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Social collaboration and portals
In today's globally connected world, with enterprise work forces geographically distributed around the world, enterprise application developers must support social collaboration in the workplace and beyond. Enterprise applications need to fit into a global timeframe where the social architecture can help workers and offices in very different time zones stay in sync. Learn about collaboration tools and frameworks, as well as social media frameworks that will help enterprise application architects design a social collaboration and networking solution that can integrate with the entire enterprise product portfolio.
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Dear Mountain Mama,
My boyfriend is teaching me to kayak and often we only take one car. He normally drives me to the put-in and I wait there with our kayaks and gear while he drives to the take-out and then hitches a ride.
Last time we went paddling, it took him forever to get a ride. I froze waiting for him and told him next time I’d do the hitching, since I’ve got better odds of getting a ride. He told me it wasn’t safe for a woman to hitchhike and he wouldn’t “let” me put my life at risk in order to shave a few minutes off of the time it takes to set shuttle.
We’re still arguing. Is it safe for a woman to hitchhike the shuttle?
Dear Thumbs Up,
While hitchhiking is generally never considered a “safe” activity, in many paddling communities picking up kayakers happens often. Other paddlers stop, knowing that it’s just good shuttle karma to give someone a ride – after all what goes around comes around. Even locals accustomed to seeing paddlers to offer rides. Assess the area and decide for yourself whether you think it’s safe to hitchhike.
You don’t have to take every ride offered to you. If a ride makes you feel uncomfortable, just say no thanks. When all else fails, a river knife strapped to your PDF might prevent unwanted advances.
Setting shuttle can be part of the adventure. There’s something about the anticipation of waiting for a ride, sizing up every passing car to see if the driver will stop. Connecting with the driver provides the random connection that can result in a new paddling friend or an interesting conversation.
Besides, a heated car is always warmer than the cozying up with paddling gear at the put-in. Appeal to your man’s sense of chivalry. Praise his toughness for being able to guard the kayaks and withstand the cold temperatures.
Thumbs Up, trust your gut to determine whether a particular area and a ride feel safe for hitchhiking. Use common sense when considering what to wear. Paddling gear sends a different message than a bikini. But by all means, get out there and figure out every aspect of paddling for yourself. Feeling comfortable hitching a shuttle will come in handy when you paddling without your man. And remember to return the favor when you have the opportunity to help other paddlers set their shuttle. | <urn:uuid:16fcc93a-9c8f-4423-9b3f-e95e5bf83310> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/mountain-mama-hitchhiking-for-the-ladies/ | 2023-09-25T22:35:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510100.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925215547-20230926005547-00137.warc.gz | en | 0.936683 | 549 |
One of the most exciting panels at FantasyCon, and one with a very eager audience, was ‘The Pen vs the Sword’, on combat in fantasy fiction. On this panel were…
- Adrian Tchaikovsky – writes fantasy, fights at the Leeds Armoury for research, also does live roleplay
- Juliet E. McKenna – writes fantasy, does aikido, used to do live roleplay
- Fran Terminiello – writes fantasy, does 16th and 17th century martial arts
- Clifford Beal – writes historical fantasy, used to do full armoured combat, now does rapier fighting
- David Thomas Moore – fantasy writing, moderating on short notice
I’ll try writing this one up as bullet points, see if I get more in than with my last panel writer-up.
Bad sword fighting in fantasy
- FT: Fighting that’s artless – real western fighting was and is an art and a science.
- JM: The idea that you can just pick up a sword and fight. Complete novices often tear their own ears in the attempt to fight, and that bleeds a lot.
- JM: Long fights. Most sword fights last two or three strokes.
- CB: Using one weapon’s technique or terminology for another.
- AT: Not taking account of armour – fighting someone with armour requires a completely different approach.
Best sword fighting in fiction
- JM: Old samurai movies, like Seven Samurai.
- JM: Game of Thrones books – less the nuts and bolts than the attitudes of the fighters.
- AT: K D Parker – technically good stuff.
- AT: Abercrombie’s The Heroes for the sense of the chaos of battle.
Fighting in its social and historical context
- FT: Rapiers were very much fashion accessories.
- JM: Swordplay’s survival in Japan was down to the ban on gunpowder weapons.
- CB: Many wearing rapiers for fashion didn’t know how to use them.
- JM: Fighting well requires day in day out training to build muscle memory.
- AT: Old fighting styles can be invalidated by technological change.
- JM: Fast technological change means skills get lost in two and a half generations.
Planning a fight scene
- FT: Context is key – battle or duel? What’s the regional etiquette?
- JM: Less is more on details.
- AT: Have the fight’s pace and structure driven by the characters’ personalities.
Other odds and ends
- JM: Someone can have a non-survivable abdomen wound and still fight for twenty minutes – taking out their ability to fight is what counts.
- FT: The locked crossed swords thing never really happens for more than a second – there are lots of ways out of it.
- CB: In full armour heat exhaustion is your enemy.
- FT: Swords are a last resort weapon – would rather have a spear.
- Someone recommended reading English Martial Arts by Terry Brown.
The panellists did a demo afterwards, which I missed, but here’s a video someone else took of it:
This panel contained a lot of practically useful information on writing fights in fantasy and historical fiction. Anyone have any other guidance on this, or good sources to check out? | <urn:uuid:7b65f2cc-3058-4321-a67a-f93ef2e82fd5> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://andrewknighton.com/tag/martial-arts/ | 2022-09-30T13:01:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335469.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220930113830-20220930143830-00456.warc.gz | en | 0.917252 | 735 |
|Birth: ||Nov. 30, 1907|
|Death: ||Mar. 26, 1996|
Anna Baldyga, 88, of 678 South St., West Warren, died Tuesday in Mary Lane Hospital, Ware, after a short illness.
She leaves a sister, Genevieve R. Kutt of Ware; and nephews and nieces.
She was born in West Warren, daughter of Walenty and Teofila (Kurr) Baldyga, and lived here most of her life.
Miss Baldyga was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, West Warren.
The funeral will be tomorrow from Cebula Funeral Home, 66 South St., Ware, with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Stanislaus Church, Main Street, West Warren. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Edition: RT. 9 WEST; SOUTH COUNTY; BLACKSTONE VALLEY; RT. 9 EAST
Copyright (c) 1996 Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp.
Walenty Baldyga (1886 - 1946)
Teofila Kurr Baldyga (1887 - 1970)
Mary Baldyga Marhefka (1905 - 1994)*
Anna Baldyga (1907 - 1996)
Saint Pauls Cemetery
Created by: Kathy Krysiak
Record added: Aug 22, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 75314734
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|Publication number||US5706809 A|
|Application number||US 08/188,298|
|Publication date||13 Jan 1998|
|Filing date||27 Jan 1994|
|Priority date||29 Jan 1993|
|Also published as||CA2154773A1, CA2154773C, DE69430192T2, EP0681450A1, EP0681450B1, US5509411, US5682885, US5967978, US6141576, WO1994016618A1, WO1994016619A1, WO1994016632A1|
|Publication number||08188298, 188298, US 5706809 A, US 5706809A, US-A-5706809, US5706809 A, US5706809A|
|Inventors||Laszlo Littmann, Duane Dickens|
|Original Assignee||Cardima, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (46), Non-Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (93), Classifications (32), Legal Events (11)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/010,818, filed Jan. 29, 1993, now abandoned, application Ser. No. 08/043,449, filed Apr. 5, 1993, now abandoned, and application Ser. No. 08/057,294, filed May 5, 1993, now abandoned, which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.
This invention generally relates to the detection of electrical activity or signals within a patient's heart and particularly for determining the source of signals causing arrhythmia.
Prior methods for treating a patient's arrhythmia include the use of antiarrhythmic drugs such as sodium and calcium channel blockers or drugs which reduce the Beta-adrenergic activity. Other methods include the surgically sectioning the origin of the signals causing the arrhythmia or the conducting pathway for such signals. More frequently, however, to terminate the arrhythmia, the arrhythmogenic site which causes the arrhythmia is destroyed by heat, e.g. applying a laser beam or radio frequency (RF) energy to a desired location on the patient's endocardium.
In the latter instance, the location of the site causing the arrhythmia must be accurately known in order to be able to contact the desired location with a tissue destroying device. A major problem of ablating the arrhythmogenic site, a conductive pathway or a re-entry site is to accurately determine the location and size of the site so that an excessive amount of good tissue is not destroyed adjacent the site to ensure that the arrhythmia does not return. For example, the average arrhythmogenic site consists of about 1.4 cm2 of endocardial tissue, whereas a re-entrant site might be much larger. RF ablation techniques produce lesions about 0.5 cm2 in diameter, so a number of lesions may have to be generated in order to completely ablate the area of interest. If the site is not accurately mapped, much of the good tissue surrounding the site will be unnecessarily destroyed.
A variety of methods have been used to detect electrical activity within a patient's heart to facilitate the mapping of such heart signals and to thereby determine the location of the electrical signals causing the arrhythmia.
A number of U.S. Patents describe the use of elongated intravascular signal sensing devices which are advanced through the patient's vasculature until the distal portion having sensing electrodes is disposed within one of the heart chambers with the electrodes in contact with the endocardial lining. While this procedure is widely used, it does not always allow the site of arrhythmogenic signals to be accurately determined.
The literature also mentions advancing an intravascular signal sensing device within a patient's coronary artery or coronary sinus or a cardiac vein. However, these methods have been clinical experiment and have not been widely employed.
What has been needed is a method and system for accurately detecting the source of signals which cause the arrhythmia.
This invention is directed to a method and system for detecting electrical activity from several intravascular locations within a patient's heart to facilitate accurate determination of the site of such electrical activity.
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of intravascular devices are positioned within the coronary arteries and/or cardiac veins of a patient's heart to detect electrical activity. Each of the intravascular devices include an elongated shaft with a proximal section and a distal section with a plurality of sensing electrodes preferably adapted for a bipolar mode of operation spaced along a length of the distal section. Up to 20 or more bipolar electrode pairs may be provided along the distal section of the shaft. The distal section of the shaft is configured so as to be considerably more flexible than the proximal section and to be advanceable through a patient's coronary anatomy. The sensing electrodes are electrically connected to electrical conductors which extend from the proximal end of the shaft to the distal section where the electrodes are located.
The shaft is preferably formed of a plurality of insulated electrical conductors braided or wound into an elongated tubular member, although not all of the strands which make up the tubular member need be electrical conductors. The insulation on a separate individual conductor is exposed under each of the individual electrodes so that an electrical connection can be made between each of the electrodes and a separate electrical conductor. The electrical connection may be secured by means of a suitable solder or brazing material. The electrodes are secured to the underlying tubular member by a suitable means such as an adhesive so as to ensure that appropriate electrical contact with the exposed conductors is maintained even though brazed or soldered.
The elongated intravascular sensing devices of the invention may be in the form of a guidewire or a catheter. The guidewire in one embodiment generally has an elongated core member which is disposed within tubular member formed by the braided electrical conductors. The distal section of the guidewire has a flexible tip coil which is distal to the length on which the electrodes extend and which is disposed about the distal extremity of the core member. The distal end of the core member may be manually shapable by the physician to facilitate steerability by torquing the proximal end. A smooth rounded tip is provided at the distal end of the coil to avoid damage when being advanced through the patient's vasculature. A safety or shaping ribbon may extend from the distal end of the core member to the rounded tip in conventional guidewire fashion to facilitate shaping and to prevent the loss of the distal tip of the guidewire.
In another presently preferred embodiment, the elongated sensing device may be in the form of a catheter which has an elongated inner lumen extending from the proximal end to a discharge or guidewire port in the distal end of the device. The distal end of the catheter may be provided with a soft tip to minimize traumatic engagement with a blood vessel wall when being advanced therein. The inner lumen of the catheter form of the device is usually configured to facilitate the slidable disposition of a guidewire version of the device of the invention therein which allows signal detection at separate locations within the same blood vessel or branch thereof.
In one presently preferred embodiment, at least two elongated intravascular devices are advanced into separate blood vessels of a patient's heart in order to detect electrical activity in two intravascular locations. In this embodiment the devices may be guidewires or catheters with inner lumens adapted to receive guidewires. The positions of the intravascular sensing devices may be adjusted within the individual blood vessels to optimize the reception of the electrical activity to provide a greater degree of accuracy in detecting the ectopic foci.
In another presently preferred embodiment, at least one of the elongated intravascular devices is a catheter with an inner lumen extending therein and at least one of the elongated intravascular devices is a guidewire which is configured to be slidably received within the inner lumen of the catheter and extend out the guidewire port in the distal end of the catheter. Electrical activity is detected at multiple locations within a single blood vessel or branch thereof by means of the electrodes on the catheter and the electrodes on the guidewire. After the electrical activity is detected at a first location, the relative positions of the catheter and the guidewire disposed within the inner lumen of the catheter may be adjusted and then electrical activity may be detected again. Detections of electrical activity may be repeated at several other locations within the same coronary artery or cardiac vein or elsewhere in the vasculature of the patient's heart to pin point the arrhythmogenic site.
The sensing electrodes on the intravascular devices of the present invention are preferably circular bands about 0.25 to about 1 mm in width and may be made from conducting material which is biocompatible with the body fluids such as gold. The electrodes are preferably grouped in electrode pairs which are spaced from each other by about 0.5 to about 2 mm, preferably about 0.75 to about 1.25 mm, and the spacing between the bipolar electrode pairs should be about 1 to about 10 mm, preferably about 6 to about 8 mm.
A plastic jacket, preferably a lubricous polymer such as a thermoplastic fluoropolymer, is applied to the length of the shaft of the intravascular sensing device with a slight overlap of the jacket over the edges of the individual electrodes to prevent exposure of a sharp metallic edge which can cause damage when advanced through blood vessels.
When using the intravascular system of the invention, the plurality of devices are first introduced into the patient percutaneously or by means of a cut-down into one or more of the patient's major peripheral arteries or veins (e.g. the femoral vein or artery) and advanced through the vasculature to one or more desired locations within the veins or arteries of the patient's heart. The distal section of the elongated devices of the invention is preferably configured to be advanceable within blood vessels having native inner diameters of less than about one mm and frequently having native diameters smaller than 0.75 mm.
Electrical activity from the patient's heart is received by the electrodes on the intravascular devices and transmitted through the electrical conductors attached to the individual electrodes to multipin connectors on the proximal ends of these devices. In a presently preferred method of using the elongated devices of the invention, a plurality of elongated devices are employed, with the individual devices being advanced into the arteries and/or veins of the patient's heart which may be branched from major arteries or veins. In many instances it is desirable to provide a device within the patient's heart chambers with electrodes to provide known pacing signals to the endocardium which can be compared with the signals received by one or more intravascular sensing devices within epicardial blood vessels. This greatly facilitates the detection of the site of an arrhythmogenic source or a conductive pathway, particularly within the ventricular region of the patient's heart.
These and other advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying exemplary drawings.
FIG. 1 is an anterior view of the coronary arteries of a human heart with portions of the right coronary artery and the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery in section to illustrate the intravascular devices therein.
FIG. 2 is an anterior view of coronary arteries and cardiac veins of a human heart with portions of the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery and the great cardiac vein in section to illustrate the intravascular devices therein.
FIG. 3 is an elevational view of a guidewire embodying features of the invention.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of a distal portion of the guidewire shown in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of a distal portion of a guidewire similar to that shown in FIG. 3 but with multiple braided layers in the shaft thereof.
FIG. 6 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a distal portion of the guidewire shown in FIG. 5 taken along the lines 6--6.
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an intermediate portion of the guidewire shown in FIG. 3 taken along the lines 7--7.
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the an extension of the proximal end of the guidewire shown in FIG. 3 taken along the lines 8--8.
FIG. 9 is an elevational view, partially in section, of a catheter embodying features of the invention.
FIG. 10 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the catheter shown in FIG. 9 taken along the lines 10--10.
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of alternative guidewire suitable for use with the present invention.
FIG. 12 is an elevational view, partially in section, of a catheter system suitable for use with the present invention.
FIG. 13 is an enlarged elevational view, partially in section, of the distal portion of the catheter shown in FIG. 12.
FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a wave front passing on end to a pair of intravascular sensing devices with a plurality of bipolar electrodes and the response from the passage of the wave front through each electrode pair.
FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a wave front emanating from a source between two intravascular sensing devices with a plurality of bipolar electrodes and the response from the passage of the wave front through each electrode pair.
One presently preferred method of the invention is shown in FIG. 1 wherein a first elongated intravascular sensing device 10 is disposed within the right coronary artery 11 and a second elongated intravascular sensing device 12 is disposed within the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery 13. As shown, the distal portion 14 of the first elongated intravascular device 10, having a plurality of electrodes 15, extends along a major portion of the right coronary artery 11 and the distal portion 16 of the second elongated intravascular sensing device 11, having a plurality of electrodes 17, extends along a major portion of the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery 13. The individual intravascular devices 10 and 12 may be moved within the arteries as needed to optimize the signals received and particularly to detect with some precision the first onset of signals in question in order to more accurately pin point the source thereof. The intravascular sensing devices 10 and 12 as shown are in the form of guidewires which have shapable distal tips 18 and 19 to facilitate entry into side branches of the patient's epicardial blood vessels.
Another method is depicted in FIG. 2 wherein one elongated intravascular sensing device 20 of the invention is disposed within the great cardiac vein 21 and another elongated intravascular sensing device 22 is disposed in the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery 13. The intravascular sensing device 20 has a plurality of electrodes 23 space along the distal portion 24 thereof and the intravascular sensing device 22 has a plurality of electrodes 25 space along it distal portion 26. A third intravascular sensing device 27 might also be deployed within the right coronary artery 11 to provide for detection of electrical activity from a wider region of the patient's heart and to thereby facilitate more comprehensive mapping of the patient's heart. As in the prior method, the individual sensing devices may be moved within the arteries or veins to more accurately pinpoint the region from which the received electrical activity originates.
Reference is made to FIGS. 3-8 which schematically illustrate in greater detail an embodiment of the invention wherein the elongated sensing device is the form of a guidewire 40 which includes shaft 41 with a distal portion 42 and a proximal portion 43. The shaft 41 is formed of a tubular member 44 formed of a plurality of braided or woven electrical conductors 45. While it is preferable that the conductors 45 be interwoven into the tubular member 44, they may be twisted or wound about a mandrel or the core member 48. In the latter case the inner and outer layers of wires would be laid out diagonally but the conductors of one layer would be laid in the opposite direction to that of the conductors in the other layer. Usually, the wound or twisted conductors are secured together by suitable adhesive which makes the shaft relatively stiff, whereas with the interwoven conductors there is sufficient interlocking of the conductors that adhesives are not usually needed with the result of a more flexible shaft 41. The distal section 42 of the shaft 41 is provided with a plurality of electrodes 46 which are preferably arranged as pairs 47 to facilitate a bipolar or multipolar mode of operation. The core member 48 is disposed within the inner lumen of the braided tubular member 44 and extends beyond the distal end thereof. The distal end 49 of the core member 48 is preferably flattened, as shown in FIG. 4, and extends and is joined to a rounded distal tip 50 which is formed when a distal coil 51 which is disposed about the distal end of the core member is secured thereto by soldering, brazing, welding or a body of adhesive and the like. The core member 48 may be provided with one or more tapers 52 as with conventional guidewires. The proximal portion 43 of the shaft 41 has two extensions 53 and 54 which have multi-pin connectors 55 and 56 on the proximal ends thereof with each of the electrical conductors 45 being electrically connected to a separate pin.
FIG. 4 illustrates the tubular member 44 formed of a single braided layer 57 with sixteen strands. However, when a high number of electrical conductors 45 are used, e.g. more than 16, a plurality of braided layers should be employed, as depicted in FIG. 5. As shown in this drawing, the outer braided layer 58 terminates at a location proximal to that of the intermediate layer 59 and the intermediate layer terminates at a location proximal to the innermost layer 60 to facilitate securing and electrically connecting the electrodes 46 to the individual electrical conductors 45. Some of the strands in the layers may be formed of nonconductive polymer materials such as Dacron, nylon or silk.
Details of proximal extension 56 is depicted in FIG. 8, wherein an sixteen pin connector 58 is schematically shown, but connectors having a higher or lower number of pins have been found suitable.
FIGS. 9 and 10 schematically illustrate the embodiment of the invention in the form of a catheter 61. In this embodiment, catheter shaft 62 has an inner lumen 63 defined by an inner tubular element or lining 64 which is preferably formed of lubricous material such as fluoropolymers, e.g. TeflonŽ and polysulfones and hydrophilic polymers such as polyvinypyrrolidone, polyethylene oxide and acrylate-based polymers. A tubular member 65 is disposed about tubular lining 64 and is formed of at least one braided layer 66. A plurality of the strands 67 making up each of the braided layers are insulated electrical conductors which are electrically connected to electrodes 68. As with the previously discussed embodiments, the electrodes 68 are preferably arranged in pairs 69 to facilitate bipolar mode operation. While not shown in the drawing, a plurality of braided layers may be desireable with more than eight electrode pairs 69. Some of the strands 67 in each of the layers may be formed of nonconducting materials such as nylon, An outer jacket 70 extends the length of the shaft 62 and the portion of the jacket extending beyond the distal end of the braided tubular member 65 is tapered to provide a nontraumatic flexible distal tip 71. As in the previously described embodiments, the outer jacket 70 overlaps the edges of the electrodes 68 to avoid exposing a sharp metal edge when advancing the catheter through a patient's blood vessel. A guidewire 72 (shown in phantom) is slidably disposed within the inner lumen 63.
The catheter 61 may also be used to direct diagnostic or therapeutic fluids to distal locations within a patients coronary vasculature. For example, fluids containing cardioplegic materials such as iced saline, solutions of KCl, lidocaine, procaineamide hydrochloride and the like can be delivered to areas of the patient's heart which are suspected to be the origin of or conduct the aberrant signals. If the arrhythmia stops upon the delivery of the cardioplegic agent, then the operator is assured that the artery or vein through which the agent is delivered leads toward or away from the area of the patient's heart which needs to be ablated in order to terminate the arrhythmia.
When using an approach to the patient's heart through the femoral artery or femoral vein, it is frequently helpful to utilize one or more guiding catheters to guide the intravascular sensing devices of the invention to the coronary artery ostium or the coronary sinus ostium. Such guiding catheters frequently have specially shaped distal tips to facilitate the seating thereof within the desired coronary ostium or coronary sinus ostium. The use of guiding catheter eliminates the need to direct the distal tip of a catheter or a guidewire of the invention into the desire ostium.
The electrodes on the distal portions of the sensing devices are typically gold bands with widths of about 0.5 mm. The distance between the electrodes of an electrode pair is typically about 1 mm and the distance between electrode pairs is typically about 7-8 mm.
