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I had a ton of great ideas to make this the most fantastical Star Wars B-day Party EVER!
Now I suspect that I am not the only Mama who wants to make their first child's first birthday party perfect. But most of my ideas were just not feasible as a working mother. They probably aren't even feasible for a stay at home mother (I am not stupid. I know you don't sit at home eating chocolate and watching Jerry Springer. You work hard too.), but it didn't stop me from trying. Ha, ha! One of these great ideas was to provide non-candy related, hand-made party favors.
At first I wanted to make all the kids Jedi robes based on this tutorial, but after the prototype took an entire weekend, I decided that just was not gonna happen.
Here's my prototype. It finally saw some action on Halloween.
Then I thought that I could do Jedi vests because that was less material and easier to sew. AND after 3 prototypes because the first was too small, the second too big, and the third just right, I figured out that I just didn't have time for that either.
The Jedi vest is a Kelley Special, i.e. no pattern, not based on anything, just an idea out of my own head. The just right version found its way out of the closet for Halloween with the robe. If the head piece doesn't give it away, my son wanted to be Yoda.
Soooooo, my next idea was making t-shirts with fabric paint, and time was getting short. I geared up my exacto knife skills (phew, got the hang of that pretty quick), sought out 2 plain t-shirts from the bottom of my son's drawers that he didn't wear because they did not have anything cool on them, and got to work.
- Exacto knife
- Any image printed from the Internet or where ever
- Freezer paper - cheap woman's fabric stencil
- Fabric paint (I used Tulip Fabric Paint)
- Iron/Ironing board
If you didn't know, these are Imperial Walkers. On the left, my son chose the colors and helped me paint that shirt. For the yellow Ralph Lauren shirt on the right, I tested out the spray fabric paint. Don't cringe. Both shirts are hand-me-downs and on their 3rd kid, so for me they were free. Not bad, if I do say so. Anyway, I was very happy with the results, and I knew I could finish enough for the party.
To create my stencils, I searched the Internet for Star Wars images that appealed to me, and that I thought would be easy to cut out and still be recognizable when painted one color. I resized the images in Word (I know, I know, there are way better products out there) so that they would fit the shirt in a way that I liked. I even cut and pasted parts of images to put them together in a way that I found appealing, which you can see with the Death Star and Darth Vader below. I would put 2 pieces of freezer paper under each image on top of my cutting mat and go to town. With this method I was able to get 4 possible stencils, 2 'positive' and 2 'negative' images. That probably is not the right terminology, but it is how I think of it in my mind. Again, below the Death Star and Darth Vader images are good examples. I have a 'positive' and a 'negative' of the same stencil. By getting 4 stencils out of one cutting session, I was able to produce enough stencils for the party favor t-shirts. I used my lunch hour at work to cut 2-3 different images, which equals 8-12 stencils in one lunch hour.
Here is just a sample of the shirts that I made for the party.
This is one of my favorites! The All Terrain Scout Transport turned out great.
I made this one for my 2-year-old. It's another favorite. Boba Fett's beaten up helmet looks good even with a stencil bleed.
The night before the party, my husband announces that he thinks he should have a Star Wars shirt too, don't you think? I had made my own, but that is because I am a scifi fan, and it is just fun. Here is what I came up with for him with a day left to go.
Back - Now that is some exacto knife precision!
These t-shirts were so successful, that I ended up painting Star Wars images for my son's sleep towel and art shirt for kindergarten.
I referred to IAmMommaHearMeRoar.net's tutorial about freezer paper stenciling to get started. Don't be afraid! You can do it.
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Kansas Governor's Third Coal Plant Veto Sustained
TOPEKA, Kansas, May 1, 2008 (ENS) – Kansas will not have two new coal-fired power plants at Holcomb in the western part of the state. Late Thursday night, the Kansas House narrowly sustained the third veto of a bill to allow the plants by Governor Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat.
The vote in the House was 80-45, four votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the governor’s veto.
Closely watched as an indicator of the mood of the Midwest on coal power, the battle between the governor and the Republican controlled Statehouse over Sunflower Electric’s bid to expand its Holcomb Generating Station has absorbed much of this legislative session.
The fight began last October when Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment Rod Bremby denied an air quality permit needed to proceed with construction because the two proposed 700 megawatt units would emit too much of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Sunflower Electric’s existing coal-fired power
plant at Holcomb, Kansas (Photo
courtesy Sunflower Electric)
It was the first denial of a coal power plant permit in the country based on climate change concerns.
Supporters of the new power plants in the Legislature passed a bill to allow the plants and strip the state agency of its power to block them. Governor Sebelius vetoed that bill and two more similar attempts.
Thursday night’s vote may put an end to the issue for this legislative session, which has already run over its April 30 limit, but it is possible that the House could attempt a second override of a similar coal bill rejected by Sebelius.
While Governor Sebelius called the vote, “good news for Kansas,” House Speaker Melvin Neufeld, a Republican, called it “a sad day for Kansas.”
“We are at a critical period for energy policy in this state and this country. We must bridge the gap between our growing energy needs, and the time when carbon capturing technology is a commercial reality,” the governor said. “We must move forward strategically – steering our state clear of the environmental, health and economic risks of massive new carbon emissions.”
Critics of the project also were concerned that 85 percent of the electricity produced by the two new coal-fired units would be sent to Colorado and Texas.
Sunflower Electric, based in Hays, Kansas, is developing the expansion project with Golden Spread Electric Cooperative of Texas and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association of Colorado.
Sunflower Electric President and CEO Earl Watkins vowed to continue efforts to expand Holcomb Station. “The majority of legislators recognize our project will be among the cleanest and most efficient coal plants in the nation and will provide affordable and reliable power to thousands of Kansas families,” he said Thursday night.
In lawsuits filed in the Kansas Court of Appeals and transferred to the Kansas Supreme Court, Sunflower and its member cooperatives argue that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the secretary had no authority under the law to deny the Holcomb Station expansion an air permit.
If the coal plant expansion does finally get the green light, environmental groups have said they will file lawsuits to block the development.
Governor Sebelius had offered to allow the construction of a single, smaller coal-fired power plant, but that proposal was not accepted by the power cooperatives.
“I continue to strongly oppose stripping the KDHE Secretary of his power to protect the health and environment of Kansans,” the governor said on Wednesday.
“I also remain opposed to putting the regulatory permitting process into the hands of a part-time Legislature whose membership changes every two years,” she said. “It sets a dangerous precedent and clearly puts us out of step with the rest of the country. The Kansas Legislature is proposing to put itself in the middle of the regulatory permitting process in a manner not found in any other state in the union.”
The governor said Thursday night that she is still “ready and willing to work with all of the energy producers in Kansas to find that common ground on which true progress can be built.” | <urn:uuid:80a724f0-3204-41b9-ad51-a36770b106d0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sundance.tv/blog/2008/05/kansas-governors-third-coal-plant-veto-sustained | 2016-07-01T20:53:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403825.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00159-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960361 | 871 |
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Kylie Jenner made headlines today after Forbes Magazine debuted their newest cover for their latest issue.
Forbes Magazine, a world-reknowned American business magazine, feature a very corporate looking Kylie Jenner front and centre on it's cover, accompanyed by the headline "America's Woman Billionaries".
The fact Kylie Jenner, just 20 years old, is gracing the cover of this prolific magazine is pretty darn amazing. And while some are praising Kylie Jenner on her feats on fast becoming America's youngest self-made billionaire, quite a few people have a problem with what Forbes has said.
The reason why people are more bagging out Forbes and Kylie is less because of what Kylie has done, and more because Forbes has said that Kylie is a self-made billionaire. | <urn:uuid:778e6c3f-2599-4038-8c45-3b0fdeb01cdd> | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | https://www.maifm.co.nz/home/headlines/2018/07/everyone-is-going-in-on-kylie-jenner-after-her-latest-magazine-c.html | 2022-06-28T16:36:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103556871.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628142305-20220628172305-00774.warc.gz | en | 0.968483 | 163 |
Dallas Clayton wanted to write a book for his son. This book was to encourage his son to dream big, to have ideas, and to have the courage to create them.
So, he created “It’s an awesome book!”
It’s now available in 17 languages, and downloadable from the Chrome store.
One man’s dream, one man’s love for his son, has turned into an inspirational, entrepreneurial success story. | <urn:uuid:6fc9a25d-8789-4ae1-bba2-e3adab2222a9> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://anthillonline.com/how-google-chrome-turned-a-dream-into-a-self-publishing-success-story-video/ | 2021-05-09T00:42:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988953.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20210509002206-20210509032206-00142.warc.gz | en | 0.970047 | 98 |
I'm trying to figure out why the dealer I bought my Diamond Audio Hex components from is trying to sell me this amp over a diamond audio 4 channel. He said the new Rockford stuff has really turned around. I've been out of the car stereo business for around 9 years now, but last I knew Fosgate was best buy fodder and had turned to crap comparable to MTX's stuff.
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Faced with the prospect of not just one zombie horde, but two others lying in wait beneath the city-state of Adamas, the party decided to go spelunking in the sewers to locate their hidden crypts. Naturally, they sought out Saidon, archivist of the Temple of Typhon, to look at old maps of the city to determine the most likely places to start their investigation. The characters identified three likely locations: beneath the ruins of the old temple to Turms Termax, beneath the main temples of the city-state, and beneath the necropolis outside the city's walls.
Brother Candor suggested they look beneath the active temples first, as he thought it best to ensure that no army of the undead rise up under them and thereby eliminate the party's best allies in Adamas. Vladimir the dwarf's knowledge of stonework -- even inferior, man-made stonework -- enabled the party to find a place in the basement of the Temple of Typhon that looked as if it might lead underground. With pickaxes in hand, the party battered the walls and entered what appeared to be an "undercity" -- an older portion of Adamas upon which the current version had been built in ancient times.
Because of fallen rubble, natural decay, and deliberate attempts to fill in this undercity, navigation was difficult in places, but the PCs nevertheless managed to find their way. The discovered evidence of an active cult of Turms Termax in the undercity and wondered who might be involved, speculating somewhat wildly about the various persons of importance in Adamas. Pressing forward, they found a chamber guarded by many eldritch bones, which Brother Candor took as evidence that they were close to where they needed to be.
Vladimir's skills again proved invaluable and he located a secret door that led into a series of crypts very similar to those beneath the necromancers' cabin in the elven vale. There was one big difference, however: the presumed leader of the sleeping undead was already awake and appeared to be a lich, or at least a lich-like being. The creature did not recognize the PCs but did not attack them either. He simply asked, "Is it time for me to assume my duties?" Naturally, the party tried to convince him otherwise but he demurred, saying, "I know they are close; I can hear them." Brother Candor took this to mean that this lich-thing sensed the presence of the other zombie horde and would soon awaken his own army to attack Adamas.
The party was accompanied by porters with casks of oil and other incendiary devices they'd procured from the Senate of the city-state. While Brother Candor continued to engage the undead commander, the others started spreading oil around the crypts, preparing to set the place alight. Just before they did this, Dordagdonar decided to attack the lich-thing with his bow, which enraged the creature and combat ensued. At first, the undead being used magic to create a wall of fire to protect himself, which led to the party throwing corpses into the wall, as Dordagdonar informed them that the spell did extra damage to the undead.
This only infuriated the lich-thing more and he ended the wall of fire, just in time for Brother Candor to cast silence upon him. Bereft of his magic, the creature employed a wand of cold, nearly slaying Dordagdonar in the process, bring Vladimir to within seconds of death, and killing the shield-maiden Henga. Surprisingly, the elf sought revenge for the demise of his henchmen and, together with his companions, destroyed the undead commander. His destruction, however, triggered the awakening of the zombies, which began to shamble to life. The party then set the whole crypt ablaze and beat a hasty retreat, leaving behind yet more burning casks of oil to prevent the zombies from escaping to the surface.
On the surface, the Temples of Typhon and Tyche were suffused with black, choking smoke from the underground fires. Saidon and his acolytes did their best to protect the temple's precious archives and the PCs helped as best they could. However, they also knew they had to move quickly. There was still one more crypt hidden somewhere beneath the city and Brother Candor was now more convinced than ever that it was beneath the ruins of the old Temple of Turms Termax.
As it happened, he was correct. The party found the crypts -- but they were empty of sleeping zombies. There was evidence of a great fire having raged here at some time in the past. All the corpses were reduced to ash and bits of bones. The crypts were empty except for its lich-like guardian, who made no effort to attack them. Using his helm of comprehend languages, Dordagdonar learned that this undead being's name was Pharaxes and he was once a sorcerer in the cult of Turms Termax. He had volunteered to be placed in the crypt so that he might achieve immortality as an undead being. He explained that his regular consorting with demons -- an important part of the cult, it seems -- had convinced him of "the truth," namely that there nothing after this life, only oblivion. The gods and any dreams of an afterlife are but human fairy tales without any basis in fact. Better for one's consciousness to live on, even in an undead shell, than to have it die with the body after so brief a span of years.
Pharaxes added that he had destroyed his own army out of concern for his continued existence. He doubted that he would survive leading his undead troops into battle and figured the best way to preserve himself was to ensure it would never awaken. In this way, he could remain forever beneath Adamas, free to study and to think -- and continue to exist. Dordagdonar confessed that this was the first ephemeral he'd ever met who seemed to have a proper perspective on things and he said he might return one day to converse with him further. Since no other member of the party could understand Pharaxes (he spoken in ancient Thulian), they knew nothing of what he said other than what Dordagdonar told them. He told them most of it, but not all, keeping Pharaxes' claims about the gods and the afterlife to himself, as he did not feel his companions would be able to accept it.
With that, the party had fulfilled their tasks for the Senate and returned to them to report what had happened. The Senate was pleased to learn of the destruction of the slumbering zombies, as that meant the city was (mostly) safe. The downtown temples were in some disarray and it would be a while before their clerics could return to them safely. The Senate then asked if the PCs had any further business in the city-state and not so subtly hinted that they leave and not come back for a very long time, if ever. Though grateful that the mess the PCs had created was resolved, the Senate nevertheless was not ready to forgive them for their foolishness.
The party paid a visit to Morna, high priestess of Tyche, who seemed less bothered by recent events than the Senate. She reassured Brother Candor that he was indeed doing the Lady's will out in the wilds and that he should continue to do so. Dordagdonar, uncharacteristically, asked that Henga be restored to life, arguing that it takes so long to properly train an ephemeral that he could not bear the thought of having to start over with a new henchman. Morna acceded to his wishes and Henga was returned to the party, seemingly no worse for the experience. This raised a few eyebrows among the elf's companions, but no one said anything to him, as they were pleased to be leaving the city and returning to Dwimmermount.
As they left, a courier arrived, bringing news that the original zombie horde had been defeated by the army of Adamas. The courier also brought a note, sent from Muntburg and intended for Brother Candor. It read simply: "It is done. -C" And with that, they left the city. | <urn:uuid:c0a3ea75-9354-4be6-be72-03d6fbf195c0> | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2009/12/dwimmermount-session-24.html | 2014-03-11T02:03:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394011090254/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305091810-00046-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984099 | 1,702 |
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Sevilla FC striker Frédéric Kanouté scored against his old club but the holders will have to protect a slender 2-1 lead in London next Thursday after Robbie Keane conjured a vital away goal for Tottenham Hotspur FC in their UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg.
Pulsating first half
The in-form No10 gave the English side a breathtaking start with just 68 seconds on the clock, yet Kanouté – who spent two years at White Hart Lane – calmly equalised from the spot 17 minutes later, before Aleksandr Kerzhakov headed a 36th-minute winner during a pulsating first half.
With both teams enjoying a reputation for attacking football, there was always a feeling that the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán would be in for an explosive encounter. Few could have predicted how quickly the match would come to life though, Keane latching on to Dimitar Berbatov's perfect through-ball to stab past Andrés Palop, after the fit-again goalkeeper had parried the Irishman's initial effort.
Keane's ninth strike in as many games provoked a rousing response from the local fans, who answered coach Juande Ramos's call to support the cause. Their heroes did not take long to draw level either, scoring from their first chance as former Tottenham striker Kanouté calmly side-footed in a penalty after goalkeeper Paul Robinson was adjudged to have fouled Adriano Correia.
Frustrated, Martin Jol's men attempted to wrest back control through Berbatov, who curled a low shot towards the far corner from the edge of the area. Palop saved well, however, and the incredible pace continued when Pascal Chimbonda's strong shoulder barge prevented Kerzhakov from scoring, before Robinson produced a fantastic stop at full stretch from a long-range Jesús Navas piledriver.
As good as that save was, the England No1 was helpless on 36 minutes when the unmarked Kerzhakov headed in after Julien Escudé had nodded the ball dangerously across goal from the left. Michael Dawson then came close at the other end, launching himself at a Jermaine Jenas corner yet directing his header wide.
It seemed unlikely that the two rivals could keep up the same intensity after the break and so it proved, the game becoming more notable for niggling fouls. Maintaining a high line, the Premiership outfit now looked the more adventurous of the pair, and the energetic Keane reminded Sevilla of his presence in the 58th minute with a drive flashed narrowly beyond Palop's far post from wide on the left. That spurred the hosts into action, and Kanouté came close to grabbing a second as he drilled Adriano's low centre just off target soon after.
What had become a stop-start affair briefly livened up when Berbatov broke free down the left, only for his touch to let him down at the crucial moment. Both protagonists increasingly appeared content with the scoreline, though that did not stop Kanouté feeling he had missed a glorious opportunity when he deflected a header past the post from a great position. Tottenham's Didier Zakora and substitute Steed Malbranque both squandered chances to equalise late on, suggesting Jol's team must work on their finishing before next week. | <urn:uuid:11f8a1ef-6582-4254-a650-d98793e08cba> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2006/matches/round=2368/match=300120/index.html | 2016-06-25T14:33:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00018-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953802 | 690 |
It’s been almost five years since we last saw an official WRC game. The name is now in the hands of Milestone, the team behind the SBK motorbike games. Turns out they’ve been dying to get on four wheels all-along.
The full list of official WRC Rallies have been included. Sweden, Mexico, Jordan, Turkey, New Zealand, Portugal, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Japan, France, Spain and GB all make the cut supplying 78 tracks between them. For those of you that don’t follow the WRC, the tracks are for single cars only, with everyone getting one shot to get the best time over a series of stages. The road surfaces change between tarmac, dirt, gravel, mud and snow; with the car handling changing for each. Some tracks are backwards versions and many of them often share some sections too, so the 78 number can sometimes feel a bit padded.
These narrow tracks can be tough and generally offer a much sterner challenge than those found in Dirt 2. There are rocks and trees everywhere, especially where you want to cut corners. Milestone has included the dreaded Hinkelsteins for Rally Deutschland. These are roadside concrete blocks that are mostly buried in the ground except for a dangerous peak, like an iceberg if you will. They were originally laid keep tanks on the road. We’ve been watching them tear apart WRC cars on the TV for years and they prove to be satisfyingly terrifying, especially when you hammer through a gauntlet of them at full speed.
Looks wise, the game often produces mixed results. Woodland tracks or roads that wind through small villages are generally nicely detailed, especially the winter forests of Sweden. But the barren tracks set in the more desert-like locations of Jordan and Portugal are really bland thanks to the empty landscapes. It’s not much of a concern though seeing as you don’t have time to look around as your concentration is focused on keeping the car on the road.
The only poorly designed tracks in racing terms were the Spanish ones that took place in almost total darkness, without lights. The winding roads on a mountain surrounded by shadowy trees and rocks are just a nightmare.
The tracks can be tough, but Milestone has done a good job of trying to cater for various skill levels, although the words “bottleneck, don’t’ cut” from the co-driver never get easier to hear. At the very start of the game you can choose beginner, intermediate or expert settings. Beginner has all the driving aids (stability and braking) turned on and the AI set to useless. Expert turns off all help and forces you into the in-car viewpoint.
If you’ve enjoyed rally games before, then intermediate is a good place to go for. You can still tweak some slider bars to set the amount of braking assistance and how good the AI is. I’d advise picking a stage and retrying it a few times with different settings to set yourself an appropriate level of challenge. The braking assistance can sometimes be a little over-bearing, even when set to low, with it often stamping all over the brakes when your crawling up a hill through a long hairpin.
The gears are semi-automatic which means they will change by themself, but will often do it really late, after the engine has been revving itself stupid for a second or two. I also found that when going uphill it would often be in too high a gear for a few seconds. I’m used to avoiding manual gears, but I managed to handle the odd change when I couldn’t be bothered waiting for the automatic system to get its act together.
The career mode, Road to WRC, is a long effort. You begin in the J-WRC leagues with the low powered vehicles and progress through the P-WRC, S-WRC and finally the full-on WRC. Events start off small with just a single race or two for each one. Soon enough though you’ll have to race six times over two countries, and then 15 races over five countries. These long tournaments make it very difficult to have a quick play and chip away at the career mode.
With over 70 tracks on offer it’s a shame that the same few tracks are repeated too much early on. You can always go for a WRC Calendar tournament instead though if you just want to replicate the top tier experience.
Unfortunately the game’s presentation as the official WRC game really lets it down. The cars and drivers are all present, but there’s nothing official-feeling between races, just static screens showing your car and drab menus. Forget about racer likenesses or unlockable videos, all the focus has been put into the racing.
WRC supports local and online play. Local play is turn-based with players choosing a stage then trying to get the best time. Online races can feature up to sixteen other racers, with optional ghosts racing at the same time as you. This is a great way to allow everyone to compete for the best time all at once, plus it lets you judge how far behind you are. It’s also good to see the styles other people have. The game generally does a good job of making the other cars extra transparent when you get closer so they don’t obscure the track ahead.
When setting up or looking for a race you can choose whether you’d like a single stage, a full rally or an even longer tournament. You can also choose from the various categories of cars and drivers. Damage can be set to heavy or light and you can adjust the car’s technical settings too.
The driving aids can’t be set by the host though, so they will default to whatever you have them at for the offline game. The better players are playing without any braking assistance and you can see when you’re trailing them that they don’t have to worry about the AI stamping all over their brakes too soon.
Experience points are rewarded overall and in each car group. Finishing fifth in a race of sixteen will net you more points than third in a group of five, so aim for the busy looking races when you can. Trophies and reputation aside though there aren’t any incentives for levelling up as the unlockable material is all buried in the career mode. The online races are great fun though and add another point to the final score.
- 78 tracks
- Tracks are tough, but fair
- Online mode works really well
- Some tracks are a tad ugly
- Doesn’t take full advantage of WRC license as presentation is dull
- Some tournaments in the career mode are way too long
The Short Version: Despite a lack of gloss and shine, this is a great rally game to keep you going until Dirt 3 arrives next year. The narrow tracks surrounded by car-mangling dangers offer a great challenge and thanks to the adaptable settings and difficult levels, they’re not just for hardcore gamers. | <urn:uuid:69186582-81dc-4323-97c3-df19943fb332> | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | https://nosleepgamer.com/2010/10/13/wrc-world-rally-championship-review/ | 2021-06-22T16:05:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488519183.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20210622155328-20210622185328-00639.warc.gz | en | 0.960198 | 1,466 |
Tucked away in an unmarked white tent on Copenhagen’s Refshaleøen Island—as a rainstorm howls in typical Scandinavian fashion outside—food writer Chris Ying is leading a MAD6 discussion about the world’s most culturally significant dishes.
As Chris Ying talks, David Chang stands at the back of the tent with Magnus Nilsson as Guardian food editor Allan Jenkins helps chronicle a long list of possibilities, including Nancy Silverton’s chopped salad and Alain Passard’s famous l’Arpège beet, slow-roasted in a crust of Sel de Guérande. The selections are scribbled on a whiteboard beside more commonplace offerings, include cereal, fried chicken, and the epochal Big Mac.
The exercise is being done in the name of Chris Ying’s forthcoming book, which will chronicle the lesser-known histories of popular haute cuisine and everyday dishes. Tentatively titled You and I Eat the Same: On the Countless Ways Food and Cooking Connect Us to One Another, Ying has found that global cuisines are more alike than they are different. From Mexico to China, nearly every culture wraps food in leaves to steam it. As do we cultivate sesame crops to add nutty intensity to everything from hummus to bagels and bread. The book won’t be out until fall of 2019, but we caught up with Ying at MAD in the interim to learn more about the inextricable history of cooking.
C100B: What makes food culturally significant?
