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Dog Training Classes
Dog training lessons may educate your dog the fundamental life skills they’ll need on a daily basis. There are no limits to what you may teach your canine companion, from simple instructions to self-soothing practices. You will get new knowledge about your dog and how to properly care for it. Dog training, such as teaching your dog to listen to simple commands, will make your lives easier for both of you. Positive reinforcement training not only teaches your dog proper etiquette and manners, but it also helps you and your dog form a relationship.
The great thing about dog training is that you’re also teaching yourself how to connect with your dog in a good, relationship-building manner. Both you and your dog, like anything else, must invest time in the connection in order for it to be successful. Dog training classes may not only assist your pet learn important obedience skills, but it can also help you and your furry buddy strengthen your friendship. And, maybe most crucially, dog training classes may even save your pet’s life!
Dog training programs are much more than just teaching your dog basic instructions. Of course, you can teach your dog these fundamental instructions in the comfort of your own home. To socialize your dog with people and other dogs outside of your household, you’ll need to enroll in dog training programs. These sessions will also improve your dog’s or puppy’s ability to concentrate on your command even in a noisy and unfamiliar setting. The most significant aspect of these sessions is that they assist you in bonding with your dog. | <urn:uuid:0c86dcc4-ec26-43e2-9395-110a211d4f8e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dogtraining.com.sg/dog-training-classes/ | 2022-08-14T14:49:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00421.warc.gz | en | 0.957256 | 324 |
Hope everyone is well, apologies if you have made effort to visit recently as I know their has been a lack of posting I just started a new job and then have been on holiday which consisted of building lots of IKEA furniture with my boyfriend and a weekend away in Devon which was soooo nice!
Anyway enough of the mushy stuff... I haven't been buying any new nail varnish as I need a new handbag... Hence the lack of Monday Buys! Considering this one... really want a MKors bag though :(
1) Liebster Nomination Awards - so I have had a few nominations, I need to write this post up... I suppose I am meant to answer everyones questions - this will be my next post with a list of nail blogs I think y'all should be visiting!
2) Autumn Nail Art - I will sketch up and fill out some Autum Nail Art Designs so that people can try them out - I'm not sure that I will try to paint them all out as this uses a lot of nails... Wahhh...
3) Give Away - When my Facebook page gets to 50 likes, https://www.facebook.com/ThePinkPrincessZ , I will be doing a small give away hopefully before Christmas...! There will be a mini hamper for the main prize then a couple of runner up prizes.
4) Weekly Articles:
Barbie on a Budget - it does sort of get harder and harder to write this one but seems very popular!
Regular Review - I want to review a new varnish every week... for your benefit... not my varnish collection... really it's for your benefit!
Sunday Experiments - I love messing about and getting new ideas!
That's about it... Just slipped in the picture of the mani I did for holiday, hope you like!
Boring I know! Exciting stuff is back soon!
Please comment if there is anything else you would like to see happen on the blog and I can include it into some plans, being the Pink Princess maybe I should post a Pink design once a week? What are your thoughts?
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So, a big monster guy crashes down onto Times Square, plucking a young maiden from the crowd. With a booming voice he proclaims, “Fuck you, citizens of New York! Bow and tremble to the might of Zorblon the Terrible!” Then Gal Gadot (our Amazonian heroine) comes out of nowhere and knocks Zorblon to the moon in one hit, rescuing the maiden. In a corner of the crowd one paparazzo nudges the other, saying, “Did ya see that? She must be some kinda… Wonder Woman…” They start snapping pictures. Queue to the next day with presses rolling out a front page picture of the newly baptized Wonder Woman.
Luckily, this didn’t happen in Wonder Woman (2017). In my experience, a scene such as this wouldn’t be too far-fetched for a movie trailer, and it would also have been a major red flag. Superhero movies have a hard time to refrain from using clichés such as these—something director Patty Jenkins and her team had obviously worked on. But when it comes to red flags, Wonder Woman (2017) had quite a few before I went into it. There’s a lot of history to go over when trying to address these red flags. If you just want the short spoiler-free review, feel free to skip the background stuff.
Wonder Woman’s history of red flags:
The DC film universe has been trying (and arguably failing) to catch up with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Whereas DC’s comics have been performing very well over the last couple of years and Marvel’s comic sales have been plummeting, the companies show a big power switch when it comes to the movies. The three earlier entries into the DCU (Man of Steel (2010), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2015) and Suicide Squad (2016)) were all met with mixed reviews. A thing these movies all had in common was that the trailers looked great, the marketing was hardcore, and they gathered a lot of hype, but the end results were disappointing. In addition, they all had stilted development cycles of extensive script rewrites and reshoots. They were box-office hits, but not much else. Wonder Woman (2017) showed all the same symptoms, and was next in line. Moreover, the crew wasn’t shaping up to be an all-star formation. The previous entries into the DCU had bigwig Hollywood personalities working in front of as well as behind the camera. The film had been in the works since 1996 (going through what is generally known as development hell), with Patty Jenkins being the umpteenth director to pick up the project. Jenkins, a director with relatively little experience or exposure, would then have to work with a cast of similar imagoes. Gal Gadot, the lead actress, used to be a supermodel before making a switch to acting. And lord knows that models don’t have the best track record in their big screen appearances (traditional “eye-candy” roles and the likes). With only minor roles to her name (most notably in the The Fast and the Furious-franchise) there have been serious doubts regarding her ability to star in a major blockbuster. Even our own Doutzen Kroes had a part in the movie, and anyone who has seen her commercials on TV or her role in Nova Zembla (2011) could tell you not to expect too much of her part. Personally, I was hoping that Gadot wouldn’t end up falling into the same category as Doutzen.
Needless to say, I was a bit worried when I sat myself down in the movie theatre. Not because of the above, but largely because I knew what I was in for: just another superhero flick. They always tend to be entertaining, visual spectacles—but also deeply formulaic. You can often imagine the checklist of what events need to unfurl at which moments. It’s often just a matter of how “seamless” the creators are in putting all the elements in place, and even then the experience remains linear at best (that is not to say that linearity can’t be done well). So my mentality going into the film wasn’t a “I wonder if it’s good,” but rather a “I wonder if they fucked it up.”
But still, my expectations weren’t all negative. I asked myself what I wanted out of this movie, and it boiled down to two things:
- I wanted a decent DC superhero movie. A good way to promote the quality of a product is solid competition. As dislikeable as company wars can get, having two factions provide superhero entertainment is still better than one. Also, I felt bad for DC fans after Batman v Superman (2015) and Suicide Squad (2016). If Miss Jenkins could make Wonder Woman (2017) work, then I would have renewed hope for a turnaround in quality on the DC side, and maybe (just maybe) an overall increase of quality in the genre.
- I wanted a decent Wonder Woman. Not often am I eager to talk politics in pop culture, but wasn’t it about time for a female superhero to get her own movie? The only other ones I could think of were Catwoman (2004) and Elektra (2005), which both featured eye-candy heroines in godawful movies. While I deem those two characters somewhat disposable, I didn’t want Hollywood to mess up the single most iconic female hero—an icon of feminism since 1941, and still going strong. Even better: the movie was directed by a woman, who also happens to be the first female entry in the gallery of superhero directors.
I was looking forward to a change in direction for the superhero genre, adding a female touch. However, it did up the pressure quite a bit. If the movie sucked, or would turn out to be overly preachy on feminism and such, it wouldn’t do much good for feminists in pop culture. Even worse, overly preachy movies trying to tackle social subjects like feminism often tend to do their respective movements more harm than good. And that’s what worried me most.
Please, I thought, don’t make Wonder Woman comment on manspreading.
It was pretty good. For superhero standards, the movie was pretty damn good, even. But I’ll stick to pretty good, since I’m trying not to move goalposts here.
The movie followed a fairly generic storyline in an original setting, starting on the mythical island of the Amazons, Themyscira. It showed Diana’s (our heroine, portrayed by Gal Gadot) coming of age, and the big event that would urge her to take on the mantle of Wonder Woman. This first act mostly shone through a badass depiction of the Amazons and their martial prowess. Sadly, the first act also included the necessary amount of exposition and all the unrealistic dialogue that comes with it. On the acting side, Gal Gadot and her opposing star Chris Pine showed surprising chemistry, something which carried on through the rest of the movie. I could rest easy knowing that I probably wouldn’t be cringing my way through the rest of the movie.
Then the second act came around, and I would like to assure you that this act alone makes the movie worth seeing. The setting switched to the harsh frontlines of WWI, and the scenes ranged from heartfelt to really damn awesome, having a decent blend of various genres: action, romcom, drama, even showing competence as a period piece. It showcased all the qualities that make Wonder Woman an inspiring character, and Patty Jenkins did a magnificent job on the cinematography and direction of the action sequences. The film shows great heart by not only focusing on its central heroine, but by also picturing the grimness of war, which I appreciated very much. This dark tone is something the movies of the DCU have tried to embrace, but only Wonder Woman has been able to make it work so far. Having Wonder Woman running around as a beacon of hope in that grimness wasn’t just awesome, but even believable. There are but a few formula-checks, one of which of course being the villain of the film, which I found bearable but not earth-shaking. There was not a lot of depth to the antagonists as characters—but then again, what Wonder Woman was fighting could be argued to have more to do with the violent nature of mankind itself rather than just an evil professor or Zorblon the Terrible. The only real annoyance on my part came from the code switching that happened every now and again. Instead of having the Germans speak German, they all spoke English with a stereotypical kraut-accent. Even when the English speakers switched to German, all that happened was a change in accent, which felt rather silly. Could it have been that hard to have a few German actors, or have your actors learn a few German lines? Wonder Woman is shown to speak pretty much every language, so why did they choose to do this? Perhaps it was an attempt to make the film more accessible for all ages—which might have succeeded, however jarring it was.
When the third act rolled around, I was already plenty satisfied. The final plot was still generic, though it did a decent job at tying up the loose ends. I cared enough about the characters up to this point to be curious about what was going to happen, even though the clichés were kind of piling up. Still, the movie didn’t miss beats in terms of acting or action. Of course, there is a big final fight, and there are some points which made me wonder if the CGI budget had all been spent by the second act, but I took it in just the same. It felt good to see Wonder Woman mature as a person from beginning to end, and I believe Gal Gadot is to praise for this. Her character showcased the basic hero-characteristics since her first scene of the movie: bravery, compassion, and an almost naïve trust in the good of the world. As the film progressed, all of these ideals were tested in realistic ways. The dilemma posed to Wonder Woman could come down to the following question: how can your belief in the good of mankind weather one of the most cruel wars in modern history? This dilemma reaches its peak in the last act in a spectacular, satisfying fashion. Her character development is a pleasure to watch, especially when compared to other superhero movies.
A lot of which I was sceptical about turned out better than I expected, and a bit of surprise is always a good thing, if you ask me. In this case, the surprise came from how the film diverted from several formulaic patterns, and how human and likeable the character of Wonder Woman was. Though the first and third act have a lot in common with standard superhero flicks, the film is at its most powerful in the second act. Here, we finally get to see a female hero with substance, one that has been long overdue. Wonder Woman wasn’t a flawless character, but at the same time larger-than-life. She hits all the marks as both a hero and a character; her womanhood being an essential part to both. Simply put, if the film had been “Wonder Man”, nothing about the film would have worked. Seeing a narrative supporting its titular character with such understanding is refreshing.
My biggest gripe would be that the film sometimes seems to be torn between what the superhero genre (and so the producers) needed it to be, and what the movie itself wanted to be. I suppose the film is undoubtedly led by a company that feels the need to steer the story toward big set pieces and landscape-shattering explosions. Regardless, enough of the film’s heart shone through in the loveable characters and solid directing. Despite its flaws, Wonder Woman (2017) far exceeded my expectations. | <urn:uuid:07b918a8-03b0-4321-a6c4-612ecc5cdf6e> | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | https://writersblockmagazine.com/2017/06/24/review-wonder-woman/ | 2019-01-23T14:15:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547584332824.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20190123130602-20190123152602-00206.warc.gz | en | 0.972993 | 2,494 |
It has begun. The Second South Ossetia War has started between Georgia against South Ossetia and its ally Russia. Oddly, everyone thought multi-ethnic South Ossetia was pretty quiet compared to ethnically cleansed, war wanting Abkhazia.
Trouble has been brewing since earlier this month. Sniper fire killed and wounded dozens of Georgians and Ossteians since August first. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili announced a cease fire but events on the seventh which left one Georgian BMP-2 destroyed and up to twenty-two Osstenians dead and made the cease fire worthless. (See Zone of Control map before conflict)
Saakashvili ordered Georgia to go in and go in hard. My personal assessment is Saakashvili knew Georgia's forces at the border could take the South Ossetia capital of Tskhinvali from the rebels and their backers, the Russian peace keepers. Saakashvili then probably hoped for a cease fire with the capital in Georgian hands. This would leave the rebels with a few holdings in hilly farmland country but little more.
It was a good plan. Expect for the fact Russia is not about to lose their clients and suffer at the same time. Around a dozen or so Russians were killed in the opening hours. Russia then responded by pouring in troops to retake Tskinvali and possibly destroy the Georgian-backed Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia. Russia also began shelling military positions in Georgia proper along with aerial attacks of Georgian airfields. Al Jezzerah reported Georgia shot down five Russian jets in the fighting though not much anti-aircraft resistence is now available.
Georgia announced its intention to remove 1,000 soliders in Iraq to fight against Russia but it may be too little too late. Russia meanwhile is having a field day showing press videos of T-80 tanks against Georgian light infantry. The United Nations of course does nothing.
This is a nightmare. Besides the fact war is horrible, this will set all sorts of new boundaries in the Russia versus the West Geopolitical War. If Russia can save South Ossetia and take them away from Georgia then might makes right. It also serves as a warning to those who wish to join NATO. The message would be "Russia can take away pieces of your territory." It could also justify a more Eurasian Serbian government's forceful attempt to take back ethnic Serbian parts of Kosovo.
Geogrian President Saakashvili is not perfect. However, he is very pro-West, anti-terrorism, and pushes democratic reforms so his country may one day join the Europen Union and NATO. If Georgia, a Eurasian country that turned into a European one, fails; then democrats the world over will begin to wonder if the West truely supports them when the going gets rough. | <urn:uuid:2a62aa3a-6c6e-48f0-8f4e-81ed28f0ae8f> | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | http://www.geographictravels.com/2008/08/russia-and-georgia-go-to-war-over-south.html?showComment=1218291420000 | 2014-03-12T12:31:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394021763647/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305121603-00098-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960002 | 588 |
This battery is engineered specifically for use with CCELL® wax cartridges, but will also work with most 510 thread cartridges.
- High quality circuit board with multiple protections
- Stainless Steel housing
- Inhale activated, buttonless technology
- Power: 3.2v – 3.6v
- Battery Capacity: 350mAh
MAINTENANCE TIPS: Any device dealing with full melt concentrates has the potential to leak and general cleaning maintenance will keep the device at its optimal performance.
RECOMMENDED CLEANING: 1-2x per battery charge or depending on usage with a Q-Tip and rubbing alcohol.
THIS BATTERY IS AN AUTOMATIC BREATH ACTIVATED BATTERY AND WILL NOT WORK WITH TOP AIRFLOW CARTRIDGES!
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1 Hamilton Devices CCELL M3 510 Thread Battery
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Drivers in Seattle can expect traffic to be disrupted Wednesday at least three times for May Day events. King County Metro Transit says its service may be affected, and riders should be prepared for delays and congestion. Metro will be tweeting updates at “kcmetrobus” and on its blog, Eye on Your Metro Commute.
The planned May Day events:
• 10 a.m. rally: Westlake Park 400 Pine St. Pacific Northwest Anarchists and Salish CIRCA. Some participants will be filming police; some may be dressed as clowns.
• 1 p.m. rally and Immigrants Rights March: Expected to draw some 3,000 people. Participants will gather at St. Mary’s Church, 611 20th Ave. S., and at Judkins Park, 2150 S. Norman St. After a rally at the park, the march begins around 3:30 p.m. heading north on 20th Street and wending its way to the Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Ave.
- Seattle fifth-graders will get their camp trip, but teachers refuse to go
- Designed in Seattle, this $1 cup could save millions of babies
- Five things to watch as Seahawks begin OTAs Monday
- Ivar’s looks to sell, lease back two venerable restaurant sites
- What the national media are saying about Robinson Cano and the Mariners' hot start to the season
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• 6 p.m., corner of Pike Street and Broadway on Capitol Hill: The nature of this unstructured event is unclear. | <urn:uuid:f5534259-596a-4ee6-9019-3b98b73ca22a> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/warning-issued-about-may-day-traffic/ | 2016-05-25T03:31:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049274119.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002114-00007-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925709 | 329 |
Ray Sanchez | Direct from Havana
7:35 AM EDT, April 28, 2008
Cuba's new government on Sunday announced raises for pensioners and
court employees, the first pay hikes in three years.
Beginning next month, more than 2.1 million retirees will receive
pension increases of about $2 a month, raising minimum monthly pensions
to about $9.50, the government said in a statement published in the
state-run press. Some retirees will see their monthly benefits increase
to about $19.
Additionally, more than 9,000 court employees will receive raises of
about $10 a month, with judges and prosecutors getting monthly raises of
roughly $18, the statement said.
The announcement, made days before International Workers Day on May 1,
promised additional pay hikes with better economic times.
"It is not possible to increase salaries to all labor sectors, given
that the country does not have the necessary resources," the statement
said. "Increases will be granted by sector and priority, always after a
rigorous evaluation of economic and financial conditions."
State wages are mainly paid in pesos, even though that state sells many
goods and services in hard currency pegged to the U.S. dollar, the
convertible peso, which is worth 24 times more than the peso.
About 90 percent of the communist island's economy is controlled by the
state, which employs the majority of the country's 11 million
inhabitants and provides all pensions.
Raul Castro, who officially took over the Cuban presidency last February
from his ailing brother Fidel, has said that state salaries are barely
enough to live on. Most Cubans live rent-free and the state provides
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How much do I need to know before taking this course?
To get the most out of this course, it is helpful to understand the basic principles of welding, including terminology, joint design, electrical characteristics, discontinuities, and safety. These topics are covered in the AWS online course, Welding Fundamentals I
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for anyone who wants to familiarize themselves with the format, function, and use of a WPS and a PQR. This course is ideal for students and established welders who want to learn or reacquaint themselves with these vital documents. The course is also perfect for contractors, supervisors, quality assurance personnel, and other persons that deal with procedure specifications.
How long do I have to complete this course?
Participants have access to the course content 24 hours a day for a period of 30 days from the date of registration. After this 30-day period, participants will have an additional 10 days to pass the completion exam. The exam can be activated before the end of the 30-day period if the participant has completed all the modules.
Does this course include a completion exam?
Yes. Upon completion of the final course module, participants are prompted to take an exam designed to evaluate their comprehension of the subject matter. The completion exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions and must be completed within a 90 minute period. Participants who do not attain the 75% passing score may attempt to retake the exam a second time. Participants who attain a score of 75% or more on the completion exam earn an AWS Certificate of Completion and 4 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). The AWS Certificate of Completion can be downloaded and printed directly from the webpage.
Do I need to purchase any other materials?
No. All the materials and resources necessary to complete the course objectives are included.
Do I receive Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for completing this course?
Yes. Participants that receive a score of 75% or above on the Completion Exam will receive an AWS Certificate of Completion and 4 Professional Development Hours (PDHs).
Can I use these Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for recertification?
Yes. Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned through AWS online courses and virtual conferences can be applied towards recertification provided the PDH’s are earned during the certification period.
Will this course help prepare me for the Certified Welding Inspector Exam?
Yes. The Certified Welding Inspector Practical Exam (Part A) contains questions concerning the topics covered in this seminar. This course is designed to help prepare participants for this section of the exam.
What platforms and devices can I use to view AWS Learning online courses?
You must be connected to the internet to access AWS online courses. AWS supports the most recent versions of Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Courses can be viewed on desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. Note, however, that a fast internet connection and a large screen offer better user experiences. | <urn:uuid:d79790c1-ef41-40ca-835c-e296e87395bc> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | https://awo.aws.org/online-courses/wps-pqr-explained/ | 2017-12-14T04:32:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948539745.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20171214035620-20171214055620-00152.warc.gz | en | 0.913888 | 628 |
Blueseed is the name of the project, which is now accepting Bitcoin funding, that has the mission to change how foreign entrepreneurs get to know the North-American market and invest in it. The idea is based on a cruise ship, that will be located 12 nautical miles from the coast of San Francisco, and wants to become a startup community for 1000 entrepreneurs.
“The location allows startup entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world to launch or grow their companies near Silicon Valley, without the need for a US work visa. The ship will be converted into a coworking and co-living space, and will have high-speed Internet access and daily transportation to the mainland via ferry boat. So far, over 1300 entrepreneurs from 67 countries have expressed interest in living on Blueseed“, even without any kind of marketing, explains the project’s official website.
Being located in international waters, outside US jurisdiction, the entrepreneurs will be able to start or scale their companies without US work visas. They will just need the simpler B1 or B2 business or travel visas to visit the mainland by ferry.
Opening the project to Bitcoin happened mainly thanks to the work of the community BitAngels. According to the Blueseed project, “in light of last week’s major developments within the US House of Representatives and US Securities and Exchange Commission, Blueseed is announcing reaching a new milestone towards launching its startup ship for entrepreneurs – receiving the first investment from the first group of angel investors focused on the digital currency Bitcoin”.
Recently, the House Republican Conference strongly opposed the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill passed by the Senate. The document included a section for granting an “invest” visa to international startup entrepreneurs. With this denial, Blueseed now represents a viable alternative to this political deadlock.
Also, the SEC announced that it will be lifting the ban on general solicitation: we are talking about a measure that has been preventing startups from publicly disclosing their ongoing fundraising campaigns. This way, Blueseed is now able to publicly announce its next fundraising and, maybe, collect more Bitcoin funds. | <urn:uuid:96417a0f-4f1d-4afc-85e6-e224986db339> | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | https://99bitcoins.com/startup-ship-for-entrepreneurs-blueseed-gets-bitcoin-funding/ | 2021-02-25T21:37:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178355937.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20210225211435-20210226001435-00432.warc.gz | en | 0.946181 | 425 |
Date of Birth:
22 October 1968
Jay Johnston played in 2 movies in the Comedy, Family, Music genres.
Jay Johnston didn't achieve real success and got average imdb rating 4.6.
Whether appearing on camera or simply stepping in front of the microphone to voice one of countless animated characters, actor/writer/producer and director Jay Johnston had a way of bringing the laughs to every project he worked on. While Johnston's career got off to a respectable start thanks to walk-on roles in Ellen and Just Shoot Me, it was the multi-faceted funnyman's involvement with Mr. Show that truly served to launch his career.
Later, in between roles in such features ... Read more | <urn:uuid:aa65da19-83d2-405a-8082-01a8e7fe063d> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://full-movie-downloads.net/actor_director/Jay_Johnston | 2016-12-08T08:01:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698542455.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170902-00130-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972516 | 146 |
Our client, a well-known UK energy supplier, seeks a Customer Solutions Manager to join their major accounts team. This is a brand new role due to growth.