The overall length of the intravascular devices of the invention depend upon the site of introduction into the patient's peripheral vasculature but may range from about 80 to about 300 cm, typically about 135 cm for delivery through the femoral artery or vein and about 90 cm for delivery through the brachiocephalic artery or internal jugular vein. The flexible distal portions of the intervascular sensing devices are about 10 to about 50 cm in length and are configured to be readily advanceable through a patient's coronary arteries or cardiac veins. The outer diameter of the catheter form of the sensing device should be less than about 0.055 inch (1.4 mm) and preferably about 0.035 inch (0.89 mm) and the inner lumen thereof is about 0.012 to about 0.022 inch (0.3-0.56 mm) in diameter to facilitate the reception and advancement of a guidewire therethrough. The distal portion of the guidewire is about 15 to about 40 cm in length and about 0.008 to about 0.022 inch (0.2-0.56 mm) in outer diameter to facilitate advancement through blood vessels having native diameters of less than 1 mm, frequently less than 0.75 mm. The distal coil on the guidewire is about 2 to about 10 cm in length and is formed of wire about 0.0003 to about 0.006 inch (0.0076-0.15 mm) in diameter. It is preferably formed of platinum to facilitate fluoroscopic observation thereof within the patient, but it may be formed in whole or in part with other material such as stainless steel, titanium, palladium, niobium, iridium, rhodium and alloys thereof.
To the extent not previously described, the materials of construction of the various guidewire and catheter parts may be formed of conventional materials. The electrical conductors may be electrical grade copper wire about 0.005 inch (0.127 mm) in diameter which are provided with a thin insulated jacket or coating of polyimide or other suitable insulator. The outer jacket may be a thermoplastic fluoropolymer such as THV which is available from 3M Corporation. The core wire of the guidewire may be formed of stainless steel or a superelastic NiTi type alloy, the latter exhibiting a stable austenite phase at body temperature. Preferably, the NiTi alloy exhibits a stress induced transformation from the stable austenite to a lower strength martensite phase. Upon release of the stress, the alloy returns to the austenite phase. Proximal and distal sections of the core member may be formed of different materials so as to provide a stronger proximal section for greater pushability and a more flexible distal section to facilitate passage through tortuous coronary anatomy. Manufacturing techniques used in making catheters and guidewires for angioplasty procedures may be used in the making of the intravascular devices of the invention. An alternative embodiment of the invention in the form of a guidewire 80 is shown in FIG. 11 which is similar to that shown in FIGS. 3-8 except that only a single pair of electrodes 81 and 82 are shown on distal portion 83. The shaft 84 has a proximal portion 85 which is formed in part of a hypotube 86. A core member 87 extends through the inner lumen of the hypotube 86 and is electrically isolated from the hypotube 86 by insulating jacket 88. The distal portion of the core member 87 extends out the distal end of the hypotube 86 as indicated in the drawing. The distal electrode 82 is electrically secured to the core member 87 by solder 89 and the proximal electrode 81 is secured by solder 90 to electrical conductor 91 which may be an insulated wire or ribbon. The proximal end of the electrical conductor 91 is secured by solder 92 to the hypotube 86 which is formed of electrically conductive metal (stainless steel). The exterior surface of the conductive metal tube 86 should be provided with an insulating jacket or coating 93. The core member 87 and the conductive metal tube 86 are preferably secured together at one or more locations by an insulating adhesive to facilitate the torqueability of the overall guidewire shaft. Preferably, they are secured at least at the distal end of the metal tube 86.
A coil 94 is disposed about the distal portion of the core member 87 proximal to the proximal electrode 81 and it is secured to the core member by a suitable means 95. Such securing may be effected by soldering, brazing, welding or suitable adhesive depending upon the materials from which the coil 94 and the core member 87 are made. The core member 87 and the coil 94 provide shapeability to the distal portion 83 of the guidewire 80 to facilitate its advancement into side branches of a patient's vasculature.
An inner tubular member 96 may be disposed within the coil 94 in the distal section 83 to provide support to the electrode 81 and inner tubular member 97 may be disposed within the coil 94 to likewise provide support thereto to electrode 82. A suitable material is thin walled polyimide tubing which is frequently mentioned as being suitable for use in intravascular catheters.
FIGS. 12 and 13 illustrate a catheter assembly 100 which embodies an additional aspect of the present invention directed to an intravascular catheter 101 for sensing electrical activity within a patient's coronary or cardiac blood vessels. As shown in FIG. 13 electrodes 102 are electrically connected to individual electrical conductors 103 which are woven or wound to form the tubular shaft 104 of the catheter 101. All of the strands which are wound to form the shaft 104 need not be conductors 103 as in the prior embodiments, and when there are more than 16 electrodes and thus more than 16 electrical conductors, multiple woven layers may be employed. The electrical conductors 103 are typically electrical grade copper wires of suitable outer diameter such as about 0.004 to about 0.01 inch (0.10-0.25 mm). The conductors 103 may be formed of other conducting materials such as silver, gold and platinum. A suitable insulating material to coat the conductors 103 is polyimide which minimizes cross talk and which can be applied in very thin layers. As in the other embodiments of the invention the conductors 103 may be woven or merely wound, but preferably are woven.
The inner lumen 105 of the catheter 100 is configured to slidably receive a guidewire to facilitate the advancement of the catheter over the guidewire and preferably has at least in the distal portion thereof a diameter about 0.002 to about 0.005 inch (0.051-0.127 mm) greater than the guidewire which is to be disposed therein. For guidewire having OD of about 0.016 to about 0.018 inch (0.41-46 mm), the inner lumen 97 would be about 0.018 to about 0.023 inch (0.46-0.58 mm). The OD of the catheter may range from about 0.03 to about 0.1 inch (0.76-2.54 mm) but preferably is about 0.03 to about 0.05 inch (0.076-1.27 mm, particularly 0.035 to about 0.040 inch (0.89-1.02 mm).
The proximal portion 106 of the catheter 100 makes up about 70 to about 95% of the total length of the catheter with the intermediate portion 107 and the distal portion 108 which has the sensing electrodes 102 being the remainder. Preferably the catheter 100 has decreasing stiffness from the proximal portion 106 to the intermediate portion 107 and the distal portion 108 to facilitate the advancement of the catheter 100 within the patient's vasculature. The exterior surface of the catheter 100 and the surface defining inner lumen 105 are formed of lubricous materials or hydrophilic materials which become lubricous when contacting aqueous based fluids. Polysulfones and polyfluoroalkanes are examples of suitable lubricous polymers and polyvinypyrrolidone, polyethylene oxide and acrylate-based polymers of examples of suitable hydrophilic polymers.
The proximal end of the catheter 106 may be provided with a multiple arm adapter 109 as shown in FIG. 12 with one arm 110 which is configured to receive a syringe for delivering fluid into the inner lumen and a second arm 111 which is provided with an electrical connector 112 which is electrically connected to the electrical conductors 103. The central arm 112 facilitates entry of a guidewire (not shown) into the inner lumen 105.
Once the arrhythmogenic site or conductive pathway causing an arrhythmia is located by detecting the electrical activity, The guidewire may be removed and means can be advanced through the inner lumen 105 of a catheter of the invention to occlude an arterial passageway which feeds the arrhythmogenic site or conductive pathway so as to terminate the arrhythmia.
FIG. 14 schematically represents the output from a plurality of electrode pairs 120 and 121 on separate intravascular devices (not shown) disposed in different, generally parallel coronary blood vessels, e.g. a coronary artery and the companion vein to a nearly planar wave front approaching on end to the intravascular devices. The bipolar response 122 and 123 to the wave front 124 from each electrode pair is shown adjacent thereto, and as indicated, all of the responses are essentially identical, except for the time-of-occurrence, because the wave front 124 reaches all of the electrodes at the same angle. Changes in tissue properties adjacent the catheters may retard the passage of the wave front and may distort the shape of the output.
FIG. 15 schematically represents the responses 130 and 131 from a plurality of electrode pairs 132 and 133 on separate intravascular devices (not shown) disposed in different generally parallel coronary blood vessels, as in FIG. 14, but the wave front 134 originates from an arrhythmogenic site between and in close proximity to the catheters. The wave front 134 is circular (idealized) and the size and polarity of the responses to the expanding wave front varies according to the angle of incidence.
The time of occurrence and the directional information in the aforementioned schematic drawings may be used to determine the origin of the ectopic beat.
The present invention has been described herein in terms of certain preferred embodiments but various modifications and improvements may be made to the present invention without departing from the scope thereof.
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It’s no surprise that the beautiful and versatile Arabian horse lends itself well to being an all-around partner, excelling in a number of disciplines. Sixteen-year-old Sophia Stoernell enjoys a range of activities with her Purebred Arabian gelding, Mirragio.
(Emma) Tell us about yourself?
(Sophia) My name is Sophia Stoernell. I am 16 years old and live in Nokesville, Va. I came to love Arabian horses as I grew up with them and really do not know what life would be like without them. My family and I have a small farm named Sunscat Hollow Arabians, and we maintain a family-centered approach in which we want our horses to all have some sort of a job, but most importantly they need to love what they do as much as we do. We love that our horses enjoy doing many things both in and out of the show ring. We have been able to enjoy dressage, sport horse in hand and under saddle, halter, hunter pleasure, western pleasure, western dressage, grooming and showmanship, trail in hand and under saddle, parades, working cows and team penning, as well as gymkhana events.
(Emma) Who are the special Arabian and Half-Arabian horses in your life and why?
(Sophia) I started my journey on Owl Creek Moniet (TSEA Traveler x TSEA Bint Deenara). She is a Straight Egyptian Arabian mare and is now 26 years old. I started out on lead line, but quickly graduated to doing all of the things I mentioned above with her. She never took a wrong move with me and gave me great confidence. She was my first 4-H project horse, and I achieved so many things with her. I loved showing her off at open shows, and people would be amazed to learn that she was “one of those crazy Arabians.” She helped show people that that myth was the farthest from the truth, and she was such a good ambassador for the breed.
She earned her retirement, and I got my second partner a Half-Arabian gelding named Pure Fame (Super Lucky Fame x RDR Summer Breeze) or “Cas” as I called him. He was exactly what I needed to push me out of my comfort zone, and he helped me gain even more confidence and make me a stronger horsewoman. I was able to take him from a main ring hunter to a very accomplished Dressage and Sport Horse. He really challenged me, but I became a better rider for it. Sadly, he unexpectedly passed away this year, and I will miss him very much.
This sudden change of events brought me to my current partner Miraggio (Mirage V++++// x Yankee Lady FHP) a 6-year-old Arabian gelding who came to our family as a weanling. I have had the pleasure of working and showing him in hand and in many disciplines. This versatile young boy was actually in his first parade as a yearling! He is a true family horse as my mom and dad have also shown him, and I am so excited to now get the opportunity to ride and show him under saddle. In addition to being a great parade horse, he has been shown in trail classes, halter, sport horse in hand, Western Dressage, hunter pleasure and grooming and showmanship. He loves going on trail rides and is a gentleman both in and out of the ring. He is my current 4-H project horse, and I am looking forward to showing him in rated and open local shows. He has accomplished so much already and has several regional and National titles. I am honored to be a part of his journey, and I cannot wait to try new things with him as we grow our partnership.
(Emma) What are your goals short term, and long term with the Arabian horse?
(Sophia) Miraggio is very close to achieving his Legion of Honor, and I hope to be able to help him achieve this special award this year. It will represent that he is a true family horse as we have all contributed and been a part of his journey. I look forward to learning what we are capable of together and would love to be able to show him at Sport Horse Nationals. In the meantime, I look forward to showing more people how amazing Arabians are as I take him to local shows and parades. He will also be showing at Virginia 4-H States this year with me in Dressage.
(Emma) What would you say to someone your age who is thinking of making an Arabian his or her next horse?
(Sophia) Arabian horses are the best family horses. They are so versatile and are willing partners. They are very smart and aim to please. They like to be challenged and try new things. They bring a feeling to you that is hard to explain, and they really speak to your heart. They are so much more than a partner, but are a true friend. They seem to know when they have precious cargo on board and take such excellent care of their youngest riders and also know how to challenge the more accomplished mount to help make them a better rider. Arabians have a special spirit, and it is easy to bond with them. Anyone considering making an Arabian her next family member could not go wrong.
(Emma) Parent/Guardian, what has your experience of the Arabian horse as a Youth/Family horse been? Would you encourage other families to select the breed for their children/youths and why?
(Tina Stoernell, Sophia’s Mom) Arabians are so rich with history, and I truly believe that it is because of how the Bedouins treated their Arabians as family members. It has become ingrained in them and makes them the best family horse. Aside from their obvious breathtaking beauty, they are highly intelligent and have an interdependence with their owners that is hard to describe. They are devoted, kind, yet have an inner strength that sets them apart from other breeds. The bond that is developed with the youth and the Arabian is something to behold, and it gives promise to all that is possible with this amazingly versatile breed. I have often seen many youth want to try something new or change disciplines and sometimes that means changing horses or even breeds. We have been so successful, and our horses have been very accepting of trying new challenges that they can meet all of our needs, and I cannot think of anything they cannot do. The sky is the limit with Arabian horses!
The Stoernell’s are just one of the many families that enjoy Arabian horses as their all-around family companion and riding horse. Congratulations Sophia on the diverse accomplishments you have enjoyed with your horses so far. We can’t wait to hear how you and Mirragio fare together in the future! | <urn:uuid:6935210c-5e61-4c6b-896a-33a48c236a76> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.arabianhorselife.com/single-post/2019/01/03/youth-spotlight-sophia-stoernell | 2023-01-30T15:04:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499819.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20230130133622-20230130163622-00513.warc.gz | en | 0.985445 | 1,429 |
LOVE WON'T HURT ANYMORE: The MS Pacific (nee Pacific Princess) is heading for the scrap yard. Now, I have never been on a boat larger than an English Channel ferry, but watching the Love Boat, it seemed so big and luxurous. But a quick comparison of Pacific Princess, which was christened in May 1971 to the Oasis of the Seas, christening in November of 2009, shows just what forty years has done to the industry. 16,000 tons v. 225,000; 650 passengers v. 5,500. 550 feet v. 1,180.
Shout outs to the crew of the Pacific Princess are encouraged. | <urn:uuid:babad091-c097-4ce9-9fb6-b5b3eb25fefd> | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | http://throwingthings.blogspot.com/2013/08/love-wont-hurt-anymore-ms-pacific-nee.html | 2017-09-25T09:52:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818690591.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20170925092813-20170925112813-00132.warc.gz | en | 0.957929 | 138 |
Also known as the cabbage worm and the European cabbage worm, the Imported Cabbageworm is a 1 1/4-inch light green caterpillar with one yellow stripe. It chews foliage, and produces soft green excrement. Its bullet-shaped whitish yellow eggs are laid singly on leaves. The adult is a white day-flying butterfly with three to four black spots on its wings. It over-winters as a pupa in the soil. Several generations occur each year. Imported cabbage worms are found throughout the United States.
When fully grown, the larva is about 1 inch in length and velvety green with a faint yellow stripe along the middle of the back and a row of yellow spots along each side. The larva crawls slowly over the plant and does not show any of the looping action characteristic of the cabbage looper, another important pest of cabbage. Another life stage of this insect that is commonly seen on cabbage plants is the pupal stage, which is a non-feeding stage just prior to the emergence of the butterfly. Pupae are about 4/5 inch long, sharply angled, and green spotted with black.
VULNERABLE PLANTS – These worms will work on the entire cabbage family but definitely prefer cabbage and cauliflower; also Alyssum and Nasturtium in the flower garden. They frequently damage turnips, kale, collards, radishes, and mustard.
Emergence Time - Imported cabbage worms overwinter in the ground as pupae, and emerge in late spring. There are usually four to six generations of imported cabbgeworms per year in the south and two or three in the north. | <urn:uuid:0015042f-d448-4ef0-a3da-3fc470fc3fc3> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://gardening.yardener.com/Cabbage-Worm | 2019-07-20T17:53:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526560.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20190720173623-20190720195623-00330.warc.gz | en | 0.943789 | 348 |
Happy Birthday to me…Today is my 38th Birthday! Yesterday after school, my fellow Not So Zen Mommy friend planned on delivering my birthday gift directly to me at pickup in front of the watchful eyes of 200 other parents. Instead, my husband and 4-year-old son ended up going and had to get my gift for me. Jokes on you, my friend!! Thank goodness my son can’t read yet:
The reason my friend and I work so well together is that there is no such thing as “going too far.” Plus, we are both willing to put a huge amount of effort in, merely for a good laugh. To add insult to injury, my gift was placed inside a giant Crown Royal bag (Perfect, my kid uses them to carry around his little toys). Then is was put inside the “Big Ed’s Sex Toys” homemade bag and this is what I found inside….I don’t know if I should be insulted or grateful! | <urn:uuid:6dbb6886-ad7f-4231-827c-ffaee1469c22> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | http://notsozenmom.com/2015/02/happy-birthday-needs-enemies-friends-like/ | 2018-10-22T12:38:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583515041.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20181022113301-20181022134801-00316.warc.gz | en | 0.966405 | 208 |
Terrestrial Biotic Responses to Miocene Climate Change
This activity is part of a collection under development by participants in a June 2006 workshop. Tested versions will be available in Spring 2007.
This activity leads students to explore patterns in the occurrence of some fossil mammals through the Miocene Epoch. Students use the CHRONOS interface to analyze data from the MIOmap database. The exercise is designed to follow the Marine Biotic Responses to Miocene Climate Change, but can also be used as a stand-alone activity. | <urn:uuid:e354c233-3f48-4b9d-a9b8-ec4257390442> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | http://serc.carleton.edu/chronos/activities/13740.html | 2017-04-24T13:17:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917119361.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031159-00021-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921788 | 108 |
Electromagnetic pulses in history
An electromagnetic pulse attack could cripple Britain’s infrastructure, MPs have warned. Here are examples of how the phenomenon has disrupted life.
By Matthew Holehouse
22 Feb 2012
The first recorded damage from an electromagnetic pulse came with the solar storm of August 1859, or the Carrington Event. It was the largest solar storm in recorded history. Sunspots and flares could be seen on the sun. It was followed by a huge geomagnetic storm. The Northern Lights could be seen across the world, and were bright enough to read a newspaper by. Telegraph systems in Europe and North America threw sparks, set light to paper and gave their operators electric shocks.
A similar, but milder, storm occured in March 1989. It knocked out power supplies in Quebec, jammed radio signals and weather satellites and caused aurora as far south as Texas – leading some to believe a nuclear attack was underway.
The phenomenon of electromagnetic interference was noticed during the early nuclear tests in the Cold War. British scientists attributed instrumentation failures to what they dubbed ‘radioflash’.
Its potential as a weapon was first realised by the US military. In the Starfish Prime test in 1962 a 1.44 megaton warhead was donated 250 miles into space. The pulse knocked out street lights and damaged telephones on Hawaii. | <urn:uuid:f7e92388-a12d-4b27-97f4-a4ad6b30ad0f> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://revolutionradio.org/?p=26036 | 2016-07-23T15:02:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823072.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00248-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966676 | 277 |
My research agenda has developed toward an exploration of firms as –internally- political entities from both a descriptive and normative perspective. At the micro-level, my focus is on understanding the logic of work in the context of the Western service-based economy, for which I am developing a critical ‘political sociology of work’. At the institutional level, I am developing a companion ‘political theory of the firm’ that seeks to grasp firms as political entities, and to explore its implications at both the levels of efficiency and normative, and democratic, accountability.
My decade-long research into these issues has led me to explore what I call the ‘capitalism/democracy contradiction’; that is, the potential problems that arise when we organize our economy along capitalist lines while nurturing the democratic political ideal of equality for all. I study both normative and efficiency issues raised by this contradiction, combining empirical and sociological research with political theory. As a scholar, I am committed too to helping address the current economic and democratic crisis.
U.Wisconsin-Madison – March 2018 – Havens Center Visiting Scholar: The Urgency of Making Workers Citizens, The Situation Today: Firms as Political Entities – introduction by Erik Olin Wright
RTBF La première Public Radio, Brussels, Avril 30, 2018
RVH/Journal Le Monde – Blois, France – Octobre 12, 2018 – A qui appartient l’entreprise ?
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Starting out to Winning
I'm just curious and want to know how someone would start from getting a horse training it on barrels then winning? I miss barrel racing so much but every horse I have ever owned was not meant for barrels racing. I started out with a 14 year old quarter horse mare she was used for a packing horse in Colorado and she has never had any speed in her she doesn't even lope barrels so she is my trail horse and a mama now :) ok so then I was looking for a barrel horse and my trainer (not anymore) had a horse that he was training on barrels for a few months well only to find out that she was abused and never rode accept those few months and the owner just threw a saddle on her broke her and went right to the barrels not even doing ground work with her and she was not a good barrel horse so sadly she was really aggressive I had to sell her :( So then I bought this sweet little three and a half year old gelding and the girl that owned him had raised him up properly he has ground manners and he is very good in the saddle I love him so much he does everything I ask of him:):) He is four and a half years old now and I want so badly for him to be my champion barrel horse in the future!!!!!!!! I want to start him right and do everything a champion does to win!!!!! I know it takes time, patience, responsibility, and most of all practice!!!! I have taken him to local rodeos and just rode him around in the arena before it starts to get him use to the sounds, sights, and ect.. and i have even taken him to horse shows and have done exbadition ride's at a walk and he does great!!! Can someone please help me out???? Thank you!!
Get that horse to where you can, in a plain snaffle bit, run your pattern and then drop your reins and *walk* out of the arena calm and these other chicks will start to dread seeing your trailer pull up because you'll be owning that sh*t.
The horse must have the heart, want, & will for you to win on them. If they don't enjoy their job they are not going to give you 110% which you need to be successful.
Also the horse needs to have the proper foundation and correct training. Which means lots of slow work, patience, and be able to read your horse like a book. We take it slow with our horses and let them mature and speed up themselves. We start them on the pattern as 4yr olds (assuming of course they have the proper foundation and are ready to start on the pattern). Then as 5yr olds if they are ready we start letting them go their own pace and maybe asking them for a speed faster then a lope (if they are ready, also depends on the horse and if they can handle the pressure). As 6yr olds we start asking them more because by then they should have enough miles from hauling for at least 3yrs and know their job. It is not a process that happens fast....and if it does the horse usually shows holes at some point. You can always make a horse go faster, but it takes more back breaking work to slow them back down and fix what is broken.
But with my experience with training barrel horses and having prospects....I have a pretty good hunch of what my horses are going to be. Like my 7yr old JJ...me and my mom knew he was something special the day he hit the ground. He just had that "presence" that when you were around him he was not like the other babies. While another colt he was nice....but he just didn't have the "spark" to him like JJ and he is around a 3d-4d barrel horse.
So there is a lot to know about horses in general to be able to "know" when a horse is going to be a winning gem in the herd.
I hope the above made sense lol.....it is hard for me to explain it for some reason.
Do what Ian said!
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Do you want to become a Senior Accountant with a Construction/Contractor firm? If you have a background in accounting, Robert Half is looking for candidates like you. Your talents will be used to prepare and consolidate financial statements, analyze and reconcile accounts, analyze cash flow, build budgets and forecasts, prepare audits, and handle internal control maintenance and regulatory reporting. Candidates with strong analytical skills and a preference for challenging and fast-paced work environments will be successful in this position. This Senior Accountant role is located in San Antonio, Texas. The company offers a strong compensation package, benefits, and the opportunity for growth.