CY: Part of it is when a dish influences other chefs to cook a certain way. Or if you grew up eating something, and everyone around you grew up eating it. These foods can define you even if you no longer eat them on a day-to-day basis as an adult.
C100B: Why is it important to understand the history of cooking?
CY: It’s important to understand the context of classic dishes before you go out and come up with your own version. But beyond that, if we’re going to build a sustainable community of food people who want to affect change—which is what MAD is all about—then we have to solidify our commonalities. It’s hard to have conversations about immigration or politics because we think we’re coming from different perspectives. But if food can allow us to see more of our similarities then at least we can sit down at the same table to share a meal and talk.
C100B: What are the most culturally significant dishes to you?
CY: As an American, I immediately think about the foods that are associated with our hazy cuisine: hamburgers, fried chicken and tacos, which are as big a part of our cuisine as they are anywhere else. But I’m not trying to rank them. Most dishes are interconnected with each other—and this messy history is something that we should all study and be aware of, and be super proud of at the same time.
Part two of a three-part series from Canada’s 100 Best contributor Claudia McNeilly, who was on location at MAD6.
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UK police hope to find Madeleine
LONDON - Reuters
Madeleine McCann at age three (L) and her computer generated photo at age 12. AFP photoBritish police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the three-year-old who went missing in Portugal five years ago sparking a global hunt, still hope to find her alive, the officer leading the inquiry said yesterday.
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood told reporters police have identified 195 “investigative opportunities” from existing evidence that have been handed to Portuguese police. Some, he said, included new information.
“We genuinely believe there is a possibility that she is alive,” he said. “We would like the case to be reopened.”
Madeleine disappeared from her family’s holiday apartment in the resort of Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007, prompting a massive police probe and a search that gripped media across the world. She went missing while her parents Kate and Gerry were dining at a nearby restaurant with seven friends.
Despite numerous reported sightings from Belgium and Spain to Morocco, France and Malta and investigations stretching as far as Australia, her whereabouts remain a mystery. | <urn:uuid:d7a8b908-ba06-49c9-b328-73612206baad> | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uk-police-hope-to-find-madeleine--19248 | 2021-12-01T19:34:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964360881.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20211201173718-20211201203718-00404.warc.gz | en | 0.968031 | 246 |
Children of the Anunnaki
The car flew out of the night, taking aim at the stranger crossing the street. It made no effort to stop. In one horrible, grotesque instant, car and body met. The victim tumbled like a rag doll over the hood of the still accelerating vehicle. The awful thud of metal impacting flesh and bone was followed by a second softer muffled sound as the now misshapen form came to rest by the side of the road. Barely audible moans could be heard, interrupted only by the sound of squealing tires as the car fled into the darkness.
Dallas could do nothing but watch from the opposite sidewalk, his body frozen in the shadows. His mind struggled vainly to absorb what he had seen. Across the street from where he stood he saw a crumpled bundle of humanity lying in the gutter and, off in the distance, the car’s taillights growing dim.
Rousing himself to action, he ran to the body. The mortally wounded man tried desperately to speak—but the words came slowly, every word coming only with great effort.
“Listen,” the man said, between gasps, “beware … they … are … watching. The … Order … must … find …”
“Beware? Who’s watching? Order?” Dallas was amazed the man could even speak.
“Briefcase?” he said as he moved his bloodied hand in a futile gesture. “Where’s … brief …?” “Here, here it is,” Dallas said, retrieving it quickly. He could already see the man wouldn’t have the strength to once again take possession of it.
“Look … inside. Find … le gren … find … the … fisherman. You … must … find … them … the … Order … beware.”
Then there came the sound of air escaping, like the opening of the valve on a tire, followed by silence as the body lay still.
With the briefcase still in his left hand Dallas knelt motionless over the corpse. He was so stunned that he failed to see the approaching police car until it screeched to a stop only a few feet away from him, its rapidly flashing red and blue lights illuminating the darkness. Instinctively he looked up, only to have to shield his eyes from the glare of the cruiser’s headlights. He returned his gaze to the now brightly lit but lifeless body. What he saw haunted him: the dead-eye stare of a man with a story that would never be told. Dallas clutched the briefcase’s handle a little tighter.
“Step back on to the sidewalk, please,” one of the officers called out matter-of-factly as he climbed out of the car. “An ambulance is on the way.”
Dallas immediately obeyed while the second officer exited the cruiser and made his way to the nameless victim. “Tell ’em to take their time,” he said, leaning over the corpse. “No need to rush for this one.”
“Sir,” the first officer began robotically, without a hint that he was bothered by the scene, “Is, um … was this man a friend of yours?”
“No, I don’t know him. I was just walking that way,” Dallas said, pointing across the road, “and this gentleman here was crossing the street. The car just came out of nowhere. The poor man had no chance to react. The car drove right through him.”
“Through him?” the officer repeated.
“Yeah. It didn’t swerve or slow down. It just hit him and drove off.”
“Did he say anything before he died? Did he give you anything?” His shock subsiding, the scientist in Dallas began to take over. His mind filled with suspicion at such an odd question. Give me anything?
His eyes darted between the two officers. The interrogator was shorter than his partner, with pasty white skin and a belly that hung over his equipment belt. To Dallas the second officer, a large and wiry black man, seemed to be nothing more than a silhouette owing to the cruiser’s lights. Dallas discreetly shifted his gaze up and down the street. It was only then he saw that all the shops were closed. The road was empty. There was no one in sight; no one at all. At that moment he realized he was holding the briefcase as if it were his own.
“How did you get here so fast?” Dallas asked.
“We got a call,” the interrogator said as his partner moved away. “Let us ask the questions, Okay? Now, did he say anything?”
“No.” Dallas paused, perhaps a moment too long. “He must have been dead when I got to him.”
“Hmm.” The policeman sounded skeptical. “Got any ID?”
“ID? Sure,” Dallas said, reaching for his wallet.
“Your name is Dallas Roark?” The police officer sidestepped his way over to his partner and showed him the license. Dallas could have sworn the black officer cocked one eyebrow in a gesture of recognition, but the policeman said nothing. Instead he turned and moved back toward the crime scene. Dallas decided it was best to be friendly and engaging.
“Yes, that’s right. I’m an archaeology professor at—”
The officer cut him off. “Still live at this address?”
In a few minutes, having exhausted his supply of questions, the policeman returned Dallas’ ID and turned to face in the direction of his colleague. Dallas stepped back slightly as the second man returned from a second inspection of the body. They began speaking to one another in low voices.
“It’s not on him,” Dallas heard the second one mumble.
“What do you mean?” said the other. “It must be here somewhere.”
The distracted officers began shining their flashlights around the area. Dallas instantly saw that what they were looking for must be in the briefcase.
“Am I free to go?” he asked somewhat nervously. Receiving no reply, he backed slowly away with his hand still clutching the case’s smooth leather handle.
Receiving no objection to his initial retreat, he turned quietly and left. Moving deliberately and, he hoped, inconspicuously, he turned left at the first corner then quickened his pace.
Dallas knew he had committed a crime in taking the briefcase, and while he didn’t know what was in it, he knew something was not right about those two cops. No one else was around to witness or even hear the hit-and-run. Who could have called? How did they show up so fast? With all their questions, they never asked him to describe the car or if he had been able to read the license plate. What were they really looking for, and why?
Like most scientists, Dallas was a curious and observant man, introspective by nature. He was typical of those in his profession—more comfortable with the gentle pace of thorough intellectual inquiry than the unexpected abruptness of tonight’s tragedy. He was usually content with the role of scientific observer. This time, involvement had been thrust upon him.
He surprised himself in not surrendering the briefcase to the police. Of course he couldn’t be certain, but from the first moment he’d seen them he felt those cops just could not be trusted. One thing, however, was certain; those men, whoever they were, now knew where he lived. If they didn’t find what they were looking for, they’d probably come for him … sooner or later, they’d come.
All these thoughts only made Dallas quicken his pace. Arriving at his apartment building, he sprinted across the lobby to a waiting elevator. Eleven floors up, he dashed off the elevator, hurried down the corridor, and flung his six-foot-five-inch frame against his door as he fumbled for his keys, desperate to get inside. Once inside, he locked the deadbolt and collapsed on the couch with the briefcase on his lap.
He looked down at the dilemma resting on his thighs, wondering what he should do next. He conceded silently there could be only one choice. Dallas rubbed his hands gingerly across its fine ostrich leather construction. It felt firm, yet supple, and obviously expensive. Slowly, his thumbs slid the latches. It was well made, constructed of solid, heavy, brass fittings that yielded silently to his touch.
The mystery only deepened as he examined its scant contents. Inside he found an unsigned, typewritten manuscript, a supermarket tabloid, and a pocket-sized daily diary. What caught his eye immediately though was a smooth, green, crystalline object about the size of a man’s hand.
It seemed at once translucent and solid, like tiger’s-eye but without the bands of varying color, yet it shimmered through many levels. The object was tapered and faceted. Its triangular shape was without fault or flaw, totally unblemished, and smooth on one side. On the wide base, only a pair of small notches interrupted the otherwise straight lines.
The reverse contained many small rows of carefully etched symbols. Grabbing a nearby magnifying glass, he began studying the markings, which bore an uncanny similarity to hieratic or sacred script. There were also alternating rows of a cuneiform-style script so small that their very presence demonstrated the remarkable craftsmanship of its engraver. Its polished surface reminded him of a river stone. Laying it aside, he turned his attention to the other items. He flipped through the diary and discovered what he reasoned to be the dead stranger’s name: Montgomery Todd, Ph.D. He turned to the F section of the addresses, hoping he might find some clue about the fisherman. No luck. He chided himself for thinking the mystery could be so simply resolved.
The tabloid was folded to an article dealing with the most recent in the long series of missing Martian space probes. The string had now run to six straight lost ships, and NASA was unable to explain why. The article hinted at several “unofficial” reasons, including UFOs and aliens. These unofficial explanations made no more sense than that the space agency’s own musings.
The manuscript appeared to be a report or academic paper on some obscure aspect of Mayan civilization. Dallas glanced at it briefly and found it vaguely interesting. The plentiful handmade corrections suggested that the stranger knew the author, or might in fact be the author. Dallas wasn’t sure which. He put it aside. The diary was, save for one obscure entry, empty. That entry, an appointment for tomorrow, was noted in a code or shorthand he could not readily decipher. The day and time were plain enough; the diary’s calendar format had seen to that. But the meeting’s location and subject were nonsensical: a single cryptic notation, “CFatAker.” What could it mean—“CFatAker”? All the letters ran together. Was it an anagram? Did the capital letters stand for something? Or was it just poor penmanship?
His mind toyed with natural combinations: C Fat Aker?
“Was that,” he asked himself, “see someone named Fat Aker? CF at Aker? Maybe CF was someone’s initials. Okay, meet CF, whoever CF might be, at Aker. What the hell’s an Aker?”
Dallas decided this seemed as meaningless as Fat Aker and so went back to the initials CF. He reminded himself what the dying man had said, “Find the fisherman.” Was F for fisherman? Could CF mean “see fisherman”? That would mean note could be read as “see fisherman at Aker.” That exercise in logic brought him back to question of what Aker meant.
He moved to his computer and logged on to the Internet. If there was a word “Aker,” he’d know soon enough. He stared at the search’s response and realized it would take more time than he thought. Let’s see, there’s an observatory in Arizona named after someone named Governor Aker. That might tie in with the article on Mars or not. The first search engine offered some thirty sites. Some, like those directing one to Pooh’s “100 Aker Wood,” could be instantly eliminated.
Dallas tried to remember the old man’s dying words: Was it, “Beware, find the Order”? Or was it, “Beware the Order”? He typed in the Order, and the results were less than exciting. The first hundred entries had something to do with Harry Potter, then various religious orders, and book orders … too broad of a search.
Returning to his original thought he entered “Aker” again, this time using a different search engine. He immediately hit an even bigger roadblock. This one offered over twenty-eight hundred different choices. Dallas let out a sigh and leaned back in his chair, thinking while his hand continued to work the mouse. The first choices seemed to be duplicates of the other search engine, so he clicked quickly past the first few pages. Suddenly an entry caught his eye.
He rolled the cursor over the entry, “Egyptian god.” When the screen popped up the subject, he sat upright. “Aker,” Dallas finally remembered, was the Egyptian lion god, guardian of sunrise and sunset. Was that a link to the manuscript? Could the dead man have been talking in code? Was a lion somehow involved in the mystery? He bookmarked the page and moved on to other possibilities.
Several hours and lots of coffee later, Dallas had viewed almost a thousand entries, mostly personal Web sites or Rotary Club chapters or some other damned thing. He decided to return to his two most interesting possibilities: the observatory and the Egyptian god. He considered the two options.
Logically, the observatory made more sense, especially given the article. He could even stretch the argument to suggest that “fisherman” was code for Pisces, a constellation, as well as an astrological sign. That could mean “Dr. Todd” was going to Arizona to see the constellation Pisces from the observatory. It didn’t seem like something worth dying for, if the accident were not in fact an accident. Besides, according to Dallas’ Internet browsing, Pisces would not be visible in Arizona until November. Seeing as it was only April, with Todd’s meeting seemingly just hours away, the stargazing scenario fell short. Without any notation in the diary of a plane reservation or a ticket voucher, there was even less to support this notion.
He focused again on the lion god theory. As he read the notes, he corrected himself: Aker was a double-lion god, a pair of lions sitting backto- back … a pair of lions! The university’s museum had a huge pair of antique bronze lions sitting in front of it. Could it be that simple? Was the dead man meeting the fisherman at the museum?
All right, Dallas thought, if that was the answer then tomorrow he’d be at the museum for the meeting. He looked at his watch. Tomorrow … no, today; it was well past midnight. Saturday had already arrived. Where had the night gone? The sun would be coming up soon. Still, he had to admit this was the most exciting thing to happen to him in years. The last exciting thing sent him into professional exile.
He slowly sipped his coffee and gave an accounting of himself … to himself. It was a bad habit of his, especially late at night when he was tired and alone with his thoughts. He couldn’t help it. He’d done it for years. It was almost obsessive, measuring his life against his own expectations. Not surprisingly he always came up short; a fact that he was always quick to bring to his own attention.
Forty years old, he chastised himself; what had he accomplished? Nothing! He felt empty and small. Surrounded by fossilized trophies of decades’ worth of work—careful, meticulous effort aimed at discovering some greater truth, but a truth that had eluded him. The relentless pressure of middle age had begun taking its toll. Mortality stared him eagerly in the eyes. Dallas darkly pondered his own accomplishments; measuring himself against the yardstick of eternity, and not surprisingly coming up short.
Dallas ran his left hand through his ample salt-and-pepper hair, slid his hand down his forehead, over his eyelids and hawkish nose. He was tired, too tired to have this inner debate one more time.
He put his coffee cup on the table and rose to his feet; they tingled from lack of movement. It was only then he realized how long he been working. He stumbled into the bedroom and fell diagonally on the bed.
He slept fitfully, dreaming over and over about the moment the car hit the old man. It was like a slow-motion instant replay from a football game. The dream seemed to take in more and more of the details of what had happened around him during those tragic moments. Each time it played, more of the puzzle’s pieces fell into place, with some new detail remembered. Or was it imagined?
When he awoke, Dallas had an even more vivid recollection of the event than when it happened, but he couldn’t be sure how much of what he now remembered was fact, and how much was fiction. Something about the mystery car kept pulling at him, a shard of memory that haunted him.
Sitting in his kitchen, he played the scene over and over in his mind, all the details … the old man crossing the road, the fast approaching headlights, the terrible crash, the squealing of tires, and that terrible sound of the body as it hit the pavement. Something was still missing. He couldn’t say what; not yet.
At the appointed time, he headed out to test his hypothesis that Todd was meeting someone at the museum. Except for carrying the briefcase, the walk was pleasant enough until Dallas began to worry that someone might recognize the case and want its contents. As he neared his destination he took a slight detour to his bank and went straight for his safety deposit box. He worked quickly, removing all of the briefcase’s contents and locking them away. Now if anyone approached, he had some measure of protection. They needed him alive to get what they wanted, if, he reminded himself, they even bothered to ask.
Leaving the bank, he glanced up and down the tree-lined street. It was a beautiful early spring day with a blue sky dotted with cotton-ball clouds and a slight breeze that reminded him winter had not completely surrendered its grip. The empty case hung from his left arm.
Reaching the museum, Dallas sat on a nearby bench in the shadow of one of the building’s massive bronze lions. He opened the case and stared at the empty interior, examining every seam, every snap, wondering if he’d missed anything. He was so immersed he failed to notice a young woman exit a black SUV parked on the road that ran beside the building.
She moved with lynx-like silence, sitting down on the bench directly opposite him. She was conservatively dressed with short, neatly cropped blonde hair. Her large, dark sunglasses covered the upper half of her face, giving her the ability to view the object of her attention with total anonymity. At this moment, her attention was focused entirely on Dallas.
Fifteen minutes past the appointed meeting time, he was having doubts about his museum lion theory. He took note of only one man who had been waiting as long as himself: a large, wiry, black man with closely cropped silver hair loitering in a line of trees on the other side of the museum’s massive plaza. Dallas judged the distance between them to be about two hundred feet or so. The man leaned idly against one of the trees, his fingers rolling a freshly lit cigarette back and forth, its blue smoke drifting upward through the tree’s bare branches.
While the man was at too great a distance to make out his features, Dallas read from the man’s body language complete indifference to his surroundings, seemingly lost in his own world. Dallas suddenly felt very foolish. Perhaps the police were really police, perhaps the old man was hallucinating, and perhaps the last twelve hours had been a total waste.
Dallas was feeling very Walter Mitty about the whole affair when the young woman suddenly left her seat and began moving toward him. He slapped the case closed as she approached. She stood before him, her navy trench coat fluttering in the chilly spring breeze. He stared at her, taking in her essence, a work of art whose comprehension took less than a second. She stood before him straight and sure, with a posture that some might describe as cocky, but which Dallas considered quiet confidence. She was not thin, but lean and, despite the coat’s effort to conceal her, clearly well muscled.
“Who are you?” the young woman demanded, destroying the moment. “Where is Dr. Todd?” she added, threateningly. “You have five seconds.”
Dallas blinked in surprise and then decided the personality most definitely fit. “Your Dr. Todd, was he an older gentleman, gray hair, balding, wears—or wore—gold-colored, wire-rimmed glasses?” “Yes,” she said.
“Well, I’m sorry to tell you this but … he’s, well, he’s dead. Hit-andrun last night. He gave me this briefcase before he died, and he told me to find the Fisherman.”
“He told you—a stranger—to meet me here?” She was incredulous.
“No, not exactly. He had coded an entry in his diary. I deciphered its meaning and came here. Before you walked up I was beginning to think I had imagined the whole thing,” Dallas added with a chuckle. Her stern expression revealed no hint of amusement.
“I’ll take that case now.”
“Are you the Fisherman?”
“Let’s just say I am.”
“Let’s just say you’re not. Look, lady, I spent most of the night trying to figure out where to go, I lied to the police—”
“The police!” she interrupted, with the first show of emotion he had seen. “You fool, they weren’t police. If they know about you, you’ll have led them right to me.” She shot glances over her shoulders in both directions. “Get up! We’ve got to go; NOW!”
Her body language gave her away, and at that moment, Dallas, glancing around him, saw three pairs of neatly dressed, expressionless, plainclothesmen lounging in the tree line around the plaza. Aware that they’d been seen, the men began to move toward the couple.
“What’s going on?”
“You want to meet the Fisherman? Fine. Looks like you’ll get your chance.” She looked at Dallas with barely concealed rage. “Let’s go.”
She quickly hustled him into her waiting SUV parked at the curb nearest the benches. One of her associates leapt out of the vehicle to open the door as they approached and the trio jumped inside. They had barely closed the doors behind them before the six men converged on the car. The driver paid them no heed as he sped away, leaving the dark-suited men with clenched teeth. From the line of trees, the old black man watched all the activity with a bemused expression, his fingers rolling the cigarette back and forth absentmindedly.
Looking back at the men in dark suits told Dallas all he wanted to know
about not wanting to meet them. Were they FBI, CIA, maybe Secret Service? If they were, then who was he with, terrorists? Dallas shook his head. What had he gotten himself into? | <urn:uuid:f7c5caed-1991-4c51-9ae4-28f7ffd85bf4> | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | http://markbarnette.com/excerpt-of-children-of-the-anunnaki/ | 2018-08-20T12:20:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216453.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820121228-20180820141228-00013.warc.gz | en | 0.983672 | 5,254 |
415 metres, par 4
An early birdie chance on this dogleg left – but players better not be too brash. The fairway is guarded by trees on the left and bunkers on the right, so pulling out the driver may be a risky move. Approach shots to the green must stay below the hole.
468 metres, par 4
A brute of a second hole! Any miscued tee shots will find either the soft, sandy landing of a bunker or the thick, heavy rough of the tree line – and the green is no gimmie either. Surrounded by sand, the dance floor slopes away underfoot and hole locations are often conjured by a devious mind. Par is a very respectable score.
434 metres, par 4
Another par saver’s paradise. Wind is no friend on this long, demanding hole. The tee shot is critical – gaping bunkers on the right will ruin any good score. A mid-iron shot should get the ball tee-to-green in two, but beware the slippery putting surface. One of the most difficult holes on the front nine.
200 metres, par 3
A nightmare for any golfer – especially if the wind decides to join the party. Water surrounds the long, narrow green and players will need a telepathic understanding with their club to survive a watery grave. A fast green will not help the confidence either.
517 metres, par 5
The bombers in the field will be licking their lips with only the big hitters having a realistic chance of reaching the green in two. Bunkers will play a major role in deciding how to approach the hole, but a birdie is there for the taking.
389 metres, par 4
This hole is going to raise the age-old question of ‘should I or shouldn’t I?’ If the tee is pushed back, a lay-up in front of the left-side pond should do just nicely. But if the tee is pushed forward - the green, the hole and every hazard in between comes into play with just one shot. Big risk, but even greater reward.
168 metres, par 3
Accuracy is the name of the game. A solid, mid-iron tee shot should do the trick, but if anything goes wrong – putting from the wrong location could be perilous on this undulating green. And forget the pond in front, but not the monster bunker.
427 metres, par 4
Water, length, hazards and a scary green - this hole has it all! The perfect shot is over the water and to the left of the fairway, but that’s easier said then done. The second shot has its problems as well. Nobody wants to miss the green long or leave their ball high of the hole. A spectacular, but dangerous hole.
390 metres, par 4
A strong birdie chance to finish the front nine. Bunkers will come into play down the fairway, so a safety first drive off the tee is a wise choice. The green slopes from front to back but a well placed approach shot should be rewarded handsomely.
404 metres, par 4
A dogleg right to start the back nine. Bunkers will gobble anything left off the tee but most players will be able to position themselves for a short iron into the green. Players will want to avoid hitting long or left with their approach to the green, but won’t forget about the large bunker sitting on the front.
418 metres, par 4
Placement is critical off the tee on this dogleg left. The overly ambitious might take on the bunkers, but ruin and misfortune will befall them. However, safe and right will add some distance for the approach into the green. The second shot is a test of nerve and steel with bunkers and a large pond awaiting an error in judgment. Don’t expect birdies galore.
504 metres, par 5
A tale of two shots. The big hitters will want to take advantage of the elevated tee, while the rest will look for position. The second shot is the problem – anything right and short of the hole will find the lake. A lay-up before the green will be the order of the day, but after a 275-metre drive – how can they resist? An eagle is there for the taking.
340 metres, par 4
The mantra for this hole is control, control and more control. Trees line the fairway like a fortress and a wayward tee shot will leave no escape route. The elevated, contoured green is well protected by a series of bunkers and only a pinpoint laser approach will open a birdie chance.
428 metres, par 4
A poor tee shot will kill a launch up the leaderboard on this dogleg right. Bunkers guard both the left and right hand side of the fairway and distance control is necessary. A short-iron should be enough to get onto the green, but beware the green-eyed monster. Slick, steep and devious – putting will be an adventure.
238 metres, par 3
‘Don’t hit right!’ Those words will reverberate between the ears of the competitors heading into this monster par 3. Any shot flirting with a bad line will surely sink to the bottom of the moat guarding the entire right-side and back of the green. Middle of the green is the only option – but tell that to the chasing pack.