The role will develop energy supply contract deal structures including bespoke fixed and flexible pricing solutions, operating cost models, commodity and non-commodity cost optimisation and customer benefits realisation linked to energy supply contracts.
Knowledge and Experience
This role is home based with UK travel. Salary is maximum £60K base with a generous car allowance and bonus. Please get in touch with Catherine McLean on 0207 448 8599 or [email protected] to discuss. | <urn:uuid:2c82e5f5-caaf-4093-9ec0-2c6ea4a660f1> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | http://www.energylivenews.com/2015/05/13/job-of-the-week-customer-solutions-manager-mclean-ross/ | 2017-10-23T00:25:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187825497.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20171023001732-20171023021732-00689.warc.gz | en | 0.90198 | 129 |
After departing the Phoenix metro area, our tour travels through the expansive Sonoran Desert filled with the native saguaro cactus. The scenery begins to change as we increase in elevation and views of the cactus fade into pine trees. As we continue further into Northern Arizona, we will travel the outskirts of the Route 66 town of Flagstaff and from the highway, see the San Francisco Peaks among the seemingly endless Ponderosa Pine Forest, the largest contiguous forest of ponderosa pines in the world.
Williams will be our first stop along the tour for a chance to experience Route 66, the iconic American highway steeped in rich tradition. While in Williams, guests will have the opportunity to “get their kicks on Route 66” with walks along the original route, explore the local shops and capture souvenir photos highlighting a bygone era in classic American history. Also known as the Will Rodgers Highway, Route 66 is the most recognizable road in the United States and stretched 2,448 miles from Chicago to California upon completion. While you are enjoying Route 66, your guide will pick up your gourmet picnic lunch made fresh that morning.
Just before entering the Grand Canyon National Park, you will be checked in for your 45 minute helicopter flight, spanning over 90 miles of the Grand Canyon. After your flight, your guide will bring you back into the National Park to discover more by foot. You will have opportunities to walk the rim, shop, capture an unlimited number of photographs, or enjoy your lunch and relax with the best seat in the house.
Duration: Full day (approx. 12-13 hours)
Departs: Most hotels in the Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa and Tempe area; tour departs between 6:00am and 7:00am.
Includes: Ground transportation, 45 minute helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon, entry fees & bottled water. You can add lunch for $12/person; options below. All options include Sun Chips, seasonal whole fruit & cookies.
Cost: $429/adult, $389/children 3-12 years old
Season: This tour is available year round weather dependent.
Skill level: N/A
Notes: RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Fuel surcharges may apply. Guests weighing over 300 pounds are required to pay an additional $230 for a 2nd seat since aircraft capacity is based on weight, not just the number of passengers. Every passenger is weighed prior to boarding. Sunscreen and hats are recommended. Don't forget your camera! Body weight is required at the time of reservation.
Cancellation Policy: All half and full day tours have a 72-hour cancelation policy. If your plans change for any reason, please be sure to call at least 72 hours prior to the day of your tour to avoid charges. | <urn:uuid:dfa35472-8be1-4f60-a8c4-bec0ac7cf96f> | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | https://www.360-adventures.com/colors-canyons/ | 2020-04-06T10:27:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371624083.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20200406102322-20200406132822-00479.warc.gz | en | 0.91453 | 573 |
IT minister K.T. Rama Rao on Saturday said that the TRS government will announce four new policies on IT, Innovation, Hardware and Image on December 28, the day Microsoft Corporation chief Satya Nadella will be in city to visit the recently started T-Hub at Gachibowli.
Speaking at the launch of the Animation and Gaming Centre at Madhapur here, the minister hoped that once all the policies are implemented, Hyderabad would turn into an IT giant and global leader. He said that the Hyderabad Image Center will be launched in the first half of next year.
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Sustainable and Efficient Economic Development (SEED) looks at the basic principles and possibilities for sustainable and efficient economic development in three topics. These are energy markets, regional development and sound economic pathways for developing countries.
Sustainability has many dimensions and definitions but current economic development clearly emphasizes the role of economic dimensions in sustainable development. Unless economic processes are based on sound and cost-effective principles no possibilities for sustainability in the terms of other dimensions are possible.
For further information on SEED please contact
Prof. Rauli Svento, rauli.svento (at) oulu.fi
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Tennis Buddy is a simple, informative, and features-packed score keeper made for the Apple Watch and the iPhone.Tennis Buddy tracks your games, monitors your progress and provides the information you need to improve your tennis performance. Tennis Buddy is made to work on both the iPhone and the Watch. Simply enter your game data in the Tennis Buddy app, then review your game details any time through the app’s clean and intuitive graphics.The companion Watch app allows you to seamlessly capture the progress of your games down to the point level, in real time, as you play. The app illustrates how your game progressed, point by point. It tracks and presents all the key statistics of your game, including: Aces, Double faults, First Serve Percentage, Service Win Percentage, and much much more.Furthermore, Tennis Buddy provides a useful note-keeping ability that allows you to record your thoughts and comments on each game.Tennis Buddy is made for Tennis players of all levels. We believe you will find the data Tennis Buddy provides to be both fun and instructive. | <urn:uuid:df8770b0-6133-48ce-92e2-333da403840a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://watchaware.com/watch-apps/tennis-buddy/1059254919 | 2020-11-24T03:06:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141171077.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20201124025131-20201124055131-00204.warc.gz | en | 0.926636 | 233 |
Covers Willmar and area high schools and Ridgewater College, plus amateur baseball, stock car racing and fitness events in summer. Writes weekly column since 1980. Began working in radio and at weekly newspaper in Munising, Michigan, in 1972. Started parttime at West Central Daily Tribune Sept. 1974. Fulltime beginning Feb. 1979. Married to Tribune news clerk Donna (Miller) Middleton, formerly of Kerkhoven. 2 grown children.
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The door swings wide open today at Willmar High School as four sports launch a new campaign. Rollin’ into winter Pity the Nordic team; they are a swim team whose...
WILLMAR -- Since there are no exhibition games in girls basketball, the season opener is like a shakedown cruise. Willmar and Hutchinson hoisted anchor Saturday night in rough seas. Leaks were detected but the Cardinals proved marginally more seaworthy and sailed to a 41-37 win against a section foe. Anne Dunham appears poised for a big senior season.
NEW LONDON -- The Wildcats led all the way but Minnehaha Academy had the last laugh. The Redhawks, who trailed by 19 with six minutes left in the second half, overtook New London-Spicer in the last minute and then broke a 69-all tie with a rebound basket with just a second left. The private school along the Mississippi River returned to St.
Dustin Carlson and the 2012-13 Cardinal girls basketball team debuts Saturday evening at Willmar High School. Nothing like jumping right into the fire. The guests are the Tigers from Hutchinson, who last year finished 26-5, losing to Fergus Falls in the Class AAA third-place game at the state tourney. Carlson takes over for Brad Atchison, who retired from coaching after a distinguished career that began at Clara City in 1977.
WILLMAR -- The Willmar Cardinals open the 2012-13 boys hockey campaign this week with the Highway 12 Tour in '12. This evening the bus goes west to Benson and on Saturday points east to Litchfield to dispute the Stephen Reynolds Memorial New Cream Can. Last year the Cardinals went 1-1, beating the Morris/Benson Area Storm 7-3 at the Cardinal Arena but falling on their own ice to the Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato Dragons 4-3. U.S.
By Rand Middleton email@example.com WILLMAR -- The Turkey Leg 5k road race began in 2007 with 106 individuals starting Thanksgiving Day with a calorie burner. By last Thanksgiving, the number of runners and a few walkers had climbed to 340. This Thursday, on Nov. 22 -- the earliest that Thanksgiving can come up on the November calendar -- 522 participated in the race from the YMCA along the streets of southeast Willmar. It helped that it was an unusually mild morning, about 44 degrees at 8 a.m.
Occasionally, it is well to remember that the playing field was not always level and give thanks that it got righted -- one free-throw at a time. Carol Gilbertson would have been a heckuva athlete in high school but she never got the chance. She graduated from Milan High School in 1965.
WILLMAR -- Sure as the turkey crossed the road, college wrestlers watch their weight over the Thanksgiving break. Cracked a Ridgewater wrestler on Monday in the college mat room: "Right. I watch it go up." Wrestlers burn calories like a blast furnace. But to be competitive, the less spare tissue the better. Bone, sinew, muscle -- good ... Fat -- bad. Klinton Van Heuveln, a sophomore from Pennock at the college who competed at nationals last year, told me "I'll just pig out and come back 15 pounds heavy." But he was kidding.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The BOLD Warriors took mighty Caledonia to the wire before bowing 26-24 in the Class AA semifinals on Thursday afternoon at the Metrodome. The two-time defending champions were outgained 322-215 yards but still extended their winning streak to 25-games. Caledonia, also the Warriors, benefited from field position and a blocked punt early in the second half recovered for a touchdown. "We were thinking we could beat them," said BOLD two-way starter Cole Mertens. "We stopped their running game but they got a few lucky passes. | <urn:uuid:bdfbd265-0a2e-45b8-b67d-fb8e5bcd6f95> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://www.wctrib.com/users/rand-middleton?page=58 | 2015-06-02T14:50:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1433195035761.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20150601214355-00032-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952092 | 920 |
Tip the flours into a food processor. Add the yeast, sugar and 1tsp salt, then mix well. Pour in 350ml warm water and the oil, then process to a soft dough. Mix for 1 min, then leave until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Pulse the dough a couple of times just to knock out the air, then tip onto a floured surface. Cut the dough in half and roll out one half to a rectangle about 20 x 40cm. Trim the edges using a large sharp knife, then cut into eight 10cm squares. Line a large tray or two baking sheets with non-stick paper and arrange the bread rectangles over the tray in one layer. Repeat with the other half of the dough. Leave in a warm place for about 30 mins until the dough is just starting to rise.
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This file photo taken on 21 September 2017 shows French chef Guy Savoy posing in the dining room of his Michelin three-starred restaurant "Restaurant Guy Savoy" in the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) in the French capital.
PARIS - Japan and China have more of the world&39;s best restaurants than anywhere else, according to the La Liste ranking, which will be published next week.
Although the French-based list will declare Guy Savoy&39;s flagship Paris riverside restaurant the best in the world for the second year running -- and French cooking dominates the top 100 -- the big trend is the climb of Chinese haute cuisine.
"The rise and rise of China is the big story," said Jorg Zipprick, who crunched the numbers for the "guide of guides", which was set up as a "more scientific and reliable" rival three years ago to the British-based 50 Best Restaurants.
Japan still tops the country table with 138 restaurants in the top 1,000 of the French classification -- which aggregates reviews from guides, newspapers and websites including TripAdvisor -- but China is closing the gap fast with 123.
"Up to now China has been one of the most difficult countries to get data from," Zipprick told AFP, but a boom in local gastronomic guides has changed all that.
"Asia has a lot more restaurants than Europe and it is only logical that La Liste will reflect that," he added.
Mao&39;s favourite dish
Tokyo institution Kyubey, whose sushi is renowned for being both "extraordinary and reasonably priced", took the third spot after Le Bernardin, a New York fish restaurant run by Emmy award-winning US television chef Eric Ripert.
Two other restaurants in the Japanese capital made the top 20, the minuscule Kyo Aji and French chef Joel Robuchon&39;s plush dining room in a reconstructed French chateau.
They were followed by the highest-placed Chinese restaurant, the Huai Yang Fu at Andingmen in Beijing -- whose speciality is a roast pork dish adored by Chairman Mao.
While there is no dramatic change at the summit of the list, there were three newcomers to the top 10, including The French Laundry, a former saloon in California&39;s Napa Valley which "Kitchen Confidential" author Anthony Bourdain has called "the best restaurant in the world, period".
It shared an almost perfect mark of 99 out of 100 with La Vague d&39;Or in the French Riviera resort of Saint Tropez and Martin Berasategui&39;s restaurant in the village of Lasarte in Spain&39;s Basque country.
Another of the big climbers was Aponiente at the other end of Spain, where diners cleanse their palates with a plankton sorbet.
The Andalusian fish specialist in El Puerto de Santa Maria jumped 200 places on the back of getting a third Michelin star.
For the first time a Canadian restaurant, Alo in Toronto, has entered the top 100, while the Turkish female chef Aylin Yazicioglu makes the grade for her highly-rated Istanbul restaurant, Nicole.
New York&39;s Eleven Madison Park, which was first in the 50 Best Restaurants ranking in 2017, made the top five of La Liste.
But the two lists differ widely beyond that -- although they roughly agree that El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain; Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, as well Alain Ducasse and Le Bernardin represent more or less the summit of the culinary arts.
La Liste&39;s aggregator of the 1,000 top-rated restaurants in the world is modelled on the world tennis rankings and the Shanghai Ranking for universities.
While Japan, China, France and the United States top the league for having the highest number of best restaurants, Switzerland with 38 for a population of eight million, has the highest per capital rating.
Zipprick said its database -- which is available as a smartphone app -- now includes 16,000 eateries across the world which it classifies from haute cuisine to lower-priced "Food Gems".
Superstar chef Gordon Ramsay&39;s flagship London restaurant remained the highest-rated British table, pipping L&39;Enclume, which operates in a former blacksmith&39;s forge in Cumbria, northwest England.
This year&39;s winners will be formally announced at a banquet in Paris on Monday, with 40 of the world&39;s leading chefs also invited to meet French President Emmanuel Macron at his Elysee Palace residence. | <urn:uuid:aceeab6e-f326-4b65-81ac-a21e6db2dc58> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.enca.com/life/food-wine/japan-and-china-dominate-list-of-worlds-top-restaurants | 2020-10-01T05:18:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600402130615.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20201001030529-20201001060529-00396.warc.gz | en | 0.936208 | 990 |
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With a magnetic quality, Steel bands are great for drawing in the crowds and raising spirits at a range of events, from beach parties, weddings, exhibitions, product launches, award events and more. In addition to this, they can also provide as a fantastic motivational tool, to unite and engage participants of all ages and nationalities through educational and team building entertainment workshops or even provide unique hen and stag entertainment! | <urn:uuid:26a9b6a7-6984-4167-a762-3c41db2d869e> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | http://www.scarlettentertainment.com/live-music-dj/steel-bands | 2018-11-19T15:35:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039745800.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20181119150816-20181119172816-00070.warc.gz | en | 0.956434 | 238 |
For gorgeous, loose waves the good news is you don't have to invest much time. Braid damp hair before bed and you'll wake up with beach-worthy waves. Make sure your hair is braided tightly so your hair doesn't frizz.
Extra hair tip: For even larger curly waves, pin multiple small buns with bobby pins instead of braiding damp hair. The buns will create a sexy loose wave look with even more oomph!
Before doing your makeup in the morning, take a few minutes to put some rollers in. By the time you're done getting ready your hair will be set too. Unroll from the curlers, loosen the curls with your fingers and finish the look with some hair spray.
Ponytails are simple, effortlessly chic and stylish again. It's a great way to keep hair from getting in the way when you're juggling a million things too. Try a low pony, sleek style or a high pulled-back ponytail look.
Extra hair tip: Even if your ponytail is tight and secure, finish off with a quick spritz of hairspray to prevent loose hairs or fly-aways.
Accessories are a fun way to play with your hairstyle and the good news is this season the headband is hotter than ever. Push hair back with a headband in the morning for an instant 2-minute style. Play with different parts too until you find the look you like best.
Pressed for time to do a wash? Try some dry shampoo or baby powder to soak up the oil in your roots. You'll save yourself an entire shampoo and blow dry event.
Extra hair tip: An additional benefit of the dry shampoo or powder is the added texture that it brings to your hair. If your hair is newly washed and too slick for an updo or creative styling, add some dry shampoo to help your new 'do stay and last.
If you don't have dry shampoo or baby powder on hand, you can wash just the top portion of your hair that's oily. Part your hair where it's oiliest and secure the rest with a ponytail. Wash and dry just the top half and your hair will look fresh again.
If you feel like long hair is just getting in the way, try a short hairstyle. A sleek bob is easy to maintain and fashion-forward too. Look to celebrities like Katie Holmes and Victoria Beckham for bob-inspiration.
If you have shorter hair or bangs, go in for frequent trims to keep hair looking fresh.
Nothing beats the feeling of freshly-washed hair, but many times the thought of a time-sucking blow-dry can be a deterrence. Don't have time to blow dry? Let your hair air dry instead. The good news is that when your hair dries naturally it's much stronger than when a blow dryer is used. The oil from your scalp helps hair look shinier too.
Strapped for time to make it to the salon? You can do plenty of great deep conditioning treatments at home. Opt for a leave-in deep conditioning treatment and let the product do the work for you while you sleep!
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After Dilbar, Tiger Shroff Shows Off His Killer Dance Moves On Shahid Kapoor’s Urvashi!
Tiger Shroff is hailed as the best action hero in the country. With a chiseled physique and killer dance moves, he has often floored the audiences.
The man has a massive fan following. The reviews of his film Baaghi might not be outstanding, but he is always welcomed with a thunderous response. That is one of the reasons why after two instalments, Baaghi 3 is also in the works.
Fans love Tiger Shroff for his killer dance moves too. He often shares his dance videos on Instagram. Remember some time ago, he danced to Nora Fatehi’s Dilbar and fans couldn’t stop raving about it.
This time, Tiger Shroff grooved to Shahid Kapoor’s Urvashi and fans were left swooning.
For the uninitiated, Tiger Shroff will next be seen shaking a leg with Hollywood star Will Smith. If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the glimpse. | <urn:uuid:ce650aa2-b57f-4001-842a-a9c90f97a098> | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/after-dilbar-tiger-shroff-shows-off-his-killer-dance-moves-on-shahid-kapoor-s-urvashi-359312.html | 2021-06-15T14:09:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487621273.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20210615114909-20210615144909-00097.warc.gz | en | 0.946216 | 239 |
Planetary science or, more rarely, planetology, is the scientific study of planets (including Earth), moons, and planetary systems (in particular those of the Solar System) and the processes that form them. It studies objects ranging in size from micrometeoroids to gas giants, aiming to determine their composition, dynamics, formation, interrelations and history. It is a strongly interdisciplinary field, originally growing from astronomy and earth science, but which now incorporates many disciplines, including planetary geology (together with geochemistry and geophysics), cosmochemistry, atmospheric science, oceanography, hydrology, theoretical planetary science, glaciology, and exoplanetology. Allied disciplines include space physics, when concerned with the effects of the Sun on the bodies of the Solar System, and astrobiology.
There are interrelated observational and theoretical branches of planetary science. Observational research can involve a combination of space exploration, predominantly with robotic spacecraft missions using remote sensing, and comparative, experimental work in Earth-based laboratories. The theoretical component involves considerable computer simulation and mathematical modelling.
Planetary scientists are generally located in the astronomy and physics or Earth sciences departments of universities or research centres, though there are several purely planetary science institutes worldwide. There are several major conferences each year, and a wide range of peer-reviewed journals.
The history of planetary science may be said to have begun with the Ancient Greek philosopher Democritus, who is reported by Hippolytus as saying
The ordered worlds are boundless and differ in size, and that in some there is neither sun nor moon, but that in others, both are greater than with us, and yet with others more in number. And that the intervals between the ordered worlds are unequal, here more and there less, and that some increase, others flourish and others decay, and here they come into being and there they are eclipsed. But that they are destroyed by colliding with one another. And that some ordered worlds are bare of animals and plants and all water.
In more modern times, planetary science began in astronomy, from studies of the unresolved planets. In this sense, the original planetary astronomer would be Galileo, who discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter, the mountains on the Moon, and first observed the rings of Saturn, all objects of intense later study. Galileo’s study of the lunar mountains in 1609 also began the study of extraterrestrial landscapes: his observation “that the Moon certainly does not possess a smooth and polished surface” suggested that it and other worlds might appear “just like the face of the Earth itself”.
Advances in telescope construction and instrumental resolution gradually allowed increased identification of the atmospheric and surface details of the planets. The Moon was initially the most heavily studied, as it always exhibited details on its surface, due to its proximity to the Earth, and the technological improvements gradually produced more detailed lunar geological knowledge. In this scientific process, the main instruments were astronomical optical telescopes (and later radio telescopes) and finally robotic exploratory spacecraft.
The Solar System has now been relatively well-studied, and a good overall understanding of the formation and evolution of this planetary system exists. However, there are large numbers of unsolved questions, and the rate of new discoveries is very high, partly due to the large number of interplanetary spacecraft currently exploring the Solar System.
This is both an observational and a theoretical science. Observational researchers are predominantly concerned with the study of the small bodies of the Solar System: those that are observed by telescopes, both optical and radio, so that characteristics of these bodies such as shape, spin, surface materials and weathering are determined, and the history of their formation and evolution can be understood.
Theoretical planetary astronomy is concerned with dynamics: the application of the principles of celestial mechanics to the Solar System and extrasolar planetary systems.
The best known research topics of planetary geology deal with the planetary bodies in the near vicinity of the Earth: the Moon, and the two neighbouring planets: Venus and Mars. Of these, the Moon was studied first, using methods developed earlier on the Earth.
Geomorphology studies the features on planetary surfaces and reconstructs the history of their formation, inferring the physical processes that acted on the surface. Planetary geomorphology includes study of several classes of surface feature:
The history of a planetary surface can be deciphered by mapping features from top to bottom according to their deposition sequence, as first determined on terrestrial strata by Nicolas Steno. For example, stratigraphic mapping prepared the Apollo astronauts for the field geology they would encounter on their lunar missions. Overlapping sequences were identified on images taken by the Lunar Orbiter program, and these were used to prepare a lunar stratigraphic column and geological map of the Moon.
One of the main problems when generating hypotheses on the formation and evolution of objects in the Solar System is the lack of samples that can be analysed in the laboratory, where a large suite of tools are available and the full body of knowledge derived from terrestrial geology can be brought to bear. Fortunately, direct samples from the Moon, asteroids and Mars are present on Earth, removed from their parent bodies and delivered as meteorites. Some of these have suffered contamination from the oxidising effect of Earth’s atmosphere and the infiltration of the biosphere, but those meteorites collected in the last few decades from Antarctica are almost entirely pristine.
The different types of meteorite that originate from the asteroid belt cover almost all parts of the structure of differentiated bodies: meteorites even exist that come from the core-mantle boundary (pallasites). The combination of geochemistry and observational astronomy has also made it possible to trace the HED meteorites back to a specific asteroid in the main belt, 4 Vesta.
The comparatively few known Martian meteorites have provided insight into the geochemical composition of the Martian crust, although the unavoidable lack of information about their points of origin on the diverse Martian surface has meant that they do not provide more detailed constraints on theories of the evolution of the Martian lithosphere. As of July 24, 2013 65 samples of Martian meteorites have been discovered on Earth. Many were found in either Antarctica or the Sahara Desert.