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By James Reynolds
BBC News, Beijing
Hu Jintao said the economic crisis would test the Communist Party
China's President Hu Jintao has warned that the global financial crisis could weaken his country's competitiveness.
Mr Hu gave his warning at a meeting of the Politburo and his words have been made public by the state media.
As growth slows, Mr Hu said that in the coming period China would starkly confront the effects of the international financial crisis.
And he warned that the economic situation was a test of the Communist Party's ability to govern.
"External demand has obviously weakened and China's traditional competitive advantage is being gradually weakened," Mr Hu said, according to the official People's Daily newspaper.
"Whether the pressures can be turned into a driving force and the challenges turned to opportunities ... is a test of our ability to control a complex situation, and also a test of our party's governing ability," he added.
Recent figures show that the government has cause to be worried.
Growth has slowed to 9% - and predictions say that it may drop to 7% or 8% next year.
These are dazzling figures for some economies, but there's a widespread belief - even a superstition - in China that growth needs to stay above 7% in order for social stability to be maintained.
China has already taken action.
This past week the central bank carried out the biggest cut in interest rates in more than a decade.
And earlier this month, the government announced a stimulus package of $586bn (£380bn).
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MediSwipe Inc. offers transaction processing services and security solutions. The company is based out of Florida and it was formed in 1997.
World Moto Inc. (OTCQB: FARE) traded in the range of $0.08 and $0.09 during its latest trading session. The stock had opened at $0.09 and is at $0.08, down 8.12 percent from its previous close of $0.09, with 5.585 million shares volume. Its MACD chart shows neutral trend. The stock may go as high as $0.09 level in the coming trading sessions. World Moto Inc.’s first support level is at $0.06.
The company develops meters for motor taxis. It is based out of Bangkok in Thailand. World Moto Inc. also received positive PCT review for its Meter patent.
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Claire Leroy took the Busan round-robin
– and Lucy Macgregor won three-way-tie for runner-up position
Experience, experience and nothing but experience, that’s what really counts when it comes to match racing, the chess game of sailing. And Claire Leroy has got loads of it, with two World Championship titles, several years as number one on the world ranking, and double triumphs in the Busan Cup Womens International Match Race under her belt. Now the French skipper has just won yet another round-robin. In Korea. With an impressive 9 – 2 score. Is she on her way to a third Busan title?
“We really couldn’t imagine this result a couple of days ago, but now we’ll have to make it to the semis. And anything can happen there,” she notes with a smile.
Claire Leroy and her Mermaid Sailing Team had a really successful Thursday on the waters just outside Haeundae Beach in Busan. The French team won six straight matches, and didn’t lose a single one during the whole day. That perfect score took them all the way to the top of the leader board. In testing conditions with 20 knots of shifty and puffy breeze, combined with a lot of swell and some current, Leroy kept her head clear and followed a strategy the team laid out in the morning:
“We tried to be calm and patient in every situation, doing all manoeuvres in the easiest possible way. I wanted to save my crew, who had a really hard job in the rough weather,” she reveals.
Some of Leroy’s matches were harder fought than others, and she’s especially mentioning her fierce battle against the Danish Team Ulrikkeholm, with substitute skipper Trine Palludan:
“We won the start, but it was quite close and they could cross in front of us up the first beat. Then we caught a wind shift and managed to get ahead again at the next crossing. From there on I think we had the race, even if it was very close and exciting all the way to the finish,” says the French skipper.
“The conditions were quite difficult today, with winds shifting a lot in both pressure and direction. Generally I think we had our heads a little too much inside the boat, instead of outside it,” Palludan analyses.
Like Claire Leroy, Lucy Macgregor is a very skilled match racing skipper, with two previous overall wins in the Busan Cup Womens International Match Race, this year the 4th event of the 2016 WIM Series. The British skipper finished runner-up in the round-robin, after winning a three-way-tie with Palludan and Swedish World #1 Anna Östling, all on a 8 – 3 score:
“It was really tough out there today, but my crew did an awesome job in our six straight matches, with nearly no mistakes at all. But we missed one shift against Anna, and of course she used that to her advantage,” Macgregor explains.
The local Korean hero Gyeong Jin Lee surprisingly won her match against the British team, when Macgregor got her boat stuck in a fishing net and had to spend some time backing off from it. As the Lee crew got their only victory for the week, they cheered and shouted loudly when coming ashore to their loyal supporters:
“It was just a pure mistake. First we saw the net, but then we lost track of it again in the gusts and the swells,” Macgregor sighs.
Reigning World #1 Anna Östling stresses again that match racing is truly a sailing discipline based on skills and experience, explaining how she could lose her match against Claire Leroy:
“We had a very bad start against Claire, and that’s just not allowed when facing such an experienced skipper. It’s been very close racing, and I don’t think we’ve made very many mistakes. On the contrary we’ve consistently been sailing quite well,” she points out.
American Stephanie Roble is looking forward to the quarterfinals, not too disappointed with her sixth place in the round-robin:
“We had a good day with a lot of fun in the breeze, improving in every race. I think we made some really good prestarts too, and sailed the shifts well,” she comments.
If the breeze and the swells put all crews to the test, it was probably worst for the young Australian Team Tiger. Their crew members are so small that they can be six people on board, within the same weight limit as the five people teams. Nevertheless they had a hard time in the quite heavy Thursday weather, finishing the round-robin on 11th place with just one victory:
“It’s pretty cool coming out here racing the top sailors. We’re really happy to be here and learn a lot,” says Team Tiger skipper Milly Bennett.
The Busan Cup Womens International Match Race continues Friday with the quarterfinals, to conclude Saturday with semis and final.
Round-robin result in the Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race, the 4th event of the 2016 WIM Series (name, nationality, wins – losses). The top eight advances to the quarterfinals:
1. Claire Leroy, FRA, 9 – 2
2. Lucy Macgregor, GBR, 8 – 3
3. Trine Palludan, DEN, 8 – 3
4. Anna Östling, SWE, 8 – 3
5. Katie Spithill, AUS, 7 – 4
6. Stephanie Roble, USA, 7 – 4
7. Pauline Courtois, FRA, 6 – 5
8. Caroline Sylvan, SWE, 5 – 6
9. Renée Groeneveld, NED, 4 – 7
10. Diana Kissane, IRL, 2 – 9
11. Milly Bennett, AUS, 1 – 10
12. Gyeong Jin Lee, KOR, 1 – 10
The Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) is the first and only professional sailing series for women, hosted by the Women’s International Match Racing Association and joined by the world’s leading women match racing sailors. Match racing is sailed in two identical boats around a short course, providing fast action close to the crowds on shore. The intense racing is just as exciting for the spectators as it is strategically, tactically and physically challenging for the competing crews.
An overall prize purse of 50 000 USD will be distributed by the WIM Series, in addition to the prize money at each of the events included in the 2016 WIM Series (date, event name, location, boat type):
* June 27 – July 1, Helsinki Women’s Match, Helsinki, Finland, J/80.
* August 8 – 13, Lysekil Womens Match, Lysekil, Sweden, DS 37.
* September 20 – 25, Women’s Match Racing World Championship & Buddy Melges Challenge, Sheboygan, USA, Elliott 6m.
* October 25 – 29, Busan Cup Womens International Match Race, Busan, South Korea, K30.
* December 1 – 4, Carlos Aguilar Match Race, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, IC 24.
The WIM Series is hosted by WIMRA. Official suppliers are Sailnet, Sebago, MILK, Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan, Adstream, Intertidal Ventures, Fredag and Match Racing Results Service.
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The Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race is hosted by the Busan Sailing Federation, with the support of the Metropolitan City of Busan.
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Canadians tackle gender identity in the workplace
WINNIPEG, Ontario — In the past week, the transgender issue hogged the limelight on a couple of occasions in the Philippines. The first was when a pro-Duterte blogger berated Jonathan Head, a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) correspondent during the ASEAN Summit held in Manila. The blogger was irked that the creator of Pinoy Ako Blog and whom she considered a “minor” blogger, was interviewed in October by the BBC instead of her.
The second occasion was when a local network reported that the legal identity of Rustom Padilla (former Filipino actor) has officially been changed to Binibini Gandanghari, and her gender formally recognized by a Los Angeles court.
Of the two occasions, the transgender issue was presented in a positive light by Binibini Gandanghari because she succeeded in eliciting public empathy throughout the course of her transition.
On the other hand, the blogger’s public display of rudeness during the ASEAN Summit received adverse reactions. Unfortunately, because of her rudeness, her transgender identity drew negative comments.
Inclusion in Canada
Canada has taken huge strides in promoting diversity and inclusion. Since 2008, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers competition has recognized employers across the country that have exceptional workplace diversity and inclusiveness programs for employees from five diverse groups: women; visible minorities; persons with disabilities; aboriginal peoples; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender peoples.
In 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau affirmed that diversity is Canada’s strength, citing the composition of his Cabinet and the Parliament as a testament to that. However, improvements can still be made in the implementation of the policy. Increasing the employment rate of the protected groups in the workplace is one. Making diverse groups, such as LGBTTQ, visible in the workplace is another.
In Toronto, the first transgender job fair was held on November 20. The fair, set up at TIFF Bell Lightbox, attracted transgender applicants and recruiters from private companies, such as Apple, and the Canadian Armed Forces. The job fair put a spotlight on the conspicuous absence of transgender people in the workplace.
Dr. Reece Malone’s advocacy
More recently, the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of Manitoba highlighted the issue of transgender and gender diverse inclusive workplace in one of the breakout sessions in its HR and Leadership Conference held on October 30-31.
Dr. Reece Malone, a first-generation Filipino Canadian and Winnipeg-based certified sexologist, sexuality educator and sex therapist, served as resource person in the session that tackled terminologies, transgender awareness, importance of disclosure and workplace practices to promote inclusion.
Malone is program director and lead trainer of Diversity Essentials, a group of sexuality, gender and diversity training specialists. He holds a master’s in Public Health (MPH) and a doctorate in Human Sexuality (DHS). He serves on the Ethics Advisory Committee of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, the Education Committee of the Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health, and participates with the Sexual Health Educator Network in Winnipeg. The author of ShoutOut Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Heterosexism (2009), he provides sexuality consultation and counseling to individuals and families.
Transgenders in the workplace
Malone stressed the importance of understanding transgender issues in the workplace. As a first step, he affirmed the need for clarity on terminologies—cisgender, gender identity, gender expression and gender orientation.
Then, he exhorted HR practitioners to understand the five key workplace themes related to transgenders. These include: disclosure (identity, transition, and treatment); toxicity in the workplace; harassment; bias and bigotry; access to spaces; and navigating mental health.
He said that transphobia (intense dislike of or prejudice against transsexual or transgender people) occur because of the lack of information and the biases of non-transgender folks.
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BUENOS AIRES – Former Argentine vice president Amado Boudou was arrested on Friday for alleged racketeering and money laundering dating back to 2009, when he held the post of economy minister.
Boudou, who served as former head of state Cristina Fernandez’s vice president from 2011 to 2015, was taken into custody along with his alleged business partner, Jose Maria Nuñez Carmona, judicial officials told the Telam news agency.
The 55-year-old Boudou was arrested in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Puerto Madero.
A few days ago, the prosecutor in the case subpoenaed Boudou to attend a deposition and explain certain inconsistencies in asset declarations on his tax returns, alleging that there was evidence of illicit enrichment.
The former vice president, a controversial figure during the years of center-left rule by “Kirchnerismo” (Fernandez and her late husband Nestor Kirchner), is currently on trial for allegedly using his influence as economy minister to secretly acquire a company contracted to print Argentina’s currency.
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Ready to go and get a few other accessories to complete the look!
Hope everyone who got this or the previous version is enjoying theirs.
I am in the market for a reversible mat too. Do you have the item number of the one you purchased? Thanks.
I just replaced my QVC mat that I have used for about 3 yrs (It was of great quality), I purchased a new 9 x 12 mat from ebay (just because I love the color and design), on one side it is a white background and a blue floral vine design, the other side is a blue background with the white floral design. I just love it. I surround my deck with potted pink impatiens and white double begonias and on the center of the mat I have the QVC Kettle pot fountain. I have four Patio chairs and two glass end tables on each side of the mat. It is just stunning, it is a great tranquil sitting area. My deck is off of my kitchen, and the deck looks like a extension of my kitchen. The deck is next to a pond that has a lighted water aerator in the center and just completes the ambiance.
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Hi, Texas Barbie! The item number for the 6X9 is M20188. The 9X12 is sold out so nothing comes up for that one. The video will show the other colors but they're down to just green now.
Chicagoan, that really sounds just lovely! I plan to do my planters this weekend and get new cushions for my loungers and some patio lights. Ready to get all set up so we can start dining al fresco! | <urn:uuid:94d21483-c6b9-44a4-8de0-9830b27183b9> | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | http://community.qvc.com/forums/For-the-home-talk/topic/55351/scrolled-vines-reversable-outdoor-mat-tsv-from-320.aspx | 2015-04-25T08:49:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246648209.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045728-00261-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953218 | 500 |
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With customers bombarded with so many brands and advertisements each day, it is your job to make your marketing messages more persuasive and relevant to break through the noise.
But where do you start? Here are six tips to help you make your marketing messages more persuasive.
1. Know what your customers are buying
When your customers choose to buy from you, they are buying more than a product or service. They are buying the solution to their problem, the answer to their question, the feeling they’ve been missing or the convenience they’ve been wanting.
When you uncover what your customers really want, you capture not only the attention of your customer but their heart as well.
2. Speak with authority
Every purchase requires your customer to trust you. The higher the purchase price, the more trust your customer needs to have in you.
To build trust, you need to speak with authority. Present yourself as the expert, share your knowledge, draw on your experiences, and tell stories about the value you have provided. Own your skills and expertise. Be confident in your abilities and bold in your belief that you can deliver. Confidence makes you more persuasive.
3. Leverage social proof
People follow people. People also want to be part of something – a movement, cause, group or community. Social proof helps you to build this.
When you share the experiences others have had with your products and services, you ease the concerns and minimise the risks for your customers. But more importantly, you create commonality among your customers, and that can be built into a sense of community.
4. Treat customers as ‘the one’
Do the unexpected. Go above and beyond. Be committed to doing the most you can do in your business. The more you can make your customers feel like they are the only one you are concerned about and the only one you are speaking to, the more powerful your message becomes.
5. Keep it simple
Our customers crave convenience, yet many of us have a tendency to overcomplicate our sales process. We give too many choices and price points, include too many steps and clicks and request too many details.
Keep it simple. Don’t ask for every contact detail up front, make your website easy to navigate, ensure the next step is clear, and your calls to action are compelling and easy to follow.
6. Create urgency
We are a competitive bunch. If we think we are going to miss out on something, we act faster. So once you have established your value, create urgency through special edition products or services, time limited opportunities or bonuses open to limited people.
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Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Orange County” stars Lizzie Rovsek and Shannon Beador appeared on the latest episode of TheWrap’s Drinking With the Stars.
On last week’s episode of the Bravo show, the women decided to speak with Tamra Judge about what she had been telling everyone. They wanted to set the record straight. Instead, she felt ganged up on and literally ran away from the scene.
“We all just came as people who had their feelings hurt,” Rovsek told TheWrap’s Jethro Nededog. “We had no intention of attacking Tamra at all. She didn’t have to run away screaming. She could have said, ‘Gosh, yah guys. Look at the mess we got into.”
During the season, there were plenty of things that happened (or were said) off-camera that seemed to find their way on-camera. So, how do viewers know what actually happened and who to believe?
“Everything that comes out of my mouth, and I’m fairly certain I can say the same if Lizzy, is authentic,” Shannon said. “There is no scripting with us at all. So, I think when you start to not tell the truth, you can’t keep it straight with what its true and what isn’t and you forget.”
Watch the interviews above and below.
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Don’t be worried if you think this event is about golf – it’s not! Come along and join in the fun, even if you’ve never played golf before. BOOK NOW!
We have exclusive access to the whole of the Royal & Ancient Burnley Golf Course on the afternoon of Friday 23rd of March for the inaugural RJFC Royal Burnley Classic…right here on the 3121 island!
We have changed the details of the afternoon as follows:
- a very social, twilight golf event
- arrive at 3pm, for a 3.30pm tee-off
- new golfers will be paired with experienced golfers for a fun 2-person Ambrose competition over 9 holes
- this format is easy to play, even if you’ve barely swung a club before
- there will be golf carts cruising the course to provide refreshments to players
- all players and friends are welcome back at the Rising Sun hotel after the game
- kick on with both the Bombers v Crows game and the 3rd cricket test from South Africa live on the screens
Cost is $50 per player, which gets you:
- green fees for golf
- free drinks at the golf course
- RJFC stubby holder
- a pull buggy for your clubs (if you don’t have clubs, no problem…you can borrow or hire some on the day).
- a chance to win some fun prizes
- most importantly, you’re supporting the club and having a great time
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Even though winter is coming to an end, the Center for Disease Control is still asking people to get a flu shot if you haven't already.
Dr. Curtis Drumwright tells us it only takes a couple of weeks for the antibodies from the shot to get into your system.
He says because of the severe cases of the flu seen across the country this year, they are asking people to get vaccinated.
Dr. Drumwright says our region saw a peak in flu cases in December, but that doesn't mean we couldn't see a rise again. "We're not seeing very much of it right now, but it cannot be predicted at any time. We've even seen flu cases during the summertime," he said.
Dr. Drumwright says across the country they've had several reports of flu deaths, some victims in their 20s and 30s, which he says is unusual. That's another reason they are encouraging everyone to get vaccinated. | <urn:uuid:dd911175-9844-4e97-9431-c5a9052f983b> | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | http://www.wcyb.com/news/center-for-disease-control-is-still-urging-people-to-get-flu-shots/24824238 | 2015-11-29T10:39:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398457697.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205417-00354-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986918 | 193 |
Shipping safely from our bubble at home. Couriers slightly delayed
No Stock in NZ. This item will be brought into New Zealand - Order before 20th (cutoff). Delivery on 31st/1st.
This is a framed graphical LCD 64x128 with LED backlight. This unit is a very clear STN type LCD with a simple command interface. This new module includes the negative voltage circuitry on board!
Utilizes the extremely common KS0108B parallel interface chipset (datasheet). Interface code is freely available. Includes LED Backlight.
Break Away Headers - Straight
Resistor Kit - 1/4W (500 total)
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We are off to a great start this year at the All Sport Camp- already half way through! AKA keeps kids active every day, but we want the whole family to get out, be active and enjoy life! That's why we are adding more events just for our AKA families- here are some you won't want to miss!
Friday, 7/29- Parent's Night Out!
Summer can be crazy and while we love family time, sometimes mom and dad just need a night off. We are hosting a Parent's Night Out on 7/29 so you can bring your AKA kids (and their friends) to hang out at NSC for a movie on the projection screen (HUGE!), pizza, games and a night of fun.
We understand this could be a long day for the kids that are already attending camp so this won't be as active as our camp hours. Just a night for kids to be kids in a safe place.
- Event held at National Sports Center- Rinks 7/8 from 6-10pm
- Drop off and pick up any time during the evening; Pizza will arrive at 7pm!
- $30 per child or $25 when you register two or more (sibling or bring a friend!)
- Limited to kids age (going into) 1st grade through 9th grade
Thursday, 8/4- AKA Night at the Velodrome!
Parent's at our NSC site drive past it all the time- the Velodrome. Many of the kids (and parents!) may not even know what it is so we want to introduce you to this exciting sport of Velodrome Bike Racing! These track bikes have one gear and no breaks- the perfect combination for extreme speeds and crashes.
Join us for Thursday Night Lights to watch the fast paced excitement. There will be several racing groups and interactive games with a chance to win prizes from Velodrome sponsors! There is a concession stand so you can make a night of it with your AKA friends. All ages are welcome- bring the whole family! Races begin at 7pm!
Learn more about the Velodrome and this amazing sport at velodrome.nscsports.org
Let us know you are coming on our Facebook Event page!
Wednesday, 8/17- Community Appreciation Event!
It's that time of year again! Join us for the 5th Annual Community Appreciation Event at the National Sports Center! Come out for dinner provided by Healthy Bites, enjoy music from the great DJ Deanomite, compete in games against your kids & coaches, and more!
This event means so much to the AKA staff and campers. Its our chance to say Thank You for a great summer, give parents a chance to have some fun with us and help transition the kids back to the school year.
We want our families to have some fun being active together so everything at this event is provided free of charge with exception to our Fundraising Dunk Tank and Basketball Free Throw Competition. AKASPORT still operates as a nonprofit organization so these extra funds allow us to further our mission of Keeping Kids Well Rounded Through Sports by bringing in additional sports and activities and improve upon our existing programs.
The event will be held outdoors of Rink 7/8 at our NSC site and will run from 4-7pm. (Food will be available until 6pm).
No need to register- just show up!
We couldn't do this without your support!
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Kathryn Forsyth, Director
For Release: February 14, 2005
New Jerseys Vocational Education Community
Prepares to Observe Vocational-Technical Education Week
Representatives of all seven of New Jerseys vocational student organizations are preparing to tour the State House and meet key leaders of government and education tomorrow, February 15. The visit coincides with the states observance of Vocational-Technical Education Week, which began on Sunday, February 13.
"New Jerseys vocational schools are among the most dynamic, innovative high schools in the state today," said Acting Governor Richard J. Codey. "Students who might not have considered voc ed in the past are being attracted to the specialized programs in a wide variety of technologies and trades, and the hands-on opportunities coupled with the business education that they know they need to succeed."
Commissioner of Education William L. Librera echoed Codeys praise and added his support of the men and women who advise the 36,000 New Jersey students who belong to one of the seven vocational student organizations. "These organizations give students many opportunities to develop leadership traits and teamwork skills, in addition to the technical instruction they receive," Dr. Librera said.
Assemblyman Joe Malone, a vocational educator, will host the tour of the State House. The students also will visit the offices of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Develop and the New Jersey AFL-CIO to learn more about the services they provide their constituents.
Vocational education serves more than 148,000 New Jersey students, who are gaining school- and work-based learning experiences in fields such as science, business and technology, agriculture, health, consumer science and the manufacturing and service industries. Approximately one-fourth of the students belong to one of the following vocational student organizations: Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA); National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization; Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA); Distributive Educational Clubs of America (DECA); Technology Students Association (TSA); Skills USA-VICA; and Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA).
Student leaders of these organizations are expected to gather to celebrate the week with Leadership Council activities. The Leadership Council was formed by the Department of Education in 2001 to give students opportunities to discuss together how they can promote vocational education and enhance student leadership and skill development.
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The 2017 American Music Awards, held last night in Los Angeles brought together more than just the best in music. Fashion reigned throughout the night starting on the red carpet.
The show, hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, showed off some classic, classy, funky and trendy styles.
Selena Gomez went blonde, there was quite a bit of leather, most of the kids looked better than the adults and the men stepped it up big time.
Then, of course, there was Diana Ross. The legend was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award brought out a show-stopping goth look complete with cape and daring headpiece.
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Scholastic has extended its publishing relationship with LEGO through to 2019.
The new deal includes all language rights, as well as several new line extensions, and acquisitions.
The companies have developed a line of non-fiction books that will see LEGO minifigures introduce fun facts combined with real-world photos.
