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I love the holidays but four years ago when our little girl passed away the holidays really changed in our home. I know what it is like to lose someone and see everyone else living life. It can be very hard to see everyone around you happy and smiling and getting into the season. Sometimes I think maybe we are walking around with a fake smile on our face trying to make people think we are doing great this year when we are really falling apart on the inside. For me personally, the holidays are tough. Each year I wonder what they would have been like with her here, what her favorite food would have been or perhaps what she would have on her Christmas list this year.
If you are reading this and this year the holiday's are not exactly what you are looking forward to, know that you are not alone. I know there are times in our lives when it is hard to find something to be thankful for when we are going through what may be the toughest time in our life. In John 16 Jesus is talking to the disciples and telling them there is going to be a time they will grieve and mourn but their grief will turn to joy. In John 16:33 Jesus says "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
Although it can seem like we are all alone and there is no one around we are not alone. Jesus does not abandon us. He is walking right beside us the whole time holding us up. God can give you the peace that passeth all understanding. I believe that was my prayer for so long that he would just give me peace. During my early days of loss I found out that my comfort was through HIM. I read quite a bit in the Old Testament back then and it seemed God always had something to say to me in the books of Psalm, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Job.
This past week at Bible study we were talking about joy. The lesson referred to Psalm 30 and was talking about "joy comes in the morning". When I was reading this it reminded me of a song that our choir sang in the church I grew up in. The song was called "Joy Comes In The Morning". I remember after Kate's death I would think about this song often. I am living proof that Joy Does Come In the Morning! I wanted to share the lyrics of this song with you but after much searching could not find the lyrics to the song and I don't know if I remember all the words so I found a link on "YouTube". I hope you will all take 5 minutes and listen to the words of this song. "Hold on my child, joy comes in the morning"!
My prayer for everyone this holiday season is that you will lean on HIM in the good times and the bad times and know you are not alone because Jesus is with you and HE is wanting to give you the peace and hope that you desire during this holiday season.
We all do have something to be thankful for....Jesus Christ died so that each one of us might live. If you do not know Him as your personal Savior this would be a great time of the year to accept Him into your heart.
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Second seed Newark Cougars beat the Bella Vista Broncos (Fair Oaks) 75-64 to advance to next Division II round of State CIF competition. Bella Vista tried to take control from the beginning with a full court press but with no success. Cougar speed was too much for the Broncos and outside shooting sealed the deal. Although competition under the basket was intense, the Cougars ran circles around Bella Vista, opening a 34-25 lead by the half.
The second half opened up with the same scenario as Cougar scored from all points of the compass. Newark Memorial just had too many weapons in their arsenal despite great 20-point efforts from K.J. Logue and Ahmad Smith of Bella Vista.
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Posted by Clement Teo on March 5, 2014
At Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, SingTel CEO Chua Sock Koong was reported as “call[ing] on Australian regulators to give carriers like Optus the right to charge rivals WhatsApp and Skype for use of their networks or risk a major decline in network investment.”
With the telecommunications industry unable to monetize over-the-top (OTT) traffic, telcos will struggle to find the funding they need to improve their infrastructure — meaning that network quality could deteriorate. Chua did concede that telcos should work toward partnering with OTT players.
What It Means
SingTel’s argument runs over familiar ground, similar to the ongoing net neutrality debate in the US. My colleagues suggest that telcos will offer tiered access at tiered pricing to OTT players in the future, charging higher prices for better connection speeds and greater data traffic. While I don’t doubt this, price-sensitive Asia may be a harder nut to crack; telcos here run the risk of customer churn by raising service prices.
Aside from speeding up its rate of service innovation, SingTel should:
- Pursue OTT players as network co-investors. In the age of the customer, high-level customer experiences lead to profitability; telcos need to scrupulously pursue OTT players to exploit the opportunity. The recent Netflix/Comcast deal points the way forward: It’s an example of an OTT player recognizing an opportunity to fund its customers’ experience and work with a telecom provider like Comcast to achieve that business outcome. SingTel should be encouraged by this example to do the same.
- Become a big data service provider. The data and analytics from mobile devices and systems that telcos now have access to can help them change the game — as a big data service provider. By offering data analytics services to businesses to improve the customer experience, SingTel could help them grow. One such value-add is the sponsored data model. This is where companies underwrite specific content for a mobile operator; the operator’s customers can access this data for free, without affecting their monthly data plan allowance. AT&T, for instance, already offers this service in the US. Big data could offer new insights to sponsored data that improves targeted user advertisements and calls to action.
- Differentiate with localized, contextual information. SingTel had 468 million mobile users across Asia last year, to whom a localized, contextualized play is highly relevant. SingTel’s advantage is in localizing contextual information, either in-country or through its investments in other mobile operators — something OTT players tend not to do very well. Given that advantage, SingTel should work at combining local data, integrating mapping information, and linking users to highly relevant goods and services to improve the stickiness of its services.
As data usage increases, so will the cost. In Asia, I expect the telco/OTT player model to take a similar path to that painted by my colleagues, but following a partnership or revenue-sharing approach. After all, that would still positively affect the customer experience. Wouldn’t you agree?
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Because our Members are among the largest suppliers of Christmas decor in the world, we are understandably excited about the 2014 Dallas Holiday and Home Expo and the HDA events to support this great industry.
Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) January 09, 2014
Christmas never ends for the Holiday and Decorative Association (HDA). The association who supports the industry announced their line up of events during the January 2014 Dallas Holiday and Home Expo located at the Dallas Market Center, Dallas, Texas January 15 - 21, 2014.
Events include a Holiday Lane showcasing HDA member displays and live product demonstrations held on the 12th floor of the World Trade Center.
The winners of the Annual Christmas Tree Design Competition who will take home $8,000 in prizes will be announced on Thursday, January 16 at the Rockin Around the Christmas Tree Cocktail Party, sponsored by HDA and the Dallas Market Center. The party will be mc’d by In Bloom, Jay Schwanke, and entertainment by Pianist Steve Stroud of Reflections.
The Christmas Tree Contest is sponsored by Seasons Direct Imports, Farrisilk, Karen Didion Originals, Craig Bachman Imports, Regency International, Schusters of Texas, Natural Botanicals, Direct Export Company and Design Master Color Tool.
This year, attendees can enjoy photos with the HDA Christmas Tree Guy. Also new this year, Christmas StyleWatch, a daily handout featuring HDA Member designs and showrooms.
"Because our Members are among the largest suppliers of Christmas decor in the world, we are understandably excited about the 2014 Dallas Holiday and Home Expo and the HDA events to support this great industry." Cathy Malcom, Chair, HDA, said. "We hope the HDA events help support the creative talent that makes Christmas shine."
The Dallas Market Center is Christmas HQ and the only U.S. tradeshow dedicated to holiday.
The Holiday & Decorative Association (HDA) formerly the American Floral Industry Association (AFIA), is the nation's only organization representing all segments of the permanent botanical, holiday and decorative accessories industry. HDA represents, promotes and supports the commercial and creative efforts of the holiday and decorative industries. Joining HDA is just $500 per year for Importers and Manufacturers and $100 per year for Designers, Sales Reps and Retailers. | <urn:uuid:d655538a-3767-4e0b-88b1-b391264d9500> | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11473507.htm | 2015-11-27T13:50:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398449160.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205409-00264-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921627 | 484 |
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I post a lot of bicyclist information on this blog, so how about a little something for you other bikers. Yeah, the ones that ride motorcyles.
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Bored of ‘normal’ hot hatches? Want something a bit, er, longer? Well Kia may have the answer with this – the rather stunning Kia Proceed Concept.
Kia describes this as an “extended hatch”, but most of us would say it’s got the distinctive, swoopy, four-door estate looks of a shooting brake. Details like the chrome shark fin detail behind the rear door, the long, tapering window line and the overtly angular air intakes at the front all make it look very slick and purposeful.
Perhaps less successful is a dash that allows you to change the scent in the car; you can choose between aged leather, classic car garage or high octane fuel, apparently. Odd.
The Proceed Concept previews what could become a new bodystyle for the forthcoming 2018 Kia Cee’d range, which will launch first as a hatchback and estate. Kia will drop the three-door bodystyle of the current Procee'd for the next generation, as demand for three door hatches has dropped (witness the five-door only Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Mercedes A-Class et al).
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Once when I was in high school I was in the car with my mom. It was late at night and we’d been driving a while.
We were listening to NPR when a program came on called “Polk Street Stories,” a Transom radio special that aired on the show Hearing Voices. It had been created by a young oral historian named Joey Plaster.
The segment told the story of the Polk Street community in San Francisco, based on a series of interviews conducted in 2008 and 2009. Polk Street was a working class queer community — which, like most of San Francisco, had found itself deep in the midst of tumultuous gentrification that threatened to upend the fabric of the community. And, by extension, its residents.
Polk Street Culture Clash, Part 1 of 3: Is it Straight vs. Gay? | Source: UnderTheGoldenGate/YouTube
Recently I had come out to my family as gay. As my mom and I drove, my newfound identify felt heavy in the air.
My mother and father came of age in a time when gay people were largely defined by tragedy.
Gay people were diseased. Gay people were lonely. Gay people were deviant.
The gay rights movement had spent years whitewashing these perceptions, promoting a mainstreamed vision of the community that felt both unthreatening in its familiarity, and unique in its talents.
“Polk Street Stories” did not do that. Here was a story that dove deep into a tragic past. Its subjects — real humans, captured forever in candid, intimate, funny, heartbreaking recordings — came from a generation that ran away from home when they came out to their families. Theirs was a community ravaged by disease. And while the Castro had become a focal point of queer life and sex and politics, Polk Street had become the place for the rest. For people of color; people who were trans; people who were sex workers. People who didn’t fit in anywhere found themselves on Polk Street.
And now Polk Street was changing.
Mom and I drove on.
What happens to the ones who found home there; what of the lives that thrived there, or died there?
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A few years later I got the opportunity to write and direct a play at Georgetown University. I wrote to Plaster to ask permission to adapt “Polk Street Stories” into a play, which happily, he agreed to.
I offered him oversight of the script, which he declined. This was my play, he told me. However I proceed was my decision.
I was at once thrilled and anxious, and suddenly aware of the pitfalls. So many pitfalls! I was about to embark on telling the story of a place in which I’d never lived, or even visited. I was about to tell a story inspired by real people, whom I’d never met.
I had gotten permission from the historian, but not from his subjects. Did they even know? Would they care? Would they give permission? Their stories had been theirs to tell for the oral history project. What about for my play?
More gravely, what right had I to tell a story defined by such suffering? I felt a kinship with this place by virtue of being a gay person. I felt that I had distant roots here, connected by a history I had recently inherited. But other than that I had almost nothing in common with the residents of Polk Street.
I had never run away from home. I had never been abandoned by my family. I had never lost a lover; I had never transitioned; I had never been homeless; I had never sold myself for sex.
In lieu of personal experience I searched for a deep respect for the material as I wrote my play. Some of the characters in my story, which was titled, simply, Polk Street, were representations of characters from the tapes. Others were composites; others were new creations inspired by the voices.
Jason Gusdorf and Nicholas Phalen in Polk Street | Photo by Shannon Walsh, courtesy of the author
I was about to embark on telling the story of a place in which I’d never lived, or even visited. I was about to tell a story inspired by real people, whom I’d never met.
Polk Street itself became a central character. Its struggle with gentrification was embodied by a dive drag bar (the Deja Vu) struggling to stay open amidst attractive offers from prospective developers. Its characters had found a home in an unlikely place, and found themselves fighting for its future against the same steep odds they’d faced their whole lives.
A street lamp anchored the set — inspired by the Godot tree — anchoring the staging in the reality and the banality of a city block clear across the country.
Photo courtesy of the author
In creating the environment, I wanted the audience to feel as though they were connected to this place as well. We held our will call at the conventional entrance to the theater, but then routed audience members back outside, instructing them to head around the building to enter through the back. Along the way they passed boarded up windows, covered in graffiti and advertisements for the Deja Vu.
Actors in plain clothes greeted them along the way. One actor, playing a reverend whose ministry was rooted in love and practical advice, handed audience members programs and condoms as they entered the space.
Another, playing a particularly tragic character suffering from mental illness, was positioned on the sidewalk, enacting loneliness to those who passed him by.
These choices had been designed to expand the world of the play beyond the theater walls, such that the stories of Polk Street might spill onto our street, engaging audience members unaware that they were audience members.
To my delight, one of the people interviewed for “Polk Street Stories” saw the play, and participated in a discussion afterward about the things she had seen, the people she had known, and the lives she recognized in the retelling on our stage.
What happens to the stories of the community when longtime residents are forced to scatter, leaving newcomers in their wake with new stories of their own?
It’s been seven years since we staged Polk Street. Ironically, the theater that housed the play has since been gutted and renovated and turned into something else.
Fitting, perhaps, for a play about the fragility of history and the transience of place.
The thing that struck me most about “Polk Street Stories” was just how quickly a place can be erased. What happens to the ones who found home there; what of the lives that thrived there, or died there? What happens to the stories of the community when longtime residents are forced to scatter, leaving newcomers in their wake with new stories of their own?
The roots are shallow in places like these, and vulnerability is high. On Polk Street I found the story of a community that was stunningly beautiful, and barely holding on. In “Polk Street Stories,” I found a narrative that celebrates and fights to preserve a piece of history foundational to the LGBTQ story. In Polk Street, I found a bit of me.
A few months after the play, I visited Polk Street with my parents. We visited a bar called Diva’s that had inspired the Deja Vu. We talked with the bartender about the play. We visited a club called The Chapel, and had a drink in the choir loft. It was Disney villains theme night.
The neighborhood was nice. Bright. Beset by homelessness, so chronic in San Francisco, but very clearly turned over from the neighborhood described in “Polk Street Stories.” I wondered how many of the people I’d heard in the tapes still lived there, or anywhere. I wonder where they are now. I wonder if they’re all right.
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A forbearance agreement is contractual agreement where a lender agrees to postpone debt service payments for a specific period of time for a struggling borrower. Generally, forbearance agreements allow only short term payment delays, from a few days to a few months, but rarely longer.
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Under a forbearance agreement for a mortgage loan, the lender agrees to not foreclose on a property if the borrower satisfies some consideration for the forbearance. That could mean a fee, a higher interest rate, or another concession. Forbearance agreements are also common with student loans, but are less common in other loan types.
What are a bank's forbearance guidelines?
Forbearance agreements are contracts, and as such vary from one case to another. They are negotiated based on a number of guidelines and considerations. For example, a home that is severely underwater gives leverage to the borrower, because a foreclosure would likely result in steep losses for the lender.
Lenders are more likely to agree to a forbearance agreement for borrowers that have a clearly defined, short term financial problem. The borrower could have fallen ill or been injured on the job, temporarily limiting their cash flow. If the borrower can show that their income will soon resume, the bank could be willing to agree to a forbearance.
At the end of the day, the bank simply wants the loan to be paid on time and the borrower wants to overcome their financial difficulty with minimal damage to their credit and finances. If the borrower can prove that payments are highly likely to resume after the forbearance period is over, then the bank is more likely to agree to the contract.
Forbearance agreements are not limited to mortgage loans
Any loan could in theory be subject to a forbearance agreement, not just mortgage loans. However, in practice the two most common loan types are mortgages and student loans.
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Unlike mortgage loans, student loans do not typically have collateral that the lender can repossess. Most student loans in the U.S. are backed by the federal government or one of its agencies though, and because of that fact a student loan forbearance is not about protecting property, but about preventing a default that could result in even more damage to your credit score, wage garnishment, or other aggressive collection tactics available to the government.
There are specific guidelines in place defining the various types of student loan forbearance agreements. Borrowers can qualify for a forbearance as a result of illness, financial hardship, or by participating in certain government approved programs like medical residency, qualify under the teacher loan forgiveness program, and other very specific situations. The department of education's website is the best source of information on the most current guidelines and requirements.
Forbearance agreements are a difficult realty for many to face. However, a well-constructed forbearance agreement can be a win-win for both the borrower and the bank in an otherwise tough situation.
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The Bible never gets around to saying what kind of bread the ancient Hebrews had to bake in such a hurry when they fled from Egypt, but it’s safe to assume that they had neither white flour nor machinery for making perfect squares. Their unleavened bread—matzoh—might have been something like the one made from this recipe. It is light and crisp, yet strong enough to hold your favorite dips and spreads.
2 large sheets
Total Timeunder 2 hours
Make Ahead RecipeYes
Dietary Considerationegg-free, halal, kosher, lactose-free, soy free, tree nut free, vegan, vegetarian
Type of Dishbread, flatbreads
- 1 cup water
- 2-2½ cups whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly sprinkle a large baking sheet with flour and set aside.
Place the water in a large mixing bowl, then add 2 cups of the flour, the oil, and salt. Mix the ingredients first with a wooden spoon, then with your hand. Knead the dough for a minute just to see if it is firm enough to handle. If it isn’t, add a little more flour. Shape the dough into a ball.
Cut the dough in half. On a floured board, roll out each half into a large thin circle. Place the circles on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for about 40 minutes, or until the matzoh is very dry and crisp, and just beginning to brown. Remove the pan from the oven and set on a wire rack. When the matzoh is thoroughly cool, break into pieces and store in an airtight container.
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This is my dad, Grant Oliver Wilson (born September 21, 1892) and my aunt Stella May Wilson (born May 14, 1894) They were both born in Industry and lived in Macomb, Illinois, then Shelby County, Iowa. Their parents were Oliver Browning Wilson and Sarah Dell (Fike) Wilson. Their siblings were Harry Browning Wilson (one year older than dad), Blanche Felecia, Mary Florence, Glen Thomas, Forrest Harned, Howard William, Jessie Alleyene, Mildred Maxine and Woodrow Pershing.
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Recommended LWK Games: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Botanicula, Machinarium, Sam & Max Save the World, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Popular M-Rated Games: The Walking Dead, Catherine
Common Thinking Skills Used: Working Memory, Focus
Adventure games commonly see players taking on the role of a sole adventurer, guiding the hero through a series of environments and story events. The games tend to put little focus on action-based gameplay, instead putting an emphasis on an interesting plot, interacting with non-player characters (NPCs), and solving some sort of mystery. However, there are entries in the genre that do feature a fair amount of combat, such as The Legend of Zelda series.
Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks, especially shifting attention.
With such a strong focus on exploration and story, Focus skills play a big role in players’ abilities to discover items, piece together clues and notice hints and secrets throughout the environment. Players commonly must listen closely to characters they encounter and remain attentive of the items they come across, adding them to their inventory and trying to discover their intended use.
Recalling and retaining information in her mind while working
Since adventure games put such an emphasis on character interaction, dialogue, and puzzles, players must always be absorbing information, and recalling and using it as they make their way through the game world. Recalling the location of previously inaccessible areas helps players discover uses of items they collect, and players must retain an enormous amount of information derived from the characters they encounter. Only by recalling these types of information can players hope to accurately navigate the game world and piece together the clues needed to advance in the game. | <urn:uuid:69456217-3967-42ba-8ec3-7652272ea7d6> | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | http://learningworksforkids.com/genre/adventure-games/ | 2018-01-22T00:12:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084890928.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20180121234728-20180122014728-00720.warc.gz | en | 0.927937 | 364 |
INTRODUCTION CIMB Group is a regional universal bank operating in high growth economies in ASEAN. CIMB Group has the widest retail branch network across the region and is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank. CIMB Group is Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, and fifth largest in Southeast Asia by total assets. It is owned by Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad (BCHB), which is listed on Bursa Malaysia with a market capitalization of over USD10 billion.
CIMB Group operate as a universal bank offering a full range of financial products and services, covering corporate and investment banking, consumer banking, treasury, insurance and asset management. CIMB Group offer products and services on a dual banking basis, giving customers a choice of both conventional and Islamic solutions. As a universal bank, CIMB Group are able to serve everyone from all walks of life in Malaysia as well as throughout the region, including large regional corporations, domestic listed companies, entrepreneurial start-ups, high-net worth individuals, pensioners and children.
Today, CIMB Group serves close to seven million customers in over 600 locations through over 25,000 staff. At present, CIMB Group main markets are Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, countries in which have full universal banking capabilities. CIMB Group presence in 11 countries covers South East Asia and major global financial centres, as well as countries with which our South East Asian customers have significant business and investment dealings.
In addition, CIMB Group extends regional reach and range of products and services through strategic partnerships. CIMB Group partners include the Principal Financial Group, Aviva plc, Allianz Malaysia Berhad, Mapletree Capital Management, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Standard Bank plc, Daewoo Securities, the Kanoo Group, Malaysia Airlines, International Currency Exchange, EDS, Pos Malaysia, 7-11, Singer Malaysia and many more. CIMB Group vision is to be “Southeast Asia’s most valued universal bank”.
This means that • to customers and want to be a bank of their choice, • to employees, • to shareholders and want to be the bank to which you accord the highest premium, • to the communities in which operate and want to be the partner of choice to aid sustainable community development. CIMB Group mission is to invest in their people to derive by innovation to deliver quality service whilst providing superior returns and value to their stakeholders.
The structure and composition of the Board comply with the requirements of the Code, Revised BNM/GP1, Bursa Securities Listing Requirements and the “Green Book on Enhancing Board Effectiveness” (Green Book) as part of the Government Linked Companies (GLC) Transformation Programme. The Board members are as follows: i. Chairman/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director) ii. Senior Independent Non-Executive Director iii. (Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer iv. Non-Independent Executive Director v. Independent Non-Executive Director vi. Independent Non-Executive Director vii. Independent Non-Executive Director viii. Independent Non-Executive Director ix. Non-Independent Non-Executive Director x. Non-Independent Non-Executive Director xi. Independent Non-Executive Director xii. Independent Non-Executive Director The Board currently has 12 members, with 2 Executive Directors and 10 Non-Executive Directors, of whom 7 are Independent Directors.
The number of Independent Directors exceeds the one-third requirement as set out in the Code, Revised BNM/GP1 and the Bursa Securities Listing Requirements respectively. More than 50% of the Board are Independent Directors and the composition of the Board is made up of industry leaders not only from diverse sectors and backgrounds such as financial, legal, management, Islamic banking and public administration, but also from the markets where the Group operates, thus providing the Board with knowledge, objectivity, judgment and balance.
The Board members’ wide range of industry expertise enables them to bring fresh and illuminating points of view to Board discussions, the diverse nationalities represented on the Board from all the Group’s operating jurisdictions bring across regional perspective to Board deliberations, auguring well for the Group’s regional aspirations. Directors’ Code of Ethics
The Board observes the Code of Ethics as set out in the BNM Guidelines on the Code of Conduct for Directors, Officers and Employees in the Banking Industry (BNM/GP7), the Companies Act 1965 and the Code of Ethics for Company Directors issued by the Companies Commission of Malaysia, respectively. The Directors of the Group constantly adhere to the Code of Ethics which provides guidance to Directors to recognise and deal with ethical issues, provide mechanisms to report unethical conduct, and help foster a culture of honesty and accountability. Duties and Responsibilities of the Board
The Board is the ultimate decision-making body of the Group, except with regard to matters reserved for shareholders. It has a fiduciary role responsible for setting the strategic direction and vision of the Group. The Board takes full responsibility in governing, guiding and monitoring the entire performance of the Group and enforces standards of accountability, all with a view to enabling Management to execute its responsibilities effectively. The Board has overall responsibility for putting in place a framework of good corporate governance in the Group, including the processes for financial reporting and compliance.
All Board members bring their independent judgment, diversified knowledge and experience to bear on issues of strategy, performance, resources and standards of conduct. The Board has adopted various Policies and Procedures on matters that require its approval. Matters which are specifically reserved for the Board’s decision include those involving corporate strategy, business plans and budgets, material acquisitions and disposals of assets, financial restructuring, share issuances, dividends, and other returns to shareholders. Appointments to the Boards
The Group Nomination and Remuneration Committee is responsible for assessing and recommending the nomination of Directors to the respective Boards of the Group. The appointment process is transparent and undertaken through a comprehensive evaluation of the skills, knowledge and experience of the Directors before a recommendation for the nomination to the respective Boards within the Group is made. In the case of Directors of the Boards of the Financial Institutions within the Group, BNM’s approval is sought prior to such appointment(s) and/or re-appointment(s).
Re-appointment and Re-election of Directors Pursuant to the CIMB Group’s Articles of Association, one-third of the Directors shall retire from office at each Annual General Meeting (AGM) and are eligible to offer themselves for re-election. The proposal for the re-appointment and re-election is recommended by the Group Nomination and Remuneration Committee to the Board prior to the shareholders’ approval at the AGM. The Directors appointed during the financial year shall retire and offer themselves for re-election at the forthcoming AGM.