During the Apollo era, in the Apollo program, 384 kilograms of lunar samples were collected and transported to the Earth, and 3 Soviet Luna robots also delivered regolith samples from the Moon. These samples provide the most comprehensive record of the composition of any Solar System body beside the Earth. The numbers of lunar meteorites are growing quickly in the last few years as of April 2008 there are 54 meteorites that have been officially classified as lunar. Eleven of these are from the US Antarctic meteorite collection, 6 are from the Japanese Antarctic meteorite collection, and the other 37 are from hot desert localities in Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. The total mass of recognized lunar meteorites is close to 50kg.
Space probes made it possible to collect data in not only the visible light region, but in other areas of the electromagnetic spectrum. The planets can be characterized by their force fields: gravity and their magnetic fields, which are studied through geophysics and space physics.
Measuring the changes in acceleration experienced by spacecraft as they orbit has allowed fine details of the gravity fields of the planets to be mapped. For example, in the 1970s, the gravity field disturbances above lunar maria were measured through lunar orbiters, which led to the discovery of concentrations of mass, mascons, beneath the Imbrium, Serenitatis, Crisium, Nectaris and Humorum basins.
If a planet’s magnetic field is sufficiently strong, its interaction with the solar wind forms a magnetosphere around a planet. Early space probes discovered the gross dimensions of the terrestrial magnetic field, which extends about 10 Earth radii towards the Sun. The solar wind, a stream of charged particles, streams out and around the terrestrial magnetic field, and continues behind the magnetic tail, hundreds of Earth radii downstream. Inside the magnetosphere, there are relatively dense regions of solar wind particles, the Van Allen radiation belts.
Geophysics includes seismology and tectonophysics, geophysical fluid dynamics, mineral physics, geodynamics, mathematical geophysics, and geophysical surveying.
Geodesy, also called geodetics, deals with the measurement and representation of the planets of the Solar System, their gravitational fields and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion in three-dimensional, time-varying space. The science of geodesy has elements of both astrophysics and planetary sciences. The shape of the Earth is to a large extent the result of its rotation, which causes its equatorial bulge, and the competition of geologic processes such as the collision of plates and of vulcanism, resisted by the Earth’s gravity field. These principles can be applied to the solid surface of Earth (orogeny; Few mountains are higher than 10km (6mi), few deep sea trenches deeper than that because quite simply, a mountain as tall as, for example, 15km (9mi), would develop so much pressure at its base, due to gravity, that the rock there would become plastic, and the mountain would slump back to a height of roughly 10km (6mi) in a geologically insignificant time. Some or all of these geologic principles can be applied to other planets besides Earth. For instance on Mars, whose surface gravity is much less, the largest volcano, Olympus Mons, is 27km (17mi) high at its peak, a height that could not be maintained on Earth. The Earth geoid is essentially the figure of the Earth abstracted from its topographic features. Therefore, the Mars geoid is essentially the figure of Mars abstracted from its topographic features. Surveying and mapping are two important fields of application of geodesy.
The atmosphere is an important transitional zone between the solid planetary surface and the higher rarefied ionizing and radiation belts. Not all planets have atmospheres: their existence depends on the mass of the planet, and the planet’s distance from the Sun too distant and frozen atmospheres occur. Besides the four gas giant planets, almost all of the terrestrial planets (Earth, Venus, and Mars) have significant atmospheres. Two moons have significant atmospheres: Saturn’s moon Titan and Neptune’s moon Triton. A tenuous atmosphere exists around Mercury.
The effects of the rotation rate of a planet about its axis can be seen in atmospheric streams and currents. Seen from space, these features show as bands and eddies in the cloud system, and are particularly visible on Jupiter and Saturn.
Planetary science frequently makes use of the method of comparison to give greater understanding of the object of study. This can involve comparing the dense atmospheres of Earth and Saturn’s moon Titan, the evolution of outer Solar System objects at different distances from the Sun, or the geomorphology of the surfaces of the terrestrial planets, to give only a few examples.
The main comparison that can be made is to features on the Earth, as it is much more accessible and allows a much greater range of measurements to be made. Earth analogue studies are particularly common in planetary geology, geomorphology, and also in atmospheric science.
Smaller workshops and conferences on particular fields occur worldwide throughout the year.
This non-exhaustive list includes those institutions and universities with major groups of people working in planetary science. Alphabetical order is used.
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It’s still pretty cool and the woods pretty ‘stick-y’ here in the northern kingdom. But hope of new life and springy loveliness has begun to burst forth. Locally, we have recently discovered the delightful Cambo estate that specialises in the cultivation of snowdrops. The past few weeks they have been in profusion – there are little clusters just outside our gate that the wee one exclaims gleefully about each time we pass them. So on the weekend past, we finally got to take a stroll in the magical wonderland of Cambo gardens.
I am also totally taken by the tiny perfection of the minature irises that are popping up everywhere. In our neighbourhood in St Louis there were several large beds of standard sized irises that bloomed in early summer that I loved. But these wee treasures are bursting forth now and come in so many nuanced shades of blue.
Yesterday was another sick day at our house – the wee guy has been ill with something or other for about 6 weeks now, and consequently no-one has done a full week of work or nursery since I began at the university three weeks ago. It has been tough…but he is still able to make a little trek to the gate even with the direst of lurgies. So we were both delighted to discover this teeny clump of snowdrops halfway down the drive on our wander yesterday. Spring, you are VERY welcome! | <urn:uuid:86dcfd46-de7d-4122-80f1-16847c2b4cbd> | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | https://fionaeason.com/2011/03/03/spring-is-springing/ | 2019-08-18T10:49:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313803.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818104019-20190818130019-00249.warc.gz | en | 0.974343 | 295 |
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Where did it go CFCI devotional
Where did it go……. the money, your retirement fund invested in the stock market, the equity in your home, the value of your business, the availability of credit and cash flow, your job, the generally prosperous economy and the economic optimism that accompanied it? We are not sure where it all went, or why, or if and when it will come back. We suspect that much of it was consumed by greed, graft and corruption. Some of it went to pay for foolish decisions of people who took unwise and unnecessary risks trying to get rich the quick and easy way, using credit to buy things they did not really need and could not afford. Some of it went sour because government thought it could continue to spend money it did not have and pile up larger and larger deficits and increase the national debt. And quite possibly God allowed this to happen – whether a self inflicted wound on our part or an act of loving correction and discipline on His part or both – to humble us, to get our attention, to remind us of our weakness and dependence on Him, to help us see once again that “man shall not live on bread alone but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” And if we continue to harden our hearts and stiffen our necks as a people, things will probably get worse before they get better. Whatever the reasons, it has gone and continues to take wings and fly away. But this has always been true. The Bible says, “Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, cease from your consideration of it. When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.”
Jesus said, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust corrupt and thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven where neither moth nor rust destroys and thieves do not break in and steal, for where your treasure is there will your heart be also.” Our real treasure can not be put in a bank or lost or gained in the markets. Our real treasure can not be bought with money and is worth more than all the gold, silver, diamonds, real estate, and oil in the universe. Our true treasure will not be given up and left behind when we one day soon keep that final appointment that is common to all. Our true treasure we could never ever earn or deserve no matter how hard or how long we tried. “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” Jesus is the true treasure. Through Him we have reconciliation and fellowship with our loving Creator and Heavenly Father. In Him we have cleansing, healing, forgiveness, love, hope, joy and peace that surpasses understanding. In Him we have life – not just physical and material but spiritual, supernatural, abundant and eternal. When we surrender to Him in repentance and faith, the Holy Spirit comes into our hearts to teach, guide, comfort and transform us into His likeness and help us become the person God created us to be.
And when we are children of God we are rich – even if the economy is struggling, even if our bank account is small and our wallet flat. Our Father owns it all. “For every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird of the mountains and everything that moves in the field is Mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you; for the world is Mine and all it contains.” “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”…. “What shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?” When we follow Jesus, God provides everything we need to be content, satisfied and blessed. We do not need to worry or be anxious about the economy or material wealth or anything else. God feeds the birds. He clothes the flowers. He will take care of us His children. All we need to do is seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and He will provide. “Godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance. For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.”
“But Godliness actually is a means of great gain, when accompanied by contentment. For we have brought nothing into the world, so we can not take anything out of it either. And if we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. But those who want to get rich fall into temptations and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many a pang. But flee from these things you man of God; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”…..”Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, Who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.” Sometimes the Bible says it so well it is better to just let it speak for itself.
If we belong to Jesus Christ we are truly rich beyond measure. But most of the world does not know Christ. They are living in spiritual poverty which is the worst kind of poverty. They are walking in darkness, dying in sin and going to hell for hopeless eternity. We who are rich have a moral and spiritual obligation to tell them about Jesus and share our true treasure with them. God does not need anything from us. But they do. And we need to give it. We have been given much and much is required from us. And in the giving we find the greater blessing.
Steve Crumpler for Glenn Crumpler, Cattle for Christ International
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Note beer truck heading to Umass: Today is commencement for undergrads
College St (Rt 9) Amherst College graduates tomorrow but functions happen today. Note school colors on railroad underpass just shy of side entrance to college
Earthquake Relief aid for China station set up in front of Amherst Chinese (Main St)
No respect for Umass property but hey at least they are flying an American flag.
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I am going to be keeping dwarf crayfish with my plants. I have a very heavily planted aquarium. I live out in the country and use a water softener. Should I get a r/o-di system. I have had my well water tested and they found nothing harmful to human beings. Matter of fact, due to the lair of sand in my area the water is way below normal contamination levels for my area. I would really like to hear some opinions and advice on this matter. | <urn:uuid:02b68ef9-f717-4269-bf19-f613158d575d> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.plantedtank.net/forums/11-fertilizers-water-parameters/739521-r-o-not.html | 2020-08-06T19:18:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737019.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20200806180859-20200806210859-00093.warc.gz | en | 0.976956 | 107 |
Joel Silbey, ed. The American Party Battle: Election Campaign Pamphlets. Cambridge, Mass, and London, England: Harvard University Press, 1999. xxiv + 284 pp. and xxi + 272 pp. $20.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-674-02646-9.
Reviewed by Robert Cook (Department of History, University of Sheffield, UK)
Published on H-SHEAR (July, 2000)
In his prefatory remarks to this two-volume collection of political pamphlets, Joel Silbey contends that American political life was shaped and dominated by organized party conflict throughout the middle decades of the nineteenth century. This "highly adversarial political nation," (p. xi) he claims, was the work of ideologically charged political elites who successfully mobilised the voting masses (mostly adult white males) with appeals, often issue-specific, to the electorate's hopes and fears for the future of the Republic. Pamphlets, he argues, played a critical role in linking elites and masses at every point of the ongoing electoral cycle. By 1840, Whig and Democratic committees were circulating large numbers of printed tracts to recruit the maximum number of voters to their respective cause. Seldom, if ever, did these productions attain the heights of literary greatness. Very often they were reprintings of set-piece orations, pastiches of newspaper clippings, and routine accounts of party conventions, rather than carefully honed contributions to political theory. It matters little. Historians interested in the evolving relationship between politicans and voters in nineteenth- century America must turn to materials like this to gain new insights into the worldview of the leaders and the led.
Those familiar with, and sympathetic to, Silbey's oeuvre (not to mention that of Michael Holt and William Gienapp) will find plenty of ammunition here to support the view that the ideology of republicanism was a critical factor in the linkage of political elites and masses before, during, and after the Civil War, and that political conflict in nineteenth-century America was marked by a high degree of continuity. The authors of these pamphlets (and for that matter the voices of other writers and speakers which they incorporated) repeatedly charged opponents with attempting to undermine the Republic in one way or another. The underlying refrain of political combat was watchfulness. As a group of New England Anti-Masons announced at a meeting in June 1834: "Fellow citizens! guard well your rights. If you preserve them, they will be preserved. If you leave them to the care of others, you may, perhaps, be deceived" (p. 125).
The seventeen pamphlets included in this collection are well chosen. There are one or two dull tracts, not least a long, turgid Republican attack on Samuel Tilden issued during the 1876 presidential election campaign. All are representative pieces, however, both in terms of style as well as thematic content. Several are classics of nineteenth-century party combat. Volume one, for example, contains a lethal demolition job on Winfield Scott by the Illinois Democrat, Stephen Douglas, in 1852. Addressing a gathering of Virginia Democrats in Richmond's African Church, Douglas adeptly lambasted the general's political abilities while simultaneously depicting him as the cypher of "General Seward" and "the abolition wing of the whig party north" (pp. 273, 274). William H. Seward is himself represented by a speech that he gave in his home town of Auburn, New York, in October 1856. At a time when the new Republican party was battling to supplant the nativist Know Nothings as the main opposition to the Democrats, Seward insisted on the primacy of the slavery question: "There must be two major parties, because at every stage of national life some one question of national conduct, parent to all others, presents itself to be decided. Such a question always has two sides, a right side and wrong side, but no middle side" (p. 72).
While few can have any doubt about the broad significance of this genre, such pamphlets pose as many questions as they provide answers. Some historians might argue that they serve less to prove the existence of mass partisanship and ideological continuity than they furnish evidence for the ways in which artful politicos sought to stir up ordinary Americans who, as Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart Blumin have argued recently, may have been rather less ideologically committed than Silbey and others would have us believe. Even though these pamphlets can surely promote a better understanding of linkage in the nineteenth century, the modern reader must confront the problem that they constitute an elite source--one that was generated in the main by professional politicians and party organisations who had a range of motives for seeking votes. Seward, for example, had good personal reasons for advancing a manichaean argument against supporting the Know Nothings. A nativist surge at the polls might have thwarted not only his attempts to establish the primacy of the slavery question (and by extension the fortunes of the new Republican party), but also, in view of his past record of courting foreign votes in New York, his own political future. For many politicians power could be an end in itself as well as (or even instead of) a means to implement policy. The impact of these writings on ordinary voters, moreover, clearly requires much deeper research. Who read political pamphlets? How widely were they disseminated? Is there any evidence they influenced voters and elections? How important were they compared with other forms of party political expression such as newspaper editorials and offprints of congressional speeches?
While Harvard University Press is to be commended for making these pamphlets available to a wider readership, readers should be alerted to the fact that the editor's preface and introduction appear in both volumes in spite of the fact that the two tomes are meant to be read in tandem. This is unfortunate because a single printing of Silbey's remarks might have freed up more space for material from the late 1860s and 1870s, the period most poorly represented in the collection. Even more serious, however, is the absence of an index--an inexplicable omission which will undoubtedly constrain the utility of this important collection.
. Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin, Rude Republic: Americans and Their Politics in the Nineteenth Century (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000).
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Before there was Darth Vader and Son, or the Jedi Academy, there were the Incredible Change-Bots.
Inspired by the Transformers, Jeffrey Brown created the Incredible Change-Bots. The struggle between the Awesomebots and the Fantasticons debuted in a 2007 graphic novel. Now, Top Shelf gives Change-Bot fans old and new a huge collection – 224 pages! – of strips, gallery pieces, random facts, toy designs, and even a theme song.
To be clear, this isn’t your kids’ Transformers. The audience is teen and up for content, so fans of Brown’s more kid-friendly Star Wars work will just have to content themselves with his upcoming “Good Night, Darth Vader”, and his second Jedi Academy book, “Return of the Padawan”, both on sale in July.
Brown’s signature artwork is here, as are his musings and random facts on the Change-Bots. Did you know that a Change-Bots poster shows up in the movie, Kick-Ass? There are lots of great little bits of trivia.
Overall, it’s a great collection for Change-Bot fans. You can pre-order the book from Top Shelf’s website right now, and it hits shelves in October.
THE INCREDIBLE CHANGE-BOTS TWO POINT SOMETHING SOMETHING
Writer: Jeffrey Brown
Artist: Jeffrey Brown
Publisher: Top Shelf
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An MTSU student was robbed at gunpoint Monday night at College Grove apartments, located at 1540 Lascassas Pike, according to a Murfreesboro Police incident report.
The victim said he was approached by two males brandishing handguns around 9:30 Monday night in the parking lot of the apartment complex. ...
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The next Designers Downtown Market will be held this Saturday, March 17th from 9am – 3pm in the parking lot of Ornamentea on West Street in downtown Raleigh. The event features fine locally made arts and crafts with an outdoor big city feel. Our vendors showcase some of the finest handcrafted arts and crafts in the area: jewelry, pottery, apparel, stained glass, paper crafts and more! Every show is different, with new artists and craftspeople coming in every event. Browse the vendor list at www.designersdowntownmarket.com to see who will be at the upcoming Market.
In addition to locally made handcrafted arts and crafts the downtown market will feature amazing local food vendors including Klausie’s Pizza Truck, Crumb, Monster Cookies & Cakes, Latin Flavors, and Cheesecakes by Brian.
Raindate: Sunday, March 18th
Where: 509 N. West Street – Raleigh, NC (Google Map)
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The five polishes are housed within an oversized square tin with a vibrant red and green tartan print. A signature gold crest graces the front, hammering home the point that if you buy anything from this collection, you’re embracing your inner prepster!
But it’s the five polishes themselves that make us squeal with joy. The collection includes Beyond Jealous (deep forest green), Asiatique (bright cherry red), Vice is Nice (classic metallic gold), Nocturnelle (black) and Vintage Vamp (deep blood red). Each polish is equal parts vampy meets glamorous, with — of course — just a little bit of prep thrown in for good measure.
Our final verdict? We’re now wearing cashmere twinsets and sporting plaid headbands.
The M.A.C A Tartan Tale Naughty Little Vices Nail Lacquer retails for $25.50 at maccosmetics.com.
Yes to Cucumbers I Love Cucumbers Soothing Eye Gel
Does anyone not love the feel of cucumbers on her eyes? Not only is this eye cream completely cooling and refreshing — it reduces puffiness and brightens dark circles, too.
$14.99 at target.com
Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller
Honestly, we were wary of this product until we tried it … but it works. The under-eye area is instantly de-puffed, even on only 3 hours of sleep!
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Biore Cooling Eye Gel
We seem to be fans of gels rather than creams under our eyes! This one is oil free and so refreshing, we actually long for days when we’re running on empty.
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Physicians Formula Luxury Eye Cream
Color us impressed … the texture of this eye cream leaves some expensive brands to shame. Sesame oil and beeswax help to hydrate and nourish the thin skin under the eyes.
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H20+ Cooling Eye Patches
Every woman needs to keep a set of these in her freezer. Find 10 minutes to yourself, slap these babies on and voila! You’re a totally new woman.
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You moisturize your skin daily, use cream to soothe dry hands and apply balm to chapped lips, but did you know that it’s just as important to moisturize your mouth?
What most people don’t realize is that just as your skin can get dry, so can your mouth. Except, when your mouth gets dry, your lips can get chapped, the corners of your mouth can get irritated, your teeth can lose their glisten and your breath is less than fresh. A properly moisturized mouth is key to maintaining overall beauty; you’ll have a more confident smile, glistening teeth, and a more kissable mouth.
Factors like medication, anxiety, stress, smoking and alcohol can leave your mouth feeling dry — and you may not even realize it’s an issue. In fact, if your mouth feels dry, it’s already too late. So maintaining a daily oral moisturizing routine is key.
Oasis Moisturizing Mouthwash was designed to not only provide fresh breath, it also moisturizes your mouth and then locks in the moisture to protect from dryness. Most other mouthwashes contain alcohol which actually creates dryness.
After testing Oasis Moisturizing Mouthwash, the first thing you notice is a strong, refreshing mint flavor — something you expect from a good mouthwash. After rinsing with the wash, we definitely noticed a moisturized feeling that lasted long after rinsing.
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Having shifted all alone from my home few months back to ‘settle’ in another part of the globe, I am facing my deepest vulnerabilities quite intimately. Snow covered landscape, minimal human interaction, and stretches of silence paused by grooves of deeper silence make a usual day here. I work in a laboratory, and only the work keeps me connected with my past. Apart from that, a sense of groundless-ness has been my only constant companion for last four months. I rarely see sun. I don’t hear the bustles of the big city. I am apart from my family by nine and a half hours. I have no ‘next weekend’ to wait for. Sometimes this non-familiarity becomes so unsettling, I get swept away.
I tried to confront the void with several tricks. When loneliness used to creep in, I used to make call to my family and friends back home. Five minutes of phone call or skype used to keep me going for next few hours. New books, youtube, random internet surfing, trying new food were working with the efficiency and transiency of pain killers. Blending the daily practice with this changed lifestyle seemed an incoherent effort, because I was EXPECTING it to be my savior. The long known pattern was changed. The face with which I used to identify myself was no longer there in the mirror. ‘’Perspective is everything that matters. Change the perspective, and the thing is no more there.’’
The tranquilizers and pain killers cannot keep one going for long. After periods of stormy denials and head-banging, the search subsided. Before starting my day and after finishing it, there are pauses of edgy uncertainty and an unknown fear. I am learning to just be with them. They come with physical sensations. So it is easy to hold them and stick my consciousness with them. Accepting the pain and not searching for a way-out brings a radical change in the perspective. The practice has become more fluid and less certain. But more consistence. No more I want to exchange this solitary and no-comfort life with a cushioned and solid one.
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
2014 World Series
The 2014 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals opened on Tuesday night in Kansas City. The teams will play two games in Kansas City, fly out to the West Coast to play two games, potentially three, then fly back to KC for the final games.
Both of these teams arrived rather unexpectedly in the final. They were both “Wild Card” teams. A brief explanation: each time did not finish well enough in the division to merit an automatic berth in the playoffs. They both had to sneak in the back door by winning a qualifying game; however, when they got to play in these playoffs, both teams turned it up a notch or two, and charged to the finish line.
The Giants were led by All Star catcher Buster Posey. He is a team leader on the field, and with the bat. But it is a team game, and the Giants have received unexpected help from other sources. Michael Morse came off the bench against the Cardinals and clubbed a decisive home run to help the team advance to the finals. With the Series starting in Kansas City, he has earned himself a spot on the roster as the Designated hitter.
The Royals have just completed a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, in four games straight, to win the League Championship Series. The Giants knocked off the St. Louis Cardinals in five games. This is the third time in five years that the Giants have gained a berth in the finals. Naturally, experience can play a big factor in these things, and the Giants will rely on that as they take the field.
On the other hand, it has been quite some time since the Royals dug in at home plate in Championship play. In 1985, they faced the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series. In order to get to the finals that year, they had to dispose of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Jays led the Royals three games to one, only to lose the final three games. Those were exciting times in Toronto, the first post-season experience for the Jays. They borrowed from that year less than ten years later, when they went on to win the World Series in 1993 and 1994. Only the work stoppage in 1995 prevented them from accomplishing a “Three Peat”, according to many baseball analysts.
The Giants have a strong starting rotation to begin the Series led by Madison Bumgarner. He is a crafty left-handed pitcher who relies on his slider to confuse opposing batters. The North Carolina native averages a strikeout per inning, and he has pitched more than 200 innings the past four seasons. Another brilliant Giants hurler, Tim Lincecum, has yet to pitch in the post season this year for the Giants. The enigmatic Lincecum began his career in San Francisco in 2007, winning Cy Young Awards and world Series rings. But it has been a rocky road for him lately, undoubtedly due to injury.