Scholastic will also publish the first-ever LEGO Pop-Up, by bestselling and award-winning paper engineer Matthew Reinhart.
Set to be published in September 2016, the 3D book details a road trip through the different LEGO universes, both past and present.
Scholastic will also publish movie tie-in books in a variety of formats based on LEGO feature films.
“The LEGO Group and Scholastic are completely aligned in encouraging kids to be creative and imaginative, and to become lifelong readers.” said Miriam Farbey, UK publisher and global non-fiction publisher, Scholastic UK.
“We are so proud to become part of a longterm relationship, expand our Global reach, and to publish innovative new projects with LEGO Publishing.”
Andrea Ryder, licensing director, The LEGO Group, added: “As the largest children’s book publisher in the world, creating fantastic books for millions of kids of all ages and reading levels, it was a natural thing for us to extend and expand the long-term partnership we have with Scholastic.
“Sharing so many important values such as creativity, learning, fun, imagination and quality make it a great match, too. We are looking forward to excite children around the globe with more inspiring and innovative books coming out of this collaboration.” | <urn:uuid:a0ca48bc-8249-46d3-9218-8ed500fd9b3b> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | https://www.licensing.biz/entertainment/scholastic-extends-publishing-deal-with-lego-through-to-2019 | 2018-10-20T13:46:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583512750.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20181020121719-20181020143219-00116.warc.gz | en | 0.950137 | 345 |
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Only in Japan
Written by: UnmissableJAPAN.com
Globalisation is making it harder and harder to find anything really new and different – all around the world you see the same items for sale. Thankfully Japan continues to be the source of many products that are truly different – some are genius, some whacky, others examples of Japan’s unique aesthetics. Just take a look at this eclectic smorgasbord and you’ll see what I mean.
Only in Japan can you find heart and star-shaped cucumbers, unless you grow your own.
Besides elegance and style, the Japanese also place a lot of importance on food and eating – so perhaps it’s only natural to make USB sticks look like one of Japan’s favourite snacks – takoyaki (octopus balls).
USB battered squid this time. How do the Japanese manage to be so thin when so much tasty temptation everywhere?
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Venue: Caerphilly Council, Tredomen, Ystrad Mynach
Contact: Kellie Beirne, CCR Programme Director
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(INDIANAPOLIS) - IMPD detectives are investigating the death of a window washer at The Christian Theological Seminary Saturday morning.
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The social media, radio, PR and influencer campaign serves as inspiration for Aussies to embrace their spontaneous side, following new research from lastminute.com.au that shows many Aussies have lost their famed adventurous spirit and are more likely to stick to their routines than book a spontaneous holiday.
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And of course there’s no smoke without fire – or in this case, no cards without reason. With research conducted by lastminute.com.au revealing work is getting in the way of being spontaneous for 52 per cent of Aussies, while 62 per cent love routines, with women (58 per cent) the main offenders.
Amanda Behre, Director, Brand and Marketing at lastminute.com.au said, “At lastminute.com.au we are all about inspiring Aussies to break free from the over analysis and planning which can often come with booking travel.
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Consumers can play the game via a digitial version hosted on lastminute.com.au’s Facebook page. Designed for social sharing, players are encouraged to play the video, take a screenshot of their three card combination, say why their spontaneous trip would be epic, plus who their unsuspecting travel buddy would be and post it on the lastminute.com.au Facebook page for their chance to win a trip of their own. Consumers can also pick up their own set of cards through Cassanova crosses hosted by radio partner NOVA 96.9.
Roberto Pace, Managing Director of Eleven said, “We know Australians love to travel but being spontaneous doesn’t always come easy. This campaign is designed for sharability, to get people out of their comfort zone and get them thinking about travel and experiences in a new and exciting way”.
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Prime Minister Trudeau announced a suite of measures designed to help Canadians cope with this pandemic – including financial support for those affected by the virus.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau followed Trudeau’s announcement by announcing a “credit facility program” making $10 billion available in financial assistance to support Canadian business and to stimulate the economy.
Ontario added 19 more cases of COVID-19 on Friday. It’s the largest single day increase the province has experienced to date. Ontario now has 79 confirmed cases. It’s important to note that Ontario has conducted more than 51 hundred tests, nearly 45 hundred have been negative and there are nearly 600 cases that are under investigation.>
Quebec has taken steps to close daycares, elementary schools, high schools CEGEPS and universities. The province says it has 17 cases and two of those patients are in hospital. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-quebec-to-close-all-daycares-schools-cegeps-and-universities-for-at-least-two-weeks-1.4851790
Nova Scotia is requiring all public sector employees who travel outside Canada to self- isolate for 14 days before returning to work. Premier Stephen McNeil also announced that any student or child in daycare who travels outside the country must self-isolate for 14 days before returning to class or daycare. NS has yet to identify a single active case of COVID-19. So far 226 lab tests have returned negative.
A team of researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto has managed to isolate the virus that causes COVID-19. https://sunnybrook.ca/research/media/item.asp?c=2&i=2069&f=covid-19-isolated-2020
STAT NEWS is reporting that a Cambridge, Mass. based biotech company has already produced a COVID-19 VACCINE. But it comes with a warning. The researchers aren’t waiting to see whether the vaccine works in animals…before trying it on humans.https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/11/researchers-rush-to-start-moderna-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-without-usual-animal-testing/
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Houlton-Portland baseball game, Houlton, ca. 1895
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Houlton versus Portland baseball game in the Park on North Street in Houlton. Houlton is in the field. Dr. Miles Cochran is the umpire.
This photograph was taken by (Edward) E. B. White, a Houlton jewelry merchant and skilled amateur photographer.
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AUGUST 2, 2016, Mt. Prospect, IL—Cummins Allison, the leading innovator of coin, currency and check processing technology, as well as ATMs, today announced the addition of a new mixed-bag coin- collection system to its line of Money Machine® 2 self-service coin counters.
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Grocers with a large number of coin-saving customers now have the option of adding a 16 mixed-bag unit to their business. “The new system makes it a more feasible option for customers whose limited coin pickup options have prevented them from offering coin counters in the past,” said Jim Weaks, vice president, Cummins Allison. “Mixed-bag machines offer the benefits and convenience of a bin with a lighter-weight container (bags) that can be picked up by virtually any carrier.”
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In a recent trial, Foodland Grocery in Fairmont City, Illinois realized an increase in profits and a reduction in coin processing fees with the Money Machine 2 mixed-bag unit. “Of the coin programs we considered, Cummins Allison’s was an income driver,” said Barney Miller, owner, Foodland. “Our previous machine was costing me more money for bin pickup and I was only making a one percent profit.”
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The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is prompting much reflection in the media on both the events of that day and what has happened since. How Hollywood responded is also on people’s minds, as Peter Bradshaw’s overview piece in The Guardian today illustrates. It’s true to say, though, that Hollywood’s response has been the subject of media and academic attention for much of the intervening decade since 2001. In one of the earliest published books on the subject, Wheeler Winston Dixon offered a succinct summation of Hollywood’s immediate reaction:
In the days and weeks after 9/11, Hollywood momentarily abandoned the hyperviolent spectacles that dominated mainstream late 1990s cinema. Films were temporarily shelved, sequences featuring the World Trade Center were recut, and ‘family’ films were rushed into release or production . . . Predictably, however, this reversal of fortune did not last long, and soon Hollywood was back to work on a series of highly successful ‘crash and burn’ movies. (Dixon 2004: 3)
But it is in the very ‘crash and burn’, explosion filled action movies Dixon characterizes as a return to the norm that one finds a more complicated picture than one might expect of what Hollywood did next.
Here, as elsewhere in Hollywood output, allegorical explorations of the post-9/11 world emerged, such as the puppet satire Team America: World Police (2004), and Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005). But the much more prevalent trend was what David Holloway calls ‘modish’ references to 9/11, Iraq or Afghanistan, or associated locales and themes (2008: 75). This reminds me of something Michael Wood said about the passing references to World War II in early post-war Hollywood: that ‘the world of death and war and menace and disaster is really there, gets a mention, but then is rendered irrelevant by the story or the star or the music’ (1975: 17–18). For example, why open Transformers (2007) on a military base in Qatar, if the action quickly returns to US soil? Similarly Iron Man (2008)’s choice to begin in Afghanistan works to add a modish pertinence to Tony Starck (Robert Downey Jnr)’s arms dealing and the manner in which he learns the error of his ways (incarceration by terrorists); once Starck escapes the terrorists the action is focused once more on US soil. In both cases noisy spectacle replaces any thought about the locations and political implications of the films’ respective opening settings. Equally, some films could be argued as somewhere between allegory and modish reference – where to place Cloverfield (2008), for example, or attack-on-home-soil films such as Law Abiding Citizen (2009)?
I think a more easily discernible trend in post-9/11 action cinema is a developing unease about the viability of notions that are normally at the heart of the action film: heroism and a ‘just war’. Heroism as a cultural idea gained renewed currency in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, stories abounding about people who had risked their lives or died trying to rescue others. Here were acts of human sacrifice and bravery that could be heralded unproblematically as heroic, and which were duly eulogised. But the discourse of patriotic heroism was problematised by what happened next. The military interventions by the US and its allies after 9/11 were initiated in the face of anti-war demonstrations and debates about their legal mandate. In the years that followed growing collateral damage statistics and revelations about prisoner mistreatment at Guantànamo Bay and Abu Ghraib and about the rendition of terror suspects put pressure on any notion of a ‘just war’ and called into question the heroism of implicated military personnel, while the reduction of civil liberties flowing from the 2001 Patriot Act and the rising US and Allied troop casualties further muddied public opinion.
In Shooter (2007), Vantage Point (2008), the Bourne films (2002, 2004, 2007) and Salt (2010), amongst others, the ‘just war’ of maintaining national security turns out to be a dirty and corrupt business, with the hero forced to attack the very government forces he thought he was fighting with. Uncertainty about the true nature of the central protagonist’s supposed heroism returns as a pronounced trope in this period: for example, Bourne’s amnesia and Salt’s narrative of double and re-doubled agents repeatedly defer confirmation of the true allegiances of the ‘hero’; in Inception (2010)’s dream levels the subconscious mind of hero Cobb (Leonardo di Caprio) unleashes dark forces that threaten the lives of the rest of his team; and [*spoiler alert*] Source Code (2011)’s Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) struggles to carve out a space for heroic action in a parallel worlds narrative that refuses to resolve its central conflict, revealing Colter at the end as both a physically impaired, comatose veteran and the bright-eyed, healthy hero that saves the day (interested readers might like to check out Dan North’s piece on the film).
Some action films harbored ambitions to engage with the post-9/11 world more explicitly, placing their protagonists in relatively naturalistic Middle East settings and at the apex of conflict (in one way or another) in order to explore more explicitly the intricacies, tensions and pressures of the situation, films like The Kingdom (2007), The Hurt Locker (2008) and Green Zone (2010). Each of these demonstrates in its own way the risks inherent in this noble endeavour, the way in which the action film’s generic framework – its focus on individual endeavour rather than social context, its tendency to polarize characters into heroes and villains, its wish-fulfilment resolutions achieved through physical violence – risk a failure to express the complexity of the post-9/11 world. I discuss both The Kingdom and The Hurt Locker in Contemporary Action Cinema, but would like to make some brief observations about The Kingdom in the space available here to demonstrate what I mean [once again, here be *spoilers*].
Having emphatically linked its fictional world with the real post-9/11 context via a remarkable contextualizing opening montage, The Kingdom follows the endeavours of a team of FBI investigators hunting the bombers of a US compound in Saudi Arabia. The film is at its best communicating small moments of conflict and tension in the interactions between the US team and the Saudi police forced to chaperone them: both parties draw our sympathies and understanding. But genre conventions are already in sway that gradually blunt the nuanced treatment the opening promised. The set-up immediately establishes that this is a revenge narrative, the US team keen to avenge the killing of ‘one of our own’. Early images of their grief and anger at the death of a FBI colleague killed in the compound attack prepare us to cheer them on in the revenge mission, a mission which will, incidentally, quickly push them to disregard national border controls and political and cultural sensitivities. The film initially pays a kind of lip service to Saudi sovereignty, but the Saudis are quickly co-opted into the cause, as foot soldiers for the FBI team.
The film draws heavily on the buddy action formula to bring together its primary protagonists, FBI team leader Fleury (Jamie Foxx) and his Saudi counterpart Al Ghazi (Ashraf Barhom). Antagonism shifts to awkwardness and then to respect in the course of their joint detective work, until a striking declaration by Al Ghazi affirms his allegiance to the US team’s cause, and works to reiterate the primacy of the revenge narrative:
I find myself in a place where I no longer care about why we are attacked. I only care that one hundred people woke up a few mornings ago and had no idea it was their last. When we catch the man who murdered these people I don’t care to ask even one question. I want to kill him.
The phrases ‘I no longer care about why’ and ‘I don’t care to ask even one question’ betray a response to terrorism which is much more emphatically in line with the action film’s revenge trope than with the opening credit sequence’s evocation of complex causality. Thought and analysis have been rejected to be replaced by violent retribution as the only possible outcome. This moment is indicative of the way that generic conventions gradually upstage the film’s other ambitions. Al Ghazi’s words (echoing both the jingoistic language of the Bush administration’s ‘war on terror’ discourse and the desire to deliver some form of retribution that many have felt after 9/11 and other subsequent terrorist atrocities) prepare us for the action film’s conventional narrative resolution – a culminating violence – while pointing away from the real-world realities of anti-terrorist strategies, which must include intelligence gathering and analysis as well as more direct forms of action.
Thus aligned, Al Ghazi becomes Fleury’s action ‘buddy’ in a final extended shoot-out that gives all six of the investigators – the four Americans and the two Saudis – the opportunity to give vent to their desire for revenge, to express a violent heroism in place of more sedentary or reflective modes of investigative action. And in another long-standing convention in Hollywood action movies, the racial ‘Other’ – in this case (in a conflation of ethnic and national difference that Hollywood frequently falls into) the Saudi Al Ghazi – must be sacrificed for the US hero’s cause.
The Kingdom is in my view an underrated action movie, notable for its ambitions as much as for its failings (the terrorists are cyphers that draw on familiar racist stereotypes, while the Saudis and Americans can only bond over family ties and US popular culture, rather than on the basis of mutual cultural respect). The film’s tensions – genre and wish-fulfilment versus the realities of real-world geopolitics – are certainly indicative of the challenges action movies faced in the decade following 9/11. But given Hollywood’s reliance on wish-fulfilment and familiar genre reference points, these tensions may also tell us something about the negotiations Hollywood has generally had to make during the last ten years, as it shaped the relationship between its fictional universes and the real world beyond. | <urn:uuid:20914a70-517c-48e3-a5dc-17067255124c> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | https://fttreading.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/action-cinema-after-911/ | 2017-10-20T12:11:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187824104.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20171020120608-20171020140608-00418.warc.gz | en | 0.94212 | 2,194 |
John Olsen talked his way out of a $25,000 attorney sanction in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals this week, but he shouldn't make plans to spend those Benjamins quite yet.
The appellate court observed that the case, "started out ordinarily enough" with the plaintiff, Melissa Mellott, suing her former employer, MSN Communications, for discrimination, but it quickly morphed from ordinary litigation to extraordinary misconduct "of breathtaking proportions."
In a thorough order, the district court chronicled how the plaintiff falsified documents, lied about compensation she received from other companies after leaving the defendant's employment (and used another person's Social Security Number in connection with such work), and created a multi-layered, detailed fantasy to explain her failures to appear in court as ordered. Olsen backed Mellott up, "even in the face of mounting and flagrant inconsistencies."
MSN Communications moved to dismiss the case. The dismissal motion included a request for sanctions against the plaintiff and Olsen under 28 U.S.C. § 1927, the court's inherent power, and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 11, 26, and 37. The district court ultimately found that the plaintiff and Olsen had engaged in sanctionable conduct; it ordered the Mellott to pay $25,000 to the court as a sanction under the court's inherent power, and it ordered Olsen and his firm to pay $25,000 to the court as a sanction under Rule 11.
Olsen appealed, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Rule 11 sanction on procedural grounds.
The safe-harbor provision of Rule 11(c)(2) requires a party to serve a copy of its Rule 11 motion on the other party and to give that party an opportunity -- generally 21 days -- to withdraw or correct the challenged document before filing the sanctions motion with the court. Here, the defendant did not comply with the safe-harbor provision.
Since the Tenth Circuit Court ruled previously in Roth v. Green that it is an abuse of discretion to grant Rule 11 sanctions if the defendant did not comply with the safe-harbor provision, the court vacated the $25,000 attorney sanction and remanded the matter for further opportunities for sanctions. (Hint: The court suggested an inherent power sanction.)
Think twice before employing similarly-shady tactics in a lawsuit. Even if you argue your way out of an initial round of attorney sanctions, the Tenth Circuit might help the district court find a new way to punish you.
- Mellott v. MSN Communications (Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals)
- Tenth Circuit Suspends Attorney for Frivolous Claims (FindLaw's Tenth Circuit Blog)
- Appeals Court Overturns Attorney Sanction, Tells Judge To Try Again (Law Week Colorado)
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I made another little dent in all that freezer fruit. Tonight I canned 2 gallons of grape juice, 8 pints of pomegranate jelly, and 20+ pounds of tomatoes/onions/garlic/spices are cooking down in the slow cooker overnight. They'll get pureed and frozen sometime tomorrow. I got these for $0.50 per pound from our CSA farm. He just brought a bunch of extras with the last (sniff, sniff) delivery. A pretty good night. Just as most people are finishing putting up all their summer produce, this one is just kicking into high gear. Oh, well. :) I love the clicking sounds the jars make as the lids seal after their hot water bath. A clicking kitchen just sounds very happy. And hey, if something ever happens to the water supply, chas v'shalom, we can drink grape juice for days. And days. And days. And still have lots left over.
In between putting jars in hot water and taking jars out I also watched a movie that the rest of them were watching. This movie was in deep contrast to last week's movie! We love the Blue Planet series from Discovery Channel. It is beautifully narrated by David Attenborough, and is a far cry from the "whoah, cool awesome" narration we got on Aliens of the Deep last week. Tonight we watched the episode about coasts. I always learn many new things, and so does my husband PhD and all. :) Did you know that when a walrus is swimming in the ocean (where it spends most of its non-breeding life), it's skin turns all white? It keeps all the blood in the core of its body so it doesn't freeze. When they go up on land, the capillaries gradually open up and they turn to what I think of as their usual pinky-brown color. Isn't that interesting??
My husband brings home the projector from work on the weekends, so we watch them on what is actually a window shade that makes a perfect movie screen. It's fun to see the movies so big, though I would never pay real money for the experience.
As soon as there is time, I also have to tell about the most wonderful chapter we read in Farmer Boy on shabbat. Great financial advice that applies really well today, and a wonderful example of really beautiful parenting. This is just a reminder to myself! :) | <urn:uuid:a7fd82bb-49a6-453d-b935-b441fa6f6856> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | http://earlix.blogspot.com/2008/10/tonights-haul-good-movie.html | 2018-07-22T18:13:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676593438.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722174538-20180722194538-00300.warc.gz | en | 0.974413 | 496 |
Natural Cures Summit Starts on October 6th
I am so excited about the Natural Cures Summit next week. Thirty of biggest names in natural wellness are coming together to give you FREE information. It’s Christmas in October!
If you don’t know what a online summit is, let me tell you more. An online summit happens completely . . . online. (What? No!) (Oh, but yes!) From the comfort of your couch you can listen each day to the Natural Cures Summit speakers. And, the best part? It costs you NOTHING. That’s right! It’s completely free.
All you have to do is register to reserve your spot. You’ll be sent an email with all of the information about how to view the summit when it begins on Monday, October 6th.
If you go ahead and register now, before the summit is live, you’ll get some freebies. So, go ahead and reserve your spot today.
Natural Cures Summit Speakers
Now that you know how to register for the Natural Cure Summit, let me give you more reasons why you should attend.
You can never have too much information about natural wellness. No matter your current state of wellness (and who is perfectly well all the time these days?) it is important to learn as much as you can about natural remedies. Even if you are super healthy, you probably know someone who isn’t. You can help others with the information you’ll get at this event.
If you’re like most of us, though, you have at least one wellness issue that you’d like to cure naturally. I’m certain that many of you have more than one ailment that you’d like to find out more about. The Natural Cures Summit covers 30 wellness topics!
Here are the topics that will covered during the Natural Cures Summit.
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___ Drill Bits: 1/8", 5/16"
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Cats Eye (Red Tigers Eye)
- Alternative Names: Cats Eye, Red Tigers Eye
- Crystal System: Trigonal
- Formation: Tertiary
- Mineral Class: Silicon Dioxide, quartz group
- Hardness Mohs: 7
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Location Found: US, Canada, Brazil, China, India, and Burma
- Colour: Red redy/brown
- Forms: natural, tumbled, cut/carved and very common in Jewelry
- Birthstone: Nil
Types of Stones in the Eye Family:
Tigers Eye History Mythology Information: Tigers Eye originally got it’s name due to the way it can look like an eye when polished, this then lead to the belief that it was a protective stone and thought to protect the wearer against the ‘evil eye’, demons and spells. In the middle ages it was very popular to have amulets made from Tigers Eye for protection purposes.
Red Tigers Eye Metaphysical Healing Properties Information: Red Tigers Eye works predominately through the Scaral and Root Charkras: so it is a fantastic energy stone. It will help to stimulate all area of your life particularly where there are creative energies following, this makes it a great stone to help artist find inspiration and passion in creating. It is a stone of passion that can help to motivate you to have a healthier sex life by increasing your sex drive. Red Tigers Eye is a stone that will assist you to feel more energetic and motivated, it does this by connecting all of your meridians or energy points to assist with the flow of energy around your body. Red Tigers Eye is a stone that will assist with your self confidence or self esteem and help you to understand you are who your are for a reason and you have a place and a purpose in this life time.
Is Tigers Eye Dangerous? Tigers Eye, Cats Eye and Hawks Eye are made up of deeply embedded asbestos and actinolite fibers. Asbestos is a known hazardous material. However the fibers are deeply embedded and replaced over time by quartz and iron oxides and should cause no issue particularly when sealed or polished. When cutting or polishing any member of this stone family please take all necessary precaution to insure the lose fibers do not cause damage.
The cause of its chatoyance can be embedded fibers of asbestos, as well as actinolite fibers.
Asbestos is a well known useful but hazardous material and can cause lung cancer, but its dangerous fibers are well embedded in hawk’s eye and cat’s eye and pose no danger for its owner. They are completely replaced by quartz and iron oxides in tiger’s eye.
Chakra – Solar Plexus, Sacral and Base Chakras.
Healing – Treats eye issues, throat and reproductive organs, Helpful for repairing broken bones.
Red Tigers Eye Application
- Red tigers Eye is a great stone to carry around with you so that you feel more energetic.
- Red Tigers Eye can be placed under your mattress or on the beside table in order to rekindle or stimulate a passionate relationship.
- Red tigers Eye can be carried or placed in a work area in order to get the creative juices flowing.
- As a healing tool it can be used in the Sacral or Root Chakra areas in order to stimulate or balance all of your lower organs.