Number of Directorships The Directors of CIMB Group do not hold more than 10 directorships in listed companies and not more than 15 in non-listed companies in compliance with the Revised BNM/GP1 and Bursa Securities Listing Requirements. The Directors further comply with the GLC Green Book which caps directorships in listed companies to 5 and non-listed companies to 10. The Group MD/CEO is also in compliance with the Revised BNM/GP1 requirements which limit his directorships to not more than 5 in the Group.
The list of directorships of Directors is submitted and confirmed by each Director and is presented to the Board on a quarterly basis. The list is also deemed as disclosure of Directors’ interest in any business or dealing which might be made with any of the companies listed. Meetings and Supply of Information to the Board The Board, through regular Board meetings, is kept abreast with various information on the business of the Group, as well as the dissemination of pertinent reports. The Board meets to discuss and determine the strategic business direction and is apprised of the financial performance of the Group.
In addition, various reports from Board Committees are presented for the Board’s information by the respective Committees’ Chairmen. After every quarter, the Board reviews and approves the Group’s quarterly results together with the release of the announcement to Bursa Securities, reviews Directors’ training programmes and Directors’ disclosures of directorships and shareholdings. Special Meetings are convened to deliberate and approve urgent or important business issues that affect the Group as and when required.
All deliberations at Board meetings, including dissenting views, are duly minuted as true records of the proceedings. The draft minutes are circulated to the Directors for their review and comments prior to the finalisation. Once confirmed, the minutes are signed by the Chairman of the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Section 156 of the Companies Act, 1965. Board meeting papers are targeted for dissemination to the Directors at least 7 days prior to the Board meetings to facilitate the Directors in discharging their duties effectively in line with the GLC Green Book.
At the Board meetings, the Group MD/CEO provides comprehensive explanation of significant issues relating to the Group’s business while the Chief Financial Officer presents updates on the Group’s financial performance. The Chairman of the Audit Committee provides a summary of the audit reports deliberated at Audit Committee meetings for the Board’s notation. Significant audit findings by the Group Internal Audit Division are also escalated to the Board.
In addition, the Head of Group Compliance reports the status of legal and regulatory compliance for all the operating entities in the Group, while the Head of Group Risk Management briefs the Board on the risk positions of the various activities undertaken by the Group. Any Director who has interest in any proposal or transaction recommended by Management is duty bound to declare his interest and abstains from deliberation and decision of the proposal. This process is duly recorded in the minutes of the proceedings. The Group has adopted a stringent policy in relation to securities dealings equirements stipulated by Bursa Securities Listing Requirements. The Directors and Senior Management who are in possession of material non-public information are prohibited from trading in CIMB shares and securities one month before the release of every quarterly results, and before such material non-public information released to the public, in compliance with Chapter 14 of the Bursa Securities Listing Requirements. All Directors have attended the Mandatory Accreditation Programme (MAP) as required by Bursa Securities Listing Requirements, including the two newly-appointed Directors who attended the MAP in March 2010.
CIMB Group continued with its regionalisation agenda in 2009. It completed the acquisition of CIMB Thai, implemented the CIMB brand harmonisation across the region, integrated the Bank Niaga-Lippo Bank systems in Indonesia and launched the retail banking offerings in Singapore to become the bank with the largest branch network in the ASEAN region. Amidst the uncertainties in the global market in 2009, the Group’s regional growth was well admired and has been acknowledged as the most integrated universal banking franchise and the leading universal banking group in the ASEAN region.
The Group places utmost importance in the governance framework for its operations to ensure that the interests of all stakeholders are protected and as a safeguard in balancing the Group’s risk-taking activities and business prudence. The Group’s governance effort was well recognised when the Group won Best Investor Relations in Malaysia award, second for the Best Managed Company in Malaysia and second for Best Corporate Governance in Malaysia by FinanceAsia’s Asia’s Best Managed Companies Poll 2009.
The Group was also given a Distinction Award in the inaugural Malaysian Corporate Governance Index 2009 by the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group and the Certificate of Merit Award in the National Annual Corporate Report Awards 2009. The Board of Directors (Board) reiterates its full commitment and support for the Group’s initiatives to ensure highest standards of governance are practised throughout the Group. The Board has complete oversight and full transparency of the Group’s operations in the jurisdictions where it has presence.
Whilst recognising the autonomy of the local jurisdictions and that there is compliance with local requirements, the Board also ensures that Group policies and procedures are adhered to. The governance framework adopted by the Group is developed based on the principles and best practices recommended by the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (Revised 2007). As a listed financial services provider, the Group is also guided by the Bank Negara Malaysia Guidelines on Corporate Governance for Licensed Institutions, the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad as well as international best practices.
Wherever the Group operates, it abides by the guidelines of the relevant regulators and authorities. At CIMB believe that strong corporate governance is essential in providing a guiding vision in managing risk in an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. Integrated within our Enterprise Wide Risk Management ( EWRM ) Framework, we have introduced the Corporate Risk Scorecard ( CRS ) system as a systematic and organised method for identifying, controlling and monitoring the risk exposure.
This methodology provides a comprehensive view of the enterprise wide risk of our organisation on a single common platform. While the management of financial risk ( including market, credit and liquidity risk ) has evolved over the years reaching a mature stage, CRS is one of the tool to assist the Management in ensuring that there is adequate process in place to address operational risk. The soundness of our internal controls through a structured operationalrisk framework is of prime importance, considering most bank failures in recent history can be attributable to operational risk failures.
Hence, we have used this scorecard as a launching pad to establish a robust operational risk system where we are able to quantify potential exposures or losses moving forward. This is in anticipation of the implementation of the Investment Banking and Basel II frameworks. Understanding and communicating risk effectively across the organisation is a critical element in any risk management system. In CIMB, the CRS helps to harmonise the risk language across the group. An integrated risk management and control framework CIMB Group adopts the Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework (EWRM) to anage its risks, which is implemented by a number of committees. The EWRM framework involves the ongoing process of identifying, managing and reporting significant risks that may affect the achievement of its business objectives. This robust methodology equips the Board of CIMB and the Management with a comprehensive tool-kit to anticipate and manage both the existing and potential risks, taking into consideration the changes in the risk profile experienced in the industry and within the Group. CIMB employs a Capital-at-Risk (“CaR”) framework as a common measure of risk within the CIMB Group.
The CaR framework focuses on economic capital needed to cushion against unexpected losses. CaR can be aggregated, thus allowing measurement of the CIMB Group’s total risk, and it provides a basis for risk-return consideration, hence serving as a limit for risk-taking. Risk capital is allocated to business units that utilise the balance sheet of the CIMB Group. The CaR framework forms the basis of return on risk-adjusted-capital, which is used by the CIMB Group to compare profitability across differing businesses and for measurement of CIMB’s performance.
Role of senior management In line with best practices in corporate governance, the Board Risk Committee determines the risk policy objectives for the CIMB Group, and assumes ultimate responsibility for risk management. The Board Risk Committee also establishes the yearly allocation of risk capital to support all risks taken by the Group. The day-to-day responsibility for risk management and control, however, has been delegated to the Group Risk Committee, which reports directly to the Board Risk Committee.
Sub-committees delegated from the Group Risk Committee are also in place to manage and control specific risk areas. Specific committees have been delegated responsibilities which are clearly defined in their terms of references. These committees have their scope and report back to the Board of CIMB with their recommendations. The Board Risk Committee, reports directly to the Board of CIMB, oversees the entire EWRM and provides strategic guidance and reviews decisions made by the various risk committees.
The Group Risk Committee, comprising the senior management of the Group, undertakes the oversight function for capital allocations and overall risks limits guided by the risk appetite as defined by the Board of CIMB. The Group Risk Committee is further supported by four (4) specialised sub-committees, namely, Market Risk Committee, Credit Risk Committee, Liquidity Risk Committee and Operational Risk Committee. The roles and responsibilities of the sub-committees are as follows: CIMB Board of Directors 1. Board Risk Committee (“BRC”) Reviews and approves risk policies and strategies, and new products * Oversees entire risk management function 2. Group Risk Committee (“GRC”) * Reviews and advises on risk policies and strategies * Oversees management of risk, capital allocation and asset liability management process across the CIMB Group 3. Credit Risk Committee (“CRC”) * Credit approval authority * Oversees counterparty, industry sector, product exposures and sets credit support standards 4. Market Risk Committee (“MRC”) * Oversees exposure to market risks Approves proprietary trading activities and investments/underwriting arrangements with defined limits 5. Liquidity Risk Committee (“LRC”) * Reviews trends in the Group’s overall liquidity risk profile 6. Operational Risk Committee (“ORC”) * Oversees issues relating to the CIMB Group’s operational risk and internal control environment Key activities CIMB Group’s EWRM process rests with a number of management committees. The purpose of each is to identify, analyse, monitor and review the principal risks to which the Group is exposed.
Essentially, these constitute: market risk – arising from changes in market prices such as interest rates, exchange rates and share prices; credit risk – relating to the quality of counterparties with whom the Group deals, as well as their potential for defaults; liquidity risk – relating to the funding of the Group’s activities; and operational risk – relating to the potential losses arising from a breakdown in controls and the implementation of safeguards to ensure the proper functioning of people, systems and facilities.
This includes legal and regulatory issues, and the need to ensure that all work undertaken by the Group meets the strictest standards of legislation and documentation. The primary oversight body is the Group Risk Management (GRM), which comprises the Risk Management and Analytics (RMA), Risk Middle Office (RMO) and Credit Risk Management (CRM), which are independent of the Group’s business units and which assist the Senior Management and the various risk committees in monitoring and controlling the Group’s risk exposures. The roles of Group Risk Management (GRM)
The key responsibilities of GRM are to identify, analyse, monitor, review and report the principal risks to which the Group is exposed. It also helps to create shareholder value through proper allocation of risk capital, development of risk-based pricing framework and facilitate development of new business and products. The goals of RMA are to monitor the risk profile of risk-taking activities and to initiate and propose risk policies, risk measurement methodologies and risk capital allocation. This is in order to aggregate and control credit, market and operational risks across the enterprise.
It also performs independent review of loan assets quality and loan recovery plan, independent valuation of the trading portfolios and develops the risk-based product pricing framework for loan portfolios. With these risk and valuation policies in place, the RMO’s role is to operationalise the risk management framework through ensuring that the processes, procedures, controls and resources are in accordance with business expectations and internal policies for market transaction activities, in particular mark-to-market and parameters verification procedures.
It also reviews and analyses Treasury trading strategy, positions and activities vis-a-vis changes in financial market. Other functions of RMO include coordinating new products and keeping an eye on limits usage and assessing limits adequacy. CRM carries out the independent role in the assessment and evaluation of all credit risk related proposals originating from the various business units such as loans and advances, fixed income, derivatives, sales and trading, prior to submission to Credit Risk Committee (CRC), EXCO, or Board for approval.
It also reviews the Group’s holdings of all fixed income assets and recommends the internal ratings for CRC’s approval. CRM also runs the CRC secretariat. On an annual basis, the RMA proposes the global CaR limit to the GRC and the BRC for approval. This limit is allocated by the GRC to the various businesses of the CIMB Group through the MRC and CRC. The appropriate market and credit allocations are given by the various business units to execute their business plans each year. The GRC ensures that the CIMB Group’s aggregate risk exposure does not exceed the global CaR limit approved by the BRC.
Market Risk Market risk is defined as any fluctuation in value of the portfolio resulting from changes in market prices and market parameters, such as interest rates, exchange rates and share prices. Market risk within the Group resulting from the Group’s trading activities can arise either from customer-related businesses or from proprietary positions. CIMB, together with CIMBDH, make markets in debt securities as well as interest rate and currency derivative instruments, while equity proprietary activities are carried out by CIMB itself, its broking arm and offshore subsidiary.
In general, the Group hedges its trading positions by employing a variety of strategies, including the use of derivative instruments. The Group manages market risk through risk limits set by the GRC. The GRC is assisted by the MRC whose role, amongst others, is to oversee the Group’s exposure to market risks and to consider and determine trading, investment and underwriting proposals within defined limits. The utilisation of market risk limits is reviewed on a daily basis by the RMA, which employs statistical methods to measure and monitor the risks associated with the Group’s trading activities.
The RMA, together with the RMO, also provides independent valuation of portfolios and generates daily and weekly risk position reports for the information of the GRC. The Group has adopted a Value-at-Risk (“VaR”) approach in the measurement of market risks. VaR is a statistical measure of the potential losses that could occur to movements in market rates and prices over a specified time horizon within a given confidence level. Duration-weighted gap VaR and various other multi-factor models are also employed to assess market risks. Credit Risk
Credit and counterparty risk is defined as the possibility of losses due to an unexpected default or a deterioration of creditworthiness of a business partner. Credit risk arises in many of CIMB’s business activities. In lending activities, it occurs primarily through loans as well as commitments to support clients’ obligations to third parties, i. e. guarantees. In sales and trading activities, credit risk arises as a result of the possibility that the Group’s counterparties will not be able or willing to fulfil their obligation on transactions on or before settlement date.
In derivatives activities, credit risk arises when counterparties to derivative contracts, such as interest rate swaps, are obligated to pay the Group the positive fair value or receivable resulting from the execution of contract terms. The CRC ensures that the risk exposures undertaken match the risk appetite of the Group, and that proper authorisation procedures are adhered to. Problematic exposures identified by the business units and the Management are carefully monitored and proactive measures taken, where possible, to minimise financial loss to the Group.
All credit exposures are given an internal rating, based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative criteria. Adherence to set credit limits is monitored on a daily basis by the RMA which combines all exposures for each counterparty, including off balance sheet and potential exposure, and ensures that limits are not exceeded. The Group also has in place guidelines that limit its exposure to any one counterparty or group, industry sector and rating classification.
In summary, potential credit exposures are evaluated by the CRC and are monitored against approved limits on a regular basis. The alleviation of credit risk exposures adopted by CIMB includes restricting concentration of risks to any one large sector/industry, or to a particular counterparty group or individual, the application of single customer limit, as well as assessing the quality of collateral. The Group also enters into master agreements that provide for closeout and settlement netting with counterparties, whenever possible.
A master agreement that governs all transactions between two (2) parties, creates the greatest legal certainty that credit exposure will be netted. In effect, it enables the netting of outstanding obligations upon termination of outstanding transactions if an event of default occurs. The extent to which the Group’s overall exposure to credit risk is reduced through a master netting arrangement may change substantially within a short period following the balance sheet date because the exposure is affected by each transaction subject to the agreement. Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is defined as the risk of the Group being unable to fulfil its current or future payment obligations in full and at the due date. The LRC, whose main role is to oversee the overall liquidity management of the Group, ensures compliance with the liquidity framework prescribed by BNM, and reviews periodically the assumptions of the liquidity risk management framework. The Group’s liquidity risk management focuses on avoiding over dependence on volatile sources of funding, diversification of sources of funds, and maintenance of sufficient liquid assets.
To ensure the Group is able to cover all payment obligations on due dates as part of the liquidity management process, the RMA prepares liquidity analyses in line with BNM’s liquidity framework. In addition, management action triggers are set to provide timely warning on emerging liquidity pressures. The Group has also developed a contingency funding plan to deal with extreme liquidity crisis situations. In summary, the methods of managing liquidity risks employed by CIMB are generally aimed at providing timely forewarning on liquidity pressure as well as the severity of potential exposures.
Operational Risk Operational risk includes risks that arise from internal processes of an organisation. These may result from inadequacies or failures in processes and controls or in projects due to fraud, unauthorised activities, error, omission, inefficiency, systems failure or from external events. Operational risks are less direct than credit and market risks, but managing them is critical, particularly in a rapidly changing environment with increasing transaction volumes.
In order to reduce or mitigate these risks, the Group has established and maintained an effective internal control environment, which incorporates various control mechanisms at different levels throughout the organisation. These control mechanisms are designed to better ensure that operational policies and procedures are being followed and that the Group’s various businesses are operating within established corporate policies and limits. The ORC has an oversight responsibility for all operational and other matters that affect the Group’s day-to-day activities.
The ORC also reviews the operating policies and procedures for new products/businesses to ensure that the supporting infrastructure is in place prior to doing the business as well as conducting investigations on any malfunctions to determine the root problem and following up on remedial measures. CIMB Group’s primary emphasis is to create long-term value for its shareholders. Our management is committed to good corporate governance, organisational effectiveness, capabilities enhancements and efficient capital management. The holding company, CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, is listed on Bursa Malaysia.
As of 30 June 2011, CIMB Group was Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider and the second largest company on Bursa Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of RM66. 4 billion. Within this section, you will be able to find the most recent financial and other relevant information on CIMB Group. CIMB Community Link is one of CIMB Group’s key Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. It is a unique program aimed at forging closer ties with the local communities served by CIMB Bank and CIMB Islamic branches.
The programme empowers customers to propose initiatives or social causes that will enhance the lives of those within the community. These causes will then be funded by the Bank. Vision and Statement of Purpose The Foundation supports the development and empowerment of communities and is committed to promoting sustainable development and improving the quality of life of communities. The Foundation by itself, and in strategic partnerships, aims to improve the lives of communities and individuals by responding to needs and opportunities in the areas of Community Development, Sports and Education.
At CIMB Group, the vision is to be “Southeast Asia’s most valued universal bank” which means that CIMB Group wants to be the bank of choice to its customers, the preferred employer to its employees and the bank that accords the highest premium to its shareholders. “Forward Banking” articulates CIMB Group’s central philosophy – forward thinking and continuously anticipating and delivering on its customers’ needs. “Forward Banking” describes its drive to see beyond present circumstances and requirements and actively anticipate the future, always with the aim of creating value.
Premised on this philosophy, the Foundation’s commitment to value-creation extends to a wider community, and aims to empower communities through sustainable capacity building initiatives. Corporate social responsibility has always been an important aspect of CIMB Group. We recognise that profits are not the only measure of value. Instead, our core philosophy of value creation is aimed at all stakeholders – employees, shareholders, customers, the communities we serve, our partners as well as suppliers.
For each of these stakeholders, our corporate social responsibility activities take on a different approach but always with a common goal: to create sustainable value for our stakeholders, be it in the community, workplace, marketplace or environment. Most of our corporate social responsibility initiatives are implemented through CIMB Foundation, a non-profit organisation set up specifically for this. We believe in long-term sustainable growth and giving back to society at a community level in a transparent, measurable and accountable way to foster beneficial social changes in Community Development, Sports and Education.
These 3 areas reflect the vision of the Foundation: to support the development and empowerment of communities and improve the quality of life of these communities. We approve grants covering a diverse range of projects, from giving the disabled a voice through radio broadcasting, equipping the hearing impaired with acrobatic lion dancing skills to funding the tertiary education of underprivileged Indonesian students. Since the inception of the Foundation, we have received hundreds of proposals to fund a variety of initiatives.
In considering a grant proposal, we evaluate all aspects of the proposals thoroughly. In particular, we look at the target beneficiaries and their needs, objectives of the grant, use of funds, expected outcomes, execution capability and the commitment of grant seekers. Grant seekers should have adequate resources, demonstrate a solid track record in executing projects effectively and efficiently and have a strong management team in place. The success of Community Link hinges on branch managers working closely with customers to identify causes important to their community.
A fund exclusively for the cause is then set up. Every time customers conduct a transaction at the branch, the Bank will contribute a portion of its monies to the fund. The more transactions and business activities there are at the branches, the quicker the target will be reached. A mock thermometer located at the electronic banking centre of the branch will track the progress of the funds. When targets are reached, the fund is distributed accordingly. CIMB Community Link is an on-going project. When a project is completed, the community can subsequently nominate a next worthy cause. | <urn:uuid:f680cd38-ce19-499e-bb94-eb38c63b6b09> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://cipcommunity.org/essays/cimb-bank-365/ | 2020-08-06T21:40:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737039.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20200806210649-20200807000649-00107.warc.gz | en | 0.9432 | 6,531 |
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TODAY I TOLD 10,000,000 PEOPLE ABOUT http://www.returntotarawa.com/ I MANAGED TO GET ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT TO DO A STORY ON WW2 VET LEON COOPER AND MY MOVIE. I CALLED ABC 134 TIMES FOR 1 YEARS!! I GOT 3.23 SECONDS ON THE AIR!!!!!!! NEVER QUIT!!!!!!! EVER!!!!!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Terrific day!! Had a pitch to Mark Burnett, the biggest Exec. Producer in the world!! I have a show called MIA HUNTERS that will search the world for WW 2 Veterans that need to come home after 7 decades. I pitched HARD!!! I pitched with PASSION!! I pitched with all of my HEART!! Its in GODS HANDS!!! GOD BLESS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Well, after 25 years in Hollywood, living on the corner of NEPOTISM AND GREED, I HAVE SINISHED MY FIRST MOVIE! IT IS A WW2 DOCUMENTARY ON AN 89 YEAR OLD VETERRAN NAMED LEON COOPER AND HIS STRUGGLE TO RIGHT A HUGE INJUSTICE FROM 65 YEARS AGO AND RETURN WAR DEAD THAT IS STILL BURIED ON THE ISLAND OF TARAWA. ED HARRIS IS NARRATING AND THE FILM IS TREMENDOUS!! WWW.RETURNTOTARAWA.COM
Sunday, November 30, 2008
I went to go see SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE last night in Santa Monica and Billy Zane was getting a big tub of Pop Corn. Instead of asking him for a donation, I asked him to to to http://www.americanparaplegic.com/ AND email waht he thinks of my trailer. Then, if he does, I will hit him for donation!! Oh, when will the brilliance end????
Friday, November 21, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
What did he say about Steven's book? Watch now:
I will NEVER quit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I just made world wide TV on the Larry David Show, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM ! FOR SOME REASON I AM IN EVERY SHOT! I THINK LARRY HAS A CRUSH ON ME.. HE WOULD NOT GIVE ME A DONATION FOR MY FILM HOWEVER; HE IS ONLY WORTH $500,000,000. I ASKED HIM FOR $3500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW!! I got into the Governors Ball at the Em mys and there was my buddy, Jerry Bruckheimer. I have been going to Jerry's house dropping off packages for years and here he was.. he could not ESCAPE!! I am Steven C Barber; you will green light me some day!!!!!!! I NEVER QUIT!!!!!!!!!
Went to the American Music Awards announcement this morning; gave a package to Jimmy Kimmel to put my wheel chair racers on a segment on his show and I met some Kid named Jesse McCartney who is apparently famous and has some $$$$ I asked him for a donation.. he was with smoking blonde; never seen her or heard of her, but fun to look at..
Monday, October 13, 2008
I also ran into Billy Bush and I told him I met with the President and I am trying to get him to do a story on my fim, http://www.returntotarawa.com/
Went to Beverly Hilton tonight and pitched Kate Beckesale for the 2nd time in a month; shes a doll!! Had trouble with a really, realy over weight unattracive security girl that did not want me to speak to Kate, but I have this problem every where in Hollywood.. the little people are pests more that anything.. but I just do what I can and move on!!
Good Lord!! I have been asking Tom Crusie and Julia Roberts for a $3500 donation and instead of calling me and saying yes or no, they call a detective and the detective asks me to stop. Well, I told him to tell "Maverick" and "Pretty Woman" that I do not have time for B listers that I am working with the President of the United States!! Good grief.. I am trying to make a movie about men in wheel chairs!!!!!!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
After 47 year years of fast and vigorous living, Steven C Barber, film maker goes to the WHITE HOUSE!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just spent 4 days in Washington DC and NYC. I was invited to the White House to finish my film http://www.americanparaplegic.com/ OVERWELMING!! MET THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, MICHAEL PHELPS AND SEVERAL DIGNIATARIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD!! The history is EVERYWHERE.. you can feel Lincoln and Grant and Roosevelt and Truman.. I actuually got a secret tour below the WHITE HOUSE briefing room where the pool used to be abd signed my name forver!! I have made my mark at the "PEOPLES HOUSE"!!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Great to speak to Fred Smith today. Great guy. Basically likes the PROJECT MIA HUNTERS show and there are some hoops to jump though, but its very do able. Took me 10 years to get him on the Phone. Mark Burnett gave me a great donation to go to China, and when I get a rough cut put together he likes, there is a good shot he will make my film, http://www.americanparaplegic.com/ LIVE IS SWEET FOR STEVIE HOLLYWOOD..