The Royals will rely on speed and defense. That was the assumption going into the playoffs. I recently heard a report indicating that the Royals outfield, led by Lorenzo Cain, ranks with the best in baseball history. They are quick, and have a lot of ground to cover in both cavernous stadia. But they also have been swinging the bats on their way to the championships. They have won eight straight games in the playoffs, going back to 1985. The Giants have a string of 8 straight playoff series titles. Neither team is interested in breaking those strings.
Pablo Sandoval leads the Giants from the cleanup position. The popular player, affectionately known as “The Panda” caries almost 250 pounds on his frame, less than six feet in height. He also turns in spectacular plays from the “hot corner” at third base.
To those of you who put all your sheckles down on both teams in Vegas prior to the start of the season, I tip my cap. A most unexpected pairing in the final games of the season. In this World Series, I predict that anything can happen!
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More than anyone covering the Iraq war, David Bloom had come to symbolize for the viewer the U.S. military's rush into the country and the embedded journalists' jaw-dropping vantage point.
Perched atop his specially outfitted military vehicle, the NBC reporter and anchor seemed almost to flow into Iraq, and he brought gusto to match to his reports on the doings of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division.
He was the modern image of the swashbuckling war correspondent, projecting equal parts fearlessness and excitement amid the mayhem, then pausing to hand his headset to a soldier so the man could talk to his wife about their new baby, live on network TV.
But being among men trying to kill one another wasn't what ended Bloom's life at age 39 over the weekend. It was a traveling blood clot.
A husband and a father of three young daughters, Bloom collapsed Saturday night while with the Army unit about 25 miles southwest of Baghdad, according to the network.
Flown to a nearby field medical unit, an NBC spokeswoman said, he was pronounced dead there of pulmonary embolism, essentially an artery in the lungs blocked by a blood clot. He never regained consciousness after the initial collapse.
The news hit NBC hard Sunday. On the "Weekend Today" show, which Bloom had anchored since leaving the White House beat in 2000, the remembrances were affectionate and teary.
"It comes roaring home that war is tough and real," the network's Tim Russert said on the air, "and we have lost one of our very, very best."
Off air, Soledad O'Brien, his "Today" co-anchor, said there was no question about him heading to Iraq.
"David wasn't `assigned.' David was going. That was a given," she said.
O'Brien told him she worried about his seemingly tireless pace -- one tally had him delivering 13 live reports in a 19-hour period after the war began -- but he responded, she said, "`I'm fine. I just want pizza when I come back.'"
Bloom was the second U.S. journalist to die in Iraq and, coincidentally, the second from among the ranks of the best-known reporters there.
Michael Kelly, the Washington Post columnist and respected former Atlantic Monthly and New Republic editor, died Friday after the Humvee he was riding in plunged into a canal while evading enemy fire. Kelly had also been embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division.
The two Americans are the fifth and sixth journalists to die in Iraq since the war began, and two more are missing.
In Northern Iraq, BBC cameraman Kaveh Golestan was killed when he stepped on a land mine, and Australian cameraman Paul Moran died in a car-bomb explosion that Kurdish officials blamed on the militant Islamic group Ansar al-Islam.
Also in the north, British TV reporter Gaby Rado was found dead at his Iraqi hotel, reportedly after falling off the roof.
In the Southern theater, Terry Lloyd, another British TV reporter who was working as an independent rather than an official military "embed," was killed when he came under fire between opposing lines near Basra. Two of his crew remain missing.
In 1991's gulf war, four journalists were killed, according to Reuters.
Bloom's death was not combat related, said NBC, although medical experts Sunday said that dehydration can be a factor in causing blood clots.
Being a reporter in combat is "incredibly stressful," said Jim Avila, the NBC Chicago correspondent and a friend of Bloom's. "You're battling the elements. You're battling our deadlines. You're afraid for your life at all times. I'm sure all that creates a lot of tension, a lot of stress on the body."
Bloom's Iraq coverage trademark was the "Bloommobile," a modified tank recovery vehicle with a gyrostabilized camera that, in tandem with a chase truck a couple of miles back, let him, uniquely, broadcast live, high-quality pictures at speeds upwards of 50 m.p.h.
Bloom himself had a key hand in designing the vehicle, weekday "Today" host Katie Couric said Sunday, and in making sure the company he worked with didn't let rivals have access to anything similar. An NBC News spokeswoman said Sunday it was too soon to think about whether the network would seek to replace Bloom in Iraq.
While Bloom was one of the journalists whose star was shining brightest in the war, his career had hardly been in disarray beforehand.
An Edina, Minn., native, he joined NBC as a reporter at the network's Miami station, WTVJ, where he won a vaunted Peabody Award for work such as his questioning, on-air, of Hurricane Andrew looters as they committed their crimes.
He moved up to the network proper as a correspondent in the Chicago bureau in 1993. A two-year stint in L.A., including coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial, followed, then it was off to the White House beat in 1997.
Bloom gave that up to take the "Weekend Today" co-anchoring slot in 2000 because, he told O'Brien, he wanted a more regular family life. Bloom lived in the New York City area with his wife, Melanie, and a 3-year-old and twin 9-year-old daughters.
But joining "Today," Bloom also fretted openly about having to do cooking segments and the like. "At first he would say, `I was the White House correspondent. Don't kill all my credibility,'" O'Brien recalled. "But then he would test out kids' toys, ride around on a tricycle."
Avila was among those teasing Bloom for his "Today" work, noting that "he was actually kind of embarrassed about it.
"Despite the fact that he was very handsome and charming and all the things you look for in an anchor, he also was a good reporter," Avila said. Bloom was also known, he said, for pushing deadlines to the very limit as he gathered that information and for the "lovably annoying" habit of reading his words aloud as he wrote them, to see how they would sound.
"With a lot of people, that would be a problem," said Avila, but Bloom's talent and personal appeal overrode such concerns.
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PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
Votes: 98,640 | Gross: $33.00M
2. Friday the 13th (1980)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which, years before, was the site of a child's drowning.
Votes: 90,406 | Gross: $37.47M
4. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
R | 135 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young FBI agent disappears while investigating a murder miles from Twin Peaks that may be related to the future murder of Laura Palmer; the last week of the life of Laura Palmer is chronicled.
Votes: 64,425 | Gross: $4.16M
5. The Terminator (1984)
R | 107 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs.
Votes: 648,221 | Gross: $38.40M
7. Blue Velvet (1986)
R | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Votes: 144,164 | Gross: $8.55M
8. Spaceballs (1987)
PG | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Planet Spaceballs' President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.
Votes: 145,190 | Gross: $38.12M
9. Pet Sematary (1989)
R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller
Behind a young family's home in Maine is a terrible secret that holds the power of life after death. When tragedy strikes, the threat of that power soon becomes undeniable.
Votes: 68,560 | Gross: $57.47M
10. The Road Warrior (1981)
R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits.
Votes: 142,058 | Gross: $9.00M
11. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After being exiled from the most advanced town in post apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen.
Votes: 108,078 | Gross: $36.20M
12. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
R | 83 min | Horror
Two siblings visit their grandfather's grave in Texas along with three of their friends and are attacked by a family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
Votes: 104,793 | Gross: $30.86M
13. Gremlins (1984)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Votes: 155,073 | Gross: $148.17M
14. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
16. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
R | 129 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A barbarian warrior sets off to avenge his parents and his tribe whom were slain by an evil sorcerer and his henchmen when he was a boy.
Votes: 118,631 | Gross: $37.57M
18. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
R | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant.
Votes: 43,515 | Gross: $19.10M
19. Highlander (1986)
R | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
Votes: 103,768 | Gross: $5.90M
21. 31 (2016)
R | 102 min | Horror, Thriller
Five carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns.
Votes: 11,358 | Gross: $0.78M
22. Army of Darkness (1992)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Horror
A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home.
Votes: 137,744 | Gross: $11.50M
23. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
PG | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
Votes: 96,343 | Gross: $78.90M
25. Commando (1985)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A retired elite Black Ops Commando launches a one man war against a group of South American criminals who have kidnapped his daughter.
27. Rocky IV (1985)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Sport
After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge.
Votes: 146,932 | Gross: $127.90M
29. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
GP | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.
Votes: 78,569 | Gross: $43.80M
30. Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
Having revived from his wound, Jason Voorhees takes refuge at a cabin near Crystal Lake. As a group of co-eds arrive for their vacation, Jason continues his killing spree.
Votes: 35,096 | Gross: $36.20M
31. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
R | 99 min | Western
A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.
Votes: 159,707 | Gross: $3.50M
32. Masters of the Universe (1987)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The heroic warrior He-Man battles against lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
Votes: 29,938 | Gross: $17.34M
34. Red Dawn (1984)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Drama
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers bands together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
35. Dirty Harry (1971)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When a mad man calling himself 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.
37. Suspiria (1977)
R | 92 min | Horror
A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the school is a front for something far more sinister and supernatural amidst a series of grisly murders.
38. Cobra (1986)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
Votes: 53,996 | Gross: $49.04M
39. Supergirl (1984)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
Votes: 15,186 | Gross: $13.60M
40. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Unrated | 127 min | Horror, Thriller
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
41. The Running Man (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A wrongly convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a game show.
Votes: 119,116 | Gross: $38.12M
42. Bloodsport (1988)
R | 92 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.
Votes: 62,682 | Gross: $11.81M
43. Evil Dead II (1987)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Horror
The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.
Votes: 121,846 | Gross: $5.92M
44. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Votes: 125,127 | Gross: $150.42M
45. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis - who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees - wonders if the serial killer is connected to a series of brutal murders occurring in and around the secluded halfway house where he now lives.
Votes: 24,509 | Gross: $21.30M
47. Starcrash (1978)
PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An outlaw smuggler and her alien companion are recruited by the Emperor of the Galaxy to rescue his son and destroy a secret weapon by the evil Count Zarth Arn.
48. Batman: The Movie (1966)
Approved | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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Fredrick deBoer and New America, with support from the Lumina Foundation, have published the report Standardized Assessments of College Learning: Past and Future. The report provides an overview of the current context for standardized assessments in college, issues regarding standardized assessments, and recommendations for disciplinary approaches to assessment. The report acknowledges criticisms of standardized tests of college learning, which include the tests being reductive and not discipline-specific. However, the report does not recommend dismissing standardized tests of college learning as invalid, but rather ensuring that faculty and local administrators are part of the institutional assessment process, and that this process include not only standardized tests designed by testing companies but also discipline-specific assessments designed by faculty. Of special interest to WPAs is an example in the report of writing program assessment focused on random samples of student timed writing essays scored holistically by faculty. The report acknowledges that portfolio assessment is a current best practice in the field of writing studies, but critiques portfolio assessment as low in reliability and burdensome. The report can be found at
This report from New America and the Lumina Foundation speaks to the importance for writing program administrators and writing teachers of getting involved in institutional assessment to ensure that disciplinary best practices for assessing writing are considered. The involvement of writing studies experts in institutional writing assessment is especially critical in the context discussed in the report of the rising corporate influence on education and the push to use standardized testing products designed by for-profit companies rather than teachers in local contexts. Even though the report acknowledges critiques of standardized tests of college learning, it offers as an alternative an an outdated model of writing program assessment (the scoring of timed writing themes) and criticizes what is widely accepted as the current best practice in writing assessment, portfolio assessment (see the CCCC and NCTE position statements and white papers on writing assessment at https://www2.ncte.org/resources/position-statements/all/#Class%20Size/181#Assessment/172). | <urn:uuid:9ba454b9-5252-4b3e-bfd9-14da8a7a93dd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ncte.org/report/report-on-standardized-assessments-of-college-learning/ | 2022-08-10T01:57:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571097.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810010059-20220810040059-00660.warc.gz | en | 0.949986 | 397 |
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As I mentioned yesterday, we have a few roses finishing off the season around the Yellow House. I've shared some photos of these lovely roses before, but they are always so exquisite that I just love sharing them here :-) I've been playing with Photoshop as you can tell ;-) I decided to present our pretty roses in another light for a change of pace. I think that this one is the last of all of them. I took this photo the other day and this lovely flower has already started its fading as I type this. The leaves are starting to fall away, but that is the way of life as the seasons change as you know. So as we head into autumn/fall, I hope you can smell the sweetness of this beautiful rose and I hope that it reminds you of the joys and memories of your summer!
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GREENWICH, CT – The City of Greenwich Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a Sailing School and Boat Rental Operator to be based in Greenwich Point Park.
When a private company will use a city-owned facility, Greenwich uses the competitive bidding process and sends out a request for proposal (RFP).
All interested parties are encouraged to consult the RFP, which can be found on the city’s website. Proposals must be submitted by 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 14.
The announcement of the start of the bidding process follows Greenwich Community Sailing’s announcement that it will close operations at Greenwich Point.
GCS, which is under the umbrella of Longshore Sailing School in Westport, operated Greenwich Point for 24 years but decided to close ahead of the 2022 season due to a tenancy dispute with the city. GCS’s 2021 contract ended on September 30.
The city is seeking to enter into a new five-year agreement to continue providing boating opportunities to residents.
“The events of the past two weeks have been unfortunate; however, the department fully intends to maintain a community sailing program at Greenwich Point. It is an important service in our community,” said Joe Siciliano, director of parks and recreation, in a press release.
The sailing school will be located in the city-owned Chimes Building at Greenwich Point.
“The Department is looking for a supplier and would like the school to provide educational opportunities from beginner to advanced level and should offer programs for young people and adults. In addition, the supplier may offer boat rental opportunities at Greenwich Point,” the city said in a news release.
The Chimes building is scheduled to undergo renovations beginning in the fall of 2022. In the RFP document, the city said “there will likely be a period during which the Chimes building and surrounding area will be closed for construction. The city has limited control over the timing of this project. The City will give reasonable notice to the Permit holder regarding the start of construction.”
Additionally, the city said it may choose to offer the incumbent an alternate location in Greenwich Point to operate while construction is underway.
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Refunds & Returns
Shipping/Handling and Return/Exchange Policy
Shipping and Handling
EtchOSketch ships through the USPS & FedEx. If your merchandise is being shipped through FedEx, a physical address is needed. FedEx will not ship to a P.O.Box.
The client placing the order is responsible for entering the correct delivery address for the package. Any returned packages will be subject to returned shipping fees that are incurred from the Post Office or FedEx.
If there are special instructions for shipping the clients merchandise, or if the client at the time or placing the order has typed in the wrong address, please contact EtchOSketch at 940.391.7546 or emaile at email@example.com, so those instructions are made known & followed through.
Once an order has shipped out, we will send the client an email with the tracking number. Just click on the link and it will take you to the FedEx or USPS website, depending on who shipped the clients ackage.
We are not responsible for packages once they have been delivered to the clients mailbox or left at their address. Please make sure you are shipping to a secure location.
If you’d like to return an item, please contact me at 940.391.7546. No emails, or messages about a return through social media will be responded to.
- You must contact EtchOSketch within 3 days of receiving your merchandise in order to receive a RETURN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER.
- The returned merchandise must be recieved by EtchOSketch within 5 days of receiving an return auth #.
- A shipping label will be emailed to you. Print your prepaid shipping label on the outside of the box. Make sure to cover or remove any old shipping labels and seal the box completely.
- Drop the box off at any USPS or FedEx shipping center.
- Original receipt must accompany the merchandise being returned. Once merchandise is received by EtchOSketch, you will be contacted.
- Because EtchOSketch is a personalizing company, I will send layouts via text and email for confirmation. If you are not satisfied with the merchandise you purchased, but personalization is correct, IT WILL NOT BE RETURNABLE.
- If you would like to return an item that you purchased online at an event that EtchOSketch is at, you need to contact EtchOSketch at 940.391.7546 before you return it at the event. I will not accept a pop-in return from the website without communication first of you showing up to the event.
- If you purchase merchandise at an event, EtchOSketch will hold it for 30 days after its completed. After 30 days, it will be donated to charity.
- If you purchase product at an event and do not contact EtchOSketch with a file of the logo or brand, etc that goes on the merchandise within 30 days, you will not get a return on the merchandise you ordered.
- No merchandise can be returned to the Junktion if it was bought online.
- If your merchandise has the incorrect personalization, even after a confirmation, take a picture of your merchandise and either text or email the image. Provide your name in the text or email. EtchOSketch will contact you and get merchandise with the correct personalization to you in 3-5 business days. Mailing back the product to EtchOSketch will be on a case by case basis. | <urn:uuid:97b1aa79-1ae1-421d-88a5-b714dbcd6f84> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://etchosketch.com/pages/refunds-returns | 2019-10-18T11:50:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986682037.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20191018104351-20191018131851-00321.warc.gz | en | 0.899391 | 735 |
Indonesia has received global assistance for handling the Coronavirus outbreak. This time, that assistance came from France and the Netherlands, each of which donated vaccines to the therapeutic drug Remdesivir.
Retno Marsudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Indonesia would receive support for up to 3 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the French government. This agreement was reached after Retno discussed with the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian.
“The first delivery is planned at the end of August, as many as 1.3 million doses,” said Retno in her virtual press conference, Thursday (5 August). Retno expressed her appreciation and gratitude to the French government and its commitment to help Indonesia in handling the Covid-19.
Indonesia has received at least 19,704,960 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. These vaccines come through various programs, such as the COVAX scheme initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to the GAVI vaccine alliance.
Not only that, Muhadjir Effendy, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK), said that the Netherlands donated 20,102 vials of the Covid-19 drug Remdesivir.
The drug donation, according to Muhadjir, was delivered to Indonesia in 2 stages. The first one, on July 31, 2021, and then as many as 11,520 packages. Then on Monday (August 2), 8,582 packages of Remdesivir came again.
“So, each drug package contains a bottle of 100 mg of Remdesivir,” said Muhadjir
In line with Retno, Muhadjir also expressed his great gratitude and appreciation to the Netherlands government for the grant. Appreciation was also conveyed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for collaborating with various countries to accelerate the Covid-19’s handling in Indonesia. | <urn:uuid:89cc4c03-a1e8-4def-826e-5203cc7c47c1> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://expatlifeindonesia.com/indonesia-receives-3-million-vaccine-from-france-and-20102-remdesivir-from-the-netherlands/ | 2022-09-27T23:04:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335059.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927225413-20220928015413-00783.warc.gz | en | 0.961191 | 405 |
ANCHORAGE - The Red Dog mine near Kotzebue posted an operating loss of $10 million in the third quarter despite higher zinc production, according to Teck Cominco, the mine operator. Mine operations lost $6 million during the same quarter last year.
Canadian-based Teck Cominco blamed the loss on low zinc prices but company officials said they are not planning layoffs and predicted the mine will survive the downturn.
"We strongly suspect we can weather this. We are probably the biggest and the best zinc mine in the world and if it's causing us problems it's surely causing greater financial problems for other zinc mines, and in the long-term there will be others that are more expensive to run that will close, and the supply and demand balance will come back into being and things will get better," said Charlotte MacCay, Teck Cominco's senior administrator for environment and government affairs in Alaska.
Third-quarter revenue grew 19 percent to $113 million at Red Dog, the company reported.
Meanwhile, Teck Cominco and the state-run Alaska Industry Export and Development Authority are renegotiating terms of a $23 million reserve fund. The fund was established in 1997 to protect the state's interests in developing Red Dog's port and ore-concentrate haul road, said John Wood, an AIDEA staffer who handles Red Dog matters.
AIDEA provided about $180 million in financing for the road and port construction in the late 1980s.
Teck Cominco wants to free up some of the money in the reserve fund for use on capital projects, said company and state officials. At a recent AIDEA board meeting, the directors voted to authorize staff to negotiate a lower minimum limit for reserve fund. AIDEA chairman Wilson Hughes said he couldn't reveal the amount because it was set in executive session and the negotiations are ongoing.
The third-quarter loss came despite Red Dog producing 143,000 metric tons of zinc concentrate compared to 133,000 during the same period the year before, according to Teck Cominco. But prices dropped 3 cents a pound over the course of the year, from 37 cents to 34 cents, MacCay said.
For the first nine months of this year, revenue fell 8 percent to $245 million, the company said. The operating loss during that period was $17 million compared to a $17 million profit a year earlier.
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Today I’m glad of bringing you this cookies and coffee jello recipe. I hope your family enjoy it as much as we do!
Thank you for being here ❤️
5 envelopes of unflavoured gelatine (7 g each)
1 cup cold milk ( 8 0z to dissolve the gelatin)
1 can of “Media Crema Nestle” or 1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 can condensed milk 14 oz or to taste
1 can Evaporated milk CARNATION 12 0z
1 cup of milk ( 8 0z)
2 tablespoon of instant coffee ( or to taste)
33 Marías cookies or any vanilla cookie ( 165 g )
SUGGESTION FOR GARNISH
Some ground cookies and cherries
In 1 cup of cold milk dissolve 5 sachets of unflavoured gelatine. Set aside
Add in the blender the “Media Crema” or whipping cream, the evaporate milk, instant coffee, 1 cup of milk and 1 can condensed milk ( or to taste) Blend it.
Add the cookies. and blend it again.
Add the mixture in a bowl.
Heat the hydrated gelatine in the microwave for 40 seconds and add it in the bowl and mix it.
Add the mixture into the greased mold, cover and refrigerate for 6 hours
After that time dip the mold in warm water for few seconds
Moisten the tips of your fingers and pull the edges of the gelatin from the mold, you can use a spatula too.
Place a tray on top the mold and flip it
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Food and Faith is a blog of the Presbyterian Hunger Program.
My shoulders sag under the weight of my grocery bags. Sweat drips down my back as I peer down the highway, my eyes scanning traffic for the number 17 bus. It’s five minutes late and the afternoon sun has all but melted me and my fellow bus riders into steaming puddles on the cracked sidewalk. The good news for me is that I have a car. In fact, it’s parked 1.9 miles away, right by the stop where I first boarded that great public transit stallion here in College Hill. It even starts most days! Then why am I out here dripping into my grocery bag on the side of road, you might ask? Because that’s what many College Hill residents have to do to get their groceries. You brave the fiery sun and harsh winds, and travel far to find nutritious plant matter in the arid environment that is a food desert.
Taking a moment to remind myself of the relatively luxury of my situation, I relax my shoulders and munch on a few almonds from my canvas sack. For one thing, I do own a vehicle. I am alone; no young children in need of extra hands to hold, no infant in need of shade or a bottle. I have one job with flexible hours. And despite it being low-paying, I do make enough to shop at a farmers market on a regular basis. Speaking of farmers markets, there is an oasis in this food desert. Every Thursday afternoon, the College Hill Farm Market features a dozen vendors who sell everything from greens to ground beef. Situated in the parking lot of a Presbyterian Church and only a few blocks from the heart of College Hill, the market is the neighborhood’s primary supplier of healthy, local food. Starting next month patrons will be able to use their EBT cards at the market, a big step in making those food products accessible to people living on low income.