- As a meditation stone Red Tiger Eye is fantastic either held or gazed upon in order to find inspiration for a specific purpose or life direction.
- Using in a grid for creative inspiration or improvement of relationship from a sexual aspect.
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Video Editing Tools: An Introduction to AVIedit
AVIedit is one of the many video editing tools on the market that allows you to create professional looking videos, either for making good quality films from footage taken using a DV recorder, or producing amateur movies. It's software that allows for diverse production methods and it is a very useful tool for anyone with an interest in video editing. AVIedit is an easy to use program that will allow you to produce professional looking films.
Easy to Use
The most interesting feature of Avedit is the ease with which it transfers its features to editing and creating using still images as well as video. With AVIedit, you can create very effective moving montages with still images, making use of the audio tracks to complement what you've produced.
What it Does
AVIedit is essentially a capturing tool, a converter, and an editing suite in one, and here are some of its features. AVIedit allows you to watch, cut, or capture videos and frames, in a window or full-screen. It allows you to enhance videos by featuring over 30 effects for you to choose from. It features plug-ins that are compatible with Photoshop from Adobe™ allowing you to alter sharpness, brightness, and, usefully, frame rate too. AVIedit enables you to add or remove audio tracks, use TWAIN scanners, and create titles. AVIedit allows you to import images in bmp form, JPG, targa, etc. You can print frames and export them to GIF, FLI or FLC.
AVIedit features a user-friendly windows style interface consisting of one main window, a row of menus and a row of toolbars featuring basic functions like save, open, cut, paste and delete. In addition to these, there are mroe options. Applying titles and filters is made easy. It's necessary to understand the full range of functions of which AVIedit is capable in order to get the most out of it, since the software is non-intuitive in that it relies on you to tell it what to do. Investigate the cut and paste options thoroughly to get the most out of it.
AVIedit provides ample information about what's happening as you
work. Frames and files are shown with timings in seconds, inside and
outside the frames. Available disk space is also displayed. When it's a
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driver configuration options.
AVIedit is an entertaining and useful tool. It may be an example of simple video editing and conversion software, but in real life it provides for very much more. AVIedit allows you to perform fairly sophisticated operations. One of the beauties of it is that it makes everything visible to you. All details of file format and compression options are available. The same applies to customized filters and other technicalities.
There are times when a highly complex piece of software is required to perform a task. When this is not the case, using very complex tools can hinder the ease with which a task is accomplished. In video editing terms there may well be a great many occasions when the simplicity offered by basic tools like AVIedit is far more desirable than the array of functions more complex and more expensive software allows for. | <urn:uuid:b981450a-1ad1-4ced-8359-8f0cf82b29b8> | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | http://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/how-tos/video-software/video-editing-tools-an-introduction-to-aviedit.html | 2016-05-01T17:31:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860116878.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161516-00210-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929794 | 680 |
We’ve been working hard to bring our customers the market leading experience in the world of receivables financing
Today we are proud to officially launch Waddle Direct Feeds, a facility that enables customer payment data- such as deposits- to be fed automatically back into Xero, allowing for effortless and transparent bookkeeping. Waddle Direct Feeds is the latest addition to our Waddle product, helping to provide a world class, market-leading experience in automated receivables financing.
Waddle has been engineered from the ground up to simplify receivables lending, facilitated by integrations with cloud accounting providers and banking data sources. Credit, risk, funding and portfolio management are embedded directly into these data sources, enabling a smooth experience for borrowers.
Traditional receivables financing transactions
Unlike Waddle, traditional Invoice Financing providers- such as banks- largely utilise third party software to manage client accounts. Under these systems, borrowers rely on the lender to update customer payment information for invoices manually, requiring the borrower to wait for payment confirmation. This process is prone to human error, delays, and increases a borrower’s reliance on the lender. Borrowers may also be subject to hidden administration fees accruing from these manual processes. Waddle has addressed this frustrating bottleneck by developing software to automate this process, delivering a customer experience never offered in any global market before now.
With Waddle direct feeds, customer transactions flow seamlessly into Xero, reducing manual admin work and the risk of data entry errors. Direct feeds make daily reconciliation a reality and allow businesses to see their true financial position each business day.
Working on the exact same data, accountants and bookkeepers can forecast, plan, and help businesses remain financially stable and viable.
How Waddle Direct Feeds has changed the industry
The key to providing an experience that has removed almost one hundred percent of all customer ‘pain points’ and complexities, was the transformation of the traditional receivables finance product into a revolving line of credit.
With Waddle, drawdowns and repayments mimic the function of a traditional overdraft; however, customer payments automatically repay the line of credit without the need for borrower repayments. This mechanism for repayments removes the enormous strain the borrower may find using traditional business loan products such as fixed term loans, which require regular repayments of principal and interest over set dates. Fixed repayments can increase stress on operational cash flow, with available funds being channelled into repayments, in some cases resulting in higher borrowing costs.
A revolving line of credit allows a customer to draw down up to the allowable limit, only paying for what is borrowed. It can be repaid without a fixed repayment period.
Customer payments received into a customer’s Waddle account are reflected as they would appear in any traditional bank account. These payments reduce a customer’s loan balance. Through Waddle’s Direct Feeds, deposit data, fees and interest expenses are available automatically in the linked Xero account, without any manual intervention.
Waddle has taken automation through data feeds one step further.
Unlike any receivables product that exists today, Waddle’s lending product also automatically codes interest and fee expenses into your Xero feed. This feature lightens the bookkeeping load, provides real-time transparency into funding costs and further enhances the borrower’s experience.
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The idea for a sports/media/gambling column was hatched this summer and you can look for it every Wednesday. If you want to yell at me about something that appeared here – because let’s face it, on the internet, it’s outrage or nothing: Jmcintyre at thebiglead dot com.
The baseball postseason has been a joy so far, with close, compelling games producing a Final Four featuring the where-you-been Kansas City Royals, big-market Baltimore Orioles, and two popular teams in the National League, the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. The stars have been jettisoned from the postseason – Mike Trout went out with a whimper, so did Yasiel Puig, and everyone’s going to miss Bryce Harper – but the storylines make for decent drama.
And that’s a good thing for Fox Sports 1, which has put all of its eggs in the baseball basket this October.
Last month, Fox Sports rolled out a most ambitious marketing campaign – eight figures? – aimed at getting some eyeballs on Fox Sports 1, the year-old network that hasn’t quite delivered the ratings expected in a tumultuous first year.
“October will be the most important month in our short history,” Robert Gottlieb, Fox Sports’ executive vice president of marketing told the Sports Business Journal in September. The NLDS produced plenty of drama, with the Giants winning three 1-run games, including one that went 18 innings. The Giants and Cardinals are expected to produce similar excitement.
Fox Sports 1 is praying they do.
One of the biggest complaints of the MLB postseason was that in the first five days, games were on six different TV channels. In a sports world where fans plop down on the sofa and their first thought is to flip on ESPN and see what’s happening, having to toggle around for TBS, FS1 and MLB Network looking for postseason baseball could be viewed as annoying. Yes, it only takes a couple of seconds to figure it out, but it almost feels like MLB’s early battles with You Tube: The young generation of sports fans hear about a great play/highlight/fight/whatever and go right to YouTube to find it. Greedy MLB wanted nothing to do with You Tube initially, and made fans go to its own website, and then navigate that to find highlights (after watching an ad, of course). In recent years, MLB began to soften that stance (a little), and started to put videos on YouTube.
Again, we’re talking about seconds here. But for better or worse, that’s the current internet climate – zero patience for searching, I want it right now, or I’m off to the next tab open on my browser, the next story to skim for highlights, the next headline in my facebook feed that I won’t click to read, the next tweet in my stream.
Please, baseball: Make it easy for us.
CBS Keeps Losing Writers
The list of writers who have departed CBS Sports.com willingly or without choice over the last few years is lengthy: Brett McMurphy, Mike Freeman, Clark Judge, Bruce Feldman, Jeff Goodman, Scott Miller, Danny Knobler and Jeremy Fowler to name just a few. The latest departure: Gregg Doyel, who is leaving CBS Sports to be a columnist at the Indianapolis Star. Doyel will replace the great Bob Kravitz, who recently left the paper.
While on the surface it may sound like a strange move – it is rare for writers to leave new media for old media – Doyel has for years been based out of the Cincinnati area, so perhaps instead of traveling around the country attending events, he would rather stay local and be near his family. (Doyel didn’t respond to a text message this AM.)
In his prime, when he was a dogged reporter, Doyel was a very good college basketball writer. In recent years he seemed to do more shouting and less reporting. This twitter exchange he had with Dan LeBatard last year is probably more memorable than anything he’s written recently.
Doyel is now part of the Gannett family (which owns this website).
LOCK OF THE WEEK
Like LL Cool J Sang and Brian Hoyer delivered, don’t call it a comeback! Favorites Baylor and Mississippi State covered, and underdogs Mississippi and TCU won outright, as the Lock of the Week went 4-0 to improve to a barely-respectable 6-5 on the season. It’ll be impossible to duplicate that effort, but picking four games again seems like the right move:
Texas A&M -2.5 vs. Mississippi. The Aggies, impressive in a win over suddenly-struggling South Carolina, and lucky against Arkansas, were shellacked at Mississippi State last week, 48-31. Now they face a third straight SEC test, this one against Ole Miss. The Rebels probably just finished up partying after the Katy Perry-inspired win over Alabama. Wonder how practice is going.
North Carolina +17 at Notre Dame. I’m aware the Tar Heels would struggle to stop some Division II teams right now – UNC surrendered 70 points to ECU and barely beat lowly San Diego State at home. How are these guys supposed to hang with the undefeated Fighting Irish, who just beat Stanford? Well, that’s part of it; the other part is that the Fighting Irish travel to Florida State next week. This game was in our college football trap games list, which is currently 3-0.
Auburn -2.5 at Mississippi State. A gut feeling here: Auburn is the best, most complete team in the country. Didn’t look that impressive in the (lucky?) road win over Kansas State, and Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott rang up 346 yards of total offense last year in a narrow 24-20 loss at Auburn.
Baylor -7.5 vs. TCU. Had Michigan -1 against Penn State here until someone mentioned the line in the Baylor game dipped to 7.5. The Horned Frogs had their biggest win in recent history last week against Chokelahoma, and can score in bunches. Baylor looked average at best struggling to put away Texas (and for the first time in awhile, not covering the 1st half line). I like TCU this season, but this is too tall an order on the road. Feels like a shootout for 2.5 quarters, then Baylor pulls away for a 59-35 win.
Fun with the sports media rumor mill: You know how Dan Patrick is hosting sports jeopardy? As the rumors go, this is a trial run for Patrick to possibly take over for Alex Trebek on Jeopardy when the longtime game show host departs in 2016. Trebek has hosted Jeopardy for three decades, but he’ll be 76 in 2016, and various outlets have reported he won’t be signing an extension. What other dominoes would fall if Patrick – who nearly got the Price is Right gig that Drew Carey landed – gets the Jeopardy job? Chatter at NBC has Josh Elliott sliding into Patrick’s chair on Sunday Night Football. It’s unclear what would happen with Patrick’s radio show … NHL sideline reporter Chantel McCabe got a DUI, and has been suspended by the team for three weeks … a Florida State beat writer was nailed for plagiarism, and then decided to try and explain herself in a blog post, wherein she called it a simple copy/paste mistake, but she decided to leave the paper anyway because of management. Then, she deleted the blog post … Brian Koppelman, a Hollywood screenwriter best known for Rounders, Ocean 13 and Runner Runner, blogged about the Bill Simmons suspension, and his challenging experience trying to write a show for ESPN in the late 90s … Antawm Jamison, who retired this summer after a 16-year NBA career, has joined Time Warner Cable Sportsnet … a Denver Post hockey writer was suspended for two weeks for using the word “pussy” on twitter to describe an NHL player. The twitter police came after him, because it’s social media, and you are contractually obligated to be outraged. His apology came a little late … remember how, in the first Inside Blitz column, we talked about Rich Eisen eventually taking Jay Mohr’s timeslot at Fox Sports radio? Well, it happened, and Mohr’s show is moving to 3-6 … there was a small, yet significant piece of news that happened inside ESPN yesterday: Inside Blitz obtained an internal memo that quietly announced Bristol veteran Mo Davenport (29 years at ESPN, most recently leading the radio division) was suddenly going to head the Talent Office. The office was ESPN President John Skipper’s creative brainchild, and headed by Laurie Orlando, who built a bright, young, energetic team. It’s far too early to tell what this means – or even why it happened – but suffice to say, it blindsided a lot of people, many of whom are shocked by the move for a variety of reasons.
VERNE LUNDQUIST, LEGEND
If you look at the announcing landscape in sports, the legends of the 80s and 90s are reaching the retirement point. Iconic Keith Jackson is gone. Legendary Brent Musburger is buried on the SEC Network. And much-loved Verne Lundquist is nearing the end of his illustrious career. Please put this documentary on your calendar. | <urn:uuid:e0f55c9a-580a-4879-85e0-779a62616b18> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/inside-blitz-mlb-postseason-six-channels-in-five-days-01dxgbjwx9m3 | 2023-01-27T12:16:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764494976.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20230127101040-20230127131040-00418.warc.gz | en | 0.953701 | 2,000 |
Dogs Over 1 Year Old
I'd like to recommend Jay. Every now and then you run across a remarkable person and hard worker. Jay has a passion to make sure you are 100% satisfied.
Jay is a wonderful dog walker. My dog Sammie, who is Chihuahua and Pitbull mix, is extremely active. Sammie needs to be walked at least 30 minutes but with both my husbands and mine schedule are unable to meet these needs. Our dog is my husband's service dog therefore it is extremely important that he is able to focus. After Jay began walking him, we have noticed Sammie is a lot happier and we are ...
Here is the scoop, dogs are amazing
My first dog I cared for was named Leibe, an 11 month year old German Sheppard who my sister named Liebe which means "Love". On the ride back to our house in Torrance from Riverside, CA I crafted a blanket and pillow combination to comfort her in the back seat of our Astro Van and on the previous day, prepared her living quarters at our home. I trained Liebe, taking her under my wing as ...
What Jay would like to know about your dog
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This page presents the Google satellite map (zoomable and browsable) of EM & K Lake in British Columbia province in Canada.
Geographical coordinates are 54°14' North and 122°45' West and its feature type is Lake. More information below.
Feature Name: EM & K Lake
CGNDB Key: JCRKZ
Region Code: 59
Region Name: British Columbia Region Name in French: Colombie-Britannique
Country Code: Canada (CA)
Generic Code: 951
Generic Term: Lake
Concise Code: LAKE
Concise Term: Lake
Concise Term in French: Lac
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 54°14' North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 122°45' West
Latitude in decimal degrees: 54.233332998119
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Discussion in 'Sydney' started by AG, Apr 29, 2012.
Longmire needs to put someone on Gibson, he starts on Reid but doesnt play on him, Shoey seems to
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Not sure if have learnt from last years final with letting Gibson roam free...
He is cringeworthy at best. Worst.commentator.ever!
O'Keefe lucky there.
ROK gets our first, from an obvious free that is obvious.
Well done LRT
too easy for them going forward.
Need to be better with our Fwd 50 entries, their defense is mopping up too easily with a lot of our entries.
whats that shit ump?? Definite shepherd on Matner
Shepherd! ump right there too
bolton on hodge, wtf?
Pretty good crowd for Sydney out there.
Our kicks I50 are what is making it easy for Hawthorn to rebound.
No free to mattner... Sewell had no eyes for the ball
Bit easy there, need to lift
wow. tells a tale that roughead and hale have scored both their goals so far. going to be a long day if we let them just pluck them with ease.
Poor start, we needed to get off to a flyer, didn't get it.
Want to see more effort, never actually expected to win this as Hawthorn are a class above but I want to see more contested footy.
Lol @Shepered no free, and no free to grundy for blatant push in back.... it's clear they don't need help.
Lazy by Everitt, consistently breaking down going forwards and they are killing us with ball movement the other way.
geez, we look a bit slow today. A long way back
Hawks look way too good so far. Killing us on their spread from the contest.
This is pathetic. We've had it in our forward 50 plenty of times, but they're not moving or doing anything.
roughhead 3 on grundy already...
what does teddy do, play on both of there gun forwards...
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Finding The Sum Of True Love On The 88th Try
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
The website OkCupid says we use math to get you dates. But the algorithms weren't quite adding up for Chris McKinlay, who was a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at UCLA when he signed up for the site. OkCupid matches users based on their answers to survey questions, and there are thousands of them, like: Do you have any tattoos? And: How long you want your next relationship to last? You get a compatibility rating based on how closely your answers match for each prospective date.
Chris McKinlay answered lots of questions, sent some messages, went on a few dates - but not a lot - and there were no love matches. So, he says, he started to approach OkCupid like a mathematics thesis.
CHRIS MCKINLAY: I realized that I could, you know, apply tools that I understood very well to OkCupid if I could only gather enough question data from users on the site.
SIMON: He used software to create phony profiles so he could collect answers from thousands of women and analyze them. He divided the women into seven groups based on the questions they chose to answer, then decided which group he found most engaging. And then he answered those questions that they found most compelling. Once he did, his dating life took off.
MCKINLAY: At first, I was kind of trying to make them like the classic sort of romantic first date to remember, to tell your kids about. And that turned out to not be a good approach.
SIMON: First dates take time, after all. They create expectation. They can be exhausting. So Chris McKinlay decided to just meet for a cup of coffee and hope that was long enough to detect in person what OkCupid and its algorithms couldn't - if two people felt a spark. Chris McKinlay had 87 first dates. And on the 88th, he met Christine Tien Wong.
MCKINLAY: It was a real relief when I met Christine and, you know, on the first date. I was saying yes very strongly at a gut level.
SIMON: About a year later, Chris McKinlay proposed. They're planning to be married next year. Finally, romance entered the equation.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
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What a price on that Demon figure - you gonna keep it or see what it goes for on the bay?
Nice steal, wish I could get stuff that good.
Thanks man. I may keep it and open it. I have 1 already mint on card from back when it originally hit retail.
I couldn't believe he had it listed for $30 when this bad boy usually goes for around $70 to $80. I was even more shocked that he took the $20 offer i threw at them. They were very nice and i know they are there to obviously make money and move product so it was a win/win. | <urn:uuid:d790ed1d-a3ed-40b9-90c9-e2f8f3c83dfa> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=25945313&postcount=574 | 2017-04-27T14:13:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122167.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00600-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.993142 | 139 |
“He’s a poet. Basically he’s a poet. He does not trust his voice. He doesn’t trust his guitar playing. He doesn’t think he’s good at anything, except writing—and even then he has self-doubts. Have you heard that thing he wrote about Woody Guthrie? That to me is the sum of his life’s work so far. Whatever happens, that is it. That sums it up.” ~ Eric Clapton on Bob Dylan
Glory Be! The man has gone and done it!
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature is such a crowning achievement for our favorite song and dance man. Bob turned 75 this year and is still breaking boundaries as the only singer-songwriter to have ever been awarded this coveted prize.
Aside from my inner fangirl whooping for joy and turning cartwheels at the sheer awesomeness of the whole thing, what I’m most happy about is that perhaps this distinction will inspire the average person to broaden his/her view of what constitutes “poetry.”
Poetry doesn’t have to be esoteric, elitist, abstract or inaccessible. It doesn’t have to live in slim volumes with boring covers. It can be the well crafted lyrics of anthemic compositions that capture the heartbeat of personal and social history through time.
After all, poetry began as an oral tradition, much of it meant to be performed with music. To those who find Dylan undeserving, I would ask that they throw off their cloaks of intellectual snobbery and abandon preconceptions about conventional “Literature.”
“Literature” is not limited to printed novels, plays, or short stories. Talk to me about more than five decades of enormous cultural influence, words of searing truth, crackling inventiveness. Talk to me about enlarging the possibilities of American popular music.
Take the average Joe in a grocery store check-out line. Chances are he’s never read any of the Nobel Prize winning novels, but he’s heard a Dylan song or two.
A song is a poem for everyman.
I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I’ll die like a poet.
Eight years ago, the very first time I hosted Poetry Friday, I asked participants to post their favorite Dylan lyrics. I shared the 8th of Dylan’s “11 Outlined Epigraphs.” He was 22 when he wrote this in 1963:
Yes, I am a thief of thoughts
not, I pray, a stealer of souls
I have built an’ rebuilt
upon what is waitin’
for the sand on the beaches
carves many castles
on what has been opened
before my time
a word, a tune, a story, a line
keys in the wind t’ unlock my mind
an’ t’ grant my closet thoughts backyard air
it is not of me t’ sit an’ ponder
wonderin’ an’ wastin’ time
thinkin’ of thoughts that haven’t been thunk
thinkin’ of dreams that haven’t been dreamt
an’ new ideas that haven’t been wrote
an’ new words t’ fit into rhyme
(if it rhymes, it rhymes
if it don’t, it don’t
if it comes, it comes
if it won’t, it won’t)
no I must react an’ spit fast
with weapons of words
wrapped in tunes
that’ve rolled through the simple years
teasin’ me t’ treat them right
t’ reshape them an’ restring them
t’ protect my own world
from the mouths of all those
who’d eat it
an’ hold it back from eatin’ its own food
for all songs lead back t’ the sea
an’ at one time, there was
no singin’ tongue t’ imitate it)
t’ make new sounds out of old sounds
an’ new words out of old words
an’ not t’ worry about the new rules
for they ain’t been made yet
an’ t’ shout my singin’ mind
knowin’ that it is me an’ my kind
that will make those rules . . .
if the people of tomorrow
really need the rules of today
rally ’round all you prosecutin’ attorneys
the world is but a courtroom
but I know the defendants better ‘n you
and while you’re busy prosecutin’
we’re busy whistlin’
cleanin’ up the courthouse
winkin’ t’ one another
your spot is comin’ up soon
I’ve written about Dylan on this blog more than any other singer-songwriter. Here are three of my favorite posts:
- Bob Dylan’s 74th Birthday Celebration with his meatballs recipe
- Review of “Blowin’ in the Wind” picture book illustrated by Jon J Muth (a link to this post appears on Dylan’s Official Website)
- A Grand Adventure: attending a Dylan concert at the United Palace Theatre in NYC (the closest I’ve ever gotten to him, sitting in the 3rd row with my glow-face and hair blown back)
Time to hear from the man.
Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964.
Official Music Video for “Things Have Changed,” which won the Academy Award in 2001. How many famous actors can you spot?
Celebrate Bob’s Nobel Prize this weekend by making his meatball recipe!
BOOK GIVEAWAY WINNER!
The Alphabet Soup Fiddlers were tickled pink to read so many wonderful comments about Miss Muffet, or What Came After. Nothing like a little poetical theatre to generate excitement and good will.
Thank goodness we were able to avoid yet another winner-picking fiasco. Happy to report we did not have to track down Monsieur Random Integer Generator half way around the world. He was right here, scarfing up the remains of the cottage cheese pie. I will mention that after eating said pie, he was able to play three violin concertos without a slip up. This is really saying something since he couldn’t play the violin before. For an encore, he plucked some pretty good bluegrass.