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
I got an email from FRED W. SMITH; CEO OF FED EX~~ He is going to call me tommorrow at 12 pm. It has taken me 12 years to get him to call me! I am trying to get him to underwrite my TV SHOW, MIA HUNTERS. I know where there are at least 200 MIAs from the 79,000 still missing from WW2 and its time to bring them home!! http://www.returntotarawa.com/
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
WOW!!!!!!!!!! Spent 4 hours with the amazing and top notch actor ED HARRIS!! He narrated my film, WWW.RETURNTOTARAWA.COM This is the story of LEON Cooper. Leon was a Higgins boat Commander in 1943 at the Battle of Taraw where AMERICA lost 1,113 Marines in a 76 hour bloddy battle that NEVER should have happened. Leon was stuck on the islad Atoll of Tarawa for week with no food and having to smeel the 6000 rotting corpses on the 291 acre rock in the mifdle of no where some 4500 miles from Japan. After spending a week out there last spring, Leon, myself and a film crew turned up MIAs that have never been repatriated to the USA and with ED HARRIS on board this amazing story, it is my great hope that the United States government will step up to the plate to get these men hom and clean up this enviromrnta; disaster. http://www.photoshow.com/watch/eR7iW4sg
Sunday, September 28, 2008
After an amazing day with the Governor of California and Billy Bush from Access Hollywood, I went over to meet Candace Bushnell, the Author of Sex in the City and asker her for a doantion and then met KOJO from Entertainment Tonight. Statrted out the morning with Access Hollywood and then ended with Entertainment Tonight.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
WOW!!!!!!! Arnold joins forces with film maker Steven C Barber on the RED CARPET at Universal Studios. Steven C Barber had his pre movie premier today as the GOVENATOR welcomed home the California Olympic Athletes.. Arnold wasa warm and loved by the crowd and we also had a moment of silence for the passing of Paul Newman today at 83. WWW.AMERICANPARAPLEGIC.COM is destined to be a HUGE HIT!!!!!!!!! Film Maker Steven C Barber never stops.. he always overcomes and he adapts! NEVER BREAK STRIDE, ALWAYS LOOK IMPORTANT AND DO NO EVER ASK ANY STUPID QUESTIONS!!!!! SEMPER FI TO GOLD MEDALIST OZ SANCHEZ home and meeting and greeting The GOV.. Hes off to the White House Next week!!!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
WOW!!!!! Last nught was great.. went to the Beverly Regent and pitched Majic Johnson, 007 Mr. Pierce Brosnan, Coach Pat Rielly and Doug Herzog from Comedy Central. Thats right folks, 25 years in LA AND I am I am 5 seconds away from the BIG DEAL!! Do not try this at home folks.. for professionals only!!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Got up at 3 am;; worked out sports club LA; Pitched a CAA nut job and then the anchor woman from E! Then I went to Beverly Hills Hotel and grabbed a coffee and then to Leonard Nimoys house and dropped off package for $$$. Then, Rev. Schuller, the richest TV Evangilist in the world said he woulf pray for me but would not pony up a $7500 doantion.. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Stevie Hollywood here; things are really cooking; met with James Woods 2 days ago. Gave him my DVD of the WWW.AMERICANPARAPLEGIC.COM DVD. He told me he is in post production on a movie and the main character is in a frikking WHEEL CHAIR!! WOW!! Is James Woods going to greenlight my movie?? Is 25 years, and 61 countries later going to see success for Steven C Barber, the hardest working guy in LA??? You never know!
Meanwhile, just got an email from the young Rev. Schuller.. I met him in Beijing at the opening of the Paralympics.. the man was sitting in front of me in a stadium of 90,000 in a city of 14,000,000.. Is that a GOD SHOT my friends.. also just pitched Magic Johnson and Pierce Brosnan and Coach Riley!! LA is target rich with celebs.. in fact, its hard to swing a fendi bag without hitting a celeb...
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Today I woke up at 3am with Beijing jetlag... high tailed it to Santa Barbara where I dropped of my fifth package to Oprah's door. Her palace was sleeping and I made it back to West Angeles in time to take my associate producer garage sailing... but not before I dropped off a package to Ed Burns, who I bumped into at Shutters the night before when I couldn't sleep at 11pm. And then came Kathy Smith... details to come.... | <urn:uuid:16213fbe-6ace-464b-af87-577c44561147> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | http://stevencbarber.blogspot.com/2008/ | 2020-12-04T04:51:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141733122.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20201204040803-20201204070803-00204.warc.gz | en | 0.92635 | 2,362 |
(TibetanReview.net, Mar09, 2017) – In a fourth judgement of its kind by a third High Court, the High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong has ruled Mar 7 that children of Tibetan refugees born in India after Jan 26, 1950 and before Jul 1, 1987 are citizens by birth as provided under the country’s Citizenship Act, 1955. The court in the northeastern state of Meghalaya delivered its ruling while disposing of three petitions by Tibetans born in Shillong.
The three separate writ petitioners were taken up jointly by the High Court as they were concerned with the same question of law. The petitioners – Tenzing Choden Sherpa, Doma Tsering and Phuntsok Tashi – said they were citizens of India as defined by section 3 (1) (a) of the Citizenship Act of 1955, but that such rights had been denied to them by the Union of India and the State of Meghalaya without any justification and reason.
The court accepted their contentions and ruled that both the central and the state government had been entirely unjustified in denying the rights to the petitioners as citizens of India though such rights flow directly and unfailingly by the operation of the plain provisions of the law, reported theshillongtimes.com Mar 7.
The court was reported to have found that each of the petitioners was born after Jan 26 1950, but before Jul 1, 1987, “and none of them has been shown suffering from any of the disqualifications.”
The Court was reported to have observed that similar cases were examined by the Delhi High Court involving Namgyal Dolkar (in Dec 2010) and Phuntsok Wangyal (and others in Sep 2016), and the Karnataka High Court in the Tenzin Choephang Ling Rinpoche case (in Aug 2013) and that the petitioners’ Indian citizenship had been upheld by the respective courts under the 1955 Act. | <urn:uuid:bef55183-9663-44cf-a99e-f74c99d7139b> | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | https://www.tibetanreview.net/third-high-court-in-fourth-case-upholds-tibetans-indian-citizenship-status/ | 2024-02-22T08:15:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473735.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222061937-20240222091937-00400.warc.gz | en | 0.985257 | 410 |
I am from Zambia, Africa. My formal educational background is in Biochemistry. I started my web company immediately upon graduating in Biochem at the University of Zambia. I also formed the large portal site, Zambia Online, and it quickly became the most active Zambian web site, due to its extremely active discussion forums.
“Human Supremacism” is what I call my philosophy. It simply means that man is the highest kind of being possible in reality, and it means that every individual is absolutely the highest kind of entity possible in the universe. Politically, this is the only unassailable logical foundation for the ideology of human rights. No one has a right to control another human being, not government, not society, nothing, because nothing can be above any human being, even if they form a collective. So, observing human rights simply means that you can’t involve any human being in any kind of interaction without their permission. And this interaction means interacting with any of their property. Governments exist solely for the purpose of sustaining this principle in practice. Anything they do above that is not their duty and it is a violation of human rights itself. Human supremacism (I will expand on the full idea later)…
In 2008, I was granted the Knight Fellowship by Stanford University.
In 2009, upon completing my Knight Fellowship program, I was invited back to Stanford by the Hoover Institution as a Visiting Scholar. In 2012, I also became a fellow of the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, DC. | <urn:uuid:105c7c8f-cc12-446f-ac08-b91679018603> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | https://chandachisala.wordpress.com/about/ | 2018-02-21T11:13:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891813608.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20180221103712-20180221123712-00075.warc.gz | en | 0.957801 | 316 |
OUR 2012 GRANTEES
Film Anthology “Skinfolk” by M Asli Dukan – Grant Amount: $1000
- M. Asli Dukan is a writer, producer and director from New York City. She graduated from The City University of New York with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Media and Communication Arts. In 1999, she received the best editing award for her thesis film: Sleeping on a Train in Motion. In 2000, M. Asli Dukan founded Mizan Media Productions, a micro digital media and marketing company that specializes in producing low budget, high quality HD speculative fiction films from the perspective of the African Diaspora, music videos and EPKs for emerging artists, bands and arts organizations. View her past works here: http://www.mizanmedia.com/MMP/Reel.html
Her media works have screened at the Blowin Up A Spot Film Festival in Texas, Citivisions in New York, the Imagenation Film & Music Festival in New York, and the Black to the Future Science Fiction Festival in Seattle.
bklyn boi hood – Grant Amount: $1500 -
bklyn boihood is a collective that creates visibility and builds community within masculine of center* bois, lesbians, queers, trans-identified, studs, doms, butches and AGs of color through online media, events, workshops and collaborative projects. bklyn boihood builds bridges of self-love, community awareness and personal enhancement from their basement in Bed Stuy across the world. Crossing the barriers of gender.race.class.age.sexual preference, our goal is to contribute to the creation of a healthy, safe, fun and engaging community for m.o.cs of color. Using art, performance, networking and capacity-building we are committed to shining light into the incredible lives of AGs/studs/bois/doms/butches and our allies. For more on their work go to: http://www.bklnboihood.com | <urn:uuid:179f8a51-9696-4070-9ff5-94b4efd565d9> | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | http://kitchentablegivingcircle.org/2012-grantees/ | 2020-02-26T11:00:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875146341.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20200226084902-20200226114902-00074.warc.gz | en | 0.893609 | 427 |
Raves trend is so disturbing
Published by Camberley News and Mail – 11th December
Copyright: Camberley News and Mail
NUMEROUS unoccupied industrial buildings are causing concern for police as illegal raves return to Surrey Heath.
Two raves have now been held in the space of a month and there are growing concerns that there are more to come.
In both of last month’s illegal parties hundreds of people descended on disused buildings on industrial estates in Camberley.
The first all-night party took place at the beginning of November and saw around 300 ravers take over the empty C-House building on Stanhope Road, part of the Yorktown industrial estate.
Music from the rave kept nearby residents awake most of the night and damage was caused to the building during the party, which continued into the following afternoon.
Despite attempts by council environmental health officers and the police, it was felt that there were too many people at the event to stop it.
Residents were then shocked to find themselves woken by more loud music just three weeks later.
Another illegal rave took place this time at empty industrial units off Admiralty Way estate, again in Camberley.
Around 400 people took over the site late in the night and stayed until noon the next day.
At the time Camberley police received criticism from residents for not putting a stop to the event.
But according to Inspector Martin Goodwin, the key is prevention rather than cure and police resources are being put into deterring the organisers of the raves from targeting Camberley.
“We are now being proactive in preventing future events of this nature. We are working with our partners in environmental health with the objective of identifying the organisers with a view to prosecuting them for the unlicensed events and preventing future parties.”
Insp Goodwin pointed to the number of unused buildings in Surrey Heath as a problem.
Working with the council, the police are in the process of contacting the owners of empty and disused ware-houses and industrial buildings in the area.
With the aim of preventing rave organisers breaking in to empty buildings, pressure is being put on the proprietors to increase security.
“Ideally it would be better if the buildings were occupied, but I know the council are trying to achieve that.”
Understanding the effect the raves have on people living nearby, he added that everything was being done to combat future events.
“I want to reassure the residents of Surrey Heath that we are doing everything we can to deal with this matter. Our Neighbourhood Specialist Officer for St Michael’s is instrumental in forging close links with members of that community who can gain valuable intelligence in achieving our objectives.” | <urn:uuid:e9672e68-1035-4ed7-b352-4e5e87ebcc7a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.partyvibe.org/topic/uk-raves-trend-is-so-disturbing-december-2002/ | 2023-10-02T14:28:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511000.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002132844-20231002162844-00664.warc.gz | en | 0.972429 | 561 |
Queen’s University Present 2019 Future Star Awards for Football and Hurling
Queen’s GAA is proud to announce the awardees of the 2019 Danske Bank Queens University Belfast Future Stars programme. The awards, which recognise the top Year 12 footballers and footballers from across Ulster, are the culmination of a series of trials that took place throughout December. The selection panel was chaired by Down and Queen’s legend Conor Deegan, and included coaches and staff the university.
Deegan commented on the difficulty of selecting fifteen players from more than 120 trialists: “The quality of player on show at this level was a testament to the fantastic work being undertaken throughout Ulster Schools competitions. There were outstanding candidates all over the field, especially in the final trial and there was plenty of evidence on show that Ulster Schools football is in a very strong place in 2019.”
This is the fifth year of the Danske Bank Future Stars programme, with previous winners including Callum Brown, now of the AFL’s Great Western Sydney Giants and Tyrone senior panellist Darragh Canavan.
Queen’s GAA Development Officer Gavan Duffy said, “Queen’s University is focused on developing and rewarding excellence as demonstrated by the Danske Bank Future Stars programme. Our athletes at Queen’s are supported through The Sean O’Neill GAA Academy and their development is overseen by a dedicated staff, which includes world-leading Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike McGurn and pioneering sports psychologist Hugh Campbell. The Academy is a challenging but mentored environment within which young players can excel towards county senior football.
We are ever more conscious of the pressures that sport adds to the academic journey at University and we are very much focussed on helping students balance the twin goals of sporting excellence and alongside a world class education.”
The Football team selected for the 2019 Danske Bank Queen’s University Future Stars is as follows:
1 Niall Robinson (St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon and Derrylaughan Kevin Barry’s)
2 Cathal Agnew (St Patrick’s Armagh and Armagh Harps)
3 Callan Devlin (Holy Trinity Cookstown and Fr Rock’s Coostown)
4 Adam Toner (St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon and Dungannon Thomas Clarke’s)
5 Sean O’Donnell (Omagh CBS and St Macartan’s Trillick)
6 Adam Garvey (Abbey CBS Newry and St Moninna’s Killeavy)
7 Fionan O’Brien (St Michael’s Enniskillen and Devenish St Mary’s)
8 Cian Conlon (Patrician Carrickmacross and Carrickmacross Emmet’s)
9 Michael Forbes (St Pius X Magherafelt and Ardboe O’Donovan Rossa)
10 Fergal O’Brien (St Paul’s Bessbrook and Mullaghbawn)
11 Niall Rice (Castleblayney College and Castleblayney Faughs)
12 Conor McGillion (Omagh CBS and Fintona Pearse’s)
13 Ruairi Canavan (St Ciaran’s Ballygawley and Errigal Ciaran)
14 Diarmuid King (St Michael’s Enniskillen and Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs)
15 Cormac Devlin (St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon and Ardboe O’Donovan Rossa)
This is the fifth year of the Queen’s GAA Future Stars football programme, and award winner Ruairí Canavan is following in his brother Darragh’s footsteps. Darragh, now in the Tyrone senior panel, was corner-forward in the first team announced in December 2015. Ruairí also gets a corner forward slot in this year’s team.
Both are sons of All-star and All-Ireland winning captain Peter, who had further reason to celebrate with his nephew Sean O’Donnell, a student in Omagh CBS, also making the team, as did Callan Devlin at full-back, who plays for Peter in Holy Trinity College Cookstown.
St Michael’s Enniskillen had a good run in the Danske Bank Rannafast Cup this autumn and making the Future Stars team are two of their top performers, Fionan O’Brien and Diarmuid King, scorer of 2-7 in their semi-final defeat by St Mary’s Magherafelt.
Niall Rice is selected at centre-forward on the team and this is the first time that a student in Castleblayney College has been selected on a schools’ representative team of any description. Mullaghbawn’s Fergal O’Brien was a winning captain for St Paul’s Bessbrook ten days ago, steering his team to a 2-10 to 1-6 win over Patrician Carrickmacross in the Danske Bank Rafferty Cup final. Patrician’s Cian Conlon is one of the midfielders.
For its inaugural year, the Hurling team selected for the 2019 Danske Bank Queen’s University Future Stars is as follows:
1 James Bakewell (Cross & Passion Ballycastle and McQuillan’s Ballycastle)
2 Conor Dickson (St Louis’ Ballymena and Loughgiel Shamrocks)
3 Daire McMullan (St Louis’ Ballymena and Dunloy Cúchulainn’s)
4 Daniel Kearney (St Killian’s Garron Tower and Oisin’s Glenarriffe)
5 Ryan O’Neill (St Patrick’s Downpatrick and St Patrick’s Portaferrry)
6 Enda McCartan (St Malachy’s Belfast and Sarsfield’s)
7 Ruairi McCormick (Cross & Passion Ballycastle and Loughgiel Shamrocks)
8 Oisin Elliot (Cross & Passion Ballycastle and Dunloy Cúchulainn’s)
9 Eoin Pucci (Our Lady’s & St Patrick’s Knock and Ballygalget Mitchel’s)
10 Oisin Marley (St Columba’s Stranorlar and Setanta Hurling Club)
11 Christy McGarry (Cross & Passion Ballycastle and Loughgiel Shamrocks)
12 Padraig McKillop (St Killian’s Garron Tower and Ruairí Óg Cushendall)
13 Finn Turpin (St Patrick’s Downpatrick and St Patrick’s Portaferrry)
14 James Clarke (Our Lady’s & St Patrick’s Knock and St Joseph’s Ballycran)
15 Oisin Coulter (St Patrick’s Downpatrick and Ballygalget Mitchel’s)
This first ever Future Stars Hurling selection produces a significant presence from Antrim and the Ards, but the biggest cheer of the night was reserved for Oisin Marley from St Columba’s Stranorlar.
The Setanta club player has already made his mark in under-age hurling in Donegal and has won back-to-back Ulster Poc Fada title. Slotting into the half-forward line he is the only player from outside Antrim and Down to make the team.
EIGHT of the Antrim contingent come from the schools situated in the north of the county with four of those in the Cross & Passion Ballycastle panel that eclipsed the Danske Bank Mageean Cup last month.
Christy McGarry scored a point in that win over St Mary’s CBGS Belfast, while club mate Ruairí McCormick also makes the team along with McQuillan’s goalie James Bakewell and midfielder Oisin Elliott from Dunloy.
St Louis defender Conor Dickson brings the Loughgiel representation to three while they also supply a second Dunloy player, Daire McMullan whose father Damian hurler for the Saffrons.
Continuing the Loughgiel and Saffron connection, Sean Paul McKillop’s son Pádraig makes the forward line representing St Killian’s Garron Tower who also have Daniel Kearney in defence.
Ballygalget’s Eoin Pucci is one of two players from Our Lady’s & St Patrick’s Knock in the selection. Eoin’s father Michael is a former Down hurler while his school-mate James Clarke and the three players from St Patrick’s Downpatrick all hurl for clubs from the lower Ards.
Gavin Duffy welcomed the addition of a hurling team to the Future Stars programme.
“Queen’s are now into the 5th year of our Future Stars programme and with the inclusion of hurling this year for the first time we are delighted with its continued progress. Queen’s University continues to support Ulster Hurling.
We are already facilitating the Conor McGurk Cup and will continue to support and celebrate the work carried out within Ulster Schools through this and other initiatives.” | <urn:uuid:1a78d6dc-cfb5-45e6-8488-f3afc27592a7> | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | http://queens.gaa.ie/2019/12/17/queens-university-present-2019-future-star-awards-for-football-and-hurling/ | 2020-03-28T23:51:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370493121.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20200328225036-20200329015036-00174.warc.gz | en | 0.919059 | 2,007 |
Why Earn an M.A. in Philosophy?
Test the Waters
The M.A. in Philosophy provides students with an opportunity to test what an academic career in philosophy might be like as well as decide whether philosophy is the right academic path for them — before they invest a great deal of time and resources in a multi-year doctoral program.
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The M.A. in Philosophy will enhance students' qualifications if they plan to pursue a full-time doctoral program in philosophy; this can be especially useful if they seek to enter graduate school without first having obtained an undergraduate major in philosophy.
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An M.A. in Philosophy is also valuable for students seeking to pursue other careers paths. A demonstrated capacity for rigor in reasoning and analysis, as well as enhanced communication and writing skills will strengthen the applications of those pursuing careers in fields such as business, economics, law, medicine, publishing, and divinity. | <urn:uuid:7c03d440-ddef-48f7-ac89-89259616b837> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/philosophy/mastersprogram/whyearn.html | 2015-04-01T06:11:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00028-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951131 | 198 |
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Later I'm going to make golden carrot soup even though it's hot
and chocolate chip cookies with pecans because tomorrow
my friend is coming for lunch and I'm tutoring in the morning
so can't cook then. And over lunch we're going to talk about
our manuscripts, which we've been working on for a while
and finally exchanged about a month ago. Hers is further
along. Mine is in process, still figuring itself out.
Shall I tell you about it? Too soon.
It's not really 'about' one thing, but it does circle some
ideas, one being emptiness. Golden carrot soup even
though it's hot seems like the right food for poetry tomorrow.
And chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorite foods.
If I can get some tomatoes from a friend's garden, we might
have those too. I hope the heat eases up. While I was away, and
visiting Georgia O'Keefe's house, I had a revelation about my
book. So there are rooms in the book I need to go explore.
My friend's, on the other hand, feels more complete.
Not that it's finished, but the framing is up and good.
Anyway, we'll talk. And eat soup, tomatoes, some
bread and cheese then cookies. And unfurl our books like bolts
of linen. Who knows what I could make after such an afternoon. | <urn:uuid:1bcfd9e2-b9f8-4c29-84f8-4fc3de46be4d> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | http://pamelahart.blogspot.com/2009/08/golden.html | 2017-08-23T15:38:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886120573.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823152006-20170823172006-00573.warc.gz | en | 0.971449 | 298 |
Title: Professor Emeritus
Office: Loyalty 104
Email: [email protected]
Degree: M.M., University of Michigan
Weston Noble is a highly accomplished and honored American music educator and conductor. Now the Johnson Professor Emeritus of Music, Mr. Noble had a fifty-seven year tenure as a conductor and teacher at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. He has received acclaim from across the country and the world as the conductor of the Luther College Nordic Choir from l948 to 2005, the Luther College Concert Band from l948 to l973, and as guest director for over 900 all-state bands, orchestras, choirs, and festivals across four continents.
Mr. Noble is a charter member of the American Choral Directors Association and an elected member of the American Bandmasters Association. In l994 the North Central Division of the American Choral Directors Association established the Weston H. Noble Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Choral Art. Mr. Noble was the first to be honored by this award.
Because of his outstanding contributions to choral music, Mr. Noble is the recipient of the Robert Lawson Shaw Award given by the American Choral Directors Association. Due to his outstanding contributions to instrumental music, he was awarded the 2008 Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor, given by the International Convention of Band and Orchestra Directors. In the field of music education the National Federation of State High School Associations recognized him as the Outstanding Music Educator of the United States. Also in the field of music education/industry, the National Association for Music Education awarded him the Lowell Mason Fellow Award. He is also listed in the World Biographical Hall of Fame and Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World 2009.
Mr. Noble holds five honorary doctorate degrees: Augustana College (South Dakota), St. Olaf College, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Carthage College, and Wartburg College. He was awarded the St. Olav’s Medal from King Harald V of Norway for his contributions to Norwegian-American relations.
In 2009 he conducted the International Schools Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with participants from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Indonesia. He is the resident conductor of the Pacific Summer Music Festival of Guam. In December 2010 Mr. Noble conducted Handel’s Messiah in Seoul, Korea, returning to Korea in 2013 to conduct the Korea National Choir.
Following his guest year residencies at Carthage College, Wartburg College, and Augustana College (Sioux Falls), Mr. Noble is ‘working’ in the Development Office at Luther College. | <urn:uuid:7f6f8177-0dc7-4c4d-ba42-b9e7c32ed897> | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | http://www.luther.edu/music/faculty/noble/ | 2016-09-30T19:56:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738662321.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173742-00091-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946564 | 548 |
Remember Afghanistan? Anybody?
As America winds up its 13-year war in Afghanistan, where do things stand?
Is it going to end up like Vietnam, won the battles, but lost the war.
That’s the take-away of the last ten years for me.
The public now have a perception that the war is over, because of the lack of media coverage which fuels the public’s perception, it’s becoming a check-back-in-and-see story.
Not too long ago the word “Afghanistan” was mentioned in the media almost every day, coverage now is that it barely make a blip on the media’s radar unless something big happens, a horrific event. The weight of media coverage has been drawn elsewhere.
This war was and is an abomination.
In addition to the thousands of US and other NATO troops who have been killed or impaired for life, physically and/or mentally, the US-led invasion/occupation of Afghanistan has resulted in a huge number of Afghan casualties, with estimates running from several hundred thousand to several million.
Afghanistan is already a distant memory for the news. It is fast becoming the all-but-forgotten war an afterthought, like Somalia, Panama, Colombia, Rwanda, Iraq after the first gulf war–countries that quickly faded from the news or hardly made the headlines in the first place.
In late February that Afghan President Hamid Karzai (at least we all remember him) came to Washington to deliver the message “Don’t forget Afghanistan.”
Afghanistan now has democracy, and the results are not altogether encouraging; nor are they likely to lead to cohesion and peace and prosperity. Many Afghans see their current government, hastily formed under US influence, as a continuation of the power and impunity of warlords rather than a reflection of true democratic participation.
Deaths among Afghan National Security Forces almost doubled from 2012 to 2013, according to RT.com. The Defense Department announced in November that the death rate among Afghans rose to above 100 per week during the peak of the summer fighting season for the first time ever. Last week, al Qaeda claimed control of Fallujah, the town in western Anbar province where scores of Americans lost their lives in house-to-house fighting in 2004.