435 metres, par 4
The home stretch begins with this tough, uphill par 4. The tee shot is critical – get it wrong and forget about a birdie chance. However, hitting the fairway doesn’t leave an easy approach. Blind and uphill, players will have to trust gut instinct to land the ball even remotely close to the hole.
189 metres, par 3
Beauty to take your breath away – and a couple of shots. Player hit over an inland sea to a green well protected by bunkers. The temptation is to hit long, but the green will suck any hole-high putts back towards the water’s edge. The modest golfer would take par – but with the PGA Championship on the line, will glory tempt better judgment?
464 metres, par 4
This is not a finishing hole for the faint-hearted. A draw off the tee is essential on this dogleg left – anything right may not reach the green in two. Length and water will trouble many with their approach to the green, as will the bunker-protected, undulating green. Closing out the Championship is always difficult, but throw in this hole’s layout and it will quickly become a nightmare. | <urn:uuid:b18cf241-ca30-475b-93fd-8ecebd0eeb1d> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.ballinaadvocate.com.au/sport/golf/us-pga/atlanta-athletic-club/ | 2019-05-22T22:39:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256980.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190522223411-20190523005411-00537.warc.gz | en | 0.876764 | 1,377 |
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3G GPS Tracker OBD Diagnostics Function With 3G Network Used In Car
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Collision / falling Alarm(Optional)
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Can be extended: UART expansion port (TTL level), RS232 serial port expansion application
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1.Limited working temperature:-20°C~80°C
5.Make sure the terminal is installed in rainproof
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6.Battery: 70MAh battery
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Warm status 35s
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Power cut off alarm:
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Over speed alarm:
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Back up battery:
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Geo fence alarm / drive area limit alarm:
Set up a Geo -fence for the GPS to monitor it`s movement area, the GPS will alarm when vehicle out of this area.
You can call the GPS device and listen the vehicle inside voice when driver unknow. The GPS device not vibrate or ring
Calculate vehicle driving mileage in a period of time.
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Churchillian Bluster in Britain’s Darkest Hour, The Free World’s Saviour
Had Hitler triumphed, perhaps half of the world would now be speaking German. His megalomania was trumped by a man equally flawed but perhaps thankfully, on the opposite side of the political spectrum. AWANI Review’s Zakiah Koya sat through Gary Oldman’s portrayal of the wartime leader in the film Darkest Hour which won him the award of Best Actor at the 2018 Oscars.
In the darkest hour, the best thing that a true leader can do is to feel the nation's heartbeat and the only way to do that is to mingle with the commoners on the street, for that is the voice of the nation. One of the greatest politicians of all times did very this - by taking the underground subway and listening to the common man and woman, in his effort not to fail his duty to the people. This was perhaps...
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The Best Advice on Children's Products
Solar Power Machines
Construction Toy, Creative Product, Educational Skills, Green Product
Solar energy accounts for most of the available renewable energy on earth and has been harnessed by humans since ancient times. In our modern times we mostly need electrical energy, and photovoltaic cells are used to convert solar energy to electricity. This set includes a 1.5V solar panel, which drives a variety of models, demonstrating the many different applications of solar power. The set includes a 20-page booklet with building instructions for 8 models.
How Engino.Net Ltd is a Green Company
Engino does not print the instructions unless necessary. By not printing they help protect the environment. They ask customers, “If they do print to also please recycle.” As a company they also pay a recycling company a yearly fee to cover expenses to pick and recycle boxes from various households (in Cyprus) equivalent to local sales volume. | <urn:uuid:9089eb44-c6fc-476f-b213-1b7da123f4bf> | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | http://www.drtoy.com/product-view/?productid=75 | 2014-03-12T09:35:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394021587780/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305121307-00072-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933412 | 195 |
Pasuquin is categorized as a fourth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte with farming and fishing as its main industries. It is composed of 33 barangays that covers a land area of 210.54 square kilometers inhabited by around 26, 500 people. This town is noted for its rich history and colorful culture as the people celebrates several festivals annually. Sunflower Festival is among them. It is one of the popular festivals in town because it was made into an American film entitled Sunflowers in the year 1997. It was featured in various film exhibits and queer film festivals. The film made the festival event internationally known.
Sunflower festival is an annual drag pageant where a group of gay men organize this event. From preppies to draq queens participate in this festival. They all call themselves as sunflowers. Most of the members are professionals and businessmen. Pioneers and founders of Sunflower are already residing abroad mostly working as doctors and nurses. I was able to meet and talk to the very first Sunflower queen who is based in Canada and now a retired nurse. He only went home to attend this glamorous Sunflower festival. He said that this is a way to promote their rights and assert now equality because most of them are educated. This is also to signify their contribution to the community.
The pageantry became controversial because it was part of the Santacruzan, an event during the month of May to pay tribute to Saint Helen. A procession of images of saints was usually incorporated in the Sunflower festival. The Catholic church protested against the use of the images in the promotion of homosexuality as what I have heard. Therefore the images were no longer used today. It was even moved on a later date not to overshadow the real Santacruzan. It is now being held in the month of December.
Members of the Sunflower organization help each other put up this event. They hire their fashion clothes and escorts. They also produce lamp and lanterns to light their way on the street. They usually start the ‘royal’ procession at around 9 pm walking towards the plaza and hold a pageant show. They decorate the stage, floats and archs and create folk dances and programs. | <urn:uuid:3fe6bd14-9b9a-4c1a-b138-4af6115e5b8d> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | http://www.ilocandiatreasures.com/2010/02/blooming-sunflowers-of-pasuquin.html | 2018-04-21T19:22:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945317.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20180421184116-20180421204116-00061.warc.gz | en | 0.984883 | 452 |
Chelsea Market Monster in a Security Guards Clothing
|I have had my fair share of leering from the security guards at chelsea market. Being singled out in a crowd when I cut through the market on my way to work is always testing my patience. Being a woman of color I always wonder - is this racial stereotyping? Sometimes I cover my head with a cloth - so the reasons why people stare are multiple. When other people see the guards leering at me I feel so tiny- so humiliated like, "gee what will all these non brown people think...maybe I did something bad?"|
....no, just trying to live in peace.
Today it was pretty clear I was being harassed. I was walking hand in hand with my bf. I was wearing a long shirt that covered my behind, non fitting... for those wondering. Sundays are crowded. The guard near the far entrance was lifting his head from far. I was not even checking to see if he would leer ...he started to turn to me...nod his head up and down my body with those elevator eyes accompanying the head. For once, since I was not alone, I waived my finger saying "no", he nodded his head fast "yes" and showed me his teeth attempting a "guilty smile" and looked up at my eyes and down to my butt nodding "yes". I told my bf how it hurts that he is suppose to be protecting me- but is leering. My bf turned around and the guy was still leering.
My bf walked over and said quietly, "my gf feels uncomfortable with the way you are staring".
He shouted at us both and said GET OUT OF HERE GET OUT IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT GET OUT.
Swear to god this is true, yes, a guard told us to get out of chelsea market if we don't like how he's leering at us.
I don't have a photo but feel awful he said that to my bf. I intend on writing a letter, but to who to where? I hope there are cameras there, its all on tape no one has to "believe" me.
Well, thanks holla back at least I feel I can send this to you for now.
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I want to take a minute to say thank you to all of the ladies that participated in the blog hop this week and to everybody that stopped by during the hop. Now, it is time to announce the winner from the hop. I used random.org to select the winner and they are comment number: 8 which belongs to:
DIANA L. of http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/
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South American oil economies cope with international slump ///
The oil and gas sectors of Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and Venezuela were caught at very different stages of evolution when the present international slump hit the industry at dizzying speed and put a crimp on projects. Authorities in Brazil, which occupies roughly half of South America, refuse to acknowledge that low oil prices might jeopardize ultra-deepwater pre-salt E&P projects that could vault the country into being one of the top 10 oil exporters and change the region’s geopolitical balance. Colombia, a country friendly to foreign investors, was starting to experience growth in its oil and gas industry. The government’s recent success against left-wing guerillas in a four-decade-old civil conflict promised long-awaited economic stability.
Argentina was following a semi-nationalistic path with price controls on oil and gas, but high inflation and the need to increase production forced the government into a quick turn-around, and it offered incentives such as tax rebates, which were readily accepted by the oil industry.
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In a message dated 1/17/00 2:00:33 AM Central Standard Time,
> Well EvMick, many farmers over the last 30 years or so have been
> getting paid by the government not to plant as much as they could.
> I think this was done primarily to keep the crop prices high
> so as to allow the farmers at the margin (usually small farms)
> to continue to operate. I know the government trend was to
> decrease this market distorting subsidy in the long run but
> I'm not sure whether or not this is still being done.
Before I started trucking I had a ten acre plot of land that i raised my son
on....(he's grown now and lives there with his family)....it's surrounded by
As a matter of fact...the program you refer to is called CRP (crop reduction
plan?.....crap?...dunno)....and there is a LOT more animal habitat within a
mile of my place now than there was when I moved there.....hundreds if not
thousands of acres worth.
The old "farmer" just sits back and collects his check periodically and
ocassionally goes hunting on his "farmland'.....
Something like that is definitely what it'd take to get a farmer to take land
out of production....
Of course...there are the double dippers....some sneaky fellers have figured
a way to get paid NOT to farm one crop...and then manage to farm another crop
on the same land.....
Or a pheasant lease....
.....thus....getting government money.....PLUS..
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August 31st, 2021
Length: 49 min
Creating the perfect flow for your WP apps
Learn how to create a high-performing delivery workflow for your WordPress websites with Buddy and Kinsta WP hosting. Brought to you by Osom Studio.
Who is this webinar for:
WordPress Agencies and Freelancers
Learn how to speed up and refine your deployment flow to faster release websites to your clients.
Learn how to configure a CI/CD pipeline that will build, test and deploy your WP projects – and seamlessly migrate them between environments.
Learn how to automate repetitive tasks to maximize the efficiency of your developers and never miss a deadline.
Stop losing money on inefficient tools. Get everybody involved with the latest tech that will help your team adapt DevOps up to 87% faster.
What you're going to learn:
- Using DevKinsta as a local development environment
- How to create WordPress related Pipelines
- How to automate moving files and databases between environments
- How to run basic tests after each deployment to check the website quality
02:10 Osom Studios Tech Stack
10:43 Creating local environment with DevKinsta
19:45 Deploying files and DB to Kinsta with Buddy
Hello and welcome, everyone. Welcome to today's webinar about creating the perfect flow for your WordPress application. Today, in this quiet rainy day in Poland together with me I have Bartek Nowak from Polish Agency called Osom studio Bartek tell us a few words about yourself and the company you work at.
And I call everybody. So as Maciek mentioned, I'm a Technical Lead at Osom studio, which is an agency based in Poland. And I'm working there since 2018. And as a technical lead for about four months. I'm working as WordPress developers since 2013. So I guess that we will show you today some magic about creating the perfect flow. Okay, WP apps.
Yes, and tell me in, in which that's Osom Studio specialised do you make mostly themes plugins?
Okay, so we got clients all over the world and we are specialising in creating fully customizable themes for our clients. We are also making plugins, and etc, everything connected with with WordPress.
Osom Studio's Tech Stack
Okay, thanks. And I am Maciek masky. I work as a WordPress ambassador here at Buddy. And I think that's all about me, because I am not the star of today's webinars. So before we we continue. If anyone has some questions, feel free to ask them either using youtube comments or using Facebook comments, because we are broadcasting on both channels this time. So with this out of the way Bartek let's start with Osom studios technological stack. Let me guess You are not this type of company that just instals Vanilla WordPress, and then just downloads Elementor and clicks the whole website.
Yeah, we are not using vanilla WordPress, as you said, we are using bedrock. And bedrock is a tool used to change file structure. And to use composer to pull files from a remote repository. So this approach allows us to have our GitHub repository really small, and our developers can clone this repository quite easily when they are joining joining the project. So if you want to see how it works, maybe I will share screen with you of course and as you can see here in my PHP storm. This is completely other file structure than vanilla WordPress. So we do not have a WP config php file or definitions are being set up in that and file. So whether you could
show us the example because I know that the your father password so
yes, so we can enter a DB name here. Of course, everything that needs to be entered as in WP config. You can define ACF procaine as well. So ACF will be updated and downloaded with your composer then. So as I mentioned, we got composer json file here, which is required to pull all plugins and the core of WordPress as you can see here we got WordPress in version 5.8 And it's being downloaded here to web directory and WP so we can update it with composer etc. all plugins are being downloaded from WordPress Packagist which is quite fun to in my opinion as well. Because the only thing that you need to do maybe I will show you how it works as well. It's open waters Packagist site and enter slug of plugin that you want to download. For example, let's search for worker which is which is a manage WP Plugin and helps you doing backups. Same managing plugins from from there. And as you can see here, a worker has a few versions here. And two, if we want the latest one, just select the 499, copy this line and paste it right here. So after typing composer installed in your terminal, the plugin will be downloaded and moved directly to your app plugins. So it will be available in your WordPress.
Okay, so as I understand thanks to bedrock, you can have a new developer can create working environment of the project in a matter of minutes, right?
Yeah, the store. They don't need even to type this in terminal, we created a basket for this. So it's it's only running the bash script to download everything that that is required.
Yeah, so as everybody knows, developers are are lazy. So this is one of the perfect example how we can use this laziness to to make everything work better. Okay, so what else apart from bedrock are you using?
Okay, so we are using timber as well, which allows us to use twig templates. And that approach gives us possibility to separate logic apart of views files. So front end developers and the back end developers can work as synchronously and create applications much faster.
Okay, so maybe could you show us some some example of okay,
I got one here. So for example, this is how I look single case study, which is our CPT in our WordPress. So as you can see, here, a timber is rendering a view that we have here, and we can pass PHP variables with adding them to the context, which is then passed here and it using render method here. So if you will pass for example, ideal light or colour background, it will be available right here. So
yes, yes, and we can see that timber is using a bit different syntax doesn't use the typical PHP syntax about using this moustache moustache one. Yes, I think this is this is much clearer. And it's quite similar to the syntax we can see in few other templating languages that are available not only in PHP, so. So this is also kind of a more universal approach. And tell me, what about Gutenberg? Are you afraid of Gutenberg? Or did you decided that well, is Gutenberg and you will uninstall classic editor ever? Yeah.
So we are not the type of agency that are installing What You See Is What You Get editor every everywhere. We are trying to use Gutenberg, of course, to use it and to create a new blocks, we are using ACF timber blocks library, which you will probably know. And that's, that's quite easy, because you can create new block with just a few lines of comments. And let me show you how it looks like. So it looks like that. So probably the only line that you will need is the title here and all files or tweak files created in views blocks that got this title, comment line will appear in your Gutenberg editor in WordPress dashboard. So of course, if client wants to have a classic editor, we can start about we will recommend to use Gutenberg in this case.
Okay, I also I must admit that it's really nice to see when when the guests of your webinar is showing the library that you run by by yourself. It's really nice and I'm really happy that someone is using it. So So yes, probably I will keep on updating it even for for some studios sake. So you can have Yes. Okay, and when we are talking about technological stack, I will have one more small question. And what do you think about the WP CLI? Like it?
Yeah, all of our developers are having WP CLI installed locally. And we are using it for search replace, doing search replace in database. This these two does it quite quite good. We are using it as well. For exporting and importing databases to specific environments, and that's quite powerful tool. So you can, for example, wipe all the posts or instal or uninstall plugins. So, so that's quite, quite fine.
Creating local environment with DevKinsta
Yes, yes, I really liked the power of wiping out everything, it was quite useful to do I'd say restart some some WordPress. And that's something again and again. Okay, so I think we know a bit about your technological stack. And let me just repeat that if you want to ask Bartek any questions, feel free, you can use it, either YouTube or Facebook commands. It's up to you. And it depends. Where are you watching us? Okay, so let's go to the next step. Because, yes, we know your tech stack, tech stack, but we don't know how are you using it? So what is your local environment? local development environment, right.
Okay, so we are using dev Kinsta, because a lot of our our clients are hosted by Kinsta. So in our case, that's the best idea because we are sure that everything that we have on our localhost will look the same on production. Kinsta offers as well, quite fine tools on their hosting. But let's focus for now on def Kinsta. And maybe I will show you how it how it works.
Of course, I'm showing your screen. There we go.
So that's the main dashboard of DEF Kinsta. And you can set up a new site with just one click here. And it will download the latest version of WordPress and do all the magic for you. I created the site for us for today's webinar. And let's go there. As you can see, it's using Nginx. Because home dev Kinsta is using Docker so. So it's using Nginx. And you can change PHP version here. To check compatibility between plugins or themes with just one click on here to select just one option from the drop down. And you need to restart nginx then, but it's really easy. Here, you can enable or disable HTTPS, if you want to check HTTPS and blinking of your page on localhost. And you can enable or disable WP D back here. But it won't work in our case, because we are using bedrock. So we are using dot and file so so we need to omit this one. And as you can see here, we got database manager as well. So if you click here, and a miner will pop up in in your browser, and you can edit everything here, so so that's cool stuff.
All right. So yes, this this looks rather interesting, and it covers a lot of things. And so let me guess if you are using def kingstar, for your local environment, probably can start will be your hosting of choice, right?
Yeah, we are recommending it for everybody. And that because we got fine tools there. For example, Search and Replace, we don't need to go to SS H agent and, and type on WP CLI search, replace etc. You can do it directly on Kingston's page. Of course, you can do it because you can start installing WP CLI for all of things. Another cool stuff is CDN. So all static files will be provided very fast for the end user. So CSS js and images will be provided by Kinsta. CDN. The cool stuff is also backups. So you don't need to worry about having some files corrupted or something like that. And the last last thing is probably support, which is available 24 hours, seven days a week. So. So that's important for the client.
Yes. And okay, so we have your local environment, we have your production environment and staging, too. And how do you migrate files between those environments?
Yeah, so as I said, we are using GitHub. So every new developer, who is joining the project needs to clone the repository from from the remote repository. And then he's sure using git checkout to checkout master branch and then creating a new branch from from the master branch. And after doing some fixes or creating new features, he needs to push it to origin. And then he is creating pull request to master branch. And after everything is checked by the central developer is being merged to master and it's being pushed to production.
Okay, and how are we? How are the files migrated from the environment to environment? Let me guess you're not using FTP buy in the money? Well,
yeah, using CI/CD, of course. And we are using Buddy works. So I will show you my our pipeline in a while. But maybe let's first do some tests and create some back.
Okay, so let's imagine I am your client, right? And your client, I imagine because I found a bug. So what should i What should I do?
Okay, so first thing you need to do is to create a ticket in your Basecamp project, and assign it to our project manager, which is assigned to this project. Then project manager is looking for the first available developer, and he's assigning the task for him. And then the developer is cloning the whole repository to his localhost, he's taking a database from from production. And after everything is done, he may start working on this project on his localhost. So let's imagine that screen right? Yes, we got the problem here. So the closing tag is missing here. So the comment is being pulled to opening body tag. And let's have a look how it looks like on our local environment and how it looks like on our staging environment. So let's refresh the page to be sure that it will appear there as well.
So for those who are wondering this strange light and language, you can say it's polish. Yeah,
we can change it to English, of course. So let's let's move to English to not bother anybody. Okay, so we should have the same problem here on the English version of the site. And as you can see, here, the closing sign is missing here. So the first thing that we need to do is to check that we are on master branch. Everything is up to date. It's up to date. Okay, so we need to create a branch here. It's going to be fix slash missing of the sign for the fact it's going to be wrong. But
yes, this is quite quite a long, long branching. But it will also ask you about this, this fixed prefix in a while, but first, let's because it's not working. Okay,
so we are currently now on our branch, I guess. Yeah. So let's close the stack and check how it will look like on our local environment. As you can see, everything is correct now, so we can push this branch to the remote Git status. That's okay, so everything is now on origin there. And let's have a look. How are we it works in our GitHub repository. Okay, so we can compare and pull request here. So we are comparing our branch to the master branch, of course, here is the title of our merge request. And we should paste base component here and add some short description for the senior developer to be sure what we are doing here. And let's create a pull request. And as you can see, the only one file change this the base tweak, which is used by all of our templates, and let's merge this pull request. Let's imagine that we have senior developers everything is fine. And let's merge it to to the master branch. Let's delete this branch because we do not want to have a mess on our repository.
Deploying files and DB to Kinsta with Buddy
That's a perfect approach that I know underlined.
Okay, and let's go to about the works. And you can see our pipeline here.
And we have something in red. So something
that means that two new commits since last round appeared here, and we can go there and check our actions. So the only actions that we have enabled is upload files to FTP, visual tests, and like how tests, maybe let's run the pipeline and I will talk a bit about each of these actions. Okay. So, first action is generating that endpoint that htaccess files, which is used only once in our case, because we are not changing DB details or any htaccess details. So that's the only thing that is creating that and files for our environment. The next thing is PHP instal and update plugins, which covers our composer instal and composer update. It is downloading the newest workers version, or the one that you will decide in composer json, and updating other plugins. Because we are not starting getting our GitHub repository. As I mentioned before, the next thing is compiling CSS and J. S files and compressing images, maybe let's go there. And let's have a look how it looks like here. Okay, so we are changing directory to our team directory, we are installing all required packages. And we are using npm run build here. We are using Gulp for for doing this. And let's check the environment because cool stuff here is that we can change the version of note here. And we can fully customise environments that we are using here. So we can download globally gulp grunt CLI so so that's the cool stuff here.
Yes, this is very useful, especially when we are working with either legacy legacy projects or cutting edge projects where when we have to set a specific specific version of, of some library. So this this is perfect, in some cases, case, yeah.
So let's go to our pipeline once again, and to other actions, or actions is that we are uploading files to our staging environment. The next step is visual tests between current screenshot and screenshot from the pipeline that was wrong before. And the lighthouse tests in the perfect pipeline and the production pipeline, we will have upload files to FTP of production at the last step as the last step.
So in short, first, you run everything upload to staging, do testing on staging. And if everything is alright, then you are free to go to upload automatically to production.
Push everything to production. Yeah. So as you can see, currently, we got some pink Approval button here. So let's click Approve. And we will check what's what's the difference? So as you can see, yeah, difference is the right image, which is not the image to be honest. It's the animation. So as you can see, the first screenshot was taken in the other frame of this animation. So everything looks fine. Containers look fine. And I guess that we can approve this and move forward.
Yeah, so even if there is no, if there is a difference, this is an acceptable one. And it was something that we had to check manually to be sure that it's not an error.
Okay, so last step here is Lighthouse test, because we are checking it on and on to be sure that our scores didn't fall fall down. And that's important for our clients, because ours our position in Google depends on score of Google speed insights. So let's check how how it looks like. So we asked Google API to check performance accessibility and best practices and SEO and everything looks fine performance might be better but we will work on it for sure in a while. Okay, so this is how it looks like if everything went fine. Here we will have upload files to FTP of production as well. So
yeah, so So let's check if everything went alright.
Okay, so let's check our staging version of the site and we got the
sign here so yeah, so I can close my I can close my ticket everything is alright now. And okay, I have I have some questions about because installing runs running composer and stuff is something obvious but Got about about all those tests. So first, let's start with the visual test, how hard is to is to set up them.
Okay, so visual tests are being set up only with with the one input field. So let me go there. And the only thing that you need to paste this URL of your website that you want to test, you can add multiple ones. So quite, quite fine thing here.
Yes. All right. And you.
Same thing is about lighthouse, because the only thing you need to do is to paste website URL that you want to test and type some score values that will. Yeah, if something went wrong,
okay, why are you testing the lighthouse score as a process? Because most of the time, I think that many companies just do this once in a week in a mouth. And you're doing this every time with every everyone's smallest change?
Yeah, so we are trying to do Lighthouse testing as often as possible, because Google rules are changing every week. So we are trying to cover all needs of our clients, and we are testing them on and on to be sure that nothing was changed. And of course, if something will, will change, we will work on having the scores higher, accordingly.
Okay, so I think that that will cover it, but atomic I can we can we test something else? Yes, do take some time.
Sometimes we are using for for tests as well. So let me ask this, I'm not sure how, okay, it's validator. So the only thing you need to do here is as well take the link and paste it in here in URL input. And let's set up that to be zero because it will take a while it needs to go through all pages that are linked on specific page. So let's go with that. 00. And let's add this action. Let's remove turn off these actions to to have it faster and just run this pipeline. So it will show us some problems with 404. If we will have some
Yes, this is this. I mean, if I remember there was one plugin for for WordPress that was doing this. But many hosting companies has always marked it as as a big no, no, because it was really heavy on the resources. And even here, you can see that it takes quite a while we are just testing one page. But with this approach, we don't have to worry about our hosting being being mad at us. So let's let's wait a little moment. But yes, I think this like this, for sure makes our deployments much more stable. We can be much more confident with the with the result of our of our changes because we don't have to, after after deployment, check out everything manually. Oh, and he was
we got success here. So everything looks fine. And we are sure that nothing collapse here.