With music in his heart and cottage cheese between his teeth, M. Generator picked the following winner:
*drum roll, please*
Please send your snail mail address to: readermail (at) jamakimrattigan (dot) com, and we’ll get the book out to you pronto!
Thanks to everyone for entering the giveaway!
The beautiful and talented Irene Latham is hosting the Roundup at Live Your Poem. Stroll over and check out the full menu of poetic goodness being shared in the blogosphere this week!
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Ken Shamrock's nephew signs with Strikeforce
"I am definitely excited to have Ken Shamrock's nephew as a part of the Strikeforce team," said Strikeforce CEO
"I am very thankful for this opportunity," said Jeff Shamrock, who, at 18 years old, is the youngest member of Ken Shamrock's Lion's Den Reno Elite Fight team. "Signing with Strikeforce gives me a chance to put all of my training to the test, and to develop as an elite fighter. I am really looking forward to fighting for them."
According to Ken Shamrock, "Jeff is a very strong and aggressive fighter. He has been training hard and has developed impressive skills on the mat, including his takedown and submission skills. I have no doubt that Jeff will do extremely well."
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A Shakespeare fanatic.
A lover of the arts, literature, music, travel, new experiences, and humor, among other things.
An realistic idealist.
I believe in hope.
Rainesy's Favorite Personal Quote:
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -T.S Elliot
||Romeo & Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Screwtape Letters, Alice in Wonderland, Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man
||WIlliam Shakespeare, CS Lewis, Edgar Allen Poe, Bill Clegg, George Orwell
|Favorite music artists:
||The Fray, Lady Gaga, Aerosmith, John Mayer, Jason Mraz
||Dead Poet's Society, John Tucker Must Die, Burton's Alice in Wonderland, The Devil Wears Prada, Charlie Bartlett
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Authors Note: This was an English assignment from when I was in 10th grade and doing online classes. Being an allegory assignment, I also received great support from my teacher who encouraged me to pursue publishing short stories/writing. Again, unedited since it was written, but another example of the growth I’ve gone through as a writer.
The projection screen against the wall was lit up with happy faces and beautiful scenery, accompanied by the sound of laughter and the rippling of a creek in the background. A beautiful woman with sandy blond hair and emerald green eyes was the focus of the camera, her ruby lips split in a joyous smile. She glanced above the camera, giving a loving look to whoever was holding it, then looked into the lens and blew a kiss. She then crouched down close to the rocky bank of the creek, the camera following her down and revealing a small girl playing with the smooth stones and squealing with delight as the icy water flowed over her tiny toes.
The toddler’s cherry blossom colored dress was splattered with droplets of water, her bare legs spotted with grains of sand and dirt, along with the occasional blade of grass. Her tiny mop of blond hair was damp as well from the water of the creek, the ends curling upward and into tiny ringlets. She turned her face to look up at the woman, a look of absolute joy and excitement emanating from her ramble of words. She squinted her blue-green eyes, laughing playfully and revealing the small amount of teeth she had.
“Say hi to daddy,” the woman said, wrapping her arm around the girl and pointing toward the camera. The toddler was focused on a rock she was holding, not hearing her mother’s words at first. “Lyly, look at daddy,” the woman said.
The girl turned her head, her eyes falling upon the unseen face behind the camera. “Look, daddy,” she said, holding up the rock.
“It’s beautiful, Lyly,” the man’s voice said from behind the camera.
“It is!” The girl exclaimed.
“Lyly, show daddy your dance,” the man said.
“Yay!” The girl shouted, clapping her pudgy hands together. She began clumsily swaying, singing an unrecognizable tune and spinning with the words. As she tried to jump, she lost her balance and plopped to the ground, creating a small splash of water that jumped over her. A look of shock was on her face, as she did not understand what just happened.
“Oh, sweetheart,” the woman said, hurrying over to the girl and picking her up. She examined the completely soaked dress, still cooing to the toddler and keeping her from crying.
“Ella, did we bring a change of clothes?” The man asked, walking over to the girls. “Yeah, they’re in the car. Could you grab them?” Ella asked.
“Sure,” the man said. The camera lowered and all that was visible on the screen was bushy grass that was being gently blown by a soft breeze.
“James, don’t forget you have the camera still on,” Ella said.
“Right!” The little girl’s father said. He raised the camera and the young woman and child were once again visible.
The toddler snapped out of her trancelike stare, looking wide-eyed at the man. “Daddy,
I’m wet!” She said loudly, a look of surprise flashing over her face. “You are!”
“James, could you grab a diaper when you grab the clothes too,” Ella asked, working on getting the dress off the little girl.
“Yeah, I’ll just grab the diaper bag,” James said. “Okay, say bye-bye to the camera, Lyly,” he said.
“Huh?” The little girl cocked her head, not understanding her father. Ella finished unbuttoning the little dress, slipping it off the girl. Her round belly stuck out over her soggy diaper, and she began playing with her bellybutton.
“Say bye-bye, Emalyn,” James repeated.
The little girl looked up, giving a vigorous wave to the camera. “Bye-bye, Emalyn!” She shouted.
Ella and James started laughing humorously. “Emalyn, just say goodbye,” Ella said through her laughter.
“Bye-bye!” The girl shouted, joining in on the laughter. The video ended, the screen becoming black and white fuzz.
The room became suddenly quiet, a sorrowful atmosphere filling it to the top. An emptiness seemed to be resonating from the walls, seeping in like water through a crack. Sitting with her legs crisscross on the floor, the very woman from the video was staring blankly at the empty screen, a black woolly blanket wrapped around her shoulders loosely. A single tear suddenly slid down her cheek, falling silently from her chin to the wood floor.
Masculine footsteps echoed through the hallway just outside that room, walking heavily toward it. “Ella, I can’t find the keys, do you-” the man, who was James from the video, stopped as he reached the door, his hands grasping the tie he wore in attempt to secure it around his neck. They dropped to his sides, forgetting that the tie he wore sat half undone still.
Ella quickly wiped her eyes, trying to erase the appearance of sadness. She pulled the blanket around herself tighter, straightening her posture.
“Ella,” James said sadly. He opened his mouth to say something else, but was unable to go on when Ella interjected.
“They’re in the bowl on the little table by the door,” she said. James didn’t say anything, rather he simply stared at Ella with an expression of sympathetic sorrow. Ella looked annoyed, standing up and letting the blanket drop. “You better go, or you’ll be late,” she said.
“I can be late,” he said. “You’re more important to me.”
“James, don’t,” Ella said, turning slightly away from him. “I’m fine,” she said, folding her arms around her stomach.
“Ella, you’re not fine, we’re not fine,” James said, entering the room and standing in front of his wife. “We really need to talk about this. It can’t go unsettled.”
“What is there to talk about?” The woman said quietly, a trembling in her voice.
James grabbed her chin, turning her face to look at him. She averted her eyes, looking down at the floor. “Ella, it’s important to talk,” James said.
“What do you want me to say, James? She’s dead! There really isn’t much else to say,” Ella said, her shouts echoing in the room. Hot tears began streaming down her face, her lips quivering uncontrollably.
“We can’t let this fester,” James said gently. “I really think we need to just sit down with someone, and talk. It’s been three years since the accident.”
“It’s not that easy, James! Unlike you, I still love her! I can’t become some cruel beast like you and stop loving her! It’s unfair. Unfair to me, and unfair to her!”
“I never stopped loving her! I still do, and always will, but there’s a time to move on,” James said, raising his voice slightly.
“No!” Ella screamed. She dropped to her knees, pushing her hands over her face and waling into them.
James sighed, crouching down and wrapping his arms around her. “When you’re ready, we’ll talk,” he said. He kissed the top of her head, standing back up. He walked away silently, leaving her alone. Keys jingled, the front door opened, and then shut.
Ella cried a while longer, her shoulders heaving up and down as she tried to stop the hiccuping cries. As her sobs slowed, she stood back up, fixing her hair and clearing her throat. She wrapped her shaky arms around her small wasted again, feeling a chill constantly running up and down her spine. She glanced around, perhaps as though to make sure no one was around, and left the room slowly, shuffling her bare feet along the floor.
She reached a winding staircase, her eyes tracing it up to the top. She continued her wandering up the cherrywood steps, her delicate hand lightly gliding across the intricate black banister. At the top, she dragged herself to the left, approaching one of the little white doors. Hesitantly, she placed her hand on the chain around her neck and pulled it up over her head, revealing a small gold key dangling from it. She slipped the key into the lock, carefully twisting it until a faint click sounded. She grasped the doorknob, slowly twisting it and pushing the door inward, letting it swing open the rest of the way.
Inside was an elaborately furnished child’s room, full of different toys, seating arrangements, rocking horses, and shelves. A large bed under one of the wide windows was covered in soft pink blankets and stuffed animals carefully arranged along the end. The walls were a soft pink as well, a strip of darker pink down the center of each with black swirls and flowers painted along it. The floor was wood like the rest of the house, though plush rugs were all over to add design and comfort to the room. On one of the rugs sat an open children’s book, exposing a colorful cartoon picture of fairies flying through the pink-tinted sky. Ella smiled sadly at the book, remembering she had been sitting there reading that very story before….
She yanked her focus from the book, glancing to the princess-like bed. She silently went over to it, slowly sitting on the edge of the mattress and folding her hands in her lap. She looked over to the end and noticed a fluffy white rabbit with its eyes shut tight, its front paws pushed together while kneeling on its back ones. She picked it up slowly, a new stream of tears flowing from her eyes. She hugged it to her chest, the toy beginning to recite the Lord’s prayer.
As the bunny recited every last word of the prayer, Ella struggled to not let out a violent cry, biting her lip to the point of drawing blood. She lowered herself down until her head landed upon the pillow, her legs curling behind her. However, as she put more weight upon the pillow, she noticed something hard and jagged underneath her head. She sat up slightly, setting the rabbit down and reaching her hand underneath the pillow.
What she drew out was a porcelain angel, tall and majestic with a flowing white robe and long blond hair. Powerful wings unfurled from its back, showing the true extent of beauty the being held. Cradled in its arms was a small girl, her eyes fixed upon the angel’s face. Her curly blond hair dangled over one of the angel’s arms, a pink dress draped over her body.
Ella’s other hand flew to her mouth, a new sob escaping from her mouth.
“Mommy, have you ever seen an angel?”
“Well, not exactly,” Ella said as she tucked the toddler into bed. “I have!”
“Oh, you have, have you?”
“Well, what did this angel look like?” Ella asked, deciding to go along with it.
“You,” Emalyn said, playing with the blanket between her fingers.
Ella began to choke up, tears threatening to flow. She clasped her hand over her mouth, smiling underneath it.
“Did I make you sad, mommy?” Emalyn said, almost about to cry herself.
“No! No, you made mommy very happy,” Ella said. She bent over and kissed Ella’s forehead, stroking the girl’s blond curls.
“Good, because I have something I want to show you,” Emalyn said. She sat up, reaching her hand under her pillow. She brought forth the angel holding the little girl, showing it proudly to her mother. “This is you as an angel, and that’s me,” Lyly said, pointing to the little girl wrapped safely in the arms of the angel.
Ella smiled again, kissing Emalyn once more. “Even when I’m not there to hold you, angels will always be,” she said.
Ella couldn’t hold back the tears any longer. A new river of them flowed from her eyes, the mascara she had applied that morning already washed completely away. She couldn’t take her attention away from the little porcelain figure, the sound of her daughter’s voice ringing in her ears. She caressed the tiny girl in the arms of the angel, humming a lullaby through her tears. She brought the statue to her face, pressing the cold, glazed clay figure to her lips.
“Even when I’m not there,” she said softly.
The front door slid closed downstairs, wedged shoes clapping against the hard floor. Ella shot up, realizing she had fallen asleep. She stood hurriedly, and forgetting that the little angel was in her arms, watched it slide to the floor.
“No!” She said, horrified by the sight of it falling to the ground. Expecting to hear a shatter, she closed her eyes and cried a little more, but no shatter came. She opened them one at a time, looking down to see the doll safely intact. She picked it up, brushed it off, and carried it close in her arms as she made her way downstairs.
Standing wearily in the hall was James, frustratedly yanking at his tie to get it off. as it came unknotted, he slipped it off and held it in one clenched fist. As he turned to go toward the kitchen, the sound of Ella stampeding down the stairs caused him to freeze. “Ella, is everything alright?” He asked worriedly.
“James!” Ella shouted, a tinge of relief in her voice. She reached the bottom of the stairs and thrust her arms around her husband.
“Ella, are you alright?” He asked in an even more worried tone. He lightly placed his arms around her, not sure what to make of the situation.
“Everything is alright, no, everything is perfect!” Ella said, her tears sliding onto James’ shoulder. She hugged him even tighter, closing her eyes as tight as she could.
James let the tie slide from his hand, holding Ella as close as he could and letting his emotions out as well. “What’s happened?” He asked.
“I’ve seen an angel,” Ella whispered. “She’s okay, James, she’s alright,” she said.
James began to sob irrepressibly, curling his fingers around Ella’s hair and kissing her cheek. He laughed in between sobs, occasionally pressing his lips against Ella’s cheek and forehead. “Why don’t we go for a ride?” He said, pulling himself away from Ella to look her in the eye.
Ella smiled, getting his meaning. “That sounds like a good idea,” she said. She grabbed a coat and slipped a pair of shoes on, joining James at the door. She slipped her fingers between his, giving him another loving smile. They walked out to the car, James getting in on the driver’s side while Ella went to the passenger’s.
It was a short ride, just a few lights and turns to pass before they arrived at their destination. The car drove slowly into a gated piece of land, driving down the winding road. What they saw all around them was a vast array of tombstones, all containing the names of lost ones belonging to who knows how many people. Only one, however, contained the name they were searching for. The car parked, and the couple got out, walking through the grassy area until they reached a grave decorated with bright flowers and ribbons.
Memories flashed across Ella’s mind, the first one being when her baby girl was born and the first time she was able to behold her face. Many more flashed by: the girl’s first words, her first step, the first tooth she lost, her first bike ride, the all-too-often scrape of the knee. It was all so beautiful and significant to Ella. Then, a memory came to mind that she began to push back, but then decided to face it, for the only way to defeat a foe is to face the foe.
“Mommy, do you think I’ll do good today?” Emalyn was staring out the backseat window, her fingers fidgeting nervously with the pink tutu she wore.
“You’ll be the best,” Ella said.
Lyly giggled, feeling a little more at ease. A song on the radio began playing quietly in the background, only a girl’s voice and a piano making it up. “Ooh, turn it up!” The girl said, leaning forward in her seat.
Ella laughed under her breath, twisting the volume knob so that the song filled the car with beauty. She leaned back in a relaxed position, listening to the words as the performer sang about her life as a little girl.
“But I knoooow, there’s a reason we grow up, even though I don’t feel like it now!” Emalyn sang along with the words, exaggerating the way she sounded and swaying in her seat. Ella laughed as her daughter kept up her act of goofing around, shaking her head a little.
Suddenly, as though appearing from nowhere, a large truck came slamming into the back of their car, sending them spinning across the lanes. It was chaos, though the chaos seemed to never end, until all at once, everything went black.
Ella pulled up her sleeve, looking at a long scar along her arm. A broken rib and that scar were all she walked away with from the accident, but her dear daughter didn’t have a chance. It all seemed so cruel and unfair to her for the longest time. She would constantly wish that the drunk driver of the truck had wound up dead, but she saw now that it was wrong to constantly wish for the past to change. What happened happened, and there was no chance of changing it, but there was the chance to embrace the pain, and let it go. She had plenty of good memories to think upon once in awhile, so what was the point of wishing for things she could never have?
She read the content of the tombstone, savoring the sound of each word. “Emalyn Raeanne Albertson. 2004-2009. The dearest daughter a couple could have.”
“The dearest,” James said softly.
Ella stepped forward, holding the angel tighter in her hands. She looked down one more at the faces of the angel and little girl. Crouching down to become level with the stone, she placed
the angel against it, closing her eyes and humming the tune of the song that played on the radio that fateful day.
James stood silently in the background, not sure what exactly was happening, but understanding the sincerity and delicacy of the moment. He listened to the voice of his wife, closing his eyes and smiling softly.
Ella finished the song, bending over and kissing the angel statue once more. “Even when I’m not there,” she said. “I know they’ve got you.” She looked at the face of the angel, its beautiful eyes staring lovingly at the little girl it held safely between its arms.
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Discover the environment, get to know it, and learn to respect it, all while having fun! At Agriturismo Forzello, children have access to activities organized by our educational farm to experience the magicof seeing nature up close.
They will feel like little explorers with our nature excursions on the farm, learning torecognize plants, as well as discovering the characteristics and properties of cultivated grains such as corn, soy, and wheat. They will discover the scents and colors of nature and learn about concepts like biodiversity and crop seasons.
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Why my campaign to promote quality and relevant science news in the Black Press matters:
Real outcomes are at stake. Science Literacy is Social Justice!
Negative health stories could discourage men in the African-American community from taking action
Feb. 14, 2013
Nathan Hurst, email@example.com, 573-882-6217
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Obesity rates have increased dramatically in the last few decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, while African Americans are only 13 percent of the total population, 82 percent of black women are overweight or obese compared to nearly 60 percent of white women, and more than 70 percent of black males are classified as overweight or obese. A new study from the University of Missouri School of Journalism shows that American newspapers, and specifically newspapers geared toward an African-American audience, frame stories on obesity in a negative way. Hyunmin Lee, who performed her research while a doctoral student at MU, says this negative framing could have damaging effects on African Americans looking to lose weight.
“Previous research has shown that African Americans do not respond positively to negative news stories about obesity and health issues,” said Lee, who is now an assistant professor at Saint Louis University. “Our study shows that the majority of obesity news stories are written in a negative tone, mainly attributing individual responsibilities to overcome obesity, which means many African Americans in need of weight loss could be discouraged by what they are reading in newspapers, instead of being inspired by positive success stories about overcoming obesity or other health problems.”
Lee and Maria Len-Rios, an associate professor in the MU School of Journalism, examined 35 newspapers, 23 of them African-American newspapers, and analyzed nearly 400 news stories about obesity. They found that nearly all of those stories were written with negative tones emphasizing individual responsibilities for overcoming obesity. News stories with negative tones include stories about high obesity rates among African Americans and health issues that are caused by obesity.
“The majority of the obesity news stories we analyzed focused on individual responsibilities and solutions that may not be achievable for many African Americans,” Lee said. “Even the stories that offered advice on ways to fight obesity were framed negatively. That advice was heavily attributed to individual responsibilities such as exercise and diet control, which are messages that are often ineffective at motivating African Americans to be healthy for socio-economic and cultural reasons.”
Lee encourages newspapers, particularly ones with primarily African-American audiences, to write health stories with positive tones. Instead of stories about increasing obesity rates, she says stories promoting promising new research or positive trends in African-American health would be much more effective in motivating African Americans to make healthier choices.
“Newspapers focused on writing health stories that only emphasize individual responsibilities are missing the bigger picture of social responsibility,” Lee said. “To make a constructive impact on the community, health stories that mention societal responsibilities are a necessity while avoiding advice solely focused on individual responsibility. This is because many health news stories do not consider that their audiences may live in food deserts or lack the facilities or ability to exercise safely where they live. Telling someone they have to do things that they physically cannot do to be healthy can have very discouraging and counterproductive effects on an audience that needs as much encouragement as possible.”
Lee and Len-Rios’ study has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Health Communication.
One of my biggest objections to how science and health science is presented in the Black Press is the frame of how science news is presented. It often uses a voice designed to push people's buttons - of distrust or pain. I've often wondered if the desired outcome most science or health related stories are to prevent participation as opposed to open people up to opportunities. I find myself perennial frustrated, but this study is right on time. It is proof positive that the NABJ Proposal: Health Science Reporting for Under-represented audiences is much needed. The deadline for the second round of proposals for the National Association of Black Journalists is Friday, February 22, 2013. This will definitely be included in my revised proposal.
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SEMI GROSS WARNING
Woke up late this morning, first time since yesterday, so decided to skip the shower and chance for getting in on time. It worked. Just about. Then I was running all over the shop in work and this evening, with the result that I was a bit minging by the end of the night. I could sense myself being more sweaty than normal but at this stage there was nothing I could do about it and I wasn't sure whether it was bad enough that others were noticing. So I decided to keep that extra few inches distant from people in the pub. Then I was up dancing with the lads from work and did my best to restrict my arm movements so that they were never raised higher than my elbows. I avoided tying my hair back. Whenever any of the lads got momentary physically close in the spirit of the dance, I was waiting to see if they would recoil. I'm not sure if they did.
But I survived, and I sit here oozing pheromones as I type. But the question is, what would you have done in this situation? Would you have called it a day early on, or just not give a fuck cause everyone's pissed anyway? | <urn:uuid:4a2c2e3f-86dd-46ca-8e0b-f9d87f8b6fa6> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | http://forninepounds.blogspot.com/2008/03/milan-by-any-other-name-would-smell-as.html | 2017-12-18T11:01:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948615810.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20171218102808-20171218124808-00657.warc.gz | en | 0.991827 | 251 |
Dating separated men kids
By putting more pressure on him, I pushed him away.To avoid adding pressure, make sure that you know that you are both on the same path.Since I counsel men and women before, during and after a relationship or marriage, including through a divorce, I frequently see people dating when separated.And with the prevalence of cheating, a lot of times one partner has already begun a new relationship and the other partner is now seeking to get 'mine.' Once it's been decided by one, or both, partners to end the relationship, most typically both of partners start seeking a new relationship. If you really care about your new love interest then you'll apply more reason than emotion to your decision about dating while separated.They have given many examples of relationships that began quickly after a separation/break-up, so I am beginning to wonder if I am selling myself short – being too rigid.As a dating coach/expert, what do you think of the idea of dating someone who is still in the process of divorce?With people marrying less and divorcing more, it's no wonder that the opportunity, and challenge, of dating while separated has become pretty commonplace.I most often run into people dating while separated when they're separated themselves and involved with someone else who's separated too.
Decide wisely because a lot of heartache is at stake.
I am divorced and have been for two years and am of the opinion that there is too much other stuff going on in one’s life during a divorce to date, as well.
Also, it seems that about 40% of the men who state they are divorced are actually still going through the process. That stated, I have come up to some heavy objection from both family and friends – hence I’m here.
First, should one consider dating separated persons or is it an experience fraught with danger? Second,if one meets a divorced person how long does it take for them to get over their failed marriage and be open to a new relationship?
For background, here in Louisiana, a person must be seperated for 6 months before the law will grant a divorce while 1 year if there are minor children. | <urn:uuid:acc1d2ea-ef0a-4f13-a4b6-451fa71e9a3a> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://new-builds.ru/dating-separated-men-kids-18515.html | 2020-09-22T04:56:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400203096.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20200922031902-20200922061902-00098.warc.gz | en | 0.974672 | 448 |
Advancing LGBT Equality For Over 25 Years
The Gill Foundation asked us to create a series of short films to reflect 25 years of ground-breaking work to secure equal rights for all Americans. The campaign honors the successes and struggles of the past, while inspiring the audience to forge ahead for the future. The films include interviews with icons like Vice President Joe Biden and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius – as well as visionaries who are shaping the movement for the next generation.