So why are we losing interest.
Is it because the war has never being legally justified, therefore, the war in Afghanistan has never been morally justified.
Or is that our perception of the Afghan government is still corrupt and unjust has impeded long-awaited peace and well-being in Afghanistan.
Or perhaps we are being keep in the dark on purpose so as not to hand a psychological victory for an Islamist movement who will claim they defeated the U.S. like the Soviet empire.
Or it is more likely that our vital interests in Afghanistan are limited and military victory is not the key to achieving them.
The big questions remain over how much the U.S. will continue to be involved there to provide support to Afghan forces, and how stable Afghanistan is. Will it again become a threatening hive of terrorist activity? Will the years of fighting there be considered to have been worth the cost, in both human lives and the billions of dollars spent?
What is the use of waging a lengthy counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan which may well do more to aid Taliban recruiting than to dismantle the group, help spread conflict further into Pakistan, unify radical groups that might otherwise be quarreling among themselves.
When the US leave, whenever that might be, what happens if the Taliban regains control? U.S. presence hasn’t intimidated the Taliban, and when American troops leave, whether it’s 2014 or 2024, Afghan forces will inherit a huge task in trying to stabilize the country and keep the Taliban from gaining ground. Continued U.S. military presence hasn’t worked so far, it might not work in the future. And since it’s highly unlikely that American troops will remain in Afghanistan forever.
Where do we stand?
People are still dying in Afghanistan. The fighting is not over and it won’t be over once U.S. troops leave. Afghan forces will still be up against the Taliban, but they would be in a much more advantageous position if the U.S. worked to set up institutions through which the country is able to sustain itself, not just in the immediate aftermath of troop withdrawal, but well into the future.
It’s obvious to anyone that the effects of war are devastating.
If I were a betting man there is a collision coming, one-third of those Afghan Security Forces trained at fabulous expense to protect them will fight for the government (whoever that may be), one-third will fight for the opposition, and one-third will simply desert and go home. That sounds almost like the plan.
But this time there will be little or no Media coverage as the war has already displaced Afghans from their homes and from their country for over three decades creating over 5.7 million refugees.
So don’t be amazed when the US lead war has no lasting influence other than long-term ramifications for possible terrorist attacks against the U.S/UK and the spread of Islamic fundamentalism and rage, destabilizing the whole region of years to come – ISIS.
The West is a paper tiger like bin Laden said and it’s only a matter of time.
Afghanistan will not be unable to recover from 20-plus years of conflict. In order to do that they have to believe in something first and be willing to assert that.
Governments cannot really do this; only people can. This is what happens when cultures come together, like in Andalusia. It’s messy and chaotic and sometimes violent. … There is a ton of risk involved, but the payoff is huge. This is when cultures come together and new ones are created. This is the risk that Hellenization embraces—that people can engage on this level without reflexive recourse to violence. This is the how cultures engage.
“Meanwhile, in other news,”
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Ensuring Client Confidence
Clients need to feel confident when choosing a salon for their hair and beauty services, so how does salon owner, Lou Lou Munro of Locks by Lou Lou Hair Boutique ensure this is possible for every client?
Read below for Lou Lou’s advice that she gave to Good Salon Guide UAE’s Nikki Weston-Grant…
Our main objective at Locks By Lou Lou Hair Boutique is to ensure our clients feel comfortable while having their services, and gaining trust is the key to achieving this. I always advise all my team to be open and confident with the client, as an understanding between each person helps to deliver customer satisfaction.
Our body language can speak louder than words, so always use that to reflect your self-assurance and confidence to others by standing tall and making eye contact. Greet your client with a firm handshake, and as you start your conversation, project confidence in your ability to assist and advise. Speak the truth when listening to what the client wants to achieve with their hair and deliver your best advice.
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Permanent Midnight is a weekly Complex Pop Culture column where senior staff writer, and resident genre fiction fanatic, Matt Barone will put the spotlight on the best new indie horror/sci-fi/weirdo cinema, twisted novels, and other below-the-radar oddities.
Launched in 2002, New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival has become a yearly highlight for Manhattan’s most adventurous cinema buffs. You know, the kinds of movie lovers who’ll gladly spend up to eight hours a day watching independent films made by mostly unknown directors and actors. People like myself—this will be my third straight year covering Tribeca here at Complex, and I’m more excited than ever before to do so. The reason: the festival’s 2014 lineup looks like its strongest one yet, with splashy world premieres starring your TV actors (i.e., About Alex, with Aubrey Plaza and New Girl’s Max Greenfield), standouts from the Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance (Starred Up and the Mark Duplass/Elisabeth Moss rom-com The One I Love, respectively), and intriguing debuts from rookie filmmakers hailing from all across the globe.
If there’s one thing that Tribeca’s narrative features have in common, based on past years’ experiences, it’s heavy drama. Devastating, emotionally searing drama. Last year, two of the best movies I saw, the Israeli youth-gone-bad film S#x Acts and the quietly traumatic coming-of-age flick Hide Your Smiling Faces, lingered in my thoughts for months after their initial screenings. With all of those feelings bouncing around during the day, it’s necessary to unwind at night, which is where Tribeca’s Midnight section comes into play. And, mirroring Tribeca’s 2014 status as a whole, the festival’s late-night fare has the potential to shock, awe, and introduce audiences to their new favorite genre films.
Among the most unique offerings in this year’s Tribeca Midnight lineup: Indigenous, a killer-in-the-woods movie in which the killer happens to be a Chupacabra; The Canal, Ireland’s answer to supernatural chillers like Japan’s Ringu and Hollywood’s Sinister; and a little Internet sensation known as Zombeavers, a tongue-in-cheek B-movie that’s been billed as the “next Sharknado.”
As diverse as that all sounds, though, there’s a unifying theme running throughout the Midnight section. We don’t program with any kind of agenda,” says Tribeca programmer Cara Cusumano, “but once we’ve finalized the lineup, we do look back and see if there are any threads running through it. In the Midnight films this year, there’s a trend of people taking on really classical genre stories and frames and really making them their own. It’s these really amazing new voices saying, ‘I’m going to make a ghost story,’ or, ‘I’m going to make an alien invasion story,’ or a ‘sports underdog movie.’ They’re these genres and frames that exists as types, but the filmmakers this year have completely twisted them and turned them into something new and distinctive.”
How so? Cara Cusumano breaks it all down for you in this exclusive preview of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival’s Midnight section, along with a few midnight-minded films from the fest’s other programs.
As told to Matt Barone (@MBarone)
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Dating are extremely exciting but in addition a small frightening. Technology truly changed the way we date. Individuals of all many years are now actually fulfilling total strangers they aquired online or had a couple of chats with via an app that is dating. Blind dating has transformed into the many popular solution to fulfill people. Maintain your blind date experiences enjoyable but in addition safe by using these 10 security guidelines.
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Welcome to our third guest post from The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company. This one is by poet and spoken word artist Rhael ‘Lionheart’ Cape. THSC is a music theatre production company that explores the social, cultural and linguistic parallels between the works of William Shakespeare and that of modern day hip-hop artists.
Depending on when you encountered Shakespeare, from a great or uninspiring teacher who may or may not have forced his work onto you in school, Shakespeare for most, especially of this generation and mine, is still inaccessible, written in a language we use, but still find it a struggle to relate to.
For many millennials separated by the centuries between the language used in Shakespeare’s time and our own, even though they fall under the same family tree, the branches bear a fruit that is not particularly palatable for them, and furthermore isn’t introduced in a digestible way.
The modern day poet (or Spoken Word Artist) in my opinion is one who has learned the perils of art which divides society, one who’s learned that art must be profound and provocative just as Shakespeare’s is, but delivered contextually in order to reduce the divide between the people of various ages it wishes to bring together. Spoken Word, in a similar way to Shakespeare’s plays and poems, provides a cause for cognitive change; whether it’s done directly or discreetly, the artist speaks their audience’s mother tongue of comprehension. (You can see an example of what I mean in this TEDx talk by Akala.)
Similar to how in classrooms around the world people find it hard to differentiate between Nas’s Hiphop lyrics and the quotes of Shakespeare, indicating the similarities in poetic delivery, when performed, however, a clear distinction is made, one that is able to find kinship with contemporary audiences.
With the overwhelming number of modern day media platforms such as Youtube, Vine, Instagram and Tumblr, to name a few, we’ve learned that language is now perhaps best delivered in a compelling and visual way, rather than being read off the page. The written word typically has a ‘non cool’ stereotype to the youth, whereas performance has the glitz and glamour that exudes from many celebrities we all know.
However this isn’t to say that Poets nowadays have succeeded where Shakespeare didn’t due to ‘having a stage or their chosen composition of words’, as his work is clearly championed on and off the stage by many worldwide.
Nevertheless, it is to say, that the inadvertent lessons of language being in the hands of the unreachable has allowed Shakespeare to raise the rebellion in younger poets (SpokenWord Artists) to not just write, but to speak out on a stage, or a street, or a pub and cocktail bar, in front of a few people or hundreds, and let their poetry speak volumes to those who were told that they could hear, but not truly understand the magnitude of art that incites a change in people. Commonly associated with Shakespeare, yet now the tide is changing in their favour, and the millennials are slowly taking the baton from where Shakespeare left it, with his just-out-of-reach art.Email this Post | <urn:uuid:5e16f5c4-dbc5-473f-8231-d2b3243c2f38> | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/shakespeare-and-spoken-word-poetry-that-speaks | 2019-01-19T00:02:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583660877.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20190118233719-20190119015719-00236.warc.gz | en | 0.962478 | 675 |
Illyriad is a strategy game set in an on-going fantasy world, played through a browser (no download or plug-in required). Players start with a single tiny settlement, and then grow their empire until they have a series of huge cities.
At first glance it looks like a standard city-building strategy game, with a strong war element (you build resource production, extra buildings and then troops), but it differs from the usual city-builder in several important respects:
- First, it rarely turns into a wargame. Player-versus-player combat does not occur often.
- Second, there are lots of less obvious things to do in the game, beyond building and fighting – diplomatic units are often more important than military, and the game benefits from regularly introduced tournaments and mysteries.
- Third, the world has a lot more creative detail than the usual fantasy fare: the Faction descriptions are worth a read in their own right, and create a backdrop more interesting than most RPG settings (let alone strategy game settings).
- Fourth, the game is a slow build-up. It seems to be designed so that it can be played over a long period of time, but it can take several weeks of nurturing a new settlement before the player can do a great deal in the world. It takes some patience to play.
But if you’re already reading this blog, presumably you know all of that?
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Elmarit 1:2.8 / 90 Leitz Wetzlar Leica
The Elmarit 1:2.8 / 90 is an outstanding lens manufactured in Germany by Ernt Leitz for the Leica srewmount & Leica M rangefinder cameras. It was produced from 1959 until 1975. The Elmarit was designed by the ingenious Leica optical designer Walter Mandler.
The Elmarit 2.8. 90mm is probably not the first choice 90 mm lens for Leica enthusiasts. Normally the Summicron 90mm is the faster and more famous alternative in the 90 mm Leica range. I assume this is due to the fact that the Summicron is faster (and for some reason we consider faster lenses to be better lenses). Furthermore the Summicron was produced in larger quantities than the Elmarit.
I do not think that this is a fair assessment, as the Elmarit is a superb lens in its own right. I also had my doubt when I first came in contact with the Elmarit. It proved me wrong: I really enjoy using the Elmarit 2.8. 90mm lens.
By chance I obtained a pristine copy in perfect condition without a single scratch. I doubt the previous owner ever used it, he too probably had his reservations. I am more a user than a collector but it is always nice to obtain a vintage lens in the condition it initially left the factory 50 years ago.
- great portraiture lens
- relatively small and light for a 90mm lens
- versatile (can be used for macro shoots with a Visoflex)
- price (for a Leica lens)
As you would expect from a Leica lens, the craftsmanship of the Elmarit is outstanding. The Elmarit is rather small and compact (compared to the 90 Summicron) and the lens barrel is slim. The lens is made out of metal with a chrome finish (early version) and a black finish (second version, after 1968). Aperture settings have distinct clicks. The Elmarit also has a few unusual design aspects, which makes this lens rather special:
- the lens head is actually removable and can be attached to the Visoflex bellows for the Leica M cameras. This enables you to use the lens for macro photography reaching an aspect of 1:1.
- the aperture blades are situated behind the first glass element right at the end of the lens
- at the other end of the lens barrel, next to the lens mount, the lens has a black leather finish (identical to the vulcanite of the Leica M).
Overall the lens feels very well balanced, combining both good lens size and a superb finish in a rounded off classic vintage design. The lens simply looks stunning!
That all sounds good but how is the image quality? Great!
The Elmarit has become one of my favourite portraiture lenses. You obtain sharpness, colours, contrast and a good (not over the top) bokeh. All the ingredients you need for portraiture and product photography. Many times I took the Elmarit along to a shoot as a backup lens simply because it is small and not cumbersome. More than once that “backup” lens ended up to be the primary lens used during the shoot. Normally I set the aperture of f4 to f5.6 using only available light and I obtain beautiful pictures straight out of the camera – no post production required.
The beauty about Leica gear is that if you take good care of it you can still sell if you don’t like it – over time probably even with a profit. For a Leica lens, the Elmarit is even on the “cheap” side. If portraiture is your thing give the Elmarit a go!
- flare prone
- chrome version is rather rare and hard to find in good condition
- minimum focusing distance (when used without the bellows)
Although the Elmarit is rather “cheap” for a Leica lens it still is a considerable investment if you want a copy in good condition. At f2.8 it is also not the fasted lens around. There are much faster lenses with a similar focal length using both Leica mounts (e.g.: Summicron 90, Jupiter-9) and other amounts (e.g.: Pancolar 1.8 80, Pentax 1.8 85).
Additionally, the minimum focusing distance of 100cm and the good but not overwhelming bokeh could be seen as rather dull. I personally like the bokeh as it is not over the top and the backdrop is not distracting from your actual subject. If you want a portraiture lens that offers more twirls and a more arty bokeh you should rather go for the 100 Trioplan or a Biotar type lens.
Overall I have been super positively surprised by the Elmarit. The amount of good pictures you obtain with this lens is clearly above average compared to other glass. Therefore my Elmarit is definitely a keeper!
Leitz Wetzlar Elmarit 1:2.8 / 90 Versions
The Elmarit 2.8 90 was first introduced in 1959 and was produced until 1975 for the Leica M cameras. Early versions are silver while later versions produced after 1968 have a black finish.
The Elmarit has the novelty of having a removable lens head (Leica code ELKOO) which can be used for macro photography with the Visoflex range of Leica bellows for the Leica M camera. When used with the bellows, the lens provides a focusing range from infinity to life size.
- Leica M (about 30 000 bayonet lenses produced)
- Leica M39 (about 2 000 copies produced)
- 331 gr
- Minimum Focusing Distance: 100 cm
- Filter Mount: E-39 srew-in
- Made in Germany
- Aperture: 2.8 – 22
- 5 elements in 3 groups
- Aperture blades: 12
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RCMP Sergeant Ray Robertson is in the Turks and Caicos Islands, enjoying two weeks of leave from his job training police in Haiti with the UN. On an early-morning jog along famed Grace Bay Beach he discovers a dead man in the surf. Ray is shocked to recognize the body as that of one of his Haitian police recruits. To his wife's increasing dismay, Ray is compelled to follow the dead man's trail and finds himself plunged into the world of human trafficking and the problems of a tiny country struggling to cope with a desperate wave washing up on its shores.
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Naturalgas futures' struggle to break key support continues as the market reversedprior gains as the fresh workweek began. Focused on a healthy natural gasinventory despite a string of storage injection misses against expectations andhistorical averages is preventing a breakout to the upside that is otherwisesupported by weather, demand and a tightening of the supply/demand balance.August futures moved higher early but reversed course, trading as low as$2.696/MMBtu and finished 9.9 cents lower at $2.702/MMBtu.
Naturalgas inventories sit at 3,179 Bcf, or 538 Bcf above the year-ago level and 599Bcf above the five-year average storage level of 2,580 Bcf, after a small39-Bcf injection intoinventories in the week to July 1 that was below expectations and well belowhistorical averages.
Thebuild was above the previous week'sinjection of 37 Bcf and should be bested by this week's reported build seen ataround 60 Bcf, according to an early survey of analysts and traders looking atthe fundamentals during the review week to July 8.
Weatherhas failed to generate the kind of demand the market has been anticipating. TheU.S. Energy Information Administration in its latest weekly update said overallU.S. natural gas consumption fell by 4% week over week, from 61.5 Bcf/d to 59.1Bcf/d, with power burn notching a 5% decline versus the week-ago level as itslid from 34.0 Bcf/d to 32.3 Bcf/d.
Weatheroutlooks continue to show above-average temperatures for key cooling regionsthrough the end of the month, while longer-range outlooks suggest heat movingthrough the remainder of the summer cooling season. Still, the market isquestioning the ability of the weather to drive sufficient enough demand tosubstantially erode the natural gas inventory.
Despitethe slow rate of storage injections, the EIA still expects an end-of-seasonsupply near historical highs atop 4.1 Tcf.
Spot-gasmarkets were higher in the week's opening session as traders booked the Tuesdayproduct at prices supported by weather and demand projections.
TranscoZone 6 NY deals were stronger by about 40 cents to an index near $2.05, andTetco-M3 traded about 10 cents higher at an index near $1.45. At the Henry Hub,deals were up about 10 cents to around $2.85, Waha added about 10 cents to anindex around $2.70, Chicago advanced more than 10 cents to an index atop $2.75,while in the West, SoCal Border traded more than 15 cents stronger to near$2.80 and PG&E Gate traded about 25 cents higher to an index near $2.95.
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Practice production of 7 R Blend variations in a structured, yet fun activity.
The materials may be used for single word, simple sentence, or more complex structured sentence activities.
*1 cookie jar page – Print one cookie jar page for each student in your group.
*12 pages of cookies with words and images for BR, CR, DR, FR, GR, PR, TR
*10 words for each variation (70 total words) 140 cookies
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Despite a crash in the first part of the race, Kristian Kirilov managed to finish the duathlon in second place overall. “With this bike, I was faster on the downhills than I usually go with my own, but there was a hole that I didn’t see, so I hit it and I crashed. I hit my shoulder that was not in a great shape from a previous crash. I continued the race, but I started feeling pain in the shoulder on the descends. For the next part of the race I started feeling pain in the back too. I don’t want to seem like I’m looking for excuse. I believe the reason I finished second is that I was training mostly for shorter distance races” – says the young athlete.
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The Antminer S9 follows the same form factor as that of the hugely popular Antminer S7 and is nearly the same size. Yet it has more than thrice the power and twice the efficiency of the S7.
Each Antminer S9 employs 189 such chips to deliver more hashrate and efficiency than any bitcoin miner ever made.
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S9’s control board uses a Xilinx® Zynq®-7000 series FPGA with a Dual ARM® Cortex®-A9 microprocessor
Bitmain’s engineering team understood the importance of every detail while working to make the world's most power-efficient yet powerful Bitcoin miner. The Antminer S9’s control board employs the fast Dual ARM® Cortex®-A9 microprocessor with CoreSight™ and supports Gigabit Ethernet to ensure that mined blocks are submitted instantly.
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A high-grade aluminium case, customized heat-sinks and two computer-controlled fans to keep it cool
The S9 utilizes a combination of conduction and convection cooling to make the world’s most powerful miner perform best without getting hotter than any other terahash bitcoin miner.
Every chip of the S9 is fitted with custom-made heat sinks that are made of a high-grade Aluminium alloy. The case of the S9 is made of the same material. Two computer-controlled high speed fans on both ends of the “tube” ensure that the hot air is rapidly replaced by cooler air at the required pace.
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Antminer’s user interface has been carefully designed keeping in mind the needs of our users
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" Genesis Of THE AYAUSKAM "
It is basically the persisting situation of Nuapada
district in Orissa that compelled some socially sensible persons to unite and
initiate measures in order to benefit people. The accelerated marginalization process,
vulnerable situation, depleting resources, deteriorating health situation of people and
overall socio-economic condition of Nuapada region attracted these sensible persons to
initiate a process of socio-economic development within a organizational framework named
"THE AYAUSKAM "since its inception in 1993 (registered 1998) it has been catering to the
need of the people in the district on several social and economical spheres.
“TO EMPOWER THE POWERLESS”To empower people of weaker sections of the society namely scheduled caste & scheduled tribe with special emphasis on women and children, socially and economically so that they can participate in the mainstream of development process on equal footing.
“CREATION OF A HEALTHY,SOUND,SECURED,ASSURED STATE OF LIVELIHOOD FOR RURAL PEOPLE.”To usher in a, just social and economic order in which there will be equality of opportunity for all regardless of race, sex, caste or religion and in which socio-economic justice will prevail.
Goal of the AYAUSKAM is to bring changes in health behavior and empowerment of people to make aware, to take participation in planning process, self reliant through income generation in the operational areas of the organization.
Focused Programmatic Area
Integrated health and nutrition management.
Adolescent reproductive sexual health.
WSHG and enterprise enhancement.
strengthen of farmers and it's allied activities
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How far can Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan go?
Generically speaking- a quart of Chalk Paint® will cover 150 square feet. Did you know that is almost twice the amount a quart of Latex covers.
Now depending on the style of your painting, you may even get more surface coverage out of quart. And then on the other hand, you could get less if you are thick painter.
To put this more into perspective versus giving abstract numbers. Today I started to paint a vintage hutch. The hutch is 37” wide and 68” tall. I painted 2 coats of Country Grey on it. (I did not paint the inside- since I plan on painting that in Old White.
I opened a brand new quart of Country Grey for this project- and used an inch of the paint to complete the two coats on the hutch. I would estimate this was about 20% of the quart. In comparison- a quart of Chalk Paint® will cover double the amount compared to a quart of latex paint.
I used my Annie Sloan Medium Paint Brush. If you have never used a paint brush by Annie Sloan- you are truly missing out.
As I like to share- the brush works like a ball point pen, in that it holds the paint and releases it smoothly. You will quickly realize, that you are spending less time dipping your brush in the quart, and more time painting.
Annie’s brushes come in three sizes: Small, Medium and Large. I feel a bit like Goldie Locks here- but for me, the medium paint brush, is just right! The small paint brush is great for small projects, and the large paint brush would be perfect for a wall project or when you have a large surface area to paint.
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According to the latest Hotel Price Index from Hoteles.com, based on hotel reservations made by travelers around the world during the first half of the year, Barcelona consolidates at the top ranking among the European cities with the highest average prices in 5 star hotels, with an average of 282 euros a night per room.
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You can read the full proposal from DCBOE here.
Many have concerns with the plan, including the timing of any change and how some voters may be confused about which is the correct polling place. There are, however, several positive effects of the proposal for our neighborhood:
1. Shorter lines to vote: Previously, we have voted in the same location with four or five other SMDs and lines were dependably long. Under the proposal, 2B09 would share a voting location with only residents of 2B04.
2. For many, a shorter walk to vote: The proposal right now is to vote at the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church at 15th and R. For many, this would mean a shorter a walk to vote, while for others it would be slightly longer. Either way, the maximum distance is shortened from five blocks to four.
3. Leaving the Reeves Center for good: Saying goodbye to a location that required photo ID and a security checkpoint to vote is a win for our neighborhood and for civil liberties.
4. Cost savings to the city: the DCBOE claims the proposal will save approximately $80,000 in ballot printing costs per general election.
So what do you think? We have another month to submit comments and I’d love to hear from you about how the plan may impact you and your neighbors. In addition, we can request a different polling place if the Fifteenth Street Church is too inconvenient – what might be better? Let me know! | <urn:uuid:00e8b7c2-8ab3-447b-9fb0-f0c9ce61321b> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | http://anc2b09.weebly.com/neighborhood-blog/proposal-to-change-precinct-boundaries-and-voting-location-open-for-comment | 2021-01-18T19:57:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703515235.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20210118185230-20210118215230-00690.warc.gz | en | 0.962155 | 307 |
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Poetry in the Park is back again for another great season of spoken words. Come check us out every Wednesday in July and August at the Bandshell in beautiful Queen’s Park!
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July 6 Jordan Abel, Joanne Arnott & Ray Hsu
July 13 Candice James & Geoffrey Nilson
July 20 Elizabeth Bachinsky & Erin Kirsh
July 27 Cecily Nicholson, Manolis & Kevin Spenst
August 3 Jónína Kirton & RC Weslowski
August 10 Kyle McKillop & Timothy Shay
August 17 Susan McCaslin & Rob Taylor
August 24 Raoul Fernandes & Johnny MacRae
August 31 Wayde Compton & Renee Saklikar
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KATY, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman hopes to find the original owner of a bracelet engraved with the name of her son, an Army veteran who was killed in Iraq, after it turned up hundreds of miles away in Minnesota.
