recent trip, I landed in the Knoxville airport to find myself surrounded by hundreds of youngsters. “Who are all these kids?” asked the person in front of me in the car rental line. The agent was all too aware: “They’re in the Destination ImagiNation Global Finals. It’s a computer contest or something, and there are about 20,000 of them.”
“Ah, that’s why it was so hard to find a hotel room,” said the customer. “In fact, it was impossible; we’re staying out of town tonight.”
Whether it’s an unexpected event in a small town, a political convention (don’t laugh, I know someone who got upset when he couldn’t book a room during the last presidential election), or a holiday like the Fourth of July or New Year’s or simply the summer high season — finding a hotel room can be challenging when there’s no room at the inn. What’s a shut-out traveler to do to get some shuteye?
Pick Up the Phone
As outlined in Choosing a Hotel, despite the Web’s instant and always-on compendium of lodging information, you might find out even more by getting a knowledgeable person on the phone. As that article notes, “Calling
Home is where the heart is, but your hotel is a place where you should definitely use your head — and, perhaps, a black light. The purpose of this piece is not to strike fear into the hearts of happy-go-lucky vacationers. But every hotel guest should be armed with a degree of awareness of his or her surroundings. Hotel hazards, from falling windows to sky-high hidden fees, lurk beyond the lobby. And a bit of prevention can stop something calamitous from ruining your trip. Below are five things you shouldn’t do at your hotel.
Don’t Lean on the Window
Assorted tales of unsafe hotel windows have been known to appear in the news. In June 2011, a 2-year-old girl fell two stories from a hotel window in Hinckley, Minnesota. The tot survived, but was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The same week, the W Hotel in Austin shut down for a few days after several of the hotel’s glass balcony panels dropped and shattered. Four people were injured, reported the Austin American-Statesman. More recently, an 18-year-old fell from a sixth-floor window at an Embassy Suites property in Nebraska and suffered critical injuries.
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Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Calculator, Chart in Excel
Today we are going to provide the sukanya samriddhi yojana calculator where we will provide the amount you can expect if the interest rate remain 9.2% per annum. As we all know interest calculation of sukanya samriddhi account is compounded anually. Due to this the sukanya samriddhi yojana calculator is very important for all of us. I will explain the details so that you can calculate the amount easily.
sukanya samriddhi account yojana Calculator
Lets take an example. My girl child is of 3 years and I start depositing amount from 1st april 2015 and will start from 12000 rupee on that day itself. Each year on same I will deposit the same amount then after 21 deposits I will expect Rs 761821.4
Let me explain now the below data sheet and how you can create your own sukanya samriddhi account yojana Calculator.
- 1st column Age of Girl child – Enter the age of your girl child as of today.
- 2nd column account age – This will be be the age of the account i.e. for how much year account has been opened for. Please note Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme will take deposit til 14 years
- 3rd column Date of deposit – This is the date by which an individual will deposit the amount as part of sukanya samriddhi account yojana
- 4th Column Deposit amount – This is the amount that an individual gaurdian will deposit for Girl child. I have done 14 deposits of 12000 each which equivalent to Rs 1000 for Sukanya account
- 5th Column Principal amount year end – This is the amount that you can see in the account after financial year end i.e. 31st March of every year. This is calculated by adding the total amount at the year end + deposit amount for the next year. First cell i.e of 12000 can be pre filled as the principal amount will remain 12000 only. For the next cell you need to include formula as D3+G2 and so on.
- 6th Column Total Yearly interest – This is the interest that the SSAY account will accumulate if the interest rate remains at 9.2% per annum. Formula to use is principal *1.092 – Princial or E2*1.092 -E2 = Interest
- 7th Column Total Amount year End – This is the final amount that you will get after each year. Formula to use is principal amount + Yearly Interest i.e. E2+F2You just need to copy the above table to an excel and can apply the formula.
|Age of Girl Child (A)||Account age (B)||Date of deposit (C)||Deposit Amount (D)||Principal amount year end (E)||Total Yearly Interest (F)||Total amount year end (G)|
Now comes the complex part of sukanya samriddhi account calculator where guardian plan to pay amount monthly. Lets take an example to understand how Sukanya samriddhi Yojana Interest calculation will work in this case. For SSAY account interest is calculated yearly which means that if you pay amount in the month of May then the interest calculation will be done at year end only and interest will not get compounded in the middle of the year.
Below is the Sukanya Samriddhi account calculator in excel with Monthly interest.
- 1st column is the date of deposit. Here we have taken day one of every month
- 2nd column is monthly deposit – This the amount that you will deposit each month. I have taken 1500 ruppees to be deposit each month
- 3rd column is yearly interest – This is the tough part to explain and basically it is the total interest you will get after completion of financial year. The formula you need to apply is B2*(1.092)^(Remaining month/12) – B2
- 4th Column is the amount at the year end – This is the sum of monthly deposit + total yearly interest
- 5th Column is Total amount. You can just sum up the amount at year end to get the total amount with interest
|Date of deposit (A)||Monthly deposit (B)||Total Yearly Interest (C)||Amount year end (D)||Total Amount year end (E)|
Once you get the total amount you can then use the simple calculation provided above to get the amount after 21 years. Do comment us in case of any confusion or lt us know your amount you are planning and we will provide the calculation.
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onOne Software Offers Free Photoshop Plug-ins - Free Download
onOne today announced the immediate availability of two fully-functional Photoshop plug-ins: PhotoTools 2.5 Free and the new PhotoFrame 4.5 Free. The free plug-ins for Photoshop are based on the award winning versions of PhotoTools 2.5 Standard Edition and PhotoFrame 4.5 Standard Edition and are compatible with Photoshop CS2, CS3 and CS4. (See special Photoshop deals, download the free Photoshop trial.)
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MCP Photoshop Actions And Lightroom Presets - Assorted Free Actions And Presets
I just discovered MCP Actions, a company that produces some reasonably priced and very high quality Photoshop and Lightroom Actions. They also offer an assortment of actions you can download for free.
The action sets they offer are focused on providing professional and hobbyist photographers quicker, more efficient ways to edit their photos by creating shortcuts: actions that work in Photoshop, and presets that work in Lightroom. At the click of a button, MCP's actions and presets transform images instantly, but still leave you in control of the final results.
These free Photoshop actions give you the ability to sharpen images, apply textures, create vignettes, produce gallery frames and more. You can download any or all of them all today for free.
• All free Actions
These free Photoshop actions give you the ability to sharpen images, apply textures, create vignettes, produce gallery frames and more. You can try any or all of them all today for free.
• Mini Fusion Photoshop Actions
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• Mini Quick Clicks Lightroom and ACR Presets
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• Touch of Light/Touch of Darkness Action -
Improve contrast in your images by adding a touch of light and a touch of darkness with this free Photoshop action. It's just like dodging and burning, only easier. Simply paint on light in underexposed areas or dark in overexposed areas using a soft white brush set to approximately 30% opacity.
• Free Magic Blog It Board Photoshop and Elements Action
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How To Create A Batch Action In Photoshop - Plus 3 Free Actions
Here's a tutorial on how to create a Photoshop batch action from Gavin Phillips of Photographers Photoshop. BONUS — download a set of four free Photoshop Actions. This free Photoshop Actions Bundle includes BW - Regular BW, BWhikey - slightly overexposed BW, BWcontrastsoft - high contrast softer effect, and BWSepia - for creating a sepia effect.
How to create a Photoshop batch action
You can process thousands of images with a batch 'action' while you do something else. This is a huge time-saver. Bring up your ‘actions’ palette. If it is not available in the Photoshop workspace, click ‘Window’ – ‘Actions’. You must first create a new set to put your batch ‘action’ into. This is like a folder to keep your ‘actions’ in.
Click the ‘create new set’ icon at the bottom of your ‘actions’ palette. The icon is close to the middle and looks like a folder. Name your new set. Click ‘OK.’ Your new set is displayed at the bottom of your ‘actions’ palette. It is empty right now and waiting for you to add an ‘action.’
Select (click) your new set and click ‘create new action’ icon at the bottom of your ‘actions’ palette. Name your ‘action,’ then click ‘Record.’ Photoshop will now record every click you make in Photoshop. It does not record time, so you can take your time thinking about the steps you are recording. You can always remake your ‘action’ if you want to. See graphics below.
Creating a simple Batch ‘action’
A good candidate for a batch 'action' would be to create a BW conversion. Click 'Image' – 'Mode' – 'Grayscale' . A message box pops up asking if you want to discard the color and use that as your BW, click 'discard.'
Now click 'File' – 'Save As' - and save the image anywhere on your computer with any name. The JPG quality settings dialogue box pops up. If your photos are to be printed you want the maximum quality setting of 12.
Now stop your 'action' by clicking on the stop button at the bottom of the 'actions' palette.
Batch ‘action’ dialogue box
First we need two folders on your desktop. You can call them anything. I create an ‘In’ folder and an ‘out’ folder. The batch process will take the photos from the ‘in’ folder, apply the steps in the ‘action’, and put the altered photo in the ‘out’ folder.
Now we bring up the batch 'action' dialogue box. Click 'File' – 'Automate' – 'Batch' and up pops the box.
The first section make sure you have your ‘action’ set selected with the batch action you made.
You have to specify a destination folder where your images are located and where you want to put the output images. We already made an ‘in’ and an ‘out’ folder. See below for exactly how to set-up the dialogue box.
Press 'OK' when you have set up the batch dialogue box. Photoshop will start processing your images from your 'In' folder to your 'Out' folder. The amount of time it takes to process your images will depend on how many photos it has to process and how many steps are in the 'action.'
3 Free Photoshop Actions - Plus Photo FX Actions Discount
Gavin Phillips, creator of some very popular FX Photoshop Actions, has set up a new special discount deal for all PhotoshopSupport visitors, plus he is offering 3 free Actions that you can test drive and keep. Here are the details from Gavin:
"We offer 4 sets of Photoshop Actions and Flash movies and we are offering a special discount for a limited time. Purchase one set of Photoshop Actions and get a second set for free."
Gavin has also kindly written up a nice Photoshop Actions Tutorial that will give you a quick course on Photoshop Actions.
3 Free Photoshop Actions From Addicted To Design
Alex, who runs Addicted to Design (A2D), has told me that he has some nice free actions for everyone to go and download from his site. Simply visit his sample actions page and you'll find 3 cool actions. My favorite is his Polaroid 600 Instant Film action. Very nice.
I asked Alex to tell us a little about himself and this is what he sent back: "I have a degree in Multimedia and web design and digital photography has been a hobby of mine for years. At Addicted to Design we are committed to creating high quality commercial and freeware Photoshop actions for our fellow digital photographers of all levels."
You'll also find some tips and tricks on how to install actions at Alex's site.
PlyPix Launches Professional Online Photoshop Action Service
[Press Release] Several websites offer ways to lose red-eye, correct tone or eliminate scratches but there are limited websites that offer image editing using a professional hand. Effects such as Grunge, Pop Art and Burnt take a detailed eye and organization. Josh Zuercher, a photographic retoucher for national ad campaigns, has planned and built downloadable actions aforementioned using Adobe Photoshop. By downloading a selected action and applying it to your snapshot, people can turn an everyday photo into artwork.
While surfing the Internet, Zuercher found limited professional work available to people who had an interest in altering their personal photographs. "Most sites you find offer elementary Photoshop Action concepts and basic tutorials. I wanted people to have something worthy of hanging on the wall, to take their own images and make it look like a professional shot." Plypix.com offers these actions, built by Zuercher using Adobe Photoshop, at a reasonable cost. The site offers before and after example shots and a tutorial on each download. The photographs may be sized up and down after the action has completed. New actions are added on a regular basis.
For more info visit PlyPix.com.
What Is An Action?
Adobe Photoshop includes the ability to record commands and tool operations in real-time and to save them in a script known as an 'action'. When played back an action will execute all the recorded steps and apply changes to an image. An action can also be used in conjunction with Photoshop's automation tools to form the basis of a batch process that will apply the same settings to a 'batch' of many images.
Photoshop Actions Tutorials & Free Actions
You can find free tutorials and free actions from our friend Gavin Phillips. The Toning With Duotones, Tritones And Quadtones tutorial will teach you how to create duotones, tritones and quadtones inside of Photoshop. At the end of the tutorial you'll find a link to 8 custom duotone/tritones as a complimentary download. Gavin has also kindly written up a nice Photoshop Actions Tutorial that will give you a quick course on Photoshop Actions. That tutorial ends with 3 free Photoshop Actions that produce beautiful photographic effects.
Photoshop Actions - Video Tutorial
To learn quickly how to make Photoshop actions, see our Video Tutorial from Total Training on how to create a Photoshop Action.
Photoshop Actions - Tutorials
You'll find a very good Tutorial On Actions by Trevor Morris. This tutorial walks you through the whole process with simple and clear explanations.
For a comprehensive tutorial about Photoshop Actions, read Photoshop Actions - The Mother Of All Tutorials by Danny Raphael of Action Central. This is a Photoshop Actions Tutorial like none other, addressing action topics from soup to nuts.
Adobe Studio Exchange - Free Photoshop Actions
Adobe Studio Exchange is a great resource for free actions for Photoshop. You can also create your own files, upload them, and share them with the Adobe Studio Exchange community. At the start page of the Studio Exchange area look for the Photoshop section (first one at the top) and select Actions from the pulldown menu. On the actions page you'll see the actions in the following categories:
Also find a list on the right side of the page that highlights the Newest, the Most Popular, and the Highest Rated.
Action Central - Photoshop Actions
Action Central is devoted to the exchange of Photoshop actions among users, and is provided as a service to the image editing community. This site has many great resources, including a legendary Actions Tutorial and a nice assortment of great actions. The actions are free downloads and are available in the following categories:
Frames & Mattes
Sharpeners & Correction Tools
Editing & Highlight Recovery Tools
Action FX - Photoshop Actions Site
This action site by Al Ward hosts a huge collection of free actions and lots of good information and links to other resource centers for Photoshop actions. Site includes a Tips & Tutorials Section, an Articles Section, and the Downloads Section where you will find links to all the free actions.
PicsToBits - Photoshop Actions Manager & Free Actions
PicsToBits specializes in providing productivity improvement tools for photographers, graphics designers, and hobbyists in the world of digital imaging. Makers of ActionDex, the action manager for Photoshop. With ActionDex you can organize your Photoshop actions the way you want to and even save sample images showing what each action does.
Look for P2B Perfect Skies, a free action. Easily replace overexposed skies with a picture perfect sky, complete with randomly generated light clouds.
Adobe Evangelists - Free Photoshop Actions
A great collection of Photoshop actions from the Adobe Evangelists site. Look for:
Density and Color Variations This action will create multiple copies of an area of your image and vary its density and color. It is a good way to test the output of an image to a printer if you choose not to use a color managed workflow or don't have a profile for your printer.