Behind the Scenes
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I could head off down a quiet country road.
Or I could plunge into the forest to see what I could see on rocky, leaf strewn trails. For me, it was a no brainer. Into the forest I went. I pretty much always do, when trails are available.
Given my longstanding choice for the wild, a letter in the San Francisco Chronicle last month really annoyed me. The writer was distressed by a story about friends of a missing person looking for her on the trails in Marin County.
Mr. Letter Writer, if I took your advice, I'd never get out on the trails. Of course I run alone -- how else could I explore the places that beckon, galumphing along at my own pace, occasionally turning up an unknown side trail or even stopping to take a photo?
I'm equipped enough by my standards: I carry a water bottle or wear a Camelbak full of liquid if I plan to go longer. Tucked in the latter I'll have a wind shirt. I usually have a paper towel and a pocket camera. If I'm in a new area, I try to have a map, but will admit I sometimes employ some dead reckoning, branching out from familiar paths to find new ones. If I don't know the area, I pay close attention to route finding.
Yes, I've been known to fall over a root or trip over a rock. I'm a 60 year old with occasional skinned elbows and knees to show for my trail addiction -- and not too worried by it. Maybe I should be, but I'd rather just go.
In the wild places, I've never had a really bad encounter with another human being. I know these can happen. For awhile at the beginning of the 1980s, there was a killer in the Marin Hills. And there was this chilling true story.
But I like my odds on the trails a lot better than I like my odds in urban parks. In 30 years of running, it has been in parks that I've encountered human violence. I've been yelled at from passing cars, had a gun pointed at me "as a joke," had guys expose themselves -- all in daylight in city public places.
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MOBILE MAKER STATIONS WHERE SHOP MEETS STEM
In February 2016, the Colorado Maker Hub team won the DPS Imaginarium Challenge to bring innovation to making. Our idea was to overcome the roadblocks to bringing making to education (lack of access, curriculum, and educator support) with a mobile I.D.E.A. lab that moves from classroom to classroom inside a school, filled with equipment for Invention, Design, Engineering and Arts. In addition, the IdeaLab Go has maker projects and support for educators to leap into hands on making in their classrooms.
IdeaLab Go! is stocked with a wide range of equipment and tools curated from companies such as SparkFun Electronics, Aleph Objects, and more that enable students to develop lifelong skills in:
– 3D printing
– cutting and engraving
– building/hand tools
– wood and metal working
and, of course, imagination! | <urn:uuid:e2657a72-04ca-4de1-9384-0cae3af35b54> | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | http://coloradomakerhub.org/idealab-go/ | 2017-07-26T20:37:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549426629.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20170726202050-20170726222050-00066.warc.gz | en | 0.949422 | 191 |
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At Vastu plus, we are providing authentic and professional vastu consultancy to Corporate Houses/Offices, Industries & Residential as well as commercial premises. Vastu Plus is owned and run by Nitien Parmar, a Professional Vastu Consultant & Numerologist.
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I have always believed that a person should not be judged based on their skin color, religion, sexual preference or any outward physical qualities that they show which defines them into a group. A person’s heart was intentionally created as something that exists inside our bodies, invisible to the eyes, it’s true intentions unknown and hidden for a reason.
Being human, we always want to define someone either by the way they look, the way they dress and most recently what they believe in. You are either black or white (or brown in my case), straight or gay, punk or country and most currently in the news, Muslim or non-Muslim.
Recently, I have found myself revealing more and more the precious thing closest to my heart, something which I’ve kept far away from the critical eyes of the world to protect it from judgement – that is my belief as a Muslim. I’ve always felt it unnecessary to wear my religion on my sleeve as I have felt that my faith is private and should be kept that way.
Increasingly though I’ve been bombarded with news about Islam and terror, violence and basically all the woes of the world being connected to the thing which is closest to my heart…and having seen all these stereotypes and unpleasant definitions of Islam has made me realized that perhaps it’s time for me to come out of the closet and stand proud as a Muslim or at least as a single person that represents the other billions of Muslims who love peace and just want to live a normal life.
So here it goes:
Hello. I’m Muslim and this is my story.
I was born a Muslim into a family of Muslims. Islam was chosen for me by birth. So I came to know Islam like others who were born into a religion, whether it be Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism or even Atheism – we first learned our beliefs of the world through our parents. Apart from the exposure from my family, I went to a government and private school in a Muslim country in Malaysia and after school would go to religious classes at the national mosque. Some teachers were kind, others were strict and used to pinch me for not memorizing my Quranic verses correctly. It seemed to be an ‘Asian’ way of teaching, mixing pain with rote learning. Was it a Muslim thing? No. Because I found out later that my Indian teacher also pinched me when I couldn’t memorize my maths times table and my Malay teacher used to hit our hands with a cane when we failed to answer a question correctly. So what did they all have in common? Perhaps not knowing a creative way of teaching kids? Or maybe just frustrated adults venting out their anger at powerless children? Either way their actions didn’t make me define them by their race or religion. Again who knew who they really were in their hearts?
After 7 years in a Malaysian education system I was sent away to a boarding school in Australia and looking back it was not a conventional choice for a Muslim family to send their daughter to an Anglican school where I learned to sing hymns about Jesus Peace be Upon Him (pbuh) and God (the Most Merciful and Gracious). I loved singing it too! Maybe it was the melody that always managed to lift up the spirit. I sang all the good parts praising God and just skipped the bits which defined Jesus as God because Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet and not divine in nature. Whether this is true or false for you doesn’t matter to me because in the end you will choose what you believe and no one else has any right over that. That experience made me realize that you can express yourself to God in different ways but in the end what mattered is the message between the one that calls out and the One that listens. Again, I realized only God could hear that voice in my heart whether I sung it as a hymn or a Quranic verse in my daily prayers. The love expressed was the same, only the vehicle that carried the words was different.
Life continued, I grew up, travelled the world and met many interesting people. When I was 18, I met a man in Italy that opened my mind a little bit more. I was sitting on the side of the road beside a duomo (church) facing a piazza and was chatting to one of my university friends, when this random man came up to me with his son. He asked me where I was from and what I was doing there and we started chatting casually, and somehow with a perfect stranger I started talking about life and religion. He invited me to his house nearby and I went with my Thai friend and together with his son, we continued talking and found out he sold textiles in that town. I asked him why he came to talk to me, and he just said he noticed something and felt he should talk to us. In this day and age, you’d probably think it was an invitation to danger going to a strangers house just to talk about life, but yes there are still nice people in this world, at least back in 2002. Anyway what impressed me the most and still does to this day was his answer when I asked him what religion he was. He said he was a Jew, a Christian and a Muslim. I said to him, how can you be all three? Shouldn’t you have to pick one? And he said how can he, when he believed in all. Then I said to him, well that’s the same as me I guess, coz I also believe in the three religions, with a bit of difference here and there. And he answered, aren’t we the same then? It’s just what you choose to call yourself…
I knew at that time I had found someone who I connected with spiritually and somehow our meeting was more than just a coincidence. We never ended up keeping in touch but I will always remember my encounter with this stranger that became one of the most defining moments in my spiritual life. I have met more and more people like that Italian man and I started noticing that the people I meet are not just coincidental or transient experiences but milestone moments which have shaped me into who I am today. Does one get to choose the stranger one meets tomorrow? No, but I do believe you have the power to direct the experience and choose whether it will be a defining one or a fleeting, forgettable one. If you open your eyes and look closely, you will find the world connects in such amazing ways and leaves you without a doubt that it is perfectly organized and not just one of random meetings. One such meeting was when I met my husband and also some other stories which I will share another day as I take a few steps further out of my closet.
Life tip of the day: Get to know a muslim.
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Ten fun facts about Sergio Ramos
Fact 1Fact 4
Internationally, Ramos participated in two World Cups and two European Championships, winning the former tournament in 2010 and the latter in 2008 and 2012.
In the summer of 2005, 19-year-old Ramos was purchased by Real Madrid for €27 million, a record for a Spanish teenager.
Ramos was named in both FIFA and UEFA's 2008 Team of the Year.
Just at the start of the 2009–10 season, Ramos was appointed as one of Real Madrid's four captains.Fact 5
In 2004, Ramos became an instant hit for Spain's under-21, for who he played six international matches.Fact 6
His older brother Rene is his agent. Rene actually encouraged Ramos to join his first club, FC Camas.Fact 7
He is known in the field for his natural reserves of stamina and powerful physique, as well as his game consistency and relative lack of injuries.Fact 8
Ramos is a self-confessed fan of bull-fighting and flamenco.Fact 9
The defender from Seville is also a regular on the Spanish national team.Fact 10
At 19, he became the youngest man to make his debut with Spain in 55 years. He made history with Spain again by being in the second squad to win the European Championship in 2008 (Spain previously won the title in 1964) and by helping the team win its first ever World Cup trophy in South Africa 2010. Click here for more people facts ❯
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So besides UNO, what does one do with small children when you are home and not wanting to spend a ton of money? I mean, we love open gyms and such as much as the next family, but contrary to my preschooler's belief, we can't just go to the bank and get "tons and tons of monies for free."
Well, one of our go-to activities is baking. Now, I realize that baking isn't exactly free, nor is it entirely wise for the waistline. However. I have strong arguments in favor of you making these cookies pronto.
1. They will make your house smell so good. Like a factory with little elven cookie makers bustling around.
2. You can use up those brown bananas that are sitting on your counter (don't deny it).
3. Baking is great language, math, and fine motor practice for your little helpers.
4. This recipe makes a TON of cookies - I get 56 - so they're fun to share. Like Pete the Cat says, "sharing is cool."
4. Because you get to eat them at the end. End of story.
(Don't like banana bread? I promise you'll like these cookies anyway.)
In a large bowl, cream together:
1 cup butter, softened (that's two sticks)
1 cup packed brown sugar
When that's mixed together, go ahead and add:
1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2 bananas - please don't measure this. Just mash them up.)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Yes. Keep mixing. Now, some people are fancy and mix the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl before adding them to the wet stuff. That's great, if you like to wash lots of dishes. Me? I'm lazy, and just add the dry stuff right in. No problemo.
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups oatmeal (I prefer quick)
2 cups chocolate chips
Mix those puppies right up. Its taken you like 10 minutes so far, amiright? So worth it. And if you're tricky you have only dirtied a few things, so you win the smart cook award.
Okay, time to bake. If you have some, use parchment paper on your cookie sheets. This stuff is miraculous because you don't have to grease the cookie sheet, the cookies will slide right off, and then you get to throw away the paper when you're done. (Also, it leaves your cookie sheets so clean that you don't have to wash them afterwards. I won't tell.) Oh, and you can reuse that parchment paper - this is good because it's sort of expensive.
Plop the dough down in about tablespoon-ful size lumps. Using a scoop is so handy for this. Go ahead and put the cookies pretty close together on the sheet. They won't rise or spread much.
Be sure to eat them warm, because oh my word. You'll be glad you did.
Also, if you want to be crazy, you can freeze some cookies and then have an easy snack to pull out and make happy tummies. You can freeze the cookies after you bake them, which is easy. Just put them in a ziplock bag and toss em in. Or, you can put the cookie sheet in the freezer before you bake it, but after you've plopped the dough down. Freeze them like this for a few hours, and then you'll have little raw cookies. Take them off the sheet and throw them in a ziplock bag. Don't forget to write the baking directions on the bag. Then one day you'll be wishing for a treat because your littles are behaving like wild things, and you'll remember that you can have fresh cookies in just a few minutes, thanks to your excellent planning skills. Please don't feel the need to share the cookies with your wild things. Give them carrot sticks or something.
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October 6, 2021 Corporate Affairs Commission issues certificates to 6, 255 business owners in Ondo Views 385 Categories BUSINESS Share Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinTelegram The Corporate Affairs Commission has issued certificate to 6,255 residents of Ondo State who benefitted from the Federal Government’s free business registration. This was part of efforts by the Federal Government to support small and medium scale businesses during the ravaging covid 19 pandemic. OSRC’s Omorinola Hungbeji reports that beneficiaries received their certificates at the State Micro Credit Agency in Akure Previous articleOndo NSCDC arrests three for stealing prepaid metersNext articleOndo Assembly tasks electricity board on Rural electrification Related Articles BUSINESS Update; ECONOMY: CBN Justifies Introduction of New Naira Notes BREAKING NEWS Protracted electricity crisis:Siemens takes over Nigerian power sector. BUSINESS Bitumen exploration: Federal government takes fresh steps on 42.74 metric tonnes. BUSINESS Economic sabotage: Police foil attacks on Dangote Refinery. | <urn:uuid:54284d58-a9d1-488c-a002-b48bcc4b90b1> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://www.osrc.ng/corporate-affairs-commission-issues-certificates-to-6-255-business-owners-in-ondo/posts/10733 | 2022-12-08T16:24:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711344.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20221208150643-20221208180643-00060.warc.gz | en | 0.887218 | 219 |
Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections.
THE MONUMENTS MEN – I’m a World War II junkie and love pretty much anything Hollywood puts out in the genre. Hell, I even watch Russian movies about STALINGRAD – which was an interesting take on the bloodiest and nastiest battle of the war – just the other week. So when I saw THE MONUMENTS MEN advertised about a group of soldiers tasked with tracking down works of art that were presumably scooped up by the Nazis, it seemed like it would be a no-brainer for me. Also doesn’t hurt that is has an all-star cast in George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and Cate Blanchett. Luckily, the strong cast and interesting idea carries over to the flick as the after being assembled must cross over into enemy lines in order to secure some of the works of art that have been collected by the evil Germans. Supposedly this is based on a true story or at least certain facts that happened during the war which makes it all more the better that someone at some point in our history actually carried out this type of Mission Impossible raid. Maybe the only thing missing here is that it might have worked better as a BAND OF BROTHERS type mini-series given the scope of what is attempted here. Two hours is simply not enough time. But definitely recommended if you enjoy WWII history or films.
3 DAYS TO KILL – I’m not the biggest fan of Kevin Costner but I am not a hater either. In 3 DAYS TO KILL, Costner stars as a lifetime member of the CIA and has gotten extremely good at killing bad guys. When he is ordered to take down a criminal kingpin in Europe things go awry because he has some sort of episode. He is soon diagnosed with only having a few months to live. So he moves back to Paris to try to reach out to his estranged daughter and wife. So the movie turns into half Costner’s redemption in becoming a father he never was and trying to make up time before he croaks over and half of him killing a slew of bad guys tracking down this criminal kingpin while having Amber Heard on his ass as his CIA boss. Of course, both of these plotlines end up colliding as you would expect but it actually does it rather cleverly so it isn’t necessarily trite. Overall 3 DAYS TO KILL is an entertaining flick with a balance of good humor and bloody deaths.
GRAND PIANO – Now you would think that a movie centered on a guy playing the piano during a classical concert may be the most boring thing in the history of cinema. Especially, when that movie is billed as a thriller. You’d be wrong in this case, as GRAND PIANO is actually quite entertaining and star Elijah Wood does a pretty good job selling the material that he is given. Wood plays a marvel of a piano player that is experiencing a bit of a bad luck streak of late as he has bouts where he chokes on stage. But his latest classical performance is set to be his great comeback. The only problem is that one very determined safe cracker wants him to play a specific piece on a specific piano in order to unlock some sort of treasure that can only be played by the hardest song in the history of mankind. So he points a gun at him during the performance and sets him on a course of either play the chords perfectly or get shot in front of hundreds of people (as well as seeing his wife get blasted right after). John Cusack also stars but he is more subtly used as the menacing bad guy high in the rafters terrorizing Wood. Pretty good and very different thriller and worth checking out.
RAZE – The world of mixed martial arts has invaded a good portion of our entertainment for a number of years through the UFC pay-per-views and television. But there are as many movies featuring MMA as every before. RAZE, while not necessarily a MMA flick, takes a different approach. A group of women find themselves trapped by a couple that is pitting them to the death against each other with no weapons. Bare knuckles, legs and arms only. Why they are doing this is a bit of a mystery but it has something to do with joining this group of crazies after finding the strongest among them. So they are forced to fight one another until only one is victorious. Yeah, it gets a bit tedious seeing women fighting each other over and over again without knowing much of an endgame other than a HUNGER GAMES finale. Zoe Bell, the stunt woman turned actress, stars in the lead role and does a decent enough job with what is given but there isn’t enough meat here for it to be more than just a rental option.
WAY OF THE WICKED – Christian Slater gets top billing in this so-called horror flick but he’s barely in it as a priest trying to figure out why some dude seems to have supernatural powers and uses them to abuse others whenever he gets picked on. He believes the powers are from Satan! Now, here’s the thing. If the guy only defends himself when he gets bullied, is he really is the spawn of Satan why not just mess with everyone all the time. Yet, he only does so when he is abused. Turns out he may actually not be the dude with powers but you can see this coming a mile away. The rest of the movie plays out as a really bad TWILIGHT knock off sans werewolves or vampires. Girl likes the oddball dude but the class jock wants her for himself. WAY OF THE WICKED maybe a Netflix option at best as there is nothing scary here other than maybe High School.
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There’s something about a new fragrance that makes us feel super fancy. It’s fun to switch things up when a new season comes along. A new you can emerge at any given time, and a fresh scent plays a big part in your attitude and outlook on life. But if you’re under the impression that you have to spend a ton of cash on a new scent, you’re going about it wrong. There are so many beautiful fragrances out there for every budget; you just have to look in the right places. Here, we rounded up 15 of the hottest new scents that range from $20 to $300 so you can find the perfect new potion at a cost that you’re comfortable with.
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A Bayesian compartmental model for the evaluation of 1,3-butadiene metabolism
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- Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C: Applied Statistics, 2003, 52 pp. 291 - 305
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We propose a Bayesian model for physiologically based pharmacokinetics of 1,3-butadiene (BD). BD is classified as a suspected human carcinogen and exposure to it is common, especially through cigarette smoke as well as in urban settings. The main aim of the methodology and analysis that are presented here is to quantify variability in the rates of BD metabolism by human subjects. A three-compartmental model is described, together with informative prior distributions for the population parameters, all of which represent real physiological variables. The model is described in detail along with the meanings and interpretations of the associated parameters. A four-compartment model is also given for comparison. Markov chain Monte Carlo methods are described for fitting the model proposed. The model is fitted to toxicokinetic data obtained from 133 healthy subjects (males and females) from the four major racial groups in the USA, with ages ranging from 19 to 62 years. Subjects were exposed to 2 parts per million of BD for 20 min through a face mask by using a computer-controlled exposure and respiratory monitoring system. Stratification by ethnic group results in major changes in the physiological parameters. Sex and age were also tested but not found to have a significant effect.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's highest court is being asked to decide whether or not the state's ban on gay marriage is constitutional.
In an unusual decision, the state's 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to settle the question due to "great public importance." If the high court takes up the case, it could result in having the issue settled even before the U.S. Supreme Court acts.
The ruling is connected to a Hillsborough County divorce case involving a same-sex couple who had been married in Massachusetts but since relocated to the Tampa area. Their petition to dissolve their marriage was rejected by a Florida judge who noted that state law does not recognize gay marriage.
"Resolution of the constitutional questions will no doubt impact far more individuals than the two involved here," states the unsigned opinion. "And there can be little doubt that until the constitutional questions are finally resolved by the Florida Supreme Court or the United States Supreme Court, there will be a great impact on the proper administration of justice in Florida."
A panel of judges with the Lakeland based appeals court earlier this summer rejected a request to forward the case up the state Supreme Court. But that ruling was overturned in a 10-3 decision by the entire appeals court.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked judges to stop ruling on same-sex marriage cases until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether states can ban gay marriage. But her request has not been ruled on yet. Bondi's office was not involved in the Hillsborough County case, but a spokeswoman said the ruling is being reviewed now by the attorney general.
Voters approved Florida's ban in 2008.
But judges in four Florida counties — Palm Beach, Monroe, Miami-Dade and Broward— have overturned the ban. Last week a federal judge also overturned the ban. No marriage licenses have been issued so far as the cases have either been appealed or judges have issued a stay to delay the effect of the ruling.
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Park Ridge, NJUSA
Hometown: Woodcliff Lake, NJ
March 22, 2014
I work for a book publisher by day in Customer Service My evenings and weekends are spent exploring (The written word and the community we live in)
Still 49 - I will be 50 in July of this year.
I like a lot of things, loves to be outside, walking, sightseeing etc.
Single guy living in New Jersey looking to meet and make new friends
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In the 2016 election, Bernie Sanders and
Several news organizations reported Tuesday that Trump's transition team is expected to announce Steven Mnuchin, his campaign’s finance director, as Treasury Secretary, perhaps as soon as Wednesday. The thing about Mnuchin? He’s a former Goldman Sachs executive.
So the news is a bit of a surprise in some circles in light of Trump’s populist message during the campaign.
Here’s part of a stump speech he gave in June:
“If I am elected President, I will end the special interest monopoly in Washington, D.C. The other candidate in this race has spent her entire life making money for special interests – and taking money from special interests. … When she left [the State Department], she made $21.6 million giving speeches to Wall Street banks and other special interests – in less than 2 years – secret speeches that she does not want to reveal to the public. Together, she and Bill made $153 million giving speeches to lobbyists, CEOs, and foreign governments in the years since 2001. They totally own her, and that will never change. The choice in this election is a choice between taking our government back from the special interests, or surrendering our last scrap of independence to their total and complete control. Those are the stakes.”
Trump has, of course, been very open about wanting to get rid of the Dodd-Frank finance regulations President Barack Obama put in place in 2010.
Mnuchin wouldn’t be the first Goldman Sachs alumnus to hold the position. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush made similar selections.
Mnuchin now serves as CEO of a hedge fund called Dune Capital. He has also been putting his money behind many major Hollywood films as an executive producer, including “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Suicide Squad” and “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
As you could probably guess, there are some strong reactions to this decision ahead of its likely announcement.
Some found the choice to be hypocritical.
Trump supporters took a different view.
And other Trump supporters fully supported the decision.
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The Student Chapter is responsible for holding events such as personality development workshops, industrial visits, exhibitions, Public Speaking workshops, Hackathons among others. The IET has an educational role, seeking to support its members through their careers by offering a professional home in college, producing advice and guidance at all levels to secure the future of its members.
PES University IET Student Chapter
LOCAL STUDENT CHAPTER OF IET, WORLD’S LARGEST MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION, BASED IN UK.
Chairman: Utkarsh Srivastava; Vice Chairman: Nitish Agrawal; Secretary General: Sandeep Kumar; Secretary General: Rajat B Goudar; Under Secretary General: Sai Rohit S; Under Secretary General: Satvik Kumar; Under Secretary General: Harshit Sinha; Under Secretary General: Anmol Shekhar; Secretary Public Relations: Keerthiraj; Secretary Corporate Relations: Kenneth Joel; Secretary Operations: Akshaykanth DL; Secretary Hospitality: Swapnil Parida; Secretary Design: Madhu SS; Secretary Technical: Pratik R Sampat; Secretary Industrial Interaction Institute: Bharat M; Secretary Registrations: Anirudh S | <urn:uuid:28b7201c-67c2-44ab-8840-4f24950f6289> | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | https://summer.pes.edu/clubs/pes-university-iet-student-chapter/ | 2021-02-25T02:40:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178350706.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20210225012257-20210225042257-00431.warc.gz | en | 0.885765 | 263 |
‘Remember Christians in the Holy Land. Pray for peace there, and throughout the world Little Jerusalem’ ... a painting of Jerusalem in a Dublin restaurant (Photograph: Patrick Comerford)
We have just two days to go to Christmas Day. We are at the end of the last week of Advent, and tomorrow is Christmas Eve.