Okay, so So I think that that we got it covered. I I think you unravelled some magic behind Osom studio. Awesome deployments. Right? Yeah. And let's go back to one thing because it was kind of interesting for me, when you are creating the, the new the new branch is the prefix prefix fix. Could you tell us a bit more about your let's call it GitFlow.
Yeah, that's simplified info and we are using two prefixes one is fix and another one is feature. So, if something is something done in feature added by the client and client wants some new functionality, we are marking it as a feature. And if of course there is some back we are marking it as a fix. This will let the central developer who is doing merge requests and accepting them or rejecting them. Take the higher priority on fixing issues than implementing the new features so it will help The senior developers in in this way.
Yeah. So we are avoiding conflicts in our emerging. Yeah.
Of course. Next thing, we learned that you're not afraid of new technologies, and you are? You're using Guttenberg, which is just like that. Very cool. Because I'm, I'm a really, really big Gutenberg fan, too. And we also talked a bit about WP CLI, but it was easy to guess because as you mentioned about writing down those bash scripts. So using WP CLI and connecting those it with with some bash scripts, it's it's a really perfect, perfect solution in your case, if I can get it right. Yeah. Yes. Next thing, stable, a local host environment, which is the Kinsta in your case. And you're using it not only because it's stable, and it's working. It's also compatible with most of your clients hosting, which is Kinsta. NT you're using Kinsta. Because it's stable, it's fast, and it gives access to many interesting tools. Yes. And also, I see that you didn't use it, but they have the really great, it's still in beta. A really cool tool for for benchmarking, slow actions. It's really it's really tremendous. I played played a bit with it. And it's really, it's really great. And, okay, so we have this end, in the end, you connect everything using body. you automate whatever you can, you don't only automate builds, but you only you also added some some tests to make all the deployments more stable. And you can just deploy everything in a more confident way. Did I miss something?
Now, I guess that recovers everything that I said. Yeah. Yeah.
So as you see, creating perfect flow, it's not just about using CI/CD. It's there is a lot of elements. Oh, we forgot about one thing. We also forgot about the whole flow between project managers clients. This is also the part of of the perfect flow for our, our applications. Okay, so it's time for for some questions. First, we will start with the questions that were that are submitted to us with the registration. So let's start with the With a question from Drew Douglas, how do you handle multiple Wordpress databases on developers local machines and turning them into one proper database on a staging site?
Okay, so handling multiple Wordpress databases is probably programme for of agencies and of developers because there is no such two as git for for databases. So the only thing that we can do is to use WP migrate DB plugin to pull database from production, which will in our case be the single source of truth and to import it locally. And then after some changes are made locally, we need to do them once again on production. Unfortunately, there is no other way for now, as far as I know, the only thing that we are making, I guess faster is exporting JSON files of our ACF field groups. And we are pushing them with GitHub, to GitHub, of course, and then we are synchronising them on production director and production, they are being pushed to production FTP, and they are being synchronised on production. So we do not have to go there. And at all field groups, they're separated.
Okay, and you mentioned WP migrate. So it was created. This plugin was created by Lucia brains. And at some point, they even tried to create, let's call it a git repository for the for database for WordPress. And even with their tremendous experience, they just failed. They failed. They say it's at this point, it's impossible in the corporate environment. So. So yeah, I think that the the project barding described is one of the most of the most popular when it comes to migrating database in some way. Okay, so let's see what we have. What we have next questions from Carlos, why is timber instead of sage is tweaked down the reason.
So, maybe I will try to explain that all of our developers know twig last week, and we are mainly using twig because of that. And the other reason is that sage is using blade templates. And twig is more strict here. So we are not able to use the whole PHP parts in in timber. And we can do it in sage sage, in this case in blade. So in my opinion, that's the only reason why we are using timber instead of sage.
Yeah, also, I can, like, drop a few cents here because I was the one because I worked at home studio at some point. And I was the one that who convinced the company to use to use timber. And yes, the fact of strictness was was one of the reasons I mean, there's nothing bad in light play, this is also really cool. And the only thing is how to tell it. I was never a person who trust other people. So if we, if if timber was more strict, it was it was the better approach, especially at the time.
Yeah, we are building applications in Laravel is well in Osom studio. But we decided to use use timber for for WordPress applications here.
Okay. Okay, so, let's see now something What else do we have? Okay, now we have a question from Sam Hogan. What is the future for WordPress development? And its competition.
Okay, so WordPress currently holds nearly 50% I guess, of CMS market here. So in my opinion, there is no competition here. WordPress is is the most popular CMS for sure. And I hope that the whole community will grow, grow and keep growing. So in my opinion, there is no competition for WordPress in this case. And what's the future in for web development here? In my opinion, there are two ways. The first way is to use headless WordPress. So I guess that we will agree with that, that that word is okay for clients. And it's quite user friendly. So we will let clients to do their job in in dashboard. And we will push it then with REST API or Graph QL. API to to front end, which will be probably some Jas framework, for example, next Jas or something like that. So So that's, that's the first way another way might be generating static files as you do on your project, WP O's, which makes the site more much lighter and much faster for sure. Because we are not asking DB on and on so. So in my opinion, there are two ways of of this.
And it's much it's much deeper. This was the reason why I went into it was just you. Okay, at now, yes. Hi, Patrick. I knew you would come up with something like this. How do you handle core plugins themes update and if by using composer update, how do you handle WP plugins update flow the activate plugins before update because composer didn't do it by itself.
Okay, so we are not only using composer. To do that, we are also using manage WP, which allows us to do backup for our staging environment, for example, right before updating the plugin, so it will do a backup before updating the plugin. It's called Safe update. It's updating the plugin then it's creating the dentist pushing the plugin to the staging version of the site. And you can compare screenshots as well. And if something went wrong, you can revert to the previous version or check if everything works fine on on staging environment. And if we are sure that everything works fine, there we are updating it in composer doing the same flow and then pushing it to production. And that's all change log to be sure that nothing major change there. So
okay, so you want to tell me that you are one of those company that that really does this because we for every update, we can read in almost every plugin, make a backup backup before updating cried and I never saw a person that was doing it. And this worked. Well. That is impressive. Okay. And here is a question from Mike. What is the difference between WP engines local and the Kinsta?
Okay, so to be honest, I didn't have chance to familiar familiarise with WP Engine local. We choose def Kinsta. Because a lot of our clients, as I said, is hosted in in in Kinsta. Only a few of them is hosted by WP Engine. And probably they're using the same thing. So probably they're using Docker. I'm not sure. So I don't want to mislead you. But in my opinion, they are working in the same quite same way. Here.
Okay, and here comes the last question is from silvium. How should you generate a static version of your website during the workflow?
That's probably a question for you because you're generating your own project to a static version. So
yes. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Yes. So, overall, there are three approaches to this. First of all, we're in the WordPress territory. So yes, there is a plugin for this. Personally, I am a big fan of WP to static plugin. It's it's really nice. It works. It just works. It just works with without any problems together with WP CLI and Buddy. This is the approach I'm using for for my newsletter WP hours. And I think that if you are a control freak, this is really a great tool to use because you have full control over the process. So this is this is interesting. The second one, we can think about using a service that we haven't had a webinar together with Nate Finch from Stradic about how to connect body with Stradic. So if you don't, if you aren't a control freak and you just don't care how the static site is generated. I think that services like Stradic are a really great way to go. And of course, if you are not a big fan of, of PHP and there are lots of static site generators, you can use Gatsby you can use next. Jas, of course by connecting them with with WordPress and connecting them with WordPress through either REST API or Graph QL API. So. So those are three ways you can achieve this every every way, can incorporate Buddy on its way. So you can run tests, you can add some staging sites before. It's really up to you.
Right. So that's Mario szatkowski said that you can also use WP CLI that would be dB import export for database integration. Yes, we are using it mostly, in this case. Yes. So we are using search replace, and we are exporting and importing databases with with this command. We are also turning off turning on some plugins, etc. So we are using the Ruby CLI in our agency. It's also built in Kinsta. So you can use just to go to the client, SS H client and WP CLI is already there. So let's go stuff.
And this is for me. Thanks, Margaret. Do you could you provide a default WP setup library for a perfect git Git flow, for example, GitHub master to the environment. So this is I think that I already have it set up you can find my repository, it's called WP Sasquatch, is its bedrock together with, with timber and so on. You just have to fill out the environment. And that's all I throw a composer of course, and it will work. It's it's really simple as that. Okay, so I think we have we we are out of, we're running out of time. But I know that there were some more questions, we will try to create an article soon. And we will try to respond to them all because they are really, really interesting. So keep an eye on this. Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you, Bartek. For for spending some time with us. Do you have something to add? Before we we wrap this up? Yeah,
thank you for having me here. And the only thing I want to add is that we are looking for web developers. So if you want to join us, join our team, feel free to go to auto studio.com And send us your CV and we will stay in touch for sure.
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Me Before You. The story of Will Traynor, a young man who, after a horrible accident, is living as a quadriplegic. His parents hire Louisa Clark, a quirky, chatty young woman, who becomes Will’s companion. Although they despise each other at first, they eventually grow closer, fall in love and enjoy some amazing adventures together. Finally- a story where the main character is living with a physical disability! I was excited when I picked up this book and enjoyed reading a story where I could so relate to the character and his life. So romantic. So heroic. So brave.
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You know, the part where Will travels to Switzerland to a medical facility that assists him in committing suicide. He ends his life. His disabled life. His life that is not worth living because he is in a wheelchair.
Let’s get something straight right off the bat. Suicide, despite the motive, is not romantic, is not heroic, and is not brave. It is final, it is selfish, and it is cowardly. Depending on your relationship with Jesus Christ, suicide can be a decision with devastating, eternal results. When you choose to end your own life, you are not making the difficult choice- you are making the easy one. You want to know what is brave? Waking up every morning and, despite your circumstances, making the choice to live.
Before you call me judgmental, let me tell you this. I’ve been there. I’ve lain in a hospital bed alone at night, considering the possibility that my only choice was to end my life. You see, I am Will Traynor. In 1999, while attending a summer camp in Wyoming, I had a ranching accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury. I was sixteen years old, and I had an amazing life ahead of me, with plans to go to medical school, excel in athletics, and change the world. Suddenly, I found myself in a wheelchair, and my future dreams disappeared, one by one.
So I had a choice to make- the very same choice Will was faced with. The same choice people are faced with, day in and day out. Life is hard, and it doesn’t have to be a disabling accident that shows you this hard truth. All you have to do is look out your car window to see someone who is hurting, who is considering their options. Because pain is relative to your personal experience. What pushes one person to continue on may nearly break another. And while we can’t control what life throws our way, we can control how we respond to it.
I chose to live, and it was the best decision I have ever made. I thought about my family that I would leave behind, and the grief my choice would cause them. I thought about the finality of the choice to end my life. And I realized that a life with struggle was still better than no life at all. Are their aspects of my life that are difficult? Absolutely. Do I have days where the choice to live is harder to make than other days? You bet. But you see, I love my life. My disabled life. My life that, to some, is obviously not worth living because I am in a wheelchair. But I couldn’t disagree more. My life is worth living, and your life is worth living as well. You were created by an Almighty God for a reason- for a specific purpose- and you will never experience that purpose if you choose to waste the precious gift you have been given.
Want to write a story about romance? Go to Wisconsin and talk to my friend, Tasha. Her husband, Doug, fell in love with her because of her disability, not in spite of it. She travels across the country and shares her story in high schools to prevent teenage suicide. She’s making the choice to live her life and change the world. Want to write a story about heroism? Go to Colorado and talk to my friend, Chad. He fights personal demons every day after serving our country in Iraq and Afghanistan. He uses his struggles to help other veterans deal with their pain. He’s making the choice to live his life and change his world. Want to write a story about bravery? Come to Montana on Monday and accompany my family to the funeral of Julie Kellogg. She fought ovarian cancer with every fiber of her being until she breathed her last earthly breath on Wednesday afternoon. She woke up every morning and fought to live, and her testimony has changed my world.
So please, don’t go and see this movie. Don’t support the idea that life in a wheelchair is a life that is not worth living. Don’t support the lie that suicide is romantic, heroic, or brave. Me Before You is actually the perfect title, because it exposes the falsehood Hollywood is feeding us and shows the real truth- that the choice that Will makes is all about putting his own needs and desires before the needs and desires of the ones who love him.
What can you do instead? You can make the choice to live, and you can help others make that choice as well. You can be a listening ear, a sympathetic friend, a champion for someone who needs support. You can stop the bullying, the shaming, and the division. You can use your own brave choice to encourage others to also choose life.
If you are struggling with the choice to end your life, please make the choice to live. I know it can seem hopeless, but there is a beautiful life waiting for you if you can just find the courage to fight for it. Reach out and talk to someone, because no matter what you are dealing with, you are loved, and you are not alone. God created you to be victorious, and He can help you through any situation that comes your way. Make the brave choice- choose to live. | <urn:uuid:4bb7a558-863b-4169-8a0f-ac016dbb50d0> | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | http://www.ashleelundvall.com/blog/post/2016-06-03-me-before-you | 2018-09-24T13:49:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267160454.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20180924125835-20180924150235-00079.warc.gz | en | 0.973569 | 1,241 |
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
The Skinny: While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women’s concentration camp. Trapped in horrific circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery and friendship of her fellow prisoners. But will that be enough to endure the fate that’s in store for her? – From Goodreads
BFF?: Good golly I ADORED Rose! She reminded me of what we think Americans should be: spunky, proud, energetic, smart, witty. Basically… she was your all-American girl. So to see her in the situations she ended up in… broke my heart! I loved that despite her situation, she didn’t seem to lose much of herself during her time in the camp. She was flawed, yes, but I think she was flawed in the way a lot of us Americans can be – we think “We’re AMERICANS!” and are untouchable, invincible. Rose was just a girl… she didn’t have a hard life, she came from a loving family, she was on her high school basketball team and had friends and school everyday things. She could have been anyone you knew, so I think that made her struggle, and in the end her triumph, even more incredible because… THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ME! It could have been my best friend. Okay.. enough gushing over Rose. 🙂
Readability: I love how Elizabeth Wein incorporates different styles into her writing. While everything was most definitely written in Rose’s voice, each section of the book was written for a different reason, and you could easily feel Rose’s attitude and personality and state of being with every page.
Crush Level: 0
Nil. While there was a little bit of romance mentioned, it honestly wasn’t anything to write home about. That wasn’t the focus of this book and I was glad for it. I love a good romance, but sometimes I just want friendships. I want struggles and relationships with those who see you through them. This book was chock full of them – sans romance.
I THINK this is what they were celebrating – Rose Under Fire is set at the very end of the war so this isn’t spoilery – but being right in the middle of it made me extremely jubilant… but at the same time sad. France, where most of this book is set, was destroyed by the war. People were destroyed by it. So to see them come together and rejoice that the war is over, that their lives can return, made me feel that I will never feel that kind of jubilation.. that kind of pride and excitement. My home will never be destroyed (unless all these dystopian novels start coming true) so I will never get to feel what the people of France did on VE-Day. Which is a good thing, I’m sure…
Commencement Speech: It’s exceedingly rare for me that I love a second book in a series or companion series more than the first. Usually I’m like a mom when it comes to them: I love each in their own special way. And while I’m certainly getting mom-like on this series, I’m going to have to say that my love for Rose Under Fire well exceeded Code Name Verity… and that’s saying a lot because I love that book to pieces!
What struck me was that these two books are so similar yet completely different. They both feature women pilots dealing with the war. They both have passionate MCs who you struggle with right alongside them. But somehow… I felt so much more of a connection to Rose. I felt so much more for her and I think it’s because her personality seemed to jump right off the pages. My heart ached for her constantly and I needed her story oh so much.
This book also opened up a new eye for me. I knew about the Holocaust. I knew the things that went on in concentration camps. But I didn’t KNOW about the Holocaust. I didn’t KNOW about what went on in concentration camps. The experimental surgeries, the insane punishments, the living conditions, the thievery and conspiracy… it was wild to read these things and, at times, insanely hard to keep going.
Yearbook Quote: “…my heart ached for her bravery.”
Superlatives – Most likely to make you have the ugly heart-breaking cries
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Online Dictionary: translate word or phrase from Indonesian to English or vice versa, and also from english to english on-line.
Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Mainor(0.01196 detik)
Found 1 items, similar to Mainor.
English → English (gcide)
Mainor \Main"or\, n. [Anglo-Norm. meinoure, OF. manuevre. See
Maneuver.] (O. Eng. Law)
A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.
Note: A thief was said to be “taken with the mainor,” when
he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is,
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With the Baltimore Ravens clinging to a 14-10 halftime lead against the Cleveland Browns on September 26, Mary Kate Morris and Nicole Marchetto decided to hit the concession stand behind Section 538 of M&T Bank Stadium. Little did they know at that point that they would not get to see the second half of the game.
The couple, who reside in Hampden, saw a long line at the restroom and decided to buy some beer and fries until the line diminished. They spotted a plastic cup on the counter and used it to pour ketchup for the fries.
While waiting for their orders, the couple engaged in what Marchetto characterized as "casual kissing." Almost immediately a security guard and a supervisor told the women to "stop making a scene." They were warned on three occasions but they continued because, according to Marchetto, "the kissing was heartfelt and decent in the real sense and was not any different from what numerous law-abiding straight couples were doing all around us."
Soon afterwards, the security guard demanded to see their driver licenses, and then the women were told they need to leave the stadium immediately. Asking why they had to leave the guard accused them of first stealing the cup from the concession stand and then accused them of stealing the beer. A Baltimore City policeman intervened and told the guards they did not steal any beer. "Dude, that's not what they did," Morris recollected the officer's remarks to the guard. The couple still has the receipts from all the purchases.
Nonetheless, they were forced out of the stadium escorted by three police officers. As they left, Marchetto "looked the cop in the eye and told him that I am not only a paying customer and a law-abiding citizen." It was to no avail.
Mary Kate Morris and Nicole Marchetto strongly believe that their ejection resulted from the kissing and nothing else. "Straight couples were kissing all around us," concurred Morris who pointed out that no one complained about their own displays of affection. As a matter of fact, some fans were not only approving but cheered us."
Baltimore OUTloud contacted the Maryland Stadium Authority, the organization who employs security at M&T Bank Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards to comment on the incident. After checking with security personnel, Jan Hardesty, a media spokesperson for the Maryland Stadium Authority, stated the ejection was a result of "unauthorized removal of inventory" (the cup). According to Hardesty, an employee of Aramark (company that runs the concessions) witnessed the removal of the cup to pour ketchup. Each item must be accounted for, according to Hardesty.
When asked does the use of a cup, for which the women offered to pay the full price of a fountain drink, justify removal from the game given the price of tickets, Hardesty had no comment.
The same question was posed to Patrick Gleason, Public Relations Manager for the Baltimore Ravens. He, too, did not respond. However, he did investigate the incident with the Ravens' senior vice president of public and community relations Kevin Byrne and vice president of stadium operations Roy Sommerhof.
The official response by Byrne: “We’re aware of the incident, and we’re satisfied with the action taken by the concessionaire, security and police.”
Gleason added, "Many of our game day concession stands are run by volunteer groups to raise money for their charities. Accounting for drinks sold is computed by the number of cups used. If cups are taken or missing once the game ends, then the respective volunteer group is responsible for reimbursement."
However, Mary Kate Morris and Nicole Marchetto believe the eviction was out of proportion compared to removal of a plastic cup and that the displays of affection were the true motive. The false accusation regarding stealing beer lends credence to their assertion.
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I never sit down and plan out articles. I’ve now written over 200.
I never write detailed summaries of chapters of books or sections of products before I get to work on them.
I never planned a single university essay (and still got a First Class Degree and a PhD).
It’s not just that I’m lazy and just can’t face the idea of writing down a simple structure. Rather, despite every effort, planning just doesn’t work for me.
* * *
When I was studying for my PhD at Oxford, one of the mandatory hurdles required students to submit a detailed plan of every chapter of their ENTIRE thesis, along with titles and a condensed summary of all the major arguments and literature they intended to draw from.
My only problem? I didn’t know any of this.
I had ideas. I had a sense that I wanted to write about human rights. I had certain authors and books whose arguments I agreed and disagreed with.
But being forced to write an ACTUAL plan was one of the most unnatural and painful exercises I could have been forced to do. It clogged up my brain.
Even if I have a sense of something I’m angry about (e.g. Free Speech, Tinder, the perfect way to make a cup of tea), it doesn’t mean that I know (a) what my main arguments will be, or (b) how I intend to structure the entire piece.
Because the truth is: I don’t write to say what I think, I write in order to figure out what I think.
This is true of many people, I’m sure. I know Kevin Kelly has said something similar in his excellent Tim Ferriss interview.
But the world is still full of “planners”. For every chaotic creative (like me), there are plenty of diligent, hard-working writers who create entire blueprints before they ever set pen to paper.
Plenty of novelists have every chapter, every twist and turn in the plot neatly summarized before they dive in and write it all out.
I spent a long time trying to copy the “planners”. I envied their ability to figure things out first, and then simply connect the dots once armed with their detailed map of the territory ahead.
Planners have maps. Chaotics just have a compass.
As a Chaotic, all I ever know creatively is a general “feeling” of the way ahead.
And even then, I bump into some walls and have to recalculate. It’s like searching through a dungeon with a flashlight and occasionally hitting dead ends, empty treasure chests, trap doors. But as you trudge through each winding tunnel, the path gradually gets more illuminated until you come out the other side and can see the entire route as clear as day.
Of course, what’s exciting about being a Chaotic is that you just have one commandment: BEGIN. That’s it.
Begin. Write. Don’t look back. Keep trudging through and that path will eventually reveal all its secrets to you. Then go back and make it better. Do that 3-100 more times and you’ll have made something beautiful.
Sure it’s messy, but why should neat and tidy be the only game in town? Messy can work. As long as you don’t stop for too long and let your messy thoughts get the better of you.
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Trout Lake Station has year round housing for 29 researchers with an additional 11 beds available in the summer. In addition, the Frost House has 8 beds and is available to UW-Madison Faculty conducting research in the environmental sciences. The TLS User Guide provides detailed information about staying on station.
What you need to know
For summer reservations please complete the housing form (opens in new window). For reservations the rest of the year or for summer stays of 1 week or less please contact Pam Fashingbauer. Details and photos of the housing facilities are on our Housing Choices page. Cost for lodging is $10.00 per night per person. This fee is waived for UW-Madison researchers in the environmental sciences.
What to bring
Mattress pads are provided on all beds. Plan to bring your own pillow, sleeping bag/sheets, towels, headlamp or flashlight or both. Food is not provided on station. All cabins have fully equipped kitchens.
Arriving and Leaving
If you are arriving after hours contact Pam Fashingbauer prior to arrival to obtain access to housing. Please let Pam know when you are leaving the station. Do not leave food in the cabins: take with you, give to another resident or discard. Do not change bed assignments.
Staying on Station
There is no cleaning service provided, so each resident is responsible for cleaning his/her cabin. Garbage needs to be brought to the dumpsters near the main driveway. The closest grocery stores are located in Minocqua, St Germain or Boulder Junction. A swimming area and fire pit are located near the dock and are available at all times. A volleyball Court is located near Juday House. Laundry facilities are located in Juday house and the shower building. Pets are not allowed on station.
The entire station has WiFi. The year round cabins also have wired connections. The station building has wireless and wired connections throughout the building. General use computers are available in the main lab.
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Provide over 70% of your electricity requirement using solar plus battery storage. And keep the lights on if the grid goes down...
Why install battery storage?
The best all round residential solar storage product on the market is the Tesla Powerwall 2, a single unit system with a 5kW charger (7kW peak) and 13.5kWh of storage capacity. We are Tesla Powerwall Certified Installers.
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Sometimes our customers are looking for solar pv battery storage with less capacity, or bespoke, with increased UPS capability. As well as Tesla, we offer customised Victron based systems (ideal for off-grid), with a range of batteries including Simpli-Phi, LG Chem and Northstar TPPL lead.