Nine Different Effects This action will create nine different versions of your image including a color version, B/W, sepia toned etc. on a single template page that you create. In order for the action to work, you must first create a template file (8 inches by 10 inches at 250 PPI) to use as the background sheet (this can include important information such as your logo and contact information).
Saving out Snapshots To use this action, select the bottom snapshot in the History palette and play the action. Each snapshot in the file will be saved to a separate file by: selecting the snapshot, creating a new file, saving the new file (it automatically will prompt you to name the new file) and closing the new file. It repeats this sequence of commands until up to 5 snapshots have been saved as separate documents.
Stippled Effect This action creates a monochrome stippled effect on an image. The larger the file, the more detail will be maintained. | <urn:uuid:16e279be-b134-4d35-bfeb-7c8526e6bcf7> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tools/actions.html | 2016-07-28T10:24:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828010.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00047-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.888393 | 5,316 |
By Dorothy Day
The Catholic Worker, December 1967, 2, 6.
Summary: While in Rome she takes a side trip to see the work of Danilo Dolci. She admires his techniques of organizing and energizing the poor to rebuild Sicili using experts, holding meetings and nonviolence, especially when resisting the mafia. Sees similarities to Peter Maurin’s approach. (DDLW #859).
While I was in Rome I assisted at a dialogue Mass at the Jesuit headquarters on the Via Santo Spiritu in Rome just down the street from the Hospital of the Holy Spirit, where one can still see the turnstile into which destitute mothers used to place their new-born infants to be succored by the nuns. After the kiss of peace and communion we went out into the cobbled streets to find a place to have dinner – Eileen Egan, Dorothy Coddington, Gary McEoin, Tom Cornell, Fabrizio Fabbrini and I. The only trouble with such an interesting group was that there were too many things to talk about, too many avenues to be explored.
Fabbrini, a professor at the university in Rome, had lost his position and had been imprisoned for six months in a damp cold cell beneath the level of the street. He was in the same cell with nine others, not conscientious objectors but sentenced on various charges. There was neither work nor exercise nor recreation for him, and one wonders how he stood it.
Gary could have told me something about Vatican finances, since he has written a book on the subject, but Dorothy Coddington began talking about the work of Danilo Dolci, and her talk was so interesting that I resolved to visit Sicily before proceeding to London. Eileen was going on to Isreal and had already been to Trieste.
My idea of a good dinner party would be one at which everyone took turns to talk about his latest interests. Peter Maurin used to say, “You give me a piece of your mind and I’ll give you a piece of mine and then we will be closer to one mind.” Or something like that.
Dorothy and I made our plans to go, and we started out the following Tuesday, taking a crowded train to Naples, then a bus to the small ship which went to Sicily, then from Palermo to Tunis. It was an overnight trip and the cabin was so cramped that it was almost impossible to get in and out of the bunks. There were three classes on the boat, and we chose second. (Third, or steerage, would have meant our bringing our own food and sitting up all night.) We left Rome on Tuesday and were back on Friday, a great experience crammed into four days. Of course I can give only a glimpse of all that Dolci is doing, but I hope that glimpse will lead our readers to look up his books and go to their public libraries and do some real studying of this nonviolent and most active movement.
We were met at the pier in Palermo by one of Dolci’s aides who drove us in a very small Fiat through the narrow streets, through traffic jams, and over the climbing, spiraling roads, through arid scenery to Partinico, a trip of a little over an hour. There we drove along the main street, and then through narrow cobbled lanes with children playing in the gutters and women in doorways staring at us to a stone building of perhaps eight offices, spotlessly clean and modern, where many young Italians were working, and were ushered into an office to see Dolci.
He is a big man, a northern Italian, born in Trieste. His father was half German, half Italian, and his mother Slovenian. His Slovenian grandfather was beaten by the Fascists and given the castor-oil treatment; he retreated to what is known now as Yugoslavia, never to return.
What impresses one at once about Dolci is his size – he is so much bigger than the Italians around him – and then his gentle calm, his confidence. It was ten in the morning when we arrived, but Dolci had already been up since four, his usual rising hour, which gave him time to read and study and to write his books: To Feed the Hungry; The Outlaws of Partnico; Waste; A New World in the Making. Not all of his books are printed in the United States but they can be ordered from England.
Dolci speaks a little English but prefers to use an interpreter if he has one at hand. The young driver, who actually knew very little English, was a very halting interpreter.
I was happy to meet Dolci’s wife Vincenzina, a dark-haired, strong and quiet woman, who, one felt, had done much of the hard work of their early years at Trappeto, the village by the sea where the work had started among the fishermen and where there had been a school – settlement – house – hospice and refuge during the first years of Dolci’s work.
Vincenzina’s first husband had been a farm laborer. He was so badly beaten by the Mafia for his refusal to blackmail his employer that he died of his injuries within a few months. (I obtained this information not by direct questioning, but from a book by James McNeish, Fire Under the Ashes, which was published last year.) When Dolci arrived in Trappeto, she was a widow with five small children. Those first children have now become young adults, working in the north of Italy, and there are five more children by the second marriage. I met the two older ones, doing their homework in one of the offices, the girl Maria Liberte, and the boy Cielo.
Vincenzina gave me a present before I left, an earthenware lamp, of two tiers of little cups which were to be filled with oil, with little wicks floating in it.
Dolci soon turned us over to his right-hand man, Franco Allasio, whom he met in his boyhood in Milan and who later joined him in Partinico, who has fasted and marched with him and faced all the dangers of fighting the Mafia with him for all these years. Franco spoke French as well as Italian. There was a young British Broadcasting Corporation employee with us who also spoke French but mixed up. But we had a tremendous day of it, driving this time in a slightly larger Fiat, all over the western part of Sicily, from the north to the south coast, which is so near to Africa. We drove over incredibly bad roads most of the time. When there was a good stretch the speedometer showed 80 miles an hour, and we had to hang on to our seats.
What did we not see? The lethargy of villages thousands of years old, of many cultures, Greek, Arabic and Roman. At the close of the day we had a glimpse in the dusk of the ruins of a Greek Temple at Geneste and I was sorry I missed the great amphitheater nearby on a now desolate hillside. The scenery throughout was like that in the moving picture, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Pasolini’s masterpiece.
One of Dolci’s techniques is to send out experts to make surveys, and then to publish the reports, hold meetings, energize the people locally to get to work on the problem presented. He needed experts and he got them – from all over Europe.
I remember Abbe Pierre when he visited us some years ago telling us, “You work and work and suddenly there is an explosion. Something happens. Public interest is aroused, and the ideas spread. You cannot tell when it will take place, if ever. You just must follow your conscience and do the work you have been called to do.”
The beginning of Dolci’s fame came when he was arrested for what he termed a “reverse strike.” He found unemployment in Trappeto, and men wanting to work, and a road which needed repairing. So he took the men out with their tools to do a job which public authorities had not done, and was arrested with many of the men, all of them so desperately poor that they were indifferent as to whether they were in jail or out. Besides, they had that confidence in Dolci. He knew what he was doing, even if it was obscure to them. Somehow the story caught hold and was flashed around the world. Help began to come.
Dolci stimulated people’s interest. “Go and see,” he would tell them, and the seeing, combined with Dolci’s contagious hope, made the experts get to work. But all congresses, reports and surveys would mean nothing without this expectation, this hope, this infinite patience, this conviction that people can be changed, can be enlightened and inspired.
He wants man to be “master of his own conscience, yet at one with his neighbor, shaping his life in groups, within groups, which will spread in all the most varied forms of community, sometimes overlapping, sometimes separate, from districts to regions, to nations and continents, to every corner of the earth.” I thought of Martin Buber’s “community of communities” which he speaks of in Paths in Utopia. It is the vision of Peter Maurin, the founder of the Catholic Worker, the vision of Father James Tompkins of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and of an Irish priest I have just heard of, Father J. McDyer of Glencolumbkille, County Donegal. The vision also of missionary priests the world over who are appalled by totalitarianism, as well as by destitution, and who begin at the bottom to rebuild.
To me, this is the significance of Dolci – not just the three dams envisioned for Sicily, one completed, one under construction and the new Jato Dam, which will mean twenty-five thousand acres reclaimed, one thousand and six hundred acres reforested, the working days and gross yield trebled. Not just the big wine cooperative at Memfi, where men receive honest reckoning of the weight of their grapes and so double the price they receive, where they also receive a knowledge of what they themselves can do. It is not just the things envisioned and already accomplished, but the fact that Dolci carries to all he meets on his extensive trips, these ideas of love and brotherhood, this “little way” of nonviolence.
And then there is Dolci’s campaign against the Mafia. Dolci is preaching nonviolent resistance to the evil of local violence: murder, torture and extortion. If you are calling attention to nonviolent action as a way to oppose oppression and injustice, you cannot ignore the violence in your midst. Dolci expects of his companions utter honesty and the bravery of unarmed men facing the banditry and ambush in their home territory with only the weapons of the spirit. It perhaps could be considered a transformation or a sublimation or a redirection of man’s aggressive instincts, his love of a strong conflict. Vinoba Bhave some years ago was carrying on a similar nonviolent contest with outlaws in India. It is also a confrontation with corruption in high places, and Dolci has not been afraid to accuse high government and church officials so openly that he has been condemned as a defamer of his country and his government – he has been tried and convicted, and an appeal is pending.
I will not discuss Dolci’s theology. He no longer considers himself a Catholic, and that fact saddened me. But he has priest friends and he sent me the next day to have dinner with one of them, an old priest who fasted and picketed with him, and picketed the court while his trial was going on.
The old priest of Castellamare reminded me of Peter Maurin, his rugged calm, his occasional sallies. We were eating lunch together in a little seashore residence and Franco and the priest’s companion, a handsome Sicilian who was the first to sign the accusation made by 250 Sicilians against the Mafia and the government minister who was native to that town.
“They need to be brainwashed,” he said, his face lighting up.
We sat outside that day, though it was cool, and the wind made little white caps on the water. Up and down the beach there were men and donkey carts, some of which were beautifully decorated, and maybe they were harvesting clams or driftwood. We had pasta with clam sauce and fish, and the men drank their wine and we had coffee with milk. Strange not ever to see any drunkenness in Italy among the people!
We kept thinking of Peter, both Dorothy and I, because both priest and peasant were alike in many ways. (Dorothy was the first one to come join me those first years of the Catholic Worker and she edited pamphlet No. 1 which was filled with Peter’s essays.) All the men I met, aside form the priest, who was in his cassock, wore shirts and ties and even the pictures of the men on the march at the demonstrations by which they forced the government to go on with the building of the dams showed them in collar and tie. Peter Maurin too always wore a white shirt, though it might be frayed and stained in the collar, and black tie and black felt hat.
We thought of Peter as we rode over those rocky roads too. Whenever he came to the farm at Easton, Pennsylvania, our first farm, he chose the job of mending roads, breaking the rock to do it and cutting channels and gutters to drain off the heavy rains which washed out the road. Peter came from land like this, high and barren. In his village in Languedoc there was one shepherd for all the sheep of the commune, and here on this trip I had seen many a flock of sheep, the wool the color of the bare mountainside, and one shepherd herding them. Sometimes there was a flock of goats.
On the way back to Partinico, Franco drove us along the Via della Madonna, and on the side of a mountain we stopped at a large church, which had been restored, Franco said, by members of the Mafia in the United States. A caretaker, a slatternly, ragged woman, lived there, but the place was far from any parish, from any other habitation. It was a shrine, however, and a place of prayer, and we stopped not only to see, but to pray for Danilo Dolci, for Franco, and all their fellow workers.
There was a meeting with the group at Partinico at the study and work center, all of us gathered around a conference table, but as to how much they understood of what I had to say about our own work, I do not know. They felt our solidarity, I know. It is good just to sit with people sometimes, just to know them. I thought even while I was speaking, of a moving scene in one of Ignazio Silone’s works of an encounter between Pietro Spina and the deaf-mute peasant, with the former pouring out his heart to the other, not knowing his affliction, and of the warmth and understanding there was between them. (In the next issue of the Catholic Worker, I will write of my meeting with Silone in Rome.)
Danilo would not be content with our visit unless we saw the slums of Palermo itself, and on our way back to the ship we were taken through noisome alleys where children played in the refuse and the way was so narrow that it was like threading a needle to get through. Such sights made even the worst villages seem a paradise of sun and air in comparison.
And now as I write, I see in the New York Times a picture of Dolci in Rome, demonstrating with a mass of his followers, against the war in Vietnam, at the conclusion of marches from Naples to Rome and Milan to Rome. And as we go to press it is the third day of great protest at Whitehall Street induction center and thousands are continuing to gather. Thank God these voices are being raised against this most cruel war, and God forgive us all our guilt, as Americans. | <urn:uuid:3d19d51f-d6b8-4322-8586-e274efa5b436> | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | http://dorothyday.catholicworker.org/articles/859.html | 2017-05-24T15:34:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463607848.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170524152539-20170524172539-00495.warc.gz | en | 0.986006 | 3,393 |
Up for grabs is a stunning and rare Mathey-Tissot triple-date moonphase chronograph, circa 1940-1950s. During the era, this was as complicated as a wristwatch could get; powered by a rare Valjoux 88, this watch features a chronograph function, and can tell you the time, day of the week, day of the month, the month, and also the phases of the moon. Housed in a 14kt Yellow Gold case and measuring 36mm excluding the crown, this watch sits large on the wrist, extended by the “Cornes de Vache” lugs.
This Mathey-Tissot is in great vintage condition. The case does not show signs of polishing or lots of wear. The dial is in good condition, with very light wear and fade, but overall very attractive. | <urn:uuid:ee53e411-74bd-4610-83cf-15ebd4b18482> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://mentawatches.com/product/mathey-tissot-triple-date-moonphase-chronograph/ | 2020-10-01T07:05:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600402124756.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20201001062039-20201001092039-00347.warc.gz | en | 0.96056 | 175 |
I am Robot and Proud, born as Shaw-Han Liem is a canadian indietronica musician from Toronto. Listen to his 2005 single “My Sky Your Sky”:
This is already the 3rd Norwegian Recycling song. They are a fun and mashup band from Norway best known for their song compilations. Listen to their great song “9 Songs To Save The World”:
Norwegian Recycling is a fun and mashup band from Norway. Listen to their great song “8 Become 1”:
First at all, we’re a bit sorry not to post often these days, but I’m still very busy. Zwoastoa is a great bavarian group from southern munich. They are known for a great mix of reggae, electro and party in the bavarian dialect! Listen to their nice song “Schee is”:
Black Ingvars is a swedish fun metal band, formed in 1995. Listen to their nice piece “Här Kommer Pippi Långstrump”, as a version of the Pippi Longstocking title song:
Zwoastoa is a great bavarian group from southern munich. They are known for a great mix of reggae, electro and party in the bavarian dialect! Here’s great interpretation of the bavarian x-mas song “Es weihnachtet sehr”. More of them soon!