Across the parking lot—a mere zucchini’s throw away from the farmers market—is a small food pantry and social services center called Christ’s Community where around three hundred families come every month for food assistance. The close proximity of the two well-intended food providers, both working to strengthen the community in their respective ways, suggests great potential for collaboration. Diana, the powerful force behind the College Hill Farm Market, has wanted to make her market more accessible to low-income populations for years. As you might expect, it’s generally more expensive than Kroger or the nearby Food Mart, so the economical decision is naturally to bypass the market en route to one of the big box stores.
So while we wait for the USDA to finalize the details of SNAP equipment for the market, we have been busy trying to figure out how we can give customers using SNAP more purchasing power at the farmers market. Incentive programs known as SNAP Matching Dollars programs have proven effective in cities like Detroit and New York, and even our own Findlay Market offers “SNAP Plus” which doubles the money you have to spend on SNAP eligible food items at the farmers market. With the help of College Hill’s churches we hope to raise $3,000 that will be used in the form of $10 “market money” coupons. The coupons will be distributed at Christ’s Community during food pantry hours, and can be redeemed at the College Hill farmers market with a purchase of any amount on an EBT card. Throughout the fundraising process we hope to spur a healthy dose of thought-provoking conversation among congregations about food access and encouraging more widespread support of Cincinnati’s local food producers.
The bus arrives and I enjoy a quiet ride back to my car. Round trip, the bus ride to Kroger from the heart of College hill has taken me about twenty-two minutes. Is it a grueling, impossible trip? No. The issue as I see it lies more in the fact that residents of this community are presented with food options like donuts, pizza and potato chips with much more frequency and convenience than they are with a produce section. I look forward to discovering how the College Hill Farmers Market can be transformed into a resource for the entire community.
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If we had a penny for every time we dreamed that our favorite designer could come and revamp our pad, well, we'd be rolling in dough. Which is why we are practically jumping out of our boots over here at R29, because Erica Tanov, a.k.a. local design maven of all things effortlessly chic and artisanal, has come out with a collection of wares that extend far beyond our closets!
In collaboration with local artist Emily Payne, Tanov has created four new prints that echo Payne’s original wire sculptures and book-cover collages — and it's all for the home. The collection showcases each print on hand-stitched cotton quilts, duvet covers, shams, Alpaca-wool throws, canvas shower curtains, napkins, and more.
Of her inspiration for this new venture, Tanov explains: “Most people’s bedrooms are an afterthought, second to the living room or kitchen. A bedroom should be blissful, a space where you can feel relaxed and beautiful.” And with Tanov’s exquisite taste for elements both luxe and handcrafted, we would welcome her pieces in our crib any day! | <urn:uuid:72bc909f-1e72-43d3-8419-e7aa60f11159> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://www.refinery29.com/erica-tanov-home?page=3 | 2017-11-18T16:14:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934804976.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118151819-20171118171819-00564.warc.gz | en | 0.936267 | 250 |
UPDATE: Missing store mascot found
An East Main Street mascot that went missing has been returned to the welcoming arms of his owner.
Seiko, the orange and white American short-haired cat that resides at RT's Hobby Haus, went out for his normal walk early Monday afternoon but didn't return to the store at 725 E. Main St.
By late in the day, owner Robert "Bob" Thomas had a sick feeling in his stomach.
"It's like losing my child," Thomas said. "I was beside myself."
At store closing time, Thomas made one last check of the neighborhood for Seiko, so named because he is a "watch cat."
While Thomas was inside Veach's Toy Station, he saw through the window a young couple carrying Seiko down the street.
The couple said they located frisky feline several blocks from home, near the intersection of South 11th and East Main streets. Thomas said he tried to reward them, but they told him they were happy to return Seiko to his owner.
"It's such a relief to have him back," Thomas said. "Once I had him in my arms, nothing else mattered."
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Without your help, IDF soldiers and their families will go without basic resources…
Be a part of changing a soldier’s life and the life of his or her family today! Let’s work together to continue to provide food boxes containing items such as pasta, rice, sauces, canned meats, vegetables, flour, sugar, oil, and much more—essentials that these families cannot afford.
IDF Soldiers and their Families are in Need…
Thank you so much for your special consideration of donating to the IDF Soldiers Food Box Program in Jerusalem. Through your generous giving, together we will be honored to say, “Yes!” to more brave young men and women who desperately need assistance for their families while they are away, serving in Israel’s military forces!
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This is the ultimate way to Stand Strong with Israel! At Curt Landry Ministries, there is no higher calling than to help support the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
“God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help them.”—Hebrews 6:10
The IDF NEEDS YOUR HELP… Together we will provide for their needs, so that when they are away from their homes and families defending the nation of Israel, they can rest assured that their loved ones are properly taken care of.
The City of Jerusalem along with the IDF, have reached out to Curt Landry Ministries for assistance. IDF Commanders have told us stories of many soldiers who have dire situations at home concerning finances while they are serving in the military. These families, many times with young children, are oftentimes left with the unfortunate decision to pay for housing expenses, over placing food on the table. Although they may receive some financial aid from the Israeli government, many find themselves in positions where there is no money left to purchase groceries… so when the soldier comes home for the weekend, the families don’t have enough food in the pantry.
Our program is an amazing way to help these families. We provide food boxes containing things like, pasta, rice, sauces, canned meats, vegetables, flour, sugar, coffee, oil, etc.—many of the essentials that these families cannot afford to purchase. Our boxes are valued at over $125 (450 NIS) each. And to make our dollars stretch even further, Curt Landry Ministries purchases these staples from a local grocer who has agreed to help provide these groceries for a discounted amount, allowing us to help even more families in need.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT to provide monthly food boxes to all soldiers with a need who live within the Jerusalem area, and to also extend our lone soldier Shabbat meal program to accommodate many more.
We hope to continue to expand the IDF food box distribution program and reach out to even more soldiers and their families!
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ARCHBALD, Pa., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin is producing paveway II Plus Laser Guided bomb kits for the U.S. Air Force and Navy under a $34.5 million contract.
Delivery of the kits is to begin in the second quarter of this year.
Paveway II Plus LGB guidance kits, through the use of a newly integrated combined hardware and software solution, significantly improve weapon accuracy and reduce risk to U.S. and allied ground forces when compared to legacy paveway LGBs, the company said.
"Lockheed Martin's proven paveway II Plus LGB provides warfighters a reliable precision capability to help them achieve their mission in today's complex battlefield environments," said Joe Serra, senior manager for Precision Guided Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "This latest contract will provide for delivery of the first full-rate production quantities of the improved paveway II Plus LGB, a major milestone on the program."
The Air Force last October completed a Force Development Evaluation Program at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for paveway II Plus LGB that included GBU-10 and GBU-12 weapons released from F-15 Eagle and F-16D Viper aircraft. Operational test scenarios evaluated system performance compared to legacy paveway II LGB weapons.
The new system doesn't require upgrades or modifications to aircraft, ground handling equipment or logistics support and continues the same basic paveway II concept of operation for employment by converting conventional gravity weapons into precision-guided munitions.
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The Andean Community was founded in 1969 and, after the withdrawal of Venezuela in 2006, currently comprises four countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The European Union political dialogue with the Andean Community began in 1996 with the Declaration of Rome [19 KB] (1996). Once ratified, this will be replaced by the Political Dialogue & Cooperation Agreement of 2003, which will constitute the framework for our relations. However it has not entered into force yet.
Following the breakdown of negotiations in view of a fully fledged three pillar Association Agreement in the second half of 2008, a new negotiating format was put in place offering a thematic and geographical split of these negotiations: continued regional negotiations with the Andean Community as a whole on political dialogue and cooperation (an update of the 2003 Agreement referred to above) and 'multi-party' trade negotiations with as many Andean Community countries as willing to embark upon ambitious and comprehensive trade negotiations compatible with World Trade Organization. The latter started with three of the Andean Community countries (Peru, Colombia and Ecuador) in February 2009. The negotiations ended successfully in March 2010 with Peru and Colombia. However, Ecuador decided to suspend its participation in July 2009.
The last meeting of the EU-CAN Joint Committee [910 KB] was held on 5 March 2010.
The fight against drugs has always been high on the agenda of the political meetings between the EU and the CAN. The EU-CAN High Level Specialised Dialogue on Drugs was established in the mid-1990’s to bring together high level experts from both sides to exchange views on how best to address the drugs phenomenon and how to coordinate efforts. The last meeting [30 KB] of the Dialogue took place in Quito in October 2012.
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At the Alabama Music Box, El Cantador will kick off the night’s entertainment at 9 p.m., followed by the reunion concert for the instrumental trio The Western Lands. Tickets are $25, and considering the broad catalog each group carries, the show is sure to go well beyond the Moon Pie descent. For more info, go to www.alabamamusicbox.net.
In Orange Beach, The Wharf will offer its annual New Year’s Eve Bash featuring free admission and free parking. A family-oriented celebration runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and features a variety of family and children’s entertainment. An evening of live music starts at 6 p.m. and will feature performances by the Knee Deep Band, the Holli Mosely Band, Chad Bradford and the Damn Band, Wes Bayliss, the Foxy Iguanas and the Wayne Mills Band. A fireworks display starts at midnight, and free shuttle buses will be available to ferry patrons to after-parties at the Flora-Bama and Live Bait. VIP tickets are$75 and include a variety of perks including beer and wine, a commemorative T-shirt and access to hospitality tents. For details, visit www.wharfresort.com.
A bit further east, the New Year’s Eve party at Flora-Bama Lounge & Package features “two stages of live entertainment, a sumptuous buffet, party favors, champagne and breakfast.” Tickets are $35 for patrons 21 and older, $45 for those age 18-20. www.florabama.com.
In Gulf Shores, Lulu’s at Homeport Marina will present its free, family friendly “Noon Year’s Eve” fest from 10 a.m. until closing time at 5p.m. In addition to live music by Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, the event features a variety of children’s activities, according to www.lulubuffett.com.
For those seeking an adult alternative, the Hangout will feature a “Fire & Ice” party witha performance by Kristy Lee, plus DJ Tony Skratchere of New Orleans and burlesque dancers. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the 21-and-up aff air. Tickets are $20 in advance and at the door, $15 for military personnel with ID. The price includes finger food and a champagne toast at midnight.
The city of Fairhope will hold a New Year’s Eve celebration in downtown streets, with live music starting about 8:30 p.m. The event will feature a variety of attractions, including some children’s activities, with fi reworks and a ball drop at midnight. For information on tent and heater rentals, call 251-929-1466.
Also in Fairhope, American Legion 199 at 700 S. Mobile St. offers a celebration featuring music by Grayson Capps & the Lost Cause Minstrels from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Admission is $25 per person in advance, $30 on Dec. 31; the price includes hors d’oeuvres, champagne toasts, door prizes, party favors and more. Breakfast will be served after midnight for $5. For information, visit www.americanlegion199.com, call 251-928-9132 or e-mail email@example.com.
Wind Creek Casino in Atmore will hold a Super Seniors New Year’s Eve Party from 10a.m.-3 p.m. in its Taste Buffet, and will give patrons a champagne toast and party favors on the casino floor at midnight. The Tip-Tops are scheduled to perform in the Sound lounge. Biloxi’s casinos off er a variety of New Year’s Eve parties.
Hard Rock Biloxi is throwing a “Save the Night” celebration with a superhero theme; patrons are invited to wear their capes. Running 9p.m.-2 a.m., the part features music by Nervous Presley and DJ Hurricane Lloyd. Cover is $30. A separate party in The Ledge features Victor DJ from 9 p.m.-w a.m.; cover is $35. There will be a champagne toast and balloon drop at midnight. www.hardrockbiloxi.com.
IP Biloxi presents a triple-header. In Studio A, comedian Bruce Bruce will perform at 8 p.m.; tickets are $35 and $45. In Studio B, the Nobles will provide the music for a New Year’s Eve party starting at 10 p.m.; admission is $40. And in the casino’s ballrooms, the Molly Ringwalds will provide the entertainment for a party starting at 10:30 p.m.; admission is $40.
For those who want to celebrate on New Year’s Day, there are several options.
In Mobile, a special New Year’s Day “Swinging & Swaying” party will be held at the Gulf City Lodge, 601 State St., will feature entertainment by Perfect Image Band and a DJ. Admission is$10 in advance, or $12 at the door. The venue is BYOB, no chasers and ice will only be available at the venue. Free food is included, as long as it lasts. Event starts at 9 p.m.
In Biloxi, Kool & the Gang are scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. at Beau Rivage. Tickets start at $24.95 and are available through Ticketmaster.
Flora-Bama Lounge & Package will greet the new year with its traditional Polar Bear Dip at noon on Jan. 1. For the brave, it’s a symbolic plunge into the not-exactly-icy waters of the Gulf of Mexico. For others, it’s a spectator sport. Live music starts at 11 a.m. www.florabama.com.
In Gulf Shores, the Hangout and the Kiwanis Club of Gulf Shores are putting a twist on the Polar Bear concept by setting up two 33-foot slip ‘n’ slide lanes that will shoot participants into the Gulf. The free event starts at noon; participants and onlookers are encouraged to come in costume. A free aft er-party will feature a concert by Grayson Capps, plus a free buffet for those who actually take the dip. www.thehangoutal.com, www.gulfshoreskiwanis.org. | <urn:uuid:b9ff614a-6bbc-4ecf-bf81-0d36350cd8c4> | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/12/moon_pie_over_mobile_highlight.html | 2015-07-30T08:26:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042987155.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002307-00200-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.88808 | 1,386 |
No one is quite sure when Tiziano Vecellio, more generally known as Titian, was born; much of the scholarship on the matter suggests somewhere between 1488 and 1490, though there exists evidence that suggests a date at least a decade earlier.
[David] Cameron says ... [Gordon] Brown recently compared himself to Titian, aged 90. But Titian died at the age of 86. "Isn't it clear that incompetence plus arrogance equals unemployed?"
What Brown had actually said, at the World Economic Forum in Davos a month earlier:
"I'm reminded of the story of Titian, who's the great painter who reached the age of 90, finished the last of his nearly 100 brilliant paintings, and he said at the end of it, 'I'm finally beginning to learn how to paint,' and that is where we are."
David Cameron has since replaced Gordon Brown as Prime Minister, though I doubt the Titian business had anything to do with it. But it occurred to me that Titian's actual dates might mean something to me, mostly because of this:
The Three Ages of Man seems fairly straightforward, as such things go. The youngsters here are taking a nap; a putto has been dispatched from above to keep watch over them. Off to the left, a chap, perhaps Titian's age, is being serenaded by a maid; he looks almost post-coital though she, for some reason, does not. And way in the back, you can see me.
Okay, maybe it's not me. I'm not particularly stooped, and I spend little time in contemplation of skulls. And I'd like to get a fix on his facial expression: is he remembering someone he used to know, in the manner of Hamlet recalling Yorick? (Obviously Shakespeare wasn't around yet, but his source material goes back centuries.) Or is he paralyzed with fear at the thought that he too will soon be reduced to this?
And here's where I get contemplative myself. Life expectancy in this era was 30-40 years, though the numbers are skewed downward by high rates of infant mortality. (Which may explain Titian's decision to bring in one of the putti.) The Three Ages of Man is generally dated to around 1512. A twentysomething Titian might have figured that the horrors of old age were far enough away that he could afford to stick them in the background. Then again, a thirtysomething Titian had he been born in 1477, he'd have been thirty-five in 1512 might have felt his own days were numbered, and therefore placed the old man just off center as a reminder of what was to come.
It comes for all of us, of course. And as a general rule, we are not privileged or cursed, depending on your perspective to know exactly when. When I was younger, I tended to think of the end of my life as purely an abstraction, something I probably didn't have to worry about though, to borrow a Woody Allenism, I didn't want to be there when it happened. It's no longer quite so abstract. It's not staring me in the face, exactly, but I'm pretty sure I'm on the downhill slope. (Unless, of course, I manage to live past 113, which isn't impossible but which doesn't strike me as very likely. If I'm still here in 2066, feel free to make fun of my neurosis to my face.)
And in the interim, you can make fun of British politics. After the Titian exchange at PMQ, the following absurd little contretemps ensued:
The Tories have admitted a member of staff altered a Wikipedia entry on the artist Titian after a row between Gordon Brown and David Cameron.
The unnamed Tory staffer, I'd like to think, was barred from all contact with young women carrying flutes.
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I came to UMass Dartmouth a little over a year ago to help the university navigate a leadership transition. It has been an honor. It has been exhilarating. And — even for somebody who has spent decades working at colleges and universities — it has been educational.
At UMass Dartmouth I’ve gotten to know a faculty and staff that are utterly committed to offering our students a transformative life experience. I have met researchers who are driven to create knowledge that solves real-world problems and improves the quality of life for people here and around the world. I have joined a community that takes enormous pride in its heritage and demonstrates every day an uncommon ability to persevere when challenges arise.
The best part? Being inspired by our students — remarkable, optimistic, brilliant men and women of all ages who work unbelievably hard to get maximum value from the educational opportunities they find here. They get good grades even while working one or more jobs, dedicating themselves to NCAA sports, facing health challenges, serving the community, and raising families.
Ninety percent of these students have engaged in some form of community service. They collectively perform more than 240,000 hours of service, valued at more than $6 million, every year.
They are taking it upon themselves to break down the stubborn barriers between genders, races, and religions every day. They are impressive. They give me hope — and they should give you hope too. They are well worth our investment in them.
In fact, I can’t think of a better investment. It seems so obvious that our communities, our country, and our world are enhanced by leveraging the talents and potential of our fellow citizens, giving them the skills and the opportunity to do important work and become productive citizens, taxpayers, problem-solvers, and leaders.
It seems obvious — but it’s not. At least not to the president of the United States and others who have decided that snuffing out opportunity for the kind of student who has always found hope at UMass Dartmouth will “make America great again.” This is akin to believing an automobile can be made more fuel-efficient by removing the engine.
UMass Dartmouth has 2,721 students who receive Pell Grants — an average of about $4,000 each — which go to the neediest students. The president’s proposal to cap the grants at current levels means the grants will not keep pace with inflation in years to come, slowly but surely adding to the financial pressure these students face.
Another 279 UMass Dartmouth students receive a total of $233,000 from the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, another federal need-based program. The president wants to eliminate this program.
Cuts to Federal Work Study and low interest loan programs will affect hundreds of other UMass Dartmouth students, while the elimination of loan forgiveness initiatives will end incentives for graduates to work in schools and non-profit organizations in urban centers.
The result of these shortsighted decisions is inevitable. Many students will lose the opportunity to pursue a higher education and, thus, their full human potential. Our community and nation will lose the return on investment — perhaps the disease-fighting discoveries they would make as scientists, the young people they would inspire as teachers, the jobs they would create as entrepreneurs, or the taxes they would pay as high-skilled workers.
Students like these have always been the engines that drive progress in America. They have always played a lead role in making America greater with each succeeding generation. Limiting access to higher education for citizens of modest means is simply irrational if we truly want to make America greater than it already is.
With the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth still fresh in our hearts and minds, our nation would be wise to reflect on JFK’s remarks at Vanderbilt University on May 18, 1963.
“The educated citizen knows how much more there is to know … knows that knowledge is power — more so today than ever before … knows that only an educated and informed people will be a free people,” he said.
And, then he added:
“The whole world has watched recent events in the United States with alarm and dismay. No one can deny the complexity of the problems involved in assuring to all of our citizens their full rights as Americans. But no one can gainsay the fact that the determination to secure these rights is in the highest traditions of American freedom. In these moments of tragic disorder, a special burden rests on the educated men and women of our country to reject the temptations of prejudice and violence and to reaffirm the values of freedom and law on which our free society depends.”
Peyton R. Helm is the interim chancellor of UMass Dartmouth. | <urn:uuid:37f7241f-898b-4e05-b907-d57c521979fa> | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | http://www.heraldnews.com/opinion/20170615/guest-opinion-learning-experience-at-umass-dartmouth | 2017-07-26T13:11:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549426161.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20170726122153-20170726142153-00357.warc.gz | en | 0.964898 | 969 |
Thanks to medical research and breakthroughs, we now have the tools to end the HIV epidemic. Unfortunately, we’re still a long way off on account of stigma, misinformation and a lack of awareness with regard to prevention options. So it’s essential that we talk about it.
Brad McElya, joins us to take a deeper dive into the topic of HIV and answers your questions including:
- How have approaches to HIV shifted since the 80s?
- Is HIV transmission possible if you have an undetectable viral load?
- What is PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and how does it work to prevent transmission?
- Who should consider PrEP?
- Why is HIV still an epidemic when we have the tools to eradicate it?
- How do we chip away at the stigma that hinders testing, prevention and treatment?
- How can we normalize conversations about HIV and how can your local pharmacist help?
We also discuss the new ArcWave Ion and Brandon provides a very personal and detailed review of his first time using this stroker + pleasure-air technology. You don’t want to miss it!
Brad is Walgreens’ Director of Specialty Health Solutions. Walgreens pharmacists receive specialized training in confidential and compassionate HIV care. Learn more at Walgreens.com/prep or visit your local Walgreens and request a consult in a private room. And you can chat online 24/7 with a pharmacist here.
Please see here for a rough version of this transcript. | <urn:uuid:53cbd261-b053-499e-8d0d-94e12c3c600b> | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | https://doubledatenation.com/what-you-dont-know-about-hiv/ | 2021-04-14T04:39:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038076819.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20210414034544-20210414064544-00625.warc.gz | en | 0.910437 | 325 |
Shape Projections with D3.js
d3js shape projections
The graph needle rotates in constant angular velocity thanks to polar coordinates versions of the shape functions. See the messy code in this html. The PolarZigZag shape is me trying to make a polar coordinates function which has linear projections. I wasn't yet able to design a function that will have this effect on both coordinate projections. | <urn:uuid:d4e990bd-238d-45a0-a139-4aac2b9e3491> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://yuvalg.com/blog/2013/08/13/d3js-shape-projections/ | 2016-12-08T18:04:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698542648.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170902-00059-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918439 | 82 |
October 22, 2011
Homefront is a THQ brainchild that utilizes the Unreal Engine and shows what beautiful art and performance on lower end machines can do. I fell in love with this game being my first play-through I took my time and listened to everything I could, read every article I could find and all. The campaign for Homefront is by far one of the truly epic. Although excruciatingly short it is absolutely mind blowing. The video in this article is the opening cut scene for the game, watch it to get an idea of where you are starting your mission.
This game is brutal. If you get sick easily, don’t play this as some of it is a bit grotesque for patriots or vets. Though the story makes for a good game it is a bit hard to not imagine it as possible. The game also displays ad space purchasing from TigerDirect.com in a long chapter where you are running through their main facility all you see is the name all over the place.
Graphics – 9
The Unreal Engine has granted THQ the ability to run super high end textures and graphics without the need for huge caches of video memory and thus has let me play at max settings on my system at minimum 20FPS (System specs at the bottom). I, being an Unreal Editor user and map creator myself know from experience how wonderfully you can texture to make the appearance of three dimensional object without the need for fully three dimensional polygons, and this is what help with the ample beauty even on low end machines. THQ could not have done better combining the Unreal Engine with Havoks’ physics engine has given them the ability to out perform and enhance others with a smaller budget in place for the titles.