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SolarEdge also provides a product called StorEdge, directly compatible with SolarEdge solar systems and indirectly with any solar PV system using an additional inverter.
In economic terms, with the correctly sized system, the lifetime cost per kWh of stored electricity is below the average domestic grid cost of around 16p per kWh, and well below the average expected cost over the life of a typical system of around 25p – 30p per kWh. Storage now makes sense.
How much will battery storage for solar panels cost?
The installed cost of Tesla Powerwall 2 is around £6,000 + VAT. Storage capacity is around 13.5kWh and so this gives a cost of around £450 + VAT per kWh.
This is about as competitive as it gets … on a cost per kWh basis, pretty much every other system will be a similar cost or more expensive. Note that in general lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) – in other words Sonnenbatterie and Simpli-Phi – is more expensive than lithium manganese cobalt (NCM) – in other words Tesla and LG Chem. But the LFP batteries offer 10,000 life cycles (25 – 30 years on most usage cycles) as opposed to 15 years.
We’re experts in battery storage systems. We’re also passionate about the technology and excited by the tremendous potential it offers to transform the way in which electricity is generated and distributed. We are technology agnostic; we continuously analyse the batteries and chargers available on the market to ensure we are offering our customers best-in-class technology.
It is very important that residential solar storage systems are sized to the time analysed loads of the property. Solar PV battery storage needs to be sized to take account of variability in solar output. We use in-house software to model both the electrical load and the charging and discharging behaviour of a battery system working in combination with solar PV. We will design a battery storage system, with or without PV, to minimise the lifetime cost per kWh of stored electricity. We recommend a home energy monitor / smart meter is installed to monitor the loads prior to sizing the system – click here for more information.
We have designed systems for back-up and off-grid applications and we are well aware of and compliant with the standards applying to power systems for essential services.
We don’t employ pushy salesmen – just technical people, passionate about energy efficiency - who will provide you with a system combining technical excellence and value for money. With systems typically lasting 15 - 20 years, we are here to support you and your system over the long term.
All projects are managed in house and installed by our solar panel installers. We operate within a 90 mile radius of Reading, Berkshire, a 50 mile radius of Coventry and a 50 mile radius of Telford:
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I recently read an article on the Wall Street Journal about someone who got “unfriended” by another person. That person was his son. The reason? After often hearing his son complain that he was broke and needed money, he wrote a message on the son’s Facebook wall that read like this: “I can see what you are blowing your money on, so don’t come whining to me about money.” The article continues to say that “in the new era of helicopter parenting, more and more parents and kids are meeting up, and clashing, on Facebook, MySpace and other social-networking sites.”
I’ve been around the social networks since 2002, starting with Ryze.com and Friendster.com. Though the latter became an instant hit with the Asian communities around the world, especially Filipinos, Facebook captured the North American market from MySpace and has become today the leading social network in that region. For Filipinos in their thirties up to the forties, Friendster wasn’t that appealing as it has always been with teens and the post-teens (do you still call them “Yuppies?”) But Facebook suddenly became appealing to the older generation because (in my own words) it wasn’t as “messy” as Friendster. It was cleanly laid out and functionally useful.
I have my daughter (13), son (11) and some of their friends, as well as nieces and nephews, in my Facebook network. But the Wall Street example above is a definite “No-No” for me. I kid around or quip a short, inspiring quote on the photos that my daughter posts, knowing well that her friends will see my post, or comment at her wall posts, but hardly will I write a new message on her wall. I must always respect and be conscious of the fact that writing her messages where the whole world can read must be a careful exercise for a parent to continue a relationship with his children in cyberspace. It is often times rewarding for the parent to be seen by their children’s friends as “cool” or “into the times” when they see dear, ol’ Dad actively participating in commenting (discussions) on their posts in Facebook.
It’s very easy for us parents to glare at something we don’t like for our kids and are tempted to write our remarks. These are usually perceived by your kids to be “snide remarks” or bordering on being a “pest.” I’m already imagining these kids asking themselves, “Do I need this?” In fact, I’m pretty sure many kids dread getting a friend request from Mom or Dad. Gee whiz! You’re putting your kids on the spot — if they ignore your request, they’ll think you’d get mad; if they accept your request, they dread the inevitable.
Many parenting professionals have often said that we will always be parents to our kids, not their friends. If you want to get involved in the cyberspace networks of your kids, be prepared to be ultra patient, understanding and tempered in responding. I read my kids’ posts and sometimes wonder if I should react — DON’T. Like a good leader in the business world, always praise publicly but reprimand privately. You don’t do the latter in Facebook. Just think about it as your kids standing around having a conversation and you butt in, “Hi, guys! What’s up?” They all stare at you thinking, “Duh?” Be careful with enforcing your law online — it’s not always the same as in real life.
The good side about this passive behavior online with your children’s social networks is you get to know more about them, the type of conversations they have with their friends, and many other things that usually doesn’t come up on the dinner table. It’s a great way to have another type of contact with your kids. It can also become a nice conversation piece on your Sunday family days or back to the dinner table. What happens in Facebook doesn’t stay in Facebook — they are helpful conversation starters.
Virtual parenting must have its limit for parents. Think of how it would make you feel (when you were in your teens) if your Mom or Dad would listen in to every conversation you had with your friends. There’s a limit to listening in and being tempted to remark (badly) to every item. As you try to give your children space in their lives, so must you do the same in the online social networks. All relationships need boundaries. Today, there are no foolproof guidelines in online parenting. As this generation matures, the virtual parent-child relationship will have to sort itself out positively.
What do you think? What are your online experiences with your children? | <urn:uuid:8bef87aa-7724-4be9-aa29-42c245f499b2> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://parenthoodphils.wordpress.com/tag/facebook/ | 2019-06-24T17:33:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999620.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20190624171058-20190624193058-00453.warc.gz | en | 0.968021 | 1,047 |
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I've been morbidly obese for as long as I can remember.
Dieting, exercising, eating right only worked for 10kgs and then I hit that plateau again.
The obesity lead to other problems, like PCOS and Type II Diabetes. I'm getting married in September and would really love to get my body right. Not only for the wedding, but also for having babies, as obesity and pcos, leads to infertility.
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Dutch + French technical support analyst wanted here in Rotterdam, the Netherlands for an exciting global market leader in the software & marketing sector. We are looking for you to have a strong background in technical support as well as coaching/mentoring a team as it will be up to you to grow and improve the technical skills of the team.
Be the point of contact for escalated cases, helping your fellow technical support colleagues assess and resolve any customer issues or technical queries.
- Monitor & mentor the helpdesk team to ensure all calls are investigated promptly & problems identified and resolved in a timely manner.
- Using your own problem solving & analytical skills to resolve complex technical issues.
- Guide fellow Helpdesk colleagues & customers through their issues towards a solution.
- Document all issues & their resolution for future training & quality purposes.
- Head up the introduction of new products into the helpdesk support function.
- Work closely with management to increase the technical skills of the helpdesk team.
- Recommend possible process improvements in order to minimise incoming queries and issues.
With near 50 years in the B2C relationship building sector - providing their clients with the right tools to make every interaction drive to a complete success, you will have the chance to work for a global market leader right here in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
You will need the following skills in order to qualify for this job:
- Near native Dutch
- Near native French
- Good level of English
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- 2+ years’ experience in the Technical Support sector
- Strong investigation & Analytical Skills
- Excellent Troubleshooting & Problem-Solving Skills
- 1-2 years’ experience in Coaching/Mentoring
Where is this job located?
Rotterdam – Netherlands – Being the major port city of the Netherlands and the second-largest city overall, Rotterdam has plenty to offer. After it’s full reconstruction after WWII, Rotterdam is now known for its bold, contemporary architecture.
Interview & Salary:
You will be invited to sit an online assessment (to assess the level of problem-solving skills).
Sit a Face-to-face Interview (Our client is flexible, if not possible to interview in Rotterdam - a phone/Skype interview can be possible).
Keep in mind the interview process is pretty quick - you will have feedback in a little as 1 or 2 weeks.
Salary: DOE - €35,000 - €47,000 gross per annum.
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I applied online and the process took 2 weeks - interviewed at T-Mobile.
Interview Details – You must apply online, then you will get called in to interview with the Store Manager. If you pass, you may or may not have a 2nd interview with a hiring manager or district manager. Interviews consist of a set of questions regarding your previous work history. Focusing on: adaptability, ability to learn new skills, technical and professional knowledge, and teamwork.
Interview Question – In your previous work experience, tell me about a time where you failed to live up to your/or your boss's expectations? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – You are able to negotiate your starting hourly rate, but it is not recommended that you do.
I applied in-person - interviewed at T-Mobile in September 2010.
Interview Details – I applied online and about a month later, I received a call. I had to do 3 different interviews. One was with 2 of the sales leads at the store. Next was with a manager. The third was with another manager.
Interview Question – If you had a choice to be driven in a limo or a taxi, which would you choose?
Show us how you would try to sell your current cell phone to a customer.
What are your hobbies? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiations. You get a basepay per hour and commission on your sales.
Interviewed at T-Mobile
Interview Details – Average of 15-30 min. interviews. Expect to be interviewed at least 3 separate times.
Very Easy Interview
I applied through an employee referral and the process took 2 months - interviewed at T-Mobile.
Interview Details – When I applied in 2008, the exam was not very difficult. however, in more recent years they have gotten more selective and harder to work at T-Mobile. However, once the exam is passed, it all depends on the manager who you are interviewing with.
Interview Question – My interview was very typical. Why do you want to work here? What are some of your negatives? Answer Question
Interviewed at T-Mobile
Interview Details – The application process is done online. I was called for an interview and we sat down and the manager asked me questions such as "why would you be good at sales?", "name one experience when you had to upsell something", "where do you see yourself in 5 years", etc.
Interview Question – The mult. questions about my sales experience since I had none at the time, but it wouldn't be ok to just say that. I had to think back on ANY experience and use that as an example so I used the time when I was a waitress and had to upsell food specials. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was none. I was offered the usual base pay amount and started part time.
I applied online and the process took 2 weeks - interviewed at T-Mobile in May 2013.
Interview Details – I applied online, passed the assessment and then got called to an interview. The manager that called me for the interview was not the interviewer. My first interviewer was really nice, seemed to know what he was talking about and asked basic interview questions. To sum it up the first interview went really great. I then got an email to fill out information for my background check and days after I got a call from the same manager that called the first time, and was told he was going to interview me this time for the. He then again asked me the same questions as the previous interview, and shortly offered me the positions and I accepted. He then filled me into salary details, info on how he worked and what he expected from me and introduced me to the team. He also provided me with his personal number and business card. I asked him about the training and he said he was going to email me the information.
Two days letter, I receive an email from T-Mobile stating "After careful consideration, we regret to inform you that you have not been selected for this particular position." I was really upset but decided it was probably an error, I called him to the number he provided me and got no answer, so I left a message and have not yet heard of him.
I must admit I am very upset and disappointed in the managers professionalism, he did not bother to call back personally since he had made the job offer. So I guess the only thing I can conclude is that he is not a man of his word, and hope that that is not the image and values of T-Mobile.
Word of advice for recruiters: do not get someones hopes up welcoming them to your team if it is not a serious offer.
Interview Question – Everything was pretty basic, common sense questions Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I accepted the offered salary.
I applied online and the process took 2 days - interviewed at T-Mobile.
Interview Details – Interview over the phone, then with teh store manager.
Interview Question – Give me an example when you had to deal with a difficult customer. Answer Question
I applied online and the process took 2 weeks - interviewed at T-Mobile in October 2011.
Interview Details – Got a call for an interview, went in to meet with store manager where I was asked about previous employment as it relates to sales and customer service, as well as normal interview questions. took about 45 minutes. was asked to come back the next day to meet with the store manager again as well as the district manager. went back and was asked similar questions, just more in detail for the district manager. was told immediately that i got the position pending criminal background check. took a few days for the criminal background to go through and then was contacted with the training dates. ((training is not always in the beginning of your employment, depends on staffing needs, and if you are at a certain store you will probably get sent to another store for training -- it's a week long, very interactive and you learn A LOT..not as intense as other providers from my understanding))
Interview Question – they were all easy and normal interview questions. Answer Question
I applied online and the process took 2 weeks - interviewed at T-Mobile in January 2012.
Interview Details – First, there is an online application. If you respond correctly online, you can get an interview. After a second interview, they let you know if you are hired.
Interview Question – Sales-related strategy questions. Answer Question
I applied online and the process took 3 weeks - interviewed at T-Mobile.
Interview Details – Applied for the position early January. Then I took and passed the online assessment the same day. I then received a call from store manager a week later to offer an interview. After the initial interview, I received a link to submit my background check. I took it and days after, I was offered the position, contingent I pass the Spanish assessment for this bilingual position. A day later, I was sent the offer letter. I accepted.
Interview Question – What would you do in the situation where you know that you won't be able to meet your sales quota for the day? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – The bilingual ability definitely pays.
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Last year it was my great privilege to visit the McManus Museum of Dundee Scotland. There we saw a display about the brave redheaded missionary, Mary Slessor. We were saddened to observe that much of the display touted her humanitarian efforts and downplayed her evangelistic zeal. Mary Slessor was a godly woman who served the Lord and her African brothers and sisters whole-heartedly. The following article summarizes an excellent biography of her life and ministry, Mary Slessor of Calabar by W. P. Livingstone. It was originally published in the early 1900’s and can be found used online. Modern reprints, or rather copies, are available but do not always contain clear renditions of the photos from the original, so you may want to check on that before ordering one.
Mary Slessor: Brave Missionary Example
Mary Slessor was a sensible, thrifty Scottish lass born in 1848. Her father’s alcoholism ruined the family financially and forced Mary to begin working at the mills when she was just eleven. An elderly neighbour woman was burdened for the souls of area children, earnestly urging them to forsake their sins and come to Christ. Mary responded and soon began gathering street children to attend religious meetings. A missionary spoke of the great need in Africa, particularly the Calabar region and Mary’s heart grew burdened for missions. After arranging for the care of her mother and sisters, Mary left for service in Africa. She was 28 years old.
Mary Slessor window in Dundee, Scotland
Mary’s spent time on the African coast training under veteran missionaries. A survey trip to the Calabar region caused her to observe, “Calabar needs a brave heart and a stout body.” Possessed of a stout heart, Mary found her body weakened by the many tropical diseases she was exposed to, but she persevered in her desire to work inland. Mary was finally left in charge of her own station at Calabar (Nigeria). Her earnest, winsome concern for the souls soon won the affection and admiration of the mission staff and the natives. Mary exercised extreme frugality – eating native food, sleeping in a native house, and doing all her own work. She quickly learned to speak the language. Mary often travelled barefoot or by canoe to minister to various tribes, and campaigned tirelessly to end the superstitious and evil practices that often meant death for the innocent. Her efforts were so joyful and devoted that her field directors noted, “Her labours are manifold, but she sustains them cheerfully – she enjoys the unreserved friendship and confidence of the people, and has much influence over them.”
When Mary learned in 1886 that both her mother and sister had died, leaving her without family in this world, she commented, “Heaven is now nearer to me than Britain, and no one will be anxious about me if I go up-country.” She moved further inland to Okoyong. The inhabitants were wild, fearless, and superstitious with no regard for life. Slowly Mary influenced the tribesmen to make changes by introducing the gospel and gently but staunchly standing against the vile tribal rituals and vengeful reprisals enacted when death or illness struck.
The “White Ma” was called upon to intercede to save lives and prevent tribal warfare. “Run, Ma!” her friends would urge her when hearing of trouble brewing in a nearby area. Mary would run to the area of conflict and bravely and calmly argue for the life of those facing certain unwarranted death. Her basis of argument was “the Book” and the words of the great God. Many lives that would have been carelessly cast away at a whim or superstition were saved by the timely intervention of Mary.
When requests came from other interior tribes for White Ma to come to them with the stories of the good book, Mary longed to go. Though her spirit was more than willing, her body was increasingly frail. Years of privation and extreme frugality had left her body weak and unable to function and she entered heaven in her sixty-sixth year. Mary Slessor was a faithful servant of her beloved Saviour who cared more for the souls of the lost than for any personal recognition or comfort in this life. Her unselfish work is responsible for numerous Africans coming to know the Lord.
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View Full Version : BMW sunroof cloth liner problem
08-31-2010, 02:35 AM
The liner for my sunroof came loose and I only noticed it when the cloth got bunched up and jammed. I managed to free it up and close it, but I can't open it with out it getting scrunched up. Can it be fixed while on my car or do I have to remove the whole sunroof? Has anyone came across a DIY for this situation, it's not one that has caught my eye and I've looked around sites for quite a bit.
Thanks a bunch!
08-31-2010, 11:58 AM
please post a picture. from my recollection this can be fixed with the sun roof simply open.
09-01-2010, 02:06 PM
Here is a picture. Like I said, I stuffed it back in the slot with a credit card, but if I dare open the roof, it will drag and bunch up. I don't know how it is suppose to be held on, if there is some sort of rubber mold holding the fabric or metal clamps.
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Upper Room Spiritual Classics: Writings of Catherine of Siena
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For nearly 2,000 years, Christian mystics, martyrs, and sages have documented their search for the divine. Their writings have bestowed boundless wisdom upon subsequent generations. But they have also burdened many spiritual seekers. The sheer volume of available material creates a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. Enter the Upper Room Spiritual Classics series, a collection of authoritative texts on Christian spirituality curated for the everyday reader. Designed to introduce 15 spiritual giants and the range of their works, these volumes are a first-rate resource for beginner and expert alike.
Living in turbulent 14th-century Italy, Catherine was driven to submit her will completely to God's will for her. Her intense prayer life led her to write hundreds of letters to friends, other monastics, and heads of state, urging them to turn away from sin and draw closer to God. Catherine's life of total prayer has long inspired admiration.
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I think the Ride kink kicks the shit out of a Dom. I've had a Kink for four years and ride street with it all the time. The Burton Dom's base is cheap as hell (might be different now, but three years ago it was terrible) and will look like swiss cheese if I did what I do to my kink. But in my experience Kink has more pop and is generally made better than a Dom. A bit cheaper too. I don't stand by Burton's low end boards, they are bad and over priced. I ride Triads and Burton Grails but generally stay away from their boards. The Fix looks kinda nice. But I won't be buying a Burton again anytime soon.
I say Kink, but that's just from my experience. If you wanna hit 45 foot jumps I'd go for something more like a NS Evo or SL, Signal OG.. something more versatile. If you are more than 140lbs the Kink and Dom are a bit soft to be hucking that far.
Oh and for hitting big stuff stay away from anything greater than 4mm rocker. They are good for pipe, but not stable landing hard pack flats. They are a bit flaky at high speeds too if you have too much rocker. IMO, never go beyond 4mm rocker unless you're only hitting park or powder.
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Rutgers football link central: Chris Laviano, Ruhann Peele and two possible future NFL...
Chris Laviano came back to Rutgers in August as a different quarterback than the one that struggled through spring camp.
As a result, he won the No. 2 job on the depth chart -- and suddenly he could find himself as No. 1 Saturday as quarterback Gary Nova was on crutches Sunday, according to coach Kyle Flood. Nova's status for gameday won't be known until Tuesday at the earliest.
Laviano talks about being ready to be next man up.
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Had to do a little back tracking with the armature.
Like a said in an earlier post, a couple of the ball and socket joints loosened up on me and needed to be re-solder‘d. The ankle and knee were a quick fix but the one at the base of the skull ended up being a bit of a problem.
I couldn’t put the torch on it since the skin and the hair have already been attached, so I used a two hour epoxy. My experience with this stuff in the past has been pretty good, when it hardens it seems tough as nails, hopefully it will hold.
See you next time
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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ca. 1420-1190 B.C.E.
Late Helladic III Period (possibly)
4 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/16 in. (11.4 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm) (show scale)
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Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
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Mycenaean. Female Figure, ca. 1420-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 4 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/16 in. (11.4 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.743. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.743_view1_print_bw.jpg)
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Female statuette with arms and upper body modeled on flat circular form - a "phi" figure. Head fairly flat on top with lock of hair hanging down from crown to "waist" painted to look like a braid with short horizontal strokes; bead-like nose; eye indicated by colored dots. Prominent breasts. Pale greenish-yellow clay with hair, eyes, nose, parallel wavy lines on upper body front and back and straighter lines farther apart on skirt - all in pale brown paint.
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Gunmen hurling grenades killed 17 soldiers in a raid on an army base in Indian Kashmir Sunday, with India blaming Pakistan-based militants for the worst such attack in the disputed region for over a decade.
The militants broke into the base near the de facto border with Pakistan before dawn and lobbed grenades at tents and barracks housing soldiers, before opening fire with automatic weapons, the army said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to punish those behind the "cowardly" and "despicable" hours-long attack near the town of Uri that also left four militants dead and scores of soldiers injured.
"We strongly condemn the cowardly terror attack in Uri. I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished," Modi said in a series of tweets.
No one has so far claimed responsibility, but Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he was disappointed with "Pakistan's continued and direct support to terrorism and terrorist groups".
"Pakistan is a terrorist state and it should be identified and isolated as such," Singh said on Twitter, adding that the militants "were highly trained, heavily armed and specially equipped".
The raid is likely to further sour ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours given the high death toll and heightened tensions in the Indian-administered region following weeks of deadly clashes between residents and security forces.
India regularly accuses its arch-rival Pakistan of arming and sending rebels across the heavily militarised border that divides Kashmir between the two countries, to launch attacks on its forces. Islamabad denies the claims.
Sunday's attack was one of the bloodiest on soldiers since an armed rebellion against Indian rule erupted in 1989. Militants killed 30 soldiers and their families in a suicide attack in Kaluchak in the Himalayan region in 2002.
Most of the soldiers died Sunday after their tents and other housing caught fire during the raid on the brigade headquarters near the border known as the Line of Control (LoC), said Ranbir Singh, the army's director-general of military operations.
Lieutenant-General Singh blamed Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad, saying he had already expressed "serious concerns" to his Pakistani counterpart.
"The killed terrorists, they were all foreign terrorists and as per the initial reports, they belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammad," Singh told a briefing.
India blamed the same group for an audacious attack in January on an Indian air force base in the northern state of Punjab that left seven soldiers dead.
- Deadly civilian unrest -
Washington condemned the attack, adding it was committed to the "strong partnership with the Indian government to combat terrorism," US State Department spokesman John Kirby said.
Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since the two gained independence from British rule in 1947. Both claim the territory in full and have fought two wars over the region.
The Muslim-majority region is currently in the grip of deadly civilian unrest that has lasted for more than two months. Protesting residents are clashing almost daily with security forces in the worst crowd violence since 2010.
At least 87 civilians have been killed and thousands injured in the protests against Indian rule, sparked by the killing of a popular rebel leader in a gunbattle with soldiers on July 8.
The government has been coming under growing pressure over the level of casualties and over the security forces' use of shotguns loaded with pellets which can blind demonstrators.
Thousands of angry demonstrators defied a curfew on Saturday in Kashmir to attend the funeral of a schoolboy whose body was found riddled with pellets, sparking fresh clashes.
The Indian government accuses Pakistan of stoking the unrest in the region.
On Sunday residents of Uri town saw smoke billowing from the nearby base and heard continuous rounds of heavy gunfire that lasted several hours, while army helicopters circled overhead.
Twenty-eight injured soldiers were airlifted to a military hospital in the region's main city of Srinagar, four of them in critical condition, an army officer said.
Rebel groups which have been fighting Indian troops in Kashmir since 1989 seek either independence for the region or its merger with Pakistan.
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Finally, petrol at less than £1 a litre (with a catch) - you'll have to do a £30 shop at Sainsbury's first
- Sainsbury's lays down the gauntlet with 10p off a litre of fuel deal
- Says its 298 petrol stations all have unleaded at 109.9p a litre or less
- Comes as petrol prices have crept up since mid-February
Drivers will finally be able to fill up for less than a £1 a litre again from tomorrow as Sainsbury's launches another attractive promotion to lure people into its superstores.
Shoppers who spend £30 or more in store or online will receive a 10p a litre off fuel voucher, valid for 14 days. This will cushion the disappointment for drivers who had seen petrol fall towards £1 a litre at the start of the year, only to see prices rise back up as the oil price climbed.