This is a great version of “Call Me Maybe”, made my the Australian pro cycling tema Orica GreenEdge:
For the best sport ever! But no doping!!
I’m very happy, that Obama won yesterday! Haha, these two videos are so cool!!
Here, he’s singing “Call Me Maybe”…… ;)
And listen to “Hot and Cold”:
Haha, saw this video right now, and thought I should post it here for fun ;)
Mitt Romney Style (Gangnam Style Parody) by Collegehumor:
So vote for Obama!!
The Dentals are a swiss band, formed in 2002, when they formed in the waiting room of a dentist. We featured them already, and I want to give you the chance to listen to their other songs too. Here’s “Give Me A Second Chance”:
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The Reference Department schedules and conducts instruction sessions for classes or groups on request. A librarian works with each class or group to teach research strategies, the use of electronic resources, and the evaluation of information. Sessions may be geared to a specific research project or interest. Most classes are taught in conjunction with SPSU courses, but other groups with a need to use the library are encouraged to ask for an instruction session.
- If term papers or research projects are assigned in lower-level classes, an hour of instruction with a librarian can introduce students to the fundamentals of research.
- In upper-level and graduate classes, a librarian can show students more advanced research strategies or tailor a presentation for a specific research question.
- Librarians can help devise effective research assignments for research methods courses.
Reference librarians have already prepared a number of subject guides to library resources, databases, and Internet resources. All guides are accessible via Libguides.
Please note that library instruction is tailored to you and your students’ needs. See the list below for information we can cover during a presentation. (Note: We will make the presentation based on your requests. If you make no requests, we will proceed with the formats below. Feel free to mix and match ideas!)
Abbreviated Presentation (Typical SPSU1001 Course)
- Website navigation
- Library account access information
- Basic "how to" for using Hive Search (our new EBSCO Discovery Service tool!)
- Information on other services available through the library
- Plagiarism (Don’t do it!)
Standard Presentation (Typical Eng1102 Course)
- Hive Search instruction
- Subject research
- Source evaluation
- Other useful hints and strategies (why not to use Wikipedia; Google; procrastination; etc.)
- Plagiarism (Don’t do it!)
Other Information Covered Upon Request
- Citation (theory and exactness, online assets) -- APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian
- Annotated Bibliographies
- Advanced Hive Search/GALILEO (usually more for upper division classes)
- Other topics upon request (example: how to use Google as an effective tool for finding information)
- How to use the internet appropriately for scholarly information
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I had a dream one night where we were all becoming mindless robots.
I’m worried about that. Worried about living a life without meaning. I think we all should be at some level. I believe that’s part of what it is to be human. Many things that I won't go into here led up to this realization, but I'm deciding to do something about it. I have to.
So I’m readjusting my attention to things that are more grounded. Instead of trolling the internet looking for humans, I’m meeting them in person. There’s a group of like-minded moms that meet for coffee and support. Reading blog after blog looking for something to make me smile has been replaced with a running conversation through the day with my sisters (love the internet for that).
I catch myself when I’m bored or annoyed turning to facebook or the blog reader and am making a conscious effort to turn it off and deal with whatever it is that I am avoiding, spending time with the family, neighbours or making some art (or bread) instead. I’m even reading a real paper book for the first time in a long time. And, yes, it does feel better than the shallow un-focused existence. I just didn’t know how to get here before.
So where does that leave this blog and my shop? I don’t know yet. I’m sure I’ll return to blogging. I’ve always enjoyed doing it for myself, not the readers. It really bugs me that I can’t put lots of pictures on here and do it properly, though, a problem that I’m sure technology could solve if I threw some money at it.
The shop, maybe not. I can be creative without the hassle of listing and promoting. I always thought it would be a good back up if I got laid off – I could easily throw it into high gear – but this doesn’t seem like quite enough anymore. It challenged me creatively, that I will miss for sure, but I’m sure I can find that passion elsewhere. I keep going back and forth on this one.
So that’s where it stands. I’m having trouble articulating all of this because I’m still in the middle of it. And this is, of course, the abridged version. If you have any thoughts, please comment, I’d love to hear it. | <urn:uuid:3c520baa-1bae-4aab-989d-b7eb15fa2972> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | http://silversistersstudio.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-ive-been-gone-so-long.html | 2017-08-17T23:26:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104172.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817225858-20170818005858-00570.warc.gz | en | 0.96446 | 521 |
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Local guides for the Manaslu trek
Why choose a local trekking guide?
As written here on the Great Himalaya Trail website:
Local trekking guides can make for a local experience. Whenever you go trekking, it’s always a good idea to see if your trekking crew have a local person on board. It’s not the same as speaking the language, and asking directions. It is more about knowing the place, knowing what and who is around the next corner, what happens where and the stories a place has to tell.
It’s not always easy to find one however! The most able people often leave the hills and head to the city or overseas for work. So it requires some effort – and only by trekkers asking their trekking companies about this, will more consistent, secure work as local guides begin to come about. Supply will follow demand. This in addition to useful training courses which help guides provide better services. (read more)
A list of local trekking guides for the Manaslu Trek
Well, we don’t have one yet! But we’d like your help to build one.
If you have used a guide from Gorkha district who you would like to recommend, we’d be very grateful if you would post information below so that others may use their services.
Here are two Kathmandu based guides who you could also contact:
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The last time the Wizards saw former MLS MVP, Amado Guevara, he was busy scoring a hattrick to keep the Wizards out of the 2006 playoffs. Fast forward to 2008, and he puts the boots to the Wizards again, this time scoring 2 goals to lead Toronto FC to a 2-0 win over the Wizards at BMO Field.
The Wizards never truly looked into the game. The poor passing and control of the ball that plagued KC in Chicago followed them up to Toronto, where on the artificial surface, the Wizards had just as much trouble stringing passes together. Too many passes were long, short, behind or too far in front of players, It was a poor performance overall.
After looking shaky, but holding the lead in the first half, the Wizards defense finally allowed a goal, the first since Sainey Nyassi scored in the 40th minute of the Wizards game against New England. A poor clearance by Tyson Wahl off of Michael Harrington fell to Guevara who made no mistake beating Hartman. The Wizards best chance of the game came soon after that, when Claudio Lopez was played in behind the Toronto defense. He played a square ball into Ivan Trujillo, who put his shot right into Toronto keeper, Greg Sutton. Soon after that, Guevara made it two, scoring off of a great free kick, that Hartman had no chance of stopping.
Overall it was a pathetic performance by a team that wants to be one of the best. The passing for the second game in a row was crap, and it was on two completely different surfaces. This "all out attack" that Onalfo likes to brag about bring has shown very little over the last 4 games, yielding a total of 2 goals in that time frame. It's just not good enough, Lopez isn't getting enough support, and the defense is young and shaky, I cringe every time I see a defender other then Jimmy Conrad handle the ball in the defensive third of the field.
Wizards Man of the Match - Claudio Lopez - Got into dangerous positions and should have been rewarded with at least one assist, but his partner up top today, Trujillo couldn't finish. Onalfo has to find him a good partner up top or his going to become extremely upset really quick.
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Watching For the Time
THE PRIMATES MEETING has come and gone, and the critique of what happened and didn’t happen is mixed in the minds of traditionalists on this side of the Atlantic.
Two things are clearly agreed upon. One is that an incredible amount of intercessory prayer was offered up, and we’re literalists enough to claim the unshakable truth of our Lord’s words, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it (or are receiving it), and it will be yours.” (St. Mark 11: 24) The second is that from all reports (having myself spoken to three Primates) the Archbishop of Canterbury was not a strong voice for restraint and correction in the Anglican Communion, and a clear sign for a new day for the way the Primates would govern the Church and themselves never appeared.
So we’re left with a situation in the aftermath of intense prayer and less than encouraging results that could leave one in a state of despair, or at least spiritual confusion.
There were certainly many voices before Kanuga, which said that we American traditionalists were putting our eggs in the wrong basket. The Bishop of Pennsylvania (the one whom 1, and other FIFNA rectors, will not permit to celebrate and preach in our parishes) matter-of-factly stated at a recent Good Shepherd vestry meeting, “Nothing will happen at Kanuga”.
What we now know is that every attempt possible was made by the revisionists, every clever political maneuver imaginable, as Canon John Peterson was their banner bearer.
Upon reading the Pastoral Letter from the Primates, one struggles to have spiritual satisfaction and peace with the one paragraph that speaks somewhat to the crisis that plagues ECUSA, and that grows at the speed of aggressive cancer in the larger body of the Anglican Communion. We read from the Primates:
“We have been reminded of alienated groups within the Church’s own life. Some of our number spoke of the difficulties of those who are estranged from others because of changes in theology and practice-specially with regard to the acceptance of homosexual activity and the ordination of practicing homosexuals-that they believe to be unfaithful to the gospel of Christ. We have committed ourselves to seek for ways to secure sustained pastoral care for all in our Communion. We also resolved, as we did at our meeting last year in Porto, to show responsibility toward each other, and to seek to avoid actions that might damage the credibility of our mission in the world.”
One reads the paragraph over and over, and is led to say, “Oh sure”. Secure sustained pastoral care for all in our Communion. “No, … no way, … sorry guys, … I don’t believe you.” I being one who did say that to myself, was suddenly reminded of the reality of God, and the immensity of God, and the mysterious slowness of God, and again the prayers. Our prayers were heartfelt, intense, focused, specific, all-day and all-night prayers. God will not be mocked. God has a whole lot of honour. Hmm, so what’s going on here? Allow me to take a stab at that question.
Despite the blatant politicking and the pooping-out of Archbishop Carey, the Primates do know that there is a crisis of faith and order in parts of the Communion, primarily in and being exported from ECUSA. No matter that Frank Griswold has said and keeps saying that all is well, this is not believed. There is a growing alliance amongst godly Primates to do something. These men, it goes without saying, come from incredibly diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives which amounts to a variety of mind-sets on what should be done, and when action is called for. As Archbishop Kolini of Rwanda stated in a post-Kanuga interview:
“The denial that there is a problem, I think it is now on the carpet; it is no longer on the surface. There is recognition and an acknowledgement that there is a problem. But how the problem is going to be solved remains a problem. We have different approaches. When are we going to have a common mind and say that this is the way the problem is going to be solved, that I don’t know.”
The Singapore conversations were not criticized or condemned by the Primates, much to the dismay of George Carey. No one picked up on the attempt to discredit the Anglican Mission in America.
Now that’s my brief and rather loose analysis of Kanuga. The question remains what does all this mean for us here in the States, especially the Forward in Faith folks?
As I write this, I await news from the ECUSA House of Bishops meeting. I also wait to see what the Bishop of Pennsylvania will do come May 15 – the deadline I and other rectors have been given to receive a full episcopal visitation from him, or else. The “or else” is the threat of inhibition and deposition. I haven’t been losing sleep about either. In fact, God has been gracing me with a desire to rise early each day (earlier than normal) in quietness and in confidence, to find strength. Thanks be to God!
I am watching the power of the Holy Spirit taking hold of all that’s been jumbled about in the efforts of traditionalist and orthodox folks, the many-times bumping together and ricocheting apart of truly common efforts for reformation and forward-moving action. being brought together. AMiA and FIFNA are coming together slowly, deliberately, and humbly with prayer and plain speech between us. What is so promising is the recognition that the Anglican expression of Christianity is whole when there is a dynamic synthesis of the catholic and evangelical. It can be done. It should be done. It is happening, and God (the One we beseech for help in prayer) is the architect.
That’s all I’ll say because that’s all I know. I hold no cards close to my chest. There’s nothing I withhold. The clear reality is that God is very active (is He ever not?); and that He is bringing together a number of regiments of different uniforms and insignias. He’s authoring in one binding a collection of strategies and passions to make a new textbook for spiritual warfare-spiritual warfare that takes the strengths of the several divisions into greater force of Gospel energy.
I will close by saying that AMiA and FIFNA share a common hope and prayer that Archbishop Gomez’ and Sinclair’s To Mend the Net will be seriously studied and be a catalyst for a new methodology of Anglican order. As we in AMiA and FIFNA submit to the movement of the Spirit, we pray that the same Spirit moves the Anglican Communion’s Primates to a new day. Maurice Sinclair, Presiding Bishop of the Southern Cone, in his gentle, patient, and yet determined way, said it well in a post Kanuga interview.
“Among the points I was able to make from To Mend the Net was that we do trace a process in the Anglican Communion where this whole matter of international decision-making and the authority of the primates, is gradually, gradually, gradually being worked out”.
God’s timing is a mystery, and because of that we pray for the gift of discernment -when to act and when to be still, and how to be open to the integration of both. God is good, all the time.
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Rustem Khamitov has held a meeting with “GASPROMBANK” top management
On September 6 the President of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov has held a work meeting with the deputy President of JSC “GASPROMBANK” Famil Sadygov in Moscow. Financial cooperation within the frames of some big investment projects, crediting for Republican enterprises and population and participation of the bank in local social programs as well as charitable activity of the bank on the territory RB were under discussion in the course of negotiations.
Rustem Khamitov and Famil Sadygov have discussed a draft protocol of intentions, within the frames of which the Government RB and “GASPROMBANK” will cooperate in different directions. In particular, “GASPROMBANK” is interested in participation in the project for construction of international transport corridor “Europe-Eastern China”, running through the territory RB.
Possible participation of the bank in reconstruction of international airport “Ufa”, erection of rubbish recycling plant and modernization of water supply and water disposal systems was also discussed.
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Have you ever been baking or cooking and you realize you only want to make half the recipe, but can't remember what the conversion is? You're definitely not alone.
The next time you hit the kitchen and you're trying to figure out what half of the measurements are, keep the following conversions in mind to make half the recipe:
*If the recipe states 1/2 teaspoon, use 1/4 of a teaspoon
*If it calls for 1 teaspoon, use 1/2 teaspoon
*1 Tablespoon would convert to 1.5 teaspoons
*For a recipe that calls for 1/3 of a cup, 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons can be used to make half.
*1/4 of a cup would be 2 tablespoons
*2/3 of a cup converts to 1/3 of a cup
*If the recipe says 1/2 of a cup, use 1/4 of a cup
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Economies do not get stronger due to currencies. Ever. Economies do not get weaker due to currencies, either. One is a real thing that exists, the other is a medium of exchange and its flow from point A to point B allows us to gauge the relative strength or weakness of the two things at either end. There's this big mental image we're sold by the ignorant media show, one that the finance world conjures up of a scales-of-justice type weighing machine: You're presented with a country's economy on one side and the country's unit of currency on the other and told "this up this down". It's complete bullshit, because only one of those things is real and tangible, the other is a ghost. For sure the most persistent ghost of modern society, but it's still a ghost.
PS: On the subject of spigots (but otherwise totally unrelated), here's hoping that those of you in families with kids enjoy this long weekend. SMBC understands why.