Barbara Rozier of Katy told TV station KTRK (http://abc13.co/1OFv5p5 ) this week that she received a package from a Minnesota woman with the commemorative cuff that also had her son's rank, hometown and the date he was killed etched onto it.
First Lt. Jonathan Rozier died in 2003 when his unit was attacked in Baghdad.
Along with the bracelet was a letter that said the St. Paul woman had found it in a strawberry patch in her backyard.
Rozier says her family has never been to St. Paul and doesn't know anyone there. They are hoping to connect with the owner.
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REEL 13 CLASSIC | MEET JOHN DOE
This week’s classic is the 1941 romantic drama Meet John Doe starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, directed by Frank Capra.
In Meet John Doe, Barbara Stanwyck plays Ann Mitchell, a nervy columnist faced with losing her job when her newspaper “The Bulletin” is taken over by new owners. As the family breadwinner for her mother and two younger sisters, the headstrong Ann undertakes a daring move for her final column in a last-ditch attempt to save her job, and writes a fictional letter from an unemployed “John Doe” who claims he will jump off the roof of City Hall on Christmas Eve to protest society’s failure to help out the little guy. Ann’s gamble pays off and generates much attention from the “The Bulletin’s” readership, and the next thing she knows Ann is pitching an ongoing series of John Doe columns to her exasperated new editor Henry Connell, played by James Gleason.
Trouble is, Ann needs to come up with a real John Doe to silence suspicions at City Hall. But with her letter generating a crowd of hobos all claiming to be the author, finding a walking, talking John Doe isn’t that difficult. And when Gary Cooper walks in the door as a homeless former ballplayer named John Willoughby, Ann knows she’s found the perfect embodiment of what her John Doe letter represents to her readers. But so does “The New Bulletin’s” new publisher D.B. Norton, played with stealthy menace by Capra favorite Edward Arnold. Norton knows a larger opportunity when he sees one, and it isn’t long before Ann’s John Doe publicity stunt takes on dimensions she never could have imagined.
Along with Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life, Meet John Doe is one the most powerful political statements by director Frank Capra, and a work that seems sadly prescient today. Although in many of his films Capra expressed his undying faith in the intrinsic goodness and decency of his fellow Americans, Meet John Doe exposes what could be called the dark side of “people power.” Born in Italy, Capra had seen how his native country—as well as many others in Europe—had in those years succumbed to a kind of naïve, and as it turned out, dangerous populism: appeals to the “common man,” to all those who the system theoretically had left out, were a staple of political discourse. In the complex, rapidly changing societies of the twentieth century, it was never too hard to find large groups proclaiming a desire to take revenge against a nation, a government or an economy that had failed them. Once this group had been identified, it was often all too easy to manipulate, as seen in the rise of Mussolini, Hitler and their cohorts. Those looking for contemporary analogies won’t have to search too far.
Famously, Capra’s studio, Columbia, was extremely nervous about the film, and test marketed five different endings, gauging audience reaction to let them know what might work best. The ending we have now is hardly what one might call feel-good, just an admission, really, that the only way to solve the “John Doe” problem is by coming together and working as one.
REEL 13 INDIE | THE DYNAMITER
This week’s indie is The Dynamiter, a 2011 drama directed by Matthew Gordon.
Set during a sweltering summer in the sleepy town of Glen Allan, Mississippi, the opening images of The Dynamiter featuring two boys playing in a field simultaneously captures the sense of freedom as well as the reality of limitations, experienced on a daily basis by Robbie Hendrick, an adolescent boy from the wrong side of the tracks played by William Ruffin. With his father long gone and his mother more recently departed for California to recover from unspecified personal problems, Robbie has found himself the man of the house at the age 14, devotedly looking out for his younger half-brother Fess along with an infirm grandmother. Convinced of his mother’s eventual return—despite increasing evidence to the contrary—Robbie tries to hide the truth of his parentless home life from his junior high principal, Mr. Curtis. However, in danger of flunking out and being held back a year, Robbie has no choice but to seriously consider the bargain that Mr. Curtis offers him: if Robbie writes a personal essay over the summer on a subject of his choosing, Curtis will allow him to graduate to high school. But the unexpected arrival of his older brother Lucas further complicates Robbie’s precarious situation. A former high school football star, Lucas has drifted into a life of aimlessness and predatory romances, yet another weight around Robbie’s neck just as he is looking for a way out.
Director François Truffaut once remarked that Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane probably started more careers in cinema than any other film. Truffaut’s own The 400 Blows might actually be a close second, and here director Matthew Gordon clearly found inspiration for The Dynamiter in Truffaut’s groundbreaking 1959 French New Wave classic, another chronicle of a troubled adolescent looking for a way out. Produced on a budget of just $250,000, The Dynamiter was shot on locations all across the Mississippi Delta; Gordon made it a point to use only local actors and non-actors, feeling that no outsider could convincingly capture the region’s very specific accent. Winner of special jury prize at the 2011 Deauville Film Festival, The Dynamiter also garnered a John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2012. | <urn:uuid:43069308-8a38-4111-b219-7fe1702c88a8> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.thirteen.org/reel13/blog/viewer-guide-meet-john-doe-and-the-dynamiter/ | 2020-08-11T16:24:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738816.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20200811150134-20200811180134-00354.warc.gz | en | 0.965037 | 1,209 |
|Gangloff M B, - CORNELL UNIVERSITY|
|Van Campen, Darrell|
|Miller D D, - CORNELL UNIVERSITY|
Submitted to: Journal of Nutrition
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: January 19, 1995
Publication Date: N/A
Interpretive Summary: Iron deficiency is generally considered to be the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in the U.S. and in the world. The high prevalence of iron deficiency is due, in part, to poor bio-availability (utilization) of dietary iron. Efforts to improve bioavailability are hampered by a lack of methods for assessing bioavailability that are rapid, inexpensive and relevant. We are attempting to develop such a method by utilizing cultures of a cell line known as Caco-2 cells. These cells, when grown in culture, resemble the absorptive cells of the small intestine, both anatomically and physiologically. However, in earlier studies, we found that certain forms of iron apparently precipated on the cell surface and this iron was not removed by normal washing and rinsing techniques. In order to utilize these cell cultures for estimating bioavailability, it is essential to remove this surface-bound iron. In this paper, we report on a method that we developed which removes surface-bound iron without any apparent damage to the cell membranes. This procedure allows us to continue with the development of Caco-2 cell cultures as a means of estimating iron bioavailability and could, ultimately, help to improve bioavailability of iron in plant food and to reduce the incidence of iron deficiency.
Technical Abstract: Iron uptake by Caco-2 cell monolayers is commonly assessed by incubating the cells under radiolabeled iron solutions, removing the radiolabeled solution, rinsing to stop uptake, and quantitating the radioactivity retained by the cells. It is therefore essential to differentiate between iron that is non-specifically bound to the cell surface from that which has been absorbed by the cell. We report here on a method for removal of surface-bound iron from Caco-2 monolayers. We utilize a 140 mmol/L NaCl, 10 mmol/L PIPES, pH 6.7 solution containing 5.0 mmol/L sodium dithionite (Na2S2O4) and 5.0 mmol/L bathophenanthroline disulfonic acid (BPDS) to reduce, remove and chelate iron bound to the cell surface. We validate our method by demonstrating the removal of 97% of an insoluble iron complex from the apical surface of Caco-2 cell monolayers. Our data indicate that the removal solution does not damage the apical membrane and thereby does not have access to intracellular iron; thus, only surface bound iron is removed. The remaining cell-associated iron represents that which has been absorbed by the cell. We demonstrate the absorption and non-specific binding of iron from Fe complexes of both ferrous and ferric forms, and show that the use of iron removal treatment resulted in uptake measurements which agree more closely with accepted principles of iron uptake by intestinal epithelium. The use of the iron removal method reported in this paper should provide investigators with a valuable tool for accurately determining iron uptake by epithelial cells in culture. | <urn:uuid:791675ae-061c-4548-a99b-d575d2d1b23a> | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=35520&pf=1 | 2015-11-29T13:25:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398457799.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205417-00088-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928017 | 683 |
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From a former Poet Laureate, Essays After Eighty, a new collection of essays delivering a gloriously unexpected view from the vantage point of very old age.
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The official publication date for this book is Dec. 2. We will get books ahead of time so that Don can sign them before the event, but we will only have the new book for sale a few days before the event. Don will personalize them for you (and sign his other titles) at Red River.
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My Grampa Ed, of blessed memory, worked hard for his family. As a young man he worked as a traveling sales agent. After he married Gramma Esther, of blessed memory, he tried several businesses. He had a General Store in New Leipzig, ND, an egg candling operation in nearby Ashley, ND, and a clothing store in Iron Mountain, MI, to mention a few. He tried many businesses and he went broke many times. It wasn’t until 1938 — as he approached age 50 — when he went into the home building business in St. Paul, that he first achieved economic success.
Grampa Ed and Gramma Esther were close to their siblings. During the 1930’s, they all lived in central Minnesota, from St. Paul to Red Wing. One of Ed’s brothers married one of Esther’s sisters, and one of Esther’s brothers married one of Ed’s sisters. Ed considered Esther’s brothers to be his brothers. And Esther considered Ed’s sisters to be her sisters. They all spent the holidays together. They worked together in businesses and at home. They were close in every way.
They all worked hard. When times were especially tough, during the Depression, Ed & Esther’s brothers and sisters would send their children to stay with them. And sometimes Ed and Esther would send their children to stay with their brothers and sisters.
During those years, Ed and his siblings all worked hard to support their families. During those years, they had their ups and downs. Sometimes they needed help. But they never had to ask, because Esther and her sisters would quietly make sure that their husbands would find out when one family needed help.
When one brother needed help, the other brothers would invite him over to play cards on Saturday night. They played Gin and Poker, mostly. During the course of the evening, the brother who needed help would invariably come out ahead $50 or $100.
When that brother got back on his feet a few weeks later, he would invite the brothers over to his house to play cards. During the course of the evening, he would invariably lose back the $50 or $100. In this way, the family members were able to help each other while retaining their sense of dignity and pride.
This year, as always, each member of our shul community will be asked repeatedly to help support the shul. As Rabbi I see every day how this community makes a real difference in the lives of many people. It is my hope that, in the words of our Torah, “every person shall give as they are able” (Deut. 16:17).
When Grampa Ed and his brothers left the card table with $50 or $100 less than they came with, they still felt like winners. They knew that even if they did not win the money back at the next round, they were helping their brother and sister in a very real way, and they knew that it was eminently worth it.
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Simply for Flying Logbook
This super little gift is the perfect gift for little jet-setters.
A personal flight logbook for kids - This is sure to be a fun and enjoyable way of documenting their many flying adventures!
What it includes:
- Bookmark Messages to logbook owner & Captain
- Personalised page
- 42 flight log entries /Flight Memories
- World map
- Conversion chart
- Aircraft types flown checklist
- Countries visited checklist
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This Kufuka Fitness training program is designed for student athletes looking to maximize their training, excel at their sport & develop a life long fitness foundation! Not an athlete, but still want to train, of course! Individualized training will be provided based on the unique needs of each participant. Space is limited to 5 participants (11-16 years old) and requires a full session commitment, however partial registration will be accepted if space allows.
Aug 7/14/21/28 $64 Full Session
Sept 12/19/26 $48 Full Session
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On Saturday, an investigation by The New York Times, the Guardian, and its sister publication The Observer revealed that the data analytics firm that helped the Donald Trump presidential campaign had harvested the Facebook data of more than 50 million people in an effort to profile users and eventually target them with political ads.
In 2014, a researcher collected the data through an app that asked users to take a personality test for academic research purposes. Around 270,000 people agreed to have their data collected through the test, which its creator, Aleksandr Kogan, defined as “a very standard vanilla Facebook app.” But thanks to Facebook’s terms of service and its API at the time, the app was also able to collect data of their friends. This gave the researcher, who later handed the data to Cambridge Analytica, the raw information of more than 50 million people, according to the reports, which were largely based on the account of a former Cambridge Analytica data scientist.
The Observer called it one of Facebook’s “biggest ever data breaches.” The Times only referred to the incident as a “breach” once, using the term “leak” throughout the rest of the article. We at Motherboard believe the use of the expression “data breach” in this case is incorrect and may be confusing to readers.
As the news spread and echoed online, several websites and other publications called it a data breach. Many security experts and researchers—and Facebook itself—believe this is the wrong expression to refer to what happened here.
“It is incorrect to call this a ‘breach’ under any reasonable definition of the term,” Facebook’s chief security officer Alex Stamos wrote in a deleted tweet.
Facebook’s vice president and deputy general counsel Paul Grewal wrote that “the claim that this is a data breach is completely false,” because the researcher who made the app obtained the data from “users who chose to sign up to his app, and everyone involved gave their consent.”
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Saying that “everyone involved” consented seems misleading, given that only around 270,000 out of the 50 million people who got their data harvested reportedly signed up for the app. The others probably had no idea this app even existed. And since Facebook changes its privacy settings so frequently, we also don’t know if the people who agreed to use the app fully understood what kind of data they were giving up. And no one at the time knew the data would later be handed out to a shadowy data analytics firm hired by the Trump campaign.
While we understand why some are describing the data Kogan handed to Cambridge Analytica as a breach, based on what’s been reported so far, we believe that describing this incident as a breach would, at least at the moment, mislead our readers.
We’ve been regularly covering data breaches for years. No one hacked into Facebook’s servers exploiting a bug, like hackers did when they stole the personal data of more than 140 million people from Equifax. No one tricked Facebook users into giving away their passwords and then stole their data, like Russian hackers did when they broke into the email accounts of John Podesta and others through phishing emails.
In 2014, when Kogan collected the data of 50 million people, he was playing by the rules. At the time, Facebook allowed third party apps to collect not only the data of the people who consented to giving it up, but also their friends’ data. The company later shut down this functionality.
Facebook says the data was misused because Kogan told Facebook he would use it only for academic research. But that might be the only anomalous thing about this case.
Facebook obviously doesn’t want the public to think it suffered a massive security breach, like Yahoo did in 2013 and 2014. We agree not because we want to minimize the significance of the Cambridge Analytica story, but because the real story is far more troubling: This data collection was par for the course. In other words, it was a feature, not a bug. And while the process that Kogan exploited is no longer allowed, Facebook still collects—and then sells—massive amounts of data on its users.
As Zeynep Tufekci, the author of Twitter And Tear Gas, put it, Facebook’s vehement defense that this was not a data breach is itself actually a damning statement of what’s wrong with Facebook, and Silicon Valley’s ad industry in general.
“If your business is building a massive surveillance machinery, the data will eventually be used & misused,” Tufekci, a University of North Carolina professor who studies the social impact of technology, wrote on Twitter. “There is no informed consent because it’s not possible to reasonably inform or consent.”
Facebook’s security team, Tufekci concluded, can’t mitigate the company’s business model, which is predicated on collecting as much of our data, and our friend’s data, as possible.
We can condemn the misuse of this data, and Facebook’s data collection practices, without calling it a data breach, a term that may confuse readers and distract them from what we believe is the real problem here: Silicon Valley giants have built massive data collection machines with almost no guardrails on how they are used.
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Slavoj Žižek, Slavoj Žižek on the Charlie Hebdo massacre: Are the worst really full of passionate intensity?, New Statesman, 10 January 2015.
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In true TV-nerd fashion, every week, a group of friends gather at my house so we can all watch our favorite show together. I usually grab some snacks for everyone to munch on, but this week I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try out Chebe’s dry Pizza Crust Mix and Garlic Onion Breadstick mixes since I would have a group of taste-testers ready to dig in. Chebe’s naturally gluten-free products aren’t new to the market, but they’re new to me and I’ve heard great things about them, so I figured I would I would try them out for myself. This was my first time making any sort of dough, so I enlisted the help of a friend.
I had 2 boxes of the pizza dough mix, so we decided to each make our own pizza in slightly different ways. The directions on the box had 2 different options; you could use cheese in the dough itself (or skip it) and you could either add in milk or water. My friend decided to add cheese in her dough mix with the milk, while I stuck to no cheese and water.
We got started on mixing and kneading the dough and spread it out over two 12-inch round pans. (The box called for a 14-inch circular pan and I would recommend sticking with the 14-inch. It took a bit longer to cook in the smaller pans). We debated making a veggie pizza, but decided to stick with traditional toppings that we knew our other friends would enjoy. For my toppings, I chose just cheese and DelGrosso’s Gluten-Free New York Style Pizza Sauce (which is delicious, by the way) and my friend loaded hers up with cheese, pepperoni, and the DelGrosso’s sauce.
With our toppings in place, we popped the pizzas in the oven for about 18 minutes and rolled out the breadstick mixes while they cooked. The breadsticks were pretty easy to make, just like the pizza. After we mixed and kneaded the breadstick dough, we rolled them out into skinny sticks, put them on a cookie sheet and swapped them with the pizzas in the oven.
My friend is a pretty good cook and her pepperoni pizza came out fantastic. I’m not sure if it was the cheese, the milk or maybe both in the dough that made such a big difference, but it did. There was an extra something to her dough that I couldn’t quite put my finger on, but whatever it was, it tasted great.
While my pizza tasted great, it didn’t look quite as appetizing as my friend’s pizza. I spread the dough all the way to the edge of the pan, thinking that would make for a nice fluffy crust. My friend opted to stop spreading her dough right before it hit the lip of the pan. Turns out, she had the better idea. The pizza crust was super high, but I jokingly told everyone it was meant to be a “deep-dish” pizza and no one seemed to mind since the crust had such a great consistency and taste.
After we had a good laugh about my pizza, the breadsticks were ready to come out of the oven. They looked a little pale and not exactly how I was expecting them to turn out, but they were still just as good as the pizza. We dipped them in some of the leftover pizza sauce and enjoyed their gooey, garlic-y taste.
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Take a trip through Moscow’s bohemian district, filled with modern art and hipster culture.
- Cycle around Moscow’s beautiful green spaces as they come into full bloom over the summer months.
- Tick some of the city’s cultural big-hitters off your to-do list, such as the Kremlin and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
- Explore the hidden treasures of Museon Park and discover forgotten monuments to the former USSR at every turn.
- Visit one of our favorite markets and try some Russian delicacies with us.
- Get away from the tourist crowds and experience famous landmarks and secret hotspots from a different perspective, and keep active in the process!
Biking Tour of Moscow
Join us for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon of cycling around the green heart of Moscow. See some of the city’s most famous sights but also some of her quirky hidden gems too, such as Museon Park with its many statues of Stalin and former Russian leaders. Your local guide leads you to some of their favorite places to relax in the city, and we hit a local market to try some truly authentic Russian snacks. With picturesque green spaces, pretty panoramas, and tasty snacks, we can’t think of a better way to spend four hours in the city!
Inclusions: Local, English-speaking guide, standard bike rental, helmet and locker, one local dish, and a drink at the market
Exclusions: Additional food and drink, shopping/personal souvenirs, fees for additional bike inventory (if needed) and fee in case of bike damage during the tour, gratuities for your guide
- Full Itinerary
Hop on your bicycles for a smooth ride through the streets and parks of marvellous Moscow! We begin by passing the vibrant Museon Park, which bills itself as an ‘open air museum,’ filled to the brim with unusual sculptures and relics of Russia’s eclectic past. Many of them date back to Soviet times, when propaganda was a powerful tool and sculpture was an effective weapon.
Next, we glide along the river embankment and across Patriarch Bridge, which we think holds the key to the best views in the city. We linger here to admire and take photos of the panorama of Moscow river, the Kremlin walls/towers, St. Basil Cathedral, and the statue of Peter the Great.
Balchug Island has a fascinating, if somewhat dark, history, and that’s where we head next to check out Red October, a former chocolate factory which has evolved into a trendy district buzzing with hip bars and art galleries.
Cycling by the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, we reach Prechistinka Street, where we uncover more Soviet secrets. We talk about famous Soviet sculptors and architects and see for ourselves some beautiful examples of the art nouveau style.
Next, we head to Maiden Field, a residential quarter, where we learn about everyday life for modern-day Muscovites.
If you’re feeling peckish, don’t despair, because our next stop is at a delightful food market called Usachevsky (Усачевский). Here, we take a lunch break and try some traditional Russian dishes from porridge to vegetable and meat dishes. We also offer you a tasty and refreshing fruit drink that the locals go crazy for, made with wild red berries.
After lunch we get back to the initial meeting point near Park Kultury metro station. Before you leave, don’t forget to tap up your local guide for more tips on what else to see, do, and eat during your time in Moscow.
Please note: The tour lasts 3 hours, mostly riding on a flat bike road approximately 10 kilometres in length. No special physical preparation is required. We suggest putting on some comfy clothes for cycling and comfy shoes. A bottle of water is a very good idea as well!
Dress standard: We recommend that you wear comfortable sport-like clothes and shoes. In case of cold weather, please bring a windbreaker or raincoat, or a hat if it’s very sunny.
Your trip: For this Urban Adventure, you are in a small group of a maximum of 6 people.
Confirmation of booking: If you have your voucher, your booking is confirmed. See you at the starting point. Get in touch if you have any concerns or require more information via the email address or phone number (business hours only) on your voucher.
Additional information: This tour route is mainly through pedestrianized zones. Please follow the safety instructions provided by the guide so as not to disturb pedestrians. The pace of the ride is calm with frequent stops on the way to explore the neighborhoods.
Closure of sites: Site closures are extremely rare, but if it occurs, we find a substitute location instead.
Child policy: This is a child-friendly tour. Children between the ages of 6 and 11 inclusively are permitted on this tour only if can ride a bike confidently. Please select ‘child’ above when booking. Children under the age of 6 are permitted to join this tour free of charge. Please inform us at the time of booking if you’ll be bringing a child under the age of 6 in order to prepare a child-seat.
We can accommodate vegetarians and some other dietary restrictions. Please notify us in advance if you have any dietary requests. You can do so in the ‘Additional information’ box at checkout, or by emailing us at [email protected].
Office phone number: +7 495 414 2994
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The influence of a particular pope lingers on long after that particular pope has died or resigned. The pope most often cited in the documents of Vatican II, for instance, was Pius XII. Similarly the influence of Joseph Ratzinger—Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI—will endure far beyond his life time. Reportedly, towards the end of his papacy Benedict considered his theological writings far more important and enduring than whatever he might have been able to accomplish as pope. This perspective accounts for why he published three major theological works on Jesus of Nazareth even while he was pope and why so many other dimensions of his leadership unraveled in the last few years of his reign.
In this carefully nuanced book, Ambrose Mong, a Dominican priest, explores Josef Ratzinger’s writings about the foundations of Christianity, the challenge of modernity and the corrosive effect of relativism. Mong’s agenda is to set Christianity free from its own cultural limitations and reliance on Western philosophy so that a genuine Asian Christianity might flourish in the fertile soil of the rich cultures of the East.
Ratzinger, of course, sees it all quite differently. He assumes the normative status of Western philosophical and theological thought. He holds that the Greek intellectual and cultural expression found in Christianity is an essential part of God’s plan. And the relationship between faith and reason cast in Hellenistic philosophy is part of divine revelation. At the same time he acknowledges the errors of Catholic missionaries in the past who sought to eradicate the religions they encountered.
Worldwide religious pluralism is thriving and becoming increasingly important. But Ratzinger regards it as an ideological expression of relativism, the logical outcome of the Enlightenment because it granted equality to all religions and denied all truth to any one of them. He believes religious pluralism, relativism and secularism are all a lethal threat to Christianity.
Ratzinger witnessed that in Nazi Germany mistaken ideas about human nature led to the disasters of the Second World War, including the horrors of the Holocaust. So his urgent concern for holding to the truths of the faith is not simply an authoritarian stance. It has much deeper roots. The survival of Christianity in Europe is at stake. He agrees that dialogue is aimed at discovering the truth together, but insists that dialogue is useless if the dominant philosophy is relativism, which puts all religions on an equal plane.
The ecclesiology of Ratzinger, of course, has played a dominant, normative role for over three decades—from the time he was appointed cardinal prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1981-2005) up through his time as Pope Benedict (2005–13).
Ratzinger would hold that in a relativist climate, Christian revelation and the mystery of Jesus Christ and the church lose their character of absolute truth and salvific universality.
But many other theologians, especially Asians, have been exploring a much more inclusive foundational approach to all religions. They have been expounding a theology inculturated in the Asian priority of harmony, family and beauty over orthodoxy and certitude. They affirm a kingdom-centered understanding of the church that indicates the church should serve the reign of God; it is not identical with it. Interfaith cooperation urgently needs to occur so that all people of faith work together to alleviate the extreme poverty in Asia. In the words of Michael Amaladoss, S.J., dialogue needs to lead to “a holistic liberation of the human person-in-community.”