The supermarket giant confirmed to This is Money that all 298 of its petrol stations have unleaded at 109.9p a litre or lower and will continue to do so until the promotion ends on Wednesday 4 March 2015.
Cheaper fuel: Regular shoppers at Sainsbury's can take advantage of the 10p a litre off fuel promotion from tomorrow
Those driving a diesel motor typically pay 116.37p on average per litre across on petrol suppliers. It means for them, it is unlikely prices will slip under that psychological £1 barrier during the promotion.
Although clearly designed to pull in shoppers and make them spend more, for those who already do their weekly shop at Sainsbury's and have a car, taking advantage of the deal could save them money on filling up.
The supermarket says the deal could save a driver with a typical family saloon car roughly £12 to fill up compared to the same week last year.
Roger Burnley, Sainsbury's retail and operations director, said: 'We're delighted to be offering customers this super saving on fuel. For the cost of their essentials, they can take advantage of some of the biggest fuel savings in the market.'
The move comes after the AA warned last week the average cost of a litre of unleaded had crept back up to 108.28p – almost 2p a litre more than the 1 February low of 106.39p.
Diesel was averaging 115.06p a litre compared with 113.42p on 1 February. It comes after a recovery in oil prices.
A barrel of Brent crude slipped to a low of nearly $45 in mid-January from $110 in summer 2014. Today, it has risen to $59 a barrel.
Supermarkets tend to have slightly cheaper fuel prices than the bigger players, with Asda offering it at the lowest cost.
But the last set of data from AA showed the unleaded price gap had shrunk to 1.8p per litre between supermarkets and giants such as BP and Esso.
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Our family is Deeply saddened to announce the death of Aaron Kyle Conlee on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Kyle, 47, will remain an important part of our lives, as a devoted husband, loving father, son, brother, Uncle and friend. His Joy, Integrity and commitment to family will forever inspire us all.
Born on November 11, 1974 to Larry and Kathy Conlee, Kyle enjoyed an idyllic childhood in the Chicago suburb of Wheaton, Illinois. As a child, Kyle had good friends, played many sports and always put the needs of his friends and family above himself. He developed his strong work ethic from his parents. Kathy was a dedicated mother with an Indomitable spirit. Larry achieved much professional success, Mostly notably as Chief Operating Officer of Research in Motion. Always curious and striving to achieve, Kyle set a high standard from an early age for both himself and others.
Kyle was an excellent student, graduating first in his class as a National Merit Scholar at Wheaton North High School in 1993 followed by a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Duke University in 1997.
As a professional, Kyle was known as an Intelligent, kind and thorough colleague whose ever-present smile put those around him in a good fashion. Kyle began his career as a Consultant with Accenture in Chicago where he helped execute operational turnarounds at major retailers. He later pursued his Master in Business Administration in Finance and International Studies at the Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt University. In 2005, they joined Goldman Sachs as an Investment Banker in its Consumer Goods and Retail practice. It was here Kyle realized his passion for analyzing and problem Solving to drive value for his clients while also maximizing their potential through mergers and acquisitions. This realization, along with a desire to spend more time with his family, prompted a move to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he partnered with the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Drayer Institute of Physical Therapy in 2014. Upon the company’s later acquisition , the family moved to San Antonio in 2018 where Kyle took on the role of Chief Financial Officer for Visionworks and was later Instrumental in the company’s 2019 sale to BOS Vision Care. He relished the opportunity to celebrate the many professional Achievements over a late-night glass of Pappy with a colleague or two.
As successful as he was in his career, Kyle was now gratified by mentoring those who worked with him and for him. Whether it was providing someone with career advice or interviewing a prospective student for Duke University, Kyle was dedicated to giving back to his community.
Kyle loved to be outside and enjoyed nature through fly-fishing, skiing and golfing. He had a keen interest in architecture and history, followed all kinds of sports and was especially fond of the Dallas Cowboys, Crystal Palace, Duke Basketball and the Chicago Cubs. He was always there to commiserate with fellow fans on the latest Dallas Cowboys’ shenanigans. His love for music also led him to many live concerts, most recently at the Moody Theater in Austin.
Above all, Kyle had a love for his family. He filled their lives with unconditional love, warmth and laughter. He always sought to find the best in others and challenged his family to be the best version of themselves through perseverance and hard work. His children were his pride and Joy. Even after a long day at work, Kyle was always there to help Abigail with her homework or build a Lego set with Henry. He loved to travel and had countless adventures with his wife and children. Although his time with his family was cut unexpectedly short, the profound impact they had in their lives will last forever.
He will be Deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his loving wife, Gabrielle; his children, Abigail and Henry; his father, Larry; his brother, Kevin and his wife Carolyn; his nieces and nephews; and the rest of his family and friends. A Celebration of his life was held on April 18, 2022.
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East Gippsland timber jobs are being sacrificed by an unnecessary Andrews Government zoning change.
The Andrews Government has altered the prescriptions from General Management Zones to Special Management Zones for the Orbost spiny crayfish in East Gippsland timber coupes.
General Management Zones allow for a balanced approach to managing a forest for a range of uses including protection of landscape values, recreation and education opportunities, fire protection, conservation and forestry.
While Special Management Zones severely restrict timber harvesting through the application of greater controls.
The National Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the Andrews Government passed the zoning change and stopped all timber harvesting, despite soil scientists saying it was unnecessary.
“The Andrews Government decision has effectively wiped out tens of thousands of hectares of productive forest coupes, putting local jobs indefinitely on hold and costing local harvesters significant income.
“Labor has used the zoning change to create buffer zones around temporary streams and drainage lines which has had an enormous impact on timber harvesting operations.
“Any subsequent contingency plans and surveys needed for the zoning change will take months to resolve – leaving local timber workers high and dry.
“The Andrews Government has used the Orbost spiny crayfish to roadblock the East Gippsland timber industry – it must reverse its decision and listen to sound science.”
Ms Bath called on the Minister for Environment in state parliament to remove the unnecessary prescriptions enacted by the zoning change.
“It’s concerning when the Andrews Government continues to ignore specialist advice and cherry pick the science to suit its green agenda.
“The Andrews Government must ensure any future prescription evaluations undergo thorough and rigorous regulatory impact statements to justify changes.”
The Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull said it’s incredibly concerning the change in zoning has been made without any consultation with industry of VicForests.
“The change will destroy the Timber Release Plan in East Gippsland, effectively halting timber harvesting well into the new year,” said Mr Bull.
“The Andrews Government must stop activists influencing the process and listen to the experts.”
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Assessing patients is part of a nurse’s professional practice to keep patient’s safe and improve a patient’s health outcomes.
The Nursing Act, 1991 includes the accountability of assessing patients in the nursing scope of practice statement.
Nursing scope of practice statement
- The practice of nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care for and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function
What is a nursing assessment?
A nursing assessment is a process where a nurse gathers, sorts and analyzes a patient’s health information using evidence informed tools to learn more about a patient’s overall health, symptoms and concerns. This includes considering the patient’s biological, social, psychological, cultural and spiritual values and beliefs. A nurse then documents and interprets this information to inform the patient’s care plan and ongoing decision-making about the patient’s health status, which may include identifying urgent, emergent and or life-threatening conditions.
Assessments are critical to patient safety because lack of nursing assessments can pose a patient safety risk. Timely and appropriate holistic nursing assessment is a fundamental skill that all nurses should demonstrate in any area of nursing practice.
What is included in a nursing assessment?
During a nursing assessment the nurse collect both subjective and objective information using evidence informed tools to assess the patient as a whole. A nursing assessment may include, but is not limited to the following:
- environmental assessment
- cultural assessment
- physical assessment
- psychological assessment
- safety assessment
- psychosocial assessment
Nurses use critical thinking when analyzing the findings of their assessments to inform decisions about a patient’s plan of care. Recognizing normal and abnormal patient physiology helps nurses to prioritize interventions and care delivery. Nurses also consult and collaborate with the broader healthcare team to inform their decisions to support safe patient care.
Nurses are accountable to reassess patients frequently to make sure the care plan still meets the patients needs and address any changes to the patients’ health condition. Consistently reassessing patients is a key component to maintaining patient safety and improving patient health outcomes. Not doing so, may pose significant risks to their health.
Though performing assessments are part of a nurses’ foundational competencies, it is critical that nurses maintain this knowledge and skill. Nurses can maintain or increase competence in assessments through specialized education or developing new skills throughout the course of their nursing practice. All nurses are accountable to reflect on their practice every day to determine their learning needs and actively update their knowledge and skills to maintain their competence. Nurses are expected to participate in Quality Assurance and continue their ongoing learning and development.
Do I need an order to do a nursing assessment?
Nurses have the authority to perform a nursing assessment using their nursing knowledge, skill and judgment. Employer policies may provide additional direction related to nursing assessments, such as processes, tools and best practices. Nurses do not require a directive or order to perform assessments.
What should a nurse consider when determining an assessment?
A theory, framework or evidence-based tool should be used when describing the patients’ situation. Nurses should also consult the patient and other members of the health care team to create a patient-centered care plan.
It is important to include the patient in their care decisions because the patient is the expert of their own lives. The care plan should identify the patient’s goals, wishes and preferences. Patient’s choices can be based on their individual values or stem from cultural and religious beliefs. Nurses are sensitive to and respect their patients’ decisions.
When should I document my assessment?
Nurses assess patients regularly while providing care. Nursing documentation provides a clear picture of:
- the patient’s needs or goals,
- the nurses actions based on the needs assessment
- the outcomes and evaluations of those actions
Every assessment is documented along with any changes to the patient’s care plan. Nurses also evaluate the outcomes of each approach, re-assess the patient’s situation and modify the plan if required. Failure to assess or re-assess a patient can result in serious consequences, such as patient decline in health and even death.
To support a collaborative approach to care, nurses should ensure their documentation is a complete record of nursing care provided and reflects all aspects of the nursing process, including assessment, planning, intervention (independent and collaborative) and evaluation. This ensures communication to all health care providers of the plan of care of patients.
To support documentation practices, employers should ensure they have policies that reflect the Documentation practice standard and guide nursing practice within specific settings. For example, having explicit assessment norms and documentation expectations.
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Potter, P. A., Duggleby, W. D., & Astle, B. J. (2018). Canadian fundamentals of nursing (6th ed.). Elsevier Canada.
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|Year : 2014 | Volume
| Issue : 4 | Page : 281-285
Flexible intramedullary nails for unstable fractures of the tibia in children: a retrospective evaluation of effectiveness
Ahmed Labib Zarad MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Orthopaedic and Arthroscopic Center, Royal Commission Hospital, Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|Date of Submission||30-Oct-2014|
|Date of Acceptance||15-Sep-2014|
|Date of Web Publication||27-Mar-2015|
Ahmed Labib Zarad
No 73, 22 Street, Cairo, Egypt
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Flexible intramedullary nailing is gaining popularity as an effective method for treating long-bone fractures in children.
Patients and methods
We retrospectively reviewed the records and radiographs of 56 unstable fractures of the tibia in 54 children treated between March 2006 and May 2010. Of the 56 fractures, 13 were open. All had been followed up for at least 2 months after removal of the nails.
There were no nonunion cases. The mean time to clinical and radiological union was 10 weeks. Complications included residual angulation of the tibia, leg-length discrepancy, deep infection and failures of fixation. All achieved excellent functional outcome.
Flexible intramedullary fixation is an easy, safe and effective method of management of both open and closed unstable fractures of the tibia in children.
Keywords: flexible nails, tibia fracture, children
|How to cite this article:|
Zarad AL. Flexible intramedullary nails for unstable fractures of the tibia in children: a retrospective evaluation of effectiveness. Egypt Orthop J 2014;49:281-5
|How to cite this URL:|
Zarad AL. Flexible intramedullary nails for unstable fractures of the tibia in children: a retrospective evaluation of effectiveness. Egypt Orthop J [serial online] 2014 [cited 2021 Dec 8];49:281-5. Available from: http://www.eoj.eg.net/text.asp?2014/49/4/281/154067
| Introduction|| |
The standard treatment for fractures of the tibia in children is manipulation and casting , . Surgical stabilization has historically been reserved for fractures associated with polytrauma, neurovascular injury, open injury and following fasciotomy for compartment syndrome.
In the early 1980s, Ligier et al. reported the use of flexible intramedullary nails to allow the early stabilization of fractures in children with polytrauma, to facilitate wound care in open fractures and to avoid prolonged immobilization. Stability was achieved by inserting two pretensioned nails from opposite cortices, thereby establishing a three-point fixation. Although this technique was initially intended for fractures of the femur, its use has been extended to other long-bone fractures.
We report our experience and results using flexible titanium nails in the treatment of unstable fractures of the tibia in children.
| Patients and methods|| |
We undertook a retrospective review of the notes, theatre records and radiographs of all patients with unstable tibial diaphyseal fractures treated by flexible titanium intramedullary nails at the Royal Commission Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, between March 2006 and May 2010. During this period, 54 children (43 boys and 11 girls) with 56 unstable tibial diaphyseal fractures (27 right, 25 left, two bilateral) ([Figure 1]a and b) were treated by this method ([Figure 1]c and d).
|Figure 1 Radiographs of a 14-year-old boy with tibia fracture: (a, b) preoperative, (c, d) postoperative.|
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Our indications for the procedure were polytrauma, open fracture, or failure to achieve a satisfactory closed reduction. The mean age on the day of surgery was 12 years (range 4-16). All patients were followed up for at least 2 months after removal of the nail.
We classified each fracture on the basis of the AO classification ([Table 1]) as well as the mechanism of injury, associated injuries, intraoperative reduction, postoperative immobilization, time to assisted and unassisted weight-bearing, time to union, functional outcome and complications. We also calculated the Injury Severity Score for all children with polytrauma.
|Table 1 Severity of fractures in our patients, classified using the AO system |
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All patients were operated upon under general anaesthesia. The affected limb was cleaned and draped. The appropriate size of nail was determined using an image intensifier. The fracture site and entry point at the level of the metaphysis were marked, taking care to avoid the physis. A 2-3 cm incision was made on either side of the tibia, proximal to the marked entry point. Under fluoroscopic control, the cortex was broached with a drill of diameter larger than that of the nail to be inserted. Two nails of equal diameter were prebent so that the apex of the bend would lie at the fracture site on opposite cortices. The tips of the nails were bent to 45° to facilitate passage along the opposite cortex and to aid in fracture reduction. The nails were then introduced under fluoroscopic control. The first nail was advanced to the fracture site and the second was introduced from the opposite cortex. The fracture was reduced and the nails advanced into the opposite metaphysis. It was important to leave sufficient nail for subsequent removal. The associated fracture of the fibula was left alone. In three distal third fractures, the surgeons preferred to use retrograde nailing.
After surgery, all patients were placed in a short-leg cast and mobilized, non-weight-bearing for 4-6 weeks. Weight-bearing in a walking plaster was permitted when adequate callus was seen at the fracture site. Fractures were considered to be united when tricortical callus was visible on the radiographs and there was no tenderness at the fracture site on clinical examination.
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Of the 54 children, the mechanism of injury in 35 (65%) was high-energy trauma and low energy trauma in 19 (35%). There were 13 (23%) open fractures, which were classified according to Gustilo and Anderson . Eight (62%) were grade I, two (15%) were grade II and three (23%) were grade III. The fractures were located in the upper third of the tibia in three (5%), the middle third in 38 (68%) and the lower third in 15 (27%) children. Of the 56 fractures, the fibula was intact in 17 (30%), fractured at a level different to the fracture of the tibia in 15 (27%) but at the same level in 24 (43%). The fracture pattern was spiral in 12 (21%) fractures, oblique in 19 (34%), transverse in four (7%), multifragmentary in 20 (36%) and multifragmentary with bone loss in one (2%). A total of 16 (30%) patients had associated injuries. The mean Injury Severity Score in children with multiple injuries was 13 (range 4-50) ([Table 2]).
Retrograde nails were inserted ([Figure 2]) for fractures of the distal third of the tibia in three (6%) patients. Care was taken to avoid the growth plates. No patient demonstrated evidence of growth arrest after nail insertion.
|Figure 2 Radiographs of the fractured left tibia of a 13-year-old boy: (a) with retrograde nailing (anteroposterior view), (b) lateral view at 2 weeks postoperatively and (c, d) healed tibia, anteroposterior and lateral view at 6 months after surgery.|
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There were four patients who had simultaneous fasciotomy and nailing for suspected compartment syndrome.
A 15-year-old boy with a grade I open fracture developed cellulitis following nailing, which settled with antibiotics.
There were two patients, both 13 years of age, with deep infections. Of these, one had a grade II open fracture, whereas the other had a closed fracture that required open reduction after failed conservative management. Both healed uneventfully after debridement and wash-out, with removal of the nails and intravenous antibiotics.
Leg-length discrepancies of 1.5-2 cm following nailing of multifragmentary tibial fractures occurred in two (4%) patients and were treated by epiphysiodesis of the contralateral leg. In two (4%) patients, one with a proximal oblique fracture and the other with a long oblique lower-third fracture of the tibia, there was a need for revision to plate fixation after failed fixation at the 1-week follow-up. The nails could be removed in 52 (96%) children, but the removal failed in two (4%) children as the nail heads were broken.
The mean time to clinical and radiological union was 10 weeks (range 7-18 weeks). The nails were removed between 6 and 9 months after insertion, as a day-case procedure. The mean follow-up duration was 11 months (8-17 months). There was one (2%) patient who had delayed union but required no intervention. Radiographs at final review demonstrated malunion in two patients ([Table 3]).
In the majority of cases, we noted that the alignment achieved intraoperatively was maintained at the time of the final review. However, two patients with significant comminution had some progression of deformity. No patient had any rotational deformity.
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For the past two decades, paediatric orthopaedic surgeons have used a variety of methods to minimize the prolonged immobilization necessary after the traditional closed treatment of fractures of the tibia. Although cast immobilization remains the standard treatment for appropriate fractures of the tibia, fixation is particularly beneficial for children who have sustained multiple injuries from high-energy trauma , for those with head injuries, open fractures and compartment syndrome and for older children. The ideal device to treat paediatric fractures of the tibia would be a simple load-sharing device, which would maintain alignment, allow mobilization until bridging callus forms and would not cross the physis. It should also be easy to insert and remove after bony union. The development of flexible intramedullary nails, which satisfy most of these criteria, has allowed an increasing number of surgeons to use this type of nail for treating paediatric long-bone fractures. There are several advantages of this technique. Three-point fixation within the medullary canal allows maintenance of both alignment and rotation for most fractures. Flexible intramedullary nails provide fixation that is stable as well as elastic, allowing micromotion at the fracture site when load is applied. This encourages abundant bridging callus formation and facilitates early union , .
The operation is performed through small incisions, away from the fracture site, minimizing the potential for infection. Because there is no reaming of the medullary canal, the endosteal blood supply is not compromised. The technique allows early weight-bearing in a Sarmiento-type cast or functional brace. It is important that both nails are of equal diameter; otherwise, differential loading of opposite cortices may lead to an angular deformity. Nails are generally inserted through two proximal entry points, but can be inserted retrogradely for more distal fractures. When nearing skeletal maturity, nails can be passed through the tip of the medial malleolus, across the physis, in a manner similar to that of the percutaneous technique.
There are few articles in the literature on the management of diaphyseal fractures of the tibia in children with intramedullary fixation ,,,, . Barry and Paterson suggested that the marked proximal metaphyseal flare and the triangular cross-section of the tibia pose a challenge in achieving the symmetrically opposed nail configuration required for the technique to work effectively. In the past, this method of fixation was restricted to failure of conservative treatment, fracture of the ipsilateral femur and segmental fractures. O'Brien et al. reported 16 fractures of the tibia, fixed internally with intramedullary fixation, which achieved a very good functional outcome. They reported one superficial infection, six coronal and seven sagittal angulations but no functional compromise. One child had a leg-length discrepancy of over 1.5 cm.
Vrsansky et al. reviewed 308 children with fractured long bones fixed with flexible intramedullary nails, of which 36 involved the tibia.
An excellent functional outcome was reported, with all patients mobilizing independently by 3-5 months. Qidawi described a retrospective review of 84 fractures of the tibia treated with intramedullary Kirschner wires with a mean time to union of 9.5 weeks. More recently, Kubiak et al. compared flexible nailing with external fixation, as a method of treating fractures of the tibia in children. This was a retrospective review of clinical and radiographical outcomes for 31 children with fractures of the tibia. Of these, 16 had elastic stable intramedullary nailing and 15 had external fixation. In the external fixation group there were eight children (53%) with an open fracture, compared with five (31%) in the elastic stable intramedullary nailing group. The mean time to union was 18 weeks in the external fixation group but only 7 weeks in the nail group. There were seven bony complications in the external fixation group (two delayed unions, three nonunions and two malalignments), whereas there was one bony complication in the nail group. The authors recommended that nailing should be used for the treatment of fractures of the tibia in skeletally immature patients in need of surgical stabilization, including open fractures without segmental bone loss and limited comminution. The reported union at a mean of 7 weeks in the nail group was in contrast to our series in which the mean time to union was 10 weeks. This may be explained by the time to weight-bearing. Kubiak et al. allowed immediate partial weight-bearing postoperatively if there was more than 50% bone contact, whereas our patients were non-weight-bearing for a period of 4-6 weeks. In light of our experience, we now permit patients with stable (transverse or short oblique) fracture patterns to partially weight-bear as soon as comfort allows. We also feel that nailing provides adequate stability in all but the most severe comminuted or segmental patterns, assuming that weight-bearing is not allowed until there is evidence of callus.
Several studies involving flexible intramedullary nailing of the tibia in adults are documented ,, . Wiss et al. reported that 48 of 52 fractures of the tibia healed at a mean of 17 weeks. Three patients developed angular malformation greater than 7° and five had shortening greater than 1.2 cm, but no functional restriction was noted. Hasenhuttl reviewed 235 cases and reported good healing in 93% of closed fractures and 66% of open fractures. The nonunion rate was 4.4%, as was the rate of deep infection with osteomyelitis. Two reports , of intramedullary nailing for grade II to grade III open fractures in adults documented deep infection rates of one in 38 patients and none in 20, respectively.
We have reviewed 56 fractures of the tibia in 54 children, fixed with flexible intramedullary nails. The mean time to radiological union was 10 weeks. There were two deep infections and two angular deformities, which did not compromise function. There were no cases of nail erosion through the skin, and all the wounds healed uneventfully. Two patients developed shortening of the affected leg of no more than 1.5-2 cm following multifragmentary fractures. All patients were able to start protected weight-bearing by 4-6 weeks, and all but two (who had open fractures and other associated injuries) were able to fully weight-bear independently after 6 weeks.
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Flexible intramedullary nailing is a relatively simple and effective way to stabilize open and closed fractures of the tibia in children with few complications, allowing early mobilization and excellent functional outcome.
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The tone for Eastside’s hot opening act came on its first shot, when senior guard Ahmad Duda (20 points) banked in a three-pointer from the wing. He had a trio of treys in the first quarter and five total. His final three-pointer gave the Ghosts a 47-37 lead early in the fourth.
Junior guard Asem Johnson was especially solid in the first eight minutes, as he scored 12 of his game-high 26. He stroked a pair of three-pointers in the first quarter, and he also banked in a trey from the wing in the second half. His final three provided a 51-39 lead in the fourth.
"It gave us a lot of confidence," said Johnson, whose Ghosts shot 9-for-15 from the field in the first quarter, including 5-for-8 from behind the arc. "Everybody was hot off the line."
Eastside (19-1) owned the edge in speed at every position and its strength is underrated. The Ghosts’ subtle but effective use of their off hand, both to hold off a defender and slow a penetrator, is college quality and slowed Don Bosco (20-3).
"We had a terrible game against Wayne Valley," Eastside coach Juan Griles said, referring to Sunday’s 63-42 win in the Passaic tournament, "and the kids were up for this game. And I told the kids, ‘You play the same way, you’ll lose by 20,’ and the kids were mentally prepared for the game."
Don Bosco stayed in it early behind the shooting of junior guard Amanie Craddock (team-high 19 points), and twice the Ironmen came within five points.