*or at least it ran until 2011, but the inference of ongoing is pretty clear.
Biiwii got you covered on the US BLS jerbs repert, here.
PS: This USD chart shows the main reaction and when it all boils down, it's the need-to-know:
"In the first place, in 1950, I had a 'cosmic dream' in which I saw this image in colour and which in my dream represented the 'nucleus of the atom.' This nucleus later took on a metaphysical sense; I considered it 'the very unity of the universe,' the Christ!"
We are preparing a more in-depth review of the base metal markets for our next issue of the International Speculator. However, I want to bring the matter to Casey Investment Alert subscribers' attention first, as I did with the "come hell, high water, or $1,000 gold" portfolio, because the markets could move significantly before the next edition. Here's our thinking on what to do now:
Clever traders may want to consider shorting copper and iron producers as well, but remember that you have to be right on the timing, not just the direction the stocks move. We have not found a suitable vehicle for recommending as a short position to our readers, but it's an idea for the pros to look into.
- Liquidate any pure industrial metals plays you may still have in your portfolio, unless they can profit at significantly lower prices.
- Hold on to base metals plays that have very strong precious metal components, such as XXXX and XXXX, as they have the potential to greatly outperform market expectations.
- Accumulate cash, wait, and watch for wholesale base-metal blood in the streets.
My thanks for the forward to A. Reader.
UPDATE Thursday evening: And it's...Cateriano.
...has just been sent to subscribers. Something for the (long) weekend, sir. Or madam.
PS Apparently red dwarfs don't collapse. And apparently i'm a dumbass for not knowing that. Fair enough.
PPS: The morons coming over from CEO.ca this morning can now stop. Go back to the asslicker Humphreys at his Frank Giustra bankrolled sycophant entertainment site and stop bugging the people who have a freakin' clue about how they're being ripped off. Ignorance is bliss, so stay blissful.
Whatever you wrote, it was kind of you to take the time.
First those forecasts:
Sep 26 2014: Nickel price to average $20,000 mt in 2015 on ore supply tightness: analyst
Dec 5 2014: Nickel prices should increase, economist says
Dec 31 2014: Mining in 2015: Nickel price promises much
Jan 5 2015: Nickel Outlook 2015: Deficit May Be in the Cards by Q2
March 2 2015: Nickel prices poised to "surge" in 2015: Royal Nickel CEO
March 3 2015: PDAC 2015: Major rallies anticipated in zinc and nickel prices
We could continue. Now the price chart for nickel:
And while we're here, an owl:
Security: Quiet and Well Supported By State and Federal ForcesThe community members that were abducted in the February 6th incident were returned to their families before the end of the month. The 'community police' are engaging in a process to achieve formal recognition from the State and Military authorities. When completed, this will provide them with more resources and training. The State Police and Military continue to effectively patrol the area and discussions have started and will continue over the next few months with the objective of formalizing a commitment for a permanent Federal and/or State security presence. In the meantime the area has remained quiet and construction activities have accelerated.
A great little screed, entitled "Here's why it could get way better for gold". Excerpt:
"...while it has been a patience play for sure, a strong US dollar is one strong fundamental consideration in bringing on a new bull market maybe not in gold, but in the gold stock sector. That is because we are 100% focused on economic cycles now. Not some stupid blathering about a strong US dollar and the Fed’s ongoing Kabuki Theater."I really do dislike the MSM’s utter banality, it’s just that I need them to gauge the psychological aspects of an overall plan that includes so much more than what the average TV star analyst puts out there, not to mention a good chunk of the mainstream financial services industry."
He's started a blog. Go read it here, first entry's up already with great use of some cat GIFs as well.
You've come a long way, baby.
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What Michael Berube said. Michael, of course, as the Paterno Family Chair holder in English at Penn State, has a unique perspective on the unfolding tragedy.
Perhaps the gravest crisis we as members of a society are now in is the utter collapse of trust in just about everything, particularly because of the integrity-failure of otherwise long-trusted institutions, be they things like faith in the integrity of the commodities/futures industry, now probably forever shattered by loathsome scumbag Jon Corzine and the MF Global fiasco, the breakdown of trust in virtually all other financial and governmental institutions now energizing the "Occupy" movements (around the world), or now, even a breakdown in trust of the most venerated institution in American sport (until this month, that is), Joe Paterno, the winningest football coach in college football history, an icon of academic integrity, and all that is right with American college sport... and, alas, evidently, a facilitator for a serial pederast.
I would quickly juxtapose all of this with some brilliant observations by Charles Hugh Smith on how endless official lies to hide just how bad things economic/financial are... make them worse and inevitably, disastrous, and by Dmitry Orlov, noting similar tricks to keep the game going. Given the predilections of the powerful to "make our own reality"... none of this is terribly surprising anymore.
A lot of this is some fascinating "meta-engineering" going on: we have been "trained" to doubt things of which we should be certain (such as, oh, that tax cuts will decrease government revenue and increase deficits and probably ultimately be bad for everyone not themselves receiving most of the tax cuts, or that industrial civilization has led directly to global warming and climate change with dangerous consequences, or even that cigarette smoking causes cancer), but nonetheless, are trained to believe in nonsense (such as the justness of our nation's military adventures, the virtuousness of our super-rich predator class or that it is sensible to acquire six figures of non-dischargeable educational debt to obtain a managerial class career in a society no longer capable of generating such positions). Still... we had bedrock faith in some things. We did.
Like Joe Paterno, of course. And so, the unbelievably horrible revelations coming out of that direction, coming as they do in a seemingly "revolutionary" moment (my classmate Barack after all promised to be a "change" agent... not necessarily by implementing more draconian policies than his Republican counterparts)... just magnifies the point: there is simply no reason to have blind faith in ANY of the underlying "foundation" institutions underlying our (apparent) social order.
Maybe we'll come out of this with a healthier, more grounded sense of "reality"... based on the sort of demonstrable facts that I, as a lawyer, am obliged to come up with to "prove my point" in a courtroom... maybe, for a change, that's not such a terrible paradigm for everything... "trust but verify"... every belief will be, as it should, in some sense, "provisional"... kind of like "what Michael Berube said"... back when I interviewed him on this blog.
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Four graduating students from the University’s School of The Arts attended the Textile Institute’s Design Means Business event at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Westminster earlier this month.
BA Fashion Students Emma Parker, Mia Felce, Hannah Podbury and Kirandeep Bassan were given the opportunity to show the visiting designers what they can do and promote business enterprise through the work they have achieved.
The event, which was led by Professor Clare Johnston of the Royal College of Art, invited graduates and post graduates from the country’s leading fashion/textile colleges and universities to showcase their most innovative work to senior representatives from the industry, by using new techniques, new technologies and industry focused design skills.
After the University’s success at Graduate Fashion week, the four students were able to meet and mingle with some of the UK’s best designers in the industry. Previous shows have helped forge strong connections for colleges and graduates with businesses, leading to new partnerships, placements and projects.
Emma Parker commented: “It was a really great opportunity to be invited to the Textile Institute event. I met some really talented designers, and the contacts I made even helped me get some work on a freelance basis. It was a great afternoon and I thoroughly enjoyed being part of such a wonderful event.”
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The purpose of the study was to evaluate the long-term safety and intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering effect of the Eyepass glaucoma implant (GMP Vision Solutions, Inc.).
The prospective study included 15 patients (16 eyes) with primary open-angle glaucoma who underwent an implantation of the Y-shaped Eyepass glaucoma implant. This shunt diverts aqueous from the anterior chamber directly into Schlemm’s canal to increase outflow and to lower the IOP. IOP, visual acuity, potential complications and the number of antiglaucomatous medications were monitored over a period of 5 years.
The implant was successfully inserted in 14 of 16 eyes. Mean IOP was reduced from 26.4±8.1 mm Hg (SD) to 16.4±5.3 mm Hg (P=0.032) at the end of the follow-up. Mean number of antiglaucomatous medications dropped from 2.1±1.2 (SD) to 0.9±1.2 (SD). In 5 cases, no pressure-lowering medications were necessary 5 years after surgery. Mean best-corrected visual acuity did not change significantly (P>0.05). In all cases, filtering blebs were observed and sustained using antimetabolites. The most common complication was temporary ocular hypotony. Two patients required a revision surgery due to implant malposition.
The Eyepass glaucoma implant seems to be a safe and effective treatment option for patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. The use of this device resulted in a significant decrease of IOP.
*Department of Ophthalmology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen
§Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Cologne
∥Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
‡Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
†Department of General Ophthalmology, University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
The present work was performed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for obtaining the degree, Dr. med. Dent.
Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Reprints: Barbara Wittmann, Department of Ophthalmology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Schwabachanlage 6, Erlangen D-91054, Germany(e-mail: Barbara_Wittmann@gmx.de).
Received April 4, 2016
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Wirral News Goes AWOL ,Wirral Life Goes Warhol
So farewell then Wirral News. As reported in the press trade papers it now finds itself in the gutter :
As we predicted a while ago , the writing was on the wall for this woeful rag a long time ago. Never more so than when Wirral Council launched the print edition of Wirral View. Whilst it won’t be missed , mainly because it appeared to have given up being a credible news outlet a loooooong time ago , it is a worrying development for Wirral’s independent press when publishers Trinity Mirror consider :
“The Wirral marketplace has become increasingly crowded with free print products with now even Wirral Borough Council producing a monthly free print publication themselves.
“We believe that there is no longer a viable, scalable or long-term future for free/giveaway print products within the Wirral marketplace….. “
What made us want to snort with derision and shake our head in disbelief was the quote in the Press Gazette article from Wirral Council’s head of communications Kev ‘Lost Boy’ MacCallum :
“We are disappointed to see a well-loved local title like the Wirral News close.
“For many years, we have seen its circulation reduce significantly and frequency fluctuate between weekly, monthly and recently bi-weekly.
“It’s been clear throughout this time that the title has been trying and struggling to find an effective place in the market where it could be competitive.
“We must make it clear however, there is no evidence whatsoever to suggest Wirral View had any commercial impact on the Wirral News.
“We have deliberately not sought to compete with the local media for advertising revenue, and we have ensured Wirral View is a completely different product to the existing local free-sheets…..”
Yeah right! – as we have previously reported Wirral View have actively sought to compete with the local media for advertising revenue and it was an intention that was expressly stated by Wirral Council CEO Eric ‘Feeble’ Robinson! It’s just that they have been spectacularly unsuccessful in attracting any advertising. Well the last time we looked anyway, as we have still only received one print copy at Leaky Towers and we can’t muster enough enthusiasm to peruse the online edition.
However even keen Wirral View enthusiasts such as MacCallum and Robinson must know that its commercial viability in a crowded marketplace is under threat when even the Wirral Chamber of Commerce prefer to choose the June edition of Wirral Life for a glossy four page spread in the hilariously aspirational ‘premium lifestyle magazine’. We particularly enjoyed the beyond parody interview with Simon Nixon founder of Moneysupermarket.com ( don’t get us started on those Godawful TV ads) . The permatanned entrepreneur is asked :
Have you ever spent any time on the Wirral, what do you think of it? He replies:
I haven’t spent a lot of time on the Wirral but I think it’s beautiful – especially around Parkgate and Caldy.
We’re just surprised he didn’t mention the delights of Birkenhead and how he enjoys drinking in Spud Murphy’s on Charing Cross before nipping over to the Pound Bakery for a pasty!
Chamber CEO Paula Basnett obviously feels more at home in this more upmarket publication. All dolled up in white lace we find her promoting this week’s Wirral Chamber Corporate Cup golf tournament ( you too can enter a team for £500+ !) , The Lauries and its recently launched @142 bistro and er , The Sheds at Pacific Road which apparently is the perfect place to ‘dream, dare,create and share’ and has ‘reignited the atmosphere of industrious innovation’ . Oh give over, love ,they’re sheds.
The dreaded Davies duo scheme rather than dream! But doesn’t Gorgeous George look lovely in lilac?!
Talking of sheds another publication in the crowded media marketplace that has been brought to our attention is Wirral !nspirations .
The summer edition features the illuminating article titled : ‘We shed some light on the man cave’. Among the helpful tips is the advice to ‘ PRETTIFY YOUR SPACE’ – Hang some pictures – but before you put up the Playboy calendar up, remember your wife may occasionally venture into the shed, unless you keep it locked and ‘BE SIGNAGE SAVVY’ – put a ‘Man Cave’ sign on the door so the rest of the family understand this is your territory, and yours alone’ .
Whilst mindlessly reading features on former Eastenders actor Larry Lamb , wedding dresses, sun cream, ukeleles, lawns, listed buildings and swollen ankles we felt as though we’d been transported back to 1953 . Nevertheless we still think Wirral !nspirations addressed our ‘information deficit’ more effectively than Wirral View ever could . What’s more it is rammed with advertising and therefore has obviously been more successful in attracting business than Wirral Council. So place your bets now as to which one of the two will go the way of Wirral News and be kicked to the kerb and into the gutter! | <urn:uuid:ce1e1f23-3b8c-40a2-ac42-8bb6cd6a29e9> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | https://wirralleaks.wordpress.com/tag/press-gazette/ | 2019-11-12T17:16:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496665575.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20191112151954-20191112175954-00348.warc.gz | en | 0.942466 | 1,159 |
I once had an absurd moment in a bar on the outskirts of Bergen-op-Zoom. The name can only be a Dutch joke because while the op Zoom is accurate enough in that the town is on Holland’s edge, Bergen means hills. The area is flat enough to see the curvature of the earth.
I was a weary, unfit and no longer young trimmer, the word Dutch people use for keep-fit riders. And I’d stopped for a coffee.
I was just leaving when a man asked if he had “seen me at work” in Antwerp, which was just across the border in Belgium. I was surprised but I agreed that he may have done so because that was indeed where I went to work every day.
He nodded knowingly and gave a conspiratorial smile.
“I thought so,” he said, as though we and only we shared a secret kept from the rest of the bar. “Keihard, die Post, nee?”, he winked.
I realised with a rush of embarrassment and conceit that he had mistaken me for one of Peter Post’s riders in the Raleigh team. He thought he’d seen me riding the six-day which had just finished on the big leaky track outside Antwerp. But by then it was too late.
Keihardmeans “as hard as nails.” That was Peter Post’s reputation. And now he’s dead.
Peter Post was the most successful team manager there has ever been. From just 1976 to 1983 he amassed two world road championships (Knetemann 1978, Raas 1979), the 1980 Tour de France (Zoetemelk), the Amstel Gold Race in 1978, 1979 and 1980, the Tour of Flanders in 1979 and Ghent-Wevelgem in 1980. Plus 15 world championships, five World Cups, 77 Tour stages, the Giro d’Italia, 37 classics and 55 national championships.