Throughout this season of Advent, I am spending a short time of prayer and reflection each morning, using the prayer diary of the Anglican mission agency, USPG (United Society Partners in the Gospel) and the Advent and Christmas Devotional Calendar from Lichfield Cathedral.
USPG, founded in 1701, is an Anglican mission agency supporting churches around the world in their mission to bring fullness of life to the communities they serve.
Under the title Pray with the World Church, the current prayer diary (22 October 2017 to 10 February 2018), offers prayers and reflections from the Anglican Communion.
This week, the Prayer Diary continues its Advent series, looking at how the Church is reaching out to mothers and babies. This week, it continues with reflections and prayers from Bangladesh.
On Sunday, the Prayer Diary included an article by Sister Gillian Rose, a former USPG mission partner, who oversees the USPG-supported Bollobphur Hospital, which is owned by the Church of Bangladesh.
The USPG Prayer Diary:
Saturday 23 December 2017:
Give thanks for the commitment of the Church of Bangladesh to reach out to poor and vulnerable communities in the name of Christ.
Lichfield Cathedral Advent and Christmas Devotional Calendar:
Today, the calendar is headed ‘O Emmanuel,’ referring to the seventh of the O Antiphons in the final week of Advent.
The calendar suggests lighting your Advent candle each day as you read the Bible and pray.
Today, the calendar suggests reading Luke 1: 67-79.
The reflection for today offers this challenge:
Remember Christians in the Holy Land. Pray for peace there, and throughout the world. Remember all living in darkness, pain and suffering, all living under occupation.
Readings (Revised Common Lectionary, the Church of Ireland, Holy Communion):
Malachi 3: 1-4, 4: 5-6; Psalm 25: 3-9; Luke 1: 57-66.
The Collect of the Third Sunday of Advent:
O Lord Jesus Christ,
who at your first coming sent your messenger
to prepare your way before you:
Grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end. Amen.
The Advent Collect:
Give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light
now in the time of this mortal life
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Mini burger cookies, too cute!
We popped into Pelican burger before we left for holiday to say goodbye. It was nice to just sit down and chew the fat. The burger shop was also closed, they were just there cleaning up, and it was Gyu+ bar's closing party the following night (can't believe we missed it by one day!)
We were sitting and enjoying a nice cup of freshly brewed Iwata organic coffee when Joanna runs to the fridge and unveils something so amazing cute! Baby burger cookies! They were a delicious crumbly almost shortbread like cookie. It was the same dough just flavored and coloured and shaped into it's little burger shapes. The bun was vanilla, topped with a few sesame seeds. The patty, chocolate and the lettuce matcha - green tea. There was even a dollop of icing for the cheese. Joanna was asking what we thought about somehow adding a 'tomato'. My first though was a slice of dehydrated strawberry. But that may decrease the shelf life, and honestly, they were cute enough and I don't think it really needed it.
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White Lady of Rohan - Chapter 30
Surveying the wall in front of her in the King's House, Meren pursed her lips. "This is going to take some doing," she remarked. "This tapestry is enormous. Where does the Lord Faramir want to put it?"
Eowyn shrugged. "He just wishes to take it with him when he leaves the house - this and a few other special things. I suppose it will have to hang in his lodgings until he settles on a permanent home. His mother made it, but I don't think it's been taken down for cleaning since she died."
"Finduilas?" asked Meren, shocked. "But that must be 30 years ago. She died before I was even born. This is going to be harder than I thought."
"Well, this is what you get for being the only tapestry expert I know," said Eowyn with a grin. "I asked Faramir if there was anything I could do to help him in these last days before the king arrives and this was the first thing on his mind. He simply doesn't have the time to see to tasks like this, and if it was moved without cleaning, well..." she shook her head.
Meren hoisted herself up on the settee below the tapestry to inspect it more closely. "The dust and dirt are terribly ingrained," she said after a moment. "We're going to need soap - pure soap, and lots of it - a good supply of warm water and sponges ... and more help. If we try and tackle this by ourselves we'll still be going when the king gets back."
"We'd better not risk that," laughed Eowyn. "I'll ride down at once and ask Haleth... and perhaps Bergil might be convinced to give us a hand?"
"You can try," Meren said with a snort, "but he'll probably think this is women's work, and therefore something he shouldn't trouble himself with."
"Perhaps," came the reply, "but if I say who we're doing it for..." she winked. "I think I can convince him."
"Good," said Meren briskly. "Then maybe you can also convince his father and another of the off-duty guards to come and help get this tapestry down. It'll be far too heavy for us."
Eowyn's smile faded at once. "Haven't you heard?" she asked.
"Beregond's been placed under house arrest. Because he left the city to follow Faramir to Lossarnach when he should have remained to await trial."
"But why should it matter?" Meren protested. "He saved his life by going. And he can't have done anything that bad in the battle, surely?"
Eowyn bit her lip. She had not been aware that Meren was ignorant of Beregond's actions in the Hallows - actions that had saved Faramir's life, for certain, but which had resulted in the death of three men. She frowned, wondering how much to say.
"What Beregond was involved with during the battle was... very serious," she said at last. "The king will have to judge the case when he returns - and he may not be lenient."
Meren's face went suddenly pale. "But I thought ... what are you saying, then?" she asked. "The king wouldn't - I mean, he couldn't..." she faltered. "What in the name of heaven has he done?" She leaned over and grasped Eowyn's hand, her face taut and fearful. "Please, tell me they won't kill him... please?"
Here was something unexpected. Pity and worry surged through Eowyn, and her anxiety for Beregond - which she had kept to herself - grew greatly as she looked into Meren's stricken face.
"My dear," she said softly. "Forgive me. I did not know."
"Neither does he," Meren murmured sadly. "Beregond does not know I exist, I am sure. He has been doing his duty as father, mother and soldier all in one - there is no reason why he should notice a girl like me." She sighed, brushing away a stray tear. "But can you tell me what happened? No, I see you cannot... but ... has he a chance of freedom? Do you know?"
"This is not my country," said Eowyn, shaking her head. "Its laws are different, more ancient, more - more lofty, in a way... I do not know. In any case, it is out of our hands - we can only pray that the king will be merciful."
"But you know the king - I mean, before he was king," said Meren eagerly. "Could you not speak for Beregond?"
Eowyn opened her mouth and shut it again. Meren had no idea what she was asking ... but should shame at her past foolishness prevent her from taking Beregond's part with Aragorn, when she was one of the few people who could address him privately? If not just for friendship's sake she should do it out of gratitude, for without Beregond Faramir would be dead. She would not have learned what love could be and she would have lost her soul mate without knowing who he was.
She took a deep breath and nodded, gripping Meren's hand tightly. "I will speak to him," she said. "I will do all I can. You have my word."
"Thank you." Meren drew a ragged breath and attempted a smile. "Now you go and see if you can get us that extra help, or we'll still be here at midsummer."
The edges of the laundry floor in the King's House were littered with cleaning cloths in varying stages of filthiness. The Dol Amroth tapestry took up most of the floor, and against the walls a series of large stone sinks were filled with water: clean, soapy or muddy, in which numerous round sponges were floating. Bergil, a huge smut of dirt across his face, was carefully sponging one edge of the tapestry - which had begun to glow a brilliant blue as he worked.
Eowyn stood up and surveyed their work, sucking in her bottom lip thoughtfully as she did so. "What do you think?" she asked the other women. "Is it just about done?"
Heaving herself to her feet, Haleth squeezed some water into a nearby sink. "I'm not finding the water as dirty anymore," she said. "I've cleaned carefully underneath as well and the water's nearly clear, so I think we've shifted all the grime that's going to move."
"I don't know what it looked like originally," said Meren, frowning. "It's hard to know."
"I think it looks wonderful," said Bergil admiringly. "There's even silver thread in here, you know - look at it! - to show the sun on the water. Was it really all done by the Lord Faramir's mother?"
The women smiled at his eager enthusiasm. "It certainly was," Eowyn replied. "She was very clever, don't you think?"
"Meren's tapestries and needlework are just as good, aren't they Meren?" he said innocently, turning to her. She blushed and waved a dismissive hand. "I've never done anything on this scale," she said. "And it's nothing that thousands of other women haven't done."
"I love that one of the sun shining through the beech woods in the hallway at the Houses of Healing," Bergil continued. "That's father's favourite. I told him you made it. He was very impressed."
Aware that Meren was too flustered to respond, Eowyn told Bergil it was time to get the orderlies back from the House. "We're going to have to hang the tapestry up to dry before it can be moved into the Steward's new lodgings," she explained. Bergil raced off.
"What I wouldn't give for that kind of energy," Haleth remarked, as she sat down on a nearby chair with a grunt. "I think we deserve a medal - the order of the tapestry. You should ask Lord Faramir to see to it as a special birthday treat."
Eowyn smiled at Meren's exclamation of surprise. "My birthday is in a few days," she admitted. "I'd almost forgotten about it with all that's been happening, but Haleth would never forget."
"No indeed," the older lady said. "And seeing as King Eomer may not be back in time to celebrate it, I have taken the arrangements for a special dinner upon myself."
"Have you indeed?" said Eowyn, amused. "I'll look forward to it."
The days passed quickly and soon news buzzed through the city that the king and his victorious army were returning and the coronation would take place on May Day. Women made garlands to line the streets. Men cleaned and rebuilt what they could and children tried not to burst from excitement. Meanwhile Faramir put the finishing touches to the ceremony for his successor, and Haleth was true to her word, providing a quiet celebratory dinner for Eowyn's 24th birthday on April 26.
After drinking her health friends tactfully left Faramir and Eowyn to a private repast: roasted meats and spring vegetables followed by almond cake and bottled apricots - the last of Ioreth's hoarded summer fruits.
"Perhaps I should have placed Haleth in charge of the feast," said Faramir with a laugh. "I'm amazed at what she's been able to organise. She hasn't even been in the city a fortnight!"
"I've learned over many years never to underestimate Haleth," Eowyn replied. "If she'd had any inkling, for example, that you weren't a good match for me... you would have been in deep trouble, I assure you."
Faramir laughed again. "Then I take her favour as an even greater compliment," he said with a smile, and leaned over to kiss Eowyn gently on the lips. "How many days is it?" he asked softly, running one hand through her hair.
"Since what?" she teased. "Since we have had the chance to be alone together? Since we have travelled on horseback together? Or since we have had to behave very properly because people were watching?"
He moved a little closer. "Nobody is watching now," he whispered, caressing her cheek with his hand.
"Nor they are," she answered, blushing slightly. Faramir drew Eowyn to him, and the spark of their closeness made her shiver. Her arms slipped around his neck as their lips met, and so lost were they in the intensity of the kiss that neither heard the knock on the outer door. It was only when Eomer's voice rang through the house - with a joyous response from Haleth - that Eowyn sprang back.
"It's my brother!" she said, rising from her chair. "Eomer is..."
Before she could say any more, the door to the dining room burst open and Eomer stood in the doorway with a broad smile on his face. But his birthday greetings died in his throat as he noticed Faramir... and the remains of a cosy dinner. He frowned.
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The new Flamingo earrings from the much-awaited Unshaped collection is out! Feel the closest to vacation in these blue swarovski crystals that get you as close to the Blue Grotto and be transported back to Amalfi coast in full vacation mode!
These danglers that come with crystals in multiple-facets of blue do not disappoint.
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I wanted to create a book honoring our family tradition of finding the perfect Christmas tree. Since I didnt need to make a big album, a sarabook was the perfect size. The Nature & Garden quotes emphasized the beauty of trees and really supported the theme of the book and the focus on the tree.
Throughout the book, I incorporated photographs punched out with a square punch. Using a square punch allows you to cut out your photo in a quick and easy manner, while focusing on the subject manner.
Basic techniques like covering the book cover, covering pages and binding the book can all be found here.
Cover the front and back covers with green weave paper. Use a blank page as a template to cut two pieces of green script paper. Ink the edges with black and center on the inside front and back covers. Ink the edges of the outside front and back covers with black.
For the inside front cover: Cut out the quote. Ink the edges with green, then black. Mat on light green scuff paper and center on inside front cover.
Page one: Cover the page with light green scuff. Ink the edges with black. Punch two photos into squares. Mat again on pearl glimmer paper and mat on dark green sponge paper. Ink the edges with black. Cut out the quotes, crumple and ink the peaks and valleys with green, and the edges with black. Attach earth word with foam tape. Place foam tape on the back of the embossed earth tag. Add mini brads in each end and attach to page.
Page two: Cover the page with green marble paper and ink the edges with black. Cut out the quote, ink edges with black and mat on green sponge paper. Mat on light green parchment and ink the edges with black. Place mini gold brads in each corner. Punch top of outdoors embossed word tag with 1/16 hole punch. Cut a small piece of wire, loop it and thread it through the hole and hang it from the mini brad. Center the quote on the marble paper.
Page three: Cover the page with green marble paper and ink the edges with black. Mat the large photo on green sponge paper, then on light green parchment. Place a large gold brad in the bottom left corner and glue embossed word to the photo in top left corner. Center on page. Punch photos with square punch and mat on glimmer, then on green sponge. Wrap wire around one side of square twice, secure behind with foam tape and adhere. Crumple the torn word, tuck into wire.
Page four: Cover the the page with green mottled paper. Punch photos into squares. Mat on glimmer, then on parchment. Ink the edges with black. Adhere to page with foam tape. Ink edges of the quote with green and black and center on page.
Inside back cover: Mat the photo on green sponge, then on parchment. Ink the edges with black and center on back cover. Tear out words, crumple and ink edges with black and green. Attach to back cover with mini brads. Place mini brads in embossed word and attach with foam tape.
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God Eater 3
Bandai Namco has been somewhat quiet about their hunting action title God Eater 3 since its announcement in 2017, with occasional trailer drops here and there. It makes sense, then, that the game would get its release date announced the same way, with a completely English voice-acted trailer announcing a February date.
The hunting game kind of rides the line between Monster Hunter and other character action titles and was fairly successful on the PSP and Vita. God Eater 3 is the first title built without a handheld in mind, as the other games, even with console versions, shared their foundation with Sony's handheld systems.
The story definitely seems dramatic, and more than a little bit confusing, but snippets of previous games' stories would probably not fair any better in trailer form. God Eater 3 will release on PlayStation 4 and PC on February 8. | <urn:uuid:0db19128-c783-4a7a-83ea-903d68090c95> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2018/10/29/earning-your-keep | 2019-10-15T19:54:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986660231.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20191015182235-20191015205735-00302.warc.gz | en | 0.979138 | 172 |
Doing what I love
This is a true story that happened years ago. I hope you enjoy it.
I have been cross-dressing for several years. Long before I met my first wife, we had been married for about four year. One day my wife came home early and caught me dressed up as a woman. We had a long talk and at first she liked it me dressed as a girl. We would walk around in panties and tee shirts in front of our two k**s, a daughter 3 and a son 2. They kind of liked it that they had two mothers. My wife and I would go out dressed together and pick up men. We would take them home when the k**s were at their grandparent’s house. We would suck them off get fucked by them.
After a year or so she said she didn’t want to be married to me because of my cross dressing. She said she loved going out and picking up men but couldn’t get use to the idea of her husband sucking other men and getting fucked by them. She told our two k**s, that she didn’t love me anymore. She moved out of state and took the k**s with her. My daughter kept in touch with me. My son didn’t care to talk to me. When my daughter turned 18 and was out of high school, she asked if she could come and live with me. I told her she could and so she moved in a week later. At first I wouldn’t dress up as a girl when she was at home. Didn’t know how she would take it, her dad dressed as her mom. She asked me on day if I still dressed up like a girl. I looked at her and said yes. She asked me why I had not dressed up in front of her. I told her I didn’t know how she wanted me to dress as a girl. She smiled and said she would love it, for me to be her mom. I said ok and went to my room and dressed in my panties and tee shirt.
My daughter would always call me when she was on her way home with one of her friends. She would call me to warn me she was not alone. I would get dress in my male clothes. One day my daughter brought her boyfriend home without calling first. She didn’t call me to warn me she was bringing her boyfriend home. They walked in the house and caught me cleaning the living room dressed in a short tee shirt that just came to the top of my bikini panties. I had put on my makeup and a long black wig. I was also wearing hose and heels. I had plans to go out later that evening with some of my close friends who knew about me. We live in the country far away from any neighbors, and I usually walk around the house in just my panties and tee shirts. I love being in the back yard in my panties and tee shirt. The only time I am in my male clothes is when my daughter brings her friends over.
I have to admit that some of her male friends were very good looking. I would always wonder what they would think if they knew I was wearing panties and hose under my pants. I use to think of what it would be like if she didn’t call me and I was caught dressed as a girl. Well today it happened. None of her friends knew that I was a bi cross dresser. As they walked in to the living room, there I stood in all my glory, high heel, panties and tee shirt. They walked in and surprised me. I was bent over dusting the coffee table with my butt towards the front door. My daughter said “Dad what are you doing”. I stood up and turned to face both of them standing at the front door. Her boyfriend was standing there with the biggest smile on his face. I decided not to make a big deal of being dressed in panties and a tee shirt, I just smiled at both of them and said “Hi, Kevin, come on in and sit down. Excuse me while I go and put on so clothes. “He just stared at me”. He said you don’t have to, you look fine to me. My daughter punched him. He was a junior at the Univ. of NM. My daughter had just started there a month earlier, but she had been dating him since she came to live with me. Her boyfriends didn’t know that I wore panties and that I dressed up as a woman.
My daughter was a little upset with me; she followed me into the bed room and said she was sorry she didn’t call me before coming home. I said yes you should have. She said she was busy with her boyfriend and forgot to call me. I said I am sure you must have been really busy to call me, when you know I walk around in panties at home. I asked her what are you going to tell him, she said she would just tell him the truth. She said it he would understand because she saw that he liked what he saw. She said she would go and explain me to him. She asked me to please stay in my room while they were there. It was fine with me because I didn’t have to get dressed. She told him that I loved dressing up and wearing woman’s clothes when I was home alone. He asked if I wore woman’s panties when she was home with me. She told him yes. He asked her if she minded that I was always in panties and dressed as a girl. She told him my dad has done this all his life. They soon left and when she came home alone she told me that he couldn’t stop talking about me and had so many questions. As he talked about me to her she said he had a big smile on his face. He told her that he wouldn’t have known that I was not a real girl. He said if I had not talked to him, he would not have known it was me. He said he thought I was a friend of her father. He told her that I was very pretty and had nice legs and ass. My daughter said she hit him again when he told her that.
Apparently me being dressed in panties and make up, stuck in his head, because he dropped by a few days later while my daughter was in class…and I was again dressed in panties as usual. I went to go outside and get something from the car, I’m always outside in my panties, heels, and tee shirt enjoys walking around the yard. I was sure surprised, when I opened the door to find Kevin standing at the front door. When he saw me he had a grin from ear to ear. He kept looking at me up and down. I told him my daughter wasn’t home, and he told me that he knew it; he said he had come to see me. I raised my eyebrows and laughed. I said you came to see me? “Well, I said you’ve seen just about everything there is to see of me, he said “NO I didn’t” he told me that he didn’t get a good look of me the other day. He said he did get a good look at me ass and it was so beautiful, when he came home with my daughter. He said you ran off to the bedroom so fast and I just got a glimpse of your legs and sexy sweet panty covered ass. He said that he was hoping we could talk and not run off to get dressed. I said you just want to talk. He said maybe more. “I invited him in”.
He walked in and I closed the door. I asked him what else do you want to see. He smiled and said everything. I turned to walk into the living room he grabbed my ass with both hands. He was rubbing my ass on top of my panties. When he grabbed my ass I jumped but I decided to let him cop a feel. I continued to walk into the living room as he groped my ass and rubbed the back of my legs. I was getting so turned on. I was not sure what my daughter would think of what was going on with her boyfriend. I stopped and turned to face him and I saw the big bulge in his pants. I started to tell him what we were doing was wrong. He stopped me by giving me the biggest and wettest kiss I have ever gotten. As we kissed he slid his tongue into my mouth. I welcomed it and sucked on it. He was also rubbing my ass. He slid my panties down and cupped my ass. He picked me up by my ass and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He moved his hands towards my love hole and played with my love button.
He walked me to the sofa and sat me down on it. I helped him get undressed, we sat on the sofa and kissed, and then he kissed me down my neck, down my breasts, to each nipple. And very quickly I was lying on the sofa on my back. He grabbed my ankles and raised my legs up in the air. I couldn’t believe I was with my daughter’s boyfriend. He was kissing the back of my calves; he maneuvered his cock into my ass, making fast work of this first fuck! It would not be the last time he would fuck me.
Yes, my daughter eventually found out about us and was mad at both of us, but mostly at him. She knew me quite well and knew that I had an appetite for young cock, and I pointed out I’d actually done her a favor by showing her what an unfaithful, horny guy he was before she made too many commitments to him! She soon had a new boyfriend and I continued to fuck Kevin and several of his college friends. My daughter transferred to a collage in California. When she left she told me that now that she was out of state she didn’t have to worry about me fucking her boyfriends. | <urn:uuid:67bd1390-0719-4307-84c7-cbbd73698e78> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://garyoro.com/doing-what-i-love.html | 2022-01-23T00:36:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320303917.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220122224904-20220123014904-00321.warc.gz | en | 0.997228 | 2,094 |
Company Details for Midland Lead
Midland Lead, established in 1983, is one of the UK's major lead sheet suppliers. Their premium cast lead sheet is suitable for all building applications, including flat and pitched roofing, flashings, gutters, parapets and all other lead detail work, and has been used on buildings such as Cardiff Castle, Windsor Castle and Brighton Pavilion. They also supply ancillary roofing products such as patination oil, expansion joints, copper nail, lead underlay and wood core rolls. In addition, Midland Lead now offers traditional premium quality hand-made sand cast lead, ideally suited for heritage projects.
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Opportunities for work experience through co-ops and internships abound, with 274 Daytona Beach Campus students awarded positions during the 2011-2012 academic year. Statistical data from the class of 2010-2011 Alumni Survey show that 93.1% of Embry-Riddle graduates of the Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses are either employed or have continued their education within one year of graduation. Embry-Riddle’s 100,000+ alumni are employed worldwide in the aviation and aerospace industry as well as in business, law, engineering, medical, insurance, and other businesses and government organizations. Alumni and their companies offer mentoring, hiring, and networking opportunities to alumni.
- Students are selected for internships in a variety of ways, including websites, conferences, networking, and Expos (not all through the Career Services office). If the student does not want/need credit or the company does not require that the student be registered with their university co-op/intern program, the Career Services office will not see the student to capture their experience.
- Cooperative Education/Internship Program Report 2011-2012; Daytona Beach Career Services Office
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