Father Mong spends fully 60 percent of the text explicating the context, culture, experience and philosophical stance of the theology of Josef Ratzinger. He skillfully sets Ratzinger in the context of the major European philosophical stances—from Kant to Habermas. Then in the last chapters he takes up the specific theological contributions of the Sri Lankan priest Tissa Balasuriya, the Belgian Jesuit Jacques Dupuis and the Vietnamese-born Peter Phan, who write from an Asian perspective. Mong skillfully unfolds the contributions of each by setting them in dialogue with other Asian theologians, and he demonstrates how they break the tight mold Ratzinger imposed on Christianity from his Western context.
All three of these theologians received so-called notifications, or warnings, about their theology, most often because they allegedly veered into relativism and syncretism. But Phan, for instance, countered that his theological reflection on religious pluralism aimed to correct past mistakes of Christian missiology, especially its attitude of Western superiority and its imposition of the Christian faith and Western culture through power and control.
These high-level suspicions took their toll on Dupuis, who took several months off from his teaching at the Gregorian University to write a defense. He died three years later.
Most readers of America are familiar with the famous declaration by Karl Rahner, S.J., in 1969 that the Second Vatican Council marked the beginning of the church’s “official self-realization as a world church.” Rahner identified three great epochs in church history. The first was the short period of Jewish Christianity. The second, the time of the Hellenistic, European church, extended from the first century up until the council. Only now have we begun the transition from a Western church to a world church.
The first transition was tumultuous, even acrimonious, as witnessed in the Acts of the Apostles. As we transition into a world church, Father Mong suggests a pathway of understanding and interfaith dialogue that will enrich the church that we are becoming and perhaps result in a greater harmony, even as all people of faith seek the truth together. | <urn:uuid:5af9e662-57a6-4039-9f42-493debadfd21> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/culture/fear-modernity | 2018-10-22T07:19:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583514879.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20181022071304-20181022092804-00503.warc.gz | en | 0.957776 | 1,154 |
If you own or operate a business, chances are you’ve tried different ways to attract more customers and increase your sales. But have you ever wondered if your business has physical barriers that prevent customers with disabilities from accessing your shop, restaurant or office? Over 3.8 million Canadians currently have some form of disability affecting their mobility, vision, or hearing, and this is projected to increase in the coming years as our population ages. Making your business accessible for people of all abilities not only increases your customer base and makes good economic sense, but benefits everyone and helps to create a more inclusive society.
Everyone, with and without a disability, should have equal access to offices, stores, restaurants, gyms, and parks – essentially, to all of the places where we work, live, and play. Providing access for all means allowing access to all.
To help get you started, here are 10 ways to make your business accessible:
- Make a good first impression. When people approach your business, ramps and automatic doors allow customers with mobility devices (and parents with strollers) to enter easily.
- Clear the aisles. Regardless of a person’s abilities, having a floor space free of obstacles allows any customer to move through the store easily and eliminates tripping hazards. When people can access all areas of your business, they’re more likely to have an enjoyable experience and spend more time there.
- Be seen. Signs using a 72-point, sans-serif font (e.g., Verdana, Arial) are easier to read, make navigation more straightforward, and accommodate customers who are Deaf or have low vision.
- Ensure the washroom is accessible. An accessible washroom has a door that is at least 85cm wide, a grab bar at the side and back of the toilet, an 80cm space beside the toilet, and a turning radius of 1.2m. You can provide even more space if the door on the bathroom stall swings out, instead of in.
- Provide accessible print materials. In addition to written text, having Braille on signage, menus, and business cards will help people who are blind or have some form of vision loss. Also, include photos on your menus to make it easier for customers who may be deaf-mute to indicate what they would like to order.
- Find the right light. Adjust the lighting to meet and support the needs of your customers and employees. Although ambient mood lighting creates a casual or romantic setting, it might not be bright enough for customers to read menus, way find, or communicate if they use sign language. You can provide clip-on lights for greater illumination. Many tools are available online to help calculate the lighting required in a given space.
- Consider the highs and lows. Offer a variety of high and low tables to accommodate customers who use a wheelchair or scooter, or have other mobility challenges.
- Offer flexibility at the point-of-sale. Portable debit machines or an extendable cord give customers a more convenient way of paying, especially for individuals using wheelchairs or for those who aren’t tall enough to reach a fixed debit machine.
- Open up to closed captioning. Turning on closed captioning on any in-house TV sets will allow customers who are hard-of-hearing or Deaf to follow along with whatever program is on.
- Arrange for sensitivity training. Education is the best way to change attitudes and break down barriers for people with disabilities. Providing your staff with training on topics such as how to assist those with mobility devices, interact with service animals, etc, will ensure that everyone is informed on how to accommodate and include all people.
Want to know how your business ranks on accessibility and how you can remove potential accessibility barriers? Get a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Rating & Certification of your business and for recommendations on how to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
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Every year in the United States, 600,000 new businesses are started. There are many reasons people start their own small business, from a desire to be in control of their own destiny, to the passion to pursue a lifelong dream. Regardless of your reasons for starting a small business, protecting that business investment with insurance is an important part of business ownership. The right insurance will minimize the risks you face due to unexpected events, liabilities, and losses.
Types of Small Business Insurance
The most basic type of insurance that any small business requires is liability insurance. The basic idea behind liability insurance is to protect the policy holder against lawsuits or other legal exigencies. Small-business liability insurance covers things like bodily damage or third-party property damage vis-a-vis your staff, products and services. Liability insurance is the bedrock of small business insurance because it protects your most valued assets.
Workers’ compensation is perhaps the second most important form of insurance to protect you and your small business. This type of insurance focuses on wage replacement and employee medical benefits in the unfortunate circumstance that a small-business employee is injured while on the job.
The important thing to bear in mind is that small-business employees, by signing up for workers’ compensation, waive the right to sue the employer for negligence vis-a-vis an injury sustained on the job. Workers’ compensation effectively indemnifies small business owners against huge payouts and/or protracted court appearances. Most states require workers’ compensation for small businesses hiring W2 workers.
Professional Liability Insurance
Professional liability insurance, also known as errors and omissions coverage, protects small business owners against charges relating to advice given or services rendered by employees. Professional liability insurance can help lower the cost of defending the business against negligence claims in court and/or reduce the monetary damages granted in a civil lawsuit.
Small business owners in the fields of real estate, law, accounting, consulting or myriad other advice-giving professions that hire less than 500 employees should consider professional liability insurance to weather possible negligence claims. This type of insurance coverage goes beyond regular liability insurance.
Business Owner’s Policy
This brand of small business insurance is a commercial insurance package specifically designed for small to medium-sized businesses. Business owner’s policies couple general liability insurance and property insurance into one bundled insurance coverage package. Small business owners can expect a reduced premium when purchasing business owner’s policy insurance coverage.
That said, although business owner’s policy coverage can be economical for your small business, business owner’s policies often have stringent eligibility conditions. The property insurance portion of a business owner’s policy covers things like fires, explosions and vandalism whereas the general liability side covers third-party injury or dismemberment.
Commercial Auto Insurance
Commercial auto insurance helps protect all vehicles owned and/or used by a small business. This kind of insurance is especially handy for small businesses that use staff to transmit goods and services. Work cars, trucks and delivery vans are all indemnified against damage and collision under commercial auto insurance policies.
If your small business employees are driving their own vehicles for professional reasons, you may also want to consider non-owned auto liability to insure the company vis-a-vis an uninsured or underinsured employee.
In some instances, non-owned auto liability can be bundled with a business owner’s policy to reduce the overall cost of coverage for cash-strapped small business owners.
Beyond Basic Coverage
Some small business owners may want to consider disability, life and health insurance. While not directly related to small business operations, purchasing one or all three kinds of external coverage could prove prudent in the long run.
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I’ve got to start by giving some mad props to Kunal for forward thinking- about 4 months earlier he contacted me to set up a surprise session to go along with his proposal. Now that’s some early planning! He formally proposed on Friday night, and then on Saturday he brought Radhika downtown for a portrait session in the city. These two braved the cold for a great session downtown.
We set up an earlier session to get a few images of the custom ring Kunal picked out-
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How to move your data to a new iPhone 14
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If you're moving from an old iPhone to a new iPhone 14, there are steps you need to take to make sure all of your data comes with you. Here's how to get it done.
You can set up a new iPhone as exactly that, a completely new iPhone without any previous data like documents, or settings such as email accounts. That's what you have to do if it's your first smartphone, and you might want to do it even later.
It's not what you have to do when you're coming from Android, though. Since 2018, Apple has had you covered there with its Android app, Move to iOS.
But most of the time, when you are switching to a new iPhone, you want it to have all of your data, all of your stuff, that was on the old one. Since that does range from photos to credit cards in Wallet, and from a hundred options like Focus Modes and ringtones, you need help.
Broadly, what you do is prepare the old phone — by making a backup of the data on it, for instance — then during the setup of the next one, you transfer that data.
Wireless carriers are offering incentives on Apple's iPhone 14 lineup, bringing the cost down to free in some instances. See each carrier for terms and conditions pertaining to the offers.
The first thing to do
If you have an Apple Watch paired to your old iPhone, unpair it right now. Trust on us this one, you can end up in knots if you haven't unpaired it before, say, giving that old iPhone away.
Plus you want your Watch to work with your new iPhone, and that means having all of the Watch's data survive the transfer, too. And the only way to make a backup of your Apple Watch data is to unpair it from your iPhone.
Apple Watch does get backed up periodically anyway, but when you unpair it, you force a backup to be made at that moment. Depending on whether you have music and podcasts stored on the Watch, it could take a few minutes, but it's essential.
Backup your old iPhone
Follow the AppleInsider guide to backing up your iPhone for all of the details, and especially for how you choose between backing up to your Mac or to iCloud.
The short version is that both are so similar now that you are unlikely to notice a difference. But the even shorter version is that you should back up to both.
The best way to move to the new iPhone
The best way is the one that Apple will prompt you to do, a method called Quick Start.
Turn on the new iPhone and place it next to your old one. Just as iPhones recognize, for instance, AirPods, so the two phones will spot each other.
Your old iPhone will ask if you want to use your current Apple ID to set up the new iPhone. It is.
Or if it isn't, if you want to start using a different Apple ID on the new iPhone, be absolutely sure that's what you want. For you can't later merge Apple IDs, and you'll also be better off setting up this iPhone as a completely new one.
Next, you will be prompted to confirm that this new iPhone is the one you want to transfer to, and that's done in a very Apple Watch-like way. Just as introduced with the Watch, you are required to hold the new iPhone so that its camera can see an animation on the old one's display.
When that's done, you will get a prompt on the old phone saying Finish on New iPhone.
The quickest of Quick Starts
Next you'll be prompted to tap on Transfer Data from iPhone. Apple expects that to be what you want and it can be, but because you've made a recent backup, you have other options.
In fact, tap on the words Other Options. When you do that, you're offered the choice of transferring your data via you recent iCloud backup, or from a backup on your Mac.
If you backed up to your Mac, plug the new iPhone in to that and choose to transfer data that way. This will be the fastest, though you may only notice that if you have a lot of data to transfer.
Or you could choose to transfer from the iCloud backup. In that case, you'll be shown a list of the last few backups and naturally you should chose the most recent.
Device to Device transfer
Alternatively, you could just tap on that Transfer Data from iPhone. In that case, the new iPhone will copy data directly from the old one, over your Wi-Fi network.
You could have a lot of data to transfer and if you have, don't expect this to be fast. If you're going from a 1TB iPhone 13 Pro Max to a 1TB iPhone 14 Pro, and you've filled that storage, do this overnight.
The end result is all that matters
Whichever way you choose to transfer your data, the result is that your new iPhone has everything that your old one did. It may have taken a time to get every bit of data across, but you can now use the new iPhone exactly as you did the old one.
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When the game starts you'll find yourself in a small furnished room. A computerized voice will instruct you in the basics of movement, then put you back to sleep. Upon waking up, you'll see that everything's changed. The room is now decayed, as if a significant amount of time has gone by. There's a banging on the door, and when you answer it, you'll meet Wheatley, a sentient robotic sphere that will help you escape from the facility. Follow his instructions as he attempts to break you out of your room.
Once out of your room, you'll be in your cell from the original game. A Portal will open, allowing you to escape. In the next room, pick up the Cube and place it on the Pressure Button to get the exit door open. Walk through it.
Test Chamber 01
You'll need to activate another Pressure Button with a Cube, only they're in two different rooms. The red switches open Portals to the rooms, so press the button to the right room to have a Blue Portal appear and step through the Orange Portal to arrive in the room.
Go back out with the Cube, then hit the opposite switch to create another Blue Portal. Enter this room and place the Cube on the button. Finally, head back out and hit the switch to create a Blue Portal, walk through the Orange Portal one more time and exit through the door.
Test Chamber 02
Wheatley will meet up with you briefly. Grab the Portal Gun, which only shoots Blue Portals, and use it to get to the stairs. Follow the stairs up and to the next dilapitated testing area. An Orange Portal will be provided for you, all that is needed is for you to create an exit by creating and walking through a Blue Portal. Repeat this to reach the exit door ahead.
Test Chambers 03 & 04
In this test, there's a pit in the room that has a Cube. Fire a Blue Portal at the Cube to allow it to exit through the provided Orange Portal. Pick up the Cube and place it on the Pressure Button. Exit to the next test.
There are two platforms and a pit. Next to the far platform is an Orange Portal. Make a Blue one and get on this platform. Across from you is the other platform with a cube; use your Portal Gun to reach the cube via a Blue Portal. Place the Cube on one of the Pressure Buttons. Look down in the pit to see a new Cube. Use the same technique to obtain this Cube and place it on the vacant Pressure Button to have the door open.
You might appear to be trapped here, but if you look up, an Orange Portal will be on the ceiling beyond the glass. Make a Blue Portal and step through it. Once you land follow the path to the next test.
Test Chamber 05
This test will require some timing skills. First, hit the switch below the Orange Portal; this will drop a Cube onto a platform in the corner of the room. Shoot a Portal underneath this Cube to get it to exit out of the Orange one. Place this Cube on top of the Pressure Button, which will raise a set of stairs.
Next, go up the stairs to the two switches. The one on the right activates a wall, the switch on the left drops another cube on top of an angled wall panel. Shoot a Blue Portal at this panel, then hit the left switch to drop a Cube. Immediately hit the right switch to activate the wall to stop the Cube. Pick up this second Cube and place it on the second Pressure Button. Exit through the door once it opens.
Test Chamber 06
You will need to use your falling momentum to solve this puzzle. Notice that the provided Orange Portal is high up; make a Blue one and fall through. The exit door is powered by a Pressure Button and the Cube that you need to place on that button is unreachable from where you're at. Notice the pit in the room; you need to fall into the pit and fire a Blue Portal right before landing. This will cause you to come out the Orange Portal and your momentum will carry you to the other side.
Once on the other side go to the enclosed box where the Cube is and fire Blue Portal under it. The Cube should now be in the pit. Hop back down into the pit, grab the Cube, and make a Blue Portal on the ground to exit the pit. In order to get the cube onto the button, you need to do the falling momentum trick again, only this time while holding the Cube. Place the Cube on the Pressure Button.
In the next room, you'll face a similar puzzle. An Orange Portal will open up at the bottom of the pit in front of you. Look to your left and create a Blue Portal on the angled panel, then drop through the Orange one. When you land on the other side of the room, turn around and create a Blue Portal on the wall panels on the opposite side. Grab the Cube near you and drop through the Orange Portal. You should now be on the opposite side. The red Pressure Button is behind a panel of broken glass. Follow the walkway around to place the Cube on the Button and then exit this area.
Test Chamber 07
The story picks up from here as you'll meet up with Wheatley again and he guides you to the facility's exit. Follow his instructions until you reach GLaDOS' chamber.
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we agreed that it was acceptable to get the cat high as long as we gave her a lot of food.
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Oh, Oregon. You'd get everything high if you could.
Surprised some dumb PETA member hasn't left a comment flipping the fuck out yet.
give it time....
I heard if you get a cat high it dies... But not a dog. Haha
looks like the future cat lady of america is pissed off.
omg, i wanna party with these people so bad. lol.
Yes, yes we would
Taipan: it's not poison dipshit. Weedis a fucking PLANT. get over yourself. And pull your dick out of that cat you animal-obsessed douche.
Seems perfectly logical to me.
In all honesty you are a fantastic human being OP
I think it kinda falls under animal abuse when you give your pet drugs. It can hurt them, since it affects them differently than it does humans. So OP, please get a life and quit poisoning your cat for your own selfish amusement.
It's NOTacceptabe asshole!
I get my cat high every day. What do you do when you break your sack out and the kitty jumps up waiting for a smoke?... It's what she wants.
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Managing mass transit in a metropolis might not sound like a lot of fun in the real world, but Cities in Motion manages to make a virtual take on this ostensibly grueling task enjoyable. Developer Colossal Order has taken the SimCity theme and stripped out everything but the transit system, placing you in charge of making sure that Joe Commuter can get from home to work and back again. Outstanding attention to detail and cities with realistic traffic flows make the game an enjoyable if somewhat repetitious challenge.
Running the transit systems of four major European burgs from the beginning of the modern transportation era in 1920 through 2020 is the heart of Cities in Motion. So you get to shuffle commuters around in Berlin, Helsinki, Vienna, and Amsterdam via air, land, and water. Technology moves forward with the decades, so you gain access to bigger buses, better subway cars, and helicopter taxis as the years go by. A sandbox mode is also featured, along with an interactive tutorial that does a good job of walking you through the basics of gameplay. There is no multiplayer, although a map editor is on offer to provide added replay value for DIYers.
The presentation is simple and straightforward. Gameplay is totally focused on transit, so all you need to worry about is setting up profitable routes. There are no greater municipal concerns to get in between you and the roads, aside from some minor frills like being able to take out loans and run ad campaigns trumpeting your services. City maps are attractive but are lacking in atmosphere and are somewhat utilitarian, presumably to best show off the game's focus on roadways. The layout is a touch like a planning map, with all streets neatly squared off. The complete absence of weather effects and a day-night cycle adds to the sterile backdrop; the sun is always shining and birds are cheerily chirping away behind the honks of cars and the Simlish-styled grunts of pedestrians. It's all a touch eerie, mainly since you don't expect old European towns like Amsterdam and Berlin to look so clean and untouched.
The interface laid over top of these cities is very good, however. Transit lines are denoted in different colors, and various overlays and graphs can be called up to reveal detailed information, such as commuter satisfaction, wait times, profitability, the price of fuel, and so forth. There is micromanagement involved, although the interface lets you cut through most of it. The nitty-gritty involves going through the steps required to set up routes for your five forms of transit. Nothing is particularly soul-crushing, although the repetition gets stale after a while because you're basically doing the same thing when laying out routes whether you're running bus lines, drilling subway tunnels, or laying down tram tracks. You choose a route, plop down bus stops, tram stops, subway stations, and the like, and then go over everything again, ordering your drivers where to stop to pick up passengers. Finally, you close off the route loop, buy the vehicles needed, and then hit the streets in search of making a few bucks. Profit and happy people come next, if you've done things correctly.
And that's where things get tricky. Laying out sensible, cost-effective routes is tough in Cities in Motion, even on the easiest of the three difficulty settings. The populace is divided into seven classes, including deadbeat students, blue-collar workers, and tourists, and all have their specific needs when it comes to public transit. So you're stuck trying to please a lot of masters. Random scenario goals also run you all over the place. So in addition to simply trying to stay solvent to beat the overall campaign, you're given bonus objectives that require you to link up the outskirts with the downtown, get people to church, show how cool and modern you are with a brand-new subway line, service a new casino, and so forth. None of these objectives are necessary to your success, although the cash and reputation rewards come in handy. You can string routes everywhere to try to cover all of the bases, but this of course winds up costing you a ton of money and creating a multicolored mess that looks like someone just sprayed silly string all over your monitor. (You can turn off routes on the map, thankfully, but it's still hard to keep track of what you're supposed to be doing when you have a couple of dozen or more lines running.)
While making sense of everything isn't easy, there is a real logic behind how the four cities function. Workers try to make it to their factory jobs, and visitors try to check out touristy hotspots like cathedrals and amusement parks. You can easily find yourself hooked on a city, playing "just one more line" into the wee hours of the morning. To succeed, you have to link routes together and create the most cost-effective and timely webs of transit lines that connect all city neighborhoods. You even have to link different types of transit to make the big bucks. Bus lines, for instance, seem best employed to haul people from the sticks to the money-earning metro and tram lines downtown. You have to suss it all out with a careful look at the map and the graphical overlays that divide up neighborhoods into colored blocks, which forces you into some serious strategizing to maximize efficiency and minimize the chance of running into bank-account-killing traffic snarls. Figuring out how the cities come together is very rewarding, much like solving a particularly intricate puzzle.
Your customers are about the only source of real frustration. More detailed feedback would make it easier to deal with customer complaints. Unhappy commuters are represented by mobs of gripers topped with frowning face icons, which aren't specific enough to tell you what problems you need to work on. As a result, you feel a little out to sea when trying to placate upset citizens. For example, when people are mad along bus stops because of wait times, do you add more buses to the existing routes or lay down new routes? The lone saving grace is that upset citizens often end up just wandering off or taking cabs. At least you can make people wait for a bus without running the risk that they'll burn down the town hall, which makes them a lot more easygoing than the usual city-building game rioters. Still, the addition of some sort of traffic advisor popping up every so often to make direct suggestions about how to tailor your routes to meet specific circumstances would be a big plus.
The only serious drawback with Cities in Motion is the single-minded nature of the simulation. You need to have--or at least be able to develop--a real love of mass transit to get much out of the game. Unlike in the usual SimCity clone, you can't just skip on to some other aspect of virtual city planning whenever the whole subway thing gets a little old. But with that said, the game does what it does very well, especially when you consider how much of a simulation you get for the low $20 price. Even municipal experts would be hard pressed to tell the difference between real cities and the virtual ones here because of the realistic traffic patterns and commuter demands. If you long to make the trains run on time, this is your game. | <urn:uuid:1d1417ba-b801-4f12-9a0c-57b22646e529> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/cities-in-motion-review/1900-6301612/ | 2014-04-21T07:27:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609539665.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005219-00083-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954744 | 1,479 |
Random Harvest is the band founded by David J. Burkhard in 2004. Originally, the band was created in an attempt by DJB to connect with his teenage daughters through an inaugural "Concert in the Yard" performance. Though Annie and Katie quickly outgrew performing with their father, the band continued. Much to his surprise and that of his band mates, DJB began writing songs at the age of 48 years. He has produced 2 full length CD's of original material - "Ode to Mystery" in 2010 and "White Man with a Hat" in 2012. Another CD is in the planning stages. The band now consists of 4 full time members and features classic 1970's Rock covers and original material.
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On Line Casino Tourism
San Juan, Puerto Rico provides Americans the chance to gamble in a tropical paradise, no passport required! Many of PR’s two dozen casinos are positioned in the historic capital, many are open 24/7 and all take the U.S. dollar as currency. Popular choices include the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, Renaissance La Concha San Juan and the Ritz-Carlton San Juan Casino and Spa. After years of having a contradictory system the place playing was banned outright, regardless of there being loads of horse racetracks and Pachinko parlours, the federal government agreed to permit licenses for casinos. Although we can’t see the primary resorts until the 2020s, Japan could turn into a competitor for Macau, Singapore and even Las Vegas. ,
Built specifically around gambling tourism, Atlantic City hosts those who can’t make it to Vegas. But don’t let that bring you down – a few of the greatest names in leisure carry out within the casinos of Atlantic City. Crown Casino, the largest on line casino in Australia; is certainly the name that attracts the playing hordes to Melbourne.
Thanks to the deregulation of the trade in the early 2000s, some fabulous casinos in London are properly worth a go to. In the center of the West End, you’ll be able to watch a movie premiere earlier than enjoying blackjack, roulette or poker nearby, though after all you can also strive a cellular on line casino UK for play anytime, anywhere. | <urn:uuid:70a2fcf6-071b-4d8d-9c1d-d320baf5b330> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://golavand.shop/5131735691769010777-2/ | 2023-10-03T03:55:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511053.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003024646-20231003054646-00444.warc.gz | en | 0.914345 | 314 |
A few months ago I was looking for web session playback solutions for a particular project that may have benefited from it and put together the list of technologies at the end of this page. I haven’t played with many of them but have spoken to some vendors and got inside info on the tech. Recording people use your website sounds very cool – but once you ask a few questions about the reality, the gloss begins to dull rather quickly. One of the ideas is that when somebody calls the customer service team and says ‘I tried to place an order on the site but it didn’t work’ you could go back and possibly replay that user trying to place an order and learn how to make the website more useable.