Marcel Bidot produced more Tour de France winners and Johan Bruyneel won more Tours. But Bruyneel did it with just one exceptional rider and Bidot never managed teams in the classics. Post did it all. He also rode 155 sixes and won 65 of them, including London, which he won every year from 1968 to 1971. He also won Paris-Roubaix at 45.131kmh in 1964, a record speed that stood for 11 years.
Allan Peiper said: “He had a very powerful character and most of us were frightened of him. He had this thing when we were eating where he would pick someone to sit next to, and if he sat next to you, you were in for it. We used to say that he had picked a victim. He would sit and ask you questions that there was no right answer to. If your answer was white, the correct one would have been black. If you said black, it would have been white. Then when you’d given the wrong answer, he had you. I don’t know why he did it. Maybe he thought it motivated you.”
The funny thing is that I met Post several times, including once at his house on the edge of Amsterdam, and I found him nothing but charming. I spent an hour interviewing him and at the end he said he had enjoyed it so much that he insisted on calling his friends to ask if I could go round to see them as well.
I wasn’t a rider, of course. And I wasn’t one of his employees, as he saw his teams. But I think there was more than just wanting to be nice to a journalist. I had ridden 100km on a loaded bike and against a headwind to see him. I hadn’t realised how much he would appreciate the effort, how much he admired people who went the extra step.
The other was that I could talk to him in Dutch. That, too, I found counted for a lot. Post spoke English with no trouble but I hadn’t asked him to. I happened to speak Dutch and I’d had to learn it. How much that mattered to him I realised only when I went back over the stories of the British riders he had been forced to take when Raleigh, a British company, employed him.
One by one the Brits came home. The last to survive was the least talented – but Bob Carey had taken the trouble to learn Dutch. The British moaned how they were given the worst bikes, used as cannon-fodder, kicked because they weren’t Dutch.
Hennie Kuiper won the world championship with Raleigh and he said the team was the most remarkable he’d known. “Raleigh won 56 stages in the Tour, I think. Unbelievable. In one year they won 11 stages. Incredible. That was a real team, with a real team spirit. Everybody worked for everybody else. If somebody got away, the others protected him. It was great.”
But when I asked about Post’s management style, he chose his words and said: “My character and Peter Post’s are totally different. I was still a youngster. And when you’re young and you have some sort of problem, you need to discuss it. But that was almost impossible. In the end I said I wanted out.”
1Gerald O’Donovan, the executive at Raleigh who supervised the venture, said: “More than once Peter let riders leave who had an inflated view of their own worth, rather than spoil the balance of the rest of the team. Usually these riders learned that without the depth of team support, life was not easy. I remember him telling one Australian rider: ‘You want me to pay you nice Australian tennis money? You go play tennis.’”
O’Donovan smiled as he remembered that Joop Zoetemelk, who had just won the Tourde France, had arrived for a meal one day without a tie – and was sent back to put one on. Not necessarily a loveable man, therefore, although hugely respected.
The French magazineVélo named Raleigh its top team in history and said it “imposed its astonishing collective force from the moment the team was created”, adding that Post “maintained great cohesion in a team rich with individual strengths.” But the cost grew too high for Raleigh and it backed out. Post ran other teams and then retired. Raleigh sold its factory in job lots in December 1999, 109 years after it started, and began importing bikes imported from Bangladesh and Vietnam.
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New Delhi, November 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished Lal Krishna Advani on his birthday. LK Advani turned 91 today. In a series of tweets, PM Modi said Advani's contribution towards India’s development is monumental, describing him as someone whose wisdom is admired across the political spectrum.
"Best wishes to Shri LK Advani Ji on his birthday. Advani Ji’s contribution towards India’s development is monumental. His ministerial tenures are applauded for futuristic decision making and people-friendly policies. His wisdom is admired across the political spectrum," PM Modi tweeted. He further lauded Advani for his 'selfless' contribution towards BJP. PM Modi, LK Advani Recall Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Legacy at Prayer Meet.
"Shri LK Advani Ji’s impact on Indian politics is immense. Selflessly and diligently, he built the @BJP4India and wonderfully mentored Karyakartas. I pray for the good health and long life of our beloved Advani Ji," the prime minister said in another tweet. Several other BJP leaders including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also wished Advani on his birthday.
Born in Karachi on November 8th, 1927, Advani served as the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004 under then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Advani also served as Minister of Home Affairs in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004. In 2015 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour. | <urn:uuid:09a2e5df-243a-464d-8d63-82776fa24547> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://www.latestly.com/india/politics/lk-advani-birthday-narendra-modi-wishes-veteran-bjp-leader-477104.html | 2018-11-14T09:01:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039741764.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20181114082713-20181114104713-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.96316 | 334 |
Sebastian Vettel’s dominance in Singapore gave him his third ‘grand slam’. Here’s the top five stats from the race.
Vettel’s third ‘grand slam’
Pole position, fastest lap, led every lap, won the race: it’s hard to be much more dominant than Vettel was in the Singapore Grand Prix. This was the third ‘grand slam’ of his career – he dominated the 2011 Italian and 2012 Japanese races in similar fashion.
Grand slams are fairly uncommon and only six drivers in F1 history have more than Vettel. Jim Clark leads the list with eight, Alberto Ascari and Michael Schumacher scored five, Jackie Stewart, Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell had four.
Three-in-a-row in Singapore for Vettel
Vettel conquered the streets of Singapore for the third year in a row. This marked the first time in five years that a driver has won three times in a row at the same venue – Felipe Massa did so at Istanbul Park from 2006 to 2008.
Gutierrez cracks Q3
Esteban Gutierrez reached the top ten shoot out for the first time in his F1 career having failed to progress beyond Q1 in eight of the previous races this year. But he’s yet to score a point so far this season.
Red Bull catch Renault
Red Bull claimed their 51st race victory which means they have now won as many races as Renault, who competed as a manufacturer from 1977 to 1985 and 2002 to 2011.
Singapore gets quicker
The revisions to the Singapore circuit, including a revised turn ten and some resurfacing, helped produce the quickest lap ever seen around the track. Vettel’s pole position time of 1’42.841 was inside last year’s mark by three-and-a-half seconds. | <urn:uuid:27fc9dde-ca27-4331-9eb0-241840d58316> | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2013/09/24/top-five-stats-from-the-singapore-grand-prix/ | 2016-09-29T01:38:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738661775.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173741-00185-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961452 | 397 |
This AR 15 was custom built for an 8 year old young lady to be used for long distance varmint shooting, in particular Prairie Dogs in the Dakotas. The rifle has a premium 1-8 twist stainless bull barrel fitted and a specially designed and fabricated in-house, muzzle break that has zero muzzle movement when the rifle is fired, basically the shooter can witness the bullet strike in true time when the target is fired upon. After blue-printing the action and working mechanism the rifle shoots a 1/8th inch group at 100yds, basically one ragged hole. The trigger is a single stage match and breaks at 2½ lbs. The bi-pod is Harris and the stock is a CAA adjustable unit so she can grow with the rifle. A Badger Ordinance tactical charging handle latch is also fitted.
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They’re Doing It Wrong.
Walk into any gym and you’re sure to see half a dozen people in the mat section flailing around, doing ab work to try to get that 6 pack. Maybe you’re one of them. All too often, unfortunately, a lot of the work being done on the abdominals is not as effective as it could be. While there are a lot of ways to improve your ab workouts, let’s focus on one simple trick to really engage your core and work your upper and lower abdominals every time, and stop lower back pain along the way.
The Secret: Keeping the Back Flat
First of all, no matter how much you exercise the abs, you need to get rid of the belly fat through total body exercise and eating right to get that six pack to show. If you still want to strengthen the ab muscles, you have to actually feel the exercise in your abs during your workout. We can do leg lifts and planks the wrong way all day and feel it in the hips and lower back, and completely miss the point and the intended benefits. If it’s hurting your lower back, the pressure is going onto your lumbar spine and not into strengthening the core. We want to take the stress off of the spine, and redirect it onto the abdominal muscles.
The secret here is keeping the lower back flat on the ground. When you lie down, the natural curve of the spine will raise your lower back off of the ground. This is how the back works, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with this. The problem comes when we lift our legs to perform some type of ab exercises, and that pressure goes onto this arch. Our goal here is to close that gap, but how do we do it?
It’s All in the Hips
If you lie down with your legs straight and your arms at your sides, and bring one hand to your lower back, you’ll see just how high it comes off the ground. If you raise your legs just a little bit off the ground, you may feel it come up even higher as your hips act as the fulcrum. We want to use our abdominal muscles and our glutes (butt muscles) to tilt the hips backwards and flatten out this arch just a bit. By pulling up with our abs, and squeezing down with our glutes, we can perform the Hip Tuck and feel that gap close. Practicing holding this simple move with our legs straight on the floor, for increasingly longer period of time, will prepare us to work up into our more advanced ab exercises.
Tucking the tailbone and tilting the hips is the first step, but as we progress to harder exercises, it might not be enough. That’s when our upper back and shoulders come into play to recruit more strength from more of our abs. Keeping the arms straight and lifting them up to around a 45 degree angle, reaching as far forward as you can, helps to pull the shoulders off the ground. Remember to keep the lower back flat on the ground, rather than bringing up the entire back up and into a seated balance. Holding the flat back position with the shoulders up recruits even more of the abdominals into the move, which you’ll definitely feel.
Pain in the Neck
Some people may start to feel a strain or pain in the neck after bringing up the shoulders. While tricky at first, it is possible to take the stress off of the neck. Practice relaxing the head and neck back from between the shoulders, looking up at the ceiling rather than forward through the hands. This should lower the head and neck slightly, but still maintain a straight line from the top of the head to the middle of the back. This is a great move to practice next to a mirror, or with a camera recording your side profile that you can look at and consult after.
Hands on the Butt
You may also be tempted to put your hands under your butt to take the pressure off of your back. While this accomplishes the same end result of flattening out the lower back, it also takes some pressure off of your abdominals, making the exercise less effective. Instead, to make this move a little easier but still challenge yourself, you can lift your legs up higher and bring your shoulders further off the ground to maintain that flat back while still working the abs.
The more your practice and perform these exercises, the easier it will get. Keep progressing and challenging yourself by lowering the legs, and bringing the shoulders up higher, reaching further and crunching more. You can also progress into more advanced, and more fun, variations of floor exercises including single leg and combination moves. Keep at it and enjoy your new ab strength! | <urn:uuid:dd42562c-c442-48e3-9d44-8912c0fe56a8> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | https://aylonpesso.com/2016/07/08/secret-to-abs/ | 2018-04-25T04:31:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125947693.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20180425041916-20180425061916-00088.warc.gz | en | 0.953535 | 973 |
And the wonder of it has never left me.
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This site is home to Alea Publishing & Recording, specializing in music for the bass clarinet.
We offer a growing catalog of creative, artistic transcriptions and new works for bass clarinet solo & ensemble.
With this volume, the high school or college bass clarinetist now has what other instrumentalists have long taken for granted: a single volume containing a diverse selection of pieces appropriate for contest, recital, or audition. Although the bass clarinet is often considered as a backup instrument in band and orchestra, its large range and expressive capability give it great potential as a solo instrument.
The ten transcriptions in this volume represent a wide range of demands and are arranged progressively from easy-medium at the beginning of the volume to the more difficult pieces at the end. Every attempt has been made to remain as faithful as possible to the composers' original key, markings, and musical intent.
The contents of the album are as follows:
* Please note that these works are also available separately in the Alea catalog.
Selections from this publication appear in the following syllabi/prescribed music lists:
Extended-range instrument required for some pieces. Piano score: 43 pages, spiral bound; Part: 19 pages, spiral bound.
Hard Copy Edition
Add this item to your cart if you wish to have the hard-copy music shipped to you. We also offer this piece via PDF download: click here to choose that option.
Listen to some of the works in this volume - the playlist below includes some original instrumentations, as well as some transcriptions, including a performance from this volume!
Duo Alea, the father-daughter duo of Michael and Kimberly Davenport, began performing music for bass clarinet and piano in 1996. As performers searching for new repertoire and teachers working with students eager to develop as performers, it quickly became clear that there was a need for more repertoire featuring the bass clarinet. Filling this need became the mission of Alea Publishing & Recording.
Since our first publication in 1997, the Alea catalog has now grown to include over 300 titles. We pride ourselves on the accuracy and quality of our sheet music, as well as our ability to ship directly to customers around the world.
We are proud of the diversity of our catalog in terms of the inclusion of works by composers and arrangers from around the world. We are interested in continuing to expand this diversity, representing musical ideas from around the world.
Following Michael's passing in 2019, Kim has taken over solo management of Alea Publishing. In 2020, Alea established the Dolphy Prize, an annual composition award for new works for bass clarinet by black composers.
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i use glace and don't shoot when wet and most of my cookies have shine. it's not a super high gloss shine, but it is def. not matte. glace does usually dries shiny, again, not a chrome surface shiny, but still shiny.
i use equal amounts of corn syrup and water (not milk, though you can use milk). mix water and PS first, add corn syrup and then once it is combined, i beat on very slow for 10 minutes.
getting shine with white and black and be challenging (black is next to impossible on most days). avoid the wilton white, it textures the dried icing and destroys the shine.
some colors just don't want to dry shiny...very irritating, lol. i struggle with pink and have no clue why. maybe some colors just don't reflect light as well?
generally better shiny colors from americolor instead of wilton.
oddly enough, i find i get a better shine from a thicker flood than a thinner one. don't know why
also, i think temp in house can affect level of "shiny". warm is better with no drafts.
this is photo is glace and was fully dry for over 24 hours and i think is is about as shiny as you can expect.
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On Saturday, June 24th, 2017 at 9:00 p.m., Juicy J will be performing at Mansion Costa Mesa on 841 Baker St., Costa Mesa, California.
Known professionally as Juicy J, Jordan Michael Houston, is a songwriter, American rapper, as well as record producer from Memphis, TN. He’s a founding member of the hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, which was established in the year 1991.
For more details visit thejuicyj.com.
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In this article
- What is Meta Weekly?
- How to Join
- Full Decktype Breakdown
- Top 16 Breakdown
- Top 4 Decklists - Prize Support: $136
- Top Tier Decks and Guides
The Meta Weekly is a tournament that is held once a week, alternating between Tuesday 2pm EST and Wednesday 7pm EST. There is no player cap, nor is there a deadline to join - you can even join at the very last second!
Be sure to check out all the previous Meta Weekly reports.
- 68 players
- You must submit 2 decks
- Best of 3
- 4 rounds then top 32 cut
- 3 card limit between decks
- Cards limited to 1/2 or only obtainable at 1/2 count for both decks (e.g. only 1 Jinzo can be used)
1st Place - Sasuke: $61.20
2nd Place - BlackJesus: $34.00
3rd-4th Place - ferrycherry: $20.40
3rd-4th Place - KSLvD: $20.40
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QlikTech to Present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference
RADNOR, Penn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Qlik Technologies Inc. "QlikTech", (NASDAQ: QLIK),
a leader in Business Discovery — user-driven Business Intelligence (BI),
today announced its Chief Executive Officer, Lars Björk, and Chief
Financial Officer, Bill Sorenson, will present at the Morgan Stanley
Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, being held at The Palace Hotel
in San Francisco.