Playability – 9/4
I gave two ratings for this for one reason, the difference in campaign to multiplayer. The campaign if you couldn’t tell by now has had me enamored. The multiplayer, however, is lacking anything different from the past few CoD releases. To call the multiplayer a MW2 clone would not be a far pull. It is run almost to the T exactly the same with the amount of guns/items even less then half that of CoD. I cannot accept a new release that is a carbon copy on a more popular game without some sort of compensation. The fact that even had a multiplayer at all seemed to be more or less an afterthought. It is so weak in comparison to what was expected after playing through the campaign that I could not even get past level 5. This in turn is why I believe the community has fled. They would have done much better to copy a better platform for multiplayer, say…. Battlefield for example. Either way, the playability in the campaign is awesome. Even on the normal difficulty I died about 50 times before finishing it. The game is not hard to the point that you want to quit but it is also that which makes it a bit odd. I would die only to see the AI to follow the exact same pathing and I could play a scene 10 times and finally find where to hide, how to shoot without ever getting shot. Trial and Error.
Audio – 7
The game is all voice acted and done well with the mouth working in unison with words. It is about as good as expected, though some of the gun sounds are a bit filtered or saturated. They seem to vary gun to gun and have an off queue sound to firing if only by the smallest fraction of a second though that may be my lack of a proper sound card.
All in all the game is a great success and for the price that you would pay at our friends, IntKeys, you can’t pass up this title. Get a bonus 5% off their already low prices by using the TGB discount code: 224c76cae8
I would recommend it to any FPS fan for nothing more than the storyline. Otherwise, wait for MW3 as the multiplayer is a match to it with a ruined community. | <urn:uuid:19a06741-7788-46ae-aabc-2e16abdc591d> | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | http://www.thegamersblog.com/homefront/ | 2019-08-20T14:20:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315544.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820133527-20190820155527-00451.warc.gz | en | 0.972358 | 816 |
Weipei Liang and Yuchan Peng Killed in Car Accident Outside Kingman
Dolan Springs, Arizona—Two vans collided outside Dolan Springs last Thursday, leaving two tourists from China dead and four others with serious or life-threatening injuries.
The accident occurred on U.S. Highway 93 at Pierce Ferry Road. Arizona Department of Public Safety accident investigators report that a Toyota van was crossing the highway eastbound when its driver failed to stop at a crossover stop sign and drove into the path of a Ford van.
Weipei Liang, age 61 of Guandong, China, was a passenger in the Toyota, along with six others. Mr. Liang was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. The five remaining occupants were transported to University Medical Center in Las Vegas. Yuchan Peng, age 56 of China, died there three days after the crash.
The driver and sole occupant of the Ford sustained only minor injuries. Three helicopters were required to transport the injured to two nearby hospitals.
We extend our condolences to the families and friends of those who died in this tragic accident, and we wish speedy recoveries for those who were injured. | <urn:uuid:94fc8dcc-75cc-4296-92ec-3d4253efb2f2> | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | https://www.vanosteen.com/news/liang-peng.asp | 2019-02-18T18:37:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247487624.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20190218175932-20190218201932-00136.warc.gz | en | 0.967043 | 241 |
The Agriculture Department may not have the budgetary authority to relocate employees at two of its research bureaus to Kansas City, the USDA inspector general said Monday.
In a highly anticipated report, USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong said the department violated a provision in a 2018 appropriations bill when it reprogrammed funding to explore relocation possibilities for the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
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The provision, which was a fixture throughout the 2018 omnibus spending package for several agencies, was designed to prevent them from using appropriated funding to reprogram, reorganize or relocate without first earning congressional approval.
The IG said USDA had the legal authorities it needs relocate ERS and NIFA employees, but the 2018 appropriations law put the department on shakier ground when it came to the budget.
USDA informed Congress last August of its plans to relocate ERS and NIFA to a new site outside of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
The department never received congressional approval for the relocation, yet ERS and NIFA entered an inter-agency agreement to each reimburse USDA for the cost of hiring a contractor to review expressions of interest from state and local organizations across the country.
In October, ERS and NIFA each contributed $169,655 to hire Ernst & Young to review site proposals for the USDA relocation, the IG said.
“While we recognize that the department notified Congress a required, [the omnibus bill] also requires that the department receive congressional approval prior to its reprogramming and use of appropriated funds for the purpose of such relocation,” Fong said in the report. “That prior approval did not appear to have been granted. This obligation of funds may have also violated the Antideficiency Act.”
The situation is slightly different for NIFA, which had received $6 million for relocation expenses in the 2018 spending package. The appropriations bill, however, required USDA to tell Congress about its plans for this funding with 60 days, which the department didn’t do, the IG said.
The inspector general acknowledged USDA did inform Congress of its plans for relocation, but the department never sought and gained permission from lawmakers, which, in the IG’s view, may have violated the 2018 omnibus bill.
The IG suggested USDA’s Office of General Counsel develop a legal opinion to evaluate whether the department violated appropriations law or potentially the Antideficiency Act.
USDA in a detailed legal opinion on the topic, adamantly dismissed the possibility it had violated the Antideficiency Act or the 2018 omnibus spending package.
Instead, USDA’s general counsel said the 2018 provision was unconstitutional. It cited a Supreme Court decision, a Justice Department legal opinion and a Government Accountability Office “Redbook” on appropriations law as the basis for its determination.
USDA drew on a 1983 Supreme Court decision, which declared any statutory mechanism designed to allow one chamber of Congress to invalidate a decision from the executive branch unconstitutional.
Put another way, one congressional committee can’t prevent the department from moving forward with the USDA relocation because it didn’t gain prior approval, the general counsel said.
“The department has complied with applicable law by providing Congress with the notice it called for in appropriations legislation,” Stephen Vaden, USDA’s general counsel, wrote. “USDA is not required to abide by unconstitutional laws. Therefore, the department declines OIG’s recommendation to ignore Supreme Court, Office of Legal Counsel and Government Accountability Office precedent and seek congressional committee approval of the relocations.”
The IG pushed back slightly on the USDA’s opinion.
“OIG notes that such provisions have been included in relevant appropriations acts since 2015, and that the department has previously taken the position that provisions, such as those found in [the omnibus] are binding upon the department.”
USDA’s legal argument could be a potentially significant one, especially as Congress has used the appropriations process time and again to block administration priorities, like reorganizations.
And USDA’s legal analysis could serve as a model, as other agencies look to find a way around the barriers Congress created in the appropriations process to block reorganizations, said Don Kettl, a public policy professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs University of Texas at Austin.
“If it turns out [the administration] can find a crack in this wall having to do with the way the USDA can reorganize, then it could create an opportunity for trying to make some of the same arguments for the reorganizations that at least some people on the White House staff care a whole lot more about, which is the plan to reorganize OPM,” he said.
The House has already passed provisions designed to reject the administration’s proposed OPM merger with the General Services Administration, though
The Trump administration, despite congressional skepticism, is still making the case to reorganize and merge most existing functions at the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration.
The Interior Department and its reorganization plans have faced similar congressional backlash. The department announced plans earlier this summer to relocate several hundred employees at the Bureau of Land Management to Colorado and other states across the country.
USDA’s legal opinion was a disappointment for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who had asked the IG back in September to review the legal and budgetary authorities for the USDA relocation.
“The secretary must follow the will of Congress and refrain from moving forward with the relocation until Congress approves the use of funds for those purposes as directed by the fiscal year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act,” the members said Monday in a statement. “It ought not change interpretations when it is convenient for the administration or the secretary at any given moment.”
It’s perhaps no surprise that members of Congress are disappointed by USDA’s legal opinion. For Kettl, the back-and-forth over the USDA relocation represents a classic power struggles between the legislative and executive branches.
“Can Congress find ways of trying to shape what the administration can and cannot do in reorganization?” Kettl said. “On the other hand can the administration find ways that it can take advantage of the flexibility in the appropriations acts to be able to do what it wants to do… too?”
Hoyer and Holmes Norton also expressed frustration that the IG report didn’t evaluate the impacts the USDA relocation would have on employees or ERS and NIFA retention.
More than half of the ERS and NIFA employees who were asked to relocate to Kansas City have declined the move or haven’t responded, USDA said last month.
The IG did express some concern with USDA’s own internal regulations regarding reorganization and relocation and asked the department to clarify its policies. USDA, however, again pointed to the department’s legal opinion and argued the secretary had the discretion to deviate from agency regulations and make his own decisions about its organization.
Fong accepted USDA’s argument.
Meanwhile, Hoyer and Norton reiterated their opposition to the USDA relocation, which is moving along as employees make plans to move or leave the department by September.
“We continue to urge Secretary Perdue to halt this misguided relocation process that is causing massive attrition at these agencies, harming U.S. agriculture by undermining the missions of these agencies and causing serious dislocation and upheaval for the families of hundreds of long-time federal employees,” they said. | <urn:uuid:df2da981-d557-48a2-aa4c-ff3ac9a75e00> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2019/08/usda-ig-at-odds-over-budget-authorities-needed-for-kansas-city-relocation/ | 2021-10-16T02:43:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323583408.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20211016013436-20211016043436-00142.warc.gz | en | 0.953373 | 1,654 |
10-7. That was the score not at the end of the first, second, third, or fourth quarter. Instead, the score at the end of OT. That’s how the Cal-TCU game went in the Cheez-It Bowl. So, how did such a disgusting score happen? Well, I’m happy you asked.
There were 9 interceptions:
3 of those 9 interceptions came within 5 plays.
Two quarterback changes, including a QB who only had full use for ONE of his FEET!!!
There was a proposal!
Also a sideline interference with a guy in a suit!
At the end of the day, TCU wins 10-7. I had Cal -1 and I dont think I’m going to sleep tonight because of it. | <urn:uuid:84bdea16-ba02-49d7-8d81-2ef589c5c752> | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | https://www.barstoolbets.com/blogs/1179415/the-cheez-it-bowl-was-the-best-worst-game-ever | 2020-07-09T05:42:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655898347.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20200709034306-20200709064306-00597.warc.gz | en | 0.974959 | 164 |
For this spell
your will need a mojo bag with a proper spiritual bath
Take a mojo bag and put herb called Mukassa Minerva, then take and incene called MAJMUNAAME MUETTAR and put it in the bag, Take a Picture of the person you love and wet it with Lobanisha Poweder and put it in the Mojo Bag along with your picture. You love will get attracted to you and will be back to you.
If you have any questions in mind or need to cast any special spell. Email me your name, birth date. I will Cast spells as per your wish and need, Try magic spells of dr. saulat, email us your detail at firstname.lastname@example.org | <urn:uuid:1aa20fa5-1ad0-4b40-bbb8-1e9744ba4cd7> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | http://www.newspells.com/hoodoo_lovespells.htm | 2018-11-15T14:13:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039742779.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20181115141220-20181115163220-00442.warc.gz | en | 0.904586 | 154 |
Louis C.K. was nominated for seven Emmy's for the second season of "Louis" and "Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre." He talked to the New York Times about it here. You can check out other Se Fija! posts on Louis here and here.
Earning her third nomination, Sofía Vergara for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on ABC's comedy hit, "Modern Family." She's had a busy year, even being named the highest paid actress on television by Forbes. You can check out some of our past posts on Sofia here. http://www.sefijaonline.com/?p=5080 here and here. http://www.sefijaonline.com/?p=4765 here.
Over on Showtime, we have Bobby Cannavale for his second Emmy nom for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, for his role as a not so friendly hospital administrator, Dr. Mike Cruz on their hit comedy, "Nurse Jackie." We recently did a post on Cannavale, you can check it out here. http://latinola.com/story.php?story=10851 here. Also on Showtime, director Michael Cuesta for Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series for an episode of "Homeland." Cuesta is a very busy guy too, he's involved with CBS' new Sherlock Holmes series, "Elementary." Check on our past mentions on Cuesta, here and here.
The nominations are a little skimpy on the Latino talent, even though many shows with Latino involvement in front and behind the camera were nominated. With that said, we congratulate everyone involved. | <urn:uuid:6e4eb836-6320-48c8-aa59-1d9a05c266e6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://latinola.com/story.php?story=10935 | 2013-05-22T23:52:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702525329/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110845-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963837 | 352 |
The concept of wisdom teeth has been well-known for a long time. In fact, you’ve probably seen wisdom teeth extraction videos online and had a laugh at videos of people having those post-extraction giggles from the anesthesia. But what exactly are wisdom teeth and why do they need to be extracted?
Wisdom teeth form one group of the three molars and are the last to come out. They’re called “wisdom teeth” as they often erupt during your late teens or early twenties (which is believed to be the age of wisdom).
They are built with the toughest and widest structure for the purpose of chewing tough food. It is also believed that wisdom teeth are somewhat a sign of “evolution” as for our ancestors, they served as a back-up if and when the primary teeth fell out.
While our ancestors benefitted from wisdom teeth, we cannot exactly say the same today. Compared to the past, we’ve significantly adjusted our diets and lifestyles. Now, wisdom teeth can cause problems if not extracted at the right time. The necessity for wisdom teeth is no longer seen as they’re more troublesome than beneficial.
As they no longer serve a necessary purpose, when wisdom teeth do grow, they often push out other teeth. This can cause the crowding of your teeth, which then yields pressure or pain. Sometimes, wisdom teeth also don’t go straight out. It’s more often that they grow sideways, hitting nerves and bones and disrupting the peace in your mouth. They can also get infected and decay and that will cause serious pain.
The human jaw is now smaller than that of our ancestors, and it seems that there is just not enough space for wisdom teeth to grow for some people. This causes wisdom teeth to erupt in certain angles that are not optimal. When this happens, they can harm surrounding teeth or cause them to be misaligned.
Wisdom teeth can cause quite a kick of pain and can lead to more problems for your other molars. These instances call for wisdom teeth extraction. It’s standard practice to have wisdom teeth extracted and approximately 85% of people have them taken out.
However, there are some people who don’t experience any problems with wisdom teeth eruption. But you’ll know you’re due for a wisdom tooth extraction if you experience any of the following:
With your wisdom teeth being the closest to your jaw, you can experience pain in these areas when the molars are not extracted in a timely manner. Common causes for jaw pain brought about by wisdom teeth include crowding and impacted teeth. The latter is when wisdom teeth grow sidewards or inwards instead of outwards. This causes pressure and pain to the jaw and the neighboring teeth.
Wisdom teeth problems can cause headaches too. When wisdom teeth start pushing out, they can push against sinuses, which causes headache and sinus pain. While headaches can be dealt with by taking minor pain relief medications, prolonged and continuous pain caused by wisdom teeth warrants a visit to your oral surgeon for extraction.
Bad breath is not only something that can bring down your confidence, it can also be a sign of alarming problems. Bad breath, while common, can be an indication of infection and tooth decay. This is especially if you experience bad breath even after brushing or rinsing with mouthwash. If left unchecked, it can cause intense sharp pain that’s definitely not tolerable and could be very uncomfortable.
Wisdom teeth extractions are recommended, but they aren’t required if they don’t cause problems with your oral nerves or other molars. But because wisdom teeth are infamous for causing pain and discomfort, they may need to be taken care of.
If you are unsure if your wisdom teeth are due for extraction, it’s best to book a session with your oral surgeon to help further investigate the status of your wisdom teeth. This is true even if you don’t feel any pain, pressure, or side effects mentioned above.
Remember that some problems, especially when it comes to your oral health, are beyond what meets the eye. Though you may not see them on the surface, it’s best to have a licensed professional take a look and determine when it is time for your wisdom teeth extraction. | <urn:uuid:18ed85f9-52ad-49f1-97dd-3373b3cf8b14> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://atxfamilydentistry.com/wisdom-teeth-what-they-are-and-when-to-remove-them/ | 2023-01-28T16:52:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499646.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20230128153513-20230128183513-00186.warc.gz | en | 0.954121 | 888 |
I have a chart that displays weeks along the X-axis. I need to have the date sorting go from July-June and it was displaying properly until Jan 1. Since then, January weeks are displaying at the beginning of the X-axis. How do I get them to display at the right end of the X-axis (after December)?
The field being used for the chart is
Date(WeekOfYear(Respondents::date); 1 ; Year(Respondents::date))
the X-axis is
Respondents::week start & " - " & Respondents::week end
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|Reviewer: Srajan Ebaen
Source: Cairn Fog v2.0 as transport; Zanden Audio Model 5000 MkIII DAC; Furutech Digi. Reference BNC-BNC digital cable; Ortho Spectrum AR-2000 filter/buffer on the DAC's analog outputs
Preamp/Integrated: Bel Canto PRe6 GenII; Eastern Electric MiniMax
Amp: AUDIOPAX Model 88; Bel Canto eVo 4 GenII; Coda Technologies S5 [on review]
Speakers: Avantgarde Acoustic DUO; nOrh SM 6.9
Cables: HMS Grand Finale; Analysis Plus Solo Oval and Oval 8; i2digital X-60; Stereovox HDXV; Mapleshade Ebony active digital interconnect; Mapleshade Planar power cord with DC bias; Audio Magic Clairvoyant power cords; Z-Cable Reference cables and Hurricane and Cyclone power cords [on review]
Stands: Grand Prix Audio Monaco four-tier
Powerline conditioning: BPT BP-3.5 Signature; Walker Audio Velocitor for source components
Sundry accessories: GPA Formula Carbon/Kevlar shelf for tube amps; GPA Apex footers underneath stand and speakers; Walker Audio SST on all connections; Walker Audio Vivid CD cleaner; Furutech RD-2 CD demagnetizer; WorldPower cryo'd Hubbell wall sockets; Musse Audio resonance dampers on DUO subs; Mapleshade 4" solid maple platform under BPT conditioner
Room size: 30' w x 18' d x 10' h [sloping ceiling] in long-wall setup in one half, with open adjoining living room for a total of ca.1000 squ.ft floor plan and significant 'active' cubic air volume of essentially the entire (small) house
Review component retail: $3,950 all-black or black with silver fascia; add $200 for total silver/total graphite (the latter as reviewed, think anthracite)
|That first love of yours - looking back, should you have parted ways, really? In more ways than one, sometimes you need to go back in time to go forward in the present: Perhaps to smack-shut doors to move on; perhaps to finish learning a lesson; or perhaps to take said lesson -- learned already once over -- but reapplying it now with the wisdom of hindsight and accumulated experience?
Coda's new S Series warrants such ruminations. The genesis of the project roots with the past, Coda's first-ever amplifier dubbed System 100. At the time (and still available by custom order), it was/remains the manifestation of a most ambitious wish-list along which to design the best amplifier its designers could dream up, cost no apologies. As with the sanctified digits 7 and 9 in the Marantz bible or the number 1000 in the Nakamichi lexicon, the letter 'S' in Coda's history has remained reserved for the big one - the mucho enchilada, the Kahuna Grande with steam and whipped cream. And it's been lying dormant since. Until now. To paraphrase chief doc Eric Lauchli, "with the S Series, our intent was to revisit everything we love about the System 100 and to bring as much as possible of that magic into new models designed for slightly less demanding loads, using the latest devices, techniques and insights we've developed since."
Regarding those devices. Upon pressing remote flesh and calling in favors, I got marketing director Mark Ward (having read too much John Le Carré of late) to turn coats and spill the following rare Hawaiian beans: "The voltage gain in these amps is provided by an obscure matched dual Mosfet that Coda gave up on years ago because of lack of availability. We chose to go back to this device for the S amplifiers and had to get a commitment from the Mosfet's manufacturer regarding ongoing availability of the part. I think this Mosfet's transfer function helps reveal inner detail while sounding less "ss-like". Eric (Lauchli) feels that Mosfets are best for voltage gain because they are intrinsically ideal for that task -- not to mention their transfer function -- but are lousy for current-gain output duty. That's because of their inherently high and somewhat nonlinear input capacitance for power devices; poor matching between N and P channel compliments; and relatively high and inconsistent output resistance at high currents. This makes designing a no-feedback output stage with good linearity, damping and consistently smooth high-speed performance difficult if not impossible. That's why we stick to this high-speed bipolar output stage. It requires a little higher parts count but we feel it's worth it. Even with the higher parts count -- indeed largely because of it -- the resulting transfer function is actually much simpler and more consistent especially at high speeds. The S Series output devices are much faster than our normal devices. We never used them on higher-power amps because they were limited to 125 Volts. They are now 150V."
What our deep-cover mole with true genteel British understatement forgot to mention, casually calling things a little higher parts count? That the 50-watt rated S5 under review uses a bloody sixty of those 50MHz units, each spec'd at 8 amperes and, yes, 150 volts. That makes for a total of 100 amperes of potential current delivery. Overkill? Ample reserves for true easy-peasy coasting? We shall see soon enough.
If this arms dealer's dream spurs manly man's visions, let's compound it by stating that the amp's power rating cleanly doubles to 100 watts into 4 and 200 watts into 2 ohms. In bridged mono mode, power mongers net 200/400w into 8/4ohms. With XLR and RCA inputs, the S5 allows simultaneous hookup of both, selection made via the front-panel or remote control. Yes, all S-Series amps are remote-capable though the actual SL-9000 backlit and LCD screen fitted Home Theater Master remote is an optional item. It controls bias on/off for standby/go by deactivating bias current in output stage; switches between unbalanced and balanced inputs; and can designate control channels of the amp for independent control in a multi-channel or multi-amp setup.
Further onboard he-man goodies include, no not a mini bar but IXYS fast recovery heat-sinked bridge rectifiers; true DC-coupling; no global feedback; double-sided gold-plated circuit board; independent windings on the 1.5kVA power transformer; dual mono rectification; 72,000 uF supply capacitors per channel; and a total of 60 custom Mills wire-wound emitter resistors sporting pure copper leads and end caps, with a special copper/nickel alloy for the windings as opposed to the more traditional nichrome wire; yet another example of extreme attention to detail. Er - did I just call the lack of feedback he-man? You bet. In situations of conflict, only a truly strong and resourceful warrior can afford to be humble and meek - should it come to it, he knows how to pulverize the other guy's knee cap. In amplification circuits, only a truly superior implementation can avoid feedback without dearly paying for it in inflationary distortion.
Regarding said distortion? The S5 claims less than 0.03% at full bandwidth and full output power while driven into anything between 2 to 8 ohms. That's an honest piece of specmanship - quite unlike that of certain tube amps which, when you arrive at the fine print, are spec'd into 1 watt and merely at 10kHz for a good-looking distortion figure. Bandwidth on the Coda is given as DC to 100kHz, with a signal-to-noise of greater than 120dB. Gain is 26dB, input impedance 50kOhm single-ended, 1kOhm balanced. Output Z is a very low 0.03 ohm at full bandwidth, creating a nominal damping factor of greater than 240. Electrical power consumption is 450w max at full-rated power. Human power consumption to lift its sprightly 45 lbs requires a mere British breakfast of cholesterol-defeating porridge calories (go for the charcoaled meat popsicles at your own risk warns the spy manual). Overall dimensions of the S5 are 17.5" x 5.75" x 12.5".