Unfortunately, there are huge flaws in these technologies and you need to understand that before deciding if they are suitable. In the right situation they are awesome – but unless the vendors find new ways to record – they’re usefulness is increasingly limited.
These technologies work in two ways:
- Method 2 – a proxy server/packet sniffer that sits on the webserver network storing the packets of data that each user downloads in their session.
It’s interesting to note that many banks use method two to record every interaction with their websites, just as they record your telephone call when you talk to the call centre.
The idea is that you can watch a recording of a person using your website, from a few days ago, and see the mouse move on screen and watch the user scroll etc. Which is great – you get a playback of the flow of a user through your website and that’s it. Some packages will produce heat maps of where the mouse has been on a screen and also where people are clicking.
At this point I feel we need to start educating people in what they are actually getting. There is no beneficial relationship between the position of a mouse and what a user is looking at. In a nice review of TapeFaliure on the Big Green Blog, (go watch the video) Marshall writes:
kinda like a cheap man’s replacement for eye-tracking, if you ask me
This is wrong and unfortunately, many people are starting to believe this. We conduct eye tracking studies all the time and we see no relationship between what a user is looking at, reading, scanning etc, and where the mouse pointer is on the screen. The only time the mouse and eye meet are when they user goes to click on a button/link or scroll without using a wheel mouse.
The second problem with this technology is that Method 1 plays back sessions against the current website – they basically overlay your mouse and screen coordinates over your current website. Most websites change regularly, so playback is possibly only realistic for pages where there is no change, maybe your checkout pages?
The third problem is that these methods struggle to cope with dynamic page scripting which is commonly referred to as AJAX. As more sites move away from ‘pages’ and start to utilise dynamic content, these playbacks also become void – as do the popular approaches to traffic analysis.
There are some privacy concerns with this technology, but your average user is not bothered whilst they remain unaware. We track lots of data through analytics already, but when you mention to people that we could track everything, even your mouse movements, typing etc… they show a new increased level of concern.
Would I use this tech myself in projects?
Yes, indeed. I can see huge benefit in showing heatmaps of mouse clicks on a website. I can also see huge benefit in playing back sessions for customers that have good old fashioned non-ajax reliant websites. But as I mentioned at the start of this post, look beyond the gloss and understand the limitations.
But non of this comes close to the value you get from observing a few ‘real’ users in an eye tracking studio.
List of vendors/products:
- Crazy Egg – http://crazyegg.com
- TapeFailure – http://www.tapefailure.com
- ClickTale – http://www.clicktale.com
- ClickDensity – http://www.clickdensity.com/
- Tealeaf – http://www.tealeaf.com
- Foglight – http://www.quest.com/foglight
- Metronome (formerly BeatBox) – http://www.metronomelabs.com
The last 3 are the big tools for those big jobs.
To sum up, this reminds me of the days when I met Interwoven in their early years, pre 2000 I think, when they were getting a lot of interest in their content management system because the sales team had a very sexy demo. They could show you content editing in context – which was amazing. You could show a site owner how they could browse through their website with their browser and at any point click on the edit button and then just change some words. CMS at that point, typically involved geeky administration screens, but the Interwoven Teamsite demo made the system look so easy to use for real users. However, there was a flaw in this approach as this did not work, with data driven sites, where content was pulled from other sources, like databases. Projects found this out when they actually started to implement their CMS – but the demo was so good, people just wanted it.
You need to look beyond the gloss and understand how this technology can help.
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Before I begin, I would like to ask you to vote for this instructable. It was made as an entry for the Tools Contest here on Instructables, and I would very much appreciate your vote. Winning contests helps me build, upgrade and stay interested in this hobby, and continue creating more content for you readers. Thank You
A little over two months ago, I found plans for this mini lathe in an issue of Shopnotes, and decided that I would try to build it in time to be entered in the Tools Contest. I had never built a wooden machine before, but seeing lots of them over on woodgears.ca, I was very excited to try one on my own. I am only 15 years old now, so my experience in woodworking is quite limited, but I still managed to complete it without too many problems along the way. Along with the lack of experience, I also do not have a large lumber supply. I built the entire lathe out of scrap plywood found in the garbage. My dad occasionally finds cut-off pieces of 3/4 inch plywood on job sites, and having a few around was enough to complete the project. (The only parts I had to purchase was a longer v-belt, and some large nuts and bolts.)
I wouldn't recommend trying this as your first project, but don't be intimidated by its moving parts. The roots of the project are still cutting and gluing wood together. Good Luck!
Step 1: Base
The core of the lathe is the base. It needs to be very solid and heavy to counteract vibrations and strong to overcome the different forces applied during turning. The plans called for two pieces of 3/4 inch birch plywood to be laminated together, but I ended up using three pieces of 1/2 inch spruce plywood. They were glued together using polyurethane construction adhesive. It is important to cut the pieces slightly oversized, and after they are glued, rip them to the final width.
I used all the clamps I had when gluing the boards together, and even then, the construction adhesive expanded a little which made gaps in the plywood in some areas.
Step 2: Dadoes and Dovetails
The top rail is attached to the base with two strips of plywood that are nested in dadoes on both sides. My table saw does't accept a dado stack, so I just ran the heavy chunk of wood through the saw a bunch of times to get the perfect width.
The top rail is shaped like a long dovetail, with the sides angled at 20°. I again had to glue two other piece of plywood to get the right thickness. After all the parts were cut out, I glued it all together, this time with wood glue.
Step 3: Headstock Part 1
The first part in building the headstock (the thing that drives the wood), was to make the bearing mounts. If you follow the specifications in the plans, it will go without a problem. The plans called for two layers of plywood on either side, but the bolt that I had wasn't long enough to handle that, so I had to use a piece of oak instead. I found an old spade bit that was slightly oversized for the bearing, and ground it down slightly so it would make a tight fit in the wood.
Step 4: Headstock Part 2
The next step was to make a support block. It was as straight forward as gluing a block of plywood and sanding it down flush.
Step 5: Headstock Part 3
This next part is probably the most difficult part of the build, but also probably the most important. It is basically two blocks of wood with two bolts running through embedded nuts on both sides. When you turn the bolt, it pushes against a strip of metal that moves outward, and locks the carriage against the slide. The strips are cut at a 20 degree angle as well.
Step 6: Headstock Part 4
To finish up this section of the build, another piece of plywood is cut, drilled for screws, and screwed to the locking blocks. Then, the bearing mounts, and support block are screwed onto that. I had to drill some holes in the support block as I didn't have any screws that were long enough.
Once that was finished, the hardware could be added in, and a belt guard could be made with some 1/4 inch plywood.
The next two parts (tool rest and tail stock) go together basically the same way, so I didn't record as much as with the first one.
Step 7: Tool Rest and Tailstock
The tool rest went together exactly as the plans said, and it wasn't very interesting. For the tailstock, it was a different story...
I wanted to have a live center (a point that holds the work piece and spins with it), so I came up with the idea of using an old drill chuck to hold a metal point. I used a chuck from an old Milwaukee drill that I had taken apart last summer. It had one large bearing on it, and it turned out that the end of the shaft was the perfect size to handle a little skateboard bearing.
Having a drill chuck as the center allowed me to chuck in drill bits as well as just a center, so I could drill out material when making a bowl or something along those lines.
I made up a design that held the bearings in place and mounted it on another track that could ride along the slide (I was getting pretty good at making them by then!), and epoxied the bearings in place.
The center isn't exactly "on center", but it didn't seem to matter in the end. Also, you can see how messy my shop was getting this point in the build.
Step 8: Motor Mount and Finishing
The motor was simply bolted on a piece of 3/4 inch plywood, which was mounted on hinges onto the base. I ended up using two hinges to make it more rigid.
The belt is tensioned by the weight of the motor, which ended up being plenty of tension.
To finish the lathe, I painted it white and grey on the sides and edges. After it was painted, a couple coats of water-based varnish are brushed on. REMEMBER TO LEAVE THE SLIDE UNTOUCHED as it would become sticky, and unable to slide.
Step 9: Finished! and Videos
After it is dried, the lathe is complete! I still do not have any turning tools to work with, but with a lot of difficulty I was able to use some bench chisels to turn a block of wood round.
I (badly) welded a washer to a bolt and drilled some holes in it to make a small faceplate. Then I welded two nuts together and cut teeth on one end and screwed in some threaded rod to make a drive center. Both of the two pieces easily screw onto and off of the shaft.
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The serious cook is always delighted to hear the words ''superb" and "delicious" or even an occasional "bravo," but the ultimate compliment received at any table is a question: "May I have a copy of your recipe?" Whether it's Cream-Filled Crêpes Flamed in Cointreau or Grilled Knockwursts with Honey Mustard, if your audience likes the dish well enough to ask for the recipe, then it's a success. Fearless Cooking for Company includes ten years' worth of Michele Evans' "most requested" recipes, more than 300 of them, and they are truly special. Most are her own, but there are also contributions from family, friends, and chefs in restaurants around the world who have generously shared their secrets. The recipes offer a wide range of choices for every course and every taste, from instant dishes made from fresh and some prepared foods to elaborate presentations that require time and totally fresh ingredients. There are special sections on cooking for crowds, with recipes and menus that serve 12 or 24 people any time of the year. All entrées in the book are accompanied by menu suggestions, and some basic recipes are included to remind the reader of important techniques, procedures, and timing. Organization is as important to the home cook as it is to the chef in the largest restaurant kitchen, and it is one of the critical keys to good cooking and elegant, anxiety-free entertaining. A chapter called Mise en Place--putting everything in its place--suggests ways of organizing the preparation of a recipe in the most efficient manner possible.Whether you entertain every night of the week or cook only when the mood strikes you, the recipes in Fearless Cooking for Company will become part of your own treasured collection--recipes that you will be asked for again and again and that you will pass on to others with pleasure.
Select your format based upon: 1) how you want to read your book, and 2) compatibility with your reading tool. To learn more about using Bookshare with your device, visit the "Using Bookshare" page in the Help Center.
Here is an overview of the specialized formats that Bookshare offers its members with links that go to the Help Center for more information.
- Bookshare Web Reader - a customized reading tool for Bookshare members offering all the features of DAISY with a single click of the "Read Now" link.
- DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) - a digital book file format. DAISY books from Bookshare are DAISY 3.0 text files that work with just about every type of access technology that reads text. Books that contain images will have the download option of ‘DAISY Text with Images’.
- BRF (Braille Refreshable Format) - digital Braille for use with refreshable Braille devices and Braille embossers.
- MP3 (Mpeg audio layer 3) - Provides audio only with no text. These books are created with a text-to-speech engine and spoken by Kendra, a high quality synthetic voice from Ivona. Any device that supports MP3 playback is compatible.
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Look Ma, No Hands!
This circular wall clock comes as a partially assembled kit. It is presented in the form of a simple ring of about 25 cm (10 inches) diameter, to hang on the wall. In fact, all you see is this sober black crown a few centimetres in size, which acts as the dial. No display, no hands, no second hand, no pendulum, nothing like that. And yet, like all good timepieces, this one does have hands, a second hand, and even a pendulum. | <urn:uuid:97f17b00-0a7a-4f01-9a49-48df48ff9a78> | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | https://www.elektormagazine.com/tags/elektortv/clock | 2020-04-06T23:45:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371662966.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20200406231617-20200407022117-00138.warc.gz | en | 0.950488 | 112 |
THE YEAR IN OBJECTS
Being asked to create illustrations for a spread in Vanity Fair was one of the most exciting, scariest questions of my life. The deadlines were tight but the ideas were good and the people were smart and enthusiastic and supportive.
Being asked to reprise the series for a second year was incredibly gratifying. I honestly got the sense that this was my team’s favorite project of the year.
The idea was based on the British Museum’s History of the World in 100 Objects exhibit, but took things in a darkly funny direction.
I was relatively new to 3D modeling, and it was this project that taught me most of what I now know. Having strong Photoshop skills was vitally important, because I would only have to get the modeling to a point where I could fly it in and fine-tune the colors and shadows and surfaces.
Making this illustration, I learned a great deal about the construction of a car boot – something I had never previously considered. I thought about distressing it once it was built, but figured the NBA would probably spring for a brand new model.
When this project began, the writers had drawn up only a partial list of images they had locked down. They weren’t sure how to illustrate this concept, so the idea for this one came from me. The modeling was relatively straightforward, with color corrections in Photoshop.
I thought I had completed this one when I got an email asking me if it would be better if, instead of the shiny new shuttle I had created, it might make more sense to have it look rusty and abandoned. They were 100% correct.
This one was tedious. Sometimes there is no shortcut – you simply have to clone that flower two hundred times and get to arranging. One unexpected takeaway: it’s very difficult to get a pyramid to cast a usable shadow.
This one was a straight Photoshop job; no 3D modeling involved. It was a challenge on their end to come up with a suitable concept for this horrific story and I think they nailed it. And I’m really proud of that disgusting fish juice I added.
This was the one I was working on right up until the deadline. Lilac is a color I hadn’t given much thought to, and trying to create a realistic approximation of a shiny coat of lilac paint on smooth wood was a huge challenge. Add to that the challenge of realistic diamonds.
I tried out several color combinations for this, but ultimately yellow and pink was the perfect look. It needed some balance so I threw in the smily face charm as a bonus object.
This illustration was created only in Photoshop, no modeling. I always think it’s the projects that require the biggest array of your skills and abilities that are the most fun and gratifying. Turning a photo of a brand new chair into this took everything I had.
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Elefriends is an online community platform that we designed and developed with Mind, the UK's largest mental health charity, from initial concept to launch and scale up. It provides a safe online space where people who are struggling with their mental health can support each other.
Now the UK's most successful online peer support community, Elefriends has an in-house team of trained moderators. It has 45,800 members, with around 50 new joining every day.
In a recent survey, 86% of people who use Elefriends said they now felt better able to manage their mental health. Many said they felt more confident talking about their experiences and getting access to the right support.
The video below, narrated by Stephen Fry, explains more about Elefriends and how it helps its members.
A Lean, Agile approach
Three years ago, we began helping Mind use Lean Startup principles from Silicon Valley to test their assumptions about whether a new online community would work. After paper prototyping, we built a Minimum Viable Product using Ruby on Rails to make a responsive website.
Since then, we've iterated using Agile development sprints to add new features incrementally. Feedback from user testing has been a key part of the process, as has monitoring the platform's performance metrics.
We were also responsible for the platform's user experience, where safeguarding and privacy is vital. We helped Mind overcome the challenge of designing suitable user journeys that are safe and meet the needs of people who are extremely vulnerable.
Our approach is to always meet users and collect direct feedback wherever we can. With Elefriends, we carried out regular user research through facilitated testing sessions and interviews.
It's also how we have added new features to the platform too. Through co-creation design workshops and contextual enquiries, we were able to learn and better understand what new features users really wanted.
We've recently expanded the platform by developing and Elefriends Android app, iOS app and implementing an API. We continue to work in close partnership with Mind, supporting the platform as it grows, providing hosting and continuing Agile development.
Technically, it's been a challenging project due to the size of the community and volume of posts. We handled the increase in traffic and usage by scaling up the platform's hosting service through Heroku. Elefriends is both a safe place for its users but also reliable and robust behind the scenes.
Elefriends currently has around 50,000 members. Over the next couple of years Mind plan to scale this to 100,000 using the tools we have developed.
Keeping users safe
In a community of vulnerable people sharing content and supporting each other with mental health issues it's important to keep people safe from potentially harmful content. To do this we used Artificial Intelligence to understand the meaning of images before allowing them to be posted. You can read more about this in detail on our blog here.
Elefriends has grown to become an extremely successful platform that has well achieved its original objectives.
Every month, members publish over 400,000 posts, comments and likes, and the platform processes a new transaction every six seconds. Each day, over 3,000 private messages are sent and at least 50 new people join the site.
We optimised the user experience to encourage new members to engage with the platform, which has seen a fantastic 36% of people new to Elefriends post on the site. Only 0.1 percent of all comments are removed by moderators.
Mind often write and talk about Elefriends on their blog and at events around the UK. Here are some links to pieces that explain more about the platform and how it was built.
- Yoomee: Using Artificial Intelligence to keep people safe
- Mind blog: Building the Elephant's new home
- Mind blog: Somewhere I could be heard
- The Guardian: Elefriends: the social network for the mental health community
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After a hot minute of music requests from fans, Ella Bands is gearing up to drop a single. As exclusively reported, the influencer will be appearing alongside her bae A-Boogie Wit Da Hoodie in a track titled ‘I Don’t Want To Be A Player.’ About a week before the release, Ella spoke about how the track came to be and her viral lyrics, “I hate your player ways, but I like expensive things.”
Ella On Releasing Music
Ella joined the ‘Young N Lit’ podcast and begin the 38-minute interview with her rise to fame. She explained her local stardom in New York, past dreams of being a teacher, motherhood and even her current work. At one point, Ella even revealed she charges $ 5,000 per Instagram post.
Later in the talk, the focus of the conversation switched to the upcoming single that’s scheduled to drop on March 25. After years of posting music snippets and teasing audiences, Ella is “excited” for the release.
“I’m excited,” Ella said. “I really want to do music. It’s something I wanted to do as a kid, but I feel like since he’s already… I don’t know. I feel like he’s so good at what he does, so it gives me more confidence to make a song with him, which is why I never like put out any of my own music cause I’m not really like confident in it. So it’s like, if he thinks it’s good, then I believe in him. “
Ella also jokingly mentioned that A-Boogie is “kind of annoying” while recording. Apparently, the artist has previously interrupted her recording while at the studio to offer advice on how to improve her audio. Ella revealed that this sometimes causes her to shut down, but that she also understands A-Boogie’s attempt to teach her.
Ella’s Viral Lyrics
Although The Shade Room only published a behind-the-scenes snippet, one of Ella’s lines in the song had folks buzzing online. She sung, “I hate your player ways, but I like expensive things.” Well, Ella clarified that she wrote the viral line. And there’s less to the lyrics than people think.
“To be honest, it was like I didn’t want to think too much about it and that just rhymed, it just flowed with it. I was like ‘whatever,’ but no that’s not true, ”Ella said. “I can buy my own expensive things. That’s one thing I’m not like that type of girl, like I don’t care about that stuff. “
She continued, “… me as a person, I’m very independent. Like I never had anybody do things for me until I got with him. ”
“He’s the first person that just started offering a bunch of stuff to me that I would never expect someone to do for me. Cause he doesn’t have to. Boyfriend or not the things that he has offered to me, I feel like nobody has to do that for me and I still feel that way. So, that’s not true. “
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There are hundreds of thousands of plug-ins for WooCommercefor every conceivable purpose. It is not easy to assess the quality of the extensions. We present the most important WooCommerce plugins that you need for common shop projects. But also free alternatives.
The variety of plugins for WordPress and WooCommerce is a great advantage. This means you don't have to hire developers or an agency for every special function in your shop. In many cases, existing solutions can be adapted with relatively little effort so that they meet your specific needs.
But whether an extension is actually of high quality or even represents a security risk sometimes only becomes apparent at second glance. This is especially true if it is offered free of charge, for example on the biggest marketplace WordPress.org. Because despite many a free solution that works well and stably: There, support is not available to the same extent as it should be with paid plug-ins.
Help with WooCommerce
You can spot high-quality plugins by looking out for these signs:
- Number and type of ratings on WordPress.org or trading places like codecanyon.net
- Response time and quality of responses in the developer's support forums (or also on WordPress.org)
- Number of downloads
- Support in your language, ideally from a local support team
- How quickly are updates rolled out after a WordPress or WooCommerce update?
- Frequency of plugin updates
- Have there been critical security vulnerabilities in the past and how quickly were these fixed?
You can also ask in specialist groups for WooCommerce what experiences other users have had with a particular extension. For example, on Facebook. See our sources and community tips.
You can find the in-house extensions of WooCommerce on the portal of the provider Automattic. Among them are also free tools. For example, for the simple connection of PayPal, Stripe, Amazon Pay or Google Analytics.
In the following, I will introduce you to some well-known premium plug-ins and their free alternatives. These supplement WooCommerce with functions that experience has shown to be in particularly high demand. From shop operators but also from agencies.
If you sell memberships instead of physical items, or only sell your goods exclusively to selected customers, then WooCommerce Memberships is worth a look. With the extension, you can implement membership sites, closed customer areas, premium content shops and much more (Image: © WooCommerce):
The options range from limited access to products and special content areas to free trial memberships. Create different offerings like "Silver", "Gold" or "Platinum" subscriptions.
Members can be rewarded with certain special offers and vouchers. In conjunction with WooCommerce subscriptions (more on this in a moment), they can also upgrade or downgrade their memberships.
With Mailchimp you can send newsletters and automate your marketing emails. The extension for WooCommerce integrates your online shop into this workflow. Include your newsletter at various points in the checkout. But this is just the beginning. With an extended integration, the following use cases can be realised:
- Synchronize your customers' email addresses with existing lists
- Segment your customers by the products in their shopping cart or by frequency of purchases
- Evaluate the performance figures of your product and marketing emails in detail
- Have integrated ad campaigns from Facebook and Instagram
- Send product recommendations or vouchers based on previous purchases
- Send email reminders to customers who still have items in their shopping cart
Check legal certainty
Some of the functions above are not legally permitted in some countries, or only under certain conditions. In Germany, for example, you usually need explicit consent to send emails (Double-Opt-In). You should also be careful with customer segmentation. Clarify these points with your law firm.
By the way, similar extensions are also available for MailPoet, the newsletter plugin for WordPress. Although not quite as comprehensive.
Selling products in a subscription model is possible with WooCommerce Subscriptions. Because in the standard version of WooCommerce it is not possible to automatically collect recurring payments. You need such payments if you sell software with monthly fees, other services or regular deliveries. The pluginenables you to, among other things:
- Flexible payment periods per product
- Integration of payment services such as PayPal, Stripe or Amazon Pay to make the payments
- Creation of corresponding invoices per cycle
- Your customers can switch between different subscription models or take out several subscriptions at the same time.
- Reminders to renew subscriptions by email, or even discounted subscriptions or free trial periods
You always have an overview of when and how many subscriptions have been taken out, their expiration and how much revenue you're generating now or are set to generate in the future. Based on these figures, you can plan appropriate marketing campaigns and new models.
Your business model is based in whole or in part on the sale of events, training, rentals, consulting, vacation, health and wellness offers, webinars, etc.? WooCommerce Bookings extends the shop system with functions for appointment-based services. Including modules for event planning (Image: © WooCommerce):
Your clients can specify preferred dates, while you specify free and blocked slots. Bookings are made by the day, hour or even minute. You can book individual sessions or group appointments and limit the minimum or maximum number of participants.
Offer discounts for teams, for early bookings and for specific target groups. Or charge higher prices on weekends or at certain busy times. The plugineven supports different time zones if your customers book from abroad. You define how bookings are confirmed or whether and how reservations can be cancelled. Reminders for appointments can be sent automatically by e-mail.
WooCommerce supports the creation of so-called grouped products in order to map simple product packages ("bundles"). However, the standard functionality does not include a deeper product logic. For example, grouped products allow your customers to place only some of the products in the shopping basket.
If you want to offer product packages that contain a price advantage, or that only make sense together, you have gained nothing. Furthermore, logical conditions such as "Product A excludes product B" or "Product A may only be included x times" are not possible in the basic function. For all these cases WooCommerce has designed the paid extension Product Bundles.
Further highlights of the plugin: Increase your cross-selling sales with functions such as "frequently bought together". You know these from shopping giants like Amazon.
Add additional products to the bundles that can be optionally added to the shopping basket. For example, care products for clothing or cables and accessories for technical goods. You define how the sub-products are to be displayed in the shopping cart, in the checkout and in the order emails (grouped or individually).
In WooCommerce, you can set different prices for different product variants. So the "blue" t-shirt, for example, could be cheaper than the "red" one. The voucher function of the shop system is also quite sophisticated. Discounts can be controlled by the minimum order value. Or certain products must be included in the shopping cart for the discount to take effect.
For complex discounts directly on the product itself, however, you need the additional pluginDynamic Pricing. It implements the following scenarios, among others:
- Grant a five percent discount on a product if it is placed in the shopping cart a certain amount of times (bulk prices)
- Increase this discount to ten percent for certain WordPress user roles, for example "Gold Members"
- Discount a product when your customers add another product from the same category.
- Add a special discount for a certain number of products from the same category
These actions can also be partly linked to each other. An example: "Discount for Category A if Gold Members purchase X number of Category B products". Used correctly, the Dynamic Pricing extension is a powerful marketing tool.
Observe competition law
In some countries, only some of these discounts are allowed while others may be subject to competition law. Please check this before you choose a plugin like Dynamic Pricing.