QlikTech's presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at
2:10 p.m. Pacific Time. A live web cast will be available under the
"Events & Presentations" section on the company's investor relations
website at http://investor.qlikview.com/,
and a replay will be archived on the website as well.
QlikTech (NASDAQ: QLIK) is a leader in Business Discovery — user-driven
Business Intelligence (BI). QlikTech's powerful, accessible Business
Discovery solution bridges the gap between traditional business
intelligence solutions and standalone office productivity applications.
Its QlikView Business Discovery platform enables intuitive user-driven
analysis that can be implemented in days or weeks rather than months,
years, or not at all. The in-memory associative search technology it
pioneered allows users to explore information freely rather than being
confined to a predefined path of questions. QlikView Business Discovery
works with existing BI applications and adds new capabilities: insight
for everyone, zero-wait analysis, mobility, an app—like model,
remixability and reassembly, and a social and collaborative experience.
Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, QlikTech has offices around the
world serving more approximately 24,000 customers in over 100 countries.
QlikTech and QlikView are trademarks or registered trademarks of
QlikTech or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. Other
company names, product names and company logos mentioned herein are the
trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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Details about PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum:
To best serve the needs of practicing perianesthesia nurses, content from Core Curriculum for PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 4th Edition and Ambulatory Surgical Nursing Core Curriculum were combined into one new core, PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum. This new core adds additional key content to provide the most comprehensive reference for perianesthesia practice, from preanesthesia through postanesthesia Phase 3. This one resource provides practicing perianesthesia nurses with the complete scope of practice in line with and as defined by ASPAN.
Focuses on ASPAN's full scope of perianesthesia nursing practice regardless of the practice setting.Provides the core content necessary to demonstrate competency as a perianesthesia nurse.Includes a section on LifeSpan Considerations, Unit 3, to help the nurse understand the full scope of perianesthesia care from pediatrics through older adult life.Unit 4, Competency of Preoperative Assessment incorporates all aspects of the complete assessment of the patient and family including key areas such as cultural and alternative/complementary therapies.Unit 6, Surgical Specialties provides a consistent format presentation for each specialty area, including anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, operative procedures, postanesthesia priorities: phases 1, 2, and 3, and where necessary, potential complications including anesthesia and pain management.An appendix on Certification Concepts and Testing Strategies along with the core content provides an outstanding tool to prepare for certification as a perinanesthesia nurse (CPAN) or as an ambulatory perianesthesia nurse (CAPA). | <urn:uuid:2486a1dc-d485-401f-80ea-4862292312bc> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/perianesthesia-nursing-core-curriculum-1st-edition-9780721603650-0721603653 | 2015-07-05T07:51:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375097354.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031817-00271-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.90767 | 330 |
Was warm today, tire pressure was probably up, no more issues... I think solution is limiting contact patch and breaking these tires in.
Need to find my bloody tire pressure gauge to fill up tmrw...
2012 335i Mineral Gray
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Kim Kardashian might want to wait a while before she starts dropping the marriage hints to Kanye West. Even if she does want to marry him, as recent reports suggest, it’s probably a great idea to wait until she’s at least divorced from Kris Humphries first!
Kim and Kanye are inseparable these days, and yes, their friendship has indeed blossomed into something much more. But the very idea that these two could, or would, tie the knot anytime soon is absurd — or is it? If Kimye is a PR stunt (and some believe the relationship is merely for publicity), then a huge wedding would be just the ticket. If it’s the real thing, Kanye needs to cool his heels for a bit.
A new report claims that Kanye West wants a massive, glitzy wedding to Kim Kardashian, complete with all-out TV coverage. Sound familiar? The execs at E! are probably drooling over the idea. Apparently, a source tells Hollywood Life that Kanye West would gladly throw an extravagant ceremony “…just to prove his wedding to Kim would get more way more viewers than Prince William’s wedding.”
Kim Kardashian did (sort of) hint during her recent Oprah Winfrey interview that she might want to marry her new man. There’s no shame in that — Kim seems the romantic type. But for now, put things on the back burner okay? No one’s going to take these two seriously if they get engaged and start planning a $20 million wedding ceremony before the bride-to-be is even officially single again. Sheesh. | <urn:uuid:70445c88-7753-4e4a-9594-233b977b0f40> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | https://kimkardashiantaped.net/2012/06/kim-kardashian-planning-on-marrying-kanye-west/ | 2021-01-23T14:35:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703538082.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20210123125715-20210123155715-00526.warc.gz | en | 0.961114 | 332 |
Government Mulls A Tax Discount For Online Payments
The government is considering a proposal to offer consumers a 2 percent tax discount for paying online in an yet another effort to wean Indians away from cash.
This will include a 1 percent concession on the Central Goods and Services Tax and another 1 percent on the state GST, a government official told BloombergQuint. For instance, 18 percent tax payable on a particular good or service will be reduced to 16 percent if the consumer chooses to pay online. The incentive will be available on items taxed at 3 percent or more and is subject to a ceiling of Rs 100 per transaction, the official said.
The incentive for making electronic payments is minimal and those evading income tax can hardly be expected to use the route, Abhishek Jain, indirect tax partner at EY India, told BloombergQuint. “The intention of the government is to incentivise honest taxpayers by giving them a 2 percent benefit.”
The proposal was on the agenda of the last GST Council meeting in Guwahati on Nov. 10 and could be taken up in its next meeting. If approved, consumers will be offered two prices for products—one with the applicable tax rate for cash payments and another with a 2 percent discount for online payments.
The Economic Times had reported about the proposal in August.
The average value of digital transactions in the year to March was Rs 1,800, according to a study by the Electronics and IT Ministry. Of this, about 14 percent were valued between Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000.
Assuming that 20 percent payments get the proposed benefit and each transaction is about Rs 1,800, the government will lose a revenue of about Rs 13,000 crore, the study explains. If 40 percent transactions are digital, it will take a hit of Rs 26,000 crore.
The government expects to make up for the shortfall through better compliance, the official quoted above said.
The concessions will not be available on goods and services offered by businesses under the composition scheme, the official quoted above said. The scheme allows firm to pay tax at a flat rate without the input tax credit.
The government will also have to look at the implementation modalities. It can either offer the incentive as a cashback through the banking channel or ask suppliers to maintain two rates—one for those making payments digitally and another for cash payments, said Jain.
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Formlabs announced they’re now shipping a new castable wax resin.
The new material, designed for use in their popular Form 2 3D printer, is specifically for casting applications. The material takes on the role of “actual wax” in the lost wax process.
That process involves first producing a replica of the object in a castable material, in our case by 3D printing the object. Then this “positive” object is surrounded by a casting material, like plaster. The key is that this surrounding material is able to withstand heat to a higher degree than the object’s material.
An application of heat melts the object, leaving a void in the exact shape of the original object. Into this void can be poured other high temperature materials like liquid metal, for example. After cooling, the surrounding casting material is removed to reveal the final object.
It’s a very common process, and even one that’s been used in 3D printing. However, the problem is that most 3D print materials leave a residue when they are heated. PLA is sometimes used in this regard, but the residue is such that you can’t expect extremely fine details to be accurately represented in the final object, since the ash residue prevents the liquid metal from fully exploiting the void.
Jewelers often use high-priced wax 3D printers to produce castable objects in near-pure wax, similar to their traditional processes. There are some resin 3D printer manufacturers that produce materials with similar qualities, but they tend to be quite expensive and are thus beyond the financial capability of most jewelers.
Formlabs has had a history of introducing high quality 3D printing to new industries due to their very low priced equipment, when compared with traditional resin 3D printing equipment. Now they may have a chance to do this to a much deeper degree in the jewelry industry with their new resin.
The new resin is ”Castable Wax Resin”, and it adds to their already existing portfolio of jewelry-focused resins. They already market a castable resin, but it isn’t a wax type, but the new wax-style resin will be far more familiar to jewelers. They say:
This wax-filled material is designed for reliable direct investment casting with zero ash content and clean burnout. Printed parts are suitable for both custom try-ons and final production.
Highly detailed and challenging jewelry is complicated to produce by hand, and in a world driven by high demand and fast fashion, it can be difficult for hand-crafted pieces to keep pace.
Castable Wax Resin was formulated to set the standard for print quality on an affordable desktop 3D printer, combining the smooth surface finish that stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing technology is known for with increased part strength and precise print settings to capture astonishingly sharp detail.
Accurately capture fine features, like raised text, delicate filigree wires and meshes, and detailed pavé, with no visible layer lines.
The new material is actually made from 20% real wax, and offers up to an eight our burnout turnaround, which should work well with many jewelers.
There are some caveats with this material, as Formlabs publishes documents describing the best practices. For example, larger builds will require longer burnout periods.
I feel this is a very strong update for Formlabs, as they have produced what appears to be a material that very precisely matches the needs of a particular application group. This should boost their sales capability in that market strongly, and certainly put a scare into the higher priced jewelry 3D printing option providers. | <urn:uuid:6feee78e-56cc-4de3-aacd-9fb1d3fbcdb8> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://www.fabbaloo.com/blog/2018/7/9/formlabs-new-castable-wax-resin | 2019-06-20T07:05:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999163.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20190620065141-20190620091141-00392.warc.gz | en | 0.947412 | 751 |
Team Maddog members and supporters -
It is about to be “Madvember”
Join the fun of the “Madvember Maddog Challenge”
As Greg Madsen starts his cancer treatment next week, let’s get serious with Greg and have some fun --- we invite you to accept the Madvember Maddog Challenge. As his friends we can keep Greg and his family on our minds by participating in the Madvember Maddog Challenge and make a donation to the Maddog Family Fund. The fund will help with things like allowing Greg’s family to travel during his treatment.
All can participate – Mad-Bros and Mad-Sistas of all ages.
Either with your MADstachery or MADmoving efforts or both. Grow a Moustasche and or Move every day for 30 minutes during the 30 days of Madvember. Let’s get hairy and move for Maddog!
MADstache and or MADbeard
We can all join in solidarity with Maddog and his family by participating, donating to the fund, talking about our participation, laughing at our new facial hair, sharing by sending in pictures of our progress and MADmoving in action, posting on social media and inviting others to participate.
Cut and paste option - Donate through Crowdrise --- https://www.crowdrise.com/maddogfamilyfund
We hope you join the Madvember Maddog Challenge.
Love to all,
P.S. Any questions on how to grow a moustache, beard or hair of any type, call Matt; any questions on how to exercise, call Stan. Joking aside, Greg is swamped as you can imagine, if you have any questions outside of the what the website provides we are in regular contact with Greg, if you feel like you’d like to have more information or ideas on how to help, please feel free to call either of us.
Stan Christensen M: 650.208.3600
Matt Balkman M: 425.445.0055
P.S.S. Some of you may have heard of the Movember movement, which raises funds for men’s health issues with a heavy focus during the month of November, while we respect and admire the international Movember movement, we have a more pressing personal cause we are asking you to support.
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I know I write a lot about brain tumor stuff, because let’s face it. My life has a lot of brain tumor/brain surgery stuff in it right now. And, while I don’t want to come off sounding like a “blamer or complainer” I do want to document what life is like for me with Lhermitte-duclos Disease. With that being said, I saw my neurologist this week and he said I may have had, “Topamax toxicity” (but I talked with a pharmacist and he said that my symptoms could have been side-effects of the medication), I also am going to a bigger hospital for further testing on this ‘ole noggin of mine. My understanding is that it’s further testing of the EEG and to check my entire brain function, not just my cerebellum function. All this is kind of scary, to be honest. Scary to think about what my future will look like.
I wanted to write about some good stuff:
- I able to exercise at a place where I feel very welcomed. This is a big deal for us fluffy girls!
- I volunteer at an animal shelter and I love spending time with the cats. Yes! I am THAT girl! 🙂
- I volunteer as a Literacy Tutor. I love to see the Learner’s confidence continue to grow AND we have birthdays 3 days apart (NEXT WEEK!)
- I am Auntie to 2 crazy, Minecraft-loving, nephews who are the kindest boys ever!
- I have subbed part-time the last couple of months. I am so thankful. It’s a few days a week which gives me the necessary time to take care of the medical (4 this month so far) appointments and procedures.
So, my point is that I have a lot of scary stuff going on, but I also have a lot of good stuff, and every so often I need to switch things up a bit. I understand that Cowden Syndrome and Lhermitte-duclos Disease aren’t the same as having a broken leg. Once you have a broken leg you heal and move on. Part of me feels very broken, yet when I am in the midst of the good stuff I am able to forget my brokenness for a short time. I guess that’s the meaning of my life right now: finding things that fix my feeling of brokenness.
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Children's Mickey Printed Pyjamas
Top main: 100% cotton, neck/arm rib: 87% cotton, 8% polyester, 5% elastane, pants: 100% cotton. ankle rib: 87% cotton, 8% polyester, 5% elastane
Pyjamas and Nightwear
Mickey Mouse is one of the world's most popular television characters and is arguably the king of all cartoons! Having appealed to millions of children the world over, your little one can dress up like their favourite Disney mouse every bedtime with this cute nightwear. Comfy and cosy, they will love snuggling up in this when you tuck them in.
- All over print
- Leg and sleeve cuff
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(July 22, 2014) – Getting quantitative data from classroom activities proves difficult, but three packs designed to work with National Instruments’ myDAQ data acquisition tool help educators do just that.
While Pitsco Education’s Action Packs offer an eye-opening look at earthquakes, energy, and heat, the myDAQ is both a powerful and affordable tool for the classroom or technology lab.
“The data acquisition is displayed in real time, allowing students to manipulate one variable at a time and actually see the change happening,” Pitsco Representative Alan Kirby said of the myDAQ.
Pitsco’s three Action Packs are:
• Understand Structures & Earthquakes – Delivering real data of model structures being tested for stresses similar to those in an earthquake – thanks to the included myQuake miniSystem – provides students with an analysis and understanding that they cannot get from the typical earthquake-testing activity.
• Explore Power & Energy – Energy consumption becomes clear with the simulated electric smart grid in this pack. Using it, students learn how a power grid works and then solve an energy challenge.
• Discover Heat Transfer – By measuring and gathering data about heat and how it transfers through different materials, students learn about thermal conduction, insulation, and more with the myTemp miniSystem used in this pack.
Each action pack includes lesson plans with relevant standards, the required miniSystem, equipment, and software. Requires the use of NI myDAQ hardware, sold separately. The packs come in sizes for 3, 25, or 60 students.
To learn more about the Pitsco Action Packs, visit www.pitsco.com or call 800-835-0686.