For increased raw displacement, the S12 more than doubles the S5's output to 125/250/500w into 8/4/2ohms or 500/1000w into 8/4ohm bridged. To achieve this, the S5's full-on Class A bias goes below half-mast for the S12, to 20 watts of precision bias Class A operation before things slide into Class A/B mode (the S5 doesn't slide at all within its 50-watt rating into an 8 ohm load; more on this later). That's why I called the S12 more raw displacement, not a higher level of buff or washboard abs. As my review of Coda-Continuum's Unison 3.1 explored, higher Class A bias does have sonic advantages even if you don't exceed the otherwise comparable Class A/B amp's Class A range. Don't ask me why. It's simply what I heard, even and already with a measly 2-5 watts of output on my 103dB Avantgardes. 'Hotter' Class A bias sounded better. Krell here I come?
For those reckless few for whom nothing but ultimate power will do (get rid of those speakers would be my advice), Coda's new S1 is a permanently strapped, balanced monoblock variant of the S12, delivering 500W into 8 Ohms, with about 20w operating in Class A.. For those who prefer more Class A, Coda can re-bias the S1 for 50W of Class A, with a commensurate reduced power output of 220 Watts into 8 Ohms. These bridged-balanced versions aren't switchable, hence a standard bridged S12 is not the same as an S1 though power output is in fact identical. In Lauchli speak, we learn that this special piece of bridging works by "coupling the front ends in a proprietary way that causes each channel to mirror the other channel's signal. Either input or both can be driven with the same resulting balanced output. The output responds only to the difference of the inputs. Advantages of this method include the fact that the signal path remains as simple and direct as an independent channel, with distortion either staying the same or dropping slightly. Also, both inputs are high impedance and identical. A balanced source can be used to full advantage but is not required for a balanced output."
Translated, this means that the S1 should not suffer the usual decrease of refinement that comes with normal bridging's distortion and noise increase. Note that its distortion could actually drop. In short, with the S Series, you once again get to pick both your output power and how much of it operates in Class A. To take the measure of the massive S1, our own Les-is-more Count Turoczi will follow Mark's example, turn coats, confess to the possibility of more-is-more and report on his findings in a few months. Unlike the English, Les abhors organ meats but absolutely adores his pipe organs. There's nothing that taxes an amplifier quite like shuddering high amplitude infra-sonic signals from 30' organ registers. That makes the S1 into just the sort of chum patient Les needs on his operating table. Today's review shall be more conservative, however, exploring the mere 50 watts of Class A power which the S5 delivers. Did I just say mere? Good grief. How grievously uncivilized of this foggy sod. Flip the page to see him make proper amends. | <urn:uuid:0fda15be-760b-4936-95b5-afaf9041b5f6> | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | http://6moons.com/audioreviews/coda3/s5.html | 2018-01-19T03:30:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887729.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20180119030106-20180119050106-00375.warc.gz | en | 0.914791 | 2,512 |
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- Reader in Neuroscience
- The Ear Institute
- Faculty of Brain Sciences
I'm interested in how central auditory processing works normally, and how it is disrupted in brain disorders affecting hearing. I use mainly electrophysiological techniques but also behavioural, molecular and computational modelling methods. UCL is simply the one of the best environments in the world for my research, given the depth of expertise across biological and computational sciences. The UCL Ear Institute is just one outstanding component of a very rich research environment.
Human beings effortlessly perform complex feats of sound perception and auditory learning; for example, identifying new friends on the telephone just from the way they say hello; predicting a family member's arrival home by the sound of the car alone; or recognizing music from mere snippets heard while flipping through channels on the radio. These everyday yet remarkable abilities depend on listening and learning mechanisms within the brain, not just hearing mechanisms within the ear. Research in my laboratory is aimed at understanding these brain mechanisms of listening and learning, especially in the auditory cortex and thalamus. Key questions include:
* How is auditory information transformed within thalamocortical circuits?
* What roles do the components of thalamocortical circuits play in sound perception and auditory learning?
* How is central auditory processing of auditory information affected by acoustic experience?
* How is central auditory processing altered in brain disorders affecting auditory perception?
Research in the laboratory is interdisciplinary, involving a combination of electrophysiological, behavioural, and computational techniques. We work primarily with mice, including mouse models of conditions such as tinnitus, schizophrenia, and developmental language disorder in humans. Our work benefits from our affiliations with the UCL Ear Institute and the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology; we also have collaborative links with the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, the Institute of Ophthalmology, and other academic research units at UCL.
I give lectures on peripheral and central auditory processing and cortical function in a variety of modules at UCL.
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|01-OCT-2012||Reader in Neuroscience||Ear Institute (Primary); Dept. NPP (Secondary)||University College London, United Kingdom|
|01-SEP-2008 – 01-OCT-2012||Lecturer in Neuroscience||Ear Institute (Primary); Dept. NPP (Secondary)||University College London, United Kingdom|
|01-SEP-2004 – 31-AUG-2008||Lecturer in Neuroscience||Anatomy & Developmental Biology||University College London, United Kingdom|
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Jetstar’s Friday Frenzy is back and this week they’ve got some pretty decent fares on offer. But they’re only available until tonight at 11pm, Malaysia/Singapore time. These offers are for travellers out of Malaysia, so if you’re elsewhere, check your location for your specific offers.
One of the things we like about the Jetstar website is that when you open the ‘Deals’ page, you’ll get a ‘Price Watch’ popup. This helps you to follow your preferred flight so you can wait for the best deal. Handy, if the price you want isn’t in the current line-up. If you click it away but later decide you still do want to ‘Price Watch’ there’s another link in an orange bar just below the offer fares.
Jetstar’s Friday Frenzy – what’s on offer?
Fly to Singapore with fares starting from MYR 41 between 12th and 21st June, or 13th September and 15th November. These fares are only available today. If you want to fly in October for MYR 49, they can offer that ‘while stocks last’.
We’re also tempted by MYR 194 to Surabaya, if we can organise some dates between 13th September and 15th November.
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Greek prog-psych quartet Naxatras have announced the release of their latest single, Omega Madness. It's taken from the band's upcoming album IV, which will be released on February 25 and is now available to pre-order from the link below.
"Omega Madness was born out of a desire to capture a certain futuristic essence," the band state. "The first part of the song is built on a proto-heavy riff and a charged-up groove, while the second part revolves around a 5/4 riff, where robotic sounds merge with one another. In this chapter, a vortex opens up in the sky and the hero of our story gets transferred to another dimension to face a vicious foe in reality-melting arena."
Naxatras formed in 2015 and recorded debut album I in a single day. II followed a year later, with III arriving in 2018. The last time the band played London's Black Heart they sold it out 45 days in advance of the show. Naxatras are looking to tour next year in support of the new album.
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Please join us for a networking lunch with local attorneys who will be available to discuss small firm practice in South Carolina. Of the USC Law graduates working in law firms, the majority choose to join firms with fewer than ten attorneys. We encourage you to attend this event in the Lobby to hear practical advice about working in a small firm.
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- Instructional programs
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- On- and off-campus interview programs
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- Coordination of government honors programs including the Presidential Management Fellows Program
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By Sandun Kodithuwakku
CR and FC have at last run out of patience with hooker Dulanjana Wijesinghe as the former Wesley College front-rower has been dropped from the starting line-up ahead of their Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament match against Air Force Sports Club at Longden Place, today (14).
Wijesinghe’s move from Navy Sports Club didn’t go according to plan as he had a very poor start to the season and the Red Shirts have brought in Hirantha Manamendra to the starting line-up in place of the veteran.
Meanwhile, former Zahira College player Wajid Fawmy would make his debut for CR and FC today.
However, CR and FC are yet to finalise their team for this game as some of their key players are not keeping well.
“Skipper Kavindu Perera had a toe injury and was discharged from hospital last evening while few other players are still recovering,” said Nilfer Ibrahim, Head Coach of CR and FC.
Ibrahim also said that fly half Chanaka Chandimal has been left out from the playing XV and his position would be taken by Tarinda Ratwatte.
CR and FC of course provided a tough contest to the defending champions Kandy SC before going down fighting (30-41) at the Nittawela Stadium and also lost by a whisker against Havelock SC last weekend.
In contrast, Air Force SC have lost all five matches this season.
Meanwhile, Nizam Jamaldeen, President of the Sri Lanka Rugby Referees Society (SLRRS) said that they would not boycott this game as it is been played at Longden Place.
The SLRRS earlier decided to boycott all rugby fixtures played at the Air Force Grounds in Ratmalana involving Air Force SC after one of their officials were man handled by spectators.
“We would send Referees for this match but our decision to boycott all matches at Ratmalana involving Air Force SC would stand until a final decision is made after consultation with Sri Lanka Rugby,” said Jamaldeen.
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Air Force SC (Probable): Charles Praveen, Muditha Kasun, Yohan Perera, Thilina Bandara, Sithara Samarakoon, Gimhana Silva, Rumesh Wasantha, Saraka Werella, Nuwan Perera and Gayan Iddamalgoda, Kaushal Manupriya, Jero Dananjaya, Ramzan Amith, Pathmasanka Weerasinghe, Ramadas Rumesh. | <urn:uuid:98185faa-472a-4479-8cbc-6e4e62b58f12> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | https://www.dailymirror.lk/sports/Dulanjana-dropped-Fawmy-makes-debut/323-159769 | 2021-09-17T07:41:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780055601.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20210917055515-20210917085515-00527.warc.gz | en | 0.956528 | 642 |
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Retailers Must Reframe Their Thinking
If you build an omnichannel house without an RFID foundation, it will crumble.
Apr 24, 2016—
On a recent conference call with a leading RFID integrator discussing RFID adoption, the conversation turned to competing retail projects. During the previous holiday season, the vast majority of retailers failed in their efforts to provide an omnichannel shopping experience for customers. As a result, retailers were setting aside RFID inventory-management projects and escalating their omnichannel efforts. A few days later, I visited the VP of operations for a major retailer. He told me that while the company was interested in RFID, it had other priorities and had decided to focus on enabling customers to buy online pickup in stores (BOPIS).
On my drive home later that day, I passed by a new house being built on my street. The builders had spent the past month preparing the ground and laying the foundation, and now they were beginning to frame the house. Why, I wondered, would retailers try to build an omnichannel house without the proper foundation? I can only surmise that retailers still don't understand that RFID is the only reliable and cost-efficient way to obtain high inventory accuracy—and having high inventory accuracy is the only foundation on which an omnichannel house can be built.
The second floor of an omnichannel house is composed of two key omnichannel capabilities—BOPIS and ship from store (SfS). BOPIS blends the digital and physical channels from the customer's perspective, providing an anytime, anywhere shopping experience. SfS blends the channels from the operations perspective, as digital purchases become sourced from the physical stores.
There's a critical subfloor between the first and second floors: visibility to the single unit. For BOPIS and SfS to blend the channels, retailers must know what merchandise they have and where they have each item. Finally, and most importantly, the entire house is supported by a firm foundation, based on high inventory accuracy.
The ultimate outcome of a well-built omnichannel house is a superior customer experience. Retailers are frantically trying to build the first and second floors in an effort to get the roof put on the house very soon. But if they build the house without a firm RFID foundation, they will fail.
RFID should not be viewed as an independent initiative or a competing priority to any omnichannel initiative. Without high inventory accuracy, an omnichannel house cannot be built, or, if it is built, it will not stand.
Bill Hardgrave is dean of Auburn University's Harbert College of Business and the founder of the RFID Lab. He will address other RFID adoption and business case issues in this column. Send your questions to firstname.lastname@example.org. Follow him on Twitter at @bhardgrave.
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The largest and the longest of the three rivers that find their end in Jukai Bay is the Or, or 'Civil River'
'Or' for its colour, which is gold, and 'Civil' for its Parliaments and laws.
An Empire once tamed the Or. No-one knows which one, the Or flows a long, long way, through canyon country, through the Forest of Rhodopsin with its purple leaves and prehistoric trees, through the Phyrrous Plains and great ravines thereof, through the stormlands where the trees burn every other year and the banks of the Or become sheets of red flame reflecting from its golden sheen, through the Catastrophic Woods, dense black tangles of hate-hardened wood where the grey leaves cover pin-dogs in their multitudes, still unexplored, and beyond that, somewhere it originates in the Radula Mountains, seat of the Snaegleborg, peerless, heaven-piercing ever-receding, centrepoint and only ever-stable point in this Uncertain World.
These lands held many Empires over time, the Phyrrous Plains are known for their ruins and the legends of the Cities of the Plains and how they warred against each other long ago. The Catastrophic Woods must hold the source of some terrible event, no-one knows what, the Canyon of the Sun is vast and the few who have survived its rapids claim they see ruined cave-cities carved into its rock like black eyes.
It was likely the Aurulent Empire that tamed and organised the Or, it seems like the kind of thing they would do and it's certainly the ghosts of their tax inspectors that loom out of the water after mass lightning-strikes, riding huge pale crabs, carrying silver lanterns and muttering to themselves in Ancient Aurulent.
For the river has order. It floods and recedes on time each year, every year, accurate to the day, expanding and contracting to exactly the same place each time. Its savage whirlpools are more regular than clocks, more fixed than stars, its deadly sandbanks that suck down ships are all charted, as firmly set as foundations, they never move. The Or is predictable, at least, in those ways in which a river is usually not.
The fauna of the Or are organised. The river has no non-social species. Even animals that would normally be non-social, or barely-social, like Alligators or snails, either live in groups or congregate regularly.
Each group has a hierarchy, each hierarchy has a head, each species has a parliament with local sub-councils. Somewhere there is a Senate of the Or where the leaders of each species meet to somehow agree the laws of the Or, somewhere, perhaps, there is a King.
The animals of the river are not necessarily any more intelligent than their equivalents elsewhere and they do not necessarily do anything fundamentally different than their equivalents elsewhere. The small brass crabs like coins still behave generally like crabs, the black eels with golden eyes still drift like policemen outside bars, the dark blue manatees still chew the golden kelp, the saw-mouth dolphins still hunt with ultrasonic whines. The purpose of an animal is to be an animal, but in the Or, this happens on schedule and the schedule is fair. The water snails walk in lines, the fish move in formation, predators chase their expected prey who flee in the expected way, until an hour turns or a chase enters a protected zone, in which case the chrome gharials simply turn away from the escaping fish.
When animals congregate they do not 'speak' in any comprehensible way. They are certainly doing something but exactly what or how is hard to tell. The heads of the parliaments may be intelligent, or not, the 'kings' of each species may be intelligent, storybooks certainly say they are, or they may not. No-one has ever confirmed encountering one.
Sometimes animals are found executed, forced out of the water to suffocate in air, or be eaten by land animals, or by man. The places of execution are well known and small villages of human beings sometimes make their livelihoods by acting as terrestrial leviathans who consume the criminals of the Civil River. The fishermen of the Or are few, and very very careful. They say the river always takes back what it gives. Exactly.
Golden fish are their officials. These slim, rapid bright fish are sometimes seen darting back and forth in the Or, to no particular pattern. They are never predated on by river-fauna, or even by man, local tribes and groupings refuse to touch them.
The colour of the Or, a golden sheen that makes it look like a necklace dropped on the velvet horizon when seen from the towers of Jukai at dawn, comes from some unknown impurity which seeps into the river somewhere above the stormlands and becomes more and more prevalent as it works its way towards Jukai. (It's not gold, curious alchemists have made exhaustive tests to look for that.) No-one can quite be certain what it is but several of the animals of the Or have a somewhat-metallic sheen to them of different kinds. Zenithal suggested what she called "a kind of anti-gargantuan organism, as indiscernible as the sky yet upon the opposite scale of size.
The water of the Or is slightly ferric and it summons lightning. Any storm passing over the river which might possibly discharge a bolt will do so directly into the water rather than onto the tops of nearby trees or mountains. When a large storm passes, especially in the stormlands upstream, tens, or even hundreds of lightning bolts can crash down into the Or, making it look like a wall of bright light stretching across the plains, upholding the dark pillars of the sky. Ships that trade on or explore the river carry iron lightning rods on top of masts to deflect likely strikes.
Most of the creatures of the Or seem to have found some way to survive these storms. But, after a significant storm an unusual event takes place. Should it be night and should the air still be heavy with static, huge pale crabs will idle out of the river and walk about on land. These crabs, (the size of ponies) are ridden by the ghosts of tax inspectors of the Aurulent Empire. (They wear the three-buttoned hats and signifying robes of those bureaucrats.) These ghosts then wander about on their crabs holding silver lanterns which give no visible light but which seem to define the limits of their sight, muttering ancient aurlulent, peering at things and clicking the mother-of-peal beads of their abacuses back and forth, they are followed in the darkness by a train of black electrified eels with golden eyes who move after them like a shadow, and of which they seem utterly unaware. | <urn:uuid:d7936b46-6440-460b-8941-b028f3d2d52d> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | http://falsemachine.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-civil-river.html | 2017-08-18T06:56:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104612.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818063421-20170818083421-00131.warc.gz | en | 0.959097 | 1,436 |
By RJ Eskow also posted at Daily Kos
A video of retired Sen. Alan Simpson’s foulmouthed rant toward activist Alex Lawson is making the Internet rounds, as well it should: The sheer audacity and rudeness of the guy makes this clip “must-see TV.” It’s a political bloopers reel.
But, while Simpson’s outrageousness makes the video entertaining, here’s what make it important: Alan Simpson is one of two chairs of a bipartisan commission created by President Obama to study the Federal deficit. His comments reveal a number of very important things about his biases, his tendency to distort and mislead, and his ideological extremism. These traits are likely to taint the Commission’s work – work which has great implications for the future.
Simpson is the former Republican Senator from Wyoming, but those who hope that Simpson’s biases will be offset by his Democratic counterpart are probably in for a big disappointment. As Robert Kuttner reports, Clinton Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles was finalizing a deal with New Gingrich to cut Social Security when the Monica Lewinsky scandal derailed their agreement.
Alan’s one of the Wyoming Simpsons, although on this video he sounds more like one of the Springfield Simpsons. (D’oh!) Here’s what his comments reveal, besides an irascible personality: That he wants to create a sense of crisis around Social Security, that raiding Social Security to pay for other government expenditures is perfectly fine with him … even though he’s supposedly a “small government” conservative, that he’s entered an Orwellian world where cutting Social Security isn’t really “cutting” it, and that he’ll use absurd rhetorical games to defend his position. Jane Hamsher has the whole transcript, but here are the highlights.
The Shock Doctrine Without the Shock
Naomi Klein described the “shock doctrine,” where conservatives use a crisis to force unpopular ideas on the public. There is no crisis where Social Security’s concerned, but Simpson and other Commission members want us to think there is. That explains exchanges like this:
SIMPSON (regarding Social Security): It’ll go broke in 2037.
LAWSON: What do you mean by ‘broke’? Do you mean the surplus will go out and then it will only be able to pay 75% of its benefits.
SIMPSON: Just listen to me instead of babbling …
Simpson then goes on to affirm Lawson’s statement (without apology, of course.) But he resumes the fearmongering a minute later:
SIMPSON: … There is not enough in the system by the month … to pay out what comes in. In other words there is more going out than coming in. That happened 3 or 4 weeks ago.
And, a few minutes later:
LAWSON: … Social Security is separate, though, from the general budget, right? It’s totally in the green.
SIMPSON: But it wasn’t. Just four weeks ago, there wasn’t as much coming in as going out.
LAWSON: Except you’re not calculating the interest paid on the bonds, because, if you do include that, it’s still in the green this year.
SIMPSON: Well you can go through all the sophistry of babbling that you want to.
LAWSON: It’s not sophistry. It’s just what the SSA says. So I’m just going on the numbers.
Alex is absolutely right, and Simpson’s the one engaging in sophistry (if by “sophistry” you mean, to use Simpson’s word, “bulls**t.”) If the interest is paid as agreed on those bonds, Social Security is still in the black. And if the government pays back what’s it has taken out of the Social Security coffers, benefits can be paid in full until at least 2037. But about that borrowed money …
Big Government Alan
It’s fascinating to watch Simpson suddenly defend big government expenditures, even when (make that only when people’s own insurance payments – money they’ve paid to cover their retirement is borrowed and then left unpaid:
LAWSON: … (W)hat about the $180 billion in surplus that (Social Security) brings in every year?
SIMPSON: There is no surplus in there. It’s a bunch of IOUs.
LAWSON: That’s what I wanted to actually get at.
SIMPSON: Listen. Listen. It’s 2.5 trillion bucks in IOUs which have been used to build the interstate highway system and all of the things people have enjoyed since it has been setup.
LAWSON: Two wars, tax cuts for the wealthy.
SIMPSON: Whatever, whatever. You pick your crap and I’ll pick the real stuff. It has to do with the highway system, it was to run America. And those are IOUs in there. And now there is not enough coming in every month …
Simpson’s capable of mustering an eloquent defense of government spending when it suits his argument (although he opposes it when it’s actually being proposed). And welching on an IOU sounds just fine to him, too.
We didn’t cut your benefits! Now be quiet and eat your cat food!
SIMPSON: In the year 2037, instead of getting 100% of your check, you are going to get about 75% of your check. That’s if you touch nothing. If you like that, fine. You’ll be picking with the chickens yourself when you’re 65.
So we want to take care, we’re not cutting, we’re not balancing the budget on the backs of senior citizens. That’s bullshit. So you’ve got that one down. So as long as you’ve got those two things down, you can’t play with anymore, that we’re not balancing the budget of the United States on the backs of poor old seniors and we’re not cutting anything, we’re stabilizing the system.
LAWSON: Thanks for being so frank. My question is: raising the retirement age, is actually an across-the-board benefit cut?
SIMPSON: There are 15 different options being discussed in here today, and why nail one of them…[inaudible]…if you would like to get one of them that pisses your people off.
LAWSON: Alice Rivlin was just on CNBC saying that that was one of the favorite methods.
SIMPSON: There are 15 of them in there.
I like the folksy “cutting with the chickens” line (although I don’t know what the hell it means.) But this is the thinking: “we’re not cutting , we’re stabilizing.” Expect to hear the word “stabilizing” used to mean “cutting” many times in the month to come – and expect your Social Security to be “stabilized” when it’s time for you to retire if this ideology prevails.
Run that by me one more time?
Simpson asserts that Social Security wasn’t originally intended to pay for people so far into retirement because life expectancy was low in 1935, when SSI was created. That’s true … but the program’s been modified since then to adjust for increased life expectancy. That leads to this whopper:
LAWSON: —(I)t’s my understanding from actually looking at the 1983 commission (which revamped Social Security), they actually started prefunding the retirement of the baby boom by building up that huge surplus.
SIMPSON: They never knew there was a baby boom in ’83.
Really? They didn’t there was a baby boom … in 1983?? They didn’t know how many babies had been born in the years 1948-1964? Here’s the real reason Alan Simpson says outrageously false things like that:
Read my lips: We’re cutting your benefits so that we don’t have to pay new taxes!