When junior forward Lonnie Rivera (18 points) hit a 17-footer late in the second quarter over Eastside’s 3-2 zone, the Ironmen headed to intermission within 30-25. When Rivera was fouled shooting a three-pointer in the final seconds of the third, and sank all three free throws, the Ironmen deficit was trimmed to 42-37. | <urn:uuid:8f13e225-da11-458b-841a-3b625b1a3cbf> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://archive.northjersey.com/sports/h-s-boys-basketball-eastside-downs-don-bosco-66-57-1.662826 | 2016-12-05T19:31:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698541783.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170901-00466-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978656 | 631 |
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|Emily Weber was our talented model for the session.|
A big thank you to the folks at the N4C convention and Des Moines Camera Club for inviting me to present two sessions at their annual event yesterday. Great folks, great fun.
|Photograph by Shane Abbitt|
I also demonstrated how easy it is to control the flash output of the new Canon speedlites with the new ST-E3 RT wireless transmitter.
I took the opening image for this post while my new friend and assistant (and scientist in real life) Jerry Ranch held a Westcott 28-inch Apollo softbox above the model, who was positioned against a black background. I added the Diffuse Glow filter in Photoshop CS4 to add an additional glow to the glow of our model, Emily Weber.
During my demos, I like to get the attendees involved. Left: voice-activated light stand Shane Abbitt, another new friend, helps out. Right: Jerry Ranch adds some fun and light to the session.
Here are a few quick lighting tips: light illuminates, shadows define; the larger the light the softer the light; the closer the light the softer the light. Want a dramatic portrait? Don't light the entire subject.
Above: Another hotel meeting room shot. I used one speedlite (grid added to focus the light) positioned to camera right to illuminate the model, and another speedite (blue gel added) fired through a cardboard cutout to illuminate the white background.
|Jerry "Huevos" Ranch and Rick "The Godfather" jam after the session. Shane Abbitt photo.|
One of the many reasons I enjoy traveling and giving seminars is that I get to meet interesting people, many of whom become my friends. Des Moines was no exception. I hope to be back soon for another photo session – and another jam session with photographer/scientist/musician Jerry Ranch.
My next speedlite session and seminar is in Canada later this month.
Click here for all my events.
You'll find more lighting tips in my apps, Rick Sammon's 24/7 Photo Buffet and Light It! See my apps page.
Explore the light,
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Motorola Electrify M for U.S. Cellular in quick hands-on
If you are in the market for a mid range smartphone running on the Android platform there is a great choice of handsets to choose from that also come in at a good price level, and today we have a quick hands on video of the Motorola Electrify M for US Cellular.
The handset may have been around for a while but even now it still has a lot to offer for a relatively low asking price, as if you agree to a new two year contract the Motorola Electrify M can be yours for only $99.99.
This gets you a smartphone that is basically the US Cellular version of the Verizon Wireless Droid Razr M and offers a smartphone with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced touchscreen display with a resolution of 960 x 540.
Under the hood is a dual core processor running at a 1.5GHz clock speed 1GB of RAM running the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system, and there is 8GB of internal storage expandable by a further 32GB via a microSD card.
Below you can see a quick hands on video that has been recently posted to YouTube, and reveals a nice and compact smartphone with an almost edge to edge display. It has the carrier’s neat circular widgets that allow quick access to a number of features, and if you are thinking of purchasing the device check out the rest of the video or you can purchase one here. | <urn:uuid:7f71e04d-29a9-4190-ab95-e9a0d3491c13> | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2013/06/25/motorola-electrify-m-for-u-s-cellular-in-quick-hands-on/ | 2018-09-21T01:58:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267156724.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20180921013907-20180921034307-00172.warc.gz | en | 0.928865 | 307 |
I have one more scheduled book signing for My Week at the Blue Angel. It’ll be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Barnes & Noble near Summerlin (8915 W. Charleston Blvd., 89117). I’ll be there till at least 2.
I haven’t seen a lot of the folks who supported Beneath the Neon, which will also be available at B&N, at any of the My Week at the Blue Angel events. Hope to see you at this one. | <urn:uuid:9c382e65-39cd-4d81-bb37-32b9a8af89e4> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | http://beneaththeneon.blogspot.com/2011/01/last-scheduled-signing.html | 2017-10-23T11:47:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187825900.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20171023111450-20171023131450-00407.warc.gz | en | 0.938945 | 112 |
Emoji rendered as all black with Cairo backend
I have a particular file, as attached, which is generated by entering an emoji in Google Doc, exporting it to PDF then cropping the page. It renders file in Acrobat and macOS Preview, but if I were to use
pdftocairo this way:
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Then the output shows a black glyph instead of the intended colour glyph.
The same happens if I were to print to a Cairo context with
poppler_page_render_for_printing_with_options, etc. So, I think the problem is within CairoFontEngine, possibly
This happens on Poppler 0.74 with Cairo 1.16, and I have verified that otherwise drawing emojis with PangoCairo works fine. | <urn:uuid:806f8ce8-7217-41d3-a267-84dd5b5553ec> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/729 | 2022-05-22T04:42:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662543797.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522032543-20220522062543-00225.warc.gz | en | 0.901591 | 184 |
YOU IN YOUR SEA COSTUME — Robin Morrissey
This is a study of you as the sea.
This is a way of seeing your
surface reflect the depths from
whose waves roll
reveries & loneliness;
where I see my watery smallness
implicated in vertiginous outlooks,
small structures, high cliffs,
manic romantics in
projections of light.
Paint is the prefect of perfect,
and unlike the murky
gray green at the end of my street
I visit with my interior-wrecked
mouth smeared to
prefer not to
remember the night
before. You, I
No mere lovely purple grey sublimities
that contrast warm hues at clean
horizons, your sea is a game of history.
Last night at Lake Michigan
a small group of settlers set fire to sticks
and spun them.
Last night on Lake Michigan
David and I saw a shooting star. A big
one, that trailed its long sparkling trail
Last year on Lake Michigan writers
included you in video essays we
watched in our Poetics of Breakthrough
Longing registers in the quiet of
seven am Albion Beach.
Sitting happens there, occasionally.
Some early mornings David’s professor
swims out, dipping a thin
body into the opaque grey forty degree
Life is smudged on grass, sand, in the
brick buildings at the edge of the sand.
The brush-smear of bird above
whose mouth of foam sea green hair
blue blur of human eye
sees the snaking ribbons of marine
registers water and earth inside
the ecology of indeterminacy
of form, color, shade, light, thoughts like water
that stream into fantasies: embellished headdresses, seaweed boas,
kingdoms of sand.
The sitter looks at you looking at the sea
in your Agony of
Sitting By The Sea. In your mania you are forced to look at every
white cap and solar glare, each white napkin or gray shadow
floating on its surface
where your sable dipped cream-
covered tip places these objects into the phenomenal world.
This is a study for those for whom
ascetic as starlessness
harbors invisible worlds.
In the black your mind places
blobs of rose madder, burnt umber.
You have made life in ochre at the edge of night.
Office of the Heart.
In the middle of this dark study you see it:
This intimacy placed in your
like an invisible string
that’s been held out
to you this whole time.
The painting of the prisoner gazing at a seascape.
This act of looking under the sun-facing faux blue
crisis leading to what is pictured already:
the mind recognizing itself.
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Recorded May 11, 2016. Orophen, Calaera, Cirrisian, and j0shimitsu are here. We talk about the housing adjustments and the upcoming Letter From The Producer LIVE XXX.
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Fiona Broome is an author and researcher.
Though many have associated her with her controversial Mandela Effect website, she’s better known as an expert in ghosts and haunted places.
Fiona has written over a million words for books, magazines, and websites, mostly about unexplained phenomena, especially hauntings.
She’s written or contributed to over 20 books related to ghost hunting, haunted places, and “weird” places.
Her books are sold through online retailers such as Amazon.com as well as independent booksellers.
Some of Fiona Broome’s books
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How to Analyze the Lottery GameJanuary 16, 2023
The lottery games like Lotto Texas, Mega Millions, Powerball etc appear to be complicated but it’s not so. There are some strategies which can be used t togel sgp o increase the chances of winning the game. This game presently has changed and follows a sequence that can be calculated and forecast-ed. Playing with right strategies in hand will surely allow you to get the winning numbers. A player worked over years and has now discovered ways to get the right lottery codes which can give you the lottery pattern and trend. His technique of analyzing the game has surprised all including the lottery authorities.
If you are a lottery player don’t depend on your luck to be a winner try and learn ways of analyzing the game to get the winning numbers. You can join or make a players group which can follow this technique and get a win. First start noting down the past winning numbers in a book or you can use some software or program available today to calculate all possible number combination’s based on the game history.
Start using this technique of applying the lottery code to get the right lottery pattern. Knowing the right lottery pattern will get you the trend and winning numbers for any lottery game you play. This technique of analyzing the lottery pattern is one of the best compared with other lottery systems available today. This strategy applied on different games will further double, or triple your odds of winning.
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Published by the Historic Preservation Program, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University. Approaches historic preservation from a position of critical inquiry, rigorous scholarship, and theoretical analysis to engage new ways of understanding and transforming material environments.
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Journal of Architectural Conservation
Features policy, practice and science papers on historic buildings, monuments and places. Includes recent case studies and construction techniques.
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Scholarly articles that are international in scope and focus on every period in the history of the built environment. Broad in its perspective, it features the latest research methodologies in the expanding field of architectural history and allied disciplines, including historic preservation.
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Preservation: the Magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Features historic preservation projects currently underway or recently completed in the United States, as well highlighting historic buildings and properties in need of attention.
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Published by the World Monuments Fund, covers the restoration efforts of endangered cultural monuments worldwide.
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NCWU attended the Sino-US 1+2+1 Program Commencement...
Guests from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania visited...
Guests from European University Cyprus visited NCWU
NCWU's Four Students and One Teacher Granted Sino-Russia...
Guests from Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany...
Guests from Fort Hays State University, US visited NCWU
Guest from Alliance Francaise visited NCWU
Guests from Teesside University, UK visited NCWU
Mr. Mathieu Ausseil and Ms. Ouyang Weiwei from French...
NCWU Designated as Referrer of Sino-Russia Government...
Guests from The University of Adelaide, Australia visited...
President of Ural Federal University, Russia visited NCWU
University of Strathclyde, UK and NCWU initiated Students...
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Authorities are renewing their request for help from the public in the probe of the hit-run crash that killed two highway workers in Douglas County.
One of the leads deputies are following is that the pickup truck involved may have been driven through the work zone nearly an hour before the fatalities occurred Tuesday.
Tyrone Korte of Seneca and Rolland Griffith of El Dorado were struck on U.S. 59 south of Lawrence and died at the scene.
Forty-eight-year-old Ramona Morgan and her daughter Sabrina Morgan are jailed in Osage County on charges related to a police chase that followed.
Ramona Morgan is accused of being the driver of the truck, at least while it was in Osage County.
Douglas County and Highway Patrol officials say they don't know when the investigation into the fatalities will be completed.
The truck was a 2002 dark blue Chevrolet A-71 with an extended cab, tinted windows and dealer advertisement tags on the front and
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Advertising Ideas for Selling Shirts
Hi, I'm Phil Pallen, and today we're going to discuss a few advertising ideas for selling shirts. I'm sure you have all kinds of ideas about how you can make a line of brilliant beautiful shirts but that's not going to matter if you can't sell them. I always say an idea is great but an idea is always better when paired with research. You can't just decide one day you're going to be in the industry. You need to know what the heck is going on so that you can make educated decisions. Get a really detailed plan together, what's your approach going to be and how does it compare with your competitors? Your promotions should be strategic. Are you going to be more traditional, say placing your product in stores or in malls or are your tactics a bit more creative and experimental? That might help generate interest in an already competitive space. Think about store front displays, social media, giveaways, sponsorship or partnership opportunities. Those are just a few possibilities to explore. The success of your advertising campaign doesn't necessarily reflect how good your tactics are. Remember, you need to actually create products people will buy. So you should research and you should be able to back that up. It's really a tricky industry and there's honestly not a lot of room for newbies. So you need to bring something fresh, new, exciting and necessary to the table. Now I realize my advice is tough love here, but you'll thank me later. It's going to be probably not an overnight success. It may be for some but regardless, it's going to take a lot of work and time and effort and money before you start making those sales. Remember it's a marathon, not a sprint. Good luck.
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World Wide Flora & Fauna in Amateur Radio › Forums › WWFF HelpDesk › Logsearch Feedback › Download of my activators log? › Reply To: Download of my activators log?
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At present, only Hunter logs can be downloaded.
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St. Lucie Mets announce ticket information, game times
With the start of the 2021 minor league season two weeks away, the St. Lucie Mets on Tuesday announced ticketing information, game times and promotions for their upcoming season. The Mets play their first game May 4.
Individual tickets, 10-game flex plans and season tickets went on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased on stluciemets.com, over the phone by calling 772-871-2115 or in person at the Clover Park box office (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.).
Capacity at Clover Park will be limited to approximately 2,100 seats to maintain social distancing. Tickets will be sold in pods ranging in size from 1-7 seats. Select sections of the ballpark will have assigned seating while the remaining available seats will be unassigned general admission.
The Mets are scheduled to play 60 home games from May-September. All home series are six games spanning Tuesday-Sunday. Every Monday will be an off day. Opening Night at Clover Park is Tuesday, May, vs. the Jupiter Hammerheads.
All Tuesday and Thursday-Saturday home games will begin at 6:10 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday home games will start at 12:10 p.m.
Clover Park will meet MLB, local health department and CDC guidelines to ensure all players and fans are safe. Fans will be required to wear masks that cover their nose and mouth at all times on ballpark property other than when actively eating or drinking at their ticketed seat.
Stadium ushers and staff will monitor the crowd and ask all fans to comply with the safety protocols. Hand sanitizer stations and social distancing markers have been installed throughout Clover Park and staff will continually disinfect and sanitize restrooms and common areas.
The Mets also will be offering an array of daily promotions. Dollar Night will return for every Thursday home game. Fans can enjoy $1 beer (8 oz. cans of Bud and Bud Light), $1 hot dogs, $1 soda and $1 popcorn.
The Mets will have firework shows on six Saturdays throughout the season: May 8, May 29, June 12, July 10, Aug. 7 and Sept. 11.
Tuesday is Silver Sluggers Night. All Silver Sluggers receive free admission and a free hot dog. Seniors (55+) interested in becoming Silver Sluggers should email email@example.com.
Friday is Family Fun Night. Details will be posted on our website.
Fridays and Sunday are Kids Club days. All Klutch’s Kids Crew members get in free and receive a free ice cream.
The 2021 season also marks the return of specialty jersey nights. The Mets will wear special jerseys during select home games to support various organizations in the community. The game worn jerseys will be available to fans via the LiveSource app and online auction. Specialty jersey dates and causes include the following:
• Go For the Gold Night benefitting Special Olympics of St. Lucie – May 6-8
• Be A Hero Night benefitting Voices for Children – May 27-29
• Halfway to Halloween benefitting Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County – June 10-12
• Military Appreciation Night benefitting Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 566 – July 8-10
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UPDATE (2/8/11, 2:45pm): James Kochalka published a mea culpa comic on his website yesterday. To be clear, I don't know the woman in question and didn't know of any existing letter-writing campaigns regarding Kochalka's Laureate status. I never called Kochalka out for violence against women (in fact, I said I'd like to see what Ashley's friends would do to a portrait of Cooley if given the chance). Further, I never called for him to be stripped of his Laureate status. Over the years, I have often written about the perils of dating in small-town Vermont. When I saw the post on Kochalka's website, I found it worthy of discussion. And, I stand by that -- the comic was provocative and stunning, even for American Elf.
UPDATE (2/4/11, 3:15pm): James Kochalka has removed the comic from his website. See his comment below.
Ask me what section of Seven Days I turn to first, and I say, "American Elf" -- the comic strip by James Kochalka (Vermont's Cartoonist Laureate), seemingly about his everyday life with his wife, kids, friends and cat, Spandy. It's a great strip, always good for a chuckle and sometimes a good life lesson. On a recent trip to Midtown Comics in New York City, I marveled at all of Kochalka's titles and thought, "Man, that guy really is famous!"
However, I just heard about a comic he posted on his website that, I believe, puts a little chink in his armor of awesomeness. In a comic entitled "Ashley Forever" published on Kochalka's website on January 26, the artist explains that he "did a portrait of Jason Cooley's girlfriend but now they're broken up, so he's selling it on Ebay." Cooley is a local rocker, performer and one of Kochalka's buddies. Kochalka goes on to say that he promised Cooley he'd repaint the portrait so that Ashley's head was severed. After writing, "Oh, fuck her. She probably hated me anyhow and she dumped Jason. Off with her head," he does just that, and draws Ashley's disembodied head with blood dripping out of her neck.
Word on the street is that Ashley isn't happy about her recent comic fame. Can you blame her? Going through a breakup is difficult enough without pseudo-celebrities smearing you on their blogs. Hey, it's great to have friends who want to sever the heads of those who do us wrong, but c'mon -- did Kochalka really need to post that publicly?
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Kia ora from New Zealand.
Im hoping to visit Scotland in October and am seeking info on the following William Duthies:
William Duthie married Isobel Wildgoose in Slains 1777
William Duthie born Foveran, Arberdeenshire 10/11/1781. married Ann Smith ( who was born 21/01/1782)
JOhn Duthie m. Ann Rae in 1831 Inverurie ( who was born 1804 and died 1864 Kintore) and died 06/03/1872 Kintore
John Duthie b 28/02/1841 Kintore d in Naenae NZ 1915
Im interested in how I would find out what the families did for work and other general information and are there still family in Arberdeenshire?
( im 8 generations down from the first listed above)
I also am interested in a Rebekah Duthie born in Rathern in 1837 d 1925 Tyrie
and how Rebekah is linked to the above Duthies.
Alot to ask but Im new to genealogy tracing, my apologies :-)RJ
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Competing with China in the Grey Zone: An Operational Problem with a Theater Solution?
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This paper highlights the need for an operational level response to grey zone activity at the theater level. It highlights the need to move past reactionary counter-grey zone actions and become proactive. It offers that this can be done by combining theater efforts into an integrated campaign and that this campaign will provide the theater commander opportunities to compete in the grey zone. These opportunities will come from theater-wide soft power targeting. Targeting will be achieved through deliberate campaigning, and it is recommended that this campaign is managed continuously. The recommendation to achieve this is a theater joint task force JTF, led by special operations. The JTF will manage the grey zone for the theater commander, the messaging designed to enhance effects and make recommendations for future operations. Additionally, this effort potentially nests with the soon-to-be-published National Defense Strategy concept of integrated deterrence. This argument is not designed to detract from the numerous shaping operations in the theater but rather to discuss how to optimize them to achieve additional effects across the broader spectrum of the competition continuum.
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Roland has released another teaser for the upcoming Aira series.
The latest video features artist interviews from Artists Arthur Baker, Ricardo Villalobos, Hardfloor, Netsky, Dr Meaker, A Guy Called Gerald and Boys Noize, who talk about their experiences with Roland instruments and discuss the joys and challenges of performing electronic music live.
Roland has not officially announced details yet, but at this point has only released a series of teaser videos for the Roland Aira line.
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oh come on!
What is the point of this clip?
these are random interviews about 30y old gear unrelated to the product, and it should give credence to this new shyte?
The logic of it is so bizarre.
So much for not rehashing the old stuff. This is standard practice of having your cake and eating it.
“We dont want to emulate the past (mostly because we forgot how apparently) but we will gladly exploit the image and status of the classic gear.” What you get is stuff like the mc seriese and sh202
I would gladly be proven wrong.
Every time I see these Aira teasers, with everyone gushing about the beauty of the 808, 909, and 303 sounds, I keep wondering why Roland ISN’T making analog devices with the Aira line.
It’s like, “Remember how much you loved our old machines? Don’t worry – these new ones won’t sound anything like them.”
but the thing is … the 303. 808 and 909 actually sound pretty cheesy. they became iconic in spite of themselves mainly due to being the right time, which is to say in an era before computers were powerful enough to serve as samplers and synths. the “iconic” gear of today is software. what defines this era of sounds? NI Massive, FM8, Sylenth, Synthsquad, etc. probably in 30 years we’ll be seeing a wrinkly burned out old skrillex waxing nostalgic about how iconic fm8 is in some dubstep documentary. these people getting all misty about crummy old gear remind me of washed up nerds reminiscing about the glory days DEC mini-computers and programming in Fortran. Yeah, cool nostalgia trip and we should all know our history but … if you really need 808 sounds go buy a $20 sample pack…
I dare to disagree. Nobody will remember Skrillex or any of his EDM or Dubstep mates in 30 years. But everybody will still remember the 808 and the Juno-60.
Well put my friend , well put !
I don’t want to sound like an *sshole but seriously Roland, these videos are turning me off. Release these things and let the potential buyers decide. With respect to all these beautiful musicians, I don’t really give a sh…. about what they think about the original TR series. seriously! I just want to see the new features, price, etc etc.
Arthur Baker , took time out from his film debut in ‘King of the Hobbits’ to give us this review.
Arthur Baker , took time out from his film debut in ‘The Life of Ron Jeremy’ to give us this review.
isn’t that Hagrid from Harry Potter ?
Roland…give us the instruments for the masses!…we want an affordable analog 808/909!…or sell the patent to Korg…but do something!
Didn’t Korg already do the affordable 808/909 with the Volca Beats? The reason those are $150, though, is that Korg simplified the design and used inexpensive materials.
What people seem to be asking for Roland to release a new 808/909, with 80’s build quality, but to price it like the Volcas. Based on the Tempest and the Analog Rytm, an all-analog drum machine with great build quality can’t be done yet for under $1500-2000.
not if you have to do the research roland did 30 years ago 😉
yes it can, Roland is a HUGE company, they have better resources than Dave Smith and Elektron and can sell enough untis to keep the price down. MFB can do an analog drum machine with step sequencer for 250euro ..
the Volca series is great for the price, Roland need to release something thats a step up from them but still affordable. smd’s make it possible for cheaper and more compact units, so it can have alot in a small package compared to 1980s.
right now Im embarassed for Roland with this silly PR campaign but still hopefull they bring out something nice and not stupidly priced
It’s kind of sad that so many people seem to think that the only reason Roland/Yamaha/Korg can’t sell a brand new analog drum machine for a few hundred bucks is that they don’t know what they’re doing!
By the way, the only MFB that’s remotely like an 808 is the Tanzbar, and it’s 800 Euro or more.
Hey. Google mfb 522 before you post your ignorance here.
The 522 does not even come close to the 808 in terms of sound and features, but the Tanzbär indeed does.
Most of the circuitry in the Tanzbar is from the MFB.
Most of the circuitry in the Tanzbar is from the MFB-522. They sound the same, neither come close to sounding like an 808.
Tremor will whoop its ass forever!
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That struck me as meaning it might be a midi controller with dedicated software like Maschine…
I kind of took it to mean that he was able to get away from using the computer, mouse and keyboard
I agree – these teaser vids are ridiculous and senseless. What, is this thing going to be a VA of all the classic Roland XOXes rolled into one machine, including sampling? I bought an original 808 in early ’83, for all the same reasons as everyone else. I’ve since sampled and sold it, and don’t really miss it. Nevermind – I’ve got plenty to do with the machines I now have and love – I can’t be bothered with wondering about this new thing from Roland. They’re waayyy late to the party.
WTF. WTF. WTF.
They really are clueless at Roland. So annoying.
Originally I thought they were teasing 4 new products but the last two videos took it in an entirely different direction. Not sure where they’re going now….
It’s like akai riding the coat tails of their past success and reputation with the mpc rennaisance. Why can’t these company realize that yes they will make money bringing out some cheap mass produced shit, but if they actually elevated the product over the classics of their past they would make so much more money and further solidify their reputation amongst musicians. Look at korg as your role model roland and akai..
“if they actually elevated the product over the classics of their past they would make so much more money and further solidify their reputation amongst musicians. Look at korg as your role model roland and akai..”
Korg’s big introductions in the last year have been reproductions of one of their vintage synths and the Volcas. Both are cool, but neither were better instruments than Korg’s vintage synths or Roland’s vintage drum boxes.
I think the Aira line is going to be Roland’s response to Korg, but instead of going cheap, they’re going to try and make great electronic instruments at mass-market prices.
It’s obvious from the earlier teaser videos that there are several machines in the Aira line and that they are big and covered with knobs. So we know they aren’t going to be cheap devices like the Volcas, they’re going to bigger and more powerful devices, more like the Electribe series.
If these are Electribe-killers, they’re going to be in the $300-500 range, be based on analog-modelling technology and offer some extra bells and whistles. I’d love to see Roland prove me wrong – but the I’d be excited about an inexpensive drum machine that could run circles around the Electribes, too.