• Catalog links: http://www.pitsco.com/Understand_Structures_and_Earthquakes_Action_Pack, http://www.pitsco.com/Explore_Power_and_Energy_Action_Pack, http://www.pitsco.com/Discover_Heat_Transfer_Action_Pack
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The setting of The Americans may be 1981 Washington, D.C., but since the FX thriller about undercover Soviet spies is actually shot in New York, the cast and executive producers held court at the Paley Center for Media last night for the latest installment of the PaleyFest: Made in NY panel series. On hand were stars Keri Russell (Elizabeth Jennings), Matthew Rhys (Philip Jennings) and Noah Emmerich (Stan Beeman), as well as executive producers Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields.
Those salivating for juicy tidbits about the forthcoming second season were bound to be disappointed as the cast and producers remained tight-lipped about specific plot points, both on the red carpet and during the panel. In their defense, Russell and Fields (demonstrating his loyalty to the Jenningses by wearing a red CCCP T-shirt emblazoned with a yellow hammer and sickle) admitted that the first table read of the season had just occurred that day, and shooting even doesn't start until next week. (Russell told Rolling Stone that they'll start on Wednesday. The series is set to return in January 2014.) But gleaning information about what's next for the KGB agents who speak flawless English and look like they walked out of a JC Penney catalog wasn't quite as impenetrable a task as some of Philip and Elizabeth's previous missions. "We've only read one [script]," Russell told RS, "but it sounds like the family dynamic is going to be a real focus. As Paige [the Jennings' American-born teenage daughter] gets older, she could be a serious threat for everyone's safety." Considering that Paige started snooping around her parents' basement at the end of last season, Russell's hints sound right on the mark.
Emmerich, who plays a shady FBI agent who also happens to be the Jennings' next-door neighbor, spoke to RS prior to the panel about his character's state of mind at the close of Season One: "Stan's in a lot of pain," he said. "And it just seemed to be piling on, as the season progressed." He went on to suggest that he's still figuring out what exactly is going on in Stan's mind. "You just never know what's real and what's not, in this world. It's part of the fun of it – you don't know what's in the center of the onion. So it seems like Stan is falling for Nina (the Russian double agent) in a realer way than, perhaps, his job requires. But who knows? Maybe he's just really good at it." The actor remains ever the optimist for Stan and his crumbling marriage: "It's a show about marriage, and funnily enough, the first conversation is about Philip and Elizabeth's marriage. But in a weird way, the marriage that's being damaged the most at this point in the story is Stan and Sandra's, so I'm rooting for them."
New York magazine TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz, who moderated the panel, kicked off the evening with questions for series creator – and former CIA agent – Weisberg, who was quick to disclose that he had made a serious error in his initial career choice: "It was my first day at the CIA when I realized I made a mistake," he said. However, Weisberg's training and experience has been vital to The Americans, as he's provided expertise that only lends to the show's riveting narrative and pace. Emmerich, for instance, discussed how Weisberg provided the cast members with counterintelligence techniques, such as how to follow someone without being noticed. This certainly adds to the show's authenticity, but probably the biggest revelation of the evening was how some of The Americans' most absurd story lines were taken from actual events. "Most of the stuff that seems the most ridiculous is real," said Weisberg. Turns out the plot of Season One's second episode, "The Clock," where a young man is infected with a poison via an umbrella stab courtesy of Elizabeth, was based on a true story.
Speaking of ridiculous, the seemingly endless parade of awful wigs worn by Philip and Elizabeth were a welcome topic both at the panel and on the red carpet, as these tributes to every bad hair idea of the Eighties provide one of the few moments of levity on the show. Wales native Rhys told RS that he has reason to believe the hair pieces will receive an upgrade in the coming season: "I've had a fitting, which means the standard of wig in this next season will be of a higher quality, caliber, I'm certainly hoping." Still, in Rhys' experience, the whole disguise aspect of the show can be a no-win situation. "You live by that thing where you go, 'damned if you do, damned if you don't.' If [the wig] looks too good, you go, 'Well, would they really look that good?' and if it looks too bad, they go, 'Well, they don't even look real.' However, that CIA operative who was caught in Moscow over the summer, [he had] two very bad wigs and a case full of money! And you go, 'This is the CIA in Moscow! You'd think he'd have good wigs!' So all we do is imitate life!"
One of the many elements that has made The Americans such a gripping series is how the lines between the clichéd "good guys" and "bad guys" have been so expertly blurred. Philip and Elizabeth may be the communist "enemy," but all-American patriot Stan tends to wind up on the morally ambiguous side of the spectrum more often than the Russians. "We've talked at times about the show being a three-legged stool," Emmerich told RS. "And if one leg is too weak, it wouldn't hold up. I think [the writers] have done an amazing job of crafting it so that any one of them has darkness that seems to go pretty deep. So hopefully they're all somewhat unpredictable and somewhat dangerous."
Even though history has already spoken regarding Philip and Elizabeth's failed American-soil mission, Weisberg concluded the panel by admitting that he doesn't know how the show will end just yet. "It's evolving," he said. | <urn:uuid:f53fe81f-481c-4c82-be36-c13556256028> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/the-americans-invade-new-yorks-paley-center-20131005 | 2017-03-24T04:24:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218187690.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212947-00034-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982705 | 1,298 |
A sheriff's deputy hospitalized after being kicked in the head during a run-in with a man at the Lakewood Center mall says he is making progress even though he was told he may not walk again.
In a letter dictated to his wife, Nicole, Deputy Brandon Love said "on day one of the incident, I was told it was highly possible I would never walk again. A few days out, I am making progress and my hopes are high."
On Thursday, Lakewood sheriff's officials said on their Facebook page that Love was recovering and would be moved to a rehabilitation center.
"He is in good spirits and is a true fighter, promising he will walk out of the hospital," sherff's officials wrote.
Love was injured last Friday when he and another deputy responded about 8 p.m. to a call at the mall to investigate a domestic violence report.
The other deputy was interviewing the victim while Love searched and found a man identified as Frankie Estrada.
Love was walking with Estrada, 21, of Bell Gardens, toward the other deputy, when Estrada unexpectedly turned on him, according to a Sheriff's Department statement.
Estrada hit Love several times, knocking him unconscious, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
He continued to kick and stomp on Love's neck and head, prosecutors said. A bystander tried to intervene and reportedly shoved Estrada away.
Deputies eventually subdued Estrada, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on a peace officer.
He pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted murder, aggravated mayhem, unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and misdemeanor battery, prosecutors said.
Love later learned about the bystander and created a personal video for him, which was not shared publicly. But he called the bystander his "guardian angel."
The sheriff's station is accepting donations to help Love's family pay for expenses as he recovers. They may be made to Brandon Love or the Lakewood Station Fund at the Lakewood Sheriff's Station, 5130 Clark Ave., Lakewood, CA, 90712. | <urn:uuid:524f8110-dfc3-4392-9453-603bc7263af8> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lakewood-deputy-walk-20140821-story.html?track=rss | 2017-04-28T15:48:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122992.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00185-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97962 | 429 |
ZAX destruct sequence
It can be found in an Average locked footlocker in Colonel Autumn's quarters at Raven Rock - level 2 (west 2C), and can be used to initiate John Henry Eden's self-destruct sequence during The American Dream.
I'm not entirely sure Eden can be trusted. And I think he knows I don't trust him.
But I don't think he knows I have the emergency destruct sequence for his console.
"Priority Override, Authorization code 420-03-20-9" and... boom. It'd have to be a last resort, of course, but at least the option is there. | <urn:uuid:b55634de-6e7c-420a-be4b-ad9f28c5d24c> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/ZAX_destruct_sequence | 2015-07-02T08:09:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375095423.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031815-00210-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959466 | 132 |
Fire Alarm paging for the Industrial sector
Eliminate false alarm evacuations
Fire alarm solutions are used in industrial premises where a false alarm would have a serious impact on productivity and output. Because the system pinpoints the location of the alert, it can be especially useful in large buildings and can help managers coordinate any evacuation safely should the alarm prove to be genuine.
Maintain productivity and output
Based on a sophisticated paging system, when an alarm is triggered, it immediately notifies a designated fire marshal to where the first alarm has been activated. They then establish the exact location and validity of the alarm, prior to the Fire Brigade being dispatched. If the alarm is false, it can be cancelled before any signal is made to guests and staff to evacuate. Installing the alarm paging solution can benefit any facility which has alarms, cutting losses and maintaining productivity.
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This Item has been sold! Thank You!
This wonderful pinkeep box is covered in heavily coffee stained linen. The 1627 date is hand stitched. The strawberry is made from reproduction calico that has been stained also.
Use the strawberry for your pins and store buttons, thread or floss, extra needles or what ever you would like in the box! A great piece for your early/ Colonial home!
Measures 3 1/2" long x 2 1/2 " wide.
12.00 plus traveling fee
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Planning on replacing your doors in Woking, and wondering whether aluminium could suit your property? There are many benefits to choosing this type of profile for your home.
Available in hundreds of colours, elegant and highly stylish, aluminium doors are one of the most popular choices for modern architects.
Combining high-performance with unbeatable aesthetics, aluminium doors and windows can have narrow frames, allowing you to have a wider view of the outside. By maximising the area of glass, you can also let much more light into your property.
Thanks to the fact aluminium is an inherently strong material, it can fit even the largest windows or doors, making it perfect for contemporary properties. It is especially good for sliding doors as it won’t warp or twist.
Where can I find beautiful aluminium doors in Woking?
At BJB Windows we not only have aluminium French doors, but Entrance, Patio and Bi-fold doors.
We have this type of door and window in many different styles, including French Doors. All our aluminium doors are powder coated, so you can choose from many colours, including white, black, brown and grey. We can match nearly all RAL colours to suit your unique requirements.
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World Affairs, 24 Dec 2012
, Judy Bachrach: "As it turned out, you really and truly needed a ticket to get into the December meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors to try to figure out what’s going on with the complete disintegration of the taxpayer-funded Radio Liberty. Or to find out the fate of its highly problematic president, Steven Korn, a former CNN executive who has both led and fueled its meltdown. And as it also turned out, the board representatives were in no hurry to give that ticket to the press or, once the meeting was over, to encourage the press (i.e., me) to linger in order to discover what was bubbling beneath the blather. Korn especially wasn’t open to chat, his ruddy face as grim and rigid as Stonehenge, and his response to my interview request—a terse 'I’m going on vacation' —as true a thing as he’s ever said. Korn, as I soon discovered from two informed sources, will be going on permanent vacation. Come February, he was privately informed right before we met, he must leave the helm of Radio Liberty and its sister outfit, Radio Free Europe. Last week, his closest aides denied all talk of resignation to the RFE/RL staff, but then no one knows how long that inner circle will last either once they lose their champion. Just as urgent, I hear from those same sources: Korn is also not allowed to fire anyone at all during the weeks he has left. This was an essential part of the secret deal. Under his brief aegis and that of his most trusted aide, Julia Ragona, who is vice president for content, Radio Liberty, a onetime free speech and hard news beacon, has turned into a bloodbath, full of fear, fury—and almost no sound at all. ... Next week: a bit more on the subject. By the way: Sources welcome."
Voice of Russia, 25 Dec 2012, citing TASS: "President and CEO of Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe Steven Korn has been relieved of his duties. According to Washington-based 'World Affairs', a decision to this effect was approved by the Broadcasting Council, which controls the civilian branch of the US foreign propaganda machine."
Blogger News Network, 24 Dec 2012, citing BBG Watch: "U.S. officials and American NGO heads are refuting statements from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) executives who claimed in media interviews and in reports to staff that their leadership of the U.S. publicly-funded international broadcaster is no longer being seriously questioned in Washington. Freedom House President David Kramer said Sunday that nothing short of a complete housecleaning of the RFE/RL top leadership is required. 'The damage they have done is immeasurable,' Kramer concluded." -- To whom did Mr. Kramer make this statement? Where?
Blogger News Network, 24 Dec 2012, Ted Lipien: "Media in Russia are reporting that leaders of Helsinki human rights groups in Russia and the Czech Republic have appealed to former Solidarity labor union leader and Poland’s former president Lech Walesa to help them defend the rights of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists who had been fired in Moscow on orders of RFE/RL president Steven Korn and the rights of foreign-born employees in Prague whom the RFE/RL management has denied labor law protections for many years." With links.
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This second part of the 150 Favorite Films from 2000-2015 (that isn’t Lost in Translation) will be from 120 to 91.
120. Red Road
Andrea Arnold’s feature-film debut after a period of acclaimed shorts was in the form of a project that is based on rules that Arnold had to use. The result would be a fascinating portrait of a woman coping with the loss of her family as she learns the man who robbed her of that family has been released from prison. It’s a film that sort of plays into the idea of vengeance but also one that showcases some of its fallacies as Arnold studies a woman’s attempt for vengeance as it features a haunting performance from Kate Dickie.
119. Tom at the Farm
Among the crop of young filmmakers to emerge in the late 2000s, there is no one that has brought more excitement than Canada’s Xavier Dolan. For his third film, Dolan would adapt Michel Marc Bouchard’s play about a young man who travels to the Quebecois countryside to attend the funeral of his late boyfriend unaware that the family knows that he’s gay. A film that doesn’t play by the conventions of a suspense-drama, it is a film that showcases Dolan not just being the daring experimentalist. It is a film that showcases a young filmmaker willing to get his hands dirty in playing the idea of thriller that explores a man being put into a strange situation.
118. The Pianist
Roman Polanski would score one of his greatest triumphs in a film that was very personal to him in this story about pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman who would survive Nazi’s occupation of Poland during World War II. Featuring a break-out performance from Adrien Brody, the film is an exploration of survival and of the human spirit as it is unlike most films based on the Holocaust. Especially as Polanski, a Holocaust survivor himself, would create something that is visually-thrilling but also intense in terms of the things Szpilman would endure during his time living in the ghettos in Warsaw.
117. Amores Perros
The first of a trio of films that explored the idea of death, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu would bring in a form of storytelling that owed to the ideas of the French New Wave and set into Mexico. With the aid of screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga, Inarritu would create three different stories set in Mexico City that explored disparate class structures, illegal dog-fights, vanity, and revenge all in the matter of a few days in Mexico City. This film would help bring visibility to Mexico as a major force in international cinema while introducing the world to one of its finest young actors in Gael Garcia Bernal.
116. Little Miss Sunshine
Family films are often bogged down with the ability to be clean-cut and with some kind of stupid and hokey message. This is a family film that not only breaks those rules by not being afraid to say some profanity every once in a while but it’s also a film that manages to be very accessible. It’s a little road film comedy about a dysfunctional family driving from Albuquerque to California so that their young little girl can be in a beauty pageant. What would happen is one wild ride where it’s climax is something that I’m sure no one in the pageant was ready for. “What is your daughter doing?” “She’s kicking ass, that’s what she’s doing”.