Here’s the bottom line. Simpson doesn’t want to force the government to pay those bonds back, because it will probably require new taxes to pay for them. The Commission’s likely to recommend some new taxes, but the Simpson crowd wants those increases to be a small as possible. Here’s an example of that ideology in action:
LAWSON: The government doesn’t actually own the bonds, it’s the government owing…
SIMPSON: Let me say things in a way so your fans will understand this, so you can go and be a hero. There is not enough in the system … So, what do they do? They go to that trust fund and say, ‘We need the IOUs out of it.’ And they say, ‘You can have them, but you have to pay for them’ …
Paying for them … which means more taxes … is exactly what Simpson and his comrades don’t want.
There’s more, and you should read/watch the whole thing, but that’s the gist of it. It’s frightening to consider the implications of Simpson’s reaction – the fierceness, the ideological drive, and the closed-mindedness. Remember, his Commission has been entrusted with determining your financial future. That means your economic fate is in the hands of an angry ideologue … and, for “balance,” he’s been partnered with somebody who worked with Newt Gingrich to try cutting Social Security.
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PARIS -- Wi-Fi's range is too short, 3G and 4G are too expensive, and both use too much power. A French start-up called Sigfox, says it's licked these network problems -- at least for the idea called the Internet of things.
The Internet of things involves networking countless devices such as cars, toys, heart rate monitors, and traffic lights. These devices may not necessarily need the network capacity of a smartphone used to watch videos, but they need to connect from all over and they need to run on a small battery.
Sigfox's network, using a technology called ultra narrowband (UNB), can only handle data-transfer speeds of 10 to 1,000 bits per second. But the technology is very widespread -- the entire country of France is covered today, for example -- and very cheap.
"We can have a subscription fee of under $1 per year," said Sigfox CEO Ludovic le Moan here at the LeWeb conference. And the hardware is cheap: with the communication chip and modem costing less than $1, too.
The network that communicates with the devices then links them to the Internet is relatively inexpensive to build, too, he said.
"For a few hundred million euros, we are able to cover the world," le Moan said. "It's not very expensive to have a network covering every part of the globe."
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WWE Announcer Gets New Job, WWE Profiles The Birth Of ECW, Latest NXT Update
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FERMIN PASTRANA, Mentor
Former District Manager of a Franchise Company.
Recruiting real estate agents and brokers, supervising their progress, overseeing their contracts and integrating them into our company. Fermin manage their real estate deals and mentor them on how to be successful agents and sustain their business over time. He meet with them on a regular basis to gauge the progress of their knowledge and understanding of the real estate business. Provide information to the agents on real estate that enhances their business pursuits and future goals. Liaise with agents to insure they avail themselves of the tools provided by the real estate industry for them to make their own business grow. Provide consulting to agents when they are having difficulties within their real estate transactions to move forward with success.
Coordinates the selling of short sales and REO's. Areas of experience include Key Biscayne, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Pt. St. Lucie, North Carolina and Puerto Rico.
Fermin is fluent in English and Spanish.
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Funeral services for Marie Frances Walker Bush will be held on Saturday, January 26 at 12:00 p.m. at The Clearview Community Center.
Marie Frances Walker Bush was born on December 7, 1940, in Weleetka, Oklahoma to Ollie and Kathryn Carnell Walker and was the oldest of ten children. She married Frank Wesley Bush Sr. She had two children and two grandchildren.
She attended Clearview Public Schools and graduated in 1958. Marie attended Langston University for two years and started working at Weleetka Hospital. While working at the hospital, she started attending nursing school in 1974. She completed her degree and began working at Okfuskee County Hospital. After working at this hospital, she attended East Central University in Ada three days a week and graduated with a B.A. Degree in Sociology and Rehabilitation. Marie continued her education, and in 1997, she graduated with a degree in Education of Religion from Bacone College in Muskogee.
Marie worked for the State Institution for Boys in Boley, Oklahoma for several years as a Juvenile Counselor. When the institution was turned into a state prison, Marie went into training to work in the prison. She took courses in Social Behavior and Counseling. Later, she was promoted to Sergeant. In the 1980’s, Marie began writing articles for the Clearview News Section of the Weleetkan newspaper. This section provided people who had moved from Clearview and others, who received the Weleetkan, to stay in touch with the news in Clearview.
In 1980, she was elected as Mayor of Clearview. She also re-incorporated the Town of Clearview. Marie was mayor of Clearview for eighteen years and the first black female mayor of Clearview. Being a person that believed in making a contribution to the community, Marie helped make the Town of Clearview one of the historical black towns in Oklahoma.
While mayor, Marie used the school gym, which is now the Clearview Community Center, to hold the town meetings. She later received grants to have a community building built and most of the streets paved. The Community Center is used for family reunions, funerals, family parties, school reunions, and other events. The Community Building is now where the town meetings are held. It is also used for parties, family reunions, church events, and other events.
In 1980, the Alford family organized an all Black Rodeo. It was the start of something big for Clearview. And now, Clearview Rodeo is the third largest Black Rodeo in Oklahoma. Ms. Bush has also assisted with publicity activities for the rodeo since the beginning. Ms. Bush has served on numerous boards. She served on the Ladies Industrial Club, Ladies Auxiliary Club, Veteran’s Ladies Club, Ladies Beautification Club, C.H.A.R.M.E.D., and the Clearview Community Improvement Corporation (CCIC) Organization. She was president of the Clearview Cemetery Board.
Ms. Bush was also a member of many clubs and organizations like the NAACP, Oklahoma and National Conference of Black Mayors, Southern Poverty Law Center, AARP Organization and Clearview School Alumni. She was also a member of the Church of the Living God and served as deaconess, superintendent, secretary, and church clerk. She was also president of the Mission Church Program.
Marie was called home on January 13, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ollie Leonard Walker Jr. and Kathryn Carnell Walker; husband, Frank Wesley Bush; two brothers, Ralph and George; five sisters, Thelma, Jean Esther, Marvie, Eva Mae, and Vinita Jo; five step children, Harriet Bush, James Bush, Glen Dale Bush, Elwood Bush, and Frank Wesley Bush Jr.
She leaves to cherish her memory: her sister, Eunice (Rundell) Edison of Lawton, Oklahoma; her brother, Billy Ray Walker of Clearview, Oklahoma; her daughter, Jackie (Glenn) Street of Seminole, Oklahoma; her son, Ronald aka “Chris” Bush of Clearview, Oklahoma; two grandchildren, Theran (Markeveric) Hernandez of Seminole, Oklahoma, Royce (Brook) Street of Maud, Oklahoma. 8 grandchildren, Reese, Vcake, Braxton, Akeya, Amerikus, Koi, John, Averi; her stepson, Peter (Helen) Bush of Clearview, Oklahoma; four step daughter-in-laws, Ceanly Bush, Dorothy Bush, Patricia Bush, and Jerlene Bush; numerous step grandchildren, step great grandchildren and step great great grandchildren, and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, and many others that she adored.
Interment will be held at Clearview Cemetery in Clearview, Oklahoma under the direction of Biglow Funeral Directors of Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
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Call them nerds, call them book worms, or even call them people with weirdest minds. It is only because of their innovations, efforts, and long hours of brainstorming sessions harnessing new technology, that we are able to make our lives more enjoyable and comfortable. Since that’s the case, good engineers are always in demand, which
In the past, if you wanted to get a qualification, or even simply learn something new, you would sign up for a course at a bricks-and-mortar institution, pay any relevant fees, and then physically attend class. That was until the online learning revolution started. Over the past few years, the e-learning space has seen an
The 16th century had Galileo, the 17th century had Issac Newton and 18th century had Einstein. Each era has had one standout genius of its own who was not only a great visionary but also had the audacity to stand up against the existing scientific convention, and challenge them to alter the course of scientific
The new year 2018 is upon us and we slowly progressing towards the second half of the first quarter, and a lot has happened in the technological field. Let’s take glimpse at all these technological advancement with TECH-A-MOMENT 2: Top 10 Trending tech news from around the world.
The fall of the 25-year old Left regime in the hilly state of Tripura, has further consolidated NDA’s position for an evident return to the power at center after the 2019 General Elections. With pre-eminence of PM Narendra Modi at the helm of every election campaign and the Sangh Parivar mustering all the support form | <urn:uuid:81b8889d-18bf-49ad-bdb0-6ab0516a3826> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://blog.classconnect.co.in/2018/03/ | 2019-06-19T08:51:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998943.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20190619083757-20190619105757-00474.warc.gz | en | 0.969429 | 341 |
I love to dance and I’m very lucky that my passion is what I make my living through. But sometimes, I come across a story about dance that really sickens me. So much so, that I wasn’t sure I should blog about it. But, I thought it was important to tell the story because it shows those of us who live in a free society, who are free to do what we please when we please, how lucky we are.
The other night on Channel 4 I watched a programme called The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan. I knew this was not going to be comfortable viewing – but I hadn’t realised just how downright harrowing it would be.
Bacha Bazi – or ‘Boy Play’ is a tradition that was outlawed by the Taliban and has since re-emerged in the Afghan society. The tradition revolves around rich, powerful men who own and groom young boys to dance for them and their friends. In a society where access to women is limited, it is the young boys who play this role instead, dressing in women’s outfits and dancing for men – and then being used for other sexual activities. Basically the boys are sexual slaves kept as status symbols.
The boys are taken from their families when they are about ten or eleven, with families being paid to let the boys go. The families are often so poor that they feel they have no choice and think that the boys will get better lives with these rich men looking after them. The boys learn dance and music for a year before they are then thrown into a room full of men for whom they dance.
The scenes shown on the programme were really disturbing. Here were men of all ages leering at these young boys, dressed in women’s clothes and bells, with the men fighting at the end of the night to see who takes the boys home with them. Sometimes these fights turn really ugly and dancing boys are often murdered either by their owners or the owner’s enemies.
Once the boys reach 18, they are considered men and too old for this role. They are often abandoned by their owners with no scope for a future, lacking any education or prospects of work. Often, in a typical abuser turned abused cycle, these men will then begin to own boys themselves, making money from hiring them out to dance at parties and weddings.
Many Afghan wives know that their men own these boys, but in a society where women do not have a voice, they can’t say anything.
The whole practice is vile, and the sexual abuse of the boys is openly accepted. The police don’t do anything and if a person is arrested for the murder of a boy, they are often release after just a few months. Pimps who prey on these boys, do so openly and with no fear of persecution, and the owners of the boys are usually well-to-do men in places of authority or wealth who know they can’t be touched by the law. And so, the cycle of abuse, murder and misery continues unhindered.
Dancing is a joyous thing. It makes one happy and fell good. It can be positively life-changing. Unfortunately in some societies it is used as a tawdry cover-up to something much more sinister and evil. I watched this programme and felt absolute despair for the boys and nothing but contempt for the men. At the moment I feel helpless, there is nothing I can do to help the boys – but I hope that by blogging about it, talking about it and sharing this story people will become more aware of it. The media has been covering the story for awhile now – Google the topic and many articles come up. One hopes that if enough awareness of this issue is raised, and if enough people speak out about it, one day this depraved practice will be stamped out. | <urn:uuid:3f3a2c16-5a89-436d-9989-a1f5fdc3d9de> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://www.justjhoom.co.uk/the-dancing-boys-of-afghanistan/ | 2018-11-19T18:45:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746061.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20181119171420-20181119193420-00285.warc.gz | en | 0.976651 | 791 |
What Are Manual Therapy Techniques and How Do They Benefit Your Pet?
Veterinary care centers that offer specialized pet care and treatments are on the rise. Sadly, the majority of pet owners are still unfamiliar with how manual therapy techniques can help their pets, or what physical therapy options are available. Dr. Peterson is our highly skilled veterinarian at Pawsitive Strides Veterinary Rehabilitation and Therapy in Des Moines, IA. We offer customized manual therapy techniques aimed at restoring the functional ability of your pet and improving your pet’s overall quality of life.
Passive Range of Motion (PROM) Exercises
These exercises involve manually moving the joints in a to and fro motion that emulates the normal movement of your pet, which helps improve flexibility and motion in the joints. Our veterinarians in Des Moines can help you learn more about this technique and how it can benefit your pet.
This technique involves adding warm water in a swim tank up to a level that your pet is comfortable. The different water levels create different intensities and buoyancy. Over time as your pet becomes stronger and used to the technique, the water is decreased, speed raised, and duration of sessions increased. During this form of therapy, all of the muscles relax providing pain relief, stress reduction, and improvement of your pet’s metabolic and cardiovascular functions.
Cold Laser Therapy
This form of treatment helps improve cell functioning by decreasing skin swelling, irritation, and promoting blood flow, which helps to reduce pain and promote healing.
Heat and Cold Therapy
This form of therapy works best when combined with PROM therapy. Heat therapy helps prepare your pet’s muscles for exercise, while cold compresses help in reducing inflammation and pain after intense physical activity.
This ultrasound provides heat to tendons, muscles, and joints to stimulate activity, promote healing, and improve strength.
These courses include balance steps, ramps, hills, and bars to help improve your pet’s balance, paw placement, and flexibility.
Pet Physical Therapy in Des Moines, IA
Contact Pawsitive Strides Veterinary Rehabilitation and Therapy for holistic and safe manual therapy for your pet. The most effective manual therapy for your pet will include a combination of manual therapy, healthy nutrition, and therapeutic exercises. If your dog or cat is suffering from joint pain, or you notice they need some form of physical therapy treatment, contact our team at Pawsitive Strides Veterinary Rehabilitation and Therapy. Call us today at (515) 575-9655. | <urn:uuid:a75a771a-7fcb-4daf-968d-00ba9895ac01> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://pawsitivestridesdsm.com/blog/252061-what-are-manual-therapy-techniques-and-how-do-they-benefit-your-pet/ | 2022-01-29T00:26:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320299894.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129002459-20220129032459-00089.warc.gz | en | 0.904881 | 528 |
What is Worlds?
The Road to Worlds
It takes more than just a good deck or solid team to make it to the World Championships. It also requires hard work and plenty of luck. Find out how this year's competitors earned the right to participate.
The easiest (and hardest) way to enter the Pokémon World Championships is to be the previous year's World Champion. The top four Pokémon TCG finishers in each age division, and the top two Pokémon video game finishers in each age division, earn an automatic invitation to the following year's competition.
Players who win a Pokémon qualifying event are awarded a well-earned seat at the World Championships. Challengers from across the globe compete in their home countries for the opportunity to make it to this ultimate test of TCG and video game skills. Throughout the world, National Championships determine the representatives for the Pokémon TCG and Video Game World Championships.
Pokémon TCG players competing in Pokémon Organized Play! Pokémon Premier Events are rated based on their performances over the course of the tournament season. The best players in each Rating Zone earn an invite to Worlds. Only the best of the best rise to the top! Click here for more details about Premier Ratings.
The Last Chance Qualifier gives Pokémon players one final opportunity to make the cut. This intense tournament takes place the day before the World Championships. For both the TCG and Video Game Championships, the top eight finishers in each age division are guaranteed a chance to compete at the main event. | <urn:uuid:8c47444c-b8e0-4b4a-b92c-521da2f58502> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://www.pokemonworldchampionships.com/2011/worlds/road_to_worlds | 2014-11-27T22:48:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931009292.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155649-00048-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931259 | 304 |
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At Colt, we care about the impact we have on our communities, our people, our customers and the environments in which we operate.
To underline our commitment to a strong sustainable future for our business, this year sees sustainability becoming an even bigger strategic driver for Colt. As part of this agenda, we subscribe to EcoVadis, a global index that benchmarks our environment, social and governance (ESG) performance against more than 75,000 other organisations across all industries.
Today, I’m excited to share that our most recent industry ranking has placed Colt in the 91st percentile, with a score of 63. This has earned us a Silver medal and a place in the top 10% of telco companies registered for ESG performance.
The EcoVadis scoring considers performance across four themes; environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. Policies, actions and, importantly, tangible results in these areas all count towards an organisations’ score.
This score reflects that Colt is a company that not only cares, but one that also demonstrates we’re steadfast in our commitment to doing business ethically and sustainably. Visions and values are important to inspire and guide, but to ensure we’re making a positive impact on our communities, customers and the environment, we must put in place strategies and take actions that get us closer to our sustainability goals. Our latest EcoVadis rating is confirmation that we’re on the right path.
Colt has started its journey to becoming more sustainable and we will keep you updated on our progress during 2021. From greening our vehicles, offsetting travel, moving to zero waste to landfill, using green energy and embracing other ways to reduce our carbon footprint – sustainability is a top priority moving forward. We know that to be truly transformational, to be connected to our planet, we need to embed sustainability into our DNA.
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Countdown: Top 5 Places & Why
Changing of the Guards, Buckingham Palace
“It’s important that God often saves us from ourselves.”
– Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom,
Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen,
Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
At the end of travelling Europe for 5 weeks I had the opportunity to conquer London in one week. I stayed with long-time family friends who graciously opened there “flat” for me, right in the heart of downtown London (it was only a 10 minute walk to Buckingham Palace.) In that week I was able to see more than 25 of London’s top sites.
Here are but some of the highlights:
- Big Ben & Westminster Bridge – crossing this famous bridge is an experience: one way will bring you to Big Ben and the Parliament buildings, the other way gives you access to the London Eye & if you stand in the middle of the bridge on the sidewalk you will have an uninhibited view of the River Thames
- London Eye – a huge, enclosed ferris wheel with a 360 degree view out the cabin windows, with a wooden circular platform to sit on if you don’t want to stand; got to see the city from above on a very clear day
- St. Paul’s Cathedral – an enormous, majestic cathedral with very high ceilings. I could literally sense and feel the presence of God in this place; walked the winding staircases up to the 3 galleries: Whispering Gallery (257 steps up); Stone Gallery (376 steps up), & the Golden Gallery (528 steps up). From outside the top gallery, I could see the city for miles with the River Thames meandering through it. The crypt, or basement, stores the burial grounds of some of London’s most famous people, including the likes of: Lord Nelson, Sir Christopher Wren ( the architect of St Paul’s), & Lord Wellington
- River Thames – went on a boat cruise on this well-recognized river. The vessel took us from the London Eye to Tower Bridge, and back again, stopping to see the Tower of London. It is an eye-opening experience, as on either side of the Thames there are famous buildings, landmarks and monuments, not to mention passing under the many bridges that London affords
- Trooping of the Colors – is an annual ceremony celebrating the official birthday of the British monarch. This tradition, since 1748, is also referred to as “The Queen’s Birthday Parade”. Essentially, each year on a Saturday in June, the Queen rides her royal carriage from Buckingham Palace down The Mall and back again, & leads the Royal Family out on the royal balcony of the palace for the grand finale of the Royal Air Force flypast
- Trafalgar Square – an enormous, wide-open square that has 2 large fountains with very blue water, huge lion statues that greet you at the entrance, with the Canada House right next to the square, and of course Lord Nelson’s column, an Olympic digital timer on site counting down the number of days until the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, & culminates with the National Gallery standing at the pinnacle of the square
- Metropolitan Tabernacle – this is the actual Reformed Baptist church where the world-famous, highly-accomplished, and well-loved Charles Haddon Spurgeon held his pastorate and led his congregation from the pulpit. For 38 years Spurgeon pastored this church and under his ministry tens of thousands were converted to God under the preaching of the Word. In its day, it seated 5,000 people and was by all accounts & standards, a megachurch. Spurgeon was enormously productive during his lifetime as John Piper has said, “I think the word “indefatigable” was created for people like Charles Spurgeon”, and his influence was such that Mark Driscoll says he is “[t]he greatest Bible preacher outside of Scripture.” Located at Elephant and Castle, I got to attend a Sunday evening service and had the tremendous honor of walking through the very church where Charles Spurgeon preached in & where God worked mightily through this one particular man.
- Westminster Abbey – during my tour of this famous Gothic church, I noticed it has fascinating side rooms loaded with tons of history and containing the “who’s-who” of British history. It houses the grave sites of prominent people, such as: Sir Isaac Newton, Handel, William Wilberforce, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth I of England, to name a few. Also notable, the last thing you see before leaving the Abbey is Winston Churchill’s memorial (his memorial service was at St. Paul’s Cathedral & he is buried in Bladon churchyard.)
- Tower of London – had a fun time checking out the Crown Jewels and other nifty war weapons (though I was a little disappointed there weren’t any demonstrations being offered.) The grounds were cool to explore and were sloped up from the banks of the River Thames. It was a really cool experience being inside this humongous and well-kept castle.
- Tower Bridge – a perfectly symmetrical, war-like bridge that hinges in the middle to allow large boats and vessel carriers to pass through & is located on the River Thames, right after the Tower of London
- Churchill War Rooms – a fascinating history crash-course of Churchill’s involvement during WWII. This was the very place (bunker) where Churchill set up camp & commanded the British government from during the war. I got to see Winston’s private quarters (where he slept and ate his dinners) & saw the attached museum for more learning about this highly influential 20th century giant.
- Covent Garden, Leiscester Square, Piccidilly Circus, Regent Street & Oxford Street – each of these sites are all interconnected and I couldn’t believe how short a distance it is to walk through each of them
- City bus tour – went on double-decker bus & sat on top deck with the open-air and took in a scenic and educational ’round-trip of this beautiful city of London
- Theatre show – went to see a great performance of “Billy Elliott” in the West End theatre, Victoria Palace
- Windsor Castle – as the oldest working castle in the world, it has been said this is the Queen’s preferred residence as she is away from the busyness of London life and her administrative duties. It has very large grounds with lots to walk around and see & is located about an hour drive directly west of London, in the suburbs.
- The Queen – really enjoyed learning more about the royal family and the Queen herself. The timing was perfect as I was able to take part in celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, as she has ruled for 60 years in 2012 as the British monarch (2nd only in length to her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria who reigned for 63 years and seven months.) I had the privilege of seeing the Queen on two occasions, one at Buckingham Palace, and the other at Windsor Castle.
“Mind the gap.” – London Underground (AKA: “the Tube”)
“This is London.” – Edmund H. North
“London, thou art the flower of Cities all.”
– William Dunbar, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 18th Edition
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” – Samuel Johnson, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 18th Edition
Making a friend at Windsor Castle
“The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.”
– Oscar Wilde
“It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be battered, but the spirit of the Londoner stands resolute and undismayed.” – George VI
Front entrance to St. Paul’s Cathedral
“The best bribe which London offers to-day to the imagination, is, that, in such a vast variety of people and conditions, one can believe there is room for persons of romantic character to exist, and that the poet, the mystic, and the hero may hope to confront their counterparts.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.”
– Samuel Johnson
“I’ve been walking about London for the last thirty years, and I find something fresh in it every day.” – Walter Besant
“The streets of London are paved with Gold.” – Proverb
“The world can never be in the state of right order, strong government, and good influence unless London is truly and literally established as its capital.” – Kedar Joshi
City view from the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral
“America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub.”
– C. Wright Mills
“Ambition is contagious. Be driven.” – London billboard
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