You are a silly troll. The volca beats BD sounds much better than a 909 BD, by miles. And since the volca beats is much smaller and cheaper than the TRs and sounds just as good, except for the snare, they are innovative.
For those who like hands on be programming this is likely going to be a must have piece of kit, if however you make your beats like I do IN-DAW using a mixture of breaks, one shot samples and pad played kits then this is unlikely to be very useful and a bit of a step back. Might be great for those dull EDM space jams you often see on here but a serious bit of studio kit?…. nah.
instead of it being a teaser , im just loosing interest.
Prediction: If all Roland has to talk about is it’s old gear, it doesn’t bode well for it’s new gear. Although Im sure these new boxes will all be SUPERNATURAL!
A stronger position would be to show a product in it’s current working state to get people excited, but more importantly to get feedback on what still needs to be adjusted to meet consumer needs while there is still time to implement. I bet there isn’t much of a working product at this point, but more concepts. The “delivering on it” part isn’t something Roland is known for these days. They are more of a mix-n-match warehouse.
I, like I suspect many others do, would like that they have the attitude of Porsche, for instance, and spend their time refining their classics quietly. Let others cover cheap imitation, Roland should be at the top end,
like they were at the time, and not shiftily shifting fakes of their own gear. This is beneath a company with their heritage.
Yup, I want these machines to come back to us 30 years later monstrously
retrofitted like some sort of returned ‘V’ger'( like in the ‘Star Trek’ film),
augmented with cavernous depths of function that only add to the faithfully
original circuits and the subtle nuance of the sequencers, and do not detract
Ok now I’m annoyed and bored.
The next Aira thing I see, I’m ignoring..
And reporting this rubbish!? Lame.
Synth head, you’ve dropped the hint, You know what it is, so you’re just enjoying the moment. But seriously – playing these childish games, for a big multinational company? Doesn’t make you look good.
Honestly, I wouldn’t really mind if this new box didn’t sound anything like classic analog Roland stuff, as samples of that and the like are a dime a dozen. Make it sound good. That’s the problem with most of the latest Roland VA stuff. If Aira is like Gaia, it’ll die a horrible death.
To me it’s funny to read these posts. So many people are attacking these products before they are officially released. Roland is just doing their typical marketing thing: raising hype and giving us small hints what’s coming. Though I don’t have very big expectations still I will give them a chance and certainly I won’t condamn it beforehand. And please, it’s so boring that everytime this gets us to analog vs. digital debate. (Btw David Smith was a great guy to look fresh with his Prophet 12 hybrid)
Roland’s big motto is “we design the future”. I think they won’t ever go back when they see something as old technology. Like someone said earlier, there’s room for this kind of philosophy too. I think the idea is good no matter if they cannot satisfy all of us. There are so many other companies getting their share of this new analog era.
Normally I vote down just for fun on this site .
But this is different,I agree with everybody this time.
I think that Roland is going to fall harder than the last years by making everybody’s mind crazy with a turd that we can not see yet.
Once they’r showing the turd and ask too much money for it they will get owned by us (nerds and idiots).
Personal attack deleted. Please keep comments on topic and constructive.
The last thing they’re going to do is release a faithful analog hardware recreation of the 303/808/909. Other companies are doing them already and there just aren’t that many people that will spend $1500 for a copy when they can get the original.
It looks like Roland is doing what they should be doing – coming up with new boxes that actually do something new, but that fit into their heritage.
ROLAND ATE MY BABY
Wasn’t yours to begin with.
So… it’s a video about the importance of parental guidance.
Seems it’s all about making the old look good nowadays.
During all this Aira / Roland debating I suppose we have to consider that Aira isn’t designed with Us in mind – and by “us” I mean the ultra-critical gear lovers: which would at least partially account for why the marketing and ultimately the gear itself might feel like such a missed opportunity (or whatever) to our specific non-n00b wants and needs.
It’s possible (probable?) that Roland is catering to the entry level wave of music makers who Don’t know the actual history of Roland gear (hence Rolands continued emphasis on reintroducing it during this Aira campaign).
The figurative “we” might not want whatever groovebox or boxes Rolands got coming out but despite our passion We might not be who Roland is aiming to serve.
this ‘ad’ was defiantly just plain strange…
if Roland is not trying to do a re-release of the classic analog machines, then these ads are getting more and more confusing.
“Remember/ever heard of this machine? We’re going to assume you never heard of it anyway: it was all analog and was designed to be a backing rhythm machine for practice/performance (fancy metronome), but ~10 years after its release it was taken into the hands of some artists that really got creative with a limited device, and became a staple of multiple genres of electronic music. 20 years after that it became a staple of every free drum pack on the web, and also was a popular reference in rap lyrics. After releasing nothing similar in design since, heres an all digital light up led device from that very same company that has, well, something to do with drums and sequencing and the future – BUT – please think of the 808 and 909 history while you consider buying this device.”
Ha… yes… so apt…
If the crap with the “Jupiter”-80 just wouldn’t have happened. This board is as far away from a real Jupiter-8 as can be. It’s not analog, it has 4 sliders, a quite misunderstandable handling and… it produced naturalistic sounds quite well but… the only jupiter-related things are the coloured buttons. But they are even proud of it. That’s why I’m afraid, there won’t be real analog TRs but just emulations trying to profit from the name. How many TR-Clones are or were available already? Analog, sampled, as plug in? Probably 100. And besides a few none of them get it right. But will this Aira will do it better? Looking at the “Jupiter” I doubt it.
I have to say…seing Boys Noize in this video got me more excited about AIRA. I agree with who talked about these being old. I really hope they give us a new product that’s tailored to the new days of music. There are plenty of samples of these old gears online. I have a $20 Ableton Live pack from Sonic Faction that perfectly emulated the 303, and even goes overboard with more effects.
Too much information. Go away with your bad taste.
What nobody seems to mention is that the soundtrack sounds exactly like typical 808/303 stuff.
That may not be cutting edge, but if they can do that and make it affordable, they’ll have a hit on their hands.
So we know the AIRA line is a lot of the most coveted, discontinued and hard to find or expensive Roland and Boss units. We also know Roland strives to make big innovations.
What we know:
VT-03: VT-1 features in new case
TR-08: Physical molded TR-808/909
My predictions for the rest of the AIRA line:
-RE-05: emulated RE-501
-TR-08: Physical molded 808/909/606/CR-78/DR-55 sound with din sync
-TR-03: Physical molded TB-303 with din sync
-TR-07: TR-707/727/505/626 sounds with din sync
-MC-02: Physical molded MC-202 with din sync
-System 07: virtual System 700 (think Nord Modular) in a tabletop or rackmount with din sync
-something the emulates vintage Boss spring reverb, flange, and chorus half-rack units
All din sync units have some sort of Bluetooth-like wireless sync and two-way communication protocol. They make the specification open and free for other manufacturers to use as midi was. They have secretly collaborated with Korg and Elektron on the new Specification. All units feature midi and USB.
iPhone, iPad and Android app with additional hardware dock piece acts as master sync, mixer, and audio recorder. Direct to SoundCloud/Bandcamp upload feature.
Nick. I love you predictions. Can I just Add:
JU-06: Physical molded Juno 60 with DCB/Midi and Arp Trigger input
or is that pushing it?
Let those 3 crappy machines die. They’re done with. Roland obviously stuck in a time warp.. Not forward thinkers.. 303 is garbage. If you like the acid 303 sound you should jump off a bridge.
has anyone seen my keys? i’ve lost my car keys.
lost keys or found an another car ?
too much drunk as roland engineeers for design the future,
i guess XD
The only reason I read these posts to do with Roland and Korg is to see how much further they can lower the bar. It’s like watching a bad reality show or something. It’s all about the benjamins, as someone once said…
Hey. I really love the sound of the original 909/808/303 gear, however, I am an bit concerned about this new product. If it is a Analogue box with the original sounds included and some FX (at the right price) it might be a hit as many still want that classic sound. However if it is a VA box I guess there are many other products to compete with.
I really hope that Roland got a hit here, the legacy of the original products are huge, so the really need to “set a new standard” with ARIA. I read a “review” (not sure where) were some journalists got the opportunity to see the product in action. As he stated that his NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) with Roland was at jeopardy, he was totally blown away by ARIA. We will see soon:)
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Sean Gilchrist Joins the Journey to Unite Hollywood and China's Movie Markets
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Nick R. Murphy
The landscape of filmmaking is in a state of constant change, and it has never been more clear than it is now. The tide is turning at a rapid pace. With the dominance of streaming sites, and with less people willing to spend a couple hours in the dark at their local cineplex, the process of making and distributing motion pictures has become increasingly complex.
Beyond this, the one truth that becomes evident while looking at the big picture of industry economics is that if a Hollywood film doesn't play well in China, the odds of it turning a profit are slim. China has the second largest film market in the world, and is hot on the heels of Hollywood to take the number one spot in a few years time. If Hollywood wants to remain relevant in this shaky economic climate, the best bet is to work with China for a mutually beneficial future for both markets.
Sean Gilchrist is one such filmmaker who sees this industry transformation, and all the opportunities it offers. Gilchrist got his start in Las Vegas, Nevada making short films for the former production company, Dark Water Productions. Soon after, he made his way to China to educate himself on the shifting industry. In doing so, he took part in the Genesis Education Film Program, part of the Dachang Film and Media Industrial Park outside Beijing. An educational venture backed by Relativity Media and visual effects studio, Base FX.
Under the tutelage of industry veteran Audrea Topps-Harjo, Gilchrist collaborated with a team of students to create four short films. Gilchrist was referred to Topps-Harjo by Sharry Flaherty of Samera Entertainment, and had a substantial hand in bringing the films to life.
"From the moment I walked onto the new campus and met the amazing staff and students, I knew that this was going to be something special. Audrea and the rest of the staff really created a fantastic curriculum, and it was a pleasure to work and learn beside them."
As for Sean's experience on set:
"The student cast and crew along side the help of a few outsiders, myself included, all came together quickly and effectively to film and edit four short films in a week, and damn what a fun ride it was. I had a blast working with everyone and would do it again in a heartbeat."
Despite being an invaluable learning experience, Sean Gilchrist's education continues. The ins and outs of industry economics is a deep well full of rich information, and Sean is learning as much as he can. As of late, he has remained in China, taking tech classes on the expansive commerce within Chinese film markets. Intricate as the curriculum may be, knowledge is power in the game of filmmaking. With the transcendence of the information age, it is less about who you know, and more about what you know. Only by mastering both the business side and artistic side of the entertainment spectrum can an individual's success be assured. And Sean Gilchrist's focus on that ideal is an inspirational linchpin for anyone getting started in the industry, both in Hollywood and abroad | <urn:uuid:350a3f57-12c0-4322-a1fe-b7ef15f95207> | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | https://www.sameraentertainment.com/seangilchrist | 2021-12-03T13:14:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964362879.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20211203121459-20211203151459-00088.warc.gz | en | 0.966871 | 655 |
||FIX: Error with updating Start and End times in School Defaults
||There was an error being thrown when updating the Start and End times in the Set up Wizard and Studio Defaults of the School Defaults page. This has now been corrected.
||Canadian Child ARTS Tax Credit Report (CATC)
||This is the same as simple statements but you must add a third date, the start of the tax year being report(eg. 01/01/2015). MTO then calculates eligibility by the students age (they must be under the age of 16 on Jan. 1st of the tax year being reported.
||From the Invoices Tab in you will find a statements button. Clicking on it will produce a simple statement of Invoices and returns by date which can then be printed out.
||I have created two simple reports which can be accessed from the Administrators home page upon logging in. The first report calculates Gross Profit by date (Lesson Income - Returns - Payroll = GP). The second is the same but for individual teachers. Once the report has been generated you can print it via your browsers print features.
||Email Parents and Teachers Feature Added
||Administrators can email parents and teachers either current or for all time. Teachers can email current parents only. Emails are sent the Music Teachers Office webmail. The replyTo email address is the address for the current user that is currently logged in. You can send to multiple email addresses at one time as long as it is less than 25 recipients. As well a BCC of out going mail will be sent to the administrator.
||Reset Parent's and Teacher's passwords
||I have added the ability for administrators to reset parents and teachers passwords. This has been added to the parents tab of the registrations page and the teachers page in the studio defaults pages.
||The Group Lesson feature allows you to add multiple spaces to any room, day and time. Check out the instructions/explanation in the new Default Wizard in the Defaults page.
||To save you lots of time I have added code to automate the task of invoicing so it only takes two clicks to add an invoice to a previously added registration, if there are invoices already created for the registration. Just click new then save. MTO takes a look at the values of the invoice that was entered last and uses those values to populate the new invoice. It also adds one month to the payment date and examines the last end date and then calculates the new start and end date for you. If something has changed like the start date or method of payment make the changes before clicking Save. If no previous invoices are present you will have to add in the values your self.
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Orthopaedics is the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnoses, care, and treatment of diseases, disorders, injuries, and other conditions of the musculoskeletal system. The musculoskeletal system consists of the body's bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, and nerves.
Pediatric orthopaedics specializes in the management and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions that only affect children -- from birth through adolescence. Children are not just small adults, and they require special care to address their needs as they grow and develop.
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I was looking through the homeschool blog awards to start (I really do need to change that, at some point, I know how I’m just lazy) voting, and was totally amazed and honored to find out I’ve been nominated in one of the categories.
I’m nominated with a whole slew of other very honorable nominees (I noticed Joyful Learner over in the Nature blogs, and Almost Unschoolers over in the best projects). I’m honored to be in such august company.
I have to admit I was trying very hard not to bring it up this time, but I’m super excited to vote for all of my friends this year.
I’m hopefully going to get a more normal post up later, but I’ve been requested to go watch “My Little Pony” with the kids, so I’m trying to work on doing stuff like that more often (though I still won’t go watch Diego except on super special occasions). | <urn:uuid:3291a5ba-3026-4366-b00b-f6e77a76c90f> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://adventuresinmommydomblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/totally-honored-and-amazed/ | 2017-06-29T02:10:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323842.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629015021-20170629035021-00343.warc.gz | en | 0.96788 | 213 |
Things You'll Need
Hot glue gun
1 craft foam cut to an 8-inch by 2-inch rectangle
3 craft foam cones
If you are planning on dressing up as a devil, a demon or even Poseidon, the Greek god, your costume will not be complete without a trident. However, purchasing costumes and costume accessories can get expensive very quickly. Luckily, with a visit to your local craft and hobby store and the use of a few household items, you can make your own trident for a fraction of the price.
Use the hot glue gun to glue the craft foam rectangle to the end of the broomstick. This will serve as the base for the trident spikes.
Cut your cones to size if necessary, and glue the first cone in the center of the foam rectangle.
Glue another cone on each side of the center cone. You should now recognize the skeleton of your trident.
Wrap duct tape around the foam area entirely to reinforce it as well as give the paint something more substantial to stick to than foam.
Use spray paint to paint your trident. If you are matching it with a Poseidon costume, spray paint the entire trident gold. If you are matching it with a devil or demon costume, you could spray paint the entire trident black or red, or do a combination of the two colors. | <urn:uuid:f6bff477-4355-4040-a03d-370d7015af2a> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | https://www.ehow.com/how_8570111_make-own-trident.html | 2021-09-28T09:31:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780060677.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20210928092646-20210928122646-00080.warc.gz | en | 0.898897 | 278 |
Accident do happen and mostly a times, they are unplanned. Your safety in a foreign nation might be a thing of concern more especially to your guidance. But knowing what to do and what not to do in the face of danger will no doubt be a rewarding experience.
The conventional step of staying safe is first getting familiar with your new environment yet, many students prefer staying indoors and whenever they come out, see themselves in a forbidden strange land.
This is where eighty percent of the world crimes takes place and you, should be weary of it. Asking other students, campus security, your program director, or the international student officer for local safety information is something you must do. It helps to prepare you ahead whenever an ugly situation springs itself.
Read also: How to Choose the Best Study Abroad Program
Avoid traveling alone at night especially on a lonely lane, it could be dangerous and finding out
which area of your town is safe and unsafe is also a measure you must take.
Pickpockets are on the street looking for potential victims. Places like a crowded elevator, market place, festival etc. Are usually their operative domain. Be careful. In other to avoid encountering these jobless individuals, try and appear purposeful even when you are lost and whenever you feel the need to use the map, do that discreetly.
Safety on public transport
You might not have access to your personal car as an international student but depend on your two legs or public transport to get to places you want. In that case, you need to watch your belongings while on a public transport. Making sure your compartment is well locked while in a train is a must do to avoid tales of moonlight.
Avoid accepting things from a stranger no matter what. Once heard a story about a tourist who got robbed and ransacked after accepting a drugged drink from a stranger in a train.
In some scenarios, you might encounter them alone of a lane, or perhaps in your own apartment. When that happens, don’t ever try to fight back rather give them everything they want. Your life worth more. Even if your passport got lost or stolen, it can always be replaced.
Another thing that attracts unlawful citizens towards you is your dressing. Try to dress like a citizen of your host country and you will forever be disguised as a foreigner. Foreigners usually make the mistake of appearing different from the crowd, making it obvious for pickpockets and robbers to kick in. Try and adapt by wearing the usual cloths in your host country and avoid looking flashy or using an expensive phone. Learning to speak a few phrases in the local language so that you can signal for help is also an added advantage.
Not every student should travel and not every country is a good destination to study. Before boarding the flight, why not evaluate the instabilities your host country is current experiencing? Countries that usually get hit by natural disasters should be tagged a ‘no no zone.’ Always have in mind that you’re not alone in this battle. Your institution and region where you resides are always on the lookout for your safety. | <urn:uuid:e5ea1ffb-21ec-4b35-a108-3e843a5333f1> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | http://www.internationalopportunity.org/how-to-stay-safe-while-studying-abroad/ | 2018-10-16T21:12:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583510867.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20181016201314-20181016222814-00171.warc.gz | en | 0.951392 | 635 |
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP – The Greenville Lady Wave defeated the Cleves Taylor Lady Yellow Jackets 2-0 to earn their 12th District Championship in the past 13 years handing Greenville veteran Hall of Fame coach Jerrod Newland his 449th career win at the helm of the Lady Wave.
“They were 24-3…25 and whatever,” Newland said of Taylor. “They are a good ball club and great pitcher. She mowed half of us down and we left a lot on base, but bottom line – Lady Wave softball a 2-zip win, escape and move on. It’s crazy – gold for that many straight.”
The Lady Wave took the field performing like a veteran squad while dressing but one senior – No. 4 Lani Shilt.
“Senior – four gold medals,” Newland noted of Shilt playing on four Lady Wave District Championship teams. “It’s just awesome. Four for four for number four.”
Grace Shaffer went the distance on the mound tossing a pitching duel shutout, striking out nine Lady Jackets while Greenville would strikeout 12 times on the day.
The Lady Wave plated the game’s only runs in the bottom of the second with Haleigh Mayo-Behnken coaxing a one out walk, Chloe Sowry reaching first by way of a hit batsman and Nyesha Wright loading the bases with an infield bunt single slowly rolling third, stopping just fractions of an inch from the chalk line with Wright already standing on first.
Coach Newland wasted no time going to pinch hitter Baylee Petry early in the game to drill a two run single to left giving the Lady Wave a 2-0 lead that would hold up for the final score of the championship game.
“How many coaches pinch hit for somebody the first time they bat – first time through the order,” said Newland. “Just how we do it this year. Baylee Petry, an All-State player as a freshman comes though labrum injury, getting back swinging the bat and no hesitation.”
“Grace comes up, two on, not a hesitation in the book because Baylee knows she’s going to bat once or twice a game and she stepped right up there,” added Newland. “Coming off her injury, been back now exactly one month, exactly 30 days because she got released 4-18. She’s been back 30 days working her game, getting back, and bam – steps up and scores two runs – game winning hit.”
The Lady Jackets went down in order in both the first and second innings and picked up their first of two hits in the third only to have Lady Wave catcher Chloe Sowry cut down an advancing runner to third with shortstop Morgan Gilbert moving over to get the tag down and set the visiting team on the board down 1-2-3.
Shaffer would follow with setting the Taylor girls down in order in the fourth and fifth innings before giving up the second hit of the night, a two out sixth inning double and striking out the next hitter to keep the shutout intact.
We leave a few on there in the second third and fourth and just can’t bust through but when Grace throws like that – effective,” Newland said. “They had two baserunners and we threw one out at third and the other got stranded. To go through 22 batters in seven innings – when you do that great things are happening and hats off to her and Chloe Sowry (catcher) today.”
A Lady Yellow Jackets popup to Mayo-Behnken at second, a popup to Gilbert at shortstop had Taylor down to their last out with Shaffer throwing her ninth strikeout of the game to give the Lady Wave a 2-0 diamond gem while wearing “Gold” on the 79 mile bus ride back to Greenville.
Baylee Petry paced the Lady Wave at the plate making the most of one pinch hit appearance going 1-1 with 2-RBIs.
Lani Shilt and Morgan Gilbert went 2-4, both with a single and a double. Nyesha Wright accounted for the Lady Wave’s sixth hit of the day, a single in Greenville’s run scoring second inning.
“I’m just so proud of the kids,” concluded Coach Newland. “What an atmosphere today.”
The Greenville Lady Wave join the Sweet Sixteen and take on Hebron Lakewood, Wednesday, May 22 at Mason High School with a 2 p.m. start time.
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They were a group of twenty men camped at the bottom of a valley. Crowstone led the way. He cast a web of magic that sent half of them instantly to sleep. The others he tackled one on one as they progressed. Kalar engaged the men in combat, dealt each one a swift, clean death.
Thacnor strode through the alarm and confusion with a hardened grin etched into his face.
“Old timer!” he yelled at Crowstone. “We are well met again, I see!”
Crowstone raised his staff. Thacnor threw a knife that pierced Crowstone’s mid-section.
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What are the best ultramarathon records? (Sponsored by HOKA)
Underrated is Kouros’ best Sydney-Melbourne of 123 miles/day (198 km/day) for just over 5 days. Reportedly did 6-minute miles coming home, as David Standeven, became the first to maintain anything from a 12-hour head start. | <urn:uuid:57eeaad8-5e19-4f42-a7a4-26cc57271ae9> | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | https://www.letsrun.com/forum/posts/9383863/reply | 2022-06-26T23:42:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103322581.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20220626222503-20220627012503-00577.warc.gz | en | 0.955193 | 92 |
Regulation by Heparan Sulfate and Interleukin 1α of the Ontogenic Expression of T-Cell Receptor, CD4, and CD8 in Developing Thymus
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Increasing expression by T-cell precursors of the T-cell antigen receptor and of the CD4 and CD8 glycoproteins during thymus development enables specific interactions between primitive T cells and thymic epithelial cells, which initiate the development of the T-cell repertoire. Given the importance of GAGs, such as HS, in cell-cell interactions in other organs, we asked whether such molecules might participate in the cellular interactions essential for the development of the thymus. Using an organ culture model in which fetal murine thymuses explanted on gestational day 14 undergo phenotypic maturation from CD3−CD4−CD8− to CD3+CD4+/CD8+, the consequences of inhibiting GAG synthesis with 6-diazo-5-oxo-norleucine (DON) were explored. Inhibition of GAG synthesis prevented elaboration of cortical thymocyte-associated HS,IL-1 and de novo expression of the TCR, CD4, and CD8. DON did not alter the expression of TCR or CD4/CD8 by mature thymocytes. Synthesis of IL-1α, TCR, CD4, and CD8 was restored by addition of HS to the cultured organs. These findings support the concept that the ontogenic (but not the constitutive) expression of the TCR and of CD4 and CD8 depends on the synthesis in the thymus of IL-1, and that IL-1 synthesis is in turn regulated by the metabolism of GAGs. Our findings suggest that components of the thymic microenvironment, particularly HS, play a critical role in the maturation of T-cell precursors.
Wrenshall, L. E.,
Cerra, F. B.,
& Platt, J. L.
(1993). Regulation by Heparan Sulfate and Interleukin 1α of the Ontogenic Expression of T-Cell Receptor, CD4, and CD8 in Developing Thymus. Human Immunology, 38 (3), 165-171. | <urn:uuid:27ad88e5-f274-495a-8dac-9ffcae834d47> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/ncbp/1021/ | 2018-07-23T15:29:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676596542.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20180723145409-20180723165409-00027.warc.gz | en | 0.864487 | 485 |
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