There is no filmmaking sibling that is probably more exciting and more consistent than Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne as their 2005 Palme d’Or-award winning film not only showcased the sense of a real world that is tumultuous. It is also a film that plays into the severity of a real world that forces a young couple to give their child away to the black markets as a mean of survival. A decision that would prove to be consequential in what this young couple does forcing a young man to try and redeem himself only to embark into a world that is far more unforgiving.
112. Last Days
Following a period of mainstream success and failures in the late 1990s and in the early 2000s, Gus Van Sant would return to the world of art films in creating what is undoubtedly one of the finest trilogies ever created in cinema. In a collaboration with the late cinematographer Harris Savides and sound designer Leslie Shatz, Van Sant would make a trio of films all based on real-life events relating to death. Gerry explored two men who go hiking on a desert only to get lost as they cope with their surroundings while Elephant is about a day where a school shooting happens that would change the lives of everyone. In Last Days, Van Sant would create a dramatic interpretation into the final days of a rock star succumbing to depression and despair. These trio films that Van Sant made in the span of three years are among some of the most compelling and evocative portraits of death.
111. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Mortality was a popular subject in the world of cinema during the 2000s and 2010s yet Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s 2010 film would be an exploration into a man’s final days with his family as he recalls aspects of his own life. Told in a surreal yet minimalist tone, it’s a film that subverts everything that is expected in conventional cinema as it also an element of spirituality that is rarely conveyed in films. Especially as it’s approach to existentialism is a film that ravishes the soul into the idea of mortality and the afterlife.
110. Far from Heaven
Todd Haynes’ homage to the films of Douglas Sirk and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the film would feature one of Julianne Moore’s finest performances as a 1950s housewife whose life is changed when she learns her husband is gay. At the same time, she falls for a kind African-American gardener while facing alienation and despair as Haynes’ great attention to detail in the visuals and his restrained approach to melodrama would unveil one of the finest films of the 21st Century.
109. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, & 2 Days
For anyone that wondered what is the Romanian New Wave should seek this film as a prime example of Romania’s contribution to international cinema in the 21st Century. Set during the era of Communism, Cristian Mungiu would explore the world of illegal abortions during that time where two college roommates go to a hotel to arrange one where things go wrong. Filled with an element of suspense and drama, it’s also a film that plays into a period of time where women didn’t have a voice as it would mark the sense of rebellion that would emerge in Romania’s final days of Communism.
108. Killer Joe
One of the key figures of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s, William Friedkin would unleash a film that didn’t just live up to those glory days. It’s a film that is horror at its most purest where Friedkin and writer Tracy Letts adapt Letts’ seedy play of greed into a family drama where a young man asks a hitman to kill his mother for insurance money with his sister as the hitman’s retainer. The film would feature Matthew McConaughey at his most scary and intimidating that would start a career renaissance for the actor that would include one of the most horrifying uses of a piece of fried chicken that no one will forget.
107. The Skin I Live In
While it is an adaptation of Thierry Jonquet’s novel Tarantula, Pedro Almodovar’s film owes more to Georges Franju’s 1960 horror film Eyes Without a Face in this warped telling of a doctor trying to create the perfect skin by using a woman as his subject. The film marks a reunion between Almodovar and Antonio Banderas following a 21-year break where the two explore the world of obsession and death as Banderas’ character is the epitome of obsession as it relates to loss. Most notably as the film features one of the most fucked-up twists ever that gives the film an edge that Almodovar hadn’t had since his early years as a filmmaker.
106. Donnie Darko
A guy named Frank in a bunny suit, a plane engine falling down on a kid’s room, a group of young dancers named Sparkle Lounge, and time travel. What kind of fucking film is this? Richard Kelly’s 2001 cult film was definitely something of its own as it refused to play by the rules while it would serve as a breakthrough for not just its leading star Jake Gyllenhaal. It would be a film that would showcase new ideas of surrealism while giving actors such as Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Jena Malone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Noah Wyle, and Beth Grant some career-defining roles in a film that still baffles audiences since its release.
105. The Lives of Others
One of the finest debut films from any filmmaker, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s film about an East German surveillance man who spies on a playwright and his wife is among one of the most intriguing films of the 2000s. Featuring Ulrich Muhe in one of his final performances in the leading role of Hauptmann Gerd Weisler, the film is an examination into the world of East Germany during the 1980s where a man whose job is to spy on others finds himself questioning his own methods and the people he works for. Most notably as he would try to do what is right for an artist whose life is threatened by the Stasi.
Being a vampire sucked during the 2000s thanks to the fucking Twilight franchises and fucking True Blood where everyone acts like a bunch of whiny little bitches. Chan-wook Park would not only bring the bite back to the vampire but also make everyone realize that vampires are supposed to be badasses. The film would revolve around a Catholic priest who becomes one through a weird experiment as he would take in a woman he loves who would be a far more crazed vampire. Filled with dazzling images and some dark humor, Park would not only find new life in the lore of vampires but also give them back their sense of bite.
103. Silent Light
Carlos Reygadas’ third film is a study of a man dealing with not just faith but also in a love affair that is going nowhere. Set in the Mennonite colony in the middle of Mexico, the film is an exploration into a culture that not many people know about as well as a man’s struggle with his place in the world. Taking on the tradition of Robert Bresson in using non-professional actors, Reygadas finds a naturalistic yet evocative take on the struggles of adultery and faith as it is a tremendous breakthrough for the Mexican director.
102. Shaun of the Dead
The first in a trio of genre-spoofing films, Edgar Wright would take on the zombie genre and taking a piss on it as it wouldn’t just be a breakthrough for the British filmmaker but also for his stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. A film that isn’t afraid to be silly nor crossing the line between profane and stupidity, it’s a comedy that also features elements of human drama and antics into how to survive a zombie invasion. Even if it means pretending to be one and asking why in the fucking hell is Queen still playing?
Christopher Nolan’s 2010 film is probably his most entertaining and thought-provoking film to date as it plays into a group of people trying to get into the mind of a person in the hopes that he would make a decision about his own future. Featuring an ensemble cast many would die for in Leonardo diCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, and Michael Caine. The film is a mind-bender that isn’t just visually-exhilarating but also has a gripping story that engages the audience plus a sense of humor that knows it’s not taking itself too seriously.
100. The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson’s lavish yet whimsical period film about a hotel concierge and his protégé trying to find a painting as hilarity ensues. Notably as it’s one of Anderson’s most complex films in terms of its narrative where it is set in three different periods of time where much of it is set in 1930s Europe. Featuring a great performance from Ralph Fiennes as the concierge Gustav, the film has a sprawling ensemble cast that features a who’s who of great actors and actresses plus some silly moments and sad ones that makes this one of the finest films of the past five years.
99. The Host
Monster movies often had a simple concept that could work or couldn’t work but what Bong Joon-ho does is add a different subtext in which a father, his siblings, and their father try to save his daughter who has been captured by the monster. It’s a film that is really more about a family coming together to save someone as well as try to find redemption for their own personal failures while it also deals with elements of American foreign policy and how they end up being the ones responsible for these kind of things. Yet, it is a film that puts a lot into the story and the characters in order to root for them to stop this mysterious monster.
A sequel of sorts to In the Mood for Love would be not just another exploration into love and longing for Wong Kar-Wai but it’s also a film that explored the idea of loss. Set in the late 1960s and in the year 2046, the film is a colorful yet exotic tale of Tony Leung Chui-Wai’s Chow character who endures a series of love affairs while writing stories about love and its fallacies. A film that features a very complex narrative that plays into Kar-Wai’s unconventional approach to storytelling. It is a film that plays into a man trying to feel something again following the sense of loss and heartbreak he would endure.
97. Rust and Bone
Jacques Audiard’s tale of tragedy that would connect two different people who don’t know each other isn’t just one of the most fascinating dramas of the 2010s. Featuring a breakthrough performance from Matthias Schoenaerts as a man trying to make money for his son despite his own sense of neglect towards him. The film would feature one of the most towering performances of the 21st Century in Marion Cotillard as a killer whale trainer who loses her legs in a freak accident as it is one of the most raw and exhilarating performances ever. What Audiard would create is a tale of the human connection of the purest kind no matter how grim the situations these two people are in as they would prove how much they need each other in these events in life.
Though it was not seen by many when it was released in theaters in 2007, for those that saw the film didn’t just see a rare event in cinema but also a celebration of the Grindhouse film genre. Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez created a cinematic event that made no bones to the fact that what it wants to be. Rodriguez’s Planet Terror was a no-holds barred zombie film with a mix of Texan seediness while Tarantino’s Death Proof was a homage to the car films of the 1970s where Kurt Russell killed women with his car. Add a few fucked up trailers from Eli Roth, Edgar Wright, and Rob Zombie, a cinematic event was made and certainly one of the finest ever created.
95. Step Brothers
There are comedies in the world of cinema that will toe the line between what is funny and what is profane. This is a film that manages to go beyond that as its sense of anarchy is what makes it so riveting to watch. Probably because of its chaotic tone was the reason why audiences didn’t gravitate towards it immediately but Adam McKay’s own sense of uncompromising humor manages to become a cult film that people will see for years. Plus, the idea of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as stepbrothers whose sole mission in life is to fuck shit up is a win-win. Add a lot of profanity, a smug Adam Scott and his shitty kids you want to fucking hit so bad, boats-and-hoes, the fucking Catalina wine mixer, 80s Billy Joel doo-wop sucks, and Kathryn Hahn raping John C. Reilly in a men’s bathroom and peeing into a toilet stall while standing up. How can anyone not want to fucking see this?
94. 21 Grams
The second part of Inarritu’s Death Trilogy is another grim tale of tragedy and the power of human connection yet it also Inarritu’s most eerie film to date. Featuring a trio of sprawling performances from Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, and Benicio del Toro, it is a film that explores the idea of chance and redemption as well as loss and the idea of revenge. Even as these characters endure some of the most horrific moments of their lives where they come together to either confront each other or themselves in a film that explores exactly how strange the world works.
93. The Act of Killing
Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary about the Indonesian death squad that killed millions of people in the 1960s is probably one of the most unsettling yet enchanting documentary films of the 21st Century. Yet, it is also one of the most visually-entrancing films ever created where Oppenheimer, Christine Cyn, and an anonymous filmmaker meet these men as they recreate their approach to killing people as well as bring insight into their line of work. Some of which involves fascinating tales from those who are haunted by their actions while others are involved in things that are just as disturbing.
Bong Joon-ho’s first English-language film was very ambitious for anyone who doesn’t speak the language but for anyone who knows Joon-ho’s work know what to expect and this film doesn’t just deliver but it manages to be something more. Set in a dystopian ice age where the rich and powerful are living in lavish box cars in trains while the poor take in the rear, it is a film that explores class structure and what people are willing to do in order to survive. Even as they risk surviving what is out there in the ice age or what is inside this train as it features some chilling performances from Chris Evans, John Hurt, Ed Harris, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Song Kang-ho, and Go Ah-sung. It is a film that doesn’t just carry the elements of a blockbuster film but it is one with brains and with a premise that is just eerie to watch.
91. New York Doll
Films based on the idea of faith often get bogged down by heavy-handed ideas or anything that turns out to be a bunch of bullshit. Greg Whiteley’s documentary on the late Arthur “Killer” Kane of the New York Dolls is probably one of the most fulfilling and inspiring stories of faith. Having been part of one of the most seminal proto-punk bands ever only to fall into a series of bad luck involving a suicide attempt, drug and alcohol abuse, and resentment. Kane would find salvation as a member of the Latter-day Saint where he would ask God to have one more chance to play with the surviving members of the New York Dolls. What would happen is unbelievable as God and Morrissey would answer that call and Kane would get one chance to play in the Dolls for one last time. If that isn’t an inspirational story, then what is?
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Here’s how the shorts look after some washing and wearing
I’ve seen a lot of girls wearing shorts like these: hipster, distressed, high waisted, mom jeans, denim shorts. They’re not exactly me…but I thought it would be fun to do a DIY project. They’re all over Urban Outfitters
for about $40-$50 a pair, but I made mine for $6 each :) here is a black pair
and here is a blue denim pair
Although they took me forever, they’re super easy to make. I think finding the right pair of jeans is the hardest part! I tried on about 7 pairs and found 2 that worked. Lucky me, it was $5.99 jeans day at Goodwill!
I think that vintage-y not cool mom jeans are the best: look for Levis, DKNY, Kirkland, or others. You can always do other brands like Gap, Old Navy, Abercrombie etc. Also, I chose jeans that were way too big…I usually wear a 6 to 8, but these jeans were a size 14. Additionally, I think that thicker denim frays better. You can do any color!
You need mom jeans (Levi’s, DKNY, etc. work well), scissors, and a pencil to get started
Here are the step-by-step instructions!
Lay the jeans out and get an idea of how they look
Put them on and measure where you want to cut. This is really important!!!!!!! I found that about 2 inches from the crotch of the jeans was perfect. For the outside, I decided to cut it on the diagonal because I think it’s cuter…
Cut away! Don’t worry about making it perfect. I ended up fraying mine afterwards, so any imperfection are hidden, and they actually look cuter a little messy.
You can see the diagonal cut in the picture above. I cut one leg at a time because my scissors aren’t strong enough to cut through both legs at the same time. Make sure the jeans are lined up nicely.’
Fold them over…
…and follow the same line as the other leg.
After I cut mine I distressed them with scissors, a fork, a steak knife and a cheese grater. I think the best method was to slice little lines with the steak knife (you could use a razor or exacto knife if you have one…) and then shred it with the cheese grater from all directions. I did the pockets, front legs, belt loops, etc. I also decided to cut the back pocket. Here are pictures of the final result!
I also did a black pair that had the pockets sticking out. I made them exactly the same way except that when I cut the black pair I did it inside out so that I would cut the pockets off.
The difference between the two from the front…
…and from the back
Here’s the before and after shot:
I plan on washing and drying them a few times because I think it will really help finish the distressing process…but for now, that’s how they turned out! Let me know what you think! | <urn:uuid:f20bb53a-06ba-4e69-9594-9a4fef043637> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | https://niftythriftygoodwill.wordpress.com/tag/diy/ | 2017-10-21T11:58:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187824775.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20171021114851-20171021134851-00802.warc.gz | en | 0.962267 | 675 |
A Dark Jedi was a male Chiss who was sensitive to the Force, and eventually fell to the dark side. At some point during the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic, the Chiss was confronted by at least two enemies. During the skirmish, the Dark Jedi used the Force to unleash a destructive wave of energy against his foes. The man had blue skin, red eyes, and black hair. He wore black and brown Jedi robes and owned a lightsaber.
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- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Squadrons Over Corellia (Card: Force Shockwave) (First pictured) | <urn:uuid:291784e5-826f-4a46-9bc5-14823e552a28> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Unidentified_Chiss_Dark_Jedi | 2020-12-04T05:32:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141733122.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20201204040803-20201204070803-00230.warc.gz | en | 0.957138 | 146 |
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