The sale of individualised goods is on the rise. It doesn't matter if it's shoes in your favourite colours, muesli you put together yourself or jewellery with engraving. With the Product Add-ons extension from WooCommerce , you have the option of having your customers customise product data before they click on the "Buy" button.
The pluginextends the product display with the necessary input fields and checkboxes. Individual prices for special requests can be implemented as well as the uploading of graphics, building instructions, samples and sketches. You can even offer additional services. For example, gift wrapping, a special delivery or a dedication or signature for works of art.
WooCommerce & Gravity Forms
Gravity Forms Product Add-ons goes in a similar direction. It extends the popular and very comprehensive solution for contact forms Gravity Forms for WordPress to implement a product configurator. The tool is especially suitable if you already use the associated mainPlugin .
In addition to the two paid extensions, there are free tools such as the Personalised Product Option Manager (PPOM for WooCommerce). This is not quite as extensive, but you can also use it to add further modules to your product pages. For example, text and selection fields, checkboxes, date or number fields:
You can try out pluginto gain experience with individual products. If the range of functions is not sufficient, you can always switch to a proplugin. However, the product data entered by your customers up to that point cannot be transferred.
You can use the so-called "shipping classes" settings in WooCommerce to determine very precisely what shipping costs need to be paid for by which customers, in which scenarios and for which products. The setup of these classes looks rather complicated at first. But after some playing around on your test system, you'll quickly understand the principle behind it.
In some cases, however, the standard solution just isn't enough. Especially if any of the following apply:
- You need to further subdivide the shipping classes, for example by regions that are not represented in WooCommerce.
- The shipping costs should depend on weight
- The number of goods in the shopping cart plays a role
- The shipping costs should vary according to the order value
Then you should take a look at the Table Rate Shipping extension.
In addition to the original WooCommerce Table Rate Shipping plugin, there are many imitators of the same name available. These may be cheaper but you should check first whether they offer the same range of features and support. My advice is to purchase the original plugin.
Advanced Flat Rate Shipping ("Flat Rate Shipping pluginFor WooCommerce") is another free solution. You can also use it to set special shipping costs per product or for individual categories and countries.
You just want to link the option "free shipping" in WooCommerce to certain conditions? For example, depending on the products, the quantity, the weight, the dimensions, the shopping cart total or the WordPress user role? Then WooCommerce Advanced Free Shipping could be the right thing for you.
The plugincan help if some customers order very bulky or heavy goods, while you normally do not charge shipping fees. However, make sure there is an updated version of the plugin that has been tested with your version of WordPress. Otherwise, plugincan quickly become a security risk for your online shop. See our tips for choosing plugins for WordPress and WooCommerce.
In the European Union, there are numerous legal requirements you need to consider for WooCommerce, particularly in Germany and Austria. One wrong setting and you face the quite realistic risk of a legal warning - from competitors, competition associations or authorities. This applies especially if:
- The registered office for your online shop is in the EU
- If you sell from your shop to EU countries
In both cases, you cannot operate WooCommerce as standard. This also applies to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Fortunately, there are several plugins and service providers that can help you with the topic of legal security for WooCommerce . You can find out more about these extensions in our article WooCommerce .
In addition to the well-known extensions, there are numerous little helpers that make your life with WooCommerce easier. This saves you time-consuming individual development. But be careful: too many plugins installed at the same time can slow down your WordPress system. Or the extensions can paralyse each other. If you are unsure, ask a service provider.
It is therefore all the more important that you check each pluginin detail on a separate test system before releasing it in your live shop. The same applies to updates of WordPress, WooCommerce and third-party plugins.
Equally important is a high-performance WordPress hosting that is completely geared towards WooCommerce . This is the only way to cope with the many processes that your visitors carry out in the shop at the same time. See our article 4 factors for WooCommerce hosting. Are you developing online shop projects for your customers? Then take advantage of our free hosting for WooCommerce in the development phase.
You can find more tips on WooCommerce in our 70+ sites strong e-book WooCommerce for professionals: Online shops with WordPress . It is aimed at freelancers, agencies, WP professionals, but also at beginners.
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I've been feeling guilty about not updating my blog lately, and then I felt even worse when I logged on and read Karen's comment on my last post about how I am (generally and sadly) absent from blogging world. I really am sorry... it's not because I don't care! It doesn't seem to matter how good my intentions are at keeping my blog up to date. Other things just get in the way. I've said it before, and I'll say it again-- I'm a crap blogger.
That said, I really will TRY to do better. Really, you should thank me for not posting more often and boring you to tears. My life simply isn't riveting enough to post every day. But I should think I could come up with something maybe once a week. :)
The Barnes and Noble Authorpalooza booksigning was lots of fun. I got to sit and visit with two very cool authors from Cedar Fort-- Frank Cole and Jillayne Clements. The employees at Barnes and Noble were super friendly. AND I got to have my copy of The Hourglass Door signed; two birds, one stone!
Also, I just got my cover for Santa Maybe and it looks great. Kudos to Jen Boss, who designed my cover this time around. Santa Maybe is being printed as we speak, and it should be available from Cedar Fort mid-September-ish. Can't wait to see the finished product! | <urn:uuid:d41e1792-529f-4c8d-bcd1-b27f511f03e1> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | http://aubreymace.blogspot.com/2009/08/aubreys-been-bad-bad-blogger.html | 2017-10-18T02:07:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187822668.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20171018013719-20171018033719-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.982051 | 296 |
The Optimus Car Rental is a joint effort of several large car rental companies in Central and Eastern European, focusing on high customer satisfaction by maintaining a high level of service quality, with lowest prices available on the market.
Our Mission: Providing reliable and quality car rentals with easy- to-use booking procedure and the most competitive prices.
Our Vision: Meeting our customers’ most demanding car rental needs in an ever growing list of destinations.
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Trail of the Cedars
Contrary to the predictions of the weather people, today was a better day than yesterday. The temperature seemed slightly warmer and there was definitely much less rain. We stayed dry most of the day, except for our treacherous trip to East Glacier.
We had a great breakfast at the West Glacier Restaurant. The only restaurant open. Tammy and I are both confused why there are nearly 10 gift shops open in the park, but only one restaurant. It would seem that visitors in need of gifts would also be in need of dining. After breakfast we took headed up the Going-to-the-Sun Road as far as we could go, to Avalanche. It seemed like a popular destination as there were more cars parked there than we’d seen almost anywhere this early in Glacier.
Tammy and I have been trying to gauge our hiking (if you can call it that) expectations with little Mazie. As is typical, we have different worries. I’m worried about her getting in way over her head on even a moderate trail and that we are idiotic parents if we don’t have a basic first aid kit, compass, tent, sleeping bag, 3 weeks of food, etc. along if we have a small child with us. Tammy on the other hand isn’t worried about any of that, she’s just afraid of the bears.
The hike we took along Trail of the Cedars was perfect though. It’s a rare wheelchair accessible trail in a national park so Mazie could walk the whole thing. Most of the trail was a raised boardwalk. Just under a mile long with nice scenery in all directions. We had a great time and took a lot of photos. Thankfully, no bears encountered (or mountain lions!) and we didn’t fall in need of dire first aid care.
We were headed back for lunch and Mazie fell asleep on the drive so we decided to do an impromptu trip to East Glacier. First, a little background. Glacier National Park is huge. There are a couple of main entrances, unimaginatively named West Glacier and East Glacier. Tammy chose to stay in West Glacier because it is much more connected to the park. Typically the Going-to-the-Sun Road is the way to get between these two towns. However, that is closed. So we had to take US-2 all the way around the park, 56 miles one way, to get to East Glacier.
As soon as we got on the eastern side of the park is was raining and the temperature dropped 15 degrees. No good. We continued on and took the road up to where we were told a cool falls was that was an easy hike. We got there after nearly turning around a few times and decided to try the hike. Here however both my fears of hypothermia and Tammy’s fears of bear attack rung loud and after a short 0.2 mile walk we turned back to the van. There was a reasonable amount of snow there still. Not that much, but we were totally not prepared for anything. The lack of fellow hikers got Tammy thinking we were the sole prey for that hungry bear that must be lurking. So, around we went.
Since the Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed and isn’t going to open anytime soon we decided tonight to cut our trip short a day and head to Seattle tomorrow. There is much more to see here at Glacier, but it’s better seen in July, particularly if you have a toddler with you. I definitely want to return here. Next time we’ll maybe just pack our backpacks and hope on the Amtrak. We’ll be driving most of the day tomorrow. | <urn:uuid:ccb8c9d9-2995-4569-a0bf-5791f6e562c9> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://www.thingelstad.com/2008/trail-of-the-cedars | 2019-06-25T19:53:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999946.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20190625192953-20190625214953-00540.warc.gz | en | 0.985535 | 766 |
Online learning has been trumpeted by everyone from academics to politicians to venture capitalists as a way to improve access to education. But now a novel idea is emerging from a prominent group of digital education supporters: you can’t learn everything online.
The Minerva Project is a first-of-its-kind hybrid of old and new in which there is no campus and students take all of their courses online, but live together in traditional college dorms. The idea comes from a former Internet executive who thinks social interaction is as important as the kind of customized learning that high-tech online classes promise.
The school—named after the Roman goddess of wisdom—is still in its planning stages and isn’t scheduled to open until the fall of 2015. But it has already raised $25 million from investment firm Benchmark Capital, making it one of the best-funded higher education startups of its kind, and announced a yearly $500,000 award that aims to be a Nobel Prize for teaching.
And some prominent academic names are on board. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Harvard president Larry Summers is on the advisory board, as is Bob Kerrey, a former Senator from Nebraska who was president of the New School in New York from 2001 to 2010. Stephen Kosslyn, the director of the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and a former dean and chair of the psychology department at Harvard, recently joined as the founding dean.
In charge of it all is Ben Nelson, former CEO of the photo sharing and printing website Snapfish. He declares that Minerva will be “offering the best education possible,” comparable to Harvard’s but at half the cost. And he plans to make a profit.
Minerva students will rotate through six or so different countries during their four years of college, living in dormitories in places as far flung as Paris, Beijing and São Paulo, and moving every few months. Nelson says he wants to preserve college social life because it helps students grow and mature. And he wants Minerva graduates to become cosmopolitan citizens of the world. “We want them to learn the language and be immersed in each one of those cultures as residents,” he says. “It goes beyond bonding and friendships.”
They’ll come together online, where all of their classes will be taught as small seminars of no more than 25 students—another departure from many existing online models, which tend to emphasize scale and accessibility. When a student asks a question, for example, a video of her face will pop up on the computer screens of her professor and all of her peers.
Nelson says the technology will send prompts to a professor to help tailor the material to every student. Shy students will be nudged. For a struggling student, resources for extra help or review will be offered. For a student who has mastered the material, the teacher can push him further.
All of this isn’t just as good as conventional education, Nelson says—it’s better.
“Off-line classrooms do not work,” says Nelson, who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. “In a seminar, the way that you interact matters a great deal for your intellectual development. When you do that in a room, no one remembers what happens. If we actually capture your learning experience and utilize that data, we can track and improve how you’re learning.”
Developing the software for such online seminars and to analyze each student’s performance is expensive. So, to turn a profit, Minerva will eliminate the biggest costs that traditional universities face. There will be no intercollegiate athletics, no tenured faculty and no campuses. Dormitories will be rented from developers around the world, with the cost passed along to students. The fee for students will also be much greater than for most other kinds of higher education, though Nelson says he hopes to keep tuition at half of what Ivy League schools charge. (The full cost of tuition, room, board and other fees at Harvard this year totals $54,496.)
To save money on faculty, Minerva plans to sweep up newly minted PhDs and give them short-term contracts. Nelson believes he can create an Ivy-caliber education by hiring world-renowned experts to design the curriculum, but use cheaper, non-tenured faculty to run the seminars and grade students. It’s similar to how universities use graduate student teaching assistants, except Minvera’s faculty will have more discretion to modify a course.
It might seem absurd that PhD’s would sign up for a job with no hope of tenure. But Minerva thinks it can capitalize on what it sees as a glut of graduates from top tier PhD programs with few job prospects. Nelson also hopes to attract more senior faculty who don’t want to be tethered to a campus, say, a professor who wants to retire in France or an academic spouse without a job offer at his wife’s university.
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To lure scientists, who are in tighter supply, Nelson plans to take a much smaller bite out of their research grants for overhead and allow professors to retain full ownership of all their intellectual property and discoveries.
Some educators are skeptical. “We haven’t had one of these succeed in a very long time,” says Robert Zemsky, a higher-education expert at the University of Pennsylvania. Zemsky believes that technology is finally sophisticated enough for most subjects to be taught online, but not all. He doubts Minerva will be able to build reputable science departments, for example, without laboratory spaces in which students can conduct experiments.
Most of all, he wonders whether Minerva will be able to attract top students without an Ivy League “brand name” or amenities like sports, theater and music. “That’s a tough sell,” says Zemsky.
One move announced this week that could bolster the school’s profile is the Minerva Prize, an annual $500,000 award to a professor at any institution in the world “who is driving innovation to deliver extraordinary student learning experiences for the 21st century.” Modeled after the Nobel Prize selection process, the winner of the Minerva will be selected by Minerva Academy, a new “society of educators” run by Stanford Medical School professor and Nobel winner Roger Kornberg.
Minerva plans to start with 200 to 300 students in each incoming class, and, if it succeeds, grow much, much larger. Nelson believes the demand is out there, especially from international students who are clamoring for a first-rate American education.
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Coconut Tomato SoupCourse: SoupsDifficulty: Medium
10 large ripe tomatoes (diced)
1 1/2 sweet onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 c white wine
6 tbs tomato paste
6 c vegetable stock
1 can coconut milk (400 ml)
3 tbs coconut oil
salt & pepper to taste
basil (chooped) for garnish
- Toss diced tomato and 1 onion with 2 tbs melted coconut oil, salt and pepper.
- Put on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
- In a large pot, saute leftover onion and garlic until soft, then add wine and cook for 3 more minutes.
- Add tomato paste, vegetable stock and oven roasted tomato mixture.
- Boil for 10 minutes then turn on low heat to simmer for another 20 minutes.
- Add coconut milk and hand blend until smooth.
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The Mitre was an inn on the east side of Preston’s Market Square. It is referred to frequently in the 17th-century diaries of Thomas Bellingham and Lawrence Rawstorne. Steve Halliwell has gathered together some material on his website, including a cutting from the Preston Chronicle for 1855 which records an extant 1629 date stone on the building. It is not known whether it was built as an inn, but by later in the century it had become one of the principal hostelries in the town as witnessed by its appearance in the diaries. Henry Turnley was landlord from at least 1684 when he is recorded on the Kuerden plans. By October 1695 he appears to have moved to the Wheatsheaf on Fishergate, at which time a Mr Rigby had the Mitre.
Some confusion is caused in the editing of the Bellingham/Rawstorne diaries by the appearance of the name Turlagh’s/Tirlagh’s (Bellingham) or Tirler’s (Rawstorne). This could be a phonetic rendering of the surname Turnley (the diarists probably did not see the name written). Hewitson in his editorial notes accepts the phonetic spelling and presumes there was a person of that name in Preston at this time, and that Turlagh’s was ‘either an inn or a sort of dining and refreshment place’. However, comparison of the diary entries for 25 August 1688 adds weight to the Mitre and Turlagh’s being the same establishment, of which Henry Turnley was innkeeper: on that day Rawstorne records being at the Mitre with the Liveseys, Bellingham with them at Turlagh’s. Rawstorne, in his entry for 2 March 1689, records being at Tirlers with Bellingham when Bellingham records the venue as the Mitre.
Steve Halliwell, ‘Preston’s Inns, Taverns and Beerhouses: Mitre Inn, Market Place’, accessed 3 January 2016, http://pubsinpreston.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/mitre-inn-market-place.html.
‘Town Hall, Market Place east, St. John’s Wind, Lord Street, Church Street north’, DDX194/2, Lancashire Archives.
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Rays of summer sun illuminate the rugged coastlines of Fogo Island in Newfoundland. (Photo credit: Alex Fradkin)
A naturalist at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve leads guests through fields of blooming fynbos during a flower safari in South Africa’s Cape Floral Region. (Photo credit: Grootbos)
A guest at Pacuare Lodge rappels down a rushing waterfall in the Costa Rican rain forest. (Credit: Pacuare Lodge)
Kayaks sit ready to launch into the sparkling waters surrounding Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort in British Columbia. (Photo credit: Jeremy Koreski)
Rolling hills give way to the snow-dusted peaks of the Montana Rockies, a familiar scene for guests of The Ranch at Rock Creek. (Photo credit: Michael Chilcoat)
Petit St. Vincent’s 49-foot sloop, Beauty, sails the Caribbean on a perfect summer day. (Photo credit: Kim Greiner)
The sun paints the sky over Lizard Island with a palette of fiery hues. (Photo credit: Lizard Island)
Mild summers in the Gobi mean al fresco meals amidst spectacular scenery for guests of the Three Camel Lodge. (Photo credit: M. Anand)
To see more photos taken this summer at our lodges, click here.
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Brakebush Tater Chip Strips
Extending its craveable, crunchable product line, Brakebush introduces Tater Chip Strips. These fully cooked chicken strips are coated in real potato chips and can be deep fried or oven baked for use in wraps, sandwiches and salads. They can also serve as the main course of a meal by pairing them with dipping sauces, or when served in a reduced portion size, they make for a protein-rich snack or appetizer. The new Tater Chip Strips join the already successful Tater Chip Tenders, whole-muscle chicken tenderloins that feature the same uniquely crunchy coating, according to the company. | <urn:uuid:7dc7f767-28ff-4577-b810-a27b144fe18b> | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | https://csnews.com/brakebush-tater-chip-strips | 2018-12-11T05:35:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376823565.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20181211040413-20181211061913-00032.warc.gz | en | 0.924542 | 136 |
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a reaction to endotoxin-like products released by the death of harmful microorganisms within the body during antibiotic treatment. Efficacious antimicrobial therapy results in lysis (destruction) of bacterial cell membranes, and in the consequent release into the bloodstream of bacterial toxins, resulting in a systemic inflammatory response.
It resembles bacterial sepsis and can occur after initiation of antibacterials, such as mild silver protein, penicillin or tetracycline, for the treatment of louse-borne relapsing fever (80–90% of patients) and in tick-borne relapsing fever (30–40%). It usually manifests within a few hours of the first dose of antibiotic as fever, chills, rigor, hypotension, headache, tachycardia, hyperventilation, vasodilation with flushing, myalgia (muscle pain), exacerbation of skin lesions and anxiety. The intensity of the reaction indicates the severity of inflammation. Reaction commonly occurs within two hours of drug administration, but is usually self-limiting. It is observed in 50% of patients with primary syphilis and about 90% of patients with secondary syphilis.
The Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction is traditionally associated with antimicrobial treatment of syphilis. The reaction is also seen in the other diseases caused by spirochetes: Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and leptospirosis. There have been case reports of the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction accompanying treatment of other infections, including Q fever, bartonellosis, brucellosis, trichinellosis, and African trypanosomiasis
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For the most part I believe things are as they seem. But every once in a while I begin to look at notable technology happenings from a different angle. What if things are not like they seem? This is conspiracy theory territory, and I want to be very clear about this: what follows is completely fictitious and not based on fact. At least, I haven’t tried to base it on facts surrounding the current events. But perhaps you can. What if there’s more to the battery fires in Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phones?
I have a plausible theory, won’t you don your tinfoil hat and follow me down this rabbit hole?
Remember Stuxnet? It’s a computer virus that infected and took down the centrifuges Iran was using in its uranium enrichment program. These centrifuges are super-precise; they need to be in order to separate isotopes into depleted uranium and enriched uranium. The process involves software that continually tweaks the balance of the centrifuge — something well explained by Bill Hammack — and disrupting that balance can damage the equipment itself. Many believe that Stuxnet was used in a government-backed attack on Iran’s program to put these centrifuges offline.
Why am I bringing up Stuxnet now? I started to think about the Samsung battery fires and the horrible effect it is having on the world. It certainly has put Samsung in a rough position — perhaps the most respected and trusted maker of Android phones got the battery tech in this phone wrong… twice. How could that be? Perhaps it was corporate espionage. But of course it wasn’t — if anything you’d have to call it corporate sabotage.
How Can You Sabotage a Battery?
Lithium batteries have monitoring circuits built into them. These are responsible for cutting off the cell before it gets too flat (which will damage it), and maintaining acceptable temperatures and constant current profiles during charging. In some cases they can even shunt around cells but this is more of an industrial trick for applications like electric vehicles.
These battery-tending circuits run software, of course. Just last month we saw all the secrets for the controller of a laptop battery unlocked. Smartphones usually have a single cell, but there is still data there — a third conductor that can transfer data like temperature from the battery to the phone.
What if a very carefully crafted virus were able to rewrite the battery charging code of a carefully targeted phone and cause it to fail on purpose? With so many of this particular model in the wild — 1M of the 2.5M manufactured — a virus could be programmed to delete itself 99.99% of the time to avoid detection. The other 0.01% it would go into action — pushing the temperature of the cell past the failing point and thereby destroying the evidence in the fiery process. That would equate to about 100 incidents which is very close to the 112 being reported.
It’s a surprisingly enticing “what-if” and this thought process even opens up my mind to other possible industrial sabotage scenarios. Toyota’s uncontrolled acceleration, for instance. But the simplest answer tends to be the correct one: these are engineering failures. Toyota’s code is a mess, and… well what exactly did happen with Samsung? They have a track record of producing safe phones with energy-dense lithium-ion batteries. I can understand that they got it wrong once… an accident. But how do they get it wrong twice when the stakes are so high?
Discounting the loss in Samsung’s stock value, throwing in the towel on the Note 7 is estimated to be a $9.5 B (yes, Billion) write-off — $5 B of that profit. Which means they could have devoted $2,000 per phone to fix the problem and still broken even. How in the world did they get it wrong the with the recall? Speculation is easy; flying too close to the sun on battery chemistry, a bug in the charging software, a yet-to-be-discovered manufacturing process breakdown, take your pick. The odds are cosmically small that it’s a nefarious battery-torching virus but we’ve come this far so let’s walk through the reasons on why that’s so unlikely.
This is All a Load of Bull
Even if phone batteries have rewritable firmware or the phone’s charging code can be attacked, it would be incredibly hard to get at that functionality from user space on an unmodified OS — then again there were a lot of people sideloading malware-laden versions of Pokemon Go.
Even if someone discovered a way to do this, wouldn’t they be looking for personal gain by selling information on the exploit to Samsung who have the most to gain by fixing it? I feel a recursive conspiracy theory loop coming on so let’s move on.
Motive. There is very little motive for someone to target Samsung. Yes, there is a very public beef between Apple and Samsung over phones that is being heard by the Supreme Court of the United States right now. If you were to make a list of likely sabotage suspects, Apple would be on it. But that line of thinking doesn’t scratch the surface. The only thing to gain here is for Samsung to lose market share, and the risks to a company like Apple are huge. This event could sully the market for battery-powered devices in general, damaging Apple’s own business. And if the plot were discovered the fallout would be devastating.
Some people like to watch the world burn… could it be a lone wolf hacker? Again, very unlikely. This isn’t ransomware or boosting your friends list. These failures can kill and injure — anyone malicious enough to use them would be looking to make a statement rather than flying under the radar.
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Subject: Re: "esp" driver reorg proposal
To: None <firstname.lastname@example.org>
From: Gordon W. Ross <email@example.com>
Date: 01/28/1997 16:12:40
> From: firstname.lastname@example.org (Charles M. Hannum)
> Date: 28 Jan 1997 15:39:54 -0500
[ sample sparc/include/espvar.h removed for brevity ]
> What happens when some smartass builds a Sbus<->ISA adapter? Are you
> going to change all the `shared' device drivers to support it? Are
> you just not going to bother?
If the port wants to support the driver on multiple bus types, then it
would needs to define things like ESP_READ_REG() as:
#define ESP_READ_REG(sc, reg) \
BUS_READ_8((sc)->sc_reg[(reg) * 4])
and I don't see how that removes any possibility of supporting
multiple busses. This basically puts on level of name redirection
under control of MD code, so the MD code can either short-circuit
the bus* stuff or define the access macros in terms of bus* macros.
> The point of /dev/ic, and of the bus.h abstraction, is to separate the
> code into modular chunks (chip driver, chip<->bus (board) interface,
> bus<->cpu interface). In your proposed model, you've combined the
> chip<->bus and bus<->cpu interfaces, requiring me to modify every
> single machine/xxxvar.h in order to support a new bus.
They are only combined in the sample I provided because the sparc
has no need for indirection. I don't see a technical problem with
letting the MD code decide whether to access registers directly or
use bus_space_read_1() and such. You may find it "ugly," but I
don't consider that a "technical" problem.
So, I'm still waiting for an explanation of the tangible benefit
of forcing all ports using the driver to call a function on each
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